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Analysis Of Precipitation Trends And Prediction In Selected Cities In The Southeast Louisiana, Yaw A. Twumasi, John B. Namwamba, Zhu H. Ning, Edmund C. Merem, Priscilla M. Loh, Abena B. Asare-Ansah, Jacob B. Annan, Ronald Okwemba, Harriet B. Yeboah, Caroline Y. Apraku, Janeth Mjema, Rechael N.D. Armah, Matilda Anokye, Lucinda A. Kangwana, Judith Oppong, Julia Atayi, Cynthia C. Ogbu, Opeyemi I. Oladigbolu, Diana B. Frimpong, Joyce Mcclendon-Peralta

Faculty Publications

The impacts of climate change are being felt in Louisiana, in the form of changing weather patterns that have resulted in changes in floods, hurricanes, tornadoes frequencies of occurrence, and magnitudes, among others resulting in, flooding. The variabilities in rainfall in a drainage basin affect water availability and sustainability. This study analyzed the precipitation data of Southeastern Louisiana, United States, for the period 1990 to 2020. Data used in the study was from, Donaldsonville, Galliano, Lafourche, Gonzales, Ascension, Morgan, New Orleans, Audubon, Plaquemine, and Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa, weather stations. These stations were selected because the differences between each of their highest …

Implementing Web-Based E-Scaffolding Enhances Learning (Esel) At The Center Of Mass Conceptual Understanding, Lia Laela Sarah, Yudi Ananto, Dona Octonary, Lissiana Nussifera

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Many online learning models are alternatives due to the Covid-19 pandemic in synchronous, asynchronous, or mixed-mode. However, resources to support independent student learning in Indonesia were still limited. The focus topic of the study is developing students' understanding of the physics concept of center of mass. A Web-based E-Scaffolding Enhance Learning (ESEL) was identified and implemented. This study used a quasi-experiment, one group, pretest-posttest design. Forty-one students participated in the research. The ESEL model involved four phases: sense-making, process management, articulation, and reflection. Students undertook ESEL-based activity developed for the online asynchronous mode implementation. In addition, synchronous meetings and sharing …

Improving The Skills Of Prospective Elementary Teachers In Designing Earth And Space Science Digital Teaching Materials: Tpack Framework, Diki Rukmana, Sri Lestari Handayani

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

This study aims to implement an Earth and Space Science lecture program based on the TPACK framework to improve the skills in designing earth and space learning materials prepared for teaching at the elementary school level by integrating pedagogy and technology. The lecture program is structured based on 3 levels of the TPACK framework where at the first level 3 basic competencies are introduced, namely pedagogical knowledge (PK), content knowledge (CK), and technological knowledge (TK). At the next stage, lecture activities are designed by integrating two of the three basic knowledge, namely pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), technology pedagogical knowledge (TPK), …

Development Of Electronic Handouts For Class X High School Ecosystem Materials For Online Learning, Jeklin Hutagaol, Ervan Johan Wicaksana, Jodion Siburian

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Students' low interest is the most common problem in online learning. As a solution, we need media that is attractive and easy to use. This study aims to (1) develop electronic handouts on the Ecosystem topic for class 10th-grade senior high school for online learning, (2) determine the feasibility of handouts, (3) determine teacher perceptions of handouts, and (4) determine student perceptions after using handouts in learning. This study uses a 4D development model. The subjects of this study were 10th-grade high school students consisting of small groups (6 students) and large groups (26 students). The results of this study …

Developing Multimedia Learning On Concept Arthropoda To Increase Students Self-Regulation And Motivation, Wahyu Maulana Endris, Suhartini Suhartini

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

This study aims to: (1) produce learning multimedia, (2) determine the feasibility of learning multimedia, and (3) determine the effectiveness of multimedia learning in increasing independence, motivation, and learning outcomes of biology subjects. This development research uses the ADDIE model, namely the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation stages. Data collection techniques in the study used observation sheets, interview guides, learning style questionnaires, cognitive tests, learning independence questionnaires, learning motivation questionnaires, and experience questionnaires using media. Quantitative data on learning outcomes were obtained and then analyzed using paired t-tests. The results showed that: (1) the product was learning multimedia valid …

Effectiveness Of Discovery Learning-Based Multiple Representation Module On Enhancing The Critical Thinking Skills Of The Students With High And Low Science Process Skills, Muhammad Minan Chusni

