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Nigerian Secondary Physics Teachers’ Perceptions Of Factors That Challenge Information And Communication Technology Integration, Hemamalini Srinivasan

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Challenges to integrating technology into educational institutions pose a significant issue that impacts students’ performance and accomplishments. The research problem addressed through this study was that secondary school physics teachers were challenged to integrate information and communication technology (ICT) in a southwestern state of Nigeria. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore secondary physics teacher perceptions of the factors that challenged ICT integration in the southwestern state of Nigeria, so that schools could be provided with research-deduced recommendations to take informed steps forward toward developing technology-integrated student-centered pedagogies. In this study, the unified theory of acceptance and …

Exploring Spanish Translation Accommodations For English Learning Students, Lea Mendoza

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem is that translations of language in standardized mathematics tests are not provided, which reduces the achievement scores of native-Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELLs) in Grades 4 and 8. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore teachers’ perceptions of language translation for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to uncover strategies of language translation to support the math scores of Spanish-speaking ELLs in fourth and eighth grades in a northeastern state. Underpinned by Krashen’s theory of comprehensible input, this study addressed the research question regarding how teachers of ELLs perceive language translation strategies for the …

Synthetic Realities And Artificial Intelligence-Generated Contents, Daniel Moreira, Sebastien Marcel, Anderson Rocha

Computer Science: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Welcome to the IEEE Security & Privacy Special Issue on Synthetic Realities and Artificial Intelligence-Generated Contents! In this edition, we delve into the topic of synthetic realities, where generative artificial intelligence (GAI) is revolutionizing the construction of narratives, blurring the boundaries between fact and fiction, for the good and the bad. Indeed, content created or enabled by GAI spans a wide spectrum of usage and intentions, from fostering positive experiences, such as entertainment, training, and education, to more questionable utilization, such as deception, propaganda, and manipulation.

Increasing Awareness And Communication To Decrease Catheter Days In The Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Kamila Fortney

Master's Projects and Capstones

Problem Nurse-driven removal protocols (NRDPs) have been shown to reduce indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) days and prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Communication barriers prevent consistent implementation of the NDRP, leading to delayed IUC removal and increased risk of CAUTIs. Context The project was conducted in a 16-bed adult surgical intensive care unit (ICU) at a teaching hospital in a major metropolitan area. Interventions Urinary catheter reminder posters displaying IUC days were posted at each bedside to prompt discussion of IUC indication and removal. An email describing the project background was sent to all nurses and physicians by the unit …

Enhancing Nurse Awareness Of A Stroke Patient Satisfaction Survey And Their Significance In Practice, Amanda Dao

Master's Projects and Capstones

Problem As a leading cause of death and disability in the US, strokes often require complex, multifaceted care. Often ignored, patient satisfaction is a crucial aspect of this care and is positively linked to key health indicators. Regulatory guidelines underscore the need for stroke-specific patient satisfaction survey (SSPS) utilization in post-stroke care. Context Hospital X is a large Comprehensive Stroke Center in the Bay Area, serving patients with various stroke etiologies and complexities. At present, its Neuro Observational Unit (NOU) does not administer a SSPS. InterventionTo address this gap in care, an educational presentation using literature evidence in support …

Improving Nurse Support Of Patient Satisfaction Surveys Through Team Huddle Education, Matthew Price

Master's Projects and Capstones

Problem As a leading cause of death and disability in the US, strokes often require complex, multifaceted care. Often ignored, patient satisfaction is a crucial aspect of this care and is positively linked to key health indicators. Regulatory guidelines underscore the need for stroke-specific patient satisfaction survey (SSPS) utilization in post-stroke care. Context Hospital X is a large Comprehensive Stroke Center in the Bay Area, serving patients with various stroke etiologies and complexities. At present, its Neuro Observational Unit (NOU) does not administer a SSPS. Intervention To address this gap in care, an educational presentation using literature evidence in support …

Reducing Barriers To Timely Indwelling Urinary Catheter Removal, Huyen T. Nguyen

Master's Projects and Capstones

Problem Nurse-driven removal protocols (NRDPs) have been shown to reduce indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) days and prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Communication barriers prevent consistent implementation of the NDRP, leading to delayed IUC removal and increased risk of CAUTIs. Context The project was conducted in a 16-bed adult surgical intensive care unit (ICU) at a teaching hospital in a major metropolitan area. Interventions Urinary catheter reminder posters displaying IUC days were posted at each bedside to prompt discussion of IUC indication and removal. An email describing the project background was sent to all nurses and physicians by the unit …

Appeal No.1023: Genesis Resources, Llc & National American Insurance Co. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Review of Chief's Order 2022-319 Gant Florence/ Ohio Power Co. 17-69

Changes In Walking Function And Neural Control Following Pelvic Cancer Surgery With Reconstruction, Geng Li, Di Ao, Marleny M Vega, Payam Zandiyeh, Shuo-Hsiu Chang, Alexander N Penny, Valerae O Lewis, Benjamin J Fregly

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Introduction: Surgical planning and custom prosthesis design for pelvic cancer patients are challenging due to the unique clinical characteristics of each patient and the significant amount of pelvic bone and hip musculature often removed. Limb-sparing internal hemipelvectomy surgery with custom prosthesis reconstruction has become a viable option for this patient population. However, little is known about how post-surgery walking function and neural control change from pre-surgery conditions.

