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Analysis Of Nutritional Quality And Antioxidant Activity Of The Seed Oil From Leping Melon, Wu Min-Fu, Li Sha, Xu Zhen-Lin, Ye Hong Jul 2020

Analysis Of Nutritional Quality And Antioxidant Activity Of The Seed Oil From Leping Melon, Wu Min-Fu, Li Sha, Xu Zhen-Lin, Ye Hong

Food and Machinery

In order to determine the nutritional quality and antioxidant activity of melon seed oil, the oil was extracted from the dried Leping melon seeds seed by solvent method, and its basic physical and chemical indexes were measured. The fatty acid composition, triglyceride, tocopherol, and sterol composition of melon seed oil were analyzed by the method of GC(gas chromatography) and LC(liquid chromatography), and its antioxidant activity was evaluated. The results showed that the basic physical and chemical indexes of Leping melon seed oil met the national standard of edible oil; fatty acid analysis revealed that the content of unsaturated fatty acid …

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Exploring Students’ Cultural Competence Development During A Short-Term International Experience: A Q-Sort Study, Shelli Rampold, Bradley Coleman, J. C. Bunch, Richie Roberts Jul 2020

Exploring Students’ Cultural Competence Development During A Short-Term International Experience: A Q-Sort Study, Shelli Rampold, Bradley Coleman, J. C. Bunch, Richie Roberts

Faculty Publications

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Genomic Insights Into Speciation History And Local Adaptation Of An Alpine Aspen In The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau And Adjacent Highlands, Jia-Lang Li, Lin-Ling Zhong, Jing Wang, Tao Ma, Kang-Shan Mao, Lei Zhang Jul 2020

Genomic Insights Into Speciation History And Local Adaptation Of An Alpine Aspen In The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau And Adjacent Highlands, Jia-Lang Li, Lin-Ling Zhong, Jing Wang, Tao Ma, Kang-Shan Mao, Lei Zhang

Aspen Bibliography

Natural selection serves as an important agent to drive and maintain interspecific divergence. Populus rotundifolia Griff. is an alpine aspen species that mainly occurs in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) and adjacent highlands, whereas its sister species, P. davidiana Dode, is distributed across southwest and central to northeast China in much lower altitude regions. In this study, we collected genome resequencing data of 53 P. rotundifolia and 42 P. davidiana individuals across their natural distribution regions. Our population genomic data suggest that the two species are well delimitated in the allopatric regions, but with hybrid zones in their adjacent region in …

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Aspen Next Generation: Conversations From Southern Colorado And Northern New Mexico, Dan Binkley, Bill Romme Jul 2020

Aspen Next Generation: Conversations From Southern Colorado And Northern New Mexico, Dan Binkley, Bill Romme

Aspen Bibliography

Aspen trees and forests are especially important in the Rocky Mountains. Aspens add beauty to landscapes, foster high diversity and productivity of understory plants, provide for the habitat needs of many species of animals, and moderate fire behavior. There is a perception that aspen trees and stands are not regenerating well in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico; cohorts of trees younger than a few decades are scarce, at least in some areas. The next generation of aspen in the southern Rockies will be influenced by land use decisions, including harvesting, fire policy and management, and browsing by livestock and …

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Gem State Roofing V. United Componets Respondent's Brief Dckt. 47484 Jul 2020

Gem State Roofing V. United Componets Respondent's Brief Dckt. 47484

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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Twenty-First Century B.I.T.C.H. Frameworks: Hip Hop Feminism Comes Of Age, Aria S. Halliday, Ashley N. Payne Jul 2020

Twenty-First Century B.I.T.C.H. Frameworks: Hip Hop Feminism Comes Of Age, Aria S. Halliday, Ashley N. Payne

Journal of Hip Hop Studies

This special issue is dedicated to the bad bitches. The ratchet women. The classy women. The hood feminists. The “feminism isn’t for everybody” feminists. Those women, femmes, and girls who continuously (re)present and (re)construct Black girl/womanhood. The creatives, the innovators, the women that are “often imitated, but never duplicated.” This issue is dedicated to you and the ways in which you challenge us to (re)define what it means to be Black girls/women in this world and what it means to reclaim power over your own representation and images. This issue is for you, defined by you, and inspired by you.

