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From Funny Bones To Phony Bones, Steve Eskew

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Albeit once upon a time he could barely stand the sight of me, my ex-father-in-law materialized into one of my all-time best buds. I’ve always called him Big Bruno; his nickname for me has always been "Funny Bones."

State V. Damiani

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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Allen V. Campbell

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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Lee Guild Interview, Events Coordinator At The Nutter Center, Kathy Morris, Lee Guild

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

In this March 31, 2021 oral history interview conducted by Kathy Morris, Lee Guild reflects on her fifty-year career at Wright State University, highlighting the institution’s growth from a small commuter campus to a complex university centered around the Nutter Center.

Association Of Dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity With Bone Mass And Osteoporosis Risk In Korean Women: Analysis Of The Korea National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2011, Donghyun Kim, Anna Han, Yongsoon Park

Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Papers

Antioxidant intake has been suggested to be associated with a reduced osteoporosis risk, but the effect of dietary total antioxidant capacity (TAC) on bone health and the risk of osteoporosis remains unclear. We aimed to assess the hypothesis that dietary TAC is positively associated with bone mass and negatively related to the risk of osteoporosis in Korean women. This cross-sectional study was performed using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Dietary TAC was estimated using task automation and an algorithm with 24-h recall data. In total, 8230 pre-and postmenopausal women were divided into four groups according …

Comparing A Mixed Model Approach To Traditional Stability Estimators For Mapping Genotype By Environment Interactions And Yield Stability In Soybean [Glycine Max (L.) Merr.], Mary M. Happ, George L. Graef, Haichuan Wang, Reka Howard, Luis Posadas, David L. Hyten

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Identifying genetic loci associated with yield stability has helped plant breeders and geneticists begin to understand the role and influence of genotype by environment (GxE) interactions in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] productivity, as well as other crops. Quantifying a genotype’s range of performance across testing locations has been developed over decades with dozens of methodologies available. This includes directly modeling GxE interactions as part of an overall model for yield, as well as methods which generate overall yield “stability” values from multi-environment trial data. Correspondence between these methods as it pertains to the outcomes of genome wide association studies …

Galaxy And Mass Assembly (Gama): The Inferred Mass–Metallicity Relation From Z = 0 To 3.5 Via Forensic Sed Fitting, Sabine Bellstedt, Aaron S G Robotham, Simon P. Driver, Jessica E. Thorne, Luke J M Davies, Benne Holwerda, Andrew M. Hopkins, Maritza A. Lara-Lopez, Ángel R. López-Sánchez, Steven Phillipps

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

We analyse the metallicity histories of ∼4500 galaxies from the GAMA survey at z < 0.06 modelled by the SED-fitting code PROSPECT using an evolving metallicity implementation. These metallicity histories, in combination with the associated star formation histories, allow us to analyse the inferred gas-phase mass–metallicity relation. Furthermore, we extract the mass– metallicity relation at a sequence of epochs in cosmic history, to track the evolving mass–metallicity relation with time. Through comparison with observations of gas-phase metallicity over a large range of redshifts, we show that, remarkably, our forensic SED analysis has produced an evolving mass–metallicity relationship that is consistent with observations at all epochs. We additionally analyse the three-dimensional mass–metallicity–SFR space, showing that galaxies occupy a clearly defined plane. This plane is shown to be subtly evolving, displaying an increased tilt with time caused by general enrichment, and also the slowing down of star formation with cosmic time. This evolution is most apparent at lookback times greater than 7 Gyr. The trends in metallicity recovered in this work highlight that the evolving metallicity implementation used within the SED-fitting code PROSPECT produces reasonable metallicity results over the history of a galaxy. This is expected to provide a significant improvement to the accuracy of the SED-fitting outputs.

Daily Eastern News: March 31, 2021, Eastern Illinois University

March

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Improving Caregivers’ Perceived Involvement In Care Through Facilitating Communication With Hospital Providers, Heather Manolas

Student Scholarly Projects

Practice Problem: Involvement of family in care-planning for prevention of delirium in acute care settings is crucial, yet remains underutilized in those who are cognitively impaired. Despite the incidence of delirium in acute care worsening during COVID-19, many factors have led to it being placed on the back burner.

