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Network Science: Me & My Network. Activity Guide For Facilitators, Worlds Of Connections Sepa

Worlds of Connections Resources

Crosscutting Concept 4. Systems and system models. A system is an organized group of related objects or components; models can be used for understanding and predicting the behavior of systems.

Objective -- Youth will model their social connections as systems related to their identities. Youth will be able to understand the social relationships in their lives as part of social systems related to their identities and model these social systems as ego-networks.

Knowledge-Gap Survey Instrument, Tim Mceldowney, Jessica Deshler, Lynnette Michaluk

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

This is the main research instrument for the NSF funded BCSER-IID: Undergraduate Knowledge of the Mathematics Graduate School Application Process (Knowledge-GAP) project. Award Abstract # 2126018

https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2126018&HistoricalAwards=false

An Examination Of Scenarios To Increase Waterfowl Hunting Participation, M. P. Hinrichs, J. Nawrocki, M. P. Gruntarod, M. P. Vrtiska, M. A. Pegg

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Speech Contestation By Design: Democratizing Speech Governance By Ai, Niva Elkin-Koren, Mayaan Perel

Florida State University Law Review

The online elaboration of speech norms is enduring a decisive transformation, threatening the vital prospects of democratic contestation, which enable democracies to thrive. In this Article, we demonstrate how a critical space for social deliberation and negotiation of the desirable boundaries of free speech is "lost in translation" as we shift from governance by law to governance by Artificial Intelligence (Al). The configuration of AI speech filtering systems facilitates a frictionless flow of information-a signature trait of the digital economy, and of social media in particular. It is driven by a probabilistic decisionmaking process based on formal definitions and optimization …

2023 Annual Undergraduate Research Conference Program, Usf Office Of High Impact Practices And Undergraduate Studies

USF Tampa Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Contrasting Photoprotective Responses Of Forest Trees Revealed Using Pri Light Responses Sampled With Airborne Imaging Spectrometry, J. A. Gamon, R. Wang, Sabrina E. Russo

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Stage Transitions In Lucilia Sericata And Phomia Regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) And Implications For Forensic Science, A. Roe, R. J. Barnes, L. G. Higley, N. H. Haskell

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Changing Blowfly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Populations In Orlando, Florida, United States, A. Roe, R. J. Barnes, Leon G. Higley, N. H. Haskell

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Ewe…Dung Beetles And Poop: A Nutrient Cycling And Population Ecology Lesson For Elementary Students, Leon G. Higley, D. A. Golick, P. M. Higley

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Psa Change After Antibiotic Treatment Should Not Affect Decision-Making On Performing A Prostate Biopsy, Yunus Kayali, Mevlana Derya Balbay, Abdullah İlktaç, Cevper Ersöz, Hüseyi̇n Toprak, Kayhan Tarim, Arzu Baygül Eden, Muzaffer Akçay, Bayram Doğan

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: To investigate the effect of antibiotic treatment on PSA when deciding on prostate biopsy. Materials and methods: A total of 206 patients with an elevated PSA level (2.5-30) were included. Mp-MRI could be done on 129 patients. Patients were given ciprofloxacin (500 mg, b.i.d. p.o.) for 4 weeks and PSA measurements were repeated. Systematic prostate biopsy was performed regardless of PSA changes on all patients. Additionally, cognitive biopsies were performed from PI-RADs III, IV, and V lesions. Results: Prostate cancer was detected in 36.4% of patients. 53.3% had Gleason score of 3+3, 46.7% had Gleason score ≥ 3+4. PSA …

Covid-19 Modeling Based On Real Geographic And Population Data, Emi̇r Baysazan, Ahmet Ni̇hat Berker, Hasan Mandal, Hakan Kaygusuz

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: Intercity travel is one of the most important parameters for combating a pandemic. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in different computational studies involving intercity connections. In this study, the effects of intercity connections during an epidemic such as COVID-19 are evaluated using a new network model. Materials and methods: This model considers the actual geographic neighborhood and population density data. This new model is applied to actual Turkish data by means of provincial connections and populations. A Monte Carlo algorithm with a hybrid lattice model is applied to a lattice with 8802 data points. Results: Around Monte Carlo …

Survey Data: Optimising Retrofitted Insulation For Irish Residential Building Walls, Rakshit D. Muddu, Aimee Byrne, Anthony Robinson Dr.

