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Evaluation Of Wood Fibers Derived From Different Tree Species And Processing Methods On Crop Growth And Microbial Activity In Soilless Substrates, Amanda Mizell

LSU Master's Theses

Soilless culture use is expanding as arable land and viable fumigants have decreased in availability. This has subsequently increased the demand for soilless substrates for container crop production. The primary component in most soilless substrates is Sphagnum peat moss, which is considered unsustainable due to the extensive time it takes to produce and the release of large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere during harvesting. Research into viable peat moss amendments to reduce reliance on this relatively non-renewable material has become a necessity. The most promising amendment that has been accepted in the horticulture industry as a viable amendment is …

Effects Of Longitudinal Training Walls On Two-Dimensional Flow Structure, Sediment Transport, And Bed Aggredation Using Numerical Methods And Sediment Core Analyses In Grand River, Michigan, Sumaiya Tul Siddique

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Longitudinal training walls (LTWs) are structures oriented parallelly with the main flow and separate the channel into two sub-channels. One channel acts as the main navigational channel and the other is considered a secondary side channel. The long-term effects of the LTWs on morphodynamics and deposition remain poorly understood. This study investigated the long-term effects of the LTWs on flow, sediment transport and long-term deposition of the Grand River using numerical approaches and sediment core analysis. The effects of LTWs on 2D flow dynamics and sediment transport were investigated by using numerical approaches. The long-term deposition under the influence of …

The Role Of Siamese In G2 Checkpoint Regulation In Arabidopsis Thaliana, Martha A. Schwall

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Cyclin-cyclin dependent kinase (Cyclin-CDK) pairs regulate progression through the checkpoints of the cell cycle. They bind with some specificity and must be bound to for their regulative properties to be active. The presence of cyclin-CDKs is conserved throughout eukaryotes, while differences in specifics exist between yeast, animals, and plants. In Arabidopsis, SIAMESE (SIM) is a CDK inhibitor that restricts progression through mitosis. Overexpression of SIM is required for endoreplication in Arabidopsis trichomes, and overexpression of SIM results in increased endoreplication in leaf epidermal cells. SIM is expressed at high levels in the root elongation zone, where it plays a …

Investigation Of The Antecedents Of The Digital Mindset And Its Influence On Employee Intention To Stay In Generation Z: Empirical Study In The Indonesian Creative Industry, Birgitta Annabel Luissa, So Yohanes Jimmy, David Tjahjana

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims: This research aims to investigate the influence of a digital mindset on Generation Z employees’ intention to stay.

Design/Methodology/Approach: This research was conducted using a quantitative approach involving 180 Generation Z employees in the creative industries. Data were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling with the SmartPLS tool.

Research Findings: The research results show that the digital mindset of Generation Z employees has a positive effect on employee intention to stay. By having a strong digital mindset, employees tend to feel more supported by the organisation when facing technological changes and a rapidly developing learning culture. Digital flexibility and …

'Joy To The World' Nativities Exhibit Celebrates Music, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton’s new exhibit brings together two treasured holiday traditions: Nativities and Christmas carols.

The Current - Volume 35 Issue 5, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Data For "Providing Access To Historical Sec Filings: An Assessment Of Mergent Archives And Physical Microfiche Collections", Rebekah Dizes, Maggie Marchant

ScholarsArchive Data

The dataset consists of a sample of 3,458 physical microfiche of Security and Exchange Commission filings that we compared to holdings in a digital archive in Mergent Archives. Variables in the data include year of filing, filing type, company name if known, letter range of the company name is not known, digital availability and a readability score.for the digital record.

