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Comprehensive Bioimaging With Fluorinated Nanoparticles Using Breathable Liquids, Gary J. Patti, Et Al

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Multiplatform Molecular Profiling Identifies Potentially Targetable Biomarkers In Malignant Phyllodes Tumors Of The Breast, Zoran Gatalica, Semir Vranic, Anatole Ghazalpour, Joanne Xiu, Idris Tolgay Ocal, John Mcgill, Ryan P. Bender, Erin Discianno

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Germline Mutations In Predisposition Genes In Pediatric Cancer, Li Ding, Elaine R. Mardis, Richard K. Wilson, Et Al

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

The Lysosomal Enzyme Receptor Protein (Lerp) Is Not Essential, But Is Implicated In Lysosomal Function In Drosophila Melanogaster, Medina Hasanagic, Eline Van Meel, Shan Luan, Rajeev Aurora, Stuart Kornfeld, Joel C. Eissenberg

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Mitochondrial Biogenesis And Dynamics In The Developing And Diseased Heart, Gerald W. Dorn Ii, Rick B. Vega, Daniel P. Kelly

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

The Science Around Us: Partnerships To Foster Interest And Competency In Science Among Middle School Students In Rural Nm, Sally Davis, Shiraz Mishra, Alejandro Ortega, Kathryn Peters

Posters and Presentations

The New Mexico SEPA project engages rural Hispanic and American Indian middle school students in the science around us, through curricula, summer camp, field trips, career days, school gardens, nature hikes and other learning opportunities in and out of the classroom. Emphasis is placed on role models, health careers, healthy living, and natural history. Learning activities are inquiry based, culturally appropriate and educationally sound. Frequent “think tanks” ensure teacher input and guidance. Professional development is aligned with the program objectives and needs of the teachers.

Teaching Legal Frameworks, David Herring

Faculty Book Display Case

This book chapter describes the process of developing legal frameworks. Legal frameworks are a critical element in basic legal analysis. They set out the questions courts ask when addressing a particular issue. Law students need to learn the applicable framework before proceeding with any type of rigorous legal analysis. This chapter also discusses an approach to teaching law students the skill of constructing legal frameworks, providing three concrete examples in the areas of Civil Procedure and Constitutional Law.

Academic Catalog 2015-2016, Calvin University

University Academic Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Music’S Impact: A Review And Curriculum Proposal, Susanna M. Lindberg

Selected Honors Theses

The following thesis is a review of literature, covered in three chapters, and a proposal for a researched-based education curriculum. The goal of this research is to find how music affects the brain, how it influences education, whether it affects emotions, and if it has an impact on special populations in regards to education. In the final section of this thesis, there is a theoretical proposal for a yearlong music-based literacy curriculum for third grade students who struggle with reading and comprehension.

Ikamva Youth: Orientation Pack, Kate Lassalle-Klein, Jake Prince

Miller Center Fellowship

IkamvaYouth enables disadvantaged young South Africans to pull themselves and each other out of poverty through education. IkamvaYouth is a byyouth- for-youth South African organisation that equips learners with knowledge, skills, networks and resources to access tertiary education and employment opportunities upon matriculation.

Operation Asha: Best Practices For Reducing Missing Cases, Misja Ilcisin, Will Swanson

Miller Center Fellowship

We hope that this new set of screening criteria will expand the number of potential TB suspects who are testing, increasing the number of TB cases found and treated. This will reduce the number of missed TB cases, as well as the prevalence and incidence of this disease.

Mk591, A Second Generation Leukotriene Biosynthesis Inhibitor, Prevents Invasion And Induces Apoptosis In The Bone-Invading C4-2b Human Prostate Cancer Cells: Implications For The Treatment Of Castration-Resistant, Bone-Metastatic Prostate Cancer, Sivalokanathan Sarveswaran, Ritisha Ghosh, Shravan Morisetty, Jagadananda Ghosh

Urology Articles

Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is a major clinical challenge for which no cure is currently available primarily because of the lack of proper understanding about appropriate molecular target(s). Previously we observed that inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase (5-Lox) activity induces apoptosis in some types of prostate cancer cells, suggesting an important role of 5-Lox in the viability of prostate cancer cells. However, nothing is known about the role of 5-Lox in the survival of castration-resistant, metastatic prostate cancer cells. Thus, we tested the effects of MK591, a second-generation, specific inhibitor of 5-Lox activity, on the viability and metastatic characteristics of CRPC cells. …

The Machine At The Mad Monster Party, Kevin L. Ferguson

Journal of Dracula Studies

No abstract provided.

"Being A Mother Is An Attitude, Not A Biological Relation": Mother As Monster In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Donna Mitchell

Journal of Dracula Studies

No abstract provided.

Ecosystem-Scale Rainfall Manipulation In A Piñon-Juniper Forest At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico: Meteorological Data (2006-2013), William Pockman, Nathan Mcdowell

Sevilleta LTER Program Data

Climate models predict that water limited regions around the world will become drier and warmer in the near future, including southwestern North America. We developed a large-scale experimental system that allows testing of the ecosystem impacts of precipitation changes. Four treatments were applied to 1600 m2 plots (40 m × 40 m), each with three replicates in a piñon pine (Pinus edulis) and juniper (Juniper monosperma) ecosystem. These species have extensive root systems, requiring large-scale manipulation to effectively alter soil water availability. Treatments consisted of: 1) irrigation plots that receive supplemental water additions, 2) drought plots that receive 55% of …

