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A Dog With Nice Ears, Ashley Mckenzie

Children's Book and Media Review

Lola wants a dog more than anything. But her parents are firm: absolutely no dogs. Regardless, Lola and her brother Charlie discuss what kind of dog they would get and what to name it. Lola wants a brown dog with a puffy tail, nice ears, a wiggly nose, and a waggy tail, who is able to hop and not bark too much. She plans to name him Snowpuff. Then, when their parents agree to another kind of pet, Charlie is not too surprised to see Lola return home with just the animal she envisioned.

September 2019 Cbmr Book Reviews, Various Reviewers

Children's Book and Media Review

Contains all 30 book reviews for September 2019 in one pdf.

The Impact Of Plastering On The Hygrothermal Behaviour Of Historical Sandstone Located In The Coastal Region Of Lebanon, Hoda Zeayter, Ibtihal Y. El-Bastawissi, Hiba Mohsen

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

In an unusual trend in the conservation practice of built heritage in Lebanon, the external plaster layer, which protects the sandstone from weathering factors, is being removed for aesthetic reasons. These buildings are in a coastal region, hot humid climate in the summer and moderate cold weather in the winter. This paper discusses the importance of external and internal plastering of the historical sandstone bearing wall, by the mean of a computational tool that underlines the role of the plastering in the hygrothermal behaviour of the historical stone, in the aim to validate the practice of the ancestors in covering …

Assessing Photogrammetry Artificial Intelligence In Monumental Buildings’ Crack Digital Detection, Said Maroun, Mostafa Khalifa, Nabil Mohareb

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

Natural and human-made disasters have significant impacts on monumental buildings, threatening them from being deteriorated. If no rapid consolidations took into consideration traumatic accidents would endanger the existence of precious sites. In this context, Beirut's enormous 4th of August 2020 explosion damaged an estimated 640 historical monuments, many volunteers assess damages for more than a year to prevent the more crucial risk of demolitions. This research aims to assist the collaboration ability among photogrammetry science, Artificial Intelligence Model (AIM) and Architectural Coding to optimize the process for better coverage and scientific approach of data specific to the crack disorders to …

Reviving The Neglected Urban Spaces Using Recreational Facilities, Malek Demashkieh

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

Neglection is the act of failing to care about something, it is the act of carelessness and forgetting. Adding to that in the same context, neglected urban spaces are barren lands that have been forgotten by the government making these lands gaps scattered in the city like rivers that are natural freshwater streams that flow into a canal that leads to the sea, a lake, or another river. Harmonizing these areas into the society will offer opportunities for these spaces to become a liveable, social, urban public spaces. Unfortunately, forgotten, and neglected riverfronts areas are found in the cities, thus …

Proposing Guidelines To Upgrade The Open Public Spaces In The Informal Settlements, Lena Hosni, Ayman Afify, Hiba Mohsen, Maged Youssef

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

Informal Settlements have expanded rapidly in the last fifty years and have kept rising. With rapid population expansion has come an increase in haphazard urbanisation and informal settlements, frequently referred as slums. Defined as a settlement that was formed in an unplanned and uncontrolled way, which means they are mostly unrecognized. Unfortunately, focusing on the problem of current challenges in informal settlements, on the socio-cultural and environmental levels, which are facing a massive shift in the quality of life in these sites, this is reflected in urban fragmentations, social and infrastructures are lacking, service systems that have become progressively inefficient …

Technology Of Cinematic Architecture In Science Fiction Movies, Hasan Al-Haj, Lena Hosni, Rana Ghannoum

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

Cinematic architecture in the broadest terms, portrayed spaces as a scene, where it conceives and reads the built environment in terms of sequences. It explores the effect of futuristic architecture and highlight the significant role of cinematic architecture in the society. Both movies and architecture function as languages, with two components: the signifiers, which are the tangible forms of signs, and the signified, which are the concepts, thoughts, and ideals that the signifiers contain. Unfortunately, the world is experiencing fast changes as a result of the massive rise of technology and capitalism, and the cinema industry plays an important role …

