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This 120- minute presentation sheds light on one of the dominant research paradigms in Western scholarly traditions: the critical paradigm. While the critical paradigm entails an array of approaches, I focus on explicating critical rhetoric, critical ethnography, semiotics, and critical discourse analysis via using examples from my own published works and ongoing research about gender within China’s consumerist discourse. Specifically, I draw from my study of women’s bodies and the consumption of cosmetic surgery, my reading of the images of the modern Chinese bride in bridal media, and my analysis of the reconstructions of post-socialist femininities and masculinities in the popular dating shows. This talk not only gives a glimpse of the nuanced application of the various critical approaches, but also points to the importance of interrogating the vernacular, popular discourses in our everyday life, which create and reinforce intertwined social and gender inequalities

We derive universal lower bounds for the potential energy of spherical codes and codes in Hamming spaces, that are optimal in the framework of Delsarteu27s linear programming approach adapted for energy bounds by Yudin. Our bounds are universal in the sense of both Levenshtein and Cohn-Kumar; i.e., they are valid for any choice of dimension and code cardinality and they apply to any absolutely monotone potential

This experiential workshop is designed to assist experienced music therapy clinicians in advancing their clinical practice skills by participating in and processing music psychotherapy methods and interventions. Presenters will provide case illustrations, facilitate experiential exercises, and demonstrate how to maximize the power of music, effectively process the therapeutic experience,and develop an evidence-based practice. Approved for 5 CMTE

NUTRIENT AND DISSOLVED OXYGEN LEVELS OF AN OPEN AQUIFER SYSTEM MATTHEWS, Tessa, Geosciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46805, BUDD, Sarah K., Geosciences, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499 and ISIORHO, Solomon A., Department of Geosciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), 2101 East Coliseum Boulevard, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499, mattta01@students.ipfw.edu In order to monitor nutrients and average water level, pH, temperature, and conductivity for an aquifer on the IPFW campus, a well field was created. A creek adjacent to the well field is also monitored. Additionally, dissolved oxygen levels have been added to see if there is a correlation between the dissolved oxygen and nutrient levels. The USEPA maximum suggested acceptable levels are 10.0, 1.0, 250.0, and 5.0 mg/L for nitrate, nitrite, sulfate, and phosphate respectively. The data presented was collected over a 2 year period. The results show that, on average, all parameters tested were within the USEPA acceptable drinking water limits (averages are shown in parentheses). Nitrate, nitrite, sulfate, and phosphate levels range between 0.0-15.5 (2.5), 0.0-0.01 (.004), 0.0-252.0 (74.2), 0.0-7.9 (2.1) mg/L respectively. The pH was between 4.8-10.2 (6.5) and the conductivity values range between 111- 1118 (667.7) ppm. The overall results show that the waters from this aquifer are suitable for drinking. With the dissolved oxygen portion of the project, there appears to be no consistent correlation pattern, but data was only collected over a three month period. This is an ongoing study and newer results will be presented

I am Brittney Fullmer, a senior history major at IPFW. I have always enjoyed learning and studying about the past, but the first time I can remember really falling in love with it was in high school in my U.S. history class. The excellent professors and history program at IPFW have fueled that passion even more. Next semester I will be doing an internship at the Allen County Public Library, working with 19th century archives. After I graduate in December 2015, I am thinking about pursuing library or museum work

Never Forget examines the ways in which the past the invades and shapes the present. Unquestionably, there are many memories of what happened September 11th, 2001. Beginning with interviews with people who experienced 9/11 as a volunteer at Ground Zero and building to those who experienced the attacks on television throughout the world, this film explores the ways that u27weu27 Never Forget. We live in a world where history seems like an u27accurateu27 depiction of the past. Public Memory challenges that assumption. Through an examination of the role of 9/11 ten years after the attacks, we explore how the relationships between individual memory, memorials, education, history, media, and politics shape our understandings of the past in the present

