cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The decline of political theatre in 20th century Europe
Creators: name: Morgan, Margot Bonel
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: Many political theorists, from Hannah Arendt and Theodor Adorno to Sheldon Wolin and Jurgen Habermas, have noted that the twentieth century was a time of an “eclipse of the public sphere” and a “sublimation of politics.” Partly due to the traumas of world war, totalitarianism, and genocide, and partly due to the absorptive capacities of instrumental reason and mass consumerism, mid-twentieth century Europe experienced an exhaustion of radical energy and a hollowing out of political discourse. This dissertation contributes to the narration of these developments by offering an account of the decline of political theater in twentieth century Europe. While since the ancient Greeks theater had been an important medium of political reflection and communication—and thus an important genre of political theorizing—by the middle of the 20th century theater became, especially in Western Europe and the United States, a medium of mass entertainment deprived of political aspiration and bite. This dissertation tells the story of this decline of political theater through profiles of four of the most important, brilliant, and influential playwrights of the century—George Bernard Shaw, Bertolt Brecht, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Eugene Ionesco. The first three playwrights sought to dramatize the challenges of their times in ways that could promote radical political change. Each, in his own way, failed in this effort. The fourth, Ionesco, also experienced the traumas of the century, but responded by developing a new, “absurdist” theater that was deeply anti-political. By profiling these important writers, and by linking them in a narrative of political theater’s decline in the 20th century, this dissertation has two primary goals: to contribute to the remembrance of a “world we have lost,” and through such remembrance to incite contemporary political theorists to revisit and rethink the political potential of the theater.
Azteca chartifex subsp. multinida Forel, 1899, n. st.
Creators: name: Forel, A.
Publisher: name: Unknown Publisher
Year: 1899
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Azteca
Azteca chartifex
Azteca chartifex, race multinida

description: * Azteca chartifex, race multinida, n. st.
[[worker]]. Long. 2.3 a 2.9 millim. A peine ou pas dimorphe. Tete bien plus retrecie derriere et a cotes plus convexes que chez l' A. chartifex typique et que chez les races stalactitica et severini, Emery. Plus semblable a la r. laticeps et l'A. festai, dont elle a aussi l'ecaille haute et le mesonotum bossu, abrupt derriere. Mais la tete est plus allongee que chez la laticeps, les yeux sont plus convexes, l'ecaille plus verticale et la taille bien plus petite. Metanotum tres bas, comme chez la race severini. D'un noir luisant, avec les pattes, les antennes et le devant de la tete bruns.
Hab. Colombie, Ouriheka, pres de Rio Trio, Province de Santa Marta (Forel).
Pour le nid, voir Tab. II. fig. 3.
description: Published as part of Forel, A., 1899, Biologia Centrali-Americana; or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Insecta. Hymenoptera. 3 (Formicidae)., London :Unknown Publisher on pages 117-118
Zebinella Morch 1876
Creators: name: Thivaiou, Danae
name: Harzhauser, Mathias
name: Koskeridou, Efterpi
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Rissoinidae
Zebinella

description: Zebinella sp.
(Fig. 5 F1, F2)
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Sample F11: AMPG (IV) 2451-2454 (four specimens).
DIMENSIONS. — Maximum height: 3.40 mm (incomplete).
DISTRIBUTION. — Early Miocene. Proto-Mediterranean Sea: Greece (this paper).
DESCRIPTION
Shell small, turriculate. Protoconch smooth, incomplete, of at least 2 whorls. Early teleoconch whorls convex, with fine sculpture of slightly opisthocline axial ribs, and a spiral cord approximately at mid-height of the whorl.Teleoconch whorls flat; sculpture consists of the same axial ribs, fine irregularly spaced spiral cords present between ribs. Cords become stronger after the fifth whorl abapically. Sutures fine, linear.
REMARKS
This Zebinella species is represented only by incomplete specimens. We place it in Zebinella and not Rissoina because of the fine axial sculpture and the elongated shape of the shell. It is reminiscent of Zebinella cf. decussata (Montagu, 1803) from the Serravallian of the Karaman Basin in Turkey (Landau et al. 2013). Both taxa have delicate, flattened, opisthocline axial ribs, but the whorls of the Greek species are more convex.
The protoconch is incomplete in the present material, but seems to be smooth. A weak spiral cord appears on the first three teleoconch whorls teleoconch in the adapical half of the whorl, forming a weak angulation as in Zebinella cf. decussata; some finer spiral threads appear after the fifth teleoconch whorl abapically, which seem to distinguish the present species.
