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The Minutes Of The Marshall University Board Of Governors Meeting, December 13, 2023, Marshall University Board Of Governors

Board of Governors Minutes

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Mastery Learning: Second Chances, Instructor Workload, And Student Confidence, Judith Puncochar

Conference Presentations

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Tikaram And Chandrakala Dhananjaya: A Collaborative Couple In Mathematics From Nepal, Deepak Basyal, Brigitte Stenhouse

Mathematics and Statistics

Within the history of mathematics and mathematics education in Nepal, Tikaram and Chandrakala Dhananjaya are relatively well-known figures for their two books Śiśubodha Taraṅgiṇī and Līlāvatī. This is despite there being almost no archival or manuscript materials offering a window into their lives: we have no letters, notebooks, diaries, or school records. Rather than focusing on either individual in isolation, in this article we present an argument for considering the Dhananjayas as an analytically indivisible collaborative couple in mathematics. Of the two aforementioned books, one is attributed to Chandrakala and the other to Tikaram; but in fact, both are translations …

Closing The Gaps In Care Of Dyslipidemia: Revolutionizing Management With Digital Health And Innovative Care Models, Samuel J. Apple, Rachel Clark, Jonathan Daich, Macarena Lopez Gonzalez, Robert J. Ostfeld, Peter P. Toth, Vera Bittner, Seth S. Martin, Jamal S. Rana, Salim S. Virani

Office of the Provost

Although great progress has been made in the diagnostic and treatment options for dyslipidemias, unawareness, underdiagnosis and undertreatment of these disorders remain a significant global health concern. Growth in digital applications and newer models of care provide novel tools to improve the management of chronic conditions such as dyslipidemia. In this review, we discuss the evolving landscape of lipid management in the 21st century, current treatment gaps and possible solutions through digital health and new models of care. Our discussion begins with the history and development of value-based care and the national establishment of quality metrics for various chronic conditions. …

Layer Multiplication Co-Extrusion Of Cross-Linked Polymer Microsphere-Filled Systems, Erik Steinmetz, João Maia

Faculty Scholarship

Layer multiplication co-extrusion allows for creation of advance structures with highly tunable properties, with relative ease. Multi-layer co-extrusion using the layer multiplication technique was used to create 33-layered structures of polymer microsphere-filled layers alternating with unfilled layers. Cross-linked polyurethane (PU) microspheres (of two different rigidities) and ultra-highly cross-linked polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) microspheres were used to examine the effect of particle rigidity in confinement on overall mechanical properties. Layer structures were successfully created with particle-filled layers; once layer size approaches the particle size, the particles deform the unfilled counter-layer. In certain conditions, impingement of the counter-layer occurs, decreasing the mechanical properties. High-density …

Ai Empire: Unraveling The Interlocking Systems Of Oppression In Generative Ai's Global Order, Jasmina Tacheva, Srividya Ramasubramanian

Media Studies - All Scholarship

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to captivate the collective imagination through the latest generation of generative AI models such as DALL-E and ChatGPT, the dehumanizing and harmful features of the technology industry that have plagued it since its inception only seem to deepen and intensify. Far from a “glitch” or unintentional error, these endemic issues are a function of the interlocking systems of oppression upon which AI is built. Using the analytical framework of “Empire,” this paper demonstrates that we live not simply in the “age of AI” but in the age of AI Empire. Specifically, we show that …

Gravity Fed Bathymetry Agnostic Wave System Innovation & Responsive Surf Fin Development, Erik Casagranda

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

This project investigates the integration of hydrodynamically responsive surf fins into wake-surf boards, focusing on optimizing performance for wake-surf waves by utilizing fluid dynamic and spring force principles. Additionally, the research explores the development of a novel stationary wave system, adopting a 'Gravity Fed Bathymetry Agnostic' approach, enabling year-round surfing in indoor facilities and addressing the limitations of existing manmade wave technologies. The initial phase involved testing the feasibility of a scaled model for the gravity-fed bathymetry-agnostic wave system. While the wave system demonstrated success on a model scale, an evaluation of its feasibility at full scale was conducted, and …

2023 December 13 - Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Council, East Tennessee State University

Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes

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The Backdoor Lobby: Israel Interest Groups And Middle East Policy, Andrew Ancheta

Capstones

The 2023 Gaza war brought new focus to the special relationship between the United States and Israel. While the scale of direct support for the Israeli military is well-known, there has been less attention on less direct ties, such as those between U.S. nonprofits and settlement organizations, or the use of generous gift travel as a form of lobbying. This project consists of three Op-Ed articles on these aspects of the Israel lobby and its effects on U.S. politics, supported by photography and data research.

