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Type Ii Photosensitized Oxidation In Senescent Microalgal Cells At Different Latitudes: Does Low Under-Ice Irradiance In Polar Regions Enhance Efficiency?, Jean François Rontani, Rémi Amiraux, Lukas Smik, Stuart G. Wakeham, Aurélien Paulmier, Frédéric Vaultier, Ha Sun-Yong, Min Jun-Oh, Simon T. Belt

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.

Robust Filtering Schemes For Machine Learning Systems To Defend Adversarial Attacks, Kishor Datta Gupta

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Defenses against adversarial attacks are essential to ensure the reliability of machine learning models as their applications are expanding in different domains. Existing ML defense techniques have several limitations in practical use. I proposed a trustworthy framework that employs an adaptive strategy to inspect both inputs and decisions. In particular, data streams are examined by a series of diverse filters before sending to the learning system and then crossed checked its output through a diverse set of filters before making the final decision. My experimental results illustrated that the proposed active learning-based defense strategy could mitigate adaptive or advanced adversarial …

Final 2021 Residential Metals Abatement Program (Rmap) School Soil Sampling Field Sampling Plan (Fsp) Submittal #3 [Covering Emerson Elementary, Headstart (Former Lincoln School), Headstart (Former Monroe School), & Margaret Leary Elementary], Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Tick Saliva And The Alpha-Gal Syndrome: Finding A Needle In A Haystack, Surendra Raj Sharma, Shahid Karim

Faculty Publications

Ticks and tick-borne diseases are significant public health concerns. Bioactive molecules in tick saliva facilitate prolonged blood-feeding and transmission of tick-borne pathogens to the vertebrate host. Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a newly reported food allergy, is believed to be induced by saliva proteins decorated with a sugar molecule, the oligosaccharide galactose-⍺-1,3-galactose (α-gal). This syndrome is characterized by an IgE antibody-directed hypersensitivity against α-gal. The α-gal antigen was discovered in the salivary glands and saliva of various tick species including, the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum). The underlying immune mechanisms linking tick bites with α-gal-specific IgE production are poorly understood and are …

Finite Element Numerical Modeling And Parametric Study Of Geosynthetic Reinforced Pile-Supported Embankments, Abdallah Ikbarieh

LSU Master's Theses

This study directed at investigating the performance of the pile-supported embankment system utilizing a geosynthetic reinforced load transfer platform (GRLTP) using Finite Element numerical modeling. A 2D Finite Element Modeling (FEM) methodology was first developed using PLAXIS 2D 2021 computer software and verified by well-documented case studies in the literature of this system. Second, a performance prediction was made for a field case study of the Amite River Project near French Settlement, which is located along Route LA 16 Livingston Parish in Louisiana State. A comprehensive FEM parametric study was then carried out to evaluate the performance of the system …

Optimization Of Mechanical Properties At The Infarct Border Zone, Kaushik Sunder

LSU Master's Theses

A myocardial infarction (MI) occurs every 39 seconds in the United States. As of 2016, an estimated 550,000 new and 200,000 recurrent episodes of myocardial infarction (MI) occur each year in the United States was. Infarction is often distinguished by a considerable decrease in wall thickness and an increase in heart size or left ventricular volume. This behavior happens when there is a prolonged lack of blood flow, usually due to damage or clotting, which causes cardiomyocytes to die (CMs). The development of non-contractile infarct scarring is the primary pathophysiology of MI. While the infarct scar prevents myocardial rupture during …

An Efficient Multi-Message And Multi-Receiver Signcryption Scheme For Heterogeneous Smart Mobile Iot, Jianying Qiu, Kai Fan, Kuan Zhang, Qiang Pan, Hui Li, Yintang Yang

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Faculty Publications

The Internet of Things (IoT) is developing towards smart and mobile Internet of Things (SM-IoT), which has made great progress. Due to the inherent heterogeneity, distribution, intensive communication, and resource constraints of SM-IoT, efficient security and privacy communication protocols become a particularly critical challenge. Signcryption has received considerable attention. Various signcryption schemes have been proposed to solve secure communication. However, most of them are low in efficiency, without the consideration of characteristics of the SM-IoT. In this paper, we propose a signcryption scheme to achieve efficient secure multi-message and multi-receiver communication for the heterogeneous and distributed SM-IoT. We develop Identity-based …

