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Full Issue Of Mapwriting Fall 2017

MAPWriting

Complete file of the Fall 2017 issue of MAPWriting

The Finishing Stroke, Sally Falch

Exile

The artistic work is unattributed in the text, but Jane Erb, Midge Greenlee, and Barbara Russ are credited as artists in the issue.

The Fight For Free Will, Dottie Cartland

Exile

No abstract provided.

3.2 How Brain Works When You Sleep Worksheet, Utah State University

Module 1 – Health

No abstract provided.

Electron Yield Of Challenging Materials: Low Density Polyethylene And Carbon-Composite Nanodielectrics, Matthew Robertson, Jordan Lee, Jr Dennison

Presentations

The electron yield—the ratio of the number of emitted electrons to incident electrons—is a key material property that characterizes how materials will charge due to exposure to electron fluxes. The USU Materials Physics Group has developed expertise in measuring this for a wide array of conductors, semiconductors and insulators, including many challenging materials. The basic definitions associated with electron yield and how they are measured will be discussed. We will highlight many critical applications investigated at USU, particularly those associated with spacecraft charging as materials interact with space plasma environments. Electron irradiation experiments conducted to investigate the electron transport, charging, …

Mismeasured Mortality: Correcting Estimates Of Wolf Poaching In The United States, Adrian Treves, Kyle A. Artelle, Chris T. Darimont, David R. Parsons

Wildlife Population Management Collection

Measuring rates and causes of mortalities is important in animal ecology and management. Observing the fates of known individuals is a common method of estimating life history variables, including mortality patterns. It has long been assumed that data lost when known animals disappear were unbiased. We test and reject this assumption under conditions common to most, if not all, studies using marked animals. We illustrate the bias for 4 endangered wolf populations in the United States by reanalyzing data and assumptions about the known and unknown fates of marked wolves to calculate the degree to which risks of different causes …

Artificial Intelligence And The Ethics Of Self-Learning Robots, Shannon Vallor, George A. Bekey

Philosophy

The convergence of robotics technology with the science of artificial intelligence ( or AI) is rapidly enabling the development of robots that emulate a wide range of intelligent human behaviors.1 Recent advances in machine learning techniques have produced significant gains in the ability of artificial agents to perform or even excel in activities formerly thought to be the exclusive province of human intelligence, including abstract problem-solving, perceptual recognition, social interaction, and natural language use. These developments raise a host of new ethical concerns about the responsible design, manufacture, and use of robots enabled with artificial intelligence-particularly those equipped with self-learning …

Direct Dating Of Neanderthal Remains From The Site Of Vindija Cave And Implications For The Middle To Upper Paleolithic Transition, Thibaut Devièse, Ivor Karavanić, Daniel Comeskey

KIP Articles

Previous dating of the Vi-207 and Vi-208 Neanderthal remains from Vindija Cave (Croatia) led to the suggestion that Neanderthals survived there as recently as 28,000–29,000 B.P. Subsequent dating yielded older dates, interpreted as ages of at least ∼32,500 B.P. We have redated these same specimens using an approach based on the extraction of the amino acid hydroxyproline, using preparative high-performance liquid chromatography (Prep-HPLC). This method is more efficient in eliminating modern contamination in the bone collagen. The revised dates are older than 40,000 B.P., suggesting the Vindija Neanderthals did not live more recently than others across Europe, and probably predate …

"Snl" Veterans Judge Bombeck Finalists, Teri Rizvi

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Live from New York, it's Erma Bombeck humorist-in-residence judges!

