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Latest Trends, Green Aspects, And Innovations In Liquid-Phase--Based Microextraction Techniques: A Review, Erkan Yilmaz, Mustafa Soylak

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Liquid-phase microextraction (LPME) methods including single-drop microextraction (SDME), hollow-fiber LPME (HF-LPME), and dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) have in the very short time since their invention grabbed the attention of scientists. Up to now, LPME methods have shown important innovations for the extraction and preconcentration of both inorganic and organic trace analytes from different matrices. These LPME methods offer unique advantages such as high preconcentration factor for target analytes in a single step, low cost, simplicity, excellent preconcentration capability, sample cleanup and integration of steps, and combined use with almost every analytical measurement technique. We describe the milestones and the combined …

Metabolomics Of Mammalian And Cellular Models Of Aging, Nathan Gonzales Duval

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Aging is often associated with impaired cognition and a progressive loss of organ function over time accompanied by an increased susceptibility for many disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), heart disease, osteoporosis, type II diabetes, and many forms of cancer. With a rapidly aging population, the negative impacts of aging and age-related disorders is a major cause of increased human suffering both for affected individuals and for families and caregivers. Metabolic changes are also apparent in normal aging, but may increase in magnitude or nature with accompanying disease states or with accelerated aging. Thus, studying aging in a …

Comparison Of Body Temperature Of Elderly With Adult In South India, Anu Baby Ms, Sulochana B Ms, Latha T Ms

Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

Background: Ageing is a gradual process, characterized by continued development and maturation. Every year there is an increase in the elderly population. Body temperature is an indicator of health status. However, thermoregulatory function is thought to decline with ageing. Therefore, it is significant to know the normal body temperature in elderly. Objective: Compare the normal body temperature among adults and elderly using Omron MC-510 tympanic thermometer. Methods: A cross sectional descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Elderly (n=360) and adults (n=360) were screened for the presence of factors affecting core body temperature. Readings were recorded using Omron MC-510 …

Wildlife Crime And Degradation In Africa: An Analysis Of The Current Crisis And Prospects For A Secure Future, Kofi Ernest Abotsi, Paolo Galizzi, Alena Herklotz

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Genetic Factors Related To The Incidence Of Type Ii Diabetes In Adults, Andrew Bader

Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters

As the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, diabetes affects 29.1 million people. In May, 2015 the U.S. CDC reported, the estimated total financial burden for diabetes in the United States at greater than $245 billion ($69 billion attributed to disability, lost days at work and premature death). The purpose of this study was to investigate genetic variances in parallel with type II diabetes. Through a five year prior search of Cochrane, Medline and Pubmed this review of the literature examined studies regarding type II diabetes related genetic variances specific to non-ethnic and ethnic populations of otherwise …

Historic Waters And Ancient Title: Outdated Doctrines For Establishing Maritime Sovereignty And Jurisdiction, Christopher Mirasola

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.

The Evolution Of The International Maritime Organization's Role In Shipping, Ilker Basaran

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.

January 1-2, 2016, Vs. Alabama Huntsville, University Of North Dakota

UND Athletics Publications: Men's Hockey

Program for the January 1-2, 2016, Subway Holiday Classic series against the Alabama Huntsville Chargers.

2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin, Rochester Institute Of Technology

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.

2016-2017 Undergraduate Course Descriptions, Rochester Institute Of Technology

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.

2016-2017 Graduate Course Descriptions, Rochester Institute Of Technology

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.

2016-2017 Graduate Bulletin, Rochester Institute Of Technology

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.

Case Ip Law News, Case Western Reserve University School Of Law, The Spangenberg Center For Law, Technology & The Arts

Case IP Law News

Vol. 3, #1

• Alumnus lands dream job with sports agency for LeBron James
• Rising 3L Justin Dillon trades guitar for entertainment law career
• Donor Recognized for Support to Create New IP Venture Clinic Suite
• WIPO Lab analyzes case studies on herbs, fruit, yoga
• Meet Deepa Mishra, first graduate of the Masters in Patent Practice program
• Students experience the legal side of sports and entertainment through Great Lakes Law Academy
• From Idea to Commercialization: About the IP Venture Clinic
• Prof. Craig Nard’s articles among most-cited
• Native American Tribes’ & Nations’ Rights to their IP explored during Spangenberg-sponsored lectures
• Faculty Updates

Are Corporate Wellness Programs Hazardous?, Case Western Reserve University School Of Law, Law-Medicine Center

