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The Relationship Between The Saharan Air Layer, Convective Environmental Conditions, And Precipitation In Puerto Rico, P. W. Miller, C. Ramseyer Jan 2024

The Relationship Between The Saharan Air Layer, Convective Environmental Conditions, And Precipitation In Puerto Rico, P. W. Miller, C. Ramseyer

Faculty Publications

The Saharan Air Layer (SAL) is a hot, dry, and dust-laden feature that advects large concentrations of dust across the Atlantic annually to destination regions in the Americas and Caribbean. However, recent work has suggested the SAL may be a contributing factor to high-impact drought in the Caribbean basin. While the SAL's characteristic dust loadings have been the focus of much previous research, fewer efforts have holistically engaged the co-evolution of the dust plume, its associated convective environment, and resultant rainfall in Caribbean islands. This study employs a self-organizing map (SOM) classification to identify the common trans-Atlantic dust transport typologies …

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Sacred Nutrition: Asserting Indigenous Sovereignty And Rights Of Women And Nature To Ensure The Right To Food In The United States, Mariana Chilton, Phd, Mph Jan 2024

Sacred Nutrition: Asserting Indigenous Sovereignty And Rights Of Women And Nature To Ensure The Right To Food In The United States, Mariana Chilton, Phd, Mph

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

This Paper is a provocation to move beyond a standard human rights and right to food framework to encourage scholars, activists, and political leaders to engage in full throttle societal transformation. Ending hunger in the United States demands nothing less. The modern human rights framework is enshrined in the modern nation-state system that is rooted in the transatlantic slave trade, colonization, and genocide.1 Three primary ways in which these roots took hold were through land theft, rape, and starvation. Hence, to assert that integrating the right to food and freedom from hunger into nation-state constitutions or into national plans to …

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The Prospector, January 16, 2024, Utep Student Publications Jan 2024

The Prospector, January 16, 2024, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

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Life In A Fishbowl: Space And Environmental Enrichment Affect Behaviour Of Betta Splendens, Ronald G. Oldfield, Emily K. Murphy Jan 2024

Life In A Fishbowl: Space And Environmental Enrichment Affect Behaviour Of Betta Splendens, Ronald G. Oldfield, Emily K. Murphy

Faculty Scholarship

The public has expressed growing concern for the well-being of fishes, including popular pet species such as the Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens). In captivity, male Bettas behave aggressively, often causing injuries and death if housed together. As a result, they are typically isolated in small fishbowls, which has been widely criticised as cruel. To investigate the impact of keeping Bettas in these conditions, we recorded the behaviour of individual males in containers of different sizes that were either bare or enriched with gravel, large rocks, and live plants. When male Bettas were housed individually in small bowls (0.5 L) …

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The Rider (2024-01-16), Natalie Lapsley Jan 2024

The Rider (2024-01-16), Natalie Lapsley

The Rider Archives

Vol.9 No.15

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Asian Americans Have Relatively Low Anxiety But Experienced Large Increases In Anxiety Between 2020 And 2022, Tianqi Zhou Jan 2024

Asian Americans Have Relatively Low Anxiety But Experienced Large Increases In Anxiety Between 2020 And 2022, Tianqi Zhou

Population Health Research Brief Series

Anxiety has harmful effects on physical health. This new data slice uses data from the 2020-2022 National Health Interview Surveys to measure the anxiety levels among adults ages 18+ by race and ethnicity in the United States. Results show that Asian adults have lower average anxiety levels than other ethnoracial groups, but they experienced the largest increase in average anxiety levels between 2020 and 2022.

