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Science And The Humanities: Are They Two Polar Entities?, Elizabeth Mckenna Silvey

Masters Theses

Science and the humanities are often perceived as being separate entities. In academic settings, there is little to no overlap in these courses of study. One can obtain a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts degree, but there are no academic majors that allow for the study of both the humanities and the sciences. Despite the seemingly different courses of study, it is through careful examination of literature and thoroughly delving into pieces of literature in order to excavate the meaning and purpose behind the work, that one is able to see the distinct connections between the two …

Waffles And Spaghetti: The Effects Of Cognitive Processing Methods On Team Performance And Communication, Jonah Daniel Browning

Masters Theses

The goal of this thesis is to shed light on a practical method for resolving conflicts in team environments that stem from miscommunications brought on by differing cognitive processes. Our brains use different cognitive processing techniques to make sense of and explore the vast amount of information the world presents them on a daily, even hourly basis. Each person has their own thinking style which influences how teams collaborate and problem solve. However, miscommunication can often arise when individuals fail to recognize and adapt to the varying processing methods, which can lead to frustration and inefficiency.

This research seeks to …

The Craft Of Christie: A Dissection Of Agatha Christie’S Creation Of Character, Rachel Grace Olds

Masters Theses

Agatha Christie’s writing is widely known, but not deeply known. She is a master of the genre of mystery, and many critics and scholars have lauded her genius. However, she is not often recognized for her mastery of the craft of character. In fact, several critics have misunderstood her characters as two-dimensional beings that exist only to advance the plot. This thesis aims to examine the way Agatha Christie crafts her characters, how her methods of the craft of character work to perfectly mislead her readers, and her ultimate purpose for creating and implementing manipulative elements for the reader. In …

T E C H R E V O L U T I O N - Navigating The Digital Classroom: Challenges And Opportunities Of Online Learning, Wes Poole

Masters Theses

Research indicators confirm that that online learning is complex, with both challenges and opportunities to be found. There are several benefits to online learning, including flexibility, accessibility, personalized learning, and collaboration, but there are also many challenges associated with it. While equity and assessment are still major challenges, technology barriers are still present, engagement is limited, and communication is limited.

There is no doubt that self-directed learning, also referred to as online learning, provides innovative pedagogical approaches and also connects learners all over the world through self-directed learning. As a result, it is imperative that existing challenges be addressed, effective …

Vaccine Hesitancy In Türkiye: A Natural Language Processing Study On Social Media, Semi̇h Sari, Ulya Bayram

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Vaccine hesitancy is a significant public healthcare problem that is threatening everyone worldwide. Vaccine hesitancy has become more ingrained in Turkish society, mainly through social media. Unfortunately, reflections of this hesitancy are preventable deaths or permanent disabilities. Because of the uncontrolled spread of misinformation and disinformation on social media, Türkiye is facing a future health crisis. As a step towards preventing this crisis, our main objective is to use the power of artificial intelligence techniques on Turkish social media posts to detect antivaccine posts. Through this study, it will be possible to raise awareness about the importance of vaccines in …

"The People Of China's Navy & Other Maritime Forces" Conference Quick Look, China Maritime Studies Institute

CMSI Findings

Quick Look Report for China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) Conference “The People of China's Navy and Other Maritime Forces”

The China Maritime Studies Institute held its biennial unclassified academic conference on 14–15 May 2025 to address human factors in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s military maritime forces. Roughly 150 external and 200 Naval War College students and faculty attended the event. Panel topics included (1) senior leadership, (2) the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) headquarters, (3) PLAN warfare communities, (4) PLAN talent recruitment, development, and retention, (5) the personnel of China’s other sea forces, and (6) implications for the …

Gardner-Webb Alumnus And Retired Navy Commander John E. Sutton Speaks At University’S Annual Memorial Day Observance, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

The Memorial Day Observance at Gardner-Webb University on May 23 featured retired Navy Commander John E. “JES” Sutton as the featured speaker. A 1976 alumnus, Sutton presented a brief history of Memorial Day. He noted, in particular, the stories of courage and sacrifice that impact his reflective approach to the day.

