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Matryoshka Brain
Full text linkComic book of legends and myth. Text changes every time it is read. Constructed with book-board, paper, Arduino's and E-ink screens. Bound in laser-engraved vegan leather.Purchase College SUNYNew MediaBachelor of ArtsMagenheimer, Sar
When Form Eats Form
Full text linkMy work explores the space between birth and death, using reclaimed materials like wax, mesh, and fabric to embody transformation, decay, and spiritual rebirth. Guided by spiritual teachings, I treat making as a devotional act, an offering that embraces impermanence and honors the unseen.Purchase College SUNYPainting and DrawingBachelor of Fine ArtsHorvath, Sharo
Purchase Ink Archive
Full text linkThis project aims to connect a subculture on campus, fostering a sense of community among tattoo enthusiasts and preserving their stories for years to come. By creating a website where students and faculty can submit their tattoos alongside their personal narratives, I hope to establish an interactive and self-sustaining archive. Tattoos are more than just marks on skin–they are personal narratives, symbols of identity, and reflections of individual journeys. Each one carries meaning, whether it's a tribute, a milestone, or an artistic expression. Purchase Ink Archive aims to celebrate this by creating a lasting platform where SUNY Purchase students and faculty can document and share the significance of their tattoos. Through a digital archive and physical exhibition, this project will connect a community of tattoo enthusiasts on campus, preserving their stories for years to come.Purchase College SUNYGraphic DesignBachelor of Fine ArtsWilson, Davi
Painting Conflicts: American Revolution to the Second World War
No full textThis project looks at paintings made during wartime and the artists who created them, to analyze how the artists' lives and styles were impacted by war and the influences around them, and how their styles fit in art history.Purchase College SUNYHistoryBachelor of ArtsChmielewski, Laura M
Hollow Valley
Full text linkHollow Valley follows the story of William Shaw (20s), after he murders his own father and goes on the run. Not sure where to go next, he willingly ventures into a secluded valley with a dark past and murderous Sasquatches roaming the woods. He meets others along his journey, including a young woman named Ruth (late 20s), with whom he develops a connection. As people begin to die, the memory of what he did continues to haunt him. In the end, he must choose to either embrace his humanity or abandon all that ever made him human.Purchase College SUNYPlaywriting and ScreenwritingBachelor of ArtsMandelbaum, Eri
THE PARLOR: HOSPITALITY, AFFECT, AND THE CURATION OF EXPERIENCE IN A TEA ROOM
Full text linkThis ethnographic study examines the inner workings of a restaurant called "The Parlor," a reservation-only tea room in Brooklyn, New York. The Parlor serves as the ideal space for looking at the restaurant industry ethnographically; drawing on meaningful participant observation, interviews, and my own experience. This paper examines how aesthetics and emotional labor come together to form an experience based on strict intentionality. Rather than focusing on food, The Parlor opts for a system structured around the curation of service and ambiance, inviting customers into a space of performative care. When examining and comparing the front and back of house in a space such as The Parlor, you begin to see how invisible and visible labor work in tandem to uphold the illusion of effortless service. This paper explores how workers navigate the emotional demands of service within this highly aestheticized environment, arguing that labor at The Parlor is shaped not just by physical tasks but by the constant performance of curated emotional experience. To condense this idea into a single question: Why does this work feel both performative and meaningful?Purchase College SUNYAnthropologyBachelor of ArtsKim, Davi
Generalized target behavior reductions and maintenance of effects following an augmented competing stimulus assessment sequence
Full text linkCompeting stimulus assessments are one technology that aids in the development of treatment for automatically reinforced behavior. However, competing stimulus assessments do not always yield robust results. Stereotypic behaviors of different subtypes may require procedural modifications to successfully identify competing stimuli. The current investigation included functional analyses to determine whether participant responding aligned with proposed subtypes for such behaviors. Next, we implemented augmented competing-stimulus-assessment (A-CSA) procedures across target and generalization stimuli to determine whether (a) responding across either subtype was more likely to require intensive modifications and (b) the A-CSA procedures promoted generalized target behavior reduction within stimulus classes. Lastly, a treatment evaluation was conducted to determine the durability of these findings and the generalization of the reduced target behavior to other settings. The general applicability of the subtyping model remains unclear, but two participants demonstrated maintenance of competition effects.VoRSUNY DownstateApplied Behavior AnalysisN/
CLOSED-LOOP CONNECTIVITY BEST SUPPORTS INFORMATION PROCESSING AND SLEEP DYNAMICS IN THE MOUSE THALAMO-CORTICAL WHISKER PATHWAY: A COMPUTATIONAL STUDY
No full textDespite recent advancements in mapping thalamic and cortical projections, the specific