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Machine Learning Algorithms In Photovoltaics: Evaluating Accuracy And Computational Cost Across Datasets Of Different Generations, Sizes, And Complexities, Omar Elsaban, Muath Alkadi, Saif Qaid, Abdullah Ahmed, Sameh O. Abdellatif Jan 2024

Machine Learning Algorithms In Photovoltaics: Evaluating Accuracy And Computational Cost Across Datasets Of Different Generations, Sizes, And Complexities, Omar Elsaban, Muath Alkadi, Saif Qaid, Abdullah Ahmed, Sameh O. Abdellatif

Electrical Engineering

This paper evaluates the compatibility of five different machine learning (ML) algorithms for analyzing datasets extracted from solar cell devices. The selected ML algorithms span a range of complexity, from linear regression and polynomial regression models to random forest (RF), neural network, and a hybrid version of the latter two. The algorithms underwent testing with and without hyperparameter optimization to tune the model parameters. The study investigated the expected increased computational cost resulting from hyperparameter optimization, with improved ML accuracy. Additionally, five distinct datasets were utilized to measure the performance of the ML models across different dataset characteristics, including dataset …

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What Factors Affect Employment Decisions Of Employees And Job Seekers Of Different Modalities: Remote, Hybrid, Or In-Person?, Diana White Jan 2024

What Factors Affect Employment Decisions Of Employees And Job Seekers Of Different Modalities: Remote, Hybrid, Or In-Person?, Diana White

JWU Dissertations & Theses

What factors affect employees’ and job seekers’ employment decisions? Are these factors different for remote, hybrid, or in-person workers? There are many challenges in recruiting and retaining employees, especially in the times when the labor force demand has far exceeded the supply. The primary framework of the study was grounded on Herzberg’s two-factor theory with internal motivation factors and external hygiene factors as values employees considered as different workplace traits such as work-related conditions (Jehanzeb and Mohanty, 2018), leadership behaviors (Wells and Peachey, 2011; Vanderpyl, 2012), internal Human Resources practices (Gardner et al., 2011), and organization reputation (Baer et al., …

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The Planetary Habitability Model (Plahab); V1, Ramses Ramirez Jan 2024

The Planetary Habitability Model (Plahab); V1, Ramses Ramirez

Laboratory of Planetary Habitability Atmospheric Models

Energy balance models (EBMs), alongside radiative–convective climate models and global climate models (GCMs), are useful tools for simulating planetary climates. Historically, planetary and exoplanetary EBMs have nearly all been 1D latitudinally dependent models with no longitudinal dependence. PlaHab is the first EBM that can simulate N2–CO2–H2O–H2 atmospheres of both rapidly and synchronously rotating planets, including Mars, Earth, and exoplanets located within their circumstellar habitable zones. PlaHab includes physics for both water and CO2 condensation. Regional topography can be incorporated. Overall, EBM results are consistent with those of other 1D and 3D models, …

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Amro Elansari V. Meta Inc Jan 2024

Amro Elansari V. Meta Inc

2024 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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Structural Information On Supramolecular Copper(Ii) Β-Diketonate Complexes From Atomic Force Microscopy And Analytical Ultracentrifugation, Jonathan S. Casey, Ashley R. Walker, Xianglin Zhai, Jayne C. Garno, Paul S. Russo, Andrew W. Maverick Jan 2024

Structural Information On Supramolecular Copper(Ii) Β-Diketonate Complexes From Atomic Force Microscopy And Analytical Ultracentrifugation, Jonathan S. Casey, Ashley R. Walker, Xianglin Zhai, Jayne C. Garno, Paul S. Russo, Andrew W. Maverick

Faculty Publications

Supramolecular Cu(II) complexes were prepared from two trifunctional β-diketone ligands. The ligands (CH3Si(phacH)3 and CH3Si(phprH)3, represented by LH3) contain three aryl-β-diketone moieties joined by an organosilicon group. The complexes have the empirical formula Cu3L2, as expected for combinations of Cu2+ and L3-. Several metal-organic polyhedra (MOPs) [Cu3L2]n are possible (n = 1-10); a dodecahedron (Cu30L20; n = 10; estimated diameter of ca. 5 nm) should be the most stable because its internal bond angles would come closest to ideal values. Atomic force microscopy (AFM), performed on samples deposited from solution onto mica substrates, revealed a distribution of …

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Libraries Win Award For Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Work, University Of Dayton Jan 2024

Libraries Win Award For Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Work, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton Libraries won a national award for commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion from Insight Into Diversity magazine.

