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Lenoir Dining Is Back For The Fall, Reese Colaluca

University of Mississippi News

Interactive learning lab feeds Ole Miss campus and community

Synergies: University-Museum Collaborations, K. Ren Rende, Stephanie Teeter, Lewis Owen

Teacher Education Faculty Publications

The purpose of this report is to provide documentation of the University-Museums Synergies Initiative between a Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences and a Museum of Natural Sciences. The goals of this initiative were to 1)identify specific projects and opportunities might be developed to strengthen the collaboration between institutions and 2) gain a better understanding of MEAS researchers’ and Museum employees' perspectives on university-museum partnerships.

Evolutionary Algorithm-Based Adaptive Robust Optimization For Ac Security Constrained Unit Commitment Considering Renewable Energy Sources And Shunt Facts Devices, Aliasghar Baziar, Rui Bo, Misagh Dehghani Ghotbabadi, Mehdi Veisi, Waqas Ur Rehman

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

An AC security constrained unit commitment (AC-SCUC) in the presence of the renewable energy sources (RESs) and shunt flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) devices is conventionally modeled as a deterministic optimization problem to minimize the operation cost of conventional generation units (CGUs) subject to AC optimal power flow (AC-OPF) equations, operation constraints of RESs, shunt FACTS devices, and CGUs. To cope with the uncertainties of load and RES generation, robust and stochastic optimization and linearized formulation have been used to achieve a sub-optimal solution. To arrive at a more optimal solution, an evolutionary algorithm-based adaptive robust optimization (EA-ARO) approach to …

Summer 2021 Sustainability Fellows Make Significant Impacts In The Region, Sustainability Institute

Sustainability Institute Blog

No abstract provided.

Program Review Report, September 14, 2021, Program Review Committee

Program Review Committee

No abstract provided.

Approved, Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering, September 14, 2021, Program Review Committee

Program Review Committee

No abstract provided.

Marketing Collateral And Social Media, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "Marketing Collateral and Social Media" from September 14, 2021.

Evaluation Of 3,3′-Triazolyl Biisoquinoline N,N′-Dioxide Catalysts For Asymmetric Hydrosilylation Of Hydrazones With Trichlorosilane, Shiyu Sun, Changgong Xu, Jamielyn Jarvis, Phillip Nader, Brandon Naumann, Abigail Soliven, Roberto Peverati, Noriko Takenaka

Department of Chemistry Faculty Publications

A new class of axial-chiral biisoquinoline N,N′-dioxides was evaluated as catalysts for the enantioselective hydrosilylation of acyl hydrazones with trichlorosilane. While these catalysts provided poor to moderate reactivity and enantioselectivity, this study represents the first example of the organocatalytic asymmetric reduction of acyl hydrazones. In addition, the structures and energies of two possible diastereomeric catalyst–trichlorosilane complexes (2a–HSiCl₃) were analyzed using density functional theory calculations.

Bridge Inspection And Defect Recognition With Using Impact Echo Data, Probability, And Naive Bayes Classifiers, Faezeh Jafari, Sattar Dorafshan

Civil Engineering Faculty Publications

Interpretation of IE data have been carried out by analyzing IE signals in frequency domain to determine the maximum frequency. However, the current peak frequency method can be inaccurate. The purpose of this research is to introduce features in IE signals that can be used for effective classification and interpretation for bridge deck evaluation through statistical analysis and Naive Bayes classifiers. The dataset contained IE data collected from eight slabs created at Advanced Sensing Technology FAST NDE laboratory (FHWA). A set of statistical features in time domain, normalized peak values, and length of preprocessed signals were used to classify the …

Ucc Minutes, September 14, 2021, University Curriculum Council

UCC Agendas/Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ucc Agenda, September 14, 2021, University Curriculum Council

UCC Agendas/Minutes

No abstract provided.

Thermal Barrier Coating For Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials, Heejin Kim, Jungwon Kim, Juhyeong Lee, Min Wook Lee

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications

Carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites are widely employed in lightweight and high performance applications including supercars, aero-vehicles, and space components. However, although carbon fibers are thermally stable, the low thermal endurance of the matrix materials remains a critical problem in terms of the performance of the material. In this study, we proposed a new, Al₂O₃-based thermal barrier coating (TBC) for the CFRP composites. The TBC comprised α-phase Al₂O₃ particles with a mean diameter of 9.27 μm. The strong adhesion between the TBC and the CFRP substrate was evaluated using a three point bending …

1985 Memphis State University Vs University Of Tennessee Football Program

Football Publications

Program for the football game between the Memphis State University Tigers and the University of Tennessee Volunteers played at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee, on November 9, 1985. The Tigers lost the game 7-17.

