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Student Affairs Newsletter, Georgia Southern University

Division of Student Affairs Newsletter (2020-2023)

Message from of VP

Lighting Ceremony

Lighting of Sweetheart Circle

Period Equity Movement

HIV Testing

Staff Council

Health Services Director Emily Rogers

Homelessness Awareness Week

Early Voting

Laws Of Hammurabi, Martha T. Roth

Open Educational Resources for the Ancient Near East

Critical translation of the Laws of Hammurabi, c. 1750 BCE

Anxious Attachment As A Mediator Between Parental Abuse In Childhood And Partner Attributions In Adulthood, Naomi Michele Pearson

Honors Theses

Parenting in childhood can positively or negatively affect physical and mental health and behaviors in adulthood. When a child undergoes abuse or neglect from their caregiver, they often develop inadequate adjustment, due to insecurity in close relationships, which may continue throughout their lives. Furthermore, this insecurity, established in childhood, can manifest in adult romantic relationships, as assurance-seeking, jealousy, and hostility, causing insecurely-attached individuals to attribute blame onto their partners, internal attributes, or circumstances.

These pessimistic attributions, caused by parental- influenced feelings of ambivalence and separation anxiety, may lead to increased tension and dissatisfaction within close relationships. A sample of 150 …

精神病及癌症照顧者的社會支持及需要研究報告, Chak Kwan, Dickon Chan, Meng Soi, Florence Fong, Mun Yu, Vera Tang, Hiu Tung, Angel Chan, Sheung Wan, Wanda Wong, Mei Ling Lee

APIAS Research Report 研究報告

本研究旨在探討非正式照顧者在照顧60歲或以上受精神病或癌症困擾的家庭成員時遇到的困難、長時間照顧工作帶來的問題和他們的非正式社會支持。同時亦針對他們的需要提出相關建議。受精神問題及癌症困擾的年長患者數字持續上升，這兩類患者的非正式照顧者(下文統稱為照顧者)多面對因患者的情緒起伏和病情轉變化而帶來的巨大壓力。為深入了解他們的現況和為制定相關政策及服務提供參考，研究團隊以半結構性訪談的方法搜集了15位精神病及癌症患者的照顧者和17位服務提供者的意見。

研究結果發現，精神病患者照顧者常遇到的困難包括：缺乏私人空間、經濟壓力大、對相關疾病資訊不了解和因社會的負面標籤不願向外界求助。同時，他們因要長時間照顧患者，人際關係、身體狀況和就業狀況均受到負面影響。對於照顧癌症家屬的照顧者，他們多不了解現有的支援服務，而且需要面對沉重的經濟壓力。由於需要長時間照顧患者，照顧者的日常生活和心理狀況皆受到影響，他們與患者的關係轉差。這兩類照顧者的非正式社會支援網絡主要為家人、朋友及教會會友。

針對照顧者的需要，研究團隊提出了五個建議。一、加強公眾教育以去除社會對精神病患者的負面標籤，減低患者家人及照顧者對尋求外界協助的顧慮。二、增加暫託服務的資源和人手以縮短輪候時間，並推行以地區為本的照顧者「社區保姆」計劃，提供空間予照顧者暫時離開患者，以處理突發或私人事務。三、設立地區性照顧者服務中心，提供輔導服務，推行照顧者技巧培訓、經濟諮詢、喘息活動和「社區保姆」計劃，令到照顧者可以在同一個服務單位獲得所需的服務。四、政府可透過線上資源整合平台為照顧者提供相關照顧資訊，讓照顧者及其家庭更易知悉社會支援服務。對於年長的照顧者，建議政府可以在他們常出現或較容易接觸到的地方擺設攤位街站，派發相關小冊子。五、增加照顧者的經濟支援，提供「喘息及活動津貼」，並且將「照顧元素」融入經濟援助項目，使到綜援申請人和長者生活津貼領取人可獲得一定比率的照顧者津貼金額。

