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Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, August 31, 2015, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• FSEC Role in Faculty Communication
• Overview of Faculty Senate Webpage
• Graduate Council and Research Council Report
• Code Change Deferred 407.6.4(1) Reasons for Non-renewal
• Code Change 406 Dealing with urgent financial issues
• Brown Bag Lunches with the President?
• Proposal to change code to include state to federal collaborators 401.4.2.4
• Potential Issues for Faculty Senate Action

The Utah Statesman, August 31, 2015, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan

Southeast Florida Coral Reef Fishery-Independent Baseline Assessment, Kirk Kilfoyle, Brian K. Walker, Dana P. Fisco, Steven G. Smith, Richard E. Spieler

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Reports

Reef fishes are important biologic, ecologic, and economic resources of the marine ecosystem which must be managed for sustainability. Until recently, there was no long-term monitoring program in place to assess the condition of reef fish resources of the northern Florida Reef Tract (FRT) (northern Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Martin counties). An assessment/monitoring plan for the northern portion of the Florida reef tract was designed through a joint cooperative effort by scientists at the University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) and Nova Southeastern University …

Ekosistem Hutan Pegunungan Bawah Taman Nasional Bantimurung Bulusaraung: Hotspot Keanekaragaman Hayati Burung Dan Manajemen Konservasinya, Indra A.S.L.P. Putri

Jurnal Penelitian Kehutanan Wallacea

Hutan pegunungan bawah dikenal sebagai salah satu hotspot keanekaragaman hayati. Namun informasi mengenai keanekaragaman hayati burung yang terdapat di ekosistem ini tergolong masih sangat minim. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh informasi ilmiah mengenai ekosistem hutan pegunungan bawah yang kaya akan keanekaragaman hayati burung dan manajemen konservasinya. Pengumpulan data keanekaragaman burung dilakukan di tiga lokasi ekosistem hutan pegunungan bawah Taman Nasional Bantimurung Bulusaraung (TN Babul) dan dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode count point. Analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan indeks keanekaragaman jenis Shannon-Weiner, indeks kemerataan jenis Pielou, indeks dominasi Simpson, indeks kekayaan jenis Margalef dan indeks kesamaan jenis Sorensen. Beda nyata pada populasi …

Characterization Of Staphylococcus Aureus Isolated From The Nasal Cavity Flora Of Nursing Majors, Jennifer Rath, Breanna Christmas, Kristin F. Picardo, Theresa Westbay

Biology Faculty/Staff Publications

Approximately 30% of people have the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in their nasal passages. Within this group, approximately 1-2% are colonized with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), although many do not display any symptoms.1 MRSA is an opportunistic pathogen that can potentially cause diseases such as pneumonia, skin infections and sepsis. MRSA infections are commonly grouped into two categories, hospital associated (HA) or community associated (CA) based on where the infection was acquired and the profile of antibiotic resistance. S. aureus and MRSA can spread between individuals through physical contact and presents a serious health hazard to patients if healthcare …

08-31-2015 Parent's Day Activities Planned September 12 At Swosu, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2015

A big day is planned for Parent's Day 2015 at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford on Saturday, September 12.

A Summer In The Dirt And Career Plans Taking Shape, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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New Service-Learning Fellows Selected, Traci Bratton

Browse All News

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Admissions Report - Detailed Data - August 2015, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University

Admissions Reports

Detailed report of applicants to Wright State including data on county of residency, intended major, and ethnicity for Fall Semester 2015.

Recent Events Dominate Interdomain Lateral Gene Transfers Between Prokaryotes And Eukaryotes And, With The Exception Of Endosymbiotic Gene Transfers, Few Ancient Transfer Events Persist, Laura A. Katz

Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

While there is compelling evidence for the impact of endosymbiotic gene transfer (EGT; transfer from either mitochondrion or chloroplast to the nucleus) on genome evolution in eukaryotes, the role of interdomain transfer from bacteria and/or archaea (i.e. prokaryotes) is less clear. Lateral gene transfers (LGTs) have been argued to be potential sources of phylogenetic information, particularly for reconstructing deep nodes that are difficult to recover with traditional phylogenetic methods. We sought to identify interdomain LGTs by using a phylogenomic pipeline that generated 13 465 single gene trees and included up to 487 eukaryotes, 303 bacteria and 118 archaea. Our goals …

Perbedaan Sifat Pemesinan Kayu Timo (Timonius Sericeus (Desf) K. Schum.) Dan Kabesak (Acacia Leucophloea (Roxb.) Willd.) Dari Nusa Tenggara Timur, Heny Rianawati, Siswadi, Retno Setyowati

