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Development Of A Fast-Neutron Source Localization System, Abdulsalam F. Al Mutairi
Development Of A Fast-Neutron Source Localization System, Abdulsalam F. Al Mutairi
Student Research Symposium
Power generation by nuclear fusion is a continuing ambition that has been the focus of nuclear fusion research for nearly a hundred years. However, small-scale fusion reactors have further propulsion and neutron imaging applications that don’t require greater than breakeven efficiencies that a fusion energy source needs. Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) fusion devices have the potential for miniaturization, making them a strong candidate for such applications. Yet the contributions of different interactions within an IEC fusion device are still not fully understood. Imaging an IEC device and investigating each interaction's Neutron Production Rate (NPR) can enhance design efficiency. Neutron imaging …
Rsa Algorithm, Evalisbeth Garcia Diazbarriga
Rsa Algorithm, Evalisbeth Garcia Diazbarriga
ATU Research Symposium
I will be presenting about the RSA method in cryptology which is the coding and decoding of messages. My research will focus on proving that the method works and how it is used to communicate secretly.
Summer 2024 Research Proposal: Swanberg Sanctuary Prairie Plant Community Characterization And Management Testing, Jillian Becksfort
Summer 2024 Research Proposal: Swanberg Sanctuary Prairie Plant Community Characterization And Management Testing, Jillian Becksfort
Scholar Week 2016 - present
Prairie management is an involved process that is focused on maintaining existing grassland plant and animal communities. Invasive species and the spread of woody shrubs and trees presents a real threat to the existing prairie. Woody stems can affect resources such as water access and nutrient availability, which may cause changes to the prairie’s unique plant communities. Management techniques like burning and mowing are commonly used to prevent woody stems from causing changes to the prairie ecosystem. The Sanctuary was restored to natural prairie habitat in 2008 and a list of planted species is available. However, no plant surveys have …
Combination Nanomedicines For Cancer Therapy, Noureen Siraj
Combination Nanomedicines For Cancer Therapy, Noureen Siraj
Arkansas Women in STEM Conference
Nanomedicines derived from combination ionic nanomaterials (INMs) offer synergistic therapy for effective treatment of cancer. This approach addresses the limitations of conventional treatment options and offers active targeting of tumors due to EPR effect
Study Of Solvent-Free, Microwave-Assisted Ring-Opening Reactions Of Phenyl Glycidyl Ether With Azoles, Marygrace Mcafee, Joshua Pack, Brian Walker
Study Of Solvent-Free, Microwave-Assisted Ring-Opening Reactions Of Phenyl Glycidyl Ether With Azoles, Marygrace Mcafee, Joshua Pack, Brian Walker
Arkansas Women in STEM Conference
Literature precedent supports that microwave-assisted organic synthesis can afford fast, high-yield, and efficient synthetic pathways, often comparable to or better than traditional heating methods. Building on this, our work utilizes microwave-assisted synthesis for the epoxide ring opening of phenyl glycidyl ether through nucleophilic addition, aiming to create both pyrazole and imidazole derivatives. These heterocyclic azole compounds have been shown to be important due to their presence in many natural products, as well as their anti-fungal and other pharmacological activities. We are exploring the use of microwave irradiation under neat (solvent-free) conditions, focused on a streamlined approach to minimize time, energy …
Women In Stem Conference, Maryann Rettig, Sara E. Hubbard Ph.D
Women In Stem Conference, Maryann Rettig, Sara E. Hubbard Ph.D
Arkansas Women in STEM Conference
Analysis of BPA Leaching from Feminine Hygiene Products into Simulated Vaginal Fluid using Fluorescence Spectrophotometry
Maryann Rettig and Sara E. Hubbard, Ph.D.
Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a chemical compound commonly used to produce several plastics and epoxy resins. Recently, BPA has also been detected in feminine hygiene products. Because of a structural resemblance to estradiol, BPA can act as an endocrine disruptor, which has linked BPA to several health complications such as cancer development, reduced fertility, and early puberty. In recent summer research at Ouachita Baptist University, it was determined that fluorescence spectrophotometry could be used to monitor BPA leaching over …
Poleward Moving Auroral Forms And Magnetic Reconnection, Gasia Excel, Gerard Fasel, Julia Johnson, Jordana Xu, Parker Para, Amiel Silbol, Rachel Rodriguez, John Mann
Poleward Moving Auroral Forms And Magnetic Reconnection, Gasia Excel, Gerard Fasel, Julia Johnson, Jordana Xu, Parker Para, Amiel Silbol, Rachel Rodriguez, John Mann
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
Magnetic reconnection on the dayside magnetosphere is one of the main mechanisms for the solar wind to transfer energy and momentum to the terrestrial environment. This process is assumed to be most effective when the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) is southward. Poleward moving auroral forms (PMAFs) have been identified in past studies as ionospheric signatures of magnetic reconnection on the dayside. The PMAFs occurring for the positive/(negative) IMF y-component first expanded westward(dawn)/eastward(dusk) before propagating poleward. This PMAF study presents a comprehensive set of events where the initial brightening moves through a pre-existing dayside auroral arc westward(dawn)/eastward(dusk) when the IMF y-component …
Dayside Pulsating Diffuse Aurora And The Interplanetary Magnetic Field, Thomas Lewer, Gerard J. Fasel, Maxwell Fargo, Ethan Swonger, S. Lee, Aidan Hulbert, Owen Bradley, Arman Manookian, Tommy Cleaveland, B. Yonano, John Mann, F. Sigernes, D. Lorentzen
Dayside Pulsating Diffuse Aurora And The Interplanetary Magnetic Field, Thomas Lewer, Gerard J. Fasel, Maxwell Fargo, Ethan Swonger, S. Lee, Aidan Hulbert, Owen Bradley, Arman Manookian, Tommy Cleaveland, B. Yonano, John Mann, F. Sigernes, D. Lorentzen
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
Changes in the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) orientation can affect pulsations in the dayside aurora. It has been reported that multiple dayside arcs(Pc 5 band) were replaced by diffuse pulsating aurora (Pc 3-4 band) when the IMF turned northward. Dayside green (557.7 nm emission) pulsating aurora had been reported to occur between 0800 and 1100 MLT (0500-0800 UT) in patches. The pulsations are normally associated with Pc 3-5 range. This statistical study examines pulsating green aurora using ground-based optical data are obtained from the Kjell Henriksen Observatory (KHO) in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (GEO: N, E; AACGM: N, E). All-Sky Camera images …
X-Currents And Extreme Brightening Events, Abrielle Tio An Mei Wang, Gerard J. Fasel, Audrey Daucher, Makena Swenski, Andrea Black, John Mann, Maame Osei-Tutu
X-Currents And Extreme Brightening Events, Abrielle Tio An Mei Wang, Gerard J. Fasel, Audrey Daucher, Makena Swenski, Andrea Black, John Mann, Maame Osei-Tutu
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
The solar-terrestrial interaction is a dynamic process which manifests itself in the ionosphere. Interplanetary (IP) shocks or solar wind dynamic pressure pulses can generate enhanced brightening in dayside aurora. Foreshock transients are capable of inducing pressure changes, larger in magnitude than solar wind pressure pulses, which also contribute to intensifying dayside aurora. These pressure variations can accelerate particles into the ionosphere, generating field- aligned currents that produce magnetic impulse events and enhanced dayside auroral activity with periods of increased brightening. This study presents several dayside auroral brightening events which are not associated with IP shocks or solar wind dynamic pressure …
Machine Learning Prediction Of Photoluminescence In Mos2: Challenges In Data Acquisition And A Solution Via Improved Crystal Synthesis, Ethan Swonger, John Mann, Jared Horstmann, Daniel Yang
Machine Learning Prediction Of Photoluminescence In Mos2: Challenges In Data Acquisition And A Solution Via Improved Crystal Synthesis, Ethan Swonger, John Mann, Jared Horstmann, Daniel Yang
