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Copper/N-Acetylcysteine Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesis, Characterization, And Antimicrobial Activities, Danya Belnour

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

In recent years, there is a growing interest in developing metal based antimicrobial nanomaterials suitable for agricultural and biomedical applications. For centuries, Copper (Cu) biocide has been used for protecting a wide variety of crops from devastating bacterial and fungal diseases. However, prolonged and aggressive use of Cu led to the development of resistance and accumulation in soil. The latter has been linked to aquatic toxicity due to soil Cu leaching. Furthermore, copper build up in soil causes phytotoxicity and reduces uptake of micronutrient Zn through the root system. In biomedical field, Cu has been historically used as an antimicrobial …

Can Adaptive Management Help Alaska’S Natural Resource Managers Respond To Climate Change?, E. Barrett Ristroph

Natural Resources Journal

Many legal scholars have called attention to the inability of stationary natural resource management laws to respond to a changing climate. There are various proposals for remedying these laws, including the use of adaptive management, through which resource managers can monitor changes and adjust policies accordingly. Yet there are practical and political challenges to implementing adaptive management. This article considers the extent to which adaptive management has been or could be implemented in response to Alaska’s rapid climate change. Alaska is an important case study as it is warming far more quickly than many other parts of the globe, paving …

The Long View Of The Water/Energy Nexus: Hydropower’S First Century In The U.S.A., Carl J. Bauer

Natural Resources Journal

This paper offers a historical overview of the first century of hydropower in the US from today’s perspective of the water/energy nexus. Hydropower emerged as a technology in the 1880s and its development expanded until large dam building ended in the US in the 1970s-1980s. I summarize the century from the two different angles of the water sector and the electric power sector, as the roles and strategic importance of hydropower changed dramatically in the two sectors, in the parallel histories of water development and electric power development. The paper emphasizes the electricity side of the hydropower story because the …

A Road Map To Restoring Rivers: How The Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement Might Influence Future Dam Removal And River Restoration Projects, James C. Ish

Natural Resources Journal

Throughout the United States dams are approaching the terminus of their original licensing periods and are undergoing re-licensing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This period of review has prompted extensive studies in these basins to determine the cost-benefits associated with keeping these dams, versus removing and restoring the natural ecosystems that are currently inundated. In situations where a dam is deemed to be no longer economically relevant, and/or a detriment to endangered species or their critical habitat, an agreement for removal and restoration is often proposed as the next step in the management of that basin’s water resources. However, …

Climate Perspectives Across The Generations, Dan Farber

Natural Resources Journal

Climate change is a multi-generational problem, but it does not impact all generations in the same way. Correspondingly, older Americans and younger ones differ greatly in how they perceive the issue and how they respond. The wave of youth activism epitomized by Greta Thunburg is on one side of this generation gap. Donald Trump’s climate skepticism is on the other. We’re talking about large groups of people, so there is a range of attitudes on both sides, but these two individuals represent the generational differences in dramatic form. My goal today is to explore these generational differences. I want to …

Transcriptomic Analysis Of Red-Spotted Grouper Nervous Necrosis Virus-Infected Seabass Lates Calcarifer (Bloch, 1790), Kitipong Angsujinda

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Infection with Red-spotted grouper nervous necrosis virus (RGNNV) remains a significant problem in aquaculture of a variety of fish including Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer). This study presents a transcriptome analysis of the head kidney which performs the important immune functions during RGNNV infection in L. calcarifer. RNA sequencing was employed to distinguish the transcript abundance in head kidney between RGNNV infected and control fish. Functional analysis identified 59 and 73 differentially expressed genes at 2- and 15-day post infection, respectively and twelve candidates were shown to have a potential implication in RGNNV infection. This study lays the groundwork for future …

(2020) A Comunidade Da Infância, David Kennedy

Collected Papers of David Kennedy

Este livro, A comunidade da infância, é uma forma encontrada para assegurar a presença de David Kennedy entre nós, que tanto o admiramos. Entretanto, resta algo que não se sabe dizer sobre David Kennedy. Como algo que escapa, que foge ao domínio da escrita. David parece nos alertar para algo que permanece infantilmente sem palavra na linguagem. David não se apresenta de imediato. Sua escrita, em voltas, por aproximações e distanciamentos, revela conhecimentos e saberes acerca da infância para tocar aquilo que infantilmente deixou de ser enunciado e escapa à apreensão adulta dos dizeres acadêmicos. Depois de afastar-se do que …

