Economic Empowerment for Victims of IPV in Rural Areas

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a current epidemic affecting women around the country. One in three women will experience sexual assault, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in her lifetime (Showalter, 2016). IPV can take many forms including physical, sexual, emotional, psychological, and economic abuse and can have serious impacts on one’s health. Within IPV research, there have been unique barriers identified in rural areas. These communities have a significant lack of resources including hospitals, domestic violence shelters, and providers that provide trauma-informed care. Recent literature has suggested economic empowerment approaches to promoting an end to IPV in rural communities. Economic empowerment involves providing victims with the resources and skills they need to regain confidence and a sense of self after experiencing abuse

Fine on the Possibility of Vagueness

Fine (2017) proposes a new logic of vagueness, CL, that promises to provide both a solution to the sorites paradox and a way to avoid the impossibility result from Fine (2008). The present paper presents a challenge to his new theory of vagueness. I argue that the possibility theorem stated in Fine (2017), as well as his solution to the sorites paradox, fail in certain reasonable extensions of the language of CL. More specifically, I show that if we extend the language with any negation operator that obeys reductio ad absurdum, we can prove a new impossibility result that makes the kind of indeterminacy that Fine takes to be a hallmark of vagueness impossible. I show that such negation operators can be conservatively added to CL and examine some of the philosophical consequences of this result. Moreover, I demonstrate that we can define a particular negation operator that behaves exactly like intuitionistic negation in a natural and unobjectionable propositionally quantified extension of CL. Since intuitionistic negation obeys reductio, the new impossibility result holds in this propositionally quantified extension of CL. In addition, the sorites paradox resurfaces for the new negation

Connections in the Underworld: A Morphological and Molecular Study of Diversity and Connectivity among Anchialine Shrimp.

This research investigates the distribution and population structure of crustaceans, endemic to anchialine systems in the tropical western Atlantic focusing on cave-dwelling shrimp from the family Barbouriidae. Taxonomic and molecular tools (genetic and genomic) are utilized to examine population dynamics and the presence of phenotypic hypervariation (PhyV) of the critically endangered species Barbouria cubensis (von Martens, 1872). The presence of PhyV and its geographic distribution is investigated among anchialine populations of B. cubensis from 34 sites on Abaco, Eleuthera, and San Salvador, Bahamas. Examination of 54 informative morphological characters revealed PhyV present in nearly 90% (n=463) of specimens with no identifiable geographic distribution. Updated range descriptions of Macrobrachium lucifugum Holthuis, 1974, Parhippolyte sterreri (Hart & Manning, 1981) and B. cubensis in the western Atlantic are provided with observations on the behavior of B. cubensis from nearly 10 years of work. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of a combination of two mitochondrial and five nuclear gene regions is used for molecular barcoding, to further investigate PhyV and re-examine the current classification of the family Barbouriidae. The results find no evidence of cryptic speciation, or differentiation among individuals of B. cubensis (n=72). Morphological and molecular evidence supports synonymizing Janicea within Parhippolyte and the recognition of the sub-families Calliasmatinae Ditter et al., 2020 and Barbouriinae Christoffersen, 1987. Connectivity among anchialine systems and population structure of B. cubensis across the tropical western Atlantic was examined using a combination of next generation molecular tools. Genomic analyses suggest a single highly connected population of B. cubensis with low genetic diversity and effective population size, which conflicts with the generally accepted isolation paradigm of anchialine systems. Our findings support the value added to genomic studies by generating a partial draft genome constructed using de novo hybrid assembly of short read RADseq and Nanopore long read sequencing data through the investigation of the anchialine isolation paradigm

The Ursinus Weekly, February 22, 1943

Jean Haight leads bond queen race during first week • Ruby staff proceeds with curtailed plans for wartime annual • Haverford bows to grizzlies in first court tilt of season • Curtis men will vacate hall in interest of economy • Ursinus wins place in debate tourney • Miller tells vespers of today\u27s happiness • Y\u27s will sponsor polish war films • Juniors sign Rader\u27s band to play at spring formal • Two hundred students say dawn adieus as thirty-one reservists leave college • Juniors hold class party • Air Corps cuts college list by seven this week • Play tryouts postponed • German Club learns songs • Weekly adds four to staff • Services will get books from drive • Government seeks college graduates for wartime jobs • War offense theme planned for prom • Temple dentistry dean to address pre-meds • Fireside chatters discuss Y\u27s place • Soc prof continues discussions with famed Freeland folkways • Staiger speaks to chemists • Girls\u27 court team seeks fourth win in Bryn Mawr tilt • Rangers win twice on Tuesday to cop intramural diadem • The best teams of all move to Convention Hall • Ursinus Matmen drop 28-8 debut to Swarthmore • J.V. Cagers out for revenge at expense of Bryn Mawr • Varsity sextet tops Swarthmore 27-18 • Haverford to play here • Jayvees suffer first loss • Shreiner and Lynnewood take intramural openers • Librarian lists books in new rental collectionhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1754/thumbnail.jp

