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The Robotic Operating System Road Map (ROS1, ROS2)
No full textAdvisor: Prof. Sarosh Patel.
UB RISE 2023, School of Engineering, College of Enegineering, Business, and Education, University of Bridgeport.In the early days of robotics, robots were designed to perform simple, repetitive tasks, such as assembly line operations in manufacturing plants. These robots were often pre-programmed to perform a specific task and did not have the ability to adapt to changing conditions or environments. However, with the development of more advanced robotics technologies, there is a need for more sophisticated software frameworks to support complex robotic tasks. The Robot Operating System (ROS) was developed by the Open-Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF), and it took an advantage of this significant change and chooses cross-platform processing. ROS was inherent to the last period, demonstrably helping robotics research with an accessible framework. ROS is a set of software libraries and tools, designed to provide a common platform for robot development by providing the essential components for building a robotic system, including hardware, low-level device control, implementation of commonly used functionality, message passing between processes, and package management. ROS uses publisher and subscribe nodes and runs on various hardware platforms, from embedded devices to desktop computers, this flexibility allows to deploy ROS in a wide range of applications, from industrial automation to search and rescue operations. ROS is supported by a large community of developers and users and is used in various robotic projects. ROS helps develop complex robotic systems that require state-of-the-art sensors, motion planning, and artificial intelligence by providing an extensive library of pre-defined nodes for navigation, object recognition, and manipulation tasks, developers can easily add custom nodes to extend the functionality of the system
Novice Teacher Self-Efficacy and Reflections on the Student Teaching Experience
No full textAdvisor: Kathleen Wallace Ed.D.
UB RISE 2023, School of Education, University of Bridgeport.Novice teachers often report feeling unprepared for their teaching positions, even after completing a real-time student teaching experience. Novice teacher efficacy has been found to decrease over the course of the first year of teaching. The purpose of this sequential mixed methods case study was to identify efficacy changes in the first three months of teaching and to explore the relationship between student teaching experiences and efficacy levels. Data was collected in the form of surveys, interviews, and document reviews. An analysis of themes revealed that observations and collaborative experiences within student teaching have a great impact on novice teacher efficacy. Student teachers felt their experiences helped them build efficacy within student engagement, but that they would have benefited from additional experiences and learning within classroom management and instructional strategies. Recommendations for the improvement of the student teaching experience were also collected and included: observations of various teachers and grade levels, attending PPT meetings and having special education related experiences, and additional coursework within classroom management. The results of this study benefit educational leaders by informing teacher preparation policy change, as well as the requirements of student teachers and cooperating teachers at the university and district levels
It took only five years ... (1955)
No full textA booklet that details the growth of the University and the property associated with the Institution from 1950-1955
Proposed Research in Efficacy and Acceptance of AI in Coaching
No full textUB RISE 2023, Technology Management Department, College of Enegineering, Business, and Education, University of Bridgeport.Coaching has grown to a 25B industry, with business coaching a fast-growing segment. Growth in the coaching industry is reflective of the efficacy and acceptance of the coaching process. An important segment of business coaching is enabling better verbal and written communication through practice and constructive feedback. Al has the potential to make coaching more accessible to more people to help them achieve their goals. This research explores how Al can help students and young professionals become better prepared to communicate in a professional setting. The research focuses on one Al Tool, Edy, and its ability to help improve oral communication skills. The primary goal of this research is to develop a methodology that could be used to test the efficacy of Al in business communication. A secondary goal for the research is to understand the acceptance of the recommendations and the impact on the efficacy. The value of Al in behavioral intervention coaching could be extended to other areas of coaching as Al improves and clients become more comfortable. Key words:Coaching, Development, Artificial Intelligence, Presentation, Behavioral Change, Oral Communication, entorin
Rotaxane for Molecular Electronics Applications
No full textUB RISE 2023,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bridgeport.
