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Modeling Migratory Nongame Birds: A Plea For Data, George M. Linz

Human–Wildlife Interactions

The Bird Damage Management Conference held February 10–13, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA provided a forum for professionals from across the United States to discuss and share management approaches, research strategies, policy, and messaging regarding the management of blackbirds (Icteridae), starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), corvids (Corvidae), and vultures (Cathartidae). Mathematical models were presented at the conference and subsequently discussed in a special issue of Human–Wildlife Interactions. Rapidly changing landscape variables point to the need for detailed systematic population monitoring programs with specific objectives. Nationwide periodic monitoring would provide data about changes not only in bird populations …

Week Of December 21, 2020, New York Medical College

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• 27th Annual Faculty Author Recognition Celebrates Faculty Scholarly Works
• NYMC Shares the Latest on the COVID-19 Vaccine
• Department of Surgery Hosts 17th Annual Louis R.M. DelGuercio Research Day
• Colin Ahyoung Is Named Director of Restricted Funds and Grants Management
• Skyline Elevator Update

The Influence Of Breed And Maternal Education On Goat Kids' Intake Of A Tannin‐Rich Shrub, T. A. Glasser, S. Y. Landau, Avi Perevolotsky, H. Muklada, Eugene D. Ungar

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Effect Of The Pasture, In Different Seasons, And Of The Ripening Time On The Caciocavallo Palermitano Cheese, C. Giosuè, M. Alabiso, M. L. Alicata, V. Ilardi, D. Giambalvo, G. Maniaci

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Anthelmintic Property Of Fresh Cassava (Manihot Esculenta) Leaves Incorporated In The Diet Of West African Dwarf Goats, E. Tedonkeng Pamo, J. Awah-Ndukum, B. Boukila, F. Tendonkeng, F. Matumuini Ndzanie Essie

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Acaricidal Activity Of Essential Oils From Leaves Of Chromolaena Odorata (L.) King & Robins., Eucalyptus Saligna Smith. & Chenopodium Ambrosioides On Ticks (Rhipicepha Luslunulatus Neumann, 1907) Of West African Dwarf Goats (Wadg) In Cameroon, E. Tedonkeng Pamo, B. Boukila, J. Awah-Ndukum, F. Tendonkeng

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Student Perceptions Of Stress And Relaxation At The Beginning And End Of The Week, Molly M. Hudson, Emily Halvorson, Jaylee Oliver, Katrina Johnson, Gracelyn Lane, Kristen Black

Modern Psychological Studies

This study examined whether student perceptions of stress, their level of relaxation remorse, and their health symptoms varied at the beginning verses the end of the week. We also examined how stress and relaxation remorse correlate with health symptoms at the beginning verses the end of the week. The findings of this study indicate that students have more relaxation remorse, perceived stress, and health symptoms on Monday than on Friday; additionally, students reported fewer coping activities on Monday than on Friday. Our results also indicate that students’ level perceived stress and relaxation remorse relate to their level of health symptoms. …

Volume 9, Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2020, Stacy Creel, Ph.D., Teresa S. Welsh Ph.D.

SLIS Connecting

SLIS Connecting refereed open-access e-journal, Volume 9, Issue 1 (Spring/Summer 2020)

An Analysis Of Library Closures And Covid-19: Are U.S. Libraries Closing Due To The Covid-19 Pandemic?, Garrett W. Jennings, Msls

SLIS Connecting

As of March 20, 2020, there have been 15,219 reported cases of COVID-19 in the United States of America (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2020b; Pan American Health Organization [PAHO], 2020). There are 16,568 public library buildings in the United States (American Library Association, 2019). Since they are community centers and publicly owned institutions, libraries are charged with ensuring that their patrons are taken care of and that they are serving their communities to the best of their ability.

