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Is America Really Raining Cats And Dogs?, Harold Herzog

Herzog - Companion Animal Issues

A review of Mark Cushing's book, Pet Nation: The Love Affair That Changed America with additional comments on why six human demographic and cultural changes could reduce American demand for pets. These socioeconomic changes include changes in population age structure, ethnicity, urbanization, living alone, fewer children and household economic shifts.

Belgium And The Belgians Since 1830 By Major G. T. Poussin Author Of La Puissance Américaine, Etc. Paris W. Coquebert, Editor Log The History Of The French Of Diverse Estates, By Monteil, 48, Rue Jacob 1845, Steven Rowan

History Faculty Works

Major Guillaume Tell Poussin’s summary of the “Internal Improvements made by the federal government providing for defense and transportation throughout the entire United States of America by the US Army Corps of Engineers under General Simon Bernard, assisted by Poussin,”

Text: “Works of Interior Improvements projected or constructed by the federal government of the United States of America from 1824 to 1831, by Guillaume Tell Poussin, former Major of American Engineers and aide-de-camp of General Bernard.”

Travaux d’améliorations intérieures projetés ou executés par de gouvernemnt general des États-Unis d’Amérique de 1824 à 1831; par Gme Tell Poussin … (Paris: …

Genetic Variant Effects On Gene Expression In Human Pancreatic Islets And Their Implications For T2d., Ana Viñuela, Arushi Varshney, Martijn Van De Bunt, Rashmi B Prasad, Olof Asplund, Amanda Bennett, Michael Boehnke, Andrew A Brown, Michael R Erdos, João Fadista, Ola Hansson, Gad Hatem, Cédric Howald, Apoorva K Iyengar, Paul Johnson, Ulrika Krus, Patrick E Macdonald, Anubha Mahajan, Jocelyn E Manning Fox, Narisu Narisu, Vibe Nylander, Peter Orchard, Nikolay Oskolkov, Nikolaos I Panousis, Anthony Payne, Michael L. Stitzel, Swarooparani Vadlamudi, Ryan Welch, Francis S Collins, Karen L Mohlke, Anna L Gloyn, Laura J Scott, Emmanouil T Dermitzakis, Leif Groop, Stephen C J Parker, Mark I Mccarthy

Faculty Research 2020

Most signals detected by genome-wide association studies map to non-coding sequence and their tissue-specific effects influence transcriptional regulation. However, key tissues and cell-types required for functional inference are absent from large-scale resources. Here we explore the relationship between genetic variants influencing predisposition to type 2 diabetes (T2D) and related glycemic traits, and human pancreatic islet transcription using data from 420 donors. We find: (a) 7741 cis-eQTLs in islets with a replication rate across 44 GTEx tissues between 40% and 73%; (b) marked overlap between islet cis-eQTL signals and active regulatory sequences in islets, with reduced eQTL effect size observed in …

Skeptical Buddhism As Provenance And Project, James Mark Shields

Faculty Contributions to Books

The past century and a half has seen various attempts in both Asia and the West to reform or re-conceptualize Buddhism by adding a simple, often provocative, qualifier. This paper examines some of the links between “secular,” “critical,” “sceptical,” and “radical” Buddhism in order to ascertain possibilities in thinking Buddhism anew as a 21st-century “project” with philosophical, ethical, and political resonance. In particular, I am motivated by the question of whether “sceptical” Buddhism can coexist with Buddhist praxis, conceived as an engaged response to the suffering of sentient beings in a globalized and neoliberal industrial capitalist world order. Let …

Synthesis Of Novel Thiazole And Pyrazole Derivatives As Antimicrobial And Anticancer Agents, Md Mahbub Kabir Khan

