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The Utah Statesman, March 18, 2024, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Optimizing "Open Data Jawa Tengah" Through Technology Acceptance Model (Tam), Yasykur Hisyam Muáafii False, Priyanto Priyanto False

Elinvo (Electronics, Informatics, and Vocational Education)

The Central Java Provincial Government has implemented the “Open Data Jateng” system since 2019 for public services. Open Data is part of the application of big data, and the system does not yet have evidence to meet data needs. So, an explanatory method of research was conducted using a prediction study. The research variables are based on the development of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) theory and the 3Q model theory. 130 respondents from the exKaresidenan of Semarang City filled out 21 statements, then tested through Partial Least Square - Structural Equation Modeling (PLSSEM). The result is that there is …

Coping With California’S Deficit, Part 1: Borrowing And Taxes, David Gamage, Darien Shanske

Faculty Publications

In this installment of Academic Perspectives on SALT, Shanske and Gamage examine California’s projected budget deficit and possible solutions. California has a large budget deficit that is predicted to last for several years. In this two-part series, we will place California’s situation in context and propose solutions.

The state should use short-term borrowing to cover at least some of the cyclical shortfall. That the real revenue cycle is unlikely to neatly unfold over one traditional fiscal year should not change this conclusion. To that end, we will show how California can operationalize this simple insight despite the impression some may …

Point Of View On Outcome Prediction Models In Post-Stroke Motor Recovery, Onno Van Der Groen, Manonita Ghosh, Richard Norman, Amy Kuceyeski, Ceren Tozlu, Teresa J. Kimberley, David J. Lin, Laurel J. Buxbaum, Gert Kwakkel, Steven C. Cramer, Dylan J. Edwards

Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Papers

Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide which can cause significant and persistent upper limb (UL) impairment. It is difficult to predict UL motor recovery after stroke and to forecast the expected outcomes of rehabilitation interventions during the acute and subacute phases when using clinical data alone. Accurate prediction of response to treatment could allow for more timely and targeted interventions, thereby improving recovery, resource allocation, and reducing the economic impact of post-stroke disability. Initial motor impairment is currently the strongest predictor of post-stroke motor recovery. Despite significant progress, current prediction models could be refined with additional predictors, and …

March 18 Roundtable Update, Jeffrey M. Wice

Elections, Census & Redistricting Updates

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Prediction Method Of Surrounding Rock Deformation Of Highway Tunnels Based On Bayes‑Lstm, Liu Zhi, Li Xinyu, Li Zhen, Kong Xianguang, Chang Jiantao

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In the process of highway tunnel construction，the stability of surrounding rock has a great impact on tunnel construction.Therefore，the monitoring measurement and accurate prediction of surrounding rock deformation of highway tunnels are the keys to ensuring the safety of tunnel construction.In view of the low prediction accuracy and poor generalization ability of tunnel surrounding rock deformation，this paper proposed a Bayesian （Bayes ）-based method to optimize the long-term and short-term memory （LSTM ） network.The method first preprocessed the original monitoring data of crown settlement and peripheral convergence，then constructed the initial LSTM model of crown settlement and peripheral convergence of highway tunnels，and used …

Marcus Wallace V. Patriot Federal Credit Union

2024 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Leveraging The Hmbc To Facilitate Metabolite Identification, Fatema Bhinderwala, Thao Vu, Thomas G. Smith, Julian Kosacki, Darrell D. Marshall, Yuhang Xu, Martha D. Morton, Robert Powers

Department of Chemistry: Faculty Publications

The accuracy and ease of metabolite assignments from a complex mixture are expected to be facilitated by employing a multi-spectral approach. The 2D ¹H-¹³C HSQC and 2D ¹H-¹H-TOCSY are the experiments commonly used for metabolite assignments. The 2D ¹H-¹³C HSQC-TOCSY and 2D ¹H-¹³C HMBC are routinely used by natural products chemists but have seen minimal usage in metabolomics despite the unique information, the nearly complete ¹H-¹H and ¹H-¹³C and spin systems provided by these experiments that may improve the accuracy and reliability …

