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Kritika Kultura

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Editor's Introduction, Vincenz Serrano

Kritika Kultura

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Optimization Of The Starch Chitosan-Based Flocculant Crosslinked By Ethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate On Removing Dypro 19 Textile Dye From Wastewater, Asep Nurohmat Majalis, Putri Ramadhani, Hendris Hendarsyah Kurniawan, Axel Dimaz Sanusi Pasaribu, Hafiizh Prasetia, Fitri Yuliani, Andreas Andreas, Hartati Hartati

Karbala International Journal of Modern Science

Dyes used in industry, especially textile dyes, are one of the water pollutants that receive much attention because they are potentially toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, and generally challenging to decompose naturally. Textile dyes from wastewater can be removed through coagulation-flocculation. However, conventional coagulation-flocculation based on Fe and Al salts and synthetic polymers often leaves residual pollution. In this research, the performance of the new biopolymer-based flocculant, namely starch-ethylene glycol dimetacrylate-chitosan (SEC), which can act as coagulants and flocculants in solid-liquid separation of textile dyes, has been optimized using response surface methodology (RSM) approach. The influences of several independent variables, such …

Breast Cancer Area Identification In Mammograms Using Expectation Maximization Gaussian Mixture Model, Rizki Khoirun Nisa, Dian Kurniasari, Favorisen R. Lumbanraja, Warsono Warsono

Karbala International Journal of Modern Science

Breast cancer accounts for 25% of all cancer diagnoses and 16% of cancer-related deaths among women globally, with high mortality rates due to late diagnosis. Early detection relies on imaging techniques such as mammography, histopathology, and breast ultrasound, with mammography being the gold standard due to its proven to detect breast cancer, thus it is effective for breast cancer treatment. However, mammogram images often produce noise and artefacts, complicating early-stage cancer detection and emphasizing the need for advanced image processing. Clustering algorithms such as K-means and Expectation Maximization - Gaussian Mixture Model (EM-GMM) have shown potential in image segmentation. This …

Rethinking Safe Nurse Staffing In The Post-Covid Icu: A Comparative Analysis Of The Nurse-To-Patient Ratio And Mixed Model Approach For State Policies, Emilie A. Maxie

Dissertations

The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) led to an unprecedented surge in ICU admission, increasing the nurse-to-patient ratios and intensifying stress on ICU nurses. This prompted many nurses to leave bedside care, exacerbating the ongoing nursing shortage and creating unsafe working conditions. Fourteen states have enacted safe nurse staffing policies. California implemented a mandated nurse-to-patient ratio, while Massachusetts adopted a mixed model for ICUs that involves a ratio, nurse committees, and workload tools. In post-COVID, this raises the question of which state policy approach is more effective in retaining ICU nursing staff. Literature suggests a mixed policy may be more effective.

Thematic Navigation Using Generative Artificial Intelligence And Augmented Reality, Ajay Prasad

Defensive Publications Series

Navigation apps offer accurate routes, but they are purely utilitarian, offering little scope for user engagement and enjoyment. This disclosure describes techniques of navigational experience that leverage generative AI (gen-AI) and augmented reality to transform routine navigation tasks into thematic, immersive, and memorable journeys. Users can select from a variety of themes from popular culture, obtained with permission from the content creators, to overlay the navigation interface and the real-world environment with relevant content. Gen-AI techniques are used to create themed content, renaming landmarks, generating background visuals, creating audio cues and directions, etc. Thematic elements can be projected onto the …

Process For The Preparation Of Teduglutide, Srinivasan Thirumalai Rajan; Ghojala Venkat Reddy; Katta Laxmi Reddy; Koduru Venkata Subba Reddy; Ayinavalli Ramesh Babu; Msn Life Sciences Private Limited, Unit-Ii; Hyderabad, India

Defensive Publications Series

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of Teduglutide.

