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Paraventricular Hypothalamus Mediates Diurnal Rhythm Of Metabolism, Eun Ran Kim, Yuanzhong Xu, Ryan M Cassidy, Yungang Lu, Yongjie Yang, Jinbin Tian, De-Pei Li, Rachel Van Drunen, Aleix Ribas-Latre, Zhao-Lin Cai, Mingshan Xue, Benjamin R Arenkiel, Kristin Eckel-Mahan, Yong Xu, Qingchun Tong

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Defective rhythmic metabolism is associated with high-fat high-caloric diet (HFD) feeding, ageing and obesity; however, the neural basis underlying HFD effects on diurnal metabolism remains elusive. Here we show that deletion of BMAL1, a core clock gene, in paraventricular hypothalamic (PVH) neurons reduces diurnal rhythmicity in metabolism, causes obesity and diminishes PVH neuron activation in response to fast-refeeding. Animal models mimicking deficiency in PVH neuron responsiveness, achieved through clamping PVH neuron activity at high or low levels, both show obesity and reduced diurnal rhythmicity in metabolism. Interestingly, the PVH exhibits BMAL1-controlled rhythmic expression of GABA-A receptor γ2 subunit, and dampening …

Catholic Family Ties: Sustaining And Supporting Hiv-Positive Canadian Gay Men’S Faith, Mental Health, And Wellbeing, Renato M. Liboro

Psychology Faculty Research

Research has documented that sexual minorities and people living with HIV/AIDS have successfully used religious coping to help them overcome life challenges related to their sexual orientation and HIV status, including religious struggles surrounding their faith brought about by stigma and discrimination that have historically been promoted by organized religion. Research has also documented how sexual minorities and people living with HIV/AIDS have utilized family support as a vital resource for effectively coping with life challenges associated with homophobia, heterosexism, and HIV stigma, which have historically been perpetuated in certain family and faith dynamics. The aim of the community-engaged, qualitative …

Chemistry And Biochemistry Authored Faculty Publications: Snapshot Of The Ranking Of Journals In Which They Published Based On Data From Journal Citation Reports (Jcr), Lutishoor Salisbury, Yang Tian, Jeremy Smith

University Libraries Faculty Publications and Presentations

This report presents a snapshot of the research output of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at the University of Arkansas for the period 2015-2019. The contents of the report were generated using Web of Science Core Collection databases and the Journal Citation Report only. It highlights the journals in which the researchers published and the ranking of those journals.

Therapeutic Impact Of Fun Learning On Depression Level Among Students At Selected School In Hospital, Premma Kandasamy, Mohd Mokhtar Tahar

Journal of ICSAR

This study aims to look at the effectiveness of therapeutic use of amusement on Depression In School In The Hospital. This study aimed to identify levels of depression among SDH students through behavioral observation using the DSM-5 scale and to explain the therapeutic impact of the amusement-based approach on the depression of SDH students using the Child Depression Inventory. This study used a qualitative approach to collect data. Therefore, this study uses approaches such as observations and interviews. The study population was SDH students/patients at the University of Malaya Medical Centre. The sample consisted of 24 SDH students selected for …

Wavelength Decomposition Of Hybrid Additive Manufacturing Power Signals And Their Relationship With Surface Integrity, Xingtao Wang

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Additive Manufacturing (AM) has been a promising manufacturing technology in industrial applications and gained a massive amount of attention from researchers all over the world. Directed Energy Deposition (DED) is an AM process in which focused thermal energy is used to fuse materials by melting as they are deposited. One of the most significant challenges involved in current metal AM processes is improving repeatability and consistency. Substantial effort has already been invested in this area of research.

In this dissertation, a milling tool not only played a role in subtractive manufacturing but also acted as a method of monitoring the …

Collaborative Research: Network Cluster: Dust In The Critical Zone From The Great Basin To The Rocky Mountains, Janice Brahney

Funded Research Records

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Rapid: Covid-19 Induced Cessation Of Ecotourism And Supplemental Feeding: Implications For Wildlife Physiology, Reproduction, And The Microbiome, Susannah S. French

Funded Research Records

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Spectroscopic Signature Of Noncovalent Bonds, Steve Scheiner

Funded Research Records

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Research On Bifurcation Of A Class Of Cortical Eeg Model With Time Delay, Chunsheng Li, Zhang Xue