The Effect Of Vitamin D3 On The Osteointegration Of Dental Implants, Grzegorz Trybek, Magda Aniko Wlodarczyk, Jakub Kwiatek, Olga Preuss, Andrzej Brodkiewicz, Andrzej Sinicyn, Anna Grzywacz

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Dental surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons and implantologists are increasingly interested in the effects of vitamin D on bone metabolism and the immune system. The correct concentration of this prohormone potentially correlates with success at each stage of osteointegration of endosseous implants.‪A review of literature related to the topic of the paper.‬‪A suitable level of vitamin D3 is crucial from the day of surgery. It influences the modulation of the immune system – increases the production of cathelicidin and defensin, and reduces the expression of proinflammatory cytokines. It also has a positive effect on bone metabolism in osteo-suppression via the induction of …

Isolation And Identification Of Bacillus Spp. From Syrian Soils And Testing Their Antifungal Activity Against Botrytis Cinerea In Vitro (In Vitro) في ظروف المخبر (Botrytis Cinerea)من ترب سورية واختبار فعاليتها التضادية تجاه الفطر (Bacillus) عزل وتعريف أنواع من الجنس, Naffaa Walid

Arab Journal of Arid Environments المجلة العربية للبيئات الجافة

Three hundred seventy eight isolates of Bacillus spp. from Syrian soils were screened in vitro for their ability to inhibit the growth of Botrytis cinerea, agent of gray mold disease. The B307 isolate showed the highest antagonism activity with growth inhibition of 68%. In addition, B307 had chitinolytic activity, and the fraction from the isolate with more than 50KDa of its cell free crude extract showed the highest chitinolytic and antagonism activity against B. cinerea. This isolate was identified as Bacillus licheniformis according to the 16S DNA gene sequencing data with homology of 99%. The results of this …

Evaluation Relativity Variation And Some Minerals Concentration During Lactation Stage Of Syrian Mountains Goat Milk Under Grazing System, تقدير التغيرات النسبية ومستوى تراكيز بعض المعادن خلال مرحلة إنتاج حليب الماعز الجبلي السوري تحت نظام الرعاية السرحي, Osama Diab, Samuel Mossa, Shehadeh Qaskos

Arab Journal of Arid Environments المجلة العربية للبيئات الجافة

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of lactation stage on chemical composition and some minerals concentration of Syrian mountains Goat milk using grazing system in Al-Quneitera area (Syria) in year 2013. Twenty mountains Syrian goats were used to evaluate milk production and composition (fat, protein, lactose, and non-fat solids) and some minerals concentration (Ca, P, Na, K, Cu, Mg, Mn, Fe, Zn, cl) during lactation. Using SPSS program, data were analyzed by ANOVA with repeated measures. Daily milk yield was 1473.1 ± 297.42 g/head, while the total milk was 342.02 ± 135.6 Kg/head. The results of …

Estimation Of Growth Curve Prediction Equation Parameters For Weights Of Shami Camel Before Mature/ Syria, تقدير معالم دالة تنبؤ منحنى النمو لأوزان الإبل الشامية قبل النضج في سورية, Shadi Faris, Khaled Alnajjar, Ali Dib, Abdulla Nouh

Arab Journal of Arid Environments المجلة العربية للبيئات الجافة

The aim of this study was to estimate the growth curve prediction equation for weights from birth to four years old of Shami camel.

This study was carried out on 358 records of Shami camel, during the period from 1996 to 2012 at Dier Alhajr station for camel research, animal wealth research administration, General Commission Scientific Agriculture Research, rural Damascus (Syria).

