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Sexually Transmitted Diseases: A Possible Cost Of Promiscuity In Birds?, Aldo Poiani, Colin Wilks Sep 2024

Sexually Transmitted Diseases: A Possible Cost Of Promiscuity In Birds?, Aldo Poiani, Colin Wilks

The Auk

No abstract provided.


Microbial Colonization Of The Cloacae Of Nestling Tree Swallows, Tamara K. Mills, Michael P. Lombardo, Patrick A. Thorpe Sep 2024

Microbial Colonization Of The Cloacae Of Nestling Tree Swallows, Tamara K. Mills, Michael P. Lombardo, Patrick A. Thorpe

The Auk

No abstract provided.


Think Small, Edward H. Burtt Jr. Sep 2024

Think Small, Edward H. Burtt Jr.

The Auk

No abstract provided.


Natural And Experimental Infections Of Eustrongylides Ignotus: Effect On Growth And Survival Of Nestling Wading Birds, Marilyn G. Spalding, Jeff P. Smith, Donald J. Forrester Sep 2024

Natural And Experimental Infections Of Eustrongylides Ignotus: Effect On Growth And Survival Of Nestling Wading Birds, Marilyn G. Spalding, Jeff P. Smith, Donald J. Forrester

The Auk

No abstract provided.


Living With Parasites: Prevalence Of A Blood Parasite And Its Effect On Survivorship In The Purple Martin, Priya Davidar, Eugene S. Morton Sep 2024

Living With Parasites: Prevalence Of A Blood Parasite And Its Effect On Survivorship In The Purple Martin, Priya Davidar, Eugene S. Morton

The Auk

No abstract provided.


Reviews, The Auk Sep 2024

Reviews, The Auk

The Auk

No abstract provided.


Notes On The Plumages And Generic Status Of The Little Blue Heron, Robert W. Dickerman, Kenneth C. Parkes Sep 2024

Notes On The Plumages And Generic Status Of The Little Blue Heron, Robert W. Dickerman, Kenneth C. Parkes

The Auk

No abstract provided.


Polynesian Rat Predation On Nesting Laysan Albatrosses And Other Pacific Seabirds, Cameron B. Kepler Sep 2024

Polynesian Rat Predation On Nesting Laysan Albatrosses And Other Pacific Seabirds, Cameron B. Kepler

The Auk

No abstract provided.


Recent Literature, The Auk Sep 2024

Recent Literature, The Auk

The Auk

No abstract provided.


Recent Literature, The Auk Sep 2024

Recent Literature, The Auk

The Auk

No abstract provided.


Recent Literature, The Auk Sep 2024

Recent Literature, The Auk

The Auk

No abstract provided.


Vultures As Disseminators Of Anthrax, Dillman S. Bullock Sep 2024

Vultures As Disseminators Of Anthrax, Dillman S. Bullock

The Auk

No abstract provided.


Recent Literature, The Auk Sep 2024

Recent Literature, The Auk

The Auk

No abstract provided.


Nesting And Local Distribution Of The House Wren (Troglodytes A, S. Prentiss Baldwin, W. Wedgwood Bowen Sep 2024

Nesting And Local Distribution Of The House Wren (Troglodytes A, S. Prentiss Baldwin, W. Wedgwood Bowen

The Auk

No abstract provided.


Birds In Relation To The Foot-And-Mouth Disease Of Cattle, W. L. M. Sep 2024

Birds In Relation To The Foot-And-Mouth Disease Of Cattle, W. L. M.

The Auk

No abstract provided.


Birds In Insect Control, W. L. M. Sep 2024

Birds In Insect Control, W. L. M.

The Auk

No abstract provided.


Dr Fox's 'Disease In Captive Wild Mammals And Birds', W. S. Sep 2024

Dr Fox's 'Disease In Captive Wild Mammals And Birds', W. S.

The Auk

No abstract provided.


Us Military Foreign Disaster Relief: Challenges And Proposed Mitigations, James M. Ward Jul 2024

Us Military Foreign Disaster Relief: Challenges And Proposed Mitigations, James M. Ward

Journal of Strategic Security

Climate Change will increase the frequency and intensity of disasters necessitating United States Department of Defense (DoD) intervention. The US Congress and DoD have produced reports and demanded action for climate change-related security concerns, but have largely left foreign disaster relief capacity unaddressed. The DoD does not have dedicated force structure for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR), potentially compromising mission readiness and operational effectiveness as well as jeopardizing U.S. foreign interests. Proposed mitigations for the status quo include bolstering international organizations, expanding the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) capacity to respond to disasters, and creating dedicated DoD …


The Role Of L-Fucose In Dendritic Cell Antigen Presentation And Polarization, Chase J. Burton Jun 2024

The Role Of L-Fucose In Dendritic Cell Antigen Presentation And Polarization, Chase J. Burton

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Since the FDA approval of IL-2 in cancer treatment in the 1980s, immunotherapy has emerged as the standard of care for several tumor types (e.g., melanoma, lung, bladder, colorectal). However, approximately 70 percent of cancer patients, independent of prior treatment or staging, administered immunotherapy will not achieve complete responses and will exhibit disease progression. Several factors have been identified to contribute to treatment failure, including the accumulation of intratumoral immunosuppressive cell populations, insufficient tumor-infiltrating anti-tumor immune populations, or the occurrence of immunoediting on tumor cells. Current strategies to circumvent immunosuppression either lack durable response to new immunosuppressive mechanisms the tumor …


Characterization And Reprogramming Of T-Cell Metabolic Dysfunction In Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia For Improved Adoptive Cell Therapy, Wael B. Gamal Jun 2024

Characterization And Reprogramming Of T-Cell Metabolic Dysfunction In Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia For Improved Adoptive Cell Therapy, Wael B. Gamal