Methods: This case study combined comprehensive walking data (video motion capture, ground reaction, and electromyography) with personalized neuromusculoskeletal computer models to provide a thorough assessment of pre- to post-surgery changes in walking function …

Technical Pitfalls And Proposed Modifications Of Instructions For Use For Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair Using The Gore Excluder Conformable Device In Angulated And Short Landing Zones, Zhengkai Yang, Jiaojiao Qu, Lu Qiao, Meiling Jiang, Xiao Zou, Wei Cao

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Intercropping with Pleurotus ostreatus has been demonstrated to increase the tea yield and alleviate soil acidification in tea gardens. However, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Here, high-throughput sequencing and Biolog Eco analysis were performed to identify changes in the community structure and abundance of soil microorganisms in the P. ostreatus intercropped tea garden at different seasons (April and September). The results showed that the soil microbial diversity of rhizosphere decreased in April, while rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil microbial diversity increased in September in the P. ostreatus intercropped tea garden. The diversity of tea tree root microorganisms increased in both periods. …

Improving Species Identification, Age, And Life History Information For Shortraker Rockfish (Sebastes Borealis) In Prince William Sound, Alaska, Using Sagittal Otolith Analyses, Kevin W. Mcneel

Fisheries

Shortraker rockfish (Sebastes borealis) are a long-lived species found in the North Pacific Ocean. Limited life history information compels fishery managers to apply conservative estimates of allowable bycatch for this species. To improve the available life history information, we analyzed sagittal otoliths, targeting fish from Prince William Sound, to assess (1) age estimation errors, (2) species misidentification, and (3) relationships between environmental factors and annual growth. To assess errors in age data, otoliths were analyzed for core Δ¹⁴C activity. Those values were compared with bomb radiocarbon reference curves for other North Pacific species (i.e., known age Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, …

Synergistic Effects Of Climate And Invasions: A Case Study Of Juvenile Pacific Salmon And Their Introduced Freshwater Predator (Esox Lucius) In A Changing Alaska River, Benjamin Rich

Fisheries

Climate change and invasive species are major individual drivers of declines in freshwater productivity and diversity, yet the potential for these factors to interact is poorly understood. I explored the synergistic effects of climate change and invasion to better understand observed changes in a freshwater community comprised of socially valuable salmonid fishes. I modeled daily predation and annual consumption of juvenile salmon by an introduced apex predator, Northern Pike (Esox lucius), as a function of time, streamflow, water temperature, and Northern Pike demography in a rapidly warming system in Southcentral Alaska. I hypothesized that Northern Pike predation would shift from …

Streaming’S Sonic Revolution — The Impact Of Streaming Services On The Music Industry: Evidence From Spotify, Nicholas Lupone

College Honors Program

In an era marked by the transition from physical to digital music consumption, this paper explores the disruptive influence of streaming platforms, focusing particularly on the emergence of Spotify as an industry pioneer and leader. Through a difference-in-differences regression model spanning from November 2015 to March 2020, this study investigates Spotify’s impact on the stock prices of various companies within the music industry. Utilizing a subset of the Global Music Index (GMI), composed of 20 publicly traded companies across seven countries, the research analyzes how Spotify’s milestones, including its launch in 2008 and April 2018 IPO, influenced the valuation of …

Title Ix On The Hill, Riley Peck

College Honors Program

This thesis seeks to answer the question, “What does Title IX mean at the College of the Holy Cross?” It considers and triangulates the words and experiences of students, faculty members, and Office of Title IX and Equal Opportunity (Office) administrators to gauge the understandings and potential misconceptions of available resources and the College’s culture. Further, it draws upon archival analysis to situate the Office in a broader historical context of the College and also includes an auto-ethnographic component. This thesis concludes with general suggestions for the Office and the College at large to more efficiently combat sexual violence and …

She Has Green Eyes & Trauma: Problematic Depictions Of Mental Illness In Young Adult Novels, Diane G. Mcdonough

