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Whether, When, And How: Fertility Intentions And Age In The U.S., Andrea Melnikas

Dissertations and Theses

Thinking about, planning for, and having children is a deeply personal experience influenced by myriad factors at individual, intrapersonal, community and larger social levels. Examining fertility intentions is of interest to researchers from numerous social science disciplines in part because these intentions are potentially tied to larger demographic and economic shifts. In recent years in the U.S. the mean age at first birth has been increasing, with more women of older ages (age 35 and older) giving birth, due to both delays in childbearing that accompanied larger social trends such as increased educational and career opportunities and a decrease in …

Pseudomonas And Burkholderia Inhibit Growth And Asexual Development Of Phytophthora Capsici, Amena Khatun, Tarin Farhana, Abdullah As Sabir, Shah Mohammad Naimul Islam, Helen M. West, Mahfuzur Rahman, Tofazzal Islam

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

The objective of this study was to isolate and characterize antagonistic rhizobacteria from chili against a notorious phytopathogen Phytophthora capsici. Among the 48 bacteria isolated, BTLbbc-02, BTLbbc-03, and BTLbbc-05 were selected based on their inhibitory activity against P. capsici. They were tentatively identified as Burkholderia metallica BTLbbc-02, Burkholderia cepacia BTLbbc-03, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa BTLbbc-05, respectively, based on their 16S rRNA gene sequencing. All inhibited the growth of P. capsici at varying levels by inducing characteristic morphological alterations of P. capsici hyphae. The cell-free culture supernatant of all three isolates impaired motility (up to 100%) and caused lysis …

The Influence Of Resting State Functional Connectivity On Personality Traits In Adolescents And Young Adults, Brandon Vaughan

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

The neurobiological basis of individual differences in personality is still poorly understood. Previous research has previously linked personality traits to risk factors for developing mental illness or engaging in high-risk behavior. Previous research has also linked personality traits to individual differences in resting state functional connectivity, which describes regional interactions in the brain when a person is not engaged in an active task. This study aimed to apply a theory of personality derived from behavioral neuroscience and ethology known as Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) to the characterization of brain networks underlying personality. RST defines four motivational systems in the brain, …

Connecting Texas Water Data Workshop: Building An Internet For Water, Rudolph A. Rosen, Susan V. Roberts

Water Resources Science and Technology Book and E-Book Publications and Reports (Archived)

The Connecting Texas Water Data Workshop brought together experts representative of Texas’ water sectors to engage in the identification of critical water data needs and discuss the design of a data system that facilitates access to and use of water data in Texas. Participants worked in facilitated sessions to identify, describe, and list 1) who needs, 2) what data, 3) in what form, 4) to inform what decisions about water in Texas. They also worked to identify key data gaps in Texas water data, attributes of a comprehensive open access water data information system capable of informing water management decisions, …

Regulatory Silence At The Fda, Jordan Paradise

Faculty Publications & Other Works

No abstract provided.

Public Health Preparedness & Response: An Exercise In Administrative Law, John D. Blum, Jordan Paradise

Faculty Publications & Other Works

Responses to epidemics, pandemics, and other biological disasters require multiple coordinated initiatives that combine sophisticated planning, sound emergency management, effective stockpiles, solid geographic information systems, well-developed laboratory surveillance and response, and effective management capabilities. Critical to the noted elements of planning and response is the existence of a legal structure, which underpins the operations of necessary programs. While the law may not be the first public health tool considered in a disaster, it is fundamental to the effective functioning of multiple actors and must be harmonized across jurisdictional lines. This article explores the role of law in pandemics and other …

On The Affine-Periodic Solutions Of Discrete Dynamical Systems, Halis Can Koyuncuo?Lu, Murat Adivar

College of Business and Economics

Affine periodicity is a generalization of the notion of conventional periodicity and it is a symmetry property for classes of functions. This study is concerned with the existence of (Q; T) -affine periodic solutions of discrete dynamical systems. Sufficient conditions for the main results are proposed due to discrete exponential dichotomy and fixed point theory. Obtained results are also implemented for some economical and biological models. In particular cases, our results cover some existing results in the literature for periodic, antiperiodic, or quasiperiodic solutions of difference equations.

