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  Introduction to Scriptures Requires an Introduction to Math

  Cathrine Erbacher

  Since the Bible was codified there has been much study conducted to the mysteries of the Scriptures through the lens of mathematics. Many mystics, philosophers, visionaries and mathematicians have attempted to “decode” presumed “inner secrets.” Just search using the terms “Math and Bible” and you can find a multitude of references to hidden mysteries and meanings, prophecies and revelations based on complicated mathematical formulae and algorithms. But what I would like to explore is the importance of math in understanding the Scriptures, not by reading what might be hidden, secretly imbedded, deep between the lines, but the lines themselves, just as they are written; and believe it or not that requires math. I would argue that the type of math required to understand the scriptures is the fundamentals of numeration and counting, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division. When math is part of a culture, the language that develops incorporates terms such as: in addition to, without, twice or thrice as many, half as much, more than, equally, a ton of, lighter than, heaviest, or tiniest. This creates an understanding, at least intuitively, of what is happening to amounts, volumes or weights of things. These expressions creep into our common usage because our society has a foundational understanding of mathematical concepts. As such, many of the concepts of mathematics are learned before they are formally taught allowing for a greater understanding of these terms used in the Bible. But what if a culture has no written language, or concept of math? Identifying these particular circumstances and addressing them is of paramount importance to the sharing of Scripture, and the focus of this poster.

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  Investigating the Role of CodY in Regulating hly Transcript Level in Response to Propionate

  Sydney Herzog

  Listeria monocytogenes is a deadly foodborne pathogen with a variety of virulence factors. During its transmission from food products to the human intestines, L. monocytogenes needs to respond accurately to the changes in the environmental signals to coordinate the expression of the appropriate virulence factors. Through previous research in the lab, it was identified that the transcription factor CodY plays a key role in regulating the production of listeriolysin O (LLO), a virulence factor necessary for L. monocytogenes to establish an intracellular infection, in response to propionate. To confirm that this regulation takes place at the transcriptional level, I conducted quantitative reverse transcription PCR experiments to determine the transcript level of hly, the gene that codes for LLO, in response to propionate. I also compared the propionate response in wildtype and ΔcodY to determine whether the transcriptional response was dependent on the transcription factor CodY. With three independent trials, preliminary results showed that hly transcript levels were affected by propionate treatments. Further analysis will reveal whether CodY is involved in the propionate response.

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  Investigating the Role of Neural Stem Cells in Aggressive Gliomas

  Sadie Salamone

  In the United States alone, there are more than 1.8 million people diagnosed with cancer every year. This number increases exponentially as the scope is expanded to look at the number of people affected worldwide (National Cancer Institute, 2020). With the widespread nature of cancer, treatments have been extensively researched and explored, but there is ultimately no cure for this aggressive and unrelenting disease. One extremely invasive type of cancer is Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), which is a specific type of brain cancer. The exact growth patterns of these tumors are unknown, but it is known that GBM is formed from excess glial stem cells, which are produced by neuroblasts. It is unsure whether these neuroblasts are preexisting in GBM tumors or if new neuroblasts are created to induce and promote GBM tumor metastasis. These aggressive tumors grow rapidly and aggressively, which makes their origins and pathways of growth extremely difficult to locate and track. The Drosophila melanogaster, or common fruit fly, is the model organism for this study. The power of Drosophila lies in the multiple genetic tools available for experimental design, and the conservation of genes and cell-biological processes between flies and humans (Portela et al., 2020), which means that findings from Drosophila studies can be easily verified in mammalian models and human patients. We have developed a GBM model in flies using the GAL4-UAS system, where two genotypically different flies will be crossed to induce these tumors in developing Drosophila larval brains. This study will explore the origins of GBM tumors and the nature of cell-biological and growth promoting pathways that promote uncontrolled growth of glial cells and neuroblasts within the brain.

