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Digitizing The Novel, 1987-2010, Bradley Reina

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

The novel is digital, it was digital, and it will be digital. Most authors have written on word processors and most publishers have made books with some form of desktop publishing software since the early 1990s. The first novels for digital display were written and published in the late 1980s. From a literary perspective, the question is whether such digital-born literature translates into palpable changes in the novel form, why, and how. Previous theories of the meeting of digital technology and literature have all too often presented a predetermined fate for this pairing—an essentialist vision of literature, technology, or both. …

The Human To Come: Representations Of Human In Literary Modernity’S Testimonial "I" | The Human To Come: Representations Of Human In Literary Modernity’S Testimonial "I", Kerry Suzanne Spooner

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

With the concern for human rights always present to this project, I explore in the initial chapters the precariousness of the first-person singular subjective “I†in both testimonial and fictional texts and its bearing on human rights. In practice, first-person narratives, whether as life-writing or fictional, are textual spaces in which writers’ concerns that deal with human conditions are frequently articulated. By examining the first-person narrative function in selected texts of Gertrude Stein, Virginia Woolf, James Baldwin, and Samuel Beckett, this dissertation shows how conceptual imaginings of the concept of the human and human embodiment are unsettled. These exemplar modernist …

Words That Make The Man: Major League Baseball, The Media, And American Manhood, 1945-1962, Elizabeth O'Connell Gennari

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Baseball and the media have been linked throughout the American national pastime’s history. Its rise as a professional game coincided with the Circulation Wars between Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, who used sports as one means of selling newspapers. The expansion of radio programming linked listeners across the nation, and made Babe Ruth one of the first national celebrities. Baseball likewise helped fill airspace in the early days of television, and allowed viewers unable (or unwilling) to attend a ballpark the opportunity to see players like Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays perform. This dissertation examines the role of the …

The Role Of Pten Signaling In The Function And Development Of The Sexually Dimorphic Kisspeptin System, Ariel L. Negron

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Hypothalamic kisspeptin-expressing neurons are a critical relay system that conveys information about hormonal and nutritional status to gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons. PI3K/mTOR signaling is linked to the regulation of hypothalamic kisspeptin expression and of gonadotropin release by nutritional status. Whether kisspeptin neuron-specific PI3K/mTOR signaling participates in the regulation of the kisspeptin system and gonadotropin release under normal and under metabolic challenges is unknown. Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) is the principal negative regulator of the PI3K/mTOR signaling pathway. In addition, PTEN expression and function is regulated by estrogen, the sex-steroid hormone principally responsible for the sexually dimorphic expression of hypothalamic kisspeptin …

Quantum Phase Transition And Quantum Entanglement In The Generalized Cluster-Xy Model, Aydin Deger

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

In this work, we give a detailed analytic treatment of one-dimensional anisotropic XY model in the transverse field. We present a multipartite geometric measure of entanglement per site and per block and use it for quantifying global entanglement in many-body systems. We also investigate spontaneous symmetry breaking and Quantum Phase Transition (QPT) in the model. Further, we extend the solution of the XY model to the n-site interaction and diagonalize the Hamiltonian and obtain energy levels and eigenvalues. We also examine Quantum Entanglement and QPT for next-nearest neighbor interaction and halfway interaction. At last, we introduce a Generalized Cluster-XY Hamiltonian …

Nanoscale Spatial Inhomogeneity In Photovoltaic Devices, Ahsan Ashraf

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

A substantial challenge in the development of optoelectronic devices such as photovoltaics and photodetectors is the inherent non-uniformity in semi-crystalline and polycrystalline photoactive materials. The focus of this work is to understand and evaluate the impact of specific non-uniformities in organic and inorganic materials, and present strategies for the development of novel architectures where instead of being detrimental they can be beneficial to device performance. We focus on materials in two regimes: a) materials with small dielectric constants, where the Coulomb interaction between an electron and a hole is strong therefore forming Frenkel excitons, with radii of the same order …

The Integration Of Mathematics In Middle School Science: Student And Teacher Impacts Related To Science Achievement And Attitudes Towards Integration, Luisa Mchugh

