32 research outputs found
The Sauntering
No full textThe Sauntering, an epic-length poem, chronicles a lifetime of walking across the landscapes of this planet, the author always being compelled to move forward to the next horizon. From his early connections with his heritage, to coping with grief as a young teenager after his father\u27s death, to immersion in a tapestry of cultures and the natural world and poetry itself, Zev Levinson discovers how the search for meaning sometimes becomes meaning enough. His obsession to ramble reflects an openness to the unending pathways that life presents. Ultimately, Zev shows that to be truly alive is its own creation of ceaseless topographies.https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/fiction/1013/thumbnail.jp
Jewish Travelers to Russia, with Zev Furst
No full textRecording of a weekly radio program by Jerry Goodman
called "Russia Reports" that aired on the radio station WEVD. Zev Furst,
a researcher for the American Jewish Congress Commission on
International Affairs and co-author of the “How to Find and Meet Russian
Jews, Briefing Kit for the Travelers to the USSR,” speaks about travel
to the USSR as an important aspect of the Soviet Jewry movement. This
program was rebroadcast as program #38.Digital recordingDigital finding aid
Zev Levinson Interview, Author of Song of Six Rivers
No full texthttps://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/interviews/1002/thumbnail.jp
Indeterminate Sentences and Section 12 of the Charter
No full textIndeterminate sentences are uniquely reserved for two classes of offenders, dangerous offenders and individuals designated not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder. These sentences effectively keep individuals in constant jeopardy before a Parole or Review Board. This paper reviews the constitutionality of these regulatory schemes under Section 12 of the Charter; its prohibition against “cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.” In this paper, I examine the legislative and jurisprudential development of the regimes, and their impact on individuals given these designations. The paper argues that the regimes result in a gross and systemic violation of the rights of individuals who have been given indeterminate sentences. It finally argues that there is also a moral imperative to reject any indefinite detention that is not subject to judicial review. This paper discusses and seeks to bring attention to the unfair and unconstitutional treatment of two vulnerable groups in our judicial system. Through greater visibility, the author hopes to put pressure on our legal system and the government to review these types of sentences and their true impact on individual rights and freedoms
Preserving, planning, and promoting the Lower East Side: the conflicted role of the Tenement Museum in New York’s premier immigrant enclave
No full textThis single-case study explores a cultural nonprofit house museum’s proposal to create a historic district on New York’s Lower East Side, a low-income but gentrifying neighborhood, in 2006-2007. The museum’s proposal failed because the museum didn't engage potential neighborhood allies in true bottom-up planning, and because the City’s landmarks law made it impossible for the museum’s proposal to address the neighborhood’s foremost concern, which was loss of affordable housing. This study suggests that in the postindustrial city it's very difficult for low-income communities to use culture to lay claim to their neighborhoods. It also suggests that historic preservation laws allow higher-income neighborhoods to protect themselves from the creative destruction of redevelopment by becoming historic districts, while still allowing wealth-generating redevelopment to happen in lower-income neighborhoods. The study suggests further research is needed to see if there is a causal link between historic district designation and gentrification.Ph. D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Adam Zev Steinber
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California Hydrogen Infrastructure and ZEV Adoption Towards a Carbon Free Grid in 2045
No full textThe transportation sector is a major source of California’s greenhouse gas emissions, contributing 41% of the state total[1]. California policy is moving rapidly toward Zero Emission battery electric vehicles (BEV) and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCV). Governor Newsom has issued an executive order that all new in-state sales of passenger vehicles should be Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) by 2035. Further, the California Air Resources Board has approved rulemaking requiring that more than half of trucks sold in the state must be zero-emissions by 2035, and all of them by 2045 [1a].California has the ambitious goal of achieving a 60% renewable electricity grid by 2030 and 100% carbon free grid by 2045. High penetration of variable renewable energy (VRE) requires seasonal storage to match supply and demand and hydrogen could be a possible candidate for this purpose [1b]. The author has developed the CALZEEV energy-economic model to study possible roles for hydrogen in a VRE intensive future grid with a large Zero Emission Vehicle fleet, comprised of both BEVs and FCVs. In particular, we study whether we can provide sufficient seasonal storage for a 100% zero carbon electricity grid and the potential role of H2 infrastructure in a BEV/FCEV combination for a sustainable path towards a zero-emission energy system. The role of hydrogen infrastructure in seasonal storage for balancing VRE generation while meeting demand for hydrogen vehicles year around has been studied, including economic impacts
Coping with Extreme Stress and Aging
No full text The author discusses the conceptual and methodological issues around stress and extreme stress in the aged. The mental health consequences of stress and extreme stress are discussed as well as coping styles and strategies and the interactions of stress, aging, and social support. </jats:p
Transition to Electric Vehicles In the California Automobile Industry
No full textThis dissertation presents a comprehensive study on the market adoption of electric vehicle and policy impact of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate in the California automotive market. This research is primarily consisting of three parts. The author first built a technology innovation pricing model based on multi-nomial logit modelling method. This studies the dynamics among customer preferences, market acceptance and policy impact on vehicle pricing in the California automotive market. Results show that the ZEV mandate could profoundly enhance the market adoption of electric vehicles. There is a threshold on the magnitude of policy intervention. If the number of credits per vehicle is less than the threshold, increasing intervention promotes the EV market penetration; however, beyond the threshold, policy primarily benefits automakers.
In the second step, the author presents a decision model for electric vehicle attributes. This research first characterizes the market adoption rate of electric vehicle models under government subsidy and derives optimal vehicle attributes with respect to consumers\u27 preferences and product-based subsidy. The proposed model was then applied to the California\u27s automotive market. Our results also suggest that industry leaders and followers may choose different product strategy and market segments due to different battery manufacturing costs.
In the last part, the author constructed a series of scenarios for the transition to battery electric cars and used the Market Acceptance of Advanced Automotive Technologies model to analyze the price competition in the California electric vehicle market. Considering the ZEV mandate already in place, this part investigates the role of this regulation in influencing the pricing decisions of different electric vehicle models and enhancing the overall market adoption rate. It was found that the 200-mile range electric vehicle had remarkable unilateral influence on the pricing of the 100-mile range electric vehicle. It suggests that the 200-mile range electric vehicle will become the core driving force in electric vehicle diffusion in the California electric vehicle market. The ZEV mandate remarkably reduced the prices of both models and increased corresponding annual demand. However, this policy showed considerable influence of changing the structure of the California electric vehicle market
Understanding Motor Unit and Muscle Alterations for Neurologic Rehabilitation
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Vivere nell’inganno: Remember (Atom Egoyan, 2015) e la tragedia greca
No full textThis article aims to propose an analysis of Atom Egoyan’s film Remember (2015) in order to recognize the vitality and importance of the classical tradition in contemporary filmmaking. The author suggests an interpretation that identifies and enhances the relationship between the plot of Remember and ancient drama. The story and quest of Zev Guttman, an elderly survivor from the Auschwitz concentration camp who has been sent by his friend Max Rosembaum to find and eliminate their ancient executioner, seems particularly suitable for such a study
