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Investigations To Extend Viability Of A Rainbow Trout Primary Gill Cell Culture, Richard J. Maunder, Matthew G. Baron, Stewart F. Owen, Awadhesh N. Jha

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

Exploring The Role Of Competition Induced By Non-Vaccine Serotypes For Herd Protection Following Pneumococcal Vaccination, Gl Masala, M Lipsitch, C Bottomley, S Flasche

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

The competitive pressure from non-vaccine serotypes may have helped pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) to limit vaccine-type (VT) serotype prevalence. We aimed to investigate if, consequently, the indirect protection of vaccines targeting most pneumococcal serotypes could fall short of the profound effects of current formulations. We compared three previously described pneumococcal models harmonized to simulate 20 serotypes with a combined pre-vaccination prevalence in children younger than 5-years-old of 40%. We simulated vaccines of increasing valency by adding serotypes in order of their competitiveness and explored their ability to reduce VT carriage by 95% within 10 years after introduction. All models predicted …

Comparison Of Thaumarchaeotal Populations From Four Deep Sea Basins., Stephen Techtmann, Nagissa Mahmoudi, Kendall T Whitt, Maria Fernanda Campa, Julian L Fortney, Dominique C Joyner, Terry C Hazen

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

The nitrogen cycle in the marine environment is strongly affected by ammonia-oxidizing Thaumarchaeota. In some marine settings, Thaumarchaeotes can comprise a large percentage of the prokaryotic population. To better understand the biogeographic patterns of Thaumarchaeotes, we sought to investigate differences in their abundance and phylogenetic diversity between geographically distinct basins. Samples were collected from four marine basins (The Caspian Sea, the Great Australian Bight, and the Central and Eastern Mediterranean). The concentration of bacterial and archaeal 16S rRNA genes and archaeal amoA genes were assessed using qPCR. Minimum entropy decomposition was used to elucidate the fine-scale diversity of Thaumarchaeotes. We …

Pro-Inflammatory Chemokines And Cytokines Dominate The Blister Fluid Molecular Signature In Patients With Epidermolysis Bullosa And Affect Leukocyte And Stem Cell Migration., Vitali Alexeev, Julio Cesar Salas-Alanis, Francis Palisson, Lila Mukhtarzada, Giulio Fortuna, Jouni Uitto, Andrew P. South, Olga Igoucheva

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers

Hereditary epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is associated with skin blistering and the development of chronic nonhealing wounds. Although clinical studies have shown that cell-based therapies improve wound healing, the recruitment of therapeutic cells to blistering skin and to more advanced skin lesions remains a challenge. Here, we analyzed cytokines and chemokines in blister fluids of patients affected by dystrophic, junctional, and simplex EB. Our analysis revealed high levels of CXCR1, CXCR2, CCR2, and CCR4 ligands, particularly dominant in dystrophic and junctional EB. In vitro migration assays demonstrated the preferential recruitment of CCR4⁺ lymphocytes and CXCR1⁺, CXCR2⁺, …

Modernizing Dermatology Interest Groups In Medical School: Certificate Programs, Jordan Wang, Dorota Z. Korta, Matthew Keller

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers

This commentary addresses the increasingly competitive nature of applying to dermatology residency programs and how both interest groups in medical schools and their dermatology departments can help to better prepare applicants. As previous literature argued that dermatology has been underemphasized in medical school curricula, we propose five fundamental options that interest groups can implement in order to offer increased exposure to our field in medical training. Furthermore, with the recent trend of many schools conferring certificates in various specialized concentrations, we also discuss interest groups pioneering certificate-granting programs in dermatology competency. The pros and cons of having a recognized certificate …

Dementia Risk: Is It Nature Or Nurture?, Maria C. Norton, Elizabeth B. Fauth, Jessica Weyerman

All Current Publications

Alzheimer’s is a complex disease for which there is no known method for reversing its effects and no known cure for those who develop it. While a large part of the risk for developing AD comes from genes we inherit, there is evidence suggesting that an even greater part of our risk comes from our “environment,” and more specifically, our lifestyle.

