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Minutes, 2011 December 19 Dec 2011

Minutes, 2011 December 19

Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.


Curricular Affairs Committee Minutes December 19, 2011, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate Dec 2011

Curricular Affairs Committee Minutes December 19, 2011, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Committee Reports and Appendices

No abstract provided.


Minutes, Crummer Graduate School Of Business Faculty Meeting, Monday, December 19, 2011, Crummer Graduate School Of Business Faculty Dec 2011

Minutes, Crummer Graduate School Of Business Faculty Meeting, Monday, December 19, 2011, Crummer Graduate School Of Business Faculty

Crummer Graduate School of Business Minutes and Reports

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The Murine Caecal Microrna Signature Depends On The Presence Of The Endogenous Microbiota, Natasha Singh, Elize A. Shirdel, Levi Waldron, Regan-Heng Zhang, Igor Jurisica, Elena M. Comelli Dec 2011

The Murine Caecal Microrna Signature Depends On The Presence Of The Endogenous Microbiota, Natasha Singh, Elize A. Shirdel, Levi Waldron, Regan-Heng Zhang, Igor Jurisica, Elena M. Comelli

Publications and Research

The intestinal messenger RNA expression signature is affected by the presence and compo-sition of the endogenous microbiota, with effects on host physiology. The intestine is also characterized by a distinctive micronome. However, it is not known if microbes also impact intestinal gene expression epigenetically. We investigated if the murine caecal microRNA expression signature depends on the presence of the microbiota, and the potential implica-tions of this interaction on intestinal barrier function. Three hundred and thirty four mi-croRNAs were detectable in the caecum of germ-free and conventional male mice and 16 were differentially expressed, with samples from the two groups clustering …


Will Ecuador Be Able To Produce More Oil Next Year?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor Dec 2011

Will Ecuador Be Able To Produce More Oil Next Year?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

Ecuador's revenue from oil product exports rose 87 percent between January and September to $860 million, compared to the $459 million registered in the same period in 2010, Dow Jones reported Dec. 1. According to the central bank, exports rose 35 percent from 6.73 million barrels in the first nine months of 2010 to 9.06 million barrels during that period in 2011. What is the outlook for Ecuadorean oil production? How well is the government managing the country's oil sector after contract renegotiations earlier this year?


Creating Conversations, Changing Cultures: Case Study Of A Professional Development Plan, Alexis Goldberg Dec 2011

Creating Conversations, Changing Cultures: Case Study Of A Professional Development Plan, Alexis Goldberg

Graduate Student Independent Studies

This case study, as documented through notes, self reflection, and interviews, describes the process of making space for a dialogue that enables teachers to share ideas around the beliefs and practices of teaching.


A Comparative Evaluation Of An Educational Program Designed To Enable Mechanical Engineering Students To Develop Global Competence, Aaron Gerald Ball Dec 2011

A Comparative Evaluation Of An Educational Program Designed To Enable Mechanical Engineering Students To Develop Global Competence, Aaron Gerald Ball

Theses and Dissertations

The 'flattening of the world', using Thomas Friedman's phraseology, is driving corporations to increasingly use collaborative engineering processes and global teams to operate on a global scale. Globalization of the traditional university engineering curriculum is necessary to help students prepare to work in a global environment. More scalable and economically sustainable program types are needed to enable the majority of students to obtain a globalized education. The purpose of this research was to determine how effectively a global team- and project-based computer aided engineering course provided learning opportunities that enabled students to develop elements of global competence in comparison to …


Design And Synthesis Of Cationic Steroid Antimicrobial Compounds, Synthesis Of Glycolipids Recognized By Natural Killer T Cells And Development Of Tlr-1, Tlr-6 Heterodimer Binders And Studies Of Their Immunology Activities, Yanshu Feng Dec 2011

Design And Synthesis Of Cationic Steroid Antimicrobial Compounds, Synthesis Of Glycolipids Recognized By Natural Killer T Cells And Development Of Tlr-1, Tlr-6 Heterodimer Binders And Studies Of Their Immunology Activities, Yanshu Feng

