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Antigen Discovery For The Identification Of Vaccine Candidates And Biomarkers Using A T Cell Driven Approach In Combination With Positional Scanning Peptide Libraries, Valeria A. Judkowski, Radleigh Santos, Gonzalo R. Acevedo, Marc Giulianotti, Jon R. Appel, Silvia A. Longhi, Karina A. Gomez, Clemencia Pinilla

Mathematics Faculty Articles

The prevention and treatment of infectious diseases is highly dependent on the availability of reliable diagnostic tests and protective or therapeutic vaccines. There also exists an urgent need to develop reliable biomarkers to monitor treatment success and to predict disease progression from asymptomatic to symptomatic disease in several disease scenarios. The elucidation of the disease-relevant antigens that elicit the protective immune responses is critical and required for the development of biomarkers, diagnostics, and vaccines. However; one of the main obstacles to the study of antigen specificity in human T cells is their low frequency in PBMC samples. To overcome this …

2015 Commencement - Graduate - College Of Health Care Sciences, College Of Medical Sciences, College Of Optometry And College Of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

2015 Commencement - Graduate - College Of Dental Medicine And College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Video: Board Certification: Reaching The Pinnacle Of Practice, Steven S. Farbman, Donna Litman, Sheryl A. Moore, Todd A. Weicholz, William A. Snyder

NSU Law Seminar Series

Course Outline & Timeline

Registration & Continental Breakfast:

7:30 to 7:55 am

Atrium & Lecture Room

Welcome & Introduction:

7:55 to 8:00 am

Elena Rose Minicucci, J.D., Director of Alumni Relations, NSU Shepard Broad Law Center 

• Welcome
• Introduce Professor Donna Carol Litman, and attorneys Sheryl Moore, Steven Farbman, Todd Weicholz, and William Snyder, LL.M.

Seminar Presentation

8:00 am to 9:15 am

Professor Donna Carol Litman - Moderator

Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Florida Bar Board Certified in Tax Law

Professor Litman will lead the discussion among the other Board Certified attorneys listed above.

The …

Seeking A Research Method To Study Women Who Have Recovered From Trauma And Addiction That Combines Feminist Theory, Somatic Theory, Alternative Forms Of Representation, And Social Justice, Sharon N. Stopforth

The Qualitative Report

The following paper attempts to find an approach to research that will best suit women who have recovered from addictions and trauma and consider themselves resilient. This approach will need to combine contemporary feminist theory, somatic theory, and alternative forms of representation/interpretation. The paper will begin by exploring the connection between postmodern feminist theory and somatic theory and what they both have to say about how we embody social conditions of gender through non-verbal interactions. Research will then be examined that captures the non-verbal aspects of being in the world and how this intersects with the postmodern turn. Finally, in …

2015 Commencement - Undergraduate - Abraham S. Fischler School Of Education, College Of Health Care Sciences, College Of Nursing, Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences, H. Wayne Huizenga School Of Business And Entrepreneurship, And Institute For The Study Of Human Service, Health And Justice, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

2015 Commencement - Undergraduate - Abraham S. Fischler School Of Education, Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences, H. Wayne Huizenga School Of Business And Entrepreneurship, And Institute For The Study Of Human Service, Health And Justice, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

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Rethinking Intangible Cultural Heritage And Expressions Of Folklore: A Lesson From The Fcc’S Localism Standards, Jon M. Garon

Faculty Scholarship

This article reviews the underlying societal imperatives reflected in a policy of intangible cultural heritage and the intellectual property-like regimes being developed to protect these interests. It contrasts UNESCO efforts with more narrowly tailored efforts of WIPO and juxtaposes those approaches with the localism model developed under the FCC. While aspects of the WIPO protection efforts focusing on trademark-like and trade secret-like protections benefit the people and cultures these policies hope to serve, additional copyright-like protections will likely do more harm than good. Instead, global public policy will be far better served through emphasis on the FCC's localism attributes of …

Localism As A Production Imperative: An Alternative Framework To Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage And Expressions Of Folklore, Jon M. Garon

Faculty Scholarship

In the United States, the policy of localism – the legislative goal of fostering local community expression and competence to deliver local content – finds its home in the Telecommunications Act rather than either the Copyright Act or Trademark Act. Other nations have introduced values of localism into trade policy, content distribution rules, and international efforts to protect intangible cultural heritage and expressions of folklore.

