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Superfund And Society Benumbed: An In-Depth Look At Environmental Justice In South Carolina, Sydney A. Hampton

Senior Theses

This thesis investigates the relationship between superfund sites in minority communities and their public health through the lens of social vulnerability. Various demographic parameters were used to assess the risk associated with minority communities and exposure to hazardous waste. After investigating the history of the Environmental Justice movement, three superfund sites of interest in South Carolina, and demographic and public health data; each community was analyzed to determine association between exposure to hazardous waste and minority status. Each examined community exhibited characteristics contributing to heightened social vulnerability, potentially causing increased susceptibility to negative health outcomes from exposure to hazardous waste.

In My Skin, Her Skin: An Artistic Exploration Of The Intersection Of Queer Femininity And Body Image, Stephanie Allen

Senior Theses

This project aims to visually record the feeling of being seen and queer women and non-binary people’s developing knowledge of their identity. Using interview questions that focused on body satisfaction, body selectiveness in partners, queer identity, and one’s relationship with femininity, a series of “floating collages” was created to record and juxtapose the appearance of the body with one’s internal relationship to the body. By realistically showing a variety of different body types that all relate to queerness and femininity in some way, one may expand their presupposed notions about the body enforcing identity. Additionally, despite these varying appearances of …

The “Double Dean”: Embracing The Unexpected Opportunities Of A Non-Librarian Interim Dean, L. Angie Ohler, Adriana Gonzalez, Lynda Coon

University Libraries Faculty Publications and Presentations

Serving as an interim administrator is never an easy thing to do. Walking into an interim administrator position when it is not in your area of expertise… well, that is just crazy. Or is it? A University of Arkansas practice is to fill vacant dean positions with an interim leader who is a current sitting dean from another college. When our former dean announced his departure, the university appointed the dean of the Honors College to serve as interim dean of libraries. For the senior library leadership group, all relatively new associate deans from other academic organizations, this practice at …

The Eschatological Hope Scale: Construct Development And Measurement Of Theistic Eschatological Hope, Charlotte Vanoyen-Witvliet, M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall, Julie J. Exline, David C. Wang, Lindsey M. Root Luna, Daryl R. Van Tongeren, David G. Myers, Alexis D. Abernethy, John D. Witvliet

Faculty Publications

This study aimed to expand psychological research on hope by contributing a construct and scale to measure central dimensions of theistic eschatological hope derived from Christian scriptures. Eschatological hope was conceptualized as the anticipation that God will make all things new, raising people to everlasting life with God in joyful celebration, including people from every culture and nation, ending all personal pain and suffering, eliminating all societal evil and harm, and bringing reconciliation and healing to all of creation. We developed the Eschatological Hope Scale with three studies (N = 1,466). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported the single-factor structure …

Nbc Peacock North Spring 2022 Newsletter, Peacock North Staff

NBC Peacock North Newsletter

Highlights include: Peacock Profile: Tom Brokaw -- What's Now -- Peacock History --Sielent Microphones

Urban Mayors Press - Spring 2022, John S. Watson Institute For Urban Policy & Research At Kean University

Urban Mayors Policy Center

No abstract provided.

Using Item-Response Analysis To Evaluate The Task-Demands Of A Pictural-Response Based Test Of Word Reading, Michael Eason

Theses and Dissertations

While some children’s reading difficulties are a consequence of socio-economic factors and inadequate instruction, other children have extreme difficulties learning to read despite having adequate educational opportunity and adequate levels of intelligence. These children are classified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as having a learning disability specific to reading (SLD-R). The identification of children with SLD-R is costly on time, personnel, and other school resources, and due to an insufficient number of resources generally available to schools, the methods implemented for identifying children are alarmingly inconsistent. The aim of the current study is to investigate the task …

Saidi Banda V The People Scz Appeal No. 114 Of 2015), Mwaka Chizinga

SAIPAR Case Review

No abstract provided.