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

The study examines the effectiveness of a multiple representation module based on discovery learning in enhancing students' critical thinking. The study used a quasi-experiment design with a 2×2 design analysis. The subjects were 114 students with high and low science process skills from Sleman district's class VII Islamic Junior High Schools. The sample was separated into two groups: a control group that utilized conventional modules and an experimental group that utilized a Discovery Learning-based Multiple Representation module; each sample group was further broken into two groups with high and low science process skills. The test of critical thinking skills was …

Educational Policies Committee, Agenda, November 3, 2022, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of Minutes - October 6, 2022
• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee (Chad Simon)
• Academic Standards Subcommittee (Renee Galliher)
• General Education Subcommittee (Matt Sanders)
• Other Business
• Adjourn

Percepción De Los Servicios Ecosistémicos De Provisión Ofertados En Agroecosistemas Campesinos En La Provincia De Sumapaz (Cundinamarca-Colombia), Nelson Enrique Fonseca Carreño

Ciencias Administrativas, Económicas y Contables

La acelerada transformación de los ecosistemas, provocada principalmente por actividades antrópicas como la ganadería extensiva y la agricultura convencional, han contribuido a generar fenómenos como la variabilidad climática, acentuando la pérdida de biodiversidad. Bajo esta premisa, el objetivo del estudio fue identificar y evaluar la percepción de los productores agropecuarios y su interacción con los Servicios Ecosistémicos (se) de provisión en los municipios de Cabrera, Pasca, San Bernardo y Granada ubicados en la provincia de Sumapaz en Cundinamarca, a través de las características socioeconómicas y biofísicas de cada territorio. Para ello, se propone el desarrollo de una metodología basada en …

Manga Versus Webtoon: Alternative Science Learning Module Based On Dr Stone, Kiki Septaria, Atika Fatharani

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Reading activities for junior high school students in Indonesia are carried out at school when the instructor requests that they study the learning topic being taught. Therefore, learners may become bored due to the thickness of the available books. Indonesian students are more likely to read when they encounter visualizations in images, and a small amount of text, commonly referred to as comics. Students like reading numerous popular comics, such as manga and webtoons, but it is exceptionally uncommon to discover a popular comic that teaches the subject of a specific discipline, particularly natural sciences, which has a challenging scientific …

Sex-Specific Role Of Myostatin Signaling In Neonatal Muscle Growth, Denervation Atrophy, And Neuromuscular Contractures., Marianne E Emmert, Parul Aggarwal, Kritton Shay-Winkler, Se-Jin Lee, Qingnian Goh, Roger Cornwall

Faculty Research 2023

Neonatal brachial plexus injury (NBPI) causes disabling and incurable muscle contractures that result from impaired longitudinal growth of denervated muscles. This deficit in muscle growth is driven by increased proteasome-mediated protein degradation, suggesting a dysregulation of muscle proteostasis. The myostatin (MSTN) pathway, a prominent muscle-specific regulator of proteostasis, is a putative signaling mechanism by which neonatal denervation could impair longitudinal muscle growth, and thus a potential target to prevent NBPI-induced contractures. Through a mouse model of NBPI, our present study revealed that pharmacologic inhibition of MSTN signaling induces hypertrophy, restores longitudinal growth, and prevents contractures in denervated muscles of female …

The Rider (2022-10-31), Verilu Infante

The Rider Archives

Vol.8 No.10

Book Censorship In Post-Tiananmen China (1989-2019), Yuwu Song

Journal of East Asian Libraries

Abstract: Censorship has become more prevalent in Chinese cultural and social life since the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre. Modern commentary on Chinese censorship focuses on news media and Internet, but neglects print books, which is part of a broader crackdown on dissent. To fill this gap, the project aims to map the contours of book censorship in China during the past 30 years. The emphasis is on the Chinese authorities’ increasing attempts to dominate people’s minds under Xi Jinping, who ascended to power as the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 2012. The project reveals different levels of …

Efficacy Of Paracrine Factors From Mesenchymal Stem Cells For Treating Biofilm-Infected Wounds In A Murine Model, Alison A. Smith, Charles F. Bellows

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

Background: Chronic wounds are a serious medical condition affecting over 6 million people in the United States. Biofilms, which alter the host immune response and establish a microenvironment that prevents wound healing, are intimately associated with the development of chronic wounds. Current treatment options do not specifically target the underlying molecular mechanisms of biofilm pathology. Paracrine factors secreted by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been demonstrated to play an important role in wound healing. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of the paracrine factors secreted from MSCs on reducing infection and accelerating wound closure in biofilm-infected …

Just Say No? Shareholder Voting On Securities Class Actions, Albert H. Choi, Stephen J. Choi, Adam C. Pritchard

Articles

The U.S. securities laws allow security-holders to bring a class action suit against a public company and its officers who make materially misleading statements to the market. The class action mechanism allows individual claimants to aggregate their claims. This procedure mitigates the collective action problem among claimants, and also creates potential economies of scale. Despite these efficiencies, the class action mechanism has been criticized for being driven by attorneys and also encouraging nuisance suits. Although various statutory and doctrinal solutions have been proposed and implemented over the years, the concerns over the agency problem and nuisance suits persist. This paper …

The Echo: October 31, 2022, Taylor University

2022-2023 (Volume 110)

No abstract provided.

