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Nicotine-Induced Effects On Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors (Nachrs), Ca2+ And Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (Bdnf) In Stc-1 Cells, Jie Qian, Shobha K. Mummalaneni, Reem M. Alkahtan, Sunila Mahavadi, Karnam S. Murthy, John R. Grider, Vijay Lyall Dec 2015

Nicotine-Induced Effects On Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors (Nachrs), Ca2+ And Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (Bdnf) In Stc-1 Cells, Jie Qian, Shobha K. Mummalaneni, Reem M. Alkahtan, Sunila Mahavadi, Karnam S. Murthy, John R. Grider, Vijay Lyall

Physiology and Biophysics Publications

In addition to the T2R bitter taste receptors, neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) have recently been shown to be involved in the bitter taste transduction of nicotine, acetylcholine and ethanol. However, at present it is not clear if nAChRs are expressed in enteroendocrine cells other than beta cells of the pancreas and enterochromaffin cells, and if they play a role in the synthesis and release of neurohumoral peptides. Accordingly, we investigated the expression and functional role of nAChRs in enteroendocrine STC-1 cells. Our studies using RT-PCR, qRT-PCR, immunohistochemical and Western blotting techniques demonstrate that STC-1 cells express several α and …


Teaching Compassion In Prison: A Key To Learning, Em Strang Dec 2015

Teaching Compassion In Prison: A Key To Learning, Em Strang

Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)

In a project with long-term prisoners at HMP Dumfries, Scotland, tutors and students explore the notion and application of compassion, focusing in particular on the ways in which understanding compassion enables learning – not just the learning of academic subjects but also of interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence. The project highlights the benefits of teaching a so-called extracurricular subject, at the same time as revealing its centrality to learning in the first place. A lack of adequate teaching time in prison, and the fact that compassion is not considered a core subject in education, are both cited as obstacles in …


Preliminary Results Of The Louisiana Sex Offender Treatment Program, Lee A. Underwood, Frances L.L. Dailey, Carrie Merino, Yolanda Crump Dec 2015

Preliminary Results Of The Louisiana Sex Offender Treatment Program, Lee A. Underwood, Frances L.L. Dailey, Carrie Merino, Yolanda Crump

Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)

The purpose of this study was to offer preliminary support for the Louisiana Sex Offender Treatment Program (LSOTP) in addressing the needs of juvenile sex offenders. Research objectives were (1) to offer statistical evidence for reductions in anxiety, depression, cognitive distortion and negative attitudes towards women comparing a group of 21 adolescents, 12 of whom received services as usual and nine of whom participated in the LSOTP. A controlled experimental evaluation design was utilized. The juvenile sex offenders were randomly assigned to the experimental group for 12 weeks receiving treatment services and a control group receiving care “as usual” in …


Teachers’ Beliefs – Believing In Teaching Incarcerated Persons (English Version), Monika Schumacher Dec 2015

Teachers’ Beliefs – Believing In Teaching Incarcerated Persons (English Version), Monika Schumacher

Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)

Abstract This article gives insight into a German as a foreign language course in a prison in the German speaking part of Switzerland. From the perspective of the teacher, the author reflects on beliefs and assumptions regarding professional issues which are carried into this specific learning setting and challenges these by contrasting them with anecdotal accounts. She advocates the view that rather than try and do away with beliefs teachers should believe in incarcerated person’s capability to learn and achieve.


Wovon Wir Als Lehrperson Überzeugt Sind Und Wie Wir Gefangene Als Lernende Sehen (Deutsch Version), Monika Schumacher Dec 2015

Wovon Wir Als Lehrperson Überzeugt Sind Und Wie Wir Gefangene Als Lernende Sehen (Deutsch Version), Monika Schumacher

Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)

Dieser Artikel bietet einen Einblick in einen Deutschkurs für Fremdsprachige in einer geschlossenen Justizvollzugsanstalt in der Deutschschweiz. Aus der Perspektive der Lehrenden denkt die Autorin über Annahmen und Überzeugungen nach, die man in ein solches, doch eher spezielles Lernsetting mitbringen könnte. Ihren Überlegungen stellt sie Begebenheiten aus ihrem Unterrichtsalltag im Vollzug gegenüber. Sie kommt zum Schluss, dass es nicht in erster Linie darum gehen kann, Überzeugungen einer Lehrperson zu verändern bzw. überwinden – vielmehr ist es im genannten Kontext wichtig, an die Gefangenen und ihr Potenzial als Lernende zu glauben.


