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Activity Of Daptomycin Or Linezolid In Combination With Rifampin Or Gentamicin Against Biofilm-Forming Enterococcus Faecalis Or E. Faecium In An In Vitro Pharmacodynamic Model Using Simulated Endocardial Vegetations And An In Vivo Survival Assay Using Galleria Mellonella Larvae, Megan K. Luther, Arvanitis, Eleftherios Mylonakis, Kerry L. Laplante

Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Research Faculty Publications

Enterococci are the third most frequent cause of infective endocarditis. A high-inoculum stationary-phase in vitro pharmacodynamic model with simulated endocardial vegetations was used to simulate the human pharmacokinetics of daptomycin at 6 or 10 mg/kg of body weight/day or linezolid at 600 mg every 12 h (q12h), alone or in combination with gentamicin at 1.3 mg/kg q12h or rifampin at 300 mg q8h or 900 mg q24h. Biofilm-forming, vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecalis and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (vancomycin-resistant enterococcus [VRE]) strains were tested. At 24, 48, and 72 h, all daptomycin-containing regimens demonstrated significantly more activity (decline in CFU/g) than any linezolid-containing …

Who Participates In An Internet-Based Research Program For Mothers Of Infants? A Secondary Prevention Research Study Among Low-Income Families, Edward G. Feil, Kathleen Baggett, Betsy Davis, Craig Leve, Susan H. Landry, Lisa B. Sheeber

Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the participation rates and factors associated with nonparticipation among mothers living in low-income households who were invited to join a parent-education and -support research program delivered via the Internet with professional support.

Methods: Four hundred and seventy-seven mothers of infants were contacted via a variety of recruitment methods, including presentations at clinics/classes, direct mailings, print advertisement, and Internet posts. Research staff attempted to contact these mothers by phone, to assess their eligibility, and interest in participation. For those who were eligible but declined participation, we assessed reasons for declining and collected …

A Commentary On "Parents’ Knowledge, Attitudes, And Beliefs Of Childhood Fever Management In Jordan": The Role Of Healthcare Professionals In Caregiver Fever Phobia, Clay T. Jones

Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk

Fever phobia appears to be a universal finding. This is supported by the findings of Athamneh and colleagues in their study, “Parents’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs of Childhood Fever Management in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study”. The origins of fever phobia likely can be found in the common association of fever and life-threatening illness prior to modern medical advances, but healthcare professionals who care for children must accept partial blame. Overly aggressive management of fever and inaccurate medical information feed into a vicious cycle where patients of more anxious caregivers tend to receive unnecessary interventions. Fever phobia, regardless of where a …

Using Live Coaching And Video Feedback To Teach Responsive Parenting Skills: Experience From The Pals Project, Cathy L. Guttentag

Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk

Children living in poverty or born to teenage parents are at increased risk for developmental delays as well as child neglect. Research has shown that one effective avenue for preventive intervention is teaching parents to recognize and respond to their young children’s communicative signals using responsive caregiving behaviors (e.g., warmth and praise, prompt responses linked contingently to the child’s signals, following the child’s interest, stimulating language, and using positive behavior guidance strategies). However, parents with low education and literacy levels are often limited in the degree to which they can benefit from generic instructional materials such as parenting books and …

Romans And Work, Theology Of Work Project, John Lewis, Jane Patterson

Theology of Work Project

1. Introduction to Romans
2. The Gospel of Salvation—Paul’s Vocation (Romans 1:1-17)
3. Our need for salvation in life and work (Romans 1:18-1:32)
4. All have sinned (Romans 2-3)
5. Judgment, justice and faith (Romans 3)
   • Judgment, the source of broken relationships (Romans 3:1-20)
   • God’s justice, the solution to our false judgments (Romans 3:21-26)
   • Faith/Faithfulness, the entry to God’s justice (Romans 3:27-31)
6. An exemplary faith: Abraham trusted God’s promises (Romans 4)
7. Grace reigns for eternal life through Jesus Christ (Romans 5)
   • Grace transforms suffering in our life in Christ (Romans 5:1-11)
   • Grace and righteousness lead to eternal life through Christ (Romans 5:12-21)
8. Walking in Newness …

Jungles, Mayan Ruins, And More – Chiapas, Shelby Reece

2013-14 Postcards

Postcard from Shelby Reece, during the Linfield College Semester Abroad Program at the Instituto Cultural A.C. in Oaxaca, Mexico