The Correct Procedure For Commencing An Action In The Industrial Relations Division Of The High Court: Edward Chilufya Mwansa And 194 Others V. Konkola Copper Mines Plc Scz Appeal No. 99/2015 And Concrete Pipes V. Kingsley Kaimba And Another Scz Appeal No. 014/2015, Chanda Chungu

SAIPAR Case Review

In Edward Chilufya Mwansa and 194 Others v. Konkola Copper Mines Plc, the Supreme Court dealt with a scenario where several employees had been dismissed and sought to enter an out of court settlement with their employer, through the assistance of the Labour Office. This process lasted over three years

In Concrete Pipes v. Kingsley Kaimba and Another, the Supreme Court dealt with an appeal from a Ruling of the Industrial Relations Court dismissing a preliminary issue in relation to the need to exhaust internal administrative channels before commencing an action before the court.

Chansa Ng’Onga V. Alfred H. Knight (Z) Limited Selected Judgment No. 26 Of 2019, Chanda Chungu

SAIPAR Case Review

An Appellant was employed as the Sectional Leader in the Lubricants Testing Department of the employer’s business. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of Lubricant Testing Manager.

During his employment as Lubricant Training Manager, he was suspended due to being absent from work for five days without his supervisor’s permission. Under the employer’s Disciplinary Rules and Procedures, the penalty for a first offender was a written warning. This notwithstanding, he was dismissed after three weeks, without any formal charges raised against him and his letter of dismissal outlined that he was dismissed for offences for which he was not …

Rabson Sikombe V. Access Bank (Zambia) Limited Scz Appeal No. 240/2013, Chanda Chungu

SAIPAR Case Review

The employee was employed as a Transaction Officer with effect from the 17th of November 2008. He was suspended from duty on the 15th of May, 2009 following an investigation into the sum of K804 million, unauthorized overdraft on an account held in the respondent's Bank by a company called ZCON,it being alleged that the appellant failed to manage the credit portfolio by not constantly reviewing the overdrawn account, leading to the customer's overdrawn position exceeding the approved limit of K350 million.

It was further alleged that the employee had provided false information that the client had an approved facility …

Chief Justice Mumba Malila And The Challenges Ahead: An Editorial, O'Brien Kaaba, Kafumu Kalyalya

SAIPAR Case Review

No abstract provided.

Vol. 5, Issue 1 Table Of Contents

SAIPAR Case Review

No abstract provided.

Chrismar Hotel Ltd V Stanbic Bank Zambia Ltd Scz Selected Judgment No 6 Of 2017 P. 160, Dunia P. Zongwe

SAIPAR Case Review

In the first semester of 2008, the appellant, Chrismar Hotel Ltd, needed finance to buy some equipment, including earth-moving equipment. It therefore solicited funds from the respondent bank, Stanbic Bank Zambia Ltd, with which it had held several accounts, obtained credit facilities (for example, mortgages and debentures), and established a longstanding relationship. The respondent bank agreed to lend money to the appellant hotel.

Thus, the hotel and the bank (hereinafter ‘the parties’) entered into eight distinct yet identically worded finance leases. For a total sum of 1.7 million US dollars, the eight leases each specified the amount that the respondent …

Pamodzi Hotels Plc V Rosemary Nyangu Appeal No.15 Of 2011 (Zmsc) 2021, Natasha Chibuye, Mwami Kabwabwa

SAIPAR Case Review

No abstract provided.

Finance Bank And Rajan Mahtani V Simataa Simataa Scz Appeal No. 11/2017, Chanda Chungu

SAIPAR Case Review

The employer settled an employment dispute with its former employee out of court. They bound their former employee to a settlement agreement that he would not speak badly of the employer or testify against them in future. He subsequently testified against his former employer and the employer sued for a refund of the settlement amount.

The court was of the view that only nominal damages (equivalent to K500) would be awarded merely to show that there had been a breach of the agreement not to testify. However, the amount was limited to a small sum of nominal damages as loss …

Social Media Usage During Covid-19: Friend Or Foe?, Claudia Dominique

Honors Theses

College students experience more stress and are more vulnerable to mental illness as compared to the general population. Both COVID-19 and social media usage have shown to be stressors that augment this pre-existing issue. The goal of the current study is to highlight the relationship between the social media usage and mental health of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing a correlational and longitudinal research design, undergraduate students completed self-report mental health and social media usage measures throughout the semester. Researchers found that both social media usage, anxiety, and depression levels were higher post-pandemic as compared to pre-pandemic. However, …

