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Enlt 371.01: Literature And The Environment, David L. Moore Sep 2008

Enlt 371.01: Literature And The Environment, David L. Moore

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Deciphering Dna, Jo Ann Lloyd Sep 2008

Deciphering Dna, Jo Ann Lloyd

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.


Cal Poly Magazine, Fall 2008 Sep 2008

Cal Poly Magazine, Fall 2008

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.


Hypertension-Induced Renal Fibrosis And Spironolactone Response Vary By Rat Strain And Mineralocorticoid Receptor Gene Expression, Larisa H. Cavallari, Lucy A. Fashingbauer, Joseph R. Camp, Stephen T. King, David L. Geenen Sep 2008

Hypertension-Induced Renal Fibrosis And Spironolactone Response Vary By Rat Strain And Mineralocorticoid Receptor Gene Expression, Larisa H. Cavallari, Lucy A. Fashingbauer, Joseph R. Camp, Stephen T. King, David L. Geenen

Peer Reviewed Articles

Introduction. Aldosterone promotes renal fibrosis via the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), thus contributing to hypertension-induced nephropathy. We investigated whether MR gene expression influences renal fibrosis and MR antagonist response in a two-kidney, one-clip hypertensive rat model.

Materials and methods. Brown Norway (BN), Lewis, and ACI rats were randomised to spironolactone 20 mg/kg/day or water by gavage, starting four weeks after left renal artery clipping. Blood pressure was measured bi-weekly by tail cuff. After eight weeks of treatment, right kidneys were removed and examined for fibrosis and gene expression. Rats of each strain undergoing no intervention served as controls.

Results. …


“I Hope You Never See Another Day Like This”: Pedagogy & Allegory In “Post 9/11” Video Games, Marc A. Ouellette Sep 2008

“I Hope You Never See Another Day Like This”: Pedagogy & Allegory In “Post 9/11” Video Games, Marc A. Ouellette

English Faculty Publications

Although critics and scholars have considered the extent to which the terror attacks of 11 Sept. 2001 influenced subsequent media productions, video games comprise a largely unexamined form. This oversight also applies to related forms of media production and among those who study video games is in part attributable to the ongoing debate regarding the relationship(s) between narrative and play. Even so, as early as 1997, JC Herz was investigating the role of video games in the military-entertainment complex. That said, the focus of this paper will not be the obvious games which draw settings and plots directly from the …


C&I 404.01: Teaching Science K-8, Lisa M. Blank Sep 2008

C&I 404.01: Teaching Science K-8, Lisa M. Blank

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


C&I 303.30: Educational Psychology And Measurements, Scott Richard Hohnstein Sep 2008

C&I 303.30: Educational Psychology And Measurements, Scott Richard Hohnstein

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Evst 505.01: The Literature Of Nature Writing, Phil Condon Sep 2008

Evst 505.01: The Literature Of Nature Writing, Phil Condon

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Evst 225.01: Community And Environment, Neva Hassanein Sep 2008

Evst 225.01: Community And Environment, Neva Hassanein

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Phil 504.01: Topics In Environmental Philosophy, Deborah Slicer Sep 2008

Phil 504.01: Topics In Environmental Philosophy, Deborah Slicer

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Phil 200e.03: Ethics - The Great Traditions, Soazig Le Bihan Sep 2008

Phil 200e.03: Ethics - The Great Traditions, Soazig Le Bihan

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Phil 200e.02: Ethics - The Great Traditions, Soazig Le Bihan Sep 2008

Phil 200e.02: Ethics - The Great Traditions, Soazig Le Bihan

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Sw 535.02: Advanced Integrated Practice, James C. Caringi Sep 2008

Sw 535.02: Advanced Integrated Practice, James C. Caringi

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Sw 535.01: Advanced Integrated Practice, James Caringi Sep 2008

Sw 535.01: Advanced Integrated Practice, James Caringi

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Psc 550.01: Political Theory Seminar - Approaches To Political Theory, Ramona Grey Sep 2008

Psc 550.01: Political Theory Seminar - Approaches To Political Theory, Ramona Grey

