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Estimating Rotator Cuff Injury Risk During Rear-End Vehicle Collisions Using Opensim, Brandon Fugger

Health and Kinesiology Theses

Automobile collisions in the United States lead to a staggering number of fatalities and injuries every year. Rear-end collisions account for over a quarter of all injury-producing collisions and often involve shoulder injuries. There is little, if any, research utilizing modern computational human body models to analyze rotator cuff injury risk during rear-end impacts. The goal of this research is to simulate rear-end impact crash forces using OpenSim and analyze the injury mechanism and risk to the rotator cuff muscles. OpenSim is an open-source software used for biomechanical modeling and simulation that enables the analysis of muscle behaviors that are …

Secure Reconfigurable Computing Paradigms For The Next Generation Of Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Applications, Brooks Olney

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have been popular tools for data analysis at the edge, particularly through complex deep and convolutional neural networks (DNNs/CNNs), which can learn to parameterize a function given a labeled dataset. Indeed, these technologies have enabled significant progress across a wide range of fields and are becoming ubiquitous. However, training the best model for an application and subsequently using them to evaluate data in real-time requires an immense amount of computational power. Typically, ``smart" sensors at the edge rely on the cloud to accelerate this computation due to power and compute …

Examining The Impact Of Teachers’ Attitudes On College Students’ Attitudes In A Mathematics Classroom, Isiaka Busari, Adeola F. Oladeji, Tolulope O. Sulaimon

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Faculty Publications

This paper discusses the relationship between teachers' attitudes and students' attitudes toward mathematics in the classroom. Through a review of more than twenty relevant pieces of literature, the paper analyzes the impact of teachers' attitudes on students' achievement, performance, confidence, and motivation in mathematics. The study concludes that positive attitudes displayed by teachers can enhance students' positive feelings toward mathematics and increase their engagement in the subject. On the other hand, negative attitudes displayed by teachers can hinder students' motivation and engagement in mathematics. The paper suggests that teacher training programs should prioritize the development of positive attitudes toward mathematics …

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Data-Driven Learning Algorithm Via Densely-Defined Multiplication Operators And Occupation Kernels., John Kyei

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Consider a nonautonomous nonlinear evolution $\dot{x}=f(x,t,\mu)$, where the vector $x(t) \in \mathbb{R}^n$ represents the state of the dynamical system at time $t$, $\mu$ contains system parameters, and $f(\cdot)$ represents a dynamic constraint. In most practical applications, the nonlinear dynamic constraint $f$ is unknown analytically. The problem of approximating $f$ directly from data measurements generated by the system is a main goal of this manuscript. In the postulates of the Nonlinear Autoregressive (NAR) framework, we show that the problem of approximating $f$ can be studied through symbols of densely defined multiplication operators over a Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces (RKHS). In this …

Considerations For Curricular Reform In Undergraduate Chemistry: Cooperative Adoption Factors, Modeling Social Influence, And Focusing On Specific Populations, Jacob D. Mcalpin

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation will go through the details of three projects highlighting considerations for curricular reforms in undergraduate chemistry. Improving the teaching of chemistry is facilitated by considering the problem from multiple directions, namely, faculty and students. In addition to the multiple perspectives, this dissertation also seeks to bring new methodologies into the spotlight to improve the toolbox for other chemistry or discipline-based education researchers. Additionally, this dissertation has shown in several locations how focusing in on subgroups within populations can reveal findings that would not have been apparent from a global average of the population. The three project describes in …

Rational Functions Of Degree Five That Permute The Projective Line Over A Finite Field, Christopher Sze

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Rational functions over a finite field Fq induce mappings from the projective line P1(Fq) to itself. Rational functions that permute the projective line are called permutation rational functions (PRs). The notion of permutation rational functions is a natural extension of the permutation polynomials which have been studied for over a century. Recently, PRs of degrees up to four have been determined. This dissertation is a project aimed at determining PRs of degree five.

Rational functions of degree five (excluding those that are equivalent to polynomials) are divided into five cases according to the factorization of their denominators. Our main results …

Prepare For, Respond To, Recover, And Learn From Disasters: Using Data-Driven Methods To Model And Understand Disaster Resilience, Jinwen Xu

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Community resilience reflects the ability of human communities to prepare for, respond to, recover, and learn from disastrous events. Community resilience carries different meanings in different phases of disaster management (i.e., preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation). With the emergence of new geospatial data sources, human activities now can be captured through social media, mobile signals, and nighttime illuminations, which makes it possible to describe the conditions among various communities before, during, and after disasters. Therefore, this dissertation explored the use of different types of geospatial data sources (social media, nighttime light remote sensing, land-use data, and census survey data) during …

