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Social Sciences Research In Pakistan; Bibliometric Analysis, Ikram Ul Haq

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Aim. The study aimed to explore the progress of social science research carried out by Pakistan for the duration of 59 years.

Method: This retrospective study was carried out on the data retrieved from the Scopus database to determine the research output in the area of social science by Pakistani authors from 1961 to December 2019. The word “Pakistan” has been written in the main search box and “Affiliation” has been selected in the subsequent box. The targeted time duration was selected, further, the social sciences documents were selected and downloaded for data-analysis. Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and SPSS …

Empowering The Girl-Child Through Digital Media Literacy: The Role Of Academic Libraries, Opeyemi R. Oboh Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The girl child in times past has suffered marginalization due to the patriarchal sentiment that is pervasive in the society most especially in the developing countries. However, a ray of hope has shone on them as more voices of advocacy have risen to defend and project the value of a girl child towards societal development and the need to empower this class of gender for sustainable development. Technology is a great enabler for the empowerment of the girl-child, however, there are still traces of inadequate of opportunities, skills and the fear of discrimination which serve as stumbling block to the …

The Arab World Facing A Development Challenge: Climatic Changes, Diffalah Khaouni

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The Arab world, as in the rest of the world, faces the problem of climate change with unprecedented effect on economic development. Although the number of effects is very large, the Arab world cannot identify them because of the difficulties of adaptation and non-climatic factors. We will see declines in agricultural crops, short vegetable seasons, disturbances in rainfall, access to groundwater will become difficult, and many unwanted aspects of health such as infectious and chronic diseases and an increase in the number of deaths. The desert sands continue to crawl into the agricultural lands and cities everywhere in the Arab …

Bayesian And Frequentist Approaches Robustness In Variance Components Estimation, Hamdy F. F. Mahmoud

Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability

Variance components and functions thereof are important in many fields such as industry, agriculture, quantitative genetics and animal breeding. This paper contributes to evaluating the variance components estimation approaches and assessing their robustness to outliers. Using an intensive simulation study and under different settings, it was found that researchers can decide which method of estimation is appropriate to their study to estimate the variance components based on the source of outliers (error term, εi j or random effects, αi), the variance components ratio, and the sample size.

Accelerated Life Test Plans And Age-Replacement Policy Under Warranty On Burr Type-X Distribution With Type-Ii Censoring, Intekhab Alam, Arif Ul Islam, Aquil Ahmed

Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability

In this paper, we describe how to design and analyze the accelerated life testing (ALTg) plans for the improvement of the quality and the reliability of the product. We also focus on finding the expected cost rate and the expected total cost for age-replacement under warranty policy. The problem is studied using constant stress, under the assumption that the lifetimes of the units follow Burr Type-X distribution for predicting the cost of age replacement under warranty policy. Asymptotic variance and covariance matrix of the estimators are obtained by using the Fisher Information Matrix. Confidence intervals for parameters and respective errors …

The Architecture Of The Dead: Cemetery Symbolism In Colon Cemetery, Havana, Cuba, Dana Moody

Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective

The purpose of this study was to document and define symbolic imagery found within the grounds of the Colon Cemetery in Havana, Cuba. Memorials erected to the dead use symbology to tell stories about the departed, giving us clues to the deceased’s values and philosophies, as well as their religion, ethnicity, social memberships, occupations, education, level of wealth, and thoughts on the afterlife (Keister, 2004). Using images of Colon Cemetery from a photographic documentary series, Havana: Behind the Facade, architectural and cemetery symbology was grouped into categories, researched for meaning, and sought for interpretations to reveal clues about Cuban culture …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, November 16, 2020, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Monthly Report
• Spring Calendar Update
• Course Fee Policy
• Dixie State Faculty Senate resolution to change university name
• Faculty Senate Meeting dates for Spring 2021
• Center for Student Analytics Student Insights Report
• USUSA Annual Report
• Faculty Forum Task Force
• Term Appointment Faculty Task Force
• Code 404.3.6 Changes/Final (first reading)

Rotunda - Vol 99. No. 07 - Nov 16, 2020, Longwood University

Rotunda

No abstract provided.

