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Case And Pragmatic Status Markers In Embera Katío, Bethany Winter Carlson

Theses and Dissertations

In previous research on the Embera languages of the Chocó genus of Colombia and Panama, many different terms have been applied to one or all of the morphemes ba, ta and ra that frequently mark noun phrases and dependent clauses, and some of these descriptions have been conflicting. This study summarizes the previous analyses and compares them to language data from a corpus of texts and elicited material. The result is an analysis in which ba has three functions, marking ergative case, instrumental case and reason; ta marks focus on absolutives; and ra marks pragmatic topic and syntactic topics. …

Volume 52, Number 50: July 29, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 52, Number 49: July 22, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 52, Number 47: July 08, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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164th Infantry News: July 2015, 164th Infantry Association

164th Infantry Regiment Publications

July 2015 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 48 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.

Diabetes In Pregnancy: Improving Birth Outcomes In Native Americans Populations. What Are The Best Practices?, Kristina Smith

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this project is to identify the best practices in improving birth outcomes for Native American women with gestational diabetes (GDM). The true prevalence of GDM is unknown; however, pregnant women in the United States are being diagnosed at alarming rates. This project surveys the current practices being utilized to help improve outcomes. The research draws upon journal articles found on CINHAL, PUBMED and Cochrane databases. The results of this analysis of literature will be may be useful in determining best practices and interventions that will help improve birth outcomes in Native American women with GDM. Nursing and …

Bio-Fuel Alternatives In South African Airways (Saa) Operations - Is It An Effective Response To Vulnerability Over Carbon Taxes And Penalty?, Daniel Kwasi Adjekum

Aviation Faculty Publications

The paper did a comparative analysis of the carbon emission and European Union Emission Trading Surcharges (EU ETS) of South African Airways (SAA) current fleet that used aviation jet A1 fuel and the same fleet if it had used a 25% bio-fuel ‘drop in’ for the European routes within the first quarter of the 2014 flying year (FY 14). Operational data in terms of the flight scheduled, aircraft type, total time enroute, route stage length, passenger estimates were obtained through SAA’s flight operations website. An independent t–test was conducted to compare means of the emissions. The mean carbon dioxide …

Volume 52, Number 45: June 24, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 52, Number 42: June 03, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 52, Number 41: May 27, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 52, Number 40: May 20, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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May 5, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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U.S. Airspace Integration: Perspectives Of The Faa Uas Test Site Program, Marian Laura Courtney

Theses and Dissertations

In an effort to integrate unmanned aircraft into the national airspace system, congress mandated action by the Federal Aviation Administration under the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. It required the formation of six test sites that would conduct unmanned aircraft operations in an effort to assist the FAA in its task to form safety regulations regarding unmanned aircraft. The FAA has been heavily criticized for its slow movement and inability to meet deadlines. The purpose of this study is to gather perceptions of the FAA’s unmanned aircraft systems test site program. Using a qualitative approach, interviews …

May 1, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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April 21, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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April 17, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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A Novel Nanobody Specific For Respiratory Surfactant Protein A Has Potential For Lung Targeting, Shan-Mei Wang, Xian He, Nan Li, Feng Yu, Yang Hu, Liu-Sheng Wang, Peng Zhang, Yu-Kui Du, Shan-Shan Du, Zhao-Fang Yin, Ya-Ru Wei, Xavier Mulet, Greg Coia, Dong Weng, Jian-Hua He, Min Wu, Hui-Ping Li

Biomedical Sciences Faculty Publications

Lung-targeting drugs are thought to be potential therapies of refractory lung diseases by maximizing local drug concentrations in the lung to avoid systemic circulation. However, a major limitation in developing lung-targeted drugs is the acquirement of lung-specific ligands. Pulmonary surfactant protein A (SPA) is predominantly synthesized by type II alveolar epithelial cells, and may serve as a potential lung-targeting ligand. Here, we generated recombinant rat pulmonary SPA (rSPA) as an antigen and immunized an alpaca to produce two nanobodies (the smallest naturally occurring antibodies) specific for rSPA, designated Nb6 and Nb17. To assess these nanobodies' potential for lung targeting, we …

