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Curriculum And Standards Committee Report No. #2019-20-1, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Bills

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Biochar And Organic Matter Co-Composting: A Critical Review, David Chiaramonti, David Casini, Tommaso Barsali, Yuri Herreras Yambanis, Javi Prieto Ruiz

Bio-Char II: Production, Characterization and Applications

The H2020 BIO4A project aims at producing and deploying Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) at large scale in Europe. A major oil refinery, owned and operated by Total based on Axen’s technology, will run in non-segregated full jet-mode, targeting the production of 5 kt of ASTM-certified bio-based HEFA jet fuel. The produced SAF will then be used in commercial passenger flights: the demonstration activities will be complemented by market and policy analysis. While this part of BIO4A represent the industrial component of the project, the issue of developing additional alternative routes for supplying sustainable lipids to the HVO process represents the …

Is Our Future Too Hot To Handle?, Mark Burstein

Presidential Addresses

Lawrence University President Mark Burstein officially opens the university’s 171st academic year, along with its 2019-20 convocation series, with his matriculation address, “Is Our Future Too Hot to Handle?”

Now in his seventh year as Lawrence’s 16th president, Burstein has focused on creating learning communities in which all members can reach their full potential.

Prospectus, September 19, 2019, Mason Gentry, Kerry Lippold Jr., Emma Fleming, Niconline Hansen, Lindsay Cox, Chad Beyler, Sidney Mounts

Prospectus 2019

PARKLAND HOSTS HEMP FARMING DISCUSSION; Parkland Library: new director, new direction forward; Humans From Parkland: Meet Rifqi Achmad; Parkland students earn Coca-Cola “Leaders of Promise”; Parkland facilitated a discussion on hemp farming; Parkland Veterinary Technicians hosts dog wash; Working It Wednesday: Student Leadership Academy; Parkland Volleyball Takes Down Division I Defending Champs; Cobra softball wins double scrimmage against Kaskaskia College on Sept 15; Parkland soccer loses 6 − 2 against Heartland, Sept 10

V. 87, Iss. 1, September 19, 2019

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.

Vista: September 19, 2019, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

Curriculum And Standards Committee Report No. #2019-20-1, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Bills

No abstract provided.

Plasticity Of Foot Muscle And Cardiac Thermal Limits In The Limpet Lottia Limatula From Locations With Differing Temperatures, Terrance Wang, Richelle L. Tanner, Eric J. Armstrong, David R. Lindberg, Jonathon H. Stillman

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Species distributions are shifting in response to increased habitat temperatures as a result of ongoing climate change. Understanding variation in physiological plasticity among species and populations is important for predicting these distribution shifts. Interspecific variation in intertidal ectotherms’ short-term thermal plasticity has been well established. However, intraspecific variation among populations from differing thermal habitats remains a question pertinent to understanding the effects of climate change on species’ ranges. In this study, we explored upper thermal tolerance limits and plasticity of those limits using a foot muscle metric and 2 cardiac metrics (Arrhenius breakpoint temperature, ABT, and flatline temperature, FLT) in …

Georgia Library Spotlight: Library Fest At Uga’S Law Library, Anne Burnett, Marie Mize, David Rutland, Rachel S. Evans

Articles, Chapters and Online Publications

This fall the Alexander Campbell King Law Library at the University of Georgia turned library orientation for incoming students into a Fest, and opened the event up to the entire law school community. The idea for a fest was a collaborative one, with examples from other library orientation programs as well as UGA’s staff resource fair, our experiences at conferences like CALICon, and even a AALL poster session contributing to the final event design and deployment. How did we get here? This article summarizes the team effort and the outcome.

Georgia Library Spotlight is a regular feature managed …

Synthesizing Galactose Modified Polymeric Nanoparticles For Biofilm Inhibition Of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Tyler R. Flockton

Theses and Dissertations

Treating patients with antibiotics is becoming harder with the increase in antibiotic resistance. This is due to the widespread antibiotic use in clinical and agricultural settings. With antibiotic resistance outpacing new drugs making it to the market, developing new options to treat bacterial infections is and will be important. We created sugar modified nanoparticles to inhibit the biofilm formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

P. aeruginosa is a gram-negative opportunistic pathogen that infects its host that has a compromised immune system. This makes it one of the most significant bacterial infection in hospitals. P. aeruginosa uses biofilms as an attack mechanism …

Daily Eastern News: September 19, 2019, Eastern Illinois University

September

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Brian Steimel, Oral History Interview, 2019, Matt Jones, Alexis Braun Marks

Oral Histories

Brian Steimel was the longtime head of circulation in the Bruce T. Halle Library, retiring in 2019. Receiving his bachelor and master’s degrees at Eastern Michigan, Steimel began his professional career with the EMU library as a reshelver, eventually climbing his way to the circulation desk and monitoring the Halle Library automatic retrieval system. Away from the stacks, however, Brian is an accomplished painter and professional puppeteer having toured extensively with his partner of many years, Raymond Masters.

