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Seth Holmes, Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers In The United States (Berkeley, Ca: University Of California Press, 2013), Rosalynn A. Vega

Anthropology Faculty Publications

In Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies, Seth Holmes uses ethnographic detail to explain how social processes naturalize structural violence in the U.S./Mexico migrant labor system. In essence, the book serves as an “ethnographic witness” to how racism and the neoliberal global economy undergird the everyday suffering of Mexican migrants. Holmes’ book is the result of five years of ethnographic research among the Triqui people of Oaxaca, Mexico. During this time, Holmes lived with Triqui indigenous families in the mountains of Oaxaca, accompanied migrants during their illegal border crossing through the Arizona desert, and was jailed with his informants. In the United …

What Makes Russian Advertisements Russian? Contemporary Russian Advertising As A Sociocultural Phenomenon, Valentina Iepuri

Russian Language Journal

It is common knowledge that advertisements reflect society. They play an important role in the formation of stereotypes and impose a certain way of life and a certain system of values. By analyzing both the foreground and the background of advertisements as texts, it is possible to reveal not only their primary sales messages but also the embedded social and cultural ones (Frith 1997, 3).

Sociocultural, anthropological, and psychological aspects of Russian advertising and various forms of its impact on public consciousness, morality, and public taste require special attention and research, especially now that advertising has become an integral part …

Review: Panorama: Intermediate Russian Language And Culture, Jim Sweigert, Irina Six

Russian Language Journal

Every time a new Russian textbook is released, it raises similar expectations among both experienced and new teachers: Would this textbook make my teaching life easier? The hope is even more anxious when the textbook is designed to help students move from intermediate to advanced proficiency, a challenging task that needs more published teaching materials. Panorama is a textbook meant to respond to this market need.

Full Issue

Russian Language Journal

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An Analysis Of White-Tailed Deer, Odocoileus Virginianus, Killed In Deer Vehicle Accidents On Bulloch County, Ga Roadways, Mackenzie P. Payne 4003933

Honors College Theses

White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, are native to Georgia. With over 1.2 million individuals in the state, White-tailed deer have been implicated in a large number of motor vehicle collisions (ca. 1 million) each year. It is unknown, however, if deer are more likely to be killed: 1) if they are of particular ages (or classes), and 2) in areas with specific road characteristics. We addressed these two questions by collecting the remains of 20 White-tailed deer killed in deer vehicle collisions (“deer vehicle accidents” - DVAs) in Bulloch County, GA. When a deer was located, the road characteristics were …

Polish Systems Of Innovations – Trends, Challenges And Policies, Krzysztof Klincewicz, Magdalena Marczewska

Monografie/Monographs

The book presents an overall analysis of the Polish sysytem of innovations. It elaborates on key actors in the R&I system, identifies main challenges that Polish system of innovations faces nawadays and assesses the policy response. The wide range of topics covered by the book include: structure of the economy, business environment, market creation and stimulation, public sector innovations, civil society innovations and recent developments in the Polish innovation policy.

Przedsiębiorczość W Teorii I Badaniach. Perspektywa Młodych Badaczy, Agnieszka Postuła, Marcin Darecki

Monografie/Monographs

Monografia, którą przekazujemy w Państwa ręce jest publikacją złożoną, ukazującą wielowątkowość zagadnienia, jakim jest przedsiębiorczość. Przedstawione zostały w niej zarówno kwestie związane z ludźmi, ich zachowaniami, postawami, jak i uwarunkowania finansowe ekonomiczne, systemowe i strategiczne, nierozerwalnie łączone z przedsiębiorczością. Przede wszystkim prezentuje ona podejście młodych badaczy – perspektywę doktorantów, których spojrzenie na przedsiębiorczość jest świeże i aktualne. Teksty dotyczą tematów starszych, ale wciąż ważkich dla nauk o przedsiębiorczości, ale też zjawisk nowych, nie do końca jeszcze wyeksplorowanych i opisanych.

Nowa Ekonomia Strukturalna Wobec Krajów Mniej Zaawansowanych, Justin Yifu Lin, Alojzy Z. Nowak

Monografie/Monographs

„[…] dzieło stanowi jedną z pierwszych prac na polskim rynku wydawniczym poruszającą niezwykle ważne, aktualne i jednocześnie ciekawe zagadnienie dotyczące możliwości wykorzystania nowych koncepcji rozwoju ekonomicznego – w tym przypadku tzw. Nowej Ekonomii Strukturalnej […] – w debatach nad obecnym i przyszłym stanem gospodarki naszego kraju. Do podstawowych zalet tej książki należy zarówno sposób ujęcia przedstawianej w niej problematyki, jak i zestaw kompetentnych Autorów […]. Prowadzone przez nich analizy mają tym większą wartość, że obejmują także szerszą problematykę dotyczącą głębokich przemian zachodzących w obecnym, zglobalizowanym świecie, w którym dochodzi do wyraźnego załamania czy wręcz upadku dotychczasowych globalnych paradygmatów rozwojowych”.

