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The Effects Of Culture On Sleep Paralysis Experiences, Kaitlyn Mccleese

The Omnipedia Review

Literature on sleep paralysis in the anthropological world is surprisingly hard to find. There is a small group of authors who have studied the phenomenon in depth, and so the amount of differing perspectives and hypothesis are limited in the academic world. Because these episodes are so easily explained away as superstition or folklore, they are often skimmed over in many ethnographic studies. Unfortunately, this also holds true in the western world. Sleep paralysis is often interpreted by sufferers as a spiritual experience, but because of preexisting concepts influenced by the prevalence of western protestant ideas, many do not share …

Cross-Species Genome-Wide Analysis Reveals Molecular And Functional Diversity Of The Unconventional Interferon-Ω Subtype, Lauren E. Shields, Jordan Jennings, Qinfang Liu, Jinhwa Lee, Wenjun Ma, Frank Blecha, Laura C. Miller, Yongming Sang

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

Innate immune interferons (IFNs), particularly type I IFNs, are primary mediators regulating animal antiviral, antitumor, and cell-proliferative activity. These antiviral cytokines have evolved remarkable molecular and functional diversity to confront ever-evolving viral threats and physiological regulation. We have annotated IFN gene families across 110 animal genomes, and showed that IFN genes, after originating in jawed fishes, had several significant evolutionary surges in vertebrate species of amphibians, bats and ungulates, particularly pigs and cattle. For example, pigs have the largest but still expanding type I IFN family consisting of nearly 60 IFN-coding genes that encode seven IFN subtypes including multigene subtypes …

Correlating Lipid Membrane Permeabilities Of Imidazolium Ionic Liquids With Their Cytotoxicities On Yeast, Bacterial, And Mammalian Cells, Kendall Cook, Katharine Tarnawsky, Alana J. Swinton, Daniel D. Yang, Alexandria S. Senetra, Gregory A. Caputo, Benjamin Carone, Timothy Vaden

College of Science & Mathematics Departmental Research

Alkyl-imidazolium chloride ionic liquids (ILs) have been broadly studied for biochemical and biomedical technologies. They can permeabilize lipid bilayer membranes and have cytotoxic effects, which makes them targets for drug delivery biomaterials. We assessed the lipid-membrane permeabilities of ILs with increasing alkyl chain lengths from ethyl to octyl groups on large unilamellar vesicles using a trapped-fluorophore fluorescence lifetime-based leakage experiment. Only the most hydrophobic IL, with the octyl chain, permeabilizes vesicles, and the concentration required for permeabilization corresponds to its critical micelle concentration. To correlate the model vesicle studies with biological cells, we quantified the IL permeabilities and cytotoxicities on …

Streamflow Regime Change In The Delaware River Basin, Travis Shoemaker, Madhav Bista, David Brandes

International Junior Researcher and Engineer Workshop on Hydraulic Structures

The combined impacts of hydroclimatic change and land development are widely expected to increase the frequency and magnitude of flooding in the northeast United States, with potential implications to floodplain infrastructure and mapping, hydraulic structures, land management, and flood losses. Additionally, shifting flow regimes pose a challenge for engineers and regulators of stormwater management, dams, and levees because design storms are commonly based on historical data, with the stationarity assumption that the future flow regime will mimic the past. Here, we examine selected long-term (40 to 114 years of data) streamflow records from watersheds of varying size in the upper …

The Ethnohistory Of Freshwater Use On Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile), Sean W. Hixon, Robert J. Dinapoli, Carl P. Lipo, Terry L. Hunt

Anthropology Faculty Scholarship

Sources of drinking water on islands often present critical constraints to human habitation. On Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile), there is remarkably little surface fresh water due to the nature of the island’s volcanic geology. While several lakes exist in volcanic craters, most rainwater quickly passes into the subsurface and emerges at coastal springs. Nevertheless, the island sustained a relatively large human population for hundreds of years, one that built an impressive array of monumental platforms (ahu) and statues (moai). To understand how Rapanui acquired their scarce fresh water, we review ethnohistoric data from first European arrival (1722) through the …

"Flagella Base Model" And "Flagellin Monomer", Brandon Lasalle, Rebecca Roston

3-D Printed Model Structural Files

"Flagella Base Model" and "Flagellin monomer"

Description: This is a teaching model of the proteins that make a bacterial flagella. All models are depicted in space-fill. The Flagellin monomer and the Flagella base can slot together to show protein quaternary structure and filamentous protein assembly.

