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2019 Youth Peacebuilding Bibliography, Carole Kersten Dec 2019

2019 Youth Peacebuilding Bibliography, Carole Kersten

Citizens for Peace

No abstract provided.


State Ownership And Banks Information Rents: Evidence From China, Fengyan Ru, Qi Liang, Wei Wang Dec 2019

State Ownership And Banks Information Rents: Evidence From China, Fengyan Ru, Qi Liang, Wei Wang

Business Faculty Publications

In a lending relationship, a bank with an information advantage regarding its client tends to hold up the borrower and charge higher interest rates. We conjecture that state-owned enterprises (SOEs), with worse information asymmetry, are subject to greater information
rents. State-owned banks place less emphasis on information production and hence extract lower rents compared to profit maximizing private banks. We use the decline of loan interest rates around the borrowers’ equity initial public offerings (IPOs) as the proxy of banks’ information rents. We find SOEs in China experience
larger declines in loan interest rates around their IPOs; the central government-controlled …


Materials And Methods For Detecting And Monitoring Edema And Related Conditions, Shekhar Bhansali, Karina Rincon, Jessica Ramella-Roman, Sanjukta Bhanja Dec 2019

Materials And Methods For Detecting And Monitoring Edema And Related Conditions, Shekhar Bhansali, Karina Rincon, Jessica Ramella-Roman, Sanjukta Bhanja

USF Patents

Provided is a Coupled Domain Sensor (CDS) that can be used to, for example, evaluate hydration and occlusion of blood in patients with edema using electrical and optical measurements. Advantageously, the CDS provides a quicker, more effective and accurate way of monitoring this medical condition.


Laparoscopic Tool With Obturator, Stuart Richard Hart, Mario Alves Simoes, Mark Antoine Zakaria Dec 2019

Laparoscopic Tool With Obturator, Stuart Richard Hart, Mario Alves Simoes, Mark Antoine Zakaria

USF Patents

A laparoscopic device with obturator. The device facilitates extraction of specimens from a female subject's abdominal cavity through the subject's vagina by also facilitating the suturing of a mesh to the anterior and posterior walls of the subject's vagina. The device includes an elongate sheath that has a flat surface on the front, a curved shape on the back, and an inner port opening formed within the flat surface, where the port opening that enables introduction of instruments or removal of specimens from the peritoneal cavity. An internal obturator can be inserted into the sheath to reduce the size of …


Simultaneous Economic Dispatch And Frequency Regulation Of Power Systems, Lingling Fan, Zhixin Miao Dec 2019

Simultaneous Economic Dispatch And Frequency Regulation Of Power Systems, Lingling Fan, Zhixin Miao

USF Patents

Various examples are provided for feedback control of power systems. The feedback control can provide simultaneous frequency regulation and economic operation of a power system. In one example, a method includes obtaining a frequency difference associated with a generator of a power system; determining an output power adjustment based at least in part upon the frequency difference and a cost function associated with the generator; and providing a power command to a secondary frequency control of the generator, the power command based upon the output power adjustment. In another example, a generator control system includes a primary frequency controller configured …


System And Method Of Measuring Cell Viability And Growth, Shyam S. Mohapatra, Subhra Mohapatra, Rasim Oytun Guldiken, Rajesh R. Nair, Tao Wang Dec 2019

System And Method Of Measuring Cell Viability And Growth, Shyam S. Mohapatra, Subhra Mohapatra, Rasim Oytun Guldiken, Rajesh R. Nair, Tao Wang

USF Patents

A novel SH-SAW biosensor capable of non-invasive and touch-free detection of cancer cell viability and growth or proliferation in two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures as well as stem cell regeneration as it pertains to cancer cell biology and anti-cancer drug development is presented. The biosensor includes two pairs of resonators including interdigital transducers reflecting fingers to quantify mass loading by the cells in suspension as well as within a tumoroid culture platform. The biosensor can be part of a perfused 3PNS-tumoroid system that is amenable to real-time non-invasive monitoring of the cell proliferation, viability, and multiplexed detection of …


Fusion Proteins Of Collagen-Binding Domain And Parathyroid Hormone, Robert C. Gensure, Joshua Sakon, Osamu Matsushita, Tulasi Ponnapakkam Dec 2019

Fusion Proteins Of Collagen-Binding Domain And Parathyroid Hormone, Robert C. Gensure, Joshua Sakon, Osamu Matsushita, Tulasi Ponnapakkam

Patents Granted

Fusion proteins containing active agonist or antagonist fragments of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and parathyroid hormone related peptide (PTHrP) coupled to a collagen-binding domain are presented. The fusion proteins can be used to promote bone growth, to promote hair growth, to prevent cancer metastasis to bone, to promote immune reconstitution with a bone marrow stem cell transplant, to promote mobilization of bone marrow stem cells for collection for autologous stem cell transplant, and to treat renal osteodystrophy. Pharmaceutical agents comprising a collagen-binding polypeptide segment linked to a non-peptidyl PTH/PTHrP receptor agonist or antagonist are also presented.