Towards A Biblical And Missiological Model Of Cross-Cultural Contextualization Among Chinese Immigrants In "Barrio Chino" Duarte Of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Samuel Telemaque

Dissertations DIS

This study examines the challenge of contextualizing the gospel to Chinese immigrants in the Dominican Republic. Chinese people have been migrating to the Dominican Republic, mainly from Guangdong and Fujian, since the early 1960s. The immigrant population grew to appropriately 50,000 in the 1990s. In spite of this steady growth in population, Adventist leaders have not been able to influence Chinese immigrants to appreciate the gospel and to make decisions to begin a journey toward Christ. This study examines this missiological challenge.

The purpose of this study is to develop a model of contextualization for presenting the gospel to Chinese …

Academic Freedom And Accountability At Sda Theological Seminaries, René Gehring

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

After a review of the legal basis of academic freedom in some western countries, this article briefly explores the historical background of its emergence and the significance regarding theological research. The reasons for respecting certain limitations given by the church and ways to solve tensions between the religious expectations and possibly diverging research outcomes are dealt with, while acknowledging that certain gray areas remain.

The Doctrine Of Atonement In Communal Contexts, Kelvin Onongha

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

The atonement is one of the most crucial of all the Christian doctrines, explaining the death of Christ and its significance to the Christian community. However, the atonement like any other Christian doctrine is only as meaningful as the metaphors employed to communicate this teaching. The majority of the world lives in shame and honor cultures where their concepts of sin and salvation differ from those of Christians. This paper aims at presenting a biblical paradigm for communicating this pivotal doctrine to communal contexts in a manner that makes the gospel translatable to such settings without losing its significance and …

Kaaba & Sanctuary: Qur’Anic And Biblical Cosmic Centers—Ontological And Existential Worldviews, Larry L. Lichtenwalter

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

The Qur’anic Kaaba1 and the Biblical heavenly sanctuary articulate respective cosmic centers with corresponding ontological and existential worldviews. Numerous parallels exist. Each cosmic center presents a paradigmatic system toward an understanding of reality. Each unfolds a view of God which brings significant implications for theology and practice. Each effects worldview reflection and formation. Each indicates the direction of prayer. Each comprises the place of spiritual gathering for the believing community. And, each defines the pathway to salvation, the cleansing of worshipers, the promise of divine blessing and peace, as well as oneness with God. It comes as no surprise that …

Education And Eschatology: Why Theological Education Is Necessary, Jiří Moskala

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

I vividly recall the situation when I was 6 years old. It was a sunny Sabbath morning during the summer, and I was going to church. On the way, I met an elder, a very fine man admired by many who asked me what my plans were for the future. With great enthusiasm, I told him that in three months I would enroll in school for my first class. He turned to me, paused, and said: “Jiří, you probably will not even go to school, because Jesus will come soon,” and then he added, “and certainly you will not finish …

Humans Of St. Norbert: Madeline Pamperin ’20, Madeline Pamperin

Humans of St. Norbert

Based on the phenomenon "Humans of New York," Humans of St. Norbert mirrors the photoblog, featuring photos and interviews of people on campus.

A Stretch Too Far: Flaws In Comparing Slavery And The Death Penalty, Michael Conklin

Denver Law Review Forum

No abstract provided.

