An additive algorithm for the multiple choice integer program

Bean, James Carl University microfilms international 1984 해외석사

A MEASURE OF THE SELF : A STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF TEACHERS IN A SUBURBAN HIGH SCHOOL

BEANE, MILDRED BARNES Boston University 1995 국내박사

(An) additive algorithm for multiple choice integer program

Bean, James Carl Stanford Univ. 1981 국내박사

The politics of evangelical identity in the United States and Canada

Bean, Lydia Nan Harvard University 2009 해외박사(DDOD)

소속기관이 구독 중이 아닌 경우 오후 4시부터 익일 오전 9시까지 원문보기가 가능합니다.

Since the 1970s, white evangelical Christians have become an important constituency for the Republican Party in the United States. This development has been explained in terms of a "Culture War" between "orthodox" and "progressive" visions of moral authority and national identity. Critics of the "Culture War" framework argue that this conflict is sustained by a small set of political and religious elites, who strategically mobilize mass publics around cultural divides. Within this "political mobilization" framework, the link between evangelicalism and conservative politics is socially constructed from the "top down." But how has this link become constructed as natural within the lives of rank-and-file American evangelicals? This dissertation argues that religion and conservative politics have also become linked from the "bottom up," in the ways that evangelicals construct subcultural identity in local congregations. To evaluate the consequences of local identity construction, U.S. evangelicals were compared with their religious counterparts in Canada, where party mobilization around religion and morality has historically been more constrained. This comparison used multi-site, ethnographic observation in two Baptist and two Pentecostal churches, matched on either side of the border in Hamilton, Ontario and Buffalo, New York. This observation was supplemented with 60 interviews with clergy and laypeople. Evangelicals in both countries were found to have equally conservative moral beliefs, but American evangelicals constructed their religious identity in more partisan terms, while Canadian evangelicals constructed their religious identity in more civic terms. This meant that in the two American churches, religious identity was effectively conflated with party identification, while in the two Canadian churches, it was easier for evangelicals to identify as both theologically conservative and politically liberal or left-leaning. This "subcultural identity" framework helps explain why evangelical morality has such different political consequences over time and across national contexts. This analysis also paints a more complex picture of the role of religious nationalism in diverse, secular democracies.

Choosing not to return: Diverse students' intake experiences at a university counseling center

Bean, Mary Clay The Ohio State University 2005 해외박사(DDOD)

소속기관이 구독 중이 아닌 경우 오후 4시부터 익일 오전 9시까지 원문보기가 가능합니다.

At University counseling centers, 20% to 25% of the students who complete an initial "intake" appointment choose to not return for recommended further services. This is a significant problem that merits more research attention. Most of the extant studies have been quantitative investigations examining clinic, client, and therapist variables. For the most part, findings have been mixed; however, minority racial status, low education, and low SES have been significantly related to psychotherapy dropout. Few studies have used a qualitative approach to focus on the perspectives of clients who choose to not continue counseling following an initial "intake" appointment. Those that have been done are limited by superficial interviews and fixed-choice questions. To date, no published research has exclusively focused on using in-depth interviews to discover and understand the perspectives of these clients. The purpose of this study was to use qualitative methods to develop a rich understanding of the perspectives and experiences of multiculturally diverse college students who sought initial services at a university counseling center. Because it was discovery oriented with a goal of capturing student perspectives, a qualitative approach was an appropriate choice. The study included students in moderate-to-high psychological distress who attended an initial "intake" session and focused on students who chose to not return for recommended individual counseling. Maximum variation sampling at a large, midwestern university made it possible to recruit a multiculturally diverse sample of nineteen students who varied widely across age, race/ethnicity, gender, and citizenship status. In addition, the nineteen student-therapist intake dyads were also quite varied due to the diverse staff at the counseling center. Nineteen initial and five follow-up individual, audiotaped interviews were completed and transcribed by the researcher. A rigorous inductive analysis of the data yielded five major findings that are connected by a common thread: a need to better understand and appreciate student perspectives. This research facilitated an important shift in my perspective from that of an "insider" (therapist) to that of an "outsider" (student coming to the counseling center). The five major findings are grounded in these students' experiences and reflect their perspectives on coming to counseling: (a) It is difficult for students to come to counseling and they put off coming. (b) "Insider" and "outsider" understandings of the intake process and counseling center practices differ. It's important for therapists and centers to critically question unspoken assumptions about student understandings. (c) By the time they do come in, students are ready to start the process of counseling. They want that initial "intake" visit to be a beginning, not a simple screening. (d) Students know if they have therapist preferences and it can be empowering to let them voice those preferences. (e) Effectively negotiating difference with cultural empathy is especially important in the initial "intake" session. Recommendations, grounded in these findings, are offered as a guide. The underlying goal of these suggestions is to enumerate ways to enhance our practice so that all students' initial experiences at counseling centers might be a little bit better. Quite possibly, such changes could reduce the poor return rate following intake at university counseling centers.

