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341	Μελέτη καταλληλότητας ανθρακικών πετρωμάτων ζώνης Ωλονού-Πίνδου του Ν. Αιτωλοακαρνανίας για χρήση τους σε έργα οδοποιΐας Παπαδόπουλος, Παναγιώτης 16 May 2014 (has links) Στην εργασία αυτή αξιολογούνται οι πετρογραφικές και φυσικομηχανικές ιδιότητες που καθορίζουν την καταλληλότητα των ανθρακικών σχηματισμών του Νομού Αιτωλοακαρνανίας Δυτικής Ελλάδας,που ανήκουν στη ζώνη Ωλονού-Πίνδου ηλικίας Άνω Κρητιδικού.Σκοπός είναι να συσχετισθούν οι ιδιότητες αυτές,να προσδιοριστεί η συμπεριφορά των αργιλικών προσμίξεων και να καθορισθεί η καταλληλότητας τους,για χρήση τους ως αδρανή σε έργα οδοποιϊας.Δυο από τις δοκιμές που προσδιορίζουν την καθαρότητα των αδρανών είναι η δοκιμή ισοδύναμου άμμου και η δοκιμή μπλε του μεθυλενίου,τα αποτελέσματα των οποίων συσχετίστηκαν με τις πετρογραφικές και φυσικομηχανικές παραμέτρους των πετρωμάτων. / In this paper we evaluate the petrographic and physicomechanical properties which determine the suitability of carbonate formations of Aitoloakarnania Western Greece , in Olonos - Pindos unit Cretaceous age.The objective is to relate these properties to determine the behavior of clay impurities and determine the suitability for use as aggregates in road construction.Two of the tests that used to determine the purity of the aggregates is the sand equivalent and methylene blue, the results of which were associated with the petrographic and physico-mechanical parameters of rocks . Ανθρακικά πετρώματα Ασβεστόλιθοι Ζώνη Ωλονού-Πίνδου Αιτωλοακαρνανία Αδρανή υλικά Οδοποιΐα Λος Άντζελες Μπλε του μεθυλενίου Ισοδύναμο άμμου Πετρογραφία Πολωτικό μικροσκόπιο Κρητιδικό 552.58 Carbonate rocks Limestones Olonos-Pindos unit Aitoloakarnania Aggregates Road construction Los Angeles Methylene blye Equivalent sand Petrography Polarizing microscope Physico-mechanical properties Cretaceous
342	The Political Economy of Environmental Justice: A Comparative Study of New Delhi and Los Angeles Asokan, Ratik 01 January 2015 (has links) Though mainstream environmentalism, both in the U.S. and India, was initially rooted in social justice, it has, over time, moved away from this focus. The Environmental Justice Movement consequently arose to reunite social and environmental activism. In this thesis, I trace the historical relationship between the mainstream environmentalism, the Environmental Justice Movement, and marginalized communities. After providing this general overview, I examine two case studies – in Los Angeles and New Delhi respectively – where marginalized communities have been involved in Environmental Justice activities. My analysis reveals that marginalized communities often act in an ‘environmentalist’ or ‘environmentally friendly’ manner, without defining their actions as such. That is, their socio-political activism often is or becomes environmental because of the contexts it operates within. Environmental justice Waste-to-Energy Political Economy Civil Rights and Discrimination Economic History Energy Law Environmental Law Environmental Studies Income Distribution Political Economy Political History United States History
343	“To shape God, Shape Self”: The Political Manipulation of the Human Body and Reclamation of Space in Octavia E. Butler’s The Parable of the Sower James, Lisa January 2018 (has links) This paper considers the role of the human body in Octavia E. Butler’s The Parable of theSower and the way it interacts with defined space to stage expressive forms of politicalopposition. Understanding the relationship between physical or metaphorical space and thecontradictions of the societies they encompass is crucial to deciphering Butler’s near-futuredystopia; a world where the problems of real-life Los Angeles and Southern California aredistorted into a gross carnivalesque of gender stereotypes, sociopolitical tensions, and vigilante warfare. This paper places a special emphasis on the areas of social and political stagnation found in Butler’s vision of near-future L.A., and analyses the dangers of clinging to archaic, patriarchal systems that no longer resonate with contemporary audiences. Focus is also placed on potential methods of resistance against oppressive social institutions, particularly exploring the limitations met by protagonist, Lauren Oya Olamina, in her attempts to voice concerns in a society where language is so nuanced by “traditional” gendered qualities that the female voice carries no political value. This papers also questions theories which promote violent confrontation as a means to social reform, disregarding collateral damage and victims of war in favour of insurgency. By exploring the movement of the human body away from defined space, this paper supports Butler’s notion of alternative prosocial action which celebrates the margins of society, positing a nurturing, constructive means to resist political opposition. Butler human body space society Contemporary America literature dystopia Los Angeles Southern California ecology global warming sociopolitics gender stereotypes race ethnicity stagnation patriarchy female voice hysteria feminist studies social reform movement migration nomadology Octavia Butler empathy sympathy Parable of the Sower hyperempathy Humanities and the Arts Humaniora och konst
