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Overcoming Structural Barriers To Integrated Housing: A Back-To-The-Future Reflection On The Fair Housing Act's "Affirmatively Further" Mandate, Robert G. Schwemm

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Forcing Life On The Dead: Why The Pregnancy Exemption Clause Of The Kentucky Living Will Directive Act Is Unconstitutional, Kristeena L. Johnson

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Granny Snatching And Personal Jurisdiction--An Argument For A New Federal Interpleader, Brittany Griffin Smith

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Art Speaks : Enhancing K-12 Curriculum Through Multicultural Community Public Art, Julie Mejia

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Public art is more than outdoor art. It has the potential of being an educational tool. Multicultural community public art can be integrated into core subjects, enhancing students’ learning through both critical thinking and multiculturalism. For this reason, it can be a great asset in the K-12 educational system. Furthermore, it is a way to elevate the status of art in K-12 education, granting it the importance it deserves. This research examines how multicultural community public art can be incorporated into the K-12 curriculum by analyzing literature and conducting interviews.

Applied Synectics To Teach Community Development For Living And Learning Communities To Resident Advisors And Community Assistants At California State University Monterey Bay, Christina Sierra-Jones

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This action research investigated the use of the synectics instructional model to teach community development to Resident Advisors and Community Assistnats at California State University Monterey Bay. Feedback from participants of the trainings was collected using online surveys and focus groups. The teacher-researcher also maintained a reflective journal of the training sessions. Findings supported that synectics promoted concept development and creative thinking and was a useful problem solving tool to organize training sessions and schedules. The research suggested combining the synectic models and adding more learning strategies improved the effectiveness of the model for teaching and learning.

Chest Imaging Findings In Children With Influenza A H1n1., Wan-Liang Guo, Jian Wang, Min Zhou, Mao Sheng, Yassir M. Eltahir, Ji Wei, Yun-Fang Ding, Xue-Lan Zhang

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVES: To assess imaging findings at presentation in children diagnosed with influenza A (H1N1) infection. METHODS: This is a retrospective observational cohort study conducted at The Children9s Hospital affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, China between September 2009 and March 2010. Nasopharyngeal swabs and bronchial aspirate samples from 81 children with acute respiratory infections were tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Chest imaging for these patients was analyzed retrospectively by 2 independent radiologists for the presence and distribution of abnormalities. RESULTS: Chest radiograph findings consisted of bilateral patchy areas of consolidation (n=48), diffuse areas of …

Is Routine Antenatal Screening For Syphilis In Nigeria Still Justified Clinically And Economically?, Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Gestational Diabetes, Depression, And The Impact On Maternal Child Health Outcomes, Mary Alice Byrn

Dissertations

Antenatal depression occurs in about 20% of all pregnancies and gestational diabetes occurs in up to 14% of all pregnancies. Although there is sufficient information on (1) depression during pregnancy and (2) depression and diabetes, there is little information about depression and gestational diabetes. This comparative, longitudinal research study was done to better understand the relationship between gestational diabetes and depression. The study aims were the following: (1) to determine whether women with gestational diabetes had more depression than women without gestational diabetes, (2) to determine whether factors predictive of depression in pregnant women with gestational diabetes were different from …

In Defense Of Deterrence, Andrew Popper

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.

Senior Capstone Project Final Research Report : Breastfeeding Friendly Businesses, Jazmin Meza

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

As a Women Infants and Children agency Intern, I had the opportunity to collaborate with Salinas Business Union Association to pilot local business owners into finding ways to becoming breastfeeding friendly. Owners were given an educational brochure regarding breastfeeding laws, lactation accommodation and creation of breastfeeding friendly environments for current and future mother employees as well as clients. A breastfeeding friendly logo was also created to be posted on businesses windows to show the community of Salinas their support of breastfeeding. The main goal of this project was to raise awareness about the importance and acceptance of breastfeeding, as well …

Career Locker For At-Risk Youth, Roberto Garcia

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

While interning for the Santa Cruz Probation Department-Juvenile Division, during my Fall 2010 to Spring 2011semesters, I was able to offer an on-line career planning tool program for at-risk youth. The goal of the Career Locker program was to increase school bonding, and career school interest to decrease juvenile delinquency in Santa Cruz County. The Career Locker consisted of assessing the youth’s career interests to match those interests to a specific career, so that youth could explore different educational institutions that offered preparation for their desired career.

