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ArtSparks and the Vincent House: A Deep Dive into Nonprofit Dance in Akron
Get PDFThis project explores the benefits of accessible dance programs for children in the Akron area, focusing on programs like ArtSparks and the Vincent House. It looks at how these programs help kids grow physically, emotionally, and socially, especially for those who might not otherwise have access to dance. As a dancer and teacher, my personal experience with the positive impact of dance motivates this project, as I know how important it can be for a child\u27s development. Through interviews, observations, and online resources, I’ll examine how these programs work and how they support the kids involved. The goal is to raise awareness of the need for affordable dance opportunities, as many schools don’t offer dance as part of their regular curriculum. This project hopes to inspire more support for these programs and encourage others to make dance more accessible in underserved communities. Ultimately, the research will show how dance can make a difference in kids\u27 lives and why it’s important to keep these programs going
AEG Improved Football Helmet Liner
Get PDFThe National Football League (NFL) is a leading professional American football organization experiencing rapid growth in popularity. However, the high-contact nature of the sport frequently results in player injuries, with head trauma and concussions being major concerns. This project aims to mitigate these risks by developing an advanced helmet liner designed to reduce the impact of direct collisions and torsional shear forces. In order to do this, we will utilize an impact testing machine with a modified helmet mount. By enhancing the liner\u27s effectiveness, the proposed design seeks to improve player safety without compromising performance. The study focuses on innovative materials and engineering techniques to create a liner that provides superior protection against head injuries, potentially setting a new standard for sports safety equipment
Public Health Dangers of Disappearing Data
No full textSociety has witnessed a large scale buy-in as we transitioned from traditional document creation and maintenance to electronic systems. One of the most comprehensive and complete transitions to electronic data has been within the health care industry in large part due to the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which was signed into law on August 21, 1996. With the implementation of HIPAA, the congressional goals included a desire to increase continuity of care and the portability of medical records. Importantly, patients received a legally enforceable right to inspect and receive copies of their medical records and covered entities faced tangible penalties for actions in violation of the new law. To further these objectives and comply with this law, the prevalence of electronic health records coincided with the societal transition to electronic data systems and management. With our interconnectivity and pervasive reliance on electronic data and information in all facets of our lives, there is a danger to public health advancements if that information suddenly disappears or becomes inaccessible
Using the Historical Equity Action Lens (HEAL) to Identify and Remedy Transportation Inequities from the Akron Innerbelt Project
Get PDFThis project will utilize the Historical Equity and Action Lens (HEAL) to address transportation inequities in marginalized communities by incorporating historical and cultural insights into data collection and analysis. Specifically, the project will focus on the Akron Innerbelt, an infamous highway project that significantly impacted historically Black neighborhoods. By examining the historical, economic, and social context of the Innerbelt, the project will identify the project\u27s long-term impacts Akron communities. The goal is to use this knowledge to inform improve transportation equity in the affected areas by developing a plan for the Innerbelt since its vacancy in 2016. The project will utilize a two-phased approach: 1) Discovery, using data collection and analysis; and 2) Engagement and Analysis, participating in community engagement and open forums to develop and implement equitable transportation solutions. By combining quantitative and qualitative data, HEAL seeks to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the challenges faced by marginalized communities and to advocate for policies that promote justice and equity
An Aphasia Friendly Questionnaire for Post-Stroke Fatigue
Get PDFA stroke is when there is lack of blood flow to part of the brain. It can cause permanent damage, such as paralysis, sensory changes, difficulty with speech and language (such as aphasia), and decreased memory. Within this project, we will discuss individuals post-stroke who are diagnosed with aphasia, which is the inability to understand and express language. Currently, there are minimal resources available to help a healthcare worker define and assess the fatigue level of a patient post-stroke who is also diagnosed with aphasia. The first objective of this research is to discuss stroke and aphasia. The second objective is to propose a definite definition of what post stroke fatigue is. The third objective is to determine what current measures are being used to determine fatigue levels. The fourth objective and purpose of the research is to create a questionnaire that could assist individuals post-stroke with aphasia in rating their fatigue levels
\u3ci\u3eFCC v Consumers\u27 Research\u3c/i\u3e: The Non-Delegation Doctrine and The Power to Tax
