cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Wellness Beyond Symptom Reduction: An Exploration of Black Woman-Centered Wellness for Survivors of GBV
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2021

description: African American women experience Gender-based violence (GBV) at disproportionate rates compared to women of other racial and ethnic backgrounds, yet they access formal health care settings less. Culturally adapted interventions have been implemented with relative success, however there is still a lack of interventions that measure success based on standards of wellness that are most important to Black women. Some scholars have proposed Critical Race Theory (CRT) as an alternative framework to cultural competence to conceptualize Black women’s wellness within the context of systemic racism, sexism, and classism. Across two studies, this dissertation explores wellness within context for Black women survivors of GBV through a literature review (Study 1) and then through in-depth qualitative interviews (Study 2). Study 1 is a literature review that explores components of wellness for Black women, GBV survivors. The peer-reviewed literature search yielded eight prospective domains of wellness within four categories, using a CRT lens. The prospective domains are wellness in connection to spirit: Spirituality, society: Social Action Engagement and Critical Consciousness, relationships: Openness to Share Experiences, Developing Meaningful Community and Considering Family Relationships, and self: Reclaiming the Self and Physical Wholeness. For each domain, we provided a definition based on the literature and evidence for the relevance of the domain for Black women, GBV survivors using a CRT lens. Study 2 is a qualitative study aimed at 1) understanding the concept of Black woman-centered wellness after experiences of GBV and 2) exploring how their understanding of wellness aligns with the domains synthesized from the literature. This qualitative study included semi-structured, in-depth interviews, informed by Critical Race Theory, Liberation Psychology, Black Feminist and Womanist frameworks. The participants were 20 Black women who endorsed experiences of GBV from 13 different states/territories across the US. Formal data analysis included three waves of coding: open, axial, and selective coding. The results yielded two primary themes and six sub-themes. The first theme highlights what wellness means within the context of ongoing sociopolitical oppression: wellness is steeped in resistance. The second theme delineates the specific intersecting components of wellness that are most important for Black women survivors of GBV: wellness is holistic through mind, body, and spirit. The participant’s perspective on wellness compliments the domains that were outlined in the literature review and provides nuance that is important for the distinction of essential components of wellness and factors that facilitate wellness for Black women. The findings have implications for policy, practice, and future research.
title: Microagressions in Male-dominated Career and Technical Eduacation Classrooms
Creators: name: Struthers, Brice
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Microaggressions
subject: Career and technical education
subject: Community college
subject: Females
subject: Classrooms

description: The following paper looks at a consistent issue in American society, the significant gender disparity in career and technical education classrooms. The researcher examined microaggressions exist and their effect on student’s retention within the career and technical education classrooms at a large community college in the Mid-Atlantic region. The paper sought out three classes that exist as a non-traditional program for females, which included one engineering class, one construction management class, and one computer science class. The researcher observed these courses and then conducted interviews with five females from the courses. As a result, the research found that females experience non-verbal microaggressions, isolation, and differing teaching methods. The research helped expand on the understanding of gender microaggressions and how females experience them in the classroom. Based on the study, instructors need better information and training on how to identify and mediate these behaviors.
Theory Of Everything And The Possibility Of Ancient Aliens
Creators: name: Beardsley-Ian, 0009-0009-4672-4876
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This paper describes planetary systems, atomic systems, and biological systems under one idea, as such it is kind of a theory of everything.

 

In Part 1 of this paper I show that the system of measuring time we have today, that divides the day into 24 hours and the hours into 60 minutes, and the minutes into 60 seconds, that came to us from the ancient Sumerians, who divided the day into 24 hours, and who gave us the base 60 counting that resulted in our base unit of time, the second, to have the duration it has today, was a choice that happens to coincide with my theory that shows that our Earth/Moon/Sun system and atomic systems have a solution in common of the Schrödinger wave equation with the same base unit of time of 1 second.

 

The ancient Sumerians were the first to settle down from wandering, following the herds and hunting them with stone spearpoint to invent agriculture, architecture, mathematics, astronomy, and writing. They gave us civilization as we know it today. Since their second came to us from their system of counting and I have found the second to be a base unit and natural constant for our planetary system and atomic systems in common, I think it is reasonable to suggest that perhaps they were given their system of mathematics by ancient Aliens. This is easy to suggest because their writings say they were given their knowledge by “Those who came from above.”

 

In Part 2 of this paper I show evidence in support of this ancient alien hypothesis, that they may have left a trace in their time measurements in UFO activity in Manitoba Canada that connects with an ancient number the Sumerians wrote down on clay tablets thousands of years ago.

