bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Структурно-літологічна модель Великогадоминецького родовища елювіальних каолінів
Authors: Kroshko Yu. V. , Kovalchuk M. S.
Published: September 2024

Подано відомості про геологічну будову Великогадоминецького родовища елювіальних каолінів, зональність і речовинний склад кори вивітрювання. Наведено дані про мінеральний склад та фізико-хімічні характеристики елювіальних каолінів. На основі даних координат, опису, результатів опробування свердловин, що пробурені у різні роки виробничими геологічними організаціями, хімічного аналізу порід та визначення їх показника білизни була створена цільова атрибутивна електронна база даних (координати, опис і дані опробування свердловин, результати лабораторних досліджень порід), на основі якої досліджено структурні (абсолютні відмітки покрівлі та підошви відкладів, рельєф покрівлі і підошви та товщина відкладів) і речовинні (речовинний склад, вміст оксидів заліза і титану, білизна) параметри порід різних зон кори вивітрювання. Здійснено картографічні побудови, які візуалізують структурні (ізогіпси покрівлі і підошви, ізопахіти товщини зони дезінтеграції і вилуговування, каолініт-гідрослюдистої зони, зони пеліканітів, зони лужних каолінів, зони нормальних каолінів, перевідкладених каолінів) та якісні параметри (вміст оксидів заліза і титану та їх латеральний розподіл) порід родовища. Досліджено напрямок і силу кореляційних зв’язків між підошвою і покрівлею, підошвою і товщиною відкладів, між вмістом Fe2O3 і TiO2 та між показником білизни і вмістом оксидів заліза і титану. З’ясовано, що поклад каолінів має складне залягання і складну морфологію, які виражені у значних коливаннях абсолютних позначок його покрівлі та підошви, зміні товщини, в наявності некондиційних каолінів і зумовлені геолого-тектонічнимии особливостями родовища та ерозійним зрізом. Створена структурно-літологічна модель Великогадоминецького родовища елювіальних каолінів розкриває причинно-наслідкові зв’язки між геолого-тектонічною будовою території; будовою, речовинним складом, зональністю та товщиною кори вивітрювання й окремих її зон зокрема; умовами залягання, речовинним складом, товщиною і просторовою та вертикальною мінливістю якісних показників (показник білизни, вміст шкідливих домішок оксидів заліза і титану) покладу каолінів.
Прогнозування нафтогазоносності в межах соляних структур Дніпровсько-Донецької западини на основі палеогеотермічних реконструкцій
Authors: Oliinyk O. P. , Kurilenko V. S.
Published: September 2024

Мета дослідження – створення реконструкції палеогеотермічних режимів для встановлення глибинного положення головних зон нафто- і газоутворення в межах міжштокового прогину Висачківсько-Ромоданівської соляної антикліналі (південна прибортова зона), Скоробагатьківської соляної брахіантикліналі (осьова зона), Герасимівської соляної структури (північна прибортова зона) центральної частини Дніпровсько-Донецької западини.Дослідження виконано на основі палеогеотермічних графіків і графіків занурення стратифікованих товщ, що збігаються за глибинами та геологічним часом. Оцінено нафтогазоносний потенціал з урахуванням геотермічної історії регіону.Аналіз побудованих графіків показав, що оптимальні умови генерації вуглеводнів існували для середньо- і верхньодевонських відкладів Висачківсько-Ромоданівської структури; для нижньо- і середньокам’яновугільних відкладів Скоробагатьківської площі; для середньодевонських відкладів Герасимівської структури.Глибинні інтервали нафтогазогенерації у св. 402-Крем’янківська коливаються від 1180 до 4120 м; у св. 2-Скоробагатьківська – від 3080 до 6960 м; у св. 1-Герасимівська – від 1180 до 4120 м.
Особливості використання техногенних колекторів вуглепородних масивів Донецького басейну
Authors: Vergelska N. V. , Vergelska V. V. , Skopychenko I. M.
Published: September 2024