344	Framing the presidency : presidential depictions on Fox's fictional drama 24 Oliveira Campoy, Juliana de January 2014 (has links) Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Framing theory is one of the most used theories in the discussion of media effects on how people make sense of issues, especially in the political environment. Although it is majorly used for the discussion of news media, framing theory can also be applied in other areas surrounding media production. This thesis uses this theory to discuss how presidents are framed in fiction and implications of race and gender in the assessment of presidential characters by analyzing Fox’s fictional drama 24. Although at first the show seems to bring new options for the presidency, the analysis points Presidents Palmer and Taylor as unfit for office and President Logan as unethical and power-hungry. Following Entman’s (1993) process for analyzing frames in media, embedded white male hegemony was identified in the show. As the show presented a postfeminist and postracial world, it continued to frame femininity and blackness as the opposite to effective executive leadership. Further, white masculinity was associated with power, ambition and ultimately corruption. As other races and gender were pointed as unfit, the status quo was questioned as being corrupt. The show both increases the cynicism that people may develop against politics and damages a more proper consideration of women and people of color to be elected president. Framing Theory Presidency 24 White Male Hegemony Gender Framing Race Framing Media 24 (Television program) Popular culture -- United States Presidents -- United States Television programs -- United States Whites on television African Americans on television Race relations in mass media Hegemony -- United States Gender identity on television Communication -- Philosophy
345	Spatio-temporal analyses of the distribution of alcohol outlets in California Li, Li January 2014 (has links) Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / The objective of this research is to examine the development of the California alcohol outlets over time and the relationship between neighborhood characteristics and densities of the alcohol outlets. Two types of advanced analyses were done after the usual preliminary description of data. Firstly, fixed and random effects linear regression were used for the county panel data across time (1945-2010) with a dummy variable added to capture the change in law regarding limitations on alcohol outlets density. Secondly, a Bayesian spatio-temporal Poisson regression of the census tract panel data was conducted to capture recent availability of population characteristics affecting outlet density. The spatial Conditional Autoregressive model was embedded in the Poisson regression to detect spatial dependency of unexplained variance of alcohol outlet density. The results show that the alcohol outlets density reduced under the limitation law over time. However, it was no more effective in reducing the growth of alcohol outlets after the limitation was modified to be more restrictive. Poorer, higher vacancy rate and lower percentage of Black neighborhoods tend to have higher alcohol outlet density (numbers of alcohol outlets to population ratio) for both on-sale general and off-sale general. Other characteristics like percentage of Hispanics, percentage of Asians, percentage of younger population and median income of adjacency neighbors were associated with densities of on-sale general and off sale general alcohol outlets. Some regions like the San Francisco Bay area and the Greater Los Angeles area have more alcohol outlets than the predictions of neighborhood characteristics included in the model. Liquor stores -- Location -- California Alcoholism and crime -- California Youth -- Alcohol use -- California

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