「回首．動情．傳承」長者生命故事計劃, 嶺南大學亞太老年學研究中心 Asia-Pacific Institute Of Ageing Studies, Lingnan University, Chak Kwan Chan, Lai Ieng Lau, Pui Yiu Ho, Kwong Lam Wu, Hiu Tung Chan, Ying Laam Tang, Shuk Ling Wong, Wai Ching Lai, Kam Yin Lai, Chun Wai Lo, Yiu Long Tai, Ka Chung Kwong, Hon Wun So

Manual & Guide 手冊及指引

嶺南大學亞太老年學研究中心獲華人永遠墳場管理委員會（「華永會」）資助為期一年的「回首．動情．傳承」長者生命故事計劃(「計劃」)。此計劃旨在讓青年人認識長者生命經驗，學習克服困難與挫折以提升抗逆力，建立正向人生觀。

近年，主流媒體經常批評年輕人的負面人生觀，例如：「躺平主義」、「享樂主義」、「犬儒心態」等，亦不時看到青年人輕生的新聞。我們曾在大學內處理過不少受情緒困擾及企圖自殺的個案，與學生深入交流後，發現他們面對着沉重的學業壓力、財政困難或複雜的家庭關係，內心充滿掙扎不安。

此計劃讓嶺大學生與長者導師進行深度的對談，透過了解長者走過的路、他們經歷過的挫折和教訓，給予年輕人生命的啟示。如果我們以旅遊比喻人生，長者就像環遊世界的資深背包客，即使大家遊覽不同的地點、觀賞過不同的風景，他們總能夠分享一些旅遊的心得，讓新手遊客走少一點冤枉路，或領悟到旅遊的樂趣和意義。長者亦可以藉由敍述人生片段回顧他們生命中的故事，學習接納過去，增加自我認同感。青年人創作生命教育書冊，將長者積極的人生觀傳給年輕一代，並藉此鼓勵其他長者豁達地度過餘年。

我們於2022年初招募嶺南大學學生接受「生命故事敍述」培訓，內容包括：本港的人口老化現象、敍述治療理論、與長者溝通的技巧及模擬實踐練習等，以裝備同學的知識和技巧。本中心再向屯門、元朗區的長者機構發邀請信，誠邀長者擔任生命導師接受訪問。

嶺大安排同學以兩人一組的小隊形式，於2022年6至7月期間前往長者中心、日間護理中心、嶺南大學或長者家中，與十二位長者進行深入訪談。訪談結束後，同學根據訪談的內容，為長者書寫他們獨特的生命故事。例如在人離鄉賤的異國環境下，努力打拼事業的Alfred；堅持不懈持續進修的淑芹和馮春林；即使沒機會求學，仍憑一雙巧手闖出一片天的譚惠；在文化大革命的漩渦中，憑着熱忱而改變命運的蘭英；還有為家人無私奉獻的鳳群、歐婆婆、雅芳及細女；離鄉別井勇闖異地的阿美和阿水；即使被家人賣去做「妹仔」，仍能以「阿Q精神」面對的諒餘。

為保障長者的私隱權益，本書內所有刊登之故事皆經過受訪者或社工審閱，部份受訪者選擇以化名的形式來分享自己的故事，我們亦移除了部份敏感的個人資料。

Programmatic Impacts Of Utilizing Various Staffing Options For Covid-19 Contact Tracers: Recommendations And Lessons Learned, Michael Wiese, Alison Oberne, Laura Rusnak, Patrick Rodriguez, Matawal Makut

Florida Public Health Review

Background: The rapidly expanding COVID-19 pandemic created an immediate demand for the Department of Health in Hillsborough County (DOH-Hillsborough) Epidemiology Program to supplement its contact tracing workforce; and, because of the long duration of the response, a sustained workforce was needed. The DOH-Hillsborough Epidemiology Program’s COVID-19 response, broadly referred to as “contact tracing”, included case investigations, outbreaks, and identification and notifications to exposed individuals. To meet contact tracing staffing needs, several staffing options were utilized, including Core Epidemiology Staff, Reassigned DOH-Hillsborough staff (Reassigned Staff), Contracted staffing agency hires (Contract Staff), State of Florida hires (State Level Hires), County hires (DOH-Hillsborough …

