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Algorithms And Human Freedom, Richard Warner, Robert Sloan

All Faculty Scholarship

Predictive analytics such as data mining, machine learning, and artificial intelligence drive algorithmic decision making. Its "all-encompassing scope already reaches the very heart of a functioning society". Unfortunately, the legal system and its various tools developed around human decisionmakers cannot adequately administer accountability mechanisms for computer decision making. Antiquated approaches require modernization to bridge the gap between governing human decision making and new technologies. We divide the bridge-building task into three questions. First, what features of the use of predictive analytics significantly contribute to incorrect, unjustified, or unfair outcomes? Second, how should one regulate those features to make outcomes more …

Discrete-Position Solar Tracking For Photovoltaic System, Shengnan Hong, Zheng Fu, Richard E. Stamper

Rose-Hulman Undergraduate Research Publications

The purpose of this research is to design a new tracking system for solar panels using the idea of discrete-position tracking. Compared with the traditional fixed solar panel, discrete-position trackers have a higher gain of harvesting solar radiation with smaller misalignment angles. Also, since we are trying to design the a passive tracker with solely mechanical structure to do the kinetics, a discrete-position tracker can decrease the cost of the maintenance to a huge extent in contrast to both one-axis and two-axis continuous tracking systems. The majority of the cost of maintaining a continuous tracker is the motor or hydraulic …

Do Private Household Transfers To The Elderly Respond To Public Pension Benefits? Evidence From Rural China, Plamen Nikolov, Alan Adelman

Economics Faculty Scholarship

Aging populations in developing countries have spurred the introduction of public pension programs to preserve the standard of living for the elderly. The often-overlooked mechanism of intergenerational transfers, however, can dampen these intended policy effects, as adult children who make income contributions to their parents could adjust their behavior in response to changes in their parents’ income. Exploiting a unique policy intervention in China, we examine using a difference-in-difference-in-differences (DDD) approach how a new pension program impacts inter vivos transfers. We show that pension benefits lower the propensity of adult children to transfer income to elderly parents in the context …

How To Submit Revised, Final Thesis For Publication, Kerri Bottorff

STARS Documentation

Instructions for students to submit their final, revised, approved Honors Undergraduate Thesis.

Please review the submission instructions and verify that all information is filled out correctly and completely, otherwise your submission will be considered incomplete and may not be accepted.

Any questions about your work, your account, or STARS in general, may be sent to [email protected].

Jessica Montgomery, Voice: Graduate Voice Recital, Jessica Montgomery

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

Sabrina Lambros, Soprano And Gabriel Milluzzo, Baritone: Junior Voice Recital, Sabrina Lambros, Gabriel Milluzzo

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

Yana Onufriychuk, Violin: Junior Violin Recital, Yana Onufriychuk

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, And Law, Luminita M. Cirstea

MBA Student Scholarship

Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) and organizational ethics have been described with a variety of definitions in the past literature, without any explanations of the underlying motives and assumptions. For instance, Kim, Youn, and Lee (2019) define CSR as “activities or processes concerned with how an organization exceeds the minimum obligations to stakeholders’ specified through regulation and corporate governance” (p. 682). Although these descriptions have demonstrated different details and expectations of what social, business, and legal procedures a company can engage in, CSR defines the relationship between an enterprise and the community the industry serves. Additionally, CSR concentrates on the voluntary …

Junior Recital: M. K. Guthrie, Violin, M. K. Guthrie, Eric Jenkins

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance. Ms. Guthrie studies violin with Helen Kim.

Rebecca, Rebecca!, Harriet Baber Phd

Philosophy: Faculty Scholarship

Harriet Baber, PhD, Philosophy Department, commented at an invited session, titled Rebecca, Rebecca! on Adaptive Preference at the American Philosophical Association Pacific Division Meeting in Vancouver on April 20, 2019.

Progress And Development Trend Of Clean And Efficient Coal Utilization Technology, Wei Xiaofang, Wang Jianguo, Ding Yunjie

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

China is short of oil and natural gas resources and relatively rich in coal reserves. For a long time to come, coal will be still at the dominant position in the energy consumption structure in China. Clean and efficient utilization of coal is the main content of energy production and consumption revolution. It not only is an important way of clean and efficient utilization of coal, but also has a great significance to national energy security, sustainable economic and social development. The article analyzes the research status of coal clean and efficient conversion related technologies worldwide, as well as the …

Electrochemical Energy Storage Technology In Energy Revolution, Li Xianfeng, Zhang Hongzhang, Zheng Qiong, Yan Jingwang, Guo Yuguo, Hu Yongsheng

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Energy storage technology plays a central role in renewable energy integration, microgrid, power grid peaking and efficiency improvement, regional energy supply, electric vehicles and other applications. It is vital to solve issues of energy resources and energy security, to implement energy conservation and emission reduction, and to promote a green and low carbon world. The strategic need for carbon development has played a key role in the energy revolution. This article mainly introduces electrochemical energy storage technologies with important market prospects, including flow batteries, lithium-ion batteries, lead-carbon batteries, and sodium-based battery technologies. Based on the analysis of the development status …

