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28 - Game Design Program, Kat Little

Undergraduate Research Symposium

Our Game Design presentation will provide an interactive and engaging experience that showcases student work and encourages discussion about game development. The booth will be structured into three distinct sections:

1. Game Jam Winner Showcase: A laptop will be set up for attendees to play the first-place game from the recent Game Jam. This will highlight the creativity and talent within our student community.

2. NetTech Warriors Display: This section will feature materials related to the NetTech Warriors project, including visuals, documentation, and insights into its development.

3. Student Work Video Montage: A monitor will continuously play a video montage of student projects, …

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12 - Hydrogen Energy Lab, Xiaoyu Zhang

Undergraduate Research Symposium

Research Lab Showcase

01 - Design Of Ion-Sieve For Selective Adsorption Of Lithium From Geothermal Brine, Agyare Asante, Abigail Berardi, Jayla Standin, Elliott Walker, Alvin Spruill, Ujjwal Pokharel, Sandeep Kumar

Undergraduate Research Symposium

The growing demand for lithium-ion batteries necessitates efficient and sustainable lithium extraction technologies. Geothermal brines provide an alternative lithium source; however, their complex ionic composition challenges selective lithium recovery. Hydrogen manganese oxides (H₄Mn_4.5O₁₂) are widely studied as lithium-ion sieves due to their high selectivity for lithium ions. Still, its structural instability and manganese dissolution during adsorption-desorption cycles limit long-term performance. This study introduced zirconium (Zr) doping into the spinel-type Li₄Mn₅O₁₂ precursor through a one-step calcination process (450 °C for 24 hours at 10 °C min^-1), ensuring an …

17 - Mpark: A Humanities Makerspace, Margaret Konkol Kilcline, Ola Swatek, Xianzhong Meng, Elena Knudsen, Bridget Dolan

Undergraduate Research Symposium

Our mission is to promote nontraditional understandings of the textual object and to recover and celebrate the historical contributions of women and other marginalized groups to textual cultural heritage. We explore text-making with materials like thread, fiber, leather, wood, and plastic as well as a wide range of digital tools and visual recording equipment. We are devoted to expanding the impact of the humanities by supporting cross-disciplinary collaboration and by reaching beyond the university to engage with innovations and challenges that face our larger geographical and social contexts. Founded in Fall 2023 and occupying 400 square feet on the second …

Navigating Work-Life Balance: A Study Of School Educators In Challenging Contexts, Laurent Yacoub, Sara Abou Ibrahim, Nadine Osman, Zubaida Daye, Nada Jabbour Al Maalouf

Arab Economic and Business Journal

Work-life balance has become an essential aspect of employees’ fundamental rights provided by the workplace in almost every industry. While WLB is widely recognized for enhancing employees’ productivity, motivation, and consequently, the overall success of the organization, limited research has focused on its role in the educational sector, particularly in Lebanon. In the educational sector, this concept is particularly important since this sector is known for the high amounts of workload during and after school hours. This study explores the impact of work-life balance on job satisfaction among both Lebanese and non-Lebanese teachers in private and public schools in Lebanon, …

Resource Optimization In Cross Cloud Identity Synchronization, Dileep Reddem

Defensive Publications Series

Cloud providers implement support for System for Cross Domain Identity Management (SCIM) RFCs that mandate only how users and groups are to be provisioned. Administrators of cloud platforms must rely on third-party Identity Providers (IdPs) for group creation and management on the cloud platform. Empty or orphan groups consume storage and bookkeeping resources on the cloud platform, while a compromise or malfunction on the IdP end can exhaust cloud resources and/or impose costs on the cloud platform. This disclosure describes techniques to automatically detect and remove empty and/or inactive user groups using a periodically run mapping algorithm and/or suitably trained …

Method And System For Transaction Level Settlement For Card Payments, Barbara E. Patterson, Libby A. Kurien, Millie L. Yee, Matthew A. Cramer, Michael Allen Balk, Karen Ando

Defensive Publications Series

Embodiments of the present disclosure includes: receiving, by a processing network computer from a resource provider computer via a transport computer, an authorization request message for a transaction; determining, by the processing network computer, that the transaction qualifies for transaction level settlement; modifying, by the processing network computer, the authorization request message to include a transaction level settlement indicator; transmitting, by the processing network computer, the authorization request message to an authorizing entity computer; receiving, by the processing network computer from the authorizing entity computer, an authorization response message; and transmitting, by the processing network computer to the resource provider …

