Risk, wealth and agrarian change in India: household-level hazards vs. late-modern global risks at different points along the risk transition

The global poor often prioritise immediate hazards of food insecurity over temporally more distant risks like global warming. Yet the influence of socio-economic factors, temporal and spatial distance on risk perception remains under-researched. Data on risk perception and response were collected from two sets of Indian villages. Participatory approaches were used to investigate variations by socio-economic status, food security, age and gender. Villagers’ risk priorities reflected clear spatial and temporal patterns depending on land ownership, community group and education levels. Poorer groups prioritised household-level risks to health and food security while global environmental risks were mentioned by only three of the wealthiest respondents. The paper concludes that household risk perceptions and responses vary greatly with socio-economic status, age, gender and the spatial or temporal distance of the risk. These factors need to be better understood if the most significant contributors to the global burden of disease are to be reduced

Wild Type Drosophila melanogaster Eye Pigments: Examining Absorbance Spectra and Light Sensitivity

The eyes of wild type fruit flies contain various pigments that contribute to a brick red color. Chromatography techniques are used to separate and view these pigments. IN this project, the students extract and gather absorbance spectra for these pigments using three methods: eye pigment chromatography, pigment extraction and spectrophotometry, and spectrophotometry and photosensitivity. The methods are compared to determine how efficient they are at separating and extracting pigments and producing reliable results when examining absorbance spectra. To explore the photosensitivity of the pigments, we compare absorbance spectra changes to a pigment solution

Nervous System Practical

These are slides for others to use to prepare for the nervous system practical. It contains labeled pictures of all the structures students in the class should know

Engaging with the European Union in the Community College Classroom: Pedagogy and Research Best Practices

This slide presentation summaries the Global Studies Initiative in Social Sciences at Parkland College. The goal of the project is to support faculty in curriculum redesign to include studies in global awareness and to identify and use sources that minimize reliance on textbooks

Technology of Parkland

This slide presentation is the result of an ethnography assignment for Anthropology 103. Students conducted an ethnographic study to test the hypothesis that technology in the classroom improves the learning experience at Parkland College. Using participant observation, classroom observation and formal interviews. Some of the themes uncovered are that students are generally positive about the use of technology in the classroom, but wavered on whether it held interest or was distracting

Summaries 2

This handout provides information on the different types of summaries and how to write them

Global Studies Initiative Final Report: History 105

In this project report for the Global Studies Initiative at Parkland College, the instructor of History 105 History of the U.S. 1877 to the Present, reflects on how global issues focusing on the European Union, Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia were integrated into to the course curriculum, how they were received by students and the likelihood of continued inclusion

Prospectus, February 28, 2018

Parkland tuition remains unaltered for first time since \u2792; New shows coming to Planetarium; The ART of Illustration exhibition is open at Giertz Gallery; Planetarium to get new software; Time management, self-care assure student successhttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_2018/1006/thumbnail.jp

Methamphetamine Effects on Adolescent Brain Development in Both Sexes

Vulnerability to drug addiction in adolescents (ADOLs) may lead to faster rates of addiction and higher rates of relapse. The brain is developing in adolescence, including the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and the nucleus accumbens (NAc), which are regions involved in self-control and reward systems, respectively. Further, females, both human and rat models, often exhibit faster rates of addiction than males. Research from this lab has found previously that adult rats of both sexes exposed to amphetamine during ADOL had reduced expression of dopamine D1 receptors (D1R) in the medial PFC but no change in the NAc. The purpose of this current study is to determine how age and sex influence methamphetamine’s (METH) effects on the brain and behavio

A Christmas Carol, 2009

By Charles DickensAdapted by Nick SchneiderOriginal Music by Tim SchirmerOriginal Song Lyrics by Seamus Reilly and Cheri Coons Director: Michelle MillsScenic Designer: Lee M. BoyerSound Designer: Jon SchoenoffMusical Director: Tim SchirmerCostume Designer: Barbara T. SchoenoffTechnical Production Supervisor and Design Coordinator: Thomas V. KorderTechnical Director: David G. DillmanLighting Designer: Sean MurphyHair and Make-Up Designer: Rene Chadwick December 4, 5, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 at 7pmDecember 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 at 2pm2009 Produced by the Parkland College Fine and Applied Arts Department and Bah Humbug Productionshttps://spark.parkland.edu/parkland_theatre/1061/thumbnail.jp