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Paradise Lost And The Medieval Tradition, Justin Lee Mathews

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This thesis is a comparative study of the Medieval influence on the creation of John Milton’s Paradise Lost, and the purpose of this thesis is to establish Paradise Lost as a poem designed to correct what Milton saw as the errors of the Medieval theological worldview. A range of topics are discussed, from the loyal angels to the Garden of Eden to Hell and Satan, and particular attention is given to Dantean parallels in these areas of Milton’s poem. The thesis shows how Milton responded to such Medieval concepts as courtly love and salvation theory and demonstrates how Milton …

Heard But Not Seen: Instructor-Led Video And Its Effect On Learning, David E. Holder

Faculty Dissertations

Educators and instructional designers are seeking ways to increase levels of learning. One of the ways this is being done is through cognitive load theory which attempts to reduce cognitive load through a better understanding of working memory and the factors that impact its function. Past studies have found that working memory processes visual and auditory information using separate and non-sharable resources (dual coding theory) and that by properly utilizing multimedia elements, information processing in working memory is more efficient (multimedia learning). What is not known is the effect that instructor-led video, which uses the visual channel but delivers no …

Genetic Diversity In Native And Invasive Rubus (Rosaceae), Ashley A. Wint

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Invasive species are an increasing threat to biological diversity as well as a leading cause of recent species’ extinctions. Invasives spread quickly and efficiently, and the U.S spends millions of dollars annually in the control and eradication of these species. More information is necessary in order to predict which species may become invasive. Rubus (Rosaceae) was chosen for study because this genus includes various ploidy levels, reproductive modes, and species that are invasive as well as native.

Three Rubus species were chosen to represent apomictic and tetraploid invasives (Rubus armeniacus), a sexual and diploid native species (R. occidentalis), and a …

Exploring The New Front Of The Culture War: 1984, Oryx And Crake, And Cultural Hegemony, Terry Ryan Hall

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Dystopic fiction is defined by its depiction of oppressive societies with power structures that seek to exercise control on its citizens. Orwell’s classic 1984 depicts a society that is a reaction to World War II and totalitarian regimes. This society depicts elements of cultural hegemony that are altered during the move to postmodernism. Atwood’s Oryx and Crake evolved to reflect the political climate that grew out of the Cold War’s end, while retaining the cautionary messages regarding the state’s ability to control. Oryx and Crake can be seen as completely reversing the concern from centralized power to decentralized power (represented …

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 84, No. 3), Kentucky Library Research Collections

The Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

2008 Summary Report On Institutional Effectiveness, Clemson University

Institutional Effectiveness Reports

No abstract provided.

Volunteer Studies In Pain Research — Opportunities And Challenges To Replace Animal Experiments: The Report And Recommendations Of A Focus On Alternatives Workshop, C. K. Langley, Q. Aziz, C. Bountra, N. Gordon, P. Hawkins, A. Jones, G. Langley, T. Nurmikko, I. Tracey

Experimentation Collection

Despite considerable research, effective and safe treatments for human pain disorders remain elusive. Understanding the biology of different human pain conditions and researching effective treatments continue to be dominated by animal models, some of which are of limited value. British and European legislation demands that non-animal approaches should be considered before embarking on research using experimental animals. Recent scientific and technical developments, particularly in human neuroimaging, offer the potential to replace some animal procedures in the study of human pain. A group of pain research experts from academia and industry met with the aim of exploring creatively the tools, strategies …

A Note On The Effectiveness Of Behavioural Rehabilitation For Reducing Inter-Dog Aggression In Shelter Dogs, Jane S. Orihel, David Fraser

Interactive Behavior Collection

The effectiveness of a rehabilitation program for reducing inter-dog aggression was evaluated at the municipal animal shelter. Sixteen dogs (of 60 examined) met the study criteria of medium inter-dog aggression as determined by an inter-dog aggression test. These dogs received a 10-day treatment of daily rehabilitation for 30 min (rehabilitation group, n = 9) or daily release into an outdoor enclosure for 30 min (control group, n = 7). Rehabilitation consisted of desensitising and counter-conditioning dogs to the approach of other ‘‘stimulus’’ dogs. Most dogs in the rehabilitation group showed a decline in aggression scores when re-tested after the last …

Auga2008, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From August 2008 Robert Kelly Archive.

Augb2008, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From August 2008 Robert Kelly Archive.

Augd2008, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From August 2008 Robert Kelly Archive.

Augf2008, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From August 2008 Robert Kelly Archive.

Mobbing In The Workplace And Individualism: Antibullying Legislation In The United States, Europe And Canada, M. Neil Browne, Mary Allison Smith

Economics Faculty Publications

“Mobbing” refers to systematic behavior directed toward an employee over a long period of time that results in serious harm to the victim. Legislative responses to mobbing behavior in Sweden, France, Canada, and Belgium have responded in various ways to alleviate the conditions that create the psychological harm caused by this workplace phenomenon. The more muted response in the United States is linked to the individualistic assumptions prevalent in American culture that place responsibility for harmful conditions frequently on the choices of the person experiencing the harm.

