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The Hitchcock-Kelly Fund For Human And Indigenous Peoples' Rights, S. James Anaya, Latin American And Iberian Institute

LAII Events

"Ideas about Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples" - Keynote Address by Professor James Anaya, University Distinquished Professor and the Nicholas Doman Professor of International Law at the University of Colorado Law School, B.A. from UNM Economics, J.D. from Harvard Law School, and Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples

Ideas about human rights have been generated through thinking about the essence of human dignity. Professor Anaya will explore ideas about fundamental human rights and how they havebeen seized upon to support Indigenous peoples and their demands to survive and flourish in the world.

Integrating Germplasm Repositories Into Oyster Aquaculture Systems At The Pathway, Center, And Network Levels, Sarah R. Bodenstein

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Germplasm repositories offer many potential benefits to commercial farm operations, including preserving genetic resources and increasing production capabilities. Aquaculture industries have yet to take advantage of repository storage despite decades of research evaluating cryopreservation protocols. Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica), for example, are a useful research species when addressing this problem. Oysters are an economically important aquaculture species and a high-throughput cryopreservation method for oysters already exists. To address the gap between protocol research and commercial application a different approach is necessary that can analyze the requirements of repository development at multiple organizational levels. The goal of this dissertation was to …

Shape Memory Polymer-Based Multifunctional Syntactic Foams, Siavash Sarrafan

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

With the increase in popularity of shape memory polymers (SMPs), especially in applications such as aerospace, textile, biomedical engineering, and even structures, the weight of the material and the devices made with it has always been a crucial factor. Using the shape memory polymer as a matrix to make a syntactic foam is one of the best and most affordable approaches to creating a lighter material that still has the shape memory effect. The addition of particles of different stiffness, strength, and size, with variable fractions, creates a composite that enables engineering the mechanical, as well as other physical and …

Awareness And Implementation Of Tobacco Control Practices In Rural Louisiana Federally Qualified Health Centers, Michael D. Celestin, Runet Bryant, Tung-Sung Tseng, Krysten Jones-Winn, Qingzhao Yu

School of Public Health Faculty Publications

Association for Clinical and Translational Science, ACTS 2023, April 18 - 20, 2023, Washington DC

Fundraising In The Theatre: A Reflection Of The Wmu Theatre Guild President's Performance, Lindsey Beck

Honors Theses

Fundraising is an important element to the success of any nonprofit organization, but arts organizations have unique opportunities to produce exciting, engaging, and creative fundraising events that coincide with their season programming. My thesis will explore what makes a successful fundraising event and compare best practices with the practices used at Western Michigan University for the annual Theatre Guild President’s Performance. I analyze the inner workings of the Theatre Guild Board of Directors and their approach to producing a special event, and interview professionals and board members to get a comprehensive overview of what defines a successful fundraising events look …

Lillian Ackley, Petitioner/Appellant, V. Utah Labor Commission And Lowes, Respondents/Appellees.: Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

Appeal from the Labor Commission of Utah

Mark D. Dean, Kristy L. Bertelsen, Attorneys for Respondent/Appellee Lowes, Chris Hill, Attorney for Respondent / Appellee Utah Labor Commission

Stony V. Olsen, Michael Gary Belnap, Attorneys for Petitioner/Appellant Lillian Ackley

John Doe, Appellant / Cross-Appellee, Vs. State Of Utah, Office Of State Debt Collection, Appellee / Cross-Appellant : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

Appeal from the Third District Court, Salt Lake County, from a dismissal of an appeal through a Petition for Judicial Review originating from an informal adjudicative proceeding before the State of Utah's Office of State Debt Collection, and dismissal of a Petition for Extraordinary Relief, Honorable Kent Holmberg presiding

SARAH GOLDBERG, JACOB H.B. FRANKLIN, SEAN D. REYES, Counsel for Appellees/Cross-Appellants

John Doe, Pro Se, Appellant/Cross-Appellee

Multi-Specific Calibration Of The B Isotope Proxy In Calcareous Red Algae For Ph Reconstruction, Giulia Piazza, Eduardo Paredes, Valentina Alice Bracchi, Leopoldo David Pena, Jason Hall-Spencer, Chiara Ferrara, Isabel Cacho, Daniela Basso

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Calcareous red algae have calcified cell walls constituted by high-Mg calcite or aragonite (Morse et al., 2006). They are considered suitable paleoclimate archives due to their worldwide distribution and their longevity through indeterminate growth (Kamenos et al., 2008). Boron isotopes (δ11B) measured in their calcified thallus are considered a pH proxy (Hemming and Hanson, 1992). In seawater, boron occurs as boric acid and borate ion. Both species are enriched in 11B as pH increases, with boric acid characterized by an enrichment factor of 27‰ compared to borate. The boron isotope proxy theory states that borate is exclusively incorporated in the …

