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Re-Legitimizing The Unfaithful Bastard Traitor: Re-Productive And Contestatory Intertextuality In Andrés Bello’S Gramática And Orlando, Angela Delutis-Eichenberger

Decimonónica

Conceived prior to his parents’ matrimony in Venezuela, Andrés Bello (1781-1865) was later accused of fathering an illegitimate child from an adulterous liaison in Chile. By then, some had also considered him a traitor of the patriots for his supposed deviant behavior at the onset of the revolution in Caracas in 1810. Following his departure from Venezuela that year, Bello had begun an unforeseen nineteen-year residency in England (1810-1829) that ended with his relocation to Chile (1829-1865). These “exiles” were marked by impressive strides in politics and scholarship. His grammatical studies advanced in London persisted in Santiago, and culminated in …

¡Mi Hijo Es Mío, Puñales! Excessive Paternal Devotion In Benito Pérez Galdós’S Torquemada Novels, Gabrielle Miller

Decimonónica

While Margaret Mead’s provocative statement that “motherhood is a biological necessity, but fatherhood is a social invention” may be inherently problematic, it successfully underlines “the role of the father” as a culturally-inscribed rather than universal construct (cited in Garbarino 13). In industrialized Western countries of the nineteenth century, the dominant gender ideology of the so-called separate spheres defined the “good father” as a “distant breadwinner” who, as unequivocal family patriarch, provided for his family’s material needs through monetarily-compensated work (Lupton and Barclay 14). Unsurprisingly, the dominant model of fatherhood that emerged in Spain in the second half of the nineteenth …

Using Northern Pike And Yellow Perch To Attempt A Trophic Cascade, Bryan Sea

Journal of Earth and Life Science

In the midwestern USA, water clarity has decreased in shallow lakes as a result of large populations of Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas and agriculture that impact the life that depend on shallow habitats, such as waterfowl, fish, and aquatic plants. Northern Pike Esox lucius and Yellow Perch Perca flavescens were stocked in a few lakes in attempt to create a tropic cascade and reduce populations of nuisance Fathead Minnows. Northern Pike were stocked as fry and Yellow Perch were stocked as adults either pre-spawn or post-spawn. Lake managers hypothesized adult Yellow Perch would spawn and the age-0 Perch would feed …

Form Follows Science: An Approach For Reversing The Anthropocene, Diane Jodi Portugal

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

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How Does Headwater Stream Behavior In The Northeastern U.S. Vary Throughout Time And Space?, Caroline Weidner

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

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Secularism In The Arab World: Contexts, Ideas And Consequences, Aziz Al-Azmeh, David Bond

In Translation: Modern Muslim Thinkers

Explores secularism and secularisation in Arab societies since the mid-19th century.

This book is a translation of Aziz al-Azmeh’s seminal work Al-'Ilmaniya min mandhur mukhtalif that was first published in Beirut in 1992. Both celebrated and criticised for its reflections on Arab secularisation and secularism in the modern history of the Arab World, it is the only study to date to approach its subject as a set of historical changes which affected the regulation of the social, political and cultural order, and which permeated the concrete workings of society, rather than as an ideological discussion framed from the outset by …

Biom 4110/6110: The Science Of Medicine (Syllabus), Bradford D. Pendley

Biomedical Engineering Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Integration of fundamental principles from physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics, and applications of these principles to solve problems in medicine.

The Potential Ergogenic Effects Of Cbd And How The Ecs Combats Performance Deficits From Overtraining, Jeremy Park

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

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Was Brown V. Board Of Education Correctly Decided?, Ronald Turner

Maryland Law Review Online

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2020: A Year To Remember, Judith Vogel

Special Topic Papers

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Bsa Agri Business, Econ And Finance 2020-21, Arkansas State University - Jonesboro

Bachelor of Science and Education

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Bsa Agricultural Education, 2020-21, Arkansas State University - Jonesboro

Bachelor of Science and Education

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Myoglobin Post-Translational Modifications And Fresh Beef Color Stability, Yifei Wang

Theses and Dissertations--Animal and Food Sciences

Surface color of fresh beef is the major trait influencing consumers’ purchase decisions. Fresh beef color is determined by the myoglobin (Mb) redox stability. Post-translational modifications (PTMs) play a critical role in regulating Mb structure and functionality. This thesis focuses on the PTMs in Mb and their impact on fresh beef color stability.

