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Using Movement To Infer Critical Life History Events In Mule Deer: Parturition And Natal Dispersal, Tabitha A. Hughes
Using Movement To Infer Critical Life History Events In Mule Deer: Parturition And Natal Dispersal, Tabitha A. Hughes
Theses and Dissertations
The advent of GPS tracking technology has revolutionized the field of wildlife research. The ability to obtain fine-scale location data from collared animals allows for increased understanding of life-history events that have previously been difficult to research. An excellent candidate species for telemetry-based research is mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). Mule deer are an important species economically due to their position as a harvested species. Additionally, they play an important role in the ecosystems they occupy; therefore information regarding important life history events would improve conservation and management efforts for this species. Our objectives were to use GPS tracking technology to …
Localized Heat Therapy Improves Mitochondrial Function In Human Skeletal Muscle, Erik D. Marchant
Localized Heat Therapy Improves Mitochondrial Function In Human Skeletal Muscle, Erik D. Marchant
Theses and Dissertations
Physical activity results in various types of stress in skeletal muscle including energetic, oxidative, and heat stress. Acute exposure to stress impairs skeletal muscle mitochondrial function. In contrast, chronic intermittent exposure to mild stress through exercise training results in increased mitochondrial content and respiratory capacity. While oxidative and energetic stress have received much attention regarding their long-term effect on skeletal muscle mitochondria, heat stress is not well understood. The purpose of this work was to investigate the effects of localized heat therapy on human skeletal muscle mitochondria, and to compare these effects to those of high-intensity interval exercise training. To …
Settler-Author Allyship In Centering Indigenous Ecologies: Communal Will Through Collective Environmental Guilt In This Tender Land And Caleb's Crossing, Elena Marie Arana
Settler-Author Allyship In Centering Indigenous Ecologies: Communal Will Through Collective Environmental Guilt In This Tender Land And Caleb's Crossing, Elena Marie Arana
Theses and Dissertations
The January 2021 edition of PMLA housed an entire cluster on "Indigenous Literatures and the Anthropocene," in which at least four of the eight non-Indigenous contributors directly addressed and supported a call for learning from and collaborating with Indigenous voices. The unanimity of the discussion dissolves somewhat drastically when considering exactly how this should be done, leading Melanie Taylor to voice one of the framing questions of the cluster: "If it is increasingly clear that not all members of Anthropos are equal drivers of the Anthropocene, and that not all are uniformly compromised by its havoc, how can we begin …
The Proposal For The Development Of A Minimal Viable Product (Mvp) Repository Website Containing Authentic Texts In Video Format For The Use Of Language Teachers In The Twenty-First Century, Rute Maria Baptista
The Proposal For The Development Of A Minimal Viable Product (Mvp) Repository Website Containing Authentic Texts In Video Format For The Use Of Language Teachers In The Twenty-First Century, Rute Maria Baptista
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis project proposed the building of a website as a repository of authentic texts in video format for teaching foreign or second languages. The project planned the building of a minimal viable product or MVP with authentic videos both in English and Spanish, organized by the ACTFL levels with particular attention to the Intermediate level. Data were collected from a survey of 42 respondents in the United States and 89 combined from Spain and Mexico. The responses collected suggest that there is a need for this MVP. Additionally, the data indicated which features were most wanted by these teachers. …
The World, Rebecca Dawn Billings
The World, Rebecca Dawn Billings
Theses and Dissertations
A poem comes into the world when an obsession takes hold of a person who must write about it. These twenty-eight original poems are products of obsession and pleasure.
