Sports Animations

Project Title: Sports Animations Name: Brehme Smiler Quidzinski Major: Digital Arts & Culture Minor (if applicable): Film Studies Expected Graduation: December 2020 Project Medium: Computer generated animations and videos Technology and Software Used: Adobe After Effects/Premier Artist Statement: Last summer I was able to land a job as an intern working with the soccer team Green Bay Voyageurs, this team shares a stadium with a baseball team called the Green Bay Booyah and working for the Voyageur lead to opportunities to work with both teams. This summer I am again working for both teams, knowing that I was going to work for these teams again I decided that my project for DAC 661 would be creating animations and other small media projects for these teams. The animations were decided based on each respected sport and ideas given to me by the teams, though not all will be finished or deemed right for this submission. For the baseball team I created animation for when a batter strikes out, a home run is hit, and for if the team wins. For the soccer team I went with when the team scores and when they win as their videoboard usage is limited more so than the baseball team. I also was asked to try and make some animations or videos for in-between game breaks that fans could interact with, a shuffle game where fans follow an item was one of the ideas selected. Going into the project, I had little idea on how to use Adobe After Effects or how people even made these animations. I started by looking up tutorials on YouTube for simple animation and then tried to put a spin on them or combine them to improve the animations. I would start with the backgrounds and then add text, color, and images that work with the animations before putting them together and finalizing them. I would make the animations in After Effects then add an touch-ups or variations in Adobe Premier, most animations last around seven seconds and are made to repeat forever (or until we need the animations to run). These animations may last for about a minute or less during games, in baseball games there is about thirty seconds between when a batter strikes out and the next batter coming up meaning these animations most be quick and noticeable (or at least flashy). Being this is my first attempts at animations, and I have enjoyed learning After Effects and working with the teams. While these animations are important, my main job with the teams is streaming games for both teams. With the shortened season due to Covid-19, I plan to get as much work done with the teams no matter what type of work it is. Whether this leads to more animation or not, I hope that working on these animations will leave me with plenty of experience for other jobs or projects going forward

Living the stereotype: Connections between male behavior and male images

This project examined some linkages and discrepancies between theories that describe the acquisition of gender typical attributes in childhood with theories that describe the maintenance of those attributes in adulthood. This perspective included the idea that there are several well known ways of enacting masculinity, related to well known stereotypes (e.g., jock, business, sensitive new age guy), and highlighted within sex variability. Because a distinction between biological sex and gender was made, the sample was not restricted to males despite focusing on the masculine. One focus of the project was the consistency with which an individual enacts a particular stereotypical identity across four contexts (at home, at work, with friends, in leisure activities) and through the life course. Acquisition and maintenance theories rooted in the psychodynamic perspective predict contextual consistency whereas socially oriented theories predict contextual variability. Different influences on an individual\u27s gender typed attitudes were examined. Childhood theories position parents and other models as influential and maintenance theories focus on peer influences; both include media as an influence. Surveys were completed by 660 individuals, 50% of whom were female. Results supported both contextual consistency and inconsistency with most individuals demonstrating some level of each. Examination of consistency through the life course yielded similar findings. No factor was clearly related to increased consistency, although contextual consistency did increase slightly with older age for the noncollege subsample. Examination of influences revealed participant\u27s beliefs were more closely related to perceived model\u27s beliefs than to actual familial beliefs. Patterns of relations between individual and model beliefs varied depending on whether the model was a family member or media figure. Stronger preferences for certain media genres (e.g., sports, women\u27s) were related to different attitudes. Implicit within this study was the assumption that male images differ, and this idea was supported through stereotypical descriptors provided and variations between individuals who endorsed different identities. Further, males and females who endorsed the same stereotypical identity possessed some similarities to and differences from each other suggesting that enacted identities are experienced differently across sex

From I Want To Hold Your Hand to Promiscuous : Sexual Stereotypes in Popular Music Lyrics, 1060-2008