Hawks' Herald -- Sept. 19 , 2019, Roger Williams University

Hawk's Herald

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Economic And Livestock Health Impacts Of Birds On Dairies: Evidence From A Survey Of Washington Dairy Operators, Julie L. Elser, Amber L. Adams Progar, Karen M.M. Steensma, Tyler P. Caskin, Susan R. Kerr, Stephanie A. Shwiff

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

The survey described in this research paper aimed to investigate the economic and health impacts of birds on dairies. Birds are common pests on dairies, consuming and contaminating feed intended for cattle. As a result, dairy operators experience increased feed costs and increased pathogen and disease risk. We surveyed dairy operators attending the 2017 Washington Dairy Conference to examine the impact of birds on dairies in Washington State. Dairy operators reported feed losses valued at $55 per cow resulting in annual losses totaling $5.5 million in the Western region of the state and $9.2 million in the Eastern region of …

Inhibition Of 4-Aminobutyrate Aminotransferase Protects Against Injury-Induced Osteoarthritis In Mice, Jie Shen, Cuicui Wang, Jun Ying, Taotao Xu, Audrey Mcalinden, Regis J. O'Keefe

Open Access Publications

Recently we demonstrated that ablation of the DNA methyltransferase enzyme, Dnmt3b, resulted in catabolism and progression of osteoarthritis (OA) in murine articular cartilage through a mechanism involving increased mitochondrial respiration. In this study, we identify 4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase (Abat) as a downstream target of Dnmt3b. Abat is an enzyme that metabolizes γ-aminobutyric acid to succinate, a key intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle. We show that Dnmt3b binds to the Abat promoter, increases methylation of a conserved CpG sequence just upstream of the transcriptional start site, and inhibits Abat expression. Dnmt3b deletion in articular chondrocytes results in reduced methylation of the …

Petrography And Provenance Of Floor Sediments From The Loutra Almopias Cave (Pella, Macedonia, Greece), Ioannis Georgiadis, Katerina Chatzopoulou, Nikolaos Kantiranis, Ioakeim Ioakeimidis, Ananias Tsirambides

International Journal of Speleology

Thirty seven floor sediment samples of Upper Pleistocene age from the Loutra Almopias Cave were collected from different beds and stratigraphic columns on the basis of their induration grade, grain distribution, and paleontological findings. Channel facies make up the bulk of the clastic sediments found in the cave passages. Slackwater facies compose the final layer of all the stratigraphic sections of the examined cave. The floor sediments are mineralogically immature, since they contain many ferromagnesian minerals, feldspars (especially plagioclase) and quartz. The extensive presence of silicate minerals means that the phyllites, gneisses, schists, ophiolitic rocks and the clastic Mariam Formation …

Development Of Salmonellosis As Affected By Bioactive Food Compounds, Ajay Kumar, Abimbola Allison, Monica Henry, Anita Scales, Aliyar Cyrus Fouladkhah

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

Infections caused by Salmonella serovars are the leading cause of foodborne hospitalizations and deaths in Americans, extensively prevalent worldwide, and pose a considerable financial burden on public health infrastructure and private manufacturing. While a comprehensive review is lacking for delineating the role of dietary components on prevention of Salmonellosis, evidence for the role of diet for preventing the infection and management of Salmonellosis symptoms is increasing. The current study is an evaluation of preclinical and clinical studies and their underlying mechanisms to elaborate the efficacy of bioactive dietary components for augmenting the prevention of Salmonella infection. Studies investigating dietary components …

The Collegian: September 18, 2019, The Collegian Staff, South Dakota State University

The Collegian, 2019-2020

Volume: 135

Issue: 3

Issue 336: September 19-October 3, 2019, The Local Voice

The Local Voice

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The Tiger Vol. 113 Issue 6 2019-09-18, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers 2019

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Meet The 2019-20 Bigs—They Help Science Students Thrive, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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The Anchor, Volume 133.01: September 18, 2019, Hope College

The Anchor: 2019

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Phylogenomics Resolves Major Relationships And Reveals Significant Diversification Rate Shifts In The Evolution Of Silk Moths And Relatives, J. R. Barber

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Background: Silkmoths and their relatives constitute the ecologically and taxonomically diverse superfamily Bombycoidea, which includes some of the most charismatic species of Lepidoptera. Despite displaying spectacular forms and diverse ecological traits, relatively little attention has been given to understanding their evolution and drivers of their diversity. To begin to address this problem, we created a new Bombycoidea-specific Anchored Hybrid Enrichment (AHE) probe set and sampled up to 571 loci for 117 taxa across all major lineages of the Bombycoidea, with a newly developed DNA extraction protocol that allows Lepidoptera specimens to be readily sequenced from pinned natural history collections.

