Color Rhetoric: The Social Construction of Neutrality in Real Estate Design

Many interior designers believe that the key to selling a house is using conventionally labeled neutral colors. Yet, in relying solely on what convention dictates as a universal real estate rule, designers are promoting an ideology that privileges conventional standards to audience analysis, and consequently, call into question the usefulness of their own careers. Using Lloyd Bitzer\u27s rhetorical situation principles, this thesis will analyze pictures taken from homes on the real estate market. Examining these pictures will establish the concept of neutrality as a rhetorical social construction that is shaped within historical, social, and cultural contexts. Moreover, this thesis presents the real estate process as a rhetorical situation in which it is the designer\u27s responsibility as the rhetor to convey the values of neutrality in a manner that addresses the needs of potential buyers and persuades them to act

Our Comeback Story: Impostor Syndrome in the Archival Profession

In 2019, a group of archivists participated in two conference sessions focused on impostor syndrome in the archives field. Though no comprehensive study on impostor syndrome has been undertaken in the archives profession, the authors listened to numerous stories of the phenomenon among audience members. This perspectives article considers the presence and impact of impostor syndrome in the archives field. The authors define the phenomenon, review literature on its influences in the information science profession, include stories of archives professionals working with impostor syndrome, and offer suggestions for working through impostor syndrome

Phase II : Jefferson Property, Fall River : archaeological resource impact assessment

File consists of two copies of an archaeological resource impact assessment follow up study on the Jefferson Property site in Fall River, conducted for the Halifax Regional Municipality .In December 2004, Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited conducted a phase II archaeological resource impact assessment (subsurface testing) of the Jefferson Property in Fall River under contract to Halifax Regional Municipality and in accordance with Heritage Research Permit A2004NS90. Although development plans had not been finalized at the time of the assessment, the property has been proposed as the site of a new recreational facility and fire station to be constructed in 2005. The purpose of this assessment was to evaluate the physical integrity and cultural and archaeological significance of features identified during a previous assessment conducted by DAC in October 2004, to determine if any additional subsurface features were present in the development area, and to provide recommendations for further mitigation of those resources based on the findings of this assessment. A total of 56 formal 50 cm by 50 cm test units were excavated at five metre intervals in a grid encompassing the house, well, and barn, and their immediate surroundings. Testing was conducted by a crew of three to seven qualified archaeologists over four days between 2- 6 December 2004 with monitoring of geotechnical testing by DAC's senior technician taking place on 1 December 2004. This report is a detailed account of the extent of the study area, the subsurface testing conducted within that area, the resources encountered and an analysis of them, an evaluation of the research strategy, and recommendations for further mitigation

Jefferson Property, Phase III : archaeological resource impact assessment

File consists of an archaeological resource impact assessment report prepared by Davis Archaeological Consultants for the Halifax Regional Municipality regarding a proposed recreational facility and fire station at the Jefferson property in Fall River.In August 2006, Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited was contracted by Halifax Regional Municipality to conduct a phase III archaeological resource impact assessment of the proposed Fall River Recreational Facility and Fire Station at the Jefferson Property on Fall River Road. The purpose of the assessment was to fully document and more clearly define the archaeological features identified and recorded in December 2004 and to determine the function of a feature identified near the southeast corner of the Jefferson house. These features are to be capped with fill prior to construction and artificially delineated through landscaping. The paddock wall identified in 2004 will be dismantled. The assessment was conducted under Category C Heritage Research Permit A2006NS59 issued by the Nova Scotia Heritage Division

Archaeological resource impact assessment : Jefferson Property, Fall River

In October 2004, Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited conducted an archaeological resource impact assessment of the Jefferson Property in Fall River under contract to Halifax Regional Municipality and in accordance with Heritage Research Permit A2004NS82 (Appendix A). The property is the proposed site for a community recreational facility to be constructed in 2005. The purpose of the assessment was to locate potential heritage resources within the study area, assess the archaeological significance of any such resources, and provide recommendations for mitigation if necessary. A field survey was conducted by three qualified archaeologists over three days between 20 and 22 October 2004 and was preceded by a historical background study. This report is a summary of the history of the study area, the activities carried out by the archaeologists during the assessment, the heritage resources encountered and their historical significance, as well as recommendations for their mitigation prior to and during construction

Salter's Gate : archaeological resource impact assessment final report

An archaeological resource impact assessment of Lot A-l on the north side of the Alexander Keith's Brewery Building in downtown Halifax was conducted by Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited. The assessment was conducted between March and September 2005 under Heritage Research Permit A2005NS10. A total 5,695 artifacts were collected from 34 archaeological features within the study area. The features dated from the late eighteenth through mid twentieth centuries and included stone foundations, privies, wells, middens, outbuildings, municipal drainage systems, and original city street surfaces

