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'Improvement The Order Of The Age': Historic Advertising, Consumer Choice, And Identity In 19th Century Roxbury, Massachusetts, Janice A. Nosal

Graduate Masters Theses

During the mid-to-late 19th century, Roxbury, Massachusetts experienced a dramatic change from a rural farming area to a vibrant, working-class, and predominantly-immigrant urban community. This new demographic bloomed during America’s industrial age, a time in which hundreds of new mass-produced goods flooded consumer markets. This thesis explores the relationship between working-class consumption patterns and historic advertising in 19th-century Roxbury, Massachusetts. It assesses the significance of advertising within households and the community by comparing advertisements from the Roxbury Gazette and South End Advertiser with archaeological material from the Tremont Street and Elmwood Court Housing sites, excavated in the late 1970s, to …

The Murray Ledger And Times, August 31, 2016, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Algorithms For Pre-Microrna Classification And A Gpu Program For Whole Genome Comparison, Ling Zhong

Dissertations

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding RNAs with approximately 22 nucleotides that are derived from precursor molecules. These precursor molecules or pre-miRNAs often fold into stem-loop hairpin structures. However, a large number of sequences with pre-miRNA-like hairpin can be found in genomes. It is a challenge to distinguish the real pre-miRNAs from other hairpin sequences with similar stem-loops (referred to as pseudo pre-miRNAs). The first part of this dissertation presents a new method, called MirID, for identifying and classifying microRNA precursors. MirID is comprised of three steps. Initially, a combinatorial feature mining algorithm is developed to identify suitable feature sets. Then, the …

Montana Kaimin, August 31-September 6, 2016, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Mitochondrial Dna Sequence And Lack Of Response To Anoxia In The Annual Killifish Austrofundulus Limnaeus, Josiah T. Wagner, Florisela H. Chavez, Jason E. Podrabsky

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

The annual killifish Austrofundulus limnaeus inhabits ephemeral ponds in regions of Venezuela, South America. Permanent populations of A. limnaeus are maintained by production of stress-tolerant embryos that are able to persist in the desiccated sediment. Previous work has demonstrated that A. limnaeus have a remarkable ability to tolerate extended periods of anoxia and desiccating conditions. After considering temperature, A. limnaeus embryos have the highest known tolerance to anoxia when compared to any other vertebrate yet studied. Oxygen is completely essential for the process of oxidative phosphorylation by mitochondria, the intracellular organelle responsible for the majority of adenosine triphosphate production. Thus, …

Adapting A Computational Multi Agent Model For Humpback Whale Song Research For Use As A Tool For Algorithmic Composition, Er Miranda, M Mcloughlin, L Lamoni, E Garland, S Ingram, M Noad, L Rendell, A Kirke

School of Art, Design and Architecture

No abstract provided.

St. Luke's Hospital Medical Center Open House, 1965 Oct 29-30, Advocate Aurora Health

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center Books, Documents, and Pamphlets

St. Luke's Hospital: An open house guide for St. Luke's Hospital from 1965. Includes guided tour of departments, suggested route, and an extended fact sheet on different areas and functions of the facility. At the end there is a list of contractors and the board of directors.

From Thinking Selves To Social Selves, Judith Benz-Schwarzburg

Animal Sentience

I argue that Rowlands’s concept of pre-reflective self-awareness offers a way to understand animals as Social Selves. It does so because it departs from the orthodox conception of self-awareness, which is both egocentric and logocentric. Instead, its focus is on the relation between consciousness and a person’s lived body, her actions and goals. Characterizing persons as pre-reflectively self-aware beings in Rowlands’s sense offers a much more useful conceptual tool to interpret social behaviour in animals.

Reconnecting With Our Roots: Farm-Life And Therapy, Spencer T. Hammond

EKU Libraries Research Award for Undergraduates

No abstract provided.

Pneumatics In Industry, Patric Bracco

EKU Libraries Research Award for Undergraduates

No abstract provided.

Educating Globally Competent Citizens: An Aascu Red Balloon Project, Martin S. Shapiro, Shala Mills

Teacher-Scholar: The Journal of the State Comprehensive University

In 2006, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and The New York Times initiated a joint project entitled “Seven Revolutions: Educating Globally Competent Citizens.” The primary goal of this project was to design a specific program to promote the study of issues with global importance in hopes of creating students who are more knowledgeable and engaged global citizens. This program, centered on the Seven Revolutions framework developed by CSIS, focused on seven important categories relevant to global citizenship as well as significant future trends: Population, Resources, Technology, Information, Economic …

Differential Intrasplenic Migration Of Dendritic Cell Subsets Tailors Adaptive Immunity., Samuele Calabro, Dong Liu, Antonia Gallman, Manuela Sales L Nascimento, Zizi Yu, Ting-Ting Zhang, Pei Chen, Biyan Zhang, Lan Xu, Uthaman Gowthaman, Jayendra Kumar Krishnaswamy, Ann M Haberman, Adam Williams, Stephanie C Eisenbarth

