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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Minneapolis, Minnesota"”.
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The Urban Politics of Settler-Colonialism: Articulations of the Colonial Relation in Postwar Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1945-1975 (AND BEYOND)
… in the historical and material conjuncture of Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a focus on the period 1945 to 1975. Building on political and geographical literature concerned with the enduring effects of settler-colonization in North American urban environments, my inquiry starts from the premise …
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Prevailing Winds: Radical Activism and the American Indian Movement.
<p>In 1968 a number of Chippewa Indians met in Minneapolis, Minnesota to discuss some of the problems they faced in their communities. This meeting gave birth to the American Indian Movement. From 1968 to 1974, the American Indian Movement embarked on a series of radical protests designed to draw …
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Measuring the Sustainability of U.S. Public Bicycle Systems
… Bikeshare in Washington, D.C., Nice Ride in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Denver B-Cycle in Denver, Colorado.</p>
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Community and the Recognition of the Other: A Levinasian Examination of The City, Inc. 1987-1992
… how The City, Inc.’s work within North and South Minneapolis, Minnesota neighborhoods from 1987 and 1992 was framed within a compilation of articles drawn from prominent Twin Cities’ daily newspapers. Positioned within a conceptual framework based on the ethical philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas, …
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Making energy efficiency desirable : lessons from a cutting-edge program in Minneapolis
… of the Community Energy Services program in Minneapolis, Minnesota, I identify the barriers to investing in energy efficiency facing homeowners, even with a cutting-edge program that combines technical and financial assistance and seeks to create neighborhood norms around addressing energy …
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Mitigating misfortune
… stormwater management incentive programs: Minneapolis, Minnesota, Portland, Oregon, and Washington D.C. The chosen properties in the Sharingbrook Neighborhood were evaluated based on the projective design to show how the design could benefit Manhattan, Kansas assuming it adopted the …
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Wayward as the Minnehaha with her moods of shade and sunshine
… linked to the site: the Minnehaha parkway in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the program: a library and an American Indian cultural museum. Each of the senses was considered to be a tool in design: sound shaping form, touch defining materials, sight defining vistas and light, and hearing refining …
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Study of the I-35W Highway Bridge Collapse Mechanism
… truss portion of the I-35W Highway Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota collapsed on August 1, 2007 while roadwork was underway on the bridge. The entire truss was recovered from the river to study the causes of failure. The National Transportation Safety Board attributes the collapse to …
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Will they buy?
… retail store located in the Mall of America near Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its performance is characterized across a wide cross-section of the model's parameters. Through manipulation of the training data supplied to MiMic, the behavior of customers in the store can be examined at fine levels of …
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A moral document? Expanding conversations about public safety budgets in Minnesota in the wake of George Floyd’s murder
Minneapolis, Minnesota, became the epicenter of mass protests for racial justice in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd on May 25. In the months since, local activists and elected officials have advanced ambitious visions for how the city can reimagine its systems of public safety. …
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Mainstreaming straw as a construction material : understanding the future of bio-based architectural materials
… design to the climates of Boston, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Los Angeles, California. Preliminary thermal testing of the prototypes qualitatively indicates their effectiveness. The analysis is then expanded to a discussion of the link between global waste generation, resource …
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Codependency Among Nurses: A Rural Urban Comparison
… in either rural North Dakota or metropolitan Minneapolis, Minnesota were surveyed to determine their codependency level, the presence of family traits associated with codependency and characteristics of their workplace. The Friel Codependency Assessment Inventory provided a tool to place …
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Developing Prefabricated, Light-weight CLT Exterior Wall Panels for Mid-rise Buildings
… of CLT-L systems for Phoenix, Arizona, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. The life cycle analysis was conducted to assess the environmental impact of a typical CLT wall system as compared to three conventional panelized wall systems. The results of the analysis have shown that CLT wall systems …
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Relationships Among Physical Activity, Motor Skill Competence, Cardiovascular Fitness, Perceived Competence, and Cognition In Preschool Children
… years old) from two local elementary schools in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Children’s 3 days physical activity during school time was assessed via Actigraph Link; motor skill competences was measured via Test of Gross Motor Development–Second Edition; perceived physical competence was assessed via …
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Characterizing Dietary Intake and Physical Activity Affecting Weight Gain in Kidney Transplant Recipients
… the Nutrition Coordinating Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota) was used to analyze dietary data. Weights were done at baseline, 3 and 6 months. Descriptive statistics and analysis of variance (ANOVA) for repeated measures were used to compare nutrient and physical activity …