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Summary Of Strong-Field Qed Workshop, M Altarelli, R Assmann, F Burkart, B Heinemann, T Heinzl, T Koffas, Ar Maier, D Reis, A Ringwald, M Wing

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

A workshop, "Probing strong-field QED in electron--photon interactions", was held in DESY, Hamburg in August 2018, gathering together experts from around the world in this area of physics as well as the accelerator, laser and detector technology that underpins any planned experiment. The aim of the workshop was to bring together experts and those interested in measuring QED in the presence of strong fields at and above the Schwinger critical field. The pioneering experiment, E144 at SLAC, measured multi-photon absorption in Compton scattering and $e^+e^-$ pair production in electron--photon interactions but never reached the Schwinger critical field value. With the …

Fungi In The Marine Environment: Open Questions And Unsolved Problems, Anthony Amend, Gaetan Burgaud, Michael Cunliffe, Virginia P. Edgcomb, Cassandra L. Ettinger, M. H. Gutiérrez, Joseph Heitman, Erik F.Y. Hom, Giuseppe Ianiri, Adam C. Jones, Maiko Kagami, Kathryn T. Picard, C. Alisha Quandt, Seshagiri Raghukumar, Mertixell Riquelme, Jason Stajich, José Vargas-Muñiz, Allison K. Walker, Oded Yarden, Amy S. Gladfelter

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Terrestrial fungi play critical roles in nutrient cycling and food webs and can shape macroorganism communities as parasites and mutualists. Although estimates for the number of fungal species on the planet range from 1.5 to over 5 million, likely fewer than 10% of fungi have been identified so far.

Individual-Based Modeling Of Amazon Forests Suggests That Climate Controls Productivity While Traits Control Demography, Sophie Fauset, Manuel Gloor, Nikolaos M. Fyllas, Oliver L. Phillips, Gregory P. Asner, Timothy R. Baker, Bentley L Patrick, Roel J.W. Brienen, Bradley O. Christoffersen, Aguila-Pasquel J Del, Christopher E. Doughty, Ted R. Feldpausch, David R. Galbraith, Rosa C. Goodman, Cécile A.J. Girardin, Coronado En Honorio, Abel Monteagudo, Norma Salinas, Alexander Shenkin, Javier E. Silva-Espejo, Der Heijden G Van, Rodolfo Vasquez, Esteban Alvarez-Davila, Luzmila Arroyo, Jorcely G. Barroso, Foster Brown, Wendeson Castro, Valverde F Cornejo, Cardozo N Davila, Fiore A Di, Terry Erwin, Isau Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, Vargas P Núñez, David Neill, Camacho N Pallqui, Alexander Parada Gutierrez, Julie Peacock, Nigel Pitman, Adriana Prieto, Zorayda Restrepo, Agustín Rudas, Carlos A. Quesada, Marcos Silveira, Juliana Stropp, John Terborgh, Simone A. Vieira, Yadvinder Malhi

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Taact: Technology, Affect And Clinical Training, J Knight, N Perres

School of Art, Design and Architecture

TAaCT is a project that examines contemporary medical training by attending to the long history of devices that have been used to train medical practitioners, which include texts, atlases, models and a range of audio-visual apparatus. The object of TAaCT is to include reflective thinking about how technologies of representation are used to engage directly with human feeling, but which a prevailing focus on technological progress toward realistic simulation has tended to marginalise.

The Effect Of Rating Dispersion On Purchase Of Experience Goods Based On The Korean Movie Box Office Data, Lian Chen, Kang Jun Choi, Jae Young Lee

Asia Marketing Journal

Online platforms often provide rating information to customers to relieve the uncertainty they encounter when purchasing experience goods. Prior research has focused mostly on the roles of rating volume and the valence of an average rating among the various possibilities. However, less frequently investigated is the effect of rating dispersion, which may be associated with uncertainty regarding how well a product fits a customer’s personal preference, on new trials of experience goods. In this study, we examine the effect of rating dispersion on new trials of experience goods and identify the conditions which intensify or reduce the effect. Empirical analyses …