Commonwealth Times 2015-12-07 Dec 2015

Commonwealth Times 2015-12-07

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Commonwealth Times 2015-11-30 Nov 2015

Commonwealth Times 2015-11-30

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Commonwealth Times 2015-11-23 Nov 2015

Commonwealth Times 2015-11-23

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Book Review: Unlocking Minds In Lockup, June Edwards Nov 2015

Book Review: Unlocking Minds In Lockup, June Edwards

Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)

Education is a powerful tool that not only opens doors within prisons, but international research would indicate education also, and more crucially, prevents men and women from re-entering those same doors back to prison. Therefore Jan Walker’s recently published Unlocking Minds in Lockup: Prison Education Opens Doors is a welcome addition to the already rich literature on this subject.


Commonwealth Times 2015-11-09 Nov 2015

Commonwealth Times 2015-11-09

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Barriers To Participation In Vocational Orientation Programmes Among Prisoners, Dorien Brosens, Liebeth De Donder, Sarah Dury, Dominique Verté Nov 2015

Barriers To Participation In Vocational Orientation Programmes Among Prisoners, Dorien Brosens, Liebeth De Donder, Sarah Dury, Dominique Verté

Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)

This study investigates the barriers to prisoners’ participation in vocational education, as well as the predictors of different types of barriers. Survey data derived from a project in a remand prison in Belgium (N=468) provided the empirical evidence for the analyses. The results indicate that facing situational and informational barriers are most common. Based on the different kinds of barriers, various types of non-participants can be distinguished and multinomial logistic regression analyses are conducted to identify in what way participants of vocational education differ from various types of non-participants. For instance, prisoners with a poor understanding of the Dutch language …


Commonwealth Times 2015-11-02 Nov 2015

Commonwealth Times 2015-11-02

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Commonwealth Times 2015-10-26 Oct 2015

Commonwealth Times 2015-10-26

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.


1917 American Labor Union Support For Prison Education, Thom Ghering Oct 2015

1917 American Labor Union Support For Prison Education, Thom Ghering

Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)

No abstract provided.


Commonwealth Times 2015-10-19 Oct 2015

Commonwealth Times 2015-10-19

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Commonwealth Times 2015-10-12 Oct 2015

Commonwealth Times 2015-10-12

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Commonwealth Times 2015-10-05 Oct 2015

Commonwealth Times 2015-10-05

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Commonwealth Times 2015-09-28 Sep 2015

Commonwealth Times 2015-09-28

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Commonwealth Times 2015-09-14 Sep 2015

Commonwealth Times 2015-09-14

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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2015 Service-Learning Agenda, Lynn E. Pelco Sep 2015

2015 Service-Learning Agenda, Lynn E. Pelco

Service-Learning Institute

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Service-Learning Challenges And Strategies, Erin Marie Burke Brown Sep 2015

Service-Learning Challenges And Strategies, Erin Marie Burke Brown

Service-Learning Institute

The benefits of service-learning are often highlighted; however, there is not much discussion surrounding the challenges. This list provides challenges that partners, students and instructors may encounter in service-learning along with potential strategies for addressing them. This list was compiled by participants in the Spring 2015 VCU Service-Learning Institute.


Adaptive Response Modeling Using Gis, Blog 1, Joanna Benavides Sep 2015

Adaptive Response Modeling Using Gis, Blog 1, Joanna Benavides

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Adaptive Response Modeling Using Gis, Blog 2, Pamela Saenz-Zulueta Sep 2015

Adaptive Response Modeling Using Gis, Blog 2, Pamela Saenz-Zulueta

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Adaptive Response Modeling Using Gis, Blog 4, Cara Nice Sep 2015

Adaptive Response Modeling Using Gis, Blog 4, Cara Nice

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Adaptive Response Modeling Using Gis, Blog 5, Thuan Truong Sep 2015

Adaptive Response Modeling Using Gis, Blog 5, Thuan Truong

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Anthropology Of The Crowd, Blog 1, Lucia Aguilar Sep 2015

Anthropology Of The Crowd, Blog 1, Lucia Aguilar

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Anthropology Of The Crowd, Blog 10, Magen Stempin Sep 2015

Anthropology Of The Crowd, Blog 10, Magen Stempin

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Anthropology Of The Crowd, Blog 12, Michelle Zirin Sep 2015

Anthropology Of The Crowd, Blog 12, Michelle Zirin

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Anthropology Of The Crowd, Blog 2, Veyn Almandelawe Sep 2015

Anthropology Of The Crowd, Blog 2, Veyn Almandelawe

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Anthropology Of The Crowd, Blog 4, Victoria Gupton Sep 2015

Anthropology Of The Crowd, Blog 4, Victoria Gupton

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