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2015 - 2016 Season Brochure, Otterbein University Department Of Theatre And Dance

Theatre and Dance Annual Brochures

Annual promotional piece of the upcoming season's shows.

Aug2015, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From August 2015 Robert Kelly Archive.

2015 Summary Report On Institutional Effectiveness, Clemson University

Institutional Effectiveness Reports

No abstract provided.

The Loss Of Ng2+ Glia-Mediated Cns Homeostasis In The Pathophysiology Of Depression, Fikri Birey

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

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of disease burden in the world. Improved understanding and treatment of MDD and related mood and stress disorders such as bipolar disorder (BD), anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are critical public health priorities. Contemporary theories of the neurological basis of MDD place emphasis on the intracellular and structural changes in neurons, but more recent animal models and postmortem human studies have correlated glial cell loss with MDD development. The glial cell-types involved, the mechanisms underlying the loss, and whether it is causal in MDD development are unknown. Glial cells expressing the …

The Role Of Microrna In Trait And State Anxiety, Magdalena Jurkiewicz

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

In humans and other animals, the amygdala has been shown to play a role in implicit emotional learning and memory, emotional modulation of memory, emotional influences on attention and perception, emotion and social behavior. Amygdala function has also been linked to personality traits and neuropsychiatric conditions, including anxiety disorders. The aim of the present study was to investigate the biological underpinnings of trait anxiety through a study of microRNA-mediated gene regulation, which was accomplished by global profiling of post-mortem human brain tissue from the lateral nucleus of the amygdala (LA). Gene expression in postmortem LA tissue from donors with known …

Ichthyornithonymy, Tristan Miller

Word Ways

Below is a list of animal names. Fourteen of them are genuine names of birds, fourteen are genuine names of fish, one is shared by both a bird and a fish, and one is completely fictitious. Can you correctly classify all thirty?

Youtube Videos And The Rip Current Hazard: Swimming In A Sea Of (Mis)Information, Katherine M. Mackellar, Robert W. Brander, Wendy S. Shaw

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

Rip currents are strong, narrow, offshore flows found on many global beaches and contribute to hundreds of drownings and tens of thousands of rescues each year. Yet despite long-standing educational efforts, public understanding of rip currents is poor. YouTube represents a new visual-based social media platform with the potential to educate a large and global audience about the rip current hazard. This study analyzed the content of 256 rip current–related YouTube videos with over 5 million total views as of March 2, 2015 finding that the accuracy of information disseminated about rip currents on YouTube is mixed and of varying …

Celebration Of Food: The Roles Of Celebration In Community-Building At A Csa In Brantford, On, Jennie Rideout

Social Justice and Community Engagement

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 View Of The Hill, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special student guide edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Ransdell, Gary. Welcome Class of 2019!
• Belknap, Abby. Welcome & Traditions – Fight Song, Red Towel, Alma Mater, Big Red, Mascots
• MASTER Plan – Making Academic & Social Transitions Educationally Rewarding
• Dorm Life: A Guide to the Perfect Room for You – Housing & Residence Life
• Making the Most of Your Dorm
• Academics – Curriculum
• Academic Resources
• What About Advising & Class Registration?
• Study Abroad
• Campus Life
• What Can Your Student ID Do For You?
• Student Services
• Under the Big Top – Homecoming
• Parent & Family Weekend
• Staying Healthy
• Clubs & …

August 1, 2015 (Pages 4145-4334), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 45 (2015)

No abstract provided.

Resources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section lists teaching resources of all types for those who work in outdoor education at the time of publication. Some highlighted items include:

Tick and Insect Repellents: Deciding on Their Use

How to Raise a Wild Child: The Art and Science of Falling in Love with Nature, by Scott D. Sampson

What Every Primary Care Clinician Should Know About The Diagnosis Of Lyme Disease, Elizabeth Maloney

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

A great deal of misunderstanding, even in the medical profession, exists concerning Lyme disease. Dr. Maloney’s article provides an in-depth discussion of the illness. It was written with physicians in mind but is not so heavily laden with medical terminology that the layperson will fail to understand its contents.

A Conversation With Christy Merrick, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

A Taproot: Journal of Outdoor Education interview with Christy Merrick, Director of the Natural Start Alliance that explores the mission of the Alliance and the North American Association’s special programs designed to connect young children to nature. Discusses role of parents, preschools, nature centers, zoos, and other community organizations.

