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Photothermally Induced Optical Property Changes Of Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide) Microgel-Based Etalons, Molla R. Islam, Jessica Irvine, Michael J. Serpe

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgel-based optical devices were designed such that they can be stimulated to change their optical properties in response to light produced by a light-emitting diode (LED). The devices were fabricated by sandwiching the synthesized microgels between two Cr/Au layers all supported on a glass coverslip with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) deposited. Here, we found that these devices can be stimulated to change their optical properties when exposed to green LED light, which excites the AuNPs and increases the local temperature, causing the thermoresponsive microgels to decrease in diameter, resulting in a change in the devices’ optical properties. We also found …

Catalyzing Change: Identifying Action To Accelerate Collective Impact Progress In San Bernardino County, Stephanie Houston

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to identify the most important actions for the implementation of the San Bernardino County Vison using a Collective Impact approach. Collective Impact is a structured approach to problem solving that includes the five core conditions of, common agenda, continuous improvement, shared measurement system, mutually reinforcing activities, and backbone functions. The Delphi technique was used to gather data, perceptions, and opinions from 16 cross-sector leaders identified as experts responsible for the implementation of the San Bernardino County Vision. Survey participants were identified as experts based upon their responsibility as cross-sector leaders engaged in the San …

Lack Of Resistance Of Plasmodium Falciparum To Dihydroartemisinin In Uganda Based On Parasitogolgical And Molecular Assays, Roland A. Cooper, Melissa D. Conrad, Quentin D. Watson, Stephanie J. Huezo, Harriet Ninsiima, Patrick Tumwebaze, Samuel L. Nsobya, Philip J. Rosenthal

Collected Faculty Scholarship

• Artemisinin-­‐based combination therapy is now standard treatment for falciparum malaria. However, this regimen is threatened by resistance to artemisinins, manifest as delayed clearance of parasitemia after therapy, in southeast Asia.

• Artemisinin resistance in southeast Asia is associated with increased parasitemias in culture, compared to those in sensi0ve parasites, 72 hours a=er a 6 hour pulse with 700 nM dihydroartemisinin (DHA), and with propeller domain polymorphisms in the Plasmodium falciparum kelch (K13; PF3D7_1343700) gene

• Given that artemether/lumefantrine has been adopted as standard therapy for malaria within the last decade in Uganda, we characterized artemisinin sensiBvity in fresh P. falciparum isolates from …

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Does Metal Transfer Differ On Retrieved Ceramic And Cocr Femoral Heads?, Eliza K Fredette, Daniel W Macdonald, Richard J Underwood, Antonia F. Chen, Md, Mba, Michael A Mont, Gwo-Chin Lee, Gregg R Klein, Clare M Rimnac, Steven M Kurtz

Rothman Institute Papers

Metal transfer has been observed on retrieved THA femoral heads for both CoCr and ceramic bearing materials. In vitro wear testing has shown increased wear to polyethylene acetabular liners with the presence of metal transfer. This study sought to investigate the extent of metal transfer on the bearing surface of CoCr and ceramic femoral heads and identify prevalent morphologies. Three bearing couple cohorts: M-PE (n = 50), C-PE (n = 35), and C-C (n = 15), were derived from two previously matched collections (n = 50/group) of CoCr and ceramic femoral heads. From the three cohorts, 75% of the femoral …

Selection Of A Reanalysis Meteorological Product For Use In Solar Resource Assessment, Anthony Lopez

Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and collaborators are updating the National Solar Radiation Database with the next-generation satellite-based solar resource assessment known as the Physical Solar Model (PSM). This is part of an effort to achieve NREL and DOE’s goal to make solar energy technologies cost competitive with other forms of energy in the United States. Required in this effort is the selection of an appropriate meteorological reanalysis product- that provides critical inputs for solar energy estimation. This analysis quantitatively and qualitatively assessed the spatial and temporal accuracy of three meteorological reanalysis products using ground measurements. …

Virginia's Road To Resiliency, Paul Olsen

News Items

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School Inequality: Challenges And Solutions, Catherine Lhamon, Kimberly Robinson, David Hinojosa, Molly Hunter, Lisa Scruggs, Javaid Siddiqi, Jerusha Conner, Jason Nance, Marilyn Armour, Pamela Meanes, Meredith Harbach, Preston Green Iii, Gerard Robinson

University of Richmond Law Review Symposium

“Welcome Remarks” were given by Wendy Collins Perdue, Dean of the University of Richmond School of Law, and Dr. Ronald Crutcher, President of the University of Richmond. (9:05 a.m.–9:15 a.m.)

“Keynote” by Catherine Lhamon, U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. (9:15 a.m.–10:00 a.m.)

“State-Level School Finance Panel” by Kimberly Robinson, Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law; David Hinojosa, National Director of Policy with the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA); and Molly Hunter, Director of the Education Law Center’s Educational Justice program. (10:00 a.m.–11:10 a.m.)

