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Faculty Council Minutes February 21, 2019, Bronx Community College Faculty Council

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Faculty Council on February 21, 2019.

February 21, 2019, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2010-2019

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Alumni News | Book Reviewer Describes Ramakrishnan As Outsider, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Alumni News | Ohio Today Writes About Papay's Entrepreneurship In Medicine, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Solute Fluxes Through Restored Prairie And Intensively Managed Critical Zones In Nebraska And Iowa, Ashlee L. Dere, Andrew W. Miller, Amy M. Hemje, Sara K. Parcher, Courtney A. Capalli, E. Arthur Bettis Iii

Geography and Geology Faculty Publications

Agricultural activities in the Midwestern United States have potentially altered geochemical fluxes within the critical zone (CZ) compared to native prairie systems that previously dominated the region. To quantify the impact of agricultural land use on soil and stream solute behavior, we are studying two watersheds in the region: Glacier Creek Preserve (GCP) in eastern Nebraska and the Intensively Managed Landscapes Critical Zone Observatory (IML-CZO) in eastern Iowa. Both watersheds were initially under agricultural land use for over 100 years, but part of each watershed was restored to prairie 20 – 50 years ago. Soils at both sites formed in …

New Master Of Science In Athletic Training Program Accepting Applications (February 21, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

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Ephrin-B3 Controls Excitatory Synapse Density Through Cell-Cell Competition For Ephbs., Nathan T. Henderson, Sylvain J. Le Marchand, Martin Hruska, Simon Hippenmeyer, Liqun Luo, Matthew B. Dalva

Department of Neuroscience Faculty Papers

Cortical networks are characterized by sparse connectivity, with synapses found at only a subset of axo-dendritic contacts. Yet within these networks, neurons can exhibit high connection probabilities, suggesting that cell-intrinsic factors, not proximity, determine connectivity. Here, we identify ephrin-B3 (eB3) as a factor that determines synapse density by mediating a cell-cell competition that requires ephrin-B-EphB signaling. In a microisland culture system designed to isolate cell-cell competition, we find that eB3 determines winning and losing neurons in a contest for synapses. In a Mosaic Analysis with Double Markers (MADM) genetic mouse model system in vivo the relative levels of eB3 control …

Predation On Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) In Cotton And Soybean Agroecosystems [Predator Gut Contents], Kacie J. Athey, John R. Ruberson, Dawn Olson, James D. Harwood

Entomology Research Data

Stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) are significant pests of cotton and soybeans in the southeastern United States with annual control costs exceeding $14 million in these crops. Three of the most prominent stink bug pests are the southern green (Nezara viridula), brown (Euschistus servus) and green (Chinavia hilaris) stink bugs. To determine trophic linkages between generalist arthropod predators and these pests, species-specific 16S molecular markers were designed and used to detect the presence of prey DNA in predator gut-contents. Over 2700 predators were collected over two growing seasons in cotton and soybean in southern Georgia …

Predation On Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) In Cotton And Soybean Agroecosystems [Predator Capture Numbers], Kacie J. Athey, John R. Ruberson, Dawn Olson, James D. Harwood

Entomology Research Data

Stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) are significant pests of cotton and soybeans in the southeastern United States with annual control costs exceeding $14 million in these crops. Three of the most prominent stink bug pests are the southern green (Nezara viridula), brown (Euschistus servus) and green (Chinavia hilaris) stink bugs. To determine trophic linkages between generalist arthropod predators and these pests, species-specific 16S molecular markers were designed and used to detect the presence of prey DNA in predator gut-contents. Over 2700 predators were collected over two growing seasons in cotton and soybean in southern Georgia …

Curricular Report No. 2018-19-7 From The Graduate Council To The Faculty Senate (Courses), University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Bills

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Curriculum And Standards Committee Report #2018-19-8 (Courses), University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Bills

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Resistance To Greenbugs In The Sorghum Nested Association Mapping Population, Sajjan Grover, Braden Wojahn, Suresh Varsani, Scott E. Sattler, Joe Louis

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

The greenbug, Schizaphis graminum, is a serious pest of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). For the past several decades, resistant sorghum hybrids have been used to control greenbug populations. However, the durability of plant resistance is frequently challenged by evolution of new greenbug biotypes, and there is a continuous need for screening of resistant germplasm for its effective management in the field. Natural variation in sorghum plants/populations provides distinct approaches to identify novel sources of resistance against greenbugs. In this study, we used the recently developed sorghum nested association mapping (NAM) population parental lines to understand sources of sorghum resistance to greenbugs. …

Deer Management In Tennessee 2019-2023, A Strategic Plan For The Systems, Processes, Protocols, And Programs Pertaining To The Management Of White-Tailed Deer In Tennessee, Tennessee. Wildlife Resources Agency.

Strategic and Management Plans

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Another Year, Another Record: Bobcathon 2019 Raises Over $110,000 (February 21, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

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Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, February 21-22, 2019

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on February 21-22, 2019.

