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Implementation Of Vision-Assisted Path Planning System For Bulk Die Sorting In Semiconductor Industry, Hwa Jen Yap, C.H. Ooi, Siow Wee Chang Jan 2018

Implementation Of Vision-Assisted Path Planning System For Bulk Die Sorting In Semiconductor Industry, Hwa Jen Yap, C.H. Ooi, Siow Wee Chang

Research Publications (2016 to 2020)

Semiconductor integrated circuits (IC) are found in all of today’s electronic devices. Low cost mass production has enabled electronics to revolutionize the way people live and work. One major operation in IC assembly is die sorting, where individual die is categorized by grade. The traditional vision-assisted pick-and-place die sorting approach has high accuracy but low throughput. In this research, a bulk die sorting approach through vision-assisted path planning is studied and implemented. The objective of this system is to provide accurate die classification through vision processing and high die sorting throughput with efficient path planning. The system hardware consists of …

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Microbial Community Composition Reveals Spatial Variation And Distinctive Core Microbiome Of The Weaver Ant Oecophylla Smaragdina In Malaysia, K.O. Chua, Sze Looi Song, Hoi Sen Yong, W.S. See-Too, W.F. Yin, Kok Gan Chan Jan 2018

Microbial Community Composition Reveals Spatial Variation And Distinctive Core Microbiome Of The Weaver Ant Oecophylla Smaragdina In Malaysia, K.O. Chua, Sze Looi Song, Hoi Sen Yong, W.S. See-Too, W.F. Yin, Kok Gan Chan

Research Publications (2016 to 2020)

The weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina is an aggressive predator of other arthropods and has been employed as a biological control agent against many insect pests in plantations. Despite playing important roles in pest management, information about the microbiota of O. smaragdina is limited. In this work, a number of O. smaragdina colonies (n = 12) from Malaysia had been studied on their microbiome profile using Illumina 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. We characterized the core microbiota associated with these O. smaragdina and investigated variation between colonies from different environments. Across all 12 samples, 97.8% of the sequences were assigned to …

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New Generation Of Drug Delivery Systems Based On Ginsenoside Rh2-, Lysine- And Arginine-Treated Highly Porous Graphene For Improving Anticancer Activity, H. Zare-Zardini, A. Taheri-Kafrani, A. Amiri, A.K. Bordbar Jan 2018

New Generation Of Drug Delivery Systems Based On Ginsenoside Rh2-, Lysine- And Arginine-Treated Highly Porous Graphene For Improving Anticancer Activity, H. Zare-Zardini, A. Taheri-Kafrani, A. Amiri, A.K. Bordbar

Research Publications (2016 to 2020)

In this study, Rh2-treated graphene oxide (GO-Rh2), lysine-treated highly porous graphene (Gr-Lys), arginine-treated Gr (Gr-Arg), Rh2-treated Gr-Lys (Gr-Lys-Rh2) and Rh2-treated Gr-Arg (Gr-Arg-Rh2) were synthesized. MTT assay was used for evaluation of cytotoxicity of samples on ovarian cancer (OVCAR3), breast cancer (MDA-MB), Human melanoma (A375) and human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) cell lines. The percentage of apoptotic cells was determined by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay. The hemolysis and blood coagulation activity of nanostructures were performed. Interestingly, Gr-Arg, Gr-Lys, Gr-Arg-Rh2, and Gr-Lys-Rh2 were more active against cancer cell lines in comparison with their cytotoxic activity against normal cell …

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Parasitic Infections Status Of The Urban Poor Communities In Peninsular Malaysia, S.N. Mohd Zain Jan 2018

Parasitic Infections Status Of The Urban Poor Communities In Peninsular Malaysia, S.N. Mohd Zain

Research Publications (2016 to 2020)

Urban poor can be defined as a population in cities with household less than RM940 permonth (Economical Planning Unit, Department of Statistics Malaysia, 2018), measured quantitatively by Poverty Line Index (PLI). More accurately, it is the inability of the individuals in the urban areas to fulfill the requirement on achieving the minimum basic necessities of life including non-monetary indicators such as food, education, health, housing condition, household appliances and amenities (World Bank, 1990; Siwaretal. 1997; Sen, 1999; Rashidahetal, 2012; Samadetal, 2012; Chamcuri, 2016).

