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Making Use Of Hidden Data: Towards A Database Of Weather Predictors, Karen Pennesi

Journal of Ecological Anthropology

Anthropologists often have interesting and valuable data that remains ‘hidden’ because it does not fit easily into conventional academic publishing formats. This article suggests that it is worthwhile to make use of this hidden data for the benefit of other researchers and the study communities. To illustrate, the article describes initial efforts to create an online database of traditional weather prediction indicators derived from observations of the ecosystem. The database was started with descriptions of more than a thousand prediction indicators used in Northeast Brazil, which were collected as part of a survey of farmers and ‘rain prophets’. It is …

Health Science Professions, 2012-2013, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg

Academic Learning Compacts

The Academic Learning Compact for 2012-2013 for Health Science Professions.

Anthropology, 2012-2013, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg

Academic Learning Compacts

The Academic Learning Compact for 2012-2013 for the Bachelor's of Arts in Anthropology.

Senate Bill (A) 53-059 Annual Budget Bill 2013-2014, Adam Aldridge

Legislative Branch Publications

No abstract provided.

Crossing International And Research Boundaries: From Subject To Author For An Authentic Refugee Portrait, Jasenka Besic, J. Lynn Mcbrien

School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies Sarasota Manatee Campus Faculty Publications

Scholars in training, including qualitative researchers, are often cautioned about their relationship to their research participants with the notion that “getting too close” can distort findings. However, with many participants, especially those with whom issues of trust are problematic due to their personal experiences, researchers cannot gain rich data without creating an authentic and close relationship. In this longitudinal study, a female Bosnian youth and an academic researcher grapple with issues of trust, friendship, and research in an effort to determine ways to create valid research findings over years of relationship building.

Heart Of Earth: Studies In Maya Ritual Cave Use Association For Mexican Cave Studies Bulletin, Vol. 23, 2012, James E. Brady

KIP Articles

This volume contains twelve papers, including discussions of the historical development of cave archaeology, some archaeological field studies, and some artifact studies.

Questioning Our Principles: Anthropological Contributions To Ethical Dilemmas In Clinical Practice, Carolyn Sargent, Carolyn Smith-Morris

Occasional Papers

No abstract provided.

Momentum, Julianna Bond, Sara Kendrick, Tyler Anderson

Big iDeas 2012 Proposals

Momentum will serve several functions in the greater Dallas community. At its most basic level, it will help to inspire a passion and excitement for the study of science. Bridging the gap between disciplines, this publication will focus on ideas about science and technology (like a scientific journal) and will promote intellectual exploration in the approachable manner of a literary magazine.

Vol. 7, No. 2, Winter 2012, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Cornerstone

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of English And Myanmar Syntax In A Narrative With A Focus On Sfpca Elements / Mya Tharaphi Wynn, Mya Tharaphi Wynn

Student Works (2010-2019)

This research project examines the similarities and differences between English and Burmese with regard to the functions of SFPCA in clauses. Data for the study come from Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels in simplified English and its Myanmar translation. Analysis of SFPCA elements is based on Bloor and Bloor’s (2004) and Halliday’s (1994) Systemic Functional Grammar theories. Burmese is now officially called Myanmar language which belongs to Burmanic branch of the Tibeto-Burman family, a subfamily of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The English language, on the other hand, belongs to the Indo- European language family. In Myanmar, the kind of grammatical apparatus such …

Community Resilience Training Project Proposal, Delyla Wilson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The Community Resilience Training (CRT) Project Proposal is a design for the creation and implementation of a multi-level, adaptive curriculum designed to improve community resilience to disasters and other major disruption. Grounded in chaos theory and the complexity paradigm of disaster response, the CRT program is designed to provide information at the community level to promote change throughout the disaster preparedness, response, relief, and recovery process. The CRT project incorporates permaculture technology, wilderness medicine protocols, community organizing skills, and transnational advocacy competencies with traditional community knowledge to create a culturally specific training curriculum. Through the research process, community knowledge and …

