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Nine Tolkien Scholars Respond To Charles W. Mills’S “The Wretched Of Middle-Earth: An Orkish Manifesto”, Robin Anne Reid, Bianca Beronio, Robert T. Tally, Cait Coker, Cami Agan, Robert Stuart, Charlotte Krausz, Tom Ue, Helen Young Oct 2023

Nine Tolkien Scholars Respond To Charles W. Mills’S “The Wretched Of Middle-Earth: An Orkish Manifesto”, Robin Anne Reid, Bianca Beronio, Robert T. Tally, Cait Coker, Cami Agan, Robert Stuart, Charlotte Krausz, Tom Ue, Helen Young

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

In spite of being written over three decades ago, Mills’s posthumously published “Manifesto” not only anticipates but transcends the majority, if not the totality, of the scholarship on Tolkien, race, and racisms which has been published since 2003. Scholars in philosophy and related fields familiar with Mills’s work will recognize that the essay was a “critical exploration of [how] a fictional racial hierarchy strikingly illuminates the ongoing influence of certain old racist ideas on our present day [sic] social realities.” Reid has invited a wide-ranging Tolkienists who have read the essay to respond, briefly, on the significance of the essay …

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Mythos To Myth To Mythopoeia: A Cyclical Process, Ashna Mary Jacob, Nirmala Menon Oct 2023

Mythos To Myth To Mythopoeia: A Cyclical Process, Ashna Mary Jacob, Nirmala Menon

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

The paper predicates the prospects of mythopoeia in the mythical tradition. An authorial construction of mythopoeia, when internalized into the collective consciousness can evolve into mythos. This mythopoeia turned mythos in the course of time and space may regress into myth. The fragments of the myth may then result in the making of another mythopoeia. Mythopoeia to mythos to myth is a cyclical process in mythical tradition. The paper establishes this argument with J. R. R. Tolkien’s conception of mythopoeia. It explores similarities between mythopoeia and conlang. It contends that just as conlang can evolve as language, mythopoeia can also …

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"A Bleak, Barren Land": Women And Fertility In The Lord Of The Rings, Dylan L. Henderson Oct 2023

"A Bleak, Barren Land": Women And Fertility In The Lord Of The Rings, Dylan L. Henderson

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Critics, and even the general public, have noted the absence of women in The Lord of the Rings, an absence so glaring that it could hardly be overlooked. Many feminist scholars have, as a result of this deficiency, denounced J.R.R. Tolkien, interpreting this lack of female characters as indicative of repressed misogyny. Others, however, have defended the author, pointing out that the female characters that do exist could be considered role models. This essay offers an alternative interpretation and contends that the absence of women in the novel, though potentially reducing its appeal to modern readers, reinforces one of …

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"It Is 'About' Nothing But Itself": Tolkienian Theology Beyond The Domination Of The Author, Tom Emanuel Oct 2023

"It Is 'About' Nothing But Itself": Tolkienian Theology Beyond The Domination Of The Author, Tom Emanuel

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

There is a broad stream of Christian interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fiction, especially The Lord of the Rings, which views it as the intentionally, essentially Christian work of an intentionally, essentially Christian author. This reductive, exclusivist approach does not do justice to the complex, generative interactivity between Tolkien’s faith, the faith of his readers (or lack thereof), and the text itself. Building on work by Veryln Flieger, Michael Drout, and Robin A. Reid, this paper interrogates how Christian Tolkien scholarship drafts Tolkien the human sub-creator to perform Foucault’s author-function by suppressing his contradictions and painting a figure whose life …

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Inactive Exercise & Unequal Protection: Espinoza & Carson Under The Equal Protection Clause, Griffith B. Bludworth Oct 2023

Inactive Exercise & Unequal Protection: Espinoza & Carson Under The Equal Protection Clause, Griffith B. Bludworth

University of Cincinnati Law Review

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Designing For Diversity: Diversifying Course Content, Michael D. Gillespie Ph.D. Oct 2023

Designing For Diversity: Diversifying Course Content, Michael D. Gillespie Ph.D.

Together We RISE (Making Excellence Inclusive)

Creating an inclusive learning environment includes consideration of the array of voices and perspectives represented in your course materials. Exposure to diverse content can provide a more comprehensive understanding of your subject matter, increase empathy, improve communication and teamwork skills, and validate your learners’ experiences. This presentation will go over guidelines for faculty who are interested in making course content more diverse, equitable, and inclusive and/or diversifying course content.