Media content analyses indicate that gender-based differences in sexuality are common and consistent with gender stereotypes. Specifically, women are expected to focus on love and romantic relationships and have sexually objectified bodies, while men are expected to focus on sexual behavior. Although decades of research have documented the presence of these stereotypes in a broad variety of visual media, much less is known about the content of popular music lyrics. Relying on a database of 1250 songs across five decades (the top 50 songs from evennumbered years from 1960 through 2008), we documented the presence or absence of a dating relationship, the word ‘‘love’’ (and its uses), sexual activity, and sexual objectification of females and males (separately). Analyses revealed that the vast majority of songs addressed at least one of these themes, primarily dating relationships. Although female performers were proportionally more likely to address romantic relationships than male performers, raw counts reversed this pattern because male performers substantially outnumbered female performers. Males were proportionally more likely to sing about sexual behavior and to objectify both females and males. References to romantic relationships became less common over time, while references to sexual behavior and objectified bodies became more common. Content varied across genres, with rap being the least likely to reference dating and most likely to reference sexual behavior. Implications for sexual development are discussed

Measuring Curricular Impact on Dental Hygiene Students’ Transformative Learning

Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/153750/1/jddj0022033720157912tb06041x.pd

Alveolar ridge augmentation in irradiated rabbit mandibles

Oral carcinomas are frequently treated with a nonsegmental mandibulectomy plus radiotherapy. Improving the quality of life of these patients depends on the possibilities for dental rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to increase the alveolar ridge height. Twelve white New Zealand rabbits underwent surgery to produce a 11 x 9 x 7 mm(3) horizontal bicortical full-thickness defect at the alveolar ridge of the left mandible. Six were implanted with a composite associating resorbable collagen membrane filled with micro-macroporous biphasic calcium phosphate granules. After a daily radiation delivery schedule for 4 weeks, a total autologous bone marrow graft was injected percutaneously into the center of the implant. All animals were sacrificed at 16 weeks. Successful osseous colonization was observed in all implants. Significant ridge augmentation was observed (p = 0.0349) in the implanted group compared with the control group. This study contributed to producing an experimental model for oncological mandible defects in rabbits

A cross-sectional study on attitudes toward gender equality, sexual behavior, positive sexual experiences, and communication about sex among sexually active and non-sexually active adolescents in Bolivia and Ecuador

Background: It is widely agreed upon that gender is a key aspect of sexuality however, questions remain on how gender exactly influences adolescents’ sexual health. Objective: The aim of this research was to study correlations between gender equality attitudes and sexual behavior, sexual experiences and communication about sex among sexually active and non-sexually active adolescents in 2 Latin American countries. Design: In 2011, a cross-sectional study was carried out among 5,913 adolescents aged 14–18 in 20 secondary schools in Cochabamba (Bolivia) and 6 secondary schools in Cuenca (Ecuador). Models were built using logistic regressions to assess the predictive value of attitudes toward gender equality on adolescents’ sexual behavior, on experiences and on communication. Results: The analysis shows that sexually active adolescents who consider gender equality as important report higher current use of contraceptives within the couple. They are more likely to describe their last sexual intercourse as a positive experience and consider it easier to talk with their partner about sexuality than sexually experienced adolescents who are less positively inclined toward gender equality. These correlations remained consistent whether the respondent was a boy or a girl. Non-sexually active adolescents, who consider gender equality to be important, are more likely to think that sexual intercourse is a positive experience. They consider it less necessary to have sexual intercourse to maintain a relationship and find it easier to communicate with their girlfriend or boyfriend than sexually non-active adolescents who consider gender equality to be less important. Comparable results were found for boys and girls. Conclusions: Our results suggest that gender equality attitudes have a positive impact on adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and wellbeing. Further research is necessary to better understand the relationship between gender attitudes and specific SRH outcomes such as unwanted teenage pregnancies and sexual pleasure among adolescents worldwide