Illiberalism And Islam, Aziz Z. Huq

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

This chapter analyzes the role of anti-Islam and anti-Muslim discourse in North American and European ‘illiberal’ parties, movements, and ideologies. Its first aim is to situate those deployments in a longer history. Occidental engagements with Islam and Muslims, including anti-Islamic tropes, long predate the emergence of liberalism, let along illiberalism. It should not be a surprise that liberalism as it emerged in the nineteenth century partook of such ideas. Contra some theorists, however, I argue that there is no strong evidence that anti-Islam was constitutive of liberal theory or early practice. Rather, it was in the second half of the …

Walleye Sander Vitreus Visceral Fat Accumulation, Cole Daleiden, Seth Renner

Journal of Earth and Life Science

For ectothermic species, proper lipid retention is critical to surviving in regions with limited growing seasons. Visceral fat is the dominant form of this energy storage in fish. Build up and depletion of these lipids occur seasonally as activity levels change throughout winter and spring. Due to this annual pattern, the purpose of this study is to determine a trend in the amount of visceral fat Walleye Sander vitreus accumulate in a time of year when metabolic rates are low and transition into the spawning process has yet to occur. Angling was the method of capture conducted during the months …

A Sky Too Close To The Ground: Stories, Jessica Koch

Stonecoast MFA Theses and Capstones

A Sky Too Close to the Ground: Stories is a collection of speculative fiction short stories that engage with the theme of lost and found connections to the self and to others. This collection explores grief, heartbreak, joy, closure and madness through the eyes of women, men, children, and animals in settings from the fantastic to the mundane. Each story presents this theme in a distinct way with characters that interact with their own loss or gain uniquely. The collection focuses on the human psychology of the narrative while weaving in speculative elements to emphasize and create a deeper understanding …

A Story To Tell… How To Integrate The Three Modes Of Communication Through A Story Time Program In French, Frederique Grim

The Coastal Review

Bilingual story time programs found in local community libraries not only benefit children, they can also serve a need for L2 college students: the development of their communicative skills in an authentic environment. In addition to linguistic benefits, experiential learning has proven to prepare students for real-world skills, such as networking, mock professional experience and a sense of community engagement. This paper recounts how a world language story time program supports L2 learners’ three modes of communication, as articulated by ACTFL, and necessary for language development. Based on students’ perceptions, this study highlights their increase in motivation and confidence in …

Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (Pfos) As A Potential Risk Factor For Late-Onset Alzheimer’S Disease, Veronia Basaly

Open Access Master's Theses

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that accounts for about 60 to 80% of dementia cases worldwide. AD is characterized by two important physiological features: extracellular senile plaques consisting of β-amyloid (Aβ) peptide that is cleaved from a larger protein called the amyloid precursor protein (APP), and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) containing hyperphosphorylated tau protein. The pathogenesis of sporadic or late-onset AD (LOAD) which represents 95% of the cases appears to not be heritable and may be related to epigenetic programming and environmental factors acquired earlier in life. Apolipoprotein allele 4 (ApoE4) protein is encoded by the ApoE …

Influence Of Pfas On The Thermodynamic Membrane Properties And Growth Of A. Borkumensis, Aleksandra Naumann

Open Access Master's Theses

Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of emerging contaminants which are persistent in nature and hazardous for living organisms. They have an anthropogenic origin and have unique properties which have the disadvantage of bioaccumulating in organisms.

This work aims at the investigation of the influence of different relevant PFAS on the membrane properties of A. borkumensis. This information is one important piece on the way to evaluate the overall response of the bacterium in the presence of these molecules. First, the lipids were extracted with a solvent-based method. Afterwards, they were spread at an air-water interface within …

How Landscape Change Affects Commercial And Recreational Fishermen’S Perceptions And Place Meanings, Talya Syvann Ten Brink

Open Access Dissertations

It is critical to plan for environmental change in order to mitigate its adverse effects on human wellbeing. This series of manuscripts examines the impacts of landscape change on commercial and recreational fishermen. Each manuscript provides a unique perspective on place meaning and place change. Using a mixed methods approach, data were collected and analyzed on fishermen’s perceptions of familiar places and on the changes that these places undergo. The first manuscript investigates the impact of offshore wind farms on commercial and recreational fishermen, using the first offshore wind farm in North America – the Block Island Wind Farm (Rhode …

