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Tracing Ainu And Pre-Ainu Cultural Continuity Through Cladistic Analysis Of Faunal Assemblages, Christopher Lowry

All Master's Theses

Cladistics (Hennig 1950, 1965, 1966), a method for establishing evolutionary relationships, is used to compare faunal assemblages from Jōmon (14,000-500 BC; 14,000–2700 cal. BP), Epi-Jōmon (3rd – 7th century; 2700-1500 cal. BP), Satsumon (7th century - 13th century AD; ca. 1500-800 cal. BP), and Ainu (13th century AD – present) period components (Habu et al. 2011; Matsumura 2006; Ōnishi 2014; Weber et al. 2013) from sites in Central Hokkaido, Japan using Generalized Frequency Coding methods (Smith & Gutberlet 2001). Associations of site components follow geographic rather than temporal trends, showing similarities in animal use across these time periods but differentiated …

Enrichment Use & Social Interactions In A Mixed-Species Enclosure Of Sumatran (Pongo Abelij) & Bornean Orangutans (P. Pygmaeus) & Northern White-Cheeked Gibbons (Nomascus Leucogenys), Emily Veitia

All Master's Theses

Enrichment is an aspect of captive husbandry that has been shown to positively impact animals’ well-being and can be designed to encourage species-typical behaviors, such as foraging and arboreality. Enrichment can include housing together multiple compatible species. Orangutans are sympatric with siamangs and agile and Bornean gibbons, so several zoos house these four Asian ape species in the same enclosure, in part, as social enrichment. In my study, I observed enrichment use and social interactions in a mixed-species enclosure at the Oregon Zoo, which housed two Sumatran (Pongo abelii) and two Bornean (P. pygmaeus) orangutans with …

Stratigraphy And Site Formation At The Sanders Site (45 Kt 315), Kittitas County, Washinton, James Mclean

All Master's Theses

The Sanders site (45KT315) was excavated in 1971 and 1972 by Central Washington State College under the direction of Dr. William Smith, then Associate Professor of Anthropology at CWSC. A total of 88 1 x 1 meter units were excavated up to 270 cm below surface. During the initial excavations and in subsequent student work, there was investigation of what would now be called site geoarchaeology, but this work was not reported in detail. In this thesis, I synthesize existing records on site stratigraphy and completed new field characterization and laboratory analyses to build a geoarchaeological summary for the site. …

Precaution, Proportionality And Proper Commitments, Colin Klein

Animal Sentience

Birch’s extension of the precautionary principle (PP) is plausible but raises issues about how proportionality ought to be incorporated into law. Following Steel (2013), I suggest that the PP is best considered as a meta-norm, and as such any resulting laws are likely to lack the fineness of grain that we would hope to achieve. To fill the gap, I suggest a parallel with the ethics of studying looted artifacts.

Not Statistically Significant, But Still Scientific, Rachael L. Brown

Animal Sentience

Birch’s formulation is persuasive but not nuanced enough to capture at least one situation where it is reasonable to invoke the precautionary principle (PP): when we have multiple, weak, but convergent, lines of evidence that a species is sentient, but no statistically significant evidence of a single credible indicator of sentience within the order as required by BAR. I respond to the worry that if we include such cases in our framework for applying the PP, we open ourselves to the charge of being “unscientific.”

Accounting For Taste In Irish Traditional Music, Eryn T. Wagnon

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Although it is self-evident that people care about music, we don’t know how they make sense of their taste in it. In this study, I will explore how individuals explain their taste in music. I will specifically be focusing on the genre of Irish traditional music (ITM). One way to explore how people account for their taste in this genre is through a qualitative content analysis of online comments. I hope to demonstrate the vocabulary of motives for music preference, by focusing on how individuals account for their taste in Irish traditional music online. Also, this study will help show …

Book Review, Lea Vaughn

Book Reviews

This review essay will proceed in three parts followed by a conclusion that assesses the success and contribution of her work. The first section sketches her approach to legal history and her point of view. Professor Blumenthal takes on the monumental task of challenging the received wisdom of legal historians such as Willard Hurst.

