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Uncertainty Quantification Driven Predictive Multi-Scale Model For Synthesis Of Mycotoxins, Sourav Banerjee, Gabriel A. Terejanu, Anindya Chanda

Faculty Publications

Many toxic molds synthesize and release an array of poisons, termed mycotoxins that have an enormous impact on human health, agriculture and economy [1]. These molds contaminate our buildings, indoor air and crops, cause life threatening human and animal diseases and reduce agricultural output [2]. In order to design appropriate approaches to minimize the detrimental effects of these fungi, it is essential to develop diagnostic methodologies that can rapidly and accurately determine based on fungal strains and their growth patterns, the extent of mycotoxin mediated damage caused to the environment.Here we developed a novel multi-scale predictive mathematical model that could …

"The Little Wife", Edith Pearlman

Ontario Review

Edith Pearlman has published more than 250 works of short fiction and short non-fiction in national magazines, literary journals, anthologies, and on-line publications. Her work has appeared in Best American Short Stories, the O. Henry Prize Collection, Best Short Stories from the South, and The Pushcart Prize Collection.

"From The Hour I First Believed", Wally Lamb

Ontario Review

Wally Lamb, a resident of Willimantic, Connecticut is the author of numerous best-selling novels including She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True (both selections of the Oprah Book Club), and Couldn't Keep It To Myself: Testimonies. The excerpt in this issue of OR is from his next novel, to appear from HarperCollins.

"Remembering Ray Smith", Greg Johnson

Ontario Review

No abstract provided.

Book Review: John Mcgowan, Pragmatist Politics: Making The Case For Liberal Democracy, Christopher Voparil

Education and Culture

No abstract provided.

Dystopian Schools: Recovering Dewey’S Radical Aesthetics In An Age Of Utopia-Gone-Wrong, Jessica A. Heybach, Eric C. Sheffield

Education and Culture

In this article, we first suggest that contemporary school policies and practices represent a utopia-gone-wrong. In striving for an unattainable educational utopia—that is, all students will be proficient in math and reading by 2014—current polices and their resulting practices have brought a classic dystopian turn—the dehumanization of students, teachers, and administrators. We then argue that such a turn can best be seen and then potentially stopped via a complete dystopian theory of education grounded in John Dewey’s radical aesthetics. In utilizing Dewey’s aesthetic theory as a lens of analysis, we argue that this turn toward dystopia is resulting in an …

Science Sublime: The Philosophy Of The Sublime, Dewey’S Aesthetics, And Science Education, Shane Cavanaugh

Education and Culture

Feelings of awe, wonder, and appreciation have been largely ignored in the working lives of scientists and, in turn, science education has not accurately portrayed science to students. In an effort to bring the affective qualities of science into the classroom, this work draws on the writings of the sublime by Burke, Kant, Emerson, and Wordsworth as well as Dewey’s notion of aesthetic experiences to explore a new construct I have called the “scientific sublime.” Also described is a pedagogical approach developed to teach for the scientific sublime as well as the results of utilizing this approach.

Literature Of Return: Back To Africa, Belonging, And Modernity, David Borman

Open Access Dissertations

This dissertation claims that narratives of return to Africa act as powerful tools for rethinking the contemporary neoliberal moment and the terms upon which African-based affiliations are formed. “The African diaspora” has been a powerful governing principle for explaining the cultural connections among people of African descent around the globe. But the narratives of return in this dissertation speak to the limits of a diaspora concept, which often frames the African continent as a place of cultural origins and templates that exists firmly in the past. I read fiction and life writing from Africa, North America, and Great Britain alongside …

On The Sustainable Management Of Sewage Sludge Disposal In Apulia, A.M. Lotito, U. Fratino, M. Blonda

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.

Wastewater Reuse In Apulia: Constraints And Perspectives, Vito Colucci

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.

Usm Board Of Visitors Meeting Notes (For The Musg) June 13th, 2014, University Of Southern Maine

Maine's Metropolitan University

No abstract provided.

The Setonian, June 13, 2014, Seton Hall University

2014

No abstract provided.

If Mice Laid Eggs, They Would Be Kalamata Olives, Brian Clifton

Booth

They would grow lighter on the sealed concrete

of the boy’s locker room until a mouse nose burst

through and smelled moist-mold for the first time.

Forensic Chemistry, Carrie Duesing, Bonnie Brawner

Understanding by Design: Complete Collection

Students will independently use their learning to… --apply chemistry knowledge in a real-world situation. --use problem-solving skills to investigate a mock crime --integrate multiple skills, techniques, chemistry tools, chemistry (or physics or biology) concepts to solve a real-world problem.