Printable models are already uploaded to Shapeways.com in the MacroMolecules shop under the names "Flagella Base Model" and "Flagellin monomer".

This model has been printed successfully using these parameters on Shapeways’ laser sintering printer in the following material: Processed Versatile Plastic (Strong & Flexible Plastic).

Model designer: Brandon Lasalle Authors: Brandon Lasalle and Rebecca Roston …

Flyer News Wins National Awards, Annette Taylor

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The Catholic Press Association has named Flyer News, the University of Dayton’s student-run newspaper, “Best University Student Publication” in a nationwide contest.

Study On The Biodegradation Of Guanidine Gum By Methanogens In Coal Seam, Li Yunsong, Guo Hongyu, Fu Chaoyong, Zhao Guojun, Xia Daping

Coal Geology & Exploration

The problem of low temperature breaking of guanidine gum fracturing fluid is related to the effect of coal seam penetration. In order to explore the effect of methanogenson the biodegradation of guanidine gum, Inner Mongolia some coal mine lignite were collected to prepare samples of coal samples, and the enriched fresh mine water was used as the bacteria source. The biological methane metabolism experiments of guanidine gum + coal were used to characterize the biodegradability of methanogens to guanidine gum, with the total gas production, CH₄ concentration, guanidine gum molecular functional groups and C and H elements content changes. …

M6a Mrna Demethylase Fto Regulates Melanoma Tumorigenicity And Response To Anti-Pd-1 Blockade, Seungwon Yang, Jiangbo Wei, Yan-Hong Cui, Gayoung Park, Palak Shah, Yu Deng, Andrew E. Aplin, Zhike Lu, Seungmin Hwang, Chuan He, Yu-Ying He

Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Papers

Melanoma is one of the most deadly and therapy-resistant cancers. Here we show that N⁶-methyladenosine (m⁶A) mRNA demethylation by fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) increases melanoma growth and decreases response to anti-PD-1 blockade immunotherapy. FTO level is increased in human melanoma and enhances melanoma tumorigenesis in mice. FTO is induced by metabolic starvation stress through the autophagy and NF-κB pathway. Knockdown of FTO increases m⁶A methylation in the critical protumorigenic melanoma cell-intrinsic genes including PD-1 (PDCD1), CXCR4, and SOX10, leading to increased RNA decay through the m⁶A reader YTHDF2. Knockdown of …

Prognostic Role Of Elevated Myeloperoxidase In Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Systemic Review And Meta-Analysis, Andrew R. Kolodziej, Mohamed Abo-Aly, Eman Elsawalhy, Charles Campbell, Khaled M. Ziada, Ahmed K. Abdel-Latif

Gill Heart & Vascular Institute Faculty Publications

Background. Myocardial inflammation following acute ischemic injury has been linked to poor cardiac remodeling and heart failure. Many studies have linked myeloperoxidase (MPO), a neutrophil and inflammatory marker, to cardiac inflammation in the setting of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, the prognostic role of MPO for adverse clinical outcomes in ACS patients has not been well established. Methods. MEDLINE and Cochrane databases were searched for studies from 1975 to March 2018 that investigated the prognostic value of serum MPO in ACS patients. Studies which have dichotomized patients into a high MPO group and a low MPO group reported clinical outcomes …

Organometallic Compounds As Carriers Of Extraterrestrial Cyanide In Primitive Meteorites, Karen E. Smith, Christopher H. House, Ricardo D. Arevalo Jr., Jason P. Dworkin, Michael P. Callahan