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University Of Texas Health Science Center At Tyler Catalog, 2018 - 2020, University Of Texas Health Science Center At Tyler Jan 2018

University Of Texas Health Science Center At Tyler Catalog, 2018 - 2020, University Of Texas Health Science Center At Tyler

Catalogs

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Seasonal Fluctuations Of Zooplankton, Dissolved Oxygen, And Temperature In Lake Bemidji, Minnesota, Cody Coyle Jan 2018

Seasonal Fluctuations Of Zooplankton, Dissolved Oxygen, And Temperature In Lake Bemidji, Minnesota, Cody Coyle

Journal of Earth and Life Science

With the current influx of aquatic invasive species in Minnesota lakes, the status of zooplankton has become vital. Zooplankton are at the base of all food chains in aquatic ecosystems, ecosystems that vary greatly throughout a year’s time. The objectives of this study were to 1) track the location of zooplankton throughout the water column for an entire year, and 2) establish relationships between zooplankton location and specific water column characteristics. Zooplankton, dissolved oxygen, and temperature samples were collected bi-monthly at various depths at the deepest point in the southern basin of Lake Bemidji. Zooplankton were most abundant in the …

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Age-0 Walleye Growth Rates Following Spiny Water Flea Bythotrephes Longimanus Invasion, Joseph Amundson Jan 2018

Age-0 Walleye Growth Rates Following Spiny Water Flea Bythotrephes Longimanus Invasion, Joseph Amundson

Journal of Earth and Life Science

Within Voyageurs National Park, spiny water flea Bythotrephes longimanus has reduced Lake Kabetogama and Rainy Lake native zooplankton biomass during summer peak by 40-60%. Subsequently, planktivorous age-0 Yellow Perch Perca flavescens growth has decreased. A possible trophic cascade may influence predatory fish growth rates like that of age-0 Walleye Sander vitreus. Using seine net and electrofishing data, age-0 Walleye growth rates were modeled as a linear function of growing degree days (GDD) and the slope was compared between pre- and post-spiny water flea establishment. Nearby Lake Vermilion, assumed to have been unaffected by spiny water flea until 2015 and …

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Burbot Activity In Relation To Light Penetration On Lake Bemidji, Mn, Hunter Weidenborner, Josh Janecek Jan 2018

Burbot Activity In Relation To Light Penetration On Lake Bemidji, Mn, Hunter Weidenborner, Josh Janecek

Journal of Earth and Life Science

Burbot Lota lota is the only freshwater member of the family Gadidae and has a circumpolar distribution in cold-water regions. Information related to Burbot biology is limited in comparison to most fishes. Snow pack depth and ice conditions influence light penetration and therefore primary production levels. Primary production can have cascading effects on higher trophic levels. Therefore, the objective of this study was to observe if light levels penetrating through cleared and covered ice has an effect on Burbot activity in Lake Bemidji, MN. Angling for Burbot occurred for a minimum of 30 four hour sample periods at both cleared …

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Leveraging Analysis Of Students’ Disciplinary Thinking In A Video Club To Promote Student- Centered Science Instruction, Tara Barnhart, Elizabeth Van Es Jan 2018

Leveraging Analysis Of Students’ Disciplinary Thinking In A Video Club To Promote Student- Centered Science Instruction, Tara Barnhart, Elizabeth Van Es

Education Faculty Articles and Research

Recent policy reports and standards documents advocate for science teachers to adopt more student-centered instructional practices. Four secondary science teachers from one school district participated in a semester-long video club focused on honing attention to students’ evidence-based reasoning and creating opportunities to make students’ reasoning visible in practice. Although all participants expressed value in attending to students’ ideas and shifting autonomy to students in the classroom, they experienced varying levels and types of integration in their practice. Analysis revealed that teachers’ goals and commitments influenced the incremental ways in which participants integrated learning from the video club. Sustained and substantial …

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2018 - 2019, Gardner-Webb University Academic Catalog, Gardner-Webb University Jan 2018

2018 - 2019, Gardner-Webb University Academic Catalog, Gardner-Webb University

Academic Catalogs (Combined Undergraduate & Graduate)

2018 - 2019, Gardner-Webb University Academic Catalog. A. Frank Bonner, president.

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Consolidation And Innovation In The Pharmaceutical Industry: The Role Of Mergers And Acquisitions In The Current Innovation Ecosystem, Joanna Shepherd Jan 2018

Consolidation And Innovation In The Pharmaceutical Industry: The Role Of Mergers And Acquisitions In The Current Innovation Ecosystem, Joanna Shepherd

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

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Gardner-Webb, The Magazine 2018, Fall (Volume 53 No. 1), Noel T. Manning Ii Jan 2018

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine 2018, Fall (Volume 53 No. 1), Noel T. Manning Ii

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine, previously titled The Webb Magazine, focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. This issue features an extensive article on Dr. A. Frank Bonner, his contributions to Gardner-Webb, and the accomplishments that the school has achieved during his presidency. There is also an article on his wife, Flossie. Several articles describe achievements of Summer Research Scholars and alumni, and one article details the life of graduate Anna Pashkova who was part of the high school volleyball team featured in the 2018 movie, The Miracle Season.