Warming-El Nino-Nitrogen Deposition Experiment (Wenndex): Net Primary Production Quadrat Data At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2006 -Present), Scott Collins, William Pockman, Joe Fargione

Sevilleta LTER Program Data

Humans are creating significant global environmental change, including shifts in climate, increased nitrogen (N) deposition, and the facilitation of species invasions. A multi-factorial field experiment is being performed in an arid grassland within the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) to simulate increased nighttime temperature, higher N deposition, and heightened El Niño frequency (which increases winter precipitation by an average of 50%). The purpose of the experiment is to better understand the potential effects of environmental change on grassland community composition and the growth of introduced creosote seeds and seedlings. The focus is on the response of three dominant species, all …

Kahn Chronicle: Winter 2015, Smith College, Kahn Liberal Arts Institute

Kahn Chronicle

Table of Contents:

Celebrating the Kahn Student Experience: Oscar-winning Filmmaker to Join Student Fete
Sophs, Juniors Invited to Kahn Info Sessions
Upcoming Kahn Lectures
Gender, Justice and the Arab World: A Q&A with 2015 Neilson Professor Sahar Amer
Galileo, Shakespeare and Their Contemporaries Visit the Kahn
At the Kahn Institute, 2014-15, Mid-Year Report: The Power of Disappearance
Q&A with Photographer Carmen Pullella ‘16
A Note from the Founding Director: Channeling Louise: A Reflection by Marjorie Senechal

The Extension Newsletter, Issue 85, Winter 2015, Wright State University Retirees Association

The Extension Newsletter

A nine page newsletter from the Wright State University's Retirees Association.

Manager Perspectives On Communication And Public Engagement In Ecological Restoration Project Success, Caroline Gottschalk Druschke, Kristen C. Hychka

Professional and Public Writing Faculty Publications

We look to a particular social-ecological system, the restoration community in Rhode Island, USA and the rivers, wetlands, marshes, and estuaries they work to protect, to draw connections between communication, community involvement, and ecological restoration project success. Offering real-world examples drawn from interviews with 27 local, state, federal, and nonprofit restoration managers, we synthesize the mechanisms that managers found effective to argue that the communication employed by resource managers in each phase of the restoration process, in prioritization, implementation, and monitoring, and for garnering broad-based support, shapes the quality of public engagement in natural resources management, which, in turn, can …

Compassion In The Field, Laura Davis

Linfield Magazine

It's Saturday morning, and Miriam Morales-Ayala '15 is behind the reception desk at the Yamhill County Free Clinic. With a reassuring smile, she checks in patients and translates for Spanish-speaking clients when necessary.

A Snapshot Of Life In Peru, Alyssa Townsend '15

Linfield Magazine

Taking a photo is more than just capturing a moment for Katelyn Henson '15. It is documenting a different way of life that can be shared with others and valued for its differences.

Engaged: Lifetime Leadership Begins At Linfield, Laura Davis

Linfield Magazine

Today’s active students are tomorrow’s engaged citizens. Linfield College students are taking part in meaningful service learning experiences, on campus and out in the community, which will shape their lives as engaged citizens.

Connecting Stewardship With Place, Mardi Mileham

Linfield Magazine

Students learn about environmental, social and personal stewardship by connecting with a specific place during a January Term course.

Class Notes, Linfield Magazine Staff

Linfield Magazine

News about Linfield alumni

Linfield Digest, Linfield Magazine Staff

Linfield Magazine

Brief articles and photos of events and news about Linfield College

In Their Own Words: How Summer Science Research Impacts Linfield College Students, Linfield Magazine Staff

Linfield Magazine

Six students explain in their own words the impact that summer science research has on their lives and future careers.

Alumni Notes, Linfield Magazine Staff, Debbie Harmon Ferry '90

Linfield Magazine

Schedule of upcoming events, brief articles about alumni activities, a column by the alumni director, and news about Linfield alumni

Continuous 1.3-Million-Year Record Of East African Hydroclimate, And Implications For Patterns Of Evolution And Biodiversity, Robert P. Lyons, Christopher Scholz, Andrew S. Cohen, John W. King, Erik T. Brown, Sarah J. Ivory, Thomas C. Johnson, Alan L. Deino, Peter N. Reinthal, Michael M. Mcglue, Margaret W. Blome

Earth and Environmental Sciences Faculty Publications

The transport of moisture in the tropics is a critical process for the global energy budget and on geologic timescales, has markedly influenced continental landscapes, migratory pathways, and biological evolution. Here we present a continuous, first-of-its-kind 1.3-My record of continental hydroclimate and lake-level variability derived from drill core data from Lake Malawi, East Africa (9–15° S). Over the Quaternary, we observe dramatic shifts in effective moisture, resulting in large-scale changes in one of the world’s largest lakes and most diverse freshwater ecosystems. Results show evidence for 24 lake level drops of more than 200 m during the Late Quaternary, including …

A Research Framework For The Geographic Study Of Exotic Pet Mammals In The Usa, Gabrielle C. Tegeder

Department of Geography: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Exotic animals are not well-represented in geographic studies, even in the emerging sub-field of animal geography. With the dearth of exotic animal studies, and the relevance of exotic pets in the public consciousness and in the news, a basic, introductory study such as this is necessary to begin examining the myriad ways in which exotic pets intersect with, and have influence in, both the site and situation of modern human-oriented environments.

Exotic pet attack incidents and both state and federal laws regarding the private ownership of exotic mammals as pets were examined in detail within the scope of this research. …

Uc Hastings (Spring 2015), Hastings College Of The Law Alumni Association

Hastings Alumni Publications

No abstract provided.