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How To Be In Two Places At Once: A Search For The Immersive Experience In Renaissance Music And Visual Arts., Andrew Hallock

Journal of Network Music and Arts

Immersion is a hot topic, but it is often invoked in a vague or shallow way. This essay aims to arrive at a more nuanced consideration of the immersive experience by presenting some perhaps surprising arguments from the past—from Renaissance music and visual arts—drawing parallels with our own time, and positing that the Network Arts can take inspiration from this history to enhance its own immersive endeavours. Four interrelated topics serve as the basis for this investigation: miniature devotionalia, polyphonic canons, anamorphic puzzles, and early cosmology. By using perspective to disclose hidden meanings, ideas, and realities, these varied practices draw …

Influence Of The Moisture On Fumes Derived From The Anfo Detonation, Andrzej Biessikirski, Mateusz Pytlik, Michał Dworzak, Michał Twardosz, Mariusz Wądrzyk, Rafał Janus

Journal of Sustainable Mining

ANFO is one of the most commonly used explosives in open-pit mining, usually produced by mixing systems on the blast site. One of the problems usually not considered is the moisture”s influence on the stored ammonium nitrate(V). The influence of moisture on fumes and the detonation process has been investigated by placing ammonium nitrate(V) prills in the climatic chamber. In the investigation, the influence was evaluated for ANFO samples which were produced based on the two types of fuel oils. It was concluded that the 3.0% moisture level resulted in the lowest NOx content in both case studies. Further increased …

System And Method For Configurable Vehicle Metrics Collection And Reporting, Selim Gurun, Umang Bhatia, Rui Qiu, Sergey Grizan

Defensive Publications Series

This publication describes systems and techniques for implementing a vehicle communications language for describing vehicle system data sources, data collection rules, data processing, and data results using Protobuf for serializing data and establishing an interface description language for communications among various vehicle systems and vehicle data sources. Described techniques may enable vehicle data collection, vehicle data configuration and report generation. Aspects of the disclosure may include end-to-end cloud integration for vehicle systems and data sources utilizing a digital twin of a subject vehicle within the infrastructure of a cloud services provider and defining within the digital twin, available vehicle services, …

Mid- To Late-Miocene Hypogene Speleogenesis Tied To The Tectonic History Of The Central Basin And Range Province, Usa, Louise D. Hose, Victor Polyak, Harvey R. Duchene, J. Douglas Powell, Leslie A. Melim, Gretchen M. Baker, Donald G. Davis, Yemane Asmerom

International Journal of Speleology

Twenty-five caves displaying evidence of hypogene speleogenesis in White Pine County, Nevada, were studied between May 2022 and October 2023. Results demonstrate that the central Basin and Range Province is a major hypogenic cave region with speleogenesis dating back to the Middle Miocene. The U-Pb radiometric dates of cave mammillaries obtained so far cover a wide span of time, ranging between 14 Ma to 2 Ma. Tectonic shearing along the Snake Range Décollement up to about 22 Ma probably brackets the maximum age of speleogenesis. Thus, speleogenesis began between 22-14 Ma, which predates most of the Basin and Range extensional …

An Evaluation Study Of The Questions Of The Palestinian General Secondary School Certificate Exams In The Subject Of Islamic Education For The Years (2007-2020) In The Light Of The Cognitive Levels Of The Bloom Pyramid, Majdi Joyousi, Afif Zeidan, Hisham Shanaa

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

The current study aimed at analyzing and evaluating the questions of the Palestinian General Secondary School Certificate in the subject of Islamic education and indicating the degree of their representation of Bloom's levels of knowledge, and identifying the percentages obtained by each of the levels. Six levels (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation). The results of the study showed that the total number of high school exams questions for the year (2007-2020) is (466). Where the first level constituted comprehension and comprehension, which amounted to (37.1%), and the level of knowledge constituted a percentage of (36.7%) and the percentage …

