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Neutrosophic Normal Vague Set Fitting To Trigonometric Concept Via Aggregation Operators And Its Augmentation, M. Palanikumar, Nasreen Kausar, Tonguc Cagin

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Using a cotangent trigonometric neutrosophic normal vague set (CotNNVS), we begin this communication article with several novel techniques. Some trigonometric neutrosophic sets and imprecise neutrosophic sets are extended by the novel idea of CotNNVS. We will discuss the various aggregating processes that interpret Cotangent trigonometric neutrosophic normal vague weighted averaging (CotNNVWA), cotangent trigonometric neutrosophic normal vague weighted geometric (CotNNVWG), cotangent trigonometric generalized neutrosophic normal vague weighted averaging (CotGNNVWA), and cotangent trigonometric generalized neutrosophic normal vague weighted geometric (CotGNNVWG) are the new topics covered in this paper

Optimizing Horizontal Collaboration In Logistics With Neutrosophic Z-Number Decision Models, Phi-Hung Nguyen, Lan-Anh Thi Nguyen, The-Vu Pham, Hong-Quan Le, Thu-Hoai Thi Nguyen, Tra-Giang Vu, Huong-Giang Hoang Le

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Horizontal collaboration (HC) has emerged as a strategic approach to improve efficiency, sustainability, and competitive advantage while reducing CO2 emissions in supply chain operations. Despite its potential, HC implementation faces significant challenges, including trust management, strategic alignment, and decision-making complexities. This study proposes an integrated methodology that combines the Delphi technique and the DEMATEL framework, enhanced by Neutrosophic Z-number (NZN) theories, to identify and prioritize critical success factors (CSFs) influencing HC. A case study in Vietnam validates the robustness and practical applicability of the proposed model. The findings highlight economic factors—such as financial stability, data sharing, and innovation adoption—as key …

Quality Evaluation Of Immersive Virtual Reality Interactive Art Design Under Cultural Heritage Digitization Under Interval Valued Neutrosophic Numbers, Xing She, Ying Liu, Qian Liu, Le Zhang

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The integration of disciplines has become a crucial issue that the entire society must deal with due to the economy's and society's rapid development. Particularly for teaching art and design, the new features of quickly iterative technology and the developing theory of the digital age presented new difficulties. Simultaneously, as computer hardware continues to advance, new simulation technologies are continually emerging, opening new avenues for creative design work. As a methodical endeavor, teaching art design should incorporate cutting-edge instructional strategies with scientific theories. This study proposes a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach to evaluate the immersive virtual reality interactive art design …

Quality Assessment Of Innovation And Entrepreneurship Talent Cultivation In Universities From The Perspective Of Collaborative Education Under Triangular Neutrosophic Cubic Linguistic Hesitant Fuzzy Set, Qing Tan, Chengcheng Wu, Xuan Li, Yao Yao

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

A technique for representing mathematical models of confusion, ambiguity, confusion, inconsistency, and inconsistency, neutrophilic logic is built on non-standard analysis. While truth membership, indeterminacy membership, and falsity membership are independent, indeterminacy is explicitly quantified in the Neutrosophic set. In many circumstances where we deal with conflicting and partial information, this is crucial. Differential equations are widely used in science and engineering to represent issues, and one of the newest areas of study is the study of differential equations with uncertainty. We used the Triangular Neutrosophic Cubic Linguistic Hesitant Fuzzy Set with the decision-making methods. Two methods are used in this …

Modeling Droplet Levitation Over A Heated Liquid Surface, Jacob E. Davis

Mathematics Theses and Dissertations

Research into the interactions between droplets and liquid surfaces is of importance for a number of practical applications. These applications range from spray cooling techniques in engineering, to infectious disease transmission, to the distribution of aerosolized pharmaceuticals and various challenges in particle transport in multiphase flows. In this study, we focus on the dynamics of a slowly condensing droplet, suspended above an evaporating liquid layer. The key objective of the present study is to formulate comprehensive mathematical models that describe the phenomena of diffusion and heat transfer occurring within this system. Using this, we model the flow around the droplet …

