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Identification And Characterization Of The Anticancer Potential Of Indigenous Medicinal Plants Of The Arabian Peninsula, Sameera Omar Mohammed Saeed Balhamar

Theses

Indigenous plant species historically used for their medicinal properties are a tremendous source for bringing newer and safer drugs to the market. A concerted effort is needed to characterize their medicinal potential and identify new molecules that could be exploited in modern medicine. The current study was undertaken to study the anticancer properties of several indigenous plants that are used by the local population of the Arabian Peninsula and beyond for various medicinal purposes. Towards this end, we acquired different plant extracts from five plants, namely Boswellia sacra (BS), Cleome droserifolia (CD), Teucrium muscatensis (TM), Orchadenus arabicus (OA), and Acredocarpus …

Jetstream Volume 1 Issue 1, Nancy Anzalone, Theresa Rienzo, Susan Bloom, Wenhui Chen, Robert Martin, Nikki Palumbo, Tim Hasin

JETstream: Library Newsletter

It is with sincere pleasure that I welcome you to the 1st issue of JETstream, a bi-annual newsletter publication for the James E. Tobin Library (JET) at Molloy College. The objective of our newsletter is to help keep the Molloy community informed on matters concerning the library from the wide range of resources we offer, to the various services available, special events, distinctive collections, as well as contact information. Most importantly, we look forward to familiarizing you with our most valued and essential resource, the JET Library librarians and staff.

With the summer already a faded memory, the Fall 2016 …

The Socratic Method: Empirical Assessment Of A Psychology Capstone Course, Lawrence R. Burns, Paul L. Stephenson, Katy Bellamy

Peer Reviewed Articles

Although students make some epistemological progress during college, most graduate without developing meaning-making strategies that reflect an understanding that knowledge is socially constructed. Using a pre-test–post-test design and a within-subjects 2 × 2 mixed-design ANOVA, this study reports on empirical findings which support the Socratic method of teaching as effective in challenging and changing psychology capstone students’ levels of epistemological maturity as measured by the Learning Environment Preferences survey and Perry’s model of intellectual maturity.

Northern Saw-Whet Owls: Influence Of Environmental Factors On Autumn Migration Dynamics, Hannah K. Murphy

Senior Honors Theses

A portion of the population of the Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) leaves its breeding range in Canada and the northern United States each fall to winter where lesser snow cover allows easier access to prey. Study of its migratory dynamics is difficult, however, both because of its nocturnal habits and because it does not vocalize readily off of its breeding territory. Since 2002 banding studies in the Lynchburg area have investigated the migration dynamics of this species in central Virginia. However, few studies have examined the influence of environmental factors on capture rates of saw-whets during migration. …

Unlv Magazine, Holly Ivy Devore, Sara Gorgon, Nancy Hardy, Jorge Labrador, Matt Jacob, Greg Lacour, Mike Kalil, Aaron Mayes, Chris Morris, Raegen Pietrucha, Chris Scavone, Keyonna Summers, T.R. Witcher

UNLV Magazine

No abstract provided.

Women Returning From Death: The Gendered Nature Of The Delog Role, M. Alyson Prude

Philosophy & Religious Studies: Faculty Publications

Article published in Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines.

Are Christian College Students Equipped To Share Their Faith With Their Muslim Friends?: A Plan Of Action, Tim Orr

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

According to Pew Research Center, the U.S. Muslim population will double by 2030. Training the church to reach this group of people is vital. This project proposes that the Christian college is the best resource to train students to reach their Muslim friends and neighbors for Christ because these institutions have at their disposal a rich reservoir of resources that are vital to providing the biblical, theological, missiological, sociological, and cross-cultural knowledge that is necessary to be effective witnesses for Christ. The project also identifies four important components to successful ministry to Muslims. The four components include spiritual vitality, cultural …

The Relationship Between Test Scores On Multiple Choice High-Stakes Tests And High-Stakes Tests That Include Constructed Responses, Natalie Hise

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This study examines the relationship between the test scores of Georgia high school students on the multiple choice End-of-Course Test (EOCT) and the Georgia Milestones End of Course (GAMEOC) test, which include constructed response. The study is a non-experimental correlational study that uses ex post facto data. Scores were examined from an urban high school in Georgia, using the Coordinate Algebra and Analytic Geometry scores from the 2013-14 EOCT tests and 2014-15 GAMEOC tests. Scores were collected from the district office of the sample school with a sample size of 2702 test scores and then analyzed using a point biserial …