The purpose of this study is to examine the rate of COVID-19 infections reported to the CDC in the …

Measuring And Assessing Research Productivity Of Physics Scientist Dr R. G. Sonkawade, Mallikarjun Kappi, Balabhim Sankrappa Biradar Professor, Chaman Sab M Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Dr R. G. Sonkawade is an Indian professor, Department of Physics Shivaji University, Kolhapur and Advisor cum OSD to Minister, Higher and Technical Education, Govt. of Maharashtra. Former dean, Medical Physicist and Scientist, the authors studied characteristic features, pattern and citation impact of the well-known Indian scientist and professor’s scientific research works. At his 20 years of research publishing career, He had 191 publications during 1998 – 2019 in various domains and present study was analysed 90 research publications based on SCOPUS database. The study categorizes and presents the data according to year-wise contribution, authorship pattern, collaborators & degree of …

Appropriate Stocking Rate Of Yak On Alpine Pastures In The Three Rivers Headwater Region Of The Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau, M. Dong, X. Q. Zhao, Y. S. Ma, Julia A. Klein, J. J. Shi, Y. L. Wang, L. Sheng, S. H. Yang, X. D. Sun

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Herbal Medicines On Proliferation Of Cow Mammary Epithelial Cells In Vitro, Yueyun Ding, Hongduo Bao, Fang Jiang, Lili Zhang, Tian Wang

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Astragalus Membranaceus, Seed Of Cowheb Alters Milk Protein Yields And Lactoferrin, Casein Gene Expression In Cow Mammary Epithelial Cells, Yueyun Ding, Lili Zhang, Hongduo Bao, Tian Wang

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Sheep On The Tibetan Plateau Flock Structure And Breeding Strategies, Luming Ding, Ruijun Long, Xusheng Guo, Wolfgang Bayer

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Synthesis Of Metal Nanoparticles Using Plants: An Ecofriendly Approach, Dutt Rohit, Dhir Sarika, Singh Mhaveer

Central Asian Journal of Pediatrics

Synthesis of metal nanoparticles using plants by green synthesis technology is biologically safe, environment-friendly and cost-effective. Plant contains various biomolecules such as alkaloids, phenolics, terpenoids, saponins, co-enzymes. These phytoconstituents are present in various parts of plant such as leaves, stem, roots, flower, bark. It has been found that these phytocomponents act as reducing and stabilizing agent in the production of metallic nanoparticles such as silver, gold, copper, platinum, zinc oxide etc. These plant mediated nanoparticles are used as antimicrobial, antifungal and a potential remedy for diseases like cancer, HIV, malaria, hepatitis etc.

Latin@S En La Fe: Gender, Solidarity, And The Common Good Among Latin@ Christians In Ohio, Elena Foulis

Journal of Hispanic / Latino Theology

No abstract provided.

Bacteria-Mediated Synthesis Of Cobalt(Ii,Iii) Oxide Nanostructures, Ryan Loughran

Honors Program Theses and Projects

This work describes the synthesis of Co₃O₄ using rod-shaped Gram-positive bacteria Lactobacillus rhamnosus as a template. The motivation behind this project was to find potentially cheaper and environmentally benign protocols in comparison to the current solution-based methods.

Efficient And Mild Four-Component Process For The Synthesis Of Highly Substituted Dihydro-2-Oxopyrroles Using Zrocl2∙8h2o As An Environmental-Ly Friendly Catalyst, Farzaneh Mohamadpour

Makara Journal of Science

This study investigated the catalytic ability of ZrOCl₂∙8H₂O as a mild, environmentally benign nature, and economical catalyst for the multi-component efficient synthesis of biologically active highly substituted dihydro-2-oxopyrrole derivatives with excellent yields and short reaction times. This procedure has several advantages, including use of mild, nontoxic, and inexpensive catalysts, one-pot synthesis, environmentally benign nature, simple operational procedure, and highly efficient conditions.