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The bifurcation characters of a cortical-model with bidirectional time delays were studied, proposed by Robinson, et al. before. Considering transmitting delay between excitatory and inhibitory populations, the stability, bifurcation characters and bifurcation region were achieved. The relationship of cortical potential spectrum density and transmit delay was analyzed when white noise was introduced. Result shows that time delay between different population acts as an important role of model’s dynamic characters and stability, and numerical simulation verifies the theoretical analysis. This research shows the importance of transmit delay in cortical-model, and provides theoretical illustration for further research of epileptic …

Pinning Control For Synchronization Of Hr Biological Neural Networks:Linear Active Disturbance Rejection Approach, Wei Wei, Wen Jiao

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Synchronization of a complex network whose nodes are Hindmarsh-Rose biological neurons was considered. Coupling strengths of the whole network were always taken as the tuning variables. However, coupling strengths may not be changeable. In addition, synchronization was affected by different disturbances. In view of above factors, pinning control was utilized and linear active disturbance rejection control (LADRC) was designed. By this approach, synchronization was achieved in according to synchronization errors of the controlled nodes and the couplings among nodes. In the simulations, coupling strength was fixed at a relative small value, and no external disturbance case …

Developing Rangeland Restoration Techniques: A Look At Phosphorus Fertilizer As A Seed Coating To Improve Bluebunch Wheatgrass Growth, Morgan Elaine Parkinson

Theses and Dissertations

Planting native species after a major disturbance is a critical tool land managers use to stabilize soils, restore ecosystem processes, and prevent weed invasion. However, within the sagebrush steppe and other arid and semi-arid environments the percentage of sown seeds that produce an adult plant is remarkably low. Applying fertilizers at the time of planting may improve native plant establishment by increasing the ability of the seedlings to cope with environmental stresses. However, traditional fertilizer applications are often economically infeasible and may be counterproductive by encouraging weed invasion. Seed coating technology allows for the efficient application of fertilizers within the …

Longitudinal Links Between Parents’ Mental Health, Parenting, And Adolescents’ Mental Health: Moderation By Adolescent Sex, Laura M. Padilla-Walker, Hannah B. Apsley

Faculty Publications

This study explored mothering and fathering as possible mediators of the relationship between parent and adolescent mental health concerns and considered the adolescents’ biological sex as a potential moderator. Using structural equation modeling, the longitudinal links between parents’ mental health, parental psychological control, parent-adolescent connectedness, and adolescent mental health in 500 families— including 338 fathers and 500 mothers—were explored over the course of 5 years. The mean age of the adolescents (51.8% female, 69.6% European American) at Time 1 was 13.3 years. Mothers’ symptoms of anxiety directly predicted girls’ depression 5 years later. This relation was not mediated by parenting …

Relations Between Parental Autonomy Support And Coercion With Children’S Total Difficulties, Su Wan Gan, Siti Nor Yaacob, Jo-Pei Tan, Rumaya Juhari

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

Child-rearing practices can either negatively or positively influence the psychosocial outcomes of their children. Negative psychological outcomes such as total difficulties can result in peer relationship problem, hyperactivity, emotional symptoms, and conduct problem among children. Thus, this study aims to examine the relations between parental autonomy support and coercion with total difficulties of children in Malaysia. As respondents of this study, a total of 502 children aged between 9 and 12 years were recruited using a multistage proportionate-to-size sampling technique. The descriptive analysis found that 8.4% of respondents experienced an abnormal level of total difficulties score that can result in …

Extreme Light Confinement By Using Metal Nanoparticles, Negar Charchi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Star-shaped gold nano-particles with sharp spikes, Au nanorods, and silver nanocubes are considered as plasmonic particles. We investigate the plasmon resonances of an individual gold nanostar coupled to a gold film, separated by a dielectric layer. Through dark field scattering measurements of many individual nanostars, a statistical observation of the scattered spectra is obtained and compared with extensive simulation data to reveal the origins of the resonant peaks. We observe that an individual nanostar on a flat gold film can result in a resonant spectrum with single, double or multiple peaks. Further, these resonant peaks are strongly polarized under white …

The Danger Of Hoax: The Effect Of Inaccurate Information On Semantic Memory, Nurul Arbiyah, Dian Adiningtyas, Mitha Widodo, Anisa Safitri

