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Clinician Perspectives On The Human-Animal Bond And Its Impact On Levels Of Compassion And Prosocial Behavior, Pear M. Wilson Jan 2014

Clinician Perspectives On The Human-Animal Bond And Its Impact On Levels Of Compassion And Prosocial Behavior, Pear M. Wilson

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

Animal-assisted therapy is an increasingly popular mode of therapeutic treatment, supported by a body of research that has grown significantly in the past decade. Thirteen seasoned clinicians utilizing the human-animal bond (HAB) were interviewed about the HAB's impact on clients at the internal level of experienced compassion and the corresponding external level of pro-social behavior. Major finding were that clinicians overwhelmingly endorsed the HAB as an effective intervention in increasing client capacity for compassionate mindfulness and engagement with others in a more satisfying and pro-social way. Participants strongly recommended that the field of social work be more inclusive of animal-assisted …

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"Unconditional Positive Regard" : Clinicians' Reflections On The Impact Of Animal Co-Therapists In Therapy, Carolyn M. Duncan Jan 2014

"Unconditional Positive Regard" : Clinicians' Reflections On The Impact Of Animal Co-Therapists In Therapy, Carolyn M. Duncan

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This study explored the benefits of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) in formal therapy practice, its unexpected outcomes, and examples of its use as a novel intervention. This study explored the clinicians' perceptions of AAT as it is practiced in the field today, their examples of novel and/or unexpected benefits, and their thoughts on the future of the field. This study utilized interviews of nine animal assisted therapists, who had higher education in the areas of social work, psychiatry, or psychology, as well as at least six months of experience practicing AAT. The findings showed AAT was found to be a useful …

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Protective Factors For African American Suicide : A Theoretical Intersection Of Social Integration And Religious Coping, Shaunna T. Evans Jan 2014

Protective Factors For African American Suicide : A Theoretical Intersection Of Social Integration And Religious Coping, Shaunna T. Evans

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This theoretical investigation discusses how religion and spirituality protects African Americans from committing suicide. Because of the seemingly low rates within the community, suicide has not been afforded the attention it deserves in research. In addition, existing literature attributes this protection to religious and spiritual behaviors but often resorts to global indices (e.g., church attendance and prayer) as determinants. What is lacking in current research is an explanation of how African Americans use their faith to discourage suicidal behavior. Due to a steady increase in Black male suicides, it is imperative that those in academia and clinicians alike begin to …

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Coordinate Systems In Gã, Kurt Erbach Jan 2014

Coordinate Systems In Gã, Kurt Erbach

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This thesis presents a comprehensive description and analysis of Gã coordinate systems. Gã is spoken primarily in Accra, the capital of Ghana, and no previous research on Gã has addressed the specific type of locative language described as coordinate systems (Lewis, Simmons, & Fennig, 2013). The current study is based on a corpus of Gã locative descriptions collected through interview-style elicitation sessions with a Gã speaker. Analysis of this corpus has revealed coordinate system morphemes ŋwɛ͂ı͂ ‘up’, shĩshĩ ‘down’, hı͂ɛ͂ ‘front’, sɛ̀ɛ̀ ‘back’, nı͂nè-jwurɔ͂ ‘right’, and àbɛ̀kú ‘left’. In describing the use of these morphemes I use Levinson’s (2003) framework …

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Randolph Thrower-A Personal Remembrance, Steve Gottlieb Jan 2014

Randolph Thrower-A Personal Remembrance, Steve Gottlieb

Emory Law Journal

Randolph Thrower was an extraordinary man, but I did not get a chance to meet him until after everyone already knew that. In fact, I met him because of the unique reputation he had with lawyers throughout Atlanta.

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Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Does The Bankruptcy Code Need A Reboot? The Eligibility Of Consumer Digital Goods For Liquidation, Gene Goldmintz Jan 2014

Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Does The Bankruptcy Code Need A Reboot? The Eligibility Of Consumer Digital Goods For Liquidation, Gene Goldmintz

Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal

Gene Goldmintz argues that the first-sale doctrine should apply to digital goods. These digital goods are typically sold in single lump sum payments determined by the quantity of the good, as opposed to a licensing fee determined by usage over time. The result is that these transactions are more similar to purchases rather than licenses. The first-sale doctrine should apply despite the naming conventions utilized in the End-User License Agreements accompanying these digital goods and the form-over-substance analysis favored by courts. Even if courts refuse to recognize these transactions as purchases, § 365(f) of the Bankruptcy Code permits the assignment …

