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Research On The (Positive) Externality Of Ports, Xiaofan Liu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Liming And Mineral Fertilisation On Soil Properties And Long‐Term Sward Agrocoenosis Productivity, Ruta Butkute

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Nitrogen Fertilization And Cutting Management On The Chemical Composition Of Panicum Maximum Jacq In West Cameroon, B. Boukila, E. Tedonkeng Pamo, F. Tendonkeng, C. N. Meduke

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Critical Plant And Leaf N Concentrations Of An Ageing Timothy Sward, Gilles Bélanger, Gaëtan F. Tremblay

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Being Architecture And Action From Descartes To Foucault, Barbara Stehle

IntAR Interventions Adaptive Reuse

No abstract provided.

Faraway, So Close Frac Nord-Pas De Calais: On Cloning And Duplication, Stefano Corbo

IntAR Interventions Adaptive Reuse

No abstract provided.

Hydroxychloroquine And Azithromycin As A Treatment Of Covid- 19: Electrocardiogram Variability, Amal El Ouarradi, Salma Abdeladim, Sara Oualim, Llham Bensahi, Sara Hafid, Hamza Tazi, Mahassine Elharras, Rita Aniq Filali, Abdelhamid Nailhou, El Arbi Bouaiti, Abdelhamid Moustaghfir, Mohamed Sabry

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

During the COVID 19 pandemic, the effectiveness of the combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin is widely discussed. This treatment can cause many severe cardiac side effects that makes us discuss its utility.

The aim of this study is to describe the cardiovascular effect of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin by analyzing surface ECG in patients with COVID 19.

Methods: This observational cohort study included Moroccan patients with COVID 19 diagnosis and were hospitalized in Cheikh Khalifa International University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco between March 26 and April 20, 2020.Patients were treated with a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin over a period of at …

Chrysostom And Luther On The Intergenerational Character Of The Faith: Retrieving The God-Designed Parental Role In The Transmission Of The Faith To The Next Generation, Charles Samuel Voigt Ledebuhr, Charles Samuel Voigt Ledebuhr Mr.

Master of Art Theology Thesis

Ledebuhr, Charles S. V. “Chrysostom and Luther on the Intergenerational Character of the Faith: Retrieving the God-Designed Parental Role in the Transmission of the Faith to the Next Generation.” MA Thesis, Concordia Seminary, 2020. 167 pp.

Although hardly anyone would argue against the importance of parents in the faith formation of their children or that God commanded parents to pass on the faith to their children, there is still a clear tendency in the church to concentrate the teaching of the faith around the temple and the pastor rather than giving to the home and the parents the proper attention …

Multi-Objective Cuckoo Search Algorithm, Xingshi He, Li Na, Xinshe Yang, Yu Bing

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: It is challenging to solve multi-objective optimization problems with getting high-quality Pareto fronts accurately. The multi-objective Cuckoo Search algorithm (MOCS) was designed by firstly applying the recently developed Cuckoo Search Algorithm (CS) in solving Multi-objective optimization problems, and the fitness function based Pareto definiteness was improved, and the Gradual archive reduction method based on niche technology was proposed to improve the Archive solutions quality. The simulation test results and related performance indicators of nine test problems show that, MOCS algorithm is obviously improved in the aspect of the convergence, the diversity and the uniformity compared with the classic NSGA-II …

Risk Assessment And The Effects Of Refuge Availability On The Defensive Behaviors Of The Southern Unstriped Scorpion (Vaejovis Carolinianus), David R. Nelsen, Emily M. David, Chad N. Harty, Joseph B. Hector, Aaron G. Corbit

Faculty Works

Selection should favor individuals that acquire, process, and act on relevant environmental signals to avoid predation. Studies have found that scorpions control their use of venom: both when it is released and the total volume expelled. However, this research has not included how a scorpion’s awareness of environmental features influences these decisions. The current study tested 18 Vaejovis carolinianus scorpions (nine females and nine males) by placing them in circular arenas supplied with varying numbers (zero, two, or four) of square refuges and by tracking their movements overnight. The following morning, defensive behaviors were elicited by prodding scorpions on the …

More On Covid-19 In Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases., Farren B. S. Briggs, Milena A. Gianfrancesco, Michaela F. George

