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Mobilising Expertise And Resources To Close The Radiotherapy Gap In Cancer Care., D Rodin, J Longo, T Sherertz, M M Shah, O Balagun, N Wendling, Jacob Van Dyk, C N Coleman, M J Xu, S Grover Dec 2016

Mobilising Expertise And Resources To Close The Radiotherapy Gap In Cancer Care., D Rodin, J Longo, T Sherertz, M M Shah, O Balagun, N Wendling, Jacob Van Dyk, C N Coleman, M J Xu, S Grover

Oncology Publications

Closing the gap in cancer care within low- and middle-income countries and in indigenous and geographically isolated populations in high-income countries requires investment and innovation. This is particularly true for radiotherapy, for which the global disparity is one of the largest in healthcare today. New models and paradigms and non-traditional collaborations have been proposed to improve global equity in cancer control. We describe recent initiatives from within the radiation oncology community to increase access to treatment, build the low- and middle-income countries' radiation oncology workforce, mobilise more professionals from within high-income countries and raise awareness of the global need for …

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Paraguayans Focus On Term-Limit Rules As Election Buzz Mounts, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Dec 2016

Paraguayans Focus On Term-Limit Rules As Election Buzz Mounts, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Ms 012 Guide To Dorothea Kassell Papers (1946-1982), Dorothea Kassell 1946-1982 Dec 2016

Ms 012 Guide To Dorothea Kassell Papers (1946-1982), Dorothea Kassell 1946-1982

Manuscript Finding Aids

The Dorothea Kassell, RN papers contains newsletters, committee reports, memos, annual reports, business meeting minutes relating to the Houston Area Association of Occupational Health Nurses and Houston Area Association of Industrial Nurses, print campaigns, reprints, and other printed materials which document the career and experience of Dorothea Kassel’s career as an occupational health nurse. See more at MS 012.

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2016-12-09, Board Of Regents, Murray State University Dec 2016

2016-12-09, Board Of Regents, Murray State University

Board of Regents Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

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The Murray Ledger And Times, December 9, 2016, The Murray Ledger And Times Dec 2016

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 9, 2016, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Aetna Life Insurance Co V. Raritan Bay Medical Center Dec 2016

Aetna Life Insurance Co V. Raritan Bay Medical Center

2016 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

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Effect Of Arginine On Oligomerization And Stability Of N-Acetylglutamate Synthase., N Haskins, A Mumo, P H Brown, Mendel Tuchman, Hiroki Morizono, L Caldovic Dec 2016

Effect Of Arginine On Oligomerization And Stability Of N-Acetylglutamate Synthase., N Haskins, A Mumo, P H Brown, Mendel Tuchman, Hiroki Morizono, L Caldovic

Genomics and Precision Medicine Faculty Publications

N-acetylglutamate synthase (NAGS; E.C.2.3.1.1) catalyzes the formation of N-acetylglutamate (NAG) from acetyl coenzyme A and glutamate. In microorganisms and plants, NAG is the first intermediate of the L-arginine biosynthesis; in animals, NAG is an allosteric activator of carbamylphosphate synthetase I and III. In some bacteria bifunctional N-acetylglutamate synthase-kinase (NAGS-K) catalyzes the first two steps of L-arginine biosynthesis. L-arginine inhibits NAGS in bacteria, fungi, and plants and activates NAGS in mammals. L-arginine increased thermal stability of the NAGS-K from Maricaulis maris (MmNAGS-K) while it destabilized the NAGS-K from Xanthomonas campestris (XcNAGS-K). Analytical gel chromatography and ultracentrifugation indicated tetrameric structure of the …

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2016 Fall Commencement Program: Winona State University, Winona State University Dec 2016

2016 Fall Commencement Program: Winona State University, Winona State University

WSU Commencement Programs

This is the Winona State University Fall 2016 commencement program. Commencement was on Friday, December 9, 2016.

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2016-12-09 Minutes Of The Academic Senate, University Of Dayton. Academic Senate Dec 2016

2016-12-09 Minutes Of The Academic Senate, University Of Dayton. Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton.

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Minutes, College Of Arts & Sciences Faculty Council Meeting, December 9, 2016, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. College Of Arts & Sciences Dec 2016

Minutes, College Of Arts & Sciences Faculty Council Meeting, December 9, 2016, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. College Of Arts & Sciences

College Council Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the December 9, 2016, meeting of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg College of Arts and Sciences' Council.

