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“All Students Are Brilliant”: A Confession Of Injustice And A Call To Action, Amy D. Robertson, Leslie J. Atkins Elliott

Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

The two of us (AR and LAE), in our teaching, research, and work with teachers, advocate for responsive teaching—an approach that seeks out and builds on the productive “seeds of science” in what our students say and do and assumes that “all students…are brilliant.” This pedagogical approach requires a commitment to listening to and intellectually empathizing with students’ scientific ideas.

Physical Aggressiveness And Gray Matter Deficits In Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex, David S. Chester, Donald R. Lynam, Richard Milich, C. Nathan Dewall

Psychology Faculty Publications

What causes individuals to hurt others? Since the famous case of Phineas Gage, lesions of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC) have been reliably linked to physically aggressive behavior. However, it is unclear whether naturally-occurring deficits in VMPFC, among normal individuals, might have widespread consequences for aggression. Using voxel based morphometry, we regressed gray matter density from the brains of 138 normal female and male adults onto their dispositional levels of physical aggression, verbal aggression, and sex, simultaneously. Physical, but not verbal, aggression was associated with reduced gray matter volume in the VMPFC and to a lesser extent, frontopolar cortex. Participants …

Influence Of Dietary Salt Knowledge, Perceptions, And Beliefs On Consumption Choices After Stroke In Uganda, Martin N. Kaddumukasa, Elly Katabira, Martha Sajatovic, Svetlana Pundik, Mark Kaddumukasa, Larry B. Goldstein

Neurology Faculty Publications

Background

Previous research on Uganda's poststroke population revealed that their level of dietary salt knowledge did not lead to healthier consumption choices.

Purpose

Identify barriers and motivators for healthy dietary behaviors and evaluate the understanding of widely accepted salt regulation mechanisms among poststroke patients in Uganda.

Methods

Convergent parallel mixed methods triangulation design comprised a cross-sectional survey (n = 81) and 8 focus group discussions with 7-10 poststroke participants in each group. We assessed participant characteristics and obtained insights into their salt consumption attitudes, perceptions, and knowledge. Qualitative responses were analyzed using an inductive approach with thematic analytic procedures. Relationships …

Development Of A Prototype Detection System To Investigate The Fission Mechanism Of Fermium (Fm) Isotopes, P K Rath

Manipal Journal of Science and Technology

The development of a prototype detection unit for measuring fission events in-beam is currently underway. Measurements associated with fission events include fission-fragment mass distributions (FFMD), fission-fragment angular distributions (FFAD), and total kinetic energy distribution (TKE). A systematic study of fission of the Fermium isotopes, 244Fm to 256Fm is being undertaken to investigate the dynamics of fission in this mass region. Novel results from this systematic study are expected for this uncharted set of nucleus, which shows a unique transitional asymmetric to symmetric fission mass distribution.

In House Development Of A Scalar Magnetometer, Prasanna Mahavarkar

Manipal Journal of Science and Technology

Scalar magnetometers namely the proton precession magnetometers (PPM) are popular in various ground surveys and observatories. With this primary purpose of generating the ground based magnetic data, the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) for the last three decades have been developing low cost PPM. Beginning with the 1 nT PPM, which has undergone several changes in design, the successor 0.1 nT PPM – the advanced version has been successfully developed and is installed at various observatories of the institute. The 1 nT version is a manual operated PPM commissioned in the institute observatories to record the absolute geomagnetic field and …

Efficient Planning Of Resources And Utilization Of Alternative Building Materials And Techniques For A Residential Construction Project, V Srinivasa Raghavan

Manipal Journal of Science and Technology

Major research efforts are being focused on the significant usage of the alternative building materials, techniques, and on resource optimization for improving the effectiveness of cost and time of a construction project. Unless proper resources are planned and procured, no activity can be executed according to a prefixed time schedule. Project managers must take complex decisions under uncertainty conditions that sometimes extend beyond task durations. This paper provides an overview of the study dealings with the usage of alternative building materials, techniques, and resource optimization. The study has been carried out as two parts. In the first part, factors affecting …

