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We Are A New Race:' Booker T. Washington's Use Of African American Spirituals In The Creation Of A New Negro Image, Douglas L. Allen

Theses and Dissertations

This study examines how Booker T. Washington used music to project a New Negro image to the American public while also instilling the qualities of this New Negro into his students. Washington hoped to uplift the African American race by challenging racial caricatures prominent in American society. Washington's New Negro was patterned after Washington's own personality and was a respectable, Christian, southern African-American. This study also shows that the New Negro was a racial uplift strategy being used well before WWI, and that there were multiple New Negro movements throughout the United States and throughout US history.

Rebuilding Communities After Violent Conflict: Informal Justice Systems And Resource Access, Sandra F. Joireman

Political Science Faculty Publications

A community recovering from war or ethnic conflict has to find ways of reweaving the fabric of economic and social life with new patterns of interaction and changed demographics.² In post-­‐‑conflict settings customary law has a particular attraction because of the moral authority it brings to the establishment of order. Customary law is familiar, tied to the identity and history of a community, and operates independently of outside resources. Although the term evokes images of a universal acceptance and ancient origin, customary law has always been dynamic, defined by those in power, and subject to political interests.³ Informal …

Strategies For Health Care Cost Containment (1980s-Present), Rick Mayes

Political Science Faculty Publications

The U.S. health care system during the past three decades has been over two interrelated questions: first, who will control the manner in which medical care is paid for, and, second, how much will it cost? Many health care experts believe that Medicare's efforts at cost control, primarily in the form of the program's seminal transition to and continual modification of prospective payment of health care providers, has both triggered and repeatedly intensified the economic restructuring of the U.S. health care system. Medicare is an almost $600 billion public health insurance program for individuals sixty-five years of age and older; …

Landscape And Impervious Surface Mapping In The Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Using Feature Recognition And Decision Tree Techniques, Philipp Nagel

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) and Impervious Surface Area (ISA) are important parameters for many environmental studies, and serve as an essential tool for decision makers and stakeholders in Urban & Regional planning. Newly available high spatial resolution aerial ortho-imagery and LiDAR data, in combination with specialized, object-oriented and decision-tree classification techniques, allow for accurate mapping of these features. In this study, a method was developed to first classify LULC using an object-based classifier, and then use the resulting map as input for a decision-tree model to classify ISA in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area in Minnesota. It was …

Person(S) Of Interest And Missing Women: Legal Abandonment In The Downtown Eastside, Elaine Craig

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

Women are disappearing. Sixty-nine of them disappeared from the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver between 1997 and 2002. Northern communities in British Columbia believe that more than 40 women have gone missing from the Highway of Tears in the past thirty years. The endangered do not come from every walk of life. Most of these women are Aboriginal. Many of them are poor. To be more precise then, poor women and Aboriginal women are disappearing. Aboriginal women in particular are the targets of an irrefutable epidemic of violence in Canada today.

Robert Pickton is thought to have murdered almost 50 of …

From Porciones To Colonias: Curriculum Development In K-12 Education--Methodology And Program Development, Edna C. Alfaro, Margaret E. Dorsey, Sonia Hernandez, Russell K. Skowronek

Sociology and Anthropology Faculty Publications

The 2012 National Endowment for the Humanities- sponsored “From Porciones to Colonias: Inserting the “Hispanic” in a Hispanic Serving Institution through Curriculum Innovation” brought together faculty at the largest Hispanic Serving Institution in Texas, the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA), and public school teachers to create place-based curriculum. Using the natural landscape and cultural history of one of the most dynamic borderlands in the world as the main classroom laboratory, faculty housed in the CHAPS program (Community Historical Archaeology Project with Schools) challenged elementary, middle, and high school teachers in the sciences, social sciences and humanities to create in their …

Effects Of Clergy Reporting Laws On Child Maltreatment Report Rates, Frank E. Vandervort, Vincent J. Palusci

Articles

Child maltreatment (CM) reporting laws and policies have an important role in the identification, treatment, and prevention of CM in the United States (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [US DHHS], 2012). Abuse by a member of the clergy “is not only a personal and emotional betrayal, but [also] a spiritual betrayal, with secrecy amplified by the unprecedented and systemic cover-up committed by the Church hierarchy” (Coyne, 2011, p. 15). Recent controversies have resulted in the consideration of changes in mandated U.S. reporting laws that include increasing requirements for clergy and extension to additional professions (Freeh, Sporkin, & Sullivan, …

Understanding Insurance Anti-Discrimination Laws, Ronen Avraham, Kyle D. Logue, Daniel Schwarcz