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  IoT-Based Home Automation System

  Prem Kumar Velagandula

  A cost-efficient and reliable intrusion detection system is now required. In this digital world, we are gradually moving towards transforming our home into a smart home. The term "Internet of Things" (IoT) refers to the idea of remotely interacting with and keeping track of physical things (objects) over the Internet. The Internet of Things is a booming industry of communication and computer science. Each IoT device acts as a tiny element of an internet node, and each node communicates with and interacts with other nodes. This idea can be effectively applied to our home to make it smarter, safer, and more controlled. The likelihood of an invasion is rising daily in the modern world. There are numerous security firms available to safeguard homes from such theft. But there's still no security that the house will be protected. In this presentation, an additional security system's design and Arduino prototype implementation are discussed. To identify any intrusion, it helps make use of an ultrasonic sensor. When an item is identified, it alerts others around lighting on the LEDs and turning on the buzzer. We can use an ultrasonic sensor to retrieve the distance between the sensor and the object whenever there is a breach.

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  IoT Based Humidity and Temperature Monitoring

  Saiprakash Reddy Veeramalla

  Using Internet of Things (IOT), we can control any electronic equipment in homes and industries. Moreover, you can read a data from any sensor and analyse it graphically from anywhere in the world. Here, we can read temperature and humidity data from DHT11 sensor and upload it to a ThingSpeak cloud using Arduino Uno and ESP8266-01 module. Arduino Uno is MCU, it fetch a data of humidity and temperature from DHT11 sensor and Process it and give it to a ESP8266 Module.ESP8266 is a WiFi module, it is one of the leading platform for Internet of Things. It can transfer a data to IOT cloud

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  IoT-based Smart Home Automation System

  Avinash Bhupathiraju

  This project proposes an Internet of Things (IoT)-based smart home automation system that aims to improve the efficiency and convenience of daily household tasks. The system will consist of various interconnected smart devices such as sensors, actuators, and controllers that will be able to communicate with each other and with the user's mobile device through a wireless network.The proposed system will enable the user to remotely monitor and control various aspects of their home, including lighting, temperature, security, and appliances, from their smartphone or tablet. The system will also be equipped with a voice control feature that allows the user to control their devices using voice commands.The project will use various IoT technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee to develop a reliable and secure communication network between the devices. The system will also incorporate machine learning algorithms to provide predictive and personalized services based on the user's behavior and preferences.The proposed IoT-based smart home automation system has the potential to significantly improve the quality of life of the users by reducing their energy consumption, enhancing their safety and security, and providing a more convenient and comfortable living environment.

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  IOT based Smart Pot

  Rashmi Ganesh Patil

  Internet of Things (IOT) has made our life very easy with its applications. People like to decorate their houses with plants or want to grow their own organic vegetables and fruits in the backyard. Sometimes we have to go out for few days or in this busy life we leave for the office without watering our favorite plants, in such cases it is hard to keep the plants alive. This proposed “Smart Pot” will help keep our plants healthy and happy. This “Smart Pot” is a self-watering system, which contains Arduino microcontroller to control and sense everything. Various sensors like humidity sensor, temperature sensors, level sensors are used to measure real time soil moisture values. This sensed data is then sent to the cloud through the microcontroller. This smart pot can be controlled online, by watering the plants through motor pump if the moisture in the soil reduced below the marginal value. Such smart pots can help to cultivate smart terrace gardens in our modern society.Keywords: IOT, Arduino, microcontroller.

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  IOT Distance Sensor Alarm

  Lee Magoto

  With the increasing popularity and accessibility of the internet, home security has evolved significantly in recent years. The internet has enabled the development and availability of various smart home security devices and systems that provide advanced security features to homeowners. These devices can be connected to the internet, allowing homeowners to monitor their security systems using their internet-connected devices. This study utilizes an Arduino Uno board to alert the owner if an intruder has come too close to the home. Once the intruder comes within a certain distance to the ultrasonic sensor, an alarm will be displayed to the LCD module screen, alerting the owner. Once tripped, the alarm can only be deactivated by scanning an RFID tag held by the owner.

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  IoT Project: Refrigerator Temperature Monitoring

  Samuel Comune

  This Arduino IoT project aims to monitor the temperature of a refrigerator and freezer and notify the user when the temperature exceeds a certain limit. The system will use temperature sensors in order to read the current temperature of the two and collect the data over time. The data will be transferred to and IoT platform which will then store the data and analyze it to see when the temperature goes over the safe temperature range. When the temperature does go over the limit, the system will send out an alert message through some kind of mobile application. This project can prevent food from spoiling while improving food safety due to the real-time temperature monitoring.

