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Search For Subsolar-Mass Ultracompact Binaries In Advanced Ligo’S First Observing Run, Robert Coyne, Et Al

Physics Faculty Publications

We present the first Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo search for ultracompact binary systems with component masses between 0.2  M_⊙–1.0  M_⊙ using data taken between September 12, 2015 and January 19, 2016. We find no viable gravitational wave candidates. Our null result constrains the coalescence rate of monochromatic (delta function) distributions of nonspinning (0.2  M_⊙, 0.2  M_⊙) ultracompact binaries to be less than 1.0×10⁶  Gpc⁻³  yr⁻¹ and the coalescence rate of a similar distribution of (1.0  M_⊙, 1.0  M_⊙) ultracompact binaries to be less than 1.9×10 …

Sustainable Natural Resource Management Evs 518, Michael Cerbo

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Web Based Mapping Applications Evs 510, Michael Cerbo

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Natural Resource Management Planning Evs 519, Michael Cerbo

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Natural Resource Data Management Visualization Evs 514, Michael Cerbo

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Web Based Mapping Lab Evs 511, Michael Cerbo

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Natural Resource Data Analysis Evs 515, Michael Cerbo

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Faculty Senate Minutes December 6, 2018, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

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Assessment Of Dietary Patterns, Physical Activity And Obesity From A National Survey: Rural-Urban Health Disparities In Older Adults, Steven A. Cohen, Mary L. Greaney, Natalie J. Sabik

Health Studies Faculty Publications

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Obesity is a critical public health issue, affecting over one-third of all Americans, and is an underlying cause of numerous health issues across the lifespan. For older adults, obesity is linked to premature declines in physical and mental health and cognitive functioning. The occurrence of obesity and related health behaviors and chronic diseases are higher in rural areas than in urban areas. Furthermore, rural areas of the United States have a higher proportion of older adults than urban areas. Few studies, to date, have explored rural-urban differences in the relationships between dietary patterns and obesity among older adults. Therefore, …

Remote Sensing Of Floodpath Lakes And Wetlands: A Challenging Frontier In The Monitoring Of Changing Environments, Yeqiao Wang, Hervé Yésou

Natural Resources Science Faculty Publications

Monitoring of changing lake and wetland environments has long been among the primary focus of scientific investigation, technology innovation, management practice, and decision-making analysis. Floodpath lakes and wetlands are the lakes and associated wetlands affected by seasonal variations of water level and water surface area. Floodpath lakes and wetlands are, in particular, sensitive to natural and anthropogenic impacts, such as climate change, human-induced intervention on hydrological regimes, and land use and land cover change. Rapid developments of remote sensing science and technologies, provide immense opportunities and capacities to improve our understanding of the changing lake and wetland environments. This special …

Working With Messy Data Bus 4xx, Andree Rathemacher

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Decoration Of Nanovesicles With Ph (Low) Insertion Peptide (Phlip) For Targeted Delivery, Federica Rinaldi, Patrizia N. Hanieh, Elena Del Favero, Valeria Rondelli, Paola Brocca, Mohan C. Pereira, Oleg A. Andreev, Yana K. Reshetnyak, Carlotta Marianecci, Maria Carafa

Physics Faculty Publications

Acidity at surface of cancer cells is a hallmark of tumor microenvironments, which does not depend on tumor perfusion, thus it may serve as a general biomarker for targeting tumor cells. We used the pH (low) insertion peptide (pHLIP) for decoration of liposomes and niosomes. pHLIP senses pH at the surface of cancer cells and inserts into the membrane of targeted cells, and brings nanomaterial to close proximity of cellular membrane. DMPC liposomes and Tween 20 or Span 20 niosomes with and without pHLIP in their coating were fully characterized in order to obtain fundamental understanding on nanocarrier features and …

Minimal Influence Of Extracellular Dna On Molecular Surveys Of Marine Sedimentary Communities, Gustavo A. Ramírez, Steffen L. Jørgensen, Rui Zhao, Steven D’Hondt

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

Extracellular DNA has been reported to comprise a large fraction of total DNA in near-seafloor sediment. However, the potential effect of extracellular DNA, arising from dead or moribund cells, on sequencing surveys is a critical concern that has largely not been addressed for marine sedimentary habitats. To address this concern, we interrogated freshly collected Arctic and Pacific sediment for extracellular 16S rRNA genes using the photoactive DNA-binding dye Propidium Monoazide. Significant differences between relative abundances of total (intracellular + extracellular) Bacterial 16S rRNA genes and relative abundances of intracellular Bacterial 16S rRNA genes are only detected in three of twelve …

Division Of Research And Economic Development Mid Year Monthly Report For December Fy2019 (Awards Report), Uri Division Of Research And Economic Development

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The mid year monthly report includes awards report by individual academic and administrative departments at the University of rhode Island.

