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Grooving A Symbol: Turkish Delight In Narnia, Del Kehl

Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal

Excerpt: Imagine yourself a writer living in Britain during the late 1940s. You are writing a book for children, but you believe that a book worth reading only in childhood is not worth reading even then, and that a children’s story which is enjoyed only by children is a bad children’s story. The challenge before you is to choose something a witch might offer enticingly to a boy of ten or eleven, most likely some delicious viand, to symbolize temptation, solicitation to evil. What would it be? This was the challenge facing C. S. Lewis as he wrote The Lion, …

Reading The Middle Ages: The "Post-Modern" Medievalism Of C.S. Lewis, Charles Connell

Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal

Excerpt: C. S. Lewis’ interest in and study of medievalism have long been neglected. Even among Lewis scholars, the subject of medievalism remains one of the least analyzed aspects of his entire literary and academic repertoire. There is a great need for the exploration of this important topic, not least because Lewis’ appropriation of the Middle Ages greatly enriched his work in all of its phases, from his scholarly non-fiction to his Christian apologetic fantasy and novelistic forms. Furthermore, a better understanding of Lewis’ brand of medievalism will help to explain the enduring influence that the Middle Ages has exercised …

A Time For Joy: The Ancestry And Apologetic Force Of C.S. Lewis' Sehnsucht, James P. Helfers

Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal

Excerpt: "In sum, it is clear that Lewis owes a great debt to Wordsworth’s idea of Joy, a debt he acknowledges explicitly through the title of his autobiography. Their views of the experience have much in common: for both it is an intense long- ing, for both it undergirds their sense of the reality of an eternal realm, as well as guiding them toward either virtue (in Wordsworth’s case) or a contemplation of and belief in the eternal (in Lewis’ case). Both of their experiences connect, ei- ther explicitly or implicitly, with the philosophical notion of the sublime. There are …

Reflections Of An Editor, Walter Hooper

Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal

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Frontmatter (Volume 1, Issue 1), Grayson Carter

Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal

No abstract provided.

Speaking Peace In A World Of Discriminatory Hate, Jennifer Berkebile

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Performing Arts- Theatre

The Body's Reaction To Fear: Fear Of The Lord Vs. Fear Of The World, Kaycee Lee

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Performign Arts- Theatre

How Not To Get Away With Murder: Turning Reality Into Fiction, Brittin Williams

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Performign Arts- Film

Thrompella: Acute Impella Thrombosis During Ecpella Support, Faris Araj, Hurst M. Hall, Amy E. Hackmann

The VAD Journal

We present a case of acute Impella thrombosis during Ecpella support in a 48-year-old man listed for a heart transplant. After two weeks of Ecpella support, echocardiography revealed a 2.6 x 1.1 cm mobile thrombus attached to the Impella inlet (Video). The Impella and attached thrombus were pulled across the aortic valve into the descending aorta and removed without systemic thromboembolism. Due to the ongoing need for left ventricular venting, a new Impella CP was placed.

The Levels Of Storytelling, Sean Henderson

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Performing Arts- Film

The Puerto Rican Diaspora Of The 20th Century And Her People's Response In Song, Eunice Nogueras

Liberty University Research Week

Graduate

Performing Arts- Music

Hplc And Cms Analysis Of Clomipramine Metabolism: A Multi-Drug Study, Tess E. Buescher, Tu Khiem Ho, Kyler Ford

Research & Creative Achievement Day

Daily use of multiple medications is commonplace for many Americans. While pharmacists monitor prescriptions for drug interactions, consumers rarely check the possible side effects when using an over-the-counter product. In this fictional case study, Sam is prescribed clomipramine and ciprofloxacin, while also taking Tylenol PM. All three medications are orally administered, and drug metabolism is catalyzed in the liver by cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYP450). CYP isoenzymes CYP1A2, CYP3A4 and CYP2C19 are responsible for clomipramine metabolism and formation of major bioactive metabolite desmethylclomipramine, while CYP2D6 hydroxylates clomipramine and metabolite into hydroxyclomipramine and hydroxydesmethylclomipramine, respectively. Multi-drug use can inhibit or induce metabolic …

Exploration Of Known Disease-Causing Vrk1 Mutants, Madelyn M. Degenhardt

Research & Creative Achievement Day

VRK1 is a vaccinia-related serine/threonine kinase that contributes to the regulation of cell proliferation. Point mutations within the VRK1 sequence are associated with a variety of complex neurodegenerative disorders which previous research suggests are due to changes in kinase activity and/or structure and stability. Point mutations seen with VRK1 may affect how a tail on the C-terminus of the protein interacts with the protein's active site, possibly altering the ability of the protein to bind to specific substrates.  This study looked specifically at the point mutation D263G and its effect on protein stability and ability to bind substrates at its …

Food Insecurity Among College Students: Implication For Wellbeing And Academic Success, Ashley Lenarz, Amelie Pflamminger, Erin Farina, Catherine Mcbride

Research & Creative Achievement Day

Introduction: Food insecurity is associated with many negative effects such as increased stress and reduced well-being. Food insecurity among college students is a growing area of research as students often leave school due to financial concerns, mental health struggles, and illness. This study was conducted to assess student food insecurity in the hopes of learning how to better assist students' wellbeing and success.

Methods: Using both standardized assessments and researcher-developed questions, an online survey was created to examine food insecurity, sleep, mental and physical health, ability to focus on academics, and awareness and usage of food resources. Participants were recruited …

It Application Administrator Internship, Payton Simmons

Research & Creative Achievement Day

This presentation is a focus on my internship with Fastenal as an IT Application Administrator. I'll talk about some of my daily tasks as well as the CMDB installation that will take place in the future. I am incredibly grateful to everyone who helped make this position possible because it gave me a wealth of knowledge that I will use in the near future.

