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Automating Course Scheduling With Linear Programming And The Python Pulp Framework: First Steps, George K. Thiruvathukal

Computer Science: Faculty Publications and Other Works

This article presents a pragmatic approach to automating course scheduling in an academic setting using linear programming.

We explore how linear optimization via current open-source tools can efficiently handle scheduling constraints such as instructor preferences, teaching loads, course section requirements, and specific time slots. Using Python’s PuLP library and matplotlib for visualization, we built a flexible and accessible scheduling system.

Our research prototype balances course assignments while addressing department-specific needs, demonstrating how linear programming can simplify academic scheduling and improve efficiency.

Although this is a research prototype, our results already demonstrate the ability to generate a correct course schedule that …

Ontologies For Smart Agriculture: A Path Toward Explainable Ai-A Systematic Literature Review, Rima Grati, Najla Fattouch, Khouloud Boukadi

All Works

Smart agriculture has grown significantly over the last few years, particularly with the integration of advanced technologies (e.g., the Internet of Things, robots, artificial intelligence, etc.), leading to the development of intelligent agricultural systems. However, these systems often lack data integration, interoperability, and semantic explainability. Various approaches have been proposed to address these challenges. This study provides a comprehensive literature review that addresses, on the one hand, the use of semantic resources (e.g., semantic web technologies and ontologies) to tackle data integration and interoperability in smart agriculture systems and, on the other hand, the integration of explainable artificial intelligence into …

Balancing Privacy And Security: A Comparative Analysis Of Ai-Driven Surveillance In The Uae And Usa, Belal Alghafri, Abdallah Tubaishat

All Works

AI-driven surveillance has emerged as a critical tool for enhancing public safety, enabling authorities to monitor and prevent crime and terrorism more effectively. In countries like the UAE and the USA, these systems are often implemented under the pretext of national security, offering advanced methods to track potential threats. However, the increasing reliance on AI for surveillance raises significant ethical concerns about privacy and individual freedoms. The boundary between protecting citizens and infringing on their privacy becomes increasingly blurred, potentially leading to abuses of power, diminished public trust, and a pervasive atmosphere of fear. This paper explores the complex relationship …

Spartan Daily, April 22, 2025, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2025

Volume 164, Issue 35

New Insights Into Epileptic Spasm Generation And Treatment From The Ttx Animal Model, John W Swann, Carlos J Ballester-Rosado, Chih-Hong Lee

Duncan NRI Faculty and Staff Publications

Currently, we have an incomplete understanding of the mechanisms underlying infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS). However, over the past decade, significant efforts have been made to develop IESS animal models to provide much-needed mechanistic information for therapy development. Our laboratory has focused on the TTX model and in this paper, we review some of our findings. To induce spasms, tetrodotoxin (TTX) is infused into the neocortex of infant rats. TTX produces a lesion at its infusion site and thus mimics IESS resulting from acquired structural brain abnormalities. Subsequent electrophysiological studies showed that the epileptic spasms originate from neocortical layer V …

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Accessibility Care Beyond The University Disability Office, Mae L. Zurita

Masters Projects

When higher education institutions rely on a single office to provide primarily in-class accommodations for students with diagnosed disabilities, practitioners beyond this office receive little guidance on supporting the broader disabled community in daily practices. By critiquing the dominant models, theories, interventions, and solutions that create an ambiguous responsibility for how practitioners are to include and accommodate disabled people the project can outline alternative methods. A culture of ableism and rampant inaccessibility is innate to how North American higher education operates as an institutional practice. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is treated like a successful initiative that guarantees …

Disarming The Deficit: Creating A Positive Disabled Community On Campus, Grace E. Vanhaitsma

Masters Projects

In the United States, the number of individuals with disabilities who pursue a college degree has increased. According to Wagner et al. (2018), 26% of people with disabilities pursued postsecondary education, whether at a two-year (20%) or four-year program (6%). Retention of students with disabilities, however, remains an issue. 41% of all college students with disabilities left school before graduation compared to 33% of their typically abled peers. Disabled students are also more likely to struggle with loneliness and isolation on campus due to a lack of sense of belonging. Having a strong campus community leads to better retention and …

Promoting College And Career Ready Readers And Writers: A Guide For English, Science, And Social Studies Teachers To Support Instruction Of Sat Reading And Writing Skills, David Fitzpatrick

Masters Projects

In Michigan and across the United States, student scores on the Evidence Based Reading and Writing section of the SAT have been steadily declining. This project responds to this decline by developing a set of resources for skills-based literacy instruction that English language arts, social studies, and science teachers can use to revise their approaches to teaching literacy skills. Highly effective curriculum design and literacy instruction strategies were reviewed to design guides, templates, and models for practicing high school teachers at all grade levels to adapt in order to improve literacy instruction in their classrooms. By scaffolding literacy skills across …