Pro-Understanding: Understanding The Pro-Choice Catholic, Natalie Eilerman

Honors Theses

Abortion is a widely debated and polarizing topic in the United States. While many Catholic leaders and members tend to hold beliefs against abortion, some Catholics are pro-choice. This study explores the perspectives and experiences of this often-under-recognized group. Mixed methods research was conducted to analyze 1) how perspectives towards abortion are changing among Catholics in the United States (using data from the General Social Survey from 1977-2018), and 2) the experiences of college students at a private, predominately white, Catholic university in the Midwest who identify as pro-choice and Catholic. Quantitative analysis shows that Catholics’ attitudes towards abortion are …

Tiktok And The Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, And Two-Spirit People Movement, Meghan Leinhauser

Honors Theses

The purpose of this study is to analyze the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirited People (MMIWG2S) social movement via content analysis and interviews. The study includes analyzing a sample of 50 videos posted to the social media platform TikTok, and an interview with a user who posts videos about MMIWG2S. TikTok uses a unique algorithm to tailor users’ feeds based on the types of videos with which they watch and interact. This allows for the creation of an online community that shares common interests with one another, especially in a time where communication methods have changed significantly. …

Healthy Eating, Unhealthy Mind: Measuring The Rate Of A Disordered Eating Pattern Among University Student Athletes And Non-Athletes, Erika Moeller

Honors Theses

The present study examined the rates of Orthorexia Nervosa (ON), a disordered eating pattern characterized by an unhealthy obsession with eating healthy foods, among college athletes and non-athletes at a medium-size, Midwestern university in the U.S. The present study investigated ON using two different tools: the ORTO-15 and the Eating Habits Questionnaire (EHQ). The independent variables were athletic status and hours of exercise per week, and the dependent variables were scores on the EHQ and ORTO-15. Participants reported demographic information, including whether they were an athlete (n = 196 athletes, 105 non-athletes) and how many hours of exercise they perform …

To Walk The Earth In Safety 21st Edition (Cy2021), Us Dos Pm/Wra

Global CWD Repository

The United States is committed to reducing these threats worldwide and is the leading financial supporter of CWD, providing more than $4.2 billion in assistance to more than 100 countries since 1993. This makes the United States the world’s single largest financial supporter of CWD. The Department of State, Department of Defense, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) work together with foreign governments, private companies, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to reduce excess SA/LW and conventional munitions stockpiles (including MANPADS), implement best practices for PSSM at conventional weapons storage sites, and carry out HMA programs.

In 2021, …

Design And Application Of Multi-Source Intelligence Information Collection Framework Integrating Hook Mechanism, Jialin Jin, Yuefen Wang, Cheng Liu, Bentao Zou

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]With the increasing complexity of data ecological environment,a large number of real and valuable data are often hidden in massive multi-source heterogeneous data.How to efficiently collect and integrate data from multi-source intelligence information and effectively support in-depth analysis has always been a core issue in the field of data science,and an important basic work in the field of information science.[Method/process]Firstly,this paper analyzes the multi-source intelligence information environment from multiple perspectives,and analyzes the main characteristics of the information environment from different perspectives.Secondly,it studies the method of information collection by integrating Hook mechanism,explores the mechanism of Hook in the process of information …

Research On Knowledge Description Extraction Of Red Culture Digital Resources Based On Knowledge Meta-Semantic Description Model, Xukan Xu, Mengyao Xue, Jin Qian

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]At present,the organization of red cultural resources is displayed in the form of text,image and video,which lacks the correlation between knowledge elements,resulting in the decentralization and fragmentation of resources.It greatly limits the integrity and dissemination of knowledge in the field of red culture.It is urgent to extract massive scattered knowledge from semantic level to provide systematic organization and protection for red cultural digital resources.[Method/process]In this paper, knowledge extraction is discussed on the basis of the original construction of red culture resources digitization,and combined with the knowledge meta-semantic description model,to provide a deeper level of system protection of red culture.Firstly,the concept …

An Empirical Study On The Influence Factors Of The User Experience Of University Students Using Academic Search Engines, Shujin Cao, Yaqi Wang, Guangxu Lu

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]The study focusing on the relationship between the affecting interaction factors and user experience during the use of search engines, is of great significance for the accurate acquisition of information in the subject area, also can improve the efficiency of research, and promote the development of the subject.[Method/process]This research selects Baidu academic search engine as the object.In order to study the interaction factors that affect academic search engine user experience,we build a model of academic search engine interaction factors affecting user experience based on the FMP interaction model, and collect data through questionnaires.[Result/conclusion]We found that: retrieval function interaction and retrieval …