Capturing Frames With Enhanced Colors Using Scene Detection, Liang Liang

Defensive Publications Series

This publication describes techniques and apparatuses that enable an electronic device (e.g., a smartphone) with at least one camera to capture high-quality static frames, a burst of frames, and/or video recordings. The camera includes at least one image sensor. In addition to the image sensor, the camera and/or the smartphone may include other sensors. The other sensors may include one or more phase-detection sensor, motion sensor (e.g., gyroscope, accelerometer), motion-detection sensor (e.g., proximity sensor), spectral sensor, light-intensity sensor, ambient light sensor, and so forth. The camera uses an algorithm(s) that performs an auto white balance (AWB), an auto brightness control …

Changing An Institutional Environment Through Appreciative Inquiry: Rochester Institute Of Technology’S College Of Liberal Arts, Corinna Schlombs, Ann Howard, Caroline Delong, Jessica Lieberman

The Seneca Falls Dialogues Journal

This article introduces readers to Appreciative Inquiry as a form of feminist engagement in higher education. Appreciative Inquiry is a strength-based approach to organizational change that builds on positive psychology as well as social construction of language. At Rochester Institute’s College of Liberal Arts, a group of women faculty currently pursues an Appreciative Inquiry process to change their institutional environment to make it more beneficial to the success of women (and colleagues of all genders) rather than changing themselves to better fit into the existing environment. At the 2014 Seneca Falls Dialogues, members of this group engaged conference participants in …

Penerapan Peraturan Perundang-Undangan Pajak Daerah Atas Perubahan Pasal Mengenai Perpajakan Dalam Undang-Undang Dasar Republik Indonesia Tahun 1945, Diani Putri Pracasya

"Dharmasisya” Jurnal Program Magister Hukum FHUI

UUDNRI 1945 has passed several amendments which have caused some changes in the provisions of the articles contained therein. It is feasible the amendments upon the article of UUDNRI 1945 has raised different understanding and perception in its implementation. It should be to be understood that the consequences of UUDNRI 1945 become the fundamental law which are equal to the highest law, it is lead to prohibit any other regulations to contravene the fundamental laws therein, due to the facts that constitutional system of UUDNRI 1945 are contains constitutional examinations upon the established norms. UUDNRI 1945 confirms that sovereignty is …

Common Spatial Pattern Detection Of Concept Semantic Relatedness Using Combined Event-Related Potentials And Frequency Spectrum Features, Michael Doyel

Graduate Theses - Biology & Biomedical Engineering

No abstract provided.

Arthur "Billy" Leonard Pegram Jr., Kelli Johnson

Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant

Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Billy Pegram.

Mr. Pegram is know as Billy Pegram.

This oral history is part of the National Park Service African American Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.

Mcl-1 Inhibition: Managing Malignancy In Multiple Myeloma., Omar Al-Odat, Max Von Suskil, Robert Chitren, Weam Elbezanti, Sandeep Srivastava, Tulin Budak-Alpddogan, Subash C. Jonnalagadda, Bharat Aggarwal, Manoj Pandey

College of Science & Mathematics Departmental Research

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cells neoplasm. The overexpression of Bcl-2 family proteins, particularly myeloid cell leukemia 1 (Mcl-1), plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of MM. The overexpression of Mcl-1 is associated with drug resistance and overall poor prognosis of MM. Thus, inhibition of the Mcl-1 protein considered as a therapeutic strategy to kill the myeloma cells. Over the last decade, the development of selective Mcl-1 inhibitors has seen remarkable advancement. This review presents the critical role of Mcl-1 in the progression of MM, the most prominent BH3 mimetic and semi-BH3 mimetic that selectively inhibit Mcl-1, and …

Kinematic Analysis Of Gait In An Underwater Treadmill Using Land-Based Vicon T 40s Motion Capture Cameras Arranged Externally, Shreyas L. Raghu, Ryan T. Conners, Chang-Kwon Kang, David B. Landrum, Paul N. Whitehead

PRC-Affiliated Research

Aquatic therapy for rehabilitation can be performed in a variety of environments, which can vary from a traditional swimming pool to a self-contained underwater treadmill. While kinematic analysis has been performed in large volume swimming pools using specific underwater motion capture systems, researchers may only have access to a land-based motion-capture system, which is not waterproof. Additionally, underwater motion capture systems may not fit within the confines of a smaller underwater treadmill. Thus, the purpose of this study was to design and analyze methodology to quantify lower limb kinematics during an aquatic treadmill session, using a land-based motion capture system. …

Kinematic Analysis Of Gait In An Underwater Treadmill Using Land-Based Vicon T 40s Motion Capture Cameras Arranged Externally, Shreyas L. Raghu, Ryan T. Conners, Chang-Kwon Kang, David B. Landrum, Paul N. Whitehead

