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Male Hypergamy And Social Status, Cedric N. Floyd May 2014

Male Hypergamy And Social Status, Cedric N. Floyd

Oglethorpe Journal of Undergraduate Research

Male hypergamy, a social pattern rarely observed, has been prevalent throughout history as a symbol of social status for men. Hypergamy is the act of marrying into a higher social class or caste. This paper analyzes a few exemplary men ranging from the Italian Renaissance to Twenty-First Century America to make note of this pattern and attempts to understand how it affects the social order in middle-to-upper class society. The research, gathered from various books on class and society, presents an idea of various men who have, in some way or another, used their marriages as a social asset and …

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The Role Of Citizen Science In Restoring Salmon And Salmon Habitat To The Suquamish Tribe's Port Madison Indian Reservation's Cowling Creek Watershed, Paul Dorn, Dick D'Archangel, Jill Wetzel May 2014

The Role Of Citizen Science In Restoring Salmon And Salmon Habitat To The Suquamish Tribe's Port Madison Indian Reservation's Cowling Creek Watershed, Paul Dorn, Dick D'Archangel, Jill Wetzel

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

Cowling Creek is the largest watershed on the Port Madison Indian Reservation. The Reservation is located on the west side of Puget Sound across from Seattle, and is where Chief Sealth (Seattle) is buried. The Wild Fish Conservancy identified 5.46 miles of the 12.22 Cowling Creek stream miles as fish bearing in 2009. Intertidal culverts installed 75 years ago were 100% barriers and eliminated all historic coho, steelhead, sea run cutthroat, chum salmon and other fish populations. The culverts blocked safe wildlife access to the estuary. Additional older and newer culverts throughout the watershed further fragmented habitat accessibility for fish …

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"An Uncultivated Waste”: Balancing Cultural Ecosystem Services And Differing Values In The Salish Sea Region, Nancy Turner May 2014

"An Uncultivated Waste”: Balancing Cultural Ecosystem Services And Differing Values In The Salish Sea Region, Nancy Turner

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

In Northwestern North America, as elsewhere in the world, First Peoples’ stories reflect the gifts of Nature to humans – what we now call “cultural ecosystem services” – and the ways in which places and species are imbued with cultural meaning. All around the Salish Sea, such stories, told in the range of Indigenous languages and dialects spoken across the area, have been passed from generation to generation since time immemorial: How the Salmon People came and taught the Saanich People how to fashion their reefnets of willow bark; How Xáls, the Creator, turned people who had transgressed cultural laws …

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Evaluating A Prioritization Framework For Monitoring Chemicals Of Emerging Concern In The Salish Sea Based On Lessons Learned From Western States Programs, Jill M. Brandenberger, Maggie Dutch, Joan Hardy, Christopher Andrew James, Deb Lester, April Markiewicz, Dale Norton, Sandra M. O'Neill, Brian Penttila, Heather Trim, Irvin Schultz, James West, Kathleen Conn, Alec Maule May 2014

Evaluating A Prioritization Framework For Monitoring Chemicals Of Emerging Concern In The Salish Sea Based On Lessons Learned From Western States Programs, Jill M. Brandenberger, Maggie Dutch, Joan Hardy, Christopher Andrew James, Deb Lester, April Markiewicz, Dale Norton, Sandra M. O'Neill, Brian Penttila, Heather Trim, Irvin Schultz, James West, Kathleen Conn, Alec Maule

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

We are now approaching a tipping point where priority pollutants may no longer be the primary driver of environmental impairment. Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) present a challenge to environmental monitoring and management programs because the rapidly emerging state of the knowledge requires an adaptive and transparent prioritization framework. The state of the science, treatment technologies, and regulatory policies are not well understood, CEC quantification is challenging and expensive, and the management approach is not simply a concentration based criteria, but may include biological end-points. The need for a shared responsibility and leveraging across many programs was evaluated through a …

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Variation In Juvenile Chinook Salmon Diet Composition And Foraging Success Between Two Estuaries With Contrasting Land-Use Histories, Aaron David, Charles Simenstad, Jeffrey R. Cordell, Jason David Toft, Christopher Ellings, Ayesha Gray, Hans B. Berge May 2014

