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Shepherds And Hirelings In John 10: An Intertestamental Correction, Donald C. Mcintyre

Liberty Theological Review

This article will examine the Good Shepherd discourse attempting to analyze whether the Pharisees were in purview as false-shepherds as commonly assumed and finding that interpretation lacking. Given the events of inter-testamental history, septuagintal usage of μισθωτὸς, and the setting of the discourse occurring during the feast of dedication, this article will find that Jesus is drawing a contrast between the foreign false-shepherds found in the political rulers, as well as the hireling pharisee and himself as the true shepherds. Through a careful reading of the text, it becomes apparent that Jesus is not solely disappointed in the Pharisees actions, …

Technology In The Classroom: The Features Language Teachers Should Consider, Sophie Cuocci, Padideh Fattahi Marnani

Journal of English Learner Education

The fast development of technology and the new generation of highly computer literate students led to consider the integration of technology in school as essential. Throughout the last two decades, research has identified multiple factors leading to the successful and unsuccessful integration of technology in the classroom. Educators must consider these factors when deciding on which technology tools to use and how to integrate them to their lessons. Simultaneously, the increasing number of English learners in the United States calls for the identification of teaching strategies that will best support their needs. Many language teachers now rely on teaching techniques …

Heritage Figures In Contemporary Algerian Feminist Poetry, Naima Boulkaibet

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

Heritage in poetry may be one of the most studied themes. It is an essential element in saving identity and singularity (uniqueness) wanted by poets in their poems. That was manifested with modernism poets who coexisted with heritage and grasped the way they can use it and the charming beauty it adds to the poem. The manifestation of using heritage in the Algerian modern poetry in general and feminist poetry in particular confirms the poet’s recognition of the historical and civilizational awareness included in their poetry by the use of heritage. This study is an exploration of the way that …

Using Multimedia In Designing Investigative News Websites (Arij Website As An Example), Sally Osama Shehata

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

The aim of the study was to learn about how to use multi-media elements (texts, colours, voice, images, videos, fixed animation, and motion animation) for designing ARIJ Website for Investigative Journalism to know how the website designer uses these elements, the challenges he faces, and the most important proposals to improve the usage of these elements. The study used the case study approach, which dealt with one single element (ARIJ Website) to get the results that could be generalized. The field study sample was selected using the purposive sampling that included (20) investigative journalists on the site of the study …

Freedom And Whisky: The Renewed Case For Scottish Independence In A Post-Brexit Europe, Emily P. Johnson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Do You Need Legs To Stand? Wild Rice Stands In Trial And An Examination Of The Use Of Legal Personhood To Protect The Rights Of Nature In Court, Anna C. Scartz

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Carl Robinson V. Bureau Of Health Care Services

2022 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Who's Publishing What: Heavenly Headbutts, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

After she lost three aging cats in the space of a year and a half, Allia Zobel Nolan needed a resource that could soothe the gut-wrenching loss and elicit a glimmer of hope. She couldn’t find what she was looking for, so she wrote the book herself.

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, January 5, 2023, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of Minutes – December 1, 2022
• Program Proposals
• Semester Course Approval Reviews: https://usu.curriculog.com/
• Other Business QCNR CIP Code Changes
• Adjourn: 3:00 pm

Serum Concentrations Of Losartan Metabolites Correlate With Improved Physical Function In A Pilot Study Of Prefrail Older Adults, Jessica L Lee, Cissy Zhang, Reyhan Westbrook, Mariann M Gabrawy, Lolita Nidadavolu, Huanle Yang, Ruth Marx, Yuqiong Wu, Nicole M Anders, Lina Ma, Marcela-Dávalos Bichara, Min-Ji Kwak, Brian Buta, Mohammed Khadeer, Gayane Yenokyan, Jing Tian, Qian-Li Xue, Helmy M Siragy, Robert M Carey, Rafael De Cabo, Luigi Ferrucci, Ruin Moaddel, Michelle A Rudek, Anne Le, Jeremy D Walston, Peter M Abadir

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Losartan is an oral antihypertensive agent that is rapidly metabolized to EXP3174 (angiotensin-subtype-1-receptor blocker) and EXP3179 (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma [PPARγ] agonist), which was shown in animal studies to reduce inflammation, enhance mitochondrial energetics, and improve muscle repair and physical performance. We conducted an exploratory pilot study evaluating losartan treatment in prefrail older adults (age 70-90 years, N = 25). Participants were randomized to control (placebo) or treatment (daily oral losartan beginning at 25 mg per day and increasing every 8 weeks) for a total of 6 months. Fatigue, hyperkalemia, and hypotension were the most observed side effects of losartan …

