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Harry Potter And Voldemort Sharing A Soda, Elizabeth Colton Dec 2018

Harry Potter And Voldemort Sharing A Soda, Elizabeth Colton

USU Student Folklore Fieldwork

Ari: Can we have this?

(Picture of Professor McGonagall with the McDonald’s logo and instead of “McDonald’s” in front of the arches, it says “McGonagall’s)

MoonytheMarauder1: 😂 lol

Ari: I'll take it over McDonald's anyday, siriusly

Ari:

(One of the promo photos for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, where Harry and Voldemort are facing each other. The only difference is that Harry and Voldemort are drinking from straws into the same soda)

Po: Riverdale!au


Confidence Is Key: The Importance Of Building A Student’S Confidence In Writing, Tyler Monson Dec 2018

Confidence Is Key: The Importance Of Building A Student’S Confidence In Writing, Tyler Monson

Tutor's Column

It’s Friday afternoon and there’s barely any wiggle room between tutoring sessions. Every English 2010 student has been rushing to the Writing Center to get their papers edited before they have to turn it in at midnight. Some papers are contemplative, well-structured and only need light tweaks, while others are “more of a thought piece at the moment.”


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs Dec 2018

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Heichelbech, Evan. Thanks for Reading Another Eventful Semester of News
  • Austin, Emma. Earth Science Education Sees Drop, Says Research Institute
  • DeLetter, Emily. Ramping Up – Enrollment
  • Ziege, Nicole. Title IX Committee Stalls Completion of Investigation
  • Dobbs, Jack. White Supremacist Organization Recruiting on Campus – Evropa
  • Ceballo, Ivy. From Broken & Bruised to Free & Strong – Domestic Abuse
  • Allen, Ellie. Editorial Cartoon – WKU White Squirrel with Christmas Gift
  • Ho Ho Herald: The Herald’s 2018 Christmas Gifts
  • Kohley, Chris. Sunshine Skate – SoKY Ice Rink …


Vedder In Forbes | Collegevine Ranks Rop 10 'Underrated" University, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Dec 2018

Vedder In Forbes | Collegevine Ranks Rop 10 'Underrated" University, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.


Kuchta Gets Rakowski Award For Outstanding Research In Biological Sciences, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Dec 2018

Kuchta Gets Rakowski Award For Outstanding Research In Biological Sciences, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.


2018 December 4 - Information Technology Council Minutes, Information Technology Council, East Tennessee State University Dec 2018

2018 December 4 - Information Technology Council Minutes, Information Technology Council, East Tennessee State University

Information Technology Council Agenda and Minutes

No abstract provided.


Decoration Of Nanovesicles With Ph (Low) Insertion Peptide (Phlip) For Targeted Delivery, Federica Rinaldi, Patrizia N. Hanieh, Elena Del Favero, Valeria Rondelli, Paola Brocca, Mohan C. Pereira, Oleg A. Andreev, Yana K. Reshetnyak, Carlotta Marianecci, Maria Carafa Dec 2018

Decoration Of Nanovesicles With Ph (Low) Insertion Peptide (Phlip) For Targeted Delivery, Federica Rinaldi, Patrizia N. Hanieh, Elena Del Favero, Valeria Rondelli, Paola Brocca, Mohan C. Pereira, Oleg A. Andreev, Yana K. Reshetnyak, Carlotta Marianecci, Maria Carafa

Physics Faculty Publications

Acidity at surface of cancer cells is a hallmark of tumor microenvironments, which does not depend on tumor perfusion, thus it may serve as a general biomarker for targeting tumor cells. We used the pH (low) insertion peptide (pHLIP) for decoration of liposomes and niosomes. pHLIP senses pH at the surface of cancer cells and inserts into the membrane of targeted cells, and brings nanomaterial to close proximity of cellular membrane. DMPC liposomes and Tween 20 or Span 20 niosomes with and without pHLIP in their coating were fully characterized in order to obtain fundamental understanding on nanocarrier features and …


Quantifying The Impact Of Climate Change And Human Activities On Streamflow In A Semi-Arid Watershed With The Budyko Equation Incorporating Dynamic Vegetation Information, Lei Tian, Jiming Jin, Pute Wu, Guo-Yue Niu Dec 2018

Quantifying The Impact Of Climate Change And Human Activities On Streamflow In A Semi-Arid Watershed With The Budyko Equation Incorporating Dynamic Vegetation Information, Lei Tian, Jiming Jin, Pute Wu, Guo-Yue Niu

Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications

Understanding hydrological responses to climate change and land use and land cover change (LULCC) is important for water resource planning and management, especially for water-limited areas. The annual streamflow of the Wuding River Watershed (WRW), the largest sediment source of the Yellow River in China, has decreased significantly over the past 50 years at a rate of 5.2 mm/decade. Using the Budyko equation, this study investigated this decrease with the contributions from climate change and LULCC caused by human activities, which have intensified since 1999 due to China’s Grain for Green Project (GFGP). The Budyko parameter that represents watershed characteristics …


Frontoethmoidal Encephalocele Presenting In Concert With Schizencephaly, Asra Tanwir, Syed Sarmad Bukhari, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim Dec 2018

Frontoethmoidal Encephalocele Presenting In Concert With Schizencephaly, Asra Tanwir, Syed Sarmad Bukhari, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

Section of Neurosurgery

Background: Schizencephaly is a rare defect which is identified as clefts that are lined with grey matter extending from the ependyma of the cerebral ventricles to the pia mater. An encephalocele occurs due to failure of neural tube closure resulting in a gap through which cerebrospinal fluid and meninges can bulge into a pouch. There have been rare instances when these two defects have presented simultaneously.
Case description: We report a case of a 17-year-old child who was brought by his parents with complaint of swelling over his nose and forehead and aggressive behavior since birth. Magnetic resonance imaging findings …


Hardy V. Phelps Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 45933 Dec 2018

Hardy V. Phelps Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 45933

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.


Sensitive Research Topics: Librarians Don't Judge; Ask For Help, Zachary Lewis Dec 2018

Sensitive Research Topics: Librarians Don't Judge; Ask For Help, Zachary Lewis

University Libraries Blog Archive

When you ask a librarian for help, your opinion is the one that matters.


Impact Of Copper And Iron Binding Properties On The Anticancer Activity Of 8-Hydroxyquinoline Derived Mannich Bases., Veronika F.S. Pape, Nóra V. May, G. Tamás Gál, István Szatmári, Flóra Szeri, Ferenc Fülöp, Gergely Szakács, Éva A. Enyedy Dec 2018

Impact Of Copper And Iron Binding Properties On The Anticancer Activity Of 8-Hydroxyquinoline Derived Mannich Bases., Veronika F.S. Pape, Nóra V. May, G. Tamás Gál, István Szatmári, Flóra Szeri, Ferenc Fülöp, Gergely Szakács, Éva A. Enyedy

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers

The anticancer activity of 8-hydroxyquinolines relies on complex formation with redox active copper and iron ions. Here we employ UV-visible spectrophotometry and EPR spectroscopy to compare proton dissociation and complex formation processes of the reference compound 8-hydroxyquinoline (Q-1) and three related Mannich bases to reveal possible correlations with biological activity. The studied derivatives harbor a CH2-N moiety at position 7 linked to morpholine (Q-2), piperidine (Q-3), and chlorine and fluorobenzylamino (Q-4) substituents. Solid phase structures of Q-3, Q-4·HCl·H2O, [(Cu(HQ-2)2)2]·(CH3OH)2·Cl4·(H2O)2, [Cu(Q-3)2]·Cl2 and [Cu(HQ-4)2(CH3OH)]·ZnCl4·CH3OH were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. In addition, the redox properties of the copper and iron complexes …


How Soil Salinity Affects The Stomatal Conductance Of Baccharis Salicifolia (Mulefat/Seepwillow), Andrew Kim, Caroline Wilkerson, Mahala Bayless, Peter Du Dec 2018

How Soil Salinity Affects The Stomatal Conductance Of Baccharis Salicifolia (Mulefat/Seepwillow), Andrew Kim, Caroline Wilkerson, Mahala Bayless, Peter Du

Featured Research

This is a poster presentation demonstrating the project our group has been working on. We hypothesize that the stomatal conductance of mulefat will decrease as soil salinity increases in both pre-rain and post-rain conditions because the plant tries to absorb salt water. However, the salt water cannot pass through plant tissue and draws water out of the plant. Since plant requires water for photosynthesis, water being drawn out means less water is available for the plant to do photosynthesis. We have tested our hypothesis by collecting soil samples in Legacy park, and recorded stomatal conductance by using a leaf porometer


Comparison Of Photosynthesis, Stomatal Conductance, And Water Potential Between Native Rhus Integrifolia And Invasive Nicotiana Glauca, Tiffany J. Egbo, Emma J. Navarro, Malaun A. Phillips, Cameron I. Zohary Dec 2018

Comparison Of Photosynthesis, Stomatal Conductance, And Water Potential Between Native Rhus Integrifolia And Invasive Nicotiana Glauca, Tiffany J. Egbo, Emma J. Navarro, Malaun A. Phillips, Cameron I. Zohary

Featured Research

Invasive species, such as Nicotiana glauca, are a prominent part of the Santa Monica Mountains, and could be responsible for displacing native species such as Rhus integrifolia. It was observed in the field that Nicotiana glauca was doing better than Rhus integrifolia, so our group decided to indirectly test this. Because of the invasiveness of its species, it is essential to measure the health of a native species to see if the invasive species is posing as a massive threat. Water potential, stomatal conductance, fluorescence, photosynthetic rates and electron transport rates were compared among the two plants …


The Utah Statesman, December 4, 2018, Utah State University Dec 2018

The Utah Statesman, December 4, 2018, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.