Socially Responsible Investments In Europe, Muhammad Ashfaq, Verena Bochert

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Preface

In times of increasing demand for social equality, adherence to human rights and the tackling of global warming, awareness of sustainable investments is becoming more important in the context of the economic prosperity of a country. Investors, from the institutional as well as the private side, can support environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues by investing in sustainable assets. This research contributes to analysing the sustainable investment market in Europe and to developing market segments for the future. Socially Responsible Investments (SRIs) integrate ESG aspects into the decision-making process, whereby investments only focussing on the E (environmental aspects) are …

Effect Of Varietal Resistance On The Yield Loss Function Of Wheat To Nodorum Blotch, Manisha Shankar, Karyn Reeves, Jason Bradley, Ryan Varischetti, Robert Loughman

Grain and Other Field Crops Research Articles

Cultivar disease resistance ratings to nodorum blotch (caused by Parastagonospora nodorum) provide critical information to growers to assist with disease management. However, less has been done in terms of yield losses from diseases under different cultivar resistance scenarios. The purpose of this study was to characterize yield and quality loss responses to wheat nodorum blotch as influenced by variety partial resistance, epidemic intensity, and environment. The trial series includes four site/years in Western Australia. Five varieties, Magenta, Calingiri, Trojan, Janz, and Scout were used for all four trials. These varieties represented resistant/susceptible categories MRMS, MS, MSS, S, and SVS, …

Week Of November 16, 2020 - November 20, 2020, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Today at Cardozo 2020

Events occurring this week have been sponsored by:

• Cardozo Business Law Society
• Cardozo Center for Public Service Law
• Cardozo Criminal Law Society (CCLS)
• Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review
• Cardozo Law Punnytive Damages (CLPD)
• Cardozo Law Review
• Cardozo Office of Alumni Affairs
• Cardozo Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF)
• Cardozo Women's Law Initiative (WLI)
• Cardozo’s Retail & Luxury Alumni Practice Group
• Chabad at Cardozo
• Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy
• Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS)
• Jewish Law Students Association (JLSA
• Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
• Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB)
• Women in Tech Law

Safety And Tolerability Of Srx246, A Vasopressin 1a Antagonist, In Irritable Huntington's Disease Patients-A Randomized Phase 2 Clinical Trial., Michael J Brownstein, Neal G Simon, Jeffrey D Long, Jon Yankey, Hilda T Maibach, Merit Cudkowicz, Christopher Coffey, Robin A Conwit, Codrin Lungu, Karen E Anderson, Steven M Hersch, Dixie J Ecklund, Eve M Damiano, Debra E Itzkowitz, Shifang Lu, Marianne K Chase, Jeremy M Shefner, Andrew Mcgarry, Brenda Thornell, Catherine Gladden, Michele Costigan, Padraig O'Suilleabhain, Frederick J Marshall, Amy M Chesire, Paul Deritis, Jamie L Adams, Peter Hedera, Kelly Lowen, H Diana Rosas, Amie L Hiller, Joseph Quinn, Kellie Keith, Andrew P Duker, Christina Gruenwald, Angela Molloy, Cara Jacob, Stewart Factor, Elaine Sperin, Danny Bega, Zsazsa R Brown, Lauren C Seeberger, Victor W Sung, Melanie Benge, Sandra K Kostyk, Allison M Daley, Susan Perlman, Valerie Suski, Patricia Conlon, Matthew J Barrett, Stephanie Lowenhaupt, Mark Quigg, Joel S Perlmutter, Brenton A Wright, Elaine Most, Guy J Schwartz, Jessica Lamb, Rosalind S Chuang, Carlos Singer, Karen Marder, Joyce A Moran, John R Singleton, Meghan Zorn, Paola V Wall, Richard M Dubinsky, Carolyn Gray, Carolyn Drazinic

