A General Tool To Assist With On Orbit Manufacturing, Richard Arundal

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Theses

On-Orbit Manufacturing (OOM) presents a transformative paradigm in space mission design, enabling the in-situ production of components, tools, and large-scale structures beyond terrestrial constraints. This dissertation investigates the feasibility of OOM missions by developing a modular, iterative algorithm to support early-stage mission design and scenario analysis. The central hypothesis is that such an algorithm can be parameterised to evaluate a wide spectrum of manufacturing cases in space, ranging from small utility items to large structural systems.The research pursues four core objectives: assessing the terrestrial manufacturing lifecycle and its applicability in the space environment; identifying candidate manufacturing techniques suitable for orbital …

Recent Advances In High Surface Area Porous Materials For Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices, Anu Prathap Mylamparambil Udayan, Balwinder Kaur, Anandhakumar Sundaramurthy, Kirtanjot Kaur, Baljit Singh

Research Outputs: 2025-Present

Electrochemical energy storage devices can be classified into two categories: supercapacitors and rechargeable batteries. These devices are designed to store and release energy, finding applications in both portable electronics and electrical vehicles. To remain competitive, a material must possess high energy density (Ed) and power density (Pd), allowing for higher mileage, faster charging, and slower discharge. Another crucial factor to consider is the overall weight/volume reduction and the material's high mechanical strength. Recently, porous carbon-based materials and multifunctional materials with high mechanical strength, flexibility, and electrical properties have garnered significant attention. This review summarizes recent developments in high surface area …

Modern Day Saints And The Production Of A Contemporary Pilgrimage Site: Comparative Analysis Of St. Pio Of San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy And Sai Baba Of Shirdi, India, Kiran Shinde, Anna Trono Prof

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Places valorised by saints have attracted pilgrimage for a long time as devotion to saints is a way to achieve both material wellbeing and spiritual growth. Yet, the cult following of modern-day saints in contemporary societies has become a topic for exploration only in recent years (Di Giovine, 2010; Shinde & Pinkney; 2013, Srinivas, 2008). A few excellent hagiographies discuss the material and non-material world created around charismatic modern-day saints with global followership (Waghorne, 2004; Weiss, 2005; Shepherd, 1986). Given the immense popularity of modern-day saints many questions arise- what kind of pilgrimage landscape is created around them? Are they …

Systematic Review Of Early Childhood And Pre-Primary Education, Anna Dabrowski, Yung Nietschke, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Michelle Hsien, Dan Cloney, Tim Friedman

Early Childhood Education

This systematic review synthesises global evidence from academic and grey literature published between 2015 and 2025, examining effective policies and interventions aimed at increasing ECCE participation across diverse country contexts, with a focus on equity dimensions such as gender, disability, socio-economic status and geographic location. The multifaceted nature of increasing ECCE participation is highlighted, exploring institutional, interventionist, preventative, and compensatory policies as per the GEM policy typology, while emphasising equity, quality, and contextual factors. These categories reflect the different levels and areas within which policies operate, noting that in practice, approaches to increase ECCE participation often are combined or overlap.

Coordinated Whole-Body Dynamic Pressing And Reaction Inhibition — Impact Of High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise And Dehydration, Modesto A. Lebron

Graduate Studies Theses and Dissertations 2026

Dynamic whole-body pressing movements are an imperative aspect of various sport and occupational settings, requiring motor coordination to kinetically sequence from lower- to upper-extremities. Recently, exercises such as the jammer arm punch press (JPP) have increased in popularity, promoted as an exercise to improve strength and force transfer. While the JPP has observed increased practical utility, its use in research is limited potentially due to difficulties with quantifying exercise intensity. One method to quantify exercise intensity is the assessment of velocity, serving as the basis for velocity-based training. For optimization, this strategy requires an understanding of velocity ranges and their …

Generation Of Wave Turbulence In Dipolar Gases Driven Across Their Phase Transitions, Georgios A. Bougas, Koushik Mukherjee, Simeon Mistakidis

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

Ultracold quantum gases with long-range anisotropic interactions host novel exotic phases of matter, such as super solids, exhibiting both rigid and superfluid characteristics. The impact of this interplay on the out-of-equilibrium dynamics of dipolar gases, and in particular its connection with universal turbulent behavior, remains highly unexplored. Here, upon considering a dipolar Bose-Einstein condensate of dysprosium atoms being dynamically driven across the super solid-superfluid phase transition and vice versa, we unveil the emergence of a robust nonequilibrium quasi-steady state. This state displays self-similar momentum distributions exhibiting algebraic decay at large momenta, with scaling exponents supporting the existence of wave turbulence. …

