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Symmetric Toeplitz Matrices For A Class Of New Subclass Functions And Bazilevič Functions, Nihad H. Shehab, Abdul Rahman S. Juma Aug 2025

Symmetric Toeplitz Matrices For A Class Of New Subclass Functions And Bazilevič Functions, Nihad H. Shehab, Abdul Rahman S. Juma

Iraqi Journal for Computer Science and Mathematics

In this work, we describe and investigate a novel collection of analytic functions, including the new functions and the Bazilevič functions. An important component of analytic functions, Bazilevič functions have numerous uses in both pure and practical mathematics. For this class of functions, we concentrate on building Toeplitz matrices, examining their structural characteristics, and evaluating their eigenvalues and trends. We utilise these studies to draw sophisticated mathematical conclusions on the stability and convergence characteristics of Bazilevič functions, as well as possible uses in geometry and differential equations. This work aims to determine coefficient estimates for the functions in this family …

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Architectural Optimization Of Façade Design Using Nano-Ceramic Films For Green Buildings In Baghdad’S Hot Climate, Lina M. Shaker, Wan Nor Roslam Wan Isahak, Ahmed Salih Mahdi Aug 2025

Architectural Optimization Of Façade Design Using Nano-Ceramic Films For Green Buildings In Baghdad’S Hot Climate, Lina M. Shaker, Wan Nor Roslam Wan Isahak, Ahmed Salih Mahdi

AUIQ Technical Engineering Science

This study aims to optimize the architectural integration and energy performance of nano-ceramic window films in a three-story Baghdad commercial building having an overall area of 2,000 m2. In a 40% window-to-wall ratio (WWR) and climate-responsive orientation, films were selected for solar exposure; north façade overhanging high-transmittance movies, east and west vertical fins on medium-transmittance movies, and south horizontal louvers on low-transmittance movies. Architectural strategies for daylighting, comfort, and façade appearance with low solar heat gain (SHG) were considered. MATLAB 2022 simulations evaluated energy savings, daylight transmission, and solar rejection. The most effective film (either film, HD-IR05100) achieved …

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Optimized Fiber Movement During Datacenter Network Transformation, Na Aug 2025

Optimized Fiber Movement During Datacenter Network Transformation, Na

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes techniques for optimal fiber movement between datacenter racks during network transformation and/or network configuration changes. Per techniques of this disclosure, when fibers are moved to adjacent racks, the fiber side is changed from its previous configuration, when such change is possible without routing across a fiber manager. This can involve moving super fibers to a spine-facing port area during cross-rack transitions in physical conversion. During subsequent logical conversion, super fibers originally in the spine-facing port area may use spine-facing ports, and fibers originally in the super-facing port area may use super-facing ports. Techniques described herein directly address …

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Building Better Cities With Artificial Intelligence: A Path To Sustainability And Livability, Mona Mahrous Abdel Wahed Aug 2025

Building Better Cities With Artificial Intelligence: A Path To Sustainability And Livability, Mona Mahrous Abdel Wahed

Emirates Journal for Engineering Research

The rapid acceleration of urbanization has amplified the multifaceted challenges confronting cities in attaining sustainability and ensuring livability. Artificial Intelligence technologies stand out as transformative tools with the potential to revolutionize urban development through finding innovative solutions to urban challenges. By leveraging AI, cities can optimize resource allocation, enhance decision-making processes, and create urban environments that are both livable and environmentally sustainable. Achieving this transformation requires visionary policymakers, meticulous planning, and a commitment to ethical AI deployment. Through AI's data-driven insights, urban planners can make informed decisions that align with the complex and dynamic needs of urban areas. This research …

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Cybersecurity: Digital Stewardship In A Violent World, Rocky K. C. Chang Aug 2025

