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Building Obsolescence: Key Factors Influencing Demolition Decisions For Commercial Buildings, Azlan Shah Ali, Zakaria Norhanim, Zulkifly Umi-Kalsum, Zaki Faiz

Research Publications (2021 to 2025)

Buildings, while primarily serving to provide shelter, can deteriorate over time without proper maintenance and planning, leading to obsolescence, a significant threat to their functionality. This study investigates the factors contributing to building obsolescence and how they influence the selection of adaption strategies, focusing on commercial buildings as a case study. Questionnaire data were gathered from 386 business owners and occupants of obsolete buildings in Klang Valley, Malaysia, to capture their perspectives on the issue. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) were employed to rank obsolescence factors and solution options on strategies on obsolescence factors. PCA results …

English Textbooks In The Modern World : Cultural Representation In An Efl Textbook From Vietnam, Khoi Tan Minh Vuong, Wannapa Trakulkasemsuk

PASAA

No abstract provided.

Conceptualizing Foreign Language Speaking Mindset Of Undergraduate Students In An Efl Context, Nobphawan Sukklang, Jeffrey Dawala Wilang

PASAA

No abstract provided.

Indonesian Students’ Perceived Usefulness Of The Integration Of Ted Talks For English Language Learning : The Technology Acceptance Model (Tam) Framework, Nurul Aini, Yazid Basthomi, Nunung Suryati, Iwan Kurniarahman

PASAA

No abstract provided.

Exploration Of The Effects Of Sharing Critical Incidents On Tertiary Level Efl Learners’ Learning And Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Duygu İşpınar Akçayoğlu

PASAA

No abstract provided.

English Language Teaching In The Modern Globalized World : Thai L2 Learnersʼ Views On Global Englishes, Apaporn Puchpan, Krich Rajprasit

PASAA

No abstract provided.

A Baking Verb List : A Corpus-Based Study Of International Bakery And Pastry Recipes, Woravit Kitjaroenpaiboon, Sirote Pholpuntin, Sukhum Chaleysub, Samniang Fahkrajang, Prissana Fongsrun, Niphatchanok Najpinij, Chanchana Siripanwattana

PASAA

No abstract provided.

Adopting Self-Regulated Learning In Writing Instruction Viewed From The Lens Of Activity Theory, Candradewi Wahyu Anggraeni, Januarius Mujiyanto, Katharina Rustipa, Widhiyanto -

PASAA

No abstract provided.

Efl Vocational Classroom Teacher’S Emotion-Regulation Strategies And Emotional Well-Being In Technology Application : A Narrative Inquiry, Dewi Nur Suci, Yazid Basthomi, Bambang Yudi Cahyono, Mirjam Anugerahwati

PASAA

No abstract provided.

Establishing English Science Textbook Word Lists (Estwls) For Thai Efl Secondary Students : A Corpus-Based Approach, Thana Kruawong, Supakorn Phoocharoensil

PASAA

No abstract provided.

Near-Synonyms : Exploration And Implications, Pong-Ampai Kongcharoen

PASAA

No abstract provided.

Improving Visual Inspection Performance During Pre-Flight Visual Inspections By Aircraft Maintenance Technicians., Patrick Codd

Doctoral

Visual inspection is a critical task in aircraft maintenance and is the predominant inspection technique used in the global aviation sector. For safety reasons, visual inspections by Aircraft Maintenance Technicians are routinely conducted on a daily basis during pre-flight inspections. Its significance becomes evident when considering the potential consequences of Aircraft Maintenance Technicians not seeing observable defects during visual inspections. For example, an aircraft crash landing in 1989 resulted in 111 fatalities and was attributed to a visual inspection failure. The industrial quality control literature also illustrates the varying accuracy for the observation of defects and hazards, underscoring the inherent …

European Household Savings Dynamics: Under Inflation And Post-Pandemic Shocks, Mateusz Mierzejewski, Julia Szczurek

Journal of Banking and Financial Economics

The Covid-19 pandemic, which began in early 2020, triggered a global health and economic crisis, leading to unprecedented changes in consumer behaviour and the functioning of national economies. This article examines the impact of the pandemic and the subsequent inflationary crisis on household savings levels in selected European countries. The analysis includes an assessment of household responses to changing macroeconomic conditions, such as inflation, interest rates, and household incomes, as well as the effectiveness of implemented monetary and fiscal policies. The study employs a neural network model considering autoregressive relationships in a panel data approach. The research covers data from …

