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Exposure To Household Air Pollution From Biomass Cookstoves And Blood Pressure Among Women In Rural Honduras: A Cross‐Sectional Study, Bonnie N. Young, Maggie L. Clark, Sarah Rajkumar, Megan L. Benka-Coker, Annette Bachand, Robert D. Brook, Tracy L. Nelson, John Volckens, Stephen J. Reynolds, Christian L'Orange, Nicholas Good, Kirsten Koehler, Sebastian Africano, Anibal B. Osorto Pinel, Jennifer L. Peel

Health Sciences Faculty Publications

Growing evidence links household air pollution exposure from biomass cookstoves with elevated blood pressure. We assessed cross‐sectional associations of 24‐hour mean concentrations of personal and kitchen fine particulate matter (PM2.5), black carbon (BC), and stove type with blood pressure, adjusting for confounders, among 147 women using traditional or cleaner‐burning Justa stoves in Honduras. We investigated effect modification by age and body mass index. Traditional stove users had mean (standard deviation) personal and kitchen 24‐hour PM2.5 concentrations of 126 μg/m3 (77) and 360 μg/m3 (374), while Justa stove users’ exposures were 66 μg/m3 (38) and 137 μg/m3(194), respectively. BC concentrations were …

2018-2019 Lynn University Wind Ensemble - The Wind Concerto: Movement 2, "Crossover Concerti", Lynn University Wind Ensemble, Kenneth Amis, Isaac Roles, Timothy Fernando, James Abrahamson, Steve Campbell, John Faieta

Wind Ensemble

Program

• Tha Avatar / Dana Wilson - Isaac Roles, bassoon
• Concerto for Flute and Wind Ensemble / Mike Mower - Timothy Fernando, flute
• Ebony Concerto / Igor Stravinsky - James Abrahamson, clarinet
• Four Temperaments for Tuba / Michael Brand - Steve Campbell, tuba
• Harvest: Concerto for Trombone / John Mackey - John Faieta, trombone

Foliar Water Uptake: Processes, Pathways, And Integration Into Plant Water Budgets, Z. Carter Berry, Nathan C. Emery, Sybil G. Gotsch, Gregory R. Goldsmith

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Nearly all plant families, represented across most major biomes, absorb water directly through their leaves. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as foliar water uptake. Recent studies have suggested that foliar water uptake provides a significant water subsidy that can influence both plant water and carbon balance across multiple spatial and temporal scales. Despite this, our mechanistic understanding of when, where, how, and to what end water is absorbed through leaf surfaces remains limited. We first review the evidence for the biophysical conditions necessary for foliar water uptake to occur, focusing on the plant and atmospheric water potentials necessary to …

My Manifesto: A Public Declaration Of Patriarchal Domination And Resistance, Carmina Eliason

Culture, Society, and Praxis

Dear friends,

I would like to share with you a piece of my identity.

During Spring of 2005 I wrote the following piece as a part of political stand against patriarchy in a class entitled "Domination & Resistance." It was written to record certain events in my life which in part caused me to be the person I am today. It was also written in order to document my personal statement against the domination of patriarchy. It was meant to be read and heard by others so that more people would understand the penetration of patriarchal violence that still exists …

Capsid Structure Of Dsrna Fungal Viruses, Daniel Luque, Carlos P. Mata, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Said A. Ghabrial, José R. Castón

Plant Pathology Faculty Publications

Most fungal, double-stranded (ds) RNA viruses lack an extracellular life cycle stage and are transmitted by cytoplasmic interchange. dsRNA mycovirus capsids are based on a 120-subunit T = 1 capsid, with a dimer as the asymmetric unit. These capsids, which remain structurally undisturbed throughout the viral cycle, nevertheless, are dynamic particles involved in the organization of the viral genome and the viral polymerase necessary for RNA synthesis. The atomic structure of the T = 1 capsids of four mycoviruses was resolved: the L-A virus of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ScV-L-A), Penicillium chrysogenum virus (PcV), Penicillium stoloniferum virus F (PsV-F), and Rosellinia necatrix …

The Continual Threat Of Influenza Virus Infections At The Human–Animal Interface: What Is New From A One Health Perspective?, E. S. Bailey, J. Y. Choi, J. K. Fieldhouse, L. K. Borkenhagen, J. Zemke, D. Zhang, G. C. Gray

Public Health

No abstract provided.

