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- Creator:
- Dillahunt, Tawanna R., Lam, Jason, Lu, Alex, and Wheeler, Earnest
- Description:
- Today’s Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) support job searches, resume creation and the ability to highlight employment skills on social media. However, these technological tools are often tailored to high-income, highly educated users, and white-collar professionals. It is unclear what interventions address the needs of job seekers who have limited resources, education, or who may be underserved in other ways. We gathered insights from past literature and generated ten tangible design concepts to address the needs of underserved job seekers. We then conducted a needs validation and speed dating study to understand which concepts were most viable among our population. We found that the three most preferred concepts immediately addressed job seekers’ most practical needs. and Per reviewer feedback, we aim to improve the utility of this publication to other scholars by including our research materials here. This dataset includes the interview script, storyboards that were used in the needs validation study, the demographics survey/questionnaire, and the consent form.
- Keyword:
- Design, Underserved job seekers, Storyboards, Speed dating, Employment, and Needs Validation
- Citation to related publication:
- Tawanna R. Dillahunt, Jason Lam, Alex Lu, and Earnest Wheeler. 2018. Designing Future Employment Applications for Underserved Job Seekers: A Speed Dating Study. In Proceedings of the 2018 Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS '18). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 33-44. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3196709.3196770 and http://www.tawannadillahunt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/disfp453-dillahuntA.pdf
- Discipline:
- Other
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- Creator:
- Whitaker, Steven T., Nataraj, Gopal, Nielsen, Jon-Fredrik, and Fessler, Jeffrey A.
- Description:
- File: P,jf06Sep2019,mese.7 The multi-echo spin echo (MESE) data was acquired using a 3D acquisition with an initial 90 degree excitation pulse followed by 32 refocusing (180 degree) pulses, resulting in 32 echoes with echo spacing of 10 ms. The repetition time of the sequence was 1200 ms. Each refocusing pulse was flanked by crusher gradients to impart 14 cycles of phase across the imaging volume. The initial excitation pulse had time-bandwidth product of 6, duration of 3 ms, and slab thickness of 0.9 cm, and each refocusing pulse had time-bandwidth product of 2, duration of 2 ms, and slab thickness of 2.1 cm. The scan took 36 min 11 s and covered a field of view (FOV) of 22 x 22 x 0.99 cm^3 with matrix size 200 x 200 x 9., File: P,jf06Sep2019,b1.7 The Bloch-Siegert (BS) scans were acquired using a 3D acquisition. The excitation pulse of these scans had time-bandwidth product of 8 and duration of 1 ms. The pair of scans used +/-4 kHz off-resonant Fermi pulses between excitation and readout. The BS scans took 2 min 40 s in total and covered a FOV of 22 x 22 x 0.99 cm^3 with matrix size 200 x 50 x 9., File: P,jf06Sep2019,mwf.7 The small-tip fast recovery (STFR) scans were acquired using a 3D acquisition. The first two and last two scans were pairs of spoiled gradient-recalled echo (SPGR) scans with echo time difference of 2.3 ms. (In the related paper, only the first set was used, i.e., only 11 of the 13 scans were used.) The remaining scans used scan parameters that were optimized to minimize the Cramer-Rao Lower Bound (CRLB) of estimates of myelin water fraction (MWF). The RF pulses had time-bandwidth product of 8 and duration of 1 ms. Each pair of SPGR scans took 58 s and the nine STFR scans took 3 min 36 s for a total scan time of 5 min 32 s (4 min 34 s if one pair of SPGR scans is ignored). The scans covered a field of view (FOV) of 22 x 22 x 0.99 cm^3 with matrix size 200 x 200 x 9., File: meseslice5.mat Contains the 32 echoes of the MESE image data for the middle slice of the imaging volume. Saved using Mathworks MATLAB R2019a., File: b1slice5.mat Contains the transmit field inhomogeneity map for the middle slice of the imaging volume., File: recon.jld Key "img" contains the 11 STFR images for the middle slice of the imaging volume. Key "b0map" contains a field map estimated from the two SPGR scans. Key "mask" contains a mask of the voxels for which to estimate MWF. Key "T1img" contains a T1-weighted image for anatomical reference., File: headmask.mat Contains a mask for visualizing just the brain (ignores the skull) for the middle slice of the imaging volume., File: rois.mat Contains masks for various regions of interest (ROIs), used for computing statistics. Keys "mtopleft", "mtopright", "mbottomleft", and "mbottomright" refer to the corresponding locations on the anatomical reference image (see related paper). Key "mic" refers to the internal capsules, and key "mgm" refers to a gray matter ROI., The raw data files (P-files) can be read into the Julia programming language using the Julia version of the Michigan Image Reconstruction Toolbox ( https://github.com/JeffFessler/MIRT.jl) or into MATLAB using TOPPE ( https://github.com/toppeMRI/toppe). The reconstructed slices used in the related paper are provided for convenience, and are stored in .mat files that can be loaded into Julia (using the package MAT.jl) or MATLAB, and a .jld file that can be loaded into Julia (using the package JLD.jl). The Julia code for processing the data to create MWF maps is hosted publicly on GitHub at https://github.com/StevenWhitaker/STFR-MWF., and Files: toppe-master.zip and MIRT.jl-master.zip are archived versions of the TOPPE and Michigan Image Reconstruction Toolbox code sets from GitHub as of 2/28/2020.