Generative A.I., Virtual Child Pornography, And The First Amendment: Time To Reconsider Ashcroft V. Free Speech Coalition?, Seth Atisha

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

Political Deepfakes And The Limits Of The Law, R. George Wright

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

The Dilemmas Of The 2023 Merger Guidelines, Aurelian Portuese

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of Informational Interviews On Biomedical Engineering Students' Professional Growth, Career Preparedness, And Networking Skills Development, Thomas H. Mcgehee, Bryce Williams, Alyssandra Navarro, Mostafa Elsaadany

2025 Research Poster Competition

Bone fractures and complete joint replacements are becoming more common, primarily because of accidents and age-related issues. Conventional solutions to treat these orthopedic injuries involve inert metal alloys to correct bone fractures until the healing process is complete, where a secondary revision surgery is then required to remove the implant. Issues regularly associated with these solutions include stress shielding, bone resorption, infection, inflammation, and implant loosening. Magnesium (Mg)-based nanocomposites offer promising potential as an alternative to commonly used metal alloys because of their favorable mechanical properties and biocompatibility. A particularly advantageous property of Mg is its natural biodegradation in vivo, …

Waveforms For Next Generation Non-Stationary Channels, Zhibin Zou

Electronic Theses & Dissertations (2024 - present)

Waveform design aims to achieve orthogonality among data signals/symbols across all available Degrees of Freedom (DoF) to avoid interference while transmitted over the channel. Precoding involves the decomposition of the channel matrix into orthogonal components for the purpose of constructing a precoding matrix that is then combined with the data signal to achieve orthogonality in the spatial dimension. On the other hand, modulation uses orthogonal carriers in a certain signal space to carry data symbols with minimal interference from other symbols. However, it is widely evident that next Generation (xG) wireless systems will experience very high mobility, density and time-varying …

Tomatoes, Sea Cucumbers, And Ai. Conceptualizing A Casual Loop Diagram For Assessing Challenges And Opportunities Of The Urban Ocean, Elisa Fernández Ramos, Andrés Jaque Ovejero, Eva Hurtado Torán, Oz Sahin

Capítulos de libros

Could the combination of tomatoes, sea cucumbers, and AI be the glocal recipe for sustainable urban development systems? In this text, we review some of the implications of oceanic expansion, proposing an experiment to extract these and other conclusions that may help us realize its importance and the role of architects and urban designers in it. This research assumes that the coastline is fictitious, just like the boundary of cities that usually coincides with it. The city is part of the marine ecosystem and sprawls over it, primarily for productive purposes. Productivity models have shaped our cities since the beginning …

Vol. 28, No. 1: Full Issue, Water Law Review

Water Law Review

No abstract provided.

Vol. 28, No. 1: Masthead, Water Law Review

Water Law Review

No abstract provided.

Colorado, Caroline Day, Nathaniel Behl

Water Law Review

No abstract provided.

Interfacing Neural Models: Biocompatibility And Fabrication Of A Flexible, Self-Folding Microelectrode Array, Fernando A. Pesantez Torres

Electronic Theses & Dissertations (2024 - present)

Neurodegenerative diseases pose a formidable challenge in modern medicine, necessitating the development of advanced research tools that can elucidate their complex pathophysiology. Recent advancements in neurodegenerative disease research have led to the development of three-dimensional (3D) neurodegenerative organoids using human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs). These organoids closely mimic human brain architecture and functionality, providing a valuable tool for understanding complex diseases. Additionally, the ability to generate and study brain organoids consistently and in large quantities holds potential for a controlled in vitro setting and high-throughput drug screening. However, these models are complex systems requiring specialized maintenance, analysis, and manipulation …

Large Scale Machine Learning Over Knowledge Graphs, Bedirhan Gergin

Electronic Theses & Dissertations (2024 - present)

Knowledge graphs (KGs) have become popular across various fields, providing convenient access to web-based knowledge while storing and formalizing domain-specific information. By analyzing KGs, patterns, connections, and dependencies can be identified across different data sources, enabling the inference of new knowledge from given facts. As the use of KGs expands, the size of modern KGs has grown significantly, making them impossible to process within the main memory of a single computer. Distributed computing offers a viable solution to this challenge by leveraging the combined capabilities of multiple servers within a cluster. This thesis explores how distributed computing can be effectively …