Dragging Us Together: Exploring Media Representations Of Drag As Coalition Building And Queer Resistance In We’Re Here, Grace Elizabeth Pizzini

Theses and Dissertations

After decades of being either silenced or portrayed in a villainous perspective, LGBTQ+ individuals are beginning to see more representation on television including shows that feature drag performers. While previous shows such as RuPaul’s Drag Race and Dragula have been released for several years, We’re Here offers a new and unique approach to portrayals of drag on television by omitting the competitive aspect of the prior two shows. Analysis reveals that We’re Here highlights drag as a political tool that can both resist hegemonic standards and create community amongst participants and audience members. A critical lens reveals implications for racialized …

Navigation By Magnetic Signatures In A Realistic Model Of Earth’S Magnetic Field, Jeffrey P. Gill, Brian K. Taylor

Researchers, Instructors, & Staff Scholarship

Certain animal species use the Earth’s magnetic field (i.e. magnetoreception) alongside their other sensory modalities to navigate long distances that include continents and oceans. It is hypothesized that several animals use geomagnetic parameters, such as field intensity and inclination, to recognize specific locations or regions, potentially enabling migration without a pre-surveyed map. However, it is unknown how animals use geomagnetic information to generate guidance commands, or where in the world this type of strategy would maximize an animal’s fitness. While animal experiments have been invaluable in advancing this area, the phenomenon is difficult to study in vivo or in situ, …

Firm Performance Feedback And Organizational Impression Management: The Moderating Role Of Ceo Overconfidence, Hazel H. Dadanlar, Manisha M. Vaswani, Marwan Al-Shammari, Soumendra Nath Banerjee

Management and Decision Sciences

We propose that while positive performance feedback is positively related to firm sentiment, negative performance feedback is negatively associated with the firm sentiment. Additionally, overconfident Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) will improve the positive relationship between positive performance feedback and firm sentiment and reduce the negative relationship between negative performance feedback and firm sentiment. Using 7,182 firm-year observations for the 2004−2017 period, we show that positive performance feedback positively affects firm sentiment, and negative performance feedback negatively influences firm sentiment. We also found that higher levels of CEO overconfidence will minimize the negative impact of negative performance feedback on firm sentiment. …

Analysis And Critique Of Character Creators In Role-Playing Video Games Towards A More Inclusive Gaming Environment, Ellie Parvin

Theses and Dissertations

Despite the social progress seen across the United States, video games still cater to white cisgender men ages 18-34 (Entertainment Software Association). Since the release of Ultima I and Wizardry, the first games that popularized role-playing video games (RPVGs) (“History of Western Role-Playing Video Games”), in 1981 (“Ultima (Series)”) (“Wizardry”), the genders players have to choose from are typically limited to the extremes of the gender spectrum, man and woman. The first RPVG to include a character creator with options outside the gender spectrum extremes was 7th Dragon III Code: VFD (Shaw, “Gender in 7th Dragon III Code: VFD”), an …

Rut Development Law And Correction Factor Of Axle Load Conversion Of Asphalt Pavement In Long And Large Longitudinal Slope, Guo Chenchen, Ding Tingting, Lyu Xin, Sun Jianxiu, Zhang Jizhe, Yao Zhanyong

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

The existing design specifications do not make special design provisions for pavements in long and large longitudinal slopes，and the directly applied design specifications ignore the stress characteristics of these pavements，which fail to guarantee pavement performance and life.In order to realize the differential design of the pavement structure of special road sections，based on the measured dynamic modulus of asphalt mixture，annual traffic volume，and temperature data，this paper used the self-developed temperature-axle load analysis software to convert the real traffic volume into standard axle load.Abaqus software was used to establish a rut model under the coupling effect of measured axle load and temperature，and the …

