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Towards A Critical Game Based Pedagogy, Justin K. Egan

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

This thesis outlines and examines core concepts of game-based learning as identified by James Paul Gee, and Kurt Squire, among other scholars. These findings are then connected to the contemporary, transformative threshold concepts of composition—as explored in Naming What We Know. This connection seeks to argue game-based pedagogy may be an invaluable tool for introducing critical perspectives to composition students in order to better equip them with critical thinking strategies and cultural critiques, while improving their writing skills. A theoretical framework is presented in the form of four “Pillars” of a Critical Game-Based Pedagogy: Literacy, Identity, Social Learning, and Multimodality—all …

Understory Light, Regeneration, And Browsing Effects In Irregular Structures Created By Partial Harvesting In Coast Redwood Stands, Kurt Anthony Schneider

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

Regeneration of commercial species is central to long-term success of multiaged management for wood production. We used a replicated uneven-aged silviculture experiment to study regeneration by stump sprouting (Chapter 1) and planted seedlings (Chapter 2). In Chapter 1, we present relationships between understory light, varying overstory tree retention, and growth of coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus) stump sprouts initiated by group selection (GS) and single-tree selection harvesting. First, we quantified understory light throughout this 20 ha experiment comparing four different silvicultural treatments repeated at four sites. Then, we related understory light to post-treatment …

The Effects Of Elevated Temperatures On Gumboot Chiton (Cryptochiton Stelleri) Grazing Performance And Thermoregulation Efficiency, Lily Clare Mcintire

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

Rocky intertidal zones are some of the most thermally stressful environments on earth, where ectotherms deal with tidal fluctuations in air and water temperatures that can exceed thermal performance limits. However, not all intertidal ectotherms face the same exposure risk. On the northwest coast of the United States, summertime low tides occur during midday, exposing ectotherms to stressful temperatures. In contrast, cooler pre-dawn low tides in southern regions buffer ectotherms from thermal stress. Gumboot chitons (Cryptochiton stelleri) are a thermally sensitive intertidal grazer that range from southern California to Alaska, exposing them to a mosaic of thermal stress. …

Annual Report Of The Town Of Albany, New Hampshire For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2018., Albany Town Representatives

Albany, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Says Who? A Feminist Challenge Of Moral And Epistemic Authority In Advocacy, Coral Ciupak

Senior Independent Study Theses

This Independent Study thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter, “The Challenge of Feminist Ethics,” describes the project of feminist ethics to respond to patterns of inclusion and exclusion within the dominant tradition of moral thought and practice. I then highlight several features of consideration in feminist ethics that are useful in its response and subsequent development of alternative representations of moral life. My second chapter, “The Moral and Epistemic Commitment of Advocacy,” discusses the field of advocacy as morally and epistemically engaged through practices of speaking for others. I give reasons to believe that the commitment underpinning …

The Progression Of Aβ Proteins In The Retrosplenial Cortex Using An App/Ps1 Alzheimer’S Disease Transgenic Rodent Model, Maha H. Rashid

Senior Independent Study Theses

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia in the world with a new case of dementia diagnosed every 3.2 seconds. For over 25 years the amyloid cascade hypothesis has existed as a mechanism of understanding and diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease. The amyloid cascade hypothesis suggests that Alzheimer’s Disease is sequential in protein progression and proliferative from the medial temporal lobe to the rest of the brain. Hypometabolism of brain regions has also been correlated to plaque deposition and hypometabolism is observed in brain regions that make up the default mode network, specifically the retrosplenial cortex, which is not accounted …

The Meaning Of The Fear Of God: The Crucial Notion Of The Everlasting Gospel– A Biblical Study, Jiří Moskala

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

The first imperative of the everlasting Gospel as described in Rev 14:6–13 is plainly expressed: “Fear God” (Greek: fobethete ton theon). The context of this command is the announcement of God’s judgment which leads to three imperatives. The notion of fearing God plays a primary role among these commands: “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water” (Rev 14:7 NIV). This shocking command is disturbing for at least five reasons: 1. Itsounds negative and may produce a phobic reaction. …

