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RESTORE THEIR POTENTIAL: EXPLORING THE EXPANDED EFFECTS OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS
As restorative justice has become a commonality in various disciplines, it is important to gauge the effectiveness of policies and laws that promote this more modern approach to offender treatment. Michigan passed a law ... -
Towards the Amelioration of Classification Models for Evoked Potentials in Brain-Computer Interface
Brain-Computer Interface technology has the potential to improve the lives of millions of people around the world. This study investigates how we may improve the performance of brain-computer interface for evoked potentials; ... -
Analysis and Applications of Ionospheric Measurements from the Integrated Miniaturized Electrostatic Analyzer
Since the beginning of the space age electrostatic instruments have aided us in understanding the near Earth space environment. Measurements of the ionosphere are valuable in understanding geomagnetic phenomena and can be ... -
Enhancing Performance in Scientific Applications with Energy and Resilience Constraints from Modern Architectures
An overarching goal in the scientific computing field is maximizing performance; however, on modern architectures, performance can be constrained by energy efficiency and resilience. Enhancing these attributes, however, ... -
THE STUDY OF OPEN ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS IN TWO COLORADO METROPOLITAN AREAS
The number of Colorado students using open enrollment to attend a public school outside their neighborhood has grown significantly over the last two decades. The Public Schools of Choice Act of 1990 and the open enrollment ... -
Blind Source Separation in Ultra-Low Power Devices
Blind Source Separation (BSS) is the process of decomposing a mixed signal into a set of linearly independent vector components. The Blind Source Separation problem arises organically in day-to-day human interaction in the ... -
Numerical and Constitutive Modeling of Encapsulated Microbubbles: Nonspherical Deformation and Transient Network Theory
Encapsulated microbubbles (EMBs) are widely used to enhance contrast in ultrasound sonography and are finding increasing use in biomedical therapies such as drug/gene delivery and tissue ablation. EMBs consist of a gas ... -
ENHANCING THE USE OF CONCURRENT DATA ABSTRACTIONS IN MULTI-THREADED APPLICATIONS THROUGH AUTOMATION
As modern architectures evolve to include an increasingly large number of CPU cores, software applications need to be carefully designed to support scalable parallelism through the use of multiple threads. Due to the ... -
Stability Analysis and Optimal Control of the Nonspherical Oscillation of Encapsulated Microbubbles for Biomedicine
Encapsulated microbubbles (EMBs) were originally developed as contrast agents for ultrasound imaging but are more recently emerging as vehicles for intravenous drug and gene delivery. Ultrasound can excite nonspherical ... -
We Are Invisible People: The Paradox of Homeless Criminalization, Social Bonding, and Fear of Crime
The purpose of this research was to examine how social bonds, within a homeless community, are impacted by homeless criminalization and to determine if fractured social bonds results in a higher fear of crime. This research ... -
Predictive Ecological Modeling of Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) Movement using Agent-Based Modeling and GIS
There is a wide-spread loss of large predators being witnessed across ecosystems globally. The large, apex predators are either displaced from habitat destruction, or killed directly by anthropogenic disturbances. We need ... -
Anticipatory Caregiving Scale: Development and Preliminary Validation of An Attitudes and Expectations about Future Caregiving Assessment Measure
As public awareness of family caregiving has grown, adults likely anticipate therole they may play as a caregiver for an aging loved one. Although anticipatory planning for caregiving has been studied, no measure of multiple ... -
ANALYSIS OF PFAS OVER TIME IN SOIL AT VENETUCCI FARM
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, previously known as PFCs)have been a concern as an environmental contaminant for decades. They are resistant to degradation and commonly referred to as “forever chemicals.” Their use ... -
ANALYSIS OF PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS IN SOILS AND SEDIMENTS IN THE FOUNTAIN CREEK WATERSHED VIA SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION AND LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY
Perfluorinated compounds, or PFCs, are widely used compounds across various products and industries. The prevalence and stability of PFCs have consequently led to significant research interest owing to environmental and ... -
Effective Officer Retention Practices: A Systematic Review
The present paper systematically reviews academic literature from the past twodecades examining factors that contribute to police officer retention and longevity within a career in law-enforcement. The articles that are ... -
THE EMERGING THREAT OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM AND WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUPS: A SYSTEMATIC-REVIEW.
On September 17, 2020, Christopher A. Wray, the Federal Bureau of Investigations’ director, testified in Congress that violent extremist groups and racially motivated violent extremism, mostly from white supremacists, are ... -
THE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT: AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN COLORADO SPRINGS
Colorado Springs is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States with a population of around 400,000 people. From multiple military bases and colleges to the geographical boundary contained by the mountains; ... -
Impatience on Autonomous Vehicle Decision Making & Urban Infrastructure Management
Highly mobile populations can quickly overwhelm an existing urban infrastructure as large numbers of people move into the city. In particular, the urban road networks that have been designed and planned for less traffic ... -
IMPROVED DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TRANSACTIONS WITH HOMOMORPHIC COMPUTATIONS
This thesis proposes a model to protect and transfer data ownership securely, driven by Homomorphic Encryption (HE) primitives and protocols applied to private blockchain technologies. Regarding Blockchain-as-a-Service ... -
MOVING ON FROM TRAUMA: AEROBIC EXERCISE IN THE TREATMENT OF PTSD
Exposure to traumatic events is unfortunately a frequent occurrence, with 90% of individuals experiencing one or more traumatic events during their lifetime. Although the majority of people go on to recover from these ...
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