First one ( This one is the only one due tmr)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zqZPujAPuc
According to the link,
What questions a forensic anthropologist is trying to answer
What types of analysis a forensic anthropologist performs
What impact the work of a forensic anthropologist can have on a specific investigation
What impact the work of a forensic anthropologist can have on a community/the world (in other words, what’s the broad value of this field?)
Hint: Forensic anthropologists were very valuable following the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.
In one paragraph (300-500 words) please share your answers to the above questions (you can also add your own questions).
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Second one
Glacier National Park in Montana offers breathtaking views from every angle, however, 12,000 years ago it was part of the last ice age. Glacier retreat has affected the region for centuries since this last ice age allowing us to see the ever-evolving topography of the region.
As a geographer, one would go into this land area and assess the topography and ask questions in regards to the land formation, the age, and type of rocks prevalent in the area, and lastly, why does this matter and how human impact has shifted the natural occurrences of the area.
Choose one area or landmass of the world and tell us about how it was formed, was this area a result of two tectonic plates clashing or separating? What kind of rocks to we find here? Metamorphic? Sedimentary? Was this area part of the last ice age in North America? Lastly, tell us about the significance of the topography in relation to the environment.
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Third one (it has 5 parts)
Directions:
- Read through this entire handout.
- Answer each question in a separate write-up.
- Attach your .doc, .docx or .pdf write-up to Canvas
This lab introduces you to Maps, GIS, Map Projections, and Geography on the Web. It will guide you through various different types of online interfaces used by many Geographers. This lab will also guide you through Examples of Remote Sensing and the imagery produced by the satellites. You will learn how to calculate Latitude and Longitude for various different locations and be able to see them visually. Lastly, you will have a visual representation of various wavelengths with a depiction of San Francisco.
Part 1: Industries Using Geospatial Technology
Geospatial technology is being used in a variety of applications in various different fields today. Go onto: www.esri.com/industries
this site provides you with a list of a numerous amount of different fields that are using geospatial technology today and it also describes how GIS is being utilized. Examine a few that are connected to law enforcement & some that are connected to “Natural Resources”
Answer the following questions.
- How is GIS being utilized in some real-world, on-the-job applications in the fields of public safety & the environment?
- Who in these fields is using GIS & Why?
Part 2: The Geographic Coordinate System
Another key element of representing data on the map is the coordinate system. The coordinate system relates every location on the map to a location on the earth through a defined system. This is also called georeferencing. One major type of georeferencing is latitude and longitude, which divides the earth into a grid-like coordinate system.
Latitude
Latitude lines are parallel to the earth’s equator. Latitude lines run from 90ºN at the north pole to 0º (the equator) to 90ºS at the south pole. Lines of latitude are noted as being either NORTH, or SOUTH, meaning north or south of the equator. So, for example, the Longitude lines are equidistant lines (they are all the same length) that run from the north pole to the south pole.
Longitude
Longitude lines run from 180ºE to 0º (at the prime meridian which runs through Greenwich, England) to 180ºW. Lines of longitude are expressed as being either EAST or WEST, meaning east or west of the prime meridian. The international date line is located where 180ºW meets 180ºE.
How we divide latitude and longitude
Latitude and longitude lines are expressed in degrees ( º ), minutes ( ‘ ) and seconds ( ” ) with a directional notation (N, S, E or W). Minutes and seconds run from 0 to 60 (e.g. 60 seconds equals one minute, 60 minutes equals one degree). For example, something that was 120 degrees, 10 minutes and 30 seconds west longitude would be denoted 120º10’30″W. The ‘squares’ defined by latitude and longitude are really not squares at all because they are on the spherical earth (though they look like squares on a flat map!).
For example, California is approximately between 30 and 40 degrees north latitude. The vertical lines are lines of longitude. You can read the degrees of longitude along the middle of the earth. For example, California is between 120 and 130 degrees west longitude.
Latitude and longitude can also be expressed in decimal degrees. With decimal degrees, the entire location is compressed into a single number. So, just as 2 1/2 can also be expressed as 2.5, 37° 21′ 45.2082″N and 122° 7′ 42.5172″W can be expressed as 37.362558, -122.128477. Note that in the system of decimal degrees, we have lost the letter designations of N,S,E,W. Instead, latitude in the northern hemisphere is a positive value, latitude in the southern hemisphere is a negative value. A longitude in the eastern hemisphere is a positive value, a longitude in the western hemisphere is a negative value.
Go to: www.latlong.net
This website allows you to input the name of a location and state or county and it will return the latitude and longitude.
Answer the following questions.
- What is the latitude and longitude of the Golden Gate Bridge in degrees and minutes? Show your work
- What is the latitude and longitude of the Grand Canyon in degrees and minutes?Show your work
National Map
Watch:
Introduction to the The National Map
Then go to: https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/
Answer the following:
- Search for your own local area- what products are available for you to download?
- What types of data can be accessed via The National Map besides boundaries & hydrography?
Part 4: Remote Sensed Imagery Online
Go to: Zoom Earth
Zoom Earth allows you to view images from different types of remotely sensed data.
In the home page you can select the date that you want to see select ‘August 25th, 2017’ under the daily HD view. Make sure the ‘map labels’ tab is selected in white and then type in ‘Houston’ in the search box and select the search icon.
- What do you hypothesize is happening based on the color of the map?
- Press the – button about 5-6 times and zoom out, based on the image was your hypothesis correct?
