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Core And Shell Song Systems Unique To The Parrot Brain, Mukta Chakraborty, Solveig Walloe, Signe Nedergaard, Emma E. Fridel, Torben Dabelsteen, Bente Pakkenberg, Mads F. Bertelsen, Gerry M. Dorrestein, Steven E. Brauth, Sarah E. Durand, Erich D. Jarvis

Publications and Research

The ability to imitate complex sounds is rare, and among birds has been found only in parrots, songbirds, and hummingbirds. Parrots exhibit the most advanced vocal mimicry among non-human animals. A few studies have noted differences in connectivity, brain position and shape in the vocal learning systems of parrots relative to songbirds and hummingbirds. However, only one parrot species, the budgerigar, has been examined and no differences in the presence of song system structures were found with other avian vocal learners. Motivated by questions of whether there are important differences in the vocal systems of parrots relative to other vocal …

Comparison Of The Equine Reference Sequence With Its Sanger Source Data And New Illumina Reads, Jovan Rebolledo-Mendez, Matthew S. Hestand, Stephen J. Coleman, Zheng Zeng, Ludovic Orlando, James N. Macleod, Ted Kalbfleisch

Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center Faculty Publications

The reference assembly for the domestic horse, EquCab2, published in 2009, was built using approximately 30 million Sanger reads from a Thoroughbred mare named Twilight. Contiguity in the assembly was facilitated using nearly 315 thousand BAC end sequences from Twilight's half brother Bravo. Since then, it has served as the foundation for many genome-wide analyses that include not only the modern horse, but ancient horses and other equid species as well. As data mapped to this reference has accumulated, consistent variation between mapped datasets and the reference, in terms of regions with no read coverage, single nucleotide variants, and small …

Oral Manifestations Of Crohn’S Disease: A Case Report And Review Of The Literature, Victoria L. Woo

Dental Medicine Faculty Research

No abstract provided.

Models Of The Interaction Of Science And Religion, Tony N. Jelsma

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"As Christians we are... immersed in this scientific culture and yet God’s Word communicates to us from very different cultural contexts."

Posting about religion and science­­­­­­­­ from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/models-of-the-interaction-of-science-and-religion/

Experimental Support For A Single Electron-Transfer Oxidation Mechanism In Firefly Bioluminescence, Bruce R. Branchini, Curran E. Behney, Tara L. Southworth, Danielle M. Fontaine, Andrew M. Gulick, David J. Vinyard, Gary W. Brudvig

Faculty Publications

© 2015 American Chemical Society. Firefly luciferase produces light by converting substrate beetle luciferin into the corresponding adenylate that it subsequently oxidizes to oxyluciferin, the emitter of bioluminescence. We have confirmed the generally held notions that the oxidation step is initiated by formation of a carbanion intermediate and that a hydroperoxide (anion) is involved. Additionally, structural evidence is presented that accounts for the delivery of oxygen to the substrate reaction site. Herein, we report key convincing spectroscopic evidence of the participation of superoxide anion in a related chemical model reaction that supports a single electron-transfer pathway for the critical oxidative …

Volume 52, Number 45: June 24, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The Alestle - Vol. 67 No. 43 - 06/24/2015, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The Alestle

Vol. 67 No. 43

2015-June-24-Upward Bound Students Learn Outdoors At Brush Creek, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Molecular Dynamics Simulations Of A Suspended Particle In A Fluid Near A Wall, Jianwei Ju

Mechanical Engineering ETDs

The behavior of the suspended particles in a fluid is an important subject in fluid flow studies. Earlier research works mostly were performed using a continuum treatment on a macro scale level. Recent developments in the field of micro- and nanofluids have led to a renewed interest in molecular hydrodynamics phenomena. The micro hydrodynamic interactions between particles and solid surfaces have been shown to play important roles in the ordering of particles in vibrated fluids, self-organization of biological cells, and collective dynamics of swimming particles[Voth2002, Riedel2005, Hernandez2005], micro-electronic fluid behaviors and also have great prospects in industry applications. Though a …

College Students' Perceptions Of Learner-Centeredness In Their Undergraduate Courses, Jerome Gomez

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

ABSTRACT This study investigated college students perceptions of leaner-centeredness in their undergraduate courses. The goal of this study was to examine what those perceptions were in order to inform future instructional practices that better serve the needs of college students. A demographic questionnaire and the Learner-centered Battery Student Survey (LCBSS) consisting of Total Score, 2 subscale and 11 subscale scores, were used to examine 196 students' perceptions of learner-centered instructional practice. Descriptive statistics were presented, and data were analyzed using t tests, repeated measures ANOVAs, and one-way ANOVAs to examine the relationship and extent to which students perceived their instructors' …

