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Disproportionate Realities: The Climate Justice Implications Of Mitigation Policies Across Scales, Tinuviel Carlson Jan 2018

Disproportionate Realities: The Climate Justice Implications Of Mitigation Policies Across Scales, Tinuviel Carlson

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Global climate change will have disproportionate effects on low-income and minority communities around the world producing important justice challenges. As national governments increasingly rely on local governments, civil society, and private transnational actors to establish and implement climate actions policies, it is important to assess whether and how these newly emergent actors can address these justice challenges. First this thesis examines concepts of justice in relation to climate change across different scales in order to develop a comprehensive conceptual framework of climate justice. This conceptual framework expands the scale of the international climate justice movement address local concerns. Further, the …

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Making Japan Great Again: Japan's Liberal Democratic Party As A Far Right Movement, Wesley Yee Jan 2018

Making Japan Great Again: Japan's Liberal Democratic Party As A Far Right Movement, Wesley Yee

Undergraduate Honors Theses

In recent years, far right-wing political parties have gained power around the world. Far-right movements build a populist, anti-establishment support base through the use of ethno-nationalism and xenophobic policies and slogans. This article applies the models and party frames used to study European far-right movements and applies them to the case of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP), a party whose policies under prime ministers Junichiro Koizumi and Shinzo Abe have pushed the party from having a center-right stance to having more of a far-right nationalist and populist one. Using this framework I find that the LDP has utilized …

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Surf Zone Hazards And Injuries On Beaches In Sw France, Bruno Castelle, Rob Brander, Eric Tellier, Bruno Simonnet, Tim Scott, Jak Mccarroll, Jean Michel Campagne, Thibault Cavailhes, Pierre Lechevrel Jan 2018

Surf Zone Hazards And Injuries On Beaches In Sw France, Bruno Castelle, Rob Brander, Eric Tellier, Bruno Simonnet, Tim Scott, Jak Mccarroll, Jean Michel Campagne, Thibault Cavailhes, Pierre Lechevrel

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Fatigue Properties And Fracture Morphology Of Micronised Rubber Powder (Mrp) From Waste Tyres In Unfilled Elastomers, A.I.H. D Habibah, F Abraham, J Summerscales, P Brown Jan 2018

Fatigue Properties And Fracture Morphology Of Micronised Rubber Powder (Mrp) From Waste Tyres In Unfilled Elastomers, A.I.H. D Habibah, F Abraham, J Summerscales, P Brown

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Ground rubber from waste tyres may be added to elastomers with economic and environmental benefits. The untreated or treated fillers have been investigated in different types of virgin rubber matrix. A principal concern is their crosslinked structure and large particle sizes. These additives introduce flaws leading to micro-crack initiation especially under dynamic loading. The incorporation of smaller particles at a suitable concentration may avoid deterioration in the key properties. The present work studies the effect of commercial cryogenic micronised rubber particle (MRP) (apparent particle size diameter less than 100 μm) as filler at either 10 or 30 parts per hundred …

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Inequity Of Care Provision And Outcome Disparity In Autoimmune Hepatitis In The United Kingdom, Jk Dyson, Lin Lee Wong, Theophile Bigirumurame, Gideon M. Hirschfield, Stuart Kendrick, Ye H. Oo, Ansgar W. Lohse, Ma Heneghan, David E.J. Jones, Matthew Cramp Jan 2018

Inequity Of Care Provision And Outcome Disparity In Autoimmune Hepatitis In The United Kingdom, Jk Dyson, Lin Lee Wong, Theophile Bigirumurame, Gideon M. Hirschfield, Stuart Kendrick, Ye H. Oo, Ansgar W. Lohse, Ma Heneghan, David E.J. Jones, Matthew Cramp