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Chek2 Signaling Is The Key Regulator Of Oocyte Survival After Chemotherapy., Chihiro Emori, Zachary Boucher, Ewelina Bolcun-Filas Oct 2023

Chek2 Signaling Is The Key Regulator Of Oocyte Survival After Chemotherapy., Chihiro Emori, Zachary Boucher, Ewelina Bolcun-Filas

Faculty Research 2023

Cancer treatments can damage the ovarian follicle reserve, leading to primary ovarian insufficiency and infertility among survivors. Checkpoint kinase 2 (CHEK2) deficiency prevents elimination of oocytes in primordial follicles in female mice exposed to radiation and preserves their ovarian function and fertility. Here, we demonstrate that CHEK2 also coordinates the elimination of oocytes after exposure to standard-of-care chemotherapy drugs. CHEK2 activates two downstream targets-TAp63 and p53-which direct oocyte elimination. CHEK2 knockout or pharmacological inhibition preserved ovarian follicle reserve after radiation and chemotherapy. However, the lack of specificity for CHEK2 among available inhibitors limits their potential for clinical development. These findings …

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The Bison, October 20, 2023 Oct 2023

The Bison, October 20, 2023

The Bison Newspapers

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The Effect Of An Electric Current On Human Body (A Review), Yasir Khaleel Almusawi, Maha Raad Hashim Al-Sammarraie, Mukaram D. Shikara Oct 2023

The Effect Of An Electric Current On Human Body (A Review), Yasir Khaleel Almusawi, Maha Raad Hashim Al-Sammarraie, Mukaram D. Shikara

Al-Esraa University College Journal for Medical Sciences

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), four people are killed every week by electrocution in the last decade, while 3% of people (suffering from electrical injuries) were admitted to emergency wards. The severity of electric injury depends on the electrical resistance of the human body, which depends on several factors such as the long duration of electric contact, type of the current (AC or DC), intensity of the current (amperes/voltages), sites of entry and exit points, wet or dry body, individual metabolism of the person, sweat gland activity, human body mass, type of tissue it travels through and its …

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Biological Activity Of Rats Treated With Riboflavin In Polymeric Plga As Injectable Form, Sarah A. Hamood, Jabar A. Faraj, Ziad T. Al-Dahan Oct 2023

Biological Activity Of Rats Treated With Riboflavin In Polymeric Plga As Injectable Form, Sarah A. Hamood, Jabar A. Faraj, Ziad T. Al-Dahan

Al-Esraa University College Journal for Medical Sciences

The current study aims to optimize a fast, reproducible, reliable, and effective technique for estimating the biological activity of Vitamin B2 in injectable dose form using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). A biodegradable polymer, PLGA (Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) 50:50 type, approved as an active ingredient for parenteral administration, was used to load the vitamin in the injection volume of 1mg. Rats, both male and female, were employed as the animal models. Each animal was hosted for a duration of 40 days, and the activity of vitamin B2 was monitored at rapid intervals over six weeks using an HPLC device on …

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A Bigger Picture, Benjamin Richard Addison Oct 2023

A Bigger Picture, Benjamin Richard Addison

Masters Theses

The subject of my final creative project is a short story about my dream of becoming an artist and realizing that good deeds are the brush strokes of God’s masterpiece. My earliest memories as a child are about the simple joy of drawing and coloring people, places and things from my imagination. I always enjoyed making gifts of my artwork. Serving others is an early calling. Creative thinking and problem solving are special gifts that helped me to survive domestic violence and sexual abuse as a child and to overcome the many challenges I would face during a twenty-six year …

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Analysis And Mitigation Of Cyber-Attacks Targeting Infrastructures Operated By Iot Systems, Raja Salih Mohammed Hasan, Nadia Mahmood Ali, Ihsan Jabbar Hasan Oct 2023

Analysis And Mitigation Of Cyber-Attacks Targeting Infrastructures Operated By Iot Systems, Raja Salih Mohammed Hasan, Nadia Mahmood Ali, Ihsan Jabbar Hasan

Al-Esraa University College Journal for Engineering Sciences

Numerous countries have a high impact on providing the planet with critical infrastructures offering very important services employed in different fields such as water resources management, public services, power grids, telecoms, commercials, and transportation. The increasing solutions in IoT systems made it possible to exploit internet connection services for supporting the critical infrastructures. The latest are being targeted by various types of cyber-attacks due to the advancement in internet services. Therefore, improving the security systems and the ways to detect the threats is highly required. Meanwhile, protecting the critical infrastructures from hostile cyber-attacks is of high significance. This article examines …

