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The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 28.03: Fall 2018, Ken Bus, Geoffrey Reynolds

The Joint Archives Quarterly

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Arts & Sciences Enews: Fall 2018, College Of Arts And Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences news

• A deep dive into freshwater science and sustainability
• Testing the interdunal waters
• Battling toxic blooms
• Managing water wisely
• Michigan's salty lakes
• World-renowned economist to receive distinguished scholar award
• Three high-profile graduates to receive WMU's top alumni honor
• 2018 Alumni Achievement Awards
• A Physics approach to stroke rehabilitation
• Alumnus, storyteller brings American legend to the screen
• WMU Giving Day

Center For Grassland Studies, Volume 24, Issue 3, Fall 2018

Center for Grassland Studies: Newsletters

Nebraska Grazing Conference Follow-Up

Director's Comments

Steffen Siblings Pursue GLS Degrees

2018 Nebraska Grazing Conference (NGC) Stats at a Glance

UNL PGA Golf Management: Faculty, Staff, and Students Leave Footprints Across the Globe in 2018

The Center for Grassland Studies Welcomes Liz Husmann

Process of Land Stewardship: Producer Reflections on the 2018 Nebraska Grazing Conference

Dr. Jason Rowntree Presentation

Katie Cumming Receives NACTA Award

2018-2019 GLS Officers Selected

2018 Leu Lecturer: Chuck West, Texas Tech University

Divine Truth, Presence, And Power: The Christian Book In Fourth-Century Roman North Africa, Jeremiah Coogan

Jesuit School of Theology

The rhetorical significance of sacred books in the North African controversy between Caecilianists and Donatists remains under-explained. In this article, I situate the act of traditio in its historical context by employing insights from the study of material texts. The Acts of the Abitinian Martyrs, the arguments of Augustine and Optatus, and even apotropaic practices reveal a social logic in which the physical book does more than transmit text. I argue that this theology of the book provides a richer account of traditio than the economic and sociological explanations in current scholarship on the North African controversy. The sacred book …

Profile: Life-Changing Student Experiences: How You Make Them Possible, Communications And Marketing

Profile (1996-)

In this issue: Pay it forward: Chancellor creates an emergency support fund for students; Spring into action: end-of-year celebration photos; #whenindc: Morris student interns take on Capitol Hill; Infographic: Game changer: the Morris student experience; Campus news briefs; Spotlight; Alumni News; The big picture; Class notes; Cougar sports news.

Wsu Research News, Fall 2018, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs, Wright State University

WSU Research News

A thirty-two page newsletter of the WSU Research News. The WSU Research News was published monthly beginning in June of 1968 and issued by the Office of Research Development. This newsletter was created to provide information to the WSU faculty about the availability of outside funds for research and educational programs, new developments that may affect availability of funds, and general information on research and educational activities at Wright State University.

Communication Technologies And Interpersonal Relationships: Some Considerations From Theology, Randy Beavers, Denise Daniels, Al Erisman, Don Lee

SPU Works

While the unintended consequences and high pace of change associated with technology will change the nature and types of our interpersonal relationships, Christian theology provides a lens through which we can evaluate these changes. In this paper we outline some theological principles that undergird our understanding of what God intends for relationships, as well as ways that our relationships are either consistent or inconsistent with God's intentions in terms of healthy and unhealthy relationships. We then discuss ways in which communication technology can amplify both positive and negative aspects of relationships, providing examples from the workplace. We classify the impact …

Eye Tissue Regeneration: Seam As A Cure For Prevalent Eye Disease, Molly Bute

Biology: Student Scholarship & Creative Works

SEAM (Self-formed ectodermal autonomous multizone) is a form of eye tissue regeneration discovered by Japanese scientists in 2016. This tissue regeneration encompasses tissues from all areas of the human eye. The SEAM forms tissues using stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells were used in the first study, and produces four concentric zones. The SEAM that has been created was shown to cure corneal blindness in animal models, and has the potential to cure a multitude of human eye diseases in the future.

Tomatine And Furocoumarins: Toxins In Commonly Consumed Plants, Julia Noonan

Chemistry & Biochemistry Student Projects

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Response Of The Axial Skeleton To Bipedal Loading Behaviors In An Experimental Animal Model, G. A. Russo, D. Marsh, A. D. Foster

Osteopathic Medicine, Jerry M. Wallace School of

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Artificial Light At Night As An Environmental Pollutant: An Integrative Approach Across Taxa, Biological Functions, And Scientific Disciplines, Davide M. Dominoni, Randy J. Nelson

Clinical and Translational Science Institute

With each day, the world is becoming number of people move into urban areas, and consequently these increase in area to consume rural and natural land (Seto, Guneralp, & Hutyra, 2012). Among the numerous changes that accompany urban sprawl, artificial light at night (ALAN) is one of the most immediate and evident (Falchi et al., 2016; Longcore & Rich, 2004). From a variety of anthropogenic sources, artificial light is introduced at times (the night) and in places where it does not naturally occur (Falchi et al., 2016). The characteristics of the introduced light sources are also very different from natural …

Social Influences On Microglial Reactivity And Neuronal Damage After Cardiac Arrest/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Monica M. Gaudier-Diaz, Adam H. Haines, Ning Zhang, A. Courtney Devries

Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Social isolation presents a risk factor and worsens outcome to cerebrovascular diseases; however, the underlying mechanisms remain underspecified. This study examines the effect of social environment on microglial reactivity after global cerebral ischemia, to test the hypothesis that social isolation leads to greater microglial responses. Adult female and male mice were pair-housed or socially isolated for one week prior to cardiac arrest/cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CA/CPR) or the sham procedure, and following either 2 or 24 hours of reperfusion, microglia samples were enriched and analyzed for gene expression. At the 2-hour time point, microglia from both females and males exhibited ischemia-induced inflammation, …