Jurnal Penelitian Kehutanan Wallacea

Sifat pemesinan merupakan salah satu parameter untuk menentukan kualitas kayu. Pengujian terhadap sifat pemesinan kayu penting dilakukan untuk mengetahui tingkat kemudahan pengerjaannya sebagai bahan baku industri mebel/furniture, kayu kontruksi maupun produk-produk kayu lainnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan sifat pemesinan kayu timo (Timonius sericeus (Desf) K. Schum.) dan kabesak (Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.) Willd.) yang berasal dari Desa Reknamo, Kabupaten Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Timur. Pengujian dilakukan menurut metode ASTM D1666. Adapun sifat-sifat pemesinan yang diuji meliputi: pembentukan, penyerutan, pengampelasan, pengeboran dan pembubutan. Pengamatan terhadap mutu hasil pemesinan dilakukan secara visual dengan menghitung persentase cacat yang timbul …

Altitudinal Gradient Affects On Trees And Stand Attributes In Mount Ciremai National Park, West Java, Indonesia, Andes Hamuraby Rozak, Hendra Gunawan

Jurnal Penelitian Kehutanan Wallacea

Understanding the effect of altitude on trees and stand attributes of tropical forests is crucial for the development of effective management and conservation strategies. However, study on this issue in Mount Ciremai National Park is still lacking. A total of 136 plots were set on the eastern slope of Mount Ciremai in Mount Ciremai National Park and investigated in six different altitudes: 500 m a.s.l., 840 m a.s.l., 1,300 m a.s.l., 1,400 m a.s.l., 1,780 m a.s.l., and 2,530 m a.s.l. The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of altitude to trees and stand attributes i.e. species …

Karakteristik Pertumbuhan Cendana (Santalum Album Linn.) Asal Populasi Pulau Sumba, Sumardi, Hery Kurniawan, Misto

Jurnal Penelitian Kehutanan Wallacea

Cendana (Santalum album Linn.) merupakan jenis tanaman yang memiliki nilai ekonomi tinggi dengan adanya kandungan minyak atsiri pada kayu terasnya. Nilai ekonomi tinggi pada kayu cendana mendorong tindakan eksploitasi terhadap jenis tersebut. Eksploitasi tanpa diimbangi dengan upaya regenerasi berdampak pada penurunan populasi di alam yang mengakibatkan penurunan variasi genetik jenis tersebut. Penyelamatan materi genetik yang masih tersisa dapat dilakukan dengan konservasi Ex-Situ sekaligus digunakan sebagai populasi dasar untuk tujuan pemuliaan di masa mendatang. Pada tahun 2013, Balai Penelitian Kehutanan Kupang (BPK Kupang) telah membangun plot konservasi Ex-Situ cendana yang berasal dari populasi Pulau Sumba. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk …

Uji Coba Hibrid Morus Khunpai Dan M. Indica Sebagai Pakan Ulat Sutera (Bombyx Mory Linn.), Nurhaedah Muin, Heri Suryanto, Minarningsih

Jurnal Penelitian Kehutanan Wallacea

Tersedianya tanaman murbei yang baik merupakan salah satu faktor penentu kontinuitas pemeliharaan ulat sutera. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui kecocokan hibrid jenis Morus khunpai dan jenis M.indica (hibrid KI) sebagai pakan ulat sutera yang dapat dilihat pada kualitas kokon dan serat sutera yang dihasilkan. Hibrid KI tersebut merupakan hasil persilangan terkendali dari induk betina M.khunpai dan induk jantan M.indica S-54. Penelitian menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap. Variabel yang diamati adalah persentase larva mengokon, persentase kokon normal, bobot kokon, bobot kulit kokon, ratio kulit kokon dan panjang serat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kualitas kokon dan serat ulat sutera yang diberi pakan tanaman murbei …

Uji Antagonisme Trichoderma Spp. Terhadap Ganoderma Sp. Yang Menyerang Tanaman Sengon Secara In Vitro, Benyamin Dendang

Jurnal Penelitian Kehutanan Wallacea

Ganodermasp.adalah cendawan patogen yang dapat menyebabkan penyakit busuk akar pada tanaman sengon (Falcataria mollucana). Ganodermasp. sulit dideteksi karena gejalanyamirip dengan gejala penyakit akar lainnya.Penelitian dilaksanakan di LaboratoriumFakultas Kehutanan IPByang bertujuan untuk mengetahui laju pertumbuhan diameter koloni Ganodermasp. dan Trichodermaspp. dan mempelajari kemampuan Trichoderma spp.dalammenghambat pertumbuhan koloni isolat Ganodermasp. pada media PDA dan MEA secara in vitro.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa  pertumbuhan diameter koloni isolat Ganodermasp. pada media PDA (7,09 mm/hari)lebih cepat daripada pertumbuhan pada media MEA (5,41 mm/hari).Laju pertumbuhan diameter koloni isolat Trichodermaspp. pada media PDA diperoleh nilai rata-rata secara berturut-turut …

