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Jackrabbits Script & Scope, Winter 2020, College Of Pharmacy And Allied Health Professions

Jackrabbits Script and Scope (Formerly called College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions Magazine)

[Page] 4 Haarberg Chair in Cancer Research
[Page] 7 Opioid Addiction Treatment
[Page] 8 Medication Adherence
[Page] 9 Nyberg Breaks Ground
[Page] 10 New Tumor Model Developed
[Page] 12 Scholarships
[Page] 14 Medical Laboratory Science White Coat
[Page] 16 Distinguished Alum Berry Markl
[Page] 17 Remembering Stanley Shaw
[Page] 18 Presenting at Congressional Briefing
[Page] 20 New Faculty/Staff
[Page] 23 Quiz Bowl Standouts
[Page] 24 Student Tabbed for Elite Program
[Page] 25 Kuddos to Gamma Kappa Chapter
[Page] 26 Rising High in Kappa Psi
[Page] 27 Fall Convocation & Research Day
[Page] 28 Academic Assessment
[Page] 29 Department of Allied …

The Enlightenment: John Messlier, Edward Jayne

English Faculty Publications

First paragraph: Today many exceptions seem obvious relevant to the historic advance of secularism from the Renaissance to the Reformation followed by the Enlightenment. However, a basic transition seems to have sustained itself over many decades in the modern recovery of religious disbelief ultimately derivative of pre-Socratic philosophy consolidated by Aristotle. For example, the two years of 1610-1611 seem to have set the stage for all three of the later historic epochs, the Renaissance followed by the Reformation and Enlightenment. The King James translation of the Bible in 1611 might have been a major achievement of the English Reformation just …

Annual Report 2019-2020, Depaul University College Of Computing And Digital Media

CDM Annual Reports

LETTER FROM THE DEAN

As I write this letter wrapping up the 2019-20 academic year, we remain in a global pandemic that has profoundly altered our lives. While many things have changed, some stayed the same: our CDM community worked hard, showed up for one another, and continued to advance their respective fields. A year that began like many others changed swiftly on March 11th when the University announced that spring classes would run remotely. By March 28th, the first day of spring quarter, we had moved 500 CDM courses online thanks to the diligent work of our faculty, staff, …

University Of Nebraska At Omaha Department Of Biomechanics Annual Report 2019-2020, Department Of Biomechanics, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Biomechanics Annual Report

This report contains:

A letter from the Director: Dr. Nick Stergiou

Articles on research that impacts the community

Article about the Movcentr Impact

Articles on Expanding horizons

Article on the people of UNO Biomechanics

Student Centered articles

Articles on Community Engagement

and Fun.

Genetic Interactions Affect Lung Function In Patients With Systemic Sclerosis., Anna L. Tyler, J Matthew Mahoney, Gregory W. Carter

Faculty Research 2020

Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis (SSc), is an autoimmune disease characterized by progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. The most common cause of death in people with SSc is lung disease, but the pathogenesis of lung disease in SSc is insufficiently understood to devise specific treatment strategies. Developing targeted treatments requires not only the identification of molecular processes involved in SSc-associated lung disease, but also understanding of how these processes interact to drive pathology. One potentially powerful approach is to identify alleles that interact genetically to influence lung outcomes in patients with SSc. Analysis of interactions, rather than individual …

Work-Life Balance In Professional Dance, Rhenna C. Fontenot, Adoree E. Mcraney, Olivia T. Larkins, Jeremy J. Foreman

Global Sport Business Journal

Dancers are susceptible to overtraining caused by work demands, leading to both mental and physiological burn out. The purpose of this research is to formulate an overtraining prevention plan for dancers through the use of periodization models and work-life balance programs. The work-life balance benefits within similarly demanding organizations as well as work-life benefit exemplar organizations were analyzed and used to evaluate how similar programming could be implemented for professional dancers. Respite, disability/illness, educational/career transition, disaster/emergency relief, parental, and counseling/healthcare policies and benefits were examined. The results of this comprehensive examination revealed several policies that could be implemented for dancers.