Biophysical Flocculation Reduces Variability Of Cohesive Sediment Settling Velocity, L Ye, Ja Penaloza-Giraldo, Aj Manning, J Holyoke, T-J Hsu

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Biophysical cohesion, introduced predominantly by Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) during mineral flocculation in subaqueous environments, plays important role in morphodynamics, biogeochemical cycles and ecosystem processes. However, the mechanism of how EPS functioning with cohesive particles and affects settling behaviors remain poorly understood. We measure initial flocculation rate, floc size and settling velocity of mineral and artificial EPS (Xanthan gum) mixtures. Combining results from these and previous studies demonstrate coherent intensification of EPS-related flocculation compare with those of pure mineral and oil-mineral mixtures. Importantly, the presence of EPS fundamentally changes floc structure and reduces variability of settling velocity. Measured data shows …

A Small Secreted Protein Nicol Regulates Lumicrine-Mediated Sperm Maturation And Male Fertility, Daiji Kiyozumi, Kentaro Shimada, Michael Chalick, Chihiro Emori, Mayo Kodani, Seiya Oura, Taichi Noda, Tsutomu Endo, Martin M Matzuk, Daniel H Wreschner, Masahito Ikawa

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

The mammalian spermatozoa produced in the testis require functional maturation in the epididymis for their full competence. Epididymal sperm maturation is regulated by lumicrine signalling pathways in which testis-derived secreted signals relocate to the epididymis lumen and promote functional differentiation. However, the detailed mechanisms of lumicrine regulation are unclear. Herein, we demonstrate that a small secreted protein, NELL2-interacting cofactor for lumicrine signalling (NICOL), plays a crucial role in lumicrine signalling in mice. NICOL is expressed in male reproductive organs, including the testis, and forms a complex with the testis-secreted protein NELL2, which is transported transluminally from the testis to the …

Genomic Analyses Of Hair From Ludwig Van Beethoven, Tristan James Alexander Begg, Axel Schmidt, Arthur Kocher, Maarten H.D. Larmuseau, Göran Runfeldt, Paul Andrew Maier, John D. Wilson, Rodrigo Barquera, Carlo Maj, András Szolek, Michael Sager, Stephen Clayton, Alexander Peltzer, Ruoyun Hui, Julia Ronge, Ella Reiter, Cäcilia Freund, William Rhea Meredith, For Full Author List, See Comments Below

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) remains among the most influential and popular classical music composers. Health problems significantly impacted his career as a composer and pianist, including progressive hearing loss, recurring gastrointestinal complaints, and liver disease. In 1802, Beethoven requested that following his death, his disease be described and made public. Medical biographers have since proposed numerous hypotheses, including many substantially heritable conditions. Here we attempt a genomic analysis of Beethoven in order to elucidate potential underlying genetic and infectious causes of his illnesses. We incorporated improvements in ancient DNA methods into existing protocols for ancient hair samples, enabling the sequencing …

The Power Of Praise, Joseph Khabbaz

The Main Thing Devotional

I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. (Psalm 104:33)

You can experience great strength through song.

Controller-Driven Event-Based Network Heat Map Visualisation, Praveen Kumar, Navdeep Sood

Defensive Publications Series

Network controllers have available to them all manner of data from the different network elements and the various network links. Techniques are presented herein that leverage that data to support a new heat map concept. The presented techniques begin with the generation of node-level heat maps and services-level heat maps. Those artifacts may be employed to study the impact of a given failure on the nodes and the services that are present in a network. The presented techniques also support the development of a network-level heat map from those artifacts. The model that is supported by the presented techniques is …

Brief Report: Out Of Sight Out Of Mind - Preventable Childhood Kidney Disease In The Far North, Johanna Neville, Allison Hempenstall, Caroline Taunton, Valmay Fisher, Malcolm Mcdonald

Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

APSGN is an immune-mediated kidney disease that occurs after a Streptococcus pyogenes skin or throat infection in children and contributes to chronic kidney disease later in life. It is a disease of poverty and regrettably common in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. There have been seven documented APSGN outbreaks across Far North Queensland in the last nine years. Despite this disease being notifiable in both Western Australia and the Northern Territory, Queensland is yet to acknowledge the importance of early notification in the management of APSGN. Notification-driven publication of APSGN incidence should help raise its profile and stimulate better …

Exploring The Experiences Of The Consent Process For Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander People Having Cardiac Surgery And Participating In Medical Research: A Study Protocol, Julieann Coombes, Keziah Bennett-Brook, Kate Hunter, Tamara Mackean, Edward Litton, Jacquita S. Affandi, Courtney Ryder, Bobby Porykali, Brea Grant, Kenneth Yakubu, Colin Garlett, Camila A. Kairuz Santos

Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Background: Gaining informed consent is a critical step before any medical procedure, and before taking part in medical research. Cultural differences in concepts of health and healing, communication, language, and racism, can play a part in forming barriers to gaining informed consent for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a lack of informed consent can worsen distrust and contribute to continuing health disparities. This protocol describes a study aimed at providing a better understanding of informed consent experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people undergoing heart surgery and participating in research. This …

Aboriginal Men’S Business: A Literature Review Of Factors Affecting Aboriginal Men Accessing Sexual Health Services, Daniel Dawson, Daniel Mcdonough, Rachel Reilly, James A. Charles

Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Introduction: Aboriginal men are relatively young, with a median age of 22 years, nearly half that of their non-Aboriginal counterparts. Aboriginal men also have the highest mortality rates and have the lowest life expectancy. Sexually Transmissible Infection (STI) rates are extremely overrepresented in lower socio-economic groups, including minority populations. STI rates among Aboriginal communities are significantly higher when compared to the non-Aboriginal population.

Aims: In the context of multiple factors impinging on the sexual health of Aboriginal men, we sought to conduct a comprehensive review of the literature for the purpose of developing a framework through which needs and actions …

What Works For Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Men? A Systematic Review Of The Literature, Jack R. Menges, Marie L. Caltabiano, Alan Clough

Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men experience significantly higher rates of suicide, trauma, alcohol related deaths and unemployment than other Australian men. Despite significant levels of government intervention, rates of family violence, unemployment and incarceration continue to increase in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. As a subset of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, there has been a lesser focus on how to meaningfully improve the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men. This systematic review seeks to understand what interventions, programs and activities are successful in improving the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men …

Intersectionality Based Policy Analysis Of How Racism Is Framed In Medical Education Policies Guiding Aboriginal Health Curriculum, Petah Atkinson, Marilyn Baird, Karen Adams

Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Introduction: Racism has a profound impact on health inequities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Australian medical schools are required to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health curriculum in their medical courses and policies have been developed to support this work.

Methods: The research question was: how is racism framed in medical education policies guiding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health curriculum for entry-level medical courses? Applying an Indigenous Research Paradigm and Intersectionality Based Policy Analysis, three key policies were analysed: Australian Medical Council (AMC) Standards for Assessment and Accreditation of Primary Medical programs; Aboriginal and Torres Strait …

Scoping The Potential Of A Noongar Re-Entry Peer Navigator Model, Jane Anderson

Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

The Noongar people of the South West of Western Australia (WA) continue to seek self-determination and empowerment to ensure their families are able to meet cultural, economic and social needs. Their aspirations, however, are thwarted by a significant number of their members who are incarcerated and the adverse consequences of imprisonment on families. In the meantime, the WA prison system is yet to respond to the unique needs of Noongar prisoners transitioning out of the prison system. The article reviews the literature to develop the idea of a Noongar re-entry peer navigator (PN) model. In this model, select Noongar people …

‘It’S Us, Or Maybe No One’: Yarning With Aboriginal Social And Emotional Wellbeing Workers From The Kimberley Region Of Western Australia, Zaccariah Cox, Emma Carlin, Kate Derry, Pat Dudgeon

Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Objective

Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) describes the holistic model of health and wellbeing advocated for by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This research explored the experiences of Aboriginal peoples employed in SEWB service delivery to identify enablers, challenges, and requirements of growing a sustainable, and empowered SEWB workforce.

Methods

We used a yarning methodology with seven Aboriginal SEWB workers located at Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations across the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Results

Three key SEWB service delivery themes were identified: 1) Role of cultural identity; 2) Barriers and enablers of SEWB service provision; 3) Building the …

Editorial, Neil M. Drew, Darren Deves, Hannah Tarrant

Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

No abstract provided.

Uc-315 Cybersecurity Analysis Of Password Managers, Marshall Harris, Tyler Dees, Justin Eckelberry, Thomas Sprague

C-Day Computing Showcase

As the ubiquity of password managers has increased so too has the incentive for malicious actors to compromise them. This project’s purpose is to investigate password manager software for potential security vulnerabilities. The team chose, researched, and probed a popular password manager for weaknesses. Multiple attack vectors for cracking the security of the software were discovered. The most promising of these vectors were, one, the usage of malicious extensions for Internet browsers to circumvent the security of the password manager software which often interfaces with said browsers for user convenience, and two, the deployment of a malware disguised as an …

Uc-316 Recipe For Disaster, Milo D Wilson, Aidan Fushimi, Wade G Parham, Kosi M Chima

