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Grave Markers Tied To Birmingham's Past: An Overview Of Cemetaries In The Magic City, Sarah Coley Jan 2021

Grave Markers Tied To Birmingham's Past: An Overview Of Cemetaries In The Magic City, Sarah Coley

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 66-72


Alcoholism As A Disease: A Personal And Historical Reflection, Brian Sunderman Jan 2021

Alcoholism As A Disease: A Personal And Historical Reflection, Brian Sunderman

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 82-86


Evolution Chart, Daniel Lassell Jan 2021

Evolution Chart, Daniel Lassell

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 96


Late Night Poem, Hailey Leithauser Jan 2021

Late Night Poem, Hailey Leithauser

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 101


Bushkill Creek, Owen Mcleod Jan 2021

Bushkill Creek, Owen Mcleod

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 122


Sometimes A Voice, Deborah Pope Jan 2021

Sometimes A Voice, Deborah Pope

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 149


Ars Poetica, Matt W. Miller Jan 2021

Ars Poetica, Matt W. Miller

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 124-125


Longing, Wading, Heather Sellers Jan 2021

Longing, Wading, Heather Sellers

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 157


The Lucky Ones, Katie Peterson Jan 2021

The Lucky Ones, Katie Peterson

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 143-144


How To Forget That Night, Alexis Sears Jan 2021

How To Forget That Night, Alexis Sears

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 156


Ex Machina, David Yezzi Jan 2021

Ex Machina, David Yezzi

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 180


Armstrong's Good Night, David Kirby Jan 2021

Armstrong's Good Night, David Kirby

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 28-29


Soon, Ricardo Pau-Llosa Jan 2021

Soon, Ricardo Pau-Llosa

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 136


Birmingham Poetry Review 48 (Complete Issue), Birmingham Poetry Review Staff Jan 2021

Birmingham Poetry Review 48 (Complete Issue), Birmingham Poetry Review Staff

Birmingham Poetry Review

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Yesterday, Here, Katie Peterson Jan 2021

Yesterday, Here, Katie Peterson

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 142


Chernobyl Fox Makes And Eats Six-Layer Sandwich, Corey Marks Jan 2021

Chernobyl Fox Makes And Eats Six-Layer Sandwich, Corey Marks

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 110


Office, Ricardo Pau-Llosa Jan 2021

Office, Ricardo Pau-Llosa

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 140


Held Up, Joshua Robbins Jan 2021

Held Up, Joshua Robbins

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 151- 152


The Word You're Looking For, Ayesha Shibli Jan 2021

The Word You're Looking For, Ayesha Shibli

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 159-160


Examining Effects Of The Covid-19 Pandemic And Social Distancing On Children And Their Play And Social Development, Jenni Koehler Jan 2021

Examining Effects Of The Covid-19 Pandemic And Social Distancing On Children And Their Play And Social Development, Jenni Koehler

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The COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health crisis that has affected everyone worldwide and drastically changed the social landscape since the first reported case on December 31, 2019 (WHO, 2020). Part of this social landscape includes children’s ability to play with their peers. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social impairments, have been observed to initiate and reciprocate peer interactions much less frequently than their peers, including language-matched children with other developmental disabilities, without therapeutic intervention (American Psychiatric Association, 2013; Frankel et al., 2011). Therefore, children with ASD could be at an increased risk …


Sites Of Memory In Lao Pdr: The Role Of Tourism In Post-Conflict Reconciliation Processes, Angela Morgan Jan 2021

Sites Of Memory In Lao Pdr: The Role Of Tourism In Post-Conflict Reconciliation Processes, Angela Morgan

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During the Second Indochina War (known to Americans as the Vietnam War), the United States conducted a “secret war” from 1964 to 1973, dropping more than 2 million tons of bombs over Laos, including 270 million cluster sub-munitions. Up to 30% of ordnance did not detonate, leaving about 80 million live sub-munitions to contaminate the land (along with other live ordnance such as large bombs and landmines). Fourteen of Laos’ 17 provinces, and around 25% of its 10,500 villages, are contaminated by this unexploded ordnance (UXO). Clearance efforts have been underway since 1994, but progress is slow, and UXO impacts …


Review Of Inmate Litigation Challenging The Constitutionality Of Solitary Confinement, Kaelyn Little Jan 2021

Review Of Inmate Litigation Challenging The Constitutionality Of Solitary Confinement, Kaelyn Little

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Inmate litigation has evolved since the 1960s, and little is known about the state of inmate litigation since the enactment of the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) in 1996. Additionally, the current conditions of solitary confinement are largely unknown, and correctional facilities operate with little accountability. This study provides an analysis of Section 1983 lawsuits across six states and decided from 2015 to 2020. All cases included in the study involved inmates filing a Section 1983 lawsuit due to a constitutional violation experienced during their time spent in solitary confinement. The findings showed that most lawsuits were unsuccessful due to …


Horizontal Curve Negotiation In Drivers With And Without Autism Spectrum Disorder, Gabriela M. Sherrod Jan 2021

Horizontal Curve Negotiation In Drivers With And Without Autism Spectrum Disorder, Gabriela M. Sherrod

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Negotiating horizontal curves is one of the more high-risk tactical control maneuvers when operating a motor vehicle, as drivers must simultaneously and adeptly control their steering adjustment, speed, and lane positioning, as well as accurately perceive the curvature of the road segment and adjust to proprioceptive cues. Given known differences in upper body motor control, coordination, proprioception, and attention, this maneuver may be particularly difficult for drivers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The current study examined how drivers with ASD negotiated rural horizontal curves. Thirty-one participants ages 16-30 (13 ASD, 18 TD) drove through a simulated driving environment containing one …