The results showed high values of coefficient determinates (0.97-0.98), while standard errors values ranged between (27.26-34.13), and residual values ranged between (0.32-107.72), for each linear, quadratic and cubic equations. The values were fittest at linear regression equation for males, …

Ecological Study Of Iris Unguicularis Cretensis In The Coastal Region Of Syria في المنطقة الساحلية من سورية (Iris Unguicularis Cretensis) دراسة بيئية لنبات سوسن كريت, Zuheir Shater, Tharwat Ibrahim, Mohammad Korbaissa

Arab Journal of Arid Environments المجلة العربية للبيئات الجافة

This search was conducted during 2014 - 2017 in order to determine the distribution area of Iris unguicularis cretensis in the coastal region of Syria, to evaluate the current situation of its habitats, and to determine the best method to reproduce this plant and evaluate its nutritive value as forage. The distribution area was identified through 12 field trips at various types of parent rocks, expositions, and altitudes along the western versant of the coastal mountains in Syria. The properties of natural habitat was examined in 37 samples distributed along a gradient extending from 300 to 1000 m above sea …

Sports Events As An Effective Way Of Brand Marketing Communication Using The Example Of The Orlik Sports Facilities, Lukasz Strzelecki, Tomasz Czuba

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

The aim of this paper it to place marketing in the sports context and to explain what sports marketing is today and to show how to effectively implement brand marketing communications using sports facilities. Thus, the object of the authors’ research has been effective marketing communication, with special focus on brand marketing communication at the Orlik sports facilities. Towards this end, the available literature on the subject has been analysed. The authors have attempted to capture the specific character of marketing communication in sport with a view to define conditions for its maximum effectiveness. Apart from the analysis of literature …

Socio-Economic Factors Of Environmental Problems, Manzura Kamalova, D. Shakenov

Karakalpak Scientific Journal

People consciously and intensively rebuild their nature according to their own needs, creating rural and urban areas in which they live. People care about the quality of life in the context of the unity of nature and culture. Social is a relatively new discipline that deals with urban space and environmental issues. One way to imagine what is beneficial to people is to find out what is economically best for the person. The article examines the economic factors that form the attitude towards social ecology in Kazakhstan. The article concludes that society should cooperate to achieve common things, both for …

Experiencias Profesorales. Gestionando El Aprendizaje Desde El Medit, Víctor Hugo Londoño Aguirre, Francisco Conejo Carrasco, Andrés Tabla Rico, John Alexander Viracachá Reyes, Andrés David Nieto Buitrago

Institucional

Este libro expone las últimas experiencias profesorales en el marco de la innovación educativa en el MEDIT (Modelo Educativo Digital Transmoderno) con la sistematización de acciones orientadas hacia un mejor desempeño del aprendizaje de los estudiantes de la Universidad de Cundinamarca. Por ello, la base y eje transversal de cada una de ellas es el propio Modelo Educativo Digital Transmoderno para asumir una postura sobre la priorización de la formación para la vida, los valores democráticos, la civilidad y la libertad. Frente a lo anterior, el profesor se presenta como un gestor del conocimiento y el aprendizaje, dando el protagonismo …

Marijuana For Parkinson's Disease, Gonzalo Carrasco

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Departmental Research

No abstract provided.

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, April 7, 2022, Utah State University - Continuing Education

Educational Policies Committee

Agenda

1. Approval of 3 March 2022 Minutes.
2. Subcommittee Reports

   a. Curriculum Subcommittee(Matthew Sanders) Course Approvals – 0

   b. Academic Standards Subcommittee (Renee Galliher) Minutes – No March meeting….nothing to report.

   c. General Education Subcommittee (Lee Rickords) Minutes – March 15, 2022

3. Other Business Continued EPC membership.

Program Proposals

• Request from the Department of Plants, Soils and Climate in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences to offer a new specialization (Bioinform
• Request from the Department of Theatre Arts in the Caine College of the Arts to change the name of the Theatre Arts Theatre Education Certification Option BFA to …