 

Part 3 I have a theory for the star systems, the planets and their suns, wherein such systems are solved with the Schrödinger wave equation that is used to solve atomic systems. The result is that star systems and atomic systems, systems on the macro scales and micro scales, are governed by the same underlying principles. It came to pass that this theory indicated an overlap with biological systems indicating that biological life could be part of the same idea. Here I develop that.

 

Part 4 Our solution of the wave equation for the planets gives the kinetic energy of the Earth from the mass of the Moon orbiting the Earth, but you could formulate based on the Earth orbiting the Sun.

 

Part 5 We want to find what the wave equation solutions are for Jupiter and Saturn because they significantly carry the majority of the mass of the solar system and thus should embody most clearly the dynamics of the wave solution to the Solar System.

 

Part 6 We want to solve a habitable planetary system in general and apply it to another star system. We must include the solution of its moon as well, because the Moon of the Earth makes life optimally possible.
Supplementary document for Picosecond pulses from a gain-switched quantum cascade laser - 6262936.pdf
Creators: name: Täschler, Philipp
name: Miller, Lucius
name: Kapsalidis, Filippos
name: Beck, Mattias
name: Faist, Jérôme
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Picosecond pulses from a gain-switched quantum cascade laser
Tang shi jue ju lei xuan : si juan [volume 03]
唐詩絶句類選 : 四卷 [第三冊]
Creators: name: (:Null)
Publisher: name: [China] : [Ling Yun]
Year: 2017

description: Library's copy from Puban Collection (Rare Book), #1708.
Edition: [San se tao yin ben]
title: The Ecclesiastical Figural Mosaics of the Tiffany Studios (1891-1931)
Creators: name: Zmuda, Natalie R
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Ecclesiastical mosaics
subject: American mosaics
subject: Louis C Tiffany
subject: Mosaics

description: Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) was one of the most significant artists of the twentieth century. Tiffany’s artistic oeuvre encompassed nearly all mediums, but his passion for color and light reached a synthesis in large-scale ecclesiastical figural mosaics produced from 1891-1931. In these designs, Tiffany employed glass material in new ways to convey dimensionality and movement, ultimately achieving a sense of realism never before accomplished in mosaic. Utilizing glass that was unlimited in color and texture, he developed a modern method that consisted primarily of sectiliae, or pieces of glass cut to irregular and special forms. Inspired by early Christian and Renaissance mosaic examples, his efforts brought about a revival of the art form in America and he advanced what he called “the decorative possibilities” of the medium for the ecclesiastical interior. Unfortunately, Tiffany’s ecclesiastical figural mosaics have been largely overlooked, perhaps because many remain in situ, in locations with limited access. The purpose of this study is to begin to fill the lack of scholarship regarding this significant portion of his prolific career. This thesis first situates Tiffany’s success within the American Renaissance and the larger history of mosaic art; the role of the Tiffany Studios’ Ecclesiastical Department is then presented, including a detailed account of how the figural mosaics were fabricated; and lastly, a survey of significant figural commissions highlights the sources of design inspiration utilized in the creation of these artworks. The success of Tiffany’s ecclesiastical figural mosaics not only points to their importance within the Tiffany Studios’ brand, but also their significance as American religious artworks.
Tang shi jue ju lei xuan : si juan [volume 02]
唐詩絶句類選 : 四卷 [第二冊]
Creators: name: (:Null)
Publisher: name: [China] : [Ling Yun]
Year: 2017

description: Library's copy from Puban Collection (Rare Book), #1708.
Edition: [San se tao yin ben]
title: BRCA1 functions as a novel transcriptional cofactor in HIV-1 infection
Creators: name: Guendel, Irene
name: Meltzer, Beatrix W.
name: Baer, Alan
name: Dever, Seth M.
name: Valerie, Kristoffer
name: Guo, Jia
name: Wu, Yuntao
name: Kehn-Hall, Kylene
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Antiviral
subject: Small molecule inhibitor
subject: Viral transcription
subject: BRCA1
subject: HIV-1
subject: ATM
subject: Phosphorylation
subject: Post-translational modification