Small Phytoplankton Drive High Summertime Carbonand Nutrient Export In The Gulf Of California And Eastern Tropical North Pacific, Viena Puigcorbé, Claudia R. Benitez-Nelson, Pere Masqué, Elisabet Verdeny, Angelicque E. White, Brian N. Popp, Fredrick G. Prahl, Phoebe J. Lam

Faculty Publications

Summertime carbon, nitrogen, and biogenic silica export was examined using 234Th:238U disequilibria combined with free floating sediment traps and fine scale water column sampling with in situ pumps (ISP) within the Eastern Tropical North Pacific and the Gulf of California. Fine scale ISP sampling provides evidence that in this system, particulate carbon (PC) and particulate nitrogen (PN) concentrations were more rapidly attenuated relative to 234Th activities in small particles compared to large particles, converging to 1–5 µmol dpm−1 by 100 m. Comparison of elemental particle composition, coupled with particle size distribution analysis, suggests that small particles are major contributors to …

Vol. 49, No. 02 (August 31, 2015)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.

2015-16 Faculty Senate Xx - August 31, 2015 Minutes Summary, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Agendas & Minutes

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Crow's Nest, August 31, 2015, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The August 31, 2015, issue of the Crow's Nest.

The Role Of Electronsensory Signals On The Locomotor Performance Of The Weakly Electric Fish Apteronotus Albifrons, Oswaldo Gil-Guevara

Theses

Animal locomotion performance responds to different ecological factors that shape relevant aspects of behavior. Conspecific signals is one of these factors and operates in a wide range of contexts. In schooling fish, coordinated movement is based on visual or mechanical cues and signals. In contrast, most gymnotiforms and mormyriforms are nocturnal or live in dark waters and use electric signals for social communication. However, the effect of conspecific electric signals on locomotion and group movement is largely unknown.

Apteronotus albifrons is a well-known model in neuroethological studies of signal processing and locomotion control that relies mostly on visual inputs but …

Effect Of Endplate On The Blast Wave Profile In A Compressed Gas Shock Tube, Sudeepto Kahali

Theses

Blast related brain injuries are commonly encountered in the recent wars of Iraq and Afghanistan increased use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). An estimated 20% of veterans returning from these operations have suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The mechanisms and long-term effects of the injury are not fully understood, and extensive research effort is being focused toward identifying the mechanisms of primary blast injury. When a pure shock-blast wave encounters a subject, in the absence of shrapnel, casing or gaseous products, the loading is termed as primary blast loading, and its effects can be studied using shock tubes.

The wave …

Absence Of Soda Increases The Levels Of Oxidation Of Key Metabolic Determinants Of Borrelia Burgdorferi, Maria D. Esteve-Gassent, Trever C. Smith Ii, Christina M. Small, Derek P. Thomas, J Seshu

Peer Reviewed Articles

Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, alters its gene expression in response to environmental signals unique to its tick vector or vertebrate hosts. B. burgdorferi carries one superoxide dismutase gene (sodA) capable of controlling intracellular superoxide levels. Previously, sodA was shown to be essential for infection of B. burgdorferi in the C3H/HeN model of Lyme disease. We employed two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) and immunoblot analysis with antibodies specific to carbonylated proteins to identify targets that were differentially oxidized in the soluble fractions of the sodA mutant compared to its isogenic parental control strain following …

Genetics Of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 (Pai-1) In A Ghanaian Population, Marquitta J. White, Nuri M. Kodaman, Reed H. Harder, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Douglas E. Vaughan, Nancy J. Brown, Jason H. Moore, Scott M. Williams

Dartmouth Scholarship

Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1), a major modulator of the fibrinolytic system, is an important factor in cardiovascular disease (CVD) susceptibility and severity. PAI-1 is highly heritable, but the few genes associated with it explain only a small portion of its variation. Studies of PAI-1 typically employ linear regression to estimate the effects of genetic variants on PAI-1 levels, but PAI-1 is not normally distributed, even after transformation. Therefore, alternative statistical methods may provide greater power to identify important genetic variants. Additionally, most genetic studies of PAI-1 have been performed on populations of European descent, limiting the generalizability of their …

Prevalence Of Mycoplasma Hominis And Ureaplasma Urealyticum Infection In Female Sex Workers And Its Association With Douching: A Study In East Jakarta, Indonesia Using Mycoplasma System Plus, Caroline Padang, Tjut Nurul Alam Jacoeb, Hanny Nilasari, Sjaiful Fahmi Daili

Journal of General - Procedural Dermatology and Venereology Indonesia

Background: Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum are commonly involved in pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis and non-specific genital infection, while doing vaginal douching also already known as predisposing factor.