In the first experiment, Mb PTMs in beef longissimus lumborum (LL) muscle during postmortem aging and their influence on fresh beef color stability were examined. Beef LL muscle from nine (n = 9) beef carcasses (24 h postmortem) were subjected to wet-aging for 0, 7, 14 …

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd) Coverage And Other Expanding Benefit Changes In The Workers' Compensation Insurance Marketplace: Academic Legal Perspective, Michael C. Duff

Faculty Articles

This paper discusses the increased use of causation presumptions in workers compensation cases involving firefighters and other first responders It also considers increasing workers compensation coverage of post traumatic stress disorder with respect to those same categories of workersThe paper discusses how workers compensation coverage of certain conditions tends to parallel the growth of potential tort liability observes that disease presumptions were a feature of early 20th century workers compensation statutes and so are not new and argues that recognition of workers compensation mentalmental claims has been consistent with zone of danger expansion of the negligent infliction of emotional distress …

A Model Of Icewedge Polygon Drainage In Changing Arctic Terrain, Vitaly Zlotnik, Dylan R. Harp, Elchin E. Jafarov, Charles J. Abolt

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

As ice wedge degradation and the inundation of polygonal troughs become increasingly common processes across the Arctic, lateral export of water from polygonal soils may represent an important mechanism for the mobilization of dissolved organic carbon and other solutes. However, drainage from ice wedge polygons is poorly understood. We constructed a model which uses cross-sectional flow nets to define flow paths of meltwater through the active layer of an inundated low-centered polygon towards the trough. The model includes the eects of evaporation and simulates the depletion of ponded water in the polygon center during the thaw season. In most simulations, …

Single-Arm, Non-Randomized, Time Series, Single-Subject Study Of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation In Multiple Sclerosis, Phillip A. Engen, Antonia Zaferiou, Heather Rasmussen, Ankur Ankub, Stefan J. Green, Louis F. Fogg, Christopher B. Forsyth, Shohreh Raeisi, Bruce Hamaker, Ali Keshavarzian

Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences: Faculty Publications

Emerging evidence suggests intestinal microbiota as a central contributing factor to the pathogenesis of Relapsing-Remitting-Multiple-Sclerosis (RRMS). This novel RRMS study evaluated the impact of fecal-microbiota-transplantation (FMT) on a broad array of physiological/clinical outcomes using deep metagenome sequencing of fecal microbiome. FMT interventions were associated with increased abundances of putative beneficial stool bacteria and short-chain-fatty-acid metabolites, which were associated with increased/improved serum brain-derived-neurotrophic-factor levels and gait/walking metrics. This proof-of-concept single-subject longitudinal study provides evidence of potential importance of intestinal microbiota in the pathogenesis of MS, and scientific rationale to help design future randomized controlled trials assessing FMT in RRMS patients.

A Comparative Study Of Surface Hardness Between Two Bioceramic Materials In An Experimental Apexification Model Under Wet And Dry Conditions, Maria Priya Paul, Swathi Amin, Arun Mayya, Rajaram Naik

Open Access archive

Background: The placement of a wet cotton pellet against Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) is often recommended to ensure the completion of its setting reaction. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the setting behaviour of MTA Angelus and NeoMTA by comparing their hardness after placing them in dry and moist conditions. Methodology: A simulated open apex was created on 40 polyvinyl tubes. The apical 4 mm of the tubes was filled with the two materials, NeoMTA Plus (Avalon Biomed Inc. Bradenton, FL, USA) and MTA Angelus (Angelus, Londrina, PR, Brazil) (n=20 per group). Both groups were subdivided into two subgroups based …

Is Fault Detection And Diagnosis In Pneumatic Actuator A Topic Of Concern?, Bhagya R. Navada, K. V. Santhosh

Open Access archive

The present civilization highly depends on industrial products and hence there is an increased demand for the same. Therefore, each industry is trying to increase its production output without hindering the quality. Maintenance of plant health is essential to improve the production rate without any loss. Industrial processes require monitoring of every element as their consistent behavior is a fundamental concern. Any deviation in the working of these components may alter the quality of the end product, causing a huge loss for the industry. Therefore, monitoring and finding the root cause for irregular behavior of industrial processes is a requisite …

Effect Of Hall Currents On Convective Heat And Mass Transfer Flow Of A Viscous Electrically Conducting Fluid In A Nonuniformly Heated Vertical Channel With Radiation, Madduleti Nagasasikala, Bommanna Lavanya

