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A Celebration Of Faculty Scholarship - 2017, Dean's Office, College Of The Holy Cross

Annual Bibliography of Faculty Publications

A listing of the scholarly and creative work produced by the faculty of the College of the Holy Cross. It includes articles, book chapters, productions, exhibitions, grants, reviews and other forms of scholarship reported for the 2016-2017 academic year.

Sandal Receives Honors Tutorial College Outstanding Tutor Award, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Predictors Of Responses To Immune Checkpoint Blockade In Advanced Melanoma., N Jacquelot, M P Roberti, D P Enot, S Rusakiewicz, N Ternès, S Jegou, D M Woods, A L Sodré, M Hansen, Y Meirow, M Sade-Feldman, A Burra, S S Kwek, C Flament, M Messaoudene, C P M Duong, L Chen, B S Kwon, A C Anderson, V K Kuchroo, B Weide, F Aubin, C Borg, S Dalle, O Beatrix, M Ayyoub, B Balme, G Tomasic, A M Di Giacomo, M Maio, D Schadendorf, I Melero, B Dréno, A Khammari, R Dummer, M Levesque, Yoshinobu Koguchi, L Fong, M Lotem, M Baniyash, H Schmidt, I M Svane, G Kroemer, A Marabelle, S Michiels, A Cavalcanti, M J Smyth, J S Weber, A M Eggermont, L Zitvogel

Articles, Abstracts, and Reports

Immune checkpoint blockers (ICB) have become pivotal therapies in the clinical armamentarium against metastatic melanoma (MMel). Given the frequency of immune related adverse events and increasing use of ICB, predictors of response to CTLA-4 and/or PD-1 blockade represent unmet clinical needs. Using a systems biology-based approach to an assessment of 779 paired blood and tumor markers in 37 stage III MMel patients, we analyzed association between blood immune parameters and the functional immune reactivity of tumor-infiltrating cells after ex vivo exposure to ICB. Based on this assay, we retrospectively observed, in eight cohorts enrolling 190 MMel patients treated with ipilimumab, …

Positive Facial Affect Looks Healthy, Alex L. Jones, Carlota Batres, Aurélie Porcheron, Jennifer R. Sweda, Frédérique Morizot, Richard Russell

Psychology Faculty Publications

A healthy appearance is linked to important behavioural outcomes. Here we investigated whether positive facial affect is a cue for perceived health. In study one, two groups of participants rated the perceived health or perceived happiness of a large set of faces with neutral expressions. Perceived happiness predicted perceived health, as did anthropometric measures of expression. In a second experimental study, we collected ratings of perceived health for a wide age range of target faces with either neutral or smiling expressions. Smiling faces were rated as being much healthier looking than neutral faces, confirming that facial expression plays a role …

Cyclic Bouts Of Extreme Bradycardia Counteract The High Metabolism Of Frugivorous Bats, M. Teague O'Mara, Martin Wikelski, Christian C. Voigt, Andries Ter Maat, Henry S. Pollock, Gary Burness, Lanna M. Desantis, Dina K.N.

KIP Articles

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09-19-2017 Parent’S Day At Swosu To Be Celebrated September 30, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2017

Many activities are planned for Parent's Day 2017 at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford on Saturday, September 30.

$20 Million Statewide Grant To Further Plasma Research, Synthesize Novel Materials And Improve Technologies In Manufacturing Industries, Staff

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Uab Alumna To Be Featured In Grand Central Station Projection, Staff

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A Scalable Field Study Protocol And Rationale For Passive Ambient Air Sampling: A Spatial Phytosampling For Leaf Data Collection, Tonny J. Oyana, Slawomir M. Lomnicki, Chuqi Guo, Stephania A. Cormier

Faculty Publications

© 2017 American Chemical Society. Stable, bioreactive, radicals known as environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) have been found to exist on the surface of airborne PM2.5. These EPFRs have been found to form during many combustion processes, are present in vehicular exhaust, and persist in the environment for weeks and biological systems for up to 12 h. To measure EPFRs in PM samples, high volume samplers are required and measurements are less representative of community exposure; therefore, we developed a novel spatial phytosampling methodology to study the spatial patterns of EPFR concentrations using plants. Leaf samples for laboratory PM analysis …

Effect Of Genetic Education On Sickle Cell Disorder Screening Uptake Among Secondary School Students In Ilesa- East Local Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria, Oluwayemisi Elizabeth Olagunju, Fajemilehin Boluwaji Reuben

Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant Reports

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is becoming an epidemic in Nigeria. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of genetic education with counselling on uptake of genotype screening among secondary school students (SSS).