description: Background Viruses have naturally evolved elegant strategies to manipulate the host’s cellular machinery, including ways to hijack cellular DNA repair proteins to aid in their own replication. Retroviruses induce DNA damage through integration of their genome into host DNA. DNA damage signaling proteins including ATR, ATM and BRCA1 contribute to multiple steps in the HIV-1 life cycle, including integration and Vpr-induced G2/M arrest. However, there have been no studies to date regarding the role of BRCA1 in HIV-1 transcription. Methods Here we performed various transcriptional analyses to assess the role of BRCA1 in HIV-1 transcription by overexpression, selective depletion, and treatment with small molecule inhibitors. We examined association of Tat and BRCA1 through in vitro binding assays, as well as BRCA1-LTR association by chromatin immunoprecipitation. Results BRCA1 was found to be important for viral transcription as cells that lack BRCA1 displayed severely reduced HIV-1 Tat-dependent transcription, and gain or loss-of-function studies resulted in enhanced or decreased transcription. Moreover, Tat was detected in complex with BRCA1 aa504-802. Small molecule inhibition of BRCA1 phosphorylation effector kinases, ATR and ATM, decreased Tat-dependent transcription, whereas a Chk2 inhibitor showed no effect. Furthermore, BRCA1 was found at the viral promoter and treatment with curcumin and ATM inhibitors decreased BRCA1 LTR occupancy. Importantly, these findings were validated in a highly relevant model of HIV infection and are indicative of BRCA1 phosphorylation affecting Tat-dependent transcription. Conclusions BRCA1 presence at the HIV-1 promoter highlights a novel function of the multifaceted protein in HIV-1 infection. The BRCA1 pathway or enzymes that phosphorylate BRCA1 could potentially be used as complementary host-based treatment for combined antiretroviral therapy, as there are multiple potent ATM inhibitors in development as chemotherapeutics.
title: The Poet and His Reflection: Autobiography, Reality, and Fiction in the Poetry of Luis Cernuda
Creators: name: Burke, Nilofar J.
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Luis Cernuda
subject: Desire
subject: Autobiography
subject: Poetry
subject: Reality
subject: Homosexuality

description: The Spanish poet Luis Cernuda (1902-1963) is one of the members of the Generation of 1927. He is exiled from Spain in 1938 and spends the rest of his life in countries such as Great Britain, France, the United States, and Mexico where he dies in 1963. As a young poet, Cernuda doesn’t receive the credit he deserves for his poetry; however, as the years go by, Cernuda emerges as a prominent 20th Century Spanish poet. It isn’t until after his death that his critics begin to notice the genius behind Cernuda’s verses and recognize him for the quality and maturity of his work as well as his contribution to the poetry of exile. It is the goal of this thesis to provide evidence that Cernuda’s poetry is autobiographical, which he demonstrates through his treatment of the themes of solitude, exile, homosexuality, and memory. Additionally, the thesis will treat the topic of reality and fiction as an important aspect of Cernuda’s body of writing.
title: Letter: Charles R. Fenwick to Robert Kennedy, April 18, 1963
Creators: name: Fenwick, Charles R.
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Traffic
subject: Transportation
subject: Kennedy, Robert

description: Letter: 3 pgs, typescript unsigned, 11" x 8.5" (27.9 cm x 21.6 cm)
description: Copy of letter from Sen. Charles R. Fenwick to United States Attorney General Robert Kennedy urging that the proposed Three Sister's Bridge not be eliminated from the ongoing plans being made regarding the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, I-266, and I-66. C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Collection 34.16
The leadership role of historical societies in main street programs
Creators: name: Connolly, Michael
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Historic districts -- Case studies.
subject: Historic districts -- Conservation and restoration.
subject: Historic preservation -- Theses

description: Historical societies are currently facing a critical juncture in their institutional
lives. They are increasingly striving to remain relevant and meaningful to their
communities while honoring their missions. One of the best ways for most historical
societies to support their local communities is by becoming prominent players in the
economic revitalization efforts of their historic downtowns. This thesis undertakes an
examination of the ways that historical societies can become leaders in their local Main
Street programs. Four possible leadership roles that historical societies can assume in
Main Street programs are explored: catalyst for revitalization, partner in the Main Street
effort, resource for Main Street, and parent organization for Main Street.
The thesis is organized in three sections. The first section examines the history of
historical societies and the Main Street program; their missions, organizational structure,
and typical activities are examined in detail. The second sections includes case studies
that are used to describe the experiences of three historical societies that have been
directly involved in the leadership of the Main Street programs of their communities. It
also includes the results of surveys conducted of both historical society and Main Street
leaders to illustrate typical organizational structures, activities, and attitudes for both
historical societies and Main Street organizations. The third section analyzes the case
studies and draws comparisons between the case studies, survey results and literature.
This research shows that it is essential for historical societies to assume a
leadership role in their local Main Street programs. Their leadership provides benefits to
the society, the Main Street program, and ultimately the community as a whole. The best
ways for historical societies to take a leadership position in Main Street efforts are as
catalyst, resource, and partner. Establishing a Main Street program within a historical
society organization, however, is not a model that was discovered, and poses challenges
too great to recommend without further research.
Historical societies must understand that becoming engaged in their communities
and promoting positive change that improves the quality of life for local residents is
imperative if they are to remain sustainable and relevant organizations in the twenty-first
century. With the historic preservation goals and the challenges posed by limited
resources shared by both historical societies and Main Street Programs, becoming leaders
in local Main Street Programs is an ideal way for historical societies to become more
active in the community, maximize limited resources, and improve their ability to achieve
their stated mission and goals.
Don't they just turn left? : NASCAR's heritage race tracks and preserving stock car culture
Creators: name: Bleier, Melissa
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: NASCAR (Association)
subject: Stock car racing.
subject: Automobiles, Racing -- History.
subject: Historic preservation -- Theses