PICOT: In caregivers of cognitively impaired individuals, can implementation of an evidence-based, best practice tool that advocates for evidence-based delirium prevention strategies tailored to their loved-one and facilitates family involvement in care planning for these strategies during a healthcare experience as compared to no other intervention improve confidence in, and …

Serving Military Students From Application To Graduation, Valerie Kisseloff, Edward Trombley

Publications

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide presentation about how Admissions & the Registrar work together to serve their military and veteran population. This session focused on questions asked during the application process, various policies and procedures within each department, challenges faced, and how both offices work together for a seamless transition from application, to evaluation of credit, and beyond.

Populasi Dan Sebaran Bekantan (Nasalis Larvatus) Di Delta Berau, Tri Atmoko, Ani Mardiastuti, M. Bismark, Lilik Budi Prasetyo, Entang Iskandar

Jurnal Penelitian Kehutanan Wallacea

Bekantan (Nasalis larvatus) adalah satwa primata langka dilindungi yang populasinya terus mengalami penurunan akibat hilang dan rusaknya habitat. Delta Berau adalah salah satu lokasi penyebaran bekantan yang berada di luar kawasan konservasi yang kurang mendapat perhatian. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui populasi dan sebaran bekantan di Delta Berau dan sekitarnya. Perhitungan populasi dilakukan secara langsung dari sungai (boat survey) pada pagi dan sore hari. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat 1.350-1.774 ekor bekantan yang terbagi dalam 115 kelompok satu-jantan, 5 kelompok semua-jantan, 1 soliter, dan 5 kelompok tidak teridentifikasi. Faktor koreksi sebagai pengali populasi tertinggi pada habitat riparian …

What Can You Do With Unwanted Holy Cards And Grandma's Religious Statues? Well, That Depends, Kayla Harris, Sarah Burke Cahalan

Marian Library Faculty Publications

As librarians at the University of Dayton’s Marian Library, we help curate a collection of religious artifacts that, depending on how you count it, numbers in the hundreds of thousands. It includes postage stamps, wine labels, books, statues and rosaries. Many of the items are Catholic and have been gifted to the library by charitable individuals looking to do the right thing with a family heirloom or the collection of a recently deceased loved one. Donations could include anything from medieval manuscripts to a car air freshener featuring Our Lady of Guadalupe. In many cases, donations are welcome. But …

16s Rrna Gene Sequence Analysis Of Acetic And Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated From Philippine Sugarcane Wine (Basi) [Research Note], John Russel G. Sevilla, Michael Angelo S. Esteban, Honey Bhabes R. Iñigo, Audrey May V. Orillaza, Baby Richard R. Navarro

The Philippine Agricultural Scientist

Basi, a traditional sugarcane wine of the Philippines, was studied. Here, we used molecular- and cultural-based methods to isolate, identify and characterize acid-producing bacteria, specifically acetic and lactic acid bacteria, from basi. Acid producers were focused on owing to the rapid spoilage of basi via acidification with air exposure. Two strains each of acetic and lactic acid bacteria were isolated. DNA was extracted from these isolates. PCR-amplified DNA products were subjected to 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The sequences of the isolates were then aligned with BLAST database sequences and found to have high similarities to Acetobacter malorum (99%), …

« 1982 », De Oualid Mouannes, Pamela Nassour

Regards

War is the main element in the Lebanese collective consciousness and memory. Throughout the years, Lebanese citizens fight its residue, which still traumatizes them and defines their existence. For artists, the reaction appeared through their work, and in this article, the Lebanese film 1982 by director Oualid Mouaness will be tackled. This film is analyzed through its aesthetics and plot. Mouaness had a story to tell, like any other Lebanese witnessing that era. Thus, his film 1982 is to be added to the long list of Lebanese war films. Yet, what makes it different? In this article, we study Mouaness’s …

