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Spartan Daily, November 24, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 155, Issue 40

Utilization Of Asthma Guidelines In Primary Care, Kate R. Miller

Dissertations

Background: Chronic lower respiratory disease, including asthma, is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. Financially, asthma accounts for approximately 54 billion dollars in healthcare spending annually. The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute [NHLBI] established guidelines to reduce impairment and to reduce future asthma attacks.

Purpose: This Quality Improvement (QI) pilot implemented the Asthma Control Test (ACT) and the Asthma Action Plan (AAP) per NHLBI guidelines. This project aimed to increase provider use of the ACT and AAP to 50% in patients with a diagnosis of asthma over one month.

Methods: A convenience sample of six adult …

Compact Low-Cost Fiberless Diffuse Speckle Contrast Flow-Oximeter, Guoqiang Yu, Chong Huang, J. Todd Hastings

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Patents

A low-cost compact fiberless diffuse speckle contrast flow-meter includes a small laser diode and a 2-dimensional imaging device such as a charge coupled device (CCD) or complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) for directly contacting the tissue and measuring a parameter such as blood flow in a deep/thick volume of tissue (up to 10 mm depth). The small laser diode is fixed at a certain distance (0 to 20 mm) from the imaging device and directly contacts the tissue. Light emitted from the laser diode penetrates through the tissue and reflects back to the imaging device without passing through any lenses …

Reframing Social Care Within The Context Of Professional Regulation: Towards An Integrative Framework For Practice Teaching Within Social Care Education, Jennifer Mcgarr, Margaret Fingleton

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

As CORU commence regulation of social care education, educators are tasked with ensuring that graduates meet the threshold standards set by the Social Care Workers Registration Board (SCWRB) (2017a) in the Standards of Proficiency for Social Care Workers. This paper focuses on Domain 3 of these standards which outlines the proficiencies required to deliver a safe, effective and quality service, including proficiencies pertaining to assessment, intervention and evaluation. There is limited literature in Ireland in relation to how assessment, intervention and evaluation take place in diverse social care settings. As social care educators with qualifications and professional experience in social …

Use Of Ketone Esters For Prevention Of Cns Oxygen Toxicity, Dominic Paul D'Agostino, Jay B. Dean, Raffaele Pilla, Patrick Arnold

USF Patents

The present invention demonstrates the therapeutic use of ketone esters for seizure disorders, Alzheimer's disease and malignant brain cancer, which are associated with metabolic dysregulation. The administration of ketone esters resulted therapeutic ketosis and neuroprotection against seizures resulting from CNS oxygen toxicity. Supplemental ketones were also found to reduce superoxide production in cultured cortex neurons exposed to hyperbaric oxygen and Aβ-42, and to decrease proliferation and viability in U87 glioma cells. These observations support the therapeutic effect of ketones for seizure disorders, Alzheimer's disease and malignant brain cancer. The ketone esters may be derived from acetoacetate and can include R,S-1,3-butanediol …

Compositions And Methods Of Enhancing Immune Responses To Eimeria, Walter G. Bottje, Billy M. Hargis, Luc Berghman, Young M. Kwon, Kimberly Cole, Mandy Cox, Sherryll Layton, Saeed El-Ashram, John Barta, Guillermo L. Tellez

Patents Granted

Vaccines comprising TRAP polypeptides and Salmonella enteritidis vectors comprising TRAP polypeptides are provided. The vaccines may also include a CD154 polypeptide capable of binding to CD40. Also provided are methods of enhancing an immune response against Apicomplexan parasites and methods of reducing morbidity associated with infection with Apicomplexan parasites.

Wrack Lines Volume 20, Number 2 Diverse Perspectives In The Environment We Share, Katrina Mckelvin, Gerald Torres, Judy Preston, Judy Benson

Wrack Lines

Learn about bringing more diversity to the sciences, environmental justice, the Shoreline Greenway Trail, a new diversity fellowship and the unique career of Bob Pomeroy with fish and fishermen across the globe in the Fall-Winter 2020-21 issue of Wrack Lines magazine. With the theme of “Diverse Perspectives in the Environment We Share,” the issue highlights the contributions of writers and photographers from diverse backgrounds delving into topics that are local, statewide, national and international in scope.

