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Usft Prog Proposal Cbcs Child Family Studies Marriage Family Therapy Ms 20190503, Usf Libraries

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No abstract provided.

The Weekly Challenger, May 2, 2019, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The May 2, 2019, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Effect Of Volatile Organic Compounds On Pseudogymnoascus Destructans The Causative Agent Of White Nose Syndrome In Bats, Victoria Lois Korn

KIP Articles

The causative agent of White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) in bats is the psychrophilic fungus, Pseudogymnoascus destructans. Since its discovery in the winter of 2006-2007 there has been a flurry of research to better understand this pathogenic fungus as well as find a treatment to save the bats. There is promise in finding a potential treatment through the use of safe Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC). There was potential for the use of 1- octen-3-ol, mushroom alcohol as a treatment for WNS. The first chapter shows the effectiveness of the R and S enantiomers and the racemic form of 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom alcohol) as …

Cutr Connections [May 2019], Cutr

CUTR Newsletters

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Reimagining The Potential Of Earth Observations For Ecosystem Service Assessments, Frank E. Muller-Karger

Marine Science Faculty Publications

The benefits nature provides to people, called ecosystem services, are increasingly recognized and accounted for in assessments of infrastructure development, agricultural management, conservation prioritization, and sustainable sourcing. These assessments are often limited by data, however, a gap with tremendous potential to be filled through Earth observations (EO), which produce a variety of data across spatial and temporal extents and resolutions. Despite widespread recognition of this potential, in practice few ecosystem service studies use EO. Here, we identify challenges and opportunities to using EO in ecosystem service modeling and assessment. Some challenges are technical, related to data awareness, processing, and access. …

Discourses Of The Rural Rust Belt: Schooling, Poverty, And Rurality, Alexandra Panos, Jennifer Seelig

Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications

This article addresses the ways in which elementary teachers in the rural rust belt both reproduce and contest dominant discourses of schooling, rurality, and poverty in their particular local context. Situated within a 4-year postcritical ethnographic study, this analysis of teacher discourse took part during an embedded, 4-month-long teacher study group. Within this context, the authors examine how the group’s discourse on poverty claimed that inequity was the fault of those experiencing it, as well as that a neoliberal discourse of education emphasized a flattened accountability and growth-only perspective within teacher’s professional interactions. However, through the addition of a spatial …

2018 Birder’S Lists, Allee Forsberg

Indiana Audubon Quarterly

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Reimagining The Potential Of Earth Observations For Ecosystem Service Assessments, Frank Muller-Karger

Marine Science Faculty Publications

The benefits nature provides to people, called ecosystem services, are increasingly recognized and accounted for in assessments of infrastructure development, agricultural management, conservation prioritization, and sustainable sourcing. These assessments are often limited by data, however, a gap with tremendous potential to be filled through Earth observations (EO), which produce a variety of data across spatial and temporal extents and resolutions. Despite widespread recognition of this potential, in practice few ecosystem service studies use EO. Here, we identify challenges and opportunities to using EO in ecosystem service modeling and assessment. Some challenges are technical, related to data awareness, processing, and access. …

Ay 2018/2019 Sec Meeting Minutes, 2019-05-01, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Compositions And Methods For The Treatment Of Tauopathies, Umesh Kumar Jinwal, Vetriselvan Manavalan

USF Patents

Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating tauopathies such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Also provided herein are methods of reducing or disrupting tau aggregation in a subject, and methods of reducing tau protein in a subject. The methods may include administering to the subject a therapeutic amount of hexachlorophene, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Further provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising hexachlorophene, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the treatment of a tauopathy in a subject.

Transfection Vector For Pathogenic Amoebae And Uses Thereof, Andreas Seyfang, Christopher L. Massengill, Sara R. Sievers

USF Patents

Disclosed herein are expression vectors suitable for transfection in amoebas. The vectors may include a promoter from a protein-encoding gene from an amoeba, a selection marker, and a polynucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide of interest, operably linked to the promoter. The promoter may be from the ACT1 gene from Naegleria fowleri.