Region-Based Cross-Component Prediction Parameter Derivation, Xiang Li, Debargha Mukherjee

Defensive Publications Series

Region-based cross-component prediction parameter derivation improves convolutional cross-component mode (CCCM) prediction by enabling filter coefficients for predicting chroma samples from luma samples to be derived for an entire region of a frame of a video stream, such as a coding tree unit (CTU), rather than requiring that such filter coefficients be derived for each individual coding unit (CU). Deriving the filter coefficients for an entire region instead of for each individual CU under processing significantly reduces the latency in video coding and thus enables CCCM prediction to be used in hardware coders. The filter coefficients for the region are derived …

Techniques To Facilitate Hitless Recovery From A Flash Single Event Upset (Seu) Error Through Virtualization, Jay Yoo, Mike Thornburg, Mark Chu, Daniel I Walker, Vinod Cherukatt, Son P Le, Jason F Haase, Ramesh Yeevani, Manish Agarwal

Defensive Publications Series

Many embedded systems use an embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) as the main storage device for such systems. When the eMMC for an embedded system is connected to the host Central Processing Unit (CPU) through an intermediate device, such as a Universal Serial Bus (USB) bridge, recovery from a transient eMMC failure, such as a single-event upset (SEU), is not available and such a failure could bring down an entire network. For example, conventional recovery processes for a system that experiences such a transient failure due to an SEU issue typically involve performing a system power cycle, which can cause significant network …

Building Successful Justice Worker Programs: Emerging Insights From Research And Practice, Rebecca L. Sandefur, Matthew Burnett

Alaska Law Review

America's deep access to justice crisis has long seemed intractable. But new and potentially transformative models for giving people access to legal services and to their own law are emerging around the country. Among the most promising of these are community justice workers. These are people already trusted in their communities, such as social workers, librarians, health aides, community leaders, teachers, mediators, and everyday citizens who are trained to help people understand and act on the legal challenges involved in critical life issues. These issues implicate basic needs like nutrition, health, income security, shelter, education, and care of dependents, and …

Effect Of Social Vulnerability Index On Betamethasone Timing In Patients At Risk Of Preterm Birth, Lizelle Comfort, Gillian Piltch, David Krantz, Frank Ian Jackson, Matthew J. Blitz, Burton Rochelson

Specialty Medicine Faculty Publications

Background/Objectives: Several social vulnerability index (SVI) components have been associated with adverse obstetrical outcomes and provider bias. The objective of this study is to assess whether betamethasone administration timing among patients at risk for preterm birth differs by social vulnerability index. Methods: A multicenter retrospective cohort study of pregnant people at a large academic healthcare system between January 2019 and January 2023. Patients with live singleton gestations at risk for preterm birth who received at least one dose of intramuscular betamethasone for fetal lung maturity from 22 to 34 weeks were included. Patients aged less than 18, who received late-preterm …

First‑Year Post‑Fire Alterations Of Scots Pine Forest: Composition, Relationships, Ecological Consequences, Olena Blinkova, Liudmyla Raichuk, Iryna Mcdonald

Agriculture Faculty Publications

Context Forest fires are key ecological factors affecting pine forests globally. Understanding impacts of varying fire intensities on forest ecosystem components is crucial for predicting recovery and informing management. Objectives This study aimed to assess effects of different surface fire intensities on structural components of pine forests, including tree canopy, herbaceous layer, and surface soil horizons, and identify relationships between fire intensity and ecosystem parameters. Methods The study examined three areas with different fire intensities (severe, moderate, mild) 1 year after a surface fire in Ukraine’s Volyn-Polissia region,

using vegetation surveys, soil analyses, and statistical methods. Results Fire intensity significantly …

Ghost Guns: A Case Study On The Tension Between Public Exigencies And Statutory Construction, Bradley Krause

Catholic University Law Review

Administrative agencies often navigate public policy issues while simultaneously handling complex and highly technical matters. When facing a public emergency, how should courts interpret these agencies’ authorizing statutes? What rules of thumb exist to guide the courts? This Comment answers these questions through a case study on ongoing litigation pertaining to a recent ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) regulation. The regulation, targeted towards ghost guns (also known as “privately manufactured firearms”), seeks to incorporate these weapons within pre-existing definitions in the ATF’s authorizing statute, the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA). In spite of challenges to the regulation, …