Spatially Varying Density Dependence Drives A Shifting Mosaic Of Survival In A Recovering Apex Predator (Canis Lupus), Shawn O'Neil, Joseph K. Bump, Dean E. Beyer

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

Understanding landscape patterns in mortality risk is crucial for promoting recovery of threatened and endangered species. Humans affect mortality risk in large carnivores such as wolves (Canis lupus), but spatiotemporally varying density dependence can significantly influence the landscape of survival. This potentially occurs when density varies spatially and risk is unevenly distributed. We quantified spatiotemporal sources of variation in survival rates of gray wolves (C. lupus) during a 21-year period of population recovery in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA. We focused on mapping risk across time using Cox Proportional Hazards (CPH) models with time-dependent covariates, thus exploring a shifting …

November 2017 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Associations Between Self-Reported Sleep Quality And White Matter In Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study, Claire E. Sexton, Enikő Zsoldos, Nicola Filippini, Ludovica Griffanti, Anderson M. Winkler, Abda Mahmood, Charlotte L. Allan, Anya Topiwala, Simon D. Kyle, Kai Spiegelhalder

School of Medicine Publications

Both sleep disturbances and decline in white matter microstructure are commonly observed in ageing populations, as well as in age-related psychiatric and neurological illnesses. A relationship between sleep and white matter microstructure may underlie such relationships, but few imaging studies have directly examined this hypothesis. In a study of 448 community-dwelling members of the Whitehall II Imaging Sub-Study aged between 60 and 82 years (90 female, mean age 69.2 ± 5.1 years), we used the magnetic resonance imaging technique diffusion tensor imaging to examine the relationship between self-reported sleep quality and white matter microstructure. Poor sleep quality at the time …

Capsense: Capacitor-Based Activity Sensing For Kinetic Energy Harvesting Powered Wearable Devices, Guohao Lan, Dong Ma, Weitao Xu, Mahbub Hassan, Wen Hu

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

We propose a new activity sensing method, CapSense, which detects activities of daily living (ADL) by sampling the voltage of the kinetic energy harvesting (KEH) capacitor at an ultra low sampling rate. Unlike conventional sensors that generate only instantaneous motion information of the subject, KEH capacitors accumulate and store human generated energy over time. Given that humans produce kinetic energy at distinct rates for different ADL, the KEH capacitor can be sampled only once in a while to observe the energy generation rate and identify the current activity. Thus, with CapSense, it is possible to avoid collecting time series motion …

Investigating Habituation To Premonitory Urges In Behavior Therapy For Tic Disorders, David C. Houghton, Matthew R. Capriotti, Lawrence Scahill, Sabine Wilhelm, Alan L. Peterson, John T. Walkup, John Piacentini, Douglas W. Woods

Psychology Faculty Research and Publications

Behavior therapy is effective for Persistent Tic Disorders (PTDs), but behavioral processes facilitating tic reduction are not well understood. One process, habituation, is thought to create tic reduction through decreases in premonitory urge severity. The current study tested whether premonitory urges decreased in youth with PTDs (N = 126) and adults with PTDs (N = 122) who participated in parallel randomized clinical trials comparing behavior therapy to psychoeducation and supportive therapy (PST). Trends in premonitory urges, tic severity, and treatment outcome were analyzed according to the predictions of a habituation model, whereby urge severity would be expected to …

General And Specific Promotion Of Flagellar Assembly By A Flagellar Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase, Xiaoyan Zhu, Emiliya Poghosyan, Radhika Gopal, Yi Liu, Kristine S. Ciruelas, Yousif Maizy, Dennis R. Diener, Stephen M. King, Takashi Ishikawa, Pinfen Yang