Articles

Insurance companies are in the business of discrimination. Insurers attempt to segregate insureds into separate risk pools based on the differences in their risk profiles, first, so that different premiums can be charged to the different groups based on their differing risks and, second, to incentivize risk reduction by insureds. This is why we let insurers discriminate. There are limits, however, to the types of discrimination that are permissible for insurers. But what exactly are those limits and how are they justified? To answer these questions, this Article (a) articulates the leading fairness and efficiency arguments for and against limiting …

Intellectual Property Geographies, Peter K. Yu

Faculty Scholarship

Written for a special issue on intellectual property and geography, this article outlines three sets of mismatches that demonstrate the vitality, utility and richness of analyzing intellectual property developments through a geographical lens. The article begins by examining economic geography, focusing on the tensions and conflicts between territorial borders and sub-national innovation (including those relating to obligations under the WTO TRIPS Agreement). This article then examines the oft-found mismatch between political geography and cultural geography. Illustrating this mismatch is the challenge of protecting traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions. The article concludes by exploring the growing mismatch between legal geography …

Leveraging Antidiscrimination, Olatunde C.A. Johnson

Faculty Scholarship

As the Civil Rights Act of 1964 turns fifty, antidiscrimination law has become unfashionable. Civil rights strategies are posited as not up to the serious task of addressing contemporary problems of inequality such as improving mobility for low-wage workers or providing access into entry-level employment. This Article argues that there is a danger in casting aside the Civil Rights Act as one charts new courses to address inequality. This Article revisits the implementation strategies that emerged in the first decade of the Act to reveal that the Act was not limited to addressing formal discrimination or bias, but rather drew …

Purpose: The Key To Navigating College, Evan P. Crain

Honors Projects

I arrived to college in my first year as a sophomore, accepted to the Seidman College of Business and with a firm Christian foundation. And I had a plan. That plan was to figure it out. The challenge for all college students is to understand what “it” is. Given the importance of a college degree and the power of habits developed during this time, the college years have a powerful impact on at least the near future of one’s career, if not beyond. Unlike my initial thoughts, “it” was not an undying passion to solve some terrible problem in the …

University Of Texas At Tyler Course Catalog, 2014 - 2015, University Of Texas At Tyler

Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Access To Justice: Ensuring Meaningful Access To Counsel In Civil Cases, Human Rights Clinic

Human Rights Institute

In order to meet its human rights obligations, the federal government must work toward the establishment of the right to counsel for indigent litigants in civil cases, especially where basic human needs are at stake. Direct steps the federal government should take include: supporting research into the impact of providing counsel in civil cases; fully funding the Legal Services Corporation and lifting restrictions that prevent legal services lawyers from providing necessary services; intensifying the Acc,ess to Justice Initiative's activities with respect to civil legal services and providing it with the necessary leadership and resources; and filing supportive amicus briefs when …

Illusion Of Justice: Human Rights Abuses In Us Terrorism Prosecutions, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Institute

Human Rights Institute

Terrorism entails horrifying acts, often resulting in terrible losses of human life. Governments have a duty under international human rights law to take reasonable measures to protect people within their jurisdictions from acts of violence. When crimes are committed, governments also have a duty to carry out impartial investigations, to identify those responsible, and to prosecute suspects before independent courts. These obligations require ensuring fairness and due process in investigations and prosecutions, as well as humane treatment of those in custody.

Leroy Pitzer: Citizen, Voter, Lunatic?, Rabia Belt

Studio for Law and Culture

In a 1905 Ohio case, In re South Charleston Election Contest, Leroy Pitzer was accused of being a “lunatic” or an “idiot” and thus unable to vote in a tight and contest election that ripped the town of South Charleston in half. After intense deliberations – and considering 29 different definitions of lunacy and idiocy – the court decided that something was wrong with Leroy Pitzer, but they could not figure out exactly what. They also could not determine who Pitzer voted for. Unfortunately, without his vote, the election result was a tie and the entire election was rerun.

The …

17th Annual Ewu Student Research And Creative Works Symposium Program, Eastern Washington University

2014 Symposium

No abstract provided.

17th Annual Ewu Student Research And Creative Works Symposium Event Recap, Eastern Washington University

2014 Symposium

No abstract provided.

