University Of Tennessee Research Foundation

THE SOUTHEAST DAIRY BUSINESS INNOVATION INITIATIVE (SDBII) WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE VALUE-ADDED AND CONVENTIONAL DAIRY INDUSTRY ACROSS 12 SOUTHEAST STATES (ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA). WE HAVE CREATED A SUPPORT NETWORK ACROSS: 1) UNDERSTANDING VALUE-ADDED DAIRY OPPORTUNITIES (ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND FARM SUSTAINABILITY), 2) DAIRY FINANCES AND DECISION-SUPPORT TOOLS, 3) FOOD SAFETY AND PRODUCT INNOVATION PROJECTS, 4) MARKETING AND TRAINING TOOLS, AND 5) LEADERSHIP AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THIS CURRENT APPLICATION WILL FOCUS ON EXPANDED AND NEW INITIATIVES AROUND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND FARM SUSTAINABILITY, DAIRY FINANCES AND DECISION-SUPPORT TOOLS, AND LEADERSHIP AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THIS FURTHERS OUR OVERARCHING GOAL OF CREATING A HOLISTIC SUPPORT SYSTEM, BENCHMARKS, AND RESOURCES ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY. OUTCOMES WILL INCLUDE: SURVEYS OF AUTOMATED CALF FEEDER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. APPLIED RESEARCH ON BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND CALF BEHAVIOR FOR AUTOMATED CALF FEEDERS. OFFSETTING HERD GENOMIC TESTING COSTS AND SURVEYING PRODUCERS. ASSESSING TRADITIONAL AND NOVEL FEEDING METHODS IMPACT ON DAIRY CATTLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND PRODUCTION. EXPANSION OF THE DAIRY GAUGE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE MILK FAT AND PROTEIN, PREGNANCY RATE, CULL RATE, OTHER FARM MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, AND GREENHOUSE GASES. REFINEMENT OF U-DAIRE PROGRAM CURRICULA AND EXPANSION. EXPANSION AND REFINEMENT OF MILK PROGRAM ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. CREATION OF CURD PROGRAM TO FOSTER PRODUCER COMMUNITY COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DAIRY BUSINESSES. COMPETITIVE SUBAWARD PROGRAMS FOR SOUTHEAST DAIRY BUSINESSES. CREATING EXTENSION FACT SHEETS, PUBLICATIONS, DECISION TOOLS, AND VIDEO RESOURCES.

AWARDED UNDER BAA W911NF-17-S-0003-03

EFFECT OF PRENATAL COMPOUNDS ON ADULT LUNG FUNCTION VIA NEONATAL DNA METHYLATION

INFANT VOCAL COMMUNICATION: TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT AND AUTISM RISK

CAVITATION EROSION: MODEL TO FULL SCALE

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

APPLYING BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS TO PREDICT ALCOHOL TRAJECTORIES DURING THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD

NURSING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

CC* INTEGRATION-LARGE: MGUARD: A SECURE REAL-TIME DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITH FINE-GRAINED ACCESS CONTROL FOR MHEALTH RESEARCH

TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN APEX ACCELERATOR TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESSES, INCLUDING NEWLY STARTED BUSINESSES, TO OBTAIN PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

