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Multi-Dimensional Glycan Microarrays With Glyco-Macroligands, Satya Nandana Narla, Huan Nie, Yu Li, Xue-Long Sun

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Glycan microarray has become a powerful high-throughput tool for examining binding interactions of carbohydrates with the carbohydrate binding biomolecules like proteins, enzymes, antibodies etc. It has shown great potential for biomedical research and applications, such as antibody detection and profiling, vaccine development, biomarker discovery, and drug screening. Most glycan microarrays were made with monovalent glycans immobilized directly onto the array surface via either covalent or non-covalent bond, which afford a multivalent glycans in two dimensional (2D) displaying. A variety of glyco-macroligands have been developed to mimic multivalent carbohydrate-protein interactions for studying carbohydrate-protein interactions and biomedical research and applications. Recently, a …

The Voice, Fall 2015: Volume 61, Issue 1, Dordt College

The Voice Archive

• Leading Off With the President: A Pleasant Place
• Editor's Notes: 60 Years
• News: A Front-Row Seat to the Political Process; Pitt Brings Energy, Experience to Journalism Program; Rankings Help Show Dordt's Value; Delmar Vander Zee Fellowship Supports Student Research; Dordt Welcomes New Faculty and Staff; Campus Kudos; Bajema Receives Sustainable Agriculture Funding; Stoub Awarded Grant for STEM Outreach to Regional High Schools; Drissell is Awarded Arts Fellowship; Faculty Bits; Lab Improvements Next for Sciences; Reducing Nitrates; Scholar-Athletes Recognized; New Coaches
• Features: Where Has the Time Gone?; A Focus on Global Hunger; Dante's Divine Comedy Speaks to Today's Dordt Students; Summer …

Student Disability Services Campus Newsletter, Fall 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Office Of Student Disability Services.

Student Disability Services Newsletter

Inside this issue:

-- Let's Get Captioning
-- Celebrating Disability Awareness Month - October
-- ADA 25th Anniversary Celebration Walk
-- About a Disability: Bipolar Disorder
-- Embrace Your Stress
-- Graduate Student Feature: Kiley Schmidt
-- FREE Apps for College Students
-- Graduate Student Feature: Alyssa Cobie-Nuss

Tallgrass Prairie Center News, Fall 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Tallgrass Prairie Center Newsletter

Inside This Issue:

-- Black Soil and Gold Hues: 29th Roadside Conference
-- In-Field of Dreams: Prairie Strips Will Come
-- Putting TPC expertise to work on Monarch and Pollinator Conservation
-- Paddy Woodworth, Irish Author Visits UNI
-- 2015 Iowa Prairie Conference: Working Prairies
-- Controlling Invasive Cattails by Fire, Herbicide, and Mowing
-- Iowa IRVM Story Map Project
-- A Sand Mound Prairie Attracts Butterflies...and Admirers
-- New Publications Available from the Tallgrass Prairie Center
-- Student Profiles: Jordan Young, Graduate Student, Biology
-- Student Profiles: Wynton Karanja, Global Health: Health Disparities

Exposure Monitoring In Developing Countries, Luis Collado

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

Formaldehyde is widely used in the healthcare industry. Formaldehyde is used as a disinfectant and sterilant. In addition, formaldehyde/formalin is used as fixative/ preservative of anatomical specimens in pathology departments. Individuals may experience adverse effects following short term exposure above 0.1ppm. Following a laboratory study in the early 1980s, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classified formaldehyde as a human carcinogen in 1987.

Although the healthcare industry in the United States made major advancement in the safe use of formaldehyde/formalin since the implementation of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Formaldehyde standard, other developing countries are still struggling with …

Otterbein Towers Fall 2015, Otterbein Towers

Towers Magazine

Hidden Lives. Features Hidden Challenges; Reaching Out to the Unseen In Hidden America, author Jeanne Marie Laskas takes her readers inside the lives of people who are often overlooked. Several alumni are reaching out to the “unseen” people around them; Faculty-Student Connections: "Many alumni choose to honor a professor who helped shape their life. This issue features Professor John Laubach’s impact on Stephanie Souryasack ’93; I STAND with Otterbein: A Global Perspective Elizabeth Salt, recently retired cataloger and metadata librarian at Otterbein, said her travels broadened her view.

