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Early Development Of The Neanderthal Ribcage Reveals A Different Body Shape At Birth Compared To Modern Humans, Daniel García-Martínez, Markus Bastir, Asier Gómez-Olivencia, Bruno Maureille, Liubov Golovanova, Vladimir Doronichev, Takeru Akazawa, Osamu Kondo, Hajime Ishida, Dominic Gascho, Christoph P. E. Zollikofer, Marcia Ponce De León, Yann Heuzé

KIP Articles

Neanderthal infants had a short and deep ribcage that was genetically determined and able to sustain the high metabolism of their massive bodies.

Daily Eastern News: October 09, 2020, Eastern Illinois University

October

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Daily Eastern News: October 09, 2020, Eastern Illinois University

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Effect Of Folic Acid Supplementation And Dietary Protein Level On Growth Performance, Serum Chemistry And Immune Response In Weanling Piglets Fed Differing Concentrations Of Aflatoxin, Ding Wang, Merlin D. Lindemann, Mark J. Estienne

Animal and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Effects of folic acid and protein levels on growth and serum chemistry in pigs fed aflatoxin were determined in two experiments. Increasing aflatoxin (250 to 800 ppb) decreased (P < 0.05) weight gain and feed intake for both of the 35-day trials. In Experiment 1, increasing aflatoxin (0, 250, 500 ppb), increased linearly (P < 0.05) aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALKP) and ɣ-glutamyl transferase (GGT). Folic acid (0, 2.0, 5.0, 12.5 ppm) increased linearly (P < 0.05) serum K, Ca, P, Mg, and AST with the largest effect observed at 12.5 ppm. Folic acid decreased (P < 0.05) blood urea nitrogen (BUN): creatinine and Na:K. In Experiment 2, aflatoxin (800 ppb) increased (P < 0.05) glucose and GGT, and decreased (P < 0.05) Na:K and albumin:globulin. Increasing protein from 15 to 18% elevated BUN: creatinine (P < 0.05), albumin: globulin (P < 0.05), albumin (P < 0.05) and ALKP (P < 0.05). Folic acid (2 ppm) elevated (P < 0.05) BUN, and interacted with both aflatoxin (P < 0.10) and protein (P < 0.05) on BUN. Adding folic acid to aflatoxin contaminated diets improved some measures of clinical chemistry in Experiment 1 but not traditional growth performance measures. The higher protein level reduced the effects of aflatoxicosis on growth.

Rebuilding After Mass Furloughs, Michelle Price

Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference

During the summer of 2020, due to COVID-19 and preventative financial measures taken by the college, 70% of the library staff at St. John Fisher College were furloughed for approximately three months. This presentation is from the viewpoint of an employee who was furloughed and returned during wave one. What did the process of rebuilding look like? What words did we even use to describe what was happening?

Employees who were furloughed returned at three different time points, creating three waves. The library developed an on-boarding process to address policy and protocol changes and revised it to address emotional issues. …

Sun Belt Conference Honors 187 Eagle Student-Athletes For Work In Classroom, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Sun Belt Conference Honors 187 Eagle Student-Athletes For Work in Classroom

A Nonlinear Multi-Population Behavioral Model To Assess The Roles Of Education Campaigns, Random Supply Of Aids, And Delayed Art Treatment In Hiv/Aids Epidemics, Divine Wanduku

Mathematical Sciences: Faculty Publications

The successful reduction in prevalence rates of HIV in many countries is attributed to control measures such as information and education campaigns (IEC), antiretroviral therapy (ART), and national, multinational and multilateral support providing offcial developmental assistance (ODAs) to combat HIV. However, control of HIV epidemics can be interrupted by limited random supply of ODAs, high poverty rates and low living standards. This study presents a stochastic HIV/AIDS model with treatment assessing the roles of IEC, the supply of ODAs and early treatment in HIV epidemics. The supply of ODAs is assessed via the availability of medical and financial resources leading …

Identifying Treatments For Taste And Smell Disorders: Gaps And Opportunities., Joel D. Mainland, Linda A. Barlow, Steven D. Munger, Sarah E. Millar, M. Natalia Vergara, Peihua Jiang, James E. Schwob, Bradley J. Goldstein, Shannon E. Boye, Jeffrey R. Martens, Donald A. Leopold, Linda M. Bartoshuk, Richard L. Doty, Thomas Hummel, Jayant M. Pinto, Casey Trimmer, Christine Kelly, Edmund A. Pribitkin, Danielle R. Reed

Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Faculty Papers

The chemical senses of taste and smell play a vital role in conveying information about ourselves and our environment. Tastes and smells can warn against danger and also contribute to the daily enjoyment of food, friends and family, and our surroundings. Over 12% of the US population is estimated to experience taste and smell (chemosensory) dysfunction. Yet, despite this high prevalence, long-term, effective treatments for these disorders have been largely elusive. Clinical successes in other sensory systems, including hearing and vision, have led to new hope for developments in the treatment of chemosensory disorders. To accelerate cures, we convened the …

Optimization Of Cation Exchange Chromatography Purification Of A Small Peptide: An Industrial And Practical Approach, Jamin Willoughby

Honors Theses

Ion exchange chromatography (IEX) is a common chemical separation technique that is used to separate ionizable target molecules from a liquid mixture mobile phase by adsorption of the molecule to a stationary phase. In chromatography, the stationary phase is a porous solid that the target molecule and mobile phase flows through, and is commonly referred to as the resin. Resins are commonly packed into hollow cylindrical columns. The mobile phase is the liquid solvent which flows through the column containing the stationary phase. The target molecule will have an affinity for the resin and adsorb to it, while impurities in …

Emerging Functions Of Actins And Actin Binding Proteins In Trypanosomatids, Chhitar M. Gupta, Bindu Ambaru, Rani Bajaj

Open Access archive

Actin is the major protein constituent of the cytoskeleton that performs wide range of cellular functions. It exists in monomeric and filamentous forms, dynamics of which is regulated by a large repertoire of actin binding proteins. However, not much was known about existence of these proteins in trypanosomatids, till the genome sequence data of three important organisms of this class, viz. Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania major, became available. Here, we have reviewed most of the findings reported to date on the intracellular distribution, structure and functions of these proteins and based on them, we have hypothesized some of …

The Diamond, October 9, 2020, Dordt University

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: The Difference Between "The" and "A": Dordt's Marketing Team and Rankings; Dordt and Sioux Center COVID-19 Response; Trump Shop Comes to Sioux Center
• News: Donald Trump's Tumultous Week; Bubble or Tabernacle: Tent Name Causes Debate; Supreme Court Scramble Over Ginsburg's Empty Seat; Dordt Limits Food Options Due to COVID-19; Wastewater Treatment Facility Replaced after 39 Years; Local Churches and COVID-19 Precautions; First Monday Controversy; Q & A with Aaron Baart in Response to Jacob Hall
• Art & Entertainment: Henry Cavill Should be Used in More Period Dramas, Vis-a-vis Enola Holmes; A Society Facing Consequences - …

Validation Of Subscales Of The Severe Asthma Questionnaire (Saq) Using Exploratory Factor Analysis (Efa), Joseph W. Lanario, Michael E. Hyland, Andrew Menzies-Gow, Adel H. Mansur, James W. Dodd, Stephen J. Fowler, Rupert C. Jones, Matthew Masoli

More Faculty of Health Research

Abstract Background The Severe Asthma Questionnaire (SAQ) is a health related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaire validated for use in severe asthma. It is scored using the mean value of 16 items (SAQ score) in addition to a single item global rating of HRQoL (SAQ-global). The aim was to validate clinically relevant subscales using exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Methods The SAQ was completed, along with measures of asthma control and EQ5D-5L by patients attending six UK severe asthma centres. Clinical data were included in the analysis. EFA using principal axis factoring and oblimin rotation was used to achieve simple structure …

Adaptive Thermogenesis Enhances The Life-Threatening Response To Heat In Mice With An Ryr1 Mutation, Hui J Wang, Chang Seok Lee, Rachel Sue Zhen Yee, Linda Groom, Inbar Friedman, Lyle Babcock, Dimitra K Georgiou, Jin Hong, Amy D Hanna, Joseph Recio, Jong Min Choi, Ting Chang, Nadia H Agha, Jonathan Romero, Poonam Sarkar, Nicol Voermans, M Waleed Gaber, Sung Yun Jung, Matthew L Baker, Robia G Pautler, Robert T Dirksen, Sheila Riazi, Susan L Hamilton