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From The Tree Of Knowledge And The Golem Of Prague To Kosher Autonomous Cars: The Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence Through Jewish Eyes, Nachshon Goltz, John Zeleznikow, Tracey Dowdeswell Jul 2020

From The Tree Of Knowledge And The Golem Of Prague To Kosher Autonomous Cars: The Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence Through Jewish Eyes, Nachshon Goltz, John Zeleznikow, Tracey Dowdeswell

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

This article discusses the regulation of artificial intelligence from a Jewish perspective, with an emphasis on the regulation of machine learning and its application to autonomous vehicles and machine learning. Through the Biblical story of Adam and Eve as well as Golem legends from Jewish folklore, we derive several basic principles that underlie a Jewish perspective on the moral and legal personhood of robots and other artificially intelligent agents. We argue that religious ethics in general, and Jewish ethics in particular, show us that the dangers of granting moral personhood to robots and in particular to autonomous vehicles lie not …

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Methods And Compositions For Diagnosis And Management Of Diabetes And Metabolic Syndrome, Niketa A. Patel Jul 2020

Methods And Compositions For Diagnosis And Management Of Diabetes And Metabolic Syndrome, Niketa A. Patel

USF Patents

Described herein are assays, methods, and devices for diagnosing/prognosing diabetes, metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetic state and/or the early-onset of diabetes in a subject. The assays, methods, and devices described herein can be configured to detect one or more long-coding RNAs in a sample from a subject.

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Connection Between Contaminants And Marine Mammals In The Southern Ocean, Sean W. Tupper Jul 2020

Connection Between Contaminants And Marine Mammals In The Southern Ocean, Sean W. Tupper

All HCAS Student Capstones, Theses, and Dissertations

The Southern Ocean encircles the continent of Antarctica and was once thought to be unaffected by human activities. However, evidence is increasing that this region has many different contaminants that threaten the region’s marine biodiversity, including marine mammals. Many of these contaminants are heavy metals or persistent organic pollutants and enter the Southern Ocean via both natural and anthropogenic processes. The impacts posed by these contaminants vary according to their type and the organism being exposed. All species of cetaceans and pinnipeds in this study were confirmed to have been exposed to one or more the contaminants reviewed. Although research …

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Statistical Methodology To Establish A Benchmark For Evaluating Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Through Real Time Pcr Assay, Enakshy Dutta Jul 2020

Statistical Methodology To Establish A Benchmark For Evaluating Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Through Real Time Pcr Assay, Enakshy Dutta

Department of Statistics: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Novel diagnostic tests are usually compared with gold standard tests for evaluating diagnostic accuracy. For assessing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to bovine respiratory disease (BRD) pathogens, phenotypic broth microdilution method is used as gold standard (GS). The objective of the thesis is to evaluate the optimal cycle threshold (Ct) generated by real-time polymerase chain reaction (rtPCR) to genes that confer resistance that will translate to the phenotypic classification of AMR. Data from two different methodologies are assessed to identify Ct that will discriminate between resistance (R) and susceptibility (S). First, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to determine the …

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A Clear Spring, Megan Pershing Jul 2020

A Clear Spring, Megan Pershing

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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"The Only Disability In Life Is A Bad Attitude": So-Called "Inspirational" Media In The Age Of Trump, Eve Bohakel Lee Jul 2020

"The Only Disability In Life Is A Bad Attitude": So-Called "Inspirational" Media In The Age Of Trump, Eve Bohakel Lee

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Capstones

This study explores the reactions of ideologically divergent social media users to so-called “inspiration porn,” or mediated images of physically disabled persons doing ordinary—or extraordinary—activities, relegating those depicted to vehicles for the emotional or spiritual gratification of nondisabled or typically able (or, among disabled observers, differently so) persons. This is important because although a quarter of American adults identify as living with a disability themselves, ableism remains very internalized; others’ experience is still very voyeuristic when presented in this medium. The objective of this study is to describe an approximate correlation—either positive or negative—between the popularity of inspiration porn and …

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Neuroinvasion, Neurotropic, And Neuroinflammatory Events Of Sars-Cov-2: Understanding The Neurological Manifestations In Covid-19 Patients, Yassine Yachou, Abdeslem El Idrissi, Vladimir Belapasov, Said Ait Benali Jul 2020

Neuroinvasion, Neurotropic, And Neuroinflammatory Events Of Sars-Cov-2: Understanding The Neurological Manifestations In Covid-19 Patients, Yassine Yachou, Abdeslem El Idrissi, Vladimir Belapasov, Said Ait Benali