Recent representatives of the genus have been found on reef slopes and in sands between coral patches (Janssen et al. 2011).
description: Published as part of Thivaiou, Danae, Harzhauser, Mathias & Koskeridou, Efterpi, 2019, Early Miocene Gastropods from the Felli Section (Proto-Mediterranean Sea NW Greece), pp. 323-366 in Geodiversitas 41 (8) on pages 338-340, DOI: 10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a8, http://zenodo.org/record/3700008
Rhythm as a Counter-cultural Political Instrument of Empowerment in James Brown's 'Say it Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud'
Creators: name: BELWEFI, Kalthoum
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: AbstractLike other art forms, the tensely-rhythmical genre of funk music has often been touted as a powerful weapon to counter race-based regimes and carry overt political messages during the tension-filled period of the civil rights movement in America. Moreparticularly, at the end of the 1950s and the beginning of 1960s, funk music, which evolved from Rhythm and Blues, jazz and soul music, inspired the African American community to break free from the fetters of institutional racial segregation and give voiceto the downtrodden black race. Funk music is typified by its powerfully-rhythmical tones which echo much dynamism and energy. The song’s strong bass lines, drumbeats, syncopated beats and the recurrent refrain all along the song: “Say it Loud, I’m Blackand Proud” create rhythmic patterns that awaken black consciousness and emphasize black pride. Accordingly, that rhythm is a carrier of power is the quintessence of the present paper. It is a medium of expression that conveys life-changing thoughts. In this song, rhythm is featured as an effective strategy to re-construct the new Black identity and chart a new life wherein racial equity prevails. Brown’s rhythm-driven patterns are a prelude to a new life African Americans have long been waiting for.Keywords: rhythm, funk music, blacks, pride, empowerment, culture
MOESM1 of Two bifunctional enzymes from the marine protist Thraustochytrium roseum: biochemical characterization of wax ester synthase/acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase activity catalyzing wax ester and triacylglycerol synthesis
Creators: name: Nannan Zhang
name: Zejing Mao
name: Luo, Ling
name: Wan, Xia
name: Fenghong Huang
name: Yangmin Gong
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. A phylogenetic tree of WS/DGATs from plant, bacteria and T. roseum. The tree was generated according to the Neighbor-Joining algorithm. GenBank accession numbers are shown by following the corresponding species name. The percentages of bootstrap support, calculated from 1,000 replicates, are shown on the branches.
title: Programming nano-particle adjuvants to manipulate the immune response of vaccines
Creators: name: Raponi, Arianna
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 2024

description: Aluminium hydroxide (Alum) vaccine adjuvants are widely used in various vaccine applications. However, an important limitation of Alum adjuvants is their failure to stimulate cellular immune responses that are required to defeat intracellular pathogens, and it is thought that particle size could be an important factor in this limitation. To investigate potential new applications for these adjuvants, I tested micro- to nano-sized particles and measured their respective immune responses. To do this, I developed a protocol to obtain reproducible nanoparticles by optimising particle resuspension and characterising the parameters for a stable formulation. I found that the compounding strategy was a crucial point to avoid particle aggregation when combining the excipients in a formulation. Nanoalum showed slower internalisation in BMDC, formed smoother particles intracellularly and did not result in cell death or effective activation of BMDC. In contrast, Alum was found to induce cell death in BMDCs, likely due to endosomal rupture caused by its spiky shape. Alum also caused activation of BMDC, however the slow kinetics of activation suggested this was secondary to cell death. Moreover, the nano-sized adjuvant produced a milder Th2-biased response than that typically induced by Alum in C57BL/6 mice. Both adjuvants, however, allowed formulated particles to reach the lymph nodes through free translocation via lymphatic vessels and transportation via cell migration. In conclusion, the main difference between Nanoalum and Alum lies in Alum’s more effective ability to drive cell death mechanisms and trigger a stronger antibody and cytokine response, attributed to the combination of its particle size and shape.