Ліквідація вугільних шахт та вирішення енергонезалежності України поновлює питання видобування метану закритих шахт чи відпрацьованих горизонтів. За понад 250-річний термін розробки вугільних родовищ у Донбасі закрито сотні шахт, які створили техногенні колектори, заповнені газом чи водно-газовими сумішами. Газ із відпрацьованих гірничих виробок за рахунок новоутвореної тріщинуватості масиву мігрує до поверхні, створюючи загрозу комунікаціям та спорудам.Протягом останнього десятиліття було проведено ряд польових робіт у межах відпрацьованих ділянок шахт та лабораторних досліджень газових сумішей із вуглепородних масивів, ізольованих виробок та шахтних вод Донецького басейну.Відпрацювання вугільних пластів на шахтах утворюють складні різнорівневі системи у породах, які можуть складатися із двох чи більше відпрацьованих горизонтів. У залежності від потужності відпрацьованих вугільних пластів та літологічної характеристики вміщуючих їх порід новоутворені техногенні колектори можуть збільшувати вертикальні розміри в середньому в 1,5–2,5 разa у порівнянні із вугільним пластом, тобто в окремих випадках сягати до 5,0–7,0 м. Відпрацьований простір діючих шахт є новим техногенним колектором, придатним для накопичення газоподібних вуглеводнів. На активні процеси міграції газів у відпрацьованому просторі вказують складові газової суміші, представлені гелієм, воднем та вуглеводневими газами. За генетичною належністю газ відпрацьованого простору діючих шахт можна віднести до біогеного, газу глибинних горизонтів (термогенного) та атмосферного газу.При відпрацюванні масиву та створенні техногенного колектора газова складова з часом поновлюється і створюються умови для дегазації відпрацьованого простору. Для оптимального використання таких зон доцільно використовувати специфічний режим, а саме чергування дегазації та періоду спокою, що дасть можливість наповнити газом колектори. Визначення режиму роботи техногенного колектора індивідуальне та базується на моніторингу зміни показників за даними газової хроматографії, що забезпечить тривалий період безпечної утилізації газу.
Social media-based copyright awareness and knowledge-sharing practices among university students in Bangladesh
Authors: Rahman Mostafizur , Atikuzzaman Md.
Published: September 2024

The main aim of the present study is to investigate public university students’ social media-based copyright awareness as well as their knowledge-sharing practices. Students from a public university in Bangladesh were the target population of the study. A well-structured questionnaire was designed using Google Forms and distributed to the students via different social media platforms. A total of 267 students responded to the survey. The findings of the study showed that most of the students use Facebook and YouTube to connect with their friends and family. The majority of the students were aware of SM-based copyright practices and reported giving credit to the original writer while sharing their writings on SM. The test results found significant differences in students’ SM-based knowledge-sharing practices based on their awareness regarding SM terms and services and self-reported frequency of violating copyright in SM. However, students’ SM-based knowledge-sharing practices were significantly associated with their years of experience with SM, awareness regarding SM copyright terms and services, and their self-reported frequency of copyright violation. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first attempt in Bangladesh to examine public University students’ social media-based copyright awareness and knowledge-sharing practices.
A Longitudinal analysis of weight changes before and after total hip arthroplasty: Weight trends, patterns, and predictors
Authors: Rullán Pedro J. , Oyem Precious C. , Pumo Thomas J. , Khan Shujaa T. , Pasqualini Ignacio , Klika Alison K. , Barsoum Wael K. , Molloy Robert M. , Piuzzi Nicolas S.
Published: September 2024

BACKGROUND: It is crucial to understand weight trends in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate preoperative and postoperative weight trends for patients undergoing primary THA and factors associated with clinically significant weight change. METHODS: A prospective cohort who underwent primary unilateral THA (n= 3,011) at a tertiary healthcare system (January 2016 to December 2019) were included in the study. The primary outcomes were clinically significant weight change (> 5% change in body mass index [BMI]) during the one-year preoperative and one-year postoperative periods. RESULTS: Preoperatively, 66.6% maintained a stable weight, 16.0% gained and 17.4% lost weight, respectively. Postoperatively, 64.0% maintained a stable weight, while 22.6% gained and 13.4% lost weight, respectively. Female sex, Black race, obesity, higher Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) scores, and older age were associated with preoperative weight loss. Female sex, obesity, higher CCI scores, and Medicare insurance were associated with postoperative weight loss. Preoperative weight loss was associated with postoperative weight gain (OR = 3.37 [CI: 2.67 to 4.25]; p< 0.001), and preoperative weight gain was associated with postoperative weight loss (OR = 1.74 [CI: 1.30 to 2.3]; p< 0.001). CONCLUSION: Most patients maintained a stable BMI one-year before and one-year after THA. Several factors are associated with weight loss before and after THA. Preoperative weight changes were associated with a reciprocal rebound in BMI post-operatively.
Dánský zahraničněpolitický aktivismus po roce 1989
Authors: Hořejšová Tereza
Published: September 2024

Rok 1989 znamenal pro Dánsko zásadní zvrat. Po více než jedno století země vedla velmi pasivní zahraniční politiku, kdy bylo její postavení determinováno nejprve vztahem k Německu (po rakousko-pruské porážce v roce 1864) a později k Sovětskému svazu (během studené války). Konec studenoválečného konfliktu představoval pro Kodaň nový impulz. Z konzumenta bezpečnosti, kterým byla po celou studenou válku, se stal částečně tvůrce evropské bezpečnosti. Díky své odhodlanosti, angažmá v peace-keepingových misích a zájmu o dodržování demokracie a lidských práv si Dánové "vydobyli" ve světovém společenství velmi respektovanou pozici. Dánsko rovněž podporuje postkomunistické státy v Evropě a pomáhá jim s jejich přípravou na cestě do NATO i do EU. Aktivistickou zahraniční politiku bylo možné rozvinout až po roce 1989, kdy Dánsku přestalo hrozit bezprostřední nebezpečí. Zahraničněpolitický aktivismus je jediným prostředkem, jak se malý stát jako Dánsko může na mezinárodní politické scéně zviditelnit. Zcela specifickou rovinu představuje dánské členství v EU ve smyslu jeho maastrichtské výjimky z vojenských aspektů SZBP. Dánsko si vedle dalších tří oblastí "vydobylo" z obranné spolupráce výjimku, která nyní představuje paradox, protože mu znemožňuje účastnit se řady peace-keepingových misí pouze proto, že jsou organizovány pod záštitou EU. Uvedená výjimka do značné míry paralyzuje dánskou aktivistickou zahraničněpolitickou linii. I když mohou být pochopitelné dánské výjimky např. ze společné měny euro, z evropského občanství (zde jde především o symboliku) či ze spolupráce v oblasti vnitřních věcí a justice, výjimka z obranné spolupráce představuje pro Dánsko velkou komplikaci.
"Lusofônia" v roce rozmachu
Authors: Klíma Jan
Published: September 2024