Cybersecurity: Digital Stewardship In A Violent World, Rocky K. C. Chang

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

This paper defines cybersecurity based on the principle of biblical stewardship. The focus of this principle is God, not the technologies, who is the creator and owner of cyberspace and everything in it. Humankind is called by God to steward them by protecting the digital property of our neighbors in cyberspace from malicious attacks. In the context of cybersecurity, a neighbor can be any individual cyber user, practitioner, educator, organization, tech company, or even hacker. However, as argued from the perspectives of human sin and human finitude, the defending stewards can never win over evil in this spiritual battle. Instead, …

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A Dendrite Equivalence Relation On Loop Spaces, Spencer Arnesen Aug 2025

A Dendrite Equivalence Relation On Loop Spaces, Spencer Arnesen

Theses and Dissertations

In Definition 2.0.3 we define an equivalence relation on paths such that two paths into a space X are related if doing the first, then the second backwards factors as a loop through a dendrite. This equivalence relation induces a group structure L(X) on a large subset of the loop space of X, namely all loops that have a unique reduced representative. We show that certain continuous maps induce a homomorphism between dentropy groups and that projection from three-dimensional real space to two-dimensional real space does not induce a homomorphism on dentropy groups.. We show that dentropy groups are locally …

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Developing A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience For Chem 122, Melanie J. Harvey Phd Aug 2025

Developing A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience For Chem 122, Melanie J. Harvey Phd

Sabbatical Projects

Sabbatical presentation from a 2022 Sabbatical

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Exploring Knowledge, Attitudes, And Practices Of Healthcare Providers In Addressing The Care Needs Of Individuals Who Identify As Lgbtqia+ : A Mixed-Method Study, Seda Karakaya Çataldaş, J. Anneke Rummens, Erin Ziegler, Fahriye Olfaz, Esra Ummak, C. Hürrem Ayhan Aug 2025

Exploring Knowledge, Attitudes, And Practices Of Healthcare Providers In Addressing The Care Needs Of Individuals Who Identify As Lgbtqia+ : A Mixed-Method Study, Seda Karakaya Çataldaş, J. Anneke Rummens, Erin Ziegler, Fahriye Olfaz, Esra Ummak, C. Hürrem Ayhan

Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant Reports

This mixed-methodological study explores the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare providers (HCPs) and also gathers and analyzes their narrative experiences addressing the care needs of individuals who self-identify as LGBTQIA+. A s ociodemographic form, Knowledge and Practices to Address the Care Needs of LGBTQIA+ Individual Survey, and the Implicit Association T est ( Sexuality IAT and Transpictures IAT) were used as to collect quantitative data from 278 nurses and physicians. S emi-structured in-depth interviews were then held with 15 of these study participants.Quantitative findings revealed slight implicit attitudes favoring heterosexual and cisgender individuals, with education level and personal connections …

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Intersystem Crossing Outcompetes Triplet-Pair Separation From1(Tt) Below 270 K In Anthradithiophene Films, Eman M. Bu Ali, Arnau Bertran, Gabriel Moise, Shuangqing Wang, Rachel C. Kilbride, John E. Anthony, Claudia E. Tait, Jenny Clark Aug 2025

Intersystem Crossing Outcompetes Triplet-Pair Separation From1(Tt) Below 270 K In Anthradithiophene Films, Eman M. Bu Ali, Arnau Bertran, Gabriel Moise, Shuangqing Wang, Rachel C. Kilbride, John E. Anthony, Claudia E. Tait, Jenny Clark

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Singlet fission (SF) and triplet–triplet annihilation (TTA) are processes which may be exploited to boost the efficiency of solar energy technology. Despite being studied since the late 1960s, the mechanism of singlet fission is still not fully understood. This is partly because the main technique used to study singlet fission, optical or visible/near-IR transient absorption spectroscopy, cannot distinguish between the strongly coupled triplet-pair state1(TT), weakly interacting triplet pairs (T..T), and independent triplet states T1+ T1. To solve this problem, we combine transient optical spectroscopy performed as a function of magnetic field and transient electron …

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The Governor’S Cabinet Project A Study Of The Evolution Of The Executive Branch, Revis. L. Edmonds Aug 2025

