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The Pandemic Push: Can Covid-19 Reinvent Conferences To Models Rooted In Sustainability, Equitability And Inclusion?, Holly J. Niner, Shaili Johri, Judith Meyer, Sophia N. Wassermann

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic necessitates a change in conference formats for 2020. This shift offers a unique opportunity to address long-standing inequities in access and issues of sustainability associated with traditional conference formats, through testing online platforms. However, moving online is not a panacea for all of these concerns, particularly those arising from uneven distribution of access to the Internet and other technology. With conferences and events being forced to move online, this is a critical juncture to examine how online formats can be used to best effect and to reduce the inequities of in-person meetings. In this article, we highlight …

Self-Limiting Versus Rotary Subjective Carious Tissue Removal: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial—2-Year Results, Ah Ali, Fb Thani, F Foschi, A Banerjee, F Mannocci

Peninsula Dental School

Background: the aim of this study was to assess the 2-year pulp survival of deep carious lesions in teeth excavated using a self-limiting protocol in a single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial. Methods: At baseline, 101 teeth with deep carious lesions in 86 patients were excavated randomly using self-limiting or control protocols. Standardized clinical examination and periapical radiographs of teeth were performed after 1- and 2-year follow-ups (REC 14/LO/0880). Results: During the 2-year period of the study, 24 teeth failed (16 and 8 at T12 and T24, respectively). Final analysis shows that 39/63 (61.9%) of teeth were deemed successful (16/33 (48.4%) …

Rapid Visual Presentation To Support Geospatial Big Data Processing, E. Levin, W. Roland, R. Habibi, Z. An, R. Shults

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

Given the limited number of human GIS/image analysts at any organization, use of their time and organizational resources is important, especially in light of Big Data application scenarios when organizations may be overwhelmed with vast amounts of geospatial data. The current manuscript is devoted to the description of experimental research outlining the concept of Human-Computer Symbiosis where computers perform tasks, such as classification on a large image dataset, and, in sequence, humans perform analysis with Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) to classify those images that machine learning had difficulty with. The addition of the BCI analysis is to utilize the brain's ability …

The High Osmolarity Glycerol Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Regulates Glucose Catabolite Repression In Filamentous Fungi, Leandro Jose De Assis, G. H. Goldman, Lilian Pereira Silva, Oliver Valerius, Gerhard H. Braus, Laure Ries, Kerstin Schmitt, Gh Goldman

School of Biomedical Sciences

No abstract provided.

Unidirectional Na+ Influx Under Different Growth Stages Of Puccinellia Tenuiflora And Wheat, C. M. Wang, J. L. Zhang, G. Q. Wu, Suomin Wang

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Isolation And Characteristics Of Hydrogen-Oxidizing Bacteria In The Leguminous Rhizosphere In Grassland Of Sanjiangyuan Region, Weiwei Wang, Bo Fu, Changhui Li

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Carbon And Nitrogen Characteristic In Plants And Soils Of The Degraded Alpine Kobresia Pygmaea Meadow In The Tibetan Plateau, Qiji Wang, Shixiong Li, Zenchun Jing, Wenying Wang

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Nitrogen, Phosphorus And Potassium Utilization And Their Nutrient Cycling In A Beef‐Forage Production System, Yusuke Tabata, Masayuki Kitagawa, Kazato Oishi, Hajime Kumagai, Shinichi Kume, Hiroyuki Hirooka

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Protecting Esa-Listed Bull Trout In The Face Of Climate Change: Can The Endangered Species Act And The Clean Water Act Do Their Part?, Jonathan Drake Ph.D J.D.

Public Land & Resources Law Review

No abstract provided.

Environmental Stewardship Of Public Lands? The Decline Of Westslope Cutthroat Trout Along The Eastern Slopes Of The Rocky Mountains In Alberta, Shawn C. Fluker, David W. Mayhood

Public Land & Resources Law Review

No abstract provided.

Bringing Back The Great Bear: Challenges And Opportunities Of Grizzly Restoration In The Northern Rockies, Thomas France Esq., Dan Brister Esq., Ms.

Public Land & Resources Law Review

No abstract provided.