Pro Společenství zemí s portugalským jazykem (CPLP, založené v roce 1996) byl uplynulý rok historický. Summit, konaný v Brasilii ve dnech 31. 7.-1. 8. 2002, jednal nejen o zásadních politických, hospodářských, ale i o zdravotních a jazykových otázkách. Tím podnítil členské státy k prohloubení vzájemné solidarity. Také jednotlivé státy CPLP zaznamenaly významné události. Angola se po likvidaci Jonase Savimbiho dočkala míru po 41 letech války. Rekonstrukce zničené země a obnova jejího mezinárodněpolitického postavení mohou být urychleny v příznivém mezinárodním prostředí. Poměrně stabilní Mosambik však dokazuje, že ani delší čas míru (od roku 1994) nemusí řešit tradiční problémy, jakými jsou chudoba, nevýkonná ekonomika nebo minová pole. Guinea-Bissau zůstává záporným příkladem trvalé nestability, rozvratu a nekvalifikovaných vlád, které jsou hlavní brzdou mezinárodní kooperace v rámci CPLP, západní Afriky, Africké unie či OSN. Naopak ostrovní Kapverdská republika vybudovala na mírových tradicích úspěšný model rozvojové země, která i bez významných zdrojů stojí co do životní úrovně v čele africké "pětky" lusofonních zemí (PALOP), a to právě na základě rozvinutých mezinárodních styků. Takový model se zcela nepodařilo napodobit další ostrovní Republice Svatého Tomáše a Princova ostrova. Tam se nedostatečná podnikavost a rozvojová dynamika projevují stávkami a neklidem, nová premiérka však prosazuje rychlejší řešení místních problémů. Zásadní historický krok do mezinárodního společenství učinil Východní Timor, který 20. 5. 2002 vyhlásil nezávislost. Tento malý asijský stát byl nejprve v Brasilii přijat do CPLP , poté v New Yorku do OSN. Minimální zdroje velí nové republice budovat široké mezinárodní kontakty. Brazílie, hostitel summitu CPLP, se nestala motorem integračního seskupení, jak se původně očekávalo. Tento největší latinskoamerický stát narazil na závažné ekonomické a sociální limity, bilance Plánu Real ani osud regionální integrace MERCOSUR nejsou příznivé, což se ukázalo při prezidentských volbách. Proto se jako spiritus agens CPLP stále projevuje Portugalsko, jehož mezinárodní angažovanost, ochota kooperovat i posilovat tradiční kulturní, civilizační a jazykové vazby jsou příkladné.
Marital conflict and spousal wellbeing : the moderating role of emotion regulation strategies among couples in first married families and stepfamilies
Authors:   , Frye Nick
Published: September 2024

This study examined cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression as moderators of the association between marital conflict, marital satisfaction, and mental health among couples in first-marriages and remarriages. Couples in first-marriages (N = 111) and remarriages (N = 108) who had biological and/or stepchildren residing with them, completed online surveys. Drawing from Gross's extended process model (2015), my overarching hypothesis was that moderation effects of emotion regulation strategies on marital conflict on marital satisfaction and mental health would be greatest for stepfamily couples. Findings from a series of Actor-Partner Interdependence Moderation Models (APIMoM) revealed that for wives' in first-marriages and remarriages, cognitive reappraisal tempered the negative association between their own marital conflict and marital satisfaction. In addition, cognitive reappraisal tempered the negative association between marital conflict and mental health only for wives' in first-marriages. Finally, remarried husbands' expressive suppression enhanced the negative association between their marital conflict and marital satisfaction. These findings underscore the importance of social context in shaping spouses' abilities to adapt to relational stressors, as well as highlight implications for spousal wellbeing
Chronomorphic characterization and radiolytic degradation analysis of polyurethane with monte carlo modeling of the neutron spectra surrounding age pettrace cyclotron
Authors:   , Algiere Christopher S.
Published: September 2024

