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State Of The University Annual Report - 2014-2015, Office Of The President, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

Office of the President State of the University Annual Report

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Optimisation Of The Process Variables In Production Of Activated Carbon By Microwave Heating, A. Kundu, B. Sen Gupta, M.A. Hashim, J.N. Sahu, M. Mujaware, G. Redzwan

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

This study aims to investigate the optimal operating conditions in order to obtain cost effective production of activated carbon (AC) from palm kernel shell (PKS) by microwave heating. Interactions among the independent variables, namely irradiation time (T), microwave power (W), impregnation ratio between impregnating substances and PKS, and the concentration of impregnating substance (sulphuric acid) were considered for optimising the process parameters during the production of AC, aided by Central Composite Design. The optimum conditions for the independent process variables were 11.02 minutes of irradiation time, microwave power of 676 W and impregnation ratio of 0.68. The AC produced in …

Identification Of Circulating Biomarkers In Sera Of Plasmodium Knowlesi-Infected Malaria Patients - Comparison Against Plasmodium Vivax Infection, Yeng Chen, Choon K. Chan, Jesinda P. Kerishnan, Yee Ling Lau, Yin Ling Wong, Subash Chandra Bose Gopinath

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Background: Plasmodium knowlesi was identified as the fifth major malaria parasite in humans. It presents severe clinical symptoms and leads to mortality as a result of hyperparasitemia in a short period of time. This study aimed to improve the current understanding of P. knowlesi and identify potential biomarkers for knowlesi malaria. Methods: In the present study, we have employed two-dimensional gel electrophoresis-coupled immunoblotting techniques and mass spectrometry to identify novel circulating markers in sera from P. knowlesi-infected patients. Specifically, we have compared serum protein profiles from P. knowlesi-infected patients against those of healthy or P. vivax-infected individuals. Results: We identified …

Novel Solid-Phase Extraction Techniques For Biological And Environmental Analysis Using Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry, Andrew Boggess

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Awareness and study of the ways in which the environment can interact with the personal genetics and epigenetics of an individual has grown substantially in recent years, resulting in the field of Exposomics. In an era of increasingly personalized medicine, novel techniques are necessary to ensure the accurate and sensitivity measurement of clinically and environmentally relevant molecules in biological and environmental samples. Addressing existing shortcomings cited in literature, methods were developed and optimized for the extraction, separation, mass analysis, and quantification of a suite of environmental organic pollutants in both biological and environmental samples, with the primary objective of improving …

Poverty And The Challenge Of Quality Primary And Secondary School Education Access In Mara-Tanzania, Agnes Bhoke-Africanus

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Although poverty draws global deliberations, still it continues to be a complicated parable, driving people to the scarceness of opportunities, resources and capability deprivation as a result of education limitation–leading to ignorance decease, again poverty, and its consequences. As I write, education has been promoted in Tanzania, and more children have access to education than ever, and yet, it doesn't warrant that children have a fair access to quality education. The marginalized children, including children from poor families, orphans, children with disabilities, street children, and nomadic children hang on struggling to access quality education.

The goal of this study was …

From Their Own Voices: The Lived Experiences Of African Americans Exposed To Jim Crow, Janelle R. Carter

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Researchers have become increasingly interested in the impact of racism on African Americans; however, because interactions involving racism are highly subjective, it can be difficult to assert the presence of trauma in a social science context. Thus, whereas literature regarding the effects of racism is abundant, few studies have explored the effects of being exposed to the laws of the "Jim Crow" era. This study sought to illuminate the lived experiences of African Americans who were exposed to the racial caste system known as Jim Crow. This inquiry looked at transgenerational trauma, exploring exposure to decades of legal discrimination, while …

Evolution Of Prostate Specific Gene Expression Associated With Post Copulatory Sexual Selection, Scott Hergenrother

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Hominoid primate species differ remarkably in their social grouping and mating systems, notably including differing degrees of post-copulatory sexual selection. As the mating system of extinct hominins remains unknown and difficult to predict, it may be useful to examine more proximate phenotypes correlated with behavior. For example, chimpanzees and bonobos have a large ejaculate that coagulates into a rigid copulatory plug, presumably in response to high levels of sperm competition, while gorillas have a small semi-viscous ejaculate associated with low sperm competition. To understand the molecular basis responsible for differences in semen biochemistry among hominoid species, I completed two research …

Monodisperse Hard Rods In External Potentials, Benaoumeur Bakhti, Michael Karbach, Philipp Maass, Gerhard Müller

Physics Faculty Publications

We consider linear arrays of cells of volume Vc populated by monodisperse rods of size σV_c, σ = 1,2, . . ., subject to hardcore exclusion interaction. Each rod experiences a position-dependent external potential. In one application we also examine effects of contact forces between rods. We employ two distinct methods of exact analysis with complementary strengths and different limits of spatial resolution to calculate profiles of pressure and density on mesoscopic and microscopic length scales at thermal equilibrium. One method uses density functionals and the other statistically interacting vacancy particles. The applications worked out include gravity, …