The Role Of G-Protein Coupled Receptor 75 In Pulmonary Hypertension, Catherine D'Addario

NYMC Student Theses and Dissertations

Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) is a cardiopulmonary disease estimated to affect between 20 million to 70 million individuals globally, with poor prognosis and inadequate treatment. Recent studies show the orphan G Protein Coupled Receptor 75 (GPR75) is upregulated in the pulmonary vessels of PH patients, especially in females. Therefore, we hypothesized that Gpr75 knock down (Gpr75^-/-) mice will be protected from developing PH. To test our hypothesis, we challenged isolated intra-lobar pulmonary artery (IPA) from wild-type (WT; N=40) and Gpr75^-/- (N=19) mice with hypoxia to examine their hypoxic vasoconstrictive (HPV) response, which is a physiological response of …

2022-03-30 Sga Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Student Government Association.

Student Government Association Records

Meeting minutes of the Student Government Association from March 30, 2022.

Research Nurses' Attitudes And Practices Regarding Communication Of Risks And Benefits During The Research Informed Consent Process, Lidia Lika Nusbaum

Dissertations

Many studies show that research participants frequently do not fully comprehend information regarding risks and benefits (R&B) associated with clinical trials even though this is a fundamental component of the research informed consent (IC) process, required by ethical and regulatory guidelines. Research nurses often take an active role in obtaining IC while explaining study details and verifying potential participants' understanding. Although there are published recommended strategies to enhance the IC communication process, particularly for R&B communication, there is a paucity of research focused on research nurses' perspectives about the process. This study addresses this gap in the literature and provides …

Osteoarthritis And Cartilage Insult: Elucidation Of Molecular Interplay And Attempted Interventions, Brandon James Rose

Theses and Dissertations

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common and incapacitating joint disease beginning with breakdown of articular cartilage and extending into subchondral bone. At present, the processes through which the disease occurs are poorly understood, and interventions are limited to pain relief and eventual joint replacement. OA is commonly associated with obesity and corresponding pathologies, and as OA is demonstrably not a product of passive erosion of cartilage over time or under increased loads there must needs be some other mechanistic link between the two conditions. We hypothesize that the production of ceramides, a hallmark of the insulin resistance syndrome underlying many obesity-related …

Dlmm As A Lossless One-Shot Algorithm For Collaborative Multi-Site Distributed Linear Mixed Models, Chongliang Luo, Et Al

Open Access Publications

Linear mixed models are commonly used in healthcare-based association analyses for analyzing multi-site data with heterogeneous site-specific random effects. Due to regulations for protecting patients' privacy, sensitive individual patient data (IPD) typically cannot be shared across sites. We propose an algorithm for fitting distributed linear mixed models (DLMMs) without sharing IPD across sites. This algorithm achieves results identical to those achieved using pooled IPD from multiple sites (i.e., the same effect size and standard error estimates), hence demonstrating the lossless property. The algorithm requires each site to contribute minimal aggregated data in only one round of communication. We demonstrate the …

From Classroom To Gallery Floor: A Processual Exploration Of Rene Saheb’S (Meta)Physical Engagements With Clay, Kasper Tromp

Regards

This article presents a case study detailing the creative process of Iranian artist Rene Saheb. It analyzes the various stages, developments, and challenges Saheb went through while she explored the medium of clay, which was new to her artistic repertoire. Rather than focusing on outward properties of ceramics such as style or technique, the artist’s inward experiences of her medium and creative process are foregrounded by means of interviews.
As Saheb frequently turns to Islamic mysticism and poetry as conceptual anchorage throughout her creative process, her engagements with the ceramic medium will be discussed in light of relevant Islamic discourses …

The Lumberjack, March 30, 2022

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Why Society Mistrusts The Science Of Covid-19, Calvin King