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Residential Metals Abatement Program Investigation Summary Report (Non-Residential Parcels – Indoor Dust) East Middle School, Environmental Resource Management (Erm) Jan 2024

Residential Metals Abatement Program Investigation Summary Report (Non-Residential Parcels – Indoor Dust) East Middle School, Environmental Resource Management (Erm)

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

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Hidradenitis Suppurativa Disease Severity And Outcomes Among Black Patients From Low-Income Neighborhoods At A Tertiary Care Hospital: A Retrospective Review, Anna M. Catinis, Olivia A. Gioe, Caroline Savoie, Erika Rosen, Deborah Hilton Jan 2024

Hidradenitis Suppurativa Disease Severity And Outcomes Among Black Patients From Low-Income Neighborhoods At A Tertiary Care Hospital: A Retrospective Review, Anna M. Catinis, Olivia A. Gioe, Caroline Savoie, Erika Rosen, Deborah Hilton

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a debilitating, inflammatory condition of apocrine sweat glands. Black patients are disproportionately affected, a finding largely attributed to lower socioeconomic status (SES) in the literature; yet, most HS studies include majority White cohorts. We present, to our knowledge, the first retrospective review of an entirely Black patient population living in low-income neighborhoods diagnosed with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) to identify potentially modifiable factors related to disease severity and outcomes. We reviewed charts of Black patients with an encounter for HS from 2010-2020 in the New Orleans University Medical Center database. Hurley stage III (HSt III) disease was …

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High Tunnel Broccoli Cultivar Evaluations, Lewis Jett Jan 2024

High Tunnel Broccoli Cultivar Evaluations, Lewis Jett

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

Broccoli is a potentially profitable crop for high tunnel production. Updated information on yield and quality of new cultivars is important for producers making planting decisions. This evaluation of 11 cultivars was conducted within a high tunnel in Fall 2023.

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Team Presentation Theory I: The Five Formats, Daniel Usera, Alex Fuller Jan 2024

Team Presentation Theory I: The Five Formats, Daniel Usera, Alex Fuller

SAGE Open Access Agreement Publications-Archive

Team presentations are prevalent in education and business, yet there is a notable scarcity of scholarly research and discussion on effective delivery practices. The authors bridge this gap by introducing a theoretical foundation for team presentations, enabling further exploration. They first establish prerequisites that a team must address regarding the speech outline, member roles, and transition techniques. They then categorize five distinct team presentation formats and explore each one’s strategic advantages, disadvantages, and application contexts. Lastly, the authors offer strategic implications for practitioners and proposals for future academic inquiries into the realm of team presentation theory.

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The Uneven Legal Geographies Of Nutrition Entitlement Programs In The United States. Realizing Or Hindering The Right To Food?, Joshua Lohnes, Mackenzie Steele Jan 2024

The Uneven Legal Geographies Of Nutrition Entitlement Programs In The United States. Realizing Or Hindering The Right To Food?, Joshua Lohnes, Mackenzie Steele

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

Unlike many countries across the world, the United States government does not formally recognize the Right to Food in law. However, it funds and administers nutrition entitlement programs that play a significant role in mitigating hunger and food insecurity across the country. Reflecting on the socio-political dynamics that shape the legal spaces of nutrition entitlement in different places, this Article explores the uneven geographies of the Right to Food in two other countries (South Africa and Ecuador) and then turns its focus to the United States. This Article offers an overview of the two most extensive nutrition entitlement programs (SNAP …

