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Laborers And Laundrymen: Sinophobia And The Formation Of American Masculinities, Adam Comstock

Proceedings of GREAT Day

This paper analyzes pre-existing scholarship and primary sources to connect 19th–20th century anti-Chinese sentiment to the notions of masculinity in the Americas. It takes a trans-national approach, examining Chinese labor migrations to both Anglo- and Latin-America and the effect they had on notions of gender. The paper argues that frontiersmen in the Americas, many of whom engaged in non-normative gender and sexuality practices, used anti-Chinese xenophobia to reinforce traditional masculinity. Connecting phenomena of race, gender, and sexuality, it takes an intersectional approach to history.

An Interview With The Creator Of Pawsibilities, Sara Wilkins

Proceedings of GREAT Day

Life after college can be isolating due to the lack of opportunities to meet like-minded people while traversing living in a new city. Meet-up app users are not satisfied with their current offerings, like Bumble BFF, because of its blurred intentions and lack of safety net. Pawsibilities aims to connect a community of dog owners to share a love for their furry friends in a safe and secure environment. By equipping our community members with features like location partnering with near-by dog-friendly spaces, geolocation technology, differentiated profile metrics, and in-app safety measures, we bring owners together so they can build …

Wonder At Overcoming Anxiety: Feelings Of Self, Negative Emotions And Encounters With The Ugly In Wonder Experiences, Kate O'Neil

Proceedings of GREAT Day

Fuller (2012) defines wonder experiences from a positive perspective, with an added emphasis to the beauty of life, the unexpectedness of life, and the inexplicable nature of life itself. He distinguishes wonder from awe when he states: “wonder differs from awe, however, in that it isn’t accompanied by fear or submission. Wonder diminishes the sense of self, yet does so without inducing interpersonal submissiveness” (p. 70). However, my experiences addressing anxiety experiences suggested to me how movement away from negative experiences can allow one to see the good from those ‘bad’ experiences, which in turn emits wonder. In order to …

Punk And Perestroika: Voicing Resistance At The End Of The Ussr, Nathan Klaits

Proceedings of GREAT Day

This paper focuses on Siberian punk band, Grazhdanskaya Oborona (GrOb). Founded in 1984, the band broke up in 1990 due to growing mainstream appeal and the end of totalitarian Soviet discourse. The liberal atmosphere of the Soviet Union during perestroika undercut GrOb’s ability to voice criticism. Commercialization as well as a broadening audience also diluted the band’s message and eventually caused it to break up. Referring to fanzines, interviews, and scholarly research, the paper presents the struggle of GrOb, as well as the Siberian punk scene more broadly, to voice criticism as rock commercialized and the authoritarian discourse of the …

Gertrude Blanch's Human Computers, Celia Henry

Proceedings of GREAT Day

Do you ever feel there is a lack of recognition of women mathematicians? In this paper, we will be diving into Gertrude Blanch’s contribution to the world of mathematics. She has strong connections in business and mathematics. She is known for being a leader of the Mathematical Tables Project (computing organization) and pioneered algorithm designs for humans and mechanical computers. Reading this paper will give you information about Blanch’s designs and explanations of where she came up with the ideas and how they affected the future of mathematics.

An Interview With Steve Derné, Professor Of Sociology Of Wonder, Hailey Elizabeth Bernet, Steve Derné

Proceedings of GREAT Day

Steve Derné PhD. is a professor of sociology at SUNY Geneseo. This interview focuses on a paper by one of his former students, Kate O'Neil. In this interview, Dr. Derné discusses his experience in this senior seminar class and provides an overview of the existential concepts explored throughout the class.

An Interview With Kate O'Neil, Author Of Wonder At Overcoming Anxiety, Hailey Elizabeth Bernet, Kate O'Neil

Proceedings of GREAT Day

Kate O'Neil is a former student at SUNY Geneseo. Kate wrote her paper, Wonder at Overcoming Anxiety: Feelings of Self, Negative Emotions and Encounters with the Ugly in Wonder Experiences, during her senior seminar which she took with sociology professor Steve Derné. This interview provides more background for audiences to better understand the depths of the class concepts before encountering her insightful paper on experiences of wonder.

