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The Migrant - Tennessee Ornithological Society

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The Migrant - Tennessee Ornithological Society

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The Migrant - Tennessee Ornithological Society

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The Migrant - Tennessee Ornithological Society

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The Migrant - Tennessee Ornithological Society

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The Migrant - Tennessee Ornithological Society

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The Migrant - Tennessee Ornithological Society

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Getting Unstuck: Moving Forward In Completing Your Dissertation Or Thesis, Robyn Hess Apr 2024

Getting Unstuck: Moving Forward In Completing Your Dissertation Or Thesis, Robyn Hess

Bear GRADS

A thesis or dissertation is likely to be one of the most comprehensive writing projects that you will ever attempt. Given the complexity of this task, it is easy for students to become stuck in their process. It can happen at any time and is especially problematic when there are looming deadlines. This presentation will highlight some of the common sticking points and offer suggestions for how to keep moving forward in your progress.


Adapt Laser Shaping, Quinlin Reynolds Apr 2024

Adapt Laser Shaping, Quinlin Reynolds

ATU Scholars Symposium

Investigation into producing a machine learning algorithm that allows a He-Ne laser to classify whether a produced beam shape is uniformly gaussian or not, in order to adaptively move the laser to consistently target the encoded interference pattern area. This will then result in continuous uniform beam shapes of the desired output.


Arkansas Soil Erosion And Conservation Methods In Ornamental Landscapes, Abby J. Cutsinger Apr 2024

Arkansas Soil Erosion And Conservation Methods In Ornamental Landscapes, Abby J. Cutsinger

ATU Scholars Symposium

This study will attempt to identify the best soil erosion mitigation methods for Arkansas ornamental landscape settings by comparing the strengths and weaknesses of known techniques. Since soil is not a renewable resource, we must apply conservation practices wherever possible, not just in agricultural settings. To determine the most effective erosion prevention techniques, this study will review soil studies conducted by the NRCS and NASA, as well as articles on best practices observed in ornamental landscape and agricultural industries. These are analyzed by comparing and contrasting techniques against known problems with Arkansas soil to determine which methods are most effective. …


The Ethics Of Customizable Ai-Generated Pornography, Aaron Yarmel, Jonathan Lang Apr 2024

The Ethics Of Customizable Ai-Generated Pornography, Aaron Yarmel, Jonathan Lang

Midwest Ethics Symposium

No abstract provided.


The Ethics Of Ai And Robotics In Kitchens And Food Systems, Rachel Robison-Greene Apr 2024

The Ethics Of Ai And Robotics In Kitchens And Food Systems, Rachel Robison-Greene

Midwest Ethics Symposium

No abstract provided.


Dolphin Skin Cfd Analysis For Biomimetic And Hydrodynamic Applications, Joseph Krahn Apr 2024

Dolphin Skin Cfd Analysis For Biomimetic And Hydrodynamic Applications, Joseph Krahn

Liberty University Research Week

The skin of dolphins, along with other aquatic creatures such as sharks, has been long studied for its drag-reducing flow properties. The theorized behavior of flow over dolphin skin involves the trapping of fluid within the sinusoidal grooves of the skin mesh. This trapping mechanism energizes the flow, producing vortices and a partial slip condition on the skin surface, reducing boundary layer separation, and enhancing streamlines. Amy Lang et. al from the University of Alabama have investigated this phenomenon by constructing a physical demonstration and collecting experimental data of specified flow parameters for a “no-skin” control and “skin” case. Through …


Improving Student Engagement Despite Lowering Attention Spans In The Classroom, Kaycee Lee Apr 2024

Improving Student Engagement Despite Lowering Attention Spans In The Classroom, Kaycee Lee

