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Highly Efficient Mining Of Overlapping Clusters In Signed Weighted Networks, Tuan-Anh Hoang, Ee-Peng Lim Nov 2017

Highly Efficient Mining Of Overlapping Clusters In Signed Weighted Networks, Tuan-Anh Hoang, Ee-Peng Lim

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

In many practical contexts, networks are weighted as their links are assigned numerical weights representing relationship strengths or intensities of inter-node interaction. Moreover, the links' weight can be positive or negative, depending on the relationship or interaction between the connected nodes. The existing methods for network clustering however are not ideal for handling very large signed weighted networks. In this paper, we present a novel method called LPOCSIN (short for "Linear Programming based Overlapping Clustering on Signed Weighted Networks") for efficient mining of overlapping clusters in signed weighted networks. Different from existing methods that rely on computationally expensive cluster cohesiveness …

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To Swim Or Not To Swim: A Population-Level Model Of Xenopus Tadpole Decision Making And Locomotor Behaviour, R Borisyuk, R Merrison-Hort, Sr Soffe, S Koutsikou, W-C Li Nov 2017

To Swim Or Not To Swim: A Population-Level Model Of Xenopus Tadpole Decision Making And Locomotor Behaviour, R Borisyuk, R Merrison-Hort, Sr Soffe, S Koutsikou, W-C Li

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

We present a detailed computational model of interacting neuronal populations that mimic the hatchling Xenopus tadpole nervous system. The model includes four sensory pathways, integrators of sensory information, and a central pattern generator (CPG) network. Sensory pathways of different modalities receive inputs from an "environment"; these inputs are then processed and integrated to select the most appropriate locomotor action. The CPG populations execute the selected action, generating output in motor neuron populations. Thus, the model describes a detailed and biologically plausible chain of information processing from external signals to sensors, sensory pathways, integration and decision-making, action selection and execution and …

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Temporal Understanding Of Human Mobility: A Multi-Time Scale Analysis, Tongtong Liu, Zheng Yang, Yi Zhao, Chenshu Wu, Zimu Zhou, Yunhao Liu Nov 2017

Temporal Understanding Of Human Mobility: A Multi-Time Scale Analysis, Tongtong Liu, Zheng Yang, Yi Zhao, Chenshu Wu, Zimu Zhou, Yunhao Liu

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

The recent availability of digital traces generated by cellphone calls has significantly increased the scientific understanding of human mobility. Until now, however, based on low time resolution measurements, previous works have ignored to study human mobility under various time scales due to sparse and irregular calls, particularly in the era of mobile Internet. In this paper, we introduced Mobile Flow Records, flow-level data access records of online activity of smartphone users, to explore human mobility. Mobile Flow Records collect high-resolution information of large populations. By exploiting this kind of data, we show the models and statistics of human mobility at …

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Study Of Y-Chromosome Str Markers In United Arab Emirates Population, Tareq Zeyad Mohammed Ahmed Nov 2017

Study Of Y-Chromosome Str Markers In United Arab Emirates Population, Tareq Zeyad Mohammed Ahmed

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The recently introduced 6-dye Yfiler Plus multiplex which includes 27 Y-STR loci (DYS576, DYS389I, DYS635, DYS389II, DYS627, DYS460, DYS458, DYS19, YGATAH4, DYS448, DYS391, DYS456, DYS390, DYS438, DYS392, DYS518, DYS570, DYS437, DYS385 a/b, DYS449, DYS393, DYS439, DYS481, DYF387S1a/b and DYS533) has been used to study 343 UAE Arab male individuals using Yfiler Plus® amplification kit. This set includes seven rapidly mutating loci (RM Y-STRs). These RM Y-STRs are useful for discriminating between closely related and unrelated males.. According to measures of genetic diversity the highest diversity were observed at loci DYS385=(0.94984), DYF387S1=(0.930523) and DYS449=(0.895402). Therefore, these loci should be considered the …

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Evaluation Of Functionalized Magnetite Nanoparticles For The Removal Of Heavy Metal Ions From Aqueous Media, Khaula A. Ai Jahoushi Nov 2017

