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Nocardiosis Incognito: Primary Cutaneous Nocardiosis With Extension To Myositis And Pleural Infection, Nhan Nguyen, Jacquelyn Sink, Adam Carter, Falguni Asrani

NYMC Residents/Fellows Publications

Primary cutaneous nocardiosis has a diverse variety of clinical presentations; thus, a high degree of clinical suspicion is essential in making the diagnosis and avoiding inappropriate treatment or surgery. We present the case of a patient with mycetoma on the back with contiguous extension to the cervicothoracolumbar musculature and pleura caused by Nocardia brasiliensis acquired by sleeping on the ground.

Visual Outcomes, Efficacy, And Surgical Complications Associated With Intracameral Phenylephrine 1.0%/Ketorolac 0.3% Administered During Cataract Surgery, Eric Rosenberg, Alanna S. Nattis, David Alevi, Rachel L. Chu, Joseph Bacotti, Ronald J. Lopinto, Gerald D'Aversa, Eric Donnenfeld

NYMC Residents/Fellows Publications

Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare visual outcomes, surgical time, and perioperative surgical complications after intracameral use of either phenylephrine/ketorolac (P/K) or epinephrine (Epi) during cataract surgery.
Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective case review of patients undergoing cataract surgery from August to November 2015. Of the 641 eyes of 389 patients who underwent cataract surgery, 260 eyes were administered phenylephrine 1.0%/ketorolac 0.3% and 381 eyes received Epi in the irrigation solution intraoperatively. All patients received a topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug regimen (bromfenac 0.07%, nepafenac 0.3%, or ketorolac 0.5%) for 3 days before surgery and topical tropicamide …

Aged 539 Graduate Report Greenfield High School, Desiree L. Villasenor

Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports

The internship and project report includes validation documents required for a secondary level agriculture education program. The documents are concurrently used for the Agriculture Incentive Grant review process at Greenfield High School. The supporting documents include information to receive local and state funding, outline the agriculture program goals and objectives, along with an overview of Greenfield High School Agriculture Department and the community.

Graduate Internship Report - Joseph A. Gregori High School, Kyle L. Beeman

Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports

This internship and project report includes validation documents required in meeting the quality criteria for secondary-level programs of instruction in agriculture. The documents are concurrently used for the Agriculture Incentive Grant review process at Joseph A Gregori High School conducted by representatives of the California Department of Education. The internship includes the development of 16 steel raised garden beds for the Agriculture Department through a USDA farm to school grant. The supporting material includes information to receive state and local funding, outline the goals and objectives of the program, along with an overview of Gregori agriculture program and community

Aged 539 Graduate Internship Report - Greenfield High School, Kelsey Fernandez

Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports

This report includes documents required for meeting the quality criteria for a High School Agricultural Education Program. The documents include information necessary to receive state and local funding, Ag Incentive Grant, and supporting documents for the Greenfield High School Agriculture Department.

Genesis, Goals, And Achievements Of Long-Term Ecological Research At The Global Scale: A Critical Review Of Ilter And Future Directions, M. Mirtl, E. T. Borer, I. Djukic, M. Forsius, H. Haubold, W. Hugo, J. Jourdan, D. Lindenmayer, W. H. Mcdowell, H. Muraoka, D. E. Orenstein, J. C. Pauw, J. Peterseil, H. Shibata, C. Wohner, X. Yu, P. Haase

Long Term Ecological Research Network

Since its founding in 1993 the International Long-term Ecological Research Network (ILTER) has gone through pronounced development phases. The current network comprises 44 active member LTER networks representing 700 LTER Sites and ~80 LTSER Platforms across all continents, active in the fields of ecosystem, crit­ical zone and socio-ecological research. The critical challenges and most important achievements of the initial phase have now become state-of-the-art in networking for excellent science. At the same time increasing inte­gration, accelerating technology, networking of resources and a strong pull for more socially relevant scientific information have been modifying the mission and goals of ILTER. This …

Board Of Directors Meeting - Notice 12/01/2017, Uc Hastings Board Of Directors

2017 Board of Directors Agenda and Materials

No abstract provided.

