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Riva Green [Pseudonym] Interview (2024-10-11)

Censorship in Virginia Libraries Oral Histories

In this interview, a library board member details efforts in a Virginia county and the dynamics that played out amongst the community, the library board and the county board of supervisors when a group linked to religious communities formed that sought to control local library collections.

Stemming The Flow: Strategies To Address The Production Arts Skills Shortage Within Australian Theatre And Performance Practice, Tessa Rixon, Anthony Brumpton

Behind the Scenes: Journal of Theatre Production Practice

The lockdown, cancellations, and uncertainties of COVID-19 triggered a large-scale exit of skilled professional technicians, managers, and designers from the Australian arts industry. A significant gap in the national workforce of production artists has since emerged, forcing arts organisations to work with smaller teams and employ younger people with little to no training or knowledge. These pressures are beginning to impact the industry’s ability to meet the post-COVID demand to stage live performances, yet little information has been collected to fully comprehend the issue or to suggest solutions.

Conducted throughout 2023, this research sought to understand the current situation of …

Physical, Cognitive, Emotional, And Social Health Outcomes Of Children In The First 6 Months After Childhood Critical Illness: A Prospective Single-Center Study, Pei-Fen Poh, Jan Hau Lee, Rehena Sultana, Joseph C. Manning, Matthew C. Carey, Jos M. Latour

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Objectives: To describe physical, cognitive, emotional, and social health outcomes of children and their trajectory in the first 6 months after PICU discharge.Design: Prospective, longitudinal observational cohort study.Setting: PICU in a tertiary pediatric hospital in Singapore from January 2021 to June 2022.Patients: One hundred thirty-five children (1 mo to 18 yr), admitted for greater than or equal to 48 hours with at least one organ dysfunction and received PICU therapy.Interventions: None.Measurements and Main Results: Serial self/parent proxy-reported assessments were obtained at: PICU admission, PICU discharge, and 1, 3, and 6 months after PICU discharge. The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory …

Fsec Meeting Minutes October 11, 2024, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Impacts Of A Multimodal Safety Project On North Lombard Street In Portland, Oregon, Jason Anderson

PSU Transportation Seminars

North Lombard Street/US-30 Bypass is a critical corridor in North Portland, serving both commercial and residential interests. This corridor is also ranked 11th in terms of fatal and serious injury crashes in Portland. The Oregon Department of Transportation and the Portland Bureau of Transportation undertook a reconfiguration to improve multimodal safety and accessibility for all users. The reconfiguration happened between North Fiske Ave and North Boston Ave. Improvements included additional curb ramps that meet ADA standards, safer crosswalks with fewer lanes to cross, buffered bike lanes, new pavement and center turn lanes, traffic signals, and RRFBs and median refuge islands. …

Durability Investigation Of Ultra-Thin Polyurethane Wearing Course For Asphalt Pavement, Wenguang Wang, Baodong Liu, Dongzhao Jin, Miao Yu, Junsen Zeng

Michigan Tech Publications

In this study, a wear-resistant ultra-thin wear layer was fabricated with polyurethane as an adhesive to investigate its durability for pavement applications. Its road performance was investigated based on indoor tests. First, the abrasion test was performed using a tire–pavement dynamic friction analyzer (TDFA), and the surface elevation information of the wear layer was obtained by laser profile scanning. The relationship between the anti-skid properties of the wear layer and the macro-texture was analyzed. Second, a Fourier infrared spectrometer and scanning electron microscope were employed to analyze the evolution of polyurethane aging properties in the pull-out test and accelerated ultraviolet …

Ksu Symphony Orchestra

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

Nathaniel F. Parker, Conductor

featuring

Emily Kitchens, Narrator

Raphael Jiménez, Guest Conductor

Developing Accurate And Automated High-Field And Benchtop Nmr-Based Metabolomic Techniques Using Neural Networks, Hayden Johnson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

NMR-based metabolomics is an increasingly important tool for understanding organisms and biological systems; however, data processing is an often-tedious process and access to high-field NMR spectrometers is limited. Conventional data processing for metabolite profiling relies on slow, user-dependent analysis, yet modern artificial intelligence techniques have scantly been explored in quantitative NMR applications despite their industry transforming effects in many major data processing applications. This work aims to develop neural network approaches to fully automate the identification and quantification of metabolites from NMR spectra while increasing speed and throughput compared to conventional analysis. Our initial investigation implements neural networks for the …

The Occurrence And Variations Of Total Aflatoxins And Aflatoxin B1 In Different Types Of Chicken Feeds Marketed In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Mambaga S. Muja, Regina P. Mtei, Kessy F. Kilulya