Division Of Research And Economic Development Mid Year Monthly Report For December Fy2019 (Expenditure And F/A Report), Uri Division Of Research And Economic Development

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The mid year monthly report includes expenditures by academic departments, administrative divisions and facilities and administrative funds received at the University of Rhode Island.

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- December 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Food Is Medicine, Katherine Keane

Senior Honors Projects

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Distribution Of Dengue And Zika Virus Igg Immunoglobulin, Madison Smith, Awadalkareem Adam, Anuja Mathew

Senior Honors Projects

Introduction. Dengue Virus (DENV) and Zika Virus (ZIKV) are viruses that belong to the Flavivirus family. They are transmitted by the Aedes aegypti species of mosquitoes. Infection with DENV can result in no symptoms, mild symptoms which include fever, rash, and headache (dengue fever) or more severe symptoms which include hemorrhage, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and shock, dengue shock syndrome (DSS). ZIKV, until recently caused mild disease but an outbreak in Brazil was associated with fetal complications such as microcephaly or Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults. Due to the similarity between ZIKV and DENV, antibodies (Abs) generated in humans to these …

Exited Prostitution Survivor Policy Platform, Marian Hatcher, Alisa L. Bernard, Allison Franklin, Audrey Morrissey, Beth Jacobs, Cherie Jimenez, Kathi Hardy, Marlene Carson, Nikki Bell, Rebecca Bender, Rebekah Charleston, Shamere Mckenzie, Vednita Carter

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

Survivors of prostitution propose a policy reform platform including three main pillars of priority: criminal justice reforms, fair employment, and standards of care. The sexual exploitation of prostituted individuals has lasting effects which can carry over into many aspects of life. In order to remedy these effects and give survivors the opportunity to live a full and free life, we must use a survivor-centered approach to each of these pillars to create change. First, reform is necessary in the criminal justice system to recognize survivors as victims of crime and not perpetrators, while holding those who exploited them fully responsible. …

Nephromyces Encodes A Urate Metabolism Pathway And Predicted Peroxisomes, Demonstrating These Are Not Ancient Losses Of Apicomplexans, Christopher Paight, Claudio H. Slamovits, Mary Beth Saffo, Christopher E. Lane

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

The Phylum Apicomplexa is a quintessentially parasitic lineage, whose members infect a broad range of animals. One exception to this may be the apicomplexan genus Nephromyces, which has been described as having a mutualistic relationship with its host. Here we analyze transcriptome data from Nephromyces and its parasitic sister taxon, Cardiosporidium, revealing an ancestral purine degradation pathway thought to have been lost early in apicomplexan evolution. The predicted localization of many of the purine degradation enzymes to peroxisomes, and the in silico identification of a full set of peroxisome proteins, indicates that loss of both features in other …

Development And Validation Of A Simple Convenience Store Shelf Audit, Tanya M. Horacek, Elif Dede Yildirim, Erin Kelly, Adrienne A. White, Karla P. Shelnutt, Kristin Riggsbee, Melissa D. Olfert, Jesse Stabile Morrell, Anne E. Mathews, Terezie T. Mosby, Tandalayo Kidd, Kendra Kattelmann, Geoffrey Greene, Lisa Franzen-Castle, Sarah Colby, Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, Onikia Brown

Nutrition and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Background This paper describes the development, reliability, and convergent validity of a practical tool—the Convenience Store Supportive Healthy Environment for Life-Promoting Food (SHELF) Audit. Methods Audit items included: a variety of fresh, processed, and frozen fruits and vegetables; low-fat dairy products; healthy staples and frozen meals; healthy food incentive programs; items sold in check-out areas; portion/cup sizes; and pricing. Each audit item was scored using a five-point semantic-differential scale (1 = provides little or no support for healthful foods to 5 = provides high support for healthful foods). Convergent validity was examined by comparing the SHELF audit to Ghirardelli et …

Research In Communicative Disorders Cmd 691, Joanna Burkhardt

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Research In Human Development And Family Hdf 691, Joanna Burkhardt

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Research In Health Studies Hlt 691, Joanna Burkhardt

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Research In Kinesiology Kin 691, Joanna Burkhardt

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Doctoral Dissertation Research Hdf 699, Joanna Burkhardt

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Doctoral Dissertation Research Hlt 699, Joanna Burkhardt

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Research In Physical Therapy Pht 691, Joanna Burkhardt

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Doctoral Dissertation Research Pht 699, Joanna Burkhardt

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Doctoral Dissertation Research Kin 699, Joanna Burkhardt

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