Results: …

The Cost-Effectiveness Of Neonatal Versus Prenatal Screening For Congenital Toxoplasmosis, Christine Binquet, Catherine Lejeune, Valérie Seror, François Peyron, Anne-Claire Bertaux, Olivier Scemama, Catherine Quantin, Sophie Béjean, Eileen Stillwaggon, Martine Wallon

Economics Faculty Publications

Congenital Toxoplasmosis (CT) can have severe consequences. France, Austria, and Slovenia have prenatal screening programs whereas some other countries are considering universal screening to reduce congenital transmission and severity of infection in children. The efficiency of such programs is debated increasingly as seroprevalence among pregnant women and incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis show a steady decrease. In addition, uncertainty remains regarding the effectiveness of pre- and postnatal treatments.

Reconstructing Birth In Australopithecus Sediba, Natalie M. Laudicina, Frankee Rodriguez, Jeremy M. Desilva

Peer Reviewed Articles

Hominin birth mechanics have been examined and debated from limited and often fragmentary fossil pelvic material. Some have proposed that birth in the early hominin genus Australopithecus was relatively easy and ape-like, while others have argued for a more complex, human-like birth mechanism in australopiths. Still others have hypothesized a unique birth mechanism, with no known modern equivalent. Preliminary work on the pelvis of the recently discovered 1.98 million-year-old hominin Australopithecus sediba found it to possess a unique combination of Homo and Australopithecus-like features. Here, we create a composite pelvis of Australopithecus sediba to reconstruct the birth process in …

Defective Transcriptional Programming Of Effector Cd8 T Cells In Aged Mice Is Cell-Extrinsic And Can Be Corrected By Administration Of Il-12 And Il-18, Mladen Jergovic, Heather L. Thompson, Kristin R. Renkema, Megan J. Smithey, Janko Nikolich-Zugich

Peer Reviewed Articles

In response to infection with intracellular microorganisms, old mice mobilize decreased numbers of antigen-specific CD8 T cells with reduced expression of effector molecules and impaired cytolytic activity. Molecular mechanisms behind these defects and the cell-intrinsic (affecting naïve CD8 T cells themselves) vs. extrinsic, microenvironmental origin of such defects remain unclear. Using reciprocal transfer experiments of highly purified naïve T cells from adult and old transgenic OT-1 mice, we decisively show that the dominant effect is cell-extrinsic. Naïve adult OT-1 T cells failed to expand and terminally differentiate in the old organism infected with Listeria-OVA. This defect was preceded by …

Identifying The Prevalence Of Sensory Processing Dysfunction In A Post-Concussion Population And It's Relationship With Quality Of Life And Functional Indicators, Stephen Van Lew

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Background: Approximately 10-20% of individuals who sustain a concussion will experience post-concussion syndrome, defined as symptomology beyond the traditional 7-10-day concussion recovery period. A particular area of symptomology, sensory processing deficits was explored in this study to ascertain the prevalence of these deficits along with possible associations with QOL and everyday functional outcomes. Methods: This study was a prospective, cross-sectional, quantitative study using a consecutive and convenience sampling model. The research participants were recruited from an outpatient occupational therapy program at an academic medical center. Normative data from two different sensory processing outcome tools were used in the analysis. …

Pressure Ulcers And Prevention Among Pediatric Patients And Factors Associated With Their Occurrence In Acute Care Hospitals, Ivy J. Razmus

Dissertations

Pressure ulcers are a health-care concern for all patient populations; however, younger patients, including infants, have different etiologies associated with pressure ulcer development. The influence of hospital, unit, and nursing factors on hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPU) rates have not been evaluated in pediatric patients. Comparative data for pediatric patients is necessary for hospitals to improve the care related to prevention and treatment of pediatric pressure ulcers.

The purpose of this study was to describe (a) the pressure ulcer prevalence rate and the rate of HAPU in pediatric patients; (b) the frequency of patient pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention …

Optimization Of Modes Of Electr Power Systems By Genetic Algorothms, B.M. Pulatov

Technical science and innovation

In article discusses issues for solving optimization problems based on the use of genetic algorithms. To date, the genetic use algorithm for solving various problems. Which includes the shortest path search, approximation, data filtering and others. In particular, data is being examined regarding the use of a genetic algorithm to solve problems of optimizing the modes of electric power systems. Imagine an algorithm for developing the development of mathematical models, which includes developing the structure of the chromosome, creating a started population, creating a directing force for the population, etc. As well as the presentation, the selected structure should take …

The Missouri Miner, September 18, 2019

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.