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The Moral Code Of Las, Bryant Dawson

Kristi Schultz Broughton Liberal Arts Essay Contest

2014 Topic: Somewhere Between Right and Wrong

The distinction between what is right to do and what is callous or offensive marks many of our decisions and can shape our lives and the lives of those affected by our actions and attitudes for better or worse. Moral choices are pervasive; we encounter them in the occupations on which we may embark, the research we may perform, and the lives that we lead. There is no universal agreement on the principles that should guide our moral choices (e.g. many tend to equate what is right with personal advantage or with some …

Expanding The Direct Hetr Regulon In Anabaena Sp. Strain Pcc 7120, Patrick Videau, Shuisong Ni, Orion S. Rivers, Blake Ushijima, Erik A. Feldmann, Loralyn M. Cozy, Michael A. Kennedy, Sean M. Callahan

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Clonal Analysis Of Kit Ligand A Functional Expression Reveals Lineage-Specific Competence To Promote Melanocyte Rescue In The Mutant Regenerating Caudal Fin, Robert C. Tyron, Stephen L. Johnson

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Washington University School Of Medicine Bulletin, 2014-2015

Washington University School of Medicine Bulletins

No abstract provided.

A Method For Achieving Reciprocity Of Funding In Community-Based Participatory Research, Sarah Gehlert, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Sherrill Jackson, Sandi Kenkel, Isaac C. Mccullough, Cheryl Oliver, Mark Sanford

ICTS Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Longwood University: The First 175 Years, Barbara Shepard

Longwood Histories

A brief history of Longwood University, with introduction by Dr. James Jordan. In ”Longwood University: The First 175 Years,” Barbara Shepard has given us a labor of love that chronicles Longwood’s unusual – indeed unique – journey from seminary and private women’s college to the thriving co-educational public university it is today.

Incorporating Real Science Into The Secondary Classroom: Aerosols And Climate Change, Lorentyna M. Harkness

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open

Climate science and climate change are included in the Next Generation Science Standards, curriculum standards that were released in 2013. How to incorporate these topics, especially climate change, has been a difficult task for teachers. A team of scientists are studying aerosols in the free troposphere; what their properties are, how they change while in the atmosphere and where they came from. Lessons were created based on this real, ongoing scientific research being conducted in the Azores. During these activities, students are exposed to what scientists actually do in the form of videos and participate in similar tasks such as …

The Study Of Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution Control Policy System, Qin Xu

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open

As the agricultural non-point source pollution(ANPSP) has become the most significant threat for water environmental deterioration and lake eutrophication in China, more and more scientists and technologists are focusing on the control countermeasure and pollution mechanism of agricultural non-point source pollution. The unreasonable rural production structure and limited scientific management measures are the main reasons for acute ANSPS problems in China. At present, the problem for pollution control is a lack of specific regulations, which affects the government's management efficiency.

According to these characteristics and problems, this paper puts forward some corresponding policies. The status of the agricultural non-point source …

Impacts Of Climate Change On Soil Microorganisms In Northern Hardwood Forests, Carley Jane Kratz

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open

As global climate continues to change, it becomes more important to understand possible feedbacks from soils to the climate system. This dissertation focuses on soil microbial community responses to climate change factors in northern hardwood forests. Two soil warming experiments at Harvard Forest in Massachusetts, and a climate change manipulation experiment with both elevated temperature and increased moisture inputs in Michigan were sampled. The hyphal in-growth bag method was to understand how soil fungal biomass and respiration respond to climate change factors. Our results from phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analyses suggest that the hyphal in-growth bag method allows relatively pure …

Management Of Anticoagulant-Related Intracranial Hemorrhage: An Evidence-Based Review, Bappaditya Ray, Salah G. Keyrouz

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Actin Scaffolding By Clathrin Heavy Chain Is Required For Skeletal Muscle Sarcomere Organization, Stéphane Vassilopoulos, Christel Gentil, Jeanne Lainé, Pierre-Olivier Buclez, Agathe Franck, Arnaud Ferry, Guillaume Précigout, Robyn Roth, John E. Heuser, Frances M. Brodsky, Luis Garcia, Gisèle Bonne, Thomas Voit, France Piétri-Rouxel, Marc Bitoun

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Cortical–Subcortical Interactions In Hypersomnia Disorders: Mechanisms Underlying Cognitive And Behavioral Aspects Of The Sleep–Wake Cycle, Linda J. Larson-Prior, Yo-El Ju, James E. Galvin

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Progress In Research On Tourette Syndrome, Kevin J. Black, Joseph Jankovic, Tamara Hershey, Kevin St. P Mcnaught, Jonathan W. Mink, John Walkup

Psychiatry Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Megan Banton, Amber N. Brooks

The Silenced Generation - Growing up after massive resistance and the civil rights movement

No abstract provided.

