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A Modern Mask for a Modern Plague: Functional Fashion Against COVID-19
No full textAmelia Liuzzi, ANT418: Seminar in Biological AnthropologyFaculty Mentor(s): Professor Julie Wieczkowski, Anthropology
This talk discusses the methodology and practicality behind designing a modern plague doctor mask that protects its user against COVID-19. For this project I wanted to create something that was as much a piece of wearable art (and social commentary) as it was a functional item. In order to understand what design elements are important in a functional mask, I looked at studies on the efficiency of personal protective equipment (PPE) in minimizing the spread of disease. First, by using a mask with full-face coverage, accidental or unconscious touch-contact risk is eliminated. This is especially important because, on average, people touch their faces 20 times an hour “almost half the time the touch involves the eyes, nose, or mouth. Face coverage also protects against errant droplets and aerosols in tight quarters” up to 96%. Another factor to consider is fabric selection, which is especially important due to the small size of SARS-CoV-2. In this case, I chose my fabrics based on a study that showed that layered cotton (mechanical filtration) and chiffon (electrostatic filtration) filtered particles smaller than 300nm with 97% efficiency (compared to the N95\u27s 85%). In regard to the aesthetics of the mask, I went with the iconic plague doctor look modeled on an etching of the plague doctor of Marseilles c. 1721.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/srcc-sp21-psychsocsci/1010/thumbnail.jp
Industry 4.0/IoT Demo
No full textKarl Dorcelian, Zachariah Mayo, Fakhri Alameri, Elton Mensah-Selby, Borkowski, ENT466: Electrical Design IIFaculty Mentor(s): Professor Ilya Grinberg, Engineering Technology, Professor Mike Haake, Kaman Automation, Steve Klein, Kaman Automation
Industry 4.0 and IoT are new strategies that changed and upgraded the way we interact with digital technology throughout the industrial and manufacturing world. The project aims to use an IoT/Industry 4.0 demonstration to launch a pilot study to make an easy and efficient data exchange, provide accurate information through potential manufacturing technologies, solar/wind technology and/or other useful machinery. In this context, Industry 4.0 is also known as the fourth industrial revolution, which integrates industrial practices and traditional manufacturing with the use of modern-day smart technology. IoT (Internet of Things), is a network of physical objects integrating sensors, software, and other advanced technologies that allows data exchange with many other devices and systems over the Internet. The approach being used in the project is to connect Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and motor drive connected to the Ethernet. The Ethernet acquires data from the PLC and send the data to Blue Open Studio (BOS) and MGuard. Through BOS, reports and motor operation logs, are created based on the data from the PLC acquired through the Ethernet. The MGuard Cloud serves as a highly secured web-based service for instant remote access and transfer of information to Machine Advisor. The result of a successful build with this project is to accurate data output of a wind-powered generator, solar output data, and/or output data from a hydro-powered generator. Another outcome of the successful project is to monitor electric machines data anywhere in the world via Secure Phoenix Connection Device.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/srcc-sp21-compeng/1002/thumbnail.jp
Self-Determination is Related to Cardiorespiratory Fitness but not Body Composition
No full textAshley Rackley, HEW499: Independent StudyFaculty Mentor(s): Professor Leah Panek-Shirley, Health, Nutrition, and Dietetics
The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between factors associated with performance within NCAA Division III male athletes. Factors that alter the athlete\u27s performance are essential for trainers and coaches to understand, so that they can apply these changes to proper training and practice. Performance between pre-season and post-season is expected to improve within these athletes and is influenced by training regimens and competition, however, training regimen off-season may affect preseason body composition and physical fitness, and this may vary by sport. Psychosocial behaviors such as motivation may also have an effect on preseason fitness-whether it be positively or negatively. Those who show a higher internal motivation score have increased odds at better performance in preseason training, as well as those who have better self-discipline in reference to their workouts. Collegiate athletes pre-pandemic, pre-season, male soccer and football players, were surveyed about their source of motivation for exercise and completed anthropometric testing (body composition, BMI, and waist-hip ratio) as well as physical fitness testing (muscular strength, muscular endurance, and cardiorespiratory fitness). Increased autonomy and self-determined motivation for exercise was positively associated with greater cardiorespiratory fitness. These Division III male athletes had effects on their performance which were influenced by their internal motivations and other behavioral/psychosocial behaviors which also affected their overall physical fitness. Further research is needed evaluating any differences by gender, sport, and pre-post pandemic.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/srcc-sp21-hlthsw/1002/thumbnail.jp
