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Winona Currents Magazine, University Advancement - Winona State University

Winona Currents

This magazine published by Winona State University’s University Advancement was intended to inform WSU Alumni, students, faculty, staff and the greater community about Alumni and the university.SOLD! For benefit auctioneer Kurt Johnson '88 philanthropy is the highest bidder.

0595 Water Resources Review Committee, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

Truth About Wicca, Emily Heiden

Verbum

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.

"Wicca. A five letter word that is many of a time mistaken for another five letter word; witch. Yet in present definitions the two are far from interchangeable. Wicca is a religious practice that is slowly being recognized in the United States and other areas around the world. It’s not a form of association with the devil, nor do Wiccans even believe in the devil. In truth Wicca is more about nature and the beauty of nature than anything else."

2008 Seton Hall University School Of Law Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium: From The Arena To The Streets - The Pressures Placed On Athletes, Entertainers, And Management, Courtney Ray

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

No abstract provided.

Animal Science Alumni Newsletter: Winter 2009/Spring 2010

Department of Animal Science: Departmental News

From the Department Head’s Desk -- Larry Berger
Current Faculty -- Donald G. Levis will retire on January 31, 2010
UNL-developed Idea Introduced into Animal Science Class: 3D Teaching
Emeriti Faculty -- Dr. Ernest “Ernie” R. Peo Jr., 84, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
Faculty Awards -- Kathy Anderson, Charles Adams, Rick Rasby, Ivan Rush
Student Activities: Block and Bridle Club, SEECA: Students for the Education of Exotic and Companion Animals, Livestock Judging Team, Meats Judging Team, Equestrian Teams
Alumni News
Tom Hansen Agricultural Ties Important in His Legislative Service
Scott Brady Retires
Deaths: Jack E. Eberspacher, Brian Brandt
History …

Forest Change And Balsam Woolly Adelgig Infestation In High Elevation Forests Of Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina., Laura Lusk

Undergraduate Honors Theses

The Black Mountain range of western North Carolina supports some of the most extensive, but threatened high elevation forests in the southern Appalachians. Of particular note, the insect pathogen, balsam woolly adelgid (Adelges piceae Ratzeburg) has been present on Mt. Mitchell for over fifty years. In anticipation of potential changes in forest composition, vegetation surveys were first conducted in 1966 on nine one-acre plots near the summit of Mt. Mitchell. These plots were re-surveyed in 1978, 1985 and 2002. The purpose of this study was to re-census those plots and use those data to analyze long-term trends in forest …

Seeds Of Truth: The Importance Of C. S. Lewis's Interactions With Child Readers In The Chronicles Of Narnia, Joseph Thouvenel

Seminary Masters Theses

This paper explores the ways in which C.S. Lewis's interactions with child readers in The Chronicles of Narnia provide important insight for communicating theological and spiritual truths to children. Through a brief examination of Lewis's own childhood as well as a concise analysis of his writings to and about children, important insights regarding the place of imagination and wonder within The Chronicles of Narnia will be revealed. This paper also inspects the seven books that comprise The Chronicles of Narnia, paying specific attention to Lewis's use of first- and second-person narrative within this series as a means of demonstrating his …

Creche Herald Vol. 13, No. 4, Rita B. Bocher

Creche Herald

The Winter 2009-10 publication features nativity sets and personal reflections from members in the organization; information about nativities and nativity exhibits; and information about the Friends of the Creche annual meeting.

Openline Newsletter, December 2009, Civil Service Council

OpenLine Newsletter

A monthly newsletter for Civil Service employees, Volume XXXIV, Number 6, December 2009.

Indexing Health Insurance To Marginal Health Status: A Spoonful Of Economics Helps The Premiums Go Down, Justin Hurwitz

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.

Dece2009, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From December 2009 Robert Kelly Archive.

Dech2009, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From December 2009 Robert Kelly Archive.

Deck2009, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From December 2009 Robert Kelly Archive.

The Conduit, Volume 9, No. 2, December 2009, Annette Summers Engel

The KWI Conduit

Contents: Current Officers of the Karst Waters Institute -- Current Board Members -- Welcome to The Conduit -- President’s Corner -- 2010 Annual Awards Banquet -- KWI Happenings -- Karst Waters Institute Publications Now Available -- Recent KWI Activities at International Conferences -- Upcoming Karst Meetings -- Announcement for the William L. Wilson Scholarship -- Publications Order Form

Exercise Power Grid Display And Web Interface, Alexander (Alex) Chernetz

Computer Engineering

The 2008-2009 expansion of the Recreation Center at Cal Poly includes three new rooms with cardiovascular fitness equipment. As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainable development, the new machines connect to the main power grid and generate power during a workout. This document explains the process of quantifying and expressing the power generated using two interfaces: an autonomous display designed for a television with a text size and amount of detail adaptable to multiple television sizes and viewing distances, and an interactive, more detailed Web interface accessible with any Java-capable computer system or browser.

