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Perceptions Of Psychology Among Seminary And Biology Students At Andrews University, Sandro Moraes

Master's Theses

Problem. Both pastors and biologists frequently interact with individuals. These contacts often involve conversations that deal with an individual’s feelings, behaviors, and the relationship between mind and body. Thus, how seminarians and biologists perceive psychology will greatly affect such interactions. Therefore it is important to know how both professionals perceive psychology. This is not all that different from the research biologists perform as they learn about the brain. Because of the interrelatedness between these two professions, what are the perceptions of psychology among seminary and biology students at Andrews University? -- Method. The data gathered from the responses of biology …

Activities Of Daily Living Scale In Hoarding Disorder, Randy O. Frost, Veselina Hristova, Gail Steketee, David F. Tolin

Psychology: Faculty Publications

Research on hoarding over the last two decades has shown that hoarding disorder appears to be a distinct disorder that burdens the individual, the community and the families of people who hoard. Although hoarding clearly interferes with the daily functioning, especially in the context of extensive clutter, no validated measures of this interference have been developed. The present research examined the psychometric properties of the Activities of Daily Living in Hoarding scale (ADL-H) in two large samples of individuals with significant hoarding problems, one identified through the internet (n=363) and a second through clinical diagnostic interviews (n=202). The ADL-H scale …

Ua35/11 Honors Program, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Honors Program. Includes brochures, awards programs, student handbooks, newsletters and research publications.

Aspen Status Report And Recommendation For The Book Cliffs, Paul C. Rogers, Cody M. Mittanck, Ronald J. Ryel

Aspen Bibliography

Regionally quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) forests are experiencing numerous impediments to resilience. In the West, recent drought, fire suppression, insects, diseases, climate trends, inappropriate management, and ungulate herbivory are impacting these high biodiversity forests. We conducted a landscape assessment of aspen communities in the Book Cliffs region, Vernal Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, for the purposes of determining landscape-level status of aspen and making recommendations for future management of these forests. The study area consists of 268 distinct aspen polygons totaling approximately 70 ha (174 acres) of aspen forest surrounded by much larger tracts of …

Book Cliffs Roadless Area Aspen Study 2013 : Grand & Uintah Counties, Utah, Cody M. Mittanck

Aspen Bibliography

No abstract provided.

Mary's Spiritual Motherhood: Lumen Gentium And The New Evangelization, Frederick L. Miller

Marian Studies

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The Marian Profile Of Congregations Founded In The Seventeenth To The Nineteenth Century: Re-Receiving Our Marian Charism And Tradition, Thomas A. Thompson

Marian Library Studies

Many gathered here at this symposium on the consecrated life are members of these Marian congregations founded in the nineteenth century and are now interested in reclaiming some of these insights into the qualities of the person of Mary as manifested in the charisms, traditions, and roots of their congregations. This recovery is motivated not only by the desire for a deeper personal understanding but also for making these insights available to a larger and contemporary audience. Sometimes the charisms of the past, expressed in what today may appear to be a limited context, are not understood.

The language of …

Imaging Iron Content In Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Charbel Abdo Habib

Wayne State University Dissertations

The importance of iron in maintaining normal physiological processes in the human body has been well emphasized in the literature. However, "when iron behaves badly", its abnormal presence might lead to a spectrum of pathologies depending on what function has been altered. In the brain, for instance, abnormal iron content is thought to be associated with neurodegenerative diseases. In this dissertation, we study iron involvement in one of the most debilitating neurological diseases, multiple sclerosis (MS), using in vivo magnetic resonance imaging. We first test the sensitivity and specificity of the MR method used, known as susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) …

Enzymatic Characterization Of The Ammonia Tunnel In Helicobacter Pylori Asp-Trnaasn/Glu-Trnagln Amidotransferase, Liangjun Zhao

Wayne State University Dissertations

The Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) Asp-tRNA^Asn/Glu-tRNA^Gln amidotransferase (AdT) plays important roles in indirect aminoacylation and translational fidelity; however, its inter-domain communication and ammonia delivery mechanisms are not well understood. In the present study, we investigated the three activities of H. pylori AdT (glutaminase, kinase and transamidase) and used these reactions as probes to examine the inter-domain communication and ammonia delivery mechanisms between this enzyme's two isolated active sites. We adapted and optimized an assay to kinetically characterize a series of mutations at conserved positions throughout the putative AdT ammonia tunnel. The kinase assay enabled us …

Effects Of Tocotrienol Rich Fractions On Lipid Profiles In Hemodialysis Patients, Rami Hanna