Carbon Dioxide Sizable Utilization Technology Based Carbon Reduction Solutions, Chen Qianqian, Gu Yu, Tang Zhiyong, Sun Yuhan

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Carbon is the cornerstone of the industrial era of human society. The carbon dioxide (CO ₂) produced by human beings using carbon-containing resources should not be a threat to human society or the terminator of carbon resource utilization, but a resource that could be made full use of to achieve sustainable development. Based on the rapid development of CO ₂ utilization technology in China, this study proposes several CO ₂ reduction schemes that may be suitable for China in the future, with large-scale CO ₂ utilization as the core, including the CO ₂ conversion and utilization technology coupled with …

Waus Thank You Concert, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2018-2019

Andrews University Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Crhis Wild, featuring works by Rachmaninoff, Bartok, Guizar, and Borodin.

Piano, Dr. Chi Yong Yun.

Graduate Recital: Chieh-Chun Chen, Piano; April 20, 2019, Chieh-Chun Chen

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 20, 2019
Saturday Morning
11:30 a.m.

My Husband Will Love Me More If I Give Birth To More Children: Rural Women’S Perceptions And Beliefs On Family Planning Services Utilization In A Low Resource Setting, Agnes Msoka, Eunice Pallangyo, Sharon Brownie, Eleanor Holroyd

School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa

Introduction: Responsibility for family planning in low resource settings is almost solely delegated to women, with very low male involvement. This study investigated rural Tanzanian women’s perceptions and cultural beliefs of the barriers to family planning services utilization.

Methods: This study used a qualitative descriptive approach drawing on four group discussions with 20 purposively selected married women with two or more children. The study followed COREQ guidelines for reporting qualitative studies. Data were collected from participants at four health facilities in Bagamoyo and Kisarawe districts in Pwani, Tanzania.

Results: Participants’ occupations included housewives, small-scale farmers, and entrepreneurs. Most women were …

Low-Latency Gravitational-Wave Alerts For Multimessenger Astronomy During The Second Advanced Ligo And Virgo Observing Run, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, S. Abraham, F. Acernese, K. Ackley, C. Adams, R. X. Adhikari, V. B. Adya, C. Affeldt, M. Agathos, K. Agatsuma, N. Aggarwal, O. D. Aguiar, L. Aiello, A. Ain, P. Ajith, G. Allen, A. Allocca, M. A. Aloy, P. A. Altin, A. Amato, A. Ananyeva, S. B. Anderson, W. G. Anderson, S. V. Angelova, S. Antier, S. Appert, K. Arai, M. C. Araya, J. S. Areeda, M. Arène, N. Arnaud

Faculty Publications

Advanced LIGO's second observing run (O2), conducted from 2016 November 30 to 2017 August 25, combined with Advanced Virgo's first observations in 2017 August, witnessed the birth of gravitational-wave multimessenger astronomy. The first ever gravitational-wave detection from the coalescence of two neutron stars, GW170817, and its gamma-ray counterpart, GRB 170817A, led to an electromagnetic follow-up of the event at an unprecedented scale. Several teams from across the world searched for EM/neutrino counterparts to GW170817, paving the way for the discovery of optical, X-ray, and radio counterparts. In this article, we describe the online identification of gravitational-wave transients and the distribution …

Search For Gravitational Waves From A Long-Lived Remnant Of The Binary Neutron Star Merger Gw170817, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, F. Acernese, K. Ackley, C. Adams, T. Adams, P. Addesso, R. X. Adhikari, V. B. Adya, C. Affeldt, B. Agarwal, M. Agathos, K. Agatsuma, N. Aggarwal, O. D. Aguiar, L. Aiello, A. Ain, P. Ajith, B. Allen, G. Allen, A. Allocca, M. A. Aloy, P. A. Altin, A. Amato, A. Ananyeva, S. B. Anderson, W. G. Anderson, S. V. Angelova, S. Antier, S. Appert, K. Arai, M. C. Araya

Faculty Publications

One unanswered question about the binary neutron star coalescence GW170817 is the nature of its post-merger remnant. A previous search for post-merger gravitational waves targeted high-frequency signals from a possible neutron star remnant with a maximum signal duration of 500 s. Here, we revisit the neutron star remnant scenario and focus on longer signal durations, up until the end of the second Advanced LIGO-Virgo observing run, which was 8.5 days after the coalescence of GW170817. The main physical scenario for this emission is the power-law spindown of a massive magnetar-like remnant. We use four independent search algorithms with varying degrees …

