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Und Strategic Planning Focus Group Notes: Student Aerospace Advisory Council, University Of North Dakota May 2022

Und Strategic Planning Focus Group Notes: Student Aerospace Advisory Council, University Of North Dakota

LEADS Development Documents

Notes from a May 2, 2022 UND strategic planning focus group with the Student Aerospace Advisory Council. The notes capture student perspectives on aerospace education, student experience, campus culture, communication, affordability, advising, facilities, and opportunities for strengthening UND’s future.

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Design Of An Implanted Vascular Access Device With A Mechanical Septum, Mallory Ann Moffett, Katherine Rose O'Quinn May 2022

Design Of An Implanted Vascular Access Device With A Mechanical Septum, Mallory Ann Moffett, Katherine Rose O'Quinn

Honors Theses

As populations continue to age, their need for medical care continues to rise. This is seen by the large need for implanted vascular devices (IVADs). IVADs are essential for individuals with poor venous access and patients requiring long-term venous delivered drugs. This document will explore the existing IVADs, where they fall short, and where our device, the IrisPort system, works to solve the unmet needs of patients. The IrisPort system is a needle-less port system that allows for repeated venous access without the use of a non-coring needle. Prior art searches have shown that the IrisPort is a novel solution …

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Aswc Senate Constitution (Updated 2022), Amber Brost May 2022

Aswc Senate Constitution (Updated 2022), Amber Brost

ASWC Governing Documents

No abstract provided.

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Transitional Car Living, Between Homelessness And Permanent Shelter, Isaac Hertzson May 2022

Transitional Car Living, Between Homelessness And Permanent Shelter, Isaac Hertzson

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The worsening eviction crisis facing countries like the United States is caused by a variety of factors. The increasing costs of the housing market as large multi-national investing firms speculate on value of housing, to soaring rental prices, stagnating wages, inflation, and the devastation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Eviction creates destructive ripple effects throughout society as it often begets a negative feedback loop in which the evicted face housing discrimination leading to further eviction. Eviction is causally linked to issues with both mental and physical well being. To help those facing eviction this project proposes the creation of a …

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“A Heart Felt Toy System”: How Can Materials, Structured, And Unstructured Play, Impact Toy Innovation, And Design, Mary Keenan Mcloughlin May 2022

“A Heart Felt Toy System”: How Can Materials, Structured, And Unstructured Play, Impact Toy Innovation, And Design, Mary Keenan Mcloughlin

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The pervasiveness of single use plastic for toy production has created the cultural consciousness that most things are disposable. The moment you’ve deposited something in the trash you are no longer responsible for it and for some, it no longer exists. A material’s lifespan, origin, and sensory experience can be positive factors in its inclusion for a design. I chose to study organic materials and how they can be used for toys and aspects of play. As a case study, I created a felt vehicle toy system that rethinks the way we use organic materials for toy applications. I then …

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A Smart Yoga Mat System Designed For Visually Impaired People, Dan Han May 2022

A Smart Yoga Mat System Designed For Visually Impaired People, Dan Han

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Globally, nearly 2.2 billion people are visually impaired, while 39 million are blind at present. Due to various factors, it is difficult for the blind to exercise. Though associations for blind people and disabled schools provide more possibilities for sports training for visually impaired people, these resources cannot reach everyone in need because of location and foundation limits. The project aims to make fitness more accessible for visually impaired people to help them keep healthy. Thus it could support their confidence and independence as they expected. Furthermore, society's awareness of visually impaired people's difficulties while exercising then, more studies could …

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Poster Design: Possible Future Living Space For Overpopulated Hong Kong, Rong Dai May 2022

Poster Design: Possible Future Living Space For Overpopulated Hong Kong, Rong Dai

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According to the official statistics of China, Hong Kong’s limited land space has always struggled with overpopulation, and cheap cage homes quickly became an easy solution for many poor people. However, terrible and cramped living conditions not only make physical activities difficult, but also deprive residents of their basic housing rights. People can not envision what the living space will look like in the future, and they lack a sense of what a healthy community is. This project intends to visualize a possible future living space through illustration and information diagrams, giving the audience who live in overpopulated countries an …

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Eliminating Moisture In Military Footwear: An Air Flow Solution For Soldiers Perspiring Feet When Training In Extremely Cold Weather, Mingshuo Li May 2022

Eliminating Moisture In Military Footwear: An Air Flow Solution For Soldiers Perspiring Feet When Training In Extremely Cold Weather, Mingshuo Li

