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An Adaptation Of Nonlinear Aerodynamic Models For Non-Traditional Control Effectors, Christian R. Bolander, Douglas F. Hunsaker

Engineering Education Faculty Publications

This paper presents the development of a novel aerodynamic model tailored for the Bio-Inspired Rotating Empennage (BIRE), a non-traditional fixed-wing aircraft empennage inspired by avian flight. The BIRE replaces the conventional vertical stabilizer with an extra degree of freedom for the horizontal stabilizer, which is allowed to rotate about the body-fixed x axis. This empennage is similar to the tail of a bird, and allows control of both longitudinal and lateral moments. However, such a design introduces complex nonlinear longitudinal and lateral aerodynamic interactions, not typically accounted for in most fixed-wing aircraft aerodynamic models below stall. This work presents a …

Coxiella Burnetii Manipulation Of Membrane Contact Sites In The Intracellular Niche, Margaret F. Sladek

Theses & Dissertations

Coxiella burnetii is a highly infectious and environmentally persistent bacterium that causes the disease Q Fever. Its intracellular home, the Coxiella-Containing Vacuole (CVV), is formed from fusion of host-derived vesicles and is rich in sterols - yet cholesterol accumulation in the CCV is bacteriolytic. Our lab’s goal is to understand how Coxiella manages intracellular cholesterol levels and survives within the host. One way Coxiella may modulate CCV cholesterol is through membrane contact sites (MCS), areas where molecular complexes bridge two organelles and exchange lipids. This thesis explores how Coxiella uses both a mammalian lipid transfer protein and bacterially-encoded effector …

Cal High’S March Towards Equity: A Documentation Of Strength And Empowerment At California High, Hailey Godin, Mehr Goel, Isabella Grima, Emma Black, Brooke Johnson, Amane Lee, Yukta Chutturi

Black Educology Mixtape "Journal"

This first edition, composed by nine co-authors and one talented illustrator, is not the first, nor the last, to seek something more from our community. We hope this book will be expanded by passionate students who come long after us, as they record, examine, and lend their voices to the social issues of their age. It’s hard work changing a system, whether it be a mechanical wonder or our society as a whole, but such work is never meant to be done alone and must be tackled with the utmost determination. For this, our book also aims to show the …

Maroon Science: A Counterstory Of Apocalypse, Abolition, And Abandonment, Kenjus Watson

Black Educology Mixtape "Journal"

This Critical Race Counterstory explores "Maroon Science," covert and adaptive knowledge systems rooted in African Sacred Sciences, as a means of navigating the dystopic polycrisis of anti-Blackness, Black youth suicide, and climate destruction. Framed through Apocalyptic Education, the work begins at the end, the inevitable collapse of western schooling and broader state systems it supports, to foreground fugitivity as essential to Black autonomy. The track maps connections between Black Indigeneity, ecological adaptation, and the concealment necessary for maroon communities to evade capture. The layered counterstory portrays Maroon Science as contingencies for African epistemologies of survival, flourishing in ungovernable pockets of …

Pioneering Pedagogy And Curriculum For A Global Black Consciousness: An Interview With Dr. Kassie Freeman, D. Caleb Smith

Black Educology Mixtape "Journal"

In 2020, the College Board introduced the AP African Diaspora seminar, the first advanced placement high school curriculum to feature an Africa topic or theme. The seminar proved to be groundbreaking and attractive as it has spread to more than 500 schools within the United States and ten institutions abroad. Much of the curriculum ’ s early success is indebted to the leadership from Dr. Kassie Freeman of Columbia University ’ s Teachers College. A nationally recognized leader in the fields of comparative and international education, Freeman began developing the idea for the AP African Diaspora seminar shortly after founding …

Pain: Prevention, Assessment And Management, 4th Edition, Registered Nurses' Association Of Ontario

General Submissions: Clinical Settings Materials

The purpose of this fourth edition guideline is to provide nurses and members of the interprofessional team with evidence-based guidance for the prevention, assessment and management of all types of pain across the lifespan. This BPG is to be used by nurses and members of the interprofessional team across the health care continuum and in all domains of practice caring for persons at risk of or currently experiencing pain. It is also to be used by employers including health service organizations and academic institutions.