Growing And Direct Marketing Produce: Potential Hazards, Joan Hegerfeld-Baker

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

Providing a safe food to the consumer requires a process that incorporates food safety from planting to harvesting. Fruit and vegetables growers that market locally are con¬fronted with the same food safety concerns as produce operations that distribute statewide, nationally, or even globally. Growers must first identify the potential food safety hazards related to their operation. Once the hazards are identified, a plan that addresses safe food handling must be implemented.

Island Times, Aug 2008, Kevin Attra

Island Times Newspaper, 2008

No abstract provided.

Structural And Mechanistic Insights Into Lunatic Fringe, Kelvin Brent Luther

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Conversion Vitamin A1 To Vitamin A2 And Its Involvement In The Response Of Cultured Human Keratinocytes To Uv Irradiation, Juliana Iordanova Tafrova

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Molecular Mechanisms That Regulate Neuromuscular Synapse Formation, Getu Gonfa Teressa

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Authenticity Of Experience, Umi Hashitsume

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Investigating How Ecology And Demography Influence Folivorous Primate Biomass In The Western Amazon, Abigail Marie Derby

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Flow Simulation And Visualization On Gpu Clusters, Zhe Fan

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Dead End Writing And Standardized Exams: A Deeper Look Into Why Our Students Struggle With Writing, Elizabeth Cashin

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Orphans And Class Anxiety In Nineteenth-Century English Novels, Junghan Choi

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Fisheries Research Report No. 178 - Aquaculture Feed Grains Program, Brett Glencross

Fisheries Research Reports

Incorporating:

GRDC Project UWA00062: Development of value-added plant protein products for the aquaculture feeds sector

and

FRDC Project 2004-236: Aquaculture Nutrition Subprogram - Evaluation of Value-added Grain Protein Products for Atlantic Salmon and Black Tiger Prawns

Objectives

1. Development of value-added lupin protein product(s) for use in the animal feeds sector.

2. Evaluation of the nutritional value of a range of value-added lupin protein products when fed to fish.

3. Commercial transfer of intellectual property for development of new-product(s).

4. To determine the nutritional value of selected grain products developed as part of the linked CLIMA-GRDC project, when included in …

Phytopathogen Type Iii Effector Weaponry And Their Plant Targets, Anna Block, Guangyong Li, Zheng Qing Fu, James R. Alfano

Center for Plant Science Innovation: Faculty Publications

Phytopathogenic bacteria suppress plant innate immunity and promote pathogenesis by injecting proteins called type III effectors into plant cells using a type III protein secretion system. These type III effectors use at least three major strategies to alter host responses. One strategy is to alter host protein turnover, either by direct cleavage or by modulating ubiquitination and targeting to the 26S proteasome. Another strategy involves alteration of RNA metabolism by transcriptional activation or ADP-ribosylation of RNA-binding proteins. A third major strategy is to inhibit the kinases involved in plant defence signalling, either by removing phosphates or by direct inhibition. The …

Treasures And Dreams_2008-8-12, Nova Southeastern University

Treasures and Dreams: The Literary Magazine of the NSU Lower School

No abstract provided.

The Setonian, August 1, 2008, Seton Hall University

2008

No abstract provided.

Book Review Forum: Tree Leaf Talk: A Heideggerian Anthropology By James F. Weiner, Andrew Moutu

Pacific Studies

Reviewed by Andrew Moutu, University of Cambridge.

James F. Weiner’s Tree Leaf Talk: A Heideggerian Anthropology explores the metaphor of a “firebreak” as a form of ethnographic writing that resists the unchecked spread of semantic associations and theoretical assumptions. Drawing on the Foi concept of irisae-medobora—a metaphorical, concealing speech used by high-status men in Papua New Guinea—Weiner parallels this with Heidegger’s Holzwege, suggesting that concealment can be a productive anthropological strategy. The book critiques the aestheticization of social relations and the uncritical embrace of non-Western media as ethnographic tools, arguing that social constructionism, rooted in Western metaphysics, may …

The Design Argument In Classical Hindu Thought, C. Mackenzie Brown

Religion Faculty Research

Hindu responses to Darwinism, like Christian, have run the gamut from outright rejection to fairly robust but limited accommodations of the Darwinian perspective. Despite certain features of Hindu thought such as the enormous time-scales of traditional cosmogonies that may suggest considerable affinity with modern notions of organic evolution, more often than not traditional assumptions have worked against deep engagement with Darwinism, allowing only for superficial assimilation at best. Three fundamental factors have affected Hindu responses to Darwinism: the great diversity within the tradition spanning evolutionist and creationist perspectives, the encounter with Darwinism in the late nineteenth century as part of …

Relationship Of Lactobacillus Casei To Prevention Of Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea Due To Clostridium Difficile, Kayal K. Chandramohan

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to study the effectiveness of Lactobacillus casei in preventing the occurrence of antibiotic associated diarrhea related to Clostridium difficile. Twenty-six patients, above the age of sixty years, who were prescribed antibiotic therapy and admitted to the Rehabilitation or Orthopedics Units at Union Hospital and who met the eligibility criteria were recruited for the study. Equal numbers of patients (13 in each group) were assigned to the Control and the Experimental group based on their admission date to the hospital and their willingness to consume a probiotic yogurt type drink. The patients in the experimental …