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Sentimentalism, Etc., Susan Cox

Manuscripts

No abstract provided.

The Allegory Of Maze, Cynthia Jared

Manuscripts

No abstract provided.

Protecting Patients: A Proposal For Codifying The Reasonable Innovation Rule, Stephanie M. Mehle

Akron Law Review

Part II of this Comment will examine the history of human experimentation and how the current regime of experimenting developed then explore the gap between experimentation approved by an Institutional Review Board (“IRB”) and FDA oversight. Part III will consider the competing interests of individual patient protection and medical innovation in general and whether informed consent appropriately balances those interests. Part IV will evaluate the inadequacies of current reliance on informed consent by using two case studies, both involving novel microbial procedures, and discuss how codification of the reasonable innovation rule would address those inadequacies. Ultimately, this Comment will argue …

Legal Agreement, Andrew Tutt

Akron Law Review

This Article grapples with the question of what it means to agree about what the law is. First, it shows that the question of what it means to “agree about the law” invites us to consider many different kinds of agreement and disagreement we might have about what the law is. Second, it shows that without selecting one of these kinds of agreement, we cannot speak intelligibly about whether we agree or disagree. Third, it explains that this failure to choose is a source of much confusion and apparent disagreement between competing philosophers and philosophies of law. Fourth, it argues …

A Journey Through Reality. Towards An Anthropo-Semiotics Of Travel Representation: Literature, Photography, Cinema. 1861-1961, Benoît Mauchamp

Open Access Dissertations

This study inquires about the aesthetics of reality at the edge of modernity, through different media and from a traveling perspective. Based on a definition of the journey as an experience of reality and a "decentering" of the mind, it examines the works of three subjective and Parisian realities and proposes a comparative media analysis, ranging from the preface to the Spleen de Paris, written in 1861, to the release of Chronique d’un été in 1961. Through a close analysis of Baudelaire’s poetry, Atget’s photography and Rouch’s cinematography, I approach these narratives as textual and visual productions that foreground the …

Stromatolite Provinces Of Hamelin Pool, Western Australia, Erica Parke Suosaari

Open Access Dissertations

Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay, Western Australia, is home to the most extensive living stromatolite system in the world, providing an analog for Precambrian fossils that dominated the planet for over 80% of Earth’s history. Due to the remote location and restricted access of Hamelin Pool, which is a marine reserve within a World Heritage area, previous geospatial, microstructural and environmental studies in this area are limited in scope. Existing ground truth data comes mainly from the two iconic stromatolite locations located on the western margin (Flagpole Landing and Carbla Point). Additionally, many studies are out of date with current technology …

Toxic Oligomeric Alpha-Synuclein Variants Present In Human Parkinson’S Disease Brains Are Differentially Generated In Mammalian Cell Models, Wei Xin, Sharareh Emadi, Stephanie Williams, Qiang Liu, Philip Schulz, Ping He, Now Bahar Alam, Jie Wu, Michael R. Sierks

Translational Neuroscience

Misfolding and aggregation of α-synuclein into toxic soluble oligomeric α-synuclein aggregates has been strongly correlated with the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Here, we show that two different morphologically distinct oligomeric α-synuclein aggregates are present in human post-mortem PD brain tissue and are responsible for the bulk of α-synuclein induced toxicity in brain homogenates from PD samples. Two antibody fragments that selectively bind the different oligomeric α-synuclein variants block this α-synuclein induced toxicity and are useful tools to probe how various cell models replicate the α-synuclein aggregation pattern of human PD brain. Using these reagents, we show that mammalian cell …

One Earth, Mary De La Valette

Between the Species

ONE EARTH

When the birds are gone

Will we care ?

Will we sit outside

And mourn the quiet ?

Will there be

A sense of loss ?

Of missing beauty ?

Of Nature diminished ?

Or will we merely

Go inside

And turn on the TV ?

When there are

No more animals

And we own the earth

What will we do ?

When the wind

Is no longer

Soft and warm

But a raging monster

Tearing off roofs

And whipping fire,

Will we curse Nature

Or ourselves ?

