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2023-2024 - Undergraduate Curriculum Council Annual Report, Undergraduate Curriculum Council, East Tennessee State University

Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes

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Book Reviews

Jackson Purchase Historical Society Journal Archive

Book Reviews

Bourbon's Backroads: A Journey Through Kentucky's Distilling Landscape

River Shows, Blues, Ragtime, Jazz and Country Music: It All Equals Rockabilly, Part One

We Shall Conquer or Die: Partisan Warfare In 1862 Western Kentucky

Faith in Politics: Southern Political Battles Past and Present

Kentucky Quilts and Quiltmakers: Three Centuries of Creativity, Community, and Commerce

Across the Kentucky Color Line: Cultural Landscapes of Race from the Lost Cause to Integration

Rebels on the Border: Civil War, Emancipation and Reconstruction of Kentucky and Missouri

Toward the Corner of Mercy and Peace

Drowned Town

New Perspectives on Civil War Era Kentucky

The …

Editorial: Volume Ii: Fibrotic Tissue Remodeling As A Driver Of Disease Pathogenesis, Arkadeep Mitra, Sarika Saraswati, Trayambak Basak

Biology Faculty Research

No abstract provided.

Pride In Health: An Investigation Into How The Affordable Care Act, Public Accommodation Anti-Discrimination Statutes, And Other Pro-Lgbtq+ Laws Affect Health, Healthcare Affordability, And Healthcare Accessibility For The Lgbtq+ Community, John Kirkley

Honors Program Theses

This study investigates the influence of pro-LGBTQ+ legislation, specifically the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid Expansion and LGBTQ+ Public Accommodation Anti-Discrimination Statutes, on general health, healthcare affordability, and accessibility among LGBTQ+ individuals in the United States. The research delves into historical and present policy impacts on health disparities within the LGBTQ+ community, offering a systematic analysis of data sourced from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. The research utilizes comparative statistical analysis to discern changes in health outcomes over the years 2014 to 2022, focusing on differences in general health, healthcare affordability, and accessibility between LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ respondents, as …

Full-Cost Accounting Of The Beef Industry, Nicole Marshall

Honors Program Theses

In the face of escalating environmental challenges and ethical concerns surrounding beef production, this study conducts a comprehensive examination of the industry's true external costs. Utilizing a full-cost accounting framework, the research scrutinizes the environmental, health, and animal welfare impacts associated with beef production in comparison to plant-based alternatives, particularly the Beyond Burger. Key factors analyzed include water and energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, land use, health and nutritional impacts, and animal welfare practices. Through a comparative analysis, this study aims to provide insights into the sustainability and ethical considerations of dietary choices, shedding light on the broader implications for …

Targeting Transitioning Lung Monocytes/Macrophages As Treatment Strategies In Lung Disease Related To Environmental Exposures, Aaron Schwab, Todd A. Wyatt, Grace Moravec, Geoffrey M. Thiele, Amy J. Nelson, Angela Gleason, Oliver Schanze, Michael J. Duryee, Debra J. Romberger, Ted R. Mikuls, Jill A. Poole

Journal Articles: Pulmonary & Critical Care Med

Background: Environmental/occupational exposures cause significant lung diseases. Agricultural organic dust extracts (ODE) and bacterial component lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induce recruited,transitioning murine lung monocytes/macrophages, yet their cellular role remains unclear.

Methods: CCR2 RFP⁺ mice were intratracheally instilled with high concentration ODE (25%), LPS (10 μg), or gram-positive peptidoglycan (PGN, 100 μg) for monocyte/macrophage cell-trafficking studies. CCR2 knockout (KO) mice and administration of intravenous clodronate liposomes strategies were employed to reduce circulating monocytes available for lung recruitment following LPS exposure.Lung tissues and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were collected. Pro-inflammatory and/or pro-fibrotic cytokines, chemokines, and lung extracellular matrix mediators were quantitated by ELISA. …

Exploring The Strange Dynamics Of Experience, John M. Flach, Fred A. Voorhorst

Books Authored by Wright State Faculty/Staff

The cartoons collected freely explore life, the universe, and everything, mainly exploring the strange dynamics of human experience. From the physics of space-time to theories of cognition and the minutiae of daily life, our comics invite contemplation on the ever-evolving, unpredictable nature of existence. To each cartoon a brief text passages is added directing the curious reader to additional sources where they can explore the ideas more fully. We hope this collection will generate a few laughs, elicit some nods of recognition, evoke some surprises, and spark curiosity and reflection on the complexities that define our journey through our vast, …

Challenges To Building A Viable Alternative To Ethnonationalism In The Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Setting, Philip Gamaghelyan, Sevil Huseynova

School of Peace Studies: Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Pest Slugs And Snails And Their Management In Broadacre Crops, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Grains and other field crops factsheets

Slugs and snails cause damage to all broadacre crops. Numbers of slugs and snails have increased in broadacre cropping in Western Australia (WA) with the use of minimum tillage and stubble-retention practices. These systems increase the organic content of paddocks and soil moisture content, leading to higher survival levels of slugs and snails.