Understanding Commonalities, Albert Schweitzer, And Aldo Leopold, Minnie Lauzon

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

The 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act has fostered nostalgia and reflection among environmentalists. Signed into legislation by Lyndon B. Johnson on September 3, 1964, the Wilderness Act presented a duality of purpose—to maintain a level of defense to 9 million acres of wild land while also creating an “enduring resource of wilderness.” This 50th anniversary necessitates another observance—the presentation of Albert Schweitzer’s Reverence for Life philosophy in his 1923 book titled The Philosophy of Civilization. Even a brief reading of Schweitzer’s seminal works will prove to be reminiscent of Aldo Leopold, who is often seen as the godfather of …

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 91, No. 3), Kentucky Library Research Collections

The Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

Can Art Journaling And Narrative Art Benefit Students Experiencing Crisis Or Trauma?, Stacia Kaye Mccann

Action Research Projects

This action research project was designed to address the prevalent issue of childhood trauma. The research introduces art interventions such as art journaling, narrative art making, art related life skills and famous narrative artists to students who had experienced traumatic situations. The project was implemented with the collaboration of the school counselor and the assistant principal. The project ran for approximately nine weeks in the winter and spring of 2015. Students met once per week to learn a new life skill such as deep breathing, to create a work of art related to that life skill and to journal about …

Ua24 Mcicsl Newsletter - August 2015, Shannon R. Trimboli Education Coordinator

MCICSL Newsletter

This issue includes the following:

Bat Night was a success for education and research

MCICSL participated in national network strategic planning

as well as Summer research opportunities

Tradeoffs Of Warm Adaptation In Aquatic Ectotherms: Live Fast, Die Young?, A. P. Porreca, E. Martinez, R. E. Colombo, Michael A. Menze

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

In the face of a changing climate, questions regarding sub-lethal effects of elevated habitat temperature on the physiology of ectotherms remain unanswered. In particular, long-term responses of ectotherms to the warming trend in tropical regions are unknown and significantly understudied due primarily to the difficulties in specimen and community traceability. In freshwater lakes employed as cooling reservoirs for power plants, increased physiological stress from high water temperature can lead to an increase in mortality, reduce growth, and potentially alter the community structure of fishes. Throughout this study, we employ this highly tractable system to assess how elevated thermal regimes can …

Variation In Brain Morphology Of Intertidal Gobies: A Comparison Of Methodologies Used To Quantitatively Assess Brain Volumes In Fish, Gemma E. White, Culum Brown

Veterinary Science and Medicine Collection

When correlating brain size and structure with behavioural and environmental characteristics, a range of techniques can be utilised. This study used gobiid fishes to quantitatively compare brain volumes obtained via three different methods; these included the commonly used techniques of histology and approximating brain volume to an idealised ellipsoid, and the recently established technique of X-ray micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). It was found that all three methods differed significantly from one another in their volume estimates for most brain lobes. The ellipsoid method was prone to over- or under-estimation of lobe size, histology caused shrinkage in the telencephalon, and although micro-CT …

Prediction Of Parturition In Holstein Dairy Cattle Using Electronic Data Loggers, M. Titler, M. G. Maquivar, S. Bas, P. J. Rajala-Schultz, E. Gordon, K. Mccullough, P. Federico, G. M. Schuenemann

Physiology Collection

The objective of the present study was to assess the effect of parturition on behavioral activity [steps, standing time, lying time, lying bouts (LB), and duration of LB] 4 d before calving using electronic data loggers. Animals (n = 132) from 3 herds were housed in similar freestall barns using a prepartum pen 21 d before the expected calving date and were moved into a contiguous individual maternity pen for parturition. Electronic data loggers were placed on a hind leg of prepartum heifers (heifers, n = 33) and cows (cows, n = 99) at 7 ± 3 d before the …

Inertial Measurement Units (Imus) In Drowning Prevention: An Exploratory Study, Kevin Moran, Damian Moran

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

The use of inertial measurement unit (IMUs) sensors in competitive swimming movement analysis has become increasingly popular but has not been applied to measuring water competencies related to drowning prevention. This study explored the potential use of IMU sensors in three simulated water competency activities in a pool environment. Participants were a subset (n = 12) of a cohort of students (n = 37) taking part in the Can You Swim in Clothes? project. Participants undertook a swim for speed test over 25 m, a distance swim of 5-min duration, and a flotation test, also for 5 min, wearing swimwear …

Pandemic Of Pregnant Obese Women: Is It Time To Re-Evaluate Antenatal Weight Loss?, Anne Davis