Stress, Mental Health, And Their Role In Reward-Based Decision-Making, Amanda Wittemann

Inquiry Journal Spring 2025

People tend to prefer immediate rewards over rewards available only in the future, even when the latter rewards are larger. This phenomenon is known as temporal discounting. In this study, we examined how temporal discounting relates to both acute and trait level stress as well as mental health related distress (e.g., anxiety and depression symptom severity). Participants (N=120) were randomly assigned to listen to either a calming piece of music or a stress-inducing piece of music while making a series of choices between immediate and delayed rewards (e.g., $10 now or $20 in a month). After, participants completed self-report questionnaires …

Jolie Wormwood: Associate Professor Of Psychology, Brigid C. Casellini

Inquiry Journal Spring 2025

Jolie Wormwood is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of New Hampshire. Below is our correspondence with Dr. Wormwood about her own research and her mentoring experiences with undergraduate students.

The Short-Term Effects Of Fluctuating Sleep Timing On Cardiovascular And Metabolic Health, Gabe Dennett

Inquiry Journal Spring 2025

This study investigates the short-term effects of an acute circadian fluctuation protocol on the cardiovascular and metabolic health of young recreationally active college students. While the deleterious effects of sleep deprivation on a person’s health are wide reaching and well established, circadian misalignment—the discrepancy between biological clocks and external cues—remain under investigated. This research highlights “social jet lag,” a common phenomenon among young people wherein inconsistent sleep and wake times driven by social, school, work, or other commitments creates irregularity in hormonal rhythms, autonomic, and metabolic processes; emphasizing the emerging recognition that not just how much we sleep, but when …

On The Construction Of The Fundamental Group And Its Topological Invariance, Preston Hutter

Senior Honors Theses

This paper investigates the algebraic topological topic of the fundamental group in efforts to show its topological invariance. This is done first by providing background both historical and practical, and then by developing basic homotopy theory, leading to path homotopy. A path product is defined, which motivates a product for homotopy classes of paths. The product on homotopy classes of paths is shown to have desired properties, namely associativity, identity, and inverses. The fundamental group is then defined with homotopy classes of loops paired with the product. Its point dependence is shown to be irrelevant to the calculation of the …

Graduate Studies Newsletter (Spring 2025), Csusb - Office Of Graduate Studies

Graduate Studies Newsletter

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Mashed Potato Gravy Boat And Cream Cheese Fish: Modifying A 3d Printer To Print With Unconventional Materials, Aahanaa Tibrewal

Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Honors Projects

3D printing is growing beyond plastics into fields like food and construction, bringing rapid additive manufacturing to various industries and consumers. However, high costs and the need for specialized knowledge limit access for many. My project aimed to modify a low-cost 3D printer to print with paste-like materials using commonly available parts and simple processes. I tested the modification with clay, mashed potatoes, and cream cheese, and found that it successfully worked with all three. This modification has three key benefits: it allows users to print with unconventional materials, helps researchers create low-cost proof of concepts, and contributes to the …

In God We Trust, Or Why The Argument For Causal Finitism Should Not Convince Theists, Enric F. Gel

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

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Ultrasonic Spray Coating Of Carbon Fibers For Composite Cathodes In Structural Batteries, Thomas Burns, Liliana Delatte, Gabriela Roman-Martinez, Kyra Glassey, Paul Ziehl, Monirosadat Sadati, Ralph E. White, Paul T. Coman

Faculty Publications

Structural batteries, also known as “massless batteries”, integrate energy storage directly into load-bearing materials, offering a transformative alternative to traditional Li-ion batteries. Unlike conventional systems that serve only as energy storage devices, structural batteries replace passive structural components, reducing overall weight while providing mechanical reinforcement. However, achieving uniform and efficient coatings of active materials on carbon fibers remains a major challenge, limiting their scalability and electrochemical performance. This study investigates ultrasonic spray coating as a precise and scalable technique for fabricating composite cathodes in structural batteries. Using a computer-controlled ultrasonic nozzle, this method ensures uniform deposition with minimal material waste …