Slug and snail pests in Australia have come from other countries, mainly in the Mediterranean region. They have similar lifecycles, which means similar management techniques can be employed to control them in broadacre crops.

Effective management requires application of controls that coincide with different phases of the …

Prompt Engineering Guide: Animation & Game Artrussell, Russell Smith

Generative AI

Prompt engineering guide for animation and game art. Created as part of Collin College's Prompt Engineering Guide.

Effects Of Different Types Of Environmental Enrichment On Behaviour, Performance, Welfare, Carcass Characteristics And Lipid Profile Of Broiler Chickens, Rana A. Elsayed, Asmaa S. Mohammed, Ahmed F. Abou-Elnaga, Usama A. Abou-Ismail, Ragab A. Darwish, Mohammed M. Fouda

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine how different environmental enrichment items affect broiler behavior, performance, welfare parameters, and blood profiles. MTHODS: A total of 200 one day old cobb 500 broiler chicks were used in a 35-d trail. Two hundred Cobb 500 broiler chicks were allocated into control and three treatment groups of 25 birds each in two replicates. The environmental enrichments items were straw bales in treatment A, elevated platforms (5 cm wooden platform) in treatment B and increased distance between feeder and drinker by 3.5 m in treatment C. Behavioural patterns of broiler chickens were monitored for four …

The Impact Of Maternal Thyroid Dysfunction During Pregnancy On Fetal Development, Ariella Eisig

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

Thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy significantly impacts both maternal and fetal health, posing physical and neuropsychological development risks for the neonate. This paper reviews the mechanism of thyroid function, the etiology, screening for hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism, and the effects on fetal development and pregnancy outcomes. Multiple studies have shown that maternal thyroid dysfunction can lead to various complications such as IUGR, preterm birth, neonatal Grave’s disease, and adverse neuropsychological outcomes in children. Proper screening, monitoring, and management of maternal thyroid function are essential to lessen these risks and ensure optimal fetal development. Further research is warranted to better understand the complex …

Cultivating Curiosity: Encouraging An Entomology Interest In Preschoolers, Macey Keith

Department of Entomology: Distance Master of Science Projects

This qualitative experiment encourages the integration of entomology-based activities into a preschool curriculum. The researcher aligns her children's preschool experience with tailored art projects and hands-on activities centered around the tomato hornworm, Manduca quinquemaculata, and Madagascar hissing cockroaches, Gromphadorhina portentosa. Following the activity, surveys were administered to parents and teachers to evaluate their perceived value of the lesson. Additionally, questions were asked to ascertain if the child recalled the activities participated in and to capture their emotional responses to the experience. The intention of this study was to create a clear lesson plan that can be easily implemented …

Integrated Pest Management (Ipm) Manual: Green Cloverworm (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) Control In Soybeans, David Newfang

Department of Entomology: Distance Master of Science Projects

Integrated pest management (IPM) offers a sustainable approach to managing green cloverworm (Hypena scabra) in soybean crops (Glycine Max). The goal is to minimize reliance on chemical pesticides while promoting an ecological balance. This plan outlines a comprehensive IPM strategy tailored for green cloverworm control in soybeans across various growth stages. Monitoring and scouting are emphasized to accurately assess pest populations. Management strategies such as cultural practices, mechanical control, biological control and chemical control are analyzed. Farmer education courses and outreach programs are applied to increase awareness, promote adoption of IPM practices, and foster collaboration among stakeholders. …

Alley, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Alley family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Bates, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Bates family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Stevens-Blevins, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Stevens-Blevins family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Hurst, Archimades P., Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Archimades P. Hurst family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Green, Lewis, Rowan County Genealogical Soicety.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Lewis Green family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Clay, Edwin L., Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Edwin Lawson Clay family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Creech, Volume 2, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Creech family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Wellman, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Wellman family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Webb, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Webb family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

The Theories Of Corporate Pershonhood And Their Three False Choices: Developing A Framework For Corporate Rights, Katharine Jackson

