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Sanut, Wayawaya, And The Naimbag A Biag In Ilokano Philosophy, Aurelio S. Agcaoili

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

The essay articulates the fundamental connection of some of the basic concepts in Ilokano ethos as lived in the everyday in order to understand the basic contradictions of the Ilokano way of being in the world (Ilokano ontology), of being in a society marked by good intentions but evil practices. The notion of the good life as a political concept is explored, and its connection to knowledge (Ilokano epistemology) and freedom is established.

A Tale Of Two Walls: A Comparison Of The Green Wall Projects In Inner Mongolia And The Sahelo-Saharan Regions, Daniel Chen Ratilla

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Desertification as a bio-physical stressor threatens food and water security, and is exacerbated by climate change. Other issues such as peace, gender equity, and livelihood are some examples of socio-economic issues also connected to desertification. This is apparent in the cases of Inner Mongolia and the Sahelo-Saharan region, where desertification has spurred the creation of afforestation projects, colloquially known as “Green Walls”: these are the Three-North Shelterbelt Project, and the Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative, respectively. This paper explores the principles of environmental ethics (such as vulnerability, common goods, biological and cultural diversity, and environmental …

Bukusu And Amazonian Perspectives On Harmonious Relations With The Other, Gail M. Presbey

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

The article follows the theme of dealing with adversaries and conflict resolution. As an exercise in intercultural philosophy, the paper explores the philosophies of two different regions, the Amazon of South America (Jivaro and Yanesha/Amuesha people of Peru) and Western Province of Kenya, East Africa (with a focus on the Bukusu people). Exploring the insights of other researchers as well as drawing upon interviews by the author, the article explains each group’s philosophy of conflict resolution referencing myths, folktales, proverbs, and interviews with sages. In the case of both communities, practitioners of peace must engage in bravery to reach out …

Indigenous Wisdom, Local Knowledge, And Social Development, Rainier A. Ibana

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Indigenous Wisdom, Local Knowledge, and Social Development

The Contributors, Contributors Contributors

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

The Contributors

Indigenous Liberation Theology And Spirituality: Looking To The Past For Answers In The Present, Kathleen Nadeau, Jojo M. Fung

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Pope Francis’s Laudato si’: On the Care of Our Common Home offers a framework for dealing with poverty, ecological degradation, and climate change in the Philippines. His interconnected and holistic ecological spirituality shares some commonalities with indigenous spirituality where the earth is a gift from God to be taken care of—not taken advantage of or taken for granted. In this paper, we explore how this integrated approach of indigenous spirituality and liberation theology offers some long-term solutions to the problems of poverty and climate-change. Taking the position of being politically engaged in the world accords well with indigenous spirituality, this …

Sustaining Temporal Peace: A Worldview For Sustainable Living Inspired By Saint Augustine's Philosophy, Joseph Emmanuel D. Sta. Maria

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

My paper aims to use the philosophical resources of Saint Augustine’s thought, particularly as found in the City of God, in order to sketch a basic worldview which can educate and lead people towards living lives that promote sustainable development. Specifically, I wish to show how Saint Augustine’s concepts of order, rightly ordered love, and temporal peace can serve as material to create a rough metaphysical framework in which human beings are understood to be an integrated part of a greater whole which is the earth. The ethical corollary of this framework is that human beings should act in such …

Investing In The Unseen: Cases On Biodiversity Conservation, Benjamin C. Bagadion, Jr., Pamela Joy (Pj) Mariano Capistrano

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Investing in the Unseen: Cases on Biodiversity Conservation, Benjamin C. Bagadion, Jr.

Nakaparsuaan, Kadagaan, And Panaglunit Ti Daga: Climate Justice And Environmental Ethics In Ilokano Life, Aurelio S. Agcaoili

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

The work offers an interpretation of the world as understood and being lived until today by Ilokanos. Such a reading involves the plumbing into linguistic and cultural data as proofs of an inchoate philosophy that has been preserved in the minds of the Ilokano people and which continues to guide their conduct. The world, understood as the physical environment, peoples, and communities, is linked back to the problem of social justice and stewardship of living and nonliving things, to the issue of who calls the shots in the unethical exploitation of these resources, and to the lessons that can be …

Being Down To Earth, Rainier A. Ibana

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Being Down to Earth

Harnessing 360-Degree Video To Prompt Users To Think Along With Pro-Environmental Campaign Messages, Mincheol Shin, Heejae Lee

Mass Communications - All Scholarship

Three-hundred-and-sixty-degree videos visualized through virtual reality (VR) technologies are recognized as an effective tool for fostering positive attitudes towards environmental stewardship by immersing users in persuasive storytelling narratives. However, a lack of an overarching framework hinders the understanding of its role in promoting prosocial environmental behaviors, particularly its effects on information processing and behavioral intentions. Notably, recent studies have suggested that feeling transported into a VR environment (i.e., presence) could positively bias message evaluation and the way people process information by activating heuristics connected to immersive experiences (i.e., the bias hypothesis of the heuristic-systematic model). Drawing on this proposition, this …

Education Outcomes And Impact Of An Advanced Clinical Ultrasound Track In An Emergency Medicine Residency, Charles W Kropf, David A Haidar, Ryan V Tucker, William Peterson, Neil Khanna, Rob D Huang, Christopher M Fung, Nik Theyyunni

Emergency Medicine Articles

No abstract provided.

