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Strategic Rocket Forces, Soviet, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

Describes and analyzes the historic development and evolution of the Soviet Union's Strategic Rocket Forces which were a key part of this country's nuclear weapons arsenal. Covers the technical, political, economic, and military reasons for this force's development. U.S. efforts to monitor and assess the quantity and quality of these weapons are also covered.

A 3d Kinematic Study Of The Northern Ejecta 'Jet' Of The Crab Nebula, Christine S. Black, Robert A. Fesen

Dartmouth Scholarship

We present [O III] 4959,5007 emission line spectra (FWHM = 40 km/s) of the Crab Nebula's northern ejecta `jet'. These data, along with a recent [O III] image of the Crab, are used to build 3-dimensional models of the jet and adjacent remnant nebulosity to better understand the jet's properties and possible formation. We find that the jet's radial velocities range from -190 to +480 km/s with transverse velocities from 1600 to 2650 km/s from base to tip. The jet appears virtually hollow in [O III] emission with the exception of some material at the jet's base where the it …

Lack Of Medicaid Funding For Occupational Therapy Serving The Autism Spectrum Disorder Population Ages 0-5 Years, Nadia Yala

Honors Theses

The prevalence of autism in the United States is currently 1 in 68 children (Autism Alliance of Michigan, 2014). This is considered an epidemic. There are a variety of treatments available in the state of Michigan for children with autism, such as occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, and applied behavior analysis (ABA). Effective April 1^st, 2013, Michigan increased their funding cap for ABA therapy for treating children with autism. However, there is a lack of knowledge within the community and amongst professionals in regards to the critical treatment occupational therapy practitioners provide and as a result, there …

The Cowl - V.79 - N.13 - Dec 11, 2014

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 79 - No. 13 - December 11, 2014. 28 pages.

The Colby Echo (2014-12-11), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

Beneficial Effects Of Simulated Gastro-Intestinal Digests Of Fried Egg And Its Fractions On Blood Pressure, Plasma Lipids And Oxidative Stress In Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats, Forough Jahandideh, Kaustav Majumder, Subhadeep Chakrabarti, Jude S. Morton, Sareh Panahi, Susan Kaufman, Sandra T. Davidge, Jianping Wu

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

Background: We have previously characterized several antihypertensive peptides in simulated digests of cooked eggs and showed blood pressure lowering property of fried whole egg digest. However, the long-term effects of this hydrolysate and its fractions on blood pressure are not known. Therefore, the objectives of the study were to determine the effects of long term administration of fried whole egg hydrolysate and its fractions (i.e. egg white and egg yolk) on regulation of blood pressure and associated factors in cardiovascular disease such as plasma lipid profile and tissue oxidative stress.

Methods and Results: We used spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), an …

Structure-Based Drug Design And Synthesis Of Anti-Infective And Anticancer Agents, Narendran Gummudipundi Dayanandan

Doctoral Dissertations

Resistance to antibiotics is on the rise at an alarming pace. The problem is exacerbated by the lack of new class of therapeutic agents and targets. Modes of resistance include alteration of drug target, modification of ligand, and reduction of the intracellular concentration of drug. Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) is a validated drug target for the treatment of infectious diseases and cancer. The binding of ligands to DHFR inhibits the downstream folate pathway that is vital for purine and thymidylate synthesis. Trimethoprim (TMP), a clinically used antifolate exhibits resistance in both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. In this thesis, methods have been …

Soil Dynamics Course In Curriculum, Deepankar Choudhury

Forum for Promotion of Soil Dynamics in India

No abstract provided.

