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March 2024 Library & Learning Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library & Learning Dean’S Office Communications Team Mar 2024

March 2024 Library & Learning Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library & Learning Dean’S Office Communications Team

Library & Learning Newsletters

PDF version of the March 2024 (Volume 2, Issue 8) Library & Learning Newsletter.

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The Use Of Economic Indicators As Early Signals Of Stock Market Progress: Perspectives From Market Potential Index, Tarek Eldomiaty, Islam Azzam, Mostafa Fouad, Yasmeen Said Mar 2024

The Use Of Economic Indicators As Early Signals Of Stock Market Progress: Perspectives From Market Potential Index, Tarek Eldomiaty, Islam Azzam, Mostafa Fouad, Yasmeen Said

Faculty Journal Articles

The progress of financial markets depends on the way world investors foresee the market potential of the country of choice. Countries that are associated with favorable economic incentives are able to motivate investments in their respective stock markets. The objective of this paper is to examine the role of the many economic components which constitute the Market Potential Index in enhancing stock market progress. The methodology goes through testing and estimation. The tests include linearity versus nonlinearity (RESET), normality, and cointegration. The estimation includes cointegration regression and discriminant analysis to distinguish between high and low stock market progress. This study …

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Secondary Math Teachers’ Responses To Errors In The Classroom, Richie Vicinanza Mar 2024

Secondary Math Teachers’ Responses To Errors In The Classroom, Richie Vicinanza

Honors College Theses

This study was conducted in an effort to find out how modern-day secondary math teachers respond to errors in their classrooms and the reasonings behind their responses. To fulfill the purpose of this study, various methods of research were used to gather information. Methods included looking into the scholarly sources surrounding the topic as well as a primary-conducted study in the field. Participants of this study were high school math teachers. The participants engaged in two semi-structured interviews (an initial and a debrief) as well as an observation that was conducted during one of their classes. Through the initial interview, …

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Scientists Explain The Underrepresentation Of Women In Physics Compared To Biology In Four National Contexts, Esther Chan, Di Di, Elaine Howard Ecklund Mar 2024

Scientists Explain The Underrepresentation Of Women In Physics Compared To Biology In Four National Contexts, Esther Chan, Di Di, Elaine Howard Ecklund

Sociology

Women are consistently underrepresented in physics when compared to biology. Yet how scientists themselves explain the causes of this underrepresentation is understudied outside the US context. In this research, we ask the following question: How do scientists in different national/regional contexts explain why there are fewer women in physics than biology? Using original survey data collected among academic biologists and physicists in the US (N = 1777), Italy (N = 1257), France (N = 648), and Taiwan (N = 780), we examine how scientists' social identities, social locations, and country context shape essentialist, individualist, and structural …

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Euhforia Modelling Of The Sun-Earth Chain Of The Magnetic Cloud Of 28 June 2013, G Prete, A Niemela, B Schmieder, Nada Al-Haddad, Bin Zhuang, F Lepreti, V Carbone, S Poedts Mar 2024

Euhforia Modelling Of The Sun-Earth Chain Of The Magnetic Cloud Of 28 June 2013, G Prete, A Niemela, B Schmieder, Nada Al-Haddad, Bin Zhuang, F Lepreti, V Carbone, S Poedts

Faculty Publications

Context. Predicting geomagnetic events starts with an understanding of the Sun-Earth chain phenomena in which (interplanetary) coronal mass ejections (CMEs) play an important role in bringing about intense geomagnetic storms. It is not always straightforward to determine the solar source of an interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) detected at 1 au. Aims. The aim of this study is to test by a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation the chain of a series of CME events detected from L1 back to the Sun in order to determine the relationship between remote and in situ CMEs. Methods. We analysed both remote-sensing observations and in …

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X-Ray Polarization Of The Black Hole X-Ray Binary 4u 1630–47 Challenges The Standard Thin Accretion Disk Scenario, Ajay Ratheesh, Michal Dovčiak, Henric Krawczynski, Jakub Podgorný, Lorenzo Marra, Alexandra Veledina, Valery F. Suleimanov, Nicole Rodriguez Cavero, James F. Steiner, Jiří Svoboda, Andrea Marinucci, Stefano Bianchi, Michela Negro, Giorgio Matt, Francesco Tombesi, Juri Poutanen, Adam Ingram, Roberto Taverna, Andrew West, Vladimir Karas, Francesco Ursini, Paolo Soffitta, Fiamma Capitanio, Domenico Viscolo, Alberto Manfreda Mar 2024

