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Past Manifesto, Parker Stenseth

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

A Gamble Of Trust: A Ten-Minute Play, Derek Mcfarland

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

The Cinema Of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha, Matt Kingcroft

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a book review of Ethan Warren, The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha (Wallflower Press, 2023).

Radically Feminist Or Monstrously Feminine?: Witches And Goddesses In Guadagnino's Suspiria (2018), Lindsay Macumber

Journal of Religion & Film

Guadagnino’s 2018 remake of Suspiria explicitly and implicitly incorporates two connected myths, witchcraft and goddess centered matriarchal prehistory. The fact that each of these myths have been claimed by feminists in myriad ways may explain Guadagnino’s claim that Suspiria is a great feminist film that escapes the male gaze. In this article, I argue that Guadagnino’s representation of these myths lays bare their misogynistic origins and perpetuates, rather than subverts, patriarchal power structures.

Spiritual Cinema: Agel, Merleau-Ponty And The Cinematic Real, Patrick O'Connor Dr

Journal of Religion & Film

This article seeks to retrieve the work of Henri Agel, and his collaborator Amédée Ayfre, for our theoretical understanding of film-philosophy. I explore their distinctive contribution to thinking philosophically about film and assess the relative merits of their work for the phenomenology of film. While exceptionally valuable for religious and theological interpretations of film I proceed to argue that Agel and Ayfre’s work needs to be supplemented with the work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s film-phenomenology to adequately express the temporal and motional nature of film. Merleau-Ponty’s work I contend while exceptionally valuable is brief and underdeveloped, and therefore does not fully …

Mary Magdalene On Film In Twenty-First Century: A Feminist Theological Critique, Mary Ann Beavis

Journal of Religion & Film

Since the turn of the millennium, several films (and one popular TV series) featuring Mary Magdalene as a significant character, or even as the central character, have been produced. A few, specifically Son of God (2104), The Chosen (2017-), and Mary Magdalene (2019), gained a wide audience through some combination of theatrical release, television, and streaming services. Unlike earlier productions that unfailingly portrayed her conventionally as a penitent prostitute, these and other, less well-known films of recent decades have departed from this traditional Magdalene. This is no doubt due, among other things, to the influence of feminist theology and biblical …

A Patient Centered Quality Improvement Education Program Designed To Improve The Health Of Patients Living With Uncontrolled Hypertension In A Primary Care Setting, Alia Jamison-Dinowitz

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and it negatively contributes to poor health outcomes (Martinez-Garcia et al., 2018). Within the Antelope Valley in Lancaster California, 30.3 % of city residents have a hypertension diagnosis (Los Angeles County of Public Health, 2017). Much like the city at large, hypertension is a critical issue at AV Pediatrics and Family Medicine (AV Peds). This issue is driven by a variety of factors including a lack of understanding about hypertension and medication compliance, and a lack of understanding about healthy lifestyle choices. Providers at AV Peds have seen …

The Lantern, 2023-2024, Grace Wurzer, Naila Twyman, Owen Fazzini, Catherine Stump, Aiden Jones, Keegan Mcgowan, Nanditha Vinod, Olivia Cross, Tatiana Kent, Sidney Belleroche, Zach Devita-Paulson, Christopher Gerrow, Morgan Grabowski, Leyna Maio, Derek Matarazzo, Madeline O'Connor, Luke Peloquin, Ze'ev Shaheen, Hana Yolacan, Mary Mcnabb, Mary Lobo, Hannah Conley, Matilda Dumaine, Mairead Mcdermott, Abigail Prince, Livia M. Nocito, Heather Reitnauer, Ashley Adam, Ryan Bernier, Erin Corcoran, Leo Cox, Julia Decamp, Izabella Entrekin, Georgia Gardner, Emily Gurganus, Amber Leech, Kelsey Lyons, Aurora Mckee, Amy Smith, Miara Truog Sebouhian