Disparities In Covid-19 Case Counts And Incidence In Florida By Race And Ethnicity At The County And State Level, Elizabeth Weaver

Florida Public Health Review

Background: In 2020, as COVID-19 spread across the United States, reports of disparities in COVID-19 incidence and mortality by race and ethnicity soon followed. This study assessed COVID-19 case counts and incidence by race and ethnicity at county and state levels focusing on Florida.

Methods: Counts of COVID-19 were collected from June through December 2020. Chi square analyses assessed disparities in case distribution and linear regressions assessed disparities in incidence and potential interaction between predictors.

Results: Race and ethnicity were significant predictors of COVID-19 incidence. Mean incidence was 4.9, 6.6, and 14.3 per 1,000 people among White, Black, and Other …

Aggregation And Abuse: Mass Torts In Bankruptcy, Edward J. Janger

Fordham Law Review

Bankruptcy courts have become the favored forum for large corporate defendants who seek global resolution of mass tort liability claims. Whether this forum choice benefits the victims of those mass torts or facilitates their exploitation is unclear. The features of bankruptcy law that have made bankruptcy court attractive to defendants can be efficiency enhancing, but they can also be used opportunistically and beyond their proper scope. As a result, their use must be subject to safeguards. The good news is that, where torts of the debtor itself are concerned, the U.S. Bankruptcy Code already contains the necessary tools. This Essay …

The Digital First Sale Doctrine In A Blockchain World: Nfts And The Temporary Reproduction Exception, Chelsea Lim

Fordham Law Review

In 2021, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) exploded in popularity. Representing over sixty million dollars in sales, NFTs are currently being bought and sold in almost every industry, in the form of exclusive videos in the sports industry and digital paintings in the art industry. NFTs are digital certificates that use blockchain technology to verify authenticity and proof of ownership. Through NFTs’ non-fungible and immutable characteristics, owners are able to create scarcity for and authenticity in digital copies of their works, replicating the tangible experience of owning a physical, limited-edition item. NFTs have also been able to promote a unique secondary marketplace, …

Blockchain And Federated Learning-Based Security Solutions For Telesurgery System: A Comprehensive Review, Sachi Chaudjary, Riya Kakkar, Rajesh Gupta, Sudeep Tanwar, Smita Agrawal, Ravi Sharma

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The advent of telemedicine with its remote surgical procedures has effectively transformed the working of healthcare professionals. The evolution of telemedicine facilitates the remote monitoring of patients that lead to the advent of telesurgery systems, i.e. one of the most critical applications in telemedicine systems. Apart from gaining popularity, the telesurgery system may encounter security and trust issues of patients? data while communicating with the surgeon for their remote treatment. Motivated by this, we have presented a comprehensive survey on secure telesurgery systems comprising healthcare, surgical robots, traditional telesurgery systems, and the role of artificial intelligence to deal with the …

Skin Lesion Segmentation By Using Object Detection Networks, Deeplab3+, And Active Contours, Fatemeh Bagheri, Mohammad Jafar Tarokh, Majid Ziaratban

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Developing an automatic system for detection, segmentation, and classification of skin lesions is very useful to aid well-timed diagnosis of skin diseases. Lesion segmentation is a crucial task for automated diagnosis of skin cancers, as it affects significantly the accuracy of the subsequent steps. Varieties in sizes and locations of lesions, and the lesions with low-contrast boundaries make this task very challenging. In this paper, a three-stage CNN-based method is presented for accurate segmentation of lesions from dermoscopic images. At the first step, normalization, approximate locations and sizes of lesions are estimated. Due to the importance of the normalization stage, …

