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Representations Of Gender In Young Adult (Ya) Literature, 1960-2010, Maria I. Cipriani

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

This dissertation focuses the lens of queer studies and trauma studies on YA literature published in the United States between 1960 and 2010 to demonstrate that authors embed cultural messages in YA texts. Those messages for YA readers intend to model behavior considered appropriate and teach about normative sex and gender roles. Individuals between the ages of 10 and 20 comprise YA readership, and the means of teaching these readers cultural norms include imagery and cautionary tales. The content of the literature inculcates views of acceptable behaviors with respect to sexuality and gender roles and generally conflates sex and gender. …

Re-Facing Societies Through Art Faith47: A Heroine For Hope, Stephen Louis Francis

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Areas of the world that are facing hardships of all kinds bare the same signature that is visible to all: a dilapidated infrastructure. A first step in improving the areas that are struggling is to give the citizens something to be proud of when they look out of their windows. The work of South African street artist Faith47 is the kind of art that can provide such pride and also hope for a better future. Using Faith47's native country, I am proposing a socialist regime of art to both physically and emotionally improve the areas and citizens who suffer each …

The Ritualistic And Theatrical Elements Of Ashura, Nooran Abdulkareem Fattah Al-Salihi

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Ashura (also spelled Ashoura) takes place on the tenth day of Muharram when Shia Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Husayn that took place in 61 AH/ 680 AD. It is a socio-religious phenomenon that combines ritualistic and theatrical behavior. My objective is to shed light on the interaction between ritual and theatrical behavior and how these work together to form the overall event. The first section introduces the historical background of Ashura, the second section explores the ritualistic and theatrical characteristics of Ashura, and the last, concluding section talks about the relation between the two aspects and how they …

Art And Cognition: A Methodological Critique Of The Pre-Atonal Arnold Schoenberg, Antonio Pellegrino

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

What I will attempt in this essay is to bring the critique to Schoenberg's artistic legacy first on the grounds of the philosophical debate that was going on in those years in the German-speaking world, more specifically between Idealism and Materialism. The second step will be that of bringing the understanding of Schoenberg methods on a cognitive level; and in doing so, I will establish theoretical ties between those philosophical systems and cognitive systems; namely the Cognitivist and the Connectionist approaches. The third step will be that of mirroring the association between the philosophical plane and the cognitive one in …

Low Intensity Vibrations Mitigate Cancer-Induced Bone Loss With Indications Of Reduced Tumor Progression, Gabriel M. Pagnotti

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Osteopenia is a comorbidity frequently observed in patients being treated for and recovering from cancer treatment, elevating their risk of fracture. These skeletal losses are compounded by chemotherapy and irradiation, damaging both bone and contents of the marrow, thereby undermining recovery efforts. Exercise is commonly prescribed as a non-pharmacological means of maintaining bone mass. However, in those with compromised bone strength, the loads imposed by rigorous exercises may facilitate a fracture it was intended to prevent. Low intensity vibrations (LIV), a mechanical signal demonstrated as anabolic to bone by biasing mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) towards an osteogenic endpoint, may represent …

Molecular Characterization Of Quahog Parasite Unknown (Qpx), A Thraustochytird Pathogen Of The Hard Clam, Mercenaria Mercenaria, Ewelina Rubin

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

The hard clam or northern quahog, Mercenaria mercenaria, is one of the most valuable seafood products in the United States. Severe episodes of hard clam mortality have been consistently associated with infections caused by a thraustochytrid parasite called Quahog Parasite Unknown (QPX). Studies in the present dissertation examined the molecular bases of QPX virulence towards clams. Investigation of QPX transcriptome libraries generated a database of QPX putative virulence factors and other molecules potentially involved in interactions with the clam host. Multiple differential gene expression profiles were generated using oligoarray technology for QPX strains isolated from different geographic locations and for …

Gender, Number, Nouns & Adjectives: A Study Of Grammatical Agreement In Second Language Learners Of Arabic & Spanish, Anne-Marie Marguerite Poulos

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

This thesis investigates the causes of gender and number agreement errors in learners of both Arabic and Spanish as second languages. Data was collected from each of these groups during beginner level language courses at a university. There were a total of eight tests. The first six were adjective selection activities focusing on a specific noun phrase or sentence structure. The last two were written tests, elicited by images, where students had to produce their own nouns and adjectives. The common first language (L1) of the majority of participants is English, which lacks adjective agreement and does not have the …

Neural Correlates And Peripheral Mirnas Associated With Stress-Related Telomere Shortening, Stephanie Izzi