Evaluation Of Functionalized Magnetite Nanoparticles For The Removal Of Heavy Metal Ions From Aqueous Media, Khaula A. Ai Jahoushi

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Sorption is one of the most efficient techniques for the removal of heavy metal ions from waste water. It involves the use of solid materials, known as sorbents, which can be natural of synthetic in origin. Recently, synthetic nanomaterials of various compositions have been used as sorbents. Among these materials, calcium phosphate; also known as hydroxyapatite (HAp), and magnetite were previously investigated as potential sorbents. In the current study, commercial HAp, and magnetite nanoparticles as well as their physical and chemical mixtures were investigated as potential sorbents for the removal of Cd²⁺ ions from simulated wastewater. A comparison is made …

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Comparative Degradation Of Emerging Pollutants Using Chemical And Enzymatic Approaches, Khadega Abobaker Al-Maqdi Nov 2017

Comparative Degradation Of Emerging Pollutants Using Chemical And Enzymatic Approaches, Khadega Abobaker Al-Maqdi

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Organic pollutants, especially those found in water bodies; pose a direct threat to various aquatic organisms as well as humans. A variety of different remediation approaches, including chemical and biological methods have been developed for the degradation of these organic pollutants. However, comparative mechanistic studies of pollutant degradation by these different systems are almost non-existent. In this study, the degradation of two emerging pollutants an antibiotic pollutant, Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and a model thiazole pollutant, Thioflavin T (ThT), was carried out using advanced oxidation process (AOP), using UV+H2O2 or a peroxidase enzyme system. Optimization conditions for Sulfamethoxazole degradation by peroxidase enzyme …

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A Field Study On Treating Wastewater Using Bioretention And Permeable Pavement Systems, Rubab Ammad Nov 2017

A Field Study On Treating Wastewater Using Bioretention And Permeable Pavement Systems, Rubab Ammad

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The wastewater treatment study was conducted as a part of the efforts initiated by the UAE government for combating water shortage in the country by adopting the strategy of water conservation and reuse. This study investigated the performance of two water sensitive urban design systems, the Permeable Pavement and the Bioretention System, in improving the wastewater quality from fish tanks. Conventionally, these systems are used for storm water treatment but as UAE is situated in an arid climatic zone and experiences minimal rainfall, the two systems in undertaken study have been used in treatment of wastewater to gage their performance …

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Mmtv Gene Expression Depends Upon A Short Cis Acting Sequence Within The 5' Untranslated Region Of The Viral Genome, Shaima Akhlaq Nov 2017

Mmtv Gene Expression Depends Upon A Short Cis Acting Sequence Within The 5' Untranslated Region Of The Viral Genome, Shaima Akhlaq

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Retroviral genomes have been shown to contain regulatory sequences at the 3’ end of their genomes that have been implicated in critical steps of the viral life cycle, including nucleocytoplasmic RNA export, RNA stability, and post-nuclear export functions, such as translation. Recently mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) has been shown to encode Rem protein and its cis-acting cognate sequence located at the 3’ of the genome, the Rem-responsive element (RmRE). The binding of Rem to RmRE facilitates the export of genomic RNA (gRNA) from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. Using an expression system, our previous results have shown that …

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The Neural Basis Of Human Female Mate Copying: An Empathy-Based Social Learning Process, Jin-Ying Zhuang, Xiaoqing Ji, Zhiyong Zhao, Mingxia Fan, Norman P. Li Nov 2017

The Neural Basis Of Human Female Mate Copying: An Empathy-Based Social Learning Process, Jin-Ying Zhuang, Xiaoqing Ji, Zhiyong Zhao, Mingxia Fan, Norman P. Li

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate the neural basis of human female mate copying.Consistent with previous mate copying effects, women's attractiveness ratings for target males increased significantlygreater after the males were observed paired with romantic partners versus ordinary friends, and this wasmainly accounted for by males being paired with attractive romantic partners. Attractiveness ratings for male targetswere lower when they were paired with an attractive opposite-sex friend. The fMRI data showed that the observationallearning process in mate copying recruited brain regions including the putamen, the inferior frontal gyrus, themiddle cingulate, the SMA, the insula, and the thalamus …