Physiological Effects Of Sustained Swimming On Salinity Acclimation In Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha), Fritzman Geena

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

Juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) encounter a variety of environmental conditions on their migration from freshwater to the ocean. These migrations are physiologically demanding, requiring salmon to reverse their osmoregulatory strategies to successfully acclimate to changing salinity. This reversal occurs primarily at the gills (main osmoregulatory organ) where respiratory and osmoregulatory functions are occurring simultaneously. When subjected to a physiological stressor, the gills will compromise in design to alleviate the most limited function. This tradeoff is known as the ‘osmorespiratory compromise’. This thesis examined whether an osmorespiratory compromise in chinook salmon induced by sustained exercise (a gas exchange stressor) would …

Airway Relaxation Mechanisms And Structural Basis Of Osthole For Improving Lung Function In Asthma, Sheng Wang, Yan Xie, Yan-Wu Huo, Yan Li, Peter W. Abel, Haihong Jiang, Xiaohan Zou, Hai-Zhan Jiao, Xiaolin Kuang, Dennis Wolff, You-Guo Huang, Thomas B. Casale, Reynold A. Panettieri Jr., Taotao Wei, Zhengyu Cao, Yaping Tu

Faculty and Staff Publications

Overuse of β2-adrenoceptor agonist bronchodilators evokes receptor desensitization, decreased efficacy, and an increased risk of death in asthma patients. Bronchodilators that do not target β2-adrenoceptors represent a critical unmet need for asthma management. Here, we characterize the utility of osthole, a coumarin derived from a traditional Chinese medicine, in preclinical models of asthma. In mouse precision-cut lung slices, osthole relaxed preconstricted airways, irrespective of β2-adrenoceptor desensitization. Osthole administered in murine asthma models attenuated airway hyperresponsiveness, a hallmark of asthma. Osthole inhibited phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D) activity to amplify autocrine prostaglandin E2 signaling in airway smooth muscle cells that eventually triggered cAMP/PKA-dependent …

Chemical Interfacial Reactions Affecting The Speciation And Solubility Of Uranium In Organic-Rich Environments, Carmen A. Velasco

Civil Engineering ETDs

The aim of this dissertation was to investigate the interfacial reactions between uranium (U) and natural organic matter NOM) affecting the solubility, adsorption, and precipitation of U in organic-rich environments. The chemical interactions between U and NOM are not well understood, which justified the following research objectives: 1) Identify the effect of pH on U speciation and the organic functional chemistry in mineralized deposits from the Jackpile Mine.; 2) Identify the precipitation of U(VI) and NOM as a function of pH (2, 4 and 7); 3) Identify changes in DOM chemistry due to the reaction of NOM and U at …

The Intriguing Interaction Of Escherichia Coli With The Host Environment And Innovative Strategies To Interfere With Colonization: A Summary Of The 2019 E. Coli And The Mucosal Immune System Meeting, Eric Cox, Meryem Aloulou, James M Fleckenstein, Christina Schäffer, Åsa Sjöling, Stephanie Schüller, Kurt Hanevik, Bert Devriendt, Weiping Zhang, Ann-Mari Svennerholm, Edward G Dudley

Open Access Publications

The third

Poorly Vetted Conservation Ranks Can Be More Wrong Than Right: Lessons From Texas Land Snails, Kathryn E. Perez, Benjamin T. Hutchins, Jeffrey C. Nekola

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences (Formerly Dept. of Biology)

Setting priorities for scarce conservation dollars requires an accurate accounting of the most vulnerable species. For many invertebrates, lack of taxonomic expertise, low detectability, and funding limitations are impediments to this goal, with conservation ranks usually based on expert opinion, the published literature, and museum records. Because of biases and inaccuracies in these data, they may not provide an accurate basis for conservation ranks, especially when compared to de novo field surveys. We assessed this issue by comparative examination of these data sources in re-ranking the conservation status of all 254 land snail taxa reported from Texas, USA. We confirmed …

Interview With Josephine Chau, Josephine Chau

Auntie Sewing Squad Interviews

Josephine Chau was born in Utah, then moved to Colorado at the age of six. She then moved back to Utah for college then moved to the east coast, where she now resides in Maryland. Both her parents are immigrants, her dad is from China and her mom is from Hong Kong. She is bilingual in Chinese and English. Josephine is married with one daughter. She has a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. Her career was in the information technology department at the University of Maryland. She is now retired.

