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Integrasi Accera Pare Bagi Kehidupan Masyarakat Parigi Dalam Membangun Solidaritas Peserta Didik, Inas Tahirah, I Komang Astina, Yuswanti Ariani Wirahayu Aug 2025

Integrasi Accera Pare Bagi Kehidupan Masyarakat Parigi Dalam Membangun Solidaritas Peserta Didik, Inas Tahirah, I Komang Astina, Yuswanti Ariani Wirahayu

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Accera pare is a harvest party of the Parigi Village community which is held as a form of gratitude of the farmers for the gifts given by God for being given a smooth harvest. The purpose of this research is to explore the meaning of the accera pare ceremony for the people of Parigi Village and the integration of accera pare in building students' sense of solidarity. The research method used descriptive qualitative with ethnographic approach where the data were analyzed by domain analysis, taxonomy, components and cultural themes. Data sources were obtained through participant observation and in-depth interviews. The …


Open Blueprint: 2025–2040 Roadmap For A Circular Orbital Megastation — Rebco Maglev Ring, 6d Spirulina–Mycelium Photobioreactor And Mof-Li Water–Air Loop, Xavier Pillet Aug 2025

Open Blueprint: 2025–2040 Roadmap For A Circular Orbital Megastation — Rebco Maglev Ring, 6d Spirulina–Mycelium Photobioreactor And Mof-Li Water–Air Loop, Xavier Pillet

Defensive Publications Series

This document, produced with the assistance of ChatGPT o3 and GPT-5 Thinking, is released under the Apache 2.0 licence. It is a voluntary defensive publication (prior art) and therefore enters the prior art upon release under the applicable patent statutes: EPC Art. 54(2) (European Patent Convention), French IPC Art. L 611-11 (French Intellectual Property Code), 35 U.S.C. §102(a) (United States Patent Act), Chinese Patent Law Art. 22(5) (中华人民共和国专利法), and Japanese Patent Act Art. 29(1) (特許法). It discloses 160 enabling inventions for a circular orbital megastation: REBCO maglev gravity ring (mechanics, cryo, safety), 6D spirulina–mycelium photobioreactors (control, QA, imaging, biotech), and …


Ai-Driven Solutions For Electricity Fraud Detection: A Data-Centric Approach, Fatemeh Alimoradi, Zahra Alimoradi, S. Mohammadali Zanjani, Ghazanfar Shahgholian Aug 2025

Ai-Driven Solutions For Electricity Fraud Detection: A Data-Centric Approach, Fatemeh Alimoradi, Zahra Alimoradi, S. Mohammadali Zanjani, Ghazanfar Shahgholian

NJF Intelligent Engineering Journal

Electricity fraud detection presents a significant challenge for power distribution companies, as non-technical losses resulting from fraudulent activities adversely affect revenue and operational efficiency. This study presents a machine learning-driven approach for accurately identifying fraudulent electricity consumption patterns. A comprehensive analysis of electricity usage data is conducted using multiple classification models, including Support Vector Machine (SVM), K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), a Stacking Model integrating SVM, KNN, Random Forest, and Gradient Boosting, as well as a Weighted Model leveraging confidence-based prediction adjustments. Model performance is evaluated using key metrics, including accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score, AUC-ROC, and confusion matrices. The results indicate that …


Application Of Ann Artificial Network In Slope Behavior Evaluation Using Machine Learning Technique, Marziyeh Tourani, Hadi Bahadori Aug 2025

Application Of Ann Artificial Network In Slope Behavior Evaluation Using Machine Learning Technique, Marziyeh Tourani, Hadi Bahadori

NJF Intelligent Engineering Journal

In geotechnical engineering, evaluating slope stability remains a significant challenge due to inherent soil variability and environmental uncertainty. This study explores the application of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) in predicting the factor of safety (FoS) of slopes using dimensionless input variables. An initial dataset of 349 samples was refined to 259 validated cases after removing outliers and incomplete entries. The input parameters were transformed into nondimensional forms c / γh, (tan(⌀)) / (tan (β)), and p / γh based on fluid mechanics principles to improve generalization and reduce dimensional bias. A feedforward ANN model …