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In The Organization’S Shadow: How Individual Behavior Is Shaped By Organizational Leakage, Matthew E. Brashears, Michael Genkin, Chan S. Suh Nov 2017

In The Organization’S Shadow: How Individual Behavior Is Shaped By Organizational Leakage, Matthew E. Brashears, Michael Genkin, Chan S. Suh

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Individuals who join an organization often adopt its characteristic behaviors, but does the same effect extend to nearby nonmembers, and is this process impeded or enhanced by the competition between organizations? This article argues that organizations influence the behavior of both members and proximate nonmembers in a process we term “organizational leakage” and that competition between organizations moderates the impact of any one of them on individual behavior. This article finds, using the Add Health data, that an individual’s location in an organizational ecology is an important predictor of his or her behavior, even while controlling for other factors, including …

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The Neural Basis Of Human Female Mate Copying: An Empathy-Based Social Learning Process, Jin-Ying Zhuang, Xiaoqing Ji, Zhiyong Zhao, Mingxia Fan, Norman P. Li Nov 2017

The Neural Basis Of Human Female Mate Copying: An Empathy-Based Social Learning Process, Jin-Ying Zhuang, Xiaoqing Ji, Zhiyong Zhao, Mingxia Fan, Norman P. Li

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate the neural basis of human female mate copying.Consistent with previous mate copying effects, women's attractiveness ratings for target males increased significantlygreater after the males were observed paired with romantic partners versus ordinary friends, and this wasmainly accounted for by males being paired with attractive romantic partners. Attractiveness ratings for male targetswere lower when they were paired with an attractive opposite-sex friend. The fMRI data showed that the observationallearning process in mate copying recruited brain regions including the putamen, the inferior frontal gyrus, themiddle cingulate, the SMA, the insula, and the thalamus …

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Jetstream Volume 2 Issue 1, Nancy Anzalone, Tabitha M. Ochtera Mlis, Theresa Rienzo Mlis, Shikha Joseph Mlis, Tim Hasin Mlis, Nikki Palumbo Mlis, Maya Wilder Mlis, Curt Friehs Mlis, Madeleine Nash Mlis Nov 2017

Jetstream Volume 2 Issue 1, Nancy Anzalone, Tabitha M. Ochtera Mlis, Theresa Rienzo Mlis, Shikha Joseph Mlis, Tim Hasin Mlis, Nikki Palumbo Mlis, Maya Wilder Mlis, Curt Friehs Mlis, Madeleine Nash Mlis

JETstream: Library Newsletter

Although summer tends to be when we might experience a bit of a respite on campus, that was certainly not the case here at the JET Library. The library underwent some significant renovations to two of our instruction rooms, Educational Resource Center, and the Suffolk Extension Center Library. We also acquired several new products and technologies such as the DigitalCommons and BrowZine, which you may read about further in this issue of JETstream. At the start of the semester, we continued our annual tradition of hosting the JET Library Pizza Party to welcome the incoming freshmen, as well as our …

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Songbirds Work Around Computational Complexity By Learning Song Vocabulary Independently Of Sequence, Dina Lipkind, Anja T. Zai, Alexander Hanuschkin, Gary F. Marcus, Ofer Tchernichovski, Richard H.R. Hahnloser Nov 2017

Songbirds Work Around Computational Complexity By Learning Song Vocabulary Independently Of Sequence, Dina Lipkind, Anja T. Zai, Alexander Hanuschkin, Gary F. Marcus, Ofer Tchernichovski, Richard H.R. Hahnloser

Publications and Research

While acquiring motor skills, animals transform their plastic motor sequences to match desired targets. However, because both the structure and temporal position of individual gestures are adjustable, the number of possible motor transformations increases exponentially with sequence length. Identifying the optimal transformation towards a given target is therefore a computationally intractable problem. Here we show an evolutionary workaround for reducing the computational complexity of song learning in zebra finches. We prompt juveniles to modify syllable phonology and sequence in a learned song to match a newly introduced target song. Surprisingly, juveniles match each syllable to the most spectrally similar sound …