X-Ray Polarization Of The Black Hole X-Ray Binary 4u 1630–47 Challenges The Standard Thin Accretion Disk Scenario, Ajay Ratheesh, Michal Dovčiak, Henric Krawczynski, Jakub Podgorný, Lorenzo Marra, Alexandra Veledina, Valery F. Suleimanov, Nicole Rodriguez Cavero, James F. Steiner, Jiří Svoboda, Andrea Marinucci, Stefano Bianchi, Michela Negro, Giorgio Matt, Francesco Tombesi, Juri Poutanen, Adam Ingram, Roberto Taverna, Andrew West, Vladimir Karas, Francesco Ursini, Paolo Soffitta, Fiamma Capitanio, Domenico Viscolo, Alberto Manfreda

Faculty Publications

A large energy-dependent X-ray polarization degree is detected by the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) in the high-soft emission state of the black hole X-ray binary 4U 1630–47. The highly significant detection (at ≈50σ confidence level) of an unexpectedly high polarization, rising from ∼6% at 2 keV to ∼10% at 8 keV, cannot be easily reconciled with standard models of thin accretion disks. In this work, we compare the predictions of different theoretical models with the IXPE data and conclude that the observed polarization properties are compatible with a scenario in which matter accretes onto the black hole through a …

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Exploratory Analysis Of Cislunar Disposal Options For Select L1 And L2 Orbit Families, Rene Velazquez Mar 2024

Exploratory Analysis Of Cislunar Disposal Options For Select L1 And L2 Orbit Families, Rene Velazquez

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research is to characterize the disposal options available for the planar and out of plane orbit families near the Moon. These options are meant to provide the impending Space Race around the cislunar regime a method to mitigate debris in the future. The disposal options are built upon a Sphere of Influence (SOI) reachability concept from a Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem (CR3BP). The SOI reachability will be based on the maneuver applied on a closed orbit in the velocity direction of the rotating frame. The post-maneuver trajectories will be propagated for 180 days and transformed into …

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Pilot Project Quality Assurance Project Plan 2024 Update, Alloy Group Mar 2024

Pilot Project Quality Assurance Project Plan 2024 Update, Alloy Group

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

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A Multi-Appointment Patient Scheduling System With Machine Learning And Optimization, Ying Han, Marina E. Johnson, Xiaojun Shan, Mohammad Khasawneh Mar 2024

A Multi-Appointment Patient Scheduling System With Machine Learning And Optimization, Ying Han, Marina E. Johnson, Xiaojun Shan, Mohammad Khasawneh

Department of Information Management and Business Analytics Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Appointment scheduling is critical to increasing resource utilization and operational performance in various industry domains, especially healthcare. Costs to care for several serious diseases are projected to grow due to the aging population and rising drug prices. Thus, there is an urgent need for efficient operational planning and scheduling to reduce expenses. This research explores ways to effectively schedule outpatient chemotherapy visits with multiple appointments requiring different resources. The study aims to assess the impact of patient no-shows and individual stochastic appointment durations in scheduling performance and determine if overbooking is viable to mitigate the adverse effects of patient no-shows. …

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A Simplified Model For The Study Of Film-Boiling Droplet Motion On Microscale Ratchets, Sheldon Wang, Jeong Tae Ok, Sunggook Park, Mahmoud Elsharafi, Yu Guo Mar 2024

A Simplified Model For The Study Of Film-Boiling Droplet Motion On Microscale Ratchets, Sheldon Wang, Jeong Tae Ok, Sunggook Park, Mahmoud Elsharafi, Yu Guo

Faculty Publications

In this work, we explore a simplified model based on both analytical and computational methods for the study of film-boiling droplet motion on microscale ratchets. We consider a specific ratchet design with the length periods and depth of ratchets much smaller than the size of the droplet. We conclude based on our modeling that for the ratchet configuration considered in this paper, the conduction within the vapor film is the dominant means of heat transfer in comparison with convection and radiation. Furthermore, we demonstrate a more manageable two-dimensional model in which analytical approaches coupled with computational approaches yield reasonably accurate …

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Asme Electric-Human Powered Vehicle (Ehpv) Project, George Bernat, Roman Bradley, Casey Pickett, Paul Mansfield Mar 2024

Asme Electric-Human Powered Vehicle (Ehpv) Project, George Bernat, Roman Bradley, Casey Pickett, Paul Mansfield

