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Leah Zuidema, Fulbright Scholar, Erika Buiter

The Voice

No abstract provided.

The Gospel-Centered Christian, Timothy Saleska

Concordia Pages

When I was a seminarian back in 1980 we were less than six years distant from the synodical upheavals that came to a head in 1974. One of the documents that every seminarian was required to read in those days was the 1970 report of the LCMS Commission of Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) entitled, Gospel & Scripture. Prof. Harry Huth of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, who served as the primary drafter for the report, penned what is arguably one of the most important reports ever put out by the CTCR. Or at the very least, it was a …

Learning Statistics Through Guided Block Play: A Pre-Curriculum In Statistical Literacy, Robert P. Giebitz

Organization, Information and Learning Sciences ETDs

Learning to use data to investigate the world and make decisions has become an essential skill for all citizens. Play and curiosity are powerful motivators for learning. Inquiry – the process of asking questions and seeking answers – can engage the natural curiosity of young learners and motivate early learning. Recent research in statistics education has shown that children as young as 4 and 5 years old can learn to collect, organize, and interpret data they acquire through observation, counting, and measuring in a process of guided inquiry. Guided block play has been used for over 100 years to enable …

Tulie Trails Turkey Time Walk, University Of New Mexico Prevention Research Center

Events

Kick the holidays off right and join Tulie Trails for a pre-Thanksgiving stroll around the historic Village of Tularosa.

2018 Election: North Omaha Voted Like Crazy!!, Preston Love Jr.

Black Studies Faculty Publications

After years of low voting numbers in post 2008 (Obama era), North Omaha voters are fully awake and taking care of business. Years of pounding the streets, Forums, Town Halls, Voter Registration and Education efforts, our first North Omaha Political Convention, finally a commitment of staff and money by the Nebraska Democratic Party, new fresh activism by new and upcoming political leadership like Precious McKesson, Barry Thomas, Kimara Snipes, NOISE and many others, added to the long term work of Black Votes Matter and even the presidency of Donald Trump, North Omaha has gotten the point, that our vote is …

The Role Of Arginyltransferase Ate1 In Prostate Cancer Progression, Michael D. Birnbaum

Open Access Dissertations

Prostate cancer is a major disease affecting millions of men every year, with hundreds of thousands of new diagnoses and tens of thousands of deaths per year. Most deaths from prostate cancer result from metastasis of the disease. However, the causes for metastasis of prostate cancer (PC) remain poorly understood, making its prediction and treatment a major challenge. Recently, a significant reduction of Arginyltranferase1 (Ate1) was observed in prostate cancer remote metastatic sites, suggesting Ate1 may be involved in the progression of PC. However, the exact role of Ate1 in PC remains unknown. Ate1 is the enzyme that mediates arginylation, …

An Integrated Bioinformatic And Statistical Analysis Of Ngs Data Relevant To Diabetic Retinopathy, David Wayne Sant

Open Access Dissertations

Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is a complication of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T1DM, T2DM), and is the leading cause of vision loss in working age adults around the world. DR is estimated to be present to some degree in 93 million individuals. Diabetes causes a local ascorbate deficiency in the eye. Importantly, the role of ascorbate in epigenetic regulation of the genome has been largely ignored until recently. Ascorbate serves as a cofactor for ten elven translocation (TET) methylcytosine dioxygenases, the enzymes that actively demethylate cytosines. Both hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) and methylcytosine (5mC) play a role in transcriptional …

Advances In Automotive Conversion Coatings During Pretreatment Of The Body Structure: A Review, Mark Doerre, Larry Hibbitts, Gabriela Patrick, Nelson K. Akafuah

Institute of Research for Technology Development Faculty Publications

Automotive conversion coatings consist of layers of materials that are chemically applied to the body structures of vehicles before painting to improve corrosion protection and paint adhesion. These coatings are a consequence of surface-based chemical reactions and are sandwiched between paint layers and the base metal; the chemical reactions involved distinctly classify conversion coatings from other coating technologies. Although the tri-cationic conversion coating bath chemistry that was developed around the end of the 20th century remains persistent, environmental, health, and cost issues favor a new generation of greener methods and materials such as zirconium. Environmental forces driving lightweight material selection …

