Commentary

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly TallBear
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Colonial History ◽  
Public Health Genetics ◽  
Native Communities ◽  
Program Administrators ◽  
Rigorous Research ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The University ◽  
Racial Narratives

In May 2007, I gave a talk at the Institute for Public Health Genetics (IPHG) at the University of Washington (UW), Seattle. My topic was the Genographic Project, specifically the colonial history and racial narratives that I see as shaping the work of the project. I left IPHG encouraged by my conversations with UW researchers, including native researchers and program administrators who organize collaborative and ethically rigorous research. The individuals I met work in multiple native communities, especially those in the Pacific Northwest.

scholarly journals Demonstrating the Importance and Feasibility of Including Sexual Orientation in Public Health Surveys: Health Disparities in the Pacific Northwest

2010 ◽  
Vol 100 (3) ◽  
pp. 460-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia A. Dilley ◽  
Katrina Wynkoop Simmons ◽  
Michael J. Boysun ◽  
Barbara A. Pizacani ◽  
Mike J. Stark
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
The Pacific

scholarly journals Keeping the World in Balance - Music Therapy in a Ritual Context

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Kenny
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Northwest Coast ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
Pacific Northwest Coast ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The People ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The University

I asked Walker why the Spirit Dances were held in the Winter. He told me that in the Winter the Earth's reserves are low, so the people must dance to create energy for the Earth during the Winter months. At the time I was a graduate student in anthropology at the University of British Columbia doing my field studies in the Salish Guardian Spirit Dance Ceremonials of the Pacific Northwest Coast (Kenny, 1982). Walker didn't seem to care as much about the academics as he cared about the fact that I was Native American myself. And he wanted to support my learning about healing and the arts. The Winter Dances, as the Salish people call them, are known for healing young adults in Pacific Northwest Coast Native societies who are not able to be cured by standard medical and psychological treatments (Kenny, 1982; Jilek, 1972).

A Personal Journey toward Teaching Success

1994 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-72
Author(s):  
Margaret Pressley ◽  
Rebecca Henry
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Washington State ◽  
Indiana University ◽  
Violin Pedagogy ◽  
Music Festival ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The University ◽  
Washington University

Margaret Pressley is well known in the Pacific Northwest as a teacher of gifted pre-college violinists and as an enabler of conservatory-level music education in Seattle. Attending the University of Washington, with a major in violin performance, she chose a career in violin pedagogy, which has spanned 30 years. Pressley has built a highly successful class of continuously prize-winning students, who are eagerly sought by conservatories. She is the founder and director of the Pressley Conservatory of Music in Seattle. Pressley is a lecturer at Western Washington University and is also on the faculty of the Indiana University Summer String Academy, a member of the advisory board of the Seattle Young Artist Music Festival and the National Music Teachers Association Competition String Repertoire Committee, and string chair for the Washington State Music Teachers Association. She was named ASTA's 1994 Washington State Studio Teacher of the Year.

Vertical Motions in Precipitation Bands in Three Winter Cyclones

2007 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 1523-1543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia Cronce ◽  
Robert M. Rauber ◽  
Kevin R. Knupp ◽  
Brian F. Jewett ◽  
Justin T. Walters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Vertical Structure ◽  
Extreme Values ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Horizontal Wind ◽  
University Of Alabama ◽  
Low Snr ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
The University

Abstract The University of Alabama in Huntsville Mobile Integrated Profiling System 915-MHz profiler was deployed in January and February of 2004 to measure vertical air velocities in finescale precipitation bands in winter cyclones. The profiler was placed to sample the “wraparound” quadrant of three winter cyclones in the central and southern United States, and it obtained high-resolution measurements of the vertical structure of a series of bands in each storm. The data revealed bands that were up to 6 km deep, 10–50 km wide, and spaced about 5–20 km apart. Measurements of vertical air motion w within these bands were retrieved from the Doppler spectra using the lower-bound method, adapted to account for the effects of spectral broadening caused by the horizontal wind, wind shear, and turbulence. Derived vertical air motions ranged from −4.3 to 6.7 m s−1, with an uncertainty of about ±0.6 m s−1. Approximately 29% of the 1515 total derived values were negative, 35% exceeded 1 m s−1, and 9% exceeded 2.0 m s−1. These values are consistent with studies in the Pacific Northwest, except that more extreme values were observed in one band than have been previously reported. There was a high correlation between values of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and w within each band (0.60 ≤ r ≤ 0.85), in the composite of bands from each cyclone (0.59 ≤ r ≤ 0.79), and in the overall analysis (r = 0.68). The strongest updrafts were typically between 2.0 and 4.0 m s−1 and were located near the center of each band in regions of high SNR. Regions of downdrafts within the bands had maximum values between −1.0 and −4.3 m s−1 and were typically located along the edges of the bands in regions of low SNR. These results are consistent with snow growth and sublimation processes. The magnitudes of the vertical velocities in the core of the bands were comparable to theoretical predictions for moist symmetric instability (MSI) under inviscid conditions but would appear to be somewhat larger than expected for MSI when turbulent mixing is considered, suggesting that other instabilities, such as potential instability, may have contributed to the band development in these storms.

