Recent uclalib items

Contemporary Chinese America: Immigration, Ethnicity, and Community Transformation

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Contemporary Chinese America: Immigration, Ethnicity, and Community Transformation

Chinatown: The Socioeconomic Potential of an Urban Enclave

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Chinatown: The Socioeconomic Potential of an Urban Enclave

Environmental Degradation and Sustainable Development in Nigeria

Thu, 7 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This study investigates the impact of environmental degradation on Nigeria’s sustainable development between 2003 and 2023. By analyzing the Sustainable Development Index (SDI) alongside CO₂ emissions per capita, the study identifies a clear tension between economic activity and environmental health. While Nigeria has experienced a steady rise in its SDI, reflecting improved policy integration, CO₂ emissions remain high due to continued dependence on fossil fuels. A correlation coefficient of r = −0.41 indicates that environmental degradation significantly undermines sustainability efforts. The research also highlights governance weaknesses and poor policy enforcement as primary challenges. To address these issues, the study recommends strengthening environmental oversight and incentivizing the transition to renewable energy sources to achieve long-term, carbon-neutral growth.

Earth Day 2026: Energetic planetary floral abstraction

Thu, 7 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Copyrighted by the independent artist, Kasia Czarniecka: Energetic planetary floral abstraction

Emerging Plastic Pollution Threats to Ecosystem Sustainability: A Systematic Review

Thu, 7 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This systematic review examines emerging threats of plastic pollution to ecosystem sustainability based on research published between 2021 and 2024. A comprehensive analysis of peer-reviewed literature named seven studies (n = 7), of which five (n = 5) met the inclusion criteria. The analysis revealed three distinct categories of ecosystem impacts: terrestrial (microplastic soil contamination), aquatic (marine and freshwater systems), and novel threats associated with global events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The highest-quality studies (n = 3) focused on terrestrial microplastic pollution, impacts on seagrass meadows, and freshwater macroplastic contamination. Other supporting studies provided insights into lifecycle impacts and pandemic-related pollution patterns. Overall, this review synthesizes evidence across multiple ecosystem types, highlighting the interconnected nature of emerging plastic pollution threats.

Book Review - The Ethics of the Climate Crisis by Robin Attfield

Thu, 7 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Ethics of the Climate Crisis by Robin Attfield aims to present moral principles related to the current climate crisis, intended to motivate individuals, companies, non-governmental organizations, and governments at all levels to take “climate action” as an ethical obligation.

ISBN: 978-1-509-55909-1

The Environmental Politics of Small-Scale Mining and its Implication for Sustainable Development in Ghana: A Political Ecology Perspective

Thu, 7 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The surge in small-scale illegal mining is posing gross environmental concerns for present and future generations of Ghana. The case study explored the effects of illegal mining activities on Ghana’s sustainable development goals. Using case studies of two districts, the political settlement theory was used to investigate how the politics of power relations can lead to environmental change. Through interviews and focal group discussions, the study revealed an inextricable linkage between actors at the local, national, and international levels and environmental destruction. The study found that most of the sustainable development goals such as, right to safe and clean drinking water, human health, healthy environment, destruction of farmlands, food insecurity, education, eradicating hunger and poverty, amongst others have been significantly affected by the activities of illegal mining. The study thus recommended immediate policy interventions to remedy the situation before it...

Managerial Factors in the Adoption of Green Library Initiatives in Selected Academic Libraries in Kwara State, Nigeria

Thu, 7 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This study examined managerial factors in the adoption of green library initiatives in selected academic libraries in Kwara State. Descriptive survey design was adopted for this study. The study focused on the librarians in the University of Ilorin library, Kwara State University library, and Al-hikmah University library, with a total population of forty-six (46) – which served as the study sample. Questionnaire was used for data collection, and descriptive statistics was used in data analysis. Findings showed that planning had perceived influence on the adoption of green library initiatives. Results showed that staffing and funding had perceived influence on the adoption of green library initiatives. Results indicated that organizational structure and leadership commitment had perceived influence on the adoption of green library initiatives. The study concluded that managerial factors influence the adoption of green library initiatives.

Analyzing the Facilitators and Impediments in B2B Buyers' Decisions to Purchase Green Products

Thu, 7 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This study investigates the key drivers and barriers affecting business-to-business (B2B) buyers’ adoption of green products. Drawing on a conceptual multilevel framework, it examines how access to sustainability information, environmental awareness, and effective green marketing help green procurement decisions. The analysis further highlights the influence of persuasive communication, social norms, and environmental consciousness on strengthening purchase intentions. In contrast, exessive costs, limited product availability, scepticism toward eco-labels, and insufficient information are identified as major obstacles. The findings underscore the dynamic interplay between enabling and inhibiting factors and suggest strategic pathways for businesses to promote sustainable procurement. This research contributes to the sustainability discourse by providing actionable insights for encouraging environmentally responsible purchasing in B2B contexts.

