Analyzing the Generative Mechanisms that Provoked the Disney Animators’ Strike of 1941 and the Subsequent Formation of the UPA

The 1930s and 1940s were complicated times economically, both domestically and abroad. The Great Depression began in the United States in late 1929, and did not end until domestic production ramped up during World War II. Although World War II was helpful to the U.S. economy, the same cannot be said for all industries of the time. World War II greatly impacted business in the film industry as the foreign market began to shrink. Walt Disney, was no exception, even after experiencing inordinate success with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Many aspects of the Disney Animators’ Strike of 1941 and the formation of United Productions of America span multiple generative mechanisms, but some, such as the economic mechanisms, hold a greater impact. This research project will explore and analyze the generative mechanisms that lead to the Disney Animators’ Strike of 1941 and the subsequent formation of the United Productions of America

Views on alternatives to imprisonment: a citizens jury approach

Abstract Alarming over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australian prisons, combined with high recidivism rates and poor health and social outcomes among those released from prison, has led many to claim that incarceration is a social policy failure. An important obstacle to a reform agenda in the criminal justice area is public opinion. The public are often perceived to hold punitive attitudes towards offenders, a situation often exploited by politicians to perpetuate punitive penal policies at the expense of developing decarceration initiatives. However, alternatives to public opinion surveys/polls are needed to assess the public’s views, as survey/poll-based methods typically present shallow, unconsidered public opinion and thwart good policy development and reform. Citizens Juries offer an alternative method to assess the public’s views, views that are critically informed and thus better aid policy development. This project aimed to explore, through Citizens Juries, the views of a critically informed public in three states/territories towards how we, as a community, should address offenders in terms of incarceration and incarceration alternatives. The research focused on a range of incarceration alternatives including Justice Reinvestment. The study also aimed to examine the thoughts of senior policymakers on the outcomes of Citizens Juries. This research provides important information and evidence in the offender health area and contributes to the Justice Reinvestment debate among offender health, criminal justice, political and community stakeholders.&nbsp

Survey of caregivers in Kenya to assess perceptions of zinc as a treatment for diarrhea in young children and adherence to recommended treatment behaviors

In 2004, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) revised their recommendations for management of acute diarrhea in children to include zinc treatment as well as oral rehydration solution (ORS). Little is known about how caregivers in low–resource settings perceive and use zinc treatment

Meeting the Challenge: Preparing for a Graduate Assistant

The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries Technical Services Department added a Graduate Assistant to the department in Fall 2021. In this session, we will discuss the processes the department undertook to prepare for a successful assistantship opportunity. Through thorough planning the department established a hiring process, training components, and work rotations throughout the department to provide both an extensive emersion into Technical Services work and meet departmental needs for assistance with project completion

Well-being and College Success of Undergraduate Students

Background:  In order to build a culture of well-being among students in post-secondary academic communities, an assessment of current well-being and related factors is necessary. Common barriers to optimal well-being may include stress, anxiety, and depression in college students. Low levels of well-being have been associated with higher levels of impaired academic performance. Aim: Explore the relationship between academic success and time spent performing well-being activities. Methods:  Seligman’s Well-Being Theory was used to guide this study. The relationship between well-being and academic success of undergraduate students at a large Midwestern university (N = 5008) was evaluated using data from a 278 item 2018 Student Experience at a Research University (SERU) survey. Measures of academic success included late assignments, going to class unprepared, and skipping class. Measures of well-being included time spent in: physical exercise, spiritual practice, community service, and club participation; time with family and friends were also included. Results: Pearson Chi-Square analysis revealed a total of five significant relationships between well-being activities and late assignments, being unprepared for class, and skipping class at α=.05. Conclusions:  Further research is needed to understand the relationship between well-being and academic success to guide development of strategies to support well-being in university students

Using a Multisystemic Approach to Examine Youth Risky Sexual Attitudes and Behavior

The current investigation examined the relationship between the risky sexual attitudes/behavior of 18 to 24 year old college students (N = 250) and variables from the self-, family, and peer systems. The variables that were used to predict participants\u27 risky sexual attitudes and behavior included gender, three self-esteem constructs (i.e., global self-esteem level and parental/peer approval contingent self-esteem), and participants\u27 perceptions of their parent/caregiver and peer\u27s attitudes toward risky sex. Lastly, social desirability was used as a control variable. Taken together, the goals of the study were to: (a) determine whether global self-esteem level or parental/peer approval contingent self-esteem would emerge as the best predictor of participants\u27 risky sexual attitudes/behavior; (b) investigate the relationship amongst participants\u27 sexual attitudes/behavior and perceived parental and peer risky sexual attitudes; (c) examine the extent to which the relationship between participants\u27 sexual attitudes/behavior and perceived parental and peer sex attitudes would vary according to participants\u27 level of parental and peer approval contingent self-esteem; and (d) clarify the relationship between global self-esteem level and risky sexual behavior by examining the extent to which it would vary according to participants\u27 level of parental and peer approval contingent self-esteem and perceived parental and peer sex attitudes. An additional goal of the dissertation was to examine gender differences amongst these targeted relationships while controlling for social desirable responding. Based on hierarchical multiple regression analyses, few significant findings emerged. Parental approval contingent self-esteem, relative to the remaining two self-esteem constructs, emerged as the best predictor of participants\u27 sexual behavior; (b) gender differences were observed in the relationship between global self-esteem level and participants\u27 sexual behavior; (c) perceived parental and peer sex attitudes significantly predicted participants\u27 sex attitudes; and (d) participants\u27 sex attitudes and perceived peer sex attitudes significantly predicted participants\u27 sexual behavior. Unexpectedly, the extent to which global self-esteem level predicted participants\u27 sexual behavior varied according to participants\u27 perceptions of their parent/caregiver\u27s sex attitudes. Based on the findings from the study, the dissertation discusses implications for prevention/intervention programs that are aimed at improving young peoples\u27 sexual attitudes and decreasing youth risky sexual behavior. It also discusses implications for future research