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

In December of 2019 the first known case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was identified in Wuhan, China. One month later the virus had made its way to the United States and changed our daily lives forever. Mask mandates, social distancing, stay-at-home orders, and vaccinations have all been measures to help contain the spread of this deadly disease, but many people choose not to engage in these protocols not believing their effectiveness and mistrusting the science that went into making them. In this study a survey was administered to 98 participants online who were asked seven demographic questions and then …

U-Splines: Splines Over Unstructured Meshes, Steven K. Schmidt

Theses and Dissertations

U-splines are a novel approach to the construction of a spline basis for representing smooth objects in Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE). A spline is a piecewise-defined function that satisfies continuity constraints between adjacent cells in a mesh. U-splines differ from existing spline constructions, such as Non-Uniform Rational B-splines (NURBS), subdivision surfaces, T-splines, and hierarchical B-splines, in that they can accommodate local variation in cell size, polynomial degree, and smoothness simultaneously over more varied mesh configurations. Mixed cell types (e.g., triangle and tetrahedron and quadrilateral and hexahedral cells in the same mesh) and T-junctions are also supported. The …

Sex, Sovereignty, And The Biological In The Interwar Arab East, Susanna Ferguson

Middle East Studies: Faculty Publications

This article frames the history of anticolonialism in the Arab world as a history of gender, sex, and power. By thinking with early twentieth-century Arab intellectuals, it revises the assumption that the heterosexual body enters into politics primarily as a site of regulation and control. Europeans justified colonialism in the Arab East by arguing that Arabs were like children who needed tutelage before self-rule. Arab writers contested these temporal assumptions through their own theories of human development. Some figured childrearing as a form of temporal engineering through which Arab women would control human and civilizational growth. Others, like cosmopolitan Arab …

Mental Motivation And Its Relationship To The Acquisition Of Some Concepts Of Traffic Safety For Fifth Grade Students, Shahad Faiq, Iqbal Abdul-Hussein

Modern Sport

Motivation andt is relationship to the acquisition of some concepts of traffic safety for the fifth grade students. Using the mental motivatvation scale, whichconsists of(25)items ,and the test of developing some concepts of traffic safety,paragraphs ,and it was presented to experts and (38) which consists of specialists in the field of psychology ,and the two researchers used the statisitical package for social sciences (SpSS), and the resultsof the research showed that the mental motivation scale has a significant relationshipwith the test of developing some concepts of traffic safety relationship whth the test of developing someconcepts of traffic safety relationship with …

Establishment Of A Melanoma Esc-Gemm Platform And Its Use To Study Pten Tumor Suppressor Functions, Ilah Bok

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The cumbersome and time-consuming process of generating new mouse strains and multiallelic experimental animals often hinders the use of genetically engineered mouse models (GEMM) in cancer research. In chapter 2, we describe the development and validation of an embryonic stem cell (ESC)-GEMM platform for rapid modeling of melanoma in mice. The platform incorporates 12 clinically relevant genotypes composed of combinations of four driver alleles (LSL-BrafV600E, LSL-NrasQ61R, PtenFlox, and Cdkn2aFlox) and regulatory alleles to spatiotemporally control the perturbation of genes of interest. The ESCs produce high-contribution chimeras, which recapitulate the melanoma phenotypes of conventionally bred mice. Using the ESC-GEMM platform to …

Defining And Modeling Pericyte-Induced Capillary Network Assembly, Capillary Regression Preceding Pericyte-Stimulated Fibrosis, And Lymphatic Capillary Regression, Scott Stephen Kemp

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Capillary formation and maturation can only occur through a series of highly orchestrated events that requires the coordinated efforts of both endothelial cells (ECs) and pericytes. While ECs are perfectly capable of creating tube networks on their own, the maturation and stabilization of these tube networks require the presence of a second cell type, pericytes, to create stable capillary networks. Previous studies have identified factors required for pericyte recruitment to EC tube networks, however, we hypothesized that there were still unaccounted for EC-derived molecules that were contributing to pericyte recruitment. In the first part of this study, we used serum-free, …