The Impact Of Health Literacy On Effective Breastfeeding Education, Emmalee Schubring

Theses and Dissertations

Many studies have shown that any amount of breastfeeding decreases a child's risk of otitis media, gastroenteritis, inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes . Breastfeeding for one month or more decreases the risk of SIDS; two months or more decreases the risk of celiac disease; and breastfeeding for more than three months decreases the risk of type 1 diabetes, atopic dermatitis, and asthma. The benefits continue to grow if a child is breastfed more than six months (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012) .

Even though the benefits of breastfeeding are well documented, low-income women are still less likely …

March 31, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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March 13, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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March 3, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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Volume 52, Number 28: February 25, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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February 24, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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A Novel Chemosynthetic Peptide With Β-Sheet Motif Efficiently Kills Klebsiella Pnuemoniae In A Mouse Model, Shirui Tan, Changpei Gan, Rongpeng Li, Yan Ye, Shuang Zhang, Xu Wu, Yi Yan Yang, Weimin Fan, Min Wu

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) is one of the most common pathogens in nosocomial infections and is increasingly becoming multiple drug resistant. However, the molecular pathogenesis of Kp in causing tissue injury and dysregulated host defense remains elusive, further dampening the development of novel therapeutic measures. We have previously screened a series of synthetic antimicrobial beta-sheet forming peptides and identified a peptide (IRIKIRIK; ie, IK8L) with a broad range of bactericidal activity and low cytotoxicity in vitro. Here, employing an animal model, we investigated the antibacterial effects of IK8L in acute infection and demonstrated that peritoneal injection of IK8L to mice down-regulated …

January 23-24, 2015, Vs. Colorado College, University Of North Dakota

UND Athletics Publications: Men's Hockey

Program for the January 23-24th, 2015, weekend series against the Colorado College Tigers.

Volume 52, Number 21: January 07, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Hiding Your Emotions In Plain Sight: Differences Between Real Anger And Feigned Anger In Japanese Girls' Speech, Aidan Aannestad

Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session

This paper demonstrates the use of non-denotative meaning markers as a way of indicating a speaker’s emotional state. Japanese has a number of such markers, and they pattern differently according to the speaker’s emotion; creating distinctions between speech acts under various emotional circumstances. This paper examines the dialogue of three fictional characters from Japanese television and demonstrates visible differences in their speech patterns between real anger and feigned anger.

The Makers Of Biology At The University Of North Dakota, Paul B. Kannowski

UND Departmental Histories

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Saps And Digital Games: Improving Mathematics Transfer And Attitudes In Schools, Richard Van Eck

Teaching, Leadership & Professional Practice Faculty Publications

Many suggest that digital games are a way to address problems with schools, yet research on their ability to promote problem solving, critical thinking, and twenty-first century skill sets appears to be mixed. In this chapter, I suggest that the problem lies not with digital games, but with our conceptualization of what it means to promote problem solving and critical thinking, and how transfer of such skills works in general and, specifically, with games. The power of digital games lies not in some magical power of the medium, but from embedded theories (e.g., situated learning and problem-centered instruction) and from …

Occupational Therapy's Role: A Foundational Occupational Therapy Education Resource For Ghana, Shalyn K. Hample, Maria J. Sundsted

Occupational Therapy Capstones

In the developing country of Ghana, West Africa, there is a population of over 1 million individuals with disabilities (Timney, 2007). Ninety-five percent of these people have no rehabilitation service access (Timney, 2007). Due to the presence of social, political, and economic factors including negative societal stigma towards people with disabilities, political corruption and poverty, Ghana's population is vulnerable for occupational deprivation. Occupational deprivation places this population at risk for preventing engagement in or forceful discontinuation of meaningful daily occupations such as farming, education, and employment opportunities (Whiteford, 2000; Yeoman, 1998).

The U.S. has helped offer some assistance to Ghana, …