Creating A Podcast: Research About Reproductive Justice Accessible To The Public, Taylor Hansen

Proceedings of GREAT Day

In this paper, I will explain how I created a podcast about the findings from my research about reproductive justice. In this study, reproductive justice was understood as the right to have children, the right to not have children, and the right to have children in a safe and dignified environment. Starting from recommendations about what efforts should be made to promote reproductive justice, this project sought to find out what grassroots organizations are currently doing. In order to understand how grassroots organizers are addressing reproductive issues today, I interviewed eight leaders who are conducting this work in Western New …

The Silent, Spoken Stress: How A Lack Of Dialogue Perpetuates Vocal Issues And Lowered Quality Of Life In Educators, Peighton Cervoni

Proceedings of GREAT Day

This presentation examines the heavy burden of vocal issues and stress amongst educators in the Southern Tier of New York. Teachers are deemed one of the most at-risk groups of people for contracting vocal disorders according to the International Labor Organization (Araújo et al. 2008). Female teachers are disproportionately affected by vocal issues as caused by both biological and sociocultural factors. This disproportion then translates into their teaching, which then in turn affects their students’ learning and their job satisfaction. By incorporating evidence from articles, personal correspondence, and formal interviews with educators of various concentrations, this study demonstrates that teachers …

St. Luke's Today, 2004, Apr 16-22, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

St. Luke's opened up the nation's first 24/7 cardiac cath lab.

Reproductive Characteristics Of The Stripetail Darter (Etheostoma Kennicotti) Relative To Monogenean Gill Parasite Infection In Estill Fork In North Alabama, Joy L. Garcia, Zeina Celine Sleiman, Corinne N. Preacher, Bruce Stallsmith

Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings

What relationship exists between Aethycteron sp. gill parasite infection and the reproductive characteristics of stripetail darters, Etheostoma kennicotti? 450 E. kennicotti were collected over 11 months from Estill Fork in Jackson County, Alabama. Gonads were removed and photographed. All oocytes were counted and then classified into one of four developmental stages based on size and appearance. Gill parasites belonging to the monogenean genus Aethycteron were excised, photographed, and counted. Sexual dimorphism in length and mass was observed in E. kennicotti. The number of males found at the 25> mm SL range far outnumbered the females while almost all …

Factors Influencing The Perceptions Of Human-Computer Interaction Curriculum Developers In Higher Education Institutions During Curriculum Design And Delivery, Cynthia Augustine, Salah Kabanda

The African Journal of Information Systems

Computer science (CS) and information systems students seeking to work as software developers upon graduating are often required to create software that has a sound user experience (UX) and meets the needs of its users. This includes addressing unique user, context, and infrastructural requirements. This study sought to identify the factors that influence the perceptions of human-computer interaction (HCI) curriculum developers in higher education institutions (HEIs) in developing economies of Africa when it comes to curriculum design and delivery. A qualitative enquiry was conducted and consisted of fourteen interviews with HCI curriculum developers and UX practitioners in four African countries. …

Webrtc Animation Transport Proposal, Paul Kerr

Defensive Publications Series

Video chat in a virtual environment can include avatars that are animated to track the facial expressions of a speaker. While most chat interfaces have the capability of transporting video streams captured at a client device, most do not support transporting animation data related to animating a user’s avatar in the virtual chat. In these scenarios, conventional chat technologies may transport the entire video to enable a client device to extract data for animation, e.g., facial coordinates. This is wasteful of network bandwidth and client device battery life, and unsuitable for client devices with low computational capacity. Techniques are described …

Advancements In Sequence Generation Through Gan-Enhanced Reinforcement Learning

Defensive Publications Series

This paper expands on the framework of SeqGAN to explore enhancements within sequence generation using reinforcement learning and GANs. SeqGAN, designed for generating discrete token sequences predominantly used in natural language processing, operates by modeling the data generator as a stochastic policy. By utilizing reinforcement learning techniques, it avoids the differentiation problems typically faced by generators, directly performing gradient policy updates. Notably, the reward signal originates from a GAN discriminator based on a complete sequence assessment, integrating feedback through Monte Carlo search to intermediate state-action steps. We explore further enhancements with WGAN, utilizing Earth Mover’s distance to potentially refine guidance …

Enhancing Sequence Modeling: Leveraging Gans With Reinforcement Learning

Defensive Publications Series

This paper builds upon the SeqGAN framework, aiming to explore and implement strategic enhancements. SeqGAN facilitates the generation of discrete token sequences, a common requirement in NLP applications, by employing a stochastic policy in reinforcement learning (RL). This approach effectively circumvents the differentiation challenges typically faced by generators by directly applying gradient policy updates. The RL reward mechanism is driven by a GAN discriminator that evaluates complete sequences, facilitating backward integration of feedback to earlier state-action pairs through Monte Carlo search. Key improvements considered include the adoption of WGAN, which employs Earth Mover's distance instead of KL divergence, offering potentially …