Alvania Risso 1826
Creators: name: Thivaiou, Danae
name: Harzhauser, Mathias
name: Koskeridou, Efterpi
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Rissoidae
Alvania

description: Genus Alvania Risso, 1826
TYPE SPECIES. — Alvania europea Risoo, 1826 (= Alvania cimex (Linnaeus, 1758)), subsequent designation by Nevill (1885). Recent, Europe, Mediterranean Sea.
description: Published as part of Thivaiou, Danae, Harzhauser, Mathias & Koskeridou, Efterpi, 2019, Early Miocene Gastropods from the Felli Section (Proto-Mediterranean Sea NW Greece), pp. 323-366 in Geodiversitas 41 (8) on page 340, DOI: 10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a8, http://zenodo.org/record/3700008
Additional file 7: of Rapid diversification of homothorax expression patterns after gene duplication in spiders
Creators: name: Turetzek, Natascha
name: Khadjeh, Sara
name: Schomburg, Christoph
name: Nikola-Michael Prpic
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Marine Biology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Alignment of Hth2 proteins from four spider species. Abbreviations: Pp, Pholcus phalangioides; Cs, Cupiennius salei; Ag, Acanthoscurria geniculata; Pt, Parasteatoda tepidariorum. Dashes in the alignment denote gaps introduced to improve the alignment. (DOCX 126Â kb)
Simulation based evaluation of dynamic congestion pricing algorithms and strategies
Creators: name: Morgul, Ender Faruk
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: Congestion pricing is defined as charging motorists during peak hours to encourage them to either switch their travel times or to use alternative routes. The theory behind road pricing suggests that, in order to reach social optimum conditions, a toll needs to be charged which is equal to the difference between social marginal costs and private average costs of users. In recent years, with the help of technological developments such as electronic toll collection system, pricing can be done dynamically, that is, tolls can be set in a real-time fashion according to the on-line measured traffic conditions. Dynamic pricing is only being used in High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes. However time-dependent pricing idea can be used in a network setting where drivers have to make route choices that are relatively more complex than the choices they make in the case of HOT lanes. This thesis proposes a simulation-based evaluation of dynamic congestion pricing on the crossings of New York City where many of the limited number of crossings to the island of Manhattan are tolled and function as parallel alternatives. One of the key aspects of this study is the estimation of realistic values of time (VOT) for different classes of users, namely, commuters and commercial vehicles. New York region-specific VOT for commercial vehicles is estimated using a logit model of stated preference data. Two different simulation studies are conducted. First simulation study is performed using the software TransModeler by considering the Manhattan network with a simple step-wise dynamic tolling algorithm and modeling the driver behavior by taking VOT into consideration. In the second simulation study, a tolling algorithm which is applicable to two tolled alternative crossings is developed. The algorithm includes real time toll rate calculation depending on travel times on crossings and models the driver behavior in response to toll rates and real-time measured travel time information on alternative routes. The algorithm is tested in traffic simulation software Paramics on a network including the two tunnels between New Jersey and New York City with a microscopic simulation of the traffic entering Manhattan.
Azteca longiceps
Creators: name: Forel, A.
Publisher: name: Unknown Publisher
Year: 1899
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Azteca
Azteca longiceps

description: 19. Azteca longiceps.
Azteca longiceps, Emery, Mem. Accad. Sci. Bologna, (5) iii. p. 344 (?) (1893) 1. Hab. Guatemala, Pantaleon (Champion) [[[queen]]]; Costa Rica, Alajuela 1.
description: Published as part of Forel, A., 1899, Biologia Centrali-Americana; or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Insecta. Hymenoptera. 3 (Formicidae)., London :Unknown Publisher on page 119
Additional file 1: Table S1. of Molecular characterisation of protist parasites in human-habituated mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei), humans and livestock, from Bwindi impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Creators: name: Nolan, Matthew
name: Unger, Melisa
name: Yuen-Ting Yeap
name: Rogers, Emma
name: Ilary Millet
name: Harman, Kimberley
name: Fox, Mark
name: Kalema-Zikusoka, Gladys
name: Damer Blake
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Sequence data determined in this study, together with epidemiological information. (DOCX 15 kb)
Can social relationships explain the race paradox in mental health?
Creators: name: Mouzon, Dawne Marie
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: Biomedical research consistently finds that blacks have worse physical health than whites, even after controlling for socioeconomic status or SES.  This relationship is expected, given blacks' disproportionate exposure to psychosocial stress and discrimination. However, despite decades of research on the topic, there is surprising lack of consensus regarding race differences in mental health status.  In general, studies have found that blacks tend to have better mental health than whites, although the direction and magnitude of this relationship varies depending on the outcome used.  How might we resolve these discrepant findings of race differences in mental health that run counter to both the race patterns found for physical health and the well-established SES gradient in health?  Most past research attributes these unexpected findings (hereafter referred to as "the race paradox in mental health" to the idea that African Americans have stronger social networks that protect them against psychosocial distress.  There has been little comparative work examining race differences in the structure of social ties, and virtually no research explicitly testing whether stronger social ties among blacks relative to whites (if they exist) can account for the race paradox in mental health.  Using data from the 2003-2005 National Survey of American Life, I explore the extent to which family relationships, friendships, fictive kin relationships, and relationships with church members can explain the race paradox in mental health (using measures for any DSM mood/anxiety disorder, CES-D depressive symptoms, and self-rated mental health). The findings have implications for mental health measurement and how we understand the nature of social relationships among African Americans.
