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    Satori 2023

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    The Satori is a student literary publication that expresses the artistic spirit of the students of Winona State University. Student poetry, prose, and graphic art are published in the Satori every spring since 1970. The Satori 2023 editors are Gabriel Hathaway, Van Herman, Madeline Schonitzer, Brianna Strohbehn, Page Sutton, Willow Swinbank, and Emily Venné. The Satori 2023 faculty advisor is Dr. Jim Armstrong, Professor of English.https://openriver.winona.edu/satori/1010/thumbnail.jp

    Aplikasi Berbasis Web untuk Analisis Inspeksi Berbasis Risiko pada Sistem Perpipaan Gas di Fasilitas Pemrosesan Sentral PT X

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    Industri minyak dan gas adalah salah satu diantara banyak jenis bisnis yang selalu menjaga fasilitas dan aset yang dimiliki. Dilihat dari jumlah dan variasi jenis equipment, material dan konstruksi equipment, piping and instrumentation diagram, dan process flow diagram, perusahaan oil and gas memiliki kompleksitas dalam aktivitasnya baik aktivitas operasi maupun perawatan. Asset Integrity Management (AIM) hadir untuk membantu meningkatkan kualitas perawatan dari aset perusahaan. Salah satu metode dalam perawatan aset adalah Risk-Based Inspection Analysis. Dalam penelitian ini akan dilakukan pembuatan Web-Based Application yang digunakan untuk melakukan RBI Analysis hanya pada sistem perpipaan gas di sebuah Central Processing Facility PT X. Dasar pembuatan aplikasi ini adalah API RP 580, analisis RBI yang dilakukan oleh penulis berdasarkan API RP 581, dan pendapat serta rekomendasi dari para dosen pembimbing. Dalam analisis RBI yang dilakukan sebelum perancangan aplikasi, didapatkan nilai probability of failure sebesar 3.52E-05 dengan kategori 2 (Unlikely), nilai consequence of failure dari consequence area sebesar 1577.805 ft² dengan kategori C (Moderate), nilai skor risiko sebesar 0.055 ft²/year dengan level risiko 2C (Medium), serta hasil dari inspeksi berupa inspection plan date pada 24/03/2036 dan rekomendasi untuk inspeksi selanjutnya. Diharapkan dengan adanya Web-Based Application ini dapat memudahkan perusahaan untuk melakukan Analisis RBI dan meningkatkan kualitas manajement aset. Keluaran dari analisis RBI melalui Web-Based Application ini adalah hasil perhitungan probability and consequence of failure, hasil analisis risiko dan perencanaan inspeksi berupa jadwal dan rekomendasi inspeksi. ======================================================================================================================== The oil and gas industry is one of many other types of businesses that always maintain their facilities and assets. Judging from the number and variety of types of equipment, material and construction equipment, piping and instrumentation diagrams, and process flow diagrams, oil and gas companies have complexity in both their operating and maintenance activities. Asset Integrity Management (AIM) is here to help improve the quality of care for company assets. One method of asset maintenance is Risk-Based Inspection Analysis. In this study, a Web-Based Application will be made that is used to conduct RBI Analysis only on gas piping systems at a Central Processing Facility of PT X. The basis for making this application is API RP 580, RBI analysis conducted by the author based on API RP 581, and opinions and recommendations from supervisors. In the RBI analysis conducted before the application design, a probability of failure score of 3.52E-05 with category 2 (Unlikely), a consequence of failure score from the consequence area of 1577,805 ft² with category C (Moderate), a risk score of 0.055 ft² / year with a risk level of 2C (Medium), as well as the results of the inspection in the form of an inspection plan date of March 24, 2036, and recommendations for further inspection. It is expected that this Web-Based Application can make it easier for companies to conduct RBI analyses and improve the quality of asset management. The output of RBI analysis through Web-Based Application is the result of probability and consequence of failure calculations, risk analysis results, and inspection planning in the form of inspection schedules and recommendations

    'Ane end of an auld song?': macro and micro perspectives on written Scots in correspondence during the union of parliaments debates

