In this innovative practice work-in-progress paper, enrollment data from five institutions was used to examine equity in undergraduate research through Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) programs. VIP is a model for...
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(纸本)9798350336429
In this innovative practice work-in-progress paper, enrollment data from five institutions was used to examine equity in undergraduate research through Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) programs. VIP is a model for undergraduate research in which large student teams are embedded in faculty-driven projects. The American Association of Colleges and Universities recognizes undergraduate research as a high-impact experience, associated with higher graduation rates and greater learning gains in college. Participation in multiple high-impact experiences yields cumulative gains to students from all backgrounds, and compensatory gains for minoritized and marginalized students. Nationally however, minoritized students, first-generation college students, and transfer students participate in undergraduate research at lower rates than their peers. In this study, VIP enrollments at five institutions (N = 6,651 over two semesters) were compared to demographics of the institutions to determine the degree to which programs achieved equity among historically underserved minorities, transfer students, first-generation college students, and by gender. Analysis accounted for demographics and level of participation of the academic units involved, comparing enrollments with what would be expected under equitable enrollment. Analyses were done for each institution and across the pooled sample. By institution, equity across categories varied. Across the pooled sample, results show small effects sizes for status as a historically underserved minority, very small effect sizes for first-generation students and transfer students, and slightly higher participation among women than men. The large-scale nature of VIP teams enables institutions to scale-up their undergraduate research offerings. This paper begins answering the question of whether this scaling increases access for marginalized populations, and the results are encouraging. The paper is a work-in-progress, because data needs to be
We report a simple, vacuum-compatible fiber attach process for in situ study of grating-coupled photonic devices. The robustness of this technique is demonstrated on grating-coupled waveguides exposed to multiple X-ra...
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(纸本)9798350369311
We report a simple, vacuum-compatible fiber attach process for in situ study of grating-coupled photonic devices. The robustness of this technique is demonstrated on grating-coupled waveguides exposed to multiple X-ray irradiations for aerospace studies.
This study is related to a system that enables elderly people to communicate interactively with young people who use existing message exchange services by simply speaking to an avatar on a tablet PC, without having to...
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As a novel 2D material, MoS 2 has shown excellent electrical properties and resistive switching characteristics to work as a switching layer for non-volatile memory. In this work, we drop cast the MoS 2 solution to ...
As a novel 2D material, MoS 2 has shown excellent electrical properties and resistive switching characteristics to work as a switching layer for non-volatile memory. In this work, we drop cast the MoS 2 solution to prepare the thin film and deposit an interfacial layer of Al 2 O 3 . We demonstrate the proposed memristive device with Cu/Al 2 O 3 /MoS 2 /Pt structure to work as an artificial synapse. The device shows a steady resistive switching behavior with the SET and RESET voltages of 1.3 V and -0.5 V, respectively. We further demonstrate the synapse behavior via a Hopfield Neural Network (HNN) and achieve image recognition and reconstruction with a high accuracy of 96% after 15 training epochs.
A discontinuous Galerkin time-domain scheme is formulated and implemented to analyze three-dimensional transient lasing dynamics. The proposed scheme solves a coupled system of the Maxwell and the rate equations. The ...
A discontinuous Galerkin time-domain scheme is formulated and implemented to analyze three-dimensional transient lasing dynamics. The proposed scheme solves a coupled system of the Maxwell and the rate equations. The atomic transitions through different energy levels are quantum-mechanically described by a four-level two-electron model, while the electro-magnetic interactions are treated using the Maxwell equations. The resulting solver accounts for the Pauli Exclusion Principle and permits robust simulation of lasing dynamics under optical pumping. Numerical results are presented to demonstrate the applicability and the accuracy of the proposed scheme.
In this research study, we compare the predictive performance of two advanced deep learning-based models in order to provide a solution to TACE (Transarterial Chemoembolization) response prediction in HCC (Hepatocellu...
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Diabetes mellitus is a dangerous global epidemic that can cause kidney failure, heart attack, blindness, and death. The main cause of this disease is too high blood sugar levels due to the irrelevant work of pancreati...
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The rapid population growth and industrial development in developing countries harm the agricultural sector because many agricultural lands are converted into residential or industrial areas. Applying modern agricultu...
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Parkinson's disease, as a definition, is a neurological condition that affects the brain and causes tremors, stiffness, and difficulties walking, balancing, and coordinating. Symptoms of Parkinson's disease no...
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The prolonged waiting time at supermarket checkout lines poses a significant challenge to the shopping experience, impacting customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. This paper presents a prototype that addre...
The prolonged waiting time at supermarket checkout lines poses a significant challenge to the shopping experience, impacting customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. This paper presents a prototype that addresses this issue by utilizing computer vision and deep learning. The model, incorporating convolutional neural networks such as YOLO v4 tiny and YOLO v5 small, along with tools like OpenCV and Roboflow for dataset management, achieves a remarkable 98% mean average precision for two-class detection. It efficiently detects, classifies, tracks, and counts items on a mobile supermarket conveyor belt. Additionally, we introduce a versatile framework designed for seamless integration into real-world applications. It comprises a customizable monitoring application and simulator that facilitates synthetic image data generation. Managing diverse items in a supermarket presents a major challenge for data gathering, labeling, and training. In that sense, the importance of customizable monitoring and simulation tools is highlighted, emphasizing their practical role. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of maintaining a minimal 0% to 2.85% precision tradeoff while using half of the data as synthetic for two-class detection, indicating potential practicality in supermarkets with proper scaling. In summary, this study brings tangible benefits to both customers and retailers, offering a potential to streamline, speed up, and cut costs in the supermarket checkout process.
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