Transcriptional Remodeling Patterns In Murine Dendritic Cells Infected With Paracoccidioides Brasiliensis: More Is Not Necessarily Better, Calliandra M De-Souza-Silva, Fabián Andrés Hurtado, Aldo Henrique Tavares, Getúlio P De Oliveira, Taina Raiol, Christiane Nishibe, Daniel Paiva Agustinho, Nalvo Franco Almeida, Maria Emília Machado Telles Walter, André Moraes Nicola, Anamélia Lorenzetti Bocca, Patrícia Albuquerque, Ildinete Silva-Pereira

Open Access Publications

Most people infected with the fungus

Conducting A Feasibility Study For Generating Power From Renewable Energy Resources And Utilizing High Voltage Direct Current For Interconnection In The Middle East And North Africa, Rashid Al Maazmi, Mahmood Broushan

Theses

Electricity consumption is on the rise as the global population is increasing. The need of energy has been discussed in length over the years. Oil and gas have been the primary resource for generators fuel. As oil and gas are a finite resource, an alternative resource that does not harm the environment is needed to generate energy. The Middle East and North Africa have a huge potential for using solar and wind energy to generate electricity as MENA region has one of the highest levels on solar irradiation. A new system of transferring the power through the MENA region is …

Lower Predation With Increasing Altitude In The Mesquite Lizard Sceloporus Grammicus, Miguel A. Domínguez-Godoy, J. Erick Gómez-Campos, Robyn Hudson, Aníbal H. Díaz De La Vega-Pérez

Western North American Naturalist

We evaluated differential predation pressure on the lizard Sceloporus grammicus at 3 sampling sites along a high-mountain gradient, using 3 methods of assessment: attacks on plasticine lizard models, frequency of lizard tail autotomy, and estimation of the richness of potential predators. We placed a total of 720 lizard models at each sampling site (2600, 3100, and 4150 m asl) on 6 d during the reproductive season and on 6 d during the nonreproductive season. Each day we placed 60 models (n = 30 for each sex, with each sex having 10 each of 3 gular color morphotypes [gray, yellow, …

Marsupial Visitation To The Inflorescences Of The Endemic Agave Cupreata In Western Mexico, Rosario Arreola-Gómez, Eduardo Mendoza

Western North American Naturalist

We report, for the first time, visitation to the inflorescences of the endemic Agave cupreata by 2 marsupial species, Didelphis virginiana and Tlacuatzin canescens, in the state of Michoacán, western Mexico. These 2 species were recorded drinking the nectar of A. cupreata and transporting large amounts of pollen among the flowers. This agave is restricted to the mountainous slopes of the Balsas River basin in the states of Michoacán and Guerrero, and it constitutes the raw material for local production of a traditional beverage known as mezcal. In contrast to many other agaves that can propagate vegetatively, A. cupreata …

Learning To Put Everyday Creativity, Semiotics And Critical Visual Literacy Using Inquiry Graphics (Ig) Visual Analysis To Work In Social Care, Denise Mac Giolla Rí

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

This article argues that despite CORU’s recognition of Creative Arts as integral to Social Care Practice, there are ‘pedagogical, theoretical and practice gaps’, which might be addressed through a ‘process orientated novel creative pedagogy’ (PONCP) introduced in this paper. The PONCP is built on two tenets, firstly that creative expression is not just for professional artists – everyone is capable of creative expression, though cultural messages make us believe otherwise, and secondly engaging in creative practice is therapeutic in varying degrees from passing time productively to psychoanalytic engagement. A curriculum is proposed comprising: edusemiotics (the interpretation and creation of meaning), …

Association Between Circulating Osteocalcin And Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Following A 4-Week Leafy Green Vitamin K-Rich Diet, Alexander Tacey, Marc Sim, Cassandra Smith, Mary N. Woessner, Elizabeth Byrnes, Joshua R. Lewis, Tara Brennan-Speranza, Jonathan M. Hodgson, Lauren C. Blekkenhorst, Itamar Levinger

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Background: Evidence suggests that lower serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC) may be negatively associated with cardiometabolic health. We investigated whether individuals with a suppression of ucOC following an increase in dietary vitamin K1 exhibit a relative worsening of cardiometabolic risk factors.