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Simultaneous Determination Of 80 Veterinary Drug Residues In Chicken By Quechers-Uplc-Ms/Ms, Li Hong, Xiang Jun, Li Dan, Li Li-Juan, He Qing-Ke Oct 2023

Simultaneous Determination Of 80 Veterinary Drug Residues In Chicken By Quechers-Uplc-Ms/Ms, Li Hong, Xiang Jun, Li Dan, Li Li-Juan, He Qing-Ke

Food and Machinery

Objective: This study aimed to establish a method for the simultaneous determination of 80 veterinary drugs including quinolones, sulfonamides, receptor agonists, glucocorticoids, macrolides, tetracyclines, antiviral drugs in chicken by QuEChERS - ultra high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS）. Methods: The samples were extracted by 1% formic acid acetonitrile aqueous solution, purified by QuEChERS multi-veterinary drug residue purification column, detected by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS） multi-reaction monitoring mode, and quantified by matrix standard curve external standard method. Results: The results showed that 80 kinds of veterinary drugs were highly responsive under specific mass spectrometry conditions, and the …

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Effect Of Water Content On The Growth Of A. Flavus And Aflatoxin M1 Accumulation During Storage Of Fresh Walnut In Xinjiang, Wang Yuan-Meng, Bai Yu-Jia, Feng Zuo-Shan, Cheng Huan Oct 2023

Effect Of Water Content On The Growth Of A. Flavus And Aflatoxin M1 Accumulation During Storage Of Fresh Walnut In Xinjiang, Wang Yuan-Meng, Bai Yu-Jia, Feng Zuo-Shan, Cheng Huan

Food and Machinery

Objective: To improve the storage safety of Xinjiang fresh walnut. Methods: Xinjiang "Xin 2" thin-skinned walnut was used as material, sterile water was inoculated as a control group, and Aspergillus flavus was inoculated as an experimental group. The Aspergillus flavus isolated and purified from naturally moldy walnut was artificially inoculated into Xinjiang thin-skinned fresh walnut with different water content （10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%） to investigate the growth and toxicity of Aspergillus flavus. Results: The water content of walnut which was suitable for the growth of Aspergillus flavus and the secretion of Aflatoxin M1 was 15%. With the …

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Simultaneous Determination Of 21 Perfluorinated Compounds In Animal-Derived Food By Uplc-Ms/Ms, Tang Yun-Xi, Bai Ya-Min, Liu Lu-Lu, Yu Jie Oct 2023

Simultaneous Determination Of 21 Perfluorinated Compounds In Animal-Derived Food By Uplc-Ms/Ms, Tang Yun-Xi, Bai Ya-Min, Liu Lu-Lu, Yu Jie

Food and Machinery

Objective: To established a method for determination of 21 perfluorinated compounds in animal-derived food by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry （UPLC-MS/MS）. Methods: The sample was extracted with 1% formic acid-acetonitrile, cleaned up with a sorbent mixture of N-propylethylenediamine （PSA）, octadecyl bonded silica gel （C18） and graphitized carbon black （GCB）, then separated by acetonitrile-5mmol/L ammonium acetate aqueous solution and Acquity UPLC BEH C18, detected by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry in negative mode using the multiple reaction monitoring （MRM） mode. Results: The calibration curves were linear in the range of 0.2~10 ng/mL for the 21 …

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Domoic Acid In Canadian Pacific Waters, From 2016 To 2021, And Relationships With Physical And Chemical Conditions, R. Ian Perry, Nina Nemcek, Melissa Hennekes, Akash Sastri, Andrew R.S. Ross, Hayleigh Shannon, Ryan B. Shartau Oct 2023

Domoic Acid In Canadian Pacific Waters, From 2016 To 2021, And Relationships With Physical And Chemical Conditions, R. Ian Perry, Nina Nemcek, Melissa Hennekes, Akash Sastri, Andrew R.S. Ross, Hayleigh Shannon, Ryan B. Shartau

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Domoic acid, a phycotoxin produced by species of the marine diatom Pseudo-nitzschia, can cause deleterious impacts to marine food webs and human health. Domoic acid and Pseudo-nitzschia spp. were surveyed from 2016 to 2021 in the Pacific waters of Canada to assess their occurrences, concentrations, and relationships with physical and chemical conditions. Domoic acid was common, occurring in measurable concentrations in 73% of the 454 samples. It occurred in all regions (west coast of Vancouver Island, Salish Sea, Queen Charlotte Sound /Hecate Strait, deep oceanic NE Pacific), in all years and all seasons. Median concentrations were highest along the west …