This thesis describes the development of fast neutron irradiation positions at the MURR GE PETtrace cyclotron for polyurethane (PUR) radiolysis studies. Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP) Transport code was used to calculate the fast neutron flux spectra and absorbed neutron dose at the irradiation positions during routine fluorine-18 production. The calculated MCNP neutron flux is validated using neutron activation threshold foils with spectrum unfolding techniques. The a priori MCNP flux and experimentally measured flux spectra are ultimately shown to validate using TENDL-2015 cross section data for neutron production reactions by comparing results with CEM03.03, BERTINI INC, and INCL physics models within MCNP. Following irradiation of PUR, the degree of radiolysis was analyzed using attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) to quantify neutron dose dependent changes. Collectively, the results show that PURs do not appear to be affected up to doses of 5 kGy and should be considered for use in radiation fields.
Ruinscape : archetpyes of form and spirit
Authors:   , Hendrix Kyle
Published: September 2024

The megalithic architecture of many cultures throughout history share a continuity of form language that is archetypal, and therefore independent of distance or location. I am interested in the distinct sense of the enigmatic, sacred and monumental presence that these ancient sites convey. My work focuses on the creation of sculptural ceramic objects inspired by ancient stone architecture. My aim is to create objects that imply a far-reaching perspective that has been imbued with a perceptible sense of sacred and mysterious utility. By echoing ancient architecture, my work points to our shared past as a way to bring focus to our common humanity and draw connections to historic cultures.
The effects of culturally-based accommodations on behavioral skills training
Authors:   , Hoyos (Aguilar) Juliana
Published: September 2024

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) come from different ethnicities and backgrounds. With the growing Hispanic population and increased prevalence of ASD, it is imperative that our evidence-based practices support and assist Hispanic families. Behavioral Skills Training (BST) is a supported practice that satisfies evidence-based criteria and has been used to train caregivers in applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques to teach their children new skills and manage challenging behaviors. We completed a quality improvement project on a BST based parent training program used to teach parents ABA interventions. We evaluated the fidelity of implementation of the intervention during a training provided in English via a video interpreter and fidelity of implementation during a training provided with cultural accommodations (a bilingual clinician and documentation translated into the participant's dominant language). Fidelity of implementation was evaluated with a clinician and with the participant's child during in-vivo trials. This program was completed with three participants using a nonconcurrent multiple baseline across skills for each participant. BST with cultural accommodations was needed for training to mastery in at least one ABA intervention across all participants, however the skill that required accommodations varied. For some, there was a clear difference between rates of acquisition in clinician trials and in-vivo trials. Social validity measures showed that parent preference for treatment presentation was related to their response on level of proficiency in either language.
Investigating the relative salience of race, sex, and facial expressions of emotion among preschoolers : introducing a new facial categorization task
Authors:   , Larsen James A.
Published: September 2024

The present study was used to explore the relative salience of sex, race, and emotion expression among preschoolers using an author-developed facial categorization task. Forty-one children between the ages of 2.76 and 5.45 years (M-age = 4.09 years) completed the Choose-A-Picture task (CAP). Three conditions were created for the CAP to assess the relative salience of selected facial features using a competing stimuli approach: Emotion Expression vs. Sex, Emotion Expression vs. Race, and Race vs. Sex. In addition, two versions of the task were tested to investigate the influence of researcher instructions on children's categorization behaviors. The task successfully identified systematic (non-random) patterns of categorization for roughly 75 percent of preschoolers. Sex was the least salient facial characteristic, while race and emotion expression appeared to be of higher and relatively equal salience. Further elaboration of study findings and their implications are discussed.
Implementation of a low-cost, web-based, multi-component training for trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy
Authors:   , Marriott Brigid R.
Published: September 2024

Although continuing education appears to be a promising strategy for closing the research-to-practice gap, effective trainings that result in clinician behavior change remain expensive and largely inaccessible. The current study evaluated a low-cost, multicomponent, web-based training for Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Clinician members of a practice-based research network were recruited via email and randomized to either a training group (TG; N=89 assigned) or control group (CG; N=74 assigned), with half of each group randomized to receive incentives for completion. The TG was immediately offered the training; the CG was offered the same training after 6 months. Clinicians completed assessments at baseline (pre-training), 6-months, and 12-months covering (a) completion of training components, (b) knowledge, (c) use of TF-CBT, and (d) for a subset of clinicians (N=34), TF-CBT fidelity. There were no significant between-group differences on TF-CBT knowledge and strategy use at 6 months, although significant differences in overall TF-CBT skill were found. There was also considerable variability in the extent of training completed. We found significant positive associations between extent of training completed and clinician knowledge, use, and fidelity in TF-CBT. A multiple regression showed that previous TF-BT training, clinician attitudes towards evidence-based practices, and clinician age predicted training completion. Implications for web-based trainings and implementation science are discussed.
The effect of reduced nocturnal temperatures on the performance of broiler chicks and hen turkey poults from 0 to 21 days of age
Authors:   , Clizer David Alan
Published: September 2024