Deep Learning For Data-Driven Decision-Making, Zhiqiang Wan

Open Access Dissertations

As we are entering the big data era, data are becoming high-volume, complex, and heterogeneous. Nowadays, almost every field and sector of the modern society is being impacted by big data, ranging from energy system to health care, and from business to government. The excessive amount of data contains potential and highly useful values. Extracting values from these data and utilize it to support the decision-making process is of paramount importance to improve productivity in business and enhance the well-being of our society. However, data-driven decision-making also arises with many challenges, such as feature selection, data fusion, and real-time decision-making. …

Through The Lens Of Restorative Justice: A Re-Humanizing, Susan Abraham

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Constitutionality Of The Self-Pardon And Its Compatibility With Lockean Prerogative, Michael Kelley

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Danger Of Dissent: A Century Of Targeting Immigrants, Lenni B. Benson

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

Salcedo V. Hanna, James Mishan

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Monster In The Corner Of The Map: Russian Visitors Describe Nature On Sakhalin Island (1850-1905), Sharyl Corrado

All Faculty Open Access Publications

This article examines evolving constructions of nature on Sakhalin Island in late imperial Russia, emphasising changing Russian views of not only the island, but of science, modernisation, mankind's power over nature and the borders of the empire. From a European land of plenty in the 1850s, welcoming to its Russian visitors, after a quarter-century of penal colonisation, the island had become a monster devouring its prey. This article argues that contradictory and evolving descriptions of Sakhalin's nature reflect tensions Russians faced in a modernising world, as they questioned the relationship between mankind and nature; the reliability of science; and the …

Separating Rope Strands: An Unraveling Of Shame In Gay Men, Chad Allen Lazzari

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This theoretical dissertation uses self psychology, Lacanian theory, and neuropsychoanalysis to explore shame in gay men and formulate an integrative understanding for how this master affect effects self and psyche for same-sex attracted men. Brief introductions to the theories used are provided with links to existing scholarship that informs theoretical leanings. A scholarly case is made for the significance of understanding the origin and lifecycle of shame, as well the importance of differentiating between early relational trauma shame (understood as an “inside out” experience), and a later, socially informed “outside in” experience. An argument is made for how shame “attaches” …

การแปลบทร้อยกรองอิสระจากหนังสือเรื่อง Ceremony ของ Leslie Marmon Silko, นิดา สุสัณฐิตพงษ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

สารนิพนธ์ฉบับนี้มุ่งศึกษาการแปลบทร้อยกรองจากภาษาต่างประเทศเป็นภาษาไทย ซึ่งผู้วิจัยได้หยิบยกบทร้อยกรองอิสระจากหนังสือเรื่อง Ceremony ของ Leslie Marmon Silko มาเป็นกรณีศึกษา โดยมีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาทฤษฎีการแปลและแนวทางการแปลต่าง ๆ ที่เกี่ยวข้อง ตลอดจนแนวทางการวิเคราะห์ตัวบทประเภทบทร้อยกรองอิสระซึ่งมีลักษณะเป็นวรรณกรรมมุขปาฐะ ควบคู่ไปกับการศึกษาประวัติศาสตร์ วัฒนธรรม ภาษาถิ่นและความเชื่อของชนพื้นเมืองอเมริกันอินเดียน เพื่อให้สามารถแปลส่วนหนึ่งของตัวบทที่คัดสรรจากภาษาอังกฤษเป็นภาษาไทยได้อย่างเหมาะสม สำหรับแนวทางการวิเคราะห์ตัวบท ผู้วิจัยได้เลือกใช้แนวทางการวิจารณ์วรรณกรรมอเมริกันร่วมสมัยผ่านมุมมองวรรณกรรมเชิงนิเวศ ของดารินทร์ ประดิษฐทัศนีย์ เพื่อวิเคราะห์ประเด็นปัญหาสิ่งแวดล้อม รวมถึงความสัมพันธ์ของมนุษย์และธรรมชาติที่ได้ถ่ายทอดผ่านเนื้อหาและกลวิธีการประพันธ์ นอกเหนือจากนั้น ผู้วิจัยยังได้ใช้ประยุกต์ใช้แนวทางการวิเคราะห์องค์ประกอบแปดประการของกวีนิพนธ์ ของจอห์น แมกเร เพื่อวิเคราะห์ลักษณะเฉพาะและรูปแบบการประพันธ์ของบทร้อยกรองแต่ละบท ในส่วนของแนวทางการถ่ายทอดบทร้อยกรองอิสระจากภาษาอังกฤษเป็นภาษาไทย ผู้วิจัยได้เลือกใช้กลวิธีการแปลแบบตีความตามแนวทางการแปลกวีนิพนธ์ของอังเดร เลอเฟอแวร์ ควบคู่ไปกับการประยุกต์ใช้รูปแบบและลักษณะเฉพาะของวรรณกรรมมุขปาฐะที่พบในวัฒนธรรมไทย โดยมีจุดประสงค์ที่จะถ่ายทอดบทร้อยกรองอิสระซึ่งสามารถรักษาความหมายได้อย่างครบถ้วนและสามารถสร้างผลกระทบทางอารมณ์แก่ผู้อ่านได้อย่างทัดเทียมและสอดคล้องกับหน้าที่ของตัวบทต้นฉบับ