Insights Into The Petrogenesis Of Alkalic, Shonkinitic Magmas From The Adel Hill Volcanic Field, Montana, Kenneth L. Brown, C. L. Mcleod, M. L. Lytle, T. J. Cracas, B. J. Shaulis, M. Loocke

Geology and Environmental Geoscience Faculty Publications

Shonkinites are rare alkali-rich igneous rocks found in the geological record from the Precambrian to the Eocene. This study investigates the Upper Cretaceous shonkinites from the Adel Hills Volcanic Field (AHVF), central Montana. The AHVF shonkinites are porphyritic with large, euhedral to subhedral phenocrysts of diopside that exhibit sector zoning. Other major mineral phases include plagioclase, sanidine, and secondary zeolites. Minor and accessory phases identified with SEM-EDS include magnetite, apatite, rare ilmenite and pyrite, and secondary calcite. Bulk rock SiO2 ranges from 47 to 49 wt% with Na2O + K2O varying from 5.50 to 7.34 wt% within that silica range. …

University Education Model; Co-Development, Socialisation, Support, Influence And Implementation 2021-2026, Shaun Ferns, Barry J. Ryan, Fionnuala Darby

Report

This report provides a reflective institutional analysis of TU Dublin’s University Education Model (UEM), appraising its co-development, socialisation, support structures, influence, and the status of its implementation. It has been informed by the institutional conditions that shaped integration and considered with reference to the UEM external reporting requirements associated with the Technological Sector Advancement Funding (TSAF).

Perspectives Of Rural Educators On The Dependencies And Drawbacks Of Chat Gpt In Nigerian Higher Education Practices, Adedayo Olayinka Theodorio Dr, Francisca Jumoke Theodorio, Olumide Gbenga Olugbodi, Peter Adebowale Samson, Olusegun Olawale Olakotan

Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange (JETDE)

ChatGPT remains a valuable tool for transforming teaching strategies and supporting students’ comprehension of subject matter. However, its adoption and research remain uneven within the context of higher education in Nigeria. Specifically, there is limited empirical research that exemplifies real-world experiences regarding the dependencies and drawbacks in rural educational settings. This qualitative single-case study explored this phenomenon at a southwestern institution in Nigeria, involving a purposively selected group of educators. Data were gathered through participatory observation and focus group interviews, which were thematically analysed. The results indicated that the effective use of ChatGPT in rural higher education heavily depends on …

In Situ Measurement Of Eddy Diffusion Fluxes Of Trace Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants Across The Water-Sediment Interface In Lakes, Ying Liu, Zhiwei Liu, Rainer Lohmann, Peter Grathwohl

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

While difficult to measure, approximating reliable eddy diffusion fluxes of trace hydrophobic organic contaminants across the water-sediment interface (WSI) is important for contaminant fate and remediation strategies. Here, we present an updated bottleneck boundary theory and a corresponding theoretical model to quantify these fluxes. Our innovative, field-based approach integrates passive sampling and eddy diffusion modeling at high vertical resolution. We performed an in situ measurement at an offshore site in Dianshan Lake, Shanghai. High-resolution passive sampling revealed vertical concentration gradients of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from the sediment to the air. Vertical eddy diffusivities in the water column were calculated by …

Decentralized Linear Solvers: Communication Cost And Privacy, Nelson G. Brasil, Vinay A. Vaishampayan

Publications and Research

We consider the problem of multiple parties iteratively solving a system of linear equations in a decentralized manner. Specifically, we solve for $\negr{x} \in \R^n$, the $n \times n$ system of linear equations $M\negr{x} = \negr{b}$ when each party only knows their row of the matrix $M$ and a single component of $\negr{b} \in \R^n$. Our objective is to determine the tradeoff between the accuracy of the solution and the total communication cost measured in bits. A fully connected, reliable mesh network is assumed to connect the different parties. We develop a general formulation that applies to a large class …

Classroom Observation Scale Revised (Cos-R): Training Manual, Sadia Muzaffar Bhutta, Sohail Ahmad, Aisha Naz Ansari

