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Thunderfort, Lever Stewart

Master of Arts in Professional Writing Capstones

Thunderfort is a tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) that utilizes both synchronous and asynchronous communication in both its rules and its fictitious setting. This project seeks to provide a unique TTRPG experience that is partially or fully digital, played out via text chatting and digital dice rolling. Such a game is also intended to be enjoyed by players without said players needing to worry about game session scheduling conflicts, since a large part of the game is played via digital, asynchronous communication. The full, most up-to-date text can also be accessed at thunderfort.lsflegal.com.

Phi-1, An Endogenous Inhibitor Protein For Protein Phosphatase-1 And A Pan-Cancer Marker, Regulates Raf-1 Proteostasis, Jason Kirkbride, Garbo Nilsson, Jee In Kim, Kosuke Takeya, Yoshinori Tanaka, Hiroshi Tokumitsu, Futoshi Suizu, Masumi Eto

Kimmel Cancer Center Faculty Papers

Raf-1, a multifunctional kinase, regulates various cellular processes, including cell proliferation, apoptosis, and migration, by phosphorylating MAPK/ERK kinase and interacting with specific kinases. Cellular Raf-1 activity is intricately regulated through pathways involving the binding of regulatory proteins, direct phosphorylation, and the ubiquitin-proteasome axis. In this study, we demonstrate that PHI-1, an endogenous inhibitor of protein phosphatase-1 (PP1), plays a pivotal role in modulating Raf-1 proteostasis within cells. Knocking down endogenous PHI-1 in HEK293 cells using siRNA resulted in increased cell proliferation and reduced apoptosis. This heightened cell proliferation was accompanied by a 15-fold increase in ERK1/2 phosphorylation. Importantly, the observed …

From Chinese Language To Female - Him, Humans And Us, Dandong Ouyang

Theses

To establish a new sense of ownership of the female figure in my studio practice, this thesis investigates the unspoken secondary existence of women implied in the structural systems of both language and portraiture.

The Free Press Vol. 55, Issue 6, 12-04-2023, Deklin Fitzgerald

Free Press, The

Informed decision making regarding gun violence--Hate Has No Place at USM--A Memoir Cabaret--The New FAFSA opens December 31st

Imaheng Transnasyonal: Mga Paglalarawan Ng Kalagayang Panlipunan Ng Mga Migranteng Pilipino Sa Mga Likha At Praktikang Pansining Nina Pacita Abad, Nathalie Dagmang, At Alfredo At Isabel Aquilizan, Gian Carlo Delgado

Katipunan

Ang sining bilang produkto ng kasanayan ay itinuturing din na bahagi ng usapin ng paggawa. Kaugnay nito, ang Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) bilang bahagi ng lakas-paggawa sa kontemporanyo ay nagsisilbi ring paksa sa mga likhang-sining at praktikang pansining sa kasalukuyan, pati na sa mga pananaliksik o personal na sanaysay kung saan mahalagang salik ang pandarayuhan. Sa pag-aaral na ito nilalayong suriin ang sining biswal bilang materyal sa malikhaing pagpapahayag ng damdamin at bilang mahalagang bahagi sa representasyon at materyalisasyon ng karanasang migrante. Sa pagtingin na ito, ang mga likhang-sining at kani-kaniyang praktikang pansining nina Pacita Abad sa serye ng mga …

Mga Paunang Pahina, Katipunan 11.1

Katipunan

No abstract provided.

Orasyon, Bisa, At Mesiyas Sa Nightclub: Isang Traslasyon Ng Relihiyosong Imahen, Noji A. Bajet

Katipunan

Tuon ng sanaysay na ito ang relihiyosong imahen na lunsaran ng artista ng kaniyang komprontasyon sa pananampalataya. Sa pagpili ng Orasyon: Dasal ng Pamilyang Pilipino ng Museo ng UST, Bisa ni Marco Ruben Malto II, at ang pagtatanghal ni Pura Luka Vega, inusisa ang mga artistikong estratehiya sa biswalidad at subteksto bilang patunay ng pleksibilidad at mobilidad ng imahen. Gamit ang idea ng “traslasyon” bilang turing sa pagsusubaybay ng mga katangiang ito, magiging ruta ang mga eksibisyon at pagtatanghal upang ipakita kung paanong lumilipat ang relihiyosong imahen mula sa sagradong lugar na pinanggagalingan nito patungo sa iba pang mahahalagang lunan …