Searches For Continuous Gravitational Waves From 15 Supernova Remnants And Fomalhaut B With Advanced Ligo, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, S. Abraham, F. Acernese, K. Ackley, C. Adams, R. X. Adhikari, V. B. Adya, C. Affeldt, M. Agathos, K. Agatsuma, N. Aggarwal, O. D. Aguiar, L. Aiello, A. Ain, P. Ajith, G. Allen, A. Allocca, M. A. Aloy, P. A. Altin, A. Amato, A. Ananyeva, S. B. Anderson, W. G. Anderson, S. V. Angelova, S. Antier, S. Appert, K. Arai, M. C. Araya, J. S. Areeda, M. Arene, N. Arnaud

Faculty Publications

We describe directed searches for continuous gravitational waves (GWs) from 16 well-localized candidate neutron stars, assuming none of the stars has a binary companion. The searches were directed toward 15 supernova remnants and Fomalhaut b, a directly imaged extrasolar planet candidate that has been suggested to be a nearby old neutron star. Each search covered a broad band of frequencies and first and second time derivatives. After coherently integrating spans of data from the first Advanced LIGO observing run of 3.5-53.7 days per search, applying data-based vetoes, and discounting known instrumental artifacts, we found no astrophysical signals. We set upper …

Synthetic Spectra Of Pair-Instability Supernovae In 3d, E. Chatzopoulos, Matthew S. Gilmer, Ryan T. Wollaeger, Carla Fröhlich, Wesley P. Even

Faculty Publications

Pair-instability supernovae (PISNe) may signal the deaths of extremely massive stars in the local Universe or massive primordial stars after the end of the Cosmic Dark Ages. Hydrodynamic simulations of these explosions, performed in 1D, 2D, and 3D geometry, have revealed the strong dependence of mixing in the PISN ejecta on dimensionality. This chemical rearrangement is mainly driven by Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities that start to grow shortly after the collapse of the carbon-oxygen core. We investigate the effects of such mixing on the spectroscopic evolution of PISNe by post-processing explosion profiles with the radiation diffusion-equilibrium code SNEC and the implicit Monte …

Junior Recital: Ryan Finlayson, Violin, Ryan Finlayson, Eric Jenkins

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance. Mr. Finlayson studies violin with Helen Kim.

Headed To The Final! Gs Women's Tennis Continues Run With 4-1 Win Over Uta, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• HEADED TO THE FINAL! GS Women's Tennis Continues Run With 4-1 Win Over UTA

The Sources Of Violent And Nonviolent Offending Among Women In Prison, Benjamin M. Steiner, Emily M. Wright, Sara Toto

Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

This study involved an assessment of the relevance of women’s background characteristics for predicting their offending in prison. Data were collected from over 650 women confined in a large prison for women in a Midwestern state, and the relative effects of these factors were examined. Findings revealed that background characteristics reflecting social demographics (e.g. race, sexual orientation) and women’s life experiences (e.g. abuse as a child) were relevant for predicting women’s violent and nonviolent misbehavior in prison.

Status Of Teaching Certificate Programs Offered By Us Colleges And Schools Of Pharmacy, Mohammed Islam, Rose Bagheri, Lydia Lung, Sung Y. Park, Rahmat Talukder

Pharmacy Faculty Publications and Presentations

Purpose: Teaching certificate programs have been developed by US colleges and schools of pharmacy to provide organized instruction for pharmacy residents seeking competence in classroom teaching or clinical precepting. The objective of this study is to appraise current status of teaching certificate programs offered by US colleges and schools of pharmacy. Method: A survey instrument was developed and sent to pharmacy practice department chairs/vice chairs at 132 US colleges/schools of Pharmacy. In addition, data collection was conducted by visiting websites of 132 colleges and schools of pharmacy. Descriptive statistics and content analysis methods were used for data analysis. Results: Out …

Major Gift Benefits Banking Program, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

Estate of late alumnus bolsters endowment for faculty and program support

Connor Scroggins Junior Recital, Arkansas State University Department Of Music

Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

Long-Term Use Of Metformin And Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Josalyn Joy Grueneich

Nursing Capstones

No abstract provided.

Institutional Repository Workflow, Project Management, And Outreach In A Remote/Online Library Environment, Daina Dickman

Books, Presentations, Posters, Etc.

In 2018 Providence St. Joseph Health launched an institutional repository, primarily staffed by a librarian located in Oregon and a library assistant located in Montana with occasional help from other Library Services staff. Workflow and communication standards had to be created that would allow library staff in multiple locations and time zones to seamlessly launch, populate, and manage the institutional repository. Outreach, instruction, and promotion tactics had to also be created to reach researchers and clinical staff across six states and 100+ locations.

Graduate Recital: Adriana Sosa Muniz, Bassoon; April 20, 2019, Adriana Sosa Muniz

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 20, 2019
Saturday Afternoon
3:00 p.m.

Senior Recital: Jonathan Sabin, Trombone; April 20, 2019, Jonathan Sabin

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 20, 2019
Saturday Afternoon
1:30 p.m.