Profesor …

Infants' First Words Are Not Phonetically Specified: Own Name Recognition In British English-Learning 5-Month-Olds, Luche C Delle, Caroline Floccia, Lionel Granjon, Thierry Nazzi

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

Neural Correlates Of Evidence Accumulation During Value-Based Decisions Revealed Via Simultaneous Eeg-Fmri, M. Andrea Pisauro, Elsa Fouragnan, Chris Retzler, Marios G. Philiastides

School of Psychology

AbstractCurrent computational accounts posit that, in simple binary choices, humans accumulate evidence in favour of the different alternatives before committing to a decision. Neural correlates of this accumulating activity have been found during perceptual decisions in parietal and prefrontal cortex; however the source of such activity in value-based choices remains unknown. Here we use simultaneous EEG–fMRI and computational modelling to identify EEG signals reflecting an accumulation process and demonstrate that the within- and across-trial variability in these signals explains fMRI responses in posterior-medial frontal cortex. Consistent with its role in integrating the evidence prior to reaching a decision, this region …

Animal Behaviour: A Very Short Introduction, M Briffa

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Animal behaviour: a very short introduction is number 513 in a vast series of very short introductions covering subjects from Accounting to Zionism. These pocket-sized paperbacks are nicely produced and dangerously collectable for those into that sort of thing. One reviewer has described the series as ‘the thinking person’s Wikipedia’ and the stated aim of the series is to provide ‘stimulating ways into new subjects’. So I am going to review Animal behaviour from this perspective: how effective would it be in stimulating a nonspecialist to delve into our field?

Human-Robot Sensor Interface For Cardiac Rehabilitation, Js Lara, J Casas, A Aguirre, M Munera, M Rincon-Roncancio, B Irfan, E Senft, T Belpaeme, Ca Cifuentes

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

No abstract provided.

Core Principles To Reduce Current Variations That Exist In Grading Of Midwifery Practice In The United Kingdom, Margaret Fisher, Susan Way, Sam Chenery-Morris, Judith Jackson, Heather Bower

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.

Health Information Needs, Source Preferences And Engagement Behaviours Of Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer Across The Care Continuum: Protocol For A Scoping Review, Carol A. Tucker, Mp Martin, Ray B. Jones

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.

Neural Signatures Of Spatial Statistical Learning: Characterizing The Extraction Of Structure From Complex Visual Scenes, Elisabeth A. Karuza, Lauren L. Emberson, Matthew E. Roser, Daniel Cole, Richard N. Aslin, Jozsef Fiser

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

“Damp In Bathroom. Damp In Back Room. It's Very Depressing!” Exploring The Relationship Between Perceived Housing Problems, Energy Affordability Concerns, And Health And Well-Being In Uk Social Housing, Gt Boomsma, S Pahl, Rv Jones, A Fuertes

School of Psychology

Social housing residents often struggle with achieving adequate levels of warmth in their home on a limited household budget. Additionally, other housing problems such as damp are common. Previous research has found a link between housing problems and poor health and reduced well-being, but this relationship is complex and poorly understood. A survey among UK social housing residents (N=536) investigated the association between cold and damp housing, as well as the role of energy affordability concerns in the relationship between housing problems and health. The findings indicated that struggles with keeping warm related to a cluster of damp and mould …

Internet Risks For Children: Parents' Perceptions And Attitudes: An Investigative Study Of The Saudi Context, Norah Alqahtani, Steven Furnell, Shirley Atkinson, Ingo Stengel

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Internet has become a part of our children's daily activities at home and at school. The benefits of the Internet for children are huge and include education and entertainment. However, the same technologies also pose some risks that parents need to identify and guard against. A lack of awareness can cause children to encounter serious danger and become victims of Internet criminals. To the best of the authors' knowledge, no previous research has been conducted in Saudi Arabia on parent's awareness of the risks of Internet use to their children and how Saudi's parents seek to mitigate those risks. This …

Patient Safety In Community Dementia Services: What Can We Learn From The Experiences Of Caregivers And Healthcare Professionals?, Sophie Behrman, Philip Wilkinson, Helen Lloyd, Charles Vincent

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

Social Geology — Integrating Sustainability Concepts Into Earth Sciences, Iain S. Stewart, Joel C. Gill

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Most geologists would argue that geoscientific knowledge, experience, and guidance is critical for addressing many of society's most acute environmental challenges, yet few geologists are directly engaged in current discourses around sustainable development. That is surprising given that several attributes make modern geoscience well placed to make critical contributions to contemporary sustainability thinking. Here, we argue that if geoscientists are to make our know-how relevant to sustainability science, two aspects seem clear. Firstly, the geoscience community needs to substantially broaden its constituency, not only forging interdisciplinary links with other environmental disciplines but also drawing from the human and behavioral sciences. …

