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Predominant-Dominant Chains In Japanese Video Game Music, Evan R. Davis

Master's Theses

The short looping forms in Japanese video game music feature rapid modulations based on common chord progressions that necessitate contextual readings of harmonies in various keys to isolate how they manipulate tonal space. One such progression used by Japanese game music composers utilizes chains of predominant-dominant chords to move key centers by conflating function in minor-third related keys. These triumphant sounding transitional phrases are uniquely valuable in a medium dominated by stories of heroism and fighting authorities both earthly and divine. Building on the functional framework of 19^th century theorists and existing popular music research, two models are created …

Challenges And Artificial Intelligence Solutions For Clinically Optimal Hepatic Venous Vessel Segmentation, Håvard Bjørke Jenssen, Varatharajan Nainamalai, Egidijus Pelanis, Rahul P. Kumar, Andreas Abildgaard, Finn Kristian Kolrud, Bjørn Edwin, Jingfeng Jiang, Joseph Vettukattil, Ole Jakob Elle, Smund Avdem Fretland

Michigan Tech Publications

Background:: Liver vessel identification is crucial for clinical disease assessment and treatment planning, especially concerning local treatment of liver tumors. As artificial intelligence (AI) develops in radiology, opportunities arise to craft models adept at hepatic venous vessel segmentation, opening possibilities for creating patient-specific models of the liver anatomy quickly, despite the diverse features of CT images encountered in clinical settings. Objective: This research evaluates the performance of AI models combined with various pre-processing filters for liver vessel segmentation, emphasizing clinically relevant results. A novel evaluation method was introduced to offer more anatomically accurate assessments, moving beyond traditional metrics like the …

Negative Affect And Cannabis Use Outcomes In College Students: The Mediating Effect Of Protective Behavioral Strategies, Morgan Haga

Master's Theses

Particularly considering the ongoing changes in legalization, there has been a growing prevalence of cannabis use among college students. Similarly, students have endorsed increased mental health concerns following the COVID-19 pandemic. Resulting in a cycle of harmful use, research has supported a positive relationship between negative affect and cannabis-related negative outcomes. Protective behavioral strategies for marijuana (PBSM) have been successful in reducing cannabis-related negative outcomes; however, the frequency and utility of PBSM use for students experiencing increased negative affect is unknown. Participants included 330 college students (M_age = 19.17) from 12 U.S. universities who were predominately White non-Hispanic …

Forgotten Landscapes: Using Original Land Surveys To Understand The Historic Distribution Of Cane Brakes In Wayne County, Ms, Chad Mackness

Master's Theses

This study investigates the historical presence and ecological significance of Arundinaria gigantea (giant cane) in 1810, Wayne County, Mississippi, using original survey documents. These records provide rare quantitative insights into the distribution of cane brakes, revealing that A. gigantea possibly represented up to 44% of the surveyed landscape, likely second only to Pinus palustris (longleaf pine).

This research involved digitizing historical surveyors' notes, transcribing them into a structured format, and extracting spatial data for GIS analysis. The methodology developed for this research can be used to ensure the preservation and usability of these historical documents for future research. …

Do Finances Determine Our Fate?: Understanding The Relationships Between Socioeconomic Status, Inflammation, And Cancer Recurrence Risk, Faith Wilbourne

Master's Theses

Individuals of a low socioeconomic status (SES) are more likely to experience a cancer recurrence relative to individuals with a higher SES. This may be partially explained by the stressors of living with a low SES. These stressors can increase inflammatory markers known to elevate the risk of cancer development. Health-promoting behaviors such as exercise, adequate sleep, and a healthy diet can reduce systemic inflammation. Health behaviors may therefore moderate any potential relationship between SES and cancer recurrence risk. This study explored associations between SES (income, educational attainment) and inflammatory markers related to cancer recurrence while seeking to determine if …

Inside The Walls Of The Asylum: Exploring The Lives Of Individuals In The Mississippi State Asylum (1855-1935), Savannah V. Logan

Master's Theses

The Mississippi State Asylum (MSA), established in 1855, was the first such institution in but has been largely forgotten about since its closure in 1935. The cemetery associated with the facility, which is located on the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus, was recently rediscovered with new construction. As part of the Asylum Hill project, the remains of seven of the 7000 burials along with their mortuary artifacts were analyzed and allowed these forgotten individuals to once again regain their voice and tell a portion of their life story through osteobiographies.