Joseph, Judah And Jesus: Revisiting Genesis 37-50, Jo Ann Davidson

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

It is the position of this paper that the last thirteen chapters of Genesis highlight not only Joseph, but also Judah—both of whose lives are types of Christ, albeit in different ways. Not only are the noble attributes of Joseph’s life reflected in Jesus, but Jesus is also the “Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Rev 5:4).” Contra some claims of careless “redacting,” the Judah narratives are rightly and evocatively found within the Joseph cycle. Familiarity with the Genesis narratives creates the possibility of missing or overlooking the theology embedded in the shape, structure, and content of them. 1 Thereby …

Constructing A Theology Of Relational Life Through The Themes Of Creation, Incarnation, And Re-Creation As An Alternative To Current Categories Of Religions, Andrew Tompkins

Dissertations

This dissertation argues that current categories of religions are overly reliant on Western Enlightenment-based presuppositions and academic thinking that creates barriers in understanding God’s desire for all people to have abundant life. Many theologians and missiologists utilize these inherited categories without first subjecting them to the biblical canon. As a result, the theological and missiological discourse on religions is often grounded in extra-biblical presuppositions rooted primarily in an overly high view of human reason that do not accurately portray a biblical approach to relational life. These presuppositions do not accurately portray a biblical approach to relational life. I, therefore, compared …

"Let Us Make 'Adam": An Edenic Model Of Personal Ontology, Marla A. Samaan Nedelcu

Dissertations

Personal ontology studies human constitution and human nature, an increasingly debated topic in Christian theology. Historically, the most prominent models of personal ontology in Christian theology have been substance dualist models. More recently, physicalist models have offered prominent alternatives.

This dissertation studies the conflict of interpretations between these two major model groupings. By applying a canonical theology, it then presents an Edenic model of personal ontology that can address the current conflict of interpretations. To achieve this end, the dissertation briefly analyzes substance dualism and physicalism according to the rubrics of constitution and nature, using a model methodology. It then …

Where Was I?: Engagement Strategies For Students With Attention Deficit Disorders, Brenna L. Herrmann

Honors Program Theses

Throughout my time in the elementary classroom I have been flooded with instances where my cooperating teacher or I, myself, have struggled with students who are inattentive or disruptive during class. This not only makes it difficult for that specific student to learn, but also has the possibility of preventing others from learning. My most memorable experience of teaching students like this has been with a brilliant student who was clinically diagnosed and medicated for the hyperactive subset of attention deficit disorders, more well-known as ADHD. The following thesis is the research and creation of strategies to help teach students …

An Analog Of Glibenclamide Selectively Enhances Autophagic Degradation Of Misfolded Α1-Antitrypsin Z, Yan Wang, Murat C. Cobanoglu, Tunda Hidvegi, Pamela Hale, Michael Ewing, Andrew S. Chu, Zhenwei Gong, Radhika Muzumdar, Stephen C. Pak, Gary A. Silverman, Ivet Bahar, David H. Perlmutter

Open Access Publications

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Cells Exhibiting Strong P16ink4a Promoter Activation In Vivo Display Features Of Senescence, Jie-Yu Liu, George P. Souroullas, Brian O. Diekman, Janakiraman Krishnamurthy, Brandon M. Hall, Jessica A. Sorrentino, Joel S. Parker, Garrett A. Sessions, Andrei V. Gudkov, Norman E. Sharpless

Open Access Publications

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Neuronal Evidence For Good-Based Economic Decisions Under Variable Action Costs, Xinying Cai, Camillo Padoa-Schioppa

Open Access Publications

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Novel Chitohexaose Analog Protects Young And Aged Mice From Clp Induced Polymicrobial Sepsis, Pragnya Das, Santosh K. Panda, Beamon Agarwal, Sumita Behera, Syed M. Ali, Mark E. Pulse, Joseph S. Solomkin, Steven M. Opal, Vineet Bhandari, Suchismita Acharya

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Role Of Arginase 2 In Systemic Metabolic Activity And Adipose Tissue Fatty Acid Metabolism In Diet-Induced Obese Mice, Reem T. Atawia, Haroldo A. Toque, Mohamed M. Meghil, Tyler W. Benson, Nicole K.H Yiew, Christopher W. Cutler, Neal L. Weintraub, Ruth B. Caldwell, Robert W. Caldwell

