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Weekly Features: November 9, 2015, University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

This week's main focus is on Mary, Mother of the Church.

Frankenstein In The Twenty-First Century, Haley C. Ochs

Honors Program: Student Scholarship & Creative Works

Analyzes the science and ethics of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. It utilizes historical and literary analyses, as well as a close reading of the text, to demonstrate the impact of eighteenth century science and how it leads to Frankenstein's immorality.

Does Having A Pet Make You More Attractive?, Harold Herzog

'Animals and Us' Blog Posts

Research into the surprising connections between pet ownership and sex appeal.

November 9, 2015, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2010-2019

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Biology Junior Says Don't Be Scared To Change, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

The Utah Statesman, November 9, 2015, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 105 [106], No. 19 (Nov. 9, 2015), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 105, but it is the 106th volume in the series.

Mmu: 11/09/15–11/15/15, Student Bar Association

Monday Morning Update

The Monday Morning Update, or MMU as it is referred to by students, is a weekly email newsletter of news, events, and opportunities of special interest to Notre Dame Law School students.

Crow's Nest, November 9, 2015, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The November 9, 2015, issue of the Crow's Nest.

Linalool Oxide: Generalist Plant Based Lure For Mosquito Disease Vectors, Vincent O. Nyasembe, David P. Tchouassi, Charles M. Mbogo, Catherine L. Sole, Christian Pirk, Baldwyn Torto

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Background: Lack of effective vaccines and therapeutics for important arboviral diseases such as Rift Valley fever (RVF) and dengue, necessitates continuous monitoring of vector populations for infections in them. Plant-based lures as surveillance tools has the potential of targeting mosquitoes of both sexes and females of varied physiological states; yet such lures are lacking for vectors of these diseases. Here, we present evidence of the effectiveness of linalool oxide (LO), a single plant-based lure previously developed for malaria vectors in trapping RVF vectors, Aedes mcintoshi and Aedes ochraceus, and dengue vector, Aedes aegypti. Methods: For RVF vectors, we used CDC …

Whalesong 2015-11-09, N/A N/A

Whalesong

No abstract provided.

The Rider (2015-11-09), Jesus Sanchez

The Rider Archives

Vol.1 No.11

Propagated Infra-Slow Intrinsic Brain Activity Reorganizes Across Wake And Slow Wave Sleep, Anish Mitra, Abraham Z. Snyder, Enzo Tagliazucchi, Helmut Laufs, Marcus E. Raichle

Open Access Publications

Propagation of slow intrinsic brain activity has been widely observed in electrophysiogical studies of slow wave sleep (SWS). However, in human resting state fMRI (rs-fMRI), intrinsic activity has been understood predominantly in terms of zero-lag temporal synchrony (functional connectivity) within systems known as resting state networks (RSNs). Prior rs-fMRI studies have found that RSNs are generally preserved across wake and sleep. Here, we use a recently developed analysis technique to study propagation of infra-slow intrinsic blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signals in normal adults during wake and SWS. This analysis reveals marked changes in propagation patterns in SWS vs. wake. …

Modeling Alphabet Skills As Instructive Feedback Within A Phonological Awareness Curriculum, Arnold Olszewski

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the use of instructive feedback for modeling early literacy skills. Instructive feedback is defined as the presentation of additional information during the positive feedback phase of learner trials. Thus, it is a way of modeling additional information when students respond to a trial correctly. Previous studies have demonstrated that instructive feedback can facilitate students’ observational learning of skills, such as sight words, numerals, and vocabulary. Instructive feedback has yet to be investigated when modeling early literacy skills.

A modified version of an evidence-based early literacy intervention, PAth to Literacy, was used. Studies examining the efficacy of …

Ksu Mixed Chamber Ensembles

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

KSU School of Music presents Mixed Chamber Ensembles directed by Justin Bruns at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Stage Production Of Fahrenheit 451, Governors State University

The Big Read

Presented by GSU's Theatre and Performance Studies program, this powerful theatrical drama brings Ray Bradbury's gripping science fiction masterpiece to life on stage. This visionary look at a society gone awry showcases the danger of censorship and weaves a tale that is both disturbing and poetic.

Green Infrastructure, Revitalization, And Sustainability, Avery Davis, Robyn B. Stuber, Brent Cagle, Mcom 441 Class

Water in the World: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Access and Sustainability

MCOM 441 Class “American Sponge City: Alternative Water Structures”

Avery Davis: “The Los Angeles River: A City’s Urban Heartbeat”

Robyn M. B. Stuber “Linking Social Sustainability to Sea Level Rise Through Vulnerability in Wicomico County, Maryland”

Brent Cagle “Water Resources and Plant-Based Eating: Radical Lifestyle or Reality Check?”

Covenant, Kingship, Grace, Sacrifice, And Prophetism In The Old Testament, Rickie S. Scott

The Kabod

This essay examines the major themes of covenant, kingship, grace, sacrifice, and prophetism that reoccur throughout the Old Testament and contribute to a proper understanding of the ancient biblical text. Through covenant, God reveals his divine nature and relates to his people. Through kingship, God reveals his plan for Israel. Through grace, God loves his chosen people and shows them mercy, and through sacrifice, God cleanses and sanctifies the Israelites. Finally, through prophetism, God discloses his divine calling for the Israelites. Each of these themes exposes God’s self-revelation and contributes to an enhanced understanding of the Old Testament.