The Contributions Of Leo Cardinal Scheffczyk To Mariology After Vatican Ii, Emery De Gaál

Marian Studies

The shortest way to introduce Leo Scheffczyk (1920–2005) to an American theological audience is probably to state that he is “the European Avery Dulles.” Such a generalization is incorrect and yet contains a kernel of truth. At the same consistory in 2001, both master theologians were created cardinals by St. John Paul II. It is also most indicative of their contributions to theology that this date coincided with the 200th birthday of Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801–90), who informed their thinking in central ways. Incidentally, this was also Scheffczyk’s eighty-first birthday. In addition, both were prolific writers. Scheffczyk’s motto …

Volume Cxxxi, Number 22, May 23, 2014, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Informal Trails And The Spread Of Invasive Species In Urban Natural Areas: Spatial Analysis Of Informal Trails And Their Effects On Understory Plant Communities In Forest Park, Portland, Oregon, Jill Elise Van Winkle

Dissertations and Theses

The risk of spread and establishment of invasive species to interior habitat within urban parks is of great concern to park managers and ecologists. Informal trails as a vector for this transmission are not well understood. To characterize effects of informal trails on understory plant communities, I conducted a study of the informal trail network in Forest Park, Portland, Oregon. The system of 382 informal trails was mapped and evaluated qualitatively, and from this population a systematic sample was selected for analysis. To identify hotspots of informal trail activity, showing the relationship of informal trails to formal trails, other park …

Identification Of Potential Fish Hosts From Wild Populations Of State-Threatened East Texas Freshwater Mussels Using A Molecular Identification Dataset, Nathaniel T. Marshall

Biology Theses

Six species of freshwater mussel are of conservation concern throughout their range in East Texas, (Texas pigtoe (Fusconaia askewi), triangle pigtoe (Fusconaia lananensis), southern hickorynut (Obovaria jacksoniana), sandbank pocketbook (Lampsilis satura), Louisiana pigtoe (Pleurobema riddellii), and Texas heelsplitter (Potamilus amphichaenus)). These species warranted listing in Texas due, in part, to their restricted distributions and low abundances. These mussels, like most unionids, exhibit an unusual life cycle, unique to Unionidae, in which their larvae, called glochidia, are obligate ectoparasites on fish. Knowledge of host fish species is severally lacking for many mussels, as many hosts are unknown or have not been …

Apparent Adoption Of Orphaned Cougars (Puma Concolor) In Northwestern Wyoming, Travis D. Bartnick, Marilyn Cuthill, Derek Craighead, Howard B. Quigley

Western North American Naturalist

Cougars (Puma concolor) are widely distributed throughout the western portion of North America and are generally described as solitary carnivores. Most cougar social interactions have been described as instances of parental care, intraspecific strife, or breeding. We report an apparent case of an adoption of orphaned juveniles in a wild cougar population. We used radiotelemetry and direct visual observations to document an adult female, her 3 dependent offspring, and 2 orphaned juvenile males physically interacting, sharing bed sites, and sharing kills in the late winter of 2007/2008. We consider the potential benefits and/or negative effects of these social …

Presentation Of Civic Identity In Online High School Social Studies Discussion Forums, Holly Mcbride

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Twenty-first century high school students' learning experience in an online setting is no longer limited by a time-constrained schedule, lack of resources, teachers' formalities, and restrictions affecting learning progressions. The list of benefits to the virtual learning experience is vast, however, there are substantial pitfalls and ambiguities that must be resolved. One of the pitfalls for social studies educators is their ability to properly measure whether or not students are gaining prudent civic competences, skills, and dispositions. The mission of social studies education is the acquisition of civic knowledge, but more importantly, the overall development of a lifelong caring, active, …

Cave-Dwelling Arthropods And Vertebrates Of North Rim Grand Canyon, With Notes On Ecology And Management, J. Judson Wynne, Kyle D. Voyles

Western North American Naturalist

Prior to this study, there was no information on arthropods, bats, and other vertebrates of caves in northwesternmost Arizona. Based on invertebrate and vertebrate inventory work conducted during 2005 and 2006, we provide future directions for conservation and management for caves on Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument, northwestern Arizona. Baseline investigations to find and identify arthropods, bats, and other vertebrates were conducted at 7 of the largest known caves on the monument. We identified 52 morphospecies including 44 arthropods, 4 bats, and 4 other vertebrates. Of the cave-dwelling arthropods, we found 10 eisodophiles, 6 troglophiles, 8 questionable troglophiles, 7 trogloxenes, 8 …

