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Does Work-Related Stress Compromise Cardiovascular Health?

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

A Short Recall, Ruofei Sun, Special Collections, Fleet Library

11th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2025

Entry for the 11th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, Main Reading Room. Juror: Roger S. Williams.

Borderplex Business Barometer, Volume 8, Number 12, Thomas M. Fullerton Jr., Steven L. Fullerton

Border Region Modeling Project

No abstract provided.

Research On The Influence Of Complementary Assets On Innovation Performance Of New R&D Institutions, Yong Li

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

Since the development of new R&D institutions in China in the 1990s, they have received advocacy and support from both national and local governments. After more than 20 years of exploration and development, new R&D institutions have gradually developed characteristics such as diversified investment sources, flexible organizational structures, market-oriented operations, and multi-functional coordination. These institutions have increasingly played an active role in promoting scientific and technological innovation and regional economic development. In the research on the development and evolution, modes and mechanisms, and performance and evaluation of new R&D institutions, numerous results have been generated, promoting the construction and development …

The Research On The Impact Of Listing Regime On Innovation For The Biotech Industry: Inspiration And Experience From Mb Rules 18a Published By Hkex, Yueying Dong

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

The development of the Biotech Industry is not only connected to the national economy and livelihood of the people, but also affects the technology development, economy growth and national security of the country. The development depends on the technology innovation, with the essence for the continuous process of financial ecology guiding and technology refresh driving. For high-tech intensive industries of biotech companies, the development of the equity market is an important support for promoting the technology innovation. The capital market in guiding resource allocation has the responsibility of optimizing the listing regime, providing more external financing channels and promoting the …

The Effect Of Private Placement On Investment Efficiency: Empirical Evidence From The New Refinancing Regulations, Zhiyong Han

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

Compared with public offerings, private placements are more attractive to investors due to a lower threshold, a simpler procedure, and a higher success rate of issuance. These advantages make private placements the preferred choice for listed companies seeking to issue additional shares in many capital markets. With the increased prevalence of private placements as a refinancing method, how to effectively leverage raised funds and improve investment efficiency has emerged as a topic under discussion within the academic community. However, whether private placements can affect investment efficiency remains controversial. Moreover, previous studies lack systematic empirical evidence, and endogeneity issues hinder an …

Impact Of Project Simulation Shareholding Incentive On Team Performance: Research Based On The Construction Industry, Jian Zhou

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

China's construction industry is vast and possesses a wide market; however, it faces challenges such as unclear stratification and low concentration levels. Construction enterprises face significant constraints in key areas such as financial strength, team stability, and technological advancement, while also bearing substantial costs related to supervision and accountability. The project simulation shareholding mode enhances employees' sense of belonging and responsibility through a collaborative approach characterized by joint management, shared risks, and shared benefits. This improves project execution efficiency and quality, ultimately strengthening the core competitiveness of the enterprise. In the construction industry, projects often involve substantial investments and long-term …

Correlation And Causation Analysis For Cross-Sectional And Panel Data, Barry Nuqoba

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

This dissertation investigates how data, algorithms, and expert knowledge can be harnessed to better understand human behavior and enhance well-being. It emphasizes the critical importance of interdisciplinary collaboration to bridge knowledge gaps and foster insights that support preventive care, causal theory advancement, and policy development.

The first study, part of the SHINESeniors project, shed light on the potential usefulness of passive, unobtrusive sensors for detecting nocturia and poor sleep quality, symptoms commonly observed in chronic diseases, thereby enabling live-alone older adults to age in place. Utilizing machine learning techniques on sensor-derived features, the study can identify nocturia and poor sleep …

Causality Analysis For Neural Network Security, Bing Sun

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

While neural networks are demonstrating excellent performance in a wide range of applications, there has been a growing concern on their reliability and dependability.Similar to traditional decision-making programs, neural networks inevitably have defects that need to be identified and mitigated at times. Neural networks are usually inherently black-boxes and do not provide explanations on how and why decisions are made. As a result, these defects are more ``hidden" and more challenging to eliminate. It is thus crucial to develop systematic approaches to identify and mitigate defects in a neural network in a rigorous way.