Department of Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering, University of Bridgeport.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Bridgeport.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology, Minnesota State University.Rotaxane is a promising molecule showing the potential to be used for future molecular electronics applications. In this work, we performed computational molecular simulations to investigate the switching mechanism of [2]rotaxane molecule from the perspective of molecular electronics application. The results show that the solvent environment plays an important role in the switching characteristics of [2]rotaxane molecule. The switching of [2]rotaxane is stable, controllable, reversible and repeatable. Our simulation results support that [2]rotaxane molecules possess the potential to be used for molecular electronics applications. Overall, this research aims to lay down the foundation for [2]rotaxane molecular switches to demonstrate its attractive potentials for future Romory (Rotaxane Memory) and Rogic (Rotaxane Logic) applications
Implementation of the DMAIC Technique on Road Safety
No full textAdvisor: Prof. Khaled Elleithy & Dr. Dan Tenney.
UB RISE 2023, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Business, and Education, University of Bridgeport.Accidents are a hazard in every community. Traffic safety is a scientific discipline investigating road accidents involving pedestrian injuries and fatalities. The approach is vital to protect the public. Road safety naturally includes aspects of engineering, infrastructure, and educational criteria for drivers and pedestrians. The Six Sigma DMAIC principle is an effective quality improvement tool to identify, improve and learn road safety systems for pedestrians by using Artificial intelligent as an RSL Application approach
Remixing the U.S. National Anthem: To\Nard 'Plastic' Concepts of American Identity
No full textUB RISE 2023, College of Science and Society, College of Engineering, Business and Education Music/Music Education, University of Bridgeport."The Star-Spangled Banner" (U.S. national anthem) has long been viewed and performed as a 'closed form' (Allsup 2016) in the United States: Artists and audience members are expected to adhere to a variety of norms related to participation in the anthem and the margins for expressive freedom (the pursuit of 'open musical forms') afforded to performers in exploring such are narrow. In his framework for music teacher quality, music education philosopher Randall Allsup (2016) suggests that quality music teachers are those who are able to navigate both open and closed forms in their teaching, moving between such with plasticity: responding to traditional art forms while also making space in classrooms for the emergence of new and socially-responsive musical expressions. In the present chapter, the author narrates a project undertaken by a group of undergraduate musicians who re-imagined the U.S. national anthem for a university-wide commencement ceremony through opening up the song's form. In the context of narrative reflections on the project, the author examines the concept of plasticity, as developed by philosopher Catherine Malabou, and wonders in conversation with Allsup, what 'plastic' engagements with patriotic music might look and sound like in music classrooms
Self Sanitized Cart for Shopping and Airport Luggage
No full textAdvisor: Dr. Khaled Elleithy.
UB RISE 2023, School of Engineering, University of Bridgeport.Millions of people use shopping carts and airport luggage carts every day nationwide. A study in 20 I 7 found that shopping carts at stores carry hundreds of times of bacteria per square inch than surfaces in your average toilet handle. CDC mentioned that shopping carts are one of the reasons for spreading the COVID-19 pandemic. https://-www.cdc.gov/ [ 1] Beware of Bacteria on Shopping Carts.[2
Raising the Voice of School Principals: How In-Service Training Supports Culturally Relevant School Leadership
No full textAdvisor: Prof. Sarosh Patel.
UB RISE 2023, School of Education, University of Bridgeport.This narrative inquiry explores urban school principals' experience on in-service professional learning and how they feel it has contributed to the creation and sustaining of culturally relevant learning environments in their schools. Each participant in this study participated in an equity training that supports school principals in using an equity lens to implement a vision, build strong school culture, set clear and high expectations and develop principals who ensure rigorous and culturally responsive instruction. There is a scarce amount of research that exists on the role principals must take to develop their teacher's cultural proficiency (Gooden & O'Doherty, 2014). Ultimately, this study's outcomes serve to enhance the professional learning experiences of aspiring and current school principals in regards to culturally relevant leadership
The Energy Spectrum of Primary Cosmic Rays
No full textUB RISE 2023, College of Arts and Science, University of Bridgeport.Primary cosmic rays are nucleons from outer space incident upon the Earth's atmosphere. Their flux varies with energy E as £-Y in which the exponent assumes values between 2.5 and 3.2. We provide herein a framework to account for these values. We consider the particles' kinetic temperature T and introduce a damping factor r-m to account for non head-on collisions. It is the presence of the index m which can provide values of y