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Food & Culture In Japan, Zachary York Oct 2019

Food & Culture In Japan, Zachary York

All Student-Created Educational Resources

This fact sheet explores traditional foods and dishes, eating patterns, health beliefs and current food practices within Japanese culture. Included within the educational material is an exploration of staple foods, symbolic foods, and foods with special meaning. The traditional Japanese diet, called Washoku, is is listed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage category. Traditional eating patterns, including use of utensils like chopsticks and bowls called “wan”, are identified. The atmosphere of eating is also examined by looking at the four elements of taste, comprising of preserving natural flavor, quick preparation, incorporating foreign foods, and creating art and performing ritual through …

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Intelligent Use Of The Rorschach Inkblot Technique With Deaf Persons, Theodore Siedlecki Jr. Oct 2019

Intelligent Use Of The Rorschach Inkblot Technique With Deaf Persons, Theodore Siedlecki Jr.

JADARA

The Rorschach Inkblot Technique can be a valuable component of a psychological assessment of deaf persons if the clinician takes into account the available research data on how normal deaf persons respond to the Rorschach. Relying solely on norms from hearing persons can lead to erroneous conclusions. This article provides guidelines for administering and interpreting the Rorschach with deaf clients. A case example demonstrates how the Rorschach can be valuable even with a client with limited language skills.

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No Sunday Business': Navigating Religious Rules And Business Opportunities In The Shipyard Mennonite Settlement, Belize, Carel Roessing, Daniëlle Bovenberg Oct 2019

No Sunday Business': Navigating Religious Rules And Business Opportunities In The Shipyard Mennonite Settlement, Belize, Carel Roessing, Daniëlle Bovenberg

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

Within the Old Colony Mennonite settlements of Belize, the relationship between religious and economic practices entails a constant navigation of the acceptable, where threats of worldliness come from technology and from contact with outsiders. This paper takes as its focus the business of a butcher in Shipyard settlement, whose daily work testifies to a navigation of both of these potential threats. This entrepreneur uses technologies of energy, transportation, and communication—operated in part by an outside worker—to extend the radius of his meat business. The tense environment of Shipyard’s religious diversity frames our discussion of these observations, leading us to reconsider …

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The Amish Settlement In Honduras, 1968-1978: A (Half) Failed Attempt To Develop An Amish Understanding Of Mission, Cory Anderson, Jennifer Anderson Oct 2019

The Amish Settlement In Honduras, 1968-1978: A (Half) Failed Attempt To Develop An Amish Understanding Of Mission, Cory Anderson, Jennifer Anderson

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

For their several-hundred years of successfully maintaining Amish settlements in North America, for what reason would a group of families—largely from Nappanee, IN, and Aylmer, ON—want to start a settlement in Honduras? This account traces the genesis of this Latin American settlement to the mid-century restlessness among Old Order Amish for religious and moral reform. The account especially follows families from Daviess County, IN, who, after failed settlement attempts in Michigan and Ohio, helped found Aylmer, ON, a successful revisionist Amish settlement. From there, Peter Stoll, one of the Aylmer founders, desired to move to Honduras for two reasons: (1) …

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The Amish Symposium, Megan Bogden, Steven Reschly, Benjamin Zeller, Tom Coletti Oct 2019

The Amish Symposium, Megan Bogden, Steven Reschly, Benjamin Zeller, Tom Coletti

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

The Amish is a 500-some page university press-sized handbook that touches on a variety of topical areas. The book is the culmination of two and a half decades each of Kraybill’s, Johnson-Weiner’s, and Nolt’s work about the Amish. Karen Johnson-Weiner published a series of linguistic studies through the 1990s, and from these spring-board works later explored more fully schools and New York settlements. Donald Kraybill’s first Amish-focused publication was a Durkheimian study of the Amish and suicide in 1986. From then on he has maintained this functionalist orientation in comparative studies of plain Anabaptists and Amish responses to cultural, economic, …

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Conservative Mennonite Storybooks And The Construction Of Evangelical Separatism, Jennifer Anderson, Cory Anderson Oct 2019

