The role of biological interactions in modifying the effects of climate change on intertidal assemblages

The geographic distribution of most species is expected to alter as a consequence of global climate change. Predictions for the extent of these range shifts are frequently based on anticipated changes in temperature using a 'climate envelope' approach, which oversimplifies predictions because it does not consider interactions with other physical and biological factors. The aim of this thesis was to investigate how biological interactions modulate species responses to climate change. On many rocky shores in the NE Atlantic the interaction between limpets, barnacles and canopy forming macroalgae have an important role in structuring rocky shore communities. In particular, limpets control the abundance of macroalgae on the shore through their grazing activities. Through descriptive studies and manipulative experiments the behaviour of a northern/boreal species of limpet, Patella vulgata and a southern/lusitanian species of limpet, P. depressa were compared in relation to canopy forming algae (Fucus patches). As a result of differences in the spatial distribution, behaviour and grazing activity of these two species, if as predicted, there are changes in their relative abundance it is likely there will be implications for rocky shore community dynamics. The second part of my thesis investigated intra- and interspecific competition between two coexisting barnacle taxa with northern and southern centres of distribution. It is predicted that Increased warming will result in a reduction in the abundance of Semibalanus balanoides either as a direct result of increased temperatures or due to an increase in the number of poor spawning years. My results suggest that as a consequence of the gregarious nature of settling S. balanoides cyprids, recruitment success may be reduced irrespective of the numbers of cyprids in the plankton. This will result in more space becoming available for the competing and later settling Chthamalus spp, resulting in a change in barnacle population structure. The likely impacts of population changes and species range shifts in response to increased warming are discussed, with particular emphasis on how the interaction between limpets, barnacles and Fucus may alter. The implications of altered species interactions are then discussed in terms of the effects on community dynamics and ecosystem functioning. Finally the role of biotic interactions in modulating species responses to climate change are discussed with reference to the use of the 'climate envelope' approach in making predictions of species range shifts

The use of a family agency in relocation for urban renewal.

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston Universit

Care, constraint, and collaboration : situating gender and power among multidisciplinary human service organizations.

This study incorporated a feminist approach to the use of multiple qualitative methods by conducting participant observation, focus group interviewing, and in-depth interviewing of women and men affiliated with a diverse representation of human service organizations. An applied research partnership with a multi-county human service organization provided entrée to the study population. Through analytic induction using a grounded theoretical approach the study explored perceptions of power, authority, gender, inequality, and bureaucratic constraints that emerged during organizational processes of interagency collaboration among multidisciplinary human service organizations (Charmaz 2014; Corbin and Strauss 2014). Findings indicate that establishing relationships is critical for interagency collaboration to be effective; however, the lived experience of interagency collaboration is that ethics of care and care work are constrained by gendered power dynamics, primarily ethics of justice embedded in bureaucratically-structured human service organizations situated within a plurality of complexities. Further, tensions between bureaucracy and ethics of care are enacted through relative, subjective, and exclusionary forms of gendered and other types of intersectionally-situated bureaucratic power

Shakespeare\u27s Henry V: Christian prince or Machiavellian prince?

The purpose of this thesis is to survey the two conflicting Renaissance theories of kingship leading into Elizabethan England and to asses the critical dichotomy created by those critics who have sought to identify William Shakespeare’s Henry V as the “… mirror of all Christian kings” or as a Machiavellian statesman

Master of Fine Arts

thesisArt cannot be created in a bubble. Motion Pictures is no exception. This body of work is a culmination of my education, location, and personal interaction with pop culture. Without my move from Atlanta to Salt Lake City, I would not have become so obsessed with my subject matter. Without my subject matter I would never have attracted attention from certain professors. And without those professors I would never have found my medium, and so on and so on... When I first moved to Utah, instead of being completely overwhelmed by the mountains and nature, I found myself in awe of places like State Street in Salt Lake City and the strip in Wendover, Nevada. 1 couldn't believe that the ma and pop businesses of the past hadn't been leveled to make way for a new Motel 6 or Harrah's. The memories I have of my childhood in the south leave the same taste as the landscapes still standing in Utah today. The Utah landscapes have outlived most of their kind but they are on borrowed time. The Motion Picture boxes change the images into three dimensional art objects. They are no longer simply about a photograph; instead they are sculptural interpretations of the photographic images. When I first became interested in creating light boxes instead of prints, one of my motivations behind doing this was to create an individual art object. Photography, like printmaking, is about series or print-not the single piece. As I began creating the individual boxes, they no longer felt like individuals but parts of a bigger body of work. That was very ironic to me, but it was also one of the major factors in my choice to hang all of the pieces connected together. The individual frames of the light boxes were on the original pieces before they were transformed for my work. Most of the frames are imitations of various styles and wood grains. They are made of plaster and chip very easily. I clean them up as best as I can but there is a certain amount of character in the chips and scratches. Their scars are reminders of their travels and transformations

mHealth in Developing Countries: Progress Toward Global Health Equity

Global health equity is an elusive goal as developing countries lag behind the developed world in most health outcomes. The growth of mobile networks and mobile phone adoption across the developing world in recent years could lead to effective mHealth programs to reduce those inequities. To understand how this can best be accomplished, we analyze review studies of mHealth initiatives in developing countries and present our findings through a SWOT analysis. The strengths (improved health outcomes, improved treatment quality and adherence), weaknesses (difficult to scale, technical challenges), opportunities (improving equitable health access, enhancing disease control), and threats (mobile technology limitations, cultural variations) of mHealth initiatives in developing countries are discussed. Recommendations to improve mHealth initiatives in developing countries include empowering more women with leadership and technology skills, applying more theory to inform the development and evaluation of mHealth projects, and provisioning more financial support for those initiatives