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Resisting Punitive School Discipline: Perspectives And Practices Of Exemplary Urban Elementary Teachers, Elyse Hambacher

Education

Drawing on the literature related to classroom management, and culturally relevant critical teacher care, and effective teaching for students of color, this paper uses interview and observation data to explore the perspectives and practices of two exemplary fifth-grade teachers who refuse to rely on punitive discipline with their students of color. Findings revealed that the teachers did not view students’ behavior as challenging-- they viewed behavior simply as one of the many areas they believed it was their responsibility to teach. Their instructional practices focused on coaching students to reach their potential and liberating them from barriers that limit their …

Potential Recovery From Drought-Induced Dieback In A Keystone Chaparral Species, Malosma Laurina, Guinevere X. Mesh, Natalie M. Aguirre, Stephen D. Davis

Featured Research

After five years of protracted drought and water-related dieback and mortality, the coastal chaparral ecosystems of the Santa Monica Mountains have finally received increased precipitation. As a co-dominant plant species in this region, Malosma laurina (common name Laurel Sumac), provides an important indication of environmental change. This study examines the effect of the increased precipitation of the 2016-2017 rainy season on potential recovery from drought-induced dieback in M. laurina. This study shows a significant increase in tissue hydration levels and photosynthetic production of dieback plants during post-drought recovery (2017) and between irrigated control sites and dieback sites.

Fundamentals Of Human Anatomy And Physiology I Lab Bio 221, Michael Cerbo

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Fundamentals Of Human Anatomy And Physiology Ii Bio 222, Michael Cerbo

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Rain-Induced Changes In Soil Co2 Flux And Microbial Community Composition In A Tropical Forest Of China, Qi Deng, Dafeng Hui, Guowei Chu, Xi Han, Quanfa Zhang

Biology Faculty Research

Rain-induced soil CO₂ pulse, a rapid excitation in soil CO₂ flux after rain, is ubiquitously observed in terrestrial ecosystems, yet the underlying mechanisms in tropical forests are still not clear. We conducted a rain simulation experiment to quantify rain-induced changes in soil CO₂ flux and microbial community composition in a tropical forest. Soil CO₂ flux rapidly increased by ~83% after rains, accompanied by increases in both bacterial (~51%) and fungal (~58%) Phospholipid Fatty Acids (PLFA) biomass. However, soil CO₂ flux and microbial community in the plots without litters showed limited response to rains. Direct releases …

2016 - San Luis Obispo County Annual Crop Report

San Luis Obispo Crop Reports

Annual report pertaining to agriculture in San Luis Obispo County, California.

Academics: The Newsletter Of The Swosu College Of Arts And Sciences, Peter Grant

aCAdemicS: The Newsletter of the SWOSU College of Arts & Sciences

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Uab's Department Of Psychiatry Professor Chairs Nih Study Section, Staff

Browse All News

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Unh Research: New Book Provides Complete Look At Seaweeds Of The Northwest Atlantic, Lori Tyler Gula

Media Relations

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Understanding The Role Of Family Management In Ethnically Diverse Children With Adhd, Cynthia P. Paidipati, Bridgette Brawner, Ricardo Eiraldi, Connie M. Ulrich, Jamil M. Lane, Janet A. Deatrick

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurodevelopmental condition of childhood with a prevalence rate of 5 to 11% in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). Family, especially caregivers, are considered an important and integral aspect to the care, management, and well-being of children with ADHD (Bussing & Lall, 2010; Cunningham, 2007; Davis, Claudiu, Palinkas, Wong, & Leslie, 2012; DeMarle, Denk, & Ernsthausen, 2003; Dishion & Stormshak, 2007). The literature suggests that the behavioral management by families is a key determinant in treatment outcomes (Bussing & Gary, 2001). In fact, prior research …

Knowledge, Attitudes, And Competency About Providing Perinatal Care To Women With Disabilities, Lorraine Byrnes