Shear Strength Test Of Hefei Expansive Soil Under Low Stress Conditions With Controlled Suction, Hou Chaoqun, Zhang Rongjian, Li Yongxin

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

Topsoil slide and instability of expansive soil slopes may occur under variable saturation conditions.In order to study the strength characteristics of unsaturated expansive soil under low stress conditions，several different matrix suction and stress conditions were set by unsaturated triaxial apparatus.The triaxial shear test of Hefei expansive soil was carried out，and the test data were analyzed.The test results show that when the net confining stress on the expansive soil continues to weaken，the stress-strain curve transitions from strain hardening to strain softening.The strength of unsaturated expansive soil increases with increasing matrix suction.The shear strength of shallow expansive soil shows a significant reduction …

Cyberbullying Among College Students, Gifty Yaa Asiamah

Theses and Dissertations

There is an epidemic of cyberbullying in higher education, impacting college students. The purpose of this study is to examine cyberbullying among college students. The incidence and awareness of cyberbullying in a college sample shed further light on the issue and explored college students' experiences with the phenomenon. A mixed-methods analysis was conducted on 278 college students from Illinois State University. Results showed that 44.8% of students had experienced cyberbullying, with females being more likely to be victims, international students, and those of sexual orientation being more likely to experience cyberbullying. According to the data, the most prevalent social media …

The Echo: March 18, 2024, Taylor University

2023-2024 (Volume 111)

No abstract provided.

Barriers And Their Effect On Nascent African American Minority Entrepreneurs’ Decisions And Actions, Jeem Sirivar

Executive DBA Dissertations

The process of creating and growing a new venture can be challenging and fraught for all entrepreneurs. They must corral resources, attract stakeholders, validate ideas and markets, and set boundaries for their emerging organizations in unique iterations and in highly uncertain contexts. However, minority entrepreneurs must overcome an additional set of unique barriers that result from their marginalized and disadvantaged status. While extant research does document numerous barriers that minority entrepreneurs face, the specific impact of these challenges on the entrepreneurial process and action for minorities is not yet well understood. Using effectuation theory as a lens, this study uses …

Design And Analysis Of Free Piston Stirling Engines For Microreactor Applications, Phat D. Doan

Nuclear Engineering ETDs

Through the development of microreactors, a free piston Stirling engine (FPSE) is an excellent candidate to support the development of the microreactors applications. This study proposes a 20 kWe design of the FPSE for microreactor applications. The model has been developed and analyzed through a MATLAB code that was verified and benchmarked with both RE-1000 engine’s experiment data and Sage software. The MATLAB code has been developed from scratch using the first and second order approximation to simulate the engine’s steady state operation. There are three operating conditions that were applied to the code such as ideal isothermal, ideal adiabatic, …

Fungi Of The Order Mucorales Express A “Sealing-Only” Trna Ligase, Khondakar Sayef Ahammed, Ambro Van Hoof

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Some eukaryotic pre-tRNAs contain an intron that is removed by a dedicated set of enzymes. Intron-containing pre-tRNAs are cleaved by tRNA splicing endonuclease, followed by ligation of the two exons and release of the intron. Fungi use a "heal and seal" pathway that requires three distinct catalytic domains of the tRNA ligase enzyme, Trl1. In contrast, humans use a "direct ligation" pathway carried out by RTCB, an enzyme completely unrelated to Trl1. Because of these mechanistic differences, Trl1 has been proposed as a promising drug target for fungal infections. To validate Trl1 as a broad-spectrum drug target, we show that …

Migration And The Life Course: A Case Study Of African Female International Graduate Students At Illinois State University., Vivian Yawson

Theses and Dissertations

The number of graduate and undergraduate students from Africa in the United States (US) is rapidly increasing as Sub-Saharan Africans are among the fastest-growing foreign-born population in the US. Migration represents a significant turning point in individuals’ lives. Despite the growing body of research on international students in the US, there remains a gap in understanding the educational experiences of African students from a life course perspective. This study seeks to address this gap by examining student migration through the lens of the life course framework, leveraging current trends and patterns in international migration. Drawing on qualitative techniques, specifically narrative …