The Novel Protein Crystallization Chaperone Telsam Stabilizes Weak Crystal Contacts, Accelerates Crystallization Of Fused Target Proteins, And Solves The Crystallographic Phase Problem, Supeshala Dilrukshi Sarath Nawarathnage
The Novel Protein Crystallization Chaperone Telsam Stabilizes Weak Crystal Contacts, Accelerates Crystallization Of Fused Target Proteins, And Solves The Crystallographic Phase Problem, Supeshala Dilrukshi Sarath Nawarathnage
Theses and Dissertations
We studied the usefulness of genetic fusion to TELSAM polymers as an effective protein crystallization strategy. We observed novel properties in crystals of two TELSAM-target protein fusions. TELSAM as a crystallization chaperone shows rapid crystallization when it's fused to target proteins and possibly with a greater propensity. Some TELSAM-target fusions crystallized more rapidly than the same target protein alone. TELSAM-target proteins can be crystallized at relatively low protein concentrations such as 0.1 mg/mL. TELSAM requires no TELSAM polymers touching one another in the crystal lattice in order to form well-diffracting crystals. This lack of crystal contacts has not been observed …
Using Connections To Make Predictions On Dynamic Networks, Rebecca Dorff Jones
Using Connections To Make Predictions On Dynamic Networks, Rebecca Dorff Jones
Theses and Dissertations
Networks are sets of objects that are connected in some way and appear abundantly in nature, sociology, and technology. For many centuries, network theory focused on static networks, which are networks that do not change. However, since all networks transform over time, static networks have limited applications. By comparison, dynamic networks model how connections between objects change over time. In this work, we will explore how connections in dynamic networks change and how we can leverage these changes to make predictions about future iterations of networks. We will do this by first considering the link prediction problem, using either Katz …
Aiding Semantic Memory Creation With Navigational Context, Thomas Benjamin Lyle Wasden
Aiding Semantic Memory Creation With Navigational Context, Thomas Benjamin Lyle Wasden
Theses and Dissertations
While we have traditionally understood the hippocampus to be involved in memory and navigation, it also appears that it has a role in language processing, creation and prediction. An obvious explanation for this is that language is impossible if linguistic signs cannot be remembered and retrieved. Because linguistic signs are definitionally biologically neutral or arbitrary, we must use the brain's apparatus for learning and storing information from the external world to store and retrieve them. Although plausible, this explanation fails to take into account the hippocampus' role in navigation as a contributing element in the processing, storage and retrieval of …
Comparative Sequence Analysis Elucidates The Evolutionary Patterns Of Yersinia Pestis In New Mexico Over Thirty-Two Years, M. Elizabeth Warren
Comparative Sequence Analysis Elucidates The Evolutionary Patterns Of Yersinia Pestis In New Mexico Over Thirty-Two Years, M. Elizabeth Warren
Theses and Dissertations
Yersinia pestis, a gram-negative bacterium, is the causative agent of plague. Y. pestis is a zoonotic pathogen that occasionally infects humans, and is endemic in the western United States. History gives evidence of three main plague pandemics. The first, originating in Egypt in 541AD, is known as the Justinian plague. The second, perhaps most well-known, is thought to have emerged in 1347AD in China, and is called the Black Death. The third, and current plague pandemic, also emerged in China in 1855. In 1899, Y. pestis was established in California, and the plague in other parts of America evolved from …
Reading Fluency Development And Science In A Fourth Grade Dual Language Immersion Classroom, Talia A. Casares
Reading Fluency Development And Science In A Fourth Grade Dual Language Immersion Classroom, Talia A. Casares
Theses and Dissertations
Students from dual language immersion (DLI) classrooms are required to learn the language through content. However, some students have not yet developed these abilities by the time they start fourth grade. Thus, to fully comprehend content such as science, students need stronger reading and writing abilities in the second language (L2). To help stakeholders have a better understanding on how to effectively help students throughout this process, this action research studied the effectiveness of integrating literacy with science and mobile assisted language learning (MALL). Findings showed that the integrations of literacy, science and MALL were effective with statistically significant results …
How She Sleeps At Night, Alexandra Malouf
How She Sleeps At Night, Alexandra Malouf
Theses and Dissertations
How She Sleeps at Night is a collection of lyric poetry constellated around experiences of disability, trauma, and womanhood. A critical essay introduces the collection by elucidating the experiences and theoretical underpinnings that shaped the body of these poems. The introductory essay distills the principles that informed my cardinal poetic goals as I wrote: to create poems that can be read again and again over a lifetime, which connect with readers' common humanity, and which acknowledge the nuances and complexities of being alive.
