582 research outputs found
Risk preferences in surrogate financial decision making
No full textThis research examined the effect of information asymmetries on risk preferences in surrogate financial decision making. Beneficiaries of decisions made by real-life financial surrogates rarely have as much information about the decision options as the surrogates making the choice. In two studies from the point of view of the surrogate we found that such information asymmetries lead surrogates to make less risky choices for a beneficiary than they would for themselves. An additional study from the perspective of the beneficiary provided support for the hypothesis that beneficiaries weigh outcome information differently under different information conditions, and suggested surrogates may be choosing less risky options than beneficiaries would prefer in an attempt to shield themselves from negative evaluation by the beneficiaries.M.S.Includes abstractIncludes bibliographical referencesby Helen Alice Colb
Correspondence from Daniel R. Porter to Jacob C. Kellem, December 24, 1973
No full textOn December 24, 1973, the Ohio Historical Society informed Jacob C. Kellem that their Board of Trustees had reviewed Pauline A. Young's request regarding the Paul L. Dunbar and Alice Dunbar Nelson papers. The Board decided to refer the matter to legal counsel and the Director for further action. Enclosed was the legal counsel's opinion, which led to the Society's inability to fulfill Ms. Young's request
Correspondence to Pauline Young from Jacob C. Kellem, March 15, 1974
No full textThe letter to Ms. Young, dated March 27, 1974, reports that the Ohio Historical Society continues to deny her rights regarding the Paul L. Dunbar and Alice Dunbar Nelson papers. The author suggests seeking assistance from organizations like the NAACP and informs her of the inability to file a lawsuit in Delaware Courts. They inquire about Ms. Young's preference for retrieving her papers and enclose a debit note for services rendered
Alice May Douglas Correspondence
No full textEntries include a typed biography, a handwritten letter concerning permission granted by Dunnack to collect Maine poetry for a possible anthology that Douglas never spoke of, and typed and handwritten correspondence about books sent to the Maine Author Collection
World War I in the novels of John Dos Passos
No full textJohn Dos Passos was one of a "war generation" of young novelists for whom World War I was a source of excitement and then disillusionment. The works of Hemingway, Cummings, and others illustrate this, but for Dos Passos the war became a preoccupation which lasted through most of his writing career. Like many other young novelists, Dos Passos saw the war as an ambulance driver. This gave him direct personal experience with war, which he later utilized in his novels. This study examines three works, First Encounter, Three Soldiers, and U.S.A., to show how Dos Passos reworked the materials of his personal experience each time for a different effect and to a different purpose. First Encounter is a generally direct rendering of Dos Passos' life as an ambulance driver. The central character, Martin Howe, is a sensitive and thoughtful observer much like the young Dos Passos. He embarks for France and the ambulance corps in search of adventure. During his period at the front he undergoes an initiation experience of uncertain nature, which gives him a more mature view of war. The novel is an immature and unsuccessful work, important only for the introduction of motifs which appear in later Dos Passos novels. In Three Soldiers Dos Passos imposes some sort of form on his material. He attempts to combine subjective reactions such as those of Martin Howe with a look at the war from a more distant perspective. There are three main characters, each representing a different level of perception about the war and the army. Dan Fuselli's opinions are all formed by what he sees in the movies; Chrisfield is just beginning to react independently; John Andrews is a highly perceptive musician who thinks for himself. Each struggles with the destructive force of organized military power, and in his own way is defeated. Only John Andrews retains a measure of independence. Dos Passos reinforces his theme with appropriate satiric techniques. U.S.A. is still another expansion of focus. Here the author sees war as part of a network of corruption and injustice which informs all of modern American life. Dos Passos uses the Newsreels, the Biographies, the fictional narratives, and the Camera Eye to relate the war thematically to big business' exploitation of labor and other instances of loss of individual freedoms. As in Three Soldiers Dos Passos is concerned with the struggle of the individual against the huge, impersonal "system." U.S.A. represents as well the most effective satire of the war and of the people who are attracted to it. One strong motif is the use of language as a "smokescreen" which conceals reality when used by unscrupulous people; both fictional and real figures are criticized for this, especially Woodrow Wilson
Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height
