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Educational Policies Committee Agenda, October 2, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Course Approvals
• Academic Standards Subcommittee

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, October 2, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Course Approvals
• Program Proposals
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, October 2, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Applied Economics

• Course Description Change, Prerequisite Change, Dual List
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• New Course
• Credit Hour Change
• Add University Studies Designation

Plant Soils and Climate

• Prerequisite Change, Course No. Change

Caine College of the Arts

• Add University Studies Designation

Accounting

• Course Description Change

COMMDDE

• New Course

HPER

• New Course
• Course Description Change, Title Change

Psychology

• Prerequisite Change

Teacher Education and Leadership

• Add Multiple List
• Course Description Change
• Delete Course (remove dual list)
• Add Multiple List
• Title Change
• Course Description, Prerequisite Change
• New Course
• Grade Type

Civil and Environmental Engineering

• New Course
• Delete Course …

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, October 2, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Applied Economics

• Course Description Change, Prerequisite Change, Dual List
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• New Course
• Credit Hour Change
• Add University Studies Designation

Plant Soils and Climate

• Prerequisite Change, Course No. Change

Caine College of the Arts

• Add University Studies Designation

Accounting

• Course Description Change

COMMDDE

• New Course

HPER

• New Course
• Course Description Change/Title Change

Psychology

• Prerequisite Change

Teacher Education and Leadership

• Add Multiple List
• Course Description Change
• Delete Course (remove dual list)
• Title Change
• Course Description/Prerequisite Change
• New Course
• Grade Type

Civil and Environmental Engineering

• New Course
• Delete Course
• Prerequisite Change

Electrical and Computer …

Contribution Of Hyaluronan Degradation On The Structure Of Lungs: Development Of Experimental Techniques, Adetoun Opetola Komolafe

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Acute respiratory distress syndrome patients are usually administered high levels of oxygen and then mechanical ventilation. The combination of these is thought to cause worse lung injury than either alone through biophysical mechanisms partly involving overdistension. The basis of this thesis is that injury may be associated with degradation of hyaluronan, a key component of the exracellular matrix having compressive resistance. Although hyaluronan is known to degrade directly by reactive oxygen species or by hyaluronidase, it is possible to measure the contribution of hyaluronan degradation in lung structure. Molecular weight measurements were used to confirm hyaluronan degradation, while nano indentation …

Faculty Senate Chronicle For October 2, 2014, Pamela Schulze

The University of Akron Faculty Senate Chronicle

Minutes of the regular meeting of The University of Akron Faculty Senate on October 2, 2015.

Baseline Survey Of The Third Cohort: A Supplemental Report From The Youthsave Ghana Experiment, Gina Chowa, David Ansong, Rainier Masa, Shiyou Wu, Yalitza Ramos, Meli Blake Kimathi

Center for Social Development Research

Baseline Survey of the Third Cohort: A Supplemental Report From the YouthSave Ghana Experiment

The Grizzly, October 2, 2014, Rachel Brown, Bryce Pinkerton, Jaime Bocanumenth, Maxwell Bicking, Evan Hill, Caitlin Tillson, Kristen Costello, Lisa Abraham, Ayesha Contractor, Emily Duffy, Jordan Breslow, Jonathan Vander Lugt, Matthew Maldonado, Dana Feigenbaum

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

UC Responds to Drop in Ranking • Ragball Tournament Returns • Assault Addressed • Letter to the Editor • Sustainability Kicks Off • What's the CSCG? • New Art Professor Explains Why She Came to Ursinus • Scudera Adapts Oscar Wilde • Opinion: Curbing Your Enthusiasm; Voting in Mid-Term Elections is Important • Snell Cup Allows Team to Interact with Past Players • Digging In: Groff Leads Volleyball to Hot Start • Fresh Faces

The Missouri Miner, October 2, 2014

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Minutes 10/02/2014, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

In these minutes: Division of the Social Sciences catalog course changes.

