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39_1_Masthead.Pdf, Marine Ornithology

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.

Inside Front Cover, Marine Ornithology

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.

The Extension Newsletter, Issue 93, Winter 2017, Wright State University Retirees Association

The Extension Newsletter

An eight page newsletter from the Wright State University's Retirees Association.

Mercury Bioaccumulation And Biomagnification In Ozark Stream Ecosystems, Christopher J. Schmitt, Craig A. Stricker, William G. Brumbaugh

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

Crayfish (Orconectes spp.), Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea), northern hog sucker (hog sucker; Hypentelium nigricans), and smallmouth bass (smallmouth; Micropterus dolomieu) from streams in southeastern Missouri (USA) were analyzed for total mercury (HgT) and for stable isotopes of carbon (δ¹³C), nitrogen (δ¹⁵N),and sulfur (δ³⁴S) to discern Hg transfer pathways. HgT concentrations were generally lowest in crayfish (0.005–0.112µg/g dw) and highest in smallmouth (0.093–4.041 mg/gdw), as was δ¹⁵N. HgT was also lower and δ¹⁵N was higher in all biota from a stream draining a more heavily populated …

2011-12 Series - Convergence Of Cultures, University Center For The Humanities

University Center for the Humanities Events

This year the University Center for the Humanities focuses a lens on the contact zones between culture and power to understand the tensions, collaborations, accommodations and conversions that accompany sustained cross-cultural encounters. It considers the intersections of ethnicity, language, religion, politics, science and culture and the innovative and creative human products of that interaction. The lecture series is designed to contest stereotypes of difference and expand the understanding of complex social dynamics.

The Impact Of Infectious Disease On Chronic Disease: A Review Of Contemporary Findings, Wendy Bjerke

All PTHMS Faculty Publications

Infectious diseases are among the top causes of death in adults and children. Chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are among the top causes of death in adults. Associations between bacterial and viral infectious agents and subsequent development of chronic disease have been made in the past but are currently being reexamined with more rigor and specificity. This review examines infectious disease agent causes and associations with cancer, cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, and neurodegenerative disease. These associations will impact future research, surveillance, treatment, and prevention of both infectious and chronic diseases.

2011-2012 Student Handbook, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Student Handbooks

No abstract provided.

Nova Southeastern University 2011 Annual Report, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Medical Encounter Characteristics Of Hiv Seroconverters In The Us Army And Air Force, 2000–2004, Shilpa Hakre, David Brett-Major, Darrell E. Singer, Robert J. O'Connell, Warren B. Sateren, Jose L. Sanchez, Brian K. Agan, Nelson L. Michael, Paul T. Scott

Journal Articles: Epidemiology

BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Active duty US Army and Air Force military personnel undergo mandatory biennial HIV antibody screening. We compared pre- and post-HIV seroconversion health status by conducting a case-control study, which evaluated all medical encounters and sociodemographic factors among incident HIV seroconverters and HIV-negative controls from June 2000 through February 2004.

RESULTS: A total of 274 HIV seroconverters and 6205 HIV-negative personnel were included. In multivariate analysis restricted to male personnel (cases = 261, controls = 5801), single marital status (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 14.37), clinical indicators or symptoms within four years of HIV diagnosis (AOR = 6.22), …

Ontogenetic Changes In The Bell Morphology And Kinematics And Swimming Behavior Of Rowing Medusae: The Special Case Of The Limnomedusa Liriope Tetraphylla, Tasia Blough, Sean Colin, John H. Costello, Antonio C. Marques

Arts & Sciences Faculty Publications

Swimming animals may experience significant changes in the Reynolds number (Re) of their surrounding fluid flows throughout ontogeny. Many medusae experience Re environments with significant viscous forces as small juveniles but inertially dominated Re environments as adults. These different environments may affect their propulsive strategies. In particular, rowing, a propulsive strategy with ecological advantages for large adults, may be constrained by viscosity for small juvenile medusae. We examined changes in the bell morphology and swimming kinematics of the limnomedusa Liriope tetraphylla at different stages of development. L. tetraphylla maintained an oblate bell (fineness ratio _ 0.5–0.6), large velar …

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Outreach And Retention Methods Of Six Congregations Of The Brunswick Baptist Association, Jeffrey Gibby

Doctor of Ministry Projects

I chose two hypotheses to form a survey. The first hypothesis is that persons are reached by the style of building, existing relationships, or advertising. The second hypothesis is that persons maintain their membership based on the content of preaching, the quality of teaching programs, or fellowship.

I employed the Mann-Whitney Statistical Test to analyze the data.