Faculty Research 2016

Evidence suggests that distinct splenic dendritic cell (DC) subsets activate either CD4+ or CD8+ T cells in vivo. This bias has been partially ascribed to differential antigen presentation; however, all DC subsets can activate both T cell lineages in vitro. Therefore, we tested whether the organization of DC and T cell subsets in the spleen dictated this preference. We discovered that CD4+ and CD8+ T cells segregated within splenic T cell zones prior to immunization. After intravenous immunization, the two major conventional DC populations, distinguished by 33D1 and XCR1 staining, migrated into separate regions of the T cell zone: 33D1+ …

Trails Model: Tolerance In Raptors And The Associated Impacts Of Leisure Sports, Benjamin P. Pauli, Robert J. Spaul, Julie A. Heath

MILES Data Sets

There is widespread evidence that human disturbance affects wildlife behavior, but long-term population effects can be difficult to quantify. Individual-based models (IBMs) offer a way to assess population-level, aggregate effects of disturbance on wildlife. We created Tolerance in Raptors and the Associated Impacts of Leisure Sports (TRAILS), an IBM that simulates interactions between recreationists and nesting raptors, to assess the effect of human disturbance on raptor populations and test if changes in tolerance to disturbance could mitigate negative consequences. We used behavioral and demographic data from golden eagles Aquila chrysaetos, and recreation activity data to parameterize TRAILS and simulate …

The Legacy, August 30, 2016, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University

Genetic And Transcriptional Analysis Of Human Host Response To Healthy Gut Microbiota, Michael B. Burns, Allison L. Richards, Adnan Alazizi, Luis B. Barreiro, Roger Pique-Regi, Ran Blekhman, Francesca Luca

Biology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Many studies have demonstrated the importance of the gut microbiota in healthy and disease states. However, establishing the causality of host-microbiota interactions in humans is still challenging. Here, we describe a novel experimental system to define the transcriptional response induced by the microbiota for human cells and to shed light on the molecular mechanisms underlying host-gut microbiota interactions. In primary human colonic epithelial cells, we identified over 6,000 genes whose expression changed at various time points following coculturing with the gut microbiota of a healthy individual. Among the differentially expressed genes we found a 1.8-fold enrichment of genes associated with …

Storytime Censored, Maureen E. Schlangen

Roesch Library Staff Publications

A exhibit of rare first editions of banned and challenged books -- many of them children's classics -- celebrates young people's freedom to read. Exhibit dates: Sept. 6-Nov. 13, 2016. Exhibit location: Roesch Library first-floor gallery.

Dampak Sistem Silvikultur Intensif (Silin) Terhadap Komunitas Burung Bawah Tajuk Di Pt Triwira Asta Bharata, Kaltim, Adi Susilo, Indra A.S.L.P Putri

Jurnal Penelitian Kehutanan Wallacea

The objective of the research is to identify the impact of Intensive Indonesian Selective Cutting and Replanting System (TPTII/SILIN) at dipterocarp production forest on understory birds community. Two forest blocks were compared, one with TPTII/SILIN and the other with Indonesian Selective Cutting and Replanting System (TPTI). At each forest block, 10 of 4 x 10 m mist nets were installed for three days and then they were moved to other spot for other three days. Mist nets were opened from 06:00 to 17:00 and monitored every 15 minutes. The trapped bird was identified and body size measured, then subsequently released. …

A World For My Daughter: An Ecologist's Search For Optimism By Alejandro Frid, Gina M. Granter

The Goose

Review of Alejandro Frid's A World for My Daughter: An Ecologist’s Search for Optimism.

The Anthropocene Lyric: An Affective Geography Of Poetry, Person, Place By Tom Bristow, Mark Dickinson

The Goose

Review of Tom Bristow's The Anthropocene Lyric: An Affective Geography of Poetry, Person, Place.

Daily Eastern News: August 30, 2016, Eastern Illinois University

August

No abstract provided.

The Current Volume 27 : Issue 3, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Sheep Updates 2016, Mick Keogh, David Cornish, Michael Chilvers, Gerry Hinkley, Danielle England, Rosemary Bartle, Brad Wooldridge, Norm Santich, John Young, Ashley Herbert, Jamie Heinrich, Graeme Howie, Bruce Mullan

Sheep Updates

This session covers eleven papers from different authors:

1. Forward, Dr Bruce Mullan, Director Sheep Industry Development, Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia

2. The Australian sheep industry in 2025, Mick Keogh, Australian Farm Institute

3. Decision making in a risky environment, David Cornish, Cornish Consulting

4. Business Transitioning, Michael Chilvers, Nile Tasmania

5. Advisory Boards in WA Agriculture - making life 'easier' for everyone, Gerry Hinkley, Producer, Tincurrin and Danielle England, Aginnovate

6. Principles of Successful Family Business Succession Strategies, Rosemary Bartle, Succession Planning Facilitator, Rabobank

7. Diversifying the Feedbase...is the …

Wildlife In The Anthropocene: Conservation After Nature By Jamie Lorimer, Pamela Banting

The Goose

Review of Jamie Lorimer's Wildlife in the Anthropocene: Conservation After Nature.

