Gold nanoparticles have garnered recent attention due to their intriguing size- and shape-dependent properties. Routine access to well-defined gold nanoparticle samples in terms of core diameter, shape, peripheral functionality ...

Japan’s early modern period (1568-1868) achieved a break from the violent political and social upheaval of the preceding Warring States period (1467-1568). The return to a stable and more centralized rule was made possible ...

This study evaluates the presence of trace metals in Klamath River water and three important Karuk traditional foods: freshwater mussels (Gonidea angulata), Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and Rainbow Trout (On- ...

This project uses fracture as a framework to analyze and visualize the devastation that settler colonialism has wrought on Indigenous communities, specifically through the history of Yaqui people, my ancestors. Utilizing ...

From its inception in 1872, with the first line between Tokyo and Yokohama, the Tokyo railway network played a critical role in the domestic and international political aspirations of the new Meiji government. In a ...

This article discusses what trade fraud is, how it fits within the political debate on trade, how it compares to other white-collar crime and why it is particularly difficult to detect, prove, and deter.

This research is an inquiry into the use of traditional institutions in public policy with a focus on collaborative governance approaches that build on the customary practices. Collaborative governance processes seek to ...

This thesis explores the effects of: 1) traditional values, 2) parental involvement, and 3) poverty on student performance. Instead of regarding tradition and poverty as obstacles, this paper argues that they can play a ...