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Ceramic Studio Practice: bowlsofafternoonlight
No full textA body of translucent porcelain work produced at Paseo Pottery, Santa Fe, NM, 202
Open-loop control of electrostatic levitation actuators to enhance the travel-range of optical switches
Get PDFCommand shaping is a driving technique for handling the large settling time of the high-Q-MEMS actuators. The strong nonlinearity due to the electrostatic actuation limits the linear operation range in cantilevered or torsional micro-mirrors where command shaping techniques can be applied for positioning. Experimental and simulation results of this research demonstrate the effectiveness of using electrostatic levitation to overcome the actuation nonlinearities and a significant increase in the operation range. The motivation for this research is that applying the nonlinear command shaping causes complexity in command manipulation and requires an accurate knowledge of the nonlinear terms involved in the system model. The large linear operation range generated by the levitating force allows using the practical simple command shaping methods for open-loop control
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Get PDFA digital zine on the different Creative Commons licenses. Created during Creative Commons Certificate for GLAM, 2022
Torus Knot (3,5) Padauk wood, Figure 3
No full textA (3,5) torus knot carved from Padauk wood. I started working on it in Fall 2021. It is approximately 5.5 in diameter and 1.5 thick.https://orb.binghamton.edu/mathematical_sculptures/1614/thumbnail.jp
Trefoil Knot, 48 copper wire. Figure 2
No full textA trefoil knot from a 48 length of gauge 4 copper wire. The size of the piece came out to be 8 x5 x5 .https://orb.binghamton.edu/mathematical_sculptures/1617/thumbnail.jp
Trefoil Knot, 48 copper wire. Figure 3
No full textA trefoil knot from a 48 length of gauge 4 copper wire. The size of the piece came out to be 8 x5 x5 .https://orb.binghamton.edu/mathematical_sculptures/1618/thumbnail.jp
Maple Ambrosia Trefoil Knot, Figure 2
No full textThe original wood block was 2.5 x8 x8 , and the final piece is about 7.5 in diameter and 2 thick. The trefoil knot is formed by the raised edge which goes through the three holes, so this trafoil knot is embedded in a genus 3 surface. The curve, if seen from above follows the pattern usually used to draw a trefoil knot on paper, with alternating over and under crossings. It therefore shows the 3-fold symmetry of the trefoil better than if it had been carved as a (3,2) torus knot.https://orb.binghamton.edu/mathematical_sculptures/1637/thumbnail.jp
Food Insecurity in Broome County and its Effect on Adolescent Academic Performance
Get PDFFood insecurity is a growing concern among children within the U.S., as the number of households who are food insecure has grown in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Food insecurity in children can lead to a multitude of cognitive complications. My research investigates the relationship between food insecurity and academic performance in elementary schools in Broome County. To uncover how food insecurity and academic performance are linked, interviews were conducted with school staff (teachers, administrators, a food service manager), the area\u27s socioeconomic status was analyzed, standardized testing scores were compiled, and the food offerings in the area were explored. The results indicate that a place with higher food insecurity and higher poverty could result in lower academic performance, as observed through test scores and observations of the school staff. The results could also highlight that an area with lower food insecurity results in higher academic performance. This demonstrates the need to provide supplementary food and expanded free meals for children in schools to maximize their ability to succeed academically. Free meals for students through the National School Lunch Program should be provided into the future and supplementary programs should be accessible to all, not just those in areas with high food insecurity, to ensure schools give their students the resources they need to succeed
Interpreting Global Urban-Rural Political Divides: A Literature Review
Get PDFIs the familiar urban-rural political divide a universal phenomenon, or is it conditional on institutional, cultural, or historical factors? In places where such a divide does exist, does it always manifest as a contest between progressive urban centers and conservative rural areas, or is this polarity sometimes reversed? Drawing on the insights of political scientists, sociologists, and historians, a review of the literature suggests resilient patterns of political geography that have their roots in the cleavage formation processes of the 19th and early 20th centuries. In particular, the legacy of agrarian politics and patterns of land tenure during this critical period play an important (yet often overlooked) role in the degree and character of the urban-rural political continuum. Generally speaking, in countries where the expansion of suffrage empowered peasant smallholders who had not been co-opted by anti-statist or traditionalist factions, leftist (or at least class-conscious) agrarian movements paved the way for an unusually high degree of rural left-wing and centrist party support in the modern era