Deborah Jordan, Ed., Loving Words: Love Letters of Nettie and Vance Palmer 1909–1914

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Cornelia M. Millen: A Brief Biography

The object of this research was to find as much information as possible on the subject in the space of seven weeks. Thus, the work found here is incomplete to say the least. Much more research would be necessary to get the whole picture; however, this work does provide a glimpse of Cornelia Marston Millen which would otherwise not be found, Miss Millen was the subject of this research. The information found here relates primarily to her life but also includes information on her immediate family members. The research for this paper was done in Savannah, Georgia. The major information sources were the Georgia Historical Society, Chatham County Courthouse, and Laurel Grove Cemetery.https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sav-bios-lane/1199/thumbnail.jp

What Is “Publicly Available Data”? Exploring Blurred Public–Private Boundaries and Ethical Practices Through a Case Study on Instagram

This article adds to the literature on ethics in digital research by problematizing simple understandings of what constitutes “publicly available data,” thereby complicating common “consent waiver” approaches. Based on our recent study of representations of family life on Instagram, a platform with a distinct visual premise, we discuss the ethical challenges we encountered and our practices for moving forward. We ground this in Lauren Berlant’s concept of “intimate publics” to conceptualize the different understandings of “publics” that appear to be at play. We make the case for a more reflexive approach to social media research ethics that builds on the socio-techno-ethical affordances of the platform to address difficult questions about how to determine social media users’ diverse, and sometimes contradictory, understandings of what is “public.”info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Captured and captioned: Representing family life on Instagram

This article examines how practices of family photography are being transformed in the digital sphere, specifically on Instagram. While research on ‘digital intimacies’ focusses on romantic or peer interactions, the digital practices of families – especially intergenerational interactions – remain understudied. We use Janet Finch’s notion of ‘family display’ to consider how Instagram affords new modes of performing and sharing family life. This concept has exciting potential for media-rich online spaces, but so far, only a few studies examine how social media platforms extend the display of family practices. To explore family photography on Instagram, we analyse a sample of 200 Instagram posts. We argue that features specific to photo-sharing in digital spaces, such as hashtags, emojis and captions, open up new aspects of and audiences for family display. Our analysis paves the way for future research about how relationships are displayed across a range of digital platforms.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Perceptions of Barriers to and Facilitators of Participation in Health Research Among Transgender People

Purpose: Although transgender people may be at increased risk for a range of health problems, they have been the subject of relatively little health research. An important step toward expanding the evidence base is to understand and address the reasons for nonparticipation and dropout. The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions of barriers to and facilitators of participation in health research among a sample of transgender people in San Francisco, CA, and Atlanta, GA. Methods: Twelve in-person focus groups (FGs) were conducted; six (three with transwomen, three with transmen) were conducted in San Francisco and six FGs were conducted in Atlanta (three with transwomen and three with transmen). FGs were audiorecorded, transcribed, and uploaded to MaxQDA software for analysis. A codebook was used to code transcripts; new codes were added iteratively as they arose. All transcripts were coded by at least 2 of the 4 researchers and, after each transcript was coded, the researchers met to discuss any discrepancies, which were resolved by consensus. Results: Among 67 FG participants, 37 (55%) identified as transmen and 30 (45%) identified as transwomen. The average age of participants was ?41 years (range 18?67) and the majority (61%) were non-Hispanic Whites. Several barriers that can hinder participation in health research were identified, including logistical concerns, issues related to mistrust, a lack of awareness about participation opportunities, and psychosocial/emotional concerns related to being ?outed.? A broad range of facilitators were also identified, including the opportunity to gain knowledge, access medical services, and contribute to the transgender community. Conclusion: These findings provide insights about the perceived barriers to and facilitators of research participation and offer some guidance for researchers in our ongoing effort to engage the transgender community in health research.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/140297/1/trgh.2016.0023.pd

CHOMPTT (CubeSat Handling of Multisystem Precision Timing Transfer): From Concept to Launch Pad

Here we present the evolution of a student satellite mission: CHOMPTT (CubeSat Handling of Multisystem Precision Time Transfer), from its original concept as a candidate for the University NanoSatellite Program 8 (UNP8), to a spacecraft ready for launch in Fall of 2017 on ELaNa XIX (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites). The 3U CubeSat houses a 1 kg, 1U OPTI (Optical Precision Timing Instrument) payload, designed and built at the University of Florida, and a 1.5U EDSNNODeS-derived bus from NASA Ames Research Center. The OPTI payload comprises of: 1) a supervisor board that handles payload data, power regulation, and mode settings, 2) an optics assembly of six 1 cm retroreflectors and four laser beacon diodes for ground-tracking; and 3) two fully redundant timing channels, each consisting of: a chip-scale atomic clock, a microprocessor with clock counter, a picosecond event timer, and an avalanche photodetector (APD) with band-pass filter. Several iterations of OPTI have been developed, tested, and designed to achieve its current functionality and design a laboratory breadboard design, a 1.5U high altitude balloon design, engineering unit design, and its current flight unit design. In-lab testing of the current OPTI design indicates a short-term precision of 100 ps, equivalent to a range accuracy of 3 cm necessary to achieve our primary objective of 200 ps time transfer error, and a long-term timing accuracy of 20 ns over one orbit (1.5 hours). After the spacecraft reaches its nominal 500 km orbit at a 85 degree inclination, an experimental laser ranging facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, will track and emit 1064 nm nanosecond optical pulses at the CHOMPTT spacecraft. The laser pulses will then reflect off the retroreflector array mounted on the nadir face of CHOMPTT, and return the pulse to the laser ranging facility where the laser ranging facility will record the round-trip duration of the laser pulses. At the same time the pulse arrives at the spacecraft and is reflected by the array, an APD will record the arrival time of the pulses at the nanosatellite. By comparing the arrival of the pulse at the CubeSat and the duration of the round-trip of the laser pulse, the clock discrepancy between the ground and CubeSat atomic clocks can be determined, in addition to the CubeSats range from the facility. The design and verification of the flight version of CHOMPTT will be reviewed and an overview of the lifetime development and progression of CHOMPTT from the inception to launch pad will be presented

