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Planet Condé: Writing Our Times, Writing The Anthropocene, Dawn Fulton Jan 2022

Planet Condé: Writing Our Times, Writing The Anthropocene, Dawn Fulton

French Studies: Faculty Publications

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Extremophilic Fungi From Marine Environments: Underexplored Sources Of Antitumor, Anti-Infective And Other Biologically Active Agents, Lesley Ann Giddings, David J. Newman Jan 2022

Extremophilic Fungi From Marine Environments: Underexplored Sources Of Antitumor, Anti-Infective And Other Biologically Active Agents, Lesley Ann Giddings, David J. Newman

Chemistry: Faculty Publications

Marine environments are underexplored terrains containing fungi that produce a diversity of natural products given unique environmental pressures and nutrients. While bacteria are commonly the most studied microorganism for natural products in the marine world, marine fungi are also abundant but remain an untapped source of bioactive metabolites. Given that their terrestrial counterparts have been a source of many blockbuster antitumor agents and anti-infectives, including camptothecin, the penicillins, and cyclosporin A, marine fungi also have the potential to produce new chemical scaffolds as leads to potential drugs. Fungi are more phylogenetically diverse than bacteria and have larger genomes that contain …

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The Immortal Ones: Plants And Animals That Live Forever, Virginia Morell Jan 2022

The Immortal Ones: Plants And Animals That Live Forever, Virginia Morell

Sunday Short Reads

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The Oddity, Jessica Franken Jan 2022

The Oddity, Jessica Franken

Sunday Short Reads

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When The Uber Driver Asks, Do You Have Any Kids?, Wendy Elizabeth Wallace Jan 2022

When The Uber Driver Asks, Do You Have Any Kids?, Wendy Elizabeth Wallace

Sunday Short Reads

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Message For The Animal Mother, Jennifer Case Jan 2022

Message For The Animal Mother, Jennifer Case

Sunday Short Reads

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Fluorescent Cellular Assays For Kinase Inhibitors, Myar Mohamed Jan 2022

Fluorescent Cellular Assays For Kinase Inhibitors, Myar Mohamed

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

One of the most successful and fastest growing groups of kinase inhibitors are small molecules that compete with ATP binding. Kinase function is closely related to many diseases, specifically cancer. Kinases within living cells are essential elements in signaling cascades and post-translational modifications. However, actual kinase activity and the efficacy of its inhibitors in living systems are hard to evaluate. A way to assess inhibitor activity is through cellular assays that directly report the inhibitor’s engagement in native environments. Our goal is to develop a simple near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent HTS-compatible cellular assay for kinase inhibitor profiling in native cellular environments. …

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My Dead, Aracelis Gonzalez Asendorf Jan 2022

My Dead, Aracelis Gonzalez Asendorf

Sunday Short Reads

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Salisbury Steak Day, Michelle Strausbaugh Jan 2022

Salisbury Steak Day, Michelle Strausbaugh

Sunday Short Reads

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Back Seat, Brian Benson Jan 2022

Back Seat, Brian Benson

Sunday Short Reads

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Concept Mapping To Identify Threshold Concepts Of The Missional Church Paradigm, Andrew M. Causey Jan 2022

Concept Mapping To Identify Threshold Concepts Of The Missional Church Paradigm, Andrew M. Causey

ATS Dissertations

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Pastoral Ministry And Theological Education : The Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Theological Education/Ministerial Training For Pastoral Ministry In Southern Nigeria, Oluwakemi Grace Okonkwo Jan 2022

Pastoral Ministry And Theological Education : The Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Theological Education/Ministerial Training For Pastoral Ministry In Southern Nigeria, Oluwakemi Grace Okonkwo

ATS Dissertations

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Cenchrus Americanus - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia Jan 2022

Cenchrus Americanus - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Environmental Weed Risk Assessments

Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus). Pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus) is a robust annual grass used for both animal feed and for human consumption. It most likely originates from Sahelian Africa where it has been domesticated for more than 4,000 years. Pearl millet is an important staple food in hot, semi-arid regions of Africa and India due …

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Leucaena Leucocephala - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia Jan 2022

Leucaena Leucocephala - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Environmental Weed Risk Assessments

Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Leucaena leucocephala. Leucaena is a tropical legume, originating from Central America and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. It is a long-lived shrub or small tree (usually 5-10m, rarely to 20m) which is used for multiple purposes around the world including: firewood, timber, paper pulp, human food, green manure, shade, erosion control and forage.

