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Ultrasonographic Features Of Gallbladder Wall Thickening In Dogs With Hypoalbuminemia., Masahiro Murakami, Hock Gan Heng, Sarah Steinbach, Mario Sola

Purdue University Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund

Hypoalbuminemia has been considered as a cause of gallbladder wall thickening in humans and dogs. Recent study revealed that gallbladder wall thickening in dogs with hypoalbuminemia may not be associated with serum albumin/plasma levels within 48 h of ultrasound study. However, gallbladder wall edema may change within 48 h, and the ultrasonographic features of gallbladder wall thickening in dogs with hypoalbuminemia have not been reported. The purpose of this study is to describe the relationship between serum albumin levels within 24 h of ultrasound and gallbladder wall thickening, and to describe the ultrasonographic features of thickened gallbladder walls in dogs …

The Implementation Of The Village Financial Information System, Rizki Amalia, Zaldy Adrianto

Journal of Accounting Auditing and Business

This research was conducted to determine the implementation of Siskeudes (Sistem Keuangan Desa – Village Financial Information System) by using the updated DeLone and McLean information system success model as a mandatory information system in Villages in Majalengka Regency, West Java. This research examined the impact of the quality of a system, quality of information, and service quality on user satisfaction and the impact of user satisfaction on perceived net benefit. Data were obtained from questionnaires distributed to 65 respondents in Majalengka Regency. The methods used in this study were descriptive analysis with path analysis. The results of this study …

State Of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee V. True Sparling, Defendant/Appellant. : Reply Brief, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

APPEAL FROM A CRIMINAL SENTENCE JUDGMENT AND COMMITMENT ENTERED BY THE HONORABLE DON M. TORGERSON OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH

K. ANDREW FITZGERALD, Attorney for Defendant/Appellant, True Sparling

Larry R. Simper, Petitioner And, Appellant V. Utah Board Of Pardons And Parole, Respondent And, Appellee : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

Appeal from the Memorandum Decision and Order of the Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County, Judge Barry Lawrence

Larry R. Simper Appellant Pro Per

Andrew Dymek (9277) Asst. Utah Solicitor General Attorney for Appellee

Analyzing The Impact Of Process-Oriented Technology In Programming Education, Kate Arendes

Theses

Currently, there exist several factors in programming education that deter novice programmers. Computer science students are often significantly penalized for programs that do not compile, reflecting how current teaching standards are focused on the product of the student’s efforts, rather than the independent pieces of code that would otherwise execute properly. Novice programmers struggle with interpreting error messages that identify where and why a program failed, but are written with the assumption that the author already has mastered the fundamental concepts that they are trying to implement. In the classroom, educators may show presentations with pre-written code or perform live …

Intouch Week Of August 7, 2023, New York Medical College

InTouch

• SOM Class of 2027 Dons White Coats for the First Time
• Dr. Blicharz is Named Director of Student Academic Support
• NYMC Faculty Ranks in Best Scientists in Medicine List
• The Office of Public Relations Fosters Communication and Engagement at NYMC
• NYMC Research | Professor Xiu-Min Li, M.D., M.S., and Devora Loike-Weinstein, SOM Class of 2026

Fan1 Removes Triplet Repeat Extrusions Via A Pcna- And Rfc-Dependent Mechanism, Ashutosh S. Phadte, Mayuri Bhatia, Hope Ebert, Haaris Abdullah, Essam Abed Elrazaq, Konstantin E. Komolov, Anna Pluciennik

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers

Human genome-wide association studies have identified FAN1 and several DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes as modifiers of Huntington’s disease age of onset. In animal models, FAN1 prevents somatic expansion of CAG triplet repeats, whereas MMR proteins promote this process. To understand the molecular basis of these opposing effects, we evaluated FAN1 nuclease function on DNA extrahelical extrusions that represent key intermediates in triplet repeat expansion. Here, we describe a strand-directed, extrusion-provoked nuclease function of FAN1 that is activated by RFC, PCNA, and ATP at physiological ionic strength. Activation of FAN1 in this manner results in DNA cleavage in the vicinity …

Uport Llc V. Ramos

All Decisions

In this holdover proceeding, the landlord sought to evict the tenant based on a non-renewal notice. The tenant raised several defenses, including lack of proper service, failure to state a cause of action, and the landlord's acceptance of rent payments as a waiver of their right to terminate the tenancy. The court denied the landlord's motion to strike the tenant's defenses, finding that the landlord failed to demonstrate they were without merit. The court also denied the landlord's request for use and occupancy payments due to the unresolved issue of personal jurisdiction.