Liberty University Research Week

Attention spans have been decreasing throughout society for many years, partially due to the constant increase of technological advances. The average human attention span of eight seconds is particularly concerning to teachers and others in the classroom. It does not seem that the average attention span is ever going to increase, so teachers must implement intentional methods and strategies within their classroom to keep their students’ attention. Physical activities, technology and hands-on lesson supports, small group instruction, shorter lesson times, flexible seating, and differentiated instruction are all strategies supported by research to improve student engagement within the classroom. Every classroom …


Visualizing Nfl Player Metrics, Jayson Rhea Apr 2024

Visualizing Nfl Player Metrics, Jayson Rhea

Campus Research Month

This project is dedicated to reshaping the exploration of NFL player data. Tailored for sports analysts and fantasy football managers, the goal is to deliver convenience through seamless data navigation and precise filtering through an interactive dashboard. In contrast to the static formats found on the NFL website and ESPN, this dynamic interface offers interactive visualizations, empowering users to effortlessly compare data. These comparisons can be used draw quick conclusions about player performance.


Ruthenium Metal Complex Interaction With Dna Of Tumor Cells, Danielle N. Baca Apr 2024

Ruthenium Metal Complex Interaction With Dna Of Tumor Cells, Danielle N. Baca

Research & Creative Achievement Day

In this project, computational chemistry was used to dock variations of (p-Cymene)Ru(curcuminato)chloro (Ru-cur) in DNA strands to find the best affinity for potential anti-cancer drugs. The Ru-cur complex has been chosen as the metal anticancer complex because it is not very toxic, selective for cancer cells, and has ligand exchange kinetics similar to those of platinum. First the geometry of the Ru-cur complex was optimized via a quantum mechanical method. The GAMESS program was used for this portion. Once the geometry of the complex was optimized, docking programs were explored to find the best docking poses and binding energies for …


Allylic Rearrangement In Nbs Bromination Reactions, Devann J. Harris, Bryanna L. Wichner Apr 2024

Allylic Rearrangement In Nbs Bromination Reactions, Devann J. Harris, Bryanna L. Wichner

Research & Creative Achievement Day

The allylic bromination of alkenes using N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) is a useful and selective substitution reaction, in which bromine radicals abstract hydrogen from the alkene to form a resonance-stabilized radical intermediate. However, allylic rearrangement can be a consequence of the intermediate's two resonance structures. Some literature sources imply that NBS bromination gives only one major product from asymmetrical alkenes, e.g., 2-hexene and 2-heptene, even when they should form equally stable but non-equivalent resonance contributors. In this research, bromination of trans-2-hexene was performed using cyclohexane as the solvent, and the products were analyzed using GC-MS to determine if only one product, 4-bromo-2-hexene, …


Use Of Deep Learning In Content-Based Image Retrieval (Cbir), Angelina Das Apr 2024

Use Of Deep Learning In Content-Based Image Retrieval (Cbir), Angelina Das

ATU Scholars Symposium

In the world of computer vision and data retrieval, a crucial task is finding images within a database based on their visual content. This is known as content-based image retrieval (CBIR). As the number of digital images explodes across fields like online shopping, healthcare, and social media, the need for powerful and precise CBIR systems becomes ever more critical. Early CBIR methods depended on features crafted by hand, like color distributions, texture descriptions, and shape characteristics. However, these techniques often have difficulty capturing the true meaning of an image and might not handle very large datasets effectively. With the rise …


Dashboard To Quickly Estimate The Cost And Duration Of An Nyc Green Taxi Trip, Isaac Braun Apr 2024

Dashboard To Quickly Estimate The Cost And Duration Of An Nyc Green Taxi Trip, Isaac Braun

Campus Research Month

Before hailing a New York City (NYC) taxi, residents and tourists do not easily know how much the trip will cost them or how long it may take. Taxis are still heavily used, even with the increase of ride-hailing services like Uber, and a new system has yet to be built to provide customers with these two metrics before taking a trip. This project aims to give riders a quick way to estimate a ride’s cost and duration through an interactive dashboard that allows filtering by pickup and drop-off neighborhoods. This is accomplished by analyzing three years of public data …


Ai, Domination And Control Of Humanity's Future, William D'Alessandro Apr 2024

Ai, Domination And Control Of Humanity's Future, William D'Alessandro

Midwest Ethics Symposium

No abstract provided.


