the emotional plague

The artist discusses his Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition “the emotional plague” held at the Reese Museum in Johnson City, Tennessee from March 2nd through March 27th, 2020 in which he examines a number of literary and invented narrative subjects influenced by science fiction, Surrealism and the current political climate in an attempt to reconcile the social and the personal through the creative act. Largely improvisational in their conception, the paintings and drawings in this exhibition reflect ideas derived from writers, thinkers and artists including Wilhelm Reich, J.G. Ballard, W.S. Burroughs and Goya, all distilled through the uncertain territory of Raynolds’ personal, internal landscape. He utilizes an amalgam of characters, tropes, and stories as metaphorical expressions of social psychosis and decay

Gate control of a quantum dot single-electron spin in realistic confining potentials: anisotropy effects

Among recent proposals for next-generation, non-charge-based logic is the notion that a single electron can be trapped and its spin can be manipulated through the application of gate potentials. In this paper, we present numerical simulations of such spins in single electron devices for realistic (asymmetric) confining potentials in two-dimensional electrostatically confined quantum dots. Using analytical and numerical techniques we show that breaking the in-plane rotational symmetry of the confining potential leads to a significant effect on the tunability of the g-factor with applied gate potentials. In particular, anisotropy extends the range of tunability to larger quantum dots.Comment: 7 pages, 13 figure

A Geobotanical Analysis Of Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation, Climate, And Substrate

Thesis (Ph.D.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2009The objective of the research presented in this dissertation was to better understand the factors controlling the present and potential future distribution of arctic vegetation. The analysis compares the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map (CAVM) with circumpolar data sets of environmental characteristics. Geographical information system (GIS) software was used to overlay the CAVM with a satellite index of vegetation (normalized difference vegetation index, NDVI) and environmental factors that are most important in controlling the distribution of arctic vegetation, including summer temperature, landscape age, precipitation, snow cover, substrate chemistry (pH and salinity), landscape type, elevation, permafrost characteristics, and distance to sea. Boosted regression tree analysis was used to determine the relative importance of different environmental characteristics for different vegetation types and for different regions. Results of this research include maps, charts and tables that summarize and display the spatial characteristics of arctic vegetation. The data for arctic land surface temperature and landscape age are especially important new resources for researchers. These results are available electronically, not only as summary data, but also as GIS data layers with a spatial context (www.arcticatlas.org). The results emphasize the value and reliability of NDVI for studying arctic vegetation. The relationship between NDVI and summer temperatures across the circumpolar arctic was similar to the correlated increases in NDVI and temperature seen over the time period of satellite records. Summaries of arctic biomass based on NDVI match those based on extrapolation from ground samples. The boosted regression tree analysis described ecological niches of arctic vegetation types, demonstrating the importance of summer temperatures and landscape age in controlling the distribution of arctic vegetation. As the world continues to focus on the Arctic as an area undergoing accelerated warming due to global climate change, results presented here from spatially explicit analysis of existing arctic vegetation and environmental characteristics can be used to better understand plant distribution patterns, evaluate change in the vegetation, and calibrate models of arctic vegetation and animal habitat

Psychological ownership: a study of autonomy and the nature of its association with task commitment

The study begins with an investigation designed to test the 2-factor theory developed by Herzberg and his co-workers. (Herzberg, Mausner and Snyderman 1959) In this exploratory survey it was possible to measure both the motivational content of the work and people's attitudes towards it. The 2-factor theory (Motivator and Hygeine factors) is supported by the results, but only when certain opinions known to exist are suppressed. This finding is interpreted using the concept of perceptual defence. When people identify with the work they are doing, they are able to talk openly about their successes but report failure experiences defensively. It is postulated that Herzberg's results are a manifestation of this. The process of identifying with work, of seeing a task as a part of oneself, is called in this study Psychological Ownership and becomes the focus of the main investigation. The concept of Psychological Ownership is illustrated from managers' descriptions of tasks to which they feel committed. These tasks are compared with others for which they feel less enthusiasm. The data was collected using an interview with open-ended questions and scaled questionnaires. An association is demonstrated between Psychological Ownership and the Autonomy which the individual had in the task. These factors in turn, are shown to be related to feelings of Task Involvement. Autonomy is compared with a 'Sense of Achievement' as a source of Task Commitment and found to be a more important factor in determining positive attitudes to a task than is reflected in managers' beliefs about what motivates their subordinates. The study concludes with a discussion of Psychological Ownership as a concept, its relation to the other concepts, Achievement and Dob Involvement, and its implications for management theory and practice

Permanent Arbitration Treaty

In the latest message of the President to Congress, in addition to the information that a definite and final settlement of the controversy over the Venezuelan boundary has been reached, the fact has been made public that negotiations for a treaty of general arbitration for all differences between Great Britain and the United States are far advanced, and promise to reach a successful consummation at an early date. It still remains unknown to the public what are the details of the proposed treaty, or whether it is in contemplation to establish a permanent arbitration tribunal, or merely to agree to arbitrate in all cases of disagreement. Probably in either case, in spite of the fact that the President speaks of \u27\u27all differences,\u27\u27 the treaty will be found to contain certain reservations,as there is a substantial consensus of opinion that cases do sometimes arise in which arbitration between independent nations is inadmissible

The Role of Snow Cover in Limiting Surface Disturbance Caused by Winter Seismic Exploration

The relationship between snow cover and the degree of surface disturbance caused by winter seismic vehicles was investigated on the Arctic Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Alaska. Ninety study plots were established on seismic lines and camp moves in tussock tundra and moist sedge-shrub tundra. Total snow depth and its components, slab layer and depth hoar, were measured during the winter. Plant cover changes, tussock disturbance, visibility and disturbance levels were determined at the study plots in the summer. Disturbance was found to be generally lower when snow depths were greater. In tussock tundra, plots with snow depths over 25 cm had significantly less disturbance than those with under 25 cm (p <0.05). The relationship between snow cover and disturbance was less clear in moist sedge-shrub tundra, where disturbance appeared to be less at snow depths above 25 cm, but these differences were not statistically significant (p <0.05). Slab depth, which does not include the loose layer of depth hoar, provided a better measure of protective snow cover in most sedge-shrub tundra, as slab depths over 20 cm resulted in significantly less disturbance (p <0.05). Moderate-level disturbance (25-50% decrease in plant cover) did not occur on trails where snow depths were at least 25 cm in tussock tundra and 35 cm in moist sedge-shrub tundra. Low-level disturbances (less than 25% decrease in plant cover) occurred on trails with snow depths as high as 45 cm in tussock tundra and 72 cm in moist sedge-shrub tundra.Key words: surface disturbance, winter seismic exploration, seismic trails, tundra, snow depth, Alaska, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Arctic Coastal PlainMots clés: perturbation de surface, exploration sismique d‘hiver, pistes sismiques, toundra, épaisseur de la neige, Alaska, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, plaine côtière arctiqu