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The Value Of Dune Width In Avalon, New Jersey: A Hedonic Pricing Analysis, Matt Mignon

Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics at Colby

Previous research on the economics of coastal housing markets has proven that housing values along the east coast of the United States capitalize on the attributes of local beaches. These recent studies document two important findings: that beach width positively affects coastal property values and that there is a proximity effect, in which distance from the beach plays a significant role in the capitalization of local beach attributes. This paper builds upon these findings to explore the influence that dune width has on coastal property values in Avalon, New Jersey. I hypothesize that as dune width increases, local property values …

From Raw To Cooked: Amy Tan’S “Fish Cheeks” Through A Lévi-Straussian Lens, Susan K. Kevra

Asian American Literature: Discourses & Pedagogies

In "Fish Cheeks" a scant 500 words short story, Amy Tan serves up a coming of age story about an Asian American teenage girl. Tan’s setting of Christmas for a traditional Chinese dinner, shared with the American boy on whom the protagonist, Amy, has a crush, emphasizes the girl’s dual identity as an Asian American, a reality she is confronting head on. Forced to see her family traditions through the eyes of a white, Christian boy, she finds those traditions distasteful. Rather than delighting in the dishes her mother has lovingly prepared, she is revolted by them, fixated instead on …

Lanthorn, Vol. 50, No. 02, August 24, 2015, Grand Valley State University

Volume 50, July 13, 2015 - June 6, 2016

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

The Statesman, V. 59, I. 1, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 59;n. 1

Vegetarianism And Money: Surprising Results From A New Study, Harold Herzog

'Animals and Us' Blog Posts

Are vegetarians more or less likely to live in high income households?

Moving Environments: Affect, Emotion, Ecology, And Film Edited By Alexa Weik Von Mossner, Ted Geier

The Goose

Ted Geier reviews Completely Affecting: The Cinematics of Environmental Concern and Real Change, edited by Alexa Weik von Mossner.

Merging: Contemplations On Farming & Ecology From Horseback By Soren Bondrup-Nielsen, Anna Banks

The Goose

Anna Banks reviews Merging: Contemplations on Farming & Ecology from Horseback, by Soren Bondrup-Nielsen.

The Stag Head Spoke By Erina Harris, Joel Deshaye

The Goose

Joel Deshaye reviews Erina Harris's book of poetry entitled The Stag Head Spoke.

Profile, Green And Golden, Martha Mckay Canter, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Office Of University Advancement

USF St. Petersburg 50th Celebration: Documents

A profile of Green and Gold award winner, Martha McKay Canter. Canter graduated with a Bachelor's of Arts in English and a Master's of Arts in English Education from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg in 1993 and 2009 respectively.

2015-08-24-Etsu Presents 2015 Distinguished Faculty Awards, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

Accent [newsletter]

No abstract provided.

Biology Of Muscle Atrophy And Of Its Recovery By Fes In Aging And Mobility Impairments: Roots And By-Products., Ugo Carraro, Helmut Kern, Paolo Gava, Christian Hofer, Stefan Loefler, Paolo Gargiulo, Simone Mosole, Sandra Zampieri, Valerio Gobbo, Barbara Ravara, Francesco Piccione, Andrea Marcante, Alfonc Baba, Sheila Schils, Amber Pond, Francesco Gava

Publications

There is something in our genome that dictates life expectancy and there is nothing that can be done to avoid this; indeed, there is not yet any record of a person who has cheated death. Our physical prowess can vacillate substantially in our lifetime according to our activity levels and nutritional status and we may fight aging, but we will inevitably lose. We have presented strong evidence that the atrophy which accompanies aging is to some extent caused by loss of innervation. We compared muscle biopsies of sedentary seniors to those of life long active seniors, and show that these …

Undecided Empire: The Travails Of Imperial Representation Of Filipinos At The Greater America Exposition, 1899, Michael C. Hawkins

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

Thisarticle examines the first formal exhibit of Filipinos under American rule at the Greater America Exposition in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1899. It focuses specifically on the remarkably discursive forms of representation at a time before official discourses of empire and the “Philippines” or “Filipinos” were established. In this sense the exposition marked a rare instance of true colonial encounter in which the contingencies and vulnerabilities of empire were plainly manifest. The exposition also provided a critical baseline by which to gauge evolving discourses of representation at subsequent expositions, particularly the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair.Keywords: Greater America Exposition • Omaha …

The Science And Practice Of River Restoration, Ellen E. Wohl, Stuart N. Lane, Andrew C. Wilcox