C-Day Computing Showcase

Sugar, Spice, and everything nice or naughty, using the ingredients available to you, you must battle your way out of the bizarre world of chefs and cooks as they attempt to flambe and tenderize you. Whisk, Boil, and Cook your way out of the endless kitchen to secure your way as a true MasterChef

Uc-317 Do You Know Ksu? -A Quiz App, Christian Meliezer, Erick Kamau, Joshua W Meder

C-Day Computing Showcase

Do you know KSU is a mobile quiz app developed in Android Studio by Christian Meliezer, Erick Kamau, and Joshua Meder. The app tests your knowledge on all things KSU related, including notable places, people, and courses associated with the university. Do you know KSU is a full stack application that uses AWS Amplify for API and Database services. Users will answer 10 random questions regarding the university, and be given a score at the end that represents how well they did.

Uc-328 Pet Planner, Sarah Graddy, Jessica Palmer, Kelly Kobus

C-Day Computing Showcase

Do you run a dog kennel and have trouble keeping track of Fido and Fluffy's appointments, feeding schedule, and medications? To solve this issue, our team is using Dart and Flutter to build a mobile application called Pet Planner that provides a simple, visual way to organize all the details needed to take care of every client’s special pet. Pet Planner’s main homepage makes any task easy to access. By clicking one button, users can create new appointments, clients, pets and feeding schedules. The homepage also displays a multi-view calendar that updates with each added or deleted appointment. Users can …

Uc-335 Stewardship, Krystale A Williams, Jaeleon K Merrill, Christian Thomas Jansen, Castle L Kroleski

C-Day Computing Showcase

Steward•Ship is a virtual reality survival game set deep underground on an alien world. The narrative centers around the titular “stewards,” crewmembers on a mining vessel called the AV-Undaunted. These stewards are awoken from cryogenic stasis by the ship after a catastrophic failure causes the spacecraft to crash in a subterranean cave, sealing the vessel and its inhabitants inside. Over the course of the game, the player takes on the role of four individual stewards, each awoken decades or centuries after the previous steward, to continue the work of escaping the alien world they’re stranded on as they slowly uncover …

Uc-336 Concrete Formwork Simulator, Aidan Fushimi, Johnathon R Autry, Mikail S Miller, Katelyn Buell

C-Day Computing Showcase

Concrete Formwork Simulator is a simulation game meant to help construction students practice their skills. The goal of the game is to successfully build concrete formwork with the least amount of wasted materials. Players are scored out of 400 on each of the individual stages: shop, cut, and assemble. Players choose between building a formwork for a column, a slab, and a wall. Each formwork has its own set of materials for the players to buy, cut, and assemble. The player will need to take the dimensions of the formwork into account and then calculate the minimum number of each …

Uc-324 It4983 Capstone Project - Paddle For The Cure Nyc, Alvaro Jimenez-Kosan, Jesse S Bancroft, Melina Castellon, Rahim Siddiqi

C-Day Computing Showcase

In this project we took on the role of IT consultants for a non-profit organization called Paddle for the Cure NYC. This organization aims to provide support and events for breast cancer survivors and their families. We were tasked with researching innovative methods on how the organization’s digital platforms can be improved to attract more of their target audience. Our team focused on five main areas: Search Engine Optimization, Website Analysis, Social Media Exposure, and Host Website Software. We provided recommendations for improvement based on research and implementation strategies to ensure that it will be valuable and usable to the …

Uc-318 Capstone Cybersecurity Website Hardening Group 2-01, Sean A Lewis, Blair C Greco, Rontavious A Heard, Aj Moser

C-Day Computing Showcase

The project we were given by Professor Privitera is to secure a web server that is a simulation of a genuine business with our case being a restaurant known as Akwaaba. The business website is hosted on Apache, MariaDB, Red Hat Linux, and PHP. We will first need to explore the network we were given to determine the system’s weaknesses to evaluate the risks and create a proper security policies plan with the help of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards. Following the security plan we created, our group will implement these changes into the network, hardening …

Uc-338 Chiba, Aidan Fushimi, Johnathon R Autry, Mikail S Miller, Katelyn Buell

C-Day Computing Showcase

The core mechanic present in Chiba is pushing around food items to plate tiles. Each time the player pushes a food item it incurs a cut. With enough cuts the food item will be cut into pieces, progressing to the next cut "stage" - with a max stage of cuts available for the different pieces of food. This is fundamentally built upon the core gameplay mechanic in Sokoban. Additionally, extending upon this further by incorporating new mechanics such as grilling food items and utilizing slick and sticky tiles. Together, these mechanics allow for a unique series of puzzles to test …