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Annual Report, General Education Committee, 2014-2015, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. General Education Committee

USF St. Petersburg General Education Committee Reports

The 2014-2015 academic year annual report from the General Education Committee, a committee under the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's Faculty Senate.

Current Uses Of Poly(Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid) In The Dental Field: A Comprehensive Review, Maria Justina Roxana Virlan, Daniela Miricescu, Alexandra Totan, Maria Greabu, Cristiana Tanase, Cristina M. Sabliov, Constantin Caruntu, Bogdan Calenic

Faculty Publications

Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) or PLGA is a biodegradable polymer used in a wide range of medical applications. Specifically PLGA materials are also developed for the dental field in the form of scaffolds, films, membranes, microparticles, or nanoparticles. PLGA membranes have been studied with promising results, either alone or combined with other materials in bone healing procedures. PLGA scaffolds have been used to regenerate damaged tissues together with stem cell-based therapy. There is solid evidence that the development of PLGA microparticles and nanoparticles may be beneficial to a wide range of dental fields such as endodontic therapy, dental caries, dental surgery, dental …

Norwegian People's Aid Weapons Policy, Npa

Global CWD Repository

As a field-based organization working in conflict areas and specializing in operations that address weapons and ammunition, NPA has proven that it is well placed to contribute to processes to develop and strengthen international policies, rules, and norms to better protect civilians and the environment from unacceptable harm. Building on the experience of our contributions to the global movements that successfully banned antipersonnel mines and cluster munitions, NPA will continue to have a strong voice on other unresolved or emerging weapons-related issues that call for an international response.

Some of the weapons issues for which an NPA policy is set …

Thermal Conductivity In Pbte From First Principles, A. H. Romero, E. K. U. Gross, M. J. Verstraete, Olle Hellman

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

We investigate the harmonic and anharmonic contributions to the phonon spectrum of lead telluride and perform a complete characterization of how thermal properties of PbTe evolve as temperature inc ...

Mckee Minute January/February 2015, Southern Adventist University

McKee Minute – McKee Library This Month

The January/February 2015 McKee Minute reports on therapy dog visits and news on Valentine's Day events. This edition features books on health and well-being, films on Christianity and history, international periodicals, and a spotlight on physical education and wellness.

Early Contexts Of Learning: Family And Community Socialization During Infancy And Toddlerhood, Carolyn P. Edwards, Lixin Ren, Jill Brown

Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications

The contexts of early learning and socialization are diverse and complex but not without some predictability. The tension between predictability and variation fascinates researchers interested in childhood and culture and motivates careful exploration of different developmental niches to better understand socialization during infancy, toddlerhood, and early childhood. Contexts of early socialization vary in the people and activities present, and the beliefs and norms of caregivers and daily companions. The chapter utilizes anthropological constructs (household structure and composition, settlement patterns and subsistence level, mothers’ workload, gender division of labor, intimacy levels between husbands and wives, and cultural roles and norms pertaining …

Test 2130: John Deere 8345r, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

ABOUT THE TEST REPORT AND USE OF THE DATA The test data contained in this report are a tabulation of the results of a series of tests. Due to the restricted format of these pages, only a limited amount of data and not all of the tractor specifications are included. The full OECD report contains usually about 30 pages of data and specifications. The test data were obtained for each tractor under similar conditions and therefore, provide a means of comparison of performance based on a limited set of reported data. EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURES Purpose The purpose of …

Nebraska Summary: S990a Massey Ferguson 8730, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

ABOUT THE TEST REPORT AND USE OF THE DATA The test data contained in this report are a tabulation of the results of a series of tests. Due to the restricted format of these pages, only a limited amount of data and not all of the tractor specifications are included. The full OECD report contains usually about 30 pages of data and specifications. The test data were obtained for each tractor under similar conditions and therefore, provide a means of comparison of performance based on a limited set of reported data. EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURES Purpose The purpose of …

Babcock Street Pedestrian Underpass, Nicholas Miller, Jacob Jansen, Roccou Knowles, Enrique Cano, Ashley Akins, Fahad Alshamari

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Student Publications

he pedestrian underpass was developed in order to fulfill the needs of our client, The Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). The client goal was to improve pedestrian safety and access crossing Babcock Street (SR-507). The project provides a safe path of travel for pedestrians to move from the buildings and apartments on the east side of Babcock St. to the main campus on the west side of Babcock St.

Three-Component Synthesis Of Cyclic $\Beta $-Aminoesters Using Ceo$_{2}$ Nanoparticles As An Efficient And Reusable Catalyst, Javad Safaei Ghomi, Sima Kalhor, Hossein Shahbazi-Alavi, Mehrnoosh Asgari-Kheirabadi

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

CeO$_{2}$ nanoparticles were used as an efficient catalyst for the preparation of cyclic $\beta $-aminoesters by three-component reaction between primary amines, ethyl acetoacetate, and chalcones in ethanol. Atom economy, low catalyst loading, reusable catalyst, and high yields of products are some of the important features of this protocol.

