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Syllabus: Workplace Motivation
Full text linkThis syllabus is for an upper-level undergraduate class in workplace motivation that utilizes a combination of open, free, and library-licensed material. The course is designed to provide students with a “toolbox” of work motivation theories to critically select from and use well. This open syllabus also includes an annotated reading list with stable links to materials and availability notes
Quantum Realities: A Comparative Analysis of Interpretations Addressing the Measurement Problem in Quantum Mechanics
Full text linkThis paper examines the measurement problem in quantum mechanics and evaluates three major interpretations: the Copenhagen interpretation, the Many-Worlds Interpretation (MWI), and the Pilot-Wave theory. The Copenhagen interpretation posits that particles exist in superposition until measured, at which point their wave functions collapse. MWI suggests that all possible outcomes occur in separate, non-interacting branches of the universe, eliminating wave function collapse but introducing an infinite number of unobservable universes. The Pilot-Wave theory reintroduces determinism through hidden variables, guiding particles along definite paths. The paper concludes that the Copenhagen interpretation is the most plausible, balancing empirical adequacy, ontological clarity, and simplicity
The War That Made America: Essays Inspired by the Scholarship of Gary W. Gallagher
No full textThis collection of original essays reveals the richness and dynamism of contemporary scholarship on the Civil War era. Inspired by the lines of inquiry that animated the writings of the influential historian Gary W. Gallagher, this volume includes nine essays by leading scholars in the field who explore a broad range of themes and participants in the nation\u27s greatest conflict, from Indigenous communities navigating the dangerous shoals of the secession winter to Confederate guerrillas caught in the legal snares of the Union’s hard war to African Americans pursuing landownership in the postwar years. Essayists also explore how people contested and shaped the memory of the conflict, from outright silences and evasions to the use of formal historical writing. Other contributors use comparative and transnational history to rethink key aspects of the conflict. The result is a thorough examination of Gallagher’s scholarly legacy and an assessment of the present and future of the Civil War history field.https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/books/1197/thumbnail.jp
Gettysburg Journal of Public Policy 2024
Full text linkComplete Issue of The Gettysburg Journal for Public Policy 202
“Populism and Democracy.” A review of The Age of Discontent: Populism, Extremis and Conspiracy Theories in Contemporary Democracies By Mathew Rhodes-Purdy, Rachel Navaree and Stephen Utych
No full textThe book reviewed uses a political psychology approach to construct a theoretical framework that posits that emotions are a key link between the economic and cultural realm. Accordingly economic discontent may be the root cause of democratic discontent, economic discontent produces negative emotional responses that find expression in political discontent, far-right extremism and conspiracism
Unraveling the Biophysical Mechanisms of How Antiviral Detergents Disrupt Supported Lipid Membranes: Toward Replacing Triton X-100
No full textTriton X-100 (TX-100) is a membrane-disrupting detergent that is widely used to inactivate membrane-enveloped viral pathogens, yet is being phased out due to environmental safety concerns. Intense efforts are underway to discover regulatory acceptable detergents to replace TX-100, but there is scarce mechanistic understanding about how these other detergents disrupt phospholipid membranes and hence which ones are suitable to replace TX-100 from a biophysical interaction perspective. Herein, using the quartz crystal microbalance-dissipation (QCM-D) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques in combination with supported lipid membrane platforms, we characterized the membrane-disruptive properties of a panel of TX-100 replacement candidates with varying antiviral activities and identified two distinct classes of membrane-interacting detergents with different critical micelle concentration (CMC) dependencies and biophysical mechanisms. While all tested detergents formed micelles, only a subset of the detergents caused CMC-dependent membrane solubilization similarly to that of TX-100, whereas other detergents adsorbed irreversibly to lipid membrane interfaces in a CMC-independent manner. We compared these biophysical results to virus inactivation data, which led us to identify that certain membrane-interaction profiles contribute to greater antiviral activity and such insights can help with the discovery and validation of antiviral detergents to replace TX-100
In Memoriam — Ralph Peter Eckerlin, Ph.D.
No full textIn memorium - Ralph Peter Eckerlin, Ph.D.10 February 1938 - 9 February 202