Living truth: a reading in social and sociological hermeneutics

In social theory, as in everyday life, we are faced with the question of how to account for the seemingly unaccountable complexity of lives that are not all of one piece with methods that are similarly dissonant. Drawing attention to such a representational challenge, this thesis explores the ethical, sociological, and political dimensions of both social and academic truth-telling and verification practices. Focusing on questions of method, and the recent turn from critique to affect theory specifically, this study parses out underlying questions about how we determine what will and will not qualify as a complex field, a proper genre, or an affective impulse; as well as how these decisions work to shape and produce particular realities.To foreground the living contestation that animates questions of truth, the thesis opens with a case study about veteran imposture, the Stolen Valour Act, and public debates about who has the right to claim particular life stories. Autobiography hoaxes are routinely read as a breach of the line between fact and fiction, however, as this chapter illustrates, they also draw out underlying social conflicts about authorship and propriety and alert us to the dynamism of seemingly rigid genre laws. Building on this investigation into social authorship, chapter two tracks the ongoing disciplinary irresolution in the sociology of literature, and discovers that scholarly projects seeking to address the ideological rift between felt and factual truths are similarly unsure about what constitutes authentic representation. Dilating upon this intriguing parallel, the final three chapters offer a sustained analysis of the affective turn’s theoretical and methodological directives, which propose that in order to tease out the nuances of experience we must discard methods of close reading, judgement, and truth-seeking, to take up new, affect-oriented, experimental practices. Together, these chapters examine whether such a shift can alleviate critical exclusion, or if it continues to circumscribe which methods can hold intellectual and practical value. Through a series of close readings, this thesis reframes recent methodological manifestos not as appeals for newness, or hope for solutions, but as a continuation of debates about discipline, methodology, ethics, and the nature of veracity

Family History Collaborators in Conversation

Ashley Barnwell and Laura King converse about their collaborations with family historians in Australia and England. They reveal the potential uses of collaboration when challenging understandings of ‘the family’, decolonizing and declassing historical scholarship on the family and the wellbeing benefits for family history researchers and carers

Perceptions of Barriers to and Facilitators of Participation in Transgender Health Research

Background/Aims: Research regarding the health of transgender and gender-nonconforming (T/GNC) individuals and, moreover, methodological considerations for recruitment of this population, is scarce. As part of a larger effort to understand the feasibility of developing a cohort study to examine long-term health outcomes of hormonal therapy, we conducted focus group discussions to qualitatively explore attitudes toward health research involving T/GNC individuals. Specifically, we aimed to explore the potential facilitators and barriers to recruitment and enrollment and to identify points of influence that would aid future recruitment. Methods: Data were drawn from 12 in-person focus group discussions with 75 self-identified T/GNC men and women in Atlanta (n = 37) and San Francisco Bay Area (n = 38). Discussions were stratified by gender and project site and were audio-recorded. The resulting transcripts were then reviewed for potential conceptual categories using the focus group discussion questions as initial categories. Emergent themes were identified based on both recurrence and similarities/differences noted across transcripts. Results: Preliminary analyses suggest that individuals who identify as T/GNC experience several barriers to research participation. These include: 1) being unaware of the research, 2) having transportation and financial challenges, 3) believing that the research questions are irrelevant to the lives of T/GNC individuals, and 4) feeling distrustful of the medical and research community. Suggestions for how to improve research participation by individuals in the T/GNC community include: 1) recruiting in diverse community-based locations using face-to-face referral/snowball-based methods; 2) scheduling research visits in locations accessible via public transportation and offering a variety of days/times to accommodate personal and professional responsibilities; 3) providing incentives including cash/gift cards, food and free/discounted health services; and 4) prioritizing transparency regarding the research questions and how the results will benefit the T/GNC community. Additional analyses of the transcripts using MAXQDA software will be conducted prior to the conference. Conclusion: T/GNC individuals form a sizeable, unique and underserved community. Understanding the barriers and facilitators of successful enrollment and retention in research studies is critical to addressing health disparities experienced by this community. Results from these analyses will help to identify points of influence that would aid recruitment of T/GNC individuals into future observational studies and intervention trials