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The Tragedy Of The Ai Anticommons, Shelby Ponton

UC Law Science and Technology Journal

Should AI companies be allowed to “train” their models on the copy- righted works of others without consent or compensation? Legally, can they? These questions are being litigated in courts across the United States right now. When a resource, such as AI, is engulfed in effective rights of exclusion from a vast array of battling rightsholders, that resource is susceptible to un- derutilization. This phenomenon is referred to as a tragedy of the anticom- mons. This Article highlights how AI is subject to an anticommons weak- ness. If the millions of intellectual property holders, whose intellectual property these AI models …

The Hidden Impact Of Sociocultural Determinants In Adolescence, Lauren B. Robins, Nicholas Schmoyer, Atiya Smith, Krystal L. Clemons, Jill Kivikoski

Journal of Human Services Scholarship and Interprofessional Collaboration

This study, guided by the Social Determinants of Health framework and Social Ecological Model, examined how SDOH impact the presence of anxiety during adolescence. This study set out to understand what sociocultural determinants predict anxiety, using the 2018 National Survey of Children’s Health dataset. The analysis included a logistic regression to determine the predictability of SDOH on anxiety in adolescence. The results indicated that various SDOH are significant predictors of anxiety, while also indicating that the absence of adverse SDOH predicts the lack of anxiety. Further, unique findings related to race/ethnicity, age, and gender set the stage for additional research …

Determinants Of Women’S Fertility Rates In The U.S., Kelle Bormann

Proceedings of the Jepson Undergraduate Conference on International Economics

Fertility rates have long been a subject of extensive research. In our constantly evolving world, economists have examined these rates across different times and regions to understand how cultural and economic factors influence women’s fertility. This paper analyzes historically significant factors to determine if their impact has changed over time, aiming to inform policies addressing the declining fertility trend. Data from the IPUMS USA 2021 census was used, estimated through a logit odds ratio regression with robust standard errors, and analyzed at the ten, five, and one percent significance levels. The findings indicate that the age of the youngest child …

Relative Numerosity Is Constructed From Size And Density Information: Evidence From Adaptation, Frank H. Durgin, Zahara Martinez , '23

Psychology Faculty Works

To dissociate aftereffects of size and density in the perception of relative numerosity, large or small adapter sizes were crossed with high or low adapter densities. A total of 48 participants were included in this preregistered design. To adapt the same retinotopic region as the large adapters, the small adapters were flashed in a sequence so as to “paint” the adapting density across the large region. Perceived numerosities and sizes in the adapted region were then compared to those in an unadapted region in separate blocks of trials, so that changes in density could be inferred. These density changes were …

Managing Flystrike In Sheep, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Animal production and livestock factsheets

Flystrike is a significant health and welfare risk to Australian sheep and costs $280 million annually. Flystrike should be actively monitored and managed to prevent productivity losses and ensure good animal welfare.

Mixed-Methods Assessment Of Farmworkers’ Perceptions Of Workplace Compliance With Worker Protection Standards And Implications For Risk Perceptions And Protective Behaviors, Carly Hyland, Lisa Meierotto, Rebecca L. Som Castellano, Cynthia L. Curl

Public and Population Health Faculty Publications and Presentations

Introduction: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Worker Protection Standards is the primary set of legislation aimed at protecting farmworkers from occupational pesticide exposure in the United States. Previous studies suggest that worker adoption of Pesticide Protective Behaviors (PPBs) promoted by WPS is associated with lower urinary pesticide concentrations. However, adoption of PPBs is often outside of the control of individual farmworkers and dependent on workplace factors such as employer provisioning of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and access to trainings/resources.

Methods: We conducted a mixed-method study including urinary pesticide biomonitoring, surveys, and interviews with 62 Latinx farmworkers in southwestern Idaho from …

Mary Parham-Copelan Interviewed By Juliann Mackiewicz, Mary Parham-Copelan, Juliann Mackiewicz, Stephanie Opperman

Collecting the Past

Juliann Mackiewicz interviews Mary Parham-Copelan, Mayor of Milledgeville and lifelong resident, on her effort to create a strong community and economy in Milledgeville.

Listen to the podcast version here:

YouTube

https://youtu.be/2DJFheginFg

Spotify

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/K7U3PUATwNb

Improving Student Behaviors With Social-Emotional Learning, Sydney Scholz

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

Research shows how social-emotional learning has positively impacted and influenced students' behavioral and academic success in the classroom. Social-emotional learning programs, interventions, and curriculums help provide students with skills and strategies to improve upon their social-emotional competencies. This school improvement plan was created to improve student behaviors through the implementation of the social-emotional learning program, Character Strong. The goal of this plan is to improve upon the school's climate and culture, while providing students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and strategies to achieve emotional and academic success using Character Strong.

