239 research outputs found
I Went to the End of Time, and This is What I Found: A Look into the Making of a Solo Performance
No full textabstract: I'll go to the end of time for you (and you don't even know my name) is an evening-length solo performance created and performed by Kristopher K.Q. Pourzal. It premiered November 8-10, 2013 in the Margaret Gisolo Dance Theatre of Arizona State University. The solo was the culmination (suspension, really) of a wild creative journey, the distillation of a process that initially involved several collaborators. Through a series of neurotically/erotically repetitive episodes of self-composed song, text, and dance, the work mines questions of the desire to be seen and the desire to feel alive. The conventions and constructs of the proscenium stage are both utilized and subverted in examining this platform as uniquely suited for revealing the nature of these experiences and their potential relationship. This document is primarily an account of the show's process--its before and after--and serves as a site of exploration, explanation, analysis, reflection, questioning, and ultimately furtherance of the practice-based research made manifest in the performances.Dissertation/ThesisM.F.A. Dance 201
Ultrafast extreme ultraviolet spectroscopy of transition metal dithiolate coordination complexes
No full textTransient tabletop M-edge x-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy using extreme ultraviolet (XUV) light is used as a tool to interrogate the evolution of the metal center in a series of transition metal dithiolate complexes. The behavior of these molecules after absorption of light has implications for the development of catalysts and photosensitizers using earth-abundant transition metals. The cobalt dithiolene complex, [Co(bdt)2]- (bdt = 1,2-benzendithiolate), is primarily known for its ligand-noninnocence and participation in the catalytic production of hydrogen. After excitation of [Co(bdt)2]- with visible light, its relaxation dynamics are tracked with a combination of optical and transient M-edge XANES spectroscopic techniques that allow for the identification of a ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) excited state whose spin can be determined by comparison to semi-empirical ligand field multiplet calculations. The combination of optical and x-ray techniques is crucial to identifying relaxation processes that affect predominantly either the metal or the ligand. NEVPT2 calculations are used to understand its optical absorption spectrum and rationalize the timescale by which the molecule relaxes to the ground state. A set of three of cobalt tris(dithiolate) complexes with varying ligand field strength have been studied using optical transient absorption spectroscopy which shows a difference of a factor of at least ten in their excited state lifetimes. Understanding the origin of this change is important to further extending the lifetimes of photosensitizers. The sensitivity of M-edge XANES spectroscopy to the oxidation and spin state of a metal enabled the identification of the excited states involved in the relaxation of all three complexes. The contribution of a long-lived charge transfer state was ruled out and the final excited state was determined to be a 5T state. Finally, a nickel dithiocarbamate complex, Ni(dedtc)2 (dedtc = diethyldithiocarbamate, S2CNEt2) was studied as a simple analogue of a square planar nickel-centered hydrogen catalyst. Examination of this complex and the equivalent copper and zinc complexes reveal new phenomena in XUV spectroscopy, including dependence of the ligand absorbance on the metal center and observation of a ligand-based change in absorbance beneath the nickel M-edge after LMCT excitation.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2023-05-01The student, Kristopher Benke, accepted the attached license on 2021-04-12 at 10:11.The student, Kristopher Benke, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2021-04-12 at 10:46.This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2021-04-14 at 11:42.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #16283 on 2021-09-16 at 17:02:51Made available in DSpace on 2021-09-17T02:34:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3
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Fugue -Winter - Spring 2010 (No. 38)
No full textPETE FROMM
FREEZEOUT ll
]ESS WALTER
THE NEW FRONTIER
BRYAN Dl SALVATORE
EVERLY'S FIRST WAVE
)OSHUA FOSTER
INSIDE OUT
RICHARD HUGO
HIGH GRASS PRAIRIE
TROUT
THE TOWNS WE KNOW AND LEAVE BEHIND,
THE RIVERS WE CARRY WlTH US
KEVIN GOOOAN
AFTERNOON LIGHT, PALESTRINA IN THE TREES
OKANAGAN
OUT OF BRIGHTNESS HAILSTONES, COALS OF FIRE
LISA FAY COUTLEY
WOMAN FROM WATER
RIPLEY Huoo
VIEW FROM THE KITCHEN
BACK HERE
TERESE CoE
APPROACHING THE END OF THE PRAIRIE FROM THE EAST, 1965 jOY PASSANANTE
RECALLING THE NIGHT YOU LEFT
KIM STAFFORD
DO YOU NEED ANYTHING FROM THE MOUNTAIN?