description: This thesis examines the hypothesis that early NASCAR race tracks play an
important role in the history of the United States and that they need to be evaluated and
recognized as such. This thesis also identifies the heritage and traditions which are a part
of the collective stock car culture and the ways in which heritage race tracks are the most
significant places for this culture. In order to fully understand the cultural contribution of
stock car racing, after an introduction to the history of stock car racing, a brief
exploration of the formative years of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
follows.
This thesis explores the Southern roots of stock car racing and the ways in which
NASCAR moved the sport from a Southern regional pastime to a national sport. It also
examines the people and traditions that come together at a culturally significant space, the
race track, and why preserving these race tracks is essential for stock car culture to thrive.
These heritage race tracks are the pivotal element for NASCAR’s cultural continuity and
provide excellent examples for future preservation efforts focusing on the heritage of
stock car racing outside of NASCAR. The research for this thesis examined three tracks
within the larger framework of the development of stock car racing. Martinsville
Speedway, in Martinsville, Virginia; Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina,
and Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina represent the best
preservation opportunities for heritage race tracks and were chosen for their close
connection to NASCAR’s heritage.
Heritage race tracks are dynamic resources and require a preservation approach
which can successfully address both the individual race tracks and the cultural
significance of stock car racing heritage. An exploration of the available preservation
methods to determine the best options for heritage race tracks is included in this thesis.
Research for this thesis concludes that the best preservation option for NASCAR’s
heritage race tracks is the development of a stock car themed national heritage area. A
national heritage area offers a comprehensive approach to preservation, providing
preservation resources not only to major components, like NASCAR’s heritage tracks,
but also to the other elements of stock car heritage in the region.
Characeen (Charopyta, Algae) mit glattschaligen Gyrogoniten aus pleistozänen Travertin von Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
Creators: name: Warth, Manfred
Publisher: name: - NO PUBLISHER DEFINED -
Year: 1984

description: Jahreshefte der Gesellschaft für Naturkunde in Württemberg
description: Bd. 139, 1984
title: Paper: "On the Design of a Creative Machine," 1958
Creators: name: Warfield, John
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 1958
Subjects: subject: Warfield, John N.
subject: Digital computer
subject: Purdue University

description: Manuscript: typescript with figures, 11 pgs., 8.5" x 11" (21.6 cm x 29.7 cm)
description: Third version of 1958 working paper written while Warfield was at Purdue University. Discusses the possibilities for the future of digital computers and potential of a "creative machine." Deals with questions such as: What is Life? What is Action? What is Thought? and What is Creativity. John N. Warfield Collection 6.19
title: Prime labelings of cubic bipartite graphs with at least 10 vertices and at most 18 vertices
Creators: name: Schluchter, S.
name: Wilson, T.
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Graph labeling
subject: Prime graph

description: This document contains prime labelings of all cubic bipartite graphs with at least 10 and at most 18 vertices.
Ein cycloides-Horizont (humphriesianum-Zone, Mittlerer Jura) im Gebiet von Aalen/Ostalb
Creators: name: Dietl, Gerd
name: Hager, Helmut
name: Sauter, Fritz
Publisher: name: - NO PUBLISHER DEFINED -
Year: 1984

description: Jahreshefte der Gesellschaft für Naturkunde in Württemberg
description: Bd. 139, 1984
Technique for superficial heat treatment on wood product
Creators: name: Chapelet, Benjamin
name: Snoussi, Bilal
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Wood mobilisation
Forestry
Supply chain
Market and consumption
Wood product
Heat treatment

description: Noir&Sens project aims to develop an industrial tool for the surface heat treatment of wood that is efficient, reliable, flexible and with low energy consumption.
Ein eisenhaltiges Kügelchen aus dem Löß bei Lautenbach, Kr. Heilbronn
Creators: name: Bleich, Klaus Eberhard
name: Wurster, Roland
Publisher: name: - NO PUBLISHER DEFINED -
Year: 1984

