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Countering A Colonial Fantasy Of Filipinos Highlanders: Ethnic Versus Ethical Tourism, Isadora F. Sharon

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

This thesis is based on work undertaken in the province of Ifugao located in the northern region of the Philippines islands. I examined how community members in Kiangan Ifugao utilize tourism to revive and preserve their traditions as a social movement and protest against the ethnic tourism industry in Banaue Ifugao. I also investigated the false representations of indigenous people in the ethnic tourism industry. This research consists of interviews, focus groups and the analysis of over 40 ethnic tourism ads.

Social movements of grassroots organizations among indigenous populations of various regions of the world may attempt to counter legacies …

The Return Of The Unprovided-For Case, Michael S. Green

Georgia Law Review

The unprovided-for case is a puzzle that arises under
governmental interest analysis, the predominant choice-of-

law approach in the United States. As its name suggests,
in the unprovided-for case the law of no jurisdiction seems
to apply. There is a gap in the law. After its discovery by
Brainerd Currie in the 1950s, the unprovided-for case
proved to be an embarrassment for interest analysts and a
focal point for critics.
In 1989, however, Larry Kramer published an argument
that the unprovided-for case is a myth. There is no gap in
the law. Kramer's argument has been well-received, so
much so …

Subtropical Agronomy On A Variable Landscape: Exploring Late Classic Farming In The Three Rivers Region Through Geotechnical Design And The Distribution Ofedaphic Variables, Byron Smith

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

It has been well documented that the Classic Maya (250 CE to 900 CE) utilized a variety of agricultural techniques to stimulate their subsistence economy. As a result of the variable topography of the region and soil erosion caused by deforestation, the Classic Maya’s primary method of agricultural expansion consisted of landscape modifications through soil distribution (Turner and Harrison 1983; Beach et al.2006). The terracing of hill slopes is one such modification that would have allowed the ability to maximize agricultural production and limit soil erosion through the creation of farming platforms on hillside slopes. Past research near the ceremonial …

Fertility And Reproduction's Niche: Human Sexual Diversity, Samuel W. Austin

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Abstract: Biologically exploring the origins and forms of human sexuality is of paramount importance. Scientific research has indicated that homosexuality was linked to reproduction, fertility, and adaptive child caring strategies, traits that seem to display cross-cultural similarities. This suggests that sexual diversity may be one of human’s earliest adaptations. While most of the previous research has been on individuals of European descent, little research on Native American populations has been completed to test whether these patterns continue in their population.

The research presented here tests the Sexually Antagonistic Hypothesis for Male Homosexuality, Fraternal Birth Order Effect, and childhood atypical gender …

Visions Of Sovereignty: Tribal Sovereignty Through The Lenses Of Postcolonialism, Indigenous Film, And Visual Anthropology, Martin I. Lopez

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Tribal sovereignty has been a topic of discussion since the beginning of colonization in America. Anthropological thought, especially postcolonialism theory, addresses how colonialism can be analyzed to gain a better understanding of Indigenous perspectives on sovereignty. Visual sovereignty, an example of Indigenous Film, is an interdisciplinary approach that can contextualize in specific histories and social interactions all while serving individual tribes, depending on which tribe the filmmaker represents. A film, for instance, can be edited in a way to convey Indigenous ideas of time and space and staged presentations of oral histories that are nearly impossible to display through written …

Cationic Latex Nanoparticles In Electrokinetic Chromatography: Synthesis, Characterization, And Application To The Separation Of Explosives, Julie Rebecca Mcgettrick

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Electrokinetic chromatography (EKC) is a powerful analytical technique that uses the instrumentation of capillary electrophoresis (CE) and the principles of chromatography to separate ionic and neutral analytes. A capillary is filled with background electrolyte (BGE), and when a voltage is applied ionic species migrate to the electrodes. Neutral compounds have no mobility, so a pseudo-stationary phase (PSP) is added to the BGE that consists of an ionic group to provide mobility and a hydrophobic group to interact with analytes. Analytes interact with the PSP which changes their apparent mobilities, leading to a separation. It is possible to coat the negatively …

The Divine Council In The Hebrew Bible And The Book Of Mormon, Stephen O. Smoot

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

The Book of Mormon purports to be a record that originates from the ancient Near East. The authors of the book claim an Israelite heritage, and throughout the pages of the text can be seen echoes of Israelite religious practice and ideology. An example of such can be seen in how the Book of Mormon depicts God’s divine council, a concept unmistakably found in the Hebrew Bible (the Christian Old Testament). Recognizing the divine council in both the Hebrew Bible and the Book of Mormon may help us appreciate a more nuanced understanding of such theological terms as “monotheism” as …

Reading Competency In The Book Of Mormon: Abish And Other Model Readers, Michael J. Call