Sleep Disorder Diagnosis Using Eeg Signals And Lstm Deep Learning Method, Mohammad Reza Yousefi, Reza Rahimi Aug 2025

Sleep Disorder Diagnosis Using Eeg Signals And Lstm Deep Learning Method, Mohammad Reza Yousefi, Reza Rahimi

NJF Intelligent Engineering Journal

Diagnosing brain disorders, particularly sleep disorders, has emerged as a critical area of research in both basic sciences and engineering. Sleep disorders encompass a range of conditions, including excessive or insufficient sleep, frequent awakenings, difficulty falling asleep, and challenges in reaching deep sleep stages. A key application of sleep disorder diagnosis lies in supporting the medical community through the development of advanced algorithms and models capable of accurately identifying these disorders based on individual brain signals, such as those captured by electroencephalography (EEG). These sophisticated approaches facilitate the creation of personalized treatment programs, paving the way for more targeted and …


Enhancing Access And User Engagement Through The Implementation Of The Library Mobile App, Kebede H. Wordofa Aug 2025

Enhancing Access And User Engagement Through The Implementation Of The Library Mobile App, Kebede H. Wordofa

The Southeastern Librarian

Mobile applications (apps) are prevalent across all sectors, including libraries. Today, libraries are in-creasingly adopting mobile technologies to enhance the delivery of resources and services to smartphone and tablet users (Singh & Madhusudhan, 2023). This article presents a case study of the implementation of the Ex Libris Library Mobile App by the Woodward Library at Austin Peay State University (APSU) to improve access to library resources, enhance service delivery, and promote user interaction. The article discusses the app platform, design features, the app’s benefits, and the various resources and services made available through the app. It also highlights the app …


Nanofluid-Enhanced Hvac&R Systems (2015–2025): Experimental, Numerical, And Ai-Driven Insights With A Strategic Roadmap, Aung Myat, Md Mashiur Rahman, Muhammad Akbar Aug 2025

Nanofluid-Enhanced Hvac&R Systems (2015–2025): Experimental, Numerical, And Ai-Driven Insights With A Strategic Roadmap, Aung Myat, Md Mashiur Rahman, Muhammad Akbar

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Faculty Research

Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems account for a significant share of global energy demand, prompting intensive research into advanced thermal enhancement techniques. Among these, nanofluids—colloidal suspensions of nanoparticles in base fluids—have shown promise in boosting heat transfer performance. This review provides a structured and critical evaluation of nanofluid applications in HVAC&R systems, synthesizing research published from 2015 to 2025. A total of 200 peer-reviewed articles were selected from an initial pool of over 900 through a systematic filtering process. The selected literature was thematically categorized into experimental, numerical, hybrid, and AI/ML-based studies, with further classification by fluid …


Challenges And Opportunities On Achieving An Adequate Delivery Efficiency And Immunogenicity With Peptide-Based Anticancer Vaccines, Yanqing Wang, Da Sun, Victoria Laney, Hong Wang, Zheng Rong Lu Aug 2025

Challenges And Opportunities On Achieving An Adequate Delivery Efficiency And Immunogenicity With Peptide-Based Anticancer Vaccines, Yanqing Wang, Da Sun, Victoria Laney, Hong Wang, Zheng Rong Lu

Faculty Scholarship

Peptide vaccines are based on small peptide segments that contain antigenic epitopes recognizable by immune cells. Unlike traditional vaccines, they include only specific antigenic epitopes rather than entire pathogens or proteins. They are recognized, internalized, processed, and presented by antigen-presenting cells, such as dendritic cells, and subsequently presented to T cells, triggering an immune response. Peptide-based vaccines, an innovative regimen of cancer immunotherapy, have shown the potential to elicit target-specific anti-tumor immune responses, however their therapeutic efficacy is often diminished by their poor stability, rapid clearance from circulation, low immunogenicity, individual variability, and immune escape. In recent years, significant advancements …