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

Scholars often use the theories of corporate personhood—aggregation theory, concession theory, and real entity theory—to justify corporate rights through analogy. That is, theories of corporate personhood attempt to explain what rights corporations ought to have based on what kind of person the corporation is like. If corporations are like individual human beings, then corporations should enjoy all the same rights that human beings do. If corporations are like states, then corporations should owe the same obligations that a state owes its citizens. Of course, many scholars have addressed the weaknesses of this kind of analogical reasoning. As Dewey argued long …

Dignity Deferred: Supriyo V. Union Of India And Lgbtq Rights, Ryan Thoreson

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

In Supriyo v. Union of India, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court declined to find that same-sex couples have a right to marry under India’s Constitution. The various opinions in the case repeatedly recognised and affirmed the dignity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people, but ultimately found that exclusion from civil marriage did not run afoul of constitutional guarantees. In this Essay, I examine the limited understanding of dignity employed by the bench in Supriyo, juxtaposing this with both domestic and comparative LGBTQ rights decisions that embraced a more substantive understanding of dignity. I argue that …

The Casnr L.I.N.K.S. Newsletter: Learning Innovation Network For K-12 Schools, Volume 3, Edition 1, January 2024, Bailey Feit, Tammy Mittelstet

CASNR L.I.N.K.S. Newsletter

The purpose of this L.I.N.K.S. newsletter is to provide a monthly update of opportunities and resources for K-12 schools to connect with the University of Nebraska's CASNR Food, Energy, Water, and Societal Systems (FEWS²) programs and partners.

Included in this edition:

K-12 curriculum and resources

2024 World Food prize Nebraska Youth Institute

Upcoming events on UNL's East Campus 2023-2024

Data Driven 2024: Statistics Field Day

CASNR Ag Tech Day, April 23, 2024

UNL-CASNR six interest areas

Food system futurists spotlight

Career exploration

Summer Camp 2024

Career pathways at Seed Your Future

Student opportunities including: Women in Ag Conference, BioNebraska STEM …

Emotional State Of Small Animal Veterinarians And Euthanasia: A Global Approach, Cyriac Versini

Theses & ETDs

Euthanasia is a very common practice in veterinary medicine, encountered by small animals veterinarians in their everyday practice as the number of companion animals have exponentially increased these last decades reflecting the societal changes from a rural multigenerational family unit to a urban nuclear model, including companion animals, considered henceforth as family members. Although common, euthanasia does not come without consequences on the emotional state of the veterinarians practitioners worldwide. To fully apprehend its effects, euthanasia has to be understood from a global approach, including ethics, legality and psychology. Euthanasia appears as an ethical challenge for veterinarians, not only because …

Analyzing The Impact Of Environmental Conditions, Cellular Kinetics, & Cell-Intrinsic Control Variables On The Wound-Healing Reaction Rate Of Selected Sponges (Porifera), William Wolfe

Theses & ETDs

All sponges (Porifera) have morphological properties, behavioral tendencies, and cell-intrinsic variables that react differently to environmental conditions, especially temperature, depending on the species. A disruption in the conditions of a host environment will cause the cellular properties of sponges to react in a way unique to its species due to the impact of environmental stress. The core morphological characteristics of sponges are the external structural mold, which tends to be cylindrical, asymmetrical, or radially symmetrical; a loose cellular level of organization; pore structure; an inhalant area; and optimization for overall surface area. Physiologically, every sponge species has a specific temperature …

A Comparison Of Domesticated Rat Behavior Between Differing Environment Types, Payton Mitchell

Theses & ETDs

Enriching environments consist of elements that provoke more naturalistic behaviors to appear within a focal species through incorporating novelty typically not provided within laboratory environments. This study set out to compare the behaviors displayed by domesticated rats when provided with two distinct enriching environments. It was hypothesized that there would be differences in the behaviors displayed between the different cages. To test this hypothesis the behaviors of two senior female rats were observed during their time in a standard pet rat cage and a bioactive/naturalistic cage over the course of three periods (control, experimental, and reintroduction), with the standard pet …

Effects Of Exercise On Telomere Biology And Its Implications For Cellular Aging, Liam Parker Carrillo-Rodriguez

Theses & ETDs

Telomeres are regions of repetitive DNA-protein sequences found at chromosomal ends. They play a crucial role in preserving the information in our genome by protecting the ends of chromosomes from fraying or tangling. Each time a cell divides, a small portion of telomeric DNA is lost and telomeres become slightly shorter until the cell can no longer divide properly, and the cell undergoes replicative senescence or apoptotic cell death. Telomere length is associated with a number of age-related diseases, lifespan, and cancer. Different factors that have an effect on telomere length, like oxidative stress and telomerase activity, are reviewed in …