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Emphasizing Interprofessional Education Through A Virtual Case Study In A Medical Nutrition Therapy Course, Natalie B. Allen, Traci A. Garrison, Wendy R. Jackson, Bonnie K. Slavych

Journal of Dietetic Education

This observational research presents multi-year findings of a project using an online case study implemented in an undergraduate Medical Nutrition Therapy class that fostered interprofessional collaboration among students from various healthcare disciplines. The case study focused on a fictional patient with an ischemic stroke and all work was virtual. Students from various allied healthcare fields were represented: dietetics and nutrition, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and social work. Both undergraduate and graduate students participated in developing a virtual care plan for the patient, with an emphasis on helping students explain their role to the team, while simultaneously learning how to collaborate …

Notes For Contributors, Space And Defense

Space and Defense

No abstract provided.

Revitalizing America's Low-Yield Deterrent, Alex Kleitz

Space and Defense

An array of low-yield weapons will play a vital role in integrated deterrence. *The following essay, submitted in June 2022, earned the Junior Division USSTRATCOM General Larry D. Welch Deterrence Writing Award.

Electric Vehicle Charging Testing Method And System, Christian Aabye, Alexandre Pierre

Defensive Publications Series

An embodiment includes a method comprising: coupling a test simulation device comprising a plurality of testing protocols for a plurality of testing operational scenarios to test either an electric vehicle or a charging station; performing, by the test simulation device, the testing protocols; and outputting, by the test simulation device, test results in response to performing the testing protocols.

Artificial Intelligence Keyboard, Hp Inc

Defensive Publications Series

This publication describes a method to enable artificial intelligence on computer keyboards to allow end users to work with smarter keyboards where computers know end users typing habits and typing behaviors better than traditional keyboards to achieve better typing accuracy, faster response time, and more productive by utilizing artificial intelligence deep learning algorithms on laptop keyboards.

Multi-Scale Local Contrast Enhancement For High Dynamic Range Tone Mapping, Kellie Shaw

Defensive Publications Series

A display utilizes virtual primary colors in image zones of a display to produce image colors in the respective zones. The display is broken into the plurality of image zones and then driven by creating a monochrome dynamic primary color per field in each zone. This can enable driving of multiple primary LEDs per frame and remapping of image content so as to dynamically optimize scenes for each frame.

Display System And Method For Updating Display With Out-Of-Order And Partial Image Updates, Kellie Shaw

Defensive Publications Series

A display system utilizes out-of-order row updates and partial display updates to update frame images. In such display update techniques, the display images aren’t simply updated in blocks. Rather, eye-tracking is utilized to determine which blocks to update and when to update them. In one example, eye-tracking is used to update display blocks as needed based on, for example, a user’s gaze direction. According to this system, not all display blocks would be updated along with every change in pixels dictated by an image feed.

Multi-Zone Display System With Fixed Foveal Viewing Region, Kellie Shaw

Defensive Publications Series

A display system includes a fixed foveated display region and a peripheral display region that is distributed. The fixed foveated region can include any suitable type of display having a relatively high resolution. The fixed foveated region display may, for example, utilize a high-resolution projector and display tile, such as a liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) display with a diffraction grating, such as a volume Bragg grating (VBG) or surface relief grating (SRG). The fixed foveated display region is located in user’s foveal field-of-view (FOV) when mounted to their head and may additionally be large enough to encompass the foveal …

Super Multi-View Near-Eye Display With Led Array And Waveguide Illumination Module, Dongyeon Kim, Wai Sze Tiffany Lam, Seungjae Lee, Changwon Jang, Gang Li, Kiseung Bang

Defensive Publications Series

A near-eye display includes an array of light sources, a reflective spatial light modulator (SLM) synchronized with the array of light sources and configured to modulate and reflect incident light beams to generate images, display optics configured to project the images generated by the reflective SLM to a user’s eye, and a waveguide between the display optics and the reflective SLM, where the waveguide is configured to guide light beams emitted by the array of light sources and direct the light beams towards the reflective SLM to illuminate the reflective SLM