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Oregon State Rank Assessment For American Three-Toed Woodpecker (Picoides Dorsalis), Misty Nelson Oct 2023

Oregon State Rank Assessment For American Three-Toed Woodpecker (Picoides Dorsalis), Misty Nelson

Institute for Natural Resources Publications

Oregon state conservation status assessment for American three-toed woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) using NatureServe methodology, 2023.

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Fort Hays State University Tiger Weekly, October 20, 2023, University Relations Oct 2023

Fort Hays State University Tiger Weekly, October 20, 2023, University Relations

Tiger Weekly Newsletters

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Nutritional Challenges Of Substituting Farmed Animals For Wild Fish In Human Diets, Sebastian A. Heilpern, Rafael M. Almeida, Kathryn J. Fiorella, Alexander S. Flecker, Demetra Williams, Peter B. Mcintyre Oct 2023

Nutritional Challenges Of Substituting Farmed Animals For Wild Fish In Human Diets, Sebastian A. Heilpern, Rafael M. Almeida, Kathryn J. Fiorella, Alexander S. Flecker, Demetra Williams, Peter B. Mcintyre

School of Earth, Environmental, & Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

Wild fisheries provide billions of people with a key source of multiple essential nutrients. As fisheries plateau or decline, nourishing more people will partially rely on shifting consumption to farmed animals. The environmental implications of transitions among animal-sourced foods have been scrutinized, but their nutritional substitutability remains unclear. We compared concentrations of six essential dietary nutrients across >5000 species of wild fishes, aquaculture, poultry and livestock species, representing >65% of animals consumed globally. Wild fishes are both more nutrient-dense and variable than farmed animals; achieving recommended intake of all nutrients with farmed species could require consuming almost four times more …

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Why Humans Kill Animals And Why We Cannot Avoid It, Benjamin L. Allen, Christopher Bobier, Stuart J. Dawson, Peter J S Fleming, Jordan Hampton, David Jachowski, Graham I H Kerley, John D. Linnell, Kelly Marnewick, Liaan Minnie, Mike Muthersbaugh, M Justin O'Riain, Dan Parker, Gilbert Proulx, Michael J. Somers, Keifer Titus Oct 2023

Why Humans Kill Animals And Why We Cannot Avoid It, Benjamin L. Allen, Christopher Bobier, Stuart J. Dawson, Peter J S Fleming, Jordan Hampton, David Jachowski, Graham I H Kerley, John D. Linnell, Kelly Marnewick, Liaan Minnie, Mike Muthersbaugh, M Justin O'Riain, Dan Parker, Gilbert Proulx, Michael J. Somers, Keifer Titus

Animal production and livestock research articles

Killing animals has been a ubiquitous human behaviour throughout history, yet it is becoming increasingly controversial and criticised in some parts of contemporary human society. Here we review 10 primary reasons why humans kill animals, discuss the necessity (or not) of these forms of killing, and describe the global ecological context for human killing of animals. Humans historically and currently kill animals either directly or indirectly for the following reasons: (1) wild harvest or food acquisition, (2) human health and safety, (3) agriculture and aquaculture, (4) urbanisation and industrialisation, (5) invasive, overabundant or nuisance wildlife control, (6) threatened species conservation …

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The Relationship Between The Nervous System And Dna Expression(A Review), Maha Raad Hashim Al-Sammarraie, Yasir Khaleel Almusawi, Mukaram D. Shikara Oct 2023

The Relationship Between The Nervous System And Dna Expression(A Review), Maha Raad Hashim Al-Sammarraie, Yasir Khaleel Almusawi, Mukaram D. Shikara

Al-Esraa University College Journal for Medical Sciences

Neurotransmitters travel through synapses mediated by neurons. The DNA inside the neurons does not replicate since it arrests in the G1 phase of the cell cycle, which explains the absence of replication as DNA replication occurs during the S phase, which is preceded by the G1 phase. Experiments have shown that environmental factors can influence the DNA code and have been tried in both plant and animal kingdoms over the last two centuries with great success, leading to the belief that environmental factors can prompt the brain to send signals (neurotransmitters) to somatic cells. The next question will be: "Is …