Human-Bear Interactions Among Black Bears In Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, And Polar Bears On Alaska's North Slope, Wesley G. Larson

Theses and Dissertations

Human-bear interactions are an important consideration of bear biology, as interactions can lead to destruction of property as well as injury or death for both human and bear. Successful analysis of why these interactions occur can lead to appropriate preventative measures and mitigation of further conflict. Bryce Canyon National Park (BRCA) is comprised of relatively poor bear habitat, but a black bear population exists on the Paunsaugunt Plateau, on which the park occupies the eastern edge. Park managers expressed interest in learning more about bear movements and, specifically, bear use of anthropogenic features following a number of human-bear incidents located …

Why There Should Be A Presumption Against Nationwide Preliminary Injunctions, Katherine B. Wheeler

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Legacy - December 2017, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

SCIAA Magazine - Legacy & PastWatch

Contents:

Oemler Pottery: A Prehistoric Mystery.....p. 1
Director's Notes.....p. 2
Reconstructing Hawthorne: A New Documentary Film.....p. 3
Tracking Hernando de Soto.....p. 4
The Last Morning of the War: Archaeology on the Appomattox Court House Battlefield.....p. 7
Archaeology in South Carolina: Exploring the Hidden Heritage of the Palmetto State.....p. 9
The First Radiocarbon Dates from 38FA608.....p. 10
Port Royal Sound Stone Fleet Survey...p. 12
Update on Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Development Project: Ground-Truthing Operations.....p. 15
ART/SCIAA Donors Update August 2016-December 2017.....p. 18 Please Support the New Stanley South Student Archaeological Research Endowment Fund.....p. 20

Vibronically Coherent Ultrafast Triplet-Pair Formation And Subsequent Thermally Activated Dissociation Control Efficient Endothermic Singlet Fission, Hannah L. Stern, Alexandre Cheminal, Shane R. Yost, Katharina Broch, Sam L. Bayliss, Kai Chen, Maxim Tabachnyk, Karl J. Thorley, Neil Greenham, Justin Hodgkiss, John E. Anthony, Martin Head-Gordon, Andrew J. Musser, Akshay Rao, Richard H. Friend

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Singlet exciton fission (SF), the conversion of one spin-singlet exciton (S₁) into two spin-triplet excitons (T₁), could provide a means to overcome the Shockley–Queisser limit in photovoltaics. SF as measured by the decay of S₁ has been shown to occur efficiently and independently of temperature, even when the energy of S₁ is as much as 200 meV less than that of 2T₁. Here we study films of triisopropylsilyltetracene using transient optical spectroscopy and show that the triplet pair state (TT), which has been proposed to mediate singlet fission, forms on ultrafast timescales …

Lineage Overwhelms Environmental Conditions In Determining Rhizosphere Bacterial Community Structure In A Cosmopolitan Invasive Plant, Jennifer L. Bowen, Patrick J. Kearns, Jarrett E.K. Byrnes, Sara Wigginton, Warwick J. Allen, Michael Greenwood, Khang Tran, Jennifer Yu, James T. Cronin, Laura A. Meyerson

Faculty Publications

© 2017 The Author(s). Plant-microbe interactions play crucial roles in species invasions but are rarely investigated at the intraspecific level. Here, we study these interactions in three lineages of a globally distributed plant, Phragmites australis. We use field surveys and a common garden experiment to analyze bacterial communities in the rhizosphere of P. australis stands from native, introduced, and Gulf lineages to determine lineage-specific controls on rhizosphere bacteria. We show that within-lineage bacterial communities are similar, but are distinct among lineages, which is consistent with our results in a complementary common garden experiment. Introduced P. australis rhizosphere bacterial communities have …

Species Are Not Most Abundant In The Centre Of Their Geographic Range Or Climatic Niche, Tad Dallas, Robin R. Decker, Alan Hastings

Faculty Publications

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd/CNRS The pervasive idea that species should be most abundant in the centre of their geographic range or centre of their climatic niche is a key assumption in many existing ecological hypotheses and has been declared a general macroecological rule. However, empirical support for decreasing population abundance with increasing distance from geographic range or climatic niche centre (distance–abundance relationships) remains fairly weak. We examine over 1400 bird, mammal, fish and tree species to provide a thorough test of distance–abundance relationships, and their associations with species traits and phylogenetic relationships. We failed to detect consistent …