Mechanical Engineering

This report documents the collaborative efforts of the senior design team and the Cal Poly Human Powered Vehicles Club in creating an electric-assisted human powered vehicle tailored for participation in ASME's e-HPV Spring 2024 competition. Delving into a comprehensive account of the project's lifecycle, the report outlines the iterative stages of ideation and design, the manufacturing processes, testing , and subsequent refinements undertaken by the team. Additionally, it provides analysis of the project management strategies employed, as well as an overall appraisal of successes, setbacks, and areas improvement. As a result of the project, the vehicle (shown below) was successfully …

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Eyris: From The Lab To The Market, Steven Miller, David Gomulya, Mahima Rao-Kachroo Mar 2024

Eyris: From The Lab To The Market, Steven Miller, David Gomulya, Mahima Rao-Kachroo

Asian Management Insights

Singapore’s trailblazer AI algorithm for detecting diabetes-related eye diseases. Can you imagine getting the results of your eye disease screening within minutes rather than days? This capability is what EyRIS, a Singapore-based start-up that uses the AI (Artificial Intelligence)-driven Singapore Eye LEsion Analyzer (SELENA+) algorithm to screen for diabetes-related eye diseases, set out to productise and commercialise.

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Maximizing The Ai Revolution In Southeast Asia, Shoeb Kagda Mar 2024

Maximizing The Ai Revolution In Southeast Asia, Shoeb Kagda

Asian Management Insights

For that, the region must narrow the digital divide.

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Superminds At Work: The Promise Of Human-Ai Collaboration, Thomas W. Malone Mar 2024

Superminds At Work: The Promise Of Human-Ai Collaboration, Thomas W. Malone

Asian Management Insights

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Collective Intelligence Director Professor Thomas W. Malone’s scholarship offers deep insights into the promise afforded by the synergies between human intelligence and technology. According to Professor Malone, the boundaries between human intellect and technological prowess are becoming increasingly blurred, but this may not be a bad thing for humankind. In Asian Management Insights’ inaugural Pulse Point interview, we get to learn more about the concept of ‘collective intelligence’, which explores how a partnership between humans and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be catalysed to make ground-breaking advancements in addressing the wicked problems of our …

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Hello, Jarvis, Archan Misra Mar 2024

Hello, Jarvis, Archan Misra

Asian Management Insights

How AI-enabled interactive agents will reshape our workforce of today and tomorrow.

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The “System” Was Never For Us: Redefining Middle School Discipline To Empower Black Girls, Kenesha Johnson, Dywanna Smith, Kamryn Griffin, Jada Williams Mar 2024

The “System” Was Never For Us: Redefining Middle School Discipline To Empower Black Girls, Kenesha Johnson, Dywanna Smith, Kamryn Griffin, Jada Williams

South Carolina Association for Middle Level Education Journal

This manuscript addresses the need for a transformative redefinition of school discipline, focused on empowering Black girls. It highlights the heightened likelihood of suspension and expulsion faced by Black girls, exposing flaws in traditional practices. Advocating for a paradigm shift, the manuscript emphasizes adopting restorative practices, centered on healing and collaboration to address behavioral issues at their core. It explores the impact of implicit biases and systemic racism on Black girls’ experiences, proposing a comprehensive, inclusive approach. Through transformative measures, schools create environments that actively empowers and supports the academic journey of Black girls, fostering a more equitable educational experience.

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Advocating For Teens In Single-Parent Households, Bailey Davis Mar 2024

Advocating For Teens In Single-Parent Households, Bailey Davis

South Carolina Association for Middle Level Education Journal

This article examines the issue of young adolescents living in a single-parent household. Challenges include reduced income, limited resources, family stress, and less parental involvement. Academic achievement and social- emotional development may be adversely affected. Teachers can help by becoming advocates for these students.

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Scamle Journal 2024 Mar 2024

Scamle Journal 2024

South Carolina Association for Middle Level Education Journal

No abstract provided.

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On The Uniqueness Of Inverse Problems For ”Weighted” Sturm-Liouville Operator With Delta Interaction, Adıyaman University, Adıyaman, Turkiye, Manaf Dzh. Manafov, Mehmet B. Tanrıveren Mar 2024

On The Uniqueness Of Inverse Problems For ”Weighted” Sturm-Liouville Operator With Delta Interaction, Adıyaman University, Adıyaman, Turkiye, Manaf Dzh. Manafov, Mehmet B. Tanrıveren

Baku Mathematical Journal

We establish various uniqueness result of inverse problems for ”weighted” Sturm-Liouville operator with interaction point.

