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A Replication-Inducible Recombinant Vaccinia Virus System To Conditionally Transcribe The Entire Human Rhinovirus C Genome, Zhixin Jing

Master's Theses

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Assessing The Impact Of Breastfeeding Cessation On The Reported Incidence Of Diarrhea In Infants Between The Ages Of 7 To 12 Months: A Secondary Data Analysis, Ana Francisca Diallo

Master's Theses

Background: Diarrheal diseases remain a major cause of childhood morbidity in the United States. Optimal breastfeeding has been identified as one of the most effective measure to prevent diarrheal diseases in childhood.

Purpose: To evaluate the impact of breastfeeding duration during the first 6 months on the incidence of diarrhea in infants between 7 and 12 months in the United States.

Method: A secondary data analysis was performed using mothers and infants participating in the Infant Feeding Practices Study II (2005-2007).

Results: Compared to those who breastfed for 6 months or more, infants who discontinued breastfeeding between 0 …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 106 [107], No. 03 (Sep. 12, 2016), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 106, but it is the 107th volume in the series.

Hints Of Wholeness, Dylan Yvonne Welch

Theses and Dissertations

The fertile tension between what we know and don’t know about ourselves is the mystery that invigorates existence. In this essay, I posit that beauty is found in a knot of knowability and unknowability bound together in wholeness. This work contemplates our unique receptivity to that underlying but invisible wholeness which makes its presence known as beauty in nature immediately around us and on a cosmic scale.

State V. Bennett Appellant's Brief Dckt. 44230

Not Reported

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Biochemical Analysis Of Protein-Protein And Protein-Polymer Interactions, Priya Katyal

Doctoral Dissertations

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Microrna-433 Inhibits Glucocorticoid And Tgf-Β Signaling: Impacts On Osteoblast Circadian Rhythm, Commitment, And Differentiation, Spenser Scott Smith

Doctoral Dissertations

Lineage commitment and differentiation of skeletal cells requires coordinated regulation of multiple signaling systems by microRNAs (miRNAs). Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) is important for osteoblastogenesis, chondrogenesis and adipogenesis. Here, we show that miR-433 limits TGFβ signaling and is a negative regulator of osteoblastogenesis and chondrogenesis. miR-433 has also been found to target the glucocorticoid receptor, and rhythmic secretion of glucocorticoids is critical for synchronizing circadian clocks. We hypothesized that miR-433 regulates the circadian clocks by regulating glucocorticoid signaling.

In vivo, miR-433 displays robust rhythmicity in mouse calvaria. Its expression pattern was anti-phasic in relation to Bmal1, peaking after …

Synthesis And Modification Of Pristine Graphene Composites, Jennifer Bento

Doctoral Dissertations

Archival abstract submitted

Grain Boundary Induced Bias Instability In Soluble Acene-Based Thin-Film Transistors, Ky V. Nguyen, Marcia M. Payne, John E. Anthony, Jung Hun Lee, Eunjoo Song, Boseok Kang, Kilwon Cho, Wi Hyoung Lee

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Since the grain boundaries (GBs) within the semiconductor layer of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) have a strong influence on device performance, a substantial number of studies have been devoted to controlling the crystallization characteristics of organic semiconductors. We studied the intrinsic effects of GBs within 5,11-bis(triethylsilylethynyl) anthradithiophene (TES-ADT) thin films on the electrical properties of OFETs. The GB density was easily changed by controlling nulceation event in TES-ADT thin films. When the mixing time was increased, the number of aggregates in as-spun TES-ADT thin films were increased and subsequent exposure of the films to 1,2-dichloroethane vapor led to a significant …

Grnsight: A Web Application And Service For Visualizing Models Of Small- To Medium-Scale Gene Regulatory Networks, Kam D. Dahlquist, John David N. Dionisio, Ben G. Fitzpatrick, Nicole A. Anguiano, Anindita Varshneya, Britain J. Southwick, Mihir Samdarshi

Biology Faculty Works

GRNsight is a web application and service for visualizing models of gene regulatory networks (GRNs). A gene regulatory network (GRN) consists of genes, transcription factors, and the regulatory connections between them which govern the level of expression of mRNA and protein from genes. The original motivation came from our efforts to perform parameter estimation and forward simulation of the dynamics of a differential equations model of a small GRN with 21 nodes and 31 edges. We wanted a quick and easy way to visualize the weight parameters from the model which represent the direction and magnitude of the influence of …

Investigation On The Lipid Transfer Rates And The Polymer-Induced Clustering Between Lipid-Based Nanopartcles: Toward The Development Of Naked-Eye Biosensing, Yan Xia