Building Trustable Methods For Group Recommendations: Advancing Fairness And Robustness Across Domains, Siva Likitha Valluru

Theses and Dissertations

On the internet, where the number of available choices for information is exponentially growing, there is a need to prioritize and deliver relevant results to users efficiently, on demand. Recommendation systems (RSs) address that need by searching through and filtering large amounts of dynamically generated information and providing users with recommendations tailored to them. These systems have primarily focused on (1) single-user models, where recommendations are tailored towards a specific individual, or (2) single-item models, where items are recommended based on a broader appeal to users and similarities in item metadata, in the past. In many real-world scenarios, however, recommendation …

The Impact Of School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions And Supports On Middle School Behavior Outcomes In A Post-Covid Educational Environment, Breann N. Hulford

Education Dissertations

This study is a program evaluation utilizing a causal-comparative pre/post design to assess the impact of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) on behavioral outcomes in a post-COVID middle school. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, behavioral challenges, including classroom disruption and violence, increased, intensifying the need for structured behavior management systems. SWPBIS provides a framework for promoting a positive school culture through structured behavior expectations and reinforcement strategies. Grounded in behaviorism, social learning theory, and Response to Intervention (RtI), SWPBIS contrasts with zero-tolerance policies and restorative practices, which are also examined for their impact as alternative behavior management approaches. Empirical …

When Reading For The Plot Goes Wrong: “Death And The Compass” (“La Muerte Y La BrúJula”) By Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) And “The Sunglasses Society” (《眼镜会》) By Sun Liaohong (1897-1958), Reuben Slade

Comparative Literature M.A. Essays

Detective fiction was once considered the pulpy, mass-consumed genre of a newly literate class with unrefined taste and an unquenchable desire for temporary withdrawal from the chaotically modernizing urban centers of the early 20th century. It has since transcended national boundaries to become a fully potentiated sect of world literature. As it traveled the world, local additions that imitated a recognizable form were imbued with distinct locality– detective fiction became both global and local, undertaking the universal questions of morality, law, order, and modernity in juxtaposition with the domestic circumstances that complicated them. This presentation places two detective stories in …

Towards Real-World Unsupervised Anomaly Detection For Images, Zhonghang Liu

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

In the era of big data, data quality plays a critical role in computer vision, where the reliability and purity of training images are essential for optimal performance. When training models such as image classifiers and object detectors, the quality of the training data directly influences the success of the model. In other words, if the training dataset is contaminated, the model’s performance might accordingly decrease.

To address this challenge, unsupervised anomaly detection (UAD) has become an attractive research area. By automatically removing these anomalous data points, UAD can help improve the accuracy and robustness of machine learning models in …

The Impact Of Awards And Honors On Project Bidding, Ren Wang

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

This dissertation conducts a systematic study on the successful transformation and upgrading of China's automotive industry over the past decade, especially the remarkable progress made in the field of Electric and Intelligent Vehicles, and examines how China's automotive industry chain has seized the historical opportunity of the great transformation of the global automotive industry by “Four Modernizations”—electrification, intelligentization, lightweighting and modularization along the path of "Independent Innovation", and realized the overall improvement of both corporate performance and industrial strength under the synergy of strategic investors.

China has newly become the world's largest automotive exporter and successfully built up an advantageous …

Temporal Relational Graph Convolutional Networks For Financial Applications, Brindha Priyadarshini Jeyaraman

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

The financial industry operates within a highly dynamic and interconnected ecosystem, presenting unique challenges for predictive modeling and decision-making. Accurately forecasting financial performance, assessing credit risk, detecting fraud, and ensuring compliance require methodologies that can capture complex temporal, relational, and contextual dependencies within financial data. This thesis investigates the use of Temporal Relational Graph Convolutional Networks (TRGCNs) combined with financial knowledge graphs (FKGs) to address these challenges and enable advanced analytics in the financial domain. We introduce FintechKG, a financial knowledge graph constructed through a threedimensional information extraction process, incorporating entities, temporal dimensions, and domain-specific financial relationships. A TRGCN-based framework …