Variation In Juvenile Chinook Salmon Diet Composition And Foraging Success Between Two Estuaries With Contrasting Land-Use Histories, Aaron David, Charles Simenstad, Jeffrey R. Cordell, Jason David Toft, Christopher Ellings, Ayesha Gray, Hans B. Berge

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

The transition of juveniles from fresh water to estuarine and marine environments is a critical period in the life cycle of Pacific salmon, during which survival can be strongly size-selective. Because the amount and quality of food consumed are major determinants of juvenile salmon growth, successful acquisition of energy rich prey during estuarine residence is critical for survival. Humans have likely impacted the feeding relationships of juvenile salmon in estuaries by destroying estuarine wetlands and by altering the abundance of salmon in estuaries. While the estuarine foraging habits of juvenile salmon have been extensively examined, few studies have conducted quantitative …

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How Are The Fish Doing? Development And Implementation Of Sixteen Watershed Monitoring And Adaptive Management Programs For Recovery Of Puget Sound Chinook, Stacy Vynne, Jeanette Dorner, Leska S. Fore, Kari A. (Kari Ann) Stiles, Jacques White, Abby Hook, Laura Blackmore May 2014

How Are The Fish Doing? Development And Implementation Of Sixteen Watershed Monitoring And Adaptive Management Programs For Recovery Of Puget Sound Chinook, Stacy Vynne, Jeanette Dorner, Leska S. Fore, Kari A. (Kari Ann) Stiles, Jacques White, Abby Hook, Laura Blackmore

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

The Puget Sound Partnership is working with a team of consultants led by Long Live the Kings to develop a performance management system for recovery of Chinook salmon across Puget Sound. With final products due in May 2014, this presentation will discuss the mechanics for implementing the project in sixteen unique watersheds, successes and challenges, and lessons learned for future application and planning. In 1999, Puget Sound Chinook salmon were listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. NOAA-NMFS (the federal agency accountable for the listing) supported authorship of unique watershed chapters by locally-led, collaborative watershed groups comprised of …

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Open Source Mapping To Improve Data Sharing: Environmental Response Management Application, Amy Merten, Ben Shorr May 2014

Open Source Mapping To Improve Data Sharing: Environmental Response Management Application, Amy Merten, Ben Shorr

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

The Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA®) is an online mapping tool that integrates both static and real-time data, such as Environmental Sensitivity Index maps, ship locations, weather, and ocean currents, in a centralized, easy-to-use format for environmental responders and decision makers. ERMA enables a user to quickly and securely upload, transform export, and display spatial data in a Geographic Information System (GIS) map. This allows for high-impact and fine-resolution visualization of data for solving complex environmental response and resource issues. ERMA was used to support the USCG’s “Arctic Shield” drill, September 2013. Through this exercise, ERMA was able to incorporate …

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Responding To Sea Level Rise Risks In A Vulnerable Community, Andy Haub May 2014

Responding To Sea Level Rise Risks In A Vulnerable Community, Andy Haub

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

In 2010, Olympia City Council directed staff to investigate the implications of 50-inches of sea rise to our downtown and to develop a progressive strategy of appropriate responses. Over the past three years, City technical staff and coastal engineers have developed near and long-term priorities and implementation actions. The new analysis links a comprehensive marine simulation of Budd Inlet with land elevations and uses, stormwater and wastewater infrastructure, major precipitation events and sea level rise. The analysis provides a tangible and easily visualized approach for understanding and quantifying the implications of sea rise in downtown Olympia. The simulations identify how …

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West Coast Aquatic Marine Planning Approach: Integrating Cultural Ecosystem Services, Jennifer Spencer, Andrew Day May 2014

West Coast Aquatic Marine Planning Approach: Integrating Cultural Ecosystem Services, Jennifer Spencer, Andrew Day

