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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog, Morehead State University. Registrar's Office.

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2024-2025 undergraduate catalog for Morehead State University.

Access To Civil Justice For Parents In The U.S. Child Welfare System, Caitlin Rubin

Fordham Urban Law Journal Online

No abstract provided.

Sarah Mildred Collier Cagle Genealogical Collection - Accession 665, Sarah Mildred Collier Cagle, Wilkie Family, Wilkey Family

Manuscript Collection

The Sarah Mildred Collier Cagle Genealogical Collection consists of photocopied genealogical documents of the following families John Collier; Fancher; Wilkie/Wilkey collected by Sarah Mildred Collier Cagle (b. 1915). Most of the collection consists of photocopies of genealogical books. Also included are photocopies of miscellaneous genealogical material related to the Wilkie family and allied families including muster rolls, letters, notes, short histories, and pension applications. Some of the prominent family surnames included are: Barefield/Barfield; Barham; Blankenship; Bowen; Brooke; Brown; Bryan; Carter; Chandler; Christiansen; Clark; Collier; Davidson; Davis; Denton; Franklin; Frith; Funston; Giannini; Greene; Harris; Henderson; Holeman; Jackson; Jenkins; Jones; Johnson; Lewis; …

Constance Myers Papers - Accession 725, Constance Ashton Smith Myers

Manuscript Collection

This collection consists of letters, lesson plans, examination, photographs, student papers written, course syllabi, newspaper articles, excerpts of written material for class handouts. Constance Ashton Myers was a historian, author, and professor born in 1927 affectionately known to her family and friends as Connie. During the 1970s, Myers traveled around the United States and interviewed Suffragettes and other women and recorded their interviews. She participated actively in the women’s liberation movement throughout her years giving speeches, writing books, and interviewing women. Dr. Myers attended and taught at Sacramento State College, University of South Carolina at Aiken, and Augusta College as …

Julie Lumpkin Papers - Accession 978, Julie Lumpkin

Manuscript Collection

The Julie Lumpkin Papers consists of Julie’s work during the first part of the 1980’s. Her freelance writing appeared in newspapers, magazines, and special projects such as brochures for beach condos or children’s homes. This collection contains correspondence between Julie and different publishers, along with drafts from her editing process. The collection also contains minutes and financial information from her time on the board at Killingsworth Home for Women and the National Organization for Women (NOW). Killingworth Home for Women is a Columbia, SC based nonprofit “committed to helping women lead sober and clean lives.” The National Organization for Women …

Using Unsupervised Learning Methods In Extracting Features For Classifying Rice Varieties From Rice Grains Images., Kevin Anthony Martinez

ICT

Rice, a staple food for nearly half of the global population, requires accurate classification of its varieties to ensure food quality, support agricultural trade, and enhance yield optimisation. Traditional manual classification methods are time-intensive and error-prone, prompting this study's exploration of unsupervised learning for feature extraction from rice grain images. The research tested classifiers on 75,000 rice samples across five classes, with 15,000 samples per class.

The study's DCGAN-CNN model achieved the highest classification accuracy of 99.67%. However, the PCA-CNN model underperformed, with only 20% accuracy, due to implementation errors. Recommendations for improvement include optimising model parameters such as learning …

A Contribution To The Exploration Of The Chemical Durability, Thermal Stability, And Structural Ability Of Glasses From The Fe2o3-K2o-Moo3-P2o5 Quaternary System, Asmae Er-Rafai, Yasmina Alaoui, Mohamed Laourayed, Mohamed Ounacer, Mouloud El Moudane, Mohammed Sajieddine, Abdelkbir Bellaouchou

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

The relationships between the properties and structure of xFe2O3-(40-x)K2O-10MoO3-50P2O5 glasses have been reported in this paper. Homogeneous glasses are formed for different Fe2O3 contents. The density and molar volume evolution of these glasses shows that Fe2O3 acts as a glass former and strengthens the structural bonds of the glass. Experimental 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy graphs suggest the existence of divalent Iron (FeII) and trivalent Iron (FeIII). The boost in chemical durability agrees with the growth in glass transition temperature due to more powerful bonding in the structural network. P-O-Fe bonds replace P-O-P bonds when Fe2O3 is present in the phosphate network.