Lessons Learned: Guillermo Ortiz Martínez, Mercedes Cardona

Journal of Financial Crises

Guillermo Ortiz Martínez served as undersecretary of finance and public credit in Mexico’s federal government from 1988 to 1994. He became secretary in December 1994 in the administration of Ernesto Zedillo and served until December 1997. As undersecretary, he was president of the bank privatization committee and the chief negotiator for Mexico during the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations in 1991 to 1993. He was governor of the Bank of Mexico from January 1998 to December 2009 and is currently partner and member of the board of BTG Pactual, a Brazilian investment bank. This Lesson Learned summary is …

Lessons Learned: Bo Lundgren, Maryann Haggerty

Journal of Financial Crises

Bo Lundgren was Sweden’s cabinet minister for fiscal and financial affairs from 1991 to 1994, making him a key leader in managing the nation’s severe financial crisis during those years. Lundgren had a decades-long political career as a member of the Swedish Parliament from 1975 to 2004, was leader of the Moderate Party (1999–2003), and vice president of the European People’s Party in the European Union. He also served from 2004 to 2013 as director general of the Swedish National Debt Office, the country’s central financial agency. Drawing on his experiences in the Swedish crisis, Lundgren has shared his views …

Lessons For The Discount Window From The March 2023 Bank Failures, Susan Mclaughlin

Journal of Financial Crises

The speed of the bank runs that occurred in the United States in March 2023 took most by surprise. The ensuing policy debate about reform has focused very little on the role of the Federal Reserve’s discount window and how it could be made more fit for purpose in mitigating risks to financial stability emanating from the banking system. Making the discount window a more effective financial stability tool will require actions both to reduce the stigma associated with borrowing and improve the operational agility and readiness of the Fed as lender and banks as borrowers. A number of frictions …

Federal Reserve: Conflicts Between Monetary Policy And Bank Regulation In Tackling Inflation, Aaron Klein

Journal of Financial Crises

COVID-19 was a worldwide economic shock, creating a global recession later followed by widespread inflation. The United States’s response to COVID was particularly aggressive across three dimensions: monetary, fiscal, and markets. The US economy generally outperformed other nations similarly impacted by COVID. However, the US experienced substantial instability in its banking sector in the spring of 2023. Multiple banks failed, resulting in the Federal Reserve and other government agencies invoking emergency authority designed to protect financial stability.

This paper argues that the Federal Reserve has unique responsibility for this banking crisis from its multiple roles as (1) conductor of monetary …

Artificial Intelligence As A Tool Supporting Organizational Entrepreneurship – Theoretical Problems And Case Analysis, Jerzy Kisielnicki, Jan Zadrożny, Sebastian Fabisiak

European Management Studies

Purpose: This article aims to present the results of qualitative research on the analysis of the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and organizational entrepreneurship. The purpose of this research is to determine, in terms of qualitative analysis, what kind of relationships are taking place. AI is part of a new trend in the development of digital technology, defined by the acronym DARQ. Its elements are the following digital systems: Distributed Ledger, Artificial Intelligence, Extended Reality, Quantum Computing. Methodology: The research procedure consists of the following stages: a literature analysis, qualitative research in the focus group, evaluation by experts, and the …

Brief Of Amici Curiae Federal Courts Scholars In Support Of Movants, Ryan J. Walsh, Derek T. Muller

Court Briefs

No. 158, Original
Alabama v. California

On Motion for Leave to File Bill of Complaint

From the Introduction and Summary of Argument

The resolution of state-against-state actions is a core function of this Court under our constitutional structure’s original design, which depends upon the peaceful resolution of interstate conflicts. The Framers assigned these suits to this Court precisely because they cannot be heard by state courts and because they raise serious matters of federal harmony.

This Court should grant the motion for leave to file a bill of complaint. Amici express no view on any other procedural or merits issues …

2024 Summary Report On Institutional Effectiveness, Clemson University

Institutional Effectiveness Reports

No abstract provided.

The Cålåpitå Past The “Dull Edge” Of Extinction: A Shaggy Dog Story Of Repatriation And Refusal In Bali, Tyler Yamin

Faculty Contributions to Books

No abstract provided.

