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Androgen-Binding Protein (Abp) Evolutionary History: Has Positive Selection Caused Fixation Of Different Paralogs In Different Taxa Of The Genus Mus?, Robert C. Karn, Golbahar Yazdanifar, Željka Pezer, Pierre Boursot, Christina M. Laukaitis

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Comparison of the androgen-binding protein (Abp) gene regions of six Mus genomes provides insights into the evolutionary history of this large murid rodent gene family. We identified 206 unique Abp sequences and mapped their physical relationships. At least 48 are duplicated and thus present in more than two identical copies. All six taxa have substantially elevated LINE1 densities in Abp regions compared with flanking regions, similar to levels in mouse and rat genomes, although nonallelic homologous recombination seems to have only occurred in Mus musculus domesticus. Phylogenetic and structural relationships support the hypothesis that the extensive Abp …

Materializing President Biden’S “Clean Energy Revolution” Through Federal Land Acquisitions, Lisa Blitstein

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.

Que Ondee Sola - Fall 2021, Crystal Lynn Perez

Que Ondee Sola

Student publication founded in 1972, articles include: URO Organization, Profile of Luvia Moreno, Suicide: How Can We Help?, The Modern, Kristen Robinson, Women of Gaming, Frida Kahlo, National Museum of Mexican Arts, The Beginning of the Union for Puerto Rican Students and Que Ondee Sola, Dia de los Muertos, Poetry

Local Renin-Angiotensin System Activation And Myofibroblast Formation In Graft Versus Host Disease–Associated Conjunctival Fibrosis, Kiumars Shamloo, Judy Weng, Christopher Ross, Jenni Lee, Saleh Alfuraih, Jennifer Totonchy, Ajay Sharma

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Purpose: The present study was designed to investigate the role of myofibroblast transdifferentiation and the conjunctival renin–angiotensin system (RAS) in the pathogenesis of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)–associated conjunctival fibrosis.

Methods: A mouse model of major histocompatibility-matched allogeneic transplantation was used to induce GVHD, with male B10.D2 mice as donors and female BALB/c mice as recipients. Male BALB/c to female BALB/c syngeneic transplantation was used as control. Y chromosome staining in the spleen cells obtained from female recipient mice was used to confirm engraftment. The phenol red thread test and fluorescein staining were used to quantify tears and corneal keratopathy. …

The Rise Of The Cosmetic Industry In Ancient China: Insights From A 2700‐Year‐Old Face Cream, B. Han, J. Chong, Z. Sun, X. Jiang, Q. Xiao, J. Zech, P. Roberts, H. Rao, Y. Yang

KIP Articles

Cosmetics have a long history in China, but their origins remain unclear. Cosmetic industry potentially originated in the Spring and Autumn Period (770–476 bce ), but little is known about the early manufacture and use of cosmetics. The Liujiawa site, located on the southern edge of the Loess Plateau in northern China, was the late capital of the ancient Rui state in the early to mid‐Spring and Autumn Period. During the excavation, a sealed small and exquisite container with suspected cosmetic use was unearthed from tomb M49 belonging to a male associated with the aristocratic class. We report in this …

Thrive: Undergraduate Research Journal [Fall 2021, Volume 1, Number 1], Anjun Hu, Mikael Michalik

Thrive: Undergraduate Research Journal

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH JOURNAL OF UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA'S STUDENT ORGANIZATION URJ VOLUME 1 | FALL 2021

Can Providing Positive Interactions With Snakes Change A Person’S Perception Of Dangerous Wildlife Interactions?, Bethany Walker

Theses

Due to a long co-evolutionary history between placental mammals and reptiles, primates demonstrate aversive responses to snakes. In humans, this can result in ophidiophobia, or the fear of snakes which can arise due to cultural backgrounds, traumatic experiences, or fear instilled by others. However, these reptiles fill essential roles in ecosystems. Conservation and outreach efforts are important to help our population understand snakes’ role in our lives and the state’s broader biodiversity. Negative experiences or preconceptions about snakes can make this message hard to share with the public. Educators can help prevent intentional harm to some of these organisms through …