Articles, Abstracts, and Reports

SRX246 is a vasopressin (AVP) 1a receptor antagonist that crosses the blood-brain barrier. It reduced impulsive aggression, fear, depression and anxiety in animal models, blocked the actions of intranasal AVP on aggression/fear circuits in an experimental medicine fMRI study and demonstrated excellent safety in Phase 1 multiple-ascending dose clinical trials. The present study was a 3-arm, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, 12-week, dose escalation study of SRX246 in early symptomatic Huntington's disease (HD) patients with irritability. Our goal was to determine whether SRX246 was safe and well tolerated in these HD patients given its potential use for the treatment of problematic …

Long-Term Clinical Outcomes Of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention In Saphenous Vein Grafts In A Low To Middle-Income Country, Ghurfan Adnan, Intisar Ahmed, Javed Tai, Maria Ali Khan, Hammad Hasan

Section of Cardiology

Background: Revascularization of saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) is challenging and debated for the last few decades. The percutaneous revascularization of SVGs was reported to have poorer long-term outcomes than native coronary artery revascularization.
Purpose: We aim to study the peri-procedural complications and long-term outcomes of the percutaneous revascularization of SVGs in a low-middle-income country.
Methods: In this retrospective study, we included 110 patients who underwent percutaneous revascularization from January 2011 to March 2020 and followed them retrospectively for long-term outcomes and major adverse cardiovascular events.
Results: The mean age was 71 ±9, and 81% were male. The most common reason …

Spontaneity And The Supernatural: Simulating Improv On Twine, Angelica Zadak

All HCAS Student Capstones, Theses, and Dissertations

This thesis is an improv-based digital role-playing game (RPG) created on Twine titled Spontaneity and the Supernatural. The game synthesizes Dustin Edward’s scholarship on remix and digital rhetoric, Kathleen Blake Yancy and Stephen J. McElroy’s application of assemblage theory in composition, and Viola Spolin’s improv theory and practices to take improv from the stage to a digital space. This game uses Twine as a development tool to deliver improv concepts, such as Spolin’s ensemble, environment, and intuition, procedurally. To incorporate these elements into the game, the thesis engages potential players with a narrative that suggests all players can practice improv …

Daily Eastern News: November 16, 2020, Eastern Illinois University

November

No abstract provided.

Crow's Nest, November 16, 2020, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The November 16, 2020, issue of the Crow's Nest.

3d Cfd Analysis Of Natural Ventilation In Reduced Scale Model Of Compost Bedded Pack Barn For Dairy Cows, Flávio A. Damasceno, Joseph L. Taraba, George B. Day V, Felipe A. O. Vega, Keller S. O. Rocha, Randi A. Black, Jeffrey M. Bewley, Carlos E. A. Oliveira, Matteo Barbari

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

Compost bedded pack (CBP) barns have been receiving increased attention as an alternative housing system for dairy cattle. To create a satisfactory environment within CBP barns that promotes a good composting process, an adequate air movement and minimal temperature fluctuations throughout the building are required. Therefore, a study based on compost barn structure model employing techniques of dimensional analysis for naturally ventilated buildings was developed. Three-dimensional computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulations of compost barns with different ridge designs and wind direction, along with the visual demonstration of the impact on airflow through structure were performed. The results showed that the …

Interleukin-17a Facilitates Chikungunya Virus Infection By Inhibiting Ifn-Α2 Expression, Biswas Neupane, Dhiraj Acharya, Farzana Nazneen, Gabriel Gonzalez-Fernandez, Alex Sutton Flynt, Fengwei Bai

Faculty Publications

Interferons (IFNs) are the key components of innate immunity and are crucial for host defense against viral infections. Here, we report a novel role of interleukin-17A (IL-17A) in inhibiting IFN-α2 expression thus promoting chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection. CHIKV infected IL-17A deficient (Il17a^−/−) mice expressed a higher level of IFN-α2 and developed diminished viremia and milder footpad swelling in comparison to wild-type (WT) control mice, which was also recapitulated in IL-17A receptor-deficient (Il17ra^−/−) mice. Interestingly, IL-17A selectively blocked IFN-α2 production during CHIKV, but not West Nile virus (WNV) or Zika virus (ZIKV), infections. Recombinant IL-17A …