No full textMost common human traits and diseases have a polygenic pattern of inheritance: DNA sequence variants at many genetic loci influence the phenotype. Genome-wide association (GWA) studies have identified more than 600 variants associated with human traits(1), but these typically explain small fractions of phenotypic variation, raising questions about the use of further studies. Here, using 183,727 individuals, we show that hundreds of genetic variants, in at least 180 loci, influence adult height, a highly heritable and classic polygenic trait(2,3). The large number of loci reveals patterns with important implications for genetic studies of common human diseases and traits. First, the 180 loci are not random, but instead are enriched for genes that are connected in biological pathways (P = 0.016) and that underlie skeletal growth defects (P<0.001). Second, the likely causal gene is often located near the most strongly associated variant: in 13 of 21 loci containing a known skeletal growth gene, that gene was closest to the associated variant. Third, at least 19 loci have multiple independently associated variants, suggesting that allelic heterogeneity is a frequent feature of polygenic traits, that comprehensive explorations of already-discovered loci should discover additional variants and that an appreciable fraction of associated loci may have been identified. Fourth, associated variants are enriched for likely functional effects on genes, being over-represented among variants that alter amino-acid structure of proteins and expression levels of nearby genes. Our data explain approximately 10% of the phenotypic variation in height, and we estimate that unidentified common variants of similar effect sizes would increase this figure to approximately 16% of phenotypic variation (approximately 20% of heritable variation). Although additional approaches are needed to dissect the genetic architecture of polygenic human traits fully, our findings indicate that GWA studies can identify large numbers of loci that implicate biologically relevant genes and pathways
The history and politics of liberation archives at Fort Hare
No full textIncludes bibliographical references.This thesis, the first of its kind on liberation historiography, seeks to put the liberation movements archives housed at the University of Fort Hare in context. The thesis focuses mainly on the 1990s, when the repatriation of struggle material by Fort Hare working hand in glove with the liberation movements, mainly the African National Congress ANC), the Pan Africanist Congress(PAC) and the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM), was at its height
Shomen Kongo Scroll: A Case Study In Spiritual and Physical Healing
No full textThe focus of my study is the Japanese scroll Shomen Kongo , and the evolution of its cultural, religious, and historical significance from its original creation in the 18th/19th century, to its current display and conservation as part of the collection at Oberlin’s Allen Memorial Art Museum. This study analyzes the intersection of religious studies and art conversation, providing a new perspective to the sociology of art history. My approach to the primary source material draws on traditional resources, such as the scroll itself and the relation of its subject matter to the Koshin religion, as well as contemporary sources including interviews with conservators. The connecting thread between religious studies, art conservation, and art history emphasizes their complex relationship to the greater humanities, and the necessity of a liberal arts approach when considering a case of cultural property
Breadwinner or caregiver? - how household role affectslabor choices in Mexico
No full textRecent volatility in the Mexican economy, has required households to alter patterns of participation in the labor force, voluntarily or not. The author uses panel data to examine patterns of labor force entry among adult men, and women with different household responsibilities, asking whether gender is a primary determinant, shaping these patterns. She finds that labor supply patterns are driven more by household role, than by gender. Heads of households, regardless of sex, behave similarly. Women who have neither spouses, nor children behave more like men, than like married women. They are also more likely than any other group to have inflexible, higher-paying jobs in the formal sector - which raises the question: Do employers discriminate, based on gender, or on household structure? She also detects a strong added-worker effect among secondary workers, a result not detected in the labor markets of developed countries that have social insurance programs. Finally she finds that wives'choice of sector during downturns, is subject to the households'earning needs, that husbands use informal wage, or contract employment as an employer of last resort, only in response to negative income shocks to the household, and that single mothers do not select the informal sector over the formal sector in response to either expected, or realized negative income shocks. The policy implications? Interventions that target women aren't necessarily appropriate, because women are heterogeneous. And programs that aid household heads - male or female - should be directed toward employment that will last beyond the economic shock.Environmental Economics&Policies,Labor Markets,Educational Policy and Planning,Labor Policies,Health Economics&Finance,Environmental Economics&Policies,Health Economics&Finance,Labor Markets,Educational Policy and Planning,Health Monitoring&Evaluation
The Future of Gamma-Ray Experiments in the MeV-EeV Range
