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Exploring User Interface Improvements For Software Developers Who Are Blind, Guarionex J. Salivia, Flint D. Million, Megan E. Bening

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

Software developers who are blind and interact with the computer non-visually face unique challenges with information retrieval. We explore the use of speech and Braille combined with software to provide an improved interface to aid with challenges associated with information retrieval. We motivate our design on common tasks performed by students in a software development course using a Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages (MIPS) architecture simulation tool. We test our interface via a single-subject longitudinal study, and we measure and show improvement in both the user’s performance and the user experience.

Refugees And Human Rights In French-Speaking Europe, Jacob Kang

French Summer Fellows

This paper seeks to explain the manner in which French-speaking European States, namely France, Switzerland, and Belgium, treat asylum seekers. To do so, we will first examine, the philosophical underpinnings of European conceptions of the state, of personhood, and of human rights. In doing so, we move to understand cultural attitudes towards asylum seekers through European philosophers such as Rousseau and Kant. The second aspect, the legal aspect, will explain the manner through which the aforementioned philosophies are reflected through governance in each of the states. Finally, we will examine the demographic profiles of the refugees and perform an outcomes …

The Nitrogen Budget Of Laboratory-Simulated Western Us Wildfires During The Firex 2016 Fire Lab Study, James M. Roberts, Chelsea E. Stockwell, Robert J. Yokelson, Joost De Gouw, Yong Liu, Vanessa Selimovic, Abigail R. Koss, Kanako Sekimoto, Matthew M. Coggon, Bin Yuan, Kyle J. Zarzana, Steven S. Brown, Cristina Santin, Stefan H. Doerr, Carsten Warneke

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications

Reactive nitrogen (Nr, defined as all nitrogencontaining compounds except for N2 and N2O) is one of the most important classes of compounds emitted from wildfire, as Nr impacts both atmospheric oxidation processes and particle formation chemistry. In addition, several Nr compounds can contribute to health impacts from wildfires. Understanding the impacts of wildfire on the atmosphere requires a thorough description of Nr emissions. Total reactive nitrogen was measured by catalytic conversion to NO and detection by NO-O3 chemiluminescence together with individual Nr species during a series of laboratory fires of fuels characteristic of western US wildfires, conducted as part of …

Assessing The Environmental Impacts Of Urbanization In Siddharthanagar, Nepal, Bishal Raj Khanal

Economics ETDs

Rapid and haphazard infrastructural expansion often contributes to large negative externalities in cities. Environmental problems like air pollution and degradation of quality-of-life elements in an urban settlement are attributed to urban sprawl. Evidence based planning tools need to be developed which can help manage the rapid urbanization that is taking place in the developing world. In this context, we examine the relationship between health outcomes and the different spatial- temporal aspects of an urban-built environment in Siddharthanagar Metropolitan City which is a major settlement in southwestern Nepal. We attempt to identify the aspects of built environment which are closely associated …

Militarizing Marriage : West African Soldiers’ Conjugal Traditions In Modern French Empire, Sarah J. Zimmerman

Ohio University Press Open Access Books

Following tirailleurs sénégalais’ deployments in West Africa, Congo, Madagascar, North Africa, Syria-Lebanon, Vietnam, and Algeria from the 1880s to 1962, Militarizing Marriage historicizes how African servicemen advanced conjugal strategies with women at home and abroad. Sarah J. Zimmerman examines the evolution of women’s conjugal relationships with West African colonial soldiers to show how the sexuality, gender, and exploitation of women were fundamental to the violent colonial expansion and the everyday operation of colonial rule in modern French Empire.