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Centrosema Pascuorum - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia Jan 2022

Centrosema Pascuorum - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Environmental Weed Risk Assessments

Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Centro (Centrosema pascuorum). Centro is a warm season, annual herbaceous legume native to drier regions of South and Central America (Clements and Williams 1980). It has a twining growth habit with relatively fine stems up to 2m long. The leaves are trifoliate and the leaflets are long (50–100mm) and narrow (5–10mm wide), which can give …

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Digitaria Milanjiana - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia Jan 2022

Digitaria Milanjiana - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Environmental Weed Risk Assessments

Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Finger grass (Digitaria milanjiana). Finger grass is a subtropical to tropical perennial grass native to a wide range in Africa from South Africa to Ethiopia (Cook et al. 2020). It is now cultivated in Africa, Asia (Malaysia; Thailand; Vietnam), Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland), the Caribbean and in the Pacific (Fiji). Finger grass is a highly …

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Urochloa Mosambicensis - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia Jan 2022

Urochloa Mosambicensis - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Environmental Weed Risk Assessments

Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Sabi grass (Urochloa mosambicensis). Sabi grass is a creeping, tropical, perennial grass of variable size and growth habit usually with short stolons or tufted and sometimes rooting and branching from the lower nodes. Sabi grass is native to central and southern Africa (i.e. Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa and Swaziland). …

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Megathyrsus Maximus - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia Jan 2022

Megathyrsus Maximus - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Environmental Weed Risk Assessments

Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Panic grass (Megathyrsus maximus). Panic grass (Megathyrsus maximus) is a warm season (C4), perennial grass which is widely used in South America, Japan, India, and sub-tropical Queensland and more recently in the northern agricultural region of Western Australia. It is a productive forage grass for pasture, green-forage, hay and silage. The panic grasses are shade …

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Creatine Supplementation Improves Muscular Performance Without Additional Impact On The Cardiovascular System In Trained Women, Katia S. Azevedo, Steven B. Machek, Abby E. Lewis, Warleyson J. S. Azevedo, Jeffrey M. Willardson, Rafael Pereira, Marco Machado Jan 2022

Creatine Supplementation Improves Muscular Performance Without Additional Impact On The Cardiovascular System In Trained Women, Katia S. Azevedo, Steven B. Machek, Abby E. Lewis, Warleyson J. S. Azevedo, Jeffrey M. Willardson, Rafael Pereira, Marco Machado

Kinesiology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Creatine monohydrate supplementation in females is largely under-represented in the literature, and their potentially differential hemodynamic responses are unknown. Methods: Twenty-eight resistance-trained women (25.5 ± 6.1 years, 59.7 ± 6.3 kg, 163 ± 5 cm) were randomly assigned to the supplement creatine monohydrate (CRE; 5 g creatine monohydrate + 5 g dextrose) or placebo (PLA; 10 g dextrose) four times per day for 7 days in a double-blind fashion. Each subject subsequently completed resistance training sessions (3 × week) for four weeks with four sets to muscular failure of both half-squat and leg press exercises. The change in body mass …

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The Impacts Of Combined Blood Flow Restriction Training And Betaine Supplementation On One-Leg Press Muscular Endurance, Exercise-Associated Lactate Concentrations, Serum Metabolic Biomarkers, And Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1Α Gene Expression, Steven B. Machek, Dillon R. Harris, Emilia E. Zawieja, Jeffery L. Heileson, Dylan T. Wilburn, Anna Radziejewska, Agata Chmurzynska, Jason M. Cholewa, Darryn S. Willoughby Jan 2022

The Impacts Of Combined Blood Flow Restriction Training And Betaine Supplementation On One-Leg Press Muscular Endurance, Exercise-Associated Lactate Concentrations, Serum Metabolic Biomarkers, And Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1Α Gene Expression, Steven B. Machek, Dillon R. Harris, Emilia E. Zawieja, Jeffery L. Heileson, Dylan T. Wilburn, Anna Radziejewska, Agata Chmurzynska, Jason M. Cholewa, Darryn S. Willoughby

Kinesiology Faculty Publications and Presentations

The purpose of this investigation was to compare the impacts of a potential blood flow restriction (BFR)-betaine synergy on one-leg press performance, lactate concentrations, and exercise-associated biomarkers. Eighteen recreationally trained males (25 ± 5 y) were randomized to supplement 6 g/day of either betaine anhydrous (BET) or cellulose placebo (PLA) for 14 days. Subsequently, subjects performed four standardized sets of one-leg press and two additional sets to muscular failure on both legs (BFR [LL-BFR; 20% 1RM at 80% arterial occlusion pressure] and high-load [HL; 70% 1RM]). Toe-tip lactate concentrations were sampled before (PRE), as well as immediately (POST0), 30 min …

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California Condors, Source Credibility, And Wildlife Conservation Messaging, Patrick Belanger Jan 2022

California Condors, Source Credibility, And Wildlife Conservation Messaging, Patrick Belanger

