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Crisis Management In Tourism Complexes With Emphasis On Sustainable Development Approach Case Study: Jihad Daneshghahi Tourism Complex In Kermanshah, Iran, Aeizh Azmi

Al-Mustaqbal Journal of Sustainability in Engineering Sciences

Problem statement: Crisis management in tourist complexes can play a crucial role in increasing tourist attraction and mitigating damages resulting from natural hazards. The Jihad University Tourism Complex in Kermanshah is a tourist destination, and this study aims to present a crisis management model for this complex.

Question: What should be the crisis management model for the Jihad University Tourism Complex in Kermanshah?

Objective: This study aimed to propose a crisis management model for the Jihad University Tourism Complex in Kermanshah.

Methods: A questionnaire was used to collect research data. Approximately 50 individuals were selected as the research population and …

Utilizing Collaborating Biomedical Deep Model For Diagnosis Of Ultrasonography Tumor Images, Maytham N. Meqdad, Seifedine Kadry

Al-Mustaqbal Journal of Sustainability in Engineering Sciences

Artificial intelligence models are the most common methods of diagnosing various diseases today. In the meantime, the use of deep learning for faster diagnosis with less error, which is usually less expensive than other methods, is noteworthy. However, these methods are expensive due to the problems of accessing data, including care data such as hospitals and clinics. This article presents a novel federated learning-based approach for ultrasound mammography image classification. In this method, the clients possess their own datasets and are trained to use them. Then, the server, with the help of the trained clients, obtains the best parameters for …

Utilization Of Mental Health Services At Domestic Violence Agencies In Pennsylvania, Kealsey Mcneil

Social Work Student Research

In this research, I examined the use of mental health services at domestic violence (DV) programs in rural and urban Pennsylvania and agency size. I examined the needs, characteristics, and availability of mental health services for DV survivors across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. I looked at DV service use from a variety of sources to provide a well-rounded understanding of the factors that contributed to mental health service use. I used three secondary data sources: the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP), Adequacies of Network of Services Provided to the Survivors of Domestic Violence in Pennsylvania–Phase II study, and data obtained from …

Gethsemane At Jerusalem In The Memoirs Of Foreign Pilgrims And Travelers Until The Beginning Of The Twentieth Century, Amer A. Al-Qubbaj, Haneen Hjab

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aims to shed light on the site of Gethsemane, located at the bottom of the western foot of the Mount of Olives in the city of Jerusalem, through the memoirs of foreign pilgrims and travelers, from the fourth century AD until the beginning of the twentieth century. The site derives its religious and historical importance from its association with the suffering of Jesus, from the Last Supper until his arrest by the Romans following the betrayal of Judas Iscariot, and then his taking to the High Priest of the Jews in Jerusalem in the year 33 AD. All …

Quasi – Monte Carlo Estimation For Functional Generalized Linear Mixed Models, Ruvini Jayamaha

Waldo Library Student Exhibits

Functional Data Analysis (FDA) is a topic of growing interest in the Statistics community. The data in FDA are smooth curves or surfaces in time or space which can be conceptualized as functions.

We propose a Functional Generalized Linear Mixed Model (FGLMM) to fit EEG data and estimate the parameters using Quasi-Monte Carlo Method.

This proposed model deals with non-Gaussian scalar response, functional predictor, and random effects. We relax the assumption of link and variance functions.

"The Career Does Not Love You Back": Impacts Of Contingent Employment On Workers, Cultural Heritage Institutions, And The Archival Profession, Stephanie Bredbenner, Alison Fulmer, Rose Oliveira-Abbey, Meghan R. Rinn

Library Staff Publications

This article reports the findings of the 2021 New England Archivists Contingent Employment Study, which comprised a survey with eighty-three valid responses, fifteen interviews, and analysis of 250 job postings. The study found that although contingent employment often provides useful professional experience and mentorship, it can negatively impact archival workers due to low pay, inadequate benefits, and short term lengths. Additionally, many experience low morale and isolation due to their contingent status, and the inherent instability of contingent employment causes some to feel that they have little control over their careers and personal lives. Cross-tabulation analysis revealed that new professionals …

Text Sets About Mary, Mary-Kate Sableski

Marian Fellowships and Other Sponsored Research in the Marian Library

A list of textual resources about the Blessed Virgin Mary with annotations and grade levels. Mary-Kate Sableski, an associate professor of teacher education and Leary Chair for Innovation in Education, Health and Wellness, was a resident scholar in the Marian Library in the 2023-24 academic year. Her work informed the exhibit Mary in Catholic Education.

