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Emporium, John C. Orth

Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

EMPORIUM

By John Orth, BFA

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

degree of Master of Fine Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Virginia Commonwealth University, 2017.

Major Director: Michael Jones McKean, Associate Professor,

Sculpture + Extended Media

My MFA thesis project is a ten-minute video installation entitled Emporium, in which I adorn, strap, tie, hang, and wrap the bodies of performers with my sculptures, and then let loose these hybridized bodies in the non-linear dream-time of cinema. Riffing on the fantastical taxonomy of Jorge Luis Borges’s The Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge, I …

Should We Straighten Up? Exploring The Responsibilities Of Actor Training For Lgbtq Students, Matthew B. Ferrell

Theses and Dissertations

Gay actors have a long history with the notion of “straightening up” to remain castable and economically feasible in today’s market. Searching to find answers for young acting students while strengthening their own self worth, I will explore the history of gay actors in film, television and theatre and in society to understand this notion more fully. By interviewing working actors and managers in the business I will explore how I can address this question of “straightening up” to the future generation of actors and analyze how we can face the future with integrity and self-respect.

Effects Of Prescribed Fire On Cope’S Gray Treefrog (Hyla Chrysoscelis) Across Habitat Scales And Life Stages, Logan Mcdonald

Theses and Dissertations

Fire may alter both aquatic and terrestrial habitat used by all amphibian life stages, yet, our knowledge of its effects on amphibians is primarily limited to adult responses. I present an integrated approach to test the response of Cope’s Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) to fire by examining responses in tadpole performance and survivorship, adult abundance, and oviposition. Tadpoles raised with burned leaf litter had similar survival, but total mass and total length were 440% and 170% greater, respectively, for tadpoles raised in unburned litter. I assessed terrestrial and aquatic oviposition cues by embedding burned and unburned litter treatments within burned …

The Third Place: A Mixed-Use Building For Office Workers In The Central Business District, Mingming Zhao

Theses and Dissertations

Work-related stress is an issue of growing concern around the world.[1] The relationship between work stress and individuals’ psychological and physical health is well acknowledged.[2] In the survey of “stress in the workplace” conducted by American Psychological Association in 2012, two in five (41%) of employed adults report that they typically feel stressed during the workday, up from 36% in 2011, while less than six in ten (58%) report that they have the resources to manage work stress.[3] Historically, Central Business Districts are a focal point of cities, and are occupied by a large group of office buildings and a …

Comparisons Of Isogenic Trisomic And Disomic Cells From People With Mosaicism For Down Syndrome Unmask Cellular Differences Related To Trisomy 21, Kelly A. Rafferty

Theses and Dissertations

It is known that age-related changes impacting multiple organ systems occur earlier in people with Down syndrome (Ds), but the biological basis underlying this trisomy 21-associated propensity for premature aging is poorly understood. Given that the trisomic/normal cells from people with mosaic Ds (mDs) are identical with regards to environmental exposures and genes (except for chromosome 21 copy number), comparisons of these isogenic trisomic/disomic cells allow one to “unmask” the cellular consequences of trisomy 21 by removing extraneous factors. The primary aim of this study was to determine if trisomy 21 results in an increase in the acquisition of age-related …

D Is For The Most Cherished Sense (Whence It Comes And Wither It Goes), Hallie S. Mcneill

Theses and Dissertations

A transcript of the audio that constitutes the work by the same title, along with an introduction and relevant bibliography.

Reliability And Stability Of The Six Question Disability Measure In The Current Population Survey: What The Data Can And Cannot Tell Us About Disability And Labor Force Participation, Jeffrey Joy Dr.

Theses and Dissertations

The Current Population Survey (CPS) has been a major source of disability data for public policy and research. The aim of this study was two-fold. First, the study examined the six disability measures added to the CPS in 2008 to determine if they are both a reliable and stable method of describing disability over a period of two survey administrations in a 12-month period. Second, this study then assessed the impact of disability upon labor force participation. This research used a subset of the respondents to the longitudinal CPS Annual Social and Economic Supplement; it included (N=11,721) respondents …

Immersive Theater & The Physical Narrative, Lauren Prisco

Theses and Dissertations

Immersive Theater is a form of experimental theater that places spectators at the heart of the created work, by removing them from the constraint of static seats and instead encouraging them to explore an installed environment as a way of understanding the narrative. This thesis explores how Interior Design directly enhances a performance by creating spaces that challenge a spectator’s physical understanding of a narrative.

Women Self Actualization: A Narrative Of A Performative Gender Constitution, Hala A. Gabr

Theses and Dissertations

In a traditional Middle Eastern society, men and women have been confined within society’s gender definitions. Those imposed social constructs condition men differently from women by dictating expected behaviors, establishing a hierarchy of gender positioning and enforcing definitions that limit abilities and potential.