Clonally Related, Notch-Differentiated Spinal Neurons Integrate Into Distinct Circuits, Saul Bello-Rojas, Martha W Bagnall

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Shared lineage has diverse effects on patterns of neuronal connectivity. In mammalian cortex, excitatory sister neurons assemble into shared microcircuits. In

A Monovalent Mt10-Cvb3 Vaccine Prevents Cvb4-Accelerated Type 1 Diabetes In Nod Mice, Mahima T. Rasquinha, Ninaad Lasrado, Meghna Sur, Kiruthiga Mone, Haowen Qiu, Jean-Jack Riethoven, Raymond A. Sobel, Jay Reddy

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

Enteroviruses, which include Coxsackieviruses, are a common cause of virus infections in humans, and multiple serotypes of the group B Coxsackievirus (CVB) can induce similar diseases. No vaccines are currently available to prevent CVB infections because developing serotype-specific vaccines is not practical. Thus, developing a vaccine that induces protective immune responses for multiple serotypes is desired. In that direction, we created a live-attenuated CVB3 vaccine virus, designated mutant (Mt)10, that offers protection against myocarditis and pancreatitis induced by CVB3 and CVB4 in disease-susceptible A/J mice. Here, we report that the Mt10 vaccine protected against CVB4-triggered type 1 diabetes (T1D) in …

Lifestyle Tools For Men’S Health And Disease Prevention: Well-Being Through Nutrition, Physical Activity, Stress Management, And Connection, Leigh A. Frame

Clinical Research and Leadership Faculty Publications

Mental health is an often-overlooked aspect of overall health and wellness (well-being). Mental illness is increasingly common with 1 in 5 American adults experiencing it annually, and 1 in 20 suffering from a serious mental illness each year [1]. Treatment rates for mental illness are lower in men (37.4%) compared to women (51.2%) [1]. Globally, treatment rates are similar with an estimated cost to the global economy of $1 trillion annually, yet less than 2% of government health expenditure is for mental health worldwide [2]. Despite this, only nine studies have been published specifically targeting men’s mental health through lifestyle …

“Dea Corona” : The Image Of Nang Songkran's Body And The Perspective Of Thai People Under The Covid-19 Pandemi, Virat Werojruedee

Journal of Letters

The aim of this research article is to analyze the image of Dea Corona and to criticise the government's management under the COVID-19 Pandemic, as well as to describe the manner that implies that Thai people refer to China as the origin of the coronavirus. The content analysis was used to compare 10 images from the Facebook and the framework of the rhetoric methods hidden in the images of Dea Corona and comments under them in the contemporary Thai social context. The results show that the image of Dea Corona has both positive and negative aspects in one body. Both …

Introduction, Anne Grauer

Anthropology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Paleopathology is a relatively new field that seeks to understand disease in the past. This chapter presents a brief history of the discipline and highlights the varied approaches adopted by contributors aligned with medical fields, anthropology and archaeology, and the biochemical sciences, to name a few. Advancements in methods and techniques, the contributions of technology, and the role that social theory plays in the development of hypotheses are discussed along with the importance of acknowledging and ameliorating critical ethical issues inherent to the field.

Intestinal Iga-Coated Bacteria In Healthy- And Altered-Microbiomes (Dysbiosis) And Predictive Value In Successful Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, Herbert L Dupont, Zhi-Dong Jiang, Ashley S Alexander, Andrew W Dupont, Eric L Brown

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

IgA-coated bacteria in the gut (IgA-biome) provide a homeostatic function in healthy people through inhibition of microbial invaders and by protecting the epithelial monolayer of the gut. The laboratory methods used to detect this group of bacteria require flow cytometry and DNA sequencing (IgA-Seq). With dysbiosis (reduced diversity of the microbiome), the IgA-biome also is impaired. In the presence of enteric infection, oral vaccines, or an intestinal inflammatory disorder, the IgA-biome focuses on the pathogenic bacteria or foreign antigens, while in other chronic diseases associated with dysbiosis, the IgA-biome is reduced in capacity. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), the use of …

Feasibility And Effectiveness Of A Worksite-Weight-Loss Program For Cancer Prevention Among School-District Employees With Overweight And Obesity, Che Young Lee, Michael C Robertson, Hannah Johnston, Thuan Le, Margaret Raber, Ruth Rechis, Katherine Oestman, Alise Neff, Amber Macneish, Karen M Basen-Engquist