Tanzania Journal of Science

This paper reports on the occurrence and variation of total aflatoxins (TAF) and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in different types of chicken feeds collected from various locations in Dar es Salaam. A total of 63 chicken feed samples based on cotton seed hulls, sunflower seed hulls, maize bran and mixed feeds were analysed using HPLC-FLD. It was revealed that all samples were contaminated with both TAF and AFB1, varying significantly with respect to their types. Specifically, 52.9% of the cotton seed hulls and 64.7% of maize bran samples exceeded the set tolerable limit of 5 ng g−1 for AFB1. All sunflower …

Monte Carlo Calculations Of Target Fragments From Helium And Carbon Ion Interactions With Water, Quazi Muhammad Rashed Nizam, Asif Ahmed, Iftekhar Ahmed, Lembit Sihver

Informatics and Engineering Systems Faculty Publications

When high energetic heavy ions interact with any target, short range, high linear energy transfer (LET) target fragments are produced. These target fragments (TFs) can give a significant dose to the healthy tissue during heavy ion cancer therapy, and when cosmic radiation interacts with astronauts. This paper presents Monte Carlo simulations, using the Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS), to characterize target fragments from reactions of helium and carbon ions with water. The calculated ranges, LET, doses, and production cross sections are presented. It is shown that protons, deuterons, tritons, alpha particles, 3He, 6He, …

Long Covid Among Undocumented Latino Immigrant Populations In The Emergency Department., Karen P. Reyes, Zubaid Rafique, Brian Chinnock, Vijaya Arun Kumar, Michael Gottlieb, Kristin L. Rising, Robert M. Rodriguez

Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers

Although many investigators have examined post–COVID-19 condition (long COVID) and its effects in the general population, to our knowledge, no studies have investigated its effect on one of the largest underserved US populations: undocumented Latino immigrants.¹ This group comprises 7% of the US population and has high rates of uninsurance, limited access to primary care, and language barriers when seeking health care.^2-4 Anti-immigrant political rhetoric and immigrants’ fear of discovery of their undocumented status when accessing health care make evaluation of this population more challenging.⁵ We leveraged emergency departments (EDs) as the primary health care …

Significance Of Honeybee Pollination In Increasing Seed Yield Of Trifolium Alexandrinum (Fabales: Fabaceae) And Its Impact On Economic Sustainability Of Smallholder Farmers, Muhammad Shoaib Tufail, Gaye L. Krebs, Alison Southwell, John Piltz, Peter C. Wynn, David F. Cook

Grain and Other Field Crops Research Articles

A major limitation to producing high seed yields in berseem clover (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) is failure to set seed, predominantly due to lack of pollination. Despite the importance of berseem clover as a leading forage legume, the contribution of pollinators to seed set is scarce. In Pakistan, the honeybee population is declining mainly because of the extensive use of neonicotinoid pesticides and habitat fragmentation. This, combined with the region’s harsh environment and the use of inferior, locally bred genotypes, has resulted in low seed yields. Insufficient seed availability leads to limited forage supply, resulting in poor livestock nutrition, which …

Factors Affecting The Quality Of Reporting Dispensing Errors Among Pharmacists, Kelley Latrece Lavallais

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Medication dispensing errors, which are the inconsistency between the dispensing of medication to the patient against the prescribed medication, continue to be a public health challenge. Many studies have been conducted to examine their causes, including burnout, illegible handwriting, workload, and interruptions. There have also been studies on the types of medication dispensing errors. This study focused on the reporting of errors. The purpose of this quantitative study involving secondary data analysis was to examine the factors affecting the quality of reporting dispensing errors among pharmacists and the seriousness of the adverse events. The social-ecological model served as the theoretical …

Improving Volunteers' Safety During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Dr. Laquetta Postell

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The onset of COVID-19 presented multiple challenges to both governmental and nongovernmental organizations. The selected study site is a nonprofit organization located in a major Southern US City. This organization shelters homeless men. The organization depended on volunteers' assistance in offering short-term and long-term solutions to provide clothing, cleaning, and shelter for homeless men. The organization was facing new challenges due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, the complexities of the social, political, and economic challenges for volunteers during the pandemic were well explored. The nonprofit organization’s challenges were examined and recommendations to help the organization …

South Sudanese Females Refugees' Access And Enrolment Into U. S. Post-Secondary Education., Kual Ayai

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

South Sudanese Females Refugees’ Access and Enrolment into U.S. Post-Secondary Education There are considerable challenges experienced by female South Sudanese refugees to access post-secondary education in the United States. Although these challenges are many, but little was known about their experiences to access and enrol into US post-secondary education. There has been a significant lack of research on how South Sudanese female refugees overcome these challenges to access and enrol in US secondary education. The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges experienced by South Sudanese female refugees to access and enrol …