Exploring The Job Market Before And After Covid-19, Abigail E. Hostman

Honors Capstones

The global job market has undergone profound changes in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, three industries- education, healthcare, and manufacturing- experienced hardships. This study scrutinizes how each industry adapted to the disruptions, exploring the intricacies of remote work adoption, hiring struggles, and the evolution of job roles. Moreover, a thorough examination of diverse professions within these industries aims to identify the differential impacts experienced by various job categories, offering insights into the nuances of employment resilience and vulnerability. Due to the observed changes, the paper endeavors to provide actionable recommendations for each industry to strategically recover employment opportunities. …

New Zealand Health Care System Adopts 'Learning Review' Process Developed By Uab School Of Engineering Faculty, Staff

Browse All News

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On The Spectrum Of Mesons In Quenched $Sp(2n)$ Gauge Theories, Ed Bennett, Jack Holligan, Deog Ki Hong, Jong-Wan Lee, C. -J. David Lin, Biagio Lucini, Maurizio Piai, Davide Vadacchino

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

We report the findings of our extensive study of the spectra of flavoured mesons in lattice gauge theories with symplectic gauge group and fermion matter content treated in the quenched approximation. For the $Sp(4)$, $Sp(6)$, and $Sp(8)$ gauge groups, the (Dirac) fermions transform in either the fundamental, or the 2-index, antisymmetric or symmetric, representations. This study sets the stage for future precision calculations with dynamical fermions in the low mass region of lattice parameter space. Our results have potential phenomenological applications ranging from composite Higgs models, to top (partial) compositeness, to dark matter models with composite, strong-coupling dynamical origin. Having …

The Emotional Experience Of Representative Bureaucrats In A Contested Public Policy Environment, Shaun Damien Heckstall

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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The Accuracy Of Automatic And Human Live Captions In English, Pablo Romero-Fresco, Nazaret Fresno

Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications

Closed captions play a vital role in making live broadcasts accessible to many viewers. Traditionally, stenographers and respeakers have been in charge of their production, but this scenario is changing due to the steady improvements that automatic speech recognition has undergone in recent years. This technology is being used to create intralingual live captions without human assistance and broadcasters have begun to explore its use. As a result, human and automatic captions co-exist now on television and, while some research has focused on the accuracy of human live captions, comprehensive assessments of the accuracy and quality of automatic captions are …

Towards An Efficient Machine Learning Based Phish Detection System, Hamad Alfalasi

Theses

Over the recent past, the world has experienced a digital revolution that has profoundly transformed many aspects of human life. This revolution has redefined the way individuals interact, how businesses operate, and how societies function. For businesses, operations have been fundamentally altered, changing the way they interact with customers and other businesses through digital tools and platforms used for transactions. Phishing, a deceitful approach, leverages technological and social tricks to access sensitive personal information, including financial details. A common attack mode involves installing harmful software on electronic devices to gain unauthorized access to personal information, particularly usernames and passwords of …

Sticks, Naomi Karen Miller

Theses

Sticks is a thesis consisting of allegorical sculptural objects informed by chairs and inspired by a transgender woman’s personal narrative. Derived from personal anecdotes and feelings, the objects form a constellation of moments in time. The body of work primarily consists of burned wooden chairs. The chairs are analogous to the self. Fire is applied to the chair to document change. My work is about the ways an individual is changed by small moments of interaction. It explores the relationship between identity, observation, perception, and time.

No Trespassing: The Legal Origins Of Louisiana’S Water Access Dispute, Karly Kyzar Dorr

Journal of Civil Law Studies

Since the birth of the civil law tradition, the public’s right to access and use running waters has been recognized and protected through written legal sources, statutes, and codes. However, although the State of Louisiana is often lauded as the “Sportsman’s Paradise,” the current judicial interpretation of water access rights has restricted the public’s ability to use waterways, in particular running waters, for recreational pursuits such as fishing and hunting. The purpose of this essay is first to highlight the trajectory of the development of the law relative to the public’s right to access and use running waters. The analysis …

Probing And Enhancing The Reliance Of Transformer Models On Poetic Information, Almas Abdibayev

