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Who Is A Person? Whoever You Want It To Be, Gwen J. Broude

Animal Sentience

Rowlands provides an expanded definition of personhood that preserves the requirement of unity of mental life from the orthodox definition but argues that implicit unity of mind is sufficient for conferring personhood. This allows more or all animals to be considered persons. Implicit unity of mind may be a bridge too far for those who endorse the orthodox account of personhood, and for good reasons. More fundamentally, who gets to decide what personhood entails or that personhood per se matters to such other issues as who receives legal or moral status and consideration? Perhaps we should worry less about definitions …

Full Issue, Children's Book Review

Children's Book and Media Review

No abstract provided.

Esl And Reluctant Readers Booklist, Children's Book Review

Children's Book and Media Review

No abstract provided.

Sun And Moon, Ice And Snow, Rachel Wadham

Children's Book and Media Review

No abstract provided.

Dogs And Cats, Marsha D. Broadway

Children's Book and Media Review

No abstract provided.

Dear Deer: A Book Of Homophones, Sandra L. Tidwell

Children's Book and Media Review

No abstract provided.

Barn Dance, Marsha D. Broadway

Children's Book and Media Review

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Crabs, Clams, And The Corps: Regional Realities And The Federal Framework, Jessica Hollenkamp

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

Since the invasive European green crab was first detected in the Gulf of Maine over one hundred years ago, its population has dramatically increased, resulting in devastating consequences. This predatory species is remarkably resilient and voracious, feeding on hard- and soft-shell clams, blue mussels, and other bivalve shellfish. There are even reports that the green crab poses a threat to Maine’s most lucrative fishery – the lobster. As the green crab makes its nests in the intertidal zone and subtidal habitats, it destroys native resources such as eelgrass beds and mudflats. Maine’s economy relies heavily on its well-known fishing industry …

Fishing For Protection At Cashes Ledge: The Ineffective Habitat Protection Measures Of America's Oceans, Ryan P. Woodward

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

This comment reflects on the current debate of Cashes Ledge as an example to the effectiveness of the MSA and other legislation. Part II considers the background of the MSA and Cashes Ledge. Part III looks at both sides of the debate over Cashes Ledge, namely the view of the fisherman and the view of conservationism. Parr III concludes with the likely course of action the fishery council anticipates regarding the protectioin of Cashes Ledge in the coming months. Part IV critiques the system of habitat protection through the MSA and fishery management councils. It looks at the inefficiencies in …

American Eel: A Symposium. Session Six, Dr. William Bradnee Chambers, Dr. David Freestone, Charles H. Norchi, Jeffrey A. Thaler, Dr. David Vanderzwaag

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

Session Six concludes with a Keynote Address that provides a global perspective on the conservation of migratory species, delivered by the Executive Secretary of the CMS, followed by a robust discussion of projections and pathways.

American Eel: A Symposium. Session Five, Charles Norchi, Dr. David Vanderzwaag, Dr. John Dettmers, Rachel White Sears, Laura Hussey-Bondt, Mike Waine

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

Session Five elaborates law and policy frameworks for the conservation and sustainability of American eels from both the United States and Canada.

American Eel: A Symposium. Session Four, Dr. William Bradnee Chambers, Dr. David Freestone, Dr. Matthew Gollock, Dr. Alan Walker

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

Session Four considers lessons from European eel research and conservation.

American Eel: A Symposium. Session Three, Jeff Thaler, Steven Shepard, Dr. Gail Wippelhauser, Jon Truebe

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

Session Three panelists provide an overview of threats to eels.

American Eel: A Symposium. Session Two, Dr. David Vanderzwaag, Shelley Denny, Amber Giles, David Dow, Mitch Feigenbaum, Genna Carey

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

Session Two's panel focuses on the socio-economic and cultural significance of American eels. The discussion covers an overview of eel fisheries, socio-economic uses, international eel markets, dominance of Asian aquaculture, and the role of the American eel for aquaculture seed stock and for the consumption market.

