I Have no Friends. I am but a Pelican in the Desert : Grace Growden Galloway and the Impact of Loyalism on Wifery and Community in Philadelphia, 1753-1782

Women in the early modern Anglo-American world had dependent status and were widely seen as inferior to men, yet they played diverse roles that maintained and perpetuated society. Largely seen as figures inside the home, their roles and duties impacted the world outside of their homes. Colonial women in the American Revolution faced the challenging task of maintaining their households, raising children, and supporting their spouses in a period of sweeping and uncertain change. Loyalist women faced economic, social, and political pressure from Patriot authorities and mobilized community and friendship networks to circumvent the threats that transformed public life and violated the domestic space of their households. The community connections women had through their family or friends greatly impacted their ability to make sense of the upheaval of war. Examining the wartime experiences of elite non-Patriot women through their own words reveals the complex ways that Loyalist and disaffected women drew on domestic, female, and neighborly resources to navigate severe disruption in Revolutionary Philadelphia

Characterization and Improvement of the Wind Environment for Scale Model Floating Offshore Wind Turbines in the University of Maine’s Wind Wave Basin

This research focuses on evaluating the W2 wind tunnel and the wind environment it produces. The initial phase involved thoroughly characterizing the wind, quantifying the turbulence characteristics, maximum attainable wind speed, and flow uniformity across the test area, to fill gaps in the understanding of these characteristics which remain from prior measurements. The methodology for this characterization, particularly the use of hot-wire anemometers, was documented, providing a standardized procedure for the lab to use in the future. The data collected during this characterization was processed, and the performance of the wind generator was compared to published results for similar facilities. Several areas for improvement were identified, primarily the uniformity resulting from flow around the fans and the influence of the upper and lower boundary layers. Additionally, the efficiency of the wind tunnel was found to be fairly poor, limiting the maximum attainable wind speed and forcing the tunnel to operate at higher (and louder) fan RPMs. A flow straightening stator and a non-uniform screen insert were conceptualized, which would sit downstream of the fans to improve efficiency and uniformity. A CFD model of the wind tunnel was developed and tuned to match the performance and flow geometries measured experimentally. The stator and screen insert designs were evaluated and improved upon using the CFD model, and then prototypes of each were fabricated and tested experimentally to validate these findings. The shape coefficient of variation (CoV) and energy ratio were parameters defined to quantify spatial variation of velocity and efficiency of the wind tunnel. These were predicted to improve from 5.6% to 0.4% and from 6.5% to 7.1% respectively with the Stator and Screen Insert Installed. When measured experimentally, the Shape CoV improved from 5.55% to 1.05%, with no detectable change in the energy ratio. Although the effectiveness of the design modifications was somewhat overstated by the CFD predictions, these results showed that the uniformity could be improved significantly without sacrificing efficiency. They also showed that the CFD model created here could be a useful design tool for developing design modifications and predicting their efficacy

MF 143 Lovell Historical Society

Series of interviews done primarily by Jo Radner in conjugation with the Lovell Historical Society about the history of Lovell. Copies of recordings and 2010 transcriptions available through the Lovell Historical Society.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ne_findingaids/1127/thumbnail.jp

News Flush, May 2025

The May 2025 News Flush poster produced by the Center for Student Involvement. The poster is printed and hung inside plexiglass holders inside bathroom stalls of the Memorial Union and on the website of the Center for Student Involvement. The events poster features a wall calendar-theme that lists dates and times for various campus activities, holidays, and meetings of Student Government

An important message from President Ferrini-Mundy

Email from University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy to University of Maine staff regarding recent Executive Orders from President Donald J. Trump, funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and a Title IX compliance review of the University of Maine

Fate of Antigens and Post Injection Response in Teleost Fish, Using Zebrafish (Danio rerio [L]) as a Model Species.

The world of fish immunology and vaccination has been constantly changing since the first forays in the late 1930s. During this time, one of the most important discoveries was the identification of IgZ, a teleost fish exclusive mucosa associated immunoglobulin. As immunoglobulins like IgZ are essential for mounting an immune response, this pilot study focused on the reaction of IgZ and other commonly used immune response genes to track how the immune system processes antigens that get to the host at the surface layer (intradermal) or at a deeper level (intraperitoneal). Using two antigens, Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) and whole yeast cells, a two-fold view into antigen uptake and response is visualized by whole mount slides stained via immunohistochemistry and quantification of gene expression is shown utilizing qPCR. Immunohistochemistry results revealed the presence of antigen in a multitude of locations from both intraperitoneal and intradermal delivery routes, including the liver, kidney, intraperitoneal cavity, and nares. Comparison of injection methods for each antigen resulted in a p value of 0.02 for yeast and 0.69 for BSA (significant result if p ≤ 0.05). Gene expression results showed no significant (p = 0.05) difference between intraperitoneal and intradermal injections across three different genes upregulated during infections (IgZ, IgM, and il8). Because this study is a pilot study, it is suggested that a more in depth run of this experiment be done after more optimization, as the results are not conclusive enough to determine the effectiveness of intradermal injection in comparison to intraperitoneal injection. If the trend shown here continues, however, there is a possibility of being able to use the intradermal route for vaccine delivery, if it is of a similar level of efficacy when compared to the current standard for injection vaccination, intraperitoneal delivery