Foreign Investment Increasing, While Human Rights And Environment Cause Concern, Crosby Girã³N

NotiCen

No abstract provided.

The Alestle - Vol. 67 No. 8 - 10/02/2014, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The Alestle

Vol. 67. No. 8

Analysis Of Candida Albicans Mutants Defective In The Cdk8 Module Of Mediator Reveal Links Between Metabolism And Biofilm Formation, Allia K. Lindsay, Diana K. Morales, Zhongle Liu, Nora Grahl, Anda Zhang, Sven D. Willger, Lawrence C. Myers, Deborah A. Hogan

Dartmouth Scholarship

Candida albicans biofilm formation is a key virulence trait that involves hyphal growth and adhesin expression. Pyocyanin (PYO), a phenazine secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, inhibits both C. albicans biofilm formation and development of wrinkled colonies. Using a genetic screen, we identified two mutants, ssn3Δ/Δ and ssn8Δ/Δ, which continued to wrinkle in the presence of PYO. Ssn8 is a cyclin-like protein and Ssn3 is similar to cyclin-dependent kinases; both proteins are part of the heterotetrameric Cdk8 module that forms a complex with the transcriptional co-regulator, Mediator. Ssn3 kinase activity was also required for PYO sensitivity as a kinase dead mutant maintained …

Vista: October 2, 2014, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

Quaker Campus, October 2, 2014 (Vol. 101, Issue 5), Whittier College

Quaker Campus

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 49, No. 13, October 2, 2014, Grand Valley State University

Volume 49, July 7, 2014 - June 1, 2015

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Transitioning From Nanomedicine To Picomedicine, Thomas Webster

Society of Engineering Science 51st Annual Technical Meeting Archive

Inspired from biological systems, nanotechnology (and more recently, picotechnology) is beginning to revolutionize medicine including the improved prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of numerous diseases. This discussion will summarize efforts over the past decade that ave synthesized novel nanoparticles, nanotubes, and other nanomaterials to improve medicine. Efforts focused on the use of nanomaterials to minimize immune cell interactions, inhibit infection, and increase tissue growth will be especially emphasized. Tissue systems covered will include the nervous system, orthopedics, bladder, cardiovascular, vascular, and the bladder. Materials to be covered will include ceramics, metals, polymers, and composites thereof. Self-assembled nanochemistries will also be emphasized. …

Graphene For Its Biomedical Applications, Dibakar Datta, Sang-Pil Kim, Vivek Shenoy

Society of Engineering Science 51st Annual Technical Meeting Archive

We investigate interaction of water droplets with different nanomaterials: Graphene and its allotropes – -Biphenylene, Graphyne, Graphdiyne, Hexagonal and Cyclic graphene. Water microdroplets containing nanosheet are shown to spontaneously segregate into sack–cargo nanostructures upon drying. These cargo-filled nanosacks are -promising for many potential applications where nanoscale materials should be isolated from the environment or biological tissue. Because of different topology of different nanomaterials, we observe different interaction. In addition, we investigate interface of nonmaterials with water droplet and its usage for water filtration.

Functional Analysis Of The Micro/Nanostructures Of Dragonfly Wing Veins, Hongxiao Zhao, Zheng Zhong, Yajun Yin

Society of Engineering Science 51st Annual Technical Meeting Archive

This article studies the internal micro/nanostructures and reveals the relations between the structures and functions of dragonfly wing veins. Through SEM, we take the microscopic photos of the cross-sections of dragonfly wing veins. From these photos, we obtain the following results: (a) The micro/nanostructures vary along the axis of the vein, i.e., different cross-sections have different micro/nanostructures. (b) For a given cross-section, the micro/nanostructures are of multilevels and multiscales. (c) At large scale, the structures of the veins are of diversities and disorders. The larger is the size scale. The more complicated are the structures, and the higher are the …

Atomistic Simulation And Modeling Of The Interface Between -Cellulose Nanocrystal Elementary Fibrils, Robert Sinko, Sinan Keten