Petite Suite

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Petite Suite

Time's Up...Again

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Time's Up...Again

Kirin Telephone

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Program Note

Everyone must have embarked on a journey of self-discovery at least once in their lives. This journey may involve physically leaving home or delving into the depths of the mind to gain perspective on one's past and present. The journey today takes place within the metaphysical confines of one's smartphone, where we strive to uncover our "true self".

Compositional Background

Kirin Telephone is my first venture into "site-specific music" since relocating to Taiwan. The piece was composed with the intent of performance at “Mineless”, the remnants of a former mining site in New Taipei City, where the music video was filmed there in February 2024.

This piece unfolds with the protagonist in first-person view stepping into a chamber through an iron door - a metaphor of unlocking a smartphone. Throughout this journey, the protagonist grapples with the challenge of identifying their "core true self", and encounters various...

'So ken ek jou' vir Stem en Klavier

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

'So ken ek jou' vir Stem en Klavier

Orange fading into Night (for small orchestra)

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Orange fading into Night (for small orchestra)

snow-constellation

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

snow-constellation is a short work for guitar duo, featuring scordatura, and written in free time. The performers share a single melodic and harmonic line, descending slowly over the course of five minutes. It was premiered by Samrat Majumder and Maso Girotto in 2018 at PLUG Festival (Glasgow, UK), and received a second performance by Orestis Tsekouras & Haris Kanellidis in 2022 (Presented at the 21st Century Guitar Conference, Ball State University (Muncie, IN, USA)).

Bright Morning Bustle for Clarinet Quintet

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Bright Morning Bustle for Clarinet Quintet

'Ek kyk Op' vir Gemengde Koor a capella

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

'Ek kyk Op' vir Gemengde Koor a capella

String Quartet No. 4

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

String Quartet No. 4

Serenade for the Ghosts

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Serenade for the Ghosts

'Leer my Heer' vir gemengde koor a capella

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

'Leer my Heer' vir gemengde koor a capella

4 Poémes for Piano

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

4 Poémes for Piano

Five Bagatelles for Marimba and Woodwind Trio

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Five Bagatelles for Marimba and Woodwind Trio

through the paperwindwo's hole (for medium size orchestra)

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

through the paperwindwo's hole (for medium size orchestra)

Music with Oliver

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Music with Oliver

SEPTET (2003)

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

SEPTET (2003)

Chiaroscuro

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Chiaroscuro

From Afar

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

From Afar

Empire, Media, and the Autonomous Woman: A Feminist Critique of Postcolonial Thought

Wed, 1 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Drawing lessons from the intersection of literature, photography, cinema, television, dance-drama, and ethnography, this book presents a unique analysis of Indian activist thought spread over two centuries. It discusses two presuppositions of liberal individualism: personal autonomy and ethical autonomy. Besides, it argues that the ‘individual’ has been creatively indigenized in modern non-Western cultures: thinkers attentive to gender in postcolonial cultures embrace selected ethical premises of the Enlightenment and its human rights discourse while they refuse possessive individualism. Debating influential schools of postcolonial and transnational studies, the chapter provides radical argument through a rich tapestry of gender portrayals drawn from two moments of modern Indian thought: the rise of humanism in the colony and the growth of new individualism in contemporary liberalized India. From autobiographical texts by nineteenth century Bengali prostitutes, point-of-view...

Fiddling Is My Joy: The Fiddle in African American Culture

Wed, 1 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

In Fiddling Is My Joy, Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje examines the history of fiddling among African Americans from the seventeenth to the mid-twentieth century. Although music historians acknowledge a prominent African American fiddle tradition during the era of slavery, only recently have researchers begun to closely examine the history and social implications of these musical practices. Research on African music reveals a highly developed tradition in West Africa, which dates to the eleventh or twelfth century and continues today. From these West African roots, fiddling was prominent in many African American communities between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, and the fiddle became an important instrument in early twentieth century blues, jazz, and jug bands. While less common in late twentieth-century African American jazz and popular music groups, the fiddle remained integral to the musicking of some Black musicians in the rural South.

Featured in Fiddling...

The New Corporate Governance in Theory and Practice

Wed, 1 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Forty years ago, managerialism dominated corporate governance. In both theory and practice, a team of senior managers ran the corporation with little or no interference from other stakeholders. Boards of directors were little more than rubber stamps. Today, corporate governance looks very different. In particular, several trends have coalesced to encourage more active and effective board oversight. Much director compensation is now paid in stock, for example, which helps align director and shareholder interests. Courts have made clear that effective board processes and oversight are essential if board decisions are to receive the deference traditionally accorded to them under the business judgment rule, especially insofar as structural decisions are concerned (such as those relating to management buy-outs). Third, director conduct is constrained by an active market for corporate control, ever-rising rates of shareholder litigation, and, some say, activist shareholders. As a...

