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Venku Becomes Iten's Latest Investor Readiness Program Graduate, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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Georgia Southern Announces December Recruiting Class, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Georgia Southern Announces December Recruiting Class

2020-12-16_Michiganoverview_Covidtestingtimes, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Testing Turnaround Data

The COVID Testing Turnaround Time page was obtained from Michigan's COVID-19 data page: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163_98173-545615--,00.html.

This report was created by the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, providing data for the past 14 days on the average time it takes for a diagnostic COVID-19 laboratory test to be reported to the state health department. Testing turnaround time data will be updated weekly on Friday mornings.

MDHHS receives results from commercial labs, hospitals, and public health labs. However, public health laboratories perform limited diagnostic testing and disease surveillance for infectious diseases. Total turnaround time is calculated from the difference of …

2020-12-16_Michiganoverview_Covidvaccinestats, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Data

The COVID Vaccine Dashboard page was obtained from Michigan's main COVID-19 page: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98178_103214-547150--,00.html.

Data is updated Monday through Saturday. Previously reported numbers of administered vaccine doses may change as new data are received. A possible lag in reporting vaccine doses will result in increases in numbers previously reported.

This report is created by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Division of Immunization from data reported to the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR).

The dashboard contained the tabs Enrolled Providers, Vaccines Shipped, Doses Administered, Doses by Vaccine, and Learn More.

Enzymatic Analysis Of Yeast Cell Wall-Resident Gapdh And Its Secretion, Michael J. Cohen, Brianne Philippe, Peter N. Lipke

Publications and Research

In yeast, many proteins are found in both the cytoplasmic and extracellu- lar compartments, and consequently it can be difficult to distinguish nonconventional secretion from cellular leakage. Therefore, we monitored the extracellular glyceralde- hyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) activity of intact cells as a specific marker for nonconventional secretion. Extracellular GAPDH activity was proportional to the number of cells assayed, increased with incubation time, and was dependent on added substrates. Preincubation of intact cells with 100mM dithiothreitol increased the reac- tion rate, consistent with increased access of the enzyme after reduction of cell wall di- sulfide cross-links. Such treatment did not increase …

Official University Messages - Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution And Administration Task Force, University Of Mississippi

COVID-19 Website Archives

Official University Messages and Communications for Wednesday, December 16, 2020

12-16-2020 Letter From President Randy Beutler To The Swosu Community, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2020

SWOSU Students, Faculty & Staff, To each and every one of you, I wish a relaxing and safe break over the upcoming holidays. You deserve it! I am very proud of the way that our faculty and staff have risen to the occasion during this pandemic and how our great students have conducted themselves under enormous strain.

Letter From Birmingham Area Hospitals, Alicia Rohan

Browse All News

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Mapping Routine Measles Vaccination In Low- And Middle-Income Countries, Alyssa N. Sbarra, Simon I. Hay, Stephen S. Lim, Jonathan F. Mosser, Veincent Christian F. Pepito, Local Burden Of Disease Vaccine Coverage Collaborators, 634 Co-Authors

Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health Publications

The safe, highly effective measles vaccine has been recommended globally since 1974, yet in 2017 there were more than 17 million cases of measles and 83,400 deaths in children under 5 years old, and more than 99% of both occurred in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Globally comparable, annual, local estimates of routine first-dose measles-containing vaccine (MCV1) coverage are critical for understanding geographically precise immunity patterns, progress towards the targets of the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP), and high-risk areas amid disruptions to vaccination programmes caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Here we generated annual estimates of routine childhood MCV1 …

Convection Heat Transfer And Friction Factor Of Al2o3/ Water Nanofluid Flows Inside Circular Tube With Inserting Helical Tape., Hesham Mostafa, Mohamed Saafan

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Forced convection heat transfer and friction factor for nanofluid flows inside circular horizontal tube with and without inserting helical tape, was experimentally studied. Electric heater was wrapped around the outer surface of the tube to obtain a constant and uniform heat flux at the tube wall. Experiments are conducted with adding nano-particles (AI2O3) to water up 10, 2% by volume 10 obtain diffrerent concentrations of nanonfluids. An experimental test loop equipped with the required measuring instruments was designed and constructed to assess the effects of nano-particles concentration, mass flow rate, and applied heat flux on the convection heal transfer process …

