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Spartan Daily, October 11, 2023, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2023

Volume 161, Issue 22

Stay The Course: Leveraging Maritime Traffic Patterns To Predict Future Behavior, Sean Kohlbrenner, Alexandros Troupiotis-Kapeliaris, Christos Kastrisios, Dimitris Zissis

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

Sudden changes in a vessel's path are common, complicating efforts to predict future behavior. In this work, we leverage existing traffic to develop an algorithm that makes informed trajectory predictions. Our method begins with analyzing historical maritime traffic using AIS data from vessels in southern New England. This analysis culminates in creating representative trajectories of this data that are validated against nautical charts. The algorithm matches a given path to these trajectories and uses them to model their behavior. This developing effort aims to reduce the cognitive load for mariners and support autonomous navigation efforts by predicting the probable movement …

Sigite'23 Poster And Extended Abstract: The Proof Of Gold Is Fire: Measuring Stress To Show Impact Of Gender Based Initiatives In Computing Education, Alina Berry, Sarah Jane Delany

Other resources

Many initiatives across the world try to address the issue of gender imbalance in computing education. Evaluation of the impact of these initiatives is not always straightforward. Some interventions are able to demonstrate impact based on recruitment and retention numbers of underrepresented gender groups, in particular, women, often requiring a longer-term study to see impact. Others, especially shorter term interventions and those taking place during the teaching and learning process, frequently use feedback and other instruments as a measure of impact. This work reviews existing evaluation methods from the literature, categorises them as using statistical data, feedback or instruments, grouping …

Modulating Poisson's Ratio In Flexible Honeycombs By Density And Architecture Gradations, Kazi Zahir Uddin, Ibnaj A. Anni, George Youssef, Behrad Koohbor

Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering Departmental Research

Zero Poisson’s ratio structures are a new class of mechanical metamaterials wherein the absence of lateral deformations allows the structure to adapt and conform their geometries to desired shapes with minimal interventions. These structures have gained attention in large deformation applications where shape control is a key performance attribute, with examples including but not limited to shape morphing, soft robotics, and flexible electronics. The present study introduces an experimentally driven approach that leads to the design and development of (near) zero Poisson’s ratio structures with considerable load-bearing capacities through concurrent density and architecture gradations in hybrid honeycombs created from hexagonal …

University Philharmonic Orchestra & University Band

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

Program for October 11, 2023.

Learning To Adapt: The Vital Role Of Education And Gender Equity In Climate Justice, Nicole Haberland, Jessie Pinchoff

Gender Equality and Equity

No abstract provided.

Office Of Research, Economic Engagement And Outreach Update, October 11, 2023, Office Of Research, Economic Engagement And Outreach

Office of Research, Economic Engagement and Outreach

No abstract provided.

2023 Annual Justice Festival Program, Caudill College Of Arts, Humanities, And Social Sciences

Justice Festival at Morehead State University

The program for the 3rd Annual Justice Festival held on October 11, 2023 on the campus of Morehead State University.

Functional Analysis Reveals Driver Cooperativity And Novel Mechanisms In Endometrial Carcinogenesis, Charlotte Moore, Hayley L Belnoue-Davis, Susanne Flach, John P Lydon, Francesco J Demayo, Annabelle Lewis, Tjalling Bosse, Ian Tomlinson, David N Church

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

High-risk endometrial cancer has poor prognosis and is increasing in incidence. However, understanding of the molecular mechanisms which drive this disease is limited. We used genetically engineered mouse models (GEMM) to determine the functional consequences of missense and loss of function mutations in Fbxw7, Pten and Tp53, which collectively occur in nearly 90% of high-risk endometrial cancers. We show that Trp53 deletion and missense mutation cause different phenotypes, with the latter a substantially stronger driver of endometrial carcinogenesis. We also show that Fbxw7 missense mutation does not cause endometrial neoplasia on its own, but potently accelerates carcinogenesis caused by Pten …

