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This paper discusses how a teacher education department is transforming its curricula through a curriculum development project that utilizes a double lens framework, incorporating Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Pedagogy (CRSP) and Computing Integration Teacher Education (CITE). We will describe the integration of culturally responsive-sustain...

Malaysia has a high potential for public safety and security improvement through the use of ubiquitous computing, which is the concept of integrating computer capabilities into everyday life. Urban crime, traffic congestion, and disaster management can be addressed with the benefits offered by ubiquitous computing, such as smart surveillance system...

In 1979, she set up the firm Art in Dining in New York City, under which banner she designed porcelain tableware for such firms as Neiman Marcus and Tiffany & Co.; beginning in 1982 her work was also carried by Rosenthal. Her work has won numerous honors and awards. Hafner began her career as a ceramist, but in 1997 turned exclusively to glass work...

The need for energy efficiency in neighborhood-scale architectural design is driven by environmental imperatives and escalating energy costs. This study identifies three key phases in a design process framework where machine learning can be applied to optimize energy consumption in early design stages. The overall framework integrates machine learn...

Among the most prominent Hindu festivals is the Rath Yatra, or Festival of Chariots, which is celebrated by parading three brightly decorated chariots containing statues of the deities Jagganath, Subhadra, and Balaram through the streets of a city on brilliantly decorated chariots. Rath Yatra is celebrated throughout India and increasingly througho...

Circulating public discourses about mathematics and mathematics learning shape how families and students make sense of their experiences with schooling. In the United States, these discourses can play a large role in how public education policy is developed due to the commitment of public school boards to hearing community voices as well as a recen...

The 21st century has witnessed a notable surge in global urbanization, particularly impacting African cities like Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. However, urban development in these regions has brought about challenges such as rising urban poverty, governance gaps, and service delivery issues. Compounded by climate change threats, urban food systems like those...

We study the effect of using high-resolution elevation data on the selection of the most fuel-efficient (greenest) path for different trucks in various urban environments. We adapt a variant of the Comprehensive Modal Emission Model (CMEM) to show that the optimal speed and the greenest path are slope dependent (dynamic). When there are no elevatio...

Introduction: Despite the growing Arab population in the United States, there are gaps in our understanding of the health needs of Arab communities across the United States. To further our understanding of the health needs of Arab populations in New York City, New York University Langone Health (NYULH) conducted a community needs assessment of Arab...

Background The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic led to social isolation and widespread lockdown, resulting in loneliness and lack of emotional support, which have been associated with adverse mental health outcomes. This study aims to explore the relationship of loneliness and emotional support with depression and substance use among young a...

In the last two decades, NYC has has undergone a technological shift in surveillance cameras, which produced a cultural change that is deeply rooted in historical oppression. From its inception in the 18th century, the lantern law became an institution for surveillance by targeting black and brown bodies to illuminate themselves at night. For the e...

This study explores the use of virtual reality (VR) as an innovative tool to enhance awareness, acceptance, and understanding of accessibility for persons with vision loss (VL). Through a VR-based workshop developed in collaboration with New York City's Department Of Transportation, participants experienced immersive simulations of VL and and relat...

Background Overdose mortality increased substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is unclear to what extent the COVID-19 mortality had contributed to this increase at the neighborhood level. Methods This was an ecological study based on New York City United Hospital Fund (NYC UHF) neighborhood-level data from 2019 to 2021, split into two...

Given that most environmental regulation is performed on the international and national scale and that municipal powers are often limited, what are the necessary conditions for local government to take on leadership and policy innovation in this space? The transportation-for-hire industry provides an interesting case study as municipalities around...

The 6th International Symposium on Space Sailing (ISSS 2023) took place on June 5-9, 2023 at the New York City College of Technology, the City University of New York. Since its inauguration in Herrsching (Germany, 2007), the ISSS has been held in New York (USA, 2010), Glasgow (UK, 2013), Kyoto (Japan, 2017) and Aachen (Germany, 2019). During the fi...

