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Universality And Modeling Limiting Behaviors, Collin Rice

Philosophy Faculty Research and Scholarship

Most attempts to justify the use of idealized models to explain

appeal to the accuracy of the model with respect to difference-making causes.

In this paper, I argue for an alternative way to justify using idealized models

to explain that appeals to universality classes. In support of this view, I show

that scientific modelers seeking to explain stable limiting behaviors often

explicitly appeal to universality classes in order to justify their use of idealized

models to explain.

Uni Magazine, Issue 02, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Alumni Magazine

Contents:

--- UNI Together
--- Creating a Campus for Everyone
--- One Seasons. One Dream. Four World Records
--- On Campus
--- UNI Impact
--- Alumni Highlights
--- Campus News
--- Class Notes

Biotic And Abiotic Factors Influencing Arsenic Biogeochemistry And Toxicity In Fluvial Ecosystems: A Review, Laura Barral-Fraga, María Teresa Barral, Keeley L. Macneill, Diego Martiñá-Prieto, Soizic Morin, María Carolina Rodríguez-Castro, Baigal-Amar Tuulaikhuu, Helena Guasch

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

This review is focused on the biogeochemistry of arsenic in freshwaters and, especially, on the key role that benthic microalgae and prokaryotic communities from biofilms play together in through speciation, distribution, and cycling. These microorganisms incorporate the dominant iAs (inorganic arsenic) form and may transform it to other arsenic forms through metabolic or detoxifying processes. These transformations have a big impact on the environmental behavior of arsenic because different chemical forms exhibit differences in mobility and toxicity. Moreover, exposure to toxicants may alter the physiology and structure of biofilms, leading to changes in ecosystem function and trophic relations. In this …

Diffusion Basis Spectrum Imaging Detects Axonal Loss After Transient Dexamethasone Treatment In Optic Neuritis Mice, Tsen-Hsuan Lin, Jie Zhan, Chunyu Song, Michael Wallendorf, Peng Sun, Xuan Niu, Ruimeng Yang, Anne H Cross, Sheng-Kwei Song

Open Access Publications

Optic neuritis is a frequent first symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) for which corticosteroids are a widely employed treatment option. The Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial (ONTT) reported that corticosteroid treatment does not improve long-term visual acuity, although the evolution of underlying pathologies is unclear. In this study, we employed non-invasive diffusion basis spectrum imaging (DBSI)-derived fiber volume to quantify 11% axonal loss 2 months after corticosteroid treatment (vs. baseline) in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis mouse optic nerves affected by optic neuritis. Longitudinal DBSI was performed at baseline (before immunization), after a 2-week corticosteroid treatment period, and 1 and 2 months after …

A Regulatory Science Initiative To Harmonize And Standardize Digital Pathology And Machine Learning Processes To Speed Up Clinical Innovation To Patients, Hetal Desai Marble, Mike Isaacs, Et Al.

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Loss-Of-Function Genomic Variants Highlight Potential Therapeutic Targets For Cardiovascular Disease, Jonas B. Nielsen, Karen Schwander, Et Al.

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Genome-Wide Association Study Of Opioid Cessation, Jiayi W Cox, Richard M Sherva, Kathryn L Lunetta, Emma C Johnson, Nicholas G Martin, Louisa Degenhardt, Arpana Agrawal, Elliot C Nelson, Henry R Kranzler, Joel Gelernter, Lindsay A Farrer

Open Access Publications

The United States is experiencing an epidemic of opioid use disorder (OUD) and overdose-related deaths. However, the genetic basis for the ability to discontinue opioid use has not been investigated. We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of opioid cessation (defined as abstinence from illicit opioids for >1 year or <6 months before the interview date) in 1130 African American (AA) and 2919 European ancestry (EA) participants recruited for genetic studies of substance use disorders and who met lifetime Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) criteria for OUD. Association tests performed separately within each ethnic group were combined by meta-analysis with results obtained from the Comorbidity and Trauma Study. Although there were no genome-wide significant associations, we found suggestive associations with nine independent loci, including three which are biologically relevant: rs4740988 in

The Cartilage Matrisome In Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Carol A. Wise, Diane Sepich, Aki Ushiki, Anas M. Khanshour, Yared H. Kidane, Nadja Makki, Christina A. Gurnett, Ryan S. Gray, Jonathan J. Rios, Nadav Ahituv, Lila Solnica-Krezel

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Histopathologic, Immunophenotypic, And Proteomics Characteristics Of Low-Grade Phyllodes Tumor And Fibroadenoma: More Similarities Than Differences, Lingxin Zhang, Chen Tang, John D. Pfeifer, Richard M. Caprioli, Audra M. Judd, Nathan H. Patterson, Michelle L. Reyzer, Jeremy L. Norris, Horacio M. Maluf

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Gata2 Regulates Constitutive Pd-L1 And Pd-L2 Expression In Brain Tumors, Yujie Fu, Connor J. Liu, Dale K. Kobayashi, Tanner M. Johanns, Jay A. Bowman-Kirigin, Maximilian O. Schaettler, Diane D. Mao, Diane Bender, Diane G. Kelley, Ravindra Uppaluri, Wenya Linda Bi, Ian F. Dunn, Yu Tao, Jingqin Luo, Albert H. Kim, Gavin P. Dunn

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Design And Rationale Of The Hapin Study: A Multicountry Randomized Controlled Trial To Assess The Effect Of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Stove And Continuous Fuel Distribution, Thomas Clasen, Victor G. Davila-Roman, Et Al.