Synthesis And In Vitro Cytotoxic Activity Of Novel Pyrazolo[1,5-$A$]Pyrimidines And Related Schiff Bases, Ashraf Sayed Hassan, Taghrid Shoukry Hafez, Souad Abdel Meguid Osman, Mamdouh Moawad Ali

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The reaction of 5-amino-3-(4-methoxyphenylamino)-$N$-aryl-1$H$-pyrazole-4-carboxamides \textbf{1a}--\textbf{c} with ethyl acetoacetate \textbf{2} and 2-(4-fluorobenzylidene)malononitrile \textbf{6} yielded pyrazolo[1,5-$a$]pyrimidines \textbf{5a}--\textbf{c} and \textbf{9a}--\textbf{c}, respectively. On the other hand, Schiff bases \textbf{11a}--\textbf{f} were obtained upon treatment of carboxamides \textbf{1a}--\textbf{c} with some selected aldehydes \textbf{10a }and\textbf{ b}. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized and confirmed by analytical and spectroscopic data (IR, MS, $^{1}$H NMR, and $^{13}$C NMR). Pyrazolo[1,5-$a$]pyrimidines \textbf{5a}--\textbf{c} and \textbf{9a}--\textbf{c} and Schiff bases \textbf{11b}--\textbf{f} were investigated for their cytotoxicity against four human cancer cell lines (colon HCT116, lung A549, breast MCF-7, and liver HepG2) according to SRB assay and the structure--activity relationship was discussed.

Faith, Learning, And Success In Mennonite High Schools: What’S Working At Central Christian High School?, Ginny Birky

Faculty Publications - College of Education

The story about Central Christian High School was written based on the perceptions and representations of what the participants said related to what was working and why. Every effort was made to portray the perspectives of those interviewed to get an accurate picture of what Central Christian was doing to help students be successful, engaged in school, and develop a faith.

Faith, Learning, And Success In Mennonite High Schools: What’S Working At Eastern Mennonite High School?, Ginny Birky

Faculty Publications - College of Education

The story about Eastern Mennonite was written based on the perceptions and representations of what the participants said related to what was working and why. Every effort was made to portray the perspectives of those interviewed to get an accurate picture of what Eastern Mennonite was doing to help students be successful, engaged in school, and develop a faith.

Faith, Learning, And Success In Mennonite High Schools: What’S Working At Western Mennonite High School?, Ginny Birky

Faculty Publications - College of Education

The story about Western Mennonite was written based on the perceptions and representations of what the participants said related to what was working and why. Every effort was made to portray the perspectives of those interviewed to get an accurate picture of what Western Mennonite was doing to help students be successful, engaged in school, and develop a faith.

Taxonomic Biases Of Seven Methods Used To Survey A Diverse Herpetofaunal Community, Donald T. Mcknight, Joshua R. Harmon, Jennifer L. Mcknight, Day B. Ligon

College of Natural and Applied Sciences

We conducted a survey of a diverse herpetological community in southeastern Oklahoma from 2012-2013, with the goals of examining its composition and comparing the results of several commonly used survey methods. We used pitfall traps and funnel traps positioned along drift fences, funnel traps placed along logs, various aquatic turtle traps (hoop nets, crawfish traps, and minnow traps), artificial cover objects, and automated recording systems. We also recorded all incidental encounters. We documented 53 reptile and amphibian species. Incidental encounters, funnel traps along drift fences, and pitfall traps documented more species than any of the other methods. Incidental encounters, funnel …

Eggshell Membrane Hydrolyzates Activate Nf-Κb In Vitro: Possible Implications For In Vivo Efficacy., Kevin J. Ruff, Paul L. Durham, Austin O'Reilly, F. Daniel Long

College of Natural and Applied Sciences

Purpose: Eggshell membrane (ESM) has been shown to contain naturally occurring bioactive components, and biological activities such as reducing proinflammatory cytokines, liver fibrosis, and joint pain in osteoarthritis sufferers have also been reported for ESM matrix as a whole. Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B-cells (NF-κB) is a signaling protein found in the cytoplasm of nearly all human and animal cell types and is a primary regulator of immune function. The studies reported herein were designed to investigate the possible role that NF-κB activity might play in the reported biological activities of ESM. Methods: Three ESM hydrolyzates produced via fermentation, …

Lynn - 2015 Annual Edition, Lynn University

Lynn Magazine / LYNN

Main Stories:

• College reimagined
• A sanctuary for all
• Perpers help Lynn stay focused on the future

Exploring Hierarchical Visualization Designs Using Phylogenetic Trees, Shaomeng Li, R. Jordan Crouser, Garth Griffin, Connor Gramazio, Hans-Jörg Schulz, Hank Childs, Remco Chang

Computer Science: Faculty Publications

Ongoing research on information visualization has produced an ever-increasing number of visualization designs. Despite this activity, limited progress has been made in categorizing this large number of information visualizations. This makes understanding their common design features challenging, and obscures the yet unexplored areas of novel designs. With this work, we provide categorization from an evolutionary perspective, leveraging a computational model to represent evolutionary processes, the phylogenetic tree. The result — a phylogenetic tree of a design corpus of hierarchical visualizations — enables better understanding of the various design features of hierarchical information visualizations, and further illuminates the space in which …

The Relationship Between Vagal Tone, A Marker Of Parasympathetic Activity, And Pro-Social Behavior, Emily A. Goodlin

Scripps Senior Theses

Vagal tone, a measure of parasympathetic activity via the vagus nerve, is known to be associated with positive emotion because it promotes social engagement and self-soothing behavior. Heart rate variability (HRV), especially high frequency oscillation, is a direct measure of vagal tone, and has been used in previous studies to test the correlation between vagal tone and positive emotion. This study aims to determine if the two major oscillations of heart rate variability, high frequency (HF-HRV) and low frequency (LF-HRV) can predict pro-social behavior, which is classified as giving donations to charities. Baseline LF- and HF-HRV levels were recorded, and …

A Call For Bioregional Governance In Cascadia: Shaping An Ecological Identity In The Land Of Falling Waters, Molly D. Freed

Scripps Senior Theses

In recent years, as globalization has taken a toll on North Americans’ “sense of place,” there has been a swelling interest in the identification of bioregions: spaces delineated by their natural borders and shaped by the cultures that arise within them. Bioregionalism, the movement that arose from this scalar shift, emphasizes the “reinhabitation” of bioregions through a deep understanding and attachment between residents and their watershed and habitat. This thesis argues for a shift to bioregional-scale environmental governance in the Cascadian bioregion (the Pacific Northwest) via an interstate compact. Using the Great Lakes bioregion as a comparable case …

Nerve Growth Factor Reduces Apoptotic Cell Death In Rat Facial Motor Neurons After Facial Nerve Injury, Lian Hui, Jing Yuan, Zhong Ren, Xuejun Jiang

Neurosciences

Objectives: To assess the effects of nerve growth factor (NGF) on motor neurons after induction of a facial nerve lesion, and to compare the effects of different routes of NGF injection on motor neuron survival. Methods: This study was carried out in the Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, China Medical University, Liaoning, China from October 2012 to March 2013. Male Wistar rats (n = 65) were randomly assigned into 4 groups: A) healthy controls; B) facial nerve lesion model + normal saline injection; C) facial nerve lesion model + NGF injection through the stylomastoid foramen; D) facial nerve …

Potential Neuroprotective Effect Of Anakinra In Spinal Cord Injury In An In Vivo Experimental Animal Model, Askin E. Hasturk, Erdal R. Yilmaz, Erhan Turkoglu, Murat Arikan, Guray Togral, Nazli Hayirli, Berrin I. Erguder, Oya Evirgen

Neurosciences

Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic effects of inhibiting interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) in vivo using Anakinra in an experimental model of spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods: All experimental procedures were performed in the animal laboratory of Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey between August 2012 and May 2014. The SCI was induced by applying vascular clips to the dura via a 4-level T5-T8 laminectomy. Fifty-four rats were randomized into the following groups: controls (n = 18), SCI + saline (n = 18), and SCI + Anakinra (n = 18). Spinal cord samples were obtained from animals in both SCI groups …

The Relationship Between Willis-Ekbom Disease And Serum Ferritin Levels Among Children In Northwestern Turkey, Gulistan Halac, Gulsen M. Sezer, Neslihan O. Saglam, Pinar Tekturk, Aysegul D. Demir, Saliha Demir, Faruk Akcay, Aysegul Uslu, Zuhal Yapıcı, Talip Asil

Neurosciences

Objective: To examine the incidence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) among children with iron deficiency, or iron deficiency anemia, or both, and the relationship between RLS prevalence and serum ferritin levels. Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional, case controlled study was carried out between January and June 2013, and included 98 iron deficiency and/or iron deficiency anemia, and 102 healthy children referred to the Neurology and Pediatric Departments of the Medical Faculty of Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey. Both groups were evaluated according to the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group diagnostic criteria. Results: The range of ferritin levels was 0.01-12 mg/ml …