Social Annotation: What Are Students’ Perceptions And How Does Social Annotation Relate To Grades?, Virginia Clinton-Lisell

Education, Health & Behavior Studies Faculty Publications

Social annotation is a teaching and learning technique in which students post comments on electronic course materials in a shared space. The purpose of this study is to examine students’ perceptions of social annotation in the context of motivation and social justice. In addition, the connections between social annotation and course grades were examined. Students in a face-to-face course engaged in social annotation on their course textbook and completed a questionnaire on their perceptions (N = 41). Based on the findings, students had higher overall motivation for social annotation compared with quizzes. In contrast, comparisons of motivation between social …

Blood Biomarker-Based Classification Study For Neurodegenerative Diseases, Jack Kelly, Rana Moyeed, Camille Carroll, Shouqing Luo, Xinzhong Li

Peninsula Medical School

As the population ages, neurodegenerative diseases are becoming more prevalent, making it crucial to comprehend the underlying disease mechanisms and identify biomarkers to allow for early diagnosis and effective screening for clinical trials. Thanks to advancements in gene expression profiling, it is now possible to search for disease biomarkers on an unprecedented scale.Here we applied a selection of five machine learning (ML) approaches to identify blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) with the application of multiple feature selection methods. Based on ROC AUC performance, one optimal random forest (RF) model was discovered for AD with 159 gene …

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Redshift Wrangler: Conducting A Citizen Science Study Of Extragalactic Spectroscopy, Sadie C. Coffin

Theses

I present the citizen science project Redshift Wrangler, designed to use the contributions of volunteers to analyze large samples of galaxy data and build a repository of spectroscopic measurements for various analyses. When we know how to read it, the spectrum of a galaxy can tell the story of its stellar population, distance, and interactions with any close companion galaxies. Through Redshift Wrangler, citizen science measurements become our main tool for extracting information from enormous quantities of collected spectra. Several main goals motivate this work: first, designing and launching Redshift Wrangler on citizen science platform Zooniverse to bring more people …

Prestigious Scholarship Helps Uab Student Prioritize Environmental Health And Safety In Plastic And Materials Research, Micah Hardge

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Usp1 Promotes Cholangiocarcinoma Progression By Deubiquitinating Parp1 To Prevent Its Proteasomal Degradation, Deng Yong Zhang, Yan Zhu, Qiong Wu, Shuoshuo Ma, Yang Ma, Zhonglin Wang, Yong Chun Zhou, Dongdong Wang, Shuo Zhou, Zhong Liu, Lawrence N Kwong, Zheng Lu

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Despite its involvement in various cancers, the function of the deubiquitinase USP1 (ubiquitin-specific protease 1) is unexplored in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). In this study, we provide evidence that USP1 promotes CCA progression through the stabilization of Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1), consistent with the observation that both USP1 and PARP1 are upregulated in human CCA. Proteomics and ubiquitylome analysis of USP1-overexpressing CCA cells nominated PARP1 as a top USP1 substrate. Indeed, their direct interaction was validated by a series of immunofluorescence, co-immunoprecipitation (CO-IP), and GST pull-down assays, and their interaction regions were identified using deletion mutants. Mechanistically, USP1 removes the ubiquitin …

2023-10-11 Club Sports Create Accessible Athletic Environments, Daniel Truog

The Spectator Online

No abstract provided.

The Moderating Influence Of Individual Differences Between Perceived Organizational Support And Effort, Michael Schneider

Theses and Dissertations

Perceive organizational support has many benefits for employees. The purpose of the present study was to determine if any of the Big Five personality traits moderate the relationship between perceived organizational support and work effort. One hundred and forty-four employees were surveyed on Prolific to identify their levels of perceived organizational support, work effort, and each of the Big Five traits. Perceived organizational support significantly predicted work effort. None of the Big Five traits significantly moderated the relationship in this primarily remote-working sample. These findings suggest that employees of all personality profiles respond similarly to support from their organizations.

