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Craft Education: Authentic Design Constraints, Embodied Thinking, And Craft Making, Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Kaiju Kangas

Learn X Design Conference Series

Craft education, as a form of design learning, has a special significance in inspiring human creativity, particularly when conceptual and material aspects of the process reciprocally support one another. This article underlines the relevance of craft and design education; 1) the importance of dealing with various constraints and professional design knowledge, 2) the role of the embodied thinking in design and making activities, and 3) the ability to foster students’ awareness and competence in exploring, evaluating and improving their local environment and design culture. Two longitudinal elementary students’ design projects will be described as examples of integrative and thematic school …

Agriculture And The Food System: A Short History And Country Case Study In Mongolia, Marissa L. Markowitz

Capstone Collection

This paper includes a brief history of the human food system. It includes an exploration of the formation of the food system, the development of the modernized food and agriculture system, and challenges arisen throughout. Additionally, a specific case study into Mongolia and the unique geography of its food system is highlighted. The purpose of providing the case study is to consider challenges of a food system in transition amidst development in one country. Recommendations for Mongolia anent sustainable development are provided.

Model Of Gene Expression In Extreme Cold - Reference Transcriptome For The High-Antarctic Cryopelagic Notothenioid Fish Pagothenia Borchgrevinki, Kevin T. Bilyk, C. H.Christina Cheng

Department of Biology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Background: Among the cold-adapted Antarctic notothenioid fishes, the high-latitude bald notothen Pagothenia borchgrevinki is particularly notable as the sole cryopelagic species, exploiting the coldest and iciest waters of the Southern Ocean. Because P. borchgrevinki is a frequent model for investigating notothenioid cold-adaptation and specialization, it is imperative that " omic" tools be developed for this species. In the absence of a sequenced genome, a well annotated reference transcriptome of the bald notothen will serve as a model of gene expression in the coldest and harshest of all polar marine environments, useful for future comparative studies of cold adaptation and thermal …

Contribution And Impact Of Faculty And Scholars Of Iiser Mohali :(A Scientometric Study, 2008 - 12, Visakhi P Dr, Ritu Gupta Ms

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper analyses the broad characteristics of 186 research papers published and indexed in Scopus international multidisciplinary bibliographical database by the researchers and faculty of Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali during 2008-12 by focusing on its publication growth characteristics, format and media of communication, research impact and quality, patterns of research collaboration, broad and narrow areas of research and contribution and citation impact of its more productive authors

2013 Student Center For Science Engagement Fifth Annual Research Symposium, Student Center For Science Engagement

Student Center for Science Engagement Research Symposium

Featuring student presentations in: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology

Incorporating Satellite Derived Cloud Climatologies To Improve High Resolution Interpolation Of Daily Precipitation., Adam M. Wilson, Benoit Parmentier, Brian Mcgill, Rob Guralnick, Walter Jetz

Yale Day of Data

Conservation of biodiversity demands comprehension of evolutionary and ecological patterns and processes that occur over vast spatial and temporal scales. A central goal of ecology is to understand the factors that control the spatial distribution of species and this has become even more important in the face of climate change. However, at global scales there can be enormous uncertainty in environmental data used to model species distributions. Even ‘simple’ metrics such as mean annual precipitation are difficult to estimate in areas with few weather stations and available data sets do not quantify uncertainty in these surfaces. We are developing a …

Elucidating The Population Dynamics Of Japanese Knotweed Using Integral Projection Models, Joseph T. Dauer, Eelke Jongejans

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Plant demographic studies coupled with population modeling are crucial components of invasive plant management because they inform managers when in a plant’s life cycle it is most susceptible to control efforts. Providing land managers with appropriate data can be especially challenging when there is limited data on potentially important transitions that occur belowground. For 2 years, we monitored 4 clonal Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) infestations for emergence, survival, shoot height until leaf senescence, dry shoot biomass after senescence, and rhizome connections for 424 shoots. We developed an integral projection model using both final autumn shoot height and shoot …

Emu Today, September 20, 2013, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Isso Weekly Newsletter, September 20, 2013, University Of Northern Iowa. International Students And Scholars Office.

