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Fabulistic: Examination And Application Of Narratology And Screenplay Craft, Nicholas Devan Snead

Theses Digitization Project

This project contains a literature review, a discussion, and an original feature length screenplay. The review of literature examines the various structuralist-inspired theories of narratology and the three-act structure method of screenplay construction.

Persistence Of One-Trial Cocaine-Induced Behavioral Sensitization And Conditioned Activity In Preweanling Rats, Anthony Michael Cortez

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this thesis was to determine the persistence of one-shot context-specific and context-independent behavioral sensitization by administering a single pretreatment injection of cocaine or saline in either the home cage or a novel test chamber on PD 19 or PD 79. In order to examine the persistence of conditioned activity, adult rats were given an injection of saline after 1, 3, or 5 abstinence days. Preweanling rats were given an injection of saline after only 1 abstinence day.

Culturally Responsive Curriculum For Latino Children's Ethnic Identity, Silvia Jenny Cardenas

Theses Digitization Project

This project studies the link between ethnic identity, culturally responsive pedagogy, and classroom achievement and offers a curriculum to address the need voiced by researchers for culturally responsive curriculum for Latino children in elementary school.

Medial Prefrontal Modulation Of The Nucleus Basalis Magnocellularis During Attention-Dependent Learning, Venuz Yadira Greenfield

Theses Digitization Project

The nucleus basalis magnocellularis (NBM) sends cholinergic projections to the neocortex. While NBM activation of the neocortex regulates attention and contributes to memory formation, the mechanisms controlling NBM activity during attention-dependent learning are not well understood. The current experiment tested the hypothesis that the mPFC is critically involved in modulating NBM activity during attention-dependent learning in rats. A total of 80 male Long-Evans rats were purchased from a commerical research animal vendor. Rats were randomly assigned to one of four controlled groups. The procedures were done by an animal technician and veterinarian in the CSUSB Social and Behavioral Science vivarium …

The Gaze Called Animal: Notes For A Study On Thinking, Sharon Sliwinski

Data and Test Instruments

Over the course of several days in1997, JacquesDerrida delivereda long lecture to attendees of a conference in Cerisy called “The Autobiographical Animal.” As part of his opening remarks, the philosopher recounted a curious little scene that served to introduce the central theme of the larger address that followed. The scene begins when Derrida reports that each morning, with an almost ritualistic regularity, he is followed from his bedroom into the bathroom by his cat, an unnamed feline, he insists, that is a real little cat, not the mere figure of a cat: “It doesn’t silently enter the bedroom as an …

Grafton, New Hampshire 2010 Report Of The Town Officers For The Year Ending December 31, 2010., Grafton Town Representatives

Grafton, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Reports Of The Selectboard And Other Town Officers Charlestown, N.H. For The Year Ending December 31, 2010., Charlestown Town Representatives

Charlestown, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Is The Quest For Corporate Responsibility A Wild Goose Chase? The Story Of Lovenheim V. Iroquois Brands, Ltd., D. A. Jeremy Telman

Law Faculty Publications

Peter Lovenheim owned a small stake in Iroquois Brands, Ltd (Iroquois). He proposed that the corporation discontinue its distribution of one product, pâté de foie gras, because he objected to the treatment of the geese necessary to the production of the product. Under federal regulations, Iroquois was required to include such proposals in the proxy materials it sent out in advance of its annual shareholder meeting unless an exception applied. Iroquois Brands thought it could exclude the proposal because the product in question constituted a trivial part of its business. Lovenheim went to the District Court seeking an order requiring …

Walking To Mourning Doves: A Memoir, Caryl Crozier

South Dakota State University, Alumni Publications

Preface: Waking to Mourning Doves

Waking to the soulful call of a mourning dove shortly after my mother’s death gave me the inspiration for my book title. Their plaintive cooing evokes nostalgic reminders of my life growing up on rural South Dakota prairies in the 1940s and 1950s, a memory of the simpler times of my youth. Soft spring mornings, gentle breezes stirring the curtains and a cacophony of birdsong and farm animal sounds define contentment to me. Their cooing still evokes the same feeling that all is right with the world. Mourning doves are unassuming, not flashy and don’t …

Microfluidic Paper-Based Analytical Devices: From Pocket To Paper-Based Elisa, Andres W. Martinez

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (microPADs) began as a simple idea with an ambitious goal. The idea was to make microfluidic devices out of paper instead of plastic or glass. The goal was to develop low-cost and portable paper-based diagnostic devices to improve healthcare in developing countries. Over the past 6 years, many developments have been made in the emerging field of paper-based microfluidic devices. Reviewing the development of these devices in the Whitesides group at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, USA) can provide some insight into the future of the field and encourage scientists from a variety of backgrounds to contribute …

