The ubiquity of uncertain data in modern-day applications (such as information extraction, data integration, sensor and RFID networks, and scientific experiments) has resulted in a growing need for techniques to deal with such data. This thesis addresses challenges in managing uncertain data in a principled, usable, and scalable fashion. We identify and explore a fundamental tension between usa...

PURPOSE To update the information available on the number and type of faculty diversity programs at U.S. MD-degree-granting medical schools. METHOD The authors conducted an environmental scan of the 124 MD-degree-granting medical schools included in the 2010 Faculty Roster. They interviewed key informants in the faculty affairs and/or minority affairs offices and conducted Web site searches t...

PURPOSE To assess the medical oncology (MO) physician workforce diversity by race, Hispanic ethnicity, and sex, with attention to trainees. METHODS Public registries were used to assess 2010 differences among MO practicing physicians, academic faculty, and fellows; internal medicine (IM) residents; and the US population, using binomial tests with P < .001 significance adjusting for multiple c...

During a survey of mucoralean fungi in soil from an upland forest area located Pernambuco, Brazil, strain Backusella (URM 8637) was isolated. Based on morphological, physiological, and molecular data [internal transcribed spacer (ITS) large subunit (LSU) ribosomal DNA regions], it recognized that this differed all other species the genus. Morphologically, new is characterized as forming varied-...

First-generation and underrepresented minoritized(URM) studentsmay have greater challenges in online learning than other students. Communities of support can help these highly motivated students be more engaged successful the remote environment. In this scoping literature review, we identified fifteen categories first-generation URM student as found peer-reviewed research last ten years. We pla...

Abstract Objective A core mission of the Society for Black Neuropsychology (SBN) is to increase representation neuropsychologists, students, and scholars from diverse backgrounds. As such, SBN developed a 12-month mentoring program trainees at all levels. The Mentorship Program includes four components: where mentees are paired with mentor based on interest needs; professional development webin...

Façade overturning is a frequently observed collapse mechanism occurring in unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings during high-intensity, earthquake-induced shaking. Following complete separation from building, the rocking motion of URM façade and associated impact against return walls are factors that continue to contribute out-of-plane capacity. Seismic vulnerability studies façades have histor...

The present study aims to determine the Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) basic scores for four representative Unreinforced Masonry (URM) and their corresponding Confined (CM) buildings. Two types of analysis were carried out on finite element models: modal push-over analysis. It was observed that confining URM walls with horizontal vertical RC ties leads a significant improvement in both ultimate s...

Despite the rhetoric of diversity in higher education, trends toward greater representation of historically underrepresented minority (URM) faculty have not significantly improved post-Civil Rights. The percentages of historically underrepresented African American, Latino, and Native American faculty in all higher education institutions are well below parity with their percentage in the total U...