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Untitled [Ballerinas and ballroom dancers; landscape]
No full textMelissa_Nunn__UMBC_Student_February_21__2014_at_1008PMThese images were created as part of the Hughes Remix project, a collaborative endeavor developed by UMBC's Albin O. Kuhn Library Special Collections and the Department of Visual Art to foster creative engagement with archival holdings in conjunction with the 2014 Society for Photographic Education annual conference. UMBC's Special Collections offered a selection of images from the Hughes Company Glass Negatives (http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/hughes) collection for SPE members and conference attendees to remix, reinvent, reinterpret, and reimagine the images in this collection of Baltimore street scenes, promotional and advertising photographs, businesses, churches, schools, monuments, factories, machinery, and portraits. Images that were created were displayed during the conference as well as on a Tumblr site and are now archived in the Special Collections. Full details of the project can be found at: http://hughes-remix.tumblr.com/overview.The original Hughes Company Glass Negatives collection can be found at: http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/hughe
Sunset
No full textMichelle_E._Lee__UMBC_Student__Sunset_February_21__2014_at_1248PMThese images were created as part of the Hughes Remix project, a collaborative endeavor developed by UMBC's Albin O. Kuhn Library Special Collections and the Department of Visual Art to foster creative engagement with archival holdings in conjunction with the 2014 Society for Photographic Education annual conference. UMBC's Special Collections offered a selection of images from the Hughes Company Glass Negatives (http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/hughes) collection for SPE members and conference attendees to remix, reinvent, reinterpret, and reimagine the images in this collection of Baltimore street scenes, promotional and advertising photographs, businesses, churches, schools, monuments, factories, machinery, and portraits. Images that were created were displayed during the conference as well as on a Tumblr site and are now archived in the Special Collections. Full details of the project can be found at: http://hughes-remix.tumblr.com/overview.The original Hughes Company Glass Negatives collection can be found at: http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/hughe
Actors in costumes
No full textNichole_Rosado__UMBC-Student___Actors_in_costumes_February_21__2014_at_0135PMThese images were created as part of the Hughes Remix project, a collaborative endeavor developed by UMBC's Albin O. Kuhn Library Special Collections and the Department of Visual Art to foster creative engagement with archival holdings in conjunction with the 2014 Society for Photographic Education annual conference. UMBC's Special Collections offered a selection of images from the Hughes Company Glass Negatives (http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/hughes) collection for SPE members and conference attendees to remix, reinvent, reinterpret, and reimagine the images in this collection of Baltimore street scenes, promotional and advertising photographs, businesses, churches, schools, monuments, factories, machinery, and portraits. Images that were created were displayed during the conference as well as on a Tumblr site and are now archived in the Special Collections. Full details of the project can be found at: http://hughes-remix.tumblr.com/overview.The original Hughes Company Glass Negatives collection can be found at: http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/hughe
Family Portrait
No full textRebecca_Borland__UMBC__Student__Family_Portrait_February_21__2014_at_0410PMThese images were created as part of the Hughes Remix project, a collaborative endeavor developed by UMBC's Albin O. Kuhn Library Special Collections and the Department of Visual Art to foster creative engagement with archival holdings in conjunction with the 2014 Society for Photographic Education annual conference. UMBC's Special Collections offered a selection of images from the Hughes Company Glass Negatives (http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/hughes) collection for SPE members and conference attendees to remix, reinvent, reinterpret, and reimagine the images in this collection of Baltimore street scenes, promotional and advertising photographs, businesses, churches, schools, monuments, factories, machinery, and portraits. Images that were created were displayed during the conference as well as on a Tumblr site and are now archived in the Special Collections. Full details of the project can be found at: http://hughes-remix.tumblr.com/overview.The original Hughes Company Glass Negatives collection can be found at: http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/hughe
Jumper
No full textRebecca_Borland__UMBC__Student__Jumper_February_21__2014_at_0447PM (1)These images were created as part of the Hughes Remix project, a collaborative endeavor developed by UMBC's Albin O. Kuhn Library Special Collections and the Department of Visual Art to foster creative engagement with archival holdings in conjunction with the 2014 Society for Photographic Education annual conference. UMBC's Special Collections offered a selection of images from the Hughes Company Glass Negatives (http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/hughes) collection for SPE members and conference attendees to remix, reinvent, reinterpret, and reimagine the images in this collection of Baltimore street scenes, promotional and advertising photographs, businesses, churches, schools, monuments, factories, machinery, and portraits. Images that were created were displayed during the conference as well as on a Tumblr site and are now archived in the Special Collections. Full details of the project can be found at: http://hughes-remix.tumblr.com/overview.The original Hughes Company Glass Negatives collection can be found at: http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/hughe
Untitled [Stripes and curves]
No full textRick_Salafia__Kutztown_University_February_21__2014_at_1045PMThese images were created as part of the Hughes Remix project, a collaborative endeavor developed by UMBC's Albin O. Kuhn Library Special Collections and the Department of Visual Art to foster creative engagement with archival holdings in conjunction with the 2014 Society for Photographic Education annual conference. UMBC's Special Collections offered a selection of images from the Hughes Company Glass Negatives (http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/hughes) collection for SPE members and conference attendees to remix, reinvent, reinterpret, and reimagine the images in this collection of Baltimore street scenes, promotional and advertising photographs, businesses, churches, schools, monuments, factories, machinery, and portraits. Images that were created were displayed during the conference as well as on a Tumblr site and are now archived in the Special Collections. Full details of the project can be found at: http://hughes-remix.tumblr.com/overview.The original Hughes Company Glass Negatives collection can be found at: http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/hughe
