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Prolonged Vase Life By Salicylic Acid Treatment And Prediction Of Vase Life Using Petal Color Senescence Of Cut Lisianthus, Hye Sook Kwon, Cody Leporini, Steven Kim, Seong Heo

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications and Presentations

This study investigated the effects of exogenous salicylic acid (SA) concentrations (0, 0.1, 0.3, or 0.5 mM), treatment timing (vegetative or reproductive period), and cultivation methods (soil or hydroponic cultivation) on the vase life of four lisianthus cultivars after flower cutting. A 0.5 mM concentration of the SA application during the reproductive period resulted in the longest average vase life of 15.3 d for the Blue Picote cultivar after flower cutting. A colorimeter and a chlorophyll meter were used to observe and quantify petal color changes after cutting, and the color changes during the senescence stages are visualized using a …

Does Bankruptcy Law Prevent Internalization Of Environmental Costs: Evidence From China, Xingwei Li

Journal of International Business and Law

No abstract provided.

Schull, Rebecca, Negin Nader Bazrafkan

Bronx Jewish History Project

Rebecca Schull, born in 1929, recalls her early life in the Sholem Aleichem Houses in the Bronx where her family lived in the predominantly Jewish community. Her father was a lawyer who later worked for the American Technion Society, and her mother was a dietician raised in Tel Aviv, who studied quantity cooking at Columbia. Many members of her family were Zionists, her uncle was the artist Nachum Gutman and her grandfather the writer Simcha Ben Zion. She remembers the pleasant communal atmosphere of the Sholem Aleichem Houses, where socialism, communism and Yiddishism was commonplace. Her childhood was marked by …

Salt Water Exposure Exacerbates The Negative Response Of Phragmites Australis Haplotypes To Sea-Level Rise, Austin Lynn, Tracy Elsey-Quirk

Faculty Publications

The response of coastal wetlands to sea-level rise (SLR) largely depends on the tolerance of individual plant species to inundation stress and, in brackish and freshwater wetlands, exposure to higher salinities. Phragmites australis is a cosmopolitan wetland reed that grows in saline to freshwater marshes. P. australis has many genetically distinct haplotypes, some of which are invasive and the focus of considerable research and management. However, the relative response of P. australis haplotypes to SLR is not well known, despite the importance of predicting future distribution changes and understanding its role in marsh response and resilience to SLR. Here, we …

Advocating For Adolescent Sexual Minorities, Madeline Hawkins

South Carolina Association for Middle Level Education Journal

Sexual minority (gay, lesbian, and bisexual) adolescents experience bullying and mental health issues at higher rates than their heterosexual counterparts. It is important that teachers find ways to protect, support, and advocate for these students to prevent them from struggling academically and socially. Through the use of inclusive curricula, gay-straight alliances, and informal mentoring, educators can foster an environment of inclusion and respect for sexual minority students.

Life Satisfaction Changes And Adaptation In The Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence From Singapore, Terence C. Cheng, Seonghoon Kim, Kanghyock Koh

Research Collection School Of Economics

We provide novel evidence on how COVID-19 affected overall life satisfaction using a monthly longitudinal survey of middle-aged and older Singaporeans. We study how the subjective well-being of individuals evolves over the course of 18 months including the outbreak of the pandemic, the implementation of the lockdown and the spike of cases due to the delta variant in a country where COVID-19 is controlled in a sustained manner. Using an event-study design framework, we find large declines in overall life satisfaction in the lead-up to and following the lockdown. Fifteen months after the outbreak of the pandemic, and 13 months …

Interim Regret Minimization, Wei He, Jiangtao Li, Kexin Wang

Research Collection School Of Economics

We consider a robust version of monopoly pricing when the seller only knows the bound on valuations and the mean of the distribution of the buyer’s value. The seller seeks to minimize interim regret, the forgone expected revenue due to not knowing the distribution of the buyer’s value. The optimal pricing policy randomizes over a range of prices; the support of the pricing policy is bounded away from zero.