M dwarf metallicities and exoplanets

Bean, Jacob Lyle The University of Texas at Austin 2007 해외박사(DDOD)

소속기관이 구독 중이 아닌 경우 오후 4시부터 익일 오전 9시까지 원문보기가 가능합니다.

This dissertation is primarily focused on the topic of M dwarf metallicities and their relevance to the study of extrasolar planets. I begin by describing a method for accurately determining M dwarf metallicities with spectral synthesis based on abundance analyses of visual binary stars. I then apply this technique and present the first spectroscopic metallicities of three M dwarfs with planetary mass companions. The three M dwarf planet hosts have sub-solar metallicities, a surprising departure from the trend observed in FGK-type planet hosting stars. I discuss the implications of this result for extrasolar planet searches around the most numerous stars in the galaxy. I also present measured metallicities for a select group of M dwarfs with precisely determined masses and luminosities. Comparison of these stars' V band magnitudes with the predictions of the current state-of-the-art theoretical models for low-mass stars indicate that the models are deficient, as previously thought. I discuss how the cool star model atmospheres that were developed for the metallicity analysis technique might be used to improve M dwarf structure and evolution models. In addition to M dwarf metallicities, I describe some complementary work to determine the true mass of an extrasolar planet candidate using a combined analysis of high-precision astrometry and radial velocities. I present a dynamical mass for the companion to HD 33636 that indicates it is a low-mass star instead of an exoplanet. This result demonstrates the value of follow-up astrometric observations to determine the true masses of exoplanet candidates detected with the radial velocity method. Finally, I discuss the broader implications of the results presented in this dissertation and the prospect for similar work in the future.

Poetry 'n acts: The cultural politics of twentieth-century American poets' theater

Bean, Heidi R The University of Iowa 2010 해외박사(DDOD)

소속기관이 구독 중이 아닌 경우 오후 4시부터 익일 오전 9시까지 원문보기가 가능합니다.

"Poetry 'n Acts: The Cultural Politics of Twentieth-Century American Poets' Theater," focuses on the disciplinary blind spot that obscures the productive overlap between poetry and dramatic theater and prevents us from seeing the cultural work that this combination can perform. Why did 2100 people turn out in 1968 to see a play in which most of the characters speak only in such apparently nonsensical phrases as "Red hus the beat trim doing going" and "Achtung swachtung"? And why would an Obie award-winning playwright move to New Jersey to write such a play in the first place? What led to the founding in 1978 of the San Francisco Poets Theatre by L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E writers, and why have those plays and performers been virtually ignored by critics despite the admitted centrality of performance to L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E writing's textual politics? Why would the renowned Yale Repertory Theatre produce in the 1990s the poetic, plotless plays of a theater newcomer twice in as many years---even when audiences walked out? What vision for the future of theater could possibly involve episodic drama with footnotes? In each example, part of the story is missing. This dissertation begins to fill in that gap. Attending to often overlooked aspects of theater language, this dissertation examines theatrical performances that use poetic devices to intervene in narratives of cultural oppression, often by questioning the very suitability of narrative as a primary means of social exchange. While Gertrude Stein must be seen as a forerunner to contemporary poets' theater, chapter one argues that the Living Theatre's late 1950s and early 1960s anti-authoritarian theater demonstrates key alliances between poetry and theater at mid-century. The remaining chapters closely examine particular instances of poets' theater by Amiri Baraka (known equally as poet and playwright), Carla Harryman (associated with West Coast poetry), and Suzan-Lori Parks (a critically acclaimed playwright). These productions put poetic theater on the backs of tractors in Harlem streets, in open gallery spaces, and in more conventional black box and proscenium architectures, and each case develops the importance of performance contexts and production histories in determining plays' cultural effects.

