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The vascular flora of the bare zone of the Copper Hill basin, Polk County, Tennessee and Fannin County Georgia
Get PDFA vascular plant inventory of The Bare Zone of the Copper Hill Basin, Polk County, Tennessee and Fannin County, Georgia was conducted during the growing seasons of 2017 through 2019. The site encompasses 3215 ha in the Blue Ridge ecoregion. A total of 444 species and lesser taxa from 113 families were documented during this survey. There were five rare species (Chelone obliqua ssp. erwinae, Clematis vinacea, Eriophorum virginicum, Lilium philadelphicum, and Lobelia amoena), documented in the Basin. There were 107 non-native species found at the site. A total of 17 ecological systems containing 25 associations were delineated during this study. A comparison of six other Blue Ridge floras show the Copper Hill Basin is most like those that have a history of disturbance, such as the Vascular Flora of Steele Creek. A phytogeographical analysis showed the Bare Zone differs from these floras by having more of a southern affinity
Investigating the Perceptions and Effectiveness of an Ally Skill-Building Workshop
Get PDFThe present study utilized a three-part longitudinal quasi-experimental research design to measure employee’s levels of implicit person theory, color blind racial attitudes, modern sexist attitudes, and perceptions of social norms to determine the effectiveness of an ally skill-skill building workshop and its impact on behavioral intentions over time. Results suggest that an ally skill-building workshop may be effective in bringing awareness to racism which then influences intentions to display allyship behaviors over time. Precaution should be taken, as increasing racism awareness may in turn allow employees to be more aware of potential negative social norms within their respective departments. Additionally, sexist attitudes did not change over time nor influence allyship behaviors. Further, it seems that employees are becoming more open-minded to diversity management initiatives as racism awareness, sexist attitudes, and levels of implicit person theory did not influence their reactions to the workshop. Overall, results suggest that an ally skill-building workshop may support allyship development via cognitive learning and behavioral techniques to influence more inclusive environments within an organizational setting
Overview of ExaMPI
Get PDFExaMPI is a new, experimental implementation of the Message Passing Interface (MPI) Standard. Our goal is to enable researchers to experiment rapidly and easily with new concepts, algorithms, and internal protocols for MPI
Effects of Emotion on Binge-Watching
Get PDFPrevious studies have shown that binge-watching produces emotional effects. The current study examined whether there was an association between the frequency of binge-watching and negative and positive emotions. A survey was administered to 66 participants recruited from a Southern private institution. A multiple regression and correlation analysis were run on the data. Results from the analysis were significant, confirming our hypothesis that people who binge-watched more experienced negative emotions such as loss of control and dependency, and people who binge-watched less experienced more positive emotions. The implications do not show that binge-watching effects psychosocial outcomes. Suggestions for future research are discussed
Exploiting metallohinged derivatives to generate trans-spanning ligands
No full textCatalysts that utilize metals are important for generating materials that are used in our daily lives (e.g., plastics). Herein, we describe the generation of ligands, or species around metal centers, that influence their catalytic activity
Gauging support for the death penalty in cases of sexual assault: the interplay between respondent characteristics and victim age
No full textWe extend this line of inquiry by asking survey respondents to indicate their support for application of the death penalty in cases of rape/sexual assault across multiple victim age categories. Logistic regression is used
Bypassing MPI operations onto hardware resources
No full textMPI operations, while vital for increasing parallel performance, greatly complicates the software stack. Bypassing the operations onto hardware simplifies the software stack and speeds up computations
Real-time iPhone-based pupil tracking
No full textThe pupil has been proven to give important insights to health that may not be visible physically. Current pupil tracking devices are expensive and immobile. I propose a method to track pupil size and movements using machine learning on the iPhone
Silviculture of the American chestnut in the Cumberland uplands of Tennessee
No full textCanopy gaps could be used for Castanea dentata establishment and restoration. In the 2019 season, we studied the growth of seedlings in various sized light gaps in the Cumberland Uplands. Vertical growth has positive correlation with canopy openness
The archaeological site file project: mapping old data with new technology
No full textThis project puts old data to use by recording archaeological sites in GIS and coordinating with the TN State Site File, increasing knowledge of sites recorded by UTC in the past and highlighting the long history of human occupation in the region