A Hybrid Deep Learning Approach For Lung Diseases Classification Using Vision Transformer And Densenet, Noor Abd Alrazak Shnain, Mohammed Abdulameer Aljanabi Aug 2025

A Hybrid Deep Learning Approach For Lung Diseases Classification Using Vision Transformer And Densenet, Noor Abd Alrazak Shnain, Mohammed Abdulameer Aljanabi

NJF Intelligent Engineering Journal

Lung disorders, such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, and COVID-19, remain significant global health issues. Accurate and early detection is of paramount significance to ensure effective treatment and control. Conventional CNN models like DenseNet have shown superior performance in the classification of medical images, whereas Vision Transformers (ViTs) have recently gained momentum as formidable models to capture global context information. Each of these models, however, has limitations when operated standalone. This manuscript suggests an innovative hybrid deep learning framework that synergizes the benefits of both ViT and DenseNet to advance lung disease diagnosis using chest X-ray images. The hybrid model uses both …


Risk Management Practices In The Healthcare Supply Chain: A Cross-Sectional Survey Of Professionals In Saudi Arabia, Maha Ghamedi Aug 2025

Risk Management Practices In The Healthcare Supply Chain: A Cross-Sectional Survey Of Professionals In Saudi Arabia, Maha Ghamedi

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

Healthcare supply chain disruptions threaten the quality of patient care, and can increase costs, particularly in systems reliant on global suppliers. This study examined the risk management practices of healthcare supply chain professionals in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional survey of 72 professionals from hospitals, regulatory agencies, and other healthcare organizations revealed that 72.2% experienced supply shortages in the past year, most often involving general medical supplies, specialty medicines, and essential medicines. The most frequently reported risks were supplier shortages, reliance on single-source suppliers, and logistics disruptions, while cybersecurity threats were rarely cited. Although 76.4% of organizations reported having formal risk …


From Coastal Retreat To Seaward Growth: Emergent Behaviors From Paired Community Beach Nourishment Choices, Jorge Lorenzo-Trueba, Arye Janoff, Oshane Thomas, Di Jin, Porter Hoagland, Andrew Ashton Aug 2025

From Coastal Retreat To Seaward Growth: Emergent Behaviors From Paired Community Beach Nourishment Choices, Jorge Lorenzo-Trueba, Arye Janoff, Oshane Thomas, Di Jin, Porter Hoagland, Andrew Ashton

Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Coastal communities often address shoreline erosion through beach nourishment, adding externally sourced sand to widen beaches for recreation and property protection. While nourishment enhances beachfront property values, the need for periodic maintenance creates interdependencies where the actions of neighboring communities affect local shoreline dynamics. Using a coupled model of two neighboring communities, we examine the interplay between community nourishment decisions and the redistribution of nourishment sand. We find that the value a community places on wider beaches not only influences their propensity to nourish, but also their and their neighbors' nourishment efficiency and net benefits. Communities that nourish more frequently …


Time-Evolved Constant Voltage Conductivity Measurements Of Common Spaceborne Polymeric Materials, Brian Wood, David King, Jr Dennison Aug 2025

Time-Evolved Constant Voltage Conductivity Measurements Of Common Spaceborne Polymeric Materials, Brian Wood, David King, Jr Dennison

Journal Articles

Long-duration current measurements were made for low-density polyethylene (LDPE), polyimide (PI), polyether ether ketone (PEEK), and biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) to determine their bulk conductivity near room temperature as a function of time. These common thin-film spacecraft material samples were vacuum baked to remove moisture and volatile contaminants to better simulate space conditions. The constant voltage conductivity (CVC) method used a very stable, low-noise dc voltage source and measured the resulting current in a parallel plate geometry. Due to the extremely low conductivity of these four polymeric materials, extended experiments of up to ten days were necessary to establish equilibrium …


Enhancing Sustainable Rice Production Through Organic Plus Fertilizer In Irrigated Paddy Fields, Oviyanti Mulyani, Emma Trinurani Sofyan, Ania Citraresmini, Benny Joy, Anne Yuliana Husen Aug 2025