Engineering Research Review 2014, Office Of Engineering Research

Engineering Research Review

Contents:
[Page] 2 Bioinformatics help scientists make sense of genomic data
[Page] 4 Maps help public health officials fight malaria, West Nile Virus
[Page] 6 North Dakota-South Dakota engineers develop materials, components for solid state cell phone
[Page] 8 Statisticians uncover major reason behind cancer survivors’ choices
[Page] 10 Crash reporting helps reduce fatalities, improve roads on tribal lands
[Page] 12 Operations management expert, Mayo Clinic researcher help improve health-care delivery for patients with blood poisoning
[Page] 14 ISEE supports grant development
[Page] 16 Three engineering researchers receive awards
[Page] 17 Grantswinship awards recognize research funding

South Dakota State Equestrian 2014-15 Media Guide, South Dakota State University

Jackrabbit Equestrian Media Guides (2005-2014)

SDSU Quick Facts [page] 1
2014-15 Roster [page] 2
Jackrabbit Equestrian Staff [page] 3-4
Strength and Conditioning Staff [page] 5
Sports Medicine Staff [page] 6
Athletic Support Staff [page] 7-9
Season Preview [page] 10
Jackrabbit Riders [page] 11-24
Seniors [page] 12-15
Juniors [page] 15-18
Sophomores [page] 19-23
Freshmen [page] 23-24
SDSU Horses [page] 25-30
History and Records [page] 32-33
Year-by-Year Results [page] 34-35
All-time Award Winners [page] 36
2013-14 Statistics and Results [page] 37-38
All-time Letterwinners [page] 39
SDSU Athletics Mission Statement [page] 40
Dehaan Equestrian Center [page] 41
Jackrabbit Athletic Facilities [page] 42
Welcome to SDSU [page] 43-47

Big Manistee River Tributaries As Potential Arctic Grayling Habitat, Brian M. Danhoff

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open

The Big Manistee River was one of the most well known Michigan rivers to historically support a population of Arctic grayling (Thymallus arctics). Overfishing, competition with introduced fish, and habitat loss due to logging are believed to have caused their decline and ultimate extirpation from the Big Manistee River around 1900 and from the State of Michigan by 1936. Grayling are a species of great cultural importance to Little River Band of Ottawa Indian tribal heritage and although past attempts to reintroduce Arctic grayling have been unsuccessful, a continued interest in their return led to the assessment of environmental conditions …

The Experience Of Research, Growth, Development And Leadership Of The Mitep Program, Yonee E. Bryant-Kuiphoff

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open

Chapter 1. The Action Research in this report was to focus on improving the reading comprehension of students with expository text in relation to identifying the main idea and supporting details. Students were given an expository text to read and identify main idea and 2 -3 supporting details as a pre assessment. Students were provided instruction and support in DRTA (Directed Reading Thinking Activity) and SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review) methodology to identify the Main Idea and supporting details of a selected expository text for both pre & posttest. Results were compiled and analyzed on the effectiveness of the …

2014 South Dakota State Baseball Media Guide, South Dakota State University

Jackrabbit Baseball Media Guides (1998-2015)

General Information
Coaches/Staff
Jackrabbit Players
2013 Season Review
History

Variation In Chemosensory Behavior In Ecologically Divergent Populations Of The Cactophilic Drosophila Mojavensis, Jonathan Sullivan

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

Alterations to a population’s ecology can contribute to adaptation events by promoting mechanisms that provide the greatest fitness in an environment. These aforementioned promotions occur in the form of molecular modification, specifically through some form of gene expression, and can ultimately have effects on behavioral responses. This process of gene expression depends on environmental conditions, thus similar genes can undergo varying intensities of expression depending on the ecology in question. Long term adaptation events within ecology diverged populations may eventually result in reproductive isolation mechanisms—restricting gene flow and thus preventing hybridization. Once populations have lost the ability to successfully reproduce …

Palivizumab Administration Decreases Recurrent Wheeze, Shelly Daniels

Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters

Children who have been infected with Respiratory Syncytial Virus have a higher incidence of wheeze-associated clinic visits and hospitalizations compared to children without previous RSV exposure. The purpose of this study is to determine if palivizumab, an immunoglobulin injection used to prevent RSV infections, can decrease the incidence of recurrent wheezing in children. The review of literature will follow male and female children from infancy to age 13 who were treated with palivizumab and compare these children to patients with similar demographics that were not treated with palivizumab to determine if there is any difference in incidence of wheezing. The …

Bastards! . . .. And The Welfare Plantation, Zanita E. Fenton

Articles

No abstract provided.

