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Agenda And Reports, Juvenile Welfare Board Regular Board Meeting, February 14, 2019, Juvenile Welfare Board Of Pinellas County

Juvenile Welfare Board Agendas, Minutes, and Historical Audits

Agenda and reports for the February 14, 2019, meeting of the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County's regular Board.

Spring Water Of An Alpine Karst Aquifer Is Dominated By A Taxonomically Stable But Discharge-Responsive Bacterial Community, Domenico Savio, Philipp Stadler, Georg H. Reischer, Katalin Demeter, Rita B. Linke, Alfred P. Blaschke, Robert L. Mach, Alexander K. T. Kirschner, Hermann Stadler, Andreas H. Farnleitner

KIP Articles

Alpine karst aquifers are important groundwater resources for the provision of drinking water all around the world. Yet, due to difficult accessibility and long-standing methodological limitations, the microbiology of these systems has long been understudied. The aim of the present study was to investigate the structure and dynamics of bacterial communities in spring water of an alpine limestone karst aquifer (LKAS2) under different hydrological conditions (base vs. event flow). The study was based on high-throughput 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing, study design and sample selection were guided by hydrology and pollution microbiology data. Spanning more than 27 months, our analyses …

The Weekly Challenger, February 14, 2019, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The February 14, 2019, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Rna-Seq Transcriptome Characterization Of Tissue From Sub-Adult Southern Flounder Exposed To Louisiana Crude Oil Contaminated Sediment, Dana Wetzel, Tracy Sherwood, Rebecca Medvecky

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Illumina high-throughput RNA-sequencing technology was used to sequence, assemble and annotate the transcriptome of tissues from southern flounder exposed to Louisiana crude oil. This dataset contains SRA accession numbers for RNA sequencing data located at the National Center for Biotechnology Information, log2 fold change, annotated assembly, and fasta files.

Online Mmorpg Games In China: Player Motivations And The Mediating Role Of Flow, Jiaxin Liu

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) are gaining popularity and are being used widely in China. The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between the motivation and the experience of MMORPG players, and the effects of playing MMORPG through an extensive online survey of more than 300 Chinese participants (n = 305). Specifically, the findings support the complex relationship between variables, including the direct effects on motivation and flow, on the time the players invest in MMORPG games, and the mediated effects on motivations through flow. In addition to the importance of direct and indirect effects on …

Sub-Adult Southern Flounder Exposure To Crude Oil-Contaminated Sediment: Immune Function Assays & Gene Expression, Dana Wetzel

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Controlled oil exposure study to evaluate the effects of south Louisiana crude oil, via contaminated sediment, on fish health. Cytokine concentrations were analyzed in southern flounder after exposure to oil-contaminated sediment for 30 days. This dataset contains Ct and percent efficiencies of deferentially expressed genes of southern flounder exposed to sediments contaminated with south Louisiana crude oil.

Why Does Coaching Work? An Examination Of Inputs And Process Variables In An Employee Coaching Program, Sarah E. Frick

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The efficacy of leadership coaching to improve leader and organizational outcomes cannot be overstated. However, a thorough understanding of some of the inputs and process variables involved in coaching has not been empirically established to date. To address this issue in the leader development and coaching literature, I examined the characteristics of the coaches and the coachees and their relationships with two relational variables potentially involved in coaching relationships (i.e., leader-member exchange and trust). The importance of leadership to work outcomes and leader development is highlighted, followed by a discussion of the specific leader development technique of coaching. The discussion …

The Weekly Challenger, February 7, 2019, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The February 7, 2019, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Ay 2018/2019 Sec Meeting Minutes, 2019-02-06, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

No abstract provided.

Crow's Nest, February 4, 2019, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The February 4, 2019, issue of the Crow's Nest.

An Emergent Theory Of Executive Leadership Selection: Leveraging Grounded Theory To Study The U.S. Military's Special Forces Assessment And Selection Process, Darryl J. Lavender

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This research documents the assessment and selection process used by the U.S. Military’s Special Forces for over 70 years using Grounded Theory Methodology. Three independent studies were used to document the Special Forces process of selection. Through comparative reanalysis of each study’s data a model emerged explaining the Special Forces phenomena of assessment and selection.

Analysis was conducted in three phases using open, axial, and selective coding which allowed for the identification of a smaller set of themes which categorized the process of selection. The final step involved the development of two analytical matrices explaining the central theme of selection …

Mitoquinone Ameliorates Pressure Overload-Induced Cardiac Fibrosis And Left Ventricular Dysfunction In Mice, Kah Yong Goh, Li He, Jiajia Song, Miki Jinno, Aaron J. Rogers, Palaniappan Sethu, Ganesh Halade, Rajasekaran N. Soorappan, Xiaoguang Liu, Sumanth D. Prabhu, Victor Darley-Usmar, Adam R. Wende, Lufang Zhou