Genesis Standing Alone As A Luxury Sedan Brand In The U.S. Market, Hyerin Ryu, Sunkyu Jun

Asia Marketing Journal

A decade has passed since the first generation of Genesis was launched in the U.S. with the plaque of Hyundai-Genesis. Genesis Motors was separated from Hyundai Motor in 2015, and has struggled to have the Genesis stand alone in the competitive U.S. luxury sedan market. The present case study aims to find challenges facing the Genesis, which Hyundai has positioned as a luxury sedan competing against conventional luxury brands such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Lexus; evaluate Genesis Motors’ strategic response to meet these challenges; and explore an alternative positioning strategy. Specifically, the present case study addresses barriers against the Genesis’ …

Social Identity And Regulatory Focus, Sangwoo Park, Dakyeong Heo, Dongwoo Shin

Asia Marketing Journal

To investigate the interplay between individual and collective self-regulations, the authors propose a dialectic process that describes the changes in the locus of self-regulations between individual self and collective self. The results from three studies display a strong support for the two sets of hypotheses drawn from the proposed process. Our findings demonstrate that consumers can move the locus of self-regulation from individual-self to collective-self when a social identity is activated (preliminary study and study1). Further examination of regulatory swing between individual and collective regulatory orientations revealed group identification as a key variable in determining the locus of self-regulation (study2). …

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Asia Marketing Journal

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Asia Marketing Journal

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Remain Seated: A Collection Of Poetry, Alyssa Marie Radtke

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This is a collection of neo-confessional poetry concerning how place memory, disability, anxiety, and family affect the life life of a twenty-something with Cerebral Palsy.

Surface Roughness Effect On Multiaxial Fatigue Behavior Of Additive Manufactured Metals And Its Modeling, Jingzhe Zhang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Additive manufacturing (AM) has become a very popular topic recently due to its many advantages including short build cycles, convenience of customozation, and most importantly the ability to build components with complex geometry. However, the surface condition of additive manufactured components is not always satisfactory, particularly with respect to fatigue performance. This is because the as-built surface tends to be rough and post surface treatments or processes such as machining and polishing may not be applicable to all AM parts. On the other hand, since many components are under cyclic loading consisting of normal and shear stress, multiaxial fatigue behavior …

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern project to be funded by $50,000 Teagle Foundation grant

• Georgia Southern student earns distinguished Barry Goldwater Scholarship, selected for summer National Science Foundation Research Experience at Yale University

• Georgia Southern AVP of Auxiliary Services honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

Scholars' Mine Quick Facts April 2019, Nancy S. Krost

Scholars’ Mine Statistics

Scholars' Mine Quick Facts are monthly reports of downloads, page hits, and other information about works in the institutional repository of Missouri S&T. A map with downloads by region is also included.

Financial Reporting: A Comprehensive Evaluation Of Accounting Methods And Applications, Parker Morgan

Honors Theses

This paper serves as a collection of the case studies assigned by Dr. Victoria Dickinson throughout the Professional Research and Development Thesis Program. Each of the twelve case studies presented within this thesis pertains to a different topic or problem regarding the application of accounting standards, financial reporting, or accounting methods. Additionally, this report displays the application of accounting problems to real-life situations, thus incorporating various subjects, such as investments, economics, accounting, and risk advisory. By promoting the use of group-related assignments, this course stimulated teamwork and classroom collaboration. Because of this, students were able to enhance their communication and …

Lindenwood Digest, April 30, 2019, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

The Lindenwood Digest has been a digital employee newsletter since 2009.

