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Differential Expression Of Mrna Encoding Cytokines And Chemokines In The Reproductive Tract After Infection Of Mice With Chlamydia Trachomatis, Katheryn L. Cerny, Maranda Van Fleet, Anatoly Slepenkin, Ellena M. Peterson, Phillip J. Bridges Sep 2015

Differential Expression Of Mrna Encoding Cytokines And Chemokines In The Reproductive Tract After Infection Of Mice With Chlamydia Trachomatis, Katheryn L. Cerny, Maranda Van Fleet, Anatoly Slepenkin, Ellena M. Peterson, Phillip J. Bridges

Animal and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis targets epithelial cells within the genital tract which respond by secreting chemokines and cytokines. Persistent inflammation can lead to fibrosis, tubal infertility and/or ectopic pregnancy; many infections are asymptomatic. Most studies have investigated the inflammatory response in the initial stages of infection, less is known about the later stages of infection, especially with a low, potentially asymptomatic, bacterial load. Our objective was to determine the inflammatory mediators involved in clearance of low-grade infection and the potential involvement in chronic inflammation. Six to eight week old C3H/HeJ mice were pretreated with 2.5 mg medroxyprogesterone acetate on day …

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Volume 53, Number 4: September 09, 2015, University Of North Dakota Sep 2015

Volume 53, Number 4: September 09, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Investigation Of Calcium Orthophosphate Chemical Effects In A Post-Loca Nuclear Reactor Containment, Sterling Olson Sep 2015

Investigation Of Calcium Orthophosphate Chemical Effects In A Post-Loca Nuclear Reactor Containment, Sterling Olson

Chemical and Biological Engineering ETDs

Calcium leached from NUKON fiberglass in containment following a Loss of Coolant Accident (LOCA) could lead to the formation of chemical precipitates that in turn cause head-loss increase due to filtering through a fibrous debris accumulation at the sump pump screens. Experiments conducted on the bench scale show that the level of fiberglass destruction does not affect the concentration of calcium leached. Reduced-scale experiments were conducted on three solution inventory scales (0.5 L, 31.5 L, 1136 L) with three different flow conditions, and two fiberglass concentrations to investigate calcium release from NUKON fiber. Results showed that the calcium leached at …

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Age-Appropriate Post-Reduction Care Of Anterior Shoulder Dislocation, Hans B. Ayres, Blaine Winters, Craig Nuttall Sep 2015

Age-Appropriate Post-Reduction Care Of Anterior Shoulder Dislocation, Hans B. Ayres, Blaine Winters, Craig Nuttall

Student Works

Background and Purpose: The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated joint in the body. This paper provides age-appropriate recommendations for post-reduction management of anterior shoulder dislocations. Methods: Literature was reviewed, limited to English language in the last five years. Appropriate articles were rated using the Levels of Evidence tool found in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. Conclusion: We recommend aggressive treatment in younger patients, and increased screening for concomitant injuries in older patients. Implications for Practice: Age should be an important consideration when formulating a plan of care for the patient with shoulder dislocation.

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Assessment Of The Awareness Of Dental Professionals Regarding Identification And Basic Management Of Dental Patients With Systemic/Parafunctional Conditions In A Routine Spt Appointment\U2026 A Survey, Camille Padilla Sep 2015

Assessment Of The Awareness Of Dental Professionals Regarding Identification And Basic Management Of Dental Patients With Systemic/Parafunctional Conditions In A Routine Spt Appointment\U2026 A Survey, Camille Padilla

Dental Hygiene ETDs

This study examined what New Mexico dentists have reported regarding the knowledge and confidence levels of dental hygienists in providing patient education on oral/systemic periodontal risk factors. Further examined were New Mexico dentists views are on structured SPT protocols that include dentist/dental hygienist patient education on major risk factors for oral/systemic disease, and referrals and consultation with primary physicians. Members of the New Mexico Dental Association (n-700) were asked to participate in a 20-question online survey. Survey questions focused primarily on the level of risk assessment for periodontal disease that New Mexico dentists report dental hygienists discussing with periodontal patients. …

