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Checklist For Reproducibility Of Deep Learning In Medical Imaging, Mana Moassefi, Yashbir Singh, Gian Marco Conte, Bardia Khosravi, Pouria Rouzrokh, Sanaz Vahdati, Nabile Safdar, Linda Moy, Felipe Kitamura, Amilcare Gentili, Paras Lakhani, Nina Kottler, Safwan Halabi, Joseph Yacoub, Yuankai Hou, Khaled Younis, Bradley Erickson, Elizabeth Krupinski, Shahriar Faghani

Department of Radiology Faculty Papers

The application of deep learning (DL) in medicine introduces transformative tools with the potential to enhance prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment planning. However, ensuring transparent documentation is essential for researchers to enhance reproducibility and refine techniques. Our study addresses the unique challenges presented by DL in medical imaging by developing a comprehensive checklist using the Delphi method to enhance reproducibility and reliability in this dynamic field. We compiled a preliminary checklist based on a comprehensive review of existing checklists and relevant literature. A panel of 11 experts in medical imaging and DL assessed these items using Likert scales, with two survey …

Wired For Success: A Neurobiological Approach To Improving The Academic Outcomes Of Middle School Boys, Allison Emery

University Honors Theses

Male accomplishment in scholastic settings has been declining globally for the last decade, leading to long-term consequences for boys and men. Possible neurobiological underpinnings of the gender gap in education are discussed in this literature review. While male and female differences have, in the past, largely been considered socialized, recent science also confirms neurobiological variances between male and female development. These distinctions are assessed for their potential ties to the decline in male academic success, and are correlated to classroom practices, strategies and interventions meant to increase boys' engagement and performance.

The Cultural Mismatch Between Latinas' Interdependent Self-Concept And The Independent Culture Of Stem, Maria Guadalupe Velasco

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

I assessed the role of self-concept fit, as outlined in the SAFE model (Schmader & Sedikides, 2018), in Latina college students’ feelings toward pursuing a STEM course. Research on the underrepresentation of certain social groups in STEM has mainly focused on the role of goal fit. More specifically, researchers have found that portraying STEM environments as affording communal goals promotes goal fit, which is related to positive outcomes like interest, belonging, and favorable ratings for STEM courses, careers, and lab positions (Belanger et al., 2017; Belanger et al., 2020; Diekman et al., 2011). Because Latinas are socialized within an interdependent …

Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology And Art, Lina Pilar Tejeda

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

After assisting in the curation of Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art, I can assert that I have gained ample experience in exhibition curation. I have gained the necessary skills to work with a subject or concept, perform essential research to become thoroughly informed on it, and network to access relevant people for exhibition advising. I learned steps to creating the exhibition from beginning to end; identifying objects and curating an object list that best told the story we sought out to share with the public. Through Fire Kinship, I have demonstrated my abilities to not only …

Advancing Telehealth Through Artificial Intelligence: Incorporating Emotional Intelligence And Addressing Cybersecurity Challenges, Mahima Rajendra Pulgaonkar

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

This culminating experience project explores the integration of Emotional Artificial Intelligence (Emotional AI) into telehealth systems, addressing the dual challenges of enhancing patient care and mitigating cybersecurity risks. The research questions are: (Q1) How can Emotionally Intelligent AI improve telehealth systems' ability to recognize and respond to mental health symptoms? and (Q2) What are the specific cybersecurity challenges associated with AI in telehealth and how can they be mitigated? The findings for each question are: Q1: Emotionally Intelligent AI can significantly enhance telehealth by providing personalized, empathetic interactions that improve patient engagement, adherence to treatment plans, and early detection of …

Effects Of Extreme Starvation On The Fasting-Adapted Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus Oreganus), Brandon R. Kong

Master's Theses

Ambush-hunting snakes have long been of great interest in the biology of fasting and starvation, as they are adapted to withstand well over a year without taking a meal. Well-justified ethical constraints have limited our understanding of their biology at the limits of these abilities. Unfortunate circumstances, in which the California Department of Fish and Wildlife confiscated over 50 Western Rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus) from an animal hoarder that had long neglected them, culminated in the euthanized animals ending up in the hands of our lab. Some of these snakes were extremely starved, being only one-half to one-third of …

Female Criminal Agency In Early Fourteenth-Century Norfolk, Anna K. Davis

Masters Theses

Medieval women who were on the wrong side of the law expressed agency in a specific and unusual manner. Criminal agency, as it were, was a way for them to express their wants and desires in a way that is no less valid a subject of study than actions that were legally permissible. However, this agency was constrained by medieval notions of women’s capability. This thesis examines women and their crimes found in an early fourteenth-century Norfolk gaol delivery roll to further understand how the men who ran gaol delivery “allowed” women to be criminal. As gaol delivery rolls were …