Detection Of Floating Oil Anomalies From The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill With Synthetic Aperture Radar, Oscar Garcia-Pineda, Ian Macdonald, Chuanmin Hu, Jan Svejkovsky, Mark Hess, Dmitry Dukhovskoy, Steven L. Morey

C-IMAGE Publications

Detection of oil floating on the ocean surface, and particularly thick layers of it, is crucial for emergency response to oil spills. While detection of oil on the ocean surface is possible under moderate sea-state conditions using a variety of remote-sensing methods, estimation of oil layer thickness is technically challenging. In this paper, we used synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery collected during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the Texture Classifier Neural Network Algorithm (TCNNA) to identify the spill’s extent. We then developed an oil emulsion detection algorithm using TCNNA outputs to enhance the contrast of pixels within the oil …

Methods Of Reducing Pain During Bone Marrow Biopsy: A Narrative Review, Mohammad Faizan Zahid

Medical College Documents

Bone marrow examination plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and management of various hematological and systemic diseases. Even though the procedure has been carried out for decades, it remains an extremely painful and uncomfortable experience for a majority of patients. This paper reviews the different strategies used to provide analgesia and summarizes the advantages and drawbacks of one strategy over the other. A literature review was carried out addressing the different approaches to providing pain relief during bone marrow aspiration and biopsy. Several different methods, procedure modifications and protocols are employed at various centers but pain control and analgesia …

Comparison Of Experimental And Theoretical Electron-Impact-Ionization Triple-Differential Cross Sections For Ethane, Esam Ali, Kate Nixon, Andrw Murray, Chuangang Ning, James Colgan, Don H. Madison

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

We have recently examined electron-impact ionization of molecules that have one large atom at the center, surrounded by H nuclei (H₂O, NH₃, CH₄). All of these molecules have ten electrons; however, they vary in their molecular symmetry. We found that the triple-differential cross sections (TDCSs) for the highest occupied molecular orbitals (HOMOs) were similar, as was the character of the HOMO orbitals which had a p-type "peanut" shape. In this work, we examine ethane (C₂H₆) which is a molecule that has two large atoms surrounded by H nuclei, so that …

Academics: The Newsletter Of The Swosu College Of Arts And Sciences, Peter Grant

aCAdemicS: The Newsletter of the SWOSU College of Arts & Sciences

No abstract provided.

Extraterritorial Criminal Enforcement Of Securities Fraud Regulations After United States V. Vilar, Edgardo Rotman

University of Miami Law Review

In August 2013, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in the case of United States v. Vilar denied extraterritorial application of the criminal law antifraud provisions contained in the Securities Exchange Act. The specific object of this paper is to criticize this decision and negate its premises.

After delving in depth into the notion of extraterritoriality, the paper offers a dynamic interpretation of the 1922 Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Bowman, which is still the governing precedent on extraterritorial application of criminal laws. Furthermore, the paper criticizes the application of the 2010 Supreme Court’s decision …

Pbio Colloquium | Biogeography Of Freshwater Red Algae, Oct. 16, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Connecting Disease With The Enviornment:What Can Multidisciplinary Science Do For Epidemiology?, Amanda Jamison

Bakerman Student Research Awards

Movement of viruses and microscopic pathogens into new habitat,through accidental introduction or range expansion is of great interest.Studies have begun to examine the potential applications of geospatial technology,while integrating typical ecological components.