Sex Differences Among Older Adults With Bipolar Disorder: Results From The Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments In Bipolar Disorder (Gage-Bd) Project, Kaylee Sarna, Joy Yala, Farren B.S. Briggs, Martha Sajatovic

Faculty Scholarship

Objective: Sex-specific research in adult bipolar disorder (BD) is sparse and even more so among those with older age bipolar disorder (OABD). Knowledge about sex differences across the bipolar lifespan is urgently needed to target and improve treatment. To address this gap, the current study examined sex differences in the domains of clinical presentation, general functioning, and mood symptoms among individuals with OABD. Methods: This Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE-BD) study used data from 19 international studies including BD patients aged ≥50 years (N = 1,185: 645 women, 540 men).A comparison of mood symptoms between women …

Altered Mitochondrial Respiration In Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Of Post-Acute Sequelae Of Sars-Cov-2 Infection, Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo, Jared C. Durieux, Grace A. Mccomsey

Faculty Scholarship

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) mitochondrial respiration was measured ex vivo from participants without a history of COVID (n = 19), with a history of COVID and full recovery (n = 20), and with PASC (n = 20). Mean mitochondrial basal respiration, ATP-linked respiration, maximal respiration, spare respiration capacity, ATP-linked respiration, and non-mitochondrial respiration were highest in COVID + PASC+ (p ≤ 0.04). Every unit increase in non-mitochondrial respiration, ATP-linked respiration, basal respiration, spare respiration capacity, and maximal respiration increased the predicted odds of PASC between 1 % and 6 %. Mitochondrial dysfunction in PBMCs may be contributing to the …

Electronic Relaxation Mechanism Of 9-Methyl-2,6-Diaminopurine And 2,6-Diaminopurine-2′-Deoxyribose In Solution, Luis A. Ortiz-Rodríguez, Naishka E. Caldero-Rodríguez, Sourav Kanti Seth, Karitza Díaz-González, Carlos E. Crespo-Hernández

Faculty Scholarship

Prolonged ultraviolet exposure results in the formation of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) in RNA. Consequently, prebiotic photolesion repair mechanisms should have played an important role in the maintenance of the structural integrity of primitive nucleic acids. 2,6-Diaminopurine is a prebiotic nucleobase that repairs CPDs with high efficiency when incorporated into polymers. We investigate the electronic deactivation pathways of 2,6-diaminopurine-2′-deoxyribose and 9-methyl-2,6-diaminopurine in acetonitrile and aqueous solution to shed light on the photophysical and excited state properties of the 2,6-diaminopurine chromophore. Evidence is presented that both are photostable compounds exhibiting similar deactivation mechanisms upon the population of the S1(ππ* La) state …

The Impact Of Capital Letters On Perceived Urgency, Claire Sharp, Jenna Rieder, Phd

Student Papers, Posters & Projects

Introduction

• Communication relies heavily on both verbal and nonverbal cues, such as tone and pitch (LaPlante & Ambady, 2002).
• In computer-mediated communication (CMC), users are forced to rely on textual paralingual cues (TPCs) to convey tone (Harris & Paradice, 2007).
• TPCs such as the use of periods, emojis, or letter repetitions (Rodríguez-Hidalgo et al., 2017) have been shown to be associated with a change in perceived sincerity (Houghton et al., 2018), positive emotions (Riordan, 2017), or pitch changes (Kalman & Gergle, 2014), respectively.
• The use of capital letters has been perceived as yelling or speaking at a louder volume (Heath, …

Investigating Customer Churn In Banking: A Machine Learning Approach And Visualization App For Data Science And Management, Pahul Preet Singh, Fahim Islam Anik, Rahul Senapati, Arnav Sinha, Nazmus Sakib, Eklas Hossain

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Customer attrition in the banking industry occurs when consumers quit using the goods and services offered by the bank for some time and, after that, end their connection with the bank. Therefore, customer retention is essential in today’s extremely competitive banking market. Additionally, having a solid customer base helps attract new consumers by fostering confidence and a referral from a current clientele. These factors make reducing client attrition a crucial step that banks must pursue. In our research, we aim to examine bank data and forecast which users will most likely discontinue using the bank’s services and become paying customers. …

Front Matter

Journal of International Business and Law

No abstract provided.

Global Commerce Harmonization: Upicc's Impact On International Business And Us Legal Hurdles, Bojan Perovic

Journal of International Business and Law

No abstract provided.

January 6 And The Politics Of History, James Downs, Stephanie Mccurry, Joanne Freeman, Elizabeth Hinton, Jill Lepore, William Sturkey, Julian E. Zelizer

Gettysburg College Faculty Books

On January 6, 2021, more than two thousand rioters stormed the doors of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., hoping to interrupt the peaceful transfer of power from former president Donald Trump to his successor, Joseph Biden. The deaths, property damage, and vicious rampage that ensued were witnessed on live television as an unprecedented attack on the democratic process and those who strive to protect it.

As an installment of UGA Press’s History in the Headlines series, this book offers a rich discussion between highly respected scholars on the historical backdrop and context for contemporary issues from the headlines. …

Nursing News & Views - March 2024, Joanne Miller Rn

Nursing Newsletters

No abstract provided.