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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Genomes Of Ubiquitous Marine And Hypersaline Hydrogenovibrio, Thiomicrorhabdus, And Thiomicrospira Spp. Encode A Diversity Of Mechanisms To Sustain Chemolithoautotrophy In Heterogeneous Environments., Kathleen M. Scott, John Williams, Cody M.B. Porter, Sydney Russel, Tara L. Harmer, John H. Paul, Kirsten M. Antonen, Megan K. Bridges, Gary J. Camper, Christie K. Campla, Leila G. Casella, Eva Chase, James W. Conrad, Mercedez C. Cruz, Darren S. Dunlap, Laura Duran, Elizabeth M. Fahsbender, Dawn B. Goldsmith, Ryan F. Keeley, Matthew R. Kondoff, Breanna I. Kussy, Marannda K. Lane, Stephanie Lawler, Brittany A. Leigh, Courtney Lewis, Lygia M. Lostal, Devon Marking, Paola A. Mancera, Evan C. Mcclenthan, Emily A. Mcintyre, Jessica A. Mine, Swapnil Modi, Brittney D. Moore, William A. Morgan, Kaleigh M. Nelson, Kimmy N. Nguyen, Nicholas Ogburn, David G. Parrino, Anangamanjari D. Pedapudi, Rebecca P. Pelham, Amanda M. Preece Jan 2018

Genomes Of Ubiquitous Marine And Hypersaline Hydrogenovibrio, Thiomicrorhabdus, And Thiomicrospira Spp. Encode A Diversity Of Mechanisms To Sustain Chemolithoautotrophy In Heterogeneous Environments., Kathleen M. Scott, John Williams, Cody M.B. Porter, Sydney Russel, Tara L. Harmer, John H. Paul, Kirsten M. Antonen, Megan K. Bridges, Gary J. Camper, Christie K. Campla, Leila G. Casella, Eva Chase, James W. Conrad, Mercedez C. Cruz, Darren S. Dunlap, Laura Duran, Elizabeth M. Fahsbender, Dawn B. Goldsmith, Ryan F. Keeley, Matthew R. Kondoff, Breanna I. Kussy, Marannda K. Lane, Stephanie Lawler, Brittany A. Leigh, Courtney Lewis, Lygia M. Lostal, Devon Marking, Paola A. Mancera, Evan C. Mcclenthan, Emily A. Mcintyre, Jessica A. Mine, Swapnil Modi, Brittney D. Moore, William A. Morgan, Kaleigh M. Nelson, Kimmy N. Nguyen, Nicholas Ogburn, David G. Parrino, Anangamanjari D. Pedapudi, Rebecca P. Pelham, Amanda M. Preece

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Chemolithoautotrophic bacteria from the genera Hydrogenovibrio, Thiomicrorhabdus, and Thiomicrospira are common, sometimes dominant, isolates from sulfidic habitats including hydrothermal vents, soda and salt lakes, and marine sediments. Their genome sequences confirm their membership in a deeply branching clade of the Gammaproteobacteria. Several adaptations to heterogeneous habitats are apparent. Their genomes include large numbers of genes for sensing and responding to their environment (EAL- and GGDEF-domain proteins, and methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins) despite their small sizes (2.1 - 3.1 Mbp). An array of sulfur-oxidizing complexes are encoded, likely to facilitate these organisms' use of multiple forms of reduced sulfur as electron donors. …

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Functional Diversity Mediates Macroecological Variation In Plant–Hummingbird Interaction Networks, Pk Maruyama, J Sonne, J Vizentin-Bugoni, González Am Martín, Tb Zanata, S Abrahamczyk, R Alarcón, Ac Araujo, Fp Araújo, Ac Baquero, E Chávez-González, Ag Coelho, Pa Cotton, Dm Dehling, E Fischer, G Kohler, C Lara, Fmg Las-Casas, Ao Machado, Cg Machado, Ma Maglianesi, Ts Malucelli, Oh Marín-Gómez, Pe Oliveira, Jf Ornelas, R Ortiz-Pulido, Mb Ramírez-Burbano, Ma Rocca, Lc Rodrigues, L Rosero-Lasprilla, Am Rui, B Sandel, Jc Svenning, Ba Tinoco, Ig Varassin, S Watts, C Rahbek, M Sazima, M Schleuning, B Dalsgaard Jan 2018

Functional Diversity Mediates Macroecological Variation In Plant–Hummingbird Interaction Networks, Pk Maruyama, J Sonne, J Vizentin-Bugoni, González Am Martín, Tb Zanata, S Abrahamczyk, R Alarcón, Ac Araujo, Fp Araújo, Ac Baquero, E Chávez-González, Ag Coelho, Pa Cotton, Dm Dehling, E Fischer, G Kohler, C Lara, Fmg Las-Casas, Ao Machado, Cg Machado, Ma Maglianesi, Ts Malucelli, Oh Marín-Gómez, Pe Oliveira, Jf Ornelas, R Ortiz-Pulido, Mb Ramírez-Burbano, Ma Rocca, Lc Rodrigues, L Rosero-Lasprilla, Am Rui, B Sandel, Jc Svenning, Ba Tinoco, Ig Varassin, S Watts, C Rahbek, M Sazima, M Schleuning, B Dalsgaard