Additional file 1: Table S1. of Molecular characterisation of protist parasites in human-habituated mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei), humans and livestock, from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Creators: name: Nolan, Matthew
name: Unger, Melisa
name: Yuen-Ting Yeap
name: Rogers, Emma
name: Ilary Millet
name: Harman, Kimberley
name: Fox, Mark
name: Kalema-Zikusoka, Gladys
name: Damer Blake
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Sequence data determined in this study, together with epidemiological information. (DOCX 15 kb)
Three theoretical studies of ferroelectric materials in different geometries
Creators: name: P´Alov´A, Lucia
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: Using a combination of numerical and analytical techniques, I present characterizations of ferroelectric  materials in bulk, thin-film and nanostructure geometries. My results have impact on ongoing research and on design for nanodevices.    Size-dependent effects in ferroelectrics are important due to their long-range electrostatic interactions;  thus their dielectric properties depend on electromechanical boundary conditions. In my first study, I address the effects of strain on the measured properties of thin-film (TF) ferroelectrics. It has been suggested that the observed suppression of many TF dielectric characteristics implies underlying strain gradients in the film. I show that the same effects can be explained by a simpler model with homogeneous strain, and I suggest a “smoking gun” benchtop probe. The quantum paraelectric-ferroelectric transition (QPFT) is the topic of my second study. Using  methods including finite-size scaling and self-consistent Gaussian theory, I calculate the classical-quantum crossover in the dielectric susceptbility and the resulting temperature-pressure phase diagram; comparison with current experiment is excellent and predictions are made for future measurements. Here, temperature can be considered a “finite-size effet” in time, and previous results on the QPFT using diagrammatic techniques are recovered and extended using this approach.    Recent synthesis of artificially structured oxides with “checkerboard” patterning at the nanoscale has been reported, and this serves as motivation for my third study. Here, I use first-principles methods to characterize an atomic-scale BiFeO3-BiMnO3 nanocheckerboard, and find that it has properties that are distinctive from those of either parent compound. More specifically, it has both a spontaneous polarization and magnetization, and also displays a magnetostructural effect. My work on this prototypical multiferroic nanocheckerboard motivates further theoretical and experimental studies of new heterostructures with properties that are geometrically induced.
Stiffness and progressive damage analysis on random chopped fiber composite using FEM
Creators: name: Pan, Yi
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: The need of vehicle weight reduction and fuel efficiency in the automotive industry calls for  substituting traditional materials with lightweight ones. With the maturity of the preforming  technologies, random chopped fiber composites have received increasing attention in  recent years as replacement for traditional structural materials. In order to expand their  application, accurate material characterization is required. Material properties such as  effective elastic stiffness, material damage behavior, and strength are of primary interest. In this thesis, a micro-mechanics based finite element analysis method for the random  chopped fiber composite is developed. In order to obtain the effective material properties  of random chopped fiber composites, a modified random sequential adsorption technique  is proposed to generate the representative volume element of random chopped fiber composites. In the three-dimensional representative volume element generation algorithm, a  fiber is bended locally to avoid intersecting other fibers and consequently to overcome the  "jamming limit" in the existing techniques. The volume fraction of a representative volume  element generated by the modified random sequential adsorption is as high as that of the  specimens provided by industry, which is about 35% to 40%.  A homogenization scheme is applied to the finite element solution of the boundary value  problem, defined in the representative volume element with proper boundary conditions, to compute the effective elastic stiffness constants of the composite. An automatic procedure  based on a moving window technique is also presented to determine the proper size of the  representative volume element of the random chopped fiber composite.  Investigation on the damage behavior of the composite is carried out by using constituent's  mechanical properties. Three damage mechanisms are considered, namely, the  matrix cracking, interfacial debonding, and fiber breakage. The cohesive zone model is  adopted to represent interfacial debonding. The effect of matrix cracking is accounted for  by a modified von Mises yield criterion and subsequently a gradual material degradation  model. Fiber breakage is modeled by a stress-based failure criterion and a sudden material  degradation model. Effects of interfacial strength, critical energy release rate, and residual  thermal stress on the overall performance of the composite are investigated. The results  of the finite element analysis are validated by experimental data.
