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Course Catalogue 2018-2019, Mercer University School Of Law

Office of the Registrar

No abstract provided.

Chapter 01 - Charting The Triple Interface Of Public–Private Partnerships, Global Knowledge Governance, And Sustainable Development Goals, Margaret Chon, Pedro Roffe, Ahmed Abdel-Latif

The Cambridge Handbook of Public-Private Partnerships, Intellectual Property Governance, and Sustainable Development

No abstract provided.

Occurrence Of Antibiotics And Antibiotic Resistance Genes In Soils Fromwastewater Irrigation Areas In The Pearl River Delta Region, Southernchina, Livia Min Pan, L.M. Chu

Faculty of Design & Environment (THEi)

The occurrence and distribution of tetracycline (TC) and sulfamethazine (SMZ), and the corresponding antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) were investigated in six agricultural sites in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region in southern China. Irrigation water and irrigated soils at two different depths (0-10 and 10-20cm) were analyzed. The total concentrations of TC and SMZ in irrigation water ranged from 69.3 to 234ng/L and from 4.00 to 58.2ng/L, respectively, while the total concentrations of TC and SMZ in irrigated soils ranged from 5.00 to 21.9μg/kg and from 1.30 to 4.20μg/kg, respectively. After long-term irrigation with domestic and fishpond wastewater in the …

Big Data Approach As An Institutional Innovation To Tackle Hong Kong’S Illegal Subdivided Unit Problem, Yung Yau, Elvis Wai Kin Lau

Faculty of Design & Environment (THEi)

While applications of big data have been extensively studied, discussion is mostly made from the perspectives of computer science, Internet services, and informatics. Alternatively, this article takes the big data approach as an institutional innovation and uses the problem of illegal subdivided units (ISUs) in Hong Kong as a case study. High transaction costs incurred in identification of suspected ISUs and associated enforcement actions lead to a proliferation of ISUs in the city. We posit that the deployment of big data analytics can lower these transaction costs, enabling the government to tackle the problem of illegal accommodations. We propose a …

Proceedings Of The One Hundred Nineteenth Annual Meeting Of The North Dakota State Bar Association, North Dakota State Bar Association

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Design Of Adaptive Control System With Reference Model For Population Dynamics, J. J. Yermekbayeva, A. N. Omarov, L. V. Nedorezov

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

In the given work the adaptive control system is applied to a predator-prey system dynamics. It is assumed that considering system can adapt to changes of internal and external conditions. Researching control systems keep working capacity at unforeseen changes of properties of model of population, the D-factor (control laws) or environment by change of algorithm of the functioning, and the program of behavior or search of optimum conditions. By means of feedback mechanism model of the predator-prey system dynamics shown and rebuilt with conditions of the D - factor. Moreover, the problem for construction of an adaptive control system with …

2018 Ruby Yearbook, Mia Truman, Emily Bender, Xinyun Zhang, Tiffini Eckenrod, Annparke Sullivan, Ursinus College Senior Class

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 2018 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

Ncuwm Talk Abstracts 2018

Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics

No abstract provided.

Structural Versatility That Serves The Function Of The Hrd Motif In The Catalytic Loop Of Protein Tyrosine Kinase, Src, Yixin Cui, Gongqin Sun

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

Site‐directed mutagenesis is a traditional approach for structure–function analysis of protein tyrosine kinases, and it requires the generation, expression, purification, and analysis of each mutant enzyme. In this study, we report a versatile high throughput bacterial screening system that can identify functional kinase mutants by immunological detection of tyrosine phosphorylation. Two key features of this screening system are noteworthy. First, instead of blotting bacterial colonies directly from Agar plates to nitrocellulose membrane, the colonies were cultured in 96‐well plates, and then spotted in duplicate onto the membrane with appropriate controls. This made the screening much more reliable compared with direct …

Community Clinic-Based Lifestyle Change For Prevention Of Metabolic Syndrome: Rationale, Design And Methods Of The ‘Vida Sana/Healthy Life’ Program, Patricia Markham Risica, Megan Mccarthy, Katherine Barry, Susan P. Oliverio, Anne S. De Groot

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

Purpose and Objectives: The risk of diseases associated with Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is higher for Hispanics living in the northeastern United States than for other racial and ethnic groups. Higher risk of diabetes, high blood lipids, obesity and limited access to continuity of care are all factors that also contribute to disproportionately poorer chronic disease outcomes for Hispanics.