Yy1'S Role In The Peg3 Imprinted Domain, Hongzhi He, An Ye, Bambarendage P.U. Perera, Joomyeong Kim

Faculty Publications

© 2017 The Author(s). The ICR (Imprinting Control Region) of the Peg3 (Paternally Expressed Gene 3) domain contains an unusual cluster of YY1 binding sites. In the current study, these YY1 binding sites were mutated to characterize the unknown roles in the mouse Peg3 domain. According to the results, paternal and maternal transmission of the mutant allele did not cause any major effect on the survival of the pups. In the mutants, the maternal-specific DNA methylation on the ICR was properly established and maintained, causing no major effect on the imprinting of the domain. In contrast, the paternal transmission resulted …

Editorial: Special Thematic Issue On Inland Aquatic Ecosystems, Hongchen Jiang, Yongqin Liu, Gary King

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex (Pdc) Subunits Moonlight As Interaction Partners Of Phosphorylated Stat5 In Adipocytes And Adipose Tissue, Allison J. Richard, Hardy Hang, Jacqueline M. Stephens

Faculty Publications

© 2017 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. STAT5 proteins play a role in adipocyte development and function, but their specific functions are largely unknown. To this end, we used an unbiased MS-based approach to identify novel STAT5-interacting proteins. We observed that STAT5A bound the E1 and E2 subunits of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC). Whereas STAT5A typically localizes to the cytosol or nucleus, PDC normally resides within the mitochondrial matrix where it converts pyruvate to acetyl-CoA. We employed affinity purification and immunoblotting to validate the interaction between STAT5A and PDC subunits in murine and human …

Fenugreek Supplementation During High-Fat Feeding Improves Specific Markers Of Metabolic Health, Eric J. Knott, Allison J. Richard, Randall L. Mynatt, David Ribnicky, Jacqueline M. Stephens, Annadora Bruce-Keller

Faculty Publications

© 2017 The Author(s). To assess the metabolically beneficial effects of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum), C57BL/6J mice were fed a low- or high-fat diet for 16 weeks with or without 2% (w/w) fenugreek supplementation. Body weight, body composition, energy expenditure, food intake, and insulin/glucose tolerance were measured regularly, and tissues were collected for histological and biochemical analysis after 16 weeks of diet exposure. Fenugreek did not alter body weight, fat mass, or food intake in either group, but did transiently improve glucose tolerance in high fat-fed mice. Fenugreek also significantly improved high-density lipoprotein to low-density lipoprotein ratios in high fat-fed mice …

Neutron Imaging Of Laser Melted Ss316 Test Objects With Spatially Resolved Small Angle Neutron Scattering, Adam J. Brooks, Gerald L. Knapp, Jumao Yuan, Caroline G. Lowery, Max Pan, Bridget E. Cadigan, Shengmin Guo, Daniel S. Hussey, Leslie G. Butler

Faculty Publications

© 2017 by the authors. A novel neutron far field interferometer is explored for sub-micron porosity detection in laser sintered stainless steel alloy 316 (SS316) test objects. The results shown are images and volumes of the first quantitative neutron dark-field tomography at various autocorrelation lengths, x. In this preliminary work, the beam defining slits were adjusted to an uncalibrated opening of 0.5 mm horizontal and 5 cm vertical; the images are blurred along the vertical direction. In spite of the blurred attenuation images, the dark-field images reveal structural information at the micron-scale. The topics explored include: the accessible size range …

Nonpathologic Infection Of Macaques By An Attenuated Mycobacterial Vaccine Is Not Reactivated In The Setting Of Hiv Co-Infection, Taylor W. Foreman, Ashley V. Veatch, Denae N. Lobato, Peter J. Didier, Lara A. Doyle-Meyers, Kasi E. Russell-Lodrigue, Andrew A. Lackner, Konstantin G. Kousoulas, Shabaana A. Khader, Deepak Kaushal, Smriti Mehra