Background: Adolescent voices are frequently excluded from sexual and reproductive health (SRH) research. Despite progressive policies and access to SRH care, adolescents in New York City who live in neighborhoods with high poverty and those who identify as Black or Hispanic experience poor SRH outcomes, including high rates of unplanned pregnancie...

The growing number of algorithmic decision-making environments, which blend machine and bounded human rationality, strengthen the need for a holistic performance assessment of such systems. Indeed, this combination amplifies the risk of local rationality, necessitating a robust evaluation framework. We propose a novel simulation-based model to quan...

Background COVID‐19‐associated hospitalization rates by age and comorbid conditions can more precisely assess risk for severe illness and target prevention and treatment strategies. Methods We performed a retrospective study to estimate population‐based COVID‐19‐associated hospitalization among patients by age and selected comorbid conditions in t...

New York City's zoning regulations have evolved to accommodate a diverse range of mixed-use developments, blending residential, commercial, and industrial functions within the same spaces. Historically, zoning was driven by concerns about public health, safety, and property values, with a focus on separating residential areas from industrial zones...

In recent years, there has been an increase in heat waves throughout the world, which can represent a threat to human health, especially for vulnerable populations. At the same time, numerous studies have been made evaluating the position of cities regarding this situation. Most of these studies focus on the construction of Heat Vulnerability Index...

Efforts are needed to identify and measure both communities' exposure to climate hazards and the social vulnerabilities that interact with these hazards, but the science of validating hazard vulnerability indicators is still in its infancy. Progress is needed to improve: 1) the selection of variables that are used as proxies to represent hazard vul...

When high-end block buster venues are the primary focus of curatorial reflections, even for feminist writers, what does the poor feminist curator have to say? What does curatorial “care work” look like from a different place? One semester the gallery budget was slashed so brutally, we had to give up the insurance. So, I co-wrote a two act play abou...

Background School physical education is an important population-level health intervention for improving youth fitness. This study estimated the impact of New York City’s PE Works program - which included providing PE teachers, training for classroom teachers, and administrative/ teacher support for PE - on student cardiorespiratory fitness as measu...

The remnants of Hurricane Ida caused major damage and death in the United States on September 1st, 2021, and 11 people drowned in flooded basement apartments within New York City (NYC). It was catastrophic because the maximum hourly precipitation intensity, recorded as 3.47 inches (88.1 mm) per hour at Central Park, was unprecedentedly high for the...

Background People who use drugs are at elevated sexual and reproductive health risk but experience barriers to services. Syringe services programs (SSP) are an important venue to provide integrated health services. Few studies have examined SSP use within intersecting gender, racial, and ethnic groups, including by injection drug use (IDU), and dif...

Transdisciplinary projects can uncover crucial insights on people’s past and future risk-mitigation behavior. We focus on a novel risk context: increasing health threats from ticks on Staten Island, a New York City borough where the combination of high population density and extensive park systems and green spaces has resulted in a rise in locally-...

Shaking in domestic dogs—a rapid side-to-side movement of the body or head—is a commonly observed behavior, yet its function remains minimally researched. The present study aimed to investigate the use of shaking behavior in naturalistic social contexts, with the hypothesis that shaking functions as a marker of transition between behaviors or activ...

Urban areas experiencing the escalating impacts of climate change-induced disasters face challenges exacerbated by rapid urbanization and inadequate infrastructure. Despite more than four decades of warnings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the actual outcomes of climate change remain more severe than anticipated, affectin...

The communication of extreme weather forecasts (e.g., heatwaves and extreme precipitation) is a challenge for weather forecasters and emergency managers who are tasked with keeping residents safe during often unprecedented situations. Weather models have inherent uncertainty, and the ability for potentially life‐saving information to get to the peo...

This study explores the use of virtual reality (VR) as an innovative tool to enhance awareness, acceptance, and understanding of accessibility for persons with vision loss (VL). Through a VR-based workshop developed in collaboration with New York City's Department Of Transportation, participants experienced immersive simulations of VL and and relat...

Accurate estimation of building height is crucial for urban aesthetics and urban planning as it enables an accurate calculation of the shadow period, the effective management of urban energy consumption, and thorough investigation of regional climatic patterns and human-environment interactions. Although three-dimensional (3D) cadastral data, groun...