“Together We Go Far”: Exploring The Motivational Dispositions Within Connected Fitness, Melissa Davies, Thomas Aicher, Brianna Newland, Eric Hungenberg

Journal of Applied Sport Management

This study examined the motivational profiles of connected fitness users to better position brands as they compete with the reopening of physical gyms and in-person classes. Using survey responses from 663 Peloton users, a K-cluster analysis was performed to identify three clusters of Peloton users (Wellness, Physique, and Social Performance), based on their motives for using the brand’s app. Findings suggest that connected fitness brands should leverage their ability to create social engagement and challenging opportunities to better their own past performance to differentiate themselves and retain users in a very cluttered and competitive marketplace.

The Journey Continues: Highlights From The 2024 Asma Conference, Marshall Magnusen

Journal of Applied Sport Management

The Journal of Applied Sport Management (JASM) is the official publication of the Applied Sport Management Association (ASMA), which is a scholarly organization that builds research partnerships between faculty and students. ASMA also facilitates connections between sport management faculty and students studying sport and practitioners working in the sport industry. In 2023, the annual conference was hosted by Samford University under the direction of Dr. Patrick Marsh. With 300 registrants, the 2024 conference was the most attended in ASMA history. It took place in Knoxville, Tennessee. Hosted by the University of Tennessee, the conference was spearheaded by Drs. Adam Love …

Making (Applied) Sport Management Accessible, Adam William Love

Journal of Applied Sport Management

The Applied Sport Management Association’s Distinguished Service and Mentorship Award was initiated in 2022 as a renaming and repurposing of the ASMA Scholar Lifetime Achievement Award presented from 2009 to 2020. This service and mentorship award recognizes an ASMA member who has exhibited continued, exemplary service to ASMA, who connects sport management research with practitioners in an applied manner, and who demonstrates dedication to students and mentorship within the ASMA. Recipients of this award provide a keynote address to the ASMA membership at the annual conference. The content of this address is published in the Journal of Applied Sport Management …

Addressing The Adoption Gap: Exploring Resistance To Evidence-Based Practices Among Ncaa Coaches, Lawrence W. Judge, Jeffrey Petersen, Olivia Huffman, Selen Razon

Journal of Applied Sport Management

Athletic coaches strive to achieve optimal performance from their athletes and teams, yet many coaches fail to utilize new evidence-based practices (EBPs) with potential to improve performance. Many sport leaders and administrators seeking to assist and support positive change face resistance from coaches. This paper explores the lack of usage of EBPs among NCAA coaches and the subsequent effects on athlete performance and development. This problem is conceptualized through the theoretical underpinnings of diffusion of innovation theory and social cognitive theory. Application of resistance to change theories identifies action steps to help overcome barriers in the implementation of EBPs including …

Examining Reported Versus Actual Attendance In College Basketball Non-Conference Games: Do Scheduling Elements Make A Difference?, Nels Popp, Stephen Shapiro, Jason Simmons, Ryan Dastrup

Journal of Applied Sport Management

This study examines factors impacting sport attendance at non-conference NCAA Division I men’s college basketball games. Non-conference college basketball games are relatively unique because athletic department personnel control many of the scheduling variables related to event popularity, including opponent, game day, and start time. As such, it is valuable for administrators to know which elements might maximize event revenue. The current study is also unique because it examines both reported attendance (tickets disseminated) and actual attendance (tickets scanned at the venue). A total of 48 schools provided ticket scan rate data for their non-conference home basketball games over three seasons …

Co-Creating The Pitch: An Exploration Of The Role Of Traditions On Co-Creation In European Soccer, Eric Hungenberg, Mark Slavich, Ricardo Cayolla

Journal of Applied Sport Management

As the sport of soccer continues to grow throughout the world – and particularly into North America – the current study assessed the causal effect fans’ sensory traditions have on co-creation. Data were collected by intercepting Portugese and Spanish soccer attendees outside of the stadium prior to the match’s start. A total of 282 useable surveys were retrieved from fans during the 2022-23 seasons. Path modeling results indicate that traditions relating to aesthetics, sound, and beverage provided the greatest means to co-create experiences for attendees. The study’s results align with previous research within retail and sport exhibiting the positive impact …

A Study Of Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Reflection On Their Caring Practice Through Creating And Sharing Story, Poetry, And Art, A. Lynne Wagner

Dissertations

Aesthetic approaches to reflective practice are not well understood nor widely used in nursing education. This descriptive, qualitative, multiple-case study investigated three baccalaureate nursing students' experience reflecting on practice through story, artistic expression, and sharing and how such reflection influenced their perception of caring. Data, collected and transcribed over 14 weeks, included interviews with each participant, the participants' written stories, poetry, art, and journals, as well as the researcher's participant observation of each class. In each case, thematic patterns around process, product, and meaning emerged and appropriate exemplars were identified. Data synthesis further led to a multi-case understanding of process, …