Open Access archive

In the present document we inspect the deportation study of heat and mass transfer flow of a viscous electrically conducting fluid in a vertical wavy channel under the influence of an inclined magnetic fluid with heat generating sources. The walls of the channels are perpetuated at constant temperature and concentration. The equations reign over the flow heat and concentration are solved by employing perturbation technique with a slope δ of the wavy wall. The velocity, temperature and concentration distributions are investigated for a different value of Grashof number Hartmann number, Buoyancy ratio etc. The rate of heat and mass transfer …

Targeting Sars-Cov-2 Rna-Dependent Rna Polymerase: An In Silico Drug Repurposing For Covid-19, Krishnaprasad Baby, Swastika Maity, Chetan H. Mehta, Akhil Suresh

Open Access archive

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), took more lives than combined epidemics of SARS, MERS, H1N1, and Ebola. Currently, the prevention and control of spread are the goals in COVID-19 management as there are no specific drugs to cure or vaccines available for prevention. Hence, the drug repurposing was explored by many research groups, and many target proteins have been examined. The major protease (M pro), and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) are two target proteins in SARS-CoV-2 that have been validated and extensively studied for drug development in COVID-19. The RdRp …

An Overview On Chemotherapy-Induced Cognitive Impairment And Potential Role Of Antidepressants, Ankit Das, Niraja Ranadive, Manas Kinra, Madhavan Nampoothiri

Open Access archive

Background: Cognitive impairment is an adverse reaction of cancer chemotherapy and is likely to affect up to 75% of patients during the treatment and 35% of patients experience it for several months after the chemotherapy. Patients manifest symptoms like alteration in working abil-ity, awareness, concentration, visual-verbal memory, attention, executive functions, processing speed, fatigue and behavioural dysfunctions. Post-chemotherapy, cancer survivors have a reduced quality of life due to the symptoms of chemobrain. Apart from this, there are clinical reports which also associate mood disorders, vascular complications, and seizures in some cases. Therefore, the quality of lifestyle of cancer patients/ survivors is …

The Bacterial Quorum Sensing Signal Dsf Hijacks Arabidopsis Thaliana Sterol Biosynthesis To Suppress Plant Innate Immunity, Tuan Minh Tran, Zhiming Ma, Alexander Triebl, Sangeeta Nath

Open Access archive

Quorum sensing (QS) is a recognized phenomenon that is crucial for regulating population-related behaviors in bacteria. However, the direct specific effect of QS molecules on host biology is largely understudied. In this work, we show that the QS molecule DSF (cis-11-methyl-dodecenoic acid) produced by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris can suppress pathogen-associated molecular pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) in Arabidopsis thaliana, mediated by flagellin-induced activation of flagellin receptor FLS2. The DSF-mediated attenuation of innate immunity results from the alteration of FLS2 nanoclusters and endocytic internalization of plasma membrane FLS2. DSF altered the lipid profile of Arabidopsis, with a particular increase in the phytosterol …

Periodontitis As A Reservoir Of Human Papillomavirus In The Causation Of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Review, Akanksha Raj, Neetha J. Shetty

Open Access archive

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a DNA virus from Papillomavirus family, and is one of the most widely reported sexual infection, which is not only related to ano-genital malignancies, but also associated with head and neck cancers, with chronic periodontitis being one of the risk factor for the same. Chronic periodontitis leads to loss of tissue structures of and around periodontium and is clinically detectable in the form of periodontal pocket and loss of alveolar bone. A variety of other systemic diseases have also been found to be linked to chronic periodontitis, such as cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, etc., and recent …

Histopathological Spectrum Of Meningiomas With Emphasis On Prognostic Role Of Ki67 Labelling Index, Girish Solanke, Vidya Monappa, Ranjini Kudva

Open Access archive

Background & Objective: Meningiomas are the most frequently encountered primary non-glial tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). The Ki67 labelling index (Ki67LI) is a proliferation marker that may prove useful in determining the histological grade. This study aims at: 1) Studying the frequency, grade and histomorphological spectrum of meningiomas, 2) Evaluating 20 histological parameters and determining its utility in grading meningiomas and 3) Comparing the Ki67LI in the various subtypes and WHO grades. Methods: The cases of meningiomas diagnosed in our Department from June 2009 to May 2014 were included. The clinical details, grade and 20 histological parameters: mitosis, …

Change In Snow Leopard Predation On Livestock After Revival Of Wild Prey In The Trans-Himalaya, Sumanta Bagchi, Rishi K. Sharma, Yash V. Bhatnagar

