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Steerable Acoustically Powered Starfish-Inspired Microrobot, Cornel Dillinger, Justin Knipper, Nitesh Nama, Daniel Ahmed

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications

Soft polymeric microrobots that can be loaded with nanocargoes and driven via external field stimuli can provide innovative solutions in various fields, including precise microscale assembly, targeted therapeutics, microsurgery, and the capture and degradation of unwanted wastewater fragments. However, in aquatic environments, it remains challenging to operate with microrobotic devices due to the predominant viscous resistances and the robots’ limited actuation and sensing capabilities attributed to their miniaturization. The miniature size prevents the incorporation of onboard batteries that can provide sufficient power for propulsion and navigation, necessitating a wireless power supply. Current research examines untethered microrobot manipulation using external magnetic, …

The Prospector, October 24, 2023, Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: School Spirits

Structural Health Monitoring And Repair Of Welded Thermoplastic Composite Joints Using Embedded Multifunctional Films, Wencai Li

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Thermoplastic composites (TPCs) have gained widespread use, particularly in large or integrated structural components, necessitating effective joining techniques. Fusion bonding (welding) has emerged as a suitable method for TPCs due to their ability to be reshaped through heating and cooling, eliminating the need for mechanical fasteners, long curing times, and extensive surface preparation. Among the welding techniques, ultrasonic welding (USW) stands out for its fast-cycling time and potential for automating large-scale structures, thereby reducing energy consumption. However, limited industrial applications of USW in this context require further knowledge to instill confidence in the process. Moreover, composite structures are susceptible to …

Structural And Functional Characterizations Of The Two Mini-Ferritins In Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Revealed The Coexistence Of A Classic Dps (Pa0962) And A Dps-Like (Pa4880) Protein, Rajapaksha Pathirannahalage Nimesha Hansani Rajapaksha

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

In the P. aeruginosa genome, gene PA0962 codes for a probable DNA-binding protein from starved cells (Pa Dps). Pa Dps is assembled from 12 monomers, each consisting of a four-helix bundle fold typical of Dps proteins. A subunit dimer of Pa Dps harbors two ferroxidase centers. Assembly of a dodecameric structure of Pa Dps is favored by the presence of divalent metal ions and at pH 6.0 in the absence or presence of divalent cations. Pa Dps is unable to form the large DNA-protein complexes typical of many Dps proteins. Instead, Pa Dps acts on plasmid DNA to form relaxed …

Benjamin N. Cardozo Papers, Dr. Lillian & Dr. Rebecca Chutick Law Library

Finding Aids

This finding aid describes the Benjamin N. Cardozo papers, which include handwritten notes, manuscripts, speeches, essays, and correspondence created by or related to Benjamin N. Cardozo. Materials document his legal thought, professional activities, and correspondence, particularly with his secretary Joseph M. Paley. The collection also includes notes on legal concepts and petitions before the United States Supreme Court.

Repository: Dr. Lillian & Dr. Rebecca Chutick Law Library, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University

Extent: 3 linear feet (6 boxes)

Arrangement: The collection is arranged in three series: Writings, Speeches, and Notes; Correspondence; and Other Papers. …

October 24, 2023, Nichole Mulvey

Minutes

Volume 52, Number 5

Speakers: VPSA Anne Flaherty, Interim Dean of Students Jody Stone, Exec. Dir. of Health & Counseling Services Eric Davidson

Majorana Bound States In A D-Wave Superconductor Planar Josephson Junction, Hamed Vakili, Moaz Ali, Mohamed Elekhtiar, Alexey Kovalev

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Faculty Publications

We study phase-controlled planar Josephson junctions comprising a two-dimensional electron gas with strong spin-orbit coupling and d-wave superconductors, which have an advantage of a high critical temperature. We show that a region between the two superconductors can be tuned into a topological state by the in-plane Zeeman field, and can host Majorana bound states. The phase diagram as a function of the Zeeman field, chemical potential, and the phase difference between superconductors exhibits the appearance of Majorana bound states for a wide range of parameters. We further investigate the behavior of the topological gap and its dependence on the …