No full textThis Essay examines the 2025 Supreme Court case of Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research which seemingly involved an esoteric question of telecommunications law, but instead provided the Court with an opportunity some Justices have long sought to prune a foundational doctrine of the administrative state—the nondelegation doctrine. The nondelegation doctrine has garnered considerable judicial and academic attention, especially in comparison to the paucity of cases invalidating federal statutes on such grounds. The Court could have abandoned the forgiving “intelligible principle” test applied to congressional delegations for almost one hundred years, or, more cautiously, could have crafted a special rule merely limiting Congress’ delegation of its taxing powers. Ultimately, the Court did neither, likely depriving the case of iconic status
Stare Decisis After The Rejection of Lockstepping in State Constitutional Law: An Ohio Perspective
No full textState constitutions contain numerous rights-protecting provisions that are analogous to provisions of the United States Constitution. But lawyers and courts often ignored state constitutions. Even when courts interpreted state constitutions, they often followed an approach known as lockstepping: state constitutional rights were viewed as having the same meaning as analogous federal provisions, even when the state provisions had different wording and were adopted for different purposes at different times than their federal analogues. In recent decades, however, commentators and judges have claimed that state constitutions might afford greater protection to individual rights than the U.S. Constitution. The growth of the new judicial federalism, the notion that state constitutional provisions do not necessarily have the same meaning as their federal counterparts, raises questions about the status of state precedents that applied lockstepping construction of state constitutions. This essay suggests that we should approach that question carefully. It might be entirely appropriate to reject lockstepping as generally unsound, but we should not assume that a state constitutional provision necessarily means something different than its federal analogue. The essay discusses several key Ohio Supreme Court cases to illustrate its point
Offloading-Verified Framework for Adversary Detection and Mitigation in IoT
No full textCyber-physical systems (CPSs) designed for the Internet of Things (IoT) enhanced security and resource infrastructures to support various applications and services, undetected adversaries in the temporarily connected IoT network impose different user and data privacy threats, this research introduces an Offloading-verified Adversary Detection and Mitigation Scheme (OADMS), this proposed scheme coexists with the IoT communication and CPS security infrastructure for adversary detection, conventional behavior-based adversary detection with partial order adversarial network training validates the infrastructure security support against cyber-attacks. The behavior is analyzed for independent and offloaded service exchanges, reducing communication failures and is recurrently analyzed in the detection process until the service termination, communication metrics of the infrastructure units are used to verify adversary and user channel behavior. The learning process recommendations are exploited to validate the channel\u27s reliability through IoT-sharing platforms, and the performance of the proposed system is assessed using communication latency, failure rate, response ratio, and detection factor. The model achieved an excellent detection accuracy rate of 96.8 %
Harnessing Instrumentation and Artificial Intelligence for New Insights and Applications in Single-Entity Electrochemistry
No full textThe field of single-entity electrochemistry (SEE) has rapidly evolved, driven by innovative advancements in instrumentation, sophisticated data analysis powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), and an expanding range of applications across multiple disciplines. This review highlights significant recent progress in instrument developments that enhance the spatial and temporal resolution of SEE measurements, as well as data analysis employing AI methodologies to improve the processing, interpretation, and accuracy of complex electrochemical datasets. Additionally, we provide an overview of impactful recent applications of SEE in energy storage, catalysis, environmental monitoring, and biosensing, demonstrating the critical importance and transformative potential of single-entity measurements. By integrating advanced instrumentation with powerful data analytical frameworks, SEE continues to reveal unique insights at the nanoscale, bridging fundamental electrochemical research and practical applications
Firm-level climate change risk and corporate debt maturity
No full textExploiting a sample of worldwide listed firms, we explore the effect of firm-level climate change exposure on debt maturity structure. We find that climate change risk is negatively and statistically significantly associated with long-term maturity debt issuance. Further, we find that the climate change risk-debt maturity structure relationship is non-linear and changes according to firm-specific, country legal origins and macroeconomic conditions. We confirm our results by running several robustness tests to reduce endogeneity concerns, sample selection biases, and econometric model specification. Taken together, our evidence reveals firm debt maturity preferences when climate change risk increases, extending the literature on both climate change effects on financial markets as well as firm-level determinants of maturity structure determinants