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Taking Credit: Case Study Of A Uv System To Expand Methods Of Virus Inactivation And To Quantify The Enhanced Public Health And Sustainability, Tyler Kane Sep 2018

Taking Credit: Case Study Of A Uv System To Expand Methods Of Virus Inactivation And To Quantify The Enhanced Public Health And Sustainability, Tyler Kane

Master's Theses and Capstones

Public water systems (PWSs) must provide 4-log virus inactivation to comply with EPA’s Surface Water Rule (LT2ESWTR) or Ground Water Rule (GWR), while also complying with the Disinfection Byproduct Rule (Stage 2 DBPR). A UV dose of 186 mJ/cm2 meets this inactivation requirement, but increases energy use, capital and operation costs, and causes technical challenges for validating UV performance. The result: many water systems resort to solely using chemical disinfectants, increasing their risk of disinfection byproduct (DBP) formation. This required UV dose is based off previous studies on the wavelength response adenovirus at 254nm, where traditional low pressure (LP) lamps …

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Conflict Resolution In Popular Film, Linda M. Fogg Sep 2018

Conflict Resolution In Popular Film, Linda M. Fogg

Master's Theses and Capstones

Studies on media content have been focused for decades on the frequency of violence, types of aggression, and sex roles. These studies have largely focused on children’s media, especially Disney, with few investigating the presence of violence in adult media as it is perceived as less harmful. Although these are all important topics of research, they have failed to incorporate the larger picture of media's portrayal of conflict resolution. This study aims to answer the questions: how is conflict resolution portrayed in popular films and does it change based on the MPAA rating? using popular movies from 2016. The ratings …

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Investigation Into The Application Of Ozonation For Reuse Of Secondary Wastewater Effluent, Daniel James Farley Sep 2018

Investigation Into The Application Of Ozonation For Reuse Of Secondary Wastewater Effluent, Daniel James Farley

Master's Theses and Capstones

This research investigated the ability of ozone to degrade through oxidation a selection of organic micropollutants in untreated and ion exchange pretreated secondary wastewater effluent. Initially, a six-month sampling program was completed to characterize the variability in the water quality of the Wervershoof wastewater treatment plant’s secondary effluent used in this research. Bench scale experiments were completed to determine the ozone uptake and demand in demineralized water, tap water, IX treated secondary wastewater, and secondary wastewater effluent. Using data from the bench scale experiments, low, medium and high ozone dosages were identified based upon ozone residual for secondary wastewater and …

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Microbiological And Clinical Profile Of Infective Endocarditis Patients: An Observational Study Experience From Tertiary Care Center Karachi Pakistan, Uzma Shahid, Hasanat Sharif, Joveria Farooqi, Bushra Jamil, E. Khan Sep 2018

Microbiological And Clinical Profile Of Infective Endocarditis Patients: An Observational Study Experience From Tertiary Care Center Karachi Pakistan, Uzma Shahid, Hasanat Sharif, Joveria Farooqi, Bushra Jamil, E. Khan

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Background:
The study analyzed microbiological and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of organisms isolated from patients with infective endocarditis (2015–17) and compared disease outcomes in cohorts of endocarditis patient with history of prior invasive vascular intervention (high risk group) vs those without (native valve group). We hypothesized that high risk group would be more likely to have severe disease outcomes.
Methods:
This was a prospective cohort study (2015–17). All blood and cardiac tissue samples of enrolled patients suspected of endocarditis according to modified Duke’s criteria were followed for microbiological and antimicrobial susceptibility profile. The high risk group was compared with the native …

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Alcohol And Other Drugs Policy, Saint Mary's College Of California Sep 2018

Alcohol And Other Drugs Policy, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Student Handbook (2010-2018)

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Campus Rules Related To Animals, Saint Mary's College Of California Sep 2018

Campus Rules Related To Animals, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Student Handbook (2010-2018)

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Complete Handbook, Saint Mary's College Of California Sep 2018

Complete Handbook, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Student Handbook (2010-2018)

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Academic Policies, Saint Mary's College Of California Sep 2018

Academic Policies, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Student Handbook (2010-2018)

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Vol. 22, No. 1: Masthead, Water Law Review Sep 2018

Vol. 22, No. 1: Masthead, Water Law Review

Water Law Review

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Vol. 22, No. 1: Full Issue, Water Law Review Sep 2018

Vol. 22, No. 1: Full Issue, Water Law Review

Water Law Review

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A Doctrine Adrift: Wisconsin's Public Trust, Nicholas Bullard Sep 2018