The data revealed that good preaching, good worship, and good fellowship make a growing church. The data results also show the significance of the Pastor and revealed that age-graded Bible study groups are still valid in reaching and retaining members.

Helping The Parents Of Middle School Students Communicate Biblical Truths Of Sexuality At The First Baptist Church Of Lenoir, North Carolina, Thomas Russell Hinton

Doctor of Ministry Projects

An educational program was developed to discover the role of the church in promoting healthy parent/child communication about sexuality. Believing scripture affirms sexuality as a blessing from God, parents and middle school youth were recruited and led through the study. Surveys measured attitudes, opinions, and understanding of biblical knowledge, anatomy, and communication levels. After the program the families were given two months to observe parent/child communication. Final surveys indicated that the church can play an active role in promoting parent child communication about sexuality, and participants reflected a positive outcome by recommending the continuation of this program as a part …

Iowa Academy Of Science 123rd Annual Meeting [2011]: Advance Program, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contains information about the schedule and presentations for the 2011 annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science.

The Mechanosensory Role Of Primary Cilia In Vascular Hypertension, Surya M. Nauli, Xingjian Jin, Beerend P. Hierck

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Local regulation of vascular tone plays an important role in cardiovascular control of blood pressure. Aside from chemical or hormonal regulations, this local homeostasis is highly regulated by fluid-shear stress. It was previously unclear how vascular endothelial cells were able to sense fluid-shear stress. The cellular functions of mechanosensory cilia within vascular system have emerged recently. In particular, hypertension is insidious and remains a continuous problem that evolves during the course of polycystic kidney disease (PKD). The basic and clinical perspectives on primary cilia are discussed with regard to the pathogenesis of hypertension in PKD.

Inhibition Of Multi-Drug Resistant Hiv-1 Reverse Transcriptase By Nucleoside Beta-Triphosphates, Chandravanu Dash, Yousef Ahmadibeni, Michael J. Hanley, Jui Pandhare, Mathias Gotte, Stuart F. J. Le Grice, Keykavous Parang

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Despite the success of potent reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitors against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in combination regimens, the development of drug resistant RTs constitutes a major hurdle for the long-term efficacy of current antiretroviral therapy. Nucleoside β-triphosphate analogs of adenosine and nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) (3′-azido-2′,3′-dideoxythymidine (AZT), 3′-fluoro-2′,3′-dideoxythymidine (FLT), and 2′,3′-didehydro-2′,3′-dideoxythymidine (d4T)) were synthesized and their inhibitory activities were evaluated against wild-type and multidrug resistant HIV-1 RTs. Adenosine β-triphosphate (1) and AZT β-triphosphate (2) completely inhibited the DNA polymerase activity of wild type, the NRTI multi resistant, and nonnucleoside RT inhibitors (NNRTI) resistant HIV-1 RT at 10 …

Thiazolyl N-Benzyl-Substituted Acetamide Derivatives: Synthesis, Src Kinase Inhibitory And Anticancer Activities, Asal Fallah-Tafti, Alireza Foroumadi, Rakesh Tiwari, Amir Nasrolahi Shirazi, David G. Hangauer, Yahao Bu, Tahmineh Akbarzadeh, Keykavous Parang, Abbas Shafiee

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

KX2-391 (KX-01/Kinex Pharmaceuticals), N-benzyl-2-(5-(4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide, is a highly selective Src substrate binding site inhibitor. To understand better the role of pyridine ring and N-benzylsubstitution in KX2-391 and establish the structure-activity relationship, a number of N-benzyl substituted (2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-4-yl)acetamide derivatives containing thiazole instead of pyridine were synthesized and evaluated for Src kinase inhibitory activities. The unsubstituted N-benzyl derivative (8a) showed the inhibition of c-Src kinase with GI50 values of 1.34 μM and 2.30 M in NIH3T3/c-Src527F and SYF/c-Src527F cells, respectively. All the synthesized compounds were evaluated for inhibition of cell proliferation of human colon carcinoma (HT-29), breast carcinoma (BT-20), and leukemia (CCRF-CEM) cells. …

Altered Self-Assembly And Apatite Binding Of Amelogenin Induced By N-Terminal Proline Mutation, Li Zhu, Vuk Uskoković, Thuan Le, Pamela Denbesten, Yulei Huang, Stefan Habelitz, Wu Li

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Objective—A single Pro-70 to Thr (p.P70T) mutation of amelogenin is known to result in hypomineralized amelogenesis imperfecta (AI). This study aims to test the hypothesis that the given mutation affects the self-assembly of amelogenin molecules and impairs their ability to conduct the growth of apatite crystals.

