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Daily Eastern News: October 27, 2020, Eastern Illinois University

October

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Daily Eastern News: October 27, 2020, Eastern Illinois University

October

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Student Senate Meeting Minutes October 27, 2020, Student Senate-Winona State University

Student Senate Meeting Minutes

This document is the official Winona State University Student Senate Meeting Minutes for October 27, 2020.

Targeted Delivery Of Molecules Using Impedance-Based Monitoring At Elevated Temperatures, Mark Jeffery Jaroszeski, Richard Heller

USF Patents

A method and system for delivering a molecule to a specific area of a tissue by controlling temperature and impedance is presented. The method is generally comprised of applying heat to a biological structure, such as cells or tissues, to heat the biological structure to a preset temperature after which at least one electroporation pulse is administered to the biological structure. Impedance is measured as a feedback control mechanism after each pulse and pulse parameters are adjusted accordingly until desired impedance is reached. The system generally comprises an electroporation system capable of generating at least one pulse, measuring impedance and …

Small Molecules That Mimic Or Antagonize Actions Of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating-Factor (G-Csf), Juan Sanchez-Ramos, Vasyl Sava, Shijie Song, Said Sebti

USF Patents

Described herein are compound for the modulation of the G-CSF receptor. The compounds may act as agonists, antagonists, and/or mixed or partial agonists/antagonists of G-CSF. Further provided herein are methods of treating a condition, including, for example, a neurodegenerative disease, by administering a compound as detailed herein.

Methods And Compositions For Treating Drug Resistance In Cancer, Subhra Mohapatra, Shyam S. Mohapatra, Mark Howell, Rajesh Nair

USF Patents

Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating cancer. Further provided herein are compositions and methods for reducing, inhibiting, or preventing resistance of cancer to tyrosine kinase inhibitors. The methods may include administering an anti-resistance agent such as a CYP51A1 inhibitor or an agonist of miRNA-764 (SEQ ID NO: 4) to a subject. A tyrosine kinase inhibitor may also be administered to the subject in addition to the anti-resistance agent.

Transgenic Mouse Model For Conditional Fkbp51 Expression And Related Methods, Chad Dickey, Bo Zhang, Laura Jenelle Blair

USF Patents

The subject invention pertains to transgenic non-human animals comprising a transgenic nucleotide sequence, integrated into the genome of the animals, comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding human FKBP51 operably linked to a tetracycline response element. In some embodiments, the transgenic animal comprises an additional transgenic nucleotide sequence, integrated into the genome of the animal, comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a tetracycline transactivator (tTA) operably linked to a promoter; wherein the tTA is expressed upon activation of the promoter and binds the tetracycline response element, thereby causing expression of FKBP51. The invention also pertains to methods for screening for agents for the …

Comparison Of Native And Non-Native Predator Consumption Rates And Prey Avoidance Behavior In North America And Europe, Ayse Gül Ünlü, John J. Obrycki, Roman Bucher

Entomology Faculty Publications

Novel predator–prey interactions can contribute to the invasion success of non-native predators. For example, native prey can fail to recognize and avoid non-native predators due to a lack of co-evolutionary history and cue dissimilarity with native predators. This might result in a competitive advantage for non-native predators. Numerous lady beetle species were globally redistributed as biological control agents against aphids, resulting in novel predator–prey interactions. Here, we investigated the strength of avoidance behavior of the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) toward chemical cues of native lady beetles and non-native Asian Harmonia axyridis and European Coccinella septempunctata and Hippodamia variegata …

Plasmon-Induced Color And Photochemistry, Paul J. Gieri

Nanoscience and Microsystems ETDs

In recent decades, metallic nanostructures have been extensively studied for a variety of applications due to the ability to support surface plasmons. These excitations, which consist of collective resonant oscillations of the conduction electrons, couple strongly to visible light, confining it into subwavelength volumes. In the first part of this work, we study the optical response of metallic nanostructures supported by metallic substrates. We demonstrate that these systems support a charge transfer plasmon mode, whose frequency is primarily determined by the geometry of the contact area between the nanoparticle and the substrate. In the following part, we exploit this knowledge …

Association Between Dietary Inflammatory Index And Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus In Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, Wenhui Fu, Hualian Pei, Nitin Shivaooa, James R. Hébert, Tao Luo, Tian Tian, Dilibaier Alimu, Zewen Zhang, Jianghong Dai

Faculty Publications

Background Diet and inflammation have both been studied in relation to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®) and T2DM. Methods Subjects were adults enrolled in the baseline study of the Xinjiang multi-ethnic natural population cohort and health follow-up study from January to May 2019. The study involved 5,105 subjects (58.7% men) between 35 and 74 years of age. The DII score was calculated from a data obtained via a food frequency questionnaire consisting of 127 food items. Results Logistic regression analyses were used to …

Morphologic Remission Status Is Limited Compared To Δn Flow Cytometry: A Children's Oncology Group Aaml0531 Report., Lisa Eidenschink Brodersen, Robert B. Gerbing, M Laura Pardo, Todd A. Alonzo, Dana Paine, Wayne Fritschle, Fan-Chi Hsu, Jessica A. Pollard, Richard Aplenc, Samir B. Kahwash, Betsy Hirsch, Susana Ramondi, Denise Wells, E Anders Kolb, Alan S. Gamis, Soheil Meshinchi, Michael R. Loken

