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Real-Time Reconstruction And Simulation Of Police Dog Posture Based On Multi-Sensor Data Vest, Chaozheng Zhu, He Ming, Yang Sheng, Yang Cheng, Zhenhua Song

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Real-time police dog posture reconstruction provides an intelligent, convenient and over-the-horizon interactive way for police on duty with dogs. For the biological movement characteristics of police dogs, a new multi-sensor dog data vest was designed and implemented. Based on multiple small size and low power consumption sensors, a new police dog motion fusion method was proposed to capture the different posture data of police dogs, including standing, sitting and prone position, etc. For frequent jitter of police dogs, this paper proposed a method of dog posture reconstruction based on multi-sensor data vest, and introduced an improved kernel function ELM …

Can Vegfc Form Turing Patterns In The Zebrafish Embyro?, Kenneth Y. Wertheim, Tina Roose

School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

This paper is concerned with a late stage of lymphangiogenesis in the trunk of the zebrafish embryo. At 48 hours pos-fertilisation (HPF), a pool of parachordal lymphangioblasts (PLs) lies in the horizontal myoseptum. Between 48 and 168 HPF, the PLs spread from the horizontal myoseptum to form the throacic duct, dorsal longitudinal lymphatic vessel, and parachordal lymphatic vessel. This paper deals wit hthe potential of vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGFC) to guide the differentiation of PLs into the mature lymphatic endothelial cells that form the vessels. We built a mathematical model to describe the biochemical interactions between VEGFC, collagen …

Characterization Of The Φctx-Like Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Phage Dobby Isolated From The Kidney Stone Microbiota, Genevieve Johnson, Alan J. Wolfe, Catherine Putonti

Bioinformatics Faculty Publications

Bacteriophages (phages) are vital members of the human microbiota. They are abundant even within low biomass niches of the human body, including the lower urinary tract. While several prior studies have cultured bacteria from kidney stones, this is the first study to explore phages within the kidney stone microbiota. Here we report Dobby, a temperate phage isolated from a strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cultured from a kidney stone. Dobby is capable of lysing clinical P. aeruginosa strains within our collection from the urinary tract. Sequencing was performed producing a 37 152 bp genome that closely resembles the temperate P. aeruginosa …

Complete Coverage Belief Function Path Planning Algorithm Of Autonomous Underwater Vehiclebased On Behavior Strategy, Wenyang Gan, Daqi Zhu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: For the complete coverage path planning of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), a complete coverage belief function path planning algorithm based on behavior strategy is proposed by introducing the behavior strategy and using the concept of map belief function, which can make AUV accomplish the complete coverage and avoid obstacles automatically. The grid belief function is constructed based on environmental information, using different function values to distinguish between the obstacle, the covered and the uncovered grid. AUV selects the next navigation position by path planning strategy. Next navigation position is selected by behavior strategy if AUV navigates to the …

The Consistent Ethic Of Life Of Joseph Cardinal Bernardin And The Crisis Of Our Common Home, Anatoly Angelo R. Aseneta

Landas

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines describes the ecological crisis as the "ultimate pro-life issues." Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis have all emphasized that environmental degradation and human life are inseparably linked, disproportionately affecting the vulnerable. This essay examines the crisis through Joseph Cardinal Bernardin’s "consistent ethic of life" (CEL), arguing that it must expand to incorporate ecological concerns. By bridging CEL with Pope Francis’s "integral ecology," the author surveys climate challenges and reframes the CEL to be more ecologically sensitive, ultimately offering actionable ways in which this expanded moral vision can help protect our common …

Investigations Into Aspergillus Flavus Infection Of Corn And Regulation Of Aflatoxin Production By Volatiles And Biocontrol Strains, Rebecca R. Sweany

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Aspergillus flavus is an ascomycete fungus impacting agriculture, public and environmental health due to production of acutely-toxic, carcinogenic aflatoxins in oil seed crops, especially corn in Louisiana, and lung infections of immunocompromised patients resulting in a leading cause of AIDS patients’ deaths globally. The most effective aflatoxin mitigation strategy, biocontrol by atoxigenic A. flavus presents several concerns including: dissemination of a human pathogen, possible sexual reproduction and reliance on precise environmental conditions. Several aspects of A. flavus biology were investigated to potentially improve treatments. Studies investigated how genotypically diverse members within the A. flavus population interact with other population members …