Why The Data Train Needs Semantic Rails, Krzysztof Janowicz, Frank Van Harmelen, James A. Hendler, Pascal Hitzler

Computer Science and Engineering Faculty Publications

While catchphrases such as big data, smart data, data intensive science, or smart dust highlight different aspects, they share a common theme: Namely, a shift towards a data-centric perspective in which the synthesis and analysis of data at an ever-increasing spatial, temporal, and thematic resolution promises new insights, while, at the same time, reducing the need for strong domain theories as starting points. In terms of the envisioned methodologies, those catchphrases tend to emphasize the role of predictive analytics, i.e., statistical techniques including data mining and machine learning, as well as supercomputing. Interestingly, however, while this perspective takes the availability …

“What Is Critical Whiteness Doing In Our Nice Field Like Critical Race Theory?” Applying Crt And Cws To Understand The White Imaginations Of White Teacher Candidates, Cheryl E. Matias, Kara Viesca, Dorothy F. Garrison-Wade, Madhavi Tandon, Rene Galindo

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

Critical Race Theory (CRT) revolutionized how we investigate race in education. Centralizing counter stories from people of color becomes essential for decentralizing white normative discourse—a process we refer to as realities within the Black imagination .Yet, few studies examine how whites respond to centering the Black imagination, especially since their white imagination goes unrecognized. We propose utilizing Critical Whiteness Studies (CWS) to support CRT to aid in deconstructing the dimensions of white imaginations. Our findings describe how the white imagination operates inside the minds of white teacher candidates, namely through their (a) emotional disinvestment, (b) lack of critical understanding of …

The Campus School At Suny Buffalo State, 1871-1991, Richard J. Lee

A Selection of Works on the History of Buffalo State

I. Introduction
II. Normal School Development in New York State
III. Development of Schools of Practice
IV. History of the Campus School at Buffalo State College
V. Postscript
VI. Campus School Notes
VII. Frequently Asked Questions
VIII. Campus School Seal
IX. References
X. Appendix (*Appendices and additional material are available at the SUNY Buffalo State College Archives, by appointment)

Annual Report Ay 2013-14, Center For Innovative Pedagogy

Annual Reports and Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Integrating People And Place: A Density-Based Measure For Assessing Accessibility To Opportunities, Mark Horner, Joni A. Downs

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Mobile object analysis is a well-studied area of transportation and geographic information science (GIScience). Mobile objects may include people, animals, or vehicles. Time geography remains a key theoretical framework for understanding mobile objects' movement possibilities. Recent efforts have sought to develop probabilistic methods of time geography by exploring questions of data uncertainty, spatial representation, and other limitations of classical approaches. Along these lines, work has blended time geography and kernel density estimation in order to delineate the probable locations of mobile objects in both continuous and discrete network space. This suite of techniques is known as time geographic density estimation …

City Of Tampa Urban Forest Management, Monitoring And Policy, Shawn M. Landry, Robert J. Northrop, Michael G. Andreu, Kathy Beck

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

The Public Vs. Private Debate: A Case Study Of Indiana Interscholastic Sport And The Tournament Success Factor, James E. Johnson, David A. Pierce, Daniel R. Tracy, Gabriel J. Haworth

Global Sport Business Journal

Attempts at interscholastic competitive balance solutions (e.g., multipliers, separate playoffs, recruiting restrictions) have yielded mixed reactions for state athletic associations. Given the sparse amount of literature on this topic, as well as the national scope of this issue, this case study provides an empirical analysis of Indiana high school sport and the recently adopted Tournament Success Factor within the context of the public versus private debate. Results from all champions and runners-up in Indiana from 1997-98 to 2012-13 (N = 1,250) indicated private schools had a disproportionate amount of success, private school success differed among sport and class, and most …

Factors Influencing Differential Oral Health Care Use Between Hispanics And Non-Hispanic Whites In The U.S., Nathalie Astudillo

Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.)

Oral health is often considered merely the absence of disease. However, oral health involves much more. Good oral health facilitates very basic functions like eating and speaking; a healthy smile is also associated with good self-esteem and productivity.1 Most oral health diseases are largely preventable. Despite this, a large portion of the population in the United States still suffer from untreated dental decay.2 Poor oral health has a direct effect on systemic health, quality of nutrition, digestion, phonetics, selfimage and self-esteem.5 Whether considered individually or combined, each of these factors has a direct impact on the quality of life of …

Sovereignty, Citizenship, And Public Health In The United States, Polly J. Price

Faculty Articles

Sovereign boundaries, state borders, and distinctions between citizens and non-citizens undermine public health in the United States in a number of ways. For historical reasons, we are prone to view immigration and public health as separate interests, but they are in fact convergent. Historically, federal authority over immigration alleviated costs otherwise borne by state and local governments. Today, however, states are primarily responsible for the prevention and control of communicable disease acquired outside U.S. borders. The federal and state governments confront a stark division of authority with respect to non-citizens: The federal government decides which non-citizens to admit into the …

การประยุกต์ใช้กระบวนการลำดับชั้นเชิงวิเคราะห์ในการเลือกทำเลที่ตั้งศูนย์กระจายสินค้า : กรณีศึกษาศูนย์กระจายสินค้าธุรกิจร้านสะดวกซื้อ, วราภรณ์ โลหิตปุระ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้เป็นการประยุกต์ใช้กระบวนการลำดับชั้นเชิงวิเคราะห์ (Analytic Hierarchy Process) ในการกำหนดทำเลที่ตั้งศูนย์กระจายสินค้าแห่งใหม่เพื่อรองรับปริมาณสินค้าที่เพิ่มขึ้นในอีก 3 ปีข้างหน้า โดยมีกรณีศึกษาของงานวิจัย เป็นศูนย์กระจายสินค้าที่ดำเนินธุรกิจด้านการกระจายสินค้าให้กับร้านสะดวกซื้อของบริษัท และนอกจากนี้ยังมีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษา และวิเคราะห์ปัจจัยเชิงปริมาณ และปัจจัยเชิงคุณภาพที่มีผลต่อการเลือกทำเลที่ตั้งศูนย์กระจายสินค้าของธุรกิจร้านสะดวกซื้อ กระบวนการลำดับชั้นเชิงวิเคราะห์เป็นกระบวนการสนับสนุนการตัดสินใจที่มีเหตุผลสามารถใช้ในการตัดสินใจ ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับปัจจัยทั้งเชิงปริมาณ และเชิงคุณภาพ อีกทั้งยังสามารถวัดความสอดคล้องของการตัดสินใจในแต่ละปัจจัย และนอกจากนี้งานวิจัยยังได้มีการวิเคราะห์ต้นทุนค่าขนส่งของทางเลือกของที่ตั้งที่พิจารณาประกอบการตัดสินใจร่วมด้วย งานวิจัยได้พิจารณาทางเลือกของที่ตั้งศูนย์กระจายสินค้าจำนวน 3 จังหวัด ได้แก่ จังหวัดนครสวรรค์ จังหวัดปทุมธานี และจังหวัดสุพรรณบุรี โดยพิจารณาปัจจัยต่างๆดังนี้ ต้นทุนค่าขนส่ง ต้นทุนการลงทุน แรงงาน ความเสี่ยงน้ำท่วม การเข้าถึงถนน การเข้าถึงลูกค้า และทัศนคติของชุมชน การวิจัยได้นำปัจจัยและทางเลือกของทำเลที่ตั้งศูนย์กระจายสินค้า มาพัฒนาเป็นโครงสร้างแผนภูมิลำดับชั้นตามกระบวนการลำดับชั้นเชิงวิเคราะห์ ผลการวิจัยพบว่า ผู้ตัดสินใจให้ความสำคัญกับปัจจัยตามลำดับความสำคัญ ดังนี้ ต้นทุนค่าขนส่ง การเข้าถึงลูกค้า ความเสี่ยงน้ำท่วม แรงงาน ต้นทุนการลงทุน ทัศนคติของชุมชน และการเข้าถึงถนน และผู้ตัดสินใจให้ความสำคัญของทางเลือกภายใต้ปัจจัยต่างๆ ตามลำดับความสำคัญ ดังนี้ จังหวัดนครสวรรค์ จังหวัดปทุมธานี และจังหวัดสุพรรณบุรี เมื่อพิจารณาร่วมกับผลการวิเคราะห์ต้นทุนค่าขนส่งพบว่า ทางเลือกที่เหมาะสมที่สุดคือจังหวัดนครสวรรค์ซึ่งมีต้นทุนค่าขนส่งต่ำที่สุด

Investigation Of Chicago Air Pollution And Meteorological Influence On Pollution Development: Physical Measurements And Multivariate Statistical Analyses, Katrina Lyn Binaku

Dissertations

The goal of this project was to evaluate air pollutants and meteorology in Chicago, Illinois during summers 2010, 2011, and 2012. Sixty-six collection days of air pollutant and meteorological data were completed at the Loyola University Chicago sampling station atop Mertz Hall. Trace gases, nitrogen oxides and ozone, as well as the water-soluble fraction of aerosol material were the air pollutants of focus in this study. Data analysis showed that chloride, nitrate, sulfate, and oxalate were the most frequently quantified water-soluble ions in aerosol samples, followed by acetate, formate, potassium, phosphate, calcium, and magnesium ions. Ionic ratios showed that stationary …

Gphy 433.01: Cultural Geography, Jeffrey Allman Gritzner

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Gphy 491.00: Special Topics - Gis Applications, Kevin Gregory Mcmanigal

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.