Advanced Targeted Nanomedicine, Mohan C.M. Arachchige, Yana K. Reshetnyak, Oleg A. Andreev

Physics Faculty Publications

Targeted drug delivery has been the major topic in drug formulation and delivery. As nanomedicine emerges to create nano scale therapeutics and diagnostics, it is still essential to embed targeting capability to these novel systems to make them useful. Here we discuss various targeting approaches for delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic nano materials in view of search for more universal methods to target diseased tissues. Many diseases are accompanied with hypoxia and acidosis. Coating nanoparticles with pH Low Insertion Peptides (pHLIPs) increases efficiency of targeting acidic diseased tissues. It has been showing promising results to create future nanotheranostics for cancer …

Enrollment Data, Office Of Institutional Research And Effectiveness, Mississippi State University

Bulldog Basics

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Enrollment By Major, Office Of Institutional Research And Effectiveness, Mississippi State University

Bulldog Basics

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Comparative Assessment Of The Interfacial Soft And Hard Tissues Investing Implants And Natural Teeth In The Macaque Mandible, C.H. Siar, C.G. Toh, G.E. Romanos, K.H. Ng

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Objectives The aim of this study was to conduct a comparative qualitative and quantitative assessment of the interfacial soft and hard tissues investing implants and natural teeth. Materials and methods The test sample consisted of six adult healthy male Macaca fascicularis with three-unit splinted crowns, each crown supported by an Ankylos screw-shaped titanium implant. These implants were placed in the mandibular premolar-second molar region, one side by an immediateloading (IL) and the other by delayed-loading (DL) protocol. The animals were sacrificed after 3 months of functional loading. Another two monkeys with natural dentition served as controls. Nondecalcified sections were prepared …

Differential Expression Of Basal Micrornas' Patterns In Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells, P. Vasanthan, V. Govindasamy, N. Gnanasegaran, W. Kunasekaran, S. Musa, N.H. Abu Kasim

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that regulate translation of mRNA into protein and play a crucial role for almost all biological activities. However, the identification of miRNAs from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), especially from dental pulp, is poorly understood. In this study, dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) were characterized in terms of their proliferation and differentiation capacity. Furthermore, 104 known mature miRNAs were profiled by using real-time PCR. Notably, we observed 19 up-regulated miRNAs and 29 significantly down-regulated miRNAs in DPSCs in comparison with bone marrow MSCs (BM-MSCs). The 19 up-regulated miRNAs were subjected to ingenuity analysis, which were …

Establishing And Managing A Periodontal Biobank For Research: The Sharing Of Experience, R.D. Vaithilingam, S.H. Safii, N.A. Baharuddin, L.P. Karen-Ng, R. Saub, F. Ariffin, H. Ramli, A. Shariffudin, M.F.H. Hidayat, R. Raman, Y.K. Chan, N.A. Rani, R.A. Rahim, N. Shahrudidin, S.C. Cheong, P.M. Bartold, R.B. Zain

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Periodontal bio-repositories, which allow banking of clinically validated human data and biological samples, provide an opportunity to derive biomarkers for periodontal diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic activities which are expected to improve patient management. This article presents the establishing of the Malaysian Periodontal Database and Biobank System (MPDBS) which was initiated in 2011 with the aim to facilitate periodontal research. Partnerships were established with collaborating centres. Policies on specimen access, authorship and acknowledgement policies were agreed upon by all participating centres before the initiation of the periodontal biobank. Ethical approval for the collection of samples and data were obtained from institutional …

Antibiograms, Resistance Genes, Class I Integrons And Pfge Profiles Of Zoonotic Salmonella In Malaysia, M.G. Abatcha, Z. Zakaria, K.D. Gurmeet, Kwai Lin Thong

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Salmonella infections occur worldwide, in both developed and developing countries, and a major contributor to morbidity and economic costs. A total of 32 Salmonella isolates isolated from dogs (n=15/162), cats (n=1/126) and snakes (n=16/42) in the Klang valley, Peninsular Malaysia during 2012-2013, were used in this study and 6 serovars were identified. The isolates were then characterized for their susceptibility to commonly used antimicrobial agents using the standard disk diffusion method. The presence of relevant resistance genes and class 1 integrons were investigated by using PCR. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was carried out to determine the genetic diversity of these …

Outlook Magazine, Autumn 2015

Outlook Magazine

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Iowa Academy Of Science: The New Bulletin, V11n1, Winter 2015, Iowa Academy Of Science

New Bulletin

Table of Contents

Executive Director Message --- 1
Annual Meeting --- 2, 3
Candidate Profiles --- 4, 5, 6
Donations --- 7
Institutional and Corporate Members --- 8

Pod Network News Winter 2015

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: POD Network News

President's Message

Notes from the POD Office

Conference News

Conference Awards

Election Results

Committee Updates

Journal Updates

Institute Announcements

Special Column: Small Colleges Committee

POD Essays on Teaching Excellence

Contact the Editor

Adjuvant Paclitaxel And Trastuzumab For Node-Negative, Her2-Positive Breast Cancer, Matthew Ellis, Et Al