American Eel: A Symposium. Session One, Dr. James Mccleave, Dr. David Cairns, Dr. Barry Costa-Pierce

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

Session One's panel covers an overview of American eel scientific research and understandings.

American Eel: A Symposium. Welcome Session, David Freestone, Senator Wilfred Moore, David Vanderzwaag

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Combustion, Catriona Sandilands

The Goose

Match, wood, flame. Pyrocultures, settler colonial pyrophobia. Internal combustion. Wildfire. Petrocapitalist immolation. This short photo essay reflects on fire as simultaneously a sensuous phenomenon of everyday life and an entity that, because of both its presence and its absence in particular formations, makes worlds. To be aware, both corporeally and politically, of our involvement in pyric practices and regimes allows us to begin to imagine what it might mean to understand and change our relations to fire as part of a larger project of energetic transformation: bodily, socially, politically.

Closed-State Inactivation Involving An Internal Gate In Kv4.1 Channels Modulates Pore Blockade By Intracellular Quaternary Ammonium Ions., Jeffrey D. Fineberg, Tibor G. Szanto, Gyorgy Panyi, Manuel Covarrubias

Department of Neuroscience Faculty Papers

Voltage-gated K(+) (Kv) channel activation depends on interactions between voltage sensors and an intracellular activation gate that controls access to a central pore cavity. Here, we hypothesize that this gate is additionally responsible for closed-state inactivation (CSI) in Kv4.x channels. These Kv channels undergo CSI by a mechanism that is still poorly understood. To test the hypothesis, we deduced the state of the Kv4.1 channel intracellular gate by exploiting the trap-door paradigm of pore blockade by internally applied quaternary ammonium (QA) ions exhibiting slow blocking kinetics and high-affinity for a blocking site. We found that inactivation gating seemingly traps benzyl-tributylammonium …

Freedom From Religion Foundati V. New Kensington Arnold School D

2016 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Players Get New Perspective At Practice, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

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Micro-Rna Profiling In Ovarian Cancer, Jin Q. Cheng

USF Patents

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) represent a novel class of genes that function as negative regulators of gene expression and have recently been implicated in several cancers. However, aberrant miRNA expression and its clinicopathological significance in human ovarian cancer have not been well documented. Numerous miRNAs are shown altered in human ovarian cancer, significantly miR-214, -199a*, -200a, -100, -125b, -30d, -221, -222, -126, and -24. Four miRNAs (miR-221, miR-222, miR-126, and miR-24) were found to be deregulated in all four histological types of ovarian carcinoma (serous, mucinous, endometrioid, and clear cell). Frequent deregulation of miR-214, -199a*, -200a and -100 was demonstrated in ovarian …

Super Lewis Acidic Borate Esters As 18f-Labeled Pet Probes, Mark L. Mclaughlin, Haibin Tian

USF Patents

Compounds having a 1-bora-1-fluoro-2,6,7-trioxabicyclo[2.2.2]octane moiety wherein the fluorine is .sup.18F are described. Also described are reagents for radiolabeling a molecule having Formula I. Method for radiolabeling molecules with the disclosed reagents are also descried, as are radiolabeled molecules prepared thereby.

Kit For Detecting Salmonella Species By Assaying Outer Membrane Porin F (Ompf), Aparna Tatavarthy, Andrew C. Cannons, Loree C. Heller

USF Patents

The invention relates to a method of detecting the presence of Salmonella in a sample using novel oligonucleotide sequences. Also presented is a kit for putting the method into practice and novel nucleic acid sequences for ompF. The ompF gene was found to be 100% inclusive for Salmonella species and 100% exclusive for non-Salmonella species for the strains tested thus making it an excellent marker for identification of both the species of Salmonella: S. enterica and S. bongori. Two hundred and eighteen isolates belonging to Salmonella enterica (subspecies I-VI) and Salmonella bongori were examined using novel primers designed to detect …

