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Senior Recital: Toby Tate, Composition And Guitar, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

Movable Bed Physical Model Investigation Of Bed Level Changes Caused By River Sediment Diversions, Hayden Cole Franklin

LSU Master's Theses

Since 1932, due to human and natural processes, over 2,000 square miles of Louisiana’s coast have been lost. River sediment diversions have been proposed as sustainable options to combat land loss. These projects, like the proposed Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, are designed to deliver sediment-rich Mississippi River water into nearby bays and estuaries, helping build and maintain land. However, river sediment diversions may alter river hydraulics and sediment transport, potentially inducing upstream degradation and downstream aggradation. Using the Lower Mississippi River Physical Model (LMRPM), this study quantitatively analyzed bed level changes as well as hydraulic conditions associated with the proposed Mid-Barataria …

Should Judicial Opinions Be Read Like Statutes?, Margaret H. Lemos

Northwestern University Law Review

Should judicial opinions be interpreted with an eye to their purpose, context, or the intent of their authors, or should interpreters focus on the ordinary meaning of the text? Opinions present the same sorts of interpretive puzzles as other legal texts, and yet they have been omitted from the debates over interpretive methodology that dominate the fields of constitutional and statutory interpretation. The omission is no accident: the Supreme Court has stated repeatedly—and with increasing frequency in recent years—that judicial opinions are not to be read like statutes. Yet neither courts nor commentators have explained why the principles that ground …

What The Free-Roaming Cats Dragged In: Regulatory Concerns With Privatized Local Services, Jonathan Korger

Northwestern University Law Review

The United States entrusts local governments to provide citizens with a wide range of public services, and animal control makes up a small but essential piece of these local responsibilities. In recent years, American localities have largely privatized how they manage the nation’s growing free-roaming cat population, relying primarily on animal-loving volunteers and a controversial practice called trap-neuter-return (TNR). Academics have long debated the merits of privatization, but TNR raises a novel question: how should local governments think about regulating a privatized public service when altruism, instead of profits, motivates the service deliverer? This Note argues that TNR demonstrates the …

Teaching Using Youtube Tutorial Video To Improve Students' Speaking Skills, Ida Prasetianing Jati, Alis Saukah, Nunung Suryati

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study aimed at researching how YouTube Tutorial Videos can improve students' speaking skill in performing procedure text. It employs Collaborative Action Research adapting Kemmis and Taggart design, which covers 1) planning, 2) implementing, 3) observing, 4) reflecting. Result of the study showed that the students' speaking skill was improving in three aspects 1) accuracy, 2) fluency, 3) performance. However, it was revealed that native English speaker (NES) videos are not helpful for the students, especially the low-level student. Non-native English speaker (NNES) videos were more helpful for the students because they tend to speak slower with clearer articulation.

Using English Discoveries Online Program To Boost Listening Skills, Adisti Prihandani Hadidwiputri, Gunadi Harry Sulistyo, Nunung Suryati

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

Listening skills are essential for interaction among human beings. However, the teaching of listening skills using conventional media and materials has created problems for the students.

Fostering Autonomy Through Digital Reading: Students' Evaluation Of The Readyread Application, Rulli Putri Maulida, Francisca M. Ivone, Anik Nunuk Wulyani

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

ReadyRead is an Android-based application which provides several features for scaffolding reading comprehension practice. It is the product of Design-Based Research. The present study examined high school students’ experience in using the application. An online questionnaire was employed to gather information on students’ opinions regarding the content, learning activities, and usability of the app. Results of the data analysis revealed the most favorable feature in the app perceived to be the most helpful for students in learning reading independently. Further, the app provides space for students to learn individually and collaboratively. Suggestions from the students are constructive and taken into …

Digital Games-Based Learning: An Innovative Language Learning In Efl Classroom By Utilizing Kahoot!, Santianaa Santianaa, Suci Nurzannah Efendi, Ratu Sarah Pujasari, Abdul Gafur Marzuki, Erizare Erizare

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

Studi ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi persepsi siswa tentang pemanfaatan Kahoot! untuk belajar bahasa di kelas EFL. Temuan mengungkapkan bahwa persepsi siswa positif, di mana Kahoot dianggap mendorong pembelajaran yang menyenangkan, meningkatkan motivasi, dan membantu mengasah otak melalui gaya kompetisi.

The Effectiveness Of Interactive Multimedia To Increase Learning Outcomes Of Deaf Students In Elementary School Level: A Literature Study, Putri Kartika Ningsih, Mohammad Efendi, Ediyanto Ediyanto, Asep Sunandar

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

Salah satu konsekuensi dari hambatan kemampuan pendengaran anak tunarungu adalah kesulitan menerima dan memahami materi pembelajaran verbal atau audio. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui efektivitas pengembangan multimedia interaktif yang dapat berpengaruh positif terhadap hasil belajar siswa tunarungu di tingkat sekolah dasar melalui studi literatur Google Scholar (2015-2021).