Case Law-Med

• Law-Medicine Center Co-Directors participate in White House Precision Medicine Initiative
• Law-Med Center Associate Director named the law school’s first Associate Dean for Diversity
• Dual Degrees in health-related fields
• Markus Willoughby selected for ‘California Lawyer Attorney of the Year’ award
• Alumna brings health law expertise to the American Academy of Dermatology
• Students receive stipends for their health law summer internship programs
• Aging with a Plan receives national publicity
• Class of 2016 health law grad published in Journal of Medical Ethics 
• Faculty and Scholarly Updates
• Law professor submits amicus brief in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt

The Impact Of Oxygen On Bacterial Enteric Pathogens, Nathan Wallace, Ashley N. Zani, Elizabeth A. Abrams, Yvonne Sun

Biology Faculty Publications

Bacterial enteric pathogens are responsible for a tremendous amount of foodborne illnesses every year through the consumption of contaminated food products. During their transit from contaminated food sources to the host gastrointestinal tract, these pathogens are exposed and must adapt to fluctuating oxygen levels to successfully colonize the host and cause diseases. However, the majority of enteric infection research has been conducted under aerobic conditions. To raise awareness of the importance in understanding the impact of oxygen, or lack of oxygen, on enteric pathogenesis, we describe in this review the metabolic and physiological responses of nine bacterial enteric pathogens exposed …

Runtime Performance Enhancement Of Nondeterministic Applications On Partailly [I.E. Partially] Reconfigurable Architectures Using Task Agglomeration, David Austin

Dissertations

Reconfigurable hardware architectures have the potential to dramatically improve run-time performance by altering their low-level hardware to match the inherent structure of a given application. Partially-reconfigurable architectures extend this capability by allowing their reconfigurable resources to be partitioned into multiple subregions which are independently configurable. This permits the run-time reconfiguration of a single hardware partition while other partitions continue their operation unabated. The major limiting factor of these architectures is the relatively long time required to perform this fine-grained hardware modification. Previous research on the Single-Chip Multiprocessor and Dynamically Reconfigurable Hybrid Architecture have developed an application framework and a partially …

Associative Data Analytics And Its Application To Protein Crystallization Analysis, Imren Dinc

Dissertations

Data analytics focuses on processing raw data to extract important information and involves data acquisition, data analysis, and visualization. To maximize the amount of information obtained, an efficient experimental design method is necessary. Many existing experimental design methods do not consider the previous experimental results when constructing new trial conditions. It is quite difficult to employ supervision in this domain due to limited data size and skewed data distribution. Once the data is collected, proper analysis methods should be developed for making useful decisions regarding the type of data collected (e.g., numerical, time, visual, image analysis). Visualization that encompasses both …

Electroosmotic Microfluidic Oligonucleotide Synthesis Reactor, William R. Gaillard

Dissertations

The principle objective of this dissertation is the development of a microfluidic oligonucleotide (oligo) synthesis reactor that sequences oligos with equal quality to commercial synthesizers and with equal waste reduction to previously published microfluidic synthesizers. The microfluidic approach to oligo synthesis increases throughput due to parallelization, provides simplification by integration of multiple functions into one platform, and decreases cost due to miniaturization and waste reduction. Microfluidic oligo synthesizers demonstrate these advantages over industrial synthesizers but have error rates that are too high for commercialization. The microfluidic synthesizer design investigated in this dissertation incorporates several innovations to reduce the error rates …

Robust Support Media For High Throughput Chromatographic Separations, Javier Sanchez Santiago

Dissertations

Affinity chromatography is used to separate biomolecules based on highly specific interactions, such as receptor and ligand, enzyme and substrate or antigen and antibody. Traditional chromatographic separation systems have the disadvantages of low flowrates, high pressure drop across the column, low capacity and poor reusability. Ceramic monoliths have been previously used as active support for affinity chromatographic columns due to their compact geometry and outstanding mechanical properties. In addition, mathematical models have been developed in order to determine the adsorption and elution times depending on the monolith geometry. The reversible interaction between L-asparagine and L-asparaginase has been exploited, using a …

Working Together To Combat Invasive Species Threats: Strategies For Facilitating Cooperation Between The National Park Service And States, Stephanie Showalter Otts, Catherine Janasie, Paula Cotter

Natural Resources Journal

Invasive species are a significant environmental and economic threat throughout the United States. Over 6,500 non-native species have been documented on national park lands. To adequately address invasive species issues, the National Park Service must work cooperatively with state governments to prevent the introduction and spread of non-native species. A variety of mechanisms, both formal and informal, are available to the National Park Service to cooperatively manage park ecosystems with their neighboring land management agencies. Coordination of programs can be achieved through simple informal working relationships between agency staff, incorporation of state laws into park policies, or negotiation of formal …

