Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanna Long, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Hector Carlo, University of Puerto Rico; Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Scott Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Engineering Management

and experiences that will further enhance learning opportunities.Group projects will cross institutional and course boundaries to develop knowledge of cross-functional teams beyond textbook descriptions. Student participants are at the senior/graduatelevel; each team will include students from all partner schools and relevant course offeringsduring any given semester (see Table 1).Courses are being redesigned to add vital components necessary to implement this pedagogy. Atable of equivalent courses for partner schools is presented below. Course descriptions, syllabi,curriculum modules, and other materials will be available as completed through a projectwebsite. This table identifies relevant topics needed for the integrated curriculum

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Prins, James Madison University; Eric Pappas, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. (Distributed cognition suggests thathuman knowledge and cognition are not confined to the individual, rather, they are distributed byplacing knowledge of, memory, or facts, in this case, on tools in our environment.)Pea suggests that the use of tools interfaces to complex tasks, socially constructed as well as Page 15.566.3brought about by individual differences.12 He notes: “By shaping nature and how ourinteractions with it are mediated, we change ourselves.”13 Maravita and Iriki suggest that tooluse “creates changes in specific neural networks that hold an updated map of body shape andposture…a Body Schema”14 (p.1). This effect would lend

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Wright; Thad Welch; Michael Morrow

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Using Inexpensive Hardware and Software Tools to Teach Software Defined Radio Abstract Signal processing topics such as software defined radio are more easily taught by using demonstra- tions and laboratory experiences that pique the students’ interest. This paper describes a new, inexpensive software defined radio educational platform based upon M ATLAB and the Texas Instruments C6713 dig- ital signal processing starter kit. We describe the various hardware and software issues and discuss how such a platform can be used in the classroom.1 INTRODUCTIONSoftware defined radio (SDR) is a topic that is becoming

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleanor M. Jaffee, Smith College; Donna Riley, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

three sections: 1) Identity, which explored students‟ conceptions of themselves andtheir fields of study; 2) Path, which asked students to describe their academic choices andinfluences; and, 3) Process, which focused on students‟ experiences of learning. For the presentproject, we used data from the Identity and Path sections only.Student researchers conducted interviews with student participants from the Fall 2005 throughthe Spring 2009 semesters. Interviews were then transcribed in electronic form, and linked to anAtlas.ti database (known as a Hermeneutic Unit or HU) for qualitative analysis. In addition, toprovide context for the study, demographic information collected from participants was enteredinto an SPSS database to generate

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Backer, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Computer Brigade initiative, the CoE received support from theNational Science Foundation (NSF) for a one-year pilot program for Hispanic students from theSan Jose East Side Union High School District. The first segment of the HCB program was theSilicon Valley Computer Camp (SVCC). This paper describes the design, operation, andpreliminary results of the SVCC.IntroductionThe U.S. does not produce enough engineering talent to drive the next wave of innovation tocreate new jobs and maintain its global leadership in technology.1 Today, the averageengineering student is either: (1) a Caucasian man, (2) an Asian man, or (3) a foreign-bornstudent.2 There is a significant under-representation of women, African-Americans, andHispanics in Science

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

relatively new methodologies in the classroom,primarily characterized by students’ active engagement or involvement in his or her academicwork, resulting in better retention of new knowledge and acquisition of desirable personal traits.Any such method that engages students in the learning process is labeled as: “active learning”method. In essence, active learning requires doing meaningful learning activities in groups underthe guidance of an informed and experienced teacher. As stated by Christensen et al 1, “To teachis to engage students in learning.” The main point is that engaging students in learning isprincipally the responsibility of the teacher, who becomes less an imparter of knowledge andmore a designer and a facilitator of learning

Conference Session

Importance of Technical & Professional Writing in Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Richards, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

never the final draft.Presentation ProcessThe presentation process in the SDP class is two-fold. The class meets for 2.5 hours, once perweek, and beginning the second or third week of the semester, each student team is required toprovide a brief PowerPoint presentation. This weekly presentation has a number of purposes: 1. to prompt students to regularly put their work in visible form so that they can receive feedback and review 2. to track and verify student progress by comparing the PowerPoint to the weekly progress report 3. to prompt students to regularly articulate the project’s problem, parameters, possible obstacles, and potential solutions 4. to decrease presentation anxiety through weekly desensitization 5

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan Hynes, Tufts University; David Crismond, The City College of New York; Barbara Brizuela, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

the United States (US) K-12 setting is an idea that has been gainingattention as professional and educational groups push for its inclusion into the pre-college STEMclassrooms 1-4. Other countries such as the United Kingdom (UK), Australia, New Zealand, andCanada include design and technology in their pre-college curriculum 5-8.The International Technology Education Association (ITEA) places engineering design withintechnology education classrooms and describes engineering design as demanding “criticalthinking, the application of technical knowledge, creativity, and an appreciation of the effects ofa design on society and the environment” 1. The National Research Council (NRC)3 recognizesthe importance of the relationship between the