Cable Decoupling And Cable-Based Stiffening Of Continuum Robots, Parsa Molaei

LSU Master's Theses

Cable-driven continuum robots, which are robots with a continuously flexible backbone and no identifiable joints that are actuated by cables, have shown great potential for many applications in unstructured, uncertain environments. However, the standard design for a cable-driven continuum robot segment, which bends a continuous backbone along a circular arc, has many compliant modes of deformation which are uncontrolled, and which may result in buckling or other undesirable behaviors if not ameliorated. In this study, a detailed approach for using additional cables to selectively stiffen planar cable-driven robots without substantial coupling to the actuating cables is investigated. A mechanics-based model …

Factors Associated With Chronic Kidney Insufficiency Stage: A Cross-Sectional Study, Siti Fadlilah, Nazwar Hamdani Rahil, Uswatun Khasanah, Santi Damayanti, Ariyanto Nugroho, Fika Lilik Indrawati

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

Chronic Kidney Insufficiency (CKI) is a kidney disorder that occurs for at least three months and can become a chronic kidney disease. Many risk factors can cause CKI related to individual characteristics and lifestyle. The purpose is to determine the relationship between age, gender, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, smoking, and consumption of energy supplements with CKI stage in a selected hospital in Indonesia. This research was an analytic observational quantitative with a cross-sectional design. The number of samples was 325 patients using the accidental sampling technique. The instrument used creatinine results and Glomerular Filtration Rate calculations based on laboratory tests, questionnaires, …

Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of Learning Models Among Rasa For Life And Inner Acting Of Activating Material, Welly Suryandoko

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of the among rasa learning model for passion and inner acting of reactor material. This study uses data analysis in the form of percentage descriptive techniques and t-tests, namely (1) tests to determine the effectiveness of the among rasa learning model for passion and (2) tests to determine the effectiveness of the among rasa learning model for inner acting. The results of the study (1) the effectiveness of the learning model for the passion of calculating the significance value. A sig (2-tailed) of 0.000 or a significance of <0.05 (0.000 <0.05). (2) the effectiveness of the learning model for inner Acting obtained a Sig significance value (2- tailed) of 0.000 or a significance of < 0.05 (0.000 <0.05).

Gratitude Journal As An Instrument To Increase The Level Of Gratitude Among Adolescent In Ambon During Covid-19, Theophanny Paula Theresia Rampisela, Yulian Hermanus Wenno

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

COVID-19, which has plagued the world since 2020, has brought changes in the order of human life globally, and ultimately has an impact on the psychological state of individuals, including teenagers. The aim of this study is to find the differences between students’ gratitude score before and after the implementation of writing gratitude journal regularly. Participants on this study was 20 adolescents in Ambon City Maluku Indonesia, consists of 6 boys and 14 girls. The participants age was between 15-16 years old. Quantitative Method with experimental design used in this study. From the results, it was found that the significant …

Strengthening Character Education Based On Ethnic Advantage Through Higher Education Curriculum Integration In The Industrial Revolution Era 4.0, Carolina M. Lasambouw, Neneng Nuryati, Ediana Sutjiredjeki, Ajeng Ayu Milanti, Florida Mathilda

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Strengthening character education in the era of the industrial revolution 4.0 is urgent to anticipate the dehumanization of students. This research using exploratory qualitative methods has found seven superior ethnic characteristics in Indonesia as the most dominant: independent, consistent, hardworking, honest, challenging, assertive, and happy to work together. This paper describes the framework for strengthening character education by integrating prominent ethnic characters in Indonesia with the characters that become learning outcomes in national compulsory courses and skills courses in the higher education curriculum. As a result, student achievement in character aspects asses in an integrated manner at the end of …

Development Of Digital Pocket Book Based On Realistic Mathematics Education (Rme) Fort Supports Students' Literacy Ability, Rohati Rohati, Marlina Marlina, Sri Winarni, Ade Kumalasari

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This research aims to create a digital pocket book that supports reading skills and is based on Realistic Mathematics Education. Research and development are the term for this type of study. This development study was carried out with the use of a 4-D model. A total of 30 students from SMP Negeri 7 Muaro Jambi participated in field trials. The digital pocketbook met the validity, practicality, and effectiveness requirements, according to the findings. Teachers should be able to develop creative ideas for developing teaching materials that support reading skills based on the findings of this study.