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

The effects of Vibrant Lives, a 6-month worksite-weight-loss program, were examined in a cohort of school-district employees with overweight or obesity. The VL Basic (VLB) participants received materials and tailored text messages, the VL Plus (VLP) participants additionally received WIFI-enabled activity monitors and scales and participated in health challenges throughout the school year, and the VL Plus with Support (VLP + S) participants additionally received coaching support. The levels of program satisfaction and retention and changes in weight, physical activity (PA), and diet were compared across groups using Pearson chi-square tests, repeated-measure mixed models, and logistic regression. After the program, …

A Comprehensive Review Of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Genetics, Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, And Treatment, Kylie A. Limback, William D. Jacobus, Amber Wiggins-Mcdaniel, Ramon E. Newman, Robert A. White

Faculty and Staff Publications

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder involving progressive muscle deterioration leading to loss of mobility, cardiomyopathy, and respiratory complications leading to an early death by the fourth decade of life. Males are affected more often as DMD results from a mutation in the dystrophin gene residing on the X chromosome. The DMD genetic mutation results in a complete functional lack of dystrophin, which culminates as an inadequate connection between the intracellular actin filaments and the extracellular skeleton of muscle. Boys affected by DMD clinically present with muscle weakness before age five, are often wheelchair-bound by age 12, and …

Do All Dogs Go To Heaven? How Our Secular Culture Views Death, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.

The House Of Seminar Needs Overhaul: The General Education Seminar In Theory And Practice, Matthew J. Park

Early College Folio

Matthew Park's intellectual and institutional history of the General Education Seminars at Bard College at Simon’s Rock. This historical analysis, which the author revolves around a discussion of the genealogy and philosophy of Seminar more broadly, serves as a multidisciplinary lens through which teachers and students of Seminar across the Bard Early Colleges may center current and future discussions of the course(s).

Two Distinctions About Eating Animals, A.G. Holdier

Between the Species

In this paper I describe two distinctions about what “eating animals” entails which are often confused in conversations or arguments aimed against meat-based diets and try to show how both distinctions, on their own lights, ultimately support a concern for all fellow creatures, regardless of species or other biological categories. The distinctions in question are: the distinction between moral and nonmoral actions, presumptions about which serve to define whether or not particular topics (like meat consumption) deserve moral consideration whatsoever, and the distinction between moral and immoral actions, about which suppositions bear on both reflexive and considered moral …

Socio-Cultural Status Of Albinism In Africa: Challenging Myths, Concepts, And Stereotypes, Raita Steyn

Journal of Global Awareness

This article analyses the socio-cultural status of Albinism in Africa and the role unchallenged stereotypes, irrational concepts, and unfounded beliefs play in the lives of persons with albinism. Following some beliefs, persons with albinism” do not die but vanish” to later “return as ghosts to haunt the living.” The author discusses this paradox about persons with albinism identified as hunted victims and simultaneously haunting perpetrators. The research examines the concept of albinism being a curse from dead ancestors or theodicy and its association with supernatural powers. By a comparative and diachronic approach, the study challenges unsubstantiated stereotypes. This study aims …

Geological Soil Formation For Ecological Restoration Of Mining Areas And Its Case Study, Hu Zhenqi, Zhang Zixuan, Sun Huang

Coal Geology & Exploration

Soil is an important substrate of plant growth, as well as the key for successful ecological restoration of mine. In view of the status of insufficient soil for most of ecological restoration of mine and the reality of a very long process of geological soil formation, the concept and method of geological soil formation for ecological restoration of mine (Mine-GSF for short) were discussed on the basis of description on the principle of natural geological soil formation. Natural geologic soil formation is the process of turning “rock” into “soil” through a long period of macro-geological cycle and biological cycle, including …

Determination Of Eight Kinds Of Insecticides In Dairy Products By Dispersed Solid Phase Extraction-Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Yan Wan-Ying, He Min-Heng, Wen Heng, Liu Zhi-Peng, Yu Zhi-Cong

Food and Machinery

Objective: To detect eight kinds of insecticides in dairy products (pure milk, fermented milk, milk powder) rapidly. Methods: A high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) method based on dispersive solid phase extraction pre-treatment technology was established. The samples were extracted with acetonitrile-acetone solution (V_acetonitrile∶V_acetone=80∶20) in ultrasonic way, and the extraction solution was purified by Florisil, primary secondary amine and anhydrous MgSO₄.After purification, the samples were analyzed by HPLC-MS/MS qualitatively and quantitatively in multi reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. Results: The correlation coefficient (r) of fenamiphos, imidacloprid, spinosad, dinotefuran, emamectin benzoate, methomyl, …

