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Time and Process in an Early Village Settlement System on the Bolivian Southern Altiplano
No full textThe emergence of sedentary village lifeways occurred in many regions of the world, and was one of the most significant landmarks in prehistory. Traditionally, archaeological research has concentrated on understanding the origins of village life and its evolution into politically ranked chiefdoms and states. Relatively less attention has been paid to the many regions of the world where village society did not lead to the formation of more complex political organization. The current research is a diachronic study of some very long-lived village settlements known as the Wankarani Complex in the Oruro Department of Bolivia. It is focused on change and continuity within a persistently small-scale village settlement system over the course of more than a millennium. Rather than studying one of the early prehistoric village societies that gave rise to complex societies and asking "why?," this study centers on a very resilient early village society that did not give rise to ranked polities and asks "why not?." Excavations at two Wankarani sites that were occupied for more than a millennium during the southern Andean Formative Period (1800 BC - 200 AD) were directed toward obtaining sizeable samples of artifacts from all phases of occupation in order to detect changes in subsistence, economy, and socio-economic and political organization. Results suggest considerable changes in subsistence and economy, including a trajectory of increasing importance of herding and agriculture and the development of long-distance trade networks in which these early villages participated. Despite these changes, growth of the political economy was minimal, and did not result in the emergence of marked social ranking or economic inequality. The Wankarani trajectory provides an excellent comparative perspective on Formative Period social evolution in the Lake Titicaca Basin, where early village society led to the rise of larger settlements, politico-religious centers, and eventually centralized polities. The different trajectory followed by the Wankarani Complex may be a function of an extremely risk-minimizing agro-pastoral system that inhibited the growth of both the regional population and the political economy
Exome sequencing reveals a novel partial deletion in the progranulin gene causing primary progressive aphasia.
No full textAbstract not availableJonathan D Rohrer, Jonathan Beck, Vincent Plagnol, Elizabeth Gordon, Tammaryn Lashley, Tamas Revesz, John C Janssen, Nick C Fox, Jason D Warren, Martin N Rossor, Simon Mead, Jonathan M Schot
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Library Technology Reports
(vol. 50, no. 5) “3-D Printers for Libraries” explains the mechanical process of a 3-D printer. Author Jason Griffey raises a few library-specific issues and makes an argument for libraries to implement 3-D printing
Injury in D III Volleyball Players is Associated with Preseason Jump and Hop Measures
No full textCollegiate volleyball (VB) players are at risk for sports injuries. Reported time-loss injury rates for female Division III (D III) collegiate VB players range from 4.0 to 5.4 injuries per 1000 athletic exposures (AEs). Identifying risk factors in this population may help coaches to reduce injury rates via targeted training programs. The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to determine the ability of 2 functional performance tests (FPTs) [the standing long jump (SLJ) and/or the single-leg hop (SLH) for distance] to identify female D III VB players who may be at an increased risk for a non-contact time-loss lower quadrant (LQ = low back and lower extremities) injury
Landslide risk reduction in Wasco County, Oregon
No full textby William J. Burns, Nancy Calhoun, Jon Franczyk, Jason D. McClaughry, and Katherine Daniel.Title from PDF cover (viewed on February 27, 2023).This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references (pages 20-24).Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Geologic map of the Dufur area, Wasco County, Oregon
No full textReport -- Plate 1 -- Plate 2 -- Plate 3.Jason D. McClaughry, Heather H. Herinckx, Clark A. Niewendorp, Carlie J.M. Azzopardi, and Joshua A. Hackett.Title from PDF cover (viewed on May 19, 2021).This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS: CONCEPTS AND CASE STUDIES
No full textContributors -- Pt. I. Principles of evolutionary genetics -- 1. From Mendel to molecules: a brief history of evolutionary genetics / Michael R. Dietrich -- 2. Genetic variation / Marta L. Wayne and Michael M. Miyamoto -- Box 2.1. Maternal effects / Timothy A. Mousseau -- 3. Maturation / David Houle and Alexey Kondrashov -- 4. Natural selection / Michael J. Wade -- Box 4.1. Defining and measuring fitness / Daphne J. Fairbairn -- 5. Stochastic processes in evolution / John H. Gillespie -- Box 5.1. The probability of extinction of an allele -- Box 5.2. Mutational landscape model -- 6. Genetics and evolution in structured populations / Charles J. Goodnight -- Box 6.1. Epistasis and the conversion of genetic variance / Jason B. Wolf -- 7. Detecting selection at the molecular level / Michael W. Nachman -- 8. Rates of molecular evolution / Francisco Rodríguez-Trelles, Rosa Tarrío and Francisco J. Ayala -- Box 8.1. Timing evolutionary events with a molecular clock -- Box 8.2. Testing the hypothesis of the molecular clock -- 9. Weak selection on noncoding gene features / Ying Chen and Wolfgang Stephan -- 10. Evolution of eukaryotic genome structure / Dmitri A. Petrov and Jonathan F. Wendel -- 11. New genes, new functions: gene family evolution and phylogenetics / Joe Thornton -- 12. Gene genealogies / Noah A. Rosenberg -- Box 12.1. Horizontal inheritance -- Pt. III. From genotype to phenotype -- 13. Gene function and molecular evolution / Simon C. Lovell -- Box 13.1. The role of gene interaction networks in evolution / Stephen R. Proulx -- 14. Evolution of multidomain proteins / László Patthy -- 15. Evolutionary developmental bioethics / David L. Stern -- Box 15.1. Hox genes -- Box 15.2. Functional assays in nonmodel organisms -- 16. Canalization / Mark L. Siegal and Aviv Bergman -- Box 16.1. Computational modeling of the evolution of gene regulatory