Global-Local-Comparison Approach: Understanding Marine Mammal Spatial Behavior By Applying Spatial Statistics And Hypothesis Testing To Passive Acoustic Data, Hilary Kates Varghese, Kim Lowell, Jennifer L. Miksis-Olds

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

Technological innovation in underwater acoustics has progressed research in marine mammal behavior by providing the ability to collect data on various marine mammal biological and behavioral attributes across time and space. But with this comes the need for an approach to distill the large amounts of data collected. Though disparate general statistical and modeling approaches exist, here, a holistic quantitative approach specifically motivated by the need to analyze different aspects of marine mammal behavior within a Before-After Control-Impact framework using spatial observations is introduced: the Global-Local-Comparison (GLC) approach. This approach capitalizes on the use of data sets from large-scale, hydrophone …

Phosphine Generation Pathways On Rocky Planets, Arthur Omran, Christopher Oze, Brian Jackson, Chris Mehta, Laura M. Barge, Jeffrey Bada, Matthew A. Pasek

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

The possibility of life in the venusian clouds was proposed in the 1960s, and recently this hypothesis has been revived with the potential detection of phosphine (PH₃) in Venus' atmosphere. These observations may have detected ∼5–20 ppb phosphine on Venus (Greaves et al., 2020), which raises questions about venusian atmospheric/geochemical processes and suggests that this phosphine could possibly be generated by biological processes. In such a claim, it is essential to understand the abiotic phosphorus chemistry that may occur under Venus-relevant conditions, particularly those processes that may result in phosphine generation. Here, we discuss two related abiotic …

Fish & Wildlife News: Fall 2021, Matt Trott

Fish and Wildlife News

No abstract provided.

Illuminated Magazine, School Of Graduate Studies, East Tennessee State University

Illuminated: Graduate Student Research Magazine

From The Graduate School; A New Approach: Empowering Primary Care Providers to Serve the Appalachian Transgender Community, [Rebecca Altschuler, Psychology, PhD]; Where are they now? [Featuring: Matthew Harrington]; Development of Pharmacodynamic Biomarkers Propels Neuropsychiatric Drug Development, [Ummear Raza, Biomedical Sciences, PhD]; Where are they now? [Featuring: Chelsea Robertson]; Authenticity in LGBTQ+ Marketing: Are Corporations Practicing What They Preach?, [Becky Parsons, Brand and Media Strategy, MA]; Where are they going [Featuring: Cally Chisholm]; Peer Recovery Support Specialists Promote Addiction Recovery Throughout Central Appalachia, [Angela Hagaman, Public Health, DrPH]; Where are they going? [Featuring: Caroline Burkette]; A Focus On: ETSU’s Student Media …

Gsl Researcher (Fall 2021)

GSL Researcher

GSL Researcher (Fall 2021)

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GSL spotlight

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Highlighted research

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Institute Of Public Health Newsletter- Volume2, Issue3, Institute Of Public Health (Iph) - Cmhs

Institute of Public Health Newsletter (IPHNL) and Other Publications

No abstract provided.

Ethnomusicology, Ethnocentrism, And The Other, Elizabeth Rockwell

Munn Scholars Awards

Western academic literature exploring global music frequently perpetuates stereotypes about nonWestern music and countries. This stems from the implicit bias of Western scholars and musicians as well as the dominance of Western music in the U.S. and Europe. Resultant from this bias and these stereotypes is the exoticizing of non-Western music and nations that contributes to the “Otherness” that plagues ethnomusicological scholarship. This “othering” occurs despite the stated purpose of the field of ethnomusicology, which is to look beyond the music being produced and to instead focus on the cultural context in which it was produced. Thus, the state of …

Law School Record, Vol. 68, No. 1 (Fall 2021), Law School Record Editors

Law School Record

• Message from the Dean
• Where Research Meets the Real World
• Challenged Beyond Their Wildest Dreams'
• How Law School Scholars Are Using Data to Study Policing
• Why Buddhism Matters in Constitutional Reform
• Professor Curtis Bradley, Leading Scholar of Foreign Relations Law Joins Faculty
• Graduation 2021
• Faculty News: Book published by Martha C. Nussbaum, Citadels of Pride: Sexual Assault, Accountability, and Reconciliation
• Development News
• Alumni In Memoriam
• Alumni In Memoriam: James C. Hormel, '58, 1933-2021
• Meet the Class of 2024