The Translucent Fortress: Improving The Design Of Rural Domestic Violence Shelters, Owen Baker Phillips

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

Domestic violence is a nationwide social plague that effects millions of women each year and has increased in severity since Covid-19 (2020-2022). In the state of Georgia, 37.4% of women report experiencing some sort of physical violence by an intimate partner (NCADV, 2020). Severity and frequency of domestic violence increases drastically if the victim is living in a rural location. Qualitative studies conducted in Iowa, North Carolina, and Virginia all report that on average, women living in rural areas report 150% more domestic violence experiences at a higher severity than their urban counterparts and must travel on average 300% further …

Expanding The Horizons Of Nonagonal Neutrosophic Numbers As A Versatile Framework For Decision-Making And Scientific Applications In Covid-19, Muhammad Naveed Jafar, Kainat Muniba, Hamiden Abd El-Wahed Khalifa, Fahd Jarad

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

In this article, the concept of nonagonal neutrosophic numbers has been introducing in the disjunctive frame of reference. We also proposed the dependency and independency of membership function in regards to nonagonal neutrosophic number. We also introduce a new score function and its computation also formulated in a distinct rational viewpoint. We developed the concept of weighted arithmetic averaging operator and weighted geometric averaging operator for nonagonal neutrosophic numbers. It will open new doors for MCDM and develop the concept with new approaches. Additionally, we analyze the effect of COVID-19 for different ages.

Assessing The Sustainable Blockchain-Metaverse-Iot Platform In The Healthcare Industry: An Intelligent Decision Support Model, Ibrahim M. Hezam, Ahmed M. Ali, Ibrahim A. Hameed, Karam Sallam, Mohamed Abdel-Basset

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

Healthcare services must fulfill patients' desires for secure data sharing and high accessibility. Blockchain technology, through blockchain platforms (BPs), can overcome healthcare challenges. This study develops a decision-making methodology for selecting the best BP, by integrating blockchain with IoT and Metaverse, the proposed approach ensures data integrity, quality, privacy and security, secure data sharing, and interoperability. The decision-making methodology uses the multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methodology to handle conflicting criteria. Two MCDM methods are used in this study: CRiteria Importance Through Intercriteria Correlation (CRITIC) for weight computation, and Ranking of Alternatives with Weights of Criterion (RAWEC) for alternative ranking. To deal …

Appraisal Of Uncertainty-Driven Financial Performance: Bringing Multi-Criteria Decision Making Techniques With Neutrosophic Theory, Mona Mohamed, Nurhan Alaa, Eman Sayed

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

Evaluating financial performance is essential yet challenging due to various factors, including ambiguity, insufficient information, and conflicting evaluation criteria. Conventional Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) techniques often struggle to manage these complexities effectively. To address these limitations and enhance financial performance assessments, this research proposes an innovative approach integrating Single-Valued Neutrosophic Sets (SVNS) with established MCDM methodologies. SVNS uniquely manages uncertainty by concurrently quantifying degrees of truth, indeterminacy, and falsity within financial data. This research specifically employs entropy-based weighting methods integrated with Additive Ratio Assessment (ARAS) and Multi-Objective Optimization by Ratio Analysis (MOORA) methodologies in the SVNS environment to systematically rank enterprises …

A Novel Neutrosophic Decision-Making Approach For Optimizing Metaverse Headphone Design: Balancing Technical Performance And User Emotional Needs, Mai Mohamed, Amira Salam, Karam Sallam, Bilal Arain

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

The concept of the metaverse, which combines various technologies to create a wide range of virtual experiences, has gained significant popularity in recent years. To fully engage in these metaverse environments, users rely on access devices such as virtual reality (VR) headsets and smartphones for augmented reality (AR). These devices must be lightweight, compact, and user-friendly to ensure comfort and enhance customer satisfaction. There is a growing focus on innovating and designing products that not only meet technical requirements but also address the emotional needs of users, ultimately improving the overall experience. Selecting the ideal design for Metaverse headphones is …

A Comprehensive Intelligent Traffic Monitoring System Based On A Novel Integration Of Neutrosophic Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Techniques, Mai Mohamed, Amira Salam, Rana Muhammad Zulqarnain, Muhammad Gulistan

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

With the spread of road accidents and traffic congestion that costs countries and governments a lot of money in addition to the loss of human lives, and since traditional methods of monitoring traffic have not been as effective as desired, attention has been drawn to the search for more effective solutions to the problem of monitoring and regulating traffic. With the spread of technology and the Internet of Things, UAVs have emerged as a promising tool for monitoring traffic, as they can fly for a sufficient period and operate in difficult climatic conditions, in addition to their ability to monitor …

Nash Equilibrium Solutions For Continuous Static Games Under Neutrosophic Environment, M. G. Brikaa

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

Neutrosophic set theory plays an important role in dealing with the impreciseness and inconsistency in data encountered in solving real life problems. This paper presents a novel approach to solving a new class of continuous static games within a neutrosophic framework. In the proposed methodology, the neutrosophic continuous static games are redefined into two separate crisp problems: the lower problem and the upper problem. The study further establishes the necessary conditions for determining equilibrium strategies in neutrosophic continuous static games. To demonstrate its effectiveness and practical applicability, the proposed method is validated through a numerical example.