The Influence Of Thc, Opioids, And Age On The Plasticity Of Excitatory Inputs To Ventral Tegmental Area Gaba Neurons, Isaac Brent Ostlund
The Influence Of Thc, Opioids, And Age On The Plasticity Of Excitatory Inputs To Ventral Tegmental Area Gaba Neurons, Isaac Brent Ostlund
Theses and Dissertations
Adults exhibit significant differences in drug vulnerability, learning ability, and emotive processing than adolescents. Long-lasting synaptic changes, including long-term depression (LTD), can endure many hours and are believed to be key to encoding memories and persistent cognitive changes such as addiction. The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is the primary source of midbrain dopamine (DA) and is regulated by local inhibitory GABA neurons. GABA regulation can decrease, resulting in dis-inhibition of DA neurons and increased feelings of reward, learning, or salience attachment to memories. Endocannabinoids (eCBs) are signaling molecules that often result in synaptic plasticity changes, and the eCB system has …
Thalamic Shape Abnormalities Differentially Relate To Cognitive Performance In Early-Onset And Adult-Onset Schizophrenia, Derin J. Cobia, Chaz Rich, Matthew J. Smith, Pedro Engel Gonzalez, Will Cronenwett, John G. Csernansky, Lei Wang
Thalamic Shape Abnormalities Differentially Relate To Cognitive Performance In Early-Onset And Adult-Onset Schizophrenia, Derin J. Cobia, Chaz Rich, Matthew J. Smith, Pedro Engel Gonzalez, Will Cronenwett, John G. Csernansky, Lei Wang
Faculty Publications
Early-onset schizophrenia (EOS) shares many biological and clinical features with adult-onset schizophrenia (AOS), but may represent a unique subgroup with greater susceptibility for disease onset and worsened symptomatology and progression, which could potentially derive from exaggerated neurodevelopmental abnormalities. Neurobiological explanations of schizophrenia have emphasized the involvement of deep-brain structures, particularly alterations of the thalamus, which have been linked to core features of the disorder. The aim of this study was to compare thalamic shape abnormalities between EOS and AOS subjects and determine whether unique behavioral profiles related to these differences. It was hypothesized abnormal thalamic shape would be observed in …
Always Running At Sunset, Amelia O'Neill
Always Running At Sunset, Amelia O'Neill
Theses and Dissertations
My thesis show includes paintings that depict scenes of the trails that my dog and I frequent in Utah. These paintings are a response to experiences I have in nature and explore my relationship with my dog and the surrounding flora and fauna along the local trails. The paintings include images of rocks, sticks, dirt, trails, dogs, clouds, and dried sunflowers in the wind. In addition to realistic depictions of nature, my paintings reflect on the psychological and emotional state of being in nature. The title of the show is Always Running at Sunset, which is meant to be taken …
Effects Of Optical Configuration And Sampling Efficiency On The Response Of Low-Cost Optical Particle Counters, Brady Scott Hales
Effects Of Optical Configuration And Sampling Efficiency On The Response Of Low-Cost Optical Particle Counters, Brady Scott Hales
Theses and Dissertations
Hazards associated with air pollution motivate the search for technologies capable of monitoring individual exposure to gaseous pollutants and particulate matter (PM). A Low-cost Optical Particle Counter (OPC), costing less than 50 USD, is an example of such technologies. Currently, OPCs are widely used to measure the concentration of particle matter in ambient air. While these low-cost air quality sensors are widely available, the accuracy and precision of these devices is highly uncertain. Consequently, the purpose of this thesis is to present an analytical model of two generic, low-cost OPCs based on the Laws of Conservation of Mass, Momentum, and …
How Lucretius Uses Epic, J. Dean Murphy
How Lucretius Uses Epic, J. Dean Murphy
Theses and Dissertations
I argue that Lucretius uses conventions of epic poetry and changes them to support his philosophical teachings. The proem of De rerum natura can be used to show how this occurs. The key moments within the proem include the invocation to Venus, how Venus is described as maternal and creative, the usage of socia to ask Venus for aid, the episode between Venus and Mars, and the establishment of Epicurean physics. I argue that the purpose of changing the expected conventions of epic is to better frame Lucretius' key idea of the purpose of life, namely reproduction.
