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Episode 2: Warrior Spirit: Reiner Braun
No full textEpisode 2 of 3 in podcast series The Talk of the Titans. A veritable in-depth analysis of the anime series Attack on Titan for what it can reveal about the parallels between fantasy and reality in the human condition
Porphyrins and Porphyrin Applications
Get PDFPorphyrins are a macrocyclic compound that can be modified in a myriad of ways offering useful and unique applications. These applications can range from ion sensing to catalysts in reactions. However, some of the most interesting applications revolve around medical and therapeutic treatments. Porphyrin derivatives can be used in processes known as photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT) to treat cancerous tumors. Porphyrins have been used in many ways in the body by their attachment to a variety of backbone structures. Porphyrins have potential to be widely utilized in therapeutic treatments as they are further studied and adapted to these roles
Probing the Role of the Solvation Shell for the Iodine-Starch Complex Using Millifluidic Devices
Get PDFThe iodine clock reaction and the resulting blue colored iodine–starch complex have been observed and studied for over a hundred years, but the structure of the product and mechanism by which it is formed are still not completely understood. The work presented here employs 3D-printed millifluidic devices as a reaction vessel that allows for spectral acquisition on a flowing iodine clock reaction in different aqueous alcohol solvents. UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy is used to probe the flow dynamics and study effects of the solvation environment on the iodine clock reaction under various solvent conditions. Bathochromic shifts of the product absorbances are observed when the solvent composition is changed from water to aqueous solutions of increasing amounts of methanol, ethanol, and 1-propanol. It is determined that the solvation network around the product complex helps to control the geometric and electronic structure of the complex and is easily perturbed by the addition of alcohol to the solution. The shifts are primarily attributed to a weakening of the solvation network around the complex rather than a decreasing polarity of the solvent and are due to interactions of the solvent with the starch portion of the complex. Finally, analysis of the laminar flow dynamics suggest that the complex may exist where solvent molecules have similar velocities and thus are able to form a stable solvation network and that triiodide may form slightly prior to the complex. The insights gained from these observations can help guide modeling of the iodine–starch complex and provide benchmarks for the expected effects of different solvents on the electronic structure of the product complex
Struggling to Make Good: The Dilemmas of Fatherhood for Formerly Incarcerated African American Men
Get PDFWhile some have argued that absent low socioeconomic status black fathers are to blame for urban crime and poverty, others have highlighted how mass incarceration disproportionately separates low socioeconomic status black fathers from their children. Less frequently heard and acknowledged in the public conversations about low socioeconomic status black fatherhood and mass incarceration are the voices of those same fathers who have been impacted by the system. How do formerly incarcerated black fathers view their role as fathers? Based on 30 interviews of formerly incarcerated black men recruited from a prisoner reentry organization in a large northeastern city in the United States, we found that interviewees talked about fatherhood in two different ways. On the one hand, our most common finding was that interviewees talked about fatherhood as a motivation for desistance from criminal activity. In this finding they connected provider roles and being present in the lives of their children with their planned desistance from crime. On the other hand, interviewees also mentioned fatherhood as a part of explanations for past criminal activity, in what we call strain narratives. In these stories, they typically mentioned their provider roles as fathers as part of the overall economic strain that they faced. Counter to the dominant cultural impression of low socioeconomic status black fathers as absent/uncaring, both the desistance and strain narratives demonstrated a considerable amount of concern with respect to their identities as fathers, and therefore as men. We argue for the significance of masculinity in explaining the fatherhood narratives of formerly incarcerated black men. In doing so, we build on previous qualitative work on low-income fathers, crime as doing gender, and desistance narratives in prisoner reentry
2021 Undergraduate Symposium Brochure
Get PDFContains a schedule of the annual Undergraduate Symposium event as well as research abstracts for each student work.https://digitalcommons.assumption.edu/undergraduate-symposium-brochures/1009/thumbnail.jp
Episode 1: Welcome to the Jungle
No full textEpisode 1 of 3 in podcast series What Do You Meme? An investigation of the significance of memes in generational - as well as inter-generational - reactions to what ails us, particularly when it comes to coping with social, political, and most recently public health crises
Association Canado-Americaine Correspondence
Get PDFCorrespondence between Eugene Jalbert, Interim Secretary General of the USJB and Adolphe Robert of the Association Canado-Americaine. Includes copies of correspondence with Reverend Mother St.Jean de Valois of the Convent de la Presentation de Marie in Hudson, New Hampshirehttps://digitalcommons.assumption.edu/usjb-documents/1010/thumbnail.jp
St. Ann\u27s Historical Committee notes taken from La Tribune.1914-1931 including information on The Sentinelle Affair.
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Individually Optimal Choices Can Be Collectively Disastrous in COVID-19 Disease Control
Get PDFBackground: The word \u27pandemic\u27 conjures dystopian images of bodies stacked in the streets and societies on the brink of collapse. Despite this frightening picture, denialism and noncompliance with public health measures are common in the historical record, for example during the 1918 Influenza pandemic or the 2015 Ebola epidemic. The unique characteristics of SARS-CoV-2-its high basic reproduction number (R0), time-limited natural immunity and considerable potential for asymptomatic spread-exacerbate the public health repercussions of noncompliance with interventions (such as vaccines and masks) to limit disease transmission. Our work explores the rationality and impact of noncompliance with measures aimed at limiting the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
Methods: In this work, we used game theory to explore when noncompliance confers a perceived benefit to individuals. We then used epidemiological modeling to predict the impact of noncompliance on control of SARS-CoV-2, demonstrating that the presence of a noncompliant subpopulation prevents suppression of disease spread.
Results: Our modeling demonstrates that noncompliance is a Nash equilibrium under a broad set of conditions and that the existence of a noncompliant population can result in extensive endemic disease in the long-term after a return to pre-pandemic social and economic activity. Endemic disease poses a threat for both compliant and noncompliant individuals; all community members are protected if complete suppression is achieved, which is only possible with a high degree of compliance. For interventions that are highly effective at preventing disease spread, however, the consequences of noncompliance are borne disproportionately by noncompliant individuals.
Conclusions: In sum, our work demonstrates the limits of free-market approaches to compliance with disease control measures during a pandemic. The act of noncompliance with disease intervention measures creates a negative externality, rendering suppression of SARS-CoV-2 spread ineffective. Our work underscores the importance of developing effective strategies for prophylaxis through public health measures aimed at complete suppression and the need to focus on compliance at a population level
Episode 2: Blood, Guts, and Mel Gibson\u27s Emotional Take on Scottish Independence
No full textEpisode 2 of 3 in podcast series Take Two: History on the Big Screen. A (second) look at the relationship between Hollywood and historical representations, especially as it betrays unstated assumptions about how war and peace should be imagined then, now, and in the future