No full textEditors: K. Engel, J. Goodman , P. Huentemeyer , C. Kierans , T.R. Lewis,,‡ , M. Negro, M. Santander, and D.A. Williams Authors: Alice Allen, Tsuguo Aramaki, Rafael Alves Batista, Mathieu Benoit, Peter Bloser, Jennifer Bohon, Aleksey E. Bolotnikov, Isabella Brewer, Michael S. Briggs, Chad Brisbois, J. Michael Burgess, Eric Burns, Regina Caputo, Gabriella A. Carini, S. Bradley Cenko, Eric Charles, Stefano Ciprini, Valerio D'Elia, Tansu Daylan, James Distel, Axel Donath, Wade Duvall, Henrike Fleischhack, Corinne Fletcher, Wen Fe Fong, Dario Gasparrini, Marco Giardino, Adam Goldstein, Sean Griffin, J. Eric Grove, Rachel Hamburg, J. Patrick Harding, Jeremy Hare, Boyan Hristov, C. Michelle Hui, Tess Jaffe, Pete Jenke, Oleg Kargaltsev, Christopher M. Karwin, Matthew Kerr, Dongsung Kim, Daniel Kocevski, John Krizmanic, Ranjan Laha, Niccolo Di Lalla, Jason Legere, Cristina Leto, Richard Leys, Fabrizio Lucarelli, Israel Martinez-Castellanos, Alessandro Maselli, M. Nicola Mazziotta, Mark McConnell, Julie McEnery, Jessica Metcalfe, Manuel Meyer, Alexander A. Moiseev, Reshmi Mukherjee, Michela Negro, Keiichi Ogasawara, Nicola Omodei, Ivan Peric, Jeremy S. Perkins, Matteo Perri, Carlotta Pittori, Gianluca Polenta, Daniel Poulson, Robert Preece, Giacomo Principe, Judith L. Racusin, Oliver Roberts, Nicholas L. Rodd, Peter Shawhan, Thomas Shutt, Clio Sleator, Alan Smale, John Smedley, Jacob R. Smith, Jay Tasson, Peter Teuben, John Tomsick, Peter Veres, Francesco Verrecchia, Zorawar Wadiasingh, Colleen A. Wilson-Hodge, Joshua Wood, Richard S. Woolf, Hui Yang, Bing Zhang, Haocheng Zhang, Andreas Zoglauer
Conference: Submitted to the Proceedings of the US Community Study
on the Future of Particle Physics (Snowmass 2021)Authors: Alice Allen, Tsuguo Aramaki, Rafael Alves Batista, Mathieu Benoit, Peter Bloser, Jennifer Bohon, Aleksey E. Bolotnikov, Isabella Brewer, Michael S. Briggs, Chad Brisbois, J. Michael Burgess, Eric Burns, Regina Caputo, Gabriella A. Carini, S. Bradley Cenko, Eric Charles, Stefano Ciprini, Valerio D'Elia, Tansu Daylan, James Distel, Axel Donath, Wade Duvall, Henrike Fleischhack, Corinne Fletcher, Wen Fe Fong, Dario Gasparrini, Marco Giardino, Adam Goldstein, Sean Griffin, J. Eric Grove, Rachel Hamburg, J. Patrick Harding, Jeremy Hare, Boyan Hristov, C. Michelle Hui, Tess Jaffe, Pete Jenke, Oleg Kargaltsev, Christopher M. Karwin, Matthew Kerr, Dongsung Kim, Daniel Kocevski, John Krizmanic, Ranjan Laha, Niccolo Di Lalla, Jason Legere, Cristina Leto, Richard Leys, Fabrizio Lucarelli, Israel Martinez-Castellanos, Alessandro Maselli, M. Nicola Mazziotta, Mark McConnell, Julie McEnery, Jessica Metcalfe, Manuel Meyer, Alexander A. Moiseev, Reshmi Mukherjee, Michela Negro, Keiichi Ogasawara, Nicola Omodei, Ivan Peric, Jeremy S. Perkins, Matteo Perri, Carlotta Pittori, Gianluca Polenta, Daniel Poulson, Robert Preece, Giacomo Principe, Judith L. Racusin, Oliver Roberts, Nicholas L. Rodd, Peter Shawhan, Thomas Shutt, Clio Sleator, Alan Smale, John Smedley, Jacob R. Smith, Jay Tasson, Peter Teuben, John Tomsick, Peter Veres, Francesco Verrecchia, Zorawar Wadiasingh, Colleen A. Wilson-Hodge, Joshua Wood, Richard S. Woolf, Hui Yang, Bing Zhang, Haocheng Zhang, Andreas ZoglauerSnowmass 2021Naturally occurring particle accelerators shine brightly throughout the universe, inviting
us to discover fundamental laws and hone our theories if we look in their directions with
the right detectors. Gamma-rays, the most energetic photons, carry information from the
far reaches of extragalactic space with minimal interaction or loss of information. They
bring messages about particle acceleration in environments so extreme they cannot be
reproduced on earth for a closer look. Gamma-ray astrophysics is so complementary with
collider work that particle physicists and astroparticle physicists are often one in the same.
Gamma-ray instruments, especially the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, have been
pivotal in major multi-messenger discoveries over the past decade. There is presently
a great deal of interest and scientific expertise available to push forward new technologies, to plan and build space- and ground-based gamma-ray facilities, and to build multi-messenger networks with gamma rays at their core. It is therefore concerning that before the community comes together for planning exercises again, much of that infrastructure could be lost to a lack of long-term planning for support of gamma-ray astrophysics.
Gamma-rays with energies from the MeV to the EeV band are therefore central to mul tiwavelength and multi-messenger studies to everything from astroparticle physics with
compact objects, to dark matter studies with diffuse large scale structure.
These science goals and the excitement of new discoveries have generated a wave of
new gamma-ray facility proposals and programs. Since the legacy of existing facilities is
well covered in many other places, this paper highlights new and proposed gamma-ray
technologies and facilities that have each been designed to address specific needs in the
measurement of extreme astrophysical sources that probe some of the most pressing questions in fundamental physics for the next decade. The proposed instrumentation would
also address the priorities laid out in the recent Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astro-physics (Astro2020), a complementary study by the astrophysics community that provides
opportunities also relevant to Snowmass.H.F. acknowledges support by NASA under award number 80GSFC21M0002. Any opinions, findings,
and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administrationhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2203.0736
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