Methods Of Murder In Maternal Filicide: An Analysis Of Weapon Use And Mode Of Death, Ami Moller

Bakerman Student Research Awards

Maternal filicide, the murder of a child perpetrated by his or her mother, has been studied in an effort to define the causal factors for such behavior. Less information exists on the type of weapons used by mothers. This paper presents a content analysis of twenty maternal filicide cases collected from various newspapers in an effort to determine the common methods of murder and types of weapons used by the mothers. Findings show that blunt objects are the most frequently used weapon by these offenders. A comparison with previous research of the same faction indicates slightly different weapon use even …

Common Bonds, Laurie-Ann Curry

Bakerman Student Research Awards

A January 2009 Pew poll shows that from January 2008 to January 2009 there was a decline of our belief in, and concern about, climate change, global warming and their implications. This paper looks at climate change, global warming, environmental degradation and over-population as factors that are inseparable due to the feedback loop that is generated by the common bonds they have and that a change in the balance of one can, and often does, escalate the others in a non-linear fashion. These issues have become so politicized that it is nearly impossible for the science on these four problems …

Honors Research Symposium Program Fall 2015, University Honors Program Students And Staff

Honors College: News & Publications (2008-2020)

No abstract provided.

University Honors Program Newsletter, Honors College, Georgia Southern University

Honors College: News & Publications (2008-2020)

• Honors Students Find Success in Mock Mediation Competitions
• Researching Writing and Writing Research: Aleyna Rentz Publishes in Composition Studies
• Alumni Update: Thomas Eisenhart Delivers Talk to Chemistry Department
• Alumni Update: Dr. Darin Van Tassell Brings Minor League Soccer to Statesboro
• Save the Date: Retirement Reception

Premier, Fall 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Education.

Premier

Contents:

--Letter from the Dean

--MES Program Becoming Popular Route to Physical Therapy Careers

--Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Wraps Up Work

--Schindler Education Center Undergoes Renovation

--Teacher Leadership for International Educators: Impacting Far and Near

--Education Major Appointed to BOR

--Faculty Member and Student Pair to Teach Forgiveness

--Alumni Return to Share Wisdom

--HPELS Program Helps Prepare Tuttle for Future

--Student Teachers Learn About Poverty, & Challenges Facing Area Families

--The Story Writers

--Invest in a Better Future

--Class Notes

--Educate Serve Lead Annual Report

Current Unrestricted Operating Budgets, Fiscal Year 2016, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of Administration And Finance

University of Montana Current Unrestricted Operating Budgets, 1993-2017

The unrestricted operating budget of the University of Montana, issued by the Office of University Planning, Budgeting and Analysis under the Office of Administration and Finance.

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, October 1, 2015, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Semester Course Approval Requests

Program Proposals

• Removing the emphasis in the Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
• Discontinuing the Early Childhood Development Associate of Arts degree at USU Eastern
• Offering an Associate of Science degree in Agricultural Science
• Creating a Minor in Music Studies
• Offering the Bachelor of Arts degree in International Agribusiness and the Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness to The American Campus (TAC) in Flic en Flac, Mauritius
• Offering a Certificate of Completion in General Education

Western Michigan University Magazine, Fall 2015, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• University News
• In Print
• Expert Insights
• College News
• Classnotes
• In Memoriam
• Alumni Profile
• A Historic Rebirth
• Exonerating the Innocent
• Something's in the Air
• Mending the Gap
• Flexible Expertise

Daily Eastern News: October 01, 2015, Eastern Illinois University

October

No abstract provided.

Focus On Boise State University, Sherry Squires (Editor)

FOCUS on Boise State

No abstract provided.

Characterization Of Aquatic Sediment Bacteria Resistant To Triclosan And Antibiotics Above And Below The Town Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant, Laura Mims

Honors Theses

Wastewater treatment plants appear to play a role in releasing antimicrobial compounds and resistant genes into the environment. The phenomenon of bacterial resistance to multiple antimicrobial compounds is not well understood with regards to public health. Studies have examined cross-resistance to triclosan and various antibiotics in bacteria. These resistance mechanisms: target site modification, membrane resistance, and efflux pumps indicate possible ways in which bacteria have adapted to antibiotics as well as triclosan. In addition, antibiotic resistance genes occur naturally in the environment and are passed from species to species through horizontal gene transfer. Sediment samples were collected from above and …

The Mechanosensory Lateral Line Is Used To Assess Opponents And Mediate Aggressive Behaviors During Territorial Interactions In An African Cichlid Fish, Julie M. Butler, Karen P. Maruska