Introduction During the COVID‐19 pandemic, birthing parents were identified as a high‐risk group with greater vulnerability to the harms associated with SARS‐CoV‐2. This led to necessary changes in perinatal health policies but also to experiences of maternal isolation and loneliness, both in hospital settings, due to infection mitigation procedure...

Background: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) contributes significantly to maternal morbidity and mortality. The use of cell salvage has been implemented in operating rooms across the world, but only a limited number of institutions have protocols for use of cell salvage during vaginal hemorrhage at the time of vaginal delivery. Observations suggest that...

This study explores the relationship between the use of digital learning platforms and student motivation in high school settings. With the increasing integration of technology in education, understanding its influence on student engagement and motivation is critical. This research employs a cross-sectional survey design with a sample of 200 high s...

The historic New York City (NYC) Watershed Memorandum of Agreement signed in 1997, which established the Watershed Protection and Partnership Program (WPPP), aimed to safeguard water quality for downstream NYC communities and enhance community vitality within the upstream watershed. Up to now, the focus has been on maintaining water quality, with l...

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in decreased sports participation due to social distancing policies and strict return-to-play protocols. This effect has been felt profoundly in New York City, one of the earliest COVID-19 hotspots, even as restrictions have eased. This study aimed to describe sport participation rates in New York City before and afte...

Recent observations have highlighted extreme ozone exceedances (exceeding 100 ppb) and significant surface ozone variability along Long Island’s south shore, driven by the interaction between New York City urban plumes and a stagnant sea breeze front. Despite this, detailed spatial distribution data and associated aerosol processing information hav...

In the Victorian era, innovations in infrastructure, notably the revolutionary stagecoach, redefined women's travel experiences and offered them a means to break free from domesticity. While the rapid pace of the stagecoach initially unsettles individuals like Jane Eyre in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre (1847), she accustoms herself to its motion to...

This study provides insight into why students leave voluntary school choral experiences, through an analysis of interviews with four high school students at a single New York City high school who left, or were considering leaving, their high school choral program. This study provides a voice often unheard in the research literature, since many rese...

In the context of a four months research stay in New York City to work on the impact of disinformation (supercharged by the rise of generative artificial intelligence softwares) on the institutions necessary for democratic life in liberal societies, I followed with great attention everything that related to the 2024 American election campaign. On O...

This work presents a low-rank tensor model for multi-dimensional Markov chains. A common approach to simplify the dynamical behavior of a Markov chain is to impose low-rankness on the transition probability matrix. Inspired by the success of these matrix techniques, we present low-rank tensors for representing transition probabilities on multi-dime...

Introduction The current study examines Bay‐Cheng and Ginn's (2024) claim that marginalized youth confront two intertwined sexual risk dilemmas: being put at risk by unjust social forces and structures that threaten their sexual health and safety; and being kept from risk by those same forces and structures, thus compromising their development and...

Despite being a physicist, I am also a solo artist, session musician, songwriter and music producer who works tirelessly on several projects as a passionate supporter of gothism. Since 2019, I have been associated with the Metronome School of Music and Recording Studio in New York City. Here is my take on the genesis of the songs that I've recorded...

Background A large body of data shows that fetal brain development is vulnerable to disruption by air pollution experienced by the mother during pregnancy, adversely affecting cognitive and psychomotor capabilities during childhood (De Asis-Cruz et al., Biol Psychiatry 7:480–90, 2022; Morgan ZEM et al., Environ Health 22:11, 2023). This study has s...

Purpose Studies have elucidated that heart failure (HF) in people living with HIV manifests differently when compared with HF cases in the general population. This cohort aimed to examine the mortality risk factors, including biological and social factors, as well as suitable medical interventions to prevent death in this population. Participants...

Efforts to estimate air temperatures play an important role in predicting climate impact on ecological, industrial, and agricultural fields. Accurate temperature prediction benefits the government, industry, and the public for planning activities. Moreover, the temperature forecasts provide people with safeguard life and property. This paper conduc...

