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Contribution To The Knowledge Of Mantispoidea, Osmyloidea, And Myrmeleontoidea With New Records For The Neuroptera Fauna Of Northwestern Turkey, Orkun Bariş Kovanci, Bahatti̇n Kovanci

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Extensive surveys were carried out between 1992 and 2011 to determine the occurrence and distribution of the neuropteran superfamilies of Mantispoidea, Osmyloidea, and Myrmeleontoidea in Bursa, northwestern Turkey. A total of 345 specimens from 20 species belonging to 7 families were collected at 48 localities using a sweep net. The families of Berothidae, Dilaridae, Mantispidae, Osmylidae, Ascalaphidae, Myrmeleontidae, and Nemopteridae were represented by 1, 1, 3, 1, 3, 10, and 1 species, respectively. Of these, 13 species were new records for Bursa Province, while 7 species were recorded from northwestern Turkey for the first time. The most widespread species were …

Life History Traits In Bufotes Variabilis (Pallas, 1769) From 2 Different Altitudes In Turkey, Abdullah Altunişik, Nurhayat Özdemi̇r

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Life history characteristics (e.g., longevity, age at maturity, body size, and body mass) of the green toad, Bufotes variabilis, were investigated from 2 populations inhabiting different altitudes (Çankırı, 960 m a.s.l., n = 57; Adana, 13 m a.s.l., n = 52) in Turkey. Age was determined using skeletochronology. The oldest individual was 11 years old (range: 4-11 years) in the highland population, while the oldest individual was 6 years old in the lowland population (range: 2-6 years). Sexual maturity was estimated at 3-4 years in the highland population and 2-3 years in the lowland population by the skeletochronological pattern. Mean …

Two-Fold Increase In White Stork (Ciconia Ciconia) Population In Lithuania: A Consequence Of Changing Agriculture?, Daiva Vaitkuviene, Mindaugas Dagys

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A countrywide White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) nest census was carried out in Lithuania in 2009 and 2010 by over 20 observers using standardised equipment and methods. The census revealed that the White Stork population has doubled since the previous census in 1994, possibly due to favourable changes in farming practices, with birds increasingly settling on the overhead electricity line poles and gradually abandoning nests in trees. In total, 21,192 White Stork nests were recorded, of which 18,782 (81.4%) were occupied by breeding birds, compared to 9400 occupied nests recorded in 1994. The mean density of occupied nests in the country …

Investigation On The Inquilines (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Synergini) Of Oak Galls From Inner Western Anatolia, Turkey, Yusuf Katilmiş, Musa Azmaz

Turkish Journal of Zoology

In this study carried out on specimens collected in inner western Anatolia, 13 species belonging to Synergus were recorded. Eight species were recorded for the first time from Turkey. Due to the associated oak galls, the highest number (6 species) were observed inside the galls of Aphelonyx persica. Data about host oaks, emergence time of adults, and associated oak galls are given.

The Genus Orthezia Bosc (Hemiptera: Ortheziidae) In Turkey, With 2 New Records, Mehmet Bora Kaydan, Zsuzsanna Konczne Benedicty, Eva Szita

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study aimed to identify the ground ensign scale insects in 5 provinces (Ağrı, Bitlis, Hakkari, Iğdır, and Van) in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. In order to achieve this goal, Ortheziidae species were collected from natural and cultivated plants in the 5 provinces listed above between 2005 and 2008. A total of 3 species were found, among them 2 species (Orthezia maroccana Kozár & Konczné Benedicty and Orthezia yashushii Kuwana) that are new records for the Turkish scale insect fauna.

Division Of Research And Economic Development Monthly Report For February 2015, Uri Division Of Research And Economic Development

Reports (Research and Economic Development)

The monthly reports include statistics for project proposals and awards received by individual academic and administrative departments at the University of Rhode Island.

Division Of Research And Economic Development Monthly Report For January 2015, Uri Division Of Research And Economic Development

Reports (Research and Economic Development)

The monthly reports include statistics for project proposals and awards received by individual academic and administrative departments at the University of Rhode Island.

Division Of Research And Economic Development Monthly Report For March 2015, Uri Division Of Research And Economic Development

Reports (Research and Economic Development)

The monthly reports include statistics for project proposals and awards received by individual academic and administrative departments at the University of Rhode Island.

Division Of Research And Economic Development Monthly Report For December 2015, Uri Division Of Research And Economic Development

Reports (Research and Economic Development)

The monthly reports include statistics for project proposals and awards received by individual academic and administrative departments at the University of Rhode Island.