CAREER: ENABLING THE ACCURATE SIMULATION OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CORE-LEVEL SPECTROSCOPIES IN MOLECULAR COMPLEXES USING TIME-DEPENDENT DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE CHEMICAL THEORY, MODELS AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS (CTMC) PROGRAM IN THE DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY, DR. DANIEL NASCIMENTO OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS IS DEVELOPING COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES TO SIMULATE HOW MOLECULES INTERACT WITH X-RAYS. THESE SIMULATIONS PROVIDE VALUABLE INFORMATION ON HOW MOLECULES BEHAVE, AND BY EXTENSION, HOW THEY CAN BE USED AND MANIPULATED IN TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS RELEVANT TO MEDICINE, MATERIALS SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY. DR. NASCIMENTO AND HIS RESEARCH GROUP WILL DEVELOP COST-EFFECTIVE ALGORITHMS TO SIMULATE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL X-RAY SPECTROSCOPIES THAT WILL ENABLE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MOLECULAR SYSTEMS RELEVANT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES. THESE ALGORITHMS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AS PART OF THE PSI4 ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE PACKAGE, AN OPEN-SOURCE, STATE-OF-THE-ART QUANTUM CHEMISTRY SOFTWARE PACKAGE FREELY AVAILABLE TO THE CHEMISTRY COMMUNITY. AS PART OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, DR. NASCIMENTO WILL LAUNCH A SUMMER PROGRAM IN COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY TARGETING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH REGION. THESE EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO IMPACT THE RECRUITMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTS AND ARE SEEN AS A VEHICLE TO WORK TOWARD BUILDING A DIVERSE, TALENTED FUTURE WORKFORCE FOR THE FIELD. RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN X-RAY FREE-ELECTRON LASER (XFEL) TECHNOLOGIES HAVE OPENED UP NEW AVENUES FOR CONDUCTING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CORE-LEVEL SPECTROSCOPY EXPERIMENTS AT HIGH ENERGIES. HOWEVER, TO EFFECTIVELY INTERPRET AND MAKE SENSE OF THE VAST AMOUNT OF DATA GENERATED BY THESE FACILITIES, IT IS IMPERATIVE TO HAVE PRECISE THEORETICAL MODELS THAT CAN FAITHFULLY REPLICATE THE UNDERLYING PROCESSES. CURRENT MODELS EMPLOYED IN THE INTERPRETATION OF EXPERIMENTAL X-RAY DATA ARE EITHER TOO SIMPLIFIED TO BE PREDICTIVE OR ENTAIL EXTENSIVE COMPUTATIONS THAT ARE PRACTICAL ONLY FOR RELATIVELY SMALL MOLECULES. DR. NASCIMENTO AND HIS RESEARCH GROUP ARE TAKING A NOVEL APPROACH BY HARNESSING THE PRINCIPLES OF RESPONSE THEORY TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND APPLY COST-EFFECTIVE ALGORITHMS FOR SIMULATING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CORE-LEVEL SPECTROSCOPIES IN REAL-WORLD SYSTEMS, FEATURING AROUND 100 TO 150 ATOMS. THESE ALGORITHMS WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE PSI4 ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE PACKAGE. THROUGH THIS RESEARCH EFFORT, DR. NASCIMENTO AIMS TO DEEPEN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF SEVERAL CRITICAL ASPECTS, INCLUDING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SECOND-ORDER RELAXATION EFFECTS IN CALCULATING EXCITED-STATE TRANSITION MOMENTS IN MOLECULAR COMPLEXES, THE UTILIZATION OF QUASI-DEGENERATE PERTURBATION THEORY TO INTRODUCE SPIN-ORBIT COUPLING EFFECTS INTO THESE TRANSITION MOMENTS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATE-SPECIFIC STRATEGY FOR ADDRESSING DISSIPATION CHANNELS WITH MINIMAL PARAMETERIZATION. THE ALGORITHMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS RESULTING FROM THIS PROJECT ARE EXPECTED TO ENHANCE THE WAYS IN WHICH MULTI-DIMENSIONAL X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY SIMULATIONS ARE PERFORMED AND TO INCREASE THE REACH AND PREDICTIVE ABILITY OF COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY IN THE NEW ERA OF XFEL-DRIVEN SCIENCE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON THIN FILMS FOR ANTI-FOG LENS COATING IN LAPAROSCOPY