Toward The Impact Of Particulate Matter On Human Health: Evaluation Of Fluorescent Environmentally Persistent Free Radical (Epfr) Surrogates, Ansonia Badgett

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs)—a newly discovered pollutant associated with particulate matter (PM)—form during combustion and thermal processes, such as the incineration of hazardous waste. Various chlorine- and hydroxy-substituted benzenes chemisorb on the surface of metal oxides (e.g., NiO, CuO, and Fe₂O₃) and then form EPFRs, stabilized radical species, as the result of the transfer of electrons between the adsorbate and the metal ion of the metal oxide. Previous studies have shown direct correlations between ultra-fine (d < 0.1 mm) particulate matter (PM_0.1) exposure and adverse pulmonary health effects. PM_0.1 has the potential …

A Review Of The Reproductive Habitat Preferences And Conservation Challenges Of A Rare, Transient, And Ecologically Restricted Darner Dragonfly: Rhionaeschna Mutata, Emily G. Schilling, Ron Lawrenz, Holly Kundel

Faculty Authored Articles

Rhionaeschna mutata is a rare North American dragonfly that is considered a species of concern or threatened throughout its range. It is most widely distributed in the eastern USA, but recent adult records indicate that its range extends further north and west than previously known. Effective conservation planning for rare species requires understanding their habitat requirements, and no comprehensive characterization of this species’ reproductive habitat has previously been conducted. We conducted a review to synthesize information from records throughout this species’ range and identified a narrow set of conditions that describe R. mutata reproductive habitat: small, heavily vegetated, fish-free ponds …

Qep Committee Members, University Of Mississippi. Qep Committee

About ThinkForward

A list of faculty, staff, and students who helped in the planning of the University of Mississippi's Quality Enhancement Plan on Critical Thinking from the topic selection, to the implementation and development.

Think Forward Quality Enhancement Plan, University Of Mississippi. Qep Committee

About ThinkForward

This document records and represents an extensive process by the University of Mississippi (UM) to develop a meaningful and ambitious plan to improve student learning and student success by focusing on the development of critical thinking skills. As such, it speaks to our campus culture, our values, and our role in our community. In addition to narrating our journey and articulating our values, this document also fulfills the more pragmatic function of describing our QEP to both internal and external audiences. Document includes: executive summary, outline of the topic selection process, literature review and best practices, desired goals and outcomes, …

Volume 56, Number 20: January 02, 2019, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Molecular Identification Of Three Sympatric Lagomorphs In The Northeastern United States, Mary Sullivan, Thomas J. Mcgreevy, Amy E. Gottfried, Brian C. Tefft, Bill Buffum, Thomas P. Husband

College of Nursing Faculty Publications

The New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) is the focus of extensive efforts to conserve the species. A major component of their conservation program is the collection of faecal samples to determine their distribution and abundance throughout their range. In parts of their range, New England cottontail is sympatric with a non-native eastern cottontail (S. floridanus) and snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus). Because faecal samples from all three lagomorphs are indistinguishable, a reliable molecular genetic method for specimen identification is necessary. We tested the efficacy of a diagnostic character method by analyzing sequence data from 1770 faecal, blood, and tissue samples collected …

Sex‐Biased Survival Contributes To Population Decline In A Long‐Lived Seabird, The Magellanic Penguin, Natasha J. Gownaris, P. D. Boersma

Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

We developed a Hidden Markov mark–recapture model (R package marked) to examine sex‐specific demography in Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus ). Our model was based on 33 yr of resightings at Punta Tombo, Argentina, where we banded ~44,000 chicks from 1983 to 2010. Because we sexed only 57% of individuals over their lifetime, we treated sex as an uncertain state in our model. Our goals were to provide insight into the population dynamics of this declining colony, to inform conservation of this species, and to highlight the importance of considering sex‐specific vital rates in demographic seabird studies. Like many other …

Spectral Variability Of Oil Slicks Under Different Observing Conditions Derived From Satellite And Airborne Optical Remote Sensing, Chuanmin Hu