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Psychological Research In Action: Mentoring At An Urban Hsi Institution With Intersectional Perspectives And Outcomes, Pa Her, Jean E. Hillstrom, Amanda Almond Nov 2017

Psychological Research In Action: Mentoring At An Urban Hsi Institution With Intersectional Perspectives And Outcomes, Pa Her, Jean E. Hillstrom, Amanda Almond

Publications and Research

This paper is from the perspective of three women who are psychology faculty members at various points in their professional development. It was written with the intention to promote ways for students and faculty members of color to construct representations of themselves as mentors. The New York City College of Technology’s (City Tech) participation in National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institute of Health (NIH) grants, as well as institutionally-funded research initiatives, provided the authors with a context for engaging undergraduate students through research within the field of psychology. City Tech is a Hispanic serving institution with an urban campus …

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Weight Beliefs And Messages: Mindsets Predict Body-Shame And Anti-Fat Attitudes Via Attributions, Jeni L. Burnette, Crystal L. Hoyt, Carol S. Dweck, Lisa Auster-Gussman Nov 2017

Weight Beliefs And Messages: Mindsets Predict Body-Shame And Anti-Fat Attitudes Via Attributions, Jeni L. Burnette, Crystal L. Hoyt, Carol S. Dweck, Lisa Auster-Gussman

Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications

In two samples (N=247, N= 291), we examined the link between beliefs and messages about the changeable (incremental theory) vs. fixed (entity theory) nature of weight, attributions for weight, and body shame. We recruited participants using online sampling, employing a correlational design in Study 1 and an experimental design in Study 2. Across both studies, we found evidence for the stigma-asymmetry effect—incremental, relative to entity beliefs/messages of weight predicted both (a) stronger onset responsibility attributions, indirectly increasing body shame and (b) stronger offset efficacy attributions, indirectly decreasing body shame. Study 2 replicated the stigma-asymmetry effect with anti-fat …

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From No Child Left Behind To Every Student Succeeds: Back To A Future For Education Federalism, Michael Heise Nov 2017

From No Child Left Behind To Every Student Succeeds: Back To A Future For Education Federalism, Michael Heise

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

When passed in 2001, the No Child Left Behind Act represented the federal government’s most dramatic foray into the elementary and secondary public school policymaking terrain. While critics emphasized the Act’s overreliance on standardized testing and its reduced school district and state autonomy, proponents lauded the Act’s goal to close the achievement gap between middle- and upper-middle-class students and students historically ill served by their schools. Whatever structural changes the No Child Left Behind Act achieved, however, were largely undone in 2015 by the Every Student Succeeds Act, which repositioned significant federal education policy control in state governments. From a …

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Magnetic Sensing Potential Of Fe3o4 Nanocubes Exceeds That Of Fe3o4 Nanospheres, Arati G. Kolhatkar, Yi-Ting Chen, Pawilai Chinwangso, Ivan Nekrashevich, Gamage C. Dannangoda, Ankit Singh, Andrew C. Jamison, Oussama Zenasni, Irene A. Rusakova, Karen S. Martirosyan Nov 2017

Magnetic Sensing Potential Of Fe3o4 Nanocubes Exceeds That Of Fe3o4 Nanospheres, Arati G. Kolhatkar, Yi-Ting Chen, Pawilai Chinwangso, Ivan Nekrashevich, Gamage C. Dannangoda, Ankit Singh, Andrew C. Jamison, Oussama Zenasni, Irene A. Rusakova, Karen S. Martirosyan

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

This paper highlights the relation between the shape of iron oxide (Fe3O4) particles and their magnetic sensing ability. We synthesized Fe3O4 nanocubes and nanospheres having tunable sizes via solvothermal and thermal decomposition synthesis reactions, respectively, to obtain samples in which the volumes and body diagonals/diameters were equivalent. Vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM) data showed that the saturation magnetization (Ms) and coercivity of 100–225 nm cubic magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were, respectively, 1.4–3.0 and 1.1–8.4 times those of spherical MNPs on a same-volume and same-body diagonal/diameter basis. The Curie temperature for the cubic Fe3O4 MNPs for each size was also higher …