Biomimetic Nanobots For Heavy Metal Soil Remediation, Suma Mallapragada, Vaishnavi Sankepally

Defensive Publications Series

This defensive publication introduces an innovative approach for heavy metal soil remediation using biomimetic nanobots, designed to autonomously detect, neutralize, and degrade harmful contaminants while ensuring eco-friendliness and sustainability. The nanobots feature a graphene-based outer capsule for structural durability, a gold nanolens for selective ion detection, and a bioengineered pseudo-organelle payload system that enables enzymatic neutralization of heavy metals. Utilizing optical-tweezer-based DNA-polystyrene actuators, the system is capable of movement within the soil, and a self-regenerating mechanism ensures prolonged activity. A NanoIoT-enabled communication system allows real-time monitoring and control with minimal human intervention. The nanobots target common …

The Composite Image Projection Configuration That Contains 5 Adjacently Configured Image Projection Configurations Where A Composite Image Projection Will Be Projected Collectively Onto An Adjacently Configured Composite Surface., Punarjeewa Abeysekera

Defensive Publications Series

This paper describes a composite image projection configuration that contains 5 adjacently configured image projection configurations where a composite image projection will be projected collectively onto an adjacently configured composite surface. The entire composite image projection configuration will consists of 5 adjacently configured image projection configurations. The generally utilized image projection configuration will contain a convex lens stack, a configuration that is capable of producing pixel patterns that will be associated with a high brightness light source and an enclosure. The composite image projection configuration, by utilizing the containing 5 adjacently configured image projection configurations, will have the capability to …

Intrinsically Conductive Polymers For Dry Emg Electrodes, Ru He, Li Yao, Zidong Li, Vanessa Tolosa, Thomas Rudolf

Defensive Publications Series

An example method of manufacturing an electrode, comprises dissolving PVA in a PEDOT: PSS aqueous solution to produce a PEDOT: PSS/PVA solution. Then a dialdehyde crosslinker is added to the PEDOT: PSS/PVA solution to produce a mixture, and the mixture is provided to a mold to be partially cured to produce a loose hydrogel. The resulting hydrogel is then treated with acetic acid and undergoes a controlled drying process to produce a tough flexible dry polymer material that can be utilized as an EMG electrode in wristbands.

Optical Terminal And Amplifier Line Card Definition Modelled As A Graph, Richard Moses S, Anand Nadarajan, Lokesh Kumar T.N, Archana C, Neeraj Bansal

Defensive Publications Series

Proposed herein are techniques to model optical terminal amplifier, in-line amplifier, and Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) line card components for an Optical Line System (OLS) line card as a graph. The proposed techniques may enable a component-based representation instead of a layer-based representation in which different hardware building blocks for an OLS line card are modeled as graph nodes.

Electric Power Assisted Steering (Epas) Gear Rattle Damper, Anonymous

Defensive Publications Series

This “EPAS gear rattle damper” is important to provide a “Rattle” free driving experience

The Role Of Intuition In Knowledge, Kenzi Mcspadden

Global Tides

In this paper, McSpadden challenges Climenhaga's use of intuitions as evidence by arguing that one does not have to cite memories, sensory experiences, and testimony in order to subconsciously use them to form her beliefs. McSpadden argues that there is a psychological definition of what intuitions could be, that intuitions do not always make philosophers more confident in their beliefs, and that intuitions can instead be explained by a cognitive reaction using past experiences.

From Explanationism To Pragmatic Explanationism: A New Framework For Knowledge And Stakes, Jacob Guise

Global Tides

In "From Explanationism to Pragmatic Explanationism: A New Framework for Knowledge and Stakes", Guise defends the thesis that Pragmatic Explanationism helps overcome Explanationism's limitations in addressing pragmatic encroachment, specifically in high stakes scenarios and situations involving hidden practical factors. Guise argues that Pragmatic Explanationism should be adopted over Explanationism.

The Utah Statesman, April 14, 2025, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Tolkien, Tabletop, And Orcs: The Impact Of Participatory Neomedievalisms On Authority, Tyler Bell

ATU Theses and Dissertations 2021 - Present

Different medieval and fantasy works have utilized race in different ways. Medieval Europe used race as a structural relationship to morally and religiously other certain people groups. J.R.R. Tolkien used race in a similar way, othering the fantasy races like orcs as a way to give the audiences clear antagonists. Direct film and video game adaptations of Tolkien uphold him as the authority on fantasy race, using orcs as antagonists and glorifying violence against them. The table-top role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons initially held up the antagonistic portrayal of orcs, but through different editions, the restrictions placed on orcs have …

The Anthropology Of Citizenship And Its Importance In Educational Studies, Jagad Aditya Dewantara

Jurnal Civics: Media Kajian Kewarganegaraan

No abstract provided.

