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Prospectus, October 18, 2017, Parkland College, Evyjo M. Compton, Alex Davidson, Greg Gancarz, Emma Gray, David Saveanu, Derian Silva

Prospectus 2017

Parkland police talk face-to-face with students; Parkland to show off at upcoming open house; "Blade Runner 2049" a worthy sequel to the sci-fi classic; Midway of Madness serves up frights to the CU area; SciCommons offers one-on-one experience for students; "Help us help you:" mental health at Parkland

The Anchor, Volume 131.06: October 18, 2017, Hope College

The Anchor: 2017

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Digital Reformation, Michael Paulus, Bruce Baker

SPU Works

style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Digital information and communication technologies are rapidly changing how we understand our identities and institutions. Five hundred years ago, new printing technologies created conditions that enabled the Protestant reformation and profoundly changed the world. Today, we are in the midst of a digital revolution. But what is being reformed, and what are we reforming? This session will explore the nature of our present information age and the theological questions it raises, touching on theological principles, cultural critiques, and spiritual practices that can help us reflect on digital reformation and transformation.

Mentalized Affectivity: A New Model And Assessment Of Emotion Regulation, David M. Greenberg, Jonela Kolasi, Camilla P. Hegsted, Yoni Berkowitz, Elliot L. Jurist

Publications and Research

Here we introduce a new assessment of emotion regulation called the Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS). A large online adult sample (N = 2,840) completed the 60-item MAS along with a battery of psychological measures. Results revealed a robust three-component structure underlying mentalized affectivity, which we labeled: Identifying emotions (the ability to identify emotions and to reflect on the factors that influence them); Processing emotions (the ability to modulate and distinguish complex emotions); and Expressing emotions (the tendency to express emotions outwardly or inwardly). Hierarchical modeling suggested that Processing emotions delineates from Identifying them, and Expressing emotions delineates from Processing them. …

Ohio University Presents The 2017-2018 Presidential Leaders At Inauguration (October 18, 2017), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Alumni Profile: Jodie Jawor, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

A University of Dayton alumna recently named a National Science Foundation program director returned to campus last month to give a seminar and discuss career paths with graduate and undergraduate biology students.

Lung Cytokines And Systemic Inflammation In Patients With Copd., Alessandra Morello Gearhart, Rodrigo Cavallazzi, Paula Peyrani, Timothy L. Wiemken, Stephen P. Furmanek, Andrea Reyes-Vega, Umair Gauhar, Hiram Rivas-Perez, Jesse Roman, Julio A. Ramirez, Rafael Fernandez-Botran

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Rationale: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by lung and systemic inflammation. The role of cytokines in local and systemic inflammation in COPD is not well understood. This study aimed to compare plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid cytokine levels in COPD and non-COPD subjects with the intent of better understand their potential roles in driving local and systemic inflammation.

Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed data from 65 subjects: 31 with COPD confirmed by spirometry and 34 non-COPD controls. All subjects underwent spirometry, plasma sample collection, and bronchoscopy/BAL. Levels of 21 inflammatory cytokines were measured in the plasma (systemic …

Unh Researchers To Develop First Strawberry Varieties Specifically For U.S. Organic Production, Lori Tyler Gula

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Substitutions In Conserved Regions Preceding And Within The Linker Affect Activity And Flexibility Of Trnase Zl, The Long Form Of Trnase Z, Makensie Saoura, Kyla Pinnock, Maria Pujantell-Graell, Louis Levinger

Publications and Research

The enzyme tRNase Z, a member of the metallo-β-lactamase family, endonucleolytically removes 3' trailers from precursor tRNAs, preparing them for CCA addition and aminoacylation. The short form of tRNase Z, tRNase ZS, functions as a homodimer and is found in all prokaryotes and some eukaryotes. The long form, tRNase ZL, related to tRNase ZS through tandem duplication and found only in eukaryotes, possesses ~2,000-fold greater catalytic efficiency than tRNase ZS. tRNase ZL consists of related but diverged amino and carboxy domains connected by a flexible linker (also referred to as a flexible tether) and functions as a monomer. The amino …

Differential Roles For Inner Membrane Complex Proteins Across Toxoplasma Gondii And Sarcocystis Neurona Development, Rashmi Dubey, Brooke Harrison, Sriveny Dangoudoubiyam, Giulia Bandini, Katherine Cheng, Aziz Kosber, Carolina Agop-Nersesian, Daniel K. Howe, John Samuelson, David J. P. Ferguson, Marc-Jan Gubbels

Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center Faculty Publications

The inner membrane complex (IMC) of apicomplexan parasites contains a network of intermediate filament-like proteins. The 14 alveolin domain-containing IMC proteins in Toxoplasma gondii fall into different groups defined by their distinct spatiotemporal dynamics during the internal budding process of tachyzoites. Here, we analyzed representatives of different IMC protein groups across all stages of the Toxoplasma life cycle and during Sarcocystis neurona asexual development. We found that across asexually dividing Toxoplasma stages, IMC7 is present exclusively in the mother’s cytoskeleton, whereas IMC1 and IMC3 are both present in mother and daughter cytoskeletons (IMC3 is strongly enriched in daughter buds). In …