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Women who are disabled (n=8 million) account for approximately 11% of the childbearing population in the U.S. today. Although there are no available population based studies that report incidence and prevalence of pregnancy and birth in this population, smaller studies find that many women who are disabled desire biological children and plan to become mothers. The majority of women with disabilities report a physical disability (51%) followed by mental disabilities (30%) and sensory disabilities (19%). The purpose of this study is to describe the knowledge, attitudes, and perceived competencies about providing perinatal care to women with disabilities by nurse …

Ketchikan Cup O' News 2017-07, Marianne Ledford

Ketchikan Cup O' News

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of White Spot Lesions Among Clear Aligners, Self-Ligating Brackets And Conventional Brackets - A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial, Hussin Alshatti

Master's Theses

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Clipi Score Validation: Proposal As Tool For Level Of Nursing Coordination In Mycosis Fungoides/Sezary Syndrome, Christa Roe, Brett Estrada, Frank Glass, Rami Komorokji, Lubomir Sokol

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The objective of this study was to validate the CLIPI score could be used to determine intensity of RN services needed by patients with MF and SS in a multidisciplinary CTCL clinic setting. Institutional review board (IRB) and Scientific Review Committee approval obtained. CTCL patient database, demographics, overall survival (OS), number of therapies, CLIPI score and stage were determined.

Modeling De Novo Granulation Of Anaerobic Sludge, Anna Doloman, Honey Varghese, Charles D. Miller, Nicholas Flann

Computer Science Faculty and Staff Publications

Background: A unique combination of mechanical, physiochemical and biological forces influences granulation during processes of anaerobic digestion. Understanding this process requires a systems biology approach due to the need to consider not just single-cell metabolic processes, but also the multicellular organization and development of the granule.

Results: In this computational experiment, we address the role that physiochemical and biological processes play in granulation and provide a literature-validated working model of anaerobic granule de novo formation. The agent-based model developed in a cDynoMiCs simulation environment successfully demonstrated a de novo granulation in a glucose fed system, with the average specific methanogenic …

Physical Disruption Of Cell-Cell Contact Induces Vegf Expression In Rpe Cells, Fahrad Farjood, Elizabeth Vargis

Biological Engineering Faculty Publications

PURPOSE: To investigate the role of RPE cell-cell contact in vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) protein expression in cultures of primary human RPE (hRPE) cells and a human RPE cell line (ARPE-19). METHODS: Two in vitro methods, scratching and micropatterning, were used to control the physical dissociation of RPE cell-cell junctions. Scratching was performed by scoring monolayers of RPE cells with a cell scraper. Micropatterning was achieved by using a stencil patterning method. Extracellular VEGF expression was assessed by using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. Immunocytochemistry (ICC) was performed to visualize the expression and localization of VEGF and intercellular …

Excellent Performance Of Fe78si9b13 Metallic Glass For Activating Peroxymonosulfate In Degradation Of Naphthol Green B, Xue-Fen Li, Shun-Xing Liang, Xiao-Wang Xi, Zhe Jia, Shi-Kun Xie, He-Chun Lin, Jun-Ping Hu, Laichang Zhang

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

The functional application of metallic glasses in the catalytic field has widely attracted research attention due to its unique atomic structure compared to crystalline materials. It has been reported that metallic glasses can effectively activate H₂O₂ and persulfate, yet the activation of peroxymonosulfate by metallic glasses is not studied well. In this work, the metallic glass with atomic composition of Fe₇₈Si₉B₁₃ was applied for investigating the peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation on degradation of naphthol green B (NGB) dye. The change of surface morphology indicated the important role of oxide films during the dye …

“That Pain Is Genuine To Them”: Provider Perspectives On Chronic Pain In University Student Populations, Alexandra C.H. Nowakowski, Kaitlyn E. Barningham, Charlyn D. Buford, Martin Laguerre, J. E. Sumerau