Intervention approach: This article describes the planning and implementation of, and evaluation plans for the Vida Sana Program (VSP), a community-based group intervention created to address the identified MetS risks by encouraging healthier diet and physical activity behaviors among a low-income, largely …

T Cell Epitope Engineering: An Avian H7n9 Influenza Vaccine Strategy For Pandemic Preparedness And Response, Leonard Moise, Bethany M. Biron, Christine M. Boyle, Nese Kurt Yilmaz, Hyesun Jang, Celia Schiffer, Ted M. Ross, William D. Martin, Anne S. De Groot

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

The delayed availability of vaccine during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic created a sense of urgency to better prepare for the next influenza pandemic. Advancements in manufacturing technology, speed and capacity have been achieved but vaccine effectiveness remains a significant challenge. Here, we describe a novel vaccine design strategy called immune engineering in the context of H7N9 influenza vaccine development. The approach combines immunoinformatic and structure modeling methods to promote protective antibody responses against H7N9 hemagglutinin (HA) by engineering whole antigens to carry seasonal influenza HA memory CD4⁺ T cell epitopes – without perturbing native antigen structure – by …

Veterans And Agent Orange: Update 11 (2018) (2018), Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Nancy Berliner, Wendy B. Bernstein, Michael J. Carvan Iii, Aravinda Chakravarti, Dana C. Dolinoy, Mary A. Fox, Karl T. Kelsey, Molly L. Kile, Molly L. Kile, Andrew F. Olshan, Beate R. Ritz, Lori A. White

United States Department of Veterans Affairs: Publications

Contents

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS xvii

SUMMARY 1

1 INTRODUCTION 17

Previous Veterans and Agent Orange Reports, 18

Charge to the Committee, 19

Information Gathering, 20

Organization of the Report, 21

2 BACKGROUND 25

The Current Population of Vietnam Veterans,25

Military Use of Herbicides in Vietnam, 27

Exposure of Different Groups of Vietnam Veterans, 30

Characterizing Exposure, 38

Determining Increased Risk in Vietnam Veterans, 43

Office Of Research, Grants And Sponsored Programs Newsletter, Winter 2018, Lincoln Memorial University, Office Of Research, Grants, And Sponsored Programs

Office of Research, Grants and Sponsored Programs Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Regulation Of Radioactive Fracking Waste, Elizabeth Ann Glass Geltman, Nichole Leclair

Publications and Research

Natural gas extracted form shale reached record production totals in 2015 in the United States and the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts natural gas production will continue to increase. Wastes from shale gas extraction can contain the radioactive isotopes radium-226 (Ra-226) and radium-228 (Ra-228), which decay further into radon (Rn). Exposure to radon, a form of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM), is the leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, after smoking. This article explores how states handle the disposal of technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) and/or NORM waste from oil and gas operations to …

The Acute Effects Of Alpha-Gpc On Hand Grip Strength, Jump Height, Power Output, Mood, And Reaction-Time In Recreationally Trained, College-Aged Individuals, Josey Lucas Cruse

Online Theses and Dissertations

Introduction: While alpha-GPC has received recent praise as a mental and physical performance enhancement supplement, very limited research on this topic exist, and no current studies examine alpha-GPC in collegiate-aged trained individuals. This study hopes to bridge the gap in the current research literature on the topic of alpha-GPC ingestion in young healthy adults in the cognitive and anaerobic paradigms, potentially shedding new light on the theoretical synergistic effect of caffeine and alpha-GPC.

Purpose: To investigate and identify the acute effects of alpha-GPC ingestion on performance testing (hand-grip strength, jump height, force kinetics, rate of force development) & reaction time …

Spontaneous Dna Damage To The Nuclear Genome Promotes Senescence, T Redox Imbalance And Aging, Andria R. Robinson, Matthew J. Yousefzadeh, Tania A. Rozgaja, Jin Wang, Xuesen Li, Jeremy S. Tilstra, Chelsea H. Feldman, Siobhan Q. Gregg, Caroline H. Johnson, Erin M. Skoda, Marie-Celine Frantz, Harris Bell-Temin, Hannah Pope-Varsalona, Aditi U. Gurkar, Luigi A. Nasto, Rena A.S. Robinson, Heike Fuhrmann-Stroissnigg, Jolanta Czerwinska, Sara J. Mcgowan, Nadiezhda Cantu-Madellin, Jamie B. Harris, Salony Maniar, Mark A. Ross, Christy E. Trussoni, Nicholas F. Larusso, Eugenia Cifuentes-Pagano, Patrick J. Pagano, Barbara Tudek, Nam V. Vo, Lora H. Rigatti, Patricia L. Opresko, Donna B. Stolz, Simon C. Watkins, Christin E. Burd, Claudette M. St, Croix, Gary Siuzdak, Nathan A. Yates, Paul D. Robbins, Yinsheng Wang, Peter Wipf, Eric E. Kelley, Laura J. Neidernhofer