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Repetitive Concussive And Subconcussive Injury In A Human Tau Mouse Model Results In Chronic Cognitive Dysfunction And Disruption Of White Matter Tracts, But Not Tau Pathology, Mihika Gangolli, Joseph Benetatos, Thomas J. Esparza, Emeka M. Fountain, Shamilka Seneviratne, David L. Brody

Open Access Publications

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The Macaque Cerebellar Flocculus Outputs A Forward Model Of Eye Movement, Gyutae Kim, Jean Laurens, Tatyana A. Yakusheva, Pablo M. Blazquez

Open Access Publications

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Steady-State Activation Of The High-Affinity Isoform Of The Α4Β2Δ Gabaa Receptor, Spencer R. Pierce, Thomas C. Senneff, Allison L. Germann, Gustav Akk

Open Access Publications

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Myeloid Acat1/Soat1 Ko Attenuates Pro-Inflammatory Responses In Macrophages And Protects Against Atherosclerosis In A Model Of Advanced Lesions, Elaina M. Melton, Haibo Li, Jalen Benson, Paul Sohn, Li-Hao Huang, Bao-Liang Song, Bo-Liang Li, Catherine C.Y. Chang, Ta-Yuan Chang

Open Access Publications

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Nfat5 Up-Regulates Expression Of The Kidney-Specific Ubiquitin Ligase Gene Rnf183 Under Hypertonic Conditions In Inner-Medullary Collecting Duct Cells, Yujiro Maeoka, Yan Wu, Takumi Okamoto, Soshi Kanemoto, Xiao Peng Guo, Atsushi Saito, Rie Asada, Koji Matsuhisa, Takao Masaki, Kazunori Imaizumi, Masayuki Kaneko

Open Access Publications

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High-Density Speckle Contrast Optical Tomography Of Cerebral Blood Flow Response To Functional Stimuli In The Rodent Brain, Tanja Dragojević, Ernesto E. Vidal Rosas, Joseph L. Hollmann, Joseph P. Culver, Carles Justicia, Turgut Durduran

Open Access Publications

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Neutrophils Promote Vla-4–Dependent B Cell Antigen Presentation And Accumulation Within The Meninges During Neuroinflammation, Chelsea R. Parker Harp, Angela S. Archambault, Matthew Cheung, Jesse W. Williams, Rafael S. Czepielewski, Patrick C. Duncker, Aaron J. Kilgore, Aidan T. Miller, Benjamin M. Segal, Alfred H. J. Kim, Gwendalyn J. Randolph, Gregory F. Wu

Open Access Publications

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Glutathione Synthesis Contributes To Virulence Of Streptococcus Agalactiae In A Murine Model Of Sepsis, Elizabeth A Walker, Gary C Port, Michael G Caparon, Blythe E Janowiak

Open Access Publications

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Fast Objective Coupled Planar Illumination Microscopy, Cody J. Greer, Timothy E. Holy

Open Access Publications

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Hyper-Activation Of Stat3 Sustains Progression Of Non-Papillary Basal-Type Bladder Cancer Via Fosl1 Regulome, William Vermi, Et Al

Open Access Publications

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Targeting Innate Immunity For Tuberculosis Vaccination, Shabaana A. Khader, Maziar Divangahi, Willem Hanekom, Philip C. Hill, Markus Maeurer, Karen W. Makar, Katrin D. Mayer-Barber, Musa M. Mhlanga, Elisa Nemes, Larry S. Schlesinger, Reinout Van Crevel, Ramakrishna Vankalayapati, Ramnik J. Xavier, Mihai G. Netea, On Behalf Of The Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation Collaboration For Tb Vaccine Discovery Innate Immunity Working Group

Open Access Publications

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A Window On The Lung: Molecular Imaging As A Tool To Dissect Pathophysiologic Mechanisms Of Acute Lung Disease, Guido Musch

Open Access Publications

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Trial Of Sage-217 In Patients With Major Depressive Disorder, Handan Gunduz-Bruce, Christopher Silber, Inder Kaul, Anthony J. Rothschild, Robert Riesenberg, Abdul J. Sankoh, Haihong Li, Robert Lasser, Charles F. Zorumski, David R. Rubinow, Steven M. Paul, Jeffrey Jonas, James J. Doherty, Stephen J. Kanes

Open Access Publications

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Tropomyosin Isoforms Differentially Tune Actin Filament Length And Disassembly, Silvia Jansen, Bruce L. Goode

Open Access Publications

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