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Susceptibility Of Campylobacter Strains To Selected Natural Products And Frontline Antibiotics, Gahamanyi Noel

All Rsif Scholars' Publications

Campylobacter species have developed resistance to existing antibiotics. The development of alternative therapies is, therefore, a necessity. This study evaluates the susceptibility of Campylobacter strains to selected natural products (NPs) and frontline antibiotics. Two C. jejuni strains (ATCC® 33560TM and MT947450) and two C. coli strains (ATCC® 33559TM and MT947451) were used. The antimicrobial potential of the NPs, including plant extracts, essential oils, and pure phytochemicals, was evaluated by broth microdilution. The growth was measured by spectrophotometry and iodonitrotetrazolium chloride. Antibiotic resistance genes (tet(O) and gyrA) were characterized at the molecular level. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) and the minimum …

Synthetic Gut Microbiome: Advances And Challenges, Humphrey Andalo Mabwi

All Rsif Scholars' Publications

An exponential rise in studies regarding the association among human gut microbial communities, human health, and diseases is currently attracting the attention of researchers to focus on human gut microbiome research. However, even with the ever-growing number of studies on the human gut microbiome, translation into improved health is progressing slowly. This hampering is due to the complexities of the human gut microbiome, which is composed of >1,000 species of microorganisms, such as bacteria, archaea, viruses, and fungi. To overcome this complexity, it is necessary to reduce the gut microbiome, which can help simplify experimental variables to an extent, such …

Neutrosophic Dematel To Prioritize Risk Factors In Teenage Pregnancy, Diego Raúl Bonifaz Díaz, Lotty Rosita Ramírez López, Laura Paola Advendaño Castro

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Selection Of Experts To Validate A Research Proposal Using A Neutrosophic Method, Diego Coka Flores, Cadena Morillo Jaime Rodrigo, Rosero Martínez Carlos Gilberto, Wilber Ortiz Aguilar

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Analytic Hierarchy Process For The Control Of The Economic Resources Assigned As Alimony, Cinthya Paulina Cisneros Zúñiga1, Roberto Carlos Jiménez Martínez, Luis Rodrigo Miranda Chávez

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Study On The Level Of Knowledge In Dental Medical Emergencies Of Dentistry Students Through Neutrosophic Values, Ariel Romero Fernández, Elsy Labrada González, Diego Loyola Carrasco

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Selection Of Non- Pharmacological Treatments For Mild Cognitive Impairmentin Older Adults With Neutrosophic-Ahp, Guillermo De Jesús Bastida Tello, Raúl Comas Rodríguez, José Luis García Delgado

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Analysis Of Complications Generated By Hypothyroidism During Pregnancy, Carlos Antonio Escobar Suárez, Rosita Oliva Torres, Lina Espinoza Freire

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Measure Of Knowledge In Students At Uniandes, Ecuador, On The Manifestations Of Oral Cancer, Fanny Del Rocío Lozada López, Mary Elena Villacreses Medina, Esthela Cleofe Villacis Lascano

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Statistics To Analyze Prevalence Of Dental Fluorosis, Paola Andrea Mena Silva, Ariel Romero Fernández, Luz Amelia Granda Macías

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Prioritization Of The Social Approach Of Employment Modeled By Plitogenic Sets, Rously Eedyah Atencio González, Julio César De Jesús Arrias Añez, Johanna Emperatriz Coronel Piloso, Orlando Iván Ronquillo Riera

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Evaluation Of The Impact Of Informal Trade Using Neutrosophic Cognitive Maps And Weighted Power Mean Operator, Luis Eduardo Álvarez Cortés, Juan Giovani Sailema Armijo, Víctor Manuel Quintanilla Sánchez, Rodolfo González Ortega

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Analysis Of The Critical Success Factors Of Projects For Engineering Thinking Development, Luis Orlando Albarracín Zambrano, Dionisio Vitalio Ponce Ruiz, Edmundo José Jalón Arias, Luis Javier Molina Chalacán

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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A Composite Index Of Social Vulnerability To Earthquake Hazard In Canton Atacames, Marco Fernando Saltos Salgado, German Fabricio Acurio Hidalgo, Simón Bolívar Gallegos Gallegos

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophy Used To Measure The Legal And Socioeconomic Effect Of Debtors, Diego Vladimir Garcés Mayorga, Esperanza Del Pilar Araujo Escobar, Oscar Fabián Silva Montoya

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic K-Means Based Method For Handling Unlabeled Data, Ned Vito Quevedo Arnaiz, Nemis Garcia Arias Leny Cecilia Campaña Muñoz