The Lantern Literary Magazines, 1933 to Present

"God," worship, and damnation in the font of my body • The Men in My Life • Vagabond Fishermen • Unfinished Elegy • Big Game • Bitters • On the Ferris Wheel • Ruffling Feathers • Haunted House • Dragon in the Pond • Saint Sebastian • The Last Supper • The Perfect Babka • Session • Sunrise • Dish Dog • A Love Letter to Hands • In Memoriam: Mary Lobo '15 • Champagne • Resting Place • Balance • An Arboreal Requiem • Moving Forward • Bye-Bye Beach Days • Portofino • The Moth on My Dashboard • …

The Effects Of Covid-19 On Project Managers & Their Work, Devahya Townsend

Honors Projects in Management

Project management and project managers have been affected by COVID-19 in drastic ways. Whether it be the way they had to complete their work or the demand for their expertise, the effects left a lasting impact. This research will investigate how project managers' work was affected due to covid and how the demand for them changed. Since this area of study has been overlooked, this research could be helpful for any student or individual looking to go into the project management field. In order to complete this research, interviews were conducted, and a secondary data analysis was completed. These interviews …

Office Of Student Research Newsletter (Spring 2024), Csusb - Office Of Student Research

Office of Student Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Sex, Cadmium, And High-Fat-Diet On Accumulation Of Essential Metals In Mouse Kidneys., Justin Y. Xu, Adam Gaweda, Michelle Barati, Michael Merchant, Jun Cai, Lu Cai, Madhavi Rane

Undergraduate Research Events

Effects of cadmium and obesity on accumulation of essential metals in mouse kidney were evaluated. Starting in utero and continuing until 24 weeks postweaning, male/female mice were exposed to cadmium (0, 0.5, or 5 ppm) and were fed on Normal Diet (ND)/High-Fat Diet (HFD) post weaning. ICP-MS analysis was performed to evaluate cadmium and essential metals absorbed in the kidneys of aforementioned mice. Metals data obtained was analyzed using MANOVA with multiple comparisons (Bonferroni correction with p

A Communication-Efficient Federated Learning Framework For Sustainable Development Using Lemurs Optimizer, Mohammed Azmi Al-Betar, Ammar Kamal Abasi, Zaid Abdi Alkareem Alyasseri, Salam Fraihat, Raghad Falih Mohammed

Machine Learning Faculty Publications

The pressing need for sustainable development solutions necessitates innovative data-driven tools. Machine learning (ML) offers significant potential, but faces challenges in centralized approaches, particularly concerning data privacy and resource constraints in geographically dispersed settings. Federated learning (FL) emerges as a transformative paradigm for sustainable development by decentralizing ML training to edge devices. However, communication bottlenecks hinder its scalability and sustainability. This paper introduces an innovative FL framework that enhances communication efficiency. The proposed framework addresses the communication bottleneck by harnessing the power of the Lemurs optimizer (LO), a nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithm. Inspired by the cooperative foraging behavior of lemurs, the …

Wcsa Alumnews: Spring 2024, Communications And Marketing

WCSA AlumNEWS

Contents include: Harley Hanke Honored at Minnesota State Capitol; WCSA Alumni Association Scholarship Recipients; Remembering Carol Pederson Meyer; Fondly Remembered...; ALUMNEWS Online;

Dipl 6002 International Organizations, Purnaka L. De Silva Ph.D.

Diplomacy Syllabi

The focus and aim of this Course – DIPL 6002: International Organizations – is to understand International Organizations from the vantage point of the concept of Global Governance. Global governance, central to international relations, refers to the loose framework of global regulation – both institutional and normative – that constrains conduct and attempts to maintain order. When we speak of order, we need to specify order for whom – states, peoples, groups, or individuals. Order may denote any regular or discernible pattern of relationships that are stable over time or may additionally refer to a condition that allows certain goals …

Dipl 6310 Research Methods For Policy Analysis, R. Joseph Huddleston Ph.D.

Diplomacy Syllabi

This class is an introduction to political science international relations research methodology. My main goal is to teach you the basics of creating and consuming research in the social sciences. The course will lead you through conceptualization and theory construction, the derivation of testable hypotheses, and a variety of methodologies that may be used to evaluate these hypotheses. We will discuss causal inference, observation and measurement, and other issues encompassing both qualitative and quantitative research methods. We will discuss the way in which academic articles in the social sciences are written, and how they should be read.