An Experimental Study To Measure The Concentration Of Nanofluids By Using Refractive Index, Kwan Ng, Man Hei Chau

Staff Publications

In a decade, nanofluids are a new kind of fluid that has rapid development and wide application in various fields. Especially, nanofluids as a heat transfer fluids in different industrial instead of the traditional heat transfer fluids such as water, oil, and ethylene glycol…etc. The nanofluids have consisted the nano-size metal or metal oxide pArticles with base fluids, the nanoparticles have a superior thermo property to enhance the heat transfer performance of based fluids. Concentration is an important factor that can be influenced by most of the thermal properties of nanofluids. In present, the concentration of nanofluids is predetermined, the …

Contemporary Practices Of Strength And Conditioning Coaches In Professional Soccer, Anthony Weldon, Michael J. Duncan, Anthony Turner, Jaime Sampaio, Mark Noon, Vivian W. Lai

Faculty of Management & Hospitality (THEi)

This study describes the contemporary practices of strength and conditioning coaches in professional soccer. Fifty-two strength and conditioning coaches from professional leagues across 18 countries completed an online survey, consisting of 45 questions, with eight sections: (a) background information, (b) muscular strength and power development, (c) speed development, (d) plyometrics, (e) flexibility development, (f) physical testing, (g) technology use, and (h) programing. A frequency analysis was used to assess and report responses to fixed response questions, and thematic-analysis used for open-ended questions to create clear, identifiable and distinct themes. All strength and conditioning coaches were educated to degree level or …

Understanding Striga Occurrence And Risk Under Changing Climatic Conditions Across Different Agroecological Farming Systems At Local And Regional Scales, Bester Tawona Mudereri

All PhD Dissertations

The invasion by Striga in most cereal crop fields in Africa has posed an acute threat to food security and socioeconomic integrity. Consequently, numerous technological and research developments have been made to minimize and even control the Striga impacts on crop production. So far, efforts to control Striga have primarily focused on the manipulation of the genetics of the host crops, as well as understanding the phenological and physiological traits, along with the chemical composition of the weed. These initiatives have immensely contributed to the management of Striga across the continents. However, on-farm Striga control technologies require spatial explicit locational …

Status And Management Of Rice Blast Disease Caused By Pyricularia Oryzae Cav. In Upland Rice In Selected Regions In Tanzania, Ibrahim Hashim

All PhD Dissertations

This study aimed to enhance effective rice blast disease management by the establishment of the current status of the disease, its effect on yield of selected upland rice genotypes and the use of environmentally friendly methods such as bio-agents and hot water seed treatment. Two surveys were conducted in 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 rice growing seasons to investigate farmers' knowledge of rice blast disease and its management and to establish the incidence and severity of rice blast disease in farmers' rice fields in Morogoro and Tanga regions. Data were collected through face to face interviews using semi structured questionnaire. Rice blast …

One Health Approach To Vector Biology And Epidemiology Of Arboviruses, Rickettsia,And Protozoain Smallholder Livestock Systems In Western Kenya, Tatenda Chiuya

All PhD Dissertations

Background:Vector-borne pathogens (VBP) present a seriousthreat to both animal and humanhealth globally due to their zoonotic potential.'One Health' epidemio-surveillance systems that integrate human, animal, and arthropod vector facetsof VBP transmission enhance detection and can give rise to informed effective multi-sectoral vector-borne disease control options. The most important vectors are ticks and mosquitoes, which have a cosmopolitan distribution due to their ecological plasticity. Collectively,they transmit viral, bacterial,and protozoal pathogensin sub-Saharan Africa. The distributional ranges ofVBP areexpected to expand due to increased globaltravel and trade in goods and livestock. Arboviruses, such as Rift Valley fever (RVF), chikungunya, dengue, and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever …

Elucidating Tuta Absoluta(Meyrick) Invasion And Enhancing Itsmanagement Ineastern Africa: Spread, Socio-Ecological Impacts, Andpotential Of A Newly Importedlarval Parasitoid For Classical Biologicalcontroleastern In Africa, Pascal Osabhahiemen Aigbedion-Atalor

All PhD Dissertations

Agriculture is a fundamental source of sustainable livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa and millions of people in the region rely solely on small-scale farming for their food security. However, the impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) on crop production are serious, and there is no sign of this abating. Among the recent IAS that have invaded Africa in the last decade, the South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) has been one of the most damaging. Following its first record in the Maghrebregion of Africa in 2008, T. absolutarapidly spread throughout Africa with substantial impacts on tomato production, often …

2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog, Sacred Heart University

Graduate & Undergraduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Coding Of Tsetse Repellents By Olfactory Sensory Neurons: Towards The Improvement And The Development Of Novel Tsetse Repellents, Diallo Souleymane

