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Opportunities, Challenges And Future Directions Of Open-Water Seaweed Aquaculture In The United States, Jangkyun Kim, Michael Stekoll, Charles Yarish

Faculty, Staff, and Students

Seaweed aquaculture is a relatively young industry in the United States compared to Asian countries. Early attempts at seaweed aquaculture in California, Washington State, New York and the Gulf of Maine in the 1980s and 1990s did not result in commercial production but provided important lessons. Since 2010, commercial cultivation of kelp (Saccharina latissima, Laminaria digitata, and Alaria esculenta) and other seaweeds (Palmaria palmata and Porphyra umbilicalis) began in the Gulf of Maine and Long Island Sound. Seaweed aquaculture is now a fast-growing maritime industry, especially in New England. If seaweed aquaculture is to maintain its momentum, it is important …

Preparation Of Activated Biochar-Supported Magnetite Composite For Adsorption Of Polychlorinated Phenols From Aqueous Solutions, Byung-Moon Jun, Yejin Kim, Jonghun Han, Yeomin Yoon, Chang Min Park

Faculty Publications

For this study, we applied activated biochar (AB) and its composition with magnetite (AB-Fe₃O₄) as adsorbents for the removal of polychlorophenols in model wastewater. We comprehensively characterized these adsorbents and performed adsorption tests under several experimental parameters. Using FTIR, we confirmed successful synthesis of AB-Fe₃O₄ composite through cetrimonium bromide surfactant. We conducted adsorption tests using AB and AB-Fe₃O₄ to treat model wastewater containing polychlorophenols, such as 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol (TeCP), 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol (TCP), and 2,4-Dichlorophenol (DCP). Results of the isotherm and the kinetic experiments were well adapted to Freundlich’s isotherm model and the …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session September 11, 2019, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Remarks by the Chair
• Remarks by the President
• Comments by the Faculty Senate President
• Comments by Western Student Associate President
• Comments by the Graduate Student Association President
• Title IX Process Review
• The Power of the Mentorship
• Public Comments Regarding Action Items
• Adoption of a Land Acknowledgement Statement for Western Michigan University
• Conflict of Interest Policy for the Broad of Trustees and Senior Administrative Officials
• WMU Foundation Investment Committee Oversight of Defined Contribution Plan
• Sale of Parcel in WMU BTR Park 2 to Lapeer Development, LLC
• State Capital Outlay Priority List
• Consent Items …

Raising Pups Of Urban San Joaquin Kit Fox: Relative Roles Of Adult Group Members, Tory L. Westall, Brian L. Cypher, Katherine Ralls, David J. Germano

Western North American Naturalist

Maternal care of young is the norm in mammals because of internal gestation and lactation by females. Care by adults other than the mother is rare in most mammals but is common in primates, rodents, and carnivores. We studied parental care in an urban population of the San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica), a small canid endemic to the San Joaquin Desert in California. Kit fox family groups typically consist of a mated pair, the young-of-the-year, and occasionally older offspring from previous years known as helpers. The relative contributions of the parents and helpers to the rearing …

2019-09-11 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.

Faculty Senate Records

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee meeting minutes for September 11, 2019.

Towards Standard Information Privacy, Innovations Of The New General Data Protection Regulation, Ali Alibeigi, Abu Bakar Munir, Md Ershadulkarim, Adeleh Asemi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Protection of personal data in recent decades became more crucial affecting by emergence of the new technologies especially computer, internet, information and communications technology. However, Europeans felt this necessity at time and provided for up-to-date and supportive laws. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the latest legislation in EU to protect personal data of individuals based on the recent technological advancements. However, its’ domestic and international output still is debatable. This doctrinal legal study by using descriptive methods, aimed to evaluate the GDPR through analyzing and interpreting its’ provisions by especial focus on its’ innovations. The results show that …

A New Method For Assessing River Ecosystem Services And Its Application To Rivers In Scotland With And Without Nature Conservation Designations., Victoria Keele, David Gilvear, Andrew Large, Angus Tree, Philip Boon

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Based on a paired analysis, we describe a method for evaluating the potential of rivers with different physical characteristics to provide ecosystem services. Scores based on an extensive scientific literature review and expert opinion were applied to four sets of rivers in Scotland, with each pair comprising one river with a statutory nature conservation designation and one where such designations were largely absent. Data on physical habitat features and land cover were extracted manually from Google Earth™, based upon a previously published method expanded here to take account of cultural ecosystem services. Twenty physical habitat features and land-cover types and …

Identification Of 4-Amino-Thieno[2,3-D]Pyrimidines As Qcrb Inhibitors In Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Gregory A Harrison, Anne E Mayer Bridwell, Megh Singh, Keshav Jayaraman, Leslie A Weiss, Rachel L Kinsella, Janessa S Aneke, Kelly Flentie, Miranda E Schene, Margaret Gaggioli, Samantha D Solomon, Scott A Wildman, Marvin J Meyers, Christina L Stallings

Open Access Publications

Antibiotic resistance is a global crisis that threatens our ability to treat bacterial infections, such as tuberculosis, caused by

Spartan Daily, September 11, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 153, Issue 8

The Bg News September 11, 2019, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. September 11, 2019. Volume 99-Issue 4.

