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Optoacoustically Induced Auditory Brainstem Responses In The Mouse Model Enhanced Through An Absorbing Film, Gabriela Lana

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Autonomous Drones Could Speed Up Search And Rescue After Flash Floods, Hurricanes And Other Disasters, Vijayan Asari

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

By mimicking the human brain, autonomous drones could locate victims in hard-to-reach places and alert responders to their location within seconds, writes professor Vijayan Asari.

The Economic Sustainability Of Culture In Hawai’I: Tourists’ Willingness To Pay For Hawaiian Cultural Experiences, Gabriella Andrade, Holly Itoga, Catherine Linnes, Jerome Agrusa, Joseph Lema

Hospitality Faculty Research

Given the current travel restrictions with the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an unprecedented opportunity for Hawai’i to reexamine its current tourism offerings and establish a new approach to support a more authentic, cultural, and sustainable tourism for the U.S. domestic tourist market. As tourists from the continental U.S. are the largest source market for visitors to Hawai’i, the purpose of this study is to examine the trend towards an “authentic cultural” tourism experience and evaluate whether U.S. visitors will be willing to pay for a deeper integration and representation of Hawaiian culture in tourism offerings. The contingent valuation method (CVM) …

Comparative Safety Analysis Of Accelerator Driven Subcritical Systems And Critical Nuclear Energy Systems, Run Luo, Shripad Revankar, Fuyu Zhao

School of Nuclear Engineering Faculty Publications

The accelerator driven subcritical system (ADS) has been chosen as one of the best candidates for Generation IV nuclear energy systems which could not only produce clean energy but also incinerate nuclear waste. The transient characteristics and operation principles of ADS are significantly different from those of the critical nuclear energy system (CNES). In this work, the safety characteristics of ADS are analyzed and compared with CNES by a developed neutronics and thermal-hydraulics coupled code named ARTAP. Three typical accidents are carried out in both ADS and CNES, including reactivity insertion, loss of flow, and loss of heat sink. The …

The Genomics Of Heart Failure: Design And Rationale Of The Hermes Consortium, R. Thomas Lumbers, Sonia Shah, Honghuang Lin, Tomasz Czuba, Albert Henry, Daniel I. Swerdlow, Anders Mälarstig, Charlotte Andersson, Niek Verweij, Michael V. Holmes, Johan Ärnlöv, Per Svensson, Harry Hemingway, Neneh Sallah, Peter Almgren, Krishna G. Aragam, Geraldine Asselin, Joshua D. Backman, Mary L. Biggs, Heather L. Bloom, Eric Boersma, Jeffrey Brandimarto, Michael R. Brown, Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca, David J. Carey, Mark D. Chaffin, Daniel I. Chasman, Olympe Chazara, Xing Chen, Xu Chen, Jonathan H. Chung, William Chutkow, John G.F. Cleland, James P. Cook, Simon De Denus, Abbas Dehghan, Graciela E. Delgado, Spiros Denaxas, Alexander S. Doney, Marcus Dörr, Samuel C. Dudley, Gunnar Engström, Tõnu Esko, Ghazaleh Fatemifar, Stephan B. Felix, Chris Finan, Ian Ford, Francoise Fougerousse, René Fouodjio, Mohsen Ghanbari, Sahar Ghasemi, Vilmantas Giedraitis, Franco Giulianini, John S. Gottdiener, Stefan Gross, Daníel F. Guðbjartsson, Hongsheng Gui, Rebecca Gutmann, Christopher M. Haggerty, Pim Van Der Harst, Åsa K. Hedman, Anna Helgadottir, Hans Hillege, Craig L. Hyde, Jaison Jacob, J. Wouter Jukema, Frederick Kamanu, Isabella Kardys, Maryam Kavousi, Kay-Tee Khaw, Marcus E. Kleber, Lars Køber, Andrea Koekemoer, Bill Kraus, Karoline Kuchenbaecker, Claudia Langenberg, Lars Lind, Cecilia M. Lindgren, Barry London, Luca A. Lotta, Ruth C. Lovering, Jian'an Luan, Patrik Magnusson, Anubha Mahajan, Douglas Mann, Kenneth B. Margulies, Nicholas A. Marston, Winfried März, John J.V. Mcmurray, Olle Melander, Giorgio Melloni, Ify R. Mordi, Michael P. Morley, Andrew D. Morris, Andrew P. Morris, Alanna C. Morrison, Michael W. Nagle, Christopher P. Nelson, Christopher Newton-Cheh, Alexander Niessner, Teemu Niiranen, Christoph Nowak, Michelle L. O'Donoghue, Anjali T. Owens, Colin N.A. Palmer, Guillaume Paré, Markus Perola, Louis-Philippe Lemieux Perreault, Eliana Portilla-Fernandez, Bruce M. Psaty, Kenneth M. Rice, Paul M. Ridker, Simon P.R. Romaine, Carolina Roselli, Jerome I. Rotter, Christian T. Ruff, Marc S. Sabatine, Perttu Salo, Veikko Salomaa, Jessica Van Setten, Alaa A. Shalaby, Diane T. Smelser, Nicholas L. Smith, Kari Stefansson, Steen Stender, David J. Stott, Garðar Sveinbjörnsson, Mari-Liis Tammesoo, Jean-Claude Tardif, Kent D. Taylor, Maris Teder-Laving, Alexander Teumer, Guðmundur Thorgeirsson, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Stella Trompet, Danny Tuckwell, Benoit Tyl, Andre G Uitterlinden, Felix Vaura, Abirami Veluchamy, Peter M. Visscher, Uwe Völker, Adriaan A. Voors, Xiaosong Wang, Nicholas J. Wareham, Peter E. Weeke, Raul Weiss, Harvey D. White, Kerri L. Wiggins, Heming Xing, Jian Yang, Yifan Yang, Laura M. Yerges-Armstrong, Bing Yu, Faiez Zannad, Faye Zhao, Jemma B. Wilk, Hilma Holm, Naveed Sattar, Steven A. Lubitz, David E. Lanfear, Svati Shah, Michael E. Dunn, Quinn S. Wells, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Aroon D. Hingorani, Marie-Pierre Dubé, Nilesh J. Samani, Chim C. Lang, Thomas P. Cappola, Patrick T. Ellinor, Ramachandran S. Vasan, J. Gustav Smith