Bearing The Woken Bear: Kazakhstani Educators Making Sense Of The Russian Invasion In Ukraine And Its Consequences For Internationalization Of Higher Education In Kazakhstan

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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Social Media Sanctuaries: A Discourse Analysis Of Indian International Students’ Agency And Liminality During The Russian-Ukrainian Conflict

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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Power Paradigm Unleashed: The (Re)Configuration Of International Higher Education Arising From The Russia-Ukraine Conflict And What It Means For Higher Education

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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Education In Exile As A Hope-Making Practice: The Case Of Russian Higher Education Projects

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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How Geopolitics Shapes Higher Education Internationalization: Institutional Responses To The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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Escaping The Acquiescent Immobility Trap: The Role Of Virtual Mobility In Supporting Physical Study Abroad Aspirations Among Students From Russia

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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Jacks Of All Hats: Role Complexity, Ambiguity, And The Experiences Of Short- Term Study Abroad Faculty

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

No abstract provided.

“It Is Always Hard At The Beginning:” Peer-To-Peer Advice For International Students Transitioning To University Life In The U.S.

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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The Chronic Growing Problem: Environmental And Social Justice Concerns With Indoor Cannabis Grows, Gina S. Warren

Cardozo Law Review

The rapid legalization of recreational marijuana across states has created environmental and social justice issues, particularly with indoor cultivation. Despite its federal illegality, twenty-four states and various territories have legalized marijuana, igniting a surge in indoor cultivation that bears significant environmental and social consequences. Indoor cultivation facilities require massive energy inputs, resulting in grid strain, pollution, and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, the placement of these facilities often occurs in historically marginalized low-income communities, furthering environmental injustice and social harms, as these areas are disproportionately affected by the pollutants emitted from the cultivation processes, such as molds, bacteria, …

2024-2025 Lindenwood University Graduate Course Catalog, Lindenwood University

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Lindenwood University Graduate Course Catalog

Smart Zoning Control For Air Conditioning Systems, Octavio Gomes Diaz

Mechanical Engineering Theses

Nearly 45% of the energy consumed in residential buildings goes for Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC). Typical HVAC systems are mostly controlled by one thermostat that is usually located in the living room. This means that the HVAC system is running without consideration of the thermal conditions in the other rooms (zones), which might be colder (or warmer). Colder zones in the summer indicate that a lot of energy is wasted, and warmer zones mean that the HVAC system can’t produce a good comfort level. Therefore, zoning was introduced into relatively recent HVAC systems. Zoning in HVAC systems uses …

Identifying Watershed And Climatic Factors That Influence Headwater Streams In The San Bernardino National Forest - A Framework For Adaptive Management And Conservation, Christine Sue Seeger

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Headwater streams play a significant role in overall watershed condition. These streams are critical freshwater resources and are imperative for human and ecosystem health. Seasonal variability in climate patterns is becoming increasingly more common as the effects of climate change are studied. The phenomenon known as “weather whiplash,” prolonged periods of drought followed by a sudden increase in precipitation, creates additional challenges for human and ecosystem conditions. Factors adversely impacting headwater streams include climate change, drought, wildfires, and human influence. While climate change continues to be studied, little is known about how weather whiplash patterns affect headwater streams in Southern …

A Survey On Homomorphic Encryption Based On The Learning With Rounding Problem, Jose Manuel Montoya

Boise State University Theses and Dissertations

Much of modern day cryptography deals with the notion of security and efficiency. The main concern with any cryptosystem deals with the practicality of being able to implement any encryption algorithm over large data sets. In this paper, we will look at the various properties of the Learning With Rounding problem (LWR) which comes from the Learning With Errors problem (LWE) first introduced by Oded Regev. We will also present the topic of Homomorphic Encryption (HE) as well as its three variants: Partially Homomorphic Encryption (PHE), Somewhat Homomorphic Encryption (SHE), and Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE). This paper also highlights SABER, …

Rural Oral Health Access Disparities In New York State, Renae Williams Atkinson Dmd, Ms, Stacy Mcilduff Cfre, Hayward Derek Horton Phd

The New York State Dental Journal

Disparities in access to dental care for those whose primary/only dental insurance is Medicaid is a known issue. The infamous case of 12-year-old Deamonte Driver from Maryland brought this great need for access to private dental care through Medicaid to the fore. Yet, to this date, there has been no resource to address this great need.