Computational Analysis Of Chromophore Tripeptides Followingfusion Of Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein And Cell-Penetrating Peptides, Silvia Tri Widyaningtyas, Ekawati Betty Pratiwi, Budiman Bela

Makara Journal of Science

Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are small peptides that can transfer other materials into a cellular compartment. In this research, we studied the effect of fusion of new CPPs to the N-terminal of enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein eGFP on the ability of the latter to fluoresce. Results showed that the recombinant protein CPPs-eGFP could be successfully expressed in Escherichia coli. In contrast to E. coli expressing wild-type eGFP, which could fluoresce under ultraviolet (UV) or visible light, E. coli expressing CPPs-eGFP lost their ability to fluoresce. PyMol, a molecular visualization system, revealed that fusion of the new CPPs to the N-terminal …

The Role And Mechanism Of Cytochrome P450 1b1 On The Development Of Atherosclerosis; Producing The Animation For Visual Communication And Education., Joon Yeol Ryu

Theses

A large number of people are suffering from cardiovascular disease and losing their lives because of it. Atherosclerosis, a classic example of cardiovascular disease, is related to cytochrome p450 1B1 and other molecules in the development of the disease. Educational materials for patients and students on this topic are expected.

Advantage, role and effectiveness of three-dimensional (3D) animation as a communication tool in biomedical science research and education have been proved. Therefore, 3D animation is a suitable medium to create visual material for atherosclerosis and related subject.

Autodesk Maya 3D computer graphics software used for animation from modeling to animating …

Bilite: A Bayesian Randomized Phase Ii Design For Immunotherapy By Jointly Modeling The Longitudinal Immune Response And Time-To-Event Efficacy, Beibei Guo, Yong Zang

Faculty Publications

Immunotherapy—treatments that target a patient's immune system—has attracted considerable attention in cancer research. Its recent success has led to generation of novel immunotherapeutic agents that need to be evaluated in clinical trials. Two unique features of immunotherapy are the immune response and the fact that some patients may achieve long-term durable response. In this article, we propose a two-arm Bayesian adaptive randomized phase II clinical trial design for immunotherapy that jointly models the longitudinal immune response and time-to-event efficacy (BILITE), with a fraction of patients assumed to be cured by the treatment. The longitudinal immune response is modeled using hierarchical …

Behavioral Differences Among Varyingly-Disturbed Populations Of Eastern Grey Kangaroos (Macropus Giganteus) In New South Wales, Australia, Francesca A. Iacobucci

Theses and Dissertations

Despite their iconic status, kangaroo spp. are often treated as pests in Australia due to perceived abundance and extensive grazing behaviors. With growing suburbanization, animals such as kangaroo spp., are forced to inhabit human-dominated areas. Little research has been done examining how different aspects of human-induced disturbance can varyingly affect the behavior of wild animals. Specifically, this study examined how varyingly-disturbed areas affect behaviors such as vigilance, foraging, joey emergence during the in/out stage of pouch emergence, and play in three eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) populations. Results suggest that acute environmental disturbances (e.g., dogs barking or …

Tools For Thought: Artifacts From The History Of Comparative Psychology, Dylan Kerr

Theses and Dissertations

This project explores the history of comparative psychology through close readings of apparatuses used in seminal experiments on animal behavior, drawing connections between seemingly disparate areas of human culture—including art, architecture, mythology, and economics—and the development of the science, with a particular focus on behaviorist and cognitive approaches.

Control Of Blood Volume Following Hypovolemic Challenge In Vertebrates: Transcapillary Versus Lymphatic Mechanisms., Stanley S. Hillman, Robert C. Drewes, Michael S. Hedrick

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Anurans have an exceptional capacity for maintaining vascular volume compared with other groups of vertebrates. They can mobilize interstitial fluids via lymphatic return at rates that are ten-fold higher than mammals. This extraordinary capacity is the result of coordination of specialized skeletal muscles and pulmonary ventilation that vary volume and pressure of subcutaneous lymph sacs, thus moving lymph to dorsally located lymph hearts that return lymph to the vascular space. Variation in the capacity to mobilize lymph within anurans varies with the degree of terrestriality, development of skeletal muscles, lung volume and lung compliance, and lymph heart pressure development. This …

Imagining The Internal Reproductive Environment: Function And Evolution Of The Drosophila Melanogaster Female Reproductive Tract, Caitlin Elizabeth Mcdonough-Goldstein