The larger mammal fossil assemblages from Beds III and IV, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Creators: name: Pante, Michael C.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: This dissertation represents the first taphonomically-informed assessment of the feeding behavior of Homo erectus.  Until now studies of the feeding behavior of Early Stone Age hominins based on the assemblage-wide proportions of tooth, cut, and percussion marks have focused on Oldowan sites attributed to Homo habilis leaving assessments of the subsistence capabilities of Homo erectus to inference.  This trend is the direct result of the river/channel depositional settings for most sites that are attributed to Homo erectus and the lack of a theoretically-grounded basis for interpreting fossil assemblages from such sites. Using a flume I have generated the first experimental sample designed to interpret bone assemblages that were modified by hominins and carnivores and subsequently disturbed by flowing water. Results show that the transportability of bone fragments is inversely related to the size of bone fragments as measured by length, width, cortical thickness, and indirectly by the size group of the carcass from which the fragments were generated.   More importantly, fluvial processes should not significantly alter the assemblage-wide proportions of tooth, cut, and percussion marks in low-energy fluvial environments. The results of flume experiments are applied here in the first taphonomic analysis of the larger mammal fossil assemblages from JK2, Bed III and WK, Bed IV, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania.  The results for both sites indicate that Homo erectus likely acquired earlier access to carcasses than its Oldowan hominin ancestors. However, only the younger WK site exhibits evidence for cooking indicating that the feeding behavior of the species was continually evolving.  The significance of this research lies not only in the results reported for the Bed III and IV fossil assemblages, but also in the methodology that was developed to interpret the results, which is broadly applicable to archaeological sites regardless of age or geographic location.  Further application of these methods will allow paleoanthropologists to track the increasingly pervasive role played by Homo erectus in the larger carnivore guild. For it is through this research that the social behavior of the species may ultimately be revealed and a greater understanding of our own behavior and societies can be obtained.
List of reviewed texts
Creators: name: Jons, Lotta
Publisher: name: Stockholm University
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 390303
subject: Higher education
classificationCode: 390307
subject: Teacher education and professional development of educators

description: What does it mean to feel passionately for the subject one teaches? What does such a passion entail for those involved in the teaching-learning situation? This study focuses on the teacher’s passion for their subject. Nine scholarly texts were reviewed, which allowed for four distinct notions of passion to be discerned: i.e., romantic, friendly, erotic, and divine love. Findings showed also combinations of these notions as well as ontological variations. Inductively created themes revealed that the foundations of these different notions of passion ranged from love of the Truth and the Good to a calling from the subject, and that the character of these notions ranged from them being about intellectual and emotional allure to being about their being disclosed and brought to fulfilment. It also revealed what the different notions of love entailed for the teacher, the student, and the subject itself: for the teacher – from a demand to seek the good in the subject to a requirement to perceive the subject as a voice, the subject in turn making their life meaningful; for the student – from becoming part of the community of “we who love subject X” to a “homecoming of self-hood”; and for the subject itself – from beginning to reveal itself to holding teachers and students accountable. The usefulness of the findings for teacher education and research on teacher–student relations is discussed.
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Intergenerational Trauma with Black British Females of Caribbean Heritage Who Are Third Generation Descendants of Windrush Migrants
Creators: name: Corrodus, Tahlia
Publisher: name: University of East London
Year: 2024
Subjects: Intergenerational trauma, Black British, IPA, counselling psychology, Caribbean heritage

description: Background/Aim: “Intergenerational trauma” is a concept that was developed to help explain generational challenges and patterns of behaviours that existed within families (O’Neill et al., 2016). Extensive research into the effects of the phenomenon have been conducted with Jewish Holocaust survivors and their children. As the conceptual understanding of psychological trauma has broadened, scholars have begun exploring intergenerational trauma with other cultures and ethnicities. Far less is known about the psychological impact of the phenomenon for Black people, and their experiences outside of mother-daughter dyad contexts. This study aims to partially bridge the gap by capturing the lived experiences of intergenerational trauma for third-generation, female descendants of Windrush migrants giving a voice to them and their ancestors in psychological research.

Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted online via Microsoft Teams video function with eight participants. The data was analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Six, Group Experiential Themes (GETs) and eighteen group subthemes emerged from the data.

Findings: Participants mostly expressed gratitude and respect for their Windrush grandparents for enduring challenging times in the UK. The belief was that this afforded the third-generation an “easier life” in Britain. A weighted sense of responsibility to heal from intergenerational traumas and to teach others within their families existed. Shared experiences of unhealthy parenting, silence and poor communication around traumatic events was experienced by all the participants. Future suggestions are for clinicians to consider the social, political, and familial context that may be associated with their Caribbean heritage client’s generation.
The social structure of large scale blackouts
Creators: name: Park, Hyunsoo
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: This dissertation analyzes and explores the social structure of large scale blackouts from organizational and institutional perspectives and in consideration of power relations. Between 1965 and 2003, large scale blackouts or cascading outages have happened continually in the West, Midwestern, and Northeastern regions in the United States. Because technology is not separate from society, it is helpful to examine large scale blackouts as a case of the collapse of socio-technical systems. From this perspective, the dissertation first tests hypotheses regarding the characteristics of vulnerable power systems. Then it explores four representative, large scale blackouts: the 1965 Northeast blackout, the 1977 New York City blackout, the 1996 Western blackout, and the 2003 Northeast blackout. In particular, it examines the creation of institutions for electricity reliability, the characteristics of the institutions for electricity reliability in each historical period, and the interactions between electric utilities and those institutions. The hypothesis test identifies as vulnerable those power systems having large size utility companies, weak institutional conditions (no strict standards, lack of complex human management, and weak regulatory relationships), high summer peaks, greater electric power losses than others, and (or) less investment in facilities and technologies. These characteristics are outcomes of the historical development and organization of power systems that created tightly interconnected power systems with individualized systems control. Large scale blackouts usually happen in the regions where vulnerable control areas are located.  The four case studies show that cascading outages happen continually due to the repeated failure to create “a culture of reliability” among organizations by means of a strong institution. Such an institution would centralize basic premises and assumptions corresponding to the interconnected grid systems and decentralize system operators’ decisions at the local level. Power relations obstruct the development of strong institutions for creating a culture of reliability that is necessary in inter-organizational relationships, resulting in an imbalance between efficiency and reliability. Powerful groups, usually private utilities whose interests are different from those of legislators and regulators, impede the centralization of values and goals in the inter-organizational relationships, and determine the degree of centralization.
Cost analyses on warranty policies for systems subject to two types of warranty periods
Creators: name: Park, Minjae
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: In general, a warranty is an obligation attached to products that requires the manufacturers to provide compensation for customer (buyer) according to the warranty terms when the warranted products fail to perform their intended functions [179]. A warranty is important to the manufacturer as well as the customer of any commercial product since it provides protection to both parties. As for the customer, a warranty provides a resource for dealing with items that fail due to the uncertainty of the product's performance and unreliable products. For the manufacturer, it provides protection since the warranty terms explicitly limit the responsibility of a manufacturer in terms of both time and type of product failure. Because of the role of the warranty, manufacturers have developed various types of warranty policy to grab the interest of the customers. However, manufacturers cannot extend the warranty period without limit and maximize warranty benefits because of the cost related to it.  Many researchers have investigated on the topic of warranty modeling and policy and expanded their studies of warranty in various different conditions, i.e., maintenance policies. In this dissertation, we focus on the developments of warranty cost models with various maintenance policies as well as the warranty policy with post warranty periods for single-component and multi-component systems including parallel-series, series-parallel and k-out-of-n systems from the perspectives of consumer and manufacturer, maintenance policies and repair policies. First, the role, concept and other factors of the warranty policies, are introduced. We conduct the literature review and present the selected mathematical background that will be used throughout the dissertation.   We develop several warranty cost models and derive reliability measures for various systems including series-parallel, parallel-series, and k-out-of-n configurations based on the proposed alter- and mixed- quasi-renewal processes. We focus on the warranty cost analysis including repairable products with a given warranty period using the induction method. Additionally, we use the non-homogenous Poisson process and minimal repair to develop warranty cost models for the k-out-of-n systems in the warranty period subject to failure times and repair times (two dimensional model). We combine maintenance policies and several warranty policies such as failure repair/replacement warranty, pro-rata warranty and combination warranty into the cost analysis. Additionally, we investigate the maintenance policies with warranty period and post warranty period based on two dimensions such as failure times and repair times. Finally, we present concluding remarks and future research topics.