Datasets

A survey was conducted to determine the preferred set point temperature and heating pattern among Irish households. The survey was sent to 237 people living across Ireland, out of which 32 respondents skipped the survey and 9 surveys were found to be incomplete. Amongst the counties in Ireland 71.1% respondents were from Dublin, 6.34% from Kildare, 5% from Meath, 5% from Wicklow and in all the remaining counties response rate was below 2%. Part 1: This section of the survey recorded information regarding characteristics of the building such as house type, wall type, insulation type, period the house was built. …

Evaluation-Perception Of Site Attributes And Plant Species Selection In The Public Urban Green Space Of A Compact City, Man Yee, Caroline Law, Ling Chui Hui

Faculty of Design & Environment (THEi)

Understanding citizens’ evaluation of public urban green space (UGS) attributes and plant species features can inform greenspace design to meet public expectations. This study evaluated the public’s responses to UGS attributes and plant species in Hong Kong using a questionnaire survey of 827 adult respondents. Principal component analysis followed by cluster analysis were applied to analyze the data. The respondents were differentiated into three groups (ecological, eclectic, and pragmatic users) based on the evaluations of UGS attributes. Additionally, three clusters (conservation supporters, all-round perfectionists, and safety defenders) were classified based on evaluating plant species features. Plant knowledge and gender were …

A Bounded Cumulative Hazard Model With A Change- Point According To A Threshold In A Covariate For Right-Censored Data, Fauzia Taweab, Noor Akma Ibrahim, Jayanthi Arasan

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

In most recent clinical studies, the focus is on estimation of the proportion of patients who are cured and who will therefore never experience the event of interest again. This article investigates a survival model with cure fraction and change-point effect based on the bounded cumulative hazard model (BCH). The maximum likelihood approach to estimate the unknown parameters is used. A major difficulty here is that the likelihood function is not differentiable with respect to a change point parameter. To address this problem a smoothed likelihood approach is proposed. Simulation studies have been conducted in this study to assess the …

Improving Aks Algorithm. Proving The Simplicity Of Integers, O. Kozachok

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

Agrawal-Kayal-Saxena (AKS) theorem was proved, from which the above-mentioned algorithm is directly derived. The study has shown that the problem of simplicity is in the complexity class P of polynomial problems. An advanced AKS algorithm is proposed, which will simplify the initial AKS algorithm and ensure its implementation to determine the simplicity of integers. To implement this task it is necessary to reduce algorithm computational complexity. The block diagram of the algorithm for performing the advanced AKS test is presented. The theorems for prime numbers presented in the form of polynomials were formulated and proved. The AKS algorithm consisting of …

Pisa Capacity Needs Assessment: Egypt, Laila Helou

OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

This report presents detailed findings of a Capacity Needs Assessment (CNA) for Egypt, carried out to gain information about Egypt’s capacity assets and needs to implement the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025 successfully. The capacity assets and needs are structured into three dimensions: the enabling environment, the organisational level, and the individual level. Questionnaires for each level are included. Based on the experiences of the support programs provided in PISA for Development (PISA-D) and in PISA 2022 through the Country Preparation and Implementation Support partnership option, PISA 2025 offers new participants the Capacity Building and Implementation Support (CBIS) …

Evaluating The Adhesion Response Of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (Abs)/Thermoplastic Polyurethane (Tpu) Fused Interface Using Multiscale Simulation And Experiments, Jonathan T. Villada, Gideon A. Lyngdoh, Rakesh Paswan, Bolaji Oladipo, Sumanta Das

Faculty Publications - Biomedical, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering

This paper implements reactive forcefield molecular dynamics (MD) simulation to evaluate the mechan- ical performance of the fusion bond line formed between acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), and ther- moplastic polyurethane (TPU). The simulated interfacial adhesion responses, as obtained from MD simulation, are further implemented as the interfacial properties between ABS and TPU in an upscaled cohesive zone-based finite element analysis (FEA) model for macroscopic response evaluation. Such upscaling enables fair comparison of the simulated macroscopic stress–strain response with experimen- tal results obtained for 3D printed ABS/TPU hybrid samples with a fusion-bonded interface. Overall, the stress–strain response predicted from a FEA-based …

How Can Visual Programing Be Used To Aid The Development Of A Structural Scheme Design Process Utilising Geometric Data Within An Architectural Revit Model?, Ed Carthy, Kieran Lakhera O'Shea

Reports

The early-stage structural scheme design of a building is a complex task requiring the collection of multiple information categories such as geometry, loading and materials. The collection and review of this information is traditionally conducted in a 2D environment. This is inefficient, time-consuming, and tedious. This paper provides a review of how structural engineers’ understanding and implementation of BIM has evolved significantly in recent years, validated by extant literature in areas such as BIM automation, visual programming, and structural optimisation in the structural engineering sector. Structural engineers are growing more aware that BIM provides a vast repository of data to …

