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Comparative Genomics of Six Lytic Bacillus subtilis Phages from the Southwest United States
No full textBackground: Despite their importance to microbial dynamics involving Bacillus subtilis, we have a limited understanding of the diversity of phages that can lyse this model organism. Materials and Methods: Phages were isolated from soil samples collected from various sites in the southwest U.S. deserts on a wild B. subtilis strain. Their genomes were assembled, characterized, and bioinformatically compared. Results: Six Siphoviruses with high nucleotide and amino acid similarity to each other (\u3e80%) but very limited similarity to phages currently in GenBank were isolated. These phages have double-stranded DNA genomes (55,312 to 56,127 bp) with 86–91 putative protein coding genes, and a low GC content. Comparative genomics reveal differences in loci encoding proteins that are putatively involved in bacterial adsorption with evidence for genomic mosaicism and a possible role for small genes. Conclusions: A comparative approach provides insights into phage evolution, including the role of indels in protein folding
Criminal Justice Update - November 2022
Get PDFThe Criminal Justice Update is a monthly newsletter created by the Adams County Bar Foundation Fellow providing updates in criminal justice policy coming from Pennsylvania\u27s courts and legislature as well as the US Supreme Court. Contents: Updates from PA Governor\u27s Office (no updates this month) Updates from the PA Legislature (no updates this month) Updates from the Courts U.S. Supreme Court: Criminal Law & Procedure (no updates this month) PA Supreme Court: Criminal Law & Procedure PA Superior Court: Criminal Law & Procedur
APPC Minutes - November 8, 2022
No full textMinutes of the Academic Policy and Program Committee Meeting, November 8, 2022
Interview with Ebony Waight, May 10, 2022
No full textEbony Waight was interviewed on May 10, 2022, by Devin McKinney about her early life and education, and her years as a student and activist at Gettysburg College.
Collection Note: This oral history was selected from the Oral History Collection maintained by Special Collections & College Archives. Transcripts are available for browsing in the Special Collections Reading Room, 4th floor, Musselman Library. GettDigital contains the complete listing of oral histories done from 1978 to the present. To view this list and to access selected digital versions please visit https://gettysburg.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16274coll2/search
A Cinema Not in Ruins: Gender and History in Two Nicaraguan Short Films
No full textWith a legacy of revolutionary political cinema, Nicaraguan women directors continue to produce bold films decades after the triumph of the Sandinista Revolution in 1979 and the subsequent Civil War, which officially ended in 1990. This article offers pedagogical strategies for teaching two Nicaraguan short films, Blanco organdí (White Organdy, 1998) by María José Álvarez and Martha Clarissa Hernández and Cinema Alcázar (1997) by Florence Jaugey
Responding to Food Insecurity and Community Crises through Food Policy Council Partnerships in a Rural Setting
No full textFood insecurity is a constant struggle for many communities and food needs are often amplified during times of crisis. The objective of this article is to describe the progress in our community food policy council partnership by presenting the elements of success in facilitating policy change and programs that have helped our community in rural Pennsylvania respond to a variety of challenges, including the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. We also critically examine ongoing challenges and implications for our work. The elements that have contributed to sustaining our collective work include having a common agenda; collaboration; maintaining independent but mutually supporting member organizational goals; valuing those who are most impacted; and continuous communication. By applying these elements of partnership, the council remains focused on healthy food access, particularly during this COVID-19 crisis and ongoing food-related inequities
Metaphors for God: God is High, Light, and Human in Implicit Tasks
No full textGod is important in the lives of many people, but God is not necessarily a physical thing for everyone. People use metaphors (e.g., “the man upstairs” or “God is the light”) that pair concrete concepts (high vertical space or brightness) with God in order to aid the understanding of this abstract concept. In three studies involving 294 participants and within-participants designs, we sought to determine if three metaphors for God (God is high, bright, and human) reflect not only the way people talk about God but also the way people think about God. In all studies, we used implicit reaction time tasks to determine if participants would more quickly categorize God-related versus control words when the words were paired with human- or non-human-related words or appeared in a high versus low location or in a bright versus dark font. In all studies, participants were faster to categorize God-related words when they were presented in a manner consistent with metaphor (high, bright, and with humanness). However, individual differences in belief in God, religiousness, and metaphor usage did not moderate the findings. The results reveal that people think about God in metaphoric terms, but these thoughts may not vary by related individual differences
Investigating Individual Differences in Metaphor Use and Its Outcomes: Research Questions, Measurement, and Findings
No full textThis chapter examines research questions, methodology, and outcomes surrounding individual differences in metaphor usage
Faculty Meeting Minutes - September 15, 2022
No full textMinutes of the Gettysburg College Faculty Business Meeting, September, 15 2022
Fresh Beginnings: Promoting a Culture of Teacher Inquiry through Passion in the Profession
No full textTeachers are required to participate in professional development and seek meaningful opportunities to truly grow in the profession. Teacher inquiry, or teacher research, is one way to accomplish professional development goals. Teacher inquiry is thought of as individualized, personalized, and meaningful professional development (Cochran-Smith & Lytle, 1999). Teacher inquiry must go beyond a teacher wondering (Dana & Yendol-Hoppey, 2020) where teachers develop a project from their own practice, collect data, and draw conclusions to continue their professional development. In this study a cohort of certificated professionals engaged in a year-long project that included asking research questions and developing an independent study to examine their practice. Nine certificated professionals participated in the year-long project representing various grade levels and experiences. The results have implications for educational administrators, indicating that a trusting, supportive environment among teachers, in collaboration with administrators, is paramount in developing a culture of inquiry. Further results demonstrated that peer collaboration by way of periodic workshops promoted professional discourse, camaraderie, and collaboration when exploring individual projects. This research project furnishes further evidence of the importance of teaching inquiry in schools and provides a sample structure for school leaders wishing to develop a culture of inquiry