C-IMAGE data

In this dataset, we present the spectral variability of oil slicks under different observing conditions using MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer), MERIS (Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer), MISR (Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer), Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) and AVIRIS (Airborne Visible/ Infrared Imaging Spectrometer). Optical remote sensing is commonly used to detect oil in the surface ocean due to the spectral differences between oil and water, allowing to modulate oil–water spatial and spectral contrasts. However, understanding these contrasts is challenging because of variable results from laboratory and field experiments, as well as different observing conditions and spatial/spectral resolutions of remote …

Simulation Of Cyber-Physical Systems Of Systems:Some Research Areas -Computational Understanding, Awareness, And Wisdom, Tuncer Ören

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: After a brief emphasis about the interconnected world, including Cyber-Physical Systems of Systems, the increasing importance of the decision-making by autonomous, quasi-autonomous, and autonomic systems is emphasised. Promising roles of computational understanding, computational awareness, and computational wisdom for better autonomous decision-making are outlined. The contributions of simulation-based approaches are listed.

Nad+ Depletion Triggers Programmed Cell Death To Kill Macrophages Infected With Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Brit Blalock

Browse All News

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Uab Outsources Its Revenue-Producing Antibodies To The Birmingham Company Southernbiotech, Staff

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Award-Winning Scientist Joins The Nature Conservancy's "Can We Talk Climate" Campaign, Staff

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Muddy Waters: Navigating Potential Changes To Clean Water Act, Sarah Schaier

UNH Today Archive

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Optimal Economic Dispatch Of Microgrid Based On Immune Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm, Gao Cong, Dinghui Wu, Tinglong Pan, Zhicheng Ji

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Some restrictions are accompanied when solving the optimal economic dispatch of microgrid, such as multi-constraints, discontinuities and multi-generators. An immune particle swarm optimization (IMPSO) algorithm is proposed, which introduces the artificial immune system into particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm and can ensure the PSO convergence as well as exerting the immune mechanism to make the particles uniformly distributed in solution plane. The algorithm possesses the virtues like global probe and robustness and is used to solve two operating modes of island and grid- connected in microgrid respectively. The experimental results show that the IMPSO provides a feasible and advanced …

A Deep Spatio-Temporal Rnns Based Coordinated Operational Action Recognition, Yi Zhuo, Liao Ying, Xiaofeng Hu, Xuehui Du, Zhu Feng

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: To address the issues of large feature space, numerous model parameters and slow training speed in coordinated operation action recognition, a coordinated operational action recognition method based on a deep spatio-temporal recurrent neural network is proposed. In this method, a warped region generation mechanism is introduced to divide the whole battlefield into sub-battlefield. Meanwhile, a hierarchical recurrent neural network is constructed using spatio-temporal graph model, which is applied to the generated sub-battlefield to recognize coordinated operational action. Additionally, the recognized coordinated operational actions of sub-battlefields are merged to find out all coordinated operational actions based on the principle of …

Preparing Leaders: The Evolution Of A Field And The Stresses Of Leadership, Deborah L. Rhode

Santa Clara Law Review

PREPARING LEADERS: THE EVOLUTION OF A FIELD AND THE STRESSES OF LEADERSHIP

Clean Water Rule: Can Business Afford Otherwise?, Marguerite Mills

Emory Business Law Review Perspectives

The current administration has been consistent in its message to reduce regulation. By engaging in 'bold anti-regulatory rhetoric,' President Trump is reinforcing the idea that all regulation is inherently bad for Americans and American business. The Trump administration has cut regulation across the board but particularly in the policy area of immigration, banking, healthcare and the environment. This Perspective will focus on environmental regulation, specifically the Clean Water Rule (CWR) and how this regulation is not only appropriately stringent, but essential for keeping businesses alive.