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

Increasing evidence indicates that mitochondrial-associated redox signaling contributes to the pathophysiology of heart failure (HF). The mitochondrial-targeted antioxidant, mitoquinone (MitoQ), is capable of modifying mitochondrial signaling and has shown beneficial effects on HF-dependent mitochondrial dysfunction. However, the potential therapeutic impact of MitoQ-based mitochondrial therapies for HF in response to pressure overload is reliant upon demonstration of improved cardiac contractile function and suppression of deleterious cardiac remodeling. Using a new (patho)physiologically relevant model of pressure overload-induced HF we tested the hypothesis that MitoQ is capable of ameliorating cardiac contractile dysfunction and suppressing fibrosis. To test this C57BL/6J mice were subjected to …

Assessing Eukaryotic Biodiversity In The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Through Environmental Dna Metabarcoding, Natalie Sawaya, Anni Djurhuus, Collin Closek, Megan Hepner, Emily Olesin, Lindsey Visser, Christopher Kelble, Katherine Hubbard, Mya Breitbart

Marine Science Faculty Publications

Environmental DNA (eDNA) is the DNA suspended in the environment (e.g., water column), which includes cells, gametes, and other material derived from but not limited to shedding of tissue, scales, mucus, and fecal matter. Amplifying and sequencing marker genes (i.e., metabarcoding) from eDNA can reveal the wide range of taxa present in an ecosystem through analysis of a single water sample. Metabarcoding of eDNA provides higher resolution data than visual surveys, aiding in assessments of ecosystem health. This study conducted eDNA metabarcoding of two molecular markers (cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) and 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes) to survey eukaryotic …

Pretreatment Of Carprofen Impaired Initiation Of Inflammatory- And Overlapping Resolution Response And Promoted Cardiorenal Syndrome In Heart Failure, Veena Krishnan, David Booker, Gabrielle Cunningham, Jeevan Kumar Jadapalli, Vasundhara Kain, Amanda B. Pullen, Ganesh V. Halade

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly used to control pain, inflammation, and limit the cardinal signs of injury in humans. However, prolonged use of NSAIDs increases the risk of heart attack (myocardial infarction; MI) and the subsequent risk of heart and renal failure. The molecular and cellular mechanism of action for this adverse effect, particularly along the cardiorenal network, is incomplete. To define the mechanism, carprofen (CAP), an NSAID was administered at the dose of 5 mg/kg to C57BL/6 male mice for two weeks. After last dose of CAP treatment mice were subjected to permanent occlusion of coronary artery that …

Discovery Of A Novel Potexvirus In The Seagrass Thalassia Testudinum From Tampa Bay, Florida, Noémi Van Bogaert, Karyna Rosario, Bradley Furman, Margaret Hall, Anthony Greco, Mya Breitbart

Marine Science Faculty Publications

Seagrass meadows are important coastal ecosystems that are declining worldwide. Given the profound impact of the microbiome on plant health, exploration of the seagrass microbiome is critical for proper ecosystem management and conservation. Although prior studies have investigated seagrass‐associated bacteria, fungi, and protists, virtually nothing is known about viruses infecting these flowering marine plants. Here, we report genomic and microscopic evidence of a new positive‐sense, single‐stranded ribonucleic acid virus infecting apparently healthy Thalassia testudinum in Florida. The virus, named turtlegrass virus X (TVX), shares 66% genome‐wide pairwise identity with foxtail mosaic virus, a potexvirus that infects terrestrial grasses. Quantitative polymerase …

Fecundity Assessment Of Stone Crabs In The Eastern Gulf Of Mexico, Claire E. Crowley, Colin P. Shea, Ryan L. Gandy, Kendra L. Daly

Marine Science Faculty Publications

Accurate estimates of reproductive potential are a key component of any stock assessment. Multiple factors influencing the variability in batch fecundity of stone crabs Menippe spp. across the Florida fishery were quantified with a negative binomial regression model. Stone crabs were collected bimonthly from Cedar Key, Tampa Bay, Pavilion Key, and Sawyer Key from April 2013 through April 2015 for fecundity analysis. Batch fecundity (number of eggs per clutch) was estimated by using dry weights. Modeling results revealed that fecundity was strongly and positively related to carapace width and highly variable among locations, months, and years. Batch fecundity was lowest …

Shifting Policies In Conflict Arenas: A Cosine Similarity And Text Mining Analysis Of Turkey’S Syria Policy, 2012-2016, Brendon J. Cannon, Mikiyasu Nakayama, Daisuke Sasaki, Ash Rossiter

Journal of Strategic Security

Turkish policy towards the Syrian civil war, as operationalized in relation to the implementation of no-fly zones, safe zones or buffer zones, has been the subject of much debate among scholars. As the number of foreign states acting in Syria has steadily increased since the onset of the crisis, Turkish policies have similarly shifted. In order to make sense of Turkey’s actions and reactions in the first five years of the Syrian civil war, this article attempts to draw lessons from quantitative methods and methodologies such as text mining, cosine similarity and cosine normalization of content from the Anadolu Agency …

Online And Self-Directed Learningreadiness Among Hospitality And Tourism College Students And Industry Professionals, Muhittin Cavusoglu

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this quantitative study was to compare self-directed learning readiness and online learning readiness between hospitality and tourism college students and industry professionals. The Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS) was used for measuring self-directed learning readiness. After examining the reliability and validity indices of the modified Online Learning Readiness Scale (OLRS), it was used in the context of hospitality and tourism for the measurement of online learning and training readiness. Two different study populations, hospitality and tourism college students and hospitality and tourism industry professionals, were identified for the purpose of this study. Data were obtained via online …

Minutes, College Of Arts & Sciences Department Chairs Meeting, January 30, 2019, Bridget Nickens

Department Chairs Meetings

Minutes from the January 30, 2019, meeting of the department chairs from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's College of Arts and Sciences.

