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Isso Weekly Newsletter, June 27, 2013, University Of Northern Iowa. International Students And Scholars Office.

ISSO Weekly Newsletter

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-- ISSO Office Has Moved
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-- Live Jazz by Hands of Time June 27
-- Sturgis Falls Celebration June 27-30
-- Waterloo Bucks Baseball
-- Available sublease August 17-January 2
-- ISSO Summer Office Hours
-- Things to Do in the Summer
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-- ISSO - Enhancing International Experiences

Bioethanol Production From Mixed Lignocellulosic Substrates Using Cellulolytic Termite Gut Bacteria And Yeast, M.A. Oke, K. Philip, N. Ajam

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Energy insecurity and global warming associated with use of fossil fuels have led to intense efforts towards sustainable production of biofuels such as bioethanol. Utilization of biomass for the production of biofuels has been fraught with challenges such as fluctuating feedstock supply, high cost of feedstock handling, and other logistic problems. Most studies on lignocellulosic ethanol production have been based on single biomass feedstocks. Mixed biomass feedstock approach to the utilization of lignocellulosic biomass for ethanol production has the potential to overcome the challenges of biomass utilization, positively improve the bioethanol production process and generally boost the biorefinery concept. Oil …

Bulletin, Dmacc Marketing

Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Cryptopatches Are Essential For The Development Of Human Galt, Tomonori Nochi, Paul W. Denton, Angela Wahl, J. Victor Garcia

Biology Faculty Publications

Abnormal gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) in humans is associated with infectious and autoimmune diseases, which cause dysfunction of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract immune system. To aid in investigating GALT pathologies in vivo, we bioengineered a human-mouse chimeric model characterized by the development of human GALT structures originating in mouse cryptopatches. This observation expands our mechanistic understanding of the role of cryptopatches in human GALT genesis and emphasizes the evolutionary conservation of this developmental process. Immunoglobulin class switching to IgA occurs in these GALT structures, leading to numerous human IgAproducing plasma cells throughout the intestinal lamina propria. CD4+ T cell depletion …

Interactive Effects Of Defoliation And Climate Change On Compensatory Growth Of Silver Birch Seedlings, Liisa Huttunen, Matthew P. Ayres, Pekka Niemelä, Susanne Heiska, Riitta Tegelberg, Matti Rousi, Seppo Kellomaki

Dartmouth Scholarship

Atmospheric warming increases the abundance of insect herbivores and intensifies the risk of defoliation, especially in high latitude forests. At the same time, the effects of increasing temperature and CO2 on plant responses to foliage damage are poorly understood. We examined if previous-year defoliation, varying between 0 and 75% of total leaf area, and different combinations of elevated temperature, CO2 and nutrient availability alter the growth of two-year old silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) seedlings. We measured the greatest height growth in seedlings that were fertilized and defoliated twice at the level of 50% of total leaf area, and subjected …

Smoking Mediates The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences And Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease In The Brfss Data, Andrew Messersmith

Master of Public Health Capstone Presentations

Associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and adult health outcomes are well grounded in the empirical literature; such studies generally find both direct and indirect effects of ACE on health outcomes such as liver disease, cancer, and heart disease. In this study, the association between ACEs and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was examined, and smoking was assessed as a partial mediator in the ACE-COPD relationship. Data were collected from five states in which an eight category ACE module was included in the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Logistic regression models were developed to test the mediational hypothesis-that …

A Comparative Study Of Solubility Between Resin Cement And Self-Adhesive Resin Cement, Rahaf Kurdi, Elizabeth Sarkis, Nazera Sarkis

International Arab Journal of Dentistry

Resin cements have been largely used for luting indirect restorations due to their bonding abilities to the tooth structures and the increase of the restorations stability; however their solubility can negatively affect the restoration durability. The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate and to compare water solubility values of conventional resin cement with self-adhesive resin cement according to ISO 4049 specification. Two commercial dental luting cement materials were selected: Conventional resin cement (Resicem™ /Shofu) and self-adhesive resin cement (Total Cem, Itena). Ten discs were prepared of each cement material. The discs were made according to the manufacturer’s …

Treatment Of Dentin Hypersensitivity With A Combination Of Nano- Fluorhydroxyapatite And Nd:Yag Laser, Saeed Ali, Kholood Al Saffi, Raad Niama Dayem

International Arab Journal of Dentistry

The aim of this study was to evaluate a new treatment modality of dentin hypersensitivity combining nano-fluor-hydroxyapatite (NFH) and Nd:YAg laser and to compare its effect with other therapies such as cyanoacrylate and sodium fluoride using scanning electron microscope. Sixty freshly extracted human premolar teeth were collected. The coronal portion of each tooth was removed and the canals were instrumented and obturated with gutta-percha. A 3 mm wide ring of root surface was cut with a rotary instrument to expose the underlying dentin. Teeth were randomly separated into six groups of ten teeth each: 1) combination of NFH and Nd:YAG …

"A Day In The Life:" A Simulated Experience, Melinda Hermanns, Narisa Waldo, Mary Luanne Lilly