Faculty Publications

© 2017 American Society for Investigative Pathology Failure to replace Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccines with efficacious anti-tuberculosis (TB) vaccines have prompted outside-the-box thinking, including pulmonary vaccination to elicit local immunity. Inhalational MtbΔsigH, a stress-response–attenuated strain, protected against lethal TB in macaques. While live mycobacterial vaccines show promising efficacy, HIV co-infection and the resulting immunodeficiency prompts safety concerns about their use. We assessed the persistence and safety of MtbΔsigH, delivered directly to the lungs, in the setting of HIV co-infection. Macaques were aerosol-vaccinated with ΔsigH and subsequently challenged with SIVmac239. Bronchoalveolar lavage and tissues were sampled for mycobacterial persistence, pathology, and immune …

Swim Bladder Morphology Changes With Female Reproductive State In The Mouth-Brooding African Cichlid Astatotilapia Burtoni, Julie M. Butler, Sarah M. Whitlow, Anwei P. Gwan, Prosanta Chakrabarty, Karen P. Maruska

Faculty Publications

© 2017. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd. Journal of Experimental Biology. Mouth brooding is an extreme form of parental care in which the brooding parent carries the developing young in their buccal cavity for the duration of development. Brooding fish need to compensate for the brood weight on the anterior portion of their body. For fishes with a compartmentalized swim bladder, gas distribution between the chambers may aid in regulating buoyancy during brooding. To test this hypothesis, we took radiographs of Astatotilapia burtoni to compare the swim bladder morphology of gravid, mouth-brooding and recovering females. Following spawning, females …

Intramyocellular Lipid Droplet Size Rather Than Total Lipid Content Is Related To Insulin Sensitivity After 8 Weeks Of Overfeeding, Jeffrey D. Covington, Darcy L. Johannsen, Paul M. Coen, David H. Burk, Diana N. Obanda, Philip J. Ebenezer, Charmaine S. Tam, Bret H. Goodpaster, Eric Ravussin, Sudip Bajpeyi

Faculty Publications

© 2017 The Obesity Society Objective: Intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) is inversely related to insulin sensitivity in sedentary populations, yet no prospective studies in humans have examined IMCL accumulation with overfeeding. Methods: Twenty-nine males were overfed a high-fat diet (140% caloric intake, 44% from fat) for 8 weeks. Measures of IMCL, whole-body fat oxidation from a 24-hour metabolic chamber, muscle protein extracts, and muscle ceramide measures were obtained before and after the intervention. Results: Eight weeks of overfeeding did not increase overall IMCL. The content of smaller lipid droplets peripherally located in the myofiber decreased, while increases in larger droplets correlated …

Product Life-Cycle: New Products, Quality, Substitutes And Advertising In The Theatrical Movie Markets, Jayendra S. Gokhale, Wesley Wilson

Publications

In the market for US theatrical movies, there are a set of products (movies), and over time, new products appear and existing products disappear. We develop and estimate a model of the product cycle for movies and the decay of products over time to examine the effect of product quality, production cost, advertising and substitutes on the movie life cycle. Intuitively, new products should have a strong negative effect on the probability of survival of existing movies. The effect, however, is heterogeneously present only for the substitutes from some types (genres). While it is expected that good-quality movies tend to …

No.42 - December 2017, Center Of Civil Law Studies

The Center of Civil Law Studies Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Customizable Textured Tablet Case And Magnetic Prompting System To Improve Communication For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Christina Maragioglio

Theses

As Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnoses increase in prevalence, there is a growing need for assistive devices to help meet the communication needs of each person and their own unique set of challenges. Autism is a neurological disorder which most prominently impacts communication and social skills but can impact each person differently by way of coupled conditions. Of these conditions, two of the most common with Autism are Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and Motor Skill delays.

Additionally, to help with communication and language development, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) techniques are often used, with tablet AAC applications being one of the …

Dzone: An Interactive Platform For Designers Seeking And Sharing Ideas., Yidie Xue

Theses

The principle of design is to create something both beautiful and effective. However, not all designs are created equal. There are plenty of inefficient designs in existence. The reason is not because of bad designers, but because of the lacking platforms for designers to communicate and test their designs.

