Crushed in a Crowd: Crisis Communication in Concert Tragedies

Concerts are one of the most exciting events that can happen in a fan’s life. However, a concert can change from a thrilling experience to a terrifying nightmare in an instant. In the music industry, concert crises are more common than expected. Many of these crises result from poor event management or unruly crowds. Crowd surges, in particular, have resulted in thousands of injuries and dozens of deaths at concerts throughout the years. Each concert crisis resulted in a process of crisis communication from the artist and their management. A close analysis and comparison of two concert crises, Travis Scott at Astroworld 2021 and David Cassidy at White City Stadium in 1974, will show the process each artist and their management went through to manage the crisis. The public opinion of the artists before, during, and after the crises will also be considered. The results will offer insight into how to best prevent and manage similar tragedies in the future of the music industry and its crisis communication

AB INITIO PROTEIN STRUCTURE PREDICTION ALGORITHMS

Genes that encode novel proteins are constantly being discovered and added to databases, but the speed with which their structures are being determined is not keeping up with this rate of discovery. Currently, homology and threading methods perform the best for protein structure prediction, but they are not appropriate to use for all proteins. Still, the best way to determine a protein\u27s structure is through biological experimentation. This research looks into possible methods and relations that pertain to ab initio protein structure prediction. The study includes the use of positional and transitional probabilities of amino acids obtained from a non-redundant set of proteins created by Jpred for training computational methods. The methods this study focuses on are Hidden Markov Models and incorporating neighboring amino acids in the primary structure of proteins with the above-mentioned probabilities. The methods are presented to predict the secondary structure of amino acids without relying on the existence of a homolog. The main goal of this research is to be able to obtain information from an amino acid sequence that could be used for all future predictions of protein structures. Further, analysis of the performance of the methods is presented for explanation of how they could be incorporated in current and future work

The Looking Glass Self in Film: The Effects of a Positive Self Image

The theory of the Looking Glass Self suggests that an individual’s self image is socially constructed through interactions with others. Numerous studies support this theory, finding the significance of self image in individual lives as well as the impact that people, or outsiders, around the individuals can have on their self image. Generation Z in particular struggles to maintain a positive self image in the face of others. A close textual analysis of the films It’s a Wonderful Life (1947) and Hugo (2011) will show clearly that the Looking Glass Self is not only relevant despite its age, but also that it is able to be used to illustrate the idea that one’s self image is constructed through others by means of positive and negative feedback. The study will also display the high influence that a positive self image allows an individual to have as well demonstrate the significance and impact of every single life

The Looking Glass Self in Film: The Effects of a Positive Self Image

The theory of the Looking Glass Self suggests that an individual’s self image is socially constructed through interactions with others. Numerous studies support this theory, finding the significance of self image in individual lives as well as the impact that people, or outsiders, around the individuals can have on their self image. Generation Z in particular struggles to maintain a positive self image in the face of others. A close textual analysis of the films It’s a Wonderful Life (1947) and Hugo (2011) will show clearly that the Looking Glass Self is not only relevant despite its age, but also that it is able to be used to illustrate the idea that one’s self image is constructed through others by means of positive and negative feedback. The study will also display the high influence that a positive self image allows an individual to have as well demonstrate the significance and impact of every single life

Tomboys Are Girls, Too!: A Study of Sibling Relationships in Caddie Woodlawn

Readers can understand the sibling relationships present in Carol Ryrie Brink’s novel, Caddie Woodlawn, by studying the main character’s tomboy personality. Many scholars read this character through a feminist lens, treating her solely as a fictional character. However, this paper approaches the character from a nonfictional perspective to study how Caddie as a tomboy relates to her strong relationship with her brothers. This paper takes the definition of “tomboy” into account, as well as the psychology behind the development of both strong and weak sibling relationships, to determine whether Caddie’s tomboyism developed because of her strong relationship with her brothers or if she became close to her brothers because of her already-existing tomboy personality

The Effects of Caloric Restriction on Physical Activity, Energy Expenditure, and Weight Loss in Obese Adults

Honors (Bachelor's)Evolutionary AnthropologyAnthropologyUniversity of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/107741/1/hkicin.pd

Student Success and Service-Learning: Exploring the Relationship at a Two-Year Public Institution

This exploratory study examines the relationship between service-learning and student success at a two-year community college in the urban Midwest. Students who participated in service-learning during the 2010-2011 academic year were identified by institutional research and planning (n=788); additionally, students completed a survey regarding service experiences and learning outcomes (n=280). The data suggest that student success appears to be related to service-learning; 76% of subjects who participated in service-learning met a success indicator compared to 62% of students who were enrolled 2011-2012. Additionally, students reported learning communication, critical thinking, diversity, interpersonal, and personal skills as a result of their participation

Being a Good Teaming Partner

Today’s project development process requires firms to regularly team together, necessitating development of strategies that result in maximum collaboration and coordination. As a traditional prime firm (American Structurepoint, Inc.) and a traditional sub firm (Kaskaskia Engineering Group, LLC), we will share best practices that we’ve learned from working with each other and a variety of other firms across the Midwest. We will elaborate on communication and documentation, project schedule and roles, joint QA/QC procedures, maximum responsive-ness, and trustworthy relationships