“Innovation in Addressing School Inequality Panel” by Lisa …

Quarterly Meeting Agenda & Packet, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Meeting regarding Department of Physical Therapy, faculty emeriti, named rooms and areas, student retention, personnel actions and bonds.

Steroid Receptor Isoform Expression In Drosophila Nociceptor Neurons Is Required For Normal Dendritic Arbor And Sensitivity, Aidan L. Mcparland, Taylor L. Follansbee, Gwendolyn D. Vesenka, Alexandra E. Panaitiu, Geoffrey K. Ganter

Biology Student Publications

Steroid hormones organize many aspects of development, including that of the nervous system. Steroids also play neuromodulatory and other activational roles, including regulation of sensitivity to painful stimuli in mammals. In Drosophila, ecdysteroids are the only steroid hormones, and therefore the fly represents a simplified model system in which to explore mechanisms of steroid neuromodulation of nociception. In this report, we present evidence that ecdysteroids, acting through two isoforms of their nuclear ecdysone receptor (EcR), modulate sensitivity to noxious thermal and mechanical stimuli in the fly larva. We show that EcRA and EcRB1 are expressed by third instar larvae in …

Theaflavin-3, 3'-Digallate Decreases Human Ovarian Carcinoma Ovcar-3 Cell-Induced Angiogenesis Via Akt And Notch-1 Pathways, Not Via Mapk Pathways, Ying Gao, Gary O. Rankin, Youying Tu, Yi Charlie Chen

Biochemistry and Microbiology

Theaflavin-3, 3'-digallate (TF3) is a black tea polyphenol produced from polymerization and oxidization of the green tea ployphenols epicatechin gallate and (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) during fermentation of fresh tea leaves. TF3 has been reported to have anticancer properties. However, the effect of TF3 on tumor angiogenesis and the underlying mechanisms are not clear. In the present study, TF3 was verified to inhibit tumor angiogenesis. Compared with EGCG, TF3 was more potent. TF3 inhibited human ovarian carcinoma OVCAR-3 cell-induced angiogenesis in human umbilical vein endothelial cell model and in chick chorioallantoic membrane model. TF3 reduced tumor angiogenesis by downregulating HIF-1α and VEGF. …

Clearwire Doc 7, 2015.10.23, Jarrell's Rebuttal Report

Related Documents for Professor Thompson's book Corporate Valuation in M&A

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Biodiversity And Ecological Dynamics Of Sciophilous Benthic Communities On Artificial Plates: Emphasis On Reef Sponges, Caidra Elizabeth Hassanzada

HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations

Low light intensity habitats harbor unique sciophilous benthic communities and are a source of novel and unique sponge fauna. However, the community structure of these habitats is poorly studied to date. Thus, this study attempts to understand the composition and structure of sciophilous sponge populations in southeast Florida. Fifty limestone plates were placed on a shallow reef in Fort Lauderdale for two years (2010-2012). To identify the sponge community and their patterns over time, all plates were photographed at the end of each year. Then, samples were taken from each of the live sponge specimens observed on the plates and …

Interdisciplinary Approaches To Financial Stability, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

Program for a conference on interdisciplinary approaches to financial stability.

Measurement Of The Target-Normal Single-Spin Asymmetry In Quasielastic Scattering From The Reaction 3He↑(E,E′ ), Chiranjib Dutta, Wolfgang Korsch, Y.-W. Zhang, E. Long, M. Mihovilovič, G. Jin, K. Allada, B. Anderson, J. R. M. Annand, T. Averett, C. Ayerbe-Gayoso, W. Boeglin

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

We report the first measurement of the target single-spin asymmetry, A_y, in quasielastic scattering from the inclusive reaction ³He^↑(e,e′ ) on a ³He gas target polarized normal to the lepton scattering plane. Assuming time-reversal invariance, this asymmetry is strictly zero for one-photon exchange. A nonzero A_y can arise from the interference between the one- and two-photon exchange processes which is sensitive to the details of the substructure of the nucleon. An experiment recently completed at Jefferson Lab yielded asymmetries with high statistical precision at Q²=0.13, 0.46, and …

6th Annual Egg Drop Competition A Success: Engineering Assignment Becomes Spectator Sport, Danni Francis

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

Spectators from all departments and majors on campus stood outside the Science Complex on Thursday to watch the 6^th annual Egg Drop Contest. The article provides details of this Egg Drop Contest, including winners.

Dissolved Nutrient Distributions In The Gulf Of Mexico Following The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Ashley Ann Parks

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) in the spring of 2010 introduced 4.4 million of barrels of oil to the ecosystem. Some biodegradation of the oil occurs when microorganisms, particularly bacteria, metabolize the oil as a carbon source. During this process, the microbes also require nutrients for energy. An introduction of oil at this magnitude has the ability to induce large blooms of microbes, which in turn can affect nutrient concentrations. Microbial petroleum degradation decreases nutrient concentrations, whereas the microbial assimilation and decay of organic matter increase nutrient concentrations. This study assessed whether any …

The Ubiquitous Blackberry: The New Overtime, Maria L. Barbu

Liberty University Law Review

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Seeking The Truth On The Other Side Of The Wall: Greenleaf's Evangelists Meet The Federal Rules, Naturalism, And Judas, Nancy J. Kippenhan

Liberty University Law Review

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The Firece Green Fire: Vol. 6 Issue 7, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

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Ucc Minutes October 22, 2015, Kutztown University Curriculum Committee

UCC Minutes

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College Senate Minutes October 22, 2015, Bronx Community College Senate

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the College Senate on October 22, 2015.