Wayne State University Theses

Chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients have an increased risk of cardio vascular diseases (CVD) driven by dyslipidemia, oxidative stress and inflammation. Vitamin E isomers (tochopherols and tocotrienols) are fat-soluble anti oxidants. Tocotrienol isomers (T3) are fewer studies than tochopherol isomers, but they have multifaceted effects on oxidative stress, inflammation and lipid metabolism. We investigated the lipid modifying effects of tocotrienol rich fractions (TRF) on CKD patients receiving HD in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind parallel trial on 81 patients (43M, 38F). Subjects (n=41) were given 220 mg/day of either TRF (180mg TRF, comprising of 34% áT3, 3%âT3, 50% ãT3, 13%äT3 and 40 …

Investment Impact Of Water Reliability—Recent Dow Experience, Paul Bork

Texas A&M Journal of Property Law

Rather than repeat the work of others in this area, this paper merely cites with approval the recent paper of Michael Booth3 for its presentation of the background and current status of the law, including TCEQ’s regulations and the ongoing case4 challenging the existing TCEQ water call regulations and their application. The Author ex- presses no view regarding the paper’s presentation of Mr. Booth’s views with respect to the legality or appropriateness of these regula- tions or his views on this case. The Author notes in passing that the second sentence in Section D of this paper should read in …

Development Of Peptide Inhibitors Targeting Clostridium Difficile Toxins A/B And Characterizing The Regulatory Role Of A Putative Negative Regulator Tcdc In Clostridium Difficile Toxin Gene Expression, Sanofar Jainul Abdeen

Wayne State University Dissertations

Clostridium difficile infections cause one of the most common and vital hospitalacquired

diseases often associated with broad-spectrum antibiotic usage. TcdA and TcdB

are the key virulence factors involved in major patho-physiology. While standard

antibiotics provide some respite, due to the high relapse rates and the emergence of more

severe disease presentations, antibiotics alone have often proven to be suboptimal.

Therefore there is a desperate need to develop an effective non-antimicrobial

therapeutics. Part of this work focuses on identification and further characterization of

peptide therapeutic that target the major virulence factor TcdA/TcdB. Towards

development of mechanistic-based anti-toxin agent, phage display was …

The Role Of Tissue Sound Speed As A Surrogate Marker Of Breast Density, Mark Sak

Wayne State University Dissertations

Breast density is one of the strongest predictors of breast cancer risk as women with the densest breasts have a three- to five-fold increase in risk compared to women with the least dense breasts. Breast density is currently measured by using mammography, the current gold standard for breast imaging. There are many shortcomings to using mammography to measure breast density, including the use of ionizing radiation. Ultrasound tomography (UST) does not use ionizing radiation and can create tomographic breast sound speed images. These sound speed images are useful because breast density is proportional to sound speed. The purpose of this …

Facilitation Of Language Acquisition Viewed Through An Interpretative Lens: The Role Of Authenticity, Melanie Ann Harper

Wayne State University Dissertations

A paradigm is the conceptual framework or lens one uses to view reality. The field of speech-language pathology is traditionally rooted in the empirical paradigm, which believes that language can be fragmented into isolated skills and taught in a hierarchal fashion. This belief has resulted in service delivery models that remove students from naturalistic contexts for decontextualized exercises. Progress in language acquisition is measured objectively. The empirical belief is exemplified by the accountability requirements in special education law (e.g., IEP). It is compounded by the realities of public school speech-language pathologists (SLPs), such as high caseload numbers, multiple buildings, and …

Hydraulic Fracturing And Water Management In The Great Lakes, Nicholas Schroeck, Stephanie Karisny

Law Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.

Complementarity In Public Health Systems: Using Redundancy As A Tool Of Public Health Governance, Lance Gable, Benjamin Mason Meier

Law Faculty Research Publications

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The Law Is A Fractal: The Attempt To Anticipate Everything, Andrew Morrison Stumpff

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Behavioral Science And Scienter In Class Action Securities Fraud Litigation, Ann Morales Olazábal

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Behavioral Economics And Investor Protection: Reasonable Investors, Efficient Markets, Barbara Black

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Linear Perspective And Montage: Two Dominating Paradigms In Art Education, Charles R. Garoian

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

As a former public high school art teacher, I was always puzzled by the common belief held by my students in what they referred to as the right way to represent images and ideas in their drawings and paintings. After years of producing art works during early childhood that appeared to be uninhibited in their expressive qualities, their world view in adolescence had shifted dramatically towards a preoccupation with photographic representation realism.

