cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Forensic Facial Reconstruction: Soft Tissue Thickness from Medical Record Computed Tomography Images
Creators: name: Simpson, Ashley
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Forensic facial tissue

description: Unidentified human remains are examined using a multitude of forensic techniques (i.e., DNA and fingerprinting) to identify the individual. The last-resort is facial reconstruction, which aims to produce a likeness of the individual that can be recognized by someone familiar with the person (Wilkinson C. , Forensic Facial Reconstruction, 2004). Facial soft tissue thickness (FSTT) datasets allow forensic artists to transform the unidentified skull into a representation of the individual’s face. Over the years, several methodologies have been studied and recommended to create these datasets (needle puncture, ultrasound, CT, MRI). This paper assesses the use of medical record computed tomography (CT) images to improve the accuracy of forensic facial reconstructions. The vastness of available data in medical records can improve the specificity of each forensic reconstruction. Additionally, using medical records can provide geographical region-specific FSTT values. Region-specific values will be valuable as more cultures and ethnicities migrate and connect. This paper randomly selected 30 medical records of individuals ages 21-38 from three different ancestral groups: Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic. This study grouped subjects by sex and race for statistical comparison. FSTT was collected at eight facial landmarks using a DICOM viewer called PACS. The tissue depths measured were analyzed and compared with previous CT datasets. ANOVA results showed two statistically significant (p<0.05) landmarks at the infraorbital and zygomatic arch. Due to time restrictions, the sample size used for this study was very small resulting in a large percent error. Understandably the data from this study alone is not helpful to the field of forensic facial reconstruction, but the future potential described in this paper is promising. One way to increase the accuracy of facial reconstructions is to identify groups of similar morphology. The more we expand the dataset across individuals of various ages and races, the more narrowly the groups can be defined. This paper shows that FSTT collected from medical records is a valuable source of data for facial reconstruction datasets, but the risk for error is significant. Therefore, an automated method of data extraction that minimizes the risk for error would be a viable future project.
title: T-Shirt: NCAA Final Four, ca. March, 2006
Creators: name: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: George Mason University
subject: Basketball
subject: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
subject: Final Four

description: T-Shirt: color, size xx large
description: Official NCAA Final Four t-shirt featuring logo of each of the participating teams (UCLA, University of Florida, Louisiana State University, and George Mason). 2005-06 Men's Basketball Season and Tournament Run Collection Box 4
EVALUACIÓN DEL IMPACTO EN LA UTILIZACIÓN DEL LIBRO DE CURSO EN EL RENDIMIENTO ACADÉMICO ESTUDIANTIL DE LA MATERIA DE CÁLCULO INTEGRAL..
Creators: name: Aguirre, Steven
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2024

description: ENSAYO DE LA EVALUACIÓN DEL IMPACTO EN LA UTILIZACIÓN DEL LIBRO DE CURSO EN EL RENDIMIENTO ACADÉMICO ESTUDIANTIL DE LA MATERIA DE CÁLCULO INTEGRAL.
EVALUACIÓN DEL IMPACTO EN LA UTILIZACIÓN DEL LIBRO DE CURSO EN EL RENDIMIENTO ACADÉMICO ESTUDIANTIL DE LA MATERIA DE CÁLCULO INTEGRAL..
Creators: name: Aguirre, Steven
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024

description: ENSAYO DE LA EVALUACIÓN DEL IMPACTO EN LA UTILIZACIÓN DEL LIBRO DE CURSO EN EL RENDIMIENTO ACADÉMICO ESTUDIANTIL DE LA MATERIA DE CÁLCULO INTEGRAL.
Shang shu tong kao : shi juan [volume 04]
尚書通考 : 十卷 [第四冊]
Creators: name: Huang, Zhencheng, 1288-1362
name: 黄鎮成, 1288-1362
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2018

description: Hand-written copy, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: [Chao ben]
INFORME EVALUACIÓN DEL IMPACTO EN LA UTILIZACIÓN DEL LIBRO DE CURSO EN EL RENDIMIENTO ACADÉMICO ESTUDIANTIL DE LA MATERIA DE CÁLCULO INTEGRAL.
Creators: name: Aguirre, Steven
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024

description: INFORME EVALUACIÓN DEL IMPACTO EN LA UTILIZACIÓN DEL LIBRO DE CURSO EN EL RENDIMIENTO ACADÉMICO ESTUDIANTIL DE LA MATERIA DE CÁLCULO INTEGRAL.
The Chesapeake Bay SENCER Center for Innovation 2013 - Opportunities for Collaboration
Creators: name: Wood, Tom
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2013
Subjects: assessment; team teaching; faculty learning community; interdisciplinary learning; evidence-based practices