A Brief History Of Public Health In Alexandria And Alexandria's Health Department, Krystyn R. Moon

History and American Studies Articles

One of the central tenets of public health is the belief that the practice of medicine serves the broader community; however, the specific meaning of the phrase “public health” is a historically contingent one. Beginning in the late eighteenth century, the public included only white, bourgeois men who met in coffee houses and other such establishments to discuss politics, business ventures, and popular culture. Over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the “public” included white working class men, the poor, women, and people of color. Eventually, politicians and medical doctors recognized that children should be included as part …

Integrating Sequence And Array Data To Create An Improved 1000 Genomes Project Haplotype Reference Panel, Olivier Delaneau, Jonathan Marchini, Gil A. Mcveanh, Peter Donnelly, Gerton Lunter, Jonathan L. Marchini, Simon Myers, Anjali Gupta-Hinch, Zamin Iqbal, Iain Mathieson, Andy Rimmer, Dionysia K. Xifara, Angeliki Kerasidou, Claire Churchhouse, David M. Altshuler, Stacey B. Gabriel, Eric S. Lander, Namrata Gupta, Mark J. Daly, Mark A. Depristo, Eric Banks, Gaurav Bhatia, Mauricio O. Carneiro, Guillermo Del Angel, Giulio Genovese, Robert E. Handsaker, Chris Hartl, Steven A. Mccarroll, James C. Nemesh, Ryan E. Poplin, Stephen F. Schaffner, Khalid Shakir, Pardis C. Sabeti, Sharon R. Grossman

Faculty Publications

A major use of the 1000 Genomes Project (1000GP) data is genotype imputation in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Here we develop a method to estimate haplotypes from low-coverage sequencing data that can take advantage of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) microarray genotypes on the same samples. First the SNP array data are phased to build a backbone (or 'scaffold') of haplotypes across each chromosome. We then phase the sequence data 'onto' this haplotype scaffold. This approach can take advantage of relatedness between sequenced and non-sequenced samples to improve accuracy. We use this method to create a new 1000GP haplotype reference set for …

Using Video Feedback To Increase Eye Contact During Mock Job Interviews For Transition Age Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Alexia Barnes

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are characterized by impairments in social and communicative behaviors. These impairments can impact an individual's ability to obtain employment. The rates of unemployment for individuals with ASD are much higher than those of their peers without ASD. This study used a multiple baseline design across three participants diagnosed with ASD to determine the effectiveness of video feedback in improving eye contact duration during mock job interviews. After video feedback sessions, eye contact duration increased across all participants. On average, participant's eye contact duration was at 30.2% during baseline. These percentages increased to an average of …

"Is That What You Dream About? Being A Monster?": Bella Swan And The Construction Of The Monstrous-Feminine In The Twilight Saga, Amanda Jayne Firestone

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

ABSTRACT

This dissertation argues that Bella Swan is a representation of Barbara Creed's monstrous-feminine which serves to reinforce ideologies that insist women are abject, inherently dangerous to men, and threatening to a patriarchal status quo. Through close-textual analysis of The Twilight Saga, I demonstrate how the monstrous-feminine frames the hysterical teenage body, hypersexuality, and eternal motherhood as simultaneously unacceptable and unavoidable. These negative women's stereotypes continue to persist in dominant popular culture, and this doublebind is overcome only by the impossible perfection of vampirism. The monstrous-feminine invites constructions of teenage bodies as unstable and unreliable, women's sexuality as dangerous and …

Water And Health In The Nandamojo Watershed Of Costa Rica: Community Perceptions Towards Water, Sanitation, And The Environment, James Mcknight

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Understanding the relationships between human health, water, sanitation, and environmental health is a requirement to understanding the challenges that face researchers when it comes to addressing global health relating to water and sanitation. Access to improved water and sanitation is not only a precondition to health, but to all aspects of daily living. Target 7.C of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) addresses worldwide disparities in access to improved water and sanitation by calling for the reduction in "half of the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation by 2015". Over 90% of the population of …

In Vivo Effects Of A Ramba And Vitamin A Deficiency On Ovary Development, Michael H. Akroush

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

The active metabolite of vitamin A, retinoic acid, is vital to several physiological functions, and is most notably associated with vision and organ development Its role in the male reproductive system is well understood, but studies in female reproduction are lacking. Recent studies show that Cyp26b1, a retinoic acid degrading enzyme, is expressed highly in the Day1-10 mouse ovary. This time point correlates with establishment of the primordial follicle pool. In vitro studies show that both retinoic acid and R115866, an agent that blocks retinoic acid metabolism, increase cell proliferation. Because of this, we hypothesized that retinoic acid plays a …