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Evapotranspiration In The Nile Basin: Identifying Dynamics, Trends, And Drivers 2002-2011, H. Alemu, A. T. Kaptué, G. B. Senay, M. C. Wimberly, Geoffrey Henebry Sep 2015

Evapotranspiration In The Nile Basin: Identifying Dynamics, Trends, And Drivers 2002-2011, H. Alemu, A. T. Kaptué, G. B. Senay, M. C. Wimberly, Geoffrey Henebry

Natural Resource Management Faculty Publications

Analysis of the relationship between evapotranspiration (ET) and its natural and anthropogenic drivers is critical in water-limited basins such as the Nile. The spatiotemporal relationships of ET with rainfall and vegetation dynamics in the Nile Basin during 2002–2011 were analyzed using satellite-derived data. Non-parametric statistics were used to quantify ET-rainfall interactions and trends across land cover types and subbasins. We found that 65% of the study area (2.5 million km2) showed significant (p < 0.05) positive correlations between monthly ET and rainfall, whereas 7% showed significant negative correlations. As expected, positive ET-rainfall correlations were observed over natural vegetation, mixed croplands/natural vegetation, and croplands, with a few subbasin-specific exceptions. In particular, irrigated croplands, wetlands and some forests exhibited negative correlations. Trend tests revealed spatial clusters of statistically significant trends in ET (6% of study area was negative; 12% positive), vegetation greenness (24% negative; 12% positive) and rainfall (11% negative; 1% positive) during 2002–2011. The Nile Delta, Ethiopian highlands and central Uganda regions showed decline in ET while central parts of Sudan, South Sudan, southwestern Ethiopia and northeastern Uganda showed increases. Except for a decline in ET in central Uganda, the detected changes in ET (both positive and negative) were not associated with corresponding changes in rainfall. Detected declines in ET in the Nile delta and Ethiopian highlands were found to be attributable to anthropogenic land degradation, while the ET decline in central Uganda is likely caused by rainfall reduction.

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Functionally Suspect: Reconceptualizing "Race" As A Suspect Classification, Lauren Sudeall Lucas Sep 2015

Functionally Suspect: Reconceptualizing "Race" As A Suspect Classification, Lauren Sudeall Lucas

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

In the context of equal protection doctrine, race has become untethered from the criteria underlying its demarcation as a classification warranting heightened scrutiny. As a result, it is no longer an effective vehicle for challenging the existing social and political order; instead, its primary purpose under current doctrine is to signal the presence of an impermissible basis for differential treatment. This Symposium Article suggests that, to more effectively serve its underlying normative goals, equal protection should prohibit not discrimination based on race per se, but government actions that implicate the concerns leading to race’s designation as a suspect classification. For …

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Volume 113, Number 2 – Wednesday, September 9, 2015, Saint Mary's College Of California Sep 2015

Volume 113, Number 2 – Wednesday, September 9, 2015, Saint Mary's College Of California

The Collegian

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Bullying And Victimization Among Children Raised By Grandparents, Oliver W. Edwards Sep 2015

Bullying And Victimization Among Children Raised By Grandparents, Oliver W. Edwards

GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy

Increasing numbers of school-age children are being raised by their grandparents. Yet, a dearth of research investigates the children in these families. The few studies suggest the children experience higher levels of academic, behavioral, and emotional difficulties than their peers. These behaviors are often associated with involvement in bullying, but no empirical research investigates bullying among children raised by their grandparents. This current study helps to fill the noted lack of research in this area and the gap in the literature by investigating the intersection of these two important phenomena – bullying and children raised by their grandparents. This study …

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Challenges And Resilience In African American Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Review Of The Literature With Practice Implications, Fengyan Tang, Heejung Jang, Valire Carr Copeland Sep 2015

Challenges And Resilience In African American Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Review Of The Literature With Practice Implications, Fengyan Tang, Heejung Jang, Valire Carr Copeland

GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy

This paper reviews literature on grandparents raising grandchildren, focusing on caregiving challenges and resilience in African American grandparent caregivers within a socio-cultural context. A strengths perspective that emphasizes capacities and competencies at the individual, family, and community levels is applied in understanding how African American grandparents rely on their strengths to overcome caregiving challenges. Building on the review of social programs and intervention services that targeted empowerment practice, the authors propose an empowerment model of working with African American grandparents, that is, building capacities through an empowerment process to address caregiving challenges and to achieve positive caregiving outcomes. Finally, the …

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Complete Issue Sep 2015

Complete Issue

GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy

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Volume 74, Issue 1: Full Issue, Manuscripts Staff Sep 2015

Volume 74, Issue 1: Full Issue, Manuscripts Staff

Manuscripts

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Patchwork Of Time, Calli Grimes Sep 2015

Patchwork Of Time, Calli Grimes

Manuscripts

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On Partial Identification Of The Pure Direct Effect, Caleb Miles, Phyllis Kanki, Seema Meloni, Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen Sep 2015

On Partial Identification Of The Pure Direct Effect, Caleb Miles, Phyllis Kanki, Seema Meloni, Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen

Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series

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Tnf-Α-Induced Micrornas Control Dystrophin Expression In Becker Muscular Dystrophy., Alyson A. Fiorillo, Christopher R. Heier, James S. Novak, Christopher B. Tully, Kristy J. Brown, Kitipong Uaesoontrachoon, Maria C. Vila, Peter P. Ngheim, Luca Bello, Joe N. Kornegay, Corrado Angelini, Terence A. Partridge, Kanneboyina Nagaraju, Eric P. Hoffman Sep 2015

Tnf-Α-Induced Micrornas Control Dystrophin Expression In Becker Muscular Dystrophy., Alyson A. Fiorillo, Christopher R. Heier, James S. Novak, Christopher B. Tully, Kristy J. Brown, Kitipong Uaesoontrachoon, Maria C. Vila, Peter P. Ngheim, Luca Bello, Joe N. Kornegay, Corrado Angelini, Terence A. Partridge, Kanneboyina Nagaraju, Eric P. Hoffman

Genomics and Precision Medicine Faculty Publications

The amount and distribution of dystrophin protein in myofibers and muscle is highly variable in Becker muscular dystrophy and in exon-skipping trials for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Here, we investigate a molecular basis for this variability. In muscle from Becker patients sharing the same exon 45–47 in-frame deletion, dystrophin levels negatively correlate with microRNAs predicted to target dystrophin. Seven microRNAs inhibit dystrophin expression in vitro, and three are validated in vivo (miR-146b/miR-374a/miR-31). microRNAs are expressed in dystrophic myofibers and increase with age and disease severity. In exon-skipping-treated mdx mice, microRNAs are significantly higher in muscles with low …

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The Legacy, September 8, 2015, Lindenwood University Sep 2015

The Legacy, September 8, 2015, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University

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Minutes, Arts & Sciences Academic Affairs Committee, Tuesday, September 8, 2015, Arts & Sciences Academic Affairs Committee Sep 2015

Minutes, Arts & Sciences Academic Affairs Committee, Tuesday, September 8, 2015, Arts & Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

Academic Affairs Committee Minutes

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Water Use Efficiency Of China's Terrestrial Ecosystems And Responses To Drought, Yibo Liu, Jingfeng Xiao, Weimin Ju, Shaoqiang Wang, Xiaocui Wu Sep 2015

Water Use Efficiency Of China's Terrestrial Ecosystems And Responses To Drought, Yibo Liu, Jingfeng Xiao, Weimin Ju, Shaoqiang Wang, Xiaocui Wu

All Materials

Water use efficiency (WUE) measures the trade-off between carbon gain and water loss of terrestrial ecosystems, and better understanding its dynamics and controlling factors is essential for predicting ecosystem responses to climate change. We assessed the magnitude, spatial patterns, and trends of WUE of China’s terrestrial ecosystems and its responses to drought using a process-based ecosystem model. During the period from 2000 to 2011, the national average annual WUE (net primary productivity (NPP)/evapotranspiration (ET)) of China was 0.79 g C kg−1 H2O. Annual WUE decreased in the southern regions because of the decrease in NPP and the increase in ET …