Enhancing Sustainable Rice Production Through Organic Plus Fertilizer In Irrigated Paddy Fields, Oviyanti Mulyani, Emma Trinurani Sofyan, Ania Citraresmini, Benny Joy, Anne Yuliana Husen

Jurnal Kultivasi

Sustainable rice farming is increasingly threatened by declining soil fertility, excessive reliance on chemical fertilizers, and environmental degradation from intensive agricultural practices. There is an urgent need for innovative organic fertilizer products that combine organic materials with macro and micronutrient enhancements to restore soil health effectively. This research aimed to evaluate the effect of organic plus fertilizer (OPF) as a sustainable soil amendment to improve soil nutrient status, increase paddy productivity, and enhance overall soil health. The experiment was conducted using a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with nine treatments: one recommended OPF dose, six combinations of NPK (75 – 100%) …


Evaluation Of Color, Water Content, And Antioxidant Properties Of Wood Ear Mushroom With Nano Edible Coating, Packaging, And Storage Temperature, Aulia Afifah Rachman, Jajang Sauman Hamdani, Kusumiyati Aug 2025

Evaluation Of Color, Water Content, And Antioxidant Properties Of Wood Ear Mushroom With Nano Edible Coating, Packaging, And Storage Temperature, Aulia Afifah Rachman, Jajang Sauman Hamdani, Kusumiyati

Jurnal Kultivasi

Wood ear mushrooms are often consumed in Asia and Tropical America for their jelly-like texture, health, and freshness. However, they are easily damaged due to microbes and poor postharvest handling, which affects quality. The combination of nano edible coating, packaging, and storage temperature offers a solution to these issues. This study aims to evaluate the effect of nano edible coating, packaging, and storage temperature on the color (L*, a*, and b*), water content, and antioxidant properties (total phenolic and flavonoid) of wood ear mushrooms. The study was conducted at the Horticulture Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Padjadjaran. The experimental design …


Conquer And Prevail Issue 194 August 14 2025, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications Aug 2025

Conquer And Prevail Issue 194 August 14 2025, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Conquer and Prevail Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Guatemalan Maya Women’S Attitudes Towards Biomedical Contraception After Migrating To The United States, Shreenaya Prabu, Iris Parshley, Robert Malkin Aug 2025

Guatemalan Maya Women’S Attitudes Towards Biomedical Contraception After Migrating To The United States, Shreenaya Prabu, Iris Parshley, Robert Malkin

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Medical providers in the United States who discuss the use of contraceptives with Maya women migrants might discover strong reluctance and complex beliefs about the social and physical benefits of biomedical contraceptive measures. This research report presents information about contraceptive usage among Maya in Guatemala and how usage or attitudes toward contraception might have changed while living in the United States. The research team, during 2024, interviewed six adult female Guatemalan Maya refugees over Zoom to understand their thoughts toward contraceptive use before and after migrating. Discussion points included: lack of sexual education in Guatemala, health concerns arising from using …


Full Issue - Maya America V7, I1, Maya America Editors Aug 2025

Full Issue - Maya America V7, I1, Maya America Editors

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Full issue of Maya America, volume 7, issue 1.


Usa V. Paul Harmon Aug 2025

Usa V. Paul Harmon

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania


A Meta-Analysis Of Historic Drinking Water Emergency Events Reported In News Articles, Victor Yu, Haiying Wang, Weiwei Mo Aug 2025

A Meta-Analysis Of Historic Drinking Water Emergency Events Reported In News Articles, Victor Yu, Haiying Wang, Weiwei Mo

Faculty Publications

This study seeks to investigate historical drinking water contamination events that reported by news media to find the key determinants of their outcomes, including the duration and economic cost, and to quantitatively describe the characteristics of past contamination events. ProQuest Global Newsstream and Regional Business News were used to identify an initial list of events and supplemented by additional search on specific information including the response actions, economic cost, and more. These events were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression modeling. Smaller community water systems were found to be more frequently impacted by contamination events. Use restrictions, except …