Political Redistricting In The Post-Rucho Era, Robert Fisch

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

In January of 2011, the infamous “Snake by the Lake” was born.2 Stretching along the southern coast of Lake Erie, the 9th Congressional District of Ohio covers a 120 mile-long thin strip of the state.3 The district is less than one mile wide at certain locations and is considered contiguous, a state constitutional requirement for congressional districts,4 only because the “snake” passes through portions of Lake Erie.5 In creating the district, the Ohio Republican Party, the majority party in the state legislature at the time, drew the boundaries with the intent to limit the voting power of the Democrats in …

Power System Optimization Methods: Convex Relaxation And Benders Decomposition, Minyue Ma

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Power system optimization methods are wildly used to solve power system problems. Engineers adopt different methods to keep the reliability and efficiency of the power system operation, planning and control. This dissertation focuses on the application and implementation of two optimization methods: Convex relaxation and Benders' decomposition.

The first part of the dissertation focuses on the application of convex relaxation to solve Alternating Current Optimal Power Flow (ACOPF) problems. In the completed work, a 3-node cycle based sparse convex relaxation is proposed to solve ACOPF problems. This method adds virtual lines in minimal chordless cycles to decompose each of them …

State V. Damiani Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 47610

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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Sommer V. Misty Valley, Llc Respondent's Brief Dckt. 48007

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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United Heritage Property And Casualty Co V. Zech Clerk's Record Dckt. 48457

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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Prediction Of Self-Diffusion Constants In Model And Real Systems Using Machine Learning, Joshua P. Allers

Chemical and Biological Engineering ETDs

Understanding diffusion of chemical compounds is important for the design and optimization of many chemical engineering and energy processes. Recent modifications to the Darken equation allow for accurate prediction of Maxwell-Stefan (MS) diffusion in mixtures. Still, there are few practical applications due to the requirement of individual self-diffusion constants. A reliable predictive model for self-diffusion constants would be highly valuable when used in conjunction with the modified Darken equation. Here, we show that Machine Learning (ML) can be used to develop generalized models for self-diffusion in Lennard Jones (LJ) systems and real systems of pure solutions. The use of Artificial …

Gait Variability Is Affected More By Peripheral Artery Disease Than By Vascular Occlusion, Hafizur Rahman, Iraklis Pipinos, Jason M. Johanning, Sara A. Myers

Journal Articles

Background

Patients with peripheral artery disease with intermittent claudication (PAD-IC) have altered gait variability from the first step they take, well before the onset of claudication pain. The mechanisms underlying these gait alterations are poorly understood.

Aims

To determine the effect of reduced blood flow on gait variability by comparing healthy older controls and patients with PAD-IC. We also determined the diagnostic value of gait variability parameters to identify the presence of PAD.

Methods

A cross-sectional cohort design was used. Thirty healthy older controls and thirty patients with PAD-IC walked on a treadmill at their self-selected speed in pain free …

School Students’ Perception On Risky Behavior And Their Utilization Of Health Care Services, Muhammad Kamil Che Hasan, Noor Faizah Tutasting Rawi, Mohd Said Nurumal, Siti Hazariah Abdul Hamid

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

The Malaysia Ministry of Health reported adolescents’ low utilization of healthcare services, although they need this ser- vice as a consequence of their involvement in risky behavior. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine adolescents’ perception on risk taking behavior and their utilization of health care services. A modified self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 250 secondary school students aged 13 and 14 years in one of the selected schools in Malacca, Malaysia. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20. Fast food consumption, loitering after school, physical fighting, smoking, and non-use of helmets were the most reported risky behaviors among …

No Rest For The Weary: A Survey Of Virginia's 2020 General Assembly Regular And Special Sessions, Samantha R. Galina

Richmond Public Interest Law Review

This has been possibly the most historic year in the Virginia General Assembly in decades. During the regular session alone, 3,857 bills were introduced, spanning thousands of pages covering topics as vast as criminal justice reform to election laws to natural resource protection.1 As if that wasn’t enough, the General Assembly reconvened for a Special Session in August to address the COVID-19 pandemic, related budgetary changes, and a myriad of police conduct-related bills in response to the killing of George Floyd and the national Black Lives Matter movement. This article will provide a summary of some of the major bills …