In this dissertation, we focus on …

Towards Robust, Secure, And Privacy-Aware Large Language Models Of Code, Zhou Yang

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

The field of software engineering has witnessed a surge in large language models specifically tailored to understand and process code, which we call large language models for code (LLM4Code). The increasing popularity of LLM4Code is inseparable from three key factors: the availability of extensive datasets compiled from diverse data sources, the advancements in deep learning algorithms and computational power that facilitate the training of these powerful models, and the active engagement and collaboration within the research community fostering innovation and the rapid exchange of ideas and methodologies. As evidenced by a series of studies, LLM4Code has been experiencing rapid development …

Interactive Known-Item Search In Large Video Corpora, Zhixin Ma

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

The surge in video volume makes it challenging to locate a specific target with a single query using automatic video retrieval systems. The interactive video retrieval offers a solution by enabling users to iteratively refine a search. Nevertheless, existing systems often present users with an overwhelming number of similar videos, which can lead to mental fatigue while inspecting results and increase difficulty in providing feedback. This dissertation studies known-item video search and addresses four key challenges. First and foremost, as the link between users and the system, the interaction must be both efficient and effective. To ensure effectiveness, the user’s …

Unravel The University-Enterprise Research Collaboration: Evidence From Multiple Cases, Lihua Luo

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

This study elucidates the pivotal determinants of industry-university research collaboration within the chemical industry and delineates its operational modalities, which can offer valuable insights for pertinent theoretical research and practical applications. By employing grounded theory, an in-depth qualitative analysis of several collaborative cases between chemical enterprises and higher education institutions was conducted, which culminated in the construction of a theoretical model for industry–university research collaboration. The findings reveal that the government plays a significant intermediary role in industry–university partnerships by facilitating the smooth progression and commercialization of collaborative endeavors through policy support, financial subsidies, and performance evaluation.

Moreover, the complementarity …

The Double-Edged Effect Of Ceo Maximizing Values And Corporate Litigation Risk, Qing Xu

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

Based on the higher-order theoretical perspective, this study explores the nonlinear influence mechanism of CEO value maximization tendency on corporate litigation risk and its boundary conditions. Based on the survey data of 225 CEOs in the Chinese context, it is found that CEO value maximization has a significant U-shaped relationship with corporate litigation risk, which indicates that moderate value pursuit can reduce litigation risk, but excessive pursuit will increase the possibility of risk, verifying the “dual governance effect”. Environmental uncertainty, redundant resources and CEO tenure moderated the U-shaped relationship between CEO value maximization and corporate litigation risk.

The theoretical contribution …

Political Embeddedness And Organizational Resilience: Empirical Investigation And Theorisation Of Institutional Translation Mechanisms In Chinese Private Enterprises, Shuai Shao

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

China is governed by the Communist Party of China (CPC), which embodies the nation's core values, mission, and ideological framework. The CPC organization embeddedness represents a distinctive governance arrangement, reflecting the state's Political Integration Imperatives. In the context of significant external shocks such as Covid-19, how does this political embeddedness influence private enterprises' organizational resilience - specifically their capacity to withstand disruptions and their ability to recover? What are the underlying mechanisms driving these effects?

This study employs a mixed-methods approach to investigate how CPC organization embeddedness shapes organizational resilience within China's unique institutional context, and the mechanisms through which …

Alpine Jubilance, Justine Vandenberg

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Justine Vandenberg is an Environmental Fellow student at DePauw University majoring in Sustainability Science and Environmental Studies. She is also a writer, poet, and photographer who is passionate about using artistic forms to advocate for the health of ecosystems and human communities. She finds beauty in hiking, gardening, and mountain life.

Snowy Stare, Emily Loera

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Emily Loera is a Junior double majoring in Design Studies and Asian Studies. She is on the Women’s Track and Field team and involved in many other organizations on DePauw's campus. She loves to share her art with others, read, and hang out with her friends.

Icy Tears, Emily Loera

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Emily Loera is a Junior double majoring in Design Studies and Asian Studies. She is on the Women’s Track and Field team and involved in many other organizations on DePauw's campus. She loves to share her art with others, read, and hang out with her friends.

Full Bloom, Ira Satpathy

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Ira Satpathy is a Freshman from India. She hopes to pursue Politics and Philosophy. She enjoys doing art, writing poetry, and playing badminton. Ira is very interested in feminist philosophy and produces a bi-weekly podcast about intersectional feminism.

Red Collection, Jane Duffy

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Jane Duffy is an interdisciplinary artist who is pursuing Art and Writing at DePauw University. She specializes in acrylic paintings and ink drawings, but does a wide range of creative work in all sorts of artistic fields, including murals and window art.