These conjugal behaviors became military marital traditions that normalized the intimate manifestation of colonial power in social reproduction across the empire. Soldiers’ …

A Framework For Aquatic Invasive Species Surveillance Site Selection And Prioritization In The Us Waters Of The Laurentian Great Lakes, Andrew J. Tucker, W. Lindsay Chadderton, Gust Annis, Alisha D. Davidson, Joel Hoffman, Jon Bossenbroek, Stephen Hensler, Michael Hoff, Erika Jensen, Donna R. Kashian, Sarah Lesage, Timothy Strakosh

Environmental Science and Geology Faculty Research Publications

Risk-based prioritization for early detection monitoring is of utmost importance to prevent and mitigate invasive species impacts and is especially needed for large ecosystems where management resources are not sufficient to survey all locations susceptible to invasion. In this paper we describe a spatially-explicit and quantitative approach for identifying the highest risk sites for aquatic invasive species (AIS) introduction into the United States’ waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes, a vast inland sea with a surface area of 246,049 square km and a shoreline length of 16,431 km. We compiled data from geospatial metrics available across all of the US …

July 27, 2020 Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Central Washington University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes for the Meetings of the Board of Trustees at Central Washington University

A Citation Analysis About Scholarship On Zines, Anne Hays

Publications and Research

INTRODUCTION Zine scholarship is a relatively new academic field that has emerged since the late 1990’s. Now that two decades have passed since the publication of Stephen Duncombe’s seminal text, Notes From Underground, it is possible to take a landscape view of how and why zine scholars have studied zines in peer-reviewed journal publications. Knowing how scholars have studied zines can teach us about how zines and zine culture have contributed to academic knowledge. We can also learn which subjects are understudied as zine scholars continue to investigate these curious ephemeral print objects. METHODS This study uses citation analysis …

Psychosocial Influences On Pregnancy And Childbirth In Sokoto, Kebbi And Zamfara States—Slide Deck, Breakthrough Research

Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Choices

Slide deck for Breakthrough RESEARCH webinar held on 23 July 2020.

Engineering Oops: The Maelstrom Of Lake Peigneur, Thomas Holland

The E&S Magazine

No abstract provided.

Exploring Advancement

The E&S Magazine

No abstract provided.

Issue 353: July 23-August 6, 2020, The Local Voice

The Local Voice

No abstract provided.

Insights From Population Genomics To Enhance And Sustain Biological Control Of Insect Pests, Arun Sethuraman, Fredric J. Janzen, David W. Weisrock, John J. Obrycki

Biology Faculty Publications

Biological control—the use of organisms (e.g., nematodes, arthropods, bacteria, fungi, viruses) for the suppression of insect pest species—is a well-established, ecologically sound and economically profitable tactic for crop protection. This approach has served as a sustainable solution for many insect pest problems for over a century in North America. However, all pest management tactics have associated risks. Specifically, the ecological non-target effects of biological control have been examined in numerous systems. In contrast, the need to understand the short- and long-term evolutionary consequences of human-mediated manipulation of biological control organisms for importation, augmentation and conservation biological control has only recently …

Regional And Experiential Differences In Surgeon Preference For The Treatment Of Cervical Facet Injuries: A Case Study Survey With The Ao Spine Cervical Classification Validation Group, Jose A Canseco, Gregory D Schroeder, Parthik D Patel, Giovanni Grasso, Michael Chang, Frank Kandziora, Emiliano N Vialle, F Cumhur Oner, Klaus J Schnake, Marcel F Dvorak, Jens R Chapman, Lorin M Benneker, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Christopher K Kepler, Alexander R Vaccaro

Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers

PURPOSE: The management of cervical facet dislocation injuries remains controversial. The main purpose of this investigation was to identify whether a surgeon's geographic location or years in practice influences their preferred management of traumatic cervical facet dislocation injuries.

METHODS: A survey was sent to 272 AO Spine members across all geographic regions and with a variety of practice experience. The survey included clinical case scenarios of cervical facet dislocation injuries and asked responders to select preferences among various diagnostic and management options.