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Back To The Garden: American Longing In John Updike’S Couples, Sue Norton Jan 2018

Back To The Garden: American Longing In John Updike’S Couples, Sue Norton

Books/Book Chapters

Published in 1968, John Updike’s Couples appeared in print only one year before the Woodstock Music and Art Fair of 1969, a quintessential moment in the lifespan of ‘the me generation.’ Though the novel’s action is set in the years 1962 and 1963, it met readers at a point in American social history when hippie culture and its various manifestos, such as ‘if it feels good, do it’ and ‘love the one you’re with,’ were affecting the national mind-set. The idea of ‘finding oneself’ gained traction even in bourgeois society, as it too began to countenance personal and sexual permissiveness. …

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Rumen Bacterial Community Structure Impacts Feed Efficiency In Beef Cattle, Henry A. Paz, Kristin E. Hales, James E. Wells, Larry A. Kuehn, Harvey C. Freetly, Elaine D. Berry, Michael D. Flythe, Matthew L. Spangler, Samodha C. Fernando Jan 2018

Rumen Bacterial Community Structure Impacts Feed Efficiency In Beef Cattle, Henry A. Paz, Kristin E. Hales, James E. Wells, Larry A. Kuehn, Harvey C. Freetly, Elaine D. Berry, Michael D. Flythe, Matthew L. Spangler, Samodha C. Fernando

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

The importance of the rumen microbiota on nutrient cycling to the animal is well recognized; however, our understanding of the influence of the rumen microbiome composition on feed efficiency is limited. The rumen microbiomes of two large animal cohorts (125 heifers and 122 steers) were characterized to identify specific bacterial members (operational taxonomic units [OTUs]) associated with feed efficiency traits (ADFI, ADG, and G:F) in beef cattle. The heifer and steer cohorts were fed a forage-based diet and a concentrate-based diet, respectively. A rumen sample was obtained from each animal via esophageal tubing and bacterial community composition was …

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Using Single Molecule Mrna Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (Rna-Fish) To Quantify Mrnas In Individual Murine Oocytes And Embryos, Fang Xie, Kelsey A. Timme, Jennifer R. Wood Jan 2018

Using Single Molecule Mrna Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (Rna-Fish) To Quantify Mrnas In Individual Murine Oocytes And Embryos, Fang Xie, Kelsey A. Timme, Jennifer R. Wood

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Changes in abundance of mRNAs during oocyte growth and maturation and during pre-implantation embryo development have been documented using quantitative real-time RT-PCR (qPCR), microarray analyses, and whole genome sequencing. However, these techniques require amplification of mRNAs, normalization using housekeeping genes, can be biased for abundant transcripts, and/or require large numbers of oocytes and embryos which can be difficult to acquire from mammalian species. We optimized a single molecule RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization (RNA-FISH) protocol, which amplifies fluorescence signal to detect candidate transcripts, for use with individual oocytes and embryos. Quantification using the software Localize showed patterns of Gdf9 and …

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Improved Reference Genome For The Domestic Horse Increases Assembly Contiguity And Composition, Theodore S. Kalbfleisch, Edward S. Rice, Michael S. Depriest Jr., Brian P. Walenz, Matthew S. Hestand, Joris R. Vermeesch, Brendan L. O'Connell, Ian T. Fiddes, Alisa O. Vershinina, Nedda F. Saremi, Jessica L. Petersen, Carrie J. Finno, Rebecca R. Bellone, Molly E. Mccue, Samantha A. Brooks, Ernest Bailey, Ludovic Orlando, Richard E. Green, Donald C. Miller, Douglas F. Antczak, James N. Macleod Jan 2018

Improved Reference Genome For The Domestic Horse Increases Assembly Contiguity And Composition, Theodore S. Kalbfleisch, Edward S. Rice, Michael S. Depriest Jr., Brian P. Walenz, Matthew S. Hestand, Joris R. Vermeesch, Brendan L. O'Connell, Ian T. Fiddes, Alisa O. Vershinina, Nedda F. Saremi, Jessica L. Petersen, Carrie J. Finno, Rebecca R. Bellone, Molly E. Mccue, Samantha A. Brooks, Ernest Bailey, Ludovic Orlando, Richard E. Green, Donald C. Miller, Douglas F. Antczak, James N. Macleod