Society of Engineering Science 51st Annual Technical Meeting Archive

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are ubiquitous in some of nature’s toughest biological nanocomposites such as wood and bacterial cell walls [1] and exhibit outstanding mechanical properties rivaling those of synthetic materials such as Kevlar [2]. Although the impressive elastic properties of CNCs and mechanical properties of macroscale cellulosic materials have been well characterized, a molecular level understanding of how cellulose-based materials achieve high fracture toughness with relatively weak secondary interactions remains to be explained. Earlier study [3] focused on understanding the molecular interactions within individual CNCs and revealed key information on the types of molecular mechanisms at work in these systems, …

Quantifying Cooperativity In Mutated Collagen, Steven Cranford, Kenny Kwan

Society of Engineering Science 51st Annual Technical Meeting Archive

Many biological systems can be considered coupled systems, arising from the interconnected structure of on (or more) molecular/protein components. An important characteristic of any such “built up” macromolecule is the need for synergistic behavior between the individual components. In nature, this behavior is evident, e.g., the double stranded constitution of DNA is a well-known fact; however, it is the highly cross-linked helical structure that shows potential as a structural material at a nanoscale. Similarly, in a synthetic environment cooperativity has been demonstrated in a small sample, i.e., polyelectrolytes and hydrogen graphene oxides. The integration of different components to functional materials …

Kinetics Versus Thermodynamics Dichotomy And Growth -Mechanisms In Linear Self-Assembly Of Mixed Nanoblocks, Sinan Keten

Society of Engineering Science 51st Annual Technical Meeting Archive

Self-assembly is a low energy synthesis process, prominent in biological systems, in which smaller building blocks spontaneously associate to form highly organized structures of great complexity. Thus, it is one of the most promising strategies to engineer hierarchical functional nanostructures. Of special interest are one-dimensional arrays of nanobuilding blocks (e.g., nanoparticles, peptides, colloids, etc.), such as nanowires, nanotubes or polymer-like structures, due to their potential applications ranging from nanosensing, optoelectronics, or molecular selective transport to mechanical reinforcement in structural composites. However, despite considerable advances on the synthesis side in the past few years, there is lack of understanding of the …

Overcoming Brittleness Through Bioinspiration And -Microarchitecture, Francois Barthelat, Mohammad Mirkhalaf, Ahmad Dastjerdi

Society of Engineering Science 51st Annual Technical Meeting Archive

The fracture of highly mineralized natural materials such as bone, teeth, or seashells is largely controlled by the interfaces they contain. These interfaces, relatively weak, deflect and guide cracks into configurations which eventually impede their propagation. As a result, weaker interfaces turn brittle minerals into tough materials which can deform and absorb energy from impacts. To explore these concepts in synthetic materials, we used a 3D laser-engraver to carve arrays of microcracks with well-defined geometries and toughness within the bulk of borosilicate glass slides. The microcracks, positioned along specific surfaces within the material, coalesce upon application of an external load …

Mechanism Underpinning Biological Ferroelectricity, Matthew Zelisko, Pradeep Sharma, Jiangyu Li

Society of Engineering Science 51st Annual Technical Meeting Archive

Ferroelectricity in biological materials, while speculated, has been a matter of much debate. Recent experimental discovery of this phenomenon in elastin – a key ingredient of aorta, lung, ligament, and skin has given rise to tantalizing questions regarding its origins as well as ramifications. In this presentation, motivated by the experiments performed by one of us, we present a two-scale modeling approach consisting of a coarse-grained statistical mechanics model and molecular dynamics to elucidate the microscopic mechanisms underpinning ferroelectricity in elastin.