Plagiarism: History, Culture, And Prevention, Laura Egan

Librarian Publications

This entry covers the origins of the word plagiarism, how it differentiates from common knowledge and copyright, and defines different types of plagiarism. It addresses how perceptions of plagiarism have changed over time, variations in how different cultures view plagiarism, and how technological advances have led to increases in plagiarism. One section focuses on plagiarism and academic integrity, providing examples of incidents and their consequences, as well as non-academic examples. Later sections identify how training and skillsets can reduce plagiarism, as well as providing a detailed list of plagiarism detection tools. Finally, the entry addresses plagiarism issues related to using …

La Désinformation Religieuse Sur Les Réseaux Sociaux : Un Fléau À Contenir, Roula Azar Douglas

Horizons et Conjonctures

Avec plus de 60 % de la population mondiale active sur les plateformes numériques, les réseaux sociaux constituent un terrain fertile pour la désinformation religieuse, incluant les fausses nouvelles ciblant des groupes religieux et la déformation de textes sacrés. La propagation rapide résulte de motivations politiques et économiques, de l’ignorance, du fanatisme religieux et des biais médiatiques. Les utilisateurs contribuent à cette diffusion en partageant du contenu sans vérification. Certaines personnes sont plus vulnérables en raison de l’absence d’esprit critique, du manque de temps et de la faible maîtrise numérique.
La lutte contre ce fléau requiert une approche multidimensionnelle : …

October 30, 2024, Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

No abstract provided.

Nature Brings Happiness: Contact With Nature As Mediator Between Nature Relatedness And Well-Being Among Urban Communities In Indonesia, Bartolomeus Yofana Adiwena, Ratna Djuwita

Psychological Research on Urban Society

Well-being is one of the most important elements and is known to be closely related to various aspects of human life, such as physiological health. Previous studies demonstrate that the natural environment positively contributes to well-being. However, most research on the natural environment and well-being mainly focuses on situational factors, such as contact with the natural environment, and ignores dispositional factors, such as nature relatedness. Thus, the current study aims to examine the role of nature relatedness (dispositional factor) and contact with nature (situational factor) in improving well-being among urban communities in Indonesia. This study uses a cross-sectional design and …

Meta-Analysis Of Self-Adjustment Factors Of Migrant Students In Indonesia, Nirwana Permatasari, Nirwana Permatasari, Dewi Retno Suminar, Wiwin Hendriani

Psychological Research on Urban Society

The increasing trend of higher education has led to a desire for higher quality education among migrant students. Migrant students typically face a variety of challenges from the moment they leave home, including the need to adapt to both new cultures and norms, as well as new educational experiences. The purpose of this study is to examine the adjustment factors of migrant students in Indonesia by synthesizing findings from relevant studies. The method used is meta-analysis, this analysis explores the multifaceted relationship between various factors and the adjustment process of migrant students in the context of higher education in Indonesia. …

Missing Voices: Girls In The Care Economy—Slide Deck, Annabel Erulkar, Maimouna Bah, Edith Murogo, Winnie Nelima, Amar Nijhawan, Chiku Semfuko

Adolescents and Young People

As part of the International Day of the Girl Child 2024’s theme “Girls’ Vision for the Future,” it was essential to consider how adolescent girls envision their role in the future care economy. The care economy, which includes both paid and unpaid care work, disproportionately burdens women and girls, yet current policies largely overlook the distinct experiences of adolescent girls.

On October 30, 2024, the Population Council’s GIRL Center hosted a conversation among people with lived experience, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers on the implications for girls’ engagement in the care economy and how best to integrate their distinct needs in …

Strategies To Reduce Meditation Errors Hospitals, Elizabeth Davies

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Each year, nearly 100,000 patients in the United States die as a result of medication errors. Medication errors are a concern to hospital leaders, resulting in increased expenses, extended hospital stays, and patient harm. Grounded in the Lean Six Sigma quality model, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore the strategies three hospital managers in one hospital system in the eastern United States used to reduce medication errors. Data were collected through semistructered interviews, archival hospital documents, and analyzed using Yin's 5-step approach. The findings revealed key themes, including prioritizing staff training, building a safety culture, …

Commercial Truck Drivers' Perceptions About The Influences Of Safety Regulations On Retention, Akeisha Arnett