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aim: Species interaction networks are known to vary in structure over large spatial scales. We investigated the hypothesis that environmental factors affect interaction network structure by influencing the functional diversity of ecological communities. Notably, we expect more functionally diverse communities to form interaction networks with a higher degree of niche partitioning. Location: Americas. Time period: Current. Major taxa studied: Hummingbirds and their nectar plants. Methods: We used a large dataset comprising 74 quantitative plant–hummingbird interaction networks distributed across the Americas, along with morphological trait data for 158 hummingbird species. First, we used a …

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Development And Evaluation Of A Hospital Discharge Information Package To Empower Parents In Caring For A Child With A Fever, De Maat Js Van, Klink D Van, Hartogh-Griffioen A Den, Eva Schmidt-Cnossen, Hester Rippen, Amber Hoek, Sarah Neill, Monica Lakhanpaul, Henriette A. Moll, Rianne Oostenbrink Jan 2018

Development And Evaluation Of A Hospital Discharge Information Package To Empower Parents In Caring For A Child With A Fever, De Maat Js Van, Klink D Van, Hartogh-Griffioen A Den, Eva Schmidt-Cnossen, Hester Rippen, Amber Hoek, Sarah Neill, Monica Lakhanpaul, Henriette A. Moll, Rianne Oostenbrink

School of Nursing and Midwifery

ObjectivesFirst, to explore parents’ views on and experiences of managing their febrile child and to assess their behaviour and needs when in search of information about fever; second, to develop and evaluate a hospital discharge information package about fever in children.DesignMixed methods: (A) qualitative study with semistructured interviews and a focus group discussion (FGD) and (B) quantitative survey.SettingEmergency department, non-acute hospital setting and day nursery in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ParticipantsParents of children <18 years (interviews, n=22) parents of children under 5 years (FGD (n=14), survey (n=38)).InterventionInformation package about fever in children (leaflet and website including videos).Outcome measures quantitative surveyKnowledge of fever and confidence in caring for a febrile child (Likert scale 0–5).ResultsParents found fever mostly alarming, especially high fever. Help-seeking behaviour was based on either specific symptoms or on an undefined intuition. When parents did not feel recognised in their concern or felt criticised, anxiety increased as well as the threshold to seek healthcare for future illnesses. Information was needed, especially for situations when the general practitioner or social network were less easily available. This information should be reliable, consistent, available in multiple formats and include advice on management of fever at home and precise referral to medical services. Parents reported improved knowledge about fever (p<0.05) and mentioned improved confidence in caring for a child with fever at home after consulting the information package.ConclusionParents of children with a fever visiting the hospital are concerned about specific symptoms or based on an undefined intuition. Rather than telling parents that they should manage their child’s illness at home, healthcare professionals should recognise parental intuition and provide clear information on alarming signs and potential diagnoses to empower parents in the management of their febrile child.

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The Role Of Felt Or Enacted Criticism In Parents’ Decision Making In Differing Contexts And Communities: Toward A Formal Grounded Theory, Sarah J. Neill, Imelda Coyne Jan 2018

The Role Of Felt Or Enacted Criticism In Parents’ Decision Making In Differing Contexts And Communities: Toward A Formal Grounded Theory, Sarah J. Neill, Imelda Coyne

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Felt or enacted criticism was identified as a significant influence on White British parents’ decision making during acute childhood illness in a substantive grounded theory “Containing acute childhood illness within family life.” These parents sought to avoid further criticism, sometimes leading to delayed consultation. Using Glaserian grounded theory principles, we conducted a secondary analysis of data from three studies, to establish the transferability and modifiability of the original theory to other settings and communities in Ireland and England. Felt or enacted criticism was found to operate across the childhood age range, social groups, and settings. Parent’s strategies to avoid criticism …

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Comparative Study Of Stirrup-Confined Circular Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Stub Columns Under Axial Loading, Fa Xing Ding, Jiang Zhu, Shan Shan Cheng, Xuemei Liu Jan 2018

Comparative Study Of Stirrup-Confined Circular Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Stub Columns Under Axial Loading, Fa Xing Ding, Jiang Zhu, Shan Shan Cheng, Xuemei Liu