Gec Meeting Minutes For Dec 1, 2017, General Education Committee

General Education Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Parents: Active Partners In The Educational Achievement Of Their Children, Michael O'Neill, Shane Lavery, Anne Coffey

eJournal of Catholic Education in Australasia

Parents exercise a significant influence on student achievement and psychosocial functioning within the school environment. However, the best way to involve parents as active partners in the education of their children is not always evident. This article explores the perceptions of parents and their role in the academic achievement of students in nine high performing Catholic secondary schools in Western Australia. Initially, the review of literature focuses on three constructs: relational trust, parental involvement and policy documents for Catholic schools. Data collection involved a series of focus group interviews in which parents were invited to reflect not only on their …

Clemson Commencement Program, December 2017, Clemson University

Clemson Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Synthesis And In Vitro Antimycobacterial Activity Of Novel N-Arylpiperazines Containing An Ethane-1,2-Diyl Connecting Chain, Tomás Gonec, Ivan Malík, Jozef Csöllei, Josef Jampílek, Jirina Stolaríková, Ivan Solovic, Peter Miku, Stanislava Keltoová, Peter Kollár, Jim O'Mahony, Aidan Coffey

Department of Biological Sciences Publications

© 2017 by the authors. Novel 1-(2-{3-/4-[(alkoxycarbonyl)amino]phenyl}-2-hydroxyethyl)-4-(2-fluorophenyl)-piperazin-1-ium chlorides (alkoxy = methoxy to butoxy; 8a-h) have been designed and synthesized through multistep reactions as a part of on-going research programme focused on finding new antimycobacterials. Lipophilic properties of these compounds were estimated by RP-HPLC using methanol/water mobile phases with a various volume fraction of the organic modifier. The log kw values, which were extrapolated from intercepts of a linear relationship between the logarithm of a retention factor k (log k) and volume fraction of a mobile phase modifier (jM), varied from 2.113 (compound 8e) to 2.930 (8h) and indicated relatively high …

Effects Of Lower Extremity Aerobic Exercise And Conditioned Pain Modulation On Evoked Shoulder Pain, Logan Lumpkins, Craig Wassinger

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Background: Emerging evidence suggests that aerobic exercise and conditioned pain modulation may be advocated in treating patients with musculoskeletal pain. The effects of lower extremity aerobic exercise and conditioned pain modulation on evoked shoulder pain are not known.

Purpose: To determine the acute effects of lower extremity aerobic exercise and conditioned pain modulation on outcomes of evoked shoulder pain from pain pressure threshold measurements.

Study Design: Repeated measures.

Methods: Thirty (30) healthy volunteers were tested over the course of two sessions. Session 1 consisted of collecting pain pressure threshold measurements over the infraspinatus before and immediately following a conditioned pain …

Spatial Structure Of Ion Beams In An Expanding Plasma, Evan M. Aguirre, Earl E. Scime, Derek S. Thompson, Timothy N. Good

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

We report spatially resolved perpendicular and parallel, to the magnetic field, ion velocity distribution function (IVDF) measurements in an expanding argon helicon plasma. The parallel IVDFs, obtained through laser induced fluorescence (LIF), show an ion beam with v ≈ 8000 m/s flowing downstream and confined to the center of the discharge. The ion beam is measurable for tens of centimeters along the expansion axis before the LIF signal fades, likely a result of metastable quenching of the beam ions. The parallel ion beam velocity slows in agreement with expectations for the measured parallel electric field. The perpendicular IVDFs show an …

Newsletter, Fall/Winter 2017, Tyler Carter

Newsletters of the Graduate School

No abstract provided.

Chile’S Presidential Race Heads To Wide-Open Final Round, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.