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a predominant B-cell malignancy impacting elderly populations in Western societies. Targeted therapies have revolutionized the CLL treatment landscape. Still, patients often require long-term therapy and are subject to drug-induced resistance and severe toxicities, for which CLL is still considered an incurable disease. T-cell-based immunotherapy, particularly chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, has shown remarkable success, leading to various FDA approvals in hematological malignancies. Nonetheless, CAR T-cell therapy success rate is limited in CLL because of the dysfunctional nature of T cells. CLL T cells exhibit skewing toward immunosuppressive and terminally differentiated phenotypes, leading to hindrances …


Group B Streptococcus Intestinal Barrier Disruption And The Protective Role Of Butyrate, Kristen Dominguez Jun 2024

Group B Streptococcus Intestinal Barrier Disruption And The Protective Role Of Butyrate, Kristen Dominguez

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae; GBS) is a leading cause of neonatal sepsis worldwide. Intrapartum antibiotics in GBS-colonized mothers significantly reduced the incidence of early-onset sepsis occurring in the first week of life; however, there are currently no prophylactic interventions for late-onset sepsis, occurring within the first 3 months of life. GBS is a pathobiont that primarily colonizes the gastrointestinal tract and can cross the intestinal barrier via both the paracellular and transcellular routes, causing invasive disease. Neonatal susceptibility to GBS intestinal translocation is mediated by inadequate epithelial barrier function and microbiome immaturity; however, the mechanisms by which GBS exploits …


“Siguiendo Adelante”/ "Moving Forward:" Gender-Based Violence (Gbv) Service-Seeking And Survivorship Among Indigenous Guatemalan Women, Caitlynn C. Carr Jun 2024

“Siguiendo Adelante”/ "Moving Forward:" Gender-Based Violence (Gbv) Service-Seeking And Survivorship Among Indigenous Guatemalan Women, Caitlynn C. Carr

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation examines Indigenous women’s access to and beliefs regarding gender-based violence (GBV) services and the Guatemalan legal system. It illuminates the legal, structural, and institutional challenges and power dynamics associated with seeking support and justice for women in Guatemala, as well as why and how women decide to seek formal assistance. This research also investigates changes in attitudes and beliefs regarding women’s rights, gender roles, and formal and informal forms of support for GBV survivors. Utilizing a mixed-methods, engaged anthropological approach during 10 months of ethnographic fieldwork in two primary locations in Guatemala, this dissertation explicates qualitative data collected …


Macrophage-Driven Car T Cell Resistance In B Cell Lymphoma, Sae Bom Lee Jun 2024

Macrophage-Driven Car T Cell Resistance In B Cell Lymphoma, Sae Bom Lee

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has revolutionized the treatment of patients with relapsed/ refractory large B cell lymphoma (LBCL). Despite its promising efficacy, a subset of patients experiences primary resistance or relapse. In Chapter 2, we explore the tumor microenvironment (TME)-induced resistance mechanisms in patients with LBCL. Analysis of the intratumoral immune infiltrates in pre-infusion tumor biopsies revealed that the levels of immunoregulatory macrophages were elevated in patients who responded poorly to axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel). Using preclinical mouse B cell tumor models, we found that the CAR T-cell-produced interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) enhanced the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS, …


Essays On The Determinants Of Women's And Children's Health In Bangladesh, Md Shahjahan Jun 2024

Essays On The Determinants Of Women's And Children's Health In Bangladesh, Md Shahjahan

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

My dissertation is titled "The Determinants of Women's and Children's Health in Bangladesh." The first chapter studies the impact of a Bangladeshi schooling program on child immunization rates. The program provided a stipend and other incentives to attend secondary school, significantly increasing rural girls' education. I hypothesize that this would lead to higher immunization rates in the next generation since better-educated mothers have better knowledge of health practices. The study uses a regression model ("difference-in-differences"), which is based on differential exposure to the 1994 Female Secondary School Stipend Program (FSSSP) by birth cohort and rural residence. I find that the …


Nine Years Of Banding At Four Areas In New Jersey, Eastern Bird Banding Association News Jun 2024

Nine Years Of Banding At Four Areas In New Jersey, Eastern Bird Banding Association News

Eastern Bird Banding Association News

No abstract provided.


Nine Years Of Bird Banding At Four Areas In New Jersey: Iv Corvidae And Paridae, Raymond E. Kerlin, William C. Carter, Oscar Sussman, Martin Goldfield Jun 2024

Nine Years Of Bird Banding At Four Areas In New Jersey: Iv Corvidae And Paridae, Raymond E. Kerlin, William C. Carter, Oscar Sussman, Martin Goldfield

Eastern Bird Banding Association News

No abstract provided.


Nine Years Of Bird Banding At Four Areas In New Jersey (Part Iii), William C. Carter, Raymond E. Kerlin, Oscar Sussman, Martin Goldfield Jun 2024

Nine Years Of Bird Banding At Four Areas In New Jersey (Part Iii), William C. Carter, Raymond E. Kerlin, Oscar Sussman, Martin Goldfield

Eastern Bird Banding Association News

No abstract provided.


News In Brief, Eastern Bird Banding Association News Jun 2024

News In Brief, Eastern Bird Banding Association News

Eastern Bird Banding Association News

No abstract provided.


Twenty-Five Years Of The Detroit River (Michigan-Ontario) Christmas Bird Count, Julie A. Craves, James A. Fowler Jr. Jun 2024

Twenty-Five Years Of The Detroit River (Michigan-Ontario) Christmas Bird Count, Julie A. Craves, James A. Fowler Jr.

Ontario Birds

No abstract provided.


House Finch Population Trends In Ontario, Ron Tozer Jun 2024

House Finch Population Trends In Ontario, Ron Tozer

Ontario Birds

No abstract provided.