A Doctrine Adrift: Wisconsin's Public Trust, Nicholas Bullard

Water Law Review

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Ablation Of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Reprogram White Fat To Beige-Like Fat Through An Increase In Mitochondrial Integrity, Ho-1-Adiponectin In Vitro And In Vivo, Lu Liu, Nitin Puri, Marco Raffaele, Joseph Schragenheim, Shailendra Singh, J. Alyce Bradbury, Lars Bellner, Luca Vanella, Darryl C. Zeldin, Jian Cao, Nader G. Abraham Sep 2018

Ablation Of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Reprogram White Fat To Beige-Like Fat Through An Increase In Mitochondrial Integrity, Ho-1-Adiponectin In Vitro And In Vivo, Lu Liu, Nitin Puri, Marco Raffaele, Joseph Schragenheim, Shailendra Singh, J. Alyce Bradbury, Lars Bellner, Luca Vanella, Darryl C. Zeldin, Jian Cao, Nader G. Abraham

NYMC Faculty Publications

We have shown that epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), specifically 11,12- and 14,15-EETs, reduce adipogenesis in human mesenchymal stem cells and mouse preadipocytes (3T-3L1). In this study, we explore the effects of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) deletion on various aspects of adipocyte-function, including programing for white vs. beige-like fat, and mitochondrial and thermogenic gene-expressions. We further hypothesize that EETs and heme-oxygenase 1 (HO-1) form a synergistic, functional module whose effects on adipocyte and vascular function is greater than the effects of sEH deletion alone. In in vitro studies, we examined the effect of sEH inhibitors on MSC-derived adipocytes. MSC-derived adipocytes exposed to …

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Vol. 45, No. 2: Table Of Contents, Transportation Law Journal Sep 2018

Vol. 45, No. 2: Table Of Contents, Transportation Law Journal

Transportation Law Journal

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Table Of Contents, Saint Mary's College Of California Sep 2018

Table Of Contents, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Student Handbook (2010-2018)

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College And Student Life Policies, Saint Mary's College Of California Sep 2018

College And Student Life Policies, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Student Handbook (2010-2018)

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Residential Living Policies, Saint Mary's College Of California Sep 2018

Residential Living Policies, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Student Handbook (2010-2018)

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Student Disability Services, Saint Mary's College Of California Sep 2018

Student Disability Services, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Student Handbook (2010-2018)

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Academic Honor Code, Saint Mary's College Of California Sep 2018

Academic Honor Code, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Student Handbook (2010-2018)

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“The Lord God Which Gathereth The Outcasts” (Isaiah 56:3–8), Daniel Balnap Sep 2018

“The Lord God Which Gathereth The Outcasts” (Isaiah 56:3–8), Daniel Balnap

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

During the last week of his ministry, Christ was asked what the great commandment was, and in his answer he suggested two, the last being “love thy neighbor as thyself ” (Mark 12:31). Though not stated by Christ, this commandment, found in Leviticus 19:18, is then followed by a similar commandment to love the stranger “as thyself ” (19:34). These two principles reflected one of the great principles of the law—the care for the marginalized outsider. Yet the plight of the marginalized was not only realized in the law, it was also found in the writings of the prophets. One …

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Measurement Matters: Higher Waist-To-Hip Ratio But Not Body Mass Index Is Associated With Deficits In Executive Functions And Episodic Memory, Andree Hartanto, Jose C. Yong Sep 2018

Measurement Matters: Higher Waist-To-Hip Ratio But Not Body Mass Index Is Associated With Deficits In Executive Functions And Episodic Memory, Andree Hartanto, Jose C. Yong

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Background: The current study aimed to reconcile the inconsistent findings between obesity, executive functions, and episodic memory by addressing major limitations of previous studies, including overreliance on body mass index (BMI), small sample sizes, and failure to control for confounds. Methods: Participants consisted of 3,712 midlife adults from the Cognitive Project of the National Survey of Midlife Development. Executive functions and episodic memory were measured by a battery of cognitive function tests. Results: We found that higher waist-to-hip ratio was associated with deficits in both executive functions and episodic memory, above and beyond the influence of demographics, comorbid health issues, …

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Sep2018, Robert Kelly Sep 2018

Sep2018, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

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Pathogenicity And Protection Mediated By A Single Tcrβ In Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Tianhua Wu Sep 2018

Pathogenicity And Protection Mediated By A Single Tcrβ In Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Tianhua Wu

Theses and Dissertations (ETD)

How the TCR repertoire, together with risk-associated major histocompatibility complex (MHC), imposes susceptibility for autoimmune disease is not fully understood. A small fraction of TCR α or β chains are “public”, and are shared by most individuals.High-throughput sequencing of the mouse TCRβ repertoire during myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG)-induced experimental autoimmuneencephalomyelitis (EAE) identified a public TCRβ chain, TCRβ1, which was highly shared among individual mice and preferentially deployed during EAE. Retrogenic expression of TCRβ1 resulted in spontaneous early-onset EAE in mice with high penetrance and severity, despite being paired with a diverse endogenous TCRα repertoire. To further study autoimmunity conferred by …