"Do Not Blame Me": James Baldwin On White Christian Guilt And Racial Repentance, Celeste Lafollette
"Do Not Blame Me": James Baldwin On White Christian Guilt And Racial Repentance, Celeste Lafollette
Theses and Dissertations
James Baldwin, a Black American writer, contends that the root cause of America’s racial problem is not necessarily prejudice or hatred but guilt. In his essay, “White Man’s Guilt,” Baldwin says that most of the arguments white people use today against the reality of America’s racial problem can be reduced to a plea: “Do not blame me. I was not there. I did not do it” (Price 411). In many of his essays, Baldwin explores white America’s long history of guilt, denial, and justification, and he explains that many white Christians—in an attempt to avoid blame and protect their power, …
Will Giraffe Laugh?, Krista Alletto
Will Giraffe Laugh?, Krista Alletto
Children's Book and Media Review
Giraffe is having a bad day. He does not feel like laughing, even when his friends try to cheer him up. They come by one by one, each with a new idea to get Giraffe laughing. One friend juggles, another puts on a puppet show, and another makes Giraffe a balloon animal. Despite these efforts, Giraffe still refuses to laugh. Giraffe’s grumpy mood begins to cause his friends to feel discouraged and sad themselves. When Giraffe realizes that he has hurt his friends, roles reverse, and Giraffe begins to cheer up his friends. By the end of the story, everyone …
The Whale, The Sea And The Stars, Jessica Mellor
The Whale, The Sea And The Stars, Jessica Mellor
Children's Book and Media Review
Gerda lives with her family in the great big blue, but soon, she must go off to find her own special place. With her mother’s song in her heart, she sets off to explore. Gerda plays with some penguins she meets, but remembering her mother’s song, she heads off once again. Encountering all kinds of other animals, she can't find one place she fits until she is advised to go ask the wise narwhal of the North Pole. He tells her how to follow her heart, and she sets off, reconnecting with family and other whales to a place where …
Celebrate You!, Audrey Lowther
Celebrate You!, Audrey Lowther
Children's Book and Media Review
While Celebrate You! may be meant as an indirect celebration of the reader’s accomplishments, the sweet illustrations that accompany the congratulatory message tell the story of a young penguin finally leaving the nest. His parents and friends lovingly recount how he hatched, and later learned to walk, talk, and even ice fish! Mama and Papa penguin, and the young penguin’s polar bear, fox, and owl friends proudly reflect on his many achievements, and encourage him to keep learning, growing, and becoming the best penguin he can be.
Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return To The Wild, Maryn Wheeler
Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return To The Wild, Maryn Wheeler
Children's Book and Media Review
Camp Panda explores the adventure of the iconic panda conservation. The well-written introduction to pandas illustrates the history and need for conservation of these important mammals. The courageous and determined scientists at Wolong Nature Reserve in China overcome setbacks and persevere with the Chinese Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) to build an effective reintroduction program. Collaboration brings growth and success to not only the panda population but also to the critical habitat that is home to many diverse species.
Born In The Wild, Krista Alletto
Born In The Wild, Krista Alletto
Children's Book and Media Review
Born in the Wild follows a variety of baby animals—like giraffes, panda bears, and otters—as they are born and explains how those animals grow with their families in their respective environments. Baby animals have many needs like food, shelter, protection and play, just like baby humans.
