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City Of Tampa Tree Canopy And Urban Forest Analysis 2021, Shawn M. Landry, Andrew K. Koeser, Rebecca Zarger, Kira Rib, Allyson Salisbury, Robert J. Northrop, Michael G. Andreu, Allison Bednar, Zach Freeman

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

This report summarizes the fourth tree canopy and urban forest analysis conducted for the City of Tampa and represents the year 2021. The City of Tampa tree ordinance (Ord. No. 2006-74, § 9, 3-23-06) requires an assessment of the tree canopy and urban forest every five years (beginning in 20061). In an effort to reduce concerns over bias, this work has been conducted by a collaborative team from the University of South Florida and the University of Florida following established USDA Forest Service protocols.

This report provides detailed information about the current size, composition, health, and distribution of Tampa’s urban …

The Influence Of Covid-19 On Tobacco Racial Health Disparities: Testing The Differential Effects Of Covid-19 On Smoking Motivation Variables Across Black And White Smokers, Patricia F. Calixte-Civil

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated persistent racial differences in access and quality of healthcare resources that result in disproportionately poor health outcomes for Black and African Americans, relative to Whites. Given COVID-19’s influence on racial health disparities broadly, examination is warranted on whether the pandemic has more specificallyinfluenced smoking motivation and, subsequently, tobacco-related health disparities. The goal of this study was to test whether COVID-19 related video content differentially primed smoking motivation (cravings, cessation self-efficacy, and motivation to quit) among Black and White smokers. I used an online research platform to host an experiment with a 2x3 between-subjects factorial design …

Artificial Intelligence, Basic Skills, And Quantitative Literacy, Gizem Karaali

Numeracy

The introduction in November 2022 of ChatGPT, a freely available language-based artificial intelligence, has led to concerns among some educators about the feasibility and benefits of teaching basic writing and critical thinking skills to students in the context of easily accessed, AI-based cheating mechanisms. As of now, ChatGPT can write pretty convincing student-level prose, but it is still not very good at answering quantitatively rich questions. Therefore, for the time being, the preceding concerns may not be shared by a large portion of the numeracy education community. However, as Google and WolframAlpha are definitely capable of answering standard and some …

Considering What Counts: Mass Shooting Math, Joel Best

Numeracy

News reports often cite statistics about the number of mass shootings. It is important to appreciate the definitions used when counting mass shootings. Different definitions produce very different statistical outcomes.

Beyond Statistical Significance: A Holistic View Of What Makes A Research Finding "Important", Jane E. Miller

Numeracy

Students often believe that statistical significance is the only determinant of whether a quantitative result is “important.” In this paper, I review traditional null hypothesis statistical testing to identify what questions inferential statistics can and cannot answer, including statistical significance, effect size and direction, causality, generalizability, and changeability of the independent variable. I illustrate these issues with examples from an empirical study of the association between how much time teenagers spent playing video games and time spent reading. I describe how study design and context determine each of those aspects of “importance,” and close by summarizing how to provide a …

Exploring The Relationship Between Quantitative Reasoning Skills And News Habits, Bennett Attaway, John Voiklis, Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein, Eric Hochberg, Jim Hammerman, Uduak Grace Thomas, Nicole Lamarca, Laura Santhanam, Patti Parson

Numeracy

Because people are constantly confronted with numbers and mathematical concepts in the news, we have embarked on a project to create journalism that can support news users’ number skills. But doing so requires understanding (1) journalists’ ability to reason with numbers, (2) other adults’ ability to do so, and (3) the attributes and affordances of news. In this paper, we focus on the relationship between adults’ news habits and their quantitative reasoning skills. We collected data from a sample of 1,200 US adults, testing their ability to interpret statistical results and asking them to report their news habits. The assessment …

Investiture Ceremony- Inauguration Of Rhea F. Law, Tampa Campus, January 19, 2023, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

Program for the investiture of the eighth President of the University of South Florida, Rhea F. Law

The Weekly Challenger, January 19, 2023, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The January 19, 2023, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Ay 2022/2023 Fs Agenda, 2023-01-18, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

No abstract provided.

Ay 2022/2023 Fs Meeting Minutes, 2023-01-18, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 2022/2023 Sec Meeting Minutes, 2023-01-11, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 2022/2023 Sec Agenda, 2023-01-11, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

No abstract provided.