And, when the oceans die

And we own

The stinking …

Geo-Referenced, Abundance Calibrated Ocean Distribution Of Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha) Stocks Across The West Coast Of North America, M. Renee Bellinger, Michael A. Banks, Sarah J. Bates, Eric D. Crandall, John Carlos Garza, Gil Sylvia, Peter W. Lawson

School of Natural Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Understanding seasonal migration and localized persistence of populations is critical for effective species harvest and conservation management. Pacific salmon (genus Oncorhynchus) forecasting models predict stock composition, abundance, and distribution during annual assessments of proposed fisheries impacts. Most models, however, fail to account for the influence of biophysical factors on year-to-year fluctuations in migratory distributions and stock-specific survival. In this study, the ocean distribution and relative abundance of Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) stocks encountered in the California Current large marine ecosystem, U.S.A were inferred using catch-per-unit effort (CPUE) fisheries and genetic stock identification data. In contrast to stock distributions estimated through …

Prospectus, July 22, 2015, Sarah Powers, Zach Trueblood, Adam Vilmin

Prospectus 2015

STATE OF THE ART: NEW MUSIC CLASS BRINGS RECORDING STUDIO TO PARKLAND; Changes ushered in with construction on campus; Parkland a top choice for health professions; Doctors say teen's HIV in check for 12 years without drugs; David Leake, Director of Parkiand's Staerke! Planetarium; Thousands of athietes prepare for Specia! Olympics this week; $10 bill change rankles descendant of Alexander Hamilton; Planned Parenthood says video part of decadelong harassment; Summer no time for vacation for Parkland baseball; First Gig Rock campers live out rock star dreams; Jon Stewart heads into home stretch at 'Daily Show'

Diffusion Tensor Imaging Of Dolphin Brains Reveals Direct Auditory Pathway To Temporal Lobe, Gregory S. Berns, Peter F. Cook, Sean Foxley, Saad Jbabdi, Karla L. Miller, Lori Marino

Veterinary Science and Medicine Collection

The brains of odontocetes (toothed whales) look grossly different from their terrestrial relatives. Because of their adaptation to the aquatic environment and their reliance on echolocation, the odontocetes’ auditory system is both unique and crucial to their survival. Yet, scant data exist about the functional organization of the cetacean auditory system. A predominant hypothesis is that the primary auditory cortex lies in the suprasylvian gyrus along the vertex of the hemispheres, with this position induced by expansion of ‘associative0 regions in lateral and caudal directions. However, the precise location of the auditory cortex and its connections are still unknown. Here, …

07/22/2015 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 07/22/2015. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

Volume 52, Number 49: July 22, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Population Genetic Structure Of The Dwarf Seahorse (Hippocampus Zosterae) In Florida, Nathan Fedrizzi, Melanie L. J. Stiassny, J. T. Boehm, Eric R. Dougherty, George Amato, Martin Mendez

Publications and Research

The dwarf seahorse (Hippocampus zosterae) is widely distributed throughout near-shore habitats of the Gulf of Mexico and is of commercial significance in Florida, where it is harvested for the aquarium and curio trades. Despite its regional importance, the genetic structure of dwarf seahorse populations remains largely unknown. As an aid to ongoing conservation efforts, we employed three commonly applied mtDNA markers (ND4, DLoop and CO1) to investigate the genetic structuring of H. zosterae in Florida using samples collected throughout its range in the state. A total of 1450 bp provided sufficient resolution to delineate four populations of dwarf seahorses, as …

Genome-Wide Meta-Analysis In Alopecia Areata Resolves Hla Associations And Reveals Two New Susceptibility Loci, Regina C. Betz, Lynn Petukhova, Stephan Ripke, Hailiang Huang, Androniki Menelaou, Silke Redeler, Tim Becker, Stefanie Heilmann, Tarek Yamany, Madeleine Duvic, Maria Hordinsky, David Norris, Vera H. Price, Julian Mackay-Wiggan, Annemieke De Jong, Gina M. Destefano, Susanne Moebus, Markus Böhm, Ulrike Blume-Peytavi, Hans Wolff, Gerhard Lutz, Roland Kruse, Li Bian, Christopher I. Amos

Dartmouth Scholarship

Alopecia areata (AA) is a prevalent autoimmune disease with ten known susceptibility loci. Here we perform the first meta-analysis in AA by combining data from two genome-wide association studies (GWAS), and replication with supplemented ImmunoChip data for a total of 3,253 cases and 7,543 controls. The strongest region of association is the MHC, where we fine-map 4 independent effects, all implicating HLA-DR as a key etiologic driver. Outside the MHC, we identify two novel loci that exceed statistical significance, containing ACOXL/BCL2L11(BIM) (2q13); GARP (LRRC32) (11q13.5), as well as a third nominally significant region SH2B3(LNK)/ ATXN2 (12q24.12). Candidate susceptibility gene expression …