The Shape of Thought: How Mental Adaptations Evolve

Wed, 1 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This book presents a roadmap for an evolutionary psychology of the twenty-first century. It brings together theory from biology and cognitive science to show how the brain can be composed of specialized adaptations, and yet also be an organ of plasticity. Although mental adaptations have typically been seen as monolithic, hardwired components frozen in the evolutionary past, this book presents a new view of mental adaptations as diverse and variable, with distinct functions and evolutionary histories that shape how they develop, what information they use, and what they do with it. The book describes how advances in evolutionary developmental biology can be applied to the brain by focusing on the design of the developmental systems that build it. Crucially, developmental systems can be adaptively plastic, designed by the process of natural selection to build adaptive phenotypes using the rich information available in our social and physical environments. This approach bridges...

The Baseball Trust A History of Baseball's Antitrust Exemption

Wed, 1 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The impact of antitrust law on sports is in the news all the time, especially when there is labor conflict between players and owners, or when a team wants to move to a new city. And if the majority of Americans have only the vaguest sense of what antitrust law is, most know one thing about it—that baseball is exempt. This book illuminates the series of court rulings that resulted in one of the most curious features of our legal system: baseball's exemption from antitrust law. The book provides a history of the game as seen through the prism of an extraordinary series of courtroom battles, ranging from 1890 to the present. The book looks at such pivotal cases as the 1922 Supreme Court case which held that federal antitrust laws did not apply to baseball; the 1972 Flood v. Kuhn decision that declared that baseball is exempt even from state antitrust laws; and several cases from the 1950s, one involving boxing and the other football, that made clear that the exemption is only...

Indigenous Archives: The Maya Diaspora and Mobile Cultural Production

Tue, 3 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Indigenous Archives analyzes the modes through which young Guatemalan Mayas in Los Angeles and Guatemala make sense of and respond to transnational structures of settler colonialism. Drawing on in-depth analysis of cultural production and interviews with Guatemalan Maya youth and young adults, Floridalma Boj Lopez examines how Mayas in diaspora craft and circulate narratives about their experiences across borders. Citing a more active practice of “archives in formation,” Boj Lopez depicts Indigenous archives as a cross-generational, collective conversation rooted in memory, survival, and cultural expression where Indigenous cultural practices and artifacts move, adapt, and assert their presence in the contemporary. Indigenous Archives invites readers to consider Indigeneity as a process, lived experience, and historical perspective, rather than as a static identity, and shows how extending analysis across borders is critical to understanding Latinidad and Indigeneity.
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Bêtes Noires: Sorcery as History in the Haitian-Dominican Borderlands

Tue, 3 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Lauren Derby explores storytelling traditions between the people of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, focusing on shapeshifting spirit demons called baka/bacá as a way to reckon with a shared history of enslavement, colonialism, and exploitation.
This book is freely available in an open access edition thanks to the generous support of the University of California Libraries.

5 Etudes for Piano

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
5 Etudes for Piano

Symphony "Hymnus" Nr. 9

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Symphony "Hymnus" Nr. 9

Piano Method A (For Beginners)

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Piano method for beginners. A new way of learning and developing the piano technique. There are modern hearings and "paralel" harmony in the book which is not in the many written books for piano so far.
Very easy. Each level introduces a new finger position.

Pater Noster, for chorus

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Setting in Latin of the Pater Noster, for chorus

Cantata "Deus Existit"

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Cantata "Deus Existit"

Resonance of Worship

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
This article explores the religious and spiritual dimensions in the music of William Byrd (c. 1540–1623), focusing on how his sacred convictions permeate both his liturgical compositions and his secular works. As a devout Catholic in Protestant England, Byrd navigated political and religious tensions through music that often served as both personal devotion and subtle resistance. The article analyzes two key compositions—Mass for Four Voices and the madrigal Though Amaryllis Dance in Green—to demonstrate the continuity of Byrd’s compositional language across sacred and secular genres. Techniques such as imitative polyphony, text painting, and modal harmonic writing reveal a unified artistic voice grounded in spiritual conviction. The study argues that Byrd’s secular music frequently carries encoded religious meaning, blurring the lines between public artistry and private faith. By situating Byrd’s output within its historical, political, and liturgical contexts, this article offers...

Daramad for Three Sopranos and Fixed Media

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Daramad for Three Sopranos and Fixed Media

Piano Studies (Mastering The Piano With 10 New Era Studies/Etudes)

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The most important thing about this book is, it's coming after all eras including jazz and the written style the language of the book is completely improvisation like how Bach or Chopin would improvise.
It's also the new piano virtuosity because of the harmony and the melodic structure is too new for the all eras including the one we are in now.