Second, this review will paint a condensed portrait of Blumenthal’s methodology. Her book and its underlying analysis draw on a breathtaking base of source materials: Hundreds of cases, treatises, and biographical notes are woven into her observations. The careful depiction and analysis of these materials is …

From Scientific Racism To Neoliberal Biopolitics, Ladelle Mcwhorter

Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Faculty Publications

Genealogy does not pose as political motivation, let alone moral imperative. It is a tool for those already engaged in resistance-not to dictate action but to enrich ongoing processes of analyzing and strategizing. With that understanding of genealogy's role, as I have argued (McWhorter 2009) and will argue here, Foucault's method can be extremely useful for confronting racism. In particular, his concepts of normalization and biopower are crucial for understanding how racism survived the demise of the nineteenth-century science that supported it and how it persisted throughout the twentieth century despite social, political, and economic change.

Islamic State Online Recruitment: Narratives And Counter-Narratives, Makella Brems

CMC Senior Theses

This thesis looks beyond the sensationalized coverage of Islamic State and instead utilizes Islamic State materials as a window into the remote radicalization and recruitment process of susceptible English-speaking individuals in the West. This thesis considers Islamic State’s mode of operation in conjunction with the appeals made in its online materials to devise a framework for understanding how Islamic State materials interact with susceptible individuals. The framework lends insight into how the body tasked with creating counter-narratives within the U.S. State Department can more effectively disrupt the remote recruitment and radicalization process.

Ltc Newsletter, University Of Dayton. Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center

LTC Newsletter

Spring 2017

The Genetics Of Morality: Policing Science In Dudintsev’S White Robes, Yvonne Howell

Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Faculty Publications

The Men and women in White Robes (Belye odezhdv), Vladimir Dudinstev's fictional account of the banning of genetics in the Soviet Union, are acutely aware that in the 20th century, the study of the fruit fly is the study of man. The key to unraveling the mystery of human nature lies in the easily observed chromosomes of the forbidden fly (drosophila melanogaster). Under Stalin, the banned geneticists were branded “Morganists” after their hero Thomas Hunt Morgan, the Columbia University researcher who pioneered the technique of mapping locations on drosophila chromosomes to specific traits in the flies. To …

Student Handbook 2017-2018, Collin College

Handbooks

The Student Handbook contains the most up-to-date information on student services, resources, and opportunities designed to make your experience at Collin College more meaningful and productive. Additionally, the Student Handbook contains the Student Code of Conduct.

Fracked Perceptions: Changes In Perception Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing Among Residents Of Dimock, Pennsylvania., Brian Straniti

All Master's Theses

The primary objective of this research is to critically analyze changes in perceptions associated with hydraulic fracturing within Dimock, Pennsylvania. Residents of Dimock initially welcomed fracking in 2006 due to positive corporate rhetoric promoting economic benefits such as mineral rights acquisition, land-leasing, and local business development. However, economic benefits diminished as Dimock advanced through a boom period resulting in a current economic and ecological bust. Two months of data collection occurred in the summer of 2016 using semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and document analysis. Political economy of nature and political ecology theoretical frameworks were used to analyze and conceptualize the …

Evolution Of Occupational Therapy Practice: Life History Of Stuart Kuchel M.S., Otr/L, Michael Black, Ariel Campbell

Oral History Student Papers

Objective. This qualitative life history was completed as part of a larger sample of 29 participants aimed to gather information about the history and evolution of occupational therapy practice in North Dakota and Wyoming through life histories of individuals who have been influential in developing occupational therapy in these two states and/or nationally.

Method. The participant was assigned by the project directors through purposive sampling. A semi-structured phone interview was conducted with the interviewer and two primary researchers. Data was coded and analyzed, which was then collapsed into categories, themes and a final assertion.

Results. The predominate categories representing the …

2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin, Rochester Institute Of Technology

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.

