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Platemys Spixii, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Platemys spixii

The Statesman, V. 62, I. 07, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 62, i. 07;

Optimal And Objective Placement Of Sensors In Water Distribution Systems Using Information Theory, Mohammad S. Khorshidi, Mohammad Reza Nikoo, Mojtaba Sadegh

Civil Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Optimization-based deployment of contamination warning system in water distribution systems has been widely used in the literature, due to their superior performance compared to rule- and opinion-based approaches. However, optimization techniques impose an excessive computational burden, which in turn is compensated for by shrinking the problem’s decision space and/or using faster optimization algorithms with less accuracy. This imposes subjectivity in interpretation of the system and associated risks, and undermines model’s accuracy by not exploring the entire feasible space. We propose a framework that uses information theoretic techniques, including value of information and transinformation entropy, for optimal sensor placement. This can …

Lanthorn, Vol. 53, No. 09, October 15, 2018, Grand Valley State University

Volume 53, July 9, 2018 - June 10, 2019

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Emydura Macquarrii Signata, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Emydura macquarrii signata

Emydura Kreffti, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Emydura kreffti

Percina Sciera - Dusky Darter, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Percina sciera - Dusky Darter

Percina Tanasi - Snail Darter, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Percina tanasi - Snail Darter

Percina Peltata - Shield Darter, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Percina peltata - Shield Darter

Podacnemis Unifilis, Roger W. Barbour

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Podacnemis unifilis

Pelusios Carinatus, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Pelusios carinatus

Podocnemis Expansa, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Podocnemis expansa

Chelodina Longicollis, Roger W. Barbour

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Chelodina longicollis

Chelus Fimbriatus, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Chelus fimbriatus

Phrynops N. Wermuthi, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Phrynops n. wermuthi

Phrynops N. Nasutus, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Phrynops n. nasutus

Phrynops Hogei, Roger W. Barbour

Roger W. Barbour Slide Collection

Phrynops hogei

Expert In Nanosensors, Brian Cunningham To Visit Unh, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Maternal Choline And Betaine Supplementation Modifies The Placental Response To Hyperglycemia In Mice And Human Trophoblasts, Khatia Nanobashvili, Chauntelle Jack-Roberts, Rachel Bretter, Naudia Jones, Kathleen Axen, Anjana Saxena, Kali Blain, Xinyin Jiang

Publications and Research

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is characterized by excessive placental fat and glucose transport, resulting in fetal overgrowth. Earlier we demonstrated that maternal choline supplementation normalizes fetal growth in GDM mice at mid-gestation. In this study, we further assess how choline and its oxidation product betaine influence determinants of placental nutrient transport in GDM mice and human trophoblasts. C57BL/6J mice were fed a high-fat (HF) diet 4 weeks prior to and during pregnancy to induce GDM or fed a control normal fat (NF) diet. The HF mice also received 25 mM choline, 85 mM betaine, or control drinking water. We observed …

Center For Biological Diversity V. Zinke, Ryan Hickey

Public Land & Resources Law Review

The oft-cited “arbitrary and capricious” standard revived the Center for Biological Diversity’s most recent legal challenge in its decades-long quest to see arctic grayling listed under the Endangered Species Act. While this Ninth Circuit decision did not grant grayling ESA protections, it did require the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider its 2014 finding that listing grayling as threatened or endangered was unwarranted. In doing so, the court found “range,” as used in the ESA, vague while endorsing the FWS’s 2014 clarification of that term. Finally, this holding identified specific shortcomings of the challenged FWS finding, highlighting how …

Nam Gene Allelic Composition And Its Relation To Grain-Filling Duration And Nitrogen Utilisation Efficiency Of Australian Wheat, Zaid Alhabbar, Rongchang Yang, Angela Juhasz, Xin Hu, Maoyun She, Masood Anwar, Nigarin Sultana, Dean Diepeveen, Wujun Ma, Shahidul Islam

Grain and Other Field Crops Research Articles

Optimising nitrogen fertiliser management in combination with using high nitrogen efficient wheat cultivars is the most effective strategy to maximise productivity in a cost-efficient manner. The present study was designed to investigate the associations between nitrogen utilisation efficiency (NUtE) and the allelic composition of the NAM genes in Australian wheat cultivars. As results, the non-functional NAM-B1 allele was more responsive to the nitrogen levels and increased NUtE significantly, leading to a higher grain yield but reduced grain protein content. Nitrogen application at different developmental stages (mid-tillering, booting, and flowering) did not show significant differences in grain yield and protein content. …

2018-October-15-Naturalization Ceremony, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

The Rider (2018-10-15), Victor G. Ramirez

The Rider Archives

Vol.4 No.8

2018-2019 Common Data Set - Wright State University Dayton Campus, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University, Princeton Review

Common Data Set

The 2018-2019 Common Data Set of Wright State University Dayton Campus from the Princeton Review. It includes data on admissions, student enrollment, faculty, class size, financial aid and other measures, using standard definitions that aid comparisons between schools.