Pater Noster, for chorus

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Original setting of the Pater noster in Latin for chorus

Elegy in Dashti for Three Groups of Flutes and Trombones

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Elegy in Dashti for Three Groups of Flutes and Trombones

Ghazale Vay for One or More Instruments and a Two-channel or four-channel Fixed Media

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Ghazale Vay for One or More Instruments and a Two-channel or four-channel Fixed Media

Fugue in Dm for keyboard

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Fugue in Dm for keyboard

Stabat Mater

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Stabat Mater

Ay Adamha! for clarinet quartet

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Ay Adamha! for clarinet quartet

Trielynvar, for flute vibes and piano

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Trielynvar, for flute vibes and piano

Daramad for Tar and Fixed Media

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Daramad for Tar and Fixed Media

Existence for One or More Instruments

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Existence for One or More Instruments

Sisyphus, score and parts

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Sisyphus, score and parts

Forbidden Music Regained Review

Tue, 9 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Forbidden Music Regained Review

Hormonal Contraceptive Use and Affective Disorders: An Updated Review

Tue, 9 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Hormonal contraceptives have given women historic freedoms and control over their fertility. At the same time, the potential side effects and unintended consequences of hormonal contraceptive use remain unclear due to a severe lack of funding and research. In this review, we summarize what is currently known about the impact of hormonal contraceptive use on mood symptoms, depression, and premenstrual disorders, and propose using the Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression as a framework to generate predictions about the mechanistic pathways through which contraceptive use is associated with depression risk. The highest-quality evidence suggests that some types of contraceptives increase depression risk for some women. However, some contraceptives also appear to decrease depression risk in some instances. Key risk factors that predict depression following hormonal contraceptive use include age/age at onset of contraceptive use and mental health history/susceptibility. Hormonal...

Evaluating and Optimizing Machine Learning Models to Predict Drug Side Effects

Tue, 9 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Predicting drug side effects is crucial for drug safety and development. In our project, we extend a prior study on ML-based drug side effect prediction by (1) evaluating additional domain knowledge features (higher resolution ATC codes) and (2) optimizing the logistic regression (LR) model. After replicating the original study, we assess ATC levels 3-5 and fine-tune LR model parameters. Results show levels 2-4 perform comparably, while level 5 underperforms, likely due to overfitting. Adjusting decision thresholds and regularization also improved performance compared to the original study. Our study highlights the tradeoff between feature specificity and model generalizability, emphasizing the need for careful feature selection and parameter tuning. These insights can further ML-based drug safety research, informing future pharmacological studies that integrate computational approaches for improved side effect prediction.

Between Art Song And Activism: The Black Feminist Legacy of Bonds and Hughes

Tue, 9 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
In this research, I examine the music of composer Margaret Allison Bonds and her collaborations with poet and social activist Langston Hughes. Drawing on Black feminist thought, I assert that the collaborations of Margaret Allison Bonds and Langston Hughes exemplify the importance of artistic collaboration between Black men and Black women in struggles for racial liberation and the significance of the experience of Black women in artistic expressions of Black vernacular culture. I also expand on previous literature’s analysis of the unique role Black women played in fostering artistic relationships and connection during the respective Black Renaissances of Harlem and Chicago. My analysis draws on a meta-synthesis of literature on both Margaret Allison Bonds and Langston Hughes’ artistic outputs, as well as works with archival materials such as correspondences between Bonds and Hughes, original musical scores, and program notes. I also consider musical quotes, form, rhythm, melody...

The Role of Violence on Gay Bodies in Establishing West Hollywood as a “Gay City”

Tue, 9 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
This paper explores how violence against the LGBTQ community in West Hollywood during the late 1980s catalyzed the city’s transformation into a nationally recognized “gay city.” Through an analysis of homophobia, police ignorance, and the stigmatization of HIV/AIDS, the paper reveals how local government, particularly the West Hollywood City Council and its many committees, executed meaningful actions and plans to foster safety and inclusion. Drawing on archival documents, media coverage, and city reports, the research argues that violence on gay bodies enabled responses that redefined urban queer space, setting a precedent for LGBTQ advocacy and representation in city governance.

REMEMBERING THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO BEEF: HOW AFTOSA AND FIAO BECOME TOOLS OF RESISTING THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF ARTISANAL MEXICAN CHEESE

Tue, 9 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
This project aims to historically contextualize the bi-lateral campaign to eradicate foot and mouth disease to explain why rural communities in the western coastal region of Mexico resist the proliferation of their products. By studying how communities developed mistrust and skepticism in both federal and local government intervention in agricultural practices and examining the fiao (buying on credit) economic system in locales in Guerrero, this project documents oral testimonies to argue that rural cheesemakers resist globalization and industrialization to protect their socio-cultural practices.

