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Emotional Intelligence And Socioemotional Attributes: Distinct Constructs And Their Uses, John D. Mayer, David R. Caruso

UNH Personality Lab

We examine evidence for the validity of different measures under the label emotional intelligence (EI). Some measures are valid for the assessment of EI and others are valid for the assessment of socioemotional attributes (SEA). The constructs of EI and SEA are defined and measures of each described, along with the mental response processes the measures elicit: test-takers’ abilities, self-estimated attributes, or observer reports. Both EI and SEA measures are valid but for distinctly different purposes, and the two classes of measures make different predictions. We add our voices to those who have advocated for dropping the EI label from …

Tribological, Thermal, Kinetic, And Surface Microtextural Characterization Of Prime P-Type <100> Silicon Wafer Cmp For Direct Wafer Bonding Applications, Michelle Yap, Catherine Yap, Yasa Sampurno, Glenn Whitener, Jason Keleher, Len Borucki, Ara Philipossian

Chemistry Department Faculty Articles

We investigated the tribological, thermal, kinetic, and surface microtextural characteristics of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) of 300 mm p-type <100> prime silicon wafers (and their native oxide) at various pressures, sliding velocities, and starting platen temperatures. Results showed the dominant tribological mechanism for both native oxide and silicon polishing to be boundary lubrication. Using frictional data, we pinpointed the exact time that corresponded to the total removal of the native oxide and the onset of silicon polishing. This allowed us to separately characterize removal rates of each layer. For native oxide, while the rate depended on temperature, the presence of a …

The Role Of Embodiment In Art Therapy, Mia De Bethune, Mia T. De Bethune

Expressive Therapies Dissertations

This phenomenological and arts-based study engaged art therapists in dialogue about experiences of embodiment and touch. Dialogue was centered on lived experience of their bodies during art making with clients and themselves. Attention was given to in vivo experiences of self-touch and art materials. Data were collected through focus groups with a purposive sample of art therapists

(N = 14) in-person and online. Groups included experientials with self-touch, body sensing, and body mapping. Data were collected from multiple sources including video, interview transcripts, and art work created in the groups. As participants shared their experiences of embodiment through the …

Divergent Bodyminds: Kin In The Difference, Ruth Churchill Dower, Claire Walsh

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

In breaking the habit of ‘making sense’ typified by normative, neurotypical modes of engagement with the world, neurodiverse sociality performs a treachery in relation to prescriptive, dominating forms of normative reality. Within this conference paper, a modest site of resistance, a reconsideration of neurotypical normative reality takes place, extending beyond the boundaries underpinning neurotypical hegemonic discourse about ‘human’ reality, identity and existence: rescinding the neurotypical “normative standard for human experience” requiring the mapping of bodies in advance, to foreground bodies in excess, neurodiverse bodies subject to patterns and rhythms that defy stable or coherent identification. As bodies “always extending beyond …

Characterization Of Vaccine-Enhanced Humoral Immune Responses Against Emergent Sars-Cov-2 Variants In A Convalescent Cohort, Jared Sheehan, Amber J. Trauth, Michael E. Hagensee, Alistair J. Ramsay

School of Graduate Studies Faculty Publications

Vaccination of COVID-19–convalescent individuals may generate ‘hybrid’ immunity of enhanced magnitude, durability, and cross-reactive breadth. Our primary goal was to characterize hybrid antibody (Ab) responses in a patient cohort infected with ancestral Wuhan-Hu-1 virus and vaccinated between 6 and 10 months later with the Wuhan-Hu-1–based BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine. We were particularly interested in determining the efficacy of neutralizing Ab responses against subsequently emergent SARS-CoV-2 variants. Sera collected at 3-monthly intervals over a period of 12 months were analyzed by ELISA for SARS-CoV-2 RBD–specific Ab responses, and also for neutralizing Ab activity using pseudovirus-based neutralization assays. We found that convalescent RBD-reactive …

Using Satellite Image Segmentation To Detect Trails, Jeremy Reynolds

Theses and Dissertations

This masters thesis proposes an innovative approach to satellite image segmentation by focusing on the detection and mapping of walking, hiking, and biking trails. The motivation behind this project comes from the underexplored area in segmentation techniques for trail identification and offers potential benefits for urban planning, environmental monitoring, and public health. The problem statement addresses the need for a model that can differentiate between various trail types and other natural or man-made elements. The project aims for efficiency and scalability in processing satellite imagery across different compute hardware. The work details several stages: researching existing segmentation techniques, specifically road …