A Cyborgian Middle Way Between Ai Alignment And Ai Fairness, Zach Peck Apr 2024

A Cyborgian Middle Way Between Ai Alignment And Ai Fairness, Zach Peck

Midwest Ethics Symposium

No abstract provided.


The Comparison Between Two Aerobic Capacity Tests On Vo2max In Ultramarathon, Garrett Toms Apr 2024

The Comparison Between Two Aerobic Capacity Tests On Vo2max In Ultramarathon, Garrett Toms

Liberty University Research Week

Ultramarathons consist of any distance greater than the standard marathon distance (26.2 miles or 46 kilometers) and participation has increased since the late 20th century (Hoffman and Fogard, 2011). Although popularity has increased, a gold standard for aerobic capacity testing is yet to be established. The purpose was to compare two aerobic capacity tests on VO2max in ultramarathon runners. Eight Ultramarathon athletes were recruited for the study (36.4years + 10.1 years, 179.1cm + 4.0cm, 77.3kg + 7.9kg, 15.4%BF + 5.8%BF), one participant was dropped from the study due to inability to complete the necessary protocols. Participants reported to the Human …


Devastation Through Assimilation: The Struggle For Cultural Preservation In The Armenian Genocide, Evelyn Loftin Apr 2024

Devastation Through Assimilation: The Struggle For Cultural Preservation In The Armenian Genocide, Evelyn Loftin

Liberty University Research Week

The Armenian genocide was detrimental to Armenian society; permanently altering Armenian faith, language, and culture. The history and relationship between the Ottoman Turks and the Christian Armenians is a long, drawn-out, tumultuous history that came to a boiling point during the Great War. The Anatolian Peninsula was forever changed due to the implementation of Turkification by the Ottoman government and the individual Turkish citizens' hatred towards the Armenian people. Through violent and traumatic actions, the Ottomans attempted to eradicate the Armenians along with any trace of their culture. Following the elimination of the male Armenian population, the responsibility for the …


Metabolite Profiling Of Functional Fungi Strains Of Hericium Erinaceus & Cordyceps Militaris: Using Phenotypes, Untargeted Metabolomics By Mass Spectrometry And Cell-Based Assays, Julie Daoust Apr 2024

Metabolite Profiling Of Functional Fungi Strains Of Hericium Erinaceus & Cordyceps Militaris: Using Phenotypes, Untargeted Metabolomics By Mass Spectrometry And Cell-Based Assays, Julie Daoust

Oxford ICSB

Mushrooms have a long tradition of use as medicinal and functional ingredients however the lack of development in testing methods currently limits our ability to characterize these products. Selecting the right strain or processing method is currently challenging given the lack of commercially available analytical methods to detect or quantify secondary metabolites with therapeutic endpoints. Very little is known about the variability of these metabolites between strains of the same species and between identical strains grown in different conditions therefore an untargeted analytical method was needed to adequately assess impact of strain genetics and growing methods for M2 Ingredients cultures …


A Survey Of Mussels In Small Tributaries Of The Ouachita River Headwaters, Aaron J. Huckeba, Seth Drake, Kendall Moles, Risa Mccollough, Nathan Mansor Apr 2024

A Survey Of Mussels In Small Tributaries Of The Ouachita River Headwaters, Aaron J. Huckeba, Seth Drake, Kendall Moles, Risa Mccollough, Nathan Mansor

ATU Scholars Symposium

Understanding species distributions is of utmost importance for effective conservation of aquatic resources. Freshwater mussels are among the most imperiled taxonomic groups as they are experiencing rapid declines in the southeastern United States. Standard mussel surveys are typically conducted on larger streams and rivers, leaving small headwater tributaries unsampled. Our study looked to document mussels in headwater tributaries of the Ouachita River watershed. We conducted standardized time-based surveys at 19 sites across nine tributaries using snorkeling, grubbing, and raking methodologies in the summer of 2023. Furthermore, we collected measurements on water quality (pH, conductivity, salinity, total dissolved solids, and temperature) …