Global Public Health | Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

A Literature Review: An Analysis Of The Widespread Effects Of Solitary Confinement/Social Isolation On Mental Illness And Mortality, Taneasha Muonio

Theses and Graduate Projects

Solitary confinement or isolation is widespread globally and has been used as a form of punishment, reform, reflection, and cleansing throughout time. The devastating impacts of not having social interactions for extended periods of time have been documented and noted.1 These impacts include severe mental health disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suicide, motor disturbances, biological changes, and increased mortality.1-3 The analysis of how the United States became the country with the largest prison system and mentally ill population is addressed in this thesis including understanding how the prison-industrial complex was built. Understanding how …

Hdac6 Mediates Macrophage Inos Expression And Excessive Nitric Oxide Production In The Blood During Endotoxemia, Yan Wang, Ke Wang, Jian Fu

Toxicology and Cancer Biology Faculty Publications

Excessive nitric oxide (NO) production and NO-mediated nitrative stress contribute to vascular dysfunction, inflammation, and tissue injury in septic shock. New therapeutic targets are urgently needed to provide better control of NO level during septic shock. In the present study, we investigated the role of HDAC6 in the regulation of NO production and nitrative stress in a mouse model of endotoxin-induced septic shock. HDAC6 deficient mice and a specific HDAC6 inhibitor were utilized in our studies. Our data clearly indicate that HDAC6 is an important mediator of NO production in macrophages. HDAC6 mediates NO production through the regulation of iNOS …

Exploring The Fmn Binding Site In The Mitochondrial Outer Membrane Protein Mitoneet, Homyra Tasnim, Aaron P. Landry, Chelsey R. Fontenot, Huangen Ding

Faculty Publications

© 2020 Elsevier Inc. MitoNEET is a mitochondrial outer membrane protein that hosts a redox active [2Fe-2S] cluster in the C-terminal cytosolic domain. Increasing evidence has shown that mitoNEET has an essential role in regulating energy metabolism in human cells. Previously, we reported that the [2Fe-2S] clusters in mitoNEET can be reduced by the reduced flavin mononucleotide (FMNH2) and oxidized by oxygen or ubiquinone-2, suggesting that mitoNEET may act as a novel redox enzyme catalyzing electron transfer from FMNH2 to oxygen or ubiquinone. Here, we explore the FMN binding site in mitoNEET by using FMN analogs and find that lumiflavin, …

2019-2020 Profile, Morehead State University. Institutional Research & Analysis.

Office of Institutional Research & Analysis Publication Archive

2019-2020 issue of the Profile Website.

Overview Of Environmental Stressors, Avian Diseases, And Contaminants In South American Seabirds, Hunter Boykin

All HCAS Student Capstones, Theses, and Dissertations

Diseases and contaminants found along the South American marine environment are known to impact important seabird species, including the Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus), Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti), Guanay cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii), Peruvian booby (Sula variegate), and Inca tern (Larosterna inca). These seabirds are primarily found along the coast of Peru where they compete for nest sites and prey. The Punta San Juan guano reserve, where these species are located, is affected by periodic environmental fluctuations such as El Niño and La Niña. These fluctuations cause changes in wind patterns and sea …

The Weekly Challenger, August 20, 2020, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The August 20, 2020, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Exploring The Form And The Function: A Review Of Science Discourse Frameworks In The Service Of Research And Practice, Brett A. Criswell, Gregory T. Rushton, Lisa Shah

Secondary Education Faculty Publications

The importance of how classroom discourse can be used to support science learning has gained national attention with respect to both science teaching and research across K12 and higher education. In this review article, we examine a commonly referenced set of nine frameworks for use inscienceclassrooms. Specifically, we examine the ways in which various frameworks emphasize the structure (i.e.,form) or practical use (i.e.,function) of language across classroom settings, and the impact of such an emphasis on the facilitation and analysis of science classroom discourse. The findings from this review should help researchers investigate and educators facilitate classroom discourse in ways …

Evans Syndrome Associated With Pregnancy And Covid-19 Infection, Gayathri Vadlamudi, Leah Hong, Madhurima Keerthy

Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health Services Articles

Background: Evans syndrome (ES) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by autoimmune hemolytic anemia along with immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Few case reports of ES in pregnancy have been published, and ES may be difficult to distinguish from other diagnoses more common in pregnancy. Guidelines for treatment of ES are not well-defined.

