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Use And Effectiveness Of The Individual Development Plan Among Postdoctoral Researchers: Findings From A Cross-Sectional Study, Nathan L. Vanderford, Teresa M. Evans, L. Todd Weiss, Lindsay Bira, Jazmin Beltran-Gastelum

Toxicology and Cancer Biology Faculty Publications

The individual development plan (IDP) is a career planning tool that aims to assist PhD trainees in self-assessing skills, exploring career paths, developing short- and long-term career goals, and creating action plans to achieve those goals. The National Institutes of Health and many academic institutions have created policies that mandate completion of the IDP by both graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Despite these policies, little information exists regarding how widely the tool is used and whether it is useful to the career development of PhD trainees. Herein, we present data from a multi-institutional, online survey on the use and effectiveness …

Biology Professors Receive Nsf Award To Study Biodiversity, Shea Stewart

University of Mississippi News

Funds support research into ecological, evolutionary processes

The Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for October 25-31, 2018. Vol. 111, No. 5.

Horizon Scanning: Survey And Research Priorities For Coastal And Marine Systems Of The Northern Channel Islands, California, Mary G. Gleason, Jennifer E. Caselle, Chris Caldow, Russell Galipeau, Walter Heady, Corinne Laverty, Annie Little, David Mazurkiewicz, Eamon O'Byrne, Dirk Rosen, Stephen Whitaker

Western North American Naturalist

Historical marine ecology provides information on past ocean conditions and community structure that can inform current conservation and management. In an era of rapid global ocean changes, it is critical that managers and scientists ensure sufficient documentation of past and present conditions of resources they manage or study. Documenting, archiving, and preserving historic and contemporary data will provide their colleagues in the future with more information to make robust science-based management decisions. Using a workshop approach, we identified research and archiving priorities to enhance documentation of the past and present conditions of coastal and marine ecosystems of the northern Channel …

The Introduced Argentine Ant (Linepithema Humile) On The California Channel Islands: Distribution And Patterns Of Spread, Christina L. Boser, Korie Merrill, Robert N. Fisher, Ida Naughton, David A. Holway

Western North American Naturalist

The Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) is a widespread and abundant introduced species that disrupts ecosystems throughout its introduced range. This invader was inadvertently introduced to Santa Catalina, San Clemente, Santa Cruz, and San Nicolas Islands at various points during the past century but currently appears to be absent from the remaining Channel Islands. Multiple spatially disjunct infestations on each invaded island individually range in size from <500 m² to >427 ha and encompass a variety of habitats, including large areas that are entirely dominated by native perennial vegetation. The existence of multiple infestations on individual islands suggests that inadvertent …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

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Controls On Barite Crystal Morphology During Abiotic Precipitation, Inoka Widanagamage, Allison R. Waldron, Mihaela Glamoclija

Faculty and Student Publications (Open Access)

Barite (BaSO4) is a stable and widely distributed mineral in Earth’s crust. As such, barite has the potential to preserve specific geochemical and morphological characteristics representative of conditions at the time of its formation, which could be useful for interpretations of Earth’s ancient rocks and paleoenvironments. In this study, we used variations in saturation index, solution temperature, solution chemistry, presence of organics, and Mg2+ and Ca2+ ions to investigate variations in barite crystal morphology. Through 42 experiments, we simulated poorly understood, low temperature spring settings similar to Zodletone Spring in Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma. Using SEM/EDS, we identified barite rosettes, rounded …

Library Publishing Directory 2019, Library Publishing Coalition

Library Publishing Directory

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Starch Synthesis In Ostreococcus Tauri: The Starch-Binding Domains Of Starch Synthase Iii-B Are Essential For Catalytic Activity, Julieta Barchiesi, Maria Belen Velazquez, Nicolas Palopoli, Alberto A. Iglesias, Diego F. Gomez-Casati, Miguel A. Ballicora, Maria Victoria Busi

Chemistry: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Starch is the major energy storage carbohydrate in photosynthetic eukaryotes. Several enzymes are involved in building highly organized semi-crystalline starch granules, including starch-synthase III (SSIII), which is widely conserved in photosynthetic organisms. This enzyme catalyzes the extension of the α-1,4 glucan chain and plays a regulatory role in the synthesis of starch. Interestingly, unlike most plants, the unicellular green alga Ostreococcus tauri has three SSIII isoforms. In the present study, we describe the structure and function of OsttaSSIII-B, which has a similar modular organization to SSIII in higher plants, comprising three putative starch-binding domains (SBDs) at the N-terminal region and …

The Cowl - V.83 - N.7 - Oct 25, 2018

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 83 - No. 7 - October 25, 2018. 28 pages.