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd This paper presents a comparative study of circular concrete-filled steel tubular stub columns with three different stirrup confinement types: bidirectional stirrups, loop stirrups and orthogonal stirrups. Axial compression tests have been carried out aiming at investigating the effects of the stirrup form and volume-stirrup ratio on the mechanical behavior of the stirrup-confined circular CFT stub columns, and ABAQUS was used to carry out the 3D numerical modelling. Radial stress of the core concrete and the composite action among the steel tube, stirrups and the core concrete have been investigated. It is found that the confinement provided …

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Compressive Stress-Strain Relation Of Recycled Aggregate Concrete Under Cyclic Loading, Xiaobin Hu, Qinwang Lu, Zihao Xu, Wenliang Zhang, Shanshan Cheng Jan 2018

Compressive Stress-Strain Relation Of Recycled Aggregate Concrete Under Cyclic Loading, Xiaobin Hu, Qinwang Lu, Zihao Xu, Wenliang Zhang, Shanshan Cheng

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

No abstract provided.

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Rapid Game Jams With Fluidic Games: A User Study & Design Methodology, Se Gaudl, Mj Nelson, S Colton, R Saunders, Ej Powley, Ferrer B Pérez, P Ivey, M Cook Jan 2018

Rapid Game Jams With Fluidic Games: A User Study & Design Methodology, Se Gaudl, Mj Nelson, S Colton, R Saunders, Ej Powley, Ferrer B Pérez, P Ivey, M Cook

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

No abstract provided.

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Humanized Mice To Investigate Neurodegenerative Diseases, E Kramer Jan 2018

Humanized Mice To Investigate Neurodegenerative Diseases, E Kramer

Peninsula Medical School

Human neurodegenerative disease are currently difficult to model in rodents and only a handful of transgenic mice show a phenotype related to the human disease. This is most likely due to several reasons such as restricted life expectation of rodents, restricted environmental influences in the holding cages and slightly different gene and protein sequences. To overcome this limitation and to generate some more disease relevant mouse models bespoke alterations have to be made in mice. A promising approach to generate human disease relevant mouse models is to humanize the mice. This includes expression of human proteins in mice by viruses …

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Etiology And Treatment Of Neurodegenerative Diseases, E Kramer Jan 2018

Etiology And Treatment Of Neurodegenerative Diseases, E Kramer

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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Risk Of Thromboembolism In Patients Developing Critical Illness-Associated Atrial Fibrillation, B Clayton, S Ball, J Read, S Waddy Jan 2018

Risk Of Thromboembolism In Patients Developing Critical Illness-Associated Atrial Fibrillation, B Clayton, S Ball, J Read, S Waddy

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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The British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative: Five Years On, Aswin Chari, Aimun A. Jamjoom, Ellie Edlmann, Aminul I. Ahmed, Ian C. Coulter, Ruichong Ma, Paul May, Paul M. Brennan, Peter J.A. Hutchinson, Angelos G. Kolias Jan 2018

The British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative: Five Years On, Aswin Chari, Aimun A. Jamjoom, Ellie Edlmann, Aminul I. Ahmed, Ian C. Coulter, Ruichong Ma, Paul May, Paul M. Brennan, Peter J.A. Hutchinson, Angelos G. Kolias

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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Table Of Contents, Colorado Technology Law Journal Jan 2018

Table Of Contents, Colorado Technology Law Journal

Colorado Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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Soft Law For Hard Problems: The Governance Of Emerging Technologies In An Uncertain Future, Ryan Hagemann, Jennifer Huddleston Skees, Adam Thierer Jan 2018

Soft Law For Hard Problems: The Governance Of Emerging Technologies In An Uncertain Future, Ryan Hagemann, Jennifer Huddleston Skees, Adam Thierer

Colorado Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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Body Image In Adolescence, Jaqueline Neid-Avila, Brittany Bingeman Jan 2018

Body Image In Adolescence, Jaqueline Neid-Avila, Brittany Bingeman

All Current Publications

This fact sheet addresses risk factors and protective factors in order to help adolescents navigate this critical time frame.