Student Theses and Dissertations

This thesis contains two chapters. In chapter one, I report the synthesis of new pyrazole derivatives from dicarboxylic acid containing phenyl-derived, monotrifluoromethyl phenyl-derived, and acetovanillone-derived pyrazole aldehydes using Hantzsch ester. All of our pyrazole compounds have been synthesized efficiently using Hantzsch ester without any catalyst. Most of our pyrazole and thiazole compounds have been effectively recrystallized with acetonitrile and methanol respectively. We have synthesized 99 different pyrazole, 17 fused-thiazole ethisterone, and D-(-) norgestrel derivatives in good yield. In the present research, it has been shown possible to synthesize novel pyrazoles and thiazoles by using readily available starting materials and benign …

Cruise Report: Ex-17-11 Gulf Of Mexico 2017 (Rov And Mapping), Michael P. White, Brian R. C. Kennedy, Diva Amon, Charles G. Messing, Alexandra M. Avila

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Reports

From November 29, 2017 to December 21, 2017, the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) and partners conducted a telepresence-enabled ocean exploration expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer to collect critical baseline data and information and to improve knowledge about unexplored and poorly understood deepwater areas of the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico 2017 (EX-17-11) expedition was part of a series of expeditions between 2017 and 2018 that explored deepwater areas in the Gulf of Mexico. During 23 days at sea, 17 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dives were completed off the Western Florida Escarpment and in …

Influence Of Administering Watermelon Rind Water Extract (Citrullus Vulgaris Schard) On Glucose Level Of Male White Rats (Rattus Norvegicus) Induced With Streptozotosin, Hasyim Asari, Sugiyanta Sugiyanta

Folia Medica Indonesiana

Watermelon rind water extract contain of citrulline. Citrulline is a precursor of generating Nitric Oxide (NO). NO possibly reduced the level of blood glucose in streptozotosin-induced diabetic rats.This study was a laboratory experimental study completely randomized design. A number of 30 male albino Wistar rats weighting 100 – 200 gr were devided into six groups (N=5), with group 1 served as normal control group. The other groups were given streptozotosin to induced diabetes mellitus. The rats in control diabetic group were given CMC 0,5%, the others were given watermelon rind extracs for 8 days with different doses for each group. …

Effect Of High Fat Diet On Weight Loss Through The Expression Of Uncouple Protein 1 In Mice Visceral Fat, Indira Syahraya, Hermina Novida, Lilik Herawati, Purwo Sri Rejeki

Folia Medica Indonesiana

Obesity has become an epidemic around the world. High fat diet (HFD) have been implemented as one of intervention to battle obesity. Uncouple protein 1 (UCP1) is one of the key factor on energy expenditure. The aim of this experiment is to see the macronutrients composition on weight loss and UCP1 expression in the visceral fat. Fifty male mice, 2-3 months old, 18-30 grams, were put in five different groups. K1 were fed (20% protein, 62.0% carbohydrate, 12% fat), K2 (60% protein, 0% carbohydrate, 30% fat), K3 (45% protein, 0% carbohydrate, 45% fat), K4 (30% protein, 0% carbohydrate, 60% fat), …

Importation Of Macrocyclic Lactone Resistant Cyathostomins On A Us Thoroughbred Farm, Martin K. Nielsen, M. Banahan, R. M. Kaplan

Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center Faculty Publications

Anthelmintic resistance in equine cyathostomins is both widespread and highly prevalent in the benzimidazole and tetrahydropyrimidine classes; however, reports of resistance to macrocyclic lactone (ML) drugs are sparse and sporadic. This study reports a case of clear ML resistance in a group of Thoroughbred yearlings imported from Ireland to the US in 2019. Fecal egg count reduction (FECR) following ivermectin administered in February 2020 demonstrated 100% reduction in the US bred yearlings, but 93.5%, 70.5%, and 74.5% reduction in three groups of the imported yearlings. The two former groups were then retreated with ivermectin, yielding FECRs of 33.8% and 23.5%, …

Covid-19 And The Black Death: Nutrition, Frailty, Inequity, And Mortality, Katherine D. Van Schaik, Sharon Dewitte

Faculty Publications

Introduction: COVID-19 has challenged governments, healthcare systems, and individuals, drawing attention to the limits of modern technology and the extent of social inequity. Such challenges have directed attention to historical epidemics as repositories of data that could contribute to effective public health strategies and prognostic modeling. In light of the well-established correlation between frailty and mortality from COVID-19, this paper investigates the relationship between frailty, inequity, and mortality in the setting of the Black Death of 1346 – 1353, in order to identify trends over time in populations at the greatest risk of mortality during pandemics.

