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The Future Of Tableware And Cooking Vessels: Some Predictions And Practical Experiments, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Books and Book Chapters

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Champions Of Healthcare Awards 2014 Program, Pcom Office Of Diversity And Community Relations

Diversity and Inclusion

Invitation and Program for Georgia Campus' 2014 Champions of Healthcare Awards.

Keynote Speaker: Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, 18th Surgeon General of the United States

Awardees: Linda Williams; Georgia Campus Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Library Staff; Samuel John, PharmD; Richard W. White, PhD; Mary P. Owen, BS, MS, JD, PhD, CS; Avadhesh C. Sharma, PharmD, PhD; Ravi Shekarappa, MD; Nojan Valadi, MD; Gülsedef Arslan (MS/Biomed ‘15); Joylaina Speaks (PharmD ‘16); Lauren Smith (DO ‘16)

The P38alpha Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Limits The Cns Proinflammatory Cytokine Response To Systemic Lipopolysaccharide, Potentially Through An Il-10 Dependent Mechanism, Adam D. Bachstetter, Bin Xing, Linda J. Van Eldik

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: The p38α mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) is a well-characterized intracellular kinase involved in the overproduction of proinflammatory cytokines from glia. As such, p38α appears to be a promising therapeutic target for neurodegenerative diseases associated with neuroinflammation. However, the in vivo role of p38α in cytokine production in the CNS is poorly defined, and prior work suggests that p38α may be affecting a yet to be identified negative feedback mechanism that limits the acute, injury-induced proinflammatory cytokine surge in the CNS.

METHODS: To attempt to define this negative feedback mechanism, we used two in vitro and two in vivo models …

Standing Before The Law: A Perspective On The Intersection Of Law And Society, Alexander Guney

University of San Francisco Law Review

No abstract provided.

Identifying Program Needs Of Women Detainees In A Jail Environment, Jeanna Michele Rodda

Theses and Dissertations

Since the 1980s, the population of incarcerated women has been steadily increasing. Approximately 200,000 women are incarcerated in prisons and jails in the United States (Clarke, Phipps, Tong, Rose, and Gold, 2010). There is an increasing level of comorbidity among the population of incarcerated women, with the majority requiring mental health, physical health, substance abuse and pregnancy services at the time of their incarceration or soon afterwards. Incarcerated women face a number of challenges; they are cut off from their primary support system and their children. Their physical health deteriorates, they lack appropriate coping skills, and often experience withdrawal symptoms. …

Optimal Strategies For Targeted Influence In Signed Networks, Basak Guler, Burak Varan, Kaya Tutuncuoglu, Mohamed Nafea, Ahmed A. Zewail, Aylin Yener, Damien Octeau

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Online social communities often exhibit complex relationship structures, ranging from close friends to political rivals. As a result, persons are influenced by their friends and foes differently. Network applications can benefit from accompanying these structural differences in propagation schemes. In this paper, we study the optimal influence propagation policies for networks with positive and negative relationship types. We tackle the problem of minimizing the end-to-end propagation cost of influencing a target person in favor of an idea by utilizing the relationship types in the underlying social graph. The propagation cost is incurred by social and physical network dynamics such as …

"But There's A Black History Month": A Content Analysis Of Ideological Framing And Presentation In White Nationalist Publications, Dylan Tomas Waite

Dissertations and Theses

The political climate in America continues to become more polarized each year. The "left" and "right" political parties are locked in near-constant struggle and it is often the people whom they are meant to serve that suffer the harshest effects of this struggle. This mainstream political posturing and hostile behavior has allowed for the continued presence, and some say resurgence, of racially motivated right-wing nationalist groups. Groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, the Aryan Nations and racist Skinheads have seen periods of strength and decline throughout American history. In the late 20th and early 21st Centuries they have begun …

October Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.

Professor And Students Participate In Program Examining Slave Dwellings, Admin

Blog Posts

This article, by Dr. Jodi Skipper, originally appeared in the Spring 2014 issue of the Southern Register. Check out our archive of past Registers for more. Interpreting the Enslaved: The Behind the Big House Program in Holly Springs, Mississippi For the past two years, Southern Studies students have helped to fill gaps in Mississippi interpretations

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Mudd, Aaron. Movin’ On Up – Kentucky Street Apartments, Housing & Residence Life
• Brown, Leah. WKU Updates Title IX Policy – Sexual Harassment
• Henderson, Andrew. Students Set Off Bells on Second Day of Wacky Engineering Camp
• Mudd, Aaron. Students Inducted Into Honors Organization – National Society of Collegiate Scholars
• Pettway, Shantel. WKU Police Department Changes Uniforms After Four Decades
• Parker, Jacob. Happiness Is Singing in the Rain
• Editorial Cartoon Ghost & Parking Spots
• Cole, Tanner. 18 Things That Are Somehow Easier to Find at WKU Than a Parking Spot …

October 9, 2014, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2010-2019

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

The Tiger Vol. 108 Issue 29 2014-10-09, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Mississippi State University - All Campuses - Unduplicated, Office Of Institutional Research And Effectiveness, Mississippi State University

Enrollment Data

No abstract provided.