The Utah Statesman, October 3, 2017, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Ghana: Pips System, Mark Rasmussen, Tom Tappel

ETHOS Technical Reports

The ETHOS trip to Ghana involved two Ghana Guys, Tom Tappel and Mark Rasmussen, and their work mostly at Ashesi University which hosted them for the summer. Ashesi University was founded in 2002 by Patrick Awuah, a Ghanaian Engineer who worked for Microsoft, with the intention of educating the next generation of African leaders. Ashesi is located right outside Berekuso, which is just north of Accra, the capital of Ghana and is home to university students from all over Africa. After thirteen years, in 2015, Ashesi expanded their school to include an engineering program led by Dr. Fred McBagonluri, who …

Electron Yield Of Challenging Materials: Low Density Polyethylene And Carbon-Composite Nanodielectrics, Matthew Robertson, Jordan Lee, Jr Dennison

Presentations

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: October 03, 2017, Eastern Illinois University

October

No abstract provided.

N-3 Pufas Induce Inflammatory Tolerance By Formation Of Keap1-Containing Sqstm1/P62-Bodies And Activation Of Nfe2l2, Jennifer Mildenberger, Ida Johansson, Ismail Sergin, Eli Kjøbli, Jan Kristian Damås, Babak Razani, Trude Helen Flo, Geir Bjørkøy

Open Access Publications

Inflammation is crucial in the defense against infections but must be tightly controlled to limit detrimental hyperactivation. Our diet influences inflammatory processes and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) have known anti-inflammatory effects. The balance of pro- and anti-inflammatory processes is coordinated by macrophages and macroautophagy/autophagy has recently emerged as a cellular process that dampens inflammation. Here we report that the n-3 PUFA docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) transiently induces cytosolic speckles of the autophagic receptor SQSTM1/p62 (sequestosome 1) (described as SQSTM1/p62-bodies) in macrophages. We suggest that the formation of SQSTM1/p62-bodies represents a fast mechanism of NFE2L2/Nrf2 (nuclear factor, erythroid 2 like …

Taylor V. Taylor Respondent's Brief Dckt. 44833

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Establishing Pine Monocultures And Mixed Pine-Hardwood Stands On Reclaimed Surface Mined Land In Eastern Kentucky: Implications For Forest Resilience In A Changing Climate, Geoffrey Bell, Kenton L. Sena, Christopher D. Barton, Michael French

Forestry and Natural Resources Faculty Publications

Surface mining and mine reclamation practices have caused significant forest loss and forest fragmentation in Appalachia. Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) is threatened by a variety of stresses, including diseases, pests, poor management, altered fire regimes, and climate change, and the species is the subject of a widescale restoration effort. Surface mines may present opportunity for shortleaf pine restoration; however, the survival and growth of shortleaf pine on these harsh sites has not been critically evaluated. This paper presents first-year survival and growth of native shortleaf pine planted on a reclaimed surface mine, compared to non-native loblolly pine ( …

The Current Volume 28: Issue 7, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Aberrant Plant Diversity In The Purgatory Watershed Of Southeastern Colorado And Northeastern New Mexico, Joseph A. Kleinkopf, Dina A. Clark, Erin A. Tripp

Western North American Naturalist

Despite a dearth of biological study in the area, the Purgatory Watershed concentrated in southeastern Colorado and northeastern New Mexico is home to a number of unique land formations and endemic organisms. At onetime nonarable land where Dust Bowl storms of the 1930s originated, the Purgatory Watershed is presently home to the Comanche National Grasslands, the Picketwire Canyonlands, and the expansive Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site. The Purgatory Watershed is composed of deep canyons, eroded mesas, and extensive intact shortgrass plains, and is located at a crossroads of the biodiversity of the Southern Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, and Chihuahuan Desert. Here …

Four Possible Ways To Model Rotating Universe, Victor Christianto, Florentin Smarandache

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

It is known that most existing cosmology models do not include rotation, with few exceptions such as rotating Bianchi and rotating Godel metrics. Therefore in this paper we aim to discuss four possible ways to model rotating universe, including Nurgaliev’s Ermakov-type equation. It is our hope that the new proposed method can be verified with observations, in order to open new possibilities of more realistic nonlinear cosmology models.