Broad And Diverse Roles Of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate/Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptors In The Prostate., Daoquan Liu, Jianmin Liu, Yan Li, Lu Du, Qingqiong Cao, Liang Yang, Yongying Zhou, Ping Chen, Yuming Guo, Guang Zeng, Michael E. Disanto, Weidong Hu, Xinhua Zhang

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Departmental Research

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common condition in aging males, but its underlying pathogenesis remains unclear. Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) and its receptors (S1PRs) play important roles in various diseases, while less studied in prostate. Current study attempts to clarify the expression and functional activities of S1P/S1PRs in the prostate. We discovered that S1P/S1PRs were richly expressed in the prostate, with S1PR1/2/3 localized in the epithelial/stromal compartments, while S1PR4/5 were less expressed. In vitro, S1P/S1PR1/S1PR3 promoted cell proliferation via AKT and ERK1/2 pathways, S1P/S1PR2/S1PR3 enhanced contraction of WPMY-1 cells and human prostate via RhoA/ROCK pathway, while S1P/S1PR1/S1PR2/S1PR3 alleviated the inflammation …

Assessing Knowledge, Confidence, And Attitude Toward Virtual Care And Telehealth Among Graduate Nursing Students, Natasha Asante

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth and virtual healthcare modalities have become primary care delivery methods. The American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AACN) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) support using virtual care and telehealth technology in health care services. Although most healthcare institutions utilize telehealth to provide care, emerging research highlights the lack of telehealth training in Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN) education. However, no standard curriculum requirements mandate graduate nursing programs to train APRN students in telehealth or virtual health modalities. Due to the lack of training for APRNs, it can be very challenging for …

A Fast Federated Learning-Based Crypto-Aggregation Scheme And Its Simulation Analysis, Boshen Lü, Xiao Song

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: To solve the problem of increased computation and communication costs caused by using homomorphic encryption (HE) to protect all gradients in traditional cryptographic aggregation (cryptoaggregation) schemes, a fast crypto-aggregation scheme called RandomCrypt was proposed. RandomCrypt performed clipping and quantization to fix the range of gradient values and then added two types of noise on the gradient for encryption and differential privacy (DP) protection. It conducted HE on noise keys to revise the precision loss caused by DP protection. RandomCrypt was implemented based on a FATE framework, and a hacking simulation experiment was conducted. The results show that the proposed …

Upper Country Xxii 2024 Copyright Page, James Shefchik

Upper Country: A Journal of the Lake Superior Region

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Critical Node Identification Method For Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Cluster Considering Localized Features, Chenglong Shi, Xiang Hua, Dong Wang, Jinjin Zhang, Tianqi Jiang, Yuanzhang Dang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the problem that the UAV cluster critical node identification methods focus on the global network and ignore the correlation between nodes and their local features, a critical nodes identification method for unmanned aerial vehicle cluster considering local features is proposed. An unmanned aerial vehicle cluster network model is constructed based on complex network theory. The Laplacian energy is introduced to evaluate the importance of node within two hops, and information entropy is combined to evaluate the importance of node in a specific motif to comprehensive identify the critical nodes. Simulation results demonstrate that this method identifies critical …

Optimization Of Urban Agglomeration Transportation Network Evacuation Paths, Bowei He, Chengbing Li, Shida Nie, Jialin Wang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Given the complexity of the internal transportation network structure within urban agglomerations and the presence of numerous alternative routes, this paper proposes an enhanced ant colony algorithm to address the evacuation path problem of urban agglomeration transportation networks. A comprehensive urban agglomeration transportation network model is constructed, in which the issue of virtual transfer edges within the urban scope is considered and a weighting function is constructed taking into account the travelling time cost and the transferring time cost. Optimizations are applied to the ant colony algorithm, constructing an adaptive adjustment of state transitions and an information pheromone update …

President Chilton Among Group Of Unh Faculty And Staff Members Named To New Hampshire 200 List, Keith Testa

UNH Today Archive

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Listening Lab Facilitates Key Clinical And Classroom Experiences For Students, Keith Testa