HCOM Faculty Publications and Presentations

This article examines the role of source credibility in the sphere of wildlife conservation campaigns. Specifically, it explores how particular messengers can motivate hunters, ranchers, and wildlife managers in California, Utah, and Arizona to voluntarily adopt non-lead ammunition. I analyze two partner websites, each designed to provide the hunting community with accurate information about non-lead ammunition. I then identify key principles regarding source credibility that arose from semi-structured interviews with four individuals closely involved in North American vulture and raptor conservation: representatives of the Ventana Wildlife Society, the Institute for Wildlife Studies, The Peregrine Fund, and Pinnacles National Park. The …

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Childhood Nephrolithiasis And Nephrocalcinosis Caused By Metabolic Diseases And Renal Tubulopathy: A Retrospective Study From 2 Tertiary Centers, Jameela A. Kari, Mohamed A. Shalaby, Faiza A. Qari, Amr S. Albanna, Khalid A. Alhasan Jan 2022

Childhood Nephrolithiasis And Nephrocalcinosis Caused By Metabolic Diseases And Renal Tubulopathy: A Retrospective Study From 2 Tertiary Centers, Jameela A. Kari, Mohamed A. Shalaby, Faiza A. Qari, Amr S. Albanna, Khalid A. Alhasan

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To study childhood nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis caused by metabolic disorders, distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA), and familial hypomagnesemia, hypercalciuria, and nephrocalcinosis (FHHNC). Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 86 children presented over 10 years (2011-2021), with nephrolithiasis (89%) and nephrocalcinosis (11%) caused by metabolic disorders (62%), FHHNC (21%), and dRTA (17%). Results: The mean age at discovery was 72.7 months. The underlying metabolic etiologies included hyperoxaluria (38%), cystinuria (32%), hypercalciuria (24%), and hyperuricosuria (6%). Genetic testing was carried out for 23 patients. Hyperoxaluria was typically treated medically (75%). However, the majority progressed to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Most children with cystinuria, …

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Does Macintyre's Moral Sociology Presuppose A Personalist Moral Psychology? Macintyre And Tomasello On Moral Psychology, Caleb Bernacchio Jan 2022

Does Macintyre's Moral Sociology Presuppose A Personalist Moral Psychology? Macintyre And Tomasello On Moral Psychology, Caleb Bernacchio

College of Business Faculty Publications and Presentations

Alasdair MacIntyre has developed a theory of virtue ethics that is closely integrated with sociology and organization studies. While rejecting reductive views of the virtues, MacIntyre appeals to their functional role in facilitating collaboration as a basis for justifying their normative requirements. This raises the question of how agents within cooperative contexts come to appreciate their intrinsic value. I argue that MacIntyre's account of the virtues is undergirded by an implicit personalist moral psychology. To make this evident, I draw upon the account of moral psychology developed by Michael Tomasello, who argues that a sense of moral obligation is generated …

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United States, Aya Gruber Jan 2022

United States, Aya Gruber

Publications

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Using Environmental Dna To Detect Whales And Dolphins In The New York Bight, S. Elizabeth Alter, Carissa D. King, Emily Chou, Sam Chew Chin, Melinda Rekdahl, Howard C. Rosenbaum Jan 2022

Using Environmental Dna To Detect Whales And Dolphins In The New York Bight, S. Elizabeth Alter, Carissa D. King, Emily Chou, Sam Chew Chin, Melinda Rekdahl, Howard C. Rosenbaum

Biology, Agriculture and Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

Determining how cetaceans and other threatened marine animals use coastal habitats is critical to the effective conservation of these species. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an emerging tool that can potentially be used to detect cetaceans over broad spatial and temporal scales. In particular, eDNA may present a useful complementary method for monitoring their presence during visual surveys in nearshore areas, and for co-detecting prey. In conjunction with ongoing visual surveys, we tested the ability of eDNA metabarcoding to detect the presence and identity of cetaceans in the New York Bight (NYB), and to identify fish species (potential prey) present in …

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Composted Sewage Sludge Sustains High Maize Productivity On An Infertile Oxisol In The Brazilian Cerrado, Adrielle Rodrigues Prates, Karen Cossi Kawakami, Aline Renée Coscione, Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho, Orivaldo Arf, Cassio Hamilton Abreu-Junior, Fernando Carvalho Oliveira, Adônis Moreira, Fernando Shintate Galindo, Zhenli He, Arun Dilipkumar Jani, Gian Franco Capra, Antonio Ganga, Thiago Assis Rodrigues Nogueira Jan 2022

Composted Sewage Sludge Sustains High Maize Productivity On An Infertile Oxisol In The Brazilian Cerrado, Adrielle Rodrigues Prates, Karen Cossi Kawakami, Aline Renée Coscione, Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho, Orivaldo Arf, Cassio Hamilton Abreu-Junior, Fernando Carvalho Oliveira, Adônis Moreira, Fernando Shintate Galindo, Zhenli He, Arun Dilipkumar Jani, Gian Franco Capra, Antonio Ganga, Thiago Assis Rodrigues Nogueira