Theses and Dissertations

Cationic steroid antimicrobial agents (CSAs) are a family of bile acid derivatives. These compounds are amphiphilic and mimic endogenous antimicrobial peptides. The antimicrobial activities of CSA-13 have been investigated and due to portent bactericidal activities and low toxicity, a large amount of CSA-13 is demanded for clinic trails and other antimicrobial applications. During our studies, we optimized the synthetic route of CSA-13, so that it can be prepared at the kilogram, even in tons scale. We investigated three routes and one of them is suitable for industry, because only recrystallization is needed in the synthesis. Natural killer T cells (NKT …


September 27, 2007 By Mariana Boyles, Mariana Boyles Dec 2011

September 27, 2007 By Mariana Boyles, Mariana Boyles

ATS Chapel Services

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I Believe Therefore I Speak, Betsy Ouellette Dec 2011

I Believe Therefore I Speak, Betsy Ouellette

ATS Chapel Services

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Oh God, What Have I Gotten Myself, Matt Horan Dec 2011

Oh God, What Have I Gotten Myself, Matt Horan

ATS Chapel Services

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It Doesn't Matter By Debra Meyer, Debra Meyer Dec 2011

It Doesn't Matter By Debra Meyer, Debra Meyer

ATS Chapel Services

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Episcopal Student Service, Bill Haugaard Dec 2011

Episcopal Student Service, Bill Haugaard

ATS Chapel Services

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Harvesting Justice, Food For All God's People, Roberta Perry Dec 2011

Harvesting Justice, Food For All God's People, Roberta Perry

ATS Chapel Services

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October 04, 2007 By Steve Harper, J. Steven Harper Dec 2011

October 04, 2007 By Steve Harper, J. Steven Harper

ATS Chapel Services

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October 05, 2006 By Hugo Magallanes, Hugo Magallanes Dec 2011

October 05, 2006 By Hugo Magallanes, Hugo Magallanes

ATS Chapel Services

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Choosing To Be With The Strangers In Our Midst, Marilyn Beecher Dec 2011

Choosing To Be With The Strangers In Our Midst, Marilyn Beecher

ATS Chapel Services

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Llsp Chapel By Javier Sierra, Javier Sierra Dec 2011

Llsp Chapel By Javier Sierra, Javier Sierra

ATS Chapel Services

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The Presence Of Evil; The Power Of Jesus, Kandace Brooks Dec 2011

The Presence Of Evil; The Power Of Jesus, Kandace Brooks

ATS Chapel Services

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October 19, 2006 By Javier Sierra, Javier Sierra Dec 2011

October 19, 2006 By Javier Sierra, Javier Sierra

ATS Chapel Services

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October 17, 2006 By Marcus Matthews, Marcus Matthews Dec 2011

October 17, 2006 By Marcus Matthews, Marcus Matthews

ATS Chapel Services

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Faith That Risks, Bob Bushong Dec 2011

Faith That Risks, Bob Bushong

ATS Chapel Services

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Called To Be Holy, J. Steven Harper Dec 2011

Called To Be Holy, J. Steven Harper

ATS Chapel Services

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Insights For Community Outreach Building To Promote Lifelong Learning With Higher Education Alumni In Chile, Paula A. Charbonneau-Gowdy, Héctor A. Magaña Dec 2011

Insights For Community Outreach Building To Promote Lifelong Learning With Higher Education Alumni In Chile, Paula A. Charbonneau-Gowdy, Héctor A. Magaña

Higher Learning Research Communications

Despite conclusive evidence from high performing Higher Education (HE) institutions worldwide demonstrating the benefits of strong alumni-relations, institutions in many evolving countries often neglect their graduates. And this, despite rapid advances in technology that can support ongoing relations. The objective of our year-long project was to address this neglect. We (re)connected with 220 English Pedagogy alumni through a digital newsletter. The newsletter provided a forum for building community and mediating professional development among graduates and current faculty. Our qualitative mini case study focused on uncovering the emotions, perspectives and needs of former students through the lens of sociocultural and identity …