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Pave It Or Plant It, 7th - 12th Grade Curriculum, Nancy Mesner, John Sanders, Tim Beach, Summer Hansen, Mckenna Drew, Gade Andrus, Ellen Bailey, Hannah Jacobson, Cole Patton Jan 2018

Pave It Or Plant It, 7th - 12th Grade Curriculum, Nancy Mesner, John Sanders, Tim Beach, Summer Hansen, Mckenna Drew, Gade Andrus, Ellen Bailey, Hannah Jacobson, Cole Patton

All Current Publications

Students will use simple watershed models to measure runoff from natural and urbanized areas. They will graph the data to create and compare the hydrographs of these two different types of watersheds. Students will also map different areas in their neighborhood, calculate the amount of impervious surface in the area, and determine how this affects the volume of stormwater runoff expected from a typical rainstorm. Finally, students will list different types of pollutants that enter the streams from urban areas and learn about possible impacts to the stream. They will also learn about possible methods of reducing these impacts through …

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Biotic And Abiotic Factors Influencing Infestation Levels Of The Arundo Leafminer, Lasioptera Donacis, In Its Native Range In Mediterranean Europe, Madeline Marshall, John A. Goolsby, Ann T. Vacek, Alexis Racelis Jan 2018

Biotic And Abiotic Factors Influencing Infestation Levels Of The Arundo Leafminer, Lasioptera Donacis, In Its Native Range In Mediterranean Europe, Madeline Marshall, John A. Goolsby, Ann T. Vacek, Alexis Racelis

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences (Formerly Dept. of Biology)

Lasioptera donacis is a biological control agent of Arundo donax, which is an invasive weed in the riparian hab-itats of the Rio Grande Basin of Texas and Northern Mexico. Field research was conducted in the native range of L. donacis in Mediterranean Europe to evaluate the biotic and abiotic factors that influence its local infestation levels. Lasioptera donacis feeding damage was documented on 40.4 and 67.8 % of dead and decaying leaf sheaths respectively across all sites. Lasioptera donacis was active in all locations including highly disturbed sites, but showed a slight preference for sites near running freshwater sources and …

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Block Copolymer Elastomer With Graphite Filler: Effect Of Processing Conditions And Silane Coupling Agent On The Composite Properties, Denis M. Panaitescu, Raluca Augusta Gabor, Cristian Andi Nicolae, Anca Constantina Parau, Catalin Vitelaru, Valentin Raditoiu, Mircea Chipara Jan 2018

Block Copolymer Elastomer With Graphite Filler: Effect Of Processing Conditions And Silane Coupling Agent On The Composite Properties, Denis M. Panaitescu, Raluca Augusta Gabor, Cristian Andi Nicolae, Anca Constantina Parau, Catalin Vitelaru, Valentin Raditoiu, Mircea Chipara

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

The control of morphology and interface in poly(styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene) (SEBS) composites with graphitic fillers is extremely important for the design of piezoresistive sensors for body motion or flexible temperature sensors. The effects of a high amount of graphite (G) and silane coupling agent on the morphology and properties of SEBS composites with anisotropic mechanical properties are reported. The physical and chemical bonding of silane to both G and SEBS surface was proved by EDX and TGA results; this improved interface influenced both the thermal and mechanical properties of the composite. The vinyltriethoxysilane (VS) promoted the formation of char residue and, being …

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Distribuzione (Commerciale) E Diritto: Variazioni Su Tema, Daniela Caruso Jan 2018

Distribuzione (Commerciale) E Diritto: Variazioni Su Tema, Daniela Caruso

Shorter Faculty Works

Nel febbraio 1988 Roberto Pardolesi festeggiava il suo quarantesimo compleanno circondato da un gran gruppo di studenti, tutti galvanizzati dalla sua presenza e dalla sua proverbiale energia. Unico e inimitabile, era brillante e alternativo, una forza anti-sistema all’interno di un ateneo ricco di menti acute ma anche di convolute gerarchie. Dall’Università di Chicago – sede del suo LL.M. nel 1976 – aveva importato non solo l’analisi economica del diritto, ma anche improbabili magliette a strisce, un forte spirito di iniziativa, e un’attitudine radicalmente antiformalista nel diritto come nella vita. Gli regalammo il libro I miei primi quarant’anni di Marina Ripa …

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I Love Lucy, That Girl, And Changing Gender Norms On And Off Screen, Emilia Anne De Leo Jan 2018

I Love Lucy, That Girl, And Changing Gender Norms On And Off Screen, Emilia Anne De Leo