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) like molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) possess unique electronic and optical properties, making them promising materials for nanotechnology. Photoluminescence (PL) is a key indicator of MoS2 crystal quality. This study aimed to develop a machine-learning model capable of predicting the peak PL wavelength of single MoS2 crystals based on micrograph analysis. Our limited ability to consistently synthesize high-quality MoS2 crystals hampered our ability to create a large set of training data. The project focus shifted towards improving MoS2 crystal synthesis to generate improved training data. We implemented a novel approach utilizing low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) combined with …
Chromatin Pattern Quantification For The Differentiation Of White Blood Cells, Paul Young, Ryan Cordner, Abigail Gordhamer
Chromatin Pattern Quantification For The Differentiation Of White Blood Cells, Paul Young, Ryan Cordner, Abigail Gordhamer
Annual Research Symposium
Nuclear chromatin patterns have been used historically to distinguish between different developmental stages and lineages of white blood cells. While it is common to characterize cells based on arbitrary ‘open’ or ‘closed’ chromatin patterns, quantification of chromatin data is lacking. By extracting nuclei from a database of white blood cells and running fractal analyses using TWOMBLI, we were able to produce meaningful data quantifying chromatin patterns. Our data were put through a random forest algorithm which grouped each point based on relationship probability. The algorithm compared immature and mature cell types as well as cells of similar maturity and differing …
Predicting Crop Yield Using Remote Sensing Data, Mary Row, Jung-Han Kimn, Hossein Moradi
Predicting Crop Yield Using Remote Sensing Data, Mary Row, Jung-Han Kimn, Hossein Moradi
SDSU Data Science Symposium
Accurate crop yield predictions can help farmers make adjustments or changes in their farming practices to optimize their harvest. Remote sensing data is an inexpensive approach to collecting massive amounts of data that could be utilized for predicting crop yield. This study employed linear regression and spatial linear models were used to predict soybean yield with data from Landsat 8 OLI. Each model was built using only spectral bands of the satellite, only vegetation indices, and both spectral bands and vegetation indices. All analysis was based on data collected from two fields in South Dakota from the 2019 and 2021 …
Predicting The Reactions Of Cs2, Ocs, And Co2 With Group Iv And Group Vi Transition Metal Oxides, Marissa Shea Blair, Zachary Ryan Lee Phd, David A. Dixon Phd
Predicting The Reactions Of Cs2, Ocs, And Co2 With Group Iv And Group Vi Transition Metal Oxides, Marissa Shea Blair, Zachary Ryan Lee Phd, David A. Dixon Phd
Posters-at-the-Capitol
Building on a recent serious of high level electronic structure studies of Lewis acid gas reactions with metal oxide sorbents, DFT (B3LYP and ωB97X-D) and CCSD(T) methods are being used to predict the Lewis acid-base addition (physisorption) and formation of metal oxide carbonate/thiocarbonate formation (chemisorption) reactions of CS2, OCS, and CO2 of CS2, OCS, and CO2 with Group IV (MO2)n and Group VI (MO3)n (n = 1 - 3) nanoclusters. For the Group IV oxides, chemisorption to form terminal carbonates and thiocarbonates is predicted to be the most favored, with thiocarbonate ligand binding energies slightly more exothermic than their carbonate …
Requiring Students To Integrate Chatgptinto Course Assignments, Mark Small, Venera Balidemaj
Requiring Students To Integrate Chatgptinto Course Assignments, Mark Small, Venera Balidemaj
Clemson Teaching Excellence Conference 2024: Teaching in the Age of AI
No abstract provided.
Aftdc 2024 Session I English.- Decoding Complexity: Visualizing The Trans-Disciplinary Communication (Tdc) Logarithmic Spiral, Jasmin Cowin
Aftdc 2024 Session I English.- Decoding Complexity: Visualizing The Trans-Disciplinary Communication (Tdc) Logarithmic Spiral, Jasmin Cowin
Trans-Disciplinary Communication
No abstract provided.
Aftdc 2024 Session Ii Español.- Open Science Framework (Osf) Como Herramienta Para La Colaboración Transdisciplinaria, Cristo Leon
Aftdc 2024 Session Ii Español.- Open Science Framework (Osf) Como Herramienta Para La Colaboración Transdisciplinaria, Cristo Leon
Trans-Disciplinary Communication
No abstract provided.
Aftdc 2024 Open Discussion On The Association's Vision: An Opportunity For All Members To Share And Shape The Future Direction Of Aftdc, Cristo Leon
Trans-Disciplinary Communication
No abstract provided.