Temperature Does Not Affect The Timing Of First Nest Departure In Orange-Crowned Warblers, Jessica J. Ims, Helen R. Sofaer, T. Scott Sillett, Cameron K. Ghalambor

Western North American Naturalist

Organisms often respond to variation in temperature by altering their behavior, but the sensitivity of each behavioral trait depends on the degree to which temperature affects its costs and benefits. Here, we tested whether a little-studied trait, the timing of the first nest departure in the morning, varied in response to ambient temperature at sunrise, sunrise time, and nesting stage (incubation vs. nestling) in female Orange-crowned Warblers breeding on Santa Catalina Island, California. We found that the time of first nest departure was significantly correlated with sunrise time but was not affected by ambient temperature at sunrise. Compared with the …

Investigation Of Factors Affecting Black-Footed Ferret Litter Size, Christopher R. Ayers, Jerrold L. Belant, David A. Eads, David S. Jachowski, Joshua J. Millspaugh

Western North American Naturalist

Understanding factors that influence recruitment can improve wildlife conservation. Endangered black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) rely on prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) for food and on prairie dog burrows for shelter. We hypothesized that younger female ferrets with greater densities of prairie dogs in their core use area and fewer adult ferrets in their respective prairie dog colony, would produce more kits due to age-dependent productivity, increased food resources, and decreased competition. We used generalized linear mixed-effects regression and Akaike’s information criterion adjusted for sample size (AICc) to rank models relating adult female black-footed ferret litter size …

Diet Of The Exotic American Bullfrog, Lithobates Catesbeianus, In A Stream Of Northwestern Baja California, Mexico, Liliana Ortíz-Serrato, Gorgonio Ruiz-Campos, Jorge H. Valdez-Villavicencio

Western North American Naturalist

We studied the diet of the exotic American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) in Arroyo San Carlos, located in northwestern Baja California, Mexico, during spring and summer 2009. Analysis of 64 stomach contents revealed 15 prey types, of which the exotic red crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) and terrestrial isopods (Armadillidiidae) were the most significant items (according to an index of their relative importance), making up 64% and 31% of the bullfrog’s diet, respectively. Diet differed between the sexes, with red crayfish eaten more frequently by males (84%) than females (69%). Bullfrog diet changed with body size, with smaller individuals …

The Influence Of Breeding Experience On Nest Success In Red-Winged Blackbird, George M. Linz, Richard S. Sawin, Mark W. Lutman

Western North American Naturalist

The Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a polygynous species, and females are typically responsible for the majority of parental care. Despite their limited involvement, males can contribute to reproduction through nest defense and the feeding of nestlings. Some aspects of nest defense may be learned, and older males are more likely to feed young, suggesting that males with previous breeding experience may enjoy higher nest success than their naïve counterparts. We manipulated territory ownership on 10 wetlands in central North Dakota in order to examine the influence of breeding experience on reproductive success. We found no evidence that …

The Murray Ledger And Times, May 23, 2014, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

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Campus News Archive

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Questioning The Comma In Verse 13 Of The Word Of Wisdom, A. Jane Birch

Faculty Publications

The 1921 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants included an additional comma, which was inserted after the word “used” in D&C 89:13: “And it is pleasing unto me that they should not be used, only in times of winter, or of cold, or famine.” Later authors have speculated that the addition of the comma was a mistake that fundamentally changed the meaning of the verse. This article examines this “errant comma theory” and demonstrates why this particular interpretation of D&C 89:13 is without merit.

Marian Coredemption As An Impetus To Marian Devotion, Arthur Burton Calkins

Marian Studies

While the conciliar teaching had benefited from developments that had taken place in biblical, patristic, liturgical and ecclesiological studies since the First Vatican Council, it had still to convey the Church’s magisterial teaching on Our Lady, which had been handed on and enriched under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. On the one hand, the papal magisterium from the time of Blessed Pius IX onwards had continued developing the teaching about Mary’s active collaboration in the work of the redemption and Pius XI had publicly used the term “Coredemptrix” to describe this role. On the other hand, there was a …

Jpcrr Author Instructions

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews

No abstract provided.