A Murine Model Of Inflammation-Induced Cerebral Microbleeds, Rachita K. Sumbria, Mher Mahoney Grigoryan, Vitaly Vasilevko, Tatiana B. Krasieva, Miriam Scadeng, Alexandra K. Dvornikova, Annlia Paganini-Hill, Ronald Kim, David H. Cribbs, Mark J. Fisher

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Background: Cerebral microhemorrhages (CMH) are tiny deposits of blood degradation products in the brain and are pathological substrates of cerebral microbleeds. The existing CMH animal models are β-amyloid-, hypoxic brain injury-, or hypertension-induced. Recent evidence shows that CMH develop independently of hypoxic brain injury, hypertension, or amyloid deposition and CMH are associated with normal aging, sepsis, and neurodegenerative conditions. One common factor among the above pathologies is inflammation, and recent clinical studies show a link between systemic inflammation and CMH. Hence, we hypothesize that inflammation induces CMH development and thus, lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced CMH may be an appropriate model to …

Temporal Variations Of Water Productivity In Irrigated Corn: An Analysis Of Factors Influencing Yield And Water Use Across Central Nebraska, Tony Carr, Haishun Yang, Chittaranjan Ray

Nebraska Water Center: Faculty Publications

Water Productivity (WP) of a crop defines the relationship between the economic or physical yield of the crop and its water use. With this concept it is possible to identify disproportionate water use or water-limited yield gaps and thereby support improvements in agricultural water management. However, too often important qualitative and quantitative environmental factors are not part of aWP analysis and therefore neglect the aspect of maintaining a sustainable agricultural system. In this study, we examine both the physical and economic WP in perspective with temporally changing environmental conditions. The physical WP analysis was performed by comparing simulated maximum attainable …

Use Of Water Indices Derived From Landsat Oli Imagery And Gis To Estimate The Hydrologic Connectivity Of Wetlands In The Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Debra Sue Blackmore

Dissertations and Theses

This study compared two remote sensing water indices: the Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) and the Modified NDWI (MNDWI). Both indices were calculated using publically-available data from the Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI). The research goal was to determine whether the indices are effective in locating open water and measuring surface soil moisture. To demonstrate the application of water indices, analysis was conducted for freshwater wetlands in the Tualatin River Basin in northwestern Oregon to estimate hydrologic connectivity and hydrological permanence between these wetlands and nearby water bodies. Remote sensing techniques have been used to study wetlands in recent …

Skrining Aktivitas Antibakteri Bakteriosin Dari Minumance Hun Tiau, Rafika Sari, Lia Deslianri, Pratiwi Apridamayanti

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research

Lactic acid bacteria is one of the beneficial bacteria because it can produce an antimicrobial peptide called bacteriocin. Bacteriocin has been applied as a natural food preservative because it effectively prevents the growth of pathogenic bacteria in food or drink. This study aims to identify the lactic acid bacteria as producers of bacteriocin from Ce hun tiau which have inhibitory activity againts pathogenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococus aureus and Salmonella typhi. In this study, Lactic acid bacteria were isolated from Ce Hun Tiau using streak plate method on media deMan Rogose Sharpe. Screening bacteriocin using disc diffusion method …

Potensi Ekstrak Etanol Daun Petai (Parkia Speciosa Hassk.) Terhadap Kadar Superoksida Dismutase (Sod) Pada Plasma Tikus Yang Mengalami Stres Oksidatif, Ruth Haryati Butarbutar, Robiyanto Robiyanto, Eka Kartika Untari

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research

Cigarette smoke is free radicals superoxide resources that contains, hydrogen peroxide, hidrosil and peroksil. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is an enzymatic antioxidants that protect cells from oxidative stress by catalyzing superoxide dismutase (O2 *) into O2 and H2O2 . This study aims to determine the potential of ethanolic extract petai leaves against plasma SOD enzyme activity in animals exposed by cigarette smoke. The simplicia extracted by maseration using ethanol 96%. Thirty-six rats Sprague Dawley strain were divided into six groups: normal group was not given treatment, negative group received 10% CMC-Na, positive control group received vitamin E, and treatment group received …

August 30, 2016, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Increasing The Depth Of Current Understanding: Sensitivity Testing Of Deep-Sea Larval Dispersal Models For Ecologists, Rebecca E. Ross, W. Alex M. Nimmo-Smith, Kerry L. Howell

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Larval dispersal is an important ecological process of great interest to conservation and the establishment of marine protected areas. Increasing numbers of studies are turning to biophysical models to simulate dispersal patterns, including in the deep-sea, but for many ecologists unassisted by a physical oceanographer, a model can present as a black box. Sensitivity testing offers a means to test the models' abilities and limitations and is a starting point for all modelling efforts. The aim of this study is to illustrate a sensitivity testing process for the unassisted ecologist, through a deep-sea case study example, and demonstrate how sensitivity …