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Two Poems Written as a Tolmas Scholar Spring 2021
No full textTwo poems written as a Oscar J. Tolmas Scholar in the Spring 2021 semester under the mentorship of Jade Hurter. Both poems are rhyming couplets
An Effective Machine Learning Method to Predict Residues of DNA- and RNA-Binding Protein
No full textDNA- and RNA-binding proteins have diverse roles in various biological processes. Their functions include controlling transcription and translation, DNA repair, splicing, apoptosis, and mediating stress responses. DNA- and RNA-binding proteins are important for biological research and understanding many diseases’ pathogenesis, yet most of them still need to be discovered. This study aims to develop a machine learning method to accurately predict DNA and RNA-binding residues. To develop the model, various properties of the protein sequences, such as amino acid type, physicochemical properties, PSSM values of amino acids, structural properties, torsion angles, and disorder regions, have been studied. We follow the pipeline of developing an optimum machine learning method which includes feature engineering, feature selection, parameter optimization, experiment with different machine learning (ML) methods, and ensemble ML methods. To evaluate the proposed method, we have used two independent test datasets. The experimental results show that the proposed method outperformed the state-of-the-art methods
Legalization of Recreational Marijuana and COVID Vaccinations for College Students
Get PDFThe University of New Orleans’ Survey Research Center (SRC) conducted a statewide survey asking Louisiana registered voters whether they favored or opposed the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana. We also asked respondents if they thought college students should be required to receive a covid vaccination before returning to classes in person
Soul on Fire - pilot
Get PDFSoul on Fire is a sci-fi/fantasy epic set in a world on the verge of utopia. It follows the journey of a young woman exploring her unique gifts in the hopes of rescuing her sister from an organization hell-bent on keeping the world on a downward spiral of capitalistic resource extraction. The series focuses around a technology that focuses consciousness, through the playing of music, that grants individuals supernatural abilities that let them alter reality
Design of an Ice-Class Propeller for the MV Yahtse, an Icebreaking, Car and Cargo, RoRo Ferry
Get PDFDuring early-stage ship design, a propulsion system must be matched with data from a resistance and propulsion analysis to determine the propulsion power required for the vessel to run at its design speed. Typically, this process is completed within NavCAD; however, NavCAD does not have a method to calculate icebreaking resistance or design a propeller to meet the ice-class criteria stipulated by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). This paper displays and discusses Python scripts written to complete the resistance and propulsion analysis, propeller optimization, and propeller structural design meeting IACS criteria for an icebreaking, RoRo car and cargo ferry, the MV Yahtse. This code was designed to complete propeller design for the preliminary design stage of the vessel; however, the code can be modified for any stage of design as well as for use with any icebreaking vessel with principal characteristics that fall within the parameters required for the use of Holtrop and Mennen’s resistance and propulsion analysis method. The Python scripts were proven to be able to generate resistance and propulsion analysis results comparable to the results found from NavCAD as well as design two propellers suitable for the MV Yahtse that pass the criteria imposed by the IACS ice-class regulations