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Risk stratification for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) uses molecular and cytogenetic abnormalities identified at diagnosis. Response to therapy informs risk, and morphology continues to be used more frequently than flow cytometry. Herein, the largest cohort of pediatric patients prospectively assessed for measurable residual disease (MRD) by flow cytometry (N = 784) is reported. The "difference from normal" (ΔN) technique was applied: 31% of all patients tested positive (AML range, 0.02% to 91%) after the first course of treatment on Children's Oncology Group study AAML0531. Detection of MRD following initial chemotherapy proved the strongest predicator of overall survival (OS) in univariable …

Inpatient Hospital Performance Is Associated With Post-Discharge Sepsis Mortality., Nicholas M. Mohr, Alexis M. Zebrowski, David F. Gaieski, David G. Buckler, Brendan G. Carr

Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Post-discharge deaths are common in patients hospitalized for sepsis, but the drivers of post-discharge deaths are unclear. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that hospitals with high risk-adjusted inpatient sepsis mortality also have high post-discharge mortality, readmissions, and discharge to nursing homes.

METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of age-qualifying Medicare beneficiaries with sepsis hospitalization between January 2013 and December 2014. Hospital survivors were followed for 180-days post-discharge, and mortality, readmissions, and new admission to skilled nursing facility were measured. Inpatient hospital-specific sepsis risk-adjusted mortality ratio (observed: expected) was the primary exposure.

RESULTS: A total of 830,721 …

Student-Faculty Research Continues Through Pandemic, University Communications

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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Circulating Tumor Cell Analysis In Locally Advanced And Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Head And Neck, Guilherme Rabinowits

All Publications

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Sarm1 Depletion Rescues Nmnat1-Dependent Photoreceptor Cell Death And Retinal Degeneration, Yo Sasaki, Hiroki Kakita, Shunsuke Kubota, Abdoulaye Sene, Tae Jun Lee, Norimitsu Ban, Zhenyu Dong, Joseph B. Lin, Sanford L. Boye, Aaron Diantonio, Shannon E. Boye, Rajendra S. Apte, Jeffrey Milbrandt

Open Access Publications

Leber congenital amaurosis type nine is an autosomal recessive retinopathy caused by mutations of the NAD

Optimal Strategies For Grassland Restoration To Increase Spatial Carrying Capacity Of Florida Sandhill Cranes In Pasco County, Florida, Ibrahim Kaya

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The Florida sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis pratensis) is a non-migratory bird species occurring throughout the Florida peninsula and the Okefenokee Swamp in southeastern Georgia. Human land-altering activities have led to a substantial decline in the amount and condition of suitable habitat, including grasslands, for the species in Florida, thereby decreasing the population size significantly. Grasslands located in close proximity to nesting locations are one of the habitat types on which the population viability of the species depends, as they provide foraging and brooding habitat which is crucial for successful reproduction. The purpose of this study is to propose the most …

Regulation Of The Heat Shock Response And Hsf-1 Nuclear Stress Bodies In C. Elegans, Andrew Deonarine

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The Heat Shock Response (HSR) is a highly conserved stress responsive molecular pathway that functions to promote appropriate protein folding in the cell. The HSR accomplishes this primarily through the use of molecular chaperones that serve to bind to misfolded or unfolded proteins to assist in stabilizing and folding proteins back to their native functional state. The master regulator of this pathway is a transcription factor known as Heat Shock Factor 1 (HSF1). HSF1 regulates molecular chaperone expression in the cell’s basal state, but can also be stress induced by diverse biotic and abiotic signals including thermal shock, oxidative stress, …

Reproductive Ecology And Phenology Of Thalassia Testudinum (Hydrocharitaceae) In Tampa Bay, Florida, Sheila Scolaro

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Successful sexual reproduction and recolonization are critical in maintaining genetic diversity within seagrass meadows. Thalassia testudinum flower, fruit and seedling production were assessed visually at 10 sites within Tampa Bay, Florida approximately every 4 weeks from May to July 2017 to determine if there is spatial and temporal variation in sexual reproductive effort and if location within a meadow effects sexual reproductive effort. Results from this study reveal strong temporal variability throughout the reproductive season. The month of May was observed as peak Thalassia testudinum anthesis and June was peak fruiting in Tampa Bay during 2017. Flower and fruit density …

The Student Movement Volume 105 Issue 6: Au Infused With New Cultural Perspectives, Jenae Rogers, Taylor Uphus, Caralynn Chan, Wambui Karanja, Jessica Rim, Masy Domecillo, Abigail Lee, Terika Williams, Alyssa Henriquez, Evin N. Musgrove, Pearl Parker, Hannah Cruse, Sung Been Han, Daniel Self

The Student Movement v. 105 (2020-2021)

NEWS

Andrews University Wind Symphony Performs "Songs of the Sea" Concert, Jenae Rogers