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Optimal Supply Chain Configuration For The Additive Manufacturing Of Biomedical Implants, Adindu Ahurueze Emelogu Dec 2016

Optimal Supply Chain Configuration For The Additive Manufacturing Of Biomedical Implants, Adindu Ahurueze Emelogu

Theses and Dissertations

In this dissertation, we study two important problems related to additive manufacturing (AM). In the first part, we investigate the economic feasibility of using AM to fabricate biomedical implants at the sites of hospitals AM versus traditional manufacturing (TM). We propose a cost model to quantify the supply-chain level costs associated with the production of biomedical implants using AM technology, and formulate the problem as a two-stage stochastic programming model, which determines the number of AM facilities to be established and volume of product flow between manufacturing facilities and hospitals at a minimum cost. We use the sample average approximation …

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An Evaluation Of The Seagrass Habitat In North Biscayne Bay, Florida, In Relation To A Changing Environment And Urbanization In The Port Of Miami Harbor Basin 2005-2011, Sara M. Jarossy Dec 2016

An Evaluation Of The Seagrass Habitat In North Biscayne Bay, Florida, In Relation To A Changing Environment And Urbanization In The Port Of Miami Harbor Basin 2005-2011, Sara M. Jarossy

HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations

Seagrass habitats in South Florida are exceptionally valuable. They play an important ecological role in the coastal environment by stabilizing sediment, providing habitat for other species and supporting a whole food web. The availability of light and nutrients in aquatic ecosystems are the driving factors behind seagrass distribution. Water quality has been known to influence the abundance, distribution and composition of seagrass beds. South Florida has extensive diverse coastal communities. Throughout its human development dramatic changes have occurred in its natural ecosystems. In South Florida, many examples of seagrass habitat loss are documented, with a variety of contributing factors. The …

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A Correlation Between Gpa And Physical Therapy Treatment Compliance, Courtney Griffith Dec 2016

A Correlation Between Gpa And Physical Therapy Treatment Compliance, Courtney Griffith

Honors Projects

This study sought to find a relationship between students’ university grade point average and physical therapy treatment compliance. While other researchers have shown how important compliance is and have investigated factors that affect compliance and GPA separately, no one has studied how GPA and physical therapy treatment compliance are related. We investigated how these two factors interacted and were influenced by other aspects in a population that had not received much attention in literature regarding treatment compliance. This study was a cross sectional survey that used a source population of undergraduate and graduate students at Bowling Green State University in …

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The Rapture Of Being Alive: Mourning, Narrative, And Communicative Ritual In The Digital Age, Marjorie Merideth Drinan Dec 2016

The Rapture Of Being Alive: Mourning, Narrative, And Communicative Ritual In The Digital Age, Marjorie Merideth Drinan

Theses - ALL

Conversations have an afterlife. But what if the afterlife could have conversations? In that metaphorical space, the author explores how technology and design will engender new communicative rituals and tools of mourning as the semiotics of traditional gravescapes begin to diffuse. This pivot will occur in tandem with the rise of alternative forms of body disposition and growing environmental stewardship in response to increased urbanization and notions of intergenerational equity. Digital space, the postmodern hearth of an ever individualized and fractured society, will enable a plurality of mourning as the idea of legacy is deconstructed within the framework of transhumanism …

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“Through My Eyes”, A New Narrative Model Using Memories As Self And Intergenerational Discovery, Rui Tang Dec 2016

“Through My Eyes”, A New Narrative Model Using Memories As Self And Intergenerational Discovery, Rui Tang

Theses - ALL

What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? According to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, the director of a 75-year-old study on adult development, a good life isn’t about wealth or fame. Instead, effective social interactions keep us, especially older adults, happier and healthier. Narrative projects like the oral history and collective memory are widely employed to invite older adults to share their memories about historical significant events. Although there were modest benefits in reducing participants’ social isolation (Bornat 16), the approaches of these projects are limited to narrative analysis, rather than narrative itself. The tension between older adults’ …

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The Rapture Of Being Alive: Mourning, Narrative, And Communicative Ritual In The Digital Age, Marjorie Merideth Drinan Dec 2016

The Rapture Of Being Alive: Mourning, Narrative, And Communicative Ritual In The Digital Age, Marjorie Merideth Drinan