Design—Recombinant human full-length wild-type (rh174) and p.P70T mutated amelogenins were analyzed using dynamic light scattering (DLS), protein quantification assay and atomic force microscopy (AFM) before and after the binding of amelogenins to hydroxyapatite crystals. The crystal growth modulated by both amelogenins in a dynamic titration system was observed using AFM.

Results—As …

Improved Inactivation Effect Of Bacteria Fabrication Of Mesoporous Anatase Films With Fine Ag Nanoparticles Prepared By Coaxial Vacuum Arc Deposition, Hamid Oveisi, Simin Rahighi, Xiangfen Jiang, Yoshiaki Agawa, Ali Beitollahi, Soichi Wakatsuki, Yusuke Yamauchi

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

We realize ultrarapid inactivation of bacteria by modifying fine Ag nanoparticles with uniform size on mesoporous anatase films with high surface areas.

Volume 7 Issue 1 (Spring 2011)

The Modern American

No abstract provided.

A Concise Review On Epigenetic Regulation: Insight Into Molecular Mechanisms., S. Golbabapour, M.A. Abdulla, M. Hajrezaei

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Epigenetic mechanisms are responsible for the regulation of transcription of imprinted genes and those that induce a totipotent state. Starting just after fertilization, DNA methylation pattern undergoes establishment, reestablishment and maintenance. These modifications are important for normal embryo and placental developments. Throughout life and passing to the next generation, epigenetic events establish, maintain, erase and reestablish. In the context of differentiated cell reprogramming, demethylation and activation of genes whose expressions contribute to the pluripotent state is the crux of the matter. In this review, firstly, regulatory epigenetic mechanisms related to somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) reprogramming are discussed, followed by …

A New Method For Measuring Pistoning In Lower Limb Prosthetic, H. Gholizadeh, Noor Azuan Abu Osman, A.G. Luviksdottir, M. Kamyab, A. Eshraghi, S. Ali, Wan Abu Bakar Wan Abas

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The quality of suspension in lower limb prosthetics has significant role in amputee's satisfaction. Good suspension lessens the pistoning movement of the residual limb inside the prosthetic socket. A number of methods are used for measuring pistoning; however most of them are difficult to be performed inside the prosthetic clinic and by every prosthetist. The purpose of this study was to introduce a new simple method for measuring pistoning in Transtibial prosthesis in static position. This method was developed in-house at Össur for the first time. In this study we used this technique to measure pistoning between socket and liner …

A Numerical Model For The Simulation Of Double-Diffusive Natural Convection In A Right-Angled Triangular Solar Collector, M.M. Rahman, M.M. Billah, N.A. Rahim, N. Amin, Rahman Saidur, M. Hasanuzzaman

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

A numerical model is presented for the simulation of double-diffusive natural convection in a triangular solar collector. This design is encountered in greenhouse solar stills where vertical temperature and concentration gradients between the saline water and transparent cover induce flows in a confined space. This phenomenon plays an important function in the water distillation process and in the biological comfort. In this double-diffusion problem, the ratio Br of the relative magnitude thermal and compositional buoyancy and Rayleigh numbers are key parameters. Finite element technique is used to solve the governing equations. Numerical results are presented for the effect of the …

A Preliminary Study Of The Effects Of Glucosamine Sulphate And Chondroitin Sulphate On Surgically Treated And Untreated Focal Cartilage Damage, Tunku Kamarul, S. Abdul Rahim, M. Tumin, L. Selvaratnam, T.S. Ahmad

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The effects of Glucosamine Sulphate (GS) and Chondroitin Sulphate (CS) on the healing of damaged and repaired articular cartilage were investigated. This study was conducted using 18 New Zealand white rabbits as experimental models. Focal cartilage defects, surgically created in the medial femoral condyle, were either treated by means of autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) or left untreated as controls. Rabbits were then divided into groups which received either GS+/-CS or no pharmacotherapy. Three rabbits from each group were sacrificed at 12 and 24 weeks post-surgery. Knees dissected from rabbits were then evaluated using gross quantification of repair tissue, glycosaminoglycan (GAG) …

A Review Of Histomorphometric Analysis Techniques For Assessing Implant-Soft Tissue Interface, Wen Lin Chai, K. Moharamzadeh, I.M. Brook, R. Van Noort