- Keyword:
- myelin, machine learning, kernel learning, magnetic resonance imaging, and scan design
- Citation to related publication:
- Whitaker, S. T., Nataraj, G., Nielsen, J.-F., & Fessler, J. A. (2020). Myelin water fraction estimation using small-tip fast recovery MRI. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 84(4), 1977–1990. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.28259
- Discipline:
- Health Sciences and Engineering
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- Creator:
- James, David A.
- Description:
- An Excel spreadsheet listing the information recorded on each of 18,686 costume designs can be viewed, downloaded, and explored. All the usual Excel sorting possibilities are available, and in addition a useful filter has been installed. For example, to find the number of designs that are Frieze Type #1, go to the top of the frieze type 2 column (column AS), click on the drop-down arrow and unselect every option box except True (i.e. True should be turned on, all other choices turned off). Then in the lower left corner, one reads “1111 of 18686 records found”. Much more sophisticated exploration can be carried out by downloading the rich and flexible Access Database. The terms used for this database were described in detail in three sections of Deep Blue paper associated with this project. The database can be downloaded and explored. HOW TO USE THE ACCESS DATABASE 1. Click on the Create Cohort and View Math Trait Data button, and select your cohort by clicking on the features of interest (for example: Apron and Blouse). Note: Depending on how you exited on your previous visit to the database, there may be items to clear up before creating the cohorts. a) (Usually unnecessary) Click on the small box near the top left corner to allow connection to Access. b) (Usually unnecessary) If an undesired window blocks part of the screen, click near the top of this window to minimize it. c) Make certain under Further Filtering that all four Exclude boxes are checked to get rid of stripes and circles, and circular buttons, and the D1 that is trivially associated with shoes. 2. Click on Filter Records to Form the Cohort button. Note the # of designs, # of pieces, and # of costumes beside Recalculate. 3. Click on Calculate Average Math Trait Frequency of Cohort button, and select the symmetry types of interest (for example: D1 and D2) . 4. To view the Stage 1 table, click on Create Stage 1 table. To edit and print this table, click on Create Excel (after table has been created). The same process works for Stages 2, 3.and 4 tables. 5. To view the matrix listing the math category impact numbers, move over to a button on the right side and click on View Matrix of Math Category Impact Numbers. To edit and print this matrix, click on Create Excel, use the Excel table as usual.
- Keyword:
- Group Theory, European regional costume, Symmetry, Ethnomathematics, European folk costume, and Classification of designs
- Discipline:
- Other
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- Creator:
- Pedde, Meredith
- Description:
- In this study, we took advantage of the randomized allocation of the US EPA's funding for school bus replacements and retrofits to causally assess the impacts of upgrading buses on student attendance through the EPA’s national School Bus Rebate Program. Specifically, we used classical intent-to-treat analyses for randomized controlled trials to compare the change in school district level attendance rates after vs before the 2012 through 2017 lotteries by funding selection status . We used overall district attendance rates since rates were not available for only school-bus riders.