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    This thesis examines the relationship between political identity and variation from a diachronic perspective. Specifically, it explores the use of written Scots features in the personal correspondence of Scottish politicians active during the Union of the Parliaments debates. Written Scots by 1700 had steadily retreated from most text-types in the face of ongoing anglicisation, but simultaneously the Union debates sparked heated discussion around questions of nationality and Scotland's separate identity. I consider the extent to which the use of Scots features may have been influenced by such discourse, but also how they may have become indexical markers used to lay claim to these ideologies. Drawing from the frameworks of First, Second and Third Wave perspectives on variation, and combining quantitative, macro-social methods with micro-social analysis, broad socio-political factors are explored alongside plausible stylistic intentions in conditioning or influencing the linguistic behaviour of these writers. The first analysis examines variation in the corpus temporally, using the chronologically-organised clustering technique VNC - Variability-based Neighbor Clustering (Gries and Hilpert, 2008), to measure Scots features over time. The crucial years of the debates (1700-1707) are compared with correspondence either side, and the VNC analysis identifies heightened use of Scots falling within the key years of the debates. The following macro-social analysis explores the factors driving this variation quantitatively, using a number of different statistical models to examine the data from various perspectives. Probabilities of Scots are found to correlate with certain political factors, though in complex and multilayered ways that reflect the composite nature of the historical figures operating in the Scottish parliament. The third analysis focuses on the features of written Scots itself and how these pattern in aggregate and across the individual authors who comprise the corpus. Findings suggest the persistence of written Scots was not being driven by a singular feature or set of tokens, rather, authors varied widely in their range and proportion of different variants. Finally, the micro-analysis examines the intra-writer variation of four individuals representing different political interests, exploring their Scots use across various recipients. Close-up inspection of features within particular extracts and letters suggests the subtle social and stylistic functions Scots had acquired for these writers. Its occurrence was found to reflect but also constitute the macro-social patterns identified earlier. Taken together, results indicate the use of Scots features was both influenced by, and contributed to, the political and ideological loyalties these writers harboured. Moreover, they tentatively suggest a process of reinterpretation was underway, in which Scots features were becoming a resource that could be selectively employed for particular indexical and communicative purposes

    Ulysses, Dante, and Other Stories

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    Ulysses, Dante, and Other Stories presents a unique form of creative scholarship. It employs Dante’s late medieval take on Ulysses and his tragic pursuit of ‘virtue and knowledge’ as a prism that refracts an ancient myth of journey and return into a modern story of discovery and nostalgia. Working notes, fragments from Ulysses’ many stories, personal memories, illuminations, and rewritings combine to form a new chain of narratives about the desire to create, the art of travelling, and the will of self-reinvention.List of FiguresIncipit | 1-121. Lectura | 13-452. Sing me, o Muse, again | 47-903. To Pursue Virtue and Knowledge | 91-1244. ‘… And Maybe Sometime’ | 125-1725. It Was Sunset | 173-2126. All In One Place | 213-263Colophon | 265-270A Narrated Bi(bli)ography Preceded by a Postface and Interspersed with Notes that Lack Superscript. Also Illustrated, for that Matter. With the Addition of a One-word Glossary.A List of Primary SourcesElena Lombardi, Ulysses, Dante, and Other Stories, Cultural Inquiry, 28 (Berlin: ICI Berlin Press, 2023) <https://doi.org/10.37050/ci-28

    Annual report of the town officers of Wilton, NH for the year ending December 31, 2022.

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    This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire

    GPT-3.5, GPT-4, or BARD? Evaluating LLMs Reasoning Ability in Zero-Shot Setting and Performance Boosting Through Prompts

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    Large Language Models (LLMs) have exhibited remarkable performance on various Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks. However, there is a current hot debate regarding their reasoning capacity. In this paper, we examine the performance of GPT-3.5, GPT-4, and BARD models, by performing a thorough technical evaluation on different reasoning tasks across eleven distinct datasets. Our paper provides empirical evidence showcasing the superior performance of ChatGPT-4 in comparison to both ChatGPT-3.5 and BARD in zero-shot setting throughout almost all evaluated tasks. While the superiority of GPT-4 compared to GPT-3.5 might be explained by its larger size and NLP efficiency, this was not evident for BARD. We also demonstrate that the three models show limited proficiency in Inductive, Mathematical, and Multi-hop Reasoning Tasks. To bolster our findings, we present a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the results from these three models. Furthermore, we propose a set of engineered prompts that enhances the zero-shot setting performance of all three models.Comment: Accepted for publication at Elsevier's Natural Language Processing Journa