Improving high-performance capillary electrophoresis methods for characterizing the proteins of wheat, barley, oats, rice, maize, and sorghum: "Putting HPCE to work"

Bean, Scott Roger Kansas State University 2001 해외박사(DDOD)

소속기관이 구독 중이 아닌 경우 오후 4시부터 익일 오전 9시까지 원문보기가 가능합니다.

Food proteins play important roles in food functionality, nutrition, and human health. One important class of food proteins are those found in cereal grains. Cereal proteins are unique in many ways: they are highly complex and heterogeneous, are often difficult to extract, and aggregate readily, making them difficult to characterize. Because of the economic importance and widespread use of cereal proteins, however, many techniques have been used for their analysis. High-performance capillary electrophoresis (HPCE) is one of the newest techniques to be so used. HPCE offers several benefits to the study of cereal proteins. HPCE is fully automated, allowing for unattended operation and produces digitized data that is easily stored, analyzed, and quantified. This is often difficult to do with traditional electrophoresis data. Furthermore, HPCE produces little toxic waste and is inexpensive to operate on a day-to-day basis. Considerable research has been done on developing methods to separate cereal proteins by HPCE. The focus of this dissertation will be on improving existing methods for separating cereal proteins with emphasis on making HPCE a rapid, reliable, and rugged tool for cereal chemists to use. The first part of this research describes the use of low conductive and isoelectric buffers to produce very rapid (2–10 min), high resolution, reproducible separations. To achieve this, two specialized buffer systems based on phosphate-glycine and iminodiacetic acid buffers were developed. These buffers were used to separate storage proteins from wheat, oats, rice, barley, and rye. Slight modifications of the phosphate glycine buffer was used to achieve successful separations of maize and sorghum storage proteins. For this work, 60% acetonitrile was added to the buffer to help maintain protein solubility. In the second part, methods for separating cereal proteins by SDS-CE are described using polymers in dynamically coated capillaries. Finally, improved methods for sample preparation are reported. It was found that pre-extraction of albumins and globulins resulted in better reproducibility and less stringent capillary rinsing proteins. The factors involved in achieving good quantitative reproducibility are reported in the final part. Critical factors found were making a clean, straight cut on the capillary ends, humidifying the sample vials, and optimizing the injection conditions. Decreasing the initial voltage ramp up time was found to increase the efficiency of the separations.

Consumer support for local and organic foods in Ohio

Bean, Molly Kate The Ohio State University 2008 해외박사(DDOD)

소속기관이 구독 중이 아닌 경우 오후 4시부터 익일 오전 9시까지 원문보기가 가능합니다.