Newborn And Childhood Differential Dna Methylation And Liver Fat In School-Age Children, Madelon L. Geurtsen, Vincent W.V. Jaddoe, Lucas A. Salas, Susana Santos, Janine F. Felix Dec 2019

Newborn And Childhood Differential Dna Methylation And Liver Fat In School-Age Children, Madelon L. Geurtsen, Vincent W.V. Jaddoe, Lucas A. Salas, Susana Santos, Janine F. Felix

Dartmouth Scholarship

Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common chronic liver disease in children in western countries. Adverse early-life exposures are associated with higher liver fat percentages in children. Differential DNA methylation may underlie these associations. We aimed to identify differential DNA methylation in newborns and children associated with liver fat accumulation in childhood. We also examined whether DNA methylation at 22 cytosine-phosphate-guanine sites (CpGs) associated with adult non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with liver fat in children. Within a population-based prospective cohort study, we analyzed epigenome-wide DNA methylation data of 785 newborns and 344 10-year-old children in relation …


Road To A Legacy Of Educational Excellence Final Grant Report, 2019 Dec 2019

Road To A Legacy Of Educational Excellence Final Grant Report, 2019

Finding aids

This collection contains a final grant report, four DVDs, and two booklets for the Road to Educational Excellence funded by the Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant.


Lake View "Heritage Space" Final Grant Report, 1954-2019 Dec 2019

Lake View "Heritage Space" Final Grant Report, 1954-2019

Finding aids

This collection contains a final grant report for Lake View "Heritage Space" grant project. The project was funded through the Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant Program, administered by the Black History Commission of Arkansas. The Black History Commissioner of Arkansas (BHCA) was created by Act 1233 of 1991 and is composed of seven members appointed by the governor with approval of the Senate. The BHCA is charged with preserving the history of black Arkansans and black communities in Arkansas. This commission also encourages research of Arkansas’ black history and promotes teaching black history in Arkansas schools. Grants are awarded from …


Charles Engelberger Collection, 1939-2019 Dec 2019

Charles Engelberger Collection, 1939-2019

Finding aids

This collection consists of material related to various Arkansas institutions and events, three books written about Arkansas, and two maps of Arkansas.


Arkansas Governor's Mansion Collection, 1960-2019 Dec 2019

Arkansas Governor's Mansion Collection, 1960-2019

Finding aids

This collection contains various material related to the Arkansas Governor's Mansion from 1960 to 2019 including printed ephemera from events at the mansion, correspondence, photographs, news clippings related to various governors and the mansion, and other administrative documents. It includes material from the administrations of Orval Faubus to Asa Hutchinson.


Arkansas Department Of Agriculture Century Farm Program Records, 2012-2019 Dec 2019

Arkansas Department Of Agriculture Century Farm Program Records, 2012-2019

Finding aids

This collection contains the records from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture Century Farm Program between the years of 2012 and 2019. Each folder contains the records for a single farm application and includes letters from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture to applicants concerning application submissions and acceptance into the program. The application records also contain genealogical information for the farm owners in addition to land deeds. The collection is arranged in eight series, one per application year and further arranged alphabetically by county name in subseries. Each folder is labeled with an applicant's farm name and original order from the …


Friends Of The Arkansas State Archives Records, 2019 Dec 2019

Friends Of The Arkansas State Archives Records, 2019

Finding aids

This collection contains a board member list, a board meeting agenda, board meeting minutes, and a treasurer's report for the Friends of the Arkansas State Archives from 2019.


Aesthetic Club Of Little Rock Records, 1883-2019 Dec 2019

Aesthetic Club Of Little Rock Records, 1883-2019

Finding aids

The Aesthetic Club of Little Rock records consist of the bylaws and constitution, executive committee meetings, minutes of club meetings, papers presented, and yearbooks. Photographs of past presidents are also included.


New Freedom Baptist Church (Malvern, Ark.) Programs, 2014-2019 Dec 2019

New Freedom Baptist Church (Malvern, Ark.) Programs, 2014-2019

Finding aids

This collection consists of church programs from the New Freedom Baptist Church between 2014 and 2019. They feature speakers, special events, musicians for the day, and hymns.


Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (Ahpp) State Review Board Meeting Reports, 2007-2019 Dec 2019

Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (Ahpp) State Review Board Meeting Reports, 2007-2019

Finding aids

This collection contains meeting reports of the Arkansas Historic Preservation State Review Board from 2007 to 2019. The Review Board Meeting reports contain information on narrative and budget summaries of projects on which the Arkansas Historic Preservation has worked and is currently working.