Mapa Ng Los Baños Patungo Sa ‘Yo, Vincent Imbat

Katipunan

Ang mga akdang itinuturing na pamantayan sa kung ano ang panitikan ay madalas na may katangian ng pagiging tapos, ganap, buo, at nailimbag sa papel. Iniaalok ng hybrid na malikhaing akdang “Mapa ng Los Baños Patungo Sa ‘yo” at ang kakabit nitong sanaysay ang isang alternatibong pagtingin sa kung ano ang literatura at kung paano maaaring isapraktika ang malikhaing pagsulat sa isang post-print na mundo. Nagpapaanyaya ang akdang ibalik ang pagsusulat sa mala-borador nitong katangian, isang katangiang kumikiling sa pagtanaw sa pagsusulat bilang isang dinamikong prosesong nagluluwal ng mga sulating hindi tapos at solido, bagkus ay patuloy na kumikilos, nagbabago, …

Sensoradong Konsumérebyu: Mga Sampol, Tilde Acuña

Katipunan

Bahagi ang akdang “sensoradong konsumérebyu: mga sampol” ng mas masaklaw na proyektong may tentatibong pamagat na konsumérebyu. Nagsimula ito noong niligalig ang bansa ng sabayang bigwas ng pandemya at pasismo. Bahagi ng proyekto ang mga set na siya namang binubuo ng lima o higit pang mga screenshot na may itinatakdang “constraint” o kaya’y tema. Sa set na ito, ang mga rebyung “hidden” (hindi lang nakatago kundi itinago ng app) ang palilitawin. Muling nagkaespasyo ang mga rebyung iwinala o itinago (sadya man ng tao o awtomatisado ng programa) sa konstruksiyon ng manuskrito ng “sensoradong konsumérebyu: mga sampol,” kung saan sila makapagpaparamdam. …

Seresa, Jerwin Bilale

Katipunan

Umiinog ang sanaysay na Seresa mula sa personal na karanasan tungo sa kolektibo’t sala-salabat na danas ng pagiging isang kontraktuwal na manggagawa sa industriya ng Call Center sa Pilipinas. Layong pagnilayan sa akda ang nakapanlulumong realidad ng kawalang katiyakan at mga kagyat na pamamaalam (hal., mababang sahod, kawalan ng regularisasyon, kakulangan ng oportunidad, atrasadong kompetisyon, atbp.) na siyang nag-uugnay o hindi kaya’y nagiging dahilan pa ng pagkakawatak-watak ng mga mamamayang biktima lamang ng isang sistemang kontra-manggagawa. Sa ganitong paraan, naitutuon ang naratibo hindi na lamang sa sariling sitwasyon kundi sa mas malawak, masalimuot na konteksto ng prekaridad na kinahaharap ng …

Bisperas, Glenn Diaz

Katipunan

Tangkang ilatag sa talang ito ang konteksto at proseso sa likod ng pagsusulat ng maikling kuwentong “Bisperas.” Sa akda, naging lunsaran ng sari-sari at maligoy na pagninilay ang bisperas ng inagurasyon ni Bongbong Marcos bilang pangulo. Binigyang-diin din sa tala ang ilang pormal na katangian ng kuwento, gaya ng tuloy-tuloy na pagsalaysay, paggamit sa mga estratehiya at aparato ng kuwento at sanaysay, at self-reflexive na pag-usisa sa nosyon ng naratibo. Tampok sa mga ito ang pagkilala sa mas mahabang kasaysayan ng panunumbalik ng mga Marcos at sa pangkalahatan ay tangkang lumikha ng espasyo para maghain ng malikhaing tugon sa panlipunang …

Ademas, Ahora, Entonces:Misrekognisyon Bilang Pigurasyon, Floraime O. Pantaleta

Katipunan

Tinatangkang maimapa ng maikling sanaysay ang pag-unlad ng praktis ng multilingguwal na pagsusulat tungo sa “geopoetika” ng misrekognisyon bilang pigurasyon. Nagagabayan ng nosyon ng kalabuan bilang ontolohikong posisyon ni Edouard Glissant, sinusubok patingkarin ang mga relasyon sa panulat at mambabasang Filipino kaugnay ng mga tanong sa paglikha ng halo-halo, plurilingguwal, at eksperimental na mga espasyo sa pampanitikang produksiyon sa Pilipinas na sumasalungat sa umiiral na pamamayani ng mga puristikong nosyon ng wikang ginagamit sa malikhaing pagsulat. Ang akdang napapamagatang “ademas, ahora, entonces” at iba pa ay inilakip upang mailarawan ang mga posibilidad sa uri ng panulat na tinitingnan ang polysemy …

Mga Kuwento Ng Dahas: Isang Rebyusa Armor: Stories Ni John Bengan, Rey Mart A. Lapiña

Katipunan

No abstract provided.