"The world population has increased over the past century and with this increase in the world population comes an increase in demand of animal protein for consumption. The United States produced 8.78 billion broilers and 244 million turkeys in the year 2016 (USDA, 2017a,b). The production of broilers in the United States has increased by 1 percent from 2015 and turkey production is up 5 percent from 2015 (USDA, 2017a). One could speculate that these production values will continue to increase with an increasing world population. As the poultry industry grows, the usage of natural resources for energy will continue to increase and poultry operations need to become more energy efficient but in order to enhance energy efficiency, energy must be conserved without affecting yield or production yields must increase. ... Much research has been done in order to determine if birds have the ability to adapt to differing temperatures. Studies have looked at the effect of high or low incubation temperatures during embryogenesis in an effort to improve the acquisition of thermotolerance to high or low environmental temperatures post hatch (Tzschentke et al., 2001; Tzschentke and Basta, 2002; Yahav et al., 2004a,b; Piestun et al., 2008; Shinder et al., 2009). Birds may be able to thermal adapt to high or low environmental temperatures by a process of thermal conditioning during the early postnatal period (Yalcin et al., 2005). Studies have shown that thermal conditioning at an early age can improve thermotolerance to heat and cold stress, but this effort to acquire thermotolerance can have an effect on the performance and internal organs of the birds (Yahva and Hurwitz, 1996; Shinder et al., 2002). Cyclic temperature regimes have been studied in an effort to determine if birds benefit from periods of warmer and cooler environmental temperatures during different parts of the day (Waibel and Macleod, 1994). One management strategy that has not been researched in poultry, but has been studied in the swine model is the method of reduced nocturnal temperatures. Johnston and coworkers (2013) studied this 4 management strategy in an effort to determine if it would be a viable option in reducing energy usage without affecting pig performance and therefore, making operations more economically efficient. One could suggest that reductions in nocturnal temperatures could potentially be an effective management strategy in an effort to reduce energy usage, greenhouse gas emissions, and production costs of poultry operations if birds' performance and health are not significantly altered." -- Introduction
Spatial analysis to establish agroforestry areas as buffer zones in tropical peatland forest of Indonesia
Authors:   , Dewanto Haryo Ajie
Published: September 2024

Indonesia, as a tropical country in South-East Asia, has a vast area of peatland forest threatened by deforestation and forest degradation. Peatland Forest in Kalimantan, Indonesia, has been heavily over-exploited for about five decades. Before it was the indigenous people, who utilized peatland forests as a resource to produce traditional food crops, fruits, and spices. Commercial exploitation, particularly for palm oil plantation, has become the primary reason in recent decades. In 2015, Indonesia Government applied a moratorium policy on peatlands to reduce the rate of peatlands degradation. Agroforestry practices have been proposed as an alternative livelihood to the rural communities that live near peatlands ecosystem in Kalimantan (Borneo) and as a buffer to protect the peatland ecosystems. A village spatial planning tool is used in determining the appropriate locations of the buffer zones. It considers the traditional land-use of the indigenous people as the base map. The objective of this study was to combine readily available ecological data and the base map data gathered from participatory approach to determine the most suitable locations for buffer zones in the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve. Together through the participatory approach, the communities, government, and private sector conducted the planning, surveying and developing a suitability base map. The other variables considered in the making of a suitability map were ecologic factors (Peat soil depth, landcover, and NDVI) and disturbance factors (access and established traditional land use). The arc-map software was used to model the parameters. The southern area and some parts of the northern region of Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve were the most suitable locations to implement agroforestry.
Design and characterization of a hand-held, waveguide-mediated, optoacoustic imaging probe for analyzing burn wounds
Authors:   , Schellenberg Mason William
Published: September 2024

Clinicians correctly diagnose only [about]66 percent of burn wounds, which may be in part due to the qualitative methods commonly employed for burn assessment. This often results in over diagnoses, which may lead to unnecessary treatments and reduced patient outcomes. Optoacoustic imaging can provide quantitative data about burns, but the methods used present limitations that have prevented the full capability of the modality to be realized. To overcome this, our presented work used waveguide-mediated optoacoustic imaging. To demonstrate this method, a hand-held, waveguide-mediated optoacoustic imaging platform was developed and characterized by imaging optoacoustic targets within simple tissue phantoms. Unfortunately, enough energy could not be delivered to the hand-held probe to image tissue phantoms that resembled burns because the optical fiber used to deliver light to the waveguide could only handle a small amount of energy. Instead, a forward mode imaging setup was used that approximated the environment of the hand-held probe. This was able to image a burn wound tissue phantom that had a burn depth of 2.18 mm, which can image most burns. Therefore, the results demonstrated that the method has potential for imaging burn wounds in vivo if more energy is delivered to the probe.
This is not a moment. This is a movement : how national newspapers reported 2015 protests against racism at the University of Missouri
Authors:   , Cagle Ellen
Published: September 2024