From First to Fine: Facsimile, Fine Printing, and Cultural Patronage in William Andrews Clark, Jr.’s Christmas Gift Books

Tue, 9 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
As Los Angeles grew into a cultural epicenter in the 1920s, its flourishing fine printing scene prompted bookseller Jake Zeitlin to declare it "a small renaissance." A key figure in this movement was William Andrews Clark Jr., a philanthropist and bibliophile whose collection later founded the Clark Library. Between 1922 and 1933, Clark commissioned ten annual Christmas books for friends and institutions, each uniquely combining a facsimile of a rare first edition with a lavish modern reprint. This paper argues that these Christmas books represented a unique fusion of bibliographic scholarship and cultural patronage that redefined private collectors' relationship with public culture. Through analysis of production records and correspondence, this study reveals how these books transcended conventional gift-giving to create cultural artifacts that preserved bibliographic heritage, advanced fine printing aesthetics, built bibliographical networks, and forged a transformative legacy...

Implementing Green Infrastructure Near Industrial Zones in Los Angeles County: A Versatile Initiative to Combat Food Insecurity

Tue, 9 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
This paper was developed for Cluster MIA: Food and Sustainability as a research project addressing a solution to a food-related problem. In Los Angeles County, about 30% of households experience food insecurity, largely due to limited access to nutritious food and insufficient financial resources. The prevalence of industrial zones is linked to food insecurity and inefficient land use, which creates significant barriers for vulnerable communities in accessing fresh, nutritious food. By analyzing land use patterns in the county, I propose that transforming vacant areas with redevelopment potential into green belts and public spaces could enhance access to affordable fresh produce and alleviate transportation challenges. This study incorporates statistical analysis, policy recommendations, and partial economic projections to argue that strategically implementing green infrastructure can improve community nutrition and promote environmental health.

Cultural Misunderstandings in Iran-U.S. Relations: The 1979 Hostage Crisis

Tue, 9 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
The 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis resulted in the 444-day captivity of 52 American hostages and proved one of the most dramatic diplomatic crises of the 20th century. This documentary explores how deep cultural misunderstandings between the ancient superpower of Iran and the modern superpower of the U.S. indirectly prolonged the crisis. Through archival footage and in-depth analysis, the documentary chronicles the historical roots, political tensions, and failed diplomatic efforts that fundamentally altered U.S.-Iranian relations.

Studying Native America: Problems and Prospects

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

"The White Man does not understand the Indian for the reason that he does not understand America. He is too far removed from its formative process. The roots of the tree of his life have not yet grasped rock and soil." The words of Lakota writer Luther Standing Bear foretold the current debate on the value of Native American studies in higher education. Studying Native America addresses for the first time in a comprehensive way the place of this critical discipline in the university curriculum. Leading scholars in anthropology, demography, English and literature, history, law, social work, linguistics, public health, psychology, and sociology have come together to explore what Native American studies has been, what it is, and what it may be in the future.
The book's thirteen contributors and editor Russell Thornton, stress the frequent incompatibility of traditional academic teaching methods with the social and cultural concerns that gave rise to the field of Native American...

Knowing as Moving: Perception, Memory, and Place

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In Knowing as Moving, Susan Leigh Foster theorizes how the act of moving in and through the world creates the potential for individual and collective bodies to connect. Starting from the assertion that knowing takes place through bodily movement, Foster moves away from the Western philosophical traditions of dance, critiquing the Cartesian mind-body duality and its colonizing politics. She draws on Native and Indigenous studies, ecological cognitive science, disability studies, phenomenology, and new materialism to explore how knowledge is neither static nor storable. Thinking is a physical action and the product of an entire neuromuscular system with its mobile postural and gestural configurations, perceptual systems, and brain activity. Foster outlines how reading, examining, talking, and remembering are all forms of moving and contends that any process of knowing establishes one’s identity and relationality. By focusing on the centrality of bodily movement to thought and...

Book Review: On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

On the Swamp presents a comprehensive application of Indigenous Environmental Theory in the case study of North Carolina’s Coastal Plain, with a focus on Robeson County and the Lumbee River.

Integrating Sustainable Practices in Indian Manufacturing Small Medium Enterprises: A BASLR Approach

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This study examines sustainable practices in manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), with particular attention to the challenges, drivers, and strategies that influence sustainable performance. A dual-method approach, combining Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Literature Review (BASLR), provides a robust analytical foundation for understanding the current state of sustainable innovation in SMEs. The findings highlight key barriers, including limited eco-innovation, inadequate infrastructure, and sluggish digital transformation. Overcome these obstacles, the study underscores the importance of adopting sustainable practices such as promoting high-quality innovation, fostering entrepreneurial competencies, advancing digital transformation, and developing green capabilities. Based on these insights, a conceptual model is proposed to guide Indian SMEs in achieving sustainable performance across environmental, economic, and social dimensions through sustainable innovation...

Book Review: Global Climate Crisis By: Hoda Mahmoudi and Kate Seaman

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This edited book consists of seven chapters, which are written from diverse perspectives and provide a comprehensive conceptual, historical, theoretical, and empirical case analysis on the global climate crisis, and suggest how to establish environmental justice and climate equity around the globe.

