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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University / This study describes and interprets the American Revolution in the region of eastern Sagadhoc, now eastern Maine. Attention is concentrated on the sequence of events in this area and their relationship with activities in the remainder of New England and in contiguous Nova Scotia all within the wider setting of the American Revolution. How, and why the insurgents of this section entered and maintained a struggle that continued years beyond their first expectation is the story that unfolds. A wilderness region of large lakes and swift rivers, Sagadhoc's rock-bound coast was remote; in 1775 none of the scattered settlements from the Penobscot River to the St. Croix had been in existence fifteen years. Legally its settlers, approximately four thousand in number, were squatters, some possessing conditional township grants from the Massachusetts General Court, but none with titles finally confirmed by the Crown. Disdaining the security of life in more populated sections, these newcomers were ambitious individuals, some with sound reputations and others ranging downward in type to debtors and criminals. These pioneers disliked restraint: regulation by the Crown or Massachusetts Bay and even rule at home, was abhorrent to each individual so far as it inhibited his own interests. The region's growing emphasis upon lumbering and fishing ties their lot to the prosperity of the exchange economy of the colonies. Their adverse trading position with respect to Massachusetts Bay caused hardship and discontent. Anti-British sentiment found receptive ground here, and the poineers therewith transferred their dissatisfaction to the greatest distant power they knew - the Crown [TRUNCATED]

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University / Historically speaking, the Grange has been treated as an essentially Midwestern phenomenon that flourished and died during the depression decade of the 1870's. The Grangers themselves are remembered chiefly for their crusades against the railroads and other corporate oppressors of the rural classes and as forerunners of the Populists and the Progressives of a later era. This interpretation is based largely on Solon Justus Buck's well-known work, The Granger Movement. This dissertation develops a revisionist view, suggested by Dennis S. Nordin, which distinguishes between the Granger movement described by Buck and a later one, concentrated in New England, New York, Pennsylvania and the eastern Midwest during the period 1880-1920. Furthermore it deals specifically with the Grange, or Patrons of Husbandry, rather than that class of agrarian protesters loosely labeled "Grangers" by Buck. The Grange proper was primarily a fraternal order whose chief mission was the social and intellectual advancement of farmers and their families, not attacks on business. The present study examines the Grange in the two New England states where it was strongest and probably most influential [TRUNCATED]

The abuse of heroin and opiates in the Northeast United States has grown to reach epidemic proportions over the past fifteen years. As this epidemic rages on, many victims of addiction are unable to find or afford treatment, and unfortunately, most insurance companies only fund 30 to 60 days of treatment although it can often take that long to clear the drugs from an addict's system. This can lead to a lifelong cycle of recovery and relapse. For a solution to this problem of recovery, many recovery therapists look to Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of needs. At the peak of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs pyramid is the need for self-actualization: the desire "to become everything that one is capable of becoming." This "need" aligns with the predominant goal of the mental health recovery paradigm, which is for people to "strive to reach their full potential" (Henwood et. all). It is typically understood how architecture provides for basic physiological needs and safety for people in need, but how might it provide for "upper-level" needs, such as Maslow's concept of self-actualization? This idea of self-actualization relies heavily on the notion of individuality, creativity, and inspiration, so providing a framework for a user to work and create within could be beneficial to their growth and betterment as an individual. According to Kenney Miller, cofounder of the Maine Harm Reduction Alliance, "Using the arts, particularly story telling, may help rehumanize people and empower them to feel they have a voice and they have something worth saying... The more we can empower people in the recovery process, the more successful it can be" (MacQuarrie). Because addiction affects not only individuals, but rather their entire community, providing opportunity for empowerment on a personal scale must be able to lead to empowerment and reconstruction on a community scale as well. In a city such as Lewiston, Maine, which has lost its former textile-making based identity, residents have lost hope for job opportunity and have turned t drug and alcohol abuse as a coping mechanism. A new movement towards arts and skilled crafts has recently erupted in the downtown area, which is starting to bring back Lewiston's Identity as a maker-based community. This thesis will contribute to and solidify Lewiston's maker-based movement forward, while simultaneously looking backward, learning and growing from the scars that history has embedded in the city. It will also focus on the ways in which the physical environment affects not only creativity and self improvement, but the restoration of the human mind from an unhealthy state through internally-focused spaces as well as peripheral links to context and community. / 0 / SPK / specialcollections@tulane.edu

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University. / In the progress of Boston University's geological mapping program in the Rangeley Lake region of northwestern Maine the occurrence of conspicuously level areas at varying, yet definite elevations was noted. Essentially horizontal or but slightly inclined areas, independent of structure and lithology, are found typically as breaks in slope on mountain flanks; others occur ar summit elevations of ridges or constitute the floors of certain basins and valleys. The striking occurrence of these levels of "terraces" was a stimulus toward the undertaking of the present studies which include the mapping of persistent levels and an attempt to explain their origin. The region under consideration is covered by the following quadrangle maps: Phillips, Rangeley, Stratton, Kennebago Lake, Oquossoc, and cupsuptic, Maine. The area includes the major part of the Blue Mountains, comprising isolated peaks and ranges which continue in general the northeasterly trend of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Several peaks reach above 4000 feet elevation, such as Sugarloaf Mountain (4237 ft.), Bigelow Mountain(4150 ft.), Mount Abraham (4049 ft.), Saddleback Mountain (4116 ft.). There are many peaks reaching elevations of 3000 feet or more. Relief is highly variable, ranging from a few hundred feet to 3000 feet, owing to the irregular distribution of mountains. The region is maturely dissected, with major drainage to the east, southeast, and south, into the Kennebee and Androsooggin Rivers. [Truncated.]