Potential Functions Of Lea Proteins From The Brine Shrimp Artemia Franciscana - Anhydrobiosis Meets Bioinformatics., Brett Janis, Vladimir N. Uversky, Michael Menze

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are a large group of anhydrobiosis-associated intrinsically disordered proteins (IDP), which are commonly found in plants and some animals. The brine shrimp Artemiafranciscana is the only known animal that expresses LEA proteins from three, and not only one, different groups in its anhydrobiotic life stage. The reason for the higher complexity in the A. franciscana LEA proteome (LEAome), compared with other anhydrobiotic animals, remains mostly unknown. To address this issue, we have employed a suite of bioinformatics tools to evaluate the disorder status of the ArtemiaLEAome and to analyze the roles of intrinsic disorder in …

Alpha-Arylphorin Is A Mitogen In The Heliothis Virescens Midgut Cell Secretome Upon Cry1ac Intoxication, Jerreme Jackson, Anais Castagnola, Omaththage P. Perera, Cris Oppert, Shigetoshi Eda, Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes

Faculty Publications

Insecticidal crystal (Cry) proteins produced by the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) target cells in the midgut epithelium of susceptible larvae. While the mode of action of Cry toxins has been extensively investigated, the midgut response to Cry intoxication and its regulation are not well characterized. In this work, we describe the secreted proteome (secretome) of primary mature midgut cell cultures from Heliothis virescens larvae after exposure to Cry1Ac toxin compared to control buffer treatment. The Cry1Ac-induced secretome caused higher proliferation and differentiation and an overall reduction in total cell mortality over time in primary H. virescens midgut stem cell cultures …

Net Neutrality Reloaded, Hal Berghel

Computer Science Faculty Research

How does net neutrality fit within today's neoliberal politics? In short, it doesn't! © 2017 IEEE.

The Grey To Green Infrastructure Transition - An Historical Shift In The Modern Infrastructure Paradigm, Ryan Dupont

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

A Potent Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase Inhibitor To Study The Function Of Trap In Alveolar Macrophages, Carian E. Boorsma, Der Veen Ta Van, Kurnia S.S. Putri, Almeida A De, Christina Draijer, Thais Mauad, Gyorgy Fejer, Corry Anke Brandsma, Den Berge M Van, Yohan Bossé, Don Sin, Ke Hao, Anja Reithmeier, Göran Andersson, Peter Olinga, Wim Timens, Angela Casini, Barbro N. Melgert

School of Biomedical Sciences

AbstractThe enzyme tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP, two isoforms 5a and 5b) is highly expressed in alveolar macrophages, but its function there is unclear and potent selective inhibitors of TRAP are required to assess functional aspects of the protein. We found higher TRAP activity/expression in lungs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma compared to controls and more TRAP activity in lungs of mice with experimental COPD or asthma. Stimuli related to asthma and/or COPD were tested for their capacity to induce TRAP. Receptor activator of NF-κb ligand (RANKL) and Xanthine/Xanthine Oxidase induced TRAP mRNA expression in …

The Prospector, October 3, 2017, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Bring Back the 90s: Homecoming Issue

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• GAMEDAY MADNESS
• Campus Life
• Opinions
• Features
• News
• Sports
• Puzzles

Cultivating Cultural Competence Among The Leadership Of A Multi-Ethnic Congregation For Zion Lutheran Church, Oneida Wisconsin, Mark Schumm

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Schumm, Mark E., “Cultivating Cultural Competence Among the Leadership of a Multi-Ethnic Congregation for Zion Lutheran Church, Oneida, Wisconsin.” Doctor of Ministry. Major Applied Project, Concordia Seminary, 2017. 164 pp.

Zion Lutheran Church is a congregation composed of Native American and Anglo members serving a multi-ethnic community. A group of leaders from Zion took part in a learning community designed to explore Biblical understanding of church, mission, culture, and the history of the community. The Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory was administered at the beginning and conclusion of the project to assess growth in cultural competence.

The Statesman, V. 61, I. 06, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 61, i. 06;

Current, October 02, 2017, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2010s)

No abstract provided.

Current, October 02, 2017, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2010s)

No abstract provided.