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The Individual’S Perception Of Ai And Its Effects On The Organization’S Ai Initiatives, Catherine Petersen

JWU Dissertations & Theses

Investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI) does not result in returns for business despite improving technology (Ransbotham et al., 2020; Storm & Borgman, 2020). This study investigated one potential reason for the failure of AI when implemented within an organization with the intent to drive success with this technology. AI is unique amongst technologies due to its ability to inspire emotions from potential users and these emotions can affect the individual’s willingness to adopt the technology. The research questions were:

1. Does an individual’s perception of AI have a moderating effect on their behavioral intention to use a product that includes …

Introduction To Managing Research Data, Denise Brush

Library Workshops

This workshop is for graduate students and faculty involved in research that results in data, whether in science, engineering, or social sciences. The workshop will explain why researchers are expected to use formal processes to document and manage their data. Data management is important throughout the life of every research project, starting with the creation of a data management plan and ending with locating an appropriate data repository. Topics introduced will include data management plans; funder mandates; best practices for data curation; creating a unique identifier for your dataset; and choosing a data repository.

Midweek Memo, Georgia Southern University

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Modification Of 2d Chalcogenides By Metal Vapor Reaction, Vimukthi Viraj Perera Pathirage

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The interest in studying 2D materials has increased over time due to their unique physical and chemical properties, which have the potential to lead to numerous applications in technology. For instance, their small size makes them useful for technology that requires greater efficiency, faster processing speeds, and less physical space. Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a type of 2D material that is composed of one transition metal layer sandwiched between two chalcogen layers. The study of TMDs is of significant importance due to their layer-dependent properties and the fact that different phases exhibit distinct properties, including electronic properties. However, it …

The Economic Contributions Of Awqāf In Türkiye, Ozan Maraşlı, Monzer Kahf

Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics

Waqf holds profound significance, extending beyond its economic role, rooted in the concept of qurbah—seeking closeness to Allah Ta’ālā. It embodies perpetual worship ('ibādah) dedicated to serving the needy and virtuous causes while maintaining a vital nexus with the economy as a charitable endeavor for producing added value. This study descriptively explores this nexus by analyzing the Turkish awqāf sector and its economic contributions. In Türkiye, the awqāf SECTOR comprises fused (mazbût), annexed (mülhak), new (yeni), community (cemaat), and state awqāf, along with corporate awqāf, waqf universities, and waqf healthcare institutions. Fused and annexed awqāf represent the Ottoman waqf tradition, …

The Impact Of Communication Apps On College Students' Experiences Of Distance Learning, Jennifer Leigh Miller

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Students in online higher education courses face issues with communication with peers and instructors, which often leads to various learner struggles and a less than quality learner experience. The purpose of this project study was to examine the problem of communication in online higher education courses and the role of communication apps in shaping the learner experience. Situated learning theory provided a framework to examine this issue. The research questions explored the perceptions of online college students regarding the use of communication technology apps with instructors and peers and how the use of communication technology apps contributes to communication and …

Telemetry Standardization Improvement, Christina Morreale, Anna Auger

Nursing

No abstract provided.

Spectrum, Volume 53, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: SHU Partners with Nuvance Health to Aid Healthcare Workforce - Engineering Programs Earn ABET Accreditation - TWLOHA Brings Mental Health Awareness to Campus - 10 Tips for Sorority Recruitment - Curtain Rises on a New Era of SHU Performing Arts - Martire Family Arena Opens Ice to All

Location And Function Of Tdp-43 In Platelets, Alterations In Neurodegenerative Diseases And Arising Considerations For Current Plasma Biobank Protocols, Ruth Luthi-Carter, Sara Cappelli, Morgan Le Roux-Bourdieu, Noemie Tentillier, James P. Quinn, Tiziana Petrozziello, Lathika Gopalakrishnan, Purva Sethi, Himanshi Choudhary, Giorgia Bartolini, Elias Gebara, Cristiana Stuani, Laure Font, Jiyan An, Vanessa Ortega, Jessica Sage, Edina Kosa, Bianca A. Trombetta, Roberto Simeone, Tamara Seredenina, Tariq Afroz, James D. Berry, Steven E. Arnold, Becky C. Carlyle, Oskar Adolfsson, Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili, Emanuele Buratti, Robert Bowser, Abdulbaki Agbas

Faculty and Staff Publications

The TAR DNA Binding Protein 43 (TDP-43) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of human neurodegenerative diseases and exhibits hallmark neuropathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Here, we explore its tractability as a plasma biomarker of disease and describe its localization and possible functions in the cytosol of platelets. Novel TDP-43 immunoassays were developed on three different technical platforms and qualified for specificity, signal-to-noise ratio, detection range, variation, spike recovery and dilution linearity in human plasma samples. Surprisingly, implementation of these assays demonstrated that biobank-archived plasma samples yielded considerable heterogeneity in TDP-43 levels. Importantly, subsequent investigation attributed these differences to …