Visualizing Fantasy Fiction: Design Of A Class In Digital Scholarship And Visualization, Including Research, Organization And Digital Visualization, That Does Not Require Programming Or It Support, Charles W. Kann

Computer Science Faculty Publications

This paper outlines a course to integrate digital visualizations into undergraduate research. These visualizations will include mapping and timelines of events, and the ability to hyperlink the events, characters, and story lines in a fantasy fiction story such as Lord of the Rings or A Game of Thrones. The digital scholarship will involve the methodology for collecting, organizing, and representing the data for the visualizations.

The topic for the visualizations in this paper is fantasy fiction; however the methods to develop these visualizations will be applicable to many academic disciplines, including the humanities and social sciences.

The paper outlines …

Brigham Young University Honors Usu's Todd Moon | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering

College of Engineering News

Originally posted Oct. 22, 2015 – Brigham Young University’s department of electrical and computer engineering has named its alumn and current USU professor and department head Todd Moon as a 2015-2016 Honored Alumnus.

The university made the announcement the week of Oct. 19. Dr. Todd K. Moon received his double BS in electrical and computer engineering and mathematics in 1988, and a master's degree in electrical engineering also in 1988 from Brigham Young University.

Characteristics Of Sediment Transport At Selected Sites Along The Missouri River, 2011–12, David L. Rus, Joel M. Galloway, Jason S. Alexander

United States Geological Survey: Water Reports and Publications

Extreme flooding in the Missouri River in 2011, followed by a year of more typical streamflows in 2012, allowed the sediment-transport regime to be compared between the unprecedented conditions of 2011 and the year immediately following the flooding. As part of a cooperative effort between the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, this report follows up USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2013–5006 by comparing sediment transport between years and among sampling sites spanning the Garrison Segment in North Dakota, the Gavins Point Segment downstream from Lewis and Clark Lake, and a part of the …

Stem Stories, October 2015, #4, Daniel Vorwerk

STEM Stories

Featured Event - The Leland Wilson Chemistry Lectureship

2015-October-22-Etsu Physics And Astronomy Named A Top Performer By Aip, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Convergence Of Microclimate In Residential Landscapes Across Diverse Cities In The United States, Sharon J. Hall, J Learned, Benjamin Ruddell, Kelli L. Larson, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Neil D. Bettez, Peter M. Groffman, J. Morgan Grove, James B. Heffernan, Sarah E. Hobbie, Kristen Larson, Jennifer L. Morse, Christopher Neill, Kristen C. Nelson, Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne, Laura A. Ogden, Diane E. Pataki, William D. Pearse, Colin Polsky, Rinku Roy Chowdhury, Meredith K. Steele, Tara Trammell

Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

Context The urban heat island (UHI) is a welldocumented pattern of warming in cities relative to rural areas. Most UHI research utilizes remote sensing methods at large scales, or climate sensors in single cities surrounded by standardized land cover. Relatively few studies have explored continental-scale climatic patterns within common urban microenvironments such as residential landscapes that may affect human comfort.

Objectives We tested the urban homogenization hypothesis which states that structure and function in cities exhibit ecological ‘‘sameness’’ across diverse regions relative to the native ecosystems they replaced.

Methods We deployed portable micrometeorological sensors to compare air temperature and humidity …

10-22-2015 Swosu Faculty Join Governor At Stem Event, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2015

Southwestern Oklahoma State University Professors Dr. Brian Campbell and Dr. David Esjornson (far right) recently represented the Oklahoma Summer Science and Mathematics Academies at the Governor’s 3rd annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Summit in Oklahoma City.

Much Ado About Nothing, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2015-2016 Season

The friends include Don Pedro, a prince who is a close friend of Leonato, and two fellow soldiers: Claudio, a well-respected young nobleman, and Benedick, a clever man who constantly makes witty jokes, often at the expense of his friends. Don John, Don Pedro's illegitimate brother, is part of the crowd as well. https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/muchado/summary/

Sculpting The Band Gap: A Computational Approach, Kiran Prasai, Parthapratim Biswas, D.A. Drabold

Faculty Publications

Materials with optimized band gap are needed in many specialized applications. In this work, we demonstrate that Hellmann-Feynman forces associated with the gap states can be used to find atomic coordinates that yield desired electronic density of states. Using tight-binding models, we show that this approach may be used to arrive at electronically designed models of amorphous silicon and carbon. We provide a simple recipe to include a priori electronic information in the formation of computer models of materials, and prove that this information may have profound structural consequences. The models are validated with plane-wave density functional calculations.