Evidence That Speciation Of Oxovanadium Complexes Does Not Solely Account For Inhibition Of Leishmania Acid Phosphatases, Benjamin M. Dorsey, Craig C. Mclauchlan, Marjorie A. Jones

Faculty Publications – Chemistry

Leishmaniasis is an endemic disease affecting a diverse spectra of populations, with 1.6 million new cases reported each year. Current treatment options are costly and have harsh side effects. New therapeutic options that have been previously identified, but still underappreciated as potential pharmaceutical targets, are Leishmania secreted acid phosphatases (SAP). These acid phosphatases, which are reported to play a role in the survival of the parasite in the sand fly vector, and in homing to the host macrophage, are inhibited by orthovanadate and decavanadate. Here, we use L. tarentolae to further evaluate these inhibitors. Using enzyme assays, and UV-visible spectroscopy, …

On The Permanence Of Racial Injustice And The Possibility Of Deracialization, Steven A. Ramirez, Neil G. Williams

Faculty Publications & Other Works

No abstract provided.

Exploring Precision Fda, An Online Platform For Crowdsourcing Genomics, Jordan Paradise

Faculty Publications & Other Works

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has created an online platform for the next generation sequencing community, enabling users to evaluate biomarker information and share resources. This article examines this online platform and offers several observations about potential legal and regulatory implications.

America's Immigration Policy - Where We Are And How We Arrived: An Immigration Lawyer's Perspective, Howard S. Myers Iii

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

No abstract provided.

Action And Reaction: The Trump Executive Orders And Their Reception By The Federal Courts, Anthony S. Winer

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

No abstract provided.

Managing Cumulative Risk, Lauren R. Roth

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Prince Estate: How Intestacy Works, How It Could Work, And How It Fails As An Estate Plan, Dennis M. Patrick, Beth T. Morrison

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

No abstract provided.

Blood On Their Hands: What Minnesota Authorities Can Do With Broad Warrants For Blood Draw Testing—State V. Fawcett, Matthew Porter

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

No abstract provided.

Property: Preoccupation With Occupancy: Defining "Residential Tenant" Under Minnesota Statute Section 504b.375—Cocchiarella V. Driggs, Lisa Cline

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

No abstract provided.

Environmental Exposure To Atrazine And Birth Defects: An Ecological Study In Kentucky, 2005-2014, Maria Dimitrios Politis

Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.)

Atrazine is one of the most widely used pesticides in the United States. Studies have shown that pesticides, in particular herbicides such as atrazine, may be associated with birth defects. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association between potential environmental exposures to atrazine in water systems and prevalence rates of birth defects for the state of Kentucky. An ecological study using the Kentucky Birth Defects Registry Surveillance and the Kentucky Geological Survey databases from 2005 to 2014 was conducted. Poisson regression was used to estimate crude and adjusted rate ratios of the association between agricultural exposure metrics …

Biol 448-H01: Neuropathophysiology, Darshan Desai

Biology Syllabi

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Aging Research Using The Common Marmoset: Focus On Aging Interventions, Corinna N. Ross, Adam B. Salmon

Biology Faculty Publications (Archived)

Traditional animal models have been used to make seminal discoveries in biomedical research including a better understanding of the biology of the aging process. However, translation of these findings from laboratory to clinical populations has likely been hindered due to fundamental biological and physiological differences between common laboratory animals and humans. Non-human primates (NHP) may serve as an effective bridge towards translation, and short-lived NHP like the common marmoset offer many advantages as models for aging research. Here, we address these advantages and discuss what is currently understood about the changes in physiology and pathology that occur with age in …

Chinese Herbal Medicine Therapy And The Risk Of Mortality For Chronic Hepatitis B Patients With Concurrent Liver Cirrhosis: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study, Tzung-Yi Tsai, Tsung-Hsing Hung, Hanoch Livneh, I-Hsin Lin, Ming-Chi Lu, Chia-Chou Yeh

Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is increasingly recognized as a public health problem in Taiwan. After affected patients are diagnosed with contaminant liver cirrhosis (LC), adverse clinical outcomes, especially death, are common. This study aimed to investigate the effect of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), an essential branch of Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), on the mortality risk among CHB patients with contaminant LC. This longitudinal cohort study used the Taiwanese National Health Insurance Research Database to identify 1522 patients 20–70 years of age with newly diagnosed CHB with LC during 1998–2007. Among them, 508 (33.37%) had received CHM products after the onset …

Applying Lean Methodology To Improve The Response And Management Of Postpartum Hemorrhage, Caroline Siefken

DNP Scholarly Projects

Postpartum Hemorrhage is an obstetric emergency that can lead to substantial maternal morbidity and mortality. Lean methodology is an improvement framework that addresses processes and identifies opportunities to eliminate waste and introduce efficiencies. The North Shore Medical Center uses an improvement framework modeled after the Toyota Production System that uses lean methodology to assess processes. This framework is called the North Shore Production System. This quality improvement project used the lean methodology tools from the North Shore Production System and applied them to interdisciplinary, simulated drills at the North Shore Medical Center Birthplace. After analysis of the tools, a postpartum …

The World "The Way We Saw It" – Fall 2018, Katia Karadjova, Kyle Morgan

Journal, HSU World Languages and Cultures, The World "The way we saw it" (2018-2020)

No abstract provided.

