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Selective And Differential Roles Of Pvhcrh Neurotransmitters In Diet-Induced Obesity In Mice, Zhiying Jiang, Yuhan Cao, Michelle He, Cunjin Su, Runzhou Yang, Maojie Yang, Jing Cai, Hongli Li, Yuanzhong Xu, Shi-Bin Li, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Luis De Lecea, Benjamin R Arenkiel, Qingchun Tong

The Brown Foundation: Institute of Molecular Medicine

Stress and diet are known to synergistically promote risks of obesity but the underlying neural basis remains elusive. Corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons in the paraventricular hypothalamus (PVHCRH) are stress responsive and release both CRH and glutamate. Here we generated a mouse model with gain or loss of release in CRH or glutamate from PVHCRH neurons. While these models showed no changes in body weight when fed chow, they exhibited contrasting effects when fed high-fat high-caloric diets (HFD). Whereas disrupting glutamate release from PVHCRH neurons led to diet-induced obesity (DIO), that of CRH caused no impact. Conversely, augmented CRH release led to …

From Spectator To Actor: The Drive-In Cinema As Movement On The Blue Ridge Parkway, Jacob Gonzalez

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

This thesis argues that architecture is not experienced as static form, but as something constructed through movement. It reconsiders the declining drive-in cinema typology not as a destination for passive viewing, but as a spatial system where movement and perception are actively choreographed.

The project asks: how can architectural movement transform the drive-in from a static act of viewing into a dynamic, cinematic experience?

Drawing from montage theory in film, particularly the work of Sergei Eisenstein, this thesis understands meaning as something constructed through sequence (through order, duration, repetition, and rhythm). Bernard Tschumi’s translation of these ideas into architecture informs …

Robust Magnetoelectric Backscatter Communication System For Bioelectronic Implants, Fatima Alrashdan, Joshua E Woods, Ellie C Chen, Wendy Tan, Zhanghao Yu, Wei Wang, Mathews John, Lukas Jaworski, Drew Bernard, Allison Post, Angel Moctezuma-Ramirez, Abdelmotagaly Elgalad, Kaiyuan Yang, Mehdi Razavi, Jacob T Robinson

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Wireless communication technologies for bioelectronic implants enable remote monitoring for diagnosis and adaptive therapeutic intervention without the constraints of wired connections. However, wireless data uplink from millimeter-scale devices deep in the body struggles to achieve low power consumption while maintaining large misalignment tolerances. Here, we report a passive wireless backscatter communication system based on magnetoelectric transducers that consumes less than 0.3 pJ/bit and achieves less than 1E-6 bit error rate at a distance of 55 mm while tolerating a misalignment of 10 mm. Using this robust data uplink, we designed a wireless cardiac sensing node that can transmit electrocardiogram signals …

Cat Management In Australia: Emerging Policies And Competing Perspectives, Andrew Rowan Dphil

WellBeing News

This article explores Australia’s evolving cat management policies and the growing debate surrounding feral, stray, and companion cats. It highlights initiatives such as containment regulations, eradication campaigns, and trap-neuter-vaccinate-return programs while examining the tensions between biodiversity protection, animal welfare, and public attitudes toward cats.

2017u_Sm07_Approved_Calc-1-Substitution, Undergraduate Curriculum Council

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2017u_Sm03_Approved_Bio-4813-Curation-Of-Collections-24apr2017_Revised-Nc_Tdm-Revision2, Undergraduate Curriculum Council

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2017u_Lac79_Approved_Art-3053.Doc, Undergraduate Curriculum Council

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2017u_Ebs05_Approved_Bulletin-Addition-Of-Psy-2013, Undergraduate Curriculum Council

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2017u_Aet30_Approved_Hort-Pssc-Prereq-Freq-Change.2017-Bc, Undergraduate Curriculum Council

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2017u_Aet25_Approved_Ansc-Course-Name-Changes-Bc-Revision1, Undergraduate Curriculum Council