PRC-Affiliated Research

Aquatic therapy for rehabilitation can be performed in a variety of environments, which can vary from a traditional swimming pool to a self-contained underwater treadmill. While kinematic analysis has been performed in large volume swimming pools using specific underwater motion capture systems, researchers may only have access to a land-based motion-capture system, which is not waterproof. Additionally, underwater motion capture systems may not fit within the confines of a smaller underwater treadmill. Thus, the purpose of this study was to design and analyze methodology to quantify lower limb kinematics during an aquatic treadmill session, using a land-based motion capture system. …

Highly Contiguous Assemblies Of 101 Drosophilid Genomes, Bernard Y. Kim, Jeremy R. Wang, Danny E. Miller, Olga Barmina, Emily Delaney, Ammon Thompson, Aaron A. Comeault, David Peede, Emmanuel R.R. D’Agostino, Julianne Pelaez, Jessica M. Aguilar, Diler Haji, Teruyuki Matsunaga, Ellie E. Armstrong, Molly Zych, Yoshitaka Ogawa, Marina Stamenković-Radak, Mihailo Jelić, Marija Savić Veselinović, Marija Tanasković, Pavle Erić, Jian Jun Gao, Takehiro K. Katoh, Masanori J. Toda, Hideaki Watabe, Masayoshi Watada, Jeremy S. Davis, Leonie C. Moyle, Giulia Manoli, Enrico Bertolini, Vladimír Košťál, R. Scott Hawley, Aya Takahashi, Corbin D. Jones, Donald K. Price, Noah Whiteman, Artyom Kopp, Daniel R. Matute, Dmitri A. Petrov

Life Sciences Faculty Research

Over 100 years of studies in Drosophila melanogaster and related species in the genus Drosophila have facilitated key discoveries in genetics, genomics, and evolution. While high-quality genome assemblies exist for several species in this group, they only encompass a small fraction of the genus. Recent advances in long-read sequencing allow high-quality genome assemblies for tens or even hundreds of species to be efficiently generated. Here, we utilize Oxford Nanopore sequencing to build an open community resource of genome assemblies for 101 lines of 93 drosophilid species encompassing 14 species groups and 35 sub-groups. The genomes are highly contiguous and complete, …

Government As The First Investor In Biopharmaceutical Innovation: Evidence From New Drug Approvals 2010–2019, Ekaterina Galkina Cleary, Matthew J. Jackson, Fred D. Ledley

Natural & Applied Sciences Faculty Publications

The discovery and development of new medicines classically involves a linear process of basic biomedical research to uncover potential targets for drug action, followed by applied, or translational, research to identify candidate products and establish their effectiveness and safety.

This Working Paper describes the public sector contribution to that process by tracing funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) related to published research on each of the 356 new drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 2010-2019 as well as research on their 218 biological targets.

Overcoming Obstacles In Protein Expression In The Yeast Pichia Pastoris: Interviews Of Leaders In The Pichia Field, Zoe Ingram, Abha Patkar, Dahoon Oh, Kevin K. Zhang, Christina Chung, Joan Lin-Cereghino, Geoff P. Lin-Cereghino

Pacific Journal of Health

The yeast Pichia pastoris (also known as Komagataella pastoris) has been used for over 30 years to produce thousands of valuable, heterologous proteins, such as insulin to treat diabetes and antibodies to prevent migraine headaches. Despite its success, there are some common, stubborn problems encountered by research scientists when they try to use the yeast to produce their recombinant proteins. In order to provide those working in this field with strategies to overcome these common obstacles, nine experts in P. pastoris protein expression field were interviewed to create a written review and video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyC9xXVLyD0). This review describes …

Incorporating A Mid-Semester Project To Evaluate Communication, And Leadership Skills For Undergraduate Engineering Students In The Statics/Strength Of Materials Course: A Comparative Assessment Before And During Covid-19, Eleazar Marquez, Samuel Garcia

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications

In this research study, a Popsicle-bridge project was assigned to a cohort of undergraduate engineering students enrolled in a Statics and Strength of Materials Course to enhance technical, communication, and leadership skills when working in a group setting. In most undergraduate engineering courses, the technical content is primarily emphasized for the academic development of the student. However, a practicing engineer must be able to possess and apply communication and leadership skills, which are often excluded from the existing curriculum. The first assessment of this project was completed with a cohort of 85 students in the Fall of 2019 before the …

A Ground-Based Assessment Framework For Validating Diesel Particulate Emission Models And Applicability In Portland, Or, Kirsten Marie Sarle

Dissertations and Theses

Exposure to diesel emissions causes a range of health effects throughout the body, impairing; respiratory, cardiovascular, central nervous, renal, and cognitive systems. Diesel particulate matter (DPM) in Portland, Oregon is prevalent due to the layout of highly trafficked roadways, rail lines, and marine ports exposing a dense population to high levels of exhaust pollution. These high concentrations of ambient diesel emissions disproportionately impact minority and low-income populations.