Moderating Effect Of Fantasy Football Participation And Location On Team Identification And Nfl Fandom, Devon Hudson

Masters Theses

This study explores how fantasy football participation in varying geographic proximities to NFL teams has altered traditional fan allegiances (i.e. team loyalty or fandom) as an alternate consumer product for the game of football. After utilizing survey data to quantify concepts of fandom and team identification amongst respondents, respondent groups were sorted into various groups based on both fantasy participation and location relevant to NFL teams. A series of hypotheses describing relationships between proximity, fantasy football participation, and fan perceptions are analyzed using a series of statistical tests. No statistical significance was found when comparing strength of team identification amongst …

Finding Aid For The University Archive Photographs (Mum00693)

Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids (alphabetical)

The collection contains visual materials produced by the University of Mississippi or pertaining to the University and the surrounding area. Photographic prints, negatives, transparencies, glass plates, and paper materials are present throughout the collection.

An Argument Against Gradual Type Systems In Programming Language Semantics, Natalie Lau

LMU Theses and Dissertations

In 2006, Jeremy Siek and Walid Taha formalized the concept of gradual type systems, which integrates static and dynamic typing in a single programming language. This allows the programmer to statically or dynamically type portions of their code at will, which offers more flexibility than languages that require all code to be statically typed. Despite the added convenience, gradual typing comes with its own set of tradeoffs, and researchers have been debating whether the drawbacks of integrating static and dynamic types outweigh its benefits. This thesis builds off of previous research to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of using a …

Ferroelectric Field-Effect Transistors In Analog Applications: Demonstrated In Time-Domain Neuromorphic Computing Cells, Jacob O'Donnell

Theses

In response to diminishing improvements from transistor scaling, the semiconductor field has shifted its focus to architectural innovation and emerging device technologies. Ferroelectric field-effect transistors (FeFETs) are non-volatile memory elements which offer new opportunities for energy-efficient computing, particularly in compute-in-memory (CIM) architectures. This thesis presents a novel FeFET-based computing cell integrated into a time-domain (TD) computing architecture. The proposed design is evaluated using a device model derived from experimental data and compared with competing non-volatile memory implementations. Results demonstrate improvements in area efficiency and performance, highlighting the potential of the FeFET cell for next-generation TD-CIM systems.

Microphysics Regimes Due To Haze–Cloud Interactions: Cloud Oscillation And Cloud Collapse, Fan Yang, Hamed F. Sadi, Raymond Shaw, Fabian Hoffmann, Pei Hou, Aaron Wang, Mikhail Ovchinnikov

Michigan Tech Publications

It is known that aqueous haze particles can be activated into cloud droplets in a supersaturated environment. However, haze–cloud interactions have not been fully explored, partly because haze particles are not represented in most cloud-resolving models. Here, we conduct a series of large-eddy simulations (LESs) of a cloud in a convection chamber using a haze-capable Eulerian-based bin microphysics scheme to explore haze–cloud interactions over a wide range of aerosol injection rates. Results show that the cloud is in a slow microphysics regime at low aerosol injection rates, where the cloud responds slowly to an environmental change and droplet deactivation is …

Similarity Measure And Sine Exponential Measure Of Possibility Interval-Valued Neutrosophic Hypersoft Sets And Their Applications, Eman Hussein, Yousef Al-Qudah, Hm Jaradat, Faisal Al-Sharqi, Saja Elnajar, Ali Jaradat

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The Hypersoft set (HSS) has been created as an extension of a soft set (SS) in order to address limitations for the thought of disjoint attribute-valued sets corresponding to distinct attributes. The HSSs melted with several fuzziness structures present in literature to handle real-world scenarios with complexity and uncertainty. One such extension is the interval-valued neutrosophic hypersoft set (iv-NHSS), which focuses on the partitioning of each attribute into its attribute-valued set with these attribute-valued sets, three iv-NHS memberships degree line closed interval [0,1]. However, the iv-NHSS model is short of assessing the vague nature of parameters and sub-parameters that cause …