description: Jahreshefte der Gesellschaft für Naturkunde in Württemberg
description: Bd. 139, 1984
title: Patent: Digital Squelch System, April 8, 1969
Creators: name: Warfield, John
Publisher: name: United States Patent Office
Year: 1969
Subjects: subject: Warfield, John N.
subject: Digital squelch system
subject: Wilcox Electric Company

description: Manuscript: typescript with figures, 5 pgs., 8.5" x 11" (21.6 cm x 29.7 cm)
description: Warfield's patent for Digital Squelch System. Includes schematic and summary narrative. He signed over the patent rights to his employer Wilcox Electric Co., of Kansas City, MO. The original application was filed August 8, 1966 with the Patent Lawyers Hovey, Johnson & Hovey. John N. Warfield Collection 16.11
Robertsonsche Translokationen bei württembergischen Hausmäusen (Mus musculus domesticus). Ein Beispiel zur Chromosomenevolution
Creators: name: Adolph, Sabine
Publisher: name: - NO PUBLISHER DEFINED -
Year: 1984

description: Jahreshefte der Gesellschaft für Naturkunde in Württemberg
description: Bd. 139, 1984
title: Systemic Sclerosis Quality of Life (SScQoL) instrument: translation and cross cultural validation across seven European countries (UK, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Germany and Poland)
Creators: name: Redmond, Anthony
name: Tennant, Alan
name: Horton, Mike
name: Ndosi, Mwidimi
Publisher: name: University of Leeds
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/024mrxd33
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: A300 - Clinical medicine

description: The aim of this study was to adapt the Systemic Sclerosis Quality of Life Questionnaire (SScQoL) into six European cultures and validate it as a common measure of quality of life in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Details for obtaining the original and translated versions of the SScQoL intrument: to obtain copies of the instrument in any of the seven languages and permission to use the SScQoL please contact Dr Mike Horton at the University of Leeds, LIRMM Psychometric laboratory (M.C.Horton@leeds.ac.uk).
An analysis of protection for historic interiors
Creators: name: Sidwell, Karin
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: National Register of Historic Places.
subject: Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Case studies.
subject: Public servitudes -- California -- Case studies.
subject: Historic preservation -- Theses

description: This thesis examines three methods of protection for historic interiors: listing in
the National Register of Historic Places, preservation easements, and local landmark
designations. Each form of protection has strengths and weaknesses. It is a presupposition
of this thesis that, in most cases, listing in the National Register does not in and of itself
protect historic interiors. Can the tools used to protect historic interiors through
preservation easements and local landmark designations be used to improve the national
preservation programs as mandated by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966,
thereby improving the limited protection provided by a listing in the National Register of
Historic Places? This thesis demonstrates that, yes the tools used to protect historic
interiors through preservation easements and local landmark designations can be used to
improve the national preservation programs and improve the limited protection provided
by a listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
An overview of each form of protection gives a basic understanding of the level
of protection each form provided. Case studies of four historic properties are examined to
determine the effectiveness and the limitations of each protection method used to protect
historic interiors. Each case study is listed in the National Register and the statement of
significance played a key role in determining if the historic interiors were protected.
The thesis concludes with an analysis of each form of protection. Proposed
changes to the national preservation program incorporate the effective tools used to
protect historic interiors by preservation easements and local landmark designations.
Some of the improvements suggested are: adding a list of character-defining features to
the National Register nomination form, requiring a disclosure statement with a property
transfer that would include the National Register nomination and a copy of the Standards,
penalties for violating the NHPA, and updating the National Register bulletins to include
information about nominating and evaluating historic interiors.
Precision Medicine for the Population—The Hope and Hype of Public Health Genomics
Creators: name: Wu, JunBo
name: Comfort, Nathaniel C.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Virology

description: Public health is the most recent of the biomedical sciences to embrace “precision.” Advocates for “precision public health” (PPH) call for a data-driven, computa¬tional approach to public health, leveraging genomic and other data to inform public health decision-making. Yet, like precision medicine, PPH risks overselling the value of genomic data to deter¬mine health outcomes, but on a population level. History has shown that over-emphasizing heredity tends to disproportion¬ately harm underserved minorities and disadvantaged communities. Comparing and contrasting cur¬rent PPH with an earlier attempt at using genetics to inform pub¬lic health during the Progressive era (1890–1920) highlights some potential risks of genotype-driven preventive public health.
As the garden fades : do the current treatment standards and guidelines provide sufficient guidance for successful historic garden preservation?
Creators: name: Scully, Frances
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: United States. National Park Service -- Rules and practice -- Evaluation.
subject: Historic gardens -- Conservation and restoration -- Maryland -- Baltimore County.
subject: Historic preservation -- Theses