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Ground soldiers in extremely cold environments could easily suffer terrible foot conditions because of the wet environment inside their boots produced by generated perspiration. The current winter military boot products on the market focus more on warmth and weather protection, eliminating moist air and functional design is lacking in winter boot products. A military boot system is proposed that will absorb and eliminate foot perspiration and provide a warm and comfortable environment for feet. This proposed design is to add an airflow system to the midsole of the shoe, pushing the air inside the shoe by naturally squeezing the airbag …

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Kitchen Cooking System Designed For Wheelchair Users, Boheng Huang May 2022

Kitchen Cooking System Designed For Wheelchair Users, Boheng Huang

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This project is a system to help wheelchair users use the kitchen more conveniently. The kitchen is an indispensable place in everyone's daily life. However, for wheelchair users, the height of the kitchen countertop is too high, which makes them unable to easily take the items on the kitchen countertop and causes difficulty, complexity and a lack of safety to their daily life. The kitchen system project in this paper can solve the problem that the height of the kitchen console is inconsistent with that of wheelchair users. A small table that can adjust the height of the desktop can …

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A Smart Walker That Reduces Falls And Injuries, Jungwhan Park May 2022

A Smart Walker That Reduces Falls And Injuries, Jungwhan Park

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Most of the elderly fall in their homes. As a result, the elderly may be socially, psychologically, fatally affected. Living spaces and the safety of residents are essential factors so that the elderly can lead an independent life. The purpose of this study was to develop a protective product for the elderly that will decrease the impact of falls and reduce injuries. Living alone, a slippery floor, a lack of exercise, spatial cognitive ability problems, dark environment or low vision, are the top five factors that showed the highest risk of falls. The results of this study is expected to …

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Biohelm Smart Hockey Helmet: A Conceptual Wearable System For Protecting And Empowering Female Athletes, Anthony Parrucci May 2022

Biohelm Smart Hockey Helmet: A Conceptual Wearable System For Protecting And Empowering Female Athletes, Anthony Parrucci

Theses

Women’s ice hockey is one of the fastest growing sports in the world and needs the most articles of protective equipment. At the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) level, not only do these athletes need to adapt to team issued equipment that rarely fits comfortably or safely but must also consider the important facets that impact overall performance. The main objective of this project is to promote inclusivity while protecting, empowering and educating athletes in an ethical, noninvasive manner to positively impact the culture of women’s sports. Overexertion at the NCAA level increases exponentially due to the intense training and …

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Portable Exercise Equipment For Chinese Middle School Students To Stimulate Their Interest In Exercise, Bowen Zhang May 2022

Portable Exercise Equipment For Chinese Middle School Students To Stimulate Their Interest In Exercise, Bowen Zhang

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This study was intended to explore how to enhance Chinese junior high school students' interest in physical education classes and develop lifelong exercise habits through assembled multifunctional exercise equipment. By combining traditional exercise equipment with interactive software, new teaching possibilities for physical education for middle school students were explored. For this case study, the test participants were physical education teachers and students in China. By comparing the designed exercise models with traditional exercise equipment in terms of functionality, material comfort, and attractiveness, the discussion results showed that students had a positive relationship between enhancing physical activity and using the new …

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Basketball Footwear, Adaptable Vamp Modular Mid-Sole To Better Match Foot Shape And Player’S Needs, Zihan Luo May 2022

Basketball Footwear, Adaptable Vamp Modular Mid-Sole To Better Match Foot Shape And Player’S Needs, Zihan Luo

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The left and right feet are not exactly symmetrical, including the form, muscle strength, yet the left and right sneakers on the market are equal. Through the configuration of modular basketball shoe mid sole, users can choose their own basketball shoes that fit both feet. This project is a basketball footwear works those problems mention above.

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Intelligent Relaxation System For Information Anxiety, Xiuyu Shi May 2022

Intelligent Relaxation System For Information Anxiety, Xiuyu Shi

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The development of information technology has brought a lot of convenience to people's lives and changed the way we work. There are many people who use cell phones and computers every day, which has caused many health problems, and information anxiety is one of them. This paper discusses a project that proposed to help with the problem of information anxiety among workers and investigates the root causes of information anxiety among IT workers. After user testing and design, this project gives a potential design solution that uses sensory feedback. In addition, this paper gives some insights into the negative effects …

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Steam Toys: Empowering The Next Generation Of Women In Stem, Grace Newman-Lapinski May 2022

Steam Toys: Empowering The Next Generation Of Women In Stem, Grace Newman-Lapinski

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Even in 2022, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields continue to be dominated by men. Starting from an early age, women are systematically pushed out of STEM fields. Three main reasons contribute to this – gender bias, lack of role models, and a lack of opportunity for skill building at an early age. This paper proposes that STEAM (STEM + Art) toys are critical to empowering the next generation of women in STEM. By mixing art with STEM, STEAM toys provide kids with the opportunity to explore these complex fields of study in creative ways. By making use of …

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Between Rights And Rites: The Ironies Of Crisis And Contract, Jeffrey M. Lipshaw May 2022

Between Rights And Rites: The Ironies Of Crisis And Contract, Jeffrey M. Lipshaw

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.

