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Goon Cave
Get PDFThis collection pieces together six short stories that vary widely in content but that seek to detail conflicts with similar thematic content. The characters within are presented with moments in time when they must choose between ways of life. Some push back against nature, others society, and others still the ugliest sides of themselves. This collection looks at the worst of its characters as they try to be their best to varying degrees of success. The strange, the magical, and the absurd intermingle with and sometimes incite real crises that everyday people may face. While the collection attempts to portray scenarios that are universal and accessible, it takes additional care to consider the failings of traditional portrayals of masculinity, and the tolls that these portrayals take on young men and those in their lives
Heart of the Swamp
Get PDFHeart of the Swamp follows the story of Austin, a transplant to a small swamp town in the Atchafalaya Basin, as he mourns the death of his lover, Dan, whose unsolved murder has put negative attention on him. While Austin struggles to keep his home within the community where his partner was so well loved, animals in the swamp begin dying en masse surrounding the mysterious, fortress-like power plant, Atlas Energy. Austin’s curiosity and attunement to nature lead him to uncover supernatural threats to both the swamp around him and the resolution of Dan’s murder case. From monsters to immortal soldiers, Atlas’s walls hold danger beyond Austin’s imagination
Homelessness, Trauma, and Drug Use as Contributing Factors to Increased Sentencing
Get PDFMass incarceration has been a pervasive issue in American society with longstanding effects on individuals and their communities. Several factors have been shown to intensify these effects and contribute to the cycle of recidivism, such as homelessness, trauma, and drug use. The current study investigated the association between these and several other factors and the number of sentences an individual had received in their lifetime. A cross-sectional sample (N= 24,808, 25% female) of adult inmates from the periodic Survey of Prison Inmates was used to test these hypotheses. Exploratory factor analysis and subsequent regressions indicated a significant association between higher rates of sentencing and certain racial identities, lower education, homelessness, sex, age, and previous PTSD diagnoses. Future research should include further investigation of external factors that may increase an individual’s likelihood of being incarcerated in order to aptly address recidivism and the rehabilitative quality of correctional facilities
Environmental Sustainability in Universities of the Gulf South
Get PDFUniversities and colleges are uniquely qualified to serve as community showcases on incorporating environmental sustainability across education, research, operations and leadership. Campuses can serve as living laboratories that benefit students, employees and the local community. The Whole Institution Approach to sustainability promotes active engagement of the entire school in a holistic way. Leadership plays a key role in embedding sustainability across curriculum, research, operations and community engagement.
The purpose of this study was to research universities of the Gulf South to determine what environmental sustainability practices they have in place and examine if there are trends related to university characteristics. Part of the research was to determine sustainability practices in place at institutions of higher education in the Gulf South related to academics, research, operations and leadership. Characteristics of universities such as land grant status, location, research activity, annual enrollment, and highest degree offered were reviewed to determine if certain types of universities were more likely to incorporate environmental sustainability practices
Banat al-Nahda: Mary Ajami and Nazik al-‘Abed’s Creation of Women’s Spaces in Greater Syria 1910-1920
Get PDFThis thesis examines the spaces created by the pioneers of the Syrian women’s movement in 1910-1920, Mary Ajami and Nazik al-‘Abed, using spatial analysis and analyzing the discursive space they created in their magazines. Throughout the brief independence during Prince Faysal’s rule in 1918-1920, Ajami and al-‘Abed mobilized to allow women to enter male-dominated spaces and discourses. They utilized their pioneering magazines, al-Arus and Nur al-Fayha,’ to reach women in public and private spaces. The Women’s Literary Forum was established to foster women’s self-representation and education. At the same time, the School for the Daughters of the Martyrs and Nur al-Fayha’ Society aimed to create an uncontested presence for women in national affairs. This paper aims to show that Ajami and al-‘Abed adopted a creative framework to help women gain their rights by linking the idea of women’s liberation with Syria’s independence
Growth in Co-occurring Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms of Psychopathology in Adolescence
Get PDFOver the past decade, researchers have debated the structure of psychopathology given that the previously accepted structure, two factors, had some limitations. The current study used a growth model to assess growth in a three factor vs a two factor model of psychopathology from late childhood to early adolescence. Findings suggested that while temperament predicted initial levels of psychopathology, factors like peer relationships and demographics were more closely related to growth
Exploring Auditory Thalamocortical Pathways in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Get PDFThalamocortical tracts related to language have rarely been examined in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We examined the medial geniculate nucleus (MGN), Heschl’s gyrus (HG), and planum temporale (PT) volumes, and the connections from MGN to HG and MGN to PT, using MRIs from 39 children with ASD (20 with receptive language impairment, 19 without) and 20 typically developing controls, aged 5-17 years. In children with ASD without language impairment, MGN volume was positively correlated with receptive language scores. Additionally, the thalamus was smaller in children with ASD with language impairment, correlating negatively with receptive language scores in this group. Left PT volume was larger than right, but this did not differ by group. Notably, there were no group differences in the integrity of thalamocortical pathways. These results suggest that while some structural variations correlate with language ability, thalamocortical pathway integrity alone is not sufficient to explain language outcomes in ASD
Simulation, Emulation, and Analysis of Line Current Differential Protection in Grid Connected Inverter Based Resources
Get PDFThis thesis discusses the limitations of Inverter Based Resources (IBRs) on transmission line protection and highlights protection challenges in integrating IBRs into the power grid compared to traditional synchronous generator-driven grids. The thesis investigates the reliability and performance of a line current differential (87L) relaying scheme at the point of interconnection (POI) in a 25 BUS power grid network interconnected with a photovoltaic (PV) plant. Using a time-domain electromagnetic transient program (EMTP), it simulates the performance of three protection elements of the 87L relay. The paper outlines the advantages of experimentally validating the simulation relay model against physical relay hardware and presents a comparative analysis. Finally, the thesis utilizes these validations to ensure accurate representation of the relay model’s behavior under real-world conditions, identify differences in relay response time, and determine whether traditional relay settings adequately protect the transmission line against low short-circuit current from IBRs or require upgrades
Caregiver Engagement in Their Child\u27s Mental Health Rehabilitation Services: Utilizing the Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler Model of Parental Involvement (2005) in Mental Health Counseling
Get PDFMental Health Rehabilitation (MHR) is a widely utilized community mental health service in Louisiana for low-income families. However, treatment adherence, including caregiver engagement for minor clients, is often low. There is still limited understanding of the barriers to caregiver engagement and few tools to assess these barriers and engagement behaviors. Clinicians, caregivers, and clients currently engaged in MHR services completed a modified version of the Parent Involvement Project Questionnaire (PIPQ) to determine if this scale and its associated theory, the Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler Model of Parental Involvement (2005), can be used in a mental health counseling format to assess for caregiver engagement in counseling. Reliability scores using Cronbach\u27s alpha were examined to determine whether the PIPQ maintains similar reliability values to the original survey. Independent T-tests were also conducted to examine differences in clinician ratings from the caregivers and clients. Hierarchical and simple regression analyses were run to determine how caregiver beliefs and perceptions impact their involvement behaviors and their child\u27s perceptions of these behaviors. Patterns emerged in the data that indicated that the modified PIPQ was a reliable measure of caregiver engagement and that clinicians often rated caregivers and clients higher on this measure than they rated themselves. Several caregiver beliefs and perceptions about their engagement also showed interactions with their forms of engagement behaviors and their child’s perception of these behaviors. Responses to calls for participants also indicated barriers to MHR and other community agencies participating in research studies that warrant future study