Coca-Cola V. Commissioner: A Major Irs Win In The International Transfer Pricing Wars, Beckett Cantley, Geoffrey Dietrich

Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Fy 2023, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Sponsored Programs Full Annual Reports

It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that we present the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) Annual Report for fiscal year 2023. As we reflect on the past year, we are honored to share the remarkable strides our institution has made in advancing our mission of excellence in education, research, and community engagement. This report serves as a testament to the dedication and collaborative spirit that define our university, as well as the profound impact of the grants and funding we have received from federal, state, and local government agencies and private foundations. Within these pages, you will discover the …

Bmcc Borough Of Manhattan Community College 2023-2024 Bulletin, Borough Of Manhattan Community College

Archives

This is the official college catalog for 2023-2024. It contains course descriptions as well as information on degree programs, college resources and services, admissions, tuition and fees, financial aid, a profile of the college, and rules and regulations.

2023-2024 Common Data Set - Wright State University Lake Campus, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University, Princeton Review

Common Data Set

The 2023-2024 Common Data Set of Wright State University Dayton Campus from the Princeton Review. It includes data on admissions, student enrollment, faculty, class size, financial aid and other measures, using standard definitions that aid comparisons between schools.

2023-2024 Common Data Set - Wright State University Dayton Campus, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University, Princeton Review

Common Data Set

The 2023-2024 Common Data Set of Wright State University Dayton Campus from the Princeton Review. It includes data on admissions, student enrollment, faculty, class size, financial aid and other measures, using standard definitions that aid comparisons between schools.

The Sensitivity Of A Laplacian Family Of Ranking Methods, Claire S. Chang

HMC Senior Theses

Ranking from pairwise comparisons is a particularly rich subset of ranking problems. In this work, we focus on a family of ranking methods for pairwise comparisons which encompasses the well-known Massey, Colley, and Markov methods. We will accomplish two objectives to deepen our understanding of this family. First, we will consider its network diffusion interpretation. Second, we will analyze its sensitivity by studying the "maximal upset" where the direction of an arc between the highest and lowest ranked alternatives is flipped. Through these analyses, we will build intuition to answer the question "What are the characteristics of robust ranking methods?" …

Using Computational Fluid Dynamics And Optical Sensor Technology To Scale Cell Culture Platforms, Mandar Makwana

KGI Theses and Dissertations

Different cell culture vessels ranging from micro scale to laboratory scale to commercial scale play critical role in upstream process development for biologics manufacturing. Based on the mode of operation, cell culture vessels have different hydrodynamic environments, making it challenging to scale. Integrated approaches using computational tools supported by experimental studies can overcome these challenges. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is one such tool that can simulate hydrodynamics within the cell culture vessels and can provide insights at macro and micro-scale. Accuracy of a CFD model significantly depends on the fluid model and assumptions. Traditionally, simple two-equation fluid models were developed …

Common Data Set 2022-2023, Clemson University

Common Data Sets

No abstract provided.

Cluster - 1994- 1996, Prairie View A&M University

Newsletter Collections

No abstract provided.

Identifying Gendered Language, Shweta Soundararajan, Sarah Jane Delany

Academic Posters Collection

Gendered language refers to the use of words that indicate the gender of an individual. It can be explicit, where the gender is directly implied by the specific words used (e.g., mother, she, man), or it can be implicit, where societal roles and behaviors convey a person's gender. For example, expectations that women display communal traits (e.g., affectionate, caring, gentle) and men display agentic traits (e.g., assertive, competitive, decisive). The presence of gendered language in natural language processing (NLP) systems can reinforce gender stereotypes and bias. Our work introduces an approach to creating gendered language datasets using ChatGPT. These datasets …

Taylor University Online Catalog 2023-2024, Taylor University

Online Catalogs

The 2023-2024 catalog for Taylor University Online.

Neural And Behavioral Evolution In An Eavesdropper With A Rapidly Evolving Host, Aaron W. Wikle

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The diversification of animal communication systems is driven by many interacting factors. Unintended receivers play an important part in this process, yet little is known about their role in signal evolution. Flies of the genus Ormia are parasitoids of crickets and rely on acoustic cues to locate hosts. In Hawaii, selection imposed by Ormia ochracea has led to recent and rapid diversification in the songs of their host. Here, we compare neural and behavioral responses of Hawaiian flies to those of an ancestral population to understand the role of parasitoid sensory and behavioral variation in the evolution of host songs. …