Ground-based monitoring and modeling are two ways to assess ambient DPM. However, there are uncertainties in modeled DPM due to knowledge gaps in emissions inventories as well as lack of model validation against …

Kinematic Demands On Pile-Supported Wharves Due To Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Ground Deformations, Thomas John Torkelson Ii

Dissertations and Theses

Kinematic demands from lateral soil deformations can be a major cause of damage to maritime and highway transportation structures such as wharves, ports, and bridges. Data from five centrifuge tests on pile-supported wharves were used to evaluate the accuracy of Newmark Sliding Block Analysis in estimating the kinematic demands on piles. The piles in the centrifuge tests were subjected to varying degrees of liquefaction-induced lateral ground deformations. Pile-pinning effects were included in the analysis by incorporating the lateral pile resistance in the limit-equilibrium slope stability analysis. The results of the analysis have shown that the median Newmark displacements better estimated …

Ole Miss Alumni Association Names Distinguished Alumni For 2021, Jim Urbanek

University of Mississippi News

Eight to be honored at Homecoming for achievement, service

Factors Controlling Longshore Variations Of Beach Changes Induced By Tropical Storm Eta Along Pinellas County Beaches, West-Central Florida, Francesca Luisa Toledo Cossu

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Tropical Storm Eta impacted the coast of west-central Florida from November 11 to 12, 2020, and generated high waves over elevated water levels for over 20 hours. A total of 148 beach and nearshore profiles, spaced about 300 m apart, were surveyed one to two weeks before and one to eight days after the storm to examine the beach changes along four barrier islands, including Sand Key, Treasure Island, Long Key and Mullet Key. Storm waves superimposed on elevated water levels reached the toe of dunes, causing modest dune erosion as well as overwash in some areas. Most of the …

“Everything You Need In Life Is On Your Bike”, Debbie Juniewicz

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Jay Kinsinger ’92 merged his love of riding with a passion for building. Take a look at the beauty of his wooden bicycles.

Flyer Ride, Debbie Juniewicz

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Wooden-framed bicycles bring together two grads with passions for woodworking.

Hopes And Dreams, University Of Dayton

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Members of the Class of 2021 write out their hopes and dreams.

Loneliness In Primary Care Patients: Relationships With Body Mass Index And Health Care Utilization, Tamara K. Oser, Siddhartha Roy, Jessica Parascando, Rebecca Mullen, Julie Radico, Alexis Reedy-Cooper, Jennifer Moss

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews

Purpose: Rates of loneliness and obesity have increased in recent decades. Loneliness and obesity independently have been found to be risk factors for negative physical and mental health outcomes. This study examined the rates and interrelationships of loneliness, body mass index (BMI), and health care utilization in a primary care setting.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey of adult patients presenting for outpatient care at 7 family medicine clinical practices in Pennsylvania was conducted. Survey questions included self-reported measures of loneliness, height/weight, number of health care visits, and potential confounders (eg, sociodemographic variables, health status). Bivariate and multivariable linear regression models were …

An Improved Earned Value Management Method Integrating Quality And Safety, Brian Briggs

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The construction industry invests significant time and money to improve quality and safety while reducing cost and schedule impacts. The industry has a sincere desire to improve construction project management methods to improve efficiency. Historically, quality and safety underperformances result from undermanaged quality control and safety activities. The cost and schedule impacts associated with poor quality work have always had an impact on construction operations. The unprecedented challenges and uncertainties of COVID-19 highlighted the need to improve the Earned Value Management (EVM) method within construction to reflect these quality and safety activities. The central goal of this dissertation is to …

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Analysis Of Factors Affecting Employee Engagement In Manufacturing Companies In Batam, Muhammad Donal Mon, Robin Robin, Ferdinand Nainggolan, Nova Sinambela

Journal of Accounting Auditing and Business

This study aims to determine whether the variables of distributive justice, transformational leadership, training & development, and perceived organisational support affect employee engagement. This research was conducted using a survey method by distributing questionnaires to 500 respondents. The distribution of the questionnaires was carried out in two ways, namely, online via WhatsApp and manually, namely by visiting respondents. The sample of this research is employees who work in manufacturing companies in several industrial areas in Batam city. The industrial areas in question are the Batamindo industrial area, the Executive Batam Center industrial area, the Taiwan Kabil industrial area, and the …