Division Of Research And Economic Development Monthly Report For July 2015, Uri Division Of Research And Economic Development

Reports (Research and Economic Development)

The monthly reports include statistics for project proposals and awards received by individual academic and administrative departments at the University of Rhode Island.

Division Of Research And Economic Development Monthly Report For April - June 2015, Uri Division Of Research And Economic Development

Reports (Research and Economic Development)

The monthly reports include statistics for project proposals and awards received by individual academic and administrative departments at the University of Rhode Island.

Division Of Research And Economic Development Monthly Report For November 2015, Uri Division Of Research And Economic Development

Reports (Research and Economic Development)

The monthly reports include statistics for project proposals and awards received by individual academic and administrative departments at the University of Rhode Island.

Division Of Research And Economic Development Monthly Report For October 2015, Uri Division Of Research And Economic Development

Reports (Research and Economic Development)

The monthly reports include statistics for project proposals and awards received by individual academic and administrative departments at the University of Rhode Island.

Division Of Research And Economic Development Monthly Report For September 2015, Uri Division Of Research And Economic Development

Reports (Research and Economic Development)

The monthly reports include statistics for project proposals and awards received by individual academic and administrative departments at the University of Rhode Island.

Division Of Research And Economic Development Monthly Report For August 2015, Uri Division Of Research And Economic Development

Reports (Research and Economic Development)

The monthly reports include statistics for project proposals and awards received by individual academic and administrative departments at the University of Rhode Island.

Division Of Research And Economic Development Annual Report For Fy2015, Uri Division Of Research And Economic Development

Reports (Research and Economic Development)

Annual report for the Division of Research and Economic Development of the University of Rhode Island for the year 2014-2015.

Includes statistics of project proposals, expenditures, URI Foundation Awards, previous annual report summaries and awards received by individual academic and administrative departments.

H7n9 T-Cell Epitopes That Mimic Human Sequences Are Less Immunogenic And May Induce Treg-Mediated Tolerance, Rui Liu, Leonard Moise, Ryan Tassone, Andres H. Gutierrez, Francis E. Terry, Kotou Sangare, Matthew T. Ardito, William D. Martin, Anne S. De Groot

Institute for Immunology and Informatics Faculty Publications

Avian-origin H7N9 influenza is a novel influenza A virus (IAV) that emerged in humans in China in 2013. Using immunoinformatics tools, we identified several H7N9 T cell epitopes with T cell receptor (TCR)-facing residues identical to those of multiple epitopes from human proteins. We hypothesized that host tolerance to these peptides may impair T helper response and contribute to the low titer, weak hemagglutination inhibiting (HI) antibody responses and diminished seroconversion rates that have been observed in human H7N9 infections and vaccine trials. We found that the magnitude of human T effector responses to individual H7N9 peptides was inversely correlated …

T Cell Epitope Redundancy: Cross-Conservation Of The Tcr Face Between Pathogens And Self And Its Implications For Vaccines And Auto-Immunity, Leonard Moise, Sarah Beseme, Ryan Tassone, Rui Liu, Farzana Kibria, Francis Terry, William Martin, Anne S. De Groot

Institute for Immunology and Informatics Faculty Publications

T cells are extensively trained on ‘self’ in the thymus and then move to the periphery, where they seek out and destroy infections and regulate immune response to self-antigens. T cell receptors (TCR) on T cells’ surface recognize T cell epitopes, short linear strings of amino acids presented by antigen-presenting cells. Some of these epitopes activate T effectors, while others activate regulatory T cells. It was recently discovered that T cell epitopes that are highly conserved on their TCR face with human genome sequences are often associated with T cells that regulate immune response. These TCR-cross-conserved or ‘redundant epitopes’ are …

Interaction Of A Dengue Virus Ns1-Derived Peptide With The Inhibitory Receptor Kir3dl1 On Natural Killer Cells, Elizabeth Townsley, Geraldine O'Connor, Cormac Cosgrove, Marcia Woda, Mary Co, Stephen J. Thomas, Siripen Kalayanarooj, In-Kyu Yoon, Ananda Nisalak, Anon Srikiatkhachorn, Sharone Green, Henry A. F. Stephens, Emma Gostick, David A. Price, Mary Carrington, Galit Alter, Daniel W. Mcvicar, Alan L. Rothman, Anuja Mathew

Institute for Immunology and Informatics Faculty Publications

Killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) interact with HLA class I ligands and play a key role in the regulation and activation of NK cells. The functional importance of KIR-HLA interactions has been demonstrated for a number of chronic viral infections, but to date only a few studies have been performed in the context of acute self-limited viral infections. During our investigation of CD8⁺ T cell responses to a conserved HLA-B57-restricted epitope derived from dengue virus (DENV) non-structural protein-1 (NS1), we observed substantial binding of the tetrameric complex to non-T/non-B lymphocytes in PBMC from a long-standing clinical cohort in Thailand. We …