    Chapter 34 - Biocompatibility of nanocellulose: Emerging biomedical applications

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    Nanocellulose already proved to be a highly relevant material for biomedical applications, ensued by its outstanding mechanical properties and, more importantly, its biocompatibility. Nevertheless, despite their previous intensive research, a notable number of emerging applications are still being developed. Interestingly, this drive is not solely based on the nanocellulose features, but also heavily dependent on sustainability. The three core nanocelluloses encompass cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs), and bacterial nanocellulose (BNC). All these different types of nanocellulose display highly interesting biomedical properties per se, after modification and when used in composite formulations. Novel applications that use nanocellulose includewell-known areas, namely, wound dressings, implants, indwelling medical devices, scaffolds, and novel printed scaffolds. Their cytotoxicity and biocompatibility using recent methodologies are thoroughly analyzed to reinforce their near future applicability. By analyzing the pristine core nanocellulose, none display cytotoxicity. However, CNF has the highest potential to fail long-term biocompatibility since it tends to trigger inflammation. On the other hand, neverdried BNC displays a remarkable biocompatibility. Despite this, all nanocelluloses clearly represent a flag bearer of future superior biomaterials, being elite materials in the urgent replacement of our petrochemical dependence

    An Investigation of Non-Evidence Based Autism Intervention Representations in the Media: A Content Analysis

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    ABSTRACTDaniel Quinn Earixson: An Investigation of Non-Evidence Based Autism Intervention Representations in the Media: A Content Analysis(Under the direction of Kara Hume, PhD) Non-evidence-based practices (NEBPs) are interventions that have not been indicated by research to be effective in treating the core deficits of autism or the related behavioral challenges across developmental domains. Under the umbrella of NEBPs are the interventions for autism that are physically and/or emotionally harmful, as well as those that are not necessarily harmful, but are ineffective. Caregivers for people with autism often choose to use NEBPs either alongside or instead of evidence-based practices (EBPs) (Goin-Kochel et al., 2007). Caregivers also report reliance on the internet to find information about interventions (Law, 2009; Grant et. al., 2015). The online search engine Google, which powers YouTube, is by far the largest provider of online health information to the public (Curfman, 2020). Additionally, medical misinformation on social media, including YouTube, is rampant; some studies have found up to 87% of posts regarding certain health topics to contain misinformation (Suarez-Lledo & Alvarez-Galvez, 2021). Videos containing misinformation are often viewed, liked, and shared more than those containing EBP-related information (Bora et al., 2018), indicating these types of videos are highly engaging. Considering this landscape of internet-based medical information, it is critically important for researchers and clinicians to understand the array of information caregivers are exposed to when first starting their search for autism interventions, to inform prevention and research dissemination practices.This study used a simple, common search of YouTube to create a sample of 150 videos caregivers may see when researching autism interventions. Quantitative and qualitative data were used to describe the videos in the sample, specifically the proportion of NEBP to EBP videos in the total sample, as well as the actual content of the NEBP related videos. Videos from the search were categorized by EBP (n=34) and NEBP (n=62), as well as other categories, and the proportion of the total videos in these two categories to the sample were compared for significance. This was important to understand the overall likelihood of caregivers finding information regarding NEBPs or EBPs. Additionally, the content of NEBP-related videos was coded qualitatively and analyzed using the pre-existing warning signs of pseudoscience in autism interventions (Association of Science in Autism Treatment, 1999; Thyer, 2019). Additionally, the NEBP-related videos were coded using a constant-comparative method (Glaser, 1965) within a coding dyad to detect new possible warning signs for pseudoscience. Results indicated a significant difference between the proportion of NEBP to EBP-related videos in the sample, indicating there were more NEBP-related videos in this generic search and these videos are more likely to be seen by caregivers. Additionally, the results confirmed the presence of warning signs for pseudoscience in the videos in the sample. Results also helped to identify new warning signs from the content of NEBP videos. The study contributes to the research by highlighting the prevalence of NEBP-related information on an extremely popular search engine/social media site, as well as better understanding how modern NEBPs are advertised to the public searching for medical-health information.Doctor of Philosoph

    Our story, our song: assessing and addressing black women\u27s healthcare experiences.

