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Using Qualitative Behaviour Assessment To Investigate Human-Animal Relationships In Zoo-Housed Giraffes (Giraffa Camelopardalis), Freisha Patel, Françoise Wemelsfelder, Samantha J. Ward

Human-Animal Relationships Collection

Human-Animal Relationships (HAR) in zoos develop from repeated interactions between animals and their caretakers. HAR have been shown to affect health and welfare in farm animals, but limited zoo-based studies exist. This study investigates the association between the qualitative behaviour assessment (QBA) of emotional expression in giraffes and keeper action score in four types of keeper-animal interaction (KAI). Three giraffes generating 38 clips. QBA, using a free-choice profiling methodology, was applied instructing 18 observers to assess giraffe expressions shown in these clips. QBA scores were analysed using Generalized Procrustes Analysis. Keeper actions during each KAI event were rated by an …

Anatomy.Tv [E-Product Review], Kevin Mcdonough

Book Reviews

No abstract provided.

Participatory Action Research And Prospects For Electoral Conflict Prevention In Zambia, Rose Fumpa-Makano Ph.D., Major General Vincent Mbaulu Mukanda (Rtd.)

Journal of International and Global Studies

Although elections are fundamental to democratic consolidation by peacefully electing people to serve in public offices, in many cases they not only bring along ideological contestations but also interparty violent conflicts. Based on a Participatory Action Research (PAR) design, this paper presents field-based lessons on training conducted to curb interparty electoral conflict prior to August 2016 general elections held in Zambia. The study comprised 521 participants from nine political parties which contested in 2016 general elections. Party officials were purposely selected from their provincial, district and constituency level hierarchy. The study aimed at understanding causes for interparty political violence and …

Cultural Renaissance And The Quest For Peace And Development In Nigeria, Olusola Matthew Ojo Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

The phenomenon of elusive peace and its implications for socioeconomic development and political stability have remained a subject of scholarly interest in Nigeria’s post-colonial discourse. There have been diverging and converging opinions over the variables responsible for this, and the prospects for recovery. This paper seeks to contribute to the scholarly process of filling the subsisting gap in the extant body of literature by re-interrogating the role of culture in Nigeria’s quest for sustainable peace and development. Employing qualitative method of data collection, and adopting thematic approach for content analysis, findings reveal that peace and development have remained elusive in …

Ai Camp, Roderic. Mexico: What Everyone Needs To Know (2nd Ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017., Javier C. Tapia Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

San Juan, Jr., E. Filipinas Everywhere; Essays In Criticism And Cultural Studies From A Filipino Perspective. Manila, Phil./Brighton, Uk: La Salle University Publishing House/Sussex Academic Press, 2017., Kenneth Bauzon Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Ahmed, Akbar. Journey Into Europe: Islam, Immigration, And Identity. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2018., Raymond Scupin

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Jini Watson & Gary Wilder (Eds.). The Postcolonial Contemporary: Political Imaginaries For The Global Present. New York: Fordham University Press, 2018., Tarique Niazi Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Complicity, Dissent, And The Palestinian Intellectual, Sa'ed Atshan

Peace & Conflict Studies Faculty Works

In this article, I draw on the major works of two Palestinian intellectuals—Edward Said and Hanan Ashrawi—and I compare the experiences of Palestinian intellectuals living in the United States with those living under Israeli military occupation in the West Bank. The writings of these two exemplary figures shape the conceptual underpinnings of my exploration of the way Palestinian academics navigate questions of complicity with the different hegemonic political systems that govern their lives. I argue that Said and Ashrawi model a steadfast refusal to be complicit in the state-led repression around them at the same time as they engage in …

Berst Academy Poster - 2019, Angela T. Sweeney, Rebecca Blanchard Phd

Research and Education Posters

BERST Academy (Baystate Education Research and Scholarship of Teaching) Poster 2019

Volume 39, Number 2, June 2019 Olac Newsletter, Marcia Barrett, Autumn H. Faulkner, Richard N. Leigh, Jan Mayo, Yoko Kudo, Jay Weitz, Lisa Romano

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized June 2019 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

Sediment Identification Using Machine Learning Classifiers In A Mixed-Texture Dredge Pit Of Louisiana Shelf For Coastal Restoration, Haoran Liu, Kehui Xu, Bin Li, Ya Han, Guandong Li

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Faculty Handbook Section Iii - College Of Liberal Arts Policies And Procedures - Updated 6/1/2019, All Faculty

Faculty Handbooks

No abstract provided.