Photocatalytic Degradation Of Ciprofloxacin Drug Utilizing Novel Pvdf/Polyaniline/ Lanthanum Strontium Manganate@Ag Composites, Swayam Aryam Behera, Ali Amanat, P. Ganga Raju Achary

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

Poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) is the first-choice ferroelectric support or membrane material. The lanthanum strontium manganite (LSMO) is a well-known electrode material in the class of the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) materials. A set of four polymer composites PVDF-LSMO-PANI(5.0 wt%) with different amount of silver doping were fabricated with the silver nitrate and reducing agent. The characterization of these four novel PVDF based composites were characterized by the XRD, FTIR, SEM, UV-Visible DRS. The present communication highlights: (I) the effect of PANI in the PVDF-LSMO-PANI (PLP) composites towards the photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin drug. (II) the effect of Ag …

The Effect Of Two-Stage Heat Treatment On The Microstructure And Mechanical Properties Of High Chrome Austenitic Manganese Steel, Mohammad Reza Hermawan, Budi Hartono Setiamarga, Ilham Nur Hakim, Rizka Mulia Anggraeni

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

In this research, heat-treatment was used to determine changes in the microstructure and mechanical characteristics of austenitic manganese steel equivalent to ASTM A128-C. Carbide formed in as-cast conditions is transformed into dispersed hardened austenite to increase the toughness of the material because it can inhibit dislocation movement. Heat treatment is carried out in two heating stages. The first stage of heating was carried out at a temperature of 625°C with a holding time varying by 2.5, 3.5, and 4.5 h, and the second stage was carried out at a temperature of 1000°C with a constant holding time of 1.5 h. …

Microstructural And Dielectric Characteristics Of The Ce-Doped Bi2femno6, Laxmidhar Sahoo, Swayam Aryam Behera, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Santosh Kumar Parida, Patnala Ganga Raju Achary

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

A double-perovskite material Bi2FeMn0.94Ce0.06O6 (BFMCO) was synthesized by solid state reaction technique and characterized it by various techniques (structural, microstructural, dielectric, impedance and modulus properties). The material has an orthorhombic crystal structure with an average crystallite size of 52.4 nm, as revealed by X-ray diffraction data (XRD). The scanning electron microscope (SEM) image shows the presence of nano rod-shaped grains and well-defined grain boundaries in this material, with an average grain size of 21.8 µm. The Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis and color mapping confirm the purity and the composition of the material. The dielectric, impedance and modulus properties are …

The Mechanochemistry Of Lanthanum Dihydride (Lah2) With Hydrogen (H2) Using The Ball-Mill Process And The Effect Of Oxidation On The Resulting Products, Andika Widya Pramono, Satrio Herbirowo, Agung Imaduddin, Iwan Dwi Antoro, Heri Nugraha, Hendrik -, Anung Syampurwadi, Ines Hayatun Nufus, Nihayatul Umna, Silvia Farah Diba, Fina Fitratun Amaliyah

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

The complex behavior of LaH2 during ball milling was investigated in this study, with its mechanical, chemical, and morphological changes explored. The relationship between milling time and hydrogen pressure reduction was uncovered through detailed experiments, reflecting the dynamic nature of the process. A transient yet significant event was observed upon unsealing the milling jar post-milling: the emergence of a minor fire ember, indicative of the interplay between mechanical forces and chemical reactivity within the LaH2 powder. Profound changes in the structure, composition, and shape were unraveled using advanced techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive …

Structural, Morphological, Magnetic, And Dielectric Properties Of Copper-Substituted Cuxzn(1-X)Fe2o4 Nanoparticles: Green Synthesis, Gavisiddaiah Harisha, Ramakrishnaiah Thejas, B. Venkatagiriyappa Padmini, Chinnappa Reddy Devaraja, Malalkere Veerappa Murugendrappa, Koppa Mahadevappa Rajashekara

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

Structural, Magnetic, and Dielectric investigations on the “CuX Zn(1-X) Fe2O4” X with stoichiometry (X=0, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, and 1) were synthesized by solution combustion method using Aloe Vera extraction.  The X-ray diffraction method was utilized to characterize the as-synthesized Cu-Zn ferrites. The results indicated the presence of cubic spinel structure with Fd‒3 m space group, and absence of other contaminates. The lattice parameter was found to increase with the increase in Zinc concentration. The patterns of TEM confirm that the particle is within the nanometer range (35 nm to 50 nm). Magnetic properties investigated by vibrating sample magnetometry, reveal that …

Zno Nanostructures Synthesized By One-Step Sol-Gel Process Using Different Zinc Precursors, Maneerat Songpanit, Kanokthip Boonyarattanakalin, Wisanu Pecharapa, Wanichaya Mekprasart

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanopowders have been widely applied in electronics, optics and photocatalytic applications depending on their morphological structure. In the bottom-up process, it is conceived that the different zinc precursors may result in different formations of ZnO nanostructures with exceptional morphology. This work focuses on ZnO material synthesized via the facile sol-gel synthesis using different zinc slat precursors, including zinc acetate, zinc nitrate, zinc sulphate, and zinc chloride. All zinc salt precursors were incorporated with sodium hydroxide and hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) under mild thermal energy with consistent conditions to investigate ZnO formation. The as-prepared samples appeared in white powders with …

Development Of Forming Limit Diagrams For Motorcycle Fuel Tank Made From Aa5754-O Under Deep Drawing, Phiraphong Larpprasoetkun, Jidapa Leelaseat, Aeksuwat Nakwattanaset, Surasak Suranuntchai

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

The research studied forming limit curves (FLC) for aluminum alloy 5754-O (AA5754-O) and modified them using two methods. These methods aimed to create FLCs for application in describing the forming behavior of sheet metal material through a deep drawing process simulation in the PAM-STAMP program. The methods are as follows: The Nakajima test combined with a new method, a novel process for grid creation on the specimen: laser marking combined with elastic paints. A mathematical material model using the fracture model along with the yield criteria: YLD2000-2D and hardening law: Swift-Voce. The Keeler-Brazier modified equation was chosen as the fracture …

Recent Advances In Synthesis And Bio-Applications Of Natural Stabilizers For Metal Nanoparticles, Abhishek Sharma, Navneet Kaur, Ayashkanta Nanda, Manvinder Kaur, Rajeev Sharma, Harvinder Singh Sohal

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

Due to their exceptional physicochemical properties, the synthesis and application of metal nano-particles gained significant traction and a grip in industries and scientific fields or regions. However, the thermodynamic instability of metal nanoparticles poses or leads to challenges in their controlled synthesis and stabilization. To address this stability and the immobilization strategies, natural polymers such as cellulose, starch, alginate, chitosan, and hyaluronic acid have been explored for their non-toxic, biodegradable, and environmentally friendly characteristics. Recent advances in nanotechnology have led to an increased focus on these natural polymer’s utilization as effective stabilizers for diverse metal nanoparticles. This review comprehensively examines …

Designing Biphasic Nanocellulose Hydrogels To Mimic The Complex Cartilage-Bone Interface, Sairash Sairash, Sirinee Jirajessada, Supansa Yodmuang

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

Osteochondral lesions, which affect both the cartilage and the bone, present significant challenges in treatment due to the complex mechanical and biochemical properties of these tissues. A crucial consideration in developing tissue replacements for these lesions is the simultaneous regeneration of cartilage and calcified cartilage, which forms the transition zone to bone. Our current study aims to fabricate a bilayer polymeric hydrogel designed not only to support cartilage regeneration but also to serve as an interface between cartilage and bone. The bilayer hydrogel was created by combining oxidized bacterial nanocellulose, gelatin, and alginate in one layer, while the other layer …

Editing The Tri5 Gene Of Fusarium Graminearum Using Crispr/Cas9, Madelyn Rae Waters

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.

