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Analyzing Rural Public Libraries in Northwest Arkansas
Get PDFThe role of architecture in rural public libraries is integral in their success. The use of design in these spaces acts as a catalyst for fostering community engagement and facilitating a deeper understanding of information presented through both physical and digital media. This study investigates how thoughtful architectural interventions can create context, enhance accessibility, and encourage community participation within these spaces. Rural public libraries serve as vital hubs for information dissemination, education, and community interaction, yet they often face unique challenges due to their geographical isolation and limited resources. By addressing the specific needs and challenges of rural areas, architects have the opportunity to not only enhance the functionality of these libraries but also strengthen the social fabric of the communities they serve, fostering a culture of lifelong learning, collaboration, and engagement. Through the analysis of rural public libraries, it becomes clear that in order to seamlessly integrate physical and digital media, designers must consciously recognize the evolving nature of information consumption in the digital age and design in a way that allows for flexibility in these spaces. Through the strategic placement of technology hubs, interactive displays, and flexible workspaces, architects can shape environments that cater to diverse learning styles and technological preferences, ensuring that the library remains a relevant and dynamic community resource
We Who Are Not as Others: Costuming the Godspell Ensemble as Historical Circus Performers
Get PDFThis paper examines the Bible as well as circus history and American history to determine the most effective way to design costumes for the musical Godspell by John-Michael Tebelak for a modern audience. The aim of all of this research is to re-center Tebelak’s original inspiration: The Feast of Fools by Harvey Gallagher Cox. Over the years since the premiere of Godspell in 1970, it has become heavily associated with hippies rather than clowns, despite the importance of clowns and clowning to the play’s inception.
Taking inspiration from primary research of circus performers, religious iconography, and early 20th century pop culture, the final costume renderings encapsulate the complexity and individuality of each member of the ensemble. The ten characters represent a variety of different types of circus performers, and the archetypes associated with each circus act also serve to illuminate the characters’ personalities
Exploring Trauma in the Writing of Incarcerated Women
Get PDFThis project examines memoirs and short narrative pieces written by incarcerated or formerly incarcerated women, specifically focusing on trauma experienced before incarceration. Through analysis of one anthology and two memoirs, this project addresses how writing can facilitate healing in justice-impacted women who have experienced physical and/or sexual trauma, looking at writing conducted inside or outside of the prison environment and writing conducted in a prison writing group or alone. Analysis of these three texts shows that writing, regardless of the environment conducted, can facilitate healing in incarcerated women who have experienced past trauma. The literary techniques employed by the authors and the structure of their narratives demonstrate their ability to heal. This thesis further calls for writing to be made more accessible to women within the prison environment
Women Rebuilding Their Lives Post Incarceration: The Obstacles of Housing and Employment
Get PDFAccording to a report from The Sentencing Project, the female incarcerated population stands nearly five times higher than in 1980 and this trend has continued, which means that at the national level, 47 out of every 100,000 women were in prison in 2020 (“Incarcerated Women and Girls.”). This means that women are leaving prison and beginning their reentry process into society every day, which is much easier said than done. With this reentry process, there are various barriers that each woman must overcome to reestablish their lives. When women are released from incarceration, the first thing they must do is find some sort of housing. Since there are not many options for safe and affordable housing in the Arkansas community and due to their lack of income, these women often find themselves in an unsafe living environment or back in a place surrounded by the things that caused their arrest in the first place. On top of just finding housing, these women must find employment and reintegrate themselves back into the world outside of prison, which is extremely difficult. Transitional housing programs are a great resource for women going through this process and allow them to immediately have both safe and affordable housing as well as assistance navigating the road to building their lives again. While the amount of incarcerated women is significantly less than the total of incarcerated men overall, women have less access to resources for reintegration.
In this thesis, residents at a Northwest Arkansas transitional living program, Magdalene Serenity House, are interviewed about their experiences with finding housing and employment post incarceration. Staff of Magdalene Serenity House also provides interview feedback on their experience working with reentering women. The impact of Magdalene Serenity House programming in the lives of transitional women is evaluated
Characterization of Mitochondrial Morphology in Drosophila: Early Embryogenesis Description via Confocal Microscopy
Get PDFMitochondria are not static organelles, but instead are dynamic networks that undergo rapid changes in subcellular distribution, organization, and activity in response to external stimuli. Notably, mitochondria can undergo fission and fusion, collectively known as mitochondrial dynamics. Mitochondrial fusion creates assembled networks of mitochondria that are maximally efficient at generating ATP through oxidative phosphorylation. Conversely, mitochondrial fission leads to network fragmentation and a shift towards glycolysis, which is the dominant mode of ATP generation in oxygen-limiting and stressed conditions. While mitochondrial dynamics have been intensively studied in isolated cells under stressful conditions, much less is known about how mitochondria behave during normal development in healthy tissues. The resulting system is an adaptable network, able to adjust to different physiological demands and mechanical stressors. Mitochondrial dynamics are thought to be an integral component of embryonic development, but they have only been well described in a few contexts. Drosophila melanogaster (the fruit fly) is a potentially excellent model organism for studying mitochondrial networks during embryonic development, as they develop rapidly and are amenable to microscope-based studies. However, the intricacies of mitochondrial behavior and networking during early Drosophila gastrulation and head-to-tail axis elongation (convergent extension) are poorly characterized. The overall goal of this project is to characterize mitochondrial networking prior to and during convergent extension in Drosophila melanogaster early embryogenesis to increase our knowledge of the importance of mitochondrial dynamics during normal development. To address this gap, I performed live and fixed-tissue analyses using fluorescent molecular tags and laser-scanning confocal microscopy to visualize mitochondrial networks over time in wild-type Drosophila embryos. In particular, I developed a detailed timeline of how mitochondrial networks are organized prior to and during convergent extension. Second, I tested the effects of disrupting mitochondrial fission by knocking down levels of Drp1. Future experiments will build on these findings by quantifying three-dimensional network organization in embryos in which mitochondrial dynamics have been disrupted
Economic Contribution of Agriculture and Food to Arkansas\u27 Gross Domestic Product 2017-2022
Get PDFIn this report, Arkansas agriculture is presented in a historical context. These data are available for 2017 through 2022. Throughout the report, agriculture is defined in terms of agricultural sectors, North American Industry Classification Scheme (NAICS) sectors, industries, and general descriptive terms that can be applied to agriculture