State Laws For Administering Presidential Elections: Recommendations And Considerations For Reform, Fordham Law School Rule Of Law Clinic, Seamus Crowley, Molly Johnston, Alexander Paget, William Russell

Rule of Law Clinic

States have a critical role in administering presidential elections, and there are currently a range of emergent challenges that they must confront. In this report, the Fordham Law School Rule of Law Clinic outlines reform recommendations and considerations to assist states in crafting their presidential election administration policies in key areas, including (1) implementation of provisions of the federal Electoral Count Reform Act; (2) preparation for natural or human-caused election disruptions; (3) prevention of faithless and fake electors; (4) accommodation of third-party and independent candidates; and (5) preparation for implementation of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

Negotiating Police Reform, Cynthia Alkon

Faculty Scholarship

In the summer of 2020, after the murder of George Floyd, the national conversation around police reform intensified and was part of a conversation with students at Texas A&M University School of Law. Students wanted more discussion and teaching about police, police misconduct, police reform, and defunding the police. Following those discussions, I created a simulation on local level police reform that, as of this writing, I have used twice in my negotiation class. Simulations are helpful teaching tools in a variety of settings, including law schools. Simulations can be particularly useful to help students discuss difficult topics in different …

Investigation Of Ethane Dehydrogenation And Hydrogenolysis On Pt(111), Pt(211) And Pt(100): Bayesian Quantification And Correction Of Dft-Based Enthalpic And Entropic Uncertainties, Mubarak Bello

Theses and Dissertations

Computational investigations of heterogeneously catalyzed reactions using density functional theory (DFT) are often inaccurate, largely due to uncertainties in the choice of DFT functional (enthalpic uncertainty) and approximations for modeling adsorbate movement along the catalyst surface (entropic uncertainty). This work illustrates that both uncertainties are significant in the investigation of the ethane dehydrogenation (EDH) and hydrogenolysis on Pt catalysts by considering the complete deconstruction of ethane on Pt(111), Pt(211), and Pt(100) using microkinetic modeling (MKM). Hence, this work uses both non-calibrated and Bayesian calibrated MKMs to quantify and correct inaccuracies in macroscopic properties due to both uncertainties. A Bayesian approach …

Wee1 And Cell Size Control In Fission Yeast By The Protein Kinase Cdr2, Rachel Berg-Murante

Dartmouth College Ph.D Dissertations

The mechanisms that govern cell size have long been topics of study in the field of cell biology. In eukaryotic cells this size control is tied to checkpoints, a set threshold of minimum necessary growth linked to cyclin dependent kinase activity regulation. In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the Cdk1 regulatory network is conserved, and G2/M represents the major size checkpoint. Prior to mitosis, Cdk1 is inhibited by phosphorylation applied by Wee1 during G2 phase. Once S. pombe cells have satisfied the size checkpoint, Cdk1 is activated through dephosphorylation by Cdc25. Wee1 is a dose-dependent regulator of mitotic entry …

Testing Multiple Linear Regression With The Mmle, Lakni Hettige

Research Papers

We consider testing the multiple linear regression model with the one component partial least squares (OPLS) estimator and the marginal maximum likelihood estimator (MMLE) where the sample covariance vector ηˆ_{OP LS} = Σˆ _xY . Some of the tests can be done in high dimensions.

2024 Sc Exhibit Hall Tickets, Lynn Brewer

Advisory Council

No abstract provided.

Serotonin Receptor-Mediated Vasorelaxation Occurs Primarily Through 5-Ht4 Activation In Bovine Lateral Saphenous Vein, Ronald J. Trotta, David L. Harmon, James L. Klotz

Animal and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

To better understand mechanisms of serotonin- (5-HT) mediated vasorelaxation, isolated lateral saphenous veins from cattle were assessed for vasoactivity using myography in response to increasing concentrations of 5-HT or selective 5-HT receptor agonists. Vessels were pre-contracted with 1 × 10⁻⁴ M phenylephrine and exposed to increasing concentrations of 5-HT or 5-HT receptor agonists that were selective for 5-HT_1B, 5-HT_2B, 5-HT₄, and 5-HT₇. Vasoactive response data were normalized as a percentage of the maximum contractile response induced by the phenylephrine pre-contraction. At 1 × 10⁻⁷ M 5-HT, a relaxation was observed …

Contributors

DLSU Business & Economics Review

No abstract provided.

Spatial And Abiotic Effects Of Urbanization On Small Mammal Communities, Bri Casement

Master's Theses

Urbanization, the phenomenon of increasing human population density and artificial structures, is known to decrease the richness, abundance, and diversity of native wildlife populations, fragment natural areas, and increase human and human-commensal animal interactions with wildlife. Dynamics of species persistence in habitat fragments is often understood in the framework of island biogeography theory (IBT), with habitat fragments being analogous to oceanic islands. Despite the conceptual similarities between oceanic islands in IBT and urbanized habitat fragments (fragment size, fragment age, and distance to immigration sources), there are important differences. In urban fragments, the matrix is not completely impassible, habitats within fragments …

2024 July - Tennessee Monthly Climate Report, Tennessee Climate Office, East Tennessee State University

Tennessee Climate Office Monthly Reports

No abstract provided.