Cellular Signals Of Cisplatin Ototoxicity, Lindsey M. Yarnell

Independent Studies and Capstones

Three separate theories of inhibiting cisplatin-induced apoptosis were investigated utilizing different cellular mechanisms. Specifically, the copper transport cycle, TRPV1, and the JNK pathway were inhibited and immunohistochemistry was performed to determine levels of apoptosis. All three resulted in statistically significant effects; increasing CuSO4 levels resulted in increased apoptosis, and inhibiting TRPV1

Vacuolization Of Mucolipidosis Type Ii Mouse Exocrine Gland Cells Represents Accumulation Of Autolysosomes, Marielle Boonen, Eline Van Meel, Viola Oorschot, Judith Klumperman, Stuart Kornfeld

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Fatty-Acid Binding Proteins Modulate Sleep And Enhance Long-Term Memory Consolidation In Drosophila, Jason R. Gerstner, William M. Vanderheyden, Paul J. Shaw, Charles F. Landry, Jerry C. P. Yin

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Diffusion Of Mmps On The Surface Of Collagen Fibrils: The Mobile Cell Surface - Collagen Substratum Interface, Ivan E. Collier, Wesley Legant, Barry Marmer, Olga Lubman, Saveez Saffarian, Tetsuro Wakatsuki, Elliot Elson, Gregory I. Goldberg

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Representation Of Vestibular And Visual Cues To Self-Motion In Ventral Intraparietal Cortex, Aihua Chen, Gregory C. Deangelis, Dora E. Angelaki

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Institute Of Clinical And Translational Sciences News, Vol. 4, Issue 1

ICTS Newsletters

No abstract provided.

An Ethnobotanical Survey Of The Economic And Cultural Significance Of Non-Timber Forest Products In The Southwest Rhodope Mountain Region Of Bulgaria, Callie A. Bertsch

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open

The people of the southwestern Rhodope Mountains of Bulgaria live in small, mountainous villages and rural areas. They rely on berries, herbs, and mushrooms provided by the forest and maintain a lifestyle and culture of gathering them. This study determined the economic and landscape concentration of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) and how this has changed in the past twenty years in the region of Garmen. The objective was to gauge the cultural and economic significance of NTFPs in the lives of the people who live there. Data was collected using informal, open-ended interviews and through participant observation. Results indicate that …

Characterisation Of The Metacaspase Gene Family In Arabidopsis Thaliana, Paige N. Cox

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open

Caspases are known to be involved in animal programmed cell death (PCD). The objective of this thesis was to use gene expression analysis and reverse genetics to determine if Arabidopsis metacaspase (AtMC) genes play a role in plant PCD. The majority of AtMC genes were found to be expressed nearly constitutively in various tissues, developmental stages, and under various inductive treatments. Transgenic Arabidopsis plants generated with AtMCpromoter::AtMCgene::GUS fusions showed expression of the reporter gene in leaves, vasculature, trichomes, siliques, anthers, and during embryo development. Preliminary phenotypic characterization of single and double Arabidopsis AtMC loss-of-function mutants suggested that the …

South Dakota State Equestrian 2011-12 Media Guide, South Dakota State University

Jackrabbit Equestrian Media Guides (2005-2014)

Coaching Staff [page] 2-3
Strength and Conditioning Staff [page] 4
Sports Medicine Staff [page] 5
Administration and Athletic Staff [page] 6-8
SDSU Athletics Mission Statement [page] 9
Season Preview [page] 10
Jackrabbit Riders [page] 11-22
SDSU Horses [page] 23-27
Facilities [page] 28-29
Program History [page] 30
Welcome to SDSU [page] 31-36

Poems, Alicia Jo Rabins

On Earth As It Is

DEAR LORD

I’m embarrassed by my love for You

and by the ugly cries

that escape me at night Worry birds

circling overhead, looking for You.

Summer's almost over, but

the tree’s single bud

has not opened.