Conservative Mennonite Storybooks And The Construction Of Evangelical Separatism, Jennifer Anderson, Cory Anderson

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

Group-produced literature is representative of and reinforces group behaviors, norms, and beliefs. This study focuses on the missionary theme in literature from three Conservative Mennonite publishers, identifying two major constructs of what we term evangelical separatism. First, Rod & Staff depicts evangelism as establishing stable, integrating church communities in places where none exist, making their offering accessible to any who would care to join while also withholding assessment of outsiders. Second, Christian Light Publications and TGS present missions in a more aggressive, individualized mode, whereby the outside is viewed as a land of darkness and the missionary, in embodying Christ’s …

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Makers And Markers Of Distinction: Technology And Amish Differentiation In The 1935-1936 Study Of Consumer Expenditures, Steven Reschly Oct 2019

Makers And Markers Of Distinction: Technology And Amish Differentiation In The 1935-1936 Study Of Consumer Expenditures, Steven Reschly

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

Plain groups differentiate themselves from the world, and from one another, by technology. It is worth recalling, however, that before the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Amish farmers and artisans used the same technologies as their neighbors, and were often more advanced than those around them in agricultural techniques and tools. This article examines the early development of technological differences as markers of subcultural boundaries based the massive Study of Consumer Purchases (S.C.P.) conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Bureau of Home Economics in the U.S. Department of Agriculture in …

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Horse And Buggy Crash Study Ii: Overstretching The Slow-Moving Vehicle Emblem's Abilities: Lessons From The Swartzentruber Amish, Cory Anderson Oct 2019

Horse And Buggy Crash Study Ii: Overstretching The Slow-Moving Vehicle Emblem's Abilities: Lessons From The Swartzentruber Amish, Cory Anderson

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

For decades, the Swartzentruber sect of Amish have, for religious reasons, rejected state-level mandates for horse-drawn buggies to display the S.M.V. (slow-moving vehicle) emblem. Court cases in several states have suggested (1) confusion over what the emblem is supposed to accomplish, and (2) questions about the emblem's superiority to alternatives. Synthesizing evidence presented in several court cases involving the S.M.V. emblem and the Swartzentruber Amish, this study clarifies what the S.M.V. emblem can be expected to accomplish and in which domains it reaches its limits. The evidence is organized categorically and presented as a series of cues presented to the …

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Transport Practices In Amish Communities, James Warren, Marcus Enoch Oct 2019

Transport Practices In Amish Communities, James Warren, Marcus Enoch

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

Car ownership is growing in many countries. While beneficial to individuals in many cases, this trend has often resulted in significant economic, social, and environmental costs to society more generally. In researching possible solutions, one approach is to look at particular areas or communities that exhibit less reliance on the car or are even ‘car free’ to some extent, in order to see if lessons can be learned. Accordingly, this study seeks to define and characterize transport practices in Amish communities—in groups located across the United States and Canada—which for religious reasons have eschewed the car. Specifically, the paper draws …

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The Amish—A People Of Preservation And Profitability: A Look At The Amish Industry In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Joseph Harasta Oct 2019

The Amish—A People Of Preservation And Profitability: A Look At The Amish Industry In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Joseph Harasta

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

Throughout much of their existence, the Amish remained relatively unknown and/or misunderstood by much of American society other than those who lived in areas with visible Amish communities. However, beginning in the second half of the twentieth century, the popularization of the Amish became a profitable commodity. With ever-increasing media exposure of the Amish during this time, some Amish communities were quickly becoming tourist destinations. It was clear by this point that the growing numbers of sightseers and lines of tour buses could be a moneymaker for businesses near the Amish communities. In many respects, the Amish during this time …

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Variation Of Body Condition And Plasma Metabolites In A Population Of South Florida Nurse Sharks, Ginglymostoma Cirratum, Shannon G. Moorhead Oct 2019

Variation Of Body Condition And Plasma Metabolites In A Population Of South Florida Nurse Sharks, Ginglymostoma Cirratum, Shannon G. Moorhead

