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Familiar Face Detection In 180ms, Matteo Visconti Di Oleggio Castello, M. Ida Gobbini

Dartmouth Scholarship

The visual system is tuned for rapid detection of faces, with the fastest choice saccade to a face at 100ms. Familiar faces have a more robust representation than do unfamiliar faces, and are detected faster in the absence of awareness and with reduced attentional resources. Faces of family and close friends become familiar over a protracted period involving learning the unique visual appearance, including a view-invariant representation, as well as person knowledge. We investigated the effect of personal familiarity on the earliest stages of face processing by using a saccadic-choice task to measure how fast familiar face detection can happen. …

“’Chinese Don’T Drink Coffee!’”: Coffee And Class Liminality In Elaine Mar’S Paper Daughter, Christian Aguiar

Asian American Literature: Discourses & Pedagogies

This article offers a reading of the foodservice spaces in Elaine Mar’s memoir Paper Daughter in order to suggest changes in the way we think about class liminality. It argues that by focusing not just on the way the socially-mobile narrator experiences liminality, but also on the ways her working-class parents and co-workers experience it, we can begin to consider some of the complexities and nuances the idea of the liminal offers. In so doing, the article suggests a slightly new approach to thinking about and teaching Paper Daughter.

Transportation And Sanitation Drivers Of Land Use/Land Cover Change: Loss Of The Jamaica Bay Wetlands, Margaret Joy Cytryn

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis presents an analysis (1830-2014) of the historical events of land use/land cover change in the Jamaica Bay estuary, identification of the agents of change, and a perspective on the potential drivers of transportation and sanitation in land use/land cover change.

Undecided Empire: The Travails Of Imperial Representation Of Filipinos At The Greater America Exposition, 1899, Michael C. Hawkins

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

Thisarticle examines the first formal exhibit of Filipinos under American rule at the Greater America Exposition in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1899. It focuses specifically on the remarkably discursive forms of representation at a time before official discourses of empire and the “Philippines” or “Filipinos” were established. In this sense the exposition marked a rare instance of true colonial encounter in which the contingencies and vulnerabilities of empire were plainly manifest. The exposition also provided a critical baseline by which to gauge evolving discourses of representation at subsequent expositions, particularly the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair.Keywords: Greater America Exposition • Omaha …

Crow's Nest, August 24, 2015, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The August 24, 2015, issue of the Crow's Nest.

Editor's Introduction, Jr. Aguilar

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

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Fishermen, Fishmongers, And The Sea: Economic Restructuring And Gender Dynamics In A Philippine Community, Nelson Nava Turgo

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

Thisarticle provides a place- and work-specific exposition of gendered transformation in a local economy in Quezon province in the Philippines, where the declining productivity of fisheries since 1985 has seen a concomitant boom in fish marketing in nearby auction houses. It presents ethnographic data on seven families whose fishermen-husbands virtually abandoned fishing and assumed household management while their wives took on work as full-time fishmongers. The fishermen coped with the loss of economic clout by asserting masculine power, which resulted in spousal tensions, restrictions on their wives’ mobility and social lives, and incidents of domestic violence.Keywords: fishermen • fishing community …

Sociology Alum Publishes Book On Unseen Politics Of Public Housing, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Social Science Division Meeting Minutes 09/23/2015, Social Science Division

Social Science Division

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Giving A Voice To The Powerless: Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation As A Tool For Inclusive Development Through Microfinance, Evan T. Burke

Capstone Collection

The greatest experts on the situation of the marginalized peoples of the world are the marginalized communities themselves. This paper explores how participatory monitoring & evaluation can be a powerful tool for giving voices to marginalized communities, ensuring that the voices of beneficiaries and local stakeholders are heard and inform sustainable project design. It analyzes a participatory monitoring and evaluation methodology implemented for women’s credit cooperatives in Gujarat, India by the Human Development & Research Centre, and examines lessons to be learned to design evaluations facilitating inclusive development.

Strategies for the monitoring and evaluation of microfinance have evolved along with …

Shaw T. & Alenka ČUk, 2015. Slovene Karst And Caves In The Past, Arrigo A. Cigna

International Journal of Speleology

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Implementation Of A Participatory Approach To Monitoring And Evaluation: Literature Review & Case Study Application, Lucas Sokol-Oxman

Capstone Collection

A literature review is presented drawing from a variety of experts and practitioners who discuss their knowledge and experience with participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E). The findings suggest that the broader participation of stakeholders further enhances the quality and credibility of monitoring and evaluation (M&E). Collaboration and engagement between implementors and beneficiaries enhances the sustainability of program outcomes after the program’s involvement ends. Recommendations are made about how participation could be incorporated into the implementation of an M&E system for Women Thrive Worldwide. Additional resources to facilitate the development of a PM&E system are offered.

Keywords: participation, participatory monitoring and …

Guide To Ms603 Pan American Health Organization (Paho), Carrie-Ann Chavez

Finding Aids

The ultimate goal of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and its sister institution, the United States-Mexico Border Health Association (USMBHA), was to better health education, health, and the environment in the border region. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) U.S.-Mexico Border Field Office records date from 1942 to 2014. The records consist of publications, constitution and by- laws, minutes, slides and other media, and posters. Records are in Spanish and English.