An Autoencoder‑Based Snow Drought Index, Sinan Rasiya Koya, Kanak Kanti Kar, Shivendra Srivastava, Tsegaye Tadesse, Mark D. Svoboda, Tirthankar Roy

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Faculty Publications

In several regions across the globe, snow has a significant impact on hydrology. The amounts of water that infiltrate the ground and flow as runoff are driven by the melting of snow. Therefore, it is crucial to study the magnitude and effect of snowmelt. Snow droughts, resulting from reduced snow storage, can drastically impact the water supplies in basins where snow predominates, such as in the western United States. Hence, it is important to detect the time and severity of snow droughts efficiently. We propose the Snow Drought Response Index or SnoDRI, a novel indicator that could be used to …

التحليل التمييزي للرضا الطلابي عن خدمات جامعة عجمان بدولة الامارات العربية المتحدة - دراسة ميدانية, انعام يوسف محمد يوسف, أموره حسن أبو طالب, أشرف محمد العزب, دينا الخطاط

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

الرضا الطلابي؛ الخدمات الجامعية؛ جامعة عجمان؛ التحليل التمييزي؛ الامارات العربية المتحدة.

Uracil-Dna Glycosylase Of Murine Gammaherpesvirus 68 Binds Cognate Viral Replication Factors Independently Of Its Catalytic Residues, Kyle R Smith, Somnath Paul, Qiwen Dong, Orchi Anannya, Darby G Oldenburg, Kevin M Mcbride

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Herpesviruses are large double-stranded DNA viruses that encode core replication proteins and accessory factors involved in nucleotide metabolism and DNA repair. Mammalian uracil-DNA glycosylases (UNG) excise deleterious uracil residues from their genomic DNA. Each herpesvirus UNG studied to date has demonstrated conservation of the enzymatic function to excise uracil residues from DNA. We previously reported that a murine gammaherpesvirus (MHV68) with a stop codon in ORF46 (ORF46.stop) that encodes for vUNG was defective in lytic replication and latency in vivo. However, a mutant virus that expressed a catalytically inactive vUNG (ORF46.CM) had no replication defect unless coupled with additional …

Characterization Of The Autoinhibition Mechanism Of The Heterotrimeric Kinesin-2 Motor Protein Kif3a / Kif3 B, Caleb Ayooluwa Sawe

Theses and Dissertations

Autoinhibition is a conserved mechanism regulating the motor proteins of the kinesin superfamily, which allows active motors to switch into an inactive state after cargo unloading. This regulation is generally believed to be an ATP conservation mechanism. Autoinhibition occurs when the motor molecule assumes a folded conformation in which the non-motor portions interact with, and thereby inhibit the activity of, the motor domains. This process is incompletely characterized in the heterotrimeric kinesin-2 motor (KIF3A/KIF3B), which is essential for mammalian anterograde intraflagellar transport and ciliogenesis. Furthermore, the physiological role that kinesin autoinhibition plays in cellular processes has only recently started to …

Worksheet - Boom Sprayer 128th Method, George Hamilton

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Volatile Profiling Distinguishes Streptococcus Pyogenes From Other Respiratory Streptococcal Species, Amalia Z Berna, Joseph A Merriman, Leah Mellett, Danealle K Parchment, Michael G Caparon, Audrey R Odom John

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Sore throat is one of the most common complaints encountered in the ambulatory clinical setting. Rapid, culture-independent diagnostic techniques that do not rely on pharyngeal swabs would be highly valuable as a point-of-care strategy to guide outpatient antibiotic treatment. Despite the promise of this approach, efforts to detect volatiles during oropharyngeal infection have yet been limited. In our research study, we sought to evaluate for specific bacterial volatile organic compounds (VOC) biomarkers in isolated cultures

Twamp Sessions Over Controlled Sr-Te Paths, Anonymous

Defensive Publications Series

The present disclosure relates to Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol (TWAMP) sessions over controlled Segment Routing-Traffic Engineering (SR-TE) paths. A new field “reply path identifier” is proposed in TWAMP control request message, to initiate TWAMP Req/Resp tests sessions over SR-TE paths. A 32bit fixed length field “reply path identifier” contains color of the reverse SR policy for SR-MPLS and SRv6. A New Error code is proposed in Response, if the SR-TE path does not exist on a Server. This can enable TWAMP for two-way delay measurements on SR-TE paths for bidirectional data traffic.