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Getting Past Possession: Subsurface Property Disputes As Nuisances, Joseph Schremmer

Faculty Articles

Property rights in the subsurface of land are adapting to accommodate modern activities like massive hydraulic fracturing (fracing). Property rights will need to continue adapting if they are to accommodate other developing activities like large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS). Courts and commentators rarely approach the nature of subsurface property directly. They tend instead to discuss appropriate standards for tort liability when disputes arise — for example when artificial fissures from a frac treatment extend into and drain oil or gas from a neighbor’s land. The case law and literature generally approach unauthorized subterranean invasions as trespasses. Because the tort …

Population Demographics: Predictors Of The Relationship Between Alcohol Use Disorder And Major Depression, Mei Grace Behrendt

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

This thesis examines both biological and social explanations of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and major depression (MD) through a thorough review of current literature. Using multiple logistic regression analyses exploring the sociodemographic and alcohol use factors that contribute to reporting of major depression symptoms with data from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, this thesis demonstrates how there are health disparities that exist among different demographic populations. Specifically, certain demographic characteristics such as racial or ethnic identity, gender, and socioeconomic status may contribute to increased risk of developing and reporting episodes of lifetime and past year major …

Young, Dumb, And Broke: How Family Communication Affects Financial Literacy, Brenna Micek

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

Thousands of Americans carry debt, whether it be a mortgage, student loans, or auto loans. The average American graduates with at least $35,000 in debt (Kurt, 2019). Many Americans are not confident in their financial capabilities (Godsted & McCormick, 2007). Research has shown that learning from parents leaves a larger impact than learning in the classroom (Lucas & Buzzanell, 2011). The purpose of this study is to explore how family communication – specifically conversation and conformity orientation – and relational closeness within a parent-child relationship affect messages about finances and the emerging adult’s financial literacy. Conversation orientation, conformity orientation, and …

Curriculum For Hippotherapy For Children With Autism, Brenna Schulte, Kristy Weissling

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

Innovative effective forms of allied health therapies across disciplines including occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy are being continuously researched and implemented for people with a variety of disabilities. One form of therapy increasing in popularity is Hippotherapy (HPOT). There is a variety of terms related to hippotherapy. More broadly, Equine Assisted Therapy (EAT) is the use of horses to promote physical and mental health and can be utilized for a wide variety of disabilities, such as ADHD and Autism, as well as physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy. HPOT occurs when OT, PT, and ST professionals utilizes horse …

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing In The 21st Century: Identification And Analysis Of Key Elements, Robert N. Mills

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

The availability of quality pharmaceutical products impacts the lives of the global population on a daily basis. The importance of product availability and quality within pharmaceutical manufacturing requires that quality systems put into place are capable of accurately and robustly capturing the quality compliance, or lack thereof, of the various stages of production. This review intends to analyze current expert-recommended best practices within key elements of a pharmaceutical manufacturing quality control system and provide recommendations throughout. The quality elements discussed include Quality by Design method validation, necessary equipment determination, and equipment qualification, followed by documentation control and data flow.

The Impact Of State Legislative Term Limits On Descriptive Representation, Matt Baldwin

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

Do term limits make state legislatures more descriptively representative of their population? If the composition of a state legislature is a function of its ruleset and design, then term limits—a major shift in the rules—would change who is running for office and who is getting elected. In order to explore this question, a dataset was created by contacting a number of states to solicit responses on the demographics of their state legislatures from 1990-2018. In addition, information regarding some control variables (partisanship, time, economy) was gathered. A gap variable was created to see what difference existed between the proportion of …

Facebook's Speech Code And Policies: How They Suppress Speech And Distort Democratic Deliberation, Joseph Thai

Faculty Articles

With nearly two and a half billion users-a third of the world's population- Facebook far and away hosts the largest speech platform in the history of humanity. In the United States, seven out of ten adults use it, and nearly half get news from it. It is therefore no exaggeration to observe that Facebook's self-promulgated rules for "what is and is not allowed on Facebook," its content-based Community Standards, rival if not exceed the First Amendment's importance in shaping discourse in the United States. Yet, unlike the First Amendment, which only protects against government censorship, no scholarship has scrutinized the …

Federal Dollars For All Humankind: Using Procurement Law To Increase Diversity In The Space Industry, Nicole A. Williamson

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

This Article explores how to employ federal government contracting programs to increase gender and racial diversity within the space industry. Part II of the Article touches briefly on the importance of diversity generally and examines the underrepresentation of women and minorities within the $325 billion industry surrounding outer space activities. Part III provides a high-level overview of federal government contracting, in particular focusing on Small Business Administration programs intended to benefit small businesses, minority-owned businesses, and women-owned businesses. Part IV concentrates on contracting within the space industry. Part V offers three suggestions to increase contract awards to women and minority …

Three Cases Of Makerspace Integration In School Library Programs In Conjunction With District Initiatives: Steam, Design Thinking, And Literacy, Lisa Tegels

Graduate Research Papers

Note: This study refers to three co-researchers who each collected data in their respective schools and collaborated in reviewing that data, but each separately authored a paper using that data; the co-researchers are Kris Baldwin and Sara Pflughaupt.

