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Tsu Faculty Research Database-Jan 2017, David Owerbach

Office of Research Institutional Research and Scholarship

Research interests and selected publications from 230 Texas Southern University faculty have been updated in Jan 2017. Faculty from Public Affairs, the College of Science, Engineering and Technology, the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, the College of Education, the College of Business, the College of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences, the Law School and the School of Communications are included.

Sequence Type 631 Vibrio Parahaemolyticus, An Emerging Foodborne Pathogen In North America, Feng Xu, Narjol Gonzalez-Escalona, Julie Haendiges, Robert A. Myers, Jana Ferguson, Tracy Stiles, Eric Hickey, Michael Moore, John Michael Hickey, Christopher Schillaci, Laurn Mank, Kristin Derosia-Banick, Nicholas Matluk, Amy Robbins, Robert P. Sebra, Vaughn S. Cooper, Stephen H. Jones, Cheryl A. Whistler

New Hampshire EPSCoR

No abstract provided.

C.A.R.D.I.O. Evaluation Instructor's Key, Alexandra Hamlett, Meagan Lacy

Open Educational Resources

No abstract provided.

Translational Models For Vascular Cognitive Impairment: A Review Including Larger Species, Atticus H. Hainsworth, Stuart M. Allan, Johannes Boltze, Catriona Cunningham, Chad Farris, Elizabeth Head, Masafumi Ihara, Jeremy D. Isaacs, Raj N. Kalaria, Saskia A. M. J. Lesnik Oberstein, Mark B. Moss, Björn Nitzsche, Gary A. Rosenberg, Julie W. Rutten, Melita Salkovic-Petrisic, Aron M. Troen

Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: Disease models are useful for prospective studies of pathology, identification of molecular and cellular mechanisms, pre-clinical testing of interventions, and validation of clinical biomarkers. Here, we review animal models relevant to vascular cognitive impairment (VCI). A synopsis of each model was initially presented by expert practitioners. Synopses were refined by the authors, and subsequently by the scientific committee of a recent conference (International Conference on Vascular Dementia 2015). Only peer-reviewed sources were cited.

Methods: We included models that mimic VCI-related brain lesions (white matter hypoperfusion injury, focal ischaemia, cerebral amyloid angiopathy) or reproduce VCI risk factors (old age, hypertension, …

The Collegian: January 25, 2017, The Collegian Staff

The Collegian, 2016-2017

Volume 132
Issue 14

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Puerperal Infections On Early Neonatal Mortality: A Secondary Analysis Of Six Demographic And Health Surveys, Saverio Bellizzi, Quique Bassat, Howard L. Sobel, Mohamed M. Ali, Marleen Temmerman

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa

Background: Around 1.5 million annual neonatal deaths occur in the first week of life, and infections represent one of the major causes in developing countries. Neonatal sepsis is often strictly connected to infection of the maternal genital tract during labour.

Methods: The association between signs suggestive of puerperal infection and early neonatal mortality (life) was performed using Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data of six countries, conducted between 2010 and 2013. The population attributable fraction (PAF) was generated using the estimates on early neonatal mortality of a 1990-2013 systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.

Results: Signs of …

Effects Of The Social Environment During Adolescence On The Development Of Social Behaviour, Hormones And Morphology In Male Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia Guttata), Stefanie Bölting, N Von Engelhardt

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

Academic Senate - Agenda, 1/24/2017, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

The Sun Star Vol 70 No 16 (January 24th, 2017), N/A N/A

Sun Star

No abstract provided.

January 2017, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

RURAL ROCKS

Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy

Exile Vol. X No. 1, Jonathan Reynolds, John Hunting, Ellen Heath, Bart Estes, David Kay, Ed Brunner, Jane Cogie, Al Werder, Curt Matthews, Judy Pister

