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Major Us Hurricanes: A Comparative Analysis Of Victim Experiences Utilizing Transcultural And Behavioral Models, Jacqueline K. Owens, Sharon See

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Vulnerable populations risk poor outcomes during disasters. A content analysis compared victim experiences from hurricanes Katrina, Matthew, Florence, and Michael. The Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model and a disaster specific framework guided data comparison. Early findings confirm challenges and benefits of evacuation and the benefit of available pet care.

Influence Of Disease Surveillance And Notification Systems On Epidemic Control In Local Government Areas Of Osun State, Michael Segun Omole Dr., Tajudeen Temitayo Adebayo, Rasaq Adetona Adio, Kayode Olayiwola Adepoju, Faruq Abubakar Umar, Micahel Babatunde Adeojo, Aliyu Wada

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study was to contribute to finding solutions to problems associated with disease surveillance and notification systems in relation to epidemic control in local government areas of Osun State.

Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was three hundred and six (306) medical and health officers in the 30 local government areas of Osun State. Total enumeration technique was used to cover all the 306 health care professionals in the 30 local government areas. A validated questionnaire was used for data collection with response rate of 93.1% and data were analyzed using descriptive …

The Rider (2019-11-11), Victor G. Ramirez

The Rider Archives

Vol.5 No.12

Adapting The Diabetes Prevention Program For Low And Middle-Income Countries: Protocol For A Cluster Randomised Trial To Evaluate 'Lifestyle Africa'., Delwyn Catley, Thandi Puoane, Lungiswa Tsolekile, Ken Resnicow, Kandace Fleming, Emily A. Hurley, Joshua M. Smyth, Mara Z. Vitolins, Estelle V. Lambert, Naomi Levitt, Kathy Goggin

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Introduction: Low and middle-income countries like South Africa are experiencing major increases in burden of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular conditions. However, evidence-based interventions to address behavioural factors related to these diseases are lacking. Our study aims to adapt the CDC's National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) within the context of an under-resourced urban community in Cape Town, South Africa.

Methods/analysis: The new intervention (Lifestyle Africa) consists of 17 weekly sessions delivered by trained community health workers (CHWs). In addition to educational and cultural adaptations of DPP content, the programme adds novel components of text messaging and …

“We Can Learn Some Things From Them, But They Can Learn Some Things From Us Too”: Intergenerational Perceptions Of Shared Infant Feeding Information, Alexis L. Woods Barr

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Breastfeeding is associated with unparalleled benefits for infants, mothers, families and society. In light of the breastfeeding disparities and health disparities experienced by the African American community, their women and children stand to gain the most from breastfeeding practices compared to other first-food feeding methods. Moreover, African American mothers are constantly exposed to messages, images, and stereotypes about motherhood (from multiple channels of communication) which influences their infant feeding practices. Many of these exposures send mixed messages and tend to be cultural contradictions of Black motherhood. What complicates this issue is the shortage of research that investigates the intergenerational infant …

Exploration Of Gratitude In Cardiovascular Health: Mediators, Medication Adherence And Psychometrics, Lakeshia A. Cousin

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the effect of gratitude on cardiovascular health outcomes using mediators, medication adherence, and psychometrics. The specific aims were to (1) establish the state of the science for gratitude and cardiovascular health outcomes via a state-of-the-science literature review, (2) explore mediators affecting gratitude and medication adherence using a structural equation model in patients with cardiovascular disease, and (3) analyze the psychometric properties of the Gratitude Questionnaire-6, a self-report questionnaire designed to assess individual differences to express dispositional gratitude, to provide evidence for the validity and reliability of the instrument in African Americans at …

Autumn Band Concert, St. Norbert College Music Department

Music Performances

This is the annual autumn band concert featuring performances by SNC's Concert Band and Wind Ensemble, directed by Dr. Philip Klickman. This concert was performed in the Walter Theatre, located at the Abbot Pennings Hall of Fine Arts.