Methods: To evaluate the prevalence of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum infection in female sex workers and its association with vaginal douching, we conducted a study through 180 female sex workers in East Jakarta, Indonesia. Vaginal fluid samples were collected from these women. It was revealed that most of the women used betel soap, baby soap, tooth paste, or herbal medicine as vaginal douching materials. The association of vaginal douching …

The Free Press Vol. 47, Issue No. 01, 08-31-2015, Krysteana Scribner

Free Press, The

New president shares his vision for USM -- Sexual assault training necessary on campus -- Important information for incoming students: Everything you need to know about add/drop policies and bus schedules -- SHIP effective for all students August 1, 2015 -- Cummings trying to repair AAUP sanctions

Sociodemographic Factors To Dengue Hemmorrhagic Fever Case In Indonesia, Desy Nuryunarsih

Kesmas

Demam berdarah dengue (DBD) adalah penyebab utama rawat inap dan kematian pada anak-anak. Indonesia adalah salah satu negara yang oleh WHO dikategorikan hyperendemicity dengan empat serotipe virus tersebar di daerah perkotaan. Faktor sosiodemografi dianggap sebagai faktor pendukung terjadinya DBD di Indonesia. Studi ini menggunakan data sekunder yang diunduh dari Basis Data Kesehatan Provinsi tahun 2010 Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia untuk menentukan korelasi antara ketiga faktor sosiodemografi dengan insiden DBD. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif deskripsi korelasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dua faktor sosiodemografi terpilih memiliki korelasi linier dengan insiden DBD. Analisa regresi multivariat menunjukkan kecilnya korelasi antara insiden DBD dengan …

Analisis Sif Kerja, Masa Kerja, Dan Budaya K3 Dengan Fungsi Paru Pekerja Tambang Batu Bara, Qomariyatus Sholihah, Aprizal Satria Hanafi, Wanti Wanti, Ahmad Alim Bachri, Sutarto Hadi

Kesmas

Penambangan batu bara merupakan salah satu sumber pencemaran udara berupa partikel debu batu bara yang dapat mengganggu kesehatan pernapasan bila terhirup manusia. Risiko kerja yang sering terjadi dapat berasal dari faktor pekerjaan atau perilaku pekerja sendiri, di antaranya sif kerja dan masa kerja. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan sif kerja, masa kerja, dan budaya keselamatan dan kesehatan kerja (K3) dengan fungsi paru pekerja tambang batu bara. Penelitian ini merupakan desain kasus kontrol dengan jumlah masing-masing sampel untuk kasus dan kontrol sebesar 178 responden. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan Oktober November 2014 di PT. X Kalimantan Selatan. Hasil penelitian berdasarkan uji …

Pendidikan Kesehatan Reproduksi Formal Dan Hubungan Seksual Pranikah Remaja Indonesia, Anggriyani Wahyu Pinandari, Siswanto Agus Wilopo, Djauhar Ismail

Kesmas

Transisi demografi kedua akan terjadi di Indonesia dan ditandai dengan revolusi seksual dan reproduksi. Masalah potensial di masa ini adalah peningkatan perilaku seksual pranikah, kehamilan yang tidak diinginkan, infeksi menular seksual dan penyalahgunaan obat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan reproduksi formal terhadap penundaan hubungan seksual pranikah pada remaja dan dewasa muda Indonesia. Penelitian potong lintang yang dianalisis sebagai kohort retrospektif menggunakan data Survei Kesehatan Reproduksi Remaja Indonesia tahun 2012 (10.980 laki-laki dan 8.902 perempuan). Efek pendidikan kesehatan reproduksi formal terhadap penundaan perilaku hubungan seksual dianalisis menggunakan kurva kaplan meier, uji log-rank, dan uji chi square, sedangkan analisis …

Model Of The Use Of Evolutionary Trees (Muet), Yi Kong, Trevor Anderson, Nancy Pelaez

PIBERG Instructional Innovation Materials

This Glossary is intended for both teachers and their students who are learning about evolutionary trees. To improve K-14 teachers’ and students’ as well as non-biology major undergraduate students’ understanding of trees, the Model of the Use of Evolutionary Trees (MUET) was developed based on professional biologists’ use of evolutionary trees in their scientific publications in 2012-2013. Definitions of terminology in this Glossary are referenced to published literature listed at the end of this Glossary. In addition to the Glossary and the MUET in html format, below as an additional link to a file giving you the Glossary in MSWord …

Week Of August 31, 2015, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Achieves Top ACCME Accreditation
• CrisisManager Makes Campus Debut
• GSBMS Hosts Fourth Annual STAR Student Research Forum
• Karen Sanders, M.D. '77, deputy chief academic affiliations officer of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Visits NYMC
• NYMC Joins the Good Food Farmers Network
• High Schoolers Visit NYMC for Insider's View of Medicine