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

West Coast Aquatic and Planning RoleWest Coast Aquatic (WCA) is a forum for governments, communities, and businesses to work together on the health and wealth of the West Coast of Vancouver Island (WCVI) marine area. Most recently, WCA recently produced and approved a Coastal Strategy for the West Coast, which outlines principles, values, goals and objectives for the region. The Coastal Strategy also includes priority action areas, one of which is marine spatial planning in Barkley and Clayoqout Sounds.The WCA approach to marine spatial planning includes the development of an adaptive planning tool, which provides a Sound-wide spatial depiction of …

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Operationalizing Cultural Ecosystem Services For Political Decision-Making, Bessie Schwarz May 2014

Operationalizing Cultural Ecosystem Services For Political Decision-Making, Bessie Schwarz

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

As social scientists develop promising new ways to measure Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) for decision-making, the question becomes if and how political decision-makers integrate this information into natural resources policy and management. My talk will dissect participatory value mapping as a method for bringing CES into the legislative processes. Value mapping uses spatially explicit surveys to reveal the density and distribution of values (both monetary and non-monetary) that stakeholders attribute to their environment. In a study conducted in 2013, I explored the use of this method to inform Shoreline Master Programs on the Olympic Peninsula. I used Conceptual Content Cognitive …

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Building The Encyclopedia Of Puget Sound: A New Resource For Ecosystem Recovery, Jeff Rice, Joel E. Baker May 2014

Building The Encyclopedia Of Puget Sound: A New Resource For Ecosystem Recovery, Jeff Rice, Joel E. Baker

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

Advances in online communication and digital media are changing the way ecosystem information is shared and understood. New and emerging technologies provide opportunities for networked science that can greatly benefit Puget Sound and Salish Sea ecosystem recovery through improved information flow and unprecedented access to scientific literature and data. The Encyclopedia of Puget Sound (www.eopugetsound.org) is an online resource published by the University of Washington in collaboration with the Puget Sound Partnership. Its mission is to synthesize and document the state of the science of ecosystem recovery in the region. Through a topic editor system inspired by efforts such as …

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Planning For Change: Climate Adaptation Survey Results, Jamie Erin Mooney May 2014

Planning For Change: Climate Adaptation Survey Results, Jamie Erin Mooney

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

In August 2012, Washington Sea Grant distributed a survey to the members of Washington Sea Grant’s Coastal and Shoreline Planner’s Group in coastal counties of Washington State. The survey assesses the current role of coastal practitioners and elected officials in the climate change adaptation process, the hurdles they have encountered, and the quantity and quality of information they have on local climate change impacts. The report also draws some limited comparisons between Washington, Oregon, and California by identifying similarities and differences in hurdles to climate adaptation in these three states. Findings from this survey will contribute to the National Sea …

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City Of Anacortes Water Treatment Plant Climate Change Mitigation, Fred Buckenmeyer May 2014

City Of Anacortes Water Treatment Plant Climate Change Mitigation, Fred Buckenmeyer

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

Building Community Resilience: Moving beyond climate adaptation planning to implementation, session 46. In 2013 the City of Anacortes completed construction of a new $57 million water treatment plant located adjacent to the Skagit River. Elements of the design and construction incorporated mitigation for the anticipated effects of climate change. The elements included waterproof construction techniques, elevated critical structures, and filtration method considerations.

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What Goes Down The Drain Eventually Reaches The River: Characterizing Contaminants Of Emerging Concern (Cecs) In The Columbia River Basin, Jennifer Morace, Elena Nilsen May 2014

What Goes Down The Drain Eventually Reaches The River: Characterizing Contaminants Of Emerging Concern (Cecs) In The Columbia River Basin, Jennifer Morace, Elena Nilsen

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

Toxic contamination is a significant concern in the Columbia River Basin in Washington and Oregon. To help water managers and policy makers in decision making about future sampling efforts and toxic-reduction activities, the USGS did a reconnaissance to assess contaminant concentrations contributed directly to the Columbia River through wastewater-treatment-plant (WWTP) effluent and stormwater runoff from adjacent urban environments, as well as to evaluate instantaneous loadings to the Columbia River Basin from these inputs. Nine cities were selected in Oregon and Washington to provide diversity in physical setting, climate characteristics, and population density. Samples were collected from a WWTP in each …