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Recent advances in genomic sequencing technology and computational assembly methods have allowed scientists to improve reference genome assemblies in terms of contiguity and composition. EquCab2, a reference genome for the domestic horse, was released in 2007. Although of equal or better quality compared to other first-generation Sanger assemblies, it had many of the shortcomings common to them. In 2014, the equine genomics research community began a project to improve the reference sequence for the horse, building upon the solid foundation of EquCab2 and incorporating new short-read data, long-read data, and proximity ligation data. Here, we present EquCab3. The count of …

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Genome-Wide Association Study Of Stayability And Heifer Pregnancy In Red Angus Cattle, S. E. Speidel, B. A. Buckley, R. J. Boldt, R. M. Enns, J. Lee, Matthew L. Spangler, M. G. Thomas Jan 2018

Genome-Wide Association Study Of Stayability And Heifer Pregnancy In Red Angus Cattle, S. E. Speidel, B. A. Buckley, R. J. Boldt, R. M. Enns, J. Lee, Matthew L. Spangler, M. G. Thomas

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Reproductive performance is the most important component of cattle production from the standpoint of economic sustainability of commercial beef enterprises. Heifer Pregnancy (HPG) and Stayability (STAY) genetic predictions are 2 selection tools published by the Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) to assist with improvements in reproductive performance. Given the importance of HPG and STAY to the profitability of commercial beef enterprises, the objective of this study was to identify QTL associated with both HPG and STAY in Red Angus cattle. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) was performed using deregressed HPG and …

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Genome-Wide Association Study For Feed Efficiency Traits Using Snp And Haplotype Models, Kashly Rene Schweer, Stephen D. Kachman, Larry A. Kuehn, Harvey Freetly, John E. Pollak, Matthew L. Spangler Jan 2018

Genome-Wide Association Study For Feed Efficiency Traits Using Snp And Haplotype Models, Kashly Rene Schweer, Stephen D. Kachman, Larry A. Kuehn, Harvey Freetly, John E. Pollak, Matthew L. Spangler

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Feed costs comprise the majority of variable expenses in beef cattle systems making feed efficiency an important economic consideration within the beef industry. Due to the expense of recording individual feed-intake phenotypes, a genomic-enabled approach could be advantageous toward improving this economically relevant trait complex. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) was performed using 748 crossbred steers and heifers representing seven sire breeds with phenotypes for ADG and ADFI. Animals were genotyped with the BovineSNP50v2 BeadChip containing approximately 54,000 SNP. Both traits were analyzed using univariate SNPbased (BayesC) and haplotype-based (BayesIM) models and jointly using BayesIM to perform a bivariate GWAS. …

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Shinyaim: Shiny‐Based Application Of Interactive Manhattan Plots For Longitudinal Genome‐Wide Association Studies, Waseem Hussain, Malachy T. Campbell, Harkamal Walia, Gota Morota Jan 2018

Shinyaim: Shiny‐Based Application Of Interactive Manhattan Plots For Longitudinal Genome‐Wide Association Studies, Waseem Hussain, Malachy T. Campbell, Harkamal Walia, Gota Morota

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Owning to advancements in sensor‐based, non‐destructive phenotyping platforms, researchers are increasingly collecting data with higher temporal resolution. These phenotypes collected over several time points are cataloged as longitudinal traits and used for genome‐wide association studies (GWAS). Longitudinal GWAS typically yield a large number of output files, posing a significant challenge to data interpretation and visualization. Efficient, dynamic, and integrative data visualization tools are essential for the interpretation of longitudinal GWAS results for biologists; however, these tools are not widely available to the community. We have developed a flexible and user‐friendly Shiny‐based online application, ShinyAIM, to dynamically view and interpret temporal …

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News From Hope College, Volume 50.2: Winter, 2018, Hope College Jan 2018

News From Hope College, Volume 50.2: Winter, 2018, Hope College

News from Hope College

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Nutr 250: Human Nutrition And Metabolism-A Peer Review Of Teaching Project Benchmark Portfolio, Karsten Koehler Jan 2018

Nutr 250: Human Nutrition And Metabolism-A Peer Review Of Teaching Project Benchmark Portfolio, Karsten Koehler

UNL Faculty Course Portfolios

The purpose of this portfolio was to purposefully introduce and evaluate activities that are aimed at improving student learning and performance in NUTR250 – Human Metabolism, a large lecture-based 200-level course. Activities were designed to improve class preparation and ascertain student learning beyond exams (objective 1), provide time to review class material (objective 2), balance material related to concepts and knowledge (objective 3), and assess the effectiveness of activities (objective 4). To address objective 1, students completed weekly prequizzes, which improved student reading and preparation prior to class in approximately 2 out of 3 students. On average, students spend 33±27 …