Effect Of Pressure Profile Of Shock Waves On Lipid Membrane Deformation, Ralph Kfoury, Bahador Marzban, Emad Makki, Michael L. Greenfield, Hongyan Yuan

Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

Use of shock waves to temporarily increase the permeability of the cell membrane is a promising approach in drug delivery and gene therapy to allow the translocation of macromolecules and small polar molecules into the cytoplasm. Our understanding of how the characteristics of the pressure profile of shock waves, such as peak pressure and pulse duration, influences membrane properties is limited. Here we study the response of lipid bilayer membranes to shock pulses with different pressure profiles using atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. From our simulation results, we find that the transient deformation/disordering of the membrane depends on both the magnitude …

Large Fatty Acid-Derived Aβ42 Oligomers Form Ring-Like Assemblies, Wenhui Xu, Dexter N. Dean, Kelli A. Stockmal, Sarah E. Morgan, Ulrich H.E. Hansmann, Vijayaraghavan Rangachari

Faculty Publications

As the primary toxic species in the etiology of Alzheimer disease (AD) are low molecular weight oligomers of Aβ, it is crucial to understand the structure of Aβ oligomers for gaining molecular insights into AD pathology. We have earlier demonstrated that in the presence of fatty acids, Aβ42 peptides assemble as 12-24mer oligomers. These Large Fatty Acid-derived Oligomers (LFAOs) exist predominantly as 12mers at low and as 24mers at high concentrations. The 12mers are more neurotoxic than the 24mers and undergo self-replication, while the latter propagate to morphologically distinct fibrils with succinct pathological consequences. In order to glean into their …

Surface And Interface Properties In Thin-Film Solar Cells: Using Soft X-Rays And Electrons To Unravel The Electronic And Chemical Structure, Lothar Weinhardt, Dirk Hauschild, Clemens Heske

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Research

Thin‐film solar cells have great potential to overtake the currently dominant silicon‐based solar cell technologies in a strongly growing market. Such thin‐film devices consist of a multilayer structure, for which charge‐carrier transport across interfaces plays a crucial role in minimizing the associated recombination losses and achieving high solar conversion efficiencies. Further development can strongly profit from a high‐level characterization that gives a local, electronic, and chemical picture of the interface properties, which allows for an insight‐driven optimization. Herein, the authors' recent progress of applying a “toolbox” of high‐level laboratory‐ and synchrotron‐based electron and soft X‐ray spectroscopies to characterize the chemical …

Honors College Student Receives Barksdale Award, Edwin B. Smith

University of Mississippi News

Maureen Maher gets $5,000 to fulfill dream of capturing national parks employees' perspectives

The Colby Echo (2019-02-21), 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.

Illinois State University Founders Day Convocation Program, February 21, 2019, Illinois State University

Founding Celebration Programs

Program for annual event celebrating the founding of Illinois State Normal University on February 18, 1857.

Polydopamine And Collagen Coated Micro-Grated Polydimethylsiloxane For Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Culture, Dhavan Sharma, Wenkai Jia, Fei Long, Shweta Pati, Qing-Hui Chen, Yibing Qyang, Bruce P. Lee, Chang Kyoung Choi, Feng Zhao

Department of Biomedical Engineering Publications

Natural tissues contain highly organized cellular architecture. One of the major challenges in tissue engineering is to develop engineered tissue constructs that promote cellular growth in physiological directionality. To address this issue, micro-patterned polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrates have been widely used in cell sheet engineering due to their low microfabrication cost, higher stability, excellent biocompatibility, and most importantly, ability to guide cellular growth and patterning. However, the current methods for PDMS surface modification either require a complicated procedure or generate a non-uniform surface coating, leading to the production of poor-quality cell layers. A simple and efficient surface coating method is critically …

Lower Rotational Inertia And Larger Leg Muscles Indicate More Rapid Turns In Tyrannosaurids Than In Other Large Theropods, Eric Snively, Haley O'Brien, Donald M. Henderson, Heinrich Mallison, Lara A. Surring, Michael E. Burns, Thomas R. Holtz Jr., Anthony P. Russell, Lawrence M. Witmer, Philip J. Currie, Scott A. Hartman, John R. Cotton

Research, Publications & Creative Work

Synopsis: Tyrannosaurid dinosaurs had large preserved leg muscle attachments and low rotational inertia relative to their body mass, indicating that they could turn more quickly than other large theropods.

Methods: To compare turning capability in theropods, we regressed agility estimates against body mass, incorporating superellipse-based modeled mass, centers of mass, and rotational inertia (mass moment of inertia). Muscle force relative to body mass is a direct correlate of agility in humans, and torque gives potential angular acceleration. Agility scores therefore include rotational inertia values divided by proxies for (1) muscle force (ilium area and estimates of m. caudofemoralis …

Board Of Trustees Agenda, Feb. 21 2019, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

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Beauty As Art: Somaesthetic Consumption As Alternative To Docility, Talia Welsh

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

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A Reply To The Comment On “Assessing Preservation Priorities Of Caves And Karst Areas Using The Frequency Of Endemic Cave-Dwelling Species” By Nitzu Et Al. (2018), Int. J. Speleol., 47 (1): 43-52, Eugen I. Nitzu, Ioana N. Meleg, Andrei Giurginca

International Journal of Speleology

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Comment On “Assessing Preservation Priorities Of Caves And Karst Areas Using The Frequency Of Endemic Cave-Dwelling Species” By Nitzu Et Al. (2018), Int. J. Speleol., 47 (1): 43-52, Oana T. Moldovan, Traian Brad

International Journal of Speleology

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Veterinarians To Veterans United, Inc.: A Marketing Case, Yvette Lynne Bonaparte, Sharon D. White

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

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Can Algorithms Reduce Unconscious Bias In The It Hiring Process?, Lynette Kvasny Yarger, Fay Cobb Payton

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

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Personal Internet Shopping Agent (Pisa): A Framework, Vaidas Lukosius, Michael R. Hyman

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

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