Commissioning The Tomographic Ionized-Carbon Mapping Experiment, Benjamin James Vaughan

Theses

Line intensity mapping is a novel technique that traces the evolution of cosmological structure sourcing a particular emission line through measurements of the aggregate emission of all galaxies along a line of sight. The Tomographic Ionized-carbon Mapping Experiment (TIME) is a far infrared waveguide imaging spectrometer that operates from 183-323 GHz, allowing it to trace the emission of the singly ionized carbon fine structure line ([CII], 157.7 µm) from redshift 5 to 9 to probe the infrared emission from star formation during the Epoch of Reionization. Further, TIME will also perform line intensity mapping observations of several carbon monoxide rotational …

Visualizing A Thought-Actuated 3d Printed Prosthesis, Brett Walter

Theses

The e-NABLE Project has created a worldwide network of passionate volunteers who utilize 3D printing technology to provide prosthetic hands to individuals who may not otherwise be able to obtain one. Most of these recipients are children in underdeveloped countries who have suffered from Amniotic Band Syndrome (ABS) and cannot seek expensive medical prosthetics. ABS occurs when fibrous bands from the amniotic sac wrap tightly around a fetus’s extremities (most commonly fingers), restricting blood flow and ultimately resulting in complete amputation. The e-NABLE Project’s prosthesis utilizes the functional wrist and fingerless palm to push against the device, contracting the mechanical …

3d Computational Modeling Of Multiphase Phenomena In Boiling Heat Transfer, Winston O. James Iii

Theses

Boiling heat transfer is used in industrial processes, such as heat exchangers, nuclear reactors, and high-powered electronics. There is a need to generate effective heat dissipation techniques to increase the operation limits of these technologies. To enhance heat dissipation with boiling flows, it is important to study boiling phenomena from a fundamental perspective to identify the relation between the fluid and heat transfer behavior near the interface during bubble growth. Boiling simulations have been used as a tool to visualize and quantify the heat transfer mechanisms near the interface. However, challenges exist in modeling bubble growth with a sharp interface …

Glass: The Augmented Reality Glass Blowing Assistant, John Bechtold

Theses

Many people desire to learn a new skill or craft, but having access to a mentor available to provide one on one feedback can be expensive or inaccessible to many. Learning a new skill can bring meaning and added value to a person’s life. Glasses explores bridging the physical and digital world through augmented reality tools that assist in the hand making of products and the learning of a new craft. Though Glasses specifically focuses on glass blowing, the concept could just as easily be applied to any form of craftsmanship such as woodworking, metalsmithing or welding. The product helps …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 08.07.23, Notre Dame Law School

NDLS Communicator

The Latest News

• The Religious Liberty Initiative and Brigham Young University’s International Center for Law and Religion Studies recently hosted a conference at the University of Oxford.
• Emily Bremer has been appointed a Senior Fellow of the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS), an independent federal agency that provides authoritative, nonpartisan legal advice on administrative law and federal regulatory procedures.
• Mary Ellen O'Connell was on “Background Briefing with Ian Masters” podcast.
• Nicole Garnett reviewed “Sacred Easements,” a forthcoming paper in the Virginia Law Review written by new faculty member Rev. Patrick Reidy, C.S.C.
• Jimmy Gurulé was quoted about the …

Unh To Lead Clean Energy Technical Assistance Partnership, Beth Potier

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Successful But Exhausted: The Effect Of Tokenism On Black Employees, Sydney Green

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Despite organizations' efforts to reduce racial inequality in the workplace, White employees continue to outnumber Black employees in many organizations and workgroups. The present research investigates the cognitive performance of Black and White men experiencing different degrees of group racial representation and explores whether keeping their performance private reduces the effect of group racial representation. A sample recruited via Prolific included 491 men, (50.50% White and 49.50% Black), aged 18 to 65 years (M = 39.3, SD = 10.4) working in the U.S. at least 31 hours per week (M = 42.2, SD = 6.7). Using an online …

An Occupant-Centric Energy Modeling And Simulation In Office Buildings, Seddigheh Norouziasl