Diffractive Optical Elements With A Large Angle Of Operation Recorded In Acrylamide Based Photopolymer On Flexible Substrates, Hoda Akbari, Izabela Naydenova, Lina Persechini, Sean Garner, Pat Cimo, Suzanne Martin

Articles

A holographic device characterised by a large angular range of operation is under development. The aim of this study is to increase the angular working range of the diffractive lens by stacking three layers of high efficiency optical elements on top of each other so that light is collected (and focussed) from a broader range of angles. The angular range of each individual lens element is important, and work has already been done in an acrylamide-based photosensitive polymer to broaden the angular range of individual elements using holographic recording at a low spatial frequency.This paper reports new results on the …

Kenyon Collegian - December 11, 2014

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

Developmental And Cultural Perspectives On Children’S Postoperative Pain Management At Home, Brooke N. Jenkins, Michelle A. Fortier

Psychology Faculty Articles and Research

Outpatient surgery is extremely common in children, and approximately 4 million children experience significant pain after surgery in the USA each year. Management of children's postoperative pain in the home setting is suboptimal and is impacted by characteristics of children and parents, as well as the larger family and cultural context. In particular, developmental status of the child, parental beliefs regarding pain expression and analgesic use in children, cultural values and language barriers can affect management of children's postoperative pain. Targeting the myriad barriers to children's pain management by capitalizing upon the use of tailored interventions may help bridge the …

Investigating Catalysis Through Quantum Mechanical Computations: An Analysis Of Phosphoryl Transfer Enzymes And Ccc-Nhc Pincer Complexes, Katherine Nicholls Leigh

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Chemical reactions are essential to the world we experience. Certain chemical reactions, though beneficial, occur at rates too slow to be practical. Catalysis, or the use of another species to increase the rate of a chemical reaction, is often utilized, allowing chemical reactions to become more beneficial. Catalysts increase reaction rates by lowering the amount of energy required to perform a reaction. Catalysis is abundant, as evidenced in nature in the form of enzymes, or in a myriad of non-biological processes such as chemical manufacturing and pharmaceutical materials. Phosphoryl transfer is a fundamental step in numerous processes central to life, …

Effect Of Hydrogen Peroxide On The Biosynthesis Of Heme And Proteins: Potential Implications For The Partitioning Of Glu-TrnaGlu Between These Pathways, Carolina Farah, Gloria Levicán, Michael Ibba, Omar Orellana

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Glutamyl-tRNA (Glu-tRNA^Glu) is the common substrate for both protein translation and heme biosynthesis via the C5 pathway. Under normal conditions, an adequate supply of this aminoacyl-tRNA is available to both pathways. However, under certain circumstances, Glu-tRNA^Glu can become scarce, resulting in competition between the two pathways for this aminoacyl-tRNA. In Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, glutamyl-tRNA synthetase 1 (GluRS1) is the main enzyme that synthesizes Glu-tRNA^Glu. Previous studies have shown that GluRS1 is inactivated in vitro by hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). This raises the question as to whether H₂O₂ negatively affects …

Comparison On Different Discrete Fractional Fourier Transform (Dfrft) Approaches, Bal Santhanam

Electrical & Computer Engineering Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

New 4-Aminoquinoline Compounds To Reverse Drug Resistance In P. Falciparum Malaria, And A Survey Of Early European Antimalarial Treatments, Katherine May Liebman

Dissertations and Theses

Intermittent fevers caused by Plasmodium parasites have been known for millennia, and have caused untold human suffering. Today, millions of people are afflicted by malaria each year, and hundreds of thousands die. Historically, the most successful synthetic antimalarial drug was chloroquine, as it was safe, inexpensive, and highly efficacious. However, plasmodial resistance to chloroquine now greatly limits its utility. Previously in our laboratories it has been shown that attachment of a "reversal agent moiety" to the side chain of chloroquine can result in the restoration of activity against chloroquine-resistant strains of P. falciparum malaria. In the first part of the …

Radiaxial-Fibrous And Fascicular-Optic Mg-Calcitic Cave Cements: A Characterization Using Electron Backscattered Diffraction (Ebsd), Detlev K. Richter, Adrian Immenhauser, Rolf Dieter Neuser, Augusto Mangini

International Journal of Speleology

Electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) applied to crystal fabric research in speleothems aids in our understanding of the origin of those fabrics. A significant advantage of this approach is the three dimensional data set of crystal c-axes. Here, we show a rare case of both convergent (radiaxial-fibrous) and divergent (fascicular-optic) orientations of the c-axes in pool calcites. The seemingly defective structure of the calcite lattice resulting in radiaxial-fibrous crystal orientations is probably caused by differential incorporation of Mg during crystal growth. The observation that radiaxial-fibrous and fascicular-optic fabrics co-exist in the same pool environment is remarkable and documents the complexity of …

Social Media And The News, Jacob A. Blair

University Presentation Showcase Event

The way news is received by the general public has changed. If you want news fast, isn't the best way to receive information based on the use of social media?