description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol 5 (2013): Transformational Learning Campuswide: Insights to Enhance Student Engagement
Inkongruenz als Indiz – G.G. CORBETTS Kongruenzhierarchie als Mittel der Rekonstruktion, dargestellt am Beispiel der Entstehung von Femininum und Plural im Indogermanischen
Creators: name: List, Johann-Mattis
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Historical linguistics

description: This is a term paper that was written in the end of the winter term 2004 at the Freie University Berlin, discussing the evolution of the feminine gender in Indo-European.
Mindfulness in the Higher Education Classroom - Improving Student Knowledge Retention with Meditation
Creators: name: Youmans, Robert
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2013
Subjects: evidence-based practices; well-being; mindfulness

description: New research shows that even very simple forms of meditation training can
enhance the cognitive skills required for successful knowledge retention. This
session will explain why researchers believe that meditation can improve students'
performance. Session participants will learn how to teach or administer a simple
form of meditation called the "counting method" that is taught to novices within
the Zen Buddhist meditation tradition. The main purpose of this form of meditation
training is to improve the practitioner's concentration, which allows students to
learn more during lectures or study sessions.
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol 5 (2013): Transformational Learning Campuswide: Insights to Enhance Student Engagement
Shang shu tong kao : shi juan [volume 02]
尚書通考 : 十卷 [第二冊]
Creators: name: Huang, Zhencheng, 1288-1362
name: 黄鎮成, 1288-1362
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2018

description: Hand-written copy, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: [Chao ben]
Inkongruenz als Indiz – G.G. CORBETTS Kongruenzhierarchie als Mittel der Rekonstruktion, dargestellt am Beispiel der Entstehung von Femininum und Plural im Indogermanischen
Creators: name: List, Johann-Mattis
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Historical linguistics

description: This is a term paper that was written in the end of the winter term 2004 at the Freie University Berlin, discussing the evolution of the feminine gender in Indo-European.
Insights into Student Engagement - Best Practices and Empirical Support
Creators: name: Gentemann, Karen
name: Zhang, Zhicheng
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2013
Subjects: student engagement; evidence-based practices; Mason resource

description: Student engagement in college impacts their learning and development. Current

research advocates a broad-based approach to promoting student engagement

through high-impact practices on the part of faculty, students, and institutional

environment. During this session, presenters will share specific research-based

best practices that faculty can adopt to promote student engagement and

introduce an empirical data source, including highlights from reports, available

to the Mason community based on the National Survey of Student Engagement

to inform faculty and staff on Masonâ€™s strengths and challenges in student

engagement, growth, and satisfaction within the context of a national landscape.
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol 5 (2013): Transformational Learning Campuswide: Insights to Enhance Student Engagement
Social Role of Community Singers – Social Status of Folk Artists
Creators: name: S, Veerakannan
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Tamil literature

description: People's Singers hold a distinct and irreplaceable place in the vast landscape of musical artistry, setting themselves apart from other categories of singers through their profound commitment to social issues and the plight of marginalized communities. Unlike mainstream artists whose work may often focus on personal experiences or entertainment value, People's Singers dedicate their talents to voice the struggles and aspirations of the oppressed and downtrodden within our hierarchical society. They use their melodies and lyrics as powerful tools for social commentary, aiming to raise awareness about inequality, injustice, and the myriad challenges faced by those who are often silenced or overlooked. This article seeks to delve deeper into the social standing of People's Singers, examining the factors that contribute to their unique role as advocates for change and justice. It will discuss the often underappreciated contributions they make to society, shining a light on how their art can inspire collective action and foster a sense of unity among communities facing adversity. Furthermore, the article aims to identify the barriers these artists encounter, such as limited visibility, lack of funding, and systemic inequalities that can hinder their ability to reach wider audiences.
Supplementary document for Enhancing optical path inside capillary without sacrificing light intensity: application to compact and high-sensitive photometer - 6245824.pdf
Creators: name: Li, Xuejing
name: Huang, Hui
name: Cai, Weicheng
name: Zhao, Jian
name: Liu, Pengbo
name: Sun, Changkai
name: Jin, Zengbin
name: Wu, Yajun
name: Liu, Mingchang
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Measurement results of the WIE samples by using the OBS photometer, the metal capillary photometer, and the commercial spectrometer.
The Perfect Blend - Aligning Learning Outcomes, Activities, and Assessments in the Blended Learning Environment
Creators: name: Nodine, Steve
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2013
Subjects: hybrid courses; blended learning; curriculum design; stuent engagement; classroom management

description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol 5 (2013): Transformational Learning Campuswide: Insights to Enhance Student Engagement
Infusing Critical Pedagogy in Graduate Courses - Lessons from Teacher Education Programs-Strategies that Work and Sometimes Don't
Creators: name: Nasser, Ilham
name: Wong, Shelley
name: View, Jenice
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2013
Subjects: critical thinking; graduate students; student reflection

