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Social Media Through a Binary Lens: The Impact on College Students & their Mental Health
No full textIt is important to first understand how individuals use social media so that we can then understand how and why their use will change the individual impact social media will have. Some students experience a decline in their mental health when their social media use changes. There is an abundance of research on college students and social media, respectively, that also addresses gender as a variable. In this review, the research will be studied to further understand the voices of those who are not commonly included in research that operates under a gendered framework. Additionally, these ideas will be compared and analyzed with the research of previous scholars to gain a better understanding of the impact of social media. These findings will show that social media use is unique to every college student and that there is a link between gender and experience. By looking through a binary lens, there can be a better understanding of the students and their mental health, and the gendered structures that exist
Design and Development of a Rapid Tensile Quench Rig
No full textThis report outlines the design process and implantation of a tensile quenching rig that incorporated forced convection and a frequency generator. When any metal is quenched, a vapor barrier forms around it. When this happens, it limits the heat flux that may occur until the barrier turns into just nucleate boiling. The vapor barrier acts as an insulator and causes the heat flux to fluctuate, causing uneven hardening which would limit the use of some materials. To combat this effect, we are trying to use forced convection, and something new, which is adding high frequency waves into the quenching process. The idea is that the frequency generator will cause cavitation to occur in a basin filled with water, and when the metal is quenched, the vapor bubbles that form will implode, causing the vapor barrier to break down. Breaking down the vapor barrier will allow for even hardening in the quenched sample. The use of forced convection with high frequency waves should cause even better results. To prove the theory that high frequency waves do break apart from the vapor barrier that forms when a heat-treated metal is placed into water, certain objectives were set in place for this project to occur. The main objective for this project was to incorporate a high frequency generator. The plan also included the testing of the finished rig to see if the build does what it is built to do. With these objectives also come some constraints that must be considered. Our design had to have safety in mind, a modular set up, and universal testing. The rig needed to have a universal and modular set up so that the main structure can be used by the project advisor and future students to build ideas off and further improve the build. The set up also required the quenching process to be visible, while also being in a stainless-steel frame
Aviation guilt: The role of human factors in airline incidents
No full textHuman factors play a central role in aviation safety, influencing entire processes in an aviation environment. This paper reviews human factors in aviation as a whole to create a picture of what causes many aviation accidents. Models such as the SHEL model, Swiss Cheese Model, and Wickens MRT will be introduced to illuminate both the ways in which a flight deck should operate and why certain decisions are made in critical situations. Some of the deadliest aviation accidents have resulted from human error, such as the Tenerife airport disaster and AF447. These disasters were seminal in the development and execution of human factors investigations, exposing many of the weaknesses in the operational environment. Appropriately addressing human factors dramatically decreases the risk assumed by both passengers and flight crews. As aviation technology continues to advance, it is important to understand the risks assumed in flight, and the aviation industry must continue to work to create a flight environment that results in fewer errors
Beyond the Face: Examining Legal Regulations for Law Enforcement Facial Recognition Technology
No full textFaculty Senate Chronicle May 1, 2025
No full textMinutes for the regular meeting of The University of Akron Faculty Senate on May 1, 202
Antifreezing Hydrogels from Mechanisms, Strategies, to Applications
No full textAntifreezing hydrogels have emerged as an innovative solution for maintaining functional performance and mechanical integrity in subzero environments, offering a robust alternative to traditional water-free antifreezing materials that often fail under wet and cold conditions. These water-rich hydrogels leverage their porous, crosslinked, polymeric networks, which serve as the structural basis for implementing two parallel strategies: the incorporation of antifreezing additives (peptides/proteins, salts, ionic liquids, and organics) and the meticulous engineering of polymer systems and network structures for manipulating the water–ice phase equilibrium to significantly enhance antifreezing properties. This review synthesizes recent findings to provide a fundamental overview of the important advancements in antifreezing hydrogels, focusing on their designs, mechanisms, performances, and functional applications. Various types of antifreezing hydrogels have been developed, utilizing strategies like the incorporation of antifreeze agents, use of strongly water-bound polymers, and design of highly crosslinked networks to illustrate different antifreezing mechanisms: freezing point depression, ice recrystallization inhibition, and network freezing inhibition. This review also explores the diverse functions of antifreezing hydrogels in biomedical devices, soft robotics, flexible electronics, food industry, and environmental engineering. Finally, this review concludes with future directions, emphasizing the potential of integrating machine learning and advanced molecular simulations into materials design. This strategic vision is aimed at promoting continuous innovation and progress in the rapidly evolving field of antifreezing hydrogels
Damage Behavior In Unidirectional Cfrp Laminates With Ply Discontinuity
No full textThis study presents a comprehensive quantitative investigation into the material properties and damage behavior of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced plastic laminates with ply discontinuities. Laminates with varying resin gap lengths were evaluated. In situ edge observations and X-ray computed tomography were employed to assess the damage processes in the area of the ply discontinuity. These methods examined initially occurring cracks, secondary cracks, and delamination. Some unexpected cracking behavior was observed in this study. For instance, initial cracks were observed to form not at the interface but at a distance from the resin–ply interface, likely due to a constraint condition caused by the chemical shrinkage of the resin during the curing process. Furthermore, all cracks in the resin region curved toward the center, with successively formed cracks having higher curvatures. This behavior can be attributed to the redistribution of principal stresses within the resin pocket following the initial cracks. The matrix cracking was followed by delamination that started from the tips of the matrix cracks and progressed toward the ends of the specimen. Additionally, the number and locations of cracks in the resin pocket were influenced by the length of the resin gap and the uniformity of the thickness and width of the specimen. In addition to the experimental investigation, a stress-based variational analysis was employed to predict crack onset stresses in the laminates. The analysis successfully calculated the energy release rate for laminates with varying resin pocket lengths and provided predictions for crack onset stresses. The analytical predictions demonstrated good agreement with the experimental observations, enhancing the understanding of resin pocket behavior in CFRP laminates
Symposium Review: \u3cem\u3eStrictly Observant: Amish and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Women Negotiating Media\u3c/em\u3e [2nd ed]
Full text linkFar too often, female agency within strictly observant religious groups is dismissed. Especially in secular scholarship, the perceived voicelessness of these women remains largely unchallenged. Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar’s sophisticated and compelling book, Strictly Observant: Amish and Ultra-Orthodox Women Negotiating Media, destroys this superficial and monolithic understanding. Using media consumption as a lens, Neriya-Ben Shahar reveals the pivotal role that Amish and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women play in safeguarding their communities from the threats of secularism and immorality. [First paragraph.
Citizenship, Federalism, and Delayed Birth Registration in the United States
Full text linkSome births in the United States—though it is unknown how many—go unregistered. Without documentation proving the facts of their births, people with unregistered births are often unable to prove their identity or entitlement to citizenship later in life. Although birth registration is not a condition of citizenship in the Fourteenth Amendment, unregistered individuals are excluded from access to other forms of documentation, employment, and government benefits. State laws allow adults to register their births through delayed birth registration processes in some circumstances and vary significantly across jurisdictions. As a result, birth registration processes present a novel model of federalism: state law impacts whether individuals can document the facts of their birth, and recognition of a person’s U.S. citizenship requires both state and federal governments to agree about the individual’s facts of birth. Birth registration processes also demonstrate that statelessness in the United States can include those entitled to citizenship because of birth in the United States but whose claims the U.S. government does not recognize for lack of documentation of the facts of birth