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Otopathogenic Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Enters And Survives Inside Macrophages, Rahul Mittal, Christopher V. Lisi, Hansi Kumari, M'Hamed Grati, Patricia Blackwelder, Denise Yan, Chaitanya Jain, Kalai Mathee, Paulo H. Weckwerth, Xue Zhong Liu

Biology Faculty Articles

Otitis media (OM) is a broad term describing a group of infectious and inflammatory disorders of the middle ear. Despite antibiotic therapy, acute OM can progress to chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) characterized by ear drum perforation and purulent discharge. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most common pathogen associated with CSOM. Although, macrophages play an important role in innate immune responses but their role in the pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa-induced CSOM is not known. The objective of this study is to examine the interaction of P. aeruginosa with primary macrophages. We observed that P. aeruginosa enters and multiplies inside human …

Reification, Resistance, And Transformation? The Impact Of Migration And Demographics On Linguistic, Racial, And Ethnic Identity And Equity In Educational Systems: An Applied Approach, Rebecca Ann Campbell

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Using an applied anthropological approach focused on language, this study investigates the relationship between linguistic, racial, and ethnic identities and school resource access in the context of migration. This project examines how these identities are established, experienced, reified, and resisted by various school actors. Exposing power at its roots through a multi-level analysis, this research informs on how people negotiate socialization into particular identities, propelling them toward positions in school and society of varying opportunity.

Focused on two elementary schools in a central Florida county that has been and is undergoing demographic changes, this work offers applications for educational institutions …

Secondary Analysis Of Concussion Data, Martin Zwick, Stephanie Kolakowsky-Hayner, Nancy Carney, Maya Balamane, Tracie Nettleton, D. Wright

Complex Systems Faculty Publications and Presentations

Clinical studies are expensive & time-consuming. Typically in these studies specific hypotheses are subjected to confirmatory test. Yet the data may harbor evidence of unanticipated relations between variables. It is thus desirable to subject the data to secondary analyses in the hope of discovering novel & valuable associations. Exploratory analysis, however, is tentative: findings should be replicated in new data. This presentation reports some secondary analyses on concussion data. Data mining on 2 datasets will be discussed, & some unexpected findings reported. The analyses use reconstructability analysis (RA), a probabilistic graphical modeling method implemented in the Occam software package developed …

Encouraging International Students To Embrace Research And Creative Activity, Melony Shemberger

INSPIRE Conference

Research opportunities can provide quality student experiences. However, research often is a challenge that many international students face because the opportunities in their native countries to write papers or work on projects are not encouraged or reinforced. International students, like home students, should have a research portfolio representing a variety of scholarly and creative work. For those who wish to pursue graduate studies, research is imperative in graduate education. This presentation will discuss further this dilemma, offer ways to help international students improve their understanding of research, showcase best practices based on basic research project ideas, to encourage greater research …

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: A Content Analysis Of Self-Inflicted Face-Ism On Instagram, Madeline Powell

University Honors Theses

The purpose of this study was to explore potential gendered stereotypes by examining the facial prominence of male and female celebrities’ social media images. The face-ism theory evaluates the facial prominence of a depiction; higher facial prominence prompts viewers of media to assume the person they are observing is more intelligent and more likeable in general. In previous research men had higher facial prominence than women, which calls in to question the perpetuation of gendered stereotypes in media. This research is a content analysis of 300 self-selected Instagram photos, posted by the top 30 followed men and women celebrities on …

Learning: It's Personal, Angela Atwell

Publications

If you have any questions about this presentation or would like a copy of the handout, please contact Angela Atwell. Her information can be found at the end of the presentation.

Contrary to popular belief, teaching and learning in an online environment is not easier or less work than a traditional classroom. It takes intentionality, discipline and commitment from both the instructor and the student. However, the flexibility offered by online programs makes this option increasingly appealing. With this growing demand, online instructors must think critically about the content, strategically plan activities and align outcomes with diverse student goals. All …

#42 Opera Gala, Bellissimo Bel Canto, Judith Cole, Erika Tazawa

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

KSU Opera Theatre presents bel canto performances including scenes from the following operas: Handel - Semele, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar), Alcina; Donizetti - L’elisir d’amore (Elixir of Love); Rossini - La Cenerentola (Cinderella).

College Of Education News, College Of Education, Georgia Southern University

College of Education: News & Publications (2003-2023)

• Spreading awareness of school psychology

Lindenwood Digest, November 18, 2016, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

The Lindenwood Digest has been an employee newsletter since 2009.

Examining Community College Student Experiences With And Attitudes Toward Collaboration In Online Courses, James Lewis Barham

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This research examined the experiences and attitudes of community college students toward using collaboration in online courses, as guided by four research questions: 1) What do community college students report as their experiences with collaboration in online courses regarding types and frequency of collaboration tools used? 2) What is the level of community college student agreement with how collaboration in online courses is helpful? 3) What is the level of community college student agreement with what inhibits collaboration in online courses? and 4) What are community college student attitudes toward collaboration in online courses? Data were collected with a quantitative …

Coastal Carolina Tops Volleyball In Sbc Tourney, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Coastal Carolina Tops Volleyball in SBC Tourney

Eagles Improve On Day Two At Georgia Tech Fall Invitational, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Eagles Improve on Day Two at Georgia Tech Fall Invitational

Suarez Invited To Try Out For Mexico Davis Cup Team, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Suarez Invited to Try Out for Mexico Davis Cup Team