Open Access Theses

The way an animal utilizes and stores energy directly affects its ability to perform essential life functions (e.g., foraging, migration, reproduction), with implications for its health and fitness; therefore, individual variation in energy storage and metabolism within a population leads to intra-population variation in individual fitness and survival. Consequently, understanding the factors that contribute to variation in energy storage and metabolism within a population can aid in identifying factors that influence that population’s fitness. Compared to other taxa, there has been relatively little research to investigate the factors that govern variation in elasmobranch energy use and storage, particularly in wild …

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Girl, Timothy Eves Oct 2019

Girl, Timothy Eves

Between the Species

“Girl” is a short story about the relationship a family has with their dog. Over the course of the dog’s life, the family grapples with a series of moral issues, including abuse of companion animals, euthanasia of companion animals, and the ethics of diet.

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The Indiana Statesman, October 19, 2019, Indiana State University Oct 2019

The Indiana Statesman, October 19, 2019, Indiana State University

Student Newspaper

Indiana State will roll out its new Tent City at Homecoming; ISU takes on WIU Leathernecks for Homecoming

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Notable Alumni | Jon Wang Pioneers Research In Oncology And Gene Therapy, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Oct 2019

Notable Alumni | Jon Wang Pioneers Research In Oncology And Gene Therapy, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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The Effects Of Combinations Of Limited Ration And Diazinon Exposure On Acetylcholinesterase Activity, Growth And Reproduction In Oryzias Latipes, The Japanese Medaka, Kevin Flynn, Rodney Johnson, Doug Lothenbach, Joe Swintek, Frank Whiteman, Matthew Etterson Oct 2019

The Effects Of Combinations Of Limited Ration And Diazinon Exposure On Acetylcholinesterase Activity, Growth And Reproduction In Oryzias Latipes, The Japanese Medaka, Kevin Flynn, Rodney Johnson, Doug Lothenbach, Joe Swintek, Frank Whiteman, Matthew Etterson

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

Environmental contamination can negatively impact fish populations. In addition to acute toxicity leading to death, toxicants can reduce fish growth and lower reproduction. The potential for adverse population level effects of environmental contaminants are estimated to conduct risk assessments from laboratory toxicity tests that most often measure apical endpoints related to growth, survival and reproduction. The relationships between these effect endpoints are being evaluated to predict shifts in fish population demography better after exposure to environmental toxicants. Environmental contaminants can also affect fish populations indirectly by reducing prey biomass. However, estimating the magnitude of the combined effects of prey reduction …

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Notable Alumni | Jon Wang Pioneers Research In Oncology And Gene Therapy (October 19, 2019), University Communications And Marketing Oct 2019

Notable Alumni | Jon Wang Pioneers Research In Oncology And Gene Therapy (October 19, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

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Iraqi Cultural Foods Fact Sheet, University Of New England Applied Nutrition Program Oct 2019

Iraqi Cultural Foods Fact Sheet, University Of New England Applied Nutrition Program

All Student-Created Educational Resources

This fact sheet discusses traditional cultural foods for Iraqi and Arab individuals. It includes popular foods, spices, and dishes, as well as holiday eating habits, typical food patterns, and immigrant nutrition habits in America.

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Employment Trends For Occupations Requiring No More Than A High School Diploma Or Ged: 1992 And 2005, Paul Geyer, John Schroedel Oct 2019

Employment Trends For Occupations Requiring No More Than A High School Diploma Or Ged: 1992 And 2005, Paul Geyer, John Schroedel

JADARA

This article, the third in a series on employment trends, focuses on occupations requiring no postsecondary training. The first article (Geyer & Schroedel, 1995) concentrated on occupations requiring a Bachelor's degree or higher, and the second article (Schroedel & Geyer, 1996) focused on occupations needing some postsecondary training, usually for one- or two-year college degrees. The next article will report on occupations requiring significant on-the-job training.

