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Ad2c-Sg-Tl: Alzheimer's Disease Detection And Classification Based On Stacked Generalization And Transfer Learning Approaches, Mariam Gamal Alboghdady, Amira Y. Haikal, Hesham H. Gad, Noha A. Sakr

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a degenerative neurologic illness that causes brain atrophy and cell death. Although there is no cure for AD, diagnosing its onset can be very beneficial in the medical field.This paper presents a deep ensemble learning framework for classifying AD stages. Transfer learning (TL) is applied using eight pretrained convolutional neural networks (CNNs) (i.e., VGG16, VGG19, ResNet50V2, MobileNet, DenseNet121, DenseNet169, Xception and MobileNetV2). Stackedgeneralization ensembles techniques are used to provide greater generalization by combining finetuned models with five ensemble models. Using five different stacked ensembles (SE) models to improve the generalization.The ensemble model created by combining all …

Lstm-Based Model For Intrusion Detection In Sdn-Iot Networks, Randa Srour Ali, Eman Abdelhalim, Hala B. Nafea, Ahmad Hassan

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Ensuring security in Software-Defined Networking (SDN)-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) environments is a critical challenge due to the increasing complexity of cyber threats. This study proposes an intrusion detection system based on Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks to enhance security in SDN-IoT networks. The research methodology involves data preprocessing, feature selection, and model training using the SDN-IoT dataset. Data preprocessing includes handling missing values and applying various encoding (label, one-hot, frequency, binary) and normalization (minmax, log, robust, z-scaling) techniques to optimize feature representation. Feature selection, conducted using Random Forest and correlation matrix analysis, reduces the feature set from 33 to …

Merging Biophilic Design Approach Into University Learning Interior Spaces: An Applied Experience, Sara M. Atwa

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Incorporating living elements into educational environments is a crucial matter, as many educational spaces are deprived of natural features. Designers should incubate this way of thinking to generate healthy and inspiring spaces for students. The biophilia hypothesis reveals that humankind has a genuine connection with the natural environment which makes us happier and healthier. Biophilic design has motivated architects to merge nature within the interior spaces using plants, reclaimed wood, water features, and daylight. Thereby, this manuscript debates that educational spaces – particularly in universities – requisite a sincere interaction with the nature environment by embracing biophilic design as an …

Designing Public Parks To Enhance Quality Of Life: A Case Study Of Al-Eskan Park In Buraydah City, Basem Osama Elgendy, Essam Salem Almahmoud

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Public parks are essential elements for improving the quality of life, as they contribute to enhancing psychological comfort and creating spaces for social interaction. As the Kingdom moves towards achieving the goals of Vision 2030, the growth of green spaces, and the increasing interest of community members in public parks. However, many parks still lack a design that meets the needs of visitors, which calls for studies to understand the desires and behavior of park-goers.

This study focused on Al-Eskan Park as a case study, employing a mixed-methods approach that included observation and surveys of 34 participants from various age …

Mathematical Modeling For Pile Yarn Length And Crimp Ratio In Woven Terry Fabric, Elham E. Elemam, Hamdy A.A. Ebraheem, Ahmed S. Eldeeb, Rehab Abd Elkhalek

Mansoura Engineering Journal

In this research, a mathematical model for predicting the consumed length and crimp ratio of pile warp yarns in woven terry towel fabrics was developed. The mathematical formulas interrelate the construction parameters of the woven terry fabric such as weave structure, weft count, weft density, counts of pile and ground warp yarns and loop length with the consumed length and crimp ratio of pile warp yarns. Experimental verification was conducted on nine terry cotton fabric samples produced with three different levels of weft density, weft count and loop length. Results showed that theoretical values highly corresponded to the measured values …

Real-Time Intelligent Parking Management In Smart Cities Using Internet Of Things, Genetic Algorithms, And Machine Learning, Mohammed Abo-Zahhad, Mohammed M. Abo-Zahhad

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Smart city parking systems face significant challenges related to real-time availability updates, security vulnerabilities in RFID-based access, and connectivity issues. To address these limitations, this paper proposes a comprehensive two-stage intelligent parking system that integrates Internet of Things (IoT), Genetic Algorithms (GAs), and Machine Learning (ML) techniques. The system utilizes sensor technologies, such as infrared sensors and ESP8266 controllers, combined with a mobile application to monitor and manage parking space occupancy in real-time efficiently. In the first stage, real-time parking availability is detected through sensor data transmitted to a cloud infrastructure that updates the user interfaces. The second stage employs …

Optimal Design Of An Off-Grid Hybrid Renewable Systems With Battery Storage For Rural Electrification Of Academic Community In Ibogun Campus, Nigeria, Ayodeji Akinsoji Okubanjo, Alexander Okandeji, Ignatius Kema Okakwu, Benjamin Akinloye, Abisola Olayiwola