description: This presentation focuses on successes and challenges in teaching critical

pedagogy to enhance critical thinking in graduate coursework, using a framework

inspired by the work of Paulo Freire (1970/2010) and his definition of critical

pedagogy that necessitates praxisâ€”a continual spiral of reflection, action, and

theoryâ€”toward an analysis of power and ultimately toward liberation from abuses

of power.
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol 5 (2013): Transformational Learning Campuswide: Insights to Enhance Student Engagement
New Approaches to Service-Learning Pedagogy - Transformational Learning through Community Engagement
Creators: name: Wagner, Wendy
name: Mathison, Patty
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2013
Subjects: service learning; experiential learning

description: Service-Learning is a proven pedagogy for fostering transformational learning

in every discipline. Many Mason faculty have found that engaging students in

addressing some of the challenges in our local communities is the best way to meet

their course learning objectives. These projects not only provide opportunities to

apply classroom learning, they also challenge students to deal with the complexity

of the "real world." Community engagement requires students to wrestle with

the influences of cultural values, power and privilege, social capital, economic

systems, corporate and government policies, and other factors that contribute to

the problems of our times.
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol 5 (2013): Transformational Learning Campuswide: Insights to Enhance Student Engagement
Ethiopian Journal of Technical and Vocational Education and Training, EJTVET, V2, N1
Creators: name: Bayih, Animaw
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2023

description: The Ethiopian Journal of Technical and Vocational Education and Training is the publication of the Federal TVT Institute, one of the public higher learning institutions in Ethiopia mandated to produce TVT trainers, leaders, and industry technicians. The journal publishes research outputs conducted in TVT areas and the world of work. It publishes original works like empirical studies, systematic reviews, case studies, and book reviews carried out in the areas, but not limited to:  TVT delivery,  TVT curricula  TVT leadership  Technology innovation, adaptation, and copy  Labour market analysis  Value-chain analysis  Indigenous knowledge and skills in TVT  Entrepreneurship  Green TVT  Innovative Capacity Building  Employability  Public-private partnership in TVT The journal does not publish research on sectors not directly linked to the TVT sector.
Looking Both Ways - Reflection and Debriefing as Capacity Building in Experiential Learning
Creators: name: Rose-Jensen, Sarah
name: Cerasani, Gina
name: Nalbo, Dhirendra
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2013
Subjects: experiential learning; critical thinking; assessment; scholarship of teaching and learning; classroom management; student reflection

description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol 5 (2013): Transformational Learning Campuswide: Insights to Enhance Student Engagement
CFP - TRANSCENDING BORDERS AND BINARIES:  New Insights into Language, Literature, and Culture
Creators: name: Penda, Petar
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: American literature
subject: English language
subject: English literature
subject: Literature

description: CALL FOR PAPERS   The Department of English, at the Faculty of Philology, University of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina), in cooperation with the School of English and American Studies, University of Opole (Poland) and the College of Liberal Arts, University of Central Oklahoma (USA) are pleased to announce the third conference on English language and literary studies CELLS: Transcending Borders and Binaries: New Insights into Language, Literature, and Culture.
CFP - TRANSCENDING BORDERS AND BINARIES: New Insights into Language, Literature, and Culture
Creators: name: Penda, Petar
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Literature
subject: American literature
subject: English literature
subject: English language

description: CALL FOR PAPERS

The Department of English, at the Faculty of Philology, University of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina), in cooperation with the School of English and American Studies, University of Opole (Poland) and the College of Liberal Arts, University of Central Oklahoma (USA) are pleased to announce the third conference on English language and literary studies CELLS: Transcending Borders and Binaries: New Insights into Language, Literature, and Culture.
Li dai jun jian : wu shi juan [volume 05]
歷代君鑒 : 五十卷 [第五冊]
Creators: name: Ming Daizong, Emperor Of China, 1428-1457
name: 明代宗, 中國皇帝, 1428-1457
Publisher: name: [Beijing] : [Nei fu]
Year: 2017

description: Wood-block printing, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: [Ke ben]
The Mother Without an Identity
Creators: name: DeGregori, Mallory
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: American literature