2018-2019 Common Data Set - Wright State University Lake Campus, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University, Princeton Review

Common Data Set

The 2018-2019 Common Data Set of Wright State University Lake Campus from the Princeton Review. It includes data on admissions, student enrollment, faculty, class size, financial aid and other measures, using standard definitions that aid comparisons between schools.

Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Modulates The Peripheral Immune Response In A Rat Model Of Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion, Stephanie M. Davis, Lisa A. Collier, Edric D. Winford, Christopher C. Leonardo, Craig T. Ajmo Jr., Elspeth A. Foran, Timothy J. Kopper, John C. Gensel, Keith R. Pennypacker

Neurology Faculty Publications

Background: The migration of peripheral immune cells and splenocytes to the ischemic brain is one of the major causes of delayed neuroinflammation after permanent large vessel stroke. Other groups have demonstrated that leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), a cytokine that promotes neural cell survival through upregulation of antioxidant enzymes, promotes an anti-inflammatory phenotype in several types of immune cells. The goal of this study was to determine whether LIF treatment modulates the peripheral immune response after stroke.

Methods: Young male (3 month) Sprague-Dawley rats underwent sham surgery or permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). Animals were administered LIF (125 μg/kg) or …

Using Drosophila Behavioral Assays To Characterize Terebrid Venompeptide Bioactivity, Anders Eriksson, Prachi Anand, Juliette Gorson, Corina Grijuc, Elina Hadelia, James C. Stewart, Mandë Holford, Adam Claridge-Chang

Publications and Research

The number of newly discovered peptides from the transcriptomes and proteomes of animal venom arsenals is rapidly increasing, resulting in an abundance of uncharacterized peptides. There is a pressing need for a systematic, cost effective, and scalable approach to identify physiological effects of venom peptides. To address this discovery-to-function gap, we developed a sequence driven:activity-based hybrid approach for screening venom peptides that is amenable to large-venom peptide libraries with minimal amounts of peptide. Using this approach, we characterized the physiological and behavioral phenotypes of two peptides from the venom of predatory terebrid marine snails, teretoxins Tv1 from Terebra variegata and …

Aldosterone Mediated Regulation Of Epithelial Sodium Channel (Enac) Subunits In The Rat Hypothalamus, Natalie J. Mills, Kaustubh Sharma, Masudul Haque, Meagan Moore, Ryoichi Teruyama

Faculty Publications

© 2018 IBRO Current evidence suggests that the epithelial Na + channel (ENaC) in the brain plays a significant role in the development of hypertension. ENaC is present in vasopressin (VP) neurons in the hypothalamus, suggesting that ENaC in VP neurons is involved in the regulation of blood pressure. Our recent study demonstrated that high dietary salt intake caused an increase in the expression and activity of ENaC that were responsible for the more depolarized basal membrane potential in VP neurons. A known regulator of ENaC expression, the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), is present in VP neurons, suggesting that ENaC expression …

Quantitative Validation Of Simulated Sea Ice Displacements, Bryan R. Mccormick

Mathematics & Statistics ETDs

Accurate simulations of Arctic sea ice are important for forecasting as well as for understanding the global climate. However, quantitative measures for simulation displacements are underutilized. We present five such measures proposed as being useful in the validation of simulated sea ice displacements. Using drifting buoy and satellite measurements of sea ice motion as observation, we apply the metrics in a comparison of observed displacements and predicted displacements from the Arctic sea ice simulation MPM\_ice. We find the metric scores are useful for comparing simulations and observations. The metrics also brought to light problems in the simulation MPM_ice, demonstrating their …

Linear Bidentate Ligands (L) With Two Terminal Pyridyl N-Donor Groups Forming Pt(Ii)Lcl2 Complexes With Rare Eight-Membered Chelate Rings, Kokila Ranasinghe, Patricia A. Marzilli, Svetlana Pakhomova, Luigi G. Marzilli

Faculty Publications

Copyright © 2018 American Chemical Society. NMR and X-ray diffraction studies were conducted on Pt(II)LCl2 complexes prepared with the new N-donor ligands N(SO2R)Mendpa (R = Me, Tol; n = 2, 4). These ligands differ from N(H)dpa (di-2-picolylamine) in having the central N within a tertiary sulfonamide group instead of a secondary amine group and having Me groups at the 6,6′-positions (n = 2) or 3,3′,5,5′-positions (n = 4) of the pyridyl rings. The N(SO2R)3,3′,5,5′-Me4dpa ligands are coordinated in a bidentate fashion in Pt(N(SO2R)3,3′,5,5′-Me4dpa)Cl2 complexes, forming a rare eight-membered chelate ring. The sulfonamide N atom did not bind to Pt(II), consistent …