Seaweeds As Nutraceuticals For Health And Nutrition, Emer Shannon, Nissreen Abu-Ghannam

Articles

Throughout human history, seaweeds have been used as food, folk remedies, dyes, and as mineral-rich fertilisers. Seaweeds as nutraceuticals or functional foods with dietary benefits beyond their fundamental macronutrient content are now a major research and industrial development concept. The occurrence of dietary and lifestyle related diseases, notably type 2 diabetes, obesity, cancer, and metabolic syndrome has become a health epidemic in developed countries. Global epidemiological studies have shown that countries where seaweed is consumed on a regular basis have significantly fewer instances of obesity and dietary-related disease. This review outlines recent developments in seaweed applications for human health from …

Montana Kaimin, September 11, 2019, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

A New Method For Assessing River Ecosystem Services And Its Application To Rivers In Scotland With And Without Nature Conservation Designations., David Gilvear, Victoria Keele, T Angus, Philip Boon, Andrew Large

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Based on a paired analysis, we describe a method for evaluating the potential of rivers with different physical characteristics to provide ecosystem services. Scores based on an extensive scientific literature review and expert opinion were applied to four sets of rivers in Scotland, with each pair comprising one river with a statutory nature conservation designation and one where such designations were largely absent. Data on physical habitat features and land cover were extracted manually from Google Earth™, based upon a previously published method expanded here to take account of cultural ecosystem services. Twenty physical habitat features and land-cover types and …

Improving The Health Care Of Foster Children Throughout The Us: Texas, A Case Example, Nickolas Agathis, Jean L. Raphael, Christopher Greeley

Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk

Children who have been exposed to the foster care system comprise a high-risk, vulnerable, and potentially medically complex population that has both poor health and poor access to health care. This review with Texas as a case example aims to describe the health and health care issues impacting children in foster care (CFCs), the state and federal level mechanisms to ensure appropriate funding for the health care of CFCs, and recent legislative efforts to improve the health and health care access for CFCs. The review discusses potential solutions in regards to improving the health of CFCs through four main domains: …

The Effect Of Smoking On Kentucky’S Workforce, Michael W. Clark, Jenny A. Minier, Charles J. Courtemanche, Bethany L. Paris, Michael T. Childress

CBER Research Report

Excerpt from the Executive Summary:

Smoking has been estimated to increase health care costs in the United States by $167.5 billion annually (Xu et al. 2015). In Kentucky, smoking adds $2.5 billion in health care expenditures each year. Most of these costs were paid by public programs such as Medicaid and Medicare. While these costs are significant, they represent only a portion of the costs that smoking imposes on society. Smoking also leads to poorer labor market outcomes. Smokers are more likely to be unemployed, earn lower wages, and die prematurely than non-smokers. These negative labor market effects reduce economic …

The Utah Statesman, September 10, 2019, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Health Preferences And Culturally Appropriate Strategies To Reduce Bear Bile Demand In Northern Vietnam, Shannon Randolph, Laura Zhang, Lena Tran, Mai Nguyen, Kimberley Ha

EnviroLab Asia

Animal products, such as pangolin scales, rhinoceros horns, tiger bones, and bear bile have been used in East Asian traditional medicine (TM) for more than 2,000 years. However, markets for medicinal wildlife products have expanded dramatically in countries like China and Vietnam in recent decades where economic prosperity has enabled a larger proportion of the population to afford wildlife products (Olmedo et al. 2017). Related new farming and commercialization practices to meet growing international demand pose environmental and human health risks. Animal products also symbolize shared cultural and historical medical practices that are distinct from the dominant Western medical model.

Phosphonium Polyelectrolyte Complexes For The Encapsulation And Slow Release Of Ionic Cargo, Tristan D. Harrison, Olga Yunyaeva, Aneta Borecki, Cameron C. Hopkins, John R. De Bruyn, Paul J. Ragogna, Elizabeth R. Gillies

Bone and Joint Institute

© 2019 American Chemical Society. Polyelectrolyte complexation, the combination of anionically and cationically charged polymers through ionic interactions, can be used to form hydrogel networks. These networks can be used to encapsulate and release cargo, but the release of cargo is typically rapid, occurring over a period of hours to a few days and they often exhibit weak, fluid-like mechanical properties. Here we report the preparation and study of polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) from sodium hyaluronate (HA) and poly[tris(hydroxypropyl)(4-vinylbenzyl)phosphonium chloride], poly[triphenyl(4-vinylbenzyl)phosphonium chloride], poly[tri(n-butyl)(4-vinylbenzyl)phosphonium chloride], or poly[triethyl(4-vinylbenzyl)phosphonium chloride]. The networks were compacted by ultracentrifugation, then their composition, swelling, rheological, and self-healing properties …

Resistance Is Futile: Rna-Sequencing Reveals Differing Responses To Bat Fungal Pathogen In Nearctic Myotis Lucifugus And Palearctic Myotis Myotis, Thomas M. Lilley, Jenni M. Prokkola, Anna S. Blomberg

KIP Articles

Resistance and tolerance allow organisms to cope with potentially life-threatening pathogens. Recently introduced pathogens initially induce resistance responses, but natural selection favors the development of tolerance, allowing for a commensal relationship to evolve. Mycosis by Pseudogymnoascus destructans, causing white-nose syndrome (WNS) in Nearctic hibernating bats, has resulted in population declines since 2006. The pathogen, which spread from Europe, has infected species of Palearctic Myotis for a longer period. We compared ecologically relevant responses to the fungal infection in the susceptible Nearctic M. lucifugus and less susceptible Palearctic M. myotis, to uncover factors contributing to survival differences in the two species. …

Daily Eastern News: September 10, 2019, Eastern Illinois University

September

No abstract provided.

