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An Examination of the Effect of Cloth Material on the Efficiency and Success of Tick Dragging Protocol in Lynchburg, Va.
No full textStudies have found that ticks serve as a major vector of arthropod-borne pathogens that could possibly affect human populations. Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum are the two most prevalent tick species which have been found to bite and feed off of humans. Both of these ticks can carry pathogens potentially fatal to humans. Ixodes scapularis serves as a vector of Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease), Anaplasma phagocytophilum (anaplasmosis), and Babesia microti (babesiosis). Amblyomma americanum has been found to carry Ehrlichia chaffeensis (human monocytic ehrlichiosis), BRBV, and HRTV. Over the last several decades, the distribution across the United States of both of these species of ticks has expanded, and for this reason it is important to study tick populations in order to study changes in the abundance of pathogens within both populations of species. For the 2021 Fall Semester, the University of Lynchburg’s Biology Department purchased tick collection drag cloths from BioQuip, and they have been utilized by the BIOL113 students to drag for ticks for DNA sequencing. These drag cloths have demonstrated to be unsuccessful in collecting ticks, and one hypothesis for this failure is the canvas material of the drag cloths. The purpose of this study is to increase the efficiency of tick collection using drag cloths by testing the effectiveness of different cloth materials. The BioQuip Canvas drag cloths will be used as a control for this study, and three cloth materials (corduroy, flannel, and muslin cloth) were chosen to test against this control based on their use in published research. Drag cloths were built using the three test materials, and tick drag sampling was performed between the months of July-September around local park locations within Lynchburg, Va
The Effect of Sleep on the Overall Health of College Students
No full textMany undergraduate college students don\u27t understand how critical sleep can be to their overall health and academic success. Some aspects of effective sleep are under the students control while others may be more challenging to modify such as mental health issues. This presentation will look at students perceptions and experiences trying to improve their sleep, including such topics as: melatonin, sleep supplements, sleep deprivation, irregular sleep patterns and paired cognitive function and immune system compromise. Additionally, a campus based sleep program will be proposed including a variety of interventions to improve the student experience
Parallel Paths: Reformist and Radical Racial Uplift in Twentieth-Century Black America
No full textThis paper explores the ideological frameworks and practices that shaped the pursuit of racial uplift within the Black/African American community in the United States during the 20th century, examining how these movements sought to challenge and transform systemic inequalities inherited from the legacy of slavery. Two primary ideological approaches (political tendencies) reformist and radical, emerged throughout the 20th century, each proposing distinct methods of addressing racial inequality. Reformist efforts focused on gradual, institutional change, emphasizing legislative action, and engagement with mainstream institutions to pursue socioeconomic equity for the community. In contrast, radical movements sought immediate, structural transformation through alternatives to mainstream institutions, such as cooperatives and mutual aid practices. Drawing on Peter Kropotkin’s theory of mutual aid, the paper argues that racial uplift, whether pursued through reformist or radical means, inherently involves collective solidarity and community-driven action in response to systemic exclusion. By situating the struggle for racial uplift within these ideological contexts, this paper highlights the enduring relevance of mutual aid/collective action in Black/African American resistance to institutionalized racism during the twentieth century
Emotional Response to “Snow and Dirty Rain”
No full textRichard Siken tellingly uses pen and paper to manipulate the readers psyche and emotional state. Siken is not only a successful contemporary poet, but also a filmmaker and painter. His first published collection of poetry, Crush, won the prestigious 2004 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition. This collection was a defining moment in his career as a poet and helped Siken gain recognition within the community. The collection immerses the reader into many realms of mania and heartbreak and is predominately about Siken’s tragic experiences as a gay man. Siken’s use of language is able to combine the readers perceptions of love, tragedy and chaos to create beautiful pieces of poetry. This is most evident in Siken’s poem, “Snow and Dirty Rain” where he evokes emotion in the reader by using various linguistic techniques
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Social Expansion: An Analysis of the FCA Brand Architecture
Get PDFThe Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a non-profit ministry organization that began in Oklahoma in 1954 with 15 members, and has now grown to 2,000+ staff and reaches 100+ countries worldwide (FCA Timeline, 2024). Its mission is, “To lead every coach and athlete into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His church,” (Fellowship of Christian Athletes, 2012). Before social media, though, 56 years passed, and the organization still grew through its strategic marketing tactics. How did such a small organization with a specific niche, grow financially and geographically to be a global ministry? For this thesis, I will be researching how the FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) non-profit organization built its brand to be worldwide pre and post-digital media through marketing and communications.
To investigate my topic, I plan to research the organization\u27s history (FCA), and its methods of gaining awareness for its brand before social media (flyers, holding events, etc). I then plan to research its presence on Instagram, and the analytics behind how the brand grew exponentially after social media. After gathering this research, my work in the field will involve interviewing FCA staff members who work with social media and oversee its current tactics for gaining financial support and engagement. At the end of my research, I hope to discover how social media has brought brand recognition to the organization, and I will end the thesis with a playbook for organizations like this one, with information on specific tactics proven to work to expand their brand awareness and involvement. The overall significance of this project is to assist nonprofit organizations in marketing themselves effectively through social media platforms such as Instagram, by using proven tactics that worked based on studies done through FCA’s growth pre and post-social media