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Contemporary research has suggested that in order for students to compete globally in the 21st century workplace, pedagogy must shift to include the integration of science and mathematics, where teachers effectively incorporate the two disciplines seamlessly. Mathematics facilitates a deeper understanding of science concepts and has been linked to improved student perception of the integration of science and mathematics. Although there is adequate literature to substantiate students’ positive responses to integration in terms of attitudes, there has been little empirical data to support significant academic improvement when both disciplines are taught in an integrated method. This research study, conducted at …

Increasing College Students’ Interest And Engagement In Stem: A Comparison Of Strategies For Challenging Stem Stereotypes | Increasing College Students’ Interest And Engagement In Stem: A Comparison Of Strategies For Challenging Stem Stereotypes, Jiyun Elizabeth Shin

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Increasing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates has become an important part of the education agenda in the U.S. in recent years. Stereotypes about STEM (i.e. | belief that STEM abilities are innate, and that European American men are best suited for STEM) have been identified as one of the critical factors that may contribute to low recruitment and retention of STEM students. Drawing from the literatures on biological essentialism and role models, this study compared different strategies for challenging STEM stereotypes among undergraduate students in STEM and non-STEM fields. STEM stereotypes were challenged directly with research articles that …

Intactivism: Understanding Anti-Male Circumcision Organizing In The U.S., Amanda Owyn Kennedy

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

While in the U.S. routine medical circumcision of male infants has long been justified on medical grounds, scholars have also pointed to surrounding discourses that suggest deeply held cultural prejudices, fears of sexuality, and racial contagion. However, little scholarship has addressed the questions of masculinity, despite a massive polemical literature that swirls around it. This dissertation takes those polemics, and several organizational efforts, as its source of data to understand the “Intactivist†movement as a social movement. Like all social movements, the Intactivist movement has many branches, is organizationally diverse and rhetorically diverse. So, how does the movement coalesce, and …

Exploring Pedagogical Factors In Early Years Literacy Development In Mombasa Island Sub-County: The Case Of Tawakal Primary School, Julia Kavata Munyasya

Master of Education

Literacy development is influenced by several factors like teacher methodology, use of resources, administrators‟ practices, parental involvement and others which are very important as this study has confirmed. In Mombasa Island, most schools enjoy adequate books, qualified teachers, favourable learning environments, reasonable teacher-child ratio and others. However, these factors do not seem to have translated to effective learning outcome. This study therefore sought to explore pedagogical factors that either enhanced or hindered literacy development in Early Years using qualitative approach and intrinsic case study. It was confirmed that single factors as outlined above could not be used to determine the …

Dance Usm! Program [2016], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2016-2017 Season

Directed by Maria Tzianabos

Introduction Of Biosimilar Therapeutics Into Nephrology Practice In The United States: Report Of A Scientific Workshop Sponsored By The National Kidney Foundation, Jay B. Wish, Chaim Charytan, Glenn M. Chertow, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Alan S. Kliger, Robert J. Rubin, Jerry Yee, Steven Fishbane

Nephrology Articles

Biosimilars are biologic medicines highly similar to the reference product with no meaningful clinical differences in terms of safety, purity, and potency. All biologic medicines are produced by living cells, resulting in an inherent heterogeneity in their higher order structures and post-translational modifications. In 2010, the US Congress enacted legislation to streamline the approval process for biosimilars of products losing patent protection, with the goal of decreasing costs and improving patient access to therapeutically important but expensive biologic agents. In 2015, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first biosimilar agent through this pathway. Approval of additional biosimilar agents …

Annual Forage Cropping-Systems For Midwestern Ruminant Livestock Production, John Ernest Mcmillan

Open Access Dissertations

Annual forage cropping systems are a vital aspect of livestock forage production. One area where this production system can be enhanced is the integration of novel annual forages into conventional cropping systems. Two separate projects were conducted to investigate alternative forage options in annual forage production. In the first discussed research trial, two sets of crops were sown following soft red winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain harvest, at two nitrogen application rates 56 and 112 kg ha-1 . The first set of crops were C4 summer annuals seeded within two weeks of wheat grain harvest and included, brown …

Security Techniques For Sensor Systems And The Internet Of Things, Daniele Midi

Open Access Dissertations

Sensor systems are becoming pervasive in many domains, and are recently being generalized by the Internet of Things (IoT). This wide deployment, however, presents significant security issues.

