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Brianna L. Bradley
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dei_bio_gallery/8/thumbnail.jpgBrianna Bradley is a fourth year student majoring in Communication Studies (Public Communication), with a minor in Sociology. Ms. Bradley is a native of Canton, Ohio. As a student at Canton McKinley, she was heavily involved socially and academically. From 2007 until graduating from Canton McKinley in 2011 she actively participated in the internationally recognized program Trio (Upward Bound- Math/ Science). Her faithful participation was honored with a scholarship that sealed her in enrollment at Kent State University. </p
Exploring Family Relationships Through Associations of Comfort, Relatedness States, and Life Closure in Hospice Patients: A Pilot Study
No full textObjective: Research at the end of life tends to focus on the dying patient\u27s symptoms, often overlooking issues associated with family interactions. However, many families struggle just to maintain or initiate these valuable connections. The purpose of our pilot study was to explore family relationships at the end of life and investigate associations among perceived comfort, relatedness states, and life closure.
Method: This descriptive study used a cross-sectional design, and a convenience sample (n = 30; 18 women; mean age = 71 years) was recruited from patients admitted to a large not-for-profit hospice in northeastern Ohio. In-person interviews using the Hospice Comfort Questionnaire, Relatedness States Visual Analog Scales, and the Life-Closure Scale provided data for analyses.
Results: Family interactions that were not associated with the physical tasks of caregiving were related to life closure (r = 0.36, p = 0.001), and life closure and comfort were highly correlated (r = 0.69, p < 0.001). Participants residing in an inpatient setting had higher levels of involvement (t[18] = –2.07, p = 0.05) and comfort in relationships (t[28] = –2.06, p = 0.05) than those in the home setting.
Significance of Results: This is the first known study investigating the associations among comfort, relatedness, and life closure at the end of life. The majority of participants had high levels of involvement and comfort in their relationships, and they preferred interactions that required minimal effort. Studies that focus on both patients\u27 and family members\u27 perceptions of relationships are needed as well as outcome studies that test simple interventions.</p
Occopodian 2015
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Journal of SPORT Volume 4 Issue 1 2015
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A Magazine Spring 2015
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Denise Bedford
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dei_bio_gallery/11/thumbnail.jpgDenise Bedford is currently the Goodyear Professor of Knowledge Management at Kent State University and is adjunct faculty at Georgetown University’s Communication Culture and Technology program. She teaches a range of course s in knowledge management and enterprise architecture. Her current research interests include communities of practice, use of semantic analysis methods and technologies, knowledge economy, knowledge cities, intellectual capital representation and investments, and knowledge sharing behaviors. Dr. Bedford has a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from the U niversity of Michigan. In 2010. Dr. Bedford retired from the World Bank as Senior Information Officer. Her experience also includes NASA, Intel Corporation, Stanford University, as well as a variety of consulting engagements. </p
Stefanie O’Connor
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dei_bio_gallery/5/thumbnail.jpgStefanie O’Connor has a double major in History and Geology along with an Associate Degree in Science. She graduated in May 2014 and is currently applying for Grad School to obtain her Masters in History. Stefanie completed her Senior Honors Thesis in Native Indian Dance in 2014; during her process in writing her Senior Honors Thesis she was adopted by Leonard Little Finger a Lakota Elder, whom now she calls grandfather. Stefanie participated in the Undergraduate Conference in 2014, held the position of Geology Club President from 2009-2013, is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, participated in the Leadership Program in 2009-2010, a member of Student Government 2009-2010, Honors Program Membership from 2011-2014 In her free time she enjoys reading, researching, golf, swimming, spending time with her 10 year old son, being outdoors hiking and fossil collecting.</p
Zhang Zai\u27s Philosophy of Qi: A Practical Understanding
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/facultybooks/28/thumbnail.jpgQi 氣 (“vital energy”) is one of the most important concepts in Chinese philosophy and culture, and neo-Confucian Zhang Zai (1020-1077) plays a pivotal role in developing the notion. An investigation of his philosophy of qi is not confined to his particularity, but sheds light upon the notion of qi as it is understood within Chinese and East Asian thought in general. Yet, his position has not been given a thorough philosophical analysis in contemporary times. The purpose of this book is to provide a thorough and proper understanding of Zhang Zai’s philosophy of qi. Zhang Zai’s Philosophy of Qi: A Practical Understanding focuses on the practical argument underlying Zhang Zai’s development of qithat emphasizes the endeavor to create meaningful coherence amongst our differences through mutual communication and transformation. In addition to this, the book compares and engages Zhang Zai’s philosophy of qi with John Dewey’s philosophy of aesthetic experience in order to make Zhang Zai’s position more plausible and relevant to the contemporary Western audience.</p
Dissolving Tensions: Rapprochement and Resolution in British- American-Canadian Relations in the Treaty of Washington Era, 1865–1914
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Dissolving Tensions dismisses the long-held argument that a British-American rapprochement did not occur until the mid-1890s. Instead, author Phillip E. Myers shows that the rapprochement was distinct prior to the Civil War, became more distinctive during the conflict, and continued to take shape afterward.
Myers illustrates clearly that the Treaty of Washington of 1871 was a defining ingredient in resolving British-American-Canadian tensions and sent the rapprochement into a new period of stability and dispute resolution during the three decades before World War I. Drawing upon a wide variety of primary and secondary sources, Myers makes his argument from the perspectives of geopolitics, finance, investments, and commerce, demonstrating that British-American-Canadian relations followed a pragmatic, consistent path in keeping the spirit of the comprehensive Treaty of Washington alive. After 1871, peaceful diplomacy shaped the triangular relationship for nearly five decades.
Myers delineates the contributions of British, American, and Canadian statesmen—among them, William Henry Seward, Lord John Russell, Hamilton Fish, William Ewart Gladstone, and Ulysses S. Grant—to defining and stabilizing the rapprochement against the background of American Reconstruction, global events such as the Franco-Prussian War, and issues such as the Alabamaclaims dispute, fisheries, boundaries, and Fenian insurgents.
Dissolving Tensions lays the groundwork for understanding how the period from 1865 to 1914 was a watershed era in Anglo-American relations that established the contours of twentieth-century diplomacy.</p
Inhibition of OV2008 Ovarian Cancer Cell Proliferation in the Presence of Oleolyl Ethanolamide and Chlorpyrifos-Oxon
No full textWe have previously shown that both the acylethanolamide oleoylethanolamide (OEA) and its metabolically stable analog AM3102 (N-[(1R)-2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl-9Z-octadecenamide) induces apoptosis in OV2008 ovarian adenocarcinoma cells independent of PPAR-α receptor signaling pathway. This cytotoxicity is reversed in the presence of α-tocopherol, indicative of reactive oxygen species (ROS) involvement in cell death. We have also shown that palmityl trifluoromethyl ketone (PTK), independent of its inhibitory effect on phospholipase A2, enhances the toxicity of OEA (ASCB 2012, Abstract #888). The enzyme neutral cholesterol ester hydrolase 1 (NCEH1) has also been shown to be a target of trifluoromethylketones (Nat Biotechnol 21:687, 2003). Furthermore, inhibition of NCEH1 leads to reduced migration of SKOV3 ovarian cancer cells in vitro and their growth in vivo (Chem Biol 13: 1041, 2006). Therefore, in this study, using Chlorpyrifos-Oxon (CPO), a potent inhibitor of the enzyme NCEH1, we explored the relationship between OEA and NCEH1 in the OV2008 ovarian cancer cell line. Cytotoxicity was observed in response to both OEA (IC50: 14-21 μM) and CPO (IC50: 48-50 μM). When the compounds were administered together, cytotoxicity was enhanced (OEA IC50: 8-9 μM; CPO IC50: 15-19 μM) with evidence of weak synergism. However, Western blot analysis of OEA and CPO treated cells indicated, when compared with control, no change in the expression of NCEH1. Live cell labeling with dihydroethidium showed an increase superoxide by about 10% in the presence of OEA. CPO itself did not increase the ROS in cells. Live cell fluorescence microscopy using MitoSOX Red also revealed an increase in superoxide anion in the mitochondria in the presence of OEA. The results of our study suggest that one mechanism by which OEA induces cytotoxicity in OV2008 cells is via superoxide generation. It is possible that OEA-mediated increase in ROS makes the OV2008 cells further susceptible to CPO (This undergraduate student research was supported by funds from the University Research Council).</p