The Governor’S Cabinet Project A Study Of The Evolution Of The Executive Branch, Revis. L. Edmonds

Theses and Dissertations

In Arkansas’s long path toward modernizing its executive branch, it may appear to the casual observer that the state was locked in a process in which its politics and its culture were engaged in a longstanding tug-of-war between traditionalists and modernizers—a conflict complicated by the state’s personality-based politics and restrictive post-Reconstruction constitution. It has often been asserted that the conflict, in Arkansas’s case the romanticizing of rural life as opposed to the economic and social interests of the fast-growing suburbs of Central and Northwest Arkansas, explains a great deal of this slow transition. This attitude was largely a product of …

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Illinois Model Programs Of Study Guide: Architecture, Construction, And Energy, Education Systems Center Aug 2025

Illinois Model Programs Of Study Guide: Architecture, Construction, And Energy, Education Systems Center

Reports, Analyses, and other Publications

First published in August 2021. Significantly revised in September 2024 to incorporate updated labor market information. An update in April 2025 included minor corrections. In August 2025, significant revisions were made to incorporate clean energy career pathways and two new sections were added: key terminology and the relationship between concepts.

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Illinois Model Programs Of Study Guide: Culinary And Hospitality, Education Systems Center Aug 2025

Illinois Model Programs Of Study Guide: Culinary And Hospitality, Education Systems Center

Reports, Analyses, and other Publications

First published in October 2022. Significantly revised in April 2025 to incorporate updated labor market information. In August 2025, two new sections were added: key terminology and the relationship between concepts.

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Illinois Model Programs Of Study Guide: Manufacturing And Engineering, Education Systems Center Aug 2025

Illinois Model Programs Of Study Guide: Manufacturing And Engineering, Education Systems Center

Reports, Analyses, and other Publications

First published in October 2020. Significantly revised in September 2024 to incorporate updated labor market information. An update in April 2025 included minor corrections. In August 2025, significant revisions were made to incorporate clean energy career pathways and two new sections were added: key terminology and the relationship between concepts.

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The Impact Of Family Violence On Bullying Behaviour Among Secondary School Students In Ilorin Metropolis, Oyedotun Dolapo Ilori, Patrick O. Akerele, Ifeoluwa Blessing Michael Aug 2025

The Impact Of Family Violence On Bullying Behaviour Among Secondary School Students In Ilorin Metropolis, Oyedotun Dolapo Ilori, Patrick O. Akerele, Ifeoluwa Blessing Michael

Buletin Konseling Inovatif

Family violence remains a significant social issue with far-reaching consequences for adolescents, particularly in shaping their behavioural tendencies, including bullying. This study examines the impact of family violence on bullying behaviour among secondary school students in Ilorin Metropolis, which comprises three Local Government Areas (Ilorin South, Ilorin West, and Ilorin East). The study adopts a descriptive survey research design to assess the extent to which exposure to family violence influences students' bullying behaviours, while also considering the role of peer influence. A multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select 417 students from both public and private secondary schools in Ilorin …

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Determining The Origin Of An Isolated Great Lakes Plant Species, Agoseris Glauca (Asteraceae), Seth Paul Hiers Aug 2025

Determining The Origin Of An Isolated Great Lakes Plant Species, Agoseris Glauca (Asteraceae), Seth Paul Hiers

Masters Theses

Small, isolated populations often have low genetic diversity and low potential for adaptation in response to environmental changes. Alternatively, isolated communities are often more likely to display local adaptations and over time speciate. The Great Lakes Region is home to over 50 vascular plant species that are disjunct from the species’ core populations. Agoseris glauca (Asteraceae) is a Great Lakes disjunct and Michigan state threatened species geographically isolated from its core range by 900 km. This study uses Genotyping by Sequencing to assess the population genetics of A. glauca for two Michigan disjunct populations and five western populations in the …