FOR MY FRIENDS
LAuRA CHRISTINA DuNN
BRIDGE OF THE GODS BY CARLIGHT
ROBERT WRIGLEY
ARIDITY
SWEEPING THE CHIMNEY IN A BUZZARD
BURGDORF SUTRA
RICK BASS
WRITING IN THE WEST 1
KIM BARNES
ON LANGUAGE: A SHORT MEDITATION
ERNEST H EMINGWAY-WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY M ARTIN PETERSEN
EULOGY TO GENE VAN GUILDER
ANTHONY DoERR
TWO NIGHTS
CHRISTOPHER HOWELL
THE CULTURE OF PLACELESSNESS
ANNICK SMITH
DIVIDE
BENJAMIN PERCY
INVASION BuDDY L EVY
DEFENDING DRY FLY RANCH
j EFF j ONES
THE SCAFFOLD AND THE PALACE
SUSANNA SONNENBERG
MISSOULA, MISSOURI
MARJORIE SANDOR
THRESHOLD
D EBRA GWARTNEY
SALMON
BRANDON R. SCHRAND
WHY I STAY
INTERVIEWS
M ARY M ORGAN
WILLIAM KITTREDGE
CRAIG E. BuCHNER
THOM JONES
M ARY CLEARMAN B LEW
MARILYNNE ROBINSON
CATHERINE CHAUVIN
PAINTINGS Winter-Spring, Vol. 38
Editors
Craig E. Buchner and Mary Morgan
Prose Editors
Chelsia Rice and Cory Stauffer
Poetry Editor
Jennifer Yeatts
Advisory Board
Kim Barnes Antonya Nelson
Carolyn Forche Sonia Sanchez
Charles Johnson Robert Wrigley
Li-Young Lee
Prose Staff
Jacklinn Bennett Matthew Colton
Kristopher Kinzler Cameron Pipkin
Aaron Poor Jamaica Ritcher
Ann Stebner-Steele Katherine Watts
Poetry Staff
Elizabeth Altepeter Abby Blank
Cherice Cameron
David Thacker
Ciara Shuttleworth
Matt Zambito
Faculty Advisor
Ronald McFarlan
Constraining the Magnitude of Abrupt Changes in Atmospheric Circulation During the Last Glacial Period
No full textWater isotopes serve as a useful proxy for past climate conditions at ice core sites and their respective moisture sources. Here we present the application of a novel numerical model to reconstruct absolute surface temperature, condensation temperature, and source-region evaporation temperature for all publicly accessible Greenland ice core records that yield the necessary data. We apply this analysis to the last glacial period, which was punctuated by a series of rapid climate oscillations—records of which are particularly well-defined in Greenland ice cores. Reconstructed moisture source temperatures are deconvolved from paleo- sea surface temperature variability in the Northern Hemisphere Atlantic to derive changes in moisture source latitude during this time. We attribute shifts in moisture source latitude principally to atmospheric variability. We pair this analysis with investigation into other potential forcings on moisture source latitude and find that changes in atmospheric circulation persists as the dominant contributor of variability. Our reconstructions show dynamic shifts in moisture source latitude (up to 20 degrees within a given abrupt climate event), indicative of a significant atmospheric reorganization during the last glaciation. These results provide a framework from which to assess the role of atmospheric circulation during the abrupt climate shifts that marked the last ice age.</p
Nutritional Justice Action Plan
No full textYou are a part of a collegewide effort to increase access to education and empower students through "open pedagogy." Open pedagogy is a "free access" educational practice that places you - the student - at the center of your own learning process in a more engaging, collaborative learning environment. The ultimate purpose of this effort is to achieve greater social justice in our community in which the work can be freely shared with the broader community. This is a renewable assignment that is designed to enable you to become an agent of change in your community through the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For this work, you will integrate the disciplines of Sociology and Nutrition to achieve SDG #2: Zero Hunger with a focus on Target 2.1
Constraining the Magnitude of Abrupt Changes in Atmospheric Circulation During the Last Glacial Period
No full textWater isotopes serve as a useful proxy for past climate conditions at ice core sites and their respective moisture sources. Here we present the application of a novel numerical model to reconstruct absolute surface temperature, condensation temperature, and source-region evaporation temperature for all publicly accessible Greenland ice core records that yield the necessary data. We apply this analysis to the last glacial period, which was punctuated by a series of rapid climate oscillations—records of which are particularly well-defined in Greenland ice cores. Reconstructed moisture source temperatures are deconvolved from paleo- sea surface temperature variability in the Northern Hemisphere Atlantic to derive changes in moisture source latitude during this time. We attribute shifts in moisture source latitude principally to atmospheric variability. We pair this analysis with investigation into other potential forcings on moisture source latitude and find that changes in atmospheric circulation persists as the dominant contributor of variability. Our reconstructions show dynamic shifts in moisture source latitude (up to 20 degrees within a given abrupt climate event), indicative of a significant atmospheric reorganization during the last glaciation. These results provide a framework from which to assess the role of atmospheric circulation during the abrupt climate shifts that marked the last ice age.</p
