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Analisis Perilaku Persalinan Komunitas Adat Terpencil Di Wilayah Taman Nasional Bukit Duabelas Kabupaten Sarolangun Provinsi Jambi, Guspianto Guspianto, Andy Amir, Arnild Augina Mekarisce

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

The Remote Indigenous Communities (RIC) live in groups in the secondary forests of Jambi Province.
The relatively primitive social, economic, cultural and environmental conditions cause RIC to have vulnerable
behavior towards health problems, including childbirth. This study aims to analyze the childbirth behavior in
RIC who is considered to be a high risk of complications. The study design is descriptive qualitative research to
understand holistically social phenomena about childbirth behavior among RIC in the Bukit Duabelas National
Park area at Sarolangun Regency-Jambi. Research informants were selected purposively including Mothers who
had given birth, Husbands, Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs), Tumenggung, and …

The Effect Of Psychosocial Stress On The Incidence Of Hypertension In Rural And Urban Communities, Mira Istiana, Yeni Yeni

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

The prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia increased to 34.1% in 2018. Hypertension incidence was higher in rural than urban. Psychosocial stress was hypertension risk factors. Individuals with psychosocial stress 3 times at risk get hypertension. The purpose was to determine effect of psychosocial stress on hypertension in rural and urban communities. A cross sectional study design with secondary data IFLS 5 in 2014. Sample was respondents of IFLS 5 who ≥15 years old and had blood pressure measurement data. The sample size was 10.008 in rural and 16,057 urban. Data analysis use complex sample as secondary data analysis technique by …

Faktor Yang Memengaruhi Kesalahan Persepsi Ibu Tentang Status Gizi Anak, Arfianti Arfianti, Tri Muhti Puja Kesuma, Muhammad Beni Septima, Riefni Silara Dini, Fifia Chandra

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

Malnutrition is a significant health problem among Indonesian children. Mothers play a very important
role in the prevention of childhood malnutrition. This study aimed to compare the child’s nutritional status
based on mothers’ perception and anthropometry measurement and to analyze contributing factors of maternal
misclassification of a child’s weight status. This was an analytical observational study with a cross-sectional design.
Research subjects included 250 mothers of grade 4 and 5 students from 6 elementary schools in Pekanbaru city
recruited by the proportional quota sampling method. The Nutritional status of children was classified according
to the 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) …

Succession Of Microbial Populations And Nitrogen-Fixation Associated With The Biodegradation Of Sediment-Oil-Agglomerates Buried In A Florida Sandy Beach, Boryoung Shin, Ioana Bociu, Max Kolton, Markus Huettel, Joel E Kostka

C-IMAGE Publications

The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill contaminated coastlines from Louisiana to Florida, burying oil up to 70 cm depth in sandy beaches, posing a potential threat to environmental and human health. The dry and nutrient-poor beach sand presents a taxing environment for microbial growth, raising the question how the biodegradation of the buried oil would proceed. Here we report the results of an in-situ experiment that (i) characterized the dominant microbial communities contained in sediment oil agglomerates (SOAs) of DWH oil buried in a North Florida sandy beach, (ii) elucidated the long-term succession of the microbial populations that developed in …

The Scaffolds To Guide Fast Angiogenesis, Tianhong Zhou

McKelvey School of Engineering Graduate Student Theses & Dissertations

Angiogenesis is one of the most challenging problems in bone structure repair. The different types of 3D fibrous morphology structure of the extracellular matrix for fasting angiogenesis have been studied. Due to the densely packed constructs and limited porosity of scaffold, the challenge still remains for scaffold fabrication. In this study, we fabricated PCL scaffold with growth factors and cells to guide fast angiogenesis by electro-spinning and electro-spray simultaneously. We developed a technique that electro-spinning encapsulates growth factors OPN(Recombinant Human Osteopontin) and SDF-1α(CXCL12) in poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) microspheres into PCL 3D structures scaffold fibers. We also developed a new technique to …