Tolerance Of Impatiens Balsamina L., And Crotalaria Retusa L. To Grow On Soil Contaminated By Used Lubricating Oil: A Comparative Study, W Gamage, K Masakorala, Mt Brown, W Gamage

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Screening of plant species with an ability to grow on contaminated soil is the most critical step in the planning of a phytoremediation program. While flourishing growth of Impatiens balsamina L. and Crotalaria retusa L. has been observed in areas adjacent to automobile service stations in Sri Lanka, no systematic study of their tolerance to used lubricating oil (ULO) contaminated soil has been carried out. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the comparative responses of I. balsamina L. and C. retusa L. to soil contaminated with ULO. Both species exhibited 100% seed germination in soils treated …

Evaluating Motor Cortical Oscillations And Age-Related Change In Autism Spectrum Disorder, William Gaetz, Edward Rhodes, Luke Bloy, Lisa Blaskey, Carissa R. Jackel, Edward S. Brodkin, Amy Waldman, David Embick, Stephen Hall, Timothy P.L. Roberts

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

Practice-Based Education Program To Increase Vaccination Rate In Patients On Immunotherapeutic Agents, Andrea M. Soliman Do, Soorya N. Aggarwal Do, Kyle Kreitman Do, Kourtney Erickson Do, Abdul Aleem Md, Marie S. O'Brien Do

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.

Internalized And Anticipated Stigmatization In Patients With Gout, Maria Kleinstäuber, Leonie Wolf, Annie S. K. Jones, Nicola Dalberth, Keith J. Petrie

Psychology Faculty Publications

Objective: To investigate the relationship between stigma perception and demographic, clinical, and psychosocial variables. Methods: A sample of 50 patients with gout and prescribed urate-lowering medication (84% were males, mean serum urate 0.34 mmol/l) completed questionnaires on internalized and anticipated stigma, demographics, clinical gout-related variables, and psychosocial variables (illness perceptions, illness-related disability, illness-related body satisfaction, intentional nonadherence). Serum urate level was obtained from the most recent blood test. Results: In this sample, 26% experienced internalized stigma, 26% expected to be stigmatized by friends or family members, and 14% by health care workers. Univariate regression analyses showed that younger age, ethnicity …

The Increasing Prevalence Of High Frequency Internal Waves In An Arctic Ocean With Declining Sea Ice Cover, Tom Rippeth, Vasyl Vlasenko, Nataliya Stashchuk, Igor E. Kozlov, Brian Scannell, Mattias Green, Ben Lincoln, Yueng Djern Lenn

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Receding seasonal sea ice extent over the Arctic Ocean is increasing access to what was a largely inaccessible region. At lower latitudes the complex vertical current structure associated with large amplitude, high frequency non-linear internal waves, sometimes referred to as solitons, present a significant challenge to the safe engineering design and operation of offshore infrastructure. In this paper we examine the prevalence this type of internal wave in the Arctic Ocean. To do so we will draw on both in situ and remotely sensed oceanographic data. This will be combined with state-of-The-Art numerical modelling to demonstrate a link between the …

The Growth And Development Of Sweet Basil (Ocimum Basilicum) And Bush Basil (Ocimum Minimum) Grown Under Three Light Regimes In A Controlled Environment, Mohammed Aldarkazali, Hail Z. Rihan, Demelza Carne, Michael P. Fuller

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Light is a crucial element for plant growth and production. In areas where natural light is not sufficient for optimal plant growth and production, high pressure sodium (HPS) light sources are widely used. However, HPS lamps are considered not very electrically efficient generating high radiant heat and as a consequence, there has been a lot of interest in replacing HPS lamps with new more efficient lighting sources in the form of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The effects of three lighting sources (White LED, Blue/Red LED and HPS) on the growth, development and on the essential oil yield and quality of sweet …

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - November 10, 2019, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the November 10, 2019 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's Newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include:

Zha awarded 2019 USA COM Intramural Grant Award

New interest group focuses on military medicine

Networking event to connect female physicians and medical students

Bauer among faculty awarded 2019 intramural grants

USA medical student mentors fellow veteran students

Characterisation Of Ashes From Waste Biomass Power Plants And Phosphorus Recovery, Lijian Leng, Anna A. Bogush, Amitava Roy, Julia A. Stegemann