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Assessing And Strengthening Community Capacity Building In Urban Biodiversity Conservation Programs, Laura M. Mumaw, Cecily Maller, Sarah Bekessy Oct 2019

Assessing And Strengthening Community Capacity Building In Urban Biodiversity Conservation Programs, Laura M. Mumaw, Cecily Maller, Sarah Bekessy

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

Conserving native biodiversity in cities involves addressing social and ecological factors that contribute to the persistence of species. Multiple activities and programs are needed, with the participation of land managers across private and public realms; from householders to state and local governments. There are few planning and assessment tools that assist practitioners, at the scale of local governments and in the context of urban ecosystems, to consider and address inter-related human and ecological issues. We present a systems-based framework, drawn from diverse literature, for assessing conservation programs (before, during, or after implementation) on the basis of having social and ecological …

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Are Coyotes “Natural”? Differences In Perceptions Of Coyotes Among Urban And Suburban Park Users, Brielle R. Manzolillo, Carol S. Henger, Tatyana Graham, Nadya Hall, Anne H. Toomey Oct 2019

Are Coyotes “Natural”? Differences In Perceptions Of Coyotes Among Urban And Suburban Park Users, Brielle R. Manzolillo, Carol S. Henger, Tatyana Graham, Nadya Hall, Anne H. Toomey

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

By 2050 more than 65% of humans are expected to live in urban and suburban areas. This shift has gained the attention of conservation scientists and managers with more focus directed on conflict and coexistence between wildlife and urbanized populations. One species that is increasingly prominent in urban and suburban environments is the coyote (Canis latrans). Coyotes have established themselves as a keystone predator with a regulating effect on prey populations, thus playing an important role in the functioning of the urban ecosystem. However, research has shown that negative perceptions of coyotes are common and contribute to support for eradication-focused …

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Souls, Cars, And Division: The Amish Mission Movement Of The 1950s And Its Effects On The Amish Community Of Partridge, Kansas, Peter D. Miller Oct 2019

Souls, Cars, And Division: The Amish Mission Movement Of The 1950s And Its Effects On The Amish Community Of Partridge, Kansas, Peter D. Miller

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

Though often perceived as static, Amish identity is subject to change. The mid-twentieth century was a period of notable change. The recent experience of World War II, American religious revival movements, and economic pressures all placed pressure upon Amish communities to adapt. This paper highlights the experience of the Amish community of Partridge, Kansas, where these pressures and widespread interest in mission work eventually led to a church division in the 1950s. This paper explores the contributing factors to that split and examines the reactions on both sides to the division.

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Isoform-Specific Protection Of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Adenylyltransferase In The Pathogenesis Of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Yi Zhu Oct 2019

Isoform-Specific Protection Of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Adenylyltransferase In The Pathogenesis Of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Yi Zhu

Open Access Dissertations

Age-related neurodegenerative diseases affect millions of people worldwide. The increasing number of these disabling and currently incurable neurodegenerative diseases have devastating impacts on the affected individuals and families. However, current mechanistic understanding of the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders remains limited, and neuroprotective strategies combating neurodegeneration are lacking. My lab has previously identified a potent neuronal maintenance factor nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase (NMNAT), an evolutionarily conserved nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) synthase and neuroprotective factor that protects against proteinopathies through regulating protein homeostasis. In Drosophila, the Nmnat gene can be alternatively spliced into two mRNA variants, RA and RB, which …

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Safety Of Food And Water Supplies In The Landscape Of Changing Climate, Aliyar Cyrus Fouladkhah, Brian Thompson, Janey Smith Camp Oct 2019

Safety Of Food And Water Supplies In The Landscape Of Changing Climate, Aliyar Cyrus Fouladkhah, Brian Thompson, Janey Smith Camp

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

In response to evolving environmental, production, and processing conditions, microbial communities have tremendous abilities to move toward increased diversity and fitness by various pathways such as vertical and horizontal gene transfer mechanisms, biofilm formation, and quorum sensing

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The Echo: October 18, 2019, Taylor University Oct 2019

The Echo: October 18, 2019, Taylor University

2019-2020 (Volume 107)