Urbanization Impacts On Campus Cypress Domes, Jennifer Bennett, Ashley Boggs, Nathan Colonna, Angela Ferebee, Bruno Kallas

The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal

Cypress domes are terrestrial freshwater ecosystems characterized by the presence of cypress trees (Taxodium spp.) growing in well-defined, dome-shaped clusters throughout the southeastern United States. These systems are one of many ecosystems in Florida facing increasing threats from human expansion and urbanization including fire suppression, logging, and hydrological alterations. This study sought to examine the impacts of urbanization on three cypress domes located on the University of Central Florida Orlando campus. To do this, we measured the defining traits, dendrochronology of Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium, and soil characteristics in each of the three selected domes. The cypress …

An Exploration Into The Psychotic Symptoms Associated With Schizophrenia And Major Depressive Disorder, Kyndester Michael-Samaroo

The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal

This research examines the neurological similarities between schizophrenia and major depressive disorder with psychotic features to compare the manifestations of psychosis in each disorder. Both disorders often involve symptoms of psychosis, although the disorders overall are very different. We hypothesize that the neurological similarities between schizophrenia and major depressive disorder with psychotic features will provide researchers with the strategies needed to develop a treatment for psychotic symptoms. In order to test this hypothesis, five related studies were gathered for each disorder, and three studies were gathered for psychosis. These studies were then analyzed to pinpoint any similarities among factors for …

Occupational Therapy’S Role In Assisting With Community Reintegration For Survivors Of Human Trafficking, Jane Jany Huynh

Student Capstone Papers

Victims of human trafficking are exposed to traumatic experiences that affect their physical, psychological, cognitive, and social health. As survivors enter the healing stage and progressed in their journey to community reintegration, the complex traumatic experiences may affect their independence with occupational tasks.

This capstone explored the areas where occupational therapy can assist with community reintegration for survivors of human trafficking. Interviews were conducted through casual conversation using the modified Canadian Occupational Therapy Measure, (COPM) as guidance, and the Quality of Life Scale (QOLS) was used to gather baseline data.

Survivors identified priorities of their everyday living and the barriers …

Pannexin 1 Inhibition Delays Maturation And Improves Development Of Bos Taurus Oocytes, Zachary Timothy Dye, Lauren Virginia Rutledge, Silvia Penuela, Paul William Dyce

Anatomy and Cell Biology Publications

© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Intercellular exchange between the oocyte and its surrounding cells within the follicular environment is critical for oocyte maturation and subsequent development. In vertebrates this exchange is facilitated through gap junctions formed by connexin membrane proteins. Another family of membrane proteins called pannexins are able to form single membrane channels that allow cellular exchanges with the extracellular environment. The most ubiquitously expressed and studied member, pannexin 1 (PANX1), has yet to be described thoroughly in female reproductive tissues or functionally studied during oocyte maturation. Here, we look into the expression of pannexin 1 in bovine cumulus-oocyte …

The Rider (2020-08-24), Jacqueline Peraza

The Rider Archives

Vol.6 No.1

Minutes Of Graduate College Committee On Curricula, August 24, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College Curriculum Committee.

Minutes - Graduate Curriculum Committee

Minutes of the committee that oversees the development of the curriculum of the University of Northern Iowa Graduate College.

Crow's Nest, August 24, 2020, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The August 24, 2020, issue of the Crow's Nest.

Inferred Genetic Architecture Underlying Evolution In A Fossil Stickleback Lineage, Yoel E. Stuart, Matthew P. Travis, Michael A. Bell

Biology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Inferring the genetic architecture of evolution in the fossil record is difficult because genetic crosses are impossible, the acquisition of DNA is usually impossible and phenotype–genotype maps are rarely obvious. However, such inference is valuable because it reveals the genetic basis of microevolutionary change across many more generations than is possible in studies of extant taxa, thereby integrating microevolutionary process and macroevolutionary pattern. Here, we infer the genetic basis of pelvic skeleton reduction in Gasterosteus doryssus, a Miocene stickleback fish from a finely resolved stratigraphic sequence that spans nearly 17,000 years. Reduction in pelvic score, a categorical measure of …

Covid-19 Didn't Create A Child Care Crisis, But Hastened And Inflamed It, Jess Carson, Marybeth J. Mattingly

Carsey Publications

In this Carsey Perspective, authors Jess Carson and Marybeth Mattingly describe the ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has strained the nation’s already-fragile early childhood care systems.

Child care providers are struggling to address revenue losses associated with closures, fewer enrollments, and new safety guidelines. Meanwhile, demand for formal child care is shifting in yet-unknown ways, with unemployment, telework, uncertain school reopenings for older children, and health-related concerns all playing a part.

The authors conclude that the child care system requires significant policy support to regain lost footage, but encourage policymakers to utilize the pandemic’s disruption as an opportunity to rebuild …

The Effects Of Radical Containing Combustion Derived Particulate Matter In Adult Mouse Respiratory System, Jeffrey Harding

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Epidemiological data associates high levels of combustion-derived particulate matter (PM) with deleterious respiratory outcomes, but the mechanism underlying those outcomes remains elusive. It has been acknowledged by the World Health Organization that PM exposure contributes to more than 4.2 million all-cause mortalities worldwide each year. Current literature demonstrates that PM exacerbates respiratory diseases, impairs lung function, results in chronic respiratory illnesses, and is associated with increased mortality. The proposed mechanisms revolve around oxidative stress and inflammation promoting pulmonary physiological remodeling. Our data demonstrate that environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) stabilized on the surface of PM are capable of inducing oxidative …