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Food, Housing, And Racial Justice Symposium, Denisse Córdova Montes, Tamar Ezer, Photini Kamvisseli Suarez, Katherine Murray, Julian Seethal, Mackenzie Steele, Sarah Walters Jan 2024

Food, Housing, And Racial Justice Symposium, Denisse Córdova Montes, Tamar Ezer, Photini Kamvisseli Suarez, Katherine Murray, Julian Seethal, Mackenzie Steele, Sarah Walters

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Prevent Phishy Business: Comparing California’S And The United Kingdom’S Age-Appropriate Design Code To Protect Youth From Cybersecurity Threats, Morgan Comite Jan 2024

Prevent Phishy Business: Comparing California’S And The United Kingdom’S Age-Appropriate Design Code To Protect Youth From Cybersecurity Threats, Morgan Comite

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

Cybersecurity is the safeguarding of computer systems and networks against information disclosure, theft, or damage to users’ hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as disruption or misdirection of the services computers and networks provide. Knowing privacy would be breached due to the impact of COVID, in 2020, the United Kingdom got ahead of the game and passed rules/regulations requiring online services to protect children under the age of eighteen from scams, phishing, and security attacks. However, currently, the United States does not have a sufficient uniform privacy law governed to protect children under the age of eighteen from cybersecurity …

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Icc Agenda 1-16-24, Angela Brock Jan 2024

Icc Agenda 1-16-24, Angela Brock

Individual Course Committee (ICC)

No abstract provided.

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West Virginia’S “Major Questions” And The Silent Disappearance Of The Chevron Doctrine, Hunter W. Collins Jan 2024

West Virginia’S “Major Questions” And The Silent Disappearance Of The Chevron Doctrine, Hunter W. Collins

San Diego Law Review

This Note analyzes the Court’s determination that an administrative agency’s action must be explicitly authorized under “clear congressional authorization” when it involves great “economic and political significance.” Part II of this Note provides a brief overview of the CAA and how the act has been used to cut GHG pollution. Part III examines the EPA’s focus on the power sector in particular, as well as the paths that differing presidential administrations have taken to provide a stable energy grid. Part IV discusses the litigation between West Virginia and the EPA, which resulted in the controversial 6–3 decision in the Supreme …

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Protecting The Promise To The Families Of Tuskegee: Banning The Use Of Persuasive Ai In Obtaining Informed Consent For Commercial Drug Trials, Jennifer S. Bard Jan 2024

Protecting The Promise To The Families Of Tuskegee: Banning The Use Of Persuasive Ai In Obtaining Informed Consent For Commercial Drug Trials, Jennifer S. Bard

San Diego Law Review

This is the first article to call for a ban on the use of AI technology designed to influence human decision-making, “Persuasive AI,” for the purpose of recruiting or enrolling human participants in drug trials sponsored by commercial entities. It does so from a perspective of precaution, not fear. Advances in Artificial Technology that can assist human decision-making have tremendous potential for good. It makes the case for doing so based on both the substantial risk of harm to the decision-making process and the ineffectiveness of intermediate regulatory measures. This Article looks directly at Persuasive AI, a type of AI …

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Growing, Growing, Gone: How Dobbs Fundamentally Altered The Way Reproductive Freedom, Private And Professional Liability, And Constitutional Rights Will Be Analyzed In A Post–Roe America, Amanda J. Sharp Jan 2024

Growing, Growing, Gone: How Dobbs Fundamentally Altered The Way Reproductive Freedom, Private And Professional Liability, And Constitutional Rights Will Be Analyzed In A Post–Roe America, Amanda J. Sharp

San Diego Law Review

This Note examines the Dobbs decision and its implications. Part II analyzes the history of abortion rights in the United States, including the role Dobbs played in overturning precedential cases. Part III describes the legal implications of Dobbs, including the status of abortion rights and how this decision altered the state of women’s healthcare. It then addresses Dobbs’ indirect implications, including its potential impacts on the foster care system, implied liability in healthcare professions, data privacy laws, and the employer-employee relationship. Part IV briefly proposes next steps that could be taken and concludes with a call to action.