Chemical And Biological Investigation Of The Effects Of Vinegar Baking Sambucus Canadensis Anthocyanins, Elizabeth Martin Apr 2024

Chemical And Biological Investigation Of The Effects Of Vinegar Baking Sambucus Canadensis Anthocyanins, Elizabeth Martin

ATU Scholars Symposium

New treatments for cancer and bacterial infections are needed, especially because most patients acquire resistance to conventional first-line treatments. Many natural product metabolites exhibit potent activity. Sambucus sp., elderberry, and Salvia sp., or sage, are well-known shrubs for their therapeutic benefits. This study aims to analyze how secondary metabolites are extracted from the native American Elderberry, Sambucus canadensis, and Sage, Salvia officinalis. It also aims to investigate the process of vinegar baking of medicinal plants to enhance the chemical space and increase the biological properties. Vinegar baked and non-vinegar baked elderberries and sage were utilized to test this theory. …


The Impacts Of Local Events On Winona, Joe W. Lothrop, Patrick Wright, Payton J. Beyer Apr 2024

The Impacts Of Local Events On Winona, Joe W. Lothrop, Patrick Wright, Payton J. Beyer

Research & Creative Achievement Day

Winona has had many local events and festivals. They can secure better sponsorship and support from the local community when they generate positive impacts on the community. However, how they have contributed to the Winona community has not been investigated. Collaborating with Frozen River Film Festival, RTTR370 – Festival and special event planning class will conduct research investigating the impacts of local events/festivals on Winona as a class project. A survey including a series of questions regarding residents' perceived impacts of events/festivals on Winona and event/festival visitors' consumption behaviors was developed to collect data. The survey will be distributed in …


Re-Discovery Of Fungi, Christopher Hobbs Apr 2024

Re-Discovery Of Fungi, Christopher Hobbs

Oxford ICSB

This will be a very concise overview of the laboratory and clinical work that has been published on the health and medical benefits of medicinal mushrooms and mycelium. Medicinal mushroom and mycelium-based products currently on the market will be critically reviewed, specifically focusing on identifying the 5 most important constituent groups intensive world-wide research has identified as providing the intended benefits of these products, and what leading companies as well as startups are doing to insure their products contain them in meaningful amounts.


Experimental Impact Craters Into Sloped Targets, Ashley L. Miller, Mark Cintala, Christopher Cline Apr 2024

Experimental Impact Craters Into Sloped Targets, Ashley L. Miller, Mark Cintala, Christopher Cline

Research & Creative Achievement Day

Impact cratering is a process that shapes every planetary body in our solar system, including the Earth. On smaller planetary objects without atmospheres like the Moon and asteroids (e.g. Vesta and Ceres), impact cratering creates a rough surface with varying topography as opposed to a flat, horizontal surface. In general, impact cratering experiments are performed into flat targets to simplify the physics and model craters at larger planetary scales. However, the smallest craters that form on planetary surfaces are greatly affected by the local topography and cannot be understood by looking at experiments into flat targets. Dr. Anderson and her …


Optimizing Keyboard Layouts For English Text, David Sommerfield Apr 2024

Optimizing Keyboard Layouts For English Text, David Sommerfield

Research & Creative Achievement Day

QWERTY has been the de facto layout for English text input since its invention in 1874. Its continued usage has led to concerns about its ergonomic shortcomings. Previous attempts at layout creation have usually relied on manual observations of typing data rather than a predictive model. To address this issue, we propose a methodology that incorporates both corpus data from 22 million English websites and 8,228 hours of real-world typing data from participants. The corpus data is processed into bigrams and their number of occurrences. The typing data is preprocessed to exclude user-made typos, and then each bigram is tabulated …