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Gold & Blue, Fall 2016, St. Mary's University- San Antonio, Texas

Gold & Blue

This is the Fall 2016 edition of Gold & Blue which is St. Mary's University's official school publication.

Two Narratives Of Platform Capitalism, Frank Pasquale

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Parent Involvement, Technology, And Media: Now What?, Eva N. Patrikakou

College of Education Faculty and Staff Works

No abstract provided.

The Uprising Of The Anecdotes: Women’S Letters And Mass-Produced News In Jacob’S Room And Three Guineas, Ria Banerjee

Publications and Research

This short article explores the similarities between Walter Benjamin's theory about the disruptive potential of an anecdote vis-a-vis the conventional narrative and Virginia Woolf's use of anecdotes in her novel, Jacob's Room and her anti-war treatise, Three Guineas.

Combined Effects Of Exogenous Enzymes And Probiotic On Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Growth, Intestinal Morphology And Microbiome, Daniel Merrifield

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

Stable Isotopes And Mtdna Reveal Niche Segregation But No Evidence Of Intergradation Along A Habitat Gradient In The Lesser Whitethroat Complex (Sylvia Curruca; Passeriformes; Aves), Stephen C. Votier, Simon Aspinall, Stuart Bearhop, David Bilton, Jason Newton, Per Alström, Paul Leader, Geoff Carey, Robert W. Furnes, Urban Olsson

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

Chinese Glass Paintings In Bangkok Monasteries, Jessica Lee Patterson Phd

Art, Architecture + Art History: Faculty Scholarship

Reverse glass paintings, a form of Chinese export art, were extensively traded in the nineteenth century. Several examples are on display in prominent Thai Buddhist monasteries in Bangkok. King Nangklao of Siam, Rama III, encouraged Sino-Siamese trade that brought Chinese objects and images to nineteenth-century Siam. The ideals of accretion and abundance characteristic of Thai Buddhism and the sinophilia of Rama III facilitated the construction of “Chinese-style” Thai temples. Glass paintings with scenes of the Pearl River Delta, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, auspicious objects, and bird-and-flower compositions were installed in temples and inspired new directions in Thai mural …

Law School Announcements 2016-2017, Law School Announcements Editors

Announcements

• Officers and Faculty
• The Law School - History
• Programs of Instruction
• Curriculum
• Student Activities and Organizations
• Funds and Endowments

Data From A Pre-Publication Independent Replication Initiative Examining Ten Moral Judgement Effects, Warren Thierny, Martin Schweinsberg, Jennifer Jordan, Michael Schaerer

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

We present the data from a crowdsourced project seeking to replicate findings in independent laboratories before (rather than after) they are published. In this Pre-Publication Independent Replication (PPIR) initiative, 25 research groups attempted to replicate 10 moral judgment effects from a single laboratory’s research pipeline of unpublished findings. The 10 effects were investigated using online/lab surveys containing psychological manipulations (vignettes) followed by questionnaires. Results revealed a mix of reliable, unreliable, and culturally moderated findings. Unlike any previous replication project, this dataset includes the data from not only the replications but also from the original studies, creating a unique corpus that …

50th Anniversary Celebration: Films Set In The 60s Display, Maggie Mason Smith

Presentations

No abstract provided.

The Fight Master, Fall 2016, Vol. 38 Issue 2, The Society Of American Fight Directors

Fight Master Magazine

No abstract provided.

Family History Of Holly (Halbach) Westberg, Holly M. Westberg

Your Family in History: HIST 550/700

No abstract provided.

Hilltopics: Volume 13, Issue 2, Hilltopics Staff

Hilltopics

No abstract provided.

2016 (Fall) Ensi Informer Magazine, Morehead State University. Engineering Sciences Department

ENSI Informer Magazine Archive

The ENSI Informer Magazine published in the fall of 2016.