Data Quality Checks: Implementation With Popular Data Collection Crowdsourcing Platforms, James Down, Gregory Balkcom, Kristine Duncan, Ngan (An) Truong, Andrew Lewis
Data Quality Checks: Implementation With Popular Data Collection Crowdsourcing Platforms, James Down, Gregory Balkcom, Kristine Duncan, Ngan (An) Truong, Andrew Lewis
Symposium of Student Scholars
The utilization of online crowdsourcing platforms for data collection has increased over the past two decades in the field of public health due to the ease of use, the cost-saving benefits, the speed of the data collection process, and the accessibility of a potentially true representative population. Although these platforms offer many advantages to researchers, significant drawbacks exist, such as poor data quality, that threaten the reliability and validity of the study. Previous studies have examined data quality concerns, but differences in results arise due to variations in study designs, disciplinary contexts, and the platforms being investigated. Therefore, this study …
Toxic Comment Classification Project, Brandon Solon
Toxic Comment Classification Project, Brandon Solon
Symposium of Student Scholars
The digital landscape has blossomed thanks to the surge of online platforms, boosting the variety and volume of user-created content. But it's not without its shadows; cyberbullying and hate speech have also proliferated, making web spaces less safe. At our project centerstage, we work on creating a machine learning model skilled at spotting toxic comments with precision - this way contributing towards an internet society free from fear or discomfort. We put well-documented datasets to good use along with careful preprocessing maneuvers while trialing diverse machina-learning protocols as part of constructing solid classification architecture for usages beyond current limitations within …
Determining The Ideal Concentrations Of Ethanol And Propylene Glycol In Ethosomes For Transdermal Delivery Of Vitamin D3, Rebecca Conner
Determining The Ideal Concentrations Of Ethanol And Propylene Glycol In Ethosomes For Transdermal Delivery Of Vitamin D3, Rebecca Conner
Harrisburg University Research Symposium: Highlighting Research, Innovation, & Creativity
Vitamin D3 is an important chemical in the human body, however, many Americans have low levels of this vitamin. There are plenty of oral supplementations for Vitamin D3 deficiency, but those of older age and busy schedules may struggle to meet the minimum requirement. A recently developed ethosomal transmembrane delivery system (Touitou, 2000), similar to liposomes but also containing ethanol, allows users to apply a gel dermally and have the desired drug or active ingredient reach the bloodstream faster. However, there is considerable variation in the concentration of ethanol and permeation enhancers used. Using an affordable method to …
Blind Fighter – A Video Game For The Visually Impaired, Avery Wayne Harrah
Blind Fighter – A Video Game For The Visually Impaired, Avery Wayne Harrah
ATU Research Symposium
Blind Fighter is a video game made to be playable by anyone, regardless of any visual impairments the player may have. The game relies on auditory queues to allow players to understand what is happening in the game without ever having to see the screen. The project’s goal is to serve as a proof of concept that video games can be made inclusive with a few additions during development, without sacrificing overall quality. To do this, the game features full graphics in addition to testing many strategies for visually impaired players, including direction-based audio, unique sound effects for each game …
Crime Prediction Using Machine Learning: The Case Of The City Of Little Rock, Zurab Sabakhtarishvili, Sijan Panday, Clayton Jensen
Crime Prediction Using Machine Learning: The Case Of The City Of Little Rock, Zurab Sabakhtarishvili, Sijan Panday, Clayton Jensen
ATU Research Symposium
Crime is a severe problem in the city of Little Rock, Arkansas. In this study, we aim to develop a machine-learning model to predict criminal activities in the city and provide insights into crime patterns. We will analyze publicly available crime datasets from Little Rock Police Department from January 2017 to March 2023 to identify trends and patterns in crime occurrence. We used data cleaning and exploratory data analysis techniques, such as figured-based visualizations, to prepare the data for machine learning. We will employ the Neural Prophet, a time-series machine learning model, to predict daily crime counts. The model will …
Reworking Of The Arkansas Tech Human Resources Employee Records Software, Dalton J. George, Brayan Bonilla-Chavez, John Modica, Angelina Das
Reworking Of The Arkansas Tech Human Resources Employee Records Software, Dalton J. George, Brayan Bonilla-Chavez, John Modica, Angelina Das
ATU Research Symposium
Evisions Argos is a real-time reporting tool used by Arkansas Tech in many record-keeping departments. Reworking HR's software using this tool, security and database access concerns were negated, as Argos is already connected to the University's backend. Using Argos, we have made ATU HR's employee records software more user friendly and built a system that can be pushed to production for use by the university. As a secondary portion to this final project, we developed a proof-of-concept web application using the MEAN (Mongo, Express, Angular, Node) stack. This gave us the opportunity to produce a full-stack application from scratch as …
The Ozark Getaway, Houston Barber, Marcus Gasca, Evan Reece Matlock, Avery Wayne Harrah
The Ozark Getaway, Houston Barber, Marcus Gasca, Evan Reece Matlock, Avery Wayne Harrah
ATU Research Symposium
Website designed for usage of renting AirBnb houses outside of the original website under the specific owner.