description: Chapter One begins with an overview of garden preservation history and the development of policy standards for the treatment of historic gardens in the United States. This includes early contributions by garden clubs, landscape architects, Colonial Williamsburg, and the National Park Service. This is followed by a summary of present day treatment policies and criteria from the National Park Service along with the policies and philosophies of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Maryland Historic Trust, and the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (AABGA). Historic garden policies from the National Trust in Great Britain and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) are incorporated to show how other organizations are approaching the issue of historic garden preservation.
Chapter Two presents three case studies that reflect various management systems and preservation treatments at historic gardens. This includes each site’s philosophy and mission statement if available, and information such as size, age, significance, preservation activity, etc. Each site includes an analysis of the preservation process.
Chapter Three concentrates on the factors that can affect the decision-making process. These include staffing and financial resources, vegetation issues, historic versus
current use, management, documentation, policy and mission statement, integrity, and significance. Special attention has been paid to these variables and how each of these influenced decision making. Information will be included from all nine historic gardens, but the focus will be on the three case studies.
Chapter Four reviews both the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and the Guidelines for the Treatment of Cultural Landscapes. Suggestions are included for how the current NPS standards might be expanded to better meet the needs of historic garden stewards. This chapter also includes a list of factors that contribute to successful historic gardens preservation. Chapter Five includes recommendations for further research and a final conclusion.
When nature becomes novelty : preserving petrified wood resources in North Central Texas
Creators: name: Saltarelli, Mary Estelle Gott
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Trees, Fossil -- Texas.
subject: Building materials -- Texas -- Case studies.
subject: Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Texas.
subject: Historic preservation -- Theses

description: This thesis documents the historical, architectural, and cultural significance of petrified wood resources within a 100-mile radius surrounding Glen Rose, a small North Texas town near Dallas-Fort Worth.  To determine the significance of resources built of petrified wood, this thesis examines its geological characteristics, documents its
discovery in Texas and the American West, and records the growing appreciation for it as a fossil and decorative building material. Residents of North Central Texas created resources of petrified wood during the 1920s and 1930s, and this thesis explores geographical and historical contexts, considering the National, statewide, and local developments that influenced residents to build with prehistoric material that is 112 million years old.
 
Resources built of naturally occurring unique regional materials exist in other

parts of the United States; this thesis studies properties built in Eastern Florida of coquina and in Southwestern Oklahoma of pink granite cobblestones, and considers how they are valued and preserved in their regions. Petrified wood resources in North Central Texas represent a distinct regional building type, but residents and community  leaders are not
yet fully aware of their rich history and significance in the region or within Texas. This thesis presents methods that preservation professionals and advocates can use to raise public awareness of the value of these picturesque resources and effective tools they can use to preserve them for future generations.
title: One Was There, One Was Not There
Creators: name: Isaacs, Corey
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Novel
subject: Fiction
subject: Thesis
subject: Iranian-American

description: This thesis has been embargoed for 10 years and will not be available until May 2030 at the earliest.
description: This thesis takes the form of a novel that follows an Iranian-American family living in Laurel, MD. After their son, Darren, is arrested on charges of making terroristic threats, the family begins to disintegrate, and the question that emerges is whether or not they can find their way back to each other in a time of true crisis.
Eine Population der Erdkröte (Bufo bufo L.) auf der Ulmer Alb: Wanderungen, Straßentod und Überlebensaussichten 1981
Creators: name: Kuhn, Joachim
Publisher: name: - NO PUBLISHER DEFINED -
Year: 1984

description: Jahreshefte der Gesellschaft für Naturkunde in Württemberg
description: Bd. 139, 1984
title: Exploring Youth Approaches to Collaboration across Social Differences in Tunisia’s Civic Communities
Creators: name: Kincaid, Sarah
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Youth
subject: Tunisia
subject: Civil society
subject: Arab Uprising
subject: Civic participation
subject: Collaboration

description: This thesis explores youth approaches to collaboration across social differences in Tunisia’s civic communities. After Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, social, political, and religious differences came to the fore of the new civic sphere. At the same time, the civic sphere was given new legal freedoms, creating an explosion of civic associations, formal and informal. This study explores if and how youth are collaborating across new publically expressed social differences. This qualitative research project drew on interviews conducted with youth, under the age of 35, during summer of 2015.
Tang shi jue ju lei xuan : si juan [volume 01]
唐詩絶句類選 : 四卷 [第一冊]
Creators: name: (:Null)
Publisher: name: [China] : [Ling Yun]
Year: 2017

description: Library's copy from Puban Collection (Rare Book), #1708.
Edition: [San se tao yin ben]
Amphibien und Reptilien im Rems-Murr-Kreis
Creators: name: Thurn, Valentin
name: Block, Albrecht
name: Hennecke, Manfred
Publisher: name: - NO PUBLISHER DEFINED -
Year: 1984