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Effects Of Dysprosium Oxide Nanoparticles On Escherichia Coli, N. M. Anaya, F. Soloman, Vinka Oyanedel-Craver Sep 2015

Effects Of Dysprosium Oxide Nanoparticles On Escherichia Coli, N. M. Anaya, F. Soloman, Vinka Oyanedel-Craver

Civil & Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

There is increasing interest in the study of dysprosium oxide nanoparticles (nDy2O3) for biomedical applications due to their fluorescence and paramagnetic properties. However, the fate of nDy2O3 and their effects on natural biological systems are a growing concern. This study assessed the toxicity of nDy2O3 on Escherichia coli for concentrations between 0.02 and 2 mg L−1, exposed to three concentrations of NaCl (8500, 850, and 85 mg L−1) and three glucose concentrations (35, 70, and 140 mg L−1). The ranges of these variables were …

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Rheumnow: Infection Risk In Ra Rises With 2nd Biologic, Staff Sep 2015

Rheumnow: Infection Risk In Ra Rises With 2nd Biologic, Staff

Browse All News

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Cosio-Nava V. State Clerk's Record Dckt. 43389 Sep 2015

Cosio-Nava V. State Clerk's Record Dckt. 43389

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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Novel Approaches Reveal That Toxoplasma Gondii Bradyzoites Within Tissue Cysts Are Dynamic And Replicating Entities In Vivo, Elizabeth Watts, Yihua Zhao, Animesh Dhara, Becca Eller, Abhijit R. Patwardhan, Anthony P. Sinai Sep 2015

Novel Approaches Reveal That Toxoplasma Gondii Bradyzoites Within Tissue Cysts Are Dynamic And Replicating Entities In Vivo, Elizabeth Watts, Yihua Zhao, Animesh Dhara, Becca Eller, Abhijit R. Patwardhan, Anthony P. Sinai

Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Faculty Publications

Despite their critical role in chronic toxoplasmosis, the biology of Toxoplasma gondii bradyzoites is poorly understood. In an attempt to address this gap, we optimized approaches to purify tissue cysts and analyzed the replicative potential of bradyzoites within these cysts. In order to quantify individual bradyzoites within tissue cysts, we have developed imaging software, BradyCount 1.0, that allows the rapid establishment of bradyzoite burdens within imaged optical sections of purified tissue cysts. While in general larger tissue cysts contain more bradyzoites, their relative "occupancy" was typically lower than that of smaller cysts, resulting in a lower packing density. The packing …

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Crow's Nest, September 8, 2015, Crow's Nest Staff Sep 2015

Crow's Nest, September 8, 2015, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The September 8, 2015, issue of the Crow's Nest.

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Compositions And Methods For Reducing Or Preventing Medical Device-Related Infections, Mark Lawrence Kayton, Norma Alcantar, Daniel Restrepo, Nicholas S. Laconi, Audrey Lynn Buttice, Michael Pierce Ebaugh Sep 2015

Compositions And Methods For Reducing Or Preventing Medical Device-Related Infections, Mark Lawrence Kayton, Norma Alcantar, Daniel Restrepo, Nicholas S. Laconi, Audrey Lynn Buttice, Michael Pierce Ebaugh

USF Patents

Provided herein is a method of reducing a microbial infection of a heparinized surface wherein heparin precipitation is reduced as compared to a control. In some embodiments a composition comprising ethanol and isopropanol is applied to the surface. In other embodiments, two or more ethanol compositions are applied and removed sequentially from the surface prior to contacting the surface with a biological fluid, tissue or vessel, wherein the composition in each successive administration comprises an increased amount of ethanol. Also provided is a method of reducing a microbial infection of a surface comprising applying a mucilage extract from an Opuntia …

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Methods And Products For Biasing Cellular Development, Kiminobu Sugaya, Angel Alvarez, Amelia Marutle Sep 2015

Methods And Products For Biasing Cellular Development, Kiminobu Sugaya, Angel Alvarez, Amelia Marutle

UCF Patents

Methods are described that bias cells, such as potent and multipotent stem cells, by transfection with a nucleic acid sequence, to differentiate to a desired end-stage cell or a cell having characteristics of a desired end-stage cell. In particular embodiments, human neural stem cells are transfected with vectors comprising genes in the homeobox family of transcription factor developmental control genes, and this results in a greater percentage of resultant transformed cells, or their progeny, differentiating into a desired end-stage cell or a cell having characteristics of a desired end-stage cell.