Remote Controlled Cyber: Toward Engaging And Educating A Diverse Cybersecurityworkforce, Curtice Gough, Carl Mann, Cherrise Ficke, Maureen Namukasa, Meredith Carroll, Tj Oconnor

Aeronautics Faculty Publications

Cybersecurity education has grown exponentially to support the need for a skilled cybersecurity workforce. Further, capture-the-flag competitions have popularized cybersecurity by engaging and recruiting students while exposing them to cybersecurity workforce competencies. However, the heavy reliance on competition-based educational approaches may contribute to the lack of diversity in cybersecurity programs. Cybersecurity competitions are the primary catalyst to expose and recruit students from both high school and collegiate cybersecurity education programs. In response, we propose a collaborative, experiential learning approach that leverages hackable Internet of Things (IoT) toys as a pedagogical tool for cybersecurity education. We share our detailed design, activities, …

Field Research Report: Results From The Enreec Vri Field For The 2021, 2022, And 2023 Crop Seasons, Derek M. Heeren, Ali T. Mohammed, Eric Wilkening, Christopher M. U. Neale, Alan L. Boldt, Ankit Chandra, Precious Nneka Amori, Ivo Z. Goncalves, Yeyin Shi, Guillermo R. Balboa

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Presentations and White Papers

Long-term irrigation management research has been conducted from 2014 to 2023 for corn and soybean at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension, and Education Center (ENREEC) Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI) Field located in subhumid east-central Nebraska (in the Lower Platte North Natural Resources District). The objective of this report was to present the overall results from the VRI Field for 2021 to 2023. Across the three growing seasons, there were the following irrigation treatments: Best Management Practice (BMP), 50% BMP, 125% BMP, rainfed, Spatial ET Modeling Interface (SETMI), SDD1, SDD2, machine-learning-based Cyber-Physical System (CPS), a student team recommended rate, and industry …

Upper Bounds For Berezin Numbers Of Self-Adjoint Operators And Applications, College Of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Mubariz Garayev, Hocine Guediri, Farouq S.N. Alshormani

Baku Mathematical Journal

We prove upper bounds for Berezin symbols and Berezin numbers of operators, with a special emphasis on the quadratic weighted operator geometric mean. In particular, we prove some upper bounds for Berezin symbols and Berezin numbers of some self-adjoint operators on reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces over some suitable sets. Moreover, we estimate the best possible constant in some generalized Hardy-Hilbert inequality for the series.

Inverse Nodal Problems For Pencils Of Singular Sturm-Liouville Operators, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkiye, Rauf Amirov

Baku Mathematical Journal

In this study, some properties of the pencils of singular Sturm-Liouville operators are investigated. Firstly, the behaviors of eigenvalues and eigenfunctions is learned, then for each discontinuity point

On The Spectral Theory Of A Fourth-Order Differential Pencil On The Whole Real Axis, Azerbaijan University, Nigar F. Gafarova, Agil Kh. Khanmamedov, Baku State University

Baku Mathematical Journal

A pencil of fourth-order differential equations on the entire axis with multiple characteristics is considered. Using special solutions of a fourth-order differential equation, the spectrum of a differential pencil is studied. Necessary and sufficient conditions are found for a non-real number to be an eigenvalue of this pencil. It is proved that the operator pencil has no eigenvalues on the real axis.

On An Inverse Scattering Problem For The Quadratic Pencil Of The Sturm-Liouville Operator With A Piece-Wise Constant Coefficient, Azerbaijan State Oil And Industry University (Asoiu), Anar A. Nabiev

Baku Mathematical Journal

In this work, direct and inverse scattering problems on the real axis for the quadratic pencil of the Sturm-Liouville operator with piece-wise constant coefficient are studied. The new integral representations for solutions are given, the scattering data is defined, the main integral equations of the inverse scattering problem are obtained, the spectral characteristics of the scattering data are investigated and uniqueness theorem for the solution of inverse problem is proven, the necessary and sufficient conditions for recovering of the potentials are examined.

Euler-Type System Of Equations In Variational Problems With Delayed Argument, Institute Of Mathematics And Mechanics, Baku, Azerbaijan, Aygun M. Isayeva, Misir J. Mardanov

Baku Mathematical Journal

The article studies a closed-end variational problem with a delayed arguments. As a result, a system of equations with a delayed argument of Euler-type is obtained using the first variation of the functional for the extremum.