Dartmouth College Ph.D Dissertations

Transformer models have achieved remarkable success in the widest variety of domains, spanning not just a multitude of tasks within natural language processing, but also those in computer vision, speech, and reinforcement learning. The key to this success is largely attributed to the self-attention mechanism, particularly its ability to scale in performance as it grows in the number of parameters. Extensive effort has been underway to study the major linguistic properties learned by these models during the course of their pretraining. However, the role of certain finer linguistic phenomena present in language and their utilization by Transformers has not been …

The Impact Of Sea-Level Rise On Coastal Wetlands Using In-Situ Mesocosm Experiments, Landscape Modeling, And Traditional Ecological Knowledge Mapping, Kelly San Antonio

Master's Theses

Sea-level rise is an escalating threat to coastal wetlands as increased inundation and saltwater intrusion can lead to lowered productivity, decreased biomass, and plant death – and ultimately land loss. In chapter one, I detailed the interactive effects of inundation and nitrogen on two commonly found saltmarsh species, Spartina alterniflora and Spartina patens. I examined productivity and metrics to these stressors using a controlled mesocosm experiment in the western channel of the Pascagoula River, Mississippi. I found varying strategies of growth between species and differing responses between the short- and long-term. Overall Spartina alterniflora performed better with increased inundation …

Ratflex: A Rom Device Used To Measure Post-Traumatic Joint Contracture In Rat Elbows, Ethan Riak

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Independent Study

During the fall 2023 semester, I worked in Dr. Lake’s musculoskeletal soft tissue lab. My main task was working on a device designed by previous students that is used to measure elbow range of motion in rats. The end goal of the device is to be able to detect differences in the range of motion between injured and uninjured rat elbows. The current protocol for comparing the range of motion of injured vs uninjured elbows requires that the rats be sacrificed and their elbows dissected for testing on a Biax machine. This device would allow for range of motion tests …

Elovanoid-N34 Modulates Txnrd1 Key In Protection Against Oxidative Stress-Related Diseases, Jorgelina M. Calandria, Surjyadipta Bhattacharjee, Sayantani Kala-Bhattacharjee, Pranab K. Mukherjee, Yuehan Feng, Jakob Vowinckel, Tobias Treiber, Nicolas G. Bazan

School of Graduate Studies Faculty Publications

The thioredoxin (TXN) system is an NADPH + H+/FAD redox-triggered effector that sustains homeostasis, bioenergetics, detoxifying drug networks, and cell survival in oxidative stress-related diseases. Elovanoid (ELV)-N34 is an endogenously formed lipid mediator in neural cells from omega-3 fatty acid precursors that modulate neuroinflammation and senescence gene programming when reduction-oxidation (redox) homeostasis is disrupted, enhancing cell survival. Limited proteolysis (LiP) screening of human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells identified TXNRD1 isoforms 2, 3, or 5, the reductase of the TXN system, as an intracellular target of ELV-N34. TXNRD1 silencing confirmed that the ELV-N34 target was isoform 2 or 3. This …

Judicial Threats To Olmstead And The Americans With Disabilities Act, Jean Mangan, Andrea L. Dennis

Scholarly Works

The authors examine the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v L.C. ex rel. Zimring and related Supreme Court rulings that could raise questions about the Americans With Disabilities Act's guarantee of care in integrated settings and about which governmental entity's interpretation should be respected when deciding whether a state has met its integration obligation. After reviewing statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions, the authors conclude that Olmstead's integration mandate will likely stand, but actions should be taken to codify the rule in federal and state statutes so that governmental agencies will continue to have the authority to ensure compliance …

Self-Discrepancies In Mind Perception For Actual, Ideal, And Ought Selves And Partners, Oliver L. Jacobs, Farid Pazhoohi, Alan Kingstone

School of Psychology

Defining and measuring self-discrepancies in mind perception between how an individual sees their actual self in comparison to their ideal or ought self has a long but challenging history in psychology. Here we present a new approach for measuring and operationalizing discrepancies of mind by employing the mind perception framework that has been applied successfully to a variety of other psychological constructs. Across two studies (N = 265, N = 205), participants were recruited online to fill in a modified version of the mind perception survey with questions pertaining to three domains (actual, ideal, ought) and two agents (self versus …

Examining Policy Innovation Process And The Roles Of Policy Entrepreneurs: A Case Of Smart City Initiative In Khon Kaen, Thailand, Thitisak Duadsuntia

Dissertations and Theses

Innovation is a necessary process for public sector organizations and governments to adapt to social and economic changes. Innovation helps governments improve public service performance and address wicked challenges. Although the significance of public sector innovation has long been realized, how it occurs, and how it is influenced by contextual factors is not well explored. Particularly, policy innovation that emerges in an open and dynamic social system is understudied. Policy entrepreneurs mobilize policy change in their social systems, but their roles in a public sector innovation process still needs further investigation.