Nursing Faculty Publications and Presentations

An experiential learning activity titled, "A Day in the Life" was implemented with nineteen baccalaureate nursing students in order to achieve a holistic understanding of the challenges faced by persons living with Schizophrenia and a physical disability, such as a fracture in an upper extremity or a visual impairment. The role play simulation required that students interact with public transportation and community resources, while assuming the role of a person with Schizophrenia and a physical disability. Using a qualitative descriptive methodology, reflective journals, aesthetic expressions, and post conference discussions about "A Day in the Life" were reviewed and analyzed by …

The Effect Of Corticision And Different Force Magnitudes On Orthodontic Tooth Movement In A Rat Model, Christopher A. Murphy Dmd, Mds

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Investigation Of Water-Molecule Complexes And Their Catalytic Effect On Important Atmospheric Reactions, Taylor Scott Cline

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is a collection of works that investigates issues related to environmental chemistry. The first portion of this research explores the role of water vapor on the kinetics of important atmospheric reactions. Work is presented on the self-reaction of β-hydroxyethyl peroxy radical (β-HEP) and the catalytic increase in reaction rate by water vapor. β-HEP serves as a model system for investigating the possible role of water vapor in perturbing the kinetics and product branching ratio of atmospheric reactions of other alkyl peroxy radicals. The self-reaction rate coefficient of β-HEP was investigated between 276-296 K with 1.0 × 10^15 to …

Gender Ideology And Delinquency, Rebecca Staudt

Research Papers

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

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The Bromus Tectorum-Pyrenophora Semeniperda Pathosystem, Heather Finch

Theses and Dissertations

Variable mortality of Pyrenophora semeniperda--infected Bromus tectorum seeds has been referred to as a "race for survival", stating that seeds that germinate quickly are more likely to escape pathogen-caused mortality. Dormancy status is not the only variable determining outcomes within the Bromus-Pyrenophora pathosystem. Varying temperature and exposure to water may strongly influence germination outcomes of B. tectorum when in the presence of P. semeniperda. Low water potentials characteristic of semi-arid soils are often over-looked in the context of seed pathogens, and are ecologically relevant- especially for plant species that inhabit intermittently dry environments. To adequately characterize the Bromus tectorum-Pyrenophora semeniperda …

Dna Methylation Analysis Reveals Distinct Methylation Signatures In Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors, James F. Amatruda, Julie A. Ross, Brock Christensen, Nicholas J. Fustino, Kenneth S. Chen, Anthony J. Hooten, Heather Nelson, Jacquelyn K. Kuriger, Dinesh Rakheja, A. Lindsay Frazier, Jenny N. Poynter

Dartmouth Scholarship

Background: Aberrant DNA methylation is a prominent feature of many cancers, and may be especially relevant in germ cell tumors (GCTs) due to the extensive epigenetic reprogramming that occurs in the germ line during normal development. Methods: We used the Illumina GoldenGate Cancer Methylation Panel to compare DNA methylation in the three main histologic subtypes of pediatric GCTs (germinoma, teratoma and yolk sac tumor (YST); N = 51) and used recursively partitioned mixture models (RPMM) to test associations between methylation pattern and tumor and demographic characteristics. We identified genes and pathways that were differentially methylated using generalized linear models and …

Does It Have To Taste Bad To Be Good? Leveraging Pleasure To Enhance Learning, Karen H. Dougherty M.D.

Kentucky Journal of Higher Education Policy and Practice

Emerging information from the field of neuroscience has illuminated the workings of the brain’s pleasure circuit as a powerful motivator of human behavior. While much of the research has been driven by an effort to uncover the roots of addiction, an understanding of the aspects of pleasure can be applied to the design of teaching strategies to engage college students and improve their retention and persistence.

Minutes, 2013 June 26

Agendas and Minutes

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Agenda And Attachments, 2013 June 26

Agendas and Minutes

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Verifying Performance For Autonomous Robot Missions With Uncertainty, Damian M. Lyons, Ronald Arkin, Tsung-Ming Liu, Shu Jiang, Paramesh Nirmal

Faculty Publications

Establishing performance guarantees for robot missions is especially important for C-WMD applications. Software verification techniques, such as model checking (Clark 1999, Jhala & Majumdar 2009), can be applied to robotic applications but characteristics of this application area, including addition of a robot environment model and handling continuous spatial location well, exacerbate state explosion, a key weakness of these methods. We have proposed an approach to verifying robot missions that shifts the focus from state-based analysis onto the solution of a set of flow equations (Lyons et al. 2012). The key novelty introduced in this paper is a probabilistic spatial representation …

A Novel Stratification Method In Linkage Studies To Address Inter- And Intra-Family Heterogeneity In Autism, Zohreh Talebizadeh, Dan E. Arking, Valerie Wailin Hu

Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine Faculty Publications

Most genome linkage scans for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have failed to be replicated. Recently, a new ASD phenotypic sub-classification method was developed which employed cluster analyses of severity scores from the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R). Here, we performed linkage analysis for each of the four identified ADI-R stratified subgroups. Additional stratification was also applied to reduce intra-family heterogeneity and to investigate the impact of gender. For the purpose of replication, two independent sets of single nucleotide polymorphism markers for 392 families were used in our study. This deep subject stratification protocol resulted in 16 distinct group-specific datasets for linkage …