Biology, Agriculture and Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

Mato Grosso do Sul State in Brazil is characterized by the ‘Cerrado’ ecoregion, which is the most biologically rich Savannah globally. In agricultural terms, the region produces several commodities that are exported around the world. This level of productivity has been achieved through the large-scale use of synthetic fertilizers, which has created several economic and environmental concerns. New approaches in soil fertility management are required to avoid environmental degradation, pollution, and socio-environmental damages. A field experiment, lasting two years, was conducted to investigate the composted sewage sludge (CSS) effects on an infertile acidic soil (Oxisol) planted to maize (Zea mays …

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The Participatory Approach And Student Active Learning In Language Teaching: Language Students As Journalists And Filmmakers, Svetlana Sokolova, Andrei Rogatchevski, Kristian Bjørklund, David Henrik Lavén, Håkon Sverdrupsen Jan 2022

The Participatory Approach And Student Active Learning In Language Teaching: Language Students As Journalists And Filmmakers, Svetlana Sokolova, Andrei Rogatchevski, Kristian Bjørklund, David Henrik Lavén, Håkon Sverdrupsen

Russian Language Journal

This article contributes to two recent discussions in pedagogy and education, namely, the impact of the participatory approach (Jenkins et al., 2009; Yowell & Rhoten, 2009) on learning and the benefits of student active learning (Sokolova et al., in press; Spasova & Welsh, 2020). The participatory approach incorporates texts and tasks on the topics of interest that are relevant to students’ daily lives and potential workplaces. Student active learning builds upon the idea that “L2 learners must engage in classroom activities that allow them to be active learners rather than passive listeners” (see Nesset et al., this volume). This idea …

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Deployment Of Mathematical Resources To A Philippine High School Through A Community Lte Network, Ma. Louise Antonette N. De Las Peñas, Maria Alva Q. Aberin, Agnes Garciano, Juan Carlo F. Mallari, Jumela F. Sarmiento, Mark Anthony C. Tolentino, Debbie Marie Verzosa Jan 2022

Deployment Of Mathematical Resources To A Philippine High School Through A Community Lte Network, Ma. Louise Antonette N. De Las Peñas, Maria Alva Q. Aberin, Agnes Garciano, Juan Carlo F. Mallari, Jumela F. Sarmiento, Mark Anthony C. Tolentino, Debbie Marie Verzosa

Mathematics Faculty Publications

In the Philippines, one challenge that continues to be faced by the Department of Education in bringing educational content in a blended learning modality is the lack of internet access of the learners. This paper discusses the distribution, through a community LTE network, of mathematical resources for Grades 7 to 10 to teachers and students of a particular high school in the Philippines. It also gives details on particular technological tools (mathematical applications) that were created to help the mathematical learning of students in a remote setting.

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Development Of An App And Videos To Support The Fraction Learning Trajectory From Grades 1-7, Debbie Marie Verzosa, Ma. Louise Antonette N. De Las Peñas, Maria Alva Q. Aberin, Agnes Garciano, Jumela F. Sarmiento, Juan Carlo F. Mallari, Mark Anthony C. Tolentino Jan 2022

Development Of An App And Videos To Support The Fraction Learning Trajectory From Grades 1-7, Debbie Marie Verzosa, Ma. Louise Antonette N. De Las Peñas, Maria Alva Q. Aberin, Agnes Garciano, Jumela F. Sarmiento, Juan Carlo F. Mallari, Mark Anthony C. Tolentino

Mathematics Faculty Publications

Lack of procedural fluency in fractions impedes access to advanced mathematical courses and limits opportunities for entry into STEM-related fields. This paper describes the design and pedagogical basis of the Moving Fractions app and supplementary fraction videos for promoting fraction learning. Moving Fractions utilizes game-design factors to draw students through a trajectory of fraction learning from part-whole comparisons to a more robust understanding of the measurement concept of fractions. The supplementary video immerses students in a broad range of fraction representations. The app and video are intended to form a fraction learning package for distribution in Philippine schools. Future work …

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A Crash Course In Good And Bad Controls, Andrew Forney, Carlos Cinelli, Judea Pearl Jan 2022

A Crash Course In Good And Bad Controls, Andrew Forney, Carlos Cinelli, Judea Pearl

Computer Science Faculty Works

Many students of statistics and econometrics express frustration with the way a problem known as “bad control” is treated in the traditional literature. The issue arises when the addition of a variable to a regression equation produces an unintended discrepancy between the regression coefficient and the effect that the coefficient is intended to represent. Avoiding such discrepancies presents a challenge to all analysts in the data intensive sciences. This note describes graphical tools for understanding, visualizing, and resolving the problem through a series of illustrative examples. By making this “crash course” accessible to instructors and practitioners, we hope to avail …

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