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

Extraterrestrial delivery of cyanide may have been crucial for the origin of life on Earth since cyanide is involved in the abiotic synthesis of numerous organic compounds found in extant life; however, little is known about the abundance and species of cyanide present in meteorites. Here, we report cyanide abundance in a set of CM chondrites ranging from 50 ± 1 to 2472 ± 38 nmol·g⁻¹, which relates to the degree of aqueous alteration of the meteorite and indicates that parent body processing influenced cyanide abundance. Analysis of the Lewis Cliff 85311 meteorite shows that its releasable cyanide …

Unified Single-Cell Analysis Of Testis Gene Regulation And Pathology In Five Mouse Strains, Min Jung, Daniel Wells, Jannette Rusch, Suhaira Ahmad, Jonathan Marchini, Simon R. Myers, Donald F. Conrad

Open Access Publications

To fully exploit the potential of single-cell functional genomics in the study of development and disease, robust methods are needed to simplify the analysis of data across samples, time-points and individuals. Here we introduce a model-based factor analysis method, SDA, to analyze a novel 57,600 cell dataset from the testes of wild-type mice and mice with gonadal defects due to disruption of the genes

Amphibians Of Santa Teresa, Brazil: The Hotspot Further Evaluated, Rodrigo Barbosa Ferreira, Alexander Tamanini Mônico, Emanuel Teixeira Da Silva, Fernanda Cristina Ferreira Lirio, Cássio Zocca, Marcio Marques Mageski, João Filipe Riva Tonini, Karen H. Beard, Charles Duca, Thiago Silva-Soares

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

A checklist of the amphibians of Santa Teresa municipality, in southeastern Brazil is presented based on fieldwork, examination of specimens in collections, and a literature review. This new amphibian list of Santa Teresa includes 108 species, of which 106 (~98%) belong to Anura and two (~2%) to Gymnophiona. Hylidae was the most represented family with 47 species (43%). Compared to the previous amphibian lists for Santa Teresa, 14 species were added, 17 previously reported species were removed, and 13 species were re-identified based on recent taxonomic rearrangements. Of the 14 species added, 11 (79%) were first recorded during our fieldwork …

Drought And Freezing Vulnerability Of The Isolated Hybrid Aspen Populus X Smithii Relative To Its Parental Species, P. Tremuloides And P. Grandidentata, Nicholas J. Deacon, Jake J. Grossman, Jeannine Cavender-Bares

Aspen Bibliography

Aim

We assessed the vulnerability of an isolated, relictual Pleistocene hybrid aspen population of conservation interest (Populus x. smithii ) and the nearest populations of its parent species (Populus grandidentata and Populus tremuloides ) to springtime post‐bud break freezing and growing season drought stress. Response to these stressors in the three taxa was compared in terms of avoidance and tolerance.

Location

North American Midwest; USA.

Methods

Unique genets from the hybrid Niobrara River population and from the two parental populations were propagated in a common garden from rhizome cuttings. We tracked their phenology before and after bud break …

A “Rule-Of-Five” Framework For Models And Modeling To Unify Mathematicians And Biologists And Improve Student Learning, C. Diaz Eaton, H. C. Highlander, K. D. Dahlquist, G. Ledder, M.D. Lamar, R.C. Schugart

Department of Mathematics: Faculty Publications

Despite widespread calls for the incorporation of mathematical modeling into the undergraduate biology curriculum, there is lack of a common understanding around the definition of modeling, which inhibits progress. In this paper, we extend the “Rule-of-Four,” initially used in calculus reform efforts, to a “Rule-of-Five” framework for models and modeling that is inclusive of varying disciplinary definitions of each. This unifying framework allows us to both build on strengths that each discipline and its students bring, but also identify gaps in modeling activities practiced by each discipline. We also discuss benefits to student learning and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Compositions And Methods For Treating Stroke, David Andrew Decker, Keith Pennypacker