Faculty Publications

Biowastes, such as meat and bone meal (MBM), and poultry litter (PL), are used as energy sources for industrial combustion in the UK. However, the biomass ashes remaining after combustion, which contain nutrients such as phosphorus, are landfilled rather than utilised. To promote their utilisation, biomass ashes from industries were characterised in terms of their elemental and mineral compositions, phosphorus extractability, and pH-dependent leachability. These ashes were highly alkaline (pH as high as 13), and rich in calcium and phosphorus. The P bio-availabilities in the ash evaluated by Olsen's extraction were low. Hydroxyapatite and potassium sodium calcium phosphate were identified …

Characterisation Of Ashes From Waste Biomass Power Plants And Phosphorus Recovery, Lijian Leng, Anna A. Bogush, Amitava Roy, Julia A. Stegemann

Faculty Publications

Biowastes, such as meat and bone meal (MBM), and poultry litter (PL), are used as energy sources for industrial combustion in the UK. However, the biomass ashes remaining after combustion, which contain nutrients such as phosphorus, are landfilled rather than utilised. To promote their utilisation, biomass ashes from industries were characterised in terms of their elemental and mineral compositions, phosphorus extractability, and pH-dependent leachability. These ashes were highly alkaline (pH as high as 13), and rich in calcium and phosphorus. The P bio-availabilities in the ash evaluated by Olsen's extraction were low. Hydroxyapatite and potassium sodium calcium phosphate were identified …

Is The Mangrove Red Snapper Lutjanus Argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775) Established In The Eastern Mediterranean Sea? First Records From Greece Through A Citizen Science Project, F Tiralongo, I Giovos, N Doumpas, Et Al

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

The Indo-Pacific mangrove red snapper Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Chordata: Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Lutjanidae) is an alien fish that has recently invaded the eastern Mediterranean Sea, with records from Israel, Lebanon, and Turkey. We here first report the presence of this species in Greece based on three specimens spearfished between July and August 2019; they also represent the westernmost observations of the species in the Mediterranean basin up to date. After a long period of latency, this taxon seems to undergo a very rapid expansion. The likely presence of an established population in the eastern part of the Mediterranean is discussed.

Targeting Bacterial Resistance And Cancer Metastasis: A Structure Based Approach, Kyle Galen Kroeck

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Current research in pharmaceutical development commonly utilizes a profusion of methods in molecular modeling in order to probe intricate biological problems. Many original and promising compounds have been identified and developed by integrating experimental and computational methods. Structural biology utilizes many different research techniques including x-ray crystallography, NMR, and electron microscopy in order to develop molecular models of macromolecules that are of biological interest. Such techniques can be used in conjunction with molecular docking, which utilizes those molecular models in order to target macromolecules of therapeutic interest by computationally analyzing the conformations adopted by ligands upon interaction with a desired …

Greening Modern Rice Farming Using Vermicompost And Its Impact On Productivity And Efficiency: An Empirical Analysis From Bangladesh, S Rahman, Bk Barmon

Plymouth Business School

Greening modern rice farming while improving productivity and reducing chemical use is a desirable goal for sustainable agriculture. This paper analyzes the impact of vermicomposting on productivity and efficiency of modern rice farming using a random sample of 340 farmers from the southwestern region of Bangladesh by applying a stochastic production frontier approach. Results reveal that productivity is significantly higher and the use of chemicals is significantly lower for vermicompost users as expected. However, profitability gain is not significantly different mainly due to the high cost of vermicompost. Use of vermicompost significantly increases productivity along with other conventional inputs and …

Biochar Incorporation Increased Nitrogen And Carbon Retention In A Waste-Derived Soil, H. Kate Schofield, T. R. Pettitt, Alan D. Tappin, Gavyn K. Rollinson, Mark F. Fitzsimons

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.