EXAMINING RESILIENCE IN YOUTH EXPOSED TO ADVERSITY

TRANSCRANIAL ULTRASOUND ALGORITHMS AND DEVICE FOR RAPID STROKE DETERMINATION BY PARAMEDICS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT TIMELY DIAGNOSIS OF STROKE (ISCHEMIC VS. HEMORRHAGIC) IS CRITICAL TO STREAMLINING APPROPRIATE TREATMENT AND ACHIEVING OPTIMAL CLINICAL OUTCOMES–MINIMIZING DAMAGE TO BRAIN TISSUE AND FUNCTION. ABOUT 87% OF STROKES ARE ISCHEMIC, WITH LARGE VESSEL OCCLUSIONS (LVOS) ACCOUNTING FOR >90% OF DEATHS AMONG THIS SUBSET. PATIENTS WITH LVOS ARE BEST TREATED WITH MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY AT A CERTIFIED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER (CSC) HOSPITAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT THE NEAREST NON-CSC STROKE-CARE FACILITY MAY LACK THIS INTERVENTIONAL CATHETERIZATION CAPABILITY. TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER (TCD) ULTRASOUND CAN MEASURE VASCULAR FLOW AND DETECT LVOS, BUT CURRENT TCD EQUIPMENT HAS HIGH OPERATOR DEPENDENCE: TO ACQUIRE A TCD SIGNAL, THE USER MUST SIMULTANEOUSLY FIND THE OPTIMAL “ACOUSTIC WINDOW” OF A PATIENT’S SKULL AND PRECISELY ALIGN THE ULTRASOUND BEAM WITH THE MIDDLE, ANTERIOR, OR POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERIES. WE PROPOSE TO DESIGN A TRANSCRANIAL ULTRASOUND DEVICE THAT ENABLES PARAMEDICS TO IDENTIFY LVOS QUICKLY AND EASILY AS PART OF STROKE TRIAGE, TO REDUCE THE TIME TO TPA AND THROMBECTOMY TREATMENT DELIVERY (BY TENS OF MINUTES TO >1 HOUR) AND IMPROVE ISCHEMIC STROKE OUTCOMES. THIS NEW TCD DEVICE WILL INCLUDE A CUSTOMIZED 2D TRANSDUCER ARRAY THAT CAN (1) SAMPLE AND MAP TRENDS IN ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES OVER AN AREA OF THE SKULL AND (2) DETECT ANGLED WAVEFRONTS FROM MOVING BLOOD SCATTERERS WITHIN THE BEAM. TO ACHIEVE THIS DESIGN, OUR TEAM–CONSISTING PRIMARILY OF UNDERGRADUATES–WILL TAKE THOROUGH EXPERIMENTAL ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS OF EX VIVO SKULL, ACQUIRE TRANSSKULL DOPPLER MEASUREMENTS ON A CUSTOM PHANTOM USING A COMMERCIAL ARRAY PROBE, AND PERFORM TRANSSKULL SIMULATIONS OF UNIQUE TRANSDUCER ARRAY GEOMETRIES. THESE EFFORTS WILL PINPOINT IDEAL ACOUSTIC WINDOWS AND YIELD A HIGH-RESOLUTION, DIGITAL ACOUSTIC MODEL OF TEMPORAL SKULL, PROVIDE SIGNALS FROM WHICH TO REFINE AN ALGORITHM TO GUIDE THE PLACEMENT AND ANGLE OF A TCD TRANSDUCER, AND ULTIMATELY OPTIMIZE THE LAYOUT AND OPERATION OF A CUSTOM 2D ARRAY STREAMLINED FOR TCD ACQUISITION (AND LVO DETECTION) BY UNTRAINED USERS. THIS PROJECT WILL LEAD TO FURTHER RESEARCH (PROTOTYPE FABRICATION AND IN VIVO TESTING) AND APPLICATIONS IN DETECTING AND MONITORING VARIOUS NEUROLOGICAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS. LONG-TERM, WE ENVISION COST-EFFECTIVE, USER- FRIENDLY TCD USED IN AMBULATORY CARE UNITS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND IMPROVED TRANSCRANIAL IMAGING AND THERAPY CAPABILITIES AS WELL. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A CLOSELY MENTORED BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE TO A DIVERSE SET OF UNDERGRADUATES, WHOSE SUCCESS AS RESEARCHERS AND ROLE MODELS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT AND ENHANCE THE RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS AND COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH.

