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Urban Heat Mapping Strategies for Predicting Near-Surface Air Temperature in Unsampled Cities in Iowa
Get PDFElevated urban temperatures are a significant concern across the globe due to their negative health effects and increased energy use. Understanding the spatial variation in urban air temperatures can lead to informed mitigation and planning efforts. Air temperatures for multiple urban areas in the state of Iowa, USA, at three times of the day, were collected using customized sensors mounted on vehicles driven through a variety of landscapes in each urban area. Geographic information systems technology was used to process high-resolution landscape datasets and derive variables that summarize the urban landscape surrounding each temperature measurement point. Five different statistical models: standard regression, trend surface, geostatistical, time series, and random forest, were fitted to nighttime data in the Waterloo–Cedar Falls urban area. We demonstrate that the best method for predicting Waterloo–Cedar Falls nighttime data is to use Waterloo–Cedar Falls data collected at a different time of day. However, when data are not available in the same city for which predicted air temperatures are needed, we explore which substitute city’s data best forecast the target city’s air temperature, via four cross-validation strategies. We find that, when predicting evening and nighttime air temperatures for the Iowa urban areas, choosing the closest-in-population-size substitute city provides the best predicted air temperatures
The Effect of Note Highlighting on Note Identification Accuracy in Beginning Band Students
Get PDFThis study was completed in the spring of 2025 and is based on the effectiveness of colored notation in music reading in beginning band students. An extensive literature review was conducted that supports the usage of color in educational material. Extensive research has been done on color in music education, and that research was used in this study. This study’s primary question is how color affects student note-reading. The hypothesis generated for the study is that students who receive highlighted notes see improvement in their note-reading compared to those who do not. The method used in this study was a thirty-note assessment that students completed. A select group of students in sixth-grade band were then given their band music with highlighted notes, and after a month, the class was given a post-test. Results from this study support the hypothesis, as the group receiving highlighted notes improved their scores compared to the group that did not. The implications from this data would seem to indicate that for students needing extra accommodations in note reading, highlighted notes would play a key role in helping those students
02. Airness Photo 01 [photograph, April 22, 2025]
Get PDFAirness is a contemporary play, written by Chelsea Marcantel. The piece focused on the unknown population of air guitar. This production of the play involved aspects of drag, LGBTQ representation, and rock \u27n roll!https://scholarworks.uni.edu/lgbtq_projects/1019/thumbnail.jp
52. Jacket Project [photograph 08]
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51. Jacket Project [photograph 07]
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50. Jacket Project [photograph 06]
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54. Jacket Project [photograph 10]
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66. UNI Proud [poster 01]
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