Hagiography is a traditional construction of the religious biography of holy people. While generally studied in relationship to formally and informally canonized saints, hagiographies have been constructed and identified in literature, among social activists, and in a host of secular locations. Using data from a media framing analysis, we argue that coverage of the American military’s drone use in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars not only constitutes the drones as agentic, giving them pseudo personhood, but also tells a story of the drones as saints—constituting a hagiography of drones. As both a biography and the construction of the subject as holy, hagiography is comprised of the following general characteristics: few specific biographical details in deference to documenting extraordinary characteristics, the stressing of ethical principles and the subject’s innocence, strengthen the goodness and truth of the subject, and, finally, construct the subject and their characteristics in such a way that they may be imitated by readers. In the expansive analysis section we use media framing data that demonstrates drones are predominately characterized as agentic—that is, drones are drawn to possess human characteristics. They can make decisions and they need no human motivation or influence to do their job. Establishing the human-ness of the drones is central to the hagiographic narrative. Once human, the drones are glorified to reflect their goodness, justness, and power in theatre wars. Because drones fundamentally change the impact of ground wars on troops from the United States, they are imagined as a savior from increased casualties. Drones are not just saviors of U.S. troops, however. Drones are imagined as a more precise way to ensure that the “right” targets are killed versus the flawed nature of human warfare. Further, John Arquilla, executive director of the Information Operations Center at the Naval Postgraduate school, underscores the ethicality, justness, and strength of drones—the essential components of a hagiography: “I stand my artificial intelligence against your human any day of the week and tell you that my A.I. will pay more attention to the rules of engagement and create fewer ethical lapses than a human force.” In this form, the drones become exemplars of humane warfare, models that individuals may emulate or strive to imitate. We ultimately argue that the construction of drones as holy, saintly, or even simple exemplars of warfare is critically troubling because it gives lie to the possibility of ethical conflict. Framing drones as superior to humans in both philosophy and execution of war excuses both direct and indirect responsibility and culpability in the military industrial complex, war culture, and the othering of enemies. Further distancing the American public from the material reality of conflict, death, and disaster precipitated by warfare cements American militarism

During the last 30 years, minimal research has been successful for entrapping elements beyond the more common Sc, Y, La and 4f-block lanthanide metals. Our goal is to expand the selection of metals that can be encapsulated. Preliminary results indicate that new metallofullerenes can be produced successfully with our electric-arc, plasma reactor. Key experimental parameters were metal selection, buffer gas, gap voltage, amount of current, chamber pressure, burn time, flow rate of added gases, and choice of chemically reactive atmosphere. By manipulating these variables, we have produced new clusters in addition to conventional clusters in uncommon cages. Upon their successful synthesis, efforts are currently underway to separate and isolate these new molecules utilizing non-chromatographic methods

Description of Event: This event was put on by the assistant professor of art education, Stephanie Danker (our professor!). Most of the people that were in attendance of the lecture were art students, professors and community members of Miami University. This was a lecture style, where she had a PowerPoint that she used in order to share information with the audience. She spoke mostly about the contemporary movements in crafts, such as handwork. She touched greatly on feminism and the different “waves” that it has. The firs thing that she spoke about in her lecture, was the “4 important aspects of crafts”, which included act or activity of making, skilled knowledge, craftpersonshift (which is a general and neutral term for craftmanshift) and apprenticeship. During the length of the presentation, she did a good job of incorporating different artists and bringing in real examples and movements they have participated in. Response/Analysis of Event: During the lecture, I experienced a lecture with a topic that the lecturer felt very strongly about. This fact made it very enjoyable to sit through, the fact that the topic was so important to her. Overall, I think the main point of the lecture was to introduce the topic of art and how it applies to women (especially throughout generations). The main thing that I got out of the lecture, was the fact that even though times are changing and technology is certainly improving, crafts need to stay in our culture as a way of meditation, relaxation, socializing and a way to keep family values and traditions. Finally, she concluded with the reasons on why we should reclaim crafts: sustainability, entrepreneurship, activism, leisure and relaxation, creating community and saving money. Connections to Art:This lecture clearly revolved around art. I think this topic could definitely be passed on to future students to stress the importance of keeping art current and in use. It is important to reiterate the fact to students that crafts are away for people to spread cultures, traditions, use as a form meditation and relaxation. Even though I did not attend the workshop section of this speaker, I think that the techniques learned (text and textiles to practice sashiko and kanth) could be taught to the students. It could be used in the classroom to introduce the idea of sustainability. Reflections:Overall, I thoroughly enjoined the lecture. It was a great way to learn about modern craft and the way it pertains to today’s culture and education. The thing I most enjoyed learning about was all of the different movements and event that’s have been put on in order to explain these topics. I also enjoyed the idea that people have been making their own products and clothing in order to demonstrate rebelling against mass producing and the simple idea of just decorating with their own crafts. I really enjoyed the quote towards the end by Rochelle Smith that stated “Making things by hand serves as a compliment, or antidote, to being in cyberspace”