Institute for Educational Development Pakistan (IED-PK) Archives

This training manual offers clear and practical guidance on using the Classroom Observation Scale - Revised (COS-R). The COS-R, grounded in the principles of participatory pedagogy, is a structured tool designed to capture and reflect on classroom practices. It focuses on three key dimensions of teaching: the classroom's physical environment, the classroom's social environment, and pedagogical practices. 
The COS-R includes thirteen indicators distributed across these three dimensions. Each indicator features descriptors on a five-point scale, helping observers accurately identify and rate observable classroom behaviours and classroom structures. This manual provides a detailed scoring guide, illustrative examples, and brief explanations of …

Governing By Fragments: Soviet Ruins And The Architecture Of Unaccountability In Kazakhstan, Robert A. Kopack, Magdalena E. Stawkoski

Faculty Publications

This article examines two case studies in Kazakhstan with research into how Soviet institutional legacies underwrite extractive economies that render toxic costs invisible in post-Soviet setting. Through ethnographic work in Stepnogorsk (uranium processing) and the Semipalatinsk Test Site (nuclear weapons testing), we extend Gabrielle Hecht’s residual governance framework to demonstrate how inherited bureaucratic compartmentalization now serves market rather than state interests. We introduce the concept of functional nonreform to describe how distributed actors maintain Soviet-era boundaries that prevent accountability: Agencies monitor but don’t enforce, health authorities lack jurisdiction over contaminated sites, and environmental agencies measure radiation but cannot restrict land …

Barriers To Mental Healthcare In Rural Agricultural Communities, Monica Salonga

Research Honors

Mental health diagnoses have become increasingly concerning in the United States (US). In 2024, 60 million adults in the United States experienced a mental illness, and over 14 million adults stated they had suicidal thoughts (Reinert et al., 2025). The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports around 4,000 suicide-related deaths in the United States every year (CDC, 2025). One population that suffers from disproportionate rates of suicide is farmers and farm families. Farmers are ranked #4 in the United States regarding suicide rates (Miller & Rudolphi, 2022). Between 2003 and 2018, there were 1,935 suicide-related deaths committed by farmers (Miller …

Dari Ottawa Hingga Jenewa: Refleksi Perjalanan Promosi Kesehatan, Dien Anshari

Perilaku dan Promosi Kesehatan: Indonesian Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior

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Front Matter, Editors Of Osgoode Hall Law Journal

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

Front Matter

Lindenwood University Employment Policies, 2026-2027, Lindenwood University

Employee Handbooks

In 2021-2022, Lindenwood University made the Employee Guidebook, online only. This is a compilation of the documents from all of the links in the 2026-2027 Employee Policies site.

How The Itod Framework Guided The Integration Of Ai Ethics Teaching Into A Medical Humanities Course, And Lessons To Learn, Joshua Owolabi

PCOM Scholarly Works

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How the ITOD Framework Guided the Integration of AI Ethics Teaching into a Medical Humanities Course, and Lessons to Learn

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A Scoping Review To Conceptualize Social Privilege For Studying Patients' Health Outcomes And Health Disparities, Elizabeth A. Brown, Priyanka Patel, Esther May B. Sarino, Vladimir Markovic, Carles Muntaner

Health Behavior, Policy & Management Faculty Publications

Background

The continued reliance on single-category self-reported demographic data (e.g., race/ethnicity) reflects conceptual limitations that hinder the study and understanding of health outcomes research. There is a pressing need for more precise measures of social privilege that conceptualize privilege and oppression while enabling the examination of their effects on health outcomes in the United States (US) healthcare system.

Objective

The purpose of this scoping review was to review the literature, determine how researchers have measured aspects of privilege and oppression, and develop a conceptual framework to study patients' social privilege in the US healthcare system and public health research.

Methods …

Large Language Model-Assisted Research Question Development In Public Health: A Case Study In The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program For Women, Infants, And Children (Wic), Qi Zhang, Bidusha Neupane, Priyanka Patel, Futun N. Alkhalifah, Yi He, Leslie Hodges

Health Behavior, Policy & Management Faculty Publications

Objective:

To assess the feasibility of using large language models (LLMs) to develop research questions about changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages.