Case: A 23-year-old multigravid woman in active labor was found to have severe anemia and thrombocytopenia. She was diagnosed with ES and started on immunosuppressive treatments for persistent immune thrombocytopenic purpura. In the postpartum period, she was found to have coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and acute pulmonary embolism.

Conclusion: Evans …

Draft Genome Sequences Of Six Strains Isolated From The Rhizosphere Of Wheat Grown In Cadmium-Contaminated Soil, Vira Hovorukha, Ankita Bhattacharyya, Olga Iungin, Hanna Tashyreva, Victoria Romanovska, Olesia Havyrliuk, Olena Bielikova, Claire Blackwell, Brian Burks, Cara Cothern, Jakia Elliott, Jonathan Hoover, Alexis Jones, Christian Leise, Linda Lowmiller, Ahmed Mohamed, Tiffany Mullen, Ethan Nettleton, Karshanda Polk, Benny Tran, Teresa Tran, Manuel Vega, Landon Ware, Emily Welch, Leandra Williams, Madison Woodward, Kaylin Young, Olga Mavrodi, Oleksandr Tashyrev, Dmitri Mavrodi

Faculty Publications

This study presents high-quality draft genome assemblies of six bacterial strains isolated from the roots of wheat grown in soil contaminated with cadmium. The results of this study will help to elucidate at the molecular level how heavy metals affect interactions between beneficial rhizobacteria and crop plants.

Honors College Alumna Wins National Portz Scholarship, Edwin B. Smith

University of Mississippi News

Genevieve Verville's research could improve development, effectiveness of new drugs

Epidemiology Of Enforcing Travel Restrictions In Us Peninsular Regions During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Kathleen Kelly, Sebastian Coupe, Cynthia Kelly

Florida Public Health Review

No abstract provided.

Beauvoir In Time, Meryl Altman

English Faculty publications

Beauvoir in Time situates Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex in the historical context of its writing and in later contexts of its international reception, from then till now. The book takes up three aspects of Beauvoir's work more recent feminists find embarrassing: "bad sex," "dated" views about lesbians, and intersections with race and class. Through close reading of Beauvoir's writing in many genres, alongside contemporaneous discourses (good and bad novels in French and English, outmoded psychoanalytic and sexological authorities, ethnographic surrealism, the writing of Richard Wright and Franz Fanon), and in light of her travels to the U.S. and …

Diurnal, Metabolic And Thermogenic Alterations In A Murine Model Of Accelerated Aging, David B. Allison, Guang Ren, Rodrigo A. Peliciari-Garcia, Sobuj Mia, Graham R. Mcginnis, Jennifer Davis, Karen L. Gamble, Jeong A. Kim, Martin E. Young

Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences Faculty Research

Senescence-Accelerated Mouse-Prone 8 (SAMP8) mice exhibit characteristics of premature aging, including hair loss, cognitive dysfunction, reduced physical activity, impaired metabolic homeostasis, cardiac dysfunction and reduced lifespan. Interestingly, circadian disruption can induce or augment many of these same pathologies. Moreover, previous studies have reported that SAMP8 mice exhibit abnormalities in circadian wheel-running behavior, indicating possible alterations in circadian clock function. These observations led to the hypothesis that 24 h rhythms in behavior and/or circadian clock function are altered in SAMP8 mice and that these alterations may contribute to perturbations in whole-body metabolism. Here, we report that 6-month-old SAMP8 mice exhibit a …

Long-Term Ecological Research Supports Ecological Construction And Poverty Alleviation Through Science & Technology In Southern Xinjiang, China, Zeng Fanjiang, Li Xiangyi, Li Lei, Liu Bo, Xue Jie, Gui Dongwei, Lei Jiaqiang

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Cele Desert Research Station is located in the southern rim of Takelimagan Desert of Xinjiang, China. The fragile ecological environment and frequent sand storms in the area have seriously affected the livelihood, and restricted the economic and social development of the region. In the early 1980s, the frontier of the desert was only 1.5 km away from the town of Cele. Under this very urgent situation of "The sand at the gates", Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences (the former of Xinjiang Desert Institute of Biological and Soil, Chinese Academy of Sciences) established Cele Desert Research …

Consideration On The Coordinated And Synergistic Role Of Science And Technology In Responding To Major Public Health Emergencies, Xia Junjie, Yang Ming

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

No abstract provided.