With the composer present, I summarized the compositional style of Canadian composer Jeff Enns, presented a complete list of his choral compositions and discography to date, and walked the attendees though several select compositions, with the composer accompanying at the piano

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the importance of redesigning, reusing, remanufacturing, recovering, recycling and reducing (6R) to sustainable manufacturing and discuss the general procedure to reconfigure robots. Two critical challenges in adopting industrial robots in small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) are flexibility and cost, as the number of tasks of the same type can be limited because of the size of an SME. The challenges can be alleviated by 6R. The 6R processes allow a robot to adopt new tasks, increase its utilization rate and reduce unit costs of products. Design/methodology/approach - There is no shortcut to implement sustainable manufacturing. All of the manufacturing resources in a system should be planned optimally to reduce waste and maximize the utilization rates of resources. In this paper, modularization and reconfiguration are emphasized to implement 6R processes in sustainable manufacturing; robots are especially taken into consideration as core functional modules in the system. Modular architecture makes it feasible to integrate robots with low-cost customized modules for various tasks for the high utilization rates. A case study is provided to show the feasibility. Findings - Finding the ways to reuse manufacturing resources could bring significant competitiveness to an SME, in the sense that sophisticated machines and tools, such as robots, can be highly utilized even in a manufacturing environment with low or medium product volumes. The concepts of modularization and 6R processes can be synergized to achieve this goal. Research limitations/implications - The authors propose the strategy to enhance the utilization rates of core manufacturing resources using modular architecture and 6R practice. The axiomatic design theory can be applied as the theoretical fundamental to guide the 6R processes; however, a universal solution in the implementation is not available. The solutions have to be tailored to specific SMEs, and the solutions should vary with respect to time. Practical implications - To operate a sustainable manufacturing system, a continuous design effort is required to reconfigure existing resources and enhance their capabilities to fulfill new tasks in the dynamic environment. Social implications - The authors focus on the importance of sustainable manufacturing to modern society, and they achieve this goal by reusing robots as system components in different applications. Originality/value - Sustainable manufacturing has attracted a great deal of attention, although the operable guidance for system implementation is scarce. The presented work has thrown some light in this research area. The 6R concept has been introduced in a modular system to maximize the utilizations of critical manufacturing resources. It is particularly advantageous for SMEs to adopt sophisticated robots cost-effectively