Cardiology Articles

AIMS: The HERMES (HEart failure Molecular Epidemiology for Therapeutic targetS) consortium aims to identify the genomic and molecular basis of heart failure.

METHODS AND RESULTS: The consortium currently includes 51 studies from 11 countries, including 68 157 heart failure cases and 949 888 controls, with data on heart failure events and prognosis. All studies collected biological samples and performed genome-wide genotyping of common genetic variants. The enrolment of subjects into participating studies ranged from 1948 to the present day, and the median follow-up following heart failure diagnosis ranged from 2 to 116 months. Forty-nine of 51 individual studies enrolled participants …

The Naked Truth: A Comprehensive Clarification And Classification Of Current ‘Myths’ In Naked Mole‐Rat Biology, Rochelle Buffenstein, Vincent Amoroso, Blazej Andziak, Stanislav Avdieiev, Jorge Azpurua, Alison J. Barker, Nigel C. Bennett, Miguel A. Brieño‐Enríquez, Gary N. Bronner, Clive Coen, Martha A. Delaney, Christine M. Dengler‐Crish, Yael H. Edrey, Chris G. Faulkes, Daniel Frankel, Gerard Friedlander, Patrick A. Gibney, Vera Gorbunova, Christopher Hine, Melissa M. Holmes, Jennifer U. M. Jarvis, Yoshimi Kawamura, Nobuyuki Kutsukake, Cynthia Kenyon, Walid T. Khaled, Takefumi Kikusui, Joseph Kissil, Samantha Lagestee, John Larson, Amanda Lauer, Leonid A. Lavrenchenko, Angela Lee, Jonathan B. Levitt, Gary R. Lewin, Kaitlyn N. Lewis Hardell, Tzuhua D. Lin, Matthew J. Mason, Dan Mccloskey, Mary Mcmahon, Kyoko Miura, Kazutaka Mogi, Vikram Narayan, Timothy P. O'Connor, Kazuo Okanoya, M. Justin O'Riain, Thomas J. Park, Ned J. Place, Katie Podshivalova, Matthew E. Pamenter, Sonja J. Pyott, Jane Reznick, J. Graham Ruby, Adam B. Salmon, Joseph Santos‐Sacchi, Diana K. Sarko, Andrei Seluanov, Alyssa Shepard, Megan Smith, Kenneth B. Storey, Xiao Tian, Emily N. Vice, Mélanie Viltard, Akiyuki Watarai, Ewa Wywial, Masanori Yamakawa, Elena D. Zemlemerova, Michael Zions, Ewan St. John Smith