Water Quality And Biomonitoring In The Río Lagarto, Costa Rica, Bozeman Dominique, Stephanie Colburn, Laura Gibbs, Jessica Hunnicutt, Lauren Miller, Savannah Moritzky, Ariba Naz, Cynthia Snelling, Leigha Snelling, Leigha Stahl, Leighton Wise

Water in the World: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Access and Sustainability

Every odd-year in March, from 2005-2015, the Río Lagarto, Costa Rica has been surveyed by students in Tropical Watersheds and Coastal Ecology. The Río Lagarto originates at approximately 1,500 m in the Monteverde cloudforest region of the Cordillera de Tilarán and steeply descends toward the Pacific coast discharging into the mangrove forests bordering the Gulf of Nicoya. This small Pacific slope river is the western-most of the three rivers, along with their watersheds, that define the Bellbird Biological Corridor. The Bellbird Biological Corridor is a long-term community-based effort to restore natural forest cover to a largely deforested terrain. This reforestation …

Boosting Growth Through Intra-Regional Cooperation: Macedonia And Albania, Jasminka Varnalieva, Nehat Ramadani

UBT International Conference

The purpose of this paper is to explore the status of economic cooperation among countries in the South East Europe (SEE) with particular attention on the cooperation between Macedonia and Albania. In line with the SEE 2020 Strategy adopted by the EU aspiring countries in 2013, increased intra-regional cooperation among the countries should be used as a preparation for a smooth and faster European and Euro-Atlantic integration. This paper provides an in-depth analysis and statistics of the overall economic cooperation, trade patterns and capital movement among the countries and identifies major obstacles for increased cooperation that could result in higher …

Labeled-Image Captcha: Concept Of A Secured And Universally Useful Captcha, Mokter Hossain, Ken Nguyen, Muhammad Asadur Rahman

UBT International Conference

Captcha (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) is a widely used online security tool that ensures that a computer program is not posing as a human user. While smart programs with advanced image processing capability have already cracked picture based captcha systems there is a need for making the test harder. This paper presents a design prototype of a simplified type of labeled-image captcha where a picture of a common animal or household item is marked with a number of different labels and the users will be asked to provide the correct label for specific …

Strengthening Artisanry By Associating It With Tourism (Region Of Shkodra), Ermira Qosja, Vasilika Zeka

UBT International Conference

Culture is one of the greatest assets of a country, and it has the potential to become a source of income, if it is managed effectively. The handcrafts of the Albanian artisanry are a part of our culture, but still far from having an effective role in the development of tourism. Associating artisanry with tourism is of great interest for the present, as well as the future of the Region of Shkodra, and studies to this end are important.The objective of this paper is to study the effect of the growth of tourism in the increase of sale of handcrafts. …

The Impact Of Air Pollution On Public Lighting Solar Panels In Shtimje, Vehbi Sofiu

UBT International Conference

Requirements for exploitation of renewable energy have occupied a special place in the world of developed technology; they carry in themselves the hope of a viable advanced possibility towards sustainable development. Kosovo has a favorable geographical position and favorable climate conditions for utilization of solar energy. Solar energy is a promising energy source of the future and it’s use represents potential, since it is an inexhaustible natural source of energy, is the largest natural reserves of energy that is distributed throughout the world in quantities greater than our energy needs; is clean and it’s use requires no additional cost, as …

Metaphysical Dialogue Between Philosophy And Music In Ancient Greek, Sunaj Raimi

UBT International Conference

The main idea of this scientific lecture will be a comparative analysis of the essential similarities between the philosophical culture and musical art in ancient Greece. The processing of this study will remain in different historical periods where philosophy, known as more sophisticated technique of the human thought together with the musical creativity as the art of the Muses in ontological aspect, will be sublimated in a common denominator. As it’s known, the substance of music as spiritual human creativity has always been and remains - an “intimate “ matter of p hilosop hy , just as philosophy has always …

Opportunities For Investments In Kosovo, Besnik Avdiaj

UBT International Conference

Kosovo, as a new state in the region and Europe, has a relatively new, with serious allegations towards achieving upward-trend sustainability. After a deep transformation from a centralized economy, in an open market economy, with all the destruction made during the war, Kosovo has managed to create the basis for economic development, in parallel with regional developments. Goals that the relevant institutions have set themselves about the economy, related to enhancing the competitiveness of the economy on the regional, European and global trade, by reducing trade deficit, increasing exports, absorption of the foreign direct investments, membership in regional and global …

Dog Blog In Brunt, P., Busby, G., Mansfield, C., And Wheeller, B. (2015) 'Travels In Search Of,', Carole Baker

School of Art, Design and Architecture

Internet journal of the artist's residency with NiMAC, Nicosia from 7-Nov-15 to 28-Nov-15, 41 pages, 44 photographs.

Culture Shifting At Warp Speed: How The Law, Public Engagement, And Will & Grace Led To Social Change For Lgbt People, Stacey L. Sobel

St. John's Law Review

(Excerpt)

This Article concludes that in order for culture shifting to occur, there has to be active engagement in advocacy on multiple fronts. The pace of cultural change would have been significantly slower if advocates had not pursued litigation, legislation, and public engagement strategies. Rule shifting and culture shifting would also have occurred more slowly but for the vigorous efforts of LGBT equality opponents. The competing advocacy efforts on both sides of LGBT issues have resulted in lawsuits and laws limiting the rights of the LGBT community in some instances and granting rights in others. These advocacy efforts created a …

Youth Matters: The Need To Treat Children Like Children, Vincent M. Southerland

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development

No abstract provided.

Child Soldiers In America: Criminal Manipulation Of Minors, Elizabeth Mastropolo

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development

No abstract provided.

Chimpanzee Use In Invasive Biomedical Research: The One-Percent Difference That Affects One-Hundred-Percent Of The Studies, Samantha Fox

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development

No abstract provided.