Enterprise Architecture In Healthcare Networks: A Systematic Literature Review, Arjen Maris, Stijn Hoppenbrouwers, Jos Van Hillegersberg

Communications of the IIMA

Healthcare organizations collaborate, share knowledge, and need to be accountable to each other. Therefore, healthcare organizations manage a dynamic information system landscape. Enterprise Architecture (EA) is a management tool for aligning these landscapes to the primary information needs that healthcare organizations have. EA is of value in some environments, but it seems to be not well suited to the dynamics of healthcare. Despite the publication of several systematic literature reviews on EA in healthcare, a systematic literature study comparing EA applicability at various levels of cooperation (intra, inter, and network collaboration) is lacking. Therefore, we posed the following research question: …

Islands In The Rain: Isolating The Influence Of Rainfall On Erosion On Volcanic Ocean Islands, Kimberly Huppert

Sustainability Seminar Series

Volcanic ocean islands are well suited for studying climatic controls on erosion because they typically have relatively homogeneous bedrock, dramatic rainfall gradients, and remnant surfaces that constrain their age, initial topography, and vertical motions relative to sea level. In this talk, I’ll examine the influence of rainfall and discharge variability on bedrock river incision on the Hawaiian Island of Kaua‘i. I’ll also present a new compilation of basin-averaged cosmogenic erosion rates measured on ocean islands worldwide, as well as >800 million year-scale basin-averaged erosion rates inferred from eroded canyon volumes and lava flow ages across the Azores, Hawaiian, Cape Verde, …

Towards A Domain – Specific Comparative Analysis Of Data Mining Tools, May Oo, Daniel Lozovikas, Ramesh Subramanian

Communications of the IIMA

Advancement in technology has brought in widespread adoption and utilization of data mining tools. Successful implementation of data mining requires a careful assessment of the various data mining tools. Although several works have compared data mining tools based on usability, opensource, integrated data mining tools for statistical analysis, big/small scale, and data visualization, none of them has suggested the tools for various industry-sectors. This paper attempts to provide a comparative study of various data mining tools based on popularity and usage among various industry-sectors such as business, education, and healthcare. The factors used in the comparison are performance and scalability, …

Examining The Relevance Of Indian Logical Traditions And Present-Day Ai Developments, Ramesh Subramanian

Communications of the IIMA

This paper is an essay on the differences between “formal” Western logic and Indian logical traditions and how the latter impacts present-day AI developments. Upon the colonization of India, Western philosophers often dismissed Indian logical constructs as being underdeveloped or clumsy. Others, however, saw such denigration as emanating from Western racial prejudice rather than objectivity. This debate has persisted. I discuss the salient aspects of this debate, and then focus on the inductive aspects of Indian logic. This is especially relevant to the present, when there is an explosion of artificial intelligence based applications. I discuss the salient features of …

Licensing In Gaming: The Making And Distribution Of A Game, And How To Protect It, Tristan Arnold

Open Access Week

Presented by Tristan Arnold, Library Specialist

This presentation will cover game-making engines and software as well as when they start charging; distribution of your game and tips on how to succeed in that process; and how to protect it through licensing, which ones you should consider for different purposes.

Review Of Storytelling On Screen: An Online Playback Theatre Archive And Guidebook, Lucas Skjaret

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Review of Storytelling on Screen: An Online Playback Theatre Archive and Guidebook, https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/104420

Review Of Language And Culture In Context: A Primer On Intercultural Communication, Maria Subert

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Review of Language and Culture in Context: A Primer on Intercultural Communication by Robert Goodwin-Jones, Virginia Commonwealth University, https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/978

2020 Tennessee Boating Incident Statistical Report, Summary Of Reportable Boating Incidents, Tennessee. Wildlife Resources Agency.

Boating Accident Statistics

No abstract provided.