Blending World History And Literature: An Ethnographic And Phenomenological Exposition Of Disciplinary Integration, William Lee Wood

Student Theses and Dissertations

This study was conducted to analyze the relationship that exists between student perceptions of learning and the role of instructors in an integrated World History I and World Literature I course. The primary outcomes were to determine: (1) the normative elements between instructors that were involved in the creation and delivery of an integrated course; (2) how the integration of content and the role of the instructors changed classroom interaction, specifically with respect to the norms of communication between students and faculty; and (3) how the phenomenon of learning and student perception in an integrated setting changed. To gain an …

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Growing Our Own: Indigenous Research, Scholars, and Education

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Social Science Division Meeting Minutes 08/20/2015, Social Science Division

Social Science Division

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Indigenous Knowledge Systems And Cross-Cultural Research, Ray Barnhardt

Growing Our Own: Indigenous Research, Scholars, and Education

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A Yup’Ik Research Framework Center, A Place To Begin, Kristie Parsons

Growing Our Own: Indigenous Research, Scholars, and Education

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Alaska Native-Focused Teacher Preparation Programs: What Have We Learned?, Bernice Tetpon, Diane Hirshberg, Audrey Leary, Alexandra Hill

Growing Our Own: Indigenous Research, Scholars, and Education

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Indigenous Factors Contributing To Successful Attainment Of Doctoral Degrees By Alaska Native Scholars: A Mixed Methods Study, Alberta J. Jones

Faculty and Staff

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Analysis Of Information And Communication Technology Roles In Poverty Reduction Among Small And Medium Scale Farmers In Imo State, Nigeria, Jonadab Ubochioma Chikaire Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

This study examines the role ICTs play in poverty reduction among small and medium scale (SMS) farmers in Imo State, Nigeria. Data were collected from 170 (SMS) farmers in Imo State using well structured questionnaire. Analysis of data collected was done using percentages and mean presented in tabular forms. It was seen from results that 38.2% of the respondents are within the age bracket of 51-60 years. Majority (43.5%) attended secondary school, 48% have put in 11-20 years in farming, while 71.7% have a farm size 0.25-1.5 hectares. ICT devices used include radio, mobile phones, television, among others. On …

Papio Cranium From The Hominin-Bearing Site Of Malapa: Implications For The Evolution Of Modern Baboon Cranial Morphology And South African Plio-Pleistocene Biochronology, Christopher C. Gilbert, Christine M. Steininger, Job M. Kibii, Lee R. Berger

Publications and Research

A new partial cranium (UW 88-886) of the Plio-Pleistocene baboon Papio angusticeps from Malapa is identified, described and discussed. UW 88-886 represents the only non-hominin primate yet recovered from Malapa and is important both in the context of baboon evolution as well as South African hominin site biochronology. The new specimen may represent the first appearance of modern baboon anatomy and coincides almost perfectly with molecular divergence date estimates for the origin of the modern P. hamadryas radiation. The fact that the Malapa specimen is dated between ~2.026–2.36 million years ago (Ma) also has implications for the biochronology of other …

University Of Minnesota, Morris Chancellor Jacqueline R. Johnson Announces Retirement, University Relations

Campus News Archive

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Voir Dire: Strategy And Tactics In The Defense Of Social And Political Activists, Murray R. Bowes

Akron Law Review

With the courts increasingly being the forum for legal disputes between those who demand change in the superstructure and those who represent (or are) the structure, a rather unfortunate by-product has evolved: a feeling that the courts can no longer adequately dispense justice.8 This manifests itself in beliefs that if one is prosecuted for activities that were designed to advance social change, either in violation of the law or not, that the individual will not be afforded a fair trial; 9 a reflection that the social or political activist will not be judged by an impartial jury….For the purposes of …

The Reach Of The Law: Sin, Crime And Poor Taste, Alexander B. Smith, Harriet Pollack

Akron Law Review

The past decade has been a period of intensive reevaluation of the law. The criminal law, in particular, has been subjected to an especially intensive criticism. These attacks fall largely into two categories: criticisms of the legitimacy of our penal codes, and criticisms of their efficiency.
Starting with the Civil Rights Movement of the Kennedy era with its heavy emphasis on civil disobedience as a tool of protest, the legitimacy of many of our laws was called into question. When Rosa Parks sat in the front of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama, she was not simply breaking the law; she …

2015 Macalester Alumna Receives Undergraduate Essay Award From The Association Of Africanist Anthropology, Macalester College

College Press Releases

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Community Scholars Program Reunion - Frankfort, Kentucky (Fa 741), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 741. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program Reunion held on 16 June 2012 at the Capital Plaza Hotel in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Perbahasan Baik Dan Buruk (Al-Husn Wa Al-Qubh) Menurut Asha'irah Dan Kerelevenannya Dalam Mendepani Faham Nihilisme, M.K.N. Che Nordin

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Secara umumnya setiap ajaran agama dan falsafah tidak terlepas dari membincangkan persoalan baik dan buruk. Namun masyarakat dunia seawal abad ke-20 telah diperkenalkan dengan suatu faham pesimisme ekstrem yang melihat tiada apa yang disebut sebagai 'nilai'. Aliran yang kemudiannya dinamakan sebagai nihilisme ini merupakan aliran radikal skeptisme yang 'tidak berpegang dengan apa-apa', semua kewujudan dilihat tidak mempunyai makna dan sekaligus mematikan kerangka epistemologi, memusnahkan autoriti agama dan menghilangkan aspek tujuan dalam moraliti. Dari sudut yang berbeza, Islam sebagai sebuah agama telah menyediakan suatu sistem nilai yang objektif, sejagat dan mutlak. Ia terbukti lengkap apabila ajarannya telah dan masih dian uti …

Cljc Offers Team-Taught Law And Justice Course Cas 2500: Breaking The Law, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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