- What is the Latitude and Longitude of this area?
Part 5: Difference between Ture Color & False Color Composites
watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pVF8LK_KMs
- What is False Color Imagery?
- At what wavelength is Infrared?
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Fourth one
Week 11 Discussion – Prescribing psychopharmacological drugs and the use of virtual reality
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These are very sensitive topics, so this week’s discussion post may be triggering. Please let me know if you are not comfortable in posting for this week, then please let me know (we will figure it out).
Please be respectful in your posts. I have also provided resources at the end of this discussion post.
There has been much controversy around the prescription of psychopharmacological drugs and some say that we have become “an over-medicated society.” There are even more concerns on how these drugs affect our young people. Children and adolescents suffering from ADHD are routinely prescribed Ritalin, and those suffering from major depressive disorder are given antidepressants. The evidence is mixed, however, regarding the effects of these drugs, and some researchers have demonstrated that antidepressants can in fact increase the risk of suicide in children and adolescents. On the other hand, other researchers disagree and argue that antidepressants are beneficial and decrease the likelihood of suicide among young people.
Here is a weblink to an article titled “Antidepressants and Teen Suicides” written by Dr. Harold Koplewicz in Child Mind Institute:
https://childmind.org/article/antidepressants-and-teen-suicides/
What are your thoughts regarding the effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) of these medications?
What are the roles of psychiatrists? Parents? Should children and adolescents have a say in their treatment?
Lastly other researchers are using VR (virtual reality) to address mental health concerns such as anxiety, PTSD in soldiers, phobia (e.g., fear of flying), and dementia in elderly clients. We have discussed VR in a previous discussion too.
Please watch the following YouTube video called “Virtual Reality Used to Treat Mental Health Problems” by Journeyman Pictures. This video is 6:06 minutes in length.
Here is the weblink:
Finally what are your thoughts about the use of virtual reality to treat mental illness?
If you or anyone that you know is having issues with mental health, then please contact Foothill College Psychological Services & Personal Counseling at www.foothill.edu/psychservices/
Here are some other supportive weblinks:
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help
https://www.crisistextline.org/
Again as a reminder, these are very sensitive topics, so please be respectful in your posts.
Your answer should be approximately 1/2 page, single-spaced. Your response to a classmate’s answer should be limited to 1/2 page, single-spaced.
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Fifth one
Your answers should be AT LEAST 350 word for EACH question. It is fine if you write more than 350 words for each question, however you will be marked down if your answers are too brief.
- In the mid 1900’s, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and psychosurgery/neurosurgery — neurosurgical treatment for mental disorders (e.g., prefrontal lobotomies — more specifically transorbital lobotomies) were popular medical treatments to “help” individuals who suffered from schizophrenia, depression, and any behaviors that deviated from the social norms.
Here is a PBS documentary on transorbital lobotomies on YouTube. It is approximately 5 minutes.
** Warning…….it is graphic. If you find it too disturbing, then please do NOT watch it. **
Today surgical and non-surgical treatments are still being done on clients, however the various procedures/treatments are much more precise and humane (for example, bilateral cingulotomy, DBS, TMS).
Please watch the following sort video on personalized deep brain stimulation (DBS) from the University of California, San Francisco (it’s approximately 2 minutes), AND there are other non-invasive treatments such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Learn more about these treatments below:
Personalized Deep Brain Stimulation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCY8uQr2LKo
Please read this article from Harvard Medical school about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation: Hope for stubborn depression
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/transcranial-magnetic-stimulation-for-depression-2018022313335
- a) What is the general difference between ECT, DBS, TMS, and psychosurgery/neurosurgery? In addition, please describe these different types of treatments (make sure that you also address the older and newer treatments of neurosurgeries — they have evolved over the years) and why they are still being used today.
* Please be explicit in your description of these procedures*
- b) Do you have a problem with their utilization? If so, why?
- c) Does a potential patient’s age make a difference in undergoing these types of procedures?
- d) Would you place any restrictions of these treatments?
- e) Thinking hypothetically, would you consider undergoing any one of these treatments?
- f) Remember to cite your resources too! (Note: Wikipedia is NOT considered a valid resource).
- In a chapter prologue titled “Preventing a Tragedy,” it starts off with “Melanie Poorman swiveled in her chair and punched a button on the phone. The caller, an Iraq war veteran in his 30s, had recently broken up with his girlfriend and was watching a movie “Body of War” that was triggering bad memories. He started to cry. And he had a 12-gauge shotgun nearby. Could someone please come and take it away, he asked. Ms. Poorman, 54, gently coxed the man into unloading the weapon. As a co-worker called the police, she stayed on the line, talking to him about his girlfriend, his work, the war. Suddenly, there were sirens. “I unloaded the gun!” she heard him shout. And then he hung up (Dao, 2010, p.A1).”
* If you do not have this prologue in your textbook, then it’s okay. The information above is enough for you to answer this question.
Unfortunately this is a tragedy waiting to happen and we often hear about veterans struggling with mental health issues and not receiving the professional support that they so desperately need.
After reading this chapter, please put yourself in Melanie Poorman’s position at the suicide prevention hotline which is run by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- a) If you encouraged the caller to seek treatment, which TWO specific treatments (identify them) mentioned in this chapter would you recommend to him?
- b) Please provide a detailed explanation for each treatment as well as how these treatments would be used to help this distressed Iraq war veteran.