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Rethinking Our Waterways - Best Practices For Collaborative Approaches To Watershed Planning, Amy Greenwood May 2014

Rethinking Our Waterways - Best Practices For Collaborative Approaches To Watershed Planning, Amy Greenwood

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

Water is the lifeblood of communities. We depend on it, we value it, and with growing awareness of the potential impacts of population growth, climate change and other pressures within our water resources and watersheds, we must work together to effectively manage and steward our water resources into the future. To address the complexities inherent to watershed and water resource planning at the local scale, the Fraser Basin Council has developed a comprehensive watershed-planning guide to assist organizations and individuals to:• Understand the value of water and watershed planning• Navigate the diversity of current and emerging water issues• Understand the …

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Vibrio Parahaemolyticus And Shellfish Safety, Laura Wigand May 2014

Vibrio Parahaemolyticus And Shellfish Safety, Laura Wigand

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is one of the leading causes of foodborne illness associated with seafood consumption worldwide. V. parahaemolyticus is a native bacterium to Salish Sea coastal waters and present in higher quantities during summer months. Humans who consume raw or undercooked shellfish, most commonly oysters, containing V. parahaemolyticus can develop a gastrointestinal illness. Typically self-limiting, V. parahaemolyticus infections can also lead to life-threatening skin infections or septicemia, particularly in individuals with weakened immune systems. The Washington State Department of Health (Health) manages V. parahaemolyticus through regular environmental sampling during summer months, implementing a V. parahaemolyticus Control Plan for the commercial …

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Hadzabee Mother And Child, Aubrey E. Gedeon May 2014

Hadzabee Mother And Child, Aubrey E. Gedeon

The Mercury

No abstract provided.

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African Sunset, Aubrey E. Gedeon May 2014

African Sunset, Aubrey E. Gedeon

The Mercury

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Hadzabe Feast, Aubrey E. Gedeon May 2014

Hadzabe Feast, Aubrey E. Gedeon

The Mercury

No abstract provided.

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Safety Culture Perceptions In A Collegiate Aviation Program: A Systematic Assessment, Daniel Kwasi Adjekum May 2014

Safety Culture Perceptions In A Collegiate Aviation Program: A Systematic Assessment, Daniel Kwasi Adjekum

Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering

An assessment of the perceptions of respondents on the safety culture at an accredited Part 141 four year collegiate aviation program was conducted as part of the implementation of a safety management system (SMS). The Collegiate Aviation Program Safety Culture Assessment Survey (CAPSCAS), which was modified and revalidated from the existing Commercial Aviation Safety Survey (CASS), was used. Participants were drawn from flight students and certified flight instructors in the program. The survey captured the perceptions of participants on the status of the safety culture in the program. There were significant variances in the perception of respondents on the safety …

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Research Engagement: What We Have Learned About Building Collaborative Research Relationships, Sue Bahn, Llandis Barratt-Pugh May 2014

Research Engagement: What We Have Learned About Building Collaborative Research Relationships, Sue Bahn, Llandis Barratt-Pugh

Llandis Barratt-Pugh

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What's A Life Worth? The Value Placed On Safety, Susanne Bahn, Llandis Barratt-Pugh May 2014

What's A Life Worth? The Value Placed On Safety, Susanne Bahn, Llandis Barratt-Pugh

Llandis Barratt-Pugh

This adicle examines the safety values of managers and their impact on safety in the workplace. A case study on the civil construction industry in Western Australia that was undertaken between 2005 and 2007 provides the materialfrom which this discussion is drawn. A safety values inventory (that was developed collaboratively with managers) identifies the importance placed on specific values according to business size. This ranking activity indicates that the managers in the civil construction industry who participated in the study place different priorities on safety and have different approaches to achieving a safe working environment, depending on whether they work …

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Taming Mobile Applications, Cris Ferguson May 2014

Taming Mobile Applications, Cris Ferguson

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

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Fearless Friday: Annamarie Houlis, Annamarie Houlis May 2014

Fearless Friday: Annamarie Houlis, Annamarie Houlis

SURGE

Constantly working to make open and safe spaces on campus for women to speak up and receive support, using her writing and journalism skills to find and spread the word about social injustices affecting women, and taking the initiative to start her own women’s justice blog, AnnaMarie Houlis ’14 uses her creativity and passion to help those not just on campus, but globally.