Indentation Behavior Of Multilayer Al/Sic Thin Films, Ryan Jamison

Mechanical Engineering ETDs

Nanoindentation is useful for evaluating the mechanical properties, such as hardness and Youngs modulus, of bulk and thin film materials. Multilayer thin films are an important subset of materials in which alternating layers of two or more materials are deposited on a substrate. Fabrication of multilayer films can result in imperfect layer geometry, particularly the flatness and thickness of each layer. Traditional nanoindentation techniques alone cannot provide insight into the microstructure of each layer. The finite element method is used to investigate the behavior of multilayer aluminum/silicon carbide thin film composites with imperfect internal geometry when subjected to various loadings. …

Gender And Genre In La Estoire De Seint Aedward Le Rei: Reading Versions Of Medieval Queenship, Alexandra Verini

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

The Bg News June 24, 2015, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. June 24, 2015. Volume 94-Issue 101.

Annotation Of The Protein Coding Regions Of The Equine Genome, Matthew S. Hestand, Theodore S. Kalbfleisch, Stephen J. Coleman, Zheng Zeng, Jinze Liu, Ludovic Orlando, James N. Macleod

Veterinary Science Faculty Publications

Current gene annotation of the horse genome is largely derived from in silico predictions and cross-species alignments. Only a small number of genes are annotated based on equine EST and mRNA sequences. To expand the number of equine genes annotated from equine experimental evidence, we sequenced mRNA from a pool of forty-three different tissues. From these, we derived the structures of 68,594 transcripts. In addition, we identified 301,829 positions with SNPs or small indels within these transcripts relative to EquCab2. Interestingly, 780 variants extend the open reading frame of the transcript and appear to be small errors in the equine …

Memory, History, And Forgetting In The Sandra Allen Collection Of Papers On Mormonism: A Feminist Rhetorical Historiography Of Institutional Intervention In The Equal Rights Amendment, Valerie Kinsey

English Language and Literature ETDs

This dissertation leverages archival theory, public memory theory, feminist historiography, and rhetorical theory to argue that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reinterpreted the Mormon past to engender identification and foster political action during the Equal Rights Amendment ratification period (1976-1981). Chapter One provides readers with an orientation to the Sandra Allen Collection of Papers on Mormonism and argues that its creator, Sandra Allen, marshaled her understanding of archiving, history writing, and institutional archives to make her history public. Chapter Two: On Memory uses theories of public memory to explain why the Mormon Church built the Nauvoo Monument …

Electrochemical Investigation Of Homogenous Species At An Electrode Interface, Christopher Alan Larsen Iii

Chemistry and Chemical Biology ETDs

CO₂ reduction is a pressing problem worldwide, and one obstacle in the electrochemical conversion of CO₂ to more useful C₁ products such as methanol and formic acid is the kinetic barrier known as overpotential. The overpotential of rearranging the nuclei in CO₂ to accommodate electron transfer can be lowered by pre-bending the CO₂ molecule in an adduct-mediated complex. The work presented in Part I utilizes a combination of hard and soft donors on pincer-like ligands to effect the bending of CO₂ prior to electrochemical reduction. A large majority of the work consists of using …

The Argos Gene Family Functions In A Negative Feedback Loop To Desensitize Plants To Ethylene, Muneeza I. Rai, Xiaomin Wang, Derek M. Thibault, Hyo Jung Kim, Matthew M. Bombyk, Brad M. Binder, Samina N. Shakeel, G. Eric Schaller

Dartmouth Scholarship

Ethylene plays critical roles in plant growth and development, including the regulation of cell expansion, senescence, and the response to biotic and abiotic stresses. Elements of the initial signal transduction pathway have been determined, but we are still defining regulatory mechanisms by which the sensitivity of plants to ethylene is modulated. We report here that members of the ARGOS gene family of Arabidopsis, previously implicated in the regulation of plant growth and biomass, function as negative feedback regulators of ethylene signaling. Expression of all four members of the ARGOS family is induced by ethylene, but this induction is blocked in …

Three-Dimensional Imaging Using A Novel Rotating Point Spread Function Imager, Rakesh Kumar