The Relationship Between A Transient Scientific Phenomenon And Local Journalism At The Beginning Of The Gilded Age, Thomas Hockey

Faculty Publications

In the United States, the nineteenth century was the halcyon era for local newspapers. These publications were the primary source of public information at a time when other periodicals and books had low circulation. The purpose of this paper is to explore how local journalism in the nineteenth-century United States dealt with an occasion outside the boundaries of the commonplace: an unfamiliar natural phenomenon. My example is the total solar eclipse of 7 August 1869. Editors and journalists of the time largely were unaccustomed to covering celestial events. Nevertheless, they sensed—correctly—an interest in the solar eclipse. Articles about the approaching …

The Pagan Reception Of Judaism From The Sibylline Oracles: Insights From Pseudo-Seneca’S Octavia Regarding The Creation And Circulation Of Oral Sibylline Oracles By The Plebs, Kenneth Atkinson

Faculty Publications

According to tradition, the original collection of Sibylline Books ac­quired by the Roman monarch Tarquinius Priscus, which were kept in the Temple of Jupiter in the capital, were lost in the fire of 83 BCE. In 76 BCE, the Senate ordered the college of the quindecimviri to travel to the traditional centers of Sibylline activity in the East to find Sibylline Oracles to replace those destroyed in the fire. According to Lactantius, these officials collected many Oracles from private individuals. This reference suggests that Sibylline Oracles circulated widely. However, based on the witnesses regarding their consultation, it appears that the …

An Account Of The 1453 Ce Ottoman Siege Of Constantinople Interpreted Through A First Century Bce Jewish Text: How An Ancient Collection Of Second Temple Period Poems Changed The Course Of Western Civilization, Kenneth Atkinson

Faculty Publications

On 29 May 1453 CE, the besieged Christian occupants of Constantinople — the capital of the Byzantine Empire and the last surviving portion of the former Roman Empire — knew the end was near when they heard 50,000-80,000 angry Ottoman soldiers, including 5,000 to 10,000 of the elite Janissaries — the Sultan’s shook troops — preparing to breach its walls after a 53-day siege. The 7,000-man army defending the city knew that all was lost. The 21-year-old Sultan Mehmet II — given the sobriquet “the Conqueror” for capturing the city — leveled the roads so his army could reach Constantinople’s …

It's Only Unfair, Eleanor Davis

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Ellie is a Senior English Writing major with a minor in Hispanic Studies. She is a Bonner Scholar and volunteers at the Ullem Campus Farm and Greencastle Middle School. After graduation, she wants to go to graduate school for her MFA and become a teacher.

Crossroads, Jenna Reynolds

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Jenna Reynolds is a Senior English Writing major. She has written for AMWR in the past and has also written for the Depauw stage (Romeo and Juliet at Bridgerton).

You Look Nice, Lily Monnett

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Lily Monnett is a Senior Environmental Biology major, English Writing minor, and Environmental Fellow at DePauw University. She is also a part of the DePauw Women’s Cross Country and Track teams.

Take The Cherry From My Ice Cream, Cause You Know I Won't Eat It, Jenna Reynolds

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Jenna Reynolds is a Senior English Writing major. She has written for AMWR in the past and has also written for the Depauw stage (Romeo and Juliet at Bridgerton).

An Ode To My Brother, Ruby Tugeau

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Ruby Tugeau is a Freshman at DePauw majoring in Public Health and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies! She enjoys long hikes, oldies music, and warm soup. Ruby’s been writing all her life, and wants to thank A Midwestern Review for allowing her to share her work.

Her Body Of Water, Anne Gregg

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Anne Gregg is a Senior English Writing major, Honor Scholar, and Media Fellow at DePauw. She is also the Editor-In-Chief of A Midwestern Review. Everytime Anne is anxious, her mother tells her to get a new hobby. Her new hobbies include: embroidery, deciphering cryptograms, and necromancy.

Dear Darling Death, Ira Satpathy

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Ira Satpathy is a Freshman from India. She hopes to pursue Politics and Philosophy. She enjoys doing art, writing poetry, and playing badminton. Ira is very interested in feminist philosophy and produces a bi-weekly podcast about intersectional feminism.

Sunday Morning, Leo Hamilton

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Leo Hamilton is an Economics major and a Management Fellow at DePauw University. He is from Golden, Colorado and loves the landscapes of the west.