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Creating Beautiful Art: Challenging Comfort

Creating Beautiful Art: Challenging Comfort investigates the notion of beauty and its relationship to art while asking what is and can be art. Throughout the work, research supports the concept of beauty elevating art even with the use of atypical, unconventional, or mundane materials. Direct attention is given to this idea by completion of a Creative Capstone Project. I incorporated aesthetics with unconventional materials in order to challenge viewing comfort, as well as added value to the existing body of knowledge concerning beauty in contemporary art. The reflective section summarizes the importance of unconventional materials creating beauty in art in order to progress itself linearly by creating and reinventing the new

An Exploratory Study of the Perceptions of Library Faculty and Patrons on Library Resources

Traditionally, a library has been defined by four aspects: its collection of books, the building that houses them, the librarians who are experts in retrieving this stored and cataloged information, and the patrons who are the end users of library services. With the growth of digital content, circulation of print material is in decline, and gate counters are showing a trend of decreased traffic. To address these issues academic and public libraries are trying to reinvent themselves both in physical and digital offerings. For example, libraries have added computer labs and teaching spaces, and they are expanding into mobile development, cloud sourcing, semantic library web, and online education. Unfortunately, these changes do not guarantee patrons will use library services. This study seeks to investigate the differences in librarian and patron perspectives on the physical and digital resources of the library. 2x2 factorial design was used on six constructs: system quality, information quality, context quality, user satisfaction, perceived benefit, and intent to use. The results showed that both librarians and patrons felt the utilization of the library building was the best overall indicator of the quality of a library. In addition, both groups felt closing a library would have a detrimental impact on the community. One interesting result that was the patrons indicated they viewed the storing of books as the most important service while the librarians favored buying access to online resources and technology. This suggests more research is necessary as organizations plan for future library uses and resource expenditures

Eagle Aero Sport: Student-Built Aircraft

Eagle Aero Sport (EAS) is the first student operated aircraft build team at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Our team allows students to gain hands-on experience in all aspects of aircraft production including: aircraft assembly, design engineering, management of production operations, finance, marketing, and team building skills. Through research, and consultation with the Experimental Aircraft Association, our airplane of choice is the Van’s RV-12. EAS is modifying the airplane to add real time flight test instrumentation for research. These instruments will gather data for aerodynamic and structural, as well as aircraft performance experiments. Presently, EAS is progressing with the Build Team 45% complete and the Engineering Team 30% complete. EAS has received the power-plant and has installed the landing gear, which is the first step in power-plant installation. The team implements OSHA standards and mandates that all build teams are led by an FAA certificated Airframe and Power-plant Mechanic. Once complete, EAS will have the opportunity to conduct novel research in regards to airframe structural analysis and fatigue, aerodynamic flow characteristics, and other flight test studies including meteorology. Some of these experiments have been specifically requested by Van’s Aircraft, our industry partner. All of the research and knowledge gathered by Eagle Aero Sport represents a rare asset that, we hope, will become more common-place as it is incorporated into Embry-Riddle’s curricula, enhancing the student and faculty experience. Eagle Prize Awar

Crosswalking Electronic Thesis Dissertations Metadata Towards an Integrated Library Database

Work published in Southwest Decision Sciences Institute (SWDSI) 2020 Proceedings

Hydrogen-rich water improves sleep consolidation and enhances forebrain neuronal activation in mice.

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Sleep loss contributes to various health issues and impairs neurological function. Molecular hydrogen has recently gained popularity as a nontoxic ergogenic and health promoter. The effect of molecular hydrogen on sleep and sleep-related neural systems remains unexplored. This study investigates the impact of hydrogen-rich water (HRW) on sleep behavior and neuronal activation in sleep-deprived mice. METHODS: Adult C57BL/6J mice were implanted with electroencephalography (EEG) and electromyography (EMG) recording electrodes and given HRW (0.7-1.4 mM) or regular water for 7 days ad libitum. Sleep-wake cycles were recorded under baseline conditions and after acute sleep loss. Neuronal activation in sleep- and wake-related regions was assessed using cFos immunostaining. RESULTS: HRW increased sleep consolidation in undisturbed mice and increased non-rapid-eye movement and rapid-eye-movement sleep amount in sleep-deprived mice. HRW also decreased the average amount of time for mice to fall asleep after light onset. Neuronal activation in the lateral septum, medial septum, ventrolateral preoptic area, and median preoptic area was significantly altered in all mice treated with HRW. CONCLUSIONS: HRW improves sleep consolidation and increases neuronal activation in sleep-related brain regions. It may serve as a simple, effective treatment to improve recovery after sleep loss