Phosphorylation Deficient Inducible Camp Early Repressor (Icer) Modulates Tumorigenesis And Survival In A Transgenic Zebrafish (Danio Rerio) Model Of Melanoma, Justin Wheelan, Melissa Rose Spigelman, Angelo Cirinelli, James Reilly, Carlos A. Molina Aug 2025

Phosphorylation Deficient Inducible Camp Early Repressor (Icer) Modulates Tumorigenesis And Survival In A Transgenic Zebrafish (Danio Rerio) Model Of Melanoma, Justin Wheelan, Melissa Rose Spigelman, Angelo Cirinelli, James Reilly, Carlos A. Molina

Department of Biology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer, is commonly associated with mutations in the BRAF gene, particularly BRAFV600E, which drives tumor proliferation via the ERK1/2 signaling cascade. While BRAF inhibitors initially demonstrate efficacy, therapeutic resistance remains a significant challenge. Emerging evidence implicates the cAMP signaling pathway, particularly the cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) and its repressor, inducible cAMP early repressor (ICER), in melanoma progression and drug resistance. ICER, a transcriptional repressor regulated via Ras/MAPK-mediated phosphorylation and ubiquitination, is degraded in melanoma, undermining its tumor-suppressive role. In a brafV600E; p53 (loss of function) transgenic zebrafish ( …


Understanding The Interplay Between The Digital And The Physical In Shared Augmented Reality Gaming: Probing Through Urban Legends, Jiangnan Xu, Sanzida Mojib Luna, Garreth W. Tigwell, Nicolas Lalone, Michael Saker, Samuli Laato, John Dunham, Yihong Wang, Alan Chamberlain, Konstantinos Papangelis Aug 2025

Understanding The Interplay Between The Digital And The Physical In Shared Augmented Reality Gaming: Probing Through Urban Legends, Jiangnan Xu, Sanzida Mojib Luna, Garreth W. Tigwell, Nicolas Lalone, Michael Saker, Samuli Laato, John Dunham, Yihong Wang, Alan Chamberlain, Konstantinos Papangelis

Articles

Shared Augmented Reality (Shared AR) is an emerging technology that enables multiple users to interact synchronously within a collocated AR environment. Yet, there is limited research on the group interactions and dynamics in Shared AR, particularly in the context of gaming. To address this gap, we investigate Shared AR group interactions using a phone-based Shared AR mobile game called Urban Legends. Through in-situ observations, focus groups, and one-on-one interviews with 22 participants, we examine how users collaborate and communicate within the game. Our findings reveal that while verbal communication predominates, non-verbal cues are often overlooked by collocated participants, and …


August 14, 2025, James Madison University Aug 2025

August 14, 2025, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2020-

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


Career: Flavones As Safe, Sustainable Additives To Tune Biodegradable Plastic Stability, Kyle Moor Aug 2025

Career: Flavones As Safe, Sustainable Additives To Tune Biodegradable Plastic Stability, Kyle Moor

Funded Research Records

No abstract provided.


Rapid: Data Collection On Roadway Vehicle Abandonment In The Fast-Moving Los Angeles Wildfire Evacuations, Sarah Grajdura Aug 2025

Rapid: Data Collection On Roadway Vehicle Abandonment In The Fast-Moving Los Angeles Wildfire Evacuations, Sarah Grajdura

Funded Research Records

No abstract provided.


Protocol For Vibratome Sectioning, Immunofluorescence, And S-Phase Labeling Of Inner Ear Organoids, Jiayi Wu, Stefan Heller, Maggie S. Matern Aug 2025

Protocol For Vibratome Sectioning, Immunofluorescence, And S-Phase Labeling Of Inner Ear Organoids, Jiayi Wu, Stefan Heller, Maggie S. Matern

Biology Faculty Publications

Inner ear organoids represent a potentially inexhaustible source of otic tissues, including sensory hair cells and supporting cells, for in vitro manipulation. Here, we present a protocol for labeling S-phase entry of cells in inner ear organoids using 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine (EdU), followed by fixation and vibratome sectioning. Nuclear EdU is then detected alongside protein markers of interest via immunofluorescence. This workflow enables the visualization of cell and tissue morphologies within developing organoids and assessment of how different manipulations affect cell proliferation.


