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Evaluating the Evaluation Matrices: Integrating Spatial Assessment in Geospatial AI Model Training and Evaluation
No full textThis paper examines the limitations of current evaluation metrics in GeoAI. Through two case studies on deep learning models—a building detection classification problem and a remote sensing image fusion regression problem—this paper demonstrates how traditional statistical evaluation matrices alone can be misleading in geospatial problems. The findings indicate that traditional metrics (e.g., RMSE, MAE) used in current GeoAI models can have difficulty capturing the spatial dimensions inherent to geospatial problems. This paper suggests that the model evaluation process in GeoAI should move beyond traditional evaluation matrices by integrating spatial thinking throughout the modeling pipeline—not only incorporating spatial accuracy in model evaluation but also embedding it within optimization functions in model structure and model training
Sex-dependent differences in cardiac function and strain in doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy
Get PDFDoxorubicin is a chemotherapeutic agent used to treat many types of cancer. While effective, doxorubicin can cause cardiomyopathy, a disease affecting the heart muscle. Although the effects of doxorubicin on the heart are well studied, the mechanisms leading to cardiomyopathy are not well understood. Previous studies have used murine models to study the cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin. These reports showed that cardiac dysfunction is more pronounced in male compared to female mice. The goal of this study is to further evaluate sex differences in doxorubicin induced cardiomyopathy using 4-dimensional strain mapping techniques. In this study, both female and male C57Bl/6J mice received weekly imaging and injections of doxorubicin (4 mg/kg) for 4 weeks, followed by weekly imaging for 5 weeks. Two-dimensional (2D) and four-dimensional ultrasound (4DUS) images were acquired using the Vevo 3100 ultrasound system (FUJIFILM VisualSonics) allowing visualization of the heart in vivo over the course of the study. These 4DUS images were analyzed using 4D strain tracking software, providing more accurate and detailed regional measures of cardiac dysfunction than achieved from 2D images alone. The expected findings of this study are that female C57Bl/6J mice will have less severe outcomes based on previous studies. Subtle changes in cardiac strain and function not seen in traditional ultrasound methods may be observed, explaining the mechanism by which doxorubicin leads to sex dependent differences in cardiomyopathy. The sex-specific findings from this study have the potential to improve patient-specific treatment for doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy
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Integrating Intercultural Competencies in an Introductory Business Information Literacy Course
Get PDFLibrarians at a large Midwestern university integrated intercultural competencies into an information literacy course taught annually to over 100 first-year business students. The interventions aim to improve intercultural skills and characteristics as defined by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU) Intercultural Knowledge and Competence VALUE Rubric. Student intercultural competencies were assessed via online surveys according to the VALUE Rubric, comparing pre-, retrospective, and post-self-assessments. Students\u27 intercultural competencies changed as a result of engaging with the course material. This paper describes the classroom interventions implemented by librarians, results from survey data analysis, and implications for library instruction
Starter transplant solutions do not improve cabbage yield in high-fertility soil
Get PDFStarter fertilizers, generally high in phosphorus, are often used when transplanting vegetable crops. However, many small-scale vegetable growers have very high soil phosphorus levels, and phosphorus may be unnecessary in such conditions. Alternatively, enhanced soil microbial activity at transplant may help to make the soil phosphorus more available to the transplants. We tested this by using molasses or high-P fertilizer in the transplant solution when planting cabbage into high-fertility soil. Results indicate no benefit to cabbage from any transplant solution in high-fertility conditions, and detrimental effects from the large amount of molasses used
From Intent to Action: Reconciliation and Inclusion in Three Canadian Academic Libraries
Get PDFA sense of belonging and inclusion creates conditions for individuals and organizations to thrive. Many Canadian university libraries have been initiating actions which advance reconciliation with Indigenous communities in Canada, and to support equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. Efforts to operationalize reconciliation and inclusion share important qualities yet require distinctive approaches due to historic and contemporary factors. Reconciliation in Canada must recognize the significance and centrality of the land to Indigenous communities. While inclusion strives to more broadly create conditions in which individuals may thrive, with a focus on those from groups who have historically faced systemic barriers. For both reconciliation and inclusion, progress means creating a greater sense of belonging in libraries for both library staff and library users. As organizations, how do we go about making these cultural changes in a sustained and sustainable manner? In this session, three university libraries will briefly share their approaches in “operationalizing” culture change. In each case, organizational practices, structures and strategies will reflect a particular cultural landscape, institutional priorities, and regional history, but situated within an overall Canadian context, and precipitated by specific catalyzing events, such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, instances of anti-black racism, among others. Despite differences, a sense of urgency and momentum have driven work in each of the institutions, yet also increasingly observed are moments of fatigue, despair, apathy, and inertia. The short presentations will be followed by table discussions to share ideas and reflect on how we can support each other in this work