Forging a Pan-Regional Front: The Case for a Caribbean-African Alliance to Achieve Climate Justice Through Innovative Finance

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Climate change is a global crisis that disproportionately impacts vulnerable regions such as the Caribbean and Africa, which contribute minimally to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions yet endure significant climate related damages. This study examines the structural inequalities driving these disparities and advances a climate justice framework centered on reparations through innovative finance mechanisms, including the proposed Global Climate Reparations Fund (GCRF). It highlights the scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change and the severe consequences for affected regions, including rising sea levels, intensified hurricanes, and prolonged droughts. Strategies for mobilizing resources for mitigation, adaptation, and compensation are analyzed through the lens of international legal principles and climate finance policies. The study underscores the importance of equitable distribution of climate finance to address both historical emissions and current vulnerabilities....

Wetlands Conservation in the United States after Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency: Patchwork Protection of a Valued Resource

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (Sackett v. EPA, 2023), the Supreme Court declared that many of the country’s remaining wetlands are not “waters of the United States,” which excludes them from protection under the federal Clean Water Act. Yet the excluded wetlands are critical for improved water quality, flood control, wildlife habitat, and other valuable functions. The Court’s decision left their protection to the individual states. Since Sackett, wetlands conservation in the United States has become a patchwork affair. Many states' wetlands, without federal protection, are at risk from agriculture and development; further loss is unsustainable. This article argues that wetlands must be protected at the federal level through a revised Clean Water Act, which will be difficult to achieve. Fortunatly, there are other ways to protect wetlands without federal support, and citizens have a few options to get involved.

Next Generation Libraries: The Intersection of Digital, Virtual, and Green Libraries

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The evolving field of Library and Information Science (LIS) is undergoing a profound transformation as it navigates the complexity of the 21st century, fundamentally reshaping how information is accessed, managed, and delivered. This study explores the evolving paradigms of library services driven by the advent of digital technologies, the rise of immersive virtual environments, and an increasing emphasis on sustainability. It employs an exploratory literature review to investigate the integration of digital, virtual, and green libraries, encompassing their key components. As libraries stand at a pivotal crossroads, there is a pressing need for a comprehensive examination of these interconnected elements. By analyzing the synergies and potential overlaps between digital, virtual, and green library approaches, the study aims to provide valuable insight for librarians, administrates, and policymakers, ultimately fostering a more sustainable and user-centric library environment...

Attitude of Solo Librarians in Promoting Sustainability in India: Challenges and Opportunities

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This study explores solo librarians' perceptions of their role in sustainability and assesses their opinions, familiarity, and interest concerning the topic. It also examines their attitudes toward promoting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and evaluates professional perspectives on the level of management support for such initiatives, identifying factors that influence engagement and collaboration. Data was gathered from 180 solo librarians across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. The findings show librarians recognize their crucial function in advancing sustainability through inclusivity, lifelong learning, and open access. Those with higher qualifications and experience were significantly more active. While most solo librarians do promote sustainability activities, the research highlights a pressing need: varied management support and reliance on non-professional staff undercut their efforts. However, varied support from management and frequent reliance on non-professional...

Sustainable Scholarly Communication through Institutional Repositories: A Case Study on Enhancing University Rankings in a Public University in Bangladesh

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Institutional repositories (IRs) play a vital role in enhancing the visibility of a university’s intellectual and research output while also promoting more sustainable scholarly communication. This study examines the status of research visibility at Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU), Bangladesh, and evaluates the potential of an IR to improve the university’s global ranking. Using a mixed-method approach, data were collected through surveys of departmental offices (documenting 5,472 preserved student research reports) and interviews with the university librarian. Comparative insights were also drawn from five leading universities with established IRs, alongside faculty research output data retrieved from Scopus. Results show that although an IR can substantially increase research visibility, NSTU stays in the planning phase of implementation. The findings underscore the strategic importance of developing comprehensive IR to combine research output, expand accessibility,...

The Relationship between Soil Structure and Insect Biodiversity

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000
This literature review examines how soil structure influences insect biodiversity, particularly in urban environments. Soil provides essential habitats for insects, while insects also support soil health through aeration, decomposition, and nutrient cycling. However, urbanization disrupts these interactions by causing soil compaction, reducing aeration, and depleting organic matter, leading to insect biodiversity loss.Key urban factors such as impervious surfaces, habitat fragmentation, pollution, and the urban heat island effect degrade soil conditions. This paper involved close analysis of these factors and case studies along urbanization gradients to reveal declining insect diversity and a shift toward pest-dominated ecosystems. This paper hopes to highlight soil-insect interdependence and the importance of their conservation in urban design.

Space, Control, and Resistance: Tlatelolco and the Postcolonial Right to the City

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000
The 1968 Tlatelolco massacre on October 2nd at the Plaza de las Tres Culturas strains Mexico’s memory, marked by violent state suppression and bloodshed against student resistance from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and National Polytechnic University (IPN). Through a postcolonial lens, this research analyzes the Tlatelolco massacre grounded in the concept of right to the city within the broader historical context highlighting the relationship between modernity, the carceral state, and spatial production. The Tlatelolco massacre represents a long history of colonization and the continuation of colonial logic by global powers, resulting in a cycle of death and violence on those most marginalized and resistant.