Zucker Diabetic‐Sprague Dawley Rats Have Impaired Peri‐Implant Bone Formation, Matrix Composition, and Implant Fixation Strength

ABSTRACT An increasing number of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) will require total joint replacement (TJR) in the next decade. T2DM patients are at increased risk for TJR failure, but the mechanisms are not well understood. The current study used the Zucker Diabetic‐Sprague Dawley (ZDSD) rat model of T2DM with Sprague Dawley (SPD) controls to investigate the effects of intramedullary implant placement on osseointegration, peri‐implant bone structure and matrix composition, and fixation strength at 2 and 10 weeks post‐implant placement. Postoperative inflammation was assessed with circulating MCP‐1 and IL‐10 2 days post‐implant placement. In addition to comparing the two groups, stepwise linear regression modeling was performed to determine the relative contribution of glucose, cytokines, bone formation, bone structure, and bone matrix composition on osseointegration and implant fixation strength. ZDSD rats had decreased peri‐implant bone formation and reduced trabecular bone volume per total volume compared with SPD controls. The osseointegrated bone matrix of ZDSD rats had decreased mineral‐to‐matrix and increased crystallinity compared with SPD controls. Osseointegrated bone volume per total volume was not different between the groups, whereas implant fixation was significantly decreased in ZDSD at 2 weeks but not at 10 weeks. A combination of trabecular mineral apposition rate and postoperative MCP‐1 levels explained 55.6% of the variance in osseointegration, whereas cortical thickness, osseointegration mineral apposition rate, and matrix compositional parameters explained 69.2% of the variance in implant fixation strength. The results support the growing recognition that both peri‐implant structure and matrix composition affect implant fixation and suggest that postoperative inflammation may contribute to poor outcomes after TJR surgeries in T2DM patients. © 2023 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

yt-project/unyt: v3.0.1

<h2>What's Changed</h2> <ul> <li>Update readthedocs python and ubuntuversion used by @jzuhone in https://github.com/yt-project/unyt/pull/461</li> <li>BUG: fix backward compatibility for calling np.histogram with implicit range units by @neutrinoceros in https://github.com/yt-project/unyt/pull/466</li> <li>BUG: fix an issue where array functions would raise UnitConsistencyError on unyt arrays using non-default unit registries by @neutrinoceros in https://github.com/yt-project/unyt/pull/463</li> <li>TST: minimize build time in tox runs by @neutrinoceros in https://github.com/yt-project/unyt/pull/426</li> <li>BUG: fix an issue where array functions would crash (AttributeError) when passed non-ndarray array like objects (e.g. Python lists) by @neutrinoceros in https://github.com/yt-project/unyt/pull/464</li> <li>DOC: update pyenv commands in docs by @neutrinoceros in https://github.com/yt-project/unyt/pull/467</li> <li>Update history for v3.0.1 by @jzuhone in https://github.com/yt-project/unyt/pull/468</li> </ul> <p><strong>Full Changelog</strong>: https://github.com/yt-project/unyt/compare/v3.0.0...v3.0.1</p&gt

yt-project/unyt: v3.0.0

<h2>New Contributors</h2> <ul> <li>@chrishavlin made their first contribution in https://github.com/yt-project/unyt/pull/185</li> <li>@samgdotson made their first contribution in https://github.com/yt-project/unyt/pull/294</li> <li>@haymanpf made their first contribution in https://github.com/yt-project/unyt/pull/379</li> <li>@db434 made their first contribution in https://github.com/yt-project/unyt/pull/435</li> </ul> <p><strong>Full Changelog</strong>: https://github.com/yt-project/unyt/compare/v2.9.5...v3.0.0</p&gt