The Weekly Challenger, April 25, 2019, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The April 25, 2019, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Contribution Of Retrotransposons To Breast Cancer Malignancy, Isaac D. Raplee

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The components contributing to cancer progression, especially the transition from early to invasive are unknown. Consequently, the biological reasons are unclear as to why some patients diagnosed with atypia and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) never progress into invasive breast cancer. The “one gene at a time” approach does not sufficiently predict progression. To elucidate the early stage progression to invasive ductal cancer, expression signature of transcripts and transposable elements in micropunched samples of formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue was conducted. A bioinformatics pipeline to analyze poor quality, short reads (>36 nts) from RNA-Seq data was created to compare …

Crow's Nest, April 22, 2019, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The April 22, 2019, issue of the Crow's Nest.

Mobilizing Images Of Black Pain And Death Through Digital Media: Visual Claims To Collective Identity After “I Can’T Breathe”, Aryn Kelly

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In the wake of Eric Garner’s 2014 public execution at the hands of NYPD officers, online spaces such as Twitter saw an influx of remediated imagery referencing Ramsey Orta’s bystander cell phone video of Garner’s death. These images often explicitly reference the chokehold that killed Garner and/or they reappropriate Garner’s last words: “I can’t breathe.” To what formal dimensions in Orta’s video are these remediated images responding? What broader cultural work is the creation of these images doing?

In this project, I regard Orta’s video as the point of entry for considering the cultural work of remediating images from it, …

The Weekly Challenger, April 18, 2019, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The April 18, 2019, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Usft Prog Proposal Cob Info Sys Decision Sci Informatics Big Data Analytics Ph D 20190417, Usf Libraries

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Health Information Barriers, Weight Status, And Health Behaviors Among Cancer Survivors: Exploring The Moderating Effects Of Race And Ethnicity, Jennifer L. Barinas

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

There is an increasing need for research addressing the health concerns faced in cancer survivorship. Research has indicated that racial and ethnic minority cancer survivors are at increased risk for negative health outcomes, and some findings suggest that health literacy may play a role. Yet, few studies have explored how relations among heath information barriers, weight status, and health behaviors may differ by race and ethnicity in cancer survivors. Objectives: 1) To explore whether health information barriers are associated with weight status, cigarette use, and alcohol use among cancer survivors, 2) To explore the moderating role of race and ethnicity …

Crow's Nest, April 15, 2019, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The April 15, 2019, issue of the Crow's Nest.

¿Mi Casa Es Su Casa? The Impact Of Airbnb On The Monteverde Community [Powerpoint], April 13, 2019, Deena Blum, Madeleine Desfosses, Ilana Heller, Rachel Luce, Talia Michaud, Beau Ngu, Molly Sutter, Eleanor Zelek

Monteverde Institute: Economy and Resource Management

We are have been studying in Monteverde since January living with host families, and this experience has been great in allowing us to better connect with the community. Our research is continuation of research was start last year on topic that many in Monteverde have been interesting. For a lot of us this project has uncovered many important aspects of Airbnb. Intitially I thought the platform was cheaper a lot alternative when traveling that was also good way to make money, but it’s so much more. This presentation will be about 75 minutes followed by questions and a break at …

Agenda, Juvenile Welfare Board Finance Committee Meeting, April 11, 2019, Version 1, Juvenile Welfare Board Of Pinellas County

Juvenile Welfare Board Agendas, Minutes, and Historical Audits

Agenda for the April 11, 2019, meeting of the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County's Finance Committee.