Computationally Efficient Predictive Torque Control Strategies Without Weighting Factors, Emrah Zerdali̇, Mert Altintaş, Ali̇ Bakbak, Erkan Meşe

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Predictive torque control (PTC) is a promising control method for electric machines due to its simplicity, fast dynamics, ability to handle nonlinearities, and easy inclusion of additional control objectives. The main challenge in conventional PTC design is to determine the weighting factors in the cost function. These weighting factors are generally chosen by the trial-and-error method or metaheuristic optimization algorithms, but these methods may not apply the optimum voltage vectors according to changing operating conditions. There are also several studies on the elimination of the weighting factors. This paper proposes two weighting factorless PTC strategies with lower computational complexities than …

Utilizing Motion And Spatial Features For Sign Language Gesture Recognition Using Cascaded Cnn And Lstm Models, Hamzah Luqman, Elsayed Elalfy

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Sign language is a language produced by body parts gestures and facial expressions. The aim of an automatic sign language recognition system is to assign meaning to each sign gesture. Recently, several computer vision systems have been proposed for sign language recognition using a variety of recognition techniques, sign languages, and gesture modalities. However, one of the challenging problems involves image preprocessing, segmentation, extraction and tracking of relevant static and dynamic features related to manual and nonmanual gestures from different images in sequence. In this paper, we studied the efficiency, scalability, and computation time of three cascaded architectures of convolutional …

Mocmin: Convex Inferring Of Modular Low-Rank Contact Networks Over Covid Diffusion Data, Emre Sefer

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

SEIR (which consists of susceptible, exposed, infected, and recovered states) is a common diffusion model which could model different disease propagation dynamics across various domains such as influenza and COVID diffusion. As a motivation, across these domains, observing the node states is relatively easier than observing the network edges over which the diffusion is taking place, or it may not even be possible to observe the underlying network. This paper focuses on the problem of predicting modular low-rank human contact network edges only if a SEIR diffusion dynamics spreading among the human on their contact network can be observed. Such …

Compact Dual-Band Rectangular T E10 Mode To Circular Tm01 Mode Converter For Telemetry/Telecommand Applications In Satellite Communication: Design, Equivalent Circuit Modeling, Mode Level Measurement Technique And 3d Printed Manufacturing, Esra Alkin, Ceyhan Türkmen, Mustafa Seçmen

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this study, the design of a dual-band mode converter, which provides transition from rectangular waveguide T E10 mode to circular waveguide TM01 mode and operates simultaneously in telemetry/telecommand (TT&C) frequencies, is presented along with its equivalent circuit and a mode level measurement technique. This dual-band converter is designed to uniformly excite TT&C slot antennas used in satellite communication with symmetric circular TM01 mode. The structure can work as a transceiver due to having one common rectangular waveguide feed. As a Ku-band application, a converter giving high purity TM01 mode at circular waveguide at 11.75 GHz/TX …

Load2load: Day-Ahead Load Forecasting At Aggregated Level, Mustafa Berkay Yilmaz

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

A reliable and accurate short-term load forecasting (STLF) helps utilities and energy providers deal with the challenges posed by supply and demand balance, higher penetration of renewable energies and the development of electricity markets with increasingly complex pricing strategies in future smart grids. Recent advances in deep learning have been successively utilized to STLF. However, there is no certain study that evaluates the performances of different STLF methods at an aggregated level on different datasets with different numbers of daily measurements.In this study, a deep learning STLF architecture called Load2Load is proposed for day-ahead forecasting. Different forecasting methods have been …

Monte-Carlo Method Based Simulations For Photothermal Mucosa Coagulation With Accurate Depth Limits, Merve Türker Burhan, Serhat Tozburun

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The mucosa layer, the innermost layer of the gastrointestinal (GI) system, is of great importance in carcinogenesis since most cancerous tissues occur as superficial lesions. Although various treatment strategies exist, the main difficulty in eradicating lesions is unintentional damage to healthy tissues with the uncontrolled depth of treatment. This study proposes a computer modeling approach for simulating depth-resolved photothermal (laser) mucosal coagulation therapy. Computer modeling mimics the thermal dynamics of mucosal tissue to characterize the total heat energy required for successful superficial coagulation, which can be controlled by the scan rate, scan time, output power, and beam diameter of the …