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Aqueous Method For Making Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Con, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Sudip Nath Sep 2015

Aqueous Method For Making Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Con, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Sudip Nath

UCF Patents

The invention discloses an aqueous method of making polymer coated superparamagnetic nanoparticles. The method comprises providing a mixture of iron salts in an aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid. A solution of ammonium hydroxide is added to the mixture and stirred. Stirring continues with an aqueous solution of one or more biocompatible polymers so as to promote formation of polymer coated iron nanoparticles in suspension, wherein optionally at least one of the polymers in the coating may be aminated. Centrifuging the suspension leaves a supernatant without large particles. Filtering the supernatant through an ultrafiltration membrane and collecting the filtrate recovers polymer …

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Biocompatible Nano Rare Earth Oxide Upconverters For Imaging And Therapeutics, Michael Bass, Sudipta Seal, William Self Sep 2015

Biocompatible Nano Rare Earth Oxide Upconverters For Imaging And Therapeutics, Michael Bass, Sudipta Seal, William Self

UCF Patents

Methods and systems for doping cerium oxide and other therapeutically valuable nanoparticles with rare earth ions either singly or in combinations so that infrared light is absorbed and visible light is emitted through the process of up conversion. A novel type of therapeutic nanoparticle with rare earth doping to provide for up conversion emission is invented that makes possible identification, tracking and evaluating the functionality of the nanoparticles and further elucidation of ROS scavenging mechanism. The present invention may be applied to a wide variety of therapeutic agents under investigation.

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Carboxymethylcellulose Hydrogels Support Cns-Derived Tumor Cell Chemotactic Migration, Tanya Singh, Chandrasekhar Kothapalli, Devika Verma, Steven Nicoll, Maribel Vazquez Sep 2015

Carboxymethylcellulose Hydrogels Support Cns-Derived Tumor Cell Chemotactic Migration, Tanya Singh, Chandrasekhar Kothapalli, Devika Verma, Steven Nicoll, Maribel Vazquez

Publications and Research

The local microenvironment plays an important role in maintaining the dynamics of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and the cell-ECM relationship. ECM is a complex network of molecules with distinct mechanical and biochemical characteristics. When the mechanisms that are in place to maintain ECM homeostasis are deregulated, most likely, this is the onset of cancer. The ECM becomes highly disorganized and the cell-matrix relationship changes, thus promoting alternations in cell mechanisms and metastasis. Medulloblastoma (MB) is one of the most common, malignant pediatric brain tumors in the United States. In order to gain a better understanding between the cell-ECM relationship and …

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The Sun Star, Vol. 35 No. 02 (September 08, 2015), N/A N/A Sep 2015

The Sun Star, Vol. 35 No. 02 (September 08, 2015), N/A N/A

Sun Star

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Curriculum Alignment And Higher Order Thinking In Introductory Biology In Arkansas Public Two-Year Colleges, Elizabeth Diane Crandall Sep 2015

Curriculum Alignment And Higher Order Thinking In Introductory Biology In Arkansas Public Two-Year Colleges, Elizabeth Diane Crandall

Student Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation identified the cognitive levels of lecture objectives, lab objectives, and test questions in introductory majors’ biology. The study group included courses offered by 27 faculty members at 18 of the 22 community colleges in Arkansas. Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to identify cognitive levels, the median lecture learning outcomes were at level 2 (Comprehension) and test assessments at Level 1 (Knowledge). Lab learning outcomes were determined to have a median of level 3 (Analysis). A correlation analysis was performed using SPSS software to determine if there was an association between the Bloom’s level of lecture objectives and test assessments. The …

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