What Is Cultural Misappropriation And Why Does It Matter? 03-31-2021, Roger Williams University School Of Law

School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events

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Why Are Women Lawyers Underrepresented In Criminal Justice?, Maryam Ahranjani

Faculty Scholarship

When the ABA’s Criminal Justice Section (CJS) created the Women in Criminal Justice Task Force (TF) in 2019, we knew that women lawyers in the criminal sector were underrepresented in the workforce, but we did not know why. Thus, the TF set out to investigate the challenges facing women criminal lawyers in hiring, retention, and promotion. By assembling a group of women with diverse lived and professional experiences, cochairs Professor Carla Laroche and Tina Luongo sought to elevate women’s voices previously not heard by CJS and develop and promote strategies to achieve full inclusion of those voices in CJS, the …

Restorative Justice And The School-To-Prison Pipeline: A Review Of Existing Literature, Hani Morgan

Faculty Publications

Black students experience out-of-school suspensions at a higher rate than other students. The higher rate at which these students are suspended is believed to contribute to a school-to-prison pipeline. This review article is designed to enhance the understanding of this problem by focusing on the factors that play a part in the school-to-prison pipeline. A purposeful sample of recently published literature by some of the leading scholars in this area was selected for analysis. Some studies indicate that school personnel may be biased in the ways they respond to Black students. The lack of teacher preparation and support has been …

How Hbo's A Black Lady Sketch Show Utilizes Humor To Cope And Resist Against Racism And Sexism, Regina Lynnette Sanders

Theses and Dissertations

HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show is a sketch comedy series with a cast and crew of Black women. I draw on rhetorical scholarship from various traditions and Black Feminist Standpoint to analyze how the writers and performers use humor imbued with African American rhetoric to cope with and resist systematic racism and sexism in the United States of America. I begin by analyzing interviews with the creator Robin Thede. Then I analyze sketches and the intentional use of African American rhetoric, such as rhythm, stylin’, indirection, call and response, signification, and double word choice, which leads me to three …

Annual Report For The National Resolution Fund, Banca D'Italia/Central Bank Of Italy

Documents

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A Crucial Role For Antimicrobial Stewardship In The Midst Of Covid-19, Bindu Mayi, Manda Mainville, Rida Altaf, Michelle Lanspa, Sheel Vaniawala, Thomas A. Ollerhead, Aarti Raja

Biology Faculty Articles

As the world deals with a pandemic, there remains another global challenge that cannot be ignored. Use of broad-spectrum antibiotics may be justified, as we are trying to treat a novel disease condition, which, in turn, could lead to an increase in antimicrobial resistance. We can decrease morbidity, mortality, and health care costs by controlling antimicrobial resistance, but it requires antimicrobial stewardship. Major components of effective and timely antimicrobial stewardship are diagnostic stewardship, infection prevention and control, and integration of COVID-19-specific flags into electronic health records, all of which may be integrated into current strategies of COVID-19 mitigation and management. …

A Crucial Role For Antimicrobial Stewardship In The Midst Of Covid-19, Bindu S. Mayi, Manda Mainville, Rida Altaf, Michelle Lanspa, Sheel Vaniawala, Thomas A. Ollerhead, Aarti Raja

Biology Faculty Articles

As the world deals with a pandemic, there remains another global challenge that cannot be ignored. Use of broad-spectrum antibiotics may be justified, as we are trying to treat a novel disease condition, which, in turn, could lead to an increase in antimicrobial resistance. We can decrease morbidity, mortality, and health care costs by controlling antimicrobial resistance, but it requires antimicrobial stewardship. Major components of effective and timely antimicrobial stewardship are diagnostic stewardship, infection prevention and control, and integration of COVID-19-specific flags into electronic health records, all of which may be integrated into current strategies of COVID-19 mitigation and management. …