Using Survey Methodology To Improve Surveys Related To Science And Engineering, Jolene Smyth

Discipline-Based Education Research Group Speaker Series

Dr. Smyth will describe her work with the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) on the Survey of Earned Doctorates, Survey of Microbusiness Innovation Science and Technology, National Survey of College Graduates, National Survey of Recent College Graduates, and Survey of Doctorate Recipients. She will also present results of research examining the impact of survey mode preference on nonresponse and measurement, a topic of great interest to NCSES as they look for ways to maximize response and data quality for their surveys.

The Comment, October 9, 2014, Bridgewater State University

The Comment

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: 10/9/2014, Eastern Illinois University

October

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Wsu Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, October 9-10, 2014

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on October 9-10, 2014.

The East Texan, 2014-10-09, Texas A&M University-Commerce

All Issues

A color copy of The East Texan, a student newspaper published at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Unh Welcomes New Lecturers, Tracey Bentley

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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Technologically Mediated Artisanal Production, Tamara Kneese

Media Studies

From 3D printing to maker culture, there’s a rise of technical practices that resist large industrial and corporate modes of production, similar to what is occurring in artisanal food and agriculture. While DIY practices are not new, the widespread availability and cheap cost of such tools has the potential to disrupt certain aspects of manufacturing. How do we better understand what is unfolding?

Workplace Surveillance, Tamara Kneese

Media Studies

Employers have long devised techniques and used new technologies to surveil employees in order to increase efficiency, decrease theft, and otherwise assert power and control over subordinates. New and cheaper networked technologies make surveillance easier to implement, but what are the ramifications of widespread workplace surveillance?

Networked Employment Discrimination, Tamara Kneese

Media Studies

Employers often struggle to assess qualified applicants, particularly in contexts where they receive hundreds of applications for job openings. In an effort to increase efficiency and improve the process, many have begun employing new tools to sift through these applications, looking for signals that a candidate is “the best fit.” Some companies use tools that offer algorithmic assessments of workforce data to identify the variables that lead to stronger employee performance, or to high employee attrition rates, while others turn to third party ranking services to identify the top applicants in a labor pool. Still others eschew automated systems, but …

Third Wave Feminism And Emerging Adult Sexuality: Friends With Benefits Relationships, Jean Williams, Jasna Jovanovic

Political Science

Using U.S. third wave feminism as the cultural backdrop, this study examines emerging adults’ participation in heterosexual “friends with benefits” (FWB) relationships. We investigate both the role of gender and feminism in FWB relationships at a United States college, and ask whether identification with feminist ideology impacts students’ motivations and assessments of their relationships. Through the use of an anonymous survey, our research explores whether and how young women and men engage in FWB relationships, the degree to which they find such relationships fulfilling, and the presence of social stigma or acceptance related to this sexual behavior. While we find …

Musings From A Biased Jew, Marli R. Horwitz

SURGE

Saturday was Yom Kippur, the day we as Jews repent for our sins. During the holiday, we fast to afflict our souls, to provoke in ourselves to confess and obtain pardon. As I sat in Hillel’s morning services, I reflected on the ways I have intentionally or unintentionally harmed others. [excerpt]

Senate Meeting, October 8, 2014, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Banner News, Kimberly Teno, Megan Olson, Amanda Betz, Emily Rogers, Sarah Muller

Banner News

No abstract provided.

The Rattler (Volume 102, Issue 9, Edition 1), St. Mary's University

The Rattler (Previous issues)

Founded in 1919, The Rattler is the student voice of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. The newspaper documents campus life, academic and social issues, student opinion, and local and national events as they relate to the University community. Content typically includes news articles, editorial commentary, arts and culture coverage, sports reporting, and advertisements.

People, Places, And Perceptions: The Individual And Contextual Level Predictors Of Trust In The Police, Kyle Burgason

Theses and Dissertations

A large number of studies have examined individual predictors of trust in the police yet considerably less attention has been directed toward exploring the influence of neighborhood level predictors within and across communities. The current study will add to the literature on public attitudes toward law enforcement by assessing the individual and contextual-level predictors of one's level of trust in the police. Specifically, we will examine individual-level data from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Institute on Race and Ethnicity's annual Racial Attitudes Survey with contextual-level data on the zip codes in which the respondents reside. Using hierarchical general …

The Information Value Methodology: How Users Assess The Quality Of Web Information, Marilou Haines

Theses and Dissertations

The Internet is a self-regulating complex system in which users decide what is relevant through their actions. Since the burden of locating and evaluating information depends on knowledge, experience, and skill, this study rigorously and holistically investigates the Web users' experience. The study began with a multidisciplinary literature review to determine how academics assess IQ on the Web. While individual models are narrowly focused, in aggregate, they delineate the boundaries of IQ needs, and identify the dimensions that are significant to the Web community. These dimensions, categorized into six knowledge domains, are the core of the information value methodology (IVM). …