Exotic invasive plants can alter ecosystem structure and function, yet there is a paucity of evidence regarding broadly applicable mechanisms. We hypothesized that denser growth patterns characteristic of exotic invasive plants lead to a common effect of reduction and homogenization of environmental temperatures and that these alterations compromise thermal quality of habitat for ectotherms. We quantified thermal regimes within native and exotic plant-dominated habitats, including monocultures of 11 exotic species as well as stratified mixed-exotic habitats in a temperate forest landscape in the eastern US. Exotic plant-dominated habitats exhibited reduced and less variable temperature compared to their native counterparts, with stratified mixed-exotic habitats exhibiting the lowest temperatures overall and exotic shrubs (six species) the lowest as a structural group. Thermal effects were extended beyond the growing season of native vegetation owing to extended leaf phenology of exotic woody species. To demonstrate that these effects can alter environmental cues and adversely impact native species, we used a 4-year radiotelemetry study and laboratory thermal preference trials to relate habitat thermal quality to multiscale resource selection by a native snake, Agkistrodon contortrix. To further test the effect of vegetation structure and the efficacy of targeted management, we removed exotic foliar cover from eight 400 m2 plots. Radio-tagged snakes avoided exotic vegetation at multiple spatial scales. In contrast to previous studies of A. contortrix, snakes exhibited preference for sites composed of higher native vegetation density and height. Response to exotic foliage removal was also rapid - including use of sites during gestation and parturition. Together with other recent studies, our results suggest a direct, non-trophic effect that is common to a broad range of exotic invasive plant species in a variety of ecological contexts. We further offer a mitigation technique that may be implemented when large-scale control or eradication is not cost-effective or ecologically sound

40u22 x 50 and 13/16u22.Transparent positive film, paper, Plexiglas, hex bolts and washers, mounted on Gatorfoam.Silver metal frame.http://opus.ipfw.edu/haecceities_facgallery/1084/thumbnail.jp

This paper examines the variations in unemployment across the State of Indiana for 2014. There is a significant literature concerning regional differences in unemployment which shows that differences in regulatory regimes and labor laws together with the differences in the structure of the local economies explain a significant amount of the variation in unemployment. Few studies have been published concerning differences by county within a jurisdiction with a uniform regulatory environment. What studies have been published found that the structure of the local economies were significant in explaining the differences in unemployment within the jurisdiction. For Indiana in 2014 this study finds that the structure of the Indiana economy explains the variations in unemployment. Those counties which are rural or have industries which are not manufacturing have higher unemployment rates than those counties with automobile and aerospace core industrie

Preschool childrenu27s mind-related comments were analyzed during collaborative problem-solving interactions with mothers and fathers, and in relation to parental mind-mindedness (MM) and childrenu27s concurrent theory of mind (ToM). Seventy-two parents (36 fathers, 36 mothers) and their four-year-olds participated. Parentsu27 comments to encourage independent thinking and childrenu27s own mind-related comments were expected to mediate, in serial, the relationship between parental MM and childrenu27s ToM. The proposed model of mediation received empirical confirmation. In addition, mothers and fathers were found to perform similarly on two measures of MM and in their usage of autonomy promoting and control comments. Finally, no differences were found in the frequency of childrenu27s mind-related comments during interactions with fathers and mothers

Literature concerning dinosaur footprints or trackways exhibiting abnormal gait or morphology reflecting pathology (ichnopathology) is rare. We report on a number of Jurassic and Cretaceous occurrences of theropod footprints from western North America with unusual morphologies interpreted herein as examples of inferred pathologies, or ichnopathologies. The majority of ichnopathologies are primarily manifested in the digit impressions and include examples of swelling, extreme curvature, dislocation or fracture, and amputation. A number of occurrences are single tracks on ex situ blocks with substantial deformation (inferred dislocation or fracture), or absence of a single digit impression. Two occurrences are from in situ natural mould trackways, one of which is a lengthy trackway of a presumed allosauroid with no noticeable deformation of the digits or feet but with strong inward rotation of the left footprint toward the midline and a pronounced, waddling limp. The other is a tyrannosaurid trackway consisting of three footprints (one right, two left) with the two left prints exhibiting repetitive ichnopathology of a partially missing Digit II impression