Effective Financing Strategies For Small And Medium Enterprises In Sub-Saharan Africa, Samsideen Niyi Adegboyega

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Limited access to finance is a significant cause of failure of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), impeding their ability to reach their full potential and contributing to a high business failure rate, a significant concern of SME leaders. Grounded in resource-based theory, the purpose of this qualitative case study was to identify and explore effective financial strategies some sub-Saharan African SME leaders use to access capital to grow and sustain their business beyond 5 years. The participants were eight SME owners in Lagos, Nigeria, who effectively used financial strategies to grow and sustain their businesses over 5 years. Data were …

Empowering Change Through Raizal Perspectives On Prison Education In San Andrés Island, Sigifredo Castell Britton

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Raizal ex-offenders on San Andrés Island, Colombia, encounter significant challenges when reintegrating into their community, often compounded by ineffective prison education programs and the unique sociocultural dynamics of the Raizal community. While previous researchers have identified barriers to successful reintegration, a deeper understanding of the lived experiences of Raizal ex-offenders and the perspectives of community leaders is needed. This phenomenological study, guided by culturally responsive pedagogy and social disorganization theory, was conducted to explore these experiences and perspectives. Through semistructured interviews with 10 Raizal ex-offenders and 10 community leaders, data were collected to examine the effectiveness of current prison education …

Novel Insights On The Setting Process, Hardened Properties, And Durability Of Sustainable Ultra-High-Performance Seawater Sea Sand Concrete, Wei Zhang, Dawei Ding, Jianxing Sun, Feng Guo, Haibao Feng, Hongyan Ma, Shuxian Hong, Biqin Dong, Dongshuai Hou

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Using seawater and sea sand to prepare concrete could effectively alleviate the shortage of freshwater and river sand resources and promote the sustainable development of concrete. However, the current research on the setting process, hardened properties, and sustainability of ultra-high-performance seawater sea sand concrete (UHPSSC) remain considerably limited. In this paper, the UHPSSC was designed to mitigate the autogenous shrinkage and enhance the sustainability, and the effect of seawater, untreated and desalinated sea sand on the setting process, mechanical properties, durability, and sustainability was explored by various tests. Results show that the abundant ions (e.g., Cl- and SO42-) in seawater …

Community-Based Adolescent Girl Programming In Low- And Middle-Income Countries: A Balancing Act Between Scale And Quality, Miriam Temin, Angel Del Valle

Adolescents and Young People

No abstract provided.

Zoe Meyer, Flute, October 11, 2024 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Uni Jazz Band One And Uni Jazz Band Two, October 11, 2024 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Identification Of Influential Factors Affecting Student Performance In Semester Examinations In The Educational Institution Using Score Topological Indices In Single Valued Neutrosophic Graphs, S. Narasimman, M. Shanmugapriya, R. Sundareswaran, Laxmi Rathour, Lakshmi Narayan Mishra, Vinita Dewangan, Vishnu Narayan Mishra

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Education not only measures the progress of an individual, but it also contributes to the development of a community and a nation. To understand the factors that affect the academic performance of students in institutions of higher education, there are many factors within the institution and outside the institution that affect the academic performance of students. Includes affecting student academic performance are class size, parent-related factors, academic performance, the contribution of institutional factors to student academic performance, and the impact of poverty on students. The interplay of personal attributes, learning habits, prior academic preparation, and the school environment is essential …

Enhanced Tfnn-Gra Technique For Multiple-Attribute Decision-Making With Triangular Fuzzy Neutrosophic Information And Applications To Performance Evaluation Of Internally Cured High-Strength Concrete, Huayang Sun, Zhongyu Liu

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Internal curing technology involves the integration of internal curing materials into concrete, typically under pre-water storage conditions. This method works by gradually releasing water to increase the internal humidity of the concrete, which enhances the hydration of cementitious materials, reduces self-shrinkage in high-strength concrete (HSC), and improves its overall performance. Commonly used internal curing materials include absorbent resin and lightweight aggregates. However, using these materials in excessive amounts can compromise the strength or durability of the concrete, making it essential to determine the optimal dosage for effective application. When applied to HSC, internal curing helps mitigate shrinkage and enhances frost …

The 2- Refined Neutrosophic Hyperbolic Functions With Its Differential And Integrals, Yaser Ahmad Alhasan, Abuobida Alfahal, Raja Abdullah Abdulfatah

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This article's goal is to study the 2-refined neutrosophic hyperbolic functions by defining the 2-refined neutrosophic hyperbolic functions, discussing the 2-refined neutrosophic hyperbolic identities, introducing the rules for derivatives and integrals of the 2-refined neutrosophic hyperbolic functions, and presenting the logarithmic forms of the inverse 2-refined neutrosophic hyperbolic functions.