Edra 48: Bibliography Of Books On Display, Kathleen Demsky

Bibliographies

edra 48 | Voices of Place | Madison, WI

Death As Sleep: The (Mis)Use Of A Biblical Metaphor, William Paroschi

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

"The SDA view on what happens at death has been sometimes misunderstood; first, because the way we ourselves have occasionally used the sleep metaphor to describe death and, second, as a result of the dualistic connotation traditionally associated with soul-sleep. It could be argued that this comes from a reading of Adventist literature unmindful of the larger context of biblical anthropology in which these statements are made. This, however, is no excuse for not making every effort to express our understanding of the subject as clearly and completely as possible. Sleep is not a description of the nature of death. …

The Adventist Pilgrim: A Construct For Theological Reflection, Erik C. Carter

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

"Adventist historians and tour guides refer to site visits using words like “living experience,” “spiritual reflection,” and “sacred space,” but these terms are not adequately engaged, thus rendering them abstract and relegating them to the background. Michael Campbell suggests, for example, that those who participate in an Adventist historical site visit are “personally confronted with the reality of God’s continued leading.” But what exactly does this mean, and perhaps more importantly, how does it happen? We need a more systematic way of connecting these places with our own experience, laden with personal meaning. The purpose of this brief study is …

The Legacy Of Inanna, Michael Orellana

Papers

No abstract provided.

The Hound Of The Baskervilles: Annotated With Reading Strategies, Arthur Conan Doyle, Terence W. Cavanaugh

Secondary Level Resources

Welcome to the reading strategy enhanced version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s book, The Hound of the Baskervilles, this book has been redesigned to help you with this famous fictional work.

If you have been having trouble understanding what is going on when you read a book, then it is important to change the way you read a book. This book should help you practice with a number of strategies as you read with purpose and become an active reader. To read with a purpose you will have things to be thinking about as you begin to read a chapter …

2017-2018 Catalog, Governors State University

Catalogs

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Social Media Use Motives On Psychological And Sociocultural Adjustment Of International Students, Yiping Ma

Open Access Master's Theses

Social media exerts tremendous influence especially on the young generation. Previous research has investigated the important function social media plays in the process of intercultural adjustment. Unfortunately, little attention has been paid to the impact of social media use motivation. While numerous studies of media use motivation centers around mass media, very few examine the impact of social media use motives on intercultural adjustment. To extend this line of research, this study investigates the relationship between social media use motives and intercultural adjustment of international students in the United States. Findings from t-test, correlation, and regression analyses are reported. Directions …

The Construction Of A Transatlantic Subject: Family And Nation In "Sola" By María José De Chopitea, Valeriya F. Fritz

The Coastal Review

This article explores the articulation of exile identity in the novel Sola by María José de Chopitea published in Mexico in 1954. Until now, critics have approached this text as lacking ideological argument. I propose an alternative reading of the novel as an ideologically charged narrative that articulates the nation beyond state borders and in terms of a transatlantic bond between Mexico and the Spanish Republic. Sola creates space in the nation for Catalan female writers who were previously excluded due to both their gender and their status as political exiles and cultural minorities.

Educación, Escritura Y Memoria: Las Armas De La Alteridad Frente Al Discurso Oficial Y La Desmemoria En "Por El Cielo Y Más Allá", Emilio L. Ramon

The Coastal Review

Por el cielo y más allá invites the reader to reflect upon populist discourses paving the way for discrimination and marginalization; especially those aimed at a different gender, ethnic group, national origin or even an academic sub-specialty. Those who were persecuted in the past are now the ones harassing, and use the ambiguity of words as their tool. Words, in turn, enslave but also help set the others free. The memories of those marginalized are perpetuated through education, letters, poems and songs. They oppose the official discourse and invite the reader to avoid monolithic discourses and embrace tolerance and diversity.

The United States Is Unwilling To Protect Gang-Based Asylum Applicants, Timothy Greenberg