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Mutations in the skeletal muscle Ca2+ release channel, the type 1 ryanodine receptor (RYR1), cause malignant hyperthermia susceptibility (MHS) and a life-threatening sensitivity to heat, which is most severe in children. Mice with an MHS-associated mutation in Ryr1 (Y524S, YS) display lethal muscle contractures in response to heat. Here we show that the heat response in the YS mice is exacerbated by brown fat adaptive thermogenesis. In addition, the YS mice have more brown adipose tissue thermogenic capacity than their littermate controls. Blood lactate levels are elevated in both heat-sensitive MHS patients with RYR1 mutations and YS mice due to …

Chimes: October 9, 2020, Calvin University

Chimes

Students protest cancelation of spring break, Easter holidays by Juliana Knot

As election nears, pressure builds around MI-03 race by Juliana Knot & Harm Venhuizen

Calvin prepares for handling COVID-19 as winter approaches by Jamison Van Andel & Ezra Craker

Phase 1 visiting privileges begin in dorms by Abigail Ham

January Series announces lineup, virtual viewing by Harm Venhuizen

Tennis team adjusts to new season under COVID regulations by Ellington Smith

Fridays are for "The Boys" by Harm Venhuizen

Pandemic sparks new efforts to promote mental health, current efforts go virtual by Susannah Epp

I've 'bean' thinking about gratitude by …

The Association Between Student Wellness And Student Engagement In School, R. Brett Nelson, Octaviana Hemmy Asamsama, Shane R. Jimerson, Shui-Fong Lam

Journal of Educational Research and Innovation

School engagement has been identified as an important construct associated with student achievement, school completion, and more recently, student well-being. The present study included data from 200 ninth grade students of diverse ethnic groups (African American, Hispanic, & White) to explore dimensions of student wellness and their association with student engagement in school. Adolescents completed the Child and Adolescent Wellness Scale (CAWS) and the Student Engagement in School Questionnaire (SEQ). Results revealed that students viewed themselves positively on both measures, the two measures demonstrated adequate internal consistency, and all 10 dimensions of the CAWS were significantly related to student engagement …

Period Estimation And Noise In A Neutrally Stable Stochastic Oscillator, Kevin R. Sanft, Ben F. M. Intoy

Spora: A Journal of Biomathematics

The periods of the orbits for the well-mixed cyclic three-species Lotka-Volterra model far away from the fixed point are studied. For finite system sizes, a discrete stochastic approach is employed and periods are found via wavelet analysis. As the system size is increased, a hierarchy of approximations ranging from Poisson noise to Gaussian noise to deterministic models are utilized. Based on the deterministic equations, a mathematical relationship between a conserved quantity of the model and the period of the population oscillations is found. Exploiting this property we then study the deterministic conserved quantity and period noise in finite size systems.

Contributor Biographies

The Quatrain

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Dungeons And Dunces, Devon Armer

The Quatrain

Devon Armer is a junior pre-med biology student at Louisiana Tech University with a writing hobby. He submitted “Dungeons and Dunces” as part of a creative writing class assignment and with the encouragement of his professor.

Do Atypical Antipsychotics Trigger Manic Switching In Patients With Bipolar I Disorder?, Hilary P. Stevenson Md, Phd

Clinical Research in Practice: The Journal of Team Hippocrates

A 22-year-old newly diagnosed patient with bipolar is discussing with her doctor the safety of starting an atypical antipsychotic as part of her treatment plan for depression. The patient was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder after years of ups and downs making school and her relationship especially difficult. After seeking out a university student health psychiatrist for a severe depressive episode she was prescribed an antidepressant, which within a few weeks triggered a manic episode that required hospitalization. Since that time she has been compliant with her medications but has fallen into another depressive episode. Her psychiatrist encourages her to …

Inpatient Motivational Interviewing For Adolescent Type 1 Diabetics With Poor Glycemic Control Is Ineffective, Andrew L. Roberts

Clinical Research in Practice: The Journal of Team Hippocrates

A clinical decision report appraising Wang Y-C, Mackenzie M, Nakonezny PA, et al. A randomized controlled trial comparing motivational interviewing in education to structured diabetes education in teens with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2010;33(8):1741-1743. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc10-0019.