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Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Of Life Cycle Benefit Of Trimarans Using Monte Carlo Method, Lin Du Sep 2018

Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Of Life Cycle Benefit Of Trimarans Using Monte Carlo Method, Lin Du

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis presents a methodology for multidisciplinary design and optimization (MDO) of the life cycle benefit (LCB) of trimarans. Unlike naval vessels which have a robust fire power and other capabilities which are very difficult to be quantified, the essence of a commercial ship’s construction and operation is an investment. The ship owners must consider the benefits accruing from lifelong development/deployment of a commercial vessel, taking in to account the construction time, interest rate, cost of operation, maintenance, drydocking, annual revenue, etc. Whether or not a ship design has outstanding economic potential, depends on only one standard value in the …

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The Embedded Liberalism Compromise In The Making Of The Gatt And Uruguay Round Agreements, Meredith Kolsky Lewis Sep 2018

The Embedded Liberalism Compromise In The Making Of The Gatt And Uruguay Round Agreements, Meredith Kolsky Lewis

Contributions to Books

Published as Chapter 2 in The Future of International Economic Integration: The Embedded Liberalism Compromise Revisited, Gillian Moon & Lisa Toohey, eds.

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Issue 17 Sep 2018

Issue 17

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

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Flightline Simulation Model Of A Squadron, Huseyin Mert Sep 2018

Flightline Simulation Model Of A Squadron, Huseyin Mert

Theses and Dissertations

Military flight training is a long and costly process. Ensuring that the training aircraft are ready for flight is critical in processing pilots through training courses on schedule. Maintaining a high mission capable rate for training aircraft requires scheduled periodic maintenance and maintenance between sorties. Aircraft Ground Equipment (AGE) is used to service each aircraft to make it ready for the following flight. Having a sufficient amount of AGE available is critical, as cancelling or delaying sorties due to lack of AGE generally has a significant impact on the training schedule. This work analyzes the AGE support equipment used in …

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Simplex Control Methods For Robust Convergence Of Small Unmanned Aircraft Flight Trajectories In The Constrained Urban Environment, Michael D. Zollars Sep 2018

Simplex Control Methods For Robust Convergence Of Small Unmanned Aircraft Flight Trajectories In The Constrained Urban Environment, Michael D. Zollars

Theses and Dissertations

Constrained optimal control problems for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) have long suffered from excessive computation times caused by a combination of constraint modeling techniques, the quality of the initial path solution provided to the optimal control solver, and improperly defining the bounds on system state variables, ultimately preventing implementation into real-time, on-board systems. In this research, a new hybrid approach is examined for real-time path planning of SUAS. During autonomous flight, a SUAS is tasked to traverse from one target region to a second target region while avoiding hard constraints consisting of building structures of an urban environment. Feasible …

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Missouri S&T Magazine Fall/Winter 2018, Missouri S&T Marketing And Communications Department, Miner Alumni Association Sep 2018

Missouri S&T Magazine Fall/Winter 2018, Missouri S&T Marketing And Communications Department, Miner Alumni Association

Missouri S&T Magazine

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Incidence, Patterns And Associated Factors For Occupational Injuries Among Agricultural Workers In A Developing Country, Unaib Rabbani, Zafar Fatmi Sep 2018

Incidence, Patterns And Associated Factors For Occupational Injuries Among Agricultural Workers In A Developing Country, Unaib Rabbani, Zafar Fatmi

Community Health Sciences

Background: Injuries are common among agricultural workers, and a large section of the population is employed in agriculture worldwide. We aimed to determine the incidence, patterns and associated risk factors of occupational injuries among the agricultural workers in a developing country.
Methods: A cross-sectional study in Hyderabad, Pakistan was conducted from December 2012 to February 2013. Information was collected about incidence, pattern and associated risk factors of occupational injuries from 472 agricultural workers. Injury incidence and patterns for place, severity, type, agent, parts of body affected and work activity were calculated. Analysis was performed using SPSS version 19.0. Multivariate logistic …

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Advancing Social Connection As A Public Health Priority In The United States, Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Theodore Robles, David A. Sbarra Sep 2018

Advancing Social Connection As A Public Health Priority In The United States, Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Theodore Robles, David A. Sbarra

Faculty Publications

A robust body of scientific evidence indicates that being embedded in high-quality close relationships and feeling socially connected to the people in your life is associated with decreased risk for all-cause mortality as well as a range of disease morbidities. Despite mounting evidence that the magnitude of these associations is comparable to many leading health determinants (that receive significant public health resources), government agencies, healthcare providers and associations, and public/private healthcare funders are slow to recognize human social relationships as either a health determinant or health risk marker in a manner that is comparable to other public health priorities. This …

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