An Agent-Based Simulator For The Gastrointestinal Pathway Of Listeria Monocytogenes, Ashrafur Rahman, Ali Asgary, Daniel Munther, Aamir Fazil, Ben A. Smith, Jianhong Wu

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications

We developed an agent-based gastric simulator for a human host to illustrate the within host survival mechanisms of Listeria monocytogenes. The simulator incorporates the gastric physiology and digestion processes that are critical for pathogen survival in the stomach. Mathematical formulations for the pH dynamics, stomach emptying time, and survival probability in the presence of gastric acid are integrated in the simulator to evaluate the portion of ingested bacteria that survives in the stomach and reaches the small intestine. The parameters are estimated using in vitro data relevant to the human stomach and L. monocytogenes. The simulator predicts that 5%–29% of …

Radial Basis Densities And The Density Functional-Based Atom-In-Molecule: Designing Charge-Transfer Potentials, Godwin Amo-Kwao

Nanoscience and Microsystems ETDs

Classical potentials that are capable of describing charge transfer and charge polarization in complex systems are of central importance for classical atomistic simulation of biomolecules and materials. Current potentials—regardless of the system—do not generalize well, and, with the exception of highly-specialized empirical potentials tuned for specific systems, cannot describe chemical bond formation and breaking. The charge-transfer embedded atom method (CT-EAM), a formal, DFT-based extension to the original EAM for metals, has been developed to address these issues by modeling charge distortion and charge transfer in interacting systems using pseudoatom building blocks instead of the electron densities of isolated atoms. CT-EAM …

Wait., Kayla Cantu

Theses

Wait explores concepts of discomfort and acceptance through the use of the human body, glass, and honey. The artwork and this thesis both use personal experience of physical insecurities and scholarly investigations into psychology related to unruly bodies. The work and research allude to the material qualities of glass such as its malleability, susceptibility, and softness to draw a parallel between the materials and the human identity. Parallels between glass and body create conversations investigating acceptance of identity and questions ideas about resistance of unruly bodies.

Efficacy Of Phytochemicals In Inhibiting Horizontal Gene Transfer Of Antibiotic Resistance Between Multidrug Resistant Salmonella And Commensal E. Coli, Poonam Vinayamohan

Doctoral Dissertations

Bacterial antibiotic resistance (AR) imposes a huge threat to public health worldwide. Overuse and misuse of antibiotics in human medicine and animal agriculture resulted in the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria, including pathogens. Bacteria possess an inherent ability to share their genetic information by means of horizontal gene transfer (HGT), a property that favors dissemination of AR genes among neighboring bacteria. The animal gut, the reservoir of AR bacteria and AR genes, acts as a source for environmental contamination and propagation of AR through manure and water. There has been an increased incidence of AR Salmonella infections in humans in …

The Birds Of The Nebraska Sandhills, Paul A. Johnsgard, Josef Kren

Zea E-Books Collection

This book provides basic information on all the species of birds that have been reliably reported from the Nebraska Sandhills region as of 2020. They include 46 permanent residents, 125 summer breeders, 125 migrants, and 102 rare or accidental species, totaling 398 species. Information on status, migration, and habitats is provided for all but the very rare and accidental species. There are also descriptions of 46 refuges, preserves, and other public-access natural areas in the region and seven suggested birding routes. The text contains more than 90,000 words and over 250 literature references along with more than 20 drawings, 9 …

Dub: Rhythm, Rhyme, Roots, Tamara Belinfanti

Other Publications

No abstract provided.