Open Access Publications

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How Do You Know It Is True? Integrity In Research And Publications: Aoa Critical Issue, Joseph A. Buckwalter, Vernon T. Tolo, Regis J. O'Keefe

Open Access Publications

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Sumoylation Is Developmentally Regulated And Required For Cell Pairing During Conjugation In Tetrahymena Thermophila, Amjad M. Nasir, Qianyi Yang, Douglas L. Chalker, James D. Forney

Open Access Publications

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A Twin Study Of Breastfeeding With A Preliminary Genome-Wide Association Scan, Lucia Colodro-Conde, Gu Zhu, Robert A. Power, Anjali Henders, Andrew C. Heath, Pamela A F Madden, Grant W. Montgomery, Sarah Medland, Juan R. Ordoñana, Nicholas G. Martin

Open Access Publications

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Rice Xa21 Primed Genes And Pathways That Are Critical For Combating Bacterial Blight Infection, Hai Peng, Zheng Chen, Zhiwei Fang, Junfei Zhou, Zhihui Xia, Lifen Gao, Lihong Chen, Lili Li, Tiantian Li, Wenxue Zhai, Weixiong Zhang

Open Access Publications

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On The Existence Of A Generalized Non-Specific Task-Dependent Network, Kenneth Hugdahl, Marcus E. Raichle, Anish Mitra, Karsten Specht

Open Access Publications

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Pregnancy Complications As Markers For Subsequent Maternal Cardiovascular Disease: Validation Of A Maternal Recall Questionnaire, Ebony B. Carter, Jennifer J. Stuart, Leslie V. Farland, Janet W. Rich-Edwards, Chloe A. Zera, Thomas F. Mcelrath, Ellen W. Seely

Open Access Publications

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University Environment And Global Citizenship Identification, Marion E. Blake, Lindsey Pierce, Shonda Gibson, Stephen Reysen

Faculty Publications

We examined the influence of the university environment (Study 1), and specific college courses (Study 2), on the antecedents and outcomes of global citizenship identification. In Study 1, participants’ perception of the university environment as prescribing a global citizen identity predicted the perception of one’s normative environment as prescribing this identity and global awareness (antecedents) leading to greater identification with global citizens. Global citizenship identification then predicted greater endorsement of prosocial values and behaviors (outcomes). In Study 2, participants’ perception of a class as encouraging greater global understanding influenced the antecedents, global citizenship identification, and its outcomes. The results highlight …

Shuttling More Than Goods: Collective Support Among Turkish-Bulgarian Shuttle Traders, Nikolina Stoykova

Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union

Given that the European Union is a free trade, market-oriented economic zone that should, theoretically, eliminate market distortions that fuel the informal economy, why are we seeing continued participation in the informal economy, specifically, the shuttle trade between Bulgaria and Turkey? Many scholars frequently cite price distortions, market gaps, lucrative exchange rates, and economic survival as prominent reasons, however, these explanations do not suffice in explaining why the shuttle trade thrives 25 years after the communist collapse in Bulgaria. Through the use of meta-linguistic analysis of the interviews and analysis of the individuals that I interviewed, I argue that, in …

Predictions Of Future Ephemeral Springtime Waterbird Stopover Habitat Availability Under Global Change, Daniel R. Uden, Craig R. Allen, Andrew A. Bishop, Roger Grosse, Christopher F. Jorgensen, Theodore G. Lagrange, Randy G. Stutheit, Mark P. Vrtiska

Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Staff Publications

In the present period of rapid, worldwide change in climate and landuse (i.e., global change), successful biodiversity conservation warrants proactive management responses, especially for long-distance migratory species. However, the development and implementation of management strategies can be impeded by high levels of uncertainty and low levels of control over potentially impactful future events and their effects. Scenario planning and modeling are useful tools for expanding perspectives and informing decisions under these conditions. We coupled scenario planning and statistical modeling to explain and predict playa wetland inundation (i.e., presence/absence of water) and ponded area (i.e., extent of water) in the Rainwater …

The Importance Of Scaling For Detecting Community Patterns: Success And Failure In Assemblages Of Introduced Species, Craig R. Allen, David G. Angeler, Michael P. Moulton, Crawford S. Holling

Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Staff Publications

Community saturation can help to explain why biological invasions fail. However, previous research has documented inconsistent relationships between failed invasions (i.e., an invasive species colonizes but goes extinct) and the number of species present in the invaded community. We use data from bird communities of the Hawaiian island of Oahu, which supports a community of 38 successfully established introduced birds and where 37 species were introduced but went extinct (failed invasions). We develop a modified approach to evaluate the effects of community saturation on invasion failure. Our method accounts (1) for the number of species present (NSP) when the species …

Academic Catalog: 2015-2016, Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois

Academic Catalogs

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