Digital Commons Network^™

Curriculum Minutes 11/17/2022, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

2022 Program: Raymond A. Roesch, S.M., Social Sciences Symposium, University Of Dayton

Roesch Social Sciences Symposium Programs and Other Materials

No abstract provided.

The Colby Echo (2022-11-17), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly during the academic year, 1898-present.

Decolonial Discourses And Practices: Geopolitical Contexts, Intellectual Genealogies, And Situated Pedagogies, Jairo I. Fúnez-Flores, Ana Carolina Díaz Beltrán, James Jupp

Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications

Although decolonial thought from Latin America and the Caribbean is a multifaceted field of research and sociopolitical praxis, it is often interpreted monolithically. To refuse this tendency, we argue that it is imperative to trace decolonial theory’s intellectual genealogies and engage in transgressive decolonial hermeneutics to re-interpret texts (theories) according to their living socio-historical and geopolitical contexts. Following Stuart Hall’s lead, we first sketch out the geopolitical and sociocultural exigencies that allow for theoretical movements to unfold, paying more attention to the geopolitical implications of thinking “from” Latin America and the Caribbean. Second, we address the ethical imperative of thinking …

November 17, 2022, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Maintaining Social And Emotional Wellbeing Among Older Adults During Periods Of Increased Social Isolation: Lessons From The Covid-19 Pandemic, Brigitta Scarfe, Claire Adams, Eyal Gringart, Daniel Mcaullay, Moira Sim, Natalie Strobel

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Objective: Older adults are vulnerable to isolation and poor emotional wellbeing during COVID-19, however, their access to appropriate supports is unknown. The aim of this study was to explore older adults’ experiences accessing social and emotional support during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Method: Ten older adults from Western Australia (Australia) aged 68 to 78 years participated in individual semi-structured interviews between December 2020 and January 2021. Responses were investigated using thematic analysis. Results: Three key themes emerged: adaptability and self-sufficiency; informal support-seeking; and digital and online technologies. Older adults were adaptable to COVID-19 restrictions; however, some were anxious about …

Ihpp 2021 Annual Report, Institute For Health Policy And Practice (Ihpp)

All Materials

No abstract provided.

Hacia La Preservación De Los Relatos De Las Comunidades Digitales De Los Mmorpg Mediante Etnografías Digitales: Una Mirada Desde Los Estudios Visuales Al Caso Futur0 Server [2005-2012] De Ragnarok Online, Romano Ponce Díaz

Journal of Roleplaying Studies and STEAM

Resumen: La ponderación planteada en los siguientes párrafos centra su interés en las plataformas digitales de narrativa audiovisual donde los participantes pueden alterar y determinar el relato por medio de la interacción social sucedida en el mismo, concretamente, los videojuegos multijugador masivos de rol en línea en servidores emulados. Además, se abordan las implicaciones de la desaparición potencial y real de la información, datos, testimonios y vestigios de estas comunidades digitales participativas a causa de la naturaleza falible de los dispositivos de almacenaje electrónico. De esa forma, se busca plantear un breve panorama general de los antecedentes históricos de las …

Counter-Mapping As Method: Locating And Relating The (Semi) Peripheral, Dr. Manuela Boatca

Duquesne Studies in Phenomenology

No abstract provided.

‘I Know You May Have Heard This Story But …’: A Study Of Tense Shift As A Resource For Identity Construction, Dr. Shatha N. Qaiwer

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

This study focuses on tense variation as linguistic features of narrative performance using Schiffrin’s (1981) theory of tense variation supported by Labov’s (1972) and Ochs and Cap’s (2001) frameworks of narrative structure. It shows that historical present also performs evaluative function and appears in restricted clauses in progressive aspect indicating the overlap on time between two actions. Shifts into narrative past tense also perform an evaluative function and appears in contexts narrating unexpected event within the complication. Generic and nominalising actions are used to express negative evaluation of an opponent based on an earlier premise. These findings can bring new …

سكان جبال شمال العراق وإنتشارهم المكاني الأكراد إنموذجاً دراسة جغرافية- إثنولوجية- إثنوغرافية, أ.د. عباس فاضل السعدي