University Of Dayton Magazine, Summer 2019, University Of Dayton

University of Dayton Alumni Publications

The University of Dayton Magazine is published quarterly by the Office of Communications for alumni, parents, students, faculty/staff, trustees and other friends of UD. In the past the magazine was known as UD Alumnus, Focus, Dimensions and UD Quarterly. Articles include "Rebirth of the Arcade," "Darkness Unveiled: Into the Heart of a Black Hole," and "Books of Influence."

Climate Change And Forced Migration: The Special Case Of Disappearing States, Katharine S. Knight

Standard Theses

Around the world, coastal areas and sinking islands are facing more frequent and intense storms, erosion, flooding, and salt-water intrusion. All of these events threaten to displace communities and the entire populations of some nations. Within countries, community displacement can present difficult problems of relocation. But in the international arena, the projected fate of displaced peoples – particularly those who live on sinking island states – is even more dire. The international community has refused to consider these displaced peoples “climate refugees,” or “refugees,” on par with others; rather, they are considered “stateless,” stripped of their nationalities and all protections. …

Scholarly Communications Report On Activities 2018-19, Janelle Wertzberger

All Musselman Library Staff Works

2018-19 annual report for Scholarly Communications work at Musselman Library, including Gettysburg College's institutional repository, The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College. Covers June 2018-May 2019.

Modifying Succession: A History Of Vegetation Alliances On Swanton Pacific Ranch, Jill Wilson O'Connor

Master's Theses

This thesis conducts historical research into Swanton Pacific Ranch in the County of Santa Cruz, an interdisciplinary facility for education and research managed by Cal Poly’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. The study seeks to determine whether there have been discernable changes in vegetation alliances (communities), spatially or in type, within a 110-acre Study Area from the early twentieth century to the present day and how the changes compare with other similar historical analyses in California. Historical farming and ranching uses of the area are researched, and two family case studies are presented as paradigms of potential changes …

Bound By Silence: Psychological Effects Of The Traditional Oath Ceremony Used In The Sex Trafficking Of Nigerian Women And Girls, Jennifer Millett-Barrett

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

Nigerian women and children have been trafficked to Italy over the last 30 years for commercial sexual exploitation with an alarming increase in the past three years. The Central Mediterranean Route that runs from West African countries to Italy is rife with organized crime gangs that have created a highly successful trafficking operation. As part of the recruitment process, the Nigerian mafia and its operatives exploit victims by subjecting them to a traditional religious juju oath ceremony, which is an extremely effective control mechanism to silence victims and trap them in debt bondage. This study explores the psychological effects of …

Book Reviews Summer 2019

New Mexico Historical Review

No abstract provided.

Youth-Sized Lab Coats: When Children Become Doctors Through Adolescent Healthcare Brokering, Lindsey Russell

Social Sciences

Child language brokering refers to the practice of children acting as linguistic and cultural mediators in general settings like school, stores, banks and other personal uses. The primary focus of this paper is “adolescent healthcare brokering,” a term coined in 2016 by researchers Jennifer R. Banas, James W. Ball, Lisa C. Wallis and Sarah Gershon, to refer to the use of children as interpreters for family and community members, specifically in the healthcare setting; these cross-lingual communications may occur during regular physician appointments, trips to the emergency department or at specialized visits in fields such as obstetrics or oncology.

