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Digital Reconstruction : A Critical Examination of the History and Adaptation of Ku Klux Klan Websites
In response to the data revolution, academic research and media attention has increasingly focused on the technological adaption and innovation displayed by the far right. The greatest attention is paid to social media and how groups and organisations are utilising technological advancement and growth in virtual networks to increase recruitment and advance radicalisation on a global scale. As with most social and political endeavours, certain technologies are in vogue and thus draw the attention of both users and regulators and service providers. This creates a technological blind spot within which extremist groups frequently operate older and less well regarded technologies without the oversight that one might expect. This article examines the less-well studied traditional and official websites of the Ku Klux Klan, the most established and iconic of American far-right organisations. By incorporating non-participant observation of online spaces and thematic analysis, this research analyses the evolution of 26 websites, from their emergence in the early 1990s to the present day. We examine the ways in which traditional printed communications and other ephemera have progressed with advances in technology, focusing on the following central elements of Klan political activism and community formation: Klan identity, organisational history, aims and objectives; technology and outreach, including online merchandise and event organisation; and the constructions of whiteness and racism. The results add value and insight to comparable work by offering a unique historical insight into the ways in which the Klan have progressed and made use of Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web3 technologies
Making a U-turn on the Purfleet Interchange: Stone Tool Technology in Marine Isotope Stage 9 Britain and the Emergence of the Middle Palaeolithic in Europe
This paper re-examines earlier Palaeolithic core technology from British sites assigned to MIS 11, 9, and 7 using primarily a châine opératoire approach, with the objective of better understanding the earliest occurrence and distribution of Levallois and other prepared-core technologies across the Old World. Contrary to previous interpretations (White and Ashton in Current Anthropology, 44: 598–609, 2003), we find no evidence for a true Levallois concept in MIS 11 or MIS 9 in Britain. Cores previously described as ‘simple prepared cores’ or ‘proto-Levallois’ cores show neither evidence of core management nor predetermination of the resulting flakes. They can instead be explained as the coincidental result of a simpler technological scheme aimed at exploiting the largest surface area of a core, thereby maximising the size of the flakes produced from it. This may be a more widespread practice, or a local solution derived from existing principles. Levallois appears fully formed in Britain during terminal MIS 8/initial MIS 7. Consequently, Britain does not provide evidence for an in situ evolution of Levallois, rather we argue it was introduced by new settlers after a glacial abandonment: the solution to the emergence and significance of Levallois lies in southern Europe, the Levant and Africa
Multimessenger parameter inference of gravitational-wave and electromagnetic observations of white dwarf binaries
The upcoming Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will detect a large
gravitational-wave foreground of Galactic white dwarf binaries. These sources
are exceptional for their probable detection at electromagnetic wavelengths,
some long before LISA flies. Studies in both gravitational and electromagnetic
waves will yield strong constraints on system parameters not achievable through
measurements of one messenger alone. In this work, we present a Bayesian
inference pipeline and simulation suite in which we study potential constraints
on binaries in a variety of configurations. We show how using LISA detections
and parameter estimation can significantly improve constraints on system
parameters when used as a prior for the electromagnetic analyses. We also
provide rules of thumb for how current measurements will benefit from LISA
measurements in the future.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figures, accepted to MNRA
Nestor-Guillermo Progeria Syndrome: a biochemical insight into Barrier-to-Autointegration Factor 1, alanine 12 threonine mutation