The Energy Landscape Analysis Of Cancer Mutations In Protein Kinases, Anshuman Dixit, Gennady M. Verkhivker

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

The growing interest in quantifying the molecular basis of protein kinase activation and allosteric regulation by cancer mutations has fueled computational studies of allosteric signaling in protein kinases. In the present study, we combined computer simulations and the energy landscape analysis of protein kinases to characterize the interplay between oncogenic mutations and locally frustrated sites as important catalysts of allostetric kinase activation. While structurally rigid kinase core constitutes a minimally frustrated hub of the catalytic domain, locally frustrated residue clusters, whose interaction networks are not energetically optimized, are prone to dynamic modulation and could enable allosteric conformational transitions. The results …

Aerosol Properties Over The Indo‐Gangetic Plain: A Mesoscale Perspective From The Tigerz Experiment, D. M. Giles, B. N. Holben, Sachchida N. Tripathi, Thomas F. Eck, W. Wayne Newcomb, Ilya Slutsker, Russell R. Dickerson, Anne M. Thompson, Shana Mattoo, Sheng-Hsiang Wang, Ramesh P. Singh, Aliaksandyr Sinyuk, Joel S. Schafer

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

High aerosol loading over the northern Indian subcontinent can result in poor air quality leading to human health consequences and climate perturbations. The international 2008 TIGERZ experiment intensive operational period (IOP) was conducted in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) around the industrial city of Kanpur (26.51 degrees N, 80.23 degrees E), India, during the premonsoon (April-June). Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) Sun photometers performed frequent measurements of aerosol properties at temporary sites distributed within an area covering similar to 50 km(2) around Kanpur to characterize pollution and dust in a region where complex aerosol mixtures and semi-bright surface effects complicate satellite retrieval …

Book Review: Presidential Term Limits In American History: Power, Principles, And Politics, By Michael J. Korzi, Michael A. Genovese

Political Science and International Relations Faculty Works

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From ‘Entrepreneur Of The Self’ To ‘Care Of The Self’: Neo-Liberal Governmentality And Foucault’S Ethics, Andrew Dilts

Political Science and International Relations Faculty Works

In his 1979 lectures, Foucault took particular interest in the reconfiguration of quotidian practices under neo-liberal human capital theory, re-describing all persons as entrepreneurs of the self. By the early 1980s, Foucault had begun to articulate a theory of ethical conduct driven not by the logic of investment, but of artistic development and self-care. This article uses Foucault’s account of human capital as a basis to explore the meaning and limits of Foucault’s final published works and argues for two interrelated genealogical projects focused on the ethics of economic activity.

Identifying Factors That Increase The Likelihood For Alcohol-Induced Blackouts In The Prepartying Context, Joseph W. Labrie, Justin F. Hummer, Shannon Kenney, Andrew Lac, Eric Pedersen

Heads Up!

The present study examined risk factors related to “blacking out” (e.g., temporary periods of memory loss during drinking) during preparty drinking events (i.e., pregaming, predrinking). Participants were students from two universities on the West Coast who reported past month prepartying (N = 2,546) in online surveys administered in the fall of 2008. Among these students, 25% (n = 636) reported blacking out during at least one occasion in which they prepartied in the past month. A logistic regression model underscored that Greek student affiliation, family history of alcohol abuse, frequency of prepartying, and both playing drinking games and …

Descriptive Drinking Norms: For Whom Does Reference Group Matter?, Mary E. Larimer, Clayton Neighbors, Joseph W. Labrie, David C. Atkins, Melissa A. Lewis, Christine M. Lee, Jason R. Kilmer, Debra L. Kaysen, Eric R. Pedersen, Heidi Montoya, Kimberley Hodge, Sruti Desai, Justin F. Hummer, Theresa Walter

Heads Up!

Objective:

Perceived descriptive drinking norms often differ from actual norms and are positively related to personal consumption. However, it is not clear how normative perceptions vary with specificity of the reference group. Are drinking norms more accurate and more closely related to drinking behavior as reference group specificity increases? Do these relationships vary as a function of participant demographics? The present study examined the relationship between perceived descriptive norms and drinking behavior by ethnicity (Asian or White), sex, and fraternity/sorority status.

Method:

Participants were 2,699 (58% female) White (75%) or Asian (25%) undergraduates from two universities who reported their own …

Testing A Model Of Minority Identity Achievement, Identity Affirmation And Psychological Well-Being Among Ethnic Minority And Sexual Minority Individuals, Negin Ghavami, Adam W. Fingerhut, Letitia A. Peplau, Sheila K. Grant, Michele A. Wittig

Psychological Science Faculty Works

How is social identity related to psychological well-being among minority individuals? Drawing on developmental models of identity formation (e.g., Erikson, 1968) and on Social Identity Theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1979), we tested a conceptual model examining links between two key aspects of social identity and psychological well-being. We proposed that the association between identity achievement (exploring and understanding the meaning of one's identity) and psychological well-being is mediated by identity affirmation (developing positive feelings and a sense of belonging to one's social group). Across three studies, including ethnic minority high school students (Study 1), ethnic minority college students (Study 2) …