Geosciences Faculty Publications

River restoration is one of the most prominent areas of applied water-resources science. From an initial focus on enhancing fish habitat or river appearance, primarily through structural modification of channel form, restoration has expanded to incorporate a wide variety of management activities designed to enhance river process and form. Restoration is conducted on headwater streams, large lowland rivers, and entire river networks in urban, agricultural, and less intensively human-altered environments. We critically examine how contemporary practitioners approach river restoration and challenges for implementing restoration, which include clearly identified objectives, holistic understanding of rivers as ecosystems, and the role of restoration …

The 133-Kda N-Terminal Domain Enables Myosin 15 To Maintain Mechanotransducing Stereocilia And Is Essential For Hearing, Qing Fang, Artur A. Indzhykulian, Mirna Mustapha, Gavin P. Riordan, David F. Dolan, Thomas B. Friedman, Inna A. Belyantseva, Gregory I. Frolenkov, Sally A. Camper, Jonathan E. Bird

Physiology Faculty Publications

The precise assembly of inner ear hair cell stereocilia into rows of increasing height is critical for mechanotransduction and the sense of hearing. Yet, how the lengths of actin-based stereocilia are regulated remains poorly understood. Mutations of the molecular motor myosin 15 stunt stereocilia growth and cause deafness. We found that hair cells express two isoforms of myosin 15 that differ by inclusion of an 133-kDa N-terminal domain, and that these isoforms can selectively traffic to different stereocilia rows. Using an isoform-specific knockout mouse, we show that hair cells expressing only the small isoform remarkably develop normal stereocilia bundles. However, …

Idaho's Ag-Gag Law Goes Down And Other States May Be Next, Stacey L. Gordon

Faculty Journal Articles & Other Writings

In 2014, an undercover investigator working for Mercy For Animals documented horrific animal cruelty at the Dry Creek Dairy in Hansen, Idaho. Video of the abuse was released nationally. The owners of the dairy instituted reforms and the abusers were prosecuted. But the law that was passed this time, within months of the video’s release, protects neither the animals nor the food supply, but the agriculture industry.

The Role Of Inflammatory Mediators In The Pathogenesis Of Alzheimer’S Disease, Gholamreza Azizi, Shadi S. Navabi, Ahmed Seyedzadeh, Mir H., Reza Yazdani, Abbas Mirshafiey

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disorder associated with advanced age, is the most common cause of dementia globally. AD is characterised by cognitive dysfunction, deposition of amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles and neuro-inflammation. Inflammation of the brain is a key pathological hallmark of AD. Thus, clinical and immunopathological evidence of AD could be potentially supported by inflammatory mediators, including cytokines, chemokines, the complement system, acute phase proteins and oxidative mediators. In particular, oxidative mediators may actively contribute to the progression of AD and on-going inflammation in the brain. This review provides an overview of the functions and activities of inflammatory mediators …

Modulation Of Respiratory Tract Responses By Acetaminophen, Gregory J. Smith

Doctoral Dissertations

The prevalence of asthma is increasing, and the cause(s) of this increase are unknown. The etiology of asthma is complex and includes both genetic, developmental, and environmental components. Epidemiological evidence suggests that acetaminophen (APAP, N-acetyl-p-aminophenol) may play a role in the pathogenesis of asthma. The goal of this thesis was to test the plausibility of the “acetaminophen hypothesis” in asthma, which states that therapeutic use of acetaminophen is linked to the increase in asthma prevalence through pro-oxidant effects of the drug.

The airways of the respiratory system represent the largest surface area of the body exposed to the …

Fungal Communities In Oral Health And Disease, Amanda K. Dupuy

Doctoral Dissertations

Fungal Communities in Oral Health and Disease

Amanda K. Dupuy, PhD

University of Connecticut, [2015]

With advances in, and cost reduction of next generation sequencing technologies, assessing the presence of microbes in host niches in healthy and diseased states has become a more feasible task. However, these studies are often only limited to bacterial characterization, ignoring other important community members such as fungi, viruses, and protists. The research presented here begins to fill this gap by creating a roadmap for fungal community analysis. With fungal outbreaks on the rise, it is essential that the fungal kingdom is included in future …

Phonetic Adaptation To Foreign-Accented Speech, Xin Xie

Doctoral Dissertations

Over the past few decades, there has been considerable effort to find the mechanisms through which adult listeners can accommodate the rampant phonetic variation in natural speech. My dissertation concerns one source of variability: phonetic variation in speech produced by individuals with foreign accents. Mounting evidence shows that listeners not only adapt to specific speakers by adjusting acoustic-phonetic mappings, they also sometimes generalize the remapping to novel talkers. In this dissertation, I present a series of experiments examining the mechanism of rapid phonetic adaptation and its generalization across talkers. I tested native-English listeners’ adaptation to Mandarin-accented English words, focusing on …

Synthesis Of Natural And Unnatural Sulfatide Ligands For Nkt Cell Activation And Olefin Cross-Metathesis Of Α-Methylene-Β-Lactones As A Methodology For The Rapid Assembly Of Β-Lactones, Kaddy Camara

Doctoral Dissertations

Sulfatides are innate glycosphingolipids shown to activate a subpopulation of type II NKT cells. Their activation has been reported to sometimes have antagonistic roles to those of type I NKT cells in some disease models. This has sparked a lot of interest in the synthesis of natural and unnatural sulfatides for an examination of their influence on NKT cell responses. The design, synthesis and evaluation of type II NKT cell activation of several sulfatide ligands are described in this thesis.