Methods: A comparative review …

Plasma Proteins That May Cause Parkinson’S Disease And Multiple Sclerosis: A Mendelian Randomization Study, Brigid A. Staley

Dissertations and Theses

Multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) are progressively disabling neurologic disorders that profoundly affect quality of life and shorten life expectancy. There is no cure for either disease, and current treatments only alleviate symptoms and may cause serious side effects. The causes of MS and PD are not well understood. Previous epidemiologic studies have documented numerous environmental risk factors for both diseases. However, these studies are inherently prone to bias from confounding which may generate spurious results. The lack of unbiased evidence on environmental causes of MS and PD has been a critical barrier to fully understanding their pathophysiology. …

Loss Of Ulk1 Attenuates Cholesterogenic Gene Expression In Mammalian Hepatic Cells, Sangam Rajak, Liliana F. Iannucci, Jin Zhou, B. Anjum, Nelson George, Brijesh K. Singh, Sujoy Ghosh, Paul M. Yen, Rohit A. Sinha

Division of Basic Science Faculty Publications

The hepatic mevalonate (MVA) pathway, responsible for cholesterol biosynthesis, is a therapeutically important metabolic pathway in clinical medicine. Using an unbiased transcriptomics approach, we uncover a novel role of Unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1 (ULK1) in regulating the expression of the hepatic de novo cholesterol biosynthesis/MVA pathway genes. Genetic silencing of ULK1 in non-starved mouse (AML-12) and human (HepG2) hepatic cells as well as in mouse liver followed by transcriptome and pathway analysis revealed that the loss of ULK1 expression led to significant down-regulation of genes involved in the MVA/cholesterol biosynthesis pathway. At a mechanistic level, loss of ULK1 …

Public Preferences And Willingness To Pay For Invasive Forest Pest Prevention Programs In Urban Areas, Damian C. Adams, Jose R. Soto, John Lai, Francisco J. Escobedo, Sergio Alvarez, Abu S.M.G. Kibria

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Invasive forest pests can cause environmental and economic damage amounting to billions of dollars (US) in lost revenues, restoration and response costs, and the loss of ecosystem services nationwide. Unfortunately, these forest pests do not stay confined to wildland forest areas and can spread into suburban and urban areas, imposing significant costs on local governments, homeowners, and management agencies. In this study, a contingent valuation experiment is used to estimate Florida residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) a monthly utility fee that would protect urban forests from invasive pests by implementing a monitoring and prevention program for their early detection and …

Plutarch's Themistocles: The Serpent Of Hellas, Jennifer Finn

History Faculty Research and Publications

In Plutarch’s Themistocles, the general and expatriate is thrice referenced using snake imagery. This article argues that Plutarch deliberately uses snake motifs at loaded points in the narrative to express the transformations of the general’s image in Athenian social memory, and to direct his reader towards a certain interpretation of the general’s legacy. In the centuries between the Persian Wars and the composition of Plutarch’s Lives, Themistocles had been variously represented in Athenian memory as both a patriot and a traitor, often with reference to serpentine imagery that may have been initially propagated by the general himself. An analysis of …

Daily Eastern News: September 30, 2020, Eastern Illinois University

September

No abstract provided.