Identification Of Initial Events Of Cascading Failures Using Graph Theory Methods, Mojtaba Fekri, Javad Nikoukar, Gevork Babamalek Gharehpetian

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In power systems, the unintentional outage of a grid element can lead to overload and outage of other equipment and, through a domino effect, all or a large part of a power system may collapse. The resulting events are called cascading, consecutive, or sequential failures. So far, various methods have been proposed to identify the initial events of cascading failures with different levels of accuracy and computational load. In this paper, an effective approach is employed which, by calculating the maximum flow of independent paths between generators and loads in the network graph, identifies the critical lines and transformers of …

Application Of Hierarchical Clustering On Electricity Demand Of Electric Vehicles For Gep Problems, Seyedkazem Afghah, Hati̇ce Teki̇ner Moğulkoç, Bi̇jan Bi̇bak

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Increasing fossil fuel consumption and consequently the effects of greenhouse gases (GHGs) on the environment and economy are a major concern for all nations and governments. Electric vehicles (EVs) with plug-in capabilities have the potential to ease such problems. However, the extracted power from the grid for charging the EVs' batteries will significantly impact daily power demand. To satisfy the increasing demand and ensure generation capacity adequacy, the generation expansion planning (GEP) problem is solved to determine the investment decisions for electricity generation sources. Even though there are no centralized utilities for generation planning in most markets, there is still …

Detection And Classification Of White Blood Cells With An Improved Deep Learning-Based Approach, Fatma Akalin, Nejat Yumuşak

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The analysis of white blood cells, which defend the body against deadly infections and disease-causing substances, is an important issue in the medical world. The concentrations of these cells in the blood, examined in 5 classes, i.e. monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, and neutrophils, vary according to the types of diseases in the body. The peripheral blood smear is widely used to analyze blood cells. Manual evaluation of this method is laborious and time-consuming. At the same time, many environmental and humanistic parameters affect the method's performance. Therefore, in the presented study, a real-time detection process is realized. Firstly, YOLOv5s, YOLOv5x, …

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Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

No abstract provided.

Affective States Classification Performance Of Audio-Visual Stimuli From Eeg Signals With Multiple-Instance Learning, Yaşar Daşdemi̇r, Rüstem Özakar

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Throughout various disciplines, emotion recognition continues to be an essential subject of study. With the advancement of machine learning methods, accurate emotion recognition from different data modalities (facial images, brain EEG signals) has become possible. Success of EEG-based emotion recognition systems depends on efficient feature extraction and pre/postprocessing of signals. Main objective of this study is to analyze the efficacy of multiple-instance learning (MIL) on postprocessing features of EEG signals using three different domains (time, frequency, time-frequency) for human emotion classification. Methods and results are presented for single-trial classification of valence (V), arousal (A), and dominance (D) ratings from EEG …

Digital Commons Statistics For November 2022, Liberty University

Digital Commons Statistics

No abstract provided.

Progressive Study Club Collection, 1949-2018, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

Finding Aids

Bylaws, constitutions, certificates, collects, correspondence, financials, newspaper clippings, photographs, records, scrapbooks & yearbooks related to the Progressive Study Club of Pittsburg, Kansas.

The Progressive Study Club, part of the Third District of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of Kansas, was organized in 1949. The goal of the club, as stated in its constitution, is to “promote civic, social, philanthropic, cultural, and educational movements, and thereby gain more knowledge.” The club, comprised of only women, would meet regularly and take on special projects. These projects included donating items and their time to the community. Dorothy Resnar (1924-2013) was a long-time …

Careful Consideration Of Sarcoidosis In Diagnosis And Staging Of Prostate Cancer: A Case Report, Mallory E. Mccormick, E. Bradley Pewitt

Surgery Articles

Osseous sarcoidosis can masquerade as metastatic prostate cancer. Awareness of this is helpful in the staging of prostate cancer in a patient with sarcoidosis.