Development Status And Policy Suggestions Of China's Biological Industry, Bai Jingyu, Lin Xiaofeng, Ding Junqi

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Entering the era of bio-economy, countries around the world have stepped up their efforts to develop the bio-industry. This study aims to explore the issues in the development of China's bio-industry by analyzing the status quo of the development of China's bio-industry, and to provide policy suggestions for the development of China's bio-economy. The research results show that the remarkable achievements have been accomplished in the development of China's biological industry. Nevertheless, there are still problems such as weak international competitiveness, uncoordinated regional development, and poor operating conditions of some enterprises. In view of the above problems, the countermeasures for …

Developmental Changes In Myocardial B Cells Mirror Changes In B Cells Associated With Different Organs, Cibele Rocha-Resende, Wei Yang, Wenjun Li, Daniel Kreisel, Luigi Adamo, Douglas L Mann

Open Access Publications

The naive heart harbors a population of intravascular B cells that make close contact with the cardiac microvasculature. However, the timing of their appearance and their organ specificity remain unknown. To address this knowledge gap, we performed a systematic analysis of B cells isolated from the myocardium and other organs, from embryonic life to adulthood. We found that the phenotype of myocardial B cells changed dynamically during development. While neonatal heart B cells were mostly CD11b+ and CD11b- CD21-CD23-, adult B cells were predominantly CD11b-CD21+CD23+. Histological analysis and intravital microscopy of lung and liver showed that organ-associated B cells in …

Perbedaan Kadar Flavonoid Total Dari Black Garlic Tunggal Dan Majemuk Dengan Metode Spektrofotometri Uv-Vis, Dewa Ayu Ika Pramitha, Ni Nyoman Ayu Kartika Yani

Chimica et Natura Acta

Black garlic atau bawang hitam merupakan hasil fermentasi dari bawang putih segar (Allium sativum L.) yang difermentasi pada suhu tinggi selama beberapa waktu sehingga menghasilkan kandungan dan formulasi kimiawi baru. Black garlic sebagai salah satu bahan herbal yang dibutuhkan sebagai suplemen untuk menjaga stamina, dan vitalitas tubuh.  Black garlic mengandung senyawa bioaktif, seperti, fenol, flavonoid, piruvat, tiosulfat, S-allycysteine (SAC), dan S-allymercaptocysteine (SAMC). Dalam penelitian ini, perbedaan kadar flavonoid total black garlic tunggal dan majemuk telah ditentukan. Kadar flavonoid total pada black garlic tunggal dan majemuk diuji dengan metode spektrofotometri UV-Vis. Kadar flavonoid total black garlic tunggal memiliki kadar lebih tinggi …

Implikasi Biogeografi Dari Variasi Dna Mitokondria Pada Suku Sunda, Iman P. Maksum, Wanda Destiarani, Riezki Amalia, Salsabila Shofia, Rizky Rafi Rahmawan

Chimica et Natura Acta

Abstrak Suku Sunda menjadi salah satu suku mayoritas di Indonesia. Tetapi, karena tidak mempunyai ciri fisik yang khas seperti suku - suku yang lain, maka sulit untuk menentukan identitas suku Sunda dari segi fisiknya. Akibatnya, penelusuran sejarah dan perjala migrasi suku Sunda masih belum jelas. Oleh karena itu dibutuhkan pendekatan lain berupa data genetik yang dapat menggambarkan hubungan kekerabatan dan evolusinya. Analisis filogenetik urutan DNA mitokondria telah terbukti menjadi alat yang efektif untuk identifikasi seseorang dan juga dapat menunjukkan asal populasi yang berbeda. Urutan DNA mitokondria yang digunakan berada pada daerah hipervariabel I (HVI) karena tingkat variasinya yang tinggi. Pada …