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Flyer News, Vol. 62, No. 9 (Nov. 4, 2014), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

Crow's Nest, November 4, 2014, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The November 4, 2014, issue of the Crow's Nest.

The Advocate, November 4, 2014, Minnesota State University Moorhead

The Advocate

No abstract provided.

4(1h)-Quinolones Having Antimalarial Activity With Reduced Chemical Resistance, Roman Manetsch, Richard Matthew Cross, Niranjan Kumar Namelikonda, Dennis Edward Kyle, Tina Susanna Mutka, Alexis Nichole Lacrue, Jordany Richarlson Maignan, Fabian Ernesto Saenz

USF Patents

Provided are 4(1H)-quinolone derivatives effective in inhibiting or eliminating the viability of at least one of the stages in the life-cycle of the malarial parasite, and to show a reduced propensity to induce resistance to the compound by the target parasite. In particular, the compounds can be derivatives of phenoxyethoxy-quinolones, and including, but not only, 7-(2-phenoxyethoxy)quinolin derivatives. These compounds may be administered by themselves, with at least one other derivative compound, or with other antimalarial compounds, to an animal or human subject. The therapeutic compositions can be and formulated to reduce the extent of a Plasmodium infection in the recipient …

Qt Interval Prolongation Associated With Intramuscular Ziprasidone In Chinese Patients: A Case Report And A Comprehensive Literature Review With Meta-Analysis, Xian-Bin Li, Yi-Lang Tang, Wei Zheng, Chuan-Yue Wang, Jose De Leon

Psychiatry Faculty Publications

Intramuscular (IM) ziprasidone has been associated with QTc interval prolongations in patients with preexisting risk factors. A 23-year-old male Chinese schizophrenia patient experienced an increase of QTc interval of 83 milliseconds (ms) after receiving 20 mg IM ziprasidone (baseline and increased QT/QTc were, respectively, 384/418 and 450/501). This was rated as a probable adverse drug reaction (ADR) by the Liverpool ADR causality assessment tool. A systematic review including all types of trials reporting the effect of IM ziprasidone on the QTc interval prolongation identified 19 trials with a total of 1428 patients. Mean QTc change from baseline to end of …

Statement By Former Members Of The Parliamentary Commission On Banking Standards, United Kingdom: Parliament

Documents

Mr Andrew Tyrie MP; Most Rev and Rt Hon the Archbishop of Canterbury ;Mark Garnier MP; Rt Hon Lord Lawson of Blaby; Mr Andrew Love MP; Rt Hon Lord McFall of Alcluith; John Thurso MP; Lord Turnbull KCB CVO

Multiple Roles Of Medicaid ...And The Administrative Capacity To Support Them, Eileen Griffin Jd

Disability & Aging

Slides presented at the NAMD 2014 Fall Conference, November 4, 2014

Prognostic Value Of Elevated Levels Of Intestinal Microbe-Generated Metabolite Trimethylamine-N-Oxide In Patients With Heart Failure: Refining The Gut Hypothesis, W.H. Wilson Tang, Zeneng Wang, Yiying Fan, Bruce Levison, Jennie E. Hazen, Lillian M. Donahue, Yuping Wu, Stanley L. Hazen

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications

Background: Altered intestinal function is prevalent in patients with heart failure (HF), but its role in adverse outcomes is unclear. Objectives: This study investigated the potential pathophysiological contributions of intestinal microbiota in HF. Methods: We examined the relationship between fasting plasma trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) and all-cause mortality over a 5-year follow-up in 720 patients with stable HF. Results:The median TMAO level was 5.0 μM, which was higher than in subjects without HF (3.5 μM; p < 0.001). There was modest but significant correlation between TMAO concentrations and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels (r = 0.23; p < 0.001). Higher plasma TMAO levels were associated with a 3.4-fold increased mortality risk. Following adjustments for traditional risk factors and BNP levels, elevated TMAO levels remained predictive of 5-year mortality risk (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.2; 95% CI: 1.42 to 3.43; p < 0.001), as well as following the addition of estimated glomerular filtration rate to the model (HR: 1.75; 95% CI: 1.07 to 2.86; p < 0.001). Conclusions: High TMAO levels were observed in patients with HF, and elevated TMAO levels portended higher long-term mortality risk independent of traditional risk factors and cardiorenal indexes.

