Surviving Fallout in Appalachia: An Examination of Class Differences within Civil Defense Preparation in West Virginia During the Early Years of the Cold War

Civil defense and West Virginia are not likely to be considered in tandem. What would make West Virginia significant during the Cold War? West Virginia is a state that has been synonymous with family feuds, hillbillies, moonshine, and coal mining. Few have considered West Virginia beyond these stereotypes and scant work has been done beyond that. The impact of the Cold War has been looked at through multiple angles but few have looked at the significant role West Virginia played during this time. Possibly, few have even considered that it played a role at all. Through examination of primary sources and oral histories of the period, a fuller picture can be painted about what exactly was happening in West Virginia during the early years of the Cold War. It is no secret that the state was impoverished with a significantly poorer economy than other sates but how did this impact civilians’ nuclear war fears? Civilians were presented with civil defense films that portrayed middle class families who could store food or construct their own fallout shelters; how did this impact those who could not afford to do the same? What efforts were taken to help citizens in West Virginia protect themselves and did it help at all? While atomic attacks never came, the threat was ever lingering for all citizens, with the difference between the two being how the working class and middle class responded

SB11-09/10: Academic and Strategic Plan

SB11-09/10: Academic and Strategic Plan. This resolution passed unanimously during the October 21, 2009 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM)

College Students’ Images of Mathematicians and Mathematical Careers

In this paper we report our findings of college students’ images of mathematicians and we reflect on different methodologies used to assess this information. The study reported in this paper was conducted in two stages. During the first stage, we asked 179 college students to “draw a mathematician” and also asked them to list five characteristics and five careers for a mathematician. In the second stage of the study, we conducted four focus group interviews with a total of twelve college students. During the focus group interviews, we showed the students 16 photos of real people and asked them to determine which they think are mathematicians and which are not. We found that college students do hold certain stereotypic images of mathematicians and that different perspectives arose based on the different research methodologies. In this paper, we argue for the need to go beyond relying solely on the “draw a mathematician” test and we conclude with a discussion on the implications that stereotypic images of mathematicians have on the mathematical workforce

Motivos determinantes para la aplicación de la resolución en el contrato de compraventa de bien ajeno

La presente investigación tiene como problemática establecer cuáles son los motivos determinantes para la aplicación de la Resolución de Contrato en la Compraventa de Bien Ajeno en lugar de la Resolución Contractual y/o la categoría jurídica de la Nulidad del Acto Jurídico, conforme vienen resolviendo los jueces de la Corte Suprema de la República. Se empleó el método científico para la recopilación y análisis documental, utilizando los métodos lógicos como el método analítico – sintético, el método inductivo – deductivo, método histórico y el método doctrinario. El resultado de la investigación, es que se ha determinado que los jueces de que integran la Corte Suprema de La República, no aplica en forma correcta la Resolución del Contrato de Compraventa, aplicando la figura de la Recisión Contractual y/o la Nulidad de Acto Jurídico. La propuesta de este trabajo es la modificatoria del artículo 1539 del Código Civil, ya que para dejar sin efecto un contrato de compraventa de bien ajeno se debe aplicar la Resolución Contractual y no la Recisión Contractual. Las conclusiones son verdades jurídicas que se han desarrollado adecuadamente.The present researchis as problematic Would establish the reasons decisive for the implementation of the resolution of contract selling wellout sideratherthan Contractual resolution and/orthe legal of thenullity of thejuridicalactcategory, as they are solving the judges of the Corte Supreme?.Is employed the method scientific for the compilation and analysis documentary, using those methods logical as the method analytical synthetic, the method inductive-deductive, method historical and the method doctrinaire. He result of it research, is that is has determinedthat the mjudges of that integrate it Court Supreme of the Republic, not applied in form correct it resolution of the contract of sale, applying it figure of it termination Contractual and/or the nullity of Act legal. The most important conclusion is approach of the modification of the 1539 article of the Civil Code, to rescind a contract for the sale of good of others must apply Contractual resolution and not the Contractual termination.Tesi

Automated, high accuracy classification of Parkinsonian disorders: a pattern recognition approach

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), multiple system atrophy (MSA) and idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD) can be clinically indistinguishable, especially in the early stages, despite distinct patterns of molecular pathology. Structural neuroimaging holds promise for providing objective biomarkers for discriminating these diseases at the single subject level but all studies to date have reported incomplete separation of disease groups. In this study, we employed multi-class pattern recognition to assess the value of anatomical patterns derived from a widely available structural neuroimaging sequence for automated classification of these disorders. To achieve this, 17 patients with PSP, 14 with IPD and 19 with MSA were scanned using structural MRI along with 19 healthy controls (HCs). An advanced probabilistic pattern recognition approach was employed to evaluate the diagnostic value of several pre-defined anatomical patterns for discriminating the disorders, including: (i) a subcortical motor network; (ii) each of its component regions and (iii) the whole brain. All disease groups could be discriminated simultaneously with high accuracy using the subcortical motor network. The region providing the most accurate predictions overall was the midbrain/brainstem, which discriminated all disease groups from one another and from HCs. The subcortical network also produced more accurate predictions than the whole brain and all of its constituent regions. PSP was accurately predicted from the midbrain/brainstem, cerebellum and all basal ganglia compartments; MSA from the midbrain/brainstem and cerebellum and IPD from the midbrain/brainstem only. This study demonstrates that automated analysis of structural MRI can accurately predict diagnosis in individual patients with Parkinsonian disorders, and identifies distinct patterns of regional atrophy particularly useful for this process

Establishing Tobacco Origin from Pollen Identification: An Approach to Resolving the Debate

Previous research into pollen content of tobacco resulted in a debate. We address this debate and determine that pollen analysis may be able to assist with identifying geographical origin of tobacco. However, the value of any results should be assessed on a case-by-case regional basis until sufficient database information is available for an objective interpretation to be undertaken on a global basis. As a first step toward developing comparative data for South America, we analyzed a tobacco sample from Brazil in an effort to identify signature taxa from the state of Minas Gerais. We also assessed the role of honey additives to tobacco to assess this issue. Comparing the data to previously published data, we conclude that pollen signatures can distinguish broad geographic areas. We conclude that this forensic interpretation framework needs to be developed in context of the National Academy of Sciences recommendations for tightening methods in forensic science