Examining Interpersonal Diffnces Among Caregivers In Health Outcomes Using A Stress Process Model: The Influence Of Adverse Social Experiences And Social Support, Wesley Browning Jan 2021

Examining Interpersonal Diffnces Among Caregivers In Health Outcomes Using A Stress Process Model: The Influence Of Adverse Social Experiences And Social Support, Wesley Browning

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Many Americans are informal caregivers who are responsible for caring for their loved ones who have difficulty performing everyday functions. Black and White caregivers each have many of the same burdens associated with caregiving, but often the way in which burden is experienced differs between these two racial groups. Caregiving places unique burden on individuals, and this burden is associated with depression and worse quality of life (QoL). This study aimed to use the stress process model to describe differences between Black and White caregivers. This study also examined the role of adverse social experiences (negative interaction, experiences of discrimination …


Evaluating The Regulation And Effect Of Innate Immune Gene Expression On Melanocyte Biology, Alex D. Dawson Jan 2021

Evaluating The Regulation And Effect Of Innate Immune Gene Expression On Melanocyte Biology, Alex D. Dawson

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Anecdotally, humans can experience loss of hair color or hair graying after infection or vaccination yet our understanding of how melanocyte biology and the innate immune system interact is incomplete. Mouse models of hair graying have been used to reveal numerous mechanisms that adversely affect the melanocyte system within the hair follicle, and one such mouse model highlights a molecular link between the transcription factor SOX10, melanogenesis and innate immune dysregulation. SOX10 is a transcription factor critical for neural crest development and melanogenesis, and when overexpressed in the Tg(Dct-Sox10)CF1-10 mouse line causes a sensitivity to viral mimic Poly(I:C) that results …


Predictive Modeling Of Superhard And Topological Materials By Density Functional Theory And Machine Learning, Wei-Chih Chen Jan 2021

Predictive Modeling Of Superhard And Topological Materials By Density Functional Theory And Machine Learning, Wei-Chih Chen

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In this dissertation, we focus on the computational prediction for new superhard materials and topological phase transitions in quantum materials. To search for new superhard materials, we employed machine learning techniques, evolutionary crystal structure prediction, and density functional theory to explore new superhard materials in ternary B-C-N and B-N-O compounds. For the B-C-N systems, our machine learning prediction shows that a 1:1 B-N ratio can lead to various superhard compositions. Our subsequent evolutionary algorithm searches indicated that BC10N has an extremely high hardness ~ 87 GPa based on density functional theory. For BN- O systems, we adopted an self-improvement computational …


Kinetic Mechanism Investigations Of Nucleotide Addition Catalyzed By Rna Polymerase I And Ii, Zachariah M. Ingram Jan 2021

Kinetic Mechanism Investigations Of Nucleotide Addition Catalyzed By Rna Polymerase I And Ii, Zachariah M. Ingram

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Eukaryotes contain at least three multi-subunit DNA dependent RNA polymerases (Pol I, II, and III). The three Pols are responsible for synthesizing specific RNAs. Pol I synthesizes the majority of the ribosomal RNA (rRNA), Pol II synthesizes all messenger RNA (mRNA) and most regulatory RNA, and Pol III synthesizes transfer RNA (tRNA) and the 5S rRNA. Despite the three Pols all synthesizing RNA, mechanistic differences are present between the polymerases. One example is the nuclease activity for each enzyme. Pol I and Pol III contain intrinsic nuclease activity conferred by specific subunits, whereas Pol II requires the association of the …


From Classrooms To Polluted Communities: Scientific Inquiry In Birmingham, Alabama And Beyond, Sarah Jeanne Adkins-Jablonsky Jan 2021

From Classrooms To Polluted Communities: Scientific Inquiry In Birmingham, Alabama And Beyond, Sarah Jeanne Adkins-Jablonsky

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Nearly half of all U.S. students who declare science majors in college do not graduate with science degrees within six years. Improvements in science outcomes are linked with active-learning pedagogies such as Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs). However, despite the need for education reform particularly in Alabama, active-learning interventions are severely understudied in Alabama universities. Chapter 1 describes novel CUREs at four colleges in Birmingham, AL: The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB); Jefferson State Community College (JSCC), Samford University (SU), and Birmingham Southern College (BSC). Chapter 2 shows how an agar art CURE, The Art of Microbiology, impacts student …


Socioeconomic Status In Adolescence And Dna Methylation In Young Adulthood, Malcolm Barker-Kamps Jan 2021

Socioeconomic Status In Adolescence And Dna Methylation In Young Adulthood, Malcolm Barker-Kamps

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Children from low socioeconomic status (SES) families are at a greater risk of negative health outcomes in adulthood, in part from chronic stress. The chronic stress of these experiences may become biologically embedded through DNA methylation in stress-related genes. However, the effects of specific SES dimensions during childhood or adolescence on later epigenetic profiles in adulthood are not well understood. The present study examined the roles of two objective SES dimensions and two subjective SES dimensions experienced in early adolescence in DNA methylation in young adulthood. The analyses focused on two genes, NR3C1 and SLC6A4, because their methylation has been …


Point-Of-Interest Recommendation Systems In Location-Based Social Networks, Orhun Vural Jan 2021

Point-Of-Interest Recommendation Systems In Location-Based Social Networks, Orhun Vural

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Recommendation Systems are becoming more popular with the development of web and mobile technologies. The Next Point-of-Interest (POI) Recommendation problem under the Recommendation Systems field is also one of the Recommendation Systems research areas. The main purpose of the Next POI Recommendation Systems is to analyze the past data of the users and give a new POI Recommendation to them. User data is derived from Location-based Social Networks (LBSNs) applications such as Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp, etc. Next POI Recommendation Systems have many challenging factors because there are many parameters that affect the users' decision to next visit. Proposed Point-of-Interest Recommendation …