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The persistent shortage of commercial truck drivers remains a prominent concern in the industry. There is a potential for the shortage to exacerbate, possibly reaching an estimated 50,000 drivers, due to the need for more adequately qualified candidates. The purpose of this qualitative study was to improve the understanding of how commercial truck drivers who have worked in the industry for at least 1 year perceived the relevance of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DoT) safety regulation 49 CFR Part 395 on the number of allowed active driving hours potentially impacts their retention decisions. The research questions focused on the …

Dwr Fall Virtual Workshop - October 2024 Flyer, Anna Swearengen

Dissertation Writers Retreat

Promotional flyer for the October 2024 Dissertation Writers Retreat Virtual Workshop.

Midweek Memo, Georgia Southern University

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Question Answering For Electronic Health Records: Scoping Review Of Datasets And Models, Jayetri Bardhan, Kirk Roberts, Daisy Zhe Wang

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Question answering (QA) systems for patient-related data can assist both clinicians and patients. They can, for example, assist clinicians in decision-making and enable patients to have a better understanding of their medical history. Substantial amounts of patient data are stored in electronic health records (EHRs), making EHR QA an important research area. Because of the differences in data format and modality, this differs greatly from other medical QA tasks that use medical websites or scientific papers to retrieve answers, making it critical to research EHR QA.

Objective: This study aims to provide a methodological review of existing works on …

Compost Comparison In High Tunnels, Elizabeth Maynard, Marian Rodriguez-Soto, Rebecca Koetz

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

Compost is frequently used in market garden production systems, both in the field and in high tunnels. This trial was conducted in northern Indiana to evaluate four composts for use in high tunnel tomato production, with primary emphasis on their value as sources of macronutrients. The results reported here document effects of the composts on tomato yield, leaf tissue nutrient concentrations, and soil nutrients at the end of one growing season.

Forage Crops Interseeded In Pumpkins, Elizabeth Maynard, Rebecca Koetz, Marian Rodriguez-Soto

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

Pumpkins are grown on more than one-third of Indiana vegetable farms. There is increasing interest in producing grassfed livestock for local sales and integrating livestock into annual cropping systems. Cattle are known to eat unharvested pumpkins that remain in the field after harvest, and success in undersowing cover crops in pumpkins has been reported in the literature and by producers. This trial in northern Indiana evaluated the performance of different forage cover crops in a market pumpkin system. Results showed there is potential for interplanting forage crops or winter cover crops between pumpkin rows in July or August. When planted …

Brief Of Amici Curiae Manhattan Institute And Notre Dame Education Law Project In Support Of Plaintiffs-Appellants And Reversal, Nicole Stelle Garnett, Ilya Shapiro, Tim Rosenberger

Court Briefs

CASE NO. 24-4291
John Woolard v. John Thurmond

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Case No. 2:23-CV-02305-JAM-JDP

From the Summary of Argument

As part of California’s diverse array of education options, homeschooling parents may choose to enroll their children in independent-study charter schools, which work with parents to develop custom curriculum for their children’s unique educational needs. The plaintiffs did just that here and enrolled their children in Blue Ridge Academy and Visions in Education, both independent-study charter schools. Unfortunately, not all parents are able to avail themselves of this opportunity because …

Modeling Reversible Volume Change In Automotive Battery Cells With Porous Silicon Oxide-Graphite Composite Anodes, Taylor R. Garrick, Brian J. Koch, Miguel A. Fernandez, Erin Efimoff, Hunter Teel, Matthew D. Jones, Mingjie Tu, Sirivatch Shimpalee

Faculty Publications

Automotive battery manufacturers are working to improve the individual cell and overall pack design by increasing durability, performance, and range, while reducing cost, and active material volume change is a key aspect that needs to be considered during this design process. Recently, silicon oxide-graphite composite anodes are being explored to increase total anode capacity while maintaining a tolerable amount of cell level reversible volume expansion due to the relatively lower reversible volume change of the silicon oxide compared to pure battery grade or metallurgical grade silicon. To predict the blended anode response and contribution to the overall cell volume change, …