Where Is Home? Changing Conceptions Of The Homeland In The Surinamese-Javanese Diaspora, Rosemarijn Hoefte, Hariëtte Mingoen

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

In 1890 the first Javanese indentured labourers arrived in Suriname to work on the colony’s plantations. In total almost 30,000 indentured and free immigrants arrived in this small Caribbean colony. Fifty years later, at the end of the migration period, they formed more than one fifth of the population. Consequently, they constituted a substantial community which had to adapt to a different socio-cultural environment but, at the same time, managed to keep in touch with their homeland. The Javanese thus shaped their own cultural expressions and traditions in Suriname.

We attempt to analyse the processes of identity formation, adaptation, and …

Reproductive Traits And Change In Body Shape Of Neonates In The Oak Forest Skink, Plestiodon Lynxe, Manuel Feria-Ortiz, Uri Omar García-Vázquez, Carlos Joaquín Pavón-Vázquez, Adrián Nieto-Montes De Oca

Publications and Research

Reproductive traits are critically important for understanding how organisms adapt to their respective environments. In this study, we provide information on relative litter mass (RLM) and other litter and neonate related characters of nine female Plestiodon lynxe captured in the field. We also recorded seven body dimensions in 16 neonates and 15 two-month juveniles, and on the basis of these dimensions we compared the body shape of these two age classes to detect changes in the proportions of body parts. The average litter size (4.55) is larger than that found in other viviparous species of Plestiodon, but smaller than …

Investigating The Relational Element Of Trust In Teacher-Principal Relationships: An Autoethnographic Case Study, Angela Bradley

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This autoethnographic case study was designed to investigate the relational aspect of trust, a characteristic of servant leadership, in the teacher-principal relationship. This trusting bond is an often overlooked, foundational element of a school’s success. I examined the role that trust plays in enhancing a school’s culture and how trust is established and maintained among one principal and teachers under my supervision. In addition, as researcher, I sought to uncover specific indicators that trust was present on a school campus. Finally, I sought to examine trust’s effects on collaboration and organizational commitment.

Through weekly reflections, I sought to examine my …

Steps Towards Liberation For Low-Income Black Residents Through Anti-Racist And Counter-Racial Capitalist Community Development Practices, Natasha Moodie

Theses and Dissertations

Racial capitalism has historically and systematically disenfranchised Black residents in the United States of America. Racial capitalism perpetuates the racial wealth gap and continues to inhibit Black residents from accumulating wealth. I argue that the community development field must implement practices that address the disenfranchisement of Black residents by the systems of racial capitalism. This research aims to highlight community development processes and practices that counter the effects of racial capitalism on low-income Black residents. I conducted a case study on the City and County of San Francisco due to their anti-racist approach to housing and community development, specifically focusing …

Of Mites And Brains: Ectoparasitism In Nestlings Alters The Development Of Song Control Nuclei In European Starlings, Elliot Parker Lusk

Theses and Dissertations

The developmental stress hypothesis suggests that birdsong can reflect the current condition and developmental history of a songbird. Developmental stressors such as food restriction or ectoparasitism can hinder normal song development, leading to altered song quality in adulthood. Previous research has demonstrated that early food restriction results in reduced growth of song control nuclei, which may account for the effects of early food restriction on adult song quality. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the effects of early ectoparasitism on birdsong have not been directly investigated. In this study, we examined the development of song control nuclei in European starling (Sturnus …

The Free Press Vol. 54, October 10-31-22, Kelly Ledsworth

Free Press, The

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Fall/Winter 2022: Have Love, Will Travel, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2019-2023

Ann Tollaksen ’66, a French major and one of St. Norbert College’s early female graduates, spent decades running Wisconsin Deer Park with her late husband while raising a family, and now looks forward to traveling—especially returning to France.

Fall/Winter 2022: Fund Of Knowledge, Trisha Lawless

St. Norbert College Magazine 2019-2023

A magnanimous total of five National Science Foundation grants are among multiple sources currently financing cutting-edge research at St. Norbert. The thrill of discovery is an essential part of the educational journey for students and faculty at St. Norbert College. It’s a journey in which the college finds willing partners – among them the National Science Foundation (NSF). SNC currently has five active research grants from the influential federal agency.