description: Within Gothic Literature the identity of the mother causes women to lose their own identity. For the mothers in Beloved, "Everything That Rises Must Converge", and "Greenleaf" their identity of themselves is lost as they identity as being the mother of their children rather than their own individual person. Some gothic mothers are absent mothers without an identity so that the narrative and protagonist is free of an overprotective figure that will prevent chaos from occurring to the protagonist. The mothers in "The River" and "A Temple of the Holy Ghost" are absent mothers as their lack of presence in the text allows for chaos to take the narrative and the protagonist to a revelation. For the mothers in "Clytie", "The Ballad of the Sad Café", and "A Rose for Emily" the absent mother is without an identity because the mother needs to remain absent in order for the narrative to take place. The mothers within these texts are all without an identity so that they can remain the mother who is either overprotective and needs to be killed off in order for a child's revelation to take place or is already dead so that the revelation can come forth. Without the mother the child is thrust into the world of reality and into a world of guilt and sorrow.
Li dai jun jian : wu shi juan [volume 14]
歷代君鑒 : 五十卷 [第十四冊]
Creators: name: Ming Daizong, Emperor Of China, 1428-1457
name: 明代宗, 中國皇帝, 1428-1457
Publisher: name: [Beijing] : [Nei fu]
Year: 2017

description: Wood-block printing, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: [Ke ben]
Enhancing Learning through Visualization - Bringing Data and Equations to Life
Creators: name: Zoltek, Stanley
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2013
Subjects: technology-enhanced learning; online learning; STEM education

description: We demonstrate how Mathematica, a powerful visualization and computational tool available to all students faculty and staff, is being used to visually interpret data sets and create "manipulations" that allow students to visualize, in real-time, the effect of modifying a parameter. Examples will be drawn from a variety of disciplines, including literature, history, psychology, and mathematics: we will (1) visualize character location in Shakespeare's plays, (2) graphically display details of categorical interconnections in the elements of a set, such as US presidents who were vice presidents, or who were vice presidents and governors, (3) work with a "digital" Rorschach Test. Currently, we use Mathematica as the central tool for collaboration by students in an online precalculus course. Demonstrations that model specific course topics are assigned to groups of students. The groups are tasked with "explaining" the demonstration. For example, a demonstration might display a sine curve with "sliders" controlling the amplitude, frequency, and phase shift. Students can move the sliders, but can't see the values assigned. They must determine what values are being assigned to the constants in order to obtain the specified graphs. Simple demonstrations are easy to make and thousands of open source demonstrations are available at demonstrations.wolfram.com.
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol 5 (2013): Transformational Learning Campuswide: Insights to Enhance Student Engagement
The Mother Without an Identity
Creators: name: DeGregori, Mallory
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: American literature

description: Within Gothic Literature the identity of the mother causes women to lose their own identity. For the mothers in Beloved, “Everything That Rises Must Converge”, and “Greenleaf” their identity of themselves is lost as they identity as being the mother of their children rather than their own individual person. Some gothic mothers are absent mothers without an identity so that the narrative and protagonist is free of an overprotective figure that will prevent chaos from occurring to the protagonist. The mothers in “The River” and “A Temple of the Holy Ghost” are absent mothers as their lack of presence in the text allows for chaos to take the narrative and the protagonist to a revelation. For the mothers in “Clytie”, “The Ballad of the Sad Café”, and “A Rose for Emily” the absent mother is without an identity because the mother needs to remain absent in order for the narrative to take place. The mothers within these texts are all without an identity so that they can remain the mother who is either overprotective and needs to be killed off in order for a child’s revelation to take place or is already dead so that the revelation can come forth. Without the mother the child is thrust into the world of reality and into a world of guilt and sorrow.
Learning to Move Like Professional Counter-Strike Players
Creators: name: Durst, David
name: Xie, Feng
name: Sarukkai, Vishnu
name: Shacklett, Brennan
name: Frosio, Iuri
name: Tessler, Chen
name: Kim, Joohwan
name: Taylor, Carly
name: Bernstein, Gilbert
name: Choudhury, Sanjiban
name: Hanrahan, Pat
name: Fatahalian, Kayvon
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Graphics (cs.GR)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In multiplayer, first-person shooter games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), coordinated movement is a critical component of high-level strategic play. However, the complexity of team coordination and the variety of conditions present in popular game maps make it impractical to author hand-crafted movement policies for every scenario. We show that it is possible to take a data-driven approach to creating human-like movement controllers for CS:GO. We curate a team movement dataset comprising 123 hours of professional game play traces, and use this dataset to train a transformer-based movement model that generates human-like team movement for all players in a "Retakes" round of the game. Importantly, the movement prediction model is efficient. Performing inference for all players takes less than 0.5 ms per game step (amortized cost) on a single CPU core, making it plausible for use in commercial games today. Human evaluators assess that our model behaves more like humans than both commercially-available bots and procedural movement controllers scripted by experts (16% to 59% higher by TrueSkill rating of "human-like"). Using experiments involving in-game bot vs. bot self-play, we demonstrate that our model performs simple forms of teamwork, makes fewer common movement mistakes, and yields movement distributions, player lifetimes, and kill locations similar to those observed in professional CS:GO match play.
description: The project website is at https://davidbdurst.com/mlmove/
SAMARQAND VILOYATI O'G'UZLARI SHEVALARIDA MA'NODOSH SO'ZLAR TAHLILI
Creators: name: Raxmonov, Salohiddin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Ushbu maqolada Samarqand viloyati o‘g’uz shevalari nutqida uchraydigan ba’zi ma’nodosh so’zlar tahlil qilingan.
Bibliographic Essays - Inquiry and Engagement
Creators: name: Schoeny, Mara
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2013
Subjects: experiential learning; research experiences for undergraduates