The Meaning Of Sekura Cakak Buah Tradition Of Saibatin Community, Eka Purnama Sari, Budijanto Budijanto, Singgih Susilo

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This research aims to uncover and explore the meaning and value of sekura cakak buah tradition for indigenous saibatin communities and to understand the implementation of meanings and values of tradition in the lives of saibatin community. The study used qualitative design with an understanding approach to the meaning of ethnography. Data were analyzed by analyzing domains, taxonomic, components and cultural themes. The results of the study showed that the meaning of sekura cakak buah tradition for the saibatin community is self-identity, life, and sosial life. The meaning and values are implemented in community’s lives which are namely cultural meaning …

Swear Words In Early Childhood Communication, Yuli Rahayu Indriani, Hardika Hardika, Ach. Rasyad

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

There has many differ perception about the meaning of swear words in daily communication, so that this research's aim was to described those swear word's meaning. The focus of this research is meaning of swear words that said by children age 4-6 years in RA Al-Azhar Bantur. This research used descriptive qualitative method, thereby the collected data was found on research field. The result showed that the swearing words commonly spoken by children was jancuk, taek, bedhes, patek, goblok, gendeng, and jangkrik. Children did not know the meaning of those swearing words, but they assume that swearing is a taboo …

Hear Our Voices: Pre-Service English Teachers’ Challenges And Expectations During Teaching Practice, Dwi Yumna Abdullah, Yazid Basthomi

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

Teaching practicum is one of the most fundamental and crucial stages in the teacher preparation program. The pre-service teacher readiness can be developed to become a qualified future teacher. This descriptive qualitative study is aimed to find the challenges and expectations of pre-service English teachers, mentor teachers, university supervisor, and the head of the teaching practice program. The findings indicated that pre-service teachers are challenged to improve their classroom management, strategies, and methods of teaching. The pre-service teachers, mentor teachers, and university supervisor are expected to gain benefits and successful school-university partnership.

"I Wasn't Broken": Addressing Stigma Associated With Dementia While Walking The Talk For Dementia, Kate Irving, Fernando Aguzzoli Peres, Walter D. Dawson, Jonathan Adrián Zegarra-Valdivia, Lingani Mbakile-Mahlanza, Sherril B. Gelmon

Institute on Aging Publications

INTRODUCTION:Walking the Talk for Dementia (WTD) convenes people from every continent and multiple perspectives, including people with lived experience, in a 40- km walk followed by a 2-day symposium. The aim is collective reflective dialogue about dementia stigma without the burden of professional hierarchies.

METHODS: Qualitative reflections during and immediately following the walk were analyzed using content analysis to identify common themes.

RESULTS: Three themes demonstrate an evolution of perspectives about dementia and stigma: “meeting the person not the label”, “a community in solidarity”, and “I wasn’t treated like I was broken, and I wasn’t broken.”

DISCUSSION: WTD created an …

Asynchronous Scenario-Based Training Resources For Domestic And International Mentors, Benjamin W. Davis

Instructional Psychology and Technology Graduate Student Projects

The following design report details the development of training resources for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to help in-field mentors learn and improve specific job tasks. In 2025, the client hired over 400 new employees as it expanded to support regions around the globe. This necessitated enhanced training resources which mentors could access on demand during their weekly professional development time. In response, I developed and delivered asynchronous training materials through an internal SharePoint page. These materials include a self-assessment, instructional videos, practice activities in Microsoft PowerPoint modules, and job aids.

This report begins with a description …

Mechanistic Insights Into E. Coli Recovery From Growth Arrest, Ahmed H. Hassan, Yuko Nakano, Howard Gamper, Isao Masuda, Ludmila Vesela, Matyas Pinkas, Sathya Narayanan Nagarajan, Jonathan Dworkin, Gregor Blaha, Ya-Ming Hou, Gabriel Demo

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers

Bacteria survive hostile conditions by shutting down protein synthesis, but how they restart growth remains poorly understood. Here, we use an E. coli ΔrimM strain, which exhibits a prolonged growth arrest, as a model to investigate how bacteria recover from this state and restore protein synthesis. RimM is a conserved ribosome maturation factor for the 3'-major (head) domain of the 16S rRNA within the bacterial 30S subunit. The loss of RimM causes a longer delay in recovery than other 30S maturation factors, including RbfA. Cryo-EM analysis of ΔrimM ribosomes suggests a delayed recruitment of ribosomal proteins to the 30S head …

Testing Effects Of Acoustic Propagation, Morphology, And Intrasexual Selection On The Elaboration And Performance Of Song In Bachman’S Sparrows (Peucaea Aestivalis), Hans Kayser Gonzembach

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Birdsong is a communication signal shaped by ecological, morphological, and cultural processes. While many songbird species produce relatively simple vocal repertoires, others, such as the Bachman’s Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis), produce moderately large repertoires with multiple distinct and context-dependent song categories. Despite this complexity, little is known about the major drivers that shape song elaboration in this species. Additionally, it is unclear whether abiotic factors play a significant role in determining how different song types are learned and shared within a population. To better understand how ecological and social pressures shape song variation, I conducted three studies using Bachman’s …