Open Access archive

Human-wildlife conflict arising from livestock-losses to large carnivores is an important challenge faced by conservation. Theory of prey-predator interactions suggests that revival of wild prey populations can reduce predator's dependence on livestock in multiple-use landscapes. We explore whether 10-years of conservation efforts to revive wild prey could reduce snow leopard's Panthera uncia consumption of livestock in the coupled human-And-natural Trans-Himalayan ecosystem of northern India. Starting in 2001, concerted conservation efforts at one site (intervention) attempted recovery of wild-prey populations by creating livestock-free reserves, accompanied with other incentives (e.g. insurance, vigilant herding). Another site, 50km away, was monitored as status quo …

Application Of Mindfulness-Based Psychological Interventions In Infertility, Ansha Patel, P. S.V.N. Sharma, Pratap Kumar

Open Access archive

Living mindfully helps one gain a deeper understanding into realities of life. It enables people to witness suffering, desire, attachments, and impermanence without any fear, anxiety, anger, or despair. This is considered the hallmark of true psychological insight. As a skill, mindfulness can be inculcated by anyone. Mindfulness helps in attending, getting aware and understanding experiences in a compassion and open-minded way. Research suggests that applying mindfulness in daily life has been known to tame our emotional mind and enabled people to perceive things 'as they are' without ascribing expectations, judgments, cynicism, or apprehensions to them. This review unravels the …

Micronutrients Status Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children In Southern India, Sangeetha Sivasubramanian, Janardhan Shenoy, Sowmini P. Kamath, Vaman Kulkarni

Open Access archive

Introduction: Deficiencies of micronutrients play a role in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and its severity. Identifying the micronutrient status would guide supplementation, thus altering the disease progression and severity. Material and methods: A cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted in Southern India on hundred HIV-infected children. Estimation of serum micronutrient levels (zinc, copper, and iron) and comparison of the deficient micronutrients with clinical stages, immunological categories, CD4 counts, and nutritional status was performed. Results: Among 100 HIV-infected children, zinc deficiency was the most common (62%), whereas copper and iron deficiency was present in 2% and 1%, respectively. Mean age of …

Atfkbp53: A Chimeric Histone Chaperone With Functional Nucleoplasmin And Ppiase Domains, Ajit Kumar Singh, Aritreyee Datta, Chacko Jobichen, Sheng Luan

Open Access archive

FKBP53 is one of the seven multi-domain FK506- binding proteins present inArabidopsis thaliana, and it is known to get targeted to the nucleus. It has a conserved PPIase domain at the C-terminus and a highly charged N-terminal stretch, which has been reported to bind to histone H3 and perform the function of a histone chaperone. To better understand the molecular details of this PPIase with histone chaperoning activity, we have solved the crystal structures of its terminal domains and functionally characterized them. The C-terminal domain showed strong PPIase activity, no role in histone chaperoning and revealed a monomeric five-beta palm-like …

Crop And Weed Discrimination Using Laws’ Texture Masks, Radhika Kamath, Mamatha Balachandra, Srikanth Prabhu

Open Access archive

Computers have become an integral part of human lives. Computers are used in almost every field even in agriculture. Technologies like computer vision-based pattern recognition are being used to detect diseases and pests like weeds affecting the crop. The Weeds are unwanted plants growing among crops competing for nutrients, water, and sunlight. It can significantly reduce the quality and yield of the crops incurring a huge loss to the farmers. This paper investigates the use of texture features extracted from Laws’ texture masks for discrimination of Carrot crops and weeds in digital images. Laws’ texture method is one of the …

Detection Of Torque Teno Virus (Ttv) And Ttvlike Minivirus In Patients With Presumed Infectious Endophthalmitis In India, Poonam Naik, Vivek Pravin Dave, Joveeta Joseph

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Human anelloviruses (Torque Teno Virus (TTV) and TTV Like Mini Virus (TLMV)) are now being reported at a high prevalence across the world, with a controversial disease-inducing potential. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of these anellovirus in vitreous of patients with presumed infectious endophthalmitis. After informed consent, vitreous fluid from patients with endophthalmitis (n = 103) and non-infectious pathologies (n = 102) were analyzed for the presence of TTV and TLMV DNA by qPCR with the limit of quantification defined as 100 copies per reaction. Among the patients clinically diagnosed with endophthalmitis, 29 of the …