Thinking About Feelings: The Relationship Between Repetitive Negative Thinking And Emotion Instability, Brittany A. Jaso

Open Access Theses

A primary model of psychopathology emphasizes the reciprocal relationship between emotions and cognitions. However, very little is known about the specific day to day dynamics of emotion that contribute to maladaptive cognitive thinking patterns. While maladaptive thinking styles are prominent in the literature, many of them, such as rumination or worry, are reliant on disorder-specific definitions, which limits the generalizability of the findings. Similarly, methods for understanding the role of emotions as a risk factor for psychopathology are also limited by diagnosis-specific extremes of emotionality. Emphasis should be placed on more inclusive, transdiagnostic, patterns that focus on the process of …

Cut The Sky, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University

2018-2019 Borders and Boundaries

Is it a rock concert? Modern dance? A plea for environmental action and the rights of Indigenous peoples? Cut the Sky by Marrugeku, Australia’s preeminent dance theater ensemble of Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists, is all three. As soul singer Ngaire belts out tunes ranging from Nick Cave to Buffalo Springfield Australian “post-soul” music, Marrugeku’s “incredibly expressive and visceral” dancers (The Guardian) form a band of climate change refugees struggling to survive another extreme weather event. Moving backward and forward in time, Cut the Sky meditates on humanity’s frailty in the face of its own actions.

Medication Therapy Management: Empowering The Patient, Aimee Henderson, Krista Brooks, Jordyn Richey, Victoria Thompson

Faculty Articles & Research

Medication Therapy Management provides the community with many benefits. In order to demonstrate the importance, we used pharmacist surveys to convey how often MTM is utilized, pharmacists perspectives on service utilization and challenges, and goals and expectations of the outcomes of MTM services.

University Of Northern Iowa Elementary Teacher Education Senate Meeting Minutes, November 15, 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. Elementary Teacher Education Senate.

Documents - Elementary Senate

Meeting minutes from the Elementary Teacher Education Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Prescription Opioids And Heroin Abuse In New Mexico: Swot Analyses Of Possible Policies/Interventions And The Way Forward, Ali Abbasi

Public Administration ETDs

Throughout the last decade or so, Opioid related fatalities are at all-time high in the United States. New Mexico’s problem with Opioids abuse in not a new phenomenon and a large number of New Mexicans are losing their lives almost on a daily basis. The paper highlights the alarming situation of overdose deaths caused specifically by the abuse of Prescription Opioids and Heroin which, in 2016 alone have taken 347 lives in New Mexico. Policy makers along with other stakeholders play a vital part in shaping the politics along with other interventions which can help tackle the epidemic. The paper …

Targeted Retail Coupons Influence Category-Level Food Purchases Over 2-Years, Xintong Guan, Stephen A. Atlas, Maya Vadiveloo

College of Business Faculty Publications

Background

Targeted coupons strongly influence purchasing behavior and may represent an innovative approach for improving dietary behaviors.

Methods

The retail analytics firm, Dunnhumby, provided secondary retail data containing grocery transactions, targeted coupon exposures, and coupon use for 2500 households over 2-years. The USDA Quarterly At-Home Food Purchasing Database was used to categorize individual foods into 52 categories and combined into 12 food groups. Mixed effects linear models estimated the difference-in-difference effects of coupon exposure on category-level purchase rate/wk. pre- and post-campaign; models also tested effect modification by food category.

Results

Category-level food purchases significantly increased post-campaign. Mean (SD) food purchases/wk. …

Spartan Daily, November 15, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 151, Issue 37

Vol.46 N.17 November 15th 2018, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

The Case For Marriage Preparation, Jeremy Boyle, Stephen F. Duncan

Forever Families

Marriage enrichment pioneer David Mace once remarked, "Marriage is the deepest and potentially the most gratifying of all human relationships, but it’s also one of the most demanding. Unfortunately couples seldom have more preparation than a little advice from their parents and a new set of china."

The Benefits Of Chastity Before Marriage, Christine Baker, Jill Cox, Stephen F. Duncan

Forever Families

Nearly every religion teaches the principle of chastity before marriage, but fewer and fewer people are observing it. The Family: A Proclamation to the World teaches that "God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife" (¶ 4) and that "children are entitled to birth within the bounds of matrimony" (¶ 7).

