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The Abandonment Of The Cerro Gordo Silver Mining Claim 1869-1879: Abstracted To The Exchange Of Energies, Marley Mclaughlin

Voces Novae

The failures of the California Cerro Gordo mine stemmed from several factors, all of which resulted from the rejection of a human labor network. The intricacies of Cerro Gordo’s history of abandonment however, boil down to the warring relationship between man and the environment. To explain the probability of the environment impacting humanity, historian Richard White wrote that “wave, water, and wind,” or movement of the environment, “- and human labor- can be represented in ways beyond the immediacy of actual experience. We can abstract them to a single entity: energy.” In Cerro Gordo, energy was substantiated in two forms: …

Enslaved Children In North Carolina, Kimberly O'Toole

Voces Novae

This paper explores the importance of enslaved children to the larger slave community during the transatlantic slave trade that has been overlooked by historians. The relationships and interactions between the enslaved adults and the enslaved children created the strength that both needed to survive slavery. The children’s daily activities and behaviors were encouraging to onlookers in that this institution wasn’t as evil as many perceived. This paper argues that the child was placed with the heaviest burden of maintaining their innocence while enslaved because their optimism was contagious to their parents.

Three Countries, One People: How The Volga Deutsch Survived The West, Alexandria Dinges

Voces Novae

This paper focuses upon a unique group of European Immigrants who settled the American Midwest in the late 19th Century. The Volga Deutsch, or Russian Germans, originally left Germany and settled along the Volga River Basin in the late 18th Century. When political tensions and economic conditions in Russia became unbearable, they left for various parts of the world. Many settled in the state of Kansas, where they managed to independently thrive culturally and agriculturally.

"Making A Dollar Out Of Fifteen Cents": Tradition And Economy In The Development Of Chinese Intellectual Property Law Since 1984, Richard Xiang

Voces Novae

It is pressing to answer that why IP protections, an concept closely associated with capitalism, failed to take hold in developing societies such as China for a long period of time. This paper traces the development of IP protection in China through a few number of IP infringement cases there.

Medical Manipulation: Public Health As A Political Tool In The 1918-19 Influenza Epidemic In San Francisco, Kirsten Moore

Voces Novae

The influenza epidemic of 1918-19 devastated populations all over the world, and because no scientist could figure out influenza's pathology at the time, public health officials and local governments could exercise an overwhelming amount of control over their populations. In particular, San Francisco mayor James Rolph, Jr. and San Francisco Board of Health official William Hassler took advantage of the crisis to portray their city as the healthiest, and thus most progressive, in the United States. As part of their effort to illustrate the city's strong commitment to progressive ideals, they used public health measures to incorporate immigrant communities into …

Many Faiths, One Beginning: Universality In Norse, Maya, Greek And Celtic Faiths

Symposium of Student Scholars

Numerous religious faiths have pervaded the world for much of known human history, but these belief systems often have significant variation in their core tenets, especially with those that have no contact. Religions which are in close proximity to one another tend to have some degree of syncretism, such as having comparable deities, due to having some transmission of their cultures. One group of similar base beliefs is the Indo-Europeans, with its members having been studied for parallels before. To contend with these previous studies, this project will look at the beliefs of the Norse, Greek, and Celtic cultures, all …

Islamaphobia: A Positive Feedback Loop, Samuel Schoening

Political Analysis

A sophomore in Seton Hall’s School of Diplomacy, he is double-major in International Relations and Economics. His hometown is Lake Ozark, MO. He is nineteen years old, and has spent many of those years learning about his interests’ – politics, geography, and economy. He is a firm believer in an individual’s ability to change the world. This belief has been the driving force of his life, and has put him in the never-ending pursuit of bettering the plight of humanity

“Promoting Coal At A Climate Summit Is Like Promoting Tobacco At A Cancer Summit”, Emily Lavallee

Political Analysis

Emily Lavallee was a Political Science and Environmental Studies major and member of Pi Sigma Alpha since her sophomore year. Her second major and interest in climate change, clean air and water inform much of her political research. Emily began working as an Experiential Education Coordinator at a non-profit in Newark, New Jersey this past February.