USF Patents

Provided herein is a method of treating a subject believed to have suffered a stroke. This method comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising conivaptan or an active derivative, stereoisomer, pro-drug, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Traditional Usage Of Medicinal Plants By Temiar Tribes In The State Of Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia, Pakhriazad Hassan Zaki, Seca Gandaseca, Noorhayati Mohd Rashidi, Mohd Hasmadi Ismail

Forest and Society

Traditional medicine has deep historical linkages and cultural roots. In a rural community, it is practice based on the ethnological, medical and heritage of the practitioners. Temiar indigenous tribe of Orang Asli in Kelantan, have their traditional way of beliefs and healing practices. This study examines the remedies using medicinal plants and herbs among the tribe members in Kampung Pasik, Kelantan, Malaysia. A structured questionnaire and in-depth interviews were conducted with 250 respondents. A total of 18 species of medicinal plants was recorded preferably used by the tribes. Results indicate that traditional phytoremedies practices play an important role in helping …

Heavy Metals In Mangrove Sediments Along The Selangor River, Malaysia, Laurna Nyangon, Ahmad Nur Syahmi Zainal, Ahmad Mustapha Mohamad Pazi, Seca Gandaseca

Forest and Society

Mangroves are woody plants that grow at the interface between land and sea in tropical and subtropical latitudes where they exist in conditions of high salinity, extreme tides, strong winds, high temperature, and muddy anaerobic soils. The objectives of this study were to determine the selected heavy metals Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn) and Lead (Pb) contamination in mangrove sediments at the Selangor River, Kampung Kuantan, Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia; and to compare heavy metals content in mangrove sediments between different plots and different sediment depths. Physical properties (sediment texture and sediment moisture) and chemical properties (pH water, electrical conductivity, and …

Ethnobotanical Study On Medicinal Plants In Traditional Markets Of Son La Province, Vietnam, Thanh Son Nguyen, Nian He Xia, Tran Van Chu, Hoang Van Sam

Forest and Society

Traditional markets in Vietnam are considered as important places for trading medicinal plants and also play a social role of exchanging traditional use of herbal medicine among different cultural and social groups at the local level. This study aims to identify and document medicinal plants used in 32 traditional markets of Son La province. Data were obtained through interviews and field observation method. A total of 167 informants include 13 herbalists, 49 herbal sellers, and 105 local people were interviewed. The study collected a total of 99 plant species belonging to 88 genera and 57 families. Identified plant species are …

The Challenges Of Digital Legacy Management On The Value Of Digital Objects To Older Australians, Derani Nathasha Dissanayake

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

People spend a considerable amount of time and money in collecting digital objects. Nine out of ten Australians have a social media account but 83% of them have not discussed with their family members what should happen to their social media accounts when they die (Steen, D’Alessandro, Graves, Perkins, Genders, Barbera, Shi, McGrath & Davis, 2017). Only 3% of Australians who had a Will included social media accounts in their Wills. People collect digital objects yet little attention is paid to their preservation. 71% of Australians are unaware of what happens to their digital assets when they die (Ibid, 2017). …

Atomic Spectrometry Update: Review Of Advances In Elemental Speciation, Robert Clough, Chris F. Harrington, Steve J. Hill, Yolanda Madrid, Julian F. Tyson

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

This review covers advances in elemental speciation by a range of coupled techniques, including HPLC-ICP-MS, HPLC-HG-AFS and GC-ICP-MS.

Flying Into Action, Natalie Schulte

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

What seemed like a perfectly normal flight to Hawaii quickly turned into a critical situation. However, two former UD EMS sprang into action.