Why We Love Career And Technical Education - Part One, Timothy Van Soelen

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

No abstract provided.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Npl Site Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Antireflective Coating For Glass Applications And Method Of Forming Same, Min Zou, Corey Thompson, Robert A. Fleming

Patents Granted

One aspect of the disclosure is directed to a method for forming an antireflective coating on a substrate, which includes providing a polymer solution and a silica solution, depositing the polymer solution on a surface of the substrate to forming a polymer film thereon, depositing the silica solution on the formed polymer film on the substrate to form a silica film thereon, thereby forming a stack structure having the silica film formed on the polymer film that is, in turn, formed on the substrate, and drying the stack structure to form the antireflective coating on the substrate, wherein the antireflective …

Human Or Robot?: Investigating Voice, Appearance And Gesture Motion Realism Of Conversational Social Agents, Ylva Ferstl, Sean Thomas, Cédric Guiard, Cathy Ennis, Rachel Mcdonnell

Conference papers

Research on creation of virtual humans enables increasing automatization of their behavior, including synthesis of verbal and nonverbal behavior. As the achievable realism of different aspects of agent design evolves asynchronously, it is important to understand if and how divergence in realism between behavioral channels can elicit negative user responses. Specifically, in this work, we investigate the question of whether autonomous virtual agents relying on synthetic text-to-speech voices should portray a corresponding level of realism in the non-verbal channels of motion and visual appearance, or if, alternatively, the best available realism of each channel should be used. In two perceptual …

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Npl Site Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Nanoparticle T Cell Engagers For The Treatment Of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Kinan Alhallak, Jennifer Sun, Barbara Muz, Amanda Jeske, Jessica Yavner, Hannah Bash, Chaelee Park, Berit Lubben, Ola Adebayo, Samuel Achilefu, John F Dipersio, Abdel Kareem Azab

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common type of leukemia and has a 5-year survival rate of 25%. The standard-of-care for AML has not changed in the past few decades. Promising immunotherapy options are being developed for the treatment of AML; yet, these regimens require highly laborious and sophisticated techniques. We create nanoTCEs using liposomes conjugated to monoclonal antibodies to enable specific binding. We also recreate the bone marrow niche using our 3D culture system and use immunocompromised mice to enable use of human AML and T cells with nanoTCEs. We show that CD33 is ubiquitously present on AML …

Multiplexed Drug-Based Selection And Counterselection Genetic Manipulations In Drosophila, Antrix Jain, Alexander Saltzman, Anna Malovannaya, Alejandro Sarrion-Perdigones, Herman A Dierick, Koen J T Venken

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

The power of Drosophila melanogaster as a model system relies on tractable germline genetic manipulations. Despite Drosophila's expansive genetics toolbox, such manipulations are still accomplished one change at a time and depend predominantly on phenotypic screening. We describe a drug-based genetic platform consisting of four selection and two counterselection markers, eliminating the need to screen for modified progeny. These markers work reliably individually or in combination to produce specific genetic outcomes. We demonstrate three example applications of multiplexed drug-based genetics by generating (1) transgenic animals, expressing both components of binary overexpression systems in a single transgenesis step; (2) dual selectable …

Correlation Tracing In A Distribute Storage System, Grant Griffiths, Luis Pabón

Defensive Publications Series

A package of context information, called a Correlation Context (e.g., a “context” object), can be generated and used to trace where and when a request originated through logging. Each and every log emitted by a storage system may log this correlation context, making debugging a single request through a multi-faceted storage system far easier to debug. The Correlation Context may be implemented in a container system, such as in a container orchestator (e.g., Kubernetes) and/or in a storage platform used by the container orchestrator.

Smooth Mode Switching Without Downtime In Low-Power And Lossy Networks, Harbor Dong, Lele Zhang, Chuanwei Li, Li Zhao

Defensive Publications Series

Vendor Field Area Networks (FANs) have deployed millions of Connected Grid Mesh (which, for convenience, may be referred to herein as ‘CG-Mesh’) devices. Now, customers strongly desire to upgrade all of their CG-Mesh devices to a Wireless Smart Utility Network (Wi-SUN) mode. However, those customers want to accomplish such an upgrade without downtime. To address such a challenge, techniques are presented herein that support a novel method for smooth mode-switching for existing nodes in a large-scale deployment based on an improved depth-first traversal approach. By employing aspects of the presented techniques, a customer may easily and safely switch the working …

Session 3a: Watershed Management Ii, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Salinization and Alkalinization of Kentucky Lake: A Result of Human Activity?
• Tools for Wetlands Assessment and Prioritization: Assets in Abating Nonpoint Source Pollution
• Monitoring McConnell Springs Stormwater Quality Wetland Pond and Gainesway Pond Retrofit: 2010-2021