Particle Swarm Optimization For Solving The Problem Of Transmission Systems And Generation Expansion., Amany El-Zonkoly

Mansoura Engineering Journal

This paper proposes an efficient algorithm to solve the problem of multistage and coordinated planning of generation and transmission systems using particle swarm optimization. This problem is a mixed integer nonlinear programming one, which is difficult for systems of medium and large size and high complexity. The particle swarm optimization algorithm used is capable of finding high quality and optimal topologies for large size and high complexity systems. The multistage and coordinated planning with the aid of particle swarm optimization technique present a lower investment cost than static planning. Test results are applied to two small size medium complexity systems …

Workforce Adjustment To Absorb Changes In Production Rate In Continuous Production Systems., Naseem Sawaded

Mansoura Engineering Journal

This paper presents some mathematical models that deal with the planning of the workforce requirement on continuous production lines to react with changes in production rates in order to meet sudden changes in product's demand. Norms for operation times and workers production rates are normally set by management based on the design capacity of the production line. The models presented in this paper can assist management in evaluating the workforce needed to react to the changes in production required over the normal production volume in order to satisfy any sudden changes in product demand, especially for short term planning. Cost …

When The Great Equalizer Shuts Down: Schools, Peers, And Parents In Pandemic Time, Francesco Agostinelli, Matthias Doepke, Giuseppe Sorrenti, Fabrizio Zilibotti

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

What are the effects of school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic on children’s education? Online education is an imperfect substitute for in-person learning, particularly for children from low-income families. Peer effects also change: schools allow children from different socio-economic backgrounds to mix together, and this effect is lost when schools are closed. Another factor is the response of parents, some of whom compensate for the changed environment through their own efforts, while others are unable to do so. We examine the interaction of these factors with the aid of a structural model of skill formation. We find that school closures …

A Concept Of The Transition Radiation Detector For A Hadron Separation In A Forward Direction Of The Lhc Experiments, N. Belyaev, M. L. Cherry, S. A. Doronin, K. Filippov, P. Fusco, F. Gargano, S. Konovalov, F. Loparco, M. N. Mazziotta, A. Mufazalova, S. Nechaeva, D. Ponomarenko, C. Rembser, A. Romaniouk, A. A. Savchenko, E. Shulga, S. Smirnov, Yu Smirnov, P. Spinelli, L. Sultanaliyeva, P. Teterin, V. Tikhomirov, K. Vorobev, K. Zhukov

Faculty Publications

Studying of hadron production in forward direction at the LHC energy has a great interest both for understanding of the fundamental QCD processes and also in applied areas such as the description of ultra-high energy cosmic particle interactions. The energies of secondary hadrons in such studies almost reach the maximum energy available at the LHC of ∼6 TeV, which corresponds to a Lorentz γ-factor up to 104 and above. The only effective technique able to identify particles in this range is based on the transition radiation detectors (TRD). Prototypes of such kind of detector were built and tested at the …

Registration Of The Transition Radiation With Gaas Detector: Data/Mc Comparison, J. Alozy, N. Belyaev, B. L. Bergmann, T. R.V. Billoud, P. Broulim, P. Burian, M. Campbell, G. Chelkov, M. Cherry, F. Dachs, S. Doronin, K. Filippov, P. Fusco, F. Gargano, E. H.M. Heijne, S. Konovalov, X. Llopart Cudie, F. Loparco, M. N. Mazziotta, L. Meduna, H. Pernegger, D. Ponomarenko, S. Pospisil, D. Rastorguev, C. Rembser, A. Romaniouk, A. A. Savchenko, E. J. Schioppa, S. Smirnov, Y. Smirnov, P. Smolyanskiy, P. Spinelli, M. Strikhanov

Faculty Publications

New developments of pixel detectors based on GaAs sensors offer effective registration of the transition radiation (TR) X-rays and perform simultaneous measurements of their energies and emission angles. This unique feature opens new possibilities for particle identification on the basis of maximum available information about generated TR photons. Results of studies of TR energy-Angular distributions using a 500 |j.m thick GaAs sensor attached to a Timepix3 chip are presented. Measurements, analysis techniques and a comparison with Monte Carlo (MC) simulations are described and discussed.