Musculoskeletal Adaptation Of Young And Older Adults In Response To Challenging Surface Conditions, Amy E. Holcomb, Nicholas L. Hunt, Amanda K. Ivy, Aidan G. Cormier, Tyler N. Brown, Clare K. Fitzpatrick

Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Over 36 million adults over 65 years of age experience accidental falls each year. The underlying neuromechanics (whole-body function) and driving forces behind accidental falls, as well as the effects of aging on the ability of the musculoskeletal system to adapt, are poorly understood. We evaluated differences in kinematics (lower extremity joint angles and range of motion), kinetics (ground reaction force), and electromyography (muscle co-contraction), due to changes in surface conditions during gait in 14 older adults with a history of falling and 14 young adults. We investigated the impact of challenging surfaces on musculoskeletal adaptation and compared the mechanisms …

Nebline, November/December 2022

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Holiday Wellness Tips by Alyssa Havlovic

Holiday Food Safety Quiz by Alyssa Havlovic

Recipe of the Month: Acorn Squash Cranberry Kale Salad by Alyssa Havlovic

Winter Protection for Potted Trees and Shrubs by Sarah Browning

Garden Guide: Things to Do This Month

What's the Deal With Smelly Well Water? by Becky Schuerman

Cover Crop Grazing Conference, Nov. 1

Pantry Pests by Kait Chapman

Bedtime Blues for Young Children by Hayley Jackson

Heart of 4-H Volunteer Award: Beatrice 77 Livestock and Lon and Carol Bohling

State 4-H Archery Outdoor Results

20 Years of Heart of 4-H Award!

4-H Announcements for Enrolled …

What Is Quality? Advancing Value-Added Approaches To Assessing Law School Bar Exam Performance, Jason M. Scott, Josh Jackson

AccessLex Institute Research

U.S. News & World Report rankings and tier groupings are often used as proxy measures of law school quality. But many of the factors that contribute to both law school outcomes and U.S. News rankings (e.g., undergraduate GPAs [UGPA], LSAT scores, admission rates) do not reflect the impact law schools have on student outcomes, such as bar passage and employment. We propose a method for measuring institutional quality that is based on a school’s ability to improve its graduates’ likelihood of first-time bar passage while controlling for those students’ preadmission characteristics. Using a value-added modeling technique, we first isolate each …

The Time Is Now: A Call For Federal Elimination Of Non-Competes Against Low-Wage And Hourly Workers In The Wake Of The Pandemic, Lori N. Ross

William & Mary Business Law Review

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the United States’ labor market and has led to an economic recession. Millions of Americans lost their jobs as a result of the pandemic and were forced to apply for unemployment benefits. Consequently, many of these workers were confronted with the question of whether their existing non-compete agreements were enforceable. Not surprisingly, courts across the nation started seeing more pandemic-related litigation surfacing during the second part of 2020, related to employees seeking a declaration that these agreements were unenforceable.

Prior to the pandemic, there was a rise in the use of noncompete agreements at …

Notre Dame Lawyers Connect: November 2022, Notre Dame Law School

Notre Dame Lawyers Connect

Timothy Bradley ’20 J.D. to clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett

Class of 2022 builds on Law School’s strong tradition of securing clerkships

Alumni Spotlights - Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, Delaware Court of Chancery

Law Homecoming Weekend

HLSA Alumni Banquet

Wrongful Convictions and the Death Penalty in America: A Fireside Chat with Sister Helen Prejean

Peace Through Law Lecture with Judge Theodor Meron

Alumni Notes

• Matthew Dornauer, ‘08 J.D.
• Shahzad “Shazzie” Naseem, ‘00 J.D.
• Judge Cristal Brisco, '06 J.D.
• Alex W. Karasik, ‘15 J.D.