60 research outputs found
Seminario Sobre La Educacion de los Hijos Para La Iglesia Adventista del Septimo Dia Hispana Indy Segunda de Indianapolis, Indiana
No full textProblem
Instructing parents about the education of children is a task that requires time, willingness, and commitment. Nonetheless, the literature suggests that educating parents on this subject tends to produce favorable outcomes in children (Finders et al. 2016; Nelson 2015; Barth and Liggeth 2014). The Bible also highlights the vital role parents play in educating their children (Deut 6:7; Eph 6:4). However, according to the records of the Indy Second Hispanic Seventh-day Adventist Church Board in Indianapolis, Indiana, no seminar regarding the education of children has been held in this congregation for the past seven years. In addition to the potential benefits for this local church and these parents in the knowledge and skill development of how to educate their children, lessons learned in the process of developing a project such as this one could also benefit other congregations facing similar realities.
Methodology
This study belongs to the area of applied theology, and its purpose is the implementation and evaluation of a seminar on parenting at the Indy Second Hispanic Seventh-Day Adventist Church. In order to fulfill the purpose, I undertook a study of concepts related to parenting in the Old and New Testaments, in the writings of Ellen White, as well as in contemporary literature. An analysis of the local church completed the framework for the design, implementation, and evaluation of a seminar on parenting at that local congregation. Covert and overt internal observation (Stokes & Wall 2014, 151) and participant surveys (Saris 2014), among other assessment tools, helped evaluate the effectiveness of the initiative.
Results
The main tangible outcome of this project was the implementation of a seminar on the education of children at the Indy Second Hispanic Seventh-day Adventist Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. Internal observation of interactions and statements from participants and other church members indicate that the congregation, in general, and the participants, in particular, received the seminar with a positive and appreciative attitude. The surveys also revealed positive results regarding the acquisition and application of knowledge. When the parents were asked, for example, if they felt confident in their abilities as parents to raise their children, 6.7% of participants responded before the intervention that they “agreed” or “strongly agreed,” and that percentage increased to 95.5% after the intervention. When asked if they felt confident in their ability to discipline their children, that percentage went from 2.2% before the event to 95.6% after the event. When asked if they felt confident in their ability to develop spiritual skills in their children, that percentage climbed from 8.9% before the seminar to 100% after the seminar. In addition, 86.7% of the participants gave the seminar overall the highest rating available, and 75.6% gave the practicality of its content the highest rating.
Conclusion
The results of this project indicate that the implementation of a seminar on the education of children at the Indy Second Hispanic Seventh-day Adventist Church had a positive impact, improving participants’ knowledge in educating their children, in adequately administering discipline to them, and in developing their children’s spirituality. By inference, the results also indicate that such an initiative could be very beneficial for other congregations in similar situations
Rick Garnett was quoted in the Indy Star article Indiana religious freedom bills fraught with rhetoric on February 7, 2015
No full textRick Garnett was quoted in the Indy Star article Indiana religious freedom bills fraught with rhetoric on February 7.
Richard Garnett, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame and also an author of the letter, said it is unfortunate that the facts about how religious-accommodations laws actually work, and what they actually do, are too often buried by inaccurate criticisms, implausible predictions, and name-calling
New Cross-Faculty, University-Industry, and University- Society Educational Encounters
No full textRondetafelsessie met Remon Rooij, Olaf Oosting Michiel Susebeek, Hans Wamelink, Emma de Wijs, Indy van de Sande, Helmut Thoele.Spatial Planning and Strateg
Sustainable material research: CoffeeBased panels in a condiment organizer
No full textPlastics that originate from renewable sources, such as potatoes or fungi, are called biobased plastics. Because of their origin, biobased plastics pose as sustainable alternative to traditional plastics, which are made from oil, a fossil substance. CoffeeBased is a small company that manufactures biobased plastic products, using their own developed materials (CB materials). To make these even more sustainable, CoffeeBased adds coffee waste as filler material to the biobased plastics. This reduces waste accumulation while generating a unique material. The coffee waste, called spent coffee grounds (SCG), adds attractive properties to the CB material. This includes a distinct coffee scent, and in combination with colorants, a coffee-like color is achieved. These unique properties suit the ambience of coffee product environments, like corporate coffee corners. CoffeeBased currently implements their CB material in (products such as) coffee machine fronts, coffee cups and coffee stations. The panels applied in the coffee stations are the most relevant to this thesis. The panel consists of a coating, adhesive, and a core that is laminated with CB material, referred to as CB laminate (EMPA, 2019). Unfortunately, the CB laminate does not function properly in the desired user context, as it discolors and distorts. To prevent this impact from reducing its aesthetic appeal, optimization is required. Next to that, the