National Federation Of Independent Business V. Sebelius: Five Takes, Glenn H. Reynolds, Brannon P. Denning

UC Law Constitutional Quarterly

In National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, the Supreme Court found that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act-popularly known as "Obamacare"-was an unconstitutional assertion of Congress' power to regulate commerce among the several states, but was nonetheless sustainable under Congress' power to tax. This piece looks at some possible meanings and implications of the Supreme Court's decision. Takes One and Two analogize Sebelius and two other famous cases-Marbury v. Madison and Regents of the University of California v. Bakke-whose opinions are held out as deftly straddling the line between principle and prudence. Takes Three and Four examine the …

Wildlife In The Gordon Natural Area, Gerard Hertel

Gordon Natural Area Biodiversity Studies Documents

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Using Feathery Birds To Disguise Hateful Speech: Avatar, Hillary: The Movie, Citizens United, And How Birds Of The Same Feather Flock Together, Angela Mae Kupenda

Journal Articles

Some types of hateful speech may be called commercialism or entertainment. Yet, this speech disguises hate. This speech seems to be harmless entertainment, as harmless as doves or feathery birds. However, in reality this speech drowns out the truth in the marketplace, as individuals appear to become more gullible in watching film and other commercial speech. This essay explores this quandary by asking, and attempting to answer, four questions. First, is there any possible negative influence from commercial media, especially film, in the marketplace of ideas about nonwhites (i.e., has the truth about race and about nonwhites already won out …

The Evodevoci: A Concept Inventory For Gauging Students’ Understanding Of Evolutionary Developmental Biology, Kathryn E. Perez, Anna Hiatt, Gregory K. Davis, Caleb Trujillo, Donald P. French, Terry Mark, Rebecca M. Price

Biology Faculty Research and Scholarship

The American Association for the Advancement of Science 2011 report Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education encourages the teaching of developmental biology as an important part of teaching evolution. Recently, however, we found that biology majors often lack the developmental knowledge needed to understand evolutionary developmental biology, or “evo-devo.” To assist in efforts to improve evo-devo instruction among undergraduate biology majors, we designed a concept inventory (CI) for evolutionary developmental biology, the EvoDevoCI. The CI measures student understanding of six core evo-devo concepts using four scenarios and 11 multiple-choice items, all inspired by authentic scientific examples. Distracters were designed …

Naturalism, Murder, And Identity In Three Short Stories Of Ramon Ferreira, Haley Lee Osborn

Master's Theses

En sus varios cuentos premiados el autor cubano Ramón Ferreira le enseña a su lector el lado más oscuro y violento de la sociedad cubana de manera crudamente verosímil. Durante la época en que escribió, entre 1950 y 1960, mientras que el país sufría turbulencia política y social, Ferreira creaba historias sensacionalistas que mostraban escenas de asesinatos, ladrones, prejuicios, obsesiones, vicios, y cuestiones relacionadas con la falta de justicia en Cuba. Desde Cuba, Ferreira se inspiró en la evolución y el gran viaje del naturalismo que comenzó en Francia con Zola, pasando por España con Pardo Bazán, Sudamérica con varios …

Sex-Stratified Genome-Wide Association Studies Including 270,000 Individuals Show Sexual Dimorphism In Genetic Loci For Anthropometric Traits, Mary F. Feitosa, Aldi T. Kraja, Michael A. Province, Et Al

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Surgical Technique For Lung Retransplantation In The Mouse, Wenjun Li, Daniel R. Goldstein, Alejandro C. Bribriesco, Ruben G. Nava, Jessica H. Spahn, Xingan Wang, Andrew E. Gelman, Alexander S. Krupnick, Daniel Kreisel

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Analysis Of The Minimal Promoter From The Hatching Enzyme A Gene, Anna Matejczyk

Master's Theses

Hatching, defined as a biochemical or biophysical mechanism that allows the embryo to leave its protective envelope, is found in most animals. In fish, reptiles and amphibians, mostly oviparous animals, this means the emergence of the embryo from an egg. In mammals, viviparous animals, hatching is performed by the blastocyst in order to shed the zona pellucida.

Fish, an oviparous animal, takes advantage of a biochemical mechanism in order to hatch and emerge from their chorion, or egg envelope. The mechanism includes the use of hatching enzymes that are secreted in order to digest the envelope membrane. The genes controlling …

Review Of Sex Before Sex: Figuring The Act In Early Modern England, John Garrison

Bryn Mawr Review of Comparative Literature

James M. Bromley and Will Stockton, eds. Sex before Sex: Figuring the Act in Early Modern England. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2013. 329 pp. ISBN 9780816680771 (paper).

Characterization Of The Mechanical Strength, Resorption Properties, And Histologic Characteristics Of A Fully Absorbable Material (Poly-4-Hydroxybutyrate-Phasix Mesh) In A Porcine Model Of Hernia Repair, Corey R. Deeken, Brent D. Matthews

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.