The sample, dating to 1855-1899, included five males and …

High-Resolution Event Stratigraphy Of Ostracods In The Ozan Formation Of Texas And Arkansas, Denali L. John

Master's Theses

This study focuses on the high-resolution event stratigraphic framework of the lower Campanian Ozan Formation in Northeast (NE) Texas and Southwest AR which is richly fossiliferous in ostracods. Little research has been published on the Ozan Formation and even less dealing with Ozan ostracods. Additionally, correlation of Upper Cretaceous units between Texas and AR is controversial due to the general lack of good exposures in both regions and extensive faulting in Northeast Texas despite similar depositional environment across the region. This study calibrates the ranges of ostracods and creates an event stratigraphic composite that is orders of magnitude higher in …

Exploring Fisheries Species Distribution Shifts In Response To Freshwater Inflow Through The Bonnet Carré Spillway Using Species Distribution Models, David T. May

Master's Theses

The Bonnet Carre Spillway (BCS) is a flood control structure on the Mississippi River (MR) ~52 km upstream of New Orleans. The BCS protects downstream communities from MR flooding by diverting floodwaters into Lake Pontchartrain when the MR exceeds 5.18m flood stage. Diverted waters flow east into the Mississippi Sound (MSS), introducing turbid, nutrient rich freshwater to the estuary before draining into the Gulf of Mexico. BCS openings have become much more frequent in the last decade, though little work has been done to explore the impact of the BCS on nektonic fisheries species. Here, a series of seasonal Maximum …

Engineering Tunable Collagen Fiber Alignment Gradients To Quantify Contact Guidance Effects On Cell Migration, Indranil Mandar Joshi

Theses

Directional migration of cells is one of the most important physiological processes, necessary for tissue and organ development. It also plays a crucial role in pathological conditions such as cancer metastasis. This directed migration is influenced by various factors present in the native environment, which guide cells to migrate steadily in a specific direction. Due to its importance, over the years, a lot of emphasis has been placed on understanding and exploring the biochemical and biophysical factors that direct cell migration. In addition to the commonly studied biochemical and biophysical cues, contact guidance from collagen fibers, in the native matrix, …

Development Of A Machine Learning Framework For An Irrigation Decision Support System, Eric Wilkening, Derek M. Heeren, Yeyin Shi, Laila A. Puntel, Guillermo R. Balboa, Abia Katimbo, Kuan Zhang, Precious Nneka Amori, Bruno Lena

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

Currently used irrigation scheduling techniques often require significant human intervention and are time consuming, particularly for variable rate irrigation. This research aimed to develop a conceptual framework that incorporates disparate data sources leveraging both mechanistic and machine learning (ML) approaches. The overarching objective is to utilize the growing availability of data and technology to manage irrigation more precisely, which will minimize negative impacts of irrigation on our water resources. An initial irrigation machine learning model was proposed and tested in this study as a key component of an edge-cloud computing and federated learning decision-making framework. The specific objectives were (1) …

2025-2026 Lindenwood University Graduate Course Catalog, Lindenwood University

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Reconsidering “Luxury” Bones: Comprehending The Capacity For Care Coordination In Maine’S Oral Health Policy Environment, Molly S. Williams

All Student Scholarship

Case management takes a comprehensive and coordinated approach to providing healthcare for patients who often have complex or chronic needs. It began as a practice in medical care in the early 1900s, and it has roots in both social welfare and public health. The evolution and formalization in the U.S. medical care system can be traced over time: the earliest practitioners were nurses and social workers engaging with charitable organizations; expansion of some services followed the introduction of general welfare benefits in the Social Security Act and workers’ compensation insurance (1930s); insurance companies began covering services to assist World War …

Evaluation Of The Psychometric Properties Of The Social Communication Questionnaire In Rural Kenya, Patricia Kipkemoi, Jeanne Savage, Joseph Gona, Kenneth Rimba, Martha Kombe, Paul Mwangi, Collins Kipkoech, Danielle Posthuma, Charles Newton, Amina Abubakar

Institute for Human Development, East Africa

Children can be reliably diagnosed with autism as early as 3 years of age, and early interventions are initiated. There is often a significant gap between the age of onset of symptoms (2–3 years) and diagnosis (8–10 years) in Africa. We conducted a study to validate the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) as a screening instrument in a rural setting in Kenya. The study was conducted along the Kenyan Coast. Study participants included 172 children with a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) diagnosis (84 of which were autism) and 112 controls. Internal consistency was evaluated through the use of Cronbach’s alpha, confirmatory factor …

Promoting Understanding Of Soft Power Theory : A Case Study Of Confucius Institutes Along The Belt And Road, Dan Yang

Lingnan Theses (Doctoral degree)