- Keyword:
- School Bus Emissions, Diesel Air Pollution, and School Attendance
- Citation to related publication:
- Pedde, M., Szpiro, A., Hirth, R. et al. Randomized design evidence of the attendance benefits of the EPA School Bus Rebate Program. Nat Sustain (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01088-7
- Discipline:
- Health Sciences
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- Creator:
- Moser, Carol, Schoenebeck, Sarita Y., and Resnick, Paul
- Description:
- This work investigates what features e-commerce sites use to encourage impulse buying and what tools consumers desire to curb their online spending. We present supplementary material for two studies: (1) a systematic content analysis of 200 top e-commerce websites in the U.S. and (2) a survey of online impulse buyers (N=151). Files include: (1) Study 1 Code book for content analysis of websites (2) Study 1 CSV data file resulting from the content analysis (3) Study 1 PDFs (N=200) of e-commerce websites analyzed (4) Study 2 Online survey questionnaire (5) Study 2 Survey code book for free response questions
- Citation to related publication:
- Moser, C., Schoenebeck, S.Y., Resnick, P., 2019. Impulse Buying: Design Practices and Consumer Needs, in: Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI ’19. Association for Computing Machinery, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, pp. 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300472
- Discipline:
- Social Sciences
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- Creator:
- Zhang, Qiaoning
- Description:
- The widespread acceptance of healthcare robot at home is hindered by a lack of clarity regarding optimal design features, particularly among users with varying levels of knowledge and attitudes towards this emerging technology. To address this, this study applies the Kano model to systematically identify and prioritize the features of healthcare robots, factoring in older adults diverse robot-related knowledge and attitudes towards robots.
- Discipline:
- Social Sciences
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- Creator:
- Towne, Aaron, Yeh, Chi-An., Patel, Het, and Taira, Kunihiko
- Description:
- This dataset contains data from a three-dimensional large eddy simulation of Mach 0.3 flow over a NACA 0012 airfoil at Reynolds number 23,000, which features a transitional boundary layer, separation over a recirculation bubble, and a turbulent wake. The dataset contains 16,000 time-resolved snapshots of the mid-span and spanwise-averaged velocity fields. All data are stored within hdf5 files, and a Matlab script showing how the data can be read and manipulated is provided. Please see the ‘airfoilLES_README.pdf’ file for more information. We recommend using the ‘airfoilLES_example.zip’ file as an entry point to the dataset. and The dataset is part of “A database for reduced-complexity modeling of fluid flows” (see references below) and is intended to aid in the conception, training, demonstration, evaluation, and comparison of reduced-complexity models for fluid mechanics. The paper introduces the flow setup and computational methods, describes the available data, and provides an example of how these data can be used for reduced-complexity modeling. Users of these data should cite the papers listed below.
- Citation to related publication:
- Towne, A., Dawson, S., Brès, G. A., Lozano-Durán, A., Saxton-Fox, T., Parthasarthy, A., Biler, H., Jones, A. R., Yeh, C.-A., Patel, H., Taira, K. (2022). A database for reduced-complexity modeling of fluid flows. AIAA Journal 61(7): 2867-2892. and Yeh, C.-A. and Taira, K. (2019) Resolvent-analysis-based design of airfoil separation control. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 867:572–610.
- Discipline:
- Science and Engineering
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- Creator:
- Lori, Jody r, Moyer, Cheryl A, Perosky, Joseph E, and University of Michigan, School of Nursing
- Description:
- This study used a convergent parallel mixed methods design that included qualitative data in the form of focus group discussions (FGDs), individual interviews, quantitative data retrieved from logbook reviews, and geo-location data collected through geographic information systems (GIS). Focus group discussions were conducted with community members, including chiefs, community leaders, women of reproductive age, traditional birth attendants (TBAs), women currently staying at a MWH, and male partners. Individual interviews were conducted with healthcare providers (midwives, registered nurses, and officers in charge) providing services at the rural primary healthcare facilities associated with a MWH. Logbook registries at rural health facilities with a MWH were reviewed to capture MWH usage. Additionally, each MWH was geo-located for purposes of geo-visualization.
