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Design, Synthesis And Characterization Of Metal Oxide Adsorbents And Catalysts For Environmental Applications, Wei Zhong

Doctoral Dissertations

In this thesis, I will focus on the design and synthesis of metal oxides as adsorbents and catalysts for different types of environmental applications,such as water remediation, biogas cleanup. Controlled synthesis of these materials with unique crystalline structures, physical, and chemical properties will be carried out to achieve an improved performance. Correlations between the material property and performance will be investigated by varieties of characterization methods.

In the first part, I will employ perovskite materials for catalytic wet air oxidation (CWAO) reactions for water remediation. LaNiO_3-δ (LNO) was applied for degradation of methyl orange (MO) azo dye in aqueous …

The Prospector, August 29, 2017, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Welcome Back to School!

Negative Regulation Of Urokinase Receptor Activity By A Gpi-Specific Phospholipase C In Breast Cancer Cells., Michiel Van Veen, Elisa Matas-Rico, Koen Van De Wetering, Daniela Leyton-Puig, Katarzyna M. Kedziora, Valentina De Lorenzi, Yvette Stijf-Bultsma, Bram Van Den Broek, Kees Jalink, Nicolai Sidenius, Anastassis Perrakis, Wouter H. Moolenaar

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers

The urokinase receptor (uPAR) is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored protein that promotes tissue remodeling, tumor cell adhesion, migration and invasion. uPAR mediates degradation of the extracellular matrix through protease recruitment and enhances cell adhesion, migration and signaling through vitronectin binding and interactions with integrins. Full-length uPAR is released from the cell surface, but the mechanism and significance of uPAR shedding remain obscure. Here we identify transmembrane glycerophosphodiesterase GDE3 as a GPI-specific phospholipase C that cleaves and releases uPAR with consequent loss of function, whereas its homologue GDE2 fails to attack uPAR. GDE3 overexpression depletes uPAR from distinct basolateral membrane domains in …

University Honors Program News, Georgia Southern University

Honors College: News & Publications (2008-2020)

• Honors in Action: Summer Research

Low Carbon Sink Capacity Of Red Sea Mangroves, Hanan Almahasheer, Óscar Serrano, Carlos M. Duarte, Ariane Arias-Ortiz, Pere Masqué, Xabier Irigoien

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Mangroves forests of Avicennia marina occupy about 135 km² in the Red Sea and represent one of the most important vegetated communities in this otherwise arid and oligotrophic region. We assessed the soil organic carbon (C_org) stocks, soil accretion rates (SAR; mm y^-1) and soil C_org sequestration rates (g C_org m^-2 yr^-1) in 10 mangrove sites within four locations along the Saudi coast of the Central Red Sea. Soil C_org density and stock in Red Sea mangroves were among the lowest reported globally, with an average of 4 ± …

Genome Wide Significant Locus For Research Diagnostic Criteria Schizoaffective Disorder Bipolar Type., Ek Green

School of Biomedical Sciences

Studies have suggested that Research Diagnostic Criteria for Schizoaffective Disorder Bipolar type (RDC-SABP) might identify a more genetically homogenous subgroup of bipolar disorder. Aiming to identify loci associated with RDC-SABP, we have performed a replication study using independent RDC-SABP cases (n = 144) and controls (n = 6,559), focusing on the 10 loci that reached a p-value <10−5 for RDC-SABP in the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium (WTCCC) bipolar disorder sample. Combining the WTCCC and replication datasets by meta-analysis (combined RDC-SABP, n = 423, controls, n = 9,494), we observed genome-wide significant association at one SNP, rs2352974, located within the intron of the gene TRAIP on chromosome 3p21.31 (p-value, 4.37 × 10−8). This locus did not reach genome-wide significance in bipolar disorder or schizophrenia large Psychiatric Genomic Consortium datasets, suggesting that it may represent a relatively specific genetic risk for the bipolar subtype of schizoaffective disorder.