Ai-Based Detection Of Optical Microscopic Images Of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa In Planktonic And Biofilm States, Bidisha Roy Sengupta, Esther Mallet, Angel Torres, Ravyn Solis

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, April 14, 2025, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Call to Order
• Approval of Minutes - March 17, 2025
• University Business
• Faculty Senate Business
• Information
• EPC Report - April 3, 2025
• Report
• Office of Equity
• Committee on Committees Annual Report
• Calendar Committee Annual Report
• Retention Annual Report
• Recruitment Annual Report
• Old Business
• New Business
• Adjourn 4:26 pm

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, April 14, 2025, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• 3:00 Call to Order
• Approval of Minutes - March 17, 2025
• 3:05 University Business
• 3:20 Faculty Senate Business
• 3:35 Information
• EPC Report - April 3, 2025
• 3:40 Report
• The Office of Equity
• Committee on Committees Annual Report
• Calendar Committee Annual Report
• Retention Annual Report
• Recruitment Annual Report
• 4:05 Old Business
• 4:10 New Business
• President-Elect Nominations
• Format & Responsibilities - 2025-2026 Faculty Senate Meetings
• Faculty Senate Executive Committee Membership
• Adjourn: 4:30 pm

Enhancing Organizational Resilience Through Fatality Prevention At Vulcan Materials Company, Ross Boeker

ASEM Capstones

2025 ASEM 620 Capstone Project

Bowe V. United States: Brief Of Federal Courts Scholars As Amici Curiae In Support Of Petitioner, Leah Litman, Eve Brensike Primus

Appellate Briefs

Amici curiae are law professors who research, study, teach, and write about the writ of habeas corpus and federal postconviction relief. They share an interest in seeing habeas law applied in a way that ensures the just adjudication of claims.

2025 April 14 - University Council Agenda And Minutes, University Council, East Tennessee State University

University Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Detection Of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals At The North Haven Water Pollution Control Facility On The Quinnipiac River, Kacey Daly

Honors Theses

The presence of estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) was detected using vacuum filtration and solid-phase extraction (SPE) followed by methods measured through chemical analysis. This research aims to quantify the presence of estrogenic EDCs in the Quinnipiac River located in Connecticut. Samples from influent, effluent, and downstream river locations from a Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) in North Haven, Connecticut are tested for the presence of estrone and 17α-ethinylestradiol. Findings from the study will provide insight to improve treatment efficiency of EDCs in WPCFs.

Tales About Afghan Women After The U.S. Lost The War In Afghanistan In 2021: A Frame Analysis Of Coverage In The New York Times, Ismat Ara Begum

Communication ETDs

This study investigates how U.S. news media framed Afghan women’s identities and experiences in the context of the Taliban’s return to power after the U.S. military withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. In this qualitative inquiry, I examined 11 in-depth, human-interest stories in The New York Times, a mainstream news organization known for its influence on coverage of international and global affairs. A frame analysis was applied to identify salient frames and their ideological underpinnings. The findings show two dominant frames in the coverage, women’s rights and victimhood, articulated through three rhetorical strategies—binary oppositions, comparing loss vs. gain, and emphasis on …

2025 April 14 - Staff Senate Agenda And Minutes, Staff Senate, East Tennessee State University

Staff Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Unh Students Shine In 'The College Tour' First Look Event, Jeremy Gasowski

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Unh Students Partner With Clean Shelter To Aid Displaced Communities In Gaza, Meredith Hohnbaum

Digital Edition

No abstract provided.

The Social Life Of Plants: Botanical Representations In Moche Art, Breanna Fae Reiss

Art & Art History ETDs

The Moche were semi-autonomous communities who thrived in the ten fertile riverine valleys of Peru’s northern coast between the late fourth and ninth centuries CE. Phase IV (c. 590–700 CE) Southern Moche ceramics feature intricate fine line visual narrative scenes with many multivalent symbols and motifs. This dissertation intends to understand why plants begin to play a more significant role in the Moche iconographic corpus in this period. I explore the interests of elites, the ecological web interweaving image and environment, and species identification. The local flora was affected on one hand by naturally occurring changes in weather and environment …

2025 April 14 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

Faculty Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.