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A Survey of Student Employment and Geospatial Services in Academic Libraries
Get PDFStudent employees are often vital members of an academic library’s workforce, though the extent to which they contribute to library geospatial services has not yet been explored in a systematic way. The present study was designed to address this gap through a survey of academic library professionals involved in employing students to provide geospatial services. Topics addressed in the survey include department staffing, student employee responsibilities, funding and compensation for student positions, and the perceived benefits and challenges of employing students to provide geospatial services. Data generated through survey responses indicate potential differences in the types of responsibilities performed by graduate/professional and undergraduate students, enhanced productivity and collective wisdom as library benefits, professionally relevant experience and transferable skill development as student benefits, and common challenges across institutions. By providing a baseline understanding of student employment practices in library geospatial services, this study offers actionable information for current practitioners and can serve as a foundation for future scholarship on supervisor and student employee experiences.Publisher allows immediate open acces
Investigating the f0(500) meson using π+π− correlations in LHC proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV
Get PDFThis thesis presents a detailed femtoscopy study of the f0(500) meson using π+π− correlations in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV, conducted with data from the ALICE experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. The analysis utilizes a Gaussian source simplification to fit the experimental two-particle correlation functions, allowing the extraction of a source size parameter (R) and a strength parameter (λ) based on strong final-state interaction. The fit results give R = 1.10±0.01 fm and λ = 0.46±0.008. Additionally, the extracted resonance mass (MR) and width (WR) of the f0(500) resonance are consistent with the limits provided by the Review of Particle Physics. The λ dependence on R is shown to follow a simple geometric tetraquark model, supporting the hypothesis that the f0(500) meson is a four-quark state.No embargoAcademic Major: Physic
Evaluating the evolutionary history, geographic distribution, and renal adaptations to arid environments of Microtus voles in Northern Pakistan
No full textRodents are well known to exhibit physiological differences in kidney features depending on aridity. Voles in the highly speciose genus Microtus inhabit many habitats across Eurasia and North America and occupy areas that range from arid to wet climates. Prior to this study, only a single species of Microtus vole, M. yuldaschi, was known from Pakistan, having been collected at only two sites along the northern border. We sequenced the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene for 37 individual voles collected in Pakistan and additional specimens from outside of Pakistan and compared these to other Microtus sequences found in GenBank. We also examined how the ethanol-preserved kidneys of our target Microtus samples physically compared to rodents adapted to dry and wet climates, specifically the gerbil, Gerbilliscus, and the rainforest mouse Malacomys. We recovered Microtus in Pakistan as belonging to 3 separate radiations, each of which contain lineages that exhibit magnitudes of divergence that approach species-level genetic differences. Our results extend the range of the juniper vole, M. (Blanfordimys) yuldaschi in northernmost Pakistan and recover a divergent isolated lineage from Azad Kashmir. The Afghan vole, M. (B.) afghanus is found in several sites in northwestern Pakistan and shows patterns of population structuring based on geography. We report the presence of voles in the Safed Koh range that form a clade sister to the Transcaspian vole, M. (Microtus) transcaspicus. We find no statistically significant niche overlap among our target species and make relative comparisons regarding preferred habitat for each species. Microtus yuldaschi inhabits areas with relatively low precipitation that is highly seasonal, with dry summers and winters with more precipitation. The preferred habitat of M. transcaspicus also involves low precipitation. Microtus afghanus is also highly seasonal, but experiences higher precipitation levels than M. yuldaschi. We demonstrate the effectiveness of ethanol-preserved kidneys for comparative analyses of morphological features, highlighting anatomical differences influenced by aridity. Microtus yuldaschi appears to be a dry-adapted vole, whereas M. afghanus is more mesic-adapted. Several specimens of another vole in region, Hyperacrius, appear to be better adapted to mesic environments compared to M. afghanus. Evaluation of kidneys from voles in Azad Kashmir suggests that both M. yuldaschi and Hyperacrius inhabit the region. Our study highlights the physiological and genetic diversity among Microtus voles in Pakistan, elaborating on the adaptations of different species to varying climatic conditions and the importance of these regions as reservoirs of unrecognized small mammal biodiversity.No embargoAcademic Major: Biolog
A Functional Approach to -aku Nominalization in Old Japanese Discourse
Get PDFThe suffix -aku was a productive predicate nominalizer in Old Japanese but has lost productivity by Early Middle Japanese and is now limited to a generally unparsed segment of fewer than fifteen lexemes found in dictionaries today. While some studies have included investigations of the structure and semantics of the morpheme -aku at the lexical or sentential level, particularly in poetry, this study takes the discourse context into consideration in its investigation of the functions of -aku nominalization. In examining the functions of -aku nominalization throughout all genres of extant Old Japanese texts, it finds that these nominalizations were strongly tied to epistemic modality and most often used by speakers to create discourse referents for evaluation, particularly in highly emotive contexts
Online Dispute Resolution in Eviction Claims: Considerations for the Inevitable
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From Cali to Gaza: A Case Study on How the Violence in Both Palestine and Colombia is Systematically Linked to United States Imperialism
Get PDFImperialism is a contentious topic that has been debated for centuries, and perspectives on the issue vary greatly. Some may claim that imperialism resulted in economic and technical progress, while others contend that it resulted in resource exploitation and human oppression. It is critical to approach the issue historically and contemporarily to analyze the contested and vast legacies of imperialism that are still visible today. The nations of Palestine and Colombia make ample research subjects as they have both been subjected to historical colonial occupation while also continuing to be subjected to the machinations of US imperialism. Whilst the nations of Palestine and Colombia are frequently highlighted in the media as nations with ongoing violence and protest, it is often negated that one of the causes of this violence is the imperialistic pursuits of the United States of America. When the colonial era gave way to the neocolonial era, Western powers continued to foster authoritarianism in these countries to maintain geopolitical control, whether over resources or monetary assets. However, rather than heavily analyzing the causation of imperialism, this paper will focus more on the link between imperialism and violence, whilst briefly explaining the historical and causation elements that led to US imperialism in both Palestine and Colombia. More specifically, the goal of this paper is to answer the question, “How has the United States’ imperialism impacted and systematically linked Palestine and Colombia in a system of violence?” This paper theorizes that the United States uses political, economic, and nationalistic pursuits and tools to unrelentingly promote the ongoing violence– which manifests itself in both government brutality and protest in retaliation– in both Palestine and Colombia.No embargoAcademic Major: Political Scienc