4,025 research outputs found
Finite element reliability methods using DIANA
No full textFinite element relia.bility methods (FERM) a.re used for the analysis of a simply supported beam with a randomly distributed elastic stiffness. Two-noded Euler beam elements have been used to model the structure. The probability of exceeding a given threshold for the deflection at a certain point is calculated via FERM. The computer implementation makes use of the DIANA 5.0 finite element code
Observatorio de bibliometría y cienciometría USTA Métricas de autor FICHA BIBLIOMÉTRICA Diana Maite Bayona Aristizabal
No full textInforme de las métricas de autor de la Dra. Diana Maite Bayona Aristizabal de las
publicaciones indexadas en Google Académico cuyo objetivo es entregar un insumo
para el fortalecimiento de las capacidades y potencialidades de los autores de la
Universidad Santo Tomás en el posicionamiento y visibilidad de sus publicaciones.Report of the author metrics of Diana Maite Bayona Aristizabal of the publications
indexed in Google Scholar whose objective is to provide an input for the
strengthening of the capacities and potentialities of the authors of the Santo Tomás
University in the positioning and visibility of their publications.http://unidadinvestigacion.usta.edu.c
Interview of author Rick Riordan
No full textRick Riordan, author of the "Tres Navarre" series of detective novels, talks about his teaching and writing careers, his life in San Antonio, and the need to write authentically about real places, people, language, culture, and history. He discusses his characters and the situations in which he places them, his own limits in writing about social injustice from which he has not suffered, but being familiar with life in San Antonio and the multicultural environment in the community. Riordan is also known for writing the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series. Riordan is interviewed by Diana Rivera at the 2005 Left Coast Crime Conference held in El Paso, Texas
Interview of author Walter Satterthwait
No full textWalter Satterthwait, author of a series of contemporary crime novels, talks about his protagonists Joshua Croft and Rita Mondragon, and his novels set in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Satterthwait describes how he came to writing crime stories and why he chose to use a Latina as a main character. He describes his exposure to different cultures, his childhood of frequent moves, how he came to writing, and how he developed his characters. Satterthwait is interviewed by Diana Rivera at the 2005 Left Coast Crime Conference held in El Paso, Texas
Exploring the Relations Among Knowledge, Contact, and Transgender Prejudice
No full textOver the last few years there has been an increase in anti-trans rhetoric and violence towards transgender individuals, the consequences of which continue to adversely affect transgender people’s lives. Given these societal ramifications, it is crucial to explore how transprejudice (prejudice against transgender people) might be ameliorated. Research within social psychology has repeatedly shown intergroup contact to reduce various forms of outgroup prejudice, but little extant research has tested this association for prejudice related to transgender identity. We conducted three cross-sectional studies which tested the relation between contact (quantity and quality) with transgender people, trans-related knowledge (i.e., participants’ self-reported level of knowledge about experiences of transgender people), and transprejudice (cognitive and affective). Across the three studies, we found that contact quantity and contact quality significantly mediated the negative relationship between knowledge and transprejudice (although contact quality was a more consistent mediator). Those with more trans-related knowledge had more frequent and better-quality contact with trans people, and in turn showed less prejudice towards transgender people. We found less consistent support for an alternative mediation model with prior knowledge mediating the contact to transprejudice link. These findings demonstrate the importance of the role of both knowledge about and contact with transgender people as a means of transprejudice reduction, with wide-reaching implications for creating environments that are diverse, equitable, and inclusive
Diana Holladay: Remembering An Artist
No full textabstract: Diana Holladay was a mother, sister, daughter, wife, grandmother, friend, and artist. She played many roles and impacted many lives. She sought out beauty and brought it into the world through her art. When she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease her family watched her fade away. The Diana they knew and loved was no longer there. They could not mourn the loss of her being. This creative project served the purpose of exploring Diana’s past and art in order to help her family mourn and celebrate the woman she once was. The goal was to create a final art show and living memorial for Diana. The final art show would foster a sense of family, appreciation, and love. She had hundreds, if not thousands of sketches and pictures. She had a huge collection of painting left behind. During this project they were collected and organized for the show. Diana died exactly one month before the show. Her death brought her family together and helped them mourn. The art show was held in the Sedona Art Center where Diana once held art classes and her husband, Jim, layed the sandstone on the outside of the building. After her death, the attendance of her show nearly tripled. Hundreds of Diana’s family and friends celebrated this amazing woman. This creative project helped honor an incredible woman who truly changed lives and lead her life with love. This thesis helped us remember the woman and artist Diana Holladay was before her diagnosis and death. The final creation of this project was a website dedicated to Diana and her art and an essay describing the journey of this thesis.
www.dianaholladay.co
Interview of author Michelle Martinez
No full textMichelle Martinez, author of the crime novel "Most wanted," talks about the issues faced by Latin Americans in their home country versus what they face in the United States. She describes her family and education, graduation form Harvard Law School, and her professional endeavors. Martinez discusses the story line of her book, what motivated her to write, and how she brought her experiences from the prosecutor's office to bear on her writing. She describes her writing as an opportunity to explore her own cultural heritage. Martinez discusses the art of writing and talks about what she reads. Martinez is interviewed by Diana Rivera at the 2005 Left Coast Crime Conference held in El Paso, Texas
Effect of Different Bar Embedment Length on Bond-Slip in Plain and Fiber Reinforced Concrete
No full textThis research aims to study the behaviour of the concrete-steel bond using numerical models, taking into account the effect of the different bar embedment length. Both plain and fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) are modeled. The interface bond stress as well as load-displacement response of the reinforcing steel is studied. The asociated cracking of the concrete around the slipping bars is analyzed and comparisons are made with the experiments.Structural EngineeringCivil Engineering and Geoscience
The Psychology of Transprejudice
No full textIn this thesis, I explored multiple predictors of transprejudice with the aim of understanding the relation between these varied psychological mechanisms and trans-related attitudes. In the first chapter of this thesis, I start with an overview of the literature on prejudice in general, and prejudice against transgender people specifically. I also provide a brief overview of the theories on gender. In the next chapter, I go on to summarise and reflect on the methodology used throughout this thesis. This is followed by four empirical chapters wherein I present 10 studies exploring the multiple predictors of transprejudice. Specifically, in Chapter 3 (3 studies, N = 146; N = 200; N = 245), I show that gender identity consciousness is an indirect predictor of transprejudice, mediated by greater gender identification and gender distinctiveness threat. In Chapter 4 (3 studies, N = 146; N = 199; N = 171), I illustrate that prior knowledge about and contact with transgender people predicts lower levels of transprejudice. In Chapter 5 (2 studies, N = 200; N = 205), I explore whether transgender essentialism moderates transprejudice depending on (1) age of trans selfidentification and (2) current age of the transgender person in question. Finally, in Chapter 6 (2 studies, N = 341; N = 391) I develop and validate a new scale to measure transprejudice. The thesis ends with a general discussion of the key findings of these 10 studies, the applied contributions that this research offers, and suggestions for future research avenues. <br/
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