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Defects In Mating Behavior And Tail Morphology Are The Primary Cause Of Sterility In Caenorhabditis Elegans Males At High Temperature, Emily M. Nett, Nicholas B. Sepulveda, Lisa N. Petrella

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

Reproduction is a fundamental imperative of all forms of life. For all the advantages sexual reproduction confers, it has a deeply conserved flaw: it is temperature sensitive. As temperatures rise, fertility decreases. Across species, male fertility is particularly sensitive to elevated temperature. Previously, we have shown in the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans that all males are fertile at 20°C, but almost all males have lost fertility at 27°C. Male fertility is dependent on the production of functional sperm, successful mating and transfer of sperm, and successful fertilization post-mating. To determine how male fertility is impacted by elevated temperature, we analyzed …

Characterization Of Immune Evasion Properties Of The Molluscum Contagiosum Virus Mc163 Protein, William De Martini

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Poxviruses utilize numerous strategies to prevent activation of the host pro-inflammatory transcription factor, NF-κB. For example, the Molluscum Contagiosum Virus (MCV) expresses several immune evasion molecules that either work directly at the level of NF-κB or IKK, the upstream kinase complex required for canonical NF-κB activation. Presumably these strategies allow MCV to evade host innate immune responses and cause persistent infections. In this dissertation I report the identification of a novel MCV inhibitor of NF-κB activation. Ectopic expression of the MC163 protein in HEK 293T cells resulted in a significant decrease in TNFα- induced NF-κB activation as measured by the …

Performance Of Nitrogen As A Carrier Gas In Capillary Gas Chromatography Using A Thin Film Column, Brittany A. Handzo

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Gas chromatography (GC) is one of the most widely used analytical techniques for the separation and analysis of volatile compounds. Solids, liquids, and gases, organic and inorganic materials, and large molecular weight compounds can all be analyzed via this technique. Gas chromatographic separations are fast, accurate, and reliable. One of the reasons why these separations are so efficient is because of the carrier gas. The purpose of the carrier gas is to carry the injected sample through the column. It is known as the mobile phase and does not interact chemically with the sample. Common carrier gases include helium, hydrogen, …

A "Choose-Your-Own" Classroom-Based Activity That Promotes Scientific Inquiry About Rna Interference, Jeremy L. Hsu

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

RNA interference (RNAi), the process that results in the degradation of a target gene’s mRNA, is a fundamental part of eukaryotic gene regulation and is also an important molecular technique that allows for experimental manipulation of gene expression without altering DNA sequences. Despite the importance of RNAi, there have been relatively few lecture-based activities designed to teach about the consequences of this process and counter common misconceptions. I present here an inquiry-based activity that is centered around a “choose your own experiment” design where students generate hypotheses and critically evaluate their ideas by choosing several simulated experiments. The activity presents …

Women Are (Allegedly) People, Too, Joanna L. Grossman

NULR Online

No abstract provided.

Development Of A Low-Cost, Open Source Miniature Rotary Cell Culture System To Simulate Microgravity Within An Irradiated Environment, Elizabeth Vargis, Jr Dennison

Browse all Datasets

A major challenge for astronauts in long-duration space travel is combatting the hazardous spaceflight environment caused by microgravity and increased levels of ionizing radiation. Microgravity damages cellular DNA by increasing the production of harmful reactive oxygen species, while ionizing radiation damages DNA by creating double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) breaks. Cellular damage due to microgravity and radiation has been investigated using ground-based models, but most models consider microgravity and ionizing radiation alone, or asynchronously. Synchronous modeling better mimics spaceflight conditions and can be used to understand the combined effects of microgravity and ionizing radiation. However, commercially available devices to model microgravity and …

Constraint And Trade-Offs Regulate Energy Expenditure During Childhood, Samuel S. Urlacher, J. Josh Snodgrass, Lara R. Dugas, Lawrence S. Sugiyama, Melissa A. Liebert