Self-Replicating Cell Selective Gene Delivery Compositions, Methods, And Uses Thereof, Hana Totary-Jain

USF Patents

Described herein are cell-selective mRNA constructs that can contain a RNA of interest and one or more miRNA targets. The cell-selective mRNA constructs described herein can be used to express an RNA of interest to a cell in a cell-selective manner.

Low Temperature Multi Effects Desalination-Mechanical Vapor Compression Powered By Supercritical Organic Rankine Cycle, Eydhah Almatrafi

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Utilizing low grade heat sources such as geothermal, solar or waste heat has received a high attention in recent years. A lot of research has discussed using Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) as subcritical or supercritical in power generation. However, very few studies extend their research in utilizing ORC in other applications such as desalination. For reverse osmosis (RO) desalination, which is considered a membrane technology, the use of supercritical-ORC in low grade heat sources is more favorable than subcritical-ORC. Thus, studies of utilizing either subcritical-ORC or supercritical-ORC for thermal desalination that use power and heat from Rankine cycle are rare …

Essays In Applied Microeconomics, Lijuan Feng

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Chapter 1 studies the effect of body weight on labor market outcomes. Using longitudinal data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) from 1989 to 2011, and both instrumental variable and fixed effects estimation to control for the endogeneity of body weight, I examine the wage effect of BMI by gender, type of residence area, and occupation. Results from linear OLS regression show a positive relationship between body weight and income for males in both rural and urban areas and females in rural areas, while a negative one for females in urban areas. After controlling for the unobserved individual …

The Weekly Challenger, January 24, 2019, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The January 24, 2019, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Results From Sub-Adult Red Drum Exposure To Chemically Enhanced Water Accommodated Fraction For 4 Days Uptake, 6 Days Duration, Dana Wetzel, Tracy Sherwood, Rebecca Medvecky, Christelle Miller

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Controlled oil exposure study to evaluate the effects of south Louisiana crude oil, via chemically enhanced water accommodated fraction (CEWAF), on red drum health. Data include exposure solution total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (tPAH) results, red drum liver tPAH results, red drum whole body tPAH results, and exposure solution volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Cewaf-Exposed Florida Pompano Reproduction: Tpah Results, Dl Wetzel, Ta Sherwood, Ca Miller, Rl Medvecky

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Controlled oil exposure study to evaluate the effects of south Louisiana crude oil chemically enhanced water accommodated fraction (CEWAF) exposure on Florida pompano and reproduction. Data include total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (tPAH) results for exposure solutions, pompano livers, and pompano whole bodies, as well as volatile organic compound (VOC) results for exposure solutions.

Discrimination, Victimization, And Suicidality In The Lgbtq Population: The Role Of Psychological Pain And Perceived Connectedness, Amanda L. Peterson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) are at a higher risk for suicide compared to the general population, but little is known about why this is. Many LGBTQ individuals face some form of discrimination or victimization in their lifetime, and some evidence suggests these experiences may contribute to this group’s higher suicide risk. Unfortunately, research has only examined the impact of direct discrimination/victimization on suicidality and has neglected to examine how ambient discrimination/victimization relates to suicidality. Additionally, although some links exist between discrimination, victimization, and suicide, the mechanisms by which these are related are unknown. …

Sub-Adult Southern Flounder Exposure To Crude Oil-Contaminated Sediment: Lipid Composition And Fatty Acids, Dl Wetzel, Ta Sherwood, Ca Miller, Rl Medvecky

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Controlled oil exposure study to evaluate the effects of south Louisiana crude oil, via contaminated sediment, on fish health. Data include lipid class composition using Iatroscan of southern flounder exposed via sediment contaminated with south Louisiana crude oil.

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

Crow's Nest

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

The Weekly Challenger, January 17, 2019, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The January 17, 2019, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Total Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Results For Cewaf-Exposed Florida Pompano Reproduction, Dana Wetzel, Tracy Sherwood, Rebecca Medvecky, Christelle Miller

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Controlled oil exposure study to evaluate the effects of south Louisiana crude oil CEWAF exposure on Florida pompano health and reproduction. Data include total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (tPAH) results for exposure solutions, pompano livers, pompano whole bodies, and pompano eggs, and VOC results for exposure solutions of F0 generation adults after six-month recovery/maturation period and spawning.