The F.E. Company industrial site : historic resources and preservation potential

202 pagesLarge scale corporate mining operations had a broad impact on the sparsely settled areas of western North America in the early twentieth century. The Fairbanks Exploration Company's gold dredging operations were probably the most remote of these, and their Townsite on Illinois Street is one of the best preserved and most coherent examples of this development, with national historical significance. It has regional importance as the headquarters of the dominant force in the economy of Interior Alaska in the 1920s and 30s. It is significant architecturally, as it contains much of the finest local residential, commercial, and industrial architecture of the period. It contains important examples of period technology and engineering, including a complete collection of machine tools and the region's first concrete and steel framed buildings. There is little doubt that the Townsite is the most important historic site in Fairbanks, perhaps all of Interior Alaska, and the F.E.'s Industrial Complex is its most important part. Most of the historic resources of the Townsite, long an almost forgotten part of Fairbanks, will soon be gone. Much of the Industrial Complex in the Townsite's western half is being destroyed as this is being written (a few buildings will probably be relocated to one side of the site). Highway construction threatens the landscape, if not the buildings, of the remainder of the Townsite. A number of opportunities will be lost along with the Industrial Complex. Of foremost importance to this report are the lost opportunities for historic preservation

Comparing website presentations of nature across Vermont ski areas and adjacent rural communities

Ski areas attract and cater to tourists and are often powerful symbols of cultural identity and place-based meaning. Within contexts of mountain tourism development, ski areas also communicate messages to orient visitors and residents to special features and qualities of the natural environment. This research specifically focuses on how Vermont ski areas and their neighboring rural communities use language, symbolism and imagery, within the context of website communications, to shape cultural meanings of nature and place. A sample of small, medium, and large ski areas, representing a range of development sizes, locations, and recreational offerings, were paired with their adjacent rural communities. A qualitative content analysis and a textual analysis of photographic images and written texts from ski area and town websites examined presentations of “nature” and place. Website presentations were compared across ski areas of different sizes, and between towns and ski areas. Findings show that portrayals of “nature” differ by the size of the ski area, but are similar across rural towns – though towns tended to produce a discourse about “nature” divergent from that of ski areas. In addition, both ski resort and town websites used images and texts of “Vermont” symbolically in constructing their place identity, though they did this in different ways. This study contributes a better understanding of the ways that ski areas and rural communities work both independently and collaboratively to create and sustain meaningful physical places and cultural myths. Aligning public communications electronically to present a more unified place identity to visitors and residents alike has potential planning and management implications for tourism development, especially in rural regions in Vermont and elsewhere

Cultivating Belonging: The Role of Community Farming in the Lives of Refugees from Burma

Significant research exists supporting the public health benefits of urban green space. Yet little qualitative research has been done regarding how green space impacts refugee populations who have a history of farming. The aim of this thesis is to conduct original research on the transition of refugees from Burma to life in the United States, specifically in relation to green space. This paper explores how Roots Community Farm (RCF) cultivates a transnational identity and sense of belonging for refugees from Burma in Rock Springs. Drawing on three ethnographic methods—participant observation at the farm, analysis of end-of-the-year evaluation interviews with the farmers, and semi-structured interviews with community members and staff—this thesis utilizes RCF as a case study to research the role the community farm plays in forming and encouraging social relationships within the community of refugees from Burma and with the larger community of Rock Springs. Through this daily practice of farming, the refugees create a tangible and sensory connection to an imagined and remembered place of Burma. RCF fosters a deeply affective sense of belonging to the other farmers and to the land. This is significant given the increasing recognition of the importance of social connectedness for wellbeing.Bachelor of Art

Decompressive laparotomy with temporary abdominal closure versus percutaneous puncture with placement of abdominal catheter in patients with abdominal compartment syndrome during acute pancreatitis: background and design of multicenter, randomised, controlled study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Development of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) has a strong impact on the course of disease. Number of patients with this complication increases during the years due more aggressive fluid resuscitation, much bigger proportion of patients who is treated conservatively or by minimal invasive approach, and efforts to delay open surgery. There have not been standard recommendations for a surgical or some other interventional treatment of patients who develop ACS during the SAP. The aim of DECOMPRESS study was to compare decompresive laparotomy with temporary abdominal closure and percutaneus puncture with placement of abdominal catheter in these patients.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>One hundred patients with ACS will be randomly allocated to two groups: I) decompresive laparotomy with temporary abdominal closure or II) percutaneus puncture with placement of abdominal catheter. Patients will be recruited from five hospitals in Belgrade during two years period. The primary endpoint is the mortality rate within hospitalization. Secondary endpoints are time interval between intervention and resolving of organ failure and multi organ dysfunction syndrome, incidence of infectious complications and duration of hospital and ICU stay. A total sample size of 100 patients was calculated to demonstrate that decompresive laparotomy with temporary abdominal closure can reduce mortality rate from 60% to 40% with 80% power at 5% alfa.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>DECOMPRESS study is designed to reveal a reduction in mortality and major morbidity by using decompresive laparotomy with temporary abdominal closure in comparison with percutaneus puncture with placement of abdominal catheter in patients with ACS during SAP.</p> <p>Trial registration</p> <p>ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NTC00793715</p

Autism Knowledge and Stigma among College Students at the University of Wisconsin – River Falls

M.S., Communication Science DisordersAs the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder increases, it is important for students entering the workforce to increase their overall knowledge and decrease stigma surrounding autism. The purpose of this study was to assess current university student’s knowledge and stigma of autism through the use of the Autism Stigma and Knowledge Questionnaire (ASK-Q; Harrison, Bradshaw, et al., 2017). The mean scores of each subdomain (diagnosis-15.33, etiology-14.02, treatment-12.70, and stigma-6.65) fell within the normal range, which indicated high prevalence of adequate knowledge and low stigma. The data was compared to previously published data (Stronach et al., 2019). The results of this study indicate that adequate knowledge of autism will assist in the reduction of the stigma surrounding autism

The impact of compensation models on professional development and collaboration

The purpose of this study was to determine whether professional developmen t a nd collaboration practices are a ffected by performance pay in schools. The study investigated the differences in perceptions of principals, veteran teachers, and beginning teachers. S ix questions and statements were posed relating to both professional development and collaboration . Based on the findings, no significant difference in perception of professional development and collaboration exists between educators currently utilizing a compensation model and those not utilizing a compensation model. Second, where a compensation model was implemented, principals were predicted to have higher levels of agreement regarding their views on professional development. Additionally, beginnin g teachers were predicted to have higher levels of agreement regarding their views on professional development than veteran teachers. Third, where a compensation model was not implemented, principals were predicted to have higher levels of agreement regar ding their views on professional development . Also , beginning teachers were predicted to have higher levels of agreement regarding professional development than veteran teachers. Fourth , where a compensation model was implemented, principals were predict ed to have higher levels of agreement regarding their views on collaboration veteran and beginning teachers. B eginning teachers also were predicted to have higher levels of agreement regarding collaboration than veteran teachers. Last, where a compensati on model w as not implemented, building type, position, or years of experience do not serve as predictors of collaborationReckard, Kathryn MargaretMcDaniel, TerryGruenert, SteveDawn McGrathDoctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Educational Leadership, Administration, and FoundationsCunningham Memorial Library, Terre Haute, Indiana State UniversityISU-Dissertation-May-2014DoctoralTitle from document title page. Document formatted into pages: contains 217 pages. Includes abstract