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2016 October 19 - Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Council, East Tennessee State University

Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

High-Throughput Allele-Specific Expression Across 250 Environmental Conditions, Gregory A. Moyerbrailean, Allison L. Richards, Daniel Kurtz, Cynthia A. Kalita, Gordon O. Davis, Chris T. Harvey, Adnan Alazizi, Donovan Watza, Yoram Sorokin, Nancy J. Hauff, Xiang Zhou, Xiaoquan Wen, Roger Pique-Regi, Francesca Luca

Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics

Gene-by-environment (GxE) interactions determine common disease risk factors and biomedically relevant complex traits. However, quantifying how the environment modulates genetic effects on human quantitative phenotypes presents unique challenges. Environmental covariates are complex and difficult to measure and control at the organismal level, as found in GWAS and epidemiological studies. An alternative approach focuses on the cellular environment using in vitro treatments as a proxy for the organismal environment. These cellular environments simplify the organism-level environmental exposures to provide a tractable influence on subcellular phenotypes, such as gene expression. Expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) mapping studies identified GxE interactions in response …

Improving Self-Management In A Complex Population Through Patient-Centered Education And Interdisciplinary Communication, Kathryn Hiner

DNP and Student Works

The residual cognitive and physical deficits of traumatic brain injury and stroke create unique challenges during rehabilitation. A microsystem assessment of an inpatient rehabilitation unit serving traumatic brain injury and stroke patients identified areas for improvement in patient satisfaction and timely discharge preparation. Both of these issues were linked to poor communication and late initiation of education of patients and care partners. A literature review revealed that formal education and discharge programs for these populations have little effect on patient and care partner outcomes. As a result, an evidence-based project was undertaken using patient-centered education practices shown to be effective …

Executive Committee - Agenda, 10/18/2016, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Critical Review Of The Millennium Project In Nepal, Ashma Vaidya, Audrey L. Mayer

College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science Publications

“Our Common Future” harmonized development policies around a new sustainable development (SD) paradigm, and experts also emphasize the importance of a democratic and equitable approach to define and achieve sustainable development. However, SD targets and indicators are often defined by a suite of experts or a few stakeholder groups, far removed from on-the-ground conditions. The most common expert-led development framework, the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), promoted one set of targets and indicators for all developing countries. While progress towards these targets was routinely reported at the national scale, these targets may not reflect context-specific sustainable development. We evaluated …

The Right To Redemption: Juvenile Dispositions And Sentences, Katherine Hunt Federle

Louisiana Law Review

The article examines the laws concerning juvenile dispositions and sentences responsible for accountability, victim restoration, and retribution in the U.S. It reports that the U.S. Supreme Court has issued a number of opinions emphasizing that the U.S. Constitution's Eighth Amendment requires that the punishment of children must account for their lesser moral culpability, developmental immaturity, and potential for rehabilitation.

Table Of Contents

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Exposure To Large-Scale Social And Behavior Change Communication Interventions Is Associated With Improvements In Infant And Young Child Feeding Practices In Ethiopia, Sunny S. Kim, Rahul Rawat, Edina M. Mwangi, Roman Tesfaye, Yewelsew Abebe, Jean Baker, Edward A. Frongillo Jr., Marie T. Ruel, Purnima Menon

Faculty Publications

Optimal breastfeeding (BF) practices in Ethiopia are far below the government’s targets, and complementary feeding practices are poor. The Alive & Thrive initiative aimed to improve infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices through large-scale implementation of social and behavior change communication interventions in four regions of Ethiopia. The study assessed the effects of the interventions on IYCF practices and anthropometry over time in two regions–Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region and Tigray. A pre- and post-intervention adequacy evaluation design was used; repeated cross-sectional surveys of households with children aged 0–23.9 mo (n = 1481 and n = 1494) and …

Volume 114, Number 7 - Tuesday, October 18, 2016, Saint Mary's College Of California

The Collegian

No abstract provided.

End Of Conference Poll‐A‐Palooza: Part Ii, Derek Law, Erin Gallagher

Charleston Library Conference

No abstract provided.

Student Affairs Bi-Weekly Newsletter, October 17, 2016, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Division Of Student Affairs

Student Affairs Bi-Weekly Newsletter

No abstract provided.

October 17th 2016, Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

Kneeling continues
Kaepernick continues to fuel the rage of football enthusiasts this season. p.6

Book vs. Movie
A comparison review of "The Girl on the Train" in writing and on-screen. p.10

The Statesman, V. 60, I. 08, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 60;i. 08

Current, October 17, 2016, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2010s)

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, October 17, 2016, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Items (October) and Annual Report
• Athletic Council
• Faculty Evaluation Committee
• Election of Honorary Degree and Awards Committee Member

Two Students Professors Join Sixth Year Of Tsunami Volunteer Project In Japan, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

What's Happening: October 17, 2016, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

The Utah Statesman, October 17, 2016, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Gwu Nursing Program Inspires Doctoral Student To Serve More Meaningfully, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Michael Thorarinson (’17) has a confession. A Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) in Lexington, N.C., he enrolled in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at Gardner-Webb under the wrong impression about his studies. “I thought DNP stood for Doctorate of Nurse Practitioner, and the course would provide higher-level learning for my specific type of nursing,” he disclosed.