A Phenomenological Study Of African-American Female Teacher Graduates Of Historically Black Colleges And Universities’ Perceptions Of Preparedness For The Field, Kimberly Bryant

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand and explain the perceptions of African-American female teachers’ levels of preparedness for the teaching field after attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Preparedness was generally defined as one’s readiness to teach in the classroom. The main theory guiding this study was Dewey’s (1938) theory of experience and education. The central question of this study was: What are the perceptions of preparedness for African-American female teacher education graduates at Historically Black Colleges and Universities? The sub-questions focused on the characteristics of Dewey’s (1938) theory of experience and education, additional helpful resources, and …

Selecting Effective Examples To Train Students For Peer Review Of Open‐Ended Problem Solutions, Matthew Verleger Dr., Kelsey J. Rodgers Dr., Heidi Diefes-Dux

Publications

Background Students conducting peer review on authentic artifacts require training. In the training studied here, individual students reviewed (score and provide feedback on) a randomly selected prototypical solution to a problem. Afterwards, they are shown a side-by-side comparison of their review and an expert’s review, along with prompts to reflect on the differences and similarities. Individuals were then assigned a peer team’s solution to review.

Purpose This paper explores how the characteristics of five different prototypical solutions used in training (and their associated expert evaluations) impacted students’ abilities to score peer teams’ solutions.

Design/Method An expert rater scored the prototypical …

Nanotechnology, Environmental Risks, And Regulatory Options, Vincent Johnson

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

No abstract provided.

Saint Mary's Magazine - Fall 2016, Saint Mary's College Of California

Saint Mary's Magazine

No abstract provided.

Invisible Care: Friend And Partner Care Among Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender (Lgbt) Adults, Anna M. Muraco, Chengshi Shiu, Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen

Sociology Faculty Works

Objective: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adult caregivers may encounter obstacles in obtaining health and aging services due to discrimination in service and legal systems. The caregiving relationships in LGBT communities also differ from the general population in that friends are providing a large portion of informal care. This article examines how the relational context of caregiving relates to caregiving demands and resources, which in turn, influence perceived stress and depressive symptomatology among older LGBT caregivers.

Method: Using data from the National Health, Aging, and Sexuality Study: Caring and Aging with Pride, this study examines 451 participants who …

Epid 7233 - Public Health Surveillance Methods, Jian Zhang

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course will provide students with a strong foundation in public health surveillance of both health conditions and risk factors. The course will teach the theory and practice of surveillance supported by many examples of surveillance systems from the developed and developing world. The class will build on and reinforce basic epidemiologic concepts. Students will be given the opportunity to design and evaluate a surveillance system.

“Always A Double-Edged Sword”: How Women And Health Care Providers Navigate Issues Of Contraception In Differing Senegalese Communities, Angelina Strohbach

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This paper examines how women and health care providers in two distinct Senegalese settings—Dakar and Mouit, a village located within the Gandiol region-- navigate contraception as both a social and medical good. Contraception is an invaluable tool in terms of advancing women’s right to reproductive health, but major discrepancies in its usage exist across a variety of social lines in Senegal, including level of education, marital status, occupation, age, and living in a rural versus urban setting. What socially constructed thought processes and lived experiences contribute to these discrepancies? In a cultural context heavily based upon tradition and Islamic faith, …

Human Creativity As A Vehicle For Societal Change: Can Social Action Through Art And Music Drive Positive Societal Change In Jordan?, Marina Qutab

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This case study addresses a gap in the research on society and culture as it examines the relationship between social action through human creativity and positive societal change in Jordan. This relationship was studied through the following methods: six formal interviews with three Musicians, one Artist, one Organizational Behavior and Work Psychologist, and one Cognition and Didactics Researcher; one informal interview with a Jordanian taxi driver; and 30 oral surveys provided to students at The University of Jordan. The researcher’s main goal was to investigate how human creativity expressed through music and the arts can address current pressing environmental and …

