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A Troublesome Inheritance: Nicholas Wade’S Botched Interpretation Of Human Genetics, History, And Evolution, Agustín Fuentes

Human Biology

Review of A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History, by Nicholas Wade. New York: Penguin Press, 2013. x + 278 pp. 978-1-5942-0446-3 (hardcover). US $27.95.

Banner News, Amanda Betz, Megan Olson, Kassidy Brede, Khrystyne Elsberry, Kevin Barfield

Banner News

No abstract provided.

The Cord (March 11, 2015)

The Cord

No abstract provided.

Café Conversation | Unelected Leaders: America’S First Ladies, March 11, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

The Scales And Shapes Of Queer Women's Geographies: Mapping Private, Public And Cyber Spaces In Portland, Or, Paola Renata Saldaña

Dissertations and Theses

Queer women's relationship to space has been under-theorized due to the difficulties in identifying particular spatial patterns that can describe their presence in urban settings. Most of the research that has focused on queer space has mentioned the difficulty of mapping queer women. The purpose of this research is to identify the ways in which the scarcity of queer women-specific space in Portland, Oregon, has affected the development of a women's community based on a queer identity, the role of intersecting identities such as race and gender identity in these communities and spaces, as well as the implications of queer …

The Happy Warrior: Wordsworthian Reception And The Georgian Tradition Of Siegfried Sassoon’S War Memoirs And Poems, Shane Peterson

Student Works

The following thesis analyzes how the poetry and aesthetic values of William Wordsworth inspired the Georgian poets who served in World War I and influenced the writings of Siegfried Sassoon.

The first section focuses on how Wordsworth became an essential part of the national literary character as a result of the war and how many Edwardian writers used his more nationalistic poems to defend England’s imperial interests and the war effort against Germany. The following section compares the Edwardians to the Georgians, who were essentially neo-romantics that adopted Wordsworth’s poetic style, particularly the Romantic lyric and the pastoral mode. Georgians …

Volume 52, Number 30: March 11, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of International Crises On Maritime Transportation Based Global Value Chains, Rodrigo Mesa-Arango, Badri Narayanan, Satish Ukkusuri

Purdue Road School

• Maritime transportation is very important for international trade
• The International trade network has evolved into complex global value chains (GVCs)
• Different to the common bilateral analysis, Statistical Network Analysis captures trade network effects
• Previous analyses do not consider: GVCs, global crises, transportation linkage
• This work:

Rich Data from the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP)

Novel representation of the Maritime Multi-commodity International Trade Network (MM-ITN) replicates GVCs

Suite of Statistical Network Analysis tools

Evolution of the MM-ITN clearly illustrated

Impact of global crises described from a network perspective • Economic policy provided

I Want My Ict: Information Communication Technology, Governance, And Poverty In The Developing World, Jack J. Barry Iii

Doctoral Dissertations

The contradictory findings in studies investigating the impact of Information Communication Technologies on poverty in the developing world compose the primary puzzle I tackle in this dissertation. The argument presented here can be summarized as ‘guardedly optimistic’ about the impact of the Internet and mobile phones as I believe they can contributed to improving the lives of the poor, yet only when their limitations are addressed: primarily cost, education, and language. I posit that good governance is a forgotten, yet vital, missing link in the literature.

The following ten claims are put forth: (1) Internet and mobile phones have more …

Can Wikipedia Article Traffic Statistics Be Used To Verify A Technical Indicator? An Exploration Into The Correlation Between Wikipedia Article Traffic Statistics And The Coppock Technical Indicator., Cormac O'Connor

Dissertations

Recent studies have shown that, through the quantification of Wikipedia Usage Patterns as a result of information gathering, stock market moves can be predicted (Moat et al 2013). There was also research performed to determine the predictive nature of Wikipedia Data to predict movie box office success (Mestyan et al. 2013). The goal of any investor, in order to maximize the return of their investments, is to have an edge over other participants in the markets. Several tools and techniques have been used over the years to fulfil this, some proving to generate a consistent stream of income (Gillen 2012). …

Faculty Team-Teach Introduction To Sustainability Course, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Academic Senate - Agenda, 3/10/2015, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

The Weathered Corrugations Of His Face: A Performative Reflection On Nelson Mandela, Self, And The Call For Racial (Un)Becoming, Pauli Badenhorst

Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications

On the occasion of the first anniversary of the death of Nelson Rolihlahla MANDELA, this self-exploratory narrative study utilizes a Butlerian performative theoretical framework to both uncover discursively regulated social practices as generative of raced identity ensconced in belonging, and the undoing of such identity through the redeployment of social practices predicated instead on a Weltanschauung of becoming. While the accountable subject of autoethnographic work is concomitantly problematized, fluid subjectivity is itself demonstrated as crucial to historical accountability. A resultant appeal for white South Africans to actively begin the work of defamiliarizing themselves with the sanitized dominant popular …

Geospatial Analysis Of Smart Growth And Transit Oriented Developments, Michelle J. Nichols

Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones

Rapid population growth, water and air pollution, overloaded public services, and traffic congestion can stress economies and result in unsustainable communities. Geographic Information Science (GIS) is a valuable technology for reversing negative these types of trends by identifying areas that may presently exhibit Smart Growth characteristics. Rather than expand on the current transportation infrastructure and develop new Smart Growth communities, San Diego Metropolitan’s Transit System (SDMTS) intends to use this study to review the current transit routing infrastructure in an effort to support communities exhibiting Smart Growth potential. Communities along existing transportation infrastructure will analyzed as potential Smart Growth and …

Remote Sensing Of Hidden Objects, Mark G. Hoelscher, Michael A. Marciniak

AFIT Patents

An apparatus and method are provided for creating an indirect image of an object. The apparatus includes a light source and an imaging system. Light emitted from the light source is reflected by a first non-specular surface toward the object. Light reflected by the object is further reflected by a second non-specular surface toward the imaging system. The imaging system is configured to create the indirect image from the reflected light.

A Road Less Traveled: Or, Some Antebellum Arrivals To Texas Out Of Illinois, Rick L. Sherrod

East Texas Historical Journal

No abstract provided.

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (March 9, 2015), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Alimin Wahab [Brunei, Permanent Secretary In Civil Service], Alimin Wahab

Digital Narratives of Asia

Alimin Wahab helmed several government offices in Brunei such as the Ministry of Defence, Petroleum Brunei and Royal Brunei, but he tells DNA that all he ever wanted was to be a teacher. He shares with us how he managed to channel his love for teaching into love for the tasks assigned to him, and the leadership lessons he has learned from his career.

Boston Children Thrive In 5: Connecting Families, Building Community July-December 2014 Report, Donna Friedman, Mary Coonan, Anne Douglass, Alice Carter

Center for Social Policy Publications

No abstract provided.

Africans In Guangzhou : A Cultural Analysis Of Transnationality Amongst Africans On The Move, Roberto Carlos Castillo Bautista

Lingnan Theses

Over the last three decades, the shifts brought about by the ‘rise of China’ as a key player in global capitalism have had implications in a myriad of places, practices and imaginations. One such implication can be seen in the decade long presence of an African population in the southern city of Guangzhou.

In this dissertation, I look into the dynamics informing this presence by focusing on transnational connections, relations and practices. I take up the call (coming from different fields in the Humanities and Social Sciences) for an analysis of transnationality grounded in the everyday experiences of individuals ‘on …

The Changing Nature Of Regional Poverty, John V. Moeser, Dillon Massey, Thomas J. Shields

School of Professional and Continuing Studies Faculty Publications

We’re witnessing a dramatic change in the social geography of greater Richmond. It’s becoming more like that of the global south, where wealth is centered in the cities and poverty rings the outskirts of the city.

Free Stem Apps For Common Core, Daniel E. Rivera Mr.

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

We will highlight FREE apps for Computers, Chrome browser and mobile devices (Android and iOS) that align to Common Core standards. A website will be provided with a full list for participants to peruse after the conference. Science will be the primary focus but there will also be apps for Math & Engineering as well as apps that are generally useful for teachers as well. Audience are any K-16 teachers. Participants are welcome to bring mobile devices and to suggest their own favorite apps.

Panel 3: Natural Resources And Biodiversity, Thomas Antkowiak, Jacquelyn Jampolsky, Stephen Mccaffrey, Rachael Salcido

McGeorge School of Law Global Center for Business and Development Annual Symposium

An international law of property will have implications on the development of natural resources, as well as implications for biodiversity around the world. Development of natural resources has an impact on national economic growth. A number of legal regimes currently exist that govern the environmental impacts of natural resource development and biodiversity protection. This panel will explore the intersections of property law and cultural and natural resources.

Maritime Boundary Dispute Settlement: The Nonemergence Of Guiding Principles, Marvin A. Fentress

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

The Dynamics Of House Price Responsiveness And Locational Sorting: Evidence From Air Quality Changes, Corey Lang

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Faculty Publications

Despite extensive use of housing data to reveal valuation of non-market goods, the process of house price adjustment remains vague. Using the restricted access American Housing Survey, a high-frequency panel of prices, turnover, and occupant characteristics, this paper examines the time path of prices and preference-based sorting in response to air quality changes caused by differential regulatory pressure from the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. The results suggest that owner-occupied units capitalize changes quickly, whereas rent prices lag behind amenity levels. The delayed but sharp rent response temporally coincides with evidence of sorting, indicating a strong link between location choices …

Terrestrial Lidar-Based Automated Counting Of Swiftlet Nests In The Caves Of Gomantong, Sabah, Borneo., Donald A. Mcfarlane, Warren Roberts, Manfred Buchroithner, Guy Van Rentergem, Joyce Lundberg, Stefan Hautz

International Journal of Speleology

High resolution terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) within the Simud Hitam cave, Gomantong, has proven successful at discriminating the nests of black-nest swiftlets from roosting bats in high, inaccessible locations. TLS data was imported into ArcGIS software, allowing for semi-automated counting of nests. Spatial analysis of nest locations has established a maximum packing density of 268 nests/m² in optimum locations, which correspond to roof slopes of >20 degrees. Rhinolophid bats roost adjacent to, but not within nest locations, preferring roof surfaces close to horizontal.

Identification Of Whole Mitochondrial Genomes From Venezuela And Implications On Regional Phylogenies In South America, Esther J. Lee, D. Andrew Merriwether

Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints

Recent studies have expanded and refined the founding haplogroups of the Americas using whole mitochondrial (mtDNA) genome analysis. In addition to pan-American lineages, a number of studies have identified specific variants that show higher frequencies in restricted geographical areas. In order to further characterize Native American maternal lineages and specifically examine local patterns within South America, we analyzed twelve maternally unrelated Yekuana whole mtDNA genomes from one village (Sharamaña) that include the four major Native American haplogroups A2, B2, C1, and D1. Our study proposes a reconfiguration of one subhaplogroup A2 (A2aa) that is specific to South America and identifies …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol 90, No. 37, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Ponder, Abby. Students Weigh In on Housing Decisions – Housing & Residence Life, Gilbert Hall, Bates Runner Hall
• Voorhees, Jessica. So Fresh, So Green: Local Farming Contributes to WKU Community – Gary Robbins, Agriculture
• Crumbie, Trey. Mariah’s Closed Until Further Notice – Restaurants
• Rogers, Shelby. WKU to Leave National Education Organization – American Association of State Colleges & Universities, AASCU
• Henderson, Andrew. TUFF Tackles Social Justice Issues with New Zine – Toppers United for Feminism
• Ponder, Abby. New Social Media Website Being Explored at WKU – Campus Bubble
• Profumo, …

What Patients Want: Relevant Health Information Technology For Diabetes Self-Management., Diane King

Reports

Health information technology has great potential to promote efficiency in patient care and increase patient-provider communication, and patient engagement in their treatment. This paper explored qualitatively what patients with type 2 diabetes want from electronic resources that are designed to support their diabetes self-management. Data were collected via interviews and focus groups from managed care patients who had completed participation in either a web-based (MyPath) or in-person group-based (¡Viva Bien!) longitudinal diabetes self-management study. Content analysis identified common themes that highlighted participant interest in virtual and electronic programs to support diabetes self-management goals, and their desired content and features. Eighteen …

Identifying Individual Risk Factors And Documenting The Pattern Of Heat-Related Illness Through Analyses Of Hospitalization And Patterns Of Household Cooling, Michael T. Schmeltz, Grace Sembajwe, Peter J. Marcotullio, Jean A. Grassman, David U. Himmelstein, Stephanie Woolhandler

Publications and Research

Background
As climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme heat events researchers and public health officials must work towards understanding the causes and outcomes of heat-related morbidity and mortality. While there have been many studies on both heatrelated illness (HRI), there are fewer on heat-related morbidity than on heatrelated mortality.

Objective
To identify individual and environmental risk factors for hospitalizations and document patterns of household cooling.

Methods
We performed a pooled cross-sectional analysis of secondary U.S. data, the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Risk ratios were calculated from multivariable models to identify risk factors for hospitalizations. Hierarchical modeling was also …