Genes required for the oocyte-to-embryo transition in C. elegans
Creators: name: Parry, Jean Michele
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: The reproduction of a genetically distinct organism is a delicate process, and  requires, in most organisms, the faithful reproduction of a male and female  gamete, which must then find one another and fuse, and then undergo the  transition to developing embryo. This thesis is an examination of the molecules  required for fertilization in C. elegans, emphasizing the molecules involved in the  oocyte-to-embryo transition. The first chapter provides an introduction to the importance of fertility research,  the general processes of fertilization with an emphasis on mammalian  reproduction, the utility of C. elegans as a model organism for studying  fertilization, and the basics of reproduction in C. elegans. The second chapter discusses the general processes of the oocyte-to-embryo  transition in C. elegans, then outlines a module of molecules, which are known to  act during this process. Particular focus is given to the elucidation of the egg-4/5  genes, which are required for coupling the oocyte-to-embryo transition to the  advancement of the cell cycle. The EGG-4/5 proteins represent a new class of  molecules identified as protein-tyrosine phosphatase-like, and participate in a  novel method of kinase regulation. The third chapter introduces the importance of the cortical granule exocytosis  during the oocyte-to-embryo transition, and later to embryogenesis. A potential  new member of the cortical granules is described, egg-6, a C. elegans gene  which had been identified in previous works as being necessary to osmotic  integrity. Early molecular work may link the egg-6 gene to the establishment of  polarity in the embryo. The fourth chapter outlines the phenotypic and partial molecular characterization  of a gene required for spermiogenesis, spe-43. The process of spermiogenesis  in C. elegans is not only critical to fertility, but represents a model both for  differentiation without de novo protein synthesis, and for the evolutionary  development of an androdioecious species from a gonochoristic one. The fifth chapter provides summary discussion the molecules discussed, and  their roles in reproduction, with a particular focus on the oocyte-to-embryo  transition.
Evaluation of oxygen bomb methodology for studying frying chemistry
Creators: name: Peng, Teng
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Year: 2010

description: OxipresTM oxygen bomb instrumentation was evaluated for measuring oxygen consumption in studying reactions of food oils at frying temperatures. High oleic sunflower oil:corn oil blends (60:40 w/w) were heated in OxipresTM cells over a range of temperatures from 100 to 180 °C under different gases and pressures. Effects of sample size, temperature, pressure, pressurizing gas, heating time, mixing, and oil characteristics were determined. Conjugated dienes, peroxide values, aldehydes, and free fatty acids were measured to relate oxygen consumption curves to other chemical changes during lipid oxidation.  At 150 °C and above, oxygen consumption exhibited no induction periods and did not follow Arrhenius kinetics. Curves showed an initial pressure increase associated with oil heating, followed by a period of rapid decline, then a slowing in pressure decrease with continued heating. Limitations of oxygen diffusion may contribute to but do not fully explain this decreasing reactivity.  Oxygen consumption rates and net uptake increased with headspace oxygen  concentration (2, 5, 20, and 100%) and pressure (0.5 to 5 bars). The system accurately  differentiated oxidation sensitivity of oils with different degrees of unsaturation with  high reproducibility (average variation 2.27%). Oxygen consumption correlated with  aldehyde oxidation products, particularly under high oxygen, but not conjugated dienes  or hydroperoxides. Patterns of volatile products collected by short path thermal  ii  desorption tubes connected to Oxipres cells showed a homologous series of C2-C12 alkanes, alkenes, fatty acids, and aldehydes. These products are more consistent with thermal scission reactions than lipid autoxidation initiated by pre-formed hydroperoxides.  Overall, the Oxipres system provides very stable, sensitive control of pressure and temperature, but three modifications would improve its design. At frying temperatures, headspace pressure reflects oxygen consumption balanced against release of volatile products and oxygen produced in reactions. Replacing the current pressure transducer with an oxygen-specific sensor would eliminate complications from volatile products. The closed system with slow eddy currents in the oil is a useful research tool but does not accurately model real-life frying. Addition of a stirring mechanism would facilitate oxygen diffusion. Finally, a thermocouple to monitor the actual oil temperature and rates of heating would be very useful.
Democratic antimilitarism in postwar Japan
Creators: name: Peters, Benjamin A.