Hematopoietic Stem Cells With Granulo-Monocytic Differentiation State Overcome Venetoclax Sensitivity In Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Juan Jose Rodriguez-Sevilla, Irene Ganan-Gomez, Feiyang Ma, Kelly Chien, Monica Del Rey, Sanam Loghavi, Guillermo Montalban-Bravo, Vera Adema, Bethany Wildeman, Rashmi Kanagal-Shamanna, Alexandre Bazinet, Helen T Chifotides, Natthakan Thongon, Xavier Calvo, Jesús María Hernández-Rivas, Maria Díez-Campelo, Guillermo Garcia-Manero, Simona Colla

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The molecular mechanisms of venetoclax-based therapy failure in patients with acute myeloid leukemia were recently clarified, but the mechanisms by which patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) acquire secondary resistance to venetoclax after an initial response remain to be elucidated. Here, we show an expansion of MDS hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) with a granulo-monocytic-biased transcriptional differentiation state in MDS patients who initially responded to venetoclax but eventually relapsed. While MDS HSCs in an undifferentiated cellular state are sensitive to venetoclax treatment, differentiation towards a granulo-monocytic-biased transcriptional state, through the acquisition or expansion of clones with STAG2 or RUNX1 mutations, affects HSCs' …

Mind-Iot: Machine Intelligence And Data-Mining For Iot Threats, Kwabena Aboagye-Otchere, Jorge Castillo

Informatics and Engineering Systems Faculty Publications

The use of electric motors drive numerous industries via robust mechanical and electromechanical systems. However, their ubiquitous presence across the industry makes them potential targets for cyber-attackers, raising serious privacy concerns. Prior studies have demonstrated the feasibility of accurately fingerprinting various devices using electromagnetic signals. Yet, the specialized equipment required for those methods remain complex and expensive. This study presents MIND-IoT, a novel approach that captures and analyzes the unintended magnetic emissions surrounding electric motors. Our method achieves precise fingerprinting of motors, and determines their operational parameters by leveraging low-cost IoT devices. By focusing solely on magnetic fields, MIND-IoT offers …

Cns-Associated Macrophages Contribute To Intracerebral Aneurysm Pathophysiology, Martina Glavan, Ana Jelic, Damien Levard, Juhana Frösen, Sara Keränen, Bart A A Franx, Ana-Rita Bras, Estelle R Louet, Ádám Dénes, Mario Merlini, Denis Vivien, Marina Rubio

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

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Vestibular schwannoma (VS), benign cranial nerve sheath tumors of the vestibulocochlear nerve, lack efficacious systemic therapies, especially if they develop in a NF2-related schwannomatosis (NF2) background. They cause hearing loss, tinnitus and balance problems. Metastasis associated in colon cancer 1 (MACC1) is a key driver of metastasis. Although MACC1 expression is associated with highly malignant tumors and VS are considered benign, both are attached to the HGF/MET signaling pathway and MACC1 is a candidate gene localized at a hearing loss-related gene locus. Therefore, it was investigated whether MACC1 might be involved in VS pathogenesis. Surprisingly, MACC1 expression …

A Science Teacher’S Experiences When Fostering Intercultural Competence Among Students In Multilingual Classrooms: A Narrative Study, Uma Ganesan, Amanda R. Morales

Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications

Increased globalization of the world economy, growth in human migration, and rapid devel-opments in science and technology have required people to develop intercultural commu-nication skills. Teachers play a crucial role in developing intercultural competence among students in our globalized, multilingual classrooms. The need for fostering collaborative discourse among students with diverse cultural and linguistic repertoires and building in-tercultural competence among students is a common blind spot in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics teacher praxis. This can inhibit efforts to cultivate safe and supportive learning environments for all students and can ultimately threaten multilingual student success. As part of a larger …