Mansoura Engineering Journal

In an era where the debate on climate action has evolved from mere awareness to urgent implementation, energy-efficient management strategies are crucial. The energy mix, combined with optimal design of hybrid renewable energy systems, is a potential option to limit the increase in demand for fossil fuels and the climate issue. As a result, this study proposes an optimal design of hybrid renewable systems using technoeconomic criteria to meet load demand in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Olabisi Onabanjo University. The model combines an off-grid energy alternative with a battery storage system. The primary goal is to …

Improving Load Capacity Of Steel Beams With Corrugated Webs Using Stiffening Plates, Aya Fouda, Mohamed Dabaon, Saad Eldeen Mostafa Abdrabou, Mohamed Ghannam

Mansoura Engineering Journal

In the last decades, Steel Beams with Corrugated Webs (SBCWs), especially those with trapezoidal profiles, are extensively employed in structural applications owing to their superior strength-to-weight ratio and improved structural stability under various loading conditions. While the behavior of SBCWs has been widely investigated, comparatively fewer studies have explored approaches aimed at improving their structural performance through strengthening techniques. This study presents numerical investigation into the capacity enhancement of SBCWs through the application of horizontal stiffeners and reinforcing plates. The numerical results were validated against existing experimental and computational data from previous research. The finite element method was employed to …

Optimum Design Of Three-Phase Wound Rotor Induction Machine Using Giant Trevally Optimizer Technique, D. El-Hassanein, Abd Al Rahman Amin, Eid Gouda, Mohamed F. Kotb

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Conventional sizing methods for electric machines often result in large dimensions, excessive weight, even when following correct design principles. In this paper promising Giant Trevally Optimizer “GTO” is employed as a swarm intelligence-based optimization algorithm inspired by the social behavior of giant trevally, to design a three-phase wound rotor induction machine “3WRIM”. The optimization process targets four key objectives: maximizing efficiency , and minimizing weight per kilowatt “ ”, temperature rise , and the no-load current to phase current ratio . These objectives are optimized both simultaneously and individually while adhering to a set of practical design constraints. To validate …

Shear Strengthening Of Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Pre-Fabricated Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete (Uhpfrc) Laminates: Experimental Investigation, Mostafa Khairy Elkady, Khalid Mohamed El-Sayed, Marwa Ibrahim Badawi, Gamal Ismaail Khaleel

Mansoura Engineering Journal

This study examines the effectiveness of prefabricated ultra-high-performance fiberreinforced concrete (UHPFRC) laminates in shear strengthening reinforced concrete (RC) beams. A total of nine reinforced concrete beams were cast and tested under a four-point loading till failure. The following key parameters were investigated: the number of strengthening sides, the thickness of the UHPFRC layer, the reinforcement of the strengthening layer (by using two different types of steel mesh, and also, in case of no-steel mesh), the volume fraction of steel fibers, and bonding schemes steel dowels and / or epoxy. The ultimate load and ductility of the strengthened beams have increased …

Optimization Of Persulfate Activation System Using Ferrous Sulfate For Toc Removal From Real Domestic Wastewater, Mohamed Fouad, Mohamed Mossad, Mohamed Gar Alalm, Mahmoud Samy

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The reuse of treated wastewater is increasingly recognized as a sustainable solution to address global water shortage. This study investigates the effectiveness of a persulfate-based advanced oxidation process (AOP) using sodium persulfate (Na2S2O8) activated by ferrous sulfate (FeSO4) as a tertiary treatment for secondary effluents. Real municipal wastewater was collected from Agouzain Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt. A Box Benkhen design (BBD) was employed to optimize three key variables: FeSO4 dose (0.5–2.0 g/L), Na2S2O8 dose (0.5–2.0 g/L), and pH (3.0–9.0), with total organic carbon (TOC) removal as the main response. Under optimized conditions (0.50 g/L FeSO4, 2.00 …

Effect Of Raw Materials And Loop Length On Thermal Comfort Properties Of Pique Fleece Fabrics, Aya E. Elemam, Abd Elmonem Fouda, Ahmed S. Eldeeb, Rehab Abd Elkhalek

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Technological developments of knitting machines made it possible to produce evolved fabric structures to obtain various properties that suit consumer needs. Pique fleece is a variation of the special popular fleece knitted structure with aim of combining the features of pique and fleece structures. The aim of this research was to study the effect of yarns material type and loop length on thermal comfort properties of un-napped pique fleece fabrics that used as apparel textiles during transitional seasons. Two types of fleece yarn (100% cotton and 65% cotton/ 35%polyester) and three types of face and binding yarns (cotton, polyester and …

