Cooking Up Resistance Francophone Style

This presentation seeks to expand the analysis of food and consumption within francophone literature from across the francophone diaspora - excluding literature that is solely from within hexagonal France - and demonstrate the function of food and consumption as a language itself

Homosexuals in the Clergy: Biblical Perspectives on the Ongoing Debate

In 2009, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) decided to allow homosexuals in lifelong monogamous relationships to serve as Clergy. This decision upset many members of the organization, leading to the formation of the Lutheran Coalition for Reform (CORE) Church. Using the research method of rhetorical analysis, this paper analyzes the arguments of both organizations and compares them to the Bible, in order to determine the validity of both arguments, ultimately determining that both sides are entitled to interpret the Bible in the way they choose, meaning that the ELCA was biblically justified in making its decision despite the continuing protestations of the Lutheran CORE.B.A. (Bachelor of Arts

Chronic Pain, Sleep Disturbance and Fatigue in Individuals with Lower Limb Amputation

Chronic pain is affected by factors that can either reduce or increase a person’s pain level, two of which are sleep disturbance and fatigue. Although research has been done on these relationships in other disease conditions, there has been minimal research on individuals with amputations who suffer from chronic pain with either fatigue or sleep disturbance, leaving a gap in knowledge. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of fatigue and sleep disturbance in persons after a lower limb amputation. A secondary purpose was to determine correlations among fatigue, sleep and chronic neuropathic pain. This descriptive exploratory study was conducted at two local prosthetic offices. A convenience sample (N = 25) with participants being primarily male (80%) with a below the knee amputation (64%). The results of this study showed a total pain score of M= 41.64 ± SD 43.41 on a 22-item scale. The 6-item subscale of neuropathic pain had a M = 10.72 + SD 10.83. A positive correlation between neuropathic pain and fatigue was statistically significant (r=.56, n = 25, p < .01). There was also a positve correlation with neuropathic pain and sleep (r = .49, n = 25, p < .05). In conclusion we found that neuropathic pain level is affected by fatigue and sleep in this population. Further studies are needed in order to fully understand the effect sleep disturbance and fatigue have on neuropathic pain, as well as to determine potential multimodal treatment

Crossmodal Correspondence between Color, Shapes, and Wine Odors and Sensitivity to Subtle Changes in Wine Odor

Wine odor is a key component of wine quality and is one of the most complex food odors humans perceive. This thesis used two separate studies to answer the following questions: first, how is wine odor perception influenced by visual cues on packaging (i.e. wine label)? And second, how sensitive are humans to subtle changes in wine odor? In the first study odor-color-shape crossmodal interactions with complex odor stimuli (chardonnay odors) and visual stimuli were investigated. The results showed that most chardonnay odors were grouped similarly; however, the vegetable-forward wine was more associated with sharper shapes. In general, yellow labels tended to be better matched with all odors, except the vegetable-forward wine, which was matched equally to all colors; indicating that, regardless of odor character, chardonnay is mostly associated with a yellow colored label. Interestingly, results also indicated that not all correspondences aligned with the most common color association of an odor character’s (i.e., vegetative was not strictly associated with green, nor smoky with brown, etc.). Significant correlations between stimuli liking and matching scores indicate that many of the correspondences are explained by hedonics. In a second study, designed to assess general human sensitivity to changes in wine odor, a model wine odor was used to gauge the discriminatory ability of experts and novices. Panelists as a whole were not able to discriminate between either the addition or subtraction samples compared to their base counterparts. Furthermore, expertise did not seem to play a role in discriminatory abilities either, with experts and novices producing similar d\u27 values. Overall, the d\u27 values were consistently low and demonstrate that the stimuli were challenging to discriminate between. Taken together, these studies show that specific wine odor characteristics do correspond with specific visual stimuli and human sensitivity to changes in odor mixtures is not extremely high, even in wine experts

Diversity and Community Structure of Littoral Zone Macroinvertebrates in Southern Illinois Reclaimed Surface Mine Lakes

I sampled fourteen reclaimed surface mine lakes within the Sparta Illinois National Guard training facility for benthic macroinvertebrates in spring of 2003 as part of an overall environmental assessment of the property. The objectives of this research were: (1) to inventory the aquatic macroinvertebrates present; (2) to evaluate the current quality of the aquatic habitats so that the effects of subsequent management and development by the National Guard can be assessed; (3) examine which factors influence invertebrate community structure in these systems; and (4) observe the applicability of several commonly used stream bioassessment metrics to Midwestern surface mine lakes. A dip net was swept over 2 or 3 two-meter transects of littoral zones of each lake, from which 300 macroinvertebrates were randomly removed following rapid bioassessment protocols. Macroinvertebrates were identified primarily to genus and a multimetric approach was used to examine community structure and tolerance. Oligochaetes were typically the most abundant taxon, followed by Hyallela, Chironomidae, Physa, and Caenis. I used a principal components analysis and forward stepwise multiple regressions to examine the effects of several lake variables on diversity metrics. Simpson diversity was positively correlated (r2 = 0.92, P = 0.0003) with lake area, percent rock and gravel substrate, Simazine concentration, bank slope, and transparency. Percent collector-gatherer and percent predator metrics were negatively correlated (RSq = 0.93), suggesting that each will only be abundant in the absence of the other and also that other functional groups were poorly represented in these systems or are represented by organisms other than macroinvertebrates, Additionally, percent predators were positively correlated (r2 = 0.89, P = 0.0018) with chlorophyll a, alkalinity, and atrazine concentration while percent collector-gatherers were negatively correlated (r2 = 0.83, P = 0.0055) to these same variables, Species richness, Shannon diversity, percent insect taxa, and percent contribution by the dominant taxon all proved to be practical indices for this study, while a Hilsenhoffindex and EPT (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera) did not show enough variability to be useful