Imperyo Bilang Paghahari Ng Digma At Pasismo, Nerissa S. Balce

Katipunan

Binabalikan ng kasalukuyang artikulo ang gawa ng mga iskolar na nag-aaral tungkol sa Pilipinas at diasporang Pilipino. Nililinaw ang dalawang lapit sa pag-aaral sa imperyo ng Estados Unidos o sa marahas na kolonyalismo ng mga Americano sa Pilipinas matapos ang Digmaang Pilipino-Americano (1899-1902). Una, nariyan ang nosyon ng imperyo bilang politikal na idea. Pangalawa, nariyan ang nosyon ng imperyo bilang kultura o mga kabilang buhay ng imperyo na mababakas sa mga kultural na anyo na inakda o nilikha ng mga “suheto ng imperyal na pananakop.” Higit na binibigyang-tuon ng artikulo ang kaso ng araling Filipinx, kung saan tinutukoy ng …

Buong Isyu, Katipunan 11.2

Katipunan

No abstract provided.

Patse-Patse, Jehu Laniog

Katipunan

Ang kuwentong ito ay lumalawak na gunitang nagsisilbing pinto ng awtor sa isang bahagi ng kaniyang nakaraan. Sa paggalugad sa nagdaan, tinatangka ng kuwentong maghabi ng naratibo mula sa pira-pirasong alaala. Ginamit ang salitang “lumalawak” dahil hindi matatapos ang kuwento, patuloy itong hahaba sa bawat pagtatangka ng pagsusulat. Ang balangkas ng kuwento ay sumusunod sa sinabi ni Craik at Jacoby (2023) na ang pagbubuo ng alaala ay nakadepende sa kalagayan ng isip ng nagbabalik-tanaw. May mga bahagi ng kuwentong isinulat ng awtor noong nasa ibang bansa pa siya at may ilang bahagi na naisulat ilang linggo matapos siyang makauwi sa …

Digital Pulse: Unraveling The Complexities Of Ai-Enabled Hypertension Management In African American Communities, Keisha Lovence

Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant Reports

The main objective of this grant is to study the factors that impact the use of AI-powered tools for managing hypertension among African Americans with high blood pressure. Specifically, we aim to understand how cognitive and emotional factors such as health beliefs, digital literacy, and treatment adherence interact with aspects like stigmatization, community involvement, and cultural identity. By examining these elements, we hope to gain insights into the acceptance and utilization of AI technology in hypertension self-management within the American community. This knowledge can help us design and implement interventions tailored to their needs. Our investigation will explore the aspects …

Plasma Exchange Reduces Aβ Levels In Plasma And Decreases Amyloid Plaques In The Brain In A Mouse Model Of Alzheimer's Disease, Santiago Ramirez, Suelyn Koerich, Natalia Astudillo, Nicole De Gregorio, Rabab Al-Lahham, Tyler Allison, Natalia Pessoa Rocha, Fei Wang, Claudio Soto

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia, characterized by the abnormal accumulation of protein aggregates in the brain, known as neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques. It is believed that an imbalance between cerebral and peripheral pools of Aβ may play a relevant role in the deposition of Aβ aggregates. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of the removal of Aβ from blood plasma on the accumulation of amyloid plaques in the brain. We performed monthly plasma exchange with a 5% mouse albumin solution in the APP/PS1 mouse model from 3 to 7 …

Examining The Potential Of Vitamin C Supplementation In Tissue-Engineered Equine Superficial Digital Flexor Tendon Constructs, Michael J Mienaltowski, Mitchell Callahan, Nicole L Gonzales, Angelique Wong

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Because equine tendinopathies are slow to heal and often recur, therapeutic strategies are being considered that aid tendon repair. Given the success of utilizing vitamin C to promote tenogenesis in other species, we hypothesized that vitamin C supplementation would produce dose-dependent improvements in the tenogenic properties of tendon proper (TP) and peritenon (PERI) cells of the equine superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT). Equine TP- and PERI-progenitor-cell-seeded fibrin three-dimensional constructs were supplemented with four concentrations of vitamin C. The gene expression profiles of the constructs were assessed with 3'-Tag-Seq and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR); collagen content and fibril ultrastructure …

University Business Students As Charity Trustees: A Win-Win For All?, Carl Evans, Nigel Jackson

Plymouth Business School

Charities are facing a crisis in recruiting board trustees. Additionally, boards have been criticised for lacking diversity and being unrepresentative of society. The purpose of this paper is to propose a solution to the problem of trustee recruitment, by considering university business students as trustees. Through an analysis of advertised trustee jobs, the proposal is evaluated against degree subject benchmark statements. The findings identify some key person characteristics specified by charities when recruiting trustees. The generic criteria could be met by most students and many of the personal skills are developed by students while at university. However, to address some …

Evaluating The Energy Impact Of Device And Workload Parameters For Dnn Inference On Edge Rpe Report, Anurag Dutt