Highly Sensitive Refractive Index Optical Fiber Sensors Fabricated By A Femtosecond Laser, Jinpeng Yang, Lan Jiang, Sumei Wang, Qianghua Chen, Benye Li, Hai Xiao Dec 2011

Highly Sensitive Refractive Index Optical Fiber Sensors Fabricated By A Femtosecond Laser, Jinpeng Yang, Lan Jiang, Sumei Wang, Qianghua Chen, Benye Li, Hai Xiao

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Highly sensitive and robust refractive index (RI) fiber sensors are proposed, which are based on concatenating two micro air-cavities. the micro air-cavities embedded in the fiber along the core axis are fabricated by combining the techniques of femtosecond laser micromachining and arc fusion splicing. the full width at half-maximum (FWHM) of an attenuation peak of a sensor in air is 0.048 nm, and the extinction ratio is ∼15 dB. When the diameter of the cavity is slightly larger than the fiber core diameter, the sensor is highly sensitive to external RI changes. a high sensitivity of 172.4 nm/refractive index unit …


Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 18, 2011, Barry Strassler Dec 2011

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 18, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2011

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Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 18, 2011, Barry Strassler Dec 2011

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 18, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2011

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Racial/Ethnic Differences In Possible Selves Of Diverse Adolescents: Implications For Higher Education And Mental Health, Viana Y. Turcios-Cotto Dec 2011

Racial/Ethnic Differences In Possible Selves Of Diverse Adolescents: Implications For Higher Education And Mental Health, Viana Y. Turcios-Cotto

Master's Theses

There are striking disparities in the academic achievement of American youth, with Latino and Black adolescents attaining higher education at vastly lower rates than White adolescents. Though numerous reasons exist for these educational disparities this study examines possible selves as they may relate to educational achievement among Latinos. Specifically, this study investigates: a) racial/ethnic differences in the content and themes of expected possible selves held by young adolescents; b) within group differences among Latino students and their expected possible selves; c) racial/ethnic differences in the relation between higher education possible selves and current mental health adjustment. Written responses reflecting types …


Psychometric Evaluation Of The Timeline Followback For Exercise Among Young Adults, Gregory A. Panza Dec 2011

Psychometric Evaluation Of The Timeline Followback For Exercise Among Young Adults, Gregory A. Panza

Master's Theses

Objectives: Two separate studies assessed psychometric properties of a retrospective behavioral measure adapted for exercise called the Timeline Followback for Exercise (TLFB-E). Study one examined criterion, convergent, and predictive validity. Study two examined test-retest reliability. Methods: Study one participants (N = 66) were college students 20.0 ± 1.4yr. Validity of frequency, intensity, time, and type of exercise as assessed on the TLFB-E was examined using Pearson r correlations with accelerometers, weekly exercise contracts between participants and researchers, College Alumni Questionnaire, and a health-related physical fitness battery. Study two participants were a separate sample (N = 40) of college …


Reconstituting Land-Use Federalism To Address Transitory And Perpetual Disasters: The Bimodal Federalism Framework, Blake Hudson Dec 2011

Reconstituting Land-Use Federalism To Address Transitory And Perpetual Disasters: The Bimodal Federalism Framework, Blake Hudson

BYU Law Review

Scholars analyzing the intersection of federalism and disaster law and policy have primarily focused on the difficulties federalism poses for interjurisdictional coordination of disaster response. Though scholars have highlighted that rising disaster risks and costs are associated with “land-use planning that exacerbates, rather than mitigates, disaster risk,” a more holistic analysis of land-use-related disaster law and policy is needed. This Article provides a more comprehensive framework within which to analyze prospective mitigation or prevention of disaster risk and costs through a rebalancing—or reconstituting—of the respective roles of the federal and state governments in land-use planning. The federal government does not …