Applying Neural Networks To Predict Factors Affecting Harmful Algal Blooms For Timely Alerting And Implementing Preventive Measures In Ireland's Marine Ecosystem., Nikolai Potapov

ICT

This study applies neural networks to predict harmful algal blooms (HABs) along the Irish coast, addressing ecological, health, and economic risks. Using primary interviews and secondary data on HAB species like Alexandrium and Karenia mikimotoi, the research incorporated Exploratory Data Analysis and tested three neural models: LSTM, Ensemble Stacking LSTM, and CNN-LSTM. Key factors influencing HABs, such as sea surface temperature and euphotic zone depth, were identified.

Results demonstrate the potential of neural networks to improve HAB prediction and monitoring, despite limitations. Future work aims to enhance model accuracy and integrate them into HAB warning systems.

Development And Optimisation Of Convolutional Neural Networks (Cnns) To Predict The Nutrition And Sustainability Scores Of Foods From Crowd Sourced Images., Cormac Mcelhinney

ICT

This research explores the use of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for the automated classification and profiling of food products based on publicly sourced data. With the vast array of food products available worldwide and the complexity of labelling regulations, food business operators face challenges in ensuring compliance, while regulators struggle to verify adherence. This study addresses the need for efficient and accurate methods for food classification and eco/nutritional profiling. It begins with a comprehensive literature review on the application of CNNs in food product classification, followed by the collection of a large-scale dataset from Open Food Facts. A CNN architecture …

Data Analysis Of Twitter’S Nasdaq100 Sentiments And Topics As Indicators For News Articles Retrieval: Fine-Tuning Roberta And Rag., Kagan Timur

ICT

This study investigates the combination of sentiment analysis using the VADER lexicon and semantic analysis through Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) to identify real-life events, focusing on Twitter datasets. The research shows that while sentiment analysis alone may be insufficient, combining it with semantic analysis improves the process, particularly for identifying relevant news articles and understanding brand perception on social media. The study also fine-tunes the RoBERTa model for question-answering tasks, yielding significant improvements in the SQuAD evaluation metric. The exact match (EM) score rose dramatically from 2.06% to 62%, and the F1 score improved from 9.41% to 65%. A retrieval …

21st Century Churches And Federal Tax Law, Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, Ellen P. Aprill

Journal Articles

Federal tax treatment matters to churches, the term the IRS uses for all types of religious congregations, including synagogues, mosques, and temples. The federal tax provisions most significant for churches and certain entities closely related to them, however, are not those that the public and commentators often assume. Exemption from income tax and the ability of donors to deduct contributions, the benefits that receive the most public attention, in fact provide surprisingly little benefit either to churches in the aggregate or to most individual churches. Their status as organizations taxexempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, moreover, imposes …

Power Corrupts, Emily S. Bremer

Journal Articles

Administrative agencies bear principal responsibility for keeping the federal government’s promises by giving effect in the real world to the laws Congress enacts. If administrative law’s goal was to help agencies fulfill this responsibility, its lodestar would be a thick concept of administration. But as a field, administrative law today neglects administration, focusing instead on power and the institutions that wield it, particularly the Supreme Court, the President, and Congress. This Essay traces the field’s reorientation from administration to power, beginning with the deportation cases that revealed thinner-than-acknowledged political will behind the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), through the misunderstood shift …

St. John Henry Newman's Development Of Doctrine And Law: Some Preliminary Notes And Questions, Jeffrey A. Pojanowski

Journal Articles

This essay, presented at a conference at the Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law, considers how Newman's theory of development of church doctrine can illuminate the development of human law. The argument, which focuses primarily on constitutional law and tradition, identifies promising parallels but also offers cautionary notes about straightforward analogies between the two bodies of doctrine.