From Crime To Punishment: Moral Violations And The Social Function Of Emotion, Michael Ray Brubacher

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

Punishments that are issued by the criminal justice system can enhance factors related to recidivism or contribute to offender rehabilitation. Investigating the ecological element of public attitudes toward punishment can inform efforts of second-order change for reducing recidivism and improving offender and community wellbeing (Bronfenbrenner, 1979; Kelly, 1966; Watzlawick, Weakland, & Fisch, 1974).

The form and duration of punishments can be influenced by the goals that punishments are meant to achieve. Punishment goals include retribution, incapacitation, individual deterrence, general deterrence, rehabilitation, and restorative justice. Each of the goals can lead to sanctions that impact offender behavior differently yet substantive predictors …

The Murray Ledger And Times, June 13, 2014, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Daily Border Crossings: Negotiations Of Gender, Body And Subjectivity In The Lives Of Women Workers In Urban Malls., Rachana Johri Dr., Krishna Menon Dr.

Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Resolutions

The last two decades have seen the emergence of not just new markets but new market spaces that provide a visual experience of products and persons that closely approximates the field set up by the global media. Malls represent the concrete representations of unabashed celebration and acknowledgment of desire. Malls are one of the spaces that shape everyday lives suggesting the rightfulness of fulfilling sexual, cultural, social and gastronomic desires. One ‘category’ of persons presumably shaped by these spaces are those who work in them. Our concern is particularly with the negotiation of body and subjectivity as women travel daily, …

Data And Special Needs Populations, Jan Clites

South Dakota Demography Conference

No abstract provided.

Modeling And Optimization Workshop, Vito Primavera

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.

Longevity And Mortality Of Cats Attending Primary Care Veterinary Practices In England, Dan G. O'Neill, David B. Church, Paul D. Mcgreevy, Peter C. Thomson, Dave C. Brodbelt

Demography and Statistics for Companion Animal Populations Collection

Enhanced knowledge on longevity and mortality in cats should support improved breeding, husbandry, clinical care and disease prevention strategies. The VetCompass research database of primary care veterinary practice data offers an extensive resource of clinical health information on companion animals in the UK. This study aimed to characterise longevity and mortality in cats, and to identify important demographic risk factors for compromised longevity. Crossbred cats were hypothesised to live longer than purebred cats. Descriptive statistics were used to characterise the deceased cats. Multivariable linear regression methods investigated risk factor association with longevity in cats that died at or after 5 …

California Highway 1 Improvement Project Northern Monterey County, Ca, Marie Adams, Nick George, Shaun Shapiro

Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses

This project focuses on improving traffic flow and safety on a 4-mile segment of California Highway 1 between Moss Landing and Castroville in Monterey County. Improvements include partial widening, signalization, and intersection upgrades.

The Daily Egyptian, June 12, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

June 2014

No abstract provided.

A Cluster-Randomized Trial Of Task Shifting And Blood Pressure Control In Ghana: Study Protocol, Gbenga Ogedegbe, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Joyce Gyamfi, William Chaplin, Michael Ntim, Kingsley Apusiga, Kiran Khurshid, Richard Cooper

Faculty Publications

Background: Countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are experiencing an epidemic of cardiovascular disease (CVD) propelled by rapidly increasing rates of hypertension. Barriers to hypertension control in SSA include poor access to care and high out-of-pocket costs. Although SSA bears 24% of the global disease burden, it has only 3% of the global health workforce. Given such limited resources, cost-effective strategies, such as task shifting, are needed to mitigate the rising CVD epidemic in SSA. Ghana, a country in SSA with an established community health worker program integrated within a national health insurance scheme provides an ideal platform to evaluate implementation …

Swing Wing Aerial Drone (Swad), Chris Barton, Robert Gomez, Matt Kochalko, Kyle Nakagaki

Mechanical Engineering Senior Theses

Drones are unmanned aerial vehicles that have a variety of different applications in the field. Drones are very helpful for first responders such as firefighters, police, and even ranchers and large landowners. Most drones have a fixed wing. This report will show the design, construction, and fluid dynamic testing of a drone that has multiple wing positions. These modes are the straight wing position and swept back position. This design will change the flight profile of the plane, allowing for the user to launch at a faster speed and the glider to get to the desired location faster. Once the …