Abomasal Mucosal Immune Responses Of Cattle With Limited Or Continuous Exposure To Pasture-Borne Gastrointestinal Nematode Parasite Infection, Wenbin Tuo, Lei Li, Jose Carrillo, Dedra Brown, William C. Davis, Jiuzhou Song, Dante Zarlenga, Zhengguo Xiao

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

It has been well documented that cattle raised on pasture are slow in weight gain when compared to those fed with grain. Inflammation in the digestive system commonly caused by pasture-transmitted gastrointestinal (GI) nematode parasites that could negatively impact feed conversion has never been compared in cattle raised with no pasture exposure (NPE, uninfected), limited pasture exposure (LPE, exposure until weaning), or continuous pasture exposure (CPE, life time exposure). In the present study, the abomasal mucosal immune responses and inflammation of LPE and CPE cattle were investigated. Our results indicate that CPE cattle displayed inflamed abomasa with enlarged draining lymph …

Forage News [2016-10], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky

Forage News

• KY Grazing Conference Write Up
• Tribute to a Forage Legend: Warren Thompson
• Frost and Freezes Increase Cyanide Poisoning Risk
• Kentucky Cattlemen Association Presents Forage Specialist Funds at the KFGC Field Day
• Forage News Quote of the Month: "Beware of Emotional Decision" - Russell Hackley
• Fall Nitrogen Boosts Winter Survival and Spring Greenup
• Master Grazer's new Coordinator, Jacob Brandenburg
• Featured Publication: Calculating Carrying Capacity Using Web Soil Survey, AGR-222

Research Methods Used To Study Pharmacological Intervention Of Nicotine-Induced Breast Cancer Formation And Metastasis, Bethany Breakall

Honors Theses

The effects of iPLA₂β (Ca²⁺-independent Phospholipase A₂β) and MMP-9 (Matrix Metalloproteinase-9) have been a recent focus of research in the progression of cancer cell proliferation and migration. However, their roles are not entirely known, especially concerning nicotine-induced breast cancer cell advancement. The purpose of this study was to determine the involvement of iPLA₂β in nicotine-induced breast cancer cell proliferation. BEL (bromoenol lactone), a suicide inhibitor of iPLA₂β, was hypothesized to attenuate nicotine-induced breast cancer cell proliferation and tumor growth. Following the BEL treatment, the in-vitro results exhibited a significant decrease …

Who Speaks The Culture Of The Corporation?, Gwendolyn Gordon

Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review

Recent cases – Burwell v Hobby Lobby Stores and Citizens United chief among them – evince a new understanding of the nature of the corporation and its place in society. Whether a corporation has rights – such as those of religious exercise – is not, however, just a question of legal interpretation. To answer this question requires a theory of group or cultural identity, that is, a theory of how a group may have “culture” separate and apart from those of the individuals that comprise it. And such a theory must address how to understand the meaning of culture when …

Public Awareness Of The Scientific Consensus On Climate, Lawrence C. Hamilton

Sociology

Questions about climate change elicit some of the widest political divisions of any items on recent U.S. surveys. Severe polarization affects even basic questions about the reality of anthropogenic climate change (ACC), or whether most scientists agree that humans are changing the Earth’s climate. Statements about scientific consensus have been contentious among social scientists, with some arguing for consensus awareness as a “gateway cognition” that leads to greater public acceptance of ACC, but others characterizing consensus messaging (deliberate communication about the level of scientific agreement) as a counterproductive tactic that exacerbates polarization. A series of statewide surveys, with nationwide benchmarks, …

Sagp Ssips 2016 Program, Anthony Preus

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

No abstract provided.

2016-October-01-Fowlis Performance, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

A Protocol For Reclaiming In-Pit Tailings Ponds To Exceed Federal And State Regulations, John Seifert

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

The goal of the protocol for reclaiming in-pit tailings ponds to exceed federal and state regulations was to develop a series of steps that can be followed to design, operate, and reclaim a tailings disposal pond that will develop into grazing land with a wetland for open pit sand mines in warm dry climates. By incorporating a wetland into the reclamation design, the post mining land use gives back to both the wildlife as a source of water as well as providing for a diverse range of post mining land use including but not limited to livestock grazing and ranch …

2016 Trying Times: Important Lessons To Be Learned From Recent Federal Tax Cases, Nancy Mclaughlin

Utah Law Faculty Scholarship

Since 2005, the courts have collectively issued more than 80 opinions involving challenges to deductions claimed under IRC § 170(h) with regard to conservation and facade easement donations. This outline provides a brief history of developments in the deduction context, discusses the practical implications of the recent court decisions, and offers advice on how to file a tax return package to minimize the risk of audit. It also briefly notes various other important issues, such as the IRS's focus on valuation and syndicated deals, quid pro quo, and reserved development rights.