Nutrition Sciences Faculty Publications

The obesity pandemic will afflict future generations without successful prevention, intervention and management. Attention to reducing obesity before, during and after pregnancy is essential for mothers and their offspring. Preconception weight loss is difficult given that many pregnancies are unplanned. Interventions aimed at limiting gestational weight gain have produced minimal maternal and infant outcomes. Therefore, increased research to develop evidence-based clinical practice is needed to adequately care for obese pregnant women especially during antenatal care. This review evaluates the current evidence of obesity interventions during pregnancy various including weight loss for safety and efficacy. Recommendations are provided with the end …

Animal Science E-Newsletter, August 2015, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Department Of Animal Sciences

Animal Science e-Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Assessment Of Gonadal Hormone Effects On The Glutamatergic Regulation Of Prefrontal Cortical Dopamine Levels And Executive Cognitive Function In Rats, Mallory Locklear

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

Schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, depression, and anxiety, though very different disorders, all feature deficits in the executive functions of the prefrontal cortex. These deficits share properties of greatly reducing quality of life and being poorly responsive to available therapeutics. These cognitive problems also stem at least in part from an imbalance in dopamine control over the prefrontal cortex. Normally, the prefrontal cortex requires dopamine to be held at functionally optimal levels and when dopamine either rises above or falls below this range, prefrontal executive functions become impaired. The disorders in which executive cognitive domains are at risk thus comprise two groups …

Determinants Of Abundance And The Distribution Of Primates In Northern Madagascar, Matthew Alan Banks

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

Finding consistent causalities for patterns of wildlife abundance and distribution in the natural world is a central goal of ecology. Insights into how energy and biomass is distributed at particular trophic levels provide important clues towards understanding mechanisms for community structure. Among primates, the lemurs of Madagascar represent a fascinating case study for inquiry given the absence of many other animal taxa; a pattern that reflects a unique biogeographic history. A variety of factors have been proposed to influence community structure in nature and among these empirical work with primates has highlighted in particular, the role that resource availability, predation, …

Generation Of Multiple Fluid-Phase C3b:Plasma Protein Complexes During Complement Activation. Functional Significance And Possible Implications In C3 Glomerulopathies, Mahalakshmi Ramadass

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

The complement system is tightly regulated in order to safeguard against tissue damage that results from unwanted activation. The key step of C3 cleavage to C3b is regulated by multiple mechanisms that control the initiation and extent of activation. This study demonstrated that C3b:plasma protein complexes form in the fluid-phase during complement activation, and complexes could function as a passive mechanism to intercept C3b from depositing on host cells. Several different plasma proteins displayed a discrete high molecular weight, SDS-resistant band when any of the three complement activating pathways were triggered in normal human serum or plasma. Serum depleted of …

Competition Among Three Primate Species At Way Canguk, Sumatra, Indonesia, Alice Anne Elder

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

Microglia Ablation In The Hippocampus Affects Mouse Behavior, Joan Danver

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

Microglia are the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS). They are involved in the maintenance of brain homeostasis not only as activated rapid responders to pathological changes in the CNS, but also when non-activated through continually extending and retracting of processes to survey the brain parenchyma and make contacts with neuronal synapses. Recent work has shown that microglia regulate the number of presynaptic terminals and glutamate receptor expression. Elimination of microglia in hippocampal brain slices results in an increase in the frequency of excitatory postsynaptic current (EPSC), and replenishment of microglia restores the EPSC frequency to normal …

Vocal Communication Of Wild Western Gorillas (Gorilla Gorilla), Roberta Salmi

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

The communication system of a species is the fundamental basis upon which animal social relationships are built and contributes to a species' social organization. Among group-living anthropoid primates that inhabit forested environments, vocal signals are likely to be one of the most important communication channels because reduced visibility limits the use of visual communication. Accordingly, many primates have different vocalizations that convey meaningful information to conspecifics about caller behavior, external objects or events and cues used in recognizing individuals. Thus, in order to better understand the social and ecological factors that have shaped a species' vocal communication system, we must …

Mechanotransduction Of Low Intensity Vibration In Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells And Macrophages, Suphannee Pongkitwitoon

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

Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in bone marrow niches are sensitive to the low intensity vibration. The question of what specific mechanical signals (i.e. fluid shear, frequency, or acceleration) cells sense requires the understanding of the underlying pathways. The cellular and molecular responses to LIV in vivo require fundamental investigation of human MSCs and macrophages in bone marrow niches. We aim to elucidate mechanotransduction pathways of LIV in hBMSCs including macrophages and their functions in bone marrow niches. Understanding mechanotransduction pathways can provide the successful use of LIV in controls of regulatory bone pathways in vivo. We first hypothesized …