2024 Visiting Scholar Reflection: Rebecca Janzen, Rebecca Janzen

Marian Fellowships and Other Sponsored Research in the Marian Library

Rebecca Janzen, an associate professor in the languages, literatures and cultures department at the University of South Carolina, received the 2024 visiting scholar fellowship in the Marian Library. Janzen conducted research for her book Mining Religion: Marian Shrines and Extraction Across the Americas.

“This project posits that Marian devotion at shrines near mines offers a form of labor protection as well as a space for grief and celebration,” she wrote in her application. “To make this argument, Mining Religion analyzes photographs, religious objects and records of lay religious associations from Marian shrines and compares them with archival materials from …

Dynamic Graph Embedding Via Meta-Learning, Yuren Mao, Yu Hao, Xin Cao, Yixiang Fang, Xuemin Lin, Hua Mao, Zhiqiang Xu

Machine Learning Faculty Publications

Graphs in real-world applications usually evolve constantly presenting dynamic behaviors such as social networks and transportation networks. Hence, dynamic graph embedding has gained much attention recently. In dynamic graphs, both the topology and node attributes could change over time, which pose great challenges for developing effective embedding models. Typically, the evolution process of a dynamic graph can be recorded as a series of snapshots. We observe that the evolution process inherently provides both prior information (previous snapshots) and validation information (the next snapshot). The prior information can be used to fit the evolution process, while the validation information can be …

On The Number Of Linear Regions Of Convolutional Neural Networks With Piecewise Linear Activations, Huan Xiong, Lei Huang, Wenston J.T. Zang, Xiantong Zhen, Guo Sen Xie, Bin Gu, Le Song

Machine Learning Faculty Publications

One fundamental problem in deep learning is understanding the excellent performance of deep Neural Networks (NNs) in practice. An explanation for the superiority of NNs is that they can realize a large family of complicated functions, i.e., they have powerful expressivity. The expressivity of a Neural Network with Piecewise Linear activations (PLNN) can be quantified by the maximal number of linear regions it can separate its input space into. In this paper, we provide several mathematical results needed for studying the linear regions of Convolutional Neural Networks with Piecewise Linear activations (PLCNNs), and use them to derive the maximal and …

Mitigating Care Provider Turnover For Children With Developmental Disabilities, Abigail Equinoa

Occupational Therapy Student Capstones

No abstract provided.

From Csr And Tbl To Esg And The Sdgs: Roots From Resistance To Regularization, Becky L. Jacobs

Scholarly Works

In 2021, the New Republic published an article entitled The End of Friedmanomics that described the rise and fall of the influence of 1976 Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman.1 Most recall Friedman’s normative shareholder primacy theory, which posited that the social responsibility of business is to increase its profits and maximize returns to shareholders; most forget that Friedman heaped particular scorn on the precursor to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), the doctrine of social responsibility, calling it a “‘fundamentally subversive doctrine’ in a free society.”2 Despite Friedman’s opinion on corporate social responsibility (CSR), many have expressed strong reservations regarding …

The Motherhood Myth, Traditional Firms, And The Underrepresentation Of Women, Paula Schaefer

Scholarly Works

This Article makes the case that the motherhood narrative—that women are underrepresented in partnership and leadership ranks of law firms because they are their children’s primary caregivers—is a myth. After detailing how the motherhood myth has been used as an excuse for a lack of meaningful change, the Article provides evidence of an alternative narrative: “traditional firms” are structurally and culturally antagonistic to women. These firms are characterized by extreme work expectations and heavy reliance on the unpaid labor of stay-at-home spouses (SAHSs). Traditional firms’ dependence upon SAHSs is central to maintaining the firm status quo and driving out women. …