901 Walton Ave Realty Llc V. Laboy

All Decisions

Tenant moved to dismiss a nonpayment proceeding arguing that the rent demand overstated the legal rent due, rendering it defective. The landlord sought rent based on a concession rider, asserting the legal regulated rent was $1,472.41 and charging $1,522.41 for some months, despite a pattern of charging $1,300 through biannual credits. The court found that the concession functioned as a preferential rent under recent case law and DHCR guidance. Since preferential rents must remain for the duration of the tenancy under HSTPA, the higher amounts sought were improper. The rent demand was thus not a good faith approximation of what …

Hart Property Services Llc V. Jackhan

All Decisions

In this rent-stabilized nonpayment proceeding, tenant moved for summary judgment seeking dismissal based on a prior action pending, lack of standing under LLC Law §206, and the absence of a valid lease. While the court rejected the first two arguments "finding no duplicative proceeding and holding that the foreign LLC's filing deficiencies were curable under LLC Law §802" the court granted dismissal due to the absence of privity of contract. The alleged renewal lease was unsigned by any landlord and still listed the prior owner. Without a fully executed lease, there was no binding rental agreement at the time of …

Epidemiology Of Tourette Syndrome, Abdullah Yasir Yilmaz, Joseph Jankovic

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background/Objectives: Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder, manifested by tics and a variety of behavioral comorbidities that cluster strongly within families, suggesting a combination of genetic and environmental risk factors. The underlying pathophysiology of TS remains to be elucidated. Understanding the incidence and prevalence across different populations provides valuable insights into the etiology and pathogenesis of the condition and aids in the development of effective treatment strategies.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted on PubMed covering the period from 1 January 2000 to 1 January 2025. The search used the terms "Tourette syndrome", "tics", "tic disorders", "epidemiology", "prevalence", …

Vaccination Schedules Recommended By The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention: From Human-Readable To Machine-Processable, Xia Jing, Hua Min, Yang Gong, Mytchell A Ernst, Aneesa Weaver, Chloe Crozier, David Robinson, Dean F Sittig, Paul G Biondich, Samuil Orlioglu, Akash Shanmugan Boobalan, Kojo Abanyie, Richard D Boyce, Adam Wright, Christian Nøhr, Timothy D Law, Arild Faxvaag, Lior Rennert, Ronald W Gimbel

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Reusable, machine-processable clinical decision support system (CDSS) rules have not been widely achieved in the medical informatics field. This study introduces the process, results, challenges faced, and lessons learned while converting the United States of America Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-recommended immunization schedules (2022) to machine-processable CDSS rules.

Methods: We converted the vaccination schedules into tabular, charts, MS Excel, and clinical quality language (CQL) formats. The CQL format can be automatically converted to a machine-processable format using existing tools. Therefore, it was regarded as a machine-processable format. The results were reviewed, verified, and tested.

Results: We have …

Tobacco Smoking Functional Networks: A Whole-Brain Connectome Analysis In 24 539 Individuals, Yezhi Pan, Chuan Bi, Zhenyao Ye, Hwiyoung Lee, Jiaao Yu, Luba Yammine, Tianzhou Ma, Peter Kochunov, L Elliot Hong, Shuo Chen

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Introduction: Nicotine addiction, a multifaceted neuropsychiatric disorder, profoundly impacts brain functions through interactions with neural pathways. Despite its significance, the impact of tobacco smoking on the whole-brain functional connectome remains largely unexplored.