RESULTS: A total of 189 complete responses were received. Over 50% of responding surgeons in each region elected …

Understanding Institutional, Social, And Ecological Systems Influencing Climate Change Adaptation And Water Governance In Wine Regions: A Comparative Case Study Of Oregon's Willamette Valley, Usa And Tasmania, Australia, Erin Upton

Dissertations and Theses

My research examines how water management decisions create opportunities or barriers to climate change adaptation in wine regions. Water is a critical resource for economic and environmental sustainability in wine grape growing regions. Climate uncertainty presents considerable risk and vulnerability to freshwater resources in wine producing regions where needs for access to water will increase with more frequent climate extremes. Climate adaptation in the wine industry is a complex problem that requires multi-disciplinary approaches. This research aims to strengthen the interface between water governance and technological and viticulture adaptation approaches. Water resources are shared across regions by stakeholders with varied …

Economic Conditions In Fostoria, Ohio, Jim Robey, Claudette Robey, Marie Holler, Kathleen Bolter, Brian Pittelko, Dennis Burnside, Donny Davis

Reports

No abstract provided.

Black Lives Matter In Engineering, Too! An Environmental Justice Approach Towards Equitable Decision-Making For Stormwater Management In African American Communities, Maya Elizabeth Carrasquillo

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The United States and the world have recently been challenged with the disparate effects of COVID-19 and the continual killings of unarmed Black men and women across the nation. A history of anti-black racism has led to systemic structures of inequity that thread throughout institutions and communities across the nation. This environmental engineering research comes at a time when understanding how to effectively engage in, and with Black communities is at the forefront of discourse in academia, utilities and private sector.

In 2018 the Brookings Institute published a report on workforce in the water sector demonstrating the lack of diversity …

Estimating The Economic Impacts Of Gull Lake View Golf Club And Resort, Jim Robey, Stephen Biddle, Claudette Robey, Marie Holler, Brian Pittelko, Kathleen Bolter

Reports

Gull Lake View Golf Club and Resort, located in Augusta, Michigan, operates several golf courses in the greater Kalamazoo region. A significant portion of its clients is not only from outside the region, but also outside the state of Michigan. Along with golf operations, Gull Lake View offers lodging, spa services, eating and drinking establishments, and meetings, weddings, and other events. The Resort wanted to better understand from where outside the region its patrons come and the economic impact resulting from the activities generated by these patrons.

Methods And Systems To Use Relational Data To Assess Group Credit Worthiness, Joseph York, Nicholas Kurlas, Samantha Chatkin, Anastasiya Zarko

Defensive Publications Series

A computer-implemented method for aggregating and managing credit worthiness of a community including: selecting, with at least one processor, a group of individuals from the community; generating, with at least one processor, an individual risk score for each individual of the group based on individual data; generating, with at least one processor, a relational risk score for each individual of the group based at least partially on relational data; determining, with at least one processor, a weighted individual risk score and a weighted relational risk score based on a weighing parameter; generating, with at least one processor, a multi-party risk …

The Face At The Window, Kristina Lenberg

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

No abstract provided.

Postglacial Recolonization Of North America By Spadefoot Toads: Integrating Niche And Corridor Modeling To Study Species’ Range Dynamics Over Geologic Time, Iulian Gherghel, Ryan Andrew Martin

Faculty Scholarship

Understanding the factors that shape species’ distributions is a key topic in biogeography. As climates change, species can either cope with these changes through evolution, plasticity or by shifting their ranges to track the optimal climatic conditions. Ecological niche modeling (ENM) is a widespread technique in biogeography that estimates the niche of the organism by using occurrences and environmental data to estimate species’ potential distributions. ENMs are often criticized for failing to take species’ dispersal abilities into consideration. Here, we attempt to fill this gap by combining ENMs with dispersal and corridor modeling to study the range dynamics of North …

Strategic Plan, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Final Report, 2017-2020, Catherine Cardwell, Kaya Van Beynen

Library Strategic Planning and Background Materials

The final report of the strategic plan for 2017-2020 for the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.