Assessing The Living Experiences Of Prostate Cancer Survivors In The Delta Of Northeast Arkansas., Samuel Mensah Noi

Student Theses and Dissertations

Prostate cancer remains the most prevalent non-cutaneous malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer death in Western men. The living experiences of people with prostate cancer have never been pleasant just like any other cancer. Twelve prostate cancer survivors living in the Delta of Northeast Arkansas took part in the study who were all Caucasians. They were between the ages of 59-79 years and high educational backgrounds. The average age of participants is 69.3 years. The study adopted a semi-structured interview approach with a variety of open-ended questions to stimulate discussion. Follow-up questions were included to clarify issues and …

Foraging Behavior Of Rafinesque’S Big-Eared Bats (Corynorhinus Rafinesquii) From A Barn Colony In Rural Arkansas, Crystal Ann Griffin

Student Theses and Dissertations

Studies have been conducted on the foraging behavior of Rafinesque’s big-eared bats (Corynorhinus rafinesquii; CORA) in different habitats types; however, not much is known about their behavior on a highly fragmented, privately owned, agricultural landscape. Bottom land hardwood forests are the main habitat for CORA in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley but very little of this habitat exists due to large-scale conversion to agricultural practices. My objective was to assess the role of reproductive status in foraging behavior of females from a barn during July and August (2018 and 2019) in Jackson County, Arkansas. There was no statistical difference in foraging …

Unintended Consequences Of Covid-19 Include Increases In Child And Animal Abuse And Domestic Violence, Phil Arkow, Andrew Campbell

WellBeing News

It is now widely recognized that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a ripple effect with unintended consequences affecting many aspects of society. One such area of great concern has been an increase in cases of family violence. What are the options for a survivor to be able to escape in a world where home is not a safe place to be during stay-at-home orders? Pets are the collateral victims of domestic violence and are harmed, threatened or killed by abusers to manipulate and control human victims.

Farm Animal Well-Being: A Brief Update, Andrew N. Rowan

WellBeing News

During the last half of the 20^th century, animal welfare moved from being a marginal issue to one that began to claim the attention of policy makers. From 1960 to 1985, laboratory animal issues were the main focus of animal advocacy in Europe and North America. But, beginning in the 1980s, farm animal well-being slowly took over as the major focus of animal advocacy organizations.

Coral Gardens Reef, Belize: A Refugium In The Face Of Caribbean-Wide Acropora Spp. Coral Decline, Lisa Greer, Tara Clark, Tanner Waggoner, James Busch, Thomas P. Guilderson, Karl Wirth, Jian-Xin Zhao, H. Allen Curran

Geosciences: Faculty Publications

Caribbean Acropora spp. corals have undergone a decline in cover since the second half of the twentieth century. Loss of these architecturally complex and fast-growing corals has resulted in significant, cascading changes to the character, diversity, and available eco spaces of Caribbean reefs. Few thriving Acropora spp. populations exist today in the Caribbean and western North Atlantic seas, and our limited ability to access data from reefs assessed via long-term monitoring efforts means that reef scientists are challenged to determine resilience and longevity of existing Acropora spp. reefs. Here we used multiple dating methods to measure reef longevity and determine …

The Experiences Of Black Women In Diversity Roles At 4-Year Predominantly White Institutions, Tristen Brena� Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

Many Black women professionals at predominantly White colleges and universities share similar experiences regarding racism, sexism, and classism at their institutions. However, there is a dearth of research regarding the experiences of Black women who specifically work in diversity related positions at four-year predominantly White institutions (PWI). The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of Black women who hold diversity related roles at PWIs. For the purpose of this study, diversity positions were defined as roles held in housing and residence life as well as in multicultural affairs departments and centers. Using a qualitative research approach …

The Bg News September 30, 2020, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. September 30, 2020. Volume 100-Issue 7.