Biostatistics Collaborative Core: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Children’s metabolic energy expenditure is central to evolutionary and epidemiological frameworks for understanding variation in human phenotype and health. Nonetheless, the impact of a physically active lifestyle and heavy burden of infectious disease on child metabolism remains unclear. Using energetic, activity, and biomarker measures, we show that Shuar forager-horticulturalist children of Amazonian Ecuador are ~25% more physically active and, in association with immune activity, have ~20% greater resting energy expenditure than children from industrial populations. Despite these differences, Shuar children’s total daily energy expenditure, measured using doubly labeled water, is indistinguishable from industrialized counterparts. Trade-offs in energy allocation between competing …

Utilizing The College-Level Community Engagement Assessment Rubric To Identify Strengths, Weaknesses And Opportunities For Growth In Drexel University’S College Of Arts And Sciences, Cyndi R. Rickards, Jennifer Kebea, Brian Daley, Lawrence Souder

eJournal of Public Affairs

The College of Arts and Sciences (CoAS), one of Drexel’s largest colleges, has intentionally aimed to grow and deepen its commitment to civic engagement across the last decade. CoAS has significantly demonstrated a commitment to community engagement by making it a funding priority and creating a leadership position to support engagement. Because of the varying levels and formats of the college’s efforts towards civic engagement, a process of assessment was needed. To channel our assessment efforts we adopted Saltmarsh and Middleton’s pilot assessment rubric. A group of seven engaged faculty from across the college and the Executive Director of the …

Post-Degree Completion Plan Of Chinese And Korean Graduate Students In Stem, Sujung Crystal Lee

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

Emerging Scholars Issue

Sex Differences In The Ability Of Corticostriatal Oscillations To Predict Rodent Alcohol Consumption, Angela M. Henricks, Emily D.K. Sullivan, Lucas L. Dwiel, Karina M. Keus, Ethan D. Adner, Alan I. Green, Wilder T. Doucette

Dartmouth Scholarship

Background: Although male and female rats differ in their patterns of alcohol use, little is known regarding the neural circuit activity that underlies these differences in behavior. The current study used a machine learning approach to characterize sex differences in local field potential (LFP) oscillations that may relate to sex differences in alcohol-drinking behavior. Methods: LFP oscillations were recorded from the nucleus accumbens shell and the rodent medial prefrontal cortex of adult male and female Sprague-Dawley rats. Recordings occurred before rats were exposed to alcohol (n = 10/sex × 2 recordings/rat) and during sessions of limited access to alcohol (n …

Detection Of Nutrients And Major Ions At Al Muthanna Storage Site Soil, Hisham M. J. Al Sharaa, Abdul Razak T. Ziboon, Abdul Hameed M. J. Al Obaidy

Baghdad Science Journal

In the early 90s military operations and United Nations Special Commission “UNSCOM” teams have been destroyed the past Iraqi chemical program. Both operations led an extensive number of scattered remnants of contaminated areas. The quantities of hazardous materials, incomplete destructed materials, and toxic chemicals were sealed in two bunkers. Deficiency of appropriate destruction technology led to spreading the contamination around the storage site. This paper aims to introduce the environmental detection of the contamination in the storage site area using geospatial analysis technique. The environmental contamination level of nutrients and major ions such as sulphate (SO4), potassium(K), sodium(Na), magnesium(Mg), calcium(Ca), …

How Responsiveness From A Communication Partner Affects Story Retell In Aphasia: Quantitative And Qualitative Findings, Tyson G. Harmon, Adam Jacks, Katarina L. Haley, Antoine Bailliard

Faculty Publications

Purpose: Because people with aphasia frequently interact with partners who are unresponsive to their communicative attempts, we investigated how partner responsiveness affects quantitative measures of spoken language and subjective reactions during story retell.