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

Nucleoside diphosphate kinases (NDKs) play a central role in diverse cellular processes using the canonical NDK activity or alternative mechanisms that remain poorly defined. Our study of dimeric NDK5 in a flagellar motility control complex, the radial spoke (RS), has revealed new modalities. The flagella in Chlamydomonas ndk5 mutant were paralyzed, albeit only deficient in three RS subunits. RS morphology appeared severely changed in averaged cryo-electron tomograms, suggesting that NDK5 is crucial for the intact spokehead formation as well as RS structural stability. Intriguingly, ndk5’s flagella were also short, resembling those of an allelic spoke-less mutant. All ndk5’s phenotypes were …

Biographical Sketches Of The 2012 Agora Writers, Editor Editor

Agora

No abstract provided.

The Cave Of Education, Kate Flinchbaugh

Agora

No abstract provided.

Deep Understandings And Thick Descriptions: Tackling Questions About Race, Gertrude Tinker Sachs, Rachel Grant, Shelley Wong

Intersections: Critical Issues in Education

In this article, three professors of color speak out in response to the continuation of White police killings of Black people in the United States. We contend that there is a strong need for everyone, professors and educators in particular, to be proactive in confronting racism by tackling not avoiding, difficult questions and conversations. We propose that through the enactment of deep understandings and thick descriptions in our classrooms at all levels we may encourage a critical humanitarian response to the challenges of not knowing the diverse “Other.” We present real experiences from our teaching to illustrate the kinds of …

10-31-2017 Weatherford Merchants To Celebrate Swosu Homecoming, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2017

Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford will host its 2017 Homecoming this Friday and Saturday, November 3-4, with a wide variety of festivities.

Front Matter, The Editors

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

No abstract provided.

An Assessment Of The Business Model Paradigm Shift In Education, Richard Gardiner, Jessica O'Keeffe

Journal of Contemporary Research in Education

No abstract provided.

Improving Literacy Rates For Students With Dyslexia In A Rural School District, Steven W. Havens, Michael Seth Mott

Journal of Contemporary Research in Education

This applied research study aimed to improve literacy rates for students identified as having dyslexic tendencies in the Lynn County School District (LCSD). The need to improve literacy rates of students with dyslexia in the Reaching Reading Success Program was identified through Mississippi K-3 Assessment Support System data. Using the two elements found in the program evaluation, accurate identification of dyslexic students and multisensory interventions the study sought to improve the literacy rates for students with dyslexia in kindergarten. Assessment, survey, and interview data were used in this applied research study to determine success. The findings indicated early identification, multi-sensory …

From Oral To Written Language: Scaffolding Literacy Development In A Kindergarten Classroom, Cynthia Leung

Journal of Contemporary Research in Education

The purpose of the present study was to explore how an experienced kindergarten teacher used oral language to scaffold her students in their development of written language skills. The research design was a yearlong qualitative case study that employed prolonged engagement, persistent observation, and triangulation. Data sources included participant observation, fieldnotes, audio and video recording of classroom literacy events, informal interviews with the teacher and students, photographs, and a collection of students’ drawings/writings. This article provides examples of read-aloud and writing events where the classroom teacher made connections between oral and written language or re-accented the students’ oral productions into …

Meningkatkan Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis Peserta Didik Melalui Pembelajaran Ipa Berbasis Potensi Lokal Jepara, Aries Anisa

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis efektivitas pembelajaran IPA berbasis potensi lokal Jepara untuk meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis peserta didik SMPN 1 Bangsri Jepara. Metode penelitian ini adalah kuasi ekspreimen dengan cluster random sampling dan pretest-posttest control group design. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah RPP dan LKPD berbasis potensi lokal Jepara serta soal keterampilan berpikir kritis yang telah valid melalui validasi ahli, praktisi dan teman sejawat. Aktivitas pembelajaran IPA pada penelitian ini memungkinkan peserta didik memperoleh pengalaman secara langsung melalui interaksi dengan pelaku wirausaha pembuatan gerabah dan mebel Jepara sebagai bagian potensi lokal Jepara yang berkaitan dengan materi pembelajaran IPA. Hal ini …

