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God Without Parts: The Doctrine of Divine Simplicity
Full text linkThe doctrine of divine simplicity is significant because it is fundamental to the way that a person thinks about God and who God is. How one thinks about the simplicity, or non-simplicity, of God will have implications for the way that one thinks about all of God’s attributes, being, and existence. Moreover, the doctrine of divine simplicity is a doctrine that has been affirmed throughout church history by the church fathers, medieval theologians, and both Roman Catholics and Protestants. In fact, some have argued that, until Enlightenment thinking made inroads into Christian theology, virtually all Christian theologians affirmed that God was a simple, uncompounded being. Therefore, this paper will seek to address the doctrine of divine simplicity. It will do so by first explaining the basic claims of the doctrine, along with some implications of the doctrine as these two subjects overlap frequently. Next, an explanation of significant alternate views will be offered, followed by an evaluation of these views. Finally, conclusions will be drawn concerning divine simplicity and the alternative views suggested
Genomic Insight into Cardiac Adaptations: Analyzing Mouse Heart Tissue under Low Radiation and Low Gravity Conditions
No full textProlonged spaceflight exposes astronauts to chronic irradiation and microgravity, inducing oxidative stress through reactive oxygen species (ROS). This study identified two significantly downregulated microRNAs, Mir6236 and Mir6240, in murine skeletal muscle following simulated space conditions. Sequencing and bioinformatics analysis revealed these microRNAs likely regulate key ROS-associated genes and pathways, including FN1, EZR, TRX2, and MAP2K1. Their dysregulation suggests a role in tumor progression and oxidative stress response. These findings underscore the need to further investigate microRNA-mediated gene regulation under space-like conditions to better understand the long-term health risks associated with extended space travel
Microgravity and Chronic Radiation Downregulate Mir6236 and Mir6240, Amplifying Tumor Progression Pathways
No full textProlonged spaceflight exposes astronauts to chronic irradiation and microgravity, inducing oxidative stress through reactive oxygen species (ROS). This study identified two significantly downregulated microRNAs, Mir6236 and Mir6240, in murine skeletal muscle following simulated space conditions. Sequencing and bioinformatics analysis revealed these microRNAs likely regulate key ROS-associated genes and pathways, including FN1, EZR, TRX2, and MAP2K1. Their dysregulation suggests a role in tumor progression and oxidative stress response. These findings underscore the need to further investigate microRNA-mediated gene regulation under space-like conditions to better understand the long-term health risks associated with extended space travel
Welcome
No full textDrs Sharon Hamilton, Sara Hubbard, and student co-chairs Hannah Matthews and Tatum Smith will welcome conference attendees and presenters
Healthcare Speaker
No full textOptometrist Alicia Byers was a speaker for the Healthcare presentations of the 2025 Arkansas Women in STEM conference
OBU Reserve Officers\u27 Training Corps records
Full text linkNewspaper clippings, programs, handbooks, photographs, and ephemera regarding the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at Ouachita Baptist University
Healthcare Speaker
No full textDietician Shelby Roberson was a speaker for the Healthcare presentations of the 2025 Arkansas Women in STEM conference
Characterizing the Mixture Effects of Perfluorinated Alkane Systems (PFAS) with Microplastics from an All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulation
No full textPerfluoroalkane substances (PFAS) are a class of molecules characterized by strong carbon-fluorine bonds, low polarizability, and weak dispersion forces providing numerous industrial applications. Despite their utility, PFAS has been identified by the EPA as substances of significant concern due to their bioaccumulation in humans, animals, and environmental sources. PFAS has also recently been shown to induce a structural change on microplastics, another increasingly prevalent pollutant. The PFAS-induced structural change is hypothesized to cause significant mixture effects, altering the fate and transport properties, toxicity, and associated health risks for pollutant PFAS’s. To investigate these mixture effects, we utilize aaMD simulations of polyethylene dimer (hexane) mixed with perfluorohexane at concentrations of 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. In agreement with prior studies, our results demonstrate the OPLS force field does not accurately describe the conformational change observed experimentally for hexane. Additional simulations were conducted using modified hydrogen—fluorine LJ potentials, demonstrating an increase in the experimentally observed twist conformation after reducing the LJ parameter by 25%