Investigation Of Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Tetracycline Resistance In Thermophilic Campylobacter Spp. Suggests That Previous Reports Of Tet(A)-Mediated Resistance In These Bacteria Are Premature, Caoimhe Lynch, Kayleigh Hawkins, Helen Lynch, John Egan, Declan Bolton, Aidan Coffey, Brigid Lucey

Department of Biological Sciences Publications

The true prevalence of tet(A), which codes for a tetracycline efflux pump, in thermophilic Camplyobacter spp. requires clarification after reports emerged in Iran (2014) and Kenya (2016) of the novel detection of tet(A) in Campylobacter. During our investigation of antibiotic resistance mechanisms in a sample of Irish thermophilic Campylobacter broiler isolates, it was determined that 100% of tetracycline-resistant isolates (n = 119) harboured tet(O). Accessory tetracycline-resistance mechanisms were considered as tetracycline minimum inhibitory concentrations ranged from 4 to ≥ 64 mg/L. Primers previously reported for the detection of tet(A) in Campylobacter failed to produce an amplicon using a positive control …

Comparison Of Extraction Methods For Recovering Ancient Microbial Dna From Paleofeces, Richard W. Hagan, Courtney A. Hofman, Alexander Hübner, Karl Reinhard, Stephanie Schnorr, Cecil M. Lewis Jr., Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan, Christina G. Warinner

Anthropology Faculty Research

Objectives Paleofeces are valuable to archeologists and evolutionary biologists for their potential to yield health, dietary, and host information. As a rich source of preserved biomolecules from host‐associated microorganisms, they can also provide insights into the recent evolution and changing ecology of the gut microbiome. However, there is currently no standard method for DNA extraction from paleofeces, which combine the dual challenges of complex biological composition and degraded DNA. Due to the scarcity and relatively poor preservation of paleofeces when compared with other archeological remains, it is important to use efficient methods that maximize ancient DNA (aDNA) recovery while also …

Satellite-Based Decadal Change Assessments Of Pan-Arctic Environments, Liza K. Jenkins, Tom Barry, Karl R. Bosse, William S. Currie, Tom Christensen, Sara Longan, Robert A. Shuchman, Danielle Tanzer, Jason J. Taylor

United States National Park Service: Publications

Remote sensing can advance the work of the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program through monitoring of satellite-derived terrestrial and marine physical and ecological variables. Standardized data facilitate an unbiased comparison across variables and environments. Using MODIS standard products of land surface temperature, percent snow-covered area, NDVI, EVI, phenology, burned area, marine chlorophyll, CDOM, sea surface temperature, and marine primary productivity, significant trends were observed in almost all variables between 2000 and 2017. Analysis of seasonal data revealed significant breakpoints in temporal trends. Within the terrestrial environment, data showed significant increasing trends in land surface temperature and NDVI. In the marine environment, …

Six Month Abstinence Heterogeneity In The Best Quit Study., Harold S Javitz, Terry M Bush, Jennifer C Lovejoy, Alula J Torres, Tallie Wetzel, Ken P Wassum, Marcia M Tan, Nabil Alshurafa, Bonnie Spring

Articles, Abstracts, and Reports

BACKGROUND: Understanding the characteristics of smokers who are successful in quitting may help to increase smoking cessation rates.

PURPOSE: To examine heterogeneity in cessation outcome at 6 months following smoking cessation behavioral counseling with or without weight management counseling.

METHODS: 2,540 smokers were recruited from a large quitline provider and then randomized to receive proactive smoking cessation behavioral counseling without or with two versions of weight management counseling. A Classification and Regression Tree (CART) analysis was conducted to identify the individual pretreatment and treatment characteristics of groups of smokers with different quitting success (as measured by point prevalence of self-reported …

Systemic Toxicity Reported For Cdk8/19 Inhibitors Cct251921 And Msc2530818 Is Not Due To Target Inhibition, Mengqian Chen, Jing Li, Jiaxin Liang, Zanshé S. Thompson, Katie Kathrein, Eugenia Broude, Igor Roninson

