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A Detailed Assessment Of Groundwater Quality In The Kabul Basin, Afghanistan, And Suitability For Future Development, Hussain Ali Jawadi, Jay Sagin, Daniel D. Snow

Nebraska Water Center: Faculty Publications

Abstract: Kabul is one of the most populated cities in Afghanistan and providing resources to support this population in an arid climate presents a serious environmental challenge. The current study evaluated the quality of local Kabul Basin groundwater to determine its suitability water for drinking and irrigation purposes now and into the future. This aim was aided through groundwater parameter assessment as well as determination ofWater Quality Index (WQI) developed from 15 observation points near the city. The results of our physicochemical analysis illustrate that groundwater in the majority of areas of the Kabul Basin is not generally suitable for …

Effects Of Housing System On Dairy Heifer Replacement Cost From Birth To Calving: Evaluating Costs Of Confinement, Dry-Lot, And Pasture-Based Systems And Their Impact On Total Rearing Investment, Anna Catherine Hawkins, Kenneth H. Burdine, Donna M. Amaral-Phillips, Joao H. C. Costa

Animal and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Replacement heifer rearing is critical for the future of dairy operations, to improve genetic merit and maintain herd size. A myriad of options exist on how to manage, feed, and ultimately raise replacement heifers. Pasture is perceived to offer optimal welfare and an economical housing system for replacement animals, but confinement systems are gaining popularity. This study investigates the costs associated with replacement heifer management decisions from birth to calving, considering the factors of housing systems, labor, feed, and health. The objective of this study was to develop an economic model to determine the cost of raising a replacement heifer …

Associations Of Dietary Bioactive Compounds With Maternal Adiposity And Inflammation In Gestational Diabetes: An Update On Observational And Clinical Studies, Dustin W. Davis, Jeannette Crew, Petar Planinic, James M. Alexander, Arpita Basu

School of Medicine Faculty Research

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common complication of pregnancy that adversely affects maternal and offspring health. Maternal obesity, oxidative stress, and inflammation have been implicated in GDM. In non-pregnant adults, intakes of dietary bioactive compounds inversely associate with insulin resistance and inflammation. However, associations of dietary bioactive compounds with biomarkers of adiposity, antioxidant vitamin and mineral status, oxidative stress, and inflammation in GDM have not been fully elucidated. We addressed this gap by conducting a semi-quantitative review of observational studies and randomized controlled trials published between 2010 and 2020 and retrieved from Google Scholar, Medline, and PubMed. Our analysis …

The Sonic Aesthetics Of Writing: Pedagogy, Timbre, And Thought, Derek R. Ford

Education Studies Faculty publications

While research on the educational properties of sound have opened up important pathways for research, there is a tendency to approach sound through meaning and information. This paper charts another tendency to explore sound as educational precisely because it resists our attempts at meaning making, thereby moving us from the process of understanding to the experience of thought itself. The force that guides this trajectory is that of timbre, or the nuance of sounds. I begin with Nina Sun Eidsheim’s, which aims to delink timbre from essence and identity by showing the infinite potential of vocal timbres. While Eidsheim surely …

Protein Arginine Methyltransferase Prmt5 Regulates Fatty Acid Metabolism And Lipid Droplet Biogenesis In White Adipose Tissues, Zhihao Jia, Feng Yue, Xiyue Chen, Naagarajan Narayanan, Jiamin Qiu, Sabriya A. Syed, Anthony N. Imbalzano, Meng Deng, Peng Yu, Changdeng Hu, Shihuan Kuang

Purdue University Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund

The protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) is an emerging regulator of cancer and stem cells including adipogenic progenitors. Here, a new physiological role of PRMT5 in adipocytes and systemic metabolism is reported. Conditional knockout mice were generated to ablate the Prmt5 gene specifically in adipocytes (Prmt5AKO). The Prmt5AKO mice exhibit sex- and depot-dependent progressive lipodystrophy that is more pronounced in females and in visceral (than subcutaneous) white fat. The lipodystrophy and associated energy imbalance, hyperlipidemia, hepatic steatosis, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance are exacerbated by high-fat-diet. Mechanistically, Prmt5 methylates and releases the transcription elongation factor SPT5 from Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy …

Hybrid Breeding For Restoration Of Threatened Forest Trees: Evidence For Incorporating Disease Tolerance In Juglans Cinerea, Andrea N. Brennan, James R. Mckenna, Sean M. Hoban, Douglass F. Jacobs