Materials and Methods: Men (n = 20) and women (n = 10) aged 62 ± 10 years participated in a randomized, controlled, crossover study. The primary analysis involved using data obtained from participants following a high vitamin K1 diet (HK; 4-week intervention of increased leafy green vegetable intake). High and low responders were defined based on the median percent reduction …

Lab Made 實驗廚房, Anna Cummins

AMBROSIA 客道 : The Magazine of The International Culinary Institute

From air-based protein to“molecular”whiskey, start-ups are creating ingredients that increasingly disconnect agriculture from production. The separation of farm and plate is a new frontier – one that may hold the answer to humanity's growing food insecurity.

由空氣製造的蛋白質到「分子」威士忌，初創公司研發越來越多不靠農業生產的食材，這或許可以解決越來越緊張的糧食危機。

Eat Well, Live Long 長壽食譜, Rachel Duffell

AMBROSIA 客道 : The Magazine of The International Culinary Institute

Every cuisine has its benefits, but what do the societies that live the longest eat? We talk to chefs from the world's Blue Zones and countries with the highest life expectancy to find out.

所有菜式都有其好處，但長壽社會的人通常吃什麼？我們訪問了多位廚師，他們均任職於以居民長壽見稱的藍區和國家，嘗試找出箇中秘訣。

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 80, Number 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Plumb Lines, Politics, and Projections: The Florida Everglades and the Wright Report Controversy Aaron D. Purcell
Jacksonville's Consolidation Mayor: Hans G. Tanzler Jr. James B. Crooks
Historic Notes and Documents: Telegraphic Correspondence Relating to the Jacksonville Fire of 1901 Loui Zelenka
Larry Eugene River's Slavery in Florida: A Review Essay James Oaked
Book Reviews
History News

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 76, Number 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

THE POWER OF THE WRITTEN WORD AND THE SPOKEN WORD IN THE RISE AND FALL OF WILLIAM LEE POPHAM William Warren Rogers
THE GANGSTER IN OUR MIDST: AL CAPONE IN SOUTH FLORIDA, 1930-1947 Stephen C. Bousquet
CIVIL RIGHTS AND SCHOOL DESEGREGATION IN SANFORD Patricia Dillon
REVIEW ESSAY: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE LATETWENTIETH- CENTURY SOUTH Raymond A. Mohl
FLORIDA HISTORY RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
FLORIDA MANUSCRIPT ACQUISITIONS AND ACCESSIONS
HISTORY NEWS

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 76, Number 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

SARASOTA: HARDSHIP AND TOURISM IN THE 1930s Ruthmary Bauer
LONELY VIGILS: HOUSES OF REFUGE ON FLORIDA’S EAST COAST, 1876-1915 Sandra Henderson Thurlow
SPECIAL SECTION ROSEWOOD: BEFORE AND AFTER

• ROSEWOOD AND AMERICA IN THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY David R. Colburn
• THE ROSEWOOD MASSACRE AND THE WOMEN WHO SURVIVED IT Maxine D. Jones

BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS
DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 75, Number 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

LANDLORDS AND TENANTS: SHARECROPPING AND THE COTTON CULTURE IN LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA, 1865-1885 Clay Ouzts
FINDING FREEDOM IN FLORIDA: NATIVE PEOPLE, AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND COLONISTS, 1670-1816 Patrick Riordan
WIFE -KILLERS AND EVIL TEMPTRESSES: GENDER, PARDONS AND RESPECTABILITY IN FLORIDA, 1889-1914 Vivien Miller
FLORIDA HISTORY IN PERIODICALS
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS
DIRECTORS MEETING

How, Adam Wolfond

Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture

No abstract provided.

Neurodiversity And The Deep Structure Of Schools, Peter Smagorinsky

Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture

No abstract provided.

Dismemberment In The Medieval And Early Modern English Imaginary: The Performance Of Difference, Frederika Bain

Late Tudor and Stuart Drama

The medieval and early modern English imaginary encompasses a broad range of negative and positive dismemberments, from the castration anxieties of Turk plays to the elite practices of distributive burial. This study argues that representations and instances of bodily fragmentation illustrated and performed acts of exclusion and inclusion, detaching not only limbs from bodies but individuals from identity groups. Within this context it examines questions of legitimate and illegitimate violence, showing that such distinctions largely rested upon particular acts’ assumed symbolic meanings. Specific chapters address ways dismemberments manifested gender, human versus animal nature, religious and ethnic identity, and social rank. …

Shrinking Salmon: Is Climate Change Linked To Animal Body Size?, Monica D. Bacchus

Scientific Communication News

No abstract provided.

The Utah Statesman, November 23, 2020, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan