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¿Qué Comía Francisco Hernández (1517-1578)? La Intermediación De Mestizaje Y Gastronómica Del Protomédico De Indias De Felipe Ii, Jaime Vilchis

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When Philip II assumed his reign in the mid 16th-century, the Spanish monarchy had fully consolidated its dominion over America, with Indigenous kingdoms subdued, and Spanish authority in place, however, lifestyle indigenous practices continued in outlying zones. Among Philip II’s more creative agents dispatched to the Americas was a medical botanist, his Protomédico de Indias, Francisco Hernández, whose practice of eclectic humanism— experimental medicine and theological neoplatonism—resulted in one of the more diverse intellectual works of the era. Directed through utopian thinking, his ethnographic witness and testing of “Indian” medicine and cuisine, referred to as recipes of the ancient Mexicas, …

La Cocina Tradicional Indígena De Michoacán, Lorena Ojeda, Carmen Alicia Dávila

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A cultural study of the origins of cuisine from the P’urhépecha region, in the Mexican state of Michoacán, visible in contemporary cuisine and community practices. Considerations of agricultural products and cultural practices, related to traditional cuisine from the preHispanic to the contemporary era.

Estudio histórico y cultural de los orígenes de la cocina de la región p’urhépecha del estado mexicano de Michoacán a través de la cocina contemporánea y sus prácticas comunitarias. Consideraciones de productos agrícolas y prácticas culturales relacionadas con la cocina tradicional desde la época prehispánica hasta la contemporánea.

Cocinando La Nación: Representaciones Del Capital Cultural En Cocina Ecléctica, Rocí Del Águila

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This article analyzes cultural and gender politics, and the representation of food in Cocina ecléctica (1890). This unique cookbook, edited by Argentine writer Juana Manuela Gorriti, compiles recipes written by a group of prominent women figures and intellectuals in several countries of Spanish America. Following Pierre Bourdieu’s theory, Gorriti could be considered as an agent that accumulated cultural and social capital. Her cookbook created a space for feminist discourse, and introduced indigenous ingredients and cooking technologies in the sophisticated bourgeoisie cuisine of that era. By doing so, Gorriti and her collaborators proposed a criollo, or Spanish-American, cuisine capable of reformulating …

Social Determinants In Latino Diet And Health, Julie Collins-Dogrul, Kenia Saldaña

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This study problematizes generalized patterns in Latino diet and health after reviewing obesity and food consumption patterns by race and ethnicity gleaned from the social science and health science literature comparing Mexican-origin American, European-origin American, and African-American food consumption patterns, and summarizes data from the 2009/2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The data from these surveys describes the quantity of fruit, vegetables, grains, meat, and other foods consumed. We review the literature on social determinants of diet to study whether food environments, socioeconomic status, culture, nativity, and globalization shape dietary practices.

Culinary Mestizaje: An Afro-Latino Collective Sensory Memory, Meredith E. Abarca

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On the premise that culinary mestizajes express the complexity and often contradictory histories reflected in cultural values, this study examines historical, cultural, and symbolic stories that inform the foundation of a variety of Latino cuisines, with particular emphasis on African culinary influences on Latino food preparations. The purpose of the study is not to trace the history of any single food, but to consider the mnemonics of collective palate memories embedded in lived histories, and articulations of Claude Fischler’s idea of a “principle of tastes.”

Las Cocinas De México: Identidad Nacional Y Mestizaje Desde La Afrodescendencia, Hilda Irene Cota Guzmán

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A reflection on Mexican cuisine through the idea of national identity sui generis, which expands to analysis on mestizaje, ethnicity, and region, with particular focus on Afro-descendant influences from a “multicultural” gaze, and concluding with an analysis of Mexican cuisine and contemporary “Mexican-ness.”

Una reflexión sobre la cocina mexicana, en términos de identidad nacional sui generis, para ampliar concepciones sobre lo regional, el mestizaje y la etnicidad, particularizando el ejemplo de la afrodescendencia. Conjuntando una mirada multicultural, finaliza con la propuesta de unos conceptos sobre la cocina mexicana desde ideas sobre la mexicanidad en la actualidad.

Los Vendedores Ambulantes De Pilsen Y La Villita: Lo Formal De La Economía Informal, Francisco Piña

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A reflection on street cart vendors in the Pilsen and Little Village districts of Chicago, the products they sell, their backgrounds, hardships due to weather and municipal regulations, how they provide for families, and job training for other vendors.

Una reflexión sobre los vendedores ambulantes de los vecindarios de Pilsen y La Villita de Chicago, los productos que venden, sus historias, padecimientos por el clima y regulamentos municipales, y la manera en la que proveen sostén para las familias, y entrenamiento de otros vendedores.

Tacos And Coloniality: A Review Essay, Michael Soldatenko

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Two recently published books examine the concept of “Mexican food” in the U.S. and Mexico. Gustavo Arellano’s Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America (2012) provides a readable journalistic examination of Mexican food in the U.S., and Jeffrey Pilcher’s Planet Taco: A Global History of Mexican Food (2012) offers an academic study of Mexican food presentations in a global setting by an established scholar. Each offers an entry for the field of Mexican food studies. This reading examines correlations of power in the colonial process and development of contemporary cuisine, drawing the conclusion that the concept of “Mexican food” is …

Green Chile And Flour Tortillas: The Making Of A Standard New Mexican Cuisine, Stephanie M. Sánchez

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Regional and ethnic cuisines result from generations of cultural mixing and adaptation. In the case of regional New Mexican cuisine, a food culture distinct from other southwestern diets, emerged since the colonial era, based on the central role of chile peppers, both green and red varieties. The mestizaje in preparations of such as flour tortillas, sopaipillas, and blue corn further defines New Mexican culinary traditions. The unique ingredients and cooking practices of New Mexico cuisine are assessed in this article as essential expressions of cultural identity and regional tourism, and are increasingly important to marketing and the agricultural industry.

Fotógrafo Adalberto Ríos Szalay, Adalberto Ríos Szalay

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Quantifying Benefits Of Signal Timing Maintenance And Optimization Using Both Travel Time And Travel Time Reliability Measures, Howell Li, Steven M. Lavrenz, Christopher M. Day, Amanda Stevens, Darcy M. Bullock

Lyles School of Civil Engineering Faculty Publications

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The Sdvs Are Coming! An Examination Of Minnesota Laws In Preparation For Self-Driving Vehicles, Spencer Peck, Leili Fatehi, Frank Douma, Adeel Lari

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

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Jesus Broke Down The Wall: A Study On The Potential Impact Of Student Religious Organizations On Racial Reconciliation Efforts At The University Of Mississippi, Emilie J. Street

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential impact of student religious organizations at the University of Mississippi on racial reconciliation efforts on campus. Since 2009, the university has dealt with numerous racialized events that have resulted in a culture of resentment. Additionally, student religious organizations at the university attract a large number of students, and in many ways, serve as a significant influence on campus culture; however, this study demonstrates that they rarely take action to combat these incidents, which are often perceived as racially insensitive, or the culture that cultivates them. Findings of the study also …

Standardized Articulation Test Performance Of African American Preschoolers In Mississippi, Emily Ortega

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In the past, standardized articulation tests administered by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have had tendencies to be biased against speakers of a dialect with characteristics that differ from Mainstream American English (MAE). Using these MAE norm referenced tests can cause several problems, including over diagnosing African American (AA) children with impaired speech and language. The purpose of this study is to document the performance of four-year-old African American English (AAE) speakers for their use of age appropriate phonemes regardless of dialect, and whether the presence of AAE affects participants' scores on the following articulation tests: the Arizona Articulation Proficiency Scale-Third Edition …

Dna I-Motif Stabilization By Ligand Binding To Loop Regions, Harrison Reed Davis

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DNA i-motifs are a secondary structure of DNA that can be useful in a variety of ways, but this experiment investigates the maximum potential to stabilize i-motifs artificially with a small molecule binding to loop regions. DNA with different position and number of loops was tested to see to what extent the i-motif could be stabilized . A drug, Actinomycin D, was used for its known high affinity for a particular DNA sequence, which we used to make the loops of the i-motif. The binding constant for the drug to the DNA was determined through fluorescense spectroscopy while the presence …

The Chinese Inquisition: Xi Jinping's War On Corruption, Harriet E. Fisher

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An integral part of Chinese political life is the rampant corruption that infests every level of Chinese government. China's current leader, Xi Jinping, has initiated a hardline anti-corruption campaign that, for the first time in history, has targeted both low-level officials (small flies) and high-level officials (big tigers). This thesis is concerned with the factors that have motivated Xi to initiate these unprecedented reforms. I have identified three potential motivations: office, policy, and legitimacy. The office motivation refers to Xi's attempt to consolidate his own power as leader of China, as well as the power of his political faction, represented …

A Qualitative And Quantitative Analysis Of Student Loan Debt And Its Impact On Postsecondary Education And The American Economy, James Wesley Howell

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This paper seeks to address the current student debt problem in the United States from both a quantitative and qualitative perspective. I have analyzed the student debt problem using data from the New York Federal Reserve, CollegeBoard, and a number of university studies and independent sources. In this paper I address the current structure of postsecondary educational finance with a focus on student loans. I address the causes of the current amount of outstanding student debt on governmental, institutional, and personal fronts, and analyze the amount of debt and cost of tuition and fees by type of institution in order …

Economic Vs. Ideological Interests: Examining Chinese Arms Exports And Aid, James Delton Rhodes

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This thesis examines China's role in the world, specifically from 1990 to 2011. I discuss China's arms exports and outward direct investment (ODI) and how these relate with China's policy goals. Do Chinese leaders use these two methods as means of gaining long-term, international hegemonic/ strategic support, or are they related to gaining short-term, domestic economic-based support? In this thesis, I attempt to look into international political theory (constructivism and rationalism) and how this applies to China's current and future ambitions as a world power. I test this by looking at factors like UN voting, polity IV score, and natural …

Insights For Marketers: College Student Consumer Trends, Jana Elisabeth Newcomer

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This thesis will aim to examine the ways in which college students can best be reached by marketing efforts. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 21 million students will attend college this year—a whopping 5.7 million more than in 2000. Considering the impact of their preferences and the billions of dollars of discretionary money spent by college students annually, this segment of the market is a critical one. College students are consuming social media constantly, embracing technological change, and desiring for brands and products to help define them. Through the use of quantitative and qualitative data, this thesis …

Sandy Symbionts: How Tree Identity Shapes Ectomycorrhizal Fungus In Sand Pine, John Culbertson

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The purpose of my thesis was to investigate the structure and composition of the ectomycorrhizal (EMC) fungal communities of sand pine (Pinus clausa var. immuginata). Root tips were sampled from four trees located within Eglin Air Force Base. Colonization was shown to differ significantly based on tree identity. Abundance, species diversity, and the ratio of ECM fungi to pathogenic fungi did not differ significantly based on tree identity. A total of 35 ECM operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were shown to colonize the four trees. Helotiales4, Lactarius2, and Cenococcum geophilum were found to be the most abundant OTUs, while Lactarius1 was …

Non-Covalent Ineteractions Of Trimethylamine N-Oxide (Tmao) And Urea In Water, John Prather

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TMAO and urea are important osmolytes. Osmolytes help maintain cell volume with their presence inside and outside cells. Urea is used by kidney cells to neutralize strong osmotic gradients caused by excretion of hypertonic waste. Although urea is for volume- maintaining purposes, it is also known to be a strong denaturant of cellular proteins. The method by which urea destabilizes folded proteins is a debated topic. There is evidence that urea binds directly to amino acid side chains to make protein folding less thermodynamically favored. It has also been suggested that urea acts indirectly to denature proteins by destabilizing the …

Nursing During An Era Of Change: A Challenge And Opportunity, Wm. Martin

College of Business Faculty and Staff Works

Healthcare in the United States and other nations is changing dramatically at an unprecedented pace. In the United States, these sweeping changes are partially a result of the Affordable Care Act. Across the world including the United States, the other driving forces include an aging population, increasing prevalence of chronic, lifestyle related diseases, advances in technology, and pressures to lower costs. Nursing has always led and adapted to changes in healthcare delivery. Based upon a review of the literature and an analysis of forecasted changes, this paper outlines seven driving forces of change confronting nurses today. These changes are presented …

Up In Smoke: The Unintended Consequences Of Marijuana Legalization In The United States On Public Health And Safety, Claire Colquitt

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The purpose of this research is to explore the potential public health and safety consequences of the legalization of marijuana in the United States. A review of existing literature on the health effects of marijuana use and marijuana's impact on public safety was conducted. Researchers are still unclear as to exactly how marijuana use affects brain structure and function, but some studies indicate that long-term chronic use leads to changes in both neurological function and physical brain structure. Researchers have been unable to identify how marijuana use affects respiratory function and physical health. Finally, marijuana's relationship with psychological health is …

Visualization Techniques Of Shear Wave Propagation In Wormlike Micellar Fluid, Connor M. Tierney