Publications and Research

Respiratory viruses are opportunistic pathogens that infect the upper respiratory tract in humans and cause severe illnesses, especially in vulnerable populations. Some viruses have neuroinvasive properties and activate the immune response in the brain.These immune events may be neuroprotective or they may cause long-term damage similar to what is seen in some neurodegenerative diseases. The new “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2” (SARS-CoV-2) is one of the Respiratory viruses causing highly acute lethal pneumonia coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with clinical similarities to those reported in “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus” (SARS-CoV) and the “Middle East Respiratory SyndromeCoronavirus” (MERS-CoV) including neurological …

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Impact Of 12-Weeks Of Nordic Pole Walking On Arterial Stiffness In Sedentary Overweight And Obese Adults, Arbër N. Shehu Jul 2020

Impact Of 12-Weeks Of Nordic Pole Walking On Arterial Stiffness In Sedentary Overweight And Obese Adults, Arbër N. Shehu

Masters Theses, 2020-current

Arterial stiffness (AS) is an independent predictor for cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality. Regular aerobic exercise is considered to improve AS. Nordic walking provides important health benefits, however, the effect of this walking method as treatment for AS remains unclear. We conducted a randomized controlled study to examine the effect of a 12-week supervised group walking intervention (controlled pace, ~3000 steps/day, 30 minutes/day, 5 times/week), with (NW) and without (SW) Nordic poles, on AS in sedentary overweight and obese adults. Fourteen individuals were randomly assigned to NW (n=7; median age 54.0 years; body mass index (BMI)=31.3 kg/m2) or …

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Application Of Thermal And Ultraviolet Sensors In Remote Sensing Of Upland Ducks, Matthew W. Helvey Jul 2020

Application Of Thermal And Ultraviolet Sensors In Remote Sensing Of Upland Ducks, Matthew W. Helvey

Theses

Detection, mapping, and monitoring of wildlife populations can provide significant insight into the health and trajectory of the ecosystems they rely on. In fact, it was not until recently that the benefits of wetland ecosystems were fully understood. Unfortunately, by that point, the United States had removed more than 50% of its native wetlands. The Prairie Pothole Region in North America is the premier breeding location for ducks; responsible for producing more than 50% of the North American ducks annually. The current survey methods for obtaining duck population counts are accomplished primarily using manned flights with observers manually identifying and …

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Identification And Polar Lipid Composition Analysis Of Yeasts Isolated From Sufu Manufacture, Chen Si-Kai, Lin Sheng-Jie, Li Li Jul 2020

Identification And Polar Lipid Composition Analysis Of Yeasts Isolated From Sufu Manufacture, Chen Si-Kai, Lin Sheng-Jie, Li Li

Food and Machinery

In order to characterize lipid metabolism of yeasts during sufu manufacture, 23 isolates from sufu pehtze and acidic tofu whey were identified. Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) was used to analyse the lipid fingerprints of 7 strains of yeast, after the determination of lipase activities. It is suggested that lipid fingerprint mainly includes 2 kinds of sphingosine, 16 kinds of amide, 22 kinds of ester and 3 kinds of fatty acid. Kluyveromyces marxianus SP-1 and Candida (Pichia) norvegensis SP-5 show highest relative amount of 2-Amino-1,3,4-octadecanetrio and N, N-Dimethylsphingosine, which indicates potential for sphingolipids synthesis. Candida ethanolica ATW-1, Pichia …

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The International Health Regulations (2005), The Threat Of Populism And The Covid-19 Pandemic, Kumanan Wilson, Sam F. Halabi, Lawrence O. Gostin Jul 2020

The International Health Regulations (2005), The Threat Of Populism And The Covid-19 Pandemic, Kumanan Wilson, Sam F. Halabi, Lawrence O. Gostin

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare weaknesses and major challenges in the international approach to managing public health emergencies. Populist sentiment is spreading globally as democratic nations are increasing their support for or electing governments that are perceived to represent “traditional” native interests. Measures need to be taken to proactively address populist sentiment when reviewing the IHR (2005) effectiveness in the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss how populism can impact the IHR (2005) and conversely how the IHR (2005) may be able to address populist concerns if the global community commits to helping states address public health …