Efficiency Improvements In Mdp Solutions Using Enhanced Subspace Methods

Defensive Publications Series

In the realm of finite Markov Decision Processes (MDPs), we explore a sophisticated approach utilizing enhanced subspace methods to solve the Bellman equation efficiently. Recent advancements have shifted the focus from traditional matrix splitting techniques, as delineated in Puterman’s seminal work, to the application of the Enhanced Subspace Method (ESM). This method, notable for its dynamism and non-stationarity, has been proven to vastly outperform conventional iterative solutions, achieving significant efficiency gains during policy evaluations. This paper delves into the motivations, underlying principles, and the practical utility of ESM in the context of reinforcement learning, comparing its effectiveness against other established …

Optimized Iterative Methods For Markov Decision Processes: A Subspace Approach

Defensive Publications Series

Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) are fundamental in computational decision-making frameworks, requiring efficient computational methods for their resolution. Traditionally, methods such as matrix splitting have been used to decompose the Bellman equations for iterative solutions. However, the Krylov Subspace Method (KSM) presents a more efficient alternative, leveraging dynamic iterative techniques that significantly outperform static ones. This paper introduces the Enhanced Iterative Subspace Method (EISM), detailing its conceptual motivations, practical implementations, and superiority through various computational experiments.

Unequal Contributions To Co2 Emissions Along The Income Distribution Within And Between Countries, Federica Cappelli

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

The question of whether changes in income inequality affect CO2 emissions remains a topic of debate at both theoretical and empirical levels. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of changes in the full spectre of income distribution on consumption based CO2 emissions per capita. To do so, we estimate a dynamic difference-GMM model and a dynamic threshold regression model allowing for endogeneity on a panel database covering 107 countries between 1990 and 2019. Our analysis highlights how different income classes contribute very differently to consumption-based CO2 emissions. In addition, by accounting for between-country inequalities in the …

Protecting The Blind Side Of Title Vii From The Blitz Of Textualism, Sean Harrison

Nebraska Law Bulletin (Selected Issues)

Just like the outcome of Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the National Football League, the existence of private affirmative action is uncertain. A case could be brought, or it might not. Even if a case is brought, the Supreme Court may not even take it up. But that does not mean we should stand idly by. By analyzing the past and by tracing judicial trends in statutory interpretation, we can see a potential blitz coming. Instead of hoping the blitz never comes, we need to proactively adjust the protection in order to not be blindsided by a potential challenge to Weber …

Planning Minutes 04/16/2024, Planning Committee

Planning Committee

No abstract provided.

Perception Of Emotional Intelligence And Self Efficacy For School Business Officials At K-12 Districts, Agha Mirza

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this quantitative, correlational study was to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and self-efficacy in Chief Business Officials (CBOs) working in School Districts in the state of California.

Methodology: The primary objective of this study was to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and self-efficacy characteristics, employing a quantitative, correlational research design. The study involved a non-experimental approach to establish correlations between the identified variables and an explanatory design to elucidate the relationship between variables. Correlational research has been established as the most effective approach for examining correlations between phenomena and distinct population samples, which made …

Marshall University Newsletter, April 16, 2024, Office Of Marshall University Communications

Marshall University Newsletter 2023-Current

No abstract provided.

Electronically Controllable Surgical Tools, Mainehealth, University Of Maine, Robert Ecker, Mohsen Shahinpoor

MaineHealth Patents

The present disclosure relates to electrically controllable surgical tools.

Equity And Diversity Minutes 04/16/2024, Equity And Diversity Committee

Equity and Diversity Committee

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda (4/16/2024), Csusb Faculty Senate

CSUSB Faculty Senate records

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda (4/16/2024), Csusb Faculty Senate

CSUSB Faculty Senate records

No abstract provided.

Programs Agenda 4-16-24, Angela Brock

Programs Committee (PC)

No abstract provided.

Program Review Report 4-16-24, Angela Brock

Program Review Committee

No abstract provided.

Technical And Applied Studies 4-16-24, Angela Brock

Program Review Committee

No abstract provided.

Evaluating Bone Fracture Healing Utilizing Novel Ultrasound Modes, X-Ray And Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry In A Rabbit Model, Priscilla Machado, Rachel Blackman, Ji-Bin Liu, Flemming Forsberg, Traci Fox

Department of Radiology Posters

Background and Purpose

Healing in bone fractures is a complex process involving local inflammation, angiogenesis (i.e., the creation of new blood vessels), and formation of a bone-building callus, all of which leads to returning the bone nearly to its pre-fracture state. This is the process in a bone where the fracture is clean and the fractured ends oppose each other. Five to 10 percent of fractures are described as non-union, which can lead to poor healing and long-term complications. The purpose of this study was to compare fracture healing in a rabbit model using x-ray, the traditional method for evaluating …