Cc407-D Historical Cattle Prices, Seasonal Patterns, And Futures Basis For Western Nebraska-Eastern Wyoming 1980-1996, Dillon M. Feuz, Kathleen Liang, Tom Holman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Campaign Circular 407D is about historical cattle prices, seasonal patterns, and future basis for Western Nebraska-Eastern Wyoming 1980-1996.

Cc418 Nu Facts

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Campaign Circular 418: This is a directory of extensions for NU FACTS. The numbers are listed by topic so anyone can call the extension and hear the information.

Managing Carbon, Kenneth E. Skog, Duncan C. Mckinley, Richard A. Birdsey, Sarah J. Hines, Christopher W. Woodall, Elizabeth D. Reinhardt, James M. Vose

United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Storing carbon (C) and offsetting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions with the use of wood for energy, both of which slow emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere, present significant challenges for forest management (IPCC 2001). In the United States, there has been a net increase in C in forests and in harvested wood products stocks (Tables 7.1 and 7.2), a result of historical and recent ecological conditions, management practices, and use of forest products (Birdsey et al. 2006). However, recent projections for the forest sector suggest that annual C storage could begin to decline, and U.S. forests could become a net …

Construction Of An Environmental Quality Index For Public Health Research, Lynne C. Messer, Jyotsna S. Jagai, Kristen M. Rappazzo, Danelle T. Lobdell

Community Health Faculty Publications and Presentations

Background

A more comprehensive estimate of environmental quality would improve our understanding of the relationship between environmental conditions and human health. An environmental quality index (EQI) for all counties in the U.S. was developed.

Methods

The EQI was developed in four parts: domain identification; data source acquisition; variable construction; and data reduction. Five environmental domains (air, water, land, built and sociodemographic) were recognized. Within each domain, data sources were identified; each was temporally (years 2000–2005) and geographically (county) restricted. Variables were constructed for each domain and assessed for missingness, collinearity, and normality. Domain-specific data reduction was accomplished using principal components …

Octopamine Neuromodulation Regulates Gr32a-Linked Aggression And Courtship Pathways In Drosophila Males, Jonathan C. Andrews, Maria Paz Fernàndez, Qin Yu, Gregory Patrick Leary, Adelaine K. W. Leung, Michael P. Kavanaugh, Edward A. Kravitz, Sarah J. Certel

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Chemosensory pheromonal information regulates aggression and reproduction in many species, but how pheromonal signals are transduced to reliably produce behavior is not well understood. Here we demonstrate that the pheromonal signals detected by Gr32a-expressing chemosensory neurons to enhance male aggression are filtered through octopamine (OA, invertebrate equivalent of norepinephrine) neurons. Using behavioral assays, we find males lacking both octopamine and Gr32a gustatory receptors exhibit parallel delays in the onset of aggression and reductions in aggression. Physiological and anatomical experiments identify Gr32a to octopamine neuron synaptic and functional connections in the suboesophageal ganglion. Refining the Gr32a-expressing population indicates that mouth Gr32a …

A Method To Make A Craniotomy On The Ventral Skull Of Neonate Rodents, Adrián Rodríguez-Contreras, Lingyan Shi, Bingmei M. Fu

Publications and Research

The use of a craniotomy for in vivo experiments provides an opportunity to investigate the dynamics of diverse cellular processes in the mammalian brain in adulthood and during development. Although most in vivo approaches use a craniotomy to study brain regions located on the dorsal side, brainstem regions such as the pons, located on the ventral side remain relatively understudied. The main goal of this protocol is to facilitate access to ventral brainstem structures so that they can be studied in vivo using electrophysiological and imaging methods. This approach allows study of structural changes in long-range axons, patterns of electrical …

Fluid Flow-Induced Mesenchymal Stem Cell Migration: Role Of Fak And Rock Mechanosensors, Brandon D. Riehl

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The study of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) migration under mechanical stimulation conditions with investigation of the underlying molecular mechanism could lead to a better understanding and outcomes in stem cell-based regenerative medicine. MSCs having multipotent regenerative capability exist in niches in the bone marrow, muscle, vasculature, and in other tissues throughout the body, and their migration through tissues and vasculature for the repair of damaged tissue is a key process of cell and tissue homeostasis, remodeling, and regeneration. While cell migration in response to cytokines and other chemo-attractants is relatively well understood, little is revealed in regard to the effect …