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    Despite advancements in medicine and health sciences, health disparities and declining life expectancy persists among Black women in the United States. Researchers and non-traditional healthcare providers suggest alternative healing (e.g., music and Sister Circles) and research methodologies to achieve a culturally conscious, traumainformed, quality, and holistic care and practice. The intersecting identities and cultural responsibility of Black women highly influences the barriers and facilitators on the uptake of healthcare services. Utilizing a community engaged research approach, this qualitative study assessed the healthcare experiences, as well as the role of music in the lived and retold experiences of Black women navigating the healthcare system in Louisville, KY. A purposive sample of 25 women living in Louisville was recruited to participate in a oneon- one interview, or a Sister Circle session. Participants (n = 15) were interviewed regarding their experiences with healthcare services, perceptions of healthcare, selfhelp/ healing methods, and the role of music in their lives. Sister Circle participants joined a group session (n = 10) where music therapy centered healing interventions and research procedures (e.g., drum circle and song share). These non-traditional methods were also used to capture perceptions of healthcare and the power of music in their lives. Results of this study prove that Black women are aware of their acquiescence of quality healthcare while attempting to care for their families, while also, self-advocating for their health and wellbeing besides a perception of judgement, discrimination, and differential treatment. Six themes were developed from the data by the researcher, participants, and community partners. Participants described a perception of feeling invisible in provider’s offices, barriers to healthcare utilization, expectations of quality healthcare, a communalism for themselves and the larger Black community, the need for alternative healing and therapy methods, and the influence of music within their lives in and outside of the healthcare system. Concluding, this study provides evidence supporting the need for alternative data collection, healing, and therapy methodologies when serving marginalized populations. It also gives insight into the perceptions and lived experiences of Black women navigating the healthcare system. Thus, it postulates implications for future research and healthcare policy and practices that seek to provide a quality and holistic care experience for Black women

    The place where curses are manufactured : four poets of the Vietnam War

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    The Vietnam War was unique among American wars. To pinpoint its uniqueness, it was necessary to look for a non-American voice that would enable me to articulate its distinctiveness and explore the American character as observed by an Asian. Takeshi Kaiko proved to be most helpful. From his novel, Into a Black Sun, I was able to establish a working pair of 'bookends' from which to approach the poetry of Walter McDonald, Bruce Weigl, Basil T. Paquet and Steve Mason. Chapter One is devoted to those seemingly mismatched 'bookends,' Walt Whitman and General William C. Westmoreland, and their respective anthropocentric and technocentric visions of progress and the peculiarly American concept of the "open road" as they manifest themselves in Vietnam. In Chapter, Two, I analyze the war poems of Walter McDonald. As a pilot, writing primarily about flying, his poetry manifests General Westmoreland's technocentric vision of the 'road' as determined by and manifest through technology. Chapter Three focuses on the poems of Bruce Weigl. The poems analyzed portray the literal and metaphorical descent from the technocentric, 'numbed' distance of aerial warfare to the world of ground warfare, and the initiation of a 'fucking new guy,' who discovers the contours of the self's interior through a set of experiences that lead from from aerial insertion into the jungle to the degradation of burning human feces. Chapter Four, devoted to the thirteen poems of Basil T. Paquet, focuses on the continuation of the descent begun in Chapter Two. In his capacity as a medic, Paquet's entire body of poems details his quotidian tasks which entail tending the maimed, the mortally wounded and the dead. The final chapter deals with Steve Mason's JohnnY's Song, and his depiction of the plight of Vietnam veterans back in "The World" who are still trapped inside the interior landscape of their individual "ghettoes" of the soul created by their war-time experiences
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