Asymmetry Of The Humerus: The Influence Of Handedness On The Deltoid Tuberosity And Possible Implications For Osteometric Sorting, Carrie Brady Legarde

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The identification of individuals from commingled human remains can be a difficult task. Osteometric sorting is often utilized for these purposes since it sorts remains based on size. This research investigates whether asymmetry of the humerus is present, if it is due to an individual’s hand preference, and if this asymmetry can adversely affect the osteometric sorting method. The osteometric sorting formulae for pair-matching was used to classify individuals as asymmetric when elements were considered significantly different in size. Significant asymmetry was seen in multiple measurements and the asymmetry could be due to handedness. This relationship appeared more consistent with …

Clothed With Salvation: The Garden, The Veil, Tabitha, And Christ, Daniel Belnap

Studies in the Bible and Antiquity

Because clothing has a social function by which we define ourselves in relation to others, the rites of investiture and divestiture are often used within a given community as the individual moves from one social environment to another. These two rites can be used to examine the social progression of Adam and Eve via the fall, the symbolic movement from the mortal sphere to the divine sphere as represented with the veil, as well as the Christ-like nature of Tabitha who, like Christ himself, clothed others, thus giving them meaning and place within the community of believers.

Anarchism, Geography, And Queer Space-Making: Building Bridges Over Chasms We Create, Farhang Rouhani

Geography Articles

This paper examines the complex, creative, and contradictory processes of making queer space through an analysis of the rise and demise of the Richmond Queer Space Project (RQSP), a queer- and anarchist-identified organization in Richmond, Virginia, US. I begin by synthesizing emerging perspectives from anarchism, queer theory, and the conceptualization of queer space in geography. Then, I observe the practices through which RQSP members created a queer space; their location politics in a small-city context; and the contradictory politics of affinity and identity that led to the group’s demise. My goal is to seriously consider the complexities and contradictions of …

The Legal Profession's Rule Against Vouching For Clients: Advocacy And The Manner That Is The Man Himself, Thomas L. Shaffer

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

Fact Book 2012-13, Western Michigan University

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The Western Michigan University Magazine, Winter 2012, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• Government and the Economic Crisis: Professor’s book probes the Fed’s role in the U.S. financial market meltdown.
• A History of Honors: The Lee Honors College celebrates 50 years of guiding gifted students.
• Class, a Click Away WMU’s online programs and classes are a popular way to learn—from anywhere in the world.
• ‘Mavericks of American Dance’: Alum’s film on the legendary Joffrey Ballet is to air on PBS.
• App to Fly: The iPad is becoming a cockpit asset in college and industry.
• From Startup to Market: Meet the force behind the Biosciences Research & Commercialization Center at WMU.
• Generational Lessons: Learned …

Footnoted Folklore: Robert Burns's Halloween, Corey E. Andrews

Robert Burns and Friends

Robert Burns & Friends

essays by W. Ormiston Roy Fellows

presented to G. Ross Roy

edited by Patrick Scott and Kenneth Simpson

This volume of essays about the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796) pays tribute to the distinguished Burns scholar G. Ross Roy. Subjects covered include writers who influenced Burns; aspects of the writing of Burns and that of his friends and contemporaries; and Burns's influence on later writers. The volume also includes essays on Ross Roy's own accomplishments and on the Burns collection he built (now at the University of South Carolina), together with a checklist of his published …

Robert Burns And Friends Essays By W. Ormiston Roy Fellows Presented To G. Ross Roy, Patrick G. Scott, Kenneth Simpson, Carol Mcguirk, Corey E. Andrews, R. D. S. Jack, Gerard Carruthers, Kirsteen Mccue, Fred Freeman, Valentina Bold, David Robb, Douglas S. Mack, Edward J. Cowan, Marco Fazzini, Thomas Keith, Justin Mellette