Optimization Of Light Irradiance During The Early Life Of Sexually-Produced Porites Astreoides And Agaricia Agaricites Recruits, Nicholas J. Mcmahon Dec 2018

Optimization Of Light Irradiance During The Early Life Of Sexually-Produced Porites Astreoides And Agaricia Agaricites Recruits, Nicholas J. Mcmahon

HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations

Current solutions of coral restoration rely mainly on fragmentation. Though a reliable technique, this asexual form of reproduction does not benefit the genetic diversity of the coral reef. With many global and local stressors threatening corals’ existence, the resiliency of corals to future ocean conditions depends highly on sexual reproduction to produce new genotypes. New technology allows coral spawning/larval release, larval settlement and rearing to be carried out in an aquarium system. Many of the techniques necessary to maintain coral recruits are well-established, however the effects of light intensity remain to be studied for these early life stages. Newly …


A Close Reading Of An Excellent Distant Reading Of Heller In The Courts, George A. Mocsary Dec 2018

A Close Reading Of An Excellent Distant Reading Of Heller In The Courts, George A. Mocsary

Faculty Articles

This invited Comment examines the quantitative analysis of postiDistrict of Columbia v Heller icommon law performed by Professors Eric Ruben and Joseph Blocher in iFrom Theory to Doctrine An Empirical Analysis of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Afteri Heller Their groundbreaking and provocative work seeks to advance Second Amendment scholarship in two important ways First it aims to describe Second Amendment doctrine by quantifying aspects of that constitutional provision's common law Second it challenges the view that lower courts have deliberately and systematically undercut both the right to bear and the right to keep arms as articulated by …


Obstructive Jaundice Due To Pancreatic Involvement As An Initial Presentation Of Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia., Oreoluwa Oladiran, Ifeanyi Nwosu Dec 2018

Obstructive Jaundice Due To Pancreatic Involvement As An Initial Presentation Of Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia., Oreoluwa Oladiran, Ifeanyi Nwosu

Reading Hospital Internal Medicine Residency

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a heterogeneous group of lymphoid disorders characterized by monoclonal proliferation and expansion of immature lymphoid cells in the bone marrow, blood, and other organs. It commonly presents with nonspecific symptoms such as lethargy, easy bruising, and weight loss. In this article, we present the case of a 48-year-old male who presented to the hospital with painless jaundice resulting from pancreatic infiltration, initially thought to be due to pancreatic or hepatobiliary malignancy. He was later diagnosed with ALL by lymph node biopsy and peripheral blood flow cytometry immunophenotyping and was transferred to a cancer treatment centre …


Empirical Validation And Comparison Of The Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (Hycom) Between The Gulf Of Mexico And The Tongue Of The Ocean, Cynthia A. Cleveland Dec 2018

Empirical Validation And Comparison Of The Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (Hycom) Between The Gulf Of Mexico And The Tongue Of The Ocean, Cynthia A. Cleveland

HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations

Ocean models are increasingly able to synthesize a large temporal domain with fine spatial resolution. With this increase in functionality and availability, ocean models are in high demand by researchers, establishing a critical need for validating a model’s ability to represent interior ocean dynamics. Satellite measurements are typically used for validation, however these measurements are limited to the upper layers of the ocean and therefore satellite measurements of sea surface height and sea surface temperature are the most validated output parameters of three-dimensional ocean models. Unfortunately there is a paucity of model validation studies for the interior ocean. This study …


Grant Will Improve Asl Mentorship In Utah, Jolynne Lyon Dec 2018

Grant Will Improve Asl Mentorship In Utah, Jolynne Lyon

Blog Posts

Blog post is about a grant that will improve the ASL mentorship program.


English Learner Course Scheduling: Practice, Implications, And Aspirations, Aziza Simmons Dec 2018

English Learner Course Scheduling: Practice, Implications, And Aspirations, Aziza Simmons

Doctor of Education in Teacher Leadership Dissertations

Educating English learners (ELs) is a complex, multifaceted job that takes into account numerous constructs, some tangible and others not. For this endeavor to work optimally, all parties need to work closely and rely on each other with the end result in mind: offering a quality and equitable education to ELs that addresses their academic and language needs and propels them to reach their full potential (Baecher, 2014; Dirocco, 1998). One influential factor is course scheduling for content and career areas (Minaya-Rowe, 2015). Using qualitative case study methodology, this dissertation investigates the current process for scheduling ELs through in-depth semi-structured …


University Mourns Distinguished Alum Steve Doran '79, Matt Wing Dec 2018

University Mourns Distinguished Alum Steve Doran '79, Matt Wing

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.