Characterizing Fermentable Carbohydrate Foods In The Diets Of Children With Abdominal Pain-Related Disorders Of Gut-Brain Interaction And Healthy Children, Vishnu Narayana, Jocelyn Chang, Ann R Mcmeans, Tasha Murphy, Rona L Levy, Robert J Shulman, Bruno P Chumpitazi

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Objectives: Restricting dietary fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs) can alleviate symptoms in children with disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI). Due to the restrictions of a low FODMAP diet (LFD), a less restrictive FODMAP Gentle diet (FGD) has been suggested. However, the types and amounts of high FODMAP foods and carbohydrates commonly consumed by children have not been studied. We aimed to identify the high FODMAP foods and proportions of FODMAP carbohydrates consumed by children with DGBI and healthy children (HC) and to determine which usually ingested FODMAPs would be restricted on the FGD.

Methods: Three-day diet records from …

Mody Calculator And Clinical Features Routinely Used To Distinguish Mody From Type 2 Diabetes In Adults Perform Poorly For Youth Clinically Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes, Raymond J Kreienkamp, Beverley M Shields, Toni I Pollin, Amy S Shah, Angela D Liese, Anna Bellatorre, Catherine Pihoker, Mustafa Tosur, Jose C Florez, Shylaja Srinivasan, Andrew T Hattersley, Miriam S Udler, Maria J Redondo

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

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Predation Of A Sperm Whale (Physeter Macrocephalus) By Killer Whales (Orcinus Orca) In Guanaja, Honduras, Gaby M. Ochoa, Eric Angel Ramos, Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Editorial, Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske, Miriam Marmontel [email protected]

Faculty Publications

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Dr. Eric Angel Ramos - A Shooting Star That Inspired Marine Mammalogists And Beyond (1987 – 2024), Laura J. May-Collado, Jeremy J. Kiszka, Nataly Castelblanco-Martínez, Beth Brady, G. Rieucau, Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske, Renata Sousa-Lima, Diana Reiss, Macelo Magnasco, Roderic Mast, Wayne Sentman, Joy S. Reidenberg

Faculty Publications

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2025-2026 Seed Book, Nebrasa Crop Improvement Association

Nebraska Crop Improvement Association Seed Guides

2025-2026 seed book, Nebraska Crop Improvment Association.

Nebraska Seed Focus, September 2025, Nebraska Crop Improvement Association

Nebraska Seed Focus

Nebraska Seed Focus, September 2025

Timber Talk, Vol. 63, No. 1, March 2025

Timber Talk: Nebraska Forest Industry Newsletter

Timber Talk, Vol. 63, No. 1, March 2025

Timber Talk, Vol. 63, No. 2, June 2025

Timber Talk: Nebraska Forest Industry Newsletter

Timber Talk, Vol. 63, No. 2, June 2025

Noaa Oceanic And Atmospheric Research Ocean Carbon Observing Science Plan Fy25 To Fy35, United States National Oceanographic And Atmospheric Administration

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration: Technical Reports and Related Materials

United States National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration oceanic and atmospheric research ocean carbon observing science plan for fiscal years 2025 through 2035.

Igc Oral Presentation Summary: Xxv Igc Congress, S. Ray Smith, Echo Elizabeth Gotsick, J. R. Weinert-Nelson, Alayna Jacobs, Christopher D. Teutsch, Will Fleming, D. R. Woodfield, James L. Klotz, Jeff Lehmkuhler, Greg S. Halich, Brittany Davis, Brittany Hendrix, Krista Lea

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

This paper will give an overview of the XXV International Grassland Congress thematic, keynote, and plenary sessions. The theme of the XXV IGC Congress meeting was “Grasslands for Soil, Animal, and Human Health.” We had many people attending, presenting, and participating in all these sessions. Within a month after the conclusion of the Congress, the proceeding’s papers presented at the meeting will be available on the IGC app. By the end of 2023 all papers will be available for download through any search engine at internationalgrasslands.org.