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Engelken

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Participation of Undergraduates in Engineering Research: Evolving Paradigms over Three Decades of ChangeIntroduction:Participation of undergraduates in research has received escalating attention over the last twodecades as a “win-win” situation for students, faculty, and institutions. It serves as experiential-and service-learning enhancement of students‟ total education and marketability, often within amultidisciplinary and honors context. Many institutions and government agencies haveestablished infrastructures to support undergraduate research. However, the author hasadvocated and mentored undergraduate research for nearly three decades, starting when it wasn‟tnearly as in-vogue as it is now. References 1

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University; Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

benefit industry sponsors by providing them with custom-designed engineering solutions,students with more experience after graduation and valuable experimental data and results.Over the last two years, a new approach to managing the capstone design sequence has beendeveloped. In the previous format, students took the TEET4030 (3-credit, 1-semester) seniordesign course. The sequence is now divided into two courses: TEET4010 (1-credit, 1-semester)& TEET4020 (2-credit, 1-semester).The TEET4010 course has four primary objectives. • To learn the fundamentals of an engineering project management2 and development such as project research3. • To write a project proposal, identify major task involved, task management and

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Post, Bradley University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, butshow a sampling of the work done, with particular relevance to the current work.Brickel et al.1 studied groups of students that were arranged based on five different strategies –heterogeneous and homogenous GPA, heterogeneous and homogenous interests, and self-selected groups. The authors found that the method of group selection had only small effects ongraded performance (with self-selected groups scoring the lowest), but had significant effects onthe students’ perceived quality of experience. While the self-selected teams may be more socialthan the other teams, “This type of group may actually encourage discontent about all aspects ofthe course (including the instructor),” and “Allowing students to select their own groups resultsin the

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan Hynes, Tufts University; David Crismond, The City College of New York; Ethan Danahy, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-0423059; seewww.LEGOengineering.com)resulting in the new Robocart curriculum. The previous curriculumhadbeenshown effective in addressing middle-school engineering standards12, where teacherswere successfully implemented it with studentsin after-school programs. The pedagogical model (see table 1 below) was used in developing the instruction andactivities for the Robocart curriculum, which sharesmany features of Bybee’s 5E pedagogicalmodel6. By building upon and improving thepreviouscurriculum, the development of theRobocart curriculum focused on making strong connections with STEM concepts, integrating theRoboBook’s data collection and display capabilities, and building formative assessmentstrategies seamlessly into the RoboBooks

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Rubaai, Howard University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 15.831.4 3 Software: The student obtains good learning abilities in running programming peripheral devices such as A/D and D/A converters, serial communication devices, input-output interfaces. Rather than requiring that our students write C-language code and interrupt- service routines, the students can use the dSPACE DSP software tools12with MATLAB/SIMULINK interface13.Underlying Educational ObjectivesThe laboratory experiments are intended to achieve the following educational objectives: 1. To introduce the state-of-the-art simulation tools as employed extensively by industry; 2. To reinforce and support lecture-based courses in control systems; 3

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Schnittka, University of Kentucky; Michael Evans, Virginia Tech; Brett Jones, Virginia Tech; Carol Brandt, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

learnedengineering design concepts in an after-school studio setting with mentor/facilitators and acollaborative ICT-embedded environment. The driving research questions guiding theinvestigation were: 1. How are students’ perceptions of their abilities shaped by learning engineering design with an information communication technology (ICT) component in an afterschool setting? 2. How are students’ attitudes toward engineering, science, and computer technologies impacted by the intervention? 3. How are the actions of the teachers and other facilitators related to the motivation students have to learn engineering and participate in the design activities?These research questions were well suited to the theoretical framework of social

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Soumya Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Jacqueline Hall, Mississippi State University; Kaela Leonard, Michigan Technological University; Amy Parker, Mississippi State University; Heather Thomas, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

colleges.IntroductionIn 2006, total U.S. graduate school enrollment in engineering was 123,041 students with 27,944(22.71%) female students1. A National Science Foundation (NSF) survey showed that thenumber of doctoral degrees earned annually by men in engineering fields almost tripled from2,370 in 1978 to 6,164 in 2008. The number of doctoral degrees earned by women increasedfrom 53 (2.2%) to 1,688 (21.5%) over the same time period, a 10-fold change over 30 years2.These numbers lag dramatically behind the life sciences where females earned 52.9% of doctoraldegrees in 20083. For chemical engineering, in 2006 there were 7,261 graduate students in 2006of which 2,159 (29.73%)1. A slightly lower percentage of graduated female Ph.D. chemicalengineers was recorded at