Cloud Microphysical Response To Entrainment Of Dry Air Containing Aerosols, Jae Min Yeom, Hamed F. Sadi, Jesse Anderson, Fan Yang, Will Cantrell, Raymond Shaw

Michigan Tech Publications

Impacts of aerosol particles on clouds, precipitation, and climate remain one of the significant uncertainties in climate change. Aerosol particles entrained at cloud top and edge can affect cloud microphysical and macrophysical properties, but the process is still poorly understood. Here we investigate the cloud microphysical responses to the entrainment of aerosol-laden air in the Pi convection-cloud chamber. Results show that cloud droplet number concentration increases and mean radius of droplets decreases, which leads to narrower droplet size distribution and smaller relative dispersion. These behaviors are generally consistent with the scenario expected from the first aerosol-cloud indirect effect for a …

Remodeling Pedagogical Evaluation Tools To Incorporate Student Self-Efficacy And Sense Of Belonging In Scientific Research, Richelle L. Tanner, Nicholas P. Burnett, Emily E. King, Anne E. Todgham

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Curated undergraduate research experiences have been widely used at colleges and universities for decades to build student interest, technical preparation, and confidence in the pursuit of scientific careers. Educators often employ standardized survey instruments to evaluate learning outcomes for research experiences, but many of these assessments consider only technical skill development and career interests and are not rooted in discrete pedagogical theories. As higher education aims to create inclusive and equitable learning experiences for students, we argue that pedagogical assessment tools for undergraduate research experiences need to expand to consider outcomes such as increased science literacy, confidence in relational “soft” …

Society For Immunotherapy Of Cancer: Updates And Best Practices For Multiplex Immunohistochemistry (Ihc) And Immunofluorescence (If) Image Analysis And Data Sharing, Janis M Taube, Joel C Sunshine, Michael Angelo, Guray Akturk, Margaret Eminizer, Cláudia S Ferreira, Benjamin Green, Shirley Greenbaum, Noah F Greenwald, Cyrus V Hedvat, Travis J Hollmann, Daniel Jiménez-Sánchez, Konstanty Korski, Ana Lako, Edwin R Parra, Marlon C Rebelatto, David L Rimm, Scott J Rodig, Jamie Rodriguez-Canales, Jeffrey S Roskes, Kurt A Schalper, Emanuel Schenck, Keith E Steele, Michael J Surace, Alexander S Szalay, Michael T Tetzlaff, Ignacio I Wistuba, Jennifer H Yearley, Carlo B Bifulco

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Objectives: Multiplex immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence (mIHC/IF) are emerging technologies that can be used to help define complex immunophenotypes in tissue, quantify immune cell subsets, and assess the spatial arrangement of marker expression. mIHC/IF assays require concerted efforts to optimize and validate the multiplex staining protocols prior to their application on slides. The best practice guidelines for staining and validation of mIHC/IF assays across platforms were previously published by this task force. The current effort represents a complementary manuscript for mIHC/IF analysis focused on the associated image analysis and data management.

Methods: The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer convened a task …

Techniques For Deriving An Llm Agent Trust Score For Dynamically Triggering Human-In-The-Loop (Hil) Feedback In Realtime For An Llm Agentic Workflow, Akram Sheriff

Defensive Publications Series

Techniques are proposed herein for deriving an adaptive and coherent agentic trust score in a multi-agentic system, which can be used to trigger a human-in-the-loop (HIL) workflow. Since not all workflows may require HIL feedback, the agent trust score can be used for decision making, in real-time, to determine whether or not HIL feedback is required for a given workflow. The techniques prioritize trust by establishing metrics across data boundaries, Application Programming Interface (API) reliability, and metadata compliance, each contributing to the agent trust score derivation. Thus, the real-time agentic scoring system proposed herein may foster confidence in Large Language …

Full Issue: Volume 20, Number 2 - Winter 2024

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

A publication for friends and colleagues of Jefferson’s Department of Surgery

In This Issue

Cover Story Dang Laboratory Hosts Computational Biologist Studying Pancreatic Tumor Microenvironment - Page 1

Overview Two Terrific Nonfiction Scholarly Works - Page 2

On the Job Paige Fisher, PTA - Page 2

Education Expanding Post-Graduate Training with Two New Surgical Fellowships - Page 2

Changing Lives Through Research Jefferson Vascular Center Prepares for Comprehensive PERT Center Certification - Page 3

Please Welcome New Faculty - Page 3

Those Who Give Building Hope: TCGives Raises Funds to Support Pancreatic Cancer Research - Page 4

News in Brief …

News In Brief

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Tyler R. Grenda, MD, MS, (Sidney Kimmel Medical College ‘10) has been promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery. Dr. Grenda specializes in thoracic surgery and treats patients at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and Regulus Specialty Care in Turnersville, NJ.