The Most Common Sports Injuries Among Players Of Martial Arts, Ahmad Abu Zayda

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

The study aimed to identify the most common sports injuries of martial arts (Karate, Judo, Boxing, and Wrestling). The study was conducted on a sample of (120) players. The researcher used the personal interview and questionnaire as instruments of the study to collect data. The researcher also used the statistical descriptive method which involved using frequencies and percentages to analyze the results. The study concluded that the main cause of injuries was attributed to the lack of safety factors with the highest percentage of (92.5%) and the competition period was regarded as the most frequent period in which the injuries …

Phylogenomics Recovers Multiple Origins Of Portable Case Making In Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera), Nature's Underwater Architects, Paul B. Frandsen, Ralph W. Holzenthal, Marianne Espeland, Jesse Breinholt, Jessica A. Thomas Thorpe, Sabrina Simon, Akito Y. Kawahara, David Plotkin, Scott Hotaling, Yiyuan Li, C. Riley Nelson, Oliver Niehuis, Christoph Mayer, Lars Podsiadlowski, Alexander Donath, Bernhard Misof, Emily Moriarty Lemmon, Alan Lemmon, John C. Morse, Shanlin Liu, Steffen U. Pauls, Xin Zhou

Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications

Caddisflies (Trichoptera) are among the most diverse groups of freshwater animals with more than 16 000 describes species. They play a fundamental role in freshwater ecology and environmental engineering in streams, rivers and lakes. Because of this, they are frequently used as indicator organisms in biomonitoring programmes. Despite their importance, key questions concerning the evolutionary history of caddisflies, such as the timing and origin of larval case making, remain unanswered owing to the lack of a well-resolved phylogeny. Here, we estimated a phylogenetic tree using a combination of transcriptomes and targeted enrichment data for 207 species, representing 48 of 52 …

Investigating The Role Of Betrayal Blindness Between High Betrayal Trauma And Dating Violence Among Young Mothers Maltreated As Children, Lauren Catherine Wallace

Theses and Dissertations

Young mothers experience greater rates of dating violence (DV) victimization and perpetration compared to their non-parenting, female peers as well as older mothers (Joly & Connolly, 2016). Child maltreatment is a salient predictor of DV victimization and perpetration (Li et al., 2019; Murphy et al., 2020). According to Betrayal Trauma Theory (BTT), child maltreatment perpetrated by a close loved one, such as a parent or primary caregiver, is defined as a high betrayal trauma (Freyd, 1996). Young mothers who experienced a high betrayal trauma may endorse betrayal blindness as a way to cope with abuse from their caregiver (Freyd & …

Concolic Testing For Scripting Languages, Zhe Li

Dissertations and Theses

Scripting languages, such as JavaScript and Lua, are becoming more and more popular. They are typically easy to learn and use, making them accessible to a wide range of developers, even those with limited programming experience. Lua, for instance, is a lightweight, efficient, and versatile scripting language. It is designed to be easy to integrate into other systems and is often used as an embedded scripting language in larger applications such as NMap, which is a network scanning tool.

As another example, web front-end development with JavaScript (JS) is a popular choice for developers due to its ability to add …

The Shell Tutor: An Intelligent Tutoring System For The Unix Command Shell And Git, Jaxton Winder, Erik Falor, Seth Poulsen, John Edwards

Computer Science Faculty and Staff Publications

The command shell and Git are important tools for computer scientists to learn and is taught in many computer science curricula. Many tools used by computer scientists are primarily interfaced through the command shell, such as Git. However, there have been few studies and interventions designed to assist in understanding student behaviors in the command shell and better teaching of it. This paper aims to provide an overview and reflection of a novel intelligent tutoring system we developed, the Shell Tutor, which assists in teaching students the command shell and Git. This paper will also analyze features of this tool …

Members Of Gardner-Webb’S Concert Choir Share Experiences From Trip To France, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but an image can’t compare to the experience of being there. Before traveling to France to perform during the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the 16 members of the Gardner-Webb University Concert Choir could only imagine the price paid that day by American and other allied forces. A!er visiting Normandy and the American Cemetery, the cost of freedom became clearer.

