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Waiting At The Dock

African-Americana Postcards and Photographs

A photograph of a small group of Black/African Americans gathers around some barrels on the dock is featured on this postcard. A woman wearing a hat and carrying a long coat over the crook of her arm has a suitcase at her feat. A man in a bowler hat is seated on one of the barrels with his arms crossed over his midsection. Wooden poles are in front of the people. A long pier is to the left of the people and a building with barrels in front of it is to the right of the people and a man …

Greetings From The Sunny South Where The Cotton Blossoms Grow

African-Americana Postcards and Photographs

A color illustration of Black people picking cotton in a large cotton field while a white man in a suit and hat stands in the field watching. The scene is encircled by three alligators and the title of the card is printed in red in the upper right corner.

Portrait Of A Black Woman

African-Americana Postcards and Photographs

This postcard features a portrait of a black woman wearing a dark dress with a checkered collar and sleeve hems and standing with one hand on her hip. The back of the card is addressed to Ethel Garvis in Greenwood, Mississippi.

Basket Weavers At Work; Basketmakers

African-Americana Postcards and Photographs

This postcard features a black and white image of a Black woman and a Black man weaving large baskets outside among a yard of tree limbs and weaving materials. The woman is standing with her hand resting on her completed basket while the man is seated behind the basket he is working on weaving. The back of the card is addressed to Dr. D. K. Cason in Nacogdoches, Texas. The card is postmarked West Point, Mississippi, June 21, 1909 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription on the left …

U. S. S. Mississippi Docked At The Panama Canal

Miscellaneous Postcards and Photographs

A sepia toned photograph of the U. S. S. Mississippi navy ship at the Panama Canal docks is featured on this postcard. Sailors dressed in white uniforms are pictured on the deck of the ship looking over the railing toward the dock. A man is pictured standing on the platform of the dock near a tall lamp post. The identity and location of the ship is handwritten on the back of the card.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Miscellaneous Postcards and Photographs

A black and white photograph of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana cityscape as seen from the Mississippi River is featured on this postcard. Church steeples, storefronts, streets, and a line of train cars can be seen with the view of the city beyond an expanse of water. "Baton Rouge, La." is written in white along the bottom of the card.

Stereograph Of Union Dead At Gettysburg, 1865

Miscellaneous Postcards and Photographs

A number of dead Union soldiers lying in an open field at Gettysburg are pictured on this "1861--photographic history--1865" stereograph card. The back of the card describes the photograph's history, the series of original photographs in the Photographic History set and an explanation of prices.

Man And Woman In Front Of A Car

Miscellaneous Postcards and Photographs

A man in 1920's style equestrian or aviation pants and tall lace up boots is pictured beside a woman wearing a cloche hat, a long fur coat and small hand bag while standing in front of a open top car.

Train Engine No. 382, Paducah, Kentucky

Miscellaneous Postcards and Photographs

Engine number 382 is featured in this black and white photograph with four men standing on the tracks beside the engine and two men pictured standing and seated in the engine's cabin. Trees are seen behind the engine. A note typed on the back of the photograph identify the engine as having been the same one that Casey Jones was killed in on April 30, 1900 at Vaughn, Mississippi. The note goes on to say that the photograph was taken after the engine was rebuilt in the Paducah Shops in Paducah, Kentucky. A red ink stamp for Jay's Caboose in …

Portrait Of Boyce And Windell Bailey, Undated

Miscellaneous Postcards and Photographs

This black and white photograph features two young boys, one in dark clothing and the other in a white gown and seated in a wicker chair. The back of the photograph identifies the boys as Boyce and Windell Bailey,

Portrait Of A Bearded Man In A Black Suit

Miscellaneous Postcards and Photographs

A bearded man in a dark suite and holding a black top hat is featured in this black and white photograph. The man has a hand tucked inside his vest and is turned slightly sideways. The photographer is identified as Charles D. Fredricks and Co., in New York.

Value Added 3d Modeling – Lower Crow Dam Spillway Modification And Rehabilitation Project, Justin Bartels

4th International Workshop on Labyrinth and Piano Key Weirs

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) have been operating Lower Crow Dam under restricted reservoir levels since 2008 due to significant structural and spillway capacity deficiencies that have increased risk to dam safety. Stantec was contracted by the CSKT to evaluate rehabilitation options and provide final design for the new spillway. The focus of this paper is to describe the design methodology and spillway selection process with an emphasis on the hydraulic modeling completed to support the final spillway arrangement. The design approach included the evaluation of various spillway types including gated, Obermeyer, fuse gate, ogee, labyrinth, and piano …

2018 - Appalachian Student Research Forum Award Winners, Appalachian Student Research Forum, East Tennessee State University

Appalachian Student Research Forum

No abstract provided.

2018 - Appalachian Student Research Forum Program Booklet, Appalachian Student Research Forum, East Tennessee State University

Appalachian Student Research Forum

No abstract provided.

Design Approach For Labyrinth Weir: Case Study Of La Laye Dam, M. Roy, S. Derrien, J. Schaguene, G. Dautois

4th International Workshop on Labyrinth and Piano Key Weirs

This paper presents ARTELIA’s gradual approach for the design and construction of labyrinth weirs, from the preliminary concept design to the commissioning. It is illustrated with the case of La Laye dam, where an additional lateral spillway with labyrinth weir has been developed to increase the existing discharge capacity. The design process involved preliminary hydraulic calculations, 3D numerical modeling and a physical scale model. The paper elaborates on the technical solutions and optimizations which were considered to provide the Client with the most hydro-economical solution.