Publications and Research

The naked mole‐rat (Heterocephalus glaber) has fascinated zoologists for at least half a century. It has also generated considerable biomedical interest not only because of its extraordinary longevity, but also because of unusual protective features (e.g. its tolerance of variable oxygen availability), which may be pertinent to several human disease states, including ischemia/reperfusion injury and neurodegeneration. A recent article entitled ‘Surprisingly long survival of premature conclusions about naked mole‐rat biology’ described 28 ‘myths’ which, those authors claimed, are a ‘perpetuation of beautiful, but falsified, hypotheses’ and impede our understanding of this enigmatic mammal. Here, we re‐examine each of …

Lone Star Wars: Lngs, Communities, And Globalization Versus Local Resistance In The Laguna Madre Region Of Coastal South Texas, Terence Garrett, Arthur Sementelli

Political Science Faculty Publications

Purpose: to theoretically contextualize the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) issue using Bauman and Debord. More generally, this research provides a theoretical and qualitative context to understand the LNG issue in discussions of environmental management, globalization, and local government.

Design/methodology/approach: this article uses Boje’s narrative case study approach to analyze the politics around localized resistance movements to LNG production in the Rio Grande Valley. Specifically, the study examines data collected from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), personal interviews, and public declarations (newspapers, blogs, social media) to create an historiographical account of LNGs in the RGV to analyze the Laguna Madre …

Seaweed Polysaccharide In Food Contact Materials (Active Packaging, Intelligent Packaging, Edible Films, And Coatings), Kalpani Y. Perera, Shubham Sharma, Amit K. Jaiswal, Swarna Jaiswal

Articles

Food contact materials (FCMs) are materials that come in contact with food products such as food packaging which play a significant role in the food quality and safety. Plastic, which is a major food packaging material, harms the eco-system, wildlife, and the environment. As a result, numerous researches have been in progress on alternative polymers, which has similar properties as plastic but is also environmentally friendly (biodegradable). In recent years, the utilization of seaweed polysaccharides has piqued interest due to its biodegradability, non-toxicity, antioxidant capabilities, and excellent film formation ability. However, it has a number of drawbacks such as low …

A 3d Crossbar Architecture For Both Pipeline And Parallel Computations, John M. Acken, Muayad J. Aljafar

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

A 3D architecture made up of a CMOS layer combined with a 3D stack of bipolar memristor crossbar arrays provides an innovative approach to hardware support for utilizing the strength of CMOS combined with the strength of memristors. Memristors have been evaluated for implementing a broad spectrum of applications such as memory, computations, hardware-based security primitives, cryptography, etc., and numerous studies have shown that memristors are desirable candidates for such applications. This paper proposes a novel 3D memristive crossbar architecture (i.e., a stack of memristive crossbar arrays built on top of CMOS substrate) with a specific focus on the way …

Exploring The Structural Uniformity And Integrity Of Protonic Ceramic Thin Film Electrolyte Using Wet Powder Spraying, Wuxiang Feng, Wei Wu, Congrui Grace Jin, Meng Zhou, Wenjuan Bian, Wei Tang, Joshua Y. Gomez, Richard Boardman, Dong Ding

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Faculty Publications

Thin protonic ceramic electrolyte contributes to lower ohmic resistance and enhances electrochemical performance of protonic ceramic electrochemical cells. However, manufacturing of large-scale thin electrolyte remains a challenge. Wet powder spraying is an attractive technique to deposit <10 >μm thin electrolyte when advanced atomizing techniques and optimized spraying process are integrated. Here ultrasonic atomization is integrated in the wet powder spray technique to reduce the thickness of electrolyte. Moreover, a parametric study is conducted to optimize the wet powder spray process to deposit uniform and crack-free electrolyte film. It is illustrated that tuning of solid loading rates and spray passes can affect …

Dynamic Simulation Of A Novel Nuclear Hybrid Energy System With Large-Scale Hydrogen Storage In An Underground Salt Cavern, An Ho, Kasra Mohammadi, Matthew Memmott, John Hedengren, Kody Powell

Faculty Publications

In this study, a nuclear hybrid energy system (NHES) with large-scale hydrogen storage integrated with a gas turbine cycle is proposed as a flexible system for load following. The proposed system consists of a nuclear reactor, a steam Rankine cycle, a hydrogen electrolyzer, a storage system for hydrogen in an underground salt cavern, and a Brayton cycle that uses hydrogen as fuel to generate additional electricity to meet peak demand. A dynamic mathematical model is developed for each subsystem of the NHES. To evaluate the potential benefits of the system, a one-year study is conducted, using scaled grid demand data …