BYU Studies

In chapter 19 of the book of Alma, we are introduced to Abish, described in the narrative as one of the “Lamanitish women” serving in King Lamoni’s court (Alma 19:16). Mormon’s account of her experience on the day of the king’s conversion is compelling for many reasons, but I would like to explore here how Abish and other important figures in the text function as model readers, exhibiting the traits and competencies that the Book of Mormon authors expected the future reader of their text to bring to the reading act. In fact, a careful analysis of important reading acts …

Apocalypse Then, Apocalypse Now: Rethinking Joan Of Arc In The Twenty-First Century, Timothy M. Thibodeau

Quidditas

Joan of Arc has stood alone among legendary figures of the Middle Ages in her capacity to be appropriated and employed for a host of modern noble causes. However, a fresh examination of Joan’s words and deeds reveals that her aims and objectives were not the universal “greater goods” of modern activists who have used her story to craft their own narratives. I propose that Joan’s continued attractiveness as a cultural icon now faces two major obstacles. First, in the wake of the rapid secularization of modern western society and the evolution of social mores related to gender identity and …

Autonomous Weapons And International Law, Christopher M. Ford

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Always-Listening Technologies: Who Is Listening And What Can Be Done About It?, Arielle M. Rediger

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.

Cloning And Characterization Of A Hypothetical Exported Protein, Sas0347, From Community-Associated Staphylococcus Aureus, Yanwen Liu

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Staphylococcus aureus is an important and dangerous human and animal pathogen that causes a wide variety of diseases. The organism is a significant cause of nosocomial infections, as well as community-associated diseases due to a combination of toxin-mediated virulence, invasiveness, and antibiotic resistance. Resistance to multiple antibiotics, particularly to penicillin and methicillin, is common in S. aureus and makes treatment especially difficult. Recently, the current threat from this pathogen is the pandemic spread of community associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA) which have become the most frequent causes of skin and soft-tissue infections in the community and are replacing traditional hospital …

War Upon Our Border: Two Ohio Valley Communities Navigate The Civil War, Thomas Brown

Civil War Book Review

A Tale of Two Towns This study of the Civil War in Corydon, Indiana, and Frankfort, Kentucky, originated as a University of Cincinnati doctoral dissertation approved by a stellar committee whose members personify the historiographical literatures that Stephen I. Rockenbach engages. The thesis dire....

The Guerrilla Hunters: Irregular Conflicts During The Civil War, Ralph Mann

Civil War Book Review

A New Collection on Civil War Guerrillas The essays in this collection continue the conversation started by Michael Fellman, Robert R. Mackey, and especially Daniel E. Sutherland. Fellman's Inside War (1989) emphasized how the guerrilla war in Missouri broke down expectations of civilized be....

Preparing For War: The Emergence Of The Modern U.S. Army, 1815-1917, Garrett Mckinnon

Civil War Book Review

War! What is it Good For? - Professional Reform War birthed the United States and the nation has rarely stopped fighting since its inception. During the long nineteenth century, the U.S. stumbled through the War of 1812 against its former colonial ruler, increased its territorial possessions via w....

Annotations, Cwbr Editor

Civil War Book Review

No abstract provided.

William Tecumseh Sherman In The Service Of My Country: A Life, Kevin Dougherty

Civil War Book Review

The Continuing Relevance of William Sherman When William Sherman was yet a cadet at West Point, he proudly declared himself "in the service of my country" (161). James McDonough chronicles this journey of service that brought Sherman from humble cadet to full general in William Tecumseh Sherman....

The Rivers Ran Backward: The Civil War And The Remaking Of The American Middle Border, Dan Crofts

Civil War Book Review

Dividing the West The American West once flanked both sides of the Ohio River and the upper Mississippi. Its peoples shared a regional identity and they intermingled freely. Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd, both born in Kentucky, met and married in Illinois. Joshua Speed, a Kentuckian who lived fo....

The Civil War In The United States, Alex Gourevitch

Civil War Book Review

Recovered Perspectives: Marx and Engels on the American Civil War From the beginning of his research into political economy and working class history, Marx was fascinated by American politics. But by far his most intense period of engagement came in the 1850s and 60s, when he wrote for the American....

Extreme Civil War: Guerilla Warfare, Environment, And Race On The Trans-Mississippi Frontier, Matthew M. Stith

Civil War Book Review

No abstract provided.

Editorial: Spring 2017, Tom Barber

Civil War Book Review

Welcome to the CWBR's Spring 2017 issue. This issue's feature reviews cover a wide range of topics that include the Atlantic slave trade, New England Brahmins, prison escapes, and popular memory. William Wagner reviews Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai's Northern Character: College-Educated New Englande....

A More Civil War: How The Union Waged A Just War, Burrus Carnahan

Civil War Book Review

Were the Union's War Policies Legal and Moral? In this work the author seeks to explain the "strange paradox of the Civil War: It occasioned both great destruction and remarkable restraint." (p. 3) Based on extensive research in primary and secondary sources, he concludes that the U.S. Army fought....

