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Alaska Village Roads Guide: Suggested Roadway Geometrics and Design Considerations for Alaska Village Roads with Mixed UseThe ultra-low-volume roads guide is designed to provide guidance for the construction of roadways in rural, isolated, Indigenous, or tribal areas with less than 100 average daily trips (<100 ADT). These roads serve a unique purpose in their communities and warrant special considerations in their design. This guide enumerates design guidelines and considerations to help designers match roadway function and design while maximizing safety, economic efficiency, and suitability for community needs.
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Why do people move?: An upper elementary oral history unit on the history of migration in AlaskaIt has become apparent that social studies is largely absent as a topic of study in our nation's elementary schools. This is a great disservice to our children and their ability to become productive and caring global citizens. This paper outlines the process of creating a manageable and engaging social studies unit for upper elementary classrooms. The curriculum that was created focuses on the history of migration in the state of Alaska with an emphasis on primary sources from the Kenai Peninsula. The curriculum requires two lessons per week for the duration of a quarter. Lesson plans are clearly outlined with step-by-step instructions and links to necessary resources. Students are asked to closely listen to, observe, and read primary sources and make factual statements based on their observations. The second half of the curriculum focuses on the process of conducting professional oral history interviews as students interview a member of the community. The final culminating project is to introduce the person interviewed in a community celebration with a high-quality poster and presentation.
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Data for Manuscript (MS; in review) Common Leopard and Snow Leopard Overlap Models in Central Himalaya, NepalData used for a manuscript (MS) on Common Leopard and Snow Leopard habitat overlap models in the Central Himalayas during the Anthropocene.
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The WNBA and activism: a case study of Power of the DreamThis thesis looks at how WNBA players used their platform to stand up for social and political change during the 2020-2021 season. This research focuses on the documentary Power of the Dream (Porter, 2024), which follows the Atlanta Dream and other WNBA players during a time of a global pandemic, racial injustice, and an election year. Guided by public relations scholars Bernays (1961), Curtain and Gaither (2007), Ciszek (2015) for my methodology. By using the Cultural-Economic Model (CEM) (Ciszek, 2015) and understanding their five interconnected components to guide understanding of activism in sports. By using thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006), this research found five key themes in the film: power in unity, bigger than basketball, symbolism and strategic communication, intergenerational leadership and emotional labor, and political impact. The WNBA players did more than play basketball, they used their voices and actions to create change. They wore t-shirts with powerful messages, sat out games to protest injustice, and supported political candidates. Their teamwork and leadership helped make a real difference, including helping elect Georgia’s first Black senator. This study shows how athletes can be powerful leaders off the court. It also highlights the emotional strength and care that went into their work on and off the court. The WNBA’s activism reminds us that sports are not isolated from the real world, they are part of it, and athletes have the power to shape it.
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Modeling the effects of socioeconomic and environmental factors on child malnutrition and contamination risk using generalized estimating equationsMalnutrition and environmental contamination remain critical public health problems among children under five years old, particularly in developing environments. This paper investigates the sociodemographic, environmental, and behavioral factors that influence the risk of contamination and child malnutrition using Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) in order to adjust correlations across repeated observations. Two multivariate binary response variables were taken into consideration: SWUbinary comprised of three binary indicators of whether the child was stunted, wasted, or underweight; and RTbinary comprised of two binary indicators of contamination exposure based on the presence of Relative Light Unit (RLU) and Total Coliform Analysis (TCA) contamination in a household. Using Point-Biserial Correlation and Cramer’s V Statistic, relevant predictor variables were screened and backward stepwise selection was used to determine the best set of predictors from those remaining for each of three correlation structures: unstructured, exchangeable and independent. The best model for each of the two response variables was chosen using the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC). For SWUbinary, the exchangeable correlation model was selected, and for RTbinary, the independent correlation model was the selected model. The results show how important it is to look at both nutrition and environmental factors together when trying to improve the health and well-being of children.