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“We Weren’T Raised That Way”: Using Stigma Management Communication Theory To Understand How Families Manage The Stigma Of Substance Abuse, Sydney O'Shay-Wallace

Publications

While people who abuse substances experience widespread health and social consequences stemming from their substance use, these consequences also extend to their family through stigmatization. Such stigma has implications for families’ mental and physical health, as well as their overall quality of life. This study seeks to fill a gap in research surrounding the stigma experienced by families with a history of substance abuse by investigating how affected family members experience and communicatively manage stigma messages relating to their family member’s substance abuse. Fifteen people whose families include a person who uses substances (PWUS) participated in semi-structured interviews where they …

Muscle Atrophy Marker Expression Differs Between Rotary Cell Culture System And Animal Studies, Charles P. Harding, Elizabeth Vargis

Biological Engineering Faculty Publications

Muscular atrophy, defined as the loss of muscle tissue, is a serious issue for immobilized patients on Earth and for humans during spaceflight, where microgravity prevents normal muscle loading. In vitro modeling is an important step in understanding atrophy mechanisms and testing countermeasures before animal trials. The most ideal environment for modeling must be empirically determined to best mimic known responses in vivo. To simulate microgravity conditions, murine C2C12 myoblasts were cultured in a rotary cell culture system (RCCS). Alginate encapsulation was compared against polystyrene microcarrier beads as a substrate for culturing these adherent muscle cells. Changes after culture …

The ‘Laminar Express’: Usu Engineers Dissect The Two-Seam Fastball | College Of Engineering, Utah State University

College of Engineering News

The worlds of engineering and baseball have collided. Researchers at Utah State University are breaking down the physics of a new baseball pitch that’s been getting a lot of attention.

The Utah Statesman, February 12, 2019, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

A Continental Water Model For All | College Of Engineering, Utah State University

College of Engineering News

Understanding the movement and availability of water locally and across the country is of paramount importance to both economic productivity and the human health of the nation.

A Pilot Study Of The Effects Of Mycoplasma Ovipneumoniae Exposure On Domestic Lamb Growth And Performance, Thomas E. Besser, Jessica Levy, Melissa Ackerman, Danielle Nelson, Kezia R. Manlove, Kathleen A. Potter, Jan Busboom, Margaret Benson

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae is a globally distributed pathogen that has been associated with pneumonia in both domestic and wild Caprinae. It is closely related to M. hyopneumoniae, a respiratory pathogen of swine that is associated with decreased growth rates of pigs as well as clinical respiratory disease. In order to assess the effects of M. ovipneumoniae on lamb performance, we generated a cohort of lambs free of M. ovipneumoniae by segregation of test negative ewes after lambing, then compared the growth and carcass quality traits of M. ovipneumoniae-free and -colonized lambs from weaning to harvest. Some signs of respiratory disease …

New Biological Engineering Department Head Named At Usu | College Of Engineering, Utah State University

College of Engineering News

Utah State University’s Department of Biological Engineering is under new leadership. Industry veteran and professor D. Keith Roper took the helm at the department at the beginning of the spring semester. Roper brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the position and says he’s eager to usher in exciting changes.

The Utah Statesman, February 5, 2019, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Panel-Based Exhibit Using Participatory Design Elements May Motivate Behavior Change, Lisa Lundgren, Kathryn A. Stofer, Betty A. Dunckel, Janice Krieger, Makenna Lange, Vaughan James

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

Meaningful science engagement beyond one-way outreach is needed to encourage science-based decision making. This pilot study aimed to instigate dialogue and deliberation concerning climate change and public health. Feedback from science café participants was used to design a panel-based museum exhibit that asked visitors to make action plans concerning such issues. Using intercept interviews and visitor comment card data, we found that visitors developed general or highly individualistic action plans to address these issues. Results suggest that employing participatory design methods when developing controversial socio-scientific exhibits can aid engagement. We conclude by recommending participatory strategies for implementing two-way science communication.

What Utah Mothers Can Do To Strengthen The Impact Of Their Daughters, Susan R. Madsen

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

This idea sheet is based on a 2018 gathering of 25 mothers who are raising school-aged daughters in Utah. With the knowledge that mothers are one of the most powerful influences in a girl’s life, this discussion focused on various topics, including culture, confidence and self-discovery, education, personal and social development, and resilience.

