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Climbing Club Takes Students To New Heights, Staff Sep 2016

Climbing Club Takes Students To New Heights, Staff

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The Echo: September 2, 2016, Taylor University Sep 2016

The Echo: September 2, 2016, Taylor University

2016-2017 (Volume 104)

Plunging in – The man behind the polar pop runs – TU New Faculty And Staff – Zika, the effects and affected – Trash or treasure – A life cut short – The good side of gluten-free – “Don’t kick this bucket” list – Let’s get to work – Pokémon NO – Gotta Catch Em’ All! – The bi-weekly bachelors and bachelorettes – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Conflict of disinterest – A&E Events – Words from the wise – New season and new memories – What would Ryan Lochte do? – Texting a transgender – Win at …

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Are Cattle Surrogate Wildlife? Savanna Plant Community Composition Explained By Total Herbivory More Than Herbivore Type, Kari E. Veblen, Lauren M. Porensky, Corinna Riginos, Truman P. Young Sep 2016

Are Cattle Surrogate Wildlife? Savanna Plant Community Composition Explained By Total Herbivory More Than Herbivore Type, Kari E. Veblen, Lauren M. Porensky, Corinna Riginos, Truman P. Young

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

The widespread replacement of wild ungulate herbivores by domestic livestock in African savannas is composed of two interrelated phenomena: (1) loss or reduction in numbers of individual wildlife species or guilds and (2) addition of livestock to the system. Each can have important implications for plant community dynamics. Yet very few studies have experimentally addressed the individual, combined, and potentially interactive effects of wild vs. domestic herbivore species on herbaceous plant communities within a single system. Additionally, there is little information about whether, and in which contexts, livestock might functionally replace native herbivore wildlife or, alternatively, have fundamentally different effects …

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The San1 Ubiquitin Ligase Functions Preferentially With Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme Ubc1 During Protein Quality Control, Rebeca Ibarra, Daniella Sandoval, Eric K. Fredrickson, Richard G. Gardner, Gary Kleiger Sep 2016

The San1 Ubiquitin Ligase Functions Preferentially With Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme Ubc1 During Protein Quality Control, Rebeca Ibarra, Daniella Sandoval, Eric K. Fredrickson, Richard G. Gardner, Gary Kleiger

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Research

Protein quality control (PQC) is a critical process wherein misfolded or damaged proteins are cleared from the cell to maintain protein homeostasis. In eukaryotic cells, the removal of misfolded proteins is primarily accomplished by the ubiquitin-proteasome system. In the ubiquitin-proteasome system, ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes and ubiquitin ligases append polyubiquitin chains onto misfolded protein substrates signaling for their degradation. The kinetics of protein ubiquitylation are paramount as a balance must be achieved between the rapid removal of misfolded proteins versus providing sufficient time for protein chaperones to attempt refolding. To uncover the molecular basis for how PQC substrate ubiquitylation rates are controlled, …

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September 2, 2016, The Dakota Student Sep 2016

September 2, 2016, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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Illinois Stakeholders’ Perceptions Of Advanced Placement® And Dual Credit Courses, Glenn A. Wood Sep 2016

Illinois Stakeholders’ Perceptions Of Advanced Placement® And Dual Credit Courses, Glenn A. Wood

Theses and Dissertations

Advanced Placement® and dual credit coursework have been associated with positive educational attainment outcomes for students and yet opportunity gaps exist for children to access these programs depending on the school they attend. The many benefits of Advanced Placement® and dual credit coursework for students make it necessary that any education agenda by policymakers should include avenues to increase access to these programs for students. This study explored Advanced Placement® and dual credit coursework in Illinois through the perceptions of teachers, principals, superintendents, and school board members using a cross-sectional survey. The survey was administered to examine whether there are …

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Dogs & Society: Anglo-American Sociological Perspectives (1865-1934), Michael R. Hill, Mary Jo Deegan Sep 2016

Dogs & Society: Anglo-American Sociological Perspectives (1865-1934), Michael R. Hill, Mary Jo Deegan