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Protecting The Pandemic Essential Worker, Mechele Dickerson May 2022

Protecting The Pandemic Essential Worker, Mechele Dickerson

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.

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Reparations For Racial Wealth Disparities As Remedy For Social Contract Breach, Martha M. Ertman May 2022

Reparations For Racial Wealth Disparities As Remedy For Social Contract Breach, Martha M. Ertman

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.

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Restorative Justice For Fraternity/Sorority Life, Kyley Knudson May 2022

Restorative Justice For Fraternity/Sorority Life, Kyley Knudson

Masters Projects

Greek Life organizations were established on the values of friendship, philanthropy, and academic excellence. The way that Greek life has developed, no long exemplifies those values. In recent years, Greek Life has come to the forefront of public attention tragedies like hazing, sexual assault, binge drinking, and student death. In addition, these are the events and qualities that people think of when they think of Greek life. This project explores Geek life culture by analyzing literature on the students who join Greek life, the environment they interact with, and the outcomes that those produce. After identifying those cultural issues within …

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Changing Course, Unh Communications And Public Affairs May 2022

Changing Course, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

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Short Term And Long-Term Efficacy Of Calcipotriene/ Betamethasone Dipropionate Foam Combination, Ahmad Jalili, Anthony Bewley, Michael Sticherling, Linda F. Stein Gold May 2022

Short Term And Long-Term Efficacy Of Calcipotriene/ Betamethasone Dipropionate Foam Combination, Ahmad Jalili, Anthony Bewley, Michael Sticherling, Linda F. Stein Gold

Dermatology Articles

Psoriasis is a well-known chronic disease characterized by the development of erythematous, indurated, scaly, pruritic plaques on the skin with cycles of remission and symptom flare-ups. The management of patients with chronic plaque psoriasis has been more challenging since the Covid-19 pandemic as health care professionals have had to adapt to remote consultations for some patients, and patients have had to adapt to the changing health landscape. The rapid resolution of psoriasis symptoms especially those with a substantial impact on quality of life can improve patient satisfaction and adherence, making it an important factor in successful treatment. Cal/BD foam contributes …

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Reporting Of Concussion Symptoms In High School Aged Athletes, Aimee Hite, Patrick Karabon, Neil Alpiner May 2022

Reporting Of Concussion Symptoms In High School Aged Athletes, Aimee Hite, Patrick Karabon, Neil Alpiner

Posters

INTRODUCTION
Each year, one to two million concussions occur in the youth populations and constitute 8.9% of all high school athletic injuries. However, current literature lacks studies that focus on concussion symptoms. This study sought to ascertain the prevalence of reporting concussion symptoms and continuing to play while experiencing symptoms in high school aged athletes.

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Post-Concussive Visual Symptoms In Teens Undergoing Rehabilitation, Daniel Ludema, Neil Alpiner May 2022

Post-Concussive Visual Symptoms In Teens Undergoing Rehabilitation, Daniel Ludema, Neil Alpiner

Posters

INTRODUCTION
Visual symptoms are commonly reported in those who have experienced mild TBI. However, there has not been much research on other types of visual disturbances commonly seen in the post-concussive period. The goal of this study was to identify novel visual symptoms seen in post-concussive teens.

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Prospective Qualitative Analysis Of Minimally Invasive Repair Of Pectus Excavatum, Timothy Elton, Diane Studzinski, Robert S. Morden, Pavan Brahmamdam May 2022

Prospective Qualitative Analysis Of Minimally Invasive Repair Of Pectus Excavatum, Timothy Elton, Diane Studzinski, Robert S. Morden, Pavan Brahmamdam

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INTRODUCTION
Pectus Excavatum is the most common chest wall deformity and is frequently corrected with the Nuss procedure. Although this procedure has existed for several decades, new strategies are being adapted to reduce complications and improve efficiency. The aim of this study is to perform a qualitative review of the patient experience after minimally invasive repair of Pectus Excavatum.