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


What's In A Name? The Matrix As An Introduction To Mathematics, Kris H. Green Sep 2008

What's In A Name? The Matrix As An Introduction To Mathematics, Kris H. Green

Mathematical and Computing Sciences Faculty/Staff Publications

In lieu of an abstract, here is the article's first paragraph:

In my classes on the nature of scientific thought, I have often used the movie The Matrix to illustrate the nature of evidence and how it shapes the reality we perceive (or think we perceive). As a mathematician, I usually field questions related to the movie whenever the subject of linear algebra arises, since this field is the study of matrices and their properties. So it is natural to ask, why does the movie title reference a mathematical object?


Nietzsche's Naturalism Reconsidered, Brian Leiter Sep 2008

Nietzsche's Naturalism Reconsidered, Brian Leiter

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

No abstract provided.


The Eagleville Times,Volume 6, Issue 17, Debbie Ryan Sep 2008

The Eagleville Times,Volume 6, Issue 17, Debbie Ryan

Eagleville Times

No abstract provided.


Prostitutes, Prodigals And The Story Of God's Embrace, Steve Sherwood Sep 2008

Prostitutes, Prodigals And The Story Of God's Embrace, Steve Sherwood

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

Excerpt: "This book has been stewing inside of me for a long time. When I was sixteen years old, I sat in a living room in Round Rock, Texas at a Young Life meeting and heard a college kid tell the story of Hosea and Gomer and then say, "God loves us like that." I'd never heard anything like that and I now know that Hosea was not a story regularly told in Young Life. I have no idea why my Young Life leader chose it. Regardless, that image has stuck in my head for almost thirty years.

Other experiences …


Crowding In Context: An Examination Of The Differential Responses Of Men And Women To High-Density Living Environments, Wendy C. Regoeczi Sep 2008

Crowding In Context: An Examination Of The Differential Responses Of Men And Women To High-Density Living Environments, Wendy C. Regoeczi

Sociology & Criminology Faculty Publications

This study examines the question of gender-equivalent outcomes of mental health and social behavior in the context of crowding stress. It tests the hypothesis that gender will influence the exhibition of stress outcomes resulting from exposure to high-density living environments, with women displaying internalized responses and men responding with externalized styles. Expanding on the types of gender-appropriate disorders examined in this area of research, I selected depression, aggression, and withdrawal as gender-specific disorders based on theory and prior research. Multilevel analyses of data from a survey of Toronto residents indicate that, while the effects of household density are conditioned by …


Reexamining The Functions Of Trademark Law, Mohammad Amin Naser Sep 2008

Reexamining The Functions Of Trademark Law, Mohammad Amin Naser

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


The Matrix Reconsidered: Thinking Through Binary Logic In Science Fiction And Social Reality, David J. Gunkel Sep 2008

The Matrix Reconsidered: Thinking Through Binary Logic In Science Fiction And Social Reality, David J. Gunkel

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

This article employs the conceptual opposition of the red and blue pill that is presented in The Matrix trilogy as a mechanism for investigating the philosophical antagonisms and structural conflicts commonly associated with the ‘information society’. The text is divided into two main parts: The first reconsiders the logical structure of this pharmacological dialectic, arguing that the choice between these two alternatives originates in the history of western thought and demonstrating how this binary arrangement organizes not just science fiction narratives but our understanding of social reality. The second part reconsiders the choice of the red pill. It critiques the …


Association Between Tryptophan Hydroxylase Gene Polymorphism And Painful Non-Osseous Temporomandibular Disorders., Osman A. Etoz, Hanife Ataoglu, Mehmet E. Erdal Sep 2008

Association Between Tryptophan Hydroxylase Gene Polymorphism And Painful Non-Osseous Temporomandibular Disorders., Osman A. Etoz, Hanife Ataoglu, Mehmet E. Erdal

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.