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In an aqueous solution amphiphilic molecules can self-aggregate and form a wormlike micellar fluid. These non-Newtonian fluids have been studied in the context of diagnostic medical imaging due to the fact that the fluids have viscoelastic properties and can act as a nonperishable model for human tissue. They also display flow-birefringence, which is a property that allows for the analysis of shear wave propagation through the fluid. However, one issue encountered at lower micelle concentrations is the inability to see the emergent birefringence pattern that results from shear wave propagation. In this study Experiment 1 was an analysis of shear …

An Investigation Of Protein-Dna Binding Characteristics By Fluorescence Anisotropy, Danna Nobile

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Recent studies have illustrated the presence of several secondary, non-B DNA structures that are associated with the promoter regions of several oncogenes, such as the intensely studied MYC gene. Two such secondary structures, G-quadruplexes and i-Motifs, have become topics of interest due to their prevalence within oncogenic promoters and their potential accessibility for future drug targeting due to their globular natures. Though fairly extensive research has been conducted to understand different factors affecting G-quadruplex formation and stability, similar studies for i-Motifs, particularly related to thermodynamics, are still evolving. One factor known to contribute to the additional energy required for duplex …

Comparison Of The Spatial Distributions Of Cavitation Damage With The Measured Diffraction Patterns For A High-Power Ultrasonic Transducer, Davis Lane Rogers

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of a model of the propagation of ultrasonic fields produced by an ultrasonic transducer, a device that uses a piezoelectric crystal to produce high-intensity ultrasonic waves. The transducer operates immersed in a water bath where it generates waves of sufficient intensity to produce non-linear phenomena that include acoustic streaming and cavitation. This study used a planar transducer to visualize the damaging effects of high-intensity ultrasonic waves targeted on acrylic plates. Seven plates were targeted and positioned from 8.5 to 11.5 cm from the transducer. The spatial distribution and degree of …

Estimating The Number Of Components Of A Spatial—Em Algorithm: An R Package, Aishat O. Aloba

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The Expectation Maximization algorithm also known as the EM algorithm is an algorithm used to solve the maximum likelihood parameter estimation problem. This problem arises when some of the data involved are missing or incomplete, hence it becomes difficult to know the parameters of the underlying distribution. The EM algorithm mainly comprises of two steps; the E—Step, and the M—Step. In the E—Step, estimated parameter values are used as true values to calculate the maximum likelihood estimate, and in the M—Step, the maximum likelihood calculated is used to estimate the parameters. The E—Step and M—Step iterate through until a specified …

Kore: A Natural Paint Pigment Company, Allison Young

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With the company I am creating I intend to help artists recognize that sustainable options are available without giving up on quality in regards to paint products. Named Kore, my company focuses on creating reusable, environmentally friendly pigment based paints exclusively for artists. Earth Pigments is a company that makes non-toxic pigments from the earth, but unfortunately has poor product design, which reflects lesser quality paints. The branding process will include designing labels, business cards, a pamphlet, advertisements, and tote bags. My intention for Kore is to provide the highest quality paints while at the same time leave minimal environmental …

The Role Of Acceptance In Ptsd Symptomatology Among A Nonclinical Sample, Amanda E. Gerard

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Studies have demonstrated the role of various psychological factors such as avoidance in PTSD (Marx & Sloan, 2005; Badour et al., 2012), but research examining the role of acceptance is limited. The few studies performed in the area have demonstrated significant associations between acceptance and PTSD symptomatology (Tull et al., 2007; Vujanovic et al., 2009) in addition to providing evidence that acceptance-based treatments can be effective for PTSD (Orsillo & Batten, 2005; Batten & Hayes, 2005). The current study aimed to expand previous research by using a large nonclinical sample and controlling for several relevant comorbidities. It was hypothesized that …

The Use Of Social Media Within Organizations To Foster Connections, Collaboration, And Knowledge Sharing Among Geographically Dispersed Teams, Carmen Ramson-Herzing

College of Communication Theses and Dissertations

The study explores how internal social media platforms can help geographically dispersed colleagues become more connected, more collaborative, and more willing to share information. The study findings are based on the analysis of three social media/social networking community “teamsites” available online to three different groups within a global law firm: a Real Estate practice, a women’s affinity group, and a marketing department, in addition to interviews with six participants of such teamsites. Following an interpretive paradigm defined by Sarah Tracy (2013), this study considers Electronic Propinquity Theory, Media Richness Theory, and Social Information Processing Theory by evaluating social media as …