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The Regularized Trace Formula For A Discontinuous Sturm-Liouville Problem With A Spectral Parameter Dependent Jump Condition, Khazar University, Baku, Azerbaijan, Lala N. Atamova, Ali A. Huseynli Mar 2024

The Regularized Trace Formula For A Discontinuous Sturm-Liouville Problem With A Spectral Parameter Dependent Jump Condition, Khazar University, Baku, Azerbaijan, Lala N. Atamova, Ali A. Huseynli

Baku Mathematical Journal

The first regularized trace formula for a discontinuous Sturm-Liouville problem with a spectral parameter dependent jump condition is obtained.

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On The Minimality Of A Part Of Eigen- And Associated Vectors For A Class Of Third-Order Quasi-Elliptic Ope, Azerbaijan State Oil And Industry University (Asoiu), Aydan T. Gazilova, Sabir S. Mirzoev, Baku State University Mar 2024

On The Minimality Of A Part Of Eigen- And Associated Vectors For A Class Of Third-Order Quasi-Elliptic Ope, Azerbaijan State Oil And Industry University (Asoiu), Aydan T. Gazilova, Sabir S. Mirzoev, Baku State University

Baku Mathematical Journal

In the paper, we derive sufficient conditions on the coefficients of a thirdorder quasi-elliptic operator pencil, ensuring the minimality of its system of eigen- and associated vectors corresponding to eigenvalues from the left half-plane. Additionally, we prove a theorem on the minimality of decreasing elementary solutions to a homogeneous equation in a Sobolev-type space.

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On The Asymptotics Of Eigenvalues Of The Neumann Problem For The Schrodinger ¨ Operator, Azerbaijan State Oil And Industry University, Baku, Azerbaijan, Araz Aliev Mar 2024

On The Asymptotics Of Eigenvalues Of The Neumann Problem For The Schrodinger ¨ Operator, Azerbaijan State Oil And Industry University, Baku, Azerbaijan, Araz Aliev

Baku Mathematical Journal

. In this paper, we study the change in the eigenvalues of the Neumann problem for the Schr¨odinger equation with respect to the radius of the ball. We prove the self-adjointness of the Schr¨odinger operator with a spherically symmetric homogeneous potential and obtain asymptotic formulas for the eigenvalues of the Neumann problem as the radius of the ball tends to zero.

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Positioning, Navigation, And Timing (Pnt) Study For Select Multibody Environments, Kaitlin R. Roberts Mar 2024

Positioning, Navigation, And Timing (Pnt) Study For Select Multibody Environments, Kaitlin R. Roberts

Theses and Dissertations

In the renewed 21st-century race to the Moon, the demand for heightened mission capabilities in the cislunar region, lunar surface, and beyond is imperative. With an escalating number and complexity of lunar missions, persistent positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities are becoming paramount. This thesis presents innovative lunar PNT architectures designed to provide continuous coverage of the lunar South Pole, near-continuous coverage of the entire lunar surface, and coverage of the Earth-Moon Corridor. As space faring countries advance from lunar exploration to Mars, similar assets are essential for astronaut exploration in this extraterrestrial environment. Additionally, this thesis introduces and meticulously …

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Opportunities And Limitations: Integrating Narrative Ai Into Game-Based Assessment Creation And Evaluating Student Impacts, Kevin B. Patterson Mar 2024

Opportunities And Limitations: Integrating Narrative Ai Into Game-Based Assessment Creation And Evaluating Student Impacts, Kevin B. Patterson

Theses and Dissertations

The Department of Defense (DoD) has identified the need for a technically proficient workforce in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. To meet this need, the DoD is actively seeking innovative technology capable of creating workforce development opportunities that are both accessible and effective. Educational research indicates serious games provide a potential avenue to achieve this goal. Unfortunately, a limited number of tools that simplify the game development process and leverage artificial intelligence are available. Content-generating artificial intelligence might help reduce instructor and game-based assessment designers' workloads while promoting individualized learning in students. This research presents a novel …

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Comparing Yolov8 To Yolov5 For Pose Estimation Supporting Automated Aerial Refueling, Dawson Friesenhahn Mar 2024

Comparing Yolov8 To Yolov5 For Pose Estimation Supporting Automated Aerial Refueling, Dawson Friesenhahn