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Gastrointestinal Fistulas-What Gastroenterologists Need To Know In 2025, Monjur Ahmed Aug 2025

Gastrointestinal Fistulas-What Gastroenterologists Need To Know In 2025, Monjur Ahmed

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Faculty Papers

Gastrointestinal fistulas are increasingly being encountered in our clinical practice because of the increased burden of Crohn's disease, bariatric surgeries, interventional endoscopic procedures, nonsurgical trauma, and war and disaster zones worldwide. Presentation depends on the location and specific type of the fistula. Symptomatic ones can have a tremendous impact on social life and can cause dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, malnutrition, increased morbidity, and mortality. Different imaging studies and endoscopic procedures are done to establish the diagnosis. Treatment modalities to close the fistula depend on the underlying disease and the type of fistula. They include conservative treatment, medical therapy, endoscopic interventions, and …

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Increasing Implementation Of The Comfortable Cafeteria Program To Promote School-Age Children’S Mental Health And Well-Being, Reinecka Mondesir, Angela Labrie Blackwell Phd, Otr Aug 2025

Increasing Implementation Of The Comfortable Cafeteria Program To Promote School-Age Children’S Mental Health And Well-Being, Reinecka Mondesir, Angela Labrie Blackwell Phd, Otr

Summer 2025 OTD Capstone Symposium

Every Moment Counts (EMC) is a positive mental health promotion initiative that offers several initiatives to create inclusive environments that support student participation and emotional well-being throughout the school day. Comfortable Cafeteria, part of EMC, fosters positive mealtime experiences supporting peer interaction, emotional regulation, and inclusion. Many SBOT practitioners lack the resources to implement Comfortable Cafeteria, despite its benefits. This capstone project addresses the need for practical tools to help school-based occupational therapy (SBOT) practitioners integrate the Comfortable Cafeteria program into daily practice. Using the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework, the project developed and disseminated an interactive, evidence-based video …

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Quantifying Erosion Rates Of The Mission Hills Along The Calaveras, Mission, And Hayward Faults In Northern California To Better Understand The Role Of Fault Geometry On Surface Topography, Ian Duncan Lord Aug 2025

Quantifying Erosion Rates Of The Mission Hills Along The Calaveras, Mission, And Hayward Faults In Northern California To Better Understand The Role Of Fault Geometry On Surface Topography, Ian Duncan Lord

Master's Theses

The San Francisco Bay Area lacks publications on erosion rates and their relationship to restraining bend fault geometry. This thesis presents a detailed geochronologic study of erosion rates from the Mission Hills along the Calaveras, Mission, and Hayward faults located northeast of San Jose, California. The goals are to provide erosion rate values where none currently exist and to gain a better understanding of how fault geometry influences topography along restraining bends. To quantify the erosion rate of these faults, river sediments containing 10Be were collected from 14 catchments using well-established protocols. Of the successfully processed samples, the erosion rates …

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The Lived Experiences Of Clinically Licensed Counselors During Covid-19, Deirdre F. Haynes Aug 2025

The Lived Experiences Of Clinically Licensed Counselors During Covid-19, Deirdre F. Haynes

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be an equal opportunity crisis. There is substantial research to better understand how individuals have reacted to crisis experiences like the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known about the lived experiences of clinically licensed counselors during COVID-19. This gap in the literature is important because the increase in the number of individuals seeking counseling to deal with their fears and concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic may have put a strain on counselors that were also experiencing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this interpretative phenomenological analysis was to bridge the …

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The Lesson Horse: A Guide For Traditional Horsemanship & Equine-Assisted Services Programs 2nd Edition, Sarah Andersen Aug 2025

The Lesson Horse: A Guide For Traditional Horsemanship & Equine-Assisted Services Programs 2nd Edition, Sarah Andersen

Animal, Dairy & Veterinary Sciences Textbooks

This practical guide equips equine professionals with the tools to select, assess, and develop safe, capable horses for traditional horsemanship and equine-assisted services programs. It introduces structured assessment tools to evaluate horse suitability and performance, supports the creation of individualized training plans, and addresses long-term horse welfare through continued evaluation and thoughtful end-of-work planning.

