268 research outputs found
Applications of signaling theory to contemporary human courtship
No full textSignaling theory, a popular approach in ethology and theoretical biology, can be employed to better understand social interaction in humans. Applied to contemporary human courtship, signaling theory can provide a framework for interpreting information transmitted at an initial encounter, signals conveyed at key relationship phases both within a romantic couple and to outside parties, and the regular communicative exchange within established relationships. This dissertation applies signaling theory to courtship in testing evolutionary hypotheses within three projects, each involving a different subject population situated at a salient courtship phase. The first project addresses the signaling value of women's faces absent any other information, which is analogous to a first meeting prior to the beginning of courtship. Testosterone-mediated facial features were positively associated with viewer perceptions of masculinity, positively associated with self-reports of sociosexual attitudes and behaviors, and negatively associated with viewer perceptions of attractiveness. The second project explores the signaling potential of engagement rings among a sample of Ohio newlyweds. Engagement ring cost was positively associated with male income and female income, and was negatively associated with female age, indicating that engagement ring cost may reflect both male and female mate value. The cost of engagement rings as a proportion of male salary was positively associated with courtship duration, suggesting that engagement ring cost may reinforce a signal of commitment already conveyed by a lengthy courtship. The third project concerns notions of spousal obligation on the Honduran island of Utila. This project used an experimental interview setting to elicit and measure audience effects. In response to key questions about characteristics sought in wives, men interviewed in the presence of their wives used more forceful rhetoric. Furthermore, men's responses more frequently emphasized women's morality whereas women's responses more frequently emphasized male resource control.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical referencesIncludes vitaby Bria Lane Dunha
Autograph of Jo Mink Dunham in "From Self-Esteem to Sex-Esteem"
No full textThe title page and an autograph by the author, Jo Mink Dunham, in their work ""From Self-Esteem to Sex-Esteem: Lessons from the Gender Evolution of 'The Girls'"" with an inscription.To Gloria - August 26, 2015 I hope we meet some day. I would love to work with you in some way. This book did not have a wide distribution and the timing of a new release or enhanced edition would be, I believe, well received now should you be interested. jo dunha
NPS Concludes Sleep Study aboard Jason Dunham
No full texthttp://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=71230Article author is Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Deven King, USS Jason Dunham Public AffairsUSS JASON DUNHAM, At Sea (NNS) -- Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham
(DDG 109) concluded their participation in a two-week sleep study, Dec. 17.
The study was conducted by personnel from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) who came
aboard Jason Dunham to interview crewmembers about their watch rotations and monitor their
sleep patterns, activity periods and reaction times
Review Of Katherine Dunham: Dancing A Life By J. Aschenbrenner
No full textAlso author of Katherine Dunham: Reflections on the Social and Political Contexts of Afro-American Dance (1981), Aschenbrenner (emer., anthropology, Southern Illinois Univ.) draws on her more than 25-year association with Dunham and her knowledge of Dunham\u27s school and company. The volume is the first to contextualize Dunham\u27s views on anthropology and dance and to focus on the ways that she employed each discipline in service of social activism. Aschenbrenner interweaves biographical sketches and details with more comprehensive discussions of Dunham\u27s life\u27s work. She includes reflections from Dunham\u27s own beautifully written memoirs (A Touch of Innocence, 1959, and Island Possessed, 1969) and from students, former company members, and friends. Written in accessible prose, the book includes a clear record of the company\u27s touring history along with descriptions of Dunham\u27s educational and cultural programs developed in and for the community of East St. Louis. Four well-organized appendixes provide biographical details, choreographic records, major honors and awards, and information on lectures and publications. Useful endnotes and ten pages of black-and-white photographs supplement the text. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Collections serving scholars and practitioners of dance at all levels
Journey through genius: the great theorems of mathematics
No full textIn Journey through Genius, author William Dunham strikes an extraordinary balance between the historical and technical. He devotes each chapter to a principal result of mathematics, such as the solution of the cubic series and the divergence of the harmonic series. Not only does this book tell the stories of the people behind the math, but it also includes discussions and rigorous proofs of the relevant mathematical results
An American Looks at Legal Education in New Zealand
No full textThis article undertakes an informal comparison between legal education in the United States and in New Zealand. Dunham compares the admission process, the content taught at law school, the methods of instruction, law office practice for students, and the student makeup. The author concludes that no system of legal education is best, and that it is important to continue to ask how legal education can be improved. 
NEW ALTERNATIVE TO THE DUNHAM POTENTIAL FOR DIATOMIC MOLECULES
No full textPresent address of Gary Simons: Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, 67208.Author Institution: Department of Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins UniversityA new systematic procedure for constructing potential curves for diatomic molecules is developed. The procedure is similar to the wellknown Dunham method, except that the expansion parameter is ( instead of . The new expansion, which has a formal theoretical basis, is shown to be superior in terms of both rate of convergence and region of convergence. The proper behavior of the potential at large R is shown to allow one to calculate dissociation energies directly from the Dunham coefficients. Several diatomics are explicitly treated, and possible extensions and applications to polyatomic molecules are discussed
Cholera in post-earthquake Haiti: how an outbreak became an epidemic
No full textCholera in Haiti has persisted since its introduction after the 2010 earthquake. The outbreak demonstrates how a combination of socioeconomic factors, mainly a lack of infrastructure, can cause an outbreak to become a much more serious epidemic and the current enduring endemic. Because cholera came to a previously unexposed nation through United Nations peacekeepers, the outbreak in Haiti offers a unique perspective on the impact of globalization on public health. In addition, it provides a deeper look into the disproportionate impact of diarrheal diseases on low-income countries. Several biological and socioeconomic factors have facilitated the outbreak. Biological risk factors include immunologically naïve populations, low gastric acidity, and blood type. In addition, socioeconomic factors include a lack of clean drinking water and sanitation as well as a fragile and over-taxed healthcare system. The persisting struggle surrounding water and sanitation combined with a lack of knowledge on cholera prevention have precipitated the outbreak into an epidemic and further into its current endemic status. Current efforts to battle cholera include water and sanitation improvements, a national vaccination campaign, as well as the mobilization of community health workers. However, without the construction of sustainable water and sanitation infrastructure, it is unlikely that cholera in Haiti can be eliminated
Android malware and analysis
No full textThe rapid growth and development of Android-based devices has resulted in a wealth of sensitive information on mobile devices that offer minimal malware protection. This has created an immediate demand for security professionals that understand how to best approach the subject of Android malware threats and analysis.In Android Malware and Analysis, Ken Dunham, renowned global malware expert and author, teams up with international experts to document the best tools and tactics available for analyzing Android malware. The book covers both methods of malware analysis: dynamic and static.This tac
Legal Education: Why Should a Lawyer Study Arts in a University?
No full textThis article is a response to the report of the Committee of the Law Society recommending a reduction of the number of arts units from five to three. The author argues that the United States had increased arts education requirements for law students and New Zealand should follow suit. First, Dunham argues that an arts education provides professional pride as it allows for a broader scope of knowledge, understanding, and wise judgment. Secondly, he argues that an arts education safeguards the public by providing the lawyer with a broader understanding of human values and cultures which they should seek to obey. Finally, the author argues that an arts education is necessary for the competence of all lawyers by providing varied perspectives.  
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