Pengembangan Ssp Biologi Domain Kreativitas Untuk Meningkatkan Karakter Kreatif, Tanggung Jawab Dan Prestasi Belajar Siswa, Ary Kusmawati

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk: (1) mengembangkan SSP Biologi berbasis domain kreativitas dalam mengembangkan karakter kreatif dan tanggung jawab pada diri siswa; (2) mengetahui kualitas SSP Biologi berbasis domain kreativitas untuk meningkatkan karakter kreatif dan tanggung jawab pada siswa; (3) mengetahui SSP Biologi berbasis domain kreativitas yang dihasilkan mampu meningkatkan karakter kreatif dan tanggung jawab serta prestasi hasil belajar siswa. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Research and Development (R & D). Subjek uji coba dalam penelitian ini adalah kelas XI IPA 3 (sebagai kelas kontrol) dan XI IPA 5 (sebagai kelas treatmen) yang masing-masing kelas terdiri atas 30 siswa. …

Developing The Life Skills-Based Student Worksheet For Minor Chemical Industries, Devita Cahyani Nugraheny

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

This study aimed at identifying and developing the quality of life skills-based student's worksheet for minor chemical industries. This study was a research and development that referred to the developmental model proposed by Borg & Gall. The procedures in this study consisted of four stages namely introduction, planning, product design, and product validation. The product validation was conducted by the peer reviewers, the media and material experts and the Chemistry teachers in order to gather assessment and suggestions on the quality of student's worksheet that had been implemented to the Chemistry teachers in SMK N 1 Panjatan. The data gathering …

Pengaruh Pembelajaran Dengan Pendekatan Inquiry Terhadap Penguasaan Konsep Dan Scientific Skill Materi Sistem Pencernaan, Nanik Rahayu

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan pengaruh pembelajaran dengan pendekatan guided dan Structured Inquiry terhadap kemampuan penguasaan konsep dan scientific skill siswa kelas XI SMA Negeri 3 Yogyakarta. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuasi eksperimen menggunakan desain pretest posttest comparison group design. Sampel penelitian adalah dua kelas XI IPA yang diambil secara acak, satu kelas Guided Inquiry dan satu kelas Structured Inquiry. Data yang diambil berupa nilai penguasaan konsep dan keterampilan scientific skill. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan Uji t. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran menggunakan guided dan Structured Inquiry dapat meningkatakna penguasaan konsep siswa dengan perbedaan yang signifikan …

Pengembangan Bahan Ajar Ipa Terintegrasi Nilai Islam Untuk Meningkatkan Sikap Dan Prestasi Belajar Ipa Siswa, Susilowati Susilowati

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan bahan ajar IPA yang terintegrasi nilai Islam, mengetahui kelayakan dan keefektifan bahan ajar yang dikembangkan untuk meningkatkan sikap dan prestasi belajar IPA. Sikap terdiri dari sikap religi dan sikap positif terhadap IPA. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Research and Development (R&D) yang dikembangkan oleh Borg & Gall. Teknik analisis data menggunakan gain score, independent t test, dan uji MANOVA. Bahan ajar dalam bentuk buku siswa MTs dan buku guru MTs. Penilaian produk buku siswa MTs menurut ahli materi dan ahli media berkategori "sangat baik". Buku guru MTs menurut ahli materi berkategori "baik" …

Developing Pbl Kit By Utilizing Blog In Order To Improve Scientific Process And Problem Solving Skills In Physics Learning, Siti Maria Ulva