Zea E-Books Collection

HUMANS AND DOGS have a long, wonderful and sometimes problematic association. At a personal level, dogs have been integral to our lives, and our parents’ lives, for as long as the two of us can remember. As sociologists, we also recognize that dogs are important at the macro level. Here, we introduce a selection of early sociological arguments about dogs and their social relationships with humankind. Our interest in developing this book began when we encountered the delightful essays on dogs by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Annie Marion MacLean — two insightful Anglo-American sociologists who present opposing sympathies regarding the …

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The Bilingual Brain, Victoria A. James Sep 2016

The Bilingual Brain, Victoria A. James

Journal of Counseling and Psychology

This literature review explores the neurocognitive effects of the bilingual brain. Many areas of bilingualism are examined such as age of acquisition, which is when the second language is attained, and memory. The three types of bilingual memory are implicit memory, which is procedural memory, explicit memory, which is declarative memory, and episodic memory, which is autobiographical memory. In relation to the bilingual brain, cognition, control, and /lateralization are also reviewed. Finally, second language (L2) learning strategies are considered. The objective of this study is to obtain an understanding on how two or more languages are acquired and processed in …

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Metabolic Syndrome: Differences For Asian Americans Is In Their Percentage Of Body Fat, Patricia Alpert, Diane L. Thomason Sep 2016

Metabolic Syndrome: Differences For Asian Americans Is In Their Percentage Of Body Fat, Patricia Alpert, Diane L. Thomason

Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal

Asian Americans are not frequently thought of as being obese or overweight yet some of the Asian American subgroups have a disproportionate risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Although the standardized body mass index (BMI) assessment is an adequate tool for reporting secular prevalence trends for overweight/obesity across populations, it falls short in accuracy when assessing Asian Americans. In recent years more has been written about the re-evaluation of BMI cut points for normal weight, overweight, or obese Asian Americans. Additionally, the waist circumference norm was modified to indicate a smaller waist size is a risk for …

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Conflict Of Interest In Exploitation And Utilisation Of Transboundary Natural Resources On Lake Victoria, Edmond M. Were Sep 2016

Conflict Of Interest In Exploitation And Utilisation Of Transboundary Natural Resources On Lake Victoria, Edmond M. Were

Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies

The management of Lake Victoria as a “regional common” is expected to adhere to the global principles of transboundary natural resource management. However, national interest and power asymmetry amongst riparian states buoyed by external demand have overwhelmed global and regional norms leading to incessant exploitation of the common resources. This paper uses idealist and realist perspectives of power relations to inform the analysis of conflicting interests in transboundary natural resource exploitation. It partly relies on 2012-2013 primary data from purposively selected Beach Management Units in Kenya and Uganda and secondary data from regional fisheries institutions. Notwithstanding the normative value of …

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The Effects Of Radiation Exposure: An In Vivo Vs In Vitro Biomarker Study Analysis, Angeles L. Mora Sep 2016

The Effects Of Radiation Exposure: An In Vivo Vs In Vitro Biomarker Study Analysis, Angeles L. Mora

STAR Program Research Presentations

Cells contain many genes that encode proteins which dictate the cell function. The thousands of genes expressed in a particular cell determine what the cell can do. When a cell is damaged, there are powerful mechanisms to repair damaged genes. Here, we investigated different cell lines that have been exposed to ionizing radiation (IR). To understand the effect of genes to different doses of IR and their correlations to up-regulated and down-regulated genes, a biomarker study has been performed on the following different cell types: In vivo lymphocytes from Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) isotopic radiation treated neuroblastoma patients and in vitro lymphoblastoid …

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Identification Of Microorganisms Isolated From Mars-Bound Spacecraft Using Maldi-Tof, Melanie K. Phillips Sep 2016

Identification Of Microorganisms Isolated From Mars-Bound Spacecraft Using Maldi-Tof, Melanie K. Phillips

STAR Program Research Presentations

The primary goal of the Biotechnology and Planetary Protection Group (BPPG) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is to prevent microbial contamination between Earth and other planetary bodies. This helps preserve the ability to study other worlds as they exist in their natural states and protects our biosphere from extraterrestrial life. The process for identifying microbes located on space-bound hardware in JPL can be more efficient and precise by using the technique called matrix-assisted laser desorption and ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF). Once this identification technique is fully implemented, the process time will be reduced from two weeks to one …