Doctoral Dissertations

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Winter Activity Of Myotis Septentrionalis: Role Of Temperature In Controlling Emergence From A Hibernaculum, Cliff A. Lemen, Patricia Freeman, Jeremy A. White

Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies

We acoustically monitored a small mine in southeastern Nebraska known to be a hibernaculum for the Northern Long-eared Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) for two winters (2014-2015 and 2015-2016). Some M. septentrionalis emerged on nights with mild temperatures throughout both winters. There was an 89% probability of detecting this species when temperature at sunset was >5°C. Our results indicated that acoustical surveys outside mines or caves in winter, particularly on nights with mild temperatures, are an effective method of identifying hibernacula of M. septentrionalis and potentially other species without disturbing individuals by entering the hibernaculum or by netting individuals as …

Goggatomy: A Method For Opening Small Cuticular Compartments In Arthropods For Physiological Experiments, Alan R. Kay, Davide Raccuglia, Jon Scholte, Elene Sivan-Loukianova, Chirstopher A. Barwacz, Steven R. Armstrong, C. Allan Guymon, Michael N. Nitabach, Daniel F. Eberl

Faculty Publications

Most sense organs of arthropods are ensconced in small exoskeletal compartments that hinder direct access to plasma membranes. We have developed a method for exposing live sensory and supporting cells in such structures. The technique uses a viscous light cured resin to embed and support the structure, which is then sliced with a sharp blade. We term the procedure a “goggatomy,” from the Khoisan word for a bug, gogga. To demonstrate the utility of the method we show that it can be used to expose the auditory chordotonal organs in the second antennal segment and the olfactory receptor neurons …

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - September 11, 2016, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the September 11, 2016 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include:

• Sept. 22 DSS to Feature Dr. Michael Xi Zhu
• Dr. Steve Lim Awarded AHA Grant
• Dr. Susan Baker Appointed Interim Chair
• USA Welcomes Dr. James West

Performance Study For Membrane Fractionation Of Second Cheese Whey From Sheep, Antónia Macedo, Elizabeth Duarte, Rita Fragoso

Advanced Membrane Technology VII

Second ovine cheese whey (SCW) is a by-product resulting from the production of sheep whey cheeses, by thermal aggregation of whey proteins. Its nutritional value is high because it contains about half of the soluble protein that is present in the original whey, free amino acids, small peptides, lactose, oligosaccharides, vitamins and minerals. However, despite high volumes generated (about 18 L of SCW by kg^-1 of whey cheese produced), SCW is not recovered, causing problems in water treatment plants due to its high biological oxygen demand (BOD₅) and chemical oxygen demand (COD), about 10,200 mg O_{2 …}

Conference Program, Isabel C. Escobar, Jamie Hestekin

Advanced Membrane Technology VII

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Comparative Studies Of Ultrasound And Membrane Emulsification For The Production Of Stable Perfluorocarbon-In-Water Nanoemulsions, Usman Taqui Syed, Sylvia Sousa, Ana M. A. Dias, Hermínio C. De Sousa, Joao Crespo, Carla Brazinha

Advanced Membrane Technology VII

Low-molecular weight perfluorocarbons (PFCs) are usually chemically and biologically inert, clear, colorless liquids, presenting a high affinity for many gases, namely for O₂, NO and CO₂, which turn them particularly suitable in various biomedical applications involving gas capture, transport and release. In fact, PFC-in-Water emulsions were one of the two major classes of systems proposed as blood substitutes and for O₂/NO therapeutics. However there are still some important issues concerning this type of systems which have limited their efficiency, approval and commercial success, namely those related to emulsion stability, hydrodynamic size distribution and …

An Examination Of The Use Of Pesticides In Puerto Rican Agriculture, Xiomara B. Santiago Dr., Desiree Rivera, Agnes Pabon, Arnaldo Garcia

RURALS: Review of Undergraduate Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences

This article examines the overuse of pesticides in Puerto Rican agriculture and its impact on consumer health and the environment. The purpose of this article is to spread awareness about a topic that is unknown to most of the Puerto Rican population, but plays a significant part in citizens’daily lives. It seeks to promote further research into this topic to achieve a deeper understanding of these issues and find sustainable alternatives. The objective is also to promote organic agriculture as an alternative to the current over reliance on industrial methods of agriculture used by biotech companies.