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

The study aimed at generating PBL-based learning kit product by utilizing blog, at meeting the criteria of learning kit feasibility, at testing the effectiveness of learning kit that the researcher had developed and at identifying the learning participants' scientific process and problem solving skills. In conducting the study, the researcher implemented the 4-D Model. The learning kit development started involved preliminary study, product design, expert and practitioner test, limited experiment and field experiment. The instruments that had been deployed in conducting the study consisted of validation sheet, learning management observation sheet, student response sheet, teacher interview sheet and learning results …

Pengembangan Penilaian Proyek Pembelajaran Ipa Berbasis Discovery Learning Untuk Mengukur Keterampilan Pemecahan Masalah, Vidya Putri Sukmasari, Dadan Rosana

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan instrumen penilaian proyek berbasis model discovery learning yang layak digunakan dan sebagai salah satu inovasi pengembangan penilaian proyek secara lebih oprasional. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan dengan mengintegrasikan model 4-D dengan model pengembangan instrumen non tes. Subjek uji coba yaitu peserta didik Kelas VIII SMP Muhammadiyah 3 Depok, Kabupaten Sleman. Data dalam penelitian ini diperoleh melalui: (1) penilaian berdasarkan masukan para ahli, untuk menentukan validitas isi instrumen; (2) hasil uji coba terbatas untuk menentukan reliabilitas instrumen, instrumen pengumpulan data berupa lembar observasi penilaian proyek untuk mengukur keterampilan pemecahan masalah. Instrumen penilaian proyek berbasis model discovery …

Back Matter, The Editors

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

No abstract provided.

Implementasi Model Pembelajaran Ipa Berbasis Kearifan Lokal Untuk Meningkatkan Kreativitas Dan Hasil Belajar Siswa, Aji Pamungkas, Bambang Subali, Suharto Linuwih

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh implementasi model pembelajaran IPA berbasis kearifan lokal terhadap kreativitas dan hasil belajar siswa, serta mengetahui besar peningkatannya. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan quasi eksperimen. Sampel penelitian ini adalah kelas VII F sebagai kelas eksperimen dan VII B sebagai kelas kontrol di SMP Negeri 22 Semarang. Pemilihan sampel menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Aspek kreativitas yang diteliti terdiri atas kelancaran, keaslian, kesadaran dan ingatan yang diukur dengan lembar observasi. Teknik analisis data menggunakan uji independent sample t-test didapatkan signifikansi data hasil belajar siswa sebesar 0,003 < 0,05 dan signifikansi data hasil observasi kreativitas sebesar 0,003 < 0,05. Artinya ada perbedaan kreativitas dan hasil belajar siswa yang signifikan antara kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. Besar peningkatan hasil belajar siswa pada kelas kontrol sebesar 0,56 kategori sedang, sedangkan pada kelas eksperimen sebesar 0,68 kategori sedang. Besar peningkatan kreativitas siswa pada kelas kontrol sebesar 0,55 kategori sedang, sedangkan pada kelas eksperimen sebesar 0,71 kategori tinggi. Hasil penelitian ini membuktikan bahwa dengan model pembelajaran IPA berbasis kearifan lokal dapat meningkatkan kreativitas dan hasil belajar siswa. Pada penelitian ini nilai kearifan lokal yang diangkat yaitu Kalender Pranata Mangsa yang sudah tertanam di masyarakat Jawa.

Implementation of Science Learning Model Based on Local Wisdom …

The Implementation Of Collaborative-Based Guided Discovery Reviewed From Students' Analytical Thinking Skills And Social Skills, Anwari Adi Nugroho

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of collaborative based Guided Discovery in empowering critical thinking skills and social skills of students in High Plant Systematics Course. It was a quasi-experimental study with One Group Pretest-Posttest Design using one class as an experiment (pretest and posttest). The subjects of the study were 26 students of the fourth semester of Department of Biology Education, Universitas Bangun Nusantara Sukoharjo Academic Year 2015/2016. Data collection techniques were done with tests to measure analytical thinking skills and observation to measure social skills. Data analysis of the result of analytical thinking skills was quantitative descriptive …