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Phosphoprotein Biomarkers To Guide Cancer Therapy Are Identified, Jeff Hansen Jul 2020

Phosphoprotein Biomarkers To Guide Cancer Therapy Are Identified, Jeff Hansen

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Novel Diabetes Drug Candidate Shows Promising Properties In Human Islets And Mouse Models, Public Relations Jul 2020

Novel Diabetes Drug Candidate Shows Promising Properties In Human Islets And Mouse Models, Public Relations

Browse All News

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Individual Learning Phenotypes Drive Collective Behavior, Chelsea N. Cook, Natalie J. Lemanski, Thiago Mosqueiro, Cahit Ozturk, Jürgen Gadau, Noa Pinter-Wollman, Brian H. Smith Jul 2020

Individual Learning Phenotypes Drive Collective Behavior, Chelsea N. Cook, Natalie J. Lemanski, Thiago Mosqueiro, Cahit Ozturk, Jürgen Gadau, Noa Pinter-Wollman, Brian H. Smith

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

Individual differences in learning can influence how animals respond to and communicate about their environment, which may nonlinearly shape how a social group accomplishes a collective task. There are few empirical examples of how differences in collective dynamics emerge from variation among individuals in cognition. Here, we use a naturally variable and heritable learning behavior called latent inhibition (LI) to show that interactions among individuals that differ in this cognitive ability drive collective foraging behavior in honey bee colonies. We artificially selected two distinct phenotypes: high-LI bees that ignore previously familiar stimuli in favor of novel ones and low-LI bees …

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The Effectiveness Of A Community-Based Mentoring Program For Children Aged 5–11 Years: Results From A Randomized Controlled Trial, Nick Axford, Gretchen Bjornstad, Justin Matthews, Laura Whybra, Vashti Berry, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Tim Hobbs, Zoe Wrigley, Lucy Brook, Rod Taylor, Tim Eames, Angeliki Kallitsoglou, Sarah Blower, Georgina Warner Jul 2020

The Effectiveness Of A Community-Based Mentoring Program For Children Aged 5–11 Years: Results From A Randomized Controlled Trial, Nick Axford, Gretchen Bjornstad, Justin Matthews, Laura Whybra, Vashti Berry, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Tim Hobbs, Zoe Wrigley, Lucy Brook, Rod Taylor, Tim Eames, Angeliki Kallitsoglou, Sarah Blower, Georgina Warner

Peninsula Medical School

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Global Reward State Affects Learning And Activity In Raphe Nucleus And Anterior Insula In Monkeys, Marco K. Wittmann, Elsa Fouragnan, Davide Folloni, M Klein-Flugge, Bolton K.H. Chau, Mehdi Khamassi, Matthew F.S. Rushworth Jul 2020

Global Reward State Affects Learning And Activity In Raphe Nucleus And Anterior Insula In Monkeys, Marco K. Wittmann, Elsa Fouragnan, Davide Folloni, M Klein-Flugge, Bolton K.H. Chau, Mehdi Khamassi, Matthew F.S. Rushworth

School of Psychology

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Nitrogen Cycling In Intensively Grazed Pastures And Practices To Reduce Whole‐Farm Nitrogen Losses, Sterwart F. Ledgard, J. Luo Jul 2020

Nitrogen Cycling In Intensively Grazed Pastures And Practices To Reduce Whole‐Farm Nitrogen Losses, Sterwart F. Ledgard, J. Luo

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

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Surgical Methods To Accelerate Tooth Movement, Miao-Jing Chen, Shih-Chieh Chen, Jung-Hsuan Cheng, Yu-Chuan Tseng Dds, Mds, Phd Jul 2020

Surgical Methods To Accelerate Tooth Movement, Miao-Jing Chen, Shih-Chieh Chen, Jung-Hsuan Cheng, Yu-Chuan Tseng Dds, Mds, Phd

Taiwanese Journal of Orthodontics

Comprehensive orthodontic treatment usually takes 1–3 years to finish the details. The treatment duration depends on the complexity of treatment. Longer treatment times may increase the risk of root resorption, oral hygiene–related problems such as white spot lesion or dental caries, and periodontal destruction. Several methods, such as surgical-assisted procedures, drugs, and physical/mechanical stimulation methods, may accelerate tooth movement and shortened whole treatment time. This article reviews various surgical-assisted procedures and how the surgical method that can effectively shorten the treatment time. The advantages and disadvantages of various technique were also assessed.