Fall/Winter 2022: Gifted From Above, Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus

St. Norbert College Magazine 2019-2023

Discover the low-budget legacy, with love from one class to the next.

Architecture As A Projection Of Multiplicities, Kristanti Dewi Paramita

ARSNET

The architectural discussion of multiplicity moves beyond the preoccupation with architecture as a fixed, conclusive, and eternal entity. The collection of articles in this issue of ARSNET investigates the multidimensionality of architecture. The explorations in this issue span from the discussion of multi-layered meaning and temporalities of architecture, to the dynamic representation and spatial operation of multiplicities. Through inquiries on multiplicity-driven design methods, this issue projects the expanded and open field of architecture, appreciating the different forces and processes of society.

The Evolution Of Museum Culture In Botswana Towards Multi-Layered Architectural Heritage Conservation, Katlego Pleasure Mwale, Susan Osireditse Keitumetse, Laurence Mwale

ARSNET

The role of museums in Botswana has evolved from collecting ethnographic objects and exhibition development to architectural heritage conservation. This paper explores the evolution of museum development through case studies of the National Museum in Gaborone and a regional museum, the Phuthadikobo Museum in Mochudi. The study examines exhibition practices in these museums by discussing the limitations of traditional methods of exhibition and arguing in favour of a multi-layered exhibition method. Both the National Museum and Phuthadikobo Museum have now transformed into cultural institutions which now undertake architectural heritage conservation projects. These projects include the National Museum project which recreates …

Spatialising Time: Perceiving Multiple Layers Of Time In Narrative Environment, Kezia Nathania, Arif Rahman Wahid

ARSNET

There is no escape from time; that includes architecture which dominantly discusses the space. This paper aims to explore more about our understanding of the various times within space and its corresponding stories. Notably, this study looks at the context of the narrative environment where stories are imbued in space to enhance their engagement with the audience. Time in a narrative is presented through the narrated time and the real-world time where the audience of the narrative perceives it. Both types of time can be overlapped, whether the audience is consciously aware of that or not. Two case studies are …

Altering Brain Amyloidosis By Intra-Lingual And Extra-Nasal Exposure Of Aβ Aggregates, Nazaret Gamez, Javiera Bravo-Alegria, Yumeng Huang, Nelson Perez-Urrutia, Deepa Dongarwar, Claudio Soto, Rodrigo Morales

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Extensive experimental and human-derived evidence suggest that misfolded Aβ particles spread similarly to infectious prions. Moreover, peripheral administration of Aβ seeds accelerates brain amyloidosis in both susceptible experimental animals and humans. The mechanisms and elements governing the transport of misfolded Aβ from the periphery to the brain are not fully understood, although circulation and retrograde axonal transport have been proposed. Here, we demonstrate that injection of Aβ seeds in the tongue, a highly innervated organ, substantially accelerates the appearance of plaques in Tg2576 mice. In addition, the extra-nasal exposure of Aβ aggregates increased amyloid pathology in the olfactory bulb. Our …

Digital Map Media For Teaching Subtopic Tsunami Disaster And Mitigation, Teuku Hasan Basri, Rachmatsyah Rachmatsyah, Cindi Rasta Br Ginting, Saiful Anwar Matondang

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

The goal of this study was to identify the factors that affect geography students' abilities to use digital tsunami-based maps for disaster mitigation. Multiple linear regression analysis is used in this work. The findings demonstrated that students' learning outcomes in the disaster mitigation sub-materials were significantly impacted by the usage of digital maps in geography instruction. The skills of lecturers, student responses to utilizing tsunami-based digital maps as learning resources, and classroom learning activities between lecturers and students all have an impact on how well students can utilize tsunami-based digital maps. Thus, it can be said that digital maps based …

Improving Students' Critical Thinking In Biology Learning Through Reading, Concept Mapping-Team Quiz, Meiliana Dwi Cahya, Siti Zubaidah, Munzil Munzil, Azizul Ghofar Candra Wicaksono

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This study aimed to examine an increase in students' critical thinking in biology following the implementation of the Reading Concept Mapping-Team Quiz (Remap-TQ). The study employed a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest non-equivalent control group design. The research population contained all eleventh graders from seven science classes at SMAN 2 Tanggul Jember, East Java, and the total number of respondents was 105 students. This study's critical thinking indicators include applying, evaluating, using data to develop critical insight, analysing, and synthesising. The analysis showed that the Remap-TQ students achieved better than the TQ and conventional students in terms of critical thinking, indicated by their …