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Shell Effects On Acoustic Performance Of A Drug-Delivery System Activated By Ultrasound., Lauren J Jablonowski, Michael C Cochran, John R. Eisenbrey, Nutte T. Teraphongphom, Margaret A Wheatley Nov 2017

Shell Effects On Acoustic Performance Of A Drug-Delivery System Activated By Ultrasound., Lauren J Jablonowski, Michael C Cochran, John R. Eisenbrey, Nutte T. Teraphongphom, Margaret A Wheatley

Department of Radiology Faculty Papers

The composition of microcapsules designed for drug delivery significantly impacts their properties. Ultrasound contrast agents, consisting of stabilized microbubbles (MBs), have emerged as versatile potential drug delivery vehicles to both image and overcome challenges associated with systemic chemotherapy. In our development of polylactic acid MBs decorated with immune-shielding polyethylene glycol chains, we have shown that the balance between acoustic behavior and immune avoidance was scalable and amenable to two distinct PEGylation methods, either incorporation of 5 wt% PEGylated PLA or insertion of 1 wt% PEGylated lipid (LipidPEG) in the polymeric shell. Here we describe the effects of shell compositions on …

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Satellite Observed Water Quality Changes In The Laurentian Great Lakes Due To Invasive Species, Anthropogenic Forcing, And Climate Change, Robert A. Shuchman, Karl Bosse, Michael J. Sayers, Gary L. Fahnenstiel, George Leshkevich Nov 2017

Satellite Observed Water Quality Changes In The Laurentian Great Lakes Due To Invasive Species, Anthropogenic Forcing, And Climate Change, Robert A. Shuchman, Karl Bosse, Michael J. Sayers, Gary L. Fahnenstiel, George Leshkevich

Michigan Tech Research Institute Publications

Long time series of ocean and land color satellite data can be used to measure Laurentian Great Lakes water quality parameters including chlorophyll, suspended minerals, harmful algal blooms (HABs), photic zone and primary productivity on weekly, monthly and annual observational intervals. The observed changes in these water quality parameters over time are a direct result of the introduction of invasive species such as the Dreissena mussels as well as anthropogenic forcing and climate change. Time series of the above mentioned water quality parameters have been generated based on a range of satellite sensors, starting with Landsat in the 1970s and …

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Clinical Manifestations And Outcomes Of Patients With Mycosis Fungoides In Mansoura, Egypt, Shereen Alashry, Engy Aboelnaga, Wafaa Elbeshbeshi Nov 2017

Clinical Manifestations And Outcomes Of Patients With Mycosis Fungoides In Mansoura, Egypt, Shereen Alashry, Engy Aboelnaga, Wafaa Elbeshbeshi

Mansoura Medical Journal

Background: Mycosis fungoides(MF) is considered as the most prevalentform of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. It is well known that diagnosis of MF isdifficult due to its extremely diverse manifestations and non-specific histopathologicalfindings. Besides, MF has a chronic relapsing course, and afflictedpatients are often receiving multiple as well as consecutive drug regimens. Objective:Toassess the demographic profiles, skin-directed therapies, systemictherapies, and the response to therapy in patients with MF.Methods:This retrospective study was performed on cases with pathologicalconfirmation of MF. Patients' data were collected from Clinical OncologyandDermatology departments, Mansoura University Hospital from January2006to December 2013. Results:A total of 55 cases(30 males and 25 females) …

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Potential Neuroprotective Effect Of Clopidogrel On Aluminum Chloride-Induced Alzheimer Disease In Rats., Noura Khalaf, Rehab Ashour, Mona Youssef, Youssef Mosaad, Mohamed Daba, Farida El Banna Nov 2017

Potential Neuroprotective Effect Of Clopidogrel On Aluminum Chloride-Induced Alzheimer Disease In Rats., Noura Khalaf, Rehab Ashour, Mona Youssef, Youssef Mosaad, Mohamed Daba, Farida El Banna