Based on postmodernist philosopher, feminist and social theorist, Simone de Beauvoir and postmodernist American philosopher and gender theorist Judith Butler, gender is not an inborn role, but rather created through stylized repetition of acts informed by society, named performative acts. For de Beauvoir and Butler, gender can never be a stable identity (Butler 1988).

Informed by Butler’s …

2017 Msu Benefits Guide, Morehead State University. Office Of Human Resources.

Staff Congress Records

2017 Morehead State University Benefits Guide.

Regulation Of Hnrnpa1 By Micrornas Controls The Mir-18a–K-Ras Axis In Chemotherapy-Resistant Ovarian Cancer, Cristian Rodriguez-Aguayo, Paloma Del C Monroig, Roxana S Redis, Emine Bayraktar, Maria I Almeida, Cristina Ivan, Enrique Fuentes-Mattei, Mohammed H Rashed, Arturo Chavez-Reyes, Bulent Ozpolat, Rahul Mitra, Anil K Sood, George A Calin, Gabriel Lopez-Berestein

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The regulation of microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis, function and degradation involves a range of mechanisms, including interactions with RNA-binding proteins. The potential contribution of regulatory miRNAs to the expression of these RNA interactor proteins that could control other miRNAs expression is still unclear. Here we demonstrate a regulatory circuit involving oncogenic and tumor-suppressor miRNAs and an RNA-binding protein in a chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer model. We identified and characterized miR-15a-5p and miR-25-3p as negative regulators of hnRNPA1 expression, which is required for the processing of miR-18a-3p, an inhibitor of the

Cruzando Fronteras De Género(S): La Dislocación Del "Bildungsroman" Y La Construcción Política Del Sujeto, Silvia Roig

The Coastal Review

This study shows that Aurora Bertrana’s novels subvert the traditional Bildungsroman and uses the techniques of the Novel of Female Development with (auto) biographical characteristics. The core of my analysis is in the friction, the disruption and the confrontation between the subject and the social system represented by the family, the school and the community. Bertrana’s novels underline that men, similarly to women, are under a strong pressure to adopt a specific role according to heterosexual norms. Bertrana’s work demonstrate that women writers, like men, can introduce social, cultural and political innovations and experiment with a new literature genre.

Strategic Planning For A Community Focused Non-Profit Organization, Erik W. Williams

Liberal Studies (MA) Final Essays

This paper explores the process used to create the Engage 2020 Strategic Plan for Family Service of Roanoke Valley, a 116 year non-profit in Roanoke, Va. Utilizing a community based process that focused on the strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results; the strategic plan focused on improving the people and culture, programming and impact, and the vitality of the agency over a three-year period. Discussed in this paper are the history of the agency, its previous strategic plan, the planning, the process, and the end product strategic plan.

An Autobiography: The Story Of The Lord's Dealings With Mrs. Amanda Smith, The Colored Evangelist:, Mrs. Amanda Smith

Heritage Material

No abstract provided.

Flora Tristan’S Plural Identities In "Peregrinaciones De Una Paria": Challenging And Reproducing Existing Power Structures, Nancy Tille-Victorica

The Coastal Review

This article analyses the ways in which Franco-Peruvian author Flora Tristan crosses the border of her plural identities in her famous travel book Peregrinaciones de una paria (1837). It especially looks at how she performs as a male in certain situations and how these are generally associated with her French identity. It also considers her identification as a woman and how it is linked to her Peruvian identity. These examinations reveal how Tristan actually redefines herself as a pariah and how her definition differs from that of outcast imposed on her in France prior to her departure for Peru.

Frontmatter, Paul B. Mojzes

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

Mojzes, Paul (2017) "Frontmatter," Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe: Vol. 37 : Iss. 1 , Article 1.

Dialogue, Independence, And Unity: Toward A Moral Solution To Political Problems Between Russia And Ukraine, Mykhailo Cherenkov

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

The real war continues in the center of Europe, between two so-called Christian nations. By this, I mean the war between Russia and Ukraine, which threatens to escalate into a larger, global conflict. Christians around the world appeal to the value of dialogue, urging all sides involved to come to peace. But what does it mean? And how do we reconcile those who value independence with those who appreciate a forced unity? It is important to reflect on these difficult theological and moral dilemmas.

