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Criminalization of Undocumented Immigrants in Little Village, Chicago
No full textThis senior thesis focuses on the criminalization of undocumented immigrants. This issue is more commonly known in the literature as crimmigration. I explore the ways in which the criminal justice system and the immigration system have become dependent on each other. My work seeks to bring light to the criminalization issues that the undocumented population of Little Village (Chicago) faces. By partnering with organizations within the community, I am conducting online and in person surveys to analyze the data on how undocumented immigrants are treated by the police or by border patrol. My thesis is that undocumented immigrants face crimmigration in their daily lives
Cyber-nationalism in social media: From Twitterrorism to reactionary bot policy
No full textIn Mexico, Twitter has not prompted a social revolution –yet. But it coordinated the civil society after it was hit by an earthquake, prompted a new terrorism law at the federal level, and helped to elect the current president: Enrique Pena Nieto. In this project I examine the public-government relationship of freedom of expression ownership across the digital platform and conclude that a reactionary approach to cyber-nationalistic practices in this country can determine what necessary steps other states in the Western hemisphere can take when advocating for digital democracy
Attention patterns predict math performance in people with and without ADHD
No full textWhat is attention and how does it work? Despite the crucial role that attention plays in basic functions and in Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), it remains poorly understood. Research has shown that fluctuations in attention might be measured by examining changes in the size of the pupil (i.e., pupilometry). This study tests this possibility as it uses pupilometry to see if fluctuations in attention can predict performance on mental arithmetic problems for people with and without ADHD
Epiparasitism and Mycoheterotrophy
Get PDFThe classification of mycoheterotrophs in the Monotropoideae sub-family as epiparasites is misdirectional and problematic. A net cost has not been proven to occur with the associates of mycoheterotrophs in the Monotropoideae, therefore epiparasitism is not concretely proven. However, because of evidence that there is a linear transfer of photosynthate to the mycoheterotroph with no known reciprocation it is predicted that they are parasitic on their associate fungus and tree. Preemptively mycoheterotrophs are considered epiparasites, and this assumption has become the predominant perspective through which mycoheterotrophs are studied. The overuse of epiparasitism as a theoretical model limits the study of other possible mycoheterotroph associations that are not a form of parasitism. It is unsatisfactory to settle on the use of parasitism to describe mycoheterotrophic associations without further evidence
I. Studies Towards Citreamicin θ A Synthesis; II. Total Synthesis of Xanthocercin A and Methoxy-butesuperin B
Get PDFTwo independent projects oriented to synthesize naturally occurring compounds: a model of citreamicin θ A, and xanthocercin A with methoxy-butesuperin B. Citreamicin θ A was isolated from marine-derived bacteria Streptomyces caelestis and has been reported to possess antibacterial activity against multi-drug resistant Staph.aureus(MRSA). The key reactions in the multi-step synthesis of the citreamicin model compound involved a Sonogashira coupling and Diels-Aldercycloaddition. Xanthocercin A and methoxy-butesuperin B were isolated in a mixture with other chemical compounds from leadplant, Amorpha canescens. Due to the lack of material from natural sources, the structure and pharmaceutical properties of the compound can be confirmed only with the presence of an appropriate amount of the pure material. As part of ongoing efforts to fully verify the structure of the isolated natural products, we prepared a synthetic sample of both xanthocercin A and methoxy-butesuperin
The Cross-Racial Establishment of Trust between Transplant Community Organizations and Englewood Residents
Get PDFCurrent research lacks holistic understanding of African American trust, and why it differs from the trust of other ethnic/ racial groups. In order to better understand why this is, I will explore how African Americans in underserved and impoverished neighborhoods determine which organizations and institutions to trust. My study finds that the cause of erosion of trust within Englewood may be linked to minimal fiduciary trust between residents and city officials and administration. Further, my study finds that the race of an individual was not significant in determining whether Englewood residents trusted them
The Federal Reserve College Challenge Presentation
No full textThis presentation is an improved version of LFC team\u27s presentation at the Fed Challenge 2017. It contains an analysis of current economic conditions, a forecast of near-term economic and financial conditions relevant to the formulation of monetary policy, a discussion of significant risks to the economy relevant for formulating monetary policy, and a monetary policy recommendation. The presentation is created modelling the role of the members of the Federal Open Market Committee
What Works? Pursuing Environmental Justice in Disproportionately Minority Communities
No full textThis project explores factors that have affected the success of environmental social movements in two different communities in Illinois. Both communities are dominated by ethnic minorities and are struggling against the negative health effects of having active coal plants near their homes, schools, and places of business. In Little Village, a Chicago neighborhood, social movement was successful in shutting down the local coal plant. The active social movement in Waukegan, Illinois, however, has been less successful. Using social movement theory, I explore the differences between these two movements and how those differences affected each movement\u27s success