Modeling Feature And Instance Interactions In Longitudinal Data For Improved Performance, Khandker Sadia Rahman

Electronic Theses & Dissertations (2024 - present)

Tabular data has been a core representation format in machine learning, widely used in high-stakes domains such as healthcare, finance, and social services. In many of these domains, data is collected longitudinally, capturing sequences of events and evolving feature values for the same entities over time. Despite its prevalence, most machine learning approaches assume mutual independence between features and independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) instances. However, these assumptions limit effectiveness in settings where features and entities exhibit complex interdependencies. Moreover, existing approaches frequently overlook a critical dimension: the real-world impact of the decisions informed by model predictions. This thesis addresses …

Novel Silicon Anodes For Improved Lithium Ion Battery, Amir Hegazy

Electronic Theses & Dissertations (2024 - present)

Li-ion battery (LIB) have been dominating the development of electronics shaping our daily life owing to their good specific and volumetric energy densities. However, the technological advancement calls for higher energy, safer, lower cost, and large-scale manufacturing batteries.

Silicon is considered an excellent candidate for anode material for higher energy LIB. This thesis examines the potential of silicon as an anode in high-capacity LIBs where the role of silicon is studied at the frontside (FS) and the backside (BS) of the anode. At the frontside, the effect of deposition of silicon on graphite on the battery performance was studied. Graphite …

Epitaxial Quantum Dot Scintillators With Monolithic Photodetector Integration: Physics, Fabrication And Characterization Of Materials And Devices, Allan Oreave Minns

Electronic Theses & Dissertations (2024 - present)

This dissertation discloses the physics, fabrication, and characterization of high-performance scintillator detectors based on epitaxial InAs quantum dots (QDs) in GaAs. The detector crystals grown include monolithically integrated In_0.35GaAs photodetectors with Al_0.92-0.6In_0.03-0.35Ga_0.05As metamorphic buffer layers (MBL). A device fabrication process was developed for the lithographic patterning, chemical etching, contact metallization and readout integration of materials grown by means of molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) on 3-inch GaAs (001) wafers. Low capacitance integration with readout electronics was achieved through wire bonds to custom printed circuit boards (PCBs) with commercial components.

The relationship between device …

Learning And Identity In Cross Functional Teams: A Communities Of Practice Perspective, Penelope K. Mcfarline

Theses and Dissertations

Cross functional teams (CFTs) are groups of diverse professionals leveraged by organizations to address a variety of complex issues. While CFTs have the potential for rapid problem solving, product or service innovation, and knowledge creation, they sometimes underachieve or fail to meet their goals at great cost to the organization. Prior research points to the barriers that diverse professional identities create to CFT performance and learning. This study aims to explore the relationship between the professional identities of cross functional team members, and what and how they learn. A conceptual framework for the study sought to view a CFT as …

Acute Effects Of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Liquid Nicotine Form And Sweetener Among People Who Use Inhaled Tobacco Products, Mary A. Carrico

Theses and Dissertations

Research on tobacco product standards to limit the abuse liability of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) has primarily focused on nicotine concentration and flavor. Other liquid characteristics, such as protonated nicotine ratio and sweetener additives, are less understood but may serve as regulatory targets. This clinical laboratory study examined the effects of ENDS protonated nicotine ratio and sweetener presence on nicotine delivery, use behavior, and subjective effects.

Thirteen participants completed four sessions that varied by protonated nicotine ratio (0:100 vs. 40:60 freebase to monoprotonated nicotine) and sweetener status (sweetened with 3 mg/mL ethyl maltol vs. unsweetened). Each session included a …

Learning To Deceive And Persuade: Predictive Agents With Language And Personality Diversity In Social Deduction Games, Aaron M. Shah

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis presents a novel multi-agent architecture that combines Joint Em bedding Predictive Architectures (JEPA), Free Energy Principle (FEP)–inspired planning, and language-based social interaction. The system is evaluated in a custom Werewolf-style hidden-role game, where agents must coordinate, persuade, or deceive under partial observability. Each agent encodes its belief state into a latent representation, predicts future trajectories under candidate actions, and selects votes or eliminations through a planner trained to minimize prediction error. To enable communication, agents are equipped with trainable mouthpieces. A lightweight SpeakerBandit selects from discrete templates using REINFORCE on judge-derived rewards, while a logit-bias head steers a …