The Montclarion, September 30, 2020, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University, Special Edition, Best of the Month: September

Effect Of Simvastatin In Serum Interleukin-6 Level In Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke, Maria Lettisia Meo, Abdulloh Machin, Didik Hasmono

Folia Medica Indonesiana

Acute ischemic stroke is the leading cause of death and causing permanent disability in adults worldwide. In acute ischemic stroke, IL-6 levels positively correlated to more severe neurological deficits, more extensive brain damage and worse prognoses. The use of statin was associated with milder initial stroke severity, better functional outcome and lower mortality. This clinically randomized controlled trial study was aimed to analyze the serum levels of IL 6 in acute ischemic stroke patients who treated with Simvastatin 20 mg compare to placebo. Samples were taken using consecutive sampling method from hospitalized acute ischemic stroke patients in Neurology Department of …

Effectiveness Of Pre Prp Injection And Post Elevation Flap At Extended Random Flap Rat Skin, Thomas Eduardus Sudrajat Wahyu Nugroho, Sitti Rizaliyana, David S Perdanakusuma

Folia Medica Indonesiana

Background:Closure of the defect with a random skin flap is constrained by the extent of the defect area. Several studies have shown the benefits of administration of PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) in random skin flap. The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of PRP injection given before flap elevation, after flap elevation and control on the extended random skin flap procedures in rats. Methods: This research is experimental with randomized post test only control group design (n = 27, divided into 3 treatment groups) that compare the effectiveness of PRP injection 24 hours prior to the elevation …

Mean Differences Of Total Cholesterol Levels Among Vegetarians And Non-Vegetarians At Maha Vihara Maitreya Duta Palembang, Indonesia, Lathifah Nudhar, Subandrate Subandrate, Susilawati Susilawati, Liniyanti Oswari

Folia Medica Indonesiana

Total cholesterol level is one of the risk factor of cardiovascular disease. The proportion rate of hypercholesterolemia in Indonesia remains high, numbering around one third of (35,9%) Indonesians. Hypercholesterolemia is a modifiable risk factor, one of early measures that can be taken to prevent hypercholesterolemia is nutritional intervention. A dietary pattern high in plant sources and lower fat consumption has been recommended by several health organisation for prevention of hypercholesterolemia. This study was intended to determine mean difference of cholesterol level between vegetarian and nonvegetarian in Maha Vihara Maitreya Duta Palembang. This was an observational analytical study with cross-sectional design. …

In Vitro Characterization Of Poly-Glycolyc Lactic-Co Acid (Plga) –Collagen Based On Red Snapper Fish Scales (Lutjanus Sp.) Coating Chitosan As Duramater Artificial Candidate, Hajria Jabbar, Prihartini Widiyanti, Adanti Wido Paramadini, Dina Kartika Putri, Andini Isfandiary

Folia Medica Indonesiana

Head trauma was the third cause of deaths that have a high rank that can make serious head injury for 25.5%-54.9%. This study has been conducted by making a replacement layer of the brain (dura) to overcome the impact of dural defect by utilizing waste fish scales red snapper (Lutjanus sp.). Synthesis brain membranes lining processed by casting method with each various concentrations of chitosan coating of 1%, 1.5%, and 2% then dried using vacuum dry. The samples then were characterized by tensile test, FTIR, SEM and MTT Assay. FTIR test results showed that red snipperscales can produce collagen powder …

Back Matter Vol. 56, No. 3 September (2020), Back Matter

Folia Medica Indonesiana

No abstract provided.

Impact Of Anthropic Pressure On The Quality And Diversity Of Groundwater In The Region Of Sighus Oum-El-Bouaghi And El Rahmounia, Algeria., Hadjab Ramzi, Khammar Hichem, Redjaimia Lylia, Merzoug Djemoi, Saheb Menouar

Journal of Bioresource Management

Groundwater of Oum-El-Bouaghi and its surroundings hosts a variety of microflora and fauna. This study investigated the relationship between the effect of human activity and the biodiversity and distribution of aquatic fauna in two semi-arid regions Sighus region (Oum-El-Bouaghi) and El Rahmouni (Constantine) in north-eastern Algeria. Fourteen wells and six springs were studied in two hydrographic basins, that of Constantine and Seybouse Melegue. Significant differences were revealed between the wells and springs in the two watersheds, making it possible to distinguish four groups of wells and two groups of springs. The overall faunal richness of the stations appeared to be …

Diffusing Social Innovations In Philippine Apitourism, John Paolo R. Rivera, Lailani L. Alcantara, Anahata Harikumar

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

No abstract provided.