All PhD Dissertations

Tsetse flies are the biological vectorsof human and animal trypanosomiasisand hence representant medical and veterinary importance. The sense of smell plays a significant role in tsetse and its ecological interaction, such as finding blood meal source, resting, and larvicidal sitesand for mating. Tsetse olfactory behaviour can be exploited for their management;however, olfactory studies in tsetse flies are still fragmentary. Here in my PhD thesis, usingscanning electron microscopy, electrophysiology, behaviour, bioinformatics and molecular biology techniques,I have investigated tsetse flies(Glossina fuscipes fuscipes)olfaction using behaviourallywell studied odorants, tsetse repellent by comparing with attractant odour. Insect olfaction is mediated by olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs), …

Managing An Administrative Emergency: Establishing Fema As An Independent Agency, Hunter Knapp

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Child Protection Services: The Developmental Consequences Of Arbitrary Removal (2020-2021), John Jackson

CPN 101: Researched Inquiry

This research inquiry example details the developmental consequences for children removed from their biological homes by Children’s Services. Jackson uses sources to discuss physical, mental, and emotional implications for removing children from their homes or parents in their future development as both children and adults. Not only does Jackson present an alternative perspective thinking about negative consequences and how the process of removal puts parents at odds with regaining custody, but he also proposes an alternative solution in the conclusion.

The Medical Ethics Of Hela Cells (2020-2021), Elizabeth Pratt

CPN 101: Researched Inquiry

Pratt’s research inquiry essay focuses on the medical ethics issues involved in the case of Henrietta Lacks and her cancer cells (known as HeLa,) which have been used and reused in medical research without hers or her family’s consent. Throughout this essay, Pratt moves between several areas for concern including medical agency and patients’ rights to their own bodies, financial implications, legal definitions, and issues for privacy. Pratt concludes with a call for future regulations and focus on medical ethics.

Illegitimate Control: An Acknowledgement Of False White Supremacy (2020-2021), Whitman Ives

CPN 101: Researched Inquiry

This research inquiry introduces a timely conversation on racism, cultural appropriation, and white supremacy. Ives’ argument is that the root cause of cultural appropriation and racism can be traced to a negative and false history of white supremacy. In other words, white culture has been founded and perpetuated based on power-seeking behavior, of which racism is more a symptom. Ives asserts that it is important to acknowledge that white culture is based on false assumptions of supremacy and to address that more systematically rather than addressing only individual events or instances of racism.

Specialty Drugs And The Health Care Cost Crisis, Sharona Hoffman, Isaac D. Buck

Faculty Publications

Specialty drugs, often dispensed by specialty pharmacies, are among the most expensive drugs on the market. They are significant contributors to the American health care cost problem, but in many ways they escape public and regulatory scrutiny. Surprisingly, medications are designated as specialty drugs by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), entities that are part of the insurance industry, rather than by the Food and Drug Administration or medical authorities.

Specialty drugs have thus far received little attention in the legal literature. Yet, they raise important legal and regulatory questions. For example, there are no federal government rules (and only a handful …

University Of Texas At Tyler Course Catalog, 2020 - 2021, University Of Texas At Tyler

Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Potential Applications Of Microrna Profiling To Forensic Investigations, Claire L. Glynn

Forensic Science Publications

Within the forensic science community, there is a continued push to develop novel tools to aid in criminal investigations. microRNA (miRNA) analysis has been the focus of many researcher’s attention in the biomedical field since its discovery in 1993; however, the forensic application of miRNA analysis has only been suggested within the last 10 years and has been gaining considerable traction recently. The primary focus of the forensic application of miRNA analysis has been on body fluid identification to provide confirmatory universal analysis of unknown biological stains obtained from crime scenes or evidence items. There are, however, other forensic applications …

Gateways-Nd: Demonstrating Institutional Change In Stem Teaching And Learning Within North Dakota State University, J.M.D. Motsenbacher, E. A. Berg, J. Ladbury, R. Reichenbach, M. Hanson, P. Kelter, L. Montplaisir, J. Nyachwaya

School of Natural Resources: Documents and Reviews

No abstract provided.

Scope & Sequence, Christopher F. Bauer

Structure

WELCOME to WINDOWS on the INQUIRY CLASSROOM!

You have landed on a piece of a National Science Foundation Project (DUE 1245730) directed by Professor Chris Bauer, Chemistry Department, University of New Hampshire. This is one part of a completely documented inquiry-based university science course called “Fire & Ice” which explores the nature of heat and temperature. There are multiple video perspectives and commentary from instructors and students, and documents of all course materials (agenda, instructions, student work). It’s too complicated to explain here. Take a look at the user orientation document at this link.