Adipocytes Signal To Recruit Specific Mrnas From Surrounding Cells To Restore Expression Deficits, Clair Crewe, Snigdha Tiash, Yun-Ling Pai, Marjori Russo, Saket Awadhesbhai Patel, Yi-Cian Zheng, Alex Larkin, Chun-Kan Chen, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized, membrane-delimited, particles released by cells that carry signaling macromolecules. A major pathway of EV production is potentiated by neutral sphingomyelinase 2 (SMPD3/nSMAse2), an enzyme that generates ceramide from sphingomyelin. In our attempt to study this pathway in adipocytes of male mice, we discover that the elimination of SMPD3 from adipocytes in vivo triggers a signal to surrounding immune cell-like preadipocytes to release EVs that carry SMPD3 mRNA. This results in a widespread increase in SMPD3 mRNA in purified null adipocytes without a change in the transcripts of other enzymes involved in ceramide metabolism. These results …

America Has A Problem: How The Student Criminalization Nexus Helps Maintain America's Modern Caste System, Kaela Allen

Northwestern Law Journal des Refusés

No abstract provided.

Impurity And Immigration: The Case Of Pro-Biafran Igbo Activists In Japan, Nnamdi M. Jogwe

Northwestern Law Journal des Refusés

No abstract provided.

Not For Radio: Maria Zardoya’S Debut Solo Album, Isabella Pizzerrato, The Rattler

The Rattler

Vol. 144 Iss. 4

Exploring Decision-Making In Caenorhabditis Elegans: Navigating Dichotomous Envrionmental Cues, Hunarmeet K. Gill

Caroliniana Undergraduate Research Journal

All living organisms thrive off the survival choices they make and the factors they prioritize, but the mechanisms guiding these choices remain unclear. This study investigates decision-making in Caenorhabditis elegans, aiming to understand how they navigate dichotomous environments that contain both attractive and aversive cues. Despite possessing a simple nervous system, C. elegans express behaviors indicating a level of advanced sensory-processing abilities, making them ideal models for studying decision-making processes. The experiment consisted of five separate petri-dish tests, each with three sections: side A and side B (containing natural or UV light and/or E.coli or ethanol), and a neutral …

Evaluating Elisa-Based Domoic Acid Detection Methods In Fetal And Maternal Samples Of California Sea Lions (Zalophus Californianus), Deanie Woodruff, Emily Lickiss, Samuel Gardiner, Mia Gastile, Elizabeth Sandoval, Florybeth La Valle

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Harmful algal blooms produced by the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia regularly expose marine mammals along the California coast to domoic acid (DA), a neurotoxin that bioaccumulates in marine food webs. In California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), domoic acid exposure is associated with seizures, hippocampal injury, and maternal-fetal transfer of the toxin that can result in abortion. Bloom events have led to large numbers of stranded sea lions along the California coast. Although some clinical and neurological effects of domoic acid toxicosis have been documented, especially with regard to the hippocampus, there is limited understanding of how domoic acid concentrations fluctuate over the …

Hot Cities, Cool Lizards: Do College Campuses Create Urban Oases For Wildlife?, Ethan Heck, Javier Monzon Phd

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Urban wildlife may experience stress due to the Urban Heat Island Effect. On the other hand, urban wildlife may experience relief, especially in arid ecosystems, due to the Urban Oasis Effect. The objective of this study was to test whether college campuses in southern California act as heat islands or oases for wildlife. We analyzed how temperature and water availability of microhabitats relate to the physiology of a widespread and common cold-blooded animal, the Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis). We logged environmental conditions in lizard hotspots at 11 university campuses across southern California and measured the hydration of lizards at …

Lucinda Green Oral History Interview, Lucinda Green, Elisa Villalpando

Callison College and School of International Studies

No abstract provided.

Jeffrey Paulding Oral History Interview, Jeffrey Paulding, Elisa Villalpando

Callison College and School of International Studies

No abstract provided.

David Harnish Oral History Interview, David Harnish, Elisa Villalpando

Callison College and School of International Studies

No abstract provided.

The Hidden Cost Of Compassion In Veterinary Medicine, Lauren Dugger

Osmosis Magazine

No abstract provided.

An Unfiltered View Of Skincare: Causes Of And Cures For Acne, Eve Snyder

Osmosis Magazine

No abstract provided.

Where’S Perry? The Strange Biology Of The Platypus, Carolina Mosquera

Osmosis Magazine

No abstract provided.

The Mirror And The Governor. A Dissolution Of The Ai-In-A-Box Problem, David Lee Wise

Defensive Publications Series

This paper proposes a dissolution of the AI-in-a-box problem through two complementary mechanisms: the Mirror Principle and the Governance Orientation. The standard formulation assumes a conflict of interest between a contained super intelligent AI and a human gatekeeper. This paper argues that the assumption is the problem, not the AI. When the interaction surface is correctly designed (the Mirror Principle) and the AI is correctly oriented (the Governance Orientation), the box problem does not need to be solved because it does not arise. The answer was never how to build a better box. The answer was always: what kind of …