Improving Dengue Virus Capture Rates In Humans And Vectors In Kamphaeng Phet Province, Thailand, Using An Enhanced Spatiotemporal Surveillance Strategy, Stephen J. Thomas, Jared Aldstadt, Richard G. Jarman, Darunee Buddhari, In-Kyu Yoon, Jason H. Richardson, Alongkot Ponlawat, Sopon Iamsirithaworn, Thomas W. Scott, Alan L. Rothman, Robert V. Gibbons, Louis Lambrechts, Timothy P. Endy

Institute for Immunology and Informatics Faculty Publications

Dengue is of public health importance in tropical and sub-tropical regions. Dengue virus (DENV) transmission dynamics was studied in Kamphaeng Phet Province, Thailand, using an enhanced spatiotemporal surveillance of 93 hospitalized subjects with confirmed dengue (initiates) and associated cluster individuals (associates) with entomologic sampling. A total of 438 associates were enrolled from 208 houses with household members with a history of fever, located within a 200-m radius of an initiate case. Of 409 associates, 86 (21%) had laboratory-confirmed DENV infection. A total of 63 (1.8%) of the 3,565 mosquitoes collected were dengue polymerase chain reaction positive (PCR+). There was a …

Physiological And Self-Report Instruments To Measure Fatigue In Older Adults, Christopher Sundberg

Maria Dittman Library Research Competition: Student Award Winners

No abstract provided.

Inspire Newsletter For 2015, Uri College Of Human Science And Services

College of Human Science and Services Publications

The 2015 issue of InSpire, a periodical focused on and produced by the College of Human Science and Service.

Coming Out For Change Program

Programs and Events (Misc)

Program for the screening and panel discussion of “Coming Out for Change” a “It Gets Better” video by the URI LBTQ Womens’ Group

Uri Theatre 2015 Newsletter, Uri Theatre Department

Theatre Department Publications

The 2015-2016 season newsletter for the URI Theatre Department focuses on upcoming auditions for department productions and course information.

Momentum: Research & Innovation For Fall 2015, University Of Rhode Island

Publications (Research and Economic Development)

The Fall 2015 issue of Momentum: Research & Innovation, a periodical focused on research at the University of Rhode Island.

Momentum: Research & Innovation For Spring 2015, University Of Rhode Island

Publications (Research and Economic Development)

The Spring 2015 issue of Momentum: Research & Innovation, a periodical focused on research at the University of Rhode Island.

The Regulation Of Gestation: A Call For More Complete State Statutory Regulation Of Gestational Surrogacy Contracts, Amanda M. Herman

Chapman Law Review

No abstract provided.

Sarah Wilkinson: Female Gothic Entrepreneur, Diane L. Hoeveler

Gothic Archive: Related Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Il-4 Inhibits Il-1Β-Induced Depressive-Like Behavior And Central Neurotransmitter Alterations, Hyun-Jung Park, Hyun-Soo Shim, Kyungeh An, Angela Starkweather, Kyung Soo Kim, Insop Shim

School of Nursing Publications

It has been known that activation of the central innate immune system or exposure to stress can disrupt balance of anti-/proinflammatory cytokines. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in the modulation of depressive-like behaviors, the hormonal and neurotransmitter systems in rats. We investigated whether centrally administered IL-1β is associated with activation of CNS inflammatory pathways and behavioral changes and whether treatment with IL-4 could modulate IL-1β-induced depressive-like behaviors and central neurotransmitter systems. Infusion of IL-4 significantly decreased IL-1β-induced anhedonic responses and increased social exploration and …

Addition Of Interleukin-21 For Expansion Of T-Cells For Adoptive Immunotherapy Of Murine Melanoma, Christine Kathryn Zoon, Wen Wan, Laura Graham, Harry D. Bear

Surgery Publications

We previously demonstrated that interleukin (IL)-7/15 was superior to IL-2 for expansion of T cells in vitro for adoptive immunotherapy. We sought to ascertain whether IL-21 would further improve yield and therapeutic efficacy of T cells in culture. Naïve T cell receptor (TcR) transgenic splenocytes or antigen-sensitized lymph node cells were harvested from PMEL-1 mice and exposed to bryostatin-1 and ionomycin (B/I) for 18 h. Cells were then cultured in IL-2, IL-21, IL-7/15 or IL-7/15/21 for six days. Harvested cells were analyzed by flow cytometry and used to treat C57Bl/6 mice injected intravenously with B16 melanoma. Lungs were harvested and …