Tribal Corridor Management Planning: Model, Case Study, and Guide for Caltrans District 1, Research Report 10-01

In Northern California, tribal governments and personnel of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 1, have applied innovative context-sensitive solutions to meet a variety of transportation challenges along state highways that traverse tribal lands. This report describes and discusses the efforts under way and offer suggestions for continuing and extending these initiatives through the development of Tribal Corridor Management Plans (TCMPs). The methods employed in this project are multidisciplinary and include: (1) content analysis of existing corridor management plans; (2) literature review to identify “best practices;” (3) participant observation; (4) interviews with local stakeholders; (5) focus group interviews with Caltrans personnel; and (6) landscape analysis. This study’s authors conclude that Caltrans District 1 staff and tribal governments share common goals for highway operations; however, progress —while significant—has been somewhat hampered by geographic and administrative challenges. It is recommended that Caltrans and the tribes seek early and frequent communication and collaboration to overcome these obstacles. Further, they identify several examples of non-standard design elements that could be incorporated into highway improvements to enhance local sense of place among both residents and travelers. A preliminary TCMP for the segment of State Route 96 that lies within the boundaries of the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation is presented as an example. Beyond its role as a guide for initiating tribal corridor projects within Caltrans District 1, the report should prove instructive for any efforts to enhance sense of place within transportation byways, particularly in Native communities

Automatic computation of wing-fuselage intersection lines and fillet inserts with fixed-area constraint

Procedures for automatic computation of wing-fuselage juncture geometry are described. These procedures begin with a geometry in wave-drag format. First, an intersection line is computed by extrapolating the wing to the fuselage. Then two types of filleting procedures are described, both of which utilize a combination of analytical and numerical techniques appropriate for automatic calculation. An analytical technique for estimating the added volume due to the fillet is derived, and an iterative procedure for revising the fuselage to compensate for this additional volume is given. Sample results are included in graphical form

Fuselage design for a specified Mach-sliced area distribution

A procedure for designing a fuselage having a prescribed effective area distribution computed from -90 deg Mach slices is described. This type of calculation is an essential tool in designing a complete configuration with an effective area distribution that corresponds to a desired sonic boom signature shape. Sample calculations are given for M=2 and M=3 designs. The examples include fuselages constrained to have circular cross sections and fuselages having cross sections of arbitrary shape. It is found that, for a prescribed effective area distribution having sharp variations, the iterative procedure converges to a smoothed approximation to the prescribed distribution. For a smooth prescribed area distribution, the solution is not unique

Evaluating Constituent Representation Among Southern Members of Congress: The Cases of Georgia and Kentucky

This study examines the factors that influence the representative relationship between members of Congress and their constituents. Given the foundational nature of representation in democratic republics, research on the communication between citizens and their representatives is needed. Because the relationship between constituents and their representatives is most frequently studied in the electoral context, studies on the factors that impact constituent representation by their members of Congress are lacking. Using a mixed methodology of quantitative logistic regression analysis and qualitative interviews, I examine constituent-initiated contact of the office of their member of Congress and interpersonal interactions between representatives and their constituents as a measure of the federal representational relationship. Regression analysis finds that high certainty, high income and low trust in the federal government increase the likelihood that a constituent will contact, and that southern constituents are less likely to contact their member of Congress than non-southern constituents

Miles Franklin: The American Fulfillment of My Brilliant Career

This thesis looks at the life and works of Stella Miles Franklin, analyzing a few of her loosely autobiographical protagonists and how they take control of their lives in spite of their tough circumstance