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Midkine Activation Of Cd8+ T Cells Establishes A Neuron–Immune–Cancer Axis Responsible For Low-Grade Glioma Growth, Xiaofan Guo, Yuan Pan, Min Xiong, Shilpa Sanapala, Corina Anastasaki, Olivia Cobb, Sonika Dahiya, David H. Gutmann

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Feasibility And Safety Of Focused Ultrasound-Enabled Liquid Biopsy In The Brain Of A Porcine Model, Christopher Pham Pacia, Lifei Zhu, Yaoheng Yang, Yimei Yue, Arash Nazeri, H. Michael Gach, Michael R. Talcott, Eric C. Leuthardt, Hong Chen

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Gene Expression In Meniscal Tears At The Time Of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy Predicts The Progression Of Osteoarthritis Within 6 Years Of Surgery, Joseph D. Lamplot, Muhammad Farooq Rai, William P. Tompkins, Michael V. Friedman, Eric J. Schmidt, Linda J. Sandell, Robert H. Brophy

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Ldha-Mediated Ros Generation In Chondrocytes Is A Potential Therapeutic Target For Osteoarthritis, Manoj Arra, Gaurav Swarnkar, Ke Ke, Jesse E. Otero, Jun Ying, Xin Duan, Takashi Maruyama, Muhammad Farooq Rai, Regis J. O'Keefe, Gabriel Mbalaviele, Jie Shen, Yousef Abu-Amer

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Interpreting Pathways To Discover Cancer Driver Genes With Moonlight, Antonio Colaprico, Matthew H. Bailey, Et Al.

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Proteomic Resistance Biomarkers For Pi3k Inhibitor In Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patient-Derived Xenograft Models, Zhanfang Guo, Tina Primeau, Jingqin Luo, Cynthia Zhang, Hua Sun, Jeremy Hoog, Feng Gao, Shixia Huang, Dean P Edwards, Sherri R Davies, Rebecca Aft, Li Ding, Matthew J Ellis, Shunqiang Li, Cynthia X Ma

Open Access Publications

PI3K pathway activation is frequently observed in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, single agent PI3K inhibitors have shown limited anti-tumor activity. To investigate biomarkers of response and resistance mechanisms, we tested 17 TNBC patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models representing diverse genomic backgrounds and varying degrees of PI3K pathway signaling activities for their tumor growth response to the pan-PI3K inhibitor, BKM120. Baseline and post-treatment PDX tumors were subjected to reverse phase protein array (RPPA) to identify protein markers associated with tumor growth response. While BKM120 consistently reduced PI3K pathway activity, as demonstrated by reduced levels of phosphorylated AKT, percentage tumor growth …

Simultaneous Immunization With Omp25 And L7/L12 Provides Protection Against Brucellosis In Mice, Sonal Gupta, Surender Mohan, Vikas Kumar Somani, Somya Aggarwal, Rakesh Bhatnagar

Open Access Publications

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Review Of Con El Franquismo En El Retrovisor: Las Representaciones Culturales De La Dictadura En La Democracia (1975-2018), Edited By Elizabeth Amann, Diana Arbaiza, María Teresa Navarrete Navarrete, And Nettah Yoeli-Rimmer, Iker Gonzalez-Allende

Spanish Language and Literature Papers

Este volumen colectivo incluye once ensayos que analizan la presencia y la memoria del franquismo en la cultura española de la democracia, desde la llamada Transición hasta la época actual. A través de la referencia al “retrovisor” en el título, los editores aluden a la mirada colectiva de la sociedad contemporánea al periodo que se halla justo detrás, la dictadura de Franco, sirviéndose de la alegoría del coche como uno de los símbolos principales del desarrollismo español a partir de los años sesenta.

Frente a los numerosos estudios sobre la memoria de la Guerra Civil Española y la inmediata postguerra …

Navigating Complexity In Our World : Public Theologies For Everyday Life, Gregg A. Okesson, Amanda L. Allen

Academic Books

No abstract provided.

Winter 2020, Seattle University

Seattle University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Greenwood Library Annual Report 2020, Greenwood Library

Library Annual Reports and Strategic Plans

No abstract provided.