Development Of New Synthetic Routes For Ebselen In Pursuit Of The First Synthesis Of Ebtellur, Elijah Kellner, Creed Poppler

Research & Creative Achievement Day

Ebselen, N-phenyl-1,2-benzoisoselenazol-3(2H)-one, an established anti-oxidant and cytoprotective agent, has been assessed for an array of pharmaceutical applications in treating a multitude of disorders and maladies. It has further been identified as an anti-microbial and anti-viral agent against multiple infectious agents and has even been FDA-approved for a variety of these applications. While ebselen has captured pharmaceutical interest, its tellurium analogue, ebtellur, has yet to be successfully obtained, and in only one case was an attempt to obtain ebtellur reported. We have developed multiple new synthetic routes specifically targeting the first synthesis of ebtellur and discuss the viability of each pathway …

Missing Natalie: An Analysis Of Grief And Identity, Lindsay Anton

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Performing Arts- Theatre

Muted Group Theory: Granting A Voice To The Voiceless Through "Wicked", Jennifer Berkebile, Jaiden Lane

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Performing Arts- Theatre

The Art Of A Life Well Spent: An Exploration Of Death In A Creative Context, Abigail Manning

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Performing Arts- Film

Knitting Together: The Knitting Army Of The First World War, Virginia Drye

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Textual or Investigative

The Maid Of Gettysburg, Sarah Tate

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Creative and Artistic

Political Discourse On Women Of Color, Briel Thelen

Research & Creative Achievement Day

In the last 50 years political discourse that surrounds women of color (WOC) has changed in numerous ways. There has been an at times slow and at other times fast rise in the assertion that WOC in political movements are radical and even dangerous, and that their stances threaten American democracy. However, my research will look at how the erasure of contributions and actions of WOC in the past has impacted the direct and focused dialogue of today.

Today, politicians, news outlets, political commentators, and consequently lay American citizens will critique progressive WOC in political movements as more radical than …

Characterizing A Vertebrate Microsite In The Late Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation, Anna L. Luessman

Research & Creative Achievement Day

The Late Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation, located in Eastern Montana and parts of North and South Dakota, represents a tidally-influenced fluvial environment that was home to a thriving ecosystem 66 million years ago. Today the formation is made of mudstones and sandstones that contain many vertebrate fossil microsites. Microsites are concentrations of fossilized vertebrate bones and teeth ranging in size from fractions of a millimeter to several centimeters. These sites frequently contain many different species of animals and plants, allowing us to paint a picture of what that environment was like in the Late Cretaceous Period. For this study, I …

Exploring Bald Eagle Track Data Over Lake Superior, Dylan Steberg

Research & Creative Achievement Day

The purpose of my senior capstone project was to create a model to predict the track points of bald eagle flight paths over Lake Superior as over land or over water using weather data. A boosted tree model was built using the XGBoost package in R to predict the track points as over land or over water. Variable importance was investigated using SHAP values. The model may be useful for predicting the best location to build future offshore wind turbines in Lake Superior in the future.

Determining The Rate Constant For Hydrogen Abstraction From Water By P-Fluorophenyl Radicals, Autumn B. Barloon

Research & Creative Achievement Day

Highly reactive oxygen species (hROS) cause oxidative stress that can lead to diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases. This research explored one of the ways these species can be made in the body; through abstraction of hydrogen from water by phenyl radicals. The phenyl radicals can enter the body through medications such as benzoyl peroxide, which is commonly used to treat acne making this research of relevance in the medical community. In this research, p-fluorophenyl radicals (FPh) were generated from p-fluorophenylazoisobutyronitrile (FPAIN) by visible photolysis in the presence of varying amounts of water and 3-iodobenzotrifluoride (ArI). The …

Galileo And The Church: An Ecological Perspective, Holly Lawson

Liberty University Research Week

Graduate

Textual or Investigative

The Prevelence And Effect Of Pornea In Culture, Bryce Bengtson

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Textual or Investigative

Imsaloquium 2023 Keynote, Angel Alverez

IMSAloquium Student Investigation Showcase

Angel Alvarez: Director, Stem Cell Core, Northwestern University

Credentials

• PhD, Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida
• Certificate in Life Science Entrepreneurship, University of Alabama at
• Birmingham
• BS, Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago

Utilizing Macroinvertebrate Communities And Chloride Levels To Evaluate Water Quality In Three Streams Near Winona, Minnesota, Amelia Engman, Izabella Setla

Research & Creative Achievement Day

Certain water quality and chloride levels are ideal for specific macroinvertebrate species. This study evaluates the water quality of three streams in and around Winona, Minnesota, using the macroinvertebrate communities present and chloride levels as indicators. Three upstream samples were taken and thoroughly examined at three different locations: Garvin Brook, Gilmore Creek, and Pleasant Valley Creek. During the snowmelt season, four sets of upstream and one set of downstream water samples were taken from each. The samples were analyzed using a Vernier chloride ion-selective electrode. The Izaak Walton League of America's Save Our Streams invertebrate classification system was used to …

Synthesis Of Activated Carbon From Spent Coffee Beans, Alyssa Priebe, Jennifer Zemke

Research & Creative Achievement Day

Activated carbon is a material that is used in various industries. An important way that activated carbon is used, is to remove impurities and contaminants from water. Activated carbon is used to filter out odors and pollutants such as organic compounds by adsorbing and trapping these molecules within the structure of the carbon. The goal of this research is to synthesize activated carbon from spent coffee grounds. To this end, we are developing and tuning a protocol for the synthesis of activated carbon via a Microwave-Assisted Reaction System (MARS-TA). Variables investigated in this study are the amount of phosphoric acid …