Civil protection orders are the most common legal remedy victims pursue in response to intimate partner violence (“IPV”). They are more empowering for victims than the criminal legal system because victims themselves, instead of prosecutors, drive the process, and they offer more flexible and tailored relief. This Article argues that victims should...

The tuned liquid column damper (TLCD) is regarded as one of the most cost-effective, reliable, and low-maintenance passive structural vibration control devices, which offers a quantifiable amount of supplemental damping. Being an inherently long-period system, it is suitable for the wind-induced vibration mitigation of tall and slender structures....

Visual place recognition (VPR) enables autonomous robots to identify previously visited locations, which contributes to tasks like simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM). VPR faces challenges such as accurate image neighbor retrieval and appearance change in scenery. Event cameras, also known as dynamic vision sensors, are a new sensor modali...

Social listening can provide deeper insight into public sentiment regarding policy proposals, as seen with the congestion pricing initiative in New York City (NYC). The purpose of this study was to assess the content of a sample of TikTok videos related to congestion pricing in NYC. A total of 100 unique videos were extracted from the hashtag #nycc...

The purpose of this paper is to explore how New York City is perceived as a tourist destination. The quantitative research method offered a structured approach to collecting data, allowing for the analysis and quantification of participant responses. The convenience sample consisted of 108 respondents. The aim of this study is to analyze the factor...

Urban green spaces, including parks, plazas, and squares, are essential components of healthy and sustainable cities. These areas play a central role in enhancing the wellbeing of citizens, fostering social interactions, and promoting sustainable urban development. This study investigates the multifaceted benefits of integrating green spaces into u...

Background Evidence-based non-surgical interventions to halt the progression of dental caries, the most prevalent noncommunicable disease in the world, include atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) and silver diamine fluoride (SDF). Data are needed on their effectiveness when used in school caries prevention programs. Methods In this school-based...

NYC which has one of the largest populations of youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) in the U.S. and up to 20% may be living with HIV. Few studies have addressed PrEP engagement in YEH. To address this gap, we describe awareness of PrEP, willingness to use PrEP, and plans to take PrEP among a sample of YEH in NYC. Less than half of the participant...

Abstrak Titanic adalah sebuah kapal penumpang yang mengalami kecelakaan dan tenggelam di Samudra Atlantik Utara pada tanggal 15 April 1912 setelah menabrak sebuah gunung es pada pelayaran perdananya dari Southampton, Inggris ke New York City. Jurnal ini dibuat sebagai informasi dan visualisasi data yang menggambarkan bagaimana kecelakaan perahu Tit...

Bitcoin mines—massive computing clusters generating cryptocurrency tokens—consume vast amounts of electricity. The amount of fine particle (PM2.5) air pollution created because of their electricity consumption, and its effect on environmental health, is unknown. In this study, we located the 34 largest mines in the United States in 2022, identified...

The growing number of algorithmic decision-making environments, which blend machine and bounded human rationality, strengthen the need for a holistic performance assessment of such systems. Indeed, this combination amplifies the risk of local rationality, necessitating a robust evaluation framework. We propose a novel simulation-based model to quan...

Numerous researchers have utilized GPS-enabled vehicle data and SafeGraph mobility data to analyze human movements. However, the comparison of their ability to capture human mobility remains unexplored. This study investigates differences in human mobility using taxi trip records and the SafeGraph dataset in New York City neighborhoods. The analysi...

This study examines the impact of spatial parameters on urban well-being by comparing the urban design and housing policies of Roosevelt Island in New York City and Bat Yam in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, Israel. Despite their distinct political and cultural contexts, these cities exhibit similar urban design approaches that integrate physical w...

Abstrak Tenggelamnya RMS Titanic terjadi pada tanggal 15 April 1912 dini hari di Samudra Atlantik Utara, empat hari setelah pelayaran perdananya dari Southampton menuju New York City (Aldridge, 2008). Salah satu data dari kejadian tenggelamnya RMS Titanic ini adalah dataset penumpang Titanic. Tujuan dari penelitian dengan memanfaatkan dataset penum...