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2017u_Aet24_Approved_Ansc-3653-Freq-Change-Bc, Undergraduate Curriculum Council

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2017u_Aet23_Approved_Agst-4773-Freq-Change-Bc, Undergraduate Curriculum Council

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2017u_Aet22_Approved_Agri-2213-And-4433-Freq-Changes.2017-Bc, Undergraduate Curriculum Council

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2017g_Aet06_Approved_Ansc-5683-Name-Change, Graduate Council

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2017g_Aet04_Approved_Msacore_Bulletin_Banner_Change_Transmittal_Form_Green_14022017, Graduate Council

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2017g_Aet03_Approved_Course_Revision_Proposal_Form_6371-Revision1, Graduate Council

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2017g_Aet02_Approved_Course_Revision_Proposal_Form_6361, Graduate Council

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2016u_Ate10_Approved_Ansc3013advanced Western Equitation New Course, Undergraduate Curriculum Council

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2016u_Aet15_Approved_Aged-Elective-Bulletin_Banner_Change, Undergraduate Curriculum Council

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Practical Applications Of Play Therapy Principles In Early Childhood Classrooms, Colleen D. Martinez, Beth A. Trammell

Perspectives on Early Childhood Psychology and Education

Play in early childhood is a central tenet to everyday life for children and is thus of great importance to early childhood practitioners. However, the wide variety of definitions, policies, and practices related to play make implementing it effectively in the classroom nuanced. This article explores components of both child-led and adult-led practices—viewed through the lens of play therapy—to aid early childhood educators in applying these practices in the classroom. Case examples from the authors are included to further explore these topics in real-life situations.

Early Education Indirect Service Research With Generalization Data: A Systematic Review Of Single-Case Design Methodological Rigor, Zachary C. Labrot, Brittany D. Garza, Tyler Smith, Emily Maxime, Abigail Lawson

Perspectives on Early Childhood Psychology and Education

Consultation and coaching are both forms of indirect service delivery that have been found to be effective for improving early childhood educators’ implementation of evidence-based practices. These indirect service delivery modalities have also been found to be effective for promoting early childhood educators’ generalization of evidence-based practices. However, less is known regarding the methodological rigor of early childhood indirect service delivery research that collected generalization data. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to apply the 2020 and 2020 What Works Clearinghouse single-case design standards to this literature base to determine the extent to which these studies were conducted in …

Partisan Perceptions Of Humanity: Dehumanization Of Israelis And Palestinians By U.S. Adults, Margot Pressman, Faith Richards, Ainsley Medina

Linfield University Student Symposium: A Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Achievement

Dehumanization, the perception of others as less than fully human, frequently emerges in contexts of intergroup conflict. Drawing on Haslam's (2006) two-factor model distinguishing mechanistic and animalistic dehumanization, this study examined how U.S. adults perceive Israelis and Palestinians amid the ongoing Israeli-Gaza conflict, with political affiliation explored as a potential moderating variable. A sample of 210 participants (98 Democrats, 110 Republicans) rated both groups on dehumanization and liking measures using anchored sliding scales. Contrary to expectations, dehumanization items did not load onto two distinct factors; instead, a single composite measure demonstrated adequate reliability (α = .787). Results indicated that Palestinians …

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2017u_Sm22_Approved_Bc_Chem-4281-Course-Frequency, Undergraduate Curriculum Council

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2017u_Sm21_Approved_Bc_Chem-4243-Course-Frequency, Undergraduate Curriculum Council

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2017u_Sm19_Approved_Lon5_Bs-Bio-Sci-Emphasis-Enviro-Bio, Undergraduate Curriculum Council

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2017u_Sm18_Approved_Cr_Bio-4163-Lab-Biotech-2-Revision1, Undergraduate Curriculum Council

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2017u_Sm17_Approved_Cr_Bio-4153-Lab-Biotech-1-Revision1, Undergraduate Curriculum Council

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