BEHAVIORAL ECONOMIC TRAJECTORIES OF ALCOHOL MISUSE IN EMERGING ADULTS: NEUROECONOMIC AUGMENTATION VIA ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY

CATALYSTS BEARING TRACELESS TETHERS FOR SINGLE STEP META AND PARA C-H FUNCTIONALIZATION

ADDRESSING THE MODERNATION NEEDS SUPPLY CHAIN DEFICIENCES OF SMALL-TO-MEDIUM BUSINESSES IN THE TENNESSEE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE.

CAREER: THREE-DIMENSIONAL SUPER-RESOLUTION LIGHT MICROSCOPY OF THICK, UNPROCESSED BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES

NEUTROPHIL RESPONSE TO TISSUE TEMPLATES IN VITRO: IMPLANT IMPLICATIONS

COMMUNITY FACILITY

FARMERS OFTEN DIRECTLY MARKET THEIR PRODUCTS TO CONSUMERS. THIS INTERACTION IS UNIQUE TO MANY MARKETED FOOD PRODUCTS AND OPENS UP MARKETING STRATEGIES NOT AVAILABLE TO OTHER ENTITIES. CONSUMERS MAY GAIN PRESTIGE OR SOCIAL STATUS BY PURCHASING FOODS IN THIS MANNER AND SUGGESTS FURTHER MARKET SEGMENTATION WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BENEFIT FARMERS. IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF THESE UNDERSERVED MARKET SEGMENTATIONS MAY IMPROVE FARMER PROFITABILITY WHILE IMPROVING THE VALUE DELIVERED TO CONSUMERS. IDENTIFICATION OF EXISTING MARKETING STRATEGIES OF FARMERS WILL AID THE PROJECT TEAM AS THEY SEEK TO IDENTIFY STRATEGIES APPEALING TO CONSUMERS SEEKING PRESTIGE OR SOCIAL STATUS FROM THEIR FOOD PURCHASES. BEHAVIORS OF CONSUMERS SEEKING PRESTIGE OR SOCIAL STATUS FROM FOOD PURCHASES THAT INCLUDE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES WILL BE DETERMINED IN AN EXPERIMENTAL AUCTION OF FOOD FROM FARMERS. FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AUCTIONS, FIELD EXPERIMENTS WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH FARMERS' MARKETS TO SEE HOW PURCHASING PATTERNS CHANGED. ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE MARKETING STRATEGIES WILL BE DETERMINED. STRATEGIES FOR FARMERS WISHING TO MARKET TO PRESTIGE-SEEKING AND SOCIAL STATUS ACHIEVING CONSUMERS WILL ALSO BE IDENTIFIED. THIS PROJECT ASSISTS SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED FARMERS IN DEVELOPING NEW MARKETING STRATEGIES TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND PROFITABILITY IN AN EVER CHANGING CONSUMER LANDSCAPE.

REU SITE: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PHYSICS RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

WORKFORCE TRAINING

THIS PROPOSAL WILL PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD) FOR MAURY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HAMPSHIRE UNIT SCHOOL, AND COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY TO INCREASE COMPETENCIES IN FOOD, AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND HUMAN SCIENCES (FANH) TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES. THESE INSTITUTIONS AND THE RURAL TENNESSEE COMMUNITIES THAT SUPPORT THEM ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY FANH EDUCATION THAT PREPARES STUDENTS TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE AND PURSUE POST-SECONDARY TRAINING IN FANH CAREERS. HOWEVER, THE FACULTY LACK THE TRAINING AND BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE ESSENTIAL TO INCORPORATE EFFECTIVE FANH INSTRUCTION IN THEIR STATE MANDATED CURRICULUM. TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, A PD MODEL THAT WILL BE DELIVERED THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT EMPOWERS FACULTY TO CONNECT FANH CONCEPTS THROUGH PROJECT-BASED LEARNING PEDAGOGY. THE CONFLUENCE THESE COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO DEEPLY ENGAGE UT EXTENSION WHILE LEVERAGING COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL PD AND BUILD SUSTAINABLE CONNECTIONS TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM INSTRUCTIONAL CHANGE. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROPOSAL ARE TO: 1) INCREASE TEACHER CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT-BASED INSTRUCTION IN FANH SCIENCES; 2) DEVELOP EXTERNSHIPS FOR FACULTY TO ENGAGE WITH EXTENSION, AGRICULTURE, AND INDUSTRY PERSONNEL; 3) IDENTIFY HIGH-QUALITY CURRICULA AND SUPPORTING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF PROJECT-BASED FANH INSTRUCTION; AND 4) PROVIDE STIPENDS AND COURSE RELEASE TIME FOR GRADE LEVEL AND DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT TEAMS. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROPOSAL WILL RESULT IN AN EXEMPLAR MODEL OF FANH INSTRUCTION MEANINGFULLY EMBEDDED IN K-14 CLASSROOMS THAT CAN BE REPLICATED BY OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS THAT SHARE A COMMITMENT TO FANH EDUCATION.