Age at Death in Males and Females from Infectious Diseases
No full textJazlyn Harris, ANT418: Seminar in Biological AnthropologyFaculty Mentor(s): Professor Julie Wieczkowski, Anthropology
In the nineteenth century, the majority of the deaths in New England (predominately in Massachusetts and Rhode Island) was caused by infectious diseases (Noymer & Jarosz, 2008). The percentages of deaths due to infections were very similar in both males and females. I, therefore, investigated if males and females die at a similar age as well. This research was conducted using the archives from Margaret L. Wendt Archive and Resource Center, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo NY, and I used scans of Death Registers Volume E 1894-1902. I collected age at death data from 50 males and 50 females who died from an infectious cause of death in 1895.The average age at death for males was 30.8 years. The average age at death for females was 34.6 years. As a result, there was a lack of age difference between males and females. There is a clear correlation between the differences in the percentages of death (Noymer & Jarosz, 2008) and the differences in age at death in both males and females.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/srcc-sp21-psychsocsci/1013/thumbnail.jp
Schubert and the Art of the German Lied
No full textLeonardo Bartholomew, MUS303: Music History 2Faculty Mentor(s): Professor Carolyn Guzski, Music
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) ended his compositional career with the monumental Liederkreis [Song Cycle] Der Winterreise [The Winter Journey], D. 911 (1828). Comprised of twenty-four Lieder for solo voice and piano that take nearly 90 minutes to perform, Winterreise tells the dramatic story of a despondent young man who sets off on a winter journey to forget the bitter memories of a past romance. The drama correlates with Schubert\u27s untimely passing in 1828 after contracting syphilis. Schubert\u27s mature work narrates its story through both poetic text and melodic invention, giving the listener the feeling of almost being present as it was being created. The individual Lieder I focus on are “Rückblick” [Backward Glance], “Letzte Hoffnung” [Last Hope], and “Der Leiermann” [The Hurdy-Gurdy Man]. These three Lieder all show different melodic and rhythmic motives shared equally between singer and pianist. My analysis reveals how Schubert constructed his final song cycle to highlight the dramatic contrasts among the Lieder to serve the poetic narrative. Stylistically, Schubert takes the listener through a musical journey that builds a powerful dramatic arc within each Lied. My project expresses the brilliance of Schubert\u27s mastery of the genre.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/srcc-sp21-arts/1019/thumbnail.jp
Injustice in the Justice System: Using Ancient Philosophy as a Tool for Criminal Justice Reform
No full textThomas Carr, Philosophy and Criminal JusticeFaculty Mentor(s): Professor Leigh Duffy, Philosophy
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Criminal justice reform “particularly concerning mass incarceration “has been one of the most widely discussed political topics over the past forty years. Our current justice system seems to operate under the philosophy of “you get what you deserve”, which likely plays a large part in driving mass incarceration. Society would be better served to address problems within the criminal justice system if we abandoned this outlook and adopted a theory of justice that is more compatible to Plato\u27s outlook in his Republic. Plato argues that a just society is one that cares for the well-being of the whole community, as opposed to any one individual or group. In my view, our criminal justice system ought to ground our reform and legislative initiatives in this notion of justice. By using Plato\u27s model of a just society, we can gain a better understanding of the shortcomings of our criminal justice system, and how we can address failures. I believe that the failures are a result of society, but most specifically the criminal justice system, not being built around the well-being of all citizens. In this paper, I argue for three specific changes to make to our criminal justice system to make it more just in Plato\u27s sense of the word.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/srcc-sp21-commhum/1000/thumbnail.jp
Race and Gender Portrayal on MTV Reality Shows
No full textMagdalene Manuel, COM450: Communication and SocietyFaculty Mentor(s): Professor Ann Liao, Communication