A Semiclassical Model Of The Immediate Temperature Distribution Surrounding The Track Of Heavy Ions With Therapeutic Energies, Martin Rädler, Niayesh Afshordi, Reza Taleei, Katia Parodi, Ramin Abolfath, Julie Lascaud

Department of Radiation Oncology Faculty Papers

Objective. Spikes of high temperature and pressure are created in the vicinity of heavy ions, especially at the Bragg peak. The expected subsequent thermoacoustic effects are however not well understood. In particular, the distribution of the densely packed primary interactions has not been considered in molecular dynamics (MDs) simulations or shock wave solutions. In this work, we derive a dedicated model to describe the primary interactions and their radial distribution, applicable to the modeling of acoustic and thermodynamic effects at the nanoscale. Approach. Starting from first principles, we assemble a semiclassical model of the energy loss of the primary heavy …

Design And Performance Evaluation Of Pv-Powered Ev Charging Stations With Grid Integration And Comparative Analysis Of Dc-Dc Converters For Offboard Chargers, Mohammad Abidur Rahman

Theses and Dissertations

Grid-integrated photovoltaic (PV)-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging stations offer a sustainable solution for reducing grid dependency and fossil fuel consumption in workplace environments. This study proposes a PV-powered EV charging system with an AC bus configuration and grid support to ensure stable and efficient operation. A comparative analysis of four DC-DC converter topologies—Dual Active Bridge (DAB), LLC Resonant, Interleaved Buck-Boost, and Interleaved Buck—is conducted for offboard charging applications. Performance evaluation is carried out using MATLAB/Simulink, considering voltage and current ripple, power density, stress levels, bidirectional capability, and control complexity. Component-level reliability is assessed using MIL-HDBK-217 standards to estimate failure rates …

May 23, 2025 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Ud In The News May 17-23, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The Associated Press, for a story picked up nationwide, and many local and regional media talked to Human Rights Center Executive Director Natalie Hudson about the NATO assembly in Dayton. AP also quoted faculty in other stories distributed widely.

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

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A Hybrid Ahp-Dea Approach For Software Architecture Evaluation And Selection, Mehran Hajipoor, Homayun Motameni, Ali̇ Ebrahimnejad

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Decisions made during the software architecture stage significantly influence the success or failure of software projects. Software architects must navigate the complex task of selecting the most suitable architecture style while balancing stakeholders’ operational and nonoperational requirements. These requirements often involve diverse and conflicting quality attributes with varying priorities, as well as intricate interactions where some attributes positively or negatively influence others. Furthermore, different architectural styles exhibit varying levels of support for these quality attributes, adding another layer of complexity to the decision-making process. This study leverages the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) within a novel …

Resource Allocation For Downlink Hybrid Noma With Nonideal Circuit Power Consumption, İlke Altin, Mehmet Akar

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

This article studies the latency-constrained downlink resource allocation problem with nonideal circuit power consumption, focusing on the total energy consumption of the base station and the users. First, an optimal downlink Hybrid Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (H-NOMA) scheme for two users is proposed which gives the optimal time and power allocation. Then, we extend the H-NOMA idea to multiple users by combining it with Orthogonal Frequency Domain Multiple Access (OFDMA) and allocate subchannels utilizing the novel Bootstrapped Total-Reward Exchange Stable (B-TES) algorithm. Afterward, via simulations, we show that the H-NOMA method outperforms Orthogonal Multiple Access (OMA) and Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) …

Enhanced Cuffless Blood Pressure Estimation Using Ecg And Ppg Signals: A Hybrid Approach With Windkessel, Arima, And Lstm, Piyush Mahajan, Amit Kaul

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Accurate blood pressure (BP) estimation is essential for the monitoring and management of cardiovascular diseases. This study presents a hybrid model for cuffless BP estimation using electrocardiogram (ECG) and photoplethysmogram (PPG) signals. The model incorporates features from time-domain, frequency-domain, and model-based approaches, including the Windkessel model, AutoRegressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA), and Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks. To enhance performance, feature selection and reduction techniques such as Minimum Redundancy Maximum Relevance (MRMR) and autoencoders were employed. Additionally, model ensemble strategies, including average and weighted average modes, were utilized to combine the predictions of different models. The proposed method demonstrated superior …

Robust Sliding Mode Control For Precision Anesthesia Delivery: Addressing Interpatient Variability In Depth Of Hypnosis, Talha Sajjad, Adeel Iqbal, Ali Khaqan, Ali Nauman, Bilal Ijaz, Raja Ali Riaz

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Anesthesia induction is a critical aspect of ensuring patients' health and safety during surgical procedures. The manual administration of anesthesia can lead to serious medical issues due to variability among patients, as well as the risks of overdosing or underdosing anesthetic drugs. While various linear control techniques have been implemented to enhance the safety of anesthesia infusion, non-linear control strategies have demonstrated superior results in achieving the desired level of hypnosis for surgical activities, primarily due to the significant parametric variations present in different patients.Given these challenges, there is a pressing need to develop an efficient anesthesia infusion system that …