Dentists accepting Medicaid fall into two categories: those who practice in federally qualified health centers (FQHC), and those who practice privately. FQHCs are known anecdotally to have long waitlists, delaying access to needed care (as in the case of Driver). This is compounded by …

N Y State Dent J August-September 2024

The New York State Dental Journal

In the August-September 2024 issue, the reader will find the following feature articles:

• Success of Implant Placement in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
• Effects of Mandatory COVID-19 Testing Policy on No-Show Rates for Aerosol-Generating Procedures
• Heterotopic Bone Formation after TMJ Surgery
• Rural Oral Health Access Disparities in New York State

This issue includes regular columns with regional news impacting the New York membership including editorial and perspectives columns, legal, association activities, component news, continuing education opportunities, and classifieds.

Individually Randomized Trial Mislabeled As A Cluster-Randomized Trial Comment On: “Effectiveness Of Wearable Technology To Optimize Youth Soccer Players’ Off-Training Behaviour And Training Responses: A Cluster-Randomized Trial”, Jean Michel R S Leite, Jasmine Jamshidi-Naeini, Colby J Vorland, Lilian Golzarri-Arroyo, David B Allison

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

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Eating Disorders And Oral Health: A Dental Professional's Role, Bree Zhang

The New York State Dental Journal

Eating disorders are more common than we think, affecting 9% of the world's population and increasing in prevalence each year. Research shows early intervention provides a greater chance of recovery. Dentists must be cognizant of signs their patients may be engaged in harmful eating behavior and be prepared to intervene.

Heterotopic Bone Formation After Tmj Surgery — A Literature Review, Sumir Gandhi Dds, Mds, Robert S. Glickman Dmd

The New York State Dental Journal

Background: Heterotrophic ossification (HO) is defined as the formation of lamellar bone in soft tissues where normally bone does not exist. It is a rehabilitative disease which can be associated with any joint in the body; however, its pathogenesis and management in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is infrequently mentioned in the literature.

Types of studies reviewed: The authors searched various articles which included systematic reviews, meta-analyses, randomized clinical trials, Cohort studies, case reports and literature review on heterotopic bone formation and treatment in PubMed, Google Scholar and Scopus.

Results: Identification of patients who are classified as high risk for the …

White Counseling Psychology Doctoral Trainees’ Experiences Broaching Whiteness With White Clients: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study, Zari Koelbel Carpenter

Dissertations

This research builds upon scholarship of critical theorists and critical whiteness studies. The “invisibility” of whiteness has been increasingly acknowledged and attended to in counseling psychology. Further, prominent scholars have continuously urged the field of counseling psychology to acknowledge race as a psychological characteristic of white people (Helms, 2017; Helms & Carter, 1990a). Attention to whiteness is needed, as the majority of the counseling workforce, including doctoral students (55%), identifies as white (American Psychological Association, 2020). As racial identity development can advance the personal and professional development of white counseling psychologists and benefit clients, increased attention is merited for the …

Methods And Metacognition: Teaching An Historically And Culturally Responsive Holocaust Unit, Katie Sluiter

Dissertations

While at least forty-seven states have legislation around teaching the Holocaust and/or genocide to secondary students (grades 6-12), this curriculum is typically housed in the social studies departments of most districts; however, there are many English language arts teachers who either choose to teach Holocaust literature alongside their social studies counterparts, or create stand-alone Holocaust units around both informational texts and literature.

This study centers around the author’s own Holocaust unit taught to eighth-grade honors ELA students in an urban, Title I school district. The unit is used as an artifact to examine two aspects of a successful unit on …

August 2024 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

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Robust Hydropower Planning Balances Energy Generation, Carbon Emissions And Sediment Connectivity In The Mekong River Basin, M. Tangi, Rafael Schmitt, Rafael M. Almeida, S. Bossi, Alexander S. Flecker, F. Sala, A. Castelletti

School of Earth, Environmental, & Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

We present a framework for strategic dam planning under uncertainty, which includes GHG emissions mitigation as a novel objective. We focus on the Mekong River Basin, a fast‐developing region heavily relying on river‐derived ecosystem services. We employ a multi‐objective evolutionary algorithm to identify strategic dam portfolios for different hydropower expansion targets, using process‐related and statistical models to derive indicators of sediment supply disruption and GHG emissions. We introduce a robust optimization approach that explores variations in optimal portfolio compositions for more than 5,000 state‐of‐ the‐world configurations, regarding sediment origins and trapping and GHG emissions. Thus, we can rank dam projects' …