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine whether makerspace or STEAM activities can support inquiry learning and meet specific American Association of School Library (AASL), Next Generation Science (NGSS) and Common Core Literacy (CCSS ELA) Standards. For purposes of this study, the three co-researchers were also focused on how this type of learning activity can support district initiatives in …

Disaggregating Corporate Liability: Japanese Multinationals And World War Ii, Timothy Webster

Faculty Scholarship

The past two decades have witnessed unprecedented attention to corporate legal liability for human rights abuses. Yet the supporting jurisprudence is relatively thin. Scholars generally agree that corporations can incur legal liability for serious violations of international human rights law. But courts find any number of ways to avoid such a result. This Article finds qualified support for an emergent norm of corporate civil liability from recent litigation in Japan. Specifically, the transnational war reparations litigation of the past three decades has yielded a consistent jurisprudence of qualified liability. Courts detail the abuses committed by Japan's largest multinational corporations, and …

Dna-Detection Based Diagnostics For Taenia Solium Cysticercosis In Porcine, Maxwell Wambua Waema, Gerald Misinzo, John M. Kagira, Eric L. Agola, Helena A. Ngowi

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Porcine cysticercosis is a neglected and underestimated disease caused by metacestode stage of the tapeworm, Taenia solium(T. solium). Pigs are the intermediate hosts of T. solium while human are the only known definitive host. The disease has an economicconsequence because the affected farmers lose 50−100 percent of the value of pigs if they are infected. Lack of affordable, easy touse, sensitive, and specific molecular diagnostic tools for detection of infections at the farm level hinders the control of porcinecysticercosis in endemic areas. A number of DNA based diagnostic assays for the detection of T. solium infections in pigs havebeen developed …

Prevalence, Risk Factors, And Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles Of Thermophilic Campylobacter Species In Humans And Animals In Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review, Gahamanyi Noel

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-ermophilic Campylobacter species are clinically important aetiologies of gastroenteritis in humans throughout the world. -e colonization of different animal reservoirs by Campylobacter poses an important risk for humans through shedding of the pathogen in livestock waste and contamination of water sources, environment, and food. A review of published articles was conducted to obtain information on the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles of thermophilic Campylobacter species in humans and animals in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Electronic databases, namely, PubMed, Google Scholar, Research4life-HINARI Health, and Researchgate.net, were searched using the following search terms “thermophilic Campylobacter,” “Campylobacter jejuni,” “Campylobacter coli,” “diarrhea/diarrhoea,” “antimicrobial resistance,” …

Human, Animal And Plant Health Benefits Of Glucosinolates And Strategies For Enhanced Bioactivity: A Systematic Review, Sylvia Wairimu Maina

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Glucosinolates (GSs) are common anionic plant secondary metabolites in the order Brassicales. Together with glucosinolate hydrolysis products (GSHPs), they have recently gained much attention due to their biological activities and mechanisms of action. We review herein the health benefits of GSs/GSHPs, approaches to improve the plant contents, their bioavailability and bioactivity. In this review, only literature published between 2010 and March 2020 was retrieved from various scientific databases. Findings indicate that these compounds (natural, pure, synthetic, and derivatives) play an important role in human/animal health (disease therapy and prevention), plant health (defense chemicals, biofumigants/biocides), and food industries (preservatives). Overall, much …

Conservation Grazing With Native Irish Cattle In High Nature Value Environments, Kilian Kelly

Theses

Marrying conservation objectives with farming practices is a challenging necessity in the current era of anthropogenically-driven biodiversity loss. Upland habitats created by traditional farming are havens for wildlife but face multiple threats, including overgrazing and abandonment. Extensive cattle farming in the uplands has been mooted as a useful conservation measure, but Irish evidence supporting this approach is lacking. This thesis examines home range, habitat preferences and activity budgets for Dexter cattle in an extensive upland setting in southwest Ireland. It investigates the effects of the grazing regime on EU-protected habitats and ground beetles. Free-ranging cattle grazed the site over three …