Renee M. Tholey, MD, FACS, FASMBS, (Sidney Kimmel Medical College ’09, Jefferson Residency ‘15) has been promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery. Dr. Tholey specializes in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery and is Director of Surgical Undergraduate Education. She treats patients at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Jefferson Methodist Hospital and Jefferson Health–Navy Yard.

Talar Tatarian, MD, …

Building Hope: Tcgives Raises Funds To Support Pancreatic Cancer Research

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

In 2015, Kathleen K. Schoemaker (left) was an active and seemingly healthy 63-year-old. Still working as a finance executive, she had recently relocated from New Jersey to be closer to her daughter, Annemarie Tester, son-in-law, Michael, and their two young children in Fort Washington, Pa.

“She was two years into a five-year plan for retirement,” recalls Michael, founder and CEO of Tester Construction Group in Bala Cynwyd, Pa.

After feeling unwell during a retreat, Kathleen pursued medical testing that revealed a shocking diagnosis: Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. At the time, Michael’s father, William J. Tester, MD, was practicing oncology at …

New Faculty

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Sriharsha Gummadi, MD, has joined the Division of Acute Care Surgery. Dr. Gummadi is a graduate of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. He then went on to complete residency at Lakenau Hospital and fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He is double board certified in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care and cares for patients at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson Torresdale Hospital.

David Kim, MD, has joined the Division of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Kim is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He then went on to complete general …

Jefferson Vascular Center Prepares For Comprehensive Pert Center Certification

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Five years ago, the Jefferson Vascular Center (JVC)–staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of Interventional Radiology, Pulmonary Critical Care, Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine physicians–became a founding member of the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) Consortium.

The PERT Consortium is a national organization that advocates a team approach to caring for patients who come into hospitals with blood clots in their lungs. Now the JVC is preparing to apply for a new national certification from the PERT Consortium as a Comprehensive PERT Center.

The Jefferson PERT team is co-led by Carin Gonsalves, MD (Interventional Radiology), Frances Mae West, MD (Pulmonary Critical …

Dang Laboratory Hosts Computational Biologist Studying Pancreatic Tumor Microenvironment

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Hien T. Dang, PhD, and Yotsawat Pomyen, PhD, first began collaborating in 2016 while they were both working at the National Cancer Institute’s Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis (LHC). In 2024, Dr. Pomyen again joined forces with Dr. Dang–this time in her laboratory at Jefferson, where he has been working as a Fulbright Thai Visiting Scholar (see sidebar).

Dr. Pomyen, a computational biologist, specializes in primary liver cancer research and is a member of Thailand’s Initiative on Gene Expression Research–Liver Cancer (TIGER-LC). His academic background includes a Master of Science in Bioinformatics from King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, as well …

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 21, No. 11, 2007, Jay Hornsby, David Opper

North Texas Archeological Society Records

Volume twenty-one and issue eleven of TCAS Benchmark.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 21, No. 7, 2007, Color Copy, Jay Hornsby, David Opper

North Texas Archeological Society Records

Color copy of volume twenty-one and issue seven of TCAS Benchmark. This version is missing last few pages.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 21, No. 7, 2007, Jay Hornsby, David Opper

North Texas Archeological Society Records

Volume twenty-one and issue seven of TCAS Benchmark.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 5, No. 12, 2006, Glynn Osburn, Paula Vastine

North Texas Archeological Society Records

Volume five and issue twelve of TCAS Benchmark.

Malliavin Calculus On The Clifford Algebra, Takayoshi Watanabe

Journal of Stochastic Analysis

No abstract provided.

Modelling Uncertain Volatility Using Quantum Stochastic Calculus: Unitary Vs Non-Unitary Time Evolution, Will Hicks

Journal of Stochastic Analysis

No abstract provided.