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Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum In Children Is Not Associated With Esophageal Perforation, Kevin Roby, Catherine Barkach, Diane Studzinski, Nathan Novotny, Begum Akay, Pavan Brahmamdam May 2022

Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum In Children Is Not Associated With Esophageal Perforation, Kevin Roby, Catherine Barkach, Diane Studzinski, Nathan Novotny, Begum Akay, Pavan Brahmamdam

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We hypothesize that esophageal perforation is not a common etiology for spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM), and that SPM is a self-limited disease not requiring routine admission.

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Functional Lung Segmentation From Computed Tomography Images Using Deep Learning, Duyen M. Quach, Evan Porter, Thomas M. Guerrero May 2022

Functional Lung Segmentation From Computed Tomography Images Using Deep Learning, Duyen M. Quach, Evan Porter, Thomas M. Guerrero

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INTRODUCTION
Functional avoidance treatment planning allows radiation oncologists to intentionally minimize radiation dose to higher-functioning lung areas while favoring radiation dose towards lower-functioning regions. This treatment planning method has been shown to reduce pulmonary toxicity for patients receiving radiation therapy. Functional lung information, traditionally ventilation or perfusion SPECT scans, is required to plan for functional avoidance.

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Irreversible Electroporation For Recurrent Pelvic Metastases: Case Series And Literature Review, Duncan A. Stevens, Jeffrey H. Savin, Brett J. Friedman, Michael A. Savin May 2022

Irreversible Electroporation For Recurrent Pelvic Metastases: Case Series And Literature Review, Duncan A. Stevens, Jeffrey H. Savin, Brett J. Friedman, Michael A. Savin

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INTRODUCTION
Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a nonthermal ablative technique that has potential safety advantages over thermal ablation in the treatment of tumors near critical structures. It creates an electrical field which forms permanent nanopores in the membranes of cells and triggers apoptosis. This case series reviews three patients with pelvic metastases from colorectal cancer treated with IRE.

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Intraoperative Map, Vasopressors, And Opioids In Tf-Tavr Patients Undergoing Conscious Sedation Vs General Anesthesia, Brett J Friedman, Patrick Karabon, Wei C Lau May 2022

Intraoperative Map, Vasopressors, And Opioids In Tf-Tavr Patients Undergoing Conscious Sedation Vs General Anesthesia, Brett J Friedman, Patrick Karabon, Wei C Lau

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INTRODUCTION
Aortic stenosis is a progressive narrowing of the aortic valve that can cause serious cardiovascular harm such as syncope, heart failure, and death if left untreated. Transfemoral-transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TF-TAVR) emerged in the last 10 years as an alternative for previously inoperable, high-risk patients. Studies suggest that monitored anesthesia for TF-TAVR using minimalist conscious sedation results in better outcomes (e.g., shorter length of stay, lower 30-day mortality) when compared to general anesthesia. However, there is a gap in knowledge of why conscious sedation is more successful. Recent studies have demonstrated the association of intraoperative mean arterial pressure (MAP) …

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Impact Of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome On Cardiovascular Disease In Obese Female Youth, Collin R. Walentine, Michael R. Brennan, Kristen J. Nadeau, Melanie Cree-Green May 2022

Impact Of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome On Cardiovascular Disease In Obese Female Youth, Collin R. Walentine, Michael R. Brennan, Kristen J. Nadeau, Melanie Cree-Green

Posters

INTRODUCTION
17% of youth in the United States are obese and the incidence is rising. Among obese adolescents, girls with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) represent a vulnerable and understudied group. PCOS is strongly associated with dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adulthood, but studies of CVD in youth are limited. We hypothesized that obese youth with PCOS would show evidence of vascular dysfunction relative to girls with obesity without PCOS.

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Patient Perceptions Of Their Health Care Teams And Preferences For Making Decisions Regarding Medical Care, Veronica F. Williams, Nelia Afonso May 2022

Patient Perceptions Of Their Health Care Teams And Preferences For Making Decisions Regarding Medical Care, Veronica F. Williams, Nelia Afonso

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INTRODUCTION
Beaumont Hospital values patient and family-centered care, but a clear understanding of how patients perceive their health care teams and prefer to make decisions regarding their medical treatment have not been well-described. It is necessary to understand patients’ preferences regarding various factors that impact their medical care in order to foster an effective health care environment. The primary goal of this study is to determine how patients’ care teams impact the ways in which they make decisions regarding their medical treatment. A secondary goal is to determine the individuals, both inside and outside of the health care setting, that …

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