Quality Internships For Part-Time Graduate Students: An Exploratory Study Of A University/Agency Partnership, Irene S. Mcclatchey, Alan Kirk

PRISM: A Journal of Regional Engagement

The university student population is changing and more students choose to complete graduate programs while working full-time and going to school part-time. Part-time graduate students, who are working towards a professional degree in the human services domain often struggle finding quality internship placements that are available during non-regular office hours. At the same time, non-profit organizations, especially those who are small and lesser known, struggle to recruit, train, and retain high quality volunteers. This is especially problematic since the number of non-profits is increasing and the number of volunteers decreasing. To look for answers both university part-time programs and non-profits …

An Innovative Partnership Between National And Regional Partnerships: Stars Meets Mcpie, Karen Bean, Kim K. Buch Dr., Teresa Dahlberg Dr., Tiffany Barnes Dr., Audrey Rorrer, Linda Cagley

PRISM: A Journal of Regional Engagement

The Students & Technology in Academia, Research, and Service (STARS) Computing Corps is a nationally-connected system of regional partnerships among higher education, K-12 schools, industry and the community, with a mission to broaden the participation of women, under-represented minorities and persons with disabilities in computing (BPC). With support from National Science Foundation funding, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte founded the STARS Alliance (now the STARS Computing Corps) which includes 44 universities, each with its own “constellation” of local and regional partnerships. McClintock Partners in Education (McPIE) is a partnership between a middle school, a church, and their surrounding …

Learning From Struggling Readers: The Impact Of A Community-Based Service Learning Project On Teacher Preparation, Jean Rattigan-Rohr, Ye He, Mary Beth Murphy

PRISM: A Journal of Regional Engagement

With the growing number of diverse struggling readers in K-12 settings in the United States, it is critical to provide opportunities for students to enhance reading skills beyond classroom settings, for families to be involved in reading education, and for teachers to be better prepared to work with both students and their families. In this study, we described a community-based service learning project, the Village Project, that highlights the collaboration among the university, schools, and local community partners. Through reciprocal learning process, not only did struggling readers and families benefited from the program, preservice teacher candidates involved in the project …

A Privileged Pedagogy For Privileged Students? A Preliminary Mixed-Methods Analysis Comparing First-Generation And Non-First-Generation College Students On Post-Evaluations Of Service-Learning Courses, Stephanie A. Wilsey, Jessica Friedrichs, Chrys Gabrich, Ting-Ting Chung

PRISM: A Journal of Regional Engagement

Service-learning is frequently described as a high-impact teaching activity that benefits students in numerous ways. However, fewer studies explore how underserved students respond to service-learning courses, and fewer still look specifically at first-generation college students. First generation college students face numerous documented obstacles to persisting and achieving in college, and a need exists for more systematic study of whether service-learning pedagogy supports or challenges first generation students as they face and overcome those obstacles. This study compared 260 undergraduate students, approximately half of whom were first-generation college students, and their self-reported gains in three student learning outcomes: academic enhancement, personal …

Teaching And Studying The Trans-Caribbean: Review Of Valérie Orlando And Sandra Cypess Reimagining The Caribbean: Conversations Among The Creole, English, French, And Spanish Caribbean, Maria Acosta Cruz

Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal

“Teaching and Studying the Trans-Caribbean: Review of Valérie Orlando and Sandra Cypess Reimagining the Caribbean. Conversations among the Creole, English, French, and Spanish Caribbean.”