The Impact Of Training On Turnover Intention: The Role Of Growth Need Strength Among Vietnamese Female Employees, Luu Thi Nguyen, Yinghong Shao

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims: Incorporating theories about psychological contracts and job characteristics, this research explores the relationship between different types of training events (i.e. on-the-job versus off-the-job training) and the turnover intention of female employees. Growth Need Strength (GNS) is a personality factor that strengthens this relationship. Design/Methodology/Approach: Empirical evidence for the research was derived from a survey that collected data from 221 female corporate officers in Vietnam, followed by a hierarchical regression. Research Findings: The results suggest that GNS significantly moderates the influence of off-the-job training on turnover intention. With higher levels of GNS, women who participate in more off-the-job training …

The Relative Effects Of Entrepreneurial Characteristics And Government Support On The Internationalisation And Performance Of Malaysian Smes, Aida Idris, Mohd Najib Saad

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims: In line with international entrepreneurship theory, this study investigated the effects of entrepreneurial characteristics and government support on small and medium enterprise (SME) internationalisation and performance. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study focussed on Malaysia as a developing economy; data were gathered from 237 SMEs with international business operations to facilitate the examination of associative relationships among the variables. Research Findings: Results of structural equation modelling show that government support has a direct positive effect on internationalisation whereas entrepreneurial characteristics do not. Theoretical Contribution/Originality: Internationalisation is, however, a significant mediator only between government support and firm performance. Nevertheless, the firms' high …

Innovativeness And Competitive Advantage Among Small And Medium Enterprise Exporters: Evidence From Emerging Markets In South East Asia, Md Daud Ismail, Syed Shah Alam

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims: This study investigates the impact of innovativeness on competitive advantage along with the role of human capital and entrepreneurship orientation as drivers for innovation. Design/Methodology/Approach: The sample consists of small and medium sized manufacturers in Malaysia. A total of 193 firms participated. Data were collected via mail and drop-off survey and analysed using multiple regression analysis. Research Findings: The findings indicate that innovativeness significantly and positively influences competitive advantage. The effect of human capital and entrepreneurship orientation on innovativeness is also positive and significant. Theoretical Contribution/Originality: The findings of this study also have theoretical implications wherein the results …

Lean Operations Implementation At An Indonesian Shoe Producer, Bonny Tofani Antonio, Ratih Dyah Kusumastuti

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims: We analyse the impact of lean operations implementation on the performance of an Indonesian shoe producer, identify key success factors of the implementation and propose further improvements to increase company performance Design/Methodology/Approach: A mix of quantitative and qualitative methods is employed. Comparisons of operational and financial performance before and after implementation are conducted to analyse the program's impact. In-depth interviews with six representatives from the shoe producer and its vendor are conducted to rank the key success factors and gain insights into their lean operations implementation. Research Findings: The shoe producer experienced a significant increase in performance after …

The Impact Of Work-Life Balance On Job Engagement And Turnover Intention, Nor Siah Jaharuddin, Liyana Nadia Zainol

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims: Work-life balance (WLB) and employee engagement are regarded as factors or catalysts with the potential to ensure a firm's continuous growth. Hence, imbalance between work and personal life causes higher stress that might lead to greater turnover intention among employees. As such, employees' ability to achieve WLB with organisational support should lead to higher job engagement, commitment and better job performance. This study examines a holistic view of the link between WLB, job engagement and turnover intention. Design/Methodology/Approach: Data was gathered using a quantitative study by distributing a questionnaire survey to 213 executive employees in Klang Valley, Malaysia. …

Utilizing Computer Vision To Emphasize Solar Phenomena Captured In Images, Trevian R. Jenkins

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

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A History And Explanation Of Major Neural Network Developments, Dipenkumar A. Patel

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

Characterizing The Insulin Staining Of Lew.1wr1 And Lew/Ssnhsd Rat Pancreas In Response To Polyinosinic:Cytidylic Acid, Amber K. Wade

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

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A Critique Of Global Food System Concerning Justice And Ethics, Danielle Jordan Zickafoose

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

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Environmental Risks And Benefits Of Nano-Enabled Clean Energy Technologies, Elizabeth A. Moore

Theses

Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are increasingly incorporated into clean energy technologies due to observed improvement in technological and system performance. Though these materials could revolutionize many products and technologies, increased use of ENMs can also introduce uncertainty and risks that are difficult to predict. Increase in ENM use could significantly increase ENM releases to the environment across their life cycle, from material synthesis to end-of-life. To address knowledge gaps and uncertainties, this work assesses a portfolio of ENMs from a systems perspective. First, characterization and quantification methods were developed for three carbonaceous ENMs, fullerenes (C60, C70, and derivative PCBM), which have …