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Integrating Renewable Energy With Building Management Systems: Pathways To Sustainable Infrastructure, Vibhu Sharma Jan 2024

Integrating Renewable Energy With Building Management Systems: Pathways To Sustainable Infrastructure, Vibhu Sharma

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Graduate Student Publications

The adoption and integration of renewable energy sources with building management systems (BMS) present a pivotal strategy in addressing the growing concerns related to energy use in the built environment. As urbanization intensifies and the demand for energy increases, buildings emerge as critical nodes of consumption, accounting for approximately 40% of global energy usage. The imperative for sustainability calls for a shift from conventional energy practices toward systems that prioritize renewable sources, such as solar, wind, and geothermal power. These technologies, when synergized with BMS, hold the potential to revolutionize buildings from passive energy consumers to active, efficient agents of …

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Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Knox County, For The Year Ended June 30, 2024, Tennessee. Comptroller Of The Treasury. Jan 2024

Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Knox County, For The Year Ended June 30, 2024, Tennessee. Comptroller Of The Treasury.

Tennessee County Audit Reports

No abstract provided.

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Examining Associations Between Social And Emotional Loneliness And Drinking In A Clinical Sample With Alcohol Use Disorder (Aud): An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study, Brendan E. Walsh Jan 2024

Examining Associations Between Social And Emotional Loneliness And Drinking In A Clinical Sample With Alcohol Use Disorder (Aud): An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study, Brendan E. Walsh

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Loneliness, a negative affective state that arises when someone perceives a lack of social connectedness, is a predisposing and maintaining factor of alcohol use behavior. Several studies have linked loneliness to drinking at the daily level and elevated AUD risk using longitudinal designs; however, cross-sectional studies have identified inconsistent patterns. The current study applied a multidimensional framework of loneliness (i.e., emotional and social dimensions) to examine daily relations between loneliness and drinking in an AUD sample (N = 60), with consideration of drinking context (social vs. solitary) as a moderator. Results indicated that emotional loneliness (within-person) was associated with increased …

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Ucc Minutes 1-16-24, Angela Brock Jan 2024

Ucc Minutes 1-16-24, Angela Brock

UCC Agendas/Minutes

No abstract provided.

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Approved Courses 1-16-24, Angela Brock Jan 2024

Approved Courses 1-16-24, Angela Brock

Individual Course Committee (ICC)

No abstract provided.

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Lifespace Patterns Of College Students High And Low In Personal Intelligence, John D. Mayer Jan 2024

Lifespace Patterns Of College Students High And Low In Personal Intelligence, John D. Mayer

UNH Personality Lab

Personal intelligence (PI) refers to the capacity to accurately reason about personality in oneself and other people. We hypothesize that people who are higher in personal intelligence differ from others in their relationships and behaviors. We conducted a series of theoretically-guided studies to examine how PI is associated with a person’s self-reported activities, interactions, situations, and group memberships: their lifespace. In two archival and three new studies of college students (Ns = 385, 358, 1186, 416, 696, respectively) we first identified 15 short, factor-based scales describing aspects of college students’ lifespace that are potentially relevant to personal intelligence. …

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360-362 Lafayette, Llc V. Brown Jan 2024

360-362 Lafayette, Llc V. Brown

All Decisions

Tenant brought a non-payment proceeding challenging the regulatory status of the apartment, alleging it was part of a horizontal multiple dwelling and therefore rent-stabilized. Landlord claimed it was a four-family house and not subject to rent stabilization. Court granted tenant's motion for discovery to allow inspection of the buildings to gather evidence about shared facilities, but denied requests for copies of leases and a deposition of landlord. Key Legal Points: Court found inspection necessary to determine if buildings shared enough common facilities to be considered a horizontal multiple dwelling.

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