description: The focus of the demonstration is how I have used a bibliographic essay assignment in teaching a program evaluation course. The assignment framework was originally presented in a GMU teaching professional development workshop (developed and presented by Jim Young, Library Services). Assigned as a group project, it requires investigating, analyzing, and organizing existing resources for evaluation into a narrative discussion and review, written to help orient those new to the subject. The assignment works well as a mechanism for getting students engaged in current reports from government agencies and NGO's that often provide the most up-to-date information on particular contexts and evaluation efforts, as well as general texts on evaluation and academic articles. Over time, I have adapted and further developed the assignment, using it at first to assist students in constructing resource handbooks for underdeveloped sectors of the field. As evaluation efforts have exploded in our field, the current focus is as often on information management, where students are confronted with an overwhelming quantity of information that they must learn to navigate, analyze and interpret. The essay is used to support their final project focused on evaluating particular types of programs.
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol 5 (2013): Transformational Learning Campuswide: Insights to Enhance Student Engagement
You Did It! - Helping Students Win Prestigious Fellowships
Creators: name: Berger, LaNitra
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2013
Subjects: Mason resource; graduate students; mentoring; advising

description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol 5 (2013): Transformational Learning Campuswide: Insights to Enhance Student Engagement
title: Report: Task Force on New Towns, "Summary Report of the Task Force on New Towns," October 16, 1967
Creators: name: Task Force On New Towns
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
subject: New communities

description: Textual: Report, hole punched copy; 10.5” x 8” (25.4 cm x 21.6 cm)
description: Report created by the Task Force on New Towns entitled "Summary Report of the Task Force on New Towns" dated October 16, 1967. This summary report proposes that the federal government provide financial incentives to developers for the creation and development of new communities. This report is organized into four sections. The first section is an introduction, with section two discussing the proposals of the task force, section three the benefits of new communities, and section four the potential of new communities. Also, included in this report is a list of the task force members. Planned Community Archives Collection, 483.08
title: Paper: "History and Applications of Interpretive Structural Modeling," May 23, 1979
Creators: name: Warfield, John
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 1979
Subjects: subject: Warfield, John N.
subject: Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM)
subject: Matrix
subject: Symbolic language

description: Manuscript: typescript with illustrations, tables, and figures. 33 pgs., 8.5" x 11" (21.6 cm x 29.7 cm)
description: In this paper, Warfield outlines some of the basic concepts of Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM). Using matrices, figures, and flow-charts, Warfield explains how the symbolic language that accompanies ISM works. He then traces the history of ISM to its "mathematical ancestors." There are three attached appendices: "Some Applications of Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM)," "Bibliography on Applications of Structural Modeling (ISM)," November 25, 1978, and "Bibliography on Theory of Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM)," November 25, 1978. John N. Warfield Collection 27.40.
Men and “Scribbling Women”: Changing Places in Captivity
Creators: name: DeGregori, Mallory
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: American literature
subject: Romance-language literature

description: Sentimental fiction and domestic novels elevated the female voice, giving authority to the womanly experience as wives, mothers, and women. Novels such as Maria Susanna Cummins’s The Lamplighter and Sara Payson Willis’s Ruth Hall adopted the ideology of feminine behavior and womanliness while, implying tones of dissatisfaction with the role and image of women within society. Thus elevating the idea of woman’s independence and moral superiority over men. This literary and cultural shift changed the writing sphere as women writers outsold popular, contemporary writers Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville. Women writers dominated the sentimental and domestic genre that male equivalents could not produce. Melville’s Pierre; or the Ambiguities attempted to engage in the sentimental style and topics that women writers were undertaking, but based on book sales and contemporary criticism it is evident that Melville could not appeal to American society as successfully as women writers. Hawthorne’s literary earnings from The Blithedale Romance reveal the same unsuccessful attempts as Melville and his remarks upon women writers and sentimental fiction to his friend and publisher William D. Ticknor demonstrate the threat male writers felt from the progress of women writers. This paper’s comparison of male and female writers analyzes how women advancing as authors affects men as authors, men within novels, and males attempting to engage in sentimental writing. I argue that the sentimental and domestic genre allows women to advance in society leaving the captivity of domesticity, while the male counterparts are forced into captivity as they are removed from their dominant position within society.
Assessment of Capstone Geology Mapping Course: Outdoor, Experiential Learning
Creators: name: Nord, Julia
name: Mattietti, Giuseppina Kyser
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2013
Subjects: STEM education; assessment; experiential learning; research experiences for undergraduates; scholarship of teaching and learning