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Impacts Of Fog Drip On Survivorship And Growth Of Native Herb And Shrub Seedlings On Santa Rosa Island, Julianne Bradbury, Ken Niessen, Kathryn Mceachern Sep 2016

Impacts Of Fog Drip On Survivorship And Growth Of Native Herb And Shrub Seedlings On Santa Rosa Island, Julianne Bradbury, Ken Niessen, Kathryn Mceachern

STAR Program Research Presentations

Overgrazing on Santa Rosa Island led to loss of topsoil in ridgeline groves of endemic island oaks (Quercus tomentella). Restoration specialists attempting to mitigate the impacts of wind and water erosion must determine efficient methods of reestablishing native vegetation. Planting pillows, burlap sacks filled with planting mix and attached to the bedrock substrate, may nurture seedlings long enough for their roots to penetrate the underlying sandstone. Since the island’s ridgeline habitat is often inaccessible during the rainy season, restoration efforts are largely confined to the dry summer months, during which condensed fog is an important source of moisture …

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Characterizing Upper Colorado River Basin Sediments, Kolyne S. De Jesus, Emily L. Cardarelli, Christopher A. Francis, John R. Bargar Sep 2016

Characterizing Upper Colorado River Basin Sediments, Kolyne S. De Jesus, Emily L. Cardarelli, Christopher A. Francis, John R. Bargar

STAR Program Research Presentations

More than 35 million people in the western United States depend on the Colorado River as a resource for drinking water, irrigation systems, and hydropower. Recent climate change reports predict average water levels within the Colorado River Basin will continue to decrease throughout the next century due to decreased precipitation, warming temperatures, and increased usage. Decreased river flow may have major impacts within the subsurface that are two-fold: 1) decreased water flowing may result in greater issues of water quality-due to accumulation and concentration of some elements within the subsurface, and 2) a decreased water stage may significantly alter the …

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Abundance Of Crabs And Predation On Hemigrapsis Oregonensis In Tiscornia Marsh, San Francisco Bay, Alynn Hoffman, Julie Anne Gonzalez, Michelle Marraffini, Andrew L. Chang Sep 2016

Abundance Of Crabs And Predation On Hemigrapsis Oregonensis In Tiscornia Marsh, San Francisco Bay, Alynn Hoffman, Julie Anne Gonzalez, Michelle Marraffini, Andrew L. Chang

STAR Program Research Presentations

With a carapace width ranging up to 35 mm for adult males and 29 mm for adult females, Hemigrapsis oregonensis is a native shore crab typically found in the rocky intertidal zone along the Northern Pacific coast. Although this habitat provides protection against desiccation as well as changes in temperature, it may also expose H. oregonensis to predators who prefer the same habitat. The goal of this research was to investigate both the predation on H. oregonensis and the abundance of various crabs of Tiscornia Marsh in San Francisco Bay. We hypothesize that the largest predation will occur in the …

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Leadership Department Newsletter: June-September 2016, Andrews University Sep 2016

Leadership Department Newsletter: June-September 2016, Andrews University

Leadership Department Newsletter 2016

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Wofford College Catalogue 2016-2017, Wofford College. Office Of The Registrar Sep 2016

Wofford College Catalogue 2016-2017, Wofford College. Office Of The Registrar

College Catalogues

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Football Media Guide 2016, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics Sep 2016

Football Media Guide 2016, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics

Media Guides

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Men's Soccer Media Guide 2016, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics Sep 2016

Men's Soccer Media Guide 2016, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics

Media Guides

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Women's Golf Media Guide 2016-17, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics Sep 2016

Women's Golf Media Guide 2016-17, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics

Media Guides

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Men's Golf Media Guide 2016-17, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics Sep 2016

Men's Golf Media Guide 2016-17, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics

Media Guides

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Women's Soccer Media Guide 2016, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics Sep 2016

