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Quantifying Ethics And Trust In Human-Ai Collaboration, Oliver Lane, Kevin Klave

College of Engineering Summer Undergraduate Research Program

As AI Chatbots continue to evolve in both prevalence and capability, their role in education is becoming increasingly prominent. With chatbots like ChatGPT becoming commonplace in higher education, there is an evident need to understand the ethics and trust dynamics of human-AI collaboration. This research contributes to the ongoing discussion on AI in education, highlighting the importance of trust when utilizing AI in academic settings. By conducting an empirical analysis, this research seeks to quantify trust in human-AI collaboration in higher education with the aim of offering actionable items for higher education institutions to follow to promote ethical and responsible …

Right To Repair: Promoting Equity In Self-Repair Experience, Lilyane Stessman

College of Engineering Summer Undergraduate Research Program

No abstract provided.

Cryogenic Fuel Applications To Sustainable Commercial Aircraft, Jack R. Kisling, Lillian Panning

College of Engineering Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Finding a source of clean and renewable energy is one of the greatest challenges humanity will face in the 21st century. With populations expanding, developing countries increasing their use of resources, and the rapid and alarming effects of climate change, a shift to a sustainable future is an existential prospect.

The goal of our project is to take the first steps toward getting safety procedures and lab space established, so mechanical engineering senior projects can quickly begin to experiment with cryogenic fuels. They will explore the application of cryogenic fuels to commercial aviation.

Incorporation Of Gnss Technology For Water-Level Instruments, Armaan S. Oberai, Toma Grundler, Serena B. Lee, Stefan A. Talke

College of Engineering Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Our goal was to take an existing water-level measuring embedded system and upgrade the GNSS module for the purpose of getting the elevation of the device within an error of 1 cm. Main milestones for the project included deploying a successful field test at a known survey point, using software-based post processing to improve the GNSS solution point, and implementing robust hardware and software for the water-level embedded system such that it was easily scalable.

Optimizing Sensor Placements For Fixed Source Localization: A Distinct Subset Distance Sum Problem, Peter Chinh

College of Engineering Summer Undergraduate Research Program

This research addresses the problem of optimizing sensor placements for fixed source localization using distinct subset distance sums. Given a line L in R² and a set P of n points on one side of L, we seek to locate a minimal set S of points on L such that for any two distinct subsets Q and R of P, there exists a point s∈S where the sum of reciprocal distances from Q to s uniquely identifies Q. Our results show that a minimal sensor set S of size 1 is always feasible, but computing this set exactly proves …

Of Attachment And Connection: Auxin Signaling In The Cambium Promotes Successful Plant Grafting, Janlo M. Robil

Biology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Enforcing Legacy Environmental Liabilities For Offshore Oil And Gas Infrastructure, Martin Lockman, Romany M. Webb

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

For more than a century, American fossil fuel companies have extended their operations offshore to exploit the vast oil and gas reserves that lie under the seafloor. Since 1953, the Department of the Interior (DOI) has operated a complex system of offshore leasing that allows private oil and gas companies to operate in federal waters. DOI’s leasing regime requires companies to plug wells, remove offshore platforms, and generally return their operation sites to a safe and stable condition when their leases end. This process, known as “decommissioning,” can cost tens or hundreds of millions of dollars for each offshore platform. …

Analysis Of Shock Absorption By Spring-Assisted Crutch Tips, Noah Hirschegger, Daegan Caime, Mohamed Atta

Senior Theses

Angel Consulting was originally created to address the problem of excessive wear and tear on the joints of individuals who use crutches for long periods of time. This company has sought to alleviate these issues with a proprietary spring-assisted crutch tip, which reduces the impact of crutch use and will hopefully be able to assist people in alleviating joint damage and discomfort. The team's main purpose is to determine an optimal metric for both marketability and effectiveness and to test the prototype design to ensure the validity of assistance for people who require chronic crutch use. To do this, we …

Devices And Dining: A Cross-Cultural Analysis Of Mobile Device Use In Italian And American Restaurants, O'Malley Jenkins

Senior Theses

The field of technology ethics has seen increasing growth and interest over the years. Many have begun to consider the impacts of technology’s use and whether it is being employed in a healthy manner by users. However, there has been limited investigation into whether the ways in which technology use varies across cultures. This study begins to address this gap by researching Italian and American device usage in fast food settings. Non-participant naturalistic observations were used to record data for 89 Italian and 88 American customers of fast food restaurants. Analysis of the collected data indicates that Americans use their …

Forage News [2024-10], University Of Kentucky

Forage News

No abstract provided.