A Motivational Account Of The Undergraduate Experience In Science: Brief Measures Of Students' Self-System Appraisals, Engagement In Coursework, And Identity As A Scientist, Emily Saxton, Cailin Currie, Ellen A. Skinner, Gwen Shusterman

Psychology Faculty Publications and Presentations

As part of long-standing efforts to promote undergraduates’ success in science, researchers have investigated the instructional strategies and motivational factors that promote student learning and persistence in science coursework and majors. This study aimed to create a set of brief measures that educators and researchers can use as tools to examine the undergraduate motivational experience in science classes. To identify key motivational processes, we drew on self-determination theory (SDT), which holds that students have fundamental needs – to feel competent, related, and autonomous – that fuel their intrinsic motivation. When educational experiences meet these needs, students engage more energetically and …

Introgression Makes Waves In Inferred Histories Of Effective Population Size, John Hawks

Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints

Human populations have a complex history of introgression and of changing population size. Human genetic variation has been affected by both these processes, so that inference of past population size depends upon the pattern of gene flow and introgression among past populations. One remarkable aspect of human population history as inferred from genetics is a consistent “wave” of larger effective population size, found in both African and non-African populations, that appears to reflect events prior to the last 100,000 years. Here I carry out a series of simulations to investigate how introgression and gene flow from genetically divergent ancestral populations …

The Lumberjack, October 18, 2017

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Prevention Of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome In Spouses With Saf-T Intervention, Paula Cairns, Cindy L. Munro

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Critical illness is a family crisis. Family distress in response to critical illness does not disappear after intensive care unit (ICU) discharge. Ongoing anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are commonly occurring complications in ICU survivors and their families, which have been identified as Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS).

Daily Eastern News: October 18, 2017, Eastern Illinois University

October

No abstract provided.

October 18, 2017, Library Advisory Board, Library Advisory Board

Booth Collaborative Advisory Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Deletion Of The Nr4a Nuclear Receptor Nor1 In Hematopoietic Stem Cells Reduces Inflammation But Not Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Formation, Hua Qing, Karrie L. Jones, Elizabeth B. Heywood, Hong Lu, Alan Daugherty, Dennis Bruemmer

Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: The NR4A3 orphan nuclear hormone receptor, NOR1, functions as a constitutively active transcription factor to regulate inflammation, proliferation, and cell survival during pathological vascular remodeling. Inflammatory processes represent key mechanisms leading to abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) formation. However, a role of NOR1 in AAA formation has not been investigated previously.

Methods: Inflammatory gene expression was analyzed in bone marrow-derived macrophages isolated from NOR1-deficient mice. Low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient (LDLr^−/−) mice were irradiated and reconstituted with hematopoietic stem cells obtained from NOR1−/− or wild-type littermate mice. Animals were infused with angiotensin II and fed a diet enriched in saturated …

Unh Scientists To Develop First Strawberry Varieties Specifically For U.S. Organic Production, Lori Tyler Gula

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Optimizing Stabilized Fluorogypsum To Decrease Dissolution Potential In Aquatic Environments For Construction Of Artificial Reefs, Charles Davis Lofton

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The use of limestone as coastal protection devices and as an oyster cultch material has placed a substantial economic burden on the State of Louisiana. Limestone is not locally available in the State of Louisiana and must be transported from out of state which significantly increases the cost of utilizing the material. Placement of limestone on the unconsolidated soils in coastal Louisiana result in significant losses to sinking of the material due to the density of limestone. Therefore, locally available materials with a lower density compared to limestone are needed to reduce the economic burden of protecting and enhancing coastlines. …

Cosm News, Georgia Southern University

College of Science & Mathematics: News & Publications (2012-2022)

• November 6, 2017: Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer: Beth Middleton, Ph.D.

A Protocol For Preparation And Transfection Of Rat Entorhinal Cortex Organotypic Cultures For Electrophysiological Whole-Cell Recordings, Nicholas I. Cilz, James E. Porter, Saobo Lei

Biomedical Sciences Faculty Publications

Understanding how neuromodulators influence synaptic transmission and intrinsic excitability within the entorhinal cortex (EC) is critical to furthering our understanding of the molecular and cellular aspects of this region. Organotypic cultures can provide a cost-effective means to employ selective molecular biological strategies in elucidating cellular mechanisms of neuromodulation in the EC. We therefore adapted our acute slice model for organotypic culture applications and optimized a protocol for the preparation and biolistic transfection of cultured horizontal EC slices. Here, we present our detailed protocol for culturing EC slices. Using an n-methyl-D-glucamine (NMDG)-containing cutting solution, we obtain healthy EC slice cultures for …

Toddler Sleep Problems, Co-Sleeping, And Maternal Sleep And Mental Health, Lauren Bentley, Bridget Armstrong, Maureen M. Black

Biennial Convention (CONV)

A moderated mediation analysis was conducted to examine relations between toddler/maternal sleep, including co-sleeping practices, and maternal mental health, in mothers of low-income toddlers. Results indicated that among co-sleeping families, the relation between toddler sleep problems and maternal mental health may be explained by shortened maternal nighttime sleep.

