The Lotus Sutra as Rhetorical Doctrine: Toward a Spiritual Paradigm Shift in Academia

The article explores a new approach on the relationship between religion and academia. It highlights the application of St. Augustine\u27s On Christian Doctrine on Ciceronian tactics to teaching, praising and motivating based on scripture. It mentions that the Buddhist text entitled The Lotus Sutra manifests how Buddhism extends in the rhetorical canon and delivers a spiritual renewal in the academia. An overview of the symbiosis between Buddhism and rhetoric that effectively connects religion and secular liberalism is also presented

Buddhism’s Pedagogical Contribution to Mindfulness

Considering the rhetorical elements in the Buddhist text “The True Aspect of All Phenomena” opens the possibility of teaching students a more mindful approach to writing

Lifting the Lid: How Prison Writing Workshops Shed Light on the Social Shadow

While the social, political, economic, educational, and cultural consequences of high rates of incarceration have been well documented, the social psychological dynamics have not received as much discussion. I offer here a first person narrative reflection on the connections between a writing workshops and raising social awareness of the realities of day-to-day lives of inmates. Appropriate writing pedagogy, personal challenges to meeting to the workshops, and the need to publish inmate stories inform the essay

Actitudes maternas en beneficiarias del Programa Vaso de Leche de los Distritos de Huay Huay y La Oroya - Yauli - 2019

RESUMEN El presente trabajo de investigación titulado “Actitudes maternas en beneficiarias del Programa Vaso de Leche de los Distritos de Huay Huay y La Oroya- Yauli- 2019”, se desarrolló frente a la necesidad y en respuesta a las escasas investigaciones que existen a nivel local y regional sobre las actitudes maternas. Es así, que el estudio permite ampliar los conocimientos y la bibliografía en relación a dicha variable. Pues algunos estudios describen y destacan la influencia significativa que generan las actitudes maternas en la psicología infantil, a través de la cual se pueden prevenir a futuro, alteraciones en la personalidad, el desarrollo social y emocional de los niños. Por ello, el estudio tuvo el objetivo de comparar el nivel de las actitudes maternas en las beneficiarias del Programa Vaso de Leche de los Distritos de Huay Huay y La Oroya. De modo que se realizó un estudio de tipo descriptivo comparativo de corte transversal, con una muestra no probabilística de 93 madres pertenecientes al Programa Vaso de Leche de ambos distritos que tuvieran hijos menores de 7 años. A quienes se les aplico la Escala de Actitudes Maternas de Roth, adaptado por Arévalo (2005), cuya validez se determinó a través de criterio de jueces; y la confiabilidad fue establecida por el análisis estadístico de las pruebas piloto realizadas al 10% de la muestra, que arrojó un coeficiente Alfa de Crombach = 0,885. El procesamiento y análisis de los datos se realizó mediante el paquete estadístico SPSS V.21; cuyos resultados muestran que existen diferencias significativas entre las actitudes maternas de las beneficiarias de los distrito de Huay Huay y La Oroya, con un valor p = 0,048. Así mismo, se hayo que en ambos distritos la actitud materna de aceptación (actitud positiva) tiene una tasa porcentual ligeramente significativa, a comparación de las actitudes de sobreprotección, rechazo y sobreindulgencia (actitudes negativas); donde las madres muestran una tendencia estadística ligeramente baja. Palabras Claves: Actitudes Maternas, Beneficiarias del Programa Vaso de Leche, Huay Huay, La Oroya.Tesi

Structure of GrlR and the Implication of Its EDED Motif in Mediating the Regulation of Type III Secretion System in EHEC

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is a common cause of severe hemorrhagic colitis. EHEC's virulence is dependent upon a type III secretion system (TTSS) encoded by 41 genes. These genes are organized in several operons clustered in the locus of enterocyte effacement. Most of the locus of enterocyte effacement genes, including grlA and grlR, are positively regulated by Ler, and Ler expression is positively and negatively modulated by GrlA and GrlR, respectively. However, the molecular basis for the GrlA and GrlR activity is still elusive. We have determined the crystal structure of GrlR at 1.9 Å resolution. It consists of a typical β-barrel fold with eight β-strands containing an internal hydrophobic cavity and a plug-like loop on one side of the barrel. Strong hydrophobic interactions between the two β-barrels maintain the dimeric architecture of GrlR. Furthermore, a unique surface-exposed EDED (Glu-Asp-Glu-Asp) motif is identified to be critical for GrlA–GrlR interaction and for the repressive activity of GrlR. This study contributes a novel molecular insight into the mechanism of GrlR function

Type III Effector Activation via Nucleotide Binding, Phosphorylation, and Host Target Interaction

The Pseudomonas syringae type III effector protein avirulence protein B (AvrB) is delivered into plant cells, where it targets the Arabidopsis RIN4 protein (resistance to Pseudomonas maculicula protein 1 [RPM1]–interacting protein). RIN4 is a regulator of basal host defense responses. Targeting of RIN4 by AvrB is recognized by the host RPM1 nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat disease resistance protein, leading to accelerated defense responses, cessation of pathogen growth, and hypersensitive host cell death at the infection site. We determined the structure of AvrB complexed with an AvrB-binding fragment of RIN4 at 2.3 Å resolution. We also determined the structure of AvrB in complex with adenosine diphosphate bound in a binding pocket adjacent to the RIN4 binding domain. AvrB residues important for RIN4 interaction are required for full RPM1 activation. AvrB residues that contact adenosine diphosphate are also required for initiation of RPM1 function. Nucleotide-binding residues of AvrB are also required for its phosphorylation by an unknown Arabidopsis protein(s). We conclude that AvrB is activated inside the host cell by nucleotide binding and subsequent phosphorylation and, independently, interacts with RIN4. Our data suggest that activated AvrB, bound to RIN4, is indirectly recognized by RPM1 to initiate plant immune system function

The Grizzly, September 25, 2008

Another Fantastically Fun-Filled Family Day for Ursinus College • Worcester High School Pregnancy Pact Fact? • So Long Shea Stadium • Lower Draws Crowds • Ursinus Students to Attend Activist Workshop at Swarthmore • UC Writing Center? What\u27s That? • UC Fringe Cabaret Strikes a Chord with Music, Improv and Acrobatics • Abroad in Germany: Culture Shock! • Up \u27Til Dawn Awareness Week at UChttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1769/thumbnail.jp

A conserved domain in type III secretion links the cytoplasmic domain of InvA to elements of the basal body

The cytoplasmic domain of Salmonella InvA shares homology to a recurring scaffold in the membrane-spanning components of the type II and type III secretion systems