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

إتصف سكان العراق بتعدد سلالات أُصوله البشرية وأنه يعد متحفا إنثروبولوجيا وإثنولوجيا وإثنوغرافيا لتلك الجماعات ، وبخاصةً في شماله الجبلي الذي كان يعد معبراً لها. وقد ركزت هذه الدراسة على الأكراد كإنموذج له. أما إشكالية الدراسة فقد تمثلت بعدة تساؤلات: ماهي خصائص المجتمع الكردي؟ وما هو أصل الأكراد؟ ومن أين جاؤا وإلى أين إتجهوا ؟ وهل أنهم متجانسين جينيا؟ً وما هي مناطق توزعهم في شمال العراق الجبلي ؟ وطبقت الدراسة منهج الوصف الجغرافي والتحليل المكاني.. وحول أُصول الأكراد تختلف الآراء ، وتؤكد نظرية )مينورسكي( على أنهم أحفاد الميديين. ويقترب رأيه بما يراه )باسيلي نيكيتين( بقوله أن الأكراد ليسوا من السكان …

العشوائيات في مدينة السماوة واثارها الاجتماعية, م. م احمد حامد البركي, م. م هدى عيدان جبار الربيعي

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

شغل موضوع العشوائيات في المدن الع ا رقية العديد من الباحثين في الأنثروبولوجيا وعلم الاجتماع والاختصاصات الأخرى كونه حالة جديدة في المجتمع الع ا رقي المعاصر، كما برزت أهمية ذلك نظ ا رً للتداعيات التي يتركها السكن العشوائي على الساكنين من جهة وعلى تنظيم المدينة وما يفرزه من ظواهر سلوكية ومشكلات اجتماعية على المجتمع الحضري من جهة أخرى ، و اوجهت مدينة السماوة هذه المشكلة شأنها شأن باقي المدن الع ا رقية، بسبب تضافر عوامل عديدة اذ ساهمت الظروف المناخية كالجفاف وانخفاض معدلات سقوط الامطار في السنوات القليلة الماضية في نزوح السكان الى داخل المدن من المناطق البدوية والريفية للاستق …

دراسة العشوائيات في مراكز مدن الانبار باستخدام التقنيات الجيومكانية وستراتيجية المعالجة - مدينة الفلوجة (دراسة حالة), أ.م.د. ثائر شاكر بطاح, د.مشتاق احمد غربي

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

اصبحت ظاهرة النمو العشوائي للتجمعات السكنية في مدن محافظة الانبار من المشاكل العمرانية، لذوى الدخل المنخفض، بالأراضي المفتوحة (الفضاء) داخل التجمعات السكنية بالمدينة وكذلك المناطق المجاورة والمتطرفة خارجها على تقسيمات أراضي غير معتمدة للسكن وغير مدرجة في خطط الدولة المستقبلية، فهي تفتقر للمرافق والخدمات الأساسية للسكان، و بعيدة عن اهتمام الدولة وعن الإحصاءات الرسمية، وغير مستوفاة للشروط الصحية ولا تطابق قوانين المباني، منذ الفترة التي سبقت عام ٢٠٠٣ ، ونتيجة تراكم مجموعة من الاسباب ذات علاقة بمشكلة السكن، منها ضعف دور الأجهزة التنفيذية الحكومية (البلديات والقائممقاميات) في منع حدوث التجاوزات أو إزالتها، وارتفاع الكثافة السكنية في بيوت المدينة وزيادة النمو …

جدلية العلاقة بين المنهج العلمي والدراسات الإنسانية المفاهيم والتأثير, د. أحمد عبد الجبار فاضل

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

ويعد أول ظهور للعلوم الإنسانية في القرن التاسع عشر كمحاولة للتخلص من شمولية الفلسفة لكل تلك العلوم، ولذلك اختصت العلوم الإنسانية بتناول دراسة الذات الإنسانية وأنشطتها في صورها المختلفة، ويتم ذلك عبر عدة علوم مكونة للعلوم الإنسانية هي :

• الدراسات الدينية، علم الآثار، ثقافات الشعوب الإقليمية، الأدب والنقد، علم الاجتماع، الموسيقى، علم الأنثروبولوجيا، دراسات الفلسفة، التاريخ، تاريخ الفن ونظرياته. وتعد علوم اللغة ومنها الادب والنقد، من اكثر العلوم الانسانية تأثرا بظهور المنهج العلمي في الدراسة والبحث . ومن هذا المنطلق يحاول هذا البحث مقاربة هذه القضية الاشكالية، وفق رؤية وصفية تحليلية تاريخية. إن اول مشكل يواجه البحث يتمثل في …