Nebraska Transcript (University Of Nebraska College Of Law), Fall 2024

Nebraska Transcript

Dean’s Message

Alumni Master Jonathan Hatami, ’02, gives a voice to children in court

Ledford, ’25, leads OUTLaw with compassion in mind

Four Nebraska Law students attend Ms. JD Leadership Academy Intensive

Brummond named recipient of Limitless Leadership Award

Black Law Student Association champions representation in the legal profession

Professor Brandon Johnson: examining electoral jurisprudence

Suggs, ’79, reflects on Lennon case after nearly 45 years

Nebraska Law introduces new peer-reviewed law journal

Generations of Law graduates recognized with Nebraska Alumni Association Family Tree Award

Nebraska Law Review hosts symposium on democracy and trust

Cole leads establishment of Nebraska Innocence Clinic …

Itihas Vol. 24 Issue No. 4, Sastra Univ

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Physics & Astronomy 2024 Apr Self-Study & Documents, Unm Academic Program Review

UNM Academic Program Review

UNM Physics & Astronomy APR self-study report, review team report, response report, and initial action plan for Fall 2024, fulfilling requirements of the Higher Learning Commission.

A Comprehensive Ml And Ai Framework For Intersection Safety: Assessing Contributing Factors, Surrogate Safety Measures, Non-Compliance Behaviors, And Cost-Inclusive Methodology, Deep Patel

Theses and Dissertations

Intersection safety, particularly in traffic management, has emerged as a pressing concern due to its substantial contribution to road crashes and fatalities. In recent years, understanding road users' behavior and conflicts at intersections has become essential for evaluating traffic safety. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in 2020, over 50% of fatal and injury crashes occurred at or near intersections, necessitating further investigation. This study addresses this issue through an innovative blend of comprehensive literature review, advanced machine learning algorithms, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, surrogate safety measures (SSMs), non-compliance behavior, and emphasizing the economic aspects of traffic incidents. First, …

Drought-Induced Alterations In Carbon And Water Dynamics Of Chinese Fir Plantations At The Trunk Wood Stage, Yijun Liu, Li Zhang, Wende Yan, Yuanying Peng, Hua Sun, Xiaoyong Chen

Faculty Authors and Creators Reception

Over the past three decades, China has implemented extensive reforestation programs, primarily utilizing Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook) in southern China, to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and counter extreme climate events. However, the effects of drought on the carbon sequestration capacity of these forests, particularly during the trunk wood stage, remain unclear. This study, conducted in Huitong, Hunan, China, from 2008 to 2013, employed the eddy covariance method to measure carbon dioxide (CO2) and water fluxes in Chinese fir forests, covering a severe drought year in 2011. The purpose was to elucidate the dynamics of carbon and water fluxes …

Integrated Treatment Of Black Wastewater Using Sedimentation, Constructed Wetland, And Nanoparticles Coagulation, Hussein I. Abdel-Shafy, Mona Mansour, Mohamed A. El-Khateeb, Yang Deng

Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The aim of the present investigation was to achieve an efficient treatment for black wastewater for non-restricted reuse. The treatment included sedimentation followed by horizontal flow constructed wetland (HF-CW), and finally chemical coagulation using magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles. For the wetland, the average organic loading rate (OLR) was 42.83 biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)/m2 day and 71.30 g chemical oxygen demand (COD)/m2 day, while average surface loading rate was 0.185 m3/m2 day. The obtained results revealed that removal percentage of COD, BOD, and total suspended solids (TSS) by sedimentation followed by processing through wetlands was 80.3, 81.6, and 80%, which corresponds to …

Enrollment Profile Report Fall 2024, Systems Intelligence And Data Analytics, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Enrollment Reports

No abstract provided.

Jfl Insider: A Newsletter To Keep You In The Know, Liberty University

Jerry Falwell Library Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Numerical Modelling Of Carrier Transport In Organic Field Effect Transistors, Sameh O. Abdellatif, Salma Ahmed

Electrical Engineering

No abstract provided.

Que Ondee Sola - Fall 2024, Xavier Morales-Greene

Que Ondee Sola

Student publication founded in 1972, articles include: Artist Constitution, It Takes a Woman: Revisiting the Powerful Women in Puerto Rican History, What’s in a Right? Citizenship, Voting, and the Problem of Unincorporated Territories, Another Name, the Same Mask, Men’s Health presents: How to identify yourself as “Mr. Monopoly”, Eddie Palmieri’s Life and Legacy, Let’s Move Beyond Scarface: Responsible Neurochemistry for Beginners, Tri-Racial, Mass Incarceration Effects on Incarcerated People, Their Families, and the Community, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIM) action, Artwork by Marshall Stewart, Almost Home?, It’s All We Had, Some cannot see the world in all its beautiful hues., …