Benthic Algae And Diatom Communities In Seagrass Meadows Under Three Different Human Impact Regimes In Bocas Del Toro, Panamá, Averyl Cheng

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

In Bocas del Toro, Panamá, widespread tourism has been the main source of revenue and has become an increasing threat to seagrass meadows and the organisms they support. This study aimed to investigate and describe algae and diatom communities under three different regimes of anthropogenic disturbance: high, medium and low human impact. The biodiversity was analyzed by measuring the algae and diatom assemblages with Shannon-Weiner’s Biodiversity Index, Evenness Index and Sorensen’s coefficient. The data obtained from these three diversity indices were compared to the areas along an anthropogenic disturbance gradient of high, medium and low impact. A total of 12 …

District-Created Response To Intervention In High School Mathematics: A Program Evaluation Integrating Social Cognitive Theory, Elizabeth M. Wessling

Student Work

The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the effectiveness of students' daily participation in a supplementary high school mathematics class, a Math Lab, as an intervention in mathematics. The study was conducted using three components that integrated Albert Bandura's social cognitive learning theory about the reciprocal causality of personal, environmental, and behavioral elements of the learning process. Math Lab students were given adapted portions of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire, MSLQ, of Pintrich et al. (as cited in Opdecam, Everaert, VanKeer, & Buysschaert, 2013) and a researcher-created survey. The math portion of the Measures of Academic Progress assessment …

The Aging Neuromuscular System And Motor Performance, Sandra K. Hunter, Hugo M. Pereira, Kevin Keenan

Exercise Science Faculty Research and Publications

Age-related changes in the basic functional unit of the neuromuscular system, the motor unit, and its neural inputs have a profound effect on motor function, especially among the expanding number of old (older than ∼60 yr) and very old (older than ∼80 yr) adults. This review presents evidence that age-related changes in motor unit morphology and properties lead to impaired motor performance that includes 1) reduced maximal strength and power, slower contractile velocity, and increased fatigability; and 2) increased variability during and between motor tasks, including decreased force steadiness and increased variability of contraction velocity and torque over …

Culture And Carbon And Cremation, Oh My!, Andrea N. Nebhut

Undergraduate Student Research Awards

In the late Nineteenth Century, doctors concerned with the unsanitary and crowded cemeteries of the time introduced cremation to the American public (Goetting). While these doctors were initially resisted by religious leaders, cremation eclipsed the popularity of burial over the following century due to its low cost, low direct land use, and its perception as more simple and sanitary than burial (“Why Cremation?”). However, the environmental cost of cremation is substantial and should not be overlooked when making death care decisions. In 2015, the United States emitted 55,000 tons of carbon into the atmosphere by cremating human remains (Knight 1), …

Working Waterfronts: On History, Conflicts, And Finding A Balance Case Studies Of The Lynnhaven River, The Ware River, And The Eastern Shore Of Virginia, Noah Trombly, Derek Van De Walle, Chelsea Wilkins

Virginia Coastal Policy Center

No abstract provided.

Hampton Roads Sanitation District’S Sustainable Water Initiative For Tomorrow Proposal, Patrick Harner, Alexa Pecht, Emily Tucker

Virginia Coastal Policy Center

No abstract provided.

Kisspeptin Signalling In The Control Of The Gonadotropic Axis, Kamontip Rasri Klosen, Decha Buranajitpirom

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

Ever since the discovery of the role of kisspeptin-GPR54 signalling in puberty, kisspeptin has been the focus of intense research to elucidate the implication of this neurohormone in the control of the gonadotropic axis. Kisspeptin is now a well-established stimulator of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion. Kisspeptin neurons in the arcuate nucleus mediate negative feedback on gonadotropic activity and appear to be at the core of the GnRH / luteinizing hormone (LH) pulse generator. Kisspeptin neurons of the anteroventral periventricular area are essential for both the generation and the timing of the preovulatory LH surge. These neurons also mediate the …

An Overview Of State Criteria For Declaring A Public Health Emergency, Fernando A. Wilson, Nizar K. Wehbi, Kavita Mosalpuria

Reports: Center for Health Policy

No abstract provided.