An Introductory Course In Electrical Circuits And Coding For Deaf And Deafblind Middle School Students, Becca Leininger, Christina Yang, Makayla Quinn, Jeffrey Jalkio, Rahaf Bahajry, Mellissa Ingabire, Annmarie Thomas

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

in is the first Deaf charter school in the United States, opening in 1993. The school serves students in the Twin Cities and Western Wisconsin from ages 2 to 21 who are primarily Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing students, often being visual and/or tactile learners. All students who attend have Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and fall under the special education category, defined by the Minnesota Department of Education as students who “have a disability and need specialized instruction” (Minnesota Department of Education, n.d.). At , students are instructed in American Sign Language (ASL) and English is primarily taught through …

No Corporate Veil Covering Clinical Practice Guidelines!, Karin Bennedsen

All Things Open

Whether working in a clinical setting, as a researcher, or as a student in a health science field, there may come a time when you will need to find clinical practice guidelines. At that point you may wonder, where do they come from, how do I find them, and how do I decide their reliability when I do find them? To begin answering these questions, it’s good to know that most clinical practice guidelines are readily accessible through open access platforms and not hidden behind corporate veils. This facilitates the application of evidence-based medicine across communities, assuring the best medical …

Ets 2025 技能分类法, Ou Lydia Liu, Harrison Kell, Kevin Williams, Guangming Ling, Micah Sanders

Chinese/English Journal of Educational Measurement and Evaluation | 教育测量与评估双语期刊

在一个由快速的技术进步推动发展的时代，技能的重要性愈加凸显。为了迎接现代就业 市场的挑战，许多员工试图重塑与提升自己的技能。这尤其需要他们理解雇主们看重哪 些技能以及通过哪些途径可以获取这些技能。本文回顾了过往有影响力的劳动力必需技 能框架，并提出了 ETS 2025 技能分类法。这一分类法内容广泛，涵盖认知、人际关系、 内省、数字信息和终身学习技能，并说明了各类技能的定义与进行技能评估时需要考虑 的因素。需要指出的是，ETS 2025 技能分类法尤其强调了科学技能、远程工作和可塑性 等新兴技能，因为不断变化的技能要求和社会对包容性和敏捷性的需要正在共同塑造新 的劳动力群体。

Ets Skills Taxonomy 2025, Ou Lydia Liu, Harrison Kell, Kevin Williams, Guangming Ling, Micah Sanders

Chinese/English Journal of Educational Measurement and Evaluation | 教育测量与评估双语期刊

In an era driven by rapid technological advancements human skills are becoming ever more important. As millions of workers reskill and upskill to meet the challenges of the modern workforce, it’s critical they understand what skills are being emphasized by employers and pathways leading to skills acquisition. This paper reviews influential frameworks for essential workforce skills and proposes the ETS Skills Taxonomy 2025. The Taxonomy brings a broad set of cognitive, interpersonal, intrapersonal, digital, and lifelong learning skills with definition and assessment considerations. In particular, it highlights new skills such as sciential skills, remote work, and coachability as a new …

Method And System To Automatically Synthesize Smart Contracts Using Transaction Traces, Ranjit Kumaresan

Defensive Publications Series

The present disclosure relates to a method and system to automatically synthesize smart contracts using transaction traces. The present disclosure suggests collecting transaction trace raw data from a blockchain network and transmitting the transaction trace raw data obtained to a transaction decoder system for initial data preprocessing. Thereafter, call frames are extracted from the transaction trace raw data and a Depth-First Search (DFS) traversal is performed on the extracted call frames. Subsequently, at each step of the DFS traversal, the contract address associated (that is, “to” address) with the extracted call frame is verified to determine if it is known …

Evangelical Hospital Association Report, 1977, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

Evangelical Hospital Association, Oak Brook, IL: Annual report of the Evangelical Hospital Association. Includes data from legacy hospitals: Christ Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Good Shepherd Hospital, and the Evangelical School of Nursing.

Evangelical Hospital Association Report, 1978, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

Evangelical Hospital Association, Oak Brook, IL: Annual report of the Evangelical Hospital Association. Includes data from legacy hospitals: Christ Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Good Shepherd Hospital, and the Evangelical School of Nursing.

The Development Of A General Watershed - Highway Mathematical Model, Robert W. Higgins

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.