Method: A quantitative and a qualitative study were conducted. In study 1, participants with aphasia and controls retold short stories to a communication partner who indicated interest through supportive backchannel responses (responsive) and another who indicated disinterest through unsupportive backchannel responses (unresponsive). Story retell accuracy, delivery speed, and ratings of psychological stress were measured and compared. In study 2, participants completed semi-structured interviews about their story retell …

Students Present Original Research At Stem Conference, Vi Kakares

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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Negative Liberty Meets Positive Social Change, Anita Bernstein

NULR Online

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Ultrastructural Assessment Of The Anterolateral Ligament, Andrea Redler, Selenia Miglietta, Edoardo Monaco, Roberto Matassa, Michela Relucenti, Matthew Daggett, Giuseppe Familiari

GME Publications

Background: The anterolateral ligament (ALL) has been identified as a structure on the lateral side of the knee, but debate exists regarding whether it is a capsular thickening or a ligament.

Hypothesis: A detailed ultrastructural characterization of the ALL and its ultrastructure collagen arrangement will reveal it more closely resembles ligamentous tissue than joint capsule.

Study design: Descriptive laboratory study.

Methods: Eight paired knee samples from 4 fresh-frozen male cadavers were used for this study. Samples were harvested from the ALL, the joint capsule, and the medial collateral ligament (MCL). All samples were evaluated with light microscopy (LM), transmission electron …

Molecular Modeling And In Silico Characterization Of A Pathogenesis-Related Protein-10 (Pr10) And Its Coding Genes In Some Oryza Species, Ahmed Sayed Fouad, Rehab Mahmoud Hafez

Baghdad Science Journal

Rice is a major staple food for more than two thirds of the world population. Pathogenesis-related proteins-10 (PR10) have a range of 154 to 163 amino acid with molecular weight ~ 17 kDa. They are acidic and generally intracellular and cytosolic proteins accumulate in plants in response to biotic and abiotic stresses. In the present study, a PR10 gene and its corresponding protein were characterized in O. sativa, O. barthii, O. glaberrima, O. glumipatula, O. meridionalis, O. nivara, O. rufipogon and O. punctata. The results revealed a narrow range of variation at both DNA and protein levels in all examined …

E4an Ultrastructural Study By Transmission Electron Microscope Of Exocrine Pancreatic Cells In Diabetic Rats Treated With Herbal Combination, Maysaa Adil Hadi

Baghdad Science Journal

The current study was designed to investigate the alterations in the ultrastructure of orgenelles and cellular activity of exocrine pancreatic acini of experimentally induced-diabetic rats and to assess the usefulness of herbal combination supplementation in improving the ultrastructure and cellular activity of exocrine pancreas. The number of albino male rats used were 24 which divided into equally 4 groups; group I: control group, group II: alloxan-induced diabetes mellitus (single intraperitoneal dose of alloxan 120 mg/kg for 3 days), group III: herbal combination treatment composed from the extracts of fenugreek seeds (Trigonella foenum-graecum), black cumin (Nigella sativa) seeds, rhizomes of ginger …

Molecular And Immunological Methods To Confirm Toxiginicity (Microcystin Production) Of Westiellopsis Prolifica Isolated From Tigris River – Iraq, Ibrahim Jabber Abed, Ghusoon Ali Abdulhasan, Laith Ibrahim Moushib

Baghdad Science Journal

Several toxigenic cyanobacteria produce the cyanotoxin (microcystin). Being a health and environmental hazard, screening of water sources for the presence of microcystin is increasingly becoming a recommended environmental procedure in many countries of the world. This study was conducted to assess the ability of freshwater cyanobacterial species Westiellopsis prolifica to produce microcystins in Iraqi freshwaters via using molecular and immunological tools. The toxigenicity of W. prolifica was compared via laboratory experiments with other dominant bloom-forming cyanobacteria isolated from the Tigris River: Microcystis aeruginosa, Chroococcus turigidus, Nostoc carneum, and Lyngbya sp. significant expression of mcyE gene and microcystin production was most …