Critical Buckling Coefficient Of Tapered Web Plate Girder Under Compression And Bending Stresses, Saad A. Yehia, Ramy I. Shahin

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The tapered girders were developed as a cost-effective solution to the problem of long-span building construction. These systems are very attractive from an economic viewpoint, combining wide spans, quick erection, and easy access to services between the shallow parts of the beam and the ceiling below. Elastic-local buckling is one of several modes of failure that must be considered during the structure design. Although elastic-local buckling has been studied for decades, there is still a need to develop quick and comprehensive procedures that will reduce product design time, particularly during the pre-sizing stage. Most design codes have no specific provisions …

Rosuvastatin Calcium And Tissue Engineering; An Introductory Overview, Islam M. Adel, Mohamed F. Elmeligy, Nermeen A. Elkasabgy

Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University

All tissues are subjected to the risk of tissue damage. Tissue damage refers to any alteration to the structure and/or the function of that tissue. To counter tissue damage, our bodies are equipped with a self-healing mechanism aiming at restoring tissue structure and function. The underlying mechanism, however, is rather poor and slow in mammalians. Moreover, in cases of severe damage, the mechanism is insufficient to repair the damage and usually, surgical intervention is mandated. For that and more, tissue engineering was conceptualized as a multidisciplinary science field in which an implantable scaffold, loaded with cells, biological cues and/or chemical …

The Vanishing Past: Exploring The Rise And Decline Of The History Major Since 1950, Tyler Lendman, Channon Miller

Creative Collaborations: Annual Showcase of Undergraduate Research

From 1969 to 1985, the History major experienced its most substantial decrease, which followed the surge in college attendance during the 1960s. Today, the major has reached its lowest enrollment levels since that time. The objective of this endeavor is to monitor how higher education has transformed since World War II and the causes that led to the downfall of the History major in the 1980s and presently. To comprehend this drop, one must investigate the reasons behind its rise in popularity during the 1950s and, particularly, the 1960s, with a focus on the Black Campus Movement and the establishment …

The Effects Of Sediment Grain Size On Burial Rates Of The Pacific Mole Crab, Emerita Analoga, Elaine Giovannetti, Steven Searcy

Creative Collaborations: Annual Showcase of Undergraduate Research

Due to climate change and resultant sea level rise our planet is suffering from increasing rates of coastal erosion. To preserve sandy beach ecosystems and mitigate coastal erosion, beach replenishment projects have become widespread. However, sediment obtained for beach replenishment often does not match the beach's original sand. Altering a beach's original sand may negatively impact the organisms that live in this ecosystem. One organism that is an important component of California's sandy beaches is the Pacific mole crab, Emerita analoga. For my research I used a controlled lab study to examine how mole crab burial time and burial amount …

Playing With Time: Writing History In Neo-Zionist Hebrew Literature, Huiruo Li

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

The term neo-Zionism can be used to group ideologically much of contemporary Hebrew literature. However, since neo-Zionism shares similar critical tools with post-Zionism, while also sharing a common political vision with Zionism, it has been difficult to find the definitive signifiers of neo-Zionist writing. This paper offers a way to determine the nuanced ideological inclination of Hebrew literature: the presentation of time. First, this paper recognizes the metamorphosis of time in Israeli literary history that reflects the writers’ historical view of the Zionist agenda. Zionist Hebrew literature was engaged in re-establishing Jewish historical time by emphasizing the relationship between time …

Recent Advances In Crispr/Cas9-Assisted Gene Therapy, Apeksha Srivastava, Shikha Chauhan, Vishal Ahuja