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A eletrocardiografia dinâmica ambulatorial (EDA) sistema Holter, permite o registro contínuo da atividade elétrica cardíaca em um paciente, durante sua atividade diária normal. Arritmias cardíacas ocorrem em indivíduos da espécie felina, mas pouco se conhece a respeito destas alterações em Gatos Maine Coon (GMC). O objetivo deste estudo foi baseado na avaliação da frequência e do ritmo cardíacos, como também, na presença de arritmias cardíacas em GMC, por meio da EDA sistema Holter. Foram avaliados 23 (vinte e três) gatos Maine Coon, sendo nove machos e 14 fêmeas, com idade compreendida entre seis e 82 meses (39 ± 21 meses), e peso corpóreo entre 3,7 e 8 kg (5,4 ± 1,4 kg). Para confirmar ou excluir o diagnóstico de cardiomiopatia hipertrófica (CMH), todos os animais foram avaliados por meio de ecocardiografia convencional. Posteriormente, foram fenotipicamente classificados em: não acometidos pela CMH (n=20) e acometidos pela CMH (n=3). A monitorização Holter foi realizada com o aparelho digital modelo 300-9 MINI, da DMS®, fixado diretamente ao dorso do animal, com bandagem elástica auto-adesiva (Coban, 3M®) e esparadrapo, permitindo liberdade de movimento aos mesmos. Analisou-se, em média, 1.346 ± 84,7 minutos, com um total de 220.878 ± 31.457,4 complexos QRS. Considerando-se todos os exames, a frequência cardíaca (FC) variou de 58 a 254 bpm, com média de FC média de 164,2 ± 22,02 bpm (variando de 108 a 205 bpm), sendo que a FC mínima apresentou média de 89,9 ± 14,7 bpm (variando de 58 a 131 bpm) e a FC máxima de 250,9 ± 6,02 bpm (variando de 231 a 254 bpm). Fêmeas Maine Coon não acometidas pela CMH apresentaram média de FC média superior à dos machos (p=0,03), que também não eram portadores da afecção. As frequências cardíacas, mínima, média e máxima de GMC, variaram com o período do dia (p ≤ 0,001). O ritmo sinusal foi predominante em todos os GMC avaliados. A presença de bloqueio de ramo direito incompleto em GMC mais velhos, foi superior à encontrada em GMC mais jovens (p=0,026). Apenas dois animais apresentaram episódios de bloqueio fascicular anterior esquerdo. Arritmias atriais e ventriculares isoladas, aos pares, como também, episódios de taquicardia atrial e ventricular não sustentadas, foram detectadas no Holter dos GMC avaliados. A presença de complexos atriais prematuros isolados apenas nas fêmeas, resultou em diferença estatística entre os sexos (p=0,048). Conclui-se que o exame é de fácil execução em GMC, que após período mínimo de adaptação, toleram bem a presença do gravador. / Dynamic ambulatory electrocardiography (DAE) - Holter system, allows the continuous recording of cardiac electrical activity in a patient during its normal daily activity. Cardiac arrhythmias occur in individuals of feline species, but little is known about these alterations in Maine Coon cats (MCC). The aim of this study was based on the evaluation of heart rate and rhythm, as well as in the presence of cardiac arrhythmias in MCC, by EDA - Holter system. 23 (twenty three) Maine Coon cats were evaluated, being nine males and 14 females, aged between six and 82 months (39 ± 21 months), and body weight between 3.7 and 8 kg (5.4 ± 1.4 kg). To confirm or exclude hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) diagnosis, all animals were examined with conventional echocardiography. Then, were phenotypically classified in: not affected by HCM (n=20) and affected by HCM (n=3). Holter monitoring was performed with digital device MINI model 300-9, DMS®, directly attached to the back of the animal, with self-adhesive elastic bandage (Coban, 3M®) and adhesive tape, allowing them free movement. On average, 1.346 ± 84.7 minutes were analyzed. All together, the cats had an average of 220.878 ± 31.457,4 heart beats, during the record period, with heart rates ranged from 58 to 254 bpm. Average heart rates were 164,2 ± 22,02 bpm (ranging from 108 to 205 bpm), the mean minimum heart rate was 89,9 ± 14,7 bpm (ranging from 58 to 131 bpm) and the mean maximum heart rate of 250,9 ± 6,02 bpm (ranging from 231 to 254 bpm). Maine Coon females not affected by HCM presented average higher than the average heart rate of males (p=0.03), which also did not carry the disease. Mean, minimum and maximum heart rates of MCC ranged with the time of day (p ≤ 0.001). Sinus rhythm was predominant in all MCC reviews. The presence of incomplete right bundle branch block in older MCC was higher than that found in younger MCC (p=0.026). Only two animals presented episodes of left anterior fascicular block. Isolated atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, in pairs, as well as episodes of non sustained atrial and ventricular tachycardia, were detected on Holter reviews of MCC. The presence of isolated premature atrial complexes only in females, resulted in statistical difference between genders (p=0.048). Therefore, the conclusion is that dynamic ambulatory electrocardiography can be readly obtained in MCC, that after a minimum period of adjustment, remarkably tolerate the presence of the recorder.

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