sustainable character of the panel in its entirety is questionable, as the other components have not been analyzed on this characteristic. Therefore, the first design challenge is to find an integral solution to improve both the context resistance as the sustainable value. The second challenge is to design a condiment organizer, which could form the perfect occasion to test the proposed optimized panel. The function of the condiment organizer is to display and organize additives used in coffee machine beverages, called condiments. Next to the implementation of the panel, the design has to incorporate a form language that corresponds with other CoffeeBased products. Based on the desires of the end user, limits of the manufacturing facilities and the resources available to CoffeeBased, requirements were set. The sustainability requirements are set on incorporating more waste and more biobased materials whilst ensuring the emittance of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) remains low. Keeping these requirements in mind, alternatives to the current components of the panel were looked for in market research. The theoretical best components were chosen and (physically) tested, which were CB2 as laminate material, Resysta NoWood by FiberPlast as core, BioImpact by Canect as adhesive and the clear lacquer by BioPin as coating. Four panel concepts are compared, each with different advantages. Increase in waste content is considered the most important optimization, as it suits the uniqueness of the CoffeeBased material. Therefore, the best suitable panel concept is the one composed of an EcoBoard core, CB1 laminate, BioImpact adhesive and BioPin lacquer. The optimized panel provides an increased sustainable value by a higher waste content of 83% and a biobased content increase of 12%, this while providing a potential VOC emittance reduction of 1%. Also, the concept entails edge band development, aiming to increase its aesthetic appeal and user context resistance. To tackle the second challenge, design ideas were generated based on the insights gained from brainstorm sessions. The four most promising ideas were presented to CoffeeBased, whose favorite was selected for further conceptualization. The final condiment organizer consists of a pre-assembled back frame, available with three, five or seven compartments. Condiment specific fronts can be selected by the user, based on their preference. Unfortunately, the necessary manufacturing method prevents the implementation of the optimized panel, thus a no-added formaldehyde plywood core is incorporated. Luckily, the aesthetic appearance does fit into the product portfolio of CoffeeBased, with its contour and surface engravements. Therefore, this thesis project does not only provide CoffeeBased with valuable sustainable panel solutions, but also a new product design for their product portfolio.Integrated Product Desig
Jeremiah Farrell with Dennis Sasha, author of Puzzling Adventures: Tales of Strategy, Logic and Mathematical Skill
No full textJeremiah Farrell is awarded the title of Omniheurist, First-Class for solving the eloborate embedded puzzle in Dennis Sasha\u27s book, Puzzling Adventures . The cryptic puzzle required Dr. Farrell to travel to New York City on a certain day to meet two persons in yellow with one wearing a red wig. The event was featured in articles in Indy Star and the New York Sun.https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/faculty_images/1003/thumbnail.jp
BENTUK TATA RUANG PENTAS PANGGUNG PROSCENIUM DI GEDUNG WAYANG ORANG SRIWEDARI SURAKARTA
No full textABSTRAKPanggung proscenium bisa juga disebut sebagai panggung bingkai karena penonton menyaksikan aksi aktor dalam lakon melalui sebuah bingkai atau lengkung Proscenium (proscenium arch). Tempat duduk penonton diatur untuk memberikan tampilan pertunjukan melalui lengkung proscenium di dinding. Penulis mengkaji bentuk bentuk tata ruang pada panggung procenium di Gedung Wayang Orang Sriwedari Surakarta. Bagian-bagian panggung yang dikaji adalah bingkai proscenium, border, backdrop, lantai panggung, wing, layar, apron, dan orchestra pit. Dalam penelitian ini ditemukan bahwa bentuk tata ruang panggung proscenium di Gedung Wayang Orang Sriwedari beserta alat dan bahan yang digunakan untuk seluruh bagian-bagian panggung, serta detail kekurangan serta kelebihannya dari alat dan bahan yang digunakan.ABSTRACTThe proscenium stage can also be called a framed stage because the audience watches the actors' actions through a proscenium arch or frame. The audience seating is arranged to give the show's appearance through the proscenium arch in the wall. The author examines the spatial forms on the proscenium stage in The Wayang Orang Sriwedari Building, Surakarta. The parts of the stage studied are the proscenium frame, border, backdrop, stage floor, wing, screen, apron, and orchestra pit. In this study, it was found that the spatial form of the proscenium stage at the Wayang Orang Sriwedari Building, along with the tools and materials used for all parts of the stage, as well as details on the advantages and disadvantages of the tools and materials used
Jeremiah Farell with Dennis Sasha, author of Puzzling Adventures: Tales of Strategy, Logic and Mathematical Skill and his editor, Brendan Curry
No full textJeremiah Farrell is awarded the title of Omniheurist, First-Class for solving the eloborate embedded puzzle in Dennis Sasha\u27s book, Puzzling Adventures . The cryptic puzzle required Dr. Farrell to travel to New York City on a certain day to meet two persons in yellow with one wearing a red wig. The event was featured in articles in Indy Star and the New York Sun.https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/faculty_images/1004/thumbnail.jp
Delaying radiotherapy for the delivery of adjuvant chemotherapy in the combined modality treatment of early breast cancer: Is it disadvantageous and could combined treatment be the answer?