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Adm: Appraiser Decision Model For Empowering Industry 5.0-Driven Manufacturers Toward Sustainability And Optimization: A Case Study, Gawaher Soliman Hussein, Abdel Nasser H. Zaied, Mona Mohamed Oct 2023

Adm: Appraiser Decision Model For Empowering Industry 5.0-Driven Manufacturers Toward Sustainability And Optimization: A Case Study, Gawaher Soliman Hussein, Abdel Nasser H. Zaied, Mona Mohamed

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

Whilst it was thought that Industry 4.0 (I 4.0) would support sustainable growth, it overlooked or misinterpreted many current sustainability issues, which gave rise to the Industry 5.0 (I 5.0) agenda. Such a revolution facilitates sustainable development through its three dimensions. Therefore, I 5.0 promotes more effective management of business environment as supply chain resources. Although artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analytics (BDA) are becoming more well-liked in the context of supply chains, research to this day is fragmented into research streams that are mostly determined by the publishing outlet. This study appraises the ability of these techniques in …

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Some Types Of Neutrosophic Filters In Basic Logic Algebras, A. Ibrahim, S. Karunya Helen Gunaseeli, Said Broumi Oct 2023

Some Types Of Neutrosophic Filters In Basic Logic Algebras, A. Ibrahim, S. Karunya Helen Gunaseeli, Said Broumi

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

The purpose of this article is to study the neutrosophication of prime and Boolean filters in Basic Logic (BL) algebras. We establish the notions of the neutrosophic prime and Boolean filters of BL-algebras with suitable examples and examine a few of their properties. As a result, we can determine the necessary and sufficient conditions and extension properties of both the neutrosophic prime and Boolean filters of BL-algebras. In addition, by combining both filters we instigate the concept of the neutrosophic prime Boolean filter of BL-algebras with illustration. In the future, the above study can be extended to soft multiset. Moreover, …

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Early Resveratrol Treatment Mitigates Joint Degeneration And Dampens Pain In A Mouse Model Of Pseudoachondroplasia (Psach), Jacqueline T Hecht, Alka C Veerisetty, Debabrata Patra, Mohammad G Hossain, Frankie Chiu, Claire Mobed, Francis H Gannon, Karen L Posey Oct 2023

Early Resveratrol Treatment Mitigates Joint Degeneration And Dampens Pain In A Mouse Model Of Pseudoachondroplasia (Psach), Jacqueline T Hecht, Alka C Veerisetty, Debabrata Patra, Mohammad G Hossain, Frankie Chiu, Claire Mobed, Francis H Gannon, Karen L Posey

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH), a severe dwarfing condition associated with early-onset joint degeneration and lifelong joint pain, is caused by mutations in cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP). The mechanisms underlying the mutant-COMP pathology have been defined using the MT-COMP mouse model of PSACH that has the common D469del mutation. Mutant-COMP protein does not fold properly, and it is retained in the rough endoplasmic reticulum (rER) of chondrocytes rather than being exported to the extracellular matrix (ECM), driving ER stress that stimulates oxidative stress and inflammation, driving a self-perpetuating cycle. CHOP (ER stress signaling protein) and TNFα inflammation drive high levels of mTORC1 …

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Early Resveratrol Treatment Mitigates Joint Degeneration And Dampens Pain In A Mouse Model Of Pseudoachondroplasia (Psach), Jacqueline T Hecht, Alka C Veerisetty, Debabrata Patra, Mohammad G Hossain, Frankie Chiu, Claire Mobed, Francis H Gannon, Karen L Posey Oct 2023

Early Resveratrol Treatment Mitigates Joint Degeneration And Dampens Pain In A Mouse Model Of Pseudoachondroplasia (Psach), Jacqueline T Hecht, Alka C Veerisetty, Debabrata Patra, Mohammad G Hossain, Frankie Chiu, Claire Mobed, Francis H Gannon, Karen L Posey

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH), a severe dwarfing condition associated with early-onset joint degeneration and lifelong joint pain, is caused by mutations in cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP). The mechanisms underlying the mutant-COMP pathology have been defined using the MT-COMP mouse model of PSACH that has the common D469del mutation. Mutant-COMP protein does not fold properly, and it is retained in the rough endoplasmic reticulum (rER) of chondrocytes rather than being exported to the extracellular matrix (ECM), driving ER stress that stimulates oxidative stress and inflammation, driving a self-perpetuating cycle. CHOP (ER stress signaling protein) and TNFα inflammation drive high levels of mTORC1 …