ISSO Weekly Newsletter

Inside This Issue:

-- Fall 2013 ISSO Events Photos
-- ISSO Associate Director Awarded Fulbright Grant
-- Cedar Valley OktoberFest September 20-21
-- UNI Homecoming Oct. 7-12
-- Culture Talk: Homecoming Traditions September 30
-- Fall 2013 Exchange Student Outing September 26
-- The InternationalStudent.com Annual Travel Video Contest
-- ISSO Office Has Moved
-- ISSO Office Hours
-- Reminder to like our Facebook page
-- ISSO - Enhancing International Experiences

The Tiger Vol. 107 Issue 16 2013-09-20, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Plant Biology Colloquia | Applied Ethnobotany In Pakiston, Sept 27, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Sept 20, 2013, A-State Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

A Hairy Tale Analysis Of Adobe-Embedded Hair From Arrowhead Hill, Escalante, Utah, Bradley A. Newbold, Dr. Joel Janetski

Journal of Undergraduate Research

During the Spring Term of 2004, the BYU Archaeological Field School excavated a portion of Arrowhead Hill, a Formative (or early agricultural) Period site a few miles west of Escalante, Utah. Two intriguing finds were made during that field season: two pit-house structures of varying style situated within a few meters of each other and multiple large, deep, spherical underground pits. Diagnostic characteristics of Formative Period pit-houses are, among others, the style of structure construction and the style and type of ceramic vessels recovered on or near the original floor of the structure. From this, it was concluded that one …

The Daily Gamecock, Friday, September 20, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

September

No abstract provided.

The Gazette September 20, 2013, Langston University

LU Gazette, 2010-2019

The student newspaper for Langston University

Dna Barcoding Of Medicinal Plants To Help Prevent Misidentification, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Birth Methods And The Incidence Of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome-Sids, Luiz H. Meneghin, Dr. Debra Hobbins

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also called crib death, refers to the sudden, unexpected death of any infant or young child in whom a postmortem examination fails to demonstrate a cause for death. It is the greatest single cause of death among infants between 1 week and 1 year of age.1 Many studies have identified risk factors associated with SIDS (low birth weight, preterm delivery, maternal smoking, winter months, positioning during sleep, male gender, etc.), however, no studies were found regarding the method of birth and the incidence of SIDS. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 103 [104], No. 04 (Sep. 20, 2013), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 103, but it is the 104th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

Today - September 20, 2013, Loma Linda University Health

TODAY

Inside this issue:

-- LLU Health to receive nearly $1 million to help people access affordable health care
-- Children's Hospital patient lobbies U.S. Congress
-- Disaster drill prepares campuses for hazardous chemical release
-- Interweave: The Wholeness Story
-- Regional clergy invited to join Faith Community Health Network
-- Dentistry professor named Pierre Fauchard Teacher of the Year
-- LLUMC orthopedic surgeon repairs legs for Nigerian girl
-- New task force forms to promote NIH Center of Excellence
-- LLU Health representatives at ASI Convention in Orlando
-- Monthly lunch seminars keep researchers apprised of trends
-- LLUH to …

The Therapist's Pregnancy And The Client-Therapist Relationship : An Exploratory Study, Elizabeth H. Wolfe

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This empirical research study explored the impact of the therapist's pregnancy on the therapist-client relationship. Specifically, this study asked whether therapists and clients interact in less professional, more personal ways during the therapist's pregnancy, and how this is perceived by therapists to impact treatment. Relational psychodynamic theory was the theoretical underpinning of this study. Thirteen psychotherapists were interviewed about their experiences of practicing therapy while pregnant. All participants were either currently or recently pregnant. Interview questions were developed by this researcher to elicit therapist experiences with clients who asked personal questions or offered baby gifts to the therapist, and how …

Ceballos Lab Aims To Increase Efficiency Of Biofuel Production, University Relations

Campus News Archive

Ceballos received a National Science Foundation grant for his project “Commercialization of enzyme platforms for biofuel production.”