An Evaluation of Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos and Ipomoea pandurata as host plants of the specialist bee, Ptilothrix bombiformis (Apoidea: Emphorini) and the role of floral scent chemistry in host-selection.

Ptilothrix bombiformis (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) is a specialist bee belonging to the tribe Emphorini. The emphorine phylogeny suggests that Convolvulacea is the ancestral plant family and independent evolutionary host-switches to several unrelated plant families have occurred. The role of floral scent has been well-characterized in pollination systems involving moths, butterflies, bumblebees, and honeybees, but little is known about how specialist bees mediate host selection, or how host-choice evolved in specialist bees. This research investigates the role of floral scent in host selection by P. bombiformis. Ptilothrix bombiformis has traditionally been classified as a Hibiscus (Malvaceae) oligolege. My research shows that it can now be placed into a more detailed dietary classification as an eclectic oligolege because it also collects pure pollen loads from a distantly-related plant, Ipomoea pandurata (Convolvulaceae). Using dynamic headspace sampling and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, I obtained floral chemical profiles for Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos and Ipomoea pandurata. Both flowers contain aliphatics, aromatic compounds, monoterpenes, and sesquiterpenes. The host flowers have 14 shared compounds in their floral scent, which may be responsible for the bees\u27 ability to recognize and utilize I. pandurata, a member or the emphorine ancestral host-plant family. Some of these shared compounds are also found in other emphorine host plants and may be responsible for their constraint in host-use

Developing a scholarly approach to the evaluation of assessment practices

Purpose &ndash; The purpose of this paper is to examine and reflect on current assessment practice in a large undergraduate accounting programme delivered both in Australia and offshore, from the perspective of academics in their first semester at a &ldquo;new-to-them&rdquo; university. Design/methodology/approach &ndash; The changing higher education environment and the reality of assessment in the current context are considered, as they raise a number of important issues around assessment practice. Some of the often cited literature linking teaching, learning and assessment, including student-centred learning and Confucian heritage culture, is also discussed. A reflective approach is used where S&auml;lj&ouml;\u27s five categories of student learning are used as the basis for informed reflection of the assessment used in the &ldquo;new&rdquo; academics\u27 first semester at the university. The use of empirical evidence to test these reflections would be the next step in this scholarly approach to teaching and learning. Findings &ndash; The reflections reveal a disparity between reality and the ideal in relation to assessment practice. Issues regarding timely feedback to students and timing of assessments can result in summative assessment when it has the potential to be formative. This paper has provided an opportunity for &ldquo;new&rdquo; academics to engage with the higher education literature early in their careers. Originality/value &ndash; This paper is a resource for academics beginning to engage with the higher education literature around assessment, teaching and learning and can also be used to inform and improve the teaching and learning practices of many academics in higher education.<br /

Prospectus, October 19, 1994

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Boom, bust and beyond: Arts and sustainability in Calumet, Michigan

Cycles of boom and bust plague mining communities around the globe, and decades after the bust the skeletons of shrunken cities remain. This article evaluates strategies for how former mining communities cope and strive for sustainability in the decades well beyond the bust, using a case study of Calumet, Michigan. In 1910, Calumet was at the center of the mining industry in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but in the century since its peak, mining employment steadily declined until the last mine closed in 1968, and the population declined by over 80%. This paper explores challenges, opportunities, and progress toward sustainability associated with arts-related development in this context. Methods are mixed, including observation, interviews, document review, a survey, and secondary data analysis. We follow Flora and Flora’s Community Capitals Framework to analyze progress toward sustainability. Despite key challenges associated with the shrunken city context (degraded tax base, overbuilt and aging infrastructure, diminished human capital, and a rather limited set of volunteers and political actors), we find the shrunken city also offers advantages for arts development, including low rents, less risk of gentrification, access to space, and political incentive. In Calumet, we see evidence of a spiraling up pattern toward social sustainability resulting from arts development; however impacts on environmental and economic sustainability are limited