In 2015, protests against racism at the University of Missouri upended the university. Journalists from news outlets throughout the U.S. descended on the Columbia campus to document the historic protest movement, which toppled two university officials. This study considered how reporters from the Washington Post and New York Times, who were among the national outlets that covered the MU protests, reported on the movement. This research, conducted as a qualitative textual analysis, studied how the Post and Times used the protest paradigm in their coverage of MU. Previous research indicates journalists rely on the protest paradigm, a set of patterns in protest coverage, when they report on events such as this. Articles that follow the protest paradigm are often episodic and emphasize protesters' tactics instead of their goals. The analysis shows the newspapers avoided the paradigm in early coverage, since the protest movement at MU came on the heels of protests in Ferguson after Michael Brown's death, which had garnered favorable public attention. Communications professor Melissa Click derailed national coverage at MU, however, prompting the newspapers to rely more heavily on the paradigm in their follow-up coverage of the protests.
Relationship counseling for advertising agencies and clients : a textual analysis of framing in trade publications
Authors:   , Gnibus Alexandra Mae
Published: September 2024

Although the conflicts between agencies and clients have existed for as long as advertising agencies have existed, agencies and clients have appeared to face increasing difficulty maintaining their relationships. Many previous studies have used the survey and interview methods to understand the factors contributing to agency-client relationship problems, largely ignoring what industry media outlets have to say about these problems. In response to the need for a better understanding of industry discourse, this study used a qualitative textual analysis to investigate ways in which three prominent advertising and PR trade publications, Ad Age, Adweek and PRWeek, have framed issues in the agency-client relationship from 2015-2017.
Generation Z perceptions of product placement in original Netflix content
Authors:   , Olson Jacquelyn
Published: September 2024

By 2019, $11.44 billion is predicted to be spent in the U.S. on product placement, a dramatic increase from the $4.75 billion spent in 2012 (Statista, Product). A 2016 survey revealed that among the general population in the U.S., 77 percent have heard of product placement (Statista, Familiarity), while another survey found 52 percent of North Americans trust product placement ads, with 49 percent taking action after viewing a product placement (Statista, 2018). Combined, these numbers demonstrate the growing proliferation of product placement among advertisers. According to Newell, Salmon & Chang (2006) product placement is "the insertion of branded products or services into mass media content with the intent of influencing consumer attitude or behavior" (p. 577). Despite its popularity, research has not kept pace with the expanding avenues of product placement (McCarty, 2004). Recent studies have focused on product placement in movie theaters, which ignores up-and-coming use in digital contexts like Netflix and Hulu (McCarty, 2004). Further, according to Wimmer and Dominick (2013), "high technology and the Internet have both contributed to substantial changes in mass media research," especially in the advertising research field (para 36). Additionally, early exposure to technology has changed the brain structures of young consumers, making them fundamentally different from the respondents used in previous research studies (Prensky, 2001). These shifts leave ample opportunity for new exploration concerning product placement and digital streaming media. The purpose of this study is to explore the ways in which Generation Z perceives product placement in original Netflix content, the study's context. According to Matrix (2014), "The growing consumer preference for over-the-top (OTT) streaming services (instead of cable bundles) and video on demand (instead of appointment viewing) is having a disruptive effect on traditional television scheduling, ratings, advertising, and cable subscriptions" (p. 119). As viewers migrate to OTT services like Netflix, the industry's flagship and most popular medium, mass media advertisers are forced to reconsider traditional tactics, like commercial breaks, and rely on less intrusive methods of advertisement, like product placement (Radosinka, 2017). Investigating the types of product placement that appeal to the next generation gives streaming mediums the first look at what advertising will be like in the years to come. An information processing method is used to study this phenomenon with in-depth interviews.
How brands engage with college students
Authors:   , Patterson James
Published: September 2024

With Facebook and digital technology being such a large part of everyday life now, it is important for advertisers to understand how best to utilize the power of these platforms to reach consumers. In order to examine effective strategies for low-involvement brands to engage with college students on social media (i.e. Facebook), this study tested how image (vs. no image) and narrative (vs. no narrative) influence college students' engagement with Facebook posts through an online experiment. Findings from the experiment showed that the presence of a picture did increase perceived engagement. Specific Facebook posts with images had higher transportation and perceived interactivity to those without image. The narrative, however, had no effect on engagement in study participants.
Development of unfolded fast neutron irradation positions at a 16.5 MeV GE PETtrace cyclotron and chronomorphic characterization of radiation damage on polyurethane
Authors:   , Jeffries Bradley D.
Published: September 2024

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The fast neutron energy flux spectrum was determined at a fluorine-18 ([subscript 18]F) producing cyclotron which is operated at the Missouri University Research Reactor (MURR) located in Columbia, Missouri. The Monte Carlo code MCNP6 was used to calculate the fast neutron flux which was experimentally validated based on neutron activation spectrometry measurements. Proton interaction calculations were based on the TENDL-2015 nuclear data library. The STAYSL PNNL Software Suite was used to determine a least-square spectral adjustment. Polyurethane samples were irradiated in the calibrated positions and dose dependent changes in the mechanical properties were analyzed via thermal mechanical analysis (TMA). The development of calibrated fast neutron irradiation positions at the MURR cyclotron is part of an effort of utilizing the routine PET (positron emission tomography) radiopharmaceutical production path in neutron irradiation chemistry studies.
Using semi-structured interviews to examine how small clothing stores can effectively reach consumers through digital marketing
Authors:   , Mardikes Rebecca
Published: September 2024