The Effectiveness Of Using Al Hodhud Application To Teach Reading Skills In Arabic As A Second Language In The International Baccalaureate System For Kindergarten Students, Samaa Bassem Haroun, Mohammad M. T. Habib Samkari

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدفت الدراسة التعرف إلى فاعلية تطبيق "الهدهد" في تنمية مهارات القراءة باللغة العربية كلغة ثانية لدى طلبة رياض الأطفال في برنامج البكالوريا الدولية، وقد أجريت الدراسة في مدرسة المواهب الإنجليزية في محافظة العاصمة عمان في الأردن خلال الفصل الدراسي الثاني من العام الدراسي 2022-2023. ولتحقيق أهداف الدراسة تم استخدام المنهج شبه التجريبي، وتم اختيار مجموعة الدراسة عمدياً، وتألفت المجموعة من (40) طفلاً من مرحلة رياض الأطفال، وتألفت العينة من مجموعة واحدة درست استخدام تطبيق الهدهد، وتم تطبيق الاختبار القبلي والبعدي، وبعد تطبيق الدراسة وإجراء التحليل الإحصائي أظهرت نتائج فاعلية تطبيق الهدهد في تنمية مهارات القراءة باللغة العربية كلغة ثانية، وأظهرت …

فاعلية استخدام استراتيجية الصف المعكوس في تحصيل طلبة الصف الثالث الأساسي في مادة العلوم, Amal Odeh Salman Alrawashdeh

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدفت الدراسة التعرف إلى أثر استخدام استراتيجية التعلم المعكوس في التحصيل الآني والمؤجل في مادة العلوم لدى طلبة الصف الثالث الأساسي في الأردن. ولتحقيق هذا الهدف تم استخدام المنهج شبه التجريبي من خلال استخدام أداة تم تطويرها على شكل اختبار يقيس أثر استخدام استراتيجية التعلم المعكوس في التحصيل الآني والمؤجل في مادة العلوم لدى طلبة الصف الثالث الأساسي في مدرسة العدنانية الأساسية المختلطة التابعة لمديرية قصبة الكرك في محافظة الكرك جنوب الأردن والذين يدرسون في الفصل الأول من العام الدراسي 2022/2023.، والبالغ عددهم (68) طالباً وطالبة موزعين على المجموعتين التجريبية والضابطة، حيث تم اختيارهم بطريقة قصدية بواقع (34) طالباً وطالبة …

التطور المهني لمعلمي الرياضيات في ضوء أهداف التنمية المستدامة 2030, Suheir Moh'd Ali Alshdaifat

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدفت الدراسة الكشف عن التطور المهني لمعلمي الرياضيات في قصبة المفرق (الأردن) في ضوء أهداف التنمية المستدامة (2030)، حيث بلغت عينة الدراسة (150) من معلمي الرياضيات بمديرية تربية وتعليم قصبة المفرق، واستخدمت الدراسة استبانة التنمية المستدامة، واستبانة التطور المهني واتَّبعت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي، وتوصَّلت الدراسة إلى أنَّ نسبة التطور المهني لدى معلمي الرياضيات التي بلغت (80.2%) وهو مستوى "مرتفع"، وأنَّ نسبة وعي معلمي الرياضيات بأهداف التنمية المستدامة بلغت (80.2%) وهو مستوى "مرتفع"، وأنَّ معامل الارتباط بيرسون بين التطور المهني وأهداف التنمية المستدامة يساوي (0.342) وهو معامل ارتباط إيجابي مما يعني أنَّ العلاقة طردية، وتوجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية بين متوسطات …

اتجاهات معلمي ومعلمات الرياضيات نحو استخدام ملف الإنجاز أداة تقييم بديل, Afnan Saleem Ali Zwateen

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدفت الدراسة للتعرف على اتجاهات معلمي ومعلمات الرياضيات في محافظة عجلون (الأردن) نحو استخدام ملف الإنجاز أداة تقييم بديل، تمّ اختيار عيّنة الدراسة بصورة عشوائية بحيث تُمثّل جزء من مجتمع الدراسة، حيث بلغت (75) من معلمي ومعلمات الرياضيات في محافظة عجلون، أشارت نتائج الدراسة أنَّ نسبة مستوى اتجاهات معلمي ومعلمات الرياضيات نحو استخدام ملف الانجاز كأداة تقييم بديل في محافظة عجلون التي بلغت (82.3%) وهو مستوى عالٍ، ولا توجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية في مستوى اتجاهات معلمي ومعلمات الرياضيات نحو استخدام ملف الإنجاز كأداة تقييم بديل في محافظة عجلون تبعًا لمتغير الجنس، وسنوات الخبرة، والمؤهل العلمي. وأوصت الدراسة بضرورة الحرص …

درجة امتلاك طلبة الثانوية العامة في الأردن لمهارات التعلم المنظم ذاتيًّا خلال التعليم الإلكتروني وقدرته على التنبؤية بالتحصيل الأكاديمي, Mohammad Mohd Taisir Habib Samkari .