Chimes: November 18, 2016, Calvin College

Chimes

Anti-Trump protests fill the streets of GR by Carolyn Muysken & Joshua Nederhood

Thanksgiving break to start one day earlier by Courtney Zonnefeld

Challenges for the next president: election post-mortem by Matt Leistra

Worship leader brings new psalms to congregations by Josh Parks

Women's basketball wins by 100 in season opener by Mark Peless

Bosnian Muslim shares story at Calvin by Dana Drosdick

Human Attention Detection Using Am-Fm Representations, Wenjing Shi

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

Human activity detection from digital videos presents many challenges to the computer vision and image processing communities. Recently, many methods have been developed to detect human activities with varying degree of success. Yet, the general human activity detection problem remains very challenging, especially when the methods need to work “in the wild” (e.g., without having precise control over the imaging geometry). The thesis explores phase-based solutions for (i) detecting faces, (ii) back of the heads, (iii) joint detection of faces and back of the heads, and (iv) whether the head is looking to the left or the right, using standard …

Braving Shame: The Rhetoric Of Bravery In Contemporary Women's Memoir, Debra Gayle Parker

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation interrogates the rhetoric of bravery as a culturally-infused way of hearing certain kinds of personal narratives. As a cultural rhetoric, “bravery” has deep roots in masculine militaristic ideology in which cowardice, courage, and shame are conceptually linked to a sense of duty. The memoir industry represents one environment that archives what is valued as brave writing. As rhetoric precariously at work in the memoir industry, this dissertation investigates the cultural assumptions that drive literary bravery as it is used to assess contemporary memoirs, particularly memoirs written by women. Braving Shame invokes a new brand of bravery—one that de-emphasizes …

Inhibition Of The Flavin-Dependent Monooxygenase Siderophore A (Sida) Blocks Siderophore Biosynthesis And Aspergillus Fumigatus Growth, Julia S. Martín Del Campo, Nancy Vogelaar, Karishma Tolani, Karina Kizjakina, Kim Harich, Pablo Sobrado

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

Aspergillus fumigatus is an opportunistic fungal pathogen and the most common causative agent of fatal invasive mycoses. The flavin-dependent monooxygenase siderophore A (SidA) catalyzes the oxygen and NADPH dependent hydroxylation of l-ornithine (l-Orn) to N5-l-hydroxyornithine in the biosynthetic pathway of hydroxamate-containing siderophores in A. fumigatus. Deletion of the gene that codes for SidA has shown that it is essential in establishing infection in mice models. Here, a fluorescence polarization high-throughput assay was used to screen a 2320 compound library for inhibitors of SidA. Celastrol, a natural quinone methide, was identified as a noncompetitive inhibitor of SidA with a MIC value …

Making The Ucf Libraries Part Of Your Course, Carrie Moran, Sarah A. Norris, Barbara G. Tierney

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Plenary presentation given to UCF faculty attending the Center for Distributed Learning's IDL Showcase on November 18, 2016 by Carrie Moran, User Engagement Librarian, Sarah Norris, Scholarly Communication Librarian, and Barbara Tierney, Head of Research & Information Services.

The presentation highlights UCF Libraries services and resources available to faculty teaching courses online at the university.

November 18, 2016, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Argentina Faces Troubling Economic, Diplomatic Panorama, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Mass Condemnation Of Gender Violence Leads To Regional Protests On Unprecedented Scale, Johanna Marris

NotiSur

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Uab Names Vice President Of Research After National Search, Jim Bakken

Browse All News

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Divorce Stress, Stepfamily Stress, And Depression Among Emerging Adult Stepchildren, Kevin Shafer, Todd M. Jensen, Erin K. Holmes

Faculty Publications

Several decades of research have shown that parental divorce can be a stressful experience for children and may lead to depression and other negative outcomes. Similarly, research has highlighted the stressors often induced by stepfamily formation and their effects on children. Although singular family transitions can exert influence, few studies explore how the combined stress from two family transitions may interact to influence long-term outcomes. Our study addresses this gap by using national data from 1142 respondents who experienced parental divorce and a subsequent transition to stepfamily life. Congruent with prior research, we find that retrospective reports of divorce and …

Trends In Open Access

Illuminations

Here at UCF, we recently celebrated the 8th International Open Access Week (http://stars.library.ucf.edu/oaweek/). Open Access, the free and unfettered access to research online, is an ever evolving movement within academia – one that provides increased opportunities to the research community. Though Open Access (OA) has been a part of the academic lexicon for some time now, current trends and practices in the OA movement illustrate the transformative nature that open access is having on the research community. This article will highlight several trends in open access. Though certainly not comprehensive, it serves to spark discussion on how we at UCF …

A Regional Campus Perspective: Remember Who We Are Serving

Illuminations

An Interview with Dr. Cecelia Rivers, Assistant Vice President for the UCF Western Region Campuses Dr. Cecelia Rivers is an inclusive, welcoming administrator that strives to make…

Ithaka S+R (Strategic Consulting + Research) Local Faculty Survey At Ucf

Illuminations

From April 1, 2014, to May 14, 2014, the Ithaka survey was open for completion by faculty at UCF. Approximately 2,000 faculty members were invited to…

Opportunities And Challenges In Researching Social Networks: One Scholar’S Perspective

Illuminations

Stephanie Vie is an Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Central Florida. Her research focuses on social media’s impact on literate practices…

An Interview With Ryan Buyssens

Illuminations

Ryan Buyssens was born and raised near Detroit, MI; an environment that imparted a rich, lifelong influence from the automotive industry’s mechanized culture. An artist in…

Deconstructing Turkey’S Efforts In Somalia, Brendon Cannon

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

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The Politics Of Somali Bantu Identity In The United States, Stephanie R. Bjork

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

No abstract provided.