Oxford American Southern Music Collection, 2003-2019 Dec 2019

Oxford American Southern Music Collection, 2003-2019

Finding aids

This collection contains magazine issues and CDs from Oxford American Magazine's Southern Music Series.


Arkansas Food Hall Of Fame Papers, 2017-2019 Dec 2019

Arkansas Food Hall Of Fame Papers, 2017-2019

Finding aids

This collection contains nomination information and ceremonial materials from the 2017 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame event and an induction ceremony program from the 2019 event.


Preserving Our History/Archives: Arkansas Baptist College Final Grant Report, 2019 Dec 2019

Preserving Our History/Archives: Arkansas Baptist College Final Grant Report, 2019

Finding aids

This collection contains a final grant report for the Arkansas Baptist College Preserving Our History/ Archives project, which installed and dedicated a marker to Dr. Elias Camp Morris, one of the founding fathers of Arkansas Baptist College. The project was funded in part by the Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant. The collection also contains photographs from the marker dedication, an event announcement, and programs.


Scipio Africanus Jones Final Grant Report, 2018-2019 Dec 2019

Scipio Africanus Jones Final Grant Report, 2018-2019

Finding aids

This collection contains a final grant report, binder, poster, and three copies of the book, Scipio Africanus Jones: Both Intelligent and Wise, written by Pat Kienzle. It was completed as part of the Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant.


Master Builders: African American Architecture On Lakeport Plantation Final Grant Report, 2019 Dec 2019

Master Builders: African American Architecture On Lakeport Plantation Final Grant Report, 2019

Finding aids

This collection contains one final grant report related to the Alex Foundation project, Master Builders: African American Architecture on Lakeport Plantation final report, funded in part by the Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant.


Urban Horticulture, From Local Initiatives To Global Success Stories, Roland Ebel, Esmaeil Fallahi, John L. Griffis Jr., Dilip Nandwani, Donielle Nolan, Ross H. Penhallegon, Mary Rogers Dec 2019

Urban Horticulture, From Local Initiatives To Global Success Stories, Roland Ebel, Esmaeil Fallahi, John L. Griffis Jr., Dilip Nandwani, Donielle Nolan, Ross H. Penhallegon, Mary Rogers

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

Urban horticulture describes economically viable horticultural production activities conducted in a city or suburb. It is a growing segment of horticulture in the United States as well as in developing countries, where the enormous growth of megalopolis is not backed by a simultaneous increase of farmland or agricultural productivity. Today, urban horticulture includes food sovereignty in underprivileged neighborhoods, increased availability of vegetables and fruits in big cities, healthy and diverse diets, improved food safety, low transportation costs, efficient resource use, and the mitigation of environmental impacts of horticultural production such as the emission of greenhouse gases. The workshop “Urban horticulture: …


Repository Additions, December 2019, Cedarville University Dec 2019

Repository Additions, December 2019, Cedarville University

DigitalCommons@Cedarville Monthly Reports

No abstract provided.


Digitalcommons@Cedarville Statistical Report For December 2019, Cedarville University Dec 2019

Digitalcommons@Cedarville Statistical Report For December 2019, Cedarville University

DigitalCommons@Cedarville Monthly Reports

No abstract provided.


Arkansas State Parks Resource Guide Dec 2019

Arkansas State Parks Resource Guide

Resource guides

This guide contains a selection of resources available at the Arkansas State Archives pertaining to Arkansas State Parks. This is not a comprehensive guide, but provides a starting point for research.


Arkansas Foodways Movement Resource Guide Dec 2019

Arkansas Foodways Movement Resource Guide

Resource guides

This guide contains a selection of resources available at the Arkansas State Archives pertaining to the Arkansas foodways movement. This is not a comprehensive guide, but provides a starting point for research.


Northeast Arkansas Commerce And Development Resource Guide Dec 2019

Northeast Arkansas Commerce And Development Resource Guide

Resource guides

This guide contains a selection of resources available at the Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives pertaining to the commerce and development of Northeast Arkansas. This is not a comprehensive guide, but provides a starting point for research.


African American Resource Guide Dec 2019

African American Resource Guide

Resource guides

This guide contains a selection of resources available at the Arkansas State Archives pertaining to African American research. This is not a comprehensive guide, but provides a starting point for research.


Arkansas Governors Resource Guide Dec 2019

Arkansas Governors Resource Guide

Resource guides

This guide contains a selection of resources available at repositories across the state and nation pertaining to Arkansas Governors from 1819-2014. Archival materials cited in this guide are arranged by governor in chronological order. This is not a comprehensive guide, but provides a starting point for research. Please note that collections listed as unprocessed may be unavailable or require special permission to access.