Purdue University Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund

Hybridization is a potential tool for incorporating stress tolerance in plants, particularly to pests and diseases, in support of restoration and conservation efforts. Butternut (Juglans cinerea) is a species for which hybridization has only recently begun being explored. This North American hardwood tree is threatened due to Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum (Ocj), the causal fungus of butternut canker disease (BCD), first observed in 1967. Observational evidence in some wild J. cinerea populations indicates that naturalized hybrids of J. cinerea with Japanese walnut (Juglans ailantifolia) may be more tolerant to BCD than non-admixed J. cinerea, but this has not been formally tested in …

Loss Of Heat Acclimation Capacity Could Leave Subterranean Specialists Highly Sensitive To Climate Change, S. Pallarés, R. Colado, M Botella‐Cruz, A. Montes, P Balart‐García, D. T. Bilton, A. Millán, I. Ribera, D Sánchez‐Fernández

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

The Delight Of Daniel Mendelsohn, James K.A. Smith

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Pain Relief After Surgical Decompression Of The Distal Brachial Plexus, Elizabeth Ouellette

All Publications

Background Brachial plexopathy causes pain and loss of function in the affected extremity. Entrapment of the brachial plexus terminal branches within the surrounding connective tissue, or medial brachial fascial compartment, may manifest in debilitating symptoms. Open fasciotomy and external neurolysis of the neurovascular bundle in the medial brachial fascial compartment were performed as a surgical treatment for pain and functional decline in the upper extremity. The aim of this study was to evaluate pain outcomes after surgery in patients diagnosed with brachial plexopathy.

Methods We identified 21 patients who met inclusion criteria. Documents dated between 2005 and 2019 were reviewed …

Chimes: October 16, 2020, Calvin University

Chimes

Pence rallies in RG: "The road to victory runs right through Michigan" by Katherine Benedict

Supply chain disruptions force Dining Services to adapt by Alex Raycroft

Women in science celebrate Nobel Prize milestone, critique male-dominated field by Sarah Gibes

Calvin top five in state for student loan repayment by Harm Venhuizen

Tutoring services continue online, maintain numbers even during pandemic by Susannah Epp

Calvin's Crossing vandalized over summer, repairs underway by Lauren Vanden Bosch

Jubilee Fellows offers opportunities for students interested in ministry by Michaela Giovannelli

A faith and nation fractured: Prof. Kristin Du Mez reflects on book reception and …

Antioxidant Carbon Nanoparticles Inhibit Fibroblast-Like Synoviocyte Invasiveness And Reduce Disease Severity In A Rat Model Of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Mark R Tanner, Redwan Huq, William K A Sikkema, Lizanne G Nilewski, Nejla Yosef, Cody Schmitt, Carlos P Flores-Suarez, Arielle Raugh, Teresina Laragione, Pércio S Gulko, James M Tour, Christine Beeton

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Reactive oxygen species have been involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Our goal was to determine the effects of selectively scavenging superoxide (O2•−) and hydroxyl radicals with antioxidant nanoparticles, called poly(ethylene glycol)-functionalized hydrophilic carbon clusters (PEG-HCCs), on the pathogenic functions of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and on the progression of an animal model of RA. We used human FLS from patients with RA to determine PEG-HCC internalization and effects on FLS cytotoxicity, invasiveness, proliferation, and production of proteases. We used the pristane-induced arthritis (PIA) rat model of RA to assess the benefits of …

Second Reaction: Bears, Pink Pants And Trunpets: What Can A Citizen Do?, Lee Heffernan

First Opinions, Second Reactions

No abstract provided.

Clients’ Perspectives Of Spirituality In Occupational Therapy: A Retrospective Study, Barbara E. Milliken

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Background: While occupational therapy (OT) identifies itself as a holistic profession, there is little guidance in the literature and in academia to assist practitioners in addressing spirituality. An assignment was developed to provide a platform for occupational therapy assistant students to explicitly screen for clients’ perspectives of spiritual occupations. This paper summarizes the client responses to that assignment.

Method: Occupational therapy assistant students in a Midwestern community college conducted a 5-question spirituality screening in the context of their Level I and Level II fieldwork placements. While this exercise began as a student assignment, the value of the client …

Fall 2020

In The Loop

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Considerations For A Covid-19 Research Data Warehouse In The Time Of Covid, William A. Mattingly

The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections

No abstract provided.