Mansoura Medical Journal

Background and aim: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a common progressivedisease characterized by neurodegeneration. Multiple molecular mechanismssuch as amyloid β (Aβ)formation, tau protein hyperphosphorylation,reducedcholinergic neurotransmission, oxidative stress, and neuroinflammationare involved in the disease pathophysiology. The purpose of thisstudywas to assess potential neuroprotective effect of clopidogrel in ADmodelinduced by aluminum chloride (AlCl3) in ratsMethods: Fortyadult male Sprague-Dawley rats were haphazardly separated into fourgroupsof ten rats each: Control, AlCl3 (100 mg/kg orally), AlCl3 + Memantine(10 mg/kg orally), and AlCl3 + Clopidogrel groups (20 mg/kg orally).AlCl3and drugs were administrated once every day for 42 days. The spatiallearningand memory were evaluated using Morris Water Maze …

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Mariana Convergent Margin And South Chamorro Seamount Preliminary Report, Patricia Fryer, C. G. Wheat, Trevor Williams, Jeffrey G. Ryan, Expedition 366 Scientists Nov 2017

Mariana Convergent Margin And South Chamorro Seamount Preliminary Report, Patricia Fryer, C. G. Wheat, Trevor Williams, Jeffrey G. Ryan, Expedition 366 Scientists

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Geologic processes at convergent plate margins control geochemical cycling, seismicity, and deep biosphere activity in subduction zones and suprasubduction zone lithosphere. International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 366 was designed to address the nature of these processes in the shallow to intermediate depth of the Mariana subduction channel. Although no technology is available to permit direct sampling of the subduction channel of an intraoceanic convergent margin at depths up to 18 km, the Mariana forearc region (between the trench and the active volcanic arc) provides a means to access this zone. Active conduits, resulting from fractures in the forearc, are …

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Darwin Day In Deep Time: Promoting Evolutionary Science Through Paleontology, Sarah L. Sheffield, Jennifer E. Bauer Nov 2017

Darwin Day In Deep Time: Promoting Evolutionary Science Through Paleontology, Sarah L. Sheffield, Jennifer E. Bauer

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Charles Darwin’s birthday, February 12th, is an international celebration coined Darwin Day. During the week of his birthday, universities, museums, and science-oriented organizations worldwide host events that celebrate Darwin’s scientific achievements in evolutionary biology. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT) has one of the longest running celebrations in the nation, with 2016 marking the 19th year. For 2016, the theme for our weeklong series of events was paleontology, chosen to celebrate new research in the field and to highlight the specific misconceptions of evolution within the context of geologic time. We provide insight into the workings of one of our …

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Entrainment Of Voluntary Movement To Undetected Auditory Regularities, Aaron Schurger, Nathan Faivre, Leila Cammoun, Bianca Trovó, Olaf Blanke Nov 2017

Entrainment Of Voluntary Movement To Undetected Auditory Regularities, Aaron Schurger, Nathan Faivre, Leila Cammoun, Bianca Trovó, Olaf Blanke

Psychology Faculty Articles and Research

In physics “entrainment” refers to the synchronization of two coupled oscillators with similar fundamental frequencies. In behavioral science, entrainment refers to the tendency of humans to synchronize their movements with rhythmic stimuli. Here, we asked whether human subjects performing a tapping task would entrain their tapping to an undetected auditory rhythm surreptitiously introduced in the guise of ambient background noise in the room. Subjects performed two different tasks, one in which they tapped their finger at a steady rate of their own choosing and one in which they performed a single abrupt finger tap on each trial after a delay …

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High-Throughput Single-Molecule Telomere Characterization, Jennifer Mccaffrey, Eleanor Young, Katy Lassahn, Justin Sibert, Steven Pastor, Harold Riethman, Ming Xiao Nov 2017

High-Throughput Single-Molecule Telomere Characterization, Jennifer Mccaffrey, Eleanor Young, Katy Lassahn, Justin Sibert, Steven Pastor, Harold Riethman, Ming Xiao

