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Year of the Snake: A Children\u27s Lunar New Year in Missoula
No full textThe focus of this project is to analyze and examine the process of child culture acquisition and engagement. Both are being examined through participant observation during a children’s Lunar New Year event at Missoula public library. The author examines the participation, ease of access and focus on children\u27s activities observed at the event and compares them to child language acquisition, as a means of examining culture shock. With more time the author would like to interview organizers of the event, and examine immersion language learning practices in Missoula, especially with young people, but both fell outside of the scope of this work. The author readily argues that children, as previously implied, access foreign, and otherwise non-mainstream cultures with more ease than adults in a similar manner to the process of infant language development. These aforementioned statements all lend themselves to the question, can children acclimate to other cultures more quickly than adults? In the process of research the author believes that this is likely. In addition the author argues that analysis of child education has merit insofar as the audience believes in the value of education. If making children more able to accept other individuals and cultures is plausible through similar events, then there could be numerous benefits including a reduction of discrimination, by allowing young individuals to lessen their concept of ‘the other’, greater understanding of historical records via easier access to and understanding of other cultures, and greater social cohesion. Nonetheless, the author believes child education should be a priority for all members of society
Spiriling Transcendence - The Integration of Ideas, Ideals & Social Work Practice
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“It Is the Greatest Shame in the World”: Tomás Cerdán de Tallada’s Pioneering Analysis and Critiques of Jails in the Spanish Golden Age
No full textDuring the 16th century, prisons as we know them did not exist in Spain nor in most of Western Europe. Jails, as a temporary place to hold criminals before their trial, did exist but were quickly filling up with a wave of new criminals and debtors. This system of jails was poorly organized and poorly understood until Tomás Cerdán de Tallada wrote his treatise Visita de la carcel, which was the first in Spain to analyze the system of jails as a whole, and one of the first to offer criticisms of the system. Core to Cerdán’s understanding are his personal experiences working as an advocate for the poor in Valencia and his insistence that jails must be a fair system for all, including the poor. Cerdán’s contribution was significant in his time as it was widely circulated and helped many to form an understanding of penitentiary law in 16th century Spain. This paper analyzes the original text of Cerdán’s 1572 treatise in relation to its historical context and Cerdán’s personal biography
862(XV_i):098 - Montana National History Day Button Pin
No full textWhite button pin for Montana National History Day. The button depicts a bison skull with a feather hanging from the left horn, surrounded by a circle of barbed wire.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/baucus_artifacts/1095/thumbnail.jp
GLI Weekly, March 25, 2025
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Montana Kaimin, February 27, 2025
Get PDFStudent newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper/11167/thumbnail.jp
I&I - Time value of time
Get PDFToday is our May edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society.
This month, Bryce and Justin talk about time. They discuss it as a scarce resource and consider how to make the most optimal decisions regarding allocation. They parse out the similarities and differences between time and money, and talk about finding balance as an individual pursuit.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1395/thumbnail.jp
STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION AND STABILITY ENHANCEMENT OF UBA(2) AND NTL9 USING THE COMPUTATIONAL TOOL: EMCAST
No full textThis study enhances protein stability prediction by refining EmCAST (Empirical C-Alpha Stability Tool), a computational tool used to identify stabilizing mutations in protein domains. We applied EmCAST to two model proteins: the α-helical ubiquitin-associated domain 2 (UBA(2)) and the α/β N-terminal domain of ribosomal protein L9 (NTL9). Protein stability is critical for proper function, and mutations can lead to misfolding and disease. To validate EmCAST’s predictions, guanidine hydrochloride-induced denaturation was monitored using circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy for both wild-type and mutant variants. Results guided refinements to EmCAST’s algorithm, incorporating new experimental datasets to improve accuracy. Additionally, we examined the assumption that stabilizing mutations preserve global structure by attempting to crystallize wild-type UBA(2). This integrative approach bridges computational modeling and experimental validation, advancing the development of a strong framework for rational protein design and stability engineering
EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL FOR CYNOPHAGY, WORKING DOGS, AND VILLAGE DOGS AT HOUSEPIT 54
Get PDFSeveral field seasons at the Bridge River Archaeological Site have recovered a vast faunal assemblage subject of numerous archaeological and genetic investigations, several of which have focused on potential roles of domestic dogs (Canis familiaris). In order to examine the highly fractured nature of the Housepit 54 canid assemblage, the calculation of a fracture freshness index was performed which created quantitative units of measure useful in the comparison of bone fracture taphonomy over time and across taxonomic groups. This method has been employed specifically to investigate the potential for exploitation of within-bone nutrients among both a sample of artiodactyl long bones and the HP 54 canid assemblage. Additionally, a taphonomic analysis of all sampled remains was performed to provide further context. Analyses of these remains indicated two distinct patterns between dogs and artiodactyls. It appears that deer, bighorn sheep, and / or mountain goats were consistently hunted and their bones processed for marrow and bone grease. The consistency of this practice remained generally stable throughout the occupational history of the house, with a potential intensification during a demographic transition between the BR 2 and BR 3 periods. Dogs here were most likely not subject to the same intensive processing for food yet still may have been consumed in at least several instances during the same transitional period. It also appears that the remains of some dogs were scavenged by other dogs after death. While this study finds that the dogs of HP 54 most closely resemble the profile of village dogs, extensive global ethnographic accounts and contemporary studies of village dogs demonstrate that they too can offer unique benefits. It may be that the HP 54 saw success in a balance between conserving stored food resources by passively maintaining a population of village dogs and provisioning select dogs for more active roles when it was effective and economical to do so. Here, dogs could have simultaneously served as controllers of village waste, watch dogs, companions, haulers of goods, and valuable hunting partners in addition to serving in ritual practices and as symbols of wealth and prestige