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Flight Data of Airplane for Wind Forecasting
Get PDFThis research solely focuses on understanding and predicting weather behavior, which is one of the important factors that affect airplanes in flight. The future weather information is used for informing pilots about changing flight conditions. In this paper, we present a new approach towards forecasting one component of weather information, wind speed, from data captured by airplanes in flight. We compare NASA’s ACT-America project against NOAA’s Wind Aloft program for prediction suitability. A collinearity analysis between these datasets reveals better model performance and smaller test error with NASA’s dataset. We then apply machine learning and a genetic algorithm to process the data further and arrive at a competitive error rate. The sliding window approach is used to find the best window size, and then we create a forecasting model that predicts wind speed at high altitudes 10 mins ahead of time. Finally, a stacking-based framework was used for better performance than individual learning algorithms to get root means square error (RMSE) of the best combination as 0.674, which is 98.4% better than the state-of-the-art approach
African American Undergraduate Males’ Perceptions of the Factors that Influence Their Decision to Join a Predominantly White Social Greek Fraternity
No full textThis research study was designed with the intent to explore the decision of African American undergraduate men attending predominantly White institutions (PWIs) to join a predominantly White social Greek fraternity. Satisfaction with college life significantly impacts the retention of all students, including African American male students, in institutions of higher learning (McGee, 2015). The findings will assist in determining whether participation in a predominantly White social fraternity helped African American men achieve success on a predominantly White campus.
African American undergraduate men who actively participated in student organizations experience positive development from their campus experiences (McGee, 2015). Several studies linked African American men’s student involvement in college activities and increases in their personal, social, and academic life (Griffin & McIntosh, 2015; Hurtado, Alvarez, Guillermo-Wann, Cuellar, & Arellano, 2012; Payne & Suddler, 2014). Tinto (1993) defined persistence, in the context of higher education, as how an individual participates in social and academic experiences to maintain college enrollment in pursuit of a college degree. Cross (1971) asserted the attitudes of African American college students’ racial identity influenced their participation in cultural and noncultural campus organizations. Although policymakers have focused significantly more on the achievement gaps that exist nationwide between African American students and their White counterparts in postsecondary institutions, less attention has been directed towards the lower enrollment of African American men into predominantly White social Greek fraternity (Dugger et al., 2013; Torres, 2012). The research question guiding this study is, What are the important components of African American men’s’ decisions to join a predominantly White social Greek fraternity in college? Undergraduate African American men who are members of a traditional White fraternity were sampled via a snowball selection and interviewed for this study. Understanding the experiences of African American men about the factors that influenced their decision to join a predominantly White social Greek fraternity could assist colleges and universities to increase the enrollment of African American men into predominantly White social Greek fraternities
American Kings
Get PDFWhat makes a man a king? And what makes an American King? In a country with no formal hierarchy, the author identifies four distinctly American icons that have since been deemed with the moniker “king”—Elvis Presley, White Jesus, Walt Disney, and Michael Jackson—and attempts to discover what their lives, their bodies, their innovations, their artistry, and their very desires say about the United States’ culture as a whole. The author also uses these kings to explore her own relationship to men, as well as her relationship with the country she lives in
Individual Hosts Vs. Company Hosts on Airbnb: Role of Authenticity and Trust on Consumers’ Behavioral Intentions
Get PDFAirbnb has become a dominant player in the sharing economy. Authenticity is one of Airbnb’s fundamental key factor, but recent hospitality studies lack addressing types of hosts and how they compare in terms of different dimensions of authenticity affecting consumers’ trust in hosts. The current study identifies two types of Airbnb hosts, individual hosts and company hosts, and aims to examine the role of authenticity and trust in hosts on consumer’s intention to revisit and recommend Airbnb. The findings suggest that there exist positive relationships between dimensions of authenticity and trust in hosts and between trust in hosts and behavioral intentions. The relationship between existential authenticity and trust in hosts is strengthened for company hosts than for individual hosts. The study may contribute to P2P literature portfolio in terms of types of hosts and provide implications to both P2P individual hosts and company hosts
The Seven Temptations of the Sea and Eight Other Tales
Get PDFThis short story collection is a thesis in fiction written in fulfillment of the Master in Fine Arts in Creative Writing at the University of New Orleans
Asylum
No full textAsylum is a collection of short stories that is focused on a group of friends who grew up on the same block, but have been separated since the death of one of their friends, Rob. Rob is their best friend who died tragically, so each story (besides Twelve Seconds, which happens before the death) shows how the friends deal with life in a group that is now fractured. The stories deal with exile and class issues, each friend is from a family not born in the United States. Each friend not coming from great means. Magical realist, surrealist, and unreliable narrators are embedded in these stories, and are juxtaposed against the physical restraints of the world they all live in
Army-Navy E Awards in New Orleans, Louisiana
Get PDFThis thesis, in conjunction with an interactive digital exhibit, examines the Army-Navy “E” Award as it was applied to military defense industries in New Orleans, Louisiana during World War II. The thesis and the website is available for World War II researchers who are researching wartime manufacturing in New Orleans as well as teachers who are conducting lessons on wartime manufacturing and home-front activities in New Orleans throughout the duration of World War II. A thorough examination of historical records establishes the significance of wartime manufacturing capabilities of New Orleans during World War II by providing an historical narrative of those companies that received the Army-Navy “E” Award. This essay and exhibit also explore the effect the “E” had on the goods and services these businesses provided before, during, and after the war, and whether the companies stayed in business or failed after the war’s end. The thesis also considers the effect of total warfare in New Orleans, as defined during World War II, as well as the long- and short-term economic effects of the switch from a making civilian domestic goods to military production. Wartime manufacturing and military actions taken to boost production is an often overlooked and interesting lens in which to view New Orleans during World War II
Son of Song
No full textWhen a cynical music biographer pins her career on telling the life story of a compulsive liar composer, she must decide if achieving her dream is worth destroying his
Cedar County
Get PDFThe student film Cedar County is presented, along with a reflection paper on the process of making the film
Tomorrow
Get PDFThe thesis film, entitled “Tomorrow”, is a comedy/drama that tells the story of Kevin, a young college student with a love for video games. However, his passion for video games is a distraction from his schoolwork, causing him to constantly procrastinate. His roommate, Rome, tries to help him stay on track, but sometimes his guidance is ignored. However, Kevin realizes his actions may get the best of him, as his professor, Mr. Bullard, informs Kevin that he is at risk of failing his class. He must successfully complete an important assignment so he won’t fail the class, but an upcoming video game tournament manages to grab Kevin’s attention. Throughout the film, Kevin battles with procrastination, distractions and priorities. This production binder contains various forms and documents that help detail the pre-production, production and post-production processes of the film. It also contains a self-reflection portion of the production experience, giving insight to aspects that worked and areas that need improvement