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Telomeres are repetitive nucleoprotein complexes at the ends of chromosomes that provide a protective cap for genomic DNA. Telomere shortening leads to cellular senescence or apoptosis. Accordingly, telomere length is considered both a mechanism and marker for aging. Increased exposure to chronic stress is associated with shorter telomere length. In addition, differences in stress reactivity have been associated with telomere length. Here I will describe several studies identifying neural circuits associated with such telomere shortening, an evaluation of saliva as an appropriate biomaterial to measure telomere length, and an exploration of the role of microRNAs as mediators of stress-related telomere …

Inhibition Of Pathological Connexin26 Hemichannels Implicated In Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness Syndrome, Noah Alexander Levit

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Connexin (Cx) proteins form intercellular gap junction channels to facilitate the exchange of ions and second messengers between adjacent cells. Mutations in connexins cause several human diseases by interrupting cell-to-cell communication and coupling. Connexins also form functional hemichannels in nonjunctional membranes that have an unclear role in normal physiology but have altered activity in pathological states. Mutations in GJB2, the gene encoding connexin26 (Cx26), are linked to sensorineural hearing loss as well as syndromic deafness associated with skin disorders. In contrast to Cx26 mutations causing nonsyndromic deafness, those that also cause skin disease are exclusively gain-of-function single amino acid changes …

Damage And Alteration Of Mangroves Inhabited By A Marine Wood-Borer, Timothy Mathias Davidson, Catherine E. De Rivera, Hwey-Lian Hsieh

Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

Animals can exert a strong influence on the structure and function of foundation species such as mangroves. Because mangroves live at the interface of land and sea, both terrestrial and marine species affect them, including numerous herbivores and boring species. These organisms can affect the fecundity, performance, and morphology of mangroves. In a mangrove stand in southwestern Taiwan, we discovered that mangroves were extensively damaged by woodboring isopods Sphaeroma terebrans. We examined the relationships between burrowing damage from S. terebrans and metrics of mangrove fecundity, performance, and morphology. Individuals of Rhizophora stylosa that were more burrowed by isopods had significantly …

Proper Handling And Transportation Of Eggs For Sale At Kentucky Farmers’ Markets, Anthony J. Pescatore, Jacquie Jacob

Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications

Regardless of the number of eggs produced, and whether the eggs are for home use or sale, careful egg handling is very important. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lists eggs as a potentially hazardous food, therefore careful handling is important. In Kentucky, if you sell more than 60 dozen eggs a week you need to purchase a retail license. The same holds true if you want to sell your eggs to a retail store to be re-sold or to a distributor that will sell them for you. If you produce fewer than 60 dozen eggs a week …

Sheep Breeding: Heritability, Ebvs, Epds And The Nsip, Debra K. Aaron

Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications

Genetic improvement in a flock depends on the producer’s ability to select breeding sheep that are genetically superior for traits of economic importance. This is complicated by the fact that an animal’s own performance is not always a true indicator of its genetic potential as a parent.

Modeling Colony Collapse Disorder In Honeybees As A Contagion, Christopher Kribs, Christopher Mitchell

Mathematics Faculty Publications - Archive

Honeybee pollination accounts annually for over $14 billion in United States agriculture alone. Within the past decade there has been a mysterious mass die-off of honeybees, an estimated 10 million beehives and sometimes as much as 90% of an apiary. There is still no consensus on what causes this phenomenon, called Colony Collapse Disorder, or CCD. Several mathematical models have studied CCD by only focusing on infection dynamics. We created a model to account for both healthy hive dynamics and hive extinction due to CCD, modeling CCD via a transmissible infection brought to the hive by foragers. The system of …

Inbreeding In Sheep, Debra K. Aaron

Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications

Inbreeding is broadly defined as the mating of individuals that are related. Strictly speaking, however, all animals within a breed are related. So, in a sense, every purebred sheep producer practices some degree of inbreeding. In most cases this relationship is very slight. Therefore, inbreeding is more practically defined as the mating of individuals more closely related than the average of the breed. This practice includes mating brother to sister, sire to daughter and son to dam.