Civil War In The Southwest Borderlands, 1861-1867, Robert L. Glaze

Civil War Book Review

The Civil War's civil wars Civil War historiography has been well served by the recent proliferation of borderland studies. This burgeoning corner of the conflict's literature has added nuance to our understanding of emancipation, the war in Appalachia, the Confederate diaspora, the Native American....

Cmsi Archive Translation: Strategic Strongpoints Along The “Belt And Road” And Building Military Diplomacy, Liu Lin [刘琳}

CMSI Translations

This article examines the strategic rationale for China’s construction of overseas strongpoints in support of the Belt and Road Initiative, emphasizing the integration of economic, political, and military resources. It argues that strategic strongpoints—such as the naval logistics base in Djibouti—enhance China’s ability to safeguard overseas interests, secure trade and energy routes, and support non-combat operations like anti-piracy, disaster relief, and evacuations. Military diplomacy is highlighted as a critical tool for consolidating these strongpoints, fostering bilateral trust, and managing regional security perceptions without pursuing hegemony. The article underscores the importance of careful host-country selection, civil-military coordination, and sensitivity to reactions …

Women, War, And Social Memory In Peru: The Posthumous Careers Of Edith Lagos And María Elena Moyano, Meghan Kelly

Honors Theses

During the internal armed conflict between the Shining Path and the Peruvian state, women participated in important ways that are under-recognized in the scholarly literature. In this thesis, I examine the lives, deaths, and hero cults surrounding Edith Lagos and María Elena Moyano, two of the best-known women from this period. Edith Lagos, a young, white militant recruited by Sendero, was killed by the Peruvian police in 1982, while Moyano, an Afro-Peruvian activist from a low-income district of Lima, was assassinated by the Shining Path in 1992. I argue that the shifting narratives surrounding Lagos’s and Moyano’s lives and deaths …

Generating Rembrandt: Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, And Accountability In The 3a Era--The Human-Like Authors Are Already Here- A New Model, Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid

Faculty Scholarship

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are creative, unpredictable, independent, autonomous, rational, evolving, capable of data collection, communicative, efficient, accurate, and have free choice among alternatives. Similar to humans, AI systems can autonomously create and generate creative works. The use of AI systems in the production of works, either for personal or manufacturing purposes, has become common in the 3A era of automated, autonomous, and advanced technology. Despite this progress, there is a deep and common concern in modern society that AI technology will become uncontrollable. There is therefore a call for social and legal tools for controlling AI systems’ functions and …

Dear Reader, How Do We Go On? Letters Of Reflection On Community Care In Climate Activism In Maine, Ester Topolarova

Honors Theses

Climate activist groups in Maine often see their members become too tired to continue organizing. Thus, I decided to explore how these activists enact community care. I conducted my fieldwork with 350 Maine and its local nodes. I explore community care as a practice and as an aspiration. Community care is practiced through the acts of people taking care of each other. Aspiration, therefore, is a way of living and seeing the self as striving to replicate the world activists are fighting for. I conceptualize care as racialized, gendered, classed, and embedded in neoliberal capitalism. In activist meetings, care is …

The Process Of Reclaiming Tribal Sovereignty Through Healthcare Autonomy, Karolina A. Serhan

Honors Theses

This honors thesis explores the complex interplay between health status, healthcare, and tribal sovereignty among native communities in the United States. These relationships are explored through analyzing the paradoxical and condescending nature of the Federal Trust Responsibility in relation to government-organized healthcare programs for natives. In establishing this relationship, the thesis goes on to illustrate how native communities have effectively fought to regain sovereignty through reclaiming autonomy of their healthcare systems through the use of the 1975 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. The impact of tribal-led healthcare systems is further explored through an in-depth case study conducted regarding the …

Laban For The Actor: The Mind/Body Connection, Margaret C. Buckner

Theses and Dissertations

When it comes to actor training in higher education, an extremely strong emphasis is placed on understanding the voice and interpreting the text. While some institutions do incorporate movement courses into the curriculum of the students, many do not serve the learning actor in the most effective way. The work of Rudolf Laban is a way to strengthen the curriculum taught to actors, specifically in regards connecting actors to their bodies. This thesis discusses and analyses the use of Laban’s movement theory in the movement classroom, and focuses on the most effective way of presenting the material to the student. …

An Investigation Into Some Security Issues In The Dds Messaging Protocol, Thomas White, Michael N. Johnstone, Matthew Peacock

Australian Information Security Management Conference

The convergence of Operational Technology and Information Technology is driving integration of the Internet of Things and Industrial Control Systems to form the Industrial Internet of Things. Due to the influence of Information Technology, security has become a high priority particularly when implementations expand into critical infrastructure. At present there appears to be minimal research addressing security considerations for industrial systems which implement application layer IoT messaging protocols such as Data Distribution Services (DDS). Simulated IoT devices in a virtual environment using the DDSI-RTPS protocol were used to demonstrate that enumeration of devices is possible by a non-authenticated client in …