Clear the path for a new trail – Social work is No. 1 – Shop ‘til you drop – TU addresses security – Sky News anchor David Blevins speaks to journalism class – Meeting neighbors within a mosque – Learning how to trust God’s provision on a global scale – Ed Meadors and teaching theology in Kenya – Pepin and her journey from children’s ministry to now – foody fix – fit Friday – It’ll be grand – The Weekly Bachelor and Bachelorette – Crossword: Superheroes -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – ‘The Beautiful’ is more than just skin-deep – A&E …

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Founders Of Plant Ecology: Frederic And Edith Clements, Jon H. Oberg Oct 2019

Founders Of Plant Ecology: Frederic And Edith Clements, Jon H. Oberg

University of Nebraska State Museum: Staff and Affiliates, Publications

Nineteenth-century students of Charles Bessey at the University of Nebraska, Frederic Clements and Edith Schwartz received doctorates in botany, married, and went on to become founders of the discipline of plant ecology. They tested and taught their theory of plant succession, known as Clementsian ecology, for nearly four decades at their Alpine laboratory in Colorado. Their leadership and influence at the Carnegie Institution was world-wide and attracted followers from several other disciplines. They advocated land use measures to combat the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. Clementsian ecology is still recognized as a paradigm against which other theories of nature are …

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Methylselenol Producing Selenocompounds Enhance The Efficiency Of Mammaglobin‑A Peptide Vaccination Against Breast Cancer Cells, Duaa Babaer, Mu Zheng, Michael T. Ivy, Roy Zent, Venkataswarup Tiriveedhi Oct 2019

Methylselenol Producing Selenocompounds Enhance The Efficiency Of Mammaglobin‑A Peptide Vaccination Against Breast Cancer Cells, Duaa Babaer, Mu Zheng, Michael T. Ivy, Roy Zent, Venkataswarup Tiriveedhi

Biology Faculty Research

Previous phase I DNA‑vaccine based clinical trials using Mammaglobin‑A (Mam‑A), a human breast tumor associated antigen (TAA), demonstrated that this agent was safe and efficient at treating patients with stage IV breast cancer. The long‑term success of cancer vaccines is limited by the diminished expression of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules in the tumor microenvironment. The current study assessed the impact of various selenocompounds on the expression of HLA class I molecules in THP‑1 cells, an apparent proficient antigen that presents a human monocyte‑like cell line, and their eventual activation of MamA2.1 (HLA‑A2 immunodominant epitope of Mam‑A) specific …

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Notable Alumni | Timothy Coleman Tackles Health Issues From Allergies To Oncology, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Oct 2019

Notable Alumni | Timothy Coleman Tackles Health Issues From Allergies To Oncology, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

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The Bison, October 18, 2019 Oct 2019

The Bison, October 18, 2019

The Bison Newspapers

No abstract provided.

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Notable Alumni | Timothy Coleman Tackles Health Issues From Allergies To Oncology (October 18, 2019), University Communications And Marketing Oct 2019

Notable Alumni | Timothy Coleman Tackles Health Issues From Allergies To Oncology (October 18, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

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Barefoot Running: Effects On Emg Activity Of Gluteus Medius And Tensor Fascia Latae In Habitually Shod Runners, Bailey Neubauer, Zach Drevlow, Alexandra Gerlach Oct 2019

Barefoot Running: Effects On Emg Activity Of Gluteus Medius And Tensor Fascia Latae In Habitually Shod Runners, Bailey Neubauer, Zach Drevlow, Alexandra Gerlach

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Purpose/Hypothesis: Running has been a common practice in humans since the species’ dawn. Due to its relative ease and low cost, running continues to be one of the most popular forms of exercise today. Although running provides many benefits such as disease prevention, injury prevalence in running is high. The trend of minimalist shoes and barefoot training has gained popularity over the decade as a return to a more natural form of running. Some researchers hypothesize that barefoot running can reduce injury rate by changing the biomechanics of the runner. In this study we propose a different hypothesis: barefoot running …

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