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Faculty Masthead, Mjlst Editorial Board Jan 2014

Faculty Masthead, Mjlst Editorial Board

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

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Transitioning A Community Away From Fossil-Fuel Generation To A Green Economy: An Approach Using State Utility Commission Authority, Alan Ramo, Deborah Behles Jan 2014

Transitioning A Community Away From Fossil-Fuel Generation To A Green Economy: An Approach Using State Utility Commission Authority, Alan Ramo, Deborah Behles

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

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Responsible, Renewable, And Redesigned: How The Renewable Energy Movement Can Make Peace With The Endangered Species Act, Kalyani Robbins Jan 2014

Responsible, Renewable, And Redesigned: How The Renewable Energy Movement Can Make Peace With The Endangered Species Act, Kalyani Robbins

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

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Did You Give The Government Your Baby’S Dna? Rethinking Consent In Newborn Screening, Sonia M. Suter Jan 2014

Did You Give The Government Your Baby’S Dna? Rethinking Consent In Newborn Screening, Sonia M. Suter

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

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Country Of Origin Labeling Revisited: Processed Chicken From China And The Usda Processed Foods Exception, Daniel S. Schuppert Jan 2014

Country Of Origin Labeling Revisited: Processed Chicken From China And The Usda Processed Foods Exception, Daniel S. Schuppert

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

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The Nacirema Revisited, Jeffrey D. Kahn Jan 2014

The Nacirema Revisited, Jeffrey D. Kahn

SMU Law Review

In 1956, anthropologist Horace Miner published the article for which he is best known, "Body Ritual among the Nacirema." This short but groundbreaking essay described personal rituals practiced by a fascinating but poorly understood people. Inspired by Miner's work and based on close-quarters field research, this essay revisits the strange world of the Nacirema. Two of the more "legal" features of their society are explored: (1) what might be termed the higher-order constitutional design of their society, and (2) the mechanisms of day-to-day maintenance of their social order.

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Accommodation, Establishment, And Freedom Of Religion, Richard W. Garnett Jan 2014

Accommodation, Establishment, And Freedom Of Religion, Richard W. Garnett

Journal Articles

This short essay engages the argument that it would violate the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause to exempt an ordinary, nonreligious, profit-seeking business – such as Hobby Lobby – from the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive-coverage rules. In response to this argument, it is emphasized that the First Amendment not only permits but invites generous, religion-specific accommodations and exemptions and that the Court’s Smith decision does not teach otherwise. In addition, this essay proposes that laws and policies that promote and protect religious freedom should be seen as having a “secular purpose” and that because religious freedom, like clean air, is an …

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Biosensors And Nanobiosensors: Design And Applications, Ahmed Touhami Jan 2014

Biosensors And Nanobiosensors: Design And Applications, Ahmed Touhami

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

The goal of this chapter is to cover the full scope of biosensors. It offers a survey of the principles, design, operation, and biomedical applications of the most popular types of biosensing devices in use today. By discussing recent research and future trends based on many excellent books and reviews, it is hoped to give the readers a comprehensive view on this fast growing field.

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Open Access Web Resources For Library Continuing Education And Training, Mary K. Bolin Jan 2014

Open Access Web Resources For Library Continuing Education And Training, Mary K. Bolin

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

Continuing education and training are essential for a vital and productive organization and for employee adaptability and job satisfaction. Libraries of all types are organizations that value learning. Training and development for library employees is expensive, and can be out of reach for smaller institutions, or libraries that are not well-funded. Regardless of funding, libraries of all types can benefit from the wide variety of training and continuing education opportunities available on the Web as open access resources. These include documentation, journal articles, reports and white papers, online courses, videos, podcasts, and so on, from many different reliable sources. This …

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Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Tools For Online Database Instruction, Yvonne Mery, Erica Defrain, Leslie Sult, Elizabeth Kline Jan 2014

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Tools For Online Database Instruction, Yvonne Mery, Erica Defrain, Leslie Sult, Elizabeth Kline

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

The intent of this study was to evaluate the Guide on the Side (GotS), an online learning tool developed by the University of Arizona Libraries, and a screencast tutorial for teaching information literacy and database searching skills. Ninety undergraduate students were randomly assigned into three groups: group 1 completed a GotS tutorial; group 2 viewed a screencast presenting identical content; and a control group. Each group completed an identical 16-item post-test. An analysis of variance revealed statistically significant differences between the control group and both treatment groups; however, there was no statistical difference between treatment groups. Limitations of the study …