A New Transit Safety Narrative, Todd Litman

Journal of Public Transportation

Public transportation is, overall, a relatively safe (low crash risk) and secure (low crime risk) transport mode. Transit travel has about one-tenth the traffic casualty (injury or death) rate as automobile travel, and residents of transit-oriented communities have about onefifth the per capita crash casualty rate as in automobile-oriented communities. Transit also tends to have lower overall crime rates than automobile travel, and transit improvements can help reduce overall crime risk by improving surveillance and economic opportunities for at-risk populations. Despite its relative safety and security, many people consider transit travel dangerous and are reluctant to use it or support …

Fabrication And Modification Of Implantable Micro-Probes For Neuro-Studies, Hung Viet Cao

Electrical Engineering Dissertations - Archive

In this work, different types of implantable probes fabricated on Si and polyimide substrates for sensing neurotransmitters, recording extracellular action potentials and stimulating the neurons have been developed. Several electrode configurations have been designed for implantation at various locations in the central nervous system. Each probe contains a multi electrode array (MEA) of 3, 5, 7 or 16 metal electrodes (Au or Pt) fabricated by electron-beam evaporation and lift-off processes. For sensing purpose, as a proof-of-principle, dopamine (DA) and L-glutamate sensors have been implemented. The surface of electrodes was modified with nanostructures by different methods appropriate to the substrate and …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 26, No. 6, December 2014

Hexapod Herald and Other Entomology Department Newsletters

Contents: Welcome - Congratulations - Grants - Publications - Meeting an Off-Campus Students - Faculty News - Blasts from the Past - Calendar of Events

Association Of G-Quadruplex Forming Sequences With Human Mtdna Deletion Breakpoints, D. W. Dong, F. Pereira, Steven Paul Barrett , '13, J. E. Kolesar, K. Cao, J. Damas, Liliya A. Yatsunyk, F. B. Johnson, B. A. Kaufman

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Works

Background: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions cause disease and accumulate during aging, yet our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying their formation remains rudimentary. Guanine-quadruplex (GQ) DNA structures are associated with nuclear DNA instability in cancer; recent evidence indicates they can also form in mitochondrial nucleic acids, suggesting that these non-B DNA structures could be associated with mtDNA deletions. Currently, the multiple types of GQ sequences and their association with human mtDNA stability are unknown. Results: Here, we show an association between human mtDNA deletion breakpoint locations (sites where DNA ends rejoin after deletion of a section) and sequences with G-quadruplex …

Uni Grad Student News, V11n10, December 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College.

UNI Grad Student News

Inside this issue:

-- Message from the Dean
-- Graduate Alumni Profile: Luci Dumas
-- Graduate Faculty Profile: Dr. Fabio Fontana
-- Current Student Profile: Heather Chamberlain
-- Eighth Annual UNI Graduate Student Symposium April 1st, 2015 Registration Now Open!
-- Graduate Student Advisory Board Update
-- Graduate College Social Mixer
-- Graduate Student David Coltrain Joins NISG Legislative Branch
-- Tips to Prepare for the 2015 Spring Semester
-- Counseling Program Students Participate in Symposium
-- Speech Language-Pathology Students Update
-- Women's and Gender Studies Students Attend NWSA Conference in Puerto Rico
-- Winter Break 2014
-- UNI Alumni …

Characterization And Role Of Msaabcr In Biofilm Development And Virulence In Staphylococcus Aureus, Gyan Sundar Sahukhal

Dissertations

Community-acquired, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains often cause localized infections in immune-compromised hosts, but some strains show enhanced virulence leading to severe infections even among healthy individuals with no predisposing risk factors. The genetic basis for this enhanced virulence has yet to be determined. S. aureus possesses a wide variety of virulence factors, the expression of which is carefully coordinated by a variety of regulators. Several virulence regulators have been well characterized, but others have yet to be thoroughly investigated. Previously, the msa gene as a regulator of several virulence genes, biofilm development, and antibiotic …

Esl Composition Ii-Section 1937: Fall 2014, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

SWOSU ESL Composition II Anthology

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Mother Tongue Stories In Early Literacy Development At Pre-Primary School Level In Kira Town Council, Uganda, Safina Mutumba

Master of Education

This collaborative action research study investigated the challenges and opportunities of using Mother Tongue (MT) stories in early literacy development at pre-primary school level. The study sought to understand how MT stories could be used to address appropriate curriculum learning areas as well as the activities and the support materials that could be used to facilitate the strategy for teaching/learning. The study was conducted in a community pre-primary school under Madrasa Resource Centre, Uganda, in Kira Town Council; Uganda. The school uses two curricula; the Learning Framework which was designed by the National Curriculum Centre (NCDC) in 2005 and the …

Integration Of Multimedia In The Teaching And Learning Of Physics: How Can It Influence Student Classroom Engagement?, Cockgen Omondi Limonya

Master of Education

Considered as a multidimensional construct, student engagement has been the focus of educational research for over a decade. Educational researchers have been interested in student classroom engagement because it is opined as one of the ways through which student academic achievement, which has been cited as poor in physics, can be improved. Unfortunately, physics teachers in Kenya have not been able to engage their learners leading to the poor performance in physics. Studies have shown that multimedia integration in teaching and learning enhances student classroom engagement. The current study therefore aimed to examine the relationship between multimedia integration in the …

Parental Involvement In The Learning Of Children’S Literacy At Home And School: A Case Study Of A Government Aided Primary School Bukedea District Uganda, Apolot Josephine Matha

Master of Education

Research has proved that parental involvement is expected to improve the literacy learning of children both at home and school. The research here has mentioned areas on how parents can be involved in the children’s learning of literacy at home and school. The reason for this research was to find out the extent of parental involvement in the children’s learning of literacy at home and school. During September and October 2014 the researcher visited one of the government primary schools in Uganda found in Eastern region in Bukedea district to collect data, through semi structured interviews, focus group discussions, lesson …

Variable Education Exposure And Cognitive Task Performance Among The Tsimane, Forager-Horticulturalists, Helen Elizabeth Davis

Anthropology ETDs

At present, we know very little about the transition from traditional learning skills to models of standardized learning, and how it can influence the way one understands and solves problems. This research will examine cognitive performance and the factors affecting variation across communities and between individuals as it changes with age. The objective of this dissertation is to measure cognitive performance among children between 8 and 18 years of age exposed to variable levels of formal schooling in order to investigate three main research questions: (1) Whether exposure to schooling and increased performance in school-based abilities, such as math and …

Universal Design For Learning In K-12 Educational Settings: A Review Of Group Comparison And Single-Subject Intervention Studies, Yvel C. Crevecoeur, Sarah E. Sorenson, Victor Mayorga, Adriana P. Gonzalez

The Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship

This literature review on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) included articles from January 1984 through June 2014. We (a) investigated the UDL educational framework without the inclusion of other major K-12 educational frameworks in learning environments, (b) reported researchers’ scope and depth of use of the UDL principles, and (c) focused our investigation on two research methods: group comparison and single-subject. We used the quality indicators for evidence-based practices (EBPs) in special education to review, not rate, the final pool of five peer-reviewed articles. Results included analyses of the incorporation of UDL principles in all identified studies, highlighting the need …

Cerulean Warbler Body Mass And Foraging Behavior Prior To Spring Migration In Colombia, South America, Nicholas J. Bayly, Melinda J. Welton

The Migrant - Tennessee Ornithological Society

No abstract provided.

Women's Health And Abortion Culture In China: Policy, Perception And Practice , Naomi Bouchard

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Since China’s implementation of the Family Planning Policy in 1973, much research has been dedicated to analyzing the effects of a policy that strictly controls the reproductive lives of a population now comprisedof 1.35 billion people. Analyses focus on the rise of abortions in China, now at an annual rate of at least 13 million, but offer little insight into the perceptions of the population in regard to China’s new abortion culture. This study aims to shed light on current perceptions through a range of in-person, qualitative interviews conducted in Kunming, China. The study is limited to a sample size …

Economic Equity In The Annapurna Conservation Area: Effects Of Government And Community-Based Organizations, Hanna Seltz

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This research addresses the impact of community-based and government organizations on rural livelihoods in protected areas (PAs) by investigating whether benefits of such organizations involved in conservation and community development reach more marginalized members of communities in the Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA) of Nepal. I conduct a case study focusing on two villages within ACA, Kagbeni and Phalyek, examining how local groups interact with each other and with the government in trying to promote equity through the ACA Project primarily through indepth, unstructured interviews. Locally-created and locally-based groups in these communities appear to be successful in managing local resources and …

New Observations Of The Andean Ibis (Theristicus Branickii, Threskiornithidae): Distribution, Movements, And Behavior Near Volcán Antisana, Benjamin West

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The Andean Ibis (Theristicus branickii) of the highland grasslands of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia is listed globally as Near Threatened and Critically Endangered in Ecuador. The Ecuadorian population is estimated at 100 individuals and is restricted to the vicinities of Volcán Antisana and Volcán Cotopaxi. Knowledge of the nesting biology of the Andean Ibis in Ecuador consists of a single filming in 1989. Much of its general ecology and movements is also unknown. The purpose of this study was to find evidence of nesting ibis in Ecuador while also collecting data on behavior, population, movements and interspecific interactions. Data was …