Pathways For Integration And Growth: Exploring Love, Passion, And Peak Experience, Monica N. Montijo

CGU Theses & Dissertations

Love, passion and peak experiences are connected to flourishing as generally positive, energizing and intense experiences that make life worth living. Although they share theoretical overlaps as potent sources of integration and growth (Mouton & Montijo, 2017), love, passion, and peak experience have rarely been examined together or across cultures. The purpose of this study was to (a) explore how, if at all, subjective accounts of love, passion, and peak experience increase organization of the self through integration and differentiation by satisfying basic psychological needs (Deci & Ryan, 2000) and helping to develop psychological complexity (Csikszentmihalyi & Rathunde, 1998), and …

Autonomous Pool Skimmer, Kyle Banna, Ben Crichton, Tony Pina, Huy Truong

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Projects

The work discussed in this paper is based around the designing, manufacturing and testing of an autonomous pool skimmer composed almost exclusively of 3D printed parts. Most pool owners would agree that cleaning their pool is among the most time-consuming activities associated with owning one. Whether it be bugs, leaves, grass, or any other number of debris, there seems to always be particulates floating along the surface, and eventually sinking to the bottom. However, with advancing technology, innovative solutions are being created to make cleaning the debris off the surface of the pool hassle-free. Team 19 was tasked to investigate …

Me Too: An Analysis Of Feminist Literary Anthologies, Elaine Brightman

Merge

No abstract provided.

A Pedagogical Retrospective: Gamifying The Konza Prairie Through An Interdisciplinary Studio, Howard Hahn, Brent C. Chamberlain

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Faculty Publications

Recently we embarked on developing an interdisciplinary pedagogical approach that integrates concepts of virtual reality and gaming design to leverage these technologies’ potential to influence how we interpret, visualize, design and analyze environments. The approach was developed as part of an advanced studio at Kansas State University led by two professors and represented by students across three different disciplines: landscape architecture, education and computer science. The entire project consisted of a core studio, buttressed by a seminar and technical module. We refer to the courses and project as “Studio Konza.” This retrospective paper highlights why this effort was undertaken, what …

Influence Of Burner Position On Temperature Distribution In Soybean Flaming, Miloš Miloš Rajkovic, Goran Malidža, Strahinja Stepanovic, Marko Kostic, Kristina Petrovic

West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte

The main objective of this study was to identify optimal burner orientation for a newly designed flame cultivator by quantifying the flame temperature distributions of cross, back, and parallel position of burners at different heights of the soybean canopy (distance from the soil surface). Flame temperatures were measured within-row for three burner orientations at seven propane doses (20–100 kg/ha) and eight different canopy heights (0–18 cm above soil surface). Soybean plants in V3 growth stage were flamed with the same doses and burner orientations, and 28 days after treatment (DAT) crop injury (0%–100%), plant height (cm), dry matter (g) and …

Weed Science Research Summary 2020

West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte

Contents

Assessment of Industrial Hemp Susceptibility to Off-target Movement of Commonly Applied Corn and Soybean Postemergence Herbicides; Milos Zaric, Bruno Canella Vieira, Marija Savic, Barbara Vukoja, Guilherme Sousa Alves, Greg R. Kruger

Effects of Drift-reducing Nozzles and Adjuvants on Dicamba Efficacy; Milos Zaric, Kasey P. Schroeder, Bruno Canella Vieira, Guilherme Sousa Alves, Jesaelen Gizotti de Moraes, Jeffrey A. Golus, Greg R. Kruger

Dicamba Simulated Tank-contamination in Common Postemergence Non-dicamba-tolerant Soybean Herbicide Programs; Milos Zaric, Guilherme Sousa Alves, Bruno Canella Vieira, Jeffrey A. Golus, Greg R. Kruger

Air Induction nozzles pattern distribution influenced by work pressure and boom height; Antonio Augusto …

Planting Date, Cultivar, Seed Treatment, And Seeding Rate Effects On Soybean Growth And Yield, Thandiwe Nleya, Matthew Schutte, David Clay, Graig Reicks, Nathan Mueller

West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] yield is a function of many factors including genetic attributes of the cultivar, environmental conditions, and management practices. Temporally variable weather patterns in North America, especially in the northern Great Plains, have resulted in the re-examination of how spring production practices interact with the environmental conditions to influence yield. This study evaluated the impact of four plantings dates, four seeding rates, and two soybean maturity groups (MGs) using treated and untreated (control) seed on soybean growth, seed yield, and composition. The study was conducted at Volga, SD, in 2014, 2015, and 2016. The planting …

Comparison Of Water-Sensitive Paper, Kromekote And Mylar Collectors For Droplet Deposition With A Visible Fluorescent Dye Solution, J. Connor Ferguson, Andrew J. Hewitt, Chris C. O’Donnell, Greg R. Kruger

West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte

The study was conducted at the University of Nebraska Pesticide Application and Tech-nology Laboratory in North Platte, Nebraska in July 2015. Two application volume rates (100 and 200 l · ha−1) and three nozzle types (XR, AIXR, TTI) were selected at two flow rates (0.8 and 1.6 l · min−1) and at a single application speed of 7.7 km · h−1. Each collec-tor type [Mylar washed (MW), Mylar image analysis (MIA), water-sensitive paper (WSP), and Kromekote (KK)] was arranged in a randomized complete block design. Each nozzle treatment was replicated twice, providing six cards of each collector type for each …