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This abstract explores how local clothing boutiques utilize digital marketing to promote business and create relationships with their consumers. Digital marketing is marketing through digital channels to promote products or services using platforms that reach consumers. The main objective for any businesses is to promote their brand through the most effective platforms of digital media. This study will examine which forms of digital media are the most efficient platforms for promoting a local boutique. The insight will provide local boutiques information on digital marketing strategy, marketing influencers, branding and ongoing consumer relationships. The methodology includes semi-structured interviews with local boutique owners, managers and targeted consumers. This study will be guided by the theory of uses and gratifications in order to predict which form of digital marketing will connect and cultivate the desired relationship with targeted consumers.
Battle Folds
Authors:   , Schneider John
Published: September 2024

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Narratives in the superhero genre and daily periodicals shaped and reflect the brainwashing I experienced during my formative years in the Marine Corps. This thesis begins with an artistic analysis of the propagation of military force for national interests by deconstructing their narrative via folding three-dimensional objects that then become rearranged into a unified visual whole. In this case, three unified wholes, Brainwashed, One-Point Perspective, and JOIN, or DIE will represent a phenomenological gestalt installation framed by critical authoritative reference images from the Berlin DADA art movement, one-point perspective in Western Culture, and the first political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin. Through an interdisciplinary focus on the literary theories of Umberto Eco and the visual theories of Marcel Merleau-Ponty, this thesis posits an intertwined correlation between the folded narrative of an embodied object with the Superman complex and its authoritative implications in the initial material, folded form, and illustrative installations.
The dicamba debate : a content analysis of the portrayal of dicamba herbicide in agricultural media
Authors:   , Weinzierl Gracie
Published: September 2024

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study performed a content analysis of agricultural print media coverage of dicamba herbicide. Issues from eight publications published over 33 months were included in the study. This study sought common news frames, subject attributes related to agenda setting, source use, and other article attributes that might contribute to agenda setting or frames. Findings indicate that the five common news frames were present. Agricultural print media's use of subject attributes agenda setting was evident, primarily emphasizing the issues of application, label/regulatory, weed management, product attributes, education, product stewardship, and herbicide resistance. Source use in articles was common, with agricultural media turning to industry experts and independent consultants the most frequently. Other article attributes, such as placement, length, page number, and included images and ads were also identified. This study recognized the agricultural media's use of framing and agenda setting, offering a better understanding of how agricultural print media portray the topic of dicamba and adapt to a constantly evolving and highly controversial issue.
Examining relationships between first-grade achievement, student socioeconomic status, and student-teacher relationships
Authors:   , Olsen Amanda A.
Published: September 2024

As recent literature has demonstrated, student-teacher relationships (STRs) and socioeconomic (SES) have been strongly associated with student academic achievement. This study was specifically interested in investigating the moderation effect between STRs and SES on academic achievement in addition to addressing the relationship between SES and academic achievement on STRs. Using a nationally representative dataset, the associations between these three variables of interest were investigated with regressions using Taylor series linearization and propensity score weighting. Results from the regression analyses demonstrated strong associations between the variables of interest including a statistically significant moderation effect between conflictual STRs and SES on both math and reading achievement. The propensity score weighting analysis demonstrated that when weighted on a variety of student-level covariates, there was a significant association between SES on STRs, where high SES students had closer and less conflictual STRs compared to low SES students. Based on these findings, it is important to continue exploring the intricate relationships between SES, STRs, and academic achievement as all of these variables strongly influence both student and teacher-level characteristics.
Effects of exercise and phytoestrogens on white adipose tissue health in estrogen deficient rodents
Authors:   , Zidon Terese M.
Published: September 2024

