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Explanation of “Ersaist Creation Myth”: This . . . is almost unarguably the most important passage [in a ninety-page poem of which an excerpt is published here] in terms of exposit ion, for, to create an epic of one’s own in the modern day, is (in part) to eschew the cultural context that would be provided by society in a modern day Christian, or Hindu epic. As a consequence, much of my epic is a delve into worldbuilding and the various tales and legends of its people. The solid story is that, just as there are Three Gods, so too were there Three Demigods, and from them, Three Kings. When all Three Kings die, the land falls into war, and Three Despots carve out power for themselves in response. Tsuramesh, the hero, was born from no mother or father, hanging from a tree—he was born in touch with neit her Sky, nor Water, nor Earth, which makes him more bestial, and wrathful in comparison to other humans, for lack of their divine essence. However, one day Maeton, angered by the constant wars interrupting her libations and priestesses, decides to use him to restore order, at which point the true story begins

Who Let the Elephant in the Room? Analyzing Race and Racism through a Critical Family Literacy Book Club

The purpose of this study was to interpret, investigate, and analyze how race, racism, and power are embedded and intertwined not only in society but also in the education system and in homes and communities. Specifically, through parent and student engagement during a series of book club meetings, I investigated how parents’ racial identities impacted how they created critical dialogue pertaining to issues of race, racism, and power with their children. Guided by critical race pedagogy, critical race theory (CRT) and CRT methodology, this study used race as a critical analytic lens to examine the lives and work of people of color and Whites as well as the roles their homes, schools, and communities played in the development of their racial and cultural identities. I conducted in-depth reflexive interviews and focus groups with high school freshmen and their parents to investigate their experiences as they maneuvered race-related processes and discourses in society, schools, home, and communities. Drawing from interviews, memos, field notes, and other forms of research data, I created composite characters, and I presented the findings of this study through a dramaturgical performance. Findings showed that parents created dialogues with their children about social and equity issues in “episodic” moments (our memory of experiences and specific events in time in a sequential form). Furthermore, because of their involvement in the book club parents and students gained a deeper critical understanding of race and racism as evidenced by the findings and reoccurring themes from the data. Throughout the book club, some of the students and parents possessed a colorblind approach when it came to race. Furthermore, implications are provided to support educators, policy makers, researchers, parents, and students in challenging and overturning racial practices in various social institutions such as homes and schools as we begin to address and challenge the perplexity and the systemic effects of racism while taking different approaches to foreground an anti-racist agenda

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Influence of soybean variety and method of processing on tofu manufacturing, quality and consumer acceptability

The purpose of this study is two-fold: 1) to determine if soybean variety and the method of processing are important factors in influencing tofu quality and 2) to determine American preferences for this traditional Oriental product.</p

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A Study of the Use of the Hydrogen Peroxide-Catalase Treatment of Milk in the Manufacture of a Reduced Fat, Cheddar-Like Cheese

Nutritionists, the medical profession, and the public in general have become increasingly interested in low fat food products. Cheddar cheese, as it is now made, has a high caloric value and therefore may be discriminated against in some diets. The production of a reduced fat cheddar-like cheese would be of importance to the cheese industry by providing a reduced fat, high protein product. The chemical nature of the casein furnishes the foundation for the body and texture in cheese. The body and texture of typical cheddar cheese is influenced principally by its fat and moisture content. The use of hydrogen peroxide in the manufacture of cheese has been shown to produce a softer body with a greater retention of moisture. Catalase was used to destroy the residual hydrogen peroxide. Thus, the hydrogen peroxide-catalase treatment demonstrated potential application in the manufacture of a lower fat, cheddar-like cheese. To obtain a typical cheddar cheese body and texture using low fat milk, it was proposed that the hydrogen peroxide-catalase treatment of the milk be used in the manufacture of the cheese in this study. Objectives 1. Determine the minimum per cent in the milk that may be used to produce cheddar cheese characteristics using the hydrogen peroxide-catalase treatment. 2. Compare the effects of the pasteurization and hydrogen peroxide-catalase treatments of the milk on the body and texture of the reduced fat cheese. 3. Study the influence of cooking temperatures on the moisture content of the reduced fat cheese. 4. Compare the relative effects of the pasteurization and hydrogen peroxide-catalase treatments on the casein by the use of the infrared spectrophotometer

Paper Session III-B - Life Support Research & Development for the Department of Energy Space Exploration Initiative

Long-term, manned space missions of the future will require an approach to life support systems in which most of the waste materials must be processed and recycled and/or local resources are utilized. The requirement for a reliable life support system has been recognized as an important component of the Space Exploration Initiative, and the Department of Energy (DOE), in conjunction with the National Aeronautics and Space Agency, is organizing a program in support of the development of this type of technology. It is quite likely that bioprocesses will be important components of the integrated system, and this will be the primary area of research and development (R&D) within the DOE national laboratories. Microbial, enzymatic, and thermochemical processing of wastes will be investigated in the initial research studies. Other research areas of interest include water and air purification by plants, microbial detection systems, biophotochemical CO2 recycle, tissue cultures for food, single-cell protein, bioadsorbents for pollutant removal, and several others. The resulting innovative technology developed for space exploration could also serve as the basis for new approaches for the processing and recycle of waste materials on Earth

A rapidly acquired foraging-based working memory task, sensitive to hippocampal lesions, reveals age-dependent and age-independent behavioural changes in a mouse model of amyloid pathology

© 2018 Elsevier Inc. Three experiments examined the ability of mice to forage efficiently for liquid rewards in pots located in an open field arena. Search behaviour was unconstrained other than by the walls of the arena. All mice acquired the task within 4 days of training, with one trial per day. Experiment 1 tested the hypothesis that hippocampal lesions would disrupt foraging behaviour using extramaze cues. Mice with hippocampal lesions showed normal latency to initiate foraging and to complete the task relative to sham-operated mice. However, lesioned mice showed increased perseverative responding (sensitization) to recently rewarded locations, increased total working memory errors and an increased propensity to search near previously rewarded locations. In Experiment 2, the extramaze cues were obscured and each pot was identified by a unique pattern. Under these conditions, mice with hippocampal lesions showed comparable working memory errors to control mice. However, lesioned mice continued to display increased perseverative responding and altered search strategies. Experiment 3 tested the hypothesis that age-related accumulation of amyloid would disrupt foraging behaviour in transgenic PDAPP mice expressing the V717F amyloid precursor protein (APP) mutation. Consistent with previous findings, PDAPP mice showed both age-dependent and age-independent behavioural changes. More specifically, 14–16 month-old PDAPP mice showed a deficit in perseverative responding and working memory errors. In contrast, changes in search behaviour, such as systematic circling, were present throughout development. The latter indicates that APP overexpression contributed to some features of the PDAPP behavioural phenotype, whereas working memory and flexible responding was sensitive to ageing and β-amyloid burden. In conclusion, the present study provided novel insight into the role of the hippocampus and the effects of APP overexpression on memory and search behaviour in an open-field foraging task

Evasion of anti-growth signaling: a key step in tumorigenesis and potential target for treatment and prophylaxis by natural compounds

The evasion of anti-growth signaling is an important characteristic of cancer cells. In order to continue to proliferate, cancer cells must somehow uncouple themselves from the many signals that exist to slow down cell growth. Here, we define the anti-growth signaling process, and review several important pathways involved in growth signaling: p53, phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), retinoblastoma protein (Rb), Hippo, growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15), AT-rich interactive domain 1A (ARID1A), Notch, insulin-like growth factor (IGF), and Krüppel-like factor 5 (KLF5) pathways. Aberrations in these processes in cancer cells involve mutations and thus the suppression of genes that prevent growth, as well as mutation and activation of genes involved in driving cell growth. Using these pathways as examples, we prioritize molecular targets that might be leveraged to promote anti-growth signaling in cancer cells. Interestingly, naturally-occurring phytochemicals found in human diets (either singly or as mixtures) may promote anti-growth signaling, and do so without the potentially adverse effects associated with synthetic chemicals. We review examples of naturally-occurring phytochemicals that may be applied to prevent cancer by antagonizing growth signaling, and propose one phytochemical for each pathway. These are: epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) for the Rb pathway, luteolin for p53, curcumin for PTEN, porphyrins for Hippo, genistein for GDF15, resveratrol for ARID1A, withaferin A for Notch and diguelin for the IGF1-receptor pathway. The coordination of anti-growth signaling and natural compound studies will provide insight into the future application of these compounds in the clinical setting