The Qualitative Report

We explored provider attitudes about and experiences in chronic pain management for university student populations. Our central question was: “What do providers at a large university campus health care center experience in the process of offering pain management services?” We explored instrumental, behavioral, emotional, and attitudinal dimensions of our participants’ experiences using a qualitative case study approach. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with 10 health care providers at the student health center for a large research university in Florida. Interviews captured providers’ background and experiences in providing pain management to student patients with diverse needs. We used grounded theory …

Assessing The Utility Of Phenylene Ethynylenes Against Candida Species Pathogens, Rina Sylejmani

Biomedical Engineering ETDs

Candida species are the cause of many bloodstream infections through contamination of indwelling medical devices. These infections account for a 40% mortality rate, posing a significant risk to immunocompromised patients. Traditional treatments against Candida infections include amphotericin B and various azole treatments. Unfortunately, these treatments are associated with high toxicity, and resistant strains have become more prevalent. As a new frontier, light-activated phenylene ethynylenes have shown promising biocidal activity against Gram-positive and -negative bacterial pathogens, as well as the environmental yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this thesis, we monitored the viability of Candida species after treatment with a cationic conjugated …

Afro-Peruvian Creoles: A Social And Political History Of Afro-Descended Peruvians In An Era Of Nationalism And Scientific Racism, Daniel S. Cozart

History ETDs

This dissertation analyzes the history of Afro-descended Peruvians after the abolition of slavery in 1854 until the census of 1940, which asserted that Afro-Peruvians comprised less than two percent of the national population. It combines analyses of primary and secondary sources to examine Afro-Peruvian historical agency, demographic erasure and the politics of censuses, contested definitions of race and citizenship, self-representation in politics, culture, and the arts, as well as the labor history of Afro-Peruvians. The dissertation builds on the framing of Atlantic History to revise prior assumptions that Afro-Peruvians nearly disappeared from census records in the twentieth century because they …

Developmental Origins Of The Human Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis, Mariann A. Howland, Curt A. Sandman, Laura M. Glynn

Psychology Faculty Articles and Research

Introduction: The developmental origins of disease or fetal programming model predicts that intrauterine exposures have life-long consequences for physical and psychological health. Prenatal programming of the fetal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is proposed as a primary mechanism by which early experiences are linked to later disease risk.

Areas covered: This review describes the development of the fetal HPA axis, which is determined by an intricately timed cascade of endocrine events during gestation and is regulated by an integrated maternal-placental-fetal steroidogenic unit. Mechanisms by which stress-induced elevations in hormones of maternal, fetal, or placental origin influence the structure and function …

Dietary Lipid Content Reorganizes Gut Microbiota And Probiotic L. Rhamnosus Attenuates Obesity And Enhances Catabolic Hormonal Milieu In Zebrafish, Silvia Falcinelli, Ana Rodiles, Azadeh Hatef, Simona Picchietti, Lina Cossignani, Daniel L. Merrifield, Suraj Unniappan, Oliana Carnevali

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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The Occurrence And Distribution Of Heterandria Formosa (Teleostei, Poeciliidae) In Lowndes County, Georgia, Jason C. Chaney, David L. Bechler

Georgia Journal of Science

Heretofore in the literature, Heterandria formosa had not been reported from Lowndes County, Georgia. Based on a survey of Lowndes County; we discovered eight localities from the southeast­ern portion of the county that collectively produced 30 specimens of H. formosa. The southeastern portion of the county is primarily flatwoods with numerous wetlands and low gradient streams compared to the remainder of the county, which is typified by a more upland habitat with greater relief and greater stream gradients. It is postulated that the greater stream gradients inhibited the migration of H. formosa into the southwestern and northern portions of …

The Microbial Antibodies Secretion Expression Platform With Scale Down Fermentors, Jen-Wei Chang, Wei-Kuang Chi, Neng-Hsien Chang, Wei-Hong Chen, Yi-Hua Huang, Chih-Hsi Fan