Fuel For Life: Literature Review Of Nutrition Education And Assessment Among Older Adults At Home, Maloney Astrup

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Nutrition is the foundation of health, but older adults living at home are at high risk for malnutrition due to incidence of multiple chronic diseases. Due to lack of education, preparation, and healthcare provider confidence, older adults are not being educated or assessed properly for nutritional status.

Prediction-Based Adaptive Robust Control For A Class Of Uncertain Time-Delay Systems, Jayaprakash Suraj Nandiganahalli, Cheolhyeon Kwon, Inseok Hwang

School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Faculty Publications

This paper presents an integrated control design approach for a class of dynamical systems that satisfy a certain matching condition subject to known input time-delay, unknown parameters, and time-varying disturbances, simultaneously. A novel nonlinear predictor adaptive robust control (PARC) is proposed to track a desired state trajectory. The controller uses predictor-based model compensation to attenuate the effect of input time-delay, gradient type projection with prediction-based learning mechanisms to reduce the parameter uncertainties, and prediction-based nonlinear robust feedback to attenuate the effect of model approximation errors and disturbances, simultaneously. The controller guarantees a prescribed transient performance (with global exponential convergence) and …

Mildly Elevated Lactate Levels Are Associated With Microcirculatory Flow Abnormalities And Increased Mortality: A Microsoap Post Hoc Analysis, N. A.R. Vellinga, E. C. Boerma, M. Koopmans, A. Donati, A. Dubin, N. I. Shapiro, R. M. Pearse, Der Voort Phj Van, A. M. Dondorp, Tony Bafi, M. Fries, Tulin Akarsu-Ayazoglu, A. Pranskunas, Steven Hollenberg, Gianmarco Balestra, Iterson M Van, Farid Sadaka, G. Minto, U. Aypar, F. J. Hurtado, G. Martinelli, D. Payen, Haren F Van, A. Holley, H. Gomez, R. Mehta, A. H. Rodriguez, C. Ruiz, H. S. Canales, J. Duranteau, P. E. Spronk, S. Jhanji, Sheena Hubble, Marialuisa Chierego, C. Jung, Daniel Martin, C. Sorbara, J. Bakker, Can Ince

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

A Conceptual Framework For Nutrigenomics And Type 2 Diabetes, Stephanie Chidester

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a complex disease with genomic and environmental components. Personalized nutrition based on individual risk factors and nutrigenomic principles has great potential for reducing incidence of T2DM. The conceptual framework described herein provides a basis for research to identify and evaluate personalized nutrition interventions for T2DM.

Mindful Eating And Weight Loss: A Systematic Review Of Literature, Carissa B. Alinat, Cecile A. Lengacher

Biennial Convention (CONV)

A systematic review of literature suggests benefits for the use of mindful eating interventions for weight-related co-morbidities. Mindful eating may help individuals gain awareness of eating tendencies, which could prevent excessive calorie consumption and thereby reduce or maintain weight.

Cd80 Expressed By Cd8+ T Cells Contributes To Pd-L1-Induced Apoptosis Of Activated Cd8+ T Cells, Meagan R. Rollins, Rachel M. Gibbons Johnson

Biology Publications

Tumor cells are capable of limiting antitumor CD8+ T cell responses through their cell surface expression of PD-L1. In addition to PD-1 expressed by CD8+ T cells, PD-L1 also binds to CD80 expressed by CD8+ T cells. The influence of the PD-L1/CD80 interaction on CD8+ T cell function has not been fully characterized, so we sought to investigate the impact of the PD-L1/CD80 interaction on PD-L1-induced apoptosis of activated CD8+ T cells. We found that CD8+ T cells that lacked CD80 expression got activated to the same extent as wild-type CD8+ T cells, but when cultured with anti-CD3 and PD-L1/Fc …

Validation Of Chimeric Viruses In Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test In Arboviral Disease Diagnostics, Jasmine Boykin

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) is a confirmatory diagnostic assay that is used to confirm a variety of diseases. The performance of PRNT requires the use of infectious wild type viruses, which increases the risk of laboratory acquired infections. For instance, eastern equine encephalitis (EEEV) is a highly virulent pathogen used in PRNT that can result in potentially fatal neurological diseases among humans and equines. Therefore, arboviral PRNT must be performed in Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) containment facilities and may require select agent approved scientists, like in the case of EEEV. These stringent requirements restrict the ability of public …

Directed Motor-Auditory Eeg Connectivity Is Modulated By Music Tempo, Nicoletta Nicolaou, Asad Malik, Ian Daly, James Weaver, Faustina Hwang, Alexis Kirke, Etienne B. Roesch, D Willilams, Eduardo R. Miranda, Slawomir J. Nasuto

School of Art, Design and Architecture

No abstract provided.