INTEGRATION OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL ECONOMIC MODELS OF REWARD AMONG HEAVY DRINKING EMERGING ADULTS

THE ROLE OF ORBITOFRONTAL CORTEX IN RISKY DECISION-MAKING

1. AWARD PURPOSE:THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS CAPS WORK PLAN IS TO CONTINUE TO CONDUCTSTATEWIDE SURVEYS IN TENNESSEE TO DETECT TARGETED HARMFUL ANDECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT PLANT PESTS. IN 2022, THESE SURVEYS INCLUDEEXOTIC BARK BEETLES, OAK PESTS AND FIELD CROP PESTS. EXOTIC PESTSREPRESENT SIGNIFICANT THREATS TO AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND OVERALLBIODIVERSITY IN NATURAL AREAS. DETECTION AND RAPID RESPONSE TO EXOTICINTRODUCED PESTS AND WEEDS IS IMPORTANT FOR CONTINUATION OF TRADE,HOMELAND SECURITY, AND PROTECTION OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL AND NATURALRESOURCES.2. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE OBJECTIVE IS TO CONDUCT A STATEWIDE TRAPPING SURVEY TO ASSESS THEPRESENCE OF VARIOUS SPECIES OF EXOTIC WOOD-BORING BARK AND OTHER TYPEBEETLES (9 TOTAL TARGETS), OAK LEPIDOPTERAN PESTS (5 TOTAL PESTS), ANDFIELD CROP PESTS (COTTON AND SOYBEAN – 5 TOTAL PESTS) IN TENNESSEE.3. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:PRESENCE/ABSENCE DATA FOR EXOTIC PESTS OF COMMODITIES AND NATURALRESOURCES IMPORTANT TO TENNESSEE AND AMERICAN AGRICULTURE. THIS DATAWILL HELP FACILITATE SAFE TRADE, POSSIBLY LEAD TO EARLY DETECTION ANDERADICATION OF EXOTIC PESTS AND IMPROVE OVERALL PLANT HEALTH. OUTREACHEFFORTS WILL RESULT IN MORE STATE RESIDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF EXOTICPESTS WHICH CAN HELP PREVENT ACCIDENTAL SPREAD INTO UNINFESTED AREAS.4. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES):TENNESSEE FARMERS, EXPORTERS AND THE TOURISM INDUSTRY WILL BENEFIT FROMTHE RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY, AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WHETHER THERESULTS ARE CONFIRMATION OF NEGATIVE DATA (I.E., PESTS NOT PRESENT INTN) OR THE ABILITY TO DETECT THE PEST(S) EARLY ENOUGH TO INITIATE ANEARLY ERADICATION RESPONSE.5. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD:N/A.