Taxonomic Revision Of The Afrotropical Agabus Raffrayi Species Group With The Description Of Four New Species (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae), William F. Englund, Laban Njoroge, Olof Biström, Kelly B. Miller, David T. Bilton, Johannes Bergsten

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

We revise the Afrotropical Agabus raffrayi species group, motivated by the discovery of new diversity in Kenya and South Africa. Whilst Agabus is mainly a holarctic genus, the Agabus raffrayi group is restricted to high altitude regions of eastern Africa and temperate parts of South Africa, from where we describe the southernmost Agabus in the world. The following new species are introduced: Agabus anguluverpus sp. nov. from Mount Kenya in central Kenya, Agabus austellus sp. nov. a widespread species in South Africa, Agabus riberae sp. nov. from the Kamiesberg and northeastern Cederberg ranges in the Northern and Western Cape Provinces …

Antimicrobial Effectiveness Of Calcium Silicate Sealers Against A Nutrient-Stressed Multispecies Biofilm, R Bose, K Ioannidis, F Foschi, A Bakhsh, Rd Kelly, S Deb, F Mannocci, Sa Niazi

Peninsula Dental School

Purpose: This study compared the antimicrobial efficacy of calcium silicate sealers (BioRoot RCS and Total Fill BC) and conventional sealers (AH Plus and Tubli-seal) against planktonic bacteria and a nutrient-stressed multispecies biofilm. Methods: Antimicrobial properties of freshly mixed sealers were investigated using the direct contact test (DCT) and a nutrient-stressed multispecies biofilm comprised of five endodontic strains. Antimicrobial activity was determined using quantitative viable counts and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) analysis with live/dead staining. The pH of the sealers was analysed over a period of 28 days in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Tukey …

Misogyny Detection In Social Media On The Twitter Platform, Elena Shushkevich

Doctoral

The thesis is devoted to the problem of misogyny detection in social media. In the work we analyse the difference between all offensive language and misogyny language in social media, and review the best existing approaches to detect offensive and misogynistic language, which are based on classical machine learning and neural networks. We also review recent shared tasks aimed to detect misogyny in social media, several of which we have participated in. We propose an approach to the detection and classification of misogyny in texts, based on the construction of an ensemble of models of classical machine learning: Logistic Regression, …

A Multimedia Approach To Improving Retention In Undergraduate Anatomy And Physiology, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Peperone

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This research compared differences in grades among students who utilized an adaptive instructional system (AIS) to study for their undergraduate anatomy and physiology exams. The AIS implemented multimedia techniques by combining machine-generated cloze questions with images drawn from the A&P textbook, specifically chapters 9 (musculature) and 10 (nervous system). The AIS adapted to the performance of each student and optimally chose which question they should see next. Participants studied using this AIS before the exam and were given extra credit for participation. I hypothesized that students who practiced using the AIS will perform better on their exams than those that …

Deciphering The Unique Structure And Acylation Pattern Of Posidonia Oceanica Lignin, Jorge Rencoret, Gisela Marques, Oscar Serrano, Joeri Kaal, Angel T. Martínez, José C. Del Río, Ana Gutiérrez

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society. Lignins from different parts of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica-namely sheaths, rhizome, and roots-as well as from fibrous balls from P. oceanica detritus were isolated and thoroughly characterized by pyrolysis coupled with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, derivatization followed by reductive cleavage, two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and gel permeation chromatography. The lignins of P. oceanica were enriched in guaiacyl (G) over syringyl (S) units, with S/G ratios ranging from 0.1 (fibrous balls) to 0.5 (rhizome). β-O-4′ ethers and phenylcoumarans were the most abundant lignin substructures, followed by resinols, and minor amounts of dibenzodioxocins and spirodienones. Moreover, …

Nitrogen Losses Through Denitrification From A Grazed Pasture As Affected By The Use Of Anitrification Inhibitor, W. Sun, Jiafa Luo, S. Lindsey, Sterwart F. Ledgard

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Plant Species Composition And Soil Microbial Community Structure In A Semi‐Natural Grassland In Japan, Shu‐Ichi Sugiyama, Atushi Okubo, M. Zabed Hossain, Guangcheng Liu

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Changes In Inorganic Ion Accumulation And Growth Of Leymus Chinensis Community Along The Retrogression On The Songnen Grassland In Northeastern China, Lianxuan Shi, Jixun Guo

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Long‐Term Phosphorus Fertilization And Perennial Legumes Addition Impacts On A Temperate Natural Grassland: Ii. Total And Particulate Soil Organic Carbon, Lucía Salvo, José A. Terra, Walter Ayala, Raül Bermudez, José Correa, Paola Avila, Jorge Hernández

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.