Global Patterns And Drivers Of Ecosystem Functioning In Rivers And Riparian Zones, Scott D. Tiegs, David M. Costello, Mark W. Isken, Guy Woodward, Peter B. Mcintyre, Mark O. Gessner, Eric Chauvet, Natalie A. Griffiths, Alex S. Flecker, Vicenç Acuña, Ricardo Albariño, Daniel C. Allen, Cecilia Alonso, Patricio Andino, Clay Arango, Jukka Aroviita, Marcus V.M. Barbosa, Leon A. Barmuta, Denise A. Bruesewitz, Francis J. Burdon, Marcos Callisto, Cristina Canhoto, Krista A. Capps, Maria M. Castillo, Joanne Clapcott, Fanny Colas, Checo Checo Colón-Gaud, Julien Cornut, Verónica Crespo-Pérez, Wyatt F. Cross, Joseph M. Culp, Michael Danger, Olivier Dangles, Elvira De Eyto, Alison M. Derry, Veronica Díaz Villanueva, Michael M. Douglas, Arturo Elosegi, Andrea C. Encalada, Sally Entrekin, Rodrigo Espinosa, Diana Ethaiya, Verónica Ferreira, Carmen Ferriol, Kyla M. Flanagan, Tadeusz Fleituch, Jennifer J. Follstad Shah, André Frainer, Nikolai Friberg, Paul C. Frost, Erica A. Garcia, Liliana García Lago, Pavel Ernesto García Soto, Sudeep Ghate, Darren P. Giling, Alan Gilmer, José Franciso Gonçalves Jr., Rosario Karina Gonzales, Manuel A.S. Graça, Mike Grace, Hans-Peter Grossart, François Guérold, Vlad Gulis, Luiz U. Hepp, Scott Higgins, Takuo Hishi, Joseph Huddart, John Hudson, Samantha Imberger, Carlos Iñiguez-Armijos, Tomoya Iwata, David J. Janetski, Eleanor Jennings, Andrea E. Kirkwood, Aaron A. Koning, Sarian Kosten, Kevin A. Kuehn, Hjalmar Laudon, Peter R. Leavitt, Aurea L. Lemes Da Silva, Shawn G. Leroux, Carri J. Leroy, Peter J. Lisi, Richard Mackenzie, Amy M. Marcarelli, Frank O. Masese, Brendan G. Mckie, Adriana Oliveira Medeiros, Kristian Meissner, Marko Miliša, Shailendra Mishra, Yo Miyake, Ashley Moerke, Shorok Mombrikotb, Rob Mooney, Tim Moulton, Timo Muotka, Junjiro N. Negishi, Vinicius Neres-Lima, Mika L. Nieminen, Jorge Nimptsch, Jakub Ondruch, Riku Paavola, Isabel Pardo, Christopher J. Patrick, Edwin T.H.M. Peeters, Jesus Pozo, Catherine Pringle, Aaron Prussian, Estefania Quenta, Antonio Quesada, Brian Reid, John S. Richardson, Anna Rigosi, José Rincón, Geta Rîșnoveanu, Christopher T. Robinson, Lorena Rodríguez-Gallego, Todd V. Royer, James A. Rusak, Anna C. Santamans, Géza B. Selmeczy, Gelas Simiyu, Agnija Skuja, Jerzy Smykla, Kandikere R. Sridhar, Ryan Sponseller, Aaron Stoler, Christopher M. Swan, David Szlag, Franco Teixera-De Mello, Jonathan D. Tonkin, Sari Uusheimo, Allison M. Veach, Sirje Vilbaste, Lena B.M. Vought, Chiao-Ping Wang, Jackon R. Webster, Paul B. Wilson, Stefan Woelfl, Marguerite A. Xenopolous, Adam G. Yates, Chihiro Yoshimura, Catherine M. Yule, Yixin X. Zhang, Jacob A. Zwart

Faculty Publications

River ecosystems receive and process vast quantities of terrestrial organic carbon, the fate of which depends strongly on microbial activity. Variation in and controls of processing rates, however, are poorly characterized at the global scale. In response, we used a peer-sourced research network and a highly standardized carbon processing assay to conduct a global-scale field experiment in greater than 1000 river and riparian sites. We found that Earth’s biomes have distinct carbon processing signatures. Slow processing is evident across latitudes, whereas rapid rates are restricted to lower latitudes. Both the mean rate and variability decline with latitude, suggesting temperature constraints …

The Transcriptional Regulator Snon Promotes The Proliferation Of Cerebellar Granule Neuron Precursors In The Postnatal Mouse Brain, Xiaoying Chen, Ayan Chanda, Yoshiho Ikeuchi, Xiaoqing Zhang, Jared V. Goodman, Naveen C. Reddy, Shahriyar P. Majidi, Dennis Y. Wu, Sarah E. Smith, Abigail Godec, Anna Oldenborg, Harrison W. Gabel, Guoyan Zhao, Shirin Bonni, Azad Bonni