TENNESSEE IRRIGATION GUIDE SUPPLEMENT

CRII: III: TOWARDS EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT CITY-SCALE TRAFFIC RECONSTRUCTION -THIS AWARD IS FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 (PUBLIC LAW 117-2). AUTOMOBILES HAVE FACILITATED SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONNECTED NEARLY ALL SOCIAL SECTORS. HOWEVER, RAPID URBANIZATION AND EXPANSION OF THE TRAFFIC SYSTEM HAVE CAUSED MANY ISSUES WORLDWIDE INCLUDING CONGESTION AND ACCIDENTS. AS URBANIZATION AND VEHICLE PRODUCTION ARE PROJECTED TO FURTHER INCREASE IN COMING DECADES, BETTER PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF TRAFFIC BECOME IMPERATIVE. TRAFFIC IS A DYNAMICAL SYSTEM THAT PROPAGATES FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER IN A CITY. SO, IN ORDER TO OPTIMIZE IT FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES, A HOLISTIC AND SYSTEMATIC VIEWPOINT OF CITY-SCALE TRAFFIC DYNAMICS IS INEVITABLE AND NECESSARY. NEVERTHELESS, STUDIES OF THIS TOPIC ARE CURRENTLY LACKING DUE TO THE LIMITATION OF TRAFFIC DATA AND THE MULTI-SCALE INTERPRETATION OF THE TRAFFIC SYSTEM. THIS PROPOSAL FOCUSES ON LEVERAGING MOBILE DATA TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY RECONSTRUCT CITY-SCALE TRAFFIC. THE RECONSTRUCTED TRAFFIC CAN BE USED TO NOT ONLY PLAN AND MANAGE URBAN TRAFFIC BUT ALSO TO PREDICT TRAFFIC PATTERNS BY LEVERAGING ADVANCED TRAFFIC SIMULATION. THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO INNOVATE IN TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC RESEARCH, AND THUS BENEFIT PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING COMPUTER SCIENCE, CIVIL ENGINEERING, URBAN PLANNING, EARTH SCIENCE, AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT. THE ACCOMPANYING EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AT THE INTERSECTION OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INTELLIGENT TRANSPORATION SYSTEMS, AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS AS WELL AS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT RECONSTRUCTION METHODS OF CITY-SCALE TRAFFIC USING MOBILE DATA. FIRST OF ALL, THE TRAVEL TIME OF INDIVIDUAL ROAD SEGMENTS WILL BE ESTIMATED USING THE TIME INFORMATION EMBEDDED IN MOBILE DATA. WITH THE ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME, OTHER MACROSCOPIC TRAFFIC STATES SUCH AS SPEED, FLOW, AND DENSITY WILL BE SUBSEQUENTLY ESTIMATED. SECOND, A NOVEL MAP-MATCHING TECHNIQUE FOR GENERATING VEHICLE TRAJECTORIES WILL BE DEVELOPED IN CASE OF LOW-SAMPLING RATE MOBILE DATA. THIRD, SIMULATION-BASED OPTIMIZATION WILL BE ADOPTED TO RECONSTRUCT MICROSCOPIC TRAFFIC DYNAMICS WHILE ENSURING CONSISTENT TRAFFIC FLOWS AT THE BOUNDARIES OF DATA-SUFFICIENT AND DATA-LACKING AREAS. LASTLY, A HYBRID SIMULATION WILL BE EXPLORED WITH THE AIM TO ACHIEVE HIGHLY-EFFICIENT TRAFFIC RECONSTRUCTION THROUGH STUDYING VARIOUS ITS APPLICATIONS' REQUIREMENTS ON EFFICIENCY AND RECONSTRUCTION FIDELITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE CONVERSION METHOD BETWEEN MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC TRAFFIC SIMULATION. THE PROPOSED METHODS WILL BE EVALUATED USING BOTH PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AND PROPRIETARY DATA. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

THIS ACTION APPROVES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,261 TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOR A PROJECT THAT WILL PROVIDE ON-SITE POLLUTION PREVENTION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE FOOD MANUFACTURING SECTOR. THE ACTIVITIES WILL IDENTIFY FOOD MANUFACTURERS THAT AGREE TO COMPREHENSIVELY REVIEW POLLUTION PREVENTION OPPORTUNITIES THAT IMPACT WATER AND AIR.