Analysis Of The Flat Sided Volume Of Elementary Mathematics Textbook Based On Praxeology, Miranda Abung, Tatang Herman

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Geometry is one of the materials that must be understands by students in mathematics. Even though, students still find difficulties while studying geometric, especially the con-cept of the volume of a cuboid. The difficulties experienced by students can be handled in various ways, one of which is by using books as a source of student learning. This study analyzed the mathematics textbooks for fifth-grade elementary school, which is the Electronic School Book (BSE). The result of this research is an analysis of the presented material on the concept of the volume of the cuboid. The volume of cuboid analyzed consisted …

Impact Of Covid-19: Explosion Of Saturation On Distance Learning In Elementary Schools, Desy Nur Wulandari, Riyadi Riyadi, Sri Marmoah

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Learning independently can decrease for students during the Covid-19 pandemic if students experience saturation in learning so that they are lazy to do the tasks given. This research uses a qualitative approach with a type of case study. The research, placed in Banjar sari Surakarta, used respondents totaling 27 upper-class students from grades 4-6 and 5 interviews with teachers. Data were collected through interviews and direct observation with respondents. Overall, the level of saturation and independence of students is at an alarming level; this is because students often experience fatigue and boredom, so they are reluctant to do learning and …

Data Set: Themes In Health Sciences Librarianship Literature, 2016-2020: A Keyword And Subject Analysis, Shalu Gillum, Terri Gotschall, Pamela Herring, Deedra Walton, Natasha Williams, Nadine Dexter

Research Data and Datasets

Data set for Themes in Health Sciences Librarianship Literature, 2016-2020: A Keyword and Subject Analysis.

New Knowledge, Better Decisions: Promoting Effective Policymaking Through Cybercrime Analysis, Austen D. Givens

International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence & Cybercrime

This editorial introduction will present an overview of the four articles contained in this issue of the International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence and Cybercrime. The articles examine the profiling of hackers, the role of the media in shaping public perceptions of cyberterrorism, research trends in cybersecurity and cybercrime, as well as the impacts of cyberbullying.

Threat Construction And Framing Of Cyberterrorism In The U.S. News Media, Mehmet F. Bastug, Ismail Onat, Ahmet Guler

International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence & Cybercrime

This research aims to explore the influence of news media on the fear of cyberterrorism and how cyberterrorism is framed in the media. Using a mixed-method approach as a research strategy, this paper reports on two studies that explore the influence of news reading on the fear of cyberterrorism. The first study analyzed survey responses from 1,190 participants and found that increased exposure to reading news media was associated with increased fear of cyberterrorism. The second study, built on the first, sought to investigate how cyberterrorism is framed and constructed as a threat by the US local and national newspapers. …

Prevalence And Trends Of Depression Among Cyberbullied Adolescents - Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2011 – 2019, Jason Nicholson, Catherine Marcum, George E. Higgins

International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence & Cybercrime

The difference in depression between non-cyberbullied and cyberbullied youth is not well understood. To describe the prevalence and trends in depression among cyberbullied adolescents. Using cross-sectional, nationally-representative data from the YRBS 2011 - 2019, we estimated the prevalence and trends of depression across the total years and within cyberbullied groups that include biological sex and race and ethnicity among adolescents. The results indicated the prevalence of depression was higher among those that were cyberbullied. Within the cyberbullied groups the total trend was higher than the non-cyberbullied, females had a higher prevalence of depression than males, and Hispanics had a higher …

Understanding The Connection Between Hackers And Their Hacks: Analyzing Usdoj Reports For Hacker Profiles, Joshua Gerstenfeld

International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence & Cybercrime

Recently, it seems as if hacking-related stories can be found in the news every day. To study, and hopefully prevent, this new type of crime, the field of cyber criminology has emerged. This study adds to the existing cybercrime literature by examining hacking behavior specifically. It determines if there is a relationship between the age, gender, and nationality of hackers and characteristics of the cyberattacks that they perpetrate. To do this, this study analyzes 122 United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) press reports from January 2019 to December 2021. Some key results include the finding that older hackers and international …

Curriculum Application: Designing Aims Andlearning Outcomes In The English Department, Yulia Agustina, M. Adib Nazri, Hary Murcahyanto

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

The purpose of this study was to determine curriculum developers in determining curriculum objectives, learning outcomes, and aspects of the design of English study programs. This research uses the descriptive qualitative method. Data triangulation, observation, interviews, and documentation were used to collect data using a list of questions related to the curriculum and documentation. The result of this finding is that the English department curriculum is by the applicable standards in Indonesia. In designing the language curriculum, there is only one aspect that has not been applied as an indicator in its design, namely environmental analysis.

Going In To The Field: The Sensory Experience Of Design Students On Spatial Atmosphere Of Art Fashion Retail, Eri Naharani Ustazah, Purwanita Setijanti, Arina Hayati

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Today's retail architecture is developed by creating experiences, sensory experience is one of its aspects. Design students are expected to understand the concept, so this study aims to explore the sensory experience of students in a special retail space, namely art fashion retail. This research uses the qualitative photo elicitation method, participants are brought into real retail space and follow-up interviews are accompanied by photos. The findings revealed that only a small of participants paid attention to both tangible and intangible elements. So, for further assessment, it is necessary to match knowledge between education and the real world.

