Nonlinear dynamic Interactions between flow-induced galloping and shell-like buckling

Acknowledgement The research of J.S. is supported by EPSRC Grant EP/J010820/1.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Migration Issues in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Since the end of the Cold War, the number of weak and failing states has increased significantly. The United States (US) military has been deployed in multiple nation states in an effort to prevent these weak states from collapsing into chaos. This thesis explores one of the driving factors of state collapse, net migration, to gauge how US foreign policy might be employed to reduce the flow of people out of a country. To demonstrate the foreign policies and their effects, a pilot model was constructed using a system dynamics methodology. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was selected as a preliminary study for the model implementation. This thesis examines three notional policies which could be implemented in the DRC: a reduction in the armed conflict occurring in the eastern provinces of the DRC, increasing the number of primary and secondary teachers in the DRC, and increasing the number of employment opportunities in the DRC. Interactions between different factors and drivers of migration are analyzed and included in the system dynamics model. Several scenarios are tested using this model, and the results of these scenarios, as well as their implications for future policies, are detailed

Electronic Communication Systems: Energizing the Patient with Diabetes to Engage in Their Own Health Care

As part of the mini-symposium entitled Interdiscipllinary Mobile Health and Sensing Research, Dr. Thompson discusses his work in mobile diabetes monitoring

Hegel’s anti-capitalist state

Sostengo que el concepto del Estado moderno de Hegel está formulado de tal manera como para ser anti- capitalista. Hegel concibe el Estado moderno como el avance de la voluntad universal de la comunidad  política; yo argumento que la naturaleza y la estructura de las relaciones sociales capitalistas son un anatema para este proyecto. Aunque Hegel proporciona una defensa de las sociedades de mercado modernas, él  pone en tela de juicio sus efectos corrosivos sobre la sociedad en su conjunto. Al ver el capitalismo como algo más que una organización de la sociedad simplemente basada en el mercado, sostengo que el concepto de  Estado de Hegel está en contradicción con la lógica del capital como una institución social. Puesto que la  lógica del capital obliga a otras esferas de la sociedad a convertirse en dependientes de ella, así como a  integrar a los agentes sociales en formas de la vida social que no sirven a fines universales, esto constituye  una contradicción con la propia finalidad del estado racional tal como Hegel lo concibe.I argue that Hegel’s concept of the modern state is formulated in such a way as to be anti-capitalist. Hegel  conceives of the modern state as advancing the universal will of the political community, I argue that the  nature and structure of capitalist social relations are anathema to this project. Although Hegel provides a  defense of modern market societies, he calls into question their corrosive effects on society as a whole. By  seeing capitalism as more than simply a market-based organization of society, I argue that Hegel’s concept  of the state is in contradiction with the logic of capital as a social institution. Since the logic of capital forces  other spheres of society to become dependent upon it as well as integrate social agents into forms of social  life that do not serve universal ends, it constitutes a contradiction with the very purpose of the rational state  as Hegel conceives it

Growing the Relevance of Wildlife Management in Uncertain Times

Political unrest in the United States requires wildlife managers in Montana to consider the shifting context within which citizens engage wildlife and wildlife agencies. The state and national elections of 2016 gave voice to concerns about losses of trust, safety and security. The public seeks or is bracing for change, arguably and in part for the sake of change, with consequences that have yet to unfold. Historically, the wildlife profession has been seen by some as an obstacle to change. In today’s social environment, the wildlife profession risks censure, with political consequences, if seen as a distraction from overarching public concerns. Conversely, the opportunity exists to redirect its focus on leadership toward a desired future. To lead, the wildlife profession in Montana must connect with the issues of trust, safety and security that seem elemental on the minds of Montanans today. Thus, the wildlife profession would do well to help reinforce the societal underpinnings upon which amenity values can be conserved. For example, now is the time for the wildlife profession in Montana to lead openly in addressing climate change and the advance of invasive species. It could be seen prescribing the innovative use of renewable resources to meet social and economic, as well as environmental needs. The wildlife profession in Montana could set a more obvious and intentional example for workforce diversity and human respect. Montana’s model of habitat conservation could more visibly include a vision toward a future when wildlife and people are better integrated on the landscape