Honors Papers

Women on television of the 1950’s and 1960’s have a contested place in American television history. The common belief that women in postwar TV adhered to and promoted strict sexist stereotypes is pervasive, but there has been some debate as to how accurate this generalization is. This paper examines the roles women played on television through a close analysis of two shows, I Love Lucy (1951-7) and That Girl (1966-71). These two shows demonstrate women’s general places during the decades in which they aired, with Lucy Ricardo representing the housewife of the 1950’s and Ann Marie representing the increasingly popular …

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Haunted By Solitude: Isolation And Communal Representation In Zanele Muholi's Archive, Michelle Marie Fikrig Jan 2018

Haunted By Solitude: Isolation And Communal Representation In Zanele Muholi's Archive, Michelle Marie Fikrig

Honors Papers

This paper focuses on contemporary South African photographer Zanele Muholi’s (b. 1972) extensive photographic archival project, Faces and Phases, which documents South Africa’s black queer community. The series exists not only as a book published in 2014, but as an exhibition that has been shown globally. In the introduction to their book of the Faces and Phases series Muholi states their goal as “[articulating] the collective pain [black lesbians] as a community experience” (emphasis mine). Yet the series, composed of over two hundred black and white portraits, is made up of photographs of individual black lesbians. This paper explores the …

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"A Spectacle Of Vice": Sex Work And Moralism In The Paris Commune Of 1871, Eliza Guinn Jan 2018

"A Spectacle Of Vice": Sex Work And Moralism In The Paris Commune Of 1871, Eliza Guinn

Honors Papers

The study of sex work in late nineteenth-century Paris provides an illustration of the political upheaval of the Commune, as well as its continuing acceptance of the bourgeois moralism that linked sex work to moral and political corruption. I will study the cases of several Communardes who were directly or indirectly affected by the rhetoric of sex work and sexual immorality because of their involvement in the Commune. Sex work provides a unique insight into the ways the Commune tried to reconcile its commitment to economic justice with its expectations of women’s sexual and social respectability. It forms an intersection …

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Comparing Two Thickened Cycles: A Generalization Of Spectral Inequalities, Hannah E. Pieper Jan 2018

Comparing Two Thickened Cycles: A Generalization Of Spectral Inequalities, Hannah E. Pieper

Honors Papers

Motivated by an effort to simplify the Watts-Strogatz model for small-world networks, we generalize a theorem concerning interlacing inequalities for the eigenvalues of the normalized Laplacians of two graphs differing by a single edge. Our generalization allows weighted edges and certain instances of self loops. These inequalities were first proved by Chen et. al in [2] but our argument generalizes the simplified argument given by Li in [8].

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Does What You Do Before Class Matter?, Elayne Zhou Jan 2018

Does What You Do Before Class Matter?, Elayne Zhou

Honors Papers

The current study builds upon earlier work exploring task switching, learning, and interruption by expanding the timeline to discuss more complex tasks over longer periods. For a student to learn successfully, they must pay attention to the right information. The current study explores how pre-learning conditions affect academic performance by directing attention toward or away from the task. Methods: College undergraduates (N = 62) completed two sessions over two consecutive days. The goal of Session 1 was to both observe baseline distraction and learning. Notes for Session 2 were also pulled from Session 1. The goal of Session 2 was …

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Dialog About A New Asylum System, James C. Hathaway Jan 2018

Dialog About A New Asylum System, James C. Hathaway

Articles

The mechanisms for implementing the obligations under the Refugee Convention are fiawed in ways that too often lead States to act against their own values and interests, and which produce needless suffering amongst refugees. A five-point plan could revitalize the Refugee Convention. A managed and collectivized approach to the implementation of refugee protection obligations would include planning for refugee movements, embracing common but differentiated State responsibility and international administration of refugee protection.

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Acute Exercise Effects On Error Processing In Adult Adhd, Mia K. Bates Jan 2018

Acute Exercise Effects On Error Processing In Adult Adhd, Mia K. Bates

Honors Papers

This study investigated the effect of 30 minutes of stationary biking on ADHD performance on a combined flanker/go/no-go task. We had 22 people with ADHD participate and 27 controls. We did not find any effect of exercise on correct response time, error rates, or error-related positivity (Pe) amplitude. We also did not find a decrease amplitude in baseline error-related negativity (ERN) or Pe of the ADHD group. We did find an a marginal increase in the amplitude of ERN in both groups after exercise (t(19) = 1.72, p = 0.10, Cohen’s d = 0.37). We also found an increase in …

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