Development Of A Continuum Mechanics Model Of Passive Skeletal Muscle, Duane A. Morrow

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open

Skeletal muscle force evaluation is difficult to implement in a clinical setting. Muscle force is typically assessed through either manual muscle testing, isokinetic/isometric dynamometry, or electromyography (EMG). Manual muscle testing is a subjective evaluation of a patient’s ability to move voluntarily against gravity and to resist force applied by an examiner. Muscle testing using dynamometers adds accuracy by quantifying functional mechanical output of a limb. However, like manual muscle testing, dynamometry only provides estimates of the joint moment. EMG quantifies neuromuscular activation signals of individual muscles, and is used to infer muscle function. Despite the abundance of work performed to …

The Baysider : January / March 2011, Bayside Neighborhood Association

The Baysider

The Baysider (1999 - 2018) a community newspaper, published by the Bayside Neighborhood Association. Bayside is an inner-city Portland neighborhood flanked by Parkside, Back Cove, Downtown (a.k.a. Intown), and the East End. Feature articles focused on Bayside, though also included many city themes.

Evaluation Of Introduced Parasitoids Against Bactrocera Invadens And Their Interaction With Bactrocera Invadens Natural Enemies, Ernest Felix Appiah

All PhD Dissertations

The invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens (Drew, Tsurata & White 2005) is causing extensive socio-economic losses in West Africa as a pest in mango production. In addition to reducing crop quality and decreasing fruit production, the presence of the fruit fly has detrimental impact on the export market due to international trade restrictions. To manage the damage being caused by B.invadens to the mango industry in Africa, an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategy with biological control as one of its components was initiated by the African Fruit Fly Programme (AFFP) based at ICIPE. To this end, Fopius arisanus (Sonan) and …

Ecological And Physiological Adaptations Of Malaria Vectors In A Semi-Arid Area In Baringo District, Kenya, Albert O. Mala

All PhD Dissertations

Longitudinal entomological sampling was executed to study physiological and ecological adaptations of malaria vectors at two semi-arid villages (Kamarimar and Tirion) in Kenya. Adult mosquitoes were sampled using CDC light traps and pyrethrum spray catch collections. Mosquito larvae were sampled using standard dipping methods. Parity rates, length of gonotophic cycle duration and insemination rates of female mosquitoes were assessed. Host choice and sporozoite rates were determined by ELISAs. Sub-species of the Anopheles gambiae complex were identified by PCR. Out of 16,683 mosquitoes collected in both villages An. gambiae si was most predominant followed by An. pharoensis , An. funestus and …

Identification And Tissue Localization Of Olfactory Proteins In The Antenna And Head Of Glossina Species, Steven Reuben Ger Nyanjom

All PhD Dissertations

Tsetse flies use olfaction in search for food, mates and larviposition sites. Olfactory proteins [(odorant binding proteins (OBPs), pheromone binding proteins (PBPs), chemosensory protein (CSPs), odorant degrading enzymes (ODEs) and odorant receptors (Ors)], located within the antennae, play key role in this process. In this work, presence of olfactory proteins was investigated by constructing and sequencing cDNA libraries from Glossina pallidipes Austen, antennae; Glossina palpalis gambiensis Vanderplank, head and Glossina tachinoides Westwood, head. The Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) were clustered using cDNA Annotationâ„¢ Software (CAS) and annotated by blast searches. ESTs were generated from the antenna! (1127) and head (906 …

Follow The Leader?: Maryland's Response To The New Federal Stem Cell Guidelines, Michael Ulrich

The Appendix, Journal of Health Care Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Buyer Beware: An Exploration Of Health Risks And Legal Policies In Favor Of A Labeling Requirement For Genetically Modified Organisms, Rebecca Jesada

The Appendix, Journal of Health Care Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Soya Bean And Sesbania Sesban For Soil Fertility Replenishment, Increased Rice Yield And Enhanced Incomes, Raphael K. Wanjogu

All PhD Dissertations

This study focused on the development of practical agro-ecosystem measures aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity while simultaneously reducing malaria vector populations for improved household incomes in irrigated rice farming. The main strategy entailed testing alternation of rice with legumes. Soya bean (Glycine max L.JMarr) and Sesbania sesban were tested as the preceding crops against the conventional rice-fallow and the rice-rice cultivation systems. Among the preceding crops, rice produced the highest amount of biomass followed by Soya bean varieties EAI 3600 and Duiker. However, Soya bean residue had a higher nutrient content than rice straw and fallow treatment (weeds). The fallow-rice …

Nebraska Green Scene: Annual Publication By Agronomy And Horticulture 2011

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Annual Newsletters

Table of Contents

Letters from the Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Alumni news

The Winds Will Carry Us . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

David Hoffman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Staff news

Familiar Faces Around the Dept.. . . . . . 12

Faculty news

Promotions and Tenure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Research …

Volume 4, Number 1, Spring 2011, Nova Southeastern University

GWEP Newsletters

No abstract provided.