The Impact Of Cloud Computing On Academic Libraries, Sivankalai S

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

With the introduction of computers and other forms of communication technology, library services have undergone a significant transformation. Libraries have been automated, networked, and are currently being converted into virtual or paperless libraries. This article is dedicated to many aspects of cloud computing, including different kinds and applications. There is a discussion about the advantages and drawbacks of cloud computing in academic libraries. The article also includes recommendations for professional librarians and academic libraries across the globe on how to take advantage of cloud computing resources. This article may be of use in the development of cloud-based services for university …

The Development Of A Cyber Safety Culture, Rory Hopcraft, Kimberly Tam, Kemedi Moara-Nkwe, Kevin Jones

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

A rise in catastrophic events as a result of poor safety management (e.g. the capsizing of the Herald of Free Enterprise and Costa Concordia), has driven the maritime sector to seek improvements in its safety management. This paper will explore the vital role of the human element within safety management, and why, as part of that safety management companies must foster a safety culture. The development of safety cultures is not new to the maritime sector. However, the increase in connected systems within the sector (e.g. satellite communications etc.) means these safety cultures must now consider the risks posed by …

Corporate Violations Of Human Rights: Addressing The Coordinated Surveillance And Persecution Of The Uyghur People By The Chinese State And Chinese Corporations, Ross Smith

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Pre-Flight Calibrations For The Piano Airglow Camera On The Iss, Amanda Bayless, Richard Rudy, Lynette J. Gelinas, Jim Hecht, Dave J. Gutierrez, Kirk Crawford

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

The Phenomenology Imager and Nighttime Observer (PIANO) is an infrared imager that, through the auspices of the Space Test Program (STP), is scheduled to fly on the International Space Station (ISS) in December 2021 on the STP-H7 instrument pallet. It will be among the first 4k x 4k IR focal planes flown in space. It uses the Teledyne H4RG detector and a custom optical assembly to obtain a high native spatial resolution of about 65 m per pixel at the ground. The FPA is cooled by a tactical cryocooler to temperatures of less than 150K and operates at 1.5 to …

Http Error Codes Of Inaccessible And Retrieved Urls In Lis Journal Articles, Niveditha B., Mallinath Kumbar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study examines the accessibility of URLs cited in the journals of Library and Information Science. The journals were selected based on their high impact factor published between 2008 and 2017. A PHP script was used to crawl the Uniform Resource Locators (URL) collected from the reference list. A total of 3,24,636 references were extracted from 7986 articles, out of which 51,839 had URLs. The research findings indicated that 23.10% of URLs were inaccessible. The majority of errors were due to the HTTP 404 error code (Not found error), which accounted for 83.10%. The study retrieved 61.76% of inaccessible …

The Place Of Assistive Technologies In The Service Delivery Of Special Need Users In Academic Libraries Of Kogi State, Imoisili O. Odigie, Nwakaego Okube

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In many universities today, certain students cannot benefit fully from their educational programs due to learning disabilities. The research sought to understand the availability and roles of assistive technologies in libraries of Kogi State. Quantitative research methodology and survey design were adopted, an online questionnaire was structured with Google forms and administered to the Kogi State Library WhatsApp group and individual mails. The total of twenty-one questionnaire from a population size of seventy-eight (78) was returned fully completed. The study found emphasis was placed on certain assistive technologies like Computers and LCD projectors, while the majority of the assistive technologies …

Torches Of Freedom And Gender Inequality, Amna Baghli

Undergraduate Research Symposium

This research paper focuses on how women are being controlled by society pressures and expectations from men, and how the phrase “torches of freedom,” was challenging gender inequality. I have found while doing this research paper how the phrase torches of freedom was influenced from the roots of gender inequality. The first part of the research paper discusses how the history of the smoking campaigns were made in order for women to smoke publicly without fear from judgment. This demonstrates the necessary historical background of the smoking campaign that was designed. Also, how the smoking campaigns were planned out in …

Radioactive Waste Management In St. Louis, Amanda Lopez

Undergraduate Research Symposium

In St. Louis, MO, we face a nuclear waste dilemma due to the poorly disposed uranium ore materials in the West Lake and Bridgeton landfill areas. The ethical dilemma can be seen as nuclear waste's intergenerational implications and the search for sustainable development options. This research evaluates the most environmentally responsible radioactive waste management strategies and attempts to find an equitable solution to the St. Louis radioactive waste dilemma.