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Codonopsis Javanica Root Extracts Attenuate Hyperinsulinemia And Lipid Peroxidation In Fructose-Fed Insulin Resistant Rats, K.-N. Chen, W.-H. Peng, C.-W. Hou, C.-Y. Chen, H.-H. Chen, C.-H. Kuo, M. Korivi Jul 2020

Codonopsis Javanica Root Extracts Attenuate Hyperinsulinemia And Lipid Peroxidation In Fructose-Fed Insulin Resistant Rats, K.-N. Chen, W.-H. Peng, C.-W. Hou, C.-Y. Chen, H.-H. Chen, C.-H. Kuo, M. Korivi

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

From ancient times, Dǎngshēn (Codonopsis javanica) has been used in Chinese traditional medicine. In this study we investigated the anti-hyperinsulinemia and antioxidant properties of C. javanica root extracts in a rat model of insulin resistance (IR), induced by chronic fructose feeding. Twenty-four Sprague–Dawley rats were randomized into control, fructose-treated (10%, w/v), and fructose then C. javanica (Fru + Cod)-treated groups. After 8 weeks fructose feeding, increased fasting serum insulin levels (2.6 ± 0.45 μg/L) and insulin area under the curve confirmed the IR (p < 0.001). However, C. javanica treatment to fructose-fed rats significantly attenuated the hyperinsulinemia with correspondingly improved glucose tolerance. Weight gain in Fru + Cod group was comparably (p < 0.01) lower than in the fructose-fed group. Furthermore, IR-induced increased hepatic lipid peroxidation, as demonstrated by elevated malondialdehyde levels, were significantly (p < 0.001) alleviated by C. javanica treatment. These findings reveal that chronic fructose intake may facilitate IR and oxidative damage, which could be eradicated by improved antioxidant status. Accordingly, we found that C. javanica treatment significantly improved the antioxidant enzyme activities, including superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase in the liver. These findings that fructose-induced hyperinsulinemia and associated oxidative stress could be attenuated by C. javanica root extracts. © 2013

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An Inside History Of The Burger Court's Patent Eligibility Jurisprudence, Christopher B. Seaman, Sheena X. Wang Jul 2020

An Inside History Of The Burger Court's Patent Eligibility Jurisprudence, Christopher B. Seaman, Sheena X. Wang

Akron Law Review

Patent eligibility is one of the most important and controversial issues in intellectual property law. Although the relevant constitutional and statutory text is extremely broad, the Supreme Court has significantly narrowed the scope of patentable eligibility by creating exceptions for inventions directed to abstract ideas, laws of nature, and natural phenomenon. In particular, the Supreme Court’s decisions on this issue over the past decade have created considerable uncertainty regarding the patentability of important innovations. As a result, numerous stakeholders have called for reform of the current rules regarding patent eligibility, and members of Congress have introduced legislation to amend the …

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The "Evergreening" Metaphor In Intellectual Property Scholarship, Erika Lietzan Jul 2020

The "Evergreening" Metaphor In Intellectual Property Scholarship, Erika Lietzan

Akron Law Review

This article is a plea for changes in the scholarly dialogue about “evergreening” by drug companies. Allegations that drug companies engage in “evergreening” are pervasive in legal scholarship, economic scholarship, medical and health policy scholarship, and policy writing, and they have prompted significant policymaking proposals. This Article was motivated by concern that the metaphor has not been fully explained and that policymaking in response might therefore be premature. It canvasses and assesses the scholarly literature—more than 300 articles—discussing or mentioning “evergreening.” It catalogues the definitions, the examples, and the empirical studies. Scholars use the term when describing certain actions taken …

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Zwingli The Reformer: His Life And Work. By Oscar Farner. (Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books: 1968)., Matthew Zemanek Jul 2020

Zwingli The Reformer: His Life And Work. By Oscar Farner. (Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books: 1968)., Matthew Zemanek

History in the Making

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Portobelo, Panama, Tristian Murray Jul 2020

Portobelo, Panama, Tristian Murray

History in the Making

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A Photographic Exploration Of San Bernardino County’S Transportation Legacy, Michelle D. Garcia-Ortiz Jul 2020

A Photographic Exploration Of San Bernardino County’S Transportation Legacy, Michelle D. Garcia-Ortiz

History in the Making

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