Exile

FICTION

The Contest by Jon Reynolds 7-19

Engagement by John Hunting 23-34

Sea Scape by Ellen Heath 35-37

The Gift of the Pelican Keeper by Bart Estes 38-43

Trillium of Guilt by David Kay 46-50

The Enormous Snowfall by Ed Brunner 52-65

Story by Jane Cogie 66-67

POETRY

Karen's Elegy by Al Werder 20-21

Chicken Little by Curt Matthews 34

Autumn by Judy Pister 37

Poem by Curt Matthews 44

Madame Bovary by Al Werder 65

GRAPHICS

Monoprint by Kathy Knapp 5

Pen and Ink by Bob Tauber 6

Linocut by Parker Waite III 22

Linocut by Jeff Barnes 38 …

Chemistry Professor Takita Felder Sumter Named First Provost’S Faculty Fellow, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2017

• The Provost’s Faculty Fellows Program provides emerging and current faculty leaders with opportunities to develop and demonstrate administrative leadership.
• Provost’s Faculty Fellows represent the Provost on special projects to advance the university’s strategic plan, as well as supporting routine office operations.

Molecular Alterations In Skeletal Muscle In Rheumatoid Arthritis Are Related To Disease Activity, Physical Inactivity, And Disability., Kim M Huffman, Ryan Jessee, Brian Andonian, Brittany N Davis, Rachel Narowski, Janet L Huebner, Virginia B Kraus, Julie Mccracken, Brian F Gilmore, K Noelle Tune, Milton Campbell, Timothy R Koves, Deborah M Muoio, Monica J Hubal, William E Kraus

Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: To identify molecular alterations in skeletal muscle in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that may contribute to ongoing disability in RA.

METHODS: Persons with seropositive or erosive RA (n = 51) and control subjects matched for age, gender, race, body mass index (BMI), and physical activity (n = 51) underwent assessment of disease activity, disability, pain, physical activity and thigh muscle biopsies. Muscle tissue was used for measurement of pro-inflammatory markers, transcriptomics, and comprehensive profiling of metabolic intermediates. Groups were compared using mixed models. Bivariate associations were assessed with Spearman correlation.

RESULTS: Compared to controls, patients with RA had 75% greater …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 041, Number 17, January 23, 2017, Grand Valley State University

2016-2017, Volume 41

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

What's Happening: January 23, 2017, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Phytosanitary Irradiation On The Quality Of Two Varieties Of Pummelos (Citrus Maxima (Burm.) Merr.), A. Jain, J. Ornelas-Paz, D. Obenland, K. Rodriguez (Friscia), Anuradha Prakash

Food Science Faculty Articles and Research

Phytosanitary treatments prevent the introduction of pests such as fruit flies into pest free zones, and are often required for international trade. Irradiation is increasingly being considered as an alternative to cold and chemical phytosanitary treatments, such as methyl bromide. In this study, the effect of low dose gamma irradiation on the post-harvest quality of two varieties of pummelos (Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.), an emerging crop of interest in the US was evaluated. Two varieties of pummelos grown in California were irradiated at the phytosanitary target dose of 150 Gy and a higher dose of 1000 Gy to exaggerate …

Combating Childhood Obesity With Provider Education: A Quantitative Study, Trina Marie Larery

Dissertations

The study included an educational program to providers and nurse practitioner students in order to evaluate whether an increase in knowledge and accuracy occurred based on knowledge of evidenced-based responses to specific indicators of childhood overweight and obesity. It assessed the providers' knowledge and sought to evaluate if increased knowledge occurred after an educational program presentation. Following the educational program, a follow-up survey was distributed via email to assess the providers self-reported perceived practice change six weeks after the education.

Bjc Today

BJC Today

No abstract provided.

Week Of January 23, 2017, New York Medical College

InTouch

• NYMC Welcomes Lessing's as New Food Service Provider
• Carla Charles is Named Director of Human Subjects Administration
• HSL Hosts NLM Exhibit, Life and Limb: The Toll of the American Civil War
• STAR Alumnus Keeps Up the Good Work

How To Maximize Energy Content In Forage Grasses, S. Ray Smith, Kelly Prince

Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention

In a recent paper, Kathryn Watts and Jerry Chatterton (2004) gave an excellent overview of the basic factors affecting carbohydrate levels in forages and how these factors affect forage management.