College Honors Program

This thesis discusses the problematic ways in which male authors write about female mental illness, and the damage that these portrayals can have on adolescent girls who read them. My first two chapters discuss, respectively, Looking for Alaska and Turtles All the Way Down, both by John Green, with reference to two of his other young adult novels, Paper Towns and The Fault in Our Stars. In these chapters, I explore Green’s depictions of female characters who suffer from mental illness. My third chapter focuses on It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini and The Perks of Being …

Dynamic Visual Acuity, Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex, And Visual Field In National Football League (Nfl) Officiating: Physiology And Visualization Engineering For 3d Virtual On-Field Training, Joshua Ong, Nicole V Carrabba, Ethan Waisberg, Nasif Zaman, Hamza Memon, Nicholas Panzo, Virginia A Lee, Prithul Sarker, Ashtyn Z Vogt, Noor Laylani, Alireza Tavakkoli, Andrew G Lee

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The ability to make on-field, split-second decisions is critical for National Football League (NFL) game officials. Multiple principles in visual function are critical for accuracy and precision of these play calls, including foveation time and unobstructed line of sight, static visual acuity, dynamic visual acuity, vestibulo-ocular reflex, and sufficient visual field. Prior research has shown that a standardized curriculum in these neuro-ophthalmic principles have demonstrated validity and self-rated improvements in understanding, confidence, and likelihood of future utilization by NFL game officials to maximize visual performance during officiating. Virtual reality technology may also be able to help optimize understandings of specific …

Tumor Niche Network-Defined Subtypes Predict Immunotherapy Response Of Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer, Kyung-Pil Ko, Shengzhe Zhang, Yuanjian Huang, Bongjun Kim, Gengyi Zou, Sohee Jun, Jie Zhang, Yahui Zhao, Cecilia Martin, Karen J Dunbar, Gizem Efe, Anil K Rustgi, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Haiyang Zhang, Zhihua Liu, Jae-Il Park

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Despite the promising outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), resistance to ICI presents a new challenge. Therefore, selecting patients for specific ICI applications is crucial for maximizing therapeutic efficacy. Herein, we curated 69 human esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) patients' tumor microenvironment (TME) single-cell transcriptomic datasets to subtype ESCC. Integrative analyses of the cellular network and transcriptional signatures of T cells and myeloid cells define distinct ESCC subtypes characterized by T cell exhaustion, and interleukin (IL) and interferon (IFN) signaling. Furthermore, this approach classifies ESCC patients into ICI responders and non-responders, as validated by whole tumor transcriptomes and liquid biopsy-based …

Phase 1b Study Of Batiraxcept In Combination With Durvalumab In Patients With Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer, Anne Knisely, Emily M Hinchcliff, Elisabeth Gardiner, Reshma Rangwala, Kathryn Lito, Bryan Fellman, Ying Yuan, Anil K Sood, Shannon N Westin, Karen H Lu, Amir A Jazaeri

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Combining an immune checkpoint inhibitor with batiraxcept (AVB-S6-500), an AXL inhibitor that acts via selective binding to growth arrest-specific protein 6 (GAS6), may improve anti-tumor immunity in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (PROC). This phase 1b trial of durvalumab in combination with escalating doses of batiraxcept enrolled patients with recurrent PROC (NCT04019288). The primary objective was to determine the toxicity profile of the combination. Eleven patients were enrolled on the trial. No dose-limiting toxicities were observed, and no objective responses were noted. Median progression free survival (PFS) was 1.81 months (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.71–2.40), and median overall survival (OS) was 4.53 …

Harry Silver Hous. Co., Inc. V. Bell

All Decisions

Landlord sought a second money judgment and execution of an eviction warrant post-tenant satisfaction of the underlying final judgment. The court ruled that upon satisfaction of the judgment, the court's jurisdiction ceased, and the eviction warrant should have been vacated. Any post-judgment arrears should be pursued in a new action, terminating the landlord's motion.

2024 Stratham Summerfest 4-H Animal Premium Booklet, Unh Cooperative Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

2024 Stratham Summerfest 4-H Building Premium Booklet, Unh Cooperative Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Bibliometric Insights Into Indian Artificial Intelligence Research In Library And Information Science, Khadeeja Mohammed Nizam Ansari, Dr. Sunil Bhatt

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aims to evaluate the research productivity of Indian researchers on artificial intelligence (AI) in the Library and information science (LIS) field. The study employed a bibliometric approach to analyze the yearly growth, prolific authors, organization, country, pattern of Authorship, keyword analysis, and most cited papers on AI in LIS. The researcher used the Web of Science database to retrieve literature related to Indian AI researchers in LIS between 1995 and 2023. Four hundred forty publications were downloaded and analyzed using MS Excel, Biblioshiny, and Vosviewer software. The study reveals that Indian researchers published 440 publications and 6227 citations …

Residential Ders In Service-Oriented Load Participation: Enhancing Grid Flexibility, Zhongkai Zeng

Dissertations and Theses

Amidst concerns about power consumption during peak periods and potential grid instability, the role of Distributed Energy Resource (DER) aggregation comes into consideration. Smart electric water heaters with remote capabilities and energy storage offer load reduction capabilities that can help maintain grid stability and manage residential energy consumption. DERs address challenges posed by stochastic renewable energy generation and fossil fuel power plant emissions, playing a contributing role in load shifting and enhancing grid flexibility by participating in energy management programs.