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder. One of the most difficult aspect of the diagnosis are its etiology, that is, the recognition that each parent contributed the gene responsible for the defect. It is an attempt to find out what can be done to improve the child’s standard of living and increase the life expectancy. Research articles will be used to investigate the topic. The findings will give the community a better understanding of how Cystic Fibrosis affects the pediatric children and their life on a daily basis. The poster project will have go into some detail about Cystic Fibrosis such as what is it, CF sleep pattern, nutrition, and life expectancy / fertility issues. The poster will talk about growth and pulmonary function in the pediatric patient. Cystic Fibrosis affects the lungs and makes it harder for the infant, child, adolescent and the adult hard to breath. The thick mucus blocks the airways which makes breathing difficult. Sleeping for the preschool and school age child is impeding due to breathing treatments prior to going to bed. The CF children wake up earlier because they need to have treatments before going to school. Nutrition in the pediatrics patient consists of a high protein, high calorie diet with an unrestricted fat diet. It is important that the CF patient has vitamin A, D, E, u26 K in the diet which are fat-soluble vitamins to help with the digestion process. Not only do the CF patients need vitamins but they need pancreatic enzymes in their food to help absorb fatty food. The enzymes are added to the pediatric patients food in the breast milk, formula, or in fruits for a toddler.http://opus.ipfw.edu/stu_symp2015/1003/thumbnail.jp

Both the United States and the USSR realized the importance of public morale to the Cold War. ‘Winning’ the Cold War hinged on the glorification of all things Soviet or, on the other hand, all things American. The Soviet Union was particularly adept at using a sophisticated system of propaganda to garner popular support and manipulate public perception of both the USSR and the “capitalist” west. This system of propaganda was important to survival of the Soviet Union, and Stalin became proficient in its use. Biology in the Soviet Union had diverged from Western biology just a few decades before the Cold War. Beginning in the 1920s, a plant breeder named Trofim Lysenko began to formulate his own ideas about the nature of heredity. His theories, based on Communist ideology and a then-debunked theory of heredity developed by Jean- Baptiste Lamarck, openly attacked Western genetics. By 1948, conformity with Lysenko’s ideologically useful, though questionable, ideas was enforced by Stalin’s regime. Geneticists who disagreed were persecuted—those who failed to support Lysenko would be imprisoned or sent to a labor camp. This threat created unity among most Soviet scientists, and the subsequent presentation of scientific advance was popularly celebrated as a scientific triumph and indication of the superiority of Soviet science over “capitalist”/Western science. Both the Soviets and the Americans were manipulated by fear of foreign influence—this fear helped to bring about the rise of Lysenko and spurred the American scientific community to form a united front against Lysenko’s ideas. American biologists, driven by the Cold War compulsion to glorify American biology, unified under the idea of “Mendelian” genetics, and praised Gregor Mendel vociferously. The American scientific community had defined its theory of heredity according to how the Soviets viewed it, as “Mendelian-Morganism.” The impact of this exchange, which was shaped by the goals of the Cold War, can still be felt today in how the development of the science of genetics is presented to American students, particularly the emphasis on Mendel.http://opus.ipfw.edu/stu_symp2015/1026/thumbnail.jp

This project is an introduction to single photon avalanche diodes (SPAD) as a preliminary step to starting work in Quantum Optics. A SPAD is also becoming used in space missions as photon detector, medical imaging, optical fiber communications etc., replacing the vacuum photomultiplier tube. SPAD is a p-n junction diode used in reverse biased condition. These diodes when operated at a voltage higher than their breakdown threshold voltage act as photo detectors. A single photon causes an avalanche of electrons producing a large current pulse for a single photon. In this investigation, an LED (light emitting diode) is used. An LED when used in forward biased condition produces light due to current passing through it. When reverse biased it will act as a photon detector. My goal is to clearly understand how a SPAD (single photon avalanche diode) works. For this, I’m using an LED as a SPAD, a counter (gives the number of photons detected over a time period or frequency), an oscilloscope (displays the varying signal), a resistor, and a high voltage power supply. When a voltage of 133 volts (higher than the break down voltage) is applied, the LED becomes sensitive to light and a single photon hitting the active area (depletion region of p-n junction) can cause formation of carriers (electrons) and these carriers in turn produce secondary carriers. This leads to an avalanche of electrons moving through the diode. Every time a photon hits the depletion region of the LED there will be an avalanche of electrons and this can be seen as a signal in the oscilloscope and as a number in the counter. To vary the amount of light exposure, the diode is placed in a box that completely conceals the diode from the room light, and another LED (light source) in forward biased condition is used as a light source inside the box. The current through the light source inside the box can be changed to control how much light is emitted. I will present my results in a series of investigations that demonstrate how a SPAD functions.http://opus.ipfw.edu/stu_symp2015/1075/thumbnail.jp

