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Wireless Impact Detection System, Shawno Auwae, Kyle Terriere
Wireless Impact Detection System, Shawno Auwae, Kyle Terriere
Interdisciplinary Design Senior Theses
Recently, brain trauma caused by multiple concussions has become a pressing issue for contact sports, mainly American football players. The severity of the impacts in these sports have led to discussion concerning the standard safety equipment used, as well as the rules enforcing a certain style of play. Multiple studies have shown that concussions have damaging long-term effects, including dementia and memory loss. The dominant professional football organization, the National Football League (NFL), employs qualified athletic trainers to diagnose and treat players with concussions, but many incidents still go undetected. This problem is magnified at the youth level, where the …
Dynamic Poverty Heat Map, Jonathan Ahumada, Kurt Jurgens, Jasmine Farias
Dynamic Poverty Heat Map, Jonathan Ahumada, Kurt Jurgens, Jasmine Farias
Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses
Data management and analysis can become an overwhelming task when having to deal with large amounts of data. Fundación Paraguaya (FP), an organization that aims at reducing poverty in Paraguay, currently has been facing this data readability issue. The data from electronic surveys conducted by FP to measure poverty levels in different areas of Paraguay are currently presented in a complex and overwhelming manner via Excel spreadsheet. This method of data representation increases the risk of committing errors, as well as slows down the process of efficiently locating the areas of greatest needs and allocating the resources to these areas. …