Robert Burns and Friends

Robert Burns & Friends

essays by W. Ormiston Roy Fellows

presented to G. Ross Roy

edited by Patrick Scott and Kenneth Simpson

This volume of essays about the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796) pays tribute to the distinguished Burns scholar G. Ross Roy. Subjects covered include writers who influenced Burns; aspects of the writing of Burns and that of his friends and contemporaries; and Burns's influence on later writers. The volume also includes essays on Ross Roy's own accomplishments and on the Burns collection he built (now at the University of South Carolina), together with a checklist of his published …

“Tongues Turn’D Inside Out”: The Reception Of “Tam O’ Shanter”, Gerard Carruthers

Robert Burns and Friends

Robert Burns & Friends

essays by W. Ormiston Roy Fellows

presented to G. Ross Roy

edited by Patrick Scott and Kenneth Simpson

This volume of essays about the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796) pays tribute to the distinguished Burns scholar G. Ross Roy. Subjects covered include writers who influenced Burns; aspects of the writing of Burns and that of his friends and contemporaries; and Burns's influence on later writers. The volume also includes essays on Ross Roy's own accomplishments and on the Burns collection he built (now at the University of South Carolina), together with a checklist of his published …

Southeastern Law Librarian Special Election Edition 2012-2013, Seaall

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

“The Play’S The Thing”: Theatre As A Scholarly Meeting Ground In Age Studies, Valerie Barnes Lipscomb

English Sarasota Manatee Campus Faculty Publications

Addressing three current critical turns in gerontology, this article proposes the theatre as a fertile ground for various theoretical angles in age studies - including the performative on and off stage, the narrative in the script and the critical questioning of age and ageism in the multiple realities of performance. Beginning from a shared site in the theatre, researchers may be able to establish greater common ground, resulting not only in multi-disciplinary efforts but also in truly interdisciplinary work. With a foundation in performance studies, this article suggests promising directions for age studies and theatre scholarship by examining three aspects …

Michigan Academician, Volume 40, Issue 3

Michigan Academician

No abstract provided.

The Public And South Carolina’S Maritime Heritage: Two Heritage Trails, Christopher F. Amer

Presentations

This presentation briefly describes the Ashley River and Cooper River Heritage Trails, and the points of interest along each of them.

The presentation consists of 17 slides. The first three pages of the downloadable file is the text which accompanied the presentation, and the remaining 17 pages are the presentation slides.

South Carolina Naval Wreck Survey, Christopher F. Amer

Presentations

From 1998 through 2003, the Maritime Research Division (MRD) of the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology (SCIAA) at the University of South Carolina (USC) conducted research into the presence of US Navy shipwrecks in South Carolina waters. The US Navy claimed 96 shipwrecks in the state. However, historical research confirmed that, in fact, only 47 Navy-owned vessels met their demise in state waters. The remaining shipwrecks include, US Army transports, vessels owned by the Confederacy at the time of their sinking, and a number of vessels that flew foreign flags. The United States Navy maintained a presence in South Carolina …

Finding Historic Shipwrecks In The Dynamic Coastal Environment Of Winyah Bay: A Geoarchaeological Approach, Christopher F. Amer

Presentations

This presentation discusses a collaborative research project between the University of South Carolina’s South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology-Maritime Research Division, the College of Charleston, and Coastal Carolina University’s Marine Science Department, interfacing historic coastal zone paleoreconstructions with an archaeological marine remote sensing survey to locate, assess, identify, and conduct preliminary documentation of the Spanish Capitana. The Capitana, one of six vessels used in a failed settlement attempt by the Spanish Crown to gain a foothold in the New World, was lost in 1526 when it grounded and sank approaching Winyah Bay, South Carolina.

The presentation consists …

Mapping Latin America: A Cartographic Reader, Andrew Sluyter

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Oxford Handbook Of Slavery In The Americas, Andrew Sluyter

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Barbuda: A Caribbean Island In Transition, Andrew Sluyter, Amy E. Potter

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Southern Character: Essays In Honor Of Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Joan E. Cashin

Civil War Book Review

Honoring a Giant in Southern History

I vividly remember the first time I read Bertram Wyatt-Brown's Southern Honor: Ethics and Behavior in the Old South. In Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1982, we had a small but vital group of scholars working in southern history. From word of mo....