description: Jahreshefte der Gesellschaft für Naturkunde in Württemberg
description: Bd. 139, 1984
Tang shi jue ju lei xuan : si juan [volume 04]
唐詩絶句類選 : 四卷 [第四冊]
Creators: name: (:Null)
Publisher: name: [China] : [Ling Yun]
Year: 2017

description: Library's copy from Puban Collection (Rare Book), #1708.
Edition: [San se tao yin ben]
Erstfund des Schneckenkankers Ischyropsalis hellwigi Panzer (Opiliones, Ischyropsalidae) im Landkreis Biberach/Riß (Overschwaben)
Creators: name: Schwerdtle, Cornelia
name: Schneider, Michael
Publisher: name: - NO PUBLISHER DEFINED -
Year: 1984

description: Jahreshefte der Gesellschaft für Naturkunde in Württemberg
description: Bd. 139, 1984
title: The Cellular and Molecular Basis of Noxious Cold Detection in Drosophila melanogaster Larvae
Creators: name: Armengol, Kevin
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Noxious cold
subject: Da neurons
subject: TRP channels
subject: Calcium imaging
subject: Aptogenetics
subject: Behavior

description: This work was embargoed by the author and will not be publicly available until May 2016.
description: Nociception, the process of encoding and transmitting noxious stimuli within a nervous system, is an essential mechanism through which organisms are alerted to potentially life-threatening insults or conditions that originate externally or internally and may lead to incipient tissue damage. These insults can be classified into three broad types of stimuli: chemical, mechanical and thermal. Despite significant progress in this field of study, our understanding of the neural bases of noxious cold detection remains poorly understood. The Drosophila melanogaster larval peripheral nervous system (PNS) has emerged as an excellent model system for studying both the cellular and molecular mechanisms of nociception, particularly with regards to noxious heat and mechanical stimuli. Using this model system, we have implemented a systems neuroscience approach to dissect the underlying cellular, genetic, molecular, and behavioral bases of noxious cold detection. We have developed the first behavioral assay for investigating cold nociception in Drosophila and have identified unique noxious cold-evoked behavioral responses. These cold-specific behaviors require synaptic transmission predominantly from class III dendritic arborization (da) sensory neurons. Optogenetic activation of class III neurons, independent of thermal stimulation, is sufficient to behaviorally phenocopy noxious cold-evoked behavior. Moreover, GCaMP6 functional analyses reveal specific activation of class III da neurons in response to noxious cold stimulation. At a molecular level, microarray analyses revealed these neurons are enriched with a broad spectrum of ion channels, including numerous Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channels. Mutant and cell-type specific RNAi analyses reveal that select TRP channels Trpm, nompC and Pkd2 are required for normal cold-evoked behaviors and function in the transduction step of noxious cold stimulation. Collectively, our results establish a novel systems-level framework for exploring cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying thermosensory nociception.
Prioritizing competing interests on historic roads : the Westminster-Taneytown Pike in Maryland as a case study
Creators: name: Gudel-Shaffer, Barbara
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Roads -- Maryland -- History.
subject: Historic preservation -- Theses

description: Historic transportation corridors epitomize the American spirit. The development of roads and highways within the continental United States has contributed to the acquisition, exploration, and settlement of new territories; the development of political and economic connections between communities; the growth of agricultural and industry; the military defense of our country; the creation of tourism as an industry; and has even been the subject of songs in country and pop culture.
Today, historic roads in the United States are being altered to address safety, operability, and capacity concerns. Sustaining the character-defining features of historic roads without compromising operability is a challenge of historic preservation. Four projects throughout the country where context sensitive solutions were considered or implemented are examined in this thesis. The lessons learned from these projects are summarized and applied to the Westminster-Taneytown Pike in Maryland. Context
sensitive solutions allow historic preservation issues to be considered with the same weight as safety and operability issues and involve the public as full partners, resulting in more successful projects, as measured by the satisfaction of all involved parties.
title: Wikipedia Vs. Encyclopaedia Britannica For Digital Research
Creators: name: Cohen, Dan
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: APIs
subject: Text mining
subject: Web services
subject: Wikis
subject: Yahoo!

