Civilizations Past & Present, Combined Volume (12th Edition)

Civilizations Past and Present , written by specialists in Islamic, African, Asian, Ancient, and East European history— offers a clear and accessible analysis of diverse trends shaping world history. Civilizations Past and Present, now in its Twelfth Edition, is a survey text well known in the marketplace for its readability, offering a strong narrative exploration of world history that examines details at levels appropriate for both students and instructors. The book’s narrative–enriched by photographs, maps, primary source documents, timelines, and other pedagogical aids–places great emphasis on the connections between the world’s many cultures and regions. The book uses intriguing avenues of historical interpretation and examines all of the major areas of historical study: social, political, economic, religious, cultural, and geographic.https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/faculty_books/1302/thumbnail.jp

Modeling, Analysis, and Experimental Validation of a Bifurcation-Based Microsensor

The potential to detect very small amounts of added mass has driven research in chemical and biological sensors based on resonant micro-and nanoelectromechanical systems over the past two decades. While traditional resonant mass sensors utilize chemomechanically induced shifts in linear natural frequency for mass detection, alternate sensing approaches which exploit near-resonant nonlinear behaviors have garnered interest from the research community due to their potential to yield improved sensor metrics and to simplify final device implementations. This paper investigates the development of an amplitude-based mass sensing approach which utilizes the dynamic transitions that occur near a cyclic-fold/saddle-node bifurcation in the nonlinear frequency response of a piezoelectrically actuated microcantilever. Specifically, the work details the modeling, analysis, and experimental validation of this mass sensing technique. The experimental results presented here not only prove the feasibility of the proposed sensing approach but also allow for the direct evaluation of pertinent sensor metrics. [2011-0175

The Laws of War and Public Opinion: An Experimental Study

Research examining whether the laws of war change state behavior has produced conflicting results, and limitations of observational studies have stalled progress on the topic. I have conducted a survey experiment to bring new evidence to the debate. I directly test whether a mechanism hypothesized to drive compliance with international law—public opinion—creates pressure to comply with the laws of war. The results provide qualified support to research suggesting that democracies may comply with the laws of war when there is the expectation of reciprocity, and demonstrate the potential of using experimental methods to study the laws of war