Design:

We conducted a controlled experiment using ChatGPT-4 and its plugin, MixerBox Scholarly, to generate research questions based on a section of the USDA summary of the final public comments on the WIC revision. Five questions weekly for three weeks were generated using LLMs under two conditions: fed with or without relevant literature. The experiment generated 90 questions, which were evaluated using the FINER criteria (Feasibility, Innovation, Novelty, Ethics, …

Effects Of Short-Term Exposure To Environmentally Relevant Pesticides Mixture On Morphological Alterations, Oxidative-Nitrative Stress Biomarkers, Cellular Apoptosis, And Antioxidant Expression In Kidneys Of Goldfish, Esmirna Cantu, Md Saydur Rahman

School of Earth, Environmental, & Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

Chemical stressors are pervasive, affecting both terrestrial and aquatic environments. The continual influx of these toxins is damaging ecosystems and the organisms that inhabit them. The abundance of environmental toxins makes aquatic habitats inhospitable for aquatic life. These chemical stressors consistently disrupt the life processes of aquatic organisms, particularly their physiological functions. This study examined on the effects of environmentally relevant pesticides mixture (low-dose and high-dose: S-metolachlor: 2.4 go/L, 12 μg/L; linuron: 2.0 μg/L, 10 μg/L; isoproturon: 1.2 μg/L, 6.0 μg/L; tebucanozole: 1.2 μg/L, 6.0 μg/L; aclonifen: 0.8 μg/L, 4.0 μg/L; atrazine: 0.4 μg/L, 2.0 μg/L; pendimethalin: 0.4 μg/L, 2.0 …

Biomarkers Of Foraging And Reproduction In Captive Adult Female Hawksbill Sea Turtles (Eretmochelys Imbricata), Joslyn Blessing Kent, Kari Renee Dawson, Shingo Fukada, Masae Makabe, Isao Kawazu, Ken Maeda, Roldán A. Valverde

School of Earth, Environmental, & Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). To implement best conservation practices for this species, its biology should be well understood. Attempting to characterize the foraging physiology of free-ranging hawksbill sea turtles is complicated by the fact that sampling is typically limited to nesting females during the reproductive season. Without data from non-reproductive periods, it is difficult to determine whether observed physiological values reflect baseline conditions or are specific to the energetically demanding nesting season. Accordingly, in this study, we described the physiology of foraging in …

Pilot Study On The Use Of Multimorbidity Index In Patients Receiving Home Parenteral Nutrition, Michael M. Rothkopf, Mohan Pant, Zachary Rothkopf, Rebecca Brown Rdn, Jaime Haselhorst Rdn, Debbie L. Stevenson Rdn, Andrew Depalma Mba, Michael Saracco

Epidemiology, Biostatistics, & Environmental Health Faculty Publications

Background

Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) patients often have multiple comorbidities. A validated multimorbidity index (MMI) could help determine resource needs and risks with HPN. We evaluated MMI scoring to determine if it predicted HPN resource use and outcomes.

Methods

We performed a secondary analysis of 60 HPN patients from a previous study based on Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS) scoring. We examined three variables: PN formula changes, hospitalizations, and hospital length of stay (LOS). Density plots were produced to select a CIRS score cutoff value. Spearman correlations among the three variables of interest were computed. The data were then subjected …

A Critical Perspective On The Society Of Environmental Toxicology And Chemistry's Adherence To Founding Principles— Opportunities For The Future, Barnett A. Rattner, Annegaaike Leopold, Carys L. Mitchelmore, Glenn W. Suter, Mark S. Johnson, Adriana C. Bejarano, Lawrence A. Kapustka, Niranjana Krishnan, Derek C. G. Muir, Beatrice O. Opeolu, Martha Georgina Orozco-Medina, April Reed, Bruce W. Vigon, Adam R. Wronski

Epidemiology, Biostatistics, & Environmental Health Faculty Publications

The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) is a global organization whose mission is the advancement of environmental science and management through collaboration, leadership, communication and education. On SETAC's 45th anniversary, the following question was raised: Are the 1979 founding principles of SETAC, multidisciplinary approaches to solving environmental problems, multisector engagement and scientific objectivity, still useful, adequate and effective in fulfilling its mission? In a special session held at the 45th Annual Meeting in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, a critical evaluation of the founding principles was initiated by reviewing SETAC's history and ongoing activities, and recommendations were made …

Vitamin D Status During Pregnancy Modulates The Effect Of Pre-Pregnancy Obesity On Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Risk: A Birth Cohort Study, Ali H. Ziyab, Abdullah Al-Taiar, Reem Al-Sabah, Majeda S. Hammoud, Saeed Akhtar

Epidemiology, Biostatistics, & Environmental Health Faculty Publications

Objective:

To determine whether gestational vitamin D status modulates the effect of pre-pregnancy obesity on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) risk while stratifying by maternal age.

Design:

Birth cohort.

Setting:

A major maternity hospital in Kuwait.

