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Prepare To Pivot: Shifting From The Projection Surface To The Zoom Screen Necessitated By Global Pandemic, David E. Mills-Low

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Design for theatre is an endeavor in which the physical, the corporeal, the defined, is applied to an ephemeral artform, one meant to happen only in the moment and then fade away. As such, building the world of the theatrical space, whether physical or digital, is similar to shooting at a moving target. While one angle of approach may be perfect for a moment, being ready and flexible enough to pivot, whether to reimagine due to limitation or to adjust an entire project due to calamity, like the shift from in person to online streaming. This paper investigates the joy …

Cobalt Blue, Connor W. Southard

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Cobalt Blue is a collection of three pieces of fiction. The first piece is the titular short story, “Cobalt Blue.” The second is the short story “The Martyrdom of St. Canisius.” Finally, there is an excerpt from a novel-in-progress, Hawkfeather. Thank you for your reading and consideration.

Evaluating A Need For Somatic Access To Classical Objects In Public Museums, Jerod G. Peitsmeyer

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Physical experiences with ancient art objects in museums are rare. Display paradigms in most public institutions continue to propagate systems of participant interaction that reinforces unequal power structures. The Montana Musuem of Art and Culture (MMAC) is the current custodian of an ancient, Rhodian wine amphora that provides an opportunity to examine a novel system of somatic participation. This proposal upends traditional gatekeeping practices and serves as a powerful and progressive, humanist touchstone; an olive branch extended to the general public from behind the walls of higher education and the ramparts of privileged scholarship. This study reimagines the amphora's future …

Estimating Wolf Predation Metrics, Patterns, And Dynamics Across Time And Space In The Multi-Prey System Of Yellowstone National Park, Matthew Caldwell Metz

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Predation is a fundamental driver in ecology, structuring ecosystems across the globe. However, understanding the effects of large carnivore predation is limited by both the observation process and the shorter duration of many studies. I used data from 23 years in Yellowstone National Park to disentangle both the importance of wolf predation on prey, and the imperfect observation process of studying predation. I first used field observations to test whether a sexually-selected trait, antlers in male elk, deterred wolf predation. I found that antlers reduced predation risk, emphasizing the selective nature of predation. Next, I used GPS data and ground-based …

Building Bridges: How Collaboration Is Addressing Wildlife-Vehicle Conflicts In Montana's Upper Yellowstone Watershed, Daniel Phelps Anderson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

In my first semester of graduate studies at the University of Montana – Fall, 2019 – I was given an assignment from one of my professors to research a “landscape-scale” conflict of my choosing and compose a professional memo that could be sent to key influencers or stakeholders tied to the issue. Naturally, I directed my attention to a community I know and love, the Upper Yellowstone, and a conflict that is ubiquitous across the West: Wildlife-Vehicle Conflicts (WVCs).

In the pages that follow I describe how Yellowstone Safe Passages came to be, who is involved, and the steps we …

Equality, Animus, And Expressive And Religious Freedom Under The American Constitution: Masterpiece Cakeshop And Beyond, Daniel O. Conkle

Books & Book Chapters by Maurer Faculty

Professor Conkle's contribution to this volume, pre-print attached, is the chapter "Equality, Animus, and Expressive and Religious Freedom Under the American Constitution: Masterpiece Cakeshop and Beyond."

CHAPTER ABSTRACT: Does the First Amendment protect religious wedding vendors from anti-discrimination laws that require them to provide goods or services for same-sex weddings? The fundamental question is whether equality or religious freedom should prevail in this setting, but the complexities of American free speech and free exercise law—exacerbated by the Supreme Court’s decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop—have obscured the debate with dubious distinctions and highly contentious rationales and arguments. In this Essay, I present …

Common Raven Nesting And Spatial Distancing On Power Lines In Southeast Idaho, Usa, Quinn R. Shurtliff, Jericho C. Whiting