The Science Of Open Spaces: Theory And Practice For Conserving Large Complex Systems, Richard Moore

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

Wolves, Courts, And Public Policy: The Children Of The Night Return To The Northern Rocky Mountains, Mark Peralta-Silva

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

Focus, 2016, Winter, Andrews University

Focus

FOCUS (ISSN 1077-9345) is published quarterly, free of charge, for alumni and friends of Andrews University, an institution owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Edra 47: Bibliography Of Books On Display, Kathleen Demsky

Bibliographies

edra 47 | Innovation :: Shifting Ground | Raleigh, NC

Mitochondrial Genome Of An Atlantic White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias), Nicholas J. Marra, Minghui Wang, Qi Sun, Paulina D. Pavinski Bitar, Michael J. Stanhope, Mahmood S. Shivji

Biology Faculty Articles

Here we report the first full mitochondrial genome sequence for a white shark caught in the Atlantic Ocean. The mitochondrial genome is 16,745 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and a non-coding control region. The base composition of this mtDNA lineage is A: 30.7%, C: 26.9%, G: 13.8%, and T: 28.6%. In concordance with previous population genetic studies, the Atlantic caught individual forms a separate lineage from individuals caught on either side of the Pacific Ocean.

Diminished Quality Of Life Among Women Affected By Ebola, Jessi Hanson, Alexis Decosimo, Megan Quinn

ETSU Faculty Works

This article analyzes data collected from Liberian women afflicted by the Ebola virus disease, survivors of the virus and noninfected persons living in Ebola-affected homes. This research is one of the first statistical analyses examining factors diminishing quality of life: negative experiences, stigma, and psychosocial symptoms among females affected by the virus after the outbreak. The research presents a thorough literature review, including research related to other infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, to inform the gap in studies on Ebola’s effects on quality of life. Women who are Ebola virus disease survivors demonstrate significant differences in stigma and psychosocial stress when …

Fossil Fuel Abolition: Legal And Social Issues, Karl S. Coplan

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

This Article will examine the practical, ethical, legal, and socio-political implications of fossil fuel abolition. First, the Article will consider the practical, ethical, and legal arguments in favor of fossil fuel abolition. Then, the Article will examine possible legal means and authorities to implement abolition in the United States, as well as potential legal objections to fossil fuel abolition. Finally, the Article will consider legal abolition’s capacity to effect the far-reaching changes in our socioeconomic system that a ban on fossil fuels will entail. The Article also will compare the climate reform movement to other social law reform movements in …

Ppap2b Expression Limits Lesion Formation In Murine Models Of Atherosclerosis, Paul A. Mueller

Theses and Dissertations--Physiology

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in both men and women worldwide and is defined as a narrowing of the coronary arteries due to accumulation of atherosclerotic plaques. Genome-wide association studies have identified risk loci within the gene PPAP2B that confers increased risk of developing CAD. Evidence suggests these aforementioned SNPs are regulating PPAP2B expression in a cis-manner through the interruption of transcription factor binding sites. PPAP2B encodes the lipid phosphate phosphatase 3 enzyme that plays a key role in degrading bioactive lysophosphatidic acid (LPA). LPA has a plethora of effects on vascular tissue and is …

Cell Ray 3d Bioprinter, John Bocinsky, Eric Mason, Nevada Weaver, Kristin Wood

Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Student Publications

For research of cancer and other diseases,it has become increasingly more important to have accurate 3D culture models that more closely mimic in vivo tissues and the surrounding extracellular matrix (ECM). The current and past two-dimensional (2D) cell culture models fail to provide a complex ECM environment that is necessary to understand the cellular reactions that occur in response to different drugs and therapeutics, while animal models are time consuming, expensive, and constantly fail to reflect human tumor biology. 3D bioprinting has recently emerged as a viable solution to this problem offering increased efficiency and reproducibility, however, these options are …

Impacts Of Wood Energy On Timber Markets In New England And New York, Iuliia Drach

Master's Theses and Capstones

Renewable energy has a number of environmental and socioeconomic advantages over the energy derived from finite fossil fuels, which is why it has been increasingly promoted on the state and federal levels. Growing interest in renewable energy calls for detailed analysis of the effects the potential increase in production of such energy might have on the existing markets.

The obvious choice for the source of renewable energy in New England and New York is wood biomass due to the region’s abundant forest resources and extensive wood harvesting and processing infrastructure. To analyze the impacts of increased wood biomass consumption for …