School of Medical Diagnostics & Translational Sciences Publications

We have developed a novel method that enables global subtelomere and haplotype-resolved analysis of telomere lengths at the single-molecule level. An in vitro CRISPR/Cas9 RNA-directed nickase system directs the specific labeling of human (TTAGGG) n DNA tracts in genomes that have also been barcoded using a separate nickase enzyme that recognizes a 7bp motif genome-wide. High-throughput imaging and analysis of large DNA single molecules from genomes labeled in this fashion using a nanochannel array system permits mapping through subtelomere repeat element (SRE) regions to unique chromosomal DNA while simultaneously measuring the (TTAGGG) n tract length at the end of each …

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Contribution Of East Africa Region To Open Access Literature: The Case Of Opendoar, Mussa Ndambile Chirwa, Ester Ernest Mnzava Nov 2017

Contribution Of East Africa Region To Open Access Literature: The Case Of Opendoar, Mussa Ndambile Chirwa, Ester Ernest Mnzava

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Validating Sidescan Sonar As A Fish Survey Tool Over Artificial Reefs, Michael A. Bollinger, Richard Kline Nov 2017

Validating Sidescan Sonar As A Fish Survey Tool Over Artificial Reefs, Michael A. Bollinger, Richard Kline

School of Earth, Environmental, & Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

Visual observation methods via SCUBA are commonly used to survey artificial reef fish, although conditions in the Gulf of Mexico often make surveys difficult or even dangerous for divers. In this study, sidescan sonar was used to quantify water-column fish abundance and was compared to the established visual observation methods on SCUBA over four reef sites. Calibrated intensity values measured from sidescan sonar echo returns were used to estimate fish body length and to calculate scaled biomass (g/m2 reef) from a pooled fish length–weight relationship of commonly observed reef fish in the area. Sidescan sonar methods were equivalent to SCUBA …

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Investigating The Mechanistic Mode Of Action Of Novel Cu(Ii) Complexes As Potential Chemotherapeutics Drugs, Garret Rochford Nov 2017

Investigating The Mechanistic Mode Of Action Of Novel Cu(Ii) Complexes As Potential Chemotherapeutics Drugs, Garret Rochford

Doctoral

A new class of Cu(II) phenanthroline-phenazine complexes (developed in Dublin City University) have recently been reported to have the highest DNA binding constants of any copper therapeutic complex and at a similar level to Actinomycin. These new complexes show great clinical potential with their high activity against a range of in-vitro mammalian cell lines including those with cisplatin resistance however the underlying biological mechanism of their action has yet to be explored in-depth. The biological data generated in this project has examined the activity of the Cu(II) phenanthroline-phenazine complexes in selected mammalian cells lines in-vitro and demonstrated that the Cu(II) …

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Parental Co‐Construction Of 5‐ To 13‐Year‐Olds' Global Self‐Esteem Through Reminiscing About Past Events, Michelle A. Harris, M. B. Donnellan, Jen Guo, Dan P. Mcadams, Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal, Kali H. Trzesniewski Nov 2017

Parental Co‐Construction Of 5‐ To 13‐Year‐Olds' Global Self‐Esteem Through Reminiscing About Past Events, Michelle A. Harris, M. B. Donnellan, Jen Guo, Dan P. Mcadams, Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal, Kali H. Trzesniewski

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

The current study explored parental processes associated with children's global self‐esteem development. Eighty 5‐ to 13‐year‐olds and one of their parents provided qualitative and quantitative data through questionnaires, open‐ended questions, and a laboratory‐based reminiscing task. Parents who included more explanations of emotions when writing about the lowest points in their lives were more likely to discuss explanations of emotions experienced in negative past events with their child, which was associated with child attachment security. Attachment was associated with concurrent self‐esteem, which predicted relative increases in self‐esteem 16 months later, on average. Finally, parent support also predicted residual increases in self‐esteem. …

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Mr. Robert Calvin "Bob" Harrison Nov 2017

Mr. Robert Calvin "Bob" Harrison

African American Funeral Programs

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