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The Effect Of Patient Education On Anxiety Levels In Patients Receiving Chemotherapy For The First Time, Sarah Garcia May 2014

The Effect Of Patient Education On Anxiety Levels In Patients Receiving Chemotherapy For The First Time, Sarah Garcia

Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports

Cancer affects approximately 1.5 million people every year throughout the United States.Comprehensive care that includes psychosocial aspects is important to help patients effectively adapt to their diagnosis and treatment plan. Improper prevention and management of anxiety can lead to poor psychosocial outcomes, dissatisfaction with care, and decreased adherence to treatment. Current evidence suggests that education is effective at helping reduce anxiety in patients receiving chemotherapy for the first time. The purpose of this evidenced based practice project was to determine if nurse-led patient education regarding chemotherapy side effects, side-effect management, and orientation to the infusion center was effective at decreasing …

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The Use Of Stress Reduction Techniques In Nursing Education, Jennifer S. Bauer May 2014

The Use Of Stress Reduction Techniques In Nursing Education, Jennifer S. Bauer

Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports

Stress is a complex phenomenon that has significant effects on students which may disturb their physiological, psychological, and spiritual health and well-being. Nursing students have been identified to be at high risk for stress during their education. Stress can arise from new clinical experiences, academic load, and personal stressors (Jones & Johnston, 2006). This increase in stress can lead to the student’s inability to assimilate and learn within the classroom and clinical settings. A review of the literature provided evidence that reported a positive relationship between guided imagery and a decrease in stress and anxiety. This evidence-based practice (EBP) project …

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Diversity In Times Of Austerity: Documenting Resistance In The Academy, Tamara Leech, David Moscowitz, Terri Jett, Terri Carney, Ann Savage May 2014

Diversity In Times Of Austerity: Documenting Resistance In The Academy, Tamara Leech, David Moscowitz, Terri Jett, Terri Carney, Ann Savage

Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works

What happens to feminism in the university is parallel to what happens to feminism in other venues under economic restructuring: while the impoverished nation is forced to cut social services and thereby send women back to the hierarchy of the family, the academy likewise reduces its footprint in interdisciplinary structures and contains academic feminists back to the hierarchy of departments and disciplines. When the family and the department become powerful arbiters of cultural values, women and feminist academics by and large suffer: they either accept a diminished role or are pushed to compete in a system they recognize as antithetical …

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E-Content Statistics Schedule, Lanette Garza May 2014

E-Content Statistics Schedule, Lanette Garza

Library Faculty Research

No abstract provided.

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Beating South Africa's Endless Plague: Making Life Easier For Hiv/Aids Orphans, Shannon Garrity May 2014

Beating South Africa's Endless Plague: Making Life Easier For Hiv/Aids Orphans, Shannon Garrity

Honors Program Theses and Projects

There are many modern beauties on this earth, including the incredible power of twenty-first century science and technology. But, due to many socio-economic injustices and current wars, these modern ‘beauties’ do not reach everyone. The spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa is a pertinent example of a social and public health issue disabling millions of people from obtaining their basic necessities. Although South Africa is the richest country on the African continent, it continues to contain the highest number of people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS worldwide. One out of five adults is diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in South Africa; this has left over …

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Faculty Newsletter, Summer 2014, Volume 1, Issue 1, Pepperdine University Libraries May 2014

Faculty Newsletter, Summer 2014, Volume 1, Issue 1, Pepperdine University Libraries

The Book and Beyond and Faculty Newsletter

News, events, and initiatives from Pepperdine University Libraries from Summer 2014.

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