Faculty Publications

© 2015. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd. Fish must integrate information from multiple sensory systems to mediate adaptive behaviors. Visual, acoustic and chemosensory cues provide contextual information during social interactions, but the role of mechanosensory signals detected by the lateral line system during aggressive behaviors is unknown. The aim of this study was first to characterize the lateral line system of the African cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni and second to determine the role of mechanoreception during agonistic interactions. The A. burtoni lateral line system is similar to that of many other cichlid fishes, containing lines of superficial neuromasts …

Phylogenetic Signals In Host-Parasite Associations For Neotropical Bats And Nearctic Desert Rodents, Steven J. Presley, Tad Dallas, Brian T. Klingbeil, Michael R. Willig

Faculty Publications

© 2015 The Linnean Society of London. Hosts and their parasites have strong ecological and evolutionary relationships, with hosts representing habitats and resources for parasites. In the present study, we use approaches developed to evaluate the statistical dependence of species trait values on phylogenetic relationships to determine whether host-parasite relationships (i.e. parasite infections) are contingent on host phylogeny. If host-parasite relationships are contingent on the ability of hosts to provide habitat or resources to parasites, and if host phylogeny is an effective surrogate for among-host variation in habitat and resource quality, host-parasite relationships should evince phylogenetic signals (i.e. be contingent …

Host Promiscuity In Symbiont Associations Can Influence Exotic Legume Establishment And Colonization Of Novel Ranges, Metha M. Klock, Luke G. Barrett, Peter H. Thrall, Kyle E. Harms

Faculty Publications

© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim: Invasive Acacia species have negatively impacted natural areas in multiple regions around the globe. Almost 400 Acacia species have been introduced outside their native ranges in Australia; approximately 6% have become invasive, 12% are naturalized, and 82% have no record of naturalization or invasion. This variation in invasiveness provides a comparative framework in which to examine mechanisms that either promote or constrain establishment and colonization of species in novel regions. Here, we experimentally examine the role that the legume-rhizobia symbiosis plays in the differential invasiveness of acacias introduced outside their native Australian …

Knockdown Of Brm And Baf170, Components Of Chromatin Remodeling Complex, Facilitates Reprogramming Of Somatic Cells, Zongliang Jiang, Yong Tang, Xueming Zhao, Mingyuan Zhang, David M. Donovan, Xiuchun Cindy Tian

Faculty Publications

© Copyright 2015, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2015. The SWI/SNF (SWItch/Sucrose NonFermentable or BAF, Brg/Brahma-associated factors) complexes are epigenetic modifiers of chromatin structure and undergo progressive changes in subunit composition during cellular differentiation. For example, in embryonic stem cells, esBAF contains Brg1 and Baf155, while their homologs, Brm and Baf170, are present in BAF of somatic cells. In this study, we sought to determine whether Brm and Baf170 play any roles in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) reprogramming by using shRNA-mediated knockdown studies in the mouse model. We found that knocking down Brm during early, mid, and late stages (days …

Strip Searching In The Age Of Colorblind Racism: The Disparate Impact Of Florence V. Board Of Chosen Freeholders Of The County Of Burlington, André Keeton

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

In 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington. The Court held that full strip searches, including cavity searches, are permissible regardless of the existence of basic reasonable suspicion that the arrestee is in possession of contraband. Further, the Court held that law enforcement may conduct full strip searches after arresting an individual for a minor offense and irrespective of the circumstances surrounding the arrest. These holdings upended typical search jurisprudence. Florence sanctions the overreach of state power and extends to law enforcement and corrections officers the unfettered …

There's Much Left To Learn: Clethra's Chromosomes, W. John Hayden

Biology Faculty Publications

Many would argue that chromosomes, genes, and DNA form the ineluctable essence of modern biology. Not only do these fundamental components of living cells provide moment-to-moment instructions by which cells carry out basic life processes, they also control inheritance of characteristics from one generation to the next. These essential functions of DNA stem from its repetitive structure. Hugely long DNA molecules are built from just four components, referenced by their singleletter abbreviations, A, C, G, and T. It is the specific sequence of these As, Cs, Gs, and Ts that constitutes the coded information of DNA. Moreover, molecular biologists have …