This …

Contrasting Latitudinal Gradients Of Body Size In Helminth Parasites And Their Hosts, Tad Dallas, Alyssa Lois M. Gehman, A. Alonso Aguirre, Sarah A. Budischak, John M. Drake, Maxwell J. Farrell, Ria Ghai, Shan Huang, Ignacio Morales-Castilla

Faculty Publications

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aim: We examined body size scaling relationships for two developmental life stages of parasitic helminths (egg and adult) separately in relationship to latitude (i.e. Bergmann's rule), temperature and temperature seasonality. Given that helminth eggs experience environmental conditions more directly, whereas adults live inside infected host individuals, we predict stronger environmentally driven gradients of body size for eggs than for adults. Location: Global. Time period: Present day. Major taxa studied: Parasitic helminths. Methods: We compiled egg size and adult body size data (both minimum and maximum) for 265 parasitic helminth species from the literature, …

Seeking A Language That Heals: Teaching And Writing From A Ruined Landscape, Amy Nolan

The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning

I first heard Iowa referred to as a "ruined landscape" when I was riding a shuttle bus from an airport to a conference... The statement led me to wonder... what does "ruined" mean?

Between Formalism And Discretion: Measuring Trends In Supreme Court Rhetoric, Michal Alberstein, Limor Gabay-Egozi, Bryna Bogoch

Hofstra Law Review

This is the first study to use an empirical quantitative analysis to determine the nature of formalism in court decisions. Our analysis has revealed the complex interplay between different types of formalism in Supreme Court of Israel decisions and provides a new way of addressing a jurisprudential issue that has been debated by legal scholars for centuries.

The aspiration for formality is an integral element of judicial decision writing. Judges are expected to decide cases based on rules, with limited discretion and choice, using professional, dispassionate, and impersonal language. At the same time, deviation from formalism, which reflects personal expression …

Before We Make A Pig's Ear Of It: How North Carolina Hog-Farming Nuisance Suits Provide Context For The Ethics Of Gene Editing Livestock, Karen M. Meagher, Paul B. Thompson

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Book Review: The Justice Façade: Trials Of Transition In Cambodia, Timothy Williams

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal

No abstract provided.

Entire Issue

University of Chicago Law Review

No abstract provided.

Somatic Genome Editing In Sickle Cell Disease: Rewriting A More Just Future, Vence L. Bonham, Lisa E. Smilan

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Mediation Of The Cross: Spatiality And Syncretism In Pedro Páramo And Grande Sertão: Veredas, Faith Arianna Blackhurst

Theses and Dissertations

Juan Rulfo and João Guimarães Rosa stand at a literary crossroads, the intersection where traditional regionalists and celebrated Boom-era novelists meet. Although Rulfo and Guimarães Rosa chose the Mexican Llano Grande and the Brazilian sertão of Minas Gerais as the settings of their most celebrated novels, they go far beyond the techniques of traditional regionalism by distancing themselves from their national literatures. They universalize their narratives by incorporating universal religious themes, including the symbol of the cross. The symbol of the cross/crossroad has been analyzed and alluded to in a handful of essays on Pedro Páramo and Grande sertão: Veredas …

Predicting Climate Types For The Continental United States Using Unsupervised Clustering Techniques, D. Sathiaraj, X. Huang, J. Chen

Faculty Publications

The problem of clustering climate data observation sites and grouping them by their climate types is considered. Machine learning–based clustering algorithms are used in analyzing climate data time series from more than 3,000 climate observation sites in the United States, with the objective of classifying climate type for regions across the United States. Understanding the climate type of a region has applications in public health, environment, actuarial science, insurance, agriculture, and engineering. In this study, daily climate data measurements for temperature and precipitation from the time period 1946–2015 have been used. The daily data observations were grouped into three derived …

A Proxemic Study Of Waterfront Shophouses At The Hua Takhe Market, Bangkok, Thailand, Waricha Wongphyat

NAKHARA (Journal of Environmental Design and Planning)

Given that a physical environment is a manifestation of its socio-cultural context, this paper seeks to examine the development of the Hua Takhe settlement, the physical components of the community, the socio-spatial interconnection, and the spatial essences of the waterfront shophouses in relation to the ownership patterns. Based on field surveys, oral histories, and observations, the research employs Hall's theory of space to extricate the anthropological aspects of the case studies. It is noted that different types of ownership, i.e. inherited and long-term rental, affect the physical and spatial transformations as well as the social proxemics of the shophouses. This …