‘Wannabe Toxic-Free?’ From Precautionary Consumption To Corporeal Citizenship, Dayna Scott, Jennie Haw, Robyn Lee

Articles & Book Chapters

Ecological citizens are increasingly encouraged to adopt ‘precautionary consumption’ – a set of practices aimed at shielding them from the potential health harms of exposures to everyday toxics. The utility and the effects of precautionary consumption in relation to common chemical exposures are investigated. Precautionary consumption is not only of questionable utility, but is fundamentally misguided as an approach for inspiring antitoxics organizing. The failure of this approach is in part due to its assumption of a naturally bounded, autonomous individual who is able to maintain an impermeable boundary between herself and the environment. Drawing on the work of material …

Student Life E-Newsletter October 17, 2016, Seattle University School Of Law Student Life

Student Life E-Newsletters

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Mathematical Models And Optimal Control For Alternative Pest Management To Alfalfa Agroecosystems, Mohammed Yahdi Dr.

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

Alan J. Stone, Alan J. Stone, Institute Of Child Nutrition. Child Nutrition Archives.

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Alan J. Stone’s internships included co-chair of the Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, and what became the National Welfare Rights Organization, after going to law school at George Washington University in Washington, DC. He worked as one of the organizers of the Poor People’s March on Washington. After law school Stone went to work as the junior counsel on Senator George McGovern’s U.S. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. He went on the work on legislation that made School Breakfast, WIC, and Summer Food Service and Child Care Food Program all permanent programs in America. Stone later …

Increasing Patient Awareness, Education And Access To Improve Completion Rates Of Colorectal, Bonnie Patek Do, Angela Magdaleno

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.

Lactation Accomodation At Siu, Laura Morthland, Qian Huang, Deborah Barnett, Chad Schwartz

ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium

This presentation outlines a project undertaken by a multidisciplinary team of staff, faculty, and students at Southern Illinois Univeristy to provide a dedicated space for nursing mothers in the campus' Morris Library.

Costs Of Locomotion In Polar Bears: When Do The Costs Outweigh The Benefits Of Chasing Down Terrestrial Prey?, Linda J. Gormezano, Scott R. Mcwilliams, David T. Iles, Robert F. Rockwell

Natural Resources Science Faculty Publications

Trade-offs between locomotory costs and foraging gains are key elements in determining constraints on predator–prey interactions. One intriguing example involves polar bears pursuing snow geese on land. As climate change forces polar bears to spend more time ashore, they may need to expend more energy to obtain land-based food. Given that polar bears are inefficient at terrestrial locomotion, any extra energy expended to pursue prey could negatively impact survival. However, polar bears have been regularly observed engaging in long pursuits of geese and other land animals, and the energetic worth of such behaviour has been repeatedly questioned. We use data-driven …

Property Rights And Governance Strategies: How Best To Deal With Land, Water, Intellectual Property, And Spectrum, Richard A. Epstein

Articles

No abstract provided.

Plant Electrical Signal Classification Based On Waveform Similarity, Yang Chen, Dong-Jie Zhao, Zi-Yang Wang, Zhong-Yi Wang, Guiliang Tang, Lan Huang

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

(1) Background: Plant electrical signals are important physiological traits which reflect plant physiological state. As a kind of phenotypic data, plant action potential (AP) evoked by external stimuli—e.g., electrical stimulation, environmental stress—may be associated with inhibition of gene expression related to stress tolerance. However, plant AP is a response to environment changes and full of variability. It is an aperiodic signal with refractory period, discontinuity, noise, and artifacts. In consequence, there are still challenges to automatically recognize and classify plant AP; (2) Methods: Therefore, we proposed an AP recognition algorithm based on dynamic difference threshold to extract all waveforms similar …

Learning To Sew: A Student Pharmacist’S Service-Learning Experience, Karolina M. Grzesiak, Craig A. Vargo, Ellen M. Schellhase, Monica L. Miller, Rakhi Karwa, Sonak D. Pastakia, Beatrice Jakait

Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement

Karolina Grzesiak is a fourth-year professional student in the College of Pharmacy at Purdue University and will earn her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in May 2017. She was raised in Poland but has called La Porte, Indiana home for the past eight years. Craig Vargo is a 2012 pharmacy graduate working as a clinical specialist pharmacist at the James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.

Stand Down For Veterans: The Impact Of Volunteerism On Student Learning, Kelsey Herwick

Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement

In this article, Kelsey Herwick, a graduating senior in dietetics and nutrition, fitness, and health, describes her experience with Stand Down. The first ever Stand Down event occurred during the Vietnam War and had the purpose of giving soldiers in combat time to eat warm meals, attend to personal hygiene needs, and tend to any medical needs (MFRI, n.d.a). Over time, Stand Down has become an event that has the purpose of giving veterans a break from homelessness. A group of 14 nutrition science students from Purdue University planned and served at a booth for the Lafayette Stand Down event, …