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Explorerit: An Interactive Timeline Of The History Of Rit, Melson Miranda Aug 2025

Explorerit: An Interactive Timeline Of The History Of Rit, Melson Miranda

Theses

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has a rich architectural and cultural history spanning over 57 years and the Henrietta Campus has more than 75 buildings, yet there is no central, engaging platform for exploring this heritage. This thesis, exploreRIT, addresses that gap by designing an interactive timeline that showcases the evolution of the campus through detailed building stories, architectural milestones, and contextual events. Using a Microsoft Surface Studio as a kiosk and a custom interface, the project integrates micro-interactions inspired by Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines, visual storytelling, and clear information architecture to create a tactile, accessible experience. Through iterative prototyping, …

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Transparent Display Design For Vending Machines, Quincey Williams Aug 2025

Transparent Display Design For Vending Machines, Quincey Williams

Theses

This thesis explores the innovative application of transparent display technology in vending machines, addressing the limitations of traditional vending interfaces in consumer engagement. By integrating comic book and manga-inspired aesthetics with cyberpunk visual effects, the project transforms vending machines into dynamic, interactive canvases. These designs incorporate transparent overlays, comic panel UI layouts, and glitch-inspired animations to enhance user interaction and visibility of products. This thesis critically evaluates the design process, methodologies, and outcomes while highlighting research findings that inform the integration of emerging display technologies with bold visual storytelling. The final solution presents a seamless fusion of futuristic visual elements …

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Computational Modeling Of Magnetic Field Interaction With Superconductors Under High-Field And High-Dissipation Conditions: A Tdgl Approach Applied To Nb And Nb3sn, Aiden Victor Harbick Aug 2025

Computational Modeling Of Magnetic Field Interaction With Superconductors Under High-Field And High-Dissipation Conditions: A Tdgl Approach Applied To Nb And Nb3sn, Aiden Victor Harbick

Theses and Dissertations

Superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) cavities are essential components in modern particle accelerators, enabling the efficient acceleration of charged particles for various applications in physics, medicine, materials science, and beyond. The performance of these cavities is significantly influenced by the properties of superconducting materials, such as niobium (Nb) and triniobium-tin (Nb3Sn), and the defects and surface features present within the material. This dissertation presents a computational study focused on understanding the behavior of SRF cavities, using a sample-specific time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau (TDGL) framework to simulate their performance under realistic material conditions. The research integrates experimental data and density functional theory (DFT) calculations to …

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Mathematics Student Teachers' Curricular Reasoning During Planning, Erika Breann Miller Aug 2025

Mathematics Student Teachers' Curricular Reasoning During Planning, Erika Breann Miller

Theses and Dissertations

Teaching is a complex practice, in part because of all the decisions teachers make daily. This is especially true for student teachers who have little to no prior teaching experience to inform them about the decisions that need to be made in the classroom and how to reason through all those decisions as they plan and enact the lessons. Secondary mathematics student teachers were introduced to the Instructional Pyramid (Dingman et al., 2021) which organizes and maps teacher’s mathematical reasoning onto four elements of a classroom—teacher, student, mathematics, and curriculum—to examine which curricular reasoning aspects they use while planning mathematics …

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An Assessment Of Basic Needs Insecurities In Grand Valley State University Residence Halls, Matthew Bristol Aug 2025

An Assessment Of Basic Needs Insecurities In Grand Valley State University Residence Halls, Matthew Bristol

Masters Theses

Basic needs insecurity scholarship in higher education consistently highlights the need to provide more and better support to students. Little research has been done to address basic needs insecurity in residence halls, and this study is the first to use the #RealCollege survey to evaluate basic needs insecurity among residential students. I use the results of the survey tell the story of what it is like for Grand Valley State University students to face basic needs insecurity while living on campus, to assess what resources participants use to secure their basic needs and offer recommendations for improved support offerings to …