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Investigation Of The Effects Of Cobimetinib On Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Model Schwannoma Cells, Konstantin Brnjos Jan 2018

Investigation Of The Effects Of Cobimetinib On Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Model Schwannoma Cells, Konstantin Brnjos

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Neurofibromatosis type two (NF2) is a genetic disorder predisposing those affected to the development of multiple benign tumors in their central and peripheral nervous systems. This is due to the absence of the tumor suppressor protein merlin, which is encoded by the NF2 gene. In nearly all NF2 cases, patients present with bilateral schwannomas of the vestibulocochlear nerve, in addition to other schwannomas throughout the central and peripheral nervous systems, as well as meningiomas and ependymomas. Currently, no therapeutic alternatives to surgical removal and radiation therapy are available for NF2 patients. This study investigated cobimetinib, an inhibitor of the often-deregulated …

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Climate Modeling, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, And Tropical Cyclone Forecasting, Thomas Rechtman Jan 2018

Climate Modeling, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, And Tropical Cyclone Forecasting, Thomas Rechtman

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Climate modeling and tropical cyclone forecasting are two significant is- sues that are continuously being improved upon for more accurate weather forecasting and preparedness. In this thesis, we have studied three climate models and formulated a new model with a view to determine the outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) budget at the top of the atmosphere (TOA) as ob- served by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) satellite based Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR). In 2006, Karnauskas proposed the African meridional OLR as an Atlantic hur- ricane predictor, the relation was further proven in 2016 by Karnauskas and Li …

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Mathematical Models Of Mosquito Populations, Hanna Reed Jan 2018

Mathematical Models Of Mosquito Populations, Hanna Reed

Honors Undergraduate Theses

The intent of this thesis is to develop ordinary differential equation models to better understand the mosquito population. We first develop a framework model, where we determine the condition under which a natural mosquito population can persist in the environment. Wolbachia is a bacterium which limits the replication of viruses inside the mosquito which it infects. As a result, infecting a mosquito population with Wolbachia can decrease the transmission of viral mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue. We develop another ODE model to investigate the invasion of Wolbachia in a mosquito population. In a biologically feasible situation, we determine three coexisting …

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Two-Track Medical Treatment Strategy According To The Clinical Scoring System For Chronic Rhinosinusitis, Dong-Kyu Kim, Seong Il Kang, Il Gyu Kong, Young Hoon Cho, Seul Ki Song, Se Jin Hyun, Sung Dong Cho, Sang-Yoon Han, Seong-Ho Cho, Dae Woo Kim Jan 2018

Two-Track Medical Treatment Strategy According To The Clinical Scoring System For Chronic Rhinosinusitis, Dong-Kyu Kim, Seong Il Kang, Il Gyu Kong, Young Hoon Cho, Seul Ki Song, Se Jin Hyun, Sung Dong Cho, Sang-Yoon Han, Seong-Ho Cho, Dae Woo Kim

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

Purpose: The previously reported Japanese clinical scoring study (JESREC) suggests that chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) can be divided into 4 subtypes according to the degree of eosinophilic CRS (ECRS) and offers the information regarding the prognosis of CRS to clinicians. However, this scoring system has not yet been validated by an immunological study and needs to provide treatment guidelines based on underlying immunologic profiles. We investigated the immunologic profile of each CRS subgroup according to the JESREC classification and suggest its clinical application. Methods: A total of 140 CRS patients and 20 control subjects were enrolled. All patients were classified into …

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2018 Alumni Survey, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Jan 2018

2018 Alumni Survey, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Assessment Center Reports

Alumni Survey reports produced by the SWOSU Assessment Center.

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2017-2018 Annual Student Assessment Report, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Jan 2018

2017-2018 Annual Student Assessment Report, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Assessment Center Reports

Annual Student Assessment Report produced by the SWOSU Assessment Center

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Neuromarks, Mark Bartholomew Jan 2018

Neuromarks, Mark Bartholomew

Minnesota Law Review, Vols. 1-106:1 (1917-2021)

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Recognizing Transgender, Intersex, And Nonbinary People In Healthcare Antidiscrimination Law, Derek Waller Jan 2018

Recognizing Transgender, Intersex, And Nonbinary People In Healthcare Antidiscrimination Law, Derek Waller

Minnesota Law Review, Vols. 1-106:1 (1917-2021)

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Coerced Into Health: Workplace Wellness Programs And Their Threat To Genetic Privacy, Julia Wolfe Jan 2018

Coerced Into Health: Workplace Wellness Programs And Their Threat To Genetic Privacy, Julia Wolfe

Minnesota Law Review, Vols. 1-106:1 (1917-2021)

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