Human–Wildlife Interactions

Common raven (Corvus corax; raven) abundance and distribution have increased in western North America in recent decades, facilitated by anthropogenic subsidies and other environmental changes. Electrical power transmission line structures provide nesting substrates for ravens. When these structures transect landscapes where natural nest substrates are limited, they may facilitate raven predation on eggs and juveniles of sensitive avian and reptile species. Little information is available regarding raven nest density trends on adjacent power lines or how raven territorial behavior influences spatial partitioning of nests, and hence, nest density. This knowledge would be valuable for managers of sensitive prey …

Examining The Utility Of Dna Barcodes For The Identification Of Tallgrass Prairie Flora, Sarah A. Herzog, Maribeth Latvis

Natural Resource Management Faculty Publications

Premise
The tallgrass prairies of North America are one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world, making efficient species identification essential for understanding and managing diversity. Here, we assess DNA barcoding with high‐throughput sequencing as a method for rapid plant species identification.
Methods
Using herbarium collections representing the tallgrass prairie flora of Oak Lake Field Station, South Dakota, USA, we amplified and examined four common nuclear and plastid barcode regions (ITS, matK, psbA‐trnH, and rbcL), individually and in combination, to test their success in identifying samples to family, genus, and species levels using BLAST searches of …

Almond Beverage, Oat Water, And Soaked Soybean Juice: How The Dairy Pride Act Attempts To Remedy Consumer Confusion About Plant-Based Milks, Michelle E. Hoffer

University of Richmond Law Review

With sales of plant-based milks, such as almond and soy milk, on the rise and dairy industry sales declining, dairy industry supporters are taking issue with plant-based milk products calling themselves “milk.”10 In an effort to combat the “mislabeling” of non-dairy products, a few Senators banded together in an attempt to save the dairy industry by creating the DAIRY PRIDE Act.11 The Act was introduced in an effort to prohibit plant-based milk producers from using the term “milk” on their products and instead use a less misleading name, such as “almond imitation milk” or “soy beverage.”12 This Comment argues that, …

Crmm 4500: Web Publish L: Html/Css (Syllabus), Jin Yang

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Introduction of web design software and web design concept; basic knowledge of web markup language html and cascading style sheets (CSS); overview of WordPress as content management system (CMS); development of website projects incorporating multimedia elements.

Crmm 4600: Creative Social Video (Syllabus), Michael Robinson

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: The course offers instruction, training, practice and analysis on YouTube channel development, including research, organization, branding, and content presentation skills. The course will focus on effective production and editing concepts as they relate to video, audio and graphic design. The framework of the course is centered on YouTube, but the skills translate to all popular social media platforms.

Jrsm 3900: Visual Media (Syllabus), Ruoxu Wang

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Introduction to and application of principles of visual communication, including typography, color and organization for print and digital media using Adobe Creative Cloud.

Crmm 6500: Web Publish L: Html/Css (Syllabus), Jin Yang

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Introduction of web design software and web design concept; basic knowledge of web markup language html and cascading style sheets (CSS); overview of WordPress as content management system (CMS); development of website projects incorporating multimedia elements.

Crmm 4500: Web Publish L: Html/Css (Syllabus), Jin Yang

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Introduction of web design software and web design concept; basic knowledge of web markup language html and cascading style sheets (CSS); overview of WordPress as content management system (CMS); development of website projects incorporating multimedia elements.

Crmm 4600: Creative Social Video (Syllabus), Michael Robinson

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: The course offers instruction, training, practice and analysis on YouTube channel development, including research, organization, branding, and content presentation skills. The course will focus on effective production and editing concepts as they relate to video, audio and graphic design. The framework of the course is centered on YouTube, but the skills translate to all popular social media platforms.

Jrsm 3900: Visual Media (Syllabus), Ruoxu Wang

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Introduction to and application of principles of visual communication, including typography, color and organization for print and digital media using Adobe Creative Cloud.

Crmm 6500: Web Publish L: Html/Css (Syllabus), Jin Yang

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Introduction of web design software and web design concept; basic knowledge of web markup language html and cascading style sheets (CSS); overview of WordPress as content management system (CMS); development of website projects incorporating multimedia elements.

Miss Leslie’S Magazine, 1843

Documents

Issue 11 of "Miss Leslie’s Magazine: The Home Book of Fashion, Literature, and Domestic Economy" edited by Eliza Leslie and T.S. Arthur, and published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in November 1843. The cover is damaged.