The Weekly Challenger, January 5, 2023, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The January 5, 2023, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

2023 Annual Undergraduate Research Conference Program, Usf Office Of High Impact Practices And Undergraduate Studies

USF Tampa Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Vice Versa [Transcript], Dion Boucicault

Vice Versa

No abstract provided.

Section I: A Connected Network Of Usf Libraries In The Metropolitan Service Area (Evidence), Usf Libraries

SACSCOC 2025

No abstract provided.

The Covid-19 Pandemic As A Catalyst For Integrated Global Mental Healthcare And Tuberculosis Care, Alexander L. Chu, Aneeta Pasha, Carmen Contreras, Leonid Lecca, Annika C. Sweetland, Jerome T. Galea

Social Work Faculty Publications

Mental disorders are common among persons with tuberculosis (TB), and the COVID-19 pandemic has only amplified the mental and physical health consequences of this deadly synergy. Here, we call to attention the immense vulnerability of people with TB to mental disorders during the pandemic and highlight the unique challenges and opportunities that the pandemic brings to the future integration of global TB and mental healthcare. We argue that the pandemic era is an ideal period to accelerate this integration and we provide research and policy recommendations to actualise this urgent need.

Section Ix: Services (Evidence), Usf Libraries

SACSCOC 2025

No abstract provided.

Section Iii: Collections (Evidence), Usf Libraries

SACSCOC 2025

No abstract provided.

Section Xiv: Adequacy Of Services (Assessments), Usf Libraries

SACSCOC 2025

No abstract provided.

Man Of Honor [Transcript], Dion Boucicault

Man of Honor

No abstract provided.

Module 3: Traffic Congestion - Causes, Impacts, And Management Solutions, Jeffrey Kramer

MPO Governing Board Training on Congestion Reduction

No abstract provided.

Mpo Governing Board: Training On Congestion Reduction - Training Manual, Cutr

MPO Governing Board Training on Congestion Reduction

No abstract provided.

Development Of A Conversational Agent For Individuals Ambivalent About Quitting Smoking: Protocol For A Proof-Of-Concept Study, Uma S. Nair, Karah Yeona Greene, Stephanie Marhefka, Kristin A. Kosyluk, Jerome T. Galea

Social Work Faculty Publications

Background: Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the United States. Despite the availability of a plethora of evidence-based smoking cessation resources, less than one-third of individuals who smoke seek cessation services, and individuals using these services are often those who are actively contemplating quitting smoking. There is a distinct dearth of low-cost, scalable interventions to support smokers not ready to quit (ambivalent smokers). Such interventions can assist in gradually promoting smoking behavior changes in this target population until motivation to quit arises, at which time they can be navigated to existing evidence-based smoking cessation …

Retention And Viral Suppression Among Adolescents Newly Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy In Adult Hiv Care In Lima, Peru: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Miyu Niwa, Eduardo Matos, Carly Rodriguez, Milagros Wong, Renato A. Errea, Alicia Ramos, Liz Senador, Carmen Contreras, Jerome T. Galea, Andrew Lindeborg, Carlos Benites, Sonya S. Shin, Leonid Lecca, Molly F. Franke

Social Work Faculty Publications

Purpose: Published data on outcomes among adolescents newly initiating antiretroviral treatment in the Latin American context are sparse. We estimated the frequency of sustained retention with viral load suppression (i.e., successful transition) and identified predictors of successful transition into adult care among youth (aged 14–21 years) with recently acquired HIV in Lima, Peru.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted among 184 adolescents and young adults who initiated antiretroviral therapy in an adult public sector HIV clinic between June 2014 and June 2019. Sustained retention (no loss-to-follow-up or death) with viral suppression was calculated for the first 12 and 24 …

Job Demands And Burnout: The Multilevel Boundary Conditions Of Collective Trust And Competitive Pressure, Aldijana Bunjak, Matej Černe, Noemi Nagy, Heike Bruch

Department of Leadership, Policy, and Lifelong Learning

Do high job demands help employees to stay challenged at work, or do they challenge their well-being? Despite burnout being an ever-pressing matter in contemporary workspaces, the understanding of the link between job demands and burnout remains limited, especially considering the important multilayered role of context in organizations. Our study develops an integrated perspective on the antecedents of burnout, rather than viewing various elements in isolation. Specifically, we uncover a three-way interaction among job demands, collective trust, and competitive pressure across the three levels of study via a multilevel analysis of 5485 employees, nested into 2872 units in 89 German …