One-Stage And Two-Stage Breast Reconstruction Have No Meaningful Difference In Patient Quality Of Life, Amer Mansoor

Clinical Research in Practice: The Journal of Team Hippocrates

A clinical decision report appraising Negenborn VL, Young-Afat DA, Dikmans REG, et al. Quality of life and patient satisfaction after one-stage implant-based breast reconstruction with an acellular dermal matrix versus two-stage breast reconstruction (BRIOS): primary outcome of a randomised, controlled trial. Lancet Oncology. 2018;19(9):1205-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1470-2045(18)30378-4.

65 Singing Roses, Francesca Weis

The Quatrain

Francesca Weis is a junior at Louisiana Tech University double majoring in biology and chemistry. As a hopeful future physician, an artistic mindset will be immensely advantageous to her. It serves as both a tool and an escape, filling in the gaps that the other leaves behind. Without art, she wouldn’t know relaxation; she wouldn’t have developed study tactics such as sketching diagrams of the body, drawing pathways of a protein, or mapping out the mechanism of a chemical reaction; Nor would Francesca be who she is today.

Endosymbiosis, Kaitlin Maloy

The Quatrain

Kaitlin Maloy is a studio art MFA candidate at Louisiana Tech University where she also earned her undergraduate degree in biology. She specializes in digital paintings that communicate scientific concepts.

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 50, Number 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

CLAUDE PEPPER AND THE FLORIDA CANAL CONTROVERSY, 1939-1943 Alexander R. Stoesen
SLAVETRADING IN ANTEBELLUM FLORIDA Julia F. Smith
NOTES AND DOCUMENTS

• TAMPA BAY IN 1757: FRANCISCO MARIA CELI’S JOURNAL AND LOGBOOK PART II John D. Ware
• THE LABOR LEAGUE OF JACKSONVILLE: A NEGRO UNION AND WHITE STRIKEBREAKERS Jerrell H. Shofner
• TACATACURU AND THE SAN PEDRO DE MOCAMO MISSION Jerald T. Milanich
• JOHN BULL'S STINGINESS IN EAST FLORIDA Claude C. Sturgill
• FLORIDA HISTORY RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

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The Life History And Population Dynamics Of Southern Flounder, Kenneth A. Erickson

LSU Master's Theses

Southern Flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma, are a coastal, estuarine-dependent flatfish species that inhabits the Southeastern US Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Throughout their range, Southern Flounder are exploited by both commercial and recreational fisheries. Recently, numerous sources have expressed concerns about Southern Flounder populations, with stock assessments indicating declines in spawning stock biomass and recruitment. To estimate life history traits needed for informed management, such as age, growth, and maturity, I collected 327 Southern Flounder from Louisiana and obtained 14,184 historical records from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Using a von Bertalanffy growth equation in a Bayesian …

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 47, Number 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

“GRAVEYARD FOR BRITONS ,” WEST FLORIDA, 1763-1781 Robert R. Rea
FLORIDA BLACK CODES Joe M. Richardson
MILITARY RECONSTRUCTION AND THE GROWTH OF THE ANTI-NEGRO SENTIMENT IN FLORIDA, 1867 Ralph L. Peek
NOTES AND DOCUMENTS:

• BEMROSE'S MEDICAL CASE NOTES FROM THE SECOND SEMINOLE WAR E. A. Hammond
• THE SOUTHERN LIMIT OF TIMUCUA TERRITORY Ripley P. Bullen

BOOK REVIEWS
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Husbandry Of Free‐Ranging Cows Using Virtual Fencing Concepts, Dean M. Anderson, Daniela Rus, Carrick Detweiler, Mac Schwager, Iuliu Vasilescu

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

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Estimating The Dry Matter Of Grasses And Shrubs In Semi-Arid Zones Using Visible And Near‐Infrared Wavelengths Recorded By High Resolution Aerial Photographs, Andreas Buerkert, Stefan Siebert, Bruno Gérard, Wolfgang Schaeper, Marco Buschmann

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Growth And P Uptake Of Dactylis Glomerata L . And Anthoxanthum Odoratum L . Response To Mycorrhizal Inoculation In Acid Condition, Wu En, G. R. Xin, K. Sugawara

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Grazing Gradients On Soil Microbe Variation In Inner Mongolia Steppe, Xiaoyu Wang, Mengli Zhao, Guodong Han

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.