UNH Today Archive

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Controls On Spatial Variation In Porewater Methane Concentrations Across United States Tidal Wetlands, Erika L. Koontz, Sarah M. Parker, Alice E. Stearns, Brian J. Roberts, Caitlin M. Young, Lisamarie Windham-Myers, Patricia Y. Oikawa, J. Patrick Megonigal, Genevieve L. Noyce, Edward J. Buskey, R. Kyle Derby, Robert P. Dunn, Matthew C. Ferner, Julie L. Krask, Christina M. Marconi, Kelley B. Savage, Julie Shahan, Amanda C. Spivak, Kari A. St. Laurent, Jacob M. Argueta, Steven J. Baird, Kathryn M. Beheshti, Laura C. Crane, Kimberly A. Cressman, Jeffrey A. Crooks, Sarah H. Fernald, Jason A. Garwood, Jason S. Goldstein, Thomas M. Grothues, Andrea Habeck, Scott B. Lerberg, Samantha B. Lucas, Pamela Marcum

Faculty Publications

Tidal wetlands can be a substantial sink of greenhouse gases, which can be offset by variable methane (CH4) emissions under certain environmental conditions and anthropogenic interventions. Land managers and policymakers need maps of tidal wetland CH4 properties to make restoration decisions and inventory greenhouse gases. However, there is a mismatch in spatial scale between point-based sampling of porewater CH4 concentration and its predictors, and the coarser resolution mapping products used to upscale these data. We sampled porewater CH4 concentrations, salinity, sulfate (SO4²⁻), ammonium (NH4⁺), and total Fe using a spatially stratified sampling at 27 tidal wetlands …

Chris Pappas Re-Elected As New Hampshire’S Representative, Aidan Tompkins

Digital Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire.

Tam Nguyen, Brian Rigling To Lead Ud Science And Engineering Catalyst Center, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The SECC is designed to foster interdisciplinary research, scholarship, curriculum development and entrepreneurial activities.

Fhsu Rodeo Champions Show Competitive Edge In A Thriving Program, December 20, 2024, Tisa Mason Ed.D.

Heart of a Tiger Columns

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Scientifically Improving Human-Nature Relationship In Desertification Areas, Bojie Fu, Yanxu Liu, Shuai Wang, Junfeng Song, Zejiang Li

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The expansion trend of desertification in China has been fundamentally restrained. In the new era, scientifically improving the relationship between human and nature in desertification areas to promote regional sustainable development has become an important demand for desertification combat in China. We summarize four key challenges to sustainable development in desertification areas, including increasing human demand on water, increasing land use intensity, increasing climatic risk, and insufficient industrial innovation. Based on the theoretical understanding of the coupling relationship between human and nature, the evolution of human-nature relationship in combating desertification can be divided into four stages, namely, extensive land exploitation, …

Five Key Issues And Governance Strategies In Integration Of China’S National Computing Power, Tao Hong, Le Cheng

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Computing power, as a core element of artificial intelligence, has not received sufficient research and attention compared to data and algorithms, and has become the short board of China in international artificial intelligence competition. In fact, the integrated construction of the arithmetic system is not only an inherent requirement for the development of the digital industry, but also a regular guide for the growth of the digital economy, and a core driver for the transformation of the digital society. Although it has always secured endorsement by national policy, the relevant legal norms and actual layout are still insufficient, and the …

Twenty Years Of International Society For Digital Earth: Review And Prospect, Huadong Guo, Zhen Liu, Changlin Wang

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE) was inaugurated in 2004. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its establishment, it is of great significance to review and look forward to the global development of Digital Earth. China has made active efforts and achieved remarkable results in using Digital Earth technology to address global challenges. Initiated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), ISDE and its Chinese National Committee (CNISDE) were officially established. ISDE has been playing a crucial role in leading the global development of Digital Earth by organizing international academic conferences, publishing world-class academic publications, and fostering …

Policy Overview (November, 2024)

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

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Bulletin Of Chinese Academy Of Sciences, Vol. 38 (2024) Subject Index

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

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