Parks And W[Rec]K: Ecosystem Services Of Urban Parks, Serena Iacoviello

Student Theses 2015-Present

As the general population and specifically urban populations continue to grow, cities must become more sustainable. Unfortunately in New York, cherished green spaces and their respective ecosystem services have been gravely degraded. This is especially true for underserved urban neighborhoods that often have the highest levels of pollution. In restoring mixed-used parks and protecting their ecosystem services, city dwellers can reap the benefits of improved social fabric, quality of life, local environment and economy. In my exploration of this subject I reference natural science and social science quantitative data. This data describes the ecological degradation and climate change and the …

The Investigation Of The Electrical Control Of Hemimicelles And Admicelles On Gold For Analyte Preconcentration, Dheyaa Hussein Al-Karawi

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Hemimicelles and admicelles are well-investigated wonders in modern science; they are surfactant monolayers and surface adsorbed micelles, respectively. Capacitance measurements for monitoring the formation of dodecyl sulfate (DS) surfactant monolayer on positively charged gold substrates (planar gold) and the adsorbance of 2-naphthol onto DS surfactant monolayer were performed. The investigation of the electrical control of DS at various concentrations (4, 6, 16, and 32 mM) below and above the critical micelle concentration (CMC= 8 mM) on gold surfaces for analyte preconcentration, prior to chromatographic analysis, is presented. Charged ionic surfactants, such as DS, drawn to a surface of opposite charge …

Assessment Of The Effects Of Mptp And Paraquat On Dopaminergic Neurons And Microglia In The Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Of C57bl/6 Mice., Richard Jay Smeyne, Charles B. Breckenridge, Melissa Beck, Yun Jiao, Mark T. Butt, Jeffrey C. Wolf, Dan Zadory, Daniel J. Minnema, Nicholas C. Sturgess, Kim Z. Travis, Andrew R. Cook, Lewis L. Smith, Philip A. Botham

Department of Neuroscience Faculty Papers

The neurotoxicity of paraquat dichloride (PQ) was assessed in two inbred strains of 9- or 16-week old male C57BL/6 mice housed in two different laboratories and compared to the effects of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP). PQ was administered by intraperitoneal injections; either once (20 mg/kg) or twice (10 mg/kg) weekly for 3 weeks, while MPTP-HCl was injected 4 times on a single day (20 mg/kg/dose). Brains were collected 8, 16, 24, 48, 96 or 168 hours after the last PQ treatment, and 48 or 168 hours after MPTP treatment. Dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) were identified by antibodies …

Analiza E Mjedisit Biznesor Në Arsimin Parashkollor: Aplikimi I Pest Analizës Dhe Modelit Të Porter Në Kosovë, Marigona Hajrizi

Theses and Dissertations

Qëllimi i këtij hulumtimi është të shqyrtoj efektet e edukimit gjatë moshës parashkollore në nivelin e gatishmërisë për klasë të parë, gjithashtu ndikimet të cilat kanë të bëjnë me edukimin e fëmijëve parashkollorë.

Institucionet parashkollore do të adresohen nga perspektivat e autorëve të ndryshëm për të arritur në një përfundim të qartë, nëse ekzistojnë vërtet vetëm efekte pozitive në institucione parashkollore.

Vlera e këtij punimi qëndron në sistematizimin e dijes që ekziston rreth temës së institucioneve parashkollore dhe pse në Kosovë përveç fazës teorike dhe atë praktike shumë pak ka seriozitet.

Rezultatet që do ti sjell punimi do të jenë …

Growing A Healthy Future, Fall 2016

Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources: Institute Publications

Nebraska Extension; Ranch Management; Emerald Ash Borer; Entrepreneurship; Commodity Marketing; The Learning Child; Healthy Eating; Master Gardeners; Alumni Spotlight; Faces to Watch; The Sower

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 28, No. 4, October 2016

Hexapod Herald and Other Entomology Department Newsletters

Content: Welcome New Students - Congratulations - ESA National Meeting//ICE Meeting News - Faculty News - Publications - Grants - Meet Buddy Roper, an Online Student - Student News - BugFest 2016

Sympathy For The Devil: Conserving Tasmanian Devils In The Face Of A Devastating Disease, Hollie Konold

Department of Environmental Studies: Undergraduate Student Theses

Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD) is a highly transmissible cancerous disease that has contributed to a rapid decline in Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) populations since the first documented case in 1996 ^{(12, 14)}. Tasmanian devils are social animals and the disease, thought to be spread through facial bites, is highly contagious ^{(5, 10, 11)}. The disease results in large facial tumors near the mouth. Devils die within three months of diagnosis. Devils’ now shortened average lifespans and decreasing populations are not only problematic for the devils themselves, but also for the Tasmanian ecosystem as a whole …