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Western News, December 7, 2017, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: South Neighborhood to be redeveloped; Planning underway for annual MLK celebration; New web service makes finding funding opportunities easier; On Campus with with Bethany Gauthier.

All Glory Is Fleeting, Steven Beswick

CGU MFA Theses

The statement is specifically linked to my MFA thesis exhibition.

Let’S Talk: Training Anxiety Out Of New Tutors, Nichelle Pomeroy

Tutor's Column

This paper focuses on the author’s experience becoming a new tutor at Utah State University’s Writing Center. The author gives suggestions on what can be done to ease anxiety in new tutors during their first few sessions. Additional training is suggested with collaborative efforts between new and experienced tutors along with familiarization with logistical aspects.

Praiseworthy And Developable—How Psychology Takes Shape In Tutoring, Chloe Harvell

Tutor's Column

In a standard tutoring session, positive reinforcement in commonly used to bolster a student’s confidence, as well as point out good aspects of the writing. This paper explores the use of Behavioral Skills Training (BST) in tutoring, an Applied Behavioral Analysis procedure in which instruction, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback are used to teach proficiency in a skill. This paper examines the benefits of using BST in difficult sessions where standard protocol would be of little value to the student’s writing ability. Behavioral skills training is an intuitive and simple procedure, but proves to be an effective way to structure a …

Pharmacomechanical Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis For Deep-Vein Thrombosis., Suresh Vedantham, Samuel Z Goldhaber, Jim A Julian, Susan R Kahn, Michael R Jaff, David J Cohen, Elizabeth Magnuson, Mahmood K Razavi, Anthony J Comerota, Heather L Gornik, Timothy P Murphy, Lawrence Lewis, James R Duncan, Patricia Nieters, Mary C Derfler, Marc Filion, Chu-Shu Gu, Stephen Kee, Joseph Schneider, Nael Saad, Morey Blinder, Stephan Moll, David Sacks, Judith Lin, John Rundback, Mark Garcia, Rahul Razdan, Eric Vanderwoude, Vasco Marques, Clive Kearon

Reading Hospital Interventional Radiology

BACKGROUND: The post-thrombotic syndrome frequently develops in patients with proximal deep-vein thrombosis despite treatment with anticoagulant therapy. Pharmacomechanical catheter-directed thrombolysis (hereafter "pharmacomechanical thrombolysis") rapidly removes thrombus and is hypothesized to reduce the risk of the post-thrombotic syndrome.

METHODS: We randomly assigned 692 patients with acute proximal deep-vein thrombosis to receive either anticoagulation alone (control group) or anticoagulation plus pharmacomechanical thrombolysis (catheter-mediated or device-mediated intrathrombus delivery of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator and thrombus aspiration or maceration, with or without stenting). The primary outcome was development of the post-thrombotic syndrome between 6 and 24 months of follow-up.

RESULTS: Between 6 and 24 …

December 7, 2017, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2010-2019

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Affliction, Cheyenne Tordsen

Honors Capstones

This thesis features ten creative works, depicting a nonfictional account of life with various disabilities. Six of these are creative nonfiction prose stories, and four of them are Tordsen 4 poems. By writing these stories and poems, I write for consolation and to console those who harbor their traumas within themselves. I follow the stories of my own life, starting and ending chronologically, with the poems that follow each theme working as a retrospective reflection.

The first prose story begins during the middle of high school with the theme following through the stories until the end of college, or currently. …

Meeting Agenda, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Agenda of December 2017 meeting.

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, December 7, 2017, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Course approvals
• Program proposals
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Effects Of Leg Girth And Leg Strength On Division I Track Athletes Race Performance, Benjamin Clay Dixon

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

Thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Science, Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts by Benjamin Clay Dixon on December 7, 2017.

12/07/2017 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/07/2017. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

L-Edge Spectroscopy Of Dilute, Radiation-Sensitive Systems Using A Transition-Edge-Sensor Array, Charles J. Titus, Michael L. Baker, Sang Jun Lee, Hsiao-Mei Cho, William B. Doriese, Joseph W. Fowler, Kelly Gaffney, Johnathon D. Gard, Gene C. Hilton, Chris Kenney, Jason Knight, Dale Li, Ronald Marks, Michael P. Minitti, Kelsey M. Morgan, Galen C. O'Neil, Carl D. Reintsema, Daniel R. Schmidt, Dimosthenis Sokaras, Daniel S. Swetz, Joel N. Ullom, Tsu-Chien Weng, Christopher Williams, Betty A. Young, Kent D. Irwin, Edward I. Solomon, Dennis Nordlund

Physics

We present X-ray absorption spectroscopy and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) measurements on the iron L-edge of 0.5 mM aqueous ferricyanide. These measurements demonstrate the ability of high-throughput transition-edge-sensor (TES) spectrometers to access the rich soft X-ray (100–2000 eV) spectroscopy regime for dilute and radiation-sensitive samples. Our low-concentration data are in agreement with high-concentration measurements recorded by grating spectrometers. These results show that soft-X-ray RIXS spectroscopy acquired by high-throughput TES spectrometers can be used to study the local electronic structure of dilute metal-centered complexes relevant to biology, chemistry, and catalysis. In particular, TES spectrometers have a unique ability to characterize …

Apartheid’S Last Hope: The International Fight For Walvis Bay, 1966-1994 History, Lila Quinn

Honors Program Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.

