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Abstract
| Stuart Hall’s (1968) Cultural Studies Theory is a powerful way to understand the ideology of cultural groups. When cultures evolve, so must research, which explains cultural phenomena, reactions, and the perceived impact on the culture’s present and future. What typically gets lost in society and research is socially stigmatized subcultures. Gangs are only known for their negative components, ignoring their humanity. Gangs are only in the news for crime, and their crimes in the black community are being used to combat the efforts of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Combating this monotonous image of gangs and applying Hall’s theory to gangs becomes no easy task as credible research on gangs is from the 1970s-1990s. This leaves modern researchers in need of information to reflect the ideology, image, and perceptions of gangs of today. This research sheds light on gang members’ views Microtubules must be rigid enough to support the structure of a cell, while simultaneously being dynamic enough for intracellular transport. Any abnormalities in this balance may result in cancer, birth defects, or cell death. MT-Flex is an image-analysis program used to study the persistence length of microtubules. The persistence length is a property that quantifies the stiffness of a polymer, such as a microtubule. However, the original design of the program took an excessive amount of time to run, did not include any automated error checking, and returned results in an unorganized format. Moreover, flaws in the design of the code made the application difficult to use. Upon removing all unnecessary reading of data and restructuring the code, a speedup of 2.019 was achieved. Furthermore, the structure of the code and format of the output is now more intuitive, making it easier to use for both experienced and first-time users.on police brutality and black activism. The study breathes new light into the field of studying gangs. |
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