The Storytelling Study: Understanding Ourselves And Others Through Storytelling, Georgia Moses

Graduate Student Independent Studies

Study on oral storytelling in early childhood education is ample. Study on oral storytelling in the elementary grades, however, is limited. This is likely due to the connection between storytelling and dramatic play, a creative and imaginative exercise that loses value in many classrooms as children grow. The emergent themes across the developmental stages of seven, eight, and nine year olds illustrate the need for and power of storytelling in second and third grade classrooms. The Storytelling Study is an interdisciplinary, multimodal curriculum in which children foster deeper understandings of themselves and others through the exploration of oral storytelling. The …

Prevention Innovations Summer 2024 News, Prevention Innovations Research Center

PIRC Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Putting Together The Pieces Of Effective Instruction: The Role Of Structured Literacy, Carrie Tholstrup

Advanced Education Programs Faculty Publications

Following the instructional methods of structured literacy is not entirely different from jigsaw puzzle assembly. The author reflects on similarities between effective literacy instruction and experiences assembling jigsaw puzzles. Both involve sequential, cumulative instruction; varying levels of explicitinstruction; and assessment. Motivation, engagement, executive function skills, and strategy use play important parts as well.

Curriculum Vitae Of Thein Zhu, Thein Zhu

Presentations and Events

Curriculum Vitae of Thein Zhu

1999- To Date in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA (Past career for 1963-1998 period in Myanmar (Burma) is also attached)

Thein Hlaing Zhu (as Thein Hlaing before 2009)

Occupation :Trauma Epidemiologist

Math 75: Introduction To Linear Algebra, Sarah K. Merz

Pacific Open Texts

This text is intended to use in a first course of Linear Algebra with a prerequisite of Calculus 1. Topics covered include systems of linear equations, matrix operations and inverses, linear transformations, Markov chains, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, vector geometry, projections and planes, homogeneous coordinates, subspaces, spanning sets, linear independence, orthogonality, fundamental subspaces, and least squares.

Testing Of An Organic Metal Halide Perovskite For Fast Neutron Detection, Wyatt Panaccione, Zhifang Shi, Praneeth Kandlakunta, Taylor M. Nichols, Susan White, Jinsong Huang, Lei R. Cao

Student Publications

In this work, we synthesized and characterized the Methylhydrazinium Lead Trichloride MHyPbCl₃(CH₃NH₂NH₂PbCl₃) perovskite as a fast neutron detector. The high hydrogen density of MHyPbCl3 enables efficient energy conversion from a fast neutron into a recoiled proton through the 1H(n,n)1H elastic scattering interaction, thereby, allowing for direct charge detection. Through IV characterization and X-Ray excitation, the crystal demonstrated a high resistivity at 4.43E11 ω cm and a good mobility-lifetime product (μτ) of 9.1E-3 ^cm2/_V respectively, under C₆₀/BCP/Cu and Au contact configuration to form an ohmic-ohmic …

Catalysing Growth: State Of Asean University Innovation And Entrepreneurship: Report 2024, Abdullah Khurshid, Dexter Ye Kai Tan, Gabrielle Lay Khim Tan

Research Collection Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Over the past few years, Southeast Asia has captured global attention with its remarkable economic growth, driven by strong tailwinds. This has led to the expansion of its middle-class consumer base that is actively participating in while benefitting from the region’s rapidly expanding digital economy. In such a climate, there is tremendous potential for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) to be a critical economic driver. Homegrown startups in different Southeast Asian countries have introduced technology-first solutions that have scaled across the region, pushing businesses to innovate rapidly. Moreover, startups promote inclusive growth by leveraging scalable internet platforms and novel technologies to …

Effects Of Music Therapy For Patients With Dementia, Zoe Mackay Zacker

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Objective: Assessing depression in patients with dementia presents challenges due to the inherent nature of the disease. This review aims to explore the potential effect of music therapy in mitigating agitation and depression symptoms by fostering positive memories and facilitating connections to the patient’s past.