Northwest Houston Academic Center Newsletter- November 2018, Elizabeth Jean Brumfield

Newsletter Collections

No abstract provided.

Money Harmony For Newlywed Couples And Engaged Couples, Todd Martin, Stephen F. Duncan

Forever Families

Young married life should be a joyful time, but conflict over money often interferes. For newlyweds under the age of 30, debt brought into the marriage is the number one cause of conflict. To avoid the unhappiness and divorce this conflict can cause, newly married and engaged couples should take steps to minimize money conflict and maximize money harmony in their relationships.

Navigating The Dating Wilderness, Shelece Mcallister, Jason S. Carroll, Stephen F. Duncan

Forever Families

The Family: A Proclamation to the World teaches us that "marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God... Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan" (¶1, 7). Most young adults have a desire to marry and one day have a family of their own. However, the process of dating and seeking a marriage partner can be daunting, and sometimes finding your spouse can seem an impossible task. Don't give up hope! It is possible to successfully navigate the wilderness of the dating world and make it to the promised land.

The Setonian, November 15, 2018, Seton Hall University

2018

No abstract provided.

College Senate Minutes November 15, 2018, Bronx Community College Senate

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the College Senate on November 15, 2018.

Messer, George, 1833-1863 (Sc 3297), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3297. Letter, 10 August 1863, of George Messer to his wife Lottie Messer in DeWitt County, Illinois, written from camp southwest of Lebanon, Kentucky. He describes the forces gathering in the area and praises his current officers. Despite the amenities of his camp, he recounts the prevalence of illness and his struggle with chronic diarrhea, which he fears will prevent him and others from accompanying the regiment on a planned march to east Tennessee.

Prospectus, November 15. 2018, Parkland College, Ayla Mcdonald, Ashley House, Paul Benson, Savannah Weishaar, Emma Fleming, Morgan Parrish

Prospectus 2018

From Isolation to Academia: The educational journey of a home-schooled student; Humans of Parkland (Joseph Omo-Osagie); Stay Tuned for Radio Dramas on WPCD; Fight Hunber and Feed Hope; Peer Tutors' new CRLA Certification; Humane Society: Bios of 5 Pets up for Adoption; Letters to the editor;

Access To Dental Care In Fillmore County Minnesota, Katie M. Ristau

Dental Hygiene ETDs

Purpose: Dental care accessibility can be an issue for certain populations and can be an issue for people on Medical Assistance. This has been a struggle throughout our country. The purpose of this research was to assess if the children on Medical Assistance in Fillmore County are in need of dental services and if parents of these children are willing to accept an Advanced Dental Therapist provider. Methods: This descriptive research utilized a survey to collect data on access to care for children on Medical Assistance insurance in Fillmore County, Minnesota. Of the total number of children on Medical Assistance, …

The Indiana Statesman, November 15, 2018, Indiana State University

Student Newspaper

Transgender Remembrance Day Vigil: Students come together to honor those lost to prejudice; Woolsey fire destroys historic ranches, movie sets and open spaces in Santa Monica Mountains; Extra security for Office 365 coming soon

Institute Using Humanities To Start Conversations With Veterans About Coming Home, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

2018.11.15 - Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Northeastern Illinois University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees - 2018

Meeting materials for the NEIU Board of Trustees

A Human-Environment Systems Approach To Outdoor Recreation, Human Biological Stress, And Landscape Aesthetics, Ellie Opdahl, Kathryn Demps, Julie Heath

MILES Data Sets

Outdoor recreation, as the intersection between physical exercise and nature, provides a multitude of psychological and physiological benefits to human well-being. Though many studies have reported qualitative stress reduction from outdoor recreation, few have focused on quantitative measurements of stress across recreational activity types, intrapersonal differences, and environmental variables. To determine whether outdoor recreation affects physiology, we collected 190 paired salivary cortisol and testosterone samples and 157 surveys from 88 hikers, 81 mountain bikers, and 44 off-highway vehicle (OHV) motorists. After recreation, cortisol concentrations were significantly reduced in hikers and OHV motorists, but cortisol and testosterone concentrations increased in mountain …