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Accumulation of senescent cells over time contributes to aging and age-related diseases. However, what drives senescence in vivo is not clear. Here we used a genetic approach to determine if spontaneous nuclear DNA damage is sufficient to initiate senescence in mammals. Ercc1-/Δ mice with reduced expression of ERCC1-XPF endonuclease have impaired capacity to repair the nuclear genome. Ercc1-/Δ mice accumulated spontaneous, oxidative DNA damage more rapidly than wild-type (WT) mice. As a consequence, senescent cells accumulated more rapidly in Ercc1-/Δ mice compared to repair-competent animals. However, the levels of DNA damage and senescent cells in Ercc1-/Δ mice never exceeded that …

Research At Nebraska, 2017-2018 Report, University Of Nebraska-Lincoln

Office of Research and Economic Development: Publications

This publication is a snapshot of the fiscal year’s activities. To read more stories about research and creativity at Nebraska, visit the online edition at https://research.unl.edu/annualreport/2018. Additional multimedia are available for many stories.

Bachelor Of Science In Nursing_2018-2019, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.

Extramural Activity Report Fy 2018, Yolanda Carr

Extramural Activity Reports

The Sponsored Programs Annual Reports collection contains reports for the Extramural and Intramural Activities of the Southwestern Oklahoma State University faculty and students. The collection currently covers the years 2014 - 2018. More reports will be included as they are available.

Extramural activities mean they were funded by organizations independent of SWOSU.

Intramural activities mean they were funded by SWOSU.

University Of Texas At Tyler Course Catalog, 2018 - 2019, University Of Texas At Tyler

Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Isotopic (Δ18o And Δ2h) Integrity Of Water Samples Collected And Stored By Automatic Samplers, Mark R. Williams, Jessica L. Lartey, Laura L. Sanders

Earth Science Faculty Publications

Stable water isotopes are increasingly becoming part of routine monitoring programs that use automatic samplers. The objectives of this study were to quantify the uncertainty in isotope signatures due to the length of sample storage (1–24 d) inside autosamplers over a range of air temperatures (5–35°C) and to evaluate the effectiveness of two evaporation reduction measures (mineral oil and high density polyethylene balls). Results of the laboratory study showed that up to 11.8% of the sample volume evaporated when samples were stored in an autosampler at 35°C for 24 d. To prevent significant water isotope fractionation, samples should be retrieved …

Visual Analytics Of Cascaded Bottlenecksin Planar Flow Networks, Tobias Post, Thomas Wischgoll, Bernd Hamann, Hans Hagen

Computer Science and Engineering Faculty Publications

Finding bottlenecks and eliminating them to in-crease the overall flow of a network often appears in real world applications, such as production planning, factory layout, flowrelated physical approaches, and even cyber security. In many cases, several edges can form a bottleneck (cascaded bottlenecks). This work presents a visual analytics methodology to analyze these cascaded bottlenecks. The methodology consists of multiple steps: identification of bottlenecks, identification of potential improvements, communication of bottlenecks, interactive adaption of bottlenecks, and a feedback loop that allows users to adapt flow networks and their resulting bottlenecks until they are satisfied with the flow network configuration. To …

Research On Elementary, Middle, And Secondary Earth And Space Sciences Teacher Education, Heather L. Petcovic, Jason Cervenec, Kim Cheek, Robyn Dahl, Nancy Price

Community Framework for Geoscience Education Research

In order to fully engage with the vision of the Framework for K-12 Science Education and the NGSS, our nation needs a diverse and well prepared K-12 science teacher workforce. And in order for ESS to gain equal status with other sciences, the geoscience community must ensure that the K-12 science teacher workforce is adequately prepared to teach ESS core knowledge and practices. This is a challenging endeavor and complicated by the fact that the K-12 teacher education landscape is highly variable across institutions in terms of how much ESS content is included, how programs are structured, and how ESS …