Are Households In Kagera Region In Tanzania Vulnerable To Poverty?, Innocent Pantaleo

Business Management Review

This paper uses the six wave Kagera Health and Demographic Survey (KHDS) panel data to examine whether or not households in Kagera Region were vulnerable to poverty in the period 1991 - 2010. Using the Kagera poverty lines for 1991 and 2010, the paper examines the extent to which variability in households ' incomes and consumption engendered the risks (as a measure of vulnerability) to poverty. The results show that risk to poverty was relatively low for the 1991 poverty line and high for the 2010 poverty line. This difference indicates that the risk of households falling into poverty tends …

Cluster Analysis Of Opioid Accessibility In The Carolinas Using Data From The Arcos Database And An Enhanced Two-Step Floating Catchment Area Method, Michael T. Bunker

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study takes advantage of transaction level data from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System (ARCOS) database made newly available under court order by The Washington Post in July 2019. This data details individual shipments of pharmaceutical opioid analgesics from wholesalers to retail distributors. Using the Enhanced 2-Step Floating Catchment Area (E2SFCA) method, this study calculated access to opioid morphine milligram equivalents (MME) per capita for census tracts in North Carolina and South Carolina during the year 2009. This study demonstrated that outlier volumes of opioid analgesics at individual pharmacies are not always …

The Utilization Of Artificial Intelligence In Online Advertising And Its Perceived Effectiveness, Nouran Tahoun

Theses and Dissertations

This study explores the utilization of Artificial Intelligence in online advertising process and the impact of using AI each stage in that process with the overall perceived effectiveness. It also provides a better understanding of the magnitude of using AI in the four stages of advertising online: namely consumer insights, ad creation, media planning and buying, and finally ad evaluation. Process model of AI utilization in online advertising is the conceptual model of the study, which is developed from the previous literature. A triangulation methodology is implemented to enhance the credibility of the research study and leads to a more …

July 2020 Complete

Journal of Solution Focused Practices

No abstract provided.

Book Review - Team Talk: Building Excellence With Solution Focused Skills, Anne-Marie Wulf

Journal of Solution Focused Practices

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Using Self–Scaling Strategy(Kwl) And Mind Mapping Strategy On The Acquisition Of National Education Concepts And Critical Thinking Skills Of 10th Grade Students, عفراء محمد المطارنه, Dr.Nasser Al Khawaldeh

Jordanian Educational Journal

The study aimed at finding out the effect of the use of the Self-Scaling and Mind Maps strategies in acquiring the concepts of national education and critical thinking skills. The sample consisted of (75) female students. The researcher used two tests, one for acquiring concepts and the other for critical thinking skills. The results showed that there were significant differences between the mean performance scores of students in the acquisition of concepts, attributed to the method of teaching using the self-scale strategy. In addition to the existence of significant differences between the averages of the performance of learners in the …

The Impact Of Using The Integrated Learning Strategy On The Achievement Of The Students Of The University Of Jordan In The Subject Of ''Geography Of Jordan'', عبير محمد إسماعيل انصيو

Jordanian Educational Journal

The study aimed to investigate the effect of using the integrated learning strategy on the achievement of the students of the University of Jordan in the subject of "Geography of Jordan". The sample of the study consisted of two divisions، one of which was the experimental group (27)، while the second was the control group (29) students. A 30-question achievement test was developed to measure the impact of the use of the learning strategy built into the academic achievement of the sample members. The validity and consistency of the study instrument was verified.

To answer the study questions، the arithmetical …

The Impact Of Mind Maps Strategy On The Development Of Reflective Thinking Skills In History Studies Among Ninth Grade Students, عارف عيد الدهام, حامد عبدالله طلافحة

Jordanian Educational Journal

The study aimed at identifying the effect of of Mind Maps strategy on the development of reflective thinking skills among students of the ninth grade in Jordan. To achieve the objective of the study, the researchers designed a test to measure the skills of reflective thinking. The researchers adopted the semi-experimental method, where the experimental group of 30 students studied according to the strategy of Mind Maps, and the control group consisting of (30) students studied in the usual way. The test was applied to both groups before and after teaching. The results showed that there was a significant difference …