Conference Session

Design in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sami Khorbotly, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

, testing and verification of design by prototyping, and preparation and presentation ofdesign report.GE106: Class Format and ObjectivesThe objectives of the class are as follows: 1. Teach students to work in teams to accomplish a goal. 2. Teach students how to generate and follow a project schedule. 3. Prepare students to develop and submit technical proposals and formal technical reports typical of engineering practice. 4. Teach students the correct process to validate designs using physical testing and other methods. 5. Train students to organize and present oral technical presentations. Page 15.431.3These

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Michael Mauk, Drexel University; Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University; Dhruv Sakalley, Drexel University; James Hagarman, Drexel University; Holly Burnside, Drexel University

of a Laboratory-Based Course in Lean Six Sigma NanomanufacturingAbstractWe are developing a laboratory- and project-based Lean Six Sigma Nanomanufacturing courseunder an NSF Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Grant, Type 1. The laboratory-and project-based course will teach Applied Engineering Technology (AET) studentsnanomanufacturing by combining hands-on nanotechnology laboratory experiments and SixSigma analysis with lectures on Lean manufacturing principles and implementation. AETstudents will be introduced to nanotechnology principles, projects, and laboratory procedures byworking with leading faculty members through classroom instruction, guest lectures, and fieldtrips. During an 11-week term, the

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

reports, and writing assignments both within thedepartment and from the humanities department are assessed. Figure 1 lists the courses in thecurriculum used for assessment as well as which rubrics are used in the assessment process.Courses were chosen from freshmen to senior year in order to assess student progress in meetingprogram outcomes and to allow early identification of any problem areas; a strong curriculum isbuilt on good foundation courses with a focus on program outcomes. Page 15.141.2 COURSES a b c d e f g h i j k Year 1Elements

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Javier Macossay, The University of Texas-Pan American; Martin Knecht, South Texas College; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

institutions to increase and improve educational challenges and hands-on activitiesin the curricula and in recruiting programs and/or activities. 1. BackgroundThis paper presents the developments and results of collaborative work performedbetween two Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) in order to strengthen and supportSTEM pathways. The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) serves approximately18,300 students of which about 88% are Hispanics; 57% are females; and 21% of allstudents are in the college of Science and Engineering. South Texas College (STC) is acommunity college serving Hidalgo and Starr counties, in the southernmost region ofTexas, and about 95% of over 20,000 students at STC are Hispanics

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hitt, USMA; Robert Floersheim, US Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

academic institutions feel that it is important tointegrate engineering because many modern systems are developed with integrated engineeringteams. In 2005 the National Academy of Engineering in “Educating the Engineer of 2020,”stated many benefits and merits of co-teaching, just in time teaching, and multi-disciplinaryteaching.1 Recent program outcomes criteria published by ABET have included in its list of a-kcriteria, a requirement for engineering programs to demonstrate that students have “an ability tofunction on multidisciplinary teams.”2 Even discipline specific organizations have identified theneed for their disciplines to cross boundaries. In the “2028 Vision for Mechanical Engineering,’ASME directs attention to the complexity of advanced

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Ravi Ramachandran, Rowan University; Linda Head, Rowan University; Lawrence Chatman, Camden County College

industry and academic institutions on theimportance and urgency of reflecting the impact of the SoC paradigm shift in engineeringeducation, as traditional programs, especially at the undergraduate level, have not keptpace with this evolution [1]. Recognizing the acute national demand for a new breed ofSoC engineers, our project proposes an innovative curricula prototype that cuts across theartificial course boundaries and introduces SoC knowledge through vertically-integratedand problem-oriented laboratory experiments [2]. In addition, we value the important rolethat community colleges play in starting students on the road to engineering careers, as Page

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Peggy Taylor, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Howard Tenenbaum, La Jolla High School, San Diego Unified School District; Seth Hodges, St. Michael Indian School, St. Michaels, AZ

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

is accomplished byrepeating four basic steps: thin film deposition, photolithography, etching and doping (Figure 1).These steps are repeated numerous times to build up the functional solar cell. Film deposition isdone in many different methods. This course focuses on two of the simplest ways to produce thinfilms: thermal growth of silicon dioxide and evaporation of aluminum. Photolithographytransfers a pattern that is generated on a mask to a photosensitive film that covers the top surfaceof the wafer. A mask aligner is used to position the mask relative to the wafer so that maskpattern is aligned with previous processing steps. Etching selectively removes material that is notprotected by the photosensitive film. This transfers the pattern