This dissertation explores the function of Confucius Institutes (CI) as key tools within China’s soft power approach, particularly in the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It provides a detailed and empirically based analysis of how these institutes operate within various national contexts. Drawing upon Joseph Nye’s soft power theory and supported by literature on public diplomacy, this study assesses the ways in which CIs translate cultural, linguistic, and educational assets into international influence. Despite the rapid expansion of CIs globally, their actual effectiveness in achieving cultural diplomacy and tangible soft power outcomes remains uncertain. Advocates emphasize the …

香港电动车的消费者行为与政策评估, Shu Ching Paul Lau

Lingnan Theses (Doctoral degree)

研究旨在找出电动车发展中影响消费者行为的各种因素，涵盖补贴政策、充电设施、消费行为和环保意识进行深入调查；分析电动车发展和政策带来的挑战与机遇；探讨电动车消费者行为与补贴政策的因果关系；评估香港电动车政策及发展带来的影响和解决方案。

本研究运用SPSS软件对问卷调查进行分析，并结合深度访谈；通过定量与定性相结合的研究方法，交叉检测和验证，增强文章的内容和深度；以“三元交互决定论” 和“决策理论”为基础，构建认知、政策、行为、反馈模型，凸显本研究的独特价值。

研究成果提出策略性、替代性和创意性的解决方案； 优化政策的前期阶段积极补贴消费者购车；第二阶段，引入并推广安装智能充电桩设施，实现快速充电以满足需求，改善充电设施供需平衡；最后阶段，加强执行力度，推动绿色出行，鼓励频繁使用电动车的消费者；避免浪费公帑，实现可持续发展。

本研究还提出了补贴政策调整方案，建议不仅在理论上具有先进性，而且在实践中也体现出高效性和清晰性，为政策制定者提供了科学、坚实的理论支撑；调整方案不仅简明扼要，而且能够增强实施效果，有利于为政策制定者提供科学依据的建议；成为本文的重要发现，为学术研究提供了科学、有价值的参考。

This research aims to find out the various factors that influence consumer behavior in the development of electric vehicles, and conduct in-depth investigations into subsidy policies, charging facilities, consumer behavior and environmental awareness; analyze the challenges and opportunities brought by the development and policies of electric vehicles; explore the causal relationship between electric vehicle consumer behavior and subsidy policies; evaluate the impact and solutions brought by Hong Kong's electric vehicle policies and development.

This study used SPSS software to analyze the questionnaire survey and combined it with in-depth interviews; through a combination of quantitative …

Neutrosophic Magnetic Field – An Introduction, Florentin Smarandache

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Assessment Of The Uncertainty Associated With Wind-Powered Hydrogen Production Using Neutrosophic, Wonsiri Punurai, Jamil Afzal, Yiliu Liu, Ibrar Ahmad

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Quadripartitioned Neutrosophic Pythagorean Fuzzy Ideals In Near-Ring, Rashmi Kumar J, Hellen A, Babu A, Arulselvam A, Bobin A

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Plithogenic Hierarchical Entropy Fusion Applied To Teaching Quality Enhancement In University English Translation Classes, Juan Zhang

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Reduction Of Neutrosophic Fuzzy Matrices Using Implication Operator, K. Karuppiah, R. Sudharani, R. Ambrose Prabhu, A. Anandan, D. Ramesh, K. Lawrence Mary

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Forestsoft Set Approach For Estimating Innovation And Entrepreneurship Education In Universities Through A Hierarchical And Uncertainty-Aware Analytical Framework, Hairong Luo

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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A New Hybrid Deep Learning Method With Neutrosophic Sets For Social Media Sentiment Analysis Of The Covid-19 Vaccine,, Tasneem Abdelrahman, Mohamed El-Rashidy, Mohamed Marie

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Modeling Indeterminacy Propagation In Interval Neutrosophic Logic For Assessing High-Quality Economic Development In Provincial Regions, Wei Chen, Xinxin Luo

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Under Soft Generalized Continuous Functions: Foundations And Applications In Recruitment Analysis, R.Narmada Devi, Yamini Parthiban, S. Padmapriya, Kala Raja Mohan

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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A Neutrosophic Offset Logic And Statistical Framework For Analyzing International Chinese Communication In Integrated Media Environments, Bing Li

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Graph Theory For Evaluation Of High-Quality Party Building In Driving The High-Quality Development Of Universities, Ning Xiang

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Optimal Neutrosophic Framework For Population Mean Estimation Under Simple Random Sampling, Anoop Kumar, Priya Priya, Vrijesh Tripathi

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Short Note Of Superhyperclique-Width And Local Superhypertree-Width, Takaaki Fujita, Talal Ali Al-Hawary

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Mv3lung-Ns: A Neutrosophic-Deep Learning Hybrid Framework For Computer-Aided Diagnosis Of Chest X-Ray Scans, Abdelrhman Fathy Abdelrhman, Ahmed R. Abas

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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