• Sugars are the substrates for all plant growth, thus, they are critical to plant growth and development.
• Sugars are produced by photosynthesis during daylight.
• At night plants use energy from sugars formed by photosynthesis to grow.
• Whenever the rates of photosynthesis exceed plant growth rates, carbohydrates accumulate.
• At times, plant stresses decrease growth rates more than photosynthesis and carbohydrates accumulate.
• Factors that contribute to plant stress include water and nutrient …

Building A Year Round Grazing System, Christopher D. Teutsch

Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention

There are three basic ways to increase net returns in ruminant livestock operations. The first is to increase the price we get for our product. Unfortunately in a commodity based system we have little or no control over the price that we receive. The second is to increase total production. By producing more units that have a slim profit margin we can increase net returns. However, at some point we become resource limited; we run out of land or time. The third is to control production costs. Of these three ways to increase net returns, this one has the greatest …

Promote Growth And Animal Health With Isoflavones In Red Clover And Other Legumes, Michael D. Flythe, Glen E. Aiken

Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention

The field of nutrition has continued to expand since the 18th century. We once thought that the only important components in foods and feeds were proteins, carbohydrates, fats and salts. Evidence was slowly pieced together to show that certain minor components were essential for life, and the vitamins were discovered. Like the doctors that first suspected vitamins were essential, some cattlemen have long noted advantages in animal performance and health on certain diets in ways that cannot be explained by a simple forage analysis. Today, we are learning the roles that phenolic plant secondary metabolites, sometimes called polyphenols, play in …

Critical Theory And Global Development, David Ingram

Philosophy: Faculty Publications and Other Works

This chapter explores recent research by critical theorists concerning theories of (under)development. Drawing from the research of Thomas McCarthy, Axel Honneth, Jurgen Habermas, Amy Allen, Nancy Fraser, and others, the author explores some of the divergent responses critical theorists have given toward the theory and practice of global developmental assistance. Some theorists defending a strong modernist approach to development (e.g., McCarthy, Habermas and Honneth) appear to endorse a logic of development that works within a domesticated model of capitalist markets and lending practices; others (Allen and Fraser) reject this approach. The chapter raises questions about how development that fits within …

Critical Theory And Global Development, David Ingram

Philosophy: Faculty Publications and Other Works

This chapter explores recent research by critical theorists concerning theories of (under)development. Drawing from the research of Thomas McCarthy, Axel Honneth, Jurgen Habermas, Amy Allen, Nancy Fraser, and others, the author explores some of the divergent responses critical theorists have given toward the theory and practice of global developmental assistance. Some theorists defending a strong modernist approach to development (e.g., McCarthy, Habermas and Honneth) appear to endorse a logic of development that works within a domesticated model of capitalist markets and lending practices; others (Allen and Fraser) reject this approach. The chapter raises questions about how development that fits within …

January 2017 (Issue 2) : Safe Use Of Microwave, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

Nutrition and Food Services Department (NFSD) Archives

• How Does a Microwave Cook
• Injury Risk
• Safety Tips
• Use Microwave Safe Containers
• Avoid Super-Heated Water
• Check for Damage To Machine
• How to Report Problems

Hear Us Roar, November 20, 2017, Michael Shonrock

Michael Shonrock

Digital newsletter produced by the office of President Michael Shonrock.

Microbial Interactions In The Phyllosphere Increase Plant Performance Under Herbivore Biotic Stress, Muhammad Saleem, Nicole Meckes, Zahida H. Pervaiz, Milton B. Traw

Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Publications

The phyllosphere supports a tremendous diversity of microbes and other organisms. However, little is known about the colonization and survival of pathogenic and beneficial bacteria alone or together in the phyllosphere across the whole plant life-cycle under herbivory, which hinders our ability to understand the role of phyllosphere bacteria on plant performance. We addressed these questions in experiments using four genetically and biogeographically diverse accessions of Arabidopsis thaliana, three ecologically important bacterial strains (Pseudomonas syringae DC3000, Xanthomonas campestris, both pathogens, and Bacillus cereus, plant beneficial) under common garden conditions that included fungus gnats (Bradysia spp.). …

Unlv's Best Teaching Practices Expo 2017, Mary-Ann Winkelmes

UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo

The first of its kind at UNLV, the Best Teaching Practices Expo highlights great ideas from UNLV's teaching community.

Feminist Economist, World Bank Consultant To Deliver Eckley Lecture, University Communications

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.