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Building energy use is highly sensitive to occupants’ energy-related behaviors, including their presence and interaction with different building systems. Modeling and simulation of occupants’ energy-related behavior play an essential role in accurately predicting building energy consumption. Simplifying occupancy parameters in building performance simulation tools can lead to discrepancies between the simulated and actual building energy performance. The main goal of this research is to simulate the occupants’ energy-related behavior in office buildings and utilize the occupancy data to accurately predict building energy performance. Our objective is to increase building energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption while ensuring occupants' comfort, especially …

Leaf Character Of Sugar Palm On Various Shades And Concentrations Of Liquid Organic Fertilizer, Rosi Widarawati, Risqa Naila Khusna Syarifah, Budi Prakoso

Jurnal Kultivasi

Palm sugar has been developed to produce various products and raw materials for their derivatives. There is a very high morphological diversity of sugar palm plants, while the morphological identification of different sugar palm plant species in Banten province is still limited. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of different treatments, such as shade percentage, liquid organic fertilizer concentration, and a combination of both, on the properties of palm leaves. The experimental design used in this study was the 2-factor RCBD split plot with 3 levels each. The first factor is the variation of the shadow …

Couples Who Dream Together, Stay Together: Bangladeshi Couple Graduates With Their Ph.D.S, Tehreem Khan

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Duck Tape Down, Lisa Heldke

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

An ordinary ski jacket is rendered both fashionable and immortal by the judicious application of duck tape (duct tape).

Addressing Psychosocial Client Factors In People With Cancer: An Occupational Therapy Guidebook, Hannah Marlette

Student Capstone Papers

People with cancer experience a variety of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial impacts that affect their quality of life, occupational performance, and occupational engagement. Occupational therapy (OT) practitioners are well-equipped to address these impacts, however, OT is an underused service in the cancer population, resulting in a limited amount of literature addressing OT interventions in cancer care. OT interventions in the literature are focused on addressing an individual’s physical client factors. The focus on physical client factors is causing people with cancer to report that their psychosocial client factors are not being addressed. The literature demonstrates that OT practitioners do not …

Lanthorn, Vol. 58, No. 01, August 7, 2023, Grand Valley State University

Volume 58, August 7, 2023 - April 15, 2024

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Issues On Selling Products Via Social Media Influencers, Zhenhao Li

Lingnan Theses (MPhil & PhD)

Recent years have witnessed an exponential growth of firms promoting and selling products via social media influencers. Although such practice has attracted a growing interest in academia, relevant studies are largely empirical, while analytical studies remain limited. To address this gap, we analytically investigate issues related to a firm's strategy of selling products via influencers in two studies.

In the first study, we develop a two-period model to investigate a firm's strategy for introducing a product via an influencer, where there may exist uncertainty in the influencer-product match. For the promotional campaign in the first period, the influencer exerts an …

Libra: Harvesting Idle Resources Safely And Timely In Serverless Clusters, Hanfei Yu, Christian Fontenot, Hao Wang, Jian Li, Xu Yuan, Seung Jong Park

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

Serverless computing has been favored by users and infrastructure providers from various industries, including online services and scientific computing. Users enjoy its auto-scaling and ease-of-management, and providers own more control to optimize their service. However, existing serverless platforms still require users to pre-define resource allocations for their functions, leading to frequent misconfiguration by inexperienced users in practice. Besides, functions' varying input data further escalate the gap between their dynamic resource demands and static allocations, leaving functions either over-provisioned or under-provisioned. This paper presents Libra, a safe and timely resource harvesting framework for multi-node serverless clusters. Libra makes precise harvesting decisions …

Characteristics And Outcomes Of Patients Who Underwent Coronary Atherectomy In Centers With And Without On-Site Cardiac Surgery, Mohamed Dafaalla, Muhammad Rashid, Saadiq Moledina, Tim Kinnaird, Peter Ludman, Nick Curzen, Sarah Zaman, James Nolan, Mamas A. Mamas

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

We aimed to describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients who underwent atherectomy at the time of percutaneous coronary intervention in centers with on-site surgical centers (SCs) versus nonsurgical centers (NSCs). Patients treated with coronary atherectomy between January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2019, from the British Cardiovascular Society Intervention (BCIS) registry were included. Primary outcomes were in-hospital all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. A total of 20,833 patients were treated with coronary atherectomy, of which 7,983 (38%) were performed at NSC. The proportion of coronary atherectomies performed in NSC increased from 12.5% in 2006 to …