Transformational Leadership, Leader Change Attitude, And Economic Sustainability In Manufacturing Companies Operating In Canada, Catherine Lewis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Some business leaders in medium-sized manufacturing companies operating in Canada do not understand the relationship between leadership style, leader change attitude, and economic sustainability. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlation study was to examine the relationship between a composite of transformational leadership attributes and the long-term economic sustainability of their respective organization. Additionally, the study sought to test whether leader change attitude was a moderating variable in the relationship between leadership style and economic sustainability. The participants were 160 leaders of medium-sized manufacturing organizations operating in Canada who completed the Multifaceted Leadership Questionnaire, the Leader …

Strategies For Using Emotional Intelligence In Healthcare To Decrease Turnover, Elvira G. Wolford

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Some healthcare organizational leaders lack strategies for using emotional intelligence (EI) to improve employee engagement, job satisfaction, and retention. Solving this problem is pivotal for healthcare leaders, as it can result in positive work environments, increase employee satisfaction, reduce turnover, and enhance patient care, benefiting healthcare employees, patients, and stakeholders. Grounded in the EI framework, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore EI strategies business leaders in healthcare use to improve employee engagement, job satisfaction, and retention. Data were collected using semistructured interviews with six business healthcare leaders who successfully implemented EI strategies to reduce employee turnover …

The Evaluation Of Machine Learning Techniques For Isotope Identification Contextualized By Training And Testing Spectral Similarity, Aaron P. Fjelsted, Tyler J. Morrow, Clayton D. Scott, Yilun Zhu, Darren E. Holland, Azaree T. Lintereur, Douglas E. Wolfe

Faculty Publications

Precise gamma-ray spectral analysis is crucial in high-stakes applications, such as nuclear security. Research efforts toward implementing machine learning (ML) approaches for accurate analysis are limited by the resemblance of the training data to the testing scenarios. The underlying spectral shape of synthetic data may not perfectly reflect measured configurations, and measurement campaigns may be limited by resource constraints. Consequently, ML algorithms for isotope identification must maintain accurate classification performance under domain shifts between the training and testing data. To this end, four different classifiers (Ridge, Random Forest, Extreme Gradient Boosting, and Multilayer Perceptron) were trained on the same dataset …

An Automated Machine Learning Approach To The Retrieval Of Daily Soil Moisture In South Korea Using Satellite Images, Meteorological Data, And Digital Elevation Model, Nari Kim, Soo-Jin Lee, Eunha Sohn, Mija Kim, Seonkyeong Seong, Seung Hee Kim, Yangwon Lee

Institute for ECHO Articles and Research

Soil moisture is a critical parameter that significantly impacts the global energy balance, including the hydrologic cycle, land–atmosphere interactions, soil evaporation, and plant growth. Currently, soil moisture is typically measured by installing sensors in the ground or through satellite remote sensing, with data retrieval facilitated by reanalysis models such as the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Reanalysis 5 (ERA5) and the Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS). However, the suitability of these methods for capturing local-scale variabilities is insufficiently validated, particularly in regions like South Korea, where land surfaces are highly complex and heterogeneous. In contrast, artificial intelligence …

The House, Wendy Fox

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 118-126

Ain't Ready For No Man, Katherine Jamieson

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 80-87

Wmdds Bulletin Fall 2021

West Michigan District Dental Society Bulletin

In the Fall 2021 issue, the reader will find the following feature articles:

• Cover Story: Introducing Maxillofacial Prosthodontics to West Michigan
• Dentists Beyond the Chair: Wolverine One

Also included are your monthly tripartite update, news from West Michigan counties, the President's Message and Editor's Letter.

Generating Photorealistic Images Of Physical Products Placed Within A Target Space, Siva Kumar Gorantla, Brendan Driscoll, Ishaan Malhi, Garima Pruthi, Krista Holden, Praneet Dutta, Arunachalam Narayanaswamy

Defensive Publications Series

In many use cases, it is useful to visualize a product within a target environment. This disclosure describes techniques to train and employ image generation artificial intelligence models to generate photorealistic images of one or more products placed within a target physical environment. The user can interact with the generated image to obtain additional views with different placement and/or orientation of the product in different rooms/ room types. The generated images provide the user with a high-quality visualization that enables them to evaluate the fit and aesthetics of the product within the target physical environment. The models are trained to …

Cytotoxic Potential Of Fungi In The Genus Ganoderma, Abril Chao, Omobolanle A. Ayangade, Braham Dhillon, Navi Gill

Mako: NSU Undergraduate Student Journal

Ganoderma lucidum is a mushroom forming fungus that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 2,000 years. G. lucidum, also known as lingzhi or reishi, is consumed in several Asian cultures to promote health and longevity. Bioactive molecules with anticancer properties have been isolated and characterized primarily from the species Ganoderma lucidum, and the cytotoxic potential of other species in the genus Ganoderma remains relatively unclear. Bioactive molecules isolated from mushroom fruiting bodies are demonstrated to have cytotoxicity against different cancer cell lines. Triterpenes and polysaccharides are the two major groups of compounds that exhibit antitumor and anti-inflammatory …

Perceptions Of Pharmacy Students Towards The Transition To Online Communication In Learning: Lessons From The Covid-19 Pandemic, Wejdan Shroukh