"No God-Damned Thailander Can Be Trusted To Do A Job Without Getting Political Minded": The Free Thai Movement And The Politics Of Independence During World War Ii, Nobchulee Maleenont

Voces Novae

My research project focuses on the Free Thai movement that emerged in America. Based on an analysis of a variety of primary sources, particularly declassified wartime documents and memoirs of Free Thai members, it seeks to explain the nature of this movement: what determined its course as well as outcome? Because the Free Thai was a liberation movement, one generally assumes that it was an organization of a military nature. While that is somewhat true, my research shows that the Free Thai movement was fundamentally characterized by political elements. There are two factors which have already been established in Free …

“Are Staff Bias’ Affecting The Way Pediatric Patients Develop And Cope Within The Hospital Setting?”, Mary Lauren Upchurch

Graduate Student Independent Studies

Gender stereotypes are pervasive in our culture – ingrained by long-standing biases (both conscious and unconscious) (Higgins, 2018). The way boys and girls begin to understand and mitigate their world are often related to the gender stereotyping that society has constructed. However, stereotypical expectations not only reflect existing differences, but also impact the way boys and girls interpret themselves and are treated by others. This paper will focus on the way gender stereotyping of hospitalized pediatric patients may impact coping, treatment, and overall care. The author has chosen to examine language especially as it relates to gender specific analogies, incentives …

A New Welfare Regime In The Making? Paternalistic Welfare Pragmatism In China, Ka Ho Mok, Jiwei Qian

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Since 2003, the Chinese government has been increasing its social expenditure and initiated new social welfare programmes to provide universal social protection and meet citizens’ welfare needs. This article uses the wider socio-economic and socio-political contexts to critically examine whether there is a new welfare regime on the rise in China, with a particular reference to whether the increase in social expenditure has really marked a new welfare philosophy or prompted the transformation of China into a protective welfare regime. By analysing prefecture-level data for government expenditures in education, health, social security and assistance programmes between 2003 and 2012, we …

Models Of Growth And Colonial Implications In The Renewable Energy Sector In Africa, Jordan Grimaldi

2018 Claremont Colleges Library Undergraduate Research Award

Rooted largely in colonial histories, Africa is plagued with immense energy poverty and a relative reliance on fossil fuels, especially in Southern Africa. In this paper, Africa is defined as those countries in which there exists a relatively strong democracy and economy. Research has revealed a strong focus on South Africa, in particular. The majority of Sub-Saharan African energy comes from bioenergy (mainly in the residential sector), placing great strain on forest stock and increasing health risks due to poor air quality. Steps must be taken to reduce this dependency and increase diversity of renewable energy options for rural communities. …

Segregation Of Student Financial Aid In Higher Education: The Effects On Low-Income Students When Ebt Is Not Accepted At University Campuses In San Diego, Ca., Tanisha-Jean Martin

M.A. in Leadership Studies: Capstone Project Papers

The student bodies of universities are made up of a diverse financial class of students which utilize various methods to cover financial obligations on campus, even with the use of welfare governmental assistance. Low-income students that are involved in government welfare programs are given an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card to support them while they are pursuing an education; however, every university in San Diego, CA (and nearly the entire United States), segregate EBT into an unacceptable category and refuse to accept the card at any venues on campus. The EBT card is a plastic card that can be used …

College Senate Minutes April 26, 2018, Bronx Community College Senate

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the College Senate on April 26, 2018.

Four Htc History Theses Based On Original Research, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Who You Gonna Call?: Creating A Call List For Your Facility's Disaster Plan, Nicole Elzenga, Adam Stephen Guy Smith

Library Services Publications

Preservation can involve responding to active and pressing matters. But not all buildings are lost to the bulldozer. Many are lost to natural and human disasters like storms and water. A Disaster Plan is a common document used by museums and history organizations. Learn how to develop a contact list for a Disaster Response Plan so you know whom to call when disaster strikes!

An American Myth In The (Re)Making: The Timeless Fantasy Appeal Of 'The King And I', Lina Purtscher

2018 Claremont Colleges Library Undergraduate Research Award

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Density-Dependent Responses Of The Brittlestar Amphiura Filiformis To Moderate Hypoxia And Consequences For Nutrient Fluxes, R. N. Calder-Potts, J. I. Spicer, P. Calosi, H. S. Findlay, A. M. Queirós, S. Widdicombe

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

Chanticleer | April 26, 2018, Jacksonville State University

Chanticleer

No abstract provided.

From Sezs To Thailand 4.0: Geopolitics Of Borderlands In The Thai State’S Vision, Phianphachong Intarat

Forest and Society

This article uses the case of Thailand’s two economic policies –the border Special Economic Zones and the Thailand 4.0 model, to explore geopolitics of the Thai-Burmese borderland. It also discuss a theoretical gap in accounting the ways in which the state engages with transnational flows of capital and peoples, and proposes to use the concept of ‘border partial citizenship’ to bridge this gap. It argues that the shift in Thailand’s economic policy portrayed the different ways in which the Thai state envisaged its geographical territory in relations to capital and human mobility. In the border SEZ project, the Thai borderland …

Use Of Urine Antigen Testing For Blastomyces In An Integrated Health System, Dennis J. Baumgardner

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews

Purpose: Blastomycosis, an endemic fungal infection, mimics many other diseases. We explored the use of Blastomyces urine antigen (BuAg), reportedly the most sensitive noninvasive test, in clinical practice and compared it to other noninvasive tests.