This course includes …

Dipl 6155 Wb Advanced Economic Aspects Of International Relations, Omer Gokcekus Ph.D.

Diplomacy Syllabi

The main premise of graduate level work is change. Change requires openness to new ideas. It also requires willingness to abandon old ones. In order to be successful in this course, you should be willing to unlearn and rethink many of the perceptions you might have about international economics or globalization: You already know a great deal, taught by politicians, media, roommates, friends, and relatives. Most of these are either incomplete or simply wrong!

Accordingly, to better understand the economic aspects of international relations, we will review the economic issues generated by globalization by emphasizing facts as well as theories. …

Does Pleasurable Music Indirectly Better Learning?: A Multimodal Approach, Elizabeth Anna Roeglin

Undergraduate Honors Papers

Recent research has shown that musical pleasure is due to the combination of uncertainty and surprise a musical piece elicits. Additionally, research has demonstrated that music influences arousal and mood, both of which affect learning. However, current research has not adequately tested whether pleasurable music indirectly improves learning by influencing mood/arousal. This study attempts to do so. Twenty-seven participants completed a survey that included the Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire. Eighteen participants, whose scores demonstrated that they feel emotion-evoking and/or mood-regulatory pleasure from listening to music, came in for further testing. These participants experienced a music condition, in which they listened …

Gc Minutes 2024-04-01, Northern Illinois University

Graduate Council Archives

No abstract provided.

Trend Tour, Aaron Ancheta, Khushboo Gupta, Xiomara Quinonez

Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses

Choosing outfits as a college student can prove challenging – especially for new college students and students new to the area where their college is. Trend Tour, our web-based application, displays what the fashion trends are in the user's college and near their area. This helps the user with ideas on how to dress. Furthermore, the user can change the color, silhouette, and/or accessories of outfits they want to see at that college and near their area. This web application aims to help college students feel more confident and comfortable.

Professional Development Handbook, K. D. Moreland

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

This action research project was designed to help lower enlisted Soldiers receive additional knowledge that will help with their career progression and knowledge within the military. This handbook is quick and easy to access with some additional resources if they want to dive into the material a little deeper. This handbook would be great for someone who is getting ready to go to a promotion board and wants to study up on basic Army knowledge and some additional regulations that are important to know.

Nowcasting Solar Euv Irradiance With Photospheric Magnetic Fields And The Mg Ii Index, Kara L. Kniezewski, Samuel J. Schonfeld, Carl J. Henney

Student Publications

A new method to nowcast spectral irradiance in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and far ultraviolet (FUV) bands is presented here, utilizing only solar photospheric magnetograms and the Mg II index (i.e., the core-to-wing ratio). The EUV and FUV modeling outlined here is a direct extension of the SIFT (Solar Indices Forecasting Tool) model, based on Henney et al. (2015, https://doi.org/10.1002/2014sw001118). SIFT estimates solar activity indices using the earth-side solar photospheric magnetic field sums from global magnetic maps generated by the ADAPT (Air Force Data Assimilative Photospheric Flux Transport) model. Utilizing strong and weak magnetic field sums from ADAPT maps, Henney …

Power, Control, And Policy: A Comparison Of State Policy Responses To Domestic Violence, Emily A. Neuman

Political Science Honors Projects

What policies are most effective at addressing and lowering cases of domestic violence? In the United States, there have been, and continue to be, a variety of responses and solutions brought forward by governments, communities, and individuals on how to prevent violence within families and what the consequences are when it occurs. Following federal policy guidelines, state and local governments have adopted different approaches to address domestic violence that focus on specific programs and systems that contribute to the reduction of domestic violence. This project is an in depth analysis of different policy approaches to identify the strategies that have …

Towards Robust Iot Security: A Blockchain Design With Attribute-Based Encryption, Bryan Ikei, Hanna Thiry, Shengjie Xu

Research & Publications

Internet of Things (IoT) data and devices face significant security concerns. It is well-known that IoT security standards and frameworks have yet to be established due to variations with IoT developers and manufacturers agreeing on fundamental design methods to address IoT security and its limited computational resources. This research aims to determine how security standards and frameworks can be better implemented to enhance IoT security. Specifically, this research investigates whether implementing an encryption scheme such as attribute-based encryption (ABE) along with blockchain, a distributed ledger technology (DLT), strengthens the security of IoT data and devices. In this context, an encryption …