Understanding Sport Attrition In Experienced Adolescent Athletes In Minnesota: A Mixed-Approach Study, Justin M. Gagnon

Master of Science in Kinesiology

Sports participation has the potential to positively impact a young athlete’s physical, mental, and social health. Although some athletes have positive experience with sports, many choose to leave sports for a number of reasons. Sport participation has been on a decline in both the United States and Minnesota over the past 10 years. The purpose of this study was to understand the motives as to why experienced athletes decided to quit sports. Minnesotan adolescents aged 12-17 who quit sports after at least three years of participation were the subjects for this study. Thirty-two adolescents participated in a 20-question Likert-scale survey, …

Impact Of The 2023 Central Utah Grazing Expo, Trenton Wilde, Eric Thacker, Ryan Larsen, Chad Page, Burdette Barker, Mark Nelson, Matt Palmer, Steven Price, Jacob Hadfield, Kalen Taylor, Ethan Gilliam

Outcomes and Impact Quarterly

A collaboration between Extension Agriculture and Natural Resource specialists and county faculty responded to a need to educate public land grazing permit holders, public land management agency personnel, and public members on regulations, management, economics, and social values associated with public land grazing permits.

Library News July 2024, Research Medical Library

Library News 2024

• An In-Depth Look at Journal Impact Factors
• Text Recycling and the Text Recycling Research Project
• Writing Resources Available at the Research Medical Library
• e-Anatomy: An Interactive Anatomy Atlas
• The Ins, Outs, Ups, and Downs of Using Prepositions

Multi-Omic Single-Cell Integration For Understanding T Cell Responses In Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Poonam Desai

Dissertations and Theses (Open Access)

In recent years, translational initiatives have gained significant traction within the medical community. Clinical parameters alone have been insufficient to fully understand the intricate mechanisms governing patient responses to disease and therapy. Additionally, single-cell technologies have rapidly advanced to a point where generation of large patient-based datasets is financially and logistically feasible. The integration of clinical information with multi-omic single-cell technologies enables the formation of data-driven hypotheses pertaining to the mechanisms of disease progression and therapeutic resistance. Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is a rapidly-progressing cancer of the bone marrow with poor prognoses and dismal outcomes. Of the adult patients that …

The Relationship Between Communication Styles And Nonverbal Communication Level: A Study On Tourist Guides, Melike Sak, Ali Turan Bayram, Gül Erkol Bayram, Anuj Kumar, Shakeel Basheer

Journal of Mediterranean Tourism Research

Communication, a fundamental tool in human interaction, encompasses a variety of methods and techniques. One such method, non-verbal communication, is a form of expression that transcends words or language. Instead, it relies on a spectrum of non-verbal cues, such as body language, eye contact, physical posture, gestures, and facial expressions, to convey meaning. In the context of tourist guiding, non-verbal communication is a key element. The non-verbal communication skills of tourist guides are pivotal in shaping the quality of the tour experience. By employing non-verbal communication techniques, guides can significantly enhance the quality of interaction with tourists, thereby optimizing communication …

Multi-Tiered System Of Supports: Positive Student Impacts, Taylor Panoch

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

Research shows the plethora of benefits that a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) has on students of all ages when implemented with fidelity. Through MTSS, students receive leveled interventions appropriate to their needs, which has proven to be valuable. Studies have shown that a Multi-Tiered System of Supports has great impacts on academics, behavior, students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), English Language Learners (ELLs), students who have experienced trauma, mental health and professional development (PD) for staff. With these important research findings in mind, this school created a school improvement plan implementing a Multi-Tiered System of Supports within their middle …

Judicial Power And Potential Unconstitutionality: A Scholastic Perspective, Kevin C. Walsh

Catholic University Law Review

This essay is an exercise in constructive retrieval of the traditional American understanding of judicial power with respect to judicial disregard of potentially unconstitutional laws when identifying rules of decision in constitutional adjudication.

This retrieval makes use of the act/potency distinction from Scholastic philosophy, Thomas Aquinas’s distinction between ius and lex, and John Marshall’s canonical account of the judicial application of the Constitution as a rule of decision in Marbury v. Madison to diagnose the cause of contemporary severability doctrine’s problems and to identify a basic framework for replacement doctrine.

I contend that the doctrinal pieces for the replacement …

The Youth Tax In Parole Hearings, David M. N. Garavito, Amelia Hritz, John H. Blume

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Children Are Our Future (Not Our Future Criminals): Protecting South Carolina's Youngest Citizens By Setting A Minimum Age Of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction, Peggy D. Nicholson

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Alone & Afraid: The Need For Elimination Of Solitary Confinement In South Carolina, Sydney Ford

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Rethinking Youth Release: An Analysis Of The South Carolina Board Of Juvenile Parole In The Context Of The Evolving Landscape Of Reforms Of Juvenile Release Authorities, Aleksandra Chauhan

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

City Of Concord, Fy 2024 Annual Report, Concord Town Representatives

Concord, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.