Aims and methods: We conducted a whole-brain analysis on 24 539 adults aged 40 and above from the United Kingdom Biobank cohort. Subjects were categorized into individuals who use nicotine and those who do not use nicotine based on current and chronic tobacco smoking information. Functional connectivity was assessed using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. We employed a network analysis method to assess the systematic effects of tobacco …

Can The Discovery Of High-Impact Diagnostics Be Improved By Matching The Sampling Rate Of Clinical Diagnostics To The Frequency Domain Of Diagnostic Information?, Steven W Millward, Peng Wei, David Piwnica-Worms, Seth T Gammon

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Over the past 30 years, academic and industrial research investigators have developed molecular reporters to visualize cell death in complex biological systems. In parallel, clinical researchers, chemists, biochemists, and molecular biologists have endeavored to translate these molecular tools into clinical imaging agents. Despite these efforts, there are no clinically approved imaging methodologies with which to image cell death consistently and quantitatively. One reason may reside in the intrinsic mismatch between the sampling frequency of translational molecular imaging and the biochemical kinetics that define cell death. Beyond cell death imaging, many active research programs are now attempting to create translational diagnostic …

Swi/Snf Complex-Mediated Znf410 Cooperative Binding Maintains Chromatin Accessibility And Enhancer Activity, Siyuan Xu, Chuxuan Peng, Ren Ren, Haowen Lu, Han Zhao, Sijian Xia, Yijie Shen, Bin Xu, Haoyue Zhang, Xiaodong Cheng, Gerd A Blobel, Xianjiang Lan

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The clustering of multiple transcription factor binding sites (TFBSs) for the same TF has proved to be a pervasive feature of cis-regulatory elements in the eukaryotic genome. However, the contribution of binding sites within the homotypic clusters of TFBSs (HCTs) to TF binding and target gene expression remains to be understood. Here, we characterize the CHD4 enhancers that harbor unique functional ZNF410 HCTs genome wide. We uncover that ZNF410 controls chromatin accessibility and activity of the CHD4 enhancer regions. We demonstrate that ZNF410 binds to the HCTs in a collaborative fashion, further conferring transcriptional activation. In particular, three ZNF410 motifs …

Empowering Society Through Digitalization Of Msmes During The Recession, Diah Ajeng Purwani, Etika Prasetyaningrum, Anindya Septiana Arfiani

JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA

One of the sectors and regions affected by the recession in Indonesia’s economic condition is Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Yogyakarta. Some of the problems that arise include a decrease in MSME turnover, which leads to a reduction in the number of employees. MSMEs need to maintain their businesses if they need to keep up with increasingly rapid technological developments in the online realm in their marketing strategies. The method used in this research is community-based research (CBR) based on cases in the field, which takes the MSME community as the research objective studied through digitalization on social …

Safe Robot Planning Through Reachability Analysis Of Human Behaviors, Haoyi Wang

Electrical and Systems Engineering Undergraduate Student Research

This paper introduces a novel approach to human-robot interaction that enables robots to safely navigate shared spaces by actively gathering information about human internal states. We model human behavior as influenced by latent variables representing attentiveness and driving style, which cannot be directly observed by the robot. Our key contribution is a sampling-based reachability analysis method that integrates belief updates over human internal states with adaptive interval refinement, allowing robots to maintain probabilistic safety guarantees while efficiently planning their actions. Unlike passive observation approaches, our framework enables robots to purposefully execute probing actions that clarify human internal states, accelerating belief …

Graduate Recital: April 22, 2025, Yen-Tzu Tung

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall

April 22, 2025

Tuesday Evening

8:00 p.m.

Climate Prosecution As Climate Regulation, Cindy J. Cho

NULR Online

No abstract provided.

Global Ocean Bottom Temperature Observation Design: Observing System Simulation Experiments For Strategic Deployment Of Smart Subsea Cables, Karen E. Renninger-Rojas

LSU Master's Theses

Deep-ocean observations below 2000 meters remain limited, restricting our ability to model global ocean processes critical to climate prediction. This thesis evaluates the potential of SMART (Science Monitoring and Reliable Telecommunications) subsea cables to address these observational gaps by conducting Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) and adjoint sensitivity analyses using the MITgcm ocean model and ECCO outputs.

Vertical decorrelation analysis showed that temperature and salinity in key regions decouple from the upper ocean beyond 2000 m. Over 60% of the proposed SMART cable sites exhibited decorrelation depths exceeding Argo’s maximum sampling depth, highlighting their strategic value for deployment.

A comparison …

Motion To Approve Insurance Settlements

Catholic Dioceses in Bankruptcy

No abstract provided.

Final Project Report: Lift Bed For The Mobility Impaired, Daniel Chia, Rachel Curtis, Max Jung, Jaxson Kapellusch

Engineering Senior Design Reports

The global environment has progressively adapted to better accommodate individuals with mobility impairments, driven primarily by governmental regulations mandating increased accessibility in public spaces. In contrast, private residences often lacked such adaptations, leaving individuals responsible for procuring and implementing solutions tailored to their specific needs. While various assistive products were available, the high associated costs frequently discouraged their adoption, fostering the user’s feelings of being a burden and delaying access to potentially life-enhancing solutions. To address this issue, Dr. Enright sponsored the development of a lift bed, which functioned as a standard bed while also enabling low effort transitions to …