Government House, Halifax : archaeological resource impact assessment

Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited conducted an archaeological resource impact assessment of renovations at Government House in Halifax from November 2006 to February 2007. The assessment included surface reconnaissance of the property grounds as well as archaeological monitoring of excavations in the moat, beneath the existing floor in the interior basement, and at the southeast corner of the exterior of the house. Three test trenches were also excavated between the carriage house and the north side of the main house which were monitored by an archaeologist. Archaeological resources were observed in the moat as well as beneath the floor of the basement and on the south wall of the carriage house in the excavated trench. Recommendations for monitoring of any ground disturbance inside the carriage house have been made. Early nineteenth century artifacts were observed in a disturbed context in the gardens on the southeast side of the house. No additional monitoring is required in those areas investigated by archaeologists. However, recommendations for monitoring on the west side of the house in the gardens and on the east side of the grounds near the entrance to the house have been made if future ground disturbance is to occur in hhese areas. These areas have not been investigated and may contain in situ archaeological resources

Citadel High School steam line installation, Halifax : archaeological resource impact assessment

Appears to be lacking page 1.In November 2006, Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited was contracted by CBCL Limited Consulting Engineers, on behalf of the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Public Works, to conduct an archaeological resource impact assessment of the Citadel High School Steam Line Installation project in metropolitan Halifax. The purpose of the assessment was to determine the potential for archaeological resources within the development zone and to provide recommendations for further mitigation if necessary. The assessment included archaeological monitoring of mechanical excavation of a trench and associated catch basins between the High School property on Bell Road and the QEII Hospital on Summer Street. The assessment was conducted between 04 December 2006 and 18 June 2007. The assessment was conducted under Category C Heritage Research Permits A2006NS79 and A2007NS04 (Appendix A) issued by the Nova Scotia Heritage Division

Mycobiome of the Bat White Nose Syndrome (WNS) Affected Caves and Mines reveals High Diversity of Fungi and Local Adaptation by the Fungal Pathogen Pseudogymnoascus (Geomyces) destructans

The investigations of the bat White Nose Syndrome (WNS) have yet to provide answers as to how the causative fungus Pseudogymnoascus (Geomyces) destructans (Pd) first appeared in the Northeast and how a single clone has spread rapidly in the US and Canada. We aimed to catalogue Pd and all other fungi (mycobiome) by the culture-dependent (CD) and culture-independent (CI) methods in four Mines and two Caves from the epicenter of WNS zoonotic. Six hundred sixty-five fungal isolates were obtained by CD method including the live recovery of Pd. Seven hundred three nucleotide sequences that met the definition of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were recovered by CI methods. Most OTUs belonged to unidentified clones deposited in the databases as environmental nucleic acid sequences (ENAS). The core mycobiome of WNS affected sites comprised of 46 species of fungi from 31 genera recovered in culture, and 17 fungal genera and 31 ENAS identified from clone libraries. Fungi such as Arthroderma spp., Geomyces spp., Kernia spp., Mortierella spp., Penicillium spp., and Verticillium spp. were predominant in culture while Ganoderma spp., Geomyces spp., Mortierella spp., Penicillium spp. and Trichosporon spp. were abundant is clone libraries. Alpha diversity analyses from CI data revealed that fungal community structure was highly diverse. However, the true species diversity remains undetermined due to under sampling. The frequent recovery of Pd indicated that the pathogen has adapted to WNS-afflicted habitats. Further, this study supports the hypothesis that Pd is an introduced species. These findings underscore the need for integrated WNS control measures that target both bats and the fungal pathogen.Comment: 59 pages, 7figure

Use of a Direct, Rapid Immunohistochemical Test for Diagnosis of Rabies Virus in Bats

Rabies, a zoonotic encephalitis due to transmission of a lyssavirus, such as rabies virus (RABV), has the highest case fatality of any infectious disease. A global program for the elimination of human rabies caused by dogs is proposed for realization by 2030. Sensitive, specific, and inexpensive diagnostic tests are necessary for enhanced surveillance to detect infection, inform public health and veterinary professionals during risk assessments of exposure, and support overall programmatic goals. Multiple laboratory techniques are used to confirm a suspect case of rabies. One method for the detection of lyssavirus antigens within the brain is the direct rapid immunohistochemical test (dRIT), using light microscopy, and suitable for use under field conditions. Besides dogs, other major RABV reservoirs reside among mammalian mesocarnivores and bats. To date, use of the dRIT has been applied primarily for the diagnosis of RABV in suspect mesocarnivores. The purpose of this study was to assess the usefulness of the dRIT to the diagnosis of rabies in bats, compared to the gold-standard, the direct fluorescent antibody test (DFAT). Brains of 264 suspect bats, consisting of 21 species from Arizona and Texas, were used in the evaluation of the dRIT. The overall sensitivity of the dRIT was 100% (0.969–1.0, 95% CI) and the specificity was 94.6% (0.896–0.976, 95% CI), comparable to the DFAT. This preliminary study demonstrated the utility of the dRIT in the confirmation of RABV infection in bats. Future studies should include additional geographic, lyssavirus, and mammalian species representations for broader application during enhanced rabies surveillance, with incorporation of any potential adjustments to standard protocols, as needed