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Turkish Journal of Mathematics

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Positive And Decreasing Solutions For Higher Order Caputo Boundary Valueproblems With Sign-Changing Green’S Function, Rian Yan, Yige Zhao, Xuan Leng, Yabing Li

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this paper, Caputo boundary value problems of order 3 < ζ ≤ 4 are investigated on the interval [0, 1] .By Guo-Krasnoselskii fixed point theorem, some criteria of existence and multiplicity of positive and decreasing solutionsare established. The main novelty of the paper lies in its capability to achieve positive solutions while the correspondingGreen’s function changes sign. Finally, two examples are provided to illustrate the application of these results.

Stacks In Einstein Gravity, Kadri̇ İlker Berktav

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this paper, we examine stacky structures in certain Einstein gravity theories. In brief, using the classicalformulation of (vacuum) gravity, with vanishing cosmological constant, we first construct the stack of solutions to Einsteinfield equations on any given fixed manifold. Using a similar approach and setup, we also study Einstein’s gravity onfamilies of manifolds and define another stack encoding this situation. Later on, we focus on the gauge theoreticalinterpretation of 3D gravity and provide a natural stack associated with that interpretation. Finally, in a particularsetup, we give a natural morphism between the two stacks arising from different descriptions of 3D gravity.

Curves As Slant Submanifolds Of An Almost Product Riemannian Manifold, Pablo Alegre, Alfonso Carriazo

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this paper, we show that in an almost product manifold there exist curves that are slant submanifolds. Wecharacterize these curves and study them in two and three-dimensional locally product manifolds. Finally, we constructcurves in a hypersurface of a Kaehler manifold.

Properties Of Gyrogroups Induced By Groups Whose Central Quotients Being 2-Engel, Jaturon Wattanapan, Teerapong Suksumran

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

A group Γ is said to be CCII if the quotient Γ/Z(Γ) is 2-Engel or, equivalently, commutator-inversion invariant, where Z(Γ) is the center of Γ. In this article, we prove algebraic and topological properties of gyrogroups that are induced by CCII groups. Then, using a classification of non-abelian groups of order n with n < 32, we determine all finite CCII groups of order less than 32.

The Flow-Geodesic Curvature And The Flow-Evolute Of Spherical Curves, Mircea Crasmareanu

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

We introduce and study a deformation of the geodesic curvature for a given spherical curve γ . Also, wedefine a new type of evolute and two Fermi-Walker type derivatives for γ . Some concrete examples are detailed with aspecial attention towards space curves with a constant torsion.

Interior Schauder-Type Estimates For M − Th Order Elliptic Operators Inrearrangement-Invariant Sobolev Spaces, Emi̇nağa M. Mamedov, Şeyma Çeti̇n

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this study, we investigate the m-th order elliptic operators on n-dimensional bounded domain Ω ⊂ Rnwith discontinuous coefficients in the rearrangement-invariant Sobolev space WmX (Ω). In general, the consideredrearrangement-invariant spaces are not separable, so the use of classical methods in these spaces requires substantialmodification of classical methods and a lot of preparation, concerning correctness of substitution operator, problemsrelated to the extension operator in such spaces, etc. For this purpose, the corresponding separable subspaces of thesespaces, in which the set of compact supported infinitely differentiable functions is dense, are introduced based on theshift operator. We establish interior Schauder-type estimates in …

On Vietoris’ Hybrid Number Sequence, Nurten Gürses, Gülsüm Yeli̇z Saçli, Sali̇m Yüce

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

This work is intended to establish a relation between Vietoris’ sequence, which is a rational sequence, andhybrid numbers. Then it provides some characteristic properties of the hybrid numbers with Vietoris’ number coefficients.Some relations between this hybrid number and its norm, the recurrence relations, the generating function, Binet-likeformula and Catalan-like identities are also indicated. Furthermore, a determinantal approach is presented to obtainelements of Vietoris’ hybrid number sequence.