Libraries for Belonging: empowering Monash University Library staff
Get PDFIn 2024, Monash University Library launched its Libraries for Belonging program, which builds on its longstanding role in supporting the University\u27s goals of fostering inclusion and a sense of belonging. Research shows that students who feel a strong sense of belonging are not only more engaged and have better mental health outcomes but are also more successful academically. Having a sense of belonging has also been shown to be particularly important for international students and student retention. As part of the initiative, the Monash Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Team worked with the Library to develop a Library EDI Action Plan aligned with the institutional EDI Enabling Plan and Framework. The Library will address intersectional inequities through this plan by creating safe and accessible spaces and resources. Many university libraries operate unstaffed libraries outside of core business hours. Monash University has a point of difference in staffing our six Australian libraries for the full range of opening hours to provide safe, secure and welcoming spaces. The Library’s evening and weekend staff are Library Experience Assistants, half of whom are Monash students or students at other institutions, offering peer perspectives and providing valuable employment opportunities to Monash students. The team brings to the role a range of lived experiences. They also undertake ongoing learning (e.g. LGBTQIA+ allyship, Mental Health First Aid) to have the knowledge and skills to understand and build genuine connections with our diverse community and be ready to assist students at points of stress. This paper will discuss the Library’s learnings from embedding equity, diversity and inclusion in our daily work with our students and the challenging and empowering journey it has been for our team
Leading from the HART
Get PDFThe University of Wollongong is the only organisation in Australia to pilot a new framework with Reconciliation Australia - Healing and Recognition Tracks (HART). The HART is the University’s internal and external compliance mechanism, and the reportable and accountability framework that brings together 8 key strategic focus areas for intergenerational, strengths-based change. The Library has partnered with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander School of Health and Society academics and staff from the Indigenous Strategy Unit to advance discoverable, accessible culturally safe resources for embedding in the curriculum. The project stands on the shoulders of a pilot initiated in 2021 by Indigenous Academics in the School of Health and Society, to increase awareness and promotion of Indigenous knowledges through the identification of appropriate, Indigenous led, strengths-based sources. The Library’s contribution underscores our commitment to truth telling and application of professional expertise and infrastructure for the amplification of Indigenous knowledges. The next iteration of the project aims to increase accessibility through the enhancement of digital content management and curation solutions and their integration with search existing and future Library search functions
Who are you, and what would you like to do? Indigenising Curtin Library’s services, collections and spaces through relationships, conversations and networks
Get PDFIn this presentation, we share our experiences, successes and failures as we work towards integrating Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing into our Library. We will showcase some of the projects we have been working on (cultural warnings in collections, networking events with Indigenous and Library staff, a conference for Indigenous research students, Indigenous authors tags in our reading lists…), and share what has gone well and what has gone wrong. We will discuss how we have approached these tasks, but more importantly, also share who we are as people, why we started this work, and how we have collaborated with Indigenous colleagues. Some of our projects were filling obvious gaps, but we will also highlight the importance of celebrating how Indigenous staff and students have enriched, and will continue to enrich our collections, services and spaces. We only just got started, are still learning, still making mistakes, but also still making our way towards truth telling and Reconciliation. Curtin Library is on Nyoongar land, where people have collected knowledge, kept it safe and made it accessible, and practised learning and teaching for thousands of years. Let’s talk about what that means to us - and what it means to you, to who you are and where you want to go in your Library
From Experiment to Impact: How a Library Peer Mentors Program Transformed Student Engagement at UNSW Library
Get PDFAcademic podcasting provides an innovative platform to capture and communicate the voices of all, disrupting traditional academic publishing models through open and accessible media. But can they serve as a platform to include living indigenous knowledge,reithin a context relevant to your library community? This workshop will enable IATUL delegates to explore this question and develop the skills to plan an effective podcast. We will explore possibilities and share our experiences of developing the IATUL Beyond the Shelves podcast based on a collaborative IATUL funded International Research and Study Programme project. This will cover the pre-production, production and post-production stages of podcasting. Delegates will then have the opportunity to consider and plan a podcast series focussed on the voices of all, incorporating proposed episodes with indigenous or previously excluded library communities. As Chong (2022) articulates, libraries are still to effectively capture the knowledge systems of First Nations people. Could capturing the oral traditions of indigenous communities be a potential response? Ewing (2022) poses a similar question when articulating the dominant epistemology of universality favoured by Western modernity, calling instead for pluralistic approaches including multiple and diverse voices. How can oral traditions and living knowledge be adopted to capture and distribute the voices of all in our university libraries? What opportunities does the audio medium of podcasting provide