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

NEURAL BASES OF SUCCESSFUL AUDITORY LEARNING

COLLABORATING WITH FAITH LEADERS OF THE DEEP SOUTH TO END THE EPIDEMIC OF HIV STIGMA - PROPOSAL SUMMARY THE CONFERENCE SERIES IS ALIGNED WITH THE GOALS OF THE UPDATED NATIONAL HIV/AIDS STRATEGY AND ENDING THE EPIDEMIC PLAN FOR AMERICA. THE CONFERENCE SITE IS IN A MAJOR MSA IN THE DEEP SOUTH, PRIORITIZING AT-RISK POPULATIONS (E.G., BLACK WOMEN, BMSM, YOUTH, TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS), AND ADDRESSING THE ETHE GOALS OF THE FOUR PILLARS: DIAGNOSE, TREAT, PREVENT, AND RESPOND. THE PROPOSAL DOVETAILS WITH THE MISSION OF NIMHD AND FULFILLS THE PROGRAM SCOPE FOR REDUCING HIV-RELATED STIGMA AND HIV DISPARITIES THROUGH CBPR. IF SUCCESSFUL, THE PROJECT WILL LEAD TO SUBSEQUENT GRANT APPLICATIONS TO SUPPORT CBPR-DRIVEN IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS IN THE MEMPHIS MSA. THE FINDINGS WILL ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE UTILITY OF PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF INTERNALIZED HIV STIGMA AND HOW DEPICTIONS OF CHURCH HURT SHAPE THE PERSPECTIVES OF FAITH LEADERS AND THEIR CALL TO ACTION TO ADDRESS STIGMA. WHILE WE HAVE HOSTED OTHER CONFERENCES WITH FAITH LEADERS ADDRESSING HIV DISPARITIES, THE PROPOSED PLANNING MEETINGS WILL FEATURE THE PREEXISTING PHOTOVOICE DISPLAYS FROM MEMBERS OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS INCLUDING BLACK MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN, BLACK TRANSGENDER WOMEN, AND AGING ADULTS RECOVERING FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS. DISCUSSING VULNERABILITIES OF THESE SUBGROUPS AT LENGTH IN FAITH SPACES ARE DIFFICULT GIVEN BEHAVIORS, AND THEREFORE WE ARE TAKING GREAT STRIDES TO EXTEND CONVERSATIONS TO UNFOLD REALISTIC METHODS TO DO SO. USING CBPR-BASED APPROACHES IN THESE ENDEAVORS ALLOWS FOR DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES TO INFORM AND INFLUENCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.

1. AWARD PURPOSE:THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO SUPPORT THESTATE SURVEY COORDINATOR POSITION AND CONTINUE TO CONDUCT STATEWIDESURVEYS IN TENNESSEE TO DETECT TARGETED HARMFUL AND ECONOMICALLYSIGNIFICANT PLANT PESTS. EXOTIC PESTS REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT THREATS TOAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND OVERALL BIODIVERSITY IN NATURAL AREAS.DETECTION AND RAPID RESPONSE TO EXOTIC INTRODUCED PESTS AND WEEDS ISIMPORTANT FOR CONTINUATION OF TRADE, HOMELAND SECURITY, AND PROTECTIONOF AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES.2. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:MAINTAIN THE CAPS INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO CONDUCT SPECIFIC PEST SURVEYSAND ANALYSES DESIGNED TO AID IN PREVENTION, DETECTION, SURVEILLANCE, ANDRAPID RESPONSE TO HARMFUL OR ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT PLANT PESTS INTENNESSEE.3. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:PRESENCE/ABSENCE DATA FOR EXOTIC PESTS OF COMMODITIES AND NATURALRESOURCES IMPORTANT TO TENNESSEE AND AMERICAN AGRICULTURE. THIS DATAWILL HELP FACILITATE SAFE TRADE, POSSIBLY LEAD TO EARLY DETECTION ANDERADICATION OF EXOTIC PESTS AND IMPROVE OVERALL PLANT HEALTH. OUTREACHEFFORTS WILL RESULT IN MORE STATE RESIDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF EXOTICPESTS WHICH CAN HELP PREVENT ACCIDENTAL SPREAD INTO UNINFESTED AREAS.4. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES):TENNESSEE FARMERS, EXPORTERS AND THE TOURISM INDUSTRY WILL BENEFIT FROMTHE RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY, AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WHETHER THERESULTS ARE CONFIRMATION OF NEGATIVE DATA (I.E., PESTS NOT PRESENT INTN) OR THE ABILITY TO DETECT THE PEST(S) EARLY ENOUGH TO INITIATE ANEARLY ERADICATION RESPONSE.5. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD:N/A.