Out-Of-Order Media Checks & Preparation For Roll Media, Hp Inc

Defensive Publications Series

In 2013, entry level printers, based on a brand-new Entry Level print-engine platform, were launched that is >33% smaller and more cost effective than the immediate predecessor. This was followed by higher price points, in certain models.

8 years later, one clear mandate was to push the absolute limits of performance for the successors. In the area of productivity throughput to match the far more expensive and more capable platforms from other vendors in the same price points. In short: minimally crossing the 100A1 pages / hour mark (the Century barrier).

Chanticleer | September 2, 2021, Jacksonville State University

Chanticleer

No abstract provided.

Vol.49 N.07 September 2nd 2021, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

New Art, Music To Be Unveiled, Debut At Gsu Fundraiser, Office Of Marketing And Communications

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, September 2, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 7

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, September 2, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of 1 April 2021 Minutes
• Curriculum Subcommittee report
• Academic Standards Subcommittee report
• General Education Subcommittee report
• Registrar's review of impact reports
• Graduate Studies Update
• Recruiting efforts for international/regional graduate students

Engineering A High-Throughput Screening Platform For Assessing Developmental Neurotoxicity Throughout Head- Regeneration In Schmidtea Mediterranea, Johnathan James Morris

Theses and Dissertations

The increase in commercially used chemicals that are inadequately evaluated for safety and risk to development has created a reticent threat to human health. Addressing these deficiencies is compounded by limited methodologies to determine the etiology of exposure-related developmental neurotoxicity (DNT). Current means of assessing DNT are largely retrospective and limited by the expensive, time-consuming, and labor-intensive use of laboratory animal models, thereby motivating a global research effort to produce alternative chemical screening assays. In this work, we have developed a novel high- throughput platform that serves as a new tool to evaluate the effects of exogenous chemical exposure on …

Acclimation Of Contact Impedance And Wrist-Based Pulsatile Signal Measurements Through Electrical Bioimpedance, Diego A. Leon

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research is to expand the understanding of certain properties of electrodes used for electrical bioimpedance measurements. Specifically, this work investigates the acclimation effect of the skin-electrode interface contact impedance. It also attempts to study the relationship between electrode spacing and amplitude of bioimpedance pulsatile signals. It was found that as soon as dry electrodes are placed on the skin, the contact impedance exponentially decreases until it reaches a constant level. The acclimation time, time to reach a constant contact impedance, is dependent of the electrode size and frequency. Increasing the size of the electrode, as well …

20 Years Later, Walkerton Inquiry Members Discuss Impact Of Recommendations With Wcwc Staff, Colin Burrowes, Gus Van Harten

Editorials and Commentaries

No abstract provided.

Mechanisms Of Substrate Recognition By The Cul3-Based E3 Ligase, Katia Graziella De Oliveira Rebola

Dissertations and Theses

Cul3-based E3 ligase is responsible for regulating a variety of cellular pathways, many of which are known to have profound effects on the proper function of multicellular organisms. Although progress over the past years has been truly impressive, our understanding of the mechanisms of E2 recruitment and selection by the BCR complex and all the roles that Cul3 plays on kidneys remains in its infancy. To explore these aspects, this dissertation aims to analyze the Cul3 complex using two different approaches: (1) We used the powerful tool of chimeric analysis to map the essential domain binding characteristics of Cul3 taking …

Protection Levels Of N95-Level Respirator Substitutes Proposed During The Covid-19 Pandemic: Safety Concerns And Quantitative Evaluation Procedures, David Ballard, Alex Scott, Broc Burke, Jason Morris, Connie Gan, Jesse Hu, Udayabhanu Jammalamadaka, Sena Sayood, Stephen Liang, Bruno Maranhao, J. Tyler Bertroche, Nirah Shomer, Pamela Woodard, Kathleen Meacham, Et Al

Open Access Publications

OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated widespread shortages of filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) and the creation and sharing of proposed substitutes (novel designs, repurposed materials) with limited testing against regulatory standards. We aimed to categorically test the efficacy and fit of potential N95 respirator substitutes using protocols that can be replicated in university laboratories.

SETTING: Academic medical centre with occupational health-supervised fit testing along with laboratory studies.

PARTICIPANTS: Seven adult volunteers who passed quantitative fit testing for small-sized (n=2) and regular-sized (n=5) commercial N95 respirators.

METHODS: Five open-source potential N95 respirator substitutes were evaluated and compared with commercial National Institute …