Premium Wireless, Dakota Burkhart, Andrew Clark, Garrett Kenney, Brandon Monroe
Premium Wireless, Dakota Burkhart, Andrew Clark, Garrett Kenney, Brandon Monroe
ATU Research Symposium
Our work implements an inventory system and appointment system for the Premium Wireless phone company. It includes separate views for employees to manage inventory and view appointments for the day and the near future and allows customers to view all current inventory and set an appointment.
Arkavalley Liquor: Simplifying Restaurant Alcohol Orders, Isaiah A. Kitts, Dayton Drilling, Bradlee Treece, Cameron Lumpkin
Arkavalley Liquor: Simplifying Restaurant Alcohol Orders, Isaiah A. Kitts, Dayton Drilling, Bradlee Treece, Cameron Lumpkin
ATU Research Symposium
The ArkaValley Liquor system is a web-based ordering platform designed to simplify the process of ordering alcohol for local restaurants. Currently, restaurants place orders by emailing the store, which makes it difficult to maintain a paper trail and track order details. With the ArkaValley Liquor system, the ordering process is automated, and all order details are saved in one central location. Each restaurant will have a login, ensuring only authorized individuals can place orders. The system will also provide a record of each restaurant's most recent order, making it easy to reorder if necessary. By using the ArkaValley Liquor system, …
Electron Charge To Mass Ratio, Tori Freeman, Quinlin Reynolds
Electron Charge To Mass Ratio, Tori Freeman, Quinlin Reynolds
ATU Research Symposium
The purpose of this experiment is to confirm the e/m ratio and charge of an electron discovered initially by J.J. Thomson. We use an electron beam generated inside an e/m tube and Helmholtz coils that generate a magnetic field which deflects the path of the electrons. The radius of the path can be measured and from there the magnitude of the magnetic field and the charge-to-mass ratio can be found. This experiment was successful in confirming the results found by J.J. Thomson and his cathode ray experiments. The results of this experiment had a 0.5% error with the accepted e/m …
Operation Enduring Freedom: Improving Mission Effectiveness By Identifying Trends In Successful Terrorism, Dalton Shaver
Operation Enduring Freedom: Improving Mission Effectiveness By Identifying Trends In Successful Terrorism, Dalton Shaver
Symposium of Student Scholars
This research examines how the characteristics of terrorist attacks predict the chance of an attack succeeding, where an attack is defined as successful if the intended attack type is carried out. Data from The Global Terrorism Database (https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd) was analyzed across three geographical missions within Operation Enduring Freedom: Trans-Sahara, Horn of Africa, and the Philippines. The three models were able to distinguish between successful and unsuccessful attacks at 78.74%, 82.11%, 74.25%, respectively. Using predicted probabilities of success obtained from each logistic regression models, the medians were plotted to compare the characteristics of terrorist attacks across missions. The coefficients for each …
A Comparative Study Of Specific Enthalpy Of Aromatic Hydrocarbons With Simple Carbohydrates, Kohl D. Kervin, Subha Pratihar
A Comparative Study Of Specific Enthalpy Of Aromatic Hydrocarbons With Simple Carbohydrates, Kohl D. Kervin, Subha Pratihar
ATU Research Symposium
Calorimetry is an aspect of chemistry primarily focused on determining the enthalpy of reactions (∆Hrxn). In the bomb calorimetry technique, the heat of combustion of chemical compounds can be measured experimentally. From this data and the application of Hess’s Law, ∆the Hrxn of several chemical reactions can be determined. The technique of bomb calorimetry can be applied to food, fuels, pharmaceuticals, and many other fields. The objective of the present project is to determine the specific enthalpy of various simple carbohydrates (naturally occurring sugars) through bomb calorimetry and compare it with that of aromatic hydrocarbons.
By performing benzoic acid standardization …
Environmental Factors Affecting Coleoptera Biomass In The Ozark Mountain Range In Arkansas, Hayley J. Springsteen
Environmental Factors Affecting Coleoptera Biomass In The Ozark Mountain Range In Arkansas, Hayley J. Springsteen
ATU Research Symposium
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Terrestrial invertebrates including species of Coleoptera (beetles) play an important role in many ecosystem services including soil formation and fertility, pollination, decomposition and nutrient turnover, population regulation of other organisms through predation. Coleoptera are often vital in determining biodiversity and conservation techniques. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the knowledge of how environmental factors and different management practices are affecting Coleoptera populations and further assist ecologists in improving management techniques in the future. The insect data in this study was collected over the course of two weeks in the Arkansas portion of the Boston Mountain range. …