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدفت الدراسة التعرف على درجة امتلاك طلبة المرحلة الثانوية العامة في الأردن لمهارات التعلم المنظم ذاتيًّا خلال استخدام التعليم الإلكتروني، وكذلك التعرف على القدرة التنبؤية للتعلم المنظم ذاتيًّا على التحصيل الأكاديمي لديهم، واستخدام المنهج الوصفي الارتباطي لتحقيق أهداف الدراسة، التي اجريت على عينة من طلبة المرحلة الثانوية العامة في لواء الجامعة في العاصمة عمان في الأردن وعددها (327) وقد أجريت الدراسة في العام الدراسي 2022، وقد بينت النتائج أن درجة امتلاك طلبة الثانوية العامة لمهارات التعلم المنظم ذاتياً مرتفعة بشكل عام، وقد احتل بعد وضع الاهدف والتخطيط على المرتبة الأولى ومن ثم طلب المساعدة الاجتماعية، ومن ثم التسميع والحفظ واخيراً …

مهارة معلمي المدارس الحكومية في تعزيز الاستيعاب البصريّ للمفاهيم الجغرافيّة لدى طلبة الأساسي, Afaf Omar Ibrahim Albalawneh

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدف المقال التعرُّف على مهارة معلمي المدارس الحكومية في تعزيز الاستيعاب البصري للمفاهيم الجغرافيّة لدى طلبة المدارس الحكومية في ديرعلا من وجهة نظر معلمين الجغرافية، من وجهة نظر المعلمين. إذ اتّبعت الدراسة المنهج الوصفيّ التحليليّ، وتكوّنت عينة الدراسة من (276) معلمًا ومعلمةً، في المدارس الحكومية في لواء ديرعلا، واعتمدت الدراسة على أداة الاستبانة، وتمّ استخدام برنامج الحزمة الإحصائية (spss)؛ لتحليل نتائج الدراسة. وخلُصَت النتائج إلى أنّ مهارة استخلاص المعاني من الشكل البصري حصل على أعلى درجة، ثمّ أوصت الدراسة على ضرورة العمل على تحسين، وتطوير مهارة إدراك، وتفسير الغموض في الشكل البصري، لتعليم المفاهيم الجغرافية، وتعزيز مهارة ربط العلاقات بالشكل …

اتجاهات معلمي الرياضيات للمرحلة الأساسية نحو التعليم الدامج وعلاقته بالاندماج المدرسي لدى الطلبة المدمجين, Asma Hasan Mohamad Al Tall'a

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدف المقال الكشف عن اتجاهات معلمي الرياضيات للمرحلة الأساسية في مديرية تربية وتعليم لواء ماركا نحو التعليم الدامج وعلاقته بالاندماج المدرسي لدى الطلبة المدمجين، بلغت عينة الدراسة (84) معلمًا من معلمي الرياضيات للمرحلة الأساسية في مديرية تربية وتعليم لواء ماركا، واستخدمت الدراسة استبانة اتجاهات معلمي الرياضيات نحو التعليم الدامج، واستبانة الاندماج المدرسي لدى الطلبة المدمجين من وجهة نظر معلميهم، واتَّبعت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، وتوصَّلت الدراسة إلى أنَّ مستوى اتجاهات معلمي الرياضيات للمرحلة الأساسية نحو التعليم الدامج بلغت (79.65%) وهو مستوى "مرتفع"، وأنَّ نسبة الاندماج المدرسي لدى الطلبة المدمجين من وجهة نظر معلميهم بلغت (81.8%) وهو مستوى "مرتفع"، وبلغ معامل …

Analysis And Description Of The Iridescent Film On Calcites In Eastern Iowa, Cavit Schempp, John Oostenryk

Geology: Student Scholarship & Creative Works

During the Devonian Period, eastern to central Iowa experienced multiple transgressive and regressive intervals. This study focuses on the Cou Falls and Gizzard Creek Members of the Coralville Formation, deposited during the Eifelian Stage. Sometime after the formation of the limestone, the interiors of various brachiopods, gastropods, and other fauna began to weather out, creating vugs within the limestone, which gave rise to the first of three growth phases of calcite in the form of rhombohedrons and scalenohedrons. After these primary calcites were formed, new fluids flowed through these vugs, depositing a previously misidentified iridescent film on the calcite crystals, …