Penny, Pollard, Sarah Winn

Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection

Penny Pollard is a 71-year-old lesbian, who grew up in a middle-class Catholic family in Massachusetts and is the youngest of three children. She discusses her coming out process, her experiences in the LGBTQ community in San Francisco during the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and her career path which included various jobs such as furniture making, and speech-language pathology. Penny describes facing some discrimination and backlash when coming out, particularly from old friends and coworkers but also finding acceptance and community, especially after moving to Portland, Maine. She shares the story of how she met her now-wife when moving to Portland Maine. …

Gonzalez- Rodriguez, Alex, Robert Mitchell, Devon Rosano

Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection

Alex Luna Gonzalez Rodriguez is a 25-year-old transgender woman who was born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. She first came out as bisexual to the only “out” gay person in high school before later discovering she was trans while attending college. She went to the University of Southern Maine after hearing about it on the radio in Austin, Texas. When she came to Maine, she discovered what she described as “the real me.” She discusses her journey of self-discovery and the challenges and support she has faced along the way. She discusses how life was different in Mexico, Texas, and Maine, …

Benchmarking Pretrained Models For Speech Emotion Recognition: A Focus On Xception, Ahmed Hassan, Tehroom Masood, Hassan A. Ahmed, H. M. Shahzad, Hafiz Muhammad T. Khushi

Business Faculty Publications

Speech emotion recognition (SER) is an emerging technology that utilizes speech sounds to identify a speaker’s emotional state. Computational intelligence is receiving increasing attention from academics, health, and social media applications. This research was conducted to identify emotional states in verbal communication. We applied a publicly available dataset called RAVDEES. The data augmentation process involved adding noise, applying time stretching, shifting, and pitch, and extracting the features zero cross rate (ZCR), chroma shift, Mel-Frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCC), and a spectrogram. In addition, we used many pretrained deep learning models, such as VGG16, ResNet50, Xception, InceptionV3, and DenseNet121. Out of all …

Safety Of Enoxaparin In Patients Implanted With Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices, Rachel C. Klosko, Bryan Whitson, Brent Lampert, Eric Mclaughlin, Libby Orzel

Pharmacy Faculty Scholarship

Background: The objective of this study is to determine the incidence of major bleeding events in patients implanted with continuous flow left ventricular assist devices (CF-LVADs) bridged with enoxaparin (LMWH) compared to intravenous unfractionated heparin (IV UFH) for a subtherapeutic INR on warfarin.

Methods: A single-center, retrospective, cohort study was conducted including patients with CF-LVADs implanted between January 1, 2012 and July 1, 2020 who received at least one inpatient dose or outpatient prescription for LMWH or IV UFH at least 60 days after CF-LVAD implantation. The primary endpoint was the incidence of major bleeding.

Results: In total, 176 orders …

Not Taking "No" For An Answer: The Interactional Organization Of Accepting And Refusing Childhood Vaccination In The Netherlands, Robert Prettner, Hedwig Te Molder, Jeffrey D. Robinson

Communication Faculty Publications and Presentations

Communication-intervention strategies for reducing vaccine hesitancy have been primarily based on survey and interview data. Virtually absent is an understanding of how vaccine hesitancy is organized interactionally in its primary, natural environment of medical consultations between parents and healthcare providers. This article uses conversation analysis to describe the sequence organization of the action of providers soliciting parents’ vaccination intent. We demonstrate that parents’ acceptance is “preferred” and sequence-closure relevant and that refusal is “dispreferred” and sequence-expansion relevant. Regarding vaccine refusal, we describe three different sequence-expansive actions, including soliciting an account, cautioning about the consequences of vaccine refusal, and “keeping the …

Quality Assurance Report For Year 2023 Estuarine Water Quality Datasonde Monitoring, Lara M. Martin

PREP Reports & Publications

No abstract provided.

Red Snapper (Lutjanus Campechanus) Neurocranium, Michelle Bassali, Anthony D'Auria, David Kerstetter

All Scans: Kerstetter Fisheries and Avian Ecology 3D Scan Series

No abstract provided.

Art399 Portfolio, Emily Ray

Professional Practices (ART 399)

I mainly work with paint, using it to captivate texture and feeling on a much deeper level than just its color and flow. Paint is the perfect form of expression I find easiest to express. Themes such as emotion, vulnerability, and personal reflection are topics I like to touch on using human anatomy or skeletal systems.