Acute Strength Training, Not Menstrual Cycle Phase, Increases Lipid Oxidation Rates Following Exercise In Well-Trained, Eumenorrheic Females., Alyssa L. Parten, Abbie E. Smith-Ryan, Eric K. O'Neal, T Scott Lyons, Hunter S. Waldman

Kinesiology

Previous research supports the role of 17-β-estradiol (E₂) and progesterone (P₄) in altering lipid oxidation (LOx) rates during aerobic exercise, but it has yet to be determined if LOx is altered between menstrual cycle (MC) phases following strength training (STR). This study examined post-exercise LOx rates in eumenorrheic females, following a bout of STR during the early-follicular phase (EFP) and mid-luteal phase (MLP). Twenty-two (age: 25.1 ± 5.7, BMI: 24.5 ± 2.7) well-trained females completed a repetition maximum (RM) test for the back squat, bench press, and deadlift. Five sets of 3 repetitions at 80-85% 1RM …

Investigating Concealments In Infanticide: Incidents And Forensic Entomological Implications, Gillian L. Johnson

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Forensic entomology plays a critical role in estimating the minimum postmortem interval (mPMIs), based on insect evidence. When victims are concealed, this can complicate mPMI estimates. Utilizing data from the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) from 2018 to 2021, I found that victims of infanticides and neonaticides are often concealed. I first investigated the demographics of offenders and victims, how often victims are concealed, and the most common means of concealment. I found that victims of infanticide were likely to be concealed 5% of the time, and neonaticides 50% of the time. Next, I investigated how concealment alters insect …

Characterizing Somatic Variants In Nanopore Data With Machine Learning, Shwethal Sayeeram Trikannad

Master's Projects

Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT) is a popular long-read sequencer in genomics. However, its high base-calling error rate produces several sequencing artifacts. Detection of somatic variants in ONT sequenced tumor-normal samples remains challenging due to low frequencies. In this study, machine learning was applied to a dataset created by benchmarking ClairS output against HCC1395 and colo829 truth sets to classify variants and artifacts. Relevant features were engineered from sequence context and variant site characteristics to model artifact profiles. HistGradientBoostingClassifier achieved 0.876950 accuracy, outperforming all other models. Variant quality was the top predictor with an aggregate accuracy of over 85%. This work …

Development And Application Of Enhanced Sampling Techniques For Investigating Protein Interactions And Drug Discovery, Timothy Hasse

Wayne State University Dissertations

Understanding the dynamics of protein–protein and protein–ligand interactions is critical for elucidating biological function and guiding drug discovery. However, many such processes involve rare events and high energy barriers that are difficult to capture with conventional molecular dynamics (MD). Enhanced sampling techniques extend the reach of MD, enabling access to biologically relevant transitions and thermodynamic properties. In the first project, Gaussian accelerated MD (GaMD) was used to study the MEIG1–PACRG complex, a key regulator of sperm flagellar assembly. Simulations of wildtype and mutant MEIG1 (W50A, Y68A) revealed mutation-specific disruptions to the binding interface and identified druggable pockets, particularly on PACRG. …

Gene Expression And Dna Methylation Changes In Response To Hypoxia In Toxicant-Adapted Atlantic Killifish (Fundulus Heteroclitus), Neelakanteswar Aluru, Yaamini R. Venkataraman, Christopher S. Murray, Veronica Depascuale

Biology

Coastal fish populations are threatened by multiple anthropogenic impacts, including the accumulation of industrial contaminants and the increasing frequency of hypoxia. Some populations of the Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus), like those in New Bedford Harbor (NBH), Massachusetts, USA, have evolved a resistance to dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that may influence their ability to cope with secondary stressors. To address this question, we compared hepatic gene expression and DNA methylation patterns in response to mild or severe hypoxia in killifish from NBH and Scorton Creek (SC), a reference population from a relatively pristine environment. We hypothesized that NBH fish would show …

Characterization Of Cancer Cell Migration Through Brain Vascular Endothelium Model, Malak Taysser Al-Noubani

2025 Fall Honors Capstones Projects - Archive

One of the hallmarks of cancer is increased vessel growth to feed the tumor’s rapid expansion. The newly formed blood vessels are immature and often leaky due to structural and functional abnormalities. This leads to ineffective anti-cancer drug delivery and provides tumor cells with additional opportunities to metastasize. We propose to develop an in vitro vascular endothelium model and introduce aggressive triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells to mimic the tumor environment, utilizing a Transwell migration assay. The impact of TNBC cells on vessel permeability will be assessed by staining for tight junction proteins, and the migratory capabilities of TNBC cells …

Tallgrass Prairie Center 2024-2025 Highlights, University Of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Annual Reports

Contents:

--- Staff
--- From our Director
--- Iowa Roadside Management: Enhancing our public roadsides
--- Research and Restoration: Native seeds and methods for prairie reconstruction
--- Plant Materials: A prairie pedigree for Iowa’s roadsides and beyond
--- Irvine Prairie: Restoring a piece of the original Iowa landscape
--- Prairie on Farms: Making prairie practical
--- Prairie Roots Project: A deeper appreciation of the prairie ecosystem
--- Green Iowa AmeriCorps: Service members expand TPC capacity
--- A Hidden Gem - UNI's Biological Preserves: A legacy of service and partnership
--- UNI Students at the TPC: Practical experience in support of …