White Face Black Face
No full textTim_Nohe__White_Face__Black_Face__Friends_School__Baltimore_January_14__2014_at_1002AMThese images were created as part of the Hughes Remix project, a collaborative endeavor developed by UMBC's Albin O. Kuhn Library Special Collections and the Department of Visual Art to foster creative engagement with archival holdings in conjunction with the 2014 Society for Photographic Education annual conference. UMBC's Special Collections offered a selection of images from the Hughes Company Glass Negatives (http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/hughes) collection for SPE members and conference attendees to remix, reinvent, reinterpret, and reimagine the images in this collection of Baltimore street scenes, promotional and advertising photographs, businesses, churches, schools, monuments, factories, machinery, and portraits. Images that were created were displayed during the conference as well as on a Tumblr site and are now archived in the Special Collections. Full details of the project can be found at: http://hughes-remix.tumblr.com/overview.The original Hughes Company Glass Negatives collection can be found at: http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/hughe
MOLECULAR DETERMINANTS OF MELANOPSIN SIGNALING AND DEACTIVATION
No full textThe unique visual pigment melanopsin is expressed in a small subset of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) within the mammalian retina. The axons of ipRGCs primarily project to brain nuclei that regulate non-image forming visual functions including circadian photoentrainment, pupillary light reflex, and sleep. Unlike rods and cones which hyperpolarize in response to light, ipRGCs depolarize likely through the activation of a Gq-mediated phototransduction cascade. IpRGCs exhibit very poor temporal resolution with sluggish on/off kinetics and a high threshold of activation. Despite this, ipRGCs respond robustly to prolonged illumination and are capable of firing sustained action potentials beyond the lifetime of the stimulus. These response characteristics raise questions about how melanopsin signaling is regulated within the retina. Typically, visual pigment signaling is deactivated by receptor phosphorylation and arrestin binding which act to attenuate and inhibit G-protein binding, respectively. In this work, I investigate the role of arrestin in melanopsin signaling and identify a region within the C-terminal tail of melanopsin that is required for proper activation and deactivation. Using a combination of in vitro and in vivo approaches, I provide evidence for a light- and phosphorylation-dependent deactivation of melanopsin by Beta-arrestin. This work is the first description of a visual pigment deactivation mechanism mediated by Beta-arrestin and is consistent with canonical deactivation mechanism described for other non-visual G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). Additionally, I demonstrate that removal or mutation of a region within the proximal portion of melanopsin's C-tail delays the activation and deactivation of the photoresponse. I also show that this region is conserved within the melanopsin family implying important functional significance. Based on these results, I hypothesize that a 9th helix in the C-tail of melanopsin serves two purposes; 1) to stabilize ICL3 and form a portion of the G-protein binding domain and 2) to tether the C-tail close to the membrane surface, facilitating receptor phosphorylation and arrestin binding
The Writing on the Walls and Other Places: American Civil War Graffiti
No full textThe American Civil War was fought for four bloody years and left its mark on the country. What usually comes to mind when one thinks of what soldiers of this conflict left behind are monuments, the many scarred buildings and trees, and even diaries. Until recently one aspect of the war that has been lost and forgotten was the graffiti that soldiers left behind on buildings across the South. Graffiti is a valuable resource to historians if only they tap into it. This study strives to not only identify graffiti in seven locations in Northern Virginia but also interpret that graffiti. The following written work is also paired with an online exhibit that highlights the graffiti and can be found at civilwargraffiti.omeka.net
Difficult Decisions: An Evaluation of the Jane Doe Sexual Reporting Policy
No full textBackground: Prior to January 2009, sexual assault victims were denied access to forensic services unless they reported their assault to police. The 2005 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA 2005) eliminated this requirement and required states to provide sexual assault victims access to free forensic services without police involvement. The state of Maryland instituted Jane Doe Reporting (JDR) in response to VAWA 2005. Purpose of Study: (1) Describe JDR victims and JDR victims who convert to police involvement (JDR converters); (2) Identify differences in the individual, assault, and assailant characteristics for JDR victims, JDR converters, and victims who immediately notify the police ; (3) Understand the limitations and benefits of JDR policy from the perspective of Forensic Nurse Examiners (FNEs); (4) Explore potential modifications for JDR to improve the number of JDR victims who convert their case to police involvement. Methods: The study was a 2-phase exploratory study with a sequential design. The quantitative analysis included bivariate statistics and logistic regression on data collected from forensic records. Data for the qualitative analysis was collected from interviews with FNEs and was analyzed using premises of grounded theory. Results: The bivariate analysis demonstrated that JDR victims were more likely to experience a drug-facilitated sexual assault when compared to other victim groups. The multivariate analysis demonstrated that weapon use, victim resistance, race, and genital injuries are significant predictors of police reporting. The qualitative analysis identified 3 central themes: (1) Benefits of the JDR policy results in Victim Empowerment ; (2) Limitations of the JDR policy creates Negative Consequences for Victims and Society ; and (3) Proposed modifications to JDR increase the potential for Informed Decision Making of sexual assault victims. Conclusion: JDR victims experience significantly different types of sexual assaults when compared to victims who immediately notified police. Considering the nature of sexual assaults experienced by JDR victims, it is unlikely police notification would occur without the JDR policy. Despite noted benefits of the JDR policy, modifications are needed to ensure victims are able to make informed decisions regarding evidence collection and police involvement following a sexual assault