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Role Of Perceived Social Support And Knowledge Of Postpartum Depression Among Women In Anambra State, Eastern Nigeria, Raphael Oluwasina Babatola Folorunsho Aug 2025

Role Of Perceived Social Support And Knowledge Of Postpartum Depression Among Women In Anambra State, Eastern Nigeria, Raphael Oluwasina Babatola Folorunsho

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Postpartum depression (PPD) is an increasingly pressing public health issue, particularly in low-resource settings like Nigeria, where maternal mental health tends to receive limited attention. This study explored the relationship between maternal awareness of PPD, perceived social support, and prevalence of depressive symptoms among postpartum women in the Nnewi North Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State. Grounded in the social support theory, health belief model, and socioecological model, the study used a descriptive cross-sectional research design. A total of 406 postpartum women attending primary healthcare centers were surveyed using validated instruments, including the PHQ-9 and MSPSS. Statistical analyses included …

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Staff Education Program On Medication Reconciliation In Primary Care, Virginia Ann Bloomer Aug 2025

Staff Education Program On Medication Reconciliation In Primary Care, Virginia Ann Bloomer

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Medication errors represent a persistent threat to patient safety, particularly during transitions of care in outpatient settings. Despite recognition of the problem, standardized medication reconciliation practices among primary care physicians and nurse practitioners (NPs) remain inconsistent, hindered by varied workflows, unclear responsibilities, and knowledge gaps. To address these issues, a staff education program focusing on medication reconciliation was introduced to seven NPs and three physicians in a primary care clinic. Pre- and post-intervention surveys measured participants’ knowledge and confidence in conducting medication reconciliation and documenting medications in electronic medical records. The average test score improved from 68% to 92%, demonstrating …

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Cardiometabolic Outcomes In The Obese African American Population With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cecilia Jillo Walan Aug 2025

Cardiometabolic Outcomes In The Obese African American Population With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cecilia Jillo Walan

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disproportionately impacts African American adults, particularly those with obesity, due to overlapping cardiometabolic risks and health care disparities. The intersection of RA, obesity, and chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and hypertension underscores the need for targeted public health interventions. This study investigated the association between RA and cardiometabolic outcomes among African American adults with obesity, aiming to identify significant predictors within this high-risk population. This quantitative study employed a cross-sectional design to analyze data from the 1999–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey undergirded by the social ecological change framework with N=23644 African American adults …

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The Lived Experience Of Bariatric Patients During The Pre-Surgical Evaluation, Nathan Paul Wharton Aug 2025

The Lived Experience Of Bariatric Patients During The Pre-Surgical Evaluation, Nathan Paul Wharton

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Patients undergoing bariatric surgery have no standard of care for the pre-surgical evaluation process (PSE). Often, these patients look at the PSE as just another hurdle to jump through before reaching surgery. The PSE, however, offers an opportunity for mental health professionals to prepare the patient for the challenging lifestyle changes necessary for weight loss maintenance in the long term. The problem being studied is whether patients feel they are prepared for the unique mental health challenges, eating disorder challenges, and strict lifestyle changes during the PSE. The study followed a qualitative interpretative phenomenological analysis approach to explore the lived …

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Perspectives Of Black Male Administrators On Gaining Administrative Roles At Community And Technical Colleges, Marcusantonio Gunn Aug 2025

Perspectives Of Black Male Administrators On Gaining Administrative Roles At Community And Technical Colleges, Marcusantonio Gunn

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem that was addressed in this study is that there is a low number of Black male administrators at community and technical colleges (CTCs) throughout the United States, despite widespread organizational practices of adopting diversity and equity policies, implementing mentoring programs, and providing professional development. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore Black male administrators’ perceptions of hiring barriers and their recommendations to improve the professional pathway to employment at CTCs. Guided by critical race theory in education, data were collected through semistructured interviews with eight Black male administrators who are serving or have served in …

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