Hybrid-row spacing-plant population studies with corn in Missouri

Digitized 2007 AES MoU.Includes bibliographical references (pages 29-30)

Synthesis, Basic Characterization, and Resonant Ultrasound Studies of Novel Materials: Iron-based Superconductors and Mo3Sb7-based Thermoelectrics

The elastic behavior of materials with unusual low-temperature behavior involving structural, magnetic, and superconducting transitions has been studied using Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy (RUS). Two classes of materials have been examined, namely, iron-based superconductors and thermoelectric materials. A series of BaFe2As2 materials as well as TlFe1.6Se2 comprise the former class, and a series of Mo3Sb7 materials is included in the latter. The elastic behavior of BaFe2As2 reveals that a large softening is observed as the material approaches a tetragonal-to-orthorhombic structural transition accompanied by an antiferromagnetic ordering near 132K. This significant shear softening indicates that the structural transition is due to magnetically-driven nematic fluctuations. The elastic behavior of superconducting cobalt-doped BaFe2As2, with a critical temperature of 22K, supports this finding. In BaFe2As2, an unusually large amount of softening is observed as the material approaches the superconducting transition, and the material begins to stiffen immediately following this transition. The effect of chromium doping in the BaFe2As2 material is also examined. It is found that chromium doping does not produce superconductivity at any concentration. It is shown that the structural transition that occurs in the BaFe2As2 parent material is suppressed with chromium doping, but this suppression is slower than that observed in cobalt-doped compounds. The TlFe1.6Se2 material displays a slight softening at 140K, where a canting of the iron spins occurs. When the original magnetic structure is recovered at 100K, stiffening is observed. A magnetic field of 3T does not affect the elastic response despite the magnetic feature. The elastic behavior of a series of Mo3Sb7 single crystals is also examined with RUS. The temperature dependence of the elastic response of this material reveals a transition at around 53K, evidenced by a dramatic softening in c’. This softening is associated with a cubic-to-tetragonal structural transition. Single crystals that were doped with chromium, ruthenium, and tellurium were also examined. The chromium doping simply decreases the transition temperature by approximately 5K. While the addition of ruthenium and tellurium suppresses the transition, a structural instability persists, evidenced by a remaining c’ softening

The role of psychological reactance in smart home energy management systems

“With an ever-growing demand for energy, our increasing consumption is producing more greenhouse gases and other pollutants, impacting climate change. One approach to reducing residential energy consumption is through the use of smart energy management systems. However, automation from smart technology inherently removes a certain amount of control from the user. If loss of control is perceived as a loss of freedom, this may lead users to experience psychological reactance when using these products. A set of experiments was conducted to assess how three features of a message notification from smart home energy management systems may induce reactance in users. In the context of a hypothetical smart thermostat, the participants responded to message notifications. The phrasing of the notification was altered depending on the assigned strength of language, type of temperature change, and justification given by the smart thermostat. Reactance was measured after exposure to the notification. Results indicated more authoritative language, temperatures outside the user’s comfort range, and a lack of justification from the thermostat had a significant effect on inducing reactance. Evidence suggested the presence of justification for the thermostat’s operations may have caused users to be more likely to accept the thermostat’s temperature change, even if that temperature was outside user preferences. This study has implications for designing smart home energy management systems to increase user acceptance and decrease potential frustrations”--Abstract, page iii

The effects of seeding rates, row spacings, and planting dates on grain sorghum \u27Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)

The effect of three seeding rates, two plant populations, and two row widths on plant height, grain yield, and bushel weight of grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) was studied at Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1970. In 1971, the test was expanded to include an early and late planting at Knoxville, Spring Hill, and Martin using the same treatment levels, with an additional measurement of weight/100 seed. Narrow rows produced higher grain yields in the 1970 planting and in four of the six 1971 plantings. Differences in yield among seeding rate—population means occurred in three of the six 1971 plantings, with the eight and ten pound seeding rates and the 78,000 plants/acre popu-lation level producing yields that were in the higher yielding group in each of the three cases. The first of the two plantings at two of the three locations produced the higher average yields, while the opposite pattern occurred at Spring Hill. Wide row plants were taller than those in the narrow rows in four of the six 1971 plantings. The differences in plant height between the two plantings at each location followed the same pattern as yield differ-ences. Grain from the wide rows in three of the 1971 plantings had a higher bushel weight than grain from the narrow rows, whereas the opposite row width effect occurred in one of the remaining plantings. Wide rows produced grain with the higher 100 seed weight in only two of the 1971 plantings. Seeding rate—population changes affected bushel weight and 100 seed weight only in isolated cases