The Process of Nominating Democratic Party Candidates

At the start of the 2020 election cycle, there were twenty-three candidates running in the race for the nomination in the democratic race for President of the United States. With such a diverse group of candidates, it was unclear how voters could possibly make a decision. Research indicates that the most significant factors influencing voters in their decision making process are emotions, policy issues, gender stereotypes, and candidate image. The goal of this research study was to examine further how voters navigated the process of choosing a candidate in a highly competitive and historic election. Using a qualitative approach, interviews were conducted with registered voters to uncover the deeper and more complex decision making processes involved in selecting their desired candidate. The findings in this study are mostly consistent with prior research conducted, with an emphasis on the significance of policy issues and candidate image being the strongest influencers of their decision

How to Make the Next Big Global TV Studio Hit

Lucy Brown is an award-winning television programme-maker, academic and co-author of The TV Studio Production Handbook. In this session Lucy will reveal insider knowledge on how to make your TV studio show shine and make the next global hit! Lucy and co-author Lyndsay Duthie interviewed leading TV executives from the UK, USA, Australia and China to discover the secrets behind hit international formats across every genre, from reality, to drama to news. The book reading will cover pre-production, casting, scripting and more, and use real life case studies to examine the future of studio and the multiplatform opportunities available for programme makers internationally

Thermal and Mechanical effects of a Shallow Asthenosphere in the Acadian Orogen: An Investigation through Numerical Modeling

A high-temperature region associated with Acadian deformation extends 200 km through north-central New England. The scale of this heat source is investigated in order to better understand the rheology and mechanics of deforming orogens. In central Maine, on the boundary of the high-temperature region, isograds in pelitic rocks are normal to the accretionary structures and record a steep northeast-southwest thermal gradient. The isogradic sequence, geobarometry, and the mineral assemblages indicate low-pressure, high-temperature metamorphism, moderately low pressures of 3 kbar, and temperatures ranging from 600º to 450ºC over a 10 km region. The spacing between these isograds and the temperature at each isograd are used in combination with thermal modeling to extract information about the scale and nature of the heat source. Three-dimensional conductive thermal models fall into two broad categories based on scale and type of heat source: models with a local plutonic heat source and models with a regional asthenospheric heat source. The results show that the likely source of the isograds in central Maine is local granitic plutons that dip shallowly to the northeast, but the regional thermal structure is best described by models with an asthenospheric heat source at crustal depths. Integrating existing Bouguer gravity data with thermal models, I found that, on the local scale, the quality of gravity data is such that it cannot confirm or refute the presence of a shallowly dipping pluton. On a regional scale, there is a large mass deficiency over southern Maine that cannot be explained entirely by low-density plutons and implies an overthickened crust. The presence of a thick crust contradicts the high-density signature explected from a region of shallow, cooled asthenosphere. These opposing pieces of evidence may be a sign of flat subduction in which the asthenospheric heat source was replaced by crustal material. Using information from the thermal and gravity modeling, I constructed three-dimensional mechanical models that deform the orogen obliquely with west-dipping subduction. The patterns of strain that emerge show curvature at the transition between the strong and weak rheological zones, and high uplift in the weakened zone relative to the strong region. This curvature in the orogen is not observed in Maine. Further numerical modeling could explore possible ways of accomodating both a shallow asthenosphere and a lack of curvature, but this discrepancy suggests that there may not be an abrupt change in rheology in central Maine. In turn, the possibility of along-strick rheological uniformity supports the idea that central Maine represents a change in the erosional level associated with underplating

Right To Appointed Counsel: The Outer Limits. Davis v. Page

Abandoned, abused, neglected, surrendered, run-away, truant, and uncontrollably disobedient children in Florida are neatly categorized by the law as dependent

Assessing creativity in TV studio production

This paper will seek to gauge how media production can be taught within Higher Educational Institutions to inspire the next generation of programme makers to create original student led productions, rather than replicating content. Brown and Duthie ask how media educators and teachers of film and television production courses assess creativity and discuss innovative approaches to learning, teaching and assessment in the academy and ask how we can encourage risk taking in a risk averse environment. This paper considers whether contemporary global TV formats can be the catalyst for new ideas and content and how to encourage students to be film and TV making pioneers

Creating Reality TV: Kardashian Style

Lyndsay Duthie, and Lucy Brown, ‘Creating Reality TV: Kardashian Style’. Paper presented at the Kimposium: A Symposium about all things Kardashian, 26 November 2015, Brunel University, London.This chapter explores how to create compelling reality television ‘Keeping up with the Kardashians’ (KUWTK) style. As authors we have both worked on reality formats and now as academics, we are able to deconstruct the format of these types of shows from an insider’s point of view. We go behind the scenes to reveal the mechanics of the format, explain the casting dynamics, as well as the key ingredients that go into a successful reality series, from a programme maker’s point of view.Peer reviewe

Increasing Women’s Healthcare Access at a Student Run Free Clinic by Creating a Women’s Health Coalition

Introduction/Problem: The Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic (IU-SOC) was established to bridge gaps in primary care-based medical, dental, social and legal services to uninsured and underinsured Indiana residents. A bimonthly women’s clinic was later created to provide medical care to those with obstetric and gynecologic needs. Even with the introduction of a women’s clinic, mammogram referrals were not always being conducted, Pap smears were being deferred, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were not being treated appropriately. Here, we describe how the concept of the women’s clinic was expanded to a multidisciplinary coalition of medical students and a certified OB/GYN physician advisor dedicated to women’s health to address women-specific concerns. Methods/Interventions: A 62 person team was created ​to address each of the needs we identified in the clinic regarding women’s health. This team consisted of a finance chair, volunteer chair, clinic managers (CM), patient navigators (PN), appointment coordinators (AC), WH liaisons, education specialists, and quality improvement (QI) researchers. Eleven team leaders were created to assist with managing the different elements of the growing team. Results: Fifty-eight patients were referred to the WH PN team to help assist patients obtaining higher level care, 11 of which were successfully referred to date. Eight pregnant patients were seen at the clinic this year, an increase from six over the past three years combined. Fifty-six pap smears were completed this year, an increase from 37 over the past five years combined. STI, HIV, and hepatitis testing was performed on 281 patients, an increase from 149 from the past five years combined. Thirty-one patients were referred to a new twice monthly WH clinic to be evaluated by an OB/GYN or obstetrics-trained family medicine provider not previously accessible at the clinic. Labetalol, RhoGAM, and glucose tolerance tests were added to clinic resources to improve prenatal care. Protocols were written for sexual assault, abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), dysmenorrhea, HPV, and medications approved in pregnancy to standarize patient care. A new microscope was obtained to improve the ability to perform wet mounts. Conclusion: With the creation of the WHC, our volunteers have bridged gaps in medical care. Important and prevalent female reproductive and sexual health issues, like AUB, IPV, cervical and breast cancer screenings, and others are handled with the appropriate level of urgency and thoroughness they require. Nearly equally as important, we have trained and built a community of students who are passionate about women’s health ensuring sustainability