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Highly Efficient 5' Capping Of Mitochondrial Rna With Nad+ And Nadh By Yeast And Human Mitochondrial Rna Polymerase, Jeremy G Bird, Urmimala Basu, David Kuster, Aparna Ramachandran, Ewa Grudzien-Nogalska, Atif Towheed, Douglas C. Wallace, Megerditch Kiledjian, Dmitry Temiakov, Smita S. Patel, Richard H. Ebright, Bryce E. Nickels

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers

Bacterial and eukaryotic nuclear RNA polymerases (RNAPs) cap RNA with the oxidized and reduced forms of the metabolic effector nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, NAD+ and NADH, using NAD+ and NADH as non-canonical initiating nucleotides for transcription initiation. Here, we show that mitochondrial RNAPs (mtRNAPs) cap RNA with NAD+ and NADH, and do so more efficiently than nuclear RNAPs. Direct quantitation of NAD+- and NADH-capped RNA demonstrates remarkably high levels of capping in vivo: up to ~60% NAD+ and NADH capping of yeast mitochondrial transcripts, and up to ~15% NAD+ capping of human mitochondrial transcripts. The capping efficiency is determined by promoter …

Continuous Glucose Monitoring: An Overview For Nurse Practitioners, Casey Neeley, Donna Freeborn

Student Works

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is a revolutionary addition to diabetic management for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). CGM, when used properly, improves overall glycemic control. In the short term, CGM decreases incidences of hypoglycemic events and improves day to day blood glucose control. In the long term, CGM decreases hemoglobin A1c levels and decreases incidences and severity of long term complications of diabetes. When patients are educated and supported by providers on the use of CGM, patients with T1DM can achieve optimal glycemic control.

African Poetry Libraries-A Global Collaboration, Lorna M. Dawes, Charlene Maxey-Harris

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

In 2014, the African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) and the University of Nebraska (UNL)literary magazine-thePrairie Schooner established African Poetry Libraries in five countries; Ghana, Kenya,Uganda, Gambia and Botswana. The purpose of these libraries wasto support the creativity of aspiring and establishedpoets in their local communities. The University of Nebraska Libraries was asked toserve as consultants on the initiative by working with local volunteers to set up thelibraries and provideongoing assistance and advice to the new libraries during thefirst three years of their inception. The goal of the librariesis to support thelocal community of poets through access to contemporary poetry, and …

The Development Of Self-Efficacy To Work With Suicidal Clients, Gregory M. Elliott, Richard W. Audsley, Lisa Runck, Ashley A. Pechek, Adriana De Raet, Angelica Valdez, Brandon J. Wilde

The Qualitative Report

Suicide is a public health crisis which counselors must be prepared to address. In this grounded theory study, the researchers advance a model to show how counselors develop self-efficacy to work with suicidal clients. Counselor educators may use this model to improve programmatic training and supervision of students.

A Systematic Review Of Ayres Sensory Integration Intervention For Children With Autism., Sarah A. Schoen, Shelly J. Lane, Zoe Mailloux, Teresa May-Benson, L. Dianne Parham, Susanne Smith Roley, Roseann C. Schaaf

Department of Occupational Therapy Faculty Papers

Sensory integration is one of the most highly utilized interventions in autism, however, a lack of consensus exists regarding its evidence base. An increasing number of studies are investigating the effectiveness of this approach. This study used the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Standards for Evidence-based Practices in Special Education to evaluate the effectiveness research from 2006 to 2017 on Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI) intervention for children with autism. A systematic review was conducted in three stages. Stage 1 involved an extensive database search for relevant studies using search terms related to sensory integration and autism, interventions suggesting a sensory …

Using A Robot Peer To Encourage The Production Of Spatial Concepts In A Second Language, Cd Wallbridge, Den Berghe R Van, Hernandez D Garcia, J Kanero, S Lemaignan, C Edmunds, T Belpaeme

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

We conducted a study with 25 children to investigate the efectiveness of a robot measuring and encouraging production of spatial concepts in a second language compared to a human experimenter. Productive vocabulary is often not measured in second language learning, due to the diiculty of both learning and assessing productive learning gains. We hypothesized that a robot peer may help assessing productive vocabulary. Previous studies on foreign language learning have found that robots can help to reduce language anxiety, leading to improved results. In our study we found that a robot is able to reach a similar performance to the …