Vol.48 N.13 October 15th 2020, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

“One Of My Favorite Parts … Is When I Help To Pair Up Writers And Architects To Create Pieces Together”: A Chat With Joseph Altshuler, Editor Of Soiled, Joseph Altshuler, Caroline Gray

The Review Review

SOILED positions itself between a literary journal and a design magazine. Produced an artist-led team of four and published by a Chicago-based design practice, the journal publishes themed issues, the most recent of which focuses on children’s stories.

The Indiana Statesman, October 15, 2020, Indiana State University

Student Newspaper

Students share thoughts on fall address; Princeton renames residential college; LGBTQ+ Spirit Day: Multicultural Services and Programs promotes anti-bullying; Woman made second false 911 call on bird watcher in Central Park

The Role Of Public Health Laws In Combating Plastic Pollution In Nigeria: Lessons From Other Selected Jurisdictions, Olaide Abass Gbadamosi

California Western International Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Plastic Goes Concrete: "Plasticnic" And "Plasticpoems", Two Animated Poetry Videos About Plastic Pollution, Fiona Tinwei Lam, Nhat Truong, Tisha Deb Pillai

The Goose

The author describes the creation of two short animated video poems about plastic pollution that originated in concrete/visual poems. "Plasticnic" is a humorous and colourful narrated video based on a shaped poem depicting how we enjoy nature while simultaneously harming it through plastic consumption. "Plasticpoems" is a text-based, unnarrated animated video poem about plastic pollution based on two shaped/visual/concrete poems.

How Zoologists Organize Things: The Art Of Classification [Book Review], Kevin Mcdonough

Book Reviews

No abstract provided.

Trophic Structure Of Apex Fish Communities In Closed Versus Leaky Lakes Of Arctic Alaska, Stephen L. Klobucar, Phaedra Budy

Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications

Despite low species diversity and primary production, trophic structure (e.g., top predator species, predator size) is surprisingly variable among Arctic lakes. We investigated trophic structure in lakes of arctic Alaska containing arctic char Salvelinus alpinus using stomach contents and stable isotope ratios in two geographically-close but hydrologically-distinct lake clusters to investigate how these fish may interact and compete for limited food resources. Aside from different lake connectivity patterns (‘leaky’ versus ‘closed’), differing fish communities (up to five versus only two species) between lake clusters allowed us to test trophic hypotheses including: (1) arctic char are more piscivorous, and thereby grow …

From Beowulf Through Virginia Woolf To The Coastal Wolves Of British Columbia: Animals, Interdisciplinarity And The Environmental Humanities, Pamela Banting

The Goose

Researching and teaching literary works about wild animals within the university system can present productive challenges both within and across disciplinary structures and conventions.

Seepage, Kelly Norah Drukker

The Goose

This creative nonfiction essay explores the interrelatedness of place—in this case, the island of Inis Mór in Ireland—with time, memory, and emotion, tracing how a landscape as we experience it in the present can also intersect with the physical and mnemonic landscapes of our past.

I Am Still Your Negro: An Homage To James Baldwin By Valerie Mason-John, Gillian Harding-Russell

The Goose

Review of Valerie Mason-John's I Am Still Your Negro: An Homage to James Baldwin

Pacific Oyster, Veronica Fibisan

The Goose

"Pacific Oyster" is part of a series titled Invaders, which focuses on non-native species of creatures and seaweeds which have taken over certain areas of the UK shoreline. The Pacific Oyster, Crassostrea gigas, has been dominating native oyster populations since it was introduced in the late 19th century as an alternative to the already declining native oyster population. Harvesting of the wild Pacific Oyster has been encouraged in order to keep numbers under control. There are ethical implications of such practices which create a rift between policy and morality, as foraging is carefully controlled in the UK, but perhaps …

The Cost Of Doing Business, Kimberly C. Christensen

The Goose

When the last polar bear in captivity dies, a young fund manager questions their ability to continue business as usual.

Two Poems For Miscellany, Tanis Macdonald

The Goose

Poetry by Tanis MacDonald

Two Book Reviews On Animal Sheltering, Andrew Rowan

Tales of WellBeing

There are very few publications that provide detailed accounts of the significant changes and developments in animal sheltering in America over the past 70 years. Andrew Rowan reviews the two books which do provide such analysis: Peter Marsh’s book, Replacing Myth with Math and Susan Houser’s book, Prodigal Pets.

An Octopus-Human Relationship, Andrew Rowan

Tales of WellBeing

Andrew Rowan reviews Netflix’s new documentary "My Octopus Teacher" which explores the extraordinary relationship that developed between the filmmaker and an octopus and how, after feeling career burnout, the filmmaker’s exposure to the cold waters and teeming sea life brought him back to filming and this wonderful documentary.