Faculty Publications

CDK8/19 kinases, which mediate transcriptional reprogramming, have become an active target for cancer drug discovery. Several small-molecule CDK8/19 inhibitors showed in vivo efficacy and two have entered clinical trials, with no significant toxicities reported. However, Clarke et al. (eLife 2016; 5; e20722) found severe systemic toxicity associated with two potent CDK8/19 inhibitors, Cmpd3 (CCT251921) and Cmpd4 (MSC2530818), and suggested that their toxicity was due to on-target effects. Here, we compared five CDK8/19 inhibitors: Cmpd3, Cmpd4, Senexin B, 16-didehydro-cortistatin A (dCA) and 15w, in different assays. Only Cmpd4 showed striking toxicity in developing zebrafish. In cell-based assays for CDK8 and CDK19 …

Comparison Of Extraction Methods For Recovering Ancient Microbial Dna From Paleofeces, Richard Hagan, Courtney A. Hofman, Alexander Hübner, Karl Reinhard, Stephanie Schnorr, Cecil M. Lewis, Jr., Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan, Christina G. Warinner

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Objectives: Paleofeces are valuable to archeologists and evolutionary biologists for their potential to yield health, dietary, and host information. As a rich source of preserved biomolecules from host-associated microorganisms, they can also provide insights into the recent evolution and changing ecology of the gut microbiome. How- ever, there is currently no standard method for DNA extraction from paleofeces, which combine the dual challenges of complex biological composition and degraded DNA. Due to the scarcity and relatively poor preservation of paleofeces when compared with other archeological remains, it is important to use efficient methods that maximize ancient DNA (aDNA) recovery while …

Alignment Of Theoretically Grounded Constructs For The Measurement Of Science And Chemistry Identity, Kathryn Nicole Hosbein, Jack Barbera

Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

Identity has been theorized to aid in student persistence within STEM disciplines. In this study, science and chemistry identity were defined as being recognized as a science or chemistry person within the classroom. To generalize the effects that identity has on student persistence, a measurable construct must be defined, operationalized, and tested in multiple settings with different populations. This project addressed the first step in the process, defining the construct and grounding it in an established theoretical framework. This qualitative project utilized a previously described physics identity framework, with sub-constructs of performance/competence, recognition, and interest, as a starting point for …

Taking An “Ecological Turn” In The Evaluation Of Rhetorical Interventions, Peter Cannon

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation seeks to develop a new method for the evaluation and assessment of therapeutic libraries in a health ecology. To do so, I employ a modified version of Lloyd Bitzer’s rhetorical situation as a methodological tool for the investigation of health ecologies by applying an ecological analysis to an alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment center in Tampa, Florida. By modifying Bitzer’s rhetorical situation schema and expanding the concept of health ecologies, I develop several innovations useful for tracing the impact of actants and rhetorical events specific to health and medicine. A major focus of this dissertation is a …

Self-Sensing And Self-Healing ‘Smart’ Cement-Based Materials – A Review Of The State Of The Art, Dhanada Mishra Phd, Jing Yu, Christopher Leung Phd

International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures

The paper reviews recent research on self-sensing and self-healing cement-based materials as part of Smart Civil Engineering Infrastructures. Incorporated in Structural Health Monitoring systems, these materials are likely to play an important role in making future infrastructure robust, resilient and sustainable. Smart or intelligent cement-based materials have attracted extensive attention in the last decade or so with strong implications for improving structural durability and service life. Additions of carbon fibres, carbon nano-tubes and various nano-powders giving cement-based matrix electrical properties used for self-sensing have been known for over a decade and a half. In addition, the strong capacity of Strain-Hardening …

A Novel Methodology Of Powder-Based Cementitious Materials In 3d Inkjet Printing For Construction Applications, Pshtiwan Shakor, Shami Nejadi, Gavin Paul, Jay Sanjayan

International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures

Recently, additive manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing are becoming increasingly popular and widely used in a variety of applications. Inkjet 3D printing (i.e. powder-based printing) is one of the most reliable frequently-implemented techniques in 3D printers. This paper discusses a novel methodology to replace the currently used typical powders in 3D printing to make it possible to use the printed specimens in construction applications. The printed cubic (20Í20Í20mm) and prism (60Í5Í5mm) specimens with different saturation levels are printed to investigate the relative strength of the 3D printed specimens. Curing in different …