466 research outputs found
Black Fashion Designers Symposium: June Ambrose in conversation with Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs
No full textJune Ambrose in conversation with Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs at The Museum at FIT's annual fashion symposium, Black Fashion Designers, held on Monday, February 6, 2017. The one-day symposium featured talks by designers, models, journalists, and scholars on African diasporic culture and fashion.June Ambrose is a celebrity stylist and designer whose clients include Sean Combs, Jay Z, Alicia Keys, and Gabrielle Union. She is author of the book Effortless Style.Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs founded their brand Cushnie et Ochs in 2008, creating collections that juxtapose bold sensuality with minimalist sophistication
Why Ethics and Respect Matter
No full textTHE CENTER FOR ETHICS PETER S. HAGERMAN \u2761 LECTURE IN ETHICS "Why Ethics and Respect Matter" CARLY FIORINA Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard Company (1999-2005) and Best-Selling Author The Center for Ethics is funded in part by the ENDOWMENT FUND for the TEACHING of ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING. Visit our website at ethicscenter.cas2.lehigh.ed
The Influence of the Number of Toys in the Environment on Play in Toddlers
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Date Presented 3/30/2017
The effect of the quantity of toys on toddlers’ play was studied by comparing play with four and 16 toys present. Quality of play was better with fewer toys present. Fewer toys is a recommendation occupational therapists can make to parents and teachers of young children.
Primary Author and Speaker: Alexia Metz
Additional Authors and Speakers: Michelle Imwalle, Carly Dauch, Brooke Wheeler</jats:p
Authoring tool for context-aware mobile storytelling
No full textThesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, February 2003.Includes bibliographical references (leaf 63).The pervasiveness of high-speed wireless networks and handheld computers provide a channel for context-aware video delivery. Mobile cinema is a new form of motion picture experience in which discrete cinematic events are delivered based on a consumer's navigation through space and time, via this new channel. M-Studio is an authoring tool that helps mobile story creators design and simulate location-based narratives. The tool provides the author with a graphical interface for linking content with a specific geographical space, a framework for developing story structures for multi-threaded narratives, and a simulator that allows the author to evaluate the story threads that might unfold depending on the path taken by the viewer. The tool also directly generates the XML code that is used by a story server to deliver cinematic sequences to handheld devices. M-Studio has been used in the creation of two mobile narratives.by Carly M. Kastner.M.Eng
The Clinical Reasoning Behind Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Use of iPads
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Date Presented 3/31/2017
The field of occupational therapy is continuing to grow and improve treatment techniques and strategies through the use of assistive technology. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the clinical reasoning behind occupational therapy practitioners’ use of iPads during treatment.
Primary Author and Speaker: Megan Edwards
Contributing Authors: Carly Cody, Brittany Izer, Shannon Meyerhoff, Carrie Starling, Rebecca Thompson</jats:p
Positron annihilation spectroscopy to understand defect formation and evolution in neutron-irradiated Fe-Cr model alloys
No full textPositron annihilation spectroscopy (PAS) is a powerful, non-destructive technique used to characterize the defect properties of materials. There are two major types of PAS, positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy and Doppler broadening spectroscopy (DBS). This work focused on the latter. DBS can be used to gain information on the various types of defects present in a material system and this technique is sensitive to both defect size and defect concentration. Several samples were irradiated at the Advanced Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory. These samples were irradiated at temperatures of 300, 450, and 550°C to doses of 0.01 and 0.1dpa (displacements per atom). DBS was used to develop a better understanding of defect formation in Fe-Cr base materials exposed to low doses. Specifically, the goal of this work is to develop a better fundamental understanding of the evolution of nanoscale and sub-nanoscale defect clusters in neutron irradiated Fe-Cr alloys. The results of this work were fairly complicated due to the fact that α’ precipitation could occur in several of these samples. It was found that in samples where early stages of α’ precipitation is possible, lower S-parameters were determined. The S-parameter is indicative of the number and size of vacancy-type defects in the samples, so a lower S-parameter suggests that chromium segregation reduces the vacancy clustering in these samples. Specific trends for each composition are detailed in the chapters 4 and 5. Overall, chromium content has a major effect on the void nucleation and growth seen in these Fe-Cr model alloys.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2021-12-01The student, Carly Romnes, accepted the attached license on 2019-12-09 at 17:58.The student, Carly Romnes, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2019-12-09 at 17:59.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2019-12-10 at 08:28.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #14768 on 2020-02-28 at 17:24:13Made available in DSpace on 2020-03-02T22:15:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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French Vanilla: An Exploration of Biracial Identity Through Narrative Performance
No full textabstract: "French Vanilla" is a collection of written narratives drawn from lived experiences which serve as the vehicle storytelling that I use to examine larger themes related to the intersections of race and gender. Themes include: binaries, legitimacy, intersectionality, biracial identity development (border identity construction), whiteness, shame, and crisis. While the narratives are situated within theoretical discourse, the narratives present a representation of the lived experience. These pieces engage members of my family as well as a number of figures, including Rachel Dolezal, President Barack Obama, Alicia Keys, and a stranger on a tram in an airport. My relationship with these people present the grounds for an interrogation of identity. This project asks the question: How does one negotiate biracial identity with herself and others through narrative performance? It engages theories, such as critical race theory, black feminist theory, and standpoint theory, which informed my understanding of the discourse of race and contextualized my commentary on race. These theories present a framework within which to situate my understanding and analysis of race through lived experience. Narrative performance, the formal methodology