Lessons Learnt From The Cerca Project, A Multicomponent Intervention To Promote Adolescent Sexual And Reproductive Health In Three Latin America Countries: A Qualitative Post-Hoc Evaluation., Olena Ivanova, Kathya Cordova Pozo, Zoyla Esmeralda Segura, Bernardo Vega, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Michelle J. Hindin, Marleen Temmerman, Peter Decat, Sara De Meyer, Kristien Michielsen

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa

The Community-Embedded Reproductive Health Care for Adolescents (CERCA) Project was implemented in Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua (2011–2014) to test the effectiveness of interventions preventing teenage pregnancies. As the outcome evaluation showed limited impact, a post-hoc process evaluation was carried out to determine if and how CERCA’s design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation affected the results. We did a document analysis and conducted 18 in-depth interviews and 21 focus group discussions with stakeholders and beneficiaries. Transcripts were analyzed using directed content analysis.

Data showed that CERCA sensitized stakeholders and encouraged the discussion on this sensitive issue. In terms of design, a strong …

Thomas H. Mccall, An Invitation To Analytic Christian Theology, James M. Arcadi

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.

Physical Science Day: Design, Implementation, And Assessment, Liang Zeng, Mark A. Cunningham, Steven C. Tidrow, K. Christopher Smith, Jerry Contreras

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

Physical Science Day at The University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA), in collaboration with the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, has been designed, developed and implemented to address an identified fundamental shortcoming in our educational process within this primarily (90+%) Hispanic serving border region. Physical Science Day overcomes the lack of knowledge about what physics is by raising youth awareness of physics as the foundation of science, engineering and technology disciplines, through activities including hands-on laboratory experiments, career orientation, and higher educational student and graduated student testimonials. Thus, Physical Science Day encourages, attracts, and enables more Hispanic youth towards science, technology …

Ox-Ldl, Lysophospatidy Choline Platelet Activating Factor, Il-6 Expression Level And Foam Cell Number With Darappabdib Treatment In Early Development Of Atherosclerosis: In Vivo Study For Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Model, Teuku Heriansyah, Bambang Budi Siswanto, Anwar Santoso, Djanggan Sargowo

Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology

Background: Insulin resistance in type 2 Diabetes Melitus (T2DM) is an extensive tissue damage condition due to vascular inflammation and oxidative stress. Lp-PLA2 has an antiinflammatory role as it hydrolyze atherogenesis mediators such as ox-LDL and platelet activating factor (PAF) and produces lysophosphatidylcholine (LysoPC) and oxidized fatty acid that have pro-inflammatory, proliferative and pro-atherogenic effect. Methods and results: This study aimed to discover the expression of ox-LDL level, LysoPC, PAF, IL-6 and foam cell numbers in aorta of T2DM in vivo model with darapladib treatment. True experimental laboratory and only post test with control group design using 30 Spraque Dowley …

A Review Of The Failed Cases Of Dental Implants At A University Hospital In Karachi, Farhan Raza Khan, Rabia Ali, Sana Ehsen Nagi

Department of Surgery Docs

Abstract

The retrospective study was conducted to assess the dental implants that experienced failure. It was conducted at the dental clinic of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised record of dental implants from July 2010 to June 2015. Variables such as patient age, gender and systemic status, length and diameter of implants, bone grafting, type of definitive prosthesis (crown or bridge or overdenture), nature of retention (cement versus screw retained), loading strategy (immediate versus delayed loading), etc. were analysed. Of the 220 implants placed, 6(2.7%) failed to integrate (as revealed by torque test) at the beginning of prosthetic …

Frequency And Predictors Of Recurrence Of Bladder Tumour On First Check Cystoscopy - A Tertiary Care Hospital Experience, Muhammad Farhan, Nazim Syed Muhammad, Jibran Ahmed, Hammad Ather

Department of Surgery Docs

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To determine the frequency and predictors of non-muscle invasive bladder tumour recurrence on first-check cystoscopy after transurethral resection of bladder tumour.

METHODS:

This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from April to November 2014, and comprised patients with a suspected newly-diagnosed urothelial cancer. Patients with non-muscle invasive disease with complete resection of all visible lesions along with deep biopsy from the tumour base were included. Patients received standard adjuvant intravesical therapy according to their risk stratification and underwent a white-light check cystoscopy at 3 months to look for tumour recurrence. Association between clinico-pathological …