นวัตกรรมการสร้างสรรค์ตราสินค้าเครื่องแต่งกายบุรุษด้วยการเพิ่มความเงาของสีเพ้นท์ผ้าจากธรรมชาติ สำหรับกลุ่มเจนเดอร์ฟลูอิด (Gender-Fluid) โดยใช้แนวคิดความหลากหลายทางวัฒนธรรมในกรุงเทพมหานคร, อรกานต์ ผดุงวัฒนโรจน์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

นวัตกรรมการสร้างสรรค์ตราสินค้าเครื่องแต่งกายบุรุษด้วยนวัตกรรมการเพิ่มความเงาของสีเพ้นท์ผ้าจากธรรมชาติ สำหรับกลุ่มเจนเดอร์ฟลูอิด (Gender-Fluid) โดยใช้แนวคิดความหลากหลายทางวัฒนธรรมในเขตจังหวัดกรุงเทพมหานคร เป็นการวิจัยเพื่อหาแนวทางการออกแบบสินค้าสำหรับกลุ่มเป้าหมายใหม่ที่กำลังเป็นกระแสในปัจจุบันจนถึงอนาคต โดยมีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่ออธิบายถึงแนวทางการออกแบบตามแนวคิดความหลากหลายทางวัฒนธรรมในเขตจังหวัดกรุงเทพมหานครและนวัตกรรมการเพิ่มความเงาจากสีเพ้นท์ผ้ารับเบอร์เบส คัลเลอร์ (Rubber-Based Color) โดยใช้กระบวนการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพและเชิงปริมาณควบคู่กับกระบวนการออกแบบสร้างสรรค์ เริ่มตั้งแต่การศึกษากลุ่มเป้าหมาย กลุ่มเจนเดอร์ฟลูอิด (Gender-Fluid) ถึงพฤติกรรมการบริโภคสินค้า ช่วงอายุ ความสนใจการตลาดและรายได้ เพื่อสร้างความเข้าใจในกลุ่มเป้าหมายและช่องว่างทางการตลาดทั้งต่างประเทศและในประเทศ ผู้วิจัยมีเครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัยได้แก่ แบบสอบถามกลุ่มผู้บริโภค ที่ผู้วิจัยสร้างและพัฒนาขึ้น และกลุ่มเป้าหมายเจเนอเรชั่นวายจำนวน 50 คน ผลจากการวิจัยพบว่า การสร้างสรรค์เสื้อผ้าเป็นอัตลักษณ์ตราสินค้าเพื่อตอบสนองความต้องการทางแฟชั่นของกลุ่มผู้บริโภคเจเนอเรชั่นวาย โอกาสการใช้สอยในรูปแบบสังสรรค์กึ่งทำงาน (Party Business) และพฤติกรรมการบริโภคสินค้าของกลุ่มเจนเดอร์ฟลูอิด (Gender-Fluid) สามารถประยุกต์ใช้เพื่อตอบสนองกับความต้องการของกลุ่มผู้บริโภค ช่องว่างทางการตลาด สู่การสร้างสรรค์ตราสินค้าแฟชั่นได้ในอนาคต