The Caddisflies (Trichoptera) Of An Undisturbed Lower Michigan Habitat, David C. Houghton

The Great Lakes Entomologist

The caddisfly assemblages of small streams, medium floodplain and forested rivers, and lakes within the Black River Ranch, a relatively undisturbed habitat in northern Lower Michigan, were sampled during 2014–2015 using ultraviolet light traps to establish a reference assemblage for the caddisflies of the region. A total of 117 species were collected including three—Hydroptila amoena Ross, H. novicola Blickle and Morse, and H. quinola Ross—not previously reported from Michigan. All species and their habitat affinities are reported herein. Individual sampling sites all had high levels of species richness compared to similar habitat types throughout Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and included …

A Rendezvous In Outer Space Law: The Challenge Of Establishing Binding Regulations For Dual-Use Capabilities, Chelsea Merrill

St. John's Law Review

(Excerpt)

When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957, it was not only a significant leap forward in the Space Race with the United States, but also the catalyst for a series of international treaties that would serve as the foundations of outer space law. In the last decade, the world has seen similar technological leaps in the commercial sector. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched spacecraft with all civilian crews while Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson aim to expand the market for commercial space flights. Lockheed Martin is one of many companies looking to offer commercial services for maintaining satellites …

Ai Inventorship: Recognizing The True Inventors Requires Change, Nicholas Scambia

St. John's Law Review

(Excerpt)

The Analytical Engine was conceived almost two hundred years ago—a general-purpose programmable computing engine which had essential features resembling a modern-day computer. While truly a marvel for its time, the Analytical Engine lacked the ability to perform functions on its own, as it was only able to do tasks for which it was programmed.

Today, artificial intelligence (“AI”) has become increasingly popular and powerful and is projected to keep growing. AI demonstrated its autonomous strength to the whole world on national TV when IBM’s Watson competed on Jeopardy!, beating the game show’s legends Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. Since …

Barred From The Profession, Mischaracterized As Unfit By Law, Julia Mizutani

St. John's Law Review

(Excerpt)

There is growing recognition that the bar examination can have racial and social effects when determining who can be an admitted and barred attorney in the United States. This Essay explores the history and current racialized issues with the other portion of bar admission—the character and fitness process. The simultaneously rigid and fluid definition and subjective enforcement of “good moral character” is only one example of how the law continues to reproduce and maintain racial and class hierarchy by creating barriers to entry. This Essay does not come to any direct conclusions or specific solutions. This Essay is a …

Clinical Practice In A Digital Health Environment, Registered Nurses' Association Of Ontario

General Submissions: Clinical Settings Materials

The purpose of this BPG is to foster nurses’ ability to maintain, advance, and strengthen professional practice in the context of a digital health environment. Broadly, this guideline includes information related to:

• the skills and competencies required by clinical nurses to ensure safe, quality, person-centred and compassionate clinical care through therapeutic relationships in a digital health environment;
• the skills and competencies required by nurses to engage in the design, development and evaluation of digital health environments;
• the skills and competencies required by nurse leaders and other leaders in all domains of clinical care, administration, education, research, and policy to support …

The Tax Adviser, Volume 16, Number 102, October 1985, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.

Tax Trends, Nicholas J. Fiore

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.

Questions Remain In The Valuation Of Blocks Of Stock, Sandra S. Kramer

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.

Ruling Process: A Tool Not To Be Overlooked In Tax Planning, Kenneth E. Anderson, Singleton B. Wolfe

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.

Laws, Professional Ethics, Policies And School Counselors With A Biblical Worldview, Reagan North Phd, Brittany Hill-Morales

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Auto Dissertation I, Vol. 1: Breaths Along The Potomac: An Epistolary Art Gallery, Dominic Shodekeh Talifero

Northwestern Law Journal des Refusés

No abstract provided.

A (Gen X Pop Music) Criminal Procedure Playlist, Tung Yin

Northwestern Law Journal des Refusés

No abstract provided.

Unveiling Injustice: The Case For Ending Guantanamo Bay And Extrajudicial Detention, Aasiyah Wasif

Northwestern Law Journal des Refusés

No abstract provided.

Taylor University Student Handbook, Taylor University

Historic Student Handbooks

Taylor University Student Handbook, undersized,with brownish-beige cover and brown lettering. Has Evan Berwall's name inscribed on the cover.

No publication date is apparent.

Taylor University Student Handbook, Taylor University

Historic Student Handbooks

Taylor University Student Life Handbook, undersized, with brown and beige mottled cover and brown lettering.

No date of publication is apparent.

Taylor University Student Handbook, Student Personnel Services Committee, Taylor University

Historic Student Handbooks

Taylor University Student Life Handbook with black and white picture of Ayres Memorial Library cover and white lettering.

No date of publication is apparent.

Taylor University Student Handbook, Office Of The Dean Of Students, Taylor University

Historic Student Handbooks

Taylor University Student Handbook with white cover and blue lettering. Includes a picture of three student in front of Ayres Memorial Library in a sepia blue photo. No apparent publication date.