New Approach Single Valued Neutrosophic Sets For Teaching Quality Challenges Evaluation In College Public English Broad Impacts, Xiao Ma

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Previous research on teaching quality challenges in college public English has relied on methods that accept vague or fuzzy inputs. Single-valued neutrosophic Sets (SVNSs) are used to handle uncertain or unclear expert assessments by allowing both precise and imprecise data to be analyzed together. This approach ensures that valuable information is not lost during the evaluation process. To improve decision-making in multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problems, this study introduces a new integrated framework that combines the EDAS method with the MEREC method for criteria weight computation under the SVNS environment. The MEREC method is applied to determine the importance of each …

Rethinking Reverse Logistics: Neutrosophic Strategies For Warehouse Management Challenges, Thanh- Ngan Le, Quoc-Hieu Phan, Phi Hung Nguyen, Lan-Anh Thi Nguyen

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Implementing warehouse management platforms (WMPs) in Vietnam's smart reverse logistics (SRL) sector faces numerous barriers, hindering operational efficiency and competitiveness. This study develops a robust multi-stage decision-making framework to identify, analyze, and address these barriers, filling a critical research gap in SRL practices. The proposed model integrates Neutrosophic Sets (NS) for managing uncertainties in expert evaluations with the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method to examine cause-and-effect relationships among barriers. Additionally, the Neutrosophic Combined Compromise Solution (NS COCOSO) method ranks solutions for overcoming these challenges. In the first stage, key barriers—such as insufficient strategic planning, lack of expertise in …

High-Quality Development Evaluation Of Cultural And Tourism Integration Empowered By The Digital Economy Under Double Valued Neutrosophic Sets, Jun Wang, Xiong Hu

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This study proposed a decision-making approach to evaluate the cultural and tourism integration empowered by the digital economy. Two methods are used in this study, such as Entropy method to compute the criteria weights and the MABAC method to rank the alternatives. These methods are used under the neutrosophic sets. Neutrosophic sets (NSs) are used to represent ambiguous, inconsistent, and unpredictable data that arise in practical issues. Indeterminacy leaning toward truth membership and indeterminacy leaning toward falsity membership are two separate components of double-valued neutrosophic sets (DVNSs), a variant of NSs. Three experts have evaluated the criteria and alternatives. Ten …

Isotopic Properties Of Neutrosophic Soft Quasigroup And Its Application In Decision-Making, Benard Osoba, Oyebo Tunde Yakub, Abdulkareem Abdulafeez Olalekan, Oyewole Oluwapamilerin, Adenibuyan Micheal Tokunbo, Oluwatobi Balogun, Adekola Lanrewaju Olumide

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

A Q-neutrosophic soft quasigroup (ϕ Q, A) represents a novel mathematical framework designed to address scenarios characterized by indeterminate occurrences. This paper seeks to extend the classical examination of quasigroups to include Q-neutrosophic soft quasigroups. It provides a thorough investigation into isotopism, homomorphism, isomorphism, and the direct product concerning the hybrid concept of neutrosophic soft sets under a non-associative structure. This research expands the concept of the Q-set to a groupoid, which facilitates the development of an algorithm for Q-neutrosophic soft quasigroups. The definitions of isotopism and homomorphism for Q-neutrosophic soft quasigroups are introduced, revealing that every isotope of a …

Bipolar Neutrosophic Driven Approach For Assessing The Teaching Quality Of English Language And Literature Learning Outcomes, Keyan Zhao

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The quality of teaching in English Language and Literature is a crucial factor in enhancing student learning outcomes, fostering critical thinking, and promoting linguistic and literary proficiency. Nevertheless, the procedure of assessing the quality of English teaching remains a thought-provoking task since it typically depends on individual judgments, variety in criteria, and inconsistency in human observation, resulting in intrinsic uncertainty. Bipolar Neutrosophic Sets (BNS) offer an expressive way to model ambiguity in a bipolar manner using three positive and three negative memberships. Motivated by that, we propose to explore the novel approach based on BNS to improve the judgmental process …