Γ-Butyrobetaine Is A Proatherogenic Intermediate In Gut Microbial Metabolism Of L-Carnitine To Tmao, Robert A. Koeth, Bruce S. Levison, Miranda K. Culley, Jennifer A. Buffa, Zeneng Wang, Jill C. Gregory, Elin Org, Yuping Wu, Lin Li, Jonathan D. Smith, W.H. Wilson Tang, Joseph A. Didonato, Aldons J. Lusis, Stanley L. Hazen

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications

L-carnitine, a nutrient in red meat, was recently reported to accelerate atherosclerosis via a metaorganismal pathway involving gut microbial trimethylamine (TMA) formation and host hepatic conversion into trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO). Herein, we show that following L-carnitine ingestion, γ-butyrobetaine (γBB) is produced as an intermediary metabolite by gut microbes at a site anatomically proximal to and at a rate ∼1,000-fold higher than the formation of TMA. Moreover, we show that γBB is the major gut microbial metabolite formed from dietary L-carnitine in mice, is converted into TMA and TMAO in a gut microbiota-dependent manner (like dietary L-carnitine), and accelerates atherosclerosis. Gut microbial …

Fabrication And Comparison Of Electrospun Cobalt Oxide-Antimony Doped Tin Oxide (Coo-Ato) Nanofibers Made With Ps: D-Limonene And Ps: Toluene, Manopriya Devisetty Subramanyam

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This work investigates the fabrication, process optimization, and characterization of cobalt oxide-antimony doped tin oxide (CoO-ATO) nanofibersusing polystyrene (PS) solutions with toluene orD-limonene as solvents. These nanofibers are produced by anelectrospinning process. Nanofibers are fabricated using polymeric solutions of CoO doped ATO and mixtures of PS: D-limonene and PS:toluene. PSis a base aromatic organic polymer, a non-toxic material, and a versatile catalyst for fiber formation. PSsolutions are made by mixing polystyrene beads and D-limonene or toluene at specific weight percentages. These polymeric solutions of PS: D-limonene and PS:toluene are then mixed with CoO-ATO at various weight percentages. The two solutions …

Fall/Winter 2014: English Teaching Opportunities Attract New Graduates, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

An article highlighting students utilizing their degrees to go abroad and teach English as a second language.

2014 November 4, Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes No. 5, November 4, 2014

2014-November-04-Etsu Tinnitus Expert To Lead Support Group Meeting, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Design Of Randomized Experiments In Networks, Dylan Walker, Lev Muchnik

Business Faculty Articles and Research

Over the last decade, the emergence of pervasive online and digitally enabled environments has created a rich source of detailed data on human behavior. Yet, the promise of big data has recently come under fire for its inability to separate correlation from causation-to derive actionable insights and yield effective policies. Fortunately, the same online platforms on which we interact on a day-to-day basis permit experimentation at large scales, ushering in a new movement toward big experiments. Randomized controlled trials are the heart of the scientific method and when designed correctly provide clean causal inferences that are robust and reproducible. However, …

Relapse Prevention: Past, Present And Future, Lauren A. Kyriazes Ms.

Research Papers

Addictive behavior is a difficult behavior to recover from. Luckily, over thirty years ago, researchers and professionals in the rehabilitation field have been able to change the way we treat addictions. This research looks into the past, present and future of relapse prevention to explore how the theories and models have shaped treatment. This overall view will give insight into the history and future of relapse prevention, treatment modalities and how professionals currently and in the future can benefit from past experiences. It is also important to look at the psychosocial implications addiction and treatment recovery can have on an …

Subspecialty Surveillance Of Long-Term Course Of Small And Moderate Muscular Ventricular Septal Defect: Heterogenous Practices, Low Yield., Erik L. Frandsen, Aswathy V. House, Yunbin Xiao, David A. Danford, Shelby Kutty

Journal Articles: Pediatrics

BACKGROUND: No expert consensus guides practice for intensity of ongoing pediatric cardiology surveillance of hemodynamically insignificant small and moderate muscular ventricular septal defect (mVSD). Therefore, despite the well-established benign natural history of mVSD, there is potential for widely divergent follow up practices. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate (1) variations in follow up of mVSD within an academic children's hospital based pediatric cardiology practice, and (2) the frequency of active medical or surgical management resulting from follow up of mVSD.

METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed records of 600 patients with isolated mVSD echocardiographically diagnosed between 2006 and 2012. Large …

Reproduction And Pollination Of The Endangered Dwarf Bear-Poppy Arctomecon Humilis (Papaveraceae) Across A Quarter Century: Unraveling Of A Pollination Web?, Vincent J. Tepedino, John Mull, Terry L. Griswold, Gerald Bryant

Western North American Naturalist

Arctomecon humilis, a rare gypsophile of the extreme northeastern Mojave Desert, is restricted to a few isolated populations (occurrences) in Washington Co, Utah (USA). At several points in the past quarter century, we have studied the breeding system and reproductive success of this endangered species, recorded its pollinators and tested the feasibility of human-assisted gene flow by conducting reciprocal crosses between two isolated occurrences approximately 4 km apart. We found A. humilis to possess a mixed breeding system in the occurrence studied (Beehive Dome in 1988); some plants exhibited self-compatibility but fruit/flowers and seeds/fruit were significantly lower in pollinator-effected …

Rediscovered Populations Of The Idaho Point-Headed Grasshopper, Acrolophitus Pulchellus (Bruner), 1890 (Orthoptera: Acrididae), Beth A. Waterbury

Western North American Naturalist

The Idaho point-headed grasshopper, Acrolophitus pulchellus, is a rare endemic of the Sinks Drainages of east-central Idaho. Past collections were infrequent and found few specimens. Searches in 1993 failed to find specimens, leading to speculaton that A. pulchellus was extinct. I report rediscovered populations of A. pulchellus based on 55 capture records (10 collected); describe distribution, habitat, morphological, and life history information; and present the first photos of live adult specimens.

Front Matter, Vol. 74 No. 3

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

On The Frontlines Of Ebola, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Volume 112, Number 9 - Tuesday, November 4, 2014, Saint Mary's College Of California

The Collegian

No abstract provided.

Guide To An Integrated Practices Program For Supporting A Return To Work And Promoting Job Retention: Facilitating An Employee's Return To Work Following An Absence For A Mental Health Problem, Louise St-Arnaud, Mariève Pelletier

Guides

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Nonnative And Native Ungulate Biomass And Seasonal Precipitation On The Vegetation Production In A Great Basin Ecosystem, Linda C. Zeigenfuss, Kathryn A. Schoenecker, Jason I. Ransom, Drew A. Ignizio, Tracy Mask

Western North American Naturalist

The negative effects of equid grazers in semi-arid ecosystems of the American West has been considered to be disproportionate to the influence of native ungulates in these systems because of their large body size, hoof shape, and short history on the landscape relative to native grazers. Tools which can model the degree of influence of various grazers in an ecosystem and separate these effects from those caused by other variables (climate, anthropomorphic disturbances) can be useful to managers in determining location of non-native grazer impacts and assessing the effect of management actions targeted at different grazer populations. We used remotely …

New Flea (Siphonaptera) Record For Heermann's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys Heermanni), San Luis Obispo County, California, Howard O. Clark Jr., Helen K. Pigage

Western North American Naturalist

Three Heermann’s kangaroo rats (Dipodomys heermanni), from San Luis Obispo County, California, were examined for ectoparasites. Two species of flea were found,Meringis californicus and Hoplopsyllus anomalus. Occurrence of these two species onDipodomys heermanni has not been reported before and represents new host records.

Phenyl Functionalized Sol-Gel Silica Sorbent For Capillary Microextraction And Chromia-Based Sol-Gel Ucon Stationary Phase For Capillary Gas Chromatography, Michael M. Mclean

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The first chapter of this thesis presents an introduction to sol-gel methodology whose usefulness as a synthetic route will be demonstrated with two applications in chromatography. The first application involves the fabrication of a capillary micro-extraction (CME) device by coating a phenyl functionalized extracting phase on the inner surface of a fused silica capillary for analyte pre-concentration. The device was coupled on-line to a RP-HPLC system and practicality was demonstrated using allergens as target analytes. The allergens chosen as model analytes are typically found in fragrance products and food. Most of the 26 fragrance allergens that are monitored by various …

A Sensitive Question: Asking About Race In A Research Interview, Laura O'Hare

The Qualitative Report

Conversations are significant, but often overlooked cultural sites where attitudes, beliefs, and values about race are both reified and challenged. As such, these sites deserve increased scholarly attention (Allen, 2007). We employed Brown and Levinson’s Politeness Theory as a framework to examine the discursive strategies used by 11 interviewers in a research context as they asked 115 patient participants (taking part in a larger study of patients at a community-based family medicine residency clinic) to identify their race, as well as to identify the discursive strategies used by patient participants who answered this question. Our analysis revealed that in their …

November 4, 2014, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

It Security Awareness Training Policy

Information Technology Services Policies

The purpose of the policy is to establish that University employees and contractors have responsibilities to learn and apply security practices for the preservation and appropriate use of technology and information assets through mandatory participation in a security awareness program. The USG and Georgia Southern University cannot protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and information systems in today’s highly networked technology environment without ensuring that each person involved understands their roles and responsibilities and is adequately trained to perform them.

Live Well Greenville: Making The Healthy Choice The Easy Choice, Alicia Powers

Prisma Health

No abstract provided.

Public Health Lessons From Cuba, Kristy Maher

Prisma Health

No abstract provided.