We develop security techniques for sensor systems and IoT, addressing all security management phases. Prior to deployment, the nodes need to be hardened. We develop nesCheck, a novel approach that combines static analysis and dynamic checking to efficiently enforce memory safety on TinyOS applications. As security guarantees come at a cost, determining which resources to protect becomes important. Our solution, OptAll, leverages game-theoretic techniques to determine the optimal allocation of security resources in …

Computational Fluid Dynamics Is Key To Better Flying Aircraft, Nihad E. Daidzic

Aviation Department Publications

No abstract provided.

Masthead And Table Of Contents, Global Business Law Review

Global Business Law Review

No abstract provided.

Editor's Prefatory Remarks

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.

News Representations Of Black Men, Post Black Lives Matter, Alexandria D. Isom

Honors Capstones

African-American men are overrepresented as threats or criminal suspects in society. Previous studies have found that African-American men are misrepresented in news coverage and depicted in a negative way. The Black Lives Matter Movement has gained media coverage and challenged negative stereotypes of black men. Therefore, in this study I analyze whether or not representations of black men have changed since the Black Lives Matter movement started. In my research, I analyzed the Chicago Tribune using Critical Discourse Analysis to understand the language used in articles to convey the meanings of representations of black men. In my results, I found …

The Role Of Wnt3a In Bone-Muscle Biochemical Crosstalk And Promoting Myoblast Differentiation Among Mouse Primary Muscle Cells, Sarah Daggs

2016 Fall Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

Bone and muscle crosstalk is a newly emerging field that focuses on the ability of bone cells and muscle cells to communicate with each other through mechanical and biochemical mechanisms. Until recently, the secretory function of both bone and muscle cells has largely been unexplored. My thesis focuses on continuing my faculty mentor’s current research on bone-muscle crosstalk by analyzing the effects of WNT3a, an important bone-secreted factor of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, on myogenesis. Myogenesis is the process of producing muscle cells from stem cells in the embryonic stages of development and the regeneration of muscle tissue after cell injury …

African And Afro-Caribbean Immigrant And Diaspora Perspectives Of Police Violence “It’S About Culture, Not Race”, Bemnet Tadesse Meshesha

Social Work Theses - Archive

Police violence with minority communities in the U.S. is a growing problem and has gained a lot of national attention in recent years. While the issue seems to be prevalent in the country, the current means to track the data on excessive use of force or deadly encounters by police is lacking because police departments report voluntarily. The Justice Department has announced recent initiatives to better track this information but news agencies like The Guardian and The Washington Post have taken on the role of documenting these encounters and keeping the public and even federal agencies informed thus far. While …

Comparison Of Labview Machine Learning Algorithms For Optimizing Grasping Patterns Of A Mechanical Hand, Saul Gutierrez

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.

F420 H2:Nadp+ Oxidoreductase Hydride Transfer Rates: Kinetic Analysis Of Thr09 Mutant, Katie Kang

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Integrative Approaches For Large-Scale Biomedical Data Analysis, Ashis Kumer Biswas

Computer Science and Engineering Dissertations - Archive

Advancement of the Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), also known as the High Throughput Sequencing (HTS) technologies allow researchers investigate genome, transcriptome, or epigenome of any organism from any perspective, thereby contributing to the enrichment of the biomedical data repositories for many of the lesser known phenomena. The regulatory activities inside genome by the non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), the transcribed product of the long-neglected "junk DNA" molecules is one such phenomenon. While large-scale data about the ncRNAs are becoming publicly available, the computational challenges are being imposed to the bioinformaticians for efficient mining to get reliable answers to few subtle questions. Given …

Municipal Golf Facilities And The Democratization Of Golf: Does Government Structure Make A Difference?, Clifford Smith Blumberg

Public Affairs Dissertations - Archive

The game of golf has a tumultuous history that includes long bouts with classism, racism and sexism. From its arrival to the United States more than 200 years ago, golf has found itself as a barometer for democracy. The symbolism for elitism demonstrated through the demographic makeup of its participants is evident and remained practically unchanged during this time. However, within public administration, there is a massive void in research related to municipal golf policy. This study provides a comprehensive review of municipal golf policy in cities and towns where golf facilities are located in order to determine whether the …

Fiber Bragg Grating (Fbg) Sensors For The Simultaneous Measurements Of Strain And Temperature, Abhay Kumar Singh