Churching Nimbys: Creating Affordable Housing On Church Property, Patrick E. Reidy, C.S.C.

Journal Articles

In recent years, faith communities across the United States have begun to create affordable housing on church property, inspired by sincerely held religious beliefs. Some are building microhomes behind their houses of worship. Others are converting residences once used by religious ministers—from rectories to abbeys to convents—into units for seniors and low-income families. Still others are repurposing their vacant schools, church parking lots, and undeveloped parcels of land for denser multifamily structures, from townhouses to apartment buildings. Within housing-advocacy circles and among faith communities, these continent-wide efforts to create affordable housing on church property have manifested an affirmative declaration: “Yes, …

Educational Adequacy: Harmonizing The Right To Education, Parents' Rights, And Educational Freedoms Under The International Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights, Jorge Barrera-Rojas

Journal Articles

This article explores the concept of educational adequacy, balancing the right to education for children and educational freedoms. Specifically, the research paper describes why States parties must meet Article 13(1) goals under the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) but, at the same time, ensure parents’ rights and the liberty to establish and direct private educational institutions as minimum core and immediate-effect obligations. Accordingly, there is no prioritization or subordination of educational freedoms favoring the right to education, or vice versa, which constitutes a false dichotomy since the right to education and educational liberties are interrelated rights …

A Democratic Restraint On Incarceration, Marah S. Mcleod

Journal Articles

From the Article

This Article proposes a new sentencing model that employs the democratic voice of the jury to restrain individual injustice and mass incarceration by having the jury establish the maximum term that an individual defendant deserves and confining judicial sentencing discretion within that upper bound.

Ideological Leanings In Likely Pro Bono Biglaw Amicus Briefs In The United States Supreme Court, Derek T. Muller

Journal Articles

Each term, the United States Supreme Court receives hundreds of amicus briefs filed in merits docket cases. Many of the largest law firms file amicus briefs before the United States Supreme Court. These amicus briefs are often pro bono, which means the clients do not pay for the firm to file the brief. That pro bono work can quickly total millions of dollars of legal briefing subsidized by the law firm. And pro bono work often reflects the law firm’s desire to work for its prior commitments to what it identifies as the "public good."

Controversies have arisen in recent …

A Scoping Review On Mobile Health Technology For Assessment And Intervention Of Upper Limb Motor Function In Children With Motor Impairments, Md Raihan Mia, Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed, Alissa V. Fial, Samuel Nemanich

Computer Science Faculty Research and Publications

Upper limb (UL) motor dysfunctions impact residual movement in hands/shoulders and limit participation in play, sports, and leisure activities. Clinical and laboratory assessments of UL movement can be time-intensive, subjective, and/or require specialized equipment and may not optimally capture a child's motor abilities. The restrictions to in-person research experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic have inspired investigators to design inclusive at-home studies with child participants and their families. Relying on the ubiquity of mobile devices, mobile health (mHealth) applications offer solutions for various clinical and research problems. This scoping review article aimed to aggregate and synthesize existing research that used health …

Legal Matters In Web 3: A Desk Reference, Anup Malani, M. Henderson

Books

No abstract provided.

Breaking The Bamboo Ceiling And De-Bunking The Model Minority Myth, Yun Saksena

Journal Articles: College of Dentistry

Leadership roles must incorporate representation from all involved individuals for the resulting decision-making process to reflect the interests and expertise of a diverse organization. Many resources have rightly focused on developing historically underrepresented racial and ethnic (HURE) leaders. Though numbers of Black and Hispanic dental school deans have increased, more work is needed for these and other HURE groups such as American Indians. Asians are not classified as HURE. As an aggregated group they have robust presence in the dental workforce in North America, the United Kingdom and Australia. The assumption is they are fine, so the group is ignored. …