organization of intrathalamic connectivity remains elusive. Current experimental approaches
cannot definitively determine whether these connections are arranged in reciprocal (closed-) or
non-reciprocal (open-loop) circuits. Understanding the organization of intrathalamic projections
could fundamentally reshape our view of thalamic processing. Closed-loop circuits may promote
localized and recurrent processing, whereas open-loop circuits may facilitate broader integration of
signals across thalamic regions. Computational modeling provides an alternative for probing the
functional consequences of different intrathalamic architectures, circumventing experimental
limitations. With this in mind, we developed a biophysically detailed multi-compartmental model
of the mouse whisker pathway, built on anatomical and physiological data. Our goal was to
determine whether closed- or open-loop connectivity can best reproduce key characteristics of cell
and network responses in the mouse whisker pathway across wakefulness and sleep. We showed
that closed-loop connectivity between the thalamocortical (TC) relay neurons in the ventral
posteromedial nucleus and the inhibitory interneurons in the thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN)
best reproduces thalamic spiking and local field potential responses across awake and sleep states. In
this model, feedforward (TC→TRN) on-center projections (i.e., spatially aligned) regulate the
angular tuning in the awake state, while on-center feedback (TRN→TC) supports spindle
oscillations during sleep. We also showed that direct activation of closed-loop corticothalamic
feedback (CT→TC and CT→TRN) by TC inputs can sharpen the angular tuning in the
thalamus. These results underscore the importance of closed-loop connectivity in unifying wake and sleep dynamics, offering insights into how thalamo-cortical circuits balance precise sensory
tuning with robust oscillatory rhythms across behavioral states.VoRSUNY DownstateProgram in Neural and Behavioral SciencePhDDura-Bernal, Salvado
A Master’s Thesis Presented to the Department of Communications & Information Design In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Science Degree State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
Full text linkThe University of Scouting is a signature training event hosted annually by the Allegheny Highlands
Council of Scouting America (formerly the Boy Scouts of America), offering Scouts and adult
leaders a wide range of educational opportunities. As the event has grown, maintaining
consistency, knowledge transfer, and quality year over year has become increasingly difficult,
especially amid volunteer turnover and limited documentation. This capstone addresses those
challenges through the design of a modern, role-based digital playbook.
The University of Scouting artifact functions as both a planning tool and onboarding resource for
future event planners and participants. It applies design principles from instructional design, user centered
design, and information architecture to ensure clarity, usability, and scalability. While
Scouting America has developed playbooks for other activities, many follow outdated formats, and
lack modern visual and interactive design. This artifact offers a more forward thinking alternative to
traditional design that is aimed at not only improving planning for the local event, but also at
serving as a model other Councils can adopt.NASUNY Polytechnic InstituteDepartment of Information Design & TechnologyMSLizardi, Ryan, Ph. DYucel, Ibrahim, Ph.
Prognostic value of cerebral venous outflow profiles for outcomes prediction following reperfusion therapy in acute ischemic stroke: a meta-analysis
Full text linkBackground: Recent studies have suggested that favorable venous outflow (VO) may be a promising imaging biomarker to predict clinical outcomes following reperfusion therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by large vessel occlusion (AIS-LVO).
Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, WOS, and Cochrane to identify studies that evaluated VO profiles, assessed using the Cortical Vein Opacification Score (COVES). The risk ratio (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for the outcomes, including functional independence, assessed by modified rankin scale at 90 days (mRS 0-2), hemorrhagic infarction, parenchymal hematoma, 90-day mortality, intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), and symptomatic ICH (sICH), were calculated and analyzed using the 'meta' package in R version 4.4.1.
Results: A total of six studies encompassing 2249 patients were included. Patients with favorable VO had a higher likelihood of achieving functional independence at 90 days (RR = 2.15; 95% CI: 1.35, 3.42; p = 0.01) and a lower incidence of 90-day mortality (RR = 0.39; 95% CI: 0.30, 0.51; p < 0.01), parenchymal hematoma (RR = 0.36; 95% CI: 0.27, 0.47; p < 0.01). Furthermore, sICH was less frequent in patients with favorable VO (RR = 0.39; 95% CI: 0.17, 0.89; p = 0.03). However, hemorrhagic infarction and any ICH did not differ significantly between the two groups (p-values: 0.06 and 0.32, respectively).
Conclusion: VO is a promising imaging biomarker for predicting outcomes in patients with AIS-LVO following reperfusion therapy. Prospective clinical trials are warranted to investigate the predictive value of VO, assessed on multiphasic computed tomography angiography (CTA), as a prognostic marker in this patient population.VoRSUNY DownstateNeurologyN/