Oyster Bed Mapping In The Great Bay Estuary, 2012-2013, Raymond E. Grizzle, Krystin M. Ward

PREP Reports & Publications

Six major oyster beds (reefs) in New Hampshire are mapped periodically to assess wild oyster populations in the Great Bay Estuary. Data on the spatial extent of the beds are combined with density and other measures to estimate the abundances of live oysters. The first objective of the present project was to determine the spatial extent of these six oyster beds, and to compare the 2012/2013 data with previous mapping efforts. A second objective was twofold: to map the extent of live oyster bottom at selected recent oyster restoration sites, and to map areas where oyster beds have been known …

We Must All Work To Solve Childhood Obesity, Lisa Barkley

UCF Forum

Obesity is a global epidemic. It is particularly affecting our children and adolescents. This new phenomenon of having a chronic medical condition affecting such a large proportion of those under 18 years old is unprecedented.

The Daily Gamecock, Wednesday, June 26, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

June

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Inter-Caste Adoption In India: Effects On Kinship And Caste As Understood By The Adoptive Family, Kelly Hacker, Dr. Charles Nuckolls

Journal of Undergraduate Research

In his studies of kinship (1984), David Schneider put forth the theory that kinship is not inherently biologically-based, but is rather a symbolic and flexible understanding of the relationship between individuals. Inter-caste adoption in India, where a husband and wife adopt an unrelated child born to parents of a different caste, presents itself as an interesting testing ground for this theory, as both biological unrelatedness and a difference in caste must be overcome in the creation of kinship between adoptive family and adoptee.

The Alestle - Vol. 65 No. 38 - 06/26/2013, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The Alestle

Vol. 65 No. 38

Development Of Novel In Vivo Chemical Probes To Address Cns Protein Kinase Involvement In Synaptic Dysfunction, D Martin Watterson, Valerie L. Grum-Tokars, Saktimayee M. Roy, James P. Schavocky, Brinda Desai Bradaric, Adam D. Bachstetter, Bin Xing, Edgardo Dimayuga, Faisal Saeed, Hong Zhang, Agnieszka Staniszewski, Jeffrey C. Pelletier, George Minasov, Wayne F. Anderson, Ottavio Arancio, Linda J. Van Eldik

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Faculty Publications

Serine-threonine protein kinases are critical to CNS function, yet there is a dearth of highly selective, CNS-active kinase inhibitors for in vivo investigations. Further, prevailing assumptions raise concerns about whether single kinase inhibitors can show in vivo efficacy for CNS pathologies, and debates over viable approaches to the development of safe and efficacious kinase inhibitors are unsettled. It is critical, therefore, that these scientific challenges be addressed in order to test hypotheses about protein kinases in neuropathology progression and the potential for in vivo modulation of their catalytic activity. Identification of molecular targets whose in vivo modulation can attenuate synaptic …

An Analysis Of The Association Between Ependymal Integrity And Ventriculomegaly, Meredith Halling

Master's Theses

The ventricles of the brain are lined by a monolayer of ciliated ependymal cells that act as an interface between the circulating cerebrospinal fluid and the underlying tissue. Along the lateral walls of the lateral ventricles, the ependymal cells have additional significance as they are considered one of the cell types that comprise the subventricular zone (SVZ) neurogenic niche. Since lateral ventricle expansion is a well documented occurrence in not only a variety of neurological disorders but also with normal aging, it is important to consider the effect of this expansion on the ependyma. By combining MRI-based 3-D reconstructions of …

The Bg News June 26, 2013, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. June 26, 2013. Volume 92-Issue 103.

Ultradian Metabolic Rhythm In The Diazotrophic Cyanobacterium Cyanothece Sp. Atcc 51142., Jan Cerveny, Maria A. Sinetova, Luis Valledor, Louis A. Sherman, Ladislav Nebal

Department of Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

The unicellular cyanobacterium Cyanothece sp. American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) 51142 is capable of performing oxygenic photosynthesis during the day and microoxic nitrogen fixation at night. These mutually exclusive processes are possible only by temporal separation by circadian clock or another cellular program. We report identification of a temperature-dependent ultradian metabolic rhythm that controls the alternating oxygenic and microoxic processes of Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142 under continuous high irradiance and in high CO2 concentration. During the oxygenic photosynthesis phase, nitrate deficiency limited protein synthesis and CO2 assimilation was directed toward glycogen synthesis. The carbohydrate accumulation reduced overexcitation of the photosynthetic …

Smartphone Apps For Disasters: Workshop Lesson Plan, Paul Levett

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

This instruction was designed to be delivered to a Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) or a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).

Instructional Goal #1: Using a personal smartphone connected to the internet, learners will download medical information apps, before deployment to a disaster environment.

Instructional Goal #2: Recalling real and simulated patient care situations that required additional medical information, learners will identify and search smartphone apps for relevant, current, authoritative, medical information that could be applied to the care of individual patients in disasters.