Bridges Beyond The Kala Pani: Transgressing Boundaries In Mootoo And Espinet, Johanna Garvey

Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal

“Bridges Beyond the Kala Pani: Transgressing Boundaries in Mootoo and Espinet”

Abstract: Until recently, the kala pani or “dark waters” navigated by Indian subjects indentured and shipped to locations in the Caribbean remained largely unexplored. In the past decade, the fiction of authors such as Ramabai Espinet and Shani Mootoo, as well as scholarship by Brinda Mehta, Shalini Puri, M. Jacqui Alexander, and others, has begun to excavate Indo-Caribbean experience as well as to chart paths from places such as Trinidad to locations in the North, especially Canada. In considering issues of citizenship and belonging, texts by Espinet and Mootoo …

The Pleasures Of Excerpts: George Lamming, New World Quarterly, And The Novel, Kathleen Deguzman

Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal

This essay examines an understudied moment in George Lamming’s career: his guest editorship of New World Quarterly’s Barbados independence issue in 1966. With a reputation for writing difficult, dense fiction, Lamming has faced criticism from both fellow authors and literary scholars for the incompatibility of esoteric literature with working-class Caribbean readers. But in the Barbados independence issue of New World Quarterly, Lamming includes excerpts from two of his novels, In the Castle of My Skin and Of Age and Innocence. I examine these excerpts, as well as the special Barbados issue more generally, alongside Lamming’s fiction to …

Contributors, Anthurium Editors

Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal

No abstract provided.

Santa Muerte: A Transnational Spiritual Movement Of The Marginalized, Armando Rubi Iii

Open Access Theses

The mass media have recently brought to public light the new religious movement of Santa Muerte, or “Holy Death”. The depictions of Santa Muerte in news coverage, television and film have also swayed public perception through highly exoticized representations of the belief system, particularly in relation to violence and criminality. Separating sensationalization in the media from the actual practices of Santa Muerte serves to demonstrate that many devotees are non-violent practitioners. By using an ethnographic study of botanícas and documenting Santa Muerte related objects available to practitioners, this study nuances the multilayered components of this emergent religion.

The Role Of An International Cross Cultural Interprofessional Healthcare Immersion Program In Doctor Of Physical Therapy Education: An Educational Case Report, Jayme Keith

Case Report Papers

Background and Purpose: Today’s healthcare team requires providers to be culturally sensitive and competent interprofessional collaborators. Interprofessional Education (IPE) helps to provide a collaborative foundation for healthcare providers. Cross-cultural immersion (CCI) educational programs foster cultural awareness. Service-learning (SL) programs create opportunities for students to have interprofessional and cross cultural experiences. The purpose of this educational case report is to describe an interprofessional international cross-cultural immersion healthcare program and to discuss the role of this program in the development of (DPT) students’ cultural competence, interprofessionalism, and social responsibility. Case Description: The Ghana Cross Cultural Healthcare Immersion (GCCHI) is a University based …

Postoperative Management And Core Stabilization Interventions For A Semi-Pro Football Athlete Following Lumbar Discectomy: A Case Report, Isaiah Iaea

Case Report Papers

Although there is evidence to support a high success rate to return to work in the general population and to sports play in athletes following discectomy, less is known regarding the interventions that played a role in their return. The following case describes the interventions and management of a recreational football player following discectomy. Case description: The patient was a self-described highly active 24-year-old male post discectomy. The patient had pain, poor body mechanics, gait abnormalities, range of motion deficits, and strength deficits of his low back and lower extremities. Physical therapy interventions included soft tissue mobilization, stretching, exercise, and …

A Community That Dances Never Dies: An Ethnographic Study On People Of The African Diaspora Within The African Dance And Drum Community In Chicago, Ifetayo Kitwana

Creative Arts Therapies Theses

This ethnographic study explored the possible innate healing properties and therapeutic aspects of West African dance within a public community setting for people of the African diaspora, specifically the African dance and drum community of Chicago. The study was conducted to identify a possible means for preventative work, explore the unique mental health needs of African Americans and expand the understanding of dance/movement therapy concepts outside of the clinical setting. The study revealed the usefulness of West African dance as a means to connect African Americans to their heritage of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. A narrative analysis of informal …

Scu Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection, Erin M. Louthen, Thomas Farrell

Staff publications, research, and presentations

This presentation describes the process of organizing, describing, and digitizing one of Santa Clara University's most important archival collections, the Mission Santa Clara manuscripts, a wide-ranging group of records, journals, correspondence and documents. The collection provides a view of the early days of colonization in the Santa Clara Valley and the growth of the mission culture.