Electronic Dissertations and Theses, 2010-current

DNN inference is crucially employed in applications ranging from real-time speech recog- nition and language translation to autonomous vehicle navigation and personalized content recommendation, enabling applications to make quick, data-driven decisions. Consequently, these models are increasingly being deployed on edge devices, facilitating ubiquitous com- puting and enabling closer interaction with end users. More often than not, edge devices are constrained in computation resources and often run in battery-operated environments, which makes sustainable deployment of deep learning models essential. This work presents an evaluation of the energy impact of device and workload parameters for DNN inference on edge devices. Our work …

Continuous Authentication Using Human-Induced Electric Potential, Srinivasan Murali, Vighnesh Sivaraman, Huadi Zhu, Ming Li, Wenqiang Jin, Tianxi Ji, Pan Li

Association of Computing Machinery Open Access Agreement Publications-Archive

Most terminal devices authenticate users only once at the time of initial login, leaving the terminal unprotected during an active session when the original user leaves it unattended. To address this issue, continuous authentication has been proposed by automatically locking the terminal after a period of inactivity. However, it does not fully eliminate the risk of unauthorized access before the session expires. Recent research has also investigated the feasibility of using physiological and behavioral patterns as biometrics. This study presents a novel two-factor continuous authentication that explores a new form of signal called human-induced electric potential captured by wearables in …

Faculty Library News - December 2023, Rit Libraries

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.

Student Library News - December 2023, Rit Libraries

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.

Traffic Monitoring System, Elizabeth Suda

Honors Projects

The Traffic Monitoring System (TMS) was implemented at the Bowling Green Flight Center as a pre-planning traffic volume tool for flight instructors to utilize when deciding on a safe location for a training event. The TMS allows the instructor to pre-determine a location during the preflight planning stage that provides the best traffic separation, rather than finding out once airborne that an designated flight training area is overcrowded leading to greater collision hazards. The Traffic Management System has provided Bowling Green Flight Center pilots and instructors with greater situational awareness of traffic and increased safety margins in flight training.

Chimes: December 4, 2023, Calvin University

Chimes

Calvin building projects abound: where's the money coming from? by Savannah Shustack & Grace Buller

Campus leadership works to implement safety measures by Ashley Hamons

Fall sports wrap up as winter sports hit the ground running by Dillion Baumchen

KIM gives students real-world experience in investment management by Ethan Meyers

Calvin enters partnership to encourage civic engagement among students by Savannah Shustack

Calvin Alumni gives an on-campus talk about his experience at an aerospace startup by Jacob Westra

When cherished beliefs are challenged: Calvin students wrestle with hard questions by Nolan Cowan & Ethan Meyers

Q&A with Calvin's Career Center …

The Benefits And Challenges To Cycle-Based Adoption Of The International Code Council’S Model Building And Energy Conservation Codes, Hailey M. Mattingly

Commonwealth Policy Papers

This green paper, written in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and applicable to any jurisdictions in the U.S. and abroad, provides policy guidance to state and local authorities that wish to bring their building and energy conservation codes to more current technological and methodological standards. Specifically, this green paper presents the case for cycle-based adoption of model building and energy conservation codes published every three years by the International Code Council (ICC). In doing so, the paper also discusses the numerous benefits and challenges to implementing such a policy.

The Government Website As User’S Information Source: A Model Of User Satisfaction, Information, And System Quality, Niken Febrina Ernungtyas, Rino Febrianno Boer, Sabrina Sofi Qadrifa

Informasi

Websites are widely utilized to disseminate news and publications to the public by government institutions. Although the website’s user experience has been extensively studied, there is still a lack of understanding and assessment of the website’s user satisfaction in the ministerial government. User experience in terms of optimizing website utilization has not been well explored, especially regarding satisfaction. Satisfaction is influenced by information quality and system quality factors. Information quality encompasses five variables (completeness, accuracy, format, currency, availability) and system quality consists of nine variables (reliability, flexibility, accessibility, responsiveness, integration, usability, functionality, design appeal, efficiency). This study surveyed the effect …

Rsch 202 Research Paper: Does Family Financial Background Affect One’S Salary, Martin Lau, Ryan Phone, Ian Kallat, Jo Lim

Introduction to Research Methods RSCH 202

No abstract provided.

The Role Of The Artist: Insights From The U.S. Army's Historical Employment Of Artists, Laura Goodwin

Art 895 Research Papers

This study uses a case study and historical analysis to examine how descaling art education programs leads to diminishing the roles of artist in society. To demonstrate how support for art programs affects artists’ roles, this study focuses on the Army’s historical use of art programs that engaged artists in documenting history through the eyes of soldiers in both war and peacetime. The role of artist in the Army parallels the role of artists in society, and the diminished emphasis on art education mirrors what’s happening in our schools. Examining the Army’s history of scaling art programs up and down …