description: Geologists often state that â€œthe best geologist is the one who sees the most rocksâ€, however, there is little to no documentation that directly supports this claim.Â  Very little has been done on assessment of field based, experiential learning classes except in the fields of outward bound and outdoor leadership.Â  All GMU students in BA Geology and BS Earth Science must take GEOL404 Geological Field Techniques.Â  Students spend 6 weeks in the field mapping (individually and in teams) the local geology to interpret the geologic history of the area. It is an interesting course to assess as students can take either a GMU-offered course, ran jointly with UNC, Chapel Hill, or anotherÂ  equivalent course offered by a USA University. This gives a unique perspective on the studentâ€™s perceived preparation with respect to students from other Universities.Â  The SENCER-SALG tool isÂ  used to examine student learning, engagement and long-term habit-forming outcomes. Students attending Field camp in 2013 complete a pre and post survey.Â  Students from past years complete a survey withÂ  questions relating to pre and post Field Camp, and their views 2-3 years post field camp. This study offers a framework for assessing other field based courses in applied disciplines.
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol 5 (2013): Transformational Learning Campuswide: Insights to Enhance Student Engagement
Improved Learning at Environmental Studies on the Piedmont
Creators: name: Wood, Tom
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2013
Subjects: STEM education; research experiences for undergraduates; experiential learning; Mason resource

description: Environmental Studies on the Piedmont is a 1000 acre field station near campus available for adding value to many existing courses, or for creating exciting new courses. In this session we will provide an overview of opportunities for faculty from any discipline to utilize course visits to the field station. We will discuss existing courses that use active learning practices that are highly valued by students and exceed the old notion of a "field trip". We will present ideas to add value to any course and promote deeper learning. We will show you how students will self identify increased interest, capacity and ability to apply their canonical knowledge and consequently improve understanding and retention of new knowledge. Regardless of the discipline, experiences students have on the field station enrich their learning. Join us to see if the field station can add value to your teaching experiences.
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol 5 (2013): Transformational Learning Campuswide: Insights to Enhance Student Engagement
Adding Fuel to the Fire: Sparking Student Engagement and Global Awareness by Simulating Energy Resource Negotiations
Creators: name: Gatsias, Athanasios
name: Mescioglu Gur, Gul
name: Lazarus, Ned
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2013
Subjects: global learning; simulations

description: In recent years, the discovery of vast undersea reserves of natural gas has sparked tension in the Eastern Mediterranean region, between parties embroiled in longstanding conflicts over identity and territory â€“ e.g. Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey, Israel and Lebanon. Meanwhile, at Mason, five course sections of undergraduate students have attempted to internalize, articulate, and reconcile the competing claims to drilling rights that are setting that volatile region on a collision course. The framework is Adding Fuel to the Fire: Energy Resources and International Negotiation, a role-play simulation designed by S-CARâ€™s Undergraduate Experiential Learning Project (UELP). In the simulation, students enact a hypothetical United Nations summit, in which 10 conflict parties attempt to resolve their resource disputes according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Designed for S-CARâ€™s â€œGlobal Conflict Analysis and Resolution" course (CONF 340), this simulation uses a contemporary real-world scenario to enhance understanding of the complex dynamics of conflict and negotiation at interstate, regional and international levels, and the roles of identity, interests, and international law as potential drivers of escalation or resolution. After highly successful simulations at Mason, UELP staff will be bringing the activity to the actual region of conflict this summer, leading simulations on campuses in Malta and Turkey. Presenters will provide a brief demonstration of pedagogical highlights of the simulation, and present comparative evaluation findings from students at Mason and abroad.
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol 5 (2013): Transformational Learning Campuswide: Insights to Enhance Student Engagement
Student-Centered Learning Using Feature Films
Creators: name: Meamber, Laurie
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2013
Subjects: student engagement; technology-enhanced learning

description: This Demonstration session will showcase the use of commercial films to enhance student engagement and learning. The session will detail a project that asks undergraduate students to analyze a film for its marketing and consumer behavior content. The innovation was first profiled in December 2012 in an Office of Media and Public Relations story "Marketing Students Head to the Movies to Learn about Consumer Behavior". Students completing this assignment learn to think comprehensively about consumer behavior and to explain the behavior that is depicted in a film. The goal of the innovation is for students to apply and synthesize knowledge in order to understand their own consumer decision-making behavior and how marketers can influence behavior. This project can be utilized variety of humanities and social science courses. For example, students discuss a variety of topics illustrated in a filmâ€”isuch as interpersonal communication and persuasion strategies used by the film characters in "Love and Other Drugs" for a communications class; organization leadership demonstrated "Office Space" for an I/O psychology class; historical inaccuracies as presented in the film "Lincoln" for a history class. Alternatively, the instructor teaching a particular course can take a film and analyze it for use in class.
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol 5 (2013): Transformational Learning Campuswide: Insights to Enhance Student Engagement
Numerical method for abstract Cauchy problem with nonlinear nonlocal condition
Creators: name: Makarov, Volodymyr
name: Sytnyk, Dmytro
name: Vasylyk, Vitalii
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 65J10, 65M70, 35K90, 35L90