The Opportunity: A 3d Animation About Karma, Mark J. Reisch

Theses

The Opportunity is a three dimensional animation that illustrates the idea that by helping others you can inadvertently help yourself. The story is told using an animated sunflower, bees, tulip, and farmer. In a sunflower garden, a sunflower tries to entice a bee to pollinate it, but a tulip (that is not supposed to be in the sunflower garden) attracts all of the bees. The tulip sees the farmer coming to weed out any unwanted plants. Seeing the fear in the tulip’s eyes, the sunflower helps disguise the tulip. The farmer is tricked and the tulip is saved. With the …

Cohousing In The Flower City: A Carbon Capture Design, Samuel Elliot

Theses

Our climate is changing rapidly due to an excess of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere. A major force behind the release of these gases is the means by which we generate our energy — the combustion of fossil fuels. One of the biggest drivers of this energy demand within the United States is our built environment and more pointedly our cold-climate, urban based, residential building stock. All signs indicate that unless steps are taken, this demand will continue to grow. Ed Mazria’s Architecture 2030 Challenge proposes an ambitious plan for achieving carbon neutrality in buildings by 2030. What if …

Fundamental Differences: How The Legal Lineage Of Obergefell Can Help Us Frame A Response To It, Donald Roth

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

No abstract provided.

Expeditionary Learning Curriculum For The Seventh Grade Classroom, Nora Denise Krings

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations

The research question addressed in this project was, how are the components of Expeditionary Learning used to design an interdisciplinary, project-based expedition at a middle school grade level? It documents the creation of an interdisciplinary unit for a seventh grade classroom using components from Expeditionary Learning. The author uses research on Expeditionary Learning and related educational philosophies to incorporate different structures and components into the design of the curriculum. The unit includes such components as community connections, fieldwork and case studies. It also outlines different classroom structures and protocols that can be used to deliver instruction. The capstone documents some …

How Graphic Novels Affect Reading Comprehension And Memory Recall Of Story Elements For Language Learners, Stephen Jerome Meuer

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations

English Language Learners can experience a range of issues in regards to reading and comprehending text due to their language interference, and therefore require an arsenal of tools, scaffolds, and differentiation to be employed by EL and content teachers alike. A possible tool includes graphic novels, as both a visual aid and literary text, in terms of reading comprehension and memory recall of the plot elements read. My research attempted to measure differences between scores on student written retells of each chapter of a class novel read, with some chapters being independently read by the student in the traditional novel …

Prophylactic Bacteriophage Administration More Effective Than Post-Infection Administration In Reducing Salmonella Enterica Serovar Enteritidis Shedding In Quail, Mosab Ahmadi, M. Amir Karimi Torshizi, Shaban Rahimi, John J. Dennehy

Publications and Research

Infections caused by Salmonella bacteria, often through poultry products, are a serious public health issue. Because of drawbacks associated with antibiotic prophylaxis, alternative treatments are sought. Bacterial viruses (bacteriophages) may provide an effective alternative, but concerns remain with respect to bacteriophage stability and effectiveness. To this end, we assessed the stability of a novel bacteriophage isolated from poultry excreta, siphovirus PSE, and its effectiveness in reducing Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis colonization in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, we sought to determine how the timing (prophylactic or therapeutic) and route (oral gavage or vent lip) of PSE administration impacted its effectiveness. …

Neoliberalism, Finance, And Income Inequality: An Examination Of Affluent Capitalist Democracies, Allen T. Hyde

Doctoral Dissertations

In the aftermath of the Great Recession, the dominance of financial markets and their tendency towards crises have resulted in a small global elite capturing huge income increases while many working families have struggled with stagnating wages, job loss, and increasing poverty. At the same time, neoliberal policies, focusing on market deregulation and the decay of social safety nets, have been touted as the way forward despite their potential negative impacts on workers and the poor. In this dissertation, I examine the effects of neoliberalism and financialization on income inequality and distributional dynamics in affluent capitalist democracies in a variety …