The Retainer-Based Model Of Financial Planning, Savannah Stone

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Through attending my classes and working part-time at a financial planning firm, I have learned about many different types of compensation for financial planners, the most common being commissions and fees. Western Kentucky University allowed me to travel to San Diego in January of 2017 to attend the TD Ameritrade LINC 2017 conference, and it was there that I was introduced to the concept of a monthly retainer model of compensation. This grabbed my attention because it was a relatively new and unusual form of payment for financial planning services. Through curiosity, this topic encouraged my study of the past, …

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, December 7, 2017, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Course Approvals
• Program Proposals
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

2017 Fall Engr333 Seminar Preservation, Trevor Nyeholt, Erik Karlson, Cam Richman, Tyson Butler

ENGR 333

File for student presentation, given by students in the Fall 2017 class of ENGR333.

V. 85, Iss. 10, December 7, 2017

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.

2017 Fall Engr333 Poster (Section B), Eric Ball, Mitchell Debruin, Raymond Kolocek, Edwin Kpodzro, Jacob Vandekieft, Nate Anderson, Brennan Steenhoek, Darbi Meyer, Derek Vermerris, Jessica Bouma, Devon Loerop, Reuben Saarloos, Richard Amoh, Matthew Boelens, Tyson Butler, Laura Van Winkle, Alex Keizer, Kwame Ohemeng, Cameron Richman, Julie Van De Riet

ENGR 333

Previously, Calvin College had a cogeneration system with the purpose of generating electricity and heat, through the combustion of natural gas, for Calvin’s campus. The original co-gen system was removed in 2017 due to high costs associated with maintenance and operations. Without a co-gen system, Calvin College is fully dependent on the grid. To save money and help in the President’s Carbon Commitment, PCC, the mechanical engineering students of ENGR 333 (section B) propose the implementation of a new co-gen system.

December 2017 Water Blog Newsletter Now Available, Utah Water Research Laboratory

News

As water researchers, we challenge ourselves to see water-related issues from a fresh perspective in our quest to find new and better solutions. Often this means either taking a much closer look or backing off to view things in a broader frame of reference. In this issue, we look at projects on both ends of the spectrum, from the microscopic to the regional.

Smokejumper Obituary: Dickey, Leas D. (Redding 1961), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

No abstract provided.

John Barna V. Board Of School Directors Pant

2017 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

John Torrey V. New Jersey Department Of Law A

2017 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Usa V. Joseph Witkowski

2017 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Usa V. Juan Anguiano-Guerrero

2017 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Faculty Senate Meeting, December 7, 2017, Marshall University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Setonian, December 7, 2017, Seton Hall University

2017

No abstract provided.

Wearing The Collaborator Hat, Jessica Hahn

Tutor's Column

Writing tutors take on several roles when working with students, which range from coaches to counselors. However, one of the most important roles of writing tutors is the collaborator. Collaboration encourages both the tutor and the student to draw on each of their strengths, rather than only relying on the knowledge of the tutor alone. Some roles that restrict tutors as collaborators are roles such as editors and experts. Tutors avoid being editors of papers because they are only able to address surface level issues in writing rather than global issues. Being an expert is too much of a burden …

Tutors—Writing Myth Busters, Stephanie Pointer

Tutor's Column

The purpose of this essay is to help tutors understand that myths about the writing process are hurting students and their writing. Peer tutors are in a unique position to teach students the truth about the writing process. Many students feel incapable of writing well because they struggle with the writing process. Helping students recognize false beliefs about writing and understand the truth will do more to improve student writing and confidence than teaching writing mechanics. When students have a deeper understanding of the importance of having a focused audience, writing bad drafts, and allowing for their limited time frame, …

Tutors: “Theses” The Problem: Students And Thesis Statements, Jackson Bylund

Tutor's Column

Although it is a common element of academic writing, the thesis statement is woefully misunderstood and misused by many new college students. The Writing Center staff spends too much time reexplaining this principle and helping visiting students construct a solid thesis; time that could be better spent on other key aspects of their essays, like content and organization. This essay strives to explain what a thesis statement is, how it is crafted, how and why students have such a poor understanding of the concept, and what can be done to fix this obnoxious issue.

Bone Marrow Myeloid Cells Regulate Myeloid-Biased Hematopoietic Stem Cells Via A Histamine-Dependent Feedback Loop, Xiaowei Chen, Huan Deng, Michael J. Churchill, Larry L. Luchsinger, Xing Du, Timothy H. Chu, Richard A. Friedman, Moritz Middelhoff, Hongxu Ding, Yagnesh H. Tailor, Alexander L.E. Wang, Haibo Liu, Zhengchuan Niu, Hongshan Wang, Zhenyu Jiang, Simon Renders, Siu Hong Ho, Spandan V. Shah, Pavel Tishchenko, Wenju Chang, Theresa C. Swayne, Laura Munteanu, Andrea Califano, Ryota Takahashi, Karan K. Nagar, Bernhard W. Renz, Daniel L. Worthley, C. Benedikt Westphalen, Yoku Hayakawa

Paediatrics Publications

Myeloid-biased hematopoietic stem cells (MB-HSCs) play critical roles in recovery from injury, but little is known about how they are regulated within the bone marrow niche. Here we describe an auto-/paracrine physiologic circuit that controls quiescence of MB-HSCs and hematopoietic progenitors marked by histidine decarboxylase (Hdc). Committed Hdc+ myeloid cells lie in close anatomical proximity to MB-HSCs and produce histamine, which activates the H2 receptor on MB-HSCs to promote their quiescence and self-renewal. Depleting histamine-producing cells enforces cell cycle entry, induces loss of serial transplant capacity, and sensitizes animals to chemotherapeutic injury. Increasing demand for myeloid cells via lipopolysaccharide (LPS) …