Faculty Senate Agenda, February 4, 2019, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Monthly Report – January 10, 2019
• Academic Freedom and Tenure Annual Report
• Council on Teacher Education Annual Report
• 405.7.2 – External Reviewers
• Greenhouse Gas Resolution
• 403.3.1 – Standards of Conduct – Faculty Responsibilities to Students
• 403.3.2 – Standards of Conduct – Professional Obligations
• 405.2.1 – 405.3.2 – 405.5.1 – 405.10.1 Community Engagement Inclusion
• 407.1.1 – Non Punitive Measure
• 407.8.5(3) – Sexual Harassment
• 407.11.2(2) - Notification of Faculty Member
• 407.11.3(2) – Protection of Complainant and Others

Faculty Senate Minutes, February 4, 2019, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Academic Freedom and Tenure
• Council on Teacher Education
• Greenhouse Gas Resolution

Tremblings, February 2019, Western Aspen Alliance

Tremblings

Staying Alive: Community and Quakies in Idaho

Jenny Gonyer

Toni Ruth

Aspen stands expand and contract, flourish, fade away, and rebound, and similarly so do collaborative working groups (a.k.a., collaboratives). In 2006, the Central Idaho Aspen Working Group (CIAWG) formed with the mission to promote and perpetuate diverse, sustainable aspen communities near Salmon, Idaho. Within a few years, the group entered into its own Lotka-Volterra model oscillations with momentum rising and falling with available funding sources, personnel, shovel-ready projects, and budgets. After momentum waned, we at Salmon Valley Stewardship (SVS) were asked to reconvene the group in 2016. SVS is …

The Utah Statesman, January 29, 2019, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Catalytic Mechanism For The Conversion Of Salicylate Into Catechol By The Flavin-Dependent Monooxygenase Salicylate Hydroxylase, Débora M. A. Costa, Stefanya V. Gómez, Simara S. De Araújo, Mozart S. Pereira, Rosemeire B. Alves, Denize C. Favaro, Alvan C. Hengge, Ronaldo A. P. Nagem, Tiago A. S. Brandão

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications

Salicylate hydroxylase (NahG) is a flavin-dependent monooxygenase that catalyzes the decarboxylative hydroxylation of salicylate into catechol in the naphthalene degradation pathway in Pseudomonas putida G7. We explored the mechanism of action of this enzyme in detail using a combination of structural and biophysical methods. NahG shares many structural and mechanistic features with other versatile flavin-dependent monooxygenases, with potential biocatalytic applications. The crystal structure at 2.0 Å resolution for the apo form of NahG adds a new snapshot preceding the FAD binding in flavin-dependent monooxygenases. The k_cat/K_m for the salicylate reaction catalyzed by the holo form is …

Climate Change Adaptation In The Delta Nile Region Of Egypt: Implications For Agricultural Extension, Hazem S. Kassem, Abdel Raouf Suleiman Bello, Bader M. Alotaibi, Fahd O. Aldosri, Gary S. Straquadine

Extension Research

This study used quantitative and qualitative methods to collect data, using questionnaires and interviews, from 792 randomly-selected farmers in two of the governorates in the Nile Delta Region, Egypt. A workshop was organized for 59 extension professionals working in the two governorates, looking at how the adaptive capacity of the agricultural sector towards climate change was being guided by policy-makers. Two focus groups were used: one with senior officials from the regional governorates and the other with central government administrators from the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation. The study findings suggested that 51.9% of the investigated farmers at the …

Timescale Dependence In River Channel Migration Measurements, Mitchell Donovan, Patrick Belmont

Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications

Accurately measuring river meander migration over time is critical for sediment budgets and understanding how rivers respond to changes in hydrology or sediment supply. However, estimates of meander migration rates or streambank contributions to sediment budgets using repeat aerial imagery, maps, or topographic data will be underestimated without proper accounting for channel reversal. Furthermore, comparing channel planform adjustment measured over dissimilar timescales are biased because short‐ and long‐term measurements are disproportionately affected by temporary rate variability, long‐term hiatuses, and channel reversals. We evaluate the role of timescale dependence for the Root River, a single threaded meandering sand‐ and gravel‐bedded river …

Informing Website Navigation Design With Team-Based Card Sorting, Alex Sundt, Teagan Eastman

Library Faculty & Staff Publications

In 2016, Utah State University (USU) Libraries redesigned the library website’s main menu and underlying information architecture (IA) in response to a number of known usability problems and limitations. Card sorting studies were conducted with a group of USU undergraduate students and a mixed group of faculty and graduate students to help develop a better understanding of users’ mental models of library-related research and service tasks. Participants worked in teams to sort, rank and label cards pertaining to the content and feature of the library’s website. Afterwards, participants discussed and performed usability tasks on each other’s categories. Results were used …

Human Polyclonal Antibodies Produced From Transchromosomal Bovine Provides Prophylactic And Therapeutic Protections Against Zika Virus Infection In Stat2 Ko Syrian Hamsters, Venkatraman Siddharthan, Jinxin Miao, Arnaud J. Van Wettere, Rong Li, Hua Wu, Eddie Sullivan, Jinan Jiao, Jay W. Hooper, David Safronetz, John D. Morrey, Justin G. Julander, Zhongde Wang

Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Science Faculty Publications

Zika virus (ZIKV) infection can cause severe congenital diseases, such as microcephaly, ocular defects and arthrogryposis in fetuses, and Guillain–Barré syndrome in adults. Efficacious therapeutic treatments for infected patients, as well as prophylactic treatments to prevent new infections are needed for combating ZIKV infection. Here, we report that ZIKV-specific human polyclonal antibodies (SAB-155), elicited in transchromosomal bovine (TcB), provide significant protection from infection by ZIKV in STAT2 knockout (KO) golden Syrian hamsters both prophylactically and therapeutically. These antibodies also prevent testicular lesions in this hamster model. Our data indicate that antibody-mediated immunotherapy is effective in treating ZIKV infection. Because suitable …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, January 22, 2019, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Academic Freedom and Tenure
• Council on Teacher Education
• Greenhouse Gas Resolution
• USUSA Annual Report
• Professional Responsibilities and Procedures Committee
• Scholarship Advisory Board
• USUSA Recommendations

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, January 22, 2019, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Monthly Report – January 10, 2019
• Academic Freedom and Tenure Annual Report
• 405.7.2 – External Reviewers
• Greenhouse Gas Resolution
• 403.3.1 – Standards of Conduct – Faculty Responsibilities to Students
• 403.3.2 – Standards of Conduct – Professional Obligations
• 405.2.1 – 405.3.2 – 405.5.1 – 405.10.1 Community Engagement Inclusion
• 407.1.1 – Non Punitive Measure
• 407.11.2(2) - Notification of Faculty Member
• 407.11.3(2) – Protection of Complainant and Others

Newborn And Infant Hearing Screening Facing Globally Growing Numbers Of People Suffering From Disabling Hearing Loss, Katrin Neumann, Shelly Chadha, George Tavartkiladze, Xingkuan Bu, Karl R. White

Psychology Faculty Publications

Recent prevalence estimates indicate that in 2015 almost half a billion people—about 6.8% of the world’s population—had disabling hearing loss and that prevalence numbers will further increase. The World Health Organization (WHO) currently estimates that at least 34 million children under the age of 15 have disabling hearing loss. Based on a 2012 WHO report, approximately 7.5 million of these children were under the age of 5 years. This review article focuses on the importance of high-quality newborn and infant hearing screening (NIHS) programs as one strategy to ameliorate disabling hearing loss as a global health problem. Two WHO resolutions …

The Utah Statesman, January 15, 2019, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, College Of Agriculture And Applied Sciences, January 11, 2019 - Agricultural Communication, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

The School of Applied Sciences, Technology, and Education in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences proposes changing the name of the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Communication and Journalism to Agricultural Communication.

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, College Of Humanities And Social Sciences, January 11, 2019, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

The President and Provost recommend that the Board of Trustees approve the proposal to offer a Baccalaureate Degree in Chinese in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences’ Department of Languages, Philosophy and Communication Studies.

A Web-Based Self-Guided Program To Promote Valued-Living In College Students: A Pilot Study, Jacob Firestone, Leeann Cardaciotto, Michael E. Levin, Edie Goldbacher, Peter Vernig, Laura Eubanks Gambrell

Psychology Faculty Publications

Web-based programs that focus on values, a core process within acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), may be a promising approach to cultivate positive psychosocial adjustment among undergraduates. The current study tested the usability, acceptability, and receptivity of the Living Your Values (LYV) program, a single-session, web-delivered, self-guided values intervention for undergraduates and its utility to promote valued-living and psychological wellbeing. In an undergraduate sample (N = 133), while the LVY program was deemed moderately usable, acceptability and receptivity findings were more attenuated. At follow-up (n = 98), a significant pre-intervention to follow-up increase in valued-living was evidenced both overall and …

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, January 10, 2019, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee
• Cross-Listed Courses Discussion

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, January 10, 2019, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Program Proposals

• Changing the MS in International Food and Agribusiness to MS Agribusiness
• Changing the name of the BS from Land, Plant, and Climate Systems to Soils and Sustainable Land Systems
• Offering a minor in Electrical Engineering
• Changing department name from Geology to Earth Sciences

Semester Course Approval Reviews

Other

• Cross-Listed Courses Discussion
• Zero Credit Courses

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, January 10, 2019, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Program Proposals

• Changing the MS in International Food and Agribusiness to MS Agribusiness
• Changing the name of the BS from Land, Plant, and Climate Systems to Soils and Sustainable Land Systems
• Offering a minor in Electrical Engineering
• Changing department name from Geology to Earth Sciences

Semester Course Approval Reviews

Other

• Cross-Listed Courses Discussion

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, January 10, 2019, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Curriculum Subcommittee report
• Academic Standards Subcommittee report
• General Education Subcommittee report