Religiosity And The Fraud Triangle As A Cause Of Student Academic Fraud In Online Lectures, Christina Sososutiksno, Jefry Gasperz, Adonia Anita Batkunde

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This study aims to test and analyze the influence of moderation of religiosity variables on the impact of independent variables, namely the dimension of the fraud triangle (Pressure, Opportunity, and Rationalization) to dependent variables (student academic cheating actions) during online lectures. This research is essential because the potential for student academic fraud can arise due to the three dimensions of the fraud triangle. This research is a type of quantitative research using questionnaires for data collection. The population in this study were undergraduate students of the Accounting Department, Faculty of Economics and Business, Pattimura University, Ambon. The sample in this …

The Stakeholder's Perception Of The National Education Standard Fulfilment Based On School Accreditation Grade (A Preliminary Study), Marselus Ruben Payong, Hendrikus Midun, Oswaldus Bule

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This study aims to explore the opinions of basic education stakeholders regarding the fulfilment of national education standards in terms of school accreditation ratings. For this purpose, 307 stakeholders were involved (school principals, teachers, school committee members, and parents) from 43 elementary schools and 20 junior high schools in two sub-districts in Manggarai Regency, NTT. The method used was a cross-sectional survey. Data collection used a four-option (1-4) Likert scale questionnaire based on eight national education standards. The study results show that of the eight standards that stakeholders have assessed, two of them, namely the standards for teachers and standards …

Developing Career Pathways In Uas For Non-Traditional Students Through Collaborative, Online Learning Environments, Kimberly Luthi, Christian Janke

Publications

The integration of drone technologies through online simulation platforms and uncrewed system scenarios offer opportunities to introduce STEM concepts from the fields of robotics, computer science, mechatronics, and aviation. New software technology developments will increase student engagement in STEM education and support learning of uncrewed systems applications and operating competencies. The use of drone simulation software creates a collaborative environment for group activities and sharing of results with peer review.

Exploring Time-Varying Extraneous Variables Effects In Single-Case Studies, Ke Cheng

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The effect of time-varying extraneous variables has been studied in other statistical analyses such as using Kaplan–Meier or Cox regression analysis in survival analyses. Nonetheless, the effect of modeling versus not modeling individual specific time varying extraneous variables has not been explored in multiple-baseline single case designs through Monte Carlo simulation studies. Therefore, in my dissertation, I used simulation methods to explore for a variety of conditions (varying in the number of participants, number of observations per participant, type of extraneous variable effect, size of the true intervention effect) the impact of extraneous variables on bias and standard error of …

Matrix Models Of 2d Critical Phenomena, Nathan Hayford

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The 2D Ising model has played an important role in the theory of phase transitions, as one of only ahandful of exactly solvable models in statistical mechanics. The original model, introduced in the 1920s, has a rich mathematical structure. It thus came as a pleasant surprise when physicists studying matrix models of 2D gravity found that, coupled to quantum gravity, the planar Ising model still had an elegant solution. The methods used by V. Kazakov and his collaborators involved the method of orthogonal polynomials. However, these methods were formal, and no direct analytic derivation of the phase transition has been …

Recovering Generators Of Principal Ideals Using Subfield Structure And Applications To Cryptography, William Youmans

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The principal ideal problem (PIP) is the problem of determining if a given ideal of a number field is principal, and if so, of finding a generator.Algorithms for resolving the PIP can be efficiently adapted to solve many hard problems in algebraic number theory, such as the computation of the class group, unit group, or $S$-unit group of a number field. The PIP is also connected to the search for approximate short vectors, known as the $\gamma$-Shortest Vector Problem ($\gamma$-SVP), in certain structured lattices called ideal lattices, which are prevalent in cryptography. We present an algorithm for resolving the PIP …

Genetic Correlations Between Alzheimer’S Disease And Gut Microbiome Genera, Joan Manuel Cue, Jenifer Do, Jeffrey Ebersole, Xiangning Chen, Edwin C Oh, Jeffrey L Cummings, Jingchun Chen

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

A growing body of evidence suggests that dysbiosis of the human gut microbiota is associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease (AD) via neuroinflammatory processes across the microbiota-gut-brain axis. The gut microbiota affects brain health through the secretion of toxins and short-chain fatty acids, which modulates gut permeability and numerous immune functions. Observational studies indicate that AD patients have reduced microbiome diversity, which could contribute to the pathogenesis of the disease. Uncovering the genetic basis of microbial abundance and its effect on AD could suggest lifestyle changes that may reduce an individual's risk for the disease. Using the largest genome-wide …