Optical Science and Engineering ETDs

The capability to achieve three-dimensional (3D) imaging in a single snapshot is a highly coveted goal for the imaging community. To be able to extend the depth-of-field while simultaneously encoding depth in the point spread function (PSF) itself allows an imaging solution which is less time consuming and less data intensive than the inefficient multiscan based conventional 3D imaging. Light-field cameras also achieve 3D imaging in a snapshot, but at the cost of greatly reduced resolution. Phase mask based depth encoding solutions have been proposed by other groups, but they all suffer from a relatively smaller depth-of-field. Recently there has …

Mothers', Fathers' And Children's Perceptions Of Parents' Expectations About Children's Family Obligations In Nine Countries, Jennifer E. Lansford, Jennifer Godwin, Liane Peña Alampay, Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado, Arnaldo Zelli, Suha M. Al-Hassan, Dario Bacchini, Anna Silvia Bombi, Marc H. Bornstein, Lei Chang, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Laura Di Giunta, Kenneth A. Dodge, Patrick S. Malone, Paul Oburu, Concetta Pastorelli, Ann T. Skinner, Emma Sorbring, Sombat Tapanya

Psychology Department Faculty Publications

Children's family obligations involve assistance and respect that children are expected to provide to immediate and extended family members and reflect beliefs related to family life that may differ across cultural groups. Mothers, fathers and children (N = 1432 families) in 13 cultural groups in 9 countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Philippines, Sweden, Thailand and United States) reported on their expectations regarding children's family obligations and parenting attitudes and behaviours. Within families, mothers and fathers had more concordant expectations regarding children's family obligations than did parents and children. Parenting behaviours that were warmer, less neglectful and more controlling …

The Family Caregiver's Experience: Examining The Positive And Negative Aspects Of Compassion Satisfaction And Compassion Fatigue Using A Stress Process Model, Susan Lynch

Nursing ETDs

Family caregivers significantly contribute to the provision of health care for their family members. This complex care can result in stress that may lead to both positive and negative consequences for the caregiver. Current literature tends to focus on negative consequences such as caregiver burden. Therefore, compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction are proposed as concepts that may better reflect the family caregiving experience. Compassion fatigue is comprised of two components; burnout and secondary traumatic stress. The purpose of this study was to examine the concept of compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction among family caregivers and to explore the relationship between …

Caspase-8 Scaffolding Function And Mlkl Regulate Nlrp3 Inflammasome Activation Downstream Of Tlr3., Seokwon Kang, Teresa Fernandes-Alnemri, Corey Rogers, Lindsey Mayes, Ying Wang, Christopher Dillon, Linda Roback, William Kaiser, Andrew Oberst, Junji Sagara, Katherine A Fitzgerald, Douglas R Green, Jianke Zhang, Edward S Mocarski, Emad S Alnemri

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers

TLR2 promotes NLRP3 inflammasome activation via an early MyD88-IRAK1-dependent pathway that provides a priming signal (signal 1) necessary for activation of the inflammasome by a second potassium-depleting signal (signal 2). Here we show that TLR3 binding to dsRNA promotes post-translational inflammasome activation through intermediate and late TRIF/RIPK1/FADD-dependent pathways. Both pathways require the scaffolding but not the catalytic function of caspase-8 or RIPK1. Only the late pathway requires kinase competent RIPK3 and MLKL function. Mechanistically, FADD/caspase-8 scaffolding function provides a post-translational signal 1 in the intermediate pathway, whereas in the late pathway it helps the oligomerization of RIPK3, which together with …

The Daily Relationship Between Food Insecurity And Medication Adherence Among People Living With Hiv, Jennifer A. Pellowski

Doctoral Dissertations

Limited access to resources based on social position can significantly impact health behaviors. Previous research on food insecurity and HIV has focused on establishing the relationship between food insecurity and antiretroviral (ARV) medication non-adherence in a variety of social contexts (i.e. resource poor and resource rich environments). However, one main caveat of these studies is the level of analysis. Previous studies have used cross-sectional and longitudinal studies that concentrate on the individual level of analysis. However, these study designs do not allow for a true test of whether ARV medication non-adherence occurs on days with limited access to food.

The …

Interview With Mary Kate Brearley Glasser, Mary Kate Brearley Glasser

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Mary Kate Brearley Glasser, 2008 South Carolina Mother of the Year.