Commentary: Evaluating The Role Of Seagrass In Cenozoic Co2 Variations, Peter I. Macreadie, Óscar Serrano, Carlos M. Duarte, John Beardall, Damien T. Maher

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

A commentary on Evaluating the Role of Seagrass in Cenozoic CO₂ Variations

by Brandano, M., Cuffaro, M., Gaglianone, G., Pettricca, P., Stagno, V., and Mateu-Vicens, G. (2016). Front. Environ. Sci. 4:72. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2016.00072

Brandano et al. (2016) sought to quantify the role of seagrasses in removing atmospheric CO₂ during the past 65 million years. To date, this estimate has been missing from the literature. Moreover, as the authors point out, there has so far been little attention paid to the role of calcium carbonate formation (CaCO₃; inorganic carbon precipitated by calcifying organisms) in seagrass carbon budgets; much …

Empirical Study: Exploring Medication Adherence For Medicaid Insured Asthma Patients In Louisiana, Archana Nittala

LSU Master's Theses

Asthma is a chronic disease whose effects are controlled/ prevented using appropriate medication. Although benefits of asthma medication is well known, poor medication adherence among asthma patients has been reported. Medication non-adherence is associated to increased healthcare costs, unnecessary hospital utilization, readmission and even death in few cases. The overarching goal of this research was to evaluate the impact of medication non-adherence on hospital admissions, and identify key factors that result in medication non-adherence for Medicaid insured asthma patients.

To achieve these objectives, Correlation analysis, T-tests, Multivariate logistic analysis and odds ratios were performed. Based on results of the study, …

Enhancing The Performance Of Anaerobic Bioreactors For The Biological Degradation Of Volatiles Organic Compounds In Groundwater Using Alternate Electron Acceptors, Leslie Michele Pipkin

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Engineered anaerobic bioreactors (ABR) constructed from mixed media and sand can biodegrade high concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Sustainable treatment of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX), chlorinated ethenes and ethanes were used to investigate the use of engineered ABRs, while also analyzing the system performance of a full-scale ABR system. Experimentations conducted on environmental and biological factors that affect ABR system performance was conducted through serum bottles, columns, and reactor studies.

Column and reactor ABR systems were designed to treat VOCs via biodegradation in groundwater with varying terminal electron acceptors (TEAs). Laboratory-scale column ABRs were constructed to treat …

Anthropogenic Infilling Of A Bermudian Sinkhole And Its Impact On Sedimentation And Benthic Foraminifera In The Adjacent Anchialine Cave Environment, Jacquelyn N. Cresswell, Peter J. Van Hengstum, Thomas M. Iliffe, Bruce E. Williams, Gil Nolan

International Journal of Speleology

In the mid-20^th century, an inland brackish pond from Bermuda, known as Eve’s Pond, was filled with marine sediment from an adjacent coastal lagoon. At this time, an eyewitness reported “…sediment billowing out of the Green Bay Cave for days…”, which is a marine-dominated anchialine cave located proximal to the former location of Eve’s Pond (~200 m). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential impact of this infilling event on cave sedimentation and benthic meiofaunal communities, as proxied by the unicellular protists foraminifera that remain preserved in the sediment record. Eight sediment cores were collected from …

Tenure In Contemporary Higher Education: Protecting Academic Freedom Or Promoting Academic Negligence?, Andrew Murphy

Articulāte

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The Sexuality Of Power: Deconstructing The Sexual Roles Of Men And Women Through The Satires Of Pope And Rochester, Elena Rudy

Articulāte

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Unity Through Difference: Social Definition And Mcnally's Love! Valour! Compassion!, Andrew Murphy

Articulāte

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Escaping The Genre: Realizing The Satire Of 18th Century Women Through The Humor Of 20th Century Comedians, Elena Rudy

Articulāte

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Women In Madness: Ophelia And Lady Macbeth, Melissa Bostrom

Articulāte

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Cseas Weekly Bulletin (August 28, 2017), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

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Many-Particle Systems, 5, David Peak

Many Particles

Photons as T → 0 K

Photons are massless bosons. Because they are massless, any number of them can be added or subtracted without changing the photon system energy. (For example, a 1 eV photon can be exchanged for one hundred 0.01 eV photons, without changing system energy.) As a result, the chemical potential for photons is zero.