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The success of dental implant treatment depends on the healing of both hard and soft tissues. While osseointegration provides initial success, the biological seal of the peri-implant soft tissue is crucial for maintaining the long term success of implants. Most studies of the biological seal of peri-implant tissues are based on animal or monolayer cell culture models. To understand the mechanisms of soft tissue attachment and the factors affecting the integrity of the soft tissue around the implants, it is essential to obtain good quality histological sections for microscopic examination. The nature of the specimens, however, which consist of both …

A Simple Approach For Education Using Virtual Human Dataset, W.C. Seng, S.H. Mirisaee

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The virtual tour of human body is a system which is able to generate a three â�� dimensional image of a human bodybased on the human dataset. Virtual human body systems prepare an environment for medical practitioners to treat certainmedical conditions especially those which require surgery, precision and planning according to individual patients. Currentvirtual human body systems have some drawbacks and shortages especially as a study aid system, so the proposed system inthis research tries to fulfill the shortages as a proper study aid system. The objective of this research is to develop a systemthat can simulate fly â�� through …

Aerobic Treatment Of Oily Wastewater: Effect Of Aeration And Sludge Concentration To Pollutant Reduction And Phb Accumulation, B. Primasari, S. Ibrahim, M.S.M. Annuar, L.X.I. Remmie

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

This study is aimed to investigate feasibility of the aerobic biological process to treat oily wastewater from palm oil food industry. Effect of aeration and sludge concentrations are studied. Raw sludge and raw wastewater was mixed and acclimatized for five days in a stirred tank reactor. The aeration rate (no aeration, low; 1.5L/min and high rate; 2L/min) and sludge concentration (3675, 7350, and 11025mg/L of VSS) were varied. Responses of process were pH, COD, oil and grease, VSS, and PHB content. It was found that the treatment can remove 85.1 to 97.1 of COD and remove 12.9 to 54.8 of …

Analysis Of Aroma And Yield Components Of Aromatic Rice In Malaysian Tropical Environment, F. Golam, Y.H. Yin, A. Masitah, N. Afnierna, N.A. Majid, N. Khalid, M. Osman

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Low yield is a common phenomenon of aromatic rice and consequently rice breeders are trying to develop the agronomic characters to gain a better grain yield. In this study, a total of 53 rice genotypes including 12 globally popular aromatic rice cultivars and 39 advanced breeding lines were evaluated for yield and yield contributing characters in Malaysian tropical environment. Two local varieties MRQ 50 and MRQ 72 were used as check varieties. Correlation analysis revealed that the number of fertile tillers (r = 0.69), grain/panicle (r = 0.86) and fertile grain per panicle (r = 0.65) have the positive contribution …

Approximation Technique For Prosthetic Design Using Numerical Foot Profiling, A.Y. Bani Hashim, Noor Azuan Abu Osman, Wan Abu Bakar Wan Abas, L. Abdul Latif

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

This work studies foot structure to develop a method that represents foot it in the form numerical profile. This profile is used to approximate the important parts for prosthetic foot design. This is done by a proper mapping of bones and joint which resulted in the creation of the kinematic structure. The structure simplifies the outlook of foot anatomy. The structure is then converted into graph that stores the information for vertex adjacency, edge incidence, and path. Further, this information is used to create the visual structures in the form of three distinct synthetic digital images. From these images the …

Application Of Physiological And Biochemical Indices For Screening And Assessment Of Drought Tolerance In Durum Wheat Genotypes, A.A. Moayedi, A. Nasrulhaq-Boyce, H. Tavakoli

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Field experiments were conducted at the Khorasan-e- Razavi Agricultural and Natural Resource Research Center, in Mashhad during the 2007 and 2008 season, to determine drought tolerance in promising durum wheat genotypes. The experiments were laid out using a split plot arrangement, in randomized complete block design with three replications. Four irrigation regimes and five wheat genotypes were assigned to the main-plots and sub-plots respectively. Analysis of the data showed that with advancement of the growth and developmental stages from booting to anthesis and soft dough in the different wheat genotypes planted, the values of relative water content, canopy temperature depression …

Artificial Neural Networks For Mechanical Strength Prediction Of Lightweight Mortar, S.V. Razavi, Mohd Zamin Jumaat, A.H. Ei-Shafie, P. Mohammadi

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

In this paper, the practical results of mechanical strength of different lightweight mortars made with 0, 5,10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50,55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95 and 100 of scoria instead of sand and 0.55 water-cement ratio and 350 kg/m3 cement content have been used to generate artificial neural networks (ANNs). Totally, 52 feed-forward back-propagation neural networks (FFBNN) with different parameters have been investigated in the case of 80 data for training, 15 data for verifying, and 10 data for testing. The performance for producing networks was evaluated by root mean squared error …