Reflections On The Life Of Father Alexsandr Men, Mark R. Elliott

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Declaration Adopted At The Fourth World Conference On Dialogue Among Religions And Civilizations: Migration And The Challenge Of Integration Through Dialogue Among Religions And Cultures (November 3rd – 5th 2016 – Bitola, The Republic Of Macedonia)

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Vital Role Of Religion In The Calamitous World Of Today, Jovan Kovačić

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Fourth World Conference On Dialogue Among Religions And Civilizations In Macedonia 2016, Paul B. Mojzes

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Review Of Kuburić'S "The Self-Image Of Adolescents In The Protestant Family", Radmila Radonjić

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Kazakhstan: Is Sharing Faith A State Security Issue?, Felix Corley

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Shining Light On Hidden Preferences: The Role Of Religious Institutions In The 1989 Romanian Revolution, Justin Clardie

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

"A spectre is haunting Eastern Europe: the spectre of what in the West is called 'dissent.'" This is how Vaclav Havel, the Czech playwright, dissident, and President, began his influential 1978 essay, "The Power of the Powerless." Havel's statement of dissent in Eastern Europe was certainly true in his country of Czechoslovakia, as well as in countries such as Poland and Hungary. The presence of sustained and organized dissent was largely absent, however, in Romania. Even in countries with the presence of popular and consistent dissent, the collapse of the communist regime was still shocking in both scope and speed. …

Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam: The Jesuits In Albania, Ines A. Murzaku

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

When Pope Francis addressed students, teachers, and parents of the Jesuit schools of Italy and Albania in 2013, he discussed the core and the value of a Jesuit-Catholic education, which in essence follows St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises and the Constitutions of the Society of Jesus. The Jesuits in all multifarious activities and apostolates put Jesus in the center, thereby making him the prototype. It was Jesus who had trodden a novel way for the Society of Jesus to follow and that meant to live a meaningful life, live well, and live joyfully among the people they were serving. …

The Twentieth Century Reform Of The Liturgy: Outcomes And Prospects, John F. Baldovin S.J.

Institute of Liturgical Studies Occasional Papers

(excerpt)

I want to situate my reflections on the outcomes of the 20^th century liturgical reform and our prospects for the future. This is how I propose to proceed. I will very briefly review the late twentieth century liturgical reforms and revisions of a number of churches. Then I will turn to reactions to the reforms of the past fifty years, some assessment of their success and failure, and finally prospects for the future, employing an analogy with curricular reform, specifically in theological education. In terms of assessment I will have to limit myself to the Roman Catholic experience …

Vitamin D Receptor Gene Bsm1 Polymorphism And Risk Of Breast Cancer, Sana Raza, Roshan Jahan, Anupam Dhasmana, Madan Lal Brahma Bhatt, Mohtashim Lohani, Jamal M. Arif

School of Medicine Publications

Breast cancer is a leading cause of death among women, around the world. It is a multifactorial disease involving genetic and environmental factors. Vitamin D is known to modulate biological processes like immune response, bone metabolism, cell growth regulation. The protective actions of vitamin D in cancer development are only sparsely understood, however, evidence shows that vitamin D participates in cell growth regulation, apoptosis and cell differentiation. It has also been implicated in the suppression of cancer cell invasion, angiogenesis and metastasis. The cellular effects of Vitamin D are mediated via Vitamin D receptor (VDR), which is a member of …

Masthead & Table Of Contents, Vol. 95, No. 3

Nebraska Law Review

No abstract provided.

Promise And Peril: Doctrinally Permissible Options For Calibrating Procedure Through Contract, H. Allen Blair

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction

II. The Gains from Customized Procedure ... A. A Brief Primer on the Economic Theory of Procedure in Dispute Resolution ... B. The Current Default Rules of Procedure ... C. The Potential Benefits of Procedural Customization through Contract ... 1. Curbing Post-Dispute Opportunism ... 2. Reinforcing Substantive Obligations ... 3. Mitigating Risk ... 4. Reducing the Direct Costs of Litigation

III. The Limited Empirical Evidence

IV. The Doctrinally Permissible Options for Calibrating Procedure Through Contract ... A. Procedure as Public Law: Historic Skepticism of Private Procedural Ordering ... B. Mere Contract Law No More: Autonomy and Private Procedural …

Driving Courts Crazy: A Look At How Labor And Employment Laws Do Not Coincide With Ride Platforms In The Sharing Economy, Alyssa M. Stokes

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction

II. Background ... A. The “Sharing” Economy ... B. Who Is an Employee? ... 1. Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors ... 2. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ... 3. California Wage and Hour Laws

III. Litigation for Ride Platforms in the Sharing Economy … A. Trouble for Uber Begins in Berwick v. Uber Technologies, Inc. ... 1. Facts ... 2. California Labor Commission Finds Uber Driver Is Employee ... B. California District Court Weighs in: O’Connor v. Uber Technologies, Inc. ... 1. Facts ... 2. The California District Court Weighs in on Uber’s Alleged Misclassification ... …