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Pectic Oligosaccharides From Cranberry Prevent Quiescence And Persistence In The Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli Cft073, Jiadong Sun, Robert W. Deering, Zhiyuan Peng, Laila Najia, Christina Khoo, Paul S. Cohen, Navindra P. Seeram, David C. Rowley

Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by Escherichia coli create a large burden on healthcare and frequently lead to recurrent infections. Part of the success of E. coli as an uropathogenic bacterium can be attributed to its ability to form quiescent intracellular reservoirs in bladder cells and its persistence after antibiotic treatment. Cranberry juice and related products have been used for the prevention of UTIs with varying degrees of success. In this study, a group of cranberry pectic oligosaccharides (cPOS) were found to both inhibit quiescence and reduce the population of persister cells formed by the uropathogenic strain, CFT073. This is …

Language Study For Teachers Of Reading Edc 427, Joanna Burkhardt

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Fsec Minutes December 19, 2019, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agendas and Minutes

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Fsec Minutes December 19, 2019, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agendas and Minutes

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Materials Of The Future, Zhanique Waite

Research Papers by Undergraduate Students

This paper used material culture methodology to examine selected women's fashions from the 1960s housed in URI's Historic Textile and Costume Collection. The focus was on innovative materials. Included are three paper dresses, a metallic dress, and a pair of white vinyl go-go boots.

Mechanism Of Action Of Htx-011: A Novel, Extended-Release, Dual-Acting Local Anesthetic Formulation For Postoperative Pain, Thomas Ottoboni, Quart, Jayne E. Pawasauskas, Joseph F. Dasta, Richard A. Pollak, Eugene R. Viscusi

Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Research Faculty Publications

Background and objectives Obtaining consistent efficacy beyond 12–24 hours with local anesthetics, including extended-release formulations, has been a challenging goal. Inflammation resulting from surgery lowers the pH of affected tissues, reducing neuronal penetration of local anesthetics. HTX-011, an investigational, nonopioid, extended-release dual-acting local anesthetic combining bupivacaine and low-dose meloxicam, was developed to reduce postsurgical pain through 72 hours using novel extended-release polymer technology. Preclinical studies and a phase II clinical trial were conducted to confirm the mechanism of action of HTX-011.

Methods In a validated postoperative pain pig model and a phase II bunionectomy trial, the analgesic effects of HTX-011, …

Fsec Minutes December 13, 2019, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agendas and Minutes

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Fsec Minutes December 13, 2019, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agendas and Minutes

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Housing Prices And Household Savings: Evidence From Urban China, Weida Kuang, Tao Li, Jing Jian Xiao

Human Development and Family Science Faculty Publications

Based on precautionary saving motives, this research develops a three-period life-cycle model to manifest the impact of housing prices on household savings in urban China. The theoretical model illustrates that the expected appreciation of housing prices at a household’s middle age leads to the increase in household savings at a household’s young age. Second, household savings at a household’s young age are positively associated with both expected educational and medical expenditures in a household’s middle age and pension expenditures at a household’s old age. Third, the expected housing prices crowd out educational and medical expenditures at a household’s middle age. …

Mapping Spatial Variations Of Structure And Function Parameters For Forest Condition Assessment Of The Changbai Mountain National Nature Reserve, Lin Chen, Chunying Ren, Bai Zhang, Zongming Wang, Yeqiao Wang

Natural Resources Science Faculty Publications

Forest condition is the baseline information for ecological evaluation and management. The National Forest Inventory of China contains structural parameters, such as canopy closure, stand density and forest age, and functional parameters, such as stand volume and soil fertility. Conventionally forest conditions are assessed through parameters collected from field observations, which could be costly and spatially limited. It is crucial to develop modeling approaches in mapping forest assessment parameters from satellite remote sensing. This study mapped structure and function parameters for forest condition assessment in the Changbai Mountain National Nature Reserve (CMNNR). The mapping algorithms, including statistical regression, random forests, …

Fsec Minutes December 6, 2019, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agendas and Minutes

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Fsec Minutes December 6, 2019, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agendas and Minutes

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Introduction To Critical Thinking And Clinical Judgement Nur 205x, Joanna Burkhardt

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Nanostructured Electrochemical Sensor For Detection Of Seawater Nutrients, Bernard Munge

Amgen Seminar Series in Chemical Engineering

Nitrite salts are widely used in industrial manufacturing and over fertilization can lead to the contamination of surface water and groundwater. For example, nitrites can cause the transformation of normal hemoglobin to methemoglobin, leading to loss of hemoglobin’s ability to transport oxygen and can also lead to accelerated algae growth and eutrophication of large bodies of water. There is an unmet need for portable, reliable and economical sensor for nitrites due to its ubiquitous nature and toxicity. Herein, we demonstrate the use of multi-wall carbon nanotubes screen printed electrodes (MWCNT-SPE) that have the capability for individual determination of nitrite anions …

Faculty Senate Minutes December 5, 2019, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

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Theories Of Practice In Nursing Nur 507, Joanna Burkhardt

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Translating Evidence Into Practice Nur 505, Joanna Burkhardt

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Evidence-Based Strategies To Improve Health Nur 521, Joanna Burkhardt

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Search For Gravitational Waves From Scorpius X-1 In The Second Advanced Ligo Observing Run With An Improved Hidden Markov Model, Robert Coyne, Et Al

Physics Faculty Publications

We present results from a semicoherent search for continuous gravitational waves from the low-mass x-ray binary Scorpius X-1, using a hidden Markov model (HMM) to track spin wandering. This search improves on previous HMM-based searches of LIGO data by using an improved frequency domain matched filter, the J-statistic, and by analyzing data from Advanced LIGO’s second observing run. In the frequency range searched, from 60 to 650 Hz, we find no evidence of gravitational radiation. At 194.6 Hz, the most sensitive search frequency, we report an upper limit on gravitational wave strain (at 95% confidence) of h95%0=3.47×10−25 when marginalizing over …

Leading Ethically Ii Spc 506, Joanna Burkhardt

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Leading Ethically I Spc 505, Joanna Burkhardt

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Capstone Project: Nonprofit Leadership Ii Spc 551, Joanna Burkhardt

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Capstone Project: Nonprofit Leadership I Spc 550, Joanna Burkhardt

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Biology Of Sharks And Their Relatives Bio 422, Joanna Burkhardt

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Clinical And Therapeutic Sciences Iv Php 428, Joanna Burkhardt

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Clinical And Therapeutic Sciences Ii Php 328, Joanna Burkhardt

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Clinical And Therapeutic Sciences Iii Php 427, Joanna Burkhardt

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Clinical And Therapeutic Sciences V Php 527, Joanna Burkhardt

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- December 2019, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Social Media Platforms For Small Fashion Businesses, Madison Noonan

Major Papers by Master of Science Students

This major paper examined the effectiveness of social media platforms for small fashion businesses. The social media platforms investigated were Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and Pinterest. Many factors such as target market, product mix, and budget need to considered. Once these factors are clearly defined, the information in the paper can be applied to the small fashion business.