The Dissemination Of Multidrug Resistance (Mdr) And Extensively Drug Resistant (Xdr) Among Uropathogenic E. Coli (Upec) Isolates From Urinary Tract Infection Patients In Babylon Province, Iraq, Huda Hadi Al-Hasnawy, Mohammad Ridha Judi, Hiba Jasim Hamza

Baghdad Science Journal

Antibiotic resistance is a problem of deep scientific concern both in hospital and community settings. Rapid detection in clinical laboratories is essential for the judicious recognition of antimicrobial resistant organisms. So, the growth of Uropathgenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) isolates with Multidrug-resistant (MDR) and Extensively Drug-resistant (XDR) profiles that thwart therapy for (UTIs) has been detected and has straight squeezed costs and extended hospital stays. This study aims to detect MDR- and XDR-UPEC isolates. Out of 42 UPEC clinical isolates were composed from UTI patients. The bacterial strains were recognized by standard laboratory protocols. Susceptibility to antibiotic was measured by the …

Effect Of The Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma On The Optical Properties Of Cds Thin Film, Eman Kadum Jebur

Baghdad Science Journal

Cadmium sulphide CdS films with 200 nm have been prepared by thermal evaporation technique on glass substrate at substrate room temperature under vacuum of 10-5mbar.In this paper, the effect of Dielectric Barrier Discharge plasma on the optical properties of the CdS film. The prepared films were exposed to different time intervals (0, 3, 5, 8) min. For every sample, the Absorption A, absorption coefficient α , energy gap Eg ,extinction coefficient K and dielectric constant ε were studied. It is found that the energy gap were decreased with exposure time, and absorption , Absorption coefficient, refractive index, extinction coefficient, dielectric …

The Continuous Classical Boundary Optimal Control Of Couple Nonlinear Hyperbolic Boundary Value Problem With Equality And Inequality Constraints, Jamil A. Ali Al-Hawasy

Baghdad Science Journal

The paper is concerned with the state and proof of the existence theorem of a unique solution (state vector) of couple nonlinear hyperbolic equations (CNLHEQS) via the Galerkin method (GM) with the Aubin theorem. When the continuous classical boundary control vector (CCBCV) is known, the theorem of existence a CCBOCV with equality and inequality state vector constraints (EIESVC) is stated and proved, the existence theorem of a unique solution of the adjoint couple equations (ADCEQS) associated with the state equations is studied. The Frcéhet derivative derivation of the "Hamiltonian" is obtained. Finally the necessary theorem (necessary conditions "NCs") and the …

Molecularly Targeted Treatments For Urothelial And Renal Cell Carcinomas, Andre R. Jordan

Open Access Dissertations

Bladder cancer (BCa) is the 4th most common cancer in men, and more often presents as advanced disease in women. Management of BCa is complicated and costly due to high rates of recurrence and progression, multifocality, and heterogeneity of tumors. The hyaluronic acid-HYAL-1 system is a molecular driver of BCa. Tumor cell-derived hyaluronidase, HYAL-1, degrades hyaluronic acid (HA) into angiogenic fragments (AGF: 10-12 disaccharides). AGF support tumor growth and progression. In preclinical models of BCa, we evaluated whether o-sulfated AGF (sHA-F) inhibits HYAL-1 HAase activity and has antitumor activity. At IC50 for HAase activity inhibition (5-20 µg/ml [0.4-1.7 µM]), sHA-F …

Fall Commencement Program, December 17, 2019, Coastal Carolina University

Commencement Programs

Program of Commencement Exercises at Coastal Carolina University.

Stephen L. Zegura (July 2, 1943–May 26, 2019), Rebecca Rogers Ackermann, Michelle Bezanson, Michael Hammer, David Raichlen

Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints

No abstract provided.