Numerical Study Of Cone Penetration In Calcareous Sands: Investigating Cone Tip Resistance Correction Factors For Crushable Soils, Stephanie Michelle Hyder

Dissertations and Theses

The cone penetration test (CPT) is used to characterize the behavior and properties of soils, including the susceptibility to earthquake liquefaction triggering. The cone tip resistance relates to liquefaction susceptibility through relative density, where relative density is closely related to both cone tip resistance and liquefaction susceptibility. Currently, published methods of estimating liquefaction potential (i.e., cyclic resistance ratio) are based on silica sands and do not properly characterize calcareous sands. The measured cone tip resistance in calcareous sands is lower than in silica sands at the same relative density; this difference is generally attributed to the higher compressibility of calcareous …

What Do Cervical Cancer Patients Know, How Do They Learn, And Who Do They Tell? A Pilot Study, Sharon Larson, Brian Mcanany, Ilene Ladd, Radhika Gogoi

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: This study explored what patients identified with cervical cancer know about the link between human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer and where they learned this information. Patients share a great deal of information with family, friends and colleagues and we were interested in the accuracy and sources of information they are sharing.

METHODS: Patients identified through the EHR of a health system who had a history of cervical cancer were invited to participate in a brief survey of their experience. The sample represents an opportunity sample of patients who responded.

RESULTS: Generally, these patients, drawn from the Geisinger Health …

Effect Of Mastery Learning Strategy On Students' Learning Outcomes In Senior Secondary School Biology In Lagos State, Kassim O. Ajayi Prof, Fausat A. Adenaike Prof, Modupe O. Salomi Dr, Kehinde S. Momodu Mrs

Essays in Education

The study is a pre-test, post-test control group randomized quasi–experimental research design. The population comprised all SSII Biology Students in Lagos Education District II, with two intact classes of 60 students from two selected public secondary schools. Four instruments were used namely; Mastery Learning Strategy Instructional Aid, Conventional Teaching Strategy Instructional Aid, Biology Achievement Test (r = 0.77) and Biology Attitude Scale (r = 0.82). Six null hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Findings showed significant main effect of treatment on achievement (F _{(1, 59) =} 2399.983, P (.000) < .05), no significant main effect of gender on achievement (F _{(1, 59) =} 1.677, P (.201) > .05) and no …

Development Of The Technology For Obtaining Composite Materials Based On Tuff Waste Using Microwave Synthesis, Anna Martirosyan, Ninel Gurgenyan, Melida Kostandyan, Garri Tatosyan, Arkadi Saakov

CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

The aim of this work is to obtain composite materials belonging to the class of heat-insulating structural concretes from waste non-metallic raw materials of volcanic origin by the method of microwave synthesis. A microwave method has been developed for obtaining building material based on rock waste, namely, tuff from various deposits (Artik, Jrvezh and Maisyan) of Armenia. A silicate analysis of tuffs was carried out, which indicates a different content of losses on ignition (lOI) depending on the deposit. Differential-thermal and IR-spectrometric studies of rocks were also carried out to clarify the modes of heat treatment of samples. In the …

Catholic Ethics In The World Of Clinical Research: A Study Of Social Responsibility, Lorenzo Selvaggi

Graduate Student Research Symposium

After the many global tragedies of the early 20th century, an emerging sense of social and moral urgency catalyzed the nations of the world to attempt to develop and promulgate ethical standards for clinical research. Seminal documents such as The Nuremberg Code, The Declaration of Helsinki, and The Belmont Report attempted to bridge the chasm that allowed such tragedies. The Belmont Report, specifically, pointed towards universal ethical principles that later evolved into what is widely known now as the four core bioethical tenets: beneficence, the duty to promote the welfare and good of others; nonmaleficence, the obligation to …

Sr 23-24-41 Cc, Marshall University Faculty Senate

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