description: Originally published by Dan Cohen on Dan Cohen's Digital Humanities Blog (www.dancohen.org). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/).
Identifying preservation values in African American communities : interpretation of the national register criteria
Creators: name: Dalton, Christine
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: African American architecture.
subject: Historic districts -- Conservation and restoration -- African Americans.
subject: Historic preservation -- African Americans.
subject: Historic preservation -- Theses

description: This thesis research answers the question: How may the National Register criteria
be interpreted for African American communities? Preservation values in African
American communities throughout the United States have been shaped by a myriad of
forces. This thesis research focuses on intangible cultural heritage in African American
communities and how this heritage defines for many what is worthy of preserving.
This thesis research found that African American intangible cultural heritage is
defined in part by storytelling, oral tradition, association and kinship, and the role of
music, and has been greatly influenced by African culture and the lasting impacts of
slavery and desegregation. These factors revealed that the sense of place and identity of
African American communities is highly valued, and more significance is placed on these
intangible features than is placed on tangible features such as architectural style or the
work of a master. This thesis researched answers as to how a community’s identified
intangible cultural heritage could be utilized to support National Register designation in
African American communities, especially those communities that may have challenges
to obtaining designation due to a loss of historic fabric.
This thesis research considered the recommendation by some that the National
Register criteria be reevaluated and possibly changed, to ensure inclusiveness. This thesis
research found that the existing criteria and processes in place for National Register
designation are broad enough to be inclusive of all cultures. Individuals preparing and
reviewing National Register nominations must be educated on how to work within the
established framework when seeking designation.
Thinking outside the crate : preserving and utilizing historic fruit orchards in Northern California
Creators: name: Park, Keith
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Orchards -- California, Northern -- History.
subject: Historic sites -- Collection and preservation -- California, Northern.
subject: Historic preservation -- Theses

description: Fruit production has a long history in California, beginning with Spanish
missionaries who introduced a dazzling array of exotic species into the California
landscape in the 18th and 19th centuries. Many settlers, horticulturists and businessminded
pioneers who followed quickly realized the potential for growing superb fruit in
California and over the next two hundred years helped develop the nascent fruit industry
into a world-famous empire.
Fruit orchards represent an important and tangible link to the early agricultural
history of California. The preservation of historic orchards can teach us a great deal about
why people kept orchards, how they utilized the fruit and the role that orchard culture
played in the social lives of generations of northern Californians. From small private
orchards intended for personal use to vast commercial plantings destined for distant
markets, the collective diversity of orchards in northern California is a patrimony that
should be preserved for future generations to appreciate.
Just as buildings preserve a sense of historic style and regional taste in
architecture, historic orchards preserve a sense of regional taste in foods and the qualities
of the land upon which they were grown. This concept is known in France as gout du
terroir1, or the “taste of place” and connects certain food crops with their specific place
of origin, a concept understood and frequently exploited by California’s fruit growers.
This thesis research finds that by preserving and utilizing the fruit from historic
orchards we achieve a number of significant goals. We maintain the traditional
agricultural practices of regional communities by participating in and supporting local
economies. Visually we preserve a sense of history and place through the presence of
orchards in the landscape and encourage participation in agritourism through seasonal Upick
ventures. Most importantly, by preserving historic fruit orchards we preserve the
enjoyment of rare, heirloom and historically significant fruit varieties at a time when
modern agriculture has reduced this segment of the food supply to a peaked fraction of its
historic richness and diversity.
My findings show that it is possible to both preserve historic fruit orchards as
important features of the landscape while also making productive use of the fruit that is
grown within. There is no excuse for allowing bushels of fruit to fall to the ground each
year when many organizations are willing to harvest or prepare the fruit for consumption,
often for free. “Thinking outside the crate” means creating partnerships between historic
orchards and community organizations so that quality historic fruit does not go to waste.
Applying social cause marketing principles to preservation advocacy : communicating preservation marketing to owners of older homes
Creators: name: Weidmaier, Teresa
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Historic preservation -- Marketing.
subject: Homeowners.
subject: Neighborhoods.
subject: Historic preservation -- Theses

description: Social cause marketing principles and communication theory, when applied to preservation efforts, can improve the effectiveness of reach within older neighborhoods. This thesis explores some of the ways that social cause marketing principles can be applied to preservation marketing of homeowners to foster the preservation of older residential neighborhoods. The primary research question examined is: What are some of the best practices for preservation groups to use when communicating and marketing
preservation to homeowners in older neighborhoods? The investigation for this question focused on two areas: social cause marketing and communication media.
The thesis is organized into three sections. The first section examines some of the challenges that older neighborhoods face, lists characteristics worthy of preservation in older neighborhoods, and outlines the need for effective communication to reach owners of older homes within the community. The second section examines how the principles of social cause marketing, communication ethics and theories can be applied to preservation advocacy to promote effective communication in older communities. The third section looks at two older Des Moines, Iowa neighborhoods with widely varying resident demographics. The two case studies are King-Irving Park neighborhood and Owl‟s Head Historic District. The results found in the case studies are explored and recommendations for communication strategies for each of the case studies are provided.