Teachers' Perceptions Of Teaching Reading And Writing Through The Use Of Play-Based Developmentally Appropriate Practice And Constructivist Approaches, Meredith Krisell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Many teachers in Arkansas have been bombarded with Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and are expected to produce instruction that is both meaningful and authentic. Through the implementation of CCSS, the Arkansas Department of Education announced that 26 school districts were classified as academically distressed. Therefore, it will be important for educators to utilize novel approaches that will assist learners in becoming successful in all content areas. The purpose of this study was to examine six teachers' perspectives regarding play-based developmentally appropriate practice and constructivist approaches when teaching reading and writing. Qualitative research methods were utilized, including interviews, observations, field …

Attentional Guidance And Media Presentation During Explicit Instruction, Whitney Layne Cade

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

While much is known about how certain types of images influence learning in multimedia educational systems, comparatively little work has been done on how different image types compare to each other in terms of the types of knowledge conveyed and transfer of knowledge. Two popular types of media found in many multimedia environments, pictures and concept maps, are capable of blending verbal information (such as in picture labels or node/link labels) and visual information (such as structural information) into a single image, which may result in increased exposure to vocabulary (improving learning) or may create split attention (decreasing learning). Both …

Entire Issue Volume 26, Number 1

The Primary Source

Complete issue of Vol. 26, No. 1 of The Primary Source.

Murder With Southern Hospitality: An Exhibition Of Mississippi Mysteries, Jennifer Ford

The Primary Source

In the process of gathering the papers of many of Mississippi's distinguished authors, Dr. Thomas Verich, then Head of Special Collections, noted a missing piece in the literary collections of the department in the early 1990s. Working with then Curator of Mississippi Collections, Debbie Lee Landi, Dr. Verich observed the burgeoning output of murder mystery fiction written by Mississippians. Dr. Verich and Ms. Landi approached University of Mississippi alumnus and award winning mystery author Julie Smith. She generously donated her papers and thus began the core of a new collecting interest of the department. The papers of Nevada Barr followed …

Solid Waste Transport: Commerce Clause Restrictions And Free Market Incentives, Paul R. Harper

Akron Law Review

This Comment explores the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution and the restraints it places on state and local governments which attempt to restrict the importation of waste. Additionally, it will focus on the development of exclusionary alternatives including the market participant exception and regulatory schemes designed to avoid Commerce Clause scrutiny. Finally, this Comment will examine the possibility of using free market techniques to develop an alternative to the traditional command and control methods of regulation.

Idaho V. Wright: Who Can Speak For The Children Now?, Laura Barker

Akron Law Review

This note discusses how the Court reached the decision in Idaho v. Wright to exclude the hearsay testimony of a child abuse victim. The note examines the Court's reasoning and the effects which the exclusion of hearsay testimony of child abuse victims may have on future prosecutions. The note concludes that the Court's decision is likely to add chaos into the already difficult and complex arena of child abuse prosecution.

Three Variations Of The Supreme Court's Legal Mind, Albert Lebowitz

Akron Law Review

With their independence, the Justices emerged, not, as Madison imagined them, a unified definition of reason but with diverging strains of legal mindedness that, as they almost inevitably clashed with each other, developed that added strength which emerges from dialectic. Madison's vision may have been too simple.

Constitutional theory is heavily concentrated in the area of judicial review, and the three issues raised in Marbury v. Madison are still subjects of heated debate and controversy. It is remarkable how topical this opinion remains.

Hate Speech, Free Speech And The University, Robert W. Mcgee

Akron Law Review

Students and faculty face possible retribution for expressing unpopular ideas, making statements that may be offensive to someone, or even for asking legitimate questions that deal with race, sex, ethnicity or sexual preference. A "thought police" mentality has infested the university, just as McCarthyism did in the 1950s. This article explores the current state of this mentality and discusses the problems inherent in trying to preserve and protect the right of free speech in the university

