Alien Registration- Chapman, Laura B. (Caribou, Aroostook County)

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Twitter as a Marketing Tool for Libraries

Libraries are using Twitter for a variety of communication purposes. Some libraries use it to listen to what their customers are saying about the library. Steven Bell states that Twitter is a “golden opportunity to connect with members of the library community.” (Bell, 2012) Some libraries use Twitter to make connections to people and organizations within their communities to build community online. (Gunton & Davis, 2012) Some libraries use Twitter to promote programs and services, including those of the library, but also those of other organizations. Twitter can be an excellent way to learn what your customers are thinking, to build conversations with your users, to address customer concerns, and to advocate for your programs and services

Beneath the Baselines: Detecting Molecular Emission from Submillimeter Galaxies with the GBT

We report the first detection of a submillimeter galaxy (SMG) in CO(1 →0) emission using the GBT. We identify a line with Δv_(FWHM) ~1000 kms^(−1) in the 1 cm spectrum of SMM J13120+4242 at z = 3.408, which is significantly greater than the width of the previously detected CO(4→3) line. If the observed CO(1→0) line profile arises from a single object and not several merging objects, the CO(4 →3)/CO(1→0) brightness temperature ratio of ~0.26 suggests n(H_2) > 10^3 cm^(−3) and the presence of sub-thermally excited gas. The 10σ integrated line flux implies a cold molecular gas mass M(H2) ~10^(11)M_⊙, comparable to the dynamical mass estimate and four times larger than the H_2 mass found from the CO(4 →3) line. While our observations confirm that this SMG is massive and highly gas-rich, they also suggest that J_(upper) > 3 transitions of CO may not accurately trace cold, diffuse molecular gas in SMGs

“I want to fit in… but I don’t want to change myself fundamentally”:A qualitative exploration of the relationship between masking and mental health for autistic teenagers

Background: Previous research has identified an association between masking and mental health for autistic people. However, the direction of causality and mechanisms involved in this relationship are not well understood. This qualitative study aimed to investigate autistic teenagers’ experiences of masking, mental health and how the two develop and interact. / Methods: Twenty autistic teenagers took part in a semi-structured interview. The interviews were analysed using Reflexive Thematic Analysis. / Results: From the analysis, one theme was identified to conceptualise masking as described by participants. Five more inter-related themes were identified, each involved both in the relationship between masking and mental health and conversely in the relationship between authenticity and mental health. Participants described how masking and mental health both influence each other, and both are influenced by social and environmental factors. / Conclusions: The findings are consistent with previous research indicating that masking is associated with mental health difficulties. Our analysis presents a broader conceptualisation of masking than previously defined in the literature, placing social oppression of autistic people at the heart of the relationship between masking and mental health. The findings have implications for diagnostic services, post-diagnostic support and therapeutic interventions, highlighting the need to challenge deficit-based narratives of autism