Jurisdictions in every continent are struggling to address the pressures of globalism through efforts to protect indigenous peoples’ and minority communities’ languages and culture. These efforts take many forms. Nations have introduced efforts to protect …

Life History Of Women With Fibromyalgia: Beyond The Illness, Barbara Gonzalez, Telmo M. Baptista, Jaime C. Branco

The Qualitative Report

Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome, which mostly affects middle age women and whose etiological factors remain unclear. Psychosocial aspects may have a relevant role as predisposing, triggering, and/or perpetuating factors for this syndrome, raising the interest about life history of patients with fibromyalgia. In this study, we interviewed 10 women with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, who had identified a critical or very stressful life event before the onset of the syndrome. The interview about the life history comprises the whole life, before and after the onset of the syndrome, and the narratives were analyzed with interpretative phenomenological analysis. Nine …

Privilege In A Police Car: The Story Of My Unresolved Ride-Along, Anita L. Bright

The Qualitative Report

This paper focuses on the events of a Friday evening in the winter of 2012 wherein I went on a police “ride-along” and accompanied a police officer as he went through the normal duties of his shift in a medium-sized city in the Pacific Northwest. During our time together, the officer arrested a 16-year old boy, and had him admitted to the local juvenile detention center. The officer also arrested an adult male who, during the process of being arrested, injured the officer such that the officer required medical attention. Additionally, I witnessed another officer performing an analysis of a …

Sleep Disturbance In Dementia: Strategies For Patient Improvement And Reduction Of Caregiver Burden, Elizabeth Hames

GWEP Conference

No abstract provided.

Hazards Of Hospitalization In The Elderly: Challenges And Opportunities, Naushira Pandya

GWEP Conference

No abstract provided.

Aging With Hiv: Biopsychological Considerations, Amarilis Acevedo

GWEP Conference

No abstract provided.

Adult Protective Services, John Novy

GWEP Conference

No abstract provided.

Relocation Of Older Adults And Transitions, Cheryl Atherley- Todd

GWEP Conference

No abstract provided.

Culturally Diverse Approaches To Health Care, Elizabeth Hames, Amy Weisman De Mamani

GWEP Conference

No abstract provided.

Hospice, Palliative Care And Aid-In-Dying: The Current Status Of End Of Life Policies In The U.S. And Their Impact On Population Health, Alina M. Perez, Akiva Turner, Kathy Cerminara

GWEP Conference

No abstract provided.

Medical Education Digest, Vol. 17 No. 3 (May-June 2015), Nova Southeastern University

Medical Education Digest

No abstract provided.

Currents Of Change: Forming Symbiotic Relationships Through Management Of The Waves Of Scholarly Information Output At An Academic Research Library, Keri Baker, Jaime M. Goldman

Staff Presentations, Proceedings, Lectures, and Symposia

No abstract provided.

Evaluating Peace Support Operations To Enhance International Policy, Noreen Towle

Peace and Conflict Studies

The United Nations (UN) is an international organization created from the express consent of states and established upon a multilateral international treaty between those states in order to perform the functions of promoting international peace and security, aid in the development of international relations, promote human rights, and aid in “harmonizing actions” between nations. The most ardent of these functions falls to the UN Security Council due to its responsibility for maintaining peace and security. UN peacekeeping missions were originally an alternative to collective security but they have evolved into Peace Support Operations (PSO) and are deployed with a strategy …

Acute And Chronic Effects Of Large-Vessel Anchoring On Coral Reef Communities Inside A Designated Commercial Anchorage, Lauren Waters

HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations

Coral reefs provide economic and environmental services to millions of people as areas for recreation, sources of food, jobs, and shoreline protection; and are now under threat from multiple stresses (NOAA 2002). Anthropogenic impact from acute physical events such as commercial vessel grounding and anchor drags have been well documented throughout the world and southeast Florida. However little data exist on the chronic effects of large commercial vessels anchoring on reef resources. The Port Miami commercial anchorage was designated circa 1927 and was delineated over approximately 700 acres of reef resources. Anchorage use, benthic resources, and substrate composition were surveyed …

The Importance Of A Pictorial Medical History In Assisting Medical Diagnosis Of Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities: A Telemedicine Approach, Grace Bonanno

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

When face-to-face physical medical exams are not possible, virtual physical exams, in the form of a pictorial medical exam/history, can be substituted, and telemedicine can be the means to deliver these virtual exams. The goal of this work was to determine if presence in the form of a visual and/or pictorial medical history can be of benefit to clinicians in the diagnosis of medical conditions of individuals with developmental disabilities (DDs) and/or intellectual disabilities (IDs), in particular those who cannot, because of their cognitive and/or physical disabilities, verbally relate their illness to a clinician. Virtual exams can also be useful …

387. Gene Delivery Of Apoe2 Reduces Amyloid Pathology In Transgenic Mouse Models Of Alzheimer's Disease, Lingzhi Zhao, Andrew J. Gottesdiener, Mayur S. Parmar, Christine Grevstad, David Havlicek, Jonathan Rosenberg, Stephen Kaminsky, Maria Chiuchiolo, Dolan Sondhi, Ronald G. Crystal, Steven M. Paul

HPD Articles

The deposition of amyloid β-peptides (Aβ), cleavage products of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) by β- and γ-secretases, in brain represents a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele carriers have an increased risk to develop AD and an earlier age of onset, whereas carriers of the ε2 allele have reduced risk and a delayed age of onset. APOE is also a major determinant of brain Aβ and amyloid burden in humans and in several transgenic mouse models of AD (E4>E3>E2). We have previously reported that lentivirus-mediated intraparenchymal gene delivery of APOE2 significantly reduces …

A Dynamic Behavioral Biometric Approach To Authenticate Users Employing Their Fingers To Interact With Touchscreen Devices, Arturo Ponce

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

The use of mobile devices has extended to all areas of human life and has changed the way people work and socialize. Mobile devices are susceptible to getting lost, stolen, or compromised. Several approaches have been adopted to protect the information stored on these devices. One of these approaches is user authentication. The two most popular methods of user authentication are knowledge based and token based methods but they present different kinds of problems.

Biometric authentication methods have emerged in recent years as a way to deal with these problems. They use an individual’s unique characteristics for identification and have …

An Information Privacy Examination Of The Practices Of Pharmaceutical Companies Regarding Use Of Information Collected Through Their Websites, Shonda Dellena Brown

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

Consumers have begun to take a more proactive approach to their healthcare by accessing pharmaceutical companies Websites to obtain health and drug information, support groups, rebates, coupons, as well as free drug trials. In exchange for these benefits, companies require consumers to voluntarily disclose information. However, research has shown that consumers continue to be concerned about how their information is managed, used, and distributed by companies, especially if accessed via the Web. To date, there has been limited empirical research to examine the actual online practices of companies when it comes to privacy, especially those of pharmaceutical companies. Using Delphi …

Investigating Roles Of Information Security Strategy, Roger V. Seeholzer

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

A fundamental understanding of the complexities comprising an information security strategy (ISS) in an organization is lacking. Most ISS implementations in government organizations equate anti-virus or installing a firewall to that of an ISS. While use of hardware and software forms a good defense; neither comprises the essence of an ISS. The ISS best integrates with business and information system strategies from the start, forming and shaping the direction of overall strategy synergistically within large government organizations. The researcher used grounded theory and investigated what a large government organization’s choices were with the differing roles an information security professional (ISP) …

How Cultural Diversity Impacts Medical Decision-Making, Stephanie L. Schneider

GWEP Conference

No abstract provided.

The Americans With Disabilities Act What Health Care Providers Need To Know, Robert Goodman

GWEP Conference

No abstract provided.

The Brave New World: Population Health Management, Richard G. Stefanacci

GWEP Conference

No abstract provided.