Lipid Metabolites Enhance Secretion Acting On Snare Microdomains And Altering The Extent And Kinetics Of Single Release Events In Bovine Adrenal Chromaffin Cells, Virginia García-Martínez, José Villanueva, Cristina J. Torregrosa-Hetland, Robert Bittman, Ashlee Higdon, Victor M. Darley-Usmar, Bazbek Davletov, Luis M. Gutiérrez

Publications and Research

Lipid molecules such as arachidonic acid (AA) and sphingolipid metabolites have been implicated in modulation of neuronal and endocrine secretion. Here we compare the effects of these lipids on secretion from cultured bovine chromaffin cells. First, we demonstrate that exogenous sphingosine and AA interact with the secretory apparatus as confirmed by FRET experiments. Examination of plasma membrane SNARE microdomains and chromaffin granule dynamics using total internal reflection fluorescent microscopy (TIRFM) suggests that sphingosine production promotes granule tethering while arachidonic acid promotes full docking. Our analysis of single granule release kinetics by amperometry demonstrated that both sphingomyelinase and AA treatments enhanced …

The Gender Trap: Parents And The Pitfalls Of Raising Boys And Girls, Mardi Schmeichel

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

Book review

The book The Gender Trap: Parents and the Pitfalls of Raising Boys and Girls is an example of the kind of nuanced research that works toward unraveling the complexities of gender as expressed in individual lives as well as larger societal patterns that contribute to problematic assumptions about who girls and boys and women and men must be. Sociologist Emily Kane focuses specifically on the “gender trap” in parenting, which she defines as “a set of expectations and structures that inhibit social change and stall many parents’ best intentions for loosening the limits that gender can impose on …

Soundings 2013-09-20, N/A N/A

Soundings

No abstract provided.

Gene Expression Life History Markers In A Hatchery And A Wild Population Of Young-Of-The-Year Oncorhynchus Mykiss, Ian D. F. Garrett

Dissertations and Theses

Life history within a single species can vary significantly. Many of these differences are associated with varying environmental conditions. Understanding what environmental conditions cue alternate life histories within a single species has been researched extensively. In salmonid fishes, more than almost any other group, varying environmental conditions give rise to individuals within species that take markedly different life history trajectories.

Oncorhynchus mykissis a species of salmonid native to the Pacific Northwest region of North America. This species has two life history forms, anadromous and resident. The anadromous form spends a portion of its life in ocean while the resident life …

Learning From Lesbian Non-Gestational Parents : Contributions To A Changing World, Amy B. Morse

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This qualitative study explored narratives of lesbian non-gestational parents as they reflected on how they planned the stages of building a family, experienced their partner's pregnancy, and adapted to parenthood. The study delved into issues of personal and social identity as these shifted during this important period in family life. The present inquiry contributes to our gaps in knowledge about how planned lesbian-led families take shape and specifically about the experiences of non-gestational parents as they engage in each stage from lesbian partner to lesbian parent. This study examines ways how non-gestational parents cultivate their family roles, explores considerations of …

The Effectiveness Of Psychodrama For Adolescents Who Have Experienced Trauma, Corrine E. Mertz

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This study focuses on the effectiveness of psychodrama as a treatment for adolescents who have experienced trauma. This study looked extensively at adolescent trauma and three treatment frameworks designed to treat it, The Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, Attachment Self Regulation and Competency, and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. This study also looked at psychodrama and psychodrama frameworks that are intended for use with trauma survivors. Psychodrama is an action- based treatment framework, where clients engage in therapeutic enactments. The effectiveness of psychodrama was researched through qualitative interviews with seven clinicians who practice psychodrama with adolescents. Participants were asked specific questions …

Ten Exceptional Um Freshmen Awarded Top Mcdonnell Barksdale, Raymond Scholarships In Honors College, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

Students chosen for exceptional academic and leadership records

Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Reveals Lipid Metabolism Of Individual Oocytes And Embryos., Andrés Felipe González-Serrano, Valentina Pirro, Christina R. Ferreira, Paolo Oliveri, Livia S. Eberlin, Julia Heinzmann, Andrea Lucas-Hahn, Heiner Niemann, Robert Graham Cooks

Department of Chemistry Faculty Publications

Alteration of maternal lipid metabolism early in development has been shown to trigger obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases later in life in humans and animal models. Here, we set out to determine (i) lipid composition dynamics in single oocytes and preimplantation embryos by high mass resolution desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (DESI-MS), using the bovine species as biological model, (ii) the metabolically most relevant lipid compounds by multivariate data analysis and (iii) lipid upstream metabolism by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis of several target genes (ACAT1, CPT 1b, FASN, SREBP1 and SCAP). Bovine oocytes and blastocysts …

The Vanishing Freedom To Choose A Contractual Partner, Hugh Collins

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.