A two-step methodology has been developed for the rapid assembly of disubstituted β-lactones. The first step is olefin cross metathesis …

2nd National Public Health Symposium Food And Nutrition For A Healthy Planet Oman Public Health Society, 18 October 2014, Sultan Qaboos University

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Mental Health Screening Of Veterans Diagnosed With Cancer: Analyzing Psychological Distress And Attitudes Towards Seeking Professional Psychological Help, Jessica Jean Baptiste

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Studies analyzing mental health care utilization in veterans with a co-occurrence of a medical and psychological diagnosis are still underrepresented in the literature. The primary purpose of this study is to examine psychological screening methods of veterans diagnosed with cancer and determining when these veterans are more likely to endorse psychological symptoms. This information can contribute to the discussion of effective ways of integrating mental health screening in specialty care settings. A correlational, causal-comparative research design is employed to answer the study research questions and hypotheses. The participants include Vietnam, Korean, and World War II veterans seeking oncology services at …

Hydrogen Sulfide-Releasing Naproxen Suppresses Colon Cancer Cell Growth And Inhibits Nf-Κb Signaling, Ravinder Kodela, Niharika Nath, Mitali Chattopadhyay, Diandra E. Nesbitt, Carlos A. Velázquez-Martínez, Khosrow Kashfi

Publications and Research

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of death due to cancer and the third most common cancer in men and women in the USA. Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) is known to be activated in CRC and is strongly implicated in its development and progression. Therefore, activated NF-κB constitutes a bona fide target for drug development in this type of malignancy. Many epidemiological and interventional studies have established nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as a viable chemopreventive strategy against CRC. Our previous studies have shown that several novel hydrogen sulfide-releasing NSAIDs are promising anticancer agents and are safer derivatives …

The Dual Role Of Inos In Cancer☆, Frederica Vanini, Khosrow Kashfi, Niharika Nath

Publications and Research

Nitric oxide (NO) is one of the 10 smallest molecules found in nature. It is a simple gaseous free radical whose predominant functions is that of a messenger through cGMP. In mammals, NO is synthesized by the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS) of which there are three isoforms. Neuronal (nNOS, NOS1) and endothelial (eNOS, NOS3) are constitutive calcium-dependent forms of the enzyme that regulate neural and vascular function respectively. The third isoform (iNOS, NOS2), is calcium-independent and is inducible. In many tumors, iNOS expression is high, however, the role of iNOS during tumor development is very complex and quite perplexing, …

Out Of The Silence, The Men Of Naujan Speak: Tagalog Texts From The Seventeenth Century, Damon L. Woods

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

From Naujan on the island Mindoro in the seventeenth-century Spanish Philippines emerged two petitions written in Tagalog and addressed to the archbishop of Manila, asking for the continued presence of Jesuits replacing the secular priests assigned there. A close examination of the texts points to the resident Jesuit as the force behind these petitions. Thearticle argues that, apart from refracting the conflict between the regular and secular clergy over the control of parishes, these documents recognize the agency of the men who signed it. Also explored are the question of the documents’ survival and the rewriting of history using materials …

The Maternal Social Environment Shapes Offspring Growth, Physiology, And Behavioural Phenotype In Guinea Pigs., N Von Engelhardt, Gj Kowalski, A Guenther

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Prenatal conditions influence offspring development in many species. In mammals, the effects of social density have traditionally been considered a detrimental form of maternal stress. Now their potential adaptive significance is receiving greater attention.Sex-specific effects of maternal social instability on offspring in guinea pigs (Cavia aperea f. porcellus) have been interpreted as adaptations to high social densities, while the effects of low social density are unknown. Hence, we compared morphological, behavioural and physiological development between offspring born to mothers housed either individually or in groups during the second half of pregnancy.Females housed individually and females housed in groups gave birth …

Research On Prevention Of Ship-Induced Pollution To Drinking Water Source In The Yangtze Estuary Of Shanghai Sector, Detong Zhu

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Design And Research Of Vlcc Vessel Virtual Marine Engine Room, Chuang Zhao

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Study On The Application Of Special Area Legal System In The Bohai Sea, Guanjun Su

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of The Function And Power Of China And Us Coast Guard, Yaji Pan

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.