Fibrinolytic Changes In Pregnant Women On Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, Odaburhine E. Osime, Joseph U. Ese-Onakewhor, Samson O. Kolade

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To report on the changes in fibrinolytic activity in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected pregnant women who are undergoing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Methods: Blood was collected from 50 HIV positive women on HAART (test subjects), and 50 HIV positive women not on HAART (controls). These women were attending the prevention of mother to child clinic (PMTCT) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria from January to June 2014. Standard manual techniques were used to estimate plasma fibrinogen concentration (PFC), euglobulin lysis time (ELT), packed cell volume (PCV), and plasma viscosity (PV). Results: The mean …

Tardive Dyskinesia Occurring In A Young Woman After Withdrawal Of An Atypical Antipsychotic Drug, Mohammed A. Alblowi, Fahad D. Alosaimi

Neurosciences

Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is one of the most serious and disturbing side-effects of dopamine receptor antagonists. It affects 20-50% of patients on long-term antipsychotic therapy. The pathophysiology of TD remains poorly understood, and treatment is often challenging. Here, we present a 32-year-old woman presenting with a 9-month history of TD occurring after risperidone withdrawal, and characterized almost exclusively by tongue protrusion. After being seen by different specialties and undergoing multiple investigations, she was eventually correctly diagnosed with TD by a specialist team and successfully treated with amantadine. Vigilance and awareness of this condition and its risk factors are required to …

Loving V. Virginia As A Civil Rights Decision, Dorothy E. Roberts

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

Climatic Preferences And Distribution Of 6 Evolutionary Lineages Oftyphlops Vermicularis Merrem, 1820 In Turkey Using Ecological Niche Modeling, Serkan Gül, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Çeti̇n Ilgaz

Turkish Journal of Zoology

According to evolutionary biologists, ecology is a very important factor in speciation. Ecology may be effective at driving adaptive divergence between lineages in different environments and climatic conditions. Because Anatolia has major mountain belts, paleogeographic characteristics, and unique climatic traits, it plays an important role in speciation and shows a barrier effect for many terrestrial species. In this study, we investigated the climatic preferences of 6 isolated evolutionary lineages of Typhlops vermicularis in Anatolia using ecological niche modeling. Our results revealed that both glacial (Last Glacial Maximum) and interglacial (Last Interglacial) modeling, as well as current modeling, showed the most …

Distribution Of Hard Tick Species In Ankara, Turkey, Olcay Heki̇moğlu, Ayşe Nurdan Özer

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A systematic study has been carried out on hard ticks from Ankara Province, Turkey. Between April 2010 and July 2012, 1800 tick specimens belonging to 9 species were identified at 31 locations in 9 districts. Tick species are listed as follows: Rhipicephalus sanguineus group (43.44%), Rhipicephalus bursa (36.67%), Hyalomma marginatum (8.83%), Haemaphysalis parva (6%), Hyalomma aegyptium (2.39%), Hyalomma excavatum (1.33%), Dermacentor marginatus (1.06%), Haemaphysalis punctata (0.22%), and Hyalomma detritum (0.06%). Ticks were collected from host animals and from vegetation via the flagging method. The species of the genus Rhipicephalus were present in most of the study areas, the most common …

Cryptinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Fauna Of Isfahan Province Of Central Iran, Hossein Barahoei, Elham Nader, Ehsan Rakhshani

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A survey on the fauna of the Cryptinae of Isfahan Province was carried out in the summer of 2012. Specimens were collected using Malaise traps and sweeping nets. Nine species belonging to 9 genera of Cryptinae occurring in Isfahan Province were collected and identified. Among them, 7 species have been recorded from Iran previously. These species are Cryptus inculcator (Linnaeus, 1758); Dichrogaster saharator (Aubert, 1964); Gelis areator (Panzer, 1804); Lysibia nana (Gravenhorst, 1829); Mesostenus transfuga Gravenhorst, 1829; Stilpnus gagates (Gravenhorst, 1807); and Trychosis priesneri Rossem, 1971. Mesoleptus laevigatus (Gravenhorst, 1820) and Zoophthorus plumbeus (Thomson, 1884) are new records for the …

First Larval Description Of The Genus Mirabilithrombium Gabry?, 1999(Acari, Microtrombidiidae) From Turkey, Sevgi̇ Sevsay, Sezai̇ Adi̇l

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Mirabilithrombium turcicum sp. nov. is described based on both active postlarval forms and larvae. Larvae of Mirabilithrombium Gabrys, 1999 were obtained by experimental rearing from a field-collected female and are described for the first time. This is the third species described in the genus; a key to the active postlarval forms is provided. Data on the habitat specificity for the species are provided.