Ipulse: December 2009, Lynn University

Student Newspapers

Issues:

• December 2, 2009
• December 3, 2009

Understanding Folk Dance And Gypsy Style In Selected Pieces For Clarinet And Piano By 20th Century Hungarian Composers: An Interpretive Guide, Jessica Vansteenburg

Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, Student Creative Work, and Performances

Hungary has a long and rich history of folk music and dance. The clarinet has played a part in this history and remains a popular instrument in the country. Clarinet is most often associated with the verbunkos and is a regular member of the Gypsy band. The desire for composers of art music to compose in the folk tradition grew out of Hungarian nationalism in the 19th century and continued into the 20th century partly due to political pressures and the value of tradition in Hungarian music education.
Following a historical overview of the folk music and dance tradition in …

Speleo Spiel, No. 375, November-December 2009, Alan Jackson

Speleo Spiel

Contents: Regular Bits -- Trip Reports -- Other Exciting Stuff

The Presence Of The Absent, Verónica Peña-Martínez

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

This thesis, The Presence of the Absent, is an autobiographical recounting of the production of my major works from 2006 through 2009. This period was marked by my separation from family and from my native country, Spain — and by my father's suicide. Since I left Spain, I have compensated for the physical absence of my loved ones through the creation of works that, through confining my body, function as thresholds between the (me) here and the (they) there. These works comprise a series of installations and performance pieces. Among my more important influences are the works of the visual …

Individual Responsibility As Explained In The Odyssey, Jill Britten

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

This thesis attempts to explain the relevance of teaching the Odyssey in the contemporary classroom. Although it is arguable that the rift between today‟s world and the world of the ancient Greeks is too great, accessible connections can be made. A close reading of the text reveals that one of the major themes in the Odyssey pertains to the concept of individual responsibility and how the individual plays a vital role to the wellbeing of a healthy society. Through the depiction of various societies that range from hypercivilized to savage, the reader can begin to form a solid idea of …

Behavioral Changes In Aging But Not Young Mice After Neonatal Exposure To The Polybrominated Flame Retardant Decabde, Deborah C. Rice, W. Douglas Thompson, Elizabeth A. Reeve, Kristen D. Onos, Mina Assadollahzadeh, Vincent P. Markowski

Applied Medical Sciences [Discontinued]

BACKGROUND: After several decades of commercial use, the flame-retardant chemicals polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and their metabolites are pervasive environmental contaminants and are detected in the human body. Decabrominated diphenyl ether (decaBDE) is currently the only PBDE in production in the United States. OBJECTIVES: Little is known about the health effects of decaBDE. In the present study we examined the effects of neonatal decaBDE exposure on behavior in mice at two ages. METHODS: Neonatal male and female C57BL6/J mice were exposed to a daily oral dose of 0, 6, or 20 mg/kg decaBDE from postnatal days 2 through 15. Two …

A Christian Apologetic To A Buddhist Christ, David James Forbes

Masters Theses

This is a paper that expands on the concept that Jesus may have been a Buddhist "bodhisattva". It then gives a Christian apologetic as to why this cannot be true. This is accomplished by referencing the historical origins of Christianity and the differences between the lives of a bodhisattva and Jesus Christ.

The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, December 1, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

December

No abstract provided.

Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogel Microdomes Integrated With Genetically Engineered Proteins For High-Throughput Screening Of Pharmaceuticals, Sylvia Daunert, Sapna K. Deo, Jason Douglas Ehrick, Tyler William Browning, Leonidas G. Bachas

Chemistry Faculty Patents

A hydrogel microdome that can swell in response to a stimuli or target molecule is formed by polymerizing a mixture comprising a monomer capable of forming a hydrogel with a biopolymer. An array of hydrogel microdomes can be formed on a substrate by microspotting the mixture and polymerizing. The array can be used for high-throughput screening of analytes as well as for use as an actuator and biosensor using the swelling property of the hydrogel.

Sustained Release Of Multiple Growth Factors From Injectable Polymeric System As A Novel Therapeutic Approach Towards Angiogenesis, Qinghua Sun, Eduardo A. Silva, Aixia Wang, James C. Fritton, David J. Mooney, Mitchell B. Schaffler, Paul M. Grossman, Sanjay Rajagopalan

Publications and Research

Purpose The aim was to investigate that a bio-degradable alginate and poly lactide-co-glycolide (PLG) system capable of delivering growth factors sequentially would be superior to single growth factor delivery in promoting neovascularization and improving perfusion. Methods Three groups of apoE null mice underwent unilateral hindlimb ischemia surgery and received ischemic limb intramuscular injections of alginate (Blank), alginate containing VEGF165 (VEGF), or alginate containing VEGF165 combined with PLG microspheres containing PDGF-BB (VEGF/PDGF). Vascularity in the ischemic hindlimb was assessed by morphologic and immunohistochemical end-points, while changes in blood flow were assessed by Laser Doppler Perfusion Index. Muscle VEGF and PDGF content …

Dit Independent , 1st.-31st. Of December, 2009, Dit:Students Union

DIT Student Union

No abstract provided.

Impact Of Bilateral Primary Somatosensory Cortex Lesion On Mechanical Hypersensitivity And Escape/Avoidance Behavior, Matthew Davis

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Full Issue, The Mcnair Team

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.

2009 (21st) Report Of The Nou Records Committee, Mark A. Brogie

Nebraska Bird Review

The functions and methods of the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union (NOU) Records Committee are described in its bylaws (NOU Records Committee 1986). The committee's purpose is to provide a procedure for documenting unusual bird sightings and to establish a list of all documented birds for Nebraska. All records mentioned here are available to interested persons at the NOU archives at the University of Nebraska State Museum (UNSM), Lincoln, NE. Interested parties should contact the current NOU Librarian, whose address can be found in the latest issue of The Nebraska Bird Review (NBR).

The "Official List of the Birds of Nebraska'" was …

Fall Field Report, August-November 2009, W. Ross Silcock

Nebraska Bird Review

This was probably the most "normal" fall season in a while, as measured by the small number of late departure dates among summer residents and migrants, early arrival dates among winter residents and migrants, high counts, and rarities. In other words, very little of significance happened. Indeed, in order to provide a spark, I'll even mention three exotics that were reported: a Swan Goose at Fremont 26 November (JRo), a Common Peafowl in Dodge Co 5 August (JWe), and a White-faced Cockatiel caught in a Dixon Co yard 24 August (JJ). None is likely to be a threat to our …