Transculturalism In Women Travel Writings : A Study Of Selected Works, المدرس المساعد خولة مزاحم علي

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

ان للنقد الثقافي ف ي كتابات ادب الرحلة دورًا حيويًا في الأدب متعدد الثقافات والتفاعل الحضاري. فهو يفتح آفاقًا جديدة للفكر ويعزز العلاقات الثقافية ويجسر بين الاختلافات. ويعتب ر ادب الرحلة مصدرًا للمتعة وايض ا هو وسيلة للإضاءة الفكرية لكونه وسيلة مهمة تمكن الثقافة من التفاعل مع الثقافات الأخرى وخاصة الثقافة العربية والغربية. من خلال سفر المستشرقين دخل الشرق والغرب في حوار تاريخي . على الرغم من أن هذا الحوار اختلف في نبرت ه عبر مراحل التفاعل ، إلا أنه ساهم بشكل كبير في عال م الفك ر . كانت روايات الرحلة هي العين السحرية التي تمكن الغرب من خلالها …

Moving Beyond Gender Bias, Mariam Ayad

Faculty Book Chapters

"There has been considerable scholarship in the last fifty years on the role of ancient Egyptian women in society. With their ability to work outside the home, inherit and dispense of property, initiate divorce, testify in court, and serve in local government, Egyptian women exercised more legal rights and economic independence than their counterparts throughout antiquity. Yet, their agency and autonomy are often downplayed, undermined, or outright ignored. In Women in Ancient Egypt, twenty-four international scholars offer a corrective to this view by presenting the latest cutting-edge research on women and gender in ancient Egypt. Covering the entirety of Egyptian …

Faculty Senate Minutes 2022-11-15, The University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Reclaiming Justice From Below: Victim Participation And Reparations In Post-Conflict Peru, Fiorella P. Vera-Adrianzen

Political Science ETDs

Since 2007, Peru’s Plan Integral de Reparaciones (PIR, Comprehensive Reparations Plan) has provided material, symbolic, individual, and collective reparations to victims of the civil conflict (1980-2000). Important differences in the implementation of reparations have emerged across time and space. Previous studies have examined factors conditioning the adoption and the effects of reparative justice, generally at the national level. How reparative processes unfold on the ground from design to implementation remains underexplored. Drawing upon original interviews, focus groups, participant observation, and archival research in three highly affected Andean regions (Apurímac, Junín, and Ayacucho) and in the capital city, Lima, I examine …

Combining Isotopic And Genetic Analyses To Quantify Microbial Facilitation Of Recalcitrant Resource Use By Terrestrial And Aquatic Consumers, Alexi Christina Besser

Biology ETDs

Quantifying the flow of energy and nutrients through food webs is foundational to understanding the structure and function of ecosystems. Here, I utilize the stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of individual amino acids to trace the movement of essential amino acids through terrestrial and freshwater food webs in New Mexico, USA. I first explore isotopic patterns among co-occurring terrestrial plants and aquatic algae. I then combine this molecular isotopic approach with 16S and 18S rRNA sequencing to demonstrate the importance of gut microbiota as sources of essential amino acids to wild mammalian hosts. Next, I explore the roles of …

Status Seeking In Conspicuous Spectator Sports Consumption: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective, Yong Wang

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

According to self-determination theory, people are intrinsically and/or extrinsically motivated to self-regulate their behavior (Deci & Ryan, 2012). Sport fans watch games for intrinsic rewards such as having fun and supporting a team, which, from the identity fusion perspective (Swann Jr et al., 2009), derive from their visceral sense of oneness with a team. Although they can choose to watch games at home, many fans spend money attending expensive games (e.g., major sports) and publicly display their experience. A plethora of sport management literature has addressed the intrinsic motivation for attending games; however, less attention has been paid to the …

The Dance Of Domesticity: How Gender Constructs Obscure Lived Experience At Museums, Marcy J. Botwick