Propers 19 (Pentecost 17) Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Series C, and offers ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Temporal And Spatial Distribution Of Enterobius Vermicularis (Nematoda: Oxyuridae) In The Prehistoric Americas, Karl J. Reinhard, Adauto Araújo, Johnica J. Morrow

Karl Reinhard Publications

Investigations of Enterobius sp. infection in prehistory have produced a body of data that can be used to evaluate the geographic distribution of infection through time in the Americas. Regional variations in prevalence are evident. In North America, 119 pinworm positive samples were found in 1,112 samples from 28 sites with a prevalence of 10.7%. Almost all of the positive samples came from agricultural sites. From Brazil, 0 pinworm positive samples were found in 325 samples from 7 sites. For the Andes region, 22 pinworm positive samples were found in 411 samples from 26 sites for a prevalence of 5.3%. …

“Cellular Basis Of Consciousness”: Not Just Radical But Wrong, Brian Key

Animal Sentience

Reber (2016) attempts to resuscitate an obscure and outdated hypothesis referred to as the “cellular basis of consciousness” that was originally formulated by the author nearly twenty years ago. This hypothesis proposes that any organism with flexible cell walls, a sensitivity to its surrounds, and the capacity for locomotion will possess the biological foundations of mind and consciousness. Reber seeks to reduce consciousness to a fundamental property inherent to individual cells rather than to centralised nervous systems. This commentary shows how this hypothesis is based on supposition, false premises and a misunderstanding of evolutionary theory. The cellular basis of consciousness …

The Person And The Self As Social Accomplishment, Leslie Irvine

Animal Sentience

Rowlands (2016) presents a compelling argument for extending personhood to nonhuman animals. Sociological conceptions of the person also do not require that animals meet the elusive standard of self-awareness. Sociological ideas on selfhood support the claims about pre-reflective awareness and extend the requisite experiences to animals.

The Evolutionary History Of Consciousness, Eirik Søvik, Clint Perry

Animal Sentience

Klein & Barron argue that insects are capable of subjective experience, i.e., sentience. Whereas we mostly agree with the conclusion of their arguments, we think there is an even more important message to be learned from their work. The line of reasoning opened by Klein & Barron proves instructive for how neuroscientists can and should explore the biological phenomenon of consciousness.

Fire-Induced Negative Nutritional Outcomes For Cattle When Sharing Habitat With Native Ungulates In An African Savanna, Wilfred O. Odadi, Duncan M. Kimuyu, Ryan L. Sensenig, Kari E. Veblen, Corinna Riginos, Truman P. Young

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

1. Prescribed burning is used in tropical savannas to improve habitat conditions for domestic and wild herbivores, but its effects on the ecological interactions between these herbivore guilds have never been assessed experimentally. Understanding such effects will contribute towards more informed management of both guilds in landscapes where they share habitats.

Academics: The Newsletter Of The Swosu College Of Arts And Sciences, Peter Grant

aCAdemicS: The Newsletter of the SWOSU College of Arts & Sciences

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The Source, Yolanda Carr, Kem Mendizabal

The Source

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Use Of Several Natural Products From Selected Nicotiana Species To Prevent Black Shank Disease In Tobacco, Antoaneta B. Kroumova, Ivan Artiouchine, George J. Wagner

Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center Faculty Publications

Black shank is a major annual disease threat to all types of tobacco worldwide. It is caused by the fungus Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae (PPN). The major tobacco growing areas in US - Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina can experience devastating losses, reaching in some fields up to 100%. Thus far, the main approaches to control this disease have been creation of resistant varieties, fungicide treatments, and crop rotation. Some fungicides are reported to have negative effects on the environment. The goal of this work was to test the antifungal activity of several natural products that are synthesized by certain …

Dispersal Distance Determines The Exponent Of The Spatial Taylor's Power Law, Pei Jian Shi, Hardev S. Sandhu, Gadi V.P. Reddy

Faculty Publications

The equation describing a power-law relationship between the mean and variance of population abundance in space or time is known as Taylor's power law (TPL), initially observed in samples of insects. Factors determining the TPL exponent are of particular concern to ecologists because the observations of the exponent usually range 1-2. Recent studies have suggested that TPL is caused solely by statistical artifacts rather than biological processes, with the corresponding statistical models lacking linkages to explicit population demography. In this study, we used two special forms of the Neyman-Scott cluster point process to study the effect of offspring dispersal distance …

Information Needs And Seeking Behaviour Of Masters' Students In The Faculty Of Communication And Information Sciences, University Of Ilorin, Kwara State, Adetola Ayotunde Kehinde, Simeon Azubuike Obi, Adebowale Akinwonjo Akinade, Anyim Obinna Anyim

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study examined the Information needs and seeking behaviour of masters student at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria using Elis information seeking behaviour model. A total of 125 masters students selected from the three departments offering masters degree programme at the faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria constituted the population of the study. Through a survey design, questionnaire was administered to gather data from the respondents. Four research questions were developed and answered by the respondents. The results indicated that major information needs of masters students at the faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, University of …