Open Access Publications

Control of neuronal precursor cell proliferation is essential for normal brain development, and deregulation of this fundamental developmental event contributes to brain diseases. Typically, neuronal precursor cell proliferation extends over long periods of time during brain development. However, how neuronal precursor proliferation is regulated in a temporally specific manner remains to be elucidated. Here, we report that conditional KO of the transcriptional regulator SnoN in cerebellar granule neuron precursors robustly inhibits the proliferation of these cells and promotes their cell cycle exit at later stages of cerebellar development in the postnatal male and female mouse brain. In laser capture microdissection …

Voltage-Independent Sk-Channel Dysfunction Causes Neuronal Hyperexcitability In The Hippocampus Of Fmr1 Knock-Out Mice, Pan-Yue Deng, Dan Carlin, Young Mi Oh, Leila K. Myrick, Stephen T. Warren, Valeria Cavalli, Vitaly A. Klyachko

Open Access Publications

Neuronal hyperexcitability is one of the major characteristics of fragile X syndrome (FXS), yet the molecular mechanisms of this critical dysfunction remain poorly understood. Here we report a major role of voltage-independent potassium (K

An Autonomous Cognitive Model Simulating Basal Ganglia Mechanism, Zongshuai Li, Chen Jing

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at autonomous cognition problem, applying the winner-takes-all(WTA) learning mechanism, using cortical-striatal synaptic modification principle in basal ganglia, as well as based on the operant conditioning reflex theory, the basal ganglia autonomous cognitive model is established, which is suitable for the cognitive learning with limited actions. Skinner's pigeons experiment was simulated by applying this bionic learning model, which showes a gradual process of adaptive learning. The simulation results reflect that the proposed cognitive model is effective and can be used in the balance learning for a self-balancing robot. In the premise of unknown robot mathematical model, the purpose of …

Simulation Of Migration Of Hexavalent Chromium In Groundwater, Liu Ling, Liping Xiao, Xilin Li

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Taking chromite ore processing residue site in Shenyang city of Liaoning province as a research object, the static adsorption experiment and the dynamic soil column experiment were carried out, and the adsorption characteristics and the migration law for hexavalent chromium of chromite ore processing residue leachate were analyzed in the groundwater system. A coupled dynamic mathematical model was developed for simulating hexavalent chromium migration in the groundwater system. Numerical simulation of hexavalent chromium migration in groundwater for 40 years before the anti-seepage measure and for 60 years after the anti-seepage measure was completed by using Visual Modflow software. The …

An Improved Cs Algorithm And Its Application In Micro Grid Optimization, Changliang Liu, Pengfei Wang, Liu Shuai, Luo Lei, Zhenqiao Hui

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In order to solve the shortcomings in cuckoo search algorithm, such as slow convergence, low accuracy and easy to fall into the local optimal solution, an improved cuckoo search algorithm is proposed: CS-EO search algorithm. In this search algorithm, the fast convergence speed and global searching advantage of CS algorithm and the strong local search ability of EO algorithm are combined organically. Under the premise of guaranteeing the solving speed, the accuracy of the solution is improved. The results of optimization test functions show that CS- EO algorithm has better optimization performance compared with CS algorithm and PSO …

‘If He Hits Me, Is That Love? I Don’T Think So’: An Ethnographic Investigation Of The Multi-Level Influences Shaping Indigenous Women’S Decision-Making Around Intimate Partner Violence In The Rural Peruvian Andes, Isabella Li Chan

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation examines how the intersections of gender, ethnicity, place, and class shape indigenous women’s risks for and experiences of intimate partner violence and related decision-making in Carhuaz province, an underserved, resource-poor setting in the Peruvian Andes. This dissertation applied a mixed-methods, community-based approach to 11 months of ethnographic fieldwork in Peru, which included 82 face-to-face surveys using the World Health Organization’s Multi-Country Study Instrument, 38 semi-structured interviews with survivors, community members, and IPV-related service providers, and 6 participatory action research workshops (n=64).

Through this dissertation, the voices of indigenous women struggling with intimate partner violence illuminate the lived realities …