Session 3b: Sediments And Nutrients, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Starter Fertilizer Impacts on Turfgrass Establishment and Quality
• Blue Water Farms: Edge-of-Field Monitoring of Nutrient and Sediment Loss from No-Till Corn and Soybean Fields in the Lower Green River Watershed
• Blue Water Farms: Edge-of-Field Monitoring of Nutrient and Sediment Loss from Wetland Watersheds in the Northern Mississippi Embayment

Session 2a: Watershed Management I, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Update to the 2019 Nutrient Loads and Yields in Kentucky Study
• Lexmark Rainwater Harvesting System – Turning Unused Infrastructure and Problematic Stormwater into an Award-Winning Asset
• Leveraging Intersections: Integrating Watershed Management and Hazard Mitigation Planning to Combat Climate Change
• Riparian Reforestation for Stream Water Quality Improvement: Evidence from Reforested Urban Sites in Lexington
• Red River Gorge, Kentucky Non-Point Source Pollution Program Implementation

Session 2b: Groundwater And Karst, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• In Situ 3D Electrical Resistivity Method for Understanding Water Dynamics in Shallow Karst Features*
• Identifying the Intersection of Contaminated Karst Water and Off-the-Grid Communities in Southcentral Kentucky Using GIS*
• Groundwater Characterization: How Much Data is Enough?
• Examining Hydrogeological Dynamics of Baselevel and Reverse Flow of the Green River and Major Springs of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky*
• Soil Moisture Micronet in the Daniel Boone National Forest

Poster Session, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

1. Advancing Prediction of Headwater Flow Permanence and Stream Expansion and Contraction Using a Process-Based Hydrologic Model
2. Developing ANN Model for Predicting Lake Michigan E.Coli Counts
3. Examining Long Term Trends in Rainfall and Stream Flow at Upper Wabash River Basin Using Self Organizing Map
4. Investigating Water and Sediment Transport Processes with High-Resolution Sensor Measurements and Hysteresis Analysis in the Cane Run Royal Spring Basin, Kentucky, USA
5. Blue Water Farms: Edge-of-Field Water Quality Monitoring of Nutrient and Sediment Loss from No-Till Corn and Soybean Fields in the Lower Cumberland River Watershed
6. Determination of Microcystin Cyanobacterial Toxins in Kentucky Lakes by Diffusive Gradients …

Comprehensive Multiplexed Analysis Of Risky Drugs In Eggs Based On Magnetic Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks And Uhplc Q-Orbitrap Hrms, Wei Jia, Yuyang Liu, Xi Xu, Yanxi Zhang, Lin Shi

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

A novel magnetic adsorbent solid-phase Fe₃O₄@ZIF-8 extraction method coupled with UHPLC Q-Orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry for the sensitive and high efficiency detection of fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines, dyes and amphenicols in eggs is described. Under optimum conditions, CCβ and CCα of 0.62 to 26.97 μg.kg^–1 and 0.36 to 16.37 μg.kg^–1 was obtained, which is much better than that obtained by conventional methods. The accuracy, expressed as recovery, were achieved falling between 75% and 104%. The proposed strategy provides several advantages of simplicity and low energy consumption, thus retaining potential for the screening of …

Transcriptome Analysis Of Lactobacillus Rhamnosus Gg Strain Treated With Prebiotic - Bovine Lactoferrin Under A Cold Environment, Zhen-Shu Liu, Chuen-Fu Lin, Po-Wen Chen

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Lactoferrin (LF) is secreted by mammals and displays extensive biological effects. We previously reported that bovine LF (BLF) can boost the cold tolerance of a well-applied probiotic strain, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG), to grow robustly under a cold environment, but the molecular mechanism is not clear. Here, RNA-seq analysis was conducted to ascertain molecular pathways underlying cold tolerance exerted by BLF. LGG was cultured in a cold environment (22°C) in the presence or absence of BLF. Transcriptome analysis indicated that BLF significantly elicited 1.2 to 3.2 fold (log2 Fold change) higher expression levels of genes related to stress, defense, cell …

Session 1: Water Research: Impacting The Lives Of Kentuckians, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Investigation and Remediation of an Urban Karst Groundwater Gasoline Leak at Lost River Cave, Bowling Green, Kentucky
• Spatial and Seasonal Variation in Concentrations of Disinfection Byproducts in the Public Drinking Water System of Martin County, Kentucky
• Farmer to Farmer: Virtual Shop Talks
• Solutions Begin with Understanding: Off-the-Grid Communities and Contaminated Karst Groundwater in Southcentral Kentucky*