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Management Of Content Development And Subject Engagement Through An Arts Matrix Model: A Case Study, Casey D. Hoeve, Ellen R. Urton, Thomas W. Bell Jan 2014

Management Of Content Development And Subject Engagement Through An Arts Matrix Model: A Case Study, Casey D. Hoeve, Ellen R. Urton, Thomas W. Bell

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

From 2007 - 2009, Kansas State University Libraries (K-State Libraries) committed to strategically assess and redevelop their organizational structure. The Libraries’ Strategic Plan and position redistributions commenced in 2007 and 2009 respectively, with adjustments in 2010 to accommodate the university’s “K-State 2025” Strategic Plan. Together, these plans changed the roles of former subject librarians, dividing and transferring responsibilities for outreach, reference, instruction, and collection development. Among the more significant changes was the creation of departments devoted to patron groups, rather than specific academic disciplines. Illustrating how the reorganization changed the roles of traditional library services, this chapter will outline the …

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Announcement: Transfer Of The U. S. National Parasite Collection, Eric P. Hoberg, Anna J. Phillips Jan 2014

Announcement: Transfer Of The U. S. National Parasite Collection, Eric P. Hoberg, Anna J. Phillips

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

In 2013 an agreement was articulated between the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS) and the Smithsonian Institution to transfer the United States National Parasite Collection (USNPC) in its entirety (fluid specimens, slide specimens, frozen tissues and reprints) to the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington, DC. Current collections staff, including senior curator Dr. Eric P. Hoberg and support scientists/managers from the ARS will be transferred with the collection and with adjunct appointments in the NMNH will provide continuity and assistance for curation and accessibility during and after the relocation. New curatorial controls will be …

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Grow Them And We Will Come For The Feast, Tiffany Heng-Moss, Jeff Bradshaw, Kyle Koch, Travis Prochaska, Teresa Donze-Reiner, Gautam Sarath Jan 2014

Grow Them And We Will Come For The Feast, Tiffany Heng-Moss, Jeff Bradshaw, Kyle Koch, Travis Prochaska, Teresa Donze-Reiner, Gautam Sarath

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Sustainable production of switchgrass and other bioenergy grasses will require eff ective pest management. Identifi cation of potential insect pests and detailed characterization of the plant-insect interaction will better enable us to address emergent insect pests in production fi elds. An added uncertainty is how manipulation of plants for improved quality (e.g. lower lignin) will aff ect plant resistance to insect herbivory. Plants can utilize different mechanisms to defend against chewing versus piercing-sucking insects; however, some basal plant responses appear to be shared across diverse biotic stressors. Th e range and modulation of these responses are beginning to be addressed …

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Differential Transmission Of Triticum Mosaic Virus By Wheat Curl Mite Populations Collected In The Great Plains, Anthony J. Mcmechan, Satyanarayana Tatineni, Roy French, Gary L. Hein Jan 2014

Differential Transmission Of Triticum Mosaic Virus By Wheat Curl Mite Populations Collected In The Great Plains, Anthony J. Mcmechan, Satyanarayana Tatineni, Roy French, Gary L. Hein

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Wheat is an important food grain worldwide and the primary dryland crop in the western Great Plains. A complex of three wheat curl mite (WCM)-transmitted viruses (Wheat streak mosaic virus, High plains virus, and Triticum mosaic virus [TriMV]) is a cause of serious loss in winter wheat production in the Great Plains. TriMV was first reported in Kansas in 2006 and later found in most other Great Plains states. Currently, three populations of WCM have been identified by genetic characterization and differential responses to mite resistance genes in wheat. In this study, we examined TriMV transmission by these …

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Adaptive Decentralized Control Of Mobile Underwater Sensor Networks And Robots For Modeling Underwater Phenomena, Carrick Detweiler, Sreeja Banerjee, Marek Doniec, Mingshun Jiang, Francesco Peri, Robert F. Chen, Daniela Rus Jan 2014

Adaptive Decentralized Control Of Mobile Underwater Sensor Networks And Robots For Modeling Underwater Phenomena, Carrick Detweiler, Sreeja Banerjee, Marek Doniec, Mingshun Jiang, Francesco Peri, Robert F. Chen, Daniela Rus