Development And Implementation Of An Effective Training On Servant Leadership Among The Youth In The Gekomu Ii Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Fred M. Okemwa

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

The Gekomu II Seventh-day Adventist Church has a membership of about 1,500. The youth account for 35% of this membership; however, many of these young people are unwilling to play active leadership roles in the church. The absence of leadership trainings for the youth to develop skills and acquire knowledge to enhance their leadership abilities is one of the causes for their lack of involvement in the leadership roles. As a result, the leadership strengths and talents possessed by these young people are underutilized thus affecting the overall leadership quality of the church.

Method

In response to the above …

1874 Minutes Of The Fifty-Fourth Session Of The Kentucky Annual Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Methodist Episcopal Church, South

Minutes of the Kentucky Annual Conference

No abstract provided.

1875 Minutes Of The Fifty-Fifth Session Of The Kentucky Annual Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Methodist Episcopal Church, South

Minutes of the Kentucky Annual Conference

No abstract provided.

1917 Minutes Of The Kentucky Annual Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church: The Ninety-First Annual Session, Methodist Episcopal Church

Minutes of the Kentucky Conference

No abstract provided.

1886 Minutes Of The Sixtieth Session Of The Kentucky Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church

Minutes of the Kentucky Conference

No abstract provided.

1877 Minutes Of The Fiftieth Session Of The Kentucky Annual Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church

Minutes of the Kentucky Conference

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Silvopasture Establishment On Aqueous And Gaseous Soil N Losses At The University Of New Hampshire Organic Dairy Research Farm, Kathryn Ann Slebodnik

Honors Theses and Capstones

The expansion of local agriculture in the New England region is putting increased pressure on farmers to expand their arable land base. While clear-cutting is a traditional method of converting forested land to agriculture, it is known for having adverse ecological impacts. To minimize these impacts, farmers can create a silvopasture which incorporates a portion of the original forest canopy into pastures or crop fields. This study evaluates the impact of land-use changes for agriculture on soil nitrogen (N) retention. In particular, this study investigates the differences in soil N turnover, gaseous loss, and aqueous loss among an established forest, …

Gender Differences In Parents' Assessment Of Language Development, Michelle Lacroix

Honors Theses and Capstones

This study aims to determine if there is a statistically significant difference between genders in the reporting of their child’s communication abilities. Possible variances between men and women are important to consider because parent-based questionnaires are often used to help identify children who are in need and eligible for the services of a speech-language pathologist. Literature surrounding parental stereotypes and the impact of the parent in development, as well as stigma in relation to the need for speech therapy services is explored. A survey based off of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, Third Edition was distributed to parents of children …

Daily Distance Moved And Home Range Analysis Of Female Cheetahs On Namibia's Commercial Farmland, Elisabeth Nicole Wise

Honors Theses and Capstones

Fewer then 10,000 cheetahs remain in Sub-Saharan Africa. Namibia has the largest population, estimated to be 4,000. Habitat fragmentation and prey depletion from human expansion for agriculture has pushed 90% of cheetahs to reside on commercial farmland where there is an absence of larger predators. Radio telemetry was used to investigate the seasonal variation in home range size among nine female cheetahs on commercial farmlands on or near the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Otjiwarongo, Namibia. ArcGIS 10.3 and Geospatial Modeling Environment were used to calculate the overall and core home range size. This was estimated for the overall, annual, monthly, …

Localization Of Cck(+) Neurons In The Sensory Pathways Of Mus Musculis, Zachary Ryan Tepper

Honors Theses and Capstones

With dependence upon opioids, such as codeine, morphine, and heroin, steadily increasing amongst the American public, the withdrawal symptoms associated with disuse are receiving much more attention. Our research identifies neurons that are implicated in the hyperanalgesic response to the cessation of opiate-medication after dependence has been established. These neurons are identified by the Cholecystokinin protein (CCK). The first chapter of this research focuses on localizing these neurons in regions of the central nervous system that are responsible for transducing painful signals from the periphery to the brain. Our research supports the hypothesis that neurons with high levels of CCK …

A Vowel Analysis Of The Northwestern University-Children's Perception Of Speech Evaluation Tool, Kassie Nicole Zukowski

Honors Theses and Capstones

In an analysis of the speech perception evaluation tool, the Northwestern University – Children’s Perception of Speech test, the goal was to determine whether the foil words and the target word were phonemically balanced across each page of test Book A, as it corresponds to the target words presented in Test Form 1 and Test Form 2 independently. Based on vowel sounds alone, variation exists in the vowels that appear on a test page on the majority of pages. The corresponding formant frequencies, at all three resonance levels for both the average adult male speaker and the average adult female …