However, high unenrollment rates in demand response programs, notably programs that use direct load control, persist due to customer dissatisfaction. …

Women And Water: An Art-Based Academic-Community Partnership, Martina Angela Caretta, Bethani Turley

Geography Faculty Publications and Presentations

Women constitute most volunteer water stewards in West Virginia. After having conducted participatory research on the motivations behind women’s engagement with water preservation and restoration work we carried out two participatory art-based activities. In this Practices and Curations, we reflect on these two art-based activities to facilitate networking between researchers and participants and to communicate to the wider public the role of women water stewards. Together with community partners we first organized an icebreaker for women to share a boundary object that signified their connection with water. These boundary objects were subsequently displayed in an art exhibit highlighting women’s connection …

Adaptive Parameter Tuning For Robust Event-Based Slam In Diverse Scenarios, Saber Muawiyah Sakhrieh

Theses

In the ever-changing field of contemporary robotics, Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (V-SLAM) stands as a crucial technology, facilitating navigation and mapping in various environments. While traditional V-SLAM approaches excel in static environments, the need for their adaptation to handle dynamic and realistic scenes is becoming increasingly apparent. This thesis delves into the advancements within the V-SLAM field, with a focus on enhancing its adaptability and performance in dynamic and challenging conditions. Initially, a comprehensive review of V-SLAM methods in the literature is presented in this thesis, offering an in-depth examination of current cutting-edge techniques, their strengths, weaknesses, and prospects …

Can Smart Supply Chain Bring Agility And Resilience For Enhanced Sustainable Business Performance?, Mahak Sharma, Rose Antony, Ashu Sharma, Tugrul Daim

Engineering and Technology Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

Purpose

Supply chains need to be made viable in this volatile and competitive market, which could be possible through digitalization. This study is an attempt to explore the role of Industry 4.0, smart supply chain, supply chain agility and supply chain resilience on sustainable business performance from the lens of natural resource-based view.

Design/methodology/approach

The study tests the proposed model using a covariance-based structural equation modelling and further investigates the ranking of each construct using the artificial neural networks approach in AMOS and SPSS respectively. A total of 234 respondents selected using purposive sampling aided in capturing the industry practices …

Fort Hays State University Tiger Weekly, May 17, 2024, University Relations

Tiger Weekly Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Forest Service Engineering, Lessons And Opportunities, Joe Totten

PSU Transportation Seminars

Working in the Forest Service Engineering has different challenges and benefits than other common organizations for Civil Engineers or Transportation Planners. This presentation should provide a perspective on how we utilize dynamic tensions to reach consensus, how we apply lessons learned across disciplines and agencies, and share opportunities for growth and learning.

Storminess In The Bering Sea: Integrating Instrumentation Data With Local And Indigenous Knowledge To Support Flood Mitigation Strategies In Goodnews Bay And St. Paul Island, N/A N/A

Geosciences

Extratropical cyclones in the Bering Sea have the potential to cause widespread damage to the coastline of western Alaska, a threat that disproportionately affects Indigenous communities that inhabit these remote regions. A paucity of historical and instrumentation data in these regions, combined with the potential for increases in coastal hazards as a result of climate change, hinders coastal resilience at the local level. To address this problem, this study incorporates local and Indigenous Knowledge into a historical assessment of storm impacts in two communities in the Bering Sea, St. Paul Island and Goodnews Bay, to partially fill these gaps and …

A Method For Automatic Surface Water Extent Mapping From Sentinel-1 Sar Data For Improved Response To Weather Related Hazards, Thomas J. Meyer

Geosciences

Torrential rains, flooding, and storm surges are all considered meteorological and hydrological hazards. These hazards can quickly transition into disasters whenever they begin to effect human life or infrastructure. When these disasters occur, they can lead to devastating outcomes such as damage or complete loss of infrastructure, reduced crop yields and related impacts on food security, as well as risks to human life. For decades, these events have been monitored and tracked primarily from visible/infrared sensors. Unfortunately, flooding and storm surges often occur during extensive weather and cloud cover conditions, which can make monitoring these hazards across large spatial scales …