- Keyword:
- Maternity Waiting Homes and Liberia
- Citation to related publication:
- James, K.H., Perosky, J.E., McLean, K. et al. Protocol for geolocating rural villages of women in Liberia utilizing a maternity waiting home. BMC Res Notes 12, 196 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4224-1 and Coley, KM, Perosky, JE, Nyanplu, A, et al. Acceptability and feasibility of insect consumption among pregnant women in Liberia. Matern Child Nutr. 2020; 16:e12990. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12990
- Discipline:
- International Studies
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- Creator:
- Figueroa, C. Alberto
- Description:
- This information provides the data and commands to manually setup the computational simulations used in the PLOS ONE paper 'Patient-specific modeling of right coronary circulation vulnerability post-liver transplant in Alagille’s syndrome' using CRIMSON (CARDIOVASCULAR INTEGRATED MODELLING & SIMULATION) a prototype simulation environment developed under the support of the European Research Council (( http://www.crimson.software/)., Note that a Windows version of the CRIMSON flowsolver is provided as part of the CRIMSON Windows installer, but you will need a very powerful Windows computer to run these simulations, as the models used in the present work are extremely computationally-demanding. It is recommended that you use a Linux version of the CRIMSON flowsolver on a high-performance computer., Option 1 (ready-to-use files to immediately start the simulation): 1. Please unzip the Ready-to-use files. 2. Copy the folders of each of the three conditions to the high performance computer. 3. In addition to different codes used, each folder provides the boundary conditions applied in the simulations described in the manuscript (e.g. LPN parameters). To run the 3D simulations for each condition simply launch the it using the CRIMSON flowsolver. In addition, the solver.inp file can be modified to run a 0D "real-time simulation" (please open solver.inp with a text editor and modify line 4 "Simulate in Purely Zero Dimensions:" to "True")., Option 2 (using the MITK files): 1. Please download and install Crimson software ( http://www.crimson.software/). 2. Please unzip the MITK files and the Ready-to-use files. 3. From amongst the provided MITK files, load the MITK file of interest to CRIMSON (using the MITK files, additional changes can be made to the computational model in case the user wants to explore different settings/boundary conditions e.g. change the vascular wall properties, introducing a change in the geometry to create a virtual stenosis). 3. Navigate to the tree in the "Data Manager" panel and select the "Pulmonaries", "CRIMSON SOLVER" and then "Solver study 3D" items, in the described order. 4. In the right hand panel select the "CRIMSON Solver setup" tab and scroll down the right hand bar until to find the "Setup Solver" box; click to output the simulation files (faceInfo.dat, geombc.dat.1, multidomain.dat, netlist_surface.dat,numstart.dat, presolver folder, solver.inp, restart.0.1). 5. Copy and replace the geombc.dat.1 and restart.0.1 generated by CRIMSON for each individual condition to the respective unziped folder in the Ready-to-use file (discard the remaining files that were output by CRIMSON). Note that if you have not changed anything about the model (e.g. vascular wall properties), then doing this will produce restart.0.1 and geombc.dat.1 files which are identical to the ready-to-use versions. 6. Finally copy each Condition folder to the high performance computer and simply launch the simulation using the CRIMSON flowsolver., and For technical queries please contact crimson-users@googlegroups.com. --October 2018.
- Citation to related publication:
- Silva Vieira M, Arthurs CJ, Hussain T, Razavi R, Figueroa CA (2018) Patient-specific modeling of right coronary circulation vulnerability post-liver transplant in Alagille’s syndrome. PLOS ONE 13(11): e0205829. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205829
- Discipline:
- Engineering and Health Sciences
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- Creator:
- Zhang, Kaihua and Collette, Matthew D.
- Description:
- This Ph.D. research focuses on two subject areas: experimental and numerical model, which serves as two essential parts of a digital twin. A digital twin contains models of real-world structures and fuses data from observations of the structures and scale experiment to pull the models into better agreement with the real world. Digital twin models have the promise of representing complex marine structures and providing enhanced lifecycle performance and risk forecasts. Experimentally verifying the updating approaches is necessary but rarely performed. Thus, the proposed work is designing an experiment and developing a numerical model updated by the experimental data. The dataset contains all the data collected in the experiment of a four-crack hexagon- shaped specimen is presented, designed to mimic many of the properties of complex degrading marine structural systems, such as crack interaction, component inter- dependence, redundant load path, and non-binary failure.
- Keyword:
- System Reliability, Dynamic Bayesian Networks, Fatigue Experiment, Crack Length Measurement, Experimental Validation, Reliability Prediction
- Citation to related publication:
- "Evaluating Crack Growth Prediction in Structural Systems with Dynamic Bayesian Networks", submitted to Computers and Structure and Zhang, K., & Collette, M. (2021). Experimental investigation of structural system capacity with multiple fatigue cracks. Marine Structures, 78, 102943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marstruc.2021.102943
- Discipline:
- Engineering