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Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

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Automatic control: the vertebral column of dogfish sharks behaves as a continuously variable transmission with smoothly shifting functions

Publication Date
2016-July-07
Document Type
article
Authors
Marianne E. Porter
Ewoldt, Randy H.
Long, John H., Jr.
Department or Program
Biology Department
Cognitive Science Department
Document Type
Article
Abstract

During swimming in dogfish sharks, Squalus acanthias, both the intervertebral joints and the vertebral centra undergo significant strain. To investigate this system, unique among vertebrates, we cyclically bent isolated segments of 10 vertebrae and nine joints….

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Gaming Across the Divide: Racial Dynamics in e-Sports and the Changing Landscape of East-West Relations

Publication Date
2013-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Kim, Michael H.
Department or Program
Asian Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

The racial dynamics of professional <em>StarCraft</em>, an online game subject to e-sports, or competitive video games, are placed in the context of globalization and the development of new media technologies.

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Sex Work in Cyberspace: Geographies of Desire in Digital Frontiers of the United States

Publication Date
2015-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Danyelle Hamilton
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

This project follows the shifting geography of erotic companionship and the changing demographics of women who take on this kind of work. From origins in mining towns, urban centers, and Las Vegas brothels to home-based, online performances for audiences across...

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