From Livestream To Table: Psychological Drivers Of Purchase Intention In Restaurant Livestreaming, Qingchuo Zhang, Rong Huang, Qian Chen, Jinhua Zhang Aug 2025

From Livestream To Table: Psychological Drivers Of Purchase Intention In Restaurant Livestreaming, Qingchuo Zhang, Rong Huang, Qian Chen, Jinhua Zhang

Plymouth Business School

Purpose – Restaurant livestreaming, where consumers interact with real-time digital content that promotesphysical dining experiences, has emerged as a distinctive form of digital marketing. It integrates onlineengagement with offline consumption in a novel way.Design/methodology/approach – Thisstudy builds upon the stimulus-organism-response (S-O-R) framework.It incorporates insights from flow theory and perceived value theory to examine how emotional immersion andcognitive evaluation influence consumer purchase intentions in the context of restaurant livestreaming.A structural model is then tested using survey data collected from 482 livestream consumers.Findings – Using a sequential mixed methods design, this study first identifies key environmental stimuli throughin-depth interviews. These stimuli include …


Solving A Nonhomogeneous Differential Equation And Error Analysis, Tayler Braga, Maryam Khazaei Pool Aug 2025

Solving A Nonhomogeneous Differential Equation And Error Analysis, Tayler Braga, Maryam Khazaei Pool

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Linear nonhomogeneous differential equations appear in many physical, biological, and engineering systems where input or forcing terms act on otherwisse linerar dynamics. Solving such equations helps model real-world phenomena, ranging from population growth under external influencse to the otion of damped systems with external forcing. The ability to compare exact olutions with numerical and matrix-based approximations is crucial for understanding th accuracy and limitations of each approach.


"Common Good Constitutionalism": Rule Of Law, Rule By Law, Or Something Else Entirely?, Jan-Werner Müller Aug 2025

"Common Good Constitutionalism": Rule Of Law, Rule By Law, Or Something Else Entirely?, Jan-Werner Müller

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Re: Butte Mine Flooding Site Cd, Cv 02-35 Bu-Rfc, 2025 Second Quarter Report, Mark Thompson, Dave Griffis Aug 2025

Re: Butte Mine Flooding Site Cd, Cv 02-35 Bu-Rfc, 2025 Second Quarter Report, Mark Thompson, Dave Griffis

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Validity Of Body Composition Estimates In Women Assessed By A Multifrequency Bioelectrical Impedance Device, Mitchell Evan Zaplatosch, Juliana F. Meireles, Janeen S. Amason, Sadaf Dabeer, Brian M. Kliszczewicz, Gerald Mangine, Valene G. Barry, Barbara A. Gower, Katherine H. Ingram Aug 2025

Validity Of Body Composition Estimates In Women Assessed By A Multifrequency Bioelectrical Impedance Device, Mitchell Evan Zaplatosch, Juliana F. Meireles, Janeen S. Amason, Sadaf Dabeer, Brian M. Kliszczewicz, Gerald Mangine, Valene G. Barry, Barbara A. Gower, Katherine H. Ingram

Faculty Articles

Background: Multifrequency bioelectrical impedance devices such as the InBody 770 (IB770) offer faster measurements and lower costs compared with other body composition assessments. This study validated measures from IB770 against the deuterium oxide dilution technique (D2O) and DXA and compared a four-compartment (4C) model using total body water (TBW) derived from IB770 compared with D2O. Methods: A total of 55 adult females (mean ± SD, age: 21.1 ± 2.6 years) completed IB770 and DXA scans and the D2O protocol. Lin’s concordance correlation coefficients (CCCs), Bland–Altman analyses, and other equivalence tests evaluated agreement between IB770 and the criterion for measures of …