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Analyzing the socio political climate of the General Iron Strike in Chicago, Illinois
No full textIn February, protesters started a one-month hunger strike against the plan for General Iron to relocate their metal shredding operations. Through an in-depth literature review, I will investigate the role and history of mobilization in social movements in Chicago and contributing socio-political factors that have led to the hunger strike. The strike is opposing the relocation of General Iron to the Southeast Side of Chicago, a majority LatinX neighborhood, from an affluent predominantly white neighborhood, Lincoln Park. An examination of these varied documents will demonstrate the factors that have contributed to this issue as well as the environmental and health impacts on the community. This act of environmental racism has detrimental health impacts on the surrounding populations including asthma and other immunocompromised disorders
Exploring a deconstructive painting process
No full textExploring a Deconstructive Painting Process is a body of work that focuses on the human figure and portraiture to display the different elements of "drawing". Through creating this body of work, I document how this process developed and changed through creating pieces and understanding what worked and what did not work through the 6-12 pieces that will be displayed. I originally started this process by creating a piece where I drew the subject on canvas with an oil-based paint pen. After that dried, I applied 3-5 layers of gouache paint over the subject. Then I used watercolors to p[aint over the gouache and the rest of the canvas. Finally, after everything has dried, I used a spray bottle, sponge, towel, or anything that could hold water, and applied the water to the canvas to slowly reveal the underneath subject that I previously covered up., leaving some of the figure underneath all the layers of paint. This process has developed over the creation of eery piece and through this I have gained a better understanding of deconstructing a painting to the point where it enhances the overall composition.Please click on the link in the Description information to access Jordan's slide show
Project Oyster Pensacola: Assessment of oyster survival, water quality and the fish and invertebrate community associated with oysters: Technical Report of Project Oyster Pensacola to the Bream Fishermen Association
No full textTechnical ReportFinal reportPermission granted to the University of West Florida to digitize and display this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder
A spatial study of quality of life in the USA
No full textThis study’s main goal was to develop a comprehensive Quality of Life (QoL) Index based on 31 demographic variables for the 3108 counties in the contiguous USA. Counties were ranked worst in QoL to best, and spatial cluster analysis is used to identify counties with significant low/high QoL clusters. GIS-based mapping was used to create informative heat maps with significant clusters shown. The rate of African Americans, diversity in a race within counties, and upward mobility were studied in a regression analysis in which QoL was predicted from these three covariates. The QoL Index was adjusted for the covariates, and a new spatial heat map with clusters is obtained. It was concluded that as the rate of African Americans increases in a county, the QoL decreases, while the QoL increases when diversity or upward mobility increases.Journal ArticlePre-prin
Levesque, Christopher J.
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ORCiD: 0000-0003-3367-862X
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Photo-chemically produced reactive oxygen species by motor oils
No full textPetroleum products are introduced into the environment through a variety of mechanisms and are shown to produce highly reactive oxygen species though photochemical reactions.1 One example is motor oil contamination which can come from sources including cars, trucks, and recreational water vehicles. Motor oils both synthetic and non-synthetic can produce potentially toxic components through natural weathering processes. To help assess overall ecosystem impact, a key consideration in understanding the mechanism of toxicity is examination of components produced through photochemical processes. Water accommodated fractions (WAFs) are samples of water mixed with oil and are commonly used to mimic environmental conditions when an oil spill occurs. Over time, water soluble species form and partition into the water phase of the WAF. This study examined photochemical degradation and subsequent toxicity of various synthetic oils when exposed to artificial sunlight for 6 hours. Benzoic acid served as a radical trap for any hydroxyl radical (·OH) species produced. Using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), the resulting formation of para-hydroxybenzoic acid (p-HBA) was measured and total ·OH flux determined
The associations between job-related burnout, parenting, and child behavior
No full textWe hypothesized a mediational model in which higher levels of emotional exhaustion predict lower levels of PSE, which in turn predict lower levels of positive parenting (see Figure 1). Our second hypothesis was the lower levels of positive parenting would predict higher levels of child externalizing behavior
Strohmetz, David
No full textChair and Professor
PhD, Social/Organization Psychology, Temple University
MA, Social/Organization Psychology, Temple University
BA, Psychology, Dickinson College
A social psychologist by training, Strohmetz's research interests center on social factors that influence people's generosity, particularly with respect to restaurant tipping behaviors. He has also written about the "social psychology of the experiment."
ORCiD: 0000-0002-8881-6092
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