description: Problem for the first order differential equation with an unbounded operator coefficient in Banach space and nonlinear nonlocal condition is considered. A numerical method is proposed and justified for the solution of this problem under assumptions that the mentioned operator coefficient $A$ is strongly positive and some existence and uniqueness conditions are fulfilled. The method is based on the reduction of the given problem to an abstract Hammerstein equation. The later one is discretized by collocation and then solved via the fixed-point iteration method. Each iteration of the method involves Sinc-based numerical evaluation of the operator exponential represented by a Dunford-Cauchy integral along hyperbola enveloping the spectrum of $A$.
description: 17 pages, 3 figures
Li dai jun jian : wu shi juan [volume 13]
歷代君鑒 : 五十卷 [第十三冊]
Creators: name: Ming Daizong, Emperor Of China, 1428-1457
name: 明代宗, 中國皇帝, 1428-1457
Publisher: name: [Beijing] : [Nei fu]
Year: 2017

description: Wood-block printing, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: [Ke ben]
Making Microscopy Motivating, Memorable, and Manageable for Undergraduate Students with Digital Imaging Laboratories
Creators: name: Weeks, Andrea
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2013
Subjects: STEM education; student engagement; collaborative learning; technology-enhanced learning; online learning; critical thinking

description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol 5 (2013): Transformational Learning Campuswide: Insights to Enhance Student Engagement
The Potential Impact of Biofield Treatment on Human Brain Tumor Cells: A Time-Lapse Video Microscopy
Creators: name: Trivedi, Mahendra
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2016
Subjects: Medicine
Oncology

description: Study background: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common subtype of primary brain tumor in adults. The aim was to evaluate the impact of biofield treatment potential on human GBM and non-GBM brain cells using two time-lapse video microscopy technique.The human brain tumor, GBM cultured cells were divided into two groups viz. GBM control and GBM treatment. Similarly, human normal brain cultured cells (non-GBM) were taken and divided into two groups viz. non- GBM control and non-GBM treatment. The GBM and non-GBM treatment groups were given Mr. Trivedi’s biofield treatment for the assessment of its potential. Two time-lapse (10 hours prior; 10 hours after) video microscopy experiment was performed on tumor and non-tumor brain cells in six replicate (n=6). For each microscopic field, the total cell number was counted and each cell was tracked over the 20 hours period. The potential impact of biofield treatment was assessed by comparing cell death rate in both GBM and non-GBM cells before and after biofield treatment. GBM control cells showed a basal level of cell death 10 hours prior and 10 hours after the biofield treatment, and the rate remained unchanged over the 20 hours period, while in treatment group of GBM, cell death rate was exponentially increased (41%) after biofield treatment as compared to control. The treated non-GBM cultured cells showed a significant reduction (64%) of cell death rate i.e. protective effects as compared to non-GBM control.
Cyborgs Thirty Years On
Creators: name: Booth, Alison
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Education, Higher
subject: Digital humanities
subject: Methodology

description: Steering committee's opening roundtable for conference on the present and future of digital humanities at UVA: the career path of a feminist who embraced "A Cyborg Manifesto," learned to love bibliography, libraries, and technology, and urges cross-pollination: "thrilling tedium of growing things together," getting our hands dirty in humanist digital collaboration.
Supplementary document for Crystal superlattices for versatile and sensitive quantum spectroscopy - 6245898.pdf
Creators: name: Toa, Zi Siang Desmond
name: Chekhova, Maria
name: Krivitsky, Leonid
name: Paterova, Anna
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplement 1
Cyborgs Thirty Years On
Creators: name: Booth, Alison
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Digital humanities
subject: Education, Higher
subject: Methodology