Morphologically-Directed Raman Spectroscopy For Forensic Soil Analysis, Brooke Weinger Kammrath, Andrew Koutrakos, Josemar A. Castillo, Cathryn Langley, Debbie Huck-Jones

Forensic Science Publications

Morphologically-directed Raman spectroscopy (MDRS) is a novel yet reliable analytical technique that can be used for a variety of forensic applications, enabling scientists to gain more information from samples than they obtain using more traditional methods. In soil forensics, MDRS delivers particle size distribution and microscopic morphological characteristics for the particles present, and at the same time allows secure mineral identification. In this article, we explore the benefits of utilizing soil in forensic investigations, and demonstrate the value of applying MDRS. Two case studies illustrate the real-life potential and applications of this technology.

Tyme Baez, Trumpet: Student Recital, Tyme Baez

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

With Great Power: Examining The Representation And Empowerment Of Women In Dc And Marvel Comics, Kylee Kilbourne

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Throughout history, comic books and the media they inspire have reflected modern society as it changes and grows. But women’s roles in comics have often been diminished as they become victims, damsels in distress, and sidekicks. This thesis explores the problems that female characters often face in comic books, but it also shows the positive representation that new creators have introduced over the years. This project is a genealogy, in which the development of the empowered superwoman is traced in modern age comic books. This discussion includes the characters of Kamala Khan, Harley Quinn, Gwen Stacy, and Barbara Gordon and …

Short-Term Toxicity Of 1-Methylnaphthalene To Americamysis Bahia And 5 Deep-Sea Crustaceans, Anthony H. Knap, Nicholas R. Turner, Gopal Bera, Dorothy-Ellen A. Renegar, Tamara Frank, Jose Sericano, Bernhard Riegl

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

There are few studies that have evaluated hydrocarbon toxicity to vertically migrating deep-sea micronekton. Crustaceans were collected alive using a 9-m² Tucker trawl with a thermally insulated cod end and returned to the laboratory in 10 °C seawater. Toxicity of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon 1-methylnaphthalene to Americamysis bahia, Janicella spinacauda, Systellaspis debilis, Sergestes sp., Sergia sp., and a euphausiid species was assessed in a constant exposure toxicity test utilizing a novel passive dosing toxicity testing protocol. The endpoint of the median lethal concentration tests was mortality, and the results revealed high sensitivity of the deep-sea micronekton …

A Restful Framework For Writing, Running, And Evaluating Code In Multiple Academic Settings, Christopher Ban

MS in Computer Science Project Reports

In academia, students and professors want a well-structured and implemented framework for writing and running code in both testing and learning environments. The current limitations of the paper and pencil medium have led to the creation of many different online grading systems. However, no known system provides all of the essential features our client is interested in. Our system, developed in conjunction with Doctor Halterman, offers the ability to build modules from flat files, allow code to be compiled and run in the browser, provide users with immediate feedback, support multiple languages, and offer a module designed specifically for an …

Expository Preaching At The Dawn Of The Reformation: An Evaluation Of Martin Luther As Preacher In Light Of Modern Expository Theory, Randall Rozelle

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

This thesis examines Martin Luther as an expository preacher. Contemporary authors such as Ewald Plass, Peter Brooks, Fred Meuser, Sydney Greidanus, James MacKinnon, John MacArthur, and Hughes Oliphant Old describe Luther as an expository preacher, yet none of them clarifies how or in what way they reach that conclusion. To that end, chapter 1 introduces Luther as a preacher and the need for this study.

Chapter 2 defines modern expository theory and presents a four-fold method for creating faithful, expository sermons.

Chapter 3 tracks Luther’s change in hermeneutic from a medieval, allegorical approach to a Christ-centered, historical-grammatical method. Luther’s postils …

A Revitalized Educational Conception Of Growth In The 21st Century For Contemporary Education Praxis In Nebraska, Scott Blum

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Theses and Other Student Research

My dissertation argues for a revitalized conception of growth in the 21^st century and contemporary education. Through reconstruction, re-conceptualizing, and re-emphasis of growth, this revitalization attends to acute challenges in schooling and can impact praxis in education today. This pragmatic and philosophical work places a revitalized conception of growth as the purpose of education and, to the extent that education is life, continual growth as a process for living.

