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Effect of Grape Seed Proanthocyanidins on Alleviating Dietary Cadmium (Cd) Induced Growth Retardation and Oxidative Stress in Hepatopancreas of Juvenile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Get PDFThis trial was conducted to evaluate grape seed proanthocyanidins (GSPs) on alleviating the effects of dietary cadmium (Cd) induced growth retardation and oxidative stress in hepatopancreas of juvenile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Two hundred and forty fish were randomly divided into four groups with four replicates in each group and 15 fish in each replicate. The four groups were: control group (fed with a basal diet), Cd group (fed with a basal diet+100 Cd mg/kg), Cd+ GSPs group I (fed with a basal diet+100 mg Cd/kg+400 mg GSPs/kg), and Cd+ GSPs group II (fed with a basal diet+100 mg Cd/kg+800 mg GSPs/kg). The trial period was 49 days. Final body weight and weight gain rate of Cd group were significantly affected (P0.05). Levels of malondialdehyde, glutathione, and total antioxidation capacity and activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase in hepatopancreas of the Cd group were affected significantly (P0.05). Results indicate that dietary GSPs supplementation may alleviate dietary Cd-induced growth retardation and oxidative stress in hepatopancreas of tilapia
A Phonology Of Eastern Kmhmu' With Special Reference To Palatal Continuant Codas And Neutralisation Of Vowel Length Contrast
Get PDFThe eastern variety of Kmhmu' described in this study has a rich phoneme inventory of 36 consonants and 10 distinctive vowel qualities with contrastive vowel length. There is no contrast of vowel phonation or tone, although voicing and glottalisation do contrast in initial consonants. Word and syllable structure are described along with word formation patterns. Previous descriptions of this variety of Kmhmu' differ in their interpretation of the final voiceless palatal continuant and in their interpretation of vowel length preceding final /ʔ h j̊/ (Smalley 1961, Preisig 1990, Suksavang Simana et al. 1994 and Suwilai 2002). This study presents data and analysis which clarify these details. This analysis suggests that the voiceless palatal approximant in final position be interpreted as an approximant, rather than a fricative as others have analysed it, because it is realised with little turbulence. It also demonstrates how vowel length contrast is neutralised in syllables with final laryngeal consonants /ʔ h j̊/, where duration is consistently intermediate between long and short. The neutralisation of vowel length before final /j̊/ is thought to be due to the articulatory and auditory similarity to final /h/
New LIS Book Club Fosters Critical Librarianship
Get PDFFormer URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/59378This year, the Progressive Librarians Guild Student Chapter and UHM LIS Diversity Council partnered to launch a joint book club. Alternating between fiction and nonfiction, the book club intends to foster the entire UHM LIS community through reading, while also encouraging open, critical, and honest dialogue addressing important but difficult social issues related to librarianship. Through collaborative exploration of textual content, book club members create deeper, more meaningful connections between progressivism, diversity, and critical librarianship. The book club reads a new book every other month, and the reading list so far has included Blind Spot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin Banaji and Anthony Greenwald; Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Feminist Pedagogy for Library Instruction *by Maria T. Accardi; *The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas; and Haoles in Hawaii by Judy Rohrer
Nānā I Ke Kumu (Look to the Source)
Get PDFFormer URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/59381During the past two years, we have worked with hundreds of educators and students from around the islands and beyond to promote literacy, develop skills to enable access and retrieval of culturally-relevant information in support of educational and personal goals, and increase understanding of Hawaiian knowledge systems and material available in databases (e.g. Ulukau, Papakilo, Kīpuka, Avakonohiki, Hula Preservation Society, ‘Ulu‘Ulu, and Huapala). Participants in this session will have opportunities to experience content from these sessions to support curriculum planning, genealogy research, language study, and other academic areas. We will also share a summary of the project, which was generously supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. For additional information, please see: http://hawaiimaoli.org/hawaiiandatabase
For All Time: Resources about America’s Native Peoples from the Smithsonian Institute Museum of the American Indian
No full textFormer URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/59393The history and culture of America’s native peoples is alive and thriving! But, you would not think so if you walked in most American classrooms or libraries. Here, much of the instruction and resources used are from secondary non-native sources and more often than not, relegates native peoples squarely to the past with little relevance to our present or our future. So, instead, come and see how our native cousins are thriving and working to revitalize the land to help create a sustainable future for all while maintaining their deep cultural beliefs. Learn how to locate and access some of the expert print and digital resources curated by SMAI staff, cultural and educational experts from across the country especially for teachers and librarians. Look at rubrics and other resources librarians can use when evaluating native materials and resources when doing collection development. Take a peek inside online inquiry units that address universal questions like “why does the food we eat matter or how do native Americans experience belonging?”. See how we can take these examples to create our own units focusing on the culture and people of Hawaii
Foundations of Influence: YWCA of Honolulu and the Assertion of Moral Authority, 1900–1927
No full textSailors’ “Bring-Backs” From the Nineteenth Century New England Whaling Industry: A Wooden Moai From Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Get PDFTwo examples of artifact collections that were brought back from the South Seas by Yankee
whalers are documented. Among them is a singular head of a wooden moai from Rapa Nui
(Easter Island), which is analyzed here and absolutely dated. This small sculpture is
associated with an early phase of the American whaling industry in the Pacific
Excluding Japanese American Readers in the Library of Hawaiʻi during the Territorial Era
Get PDFThe ALA code of ethics call for serving all people with equity. However, during much of Hawaiʻi's Territorial era (1900-1959), Japanese Americans were largely overlooked and underserved by the early Library of Hawaiʻi, which later became the state library system. This presentation, using a variety of archival sources, challenges librarians to recognize discrimination in our own library history. This parallels recent research on the desegregation of public libraries in the American South and decolonization in many libraries in the Pacific