Porcine Reproductive And Respiratory Syndrome: Diagnosis, Management, And Current Treatment And Prevention, Brittney N. Moore

Conspectus Borealis

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University Update August 2017, Academic Affairs

University Updates & Communications from the University President

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Current, August 28, 2017, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2010s)

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The Indiana Statesman, August 28, 2017, Indiana State University

Student Newspaper

Freshmen overflow into tower lounges and Lincoln Quads; Scavenger Hunt leads to prizes and friendship; State's sororities among top 3 percent nationally

Biology Grad Helps Discover New Species Of Sauropod Dinosaur In Tanzania, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Biology Alum Among First To Enter Hcom Through Early Assurance Program, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Unh Celebrates Contributions Of Researcher Brent Loy, Lori Wright

UNH Today Archive

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A Comparative Analysis Of Viral Richness And Viral Sharing In Cave-Roosting Bats, Anna R. Willoughby, Kendra L. Phelps, Kevin J. Olival

KIP Articles

Caves provide critical roosting habitats for bats globally, but are increasingly disturbed or destroyed by human activities such as tourism and extractive industries. In addition to degrading the habitats of cave-roosting bats, such activities often promote contact between humans and bats, which may have potential impacts on human health. Cave-roosting bats are hosts to diverse viruses, some of which emerged in humans with severe consequences (e.g., severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and Marburg virus). Characterizing patterns of viral richness and sharing among bat species are therefore important first steps for understanding bat-virus dynamics and mitigating future bat-human spillover. Here we …

Approaches For Advancing Scientific Understanding Of Macrosystems, Ofir Levy, Becky A. Ball, Ben Bond-Lamberty, Kendra S. Cheruvelil, Andrew O. Finley, Noah R. Lottig, Surangi W. Punyasena, Jingfeng Xiao, Jizhong Zhou, Lauren B. Buckley, Christopher T. Filstrup, Tim H. Keitt, James R. Kellner, Alan K. Knapp, Andrew D. Richardson, David Tcheng, Michael Toomey, Rodrigo Vargas, James W. Voordeckers, Tyler Wagner

All Materials

The emergence of macrosystems ecology (MSE), which focuses on regional- to continental-scale ecological patterns and processes, builds upon a history of long-term and broad-scale studies in ecology. Scientists face the difficulty of integrating the many elements that make up macrosystems, which consist of hierarchical processes at interacting spatial and temporal scales. Researchers must also identify the most relevant scales and variables to be considered, the required data resources, and the appropriate study design to provide the proper inferences. The large volumes of multi-thematic data often associated with macrosystem studies typically require validation, standardization, and assimilation. Finally, analytical approaches need to …

August 28, 2017

The Gavel Gazette

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Unh Celebrates Contributions Of Researcher Brent Loy Oct. 3, Lori Tyler Gula

Media Relations

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Current, August 28, 2017, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2010s)

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Effect Of High Pressure Homogenization And Colloid Mill Modification On The Physicochemical Properties Of Insoluble Dietary Fiber From Olive Pomace, Ding Shasha, Huang Lixin, Zhang Caihong, Xie Pujun, Deng Yejun, Wang Xiaojie

Food and Machinery

Olive pomace IDF were physical modified by high pressure homogenization (HPH) and colloid mill (CM) in this study. Moreover, the micromorphology, particle size distribution, functional groups, crystal structure and physico-chemical properties of IDF before and after the modification were analyzed. HPH group had looser morphology, more cavities and cracks, average particle size of 66.97 μm. CM group had looser morphology, more fracture, average particle size of 79.52 μm. HPH and CM modification didn’t affect IDF’s functional groups, crystal structure or crystallinity. HPH and CM groups similarly appeared characteristics absorption peaks of sugars similarly, both had celluloseⅠcrystal structure. Compared with unmodified …