Evidence Of Incipient Song Divergence In A Hawaiian Population Of Warbling White-Eyes, Jesse D. Robinson

Theses and Dissertations

Natural or human-mediated founder events can lead to changes in avian communication signals, potentially impacting the trajectory of evolution. Warbling white-eye (Zosterops japonicus) was introduced from Japan to the Hawaiian Islands between 1929 – ca. 1937. I recorded primary songs in Hawai‘i (O‘ahu, Big Island) and collected archival recordings, then conducted a comparative analysis between introduced and native song types which revealed significant differences in the O‘ahu and Big Island populations. To test for behavioral responses that corresponded to these differences, I presented conspecific playback stimuli (intra-island, inter-island, native) to individuals in Hawai‘i (O‘ahu, Big Island). Big Island individuals increased …

Whole Life Worship: A Review Of Work And Worship, Jeremy Perigo

Staff Work

"Kaemingk and Willson’s integration of liturgy and labor is well-researched and creates needed theological and liturgical bridges between work and worship."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Work and Worship from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/whole-life-worship-a-review-of-work-and-worship/

Evaluation Of An Antimicrobial Stewardship Program For Wound And Burn Care In Three Hospitals In Nepal, Varidhi Nauriyal, Shankar Man Rai, Rajesh Dhoj Joshi, Buddhi Bahadur Thapa, Linda M. Kaljee, Tyler Prentiss, Gina Maki, Basudha Shrestha, Deepak C. Bajracharya, Kshitij Karki, Nilesh Joshi, Arjun Acharya, Laxman Banstola, Suresh Raj Poudel, Anip Joshi, Abhinav Dahal, Niranjan Palikhe, Sachin Khadka, Piyush Giri, Apar Lamichhane, Marcus J. Zervos

Infectious Diseases Articles

Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs can decrease non-optimal use of antibiotics in hospital settings. There are limited data on AMS programs in burn and chronic wound centers in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). A post-prescription review and feedback (PPRF) program was implemented in three hospitals in Nepal with a focus on wound and burn care. A total of 241 baseline and 236 post-intervention patient chart data were collected from three hospitals. There was a significant decrease in utilizing days of therapy per 1000 patient days (DOT/1000 PD) of penicillin (p = 0.02), aminoglycoside (p < 0.001), and cephalosporin (p = 0.04). Increases in DOT/1000 PD at post-intervention were significant for metronidazole (p < 0.001), quinolone (p = 0.01), and other antibiotics (p < 0.001). Changes in use of antibiotics varied across hospitals, e.g., cephalosporin use decreased significantly at Kirtipur Hospital (p < 0.001) and Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences (p = 0.02), but not at Kathmandu Model Hospital (p = 0.59). An independent review conducted by infectious disease specialists at the Henry Ford Health System revealed significant changes in antibiotic prescribing practices both overall and by hospital. There was a decrease in mean number of intravenous antibiotic days between baseline (10.1 (SD 8.8)) and post-intervention (8.8 (SD 6.5)) (t = 3.56; p < 0.001), but no difference for oral antibiotics. Compared to baseline, over the 6-month post-intervention period, we found an increase in justified use of antibiotics (p < 0.001), de-escalation (p < 0.001), accurate documentation (p < 0.001), and adherence to the study antibiotic prescribing guidelines at 72 h (p < 0.001) and after diagnoses (p < 0.001). The evaluation data presented provide evidence that PPRF training and program implementation can contribute to hospital-based antibiotic stewardship for wound and burn care in Nepal.

