Mel Burks
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I woke up one morning and noticed a tiny speck drifting across my vision. Classic eye floater. Harmless. Boring. The… Read more.
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A castle in Alhambra, CA October I was ten years old the first time it got my attention. That probably… Read more.
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The patient is a male, now in his mid-forties, presenting with a history of thyroid dysfunction consistent with Graves’ disease.… Read more.
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The day my sister almost became an only child The world was enormous then, seen from the floor. Everything existed… Read more.
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Both Kay and I grew up near railroad tracks. It wasn’t something we discovered about each other right away —… Read more.
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The First Visit: A True Adventure in the Hills Above Pocatello, ID The Sign We had only been in Idaho… Read more.
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During the Vietnam era, while many soldiers were heading to Southeast Asia, I was stationed in Germany as a Military… Read more.
2–4 minutes
Methods
- Weekly field observations along fixed routes.
- Short interviews using a consistent guide.
- Sensor readings checked at the start of each session.
- Cleaning decisions documented as a changelog.
- Processing: normalized timestamps; flagged gaps; spot-checked outliers.
- Limits: some missing intervals during battery replacement.
Data & Ethics
Data
Upon request, sensitive locations have been removed from the public files. License: CC BY 4.0 for shared materials.
Ethics
Consent protocols used where applicable.
Contact
fieldnoteslab@ucc.ie
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