Contemporary discourse on consumption is growing and one significant focus is food consumption. In fact green buying, such as purchasing organic and local foods is booming. As this type of consumption flourishes, an increasing number of sociologists are grappling with better understanding the role of consumption. As scholars seek to understand the significance of local and organic food consumption, they are beginning to recognize and theorize about consumers as political actors capable of shaping the food system. This dissertation is a step toward better theorizing about the role of and power of consumers. Some sociologists have observed that contemporary consumption patterns are not as easy to decipher using old frameworks dependent on social class and price as explanatory factors. There is debate about the declining significance of social class in structuring consumption and among some scholars an increased emphasis on reflexive concerns as primary motivators associated with modern consumption practices. I examine the effect of class and a number of reflexive concerns on support for local and organic foods. A number of studies of alternative food systems have examined the factors associated with support for organic foods more than support for local foods; however, very few studies have compared the two groups. I seek to fill this gap by examining the significance of a number of factors across several models of support for local and organic foods. Such comparisons are warranted as the proliferation of nonlocal processed organic food products challenges the historic relationship between these foods. Historically, organic foods were likely to have been produced and marketed locally; however, now organic foods are increasingly sold in mainstream grocery stores and are likely not locally produced. To test the hypotheses, data from the 2004 Ohio Survey of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Issues, a statewide survey of Ohio households is analyzed. A number of factors associated with support for local and organic foods are examined including, class, environmental concern, food safety concern, diet/health consciousness, and agrarian sentiment. The multivariate findings do not support the hypothesis that class is positively associated with support for local and organic foods. Education though, is positively associated with behavioral measures of support for organic. I find there are particular reflexive concerns associated with support for local versus support for organic. There are also a number of shared reflexive concerns positively associated with both local and organic. I also find that attitudinal support for local is not significantly associated with behavioral support for organic foods and vice versa. These results indicate a possible decoupling of local and organic. I also develop a typology of consumers based on these data utilizing cluster analysis techniques and present a profile of five types of consumers in Ohio based on their level of support for local and organic foods. I find that class is not associated with being an alternative food system supporter and that there are some distinct differences with regard to reflexive concerns across consumer types. The group most supportive of both the local and organic attribute are more reflexive and the group least supportive of these attributes is less reflexive. The organically inclined group is more agroenvironmentally concerned and diet health conscious than the locally inclined group, whereas the locally inclined group reports higher levels of agrarian sentiment. The most supportive type based on the typology is subsequently compared to a reference group known to be engaged in food system issues. I find that the known supportive group is more educated and reports a higher household income. I also find the known motivated group is more reflexive than the most motivated group in the general population. I find price and convenience are rated as more important among those most supportive of these foods in the general population compared to the known supportive group. These findings have significant implications for food system activism and theory building associated with consumption.

Policing the borders of identity at The Mormon Miracle Pageant (Utah, Joseph Smith)

Bean, Kent R Bowling Green State University 2005 해외박사(DDOD)

소속기관이 구독 중이 아닌 경우 오후 4시부터 익일 오전 9시까지 원문보기가 가능합니다.

While Mormons were once the "black sheep" of Christianity, engaging in communal economic arrangements, polygamy, and other practices, they have, since the turn of the twentieth century, modernized, Americanized, and "Christianized." While many of their doctrines still cause mainstream Christians to deny them entrance into the Christian fold, Mormons' performance of Christianity marks them as not only Christian, but as perhaps the best Christians. At the annual Mormon Miracle Pageant in Manti, Utah, held to celebrate the origins of the Mormon founding, Evangelical counter-Mormons gather to distribute literature and attempt to dissuade pageant-goers from their Mormonism. The hugeness of the pageant and the smallness of the town displace Christianity as de facto center and make Mormonism the central religion. Cast to the periphery, counter-Mormons must attempt to reassert the centrality of Christianity. Counter-Mormons and Mormons also wrangle over control of terms. These "turf wars" over issues of doctrine are much more about power than doctrinal "purity": who gets to authoritatively speak for Mormonism. Meanwhile, as Mormonism moves Christianward, this creates room for Mormon fundamentalism, as small groups of dissidents lay claim to Joseph Smith's "original" Mormonism. Manti is home of the True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days, a group that broke away from the Mormon Church in 1994 and considers the mainstream church apostate, offering a challenge to its dominance in this time and place.