Long Range Cell‑Cell Interactions Through Substrate Strain Fields, M Taher Saif, Brian Williams

Society of Engineering Science 51st Annual Technical Meeting Archive

It is well known that cells communicate with each other through biochemical and electrical means employing various autocrine and endocrine signalling pathways. Here we show, using rat cardiomyocytes, that distant cells can communicate with each other through long-range strain fields alone. A beating cardiomyocyte, adhered to an elastic subsrate, generates force and deforms the substrate. A distant neighbor, isolated chemically and electrically, is subjected to the strain field of the beating cell. A tensile strain results in calcium influx through its stretch sensitive ion channels. This influx interferes with its dynamics. The two neighbors thus get coupled and behave as …

In Package Inactivation Of Bacillus Atrophaeus Spores Using High Voltage Atmospheric Cold Plasma, Sonal Patil, Kevin Keener, Tamara Moiseev, Jp Mosnier, Nn Misra, Pj Cullen, Paula Bourke

Society of Engineering Science 51st Annual Technical Meeting Archive

Introduction: Hospital acquired infections are of a great concern, considering a large number of infections reported every year. Sterilization is an important step in healthcare industry that is attained by utilizing conventional sterilization approaches. It includes heat treatment, use of chemicals like ethylene oxide, hydrogen peroxide, and gamma radiation. These methods have drawbacks such as material properties of medical devices could be altered or damaged. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate cheap alternative approaches to achieve sterilization without generating toxic residues. Nonthermal atmospheric plasma is a fourth state of matter that consists of charged particles, positive and negative ions and …

Chemoenvironmental Modulators Of Single-Cell Fluidity And Stiffness, John Maloney, Krystyn Van Vliet

Society of Engineering Science 51st Annual Technical Meeting Archive

Biological cells can be classified as “active soft matter,” with mechanical characteristics modulated by external cues such as pharmaceutical dosage or fever temperature. Quantifying the effects of chemical and physical stimuli on a cell’s mechanical response informs models of living cells as complex materials. We discuss the mechanical behavior of single cells in terms of fluidity, or hysteresivity normalized to the extremes of an elastic solid or a viscous liquid. This parameter, which complements stiffness when describing whole-cell viscoelastic response, can be determined for a suspended cell within subsecond times. Questions remain, however, about the origin of fluidity as a …

Stress-Fiber Mechanics And Cell Mechano-Sensitivity, Franck Vernerey

Society of Engineering Science 51st Annual Technical Meeting Archive

In recent years, research in cell biology has shown that mechanics is a key to cell response, differentiation, and disease. For instance, an increasing number of observations have shown that the ability of cells to contract, spread, and differentiate is highly dependent on the stiffness and architecture of the surrounding matrix. Although the origins of these intriguing behaviors are still poorly understood, it is now clear that cells fully make use of cross-talks between mechanics, chemistry, and transport processes to organize their structure, generate forces, and make appropriate decisions. To better understand the underlying mechanisms of mechano-transduction, this presentation will …

Trans-Disciplinary Research Approaches: Integration Of Fluid Mechanics With Cell Biology, Michelle A. Berny-Lang, Jerry S.H. Lee, Emily J. Greenspan

Society of Engineering Science 51st Annual Technical Meeting Archive

At the level of the individual molecule, outstanding discoveries leading the the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry clarified G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) crystallographic structures and functions. Nevertheless, a large number of such receptors cooperate to ultimately determine the cell response. Henceforth, understanding their group effects becomes crucial to predict the activity of the GPCRs populating the various cell aggregates.

Biological Ferroelectricity – Phenomena, Mechanism, And Implications, Jiangyu Li

Society of Engineering Science 51st Annual Technical Meeting Archive

Ferroelectricity, a phenomenon where a spontaneous polarization in a solid can be switched by an external electric field, has recently been discovered in blood vessel walls by our group using nanoscale piezoresponse force microscopy. The origin of the phenomena has been attributed to elastin, and glucose has been found to suppress ferroelectric switching substantially. In this discussion, we will review the basics of biological ferroelectricity, elucidate its molecular mechanism, and discuss its possible physiological significance and pathological implications. In particular, an early diagnostic technique based on the ferroelectric switching in aortic wall is proposed to detect arteriosclerosis.