Dr. Marilyn McEntyre Speaks at John O. Walker Lecture, Taylor Uphus

Students Worship Together at Infusion Vespers, Caralynn Chan

PULSE

Interest and Apathy Towards Politics, Wambui Karanja

Memories of Chuseok: Celebrating Community, Jessica Rim

Pumpkin Spice: Deconstructed, Masy Domecillo

HUMANS

Explaining the Letter: Talking with Kelli Coffen, Interviewed by Abigail Lee

Holly Sharp, AFIA Cultural VP, on Filipino American History Month, Interviewed by Terika Williams

Thoughts on the Last Presidential Debate, Interviewed by Alyssa Henriquez

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Another Fall Playlist!, Created by Evin N. Musgrove

Artist …

Distributed Overgrazing: A Key Cause Of Grassland Degradation In Inner Mongolia, Qian Zhang, Wenjun Li, Yina Xie, Changling Li, Yanbo Li

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

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Design Of Leylus‐Chinensis Grassland Root‐Cutter, Yong You, Decheng Wang

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Study On Wind‐Sand Defending Mechanism Of Single Shrub, Tingting Yang, Xinhong Wu, Guozheng Yao, Peng Li

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

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The Choice And Siting Of Natural Vegetation In Reclamation Of Disturbed Land, T. Weaver, K. Aho, S. Regele

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

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Saints, Sinners, And Scoundrels: Catholic Law Faculty And A Light Unseen: A History Of Catholic Legal Education In The United States, Teresa Stanton Collett

Journal of Catholic Legal Studies

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As a faculty member at a Catholic law school for the past seventeen years, I have often been frustrated with the inability of many professors and administrators at Catholic law schools to describe what makes a law school “Catholic.” As Professors Breen and Strang report in A Light Unseen: A History of Catholic Legal Education in the United States, too often the description is limited to something like “a commitment to social justice,” or “inculcating a strong sense of professional ethics.” Yet as the authors observe, “Catholic law schools do not have a monopoly on or even a …

Abstract Book (Pdf), School Of Medicine

Medical Student Research Poster Symposium

The collection of abstracts for the 2020 Medical Student Research Poster Symposium held virtually October 26-30.

Teaching And Coaching Individuals: The Use Of Learning Styles In Forensics Coaching, Thomas Bartl

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

When I ask myself how to approach the issue of training coaches in competitive speech and debate, I find myself posing a different question. It seems that before I can ascertain what could or should be done to train coaches effectively or to train effective coaches I need to know what it is these coaches are expected to do. The answer to this question must then determine what kind of training would be appropriate.

Citation Analysis Of Theses And Dissertations In Chemistry Submitted To The Central Library, Dibrugarh University, Assam, 2015-19, Prarthana Borthakur

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The process by which the impact or quality of an article is assessed by counting the number of times other works mention it in their work can be defined as citation analysis. It involves counting the number of times an article is cited by other works to measure the impact of a publication or an author. The technique of citation analysis is effective and easier among all other technique of Bibliometrics to know the trend of research in a particular field, to know the preference of scholars for various forms of information resources. The present study is conducted in order …

Personalized Therapy Of Prostate Cancer, Tizar Fatima, El Kadmiri Nadia

Health Sciences

As prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death after lung cancer, several diagnostic strategies have been introduced in recent years. Among these prostate-specific antigens, it is widely recognized that this is the simplest and most common clinical endpoint - genetic instability is part of the oncogenic process. Gene mutations involved in DNA repair mechanisms may promote this genetic instability and participate in oncogenesis and metastatic progression. In prostate cancer, abnormalities in DNA repair are primarily due to somatic or constitutional mutations in the BRCA1/2 genes. Treatment options for prostate cancer are currently widely discussed in the media and …

Comparative Performance Of Chemical And Biological-Based Products In Management Of Algal Leaf Spot On Magnolia, Fulya Baysal-Gurel, Ravi Bika, Christina Jennings, Cristi Palmer, Terri Simmons

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

Magnolia trees (Magnolia sp.) are a popular choice for consumers when choosing flowering woody plants for landscapes. Magnolia species grow in a wide variety of both temperate and tropical locations. Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) is one of the more popular magnolias due to its pleasing aesthetics: large showy flowers in a range of colors and evergreen foliage. However, magnolias can be affected by algal leaf spot. Algal leaf spot is caused by Cephaleuros virescens, which is a widespread plant parasitic green alga. There has been little research on how to treat algal leaf spot on magnolia …

Management Of Non Metastatic Colo-Rectal Cancers During The Covid-19 Pandemic: Viewpoint, Fadila Kouhen, Meriem Chihabeddine, Mohammed Afif, Nadia Errafiy

Health Sciences

Recently, an ongoing outbreak of pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus, known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread throughout Morocco and the rest of the world with more than 4.5 million confirmed cases and 300,000 deaths in 188 countries. As oncologists, it’s difficult to choose between delaying oncological treatment which increases the risk of progression and death from the disease, and increasing the risk of contamination by the Covid 19 Virus for patients who are very vulnerable. Colorectal cancer is a real public health problem, it represents the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in males and …