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An Interview with Cass R. Sunstein: Author of The World According to Star Wars
No full textThe guest editors of special issue 12, Jason W. Ellis and Sean Scanlan, interview Cass R. Sunstein, the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard, where he is founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy. He is the author of many books, including the bestseller Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler). His 2016 book The World According to Star Wars attempts to understand the Star Wars universe in ten chapters through the lenses of Sunstein’s academic interests, namely: culture, sociology, psychology, behavioral science, and political science. The book is both personal and theoretical, practical and academic. It takes accurate measure of the genesis of the movies, the movies themselves, and briefly, but trenchantly, it examines concepts such as reputational cascades and speculates on what Star Wars can teach viewers about constitutional disputes
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The crowd funding services handbook ::raising the money you need to finance your business, project, or invention /
No full text"In The Crowdsource Funding Services Handbook, author Jason R. Rich offers a step-by-step overview of the various crowdsource funding services available on the Web, as well as the necessary documentation required to launch a successful crowdfunding campaign."-
TMEM16A and TMEM16B Modulate Pheromone-Evoked Action Potential Firing in Mouse Vomeronasal Sensory Neurons
No full textThe mouse vomeronasal system controls several social behaviors. Pheromones and other social cues are detected by sensory neurons in the vomeronasal organ (VNO). Stimuli activate a transduction cascade that leads to membrane potential depolarization, increase in cytosolic Ca2+ level, and increased firing. The Ca2+-activated chloride channels TMEM16A and TMEM16B are co-expressed within microvilli of vomeronasal neurons, but their physiological role remains elusive. Here, we investigate the contribution of each of these channels to vomeronasal neuron firing activity by comparing wild-type (WT) and knock-out (KO) mice. Performing loosepatch recordings from neurons in acute VNO slices, we show that spontaneous activity is modified by Tmem16a KO, indicating that TMEM16A, but not TMEM16B, is active under basal conditions. Upon exposure to diluted urine, a rich source of mouse pheromones, we observe significant changes in activity. Vomeronasal sensory neurons (VSNs) from Tmem16a cKO and Tmem16b KO mice show shorter interspike intervals (ISIs) compared with WT mice, indicating that both TMEM16A and TMEM16B modulate the firing pattern of pheromone-evoked activity in VSNs
Neotectonic map of the Cascadia margin
No full textby Chris Goldfinger, Jeffrey Beeson, Chris Romsos and Jason R. Patton.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 15-20).Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Letter from Jason Lee to Mr. Harry R. Oakley, Evacuee Property Supervisor, February 22, 1943
No full textResponse to previous letter, regarding property left by Japanese American farmers
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The calcium-activated chloride channel ANOl regulates gastrointestinal motility, mammary growth and sperm physiology
No full textANO1 was recently shown to be a critical component of the calcium-activated chloride conductance that regulates numerous physiological processes including epithelial secretion, smooth muscle contraction and tumor growth. Previous studies have also suggested that chloride currents regulate mammary branching morphogenesis and sperm activation during fertilization. However, the premature mortality of Ano1n/n mice has hindered characterization of the diverse roles of ANO1 in adult mouse physiology. In the current studies, Ano1f/f mice were used in combination with two different Cre recombinase alleles (c-KitCreERT 2 and MMTV-Cre) to specifically disrupt ANO1 expression in adult gastrointestinal tissues and mammary gland. The results show that ANO1-mediated slow waves regulate gastrointestinal motility in adult mice and loss of ANO1 delays mammary development during puberty. We also show that ANO1 promotes MMTV-PyMT mammary tumor growth in vitro and in vivo. Finally, using Ano1n/+ mice we demonstrate a novel role for ANO1 in the regulation of sperm capacitation and fertilization in vitro and in vivo
Adorno is a punk rocker: Negation and 80s alternative rock music
No full textIt is a “rite of passage” for the aspiring pop music scholar, myself included, to refute Theodor Adorno’s well-known condemnation of popular music (Gendron, 1986; Toynbee, 2000: 3-8; Middleton, 1990: 34-63). But why has the Adorno refutation remained so central to our critical endeavour? Isn’t it time we moved on
You say you want a revolution: Integrating rock 'n' roll music into the social studies classroom
No full textAmong the many challenges that faces the social studies teacher is finding new and exciting ways to demonstrate historical events. This paper will examine using popular music, particularly rock 'n' roll music, to assist in illuminating historical events and fostering skill development. Chapter One seeks to establish a theoretical foundation for the use of rock 'n' roll music by examining past and current trends in social studies and theories of an "integrated" curriculum. Chapter Two narrows the focus from social studies to the use of various forms of media in the social studies classroom, concentrating on the role of music. Chapter Three examines how rock 'n' roll in particular provides a powerful and useful tool for the social studies educator. Finally, the Appendix provides a practical example of these theories at work. The Unit Plan examines a unit attempting to develop skills and motivate students about * historical content
Rock glacier morphology and morphometry in Glacier National Park, Northwest Montana, USA
No full textRock glaciers provide essential habitat and resources for species like the threatened pika (Ochotona princeps) throughout the western Cordillera of North America. However, the distribution of current and relict rock glaciers has not been thoroughly mapped. Glacier National Park has excellent records of true ice glaciers within the park's boundaries, but no comprehensive maps or information on the status of rock glaciers within the park. This thesis presents comparisons between active and relict groups of rock glaciers in the park in terms of their morphometry, morphology, and geographic positioning. My results illustrate that relict rock glaciers tend to be wider, less steep, and located at lower elevations than active rock glaciers. Relict rock glaciers are also almost exclusively located on the west side of the park whereas active rock glaciers are most common in north- to northeast-facing cirques east of the Continental Divide. My results will assist Park managers in better illustrating critical pika habitats throughout the park.Geography and Environmental Studie
The influence of the lithological and geotechnical properties of rocks on the morphology of glacial valleys
No full textThe glacial valley cross-profile has traditionally had its development attrituted to the physical properties of the eroding glacier, with the input of the properties of the eroded rock mass to the development of the valley system considered in a purely qualitative sense.
The present study shows that the size of the outlet trough is directly related to the volume of ice discharged through it, estimated from the glacier contributing area. The trough size and morphological variations therein, can be partially attributed to the influence of the bedrock strength properties.
Rock intact strength measures showed little relationship to the form of the glacial trough. However, a modified rock mass strength method was developed and applied to a variety of morphological and geological terrains in the vicinity of the Main Divide of the New Zealand Southern Alps. The results indicate a significant correlation between the cross-valley form and mass strength (RMS) properties of the eroded bedrock. The RMS controls on the development of the trough were: joint spacing, joint orientation and joint continuity. The trend suggests that weaker, more densely jointed bedrock tends to develop broader, flatter valleys. RMS with respect to subaerial processed controls the extent of post-glacial/interglacial modification of the trough slope, and development of zones of weakened slope rock that could be preferentially exploited by subsequent glazier re-advances.
Due to their position astride the Alpine Fault, the New Zealand Southern Alps are subjected to high levels of shallow crustal horizontal stresses. The PHS directions are indicated by geodetic and earthquake first-motion studies, as well as conjugate shear joint and glacial valley orientations. The in situ stress field may control the location and extent of rock failure, when considered in conjunction with the high gravitational stresses induced by the extreme relief. Finite element models of typical glacial troughs suggest that rock intact strength properties control the likelihood and site of stress-induced bedrock failure.
Thus, the shape of a glacial trough depends not only on the physical properties of the glacier, but on the geotechnical propertied of the host rockmass. The stress-induced controls on the site of rick mass failure are important controls on the locus of erosion. Following development of the glacial trough, considerable modification of the size and form of the valley cross-profile may occur depending on the mass strength of the de-buttressed slope rock
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