UCLA Library Research Forum 2025 Presentations - All

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

2025 UCLA Library Research Forum Presenters (time stamps are approximate):
Introductions - Nina Schneider + Casey Winkleman (0:00-1:20)
Openng Remarks - Athena Jackson (1:21 - 4:05)
Disinformation in the Digital Age: How Academic Libraries Can Lead the Fight for Information Literacy - Alena Aissing (5:30 - 39:40)
Enhancing Subject-Based Instruction with Critical Information Literacy: Collaborative Teaching in an Interdisciplinary Freshmen Class - Mohsin Ali + Salma Abumeeiz (40:00 - 1:33:00)
Templates Save Time: Reference and Outreach Models for Communicating with Patrons - Michelle Li, Maggie Tarmey, + Kelsey Brown (1:33:30 - 2:33:30)
Students Bridge the Gap: Moving Image Collections and Archival Research - Maya Smukler + Staci Hogsett (2:35:00 - 3:00:00)
GeoConnect: Centralizing Geospatial Resources Across the UC System - Maggie Tarmey (3:00:10 - 3:30:20)
Hebrew Print Collection at Terezin...

Binding the Mariner's Craft: On the Alienated Speech of Revolution in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000
This thesis aims to understand the motivations behind the form of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”—to find the reason behind the Mariner’s rhyme. The first phase of this exploration considers Coleridge’s contribution to the question of form-content continuity and culminates in a hypothesis that drives the rest of the paper: that though Coleridge’s location of poetic language as above nature participates in the view that form-content continuous poems (poems crafted exclusively in the realm of language) cannot exist as interrelated to nature, such a displacement of language fundamentally misconstrues the premises of mysticism Coleridge hybridizes it with. Namely, I consider Coleridge’s misuse of Jacob Boehme’s “The Seven Forms of Spirits” model.The remainder of the thesis analyzes “The Ancient Mariner” with two goals in mind: 1) to propose that Coleridge’s displacement of language outside of nature catalyzes the disjunctions between form and content that...

The Theory of Everything: An Entanglement-Symmetry Framework

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000
The Theory of Everything: An Entanglement-Symmetry Framework

Borderline Bias: Gender Disparities and The Male Experience of BPD

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Historically, BPD has been diagnosed more frequently in women. However, recent studies suggest that the prevalence of BPD is nearly equal across genders, highlighting a potential diagnostic bias that disproportionately affects men. This paper explores gender disparities in BPD diagnosis and treatment, emphasizing the male experience. Diagnostic biases may result from differences in symptom expression, particularly explosive temperament and novelty-seeking behavior, which are often misattributed to masculinity. Furthermore, current treatment is less effective for men, as research and therapeutic approaches have primarily focused on women. These disparities contribute to increased distress and undertreatment in men with BPD. Addressing gender biases in diagnosis and treatment is critical for improving mental health outcomes for male BPD patients.

Gatekeeping Green Space: Minimum Lot Size Requirements, Private Lands, and Public Park Provision in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000
This paper examines how affluent neighborhoods control their spaces, from minimum lot size requirements to gatekeeping public parks in the City of Beverly Hills, California. Utilizing spatial analysis and ethnographic observations, the study reveals that restrictive land-use policies, such as minimum lot size requirements, limit public space availability, reinforcing socio-economic disparities. Public parks in northern areas often function as semi-private extensions of luxury properties, with numerous regulations catering to aesthetic preferences rather than inclusivity. Parks in the southern parts of Beverly Hills, though more community-oriented, still face regulatory barriers, revealing the city’s prioritization of property values and homeowner interests over accessible public spaces. Through analysis of city commission meetings and planning decisions, this paper demonstrates how the influence of affluent residents on urban policy perpetuates exclusivity, as public parks serve...

Cantata "Deus Existit"

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Cantata "Deus Existit"

Symphony "Hymnus" Nr. 9

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Symphony "Hymnus" Nr. 9

5 Etudes for Piano

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000
5 Etudes for Piano

Money, Trains, and Guillotines : Art and Revolution in 1960s Japan

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000
"During the 1960s a group of young artists in Japan challenged official forms of politics and daily life through interventionist art practices. William Marotti situates this phenomenon in the historical and political contexts of Japan after the Second World War and the international activism of the 1960s. The Japanese government renewed its Cold War partnership with the United States in 1960, defeating protests against a new security treaty through parliamentary action and the use of riot police. Afterward, the government promoted a depoliticized everyday world of high growth and consumption, creating a sanitized national image to present in the Tokyo Olympics of 1964. Artists were first to challenge this new political mythology. Marotti examines their political art, and the state's aggressive response to it. He reveals the challenge mounted in projects such as Akasegawa Genpei's 1,000-yen prints, a group performance on the busy Yamanote train line, and a plan for a giant guillotine...

