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Edwin Randall "Randy" Becton Papers, 1970-2012, Edwin Randall "Randy" Becton

Center for Restoration Studies Archives, Manuscripts and Personal Papers Finding Aids

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Nebraska Business And Consumer Confidence Indexes: November 9, 2018, Eric Thompson

Leading Economic Indicator Reports

Nebraska consumer and business confidence improved during October 2018. The Business Confidence Index – Nebraska (BCI-N) rose to 117.3 in October from 110.6 in September. The Consumer Confidence Index – Nebraska (CCI-N) rose to 108.3 in October after a sub-par level of 97.0 during September. Both business and consumer confidence were well above the neutral level of 100.0. When asked about the most important issue facing their business, 29 percent of respondents chose the availability and quality of labor while 27 mentioned customer demand and 15 percent mentioned competition from other businesses. This is the first time that labor availability …

The Bison, November 9, 2018

The Bison Newspapers

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"They Destroy The Reproductive System": Exploring The Belief That Modern Contraceptive Use Causes Infertility, Erica Sedlander, Jeffrey B. Bingenheimer, Mary Thiongo, Peter Gichangi, Rajiv N. Rimal, Mark Edberg, Wolfgang Munar

Prevention and Community Health Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Roche Announces First Sites For Key Huntington’S Disease Observational Study, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.

Analysis Of Environment-Marker Associations In American Chestnut, Markus Müller, Charles Dana Nelson, Oliver Gailing

Forest Health Research and Education Center Faculty Publications

American chestnut (Castanea dentata Borkh.) was a dominant tree species in its native range in eastern North America until the accidentally introduced fungus Cryphonectria parasitica (Murr.) Barr, that causes chestnut blight, led to a collapse of the species. Different approaches (e.g., genetic engineering or conventional breeding) are being used to fight against chestnut blight and to reintroduce the species with resistant planting stock. Because of large climatic differences within the distribution area of American chestnut, successful reintroduction of the species requires knowledge and consideration of local adaptation to the prevailing environmental conditions. Previous studies revealed clear patterns of genetic …

Lindenwood To Take Part In World Kindness Day On November 13, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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Contracts That Impede Entry By More Efficient Telecommunications Rivals, Stanley M. Besen, Bridger M. Mitchell

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

Generation Of Isogenic Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neurons To Establish A Molecular Angelman Syndrome Phenotype And To Study The Ube3a Protein Isoforms, Carissa Sirois

Doctoral Dissertations

Angelman Syndrome (AS) is a neurodevelopment disorder for which there is currently no cure that is characterized by severe seizures, intellectual disability, absent speech, ataxia, and happy affect. Loss of expression from the maternally inherited copy of UBE3A, a gene regulated by genomic imprinting, causes AS. Currently there are multiple promising therapeutic approaches being explored and developed for AS, some of which involve targeting or expression of the human genetic sequence. Subsequently, it is necessary to establish robust cellular models for AS that can be used to test these, as well as future, potential AS therapies. Toward this aim, …

Krontiras And Rutledge Selected As Women Who Shape The State, Staff

Browse All News

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Football, Hospital, Campus All Set To Honor Veterans This Weekend, Tyler Greer

Browse All News

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Demonstration Of Monolithic-Silicon Carbide (Sic) Neural Devices, Evans K. Bernardin

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Brain Machine Interfaces (BMI) provide a communication pathway between the electrical conducting units of the brain (neurons) and external devices. BMI technology may provide improved neurological and physiological functions to patients suffering from disabilities due to damaged nervous systems. Unfortunately, microelectrodes used in Intracortical Neural Interfaces (INI), a subset of the BMI device family, have yet to demonstrate long-term in vivo performance due to material, mechanical and electrical failures. Many state-of-the-art INI devices are constructed using stacks of multiple materials, such as silicon (Si), titanium (Ti), platinum (Pt), parylene C, and polyimide. Not only must each material tolerate the biological …

Social Class And Elementary Education: The Elementary Education Act Of 1870, Cameron Lowry

Honors Capstones

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Healthy Babies: A Preliminary Qualitative Assessment To Identify Strategies To Prevent Early Childhood Obesity, Elaine Banerjee Md, Mph, Melanie B. Johnson Mpa, Nyann Biery Ms, Margaret Renneisen Md, Nicole Burgess Bs, Ashwini Kamath Mulki Md

Department of Family Medicine

No abstract provided.