Biochemical and Molecular Engineering XX

Therapeutic antibodies have become one of the most effective therapeutics for human diseases such as cancer, inflammation and viral infection. The production of antibody-based drugs using microbial expression systems is more cost effective with ease of gene manipulation compared to mammalian expression systems. In our team, antibody fragments (ex: BsAb, scFv and Fab) were produced from methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris secretion expression system with the AOX1 as driven promoter or E. coli secretion expression system. To achieve high production yield for both system, we investigated fermentation parameter such as base medium, induction medium, induction condition, feeding strategy and pH. For …

Conference Program, Wilfred Chen, Nicole Borth, Stefanos Grammatikos

Biochemical and Molecular Engineering XX

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Fabric Type And Laundering Conditions On The Detection Of Semen Stains, Tyler G. Schlagetter, Claire L. Glynn

Forensic Science Publications

There has been little research into the effect of fabric type and different laundering conditions on the ability to detect semen stains on washed fabrics. This study aimed to investigate three potential factors affecting semen identification on laundered clothing: fabric type, water temperature during washing, and whether the stain was dry at the time of washing. Following laundering, semen stains on four fabric types (cotton, polyester, denim, and wool) were examined and tested with three common methods used to detect semen; screening with an alternate light source, acid phosphatase press test, and histological staining of spermatazoa. It was determined that …

Alterations In Gene Expression Of Components Of The Renin-Angiotensin System And Its Related Enzymes In Lung Cancer., Benjamin Goldstein, Malav Suchin Trivedi, Robert Charles Speth

Faculty Articles

Objectives. The study assessed the existence and significance of associations between the expression of fifteen renin-angiotensin system component genes and lung adenocarcinoma. Materials and Methods. NCBI’s built-in statistical tool, GEO2R, was used to calculate Student’s -tests for the associations found in a DNA expression study of adenocarcinoma and matched healthy lung tissue samples. The raw data was processed with GeneSpring™ and then used to generate figures with and without Sidak’s multiple comparison correction. Results. Ten genes were found to be significantly associated with adenocarcinoma. Seven of these associations remained statistically significant after correction for multiple comparisons. Notably, AGTR2, which encodes …

Propers 10 (Pentecost 6) Series A 2017, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF contains commentary on the Proper 10 in Series A of the three year lectionary.

Application Of Phage Display And Plasmid Display To Broaden The Specificity Of Human Fbs1 For Capture Of N-Glycosylated Peptides, James C. Samuelson

Biochemical and Molecular Engineering XX

The objective of this study was to develop a method for selective and comprehensive enrichment of N-linked glycopeptides to facilitate biomarker discovery. The natural function of human Fbs1 is to bind misfolded N-linked glycoproteins by recognition of the common pentasaccharide core motif (Man3GlcNAc2) of the N-glycan. We show that Fbs1 is able to bind diverse types of N-linked glycomolecules, however, wild-type Fbs1 preferentially binds high mannose containing glycans. To reduce the bias during N-glycomolecule enrichment experiments, we isolated Fbs1 variants with altered specificity through mutagenesis and plasmid display selection. Five cycles of E. coli propagation and in vitro panning against …

Understanding Interest And Self-Efficacy In The Reading And Writing Of Students With Persisting Specific Learning Disabilities During Middle Childhood And Early Adolescence, R. Abbott, T. Mickail, T. Richards, K. Ann Renninger, S. E. Hidi, S. Beers, V. Berninger

Educational Studies Faculty Works

Three methodological approaches were applied to understand the role of interest and self-efficacy in reading and/or writing in students without and with persisting specific learning disabilities (SLDs) in literacy. For each approach students in grades 4 to 9 completed a survey in which they rated 10 reading items and 10 writing items on a Scale 1 to 5; all items were the same but domain varied. The first approach applied Principal Component Analysis with Varimax Rotation to a sample that varied in specific kinds of literacy achievement. The second approach applied bidirectional multiple regressions in a sample of students with …