Methods: A total of 836 BuAg tests performed on unique patients (first test only) at one large integrated health system from June 2013 to May 2016 were retrospectively reviewed to examine test characteristics and demographic features. Of these, 100 cases from 2015, a year containing a large local blastomycosis outbreak, were randomly selected for detailed analysis.

Results: Demographics for the BuAg-tested population: mean age 54.9 …

Friends Till Life Doth End: Litchfield Female Academy's Bonds Of Friendship, Madison Savage

Honors Scholar Theses

The Litchfield Female Academy of Litchfield, Connecticut was the first academy for girls in America, founded by Sarah Pierce in 1792. At this time, when education for women was not widely encouraged or accessible, Litchfield Female Academy and its students served as a national example for intellectual equality of the sexes. This thesis examines the way close friendships served a vital role in the lives of young women students at this academy through the act of writing letters. Companionships amongst students, particularly in pairs, provided students the ability to safely display emotional vulnerability, and the confidence to share emotions in …

A Synthesis Of The Implementation Ambivalence Of Redd+ In Sub-Saharan Africa And Southeast Asia, Divine Odame Appiah, Stephanie Esinu Adjoa Gbeddy

Forest and Society

Reducing emission from deforestation and forest degradation and associated benefits (REDD+), has received much attention as one of the most controversial climate change initiatives, especially by forest fringed community actors in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and Southeast Asia, (SEA) who are skeptical of the scheme.The object of this paper is to examine the seeming potential benefits and accompanying risks and challenges of REDD+ on the livelihoods among smallholder farmers in SSA and SEA. The paper espouses the sustainability context of REDD+ projects as pro-poor forest management mechanisms; through the provision of alternative livelihood. This is achieved through critical review and …

Christians, Pagans, And Death, Erin Baumer

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

It is commonly believed that Christianity was a new and original religion, but in fact, many pagan religions contributed to Christianity's ideology. In my talk, I will focus on how these religions influenced Christian views of the afterlife, and with that, their views on what the soul is and what it means to be a "good" person.

The Internationalization Of Creativity As A Learning Competence, Tavis D. Jules, Kelly Cebold Sundberg

Education: School of Education Faculty Publications and Other Works

This study uses a quantitative content analysis of learning competences – as described and prescribed in 21^st century frameworks – and those competences evaluated by international assessments to explore the nexus between recommendation and reality. In drawing insights from the theoretical underpinnings of human capital theory we argue, with respect to creativity, that (i) there is a degree of alignment in the prescription and assessment of creativity as a learning competence and (ii) there is a divergence in the way the competence is discussed, which may account for the lack of acknowledgement as a key skill in preparing students …

Annual Graduate Faculty Meeting [Program], April 26, 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College.

Annual Graduate Faculty Meeting & Awards Ceremony Programs

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Trips, Technological Developments, And The Rights Of Broadcasting Organizations: Political Statelmate Or Deliberate Ignorance?, Seemantani Sharma

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Even though the TRIPS Agreement arrived at a turning point in the history of information technology and communication, its copyright and related rights provisions ignored the technological developments of the time. Scholarly analysis on the lack of foresight on the part of TRIPS negotiators with respect to the pace of technological developments has primarily revolved around the challenges posed by internet and digital technologies ignoring other technological developments of the time, such as those in broadcasting. In this vein, this paper posits that even though cable was a prevalent form of broadcast technology during the Uruguay Round negotiations, Article 14.3 …

2018-04-26 Caudill College Of Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences Program Review, Morehead State University. Office Of The Provost.

Faculty Senate Records

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Program Review update issued by the Office of the Provost on April 26, 2018.

An Assessment Of Atmospheric And Meteorological Factors Regulating Red Sea Phytoplankton Growth, Wenzhao Li, Hesham El-Askary, Mohamed A. Qurban, Emmanouil Proestakis, Michael J. Garay, Olga V. Kalishnikova, Vassilis Amiridis, Antonis Gkikas, Eleni Marinou, Thomas Piechota, K. P. Manikandan

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

This study considers the various factors that regulate nutrients supply in the Red Sea. Multi-sensor observation and reanalysis datasets are used to examine the relationships among dust deposition, sea surface temperature (SST), and wind speed, as they may contribute to anomalous phytoplankton blooms, through time-series and correlation analyses. A positive correlation was found at 0–3 months lag between chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) anomalies and dust anomalies over the Red Sea regions. Dust deposition process was further examined with dust aerosols’ vertical distribution using satellite lidar data. Conversely, a negative correlation was found at 0–3 months lag between SST anomalies …

Frontiers, Complete Issue, Volume 6, Issue 1, Fall 2017

Frontiers

Complete digitized issue (volume 6, issue 1, Fall 2017) of Frontiers.