John Dewey provided his conception of growth during the 19^th and 20^th centuries as he valued the natural capacities a human being possesses for experiencing life. He recognized …

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Dec 1, 2017, A-State Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

Meeting minutes for the Faculty Senate held on December 1, 2017.

Survival Benefit Of Surgery In Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme, Usama Khalid Choudry, Saad Akhtar Khan, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

Section of Neurosurgery

There is an ongoing debate regarding role of surgery for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Older literature hinted at only modest survival benefits with surgery and a high rate of morbidity. However, more recent literature suggests better survival that may be attributed to better surgical techniques and better options in adjuvant treatment. Herein the authors review recent literature with regards to the possible role of surgery in recurrent GBM and also look into the key factors impacting second surgery.

National Estimates Of Genetic Testing In Women With A History Of Breast Or Ovarian Cancer., Christopher P Childers, Kimberly K Childers, Melinda Maggard-Gibbons, James Macinko

Articles, Abstracts, and Reports

Purpose In the United States, 3.8 million women have a history of breast (BC) or ovarian cancer (OC). Up to 15% of cases are attributable to heritable mutations, which, if identified, provide critical knowledge for treatment and preventive care. It is unknown how many patients who are at high risk for these mutations have not been tested and how rates vary by risk criteria. Methods We used pooled cross-sectional data from three Cancer Control Modules (2005, 2010, 2015) of the National Health Interview Survey, a national in-person household interview survey. Eligible patients were adult females with a history of BC …

Incidence Of Cognitively Defined Late-Onset Alzheimer's Dementia Subgroups From A Prospective Cohort Study., Paul K Crane, Emily Trittschuh, Shubhabrata Mukherjee, Andrew J Saykin, R Elizabeth Sanders, Eric B Larson, Susan M Mccurry, Wayne Mccormick, J D Bowen, Thomas Grabowski, Mackenzie Moore, Julianna Bauman, Alden L Gross, C Dirk Keene, Thomas D Bird, Laura E Gibbons, Jesse Mez

Articles, Abstracts, and Reports

INTRODUCTION: There may be biologically relevant heterogeneity within typical late-onset Alzheimer's dementia.

METHODS: We analyzed cognitive data from people with incident late-onset Alzheimer's dementia from a prospective cohort study. We determined individual averages across memory, visuospatial functioning, language, and executive functioning. We identified domains with substantial impairments relative to that average. We compared demographic, neuropathology, and genetic findings across groups defined by relative impairments.

RESULTS: During 32,286 person-years of follow-up, 869 people developed Alzheimer's dementia. There were 393 (48%) with no domain with substantial relative impairments. Some participants had isolated relative impairments in memory (148, 18%), visuospatial functioning (117, 14%), …

Should Regulation Be Countercyclical?, Jonathan Masur, Eric A. Posner

Articles

No abstract provided.

Buletin Jabatan Sejarah, No. 6, 2017, Department Of History University Of Malaya

Archival Material (2010s)

No abstract provided.

Ics Bulletin, Number 10, 2017, Institute Of China Studies University Of Malaya

Archival Material (2010s)

No abstract provided.

Profiling The Immunome Of Little Brown Myotis Provides A Yardstick For Measuring The Genetic Response To White-Nose Syndrome, Michael E. Donaldson, Christina M. Davy, Craig K. R. Willis, Scott Mcburney, Allysia Park, Christopher J. Kyle

KIP Articles

White‐nose syndrome ( WNS ) has devastated populations of hibernating bats in eastern North America, leading to emergency conservation listings for several species including the previously ubiquitous little brown myotis ( Myotis lucifugus ). However, some bat populations near the epicenter of the WNS panzootic appear to be stabilizing after initial precipitous declines, which could reflect a selective immunogenetic sweep. To investigate the hypothesis that WNS exerts significant selection on the immunome of affected bat populations, we developed a novel, high‐throughput sequence capture assay targeting 138 adaptive, intrinsic, and innate immunity genes of putative adaptive significance, as well as their …