The Weekly Challenger, April 11, 2019, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The April 11, 2019, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

In Defense Of The “Forgotten Man”: The Sustained Legacy Of The Southern Strategy On The Post-Reagan Era Presidency, Stephanie Lynn Williams

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Political and historical literature largely attributes the political development of the Southern Strategy to the 1964 Barry Goldwater and 1968 Richard Nixon presidential campaigns. The Southern Strategy is commonly explained as the Republican Party’s 1964 campaign decision to abandon Black voters in the North to expand its national political base of support by seeking White voters outside of the South who were angry with the political advancements of the Civil Rights Movement (Aistrup 1996, 5; Bass and DeVries 1976, 27). Discussions of Ronald Reagan’s role in the development of the Southern Strategy describe him more as a beneficiary rather than …

Crow's Nest, April 8, 2019, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The April 8, 2019, issue of the Crow's Nest.

A Functional Approach To Bullying Prevention And Reduction: The Development And Evaluation Of The Functional Behavior Assessment For Bullying-Behavior In Schools (Fabb-S), Lindsey Slattery

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Bullying is reported to be one of the most prevalent forms of violence in schools and has negative health, financial, and social outcomes. Researchers define bullying as (a) aggressive behavior that is (b) repeated over time and that involves (c) a real/ perceived imbalance of power. The literature on bullying is limited due to the absence of functional behavior assessment procedures and individualized interventions for bullying behaviors. Study 1 developed the Functional Assessment of Bullying Behaviors in Schools (FABB-S) tool. Following expert review 21 items were found to have content validity. Following revision, the items were reviewed by child work …

Investigating The Proteinaceous Regulome Of The Acinetobacter Baumannii, Leila G. Casella

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen that overtime has evolved into one of the most problematic pathogens due to its ability to overcome antibiotic pressures and harshly environments in the host and hospital environments. In this context, its genomic evolution due to its capacity to acquire genes that contribute to its pathogenic and antibiotic resistance nature has been the subject of research in the last decades providing with the identification of several proteins aiding in the process of pathogenicity. Although these findings have contributed to our understanding of A. baumannii pathogenic traits, the regulatory network that control their expression are …

Understanding The Adoption Process Of An Hpv Vaccine School-Entry Requirement In Puerto Rico, Coralia Vázquez-Otero

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the US. Infection with low-risk HPV (i.e., 6 and 11) can cause genital warts, and persistent infection with high-risk HPV types (i.e., HPV 16 and 18) can progress to cancer. Currently, there is an HPV vaccine that is recommended for boys and girls, aged 11 to 12. Healthy People 2020 established a national objective of 80% completion of HPV vaccination among children aged 13 to 15 years old. Although the HPV vaccine is proven to be a safe and effective primary prevention strategy, uptake and completion rates remain …

The Potential Of Marine Microbes, Flora And Fauna In Drug Discovery, Santana Alexa Lavonia Thomas

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Natural products are chemical compounds synthesized by a living organism. These compounds have been utilized by humans from ancient times to the present for their pharmacological and biological activities. Terrestrial organisms are considered a lucrative source of bioactive compounds and chemical diversity. Within the past 60 years, the marine environment has presented its potential as a validated source for structural diversity and biologically active compounds. Technology has given access from shallow waters down to the abyssal plane for exploration and investigation of the inhabitants. Marine organisms have displayed their benefits in the pharmaceutical industry with the approval of several marine-derived …

Using The Consolidated Framework For Implementation Research To Investigate Daily Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Df) Implementation Via Community-Based Hiv Testing Sites In Florida, Deanne E. Turner

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Background: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a daily pill that can reduce a person’s chances of acquiring HIV. HIV testing and counseling is a critical point during which non-clinical staff could intervene, discuss and/or refer clients for PrEP. However, not all HIV testing/counseling staff take part in PrEP implementation in the same way. This study investigated: 1) the underlying PrEP implementation subgroups of staff who perform HIV testing and 2) PrEP implementation as a function of key constructs from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR).

Methods: This study was a mixed methods concurrent triangulation design, in which qualitative and quantitative …

The Weekly Challenger, April 4, 2019, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The April 4, 2019, issue of The Weekly Challenger.