Short-term rental (STR) platforms like Airbnb have significantly impacted urban housing sustainability, particularly in cities like New York City. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the STR market, raising questions about its resilience and effects on sustainable urban housing. This study addresses the following research questions: (1) How did unit an...

approaches to confirm the identity of the Manhat-tAnt and characterize its introduced range and colony structure. Results from genetic analyses placed the ManhattAnt within the Lasius emarginatus species complex, and morphological comparisons ruled out closely related species to identify the ManhattAnt as the European ant L. emarginatus with 93-99%...

With the continuously changing urban landscape since the early 20th century, influenced by various economic and social factors, this paper investigates the impact of urban gentrification on diverse community groups, especially in metropolises. Examining housing, economic, and cultural dimensions, the study explores the challenges and opportunities...

Background/Objective: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of bronchiolitis in infants and young children. Bronchiolitis, an acute inflammation of the lower respiratory tract, can lead to pneumonia, respiratory failure, and death. We aimed to compare the incidence and severity of RSV infection in children aged 0–60 months before and d...

Background Despite the potential for community health worker (CHW)-led programs to improve the health of people with justice involvement (PWJI), little is known about the practical implementation of such models. We explored barriers and facilitators to implementation of a municipal CHW program, the Health Justice Network (NYC HJN), led by the New Y...

The COVID-19 pandemic led to cancellation of elective surgeries, leading to decreased surgical volume and training for residents. This effect was pronounced in medically underserved areas, such as Far Rockaway, New York. The goal of this study was to understand the impact of the pandemic on surgical volumes at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, a safet...

Violent arrests among New Yorkers ages 17 and younger surged after 2020, most likely for the same reasons violence increased among adults ages 18 and older. Some advocates continue to argue that changes in criminal court jurisdiction are contributing to increases in youth crime, but that effect is not evident in New York City violent crime trends....

The NYC Administration for Children’s Services and MDRC have partnered since 2021 to develop a rigorous research agenda leading to an impact evaluation of the Family Treatment and Rehabilitation (FT/R) model, a “home-grown” New York City intervention for families experiencing substance misuse and/or mental health challenges that put children at ris...

Introduction Air pollution poses serious health risks to humans, with particular harm to children. Objectives To address the gap in understanding the efficacy of policies to reduce exposure to air pollution, we sought to assess the temporal relationship between the enactment of major air pollution and climate policies in NYC and trends in air qual...

This is the third in a series of articles about women who played important roles leading to the founding of the American Center for the Alexander Technique (ACAT). The first article in this series, “Connected Lives,” AmSAT Journal, no. 17 (Fall 2020), was devoted to Ethel Webb, who taught in Alexander’s practice in New York from 1914 to 1922 and pa...

Adult learning plays a crucial role in fostering individual and community development, particularly in multicultural urban areas such as New York City. This research article examines how cultural diversity impacts adult learners in New York, exploring both the challenges and opportunities it presents. The city's diverse population provides a unique...

The collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) buildings in New York City generated a large plume of dust and smoke. WTC dust contained human carcinogens including metals, asbestos, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dioxins), and benzene. Excess levels of many...

Digital literacy has emerged as an essential skill in the 21st century, particularly for adults seeking to navigate the ever-evolving technological landscape. In New York City, where access to technology can vary greatly, digital literacy represents both an opportunity and a challenge. This paper examines the current state of digital literacy among...

In 2017, when the American Center for the Alexander Technique (ACAT) closed after more than 50 years, I decided to write a book celebrating its history and accomplishments. As I started my research, it became clear to me that a chain of interconnected women––Ethel Webb, Margaret Naumburg, Irene Tasker, Alma Frank, Henriette Michelson, Debbie Caplan...

The New York Times is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper has a great influence on its readers internationally. The first issue was published on September 18, 1851 as the New York Daily Times. Throughout its life, it has been one of the most trusted newspaper organizations, winning dozens of international awards and consiste...

Adult education has emerged as an essential component of modern education systems, offering lifelong learning opportunities to enhance skills, knowledg