There are many tools available, both application and website, for designers to express their ideas. However, the majority of these resources are focused on sharing project on the social media and treat it like an element of personal portfolio. Platforms for designers to actually test their project, gathering critical product-developing feedback …

Vibrio Vulnificus Monitoring Along The Coastal Bend And The Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Louay Bachnak

Honors Theses

Vibrio vulnificus is a common opportunistic pathogen found in marine, coastal, and estuarine waters. This one micrometer microorganism is the leading cause of deaths in the United States due to food poisoning after consumption of raw or undercooked seafood. The optimal temperature for survival is between 15.6°C and 35.0°C with moderate salinities – conditions frequently found in the Gulf of Mexico (Lin, Payne, & Schwarz, 2003).

In the United States, V. vulnificus infections are more common in states bordering the Gulf of Mexico, including Texas. However, infections can still occur in individuals consuming infected food more inland or sustain wounds …

Homoeopathic Research In Vitiligo: Current Scenario, Deepti Dewan, Divya Taneja, Uttam Singh, Renu Mittal, Anil Khurana

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Objective: The objective of the study was to conduct a review of the existing literature on homoeopathic research conducted on Vitiligo. Materials and Methods: A comprehensive online and manual search of research studies on vitiligo through Homoeopathy was conducted to identify publications in international search databases and library of Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy published during the period from 2006 to 2016. Relevant research was categorised by study type and appraised according to study design with their clinical outcomes. Results: In this review, 11 articles related to Homoeopathy on vitiligo were identified, of which four clinical observational studies and …

Effect Of Homoeopathic Preparation Of Ruta Graveolens On The Progression Of Childhood Myopia Before, During And After Cessation Of Treatment: A Retrospective Study, Sandeep Sathye

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Background: Increased incidence and progression of myopia, especially in Asian countries, have been attributed to excess near work. Topical use of Atropine was effective in controlling myopia but has got side effects and rebound effect after stopping the treatment. Homoeopathy mentions Ruta graveolens (Ruta) for myopia with its action on accommodation. Aim: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of Ruta on annual myopia progression rate (AMPR) before, during and after stopping treatment in childhood myopia. Materials and Methods: Ten cases of simple myopia in progressive stage aged 11–16 years were studied retrospectively. Myopia or spherical equivalent …

Review Of Vaccine Court: The Law And Politics Of Injury By Anna Kirkland, Paul Nolette

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Challenges To Conducting Adolescent Hiv Prevention Services Research With Court-Involved Youth, Marina Tolou-Shams, Anna Harrison, Selby M. Conrad, Sarah Johnson, Larry K. Brown

Arts & Sciences Faculty Publications

Multiple assessment studies demonstrate that juvenile offenders are at increased risk for contracting HIV and other STIs relative to their non-offending counterparts. Such data are used to support the implementation of adolescent HIV prevention interventions within the juvenile justice system. Despite the compelling data related to high rates of unprotected sexual activity, pregnancy, STIs, substance use and psychiatric symptoms, there are very few empirically supported HIV prevention interventions for this adolescent subgroup. Using our experience conducting HIV prevention research studies with court-involved, non-incarcerated (CINI) youth we identify salient and unique challenges to consider when conducting HIV prevention intervention research with …

Shaping Health Policy For Low-Income Populations: An Assessment Of Public Comments In A New Medicaid Waiver Process, Marian Jarlenski, Philip Rocco, Renuka Tipimeni, Amy Jo Kennedy, Nivedita Gunturi, Julie Donohue

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

Since the Supreme Court decided that the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Medicaid expansion is optional for the states, several have obtained federal approval to use Section 1115 waivers to expand Medicaid while changing its coverage and benefits design. There has long been concern that policy making for Medicaid populations may lack meaningful engagement with low-income constituents, and therefore the ACA established a new process under which the public can submit comments on pending Medicaid waiver applications. We analyzed 291 comment letters submitted to federal regulators pertaining to Medicaid Section 1115 waiver applications in the first five states to seek such …