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Legislative Recommendations On Biometric Security And Privacy Jurisprudence, Joshua M. Morrow
Legislative Recommendations On Biometric Security And Privacy Jurisprudence, Joshua M. Morrow
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This project focuses on the prevalence of biometrics today, their various applications, and the biometric laws and legislations in place in the United States (U.S.) and Maine. Due to various threats and vulnerabilities imposing risk on collecting and using peoples’ biometric data, sufficient cyber protections related to citizens’ privacy rights, ethical control, and security of personally identifiable information (PII) must become necessary components of contemporary biometric laws and legislation. Without such explicit cyber protections, citizens participate in and comply with various technical domains and entities, such as private companies and governmental agencies, with minimal awareness or comprehension that their sensitive …
Cybersecurity Policy Rubric And Analysis For The State Of Maine Electrical Transmission Grid, Benjamin Plummer M.S.
Cybersecurity Policy Rubric And Analysis For The State Of Maine Electrical Transmission Grid, Benjamin Plummer M.S.
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The State of Maine’s (SOM) electrical grid is aging. While there are public and private efforts to bring it up to date, gaps in cybersecurity policies and laws exist (NERC, n.d.; see also MPUC, n.d.; CISA, n.d.). This policy and law research may also apply to other states and the protection of their critical infrastructure. The researcher examined the grid’s controls, policies, and laws to determine the influence each exerts over the grid and where that influence presents vulnerabilities in security. The research focused on the controls, policies, and laws that play a role in protecting the grid. The researcher …
An Evaluation Of Elemental Composition Of Soils Associated With Ground Nesting Ants In The Family Formicidae In Somerset County, Maine, Haley H. Depner
An Evaluation Of Elemental Composition Of Soils Associated With Ground Nesting Ants In The Family Formicidae In Somerset County, Maine, Haley H. Depner
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Ants are keystone organisms and engineers in many ecosystems, playing an important role in nutrient cycling and rearrangement of organic and inorganic materials through foraging, waste management and, in subterranean species, nest construction and maintenance. In this study, I conducted elemental analysis of soils for calcium, copper, iron, potassium, manganese and zinc in and around the colonies of subterranean nesting ants. The two-step analysis used in this study utilizes the efficiency of X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectrometry to look for overall trends in elemental composition followed by Flame Atomic Absorbance (AA) to achieve higher resolution of select elements of interest as …
An Examination Of Computational Methods Related To G/M/C Queueing, Thomas Michaud Ms
An Examination Of Computational Methods Related To G/M/C Queueing, Thomas Michaud Ms
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The following examination of computational methods related to queues with general arrivals (i:i:d: but of unknown distribution), multiple identical servers with i:i:d: exponential service times, and ordinary first come, first served service (hereafter referred to as G/M/c to use existing naming conventions) seeks to investigate the current models and provide new results based on a draft convolution method proposed by El-Taha[3]. The new model will demonstrate the use of distributions with coefficients of variance ranging from zero to near infinity to provide flexibility in simulating a range of potential arrival distributions, and we include detailed results and software for both …
Software Interoperability And The Pods Openhds System, Benjamin S. Heasly Ms
Software Interoperability And The Pods Openhds System, Benjamin S. Heasly Ms
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This work addressed challenges of software system interoperability faced by the Open Health and Demographics Surveillance System (OpenHDS). OpenHDS is a distributed application for demographic data collection which was used during a public health intervention in Equatorial Guinea. Specific challenges faced during this intervention included offline data collection and synchronization, changing data collection and software requirements, data size and system performance, and correction of software and data collection errors. This work produced in a new system, the PODS OpenHDS System, which applied four design themes in order to address these challenges: Polymorphism, developer Operations, Declarative style, and Self-description.
Discovering Predictors Of Readmission For Acute Myocardial Infarction In A Medicare Population: A Data Mining Approach, Daniel Macdonald Knowles Ms
Discovering Predictors Of Readmission For Acute Myocardial Infarction In A Medicare Population: A Data Mining Approach, Daniel Macdonald Knowles Ms
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Health care costs in the United States have risen at rates far exceeding the cost of living for many years. Previous attempts to control these costs have proven futile. Studies have shown that high per-capita spending in the U.S. does not equate to consistent quality of care or better outcomes.
Leadership Development For Pro-Environmental Behavior Utilizing Peer To Peer Communication And Learning: An Academic Pilot Project, Mark Wayne Carrera Ma
Leadership Development For Pro-Environmental Behavior Utilizing Peer To Peer Communication And Learning: An Academic Pilot Project, Mark Wayne Carrera Ma
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There is a cultural perception that the onus of responsibility for shark conservation falls on the shoulders of environmental and scientific communities’ leaders. Given the diminutive size of these two communities when compared to the vastness of American society, responsibilities should be shared by leaders of educational organizations who can communicate with greater populations. The general public must be encouraged to act pro-environmentally for effective shark conservation to ever take place in the world.
A Federated Architecture For Managing Health Information In Ethiopia, Russell Gillen Ms
A Federated Architecture For Managing Health Information In Ethiopia, Russell Gillen Ms
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Electronic health systems can be leveraged to aid in the delivery and management of health care for patients in developing countries. The delivery of health information by mobile devices is playing an increasing role in health information management.
Predicting Traffic On The Maine Turnpike Using Artificial Neural Networks, Robert Swain Ms
Predicting Traffic On The Maine Turnpike Using Artificial Neural Networks, Robert Swain Ms
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In this thesis, I compare the forecasting accuracy of statistical models with artificial neural networks when predicting daily traffic counts on the Maine turnpike over holiday weekends.