Research On Automatic Question Answering Of Domain Knowledge Graph From The Perspective Of Digital Humanities, Huan Liu, Liu Liu, Dongbo Wang

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]Construct an automatic question-and-answer system of knowledge graphs in the field of ancient Chinese classics from the perspective of digital humanities to promote the development and innovation of traditional Chinese culture.[Method/process]Taking "Zuo Zhuan" as the specific research object,on this basis,support vector machine （SVM） algorithm is used to realize the intention recognition of question sentences,and the deep learning algorithm based on BERT-LSTM-CRF realizes the entity recognition function of question sentences.Then cpyher query expression is constructed to retrieve and return the results in Neo4j database; the front page builds a display platform based on Flask framework for users to use,and finally realizes …

Technological Development Situation Of Unmanned Swarm Technology Based On Patent Analysis, Shuo Wang

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]Unmanned swarm equipment and technology have become the focus of military intelligence research domestically and abroad in recent years. In order to have a comprehensive mastery of the research situation and trend of unmanned swarm technology.[Method/process]Patents on unmanned swarm are analyzed with tools such as Patsnap database,Innography.The current situation,trend,and research focus of unmanned swarm technology are summarized from the aspects of overall patent situation,patent layout and technical theme.[Result/conclusion]Unmanned swarm technology in China has developed rapidly in the context of market boost and policy support.The number of patent applications and licensing booming in recent years.Colleges and universities have become the main …

Review And Prospect Of Civil-Military Intelligence Integration Research In China, Hui Li, Xiaozhuan Xie, Yang

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]In recent years,under the new context of the overall national security outlook,the research on civil-military intelligence integration in China has made some progress.Some scholars of civilian intelligence have become an important force to promote the research in this field.Systematically combing the civil-military intelligence integration issues concerned by domestic scholars will contribute to the in-depth development of academic research in this field.[Method/process]Using the method of literature analysis,this paper summarizes the publicly published academic achievements,combs the progress and context of civil-military intelligence integration research in China,and discusses the shortcomings and development direction of civil-military intelligence integration research.[Result/conclusion]The existing relevant achieve-ments generally involve …

Factors Influencing Attitudes Towards Ex-Offenders, Sydney Mosser

All NMU Master's Theses

Every day, incarcerated individuals are being released back into the general population having served their time. However, these released ex-offenders are 83% likely to re-offend if they are not able to reintegrate properly (Alper et al., 2018). The present research explored how various factors of ex-offenders and community observers could have an influence on attitudes towards ex-offenders upon reintegration. Specifically, we looked at the influence of three manipulated characteristics of a hypothetical ex-offender, race, gender, and age, which were presented to the participant in the form of a vignette. After reading one randomly assigned vignette, the participants were asked to …

Passengers’ Deviant Behavior Mapping In Duri Train Station, Ahmad Zubair, Widyawati Sumadio, A.R.Z Putri

Jurnal Geografi Lingkungan Tropik (Journal of Geography of Tropical Environments)

The lack of train station facilities influences the passengers' deviant behavior. This paper aims to analyze the Pattern of Commuter Line passengers' behavior in Duri Station. In collecting data regarding the passengers' behavior, we observed the passengers using the Place Centeres Mapping method. This observation technique aims to understand how people utilize or accommodate their behavior at a particular time and location in the train station. This research model is divided into two stages. The first stage consists of observation and semi-structured interviews with the passengers. The second stage examines the passengers' behavior based on location within the train station. …

Spatial Analysis Of Land Use Suitability Against Regional Spatial Planning At The Food Estate Planning Site In Pulang Pisau Regency, Central Kalimantan, Budianto Budianto, Hafid Setiadi, Muhammad Dimyati, Supriatna Supriatna

Jurnal Geografi Lingkungan Tropik (Journal of Geography of Tropical Environments)

The limited space on land increases the important of spatial planning that is transparent, accountable and effective, which involves multi-stakeholders in its conception. Such planning is intended to create spatial arrangement that supports security, productivities and sustainability. In the attempt to secure food supply in the future, the government of Indonesia has initiated Food Estate program in 2020 which occupy some vast areas. By occupying large area, careful spatial planning and its proper implementation is highly important for a successful program. This study is a survey to the land use and land utilization in one of the planned areas for …