No full textWomen with early stage breast cancer are increasingly being treated with both adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The optimal sequence of these two treatment modalities is yet to be defined. It remains controversial whether delaying radiotherapy in order to deliver chemotherapy compromises local disease control and survival. Consequently, clinical practice in the UK is divided, with a number of different combination schedules being used in an effort to bring forward the start of radiotherapy. In practice, however, any benefit in local control must be balanced against a potential increase in toxicity. A review of the current literature on the effect of radiotherapy delay is presented, together with data on the toxicity of combined chemo-radiotherapy schedules and recent data from clinical trials designed to determine the optimal sequencing of chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Indazolin-s-ylidene N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Rhodium, Palladium, and Gold: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Hydration of Alkynes
No full textA novel series of Indy-N-heterocyclic carbene ligands (Indy = indazolin-s-ylidene) have been developed and investigated. Via a mild Ag carbene transfer route, these new carbene ligands reacted with rhodium, palladium, and gold salts to yield the corresponding air-stable metal complexes. The product complexes were characterized by NMR spectroscopic methods and X-ray diffraction analysis. The electronic properties of these complexes were modified by the introduction of different substituents at the coordinated NHC ligands. Catalytic properties of the gold complex were evaluated in the hydration of alkynes to give the corresponding ketone products. This new type of gold N-heterocyclic carbene complex showed a high catalytic activity in the hydration of alkyne at room temperature.http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000321793600021&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=8e1609b174ce4e31116a60747a720701Chemistry, Inorganic & NuclearChemistry, OrganicSCI(E)EI12ARTICLE133753-37593
Metabolic flux from the Krebs cycle to glutamate transmission tunes a neural brake on seizure onset
No full textKohlschutter-Tonz syndrome (KTS) manifests as neurological dysfunctions, including early-onset seizures. Mutations in the citrate transporter SLC13A5 are associated with KTS, yet their underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we report that a Drosophila SLC13A5 homolog, I'm not dead yet (Indy), constitutes a neurometabolic pathway that suppresses seizure. Loss of Indy function in glutamatergic neurons caused "bang-induced" seizure-like behaviors. In fact, glutamate biosynthesis from the citric acid cycle was limiting in Indy mutants for seizure-suppressing glutamate transmission. Oral administration of the rate-limiting alpha-ketoglutarate in the metabolic pathway rescued low glutamate levels in Indy mutants and ameliorated their seizure-like behaviors. This metabolic control of the seizure susceptibility was mapped to a pair of glutamatergic neurons, reversible by optogenetic controls of their activity, and further relayed onto fan-shaped body neurons via the ionotropic glutamate receptors. Accordingly, our findings reveal a micro-circuit that links neural metabolism to seizure, providing important clues to KTS-associated neurodevelopmental deficits.
Author summary
Kohlschutter-Tonz syndrome (KTS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder linked to two distinct genomic loci encoding the citrate transporter SLC13A5 and synaptic protein ROGDI, respectively. An early-onset seizure is the most prominent neurological symptom in KTS patients, yet how these genes contribute to the control of seizure susceptibility remains poorly understood. Our study establishes behavioral models of seizure in Drosophila mutants of KTS-associated genes and demonstrates a genetic, metabolic, and neural pathway of seizure suppression. We discover that the metabolic flux of the Krebs cycle to glutamate biosynthesis plays a critical role in scaling seizure-relevant glutamate transmission. We further map this seizure-suppressing pathway to a surprisingly small number of glutamatergic neurons and their ionotropic glutamate transmission onto a key sleep-promoting locus in the adult fly brain. Given that the excitatory amino acid glutamate is considered a general seizure-promoting neurotransmitter, our findings illustrate how glutamatergic transmission can have opposing effects on seizure susceptibility in the context of a micro-neural circuit, possibly explaining drug-resistant epilepsy. This seizure-suppressing locus in the Drosophila brain is also implicated in metabolism, circadian rhythms, and sleep, revealing the conserved neural principles of their intimate interaction with epilepsy across species
- …