Methods To Discover And Evaluate Proteasome Small Molecule Stimulators, Rachel Coleman, Darci J. Trader

Purdue University Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund

Protein accumulation has been identified as a characteristic of many degenerative conditions, such as neurodegenerative diseases and aging. In most cases, these conditions also present with diminished protein degradation. The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is responsible for the degradation of the majority of proteins in cells; however, the activity of the proteasome is reduced in these disease states, contributing to the accumulation of toxic protein. It has been hypothesized that proteasome activity, both ubiquitin-dependent and -independent, can be chemically stimulated to reduce the load of protein in diseased cells. Several methods exist to identify and characterize stimulators of proteasome activity. In …

A Swine Model Of Soy Protein-Induced Food Allergy: Implications In Human And Swine Nutrition, John Scott Radcliffe, Luiz F. Brito, Lavanya Reddivari, Monica Schmidt, Eliont M. Herman, Allan P. Schinckel

Department of Food Science Faculty Publications

There is extensive literature on the development and management of food allergy, but some basic questions such as why some proteins are allergenic while closely related proteins from other species are not allergenic, remain to be answered. This paper is not a detailed review of food allergies, but rather an overview of current knowledge regarding soy food allergies, with a focus on the pig as a model for the study of soy allergies and with additional information on how soy allergies and use of soybean-sourced feed can affect production animal agriculture.

Isolation And Identification Of Marek’S Disease Virus (Mdv) From Feather Follicle Epithelium And Internal Organs Of Diseased Chickens In Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt, Aly El-Kenawy, Emad A, Mohamed El-Tholoth

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

In the present study, a total of 16 samples including feather follicle epithelium, ovary, spleen and kidney (4 samples for each organ) were collected from diseased chicken flocks suspected to be infected with Marek’s disease virus (MDV) at Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt during the period from October 2016 to October 2017. Each sample was pooled randomly from three to five birds (90 to 360 days old). The isolation of the suspected virus from the collected samples was carried out via chorioallantoic membranes (CAMs) of 12 days old embryonated chicken eggs (ECEs). Three egg passages were carried out for each sample. Hyperimmune …

Interview With Suzanne Worcester, California State University, Monterey Bay

Founding Faculty Oral History Interviews

Interview with Suzanne Worcester, Professor, Applied Environmental Science, College of Science

Beyond Static Benchmarking: Using Experimental Manipulations To Evaluate Land Model Assumptions, William R. Wieder, David M. Lawrence, Rosie A. Fisher, Gordon B. Bonan, Susan J. Cheng, Christine L. Goodale, A. Stuart Grandy, Charles D. Koven, Danica L. Lombardozzi, Keith W. Oleson, R. Quinn Thomas

Faculty Publications

Land models are often used to simulate terrestrial responses to future environmental changes, but these models are not commonly evaluated with data from experimental manipulations. Results from experimental manipulations can identify and evaluate model assumptions that are consistent with appropriate ecosystem responses to future environmental change. We conducted simulations using three coupled carbon-nitrogen versions of the Community Land Model (CLM, versions 4, 4.5, and—the newly developed—5), and compared the simulated response to nitrogen (N) and atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) enrichment with meta-analyses of observations from similar experimental manipulations. In control simulations, successive versions of CLM showed a poleward increase in …

A Nonhuman Primate Model Of Anxiety-Induced Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism, J. Dee Higley

Journal of Undergraduate Research

This is the final report for the MEG Grant titled: A nonhuman primate model of anxiety-induced alcohol abuse and alcoholism. The formal phase of the project ran from June 1 through August 23, 2016, with the students learning how to safely work with their research subjects, joining a research team, and collecting their data. Following the formal phase, the students returned to BYU where they used the data they and the other students collected to write scientific manuscripts and posters to present their data. Eight students took part: Elizabeth Wood, Alexander Baxter, Natalie Lange, Travis Norseth, Esther Page, Spencer …

Development Of Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (Q-Pcr) Assays For The Detection And Identification Of Drug-Resistance Genes In Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (Cre), Richard A. Robison, Ph.D.

Journal of Undergraduate Research

I. The Specific aims for the project were as follows:

1. Develop q-PCR assays for the various carbapenem-resistance genes, such as KPC, IMP, VIM, and NDM-1, and then multiplex them into single assays that can be used to quickly characterize an isolate.