The Challenge Of Achieving Attributability In Multilingual Table-To-Text Generation With Question-Answer Blueprints, Aden Haussmann

International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities

Generating faithful text descriptions from data tables is a significant challenge in Natural Language Processing (NLP), especially for the world’s many low-resource languages. This paper investigates whether Question-Answer (QA) blueprints—an intermediate planning step where a model first asks and answers questions about the data—can improve the factual accuracy of multilingual table-to-text generation. This novel approach is tested on the TaTA dataset, which includes several African languages, by finetuning models with and without these blueprints.

The results show a key distinction: while the QA blueprint method improves performance for English-only models, these gains disappear in the multilingual setting. This paper’s analysis …

Advances In Arced Labyrinth Weir Research And Application At The Springton Spillway Project, Seth Thompson, Blake Tullis, Brian M. Crookston

4th International Workshop on Labyrinth and Piano Key Weirs

Arced labyrinth weirs, characterized by a curved cycle orientation, can enhance discharge efficiency compared to linear labyrinth weirs by taking advantage of the approaching flow field in reservoirs. This paper summarizes some of the Utah State University arced labyrinth weir hydraulic efficiency research findings, including sidewall and cycle arc angle influences, nappe aeration, and local submergence. Recent CFD modeling that replicates some of the experimental findings is also highlighted, demonstrating CFD utility for design. The Springton Spillway project, owned by Aqua Pennsylvania, leveraged this research when designing a two-stage, eight-cycle arced labyrinth weir to replace an aging ogee crest spillway …

From Ambiguity To Accountability: The Case For A Legal Definition Of Antisemitism In Academia, Andrea J. Martin

Pepperdine Law Review

Following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, U.S. college campuses experienced a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents, driven by an antizionism movement aimed at demonizing and delegitimizing the Jewish state and its supporters. A congressional investigation found that antisemitism persisted at prominent universities because administrators repeatedly failed to denounce antizionist conduct that functions as a vehicle for harassment of Jewish students and neglected to enforce their own nondiscrimination policies. The congressional committee, as well as several university antisemitism task forces, identified antizionism as a primary driver of campus antisemitism and strongly recommended that university leaders recognize and address …

2022 - Appalachian Student Research Forum Award Winners, Appalachian Student Research Forum, East Tennessee State University

Appalachian Student Research Forum

No abstract provided.

2022 - Appalachian Student Research Forum Program Booklet, Appalachian Student Research Forum, East Tennessee State University

Appalachian Student Research Forum

No abstract provided.

2019 - Appalachian Student Research Forum Program Booklet, Appalachian Student Research Forum, East Tennessee State University

Appalachian Student Research Forum

No abstract provided.

2019 - Appalachian Student Research Forum Award Winners, Appalachian Student Research Forum, East Tennessee State University

Appalachian Student Research Forum

No abstract provided.

Piano Key Weir With Orifice Sluice, Dau Xuan Thuy

4th International Workshop on Labyrinth and Piano Key Weirs

In recent years, many Piano Key Weirs (PKW) have been built around the world. In Vietnam there are more than 18 PKWs in operation to the present. However, during the operation, some experience has been drawn on the design and application conditions. This paper is about the Dak Mi 3 reservoir with a PKW that operated well for more than 4 years until an exceptional flood following typhoons in October 2020, making reservoir fully filled with mud and sand. The result is the PKW became ineffective and the hydropower plant unable to operate. In order to dredge the reservoir and …

Honey, I Shrunk The Pk Weir: A Case Study Of Burton Pond Dam, David Bisio

4th International Workshop on Labyrinth and Piano Key Weirs

Between a low-head tidal environment, razor-thin hydraulic margins, and a long list of site restrictions, the Burton Pond Dam Rehabilitation project offered the chance to pursue a one-of-a-kind solution: a miniature stainless steel piano key weir as part of a new mixed active-passive spillway. This case study will explore how established hydraulic designs were modified specifically for the site and verified with computational flow dynamics; how the innovative cantilevered geometry was analyzed structurally with finite element modeling; and how detailing, fabrication and constructability were considered throughout the design process. From conceptual-level design submissions to the final construction walkthrough, the whole …

Government Communication Strategies And Citizen Participation: A Thematic Review, Ojonugwa Emmanuel, Andrew I. E. Ewoh

Journal of Public Management & Social Policy

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Co-Creation As A Trust-Building Tool: An Application To Ghanaian Local Governments, Richard K. Nkrumah

Journal of Public Management & Social Policy

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Devolution And Administrative Burden In Tanf: An Assessment Of Welfare Rules, Rhucha P. Samudra

Journal of Public Management & Social Policy

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Gun Violence In Charlottesville, Virginia: Creating A Community-Centered Public Safety Ecosystem, Seth G. Coven

Journal of Public Management & Social Policy

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Substance Use And Rural Homelessness In Texas Communities: The Need For Supportive Services, Abraham David Benavides, Federickia Washington, Chandra Donnell Carey, Justin Watts, Jyoti Aggarwal

Journal of Public Management & Social Policy

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An Oral History Of African American Seniors Seeking Housing, Health, And Climate Justice In The Gulf Coast After Hurricane Harvey, Jessica April Ward, Glenn S. Johnson

Journal of Public Management & Social Policy

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