The Importance Of Using The Vineyard Flour And Betonies As A Biologically Active Supplement In The Diet Of Cattle Animals, A A. Xakimov, Z T. Parpiev

Scientific-technical journal

The article presents the materials of waste and modern enterprises that process agricultural products, thousands of tons processed and primary products from processing. In particular, the waste formed in the process of obtaining the juice and wine from grapes is considered to be a valuable raw material resource which is very rich in biologically active substances and easy, good absorption of this food by animal organisms, the positive impact of biologically active supplement on animal metabolism and the fight against certain diseases are studied

Short-Term Low Salinity Mitigates Effects Of Oil And Dispersant On Juvenile Eastern Oysters: A Laboratory Experiment With Implications For Oil Spill Response Activities, Meagan N. Schrandt, Sean Powers, F.Scott Rikard, Wilawan Thongda, Eric Peatman

University Faculty and Staff Publications

Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) reefs in the northern Gulf of Mexico were exposed to oil and various associated clean-up activities that may have compromised oyster reef health. Included in the exposure was oil, dispersant, and in some locales, atypical salinity regimes. Oil and dispersants can be detrimental to oysters and the effects of salinity depend on the level. In addition to these extrinsic factors, genetic diversity of oyster populations may help the oysters respond to stressors, as demonstrated in other systems. We used a 3×3×2 factorial design to experimentally examine the effects …

Effects Of Beta Blockers And Ace Inhibitors After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation, Gaurang Vaidya, Emma Birks, Jessica Pillarella, Benjamin Salgado, Rajakrishnan Vijayakrishnan, Andrew Lenneman, Mark Slaughter, Dmitry Abramov

The VAD Journal

Purpose: While Beta blockers(BB) and Angiotensin system blockers(ACEinh/ARB) are important components in advanced heart failure therapy, their use after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation remains controversial. Concern has been raised about possible adverse effects of BB on right ventricular(RV) function while tolerance and efficacy/outcome data for ACEinh are lacking. This study aimed to characterize the use of medical therapy post-LVAD implantation and to evaluate its safety and efficacy. Methods: Demographic, clinical and echocardiographic variables of patients implanted with a continuous-flow LVAD between 2012 and 2015 at a single center were retrospectively reviewed. Mortality and heart failure(CHF) hospitalizations were followed …

Daily Eastern News: September 07, 2018, Eastern Illinois University

September

No abstract provided.

Transcriptional Up-Regulation Of Relaxin-3 By Nur77 Attenuates Β-Adrenergic Agonist-Induced Apoptosis In Cardiomyocytes., Xiaohua You, Zhifu Guo, Fang Cheng, Bing Yi, Fan Yang, Xinzhu Liu, Ni Zhu, Xianxian Zhao, Guijun Yan, Xin-Liang Ma, Jianxin Sun

Center for Translational Medicine Faculty Papers

The relaxin family peptides have been shown to exert several beneficial effects on the heart, including anti-apoptosis, anti-fibrosis, and anti-hypertrophy activity. Understanding their regulation might provide new opportunities for therapeutic interventions, but the molecular mechanism(s) coordinating relaxin expression in the heart remain largely obscured. Previous work demonstrated a role for the orphan nuclear receptor Nur77 in regulating cardiomyocyte apoptosis. We therefore investigated Nur77 in the hopes of identifying novel relaxin regulators. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) data indicated that ectopic expression of orphan nuclear receptor Nur77 markedly increased the expression of latexin-3 (RLN3), but not relaxin-1 …

The Power Of Engagement, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

From 'Just In Case' To 'Just In Time', Maureen Schlangen

University Libraries Blog Archive

A high-tech, patron-assisted collection tool called demand-driven acquisition is bringing resources across the scholarly spectrum into the library catalog in support of UD's academic and research endeavors.

Waterfall Formation At A Desert River-Reservoir Delta Isolates Endangered Fishes, Charles N. Cathcart, Casey A. Pennock, Christopher A. Cheek, Mark C. Mckinstry, Peter D. Mackinnon, Mary M. Conner, Keith B. Gido

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Unforeseen interactions of dams and declining water availability have formed new obstacles to recovering endemic and endangered big-river fishes. During a recent trend of drying climate and declining reservoir water levels in the southwestern United States, a large waterfall has formed on two separate occasions (1989-1995 & 2001-present) in the transition zone between the San Juan River and Lake Powell reservoir because of deposited sediments. Because recovery plans for two large-bodied endangered fish species, razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) and Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), include annual stockings in the San Juan River, this waterfall potentially blocks upstream …

Antibiotic Resistance In Staphylococcus Aureus From Commercially Available Meat, Samuel Schriever, Bradford Berges

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Bacteria can be found everywhere. While some bacteria can help humans to make medicine and clean up environmental disasters, other bacteria can cause horrible disease. After the discovery of antibiotics in the early twentieth century humans have been using them to treat human and animal disease. At first antibiotics very effective at clearing bacterial infections. Bacteria that were able to survive the antibiotics were able to spread and become more common. Bacteria have the ability to share genes and those genes are very favorable for the bacteria that have them. Today, animals are given more antibiotics than humans are. This …

Testimony Of Rebecca Ingber Before The United States Senate Committee On The Judiciary On The Nomination Of Brett Kavanaugh For Associate Justice Of The U.S. Supreme Court, Rebecca Ingber

Faculty Scholarship

Professor Rebecca Ingber testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee as it considered the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Her testimony focused on Judge Kavanaugh's national security and international law jurisprudence, in particular, the court's role in considering international law constraints on the President's war powers, and the potential effects of this judicial approach on executive power.