networks -- 17. Evolutionary epigenetics / Eva Jablonka and Marion J. Lamb -- Pt. IV. Quantitative genetics and selection -- 18. Evolutionary quantitative genetics / Derek A. Roff -- Box 18.1. Individual fitness surfaces and multivariate selection / Jason B. Wolf -- 19. Genetic architecture of quantitative variation / James M. Cheverud -- Box 19.1. Genotypic values: additivity, dominance, and epistasis -- Box 19.2. Genic values and genetic variances -- Box 19.3. How to perform a QTL analysis -- Box 19.4. Evolutionary morphometrics / Christian Peter Klingenberg -- Box 19.5. Modularity / Jason G. Mezey -- 20. Evolution of genetic variance-covariance structure / Patrick C. Phillips and Katrina L. McGuigan -- Box 20.1. What is a covariance? -- Box 20.2. Pleiotropic effects -- Box 20.3. Evolution of the G matrix -- 21. Genotype-environment interactions and evolution / Samuel M. Scheiner -- 22. Genetics of sexual selection / Allen J. Moore and Patricia J. Moore -- 23. Social selection / Steven A. Frank -- Box 23.1. Coefficients of relatedness -- Pt. V. Genetics of speciation -- Box. Species concepts / James Mallet -- 24. The evolution of reproductive isolating barriers / Norman A. Johnson -- 25. Genetics of reproductive isolation and species differences in model organisms / Pawel Michalak and Mohamed A.F. Noor -- Box 25.1. The Dobzhansky-Muller model -- 26. Natural hyrbridization / Michael L. Arnold and John M. Burke -- Box 26.1. Potential outcomes of natural hybridization -- 27. Population bottlenecks and founder effects / Lisa Marie Meffert -- Box 27.1. Models of the shifts in selection pressures experienced by bottlenecked populations -- 28. Theory of phylogenetic estimation / Ashley N. Egan and Keith A. Crandall -- Box 28.1. Philosophical and methodological differences in phylogenetics -- 29. Evolutionary genetics of host-parasite interactions / Paula X. Kover -- Box 29.1. The coevolutionary consequences of tolerance versus resistance -- Box 29.2. Arabidopis as a model organism in evolutionary genetics / Kentara K. Shimizu and Michael D. Puruggaman -- Box 29.3. Evolution of virulence -- 30. The evolutionary genetics of senescence / Daniel E.L. Promislow and Anne M. Bronikowski -- Box 30.1. Demography of an age-structured population -- Box 30.2. Drosophila as a model organism in evolutionary biology / Jeffrey R. Powell -- 31. Experimental evolution / Adam K. Chippindale -- Box 31.1. E. coli as a model organism in evolutionary genetics / Richard E. Lenski -- 32. Evolutionary conservation genetics / Richard Frankham -- Glossary -- References -- Inde
An Immigrant Defends America
No full textMany people in the United States feel hopeless about their future, arguing that capitalism, police brutality, and racism prevent them from reaching their goals. Some even suggest that the American Dream is a lie and that the game is rigged against African-Americans, in particular. Jason D. Hill challenges this skepticism. He argues that success is a personal choice and that the vast numbers of upwardly-mobile immigrants are all the proof one needs of boundless American potential. He also takes issue with Ta-Nehisi Coates and writers like him, claiming that their fame and wealth undermine their own charges of victimization.
Jason D. Hill is a Professor of Philosophy, member of the Honors Distinguished Faculty, and Director of Teaching Practicum at DePaul University. He is the author of four books, the most recent of which is the soon-to-be-released We Have Overcome: An Immigrant’s Letter to the American People, available for pre-order on Amazon.com
This is his second visit to Why? Radio. His first can be found here.https://commons.und.edu/why-radio-archive/1021/thumbnail.jp
Engaging Millennials through the Tradition of the Holy Spirit and Mission of the Assemblies of God
No full textThe American evangelical church is in crisis. All statistical data points to decline. Church growth is flat. It does not seem that the church will correct itself, especially in light of the Millennial generation. Millennials are fleeing the church quickly. The church must find a solution to this crisis. This research proposes that a refocus of the charismatic gifts (from an Assemblies of God perspective) to mission has the potential to re-engage Millennials, and because of its missions history the Assemblies of God sits in a prime position to engage this generation caught in an exodus. This research is divided into five primary sections. Following an introduction and overview in chapter one, in chapter two we define the nature of the problem. By looking at demographic studies, we can see how the Millennials have left the church in droves. The church has a perception problem; therefore, members of this generation that were connected to the church in their early years have left, and all signs point to the fact that they are not returning. We will explore Millennials in chapter three. Discovering what they value and what has made them the way that they are will be the primary areas that we explore. We will take in-depth views of Millennials’ concepts of sexuality and faith and also see how they are products of globalization. Next, we will trace the role of doctrine to see how we arrived at this era of church history. While the church primarily held to core ideas for nineteen hundred years, the past one hundred years have been tumultuous. The church of the late twentieth century and early twenty-first century has traded historic truths for political ideology. vi In the fifth chapter, we will begin to explore the charismatic doctrine. We will look at the Old Testament, New Testament, Lucan theology, Pauline theology, and historic revivals to see how the Holy Spirit is intimately connected with the mission of God. In other words, the Spirit’s activity has always led to man’s activity. As we will see, Millennials are hungering for the transcendent, and the charismatic empowerment could be the experience they are looking for in the church. Finally in the sixth chapter, we will look at the history of the Assemblies of God and how it has been a powerful missional force. We will also look at how Millennials can potentially connect to the Assemblies of God as long as it aligns to missiological principles that are empowered by the Holy Spirit
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