Positive Parenting Of Children With Developmental Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis, Tina Taylor, Timothy B. Smith, Byran B. Korth, Susanne Olsen Roper, Barbara Mandleco

Faculty Publications

Although a large body of literature exists supporting the relationship between positive parenting and child outcomes for typically developing children, there are reasons to analyze separately the relevant literature specific to children with developmental disabilities. However, that literature has not been synthesized in any systematic review. This study examined the association between positive parenting attributes and outcomes of young children with developmental disabilities through meta-analytic aggregation of effect sizes across 14 studies including 576 participants. The random effects weighted average effect size was r = .22 (SE = .06, p < .001), indicative of a moderate association between positive parenting attributes and child outcomes. Publication bias did not appear to be a substantial threat to the results. There was a trend for studies with more mature parents to have effect sizes of higher magnitude than studies with young parents. The results provide support for efforts to evaluate and promote effective parenting skills when providing services for young children with disabilities.

The Parthenon, September 19, 1917, Jared Casto

The Parthenon

The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, was published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and weekly on Thursdays during the summer. Due to budgetary constraints, beginning with the 2016 Fall semester, the newspaper is only published two days a week. Physical issues are printed on Tuesdays and Fridays. The editorial staff is responsible for the news and the editorial content.

Prevalence And Associated Factors Of Perceived Stress Among Female Adolescents In Nawabshah City, Pakistan, Yasmin P. Parpio, Hina Pyar Ali, Salima M. Farooq

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Adolescence is viewed as most critical time for mental health because it is a time of psycho social as well as biological transition. Poor mental health can have numerous impacts on female adolescent development such as poor coping skills, abnormal eating habits, anti-social behaviour, adolescent pregnancy, school dropout, and poor physical health.

Use Of Dark Chocolate For Diabetic Patients: A Review Of The Literature And Current Evidence, Syed Raza Shah, Richard Alweis, Najla Issa Najim, Amin Muhammad Dharani, Muhammad Ahmed Jangda, Maira Shahid, Ahmed Nabeel Kazi, Syed Arbab Shah

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

Dietary changes are a major lifestyle factor that can influence the progression of chronic diseases such as diabetes. Recently, flavanols, a subgroup of plant-derived phytochemicals called flavonoids, have gained increasing attention, due to studies showing an inverse correlation between dietary intake of flavanols and incidence of diabetes. Flavanoids in the cocoa plant may ameliorate insulin resistance by improving endothelial function, altering glucose metabolism, and reducing oxidative stress. Oxidative stress has been proposed as the main culprit for insulin resistance. The well-established effects of cocoa on endothelial function also points to a possible effect on insulin sensitivity. The relationship between insulin …

Executive Committee - Meeting Minutes, 9/19/2017, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

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Smoking Behaviors Among Adolescents In Foster Care: A Gender-Based Analysis, Svetlana Shpiegel, Steve Sussman, Scott E. Sherman, Omar El Shahawy

Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Background and objectives: Adolescents in foster care are at high risk for cigarette smoking. However, it is not clear how their smoking behaviors vary by gender. The present study examined lifetime and current smoking among males and females, and explored gender-specific risk factors for engagement in smoking behaviors. Method: Data from the Multi Site Evaluation of Foster Youth Programs was used to evaluate patterns of smoking among adolescents aged 12–18 years (N = 1121; 489 males, 632 females). Results: Males and females did not differ significantly in rates of lifetime and current smoking, or in the age of smoking initiation …

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African American Funeral Programs

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Introducing The Gilman Recipients, Jody Record

UNH Today Archive

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Monitoring Replication Protein A (Rpa) Dynamics In Homologous Recombination Through Site-Specific Incorporation Of Non-Canonical Amino Acids, Nilisha Pokhrel, Sofia Origanti, Eric Parker Davenport, Disha M. Gandhi, Kyle Kaniecki, Ryan A. Mehl, Eric C. Greene, Chris Dockendorff, Edwin Antony

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

An essential coordinator of all DNA metabolic processes is Replication Protein A (RPA). RPA orchestrates these processes by binding to single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) and interacting with several other DNA binding proteins. Determining the real-time kinetics of single players such as RPA in the presence of multiple DNA processors to better understand the associated mechanistic events is technically challenging. To overcome this hurdle, we utilized non-canonical amino acids and bio-orthogonal chemistry to site-specifically incorporate a chemical fluorophore onto a single subunit of heterotrimeric RPA. Upon binding to ssDNA, this fluorescent RPA (RPAf) generates a quantifiable change in fluorescence, thus serving as …

Multiple Chronic Conditions And General Health In Transgender Individuals In The Us, Suha Ballout, Philimon Gona

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Transgender individuals are a growing marginalized and medically underserved population with unique health concerns. They suffer from multilevel stressors that negatively impact their health outcomes. Our study used a large population-based and representative sample to cross-sectionally describe multiple chronic conditions and general health in transgender individuals in the U.S.

