Vaccination continues to be one of the most effective measures available to prevent the spread of infectious diseases (Hussain et al., 2018). Establishing the main factors that deter parents from vaccinating their children is one of the most important steps to be made that can educate those about the importance of vaccination and how it […]
C52: A Retrospective Study to Assess an Automated Approach for Navigating Catheter Movements
This general research area utilizes the fields of Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science to solve a real-world problem. Ventricular arrhythmias (VA) are abnormal heartbeats oftentimes associated with morbidity, mortality, and impaired quality of life. They can be treated using catheter ablation, where a tube is guided through one’s heart to destroy the small areas of […]
C53: Reanalyzing Korean Genome-wide Association Studies Using a Next -Generation Asian Reference Panel
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) aim to collect large samples of human genomes from all over the world and study genetic variants or genes associated with human diseases. Since the first GWAS in 2005, it has been quite successful in identifying genetic variants or genes responsible for various complex disorders such as autism, schizophrenia, and diabetes, […]
C54: Estimating Confidence Intervals for Risk Measures in Pareto Tails
Our general research area is focused on determining the two-sided interval estimators for risk measures in modeling loss data. In this case, we are looking at the conditional tail expectation (CTE) for Pareto tails (specifically Pareto I and Pareto II). We use the Delta Method to compute the confidence intervals, and compare the performance with […]
C55: Variations in Eye Fixation Behaviors Evident with Aphasia-based Alexia in Multi-sentence Passages
Aphasia is an acquired neurogenic language disorder that negatively impacts functional reading ability. How people with aphasia (PWA) process multi-sentence written text is largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to perform in-depth examination of eye fixation behaviors via eye tracking technology when PWA and neurotypical adults (NA) read multi-sentence passages.The research questions of […]
C56: Accounting Ethics Education
Given the recurrence of major ethical scandals in the accounting profession, the importance of ethics education continues to grow. We investigate what measures are being taken by the profession and academy to ensure that students receive sufficient training in ethics prior to entering the workforce as well as subsequently during their careers. Data was hand […]
C57: Time Exhibited by College Athletes with Concussions Compared to Neurotypical College Students during Narrative Reading Tasks
Concussions are a common health concern among universities around the world, however little was known about how college athletes with concussions (CAC) and neurotypical college students (NCS) process written text when reading multi-sentence narratives. In this study, we examined the forward and regressive eye fixation patterns of college athletes following acute concussion (less than 2 […]
C58: Communicating Research to Public Audiences: Faculty Perspectives
This qualitative project focuses on how research is communicated to public audiences with an emphasis on the perspectives of faculty researchers. Nine Miami faculty were interviewed to understand the ways in which they communicate their research findings to non-disciplinary audiences. Multiple disciplinary areas were represented- natural sciences, social sciences, fine arts, and business. Faculty members […]
C59: Examining the Factors That Influence the Academic Success of Bridges Scholars
Abstract Author(s): Meirielys Castaneda Ceballos, Psychology Major Raychel Avila, Psychology Major Lauren Haus, Psychology Major Mentor(s): Joyce Fernandes, Department of Biology
C60: Deciphering the Relationship Between the 1949, 1971, and 2021 Eruptions in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
The Canary Islands are a chain of seven intra-plate volcanic islands located off the NW African coast, ~100 km west of Morocco. La Palma Island is one of the youngest and westernmost islands in the Canary archipelago, with seven recorded historical eruptions, the three most recent of which include the 1949 San Juan eruption, the […]