Design And Optimization Of Low-Loss, High-Gain Metamaterial-Based Log-Periodic Dipole Array Antenna For Full Ka-Band Coverage, Mohamed El Moniar, Ahmed Abd El Hady, Yasser Ismail, Nihal Areed

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

This work describes a microstrip log-periodic dipole array (MLPDA) antenna that uses metamaterials and operates across the whole Ka-band. The suggested MLPDA antenna layout provides a wide bandwidth with fewer dipole elements than traditional MLPDA antennas while maintaining the same resonance frequencies. To reduce size while covering a wide operational spectrum, the antenna design includes bending dipoles as radiating elements, as well as an incomplete ground plane. Furthermore, the proposed MLPDA antenna’s energy loss has been reduced while boosting its signal strength (gain) by inserting a metamaterial-based structure in front of it at a certain distance and on the same …

A Methodology For Nuclei Segmentation In H&E Images Using Efficientnetb7 Guided U-Net And Multiple Data Augmentation Strategies, Furkan Atlan, Emrah Hançer

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Automating nuclei segmentation in Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) stained images is crucial for advancing computational pathology. Despite significant research, challenges such as overlapping nuclei, varying scanner resolutions, and diverse nuclear morphologies continue to hinder segmentation accuracy. In this paper, we propose a deep-learning based methodology that integrates multiple data augmentation strategies with a U-Net architecture enhanced by the EfficientNetB7 encoder. To enhance generalization, we train the model using a combined dataset from MoNuSeg2018, CPM-17, and CoNSeP, exposing it to diverse staining techniques and tissue types. We then evaluate its robustness on the unseen CryoNuSeg dataset, which consists of fully annotated …

Fired And Fractured: An Analysis Of Broken Ceramics, Evan Mcguire

Honors Projects

How does the construction of a ceramic object affect how it breaks? How does the force applied affect this break? These questions are based on my first-hand observations of the multitude of ceramic fragments found in different states of decay at archaeological sites. To answer these questions, I created samples that imitate ancient ceramics and then broke them in different ways. I then analyzed the fracture surfaces and looked for evidence of weak points in the objects. Pieces that were hit by a blunt force, such as a hammer, had radial fractures that formed along paths that had clusters of …

2025 May 23 - Board Of Trustees Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

2025 May 23 - Academic, Research, And Student Success Committee Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Citrus Farming, Tourism, And Globalization: Jeju Island’S Transformation Under South Korea’S State-Led Development, Caitlin Hong

Student Work

The Williams Prize in East Asian Studies is awarded to Caitlin Hong for her outstanding senior thesis, “Citrus, Capital, and Control: Jeju Island’s Transformation under State-Led Development.”

Hong’s work exemplifies intellectual ambition, methodological rigor, and original insight. Through an interdisciplinary blend of historical analysis and ethnographic fieldwork, she offers the first comprehensive English-language account of Jeju Island’s citrus farming industry, tracing its development from the postwar period to the present day.

Demonstrating extraordinary initiative, Hong designed and executed an independent research trip to Jeju Island, conducting interviews with citrus farmers, laborers, and experts, while also consulting numerous primary sources in …

A Journey Towards Human Rights: The Indigenous Repatriation Movement 1967-1995, Sara Lynne Shaffer-Henry

History Theses, Dissertations, and Student Creative Activity

In June 1967, a group of Indigenous Peoples met at Mato Paha (Bear Butte, SD). The meetings were called due to disturbing reports and visions related to Indigenous Ancestral remains burial goods, or other sacred items on display in museums and repositories. They also discussed the continued desecration of sacred sites, and how these actions denied Indigenous Peoples of their human rights. The meeting a Mato Paha became the catalyst for what is now known as the Repatriation Movement. Based on grassroots organizing, the Repatriation Movement direct action, gatherings, legal action, and public relations to develop national repatriation law and …

Harmonic Classification Of Different Lighting Technologies Using Empirical Mode Decomposition And Support Vector Machines, Ahmad Farid Abidin, Mohd Abdul Talib Mat Yusoh, Abdul Hafiz Kassim, Nik Hakimi Nik Ali

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The impact of excessive harmonic distortion on electrical distribution networks highlights the critical need to understand harmonics in different lighting technologies to detect sources of issues and their effects. The increasing prevalence of nonlinear loads in power systems has contributed to significant harmonic pollution, deteriorating power line quality. This paper aims to address this issue by focusing on power line frequency detection and the classification of lighting technologies, combining empirical mode decomposition (EMD) with the one-versus-one support vector machine (OVO-SVM) approach. EMD is utilized to analyze signals through intrinsic mode functions, preserving the signal’s characteristics while extracting features related to …