The Colby Echo (2018-10-25), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

Contribution Of Asian Open Access Repositories To Opendoar, Rajul Sharma

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study reports the evaluation of open access repositories in the Asia continent, identified through OpenDOAR; Directory of Open Access Repositories (http://www.open doar.org/). The findings of the study indicate that Japan has the maximum number of Open Access Repositories, and following it is India. Most of the repositories fall under the category of institutional repositories being in English language. The most common software for creation and management of these repositories is Dspace. Maximum repositories are multidisciplinary in nature with health and medicine on the top, if seen subject wise.

Micronutrient Availability In Alternative Foods During Agricultural Catastrophes, David C. Denkenberger, Joshua M. Pearce

Department of Materials Science and Engineering Publications

Several catastrophes could block the sun, including asteroid/comet impact, super volcanic eruption, and nuclear war with the burning of cities (nuclear winter). Previous work has analyzed alternate food supplies (e.g., mushrooms growing on dead trees, bacteria growing on natural gas). This was shown to be technically capable of feeding everyone with macronutrients (protein, carbohydrates, and lipids) and minerals, although economics and politics remain uncertain. The present work analyzes vitamin availability in such alternative food scenarios. The vitamin content of various alternate foods is compared to the US recommended daily allowance (RDA) as well as the average requirement defined by the …

The East Texan, 2018-10-25, Texas A&M University-Commerce

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A color copy of The East Texan, a student newspaper published at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Cultural Variations And Socio-Ecocultural Understanding On Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Awang Rozaimie

The Qualitative Report

Cross-cultural adaptation is a challenging process while sojourning abroad. The inability to understand cultural variation triggers psychological, physical or behavioral difficulties and maladjustment or misunderstanding. Socio-ecocultural underestimation is the root of intercultural resistance, stereotyping, ethnocentrism and racist sentiments among sojourners. Most of the cross-cultural adjustment studies have quantitatively demonstrated factors and predictors of adaptation success. However, the specific forms of cultural variation that impacted sojourning adaptability is blindly explained. Hence, this phenomenological paper autoethnographically observed the socio-ecocultural environment while sojourning in New Zealand. The findings highlighted that cultural awareness and sensitivity assist sojourner’s cross-cultural adaptability due to the socio-ecocultural variation.

The Role Of Forests In Securing Hydropower Needs Of Cambodia, Mohit Kaura

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Hydropower relies on protection of watersheds to regulate water and sediment yields. Deforestation accelerates the rate of soil erosion, thereby increasing the amount of river sediments heading to the dam's reservoir, decreasing the longevity of the dam. In Cambodia in particular, recent deforestation rates are among the largest on the planet, and forests are expected to disappear within the lifespan of proposed dams. The cost of protecting and restoring forested watersheds can be considered as an annual investment towards sustainable reservoir management and hydropower generation. A modeling framework is developed to estimate the sediment accumulation in reservoirs from deforestation-driven soil …

Multiple Tumor Suppressors Regulate A Hif-Dependent Negative Feedback Loop Via Isgf3 In Human Clear Cell Renal Cancer., Lili Liao, Zongzhi Z. Liu, Lauren Langbein, Weijia Cai, Eun-Ah Cho, Jie Na, Xiaohua Niu, Wei Jiang, Zhijiu Zhong, Wesley L. Cai, Geetha Jagannathan, Essel Dulaimi, Joseph R. Testa, Robert G. Uzzo, Yuxin Wang, George R. Stark, Jianxin Sun, Stephen C. Peiper, Yaomin Xu, Qin Yan, Haifeng Yang

Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers

Whereas VHL inactivation is a primary event in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), the precise mechanism(s) of how this interacts with the secondary mutations in tumor suppressor genes, including PBRM1, KDM5C/JARID1C, SETD2, and/or BAP1, remains unclear. Gene expression analyses reveal that VHL, PBRM1, or KDM5C share a common regulation of interferon response expression signature. Loss of HIF2α, PBRM1, or KDM5C in VHL-/-cells reduces the expression of interferon stimulated gene factor 3 (ISGF3), a transcription factor that regulates the interferon signature. Moreover, loss of SETD2 or BAP1 also reduces the ISGF3 level. Finally, ISGF3 is strongly tumor-suppressive in a xenograft …

Kenyon Collegian - October 25, 2018

The Kenyon Collegian

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Nerodia Erythogaster Flavigaster, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Nerodia fasciata

Nerodia Fasciata, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Nerodia fasciata

Nerodia F. Confluens, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Nerodia f. confluens

Nerodia F.Floridana, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Nerodia f.floridana

Nerodia F.Floridana, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Nerodia f.floridana

Nerodia F. Pictiventris, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Nerodia f. pictiventris

Nerodia Rhombifera, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Nerodia rhombifera

Nerodia Sipdeon, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Nerodia sipdeon

Opheodrys Aestivus, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Opheodrys aestivus

Opheodrys Aestivus, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Opheodrys aestivus

Regina Septemvittata, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Regina septemvittata

Sistrurus Miliarius, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Sistrurus miliarius