Nye V. Katsilometes Appellant's Brief Dckt. 45917

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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University's Center For Cybersecurity & Data Intelligence Names Director Of Research, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Rusty Baldwin, University of Dayton distinguished research professor in the department of computer science, has been tapped as the first director of research for the University's new Center for Cybersecurity & Data Intelligence, which was established to enhance the cyberhealth of the Dayton community.

Daily Eastern News: November 09, 2018, Eastern Illinois University

November

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“College Material” Structural Care At A New York City Transfer School, C. Ray Borck

Publications and Research

Based on ethnographic research at Brooklyn Community High School (BCHS), a transfer high school in New York City I demonstrate that students narrate their educational histories in terms of their experience of care, or lack of care, from teachers. Contributing to research on student-teacher relationships, care, resilience and retention, I develop the concept structural care, arguing that teachers’ ability to demonstrate care for their students, and students’ ability to perceive that care, is enabled or constrained by larger, socio-structural forces such as the national educational policy landscape, widespread cultural beliefs about schools and students, and processes of racialization, criminalization, and …

A Secure Computing Platform For Building Automation Using Microkernel-Based Operating Systems, Xiaolong Wang

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Building Automation System (BAS) is a complex distributed control system that is widely deployed in commercial, residential, industrial buildings for monitoring and controlling mechanical/electrical equipment. Through increasing industrial and technological advances, the control components of BAS are becoming increasingly interconnected. Along with potential benefits, integration also introduces new attack vectors, which tremendous increases safety and security risks in the control system. Historically, BAS lacks security design and relies on physical isolation and "security through obscurity". These methods are unacceptable with the "smart building" technologies. The industry needs to reevaluate the safety and security of the current building automation system, and …

Submission: 2018 Legislative Review Of Export Development Canada, Sara Seck, Keith Macmaster, Penelope Simons

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

This submission to the 2018 review of Export Development Canada is informed in part by a conference and policy meeting that we hosted in October 2017 on the subject of extractive industries and the human rights of women and girls, at the Human Rights Resource Education Centre in Ottawa. This submission will reflect on some of the insights that emerged from the conference and policy meeting, as well as our own prior and subsequent research. Our submission will focus primarily on Theme 5: Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights, which asks whether, in fulfilling its mandate, EDC reflects the expectations …

Eat Smart New York Infographic, Terry Todoroff

Public Assistance Development Programs

This infographic displays the results of a study that assessed the effectiveness of the Eat Smart New York Social Marketing Campaign on SNAP eligible recipients.

The infographic was created by Terry Todoroff, Graphic Artist of SUNY Buffalo State’s Institute for Community Health Promotion.

The study was conducted by SUNY Buffalo State’s Institute for Community Health Promotion, in collaboration with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Erie County and the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA).

Investigative Study On Nitric Oxide Production In Human Dermal Fibroblast Cells Under Normal And High Glucose Conditions, Maria P. Kwesiga, Emily Cook, Jennifer Hannon, Sarah Wayward, Caroline Gwaltney, Smitha Rao, Megan Frost

Peer Reviewed Articles

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are a major health problem associated with diabetes mellitus. Impaired nitric oxide (NO) production has been shown to be a major contributor to the dysregulation of healing in DFU. The level of impairment is not known primarily due to challenges with measuring NO. Herein, we report the actual level of NO produced by human dermal fibroblasts cultured under normal and high glucose conditions. Fibroblasts produce the extracellular matrix, which facilitate the migration of keratinocytes to close wounds. The results show that NO production was significantly higher in normal glucose compared to high glucose conditions. The real-time …