Metatranscriptomic Analyses Of Diel Metabolic Functions During A Microcystis Bloom In Western Lake Erie (United States), Emily J. Davenport, Michelle J. Neudeck, Paul G. Matson, George S. Bullerjahn, Timothy W. Davis, Steven W. Wilhelm, Maddie K. Denney, Lauren E. Krausfeldt, Joshua M. Stough, Kevin A. Meyer, Gregory J. Dick, Thomas H. Johengen, Erika Lindquist, Susannah G. Tringe, Robert Michael Mckay

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

This study examined diel shifts in metabolic functions of spp. during a 48-h Lagrangian survey of a toxin-producing cyanobacterial bloom in western Lake Erie in the aftermath of the 2014 Toledo Water Crisis. Transcripts mapped to the genomes of recently sequenced lower Great Lakes isolates showed distinct patterns of gene expression between samples collected across day (10:00 h, 16:00 h) and night (22:00 h, 04:00 h). Daytime transcripts were enriched in functions related to Photosystem II (e.g., ), nitrogen and phosphate acquisition, cell division (), heat shock response (, ), and uptake of inorganic carbon (, ). Genes transcribed during …

Bramen To Kick Off Killeen Lecture Series At St. Norbert College, St. Norbert College

Press Releases 2019

No abstract provided.

Cobalt(Ii) Diphenylazodioxide Complexes Induce Apoptosis In Sk-Hep-1 Cells, Norah J. Alghamdi, Lakshmi Balaraman, Kylin A. Emhoff, Ahmed M.H. Salem, Ruhan Wei, Aimin Zhou, W. Christropher Boyd

Chemistry Faculty Publications

The cobalt(II) complex salts [Co(bpy)(az)₂](PF₆)₂ and [Co(az)₄](PF₆), each bearing the unusual cis-N,N'-diphenylazodioxide ligand, were both screened as possible anticancer agents against SK-HEP-1 liver cancer cells. Both compounds were found to induce substantial apoptosis as an increasing function of concentration and time. Measurement of apoptosis-related proteins indicated that both the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways of apoptosis were activated. The apoptotic activity induced by these salts is not displayed either by simple cobalt(II) salts or complexes or by the free nitrosobenzene ligand. Additionally, these compounds did not induce apoptosis, as assessed by poly(adenosine …

Nonlinear Reaction–Diffusion Process Models Improve Inference For Population Dynamics, Xinyi Lu, Perry J. Williams, Mevin B. Hooten, James A. Powell, Jamie N. Womble, Michael R. Bower

United States National Park Service: Publications

Partial differential equations (PDEs) are a useful tool for modeling spatiotemporal dynamics of ecological processes. However, as an ecological process evolves, we need statistical models that can adapt to changing dynamics as new data are collected. We developed a model that combines an ecological diffusion equation and logistic growth to characterize colonization processes of a population that establishes long-term equilibrium over a heterogeneous environment. We also developed a homogenization strategy to statistically upscale the PDE for faster computation and adopted a hierarchical framework to accommodate multiple data sources collected at different spatial scales. We highlighted the advantages of using a …

Depression, Anxiety, And Suicidal Ideation: An Evaluation Of Student Mental Health At Texas A&M — Commerce, Tristan Nelson

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.

Fall And Winter Roosting Ecology Of Southeastern Myotis And Rafinesque's Big-Eared Bats In The Cache River National Wildlife Refuge, Stacy Jae Scherman

Student Theses and Dissertations

Tree roosts in bottomland forests are critical resources required year-round for Rafinesque’s big-eared bats (Corynorhinus rafinesquii; CORA) and Southeastern myotis (Myotis austroriparius; MYAU). I characterized their roost selection and activity patterns in fall and winter in Cache River National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas. In October-December of 2016 and 2017, I radio-tracked 19 CORAs and 14 MYAUs to 33 and 42 roost trees, respectively. Both species switched their roosting habits (e.g., MYAUs switched tree species and CORAs spent more time in roosts), but remained active when temperatures approached freezing. Additionally, CORA selected trees with large internal volume and diameter at breast height …

Approved Programs, September 10, 2019, Programs Committee

Programs Committee (PC)

No abstract provided.

Agenda, September 10, 2019, Programs Committee

Programs Committee (PC)

No abstract provided.

Have Work, Will Travel, Rebecca Irelan

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

The Current Volume 30 : Issue 3, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.