for this work, provides a structure for the performance itself: the ultimate end product. Note: This work of creative scholarship is rooted in collaboration between three female artist-scholars: Carly Bates, Raji Ganesan, and Allyson Yoder. Working from a common intersectional, feminist framework, we served as artistic co-directors of each other's solo pieces and co-producers of Negotiations, in which we share these pieces in relationship to each other. Thus, Negotiations is not a showcase of three individual works, but rather a conversation among three voices. As collaborators, we have been uncompromising in the pursuit of our own unique inquiries and voices, and each of our works of creative scholarship stand alone. However, we believe that all of the parts are best understood in relationship to each other and to the whole. For this reason, we have chosen to cross-reference our thesis documents: French Vanilla: An Exploration of Biracial Identity Through Narrative Performance by Carly Bates; Deep roots, shared fruits: Emergent creative process and the ecology of solo performance through "Dress in Something Plain and Dark" by Allyson Yoder; and Bhairavi: A Performance-Investigation of Belonging and Dis-Belonging in Diaspora Communities by Raji Ganesan
Spectroscopic Determination of Binding Constants of Modified β-cyclodextrins with Brooker’s Merocyanine
No full textHost-guest complexation occurs when a guest molecule is held inside a host molecule through weak molecular forces. β-cyclodextrin, a host molecule, has a variety of uses and is often applied in pharmaceuticals. Binding constants of host-guest complexes of Brooker’s merocyanine and various modified β-cyclodextrins (2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin, sulfated β-cyclodextrin, and methyl-β-cyclodextrin) were studied using fluorescence and UV-Vis spectrometry to determine the strength of interaction between the host molecule and the guest molecule. By modifying the β-cyclodextrin, the effect of ionic forces, hydrogen bonding, and steric hindrance were compared. It was determined via fluorescence spectrometry that sulfated β-cyclodextrin had a binding constant of 38.3 M-1, which was significantly lower than the determined binding constants 430 M-1 for β-cyclodextrin, 359.1 M-1 for 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin, and 194.6 M-1 for methyl-β-cyclodextrin. These results were confirmed via UV-Vis spectrometry, where the binding constants were 335.2 M-1 for 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and 178.4 M-1 for methyl-β-cyclodextrin. These results were in agreement with fluorescence data. The much lower binding constant of sulfated β-cyclodextrin could be caused by a combination of ionic forces and steric hindrance. A comparison of these results to the theoretical models will lead to verification of the effect of these forces on binding. About the author: Carly Hanson is a junior Chemistry major and German minor
Trends in Career and Technical Education in Montana
No full textMontana has joined the Career & Technical Education Policy Exchange (CTEx), which is a consortium of researchers and education policymakers studying how state contexts affect participation in high school Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and student outcomes. Carly Urban, the author of this report, is an associate professor of economics at Montana State University and studies the Montana context.With fewer than 200 public schools in the state and a median high school size of 681 students, the Montana context represents a more-rural population than other CTEx partner states. Further, every high school student in Montana must complete one credit of CTE to earn their diploma.Roughly half of Montana high school students are CTE concentrators—meaning they completed at least two credits in a specific career pathway—and that rate has remained consistent for the graduating classes of 2009 through 2016. Male concentration rates consistently outpace female concentration rates. Similarly, students in more-rural areas of the state are more likely to concentrate in CTE than students in more-populated areas of the state. A combination of the two groups shows that female students in less-populated areas of the state are equally likely to concentrate in CTE as male students in more-populated areas. Female concentration rates in Montana are higher than male CTE concentration rates in other CTEx partner states. Differences in CTE concentration based on race and ethnicity are negligible.CTE concentration has important implications for future success. In Montana, students who concentrated in CTE were more likely to graduate high school than non-concentrators. This advantage in high school graduation rates was larger for students in special education and students living in more-rural areas. Overall, both the benefits and the demand for CTE (particularly in the more-remote areas of the state) are high in Montana</p
A Qualitative Analysis of Resources to Diminish Barriers to Physical Activity in Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes
No full textBackground: Exercise is an important glycemic control and weight management technique for those with type 1 diabetes (T1D), yet there are barriers such as fear of hypo- and hyperglycemia as well as the lack of structured guidelines for safe exercise that keep approximately 60% of these individuals from participating in regular physical activity (PA). The goal of this project is to understand what resources and kinds of support individuals with T1D are looking for to assist with their exercise routines and minimize the barriers they face while exercising.
Methods: We recruited 29 adults aged 18-40 who had T1D for more than 1 year and were not pregnant to participate in virtual focus group (FG) discussions. These discussions were facilitated by a script that included questions about preconceived barriers to exercising with T1D and the effectiveness of four resources (mobile apps, exercise programs, health professionals, and support groups) to diminish these barriers.
Results: For each topic prompted in the FG discussions, we found two main themes that included specific reasons for not regularly participating in exercise or reasons why specific resources would or would not be useful. Cross-cutting themes across all FG topics included personalization and accessibility of resources as well as fear of using resources due to previous negative experiences and demanding suggestions.
Conclusions: The perspectives we collected suggest that barriers to exercising with T1D and the qualities of ideal resources to combat them are consistent with the existing literature, but more research needs to be conducted regarding the realistic potential and personalization of resources. Participants noted many barriers to using such resources that varied depending on their previous life experiences with T1D. This raises the need for user support regarding such resources at the time of diagnosis to limit preventable barriers that arise from navigating exercise on one’s own without the appropriate amount and specificity of support.Bachelor of Science in Public Healt
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