Cover Your Ears!

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The act of covering one’s ears contradicts from the act of enjoying a musical experience. It is an act to protect one’s self from loud or uncomfortable noise and overwhelming flow of information, and reclaiming one’s self. Cover Your Ears! is a response to witnessing a number of "composers" composing music in the likes of noise for the sake of what "new music should sound like". If the composers do not want to listen to their works themselves, who else will listen?
The performers as well as all audience members are to wear foam earplugs when experiencing this work.

big mosquito

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000
One late night in an artist residency in the forests of upstate New York, I concluded my composing for the day, switched off the lights in my room, and snuggled into bed. Soon after, I heard an unfamiliar low-frequency noise - something like a machine - permeating the air. Switching on the light, I was shocked to see what looked like a shadow of an outer-space monster cast upon my room's wall. Startled, I glanced upward to witness the largest mosquito I had ever encountered in my life, buzzing overhead.

Hentai Beetle

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

One morning, a few years ago, I suddenly found myself immobilized, unable to get out of bed. In retrospect, perhaps I was a little tired with simultaneously juggling multiple projects, navigating a cross-continental move, and grappling with the bureaucratic intricates of extending my residence permit. Fortunately, the condition did not last long for me. However, while lying on bed, I scanned my eyes across the ceiling, and felt like this situation would continue in eternity.
There are many analyses of Franz Kafka’s “Metamorphosis”. However, this experience has made me realize that this phenomenon of turning into an insect just may be more common and familiar to us than we imagine it to be.
"Hentai" is a Japanese word meaning "metamorphosis" or "change of form".

Gig Harbor (solo piano)

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Gig Harbor (solo piano)

What Will Sound (was already sound)

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000
This music score was submitted for the Kaleidoscope 2020 Call for Scores, an open access collaboration with the UCLA Music Library.

Ebi Revolution

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Ebi Revolution

Aspen Septet

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Aspen Septet

Sonata for piano

Mon, 7 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Sonata for piano (2014) was inspired in part by Stravinsky’s Piano Sonata (1924). Agitato opens with a motif set in 4+6/8 time around a whole-tone pattern. This short introduction is followed by the main melody of the sonata-allegro form, which enters quietly, accompanied by left-hand figuration. The second subject is set in augmented triads, a lush melody which is expanded and developed with triplet right-hand figuration. The development section includes jazz-like interspersions above the opening accompaniment pattern, moving through various tonal centers. The second subject is developed with a meter change to 4/4, and then combined with the jazzy riffs’ motif, building to the recapitulation. A coda finishes this first movement, bringing together elements of the jazzy motif with the octave patterns from the introduction, building to a rousing conclusion.
The second movement, Call of the Sirens, which dates from 2006, opens with an...

Symphony "The Revolution" Nr. 5

Mon, 7 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Symphony "The Revolution" Nr. 5

Months of the Year

Mon, 7 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Months of the Year was written in 2022, inspired by Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons. It opens with January - Rolling waves …. not to be overwhelmed, capturing the uncertainty of life with Covid-19. The waves of the left hand are on the black keys, stormy and rolling with emotion.
February - Barcarolle is a respite, a gentle boat song inspired by Chopin’s eponymous piece.
March – War was written in 2022 as the war in the Ukraine filled news feeds with bombings, attacks and the terrible plight of people fleeing the Russian invasion. Juxtaposing three against two rhythmically, using augmented triads and resounding octaves, this piece attempts to capture the tumult, angst and horror of war.
April - Rain opens with hypnotic, falling raindrops played between the hands. Minimalistic, with shifting bi-tonal harmonies, the rain patterns set the backdrop for a low, sustained line which...

Symphony "The Revolution" Nr. 5

Mon, 7 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Symphony "The Revolution" Nr. 5

Symphony "The Sunrise" Nr. 7

Mon, 7 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Symphony "The Sunrise" Nr. 7

Three Songs of Longing for Baritone and Piano (on poems by Rainer Maria Rilke)

Mon, 7 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Three Songs of Longing for Baritone and Piano (on poems by Rainer Maria Rilke)

Symphony "Titkos Tanok" Nr. 4

Mon, 7 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Symphony "Titkos Tanok" Nr. 4

Optica Suite, for solo guitar

Mon, 7 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000
A three-movement composition for solo guitar.

Symphony "The Sunrise" Nr. 7

Mon, 7 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Symphony "The Sunrise" Nr. 7

String Quartet #2 - Kwasis's Revenge

Mon, 7 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000
String Quartet #2 - Kwasis's Revenge

Te Deum for Mixed Chorus

Mon, 7 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Sacred Latin text sung in five parts by eight-part mixed chorus a cappella