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

This research presents a single fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor that is capable of measuring the axial load and temperature simultaneously. The FBG sensor is coated with a block of recrystallized Lophine, which introduces the bandwidth modulation of the FBG reflectance spectrum. Thermal-mechanical testing of the Lophine-coated FBG sensor under different load and temperature combinations was carried out. It was discovered that the FBG bandwidth is linearly proportional to the applied load and temperature. By fitting the measured FBG bandwidths and central Bragg wavelengths as linear functions of the axial load and temperature, we demonstrated that the axial load and …

A Harmonic Function Method For Eeg Source Reconstruction, Hongguang Xi

Mathematics Dissertations - Archive

Neuronal activities generate the electrical current in the brain, and further result in the potential changes over the scalp. Electroencephalography (EEG) is a technique used to record the potential changes on the scalp. Even though fMRI, PET, MEG and other brain-imaging tools are widely used in brain research, they are limited by low spatial/temporal resolution, cost, mobility and suitability for long-term monitoring. In contrast, EEG signals have been successfully used to obtain useful diagnostic information (neural oscillations and response times) in clinical contexts. Further, they present the advantage to be highly portable, inexpensive, and can be acquired at the bedside …

Recipients Of Major Scientific Awards A Descriptive And Predictive Analysis, Andrew Calvin Barbee

Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Dissertations - Archive

Recent trends demonstrate an increase of women in leadership roles, STEM fields, and participating in higher education including graduate and doctoral programs, which is a result of Title IX. This quantitative study considered major scientific awards awarded to females and examines demographic characteristics of awardees from the Nobel, National Academy of Sciences (NAS), and National Science Foundation (NSF). More specifically, the following awards were examined the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the NAS Public Welfare Medal, and the NSF National Medal of Science within the discipline of Physical Science. Also, this study focused on equality to determine if a fair playing …

Understanding The Perceptions Of Mattering, Feelings Of Burnout, And Job Satisfaction Of Resident Assistants At Four-Year Midwestern Universities, James C. Stoner

Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Dissertations - Archive

Since first conceptualized in the 1970s, employee burnout has received much scholarly attention in various service-oriented fields. While some disciplines have benefited from an abundance of burnout research (e.g., nursing, education), other specific jobs have received limited attention. One such position is the Resident Assistant (RA) job on college campuses. RAs serve a critical, service-oriented role in higher education and have a wide range of difficult job responsibilities. As such, RAs are not immune to burnout. The limited existing research on RA burnout has failed to address the foundational cause of burnout; that is, the relationships between RAs who provide …

Cost Analysis Of Large-Scale Implementation Of The ‘Helping Babies Breathe’ Newborn Resuscitation-Training Program In Tanzania, Sumona Chaudhury, Lauren Arlington, Shelby Brenan, Allan Kaijunga Kairuki, Amunga Robson Meda, Kahabi Isangula, Victor Mponzi, Dunstan Bishanga, Erica Thomas, Georgina Msemo, Mary Azayo, Alice Molinier, Brett D. Nelson

School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa

Background: Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) has become the gold standard globally for training birth-attendants in neonatal resuscitation in low-resource settings in efforts to reduce early newborn asphyxia and mortality. The purpose of this study was to do a first-ever activity-based cost-analysis of at-scale HBB program implementation and initial follow-up in a large region of Tanzania and evaluate costs of national scale-up as one component of a multi-method external evaluation of the implementation of HBB at scale in Tanzania.

Methods: We used activity-based costing to examine budget expense data during the two-month implementation and follow-up of HBB in one of the …

Diversity Education: Are We Preparing Teachers To Teach All Learners?, Lindi Andreasen

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

Five hundred twenty-three preservice teachers from six different preparation programs completed the diversity and multicultural perspectives portion of the Professional Teaching Knowledge and Skills Survey (PTKSS) to determine their feelings of multicultural efficacy at the end of their program and again after their first year of teaching. Statistical analysis revealed that preservice teachers rate their capability to teach diverse students as "adequate" to "well" on a 5 point Likert type scale (M=35.28, possible Range=0-50), with no significant drop in self-efficacy after one year of teaching (M=34.09). However, individual item means did drop consistently between the preservice and inservice stages, and …