Optical diagnostics of ultra-thin target laser-plasma interactions

This thesis presents experimental and simulation results of the properties of the reflected and transmitted light for laser interactions with thin foils spanning the relativistic transparency and the sheath or radiation pressure acceleration regime. These diagnostics were used to obtain a better understanding of the plasma properties and its temporal evolution as it transitioned from an opaque plasma to a relativistically transparent one. For thin foils 100nm irradiated with intensities \SI{10^21}{\watt \per\centi\meter\squared} at normal incidence, the dominant ion acceleration mechanism transitions from radiation pressure acceleration to relativistic transparency as the electron density of the plasma decreases below the relativistic critical density. This transition was diagnosed in the reflected and transmitted light both through the spatial pro les and the quantity of emitted energy, and through the pulse length and instantaneous frequency of the transmitted radiation. The limit of opacity was found to be \SI{25}{\nano \meter} for the given experimental conditions. Differences between linear and circular polarisation were quantified and a study on harmonic generation on the front and rear surface was also completed. A temporal measurement of the coherent transition radiation emitted from targets >\SI{ 25}{\nano\meter} was made, measuring the lifetime of the hot electron bunch at \SI{37}{\femto\second}. These results were supported by 2D PIC simulations which allowed for further information on the electron heating and density variations to be obtained. Imaging the target's front surface during a high power laser plasma interaction is often difficult due to experimental constraints and the high levels of fluence. However, by capturing the near field of the reflected light, an image of the front surface can be inferred through the Fourier transform. In this thesis, the front surface of a target irradiated at 45 degrees with an intensity of \SI{3\times 10^21}{\watt\per\centi\meter\squared} was imaged, showing unexpected spatial variations between the first harmonic reflection and the second harmonic generation.Open Acces

The Ursinus Weekly, February 15, 1943

Lehigh prof blames Japanese ambition for Far-East war • Haight takes lead in bond queen vote • Thirty-four army enlisted reservists to report for active duty next week • Hudson speaks at vespers program on lasting gifts • Wilson yields his swing and sweet at annual Lorelei • One dance, coronation replace May pageant • Curtain Club picks play for weekend • Nurse\u27s course to be given • Pre-meds hear Dr. Perkins • Library will assist victory book drive • Second registration due for war ration booklet • Juniors plan party Friday • WSGA welcomes freshman girls at traditional Color Day • Y plans hop next week • Bus-movie tickets stopped • Frosh women make sorority choices in midst of tears, squeals, and hugs • Report by med school association gives Ursinus grads high rating • Lantern completes staff • Girls will travel to Swarthmore for third game • Wrestling squad opens intercollegiate schedule at Swarthmore Saturday • Ursinus to meet Haverford in initial court tilt Friday • Gunners meet pilots for fourth position; Playoffs start today • Coeds beat Beaver to end 2-year jinx • Jayvee team looks ahead to first trip Wednesday • Jayvees outscore Beaver for second victory 26-14 • Four scoring records smashed in intramural climax; Snipers forge into tie with rangers for league lead • Parents by proxy aid Spanish childhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1753/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, May 4, 1942

Flying cadet head reveals new plan for enlisting men • Address by William Mather Lewis to climax commencement program • Final vespers of year features Chinese play, installation of Y heads • Glen Miller will dedicate number to Ursinus on May 14 broadcast • Kirby Page to lecture in Collegeville Tuesday on durable peace pact • Sugar rationing board will finish tomorrow • New Y cabinets hold annual spring retreat on Sunday at Lesher\u27s • One hundred fifty visit campus for open house • WSGA holds induction banquet on Wednesday • College issues supplementary catalogue for summer school • Crown of four roses highlights burlesqued Boyland pantasy • Rorer and MacMahon pitch Yanks-Senators to 2-2 tie as Tigers nip Indians 9-8 • Cheltenham, R Park win class A and B in interscholastics • Phils blast 11-10 victory over first place Pirates; Giants cop 7th straight • Co-ed tennis squad defeats Penn 3-2 in season opener • IRC holds final meetinghttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1787/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, October 19, 1942

Post-war treaties chosen as subject for year\u27s forums • Council on student activities releases three dance dates • Coolidge delivers Founders\u27 Day address; Pfahler Hall of Science officially named • Ruby editor plans consolidated staff for \u2743 yearbook • Rev. Imre Kovacs will address next Sunday\u27s vespers • Frosh class chats on life at college • Servicemen to present enlisted reserve plans • College forms defense council • Beardwood Chem Society makes plans for semester • English Club will meet tonight at Dr. McClure\u27s • Navy to commission 3 grads • Cub and Key taps Bauer • Post-war reconstructions will be year\u27s IRC topic • Combined Y\u27s to sponsor Halloween party Friday • Ursinus bears battle Franklin and Marshall to scoreless tie • Steward\u27s punting highlights defense for fighting bears • Girls to open year with Chestnut Hill • Intramural practice to start this week • Huge intra setup to replace winter athletic program • Booster group drives for better school spirit • Bears meet Muhlenberg at Allentown Saturday • Advice on prayer given vespers by Norristown pastor • Belgian girl tells French Club of European education • Rec hall open for dancinghttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1741/thumbnail.jp