This study explores the policy innovation process and explicates …

“Once That Ball Goes Flat, What Are You Gonna Do?” How Being A Student-Athlete Uniquely Affects Black Men, Amaya S. Mcdonald

Capstones

With less experience in the world outside of sports as compared to their non-athlete peers, student-athletes are often left to find careers in other fields where they may be unprepared after college.This trend disproportionately affects Black male college-athletes, who make up a majority of the student-athletes on revenue sports teams, like basketball and football, which generate billions of dollars for academic institutions.

Interviews with former student-athletes, activists and educators reveal the source of this disparity and how the student-athlete role can affect a student's college experience, their own self-perception and their transition into a life without sports post-graduation. https://medium.com/@amayamcd24/once-that-ball-goes-flat-what-are-you-gonna-do-1f0baaa14cf4

The False Promise That Guilt-Free Flying Is Just Around The Corner, Amanda Braitman

Capstones

Airlines are spending big bucks advertising “sustainable aviation fuel,” but some experts say it's greenwashing.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19ZejyJBgPGgleNXOWrHXKGF5WI1poQ8OyxSKg8PBNZI/edit?usp=sharing

Fs Social Justice Committee Agenda, Northern Illinois University

Faculty Senate Archives

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The Effect Of The Circulation Design Of Buildings On Customer Satisfaction: Koya University Bank As A Case Study, Vian A. Shareef, Wezha H. Baiz, Soran K. Omer, Mohammed Awadh Jasim, Vian A. Shareef

Polytechnic Journal

The current study is an academic attempt to illuminate the impacts of the building circulation design of Koya University Bank on its customer satisfaction, and it is an exploratory study of customers’ opinions about the circulation designs of Koya University Bank.

The building circulation design includes six elements, such as pavements, main entrance doors, public corridors, waiting areas, comfortable seats, and parking spaces as independent variables, and customer satisfaction as a dependent variable of the study.

A questionnaire involving 16 items was set and distributed through an online link as the research sample. The population of the study is 163 …

Monitoring Glucocorticoid Receptor In Plasma-Derived Extracellular Vesicles As A Marker Of Resistance To Androgen Receptor Signaling Inhibition In Prostate Cancer, Emanuela Gentile, Andrew W Hahn, Jian H Song, Anh Hoang, Peter D A Shepherd, Nora M Navone, Mark Titus, Paul G Corn, Sue-Hwa Lin, Christopher J Logothetis, Theocharis Panaretakis

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Disease progression following androgen ablation was shown to be associated with upregulation of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR). Longitudinal monitoring of GR expression in circulating extracellular vesicles (EV) may reflect changes in the tumor cell and facilitates detection of acquired resistance. We utilized LNCaP, LREX cells and a patient-derived xenograft, MDA PDX 322-2-6a, for in vitro and in vivo experiments. Plasma-derived EVs were isolated from patients with localized high-risk prostate cancer undergoing androgen ablation. The mRNA levels of GR in EVs and their responsive genes were detected by transcriptome analysis, qRT-PCR and the protein levels by Western blot analysis. We detected …

Epigenomic Mapping Reveals Distinct B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Chromatin Architectures And Regulators, Kelly R Barnett, Robert J Mobley, Jonathan D Diedrich, Brennan P Bergeron, Kashi Raj Bhattarai, Shilpa Narina, Kristine R Crews, Christopher S Manring, Elias Jabbour, Elisabeth Paietta, Mark R Litzow, Steven M Kornblau, Wendy Stock, Hiroto Inaba, Sima Jeha, Ching-Hon Pui, Charles G Mullighan, Mary V Relling, Shondra M Pruett-Miller, Russell J H Ryan, Jun J Yang, William E Evans, Daniel Savic

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

B cell lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) is composed of diverse molecular subtypes, and while transcriptional and DNA methylation profiling has been extensively examined, the chromatin landscape is not well characterized for many subtypes. We therefore mapped chromatin accessibility using ATAC-seq in primary B-ALL cells from 156 patients spanning ten molecular subtypes and present this dataset as a resource. Differential chromatin accessibility and transcription factor (TF) footprint profiling were employed and identified B-ALL cell of origin, TF-target gene interactions enriched in B-ALL, and key TFs associated with accessible chromatin sites preferentially active in B-ALL. We further identified over 20% of …