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  IOT Sunrise Sensory Morning Alarm System

  Miles Lockrem

  This project aims to create an automated morning routine that stimulates multiple senses for a more natural and consistent waking. The project will connect to weather tracking applications, and use light sensors, and temperature sensors to simulate nature queues that encourage the user to subconsciously wake up progressively. Some of these nature queues are simulating a sunrise, ambient noise, and temperature control.

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  IoT Thermostat Project

  Ivan Mardovin

  Build a thermostat setup that gets data and shows how your environment has changed throughout the day. The data will be represented in multiple ways and alerts if a drastic change in variables will be shown to the end user. My goal is to understand how my house tries to maintain a temperature with the outside changing throughout the day as our house has very drastic temperature changes.

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  Is the Increased Consumption of Alcohol and Nicotine Among College Students Associated with Increased Cancer Risk?

  Jacqueline Kasner, Sydney Ramicone, Mariah Perez, Cian Callahan

  Research has shown how alcohol and nicotine use can increase one's risk for developing certain types of cancer. Research has also shown that consumption of alcohol and nicotine tends to be at its highest among college aged students due to a multitude of factors such as: peer pressure, increased dependence, and the social environment of college. The goal of this research project was to determine how the increased use of alcohol and nicotine among college students may increase cancer risk as well as the students knowledge of this increased risk.

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  Is there a Connection between Increased Stress Levels among College-Aged Students and Obesity?

  Mara Kapes, Amelia Deerwester, Connor Sweeney, Elizabeth Lovdal, Megan Brown

  As the national rates of obesity continue to increase in all age groups, the prevalence of obesity in college students is especially concerning. The goal of this research project was to better understand the connection between college stress levels and the resulting increased rates of obesity.

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  Is There a Relationship between Food Security and Academic Performance in College Students?

  Nicholas Emling, Andrew Daly, Samuel Martine, Chloe Wilson

  Food insecurity is a term that analyzes the ability for people to be able to financially support their nutritional needs. Due to the financial responsibilities placed on college students, many struggle to reach a stable level of food security, and thus have trouble meeting their nutritional needs. Proper nutrition has been shown to have a positive effect on cognitive performance. Because of this, we decided to analyze the effect of food security on academic performance in college students. By sending out the U.S. Household Food Security Survey and a question on GPA to University of Dayton students, we looked to correlate the two variables to see if there was a relationship.

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  Is urban farming the bee's knees? A socio-ecological study on the effect of pollinator recruitment methods on pollinator communities in urban agriculture

  Samantha Urquidez

  Background/Questions/Methods:Pollinators are essential to agriculture and with the increase in urban farming, there is great concern regarding insect pollinators in urban spaces. While there has been extensive literature looking at bee abundance and biodiversity in urban environments, there has been little research studying the efficacy of currently utilized pollinator recruitment practices in urban agricultural systems. In Dayton, Ohio, and the surrounding area 15 urban agricultural sites will be sampled for insect pollinator activity utilizing timed observations, pan traps, and passive netting. In addition to traditional methods of looking at pollinator activity, an important component of this research includes a sociological study that looks at the farmers themselves and how their efforts may be affecting the pollinator activity observed on their agricultural plots. To examine this relationship, we conducted an electronic survey and one-on-one interviews with each of the farmers in addition to our biological sampling. Results:Our results suggest that the most effective pollinator recruitment methods include ones where resources are stable and pollinators are able to actively rely on resources such as food, water, or shelter at these locations. The pollinator activity level seemed to depend not only on the pollinator recruitment methods utilized but also on the surrounding area with water being the resource that attracts the most pollinator activity. When choosing recruitment methods, farmers who are interested in insect pollinator behavior and put effort into attracting them to their property use science-based methods in addition to methods promoted by anecdotal evidence. These farmers tend to see higher pollinator activity than farmers who are less interested in insect pollinators and put in little effort to attract pollinators utilizing methods that are less effective. By implementing recruitment methods that are effective, insect pollinator activity can be promoted in an urban agricultural setting.