Developing And Validating A Rubric For Measuring Skills In Designing Science Experiments For Prospective Science Teachers, Rizki Nor Amelia, Prasetyo Listiaji, Novi Ratna Dewi, Andhina Putri Heriyanti, Bagus Dwi Atmaja, Tafuz Mahabatis Shoba, Imam Sajidi

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

The Indonesian government mandates that science teachers must have competence in designing science experiments for learning purposes so that science content can be learned optimally by students while preparing them to have the ability to face the 21st century. This is development research that aims to develop a measurement instrument for science experiment design skills for prospective science teachers that meets good psychometric characteristics. The rubric development procedure refers to the Churches rubric development method, which consists of four stages: define, design, do, and debrief, involving 10 experts (lecturers and teachers) and 124 prospective science teachers as research participants. The …

Research Trends In Group Investigation Learning Model For Critical Thinking Skills In Science Learning, Anisa Ayu Solikah, Sulistyo Saputro, Sri Yamtinah, Mohammad Masykuri

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

The 21st-century learning needs to be applied in science learning amidst the rapid development of this era to equip students with important skills, such as critical thinking skills. One of the factors that affect the success of learning is a learning model that has unique characteristics. The Group Investigation Learning Model is a learning model that allows students to play an active role in determining their learning goals and processes, including critical thinking skills. To see the application of the Group Investigation Learning Model in improving critical thinking skills, it is necessary to carry out a literature review study using …

Students’ Alternative Concept On The Topic Of Energy In Life, Safira Permata Dewi, Saparini Saparini, Elvira Destiansari, Ersa Lois Anjelina, Liska Setiani

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

This research aims to get the alternative concepts of students regarding the concept of energy in life using integrative instruments. The concept of energy in life consists of two topics, photosynthesis and cellular respiration. A sample of 375 students was established using the random sampling technique. They were from 14 junior high schools in Palembang City using the stratified cluster sampling. The instrument used consists of 30 free-response. The results of this research show that students understand the concept that photosynthesis can only occur in leaves (23.70%) and takes place during the day (33%) by utilizing oxygen (25.80%) while existing …

Assessing The Creative Thinking Level Of In-Service Chemistry Teachers Using A Case Study Test, Das Salirawati, Metridewi Primastuti, Erfan Priyambodo

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

In the 21st century is an urge that teachers are not only required to change teaching methods but also have a role and responsibility to be able to motivate students' reasoning and logic to think critically, creatively, and innovatively. This study was conducted to assess the level of creative thinking skills of high school chemistry teachers in one of the districts/cities in Yogyakarta Province. As a survey with a quantitative approach, this study involved 24 in-service chemistry teachers as respondents. All of the population became the respondents in this study so that saturated sampling technique was applied. Creative thinking skills …

Saga Vol.87 / 2023-24, Lainey Terfruchte, Megan Yarusso

SAGA Art & Literary Magazine

No abstract provided.

Social Media And Tracking Apps' Impact On Trust And Satisfaction Between Romantic Partners, Allison Kostiw

Honors Projects in Communication and Language Studies

Social media is a form of technology that is on a constant rise, especially in areas of both growth and development. The world has been continuing to change in many ways because of it and the connections made between individuals have been affected. An area specifically impacted by social media is relational communication between romantic partners. Social media’s rise allows individuals to disclose information about themselves with a simple click of a button. This enables others to view stereotypes and compare their lives with others, which could be seen as an unrealistic standard. This thesis focuses on the discovery of …

Chapter 10: Increasing Accessibility In Educational Simulations, Meaghan Mcleod

Instructional Message Design, Volume 3

Simulations are an important aspect of education and training. They provide the learner with situations that mirror real life situations or provide access to unobservable phenomena. The simulations provide the learner with a unique opportunity to master skills through the use of and practice in a safe environment. However, many simulations are not designed with accessibility and accommodations in mind. This chapter provides a general overview of simulations and provides suggestions on how to increase accessibility and enhance the learning experience for all learners.