Visibility Of Iranian Lis Departments In Researchgate: An Altmetric Study, Rahim Alijani, Seyedeh Fahimeh Mortazavipour Mrs., Ali Akbar Khasseh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Using an altmetric study, this paper tries to investigate the visibility and activities of Iranian Library and Information Science (LIS) departments in ResearchGate. The research community of this study consisted of faculty members of LIS departments in Iran. Research data were analyzed by Altmetrics indicators from ResearchGate and then it is analyzed by SPSS software. Findings revealed that “University of Isfahan” with the mean score of 14.11 and standard deviation of 6.72 is ranked first and “Islamic Azad University of Hamedan” and “Tabriz University of Medical Sciences” ranked second and third, respectively. Also, the “University of Isfahan” ranked first in …

Social Media Utilisation, Study Habit And Undergraduate Students’ Academic Performance In A University Of Education In Nigeria, Emmanuel Olabanji Obadara Dr, Stephen Olufemi Olaopa Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper examined the correlation between social media utilisation, study habit and undergraduate students’ academic performance in Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State, Nigeria. The study used descriptive survey design. A sample of 2 departments from each of the 4 colleges existed in the university in 2012/2013 session was drawn using simple random sampling technique, Also, a sample 2905 students out 9692 students in the university during the academic session under study was drawn using purposive sampling technique. This comprised the total number of students in all the Departments sampled. The study developed and used a questionnaire tagged “Social …

U.S. - Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership Present An Possible, Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

Relations between the United States and Vietnam entered a new era in July 2013 with the conclusion of the U.S.-Vietnam comprehensive partnership agreement announced by President Barack Obama and President Truong Tan Sang. The U.S.-Vietnam comprehensive partnership is an overarching framework for strengthening and deepening cooperation across nine sectors: political and diplomatic relations, trade and economic ties, science and technology, education and training, environment and health, war legacy issues, defence and security, protection and promotion of human rights, and culture, sports and tourism. It has been four years since the U.S.-Vietnam comprehensive partnership was officially launched. It is, therefore, time …

Book Review- Climate Leviathan A Political Theory Of Our Planetary Future, Chris Goldie

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

Climate Leviathan provides an account of the possible trajectories of climate politics, arguing that adaptation to rather than mitigation of global warming is the most likely scenario, a planetary management organised on the basis of new forms of political sovereignty. It is argued that Climate Leviathan’s ambition to project sovereignty globally and on the basis of existing social relations will face enormous problems, not least because of its incapacity to address issues of climate justice, equality and solidarity. Conversely, a non-capitalist form of global leviathan based on a change of policy in China and revolutionary upheaval in Asia would be …

Book Review- Is The American Century Over?, Monir Hossain Moni

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

Review of:

Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Is the American Century Over? (Global Futures Series), Cambridge and Massachusetts: Polity Press, 2015, 146 pp. + vii

The Politics Of Non-Refoulement And The Syrian Refugee Crisis, Akinrinde O. Olufemi

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

The rise of refugee problems across the globe especially the Syrian refugee crisis underlines inherently the definitional and operational deficiencies of the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention that was designed to facilitate the protection of the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers to safety and express access to neighboring states during emergencies, wars, man-made and natural disasters. Despite the establishment of the Geneva Refugee Convention of 1951 and other International regimes, the rising numbers associated with refugees in Syria and the rest of the world are disturbing. With over five million persons internally displaced and more than two million people seeking refuge …

Educate, Empower, Employ, Danielle L. Bernard, Marybeth Bognar, Jami Hunter

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

Since the start of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, Lebanon is estimated to have taken in more than two million Syrian refugees. Due to policy and security obstacles, many of these refugees are considered by the Lebanese government to be living in Lebanon illegally, which restricts, among other aspects, their ability to continue employment or education. Based on field research conducted in-country through interviews, surveys, and focus groups, the authors have identified areas where innovative and inclusive higher education opportunities can be provided for Syrian refugees in Lebanon to allow them to move forward with their lives in self-sufficiency …

Pamphlet, "Are You A Good Library Board Member?", Ruth W. Brown Archive, Public Library Service Division, State Of Alabama

Ruth W. Brown Documents

2 pages. "Serving on a library board is a responsibility. It is within your province to offer a great service to your community if you are interested, conscientious, and willing to sacrifice time and energy." Pamphlet distributed by Public Library Service Division, State of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama.

Articles Regarding Dr. Willard Goslin From Church Newsletter

Ruth W. Brown Documents

2 pages. Articles from newsletter, "The Oklahoma City Unitarian," volume 6, number 6, October 12, 1951, published by the First Unitarian Church. "Dr. Willard Goslin and O.U. Dean Speak on Eliot Forum Program"and "Excerpts from the Sermon 'You and I and the Schools'"

The Bartlesville "Voter", Bartlesville Voter, Joe Barber

Ruth W. Brown Documents

Bartlesville Voter, 1951 edition. "During the past several months, Bartlesville has seen fit to discharge from its service a person who during her 30 year tenure probably helped to educate more people than any school has done because though many people do not finish school, they read books if they are at all able to read." "This mimeographed sheet was produced by Joe Barber in the interest of better government."