Heritage Inc.: A Mini-Symposium on Heritage Protection and Private Actors. Held at the Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 16 March 2012

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-571
Author(s):  
Robert K. Paterson ◽  
Anastasia Telesetsky
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Canadian Studies ◽  
Heritage Protection ◽  
Private Actors ◽  
The University

In response to the emerging phenomenon of the role of nonstate actors in heritage protection and preservation, a one-day symposium took place on 16 March 2012 in the new Allard Hall building of the Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. The conference was officially opened by Dean of Law, Professor Mary Anne Bobinski and received financial support from the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law Conference Fund; the Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium; and Golder Associates Ltd. The conference brought together seven experts from both academia and practice to discuss contemporary practices and emerging legal and sociological trends in heritage protection by private actors.

The Pacific Northwest

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Native American History ◽  
Native Communities ◽  
Columbia Plateau ◽  
Cultural Legitimacy ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Us ◽  
Political Boundaries ◽  
Recent Trends

Despite decades of neglect by professional historians, the Pacific Northwest brings particular clarity to major themes in Native American history. On both sides of the Cascade Mountains and the US-Canadian border, Native communities have carried on the struggle for territorial integrity, political authority, economic viability, and cultural legitimacy that began in the late eighteenth century. Scholars, in turn, have broadened their studies temporally, culturally, and thematically to create a fuller picture of the region’s past. This chapter surveys recent trends in the ethnohistorical literature concerning the diverse indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast and Columbia Plateau. For the sake of brevity, it emphasizes three themes of particular salience in the Northwest: the porous character of cultural and political boundaries, the fluidity of racial and tribal identities, and the determination of Native nations to protect their ancestral lands and resources.

scholarly journals Size Spectra of Snow Particles Measured in Wintertime Precipitation in the Pacific Northwest

2008 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher P. Woods ◽  
Mark T. Stoelinga ◽  
John D. Locatelli
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Particle Diameter ◽  
Size Spectrum ◽  
Size Spectra ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Single Moment ◽  
Research Aircraft ◽  
The University

Abstract Particle size spectra collected by the University of Washington’s Convair-580 research aircraft at a variety of altitudes and temperatures in winter frontal and orographic precipitation systems during the Improvement of Microphysical Parameterization through Observational Verification Experiment (IMPROVE) are analyzed in this study. The particle size spectra generally appeared to conform to an exponential size distribution, with well-correlated linear fits between the log of the number concentration and particle diameter. When the particle size spectra were grouped according to the habit composition as determined from airborne imagery, significantly improved correlations between the size spectrum parameters and temperature were obtained. This result could potentially be exploited for specifying the size distribution in a single-moment bulk microphysical scheme, if particle habit is predicted by the scheme. Analyses of “spectral trajectories” suggest that the rime-splintering process was likely responsible for the presence of needle and column habit types and the positive shift in both N0s and λs at temperatures warmer than −10°C.

scholarly journals Histopathologic and Clinical Features in Patients with Diabetes and Kidney Disease

Kidney360 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (11) ◽  
pp. 1217-1225
Author(s):  
Sarah F. Sanghavi ◽  
Travis Roark ◽  
Leila R. Zelnick ◽  
Behzad Najafian ◽  
Nicole K. Andeen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Lower Risk ◽  
Kidney Biopsy ◽  
Primary Diagnosis ◽  
Tubular Injury ◽  
Significant Treatment ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
The University

BackgroundThe discovery of nondiabetic kidney disease (NDKD) in an individual patient with diabetes may have significant treatment implications. Extensive histopathologic data in this population are lacking, but they may provide insights into the complex pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy (DN) and reveal specific phenotypes for the development of targeted therapies. This study seeks to elucidate the clinical and laboratory parameters associated with the spectrum of kidney histopathologic features in patients with diabetes.MethodsThis study is a retrospective analysis of 399 kidney biopsies assessed from 2014 to 2016 at the University of Washington among patients with diabetes. More comprehensive clinical data were evaluated in a subset of 79 participants.ResultsOf the 399 biopsies reviewed, 192 (48%) had a primary diagnosis of DN (including 26 with an additional diagnosis), and 207 (52%) had a primary diagnosis of NDKD (including 67 who also had DN). Retinopathy (sensitivity: 0.86; specificity: 0.81; OR, 27.1; 95% CI, 6.8 to 107.7) and higher levels of proteinuria (7.6 versus 4.1 g/d; P=0.004) were associated with DN, whereas a physician description of AKI was associated with a lower risk of DN (OR, 0.13; 95% CI, 0.04 to 0.38). The four most prevalent diagnoses in participants with NDKD were FSGS in 39, nephrosclerosis in 29, IgA nephropathy in 27, and acute tubular injury in 21.ConclusionsAmong patients with diabetes who undergo kidney biopsy in the Pacific Northwest, approximately half have DN, and half have NDKD. Retinopathy and more severe proteinuria were associated with DN, and AKI was a more common descriptor in NDKD.PodcastThis article contains a podcast at https://www.asnonline.org/media/podcast/K360/2020_11_25_KID0003962020.mp3

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