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  i-TRACE RNA interference-based reporter system to distinguish spatiotemporal gene expression in real time versus lineage cells in Drosophila

  Erin Mcgraw

  In all cells, dynamic gene expression along the spatiotemporal axis proves to be vital in any organism’s development. These changes are responsible for cellular responses to stimuli as well as execution of sequential developmental programs. This execution is highly regulated and highly specific. In the development of the Drosophila eye, multiple genes are expressed at various times in order to regulate target genes. The interest of this project is to is to analyze the exact positions of this dynamic expression of certain genes involved in the fruit fly’s eye development. The i- TRACE (RNAi Technique for Real- time And Clonal Expression) system is being used to observe the small yet active changes in expression patterns. The Gal4/UAS, FLP/FRT, RNAi and fluorescent reporters are used in combination with the i-TRACE system to assess gene expression. Real time expression that is Gal4 mediated is observed in the presence of a red fluorescent protein known as RFP. Similarly, any lineage cells are marked by the presence of green fluorescent protein, or GFP, which functions independently of Gal4. Finally, GFP-RNAi expression, which is Gal4 mediated, exists in cells that have either currently or recently expressed the gene. Because of this, observations in minute changes in expression are able to be observed as marked by a loss of GFP. Here, we present the expression data of some of the genes that play an important role during Drosophila eye development.

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  Just War Tradition: Non-Combatant Immunity

  Jinyu Hu, Jack Gorman

  What is just war tradition, in Catholic thought? This poster will introduce the tradition and raise issues about its role and value in our current context.

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  Kinematic Synthesis in the Design of Continuum Robots

  Yucheng Li

  Continuum robots represent a new type of flexible and elastic robot that offers a range of advantages over their rigid-bodied counterparts. Their ability to bend, twist, and stretch similarly to biological organisms makes them ideal for navigating complex and confined environments, adapting to changing shapes and surfaces, and interacting with delicate objects without causing damage. With a diverse range of potential applications, including medical procedures and surgeries, as well as industrial inspection and maintenance, continuum robots are a fascinating area of research and development in robotics. However, the additional complexity introduced by continuum robots has led to a new set of synthesis challenges, specifically regarding their kinematics. Solving the inverse kinematics problem is crucial for enabling precise control and manipulation of these robots, allowing them to achieve the desired location and orientation of the gripper at the end of the robot. To address these challenges, this study seeks to develop advanced models and programming techniques for continuum robots that are capable of matching the near-term designs being considered. Building on the prior research conducted by DIMLab, the research aims to gain a comprehensive understanding of the kinematics of continuum robots, allowing them to be applied in a variety of contexts with greater accuracy and precision.

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  Large Scale Benchmark for House Price Prediction

  Amira Yousif, Sai Surya Vaddi

  In this project, we conduct a benchmark for house price prediction. We collect a large-scale dataset consisting of estate attributes and house pictures. The selling prices are collected as groundtruth data. Then, we evaluate state-of-the-art machine learning methods on this collected dataset. The insights gained from this project will benefit the study of the house market.

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  League Structure and Fan Culture in German and American 'Football'

  Logan Brown & Kaleb Geevarghese

  Part of a course project on intercultural communication, which can be expressed and studied in myriad ways. The students of CMM 316.01 investigated various forms of cultural expression by comparing and contrasting the ways a particular form is used by multiple cultural groups. Specifically, each group researched and presented about the ways food, music, festivals, rituals, dance, clothing, and other artifacts communicate cultural identity in at least two different cultures.

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  Lean Theorem Prover: The Lean, Mean, Math-Proving Machine

  Ethan Shade, Sarah Herr, Kailey Peppard, Joseph Kopp

  This is an exploratory project for MTH 342 - Set Theory. Lean Theorem Prover is a computer programming language that allows for the formalization of mathematical proofs and the use of computer-readable logic. We explore the structure and syntax of Lean and show how this can be used to formalize mathematical proofs. We identify classic math proofs that have already been formalized within Lean, as well as discuss how this language can advance the writing of proofs. Finally, we investigate proofs that are still yet to be formalized, and the potential reasons why they have yet to achieve formalization in Lean.

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  Life as a Student Music Therapist

  Valeria Alvarado Berrios

  This presentation will tell the life story of Valeria N. Alvarado Berrios, as a music therapy student at the University of Dayton. The project will result in a hardcopy portfolio which will serve as the artifact. The content will include a compilation of songs and reflections, individually representing each semester of Valeria's undergraduate time as a music therapy major. This presentation will discuss her experience of the world through the lens of her identity, ethics, and leadership.

