Generating and managing virtual city models with the CITYGRID system

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Analysis of the miR319 target Zmtcptf24 in the maize inflorescence

Maize inflorescences are essential for reproduction and also produce seeds that are consumed as food. To understand the genetics pathways that control normal inflorescence development, we study mutants with abnormal inflorescence development. A major focus of the Thompson laboratory is the maize fuzzy tassel (fzt) mutant, which has severe inflorescence defects. fzt contains a mutation in dicer-like 1 (dcl1), which encodes a key enzyme required for microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis. miRNAs are 20-22-nucleotide long RNAs that repress gene expression by directed RNA cleavage or translational inhibition . In fzt mutants, some miRNAs are dramatically decreased, while others are moderately decreased or unchanged. MiR319 is reduced approximately 8-fold in fzt mutants, and is predicted to target mRNAs that encode TCP transcription factors. We hypothesize that reduced miR319 levels may lead to increased or ectopic expression of TCP target genes and be responsible for a subset of the fzt defects. My project focuses on one miR319 target, Zmtcptf24. I used RNA in situ hybridization to examine expression of Zmtcptf24 in normal tassel primordia. Preliminary experiments indicate that Zmtcptf24 is expressed in the carpal, stamens, and lodicules, suggesting that Zmtcptf24 may play a role in maize floral development.B.S

The Ursinus Weekly, November 13, 1908

Ursinus Union • Miss Place entertains • Meeting of Directors • Football • A group meeting • Societies • The Brotherhood of St. Paul • Scores of last Saturday\u27s games • Personals • Alumni notehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/2848/thumbnail.jp

Generating and managing virtual city models with the CITYGRID system

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The Ursinus Weekly, April 10, 1908

A letter • A pleasing entertainment • Baseball • YWCA officers • Literary societies • Alumni notes • Personalshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/2903/thumbnail.jp

Examining Factors Predictive of Hazing in NCAA Division III Athletics and Considering the Implications for Prevention

Hazing is a concern throughout postsecondary education, with students experiencing psychological, emotional, and physical harm. Although several scholars have identified college athletes to be an at-risk group for hazing and Division III is the largest division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), there is a lack of research focused on hazing in this context. Utilizing a critical quantitative research paradigm and considering limitations of the extant literature focused on NCAA Division III, I examined the nature and extent of varsity athlete and non-athlete hazing and factors predictive of hazing experiences for students and varsity athletes at five NCAA Division III institutions. This investigation followed a non-experimental, quantitative research design, with descriptive statistics, chi-square analyses, and logistic regression analyses informing my findings. For all students, findings suggest: (a) varsity athletes and fraternity and sorority members were more likely to experience hazing than their peers belonging to other groups, (b) varsity athletes were more likely to experience harassment hazing than their peers, (c) there were individual and campus level factors that predicted student hazing experiences, (d) experiences with more normalized and frequently occurring hazing behaviors were predictive of students experiencing less normalized and less frequently occurring hazing behaviors, and (e) types of hazing experiences were predictive of students identifying there were hazed. For varsity athletes, findings suggest: (a) there were significant institutional differences in varsity athlete hazing, (b) there were individual and campus level factors that predicted varsity athlete hazing experiences, (c) experiences with more normalized and frequently occurring hazing behaviors were predictive of varsity athletes experiencing less normalized and less frequently occurring hazing behaviors, and (d) experiences with intimidation hazing were not predictive of varsity athletes identifying they were hazed. Overall, these findings expand upon the work of scholars who have examined postsecondary and college athlete hazing and this investigation contributes to the literature by establishing the Hazing Attitudes and Perceptions Scale as a predictor of hazing and examining findings considering the spectrum of hazing. Given these findings and contributions, implications for prevention, practice, and future research are subsequently considered

The Ursinus Weekly, May 29, 1908

Baseball • Interclass game • A successful lecture • Weekly staff entertained • Sophomores entertained • Freshmen entertained • On to Northfield! • Musicale • 1908 football schedule • Sunday School Convention meets here • Personals • Alumni notes • Manager electedhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/2910/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, September 25, 1908

Opening exercises of the college • Lecture course assured • New professors and instructors • Football prospects • The students\u27 reception • An expression of appreciation • Societies • Opening exercises of the Academy • Many new students • Campus song • Seminary notes • New Academy studentshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/2841/thumbnail.jp