27 research outputs found
Using transformation to study the mechanism of action of plant hormones
No full textSchell Jozef St. Using transformation to study the mechanism of action of plant hormones. In: Bulletin de la Classe des sciences, tome 9, n°7-12, 1998. pp. 361-367
Violence, terrorism and the role of theology : repentant and rebellious Christian identity
No full textWhat has come to be known within the Academy as, Identity theology, is presented in the
literature as a monolithic belief system which supports and encourages terrorism and other forms
of political violence. This dissertation argues that inattention to theological and social issues
within the many Identity theology based groups in the US has led to a deeply flawed
understanding of the relation between Identity adherents, terrorism and other political violence.
Discussions about these groups in the literature are flawed and there is an imprecise understanding
which has led to an inaccurate alignment of widely varied social groups with a pejorative
classification that is neither descriptive of the various theologies at work, nor the social
manifestations observed in these groups. Further, the research suggests that the academic
community known as “Terrorism Studies” continues to contribute to the inaccurate
understanding and that those inaccuracies are likely impediments to effective government policy
in relation to the phenomenon known as Identity theology.
The research presented here suggests that there are both theological and social
distinctions, which can and should be delineated and understood by all those researching Identity
groups. The research highlights four significant types or differences within what is now known
as Identity theology, by highlighting the nuances between social groups including the Church of
Israel, Covenant, Sword and the Arm of the Lord (CSA), Mission to Israel, KKK and Aryan
Nations and suggests that a more precise understanding of the differences could lead to declining
instances of violence and more openness to positive social change by those who currently follow
these very different types of theological belief systems
Sexual transmission of T-DNA in abnormal tobacco regenerants transformed by octopine and nopaline strains of Agrobacterium tumefaciens
No full textThe revival of the St Urban’s fest. Drawing On early modern history in the current cultural representation of wine-making in Hajós, Hungary
No full textThe author analyses a few aspects of a local festival held every year for decades in a grape-growing and wine-making settlement in Southern Hungary. A statue of Saint Urban was erected in the early 1980s in Hajós, a village settled by German families in the 18th century following the Turkish occupation. Over the years the local festival has undergone many changes that the article attempts to trace and analyse
Some day a great harvest: A history of the foundation of St. Augustine\u27s Indian Mission, Winnebago, Nebraska, 1888 to 1945
No full textControversy has shadowed Christian missionary activity among Native American peoples from its beginnings in the 1500’s to the present day. During the last two centuries, the churches have competed for the souls of Indians on reservations, in the press, in Congress and in the federal courts. At stake were access to the reservations and the use of federal funds in religious institutions. These jurisdictional conflicts reflected and reinforced the contentious relationships between Protestants and Catholics in the United States. The history of St. Augustine’s Indian Mission was shaped by a combination of national and local events. The foundation of the mission was delayed for twenty years in part by the controversy over the use o f federal funds by religious institutions. More importantly, the well-established Presbyterian missionaries opposed Catholic attempts to locate on the reservation. The mission was finally established with the help of Mother Katharine Drexel, but only after reservation lands had been opened to extensive white settlement. A series of land rushes soon resulted in the impoverishment of Indian families and further complicated relationships between whites and Indians. While Father Joseph Schell sought to help the Winnebagoes by exposing white corruption, Father John Griese worked to develop employment opportunities and to establish an educational and spiritual ministry. Sioux author Vine Deloria, Jr. has eloquently critiqued the negative impact of missions on Native American cultures. However, Deloria created a stereotype of the missionary and the impact of the missions, which failed to address the complexity of the subject. This study of St. Augustine’s suggests that there was also a positive side to the work of Catholic missionaries, and that a generalized assessment of the missions cannot be written until more case studies have been completed
Cultural traditions across a migratory network shape the genetic structure of southern right whales around Australia and New Zealand
No full textELC was supported by the AMMC and a Newton Fellowship from the Royal Society and RH in part by a Sitka Sound Science Centre Scientist in Residency Fellowship. OEG acknowledges support from the MASTS pooling initiative (The Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland).Fidelity to migratory destinations is an important driver of connectivity in marine and avian species. Here we assess the role of maternally directed learning of migratory habitats, or migratory culture, on the population structure of the endangered Australian and New Zealand southern right whale. Using DNA profiles, comprising mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotypes (500 bp), microsatellite genotypes (17 loci) and sex from 128 individually-identified whales, we find significant differentiation among winter calving grounds based on both mtDNA haplotype (FST = 0.048, ΦST = 0.109, p < 0.01) and microsatellite allele frequencies (FST=0.008, p<0.01), consistent with long-term fidelity to calving areas. However, most genetic comparisons of calving grounds and migratory corridors were not significant, supporting the idea that whales from different calving grounds mix in migratory corridors. Furthermore, we find a significant relationship between δ13C stable isotope profiles of 66 Australian southern right whales, a proxy for feeding ground location, and both mtDNA haplotypes and kinship inferred from microsatellite-based estimators of relatedness. This indicates migratory culture may influence genetic structure on feeding grounds. This fidelity to migratory destinations is likely to influence population recovery, as long-term estimates of historical abundance derived from estimates of genetic diversity indicate the South Pacific calving grounds remain at <10% of pre- whaling abundance.Peer reviewe
Radio transceiver architectures and design issues for wideband cellular systems
No full textAs the era of content driven and rich multimedia mobile applications evolves, the need arises for efficient wideband cellular systems. This paper presents modern radio transceiver architectures used in 3G cellular handsets, such as EDGE, cdma2000, and WCDMA-HSDPA. This includes future ΣΔ-ADC based receiver and mostly all-digital transmitter architectures, which are being enabled by the current aggressive scaling of CMOS technology and the push toward full radio systcm-on-chip (SoC) integration. Furthermore, the paper focuses on discussing some key RF system design issues, and their influence on the choice of architecture used for a specific cellular radio-chipset solution.Elliott MR, 2004, IEEE J SOLID-ST CIRC, V39, P2190, DOI 10.1109-JSSC.2004.836340; KACSMAN D, IEEE RFIC S 2005, P281; MUNKER C, IEEE RFIC S 2005, P265; Neuvo Y., 2004, IEEE INT SOL STAT CI, P32; *QUALC INC, 2001, EC WIR MOB DAT; Razavi B, 1997, IEEE T CIRCUITS-II, V44, P428, DOI 10.1109-82.592569; SCHELL S, 2000, TROP INC PRES FEB 22; Sowlati T, 2004, IEEE J SOLID-ST CIRC, V39, P2179, DOI 10.1109-JSSC.2004.836335; TAMURA M, IEEE RFIC S 2005, P269; van Veldhoven RHM, 2003, IEEE J SOLID-ST CIRC, V38, P2069, DOI 10.1109-JSSC.2003.819165; Waite H, 2004, IEEE J SOLID-ST CIRC, V39, P1175, DOI 10.1109-JSSC.2004.829965; ZHOU J, IEEE RFIC S 2005, P1710
Is it through emotion that we know ourselves? : a psychophysiological investigation into self-reference and emotional valence
No full textThe aims of the present thesis were two fold. The first aim was to investigate
the relationship between self-referential and emotional processing. The second aim
was to investigate the extent to which self-referential processing is altered as a function
of mood. In order to address these two aims, a variety of behavioural and physiological
measures were recorded and a new methodology was employed in the following
experimental chapters.
The aim of experiment one was to investigate how non-dysphoric and dysphoric
individuals evaluate the emotional valence and self-referential content of word stimuli
at a behavioural level. A self-positivity bias was identified in non-dysphoric
individuals, positive words were rated as self-referential and negative words were rated
as non-self-referential. Compared to non-dysphoric individuals, dysphoric individualsâ
evaluations of self-reference but not emotional valence were altered. Event-related
potentials (ERPs) were employed in experiment two to investigate self-referential
processing at a neural level. A two stage model of processing was identified in which,
an evaluation of emotional valence was found to occur prior to an interaction between
self-reference and emotional valence. A self-positivity bias was identified in the ERP
component known as the N400. ERP waves were more negative going to self negative
and non-self-positive words when compared to self-positive and non-self-negative
words. This bias was explained in terms of the semantic mismatch hypothesis. The
aim of experiment three was to investigate how the neural processing of self-referential
and emotional information is altered as a function of mood. Differences between nondysphoric
and dysphoric individuals were identified during the early stages of
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processing in an emotion task. Between group differences were identified during the
later stages of processing in a self-reference task, around 400 ms. Skin conductance
and heart rate were employed in experiment four to examine autonomic responses
during self-referential and emotional processing in healthy individuals. Both decision-making
tasks were found to elicit similar physiological responses. These findings were
taken to suggest that a large component of self-referential processing involves the
processing of emotional information. Finally, the aim of experiment five was to
investigate if person-referent processing was altered during the experience of a negative
mood. The behavioural and neural responses of non-dysphoric and dysphoric
individuals were compared across self-referent and other-referent decision-making
tasks. Between group differences were specific to the self-reference task at the
behavioural level. However, group differences were identified in both the self-referent
and other-referent tasks at the neural level. The results provide partial support for the
hypothesis that negative mood is associated with specific impairments in self-referential
processing.
Overall the results of the present thesis illustrate that the processing of
emotional information plays a large role in self-referential decision-making.
Furthermore, the N400 was found be involved in this type of decision-making at the
semantic level. Negative mood was associated with greater changes in self-referential
processing than in other forms of emotional or person-referent processing. In the final
chapter, a two stage model is proposed to account for self-referential processing. The
implications of this model are discussed in terms of two macro-cognitive theories,
interacting cognitive subsystems (ICS) and SPAARs. Finally, the limitations and
future directions for developing this line of research are outlined
Languages and Worldview
No full textAsking and answering questions about what culture entails and examines the fundamental properties and intertwining nature of language and culture. This text explores linguistic relativity, lexical differences among languages and intercultural communication, including high and low contexts.
Changes to a variety of OER works were made by Manon Allard-Kropp in the Department of Language and Cultural Studies to tailor the text to fit the needs of the Languages and World View course at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Materials from the original sources have been combined, reorganized, and added to by the current author, and any conceptual or typographical errors are the responsibility of the current author.
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A study in sixteenth-century performance and artistic networks: British Library, Additional Manuscript 15233
No full textThis thesis is a modern spelling edition of unedited poems and song lyrics from British Library, Additional Manuscript 15233, and a cultural and sociological study of the collection.The manuscript contains music, poetry and fragments of drama attributed to John Redford, Organist, Almoner and Master of the Choristers at St. Paul's Cathedral c.1534–1547, as well as work by at least six other mid Tudor poets. The manuscript has systematically been cited as a ‘St. Paul’s miscellany’(because the main body of work within it is attributed to Redford), and despite its varied content, has been considered almost solely from the perspective of Early Modern drama. This thesis considers the manuscript anew: as a whole, rather than in parts divided along disciplinary lines, as an example of material culture, and separately from the well-researched centres of St. Paul’s and John Redford.Chapters one and two comprise a study of the physical makeup of the manuscript, demonstrating new evidence for its date, and suggesting that it is the product of an artistic network centred on the London parish church of St. Mary-at-Hill.Chapters three and four comprise new studies of the content of the manuscript. Chapter three examines The Play of Wit and Science, with particular attention to its bibliographical status, and its engagement with contemporary artistic debate in performance. It also demonstrates its importance as a source for two later sixteenth-century plays. Chapter four is a case study of a single poem from the manuscript. This demonstrates the overall significance of MS 15233 as a source for verse and song, uncovers a network of printers involved in the transmission of its contents, and calls into question the long-standing theory that the Elizabethan poet George Gascoigne was a contributor to the manuscript.The final chapter of the thesis comprises a modern spelling edition of the poems and song lyrics from MS 15233 with individual commentaries and textual apparatus. This thesis demonstrates that to examine MS 15233 purely in relation to St. Paul’s Cathedral and John Redford, and from any one perspective, is reductive, and that these approaches have caused evidence to be skewed, and scholars to miss more complex possibilities regarding its compilation and provenance