Vick’S Illustrated Catalogue And Floral Guide 1872

Documents

"Vick’s Illustrated Catalogue and Floral Guide 1872", published by James Vick, Rochester, New York. The 64 page catalog is missing the back cover.

Dixie Flyer, Memphis, January 1981

Documents

"The Dixie Flyer", edited by Sara Van Horn, published in Memphis, Tennessee, in January 1981.

Dixie Flyer, Memphis, 4:1, 1981

Documents

Vol. 4, No. 1 of the "Dixie Flyer", edited by Sara Van Horn, published in Memphis, Tennessee, in September 1981.

Codex Mm: Babel, 1977

Documents

Book of poetry by Kenneth Beaudoin titled "Codex MM: Babel" published by Old Hickory Press, Jackson, Tennessee, in 1977.

Letter: Lloyd Binford To David O. Selznick, Undated

Documents

Carbon copy of an undated (circa 1946) letter from Lloyd T. Binford, Chairman of the Memphis Board of Censors, to David O. Selznick, producer and writer of the film "Duel in the Sun" in Los Angeles, California, explaining the decision not to allow the film to be shown in Memphis, Tennessee. Other documents, also undated, are the draft and officially released decisions of the Board of Censors.

Letter: Robert J. Chester, Texas, To Elizabeth Chester, Tennessee, 1836

Documents

Letter from Robert J. Chester, "Ten miles East of Tenoxitlan [sic]", Texas, to his wife Elizabeth in Jackson, Tennessee, dated February 5, 1836. Notes that he has bought 1,111 acres of land east of Tenoxtitlan on the west bank of the Rio Brazos. While the land is excellent, he admits it will take time to clear, build dwellings, and buy animals, and so little can be cultivated this year. He also notes the unsettled civil situation with Indian attacks, the threat of a Mexican invasion, and a lack of unity among the leading men of the territory. This will all …

Our First Century, 1854-1954

Documents

81-page book titled "Our First Century, 1854-1954" published by Temple Israel, Memphis, Tennessee, in 1954.

The Jews Of Memphis, 1860-1865

Documents

An article titled "The Jews of Memphis, 1860-1865" written by Rabbi James A. Wax and reprinted by the Temple Israel Brotherhood, Memphis, Tennessee, from the West Tennessee Historical Society Papers, No. 3, 1949. This copy was inscribed by Wax to Ettelson.

Woman's Life Magazine, Chicago, 1893

Documents

Vo.1:1 of Woman's Life magazine published in Chicago, Illinois, on December 15, 1893. The magazine was advertised as "A Modern Journal Representing Woman's Work, Health and Home."

The Broadcaster, Whitehaven High School, Memphis, 1951

Documents

Vol. 23:7 of "The Broadcaster", the student newspaper of Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Tennessee, published on March 28, 1951.

Is Massage Therapy Effective In Reducing Labor Pain In Intrapartum Women?, Veronica K. Pham

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether massage therapy is an effective intervention in reducing pain in intrapartum women.

STUDY DESIGN: A systematic review of two randomized controlled trails (RCTs) and one case study published between 2009-2019. All studies were published in English.

DATA SOURCES: The two double-blind RCTs and case study were found via PubMed. All sources were published in peer reviewed journals and chosen based on their relevance to the clinical question.

OUTCOMES: Pain reduction was the outcome measured in all three studies using visual analog scale. In this systematic review, pain level …

Does Catheter Ablation Improve The Quality Of Life In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Compared To Drug Therapy?, Ry’N Bland

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this evidence-based medicine (EBM) review was to determine whether or not catheter ablation improves quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation compared to drug therapy.

STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review of three peer-reviewed studies published in the years 2018 and 2019. All three studies were published in English.

DATA SOURCES: Articles were selected based on their relevance to the clinical question. Additionally, all three studies placed emphasis on patient-oriented outcomes. The studies were selected via Pubmed and keyword searching. The first study selected and reviewed was an observational cohort study, the second study was a multi-center …