Tile appears on second page as: Student Handbook of Taylor University

The Women’S Emancipation Struggle In Senegal During The 1980s And 1990s: The Case Of The “Yewwu-Yewwi” Movement, Aliou Ly

Journal of African Policy Studies

Senegalese women’s socio-cultural and economic status has always been shaped by local customs, religion, and gender structures. During the colonial period, against the backdrop of the opportunity to have a Western education, economic changes and extremely rapid urbanization encouraged Senegalese women to join the political arena in supporting various male political leaders. This trend continued during the post-colonial period, leading to the election of female parliamentarians and women holding high governmental positions in the 1960s and 1970s. The 1980s saw the creation of more vocal and visible women’s organizations such as the Yewwu-Yewwi “Pour la Liberation des Femmes” movement of …

Healthcare Policy And Administration In Nigeria: A Critical Analysis, Robert A. Dibie

Journal of African Policy Studies

This paper examines the perception of the effectiveness of the healthcare system in Nigeria by citizens and residents of the country. It argues that the Nigerian government needs to adopt a more pragmatic healthcare policy, one that could be more effectively implemented. Unlike the old practice of the Ministry of Health, an innovative approach to healthcare delivery should involve benchmarks, strategic doing, and coordination of priorities, as well as partnerships with various stakeholders from the private sector, including nongovernmental organizations and foreign investors. The paper uses quantitative and qualitative data derived from questionnaire surveys and interviews administered to 3,202 Nigerian …

Africa And Us Foreign Direct Investments In The 21st Century: The Contours Of Global Engagement, Moses K. Tesi

Journal of African Policy Studies

The focus of this article is to analyze the state of US private investments in Africa, the nature, pattern, and trend of such investments, and various ideas about factors that have either inhibited or accelerated the growth of investment flows to countries in the region. US private investments in Africa were inconsequential from the 1960s to 1990s, but in the 2000s, significant efforts were made by the US government to encourage, promote, and support private US firms to invest in Africa, and efforts were also made by African governments to increase US private investments on the continent. My research shows …

Women And The Policy Process: Minimum Marriageable Age Policy Adoption In Nigeria, Ene Ekpebe

Journal of African Policy Studies

Nigeria has the eleventh highest incidence of early marriage – marriage before the age of 18 – in the world. This is problematic because early marriage has been shown to have significant health and socioeconomic disadvantages for girls. In 2003, the Child Rights Act (CRA) was adopted by the federal government of Nigeria. One of its provisions was a prohibition of early marriage. As of 2022, 25 of Nigeria’s 36 states had adopted the CRA. However, only 23 have adopted its minimum marriageable age provision without exception. This paper discusses the factors affecting the adoption of the CRA’s minimum marriageable …

Improved Harmony Search Algorithm For Sdn Controller Placement, Yousra Abdul Alsahib S. Aldeen, Ahmed T. Sadiq, Abeer E. Abed, Omar F. Hussain, Syed Hamid Hussain Madni

Iraqi Journal for Computer Science and Mathematics

The Software-Defined Networking (SDN) paradigm decouples the control and the data plane. One of the most significant challenges in this paradigm is SDN controller placement optimization, since improper placement may dramatically influence latency, load balancing, and network resilience. The paper proposes the Improved Harmony Search Algorithm (IHSA) as a new approach for the placement of SDN controllers. To overcome the disadvantages of conventional optimization methods like HSA, GA, and PSO, adaptive parameter tuning, dynamic harmony memory management, and updating rules for enhanced memory are incorporated into the IHSA. The complete simulations of IHSA over small, medium, and large-scale SDN topologies …

Exploring The Untapped Workforce Potential Of Employees With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities In The Hotel Industry: Where To Start, Yoko Negoro, Sydney T. Pons, Thomas A. Little, Michael J. Tews, Donna Quadri-Felitti, Phillip M. Jolly

ICHRIE Research Reports

The hotel industry struggles with high employee turnover and labor shortages. Employing individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (EIDD) offers a solution, providing benefits such as improved loyalty, reduced turnover, and greater workplace diversity. Successful integration of EIDD requires addressing challenges like communication barriers, stigma, and the need for tailored support. Key to success are job coaches, who provide on-the-job training, support, and communication between EIDD and supervisors. They also educate coworkers to foster a more inclusive environment. Hotels should implement structured onboarding, provide reasonable accommodations, and offer socialization opportunities to ensure long-term success. Regular job coaching, performance feedback, and …

Interim Measures In International Arbitration: Towards International Consistency, Jennifer Bryant Dr, Johannes Hagmann

National Law School Business Law Review

No abstract provided.