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Showing 1 to 20 of 131 for “"queens"”.
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Exploring winner effects in queens of the western honey bee
… presence of a winner effect in virgin honey bee queens (Apis mellifera). Following the death or departure of the previous queen in a swarm, young virgin queens engage in fatal contests for the opportunity to become the new reproductive individual in the colony. To test for winner effects, I …
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Sustainability at the project level : the case of Willets Point, Queens
… the proposed redevelopment of Willets Point, Queens, in New York City. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made sustainability a major part of his agenda during his administration, and calls the Willets Point project a model of sustainable development. The plans for the redevelopment, however, fail to …
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"Real Queens Fix Each Other's Crown": Addressing the Misseducation of the Blackgirl
<p>To what extent, do Blackgirl collectives imbue its participants with values that inspire them to pursue a college education? Blackgirl collectives have the potential to promote intellectual diversity, justice, and equality that can deter violence and exclusionary policies in the pursuit of a …
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"Ice queens" and "snow studs": gender stereotypes and the 2010 Winter Olympic Games
In 2010, the United States of America experienced an unprecedented Winter Olympic Games, winning a total of 37 medals, including nine gold medals. American spectators included the 190 million who viewed the primetime Olympic televised coverage on NBC, and a portion of the 1.6 million in attendance …
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"We Were Queens": Historical Loss Among Native Hawaiians: Exploring Historical Trauma-Informed Suicide Prevention
<p>Native Hawaiian people, and especially lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, <em>māhū</em> and/or queer (LGBTQM) Native Hawaiians, face health and mental health disparities that are disproportionate when compared with other racial/ethnic minorities in Hawai`i, and when compared to the United …
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The Haus of Frau: Radical Drag Queens Disrupting the Visual Fiction of Gendered Appearances
… in the social experience of five gay male drag queens. Appearing at variance with gender norms that underwrite male appearance in mainstream society and among gay men prompted social consequences that impacted their identities and world views. One aim is to apprehend the experiences of …
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Fostering social sustainability through housing sustainability for Bangladeshi people in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-02-04 without embargo terms
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Street Queens and Clean Teens: Melodramatic Approaches to AIDS in Young Adult Literature and Popular Culture
This research examines melodramatic approaches to AIDS in Young Adult literature and popular culture in the United States from the mid-1980s to the present day: tear-jerking, over-the-top depictions of sexuality, death, and oppression. The YA novel has traditionally been derided as a literary form …
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The museum as agent of participatory planning : the Queens Museum of Art engages an immigrant neighborhood
… manner? Through a primarily case study of the Queens Museum of Art (QMA) located in New York City, I illustrate how with the specific goals of incorporating the voices of new immigrants in the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) renovation project in Corona Plaza, the museum was …
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The Effects of Miticides on the Reproductive Physiology of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Queens and Drones
… of miticides on the reproductive physiology of queens and drones were examined. The first study examined the effects of Apistan (fluvalinate), Check Mite+ (coumaphos), and Apilife VAR (74% thymol) on sperm production and viability in drones. Drones from colonies treated with each miticide were …
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The Jamaica Now Leadership Council: A Study of Stakeholder Participation in the Revitalization of Downtown Jamaica, Queens
… equitable economic growth in Downtown Jamaica, Queens.</p> <p>The study explores how power dynamics, stakeholder histories, and role expectations shape participation in CED initiatives. Drawing from theories of participation, power, and empowerment, this research analyzes the factors influencing …
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Dragging Out (In)Difference: Explorations of the Cultural and Affective Politics of Drag Queens' Performances in Toronto, Canada
… politics of drag performance amongst drag queens and other “feminine-expressing/presenting” drag performers in Toronto, Canada. Based on 24 months of fieldwork within various queer urban spaces and drag performance contexts as both an ethnographer and occasional drag performer, I contend …
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Differentiation in reproductive potential and chemical communication of reproductive status in workers and queens of the ant Myrmecia gulosa
… regulation mechanisms of worker reproduction by queens remain largely unknown. The aim of this study is to determine the modalities of production, distribution and action, as well as the identity of the queen pheromones affecting worker reproduction in the ant Myrmecia gulosa. This species …
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A history of the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College of the City University of New York
… of the Aaron Copland School of Music (ACSM) at Queens College. The ACSM evolved out of the Department of Music at Queens College, established by the Board of Trustees and its first president, Paul Klapper, in 1938, one year after the founding of the college. In 1980, the Department of Music …
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Co-Governing Care in Astoria, Queens: The Role and Responsibility of the City in Supporting Community-Led Solidarity Networks
… of collective care. Taking Astoria, Queens as a case, this thesis examines the political lessons that have emerged in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on what it takes to sustain community-led solidarity networks and considering City’s role and responsibility in …
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The role of faith based institutions in promoting and sustaining local economies : a case study of Allen AME Church Jamaica, Queens
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1998.
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Queens Speak - A Youth Participatory Action Research Project: Exploring Critical Post-Traumatic Growth among Black Girls within the School to Prison Pipeline
… coached, and supported a research team called Queens Speak. The primary purpose of this qualitative study was to elevate the voices of Black girls, through YPAR, by engaging them in a process of inquiry that allowed them to share their experiences within the school-to-prison pipeline; develop …
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Co-operation and conflict in societies of the ponerine ant genus Pachycondyla
… to represent three different species. Young queens in one of these species, provisionally called Pachycondyla cf. inversa, may co-operate during colony founding (pleometrosis). Approximately 50 per cent of all founding colonies collected near Itabuna, Brazil, consisted of two to five founding …
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