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Gardner-Webb University to Host Author Wiley Cash on April 16
No full textThe Gardner-Webb University Department of English Language and Literature will present author Wiley Cash as part of its annual Visiting Writer Series on April 16 at 7 p.m. The event will be held in Ritch Banquet Hall, located inside Dover Campus Center and is open to the public. A native of Western North Carolina, Wiley Cash is the author of the New York Times bestseller, “A Land More Kind Than Home,” which was a featured book for Gardner-Webb English I, II and American Literature II classes this semester.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/2660/thumbnail.jp
Both Classmates and Professors Contributed to Gardner-Webb Alum’s Growth as a Minister
No full textWhen Andrew Corley ’16 answered God’s call to ministry, he also sensed a responsibility to learn and develop his calling. While serving as a youth pastor, he chose to attend the School of Divinity at Gardner-Webb University. “I felt like having a degree would open up more opportunities in ministry, particularly as I got older,” he offered.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1225/thumbnail.jp
Gardner-Webb Community Welcomes New Students to Campus
No full textBecause of Covid-19 health and safety guidelines, move-in day on Aug. 17, 2020, looked different as new resident students arrived at Gardner-Webb University for the fall semester. Despite face coverings and physical distancing, the students’ excitement shown through.
Alexi Card, Jordan Plummer, Michael Causey and Andrew Ritts stood on the corner at the stoplight holding signs of welcome and shouting greetings to those who passed by. “I am excited to be back on campus, because I miss all my friends,” Causey shared.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3139/thumbnail.jp
Gardner-Webb Names New Head Soccer Coach
No full textGardner-Webb University VP and Director of Athletics Dr. Andrew Goodrich announced the hiring of Scott Wells as the Runnin’ Bulldogs head men’s soccer coach on Thursday.“We empowered our men’s soccer student-athletes to discuss and develop the criteria and values they wanted from their next head coach,” said Goodrich. “They made it clear they wanted a person who cared deeply about the players on and off the field, a person with a proven NCAA championship pedigree, and a person who is skillful in helping diverse international and domestic players come together to play their best as a unified team. I am proud to say that we found all that and so much more in Scott Wells”https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3579/thumbnail.jp
New Professor Joins GWU Theater Department
No full textAndrew “Andy” Rich is Gardner-Webb University’s (GWU) new professor in the theatre department. He teaches Theatre Survey and any courses involving technical theatre, such as scenery, lighting, costumes, makeup, etc. Rich will also do the scenery and lighting design for both of GWU’s upcoming plays: “The Children’s Hour” and “I-YA-I-YA-O.”https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gwu-today/1173/thumbnail.jp
Aspiring Author Moves Closer to Goal with Help of GWU’s Online Master’s Program
No full textThrough the Master of Arts in English online program at Gardner-Webb University, Nickie Crowe of Ferndale, Wash., is taking steps to make her lifelong aspirations come true. “I always thought I’d get a degree in English and go to work reading for a publishing company, or I could write a novel, perhaps an action adventure with a romantic undercurrent,” Crowe shared. “Life has a way of taking us in different directions, and somehow I ended up in Nome, Alaska, working with numbers for more than 10 years.”https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1882/thumbnail.jp
Single- and Multi-carrier Quadrature Amplitude Modulation: Principles and Applications for Personal Communications, WATM and Broadcasting: 2nd
No full textSingle- and Multi-carrier Quadrature Amplitude Modulation Principles and Applications for Personal Communications, WLANs and Broadcasting L. Hanzo Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, UK W. Webb Motorola, Arlington Heights, USA formerly at Multiple Access Communications Ltd, Southampton, UK T. Keller Ubinetics, Cambridge Technology Centre, Melbourn, UK formerly at Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, UK Motivated by the rapid evolution of wireless communication systems, this expanded second edition provides an overview of most major single- and multi-carrier Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) techniques commencing with simple QAM schemes for the uninitiated through to complex, rapidly-evolving areas, such as arrangements for wide-band mobile channels. Targeted at the more advanced reader, the multi-carrier modulation based second half of the book presents a research-orientated outlook using a variety of novel QAM-based arrangements. * Features six new chapters dealing with the complexities of multi-carrier modulation which has found applications ranging from Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) to Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) * Provides a rudimentary introduction for readers requiring a background in the field of modulation and radio wave propagation * Discusses classic QAM transmission issues relevant to Gaussian channels * Examines QAM-based transmissions over mobile radio channels * Incorporates QAM-related orthogonal techniques, considers the spectral efficiency of QAM in cellular frequency re-use structures and presents a QAM-based speech communications system design study * Introduces Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) over both Gaussian and wideband fading channels By providing an all-encompassing self-contained treatment of single- and multi- carrier QAM based communications, a wide range of readers including senior undergraduate and postgraduate students, practising engineers and researchers alike will all find the coverage of this book attractive
The role of endothelin-1 in pressure autoregulation of cerebral blood flow in rats.
No full textOBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of the endothelin system in pressure autoregulation of cerebral blood flow (CBF) in rats. DESIGN: We tested pressure autoregulation by increasing cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP; mean arterial pressure-intracranial pressure) with norepinephrine (0.08 microgram.kg-1.min-1 for 30 min) twice in ten anesthetized normocapnic rats. The first test was performed without (control test) and the second test after administration of the combined endothelin ETA/B receptor antagonist, bosentan, i.v. (30 mg/kg; drug test). CBF was measured by the hydrogen clearance technique. RESULTS: During the control test, norepinephrine infusion increased CPP by 21 +/- 2 (23 +/- 2%) mmHg (mean +/- SEM; p < 0.001) and CBF by 3.6 +/- 3.1 (6 +/- 8%) ml/100 g/min (p = 0.5, Fig. 1); during the drug test, norepinephrine infusion increased CPP by 18 +/- 1 (20 +/- 2%) mmHg (p < 0.001) and CBF by 15.8 +/- 4.1 (46 +/- 13%) ml/100 g/min (p = 0.004). Mean arterial pressure was not affected by bosentan infusion (p = 0.2). PaCO2 levels were stable during the tests (40.2 +/- 1.4 mmHg). CONCLUSIONS: The endothelin system is involved in cerebral pressure autoregulation in a rodent model in vivo. The role of this system under pathophysiologic conditions such as subarachnoid hemorrhage, where basal vascular tone and its regulation may be altered, remains to be defined
Researching vocabulary in the EFL context: A commentary on four studies for JALT vocabulary SIG
No full textFour papers by Anna C-S. Chang, Yuko Hoshino, Tatsuya Nakata and Andrew Gallacher were presented in the afternoon session of the 4th Annual JALT Vocabulary SIG Vocabulary Symposium in Fukuoka, Japan on June 20, 2015. As discussant, it is my pleasure to comment upon each manuscript. The four studies investigate different issues related to vocabulary learning: learning vocabulary through extensive reading, measuring vocabulary knowledge, perceptions of vocabulary learning through flashcards, and learning vocabulary through writing. After commenting on each paper in turn, I shall present a few suggestions for future research on each of these important issues
The role of endothelin-1 in pressure autoregulation of cerebral blood flow in rats
No full textOBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of the endothelin system in pressure autoregulation of cerebral blood flow (CBF) in rats. DESIGN: We tested pressure autoregulation by increasing cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP; mean arterial pressure-intracranial pressure) with norepinephrine (0.08 microgram.kg-1.min-1 for 30 min) twice in ten anesthetized normocapnic rats. The first test was performed without (control test) and the second test after administration of the combined endothelin ETA/B receptor antagonist, bosentan, i.v. (30 mg/kg; drug test). CBF was measured by the hydrogen clearance technique. RESULTS: During the control test, norepinephrine infusion increased CPP by 21 +/- 2 (23 +/- 2%) mmHg (mean +/- SEM; p < 0.001) and CBF by 3.6 +/- 3.1 (6 +/- 8%) ml/100 g/min (p = 0.5, Fig. 1); during the drug test, norepinephrine infusion increased CPP by 18 +/- 1 (20 +/- 2%) mmHg (p < 0.001) and CBF by 15.8 +/- 4.1 (46 +/- 13%) ml/100 g/min (p = 0.004). Mean arterial pressure was not affected by bosentan infusion (p = 0.2). PaCO2 levels were stable during the tests (40.2 +/- 1.4 mmHg). CONCLUSIONS: The endothelin system is involved in cerebral pressure autoregulation in a rodent model in vivo. The role of this system under pathophysiologic conditions such as subarachnoid hemorrhage, where basal vascular tone and its regulation may be altered, remains to be defined
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