Ovarian Hormones, Aging And Stress On Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity, Michael R. Foy

Psychological Science Faculty Works

The ovarian steroid hormones estradiol and progesterone regulate a wide variety of non-reproductive functions in the central nervous system by interacting with molecular and cellular processes. A growing literature from studies using rodent models suggests that 17β-estradiol, the most potent of the biologically relevant estrogens, enhances synaptic transmission and the magnitude of long-term potentiation recorded from in vitro hippocampal slices. In contrast, progesterone has been shown to decrease synaptic transmission and reduce hippocampal long-term potentiation in this model system. Hippocampal long-term depression, another form of synaptic plasticity, occurs more prominently in slices from aged rats. A decrease in long-term potentiation …

Heavy Episodic Drinking On College Campuses: Does Changing The Legal Drinking Age Make A Difference?, Jawaid W. Rasul, Robert G. Rommel, Geoffrey M. Jacquez, Ben G. Fitzpatrick, Azmy S. Ackleh, Neal Simonsen, Richard Scribner

Mathematics, Statistics and Data Science Faculty Works

This article extends the compartmental model previously developed by Scribner et al. in the context of college drinking to a mathematical model of the consequences of lowering the legal drinking age. Method: Using data available from 32 U.S. campuses, the analyses separate underage and legal age drinking groups into an eight-compartment model with different alcohol availability (wetness) for the underage and legal age groups. The model evaluates the likelihood that underage students will incorrectly perceive normative drinking levels to be higher than they actually are (i.e., misperception) and adjust their drinking accordingly by varying the interaction between underage students in …

Consequences Of A Separatist Platform? The Rise And Fall Of The Bloc Quebecois, Zachary Azem

Master's Theses and Capstones

This thesis analyzes the contributing factors to the Bloc Quebecois' overwhelming loss in the 2011 Canadian Federal Election. Using both qualitative evidence and statistical analysis, it will investigate the extent in which five potential causes affected this outcome: a shift in support of the New Democratic Party, the distribution of Francophone protest party votes, campaign strategies of the New Democratic Party and Bloc Quebecois, changing views on separatism, and the single member district plurality system.

The Institute Of World Mission: Forty-Five Years And Counting, Patricia Jo Gustin

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.

Adventist Mission Theology: Developing A Biblical Foundation, Rick Mcedward

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.

Passport To Mission / Cheryl Doss [Book Review], Cristian Dumitrescu

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.

Reflections On Immigration: A Case Study, Judith Redman

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.

Europe At The Receiving End: Historical Background On Adventists And Immigration, Børge Schantz

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.

Impact Of Immigration On Israel, Richard Elofer

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.

Outreach And Citizen Engagement In The Winnicut River Watershed: A Participatory Action Study, Jillan Scahill Farrell

Master's Theses and Capstones

Recently, citizen initiated watershed management has seen a rise in popularity. Citizen watershed groups have been created across the country especially in New England. These groups advocate for protections and responsible watershed-wide management. Each watershed contains a certain set of unique ecological, social, regulatory and problem situations and therefore each watershed organization requires a full mapping process of the policy and social process as well as the ecological and problem situation before engaging the citizens. This research explores the Winnicut River watershed in southeastern New Hampshire. Covering three communities and representing a subwatershed of the Great Bay coastal watershed this …

Short Peptides As Inhibitors Of Amyloid Aggregation, Bradley Neddenriep, Anastasia Calciano, Daniel Conti, Erin Sauve, Marissa Paterson, Edward Bruno, David A. Moffet

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Works

The misfolding and aggregation of proteins into amyloid has been linked to a variety of age-related diseases. Aggregation of proteins, such as Aβ in Alzheimer's disease and Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP, amylin) in type 2 diabetes, appears to lead to the formation of toxic assemblies. These assemblies range in size from small oligomers (2-8 proteins) to large fibrils (thousands of proteins). It remains unclear how these amyloidogenic proteins misfold and form toxic species, but growing evidence suggests that inhibiting the aggregation of these proteins could slow, if not prevent altogether, the progression of these diseases. We describe the use of …

Changes In Bone Mineral Density In Response To 24 Weeks Of Resistance Training In College-Age Men And Women, Hawley Almstedt, Todd Shoepe

Health and Human Sciences Faculty Works

Almstedt, HC, Canepa, JA, Ramirez, DA, and Shoepe, TC. Changes in bone mineral density in response to 24 weeks of resistance training in college-age men and women. J Strength Cond Res 25(4): 1098-1103, 2011-Osteoporosis is a chronic disease of major public health concern. Characterized by low bone mass and increasing risk for fracture, osteoporosis occurs to a greater extent in women. Resistance training is a mode of exercise that can be used to build peak bone mass during youth, thereby preventing osteoporosis later in life. Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of a resistance training protocol designed to apply …