MTV has been producing reality shows since the early 1990s, and the network continues to create different reality shows today. The purpose of this study was to investigate how cast members were portrayed on MTV reality shows, in terms of their race and gender. Cultivation theory was used to examine how the people on these reality shows were depicted when it comes to race and gender, to the viewers that were watching at home. Cultivation theory helps to relate what\u27s shown on reality television with what\u27s true in the real world. To better understand how different races and genders were portrayed on MTV reality shows, I plan to do a content analysis on five different MTV reality shows “The Real World, The Challenge, Are You the One?, Jersey Shore, and Floribama Shore. I viewed the first season of each of the shows to record the ways in which the different cast members were depicted. My initial goal was to observe how visible the members were in terms of their race and gender. Next, I noted how visible races and genders were in individual confessionals/interviews. My viewing observations concluded by predicting how likely cast members were to start fights, both physical and verbal.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/srcc-sp21-commhum/1003/thumbnail.jp
Baby, Bathwater, and Usually Both: Combatting Fear of Efficiency with Mathematical Models
No full textMistral Khan-Becerra, AMT495: Applied Mathematics ProjectFaculty Mentor(s): Professor Hongliang Xu, Mathematics
Endeavors in efficiency and production improvements are frequently met with trepidation and fear from the general workforce. It does not help that this culture is sometimes bolstered by internal resistance for change and poor management. In this project, a compromise will be explored on a micro-level that may be applicable to larger systems, with larger workforces. We first identify a simplified set of products, quantify the tasks involved to produce each, and, with the use of multiple simulations, we measure the level of complexity arising from different running orders. From here, we define a model which could aid management in determining how large a crew is needed to run different schedules of product. The machine we discuss, in particular, is a slitter, used to slit flat rolled copper and brass coils. The crew normally consists of four operators, we explore what production schedules would merit those four operators and which could be run with only three, freeing the fourth to work elsewhere, or train on new skills.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/srcc-sp21-math/1001/thumbnail.jp
Rapid Solidification for Metal Ribbons
No full textRandall S. Filippone, Electrical Engineering Technology, Liam Hulsebosch, Physics, Jacob Casey, PhysicsFaculty Mentor(s): Professor Arjun Pathak, Physics
Rapid solidification is a technique to prepare materials with unique microstructure for desire functionality. This technique involves shooting a stream of molten material onto a spinning copper wheel where it solidifies quickly to form a ribbon of metal. In the typical melt-spinning process, about 5 to 10 g of the alloy is placed inside a quartz or sometimes boron nitride crucible depending on the materials melting temperature, and then the crucible is inserted into the circular induction coil. The current with several amps will apply to the coil, which provides enough heat to the sample, and eventually, it melts. To maximize the melting process, samples temperature should rise several degrees above the melting temperature of the alloy of which ribbons to be prepared. When the temperature reaches the desired point, usually above 100 to 150 degrees C above the melting point, molten metallic liquid eject by Air-pressurization through a fine nozzle of quartz/or boron nitride onto a fast rotating copper wheel, which usually rotates at 3000 rpm (in our equipment). Such high speed offers rapid solidification rates several thousand degrees centigrade per second to freeze the atoms of the liquid phase. We are currently installing melt spinner equipment at the physics department and planning to get ready to synthesize metallic samples in near future. Here we present the installation process of the melt spinner, optimization, and importance of this technique for material science research.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/srcc-sp21-physgeosci/1003/thumbnail.jp
Creative Confidence
Get PDFThis project is about increasing creative confidence. Creative confidence is the natural human ability to come up with breakthrough ideas and the courage to act on them. In this project the focus is on using your body as an instrument in order to develop a larger confidence. The foundation of this idea comes from improv theater. Improv theater is the process and product of creativity occurring simultaneously. I order to do so you have to have a large creative confidence. There is a proved correlation between creative thinking skills and improv theater. This project provides information on this topic, provides a database with activities and a YouTube channel with short videos