September 7, 2018, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Environmental Factors That Affect Kenneled Shelter Dogs In Connecticut, Laura Burban

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Provision Of Urban Ecosystem Services Throughout The Private-Social-Public Domain: A Conceptual Framework, Alessandro Ossola, Laura Schifman, Dustin L. Herrmann, Ahjond S. Garmestani, Kirsten Schwarz, Matthew E. Hopton

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

As cities are largely private systems, recent investigations have assessed the provision of ecosystem services from the private realm. However, these assessments are largely based on the concept of ownership and fail to capture the complexity of service provision mediated by interactions between people and ecological structures. In fact, people interact with ecological structures in their role of land tenants and stewards, further modulating the provision of ecosystem services. We devise a theoretical framework based on the concepts of ownership, tenancy, and stewardship, in which people, as mediators of ecosystem services, regulate the provision of services throughout the private-social-public domain. …

Gender And Power: Girl Scouts And Boy Scouts Of America, Hanna Daleo

Culture, Society, and Praxis

Institutions that separate members by gender are an interesting environment where to explore issues that separate man and women in contemporary societies. This short piece by Daleo is a provocative reflection on the origins and consequences of gender difference.

Ways Of Seeing Culture, Equity, And Social Justice Comparatively, Christina Sierra

Culture, Society, and Praxis

In this Essay Christina Sierra explores the different perspectives and experiences of the peoples of different ethnic backgrounds living in the US. The paper is a powerful reference to the profound similitude and relevant differences of the experience of immigrants form different backgrounds as they integrate in their new society.

Hedwig And The Angry Inch: A Radical Affront To Conventional Renditions Of Gender, Rosa Salazar

Culture, Society, and Praxis

An examination of the rock opera's challenge to prevailing perceptions of gender framed within the context of a live interactive performance at CSUMB's Black Box Cabaret in the spring of 2003.

Panel 2: All Things Vertical: Divergence Or Convergence?, Douglas H. Ginsburg, Jeffrey C. Bank, Jean-François Bellis, Isabelle De Silva, Nils Wahl

Fordham Competition Law Institute

No abstract provided.

Technology And Sustainable Development, Matthew Goodlaw

Culture, Society, and Praxis

How is technology effecting sustainable development? To answer this question, Goodlaw takes a step back into history to establish a context, and define what technology is and to give an idea of what the general effects of technology are. The essay offers basic definitions to frame the discussion on sustainable development and provides examples of how specific technologies are affecting specific areas of sustainable development.

A Theory Of Environmental Justice, Karly Edwards

Culture, Society, and Praxis

This paper is a reflection and interpretation of a poem written by Steven Blevins. The author gives an insight to a different aspect of sustainability, incorporating themes of equity and economic justice - two apparently distant narratives.

Rewriting Tomorrow's Agricultural History, Antoinette Mantz

Culture, Society, and Praxis

In this article, Antoinette Mantz presents us with a brief look into California agricultural history and how organized political action might reshape the Western landscape. Using her own personal experiences as a volunteer, Mantz explores how corporate based farm became a socially accepted reality while endangering that of the small-scale local farmer. She contends that economic monopolies of the corporate agribusiness have left the local farmer with reduced and often impossible options.

Introductions; Keynote; Enforcement Of Competition Rules In The European Union: The Globalized Economy In The Digital Age, James Keyte, Makan Delrahim, Johannes Laitenberger

Fordham Competition Law Institute

No abstract provided.

Parameter Sensitivity For In Vitro Anthrax Studies, Yareley Gonzalez, Maria Macias-Bedolla, Megan O. Powell

Spora: A Journal of Biomathematics

Studies done on interactions between spores and macrophages done in vitro show inconsistent results based on experimental protocol and inhibit meaningful extrapolation to in vivo. In this study, we perform a sensitivity analysis of a model representing in vitro studies of interactions between anthrax spores and macrophages to help address the effects of these inconsistencies. We perform both local and global analyses using Latin hypercube sampling and partial rank correlation coefficients. Our analysis indicates the amount of intracellular bacteria over time is most sensitive to the killing of intracellular bacteria by the macrophages and replication of the bacteria inside …

Discovering A Career Niche In Scientific Illustration, Jill Rodrigues

Featured News Story

With flowing strokes, Nicholas Bezio strives to capture the golden sunlight bathing a North American moose, drawing the viewer’s eye around the composition. And just as much as he entices viewers aesthetically, he uses colored pencils like scientific tools to render with meticulously accurate detail the majestic mammal’s distinctive nose, the shape and prongs of its sinewy horns.

Chanticleer | Septemer 6, 2018, Jacksonville State University

Chanticleer

No abstract provided.