Dissertations - ALL

Sexual reproduction involves complex coordination, and potentially competition, among the reproductive cells, fluids, and structures of all individuals involved. For internally fertilizing species, these interactions occur within the body of one sex, predominantly the female, or ovary-associated, reproductive tract. Thus, characterizing the dynamics of the female reproductive tract is critical to understanding the interactions that mediate reproductive success. Although there has been increasing movement toward revealing the active role of the female reproductive tract in shaping and influencing reproductive outcomes, our knowledge of this environment remains limited as a result of both historical biases and technical constraints. My dissertation advances …

Florida’S Red Tide: The Hidden Costs Of Land Development In The Everglades, Catherine Joan Outman

Student Theses 2015-Present

How does human development of land affect the surrounding ecosystems? This paper explores the development of the Everglades throughout the 1900s, which turned much of this wetland into farmland. Rerouting and restructuring of the Everglades’ remaining waterways has caused fertilizer-rich water from the farms to be dumped into the ocean. This fertilizer pollution has caused aggressive outbreaks of red tide, a toxic algal bloom which depletes the ocean’s oxygen and kills aquatic ecosystems, off the coast of Southwest Florida. Chapter one presents quantitative data about land development in the Everglades, focusing mainly on the amount of wetland before the 1900s …

Building Solar Shading, Vibhu Sharma

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Graduate Student Publications

This paper proposes a novel approach to building solar shading, aiming to reduce energy consumption by up to one-third (E/3 model). Through a comprehensive literature review, this paper explores passive solar building designs that maximize thermal comfort while minimizing auxiliary power needs. The methodology involves reviewing existing literature, designing a potential building skin model for buildings, and exploring further actions needed to complete a specific design. This research addresses concerns about investment cost and payback period for environment-friendly net-zero houses, aiming to retrofit existing architectures and promote sustainability.

Deepening Implementation Of "Shiptime Sharing Project", Promote Original Innovation Of Marine Science And Technology, Leng Shuying, Zhang Liang

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The "Shiptime Sharing Project" is a new exploration of the funding model of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). After ten years of implementation, it has achieved significant effect which guaranteed the needs of marine surveys for NSFC funded projects. It has established a marine field observation platform for both interdisciplinary research and the training of young research scientists. It has promoted the accumulation and sharing of marine survey data as well as the overall development of marine science. Facing the new trend of global technology and economic development, the national strategic demand puts forward higher requirements for …

Analysis And Review On Gene Editing, Song Xiufang, Wei Xuemei, Zheng Lili, Zhao Yajuan, Zhang Kexin, Liu Chunguang, Xu Weihua

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Gene editing technology is a very important bioengineering technology, which is widely used in biomedicine, biological environmental protection, and agricultural production. Based on the analysis of patents and articles related to gene editing, this study reveals the development status and trend of gene editing technology from the following aspects: Patent application and publication of major global institutions, overview of CRISPR technology patents, cooperation among patent inventors in various countries, analysis of technology flow direction, technology composition, and status of main innovation subjects. Countermeasures and suggestions on the original technology innovation, industrialization process, and international collaboration are put forward for researchers …

Ecological Restoration And Sustainable Development Of Forest Ecosystem In Subtropical Red Soil Hilly Region Based On Long-Term Observation And Research, Ma Zeqing, Wang Huimin, Yang Fengting, Fu Xiaoli, Fang Huajun, Wang Jingsheng, Dai Xiaoqin, Kou Liang, Zhao Bo

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The subtropical forest and red soil hilly region interlace in southern China is one of the largest eco-environmental protection areas, and it plays a crucial role in ecological civilization and national sustainable development. Achieving sustainable development of the region requires extensive actions to make economic and social progress, and at the same time, to strengthen eco-environmental protection. Qianyanzhou Ecological Research Station, Chinese Academy of Sciences ("Qianyanzhou Station" for short), locates in typical red soil hilly region, mainly studies the subtropical forest ecosystem structure and function. The station has observed the key ecological processes and patterns across plantations, evergreen broad-leaved forests, …