Executive Committee, Agenda - 9/19/2017, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

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Children With Special Healthcare Needs: Needs After The First Year Of Diagnosis, Carmen Caicedo

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This is a qualitative study designed to describe 15 (40% Hispanic, 27% Black and 33% White) parents' perceptions of what was needed to maintain their health and functioning in the first difficult year after their infant's diagnosis of special health care needs in three racial/ethnic groups.

Attitudes About Caring For People Living With Hiv/Aids: Comparing American And Peruvian Nursing Faculty Attitudes, Patrick Albert Palmieri, Juan M. Leyva-Moral, Maria Feijoo-Cid, David Morina-Soler, Nataly Julissa Membrillo-Pillpe, Patricia Noemi Piscoya-Angeles, Joan Elaine Edwards

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This study describes the attitudes of American and Peruvian nursing faculty about caring for patients living with HIV/AIDS. The Healthcare Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale (HPASS) was used in this cross-sectional design with nonrandomized sampling. The average scores, including prejudices, stereotypes, and discrimination subscales, will be described and an analysis presented.

Additional Sex Combs Interacts With Enhancer Of Zeste And Trithorax And Modulates Levels Of Trimethylation On Histone H3k4 And H3k27 During Transcription Of Hsp70., Taosui Li, Jacob W Hodgson, Svetlana Petruk, Alexander Mazo, Hugh W Brock

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Maintenance of cell fate determination requires the Polycomb group for repression; the trithorax group for gene activation; and the enhancer of trithorax and Polycomb (ETP) group for both repression and activation. Additional sex combs (Asx) is a genetically identified ETP for the Hox loci, but the molecular basis of its dual function is unclear.

RESULTS: We show that in vitro, Asx binds directly to the SET domains of the histone methyltransferases (HMT) enhancer of zeste [E(z)] (H3K27me3) and Trx (H3K4me3) through a bipartite interaction site separated by 846 amino acid residues. In Drosophila S2 cell nuclei, Asx interacts with …

Coordinating Ipm Successes In Utah's Crops, Communities And Schools, Marion Murray

Funded Research Records

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A Protocol For Quality Improvement Programme To Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections In Nicu Of Low And Middle Income Country, Ali Shabbir Hussain, Syed Rehan Ali, Shabina Ariff, Saba Arbab, Simon Demas, Jehan Zeb, Arjumand Rizvi

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Introduction: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are the most important cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Evidence-based interventions when used in form of a bundle have proven to decrease CLABSI. Our unit has a high CLABSI rate (9/1000 central line days). Therefore, we intend to introduce evidence-based CLABSI prevention package in our practice to improve CLABSI rates in our NICU within limited resources.
Methods and Analysis: The study will be conducted using preanalysis and postanalysis design from January 2016 to December 2017. It is going to be conducted in three phases with phase I being the preimplimentation …

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Patentability Of Living Matter Related To Biofuel Production In The U.S., Nathan K. Shrewsbury

Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology

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Cultural Nuances For Immigrant Adolescents And Adolescents Of The Third Culture Experience: A Book Review Of Immigrant Youth In Cultural Transition: Acculturation, Identity, And Adaptation Across National Contexts, Jennifer L. Wilson

Journal of Cross-Cultural Family Studies

Cross-cultural children include Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and the children and adolescents whose families have immigrated to a new society. The book Immigrant Youth in Cultural Transition: Acculturation, Identity, and Adaptation Across National Contexts (Berry et al., 2012), was a multi-national and multicultural study that sought to explain how immigrant youth navigate among cultures, how they manage their multicultural experience as it relates to psychological and sociocultural adjustment, and how demographics, family variables, and cultural variables affect the immigration, acculturation, assimilation, and adaptation process for these adolescents. Many similar processes have been described in the TCK literature for TCK children, …

The Unconstitutionality Of Exclusive Governmental Support Of Entirely Secularistic Education, Daniel D. Mcgarry

The Catholic Lawyer

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