Handbook Of Well-Being, E. Diener Ed., S. Oishi Ed., L. Tay Ed., Ze Zhu

Psychology Faculty Books and Monographs

It is a pleasure to bring to you the eHandbook of Subjective Well-Being, the science of when and why people experience and evaluate their lives in positive ways, including aspects such as positive feelings, life satisfaction, and optimism. There are chapters in this eHandbook on the philosophy and history of well-being, as well as reviews of empirical research on the ways to assess well-being, the circumstances that predict it, the outcomes that it produces, the societal policies that enhance it, and many other social, biological, and cultural processes that help us understand why some people are happy and satisfied with …

Common Data Set 2017, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Common Data Sets

Common Data Set (2017-2018) for the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

University Of Nebraska At Omaha 2018-2019 Course Catalog, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Undergraduate Catalogs

Located in one of America’s best cities to live, work and learn, the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is Nebraska’s premier metropolitan university. With more than 15,000 students enrolled in 200-plus programs of study, UNO is recognized nationally for its online education, graduate education, military friendliness, and community engagement efforts.Founded in 1908, UNO has served learners of all backgrounds for more than 100 years and is dedicated to another century of excellence both in the classroom and in the community.

Structural Identification And Kinetic Analysis Of The In Vitro Products Formed By Reaction Of Bisphenol A‑3,4-Quinone With N‑Acetylcysteine And Glutathione, Douglas E. Stack, John A. Conrad, Bejan Mahmud

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Bisphenol A (BPA) has received considerable attention as an endocrine disrupting chemical and a possible substrate for genotoxic metabolites. BPA metabolism leads to formation of electrophilic o-quinones cable of binding to DNA and other endogenous nucleophiles. We have structurally identified the products resulting from the reaction of bisphenol A-3,4-quinone (BPAQ) with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and glutathione (GSH). The major and minor isomers are both the result of 1,6-conjugate addition and are produced almost instantly in high yield. Reactions using 1.3 equiv of GSH showed the presence of a bis-glutathionyl adduct which was not observed using higher GSH concentration relative to BPAQ. …

Prediction Of Novel Anti-Ebola Virus Compounds Utilizing Artificial Neural Network (Ann), Ronald Bartzatt

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Artificial Neural Network (ANN) analysis is shown to predict the molecular properties of new anti-EBOLA compounds following training/learning by use of 60 previously known and studied drugs. Following training/learning by applying properties of 60 known drugs the TIBERIUS ANN system can efficiently predict the molecular properties of comparable new drugs. Molecular weight (MW) is an important and dominant property of perspective drugs considered for clinical trials. TIBERIUS ANN was able to predict comparable values of MW for drugs following training cycles. One-way ANOVA, F and T tests indicate that actual and predicted MW have the same means (P=.99). Passing-Bablok regression …

Completions 2018-19, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

IPEDS Completions

Welcome to the IPEDS Completions survey component. The Completions component is one of several IPEDS components that is conducted during the Fall data collection period. It collects the number of degrees and certificates awarded by field of study, level of award, race/ethnicity, and gender. The reporting period for the Completions component is during the 12-month time period beginning July 1 of the previous calendar year and ending June 30 of the current calendar year; therefore, for this year’s Completions component, the reporting period is between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. The Completions component is also collecting the number …

Fall Enrollment 2018-19, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

IPEDS Fall Enrollment

The Fall Enrollment component collects student enrollment counts by level of student, enrollment status, gender and race/ethnicity. In addition, first-time student retention rates and the student-to-faculty ratio are collected. Every other year data on residence of first-time undergraduates is required and in opposite years, enrollment by student age is required to be reported.

The Design, Test And Evaluation Of A Sensing System For Process Analytical Technology (Pat), Trevor Murphy

Theses

Increased globalisation and competitiveness has given rise to a more dynamic and diverse global market that has begun to place incredible strain on manufacturing supply chains. Conventional manufacturing methods such as the batch manufacturing methods employed largely by the materials processing industries i.e. pharmaceuticals, polymers and magnesium processing plants are ill-suited to cope with the demands of today. As products evolve with technological advancements they become more complex to produce and require alternative approaches to manufacturing to ensure product quality while reducing costs and increasing manufacturing efficiencies.

A potential solution to the growing demands on today's supply chain is process …