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

This study focuses on the vulnerability of general knowledge held in semantic memory. Previous studies have shown that exposure to inaccurate information can negatively affect prior knowledge. This study explores the effect of exposure to inaccurate information on semantic memory, presented in nonfiction articles. The procedure consisted of a pretest (general knowledge quiz), a manipulation stage one week later with articles containing inaccurate information for the experimental group and neutral information for the control group, and a posttest (another general knowledge quiz) given immediately after the manipulation stage. The participants were 55 Universitas Indonesia undergraduate students, divided into control and …

The Role Of Personality And Self-Motivation In Political (Dis)Engagement, Daryl Loh Wei Meng, Eliza Berezina

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

Perceived loss of control of ones’ political environment breeds cynicism and lowered self-motivation for future political action, all of which are marked indicators of learned helplessness. This leads to disengagement of a country’s people in political activity, thus leaving the government unaccountable and unregulated, while allowing corruption and selfserving policies to plague the nation’s well-being. Therefore, this study aimed to better understand the associations among political apathy, learned helplessness, age, and personality traits. It was hypothesized that learned helplessness, age, and personality traits would be significant predictors of political apathy. Participants were 200 Malaysian individuals (91 males, 109 females, M …

Age And Growth Of Predatory Mesopelagic Fishes In A Low-Latitude Oceanic Ecosystem, Natalie Slayden

All HCAS Student Capstones, Theses, and Dissertations

Mesopelagic and bathypelagic fishes provide important global ecosystem services, such as carbon sequestration via the biological pump and provision of food for economically important (billfishes and tuna) and federally protected (cetaceans and seabirds) species. These attributes are becoming increasingly recognized, while simultaneously mesopelagic fisheries are becoming of interest for direct harvest as coastal fisheries have become overexploited. Additionally, climate change, ocean acidification, and seabed mining threaten deep-sea fishes. With increasing interest in deep-sea fisheries and anthropogenic threats, age and growth information on these fishes is necessary for management and conservation. Currently ecosystem models lack data such as sexual maturity and …

Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Accumulation In Tall Fescue During Plant Growth And Development, Walyati Burhan, F. F. Fannin, L. P. Bush

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

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Root Phenotypic Plasticity In Response To P Deficiency In Two Tall Fescue Cultivars, Mónica G. Agnusdei, M. J. Martinefsky, A. Mollier, S. Pellerin, Silvia G. Assuero

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

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Consider The Agent In The Arthropod, Nicolas Delon, Peter Cook, Gordon Bauer, Heidi Harley

Animal Sentience

Whether or not arthropods are sentient, they can have moral standing. Appeals to sentience are not necessary and retard progress in human treatment of other species, including invertebrates. Other increasingly well-documented aspects of invertebrate minds are pertinent to their welfare. Even if arthropods are not sentient, they can be agents whose goals—and therefore interests—can be frustrated. This kind of agency is sufficient for moral status and requires that we consider their welfare.

Using Therapeutic Photography Techniques To Increase The Wellbeing Of College Students, Licia Tourigny, Ivelina Naydenova

Journal of Counseling and Psychology

In this study the benefits of therapeutic photography techniques were analyzed for people with varying degrees of depression and anxiety. In study 1, participants were placed in groups after taking the Beck’s Depression Inventory. After they were placed in groups, they also took Beck’s Anxiety Inventory and the Life Satisfaction Scale. For four weeks, participants were asked to take pictures of what makes them happy and share and discuss them with their groups. After four weeks, they took all three inventories a second time. We found significant results between the pretest and posttest scores of the depression and anxiety inventories; …

You Must Present A Valid Form Of (Gender) Identification: The Due Process And First Amendment Implications Of Tennessee's Birth Certificate Law, Brooke Lowell

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

This Note analyzes Tennessee’s prohibition against transgender people changing their gender markers on their birth certificates under both Fourteenth Amendment Substantive Due Process and the First Amendment. Part I discusses the relevant terms related to transgender rights, the importance of birth certificates, and the relevant laws at play. Part II focuses on the Substantive Due Process argument. It lays out the foundational cases and then applies them to analyze whether gender identity is a fundamental right. Part III explores the First Amendment analysis, focusing on gender as speech. It also discusses how government speech affects the analysis. The Note concludes …

Scaffolds For Content Literacy, Vanessa B. Morrison, Sherrie Wiedyk, Ryan Cornelius

Michigan Reading Journal

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The Well-Stocked Bookshelf: Reviews Of Books For Young Adults, Ed Spicer, Marguerite Foshee, Katie Rener

Michigan Reading Journal

No abstract provided.