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

การพัฒนารูปแบบพิพิธภัณฑ์เสมือนเพื่อเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพการเรียนรู้และประสบการณ์ผู้ใช้พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ, วรพจน์ ส่งเจริญ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การเปลี่ยนแปลงเป็นสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นอยู่ตลอดเวลา ในอดีตเชื่อกันว่ามีเพียงความศรัทธาต่อศาสนาเท่านั้นที่จะสามารถเปลี่ยนโลกใบนี้ได้ แต่ในปัจจุบันเทคโนโลยีดิจิทัลก่อให้เกิดการเปลี่ยนแปลงอย่างรวดเร็ว ส่งผลกระทบในวงกว้างต่อการดำเนินชีวิตของผู้คน และพฤติกรรมการเรียนรู้ โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งในพิพิธภัณฑ์ยุคดิจิทัล ปัญหาที่เกิดขึ้นคือ นักออกแบบไม่สามารถสื่อสารการพัฒนารูปแบบพิพิธภัณฑ์เสมือนที่สอดคล้องกับความต้องการของกลุ่มผู้ใช้ชาวดิจิทัลนี้ได้ การวิจัยนี้เป็นการวิจัยแบบผสมผสาน มีวัตถุประสงค์ เพื่อพัฒนารูปแบบของพิพิธภัณฑ์เสมือน เพื่อเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพการเรียนรู้และประสบการณ์ผู้ใช้ และเพื่อศึกษาผลการออกแบบรูปแบบของพิพิธภัณฑ์เสมือนต่อการรับรู้เพื่อเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพการเรียนรู้และประสบการณ์ผู้ใช้ ด้วยการสร้างชุดเครื่องมือการวิจัย แบบสัมภาษณ์ แบบสอบถาม และแบบประเมิน โดยเก็บข้อมูลจากพิพิธภัณฑ์เสมือน ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ และกลุ่มผู้ใช้ชาวดิจิทัล ผลการวิจัยพบว่าสามารถหารูปแบบพิพิธภัณฑ์เสมือนเพื่อเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพการเรียนรู้และประสบการณ์ผู้ใช้ โดยระบุได้ทั้งองค์ประกอบที่เกี่ยวข้อง และหลักการออกแบบเรขศิลป์ ซึ่งสามารถนำมา ประยุกต์ใช้สื่อสารกับกลุ่มผู้ใช้ชาวดิจิทัล และพิพิธภัณฑ์อื่น ๆ ที่มีลักษณะใกล้เคียงกัน นอกจากนี้ยังพบว่ารูปแบบความเสมือนจริงจากอดีตถึงปัจจุบันมีความแตกต่างกัน เนื่องจากตัวแปรด้านสภาพแวดล้อมและการรับรู้ของผู้ใช้ในแต่ละยุค พิพิธภัณฑ์เสมือนจึงไม่ได้เป็นเพียงแค่เครื่องมือที่สื่อสารกันระหว่างพิพิธภัณฑ์กับผู้ใช้เท่านั้น แต่ยังเป็นเวทีที่ผู้ใช้สื่อสารระหว่างกัน โดยการแบ่งปัน แลกเปลี่ยน และเชื่อมโยงเรื่องราวที่น่าสนใจ จากสื่อหนึ่งไปสู่สื่ออื่น ๆ อย่างไร้ขีดจำกัด พิพิธภัณฑ์เสมือนจึงไม่ได้ถูกจำกัดในรูปแบบดิจิทัลเท่านั้น แต่ยังหลอมรวมเข้ากับสื่ออื่น ที่มีมาตั้งแต่อดีต เป็นการเล่าเรื่องที่เฉพาะเจาะจง สั้นและกระฉับ ด้วยสื่อที่สอดคล้อง น่าสนใจ แฝงด้วยปริศนา ให้ค้นหา เรียนรู้ และจินตนาการ

Migrant Bodies As Targets Of Security Policies: Central Americans Crossing Mexico's Vertical Border, Christine Kovic, Patty Kelly

Anthropology Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Front Matter

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

No abstract provided.

As Good As Niu: Food Sovereignty In Samoa, Emily Gove

Honors Theses

Samoa’s history as an island nation, with its cultural heritage of migratory peoples, followed by settler colonialism and missionaries, has resulted in its uniquely amalgamated food system. Cuisine varies from traditional crops and recipes to imported canned goods, although dependence on the latter has led to wide-ranging health problems. A way to confront these problems is through reclaiming local cuisine, renewing its popularity and promoting the concept of food sovereignty. Through fieldwork based on surveys, interviews, and participant observation in Apia, complemented with a study of activist Robert Oliver’s new cookbooks on Pacific cuisine, this project examines current themes …

The Progression Of Lyme Disease In The State Of Virginia, Margaret Michel

Honors Theses

Lyme disease has spread in the United States from the northeast to more southern and western parts of the country. It has been shown that the tick which most often carries the Lyme disease pathogen (Borrelia burgdorferi) in North America, Ixodes scapularis, has also spread to these new areas of concern. In Virginia, the disease has progressed from the eastern shore to the western, more mountainous regions. Through obtaining historical museum specimens of mice from 11 locations in Virginia, we seek to determine whether the Lyme disease causing pathogen, B. burgdorferi, has always been present in …