Attributing Accelerated Increases In Salinity In The Mediterranean Coastal Zone To Climate Change And Seawater Desalination Brine And The Resultant Unsustainability Of Modern Desalination Technology, Brandon W. Harper Dec 2018

Attributing Accelerated Increases In Salinity In The Mediterranean Coastal Zone To Climate Change And Seawater Desalination Brine And The Resultant Unsustainability Of Modern Desalination Technology, Brandon W. Harper

HCNSO Student Capstones

Anthropogenic climate change influences our oceans on a global scale and has brought about increased salinity levels in large areas of our oceans such as the North Atlantic (Dunbar 2009). Concentrations of large scale desalination plants around small bodies of water add to this pattern and have shown even larger increases in salinity due to desalination brine discharge (Purnama et al., 2005). Salinity profile data over time should show similar increases in salinity in the Mediterranean Sea due to climate change and localized data should show increased salinity due to brine discharge. This study aims to pinpoint the extent of …


12-04-2018 Swosu Students Win Top Awards At Oklahoma Academy Of Science Meeting, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Dec 2018

12-04-2018 Swosu Students Win Top Awards At Oklahoma Academy Of Science Meeting, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2018

Two students at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford recently won honors at the 2018 Oklahoma Academy of Science (OAS) state meeting held in November.


Evaluating Bad Norms, John Thrasher Dec 2018

Evaluating Bad Norms, John Thrasher

Philosophy Faculty Articles and Research

Some norms are bad. Norms of revenge, female genital mutilation, honor killings, and other norms strike us as destructive, cruel, and wasteful. The puzzle is why so many people see these norms as authoritative and why these norms often resist change. To answer these questions, we need to look at what “bad” norms are and how we can evaluate them. Here I develop an integrative analysis of norms that aims to avoid parochialism in norm evaluation. After examining and rejecting several evaluative standards, I propose what I call a comparative-functional analysis of norms that is both operationalizable/testable and nonparochial, and …


Stan O'Loughlin '07 Receives 2018 Lefkowitz Award From Ny State Attorney General, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law Dec 2018

Stan O'Loughlin '07 Receives 2018 Lefkowitz Award From Ny State Attorney General, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo News 2018

No abstract provided.


Poster: Thtr 230 Playwriting's Class Workshop Readings Of Student-Written Ten Minute Plays, D'Amour Library Dec 2018

Poster: Thtr 230 Playwriting's Class Workshop Readings Of Student-Written Ten Minute Plays, D'Amour Library

Athenaeum Series

No abstract provided.


Loss Of Intellectual Functioning In Cerebrovascular Vs Alzeheimer's Disease, Christina Bhawanidin, Eliza Gonzalez, Illhom Bakiyev Dec 2018

Loss Of Intellectual Functioning In Cerebrovascular Vs Alzeheimer's Disease, Christina Bhawanidin, Eliza Gonzalez, Illhom Bakiyev

Publications and Research

Aim

To compare loss of intellectual functioning in cerebrovascular (CVA) vs. Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

Method

Subjects had Psychiatric disorders (n=26), CVA (n=37), or AD (n=27). Expected premorbid intellectual functioning was computed using educational attainment. Intellectual ability was separated into deviation quotients for Verbal-Conceptual, Attention-Concentration, or Perceptual-Constructional ability, and Psychomotor Speed. The difference between obtained and expected intellectual functioning in each cognitive domain was analyzed using a repeated measures ANOVA with age as a covariate.


Using Response Times To Measure Ability On A Cognitive Task, Aleksandr Alekseev Dec 2018

Using Response Times To Measure Ability On A Cognitive Task, Aleksandr Alekseev

ESI Working Papers

I show how using response times as a proxy for effort coupled with an explicit process-based model can address a long-standing issue of how to separate the effect of cognitive ability on performance from the effect of motivation. My method is based on a dynamic stochastic model of optimal effort choice in which ability and motivation are the structural parameters. I show how to estimate these parameters from the data on outcomes and response times in a cognitive task. In a laboratory experiment, I find that performance on a Digit-Symbol test is a noisy and biased measure of cognitive ability. …


Daily Eastern News: December 04, 2018, Eastern Illinois University Dec 2018

Daily Eastern News: December 04, 2018, Eastern Illinois University

December

No abstract provided.