Museum Studies Theses

My thesis focuses on Mary Shepard Greene Blumenschein and Ernest L. Blumenschein, married artists born in the late 1860s. Ernest Blumenschein was an important regional artist and member of the Taos Society of Artists (TSA). Paintings by Blumenschein and other TSA members promoted tourism in the Southwestern United States through annual exhibitions and their use in advertising the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF). Mary Greene Blumenschein was an award-winning painter and illustrator whose work focused on images of women at the beginning of the twentieth century, however, she is now a secondary and obscure figure in art history. …

Tell Virgil Write Brick On My Brick’: Doctoral Bashments, (Re)Visiting Hiphopography And The Digital Discursivity Of The Dj - A Mixed Down Methods Movement, Todd Craig

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

In Vitro Liquid Culture Of The Mollusc-Parasitic Nematode Phasmarhabditis (Rhabditida: Rhabditidae), A. Pieterse, S. Haukeland, V. Půža, J. L. Ross, A. P. Malan

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

The success of the mollusc-parasitic nematode, Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita (Schneider) Andrássy (Rhabditida: Rhabditidae), as a biological control agent in Europe has led to worldwide interest in phasmarhabditids as biocontrol agents. In this study, the mass culture potential of three phasmarhabditids, namely Phasmarhabditis papillosa, Phasmarhabditis kenyaensis and Phasmarhabditis bohemica, was assessed. In addition, ten bacterial candidates, consisting of seven associated with slugs and three associated with entomopathogenic nematodes, were investigated. The bacteria were tested for their ability to cause mortality to Deroceras invadens, as well as to support nematode growth. Initial mortality studies demonstrated that Kluyvera, Aeromonas and Pseudomonas spp. (AP3) caused …

Doing Good: Navigating The Csr Maze In India – Review Of Book By Meena Raghunathan, Ruchi Tewari, Aatman Shukla

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

No abstract provided.

Competing Visions Of Fundamental Global Change: Comparative Book Review Of Rethinking Humanity By Seba & Arbib, Cristian Ziliberberg

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

No abstract provided.

A Global Palette Of Insightful Reviews, Nikhilesh Dholakia, Deniz Atik

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

No abstract provided.

The Conquest Of Milk: The Rise Of Lactase Persistence And The Fall Of Scandinavian Hunter-Gatherers, Nicholas Mays

James Madison Undergraduate Research Journal (JMURJ)

Over half of the global human population suffers from lactase nonpersistence, a condition marked by losing the ability to digest lactose after infancy. However, a minority of the global population, primarily located in Central and Northern Europe, has a genetic mutation that results in lactase persistence, which is the continued ability to process lactose after infancy. This interdisciplinary analysis blends archaeology, cultural anthropology, evolutionary biology, and archaeogenetics to explore the origin and rise of lactase persistence in Europe and its contribution to the end of hunter-gatherer societies in Scandinavia. Furthermore, the paper uses gene-culture coevolutionary theory to argue that lactase …

Jerry Wood Hill Papers, 1959-2014, Jerry Wood Hill

Center for Restoration Studies Archives, Manuscripts and Personal Papers Finding Aids

No abstract provided.

Bridging The Divide: Connecting Urban And Rural Care Through The Right! From The Start Initiative, Tess Lefmann, Sannie Snell, Mobolaji E. Famuyide, Sushmitha Inguva, John J. Green

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Disparities in health and barriers to healthcare are prominent in rural areas, particularly in the Delta region of Mississippi where high rates of premature births, infant mortality, low weight births, and maternal mortality exacerbate the dearth of access to care. Extending the reach of healthcare providers and services between urban and rural areas is of utmost importance in improving the landscape of maternal and child health. Community health workers (CHWs), trusted individuals in the community, play a valuable role in this through social support. This research note delineates the importance of community health workers as connectors in establishing a trusted …

Studies Of Roseau Cane Dieback In The Lower Mississippi River Delta Based On Remote Sensing Data Including Landsat, Worldview, And Drone, Nan Shang

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This research focused on the Roseau cane (Phragmites australis) dieback assessment in the lower MRD of Louisiana and introduced a comprehensive and systematic multi-source remote sensing method for assessing wetland and Roseau cane dieback and habitat dynamics analysis from three scale levels from large-scale to small scale.

Large-scale historical vegetation/land change analyses were conducted in the lower MRD based on Landsat in the past two decades (2001 - 2021). A strong increasing trend of vegetation was found since 2005. Around 51 km² ofdieback area was detected which accounts for 11% of the overall vegetation coverage. This research …