Animals in space

Animals are indispensable to the space program. Their continued use could have many significant results. Those who are opposed to using animals in space should remember that space animals are treated humanely; they are necessary because results can be obtained from them that would be unobtainable from humans; and results from animal experiments can be applied to human systems. Therefore, NASA should continue to use animals in space research

Oscillating superflow in multicomponent Bose-Einstein condensates

Conservation of angular momentum depends on the existence of rotational symmetry. However, even in systems where this symmetry is broken, flipping between angular momentum eigenstates often requires an activation energy. Here we discuss an example of superfluid flow in a toroidal potential, which shows sustained oscillations between two different rotation directions. The energy required to change the direction of rotation is taken out of and temporarily restored into the rotational and intra-component interaction energies of the system.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figure

Odd-petal states and persistent flows in spin-orbit-coupled Bose-Einstein condensates

We study the phase diagram of a Rashba spin-orbit-coupled Bose-Einstein condensate confined in a two-dimensional toroidal trap. In the immiscible regime we find an azimuthally periodic density distribution, with the periodicity highly tuneable as a function of the spin-orbit coupling strength and which favours an odd number of petals in each component. This allows for a wide range of states that can be created. We further show that in the miscible regime, both components possess states with persistent flows with a unit winding number difference between them and with the absolute values of these winding numbers depending on the spin-orbit coupling strength. All features of the odd-petal and the persistent flow states can be explained using a simple but effective model.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figure

Curtailing MLB’s Recruiting Abuses of Latin American Talent

Article published in the Michigan State International Law Review

Lived Experiences of Low-income African American Burn Survivors in Greater Washington, DC

Burn injuries are wounds that affect the skin and other organic tissue, categorized according to the mechanism of injury and brought on by heat, electricity, chemicals, fire, or flames. In the United States, researchers have shown that race and other healthcare inequalities lead to increased burn injuries among African Americans but have yet to explore their lived experiences after sustaining these injuries. This phenomenological study explored perceptions and understanding of the manifestation of burn injuries of seven African American burn survivors. Participants were recruited in health services public waiting areas, community storefronts, mailers, and on Facebook. Data were collected via semistructured audio-recorded interviews and analyzed using the thematic process outlined by Braun and Clark. Participants indicated a lack of awareness of burn prevention safety measures in their homes and social environments; stated they had positive experiences with the specialized burn response team, whose treatment and support ultimately affected a positive outcome; stated personal behaviors influence the risk of burn injuries; and indicated the need for more burn prevention education. Study findings may lead to the development of educational interventions, and policy development for addressing burn injuries among African Americans

Vortices and turbulence in trapped atomic condensates

After over a decade of experiments generating and studying the physics of quantized vortices in atomic gas Bose-Einstein condensates, research is beginning to focus on the roles of vortices in quantum turbulence, as well as other measures of quantum turbulence in atomic condensates. Such research directions have the potential to uncover new insights into quantum turbulence, vortices and superfluidity, and also explore the similarities and differences between quantum and classical turbulence in entirely new settings. Here we present a critical assessment of theoretical and experimental studies in this emerging field of quantum turbulence in atomic condensates

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING: FOCUSING ON ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

Abstract is not required for a Starred Paper

Gallatin County School District Readiness Assessment for Systemic Change

A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the College of Education at Morehead State University by Peggy Angela White on April 14, 2014

A Rawlsian Idea of Deliberative Democracy

In my thesis, I develop a framework based on John Rawls\u27s Political Liberalism that addresses the question: how is it possible for democratic institutions and their decisions to be legitimate, given that (i) they are supposed to be governed by the will of the people , but (ii) the people will disagree with each other about what political institutions ought to do about any given issue? Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson advance a deliberative democratic response to this question, which has served as the basis of governments\u27 attempts to strengthen democracy . They argue that political decisions are justified insofar as they are made in a process that allows citizens to exchange reasons that are respectful and moral. Furthermore, although a binding decision must be made at some point, it should be possible to revisit any decision after a period of time. I argue that while respectful public discourse about political issues may be desirable in some circumstances, this is inadequate as a basis for guiding and evaluating political decisions, in light of the reasonable disagreement that persists about what political institutions ought to do. Instead, I argue that the legitimacy of political institutions, or their obligatory force over citizens, depends on the extent to which reasonable citizens are sufficiently satisfied with the institutions that govern them, over time. Furthermore, I argue that other indicators besides deliberative democratic discourse may be used to assess how well institutions are meeting the standard of political justification that I develop