School of Computing: Faculty Publications

Understanding the dynamics of bodies of water and their impact on the global environment requires sensing information over the full volume of water. In this article, we develop a gradient-based decentralized controller that dynamically adjusts the depth of a network of underwater sensors to optimize sensing for computing maximally detailed volumetric models. We prove that the controller converges to a local minimum and show how the controller can be extended to work with hybrid robot and sensor network systems. We implement the controller on an underwater sensor network with depth adjustment capabilities. Through simulations and in-situ experiments, we verify the …

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Fault Diagnosis For Drivetrain Gearboxes Using Pso-Optimized Multiclass Svm Classifier, Dingguo Lu, Wei Qiao Jan 2014

Fault Diagnosis For Drivetrain Gearboxes Using Pso-Optimized Multiclass Svm Classifier, Dingguo Lu, Wei Qiao

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Faculty Publications

A novel method consisting of an adaptive feature extraction scheme and a particle swarm optimization (PSO)- optimized multiclass support vector machine (SVM) classifier is proposed for condition monitoring and fault diagnosis of drivetrain gearboxes in variable-speed operational conditions. The adaptive feature extraction scheme consists of an adaptive signal resampling algorithm, a frequency tracker, and a feature generation algorithm for effective extraction of the features of gearbox faults from the stator current signal of the AC electric machine connected to the gearbox. The multiclass SVM classifier is designed to identify different faults in the gearbox according to the fault features extracted. …

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Study On Case Temperature Distribution For Condition Monitoring Of Multidie Igbt Modules, Bo Tian, Ze Wang, Wei Qiao Jan 2014

Study On Case Temperature Distribution For Condition Monitoring Of Multidie Igbt Modules, Bo Tian, Ze Wang, Wei Qiao

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Faculty Publications

The parasitic and proximity effects in multidie insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) modules lead to nonuniform distributions of junction temperature (TJ) and case temperature (TC) among different dies. This feature can be used to monitor the operating and health condition of multidie IGBT modules. This paper reports a comprehensive study on the distribution of TC and its influence on TJ estimation using a thermal network model for a multidie IGBT module before and after aging. Specifically, experimental studies using accelerated aging tests are conducted for a 9-die IGBT module. Results demonstrate that the …

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A Low-Power Compact Nqr Based Explosive Detection System, Xinwang Zhang, Nathan Schemm, Sina Balkır, Michael W. Hoffman Jan 2014

A Low-Power Compact Nqr Based Explosive Detection System, Xinwang Zhang, Nathan Schemm, Sina Balkır, Michael W. Hoffman

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Faculty Publications

Nuclear quadruple resonance (NQR) has been studied for explosive detection for years. Some prototype NQR-based detection systems have been reported, but were all designed from the laboratory perspective, with bulky sizes and high power consumption. To achieve a portable NQR-based detection system for field applications, a low-power compact system utilizing state-of-the-art semiconductor technologies is presented in this paper. Several novel circuits for the key modules are proposed, including a Class-D type power amplifier, a power multiplexing and matching network, a customized IC with integrated analog signal processing chain, and a microcontroller-based logic control unit. An advanced digital signal processor platform …

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A Comparison Between Uwb And Tdoa Systems For Smart Space Localization, Lianlin Zhao, Eric T. Psota, Lance C. Pérez Jan 2014

A Comparison Between Uwb And Tdoa Systems For Smart Space Localization, Lianlin Zhao, Eric T. Psota, Lance C. Pérez

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Faculty Publications

A comparison between two different systems for smart space localization is presented. A smart space implemented at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was designed for automated and intelligent assistance for elderly and disabled people, and also for astronauts in space. Localization is a critical component of the smart space since it provides the system with the movement patterns and location of its inhabitants. Two systems have been deployed and evaluated for the purpose of localizing people in the smart space: the Ubisense ultra-wide band (UWB) system and the Cricket indoor localization system. Both systems support three-dimensional localization within the smart space. …

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Simulation Supported Estimation Of End-To-End Transmission Parameters In Non-Viral Gene Delivery, Beata Wysocki, Timothy M. Martin, Tadeusz A. Wysocki, Angela K. Pannier Jan 2014

Simulation Supported Estimation Of End-To-End Transmission Parameters In Non-Viral Gene Delivery, Beata Wysocki, Timothy M. Martin, Tadeusz A. Wysocki, Angela K. Pannier