Common Pains And The Varying Rate Of Strength Of The Rear Thigh Muscles Compared To The Front Thigh Muscles For Football And Athletics Players, بثينة صبري القراله, ماجد فايز المجلي, زياد محمد ارميلي

Jordanian Educational Journal

This study aimed at identifying the common pains and the varying rate of strength of the rear thigh muscles compared to the front thigh muscles for football and athletics Players. The study sample consisted of (93) individuals. The questionnaire was used as a tool to collect the study data. The results of the study revealed that the knee-related injuries of football players and sports games were concentrated in musculoskeletal inflammation followed by cervical cartilage injury، followed by anterior cruciate ligament rupture، retinal ligament rupture، and lower bone infection.

The results also indicated that individuals in the study sample had poor …

Level Of Dietary Awareness Related To Psychological Aspects (Dapa) Among Professional Football Teams In Jordan, زين العابدين محمد بني هاني, سيف علي عبد المطلب الرعود

Jordanian Educational Journal

This study aimed at recognizing the level of diatary awareness related to psychological aspects among professional football teams in Jordan according to position، club, nationality، educational level and social status variables. This study employed descriptive method with a study sample that consisted of (199) players, administrators and coaches distributed among (12) teams representing (49%) percent of the study population. Averages, standard deviations, ANOVA and LSD test were used to analyze data.

The results indicated that the level of diatery awareness related to psychological aspects was low. The results also indicated that Al-Aqaba club and That Ras club achieved the best …

Yarmouk University Students Awareness Of The Cyber Terrorism, مها محمد عنانزه, ابراهيم القاعود

Jordanian Educational Journal

This study aimed at detecting to what extent Yarmouk University students are aware of the dangers of cyber terrorism. The sample consisted of (500) students selected as a simple random sample from five colleges: Education، Science، Sharia، Law، and Engineering for the academic year 2015/2016. A quuestionnare was developed that consisted of (41) items representing three fields: educational، sentimental، and behavioral awareness. The validity and reliability of the research instruments were assured. The results indicated that the students’ awareness of cyber terrorism was high. The results also revealed that there were significant statistical differences at (α= 0.05) in Yarmouk university …

Mental Rigidity And Its Impact On The Competitive Behavior Of The Jordanian Basketball Team, فرح حسن نصير, Islam Abbas, علا أحمد عباس, قصي باسم الياسين

Jordanian Educational Journal

The study aimed at identifying the mental rigidity and its impact on the competitive behavior of the Jordanian basketball team. The sample of the study consisted of (12) female players and (12) male players from the Jordanian basketball team. The scale of the Physical Rigidity of James Loehr, (1986) and the Competitive Behavior Measure of Dorothy Harris (1984) were used by the researchers.The statistical analysis was performed on SPSS. The results indicated that mental rigidity has a positive relation to the competitive behavior of players and players of the Jordanian basketball team. Besides, there were no significant statistical differences at …

The Degree Of Numerical Skills Possession Among A Sample Of Children With Autisim Spectrum Disorder In Jordan, رزان نعمان الخطيب, Ibrahim Abdallah El-Zraigat University Of Jordan

Jordanian Educational Journal

The present study aimed at assessing the degree of numerical skills possession among a sample of children with autism spectrum disorder in Jordan. The sample included 30 cases of children with autism spectrum disorder aged between 10 and 15 years. To achieve the goal of the study, the researchers constructed a scale of numerical skills. The reliability and validity of the scale were assured. To answer the questions of the study means, standard deviation and t-test were used. The results showed that the performance level on the numerical skills scale was between low, moderate, and high. The results also indicated …

دراسة نوعية حول استخدام معلمي التربية المهنية للوسائط المتعددة, محمد المومني, محمد علاونه, خيلاء بني هني

Hebron University Research Journal-B (Humanities) - (مجلة جامعة الخليل للبحوث- ب (العلوم الانسانيه

This study aimed to explore Pre-vocational education teachers' (VETs) perspectives on their acquiring and employing multimedia as an assisted tool in the educational process. the researchers have followed a qualitative method with the aim of obtaining indepth details and deep understanding on this matter. The researchers interviewed (12) teachers from Irbid Governorate Educational Area during the first semester (2018-2019). The results showed that VETs acquire and employ modest skills in their teaching process. However, there are many obstacles which limit employing these skills in the learning setting. Moreover, the results, showed that VETs' have a clear future vision to develop …