Influence Of Nurse’S Knowledge And Attitudes On Caring Behaviors For People With Opioid Use Disorder, Inyene E. Essien-Aleksi, Don Roosan, Tracie Mcpadden, Leslie Rideout, Michael Martin, Paula-Jo Beniers, Amy Lund, Danielle Leone-Sheehan, Alysse Wurcel

Health Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: Opioid use disorder (OUD) remains the leading cause of preventable substance use-related deaths in the U.S. Each year, more than 1 million Americans seek hospital care for OUD-related issues. However, they often receive inadequate treatment and face barriers such as limited overdose prevention education, delays in medication initiation, and insufficient post-discharge follow-up. Nurses are well-positioned to improve inpatient OUD treatment, yet qualitative research suggests they often have limited knowledge and negative attitudes toward OUD, which can decrease the level of compassion and empathy nurses have toward people with OUD. Validated instruments, such as the Care Behavior Index (CBI-6) and …

Sweet Talk "Switch On", David Turner, Soren Walker

Staff Scholarship - Australia & Dubai

“Switch On” is the debut album by Melbourne’s Sweet Talk. Founded in 2018 by D. M. Turner and Soren Walker, Sweet Talk was created as a means to explore their love of American music of the mid to late 20th century through a uniquely Australian lens. Australia and the United States have a close relationship stretching back over 100 years. This bond continues to be expressed geopolitically and is prevalent in the cross-cultural exchange found in contemporary music. Sharing a British and Irish heritage, the countries have developed several musical styles in parallel including country music and rock n roll. …

Principal-Agent Theory: An Examination Of Success Variations In Government-Funded Highway Infrastructure Projects In The United States, Felicia Mcintyre

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This quantitative, nonexperimental, analytical, and cross-sectional study examined the extent to which procurement models, financial risk allocation, and principal-agent communication complexities influenced the success of government-funded highway infrastructure projects in the United States (US). Data were collected from 84 completed highway infrastructure projects (N = 84) between 2001 and 2024 from the US Major Projects Database. Regression analysis and bootstrapped standard errors showed that the procurement model selected significantly affected project success. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) were shown to effectively reduce time overruns with a strong relationship potential for controlling project time growth. There were no statistically significant indirect effects of …

The Electrostatic Charge On Exuded Liquid Drops, Schuyler Arn, Pablo Illing, Joshua Mendéz Harper, Justin C. Burton

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Fluid triboelectrification, also known as flow electrification, remains an under-explored yet ubiquitous phenomenon with potential applications from material science to planetary evolution. Building upon previous efforts to position water within the triboelectric series, we investigate the charge on individual, millimetric water drops falling through air. Our experiments measured the charge and mass of each drop using a Faraday cup mounted on a mass balance, and connected to an electrometer. For pure water in a glass syringe with a grounded metal tip, we find the charge per drop (Δ/Δ) was approximately -5 pC g to -1 pC g. This was independent …

Helmholtz Cage: Software Development And Implementation For Cubesat Testing, Gustavo A. Cotom Lopez

University Honors Theses

This paper details the successful development and deployment of a Helmholtz cage system, designed to produce precisely controlled magnetic fields for testing and calibration purposes. The core focus was on creating a robust, modular software architecture enabling independent current modulation on each axis, comprehensive serial communication between multiple microcontrollers, and real-time data acquisition from the MR3 magnetometer. All software components, including the serial communication drivers, control algorithms, command line interface, and calibration routines, were developed from the ground up. The system was fully operational upon completion: all hardware components functioned as intended, serial communication with each subsystem was reliable, and …

How Certain Is The Continuity Of The Panama Canal And How Will It Affect The Global Supply Chain Industry?, Enmanuel Rodriguez Correa

Honors Theses

The Panama Canal, a critical artery of global trade, is under mounting threat from prolonged droughts, water scarcity, and evolving geopolitical dynamics, casting doubt on its long-term viability. This thesis investigates the continuity of the Panama Canal’s operations amid intensifying climate change, and assesses the broader implications for the global supply chain. As the canal facilitates approximately 5% of global maritime trade and provides billions in annual cost savings to shipping companies, any disruption poses severe consequences for global commerce, economic stability, and trade logistics.

The analysis begins by situating the canal within its historical and geopolitical context, emphasizing its …