Heavy Metals Within The Hawaiian Islands Archipelago As Evidenced In The Hawaiian Monk Seal And Their Prey, Yvanna M. Strait

All HCAS Student Capstones, Theses, and Dissertations

The Hawaiian monk seal (HMS) is an endangered, endemic seal native to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). During the 21^st century, members of the HMS population have established residency within the Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI). This habitat shift may increase exposure of the animals to greater anthropogenic (urban industrialization, agricultural practices, and military activity) and natural (volcanic activity) heavy metal contaminants. Induced coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICPMS) analysis compared 16 heavy metal concentrations in HMS bone segregated by region, age, and sex. In additions, metal concentrations from potential prey items from the southern extent of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands …

Behavior Of Ergodic Averages Along A Subsequence And The Grid Method, Sovanlal Mondal

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

\hspace{.2cm} In the first part of our thesis, we introduce the `grid method' to prove that a very strong type of oscillation occurs for the averages obtained by sampling a flow along the sequence of times of the form $\{n^\alpha: n\in \setN\}$, where $\alpha$ is a {positive non-integer rational number}. More precisely, we show that in every aperiodic dynamical system $(X, \Sigma, \mu, T^t)$, we can find a set $E$ of arbitrarily small measure so that $\limsup_N\frac1N \sum_{n\le N}\setone_E(T^{n^\alpha}x)=1$ and $\liminf_N\frac1N \sum_{n\le N}\setone_E(T^{n^\alpha}x)=0$ almost everywhere. Such behavior of a sequence is known as the \emph{strong sweeping out} property. Using the …

Structural Equation Modeling Approach To Explore Urban Sprawl And Its Impact On Commuting Outcomes In The U.S. Urbanized Areas, Md Hamidur Rahman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

There is insufficient evidence on how compactness affects auto ownership, travel distance, and congestion, affecting in turn commuting time. To address this gap, this study employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to account for both direct and indirect effects of compactness on commuting behavior. The objectives of this research are- (a) to assess compactness of U.S. urbanized areas using compactness/sprawl metrics; (b) to analyze commuting behavior using the American Community Survey (ACS) commuting data; (c) to find the impact of urban sprawl on commuting behavior considering the mediation effect of vehicle ownership, travel distance, and congestion. The study results help better …

Professional Identity Development Among Counselor Educators In-Training: The Impact Of Privilege Awareness And The Intersectionality Of Social Identities, Tristan Kayla Mckenzie

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

In counseling education, one learns the unique ability to help people from all walks of life with a never-ending list of human endeavors. This dissertation explored the lived experiences of counselor educators in training and how their privileged and/or marginalized social identities impacted their professional identity. Though this dissertation explored all social identities, the primary focus was race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. The importance of looking at all aspects of a person and how experiences with privilege and marginalization impact a person, including their professional identity, is explained in the literature review as well as the need for more research …

An Investigation Into The Application Of The Meijering Filter For Document Recapture Detection, John Magee, Stephen Sheridan Phd, Christina Thorpe Phd

Conference papers

The proliferation of mobile devices allows financial institutions to offer remote customer services, such as remote account opening. Manipulation of identity documents using image processing software is a low-cost, high-risk threat to modern financial systems, opening these institutions to fraud through crimes related to identity theft. In this paper we describe our exploratory research into the application of biomedical image algorithms to the domain of document recapture detection. We perform a statistical analysis to compare different types of recaptured documents and train a support vector machine classifier on the raw histogram data generated using the Meijering filter. The results show …

Anomaly Detection In The Molecular Structure Of Gallium Arsenide Using Convolutional Neural Networks, Timothy Roche, Aihua W. Wood, Philip Cho, Chancellor Johnstone

Faculty Publications

This paper concerns the development of a machine learning tool to detect anomalies in the molecular structure of Gallium Arsenide. We employ a combination of a CNN and a PCA reconstruction to create the model, using real images taken with an electron microscope in training and testing. The methodology developed allows for the creation of a defect detection model, without any labeled images of defects being required for training. The model performed well on all tests under the established assumptions, allowing for reliable anomaly detection. To the best of our knowledge, such methods are not currently available in the open …