Expectations and Quality of Life During the Antepartum and Postpartum Period

During pregnancy, women frequently anticipate birth and motherhood with unrealistic images and expectations which are formed by personal experience and society’s portrayal of motherhood (e.g., books and movies). How these expectations impact the postpartum period for women has not been well studied. However, research has identified a link between maternal expectations, reality, and negative emotional responses. When expectations are met, the experience of motherhood may be a positive one. However, when these expectations are not met, the potential for negative emotional responses may be greater. The postpartum period is a significant period of adjustment, and depression occurs in about 13%–19% of women. Postpartum depression not only affects the mother and her ability to parent but her overall quality of life. The question of whether having higher expectations during pregnancy increases the potential for postpartum depression and decreases quality of life has not been studied. This was a descriptive, longitudinal quantitative design. The purpose was to determine how expectations affect maternal quality of life and which factors are predictive of poor quality of life in women during pregnancy as well as the postpartum period. The following measures were administered during the last six weeks of the antepartum period and at 6 to 12 weeks: (1) expectations (Parenting Expectations Measure); (2) parental attitudes (Intensive Parenting Attitudes Questionnaire); (3) moods (General Anxiety Disorder 7, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Screen); and (4) overall quality of life (Ferrans and Powers Quality of Life Index) in the last six weeks of pregnancy and at the six-week postnatal office visit. Descriptive statistics and regression models were used to determine whether expectations are met as well as if they are predictive of maternal quality of life. Predictors of quality of life were different for antepartum, distinct from postpartum. Antepartum predictors include expectations, anxiety, and depression, while postpartum quality of life is predicted by experience of motherhood based on expectations. Almost half of the participants had expectations of motherhood that were not met, and this group had significantly lower quality of life scores and higher anxiety scores. This is essential knowledge for the nurse in helping to prepare new mothers during the antepartum period and to understand their concerns postpartum. The importance of unmet expectations is a crucial facet to investigate in addressing modifiable risk factors of postpartum mood disorders

The Development of Race Pride In American Negro Poetry

The study of the development of race pride in the poetry of American Negro seeks to trace the though of the Negro from his entry into America to the present, including the important periods of history which affected this development and his reaction to them

Architecture, Religion, and Tuberculosis in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec

This paper explores the architecture of the Mount Sinai Sanatorium in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts (Qc) to disentangle the role of religion in the treatment of tuberculosis. In particular, we analyze the design of Mount Sinai, the jewel in the crown of Jewish philanthropy in Montreal, in relation to that of the nearby Laurentian Sanatorium. While Mount Sinai offered free treatment to the poor in a stunning, Art Deco building of 1930, the Protestant hospital had by then served paying patients for more than two decades in a purposefully home-like, Tudor-revival setting. Using architectural historian Bernard Herman's concept of embedded landscapes, we show how the two hospitals differed in terms of their relationship to site, access, and, most importantly, to city, knowledge, and community. Architects Scopes & Feustmann, who designed the Laurentian hospital, operated an office at Saranac Lake, New York, America's premier destination for consumptives. The qualifications of Mount Sinai architects Spence & Goodman, however, derived from their experience with Jewish institutions in Montreal. Following Herman's approach to architecture through movement and context, how did notions of medical therapy and Judaism intersect in the plans of Mount Sinai?Cet article explore l’architecture du ‘Mount Sinai Sanatorium’ situé à Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts (Qc) dans le but d’éclaircir le rôle de la religion dans le traitement de la tuberculose. Plus particulièrement, nous offrons une analyse du design de cet édifice, le joyau de la philanthropie juive montréalaise, en relation avec le ‘Laurentian Sanatorium’ situé à proximité. Alors que le ‘Mount Sinai’ offre des traitements gratuits pour les pauvres dans un étonnant édifice Art déco des années 1930, l’hôpital protestant pourvoit dès 1908 des services à ses clients payants dans un décor de résurgence Tudor, conçu comme un second ‘chez-soi’. Empruntant à l’historien de l’architecture Bernard Herman le concept d’embedded landscapes, nous démontrons en quoi les deux hôpitaux diffèrent dans leur rapport au site, à l’accès, et, plus substantiellement, à la ville, à la connaissance et à la communauté. Les architectes Scopes et Feustmann, qui ont conçu le ‘Laurentian’, opéraient un bureau à Sarnac Lake, New York, première destination américaine pour les tuberculeux. Les qualifications des architectes du ‘Mount Sinai’, Spence et Goodman, dérivent en contrepartie de leur expérience avec des institutions juives montréalaises. À partir de l’approche de l’architecture de Herman, nous nous interrogeons sur la place de la thérapie médicale et du judaïsme dans les plans du ‘Mount Sinai’