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Year: 2010

description: Since 1947, Japan has maintained its “Peace Constitution” un-amended, a constitution that guarantees “the right to live in peace” (Preamble), outlaws “war as a sovereign right of the nation,” and prohibits the maintenance of “land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential” (Article 9). Since its adoption sixty-three years ago, no Japanese citizens have killed or been killed in war. In this work I examine the functioning, maintenance, and interpretation of the Constitution of Japan and establish the critical juncture during which the Japanese public came to embrace the values of democratic antimilitarism and incorporate them into their political collective identity and historical memory. In addition, I identify the analytic structure of contestation over the fate of the constitution in the postwar years, demonstrating the role that Japanese citizens have played in defending the constitution against government officials who advocate its revision.
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Social reward is intact in BALB/c mice, attenuated by postnatal valproic acid treatment, and unaffected by GSTM1 knockout in a neurodevelopmental animal model of autism
Creators: name: Parsons, Teresa Camille
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Year: 2010

description: In a neurodevelopmental model of autism with age, genetic background and toxicant exposure as factors, three experiments assessed social reward in adolescent mice using an adapted social conditioned bedding preference task. Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder behaviorally defined by restricted and repetitive activities and interests, core impairments in communication, and pervasive deficits in social interaction. Although no single causal agent has been identified, a plausible candidate may be early toxicant exposure in individuals with genetic vulnerability. The generation of reactive oxygen species may be a mechanism shared by toxicants such as valproic acid, which leads to autistic-like symptoms in both mice and humans. Thus, these experiments examined the effects of BALB/c strain, GSTM1 mice lacking an enzyme involved in oxidative stress, and BALB/c mice treated with postnatal valproic acid, on social conditioning in adolescent mice. Results revealed intact social conditioning in BALB/c mice and GSTM1 mice. However, postnatal valproic acid treatment led to social conditioning deficits and perseverative responding in adolescent BALB/c mice. Collectively, these results corroborate previous studies suggesting that early postnatal toxicant exposure induces social deficits in adolescence. Use of the social conditioning paradigm allowed assessment of deficits in individual mice, reducing potential for experimental confounds during the test. Furthermore, these experiments lay the foundation for investigations of the effects of genotype-toxicant interaction on social conditioning or subsequent social behavior.
Azteca bicolor
Creators: name: Forel, A.
Publisher: name: Unknown Publisher
Year: 1899
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Azteca
Azteca bicolor

description: 20. Azteca bicolor.
Azteca bicolor, Emery, Mem. Accad. Sci. Bologna, (5) iii. p. 141 (1893) '.
Hab. Guatemala, Pantaleon (Champion); Nicaragua, Chontales (Janson) [[[queen]]]; Panama, Bugaba (Champion) [[[worker]] [[queen]]]. - Amerique meridionale, Paraguay 1.
Je ne suis pas tres sur de la determination des individus de l'Amerique centrale A. hypophylla, Forel, est un espece voisine *.
description: Published as part of Forel, A., 1899, Biologia Centrali-Americana; or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Insecta. Hymenoptera. 3 (Formicidae)., London :Unknown Publisher on pages 119-120
Global formation of race in close quarters
Creators: name: Phillips, Danielle Taylor
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Year: 2010

description: My dissertation investigates the experiences of southern African American women migrating to New York after emancipation and Irish women, who became heavily concentrated in domestic service positions there as a result of the migration that followed the devastating potato famines of the 1840s and 1850s. Although both groups of women were clearly marginalized because of their racial, gender, and class status, they moved to the center of debates about the meanings of citizenship, blackness, non-whiteness, whiteness, and the ideals of domesticity in the United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. As southern Black, immigrant, and white women came into greater contact in the domestic sphere, the supposed “bedrock” of American civilization, it became a site of contention as groups negotiated modes of power and definitions of who was white and who was an “American.” Native-born white employers and Irish and southern African American domestic workers used personal interactions, letters to the editor, satirical images, and newspaper and journal articles as platforms to construct identities that would allow them to claim the material and ideological promises of the “American Dream.”   Debates about the “domestic service problem” in New York City did not occur in isolation, of course.  Harper’s Bazaar and other periodicals carried these discussions overseas, featuring transnational conversations between employers in the U.S. and London who exchanged tips about how to deal with the “belligerent” domestic workers who were “invading” their homes and providing “inadequate” service. This study also examines how Black intellectuals including W.E.B. Du Bois and Anna Julia Cooper inserted their own theoretical contributions into this global debate about domestic service and the particular interaction between Irish and southern African American female laborers in the North.