Executive (Dys)Function After Traumatic Brain Injury: Special Considerations For Behavioral Pharmacology, Jenny E. Ozga, Jessica M. Povroznik, Elizabeth B. Engler-Chiurazzi, Cole Vonder Haar

Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Executive function is an umbrella term that includes cognitive processes such as decision-making, impulse control, attention, behavioral flexibility, and working memory. Each of these processes depends largely upon monoaminergic (dopaminergic, serotonergic, and noradrenergic) neurotransmission in the frontal cortex, striatum, and hippocampus, among other brain areas. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) induces disruptions in monoaminergic signaling along several steps in the neurotransmission process – synthesis, distribution, and breakdown – and in turn, produces long-lasting deficits in several executive function domains. Understanding how TBI alters monoamingeric neurotransmission and executive function will advance basic knowledge of the underlying principles that govern executive function and …

Executive (Dys)Function After Stroke: Special Considerations For Behavioral Pharmacology, Jessica M. Povroznik, Jenny E. Ozga, Cole Vonder Haar, Elizabeth B. Engler-Chiurazzi

Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Stroke is a world-wide leading cause of death and long-term disability with concurrent secondary consequences that are largely comprised of mood dysfunction, as well as sensory, motor, and cognitive deficits. This review focuses on the cognitive deficits associated with stroke specific to executive dysfunction (including decision making, working memory, and cognitive flexibility) in humans, non-human primates, and additional animal models. Further, we review some of the cellular and molecular underpinnings of the individual components of executive dysfunction and their neuroanatomical substrates after stroke, with an emphasis on the changes that occur during biogenic monoamine neurotransmission. We concentrate primarily on changes …

Artificial Light At Night Alters Behavior In Laboratory And Wild Animals, Kathryn L. G. Russart, Randy J. Nelson

Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Life has evolved to internalize and depend upon the daily and seasonal light cycles to synchronize physiology and behavior with environmental conditions. The nightscape has been vastly changed in response to the use of artificial lighting. Wildlife is now often exposed to direct lighting via streetlights or indirect lighting via sky glow at night. Because many activities rely on daily and seasonal light cues, the effects of artificial light at night could be extensive, but remain largely unknown. Laboratory studies suggest exposure to light at night can alter typical timing of daily locomotor activity and shift the timing of foraging/food …

Correlations Of Self-Reported Androgen Deficiency In Ageing Males (Adam) With Stress And Sleep Among Young Adult Males, Camille M. Charlier, Makenzie L. Barr, Sarah E. Colby, Geoffrey W. Greene, Melissa D. Olfert

Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Androgen deficiency in males has traditionally been predominantly limited to older men aged 50+ years. However, little is known of the correlation between hormonal disruption, stress, and sleep in college-aged males. This cross-sectional study investigates lifestyle behavior patterns in young men and a screening for potential androgen deficiency. A survey of 409 male students, as part of a larger USDA-funded GetFruved study, was analyzed for this subproject. Survey instruments used include the Androgen Deficiency in the Aging Male Questionnaire (ADAM) to assess for inadequate ADAM scores, the Perceived Stress Scale to measure stress levels and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index …

Empowerment, Declined: Paradoxes Of Microfinance And Gendered Subjectivity In Urban India, Smitha Radhakrishnan

Faculty Research and Scholarship

Microfinance today constitutes a gendered frontier of global capital, targeting working class women for small loans through commercial microfinance institutions (MFIs). Drawing on ethnography and interviews with for-profit MFIs in India and their clients, this study aims to understand the mechanisms through which microfinance shapes gendered subjectivities at the outer edge of the global financial system. Through training programs that often accompany microloans, MFIs encourage clients to identify as working mothers who are primary caregivers for their children, but are also engaged in productive work through microenterprise or waged work. This identity serves MFIs—and global finance more broadly—by leveraging motherhood …

Spiritual Realities And Spiritual Activism: Assessing Gloria Anzaldúa’S Light In The Dark/Luz En Lo Oscuro, Christopher D. Tirres

Religious Studies

This study explores Gloria Anzaldúa’s understanding of “spiritual activism” in her recently published, posthumous work, Light in the Dark/Luz en lo Oscuro: Rewriting Identity, Spirituality, Reality. It argues that Anzaldúa’s occasional ontological appeals to spiritual realism should be offset by her more process-driven and pragmatic intuitions, which foreground the function and praxis of spirituality. Such intuitions, the study shows, are ultimately more consistent with Anzaldúa’s interests in personal healing and social transformation.

A Biographical Study Of Moses, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Josiah, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Jeremiah, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Adam, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of David, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Balaam, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Saul, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Samuel, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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Humanae Vitae Fifty Years Later, Paulinus Ikechukwu Odozor C.S.Sp.

Spiritan Horizons

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Lifelines Fall 2018, Southern Adventist University

Lifelines - Biology Department Newsletter

The Fall 2018 issue of Lifelines features articles on the pre-medical academic summer camp, task force work at Madison Academy, an alumni spotlight, the new Nature and Revelation podcast, and the arrival of MCAT test prep.

Opus: Autumn 2018, Hope College

Opus: 2010-2019

An issue of Opus from autumn 2018.

Brochure: 41st Annual Literary Festival, 2018: Double Lives/Double Trouble, Shara Weber

41st Annual Literary Festival at ODU: October 21-25, 2018

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