Ua35/3 Memoranda, Wku Provost

WKU Administration Documents

2020 memoranda issued by the WKU Provost to faculty & staff via email.

• Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning January Workshops
• Fall to Fall Retention of All FFY as of Census by Selected Categories
• Updates fromt the Provost
• COVID-19
• COVID-19 or Coronavirus Update
• COVID-19 Update from the Provost's Office
• Announcing the 2020 College Faculty Award Winners
• WKU Announces New Associate Provost for Research & Graduate Education
• Budget Communication
• Summer School Updates from the Provost
• Amendment to PDF Policy
• FY2020-21 Budget Executive Committee Recommendations
• Provost's Message

In Or Out? Perceptions Of Inclusion And Exclusion Among Ais Members, Jaime Windeler, Stacie Petter, Kathy Chudoba, Emma Coleman, Grace Fox, Thomas A. Chapman

Data Analytics & Information Systems Faculty Publications

People want a sense of community, a benefit that a professional association such as the Association for Information Systems (AIS) can provide to members. When attempts to create a shared experience fall short and we feel excluded, we disengage and stop further attempts to participate. In this paper, we lay a foundation for individual and association inclusion practices in the AIS. First, we describe the current state of inclusion practices in the academy and in the AIS. Then, we describe findings from a survey of AIS members that measured their perceptions about inclusion and exclusion and factors that cultivated these …

Monitoring The Biochemical Changes Occuring To Human Keratinocytes Exposed To Solar Radiation By Raman Spectroscopy, Ulises Lopez-Gonzalez, Alan Casey, Hugh Byrne

Articles

Solar radiation exposure is recognised to be a significant contributor to the development of skin cancer. Monitoring the simultaneous and consecutive mechanisms of interaction could provide a greater understanding of the process of photocarcinogenesis. This work presents an analysis of the biochemical and morphological changes occurring to immortalised human epithelial keratinocyte (HaCaT) cell cultures exposed to simulated solar radiation (SSR). Cell viability was monitored with the aid of the Alamar Blue assay, morphological examination was done with haematoxylin and eosin staining (H&E) and changes to the biochemical constituents (nucleic acids and proteins) as a result of the radiation insult were …

Spectrum, 2020, Northwestern College

Spectrum literary magazine

Literary journal

Chemical Space Exploration Around Thieno[3,2-D]Pyrimidin-4(3h)-One Scaffold Led To A Novel Class Of Highly Active Clostridium Difficile Inhibitors, Xuwei Shao

Theses and Dissertations

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the leading cause of healthcare-associated infection in the United States. Therefore, development of novel treatments for CDI is a high priority. Toward this goal, we began in vitro screening of a structurally diverse in-house library of 67 compounds against two pathogenic C. difficile strains (ATCC BAA 1870 and ATCC 43255), which yielded a hit compound, 2-methyl-8-nitroquinazolin-4(3H)-one (2) with moderate potency (MIC = 312/156 µM). Optimization of 2 gave lead compound 6a (2-methyl-7-nitrothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one) with improved potency (MIC = 19/38 µM), selectivity over normal gut microflora, CC50s >606 µM against mammalian cell lines, and acceptable stability in …

Chemical Synthesis And Biological Evaluation Of Benzimidazoles As Chemotherapeutics, Leonard Barasa

Theses and Dissertations

Nitrogen-containing heterocycles are among the most important structural motifs of chemical substances, which are well represented among natural products, and pharmaceuticals. The presence of nitrogen in heterocycles help to modulates physicochemical properties and the pKa profile of therapeutic leads.

Benzimidazole is a heterocyclic structure and a privileged scaffold that is routinely used during drug discovery efforts. The benzimidazole scaffold has structural similarity to purine which makes it a useful structural motif for the development of pharmaceutical or biological interesting molecules. Benzimidazole derivatives possess a wide variety of biological activities, including anti-bacterial, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory activities. Development of synthetic methods to …

Continuous Salt Synthesis And Granulation Using Single Step Twin Screw Extrusion Process, Jaydip Vasoya

Theses and Dissertations

In the present investigation, a continuous, and novel organic solvent-free approach for the synthesis of pharmaceutical salts using the twin screw extruder (TSE) is reported. Although the method offers distinct advantages such as solvent free synthesis and short processing time over the conventional salt synthesis, the produced salts usually require further processing into granules before they can be compressed into tablets or filled into capsules, which makes the final product manufacturing non-continuous. This report, for the first time, describes a process of combining salt synthesis and granulation into a single-step using a TSE. Cinnarizine, a model poorly water-soluble weakly basic …