A Hidden Emergency: Transgenerational Inheritance In The Next Generation Of Rwandans, Neila Gross

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Cases of physiological and psychological health disorders in the generation succeeding generation of the 1994 genocide are rising at an alarming pace. The presented work herein details a qualitative and quantitative approach to understanding the transmission of trauma from the surviving population of the 1994 Genocide Against Tutsi in their offspring using the APA PTSD System Scale-Interview (PSS-I). Several variables including age, gender and background were employed in this study. The results indicate that offspring born of targeted survivors of the 1994 Genocide Against Tutsi show increased trends of experiencing PTSD symptoms with children born in 1994 exhibiting the greatest …

Harvesting The Truth About Salt Mining: An Assessment Of The Factors And Demographics That Influence Women To Become Salt Miners, Katwe Uganda, Amelia Simmonds

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Traditional and rudimentary methods of salt mining have been used to harvest salt from Lake Katwe in Uganda for over 400 years. Even though these methods are effective in extracting salt, they are proven to be hazardous to the miners. Though not often acknowledged, the role of women in salt mining operations is significant as they make up half of the workforce in East Africa. Regardless of the health risks associated with the mining sector, the number of women involved in small-scale salt mining increases by the year. The main objective of this study was to gain a better understanding …

Taking The Waste Out Of Wastewater: Evaluation And Implementation Of Sustainability Measures At Base Aérea N.°5’S Wastewater Treatment Plant, Abigail Monahan

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Wastewater treatment is a critical process by which the concentration of pollutants in wastewater are reduced to minimize the resulting effluent’s impact on human health and the environment. Base Aérea N.°5, an airbase located in Monte Real, Portugal, is striving to enhance their wastewater treatment methods to decrease the impact of the treated effluent on the environment. They can reduce the effluent’s impact by implementing more advanced wastewater treatment to decrease the concentration of micropollutants and pathogens in the effluent, and they can reuse the treated effluent to decrease the volume of freshwater they extract. This work seeks to evaluate …

An Evaluation Of The Organic Carbon Content Found In Fucus Vesiculosus And Ascophyllum Nodosum From Skutulsfjörður And Eyjafjörður, Iceland, Sylvie Alexander

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

In response to global warming and changing climate, carbon sequestration through macroalgal cultivation has emerged as a possible climate change mitigation technique. Macroalgal cultivation’s relationship to carbon sequestration however is still not well understood. It is imperative to understand macroalgae’s connection to carbon sequestration to evaluate if macroalgal cultivation can help combat climate change. There is a gap in literature regarding the carbon content of Icelandic macroalgae and therefore the contribution of Icelandic macroalgae to national and global carbon sequestration estimates. This paper aims to address this knowledge gap by evaluating organic carbon content of Fucus vesiculosus and Ascophyllum nodosum …

Abundance, Foraging Levels, And Dietary Preferences Of Chaetodon Capistratus On Reefs Surrounding Porvenir Island In The Guna Yala Comarca Of Panamá, Eleanor Ann Casement

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Reef fish are a physically and functionally diverse group of organisms that live in close association with coral reef habitats. Chaetodontidae represents the most species rich family of corallivorous fish, and their reliance on corals as food resources has led to their designation as indicator species of coral cover and health. However, the majority of research on the foraging ecology of Caribbean Chaetodontids dates back several decades, and therefore does not account for recent changes in coral community composition as the result of disease, climate change, and other stressors. As the novel and deadly stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) …

Md Anderson University Outreach Program, Rosha Chittuluru

Trick to the Treat of Internships and Research

No abstract provided.

The Comment, October 1, 2021, Bridgewater State University

The Comment

No abstract provided.

Program, 32nd Annual Tampa Bay International Gay And Lesbian Film Festival, October 1-10, 2021, Friends Of The Festival, Inc.

Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (TIGLFF) Collection

Program for the 32nd Annual Tampa Bay International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, held between October 1-10, 2021. Includes committee listing, advertisements, letters of welcome, sponsor information, festival jury, schedule, and film descriptions.

The Pragma-Dialectics Of Dispassionate Discourse: Early Nyāya Argumentation Theory, Malcolm Keating

Philosophy: Faculty Publications

Analytic philosophers have, since the pioneering work of B.K. Matilal, emphasized the contributions of Nyāya philosophers to what contemporary philosophy considers epistemology. More recently, scholarly work demonstrates the relevance of their ideas to argumentation theory, an interdisciplinary area of study drawing on epistemology as well as logic, rhetoric, and linguistics. This paper shows how early Nyāya theorizing about argumentation, from Vātsyāyana to Jayanta Bhaṭṭa, can fruitfully be juxtaposed with the pragma-dialectic approach to argumentation pioneered by Frans van Eemeren. I illustrate the implications of this analysis with a case study from Jayanta Bhaṭṭa’s satirical play, Much Ado about Religion (Āgamaḍambara).

Predict And Suspect: The Emergence Of Artificial Legal Meaning, Daniel Maggen

North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.

Bat Activity Patterns Relative To Temporal And Weather Effects In A Temperate Coastal Environment, Katherine M. Gorman, Elaine L. Barr, Lindsay Ries, Tomás Nocera, W. Mark Ford

KIP Articles

The northeastern and mid-Atlantic coasts of the United States are important summer maternity habitat and seasonal migratory corridors for many species of bats. Additionally, the effects of weather on bat activity are relatively unknown beyond coarse nightly scales. Using acoustic detectors, we assessed nightly and hourly activity patterns for eight species of bats over 21 consecutive months at Fire Island National Seashore, New York. The site is an important bat conservation area because it hosts one of the few confirmed northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) maternity colonies in the region despite their widespread extirpation due to white-nose syndrome (WNS). There …

Grand Valley Magazine, Vol. 21, No. 2, Fall 2021, Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Magazine

Grand Valley Magazine is a quarterly publication about Grand Valley State University produced by University Communications since 2001.

When The Fire Nation Attacked: A View Of The Colonialism And Imperialism Within Avatar: The Last Airbender, Jared M. Christian

Honors Theses

Within this project, the thematic representations of colonialism and imperialism within Avatar: The Last Airbender are explored through the topics of genocide, environmental imperialism, propaganda, and imprisonment. Through primary source analysis and literature review, events from the series are compared to historical examples during expansion such as Manifest Destiny, the Scramble for Africa, and apartheid. Similarities are cast between the Fire Nation and different imperialistic governments to determine whether Avatar is a good representation of these themes and how its portrayal could impact children’s media when displaying historical concepts.

The Tarheel Victorian: H.H. Brimley And The North Carolina State Museum In Raleigh (1880-1946), Robert Alexander Stroud

Masters Theses

Following North Carolina's experience during the American Civil War and Reconstruction, the museum was born out of a desire to bring greater economic investment into the North Carolina economy. Its first director H.H. Brimley (1861-1946) transformed the museum into a thriving institution that attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors annually by the 1940s. The museum helped Raleigh's transformation from a backwater of the Old South into a thriving metropolis of Post-Reconstruction by kick-starting a wave of tourism and popular education with its exhibits on state history and science. This thesis argues that this museum played a critical role not only …

Reattribution, The Poison Pill And Inventorship, Dennis D. Crouch

Faculty Publications

Brian Frye's Right of Reattribution proposes a mechanism for loosening the strictures of attribution associated with creative works of authorship and giving the law of attribution a pro-property spin. Authors regularly receive attribution recognizing their authorship role. Frye transforms this norm of attribution into a fully alienable property right. An author would receive original rights of attribution, but those rights could then be sold or transferred to another person seeking accolades. This secondary transfer process is knows as reattribution. Frye recognizes that a right of reattribution would require congressional action since the current scope of attribution rights is limited by …