We present detailed analytical and experimental results for a system of two comparator-based relaxation oscillators that are coupled via threshold modulation. Starting with the op-amp circuit equations, we derive parameter...
The present experiment examined the contribution of the β-adrenergic receptor system in mediating the unconditioned (i.e. pharmacological) and conditioned (i.e. learned) hyperactive effects of methamphetamine. To this end, mice...
A professor of philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh for more than 40 years, Robert Brandom has written extensively and insightfully on a wide range of topics, including language, mind, logic, norms, freedom, philosophical...
American Indians are among the most underrepresented, yet heavily regulated, groups in national politics. While Indian nations maintain statuses as sovereign nations, they, and their people, remain affected by national policies...
The voice of Amália Rodrigues (1920-1999), the “Queen of Fado” and Portugal's most celebrated diva, was extraordinary for its interpretive power, soul wrenching timbre, and international reach. Amalia à l'Olympia (1957) is...
The 3.11 triple disasters occurred at a moment of increased anti-immigrant sentiment in Japan exemplified by the activities of the Zaitokukai, a particularly anti-Korean right-wing group. This xenophobic sentiment provided...
Puerto Rico’s indeterminate status as a US territory has unquestionably left it vulnerable to political, economic, and environmental exploitation. Its status as neither country nor state has resulted in the small island of...
In the early days of the coronavirus quarantine, my Facebook feed was inundated with postings about the effects of both---Covid and the quarantine----on jobs, on health, on social connection. The fear was palpable. Amidst all...
The Contemporary Reader of Gender and Fat Studies is a key reference work in contemporary scholarship situated at the intersection between Gender and Fat Studies, charting the connections and tensions between these two...
Until very recently, literature in English of the late 1940s suffered from a strange critical underestimation. In contrast to the patent world-historical and geopolitical import of the years just after World War II, the...
Located in Carlisle, a small town in south central Pennsylvania, the Trout Gallery was created in 1983 to bring together in one location art objects and artifacts donated to Dickinson College. Today, the gallery's permanent...
Located in Carlisle, a small town in south central Pennsylvania, the Trout Gallery was created in 1983 to bring together in one location art objects and artifacts donated to Dickinson College. Today, the gallery's...
This book is a compilation of case studies and analyses that can be used as a resource guide for college and university professors of foreign language and academic museum educators collaborating to develop new pedagogical...
In 2019, the Pennsylvania Legislature eliminated the Straight-Ticket Voting Option
(STVO). This meant voters could no longer select a button that automatically cast a ballot for
“all Democrats” or “all Republicans.” Many in...
Leadership, especially that associated with collaborative endeavors, is important for addressing emerging, increasingly complex challenges. That development is relevant to liberal arts colleges that are dedicated to educating...
The abstract, platonic theory of numbers is typically taken to provide metaphysical justification for mathematical statements like “1+1=2”. For the anti-realist theory of mathematical fictionalism, a central task is finding...
In addition to its famous motto of “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,” France is known for two things: its cuisine and its complicated history with religion. In contemporary France, these two ideas, food and religion, are linked...
This paper analyzes a specific genre of anime called “iyashikei,” whose aim is to explicitly provide a sense of relaxation and calm to the viewers. The historical context of “iyashi,” the Japanese notion of healing is briefly...
This research situates the origins of zine culture in early Black magazines from the 1800s
and 1900s that laid a foundation for contemporary zine culture, reinserting Black narratives into
the history of zine production....