Article, "Private Censors Ban Magazines", Ruth W. Brown Archive

Ruth W. Brown Documents

Newspaper clipping from unidentified paper, "Civil liberties are under severe attack in Bartlesville, Okla, where censorship of the public library's reading matter has occurred apparently because of the librarian's interest in an interracial program."

Article, "What Censorship Keeps You From Knowing" (Part 2), Collie Small

Ruth W. Brown Documents

6 pages. Continuation from article on censorship from "Redbook Magazine," July 1951.

Article, "What Censorship Keeps You From Knowing" (Part 1), Collie Small

Ruth W. Brown Documents

4 pages. First part of an article on censorship (focusing on censorship in the movies) from Redbook Magazine, 1951

Editorial, "Hush-Hush In Bartlesville", Darlene Anderson Essary

Ruth W. Brown Documents

Editorial from the Saturday Review. "During recent months Bartlesville, Oklahoma, a small Northeastern Oklahoma city with a population of around 19,000 has been the locale of a vicious attack upon American civil liberties, conducted by a group who call themselves a Citizens Committee ..." Signed Darlene Anderson Essary, Bartlesville, Okla.

Typewritten Copy Of Article, "Ruth Brown's Dismissal Shocks Former Bartlesville Resident", James W. Henderson

Ruth W. Brown Documents

2 pages. Typewritten copy of article from Library Journal, 75, no. 18, (October 15, 1950). Includes a letter written by James W. Henderson, former resident of Bartlesville, to New York Public Library.

Article, "Readers' Voice" From Library Journal, Library Journal

Ruth W. Brown Documents

Article from "Library Journal" following December 15th issue of 1960. Includes part 1 of a letter written by Ruth Brown, Librarian, Sterling Public Library, Sterling, Colorado. "Public libraries must be integrated and the ALA and all librarians must take a stand. With each passing year it may become more difficult. Public libraries must not compel the Supreme Court to hand down another decision, but must make freedom to read an actual fact in the United States."

Article, "Freedom's Frightened People", Joseph Stocker

Ruth W. Brown Documents

4 pages. Article, "Freedom's Frightened People" by Joseph Stocker, Phoenix, Arizona, from Library Journal, February 1, 1956. Stocker, active in anti-defamation work, gave this address at the Arizona State Library Association Convention at the University of Arizona in 1955.

The News, "Ruth Brown's Dismissal Shocks Former Bartlesville Resident", James W. Henderson

Ruth W. Brown Documents

News item from "Library Journal", October 15, 1950, describing Ruth Brown, for 31 years librarian of the Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Free Public Library, was notified on July 25, 1950, by the city commissioners that her services were terminated. The assistant librarian, Mrs. A.R. Riggs, resigned under protest.

To The Ala On Its 75th Anniversary, Clarence R. Graham

Ruth W. Brown Documents

2 pages. A report to the ALA Council by Clarence R. Graham, President, American Library Association, 1950-51

Article, "Censorship In Bartlesville", Ruth W. Brown Archive

Ruth W. Brown Documents

4 pages. Article, "Censorship in Bartlesville, a report of the Oklahoma Library Association Committee on Intellectual Freedom, from the ALA Bulletin, March 1951. Includes manuscript notes.

Short Article, "Report On Bartlesville Dispute", Ruth W. Brown Archive

Ruth W. Brown Documents

Short article, "Report on Bartlesville Dispute" from the ALA Bulletin. "The case of Brown v. Dunnaway, et al., arising out of the discharge of Ruth Brown as city librarian at Bartlesville, Okla. is now pending on appeal in the Oklahoma Supreme Court."

Article, "Legal Action Taken At Bartlesville, Oklahoma", Ruth W. Brown Archive

Ruth W. Brown Documents

The article on "Legal Action taken at Bartlesville, Oklahoma --to Reinstate Librarian and Public Library Board Removed by City Commissioners." Mentions the ALA Board on Personnel Administration.

Article, "The Piney Woods Country Life School", J. O. Emmerich

Ruth W. Brown Documents

2 pages. Newspaper clipping from "The Pine Torch" published by the Piney Woods School. Article, "The Piney Woods Country Life School, Piney Woods, Mississippi: Under a Cedar Tree at Piney Woods" by J.O. Emmerich

Typewritten Manuscript, "Three Years In A Negro School In Mississippi", Ruth W. Brown Archive

Ruth W. Brown Documents

Typewritten document, "Three Years in a Negro School in Mississippi." Testimony given by Miss Ruth Brown on what she did after the suspension and how people treated her at the school in Mississippi. Manuscript corrections.