Women's Soccer Media Guide 2016, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics

Media Guides

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Volleyball Media Guide 2016, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics Sep 2016

Volleyball Media Guide 2016, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics

Media Guides

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Wofford Today Fall 2016, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications Sep 2016

Wofford Today Fall 2016, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Wofford Today

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Sending Out An Sos: Mitochondria As A Signaling Hub, Iryna Bohovych, Oleh Khalimonchuk Sep 2016

Sending Out An Sos: Mitochondria As A Signaling Hub, Iryna Bohovych, Oleh Khalimonchuk

Department of Biochemistry: Faculty Publications

Normal cellular physiology is critically dependent on numerous mitochondrial activities including energy conversion, cofactor and precursor metabolite synthesis, and regulation of ion and redox homeostasis. Advances in mitochondrial research during the last two decades provide solid evidence that these organelles are deeply integrated with the rest of the cell and multiple mechanisms are in place to monitor and communicate functional states of mitochondria. In many cases, however, the exact molecular nature of various mitochondria-to-cell communication pathways is only beginning to emerge. Here, we review various signals emitted by distressed or dysfunctional mitochondria and the stress-responsive pathways activated in response to …

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The Cresset (Vol. Lxxx, No. 1, Michaelmas), Valparaiso University Sep 2016

The Cresset (Vol. Lxxx, No. 1, Michaelmas), Valparaiso University

The Cresset (archived issues)

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Annual Report, 2015-2016, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. College Of Engineering Sep 2016

Annual Report, 2015-2016, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. College Of Engineering

College of Engineering Annual Report

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Fejer Type Inequalities For (S,M)-Convex Functions In Second Sense, Miguel Vivas Cortez Sep 2016

Fejer Type Inequalities For (S,M)-Convex Functions In Second Sense, Miguel Vivas Cortez

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

In this paper, we consider (s,m)-convex functions in second sense which were introduced and studied by N. Eftekhari . We prove several F´ejer-Hermite-Hadamard type integral inequalities for (s,m)-convex functions in second sense. Our results include several new and known results as special cases.We expect that the ideas and techniques used in this paper may inspire interested readers to explore some new applications of these newly introduced functions in various fields of pure and applied sciences.

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Antibiotic Resistance: Emergence And Solutions, Angel Treasa Alex, Giridhar Sivalanka, Shawinki Rai Sep 2016

Antibiotic Resistance: Emergence And Solutions, Angel Treasa Alex, Giridhar Sivalanka, Shawinki Rai

Manipal Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Antibiotic resistance is one of the leading medical crises in the world today. The antibiotic resistant strains are presenting a serious threat to the health of individuals. The strains of Staphylococcus aureus, which are untreatable by any existing antibiotics, were developed already. According to World Health Organization, 4,80,000 people develop drug resistant tuberculosis each year, globally. Ever since the antibiotics were discovered, the resistant strains have been challenging the efficacy of the developed antibiotics. This crisis has been due to the lack of new drugs and due to the misuse of the existing antibiotics. This review presents the emergence, molecular …

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Molecular Imaging: A Blessing In Disguise For Tracking Promising Cell Based Therapeutics, Deepak Bhere, Pim Van De Donk, Udupa Nayanabhirama, Sreedhara Ranganath Pai K Sep 2016

Molecular Imaging: A Blessing In Disguise For Tracking Promising Cell Based Therapeutics, Deepak Bhere, Pim Van De Donk, Udupa Nayanabhirama, Sreedhara Ranganath Pai K

Manipal Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Imaging technologies allow assessing of complex structures and underlying dynamic biological processes that take place deep within the human body. A number of imaging modalities that exist today exploit the very depth of the energy spectrum. Light microscopy techniques ranging from confocal to multi-photon to super-resolution fluorescence microscopy, electron microscopy, fluorescence tomography, mass spectrometry imaging, and bioluminescence imaging are widely employed in today’s medical research. Clinical imaging techniques such as X-ray computed tomography (CT), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, and light-based methods [endoscopy and optical coherence tomography (OCT)] are frequently used as a part of clinical …

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