The Role of National Archives in the Creation of National Master Narratives in Southeast Asia

This paper is a working paper for a research project in its initial stage. Using an article by German historian Stefan Berger on the role of national archives in the creation of master historical narratives in Europe as its inspiration, I look at the same concept for postcolonial Southeast Asia. Particular attention is paid to Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia. Due to the colonial past of these countries, what is held in their national archives includes many records created by the former colonial administrations. How this affects the creation of master historical narratives will be addressed in this research project. I also use my project to expand the definition of what is seen as the role of archives in creating master narratives by focusing on archival content and other forms of influence

Tectonic Setting of the Northern Part of the Green Mountain Massif, Vermont

Guidebook for field trips in Vermont: New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference, 79th annual meeting, October 16, 17 and 18, 1987: Trips C-

The Effect of Gender and Bitter Taste Phenotype on NRT Adherence and Preference

Honorable Mention 2011 MNRSAs the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, cigarette smoking is a behavior that 70% of users wish they could quit (CDC, 2009). An intervention to increase cessation is nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), but adherence is variable. One reason for this could be related to an individual’s bitter taste phenotype (BTP), where tasters may have an aversion to bitter flavor. Nicotine is bitter. This secondary analysis used the framework of the DHHS current evidenced-based tobacco treatment guidelines to address low smoking cessation success in women using oral NRTs. Methods: A 2 week crossover experimental design examined the relationship of BTP and gender on NRT adherence. Participants were randomly assigned to order of nicotine lozenge (continuous exposure) and inhaler (intermittent exposure). Sample: Adult smokers in the Columbus area (n=91). Conclusion: A descriptive analysis concluded that 65.5% of males and 75% of females were tasters, which is a non-significant difference according to chi square analysis. Nonparametric Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests showed that women had non-significantly higher adherences to both the inhaler and lozenge compared to men. Descriptive statistics were used to compute liking/satisfaction/sensory score averages. Females had significantly lower liking/satisfaction scores than men when using the lozenge on day 4. The only significant difference between genders’ sensory strength scores was in the throat; female inhaler users had higher sensory score averages than male inhaler users on days 5, 6 and 7. Clinical implication: Results of this analysis conclude that women have higher sensory experiences in certain areas than men, especially in the throat and mouth, when using oral NRTs; sensory scores were inversely related to liking/satisfaction, since women had the lowest liking/satisfaction scores when sensations were high. Therefore, an intervention that decreases these sensations while pacifying the nicotine craving might be more beneficial. This analysis shows that individualized plans for smoking cessation are necessary to improve abstinence rates.No embarg

Disparate Paths in the Geologic Evolution of the Northern and Southern Appalachians: A Case for Inherited Contrasting Crustal/Lithospheric Substrates