Choice Of Entity After Tax Reform – The New Normal (Outline), N. Pendleton Rogers

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

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Powers Of Deduction: Tax-Saving Strategies Under The Legislation Formerly Known As The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act (Powerpoint), Thomas J. Pauloski

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

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New Rules Of The Road For Interest And Depreciation Deductions And Like-Kind Exchanges After Tax Reform (Powerpoint), Robert D. Schachat

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

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Mississippi River Pollution Topic Of Next Science Cafe, Ally Langston

University of Mississippi News

UM professor speaking on water contamination, solutions at Nov. 13 event

Ecofeminism And Cultural Ecology: A Framework Of Connections And Intersections For Reading Margret Atwood’S “Habitation”, “The City Planners”, “Morning In The Burned House”, “February”, And “Night Poem”, Maha M. Munib Abdelmotaleb

English Language and Literature

Cultural ecology and Ecofeminism are two concepts that intersect with each other. Both concepts define and reinforce each other. It could be claimed that, Ecofeminism is one manifestation of cultural ecology since the former tackles issues about feminism’s relationship with nature including nature domination and the duality of nature which find their echoes in cultural ecology as well. The whole idea of the earth’s subjugation and male domination as well as the male/ female duality of nature in general find resonance in feminist resistance to patriarchal domination which develop under the umbrella of Ecofeminism to be part of the struggle …

The Echo: November 9, 2018, Taylor University

2018-2019 (Volume 106)

New diversity position created – Taylor joins Colleges Against Cancer – Alumnus receives teaching fellowship – Lesner speaks on nonprofits – Trevor Osswald’s photos of the week – Bree’s Beat International News – Correction – Ivy and a son named Levi – Student hold each other’s stories – ‘Prevention is really our best medicine – croc thoughts – The Weekly Bachelor and Bachelorette – Humans of Taylor U – Weekly Crossword – Sudoku -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Learn the art of looking through the eyes of another – Stories walk ‘Into the Woods’ and onto the stage – Discover …

Redox Regulation Of Type-I Inositol Trisphosphate Receptors In Intact Mammalian Cells., Suresh K. Joseph, Michael P. Young, Kamil Alzayady, David I. Yule, Mehboob Ali, David M. Booth, György Hajnóczky

Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers

A sensitization of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R)-mediated Ca2+ release is associated with oxidative stress in multiple cell types. These effects are thought to be mediated by alterations in the redox state of critical thiols in the IP3R, but this has not been directly demonstrated in intact cells. Here, we utilized a combination of gel-shift assays with MPEG-maleimides and LC-MS/MS to monitor the redox state of recombinant IP3R1 expressed in HEK293 cells. We found that under basal conditions, ∼5 of the 60 cysteines are oxidized in IP3R1. Cell treatment with 50 μm thimerosal altered gel shifts, indicating oxidation of ∼20 cysteines. …

Mapping Soil Alkalinity And Salinity In Northern Songnen Plain, China With The Hj-1 Hyperspectral Imager Data And Partial Least Squares Regression, Lin Bai, Cuizhen Wang, Shuying Zang, Changshan Wu, Jinming Luo, Yuexiang Wu

Faculty Publications

In arid and semi-arid regions, identifying and monitoring of soil alkalinity and salinity are in urgently need for preventing land degradation and maintaining ecological balances. In this study, physicochemical, statistical, and spectral analysis revealed that potential of hydrogen (pH) and electrical conductivity (EC) characterized the saline-alkali soils and were sensitive to the visible and near infrared (VIS-NIR) wavelengths. On the basis of soil pH, EC, and spectral data, the partial least squares regression (PLSR) models for estimating soil alkalinity and salinity were constructed. The R² values for soil pH and EC models were 0.77 and 0.48, and the root …