Self-Affirmation Increases Reemployment Success For The Unemployed, Julian Pfrombeck, Adam D. Galinsky, Noemi Nagy, Michael S. North, Joel Brockner, Gudela Grote

Department of Leadership, Policy, and Lifelong Learning

Losing a job is one of life’s most stressful events. Furthermore, maladaptive reactions to unemployment can trap people in a vicious cycle that derails their reemployment efforts. The current research tested whether a brief values-based self-affirmation intervention increases the odds of reemployment after a job loss and during unemployment, which presumably breaks this vicious cycle. Two field experiments, including one with a governmental employment agency, found that a 15-min self-affirmation exercise—i.e., reflecting on one’s most important values—increased key employment-related outcomes after 4 wk, including the probability and speed of reemployment and the number of job offers. Because the ordeal of …

Large-Scale Cope: Reducing Climate Risks With Equitable Nature-Based Solutions: Engaging Communities On Reef-Lined Coasts: Kickoff, Miami Us. (Report No. 1), M. Trotz, C. Kappel, R. Zarger

Strong Coasts Collection

Vision & Goals

Our shared project vision is to empower coastal communities by collaborating and co-creating new knowledge of how existing and future climate risk models can inform equitable place-based and locally appropriate nature-based solutions (coral reefs and mangrove forests), across spatial and temporal scales, to reduce coastal hazards (coral mortalities, flood, erosion and compound effects) and support coastal sustainability.

The following eight research thrusts and overarching themes guide our activities:

• Community engaged research on Vulnerability, Climate Futures, and NBS (R0)
• Quantifying Coastal Hazards, Risk and Risk Reduction Benefits of Nature-based Solutions (R1)
• Nature-based Solutions Co-benefits (R2)
• Localized Nature-Based Solutions …

Sumoylation-Mediated Psme3-20s Proteasomal Degradation Of Transcription Factor Cp2c Is Crucial For Cell Cycle Progression, Seung Han Son, Min Young Kim, Young Su Lim, Hyeon Cheol Jin, June Ho Shin, Jae Kyu Yi, Sungwoo Choi, Mi Ae Park, Ji Hyung Chae, Ho Chul Kang, Young Jin Lee, Vladimir N. Uversky, Chul Geun Kim

Molecular Medicine Faculty Publications

Transcription factor CP2c (also known as TFCP2, α-CP2, LSF, and LBP-1c) is involved in diverse ubiquitous and tissue/stage-specific cellular processes and in human malignancies such as cancer. Despite its importance, many fundamental regulatory mechanisms of CP2c are still unclear. Here, we uncover an unprecedented mechanism of CP2c degradation via a previously unidentified SUMO1/PSME3/20S proteasome pathway and its biological meaning. CP2c is SUMOylated in a SUMO1-dependent way, and SUMOylated CP2c is degraded through the ubiquitin-independent PSME3 (also known as REGγ or PA28)/20S proteasome system. SUMOylated PSME3 could also interact with CP2c to degrade CP2c via the 20S proteasomal pathway. Moreover, precisely …

Exploring The Mechanisms By Which Camel Lactoferrin Can Kill Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhimurium And Shigella Sonnei, Hussein A. Almehdar, Nawal Abd El-Baky, Ehab H. Mattar, Raed S. Albiheyri, Atif Bamagoos, Abdullah A. Aljaddawi, Vladimir N. Uversky, Elrashdy M. Redwan

Molecular Medicine Faculty Publications

There is a continuously increasing pressure associated with the appearance of Salmonella enterica Serovar typhimurium (S. typhimurium) and Shigella sonnei (S. sonnei) that have developed pathogenic multiple antibiotic resistance and the cost of cure and control of these enterobacteriaceae infections increases annually. The current report for first time demonstrated the distinguished antimicrobial action of camel lactoferrin (cLf) obtained from the milk of different clans of camel in Saudi Arabia against S. typhimurium and S. sonnei. These cLf subtypes showed comparable antimicrobial potential when tested against the two bacterial strains but were superior to either bovine (bLf) …