Detecting Self-Harming Activities With Wearable Devices, Levi Malott, Pratool Bharti, Nicholas Hilbert, Ganesh Gopalakrishna, Sriram Chellappan

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

In the United States, there are more than 35, 000 reported suicides with approximately 1, 800 of them being psychiatric inpatients. Staff perform intermittent or continuous observations in order to prevent such tragedies, but a study of 98 articles over time showed that 20% to 62% of suicides happened while inpatients were on an observation schedule. Reducing the instances of suicides of inpatients is a problem of critical importance to both patients and healthcare providers. In this paper, we introduce SHARE - A Self-Harm Activity Recognition Engine, which attempts to infer self-harming activities from sensing accelerometer data using smart devices …

Rethinking The “Force” Behind “Forced Procreation”: The Case For Giving Women Exclusive Decisional Authority Over Their Cryopreserved Pre-Embryos, Marina Merjan

DePaul Law Review

In-vitro fertilization (IVF) is the process by which a woman’s eggs are extracted, fertilized and frozen, and then reintroduced into her body to develop. IVF has rapidly grown in popularity over the past couple of decades. The law surrounding the technology, however, has been slow to keep pace. The law on “natural” pregnancies, although at times controversial, is nonetheless well settled—if a woman becomes pregnant she has exclusive decisional authority over whether or not to keep the pregnancy. Legally, the father has no right to make this decision with or for her. The major principle underlying the law on natural …

Organized Common Sense: Some Lessons From Judge Jack Weinstein’S Uncommonly Sensible Approach To Expert Evidence, David L. Faigman, Claire Lesikar

DePaul Law Review

Long before the United States Supreme Court decided the landmark case of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Judge Jack Weinstein had turned his considerable brilliance toward the problem of how best to integrate scientific research into legal decision making. His approach was to bring a sophisticated critical eye to proffered scientific evidence, much in line with Thomas Huxley’s view that “science is … nothing but trained and organized common sense.” However, although Judge Weinstein has invariably brought uncommon common sense to the subject, many lawyers and judges have not. This is likely due largely to the lack of …

The Feminist Jurisprudence Of Judge Jack B. Weinstein, Anita Bernstein

DePaul Law Review

As this Symposium demonstrates, Jack B. Weinstein continues to write decisional law that has edified and stimulated expert readers for many decades. The Weinstein trove also contains feminist jurisprudence. Starting no later than 1974 and into the current millennium, Judge Weinstein has been ameliorating the burdens of gender-oppression. This Article groups decisions published by the Judge into six gender-related themes: women of low income, sentencing female offenders, women’s civil rights, “the woman’s Constitution,” women’s redress for personal injury, and feminism beyond women. It also identifies what is feminist about this extraordinary compendium.

Seasonal Dynamics And Micro-Climatic Preference Of Two Alpine Endemic Hypogean Beetles, Stefano Mammola, Elena Piano, Pier Mauro Giachino, Marco Isaia

International Journal of Speleology

Hypogean beetles generally live in stable environments, characterized by constant temperature and high relative humidity. Changes in the underground microclimatic conditions generally induce local migrations of the beetles through the hypogean environment in search of suitable microhabitats. We studied the seasonal dynamics and the micro-climatic preference of two Alpine endemic hypogean beetles - Sphodropsis ghilianii (Coleoptera, Carabidae) and Dellabeffaella roccae (Coleoptera, Cholevidae) - in the hypogean complex of Pugnetto (Graian Alps, Italy). We surveyed the two species for one year, using baited pitfall traps and measuring temperature and humidity along the two main caves. We used logistic regression mixed models …

The Effects Of Telephone-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management On Inflammation And Symptoms In Myalgic Enchephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Computational Immunology Approach, Emily G. Lattie

Open Access Dissertations

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a multi-systemic and unpredictable medical illness for which effective treatments are lacking. A number of studies have documented immune dysregulation in this patient population, and past research has demonstrated the benefits of stress management training on immune functioning. Due to unpredictable and often severe symptoms, patients with ME/CFS have reported difficulties in attending appointments outside of the home. In consideration of these difficulties, this patient population may particularly benefit from therapeutic services available from one’s own home. This study aimed to examine the impact of telephone-delivered CBSM on inflammation and symptoms in individuals with …

Probiotic Therapy For The Prevention Of Recurrent Spontaneous Preterm Birth, Kali O’Dell

Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program Theses

Preterm birth is the national leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Nearly 500,000 infants are born prematurely each year in the United States and the annual cost of prematurity averages over $26 billion dollars. Despite multiple interventions to reduce infection related prematurity many spontaneous preterm births remain attributed infection and inflammation. We hypothesize that prevention of infection and inflammation related spontaneous preterm birth is possible through enrichment, stabilization, and normalization of the vaginal microbiome. To test this hypothesis we will perform a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial of intravaginal Lactobacillus probiotic in women at high-risk for spontaneous preterm birth. …