Methods: A comprehensive literature and systematic review was conducted, examining published studies and analyses comparing music therapy’s effects to standard care or alternative care.

Results: Various forms of music intervention have demonstrated a considerable reduction in overall depressive and agitation symptoms, notably for short-term intervention. Music therapy can be applied either independently or in conjunction …

Communal Lament In Jeremiah, Phoebe C. Chetsas

Theology Graduate Theses

No abstract provided.

The Materiality Of Esg Information: Why It May Matter, Joan Macleod Heminway

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

Roadmap For Internationally-Trained Professionals, Marina Chakmakchi Mppm, Ll.M.

Global Talent Navigator

Intended Audience: Prospective students with prior education and credentials from abroad seeking to pursue their education at USM

Goal: to help internationally-trained professionals make informed academic and career choices

Development Of A Student-Run, Faculty-Directed Pbc, Olivia Holloway, Angela Blackwell, Julie Seidle

Summer 2024 OTD Capstone Symposium

Benefits of creating a student-run, faculty-directed, community-based Pro Bono Clinic for community members to engage in the occupation of gardening.

Humanities Center Annual Report 2023-24, Humanities Center, University Of San Diego

Humanities Center Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Common Forms Of Communication Among Teachers Of Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder In Jerusalem Schools, And The Challenges They Face, Noura Y. Al-Haj Othman, Suhad A. Othman

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aimed at examining the forms of communication used by teachers with students of autism spectrum disorder in Jerusalem, as well as identifying the challenges that teachers face in communicating with these students. The researchers relied on the questionnaire as a research tool, and they used the descriptive correlative approach as a method for the study. The study sample included (97) male and female teachers in kindergartens and schools on the autism spectrum, and the researchers concluded several results, the most important of which are: the arithmetic average of the field of verbal communication reached (3.89) with a percentage …

The Degree Of Implementation Of Authentic Assessment Strategies As Estimated By Islamic Education Teachers, Mahmoud Ahmad Mustafa

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The aim of this study was twofold: to identify the degree of implementation of authentic assessment strategies from the point of view of Islamic Education (IE) teachers, and to determine whether any statistically significant differences between such sampled respondents’ estimations were attributable to gender or experience variables. Following the descriptive analytical approach and based on a questionnaire involving (198) male and female teachers, the study concluded that the level of IE teachers’ estimation of authentic assessment practice rated fair. Furthermore, study findings revealed no statistically significant differences related to gender or experience variables in teachers’ level of estimation. The study …

The Reality Of Spreading The Culture Of Entrepreneurship That Stimulates Development, The Viewpoint Of Students Of The Jordanian University Of Science And Technology, Khalid Hammouri, Erwah Albataineh

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study population consisted of (570) male and female students from of the Jordanian University of Science and Technology. The study sample was chosen by simple random method, and it consisted of (230) male and female students The analytical descriptive approach was applied, also a tool has prepared to measure of the reality of spreading the culture of entrepreneurship that stimulates development. The study's results indicated the following: - The reality of spreading the culture of entrepreneurship that stimulates development, of students of the Jordanian University of Science students was rated high. - There were no statistically significant differences at …

Online Self-Presentation And Its Relationship To The Level Of Exposure To Cyber-Harassment Among A Sample Of The University Of Jordan Students, Randah Odeh Barakat, Islam F. Alzu'bi

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aimed to identify the level of online self-presentation and its relationship to the level of exposure to cyber-harassment among a sample of the University of Jordan students consisting of (385) male and female bachelor's students from the Faculty of Arts. The questionnaires that are built for the level of online self-presentation and level of exposure to cyber-harassment were constructed and evaluated for their validity and reliability. The results indicated that the level of online self-presentation and the level of exposure to cyber-harassment among students were moderate, the level of online self-presentation was positively correlated with the level of …