Participants:

Pregnant women in their second/third trimester of gestation were enrolled. Pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI, kg/m²) was categorized as under/normal weight (< 25.0), overweight (25.0 to < 30.0), and obesity (≥30.0). Gestational 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations were categorized as deficiency (< 50 nmol/L) or insufficiency/sufficiency (≥50 nmol/L). GDM status was ascertained according to international guidelines. Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated using logistic regression.

Results:

Data from 957 pregnant women were analyzed, with GDM affecting 166 (17.4%) pregnancies. Pre-pregnancy obesity and gestational vitamin D deficiency was ascertained in 275 (28.7%) and 533 (55.7%) pregnant women, respectively. The association between pre-pregnancy obesity and GDM risk differed according …

The Crucial Role Of Machine Learning Models In Predicting Current Childhood Asthma: Model Comparison, Calibration, And Shap-Based Interpretation, Aditya Chakraborty, A. K.M. Raquibul Bashar

Epidemiology, Biostatistics, & Environmental Health Faculty Publications

Background: Asthma is one of the most prominent chronic diseases in children and one of the most challenging ailments to diagnose in infants and preschoolers in the United States. Predictive models can be instrumental in improving early diagnosis, personalized treatment strategies, and disease progression. By utilizing nationalized data, this study focuses on building and comparing high-performing analytical predictive models based on the relevant risk factors and identifying the most influential predictors.

Methods: We analyzed cross-sectional BRFSS Asthma Call-Back Survey data (2011-2020; N = 9,813) and randomly split participants into training and testing sets. An XGBoost model (hyperparameters tuned via grid …

Imperfections And Scars: The Aesthetics Of Curated Decay In Urban Conservation: The Aesthetics Of Curated Decay In Urban Conservation, Ioana Moldovan, Connell Vaughan, Michael O’Hara, Silivan Moldovan, Ioana Cecălășan

Research Outputs: 2025-Present

This paper explores the value of imperfections and curated decay in the conservation of architecture and public art as vehicles of cultural memory. While conventional heritage practice treats physical degradation as a threat, newer conservation ethics argue for embracing material impermanence within an aesthetics of care. We examine how acknowledging patina, weathering, and even structural decline can become an act of care, maintaining the “spirit” and authenticity of a place. The theoretical framework integrated the aesthetics of imperfection, including concepts like the Japanese wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in the incomplete and impermanent, critical heritage theory (which questions whose memories and …

Tirza Faris Fewell Letters - Accession 1458, Tirza Jane Faris Fewell, Fewell Family

Manuscript Collection

This collection consists primarily of personal correspondence addressed to Tirza Jane Faris Fewell (1858–1928), including letters from family members, friends, and her future husband, Samuel Alexander Fewell (1850–1908). The correspondence provides insight into family relationships, courtship, and daily life in the late nineteenth century.

Letters from family members contain updates on the health of relatives, news of personal plans and future goals, and accounts of significant family events, including the death of Tirza’s grandmother. Correspondence from friends—some unidentified—includes social updates such as news of a marriage, travel arrangements involving Rock Hill, invitations to visit, and requests for assistance with household …

Mary Elizabeth Frayser Papers - Accession 1739, Mary Elizabeth Frayser

Manuscript Collection

The Mary Elizabeth Frayser Papers document the professional career, civic engagement, and reform work of Mary E. Frayser, an educator, home economist, social worker, and prominent women’s club leader in South Carolina during the twentieth century. The collection reflects Frayser’s long-standing commitment to education, social welfare, women’s rights, and public policy, as well as her involvement in numerous state and regional organizations dedicated to social and economic reform.

Materials in the collection include newspaper clippings, correspondence, speeches, reports, articles, pamphlets, meeting-related documents, publications, and other printed materials. These records document Frayser’s work with the South Carolina Extension Service (1912–1940), Winthrop …

Rev. William Cummins Davis Collection - Accession 1782, William Cummins Davis

Manuscript Collection

The Rev. William Cummins Davis Collection consists primarily of a bound 1823 volume titled Lectures on the New Testament: In Which the Four Evangelists Are Harmonized, and the Work Interspersed with Critical Notes and Observations on Several Passages. Published posthumously by Davis’s eldest son, the Rev. Robert M. Davis (1793–1824), this volume is one of eight issued in a projected series originally intended to comprise only two volumes. The work compiles sermons, theological lectures, and critical annotations reflecting Davis’s distinctive interpretations of the New Testament.

William Cummins Davis (1760–1831) was a prominent and controversial Presbyterian minister in the Carolinas …