Protecting Public Health And The Environment By The Stroke Of A Presidential Pen: Seven Executive Orders For The President's First 100 Days, Eileen Gauna Sep 2008

Protecting Public Health And The Environment By The Stroke Of A Presidential Pen: Seven Executive Orders For The President's First 100 Days, Eileen Gauna

Faculty Scholarship

This white paper recommends a series of seven Executive Orders to the new Administration, all in the areas of health, safety, and the environment. Each of the suggested Executive Orders directs agencies of the government to take specific steps that would make a realworld difference and simultaneously send a signal to the public, Congress, the business community, and others that a new course has been charted and that change has arrived.


Viewing And Visual Representation In The Physical Education Classroom, Craig Heynen Sep 2008

Viewing And Visual Representation In The Physical Education Classroom, Craig Heynen

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

Visual representation and viewing are integral parts of language arts, communication, and physical education. Time constraints often limit a self-contained classroom teacher, or even the language arts teacher's ability to adequately address all areas of language arts. Therefore, it is important to include language arts in other content areas. Visual representation and viewing can be effectively integrated into physical education, and can enhance the physical education learning experience as a result. In this article, the author discusses several strategies to integrate viewing and visual representation in a physical education classroom.


Characterization Of Rhbmp-2 Induced Heterotopic Bone Subjected To Distraction Osteogenesis, Anne J. Yoon Sep 2008

Characterization Of Rhbmp-2 Induced Heterotopic Bone Subjected To Distraction Osteogenesis, Anne J. Yoon

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to characterize and analyze the heterotopic bone regenerate which formed following implantation of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) and to determine by epi-illumination, x-ray photometry and histology, if there is increased and sustained osteogenic potential present with distraction osteogenesis of this heterotopic bone. While many previous studies have documented the osteogenic potential of BMP-2, no study to date has shown the results of application of force on this ectopic bone. Our study included three control rats (non-expansion) and six experimental rats (expansion). Of the control rats, #76 (a pilot study rat) had already …


Civil Liability For Aiding And Abetting: Should Lawyers Be "Privileged" To Assist Their Clients' Wrongdoing?, Eugene J. Schiltz Sep 2008

Civil Liability For Aiding And Abetting: Should Lawyers Be "Privileged" To Assist Their Clients' Wrongdoing?, Eugene J. Schiltz

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


Anti-Inflammatory Effects Of Ppar-Gamma In Surgical Brain Injury (Sbi), Amy Hyong Sep 2008

Anti-Inflammatory Effects Of Ppar-Gamma In Surgical Brain Injury (Sbi), Amy Hyong

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Introduction: Brain injury can be caused by neurosurgical procedures themselves, due to direct trauma, retractor stretch, intraoperative hemorrhage and electrocautery damage. As a result of this surgical brain injury (SBI) postoperative complications such as inflammation, brain edema, and cell death can occur in the susceptible brain areas. Cerebral inflammation is a known contributor to the pathophysiology of brain injury. Following brain injury, the release of inflammatory mediators facilitates the development of BBB breakdown, cerebral edema, oxidative stress and neuronal death, resulting in further tissue damage in the brain and poor neurological outcomes. This study evaluates whether the use of a …


The Practice Of Teaching, The Practice Of Law: What Does It Mean To Practice Responsibly?, Howard Lesnick Sep 2008

The Practice Of Teaching, The Practice Of Law: What Does It Mean To Practice Responsibly?, Howard Lesnick

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


Effect Of 3-Electrode Electrical Stimulation On Current Delivery And Healing In Chronic Wounds, Hyejin Suh Sep 2008

Effect Of 3-Electrode Electrical Stimulation On Current Delivery And Healing In Chronic Wounds, Hyejin Suh

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Chronic wounds have been an enormous burden on the healthcare system due to their prevalence and the lack of efficacy of current treatment modalities. Over the years, electrical stimulation (ES) has been widely used in the treatment of wounds. Unfortunately, the effectiveness of this treatment is under scrutiny, since many studies have failed to report successive and/or consistent effects of ES on wound healing. This inconsistency may be due to the uneven current produced by the conventional 2-electrode delivery system (2-channel ES) and the reduced resting blood flow resulting from thermally cool treatment rooms. In this study, a new approach …