Some Qualitative Results For Nonlocal Dynamic Boundary Value Problem Of Thermistor Type, Svetlin G. Georgiev, Mahammad Khuddush, Sanket Tikare

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

This paper is concerned with second-order nonlocal dynamic thermistor problem with two-point boundary conditions on time scales. By utilizing the fixed point theorems due to Schaefer and Rus, we establish some sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of solutions. Further, we discuss the continuous dependence of solutions and four types of Ulam stability. We provide examples to support the applicability of our results.

On A Class Of Permutation Trinomials Over Finite Fields, Burcu Gülmez Temür, Buket Özkaya

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this paper, we study the permutation properties of the class of trinomials of the form f(x) = x4q+1 +λ1xq+4 +λ2x2q+3 ∈ Fq2 [x] , where λ1, λ2 ∈ Fq and they are not simultaneously zero. We find all necessary and sufficientconditions on λ1 and λ2 such that f(x) permutes Fq2 , where q is odd and q = 22k+1, k ∈ N.

Pt-Symmetry-Enabled Stable Modes In A Multicore Fiber, Tamara Gratcheva, Yogesh N. Joglekar, Jay Gopalakrishnan

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications and Presentations

Open systems with balanced gain and loss, described by parity-time (PT -symmetric) Hamiltonians have been deeply explored over the past decade. Most explorations are limited to finite discrete models (in real or reciprocal spaces) or continuum problems in one dimension. As a result, these models do not leverage the complexity and variability of two-dimensional continuum problems on a compact support. Here, we investigate eigenvalues of the Schrödinger equation on a disk with zero boundary condition, in the presence of constant, PT -symmetric, gain-loss potential that is confined to two mirror-symmetric disks. We find a rich variety of exceptional points, re-entrant …

Successful Strategies Government Executive Stakeholders Use To Mitigate Higher Project Costs And User Adoption Failure Rates, Kimberly Rauscher

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

U.S. government agency projects are under intense scrutiny due to historical reporting of overspending and significant delays; however, only 13% of U.S. government information technology projects over $6M succeed, costing taxpayers money. Grounded in the theory of constraints, the purpose of this qualitative, pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies that U.S. government executive stakeholders use to mitigate higher project costs and user adoption failure rates. The participants included three U.S. government agency executive stakeholders in Raleigh, North Carolina, the United States, who successfully implemented strategies to mitigate higher project costs and user adoption failure rates. Data were collected data using …

Generation Of Kochen-Specker Contextual Sets In Higher Dimensions By Dimensional Upscaling Whose Complexity Does Not Scale With Dimension And Their Applications, Mladen Pavičić, Mordecai Waegell

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

Recently, handling of contextual sets, in particular Kochen-Specker (KS) sets, in higher dimensions has been given an increasing attention, both theoretically and experimentally. However, methods of their generation are diverse, not generally applicable in every dimension, and of exponential complexity. Therefore, we design a dimensional upscaling method, whose complexity does not scale with dimension. As a proof of principle we generate manageable-sized KS master sets in up to 27 dimensional spaces and show that well over 32 dimensions can be reached. From these master sets we obtain an ample number of smaller KS sets. We discuss three kinds of applications …

New Oscillation Criteria For First-Order Differential Equations With General Delay Argument, Emad R. Attia, Irena Jadlovska

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

This paper is concerned with the oscillation of solutions to a class of first-order differential equations withvariable coefficients and a general delay argument. New oscillation criteria are established, which improve and extendmany known results reported in the literature. A couple of illustrative examples are given to show the efficiency of thenewly obtained results. In particular, it is shown that our criteria partially fulfill a remaining gap in a recent sharp resultby Pituk et al. [31].