This study aims to explore the experiences of pharmacy students at Middle East University (MEU) in the transition to online communication in pharmacy education during the COVID-19 pandemic in the academic year 2021/2022.The current study follows an inductive qualitative research design based on conducting semi-structured interviews with students. Thematic analysis of data was carried out, and the six phases of analysis described by Braun and Clarke were followed. Data analysis yielded the following themes: acceptance of the transition to online communication in pharmacy education, the perceived difficulty of online courses delivered during the pandemic, drawbacks of online communication in pharmacy …

Curricular Changes Proposed For 2025-2027 Morris Catalog Division Of Science And Mathematics, Program Changes, And Morris Core Curriculum, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

Government Construction Projects Stumbling In Saudi Arabia Case Study: Municipal Sector Projects, Nawaf Saleh Altayash Eng, Abdurahman Ibrahim Ammar Dr

Emirates Journal for Engineering Research

Governmental construction projects receive a large proportion of the annual Kingdom budgets. The Kingdom’s government has been interested in addressing the problem of stumbling projects by establishing and launching several programs, initiatives, and projects. Despite this interest, the problem of stumbling government projects still exists.

This study aims to reach recommendations that lead to practical solutions to solve the problem of stumbling municipal sector construction projects in the Kingdom, by identifying the reasons for government construction projects stumbling in general and construction municipal sector projects in particular, classifying the reasons for stumbling of municipal sector construction projects, and arranging them …

Spartan Daily, September 17, 2024, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2024

Volume 163, Issue 10

Studying Police Crime, Philip M. Stinson

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

Invited presentation given at the 2024 NIJ National Research Conference on September 17, 2024 in Pittsburgh, PA. Part of the "Justice Starts with Accountability: NIJ Research on Eradicating Police Crime and Misconduct" panel. Sponsored by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.

Place-Based Community Engagement: M Partner Accomplishments In Pontotoc And Ecru, 2020-23, Albert Nylander, Laura Martin

M Partner Publications

A partnership between the cities of Pontotoc and Ecru and the University of Mississippi.

Mechanical Engineering Student Embarks On Polish Immersion, Bridging Heritage And Innovation, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

Imagine exploring the heart of Europe where centuries-old history intertwines with cutting-edge future innovation. This was reality for mechanical engineering student Iga Jaromin when embarking on the GE Aerospace Immersion program in Poland.

2024 School Of Engineering Vision Award Winners Recognized, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

The University of Dayton School of Engineering Vision Awards recognize the innovation, creativity, entrepreneurial thinking and outstanding performance of our faculty and staff for their work as it relates to our School's values of community, innovation, excellence, and engagement and service. Four Vision Awards are presented annually: Community, Innovation, Scholarship and Engagement and Service.

Lamellipodia-Mediated Osteoblast Haptotaxis Guided By Fibronectin Ligand Concentrations On A Multiplex Chip, Xiaotian Feng, Seoyoung Jeong, Melissa L. Carr, Radhika P. Atit, Samuel E. Senyo

Faculty Scholarship

Skull morphogenesis is a complex, dynamic process involving two different germ layers and progressing to the coordinated, directional growth of individual bones. The mechanisms underlying directional growth toward the apex are not completely understood. Here, a microfluidic chip-based approach is utilized to test whether calvarial osteoblast progenitors undergo haptotaxis on a gradient of Fibronectin1 (FN1) via lamellipodia. Mimicking the embryonic cranial mesenchyme's FN1 pattern, FN1 gradients is established in the chip using computer modeling and fluorescent labeling. Primary mouse calvarial osteoblast progenitors are plated in the chip along an array of segmented gradients of adsorbed FN1. The study performs single-cell …

Effects Of Tourism On Rural Roads & Rural Delivery With Cav, Roger Chen, Cody Tallman, Preston Garcia, Tribikram Rajaure, Panos Prevedouros, Rafaela De Melo Barros

CSET Project Reports

While some congestion is expected at rural attractions such as national parks, theme parks, special sporting events, scenic points and the like, there are locations along the rural highway network that nearby attractions cause substantial congestion and/or unusually elevated traffic safety risk. This paper presents the case of two very popular tourist attractions on the North Shore of the Island of Oahu in the State of Hawaii: Laniakea Beach and Shark’s Cove. These locations are within five miles of each other and are served solely by the 2-lane rural Kamehameha Highway. These two locations have been congestion black spots for …

Drivers Of Coral Reef Benthic Changes And Implications On Ecosystem Functioning And Services, Miriam Reverter

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Increasing anthropogenic stressors will likely result in many coral reefs undergoing compositional and functional benthic changes, including towards non-hard coral dominated communities. The decline of reef building species and the increase of alternative (i.e., non reef-building) organisms profoundly affect the functioning of coral reefs and the services provided, but this remains poorly understood, especially for non-algal alternative communities. Here, we propose a standardised framework to study coral reef benthic changes and review the knowledge on coral reef shifts and their implications on coral reef functioning and service provisioning using this framework, which contains the five following elements: 1) contextual information, …

Student Senate Meeting Minutes September 17, 2024, Student Senate-Winona State University

Student Senate Meeting Minutes

This document is the official Winona State University Student Senate Minutes for September 17, 2024.