Shared Leadership And Its Influence On Millennials' Performance In A Work Group, Beverlyn Denise Trimble

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Millennials have been constructed in the popular imagination as self-centered, bratty, and difficult to manage. Finding ways to relate to this generation has taken on more urgency now that it is the largest in the workforce. Company leaders realize as well that they can no longer rely on traditional forms of leadership amid the proliferation of complex adaptive systems and digital technologies; one leader does not possess the skills, knowledge, and abilities to handle the complexities faced by contemporary organizations. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the behaviors and experiences of millennials who work in a shared …

2024 Student Research Fellowship Program: Serf Abstract Booklet, Lucas Boha, Jana Sanders, Thomas Gutwein, Evan Brown, Micah Smith, Alex Buchanan, Scott Mattson Do, Constance Adams Rdcs, Adrienne Ceruti, Kendra Hollenbeck Md, Brian Henriksen Phd, Meaghan Delaney, Gavin Lehmann Mba, Eric White, John Lozo, Adam Farmer, Fenlei Chang Md, Phd, Tara Kimbason Md, William Young Md, Nathan Fuchs, Hallel Paraiso Ms, Hannah Huang, I-Chen Ivorine Yu Phd, Tyra Grischke, Sarah Giaquinta Md, Phd, Mary Kelley, Barbara Schroeder, Mace Odle, Jessica Taylor, R. Scott Stienecker Md, Austin Snider, Amelia Roebuck Phd, Amanda Coupe, T. David Wu Md, Michael Kipp Md, Erik Wilhelm, Amy Souers Md, Facep, Nicholas Yagodinski, Annie Brinson, Rebecca Evans, Zineb Ammous Md, Facmg

Medical Student Research

2024 Student Research Fellowship Program: Abstracts included:

Retrospective Analysis of Drug Overdose Deaths in Allen County, Indiana from 2008-2023

Efficient Adoption of Robotic Spine Surgery in 1 and 2-Level TLIF.

Incremental Value of Left Atrial Strain in the Identification of Patients with Heart Failure Requiring Readmission.

Reducing Death Anxiety: The Impact of Advanced Care Planning.

Efficacy of 3D Model-Enhanced Patient Education During Surgical Informed Consent.

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) as a Safe and Effective Treatment of Essential Tremor (ET) in Older Population.

Analysis of Cerebral Small Vessel Changes in an APOE4 Knock-In AD Mouse Model.

Reminder Recall to Increase …

Michael Nelson V. Mroczka

2024 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Effect Of Micellar Morphology On The Temperature-Induced Structural Evolution Of Abc Polypeptoid Triblock Terpolymers Into Two-Compartment Hydrogel Network, Naisheng Jiang, Tianyi Yu, Meng Zhang, Bailee N. Barrett, Haofeng Sun, Jun Wang, Ying Luo, Garrett L. Sternhagen, Sunting Xuan, Guangcui Yuan, Elizabeth G. Kelley, Shuo Qian, Peter V. Bonnesen, Kunlun Hong, Dongcui Li, Donghui Zhang

Faculty Publications

We investigated the temperature-dependent structural evolution of thermoreversible triblock terpolypeptoid hydrogels, namely poly(N-allyl glycine)-b-poly(N-methyl glycine)-b-poly(N-decyl glycine) (AMD), using small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) with contrast matching in conjunction with X-ray scattering and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) techniques. At room temperature, A100M101D10 triblock terpolypeptoids self-assemble into core-corona-type spherical micelles in aqueous solution. Upon heating above the critical gelation temperature (Tgel), SANS analysis revealed the formation of a two-compartment hydrogel network comprising distinct micellar cores composed of dehydrated A blocks and hydrophobic D blocks. At T ≳ Tgel, the temperature-dependent dehydration of A block further leads to the gradual rearrangement of both …

Ion-Mediated Structural Discontinuities In Phospholipid Vesicles, Judith U. De Mel, Stefanie Klisch, Sudipta Gupta, Gerald J. Schneider

Faculty Publications

Despite intense research, methods for controlling soft matter’s spontaneous self-assembly into well-defined layers remain a significant challenge. We observed ion-induced structural discontinuities of phospholipid vesicles that can be exploited for controlled self-assembly of soft materials, using DOPC and NaCl as a model system. The observations were made for the 0.25 wt % lipid concentration. We used dynamic light scattering, zeta-potential measurement, cryo-electron microscopy, small-angle X-ray, and small-angle neutron scattering to understand the reason for the discontinuities. For salt concentrations below 8 mM, we observed a decrease in the liposome diameter with increased NaCl concentration. Above 8 mM, we measured a …