Modern understanding of the tectonic evolution of the Appalachian orogen allows for recognition of most of the first-order lithotectonic elements and events of the mountain belt. Comparison of these features and events along the length of the orogen indicates that the northern and southern segments display distinct first-order differences.  Contrasts between these segments existed from the onset of the Appalachian cycle. It has been recognized that Mesoproterozoic basement rock types south of approximately Pennsylvania are different from those to the north and more recently it has been shown that basement rocks in each area display distinct Nd and Pb isotopic signatures. Also, an early, ca. 770–680 Ma, Cryogenian stage of rifting is recorded in the southern Appalachians, but is not documented in the northern part of the orogen. During the Paleozoic Appalachian cycle, the accretion of peri-Gondwanan terranes was partitioned; Carolinia and Suwannee are confined to the southern Appalachians, and Ganderia, Avalonia, and Meguma to the northern Appalachians. Consequential to this partitioning, associated magmatism and some of the attendant tectonism is asymmetrically distributed between the two segments of the orogen. The terminal Appalachian collisional event, the Carboniferous Alleghanian orogeny, is distinctly different in the two segments of the orogen. The volumes of Alleghanian magmatic rocks in the northern and southern Appalachians are distributed asymmetrically and Carboniferous tectonic styles contrast sharply between the two regions. In addition, there is a modern first-order topographic change in the foreland of the orogeny. The southern foreland is characterized by a continuous, elevated plateau, whereas north of the New York promontory, foreland topography is more varied.    Throughout the Appalachian cycle, all of these varied first-order changes occur in the vicinity of the New York promontory, suggesting that the promontory represents an enduring, fundamental boundary in the orogen. The nature and duration of differences between the northern and southern segments of the orogen indicate that this boundary was not an extrinsic ephemeral feature, such as a plate triple junction or hot spot. Rather, we suggest that an intrinsic difference in the Laurentian crustal/lithospheric(?) substrate present from the outset of the Appalachian cycle, as reflected by contrasts in the Mesoproterozoic basement in each segment, could be the root cause of these significant contrasts.SOMMAIREL’état actuel des connaissances sur l’évolution tectonique de l’orogène appalachien nous permet de reconnaître la plupart des éléments et des événements lithotectoniques de premier niveau de la chaîne de montagnes.  La comparaison de ces caractéristiques et événements tout au long de l'orogène permet de distinguer des différences  de premier ordre entre les segments nord et sud.  Des contrastes entre ces segments ont existé depuis le début des Appalaches.  Il a été reconnu que les roches de type socle du Mésoprotérozoïque à partir du sud de la Pennsylvanie environ, diffèrent de celles au nord, et plus récemment, il a été démontré que les roches de socle  dans chacun de ces segments ont des signatures isotopiques Nd et Pb distinctes.  En outre, un début de phase de distension au Cryogénien (770-680 Ma env.) est présent dans le segment sud des Appalaches, mais n'est pas documenté dans le segment nord de l'orogène.  Durant le cycle paléozoïque des Appalaches, l'accrétion des terranes péri-Gondwana a été partagé; les terranes de Carolinia et de Suwannee sont confinés au segment sud des Appalaches, alors que ceux de Ganderia, d’Avalonie, et de Meguma sont confinés au segment nord des Appalaches.  Conséquence de cette répartition, le magmatisme associé ainsi qu’une partie du diastrophisme relié sont répartis de manière asymétrique entre les deux segments de l'orogène.  La phase terminale de collision des  Appalaches, l'orogenèse Carbonifère alléghanienne, est nettement différente dans les deux segments de l'orogène.  Les volumes des roches magmatiques alléghaniennes dans les Appalaches septentrionales et méridionales sont répartis de manière asymétrique et les styles tectoniques carbonifères contrastent fortement entre ces deux régions.  En outre, on observe une différence topographique de premier ordre dans l’état actuel de l'avant-pays de l'orogenèse.  Le segment sud de l'avant-pays est caractérisé par un plateau élevé continu, alors qu’au nord du promontoire de New York, la topographie d'avant-pays est plus diversifiée.    Tout du long du cycle des Appalaches, tous ces changements variés de premier ordre existent au pourtour du promontoire de New York, ce qui permet de penser que le promontoire représente une frontière déterminante durable dans l'orogène.  La nature et la persistance de ces différences entre les segments nord et sud de l'orogène indiquent que cette limite n'était pas une caractéristique éphémère extrinsèque, comme une jonction triple de plaque ou un point chaud.  Nous suggérons plutôt qu'une différence intrinsèque dans la croûte/substrat lithosphérique(?) laurentien existait dès le début du cycle des Appalaches, comme en témoignent les contrastes dans le socle mésoprotérozoïque dans chaque segment, et pourrait être la cause de ces contrastes significatifs

Structure and Metamorphism from Jamaica to the Athens Dome, Vermont

Guidebook for field trips in southwestern New Hampshire, southeastern Vermont, and north-central Massachusetts: New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference, 80th annual meeting, October 14, 15 and 16, 1988, Keene, New Hampshire: Trip C-

The shadow continuum : testing the records continuum model through the Djogdja Documenten and the migrated archives

This dissertation tests the universal suitability of the records continuum model by using two cases from the decolonization of Southeast Asia. The continuum model is a new model of records visualization invented in the 1990s that sees records as free to move throughout four ‘dimensions’ rather than in a linear direction. The first case study is the Djogdja Documenten, which are documents seized from Indonesia by the Dutch military during Indonesia's struggle for independence. The second case is the Migrated Archives. This is a group of records created by the British colonial government and sent to London, where the records were hidden for fifty years. I attempt to place each case on the continuum model, mapping each action to a corresponding dimension. In the case of the Migrated Archives, the glaring omission from the continuum model of places in between dimensions where records can get trapped or lost is seen. I rectify this through the creation of the shadow continuum. In the shadow continuum records proceed, unseen, through the dimensions of the continuum model. Whether a record is in the shadow continuum or not is based on the existence of 'traces' of its existence in the already publically accessible archive.Colonial and Global Histor