Bernstein-Nikol’Skii-Markov-Type Inequalities For Algebraic Polynomials In Aweighted Lebesgue Space In Regions With Cusps, Uğur Değer, Fahreddi̇n Abdullayev

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this paper, we study Bernstein-Nikol’skii-Markov type inequalities for arbitrary algebraic polynomials withrespect to a weighted Lebesgue space, where the weight functions have some singularities on a given contour. We considercurves which can contain a finite number of exterior and interior corners with power law tangency of the boundary arcs atthose points where the weight functions have both zeros and poles of finite order. The estimates are given for the growthof the module of derivatives for algebraic polynomials on the closure of a region bounded by a given curve, dependingon the behavior of weight functions, on the property of curve, …

Cutting-Edge Developments In Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis And Applications For Enhanced Antimicrobial And Uv Protection In Healthcare Solutions, Egwonor Loveth Irede, Raymond Femi Awoyemi, Babatunde Owolabi, Omowunmi Rebecca Aworinde, Rofiat Odunayo Kajola, Ajibola Hazeez, Ayuba Adawale Raji, Latifat Oluwatobi Ganiyu, Chimezie O. Onukwuli, Asishana Paul Onivefu, Ikhazuagbe Hilary Ifijen

Michigan Tech Publications

This paper presents a comprehensive review of recent advancements in utilizing zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) to enhance antimicrobial and UV protective properties in healthcare solutions. It delves into the synthesis techniques of ZnO NPs and elucidates their antimicrobial efficacy, exploring the underlying mechanisms governing their action against a spectrum of pathogens. Factors impacting the antimicrobial performance of ZnO NPs, including size, surface characteristics, and environmental variables, are extensively analyzed. Moreover, recent studies showcasing the effectiveness of ZnO NPs against diverse pathogens are critically examined, underscoring their potential utility in combatting microbial infections. The study further investigates the UV protective …

Human Centered Approaches And Taxonomies For Explainable Artificial Intelligence, Helen Sheridan, Emma Murphy, Dympna O'Sullivan

Conference papers

Recent interest within the research community related to explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) has led to a profuse amount of literature on the subject. Those who wish to tackle the domain from an HCI focus may be presented with overwhelming material, most of which does not pertain to human aspects of XAI. Taxonomies can serve to categorize a subject into topic areas and distill content into an overview of the field. This late breaking work intends to help those within the HCI community with a focus on XAI to understand relevant aspects of human centered XAI. We also present a taxonomy …

Valorization Of Seafood Waste For Food Packaging Development, Zhijing Zhan, Yiming Feng, Jikai Zhao, Mingyu Qiao, Qing Jin

School of Earth, Environmental, & Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

Packaging plays a crucial role in protecting food by providing excellent mechanical properties as well as effectively blocking water vapor, oxygen, oil, and other contaminants. The low degradation of widely used petroleum-based plastics leads to environmental pollution and poses health risks. This has drawn interest in renewable biopolymers as sustainable alternatives. The seafood industry generates significant waste that is rich in bioactive substances like chitin, chitosan, gelatins, and alginate, which can replace synthetic polymers in food packaging. Although biopolymers offer biodegradability, biocompatibility, and non-toxicity, their films often lack mechanical and barrier properties compared with synthetic polymer films. This comprehensive review …

The Effectiveness Of Using The Model Eliciting Activities (Meas) In Improving The Ability To Solve Mathematical Problems And Self-Efficacy Among Female Students In Eighth Grade In The Sultanate Of Oman, Wedad R.R. Al- Mukhini, Mamoon M. Al-Shannaq

Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies

Abstract: The study aims to investigate the effectiveness of using the Model Eliciting Activities (MEAs) on the ability to solve mathematical problems and self-efficacy among female students in eighth grade in the Sultanate of Oman. A quasi-experimental research design was used. The sample of the study consisted of 52 female students. It was divided equally into two groups: an experimental group and a control group. To achieve the objectives of the study, an instrument was developed to measure the students’ ability to solve mathematical problems with test consisting of 6 essay questions. In addition, a questionnaire of self-efficacy in solving …