Democracy's Ruling Hand, Steven L. Winter Walter S. Gibbs Distinguished Professor Of Constitutional Law

Law Faculty Research Publications

The claim of liberal constitutionalism is that a text-like object or a ‘diplomatically abstract’ set of principles can work a deflection of disagreements within a pluralist polity. But this project assumes both that pluralism remains amenable to reason and that reason is a capacity independent of the profound differences of meaning, value, and forms of life that shape those disagreements. Neither assumption is correct. Differences in norms, values, and forms of life inevitably undergird and structure differences in meaning, perception, and interpretation. Consequently, a constitution (even when written and accompanied by judicial review) will necessarily unfold in an ongoing process …

A Scalable Parallel Processing Design For The Data Washing Machine: An Unsupervised Entity Resolution System, Nicholas Kofi Akortia Hagan

Theses and Dissertations

Entity Resolution (ER) has been one of the bedrocks in the creation of information systems by ensuring ambiguous entities are identified and resolved by linking. One common design approach of traditional ER systems is to run in single-threaded mode, which makes the system prone to out-of-memory error when processing larger datasets. The Data Washing Machine (DWM) as a proof-of-concept of an unsupervised cluster ER system is indifferent from this common design bottleneck. The original prototype design of the DWM requires shared memory tables and dictionaries of tokens, and its single-threaded nature makes it not scalable, hence not viable for real-world …

July 23, 2024 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Development Of Automatic And Miniaturised Continuous Fermentation System For Improvement Of Microbial Strains, Krittanai Trisakulwattana, Mario A . Torres-Acosta, Martin Blackman, Marco Cardoso Marques, Duygu Dikicioglu

Biochemical and Molecular Engineering XXIII: Accelerating Biotech Solutions to aid a Changing World

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Converting Npv And Irr Cash Flows Into A Financial Calculator Using An Excel Template, Tom Arnold, Summer Liu, Cassandra D. Marshall

Finance Faculty Publications

An Excel template is developed that converts a series of cash flows on a timeline into the associated keystrokes for the TI BAII-Plus financial calculator in order to calculate NPV and IRR. Unlike videos and other presentations, the student is able to see, all at once, the keystrokes required for the financial calculator within the template after the student enters the correct inputs for how the cash flows occur through time. Many times, this crucial link of translating the cash flows through time into the financial calculator is lost. Further exercises are provided to reinforce proficiency.

Cell-Specific Regulation Of The Circadian Clock By Bmal1 In The Paraventricular Nucleus: Implications For Regulation Of Systemic Biological Rhythms, Rachel Van Drunen, Yulin Dai, Haichao Wei, Baharan Fekry, Sina Noori, Samay Shivshankar, Rafael Bravo, Zhongming Zhao, Seung-Hee Yoo, Nicholas Justice, Jia Qian Wu, Qingchun Tong, Kristin Eckel-Mahan

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Circadian rhythms are internal biological rhythms driving temporal tissue-specific, metabolic programs. Loss of the circadian transcription factor BMAL1 in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus reveals its importance in metabolic rhythms, but its functions in individual PVN cells are poorly understood. Here, loss of BMAL1 in the PVN results in arrhythmicity of processes controlling energy balance and alters peripheral diurnal gene expression. BMAL1 chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq) and single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) reveal its temporal regulation of target genes, including oxytocin (OXT), and restoring circulating OXT peaks in BMAL1-PVN knockout (KO) mice rescues absent activity rhythms. While glutamatergic neurons …

Ypfs Lessons Learned Oral History Project: An Interview With Andreas Verykios And Kostas Tsatsaronis, Andreas Verykios, Kostas Tsatsaronis, Mercedes Cardona

Documents

No abstract provided.

A Meta-Analysis Of Treatment And Housing For The Severely Mentally Ill, Val Major

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This systematic literature review and quantitative meta-analysis focused on homelessness for severely mentally ill (SMI) individuals with such conditions as schizophrenia, bipolar, and major depressive disorders. The conceptual groundwork for the study was based on humanism as expressed in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. The research question explored whether there was a relationship between Housing First program interventions and outcomes for the SMI client in housing programs for the unhoused. The interventions identified were Housing First, transitional housing with and without case management, and standard treatment. The outcomes identified were mental health symptoms measured by symptom scales, emergency services use, quality …