Karbala International Journal of Modern Science

CRISPR/Cas9 (Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) is an exponentially growing tool with wide-spread applications in therapeutics like gene modifications that focus on altering the hereditary material to repair or eliminate any defective gene-causing diseases like cancer, AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), etc. It also includes the identification of the target sequence with the help of sgRNA followed by the substitution of a malfunction-ing gene with a normal version. It offers high efficiency, specificity, and post-gene-editing efficacy, but have also some off-target impressions, and immunogenic effects. The contribution of CRISPR/Cas9 has already been proved primarily in in-vitro studies using animal germ …

Dyadosphere Space-Time Of A Charged Black Hole In The Rainbow Gravity And Energy Distribution, Oktay Aydogdu, Mustafa Salti

Karbala International Journal of Modern Science

One is prompted to examine an energy-dependent space-time with significant distortion of standard general relativity through a breach of the Lorentz invariance in high-energy quantum gravity. The present study explores how the energy of a test particle influences the energy density of a charged black hole in the framework of rainbow gravity. In this context, the focus is on investigating the dyadosphere of the black hole, where the space-time fabric is influenced by the energy of the test particle. We also employ graphical analysis to visually illustrate the variations in the black hole’s energy density defined within the framework of …

Method For Visualising Energy Sources Powering Blockchain Transactions And Apparatus Thereof, Sean Terribilini

Defensive Publications Series

The present disclosure relates to a technique for providing visualization of energy sources powering the blockchain transactions. The technique involves determining the energy consumption pattern of each participating node during a transaction. The health of a card associated with a user is displayed by comparing the energy consumption associated with the blockchain transactions performed by the user with a pre-determined threshold. In one embodiment, the health of the card is determined based on the energy consumption report and carbon footprints associated with the transactions. Further, the technique further comprises triggering car linked offers (CLOs) for the user to offset the …

Lgbtq+ Safe Zone Ally Workshop, Rocio Chavela Guerra, Stephanie Farrell

Workshops

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals have historically faced harassment, exclusionary behavior, and discrimination in many aspects of their lives, including in educational settings. This workshop will equip participants with the knowledge and tools to (1) recognize the negative impact of bias and heterosexual/cisgender privilege on the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals; (2) recognize challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals in STEM fields; (3) identify strategies for creating an inclusive and affirming environment; and (4) formulate a plan to become an ally for LGBTQ+ individuals. The workshop is open to students, faculty, and the professional community in STEM fields and …

Integrating Learning Analytics Into Engineering Education: Design Strategies For Teachers, C.A. Vonk, E. Ventura-Medina, C.C.P. Snijders, U. Matzat, R. Zhang, T. Cristea

Workshops

No abstract provided.

Approved Courses 10-10-23, Angela Brock

Individual Course Committee (ICC)

No abstract provided.

Quantitative Analysis Of China's Application-Oriented Talents Cultivation Policies, Yingying Qiao, Yiang Yang, Ling Zhu

Research Papers

Faced with a new wave of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, the Chinese government has implemented policies to cultivate application-oriented talents. Application-oriented talents utilise engineering theories and technical methods to achieve engineering objectives. Cultivating such talents enables Chinese engineering education to meet better the needs of local economic and social development, promoting the differentiated development of Chinese higher education. We use quantitative methods to analyse China's application-oriented talents cultivation policies. The analysis focuses on the changes in policy contents and characteristics of policy responses to capture the developmental trends and critical stages of these policies. Findings from our …

Engineering Students Emotional Intelligence And Neuro-Linguistics Programming (Nlp) As Developmental Tool, Ahlem Khefacha, Beatrix Séllei

Research Papers

This article investigates the strengths and weaknesses of engineering students' emotional intelligence (EI) and the possibility of using neurolinguistics programming (NLP) as a developmental tool. Students' emotional intelligence was assessed using the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-I) with 5 points Likert scale. Firstsemester engineering students were approached by part of a broader study at the Budapest University of Technology during 2018-2022. In the article, we describe the emotional intelligence profile of more than 3600 students in various fields of engineering. NLP professionals around the world filled out the second questionnaire. We got answers from 35 professionals based in Tunisia, Hungary, …