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Obesity is more prevalent in menopausal women and has been linked to systemic metabolic dysfunction, insulin resistance (IR), and white adipose tissue (WAT) inflammation increasing susceptibility for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and many types of cancer. Ovariectomy (OVX) in rodents, a model of human menopause, is associated with reduced energy expenditure (EE), IR, weight gain primarily via increased adiposity, and WAT inflammation. Exercise and dietary phytoestrogen interventions can improve metabolic and WAT health in menopausal women and OVX rodents. The studies in this dissertation were designed to investigate the visceral WAT underlying mechanisms to determine how voluntary wheel running (Chapter 3) or a diet rich in phytoestrogens (SOY) (Chapter 4) can improve WAT health following OVX in rodents. Female OVX rats selectively bred for high (HCR) or low (LCR) intrinsic aerobic capacity were fed a high fat diet (HFD; 45 percent) to induce obesity and had access to a running wheel. It was demonstrated that 11 weeks of voluntary wheel running improved WAT health in previously sedentary LCR rats and an adiposity gain in HCR rats presented with higher WAT inflammation despite a high volume of wheel running. Secondly, previous research in our laboratory showed SOY-mediated improvements in insulin sensitivity and visceral WAT health in OVX LCR rats. Therefore, we investigated whether the molecular mechanism behind the beneficial effects of SOY required estrogen receptor alpha (ER[alpha]). Female mice null for ER[alpha] ([alpha]KO) did not increase adiposity or alter insulin sensitivity following OVX, unlike wildtype (WT) controls and ER[beta] knockouts ([beta]KO). In addition, [alpha]KO mice were unresponsive to SOY-mediated improvements in body composition, EE, insulin sensitivity, and WAT inflammation. In OVX WT and [beta]KO mice, SOY increased spontaneous physical activity (SPA) with preservation of lean mass (all p<0.05). These data support that ER[alpha] plays a critical role in maintaining systemic metabolic health following OVX in aged mice, and suggest that ER[alpha] mediated many of the protective metabolic effects of SOY following OVX in rodents. To further investigate SOY-mediated effects on insulin signaling (i.e., phosphorylated Akt) in visceral WAT, primary adipocyte cell culture revealed insulin signaling occurred independent of ER[alpha], with no estrogen or phytoestrogen effects. Collectively, these data lend important insight into the underlying mechanisms by which daily physical activity and phytoestrogen intake during estrogen deficiency improve overall systemic and WAT health.
Forward osmosis with an algal draw solution for wastewater concentrating and polishing
Authors:   , Rood Brent J.
Published: September 2024

Forward osmosis (FO) is an emerging wastewater treatment technology capable of high solute rejection by separating water from wastewater across a semi-permeable membrane. However, there is always leaking of ammonium from the feed solution (FS) to the draw solution (DS). Parallel bench-scale FO systems were operated with synthetic municipal wastewater as an FS. Both systems had a synthetic seawater DS with one system also inoculated by an algal species (Chlorella Vulgaris) to act as an absorbent (polishing agent). At the completion of three consecutive trials (lasting a total of three days), ammonium removal efficiency in the algae-based FO system improved by 35.4 [plus or minus] 4.6 percent. Throughout the fed-batch operation in the DS chamber, the algal biomass concentration was maintained at 606 [plus or minus] 29 mg/L due to simultaneous algal growth and dilution. The water flux gradually decreased from an average initial flux of 16.5 LMH to an average of 8.2 LMH after each trial operation, with an average water flux of 11.63 [plus or minus] 0.49 LMH compared to 12.05 [plus or minus] 0.35 LMH in the system without algae. Meanwhile, organic matter and phosphorus were completely retained in the FS in both systems. At the completion of each trial operation, the concentrations of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and phosphorus in the synthetic wastewater increased by an average of 44 percent. This work highlights the dual-benefit applications of algae-based FO with improved effluent water quality and concentrated wastewater COD and phosphorus for potential water resource recovery and water reuse.
Detection and classification of brainwaves using digital signal processing techniques
Authors:   , Ma Xinyang
Published: September 2024

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Different activities of our human brain can be detected as different brainwaves. The brainwaves are divided into different types based on their frequencies. This thesis is focused on the study of four types of brainwaves -Theta waves (4-8Hz), Alpha waves (8-12Hz), Beta waves (12-30Hz) and Gamma waves (30-80Hz). Each brainwave consists of bursts, therefore, we study the brainwaves through the bursts. The research contains two main parts, the first one is the detection of the bursts in different brainwaves, several methods -- bandpass filter, linear prediction, etc. -- are applied to reach better detection results. The second part is to classify the brainwaves that we have detected. We use three methods for the classification: 4-branch bandpass filter method, fast Fourier transform method and modified covariance method.
The Spes salutis masses of 's-Hertogenbosch MS 75 and Clemens non Papa : a comparative study
Authors:   , Morrison Lance D.
Published: September 2024

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The life and work of famed sixteenth-century Franco-Flemish composer Jacobus Clemens non Papa (ca. 1510-ca. 1555) remain confounding to date or to locate geographically with any confidence. His visit to the Marian confraternity known as the Illustre Lieve Vrouwe Broederschap [Illustrious Blessed Lady Confraternity] in the Dutch town of s'-Hertogenbosch in late 1550 -- where he presented a Mass on 1 October of that year -- is well documented. This work will establish that this work was most likely his Missa Spes salutis, an imitation Mass derived from a motet of Johannes Lupi (ca. 1506-1539 ). An anonymous composition in the 's-Hertogenbosch Confraternity's choirbooks -- found at the end of the book of ten Masses known as 's-HerAB 75 -- is the only other known Ordinary with the Spes salutis title and is based on the same model. The works share numerous aspects of form and style, suggesting strongly not only that Clemens was aware of this work, but that he also based characteristics of his own respective Mass on this composition. A comparative study of the two Spes salutis Masses illuminates the stylistic relationship between Clemens and his anonymous predecessor, while also substantiating the dating of Clemens's own work. This stylistic analysis will also reveal how Clemens non Papa adapted his established motet methods of counterpoint and text expressiveness to the genre of the Mass.