Nutritional Injustice Public Service Announcement
No full textYou are a part of a collegewide effort to increase access to education and empower students through "open pedagogy." Open pedagogy is a "free access" educational practice that places you - the student - at the center of your own learning process in a more engaging, collaborative learning environment. The ultimate purpose of this effort is to achieve greater social justice in our community in which the work can be freely shared with the broader community. This is a renewable assignment that is designed to enable you to become an agent of change in your community through the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For this work, you will integrate the disciplines of Sociology and Nutrition to achieve SDG #2: Zero Hunger with a focus on Target 2.1.Assignment Guideline
Nutritional Justice stakeholder analysis/ power analysis/ systems analysis/ infographic
No full textYou are a part of a collegewide effort to increase access to education and empower students through "open pedagogy." Open pedagogy is a "free access" educational practice that places you - the student - at the center of your own learning process in a more engaging, collaborative learning environment. The ultimate purpose of this effort is to achieve greater social justice in our community in which the work can be freely shared with the broader community. This is a renewable assignment that is designed to enable you to become an agent of change in your community through the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For this work, you will integrate the disciplines of Sociology and Nutrition to achieve SDG #2: Zero Hunger with a focus on Target 2.1.Assignment Guideline
Sponsorship and the internal audience: examining how corporate sponsorship is related to organization identification and job satisfaction
No full textAn investigation of the relationship between corporate sponsorship activities and human resource constructs was conducted through an online questionnaire with employees of a southern U.S. energy provider. Specifically, three sponsorship-related constructs, fan identification with a sponsored sport property, employee involvement with the sponsorship, and employee attitude toward the sponsorship were hypothesized to be positively related to employee organization identification and job satisfaction.
Social identification theory (SIT) provided the theoretical foundation of this study. Through a series of hypotheses, the three sponsorship-related constructs were hypothesized to exert both direct and indirect effects on employee organizational identification and job satisfaction. Testing the process of missing data for approximately 80 of the total 427 respondents showed that data was missing at random (MAR). Thus, missing data values were imputed using regression techniques available in AMOS 16.0 software. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to evaluate the path of predicted relationships. Assessment of the measurement model fit for the entire model showed that all but one indicator, for involvement with the sponsorship, loaded on latent variables as expected. In addition to comparing the results of the SEM analysis of the imputed data set (n = 427) to the data set with only complete responses (n = 308), a random sample (n = 200) was also analyzed, in order to assess the impact of sample size on fitting the data to the models.
A competing models approach to SEM analysis showed that four nested models differed only marginally on a couple goodness-of-fit indices. The principle of parsimony was thus utilized to select and evaluate the fit of the appropriate model. Evaluation of the hypotheses showed that fan identification and involvement with the sponsorship did not exert direct effects on employee organization identification and job satisfaction, but did influence these human resource constructs in an indirect manner. Additionally, an unpredicted, indirect relationship between organization prestige and job satisfaction was also established. Lastly, theoretical and managerial implications are discussed, along with the identification of several recommendations to guide future research relating corporate sponsorship with the internal audience
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