IN 2015 THE STATE OF TENNESSEE INITIATED A PROGRAM KNOWN AS TENNESSEE PROMISE WHICH PROVIDES LAST DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO COHESIVE STATEWIDE STRATEGY AMONG THE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES TO DEVELOP A SEAMLESS TRANSFER PATHWAY THAT CONNECTS ASSOCIATE PROGRAMS WITH FOUR YEAR INSTITUTIONS. AS A RESULT, THERE IS A NEED TO DEVELOP A CLEAR PATHWAY THAT LEADS TO A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AT THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE STATE. DEVELOPING A SEAMLESS TRANSITION FROM AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE TO A UNIVERSITY WILL HELP INCREASE THE QUALITY OF THE STATES' WORKFORCE AND IMPROVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS.THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP A PLANNING CONFERENCE THAT WILL BRING KEY PLAYERS TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A SEAMLESS TRANSFER PATHWAY THAT CAN IMPROVE THE NUMBER AND QUALITY OF STUDENTS OBTAINING DEGREES IN THE FANH DISCIPLINE AREAS ACROSS THE STATE. THE COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITY AND TECHNIAL COLLEGES AND FOUR UNIVERSITIES WILL ENABLE BETTER COORDIANTION OF STATE RESOURCES IN HIGHER EDUCAITON AND WILL LEAD TO MORE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITES FOR TENNESSEE RESIDENTS.

1. AWARD PURPOSE:THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO CONTINUE TO CONDUCTSURVEYS IN WEST TENNESSEE TO DETECT TARGETED HARMFUL AND ECONOMICALLYSIGNIFICANT PLANT PESTS. IN 2022, THESE SURVEYS INCLUDE EXOTIC BARKBEETLES AND FIELD CROP PESTS. EXOTIC PESTS REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT THREATSTO AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND OVERALL BIODIVERSITY IN NATURAL AREAS.DETECTION AND RAPID RESPONSE TO EXOTIC INTRODUCED PESTS ARE IMPORTANTFOR CONTINUATION OF TRADE, HOMELAND SECURITY, AND PROTECTION OF AMERICANAGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES.2. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE OBJECTIVE IS TO CONDUCT A TRAPPING SURVEY AT HIGH RISK SITES IN WESTTN TO ASSESS THE PRESENCE OF VARIOUS SPECIES OF EXOTIC BEETLES AND FIELDCROP PESTS. A TOTAL OF 11 EXOTIC PESTS WILL BE TARGETED IN THESEACTIVITIES.3. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:PRESENCE/ABSENCE DATA FOR EXOTIC PESTS OF COMMODITIES AND NATURALRESOURCES IMPORTANT TO TENNESSEE AND AMERICAN AGRICULTURE. THIS DATAWILL HELP FACILITATE SAFE TRADE, POSSIBLY LEAD TO EARLY DETECTION ANDERADICATION OF EXOTIC PESTS AND IMPROVE OVERALL PLANT HEALTH. OUTREACHEFFORTS WILL RESULT IN MORE STATE RESIDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF EXOTICPESTS WHICH CAN HELP PREVENT ACCIDENTAL SPREAD INTO UNINFESTED AREAS.4. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES):TENNESSEE FARMERS, EXPORTERS AND THE TOURISM INDUSTRY WILL BENEFIT FROMTHE RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY, AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WHETHER THERESULTS ARE CONFIRMATION OF NEGATIVE DATA (I.E., PESTS NOT PRESENT INTN) OR THE ABILITY TO DETECT THE PEST(S) EARLY ENOUGH TO INITIATE ANEARLY ERADICATION RESPONSE.5. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD:N/A

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