Informational Warfare

Recent empirical and theoretical work suggests that reputation was an important mediator of access to resources in ancestral human environments. Reputations were built and maintained by the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information about the actions and capabilities of group members-that is, by gossiping. Strategic gossiping would have been an excellent strategy for manipulating reputations and thereby competing effectively for resources and for cooperative relationships with group members who could best provide such resources. Coalitions (cliques) may have increased members' abilities to manipulate reputations by gossiping. Because, over evolutionary time, women may have experienced more within-group competition than men, and because female reputations may have been more vulnerable than male reputations to gossip, gossiping may have been a more important strategy for women than men. Consequently, women may have evolved specializations for gossiping alone and in coalitions. We develop and partially test this theory

Examining Correlations Between Area Crime Rates, Daycare Center Licensing Violations, Caregiver Discipline Techniques, and the Deviant Behaviors of Preschoolers

This research examines correlations between area crime rates, daycare center licensing violations, caregiver discipline techniques, and the deviant behaviors of preschoolers. As gender roles in society continue to equate, it becomes increasingly necessary for children to attend daycare. Many of these children spend up to 30 hours a week in the daycare system, effectively making their daycare teachers co-parents. The disciplinary techniques of daycare employees, the crime rates in the area in which the facility is located, and the deviant behaviors of preschoolers are all factors which may affect psychosocial development in early childhood. It is important that we understand the effects that some of these daycare experiences can have on preschoolers during early childhood and beyond. Understanding these interactions on a deeper level may lend insight on how to avoid negative early childhood experiences that are shown to be statistically significant in contributing to deviant and delinquent behaviors. To explore these interactions, this research examines the activities of 30 Tulsa, Oklahoma daycare centers located in three crime rate areas as defined by the Tulsa Police Department. The Oklahoma Department of Human Services licensed daycare centers were selected according to the disciplinary nature of published OKDHS non-compliances, and placed in each category according to the crime rates within a five mile radius of each facility. The researcher visited each daycare center and observed the activities of the children and employees. Instances of deviant behaviors as well as good behaviors of preschoolers were recorded, as well as general notes about the interactions between the employees and the children, the state of the facility, and the apparent adherence or lack thereof to OKDHS rules and regulations. The data were analyzed and is presented in consideration of development of youth violence and school safety concerns. There was no statistically significant effect of area crime rates on daycare center licensing techniques, or the deviant behaviors of preschoolers. There were, however, qualitative findings that suggest that caregiver discipline techniques do vary across crime rate areas at DHS licensed daycare centers in Tulsa, OK. This finding indicates that there is an increased need for understanding the effects of discipline techniques on the psychosocial development of preschoolers within the daycare setting.Forensic Scienc

Interpreting Community Accountability: Citizen Views of Responding to Domestic Violence (or Not)

In spite of common public condemnations of domestic violence, survey research suggests that citizens aware of actual abuse often believe they cannot or should not personally respond. Through in-depth interviews with 20 local citizens across the political spectrum, we sought to explore this dynamic more carefully by better understanding community interpretations of domestic violence and its appropriate response. This paper explores ten specific views identified in these interviews as potentially relevant to citizen action (or inaction) in response to known abuse. After examining subtle consequences of each belief, we explore broader implications for community mobilization and propose several ways of facilitating a more thoughtful and extensive deliberation about domestic violence among the general public

Personalized Advertising in Public Environments: Perceptions and Consequences

Grounded in theory on self-concept congruity and impression management, we examine effects of personalized advertising in public, where others are present and see the personalized content concurrently. We find an indirect effect of others' presence on consumers' attitudes and behavioral intentions, mediated by embarrassment and moderated by ad-self-concept congruity state

Экспериментальное исследование синхронного генератора периодических импульсов

Приводятся результаты экспериментального исследования влияния величины нагрузки синхронного генератора периодических импульсов с обычной геометрией зубцовой зоны на форму импульсов тока. Рассматривается возможность регулировки параметров импульсов

Unraveling the genomic mosaic of a ubiquitous genus of marine cyanobacteria

Background: The picocyanobacterial genus Synechococcus occurs over wide oceanic expanses, having colonized most available niches in the photic zone. Large scale distribution patterns of the different Synechococcus clades (based on 16S rRNA gene markers) suggest the occurrence of two major lifestyles ('opportunists'/'specialists'), corresponding to two distinct broad habitats ('coastal'/'open ocean'). Yet, the genetic basis of niche partitioning is still poorly understood in this ecologically important group. Results: Here, we compare the genomes of 11 marine Synechococcus isolates, representing 10 distinct lineages. Phylogenies inferred from the core genome allowed us to refine the taxonomic relationships between clades by revealing a clear dichotomy within the main subcluster, reminiscent of the two aforementioned lifestyles. Genome size is strongly correlated with the cumulative lengths of hypervariable regions (or 'islands'). One of these, encompassing most genes encoding the light-harvesting phycobilisome rod complexes, is involved in adaptation to changes in light quality and has clearly been transferred between members of different Synechococcus lineages. Furthermore, we observed that two strains (RS9917 and WH5701) that have similar pigmentation and physiology have an unusually high number of genes in common, given their phylogenetic distance. Conclusion: We propose that while members of a given marine Synechococcus lineage may have the same broad geographical distribution, local niche occupancy is facilitated by lateral gene transfers, a process in which genomic islands play a key role as a repository for transferred genes. Our work also highlights the need for developing picocyanobacterial systematics based on genome-derived parameters combined with ecological and physiological data

Senior and Junior Recital - Kelsey Hess and Nicole Vander Does

This recital is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music in Music Performance.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/music_programs/1052/thumbnail.jp