Automatic Heap Primitive Detection For Exploit Development, Rachel Glockenmeier

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

The problem of fully automating heap exploit generation remains unsolved. An examination of current research in this field reveals that it is both a challenging research topic and one that is currently understudied relative to stack-based automation. This research has the potential to help understand and detect memory-related issues, such as memory leaks, within a program, without needing to spend significant time studying the program or to more quickly triage a given vulnerability to understand its potential impacts and the possibility for exploitation. Even in the most compelling related research, there are significant gaps before it will be possible to …

Mirage: A Vba Macro Emulator For Behavioral Analysis Powered By Machine Learning, Corey Mathew Hartman

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Microsoft Office documents being utilized for the distribution of malware has become an increasing problem, and in recent years the utilization of malware distributed through malicious Microsoft Office documents has seen an increase. Current research has found machine learning algorithms to be effective in the detection of malicious Office documents by the use of static document properties for a method of detection. However, this provides the author of such malicious Office document macros control of the parameters utilized in machine learning techniques for detection, and by utilizing static macro properties, this does not allow for the extraction of behavioral details …

Detection Circuit For A2 Trojan In Lsib, Zimian Meng

Electrical Engineering Theses and Dissertations

The IEEE 1687 standard is specifically designed for access and dynamic path management of embedded instruments. The standard uses ICL (Instrument Connectivity Language) to define the hardware architecture and PDL (Procedural Description Language) to describe the access processing. These languages enable more flexible ways of accessing embedded instruments. IEEE 1687 also defines the SIB (Segment Insertion Bit), which is a single bit TDR (Test Data Register). By controlling the opening or closing of SIB, it is possible to insert an additional TDR to or remove a TDR from the active scan network. The SIB can be regarded as a path …

Dogs As Proxies For Forager-Farmer Interactions Along The Missouri River, North And South Dakota, Abigail Fisher

Anthropology Theses and Dissertations

This research explores the interaction between hunter-gatherer and farmer populations through time on the northern Great Plains of North American, a frontier both in the past and today. Here, the first introduction of farming products, specifically corn, can be tracked archaeologically, by mapping changes in the presence of maize in the diet of dogs recovered from human settlements. Dog diets are used in this study as a proxy for maize availability following the assumption that domesticated canines consume foods like their owners, be it by direct provisioning or scavenging. Of specific interest is the strategies Indigenous foraging populations employed after …

Monitoring The Seasonal Presence Of The Blue Shiner, Cyprinella Caerulea, In Little River Canyon National Preserve Using Environmental Dna, Deanna Meadows

Theses

The study of environmental DNA (eDNA) has provided researchers with a more accessible and sensitive way to identify the presence of specific species compared to traditional monitoring methods. eDNA enables species detection by analyzing environmental samples such as water or soil, which contain genetic material shed by organisms in a given area. Research indicates that eDNA techniques have become a valuable method for monitoring threatened and invasive species, proving particularly reliable for detecting aquatic species compared to traditional techniques. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) has been used in numerous eDNA studies, as it provides for greater accuracy than conventional PCR. Cyprinella …

Identifying Neural Correlates Of Balance Impairment In Traumatic Brain Injury Using Partial Least Squares Correlation Analysis, Vikram Shenoy Handiru, Easter Selvan Suviseshamuthu, Soha Saleh, Haiyan Su, Guang Yue, Didier Allexandre

School of Computing Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Objective. Balance impairment is one of the most debilitating consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI). To study the neurophysiological underpinnings of balance impairment, the brain functional connectivity during perturbation tasks can provide new insights. To better characterize the association between the task-relevant functional connectivity and the degree of balance deficits in TBI, the analysis needs to be performed on the data stratified based on the balance impairment. However, such stratification is not straightforward, and it warrants a data-driven approach. Approach. We conducted a study to assess the balance control using a computerized posturography platform in 17 individuals with TBI and …

Fall/Winter 2024, Office Of University Marketing And Communications

Bryant Magazine (1997-2019)(2024-present)

No abstract provided.

Salary Report, 2024 October, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Salary Reports

No abstract provided.

Producer Services: An Engine For High-Wage Job Growth, October 2024

Bureau of Business Research Publications

Producer Services: An Engine for High-Wage Job Growth from the Bureau of Business Research at the University of Nebraska, October 2024.

Construction And Application Of Multi-Dimensional Portrait System For Green Technology Innovation Enterprises In China: Taking The Green Transportation Technology Field As An Example, Wenke Hao, Jianlin Yang, Lei Miao

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]By constructing and applying the multi-dimensional portrait system of green technology innovation enterprises in China, this paper aims to comprehensively understand the status quo, advantages and obstacles of enterprises in specific fields in green technology innovation, so as to provide scientific references and suggestions for relevant government departments and decision makers of enterprises. [Method/process]Based on resource based view and environmental dependence theory, we select the internal and external labels of enterprises, and designs a multi-dimensional label system to objectively describe the performance of enterprises in terms of profitability,scientific research and innovation, public opinion and environmental responsibility. Then, the green technology …