Happy 20th Anniversary Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, Loma Linda University Health

Scope

Table of Contents

Outreach

2 | New initiative makes health careers more accessible
4 | Covered California grant enables LLUH to educate community about new law
5 | Delighting in service: tradition of student mission trips through the years
6 | Women’s Conference: Be You – Fit | Smart | Healthy
7 | Live well, age well: making it possible for local seniors

Education

8 | Community service and formal learning come together
9 | Taking the lead on the future of public health
10 | Academic updates: the latest advances in education at LLU

Clinical

11 | NICU celebrates …

"The Crescent" Student Newspaper, October 1, 2014, George Fox University Archives

"The Crescent" Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of George Fox University.

If You Can, You Can, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University, Amy Chesky, Rima Franklin, Sandra Fritton, Alena Hampton, Demetrius Shambley, Gokhan Yucel

L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs Publications

VCU distinguishes itself as being one of Virginia’s most diverse institutions of higher education. This project seeks to support and extend this wonderful attribute by encouraging a climate of equity and inclusiveness. If You Can, You Can creates a common platform and language in support of the university’s mission to address disparities concerning equality and inclusiveness, and provides a model that is useful in promoting all dimensions of diversity. In addition to developing this overarching model, Team Real Connections worked with the VCU Athletics department to implement a prototype program called “If you can play, you can play,” which promotes …

Math In Motion, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University, Jose Alcaine, Diana Barden, Lori Floyd-Miller, Blake Maciver, Lea Marshall, Angela Nelson, Thomas Vahdani, Tarynn Witten

L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs Publications

Everything we know about the universe rests on the foundation of mathematics. Somehow, though, the magic of mathematics – the true power of numbers and their beautiful wildness – gets lost in math class. Children, our most magical thinkers, get turned off math in grade school and miss out on a language through which they could learn to read and change the world. VCU Math In Motion will generate a creative, dynamic STEM education initiative within the Richmond community using an innovative curriculum and a customized mobile unit to bring the beauty of math to Richmond region school children in …

Disciplinarity And Trandisciplinarity In The Study Of Knowledge, Jay H. Bernstein

Publications and Research

Scholarly inquiry about the nature and significance of knowledge has been shaped by disciplinary traditions and priorities that define “knowledge” differently and result in disconnected literatures. In the mid to late twentieth century, library science educator Jesse Shera sought to bridge the conceptual gap between epistemological and sociological approaches to knowledge in proposing a new discipline he called social epistemology. Around the same time, long-term projects by the economist Fritz Machlup and the physical chemist turned philosopher of science Michael Polanyi did not merely combine existing disciplinary approaches but transcended conventional frameworks for conceptualizing knowledge. These scholars can be viewed …

Redox-Responsive Branched-Bottlebrush Polymers For In Vivo Mri And Fluorescence Imaging, Molly A. Sowers, Jessica R. Mccombs, Ying Wang, Joseph T. Paletta, Stephen W. Morton, Erik C. Dreaden, Michael D. Boska, M. Francesca Ottaviani, Paula T. Hammond, Andrzej Rajca, Jeremiah A. Johnson

Andrzej Rajca Publications

Stimuli-responsive multimodality imaging agents have broad potential in medical diagnostics. Herein, we report the development of a new class of branched-bottlebrush polymer dual-modality organic radical contrast agents—ORCAFluors—for combined magnetic resonance and near-infrared fluorescence imaging in vivo. These nitroxide radical-based nanostructures have longitudinal and transverse relaxation times that are on par with commonly used heavy-metal-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents. Furthermore, these materials display a unique compensatory redox response: fluorescence is partially quenched by surrounding nitroxides in the native state; exposure to ascorbate or ascorbate/glutathione leads to nitroxide reduction and a concomitant 2- to 3.5-fold increase in fluorescence emission. …

Slimmer, Brighter, And Nearly Perfect: The New Big History Textbook Is Here, Mojgan Behmand

Collected Faculty Scholarship

Rarely has the appearance of a new textbook been the cause of such delight as broke out amongst the First Year Experience faculty at Dominican University of California in August 2013. The book that triggered such reaction is a seemingly unassuming volume, Big History: Between Nothing and Everything (2013), written by historians David Christian, Cynthia Stokes Brown, and Craig Benjamin, and published by McGraw-Hill. Why was the book greeted with such enthusiasm, you might ask? Was it that the world needed another textbook on history? That the Dominican faculty felt a special bond with one of the authors, Dominican professor …

2013-14 Annual Report, University Center For The Humanities

University Center for the Humanities Events

The mission of the Center is to recognize and support the humanities at Western Michigan University. As a gathering place for dialogue, the Center acts an incubator for the exchange of ideas among faculty, emeriti, alumni, undergraduate and graduate students, and people in the wider community. Through the understanding of diverse cultural, professional, political, and intellectual landscapes, we nurture engaged and vital academic life.