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Faculty Publications

Communications, in general, involve delivery of information from a source to a sink. At nano-scale, an example of a man-made communications involving interfacing with biological systems at intra-cellular level is non-viral gene delivery. From a telecommunications engineering perspective, important end-to-end parameters of such a system are: the endto- end delay, system capacity, and packet loss rate. There are neither known methods to estimate those parameters theoretically nor they are ready available from standard measurements. The paper provides estimates for those parameters based on the simulation of non-viral gene delivery system based on the queuing theory. The simulator used has bee

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Whole Genome Sequence Of A Turkish Individual, Haluk Dogan, Handan Can, Hasan H. Otu Jan 2014

Whole Genome Sequence Of A Turkish Individual, Haluk Dogan, Handan Can, Hasan H. Otu

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Faculty Publications

Although whole human genome sequencing can be done with readily available technical and financial resources, the need for detailed analyses of genomes of certain populations still exists. Here we present, for the first time, sequencing and analysis of a Turkish human genome. We have performed 35x coverage using paired-end sequencing, where over 95% of sequencing reads are mapped to the reference genome covering more than 99% of the bases. The assembly of unmapped reads rendered 11,654 contigs, 2,168 of which did not reveal any homology to known sequences, resulting in,1 Mbp of unmapped sequence. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery resulted …

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Theory And Research From The Communication Field: Discourses That Constitute And Reflect Families, Kathleen M. Galvin, Dawn O. Braithwaite Jan 2014

Theory And Research From The Communication Field: Discourses That Constitute And Reflect Families, Kathleen M. Galvin, Dawn O. Braithwaite

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

From the disciplinary perspective of communication studies, we review theory and research in family communication, including a brief history of the family communication field; the contributions of a family communication perspective; and 5 theories of family communication: communication accommodation theory, communication privacy management theory, family communication patterns theory, narrative theor(ies), and relational dialectics theory. We then illustrate the concept of discourse dependence in family communication processes and discuss current trends in family communication research. We also suggest emerging directions for family communication scholarship.

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Parental Socialization Of Ethnic Identity: Perspectives From Multiethnic Adults, Audra K. Nuru, Jordan Soliz Jan 2014

Parental Socialization Of Ethnic Identity: Perspectives From Multiethnic Adults, Audra K. Nuru, Jordan Soliz

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

Participants (N = 113) who indicated that their parents had different ethnic or racial backgrounds provided retrospective accounts of parental messages they perceived as influential in the development of their ethnic identity. Three themes of parental messages concerning ethnic identity emerged from the participants’ responses: (a) parental messages of encouragement/egalitarianism, (b) parental messages of preference, and (c) lack of explicit parental messages/silence. Findings are discussed in terms of implications for understanding multiethnic identity development, and future directions for research are put forth.

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Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhimurium-Infected Pigs With Different Shedding Levels Exhibit Distinct Clinical, Peripheral Cytokine And Transcriptomic Immune Response Phenotypes, Susan Knetter, Shawn Bearson, Ting-Hua Huang, Dason Kurkiewicz, Martine Schroyen, Dan Nettleton, Daniel Berman, Valorie Cohen, Joan Lunney, Amanda Ramer-Tait, Michael Wannemuehler, Christopher Tuggle Jan 2014

Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhimurium-Infected Pigs With Different Shedding Levels Exhibit Distinct Clinical, Peripheral Cytokine And Transcriptomic Immune Response Phenotypes, Susan Knetter, Shawn Bearson, Ting-Hua Huang, Dason Kurkiewicz, Martine Schroyen, Dan Nettleton, Daniel Berman, Valorie Cohen, Joan Lunney, Amanda Ramer-Tait, Michael Wannemuehler, Christopher Tuggle

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

Foodborne salmonellosis costs the US $2.7 billion/year, including $100.0 million in annual losses to pork producers. Pigs colonized with Salmonella are usually asymptomatic with varied severity and duration of fecal shedding. Thus, understanding the responses that result in less shedding may provide a mechanism for control. Fifty-four pigs were inoculated with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (ST) and clinical signs, fecal ST shedding, growth performance, peripheral cytokines and whole blood gene expression were measured. Persistently shedding (PS) pigs had longer pyrexia and elevated serum IL-1β, TNF-α and IFN-ϒcompared with low shedding (LS) pigs, while LS pigs had brief pyrexia, less shedding …

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