Interview With Sharyn Lieth, Sharyn Lieth

Auntie Sewing Squad Interviews

Sharyn Lieth is a retired teacher, a mother and grandmother, and wife to a professor. She grew up in North Carolina, obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and currently resides in Davis, California. Since she was a young girl, she gave back to the community and continues to do her part to help those in need. From the beginning of the pandemic til now she has been sewing masks and she joined the Auntie Sewing Squad to provide masks for others.

Ryanodine Receptor 1-Related Disorders: An Historical Perspective And Proposal For A Unified Nomenclature, Tokunbor A Lawal, Joshua J Todd, Jessica W Witherspoon, Carsten G Bönnemann, James J Dowling, Susan L Hamilton, Katherine G Meilleur, Robert T Dirksen

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

The RYR1 gene, which encodes the sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium release channel or type 1 ryanodine receptor (RyR1) of skeletal muscle, was sequenced in 1988 and RYR1 variations that impair calcium homeostasis and increase susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia were first identified in 1991. Since then, RYR1-related myopathies (RYR1-RM) have been described as rare, histopathologically and clinically heterogeneous, and slowly progressive neuromuscular disorders. RYR1 variants can lead to dysfunctional RyR1-mediated calcium release, malignant hyperthermia susceptibility, elevated oxidative stress, deleterious post-translational modifications, and decreased RyR1 expression. RYR1-RM-affected individuals can present with delayed motor milestones, contractures, scoliosis, ophthalmoplegia, and respiratory insufficiency.Historically, RYR1-RM-affected individuals were …

Myosight-Semi-Automated Image Analysis Of Skeletal Muscle Cross Sections, Lyle W Babcock, Amy D Hanna, Nadia H Agha, Susan L Hamilton

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

BACKGROUND: Manual analysis of cross-sectional area, fiber-type distribution, and total and centralized nuclei in skeletal muscle cross sections is tedious and time consuming, necessitating an accurate, automated method of analysis. While several excellent programs are available, our analyses of skeletal muscle disease models suggest the need for additional features and flexibility to adequately describe disease pathology. We introduce a new semi-automated analysis program, MyoSight, which is designed to facilitate image analysis of skeletal muscle cross sections and provide additional flexibility in the analyses.

RESULTS: We describe staining and imaging methods that generate high-quality images of immunofluorescent-labelled cross sections from mouse …

Methane Yields From Grazing Livestock: An Overview, Cesar S. Pinares-Patiño, H. Clark

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Thriving Private-Community Partnerships: Perspectives From Fiji’S Upper Navua Conservation Area, Jeremy Schultz, Kelly Bricker

Journal of Tourism Insights

Ecotourism has proven itself to be a forerunner in the advancement of environmental conservation all the while supporting cultural tradition, uniqueness, and pride among indigenous communities. Successful private-community partnerships associated with ecotourism operations are vital to the overall prosperity of both the businesses and the local communities. Such accomplishments can be seen through numerous livelihood goals including income, food security, health, reduced vulnerability, governance, and empowerment (Walpole & Wilder, 2008).

Private-community partnerships also support global initiatives such as the Sustainable Development Goals (Ban Ki-Moon, 2015) and sustainable development frameworks including those proposed by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO, …

Understanding Contraflow Pop-Culture Tourism: The Case Of Transnational Fandom Of South Korean Pop-Culture And The “Hallyu” Tourism, Jungyun "Christine" Hur, Tony Kim

Journal of Tourism Insights

Pop-culture tourism has continuously grown its market among those who are fanatic of pop-culture, and destination marketers have noticed pop-culture as an effective marketing tool to attract more visitors. Pop-culture has been dominant by the US, but interestingly, a recent phenomenon sees a contra-cultural flow. This paper explores contraflow pop-culture tourism and guides the reader to how to understand this new tourism niche. Reviewing the case of transnational fandom of South Korean pop-culture, so called “Korean Wave” or “Hallyu” and its impact on inbound tourism, this paper suggests digital mediation as a key driver of contraflow pop-culture and transnational fandom, …