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Alf Mapp, Jr., 14th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textAn Eminent Scholar at Old Dominion University, Alf Mapp, Jr., is a critically acclaimed historian and biographer. A writer with a subtle narrative ability, the skill to make history into a compelling story, Mapp is the author of eight books and the co-author of numerous others. He has written more than 800 articles in the New York Times and other metropolitan newspapers, scholarly journals, and popular magazines. His books have been translated into nine languages. He has received world-wide praise for Thomas Jefferson: A Strange Case of Mistaken Identity, which was cited as one of the Forty Best Books of 1987 and chosen as a featured selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club.
This year, scheduled for a mid-October publication date, Alf Mapp\u27s Thomas Jefferson: Passionate Pilgrim will be in bookstores around the world, but residents of Hampton Roads and visitors to the 14th annual Old Dominion University Literary Festival will get a sneak preview. Mapp will read from his new work, and the book will be available exclusively in this area at that time. The work, an anxiously-awaited second volume on Jefferson, will trace his story from his inauguration as president through his founding of the University of Virginia to his death. Mapp\u27s book departs from the stereotypical view of Jefferson as a man of pure reason. Although he sees Jefferson as a man with great intellectual and reasoning powers, Mapp offers the story of a man who reacted passionately to ideas and the people around him. Jefferson\u27s life, according to Mapp, was a pilgrimage of discovery
Alf Mapp, Jr., 13th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textAn Eminent Scholar at Old Dominion University, Alf Mapp, Jr., is the author of six books, most recently Thomas Jefferson: A Strange Case of Mistaken Identity, cited as one of the Forty Best Books of 1987. He has written many other books and is the author of more than 800 articles in the New York Times and other metropolitan newspapers, scholarly journals, and popular magazines
Lack of association of HLA class I genes and TNFα-308 polymorphism in toluene diisocyanate-induced asthma
No full textBackground: Toluene diisocyanate (TDI)-induced asthma is a common cause of occupational asthma and it affects 5–15% of the exposed population suggesting an underlying genetic susceptibility.Methods: To investigate the role of genetic factors in the development of TDI-induced asthma, we analyzed the distribution of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I genes and of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-? A-308G polymorphism in 142 patients with TDI-induced asthma and in 50 asymptomatic exposed subjects.Results: Neither the distribution of HLA class I antigens nor the distribution of TNF-? A-308G polymorphism was different between patients with TDI-induced asthma and asymptomatic exposed subjects.Conclusions: These results suggest that HLA class I antigens and TNF-? A-308G are not associated with susceptibility or resistance to the development of TDI-induced asthma
Corn-bran: Alternative cellulosic filler for polypropylene
No full textIn this study, the use-ability of corn bran (CB) as a reinforcing filler in polypropylene (PP) matrix was investigated. The properties of CB/PP composites were compared with wood fiber (WF) filled PP composites. In order to enhance the interfacial adhesion, maleated-PP (PP-g-MAH) (MaPP) was used. The CB/PP and WF/PP composites were compounded in an Xplore laboratory compounder. The CB/PP/MaPP and WF/PP/MaPP composites were characterized by tensile test, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thennogravimetric analysis (TGA) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). The morphology investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was shown that corn bran can be an alternative candidate to be used as a reinforcing natural filler source for thermoplastic composites
Neural correlates of processing valence and arousal in affective words
No full textPsychological frameworks conceptualize emotion along 2 dimensions, "valence" and "arousal." Arousal invokes a single axis of intensity increasing from neutral to maximally arousing. Valence can be described variously as a bipolar continuum, as independent positive and negative dimensions, or as hedonic value (distance from neutral). In this study, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging to characterize neural activity correlating with arousal and with distinct models of valence during presentation of affective word stimuli. Our results extend observations in the chemosensory domain suggesting a double dissociation in which subregions of orbitofrontal cortex process valence, whereas amygdala preferentially processes arousal. In addition, our data support the physiological validity of descriptions of valence along independent axes or as absolute distance from neutral but fail to support the validity of descriptions of valence along a bipolar continuum
Consumer motivations in the purchase of organic food. A means-end approach
No full textThe paper presents partial results from an Italian study on consumer perception and knowledge of organic food and related behaviour. Uses the means-end chain model to link attributes of products to the needs of consumers. In order to provide insights into consumer motivation in purchasing organic products, 60 respondents were interviewed using ``hard’’ laddering approach to the measurement of means-end chains. The results (ladders) of these semi-qualitative interviews are coded, aggregated and presented in a set of hierarchical structured value maps. Even if organic products are perceived as difficult to find and expensive, most consumers judge them positively. All consumers associate organic products with health at different levels of abstraction and want good, tasty and nourishing products, because pleasure and wellbeing are their most important values. Results show that differences exist between groups of consumers with respect to their frequency of use (experience) of organic products and level of information (expertise). Reports and discusses results on consumer cognitive structures at different level of experience.Organic food, Consumer behaviour, Italy, Means-End Chain, Laddering
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