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Straight White Men's Geosocial App Preferences: Exploring The Effects Of Race, Sean Aaron

Theses and Dissertations

Geosocial apps on mobile phones use location data to introduce many young adults to other people to initiate various types of relationships. This study examined how established racial preferences affect Straight White Men's (SWM) selection decisions of potential partners in a pseudo-geosocial app when controlling for age, attractiveness, and other profile factors of potential matches. A sample comprising exclusively of SWM was selected because historically, this demographic has benefited most from gender and racial inequalities (Thompson, 2009), and they make up the largest portion of people in interracial relationships in the United States (Livingston & Brown, 2017). We found that …

Pancreatic Cancer: Novel Therapy, Research Tools, And Educational Outreach, Ayrianne J. Crawford

Theses & Dissertations

Since the 1980’s, legislatures have invested immense effort into strategies to capitalize on the United States’ global lead in basic and translational research. This is largely motivated by the discrepancy the US faces in converting its world leading research discoveries and innovations into commercial products, relative to other countries. This truncated productivity leaves the US out of substantial GDP growth and reduces public access to new innovations. Proponents of government and university owned patents reason that enhanced public private partnerships narrow the gap between the technology transfer of basic research discoveries and accessible commercial products.

With these concepts of technology …

Daily Energy Expenditure Through The Human Life Course, Herman Pontzer, Yosuke Yamada, Hiroyuki Sagayama, Philip N Ainslie, Lene F Andersen, Liam J Anderson, Lenore Arab, Issaad Baddou, Kweku Bedu-Addo, Ellen E Blaak, Stephane Blanc, Alberto G Bonomi, Carlijn V C Bouten, Pascal Bovet, Maciej S Buchowski, Nancy F Butte, Stefan G Camps, Graeme L Close, Jamie A Cooper, Richard Cooper, Sai Krupa Das, Lara R Dugas, Ulf Ekelund, Sonja Entringer, Terrence Forrester, Barry W Fudge, Annelies H Goris, Michael Gurven, Catherine Hambly, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Marjije B Hoos, Sumei Hu, Noorjehan Joonas, Annemiek M Joosen, Peter Katzmarzyk, Kitty P Kempen, Misaka Kimura, William E Kraus, Robert F Kushner, Estelle V Lambert, William R Leonard, Nader Lessan, Corby Martin, Anine C Medin, Erwin P Meijer, James C Morehen, James P Morton, Marian L Neuhouser, Teresa A Nicklas, Robert M Ojiambo, Kirsi H Pietiläinen, Yannis P Pitsiladis, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Guy Plasqui, Ross L Prentice, Roberto A Rabinovich, Susan B Racette, David A Raichlen, Eric Ravussin, Rebecca M Reynolds, Susan B Roberts, Albertine J Schuit, Anders M Sjödin, Eric Stice, Samuel S Urlacher, Giulio Valenti, Ludo M Van Etten, Edgar A Van Mil, Jonathan C K Wells, George Wilson, Brian M Wood, Jack Yanovski, Tsukasa Yoshida, Xueying Zhang, Alexia J Murphy-Alford, Cornelia Loechl, Amy H Luke, Jennifer Rood, Dale A Schoeller, Klaas R Westerterp, William W Wong, John R Speakman

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Total daily energy expenditure (“total expenditure”, MJ/d) reflects daily energy needs and is a critical variable in human health and physiology, yet it is unclear how daily expenditure changes over the life course. Here, we analyze a large, globally diverse database of total expenditure measured by the doubly labeled water method for males and females aged 8 days to 95 yr. We show that total expenditure is strongly related to fat free mass in a power-law manner and identify four distinct metabolic life stages. Fat free mass-adjusted daily expenditure accelerates rapidly in neonates (0-1yr) to ~46% above adult values at …

Stress Response Of Stone Martens And Red Foxes In Two Different Live Traps, Friederike Gethöffer, Wolfgang Baumgärtner, Marion Schmicke, Nicole Kemper, Charlotte Lempp, Nicole Jungwirth, Joseph G. Schnitzler, Ursula Siebert

Human–Wildlife Interactions

Trapping of terrestrial animals is an important tool for harvest, pest control and research worldwide. To catch animals alive, animal welfare has to be ensured, which is reflected in different agreements on trading and trapping of animals between sovereign nations (Council Regulation [EEC] No 3254/91). The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and stone marten (Martes foina) represent important predatory animals. Their influence on protected species as well as their increasing appearance in urban areas demand responsible handling. In our study, we evaluated 2 trap systems used for trapping red foxes and stone martens in accordance with criteria stipulated in the Agreement …

The Lavender Pages

Other publications

The Official Memphis Pride Inc. Guide. The theme, 2001: Our Pride Odyssey.

Special thanks to Rhodes College and the Paul Barret Jr. Library for providing initial scanning of this collection.

Implementing Ecosystem-Based Management, Brian Gray, Jennifer Harder, Karrigan Bork

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

Most freshwater ecosystems in the United States are in a state of collapse. Existing management efforts take a piecemeal approach, addressing individual stressors, managing the systems for individual benefits, and protecting individual species. These disjointed efforts are doomed to fail. Both the legal literature and the scientific literature are rich with articles extolling the advantages of ecosystem-based management; that is, simultaneous management of water, land, and organisms to achieve a desired ecosystem condition benefiting both native biodiversity and human well-being. This approach has succeeded in other aquatic systems, particularly marine ecosystems, but the ecosystem-based management approach has struggled for adoption …

Nondisclosure Agreements And The Unlikely Convergence Of Sexual Harassment And Fracking Toxic Tort Claims, Sean Lonnquist

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.

Note: Modernizing Conservationism: Renewable Energy's Species-Preserving Effect And The Endangered Species Act, Chase Hamilton

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

Environmental policymakers face a dilemma, for the construction and operation of renewable energy facilities mitigates ecologically destructive climate change in the long term but often adversely affects species in the short term. This paper provides empirical, legal, and normative resources for analyzing what I call "species clash." In most cases, renewable energy is much more helpful than harmful when it comes to preventing species extinctions, but the Endangered Species Act paradoxically poses a barrier to such species-preserving projects. