Intercultural Communication: Journey Into Islam

Ahmed\u27s book, which is based upon his travels with students throughout the Islamic world, discusses how globalization affects the already precarious relationship between the east and the west. Throughout the book, Ahmed outlines the progression of tensions between the two regions, attempts to shatter some of the misconceptions they have of one another, and analyzes the current situation of globalization to warn of the dubious future that awaits both regions if understanding is not reached

The Human Spirit in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

In as much as film can be considered a modern-day corollary to these forms of rhetoric, one could conclude that certain movies—advertently or inadvertently—perpetuate cultural identities and solidify national interests as well. One recent film in particular, though, presents an addendum to Kennedy’s theory: the Bollywood hit film Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. Through the juxtaposition of Indian and British cultures during the British colonization of India, the filmmakers suggest that one can transcend cultural construction

But the greatest of these is love

1 Corinthians 13:1-8,12-1

The New Genesis: Theology and the Genetic Revolution

Reviewed Book: Cole-Turner, Ronald. The New Genesis: Theology and the Genetic Revolution. Louisville, Ky: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1993

Development of a Calculator For Medical Student Residency Applications

This poster describes an attempt to create an evidence-based approach to advising medical students with regard to the number of family medicine residency programs to which they need to apply

Large scale expansion of mobile elements in specific hotspot regions of the German outbreak _Escherichia coli_ O104:H4

The outbreak strain of _E. coli_ O104:H4 has been sequenced by several groups and made available publicly for CrowdSourcing purposes. Genome comparisons of the complete finished sequence of TY2482 (BGI), have been made with the draft assemblies of c22711 (PacBio) and an historical outbreak strain from 2001 (U. Münster & Life Technologies). A plasmid, pTY2, carrying the _agg_ operon specifying the genes for aggregative adherence fimbriae reveals a frameshift in a gene, _aggB_, that may result in altered binding _in vivo_ compared to the unframeshifted state. Comparisons additionally reveal the presence of genomic islands specific to the outbreak strain relative to other sequenced _E. coli_ strains. These regions, and islands shared with the closest previously sequenced relative _E. coli_ 55989 have been analyzed for insertion sequences and transposable elements. Several islands found in the above strains that are not present in other sequenced _E. coli_ are found to harbor a large-scale expansion of mobile elements that are by and large confined to these hotspot or permissive areas of the chromosome. The implication is that these regions are in genomic flux and may represent specific areas of future concern due to the possibility of mobilisation of the associated genomic features likely responsible for the pathogenic features and antibiotic resistance seen in these strains