Beatrix Potter And The Unfortunate Tale Of A Borrowed Guinea Pig, Elizabeth Bingham
Beatrix Potter And The Unfortunate Tale Of A Borrowed Guinea Pig, Elizabeth Bingham
Children's Book and Media Review
Young Beatrix Potter loves animals and has quite the collection. In fact, she has a whole menagerie, the extent of which is likely unknown to her parents. Despite the several that die in her care, Beatrix believes herself capable of caring for any animal. However, that theory is tested when she asks to borrow her neighbor Miss Paget’s guinea pig, Queen Elizabeth, to make sketches. Accompanying the story are beautiful yet simple watercolor illustrations that both engage and delight the reader.
Bat And The End Of Everything, Jessica Mellor
Bat And The End Of Everything, Jessica Mellor
Children's Book and Media Review
Bat loves animals, especially Thor, his pet skunk; but is it time to return him to the wild? Lots of changes are happening in Bixby Alexander Tam’s (aka Bat’s) life. Between being offered to take care of the classroom rabbit for the summer, his dad’s new girlfriend, working at his mom’s veterinary clinic, and worrying about being separated from Thor—it’s a lot for a kid with autism to take care of. The bond between skunk and boy is not to be underestimated though, as everything finds its place in the end.
Adopting A Dinosaur, Lindsey Smith
Adopting A Dinosaur, Lindsey Smith
Children's Book and Media Review
Ali wants a dog, a cat, a parrot, an elephant, really any animal will do; but the pet that she ends up with is a baby dinosaur. When Ali’s parents refuse to get her a pet, she is despondent, until she comes across a giant egg on her way home from school. Ali cares for her egg until it hatches into a dinosaur, then she sneakily convinces her parents to let her keep it. Playing with her new friend is fun until the dinosaur’s parents show up to take it home, and Ali is left petless again. Yet, in true …
December 2019 Cbmr Book Reviews, Various Reviewers
December 2019 Cbmr Book Reviews, Various Reviewers
Children's Book and Media Review
Contains all 30 book reviews for December 2019 in one pdf.
The Chickens Are Coming!, Deborah Le Starge
The Chickens Are Coming!, Deborah Le Starge
Children's Book and Media Review
The chickens are coming, and Sophie and Winston are excitedly telling everyone in town. Once the coop is ready and the chickens have arrived, the siblings try everything they can think of to encourage the chickens to lay eggs. In a surprising turn of events, the first eggs finally arrive, but now the chickens are the ones missing. Luckily, Sophie has an idea that helps them find their new pets and everything is settled again.
The Bear Who Wasn't There, Karen Abbott
The Bear Who Wasn't There, Karen Abbott
Children's Book and Media Review
There may not be a bear in this book, but there is most definitely a duck. A very persistent duck who doesn't think you really need to see a bear, or find a bear, or read about a bear. You should read HIS book, The Duck Who Showed Up. He presents and pushes the book many times. This book is a shameless tool for the duck to promote his own agenda. But wait, what is that at the very end? Hiding under the book jacket? That's a bear! There IS a bear in this book! That attention-seeking quack had better …
Serafina And The Twisted Staff, Karen Abbott
Serafina And The Twisted Staff, Karen Abbott
Children's Book and Media Review
Serafina considers herself the protector of the Biltmore, the Vanderbilt's home hidden in the forests of North Carolina. There she and her best friend Braeden, the Vanderbilt's nephew, have defeated the Black Cloak that had kidnapped generations of men, women, and children. But now, as they try to distinguish friend from foe to uncover the dark force controlling the animals of Biltmore, they face a different enemy. Facing a twisted staff and shape-changing owl sorcerers requires of all of their courage and strength, and they unite to defeat them. Then, just when Biltmore seems secure, Serafina sees a form in …
November 2019 Cbmr Reviews, Various Reviewers
November 2019 Cbmr Reviews, Various Reviewers
Children's Book and Media Review
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