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Confirmation Report: Modelling Interlocutor Confusion In Situated Human Robot Interaction, Na Li Oct 2023

Confirmation Report: Modelling Interlocutor Confusion In Situated Human Robot Interaction, Na Li

Reports

Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is an important but challenging field focused on improving the interaction between humans and robots such to make the interaction more intelligent and effective. However, building a natural conversational HRI is an interdisciplinary challenge for scholars, engineers, and designers. It is generally assumed that the pinnacle of human- robot interaction will be having fluid naturalistic conversational interaction that in important ways mimics that of how humans interact with each other. This of course is challenging at a number of levels, and in particular there are considerable difficulties when it comes to naturally monitoring and responding to the …

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Evaluating Biblical And Theological Training In The Developing World Through The Lens Of Communication Infrastructure Theory, David Keep Oct 2023

Evaluating Biblical And Theological Training In The Developing World Through The Lens Of Communication Infrastructure Theory, David Keep

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Research that shows the impact of training throughout the developing world is positive and limited. Informed by Communication Infrastructure Theory (CIT) and framed within the Cybernetic tradition, this study expands communication research to understand the impact of biblical and theological training among marginalized people in San Gabriel Mixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. Through semi-structured interviews and direct observation, this qualitative research study shows how the curriculum developed by Shepherd’s Global Classroom (SGC) and deployed through Ezra Biblical Seminary in San Gabriel works to equip believers and church leaders in their developing-world context. The storytelling network of CIT is examined and discovered to …

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Age-Associated Spinal Stenosis In The Turquoise Killifish, Su-Hyeon Cho, Seongsin Lee, Jae-Il Park, Yoon La Yang, Song-Rae Kim, Juhee Ahn, Hoibin Jeong, Hye-Yeon Jung, Nayoung Gwak, Kil-Nam Kim, Yumi Kim Oct 2023

Age-Associated Spinal Stenosis In The Turquoise Killifish, Su-Hyeon Cho, Seongsin Lee, Jae-Il Park, Yoon La Yang, Song-Rae Kim, Juhee Ahn, Hoibin Jeong, Hye-Yeon Jung, Nayoung Gwak, Kil-Nam Kim, Yumi Kim

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Aging triggers spinal degeneration, including common spinal stenosis, which causes back and leg pain in older individuals, significantly impacting their quality of life. Here, we explored aging traits in turquoise killifish spines, potentially offering a model for age-linked spinal stenosis in humans. Aged turquoise killifish exhibited body shape deformation and increased vertebral collapse, which was further accelerated by spawning. High-resolution CT scans revealed suppressed cortical bone thickness and hemal arch area in vertebrae due to spawning, and osteophyte formation was observed in both aged and breeding fish populations. Scale mineralization mirrored these changes, increasing with age but being suppressed by …

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Recovery A Lifelong Journey: What It Means To Get Clean And Stay In Long-Term Recovery, Nicole E. Willis Cooper Oct 2023

Recovery A Lifelong Journey: What It Means To Get Clean And Stay In Long-Term Recovery, Nicole E. Willis Cooper

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study will be to describe long-term recovery (LTR) from drug addiction for African American (AA) recovering addicts (RAs) who have ten or more years in recovery and are members of Narcotics Anonymous (NA). The theory guiding this study is the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) (Stages of Change) (Prochaska & DiClemente, 1977) as it describes the process of how individuals change their habitual behavior/s by transitioning through five stages of change (precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance,). TTM indicates that positive behavioral change is an ongoing process which is significant to understanding these factors in relation to …

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Direct And Indirect Effects Of Recreational Marijuana On Physical, Mental, Gestational, And Developmental Health: A Point Of Care Handout, John C. Lowman Oct 2023

Direct And Indirect Effects Of Recreational Marijuana On Physical, Mental, Gestational, And Developmental Health: A Point Of Care Handout, John C. Lowman

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Review of current research on cannabis use indicates a knowledge gap among caregivers and the need for a tool making it easier to share accurate information with patients. A single-page point-of-care handout, similar to that used to advise the public about cigarette smoking, can help fill that gap. Metadata review of 76 articles was used to build a survey completed by 18 emergency room personnel (physicians, nurses, techs, hands-on administrators) before and after a brief presentation of the handout. Data analysis indicates the presentation increased awareness of marijuana use and health effects an average of 35.7%; level of comfort discussing …

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