High resolution mapping and seismic imaging in seismogenic zones: Application in SW Iberia and Almeria margin

Marine Technology Workshop (Martech05), 17-18 November 2005, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona.-- 3 pages, 1 figureThe authors acknowledge the support of the MCYT Acción Especial HITS (REN2000-2150-E), European Commission European Access of Seafloor Survey Systems EASSS-III programme (HPRI-CT99-0047), Spanish national Project IMPULS (REN2003-05996MAR) and ESF EUROMARGINS SWIM project (REN2002-11234-E-MAR)Peer Reviewe

The effects of linguistic abstraction on interpersonal distance

It is well known that people describe positive behaviors of others close to them (e.g., in-group member, friend) in abstract terms, but with concrete terms in the case of people who they are not close to (e.g., out-group member, enemy). In contrast, negative behaviors of people who we are close to are described in concrete terms, but in abstract terms for people who are distant. However, the communicative impact of such subtle differences in language use on a receiver who is also the actor of the behavior being described has never been addressed. We hypothesized and found that a positive abstract message compared to a positive concrete message leads to perceived proximity to the sender, while a negative abstract message compared to a negative concrete message leads to perceived distance. The implications of this study, which is the first to show the communicative impact of biased language use, are discussed. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

"It never rains in California": constructions of drought as a natural and social phenomenon

In response to suggestions that, in the West, inaction on climate change is due to climate change’s perceived temporal and spatial distance, we examine how people in California responded to the local influence of climate change in relation to the California drought in 2015. Between 2012 and 2016 California experienced an exceptionally severe drought resulting in a variety of social impacts. In this paper, we focus on how people experienced and understood drought (rather than on their views on the connection between anthropogenic climate change and drought). Seventy-one interviews were conducted during ten weeks of fieldwork in late 2015 with people in urban and rural areas of California. Five emerging themes are discussed: (i) conceptions of normality, (ii) location (inside versus outside urban areas), (iii) emotional responses, (iv) understanding the drought as a social and political phenomenon, and (v) marginalised experiences of the drought. Examining perceptions of drought can enhance our understanding of how people react to climate change and the construction of proximity and personal relevance

Alien Registration- Swim, Freeman (Houlton, Aroostook County)

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Where are all the women?: using role congruity theory to explore the experiences of female interscholastic athletic directors.

Leadership in sport organizations continues to be male dominated, even as multiple scholars have argued and proven the importance of women holding sport leadership positions (Burton & Leberman, 2017; Darvin & Lubke, 2021; Schull, 2017). The lack of women attaining these positions leads to fewer opportunities for role modeling and mentoring experiences for female athletes. As Burden et al. (2010) argue, interscholastic athletic directors are important as they usually represent the first interactions for young athletes with people in sport leadership positions. Researchers have investigated this phenomenon at the intercollegiate level (Bower & Hums, 2013; Darvin & Lubke, 2021; Taylor & Hardin, 2016), but little scholarship exists exploring sport leadership positions at the interscholastic level (Johnson et al., 2020; Whisenant et al., 2015). The purpose of this two-paper study, utilizing role congruity theory, was to examine the experiences of women interscholastic athletic directors in attaining (career path and hiring process) and performing the role of athletic director. Using qualitative semi-structured interviews, the researcher conducted virtual interviews with 17 current women interscholastic athletic directors (average 60-minutes per interview). The participants represented 14 states, worked at high schools of various sizes, and all held their current role for seven years or less. The results from the first paper, focused on attaining the athletic director role, indicated the importance of holding a prior position in the school system (teacher, support services, and/or coach). Institutional knowledge of the interscholastic school system and sport facilitated participants in moving up the leadership ranks into the athletic director position. The researcher also found potential issues in the hiring system, suggesting that inconsistencies of job postings and the lack of structure associated with a ‘fair’ job hiring process for internal versus external candidates. The second manuscript, focused on the experiences of performing the athletic director role, found multiple factors of the athletic director position led to work/life and time challenges, potentially impacting the female participants more than their male athletic director counterparts. Overall, these two manuscripts confirm the tenets of role congruity theory, that women face significant barriers in attaining and performing leadership positions

Testimony of touch

Abstract The Testimony of Touch is an MFA thesis of painting displayed in the Art and Design Gallery of University of Kansas. It consists of eight panels that measure eight by thirty–one feet long, hanging horizontally on the gallery wall. It wrestles with the problem of processing grief, healing, and desire and adoration of truth through authentic mark making in the movement of paint combined with performative dance. The method of painting reflects the tangibility of the healing process. I use my body, covered only with paint, to begin the dance in exploration of the vulnerability of the state of grieving. This establishes the composition. Erratic placements of forms are used to reflect the unpredictable rhythm of healing. Traditional methods of mixing oil paint cover raw marks and embrace contemporary image making through ethereal abstract movements of color and stroke. Removal of formulaic marks maintains sincerity. Tones, layered by methods of glazing, create entrance into atmospheric space and into the meaning of forms through its placement and reference to colors of growth and corruption. The spacing between the panels and forms gives pause for the visual journey across the piece. The difficulty of dealing with the size and content of the work gave further tangibility to grief still lingering in an atmosphere of hope. The painting resulted in the honor and investigation of the divine hand in healing found in the earthly realm. Testimonial organic movements of form, ethereal line, and color flowing in and out of space uncover new revelations of grief and healing. Life's truth and mystery revealed in its absence and presence unbridles the dance and the paint to abstract forms. The thesis work celebrates the authentic discovery, the adoration, and the integrity of mark making in the passage of healing. This incites future explorations of paint's potential to break off physical limitations of discovering truths desired by humanity. The rhythm of paint and dance will continue to unfold in forthcoming projects