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  Literature Review on the Effect of Colors on Human Performance: The Integration of Mental Workload Analysis in Human Systems Design in Engineering Management

  Joshua Maltese, Esther Omotola Adeyemi

  Experts have researched how color perception influences the human brain's physiological response when focusing on cognitive tasks. Colors have been linked to a person's subjective alertness and ability to perform well on tasks requiring attention. This suggests that the colors a person is exposed to can impact their mental state and performance in cognitive activities. The color-in-context theory suggests that color meanings and effects are specific to the context, and the same color can have different and even opposite meanings in different contexts. The assessment of mental workload is an essential aspect of measuring workload, and one of the methods used is physiological measurement. The pupil of the eye is known to react to color changes, making it a valuable tool in workload measurement. However, using distinct colors rather than the conventional monochrome display offers a better advantage in monitoring pupil response to changes in color. By utilizing different colors, observing and measuring changes in the pupil's response becomes more accessible, making it a more effective means of monitoring mental workload. The primary aim of this literature review is to gain a comprehensive understanding of the current research on the impact of color on the operators' workload. Based on this understanding, an experiment will be developed using MATB simulation software to test how different colors affect operators' workload. The project aims to advance knowledge in engineering management by understanding the impact of color on operator workload. The results will help develop guidelines for selecting colors in systems and processes involving human operators, leading to optimized performance, reduced errors, and improved safety. Ultimately, the research aims to develop systems better suited to users' needs, improving overall performance and reducing accidents and errors.

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  "Loading Senior Portfolio…Scratch Disks are Full": The class of 2023 BFA in Graphic Design Senior Portfolio Show

  Olivia Marklay, Jason Sullivan, Brandon Hines, Maxwell Benson, Leah Ramspott, Daveauntae Cotton, Matthew Signa, Grace King, Ellise Westerheide, Colleen Glavic, Melina Durham, Claire Pawlecki, Mira Holifield, Jillian Whitson, Brooke Baker, Allen Morales, Peder Harvey, Elliott Gilardi, Macaira Pucci, Megan Emery, Grace Hughes, Ekua Bransah, Tashauniel Nelson, Reilly Waldoch, Yamilet Perez Aragon, Mia Gaskey, Cara Simmons

  This Capstone presentation includes all 26 seniors graduating with a degree in Graphic Design + one minor who will present the culmination of their work within and beyond the Department of Art and Design. Students will present their best work—research, creative process, and outcomes—in the context of a formal presentation of both classroom and real-world projects. Work will be shared simultaneously.

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  Lovecraft, The Uncanny, And The Sublime: A Psychoanalytic Critique Of H.P. Lovecrafts’ Fiction

  Jules Carr-Chellman

  This project will seek to analyze H.P. Lovecraft’s fiction through a critical psychoanalytical lens with particular attention paid to the uncanny and the sublime. H.P Lovecraft’s writing emphasizes horror in the face of a world that cannot be known. The characters’ encounters are thematically consistent in their incomprehensible grandeur: the sprawling metropolis, the arctic plane, the range of mountains – all literary elements that approach a concept of sublimity. In a traditional sense, the sublime is a mental state that swiftly alternates between feelings of pleasure anddispleasure in the face of something incomprehensibly large. Displeasure occurs in the realization that human reason cannot adequately describe or understand the infinite, and pleasure occurs in the ability of human reason to conceive of the infinite as a complete idea despite its transcendence beyond any human faculty of reason. In cadence with presentations of the sublime, Lovecraft imposes literary elements that create a distinct subconscious feeling of familiarity in the face of the utterly unfamiliar. It is precisely this feeling that characterizes Freud’s definition of the uncanny. Freud understands the uncanny as an ambiguous sense of familiarity coming from a person's subconsciously repressed ideas that underlays their perception of uncertainty. The fabric of reality in Lovecraft's fiction is a perpetual phantasmagoria of familiarity and oblivion that contextualizes sublime feelings of awe and grandeur. The direction of my inquiry in this project will be toward the nature of the uncanny as a context for sublime experiences and how the uncanny lends itself to a different interpretation of contemporary conceptions of reality as a product of the human need to build a home in the inhospitable: the human need to survive.