Theses - ALL

Conversations have an afterlife. But what if the afterlife could have conversations? In that metaphorical space, the author explores how technology and design will engender new communicative rituals and tools of mourning as the semiotics of traditional gravescapes begin to diffuse. This pivot will occur in tandem with the rise of alternative forms of body disposition and growing environmental stewardship in response to increased urbanization and notions of intergenerational equity. Digital space, the postmodern hearth of an ever individualized and fractured society, will enable a plurality of mourning as the idea of legacy is deconstructed within the framework of transhumanism …

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“Through My Eyes”, A New Narrative Model Using Memories As Self And Intergenerational Discovery, Rui Tang Dec 2016

“Through My Eyes”, A New Narrative Model Using Memories As Self And Intergenerational Discovery, Rui Tang

Theses - ALL

What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? According to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, the director of a 75-year-old study on adult development, a good life isn’t about wealth or fame. Instead, effective social interactions keep us, especially older adults, happier and healthier. Narrative projects like the oral history and collective memory are widely employed to invite older adults to share their memories about historical significant events. Although there were modest benefits in reducing participants’ social isolation (Bornat 16), the approaches of these projects are limited to narrative analysis, rather than narrative itself. The tension between older adults’ …

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Unlocking Bat Immunology: Establishment Of Pteropus Alecto Bone Marrow-Derived Dendritic Cells And Macrophages, Peng Zhou, Yok Teng Chionh, Sergio Erdal Irac, Matae Ahn, Justin Han Jia Ng, Even Fossum, Bjarne Bogen, Florent Ginhoux, Aaron T. Irving, Charles-Antoine Dutertre, Lin-Fa Wang Dec 2016

Unlocking Bat Immunology: Establishment Of Pteropus Alecto Bone Marrow-Derived Dendritic Cells And Macrophages, Peng Zhou, Yok Teng Chionh, Sergio Erdal Irac, Matae Ahn, Justin Han Jia Ng, Even Fossum, Bjarne Bogen, Florent Ginhoux, Aaron T. Irving, Charles-Antoine Dutertre, Lin-Fa Wang

KIP Articles

Bats carry and shed many emerging infectious disease agents including Ebola virus and SARS-like Coronaviruses, yet they rarely display clinical symptoms of infection. Bat epithelial or fibroblast cell lines were previously established to study the bat immune response against viral infection. However, the lack of professional immune cells such as dendritic cells (DC) and macrophages has greatly limited the significance of current investigations. Using Pteropus alecto (P. alecto ) GM-CSF plus IL4, FLT3L and CSF-1, we successfully generated bat bone marrow-derived DC and macrophages. Cells with the phenotype, morphology and functional features of monocyte-derived DC, bona fide DC or macrophages …

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A Review Of Present And Alternative Lionfish Controls In The Western Atlantic, Adam Rittermann Dec 2016

A Review Of Present And Alternative Lionfish Controls In The Western Atlantic, Adam Rittermann

HCNSO Student Capstones

Lionfish (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles) are the first recorded invasive piscivore in the Caribbean and have become a threat to native species. As generalist consumers, lionfish have a broad diet and reduce prey and competitor abundance and juvenile recruitment. To confront this problem, this paper serves to review all of the current and alternative future controls available to manage lionfish populations in the Western Atlantic and determine where focus is lacking. Derby and cull efforts are the only management efforts in place and are not effective in their current state as these local events have short-term benefits, …

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Using Gis To Predict Cetacean Strandings Related To Harmful Algal Blooms, Jessica L. Boyd Dec 2016

Using Gis To Predict Cetacean Strandings Related To Harmful Algal Blooms, Jessica L. Boyd

HCNSO Student Capstones

Exposure to harmful algal bloom (HAB) toxins, such as Karenia brevis, has been linked to cetacean strandings and mortalities. Biological and environmental data from a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Unusual Mortality Event (UME) in 2004 are compared to those from pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) mass stranding events in 2013-2014 in western Florida. Geographical Information Systems (GIS) maps have been created by overlaying stranding locations and select K. brevis presence data in order to identify common spatial and temporal trends. Preliminary results indicate that elevated K. brevis levels (>10,000 cells/L) in Sarasota Bay during January-February and November may …

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Emu Today, December 9, 2016, Eastern Michigan University Dec 2016

Emu Today, December 9, 2016, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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[2016-12-09] Meeting Of The Audit And Compliance Committee, Virginia Commonwealth University. Board Of Visitors Dec 2016

[2016-12-09] Meeting Of The Audit And Compliance Committee, Virginia Commonwealth University. Board Of Visitors

VCU Board of Visitors Minutes

Official minutes of the VCU Board of Visitors and its Executive Committee.