Development Of Advanced Chemometric-Assisted Spectrophotometric Methods For The Determination Of Cromolyn Sodium And Its Alkaline Degradation Products, Noha M. Elzahar, Mariam M. Tadros, Bassam Ayoub

Pharmacy

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A Discourse Analysis Of The Science Of Reading Through The Lens Of A Social Media Twitter Hashtag, April Darlene Evans

Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative virtual ethnographic study was conducted to explore the discourse around the science of reading topic through the lens of a social media Twitter hashtag known as #scienceofreading. Participants for this study consisted of any person that had an account on Twitter and entered into the discourse of the topic of the science of reading using the #scienceofreading contained within their tweet or attached to their tweet. Participants were observed in the public social media platform of Twitter. Three research questions were used to explain the phenomenon: 1) What are the roles of the participants involved in the discourse …

Hotline Press Newspaper- December 2020 Vol 36 No 38, Hotline Press Newspaper

Hotline Press Newspaper 2020

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Determinants Of Infant And Young Complementary Feeding Practices Among Children 6-23 Months Of Age In Urban Pakistan: A Multicenter Longitudinal Study, Shabina Ariff, Kamran Sadiq, Javairia Khalid, Laila Sikanderali, Batha Tariq, Fariha Shaheen, Gul Nawaz Khan, Atif Habib, Sajid Bashir Soofi

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Background: Suboptimal feeding practices have a negative impact on children's health and growth in the first 2 years of life and increase their risk of undernutrition, morbidity, and mortality. The aim of the study was to assess the factors that influence infant and young child feeding practices among urban mothers in a hospital setting at Karachi, Pakistan.
Methods: A longitudinal multi-center cohort study was conducted in four countries, MULTICENTER BODY COMPOSITION REFERENCE STUDY (MBCRS) to produce normal body composition reference data in healthy infants from 3 months to 24 months of age. Repeated anthropometric (weight, length and head circumference) and …

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

Military spouse, mother of three graduates with honors and renewed confidence

Savage V. State Clerk's Record Dckt. 48338

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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Wbb Adds Contest Friday Against Georgia Southwestern State, Georgia Southern University

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• WBB Adds Contest Friday Against Georgia Southwestern State

Get To Know: Ashley Judson, Georgia Southern University

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• Get to Know: Ashley Judson

Escrime Americana: The History Of Discrimination In American Fencing From The 1700s-1950, Alyssa J. Hirsch

Honors College Theses

This research paper will focus on the history of discrimination in American fencing from 1700-1950. The time frame covers the colonial origins of the sport in America, through segregation practices up to 1950. This project will analyze the origins of classism, sexism, and racism in American fencing, and how it connects to how racism, sexism, and classism have operated in the United States. There has been no previous research conducted into the history of discrimination in fencing exclusively, so this is new territory.

The research for this paper includes primary sources provided by the head historian of U.S. fencing, Andy …

Fsec Meeting Minutes December 16, 2020, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes

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Cd47 Differentially Regulates White And Brown Fat Function, Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Dong Li, Patrick G. Sullivan, Shuxia Wang

Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications

Mechanisms that enhance energy expenditure are attractive therapeutic targets for obesity. Previously we have demonstrated that mice lacking cd47 are leaner, exhibit increased energy expenditure, and are protected against diet-induced obesity. In this study, we further defined the physiological role of cd47 deficiency in regulating mitochondrial function and energy expenditure in both white and brown adipose tissue. We observed that cd47 deficient mice (under normal chow diet) had comparable amount of white fat mass but reduced white adipocyte size as compared to wild-type mice. Subsequent ex vivo and in vitro studies suggest enhanced lipolysis, and not impaired lipogenesis or energy …

Programmable Protection Of Industrial Lead Acid Battery Supplied By Solar Cells Array., Saad Saad Eskander

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Proposed protection system based on programmable intelligent microcontroller (PIC) suitable for lead acid battery connected to solar cells array is designed and operated. brain of the designed protection system. The system design is based upon measured parameters known as battery voltage set points. These points are determined by measuring experimentally the electrical behavior of the battery to be protected. The proposed protection system composes of three comparators, six normally off transistor circuits, PIC chip, and the output stage which contains two transistor circuits as well as two relays. Proposed strategy for the operation of the protection system is carried out …