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Influence of Sex and Habitat Structure on Morphology, Predation, and Survival of Sceloporus Consobrinus, in Central Arkansas
Full text linkLizards are useful in determining links between habitat use, morphology, and performance since they occupy many structurally distinct habitats. Prairie lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus) inhabit three distinct habitat types in Central Arkansas: rocky, forested, and intermediate or mixed habitats. Though geographically close, these habitats have fundamentally different microclimates, substrates, predators, and prey availabilities for lizards. My objectives here are to assess the impact of those structurally different habitats on body temperature, morphology, and predation on prairie lizards. I captured 117 individuals in 2022 and compared those lizards with 809 captures from 2016-2017. The cloacal temperature did not differ among habitats yet there was a significant difference in cloacal temperature between sex in 2022 (W=1174.5, p
My second objective was to compare population estimates and survival and encounter probabilities among habitat types. General population estimates were calculated by using the Lincoln-Peterson ratio. Survival and encounter probabilities were acquired by using Program Mark. The best model for overall survival and encounter probability, i.e., when looking at all the data without separating by habitat or sex, was constant. There was no difference in encounter or survival probability when data was separated by habitat. Still, between sex, males had a higher survival probability than females though the encounter probability for both was the same
Globalisation in the Era of Power Transition: Lessons Post-COVID-19 for China and the US
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Diplomacy, Society and the COVID-19 Challenge brings together authors from various disciplinary backgrounds to examine the impacts of the pandemic on world politics and international relations, focusing on diplomacy and national, regional, and global responses to COVID-19. The authors adopt a critical perspective which questions the general assumption that security is only related to state security. The book’s first part deals with diplomacy and COVID-19, exploring forms such as virtual, digital, and science diplomacy. The second part, on national and regional responses to COVID-19, provides a detailed evaluation of the foreign policies of states and regional actors and the national/regional impacts of the pandemic. The third part investigates the responses of international organisations, such as NATO and the OECD, to COVID-19’s transformative and disruptive effects.https://orc.library.atu.edu/atu_faculty_books/1086/thumbnail.jp
“When White Men and Indians United Shall Praise:” Indigenous Inclusion in the Hartford Music Company
Full text linkThe Hartford Music Company and Institute of Hartford, Arkansas has attracted increasing academic interest, particularly within the last twenty years. This southern gospel music publishing company and singing school based in southern Sebastian County published a collection of shape note hymnals which boasted some of the genre’s most prolific literature. Though a growing number of Arkansans are learning that these gospel staples came from their own hill country, many do not realize that several of these songs were premiered by or recorded by Indigenous people. While this may not initially seem particularly impactful, this genre developed its own distinct identity within the century between the end of the Civil War and the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. Segregated church congregations caused the genre to become closely associated with White composers, performers, and audiences, even being dubbed “White Spirituals” by George Pullen Jackson, a historian and pioneer of the genre during the twentieth century. Using archival research and interviews, I will expand upon the information about Indigenous involvement with the Hartford Music Company in David Deller’s article, “The Songbook Gospel Movement in Arkansas: E. M. Bartlett and the Hartford Music Company,” published by the Arkansas Historical Quarterly in 2001. The resulting presentation will explore the inclusion of Indigenous people in the Hartford Music Company and Institute in the context of both its White musical tradition and the social climate in southern Sebastian County in the early twentieth century
Promoting Electric Propulsion (PEP) for Small Craft
Full text linkThe Promoting Electric Propulsion (PEP) For Small Craft event is a competition held every year by the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG), and this coming year’s event is being held in Virginia Beach. It is aimed at inspiring students from universities all over the country and allowing them to design innovative fully electrically propelled boats, present their designs and builds, and race them against each other to show off their finished projects. Using fully electric propulsion systems for marine use can be challenging, but if done right they can provide a clean, efficient, and quiet power system for several types of marine vessels. Despite hurdles and setbacks that we have faced during our build, we have managed to create a solid design that has led to a vessel that we think can compete and hold its own on race day
How Do Differences in Sex Education Alter Perception of Consent?
Full text linkThe following research was conducted to answer the question: how do differences in sex education alter perception of consent? As of 2021, only 7 states and the District of Columbia mandate comprehensive sex education policies that include consent education, and in contrast, 17 states do not mandate comprehensive or non-comprehensive sex education (“Sex and HIV Education” 2021). Because sex education in schools is where a large proportion of young adults receive all of their instruction on sexual topics, it can be inferred that the lack of sex education would constitute a lack of consent education as well (Deluna 2019; “Section 33—1608” 1970). These differences in consent education suggest a difference in consent knowledge and therefore perception. To examine this possibility, a survey was administered to two samples of university students over the age of 18 from two different states. One sample was drawn from Arkansas, as it was determined to have the least comprehensive, non-mandated sexual education, and one sample was drawn from California, as it had been determined to have the most comprehensive, mandated sexual education. These states represent the full range of sexual education policy differences in the United States. By administering a revised edition of Humphrey’s Sexual Consent Scale-Revised (SCS-R) to each sample, as well as a qualitative analysis differing definitions of consent, the respondents’ consent perception was measured
Arkansas Soil Erosion and Conservation Methods in Ornamental Landscapes
Full text linkThis study will attempt to identify the best soil erosion mitigation methods for Arkansas ornamental landscape settings by comparing the strengths and weaknesses of known techniques. Since soil is not a renewable resource, we must apply conservation practices wherever possible, not just in agricultural settings. To determine the most effective erosion prevention techniques, this study will review soil studies conducted by the NRCS and NASA, as well as articles on best practices observed in ornamental landscape and agricultural industries. These are analyzed by comparing and contrasting techniques against known problems with Arkansas soil to determine which methods are most effective.
Based on the available methods, the most effective erosion control method in ornamental landscapes is the use of groundcovers, which hold soil in place at a deeper level than a solution like mulch or landscape fabric. Groundcovers also aid in soil amendment by contributing to nitrogen fixation, water penetration, drainage, and increasing soil pore space. By contrast, solutions like landscape fabric and rock can cause irregularities in the soil’s surface, increasing likelihood of erosion, or compaction of pore space over time, decreasing the soil’s usability. The uses for groundcovers are like that of cover crops in agricultural settings. Using plants to hold soil in place promotes a healthy ecosystem and aids the Arkansas landscaper in soil amendments for rocky, clay soil. Use of groundcovers also aids the landscaper by reducing time and labor needs, because it reduces the need for heavy fertilizers, weeding, and herbicides.
Key words: soil, horticulture, landscaping, conservation, sustainability, geology, flood, irrigatio
An Introduction to Philosophy
Full text linkReview of OER textbook of Philosophy by Russ W. Payne, available at https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/59
Psychology 2e
Full text linkReview of OER Psychology textbook by Rose M. Spielman, William J. Jenkins, and Marilyn D. Lovett, available at https://openstax.org/details/books/psychology-2
Writing Rhetorically: Framing First-Year Writing
Full text linkReview of OER Rhetoric and Composition textbook by Kirk Fontenot, Shelly Rodrique, and Wanda M. Waller, available at https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/134