Background - Premature aging syndromes recapitulate many aspects of natural aging and provide an insight into this phenomenon at a molecular and cellular level. The progeria syndromes appear to cause rapid aging through disruption of normal nuclear structure. Recently, a coding mutation (c.34G > A [p.A12T]) in the Barrier to Autointegration Factor 1 (BANF1) gene was identified as the genetic basis of Néstor-Guillermo Progeria syndrome (NGPS). This mutation was described to cause instability in the BANF1 protein, causing a disruption of the nuclear envelope structure. Results - Here we demonstrate that the BANF1 A12T protein is indeed correctly folded, stable and that the observed phenotype, is likely due to the disruption of the DNA binding surface of the A12T mutant. We demonstrate, using biochemical assays, that the BANF1 A12T protein is impaired in its ability to bind DNA while its interaction with nuclear envelope proteins is unperturbed. Consistent with this, we demonstrate that ectopic expression of the mutant protein induces the NGPS cellular phenotype, while the protein localizes normally to the nuclear envelope. Conclusions - Our study clarifies the role of the A12T mutation in NGPS patients, which will be of importance for understanding the development of the disease
The Vehicle, Fall 2010
Table of ContentsPoetryFill Your Mouth with BerriesAaron Whitepage 1
RelationsJamie Van Allenpage 2
ExodusMegan Marie Olsonpage 4
Single FileRashelle McNairpage 7
The Aesthetic Value of the Moon, by CandlelightKathy Deckerpage 15
FactalsGabrielle Keigherpage 16
Day 5David Jacksonpage 17
Esta LloviendoHeather Gerrishpage 19
FacebrokeDarrin Gordonpage 23
5:08 pmNikki Riechertpage 24
Train TunnelsAshton Tembypage 34
VariationsKathy Deckerpage 35
WantRashelle McNairpage 36
FriendshipScott Maypage 37
Golden LandJacob Swansonpage 38
Last Night I DreamtAshton Tembypage 39
Smallest GestureScott Maypage 44
Somebody\u27s Hut in MexicoGinamarie Lobiancopage 45
Some Things You Just Can\u27t Tap Dance AroundClint Walkerpage 53
Prose
Lamparus de DiosAaron Whitepage 8
Learning CurveScott Maypage 18
RocktonKatelyn Pfaffpage 20
Fatal DistractionSolomohn Ennispage 25
Noodle NonsenseGabrielle Keigherpage 41
AntarcticaMichael Payeapage 46
Special Features
James K Johnson Award Winners:
God is GraciousJohn Klyczekpage 57
To My Ever Growing ChestJennifer Hindespage 74
God\u27s ScapegoatJennifer Hindespage 76
Rape (Verb, Noun)Jennifer Hindespage 78
Featured Artist: Ashton Tembypage 81
Editor\u27s Pick: The Shooter by Patrick Hallpage 87
Chapbook 2010 Author:Kim Hunter-Perkinspage 114
About the Contributorspage 118
About the Editorspage 122https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1092/thumbnail.jp
The Vehicle, Fall 2010
Table of ContentsPoetryFill Your Mouth with BerriesAaron Whitepage 1
RelationsJamie Van Allenpage 2
ExodusMegan Marie Olsonpage 4
Single FileRashelle McNairpage 7
The Aesthetic Value of the Moon, by CandlelightKathy Deckerpage 15
FactalsGabrielle Keigherpage 16
Day 5David Jacksonpage 17
Esta LloviendoHeather Gerrishpage 19
FacebrokeDarrin Gordonpage 23
5:08 pmNikki Riechertpage 24
Train TunnelsAshton Tembypage 34
VariationsKathy Deckerpage 35
WantRashelle McNairpage 36
FriendshipScott Maypage 37
Golden LandJacob Swansonpage 38
Last Night I DreamtAshton Tembypage 39
Smallest GestureScott Maypage 44
Somebody\u27s Hut in MexicoGinamarie Lobiancopage 45
Some Things You Just Can\u27t Tap Dance AroundClint Walkerpage 53
Prose
Lamparus de DiosAaron Whitepage 8
Learning CurveScott Maypage 18
RocktonKatelyn Pfaffpage 20
Fatal DistractionSolomohn Ennispage 25
Noodle NonsenseGabrielle Keigherpage 41
AntarcticaMichael Payeapage 46
Special Features
James K Johnson Award Winners:
God is GraciousJohn Klyczekpage 57
To My Ever Growing ChestJennifer Hindespage 74
God\u27s ScapegoatJennifer Hindespage 76
Rape (Verb, Noun)Jennifer Hindespage 78
Featured Artist: Ashton Tembypage 81
Editor\u27s Pick: The Shooter by Patrick Hallpage 87
Chapbook 2010 Author:Kim Hunter-Perkinspage 114
About the Contributorspage 118
About the Editorspage 122https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1092/thumbnail.jp
Predicting Reliability Through Structured Expert Elicitation with repliCATS (Collaborative Assessments for Trustworthy Science)
Predicting Reliability Through Structured Expert Elicitation with repliCATS (Collaborative Assessments for Trustworthy Science)
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