description: Steering committee's opening roundtable for conference on the present and future of digital humanities at UVA: the career path of a feminist who embraced "A Cyborg Manifesto," learned to love bibliography, libraries, and technology, and urges cross-pollination: "thrilling tedium of growing things together," getting our hands dirty in humanist digital collaboration.
Inference on Consensus Ranking of Distributions
Creators: name: Kaplan, David M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Econometrics (econ.EM)
subject: Statistics Theory (math.ST)
subject: Methodology (stat.ME)
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Instead of testing for unanimous agreement, I propose learning how broad of a consensus favors one distribution over another (of earnings, productivity, asset returns, test scores, etc.). Specifically, given a sample from each of two distributions, I propose statistical inference methods to learn about the set of utility functions for which the first distribution has higher expected utility than the second distribution. With high probability, an "inner" confidence set is contained within this true set, while an "outer" confidence set contains the true set. Such confidence sets can be formed by inverting a proposed multiple testing procedure that controls the familywise error rate. Theoretical justification comes from empirical process results, given that very large classes of utility functions are generally Donsker (subject to finite moments). The theory additionally justifies a uniform (over utility functions) confidence band of expected utility differences, as well as tests with a utility-based "restricted stochastic dominance" as either the null or alternative hypothesis. Simulated and empirical examples illustrate the methodology.
description: accepted manuscript
Modernist Resilience at the End of the World(s)
Creators: name: Gocmen, Gulsah
name: Hall, Molly
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: American literature
subject: British literature
subject: English literature
subject: Literature, Modern

description: Call for Papers for the Panel at the 2017 Biennial ASLE Conference, Detroit, MI
Bernard Bubb's Journey Through Love and War
Creators: name: Project Team, Their Finest Hour
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 430304
subject: British history
classificationCode: 430308
subject: European history (excl. British, classical Greek and Roman)
classificationCode: 430316
subject: International history

description: My father was Gunner Bernard Bubb, Royal Artillery, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He served in the 8th Army in Egypt, Iraq, Palestine and then up into Italy before ending up in South Africa. I have attached a photo of him and his close comrades when they were stationed in Iraq.He was very much in love with his wife-to-be, Bunty, and I have included a love letter from him to her.He and his comrades were shipped, at one stage, for rest and recuperation, to South Africa. Also included is a manual on anti-aircraft ammunition that he kept all those years till his death.Lastly, there is an Italian/English dictionary, well-worn from use when he spent time in Italy helping to push the Germans back and I believe he was wounded near to Anzio and shipped out to a hospital ship lying off the coast. The Xmas menu at the 63rd Field Hospital signed on the back by a lot of his comrades, when they were in Egypt in 1944 after, I believe, he was brought back from Anzio.
Challenging the myth of "a land without a people": Mahmoud Darwishs Journal of an Ordinary Grief and In the Presence of Absence
Creators: name: Nashef, Hania
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Literature
subject: Middle East
subject: History
subject: Middle Eastern literature
subject: Literature, Modern

description: In his address at the Madrid Peace Conference, the Head of the Palestinian Delegation, Dr Haidar Abdul-Shafi challenged the persistent myth that has defined Palestinian existence for at least      a century by saying: “For too long the Palestinian people have gone unheeded, silenced […]     we have been victimized by the myth of ‘a land without a people’” (Abd Al-Shafi, 1992: 133). Negation coupled with the trauma of the loss of territory has augmented the Palestinian silence. In this article, I look at Mahmoud Darwish’s Journal of an Ordinary Grief (2010) and In the Presence of Absence (2011), drawing on Edward W. Said’s After the Last Sky (1999), in which the authors recount the untold story of their marginalized people to give voice to the silenced through accounts of a lived and observed experience.
Li dai jun jian : wu shi juan [volume 12]
歷代君鑒 : 五十卷 [第十二冊]
Creators: name: Ming Daizong, Emperor Of China, 1428-1457
name: 明代宗, 中國皇帝, 1428-1457
Publisher: name: [Beijing] : [Nei fu]
Year: 2017

description: Wood-block printing, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: [Ke ben]
Pop Quiz Makeover: Rethinking How and When Unannounced Quizzes Occur to Maximize Their Effectiveness and Increase Student Engagement
Creators: name: Youmans, Robert
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2013
Subjects: assessment; scholarship of teaching and learning

description: Surprise quizzes are useful in higher education for motivating and assessing student preparation, but disliked by students. This session describes the use of random quizzing procedure whereby a chance event set in motion by a student from the class determines whether a quiz is administered. The session will explore why students may both prefer, and benefit more, from the enhanced quiz method, and examples of the technique's effectiveness in the classroom will be provided. Session participants will be shown alternate forms of the procedure that might work in a variety of higher education settings, and data will be presented with theoretical and practical discussions about the effectiveness of the technique.
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol 5 (2013): Transformational Learning Campuswide: Insights to Enhance Student Engagement
Dysfunctional Utopia: Emily Dickinson and the "Good Death"
Creators: name: DeGrasse, Carol
Publisher: name: South Atlantic Modern Language Association 2016
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Poetics
subject: Education, Higher
subject: Literature and history
subject: American literature
subject: Literature

description: This paper will be presented at the upcoming South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA) conference Nov.3-6 in Jacksonville, FL. The research is a part of my thesis project that will be completed in spring 2017.