An emerging topic in science today is modular technology. Modular robots provide a wide range of uses in many different areas. Industrial robots assemble the things we use every day, and some mobility robots help navigate and explore rough terrain. Applying the modular aspect on the robot allows for even more flexibility in use. The focus of this project is to design a modular robot based on movement with the purpose to help educate and inform. This robot could be used in future robotics courses as a teaching tool for future engineers in an undergraduate or graduate program. These robots can come in different forms involving several small modules attached together to form a working and moving robot. This type of design requires not only a mechanical flow between modules but also a steady electronic communication that gives modules the information they need in order to move in the correct manner. The system will be measured by the ability to be reprogrammed, it should have its own power supply so movement is not restricted, this power supply must be rechargeable, the modules should be interchanged easily, and be able to move in a variety of ways. Through a design decision matrix it was chosen that the modules casing should be made from 3D printed plastic. Using the 3D printers in the engineering department, several trial casings have been created from team created SolidWorks drawings. This prominent aspect of our design has allowed for low‐cost and fast creation of trial pieces that have greatly aided in revisions toward a working design. As of the beginning of March, the group is working to assemble the first prototype, which will be a single module used to test the two internal motors and wireless capabilities. Once the design is confirmed to work for a single module others will be created and combined together to create different configurations, each of which will need to be programmed for a specific type of movement. The current goal is to have five identical modules, which should allow for the creation of unique configurations

Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) is celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout 2014-2015. When planning started for the year, University Archives proposed an event that would have participants (current and former faculty and staff, alumni, community members) identify missing components (names, places, dates, activities, etc.) for photographs in the archives collection. Very quickly it was determined that from the event preparation a digital collection would emerge, serving as another crowdsourcing access point. This presentation will discuss the preparations for the event and the pitfalls encountered as well as various aspects of the resulting digital collection

Application programming is important and the ability to program and troubleshoot programs, generally in “C” is an essential part of many positions for engineers, technologists, and technicians. Instruction in programming microcontrollers (uC) and Digital Signal Processors (DSP) are needed in a baccalaureate EET/CPET program, but fitting an appropriate mix into a curriculum is difficult when limited to 120 credit hours by state mandate. A solution is to use a progression of courses to cover a variety of uCs and a DSP chip and their associated “C” programming. These courses are not new, but have been gradually upgraded so there is an increasingly more complex sequence of uC’s and modern measurement/control methods. The initial, required 8-bit uC course introduces students to assembly language programming but primarily provides a fundamental ability to write and debug “C” programs used for interfacing. Common input/output devices such as LED’s, multiple 7-segment displays, a keypad, an LCD, and a serial/USB interface are covered and used in the labs. The second course provides an introduction to control systems and uses 8 and 16-bit uCs to interface with transducers. The third course is an elective that uses a 32-bit, ARM, M4 uC to interface with devices including a nocontact temperature sensor, an infrared light sensor, a color graphic LCD, a touch sensor, and an 8x8 LED array. The fourth course uses a 16-bit, fixed-point, DSP board to program functions including filtering of audio input from a student’s cellphone with the resulting output, to earbuds