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Harbor Notes, December 9, 2016, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Department Of Marketing And Communications Dec 2016

Harbor Notes, December 9, 2016, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Department Of Marketing And Communications

Harbor Notes

The December 9, 2016, issue of Harbor Notes.

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David Roberts To Study Unusual Polynomials With Nsf Grant, University Relations Dec 2016

David Roberts To Study Unusual Polynomials With Nsf Grant, University Relations

Campus News Archive

David Roberts, professor of mathematics, was recently awarded a three- year National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant to support his work in number theory. His particular topic is a class of very unusual polynomials with origin in work around 1900 by the German mathematician Adolf Hurwitz. Roberts first became interested in this topic through a joint paper published in 2015 with Akshay Venkatesh of Stanford University.

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Friday Facts, Lehigh Valley Health Network Dec 2016

Friday Facts, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Friday FACTS

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Methodology Development For The Measurement And Analysis Of Sediment Oxygen Demands And Nutrient Releases, Luis Alfonso Laurens Vallejo Dec 2016

Methodology Development For The Measurement And Analysis Of Sediment Oxygen Demands And Nutrient Releases, Luis Alfonso Laurens Vallejo

Theses and Dissertations

Sediment oxygen demand (SOD) and nutrients releases from the bottom sediments of a water body are important parameters to be included in studies of water quality processes. Two methods to measure SOD, in situ and at laboratory, were applied at Eckie’s Pond on late spring of 2015. Based upon preliminary results, which showed greater values for the in situ method, some modifications of procedures and equipment were made to improve the measurements. Another set of measurements were made on June of 2016, however their results were not conclusive to establish a correlation between these methodologies. As a result of this …

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Adaptive Environments For Enabling Senior Citizens: An Holistic Assessment Tool For Housing Design And Iot-Based Technologies, Matteo Zallio, Damon Berry, Niccolò Casiddu Dec 2016

Adaptive Environments For Enabling Senior Citizens: An Holistic Assessment Tool For Housing Design And Iot-Based Technologies, Matteo Zallio, Damon Berry, Niccolò Casiddu

Conference papers

The population of older adults will continuously increase over the coming decades. As they get older, people will require assistance and regular monitoring, with higher costs for welfare system and families. Two vital aspects of a healthy lifestyle, are domestic autonomy and maintenance of relationships within the neighborhood. This leads to an interesting research issue: “Could houses and appliances have the potential to improve autonomy and quality of life of citizens? Which methods and tools could enhance wellbeing and healthy conditions? The house has the potential to be a safe, adaptive environment, integrated with technologies for life support. This work …

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Brown, Jr., Oscar, Dpaac Staff Dec 2016

Brown, Jr., Oscar, Dpaac Staff

Manuscript Division Finding Aids

Collection Number: 254 Inclusive Dates: 1936 - 1996 Extent: 16.25 Cubic Feet Description: Oscar Brown Jr. was a singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, civil rights activist, and actor. Files include correspondence (both personal and professional), writings by Brown as well as writings about Brown, photographs, contracts, business and finance filees, scrapbooks, clippings, poems, and recordings, including reel-to-reel tapes.

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[2016-12-09] Meeting Of The Finance, Investment And Property Committee, Virginia Commonwealth University. Board Of Visitors Dec 2016

[2016-12-09] Meeting Of The Finance, Investment And Property Committee, Virginia Commonwealth University. Board Of Visitors

VCU Board of Visitors Minutes

Official minutes of the VCU Board of Visitors and its Executive Committee.

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Inhibitory Control Processes And The Strategies That Support Them During Hand And Eye Movements, Lauren M. Schmitt, Lisa D. Ankeny, John A. Sweeney, Matthew W. Mosconi Dec 2016

Inhibitory Control Processes And The Strategies That Support Them During Hand And Eye Movements, Lauren M. Schmitt, Lisa D. Ankeny, John A. Sweeney, Matthew W. Mosconi

Psychology: Graduate Student Scholarship

Background and Aims: Adaptive behavior depends on the ability to voluntarily suppress context-inappropriate behaviors, a process referred to as response inhibition. Stop Signal tests (SSTs) are the most frequently studied paradigm used to assess response inhibition. Previous studies of SSTs have indicated that inhibitory control behavior can be explained using a common model in which GO and STOP processes are initiated independent from one and another, and the process that is completed first determines whether the behavior is elicited (GO process) or terminated (STOP process). Consistent with this model, studies have indicated that individuals strategically delay their behaviors during SSTs …

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