Triangular Fuzzy Quadripartitioned Neutrosophic Set And Its Properties, Tanmoy Chatterjee, Surapati Pramanik

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The main objective of the paper is to hybridize the triangular fuzzy number and the quadripartitioned neutrosophic set and develop the triangular fuzzy quadripartitioned neutrosophic set. The triangular fuzzy numbers have great potential to express uncertainty systematically. So, the combination of the triangular fuzzy numbers and quadripartitioned neutrosophic sets is an intelligent mathematical tool that will be a helpful mathematical tool for decision-making. We define some operations on the triangular fuzzy quadripartitioned neutrosophic sets such as union, intersection, and complement. We establish some important theorems on operations like union, intersection in between three triangular fuzzy quadripartitioned neutrosophic sets in an …

A Study On N-Th Derivative Of Neutrosophic Function And Neutrosophic Differential Equation, Gugu Narzary, Bhimraj Basumatary

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Neutrosophic sets play an important role in addressing uncertainty, vagueness, and indeterminacy in problem-solving. In this research article, we deal with the concepts of the derivative of neutrosophic real functions. This article aims to understand the n-th order derivative of neutrosophic real functions. In addition, the n-th order neutrosophic differential equation is defined, and at the same time, we have established both the existence and uniqueness of the solution to the n-th order neutrosophic differential equation.

The Linear 2-Refined Neutrosophic Differential Equations, Yaser Ahmad Alhasan, Issam Mohammed Abdallah Abdalaziz, Raja Abdullah Abdulfatah, Qusay Alhassan

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

In this paper, we studied the linear 2-refined neutrosophic differential equations and defined the homogeneous and non-homogeneous 2-refined neutrosophic differential equations. Also to presenting 2-refined neutrosophic differential equation of Bernoulli, which turns into a linear equation and thus facilitates its solution. Apart from talking about how to solve these equations and giving enough examples to support it.

A Study On Some Properties Of Fourier Integrals Based On Neutrosophic Function, Prasen Boro, Bhimraj Basumatary

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Fourier transforms is one of the oldest and a well-known technique in field of mathematic and engineering mathematical work. Fourier transform method represents the variable as a summation of complex exponentials. Fourier analysis has been used in signal processing and digital image processing for the analysis of a single image as a two-dimensional wave form, and many other type of form like Quantum mechanics, Signal processing, Image Processing. This analysis also represents filters, Transformation, representation, and encoding, Data Processing, Analysis and many more fields. In this article, some basics of Fourier Integrals have been discussed in terms of neutrosophic set. …

Pairwise Approach To Neutrosophic Soft Bi-Topological Spaces: Exploring Neutrosophic Soft Open Sets And Their Real-Life Applications, Maha Mohammed Saeed, Samer Al Ghour, Arif Mehmood, Wahid Rehman, Fabio Souto De Azevedo, R. Seethalakshi, Aamir Abbas, M. Kaviyarasu

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

In this article, eight new definitions are introduced in the context of neutrosophic soft bi-topological spaces with respect to the soft points of the space. Among these new definitions, one important concept known as the soft open set is selected for a pairwise discussion of different structures. These structures include separation axioms, subspaces, the connections between separation axioms and closures, results concerning interiors and closures, the product of separation axioms, and their relationships with neutrosophic soft coordinate spaces regarding soft points. Finally, the most significant structure known as entropy is discussed, and based on this structure, an example related to …

Deciphering The Geometric Bonferroni Mean Operator In Pythagorean Neutrosophic Sets Framework, Mohammad Shafiq Bin Mohammad Kamari, Zahari Bin Md. Rodzi, R.H. Al-Obaidi, Faisal Al-Sharqi, Ashraf Al-Quran, Rawan A. Shlaka

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The Geometric Bonferroni Mean (GBM), is an extension of The Bonferroni mean (BM), that combines both BM and the geometric mean, allowing for the representation of correlations among the combined factors while acknowledging the inherent uncertainty within the decision-making process. Within the framework of Pythagorean neutrosophic set (PNS) that encompasses truth, indeterminacy, and falsity-membership degrees, each criterion can be integrated into a unified PNS value, portraying the overall evaluation of that criterion by employing the Geometric Bonferroni mean. This study aims to enhance decision-making in Pythagorean neutrosophic framework by introducing an aggregation operator to PNS using the Geometric Bonferroni Mean. …