What Does The Snake Eat? Breadth, Overlap, And Non-Native Prey In The Diet Of Three Sympatric Natricine Snakes, Emily E. Virgin, Richard B. King

Biology Faculty Publications

We investigated diet breadth and diet overlap in three sympatric snakes of similar body size: Dekay’s Brownsnakes (Storeria dekayi), Red-bellied Snakes (S. occipitomaculata), and sub-adult Common Gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis), by examining recently consumed prey (n = 388) collected from wild-caught snakes (n = 263) in northern Illinois. Storeria occipitomaculata were dietary specialists, feeding nearly exclusively on slugs. Storeria dekayi fed predominately on slugs but also consumed snails and earthworms. Sub-adult T. sirtalis fed predominately on earthworms but also consumed frogs and small mammals. Diet overlap was extensive between Storeria species but relatively low between …

Meningkatkan Penalaran Matematis Siswa Pada Materi Ukuran Pemusatan Data Melalui Pendekatan Problem Posing, Niila Amaalia Chasanah, Sisworo Sisworo, Dwiyana Dwiyana

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This clasMeningkatkan Penalaran Matematis Siswa pada Materi Ukuran Pemussroom action research aims to describe learning by using the problem posing approach that can improve students’ mathemathical reasoning in central tendency material. There are 32 subjects from 12th accounting grade students of SMK Wiyata Mandala Kepung. Problem posing learning that can improve mathematical reasoning in this study is learning with the following stages: observing problem, arranging questions and solving them, and present it. The results showed that 81,25% of students have minimum reasoning qualifications “Good”.

Identifikasi Penguasaan Konsep Fisika Siswa Sma Kelas Xi Dan Xii Pada Materi Suhu Dan Kalor, Umi Azizah, Parno Parno, Edi Supriana

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This study aims to identify mastery of high school students physic concepts in different classes on heat and temperature. This study is classified as quantitative descriptive with research subjects in class eleven and twelve totaling 62 students. Class eleven students just received the study and class twelve received study a year ago. Instrument used Mastery Test Concept of Heat and Temperature with reliability of 0.884. Student answers are categorized into 3 criteria, high, medium, and low. The results of the study revealed that overall students of class eleven are in high criteria and class twelve is in the low criteria.

The Effectiveness Of Clinical Pharmacist Intervention In Reducing Drug Related Problems Of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patient In Tangerang District General Hospital, Indonesia, Rizky Farmasita Budiastuti, Maksum Radji, Rini Purnamasari

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research

This study aimed to evaluate the clinical pharmacist interventions in reducing drug-related problems (DRPs) in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients in the Tangerang District General Hospital, Banten, Indonesia. This study used a prospective analysis of patients with a pre-post design between January-March 2017. The Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe (PCNE) (V6.2) pre-post study system was used to identify the DRPs of 138 patients. The Pharmacist interventions were addressed to physicians, patients, and other health professions to determine the effectiveness of pharmacist interventions before and after the intervention. The number of identified DRPs was 177 problems and the identified types of …

The Effectivity Of Losartan Tablet For Decreasing Fibrotic Tissue Formation In Gastrocnemius Muscle Injury Grade I Of Rabbits, Boby Harul Priono, Hermawan Rasyid, Yoyos Ismiarto, Ahmad Ramdan

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research

Muscle injuries among athletes require a complete recovery to be able to function optimally as before. However, in spite of implementing the management with PRICE (Protection, Rest, Immobilization, Compression and Elevation), during the recovery processes, fibrotic tissue will be formed, which is an unwanted non-functional muscle. Losartan is a blood pressure-lowering drug which has the inhibitory effect of inhibitory effect of TGF-? cytokines (fibrotic tissue regulators). TGF-? is the key to fibrotic formation and differentiation. Losartan has an effect on decreasing the TGF-? production and it may affect the fibrotic tissue. This research is conducted by an experimental comparative method …