Preparation Of Matrix Reference Material Of Amino- Mebendazole In Eel Muscle Powder, Luo Chun-Lian

Food and Machinery

Objective: A method for the preparation and determination of amino-mebendazole matrix reference material in eel muscle powder was established. Methods: A positive sample was obtained by culturing eels with mebendazole and was prepared into amino-mebendazole matrix reference material, which went through freeze-drying, vacuum packaging, and radiation sterilization in turn. And its homogeneity, stability, cooperative setting value, and uncertainty were examined. Results: This matrix reference material has good uniformity and can adapt to low temperatures, normal temperatures, long-distance transportation, and other environments. It can be stored for more than 12 months under -18 ℃. The characteristic value of …

Quality And Safety Analysis And Supervisory Suggestion Of Sampling Inspection Of Vegetables Sold In Shanghai From 2019 To 2021, Jin Qi-Qi, Chen Lei, Zhou Jing, Bai Bing

Food and Machinery

Objective: Understand the quality and safety of vegetables sold in Shanghai, and provide data and reference for future supervision. Methods: Public information on the supervision and sampling of vegetables by the Shanghai Market Supervision and Administration from 2019 to 2021 was collected, and the information was analyzed and summarized. Results: The statistical results of 2019—2021 show that the unqualified rate of vegetable products were 1.36%, 0.78% and 2.88%, respectively. Bulb vegetables, beans and leafy vegetables were found to be unqualified products within three years, and the unqualified rate of bulb vegetables was the highest. The main substandard …

Research On The Identification Of Mildew Maize Kernels Using Spectral Variables And Color Features Of Hyperspectral Images, Li Wei, Zhao Xue-Qing, Liu Qiang

Food and Machinery

Objective: To identify mildew maize kernels accurately. Methods: A novel method to identify mildew maize kernels using spectral variables and color characteristics of hyperspectral images. Firstly, image segmentation, spectral variables and color features extraction were carried out on maize kernel images. Then, color features of maize kernel images were utilized to generate color histograms. Additionally, spectral variables and color histogram features were combined into a feature set. Finally, the distance functions were used to analyze the features in this feature set to identify mildew maize kernels. Results: For the proposed method, the maximum average identification deviation and …

Water Content Detection Of Camellia Oleifera Seeds Based On Temperature Correction And Visible/Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Wang Zhi-Qiang, Li Da-Peng, Liu Qiang, Liao Shu-Huai, Yi Zong-Pei

Food and Machinery

Objective: In order to solve the problem that temperature change during drying can detect the moisture content of Camellia oleifera seeds by visible/near infrared spectroscopy, a temperature modified Camellia oleifera seed moisture content detection model was proposed. Methods: Drying experiments were carried out at different temperatures (50,60,70 ℃) to collect spectral data. By acquiring the spectral data collected at different temperatures, the reasons why the temperature affected the spectrum were analyzed. Then, by comparing the three spectral preprocessing methods, using the Competitive Adaptive Reweighting(CARS)and Partial Least Squares Regression (PLSR) were used to establish the benchmark PLSR model at …

Optimization Of Preparation Of Conjugated Linoleic Acid By Alkali Isomerization Of Peanut Oil, Shen Qiu-Yun, Peng Qing-Jing

Food and Machinery

Objective: To obtain a promising production technique of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). Methods: The alkali isomerization was used to prepare CLA from peanut oil. The relative content of linoleic acid in peanut oil was determined, and the effects of reaction time, reaction temperature, ratio of alcohol to oil and KOH dosage on the conversion of CLA were investigated. The preparation conditions were optimized by Box-Behnken test. Results: The peanut oil was rich in linoleic acid with a relative content of 27.85%. Therefore, peanut oil was a good raw material for the preparation of CLA. For the conversion …

Study On The Process Of Α-Amylase Reduces The Content Of Rapidly Digestion Starch In Highland Barley, Zhang Hua, Song Xiao-Fan, Li Yan, Sun Kang-Na, Yuan Zhen-Zhen

Food and Machinery

Objective: This study aimed to help with improving and increasing the added value of highland barley. Methods: Back highland barley powder was used as raw material to prepare low content rapidly digestible starch by α-amylase. Highland barley powder with low content of fast digestible starch was prepared by α-amylase. The optimal technological conditions for reducing the content of fast digestible starch in highland barley were optimized by response surface test with the content of fast digestible starch as the index, and the hypoglycemic activity in vitro was evaluated by the inhibition rate of α-glucosidase and α-amylase. Results: …