Minutes From October 30 2024, University Senate

University Senate Minutes

Minutes from October 30 2024 University Senate Meeting

Commercial Truck Drivers' Perceptions About The Influences Of Safety Regulations On Retention, Akeisha Arnett

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The persistent shortage of commercial truck drivers remains a prominent concern in the industry. There is a potential for the shortage to exacerbate, possibly reaching an estimated 50,000 drivers, due to the need for more adequately qualified candidates. The purpose of this qualitative study was to improve the understanding of how commercial truck drivers who have worked in the industry for at least 1 year perceived the relevance of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DoT) safety regulation 49 CFR Part 395 on the number of allowed active driving hours potentially impacts their retention decisions. The research questions focused on the …

Strategies Of Muslim Countries In Preventing A Global Recession: Case Studies Of Oic Countries, Zulfikar Hasan

Journal Of Middle East and Islamic Studies

This study provides an overview of the global recession that has occurred the world. All countries, including developed countries, have had a significant impact on this recession. OIC countries are also inseparable from the negative effects of this recession. Almost all OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) countries have been affected by this problem. The research was conducted using descriptive qualitative research, which helps to analyze the issues discussed. The study's results have been analyzed, and the OIC countries have made several strategies to prevent the global recession from getting deeper. Such as Indonesia, which applies a deficit that must …

Syariah Security Crowdfunding: A Risk Analysis For Alternative Funding Solution For Indonesian Small And Medium Enterprises, Mochammad Salman Alfarisi, Mulawarman Hannase

Journal Of Middle East and Islamic Studies

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are currently a sector that plays an important role in increasing economic stability in Indonesia. However, one of the crucial obstacles related to the development of micro businesses is limited capital and low access to sources of capital. Sharia securities crowdfunding is a form of innovation in the field of financial technology that offers alternative solutions for MSME players in obtaining funding. However, sharia securities crowdfunding is not without risk analysis. Some of the other risks of crowdfunding are inadequate regulatory and regulatory frameworks, low public awareness and trust, and the risk of dehumanization …

The Rise Of The Duodenal Switch: A Narrative Review, Daniel Tomey, Karl Hage, Noura Jawhar, Jamil Danaf, Suraj Puvvadi, Benjamin Clapp, Omar M. Ghanem

Student Publications

Background and Objective: Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is an excellent therapeutic modality for sustained weight loss management and obesity-related medical conditions resolution. In the current bariatric era, there exists multiple procedures and approaches. Despite sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) being the most commonly performed procedures, the duodenal switch (DS) is a more recent procedure that has shown promising outcomes. DS procedures include the classic biliopancreatic diversion with DS (BPD-DS) and the single anastomosis duodeno-ileostomy with sleeve (SADI-S). DS surgical techniques have been amended multiple times over the last decade in order to obtain optimal patient outcomes. …

Tennessee State Veterans' Homes Board Report For The Year Ended June 30, 2023, Tennessee. Comptroller Of The Treasury.

Financial and Compliance Audit Reports

No abstract provided.

Philharmonia Orchestra: October 30, 2024, Pete Martin

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall

October 30, 2024

Wednesday Evening

7:30 p.m.

Evaluating Laser Tracking For The Improvement Of Quality Control Methods Of Precast Concrete, Blake A. Barbay

LSU Master's Theses

Current quality control (QC) methods of precast concrete are outdated and present challenges of human error and lengthy inspections. Current research into modernizing QC practices revolves around the implementation of laser scanners, with less focus on the possibility of using laser trackers. The aim of this study is to evaluate the implementation of laser trackers into the QC process of precast concrete by comparing time, accuracy, and cost to the traditional method of using a tape measure. The time studies and accuracy tests were performed in the pre- and post-pour of the precast concrete process at a precast concrete plant …