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Item Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Maryland: 2015–2017(2018-06-11) Vaeth, Elisabeth A.; Li, Linda F.; Wilson, Lucy E.; Jani, Niketa; Torpey, David J.; Dominguez, Catherine E.; Blythe, DavidItem Government Monitoring: Are We Really Being Watched(2019-05-20) Nehring, Bethany; Griste, Christopher; Heidelbaugh, Abby; Oman, Jordana; Egan, Chrys; Communication ArtsThe purpose of this study was to better understand the methods and extent of technological monitoring that the national government and other national security agencies utilize in their daily operations. Data was gathered by examining pertinent research of professionals within the field and a survey distribution. Subject selection for the original Government Monitoring Survey was restricted to undergraduate students currently attending Salisbury University. The research professor sent the Consent and Disclosure forms with the survey link to the “all student” email list. No personal identifiers were attached to the information gathered. Efforts were made to have a stable data sample of the four primary undergraduate student statuses (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior) to adequately represent the undergraduate student population. All subjects of this study were at least 18 years of age. Results from the surveys showed that students believe the United States Government is monitoring what they search. While they are aware that agencies such as the National Security Agency are doing this, they understand that it is for their safety.Item SMART: a Secure Remote Sensing Solution for Smart Cities' Urban Areas(IEEE, 2024-02-12) Rathee, Geetanjali; Kerrache, Chaker Abdelaziz; Calafate, Carlos T.; Bilal, Muhammad; Song, HoubingNowadays, smart cities are becoming an emerging area of research for upgrading and modifying our existing society by adopting the latest and the most trending technologies in the market. Though the number of IoT based applications is constantly increasing, with new products being launched every 6 months, many organizations are afraid of an early adoption of such products because of their security issues. In particular, the transmission and storage of online information causes a lot of cybersecurity issues while ensuring a secure communication mechanism. The aim of this paper is thus to present an efficient and effective communicating mechanism for smart cities using two decision-making models based on the SMART and Subjective approaches. The SMART approach is used to make an intelligent and ideal decision when communicating in the network. In addition, the continuous surveillance of the communicating entities can be done by computing their trust values through a subjective mechanism. The devices having a higher trust value are thus considered as more trustworthy devices. The proposed mechanism is simulated and verified for various security metrics, being compared to the state-of-art approaches. In addition, the proposed mechanism is simulated and out-performed against existing approaches by showing a 97% improvement in terms of accuracy, utility value, delay and threat metrics.Item the eye sees in a million ways unable to comprehend what fervent destructions are wrought by its reach, or: the embattlement of personhood and privacy(2020-01-01) Davis, Kelsey; Marmor, Katherine; Visual Arts; Imaging and Digital ArtsDrones and other autonomous technologies may appear, at first glance, as elements in a science fiction plot. However, drones are not innocuous gadgets, but are instead tools for surveillance coupled with the capacity to do great harm. The sound they produce denotes their presence and, like the birds they seem to emulate, are omens of destruction and invasion. My theses brings an awareness to the drones' true purpose and proposes that we should leverage our voices to protest their manifestation, not deny their inclusion. I attend to and speak more fully on portent, exploring drones and birds, arguing that drones will come to inhabit the sky as avian creatures do and that we must come to a point of understanding on how drones will be ingrained in daily life.Item White Baltimore's Perceptions of Digital Neighborhood Watch(2020-07-10) McDonough, Bryan; Summers, Kathryn; Walsh, Greg; University of Baltimore. Yale Gordon College of Arts & Sciences; Interaction Design & Information Architecture, M.S.Baltimore City has a national reputation as a dangerous city, and statistically, it’s true. Baltimore has higher than average rates of violent and property crime. In an effort to increase the safety of their homes and neighborhoods, many residents have purchased Wi-Fi-enabled home or doorbell security cameras to deter criminal activity and to assist in criminal identification if and when a crime does occur. Neighborhood communities have formed online groups on platforms such as Facebook and Nextdoor where these incidents are discussed, and video footage is shared, serving as a digital neighborhood watch. As technology continues to advance and new crime alert apps enter the market, questions have emerged as to how this increase in awareness of criminal activity may be impacting residents’ perceptions of safety, privacy, and security. Ultimately, understanding the impact of this technology on individuals will inform a discussion on whether or not digital neighborhood watch groups and technologies in their various forms are having a positive impact on the perception of neighborhood safety and how this may impact resident growth, retention, and overall neighborhood health. This study utilized two rounds of research, focusing on two areas of inquiry; (1) the usage and sharing of public-facing home security camera footage and (2) the usage of online social platforms and mobile apps that residents have used to facilitate digital neighborhood watch groups. The first round of research was comprised of an online survey that reached 289 Baltimore City residents and the second being 12 individual in-depth interviews targeting four Baltimore City neighborhoods; Canton, Federal Hill, Hampden, and Mt. Washington. The results of this research show that (1) residents feel safer when home security cameras are present in their neighborhood (2) residents’ value security over privacy and are willing to forgo privacy in public spaces to increase their safety (3) residents are willing to share their home security camera footage with their neighbors and the police in order to assist in criminal investigations, as long as the footage is being shared and not accessed freely in the form of a live video feed. However, there was no consistency to how people felt about and interacted with neighborhood watch groups and crime alert apps. The notifications were found to cause anxiety and negatively impact perception of safety in some, yet comforted others by helping them to feel better informed.