Research On Cognitive Domain In Geoscience Learning: Temporal And Spatial Reasoning, Katherine Ryker, Allison J. Jaeger, Scott Brande, Mariana Guereque, Julia Libarkin, Thomas F. Shipley

Community Framework for Geoscience Education Research

The geosciences are characterized by their particular application of and reliance on temporal and spatial reasoning. Geoscientists must be able to apply their knowledge across a variety of scales. The ability to engage with this kind of task represents a great shift in thinking from where most students begin their studies, be that in K-12 or college. In order to understand how people's ability to spatial and temporal reasoning changes over time requires identification of what skills are essential, assessment of those skills, and then exploration of the impacts of different targeted interventions in geoscience contexts. While more is known …

Community Framework For Geoscience Education Research

Community Framework for Geoscience Education Research

In order to guide future investments of time and resources in geoscience education research (GER), the community has developed a framework of grand challenges across ten major themes in GER. These grand challenges can provide direction to current and future researchers about where the community thinks effort should be made to answer some fundamental questions about undergraduate geoscience teaching and learning. This Community Framework for GER is comprised of ten theme chapters, as well as chapters on the development of the framework project, a synthesis of the findings and potential synergies, and on communication strategies for the transformation of geoscience …

International Journal Of Peace Studies Volume 23, Issue 2

International Journal of Peace Studies

No abstract provided.

Leveraging Regional Human Rights Mechanisms Against Universal Human Rights: The Oic Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission Study On Sexual Orientation, Robert C. Blitt

Scholarly Works

This article critically assesses a recent study on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) prepared by the Organization for Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC). The first two parts review the establishment of the IPHRC and the norms governing regional human rights mechanisms (RHRMs). Following this, the article demonstrates that the methodology and conclusions evidenced in the IPHRC’s SOGI study diametrically oppose substantive international human rights law, and furthermore undermine the intended purpose of RHRMs within the human rights system. The article concludes by recommending that human rights advocates and others clearly and publicly call out these …

Iucn Conservation Status Does Not Predict Glucocortoid Concentrations In Reptiles And Birds, L. B. Martin, Maren N. Vitousek, Jeremy W. Donald, T. Flock, M. J. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, Jerry F. Husak, Michele A. Johnson, Bonnie K. Kircher, R. Knapp, E. T. Miller, L. A. Schoenle, T. D. Williams, C. D. Francis

Biology Faculty Research

Circulating glucocorticoids (GCs) are the most commonly used biomarkers of stress in wildlife. However, their utility as a tool for identifying and/or managing at-risk species has varied. Here, we took a very broad approach to conservation physiology, asking whether International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listing status (concern versus no obvious concern) and/or location within a geographic range (edge versus non-edge) predicted baseline and post-restraint concentrations of corticosterone (CORT) among many species of birds and reptiles. Even though such an approach can be viewed as coarse, we asked in this analysis whether CORT concentrations might be useful to …

Detecting Bias In Large-Scale Comparative Analyses: Methods For Expanding The Scope Of Hypothesis-Testing With Hormonebase, Michele A. Johnson, C. D. Francis, E. T. Miller, C. J. Downs, Maren N. Vitousek

Biology Faculty Research

To address large-scale questions in evolutionary biology, the compilation of data from a variety of sources is often required. This is a major challenge in the development of databases in organismal biology. Here, we describe the procedure we used to reconstruct the phylogeny of the 474 species represented in HormoneBase, including fish, amphibians, mammals, birds, and reptiles. We also provide the methodology used to compile vertebrate environmental, life history, and metabolic rate data for use in conjunction with the HormoneBase database to test hypotheses of the evolution of steroid hormone traits. We then report a series of analyses using these …

Mechanisms Of Surviving Burial: Dune Grass Interspecific Differences Drive Resource Allocation After Sand Deposition, Joseph K. Brown, Julie C. Zinnert

Biology Publications

Sand dunes are important geomorphic formations of coastal ecosystems that are critical in protecting human populations that live in coastal areas. Dune formation is driven by ecomorphodynamic interactions between vegetation and sediment deposition. While there has been extensive research on responses of dune grasses to sand burial, there is a knowledge gap in understanding mechanisms of acclimation between similar, coexistent, dune-building grasses such as Ammophila breviligulata (C₃), Spartina patens (C₄), and Uniola paniculata (C₄). Our goal was to determine how physiological mechanisms of acclimation to sand burial vary between species. We hypothesize that (1) …