When it comes to general imagery, the use of dark/light and body language, my work is inspired by Caravaggio and his use of intense lighting to showcase darker feelings that include a narrative. In connection to Caravaggio, Van Goh as a person also inspires …

Reframe, Rest And Restart: Understanding Holiday Grief And Coping Mechanisms, Staff

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Charles Burdge V. Verizon Corporate Resources Group Llc

2024 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

A Critical Analysis Of Michael Shermer’S: Can We Be Good Without God?, Emily Conaty

SPARK Symposium Presentations

This critique of a chapter in Michael Shermer’s The Science of Good and Evil analyzes the rhetoric behind his argument that morality is possible without belief in God. It examines Shermer’s language, tone toward opposing views, and the ethical implications of his approach.

Enhancing Muscle Health And Modulating Immune Response With Galectin-1 In Lgmd2b/R2 Models, Stefannia Esparza Pulido

Theses and Dissertations

Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B/R2 (LGMD2B/R2) is a type of dysferlinopathy, a progressive muscle-wasting disorder caused by mutations in the dysferlin gene. Hallmarks of the disease include chronic inflammation, impaired muscle regeneration, and eventual muscle degeneration. Currently, no FDA-approved therapies are available for dysferlinopathies. Recombinant human Galectin-1 (rHsGal-1) has shown multiple roles in maintaining skeletal muscle homeostasis, promoting muscle repair, enhancing myogenesis, and modulating inflammation by downregulating the NF-κB pathway. The ability of rHsGal-1 to modulate the immune response is particularly promising for therapeutic applications in patients with LGMD2B/R2. In this study, we evaluated the effects of rHsGal-1 in a …

Accountancy Faculty Member Receives National Award, Jennifer Lea Mcclure

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The nation's largest association of accountancy educators has recognized a retired University of Mississippi professor for his five-decade career, one marked by excellence in teaching, research and service to the profession.

12-05-24 Hsc Committee Meeting Agenda, Patricia Serna

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

12-05-24 HSC Committee Meeting Agenda

Nutrition Recommendations For Patients On Weight Loss Drugs, Crystal M. Duque Rdn-Ldn, Toye Jackman

Department of Nutrition Student Projects

This paper provides a comprehensive, evidence-based framework for dietitians counseling patients who are using GLP-1 receptor agonists, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, for weight management. These medications are rapidly gaining popularity for their effectiveness in supporting weight loss; however, they come with unique nutritional considerations that require tailored guidance. This review outlines key aspects of GLP-1 mechanisms of action, emphasizing how these medications alter digestive processes, specifically impacting the absorption and metabolism of essential macronutrients, including proteins and dietary fibers. The paper also highlights hydration needs to support optimal health and weight loss outcomes in patients on GLP-1 therapies. Additionally, …

Navigating Market Volatility: Risk And Return Insights From Indian Mutual Funds, Davinder K. Malhotra, Rahul Singh, L. Ramani

School of Business Faculty Papers

This study evaluates Indian mutual funds using a variety of criteria, demonstrating a historical tendency of lower monthly returns and volatility when compared to benchmark indexes. This positive risk profile implies that it will appeal to investors who want stability. Despite COVID-19-induced market volatility, mutual funds persistently outperform benchmark indices in terms of average return per unit of risk, highlighting their potential as a dependable investment option for stability seekers. Furthermore, Indian mutual funds routinely beat benchmark indexes in risk-adjusted terms. Despite having a positive alpha, it lacked statistical significance, indicating a possible reliance on market volatility rather than managerial …

Functions Of Tam Receptors And Ligands Protein S And Gas6 In Atherosclerosis And Cardiovascular Disease, Teagan Prouse, Samarpan Majumder, Rinku Majumder

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

Atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease are associated with high morbidity and mortality in industrialized nations. The Tyro3, Axl, and Mer (TAM) family of receptor tyrosine kinases is involved in the amplification or resolution of atherosclerosis pathology and other cardiovascular pathology. The ligands of these receptors, Protein S (PS) and growth arrest specific protein 6 (Gas6), are essential for TAM receptor functions in the amplification and resolution of atherosclerosis. The Axl-Gas6 interaction has various effects on cardiovascular disease. Mer and PS dampen inflammation, thereby protecting against atherosclerosis progression. Tyro3, the least studied TAM receptor in cardiovascular disease, appears to protect against fibrosis …

Los Rótulos Comerciales Como Patrimonio Historiográfico De La Ciudad, Roberto Gamonal Arroyo, Chelen Écija Martínez

Artículos científicos

En las últimas décadas los rótulos comerciales han adquirido un enorme interés social y cultural como parte del paisaje urbano y arquitectónico que habita en nuestras ciu-dades. Lo que antes tenía una función meramente utilitaria para ayudar a identificar un negocio o producto, proporcionar información e incluso publicitar, ahora ha tras-pasado su dimensión estética y cultural para consolidarse como patrimonio histórico de nuestras urbes.Esta puesta en valor nace de la fascinación de algunos profesiona-les del diseño que ven en estos elementos corpóreos piezas que merecen la pena ser preservadas. El objetivo de esta investigación tiene un enfoque etnográfico. Se trata …