Forms Of Pilgrimage At The Shrine Of Khāled Nabi, Northeastern Iran, Mehdi Ebadi

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage (religious tourism) is one of the fastest growing forms of tourism. Nevertheless, there is still a gap between abstract theory and empirical research about this form of tourism in the literature. This dearth of tourism studies is even more glaring in the field of Ziyārat or pilgrimage in Islam which in spite of its importance and wide extended practice have been mostly ignored in tourism and geographic literature. The present study features one such area that is (almost) unknown within the community of tourism and geography researchers. In Iran, religious pilgrimage has a long tradition. Numerous sacred places with …

Walking The Spiritual Ways – West Of Ireland Experience Of Modern Pilgrimage, Rosemary Power

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

This paper considers the modern phenomenon of pilgrim walking along routes in the west of Ireland county of Clare. It relates it to possible medieval practice; to traditional practices by local people on one hand and the reconstruction of the international medieval pilgrim routes to places like Compostela. It suggests the reasons why people may walk in search of spiritual growth and experience, the resources they may wish for, the ways in which the contemporary search functions in a largely post-Catholic manner, and the position of those from other Christina, or religious traditions

Pilgrimage Experience And Consumption Of Travel To The City Of Makkah For Hajj Ritual, Razaq Raj Dr., Dino Bozonelos

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

In modern society which, by definition is increasingly secular and culturally motivated, the Hajj is considered the culmination of each Muslim's religious duty and aspiration. It is stated in the Holy Qur'an, that every physically and financially able Muslim should make the Hajj to the Holy City of Makkah once in his or her lifetime.

This paper explores what people do during their pilgrimage, providing a brief description of the principle rites and experiences and their meaning to an individual participants travelling from the USA. The paper will draw upon previously published literature as well as an analysis of findings …

Religious Landscape And Ecological Ethics: Pilgrimage To The Lithuanian Calvaries, Darius Liutikas

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

This article deals with the ecology of pilgrimage at the Calvaries – Ways of the Cross – in Lithuania. Personal obligations to nature and respect of sacred place intermingle with devotional practices and certain rituals. Large scale arrivals at the Calvaries only occurs at certain times of year, mostly during the Indulgence Feasts. Devotional practices such as meditation on the suffering of Christ, prayers and hymns, playing musical instruments, washing one’s face at the Cedron spring are quite common during the Way. Research shows that walking the Way of the Cross doesn’t cause negative environmental, cultural and social impacts. Moreover, …

Religious Activities And Their Tourism Potential In Sukur Kingdom, Nigeria, Emeka Okonkwo

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Religious tourism is a form of tourism whereby people of the same faith travel individually or in groups for religious purposes. This form of tourism comprises many facets of the travel industry ranging from pilgrimages, missionary travel, leisure (fellowship), vacations, faith-based cruising, crusades, conventions and rallies, retreats, monastery visits and guest-stays, Christian and faith-based camps, to religious tourist attractions. In Sukur Kingdom, most tourists embark on religious travel for the primary purpose of sharing faith and fellowship together as they explore the various religious sites within Sukur and Adamawa State at large. Others still seek inspiration and desire to witness …

Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacterial Populations And Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Obtained From Environments Impacted By Livestock And Municipal Waste, Getahun E. Agga, Terrance M. Arthur, Lisa M. Durso, Dayna M. Harhay, John W. Schmidt

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center: Reports

This study compared the populations of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and the repertoire of antimicrobial resistance genes in four environments: effluent of three municipal wastewater treatment facilities, three cattle feedlot runoff catchment ponds, three swine waste lagoons, and two “low impact” environments (an urban lake and a relict prairie). Multiple liquid and solid samples were collected from each environment. The prevalences and concentrations of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) Gram-negative (Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica) and Gram-positive (enterococci) bacteria were determined from individual samples (n = 174). The prevalences of 84 antimicrobial resistance genes in metagenomic DNA isolated from samples pooled (n = …

Igf-I Producing Neural Crest Stem Cells: A Long-Term Dpn Treatment, Veronica Raquel Fortino

Open Access Dissertations

DPN is the most frequently observed serious and chronic complication of diabetes. Although commonly believed that hyperglycemia is the major cause of DPN, a decrease in the level of neurotrophic factors, such as IGF-I, contributes to the pathogenesis of DPN. Systemic IGF-I injections in animal models of diabetes have proven successful to ameliorate and prevent further DPN degeneration. Our laboratory recently isolated a unique pluripotent stem cell from the neural crest (NCSC). The aim of this Doctoral work was to characterize our NCSC for expression, production, secretion of IGF-I, and transplant them into an animal model of diabetes with associated …