Theses and Dissertations

This work used the newly released YOLO version 8 Object Detection as a feature detector for a monocular pose estimation pipeline and showed up to an 83.6% reduction in translation error when compared to YOLOv5. YOLOv8’s new Pose task’s utility as a feature detector was also explored. It performed consistently worse than the Object Detection task, with typical translation error magnitudes between 3 and 8 times worse than Object Detection. Finally, we investigated the use of constant-sized bounding box labels for Object Detection. Previous approaches have used Bounding Box Corrections (BBC). We found that using constant sized labels increases the …

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A Random Forest-Based Q-Learning Algorithm: Toward Interpretable Artificial Intelligence, Victor R. Rae Mar 2024

A Random Forest-Based Q-Learning Algorithm: Toward Interpretable Artificial Intelligence, Victor R. Rae

Theses and Dissertations

A growing demand exists for interpretable artificial intelligence models, leading to extensive research efforts to enhance the explainability and transparency of policies generated by reinforcement learning (RL) methods. This research develops random forest-based RL algorithms as a logical progression in this academic pursuit. The algorithms are evaluated using three standard benchmark environments from OpenAI gym — CartPole, MountainCar, and LunarLander — and compared to implementations of the Deep Q-learning Network (DQN) and Double DQN (DDQN) algorithms for various metrics, including performance, robustness, efficiency, and interpretability. The random forest-based algorithms exhibit superior performance to both neural network-based algorithms in two out …

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Estimating Stimulated Raman Scattering Noise In Cwdm O-Band Channels Induced By Two Classical Dwdm Sources In A Quantum Network Fiber Segment, Kurt T. Spranger Ii Mar 2024

Estimating Stimulated Raman Scattering Noise In Cwdm O-Band Channels Induced By Two Classical Dwdm Sources In A Quantum Network Fiber Segment, Kurt T. Spranger Ii

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research is to estimate the stimulated Raman scattering noise induced in CWDM O-band channels by two DWDM classical sources in a terrestrial quantum optical network containing classical and quantum optical signal coexistence in the same fiber segment. A use case is defined and analyzed which extracts a single fiber segment from a notional Bell state measurement found in a notional terrestrial quantum network. A stimulated Raman scattering noise model is employed in a Python simulation to estimate and rank-order the five O-band channels with the least amount of relative induced stimulated Raman scattering noise when given …

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Analyzing Earned Value Management For Long Duration Development Efforts, Bradley L. Vuu Mar 2024

Analyzing Earned Value Management For Long Duration Development Efforts, Bradley L. Vuu

Theses and Dissertations

Earned Value Management (EVM) is an integral tool for the success of many programs by allowing the assessment of cost and schedule performance via its metrics. However, the accuracy of these metrics depends on programspecific factors such as phase and contract type. The purpose of this research is to analyze the stability of Estimates at Completion (EACs) for long duration development efforts. Prior research by Christensen in 1996 on EAC stability for development and production contracts was replicated by Kim, White, Ritschel, and Millette in 2019 and found differing results using modern data. This research found that for development efforts …

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Human Performance Modeling Architecture With Hc-130j Mission Application, Stephanie G. Slimp Mar 2024

Human Performance Modeling Architecture With Hc-130j Mission Application, Stephanie G. Slimp

Theses and Dissertations

The DOD emphasizes digital engineering using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), where MBSE includes SysML-based models of systems. Analysis of system impacts on the human operators and their performance typically occurs through non-MBSE approaches, if at all. One current process, considered the As-Is process for this research, evaluates human performance and workload using IMPRINT, a discrete event simulation (DES) tool. IMPRINT primarily exists as a standalone tool with limited built-in functionality to integrate with an MBSE tool. Using the HC-130J and its crew during a CSAR mission as the system, this research develops a generalizable and updateable human performance modeling architecture …

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The Distinguishing Number Of Some Special Kind Of Graphs, Arti Salat, Amit Sharma Mar 2024

The Distinguishing Number Of Some Special Kind Of Graphs, Arti Salat, Amit Sharma

Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal (AAM)

In the present study, the distinguishing number of some different graphs is examined where different graphs like the coconut tree graph, firecracker graph, jellyfish graph, triangular book graph, and banana tree graph have been taken into account. The major goal of the proposed study is to understand the distinguishing number of different graphs for better insights. It is evident from the results that the distinguishing numbers and automorphism groups of the above-mentioned graphs have been carried out successfully.

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