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Jing Chen, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

number ofstudies investigate how to teach and learn decision-making skills in engineering. Weconducted an in-depth content analysis of 1) first-year engineering textbooks and 2)instructional decision-support tools published in ASEE proceedings in the last decade.We discussed our findings in the light of research and theoretical frameworks on decisionmaking. The examination of fourteen books that are commonly used as a textbook infirst-year engineering courses revealed that half of these books discussed decisionmaking usually very briefly or as one step in the design process. Twenty-nine percentlinked engineering decision making to social and ethical issues (e. g., examination ofengineering disasters and historical decisions that led to failures

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Rockaway, University of Louisville; D. Joseph Hagerty, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

improvement in undergraduate instruction. SACS is the recognized regionalaccrediting body in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, NorthCarolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia for those institutions of highereducation that award associate, baccalaureate, master's or doctoral degrees. “An effective QEPshould be carefully designed and present a focused course of action that addresses a well-definedtopic or issue(s) related to enhancing student learning.”[1]In January 2005, a QEP Team of faculty, staff and students were charged with developing such aplan for the University of Louisville. A university-wide survey was conducted to identify areasof instruction that needed improvement, and solicit suggestions on ways

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; John Rogers, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

civil engineers’ role in planning, designing, building,operating and maintaining the nation’s infrastructure. Students will use computer modeling andsimulation tools to design, build and test a truss bridge. Students will also design and build abridge out of K-nex components, and load the bridge to failure in a competition. Surveyedparticipants overwhelmingly praise the hands-on learning.IntroductionAccording to the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 15-year-old U.S.students ranked at the bottom third for both mathematics and science compared to all othercountries that participated.1 The U.S. has seemingly fallen behind other developed countries, ineducating the students to succeed in the math and science curriculum. Many

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhang, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

moreindependent processors into a single package, which is capable of executing multiplethreads simultaneously. The L2 cache on a multicore processor can be either private orshared, as depicted in Figure 1 (a) and (b), respectively. Clearly, multicore processors cannaturally benefit multithreaded programs by running them on different cores concurrentlyto improve the throughput. However, unlike other advances of microprocessors aiming atthe transparent increase of single-threaded performance (e.g., frequency scaling, pipelines,caches, and superscalar architectures), multicore processors cannot automatically reducethe latency of single-threaded programs. In many cases, there is no way to effectivelyutilize the performance of additional processor cores or

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nashwan Younis, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

factors (SCF), particularly with respect to fatigue, from a chart.Several papers added an instructional prospective to enhance the teaching of mechanicscourses to undergraduate students, the focus of this article. For example, the impact ofdemonstrations to acquaint students with the Statics concepts in the context of a realartifact was articulated in ref.1. A different approach in regard to teaching mechanicscourse came from Philpot et. al 2. They presented examples of instructional mediadeveloped for the Mechanics of Materials Course utilizing computer in novel ways thatoffer the potential for improved instruction.In the field of stress concentrations, the limited established theory does not give aninsight for the understanding of the

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Taylor, University of Virginia; Katelyn Mason, University of Virginia; A. Leyf Peirce Starling, The Fletcher School; Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

instructors compile adescriptive list of potential projects which is distributed to Capstone students at the beginning ofthe course. A “BME Capstone Project Fair” is held one week later, where all potential advisorsand students gather to interview one another for the various projects. After the Project Fair,students indicate their interest level in each project using a numerical ranking system (i.e. 1 =extremely interested, 4 = not interested in project). Students are also asked to indicate their toptwo project choices and to describe the reasons for their interest in the projects (i.e. previousexperience in the area, relation to career goals, etc.). Advisors also submit their preferences forparticular students based on the interviews at the Project

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

with plenty of available table space to complete the hands-on activities as well as develop the flight payload is the right choice to conduct this course. Page 15.1113.4 Figure 1. First lesson on soldering during Student Ballooning Course The students are first provided an overview of the previous balloon launch and recovery for various science experiments, introduced to electronic components, circuit drawing and prototyping, different sensors for measuring atmospheric parameters, data acquisition and data logging, analog to digital converter, real time clock etc. Then the students are made familiar with the BASIC Stamp

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; Donald Woods, McMaster University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

chemicalengineering courses are taught. The survey is now conducted by the AIChE Education Division.This year’s survey focuses on the freshman engineering courses and details how freshmen areintroduced to engineering, what topics are taught, in what environment they are taught, and howthey are assessed. Teaching methods and novel approaches are focus elements of this survey.While the survey focuses on courses specific to chemical engineers, innovative teaching methodsin general introduction to engineering courses are included as well.1. IntroductionThe former Education Projects Committee of AIChE conducted a series of surveys and studies ofhow chemical engineering is taught across Canada and the United States between 1957 and 1994.The topics covered by those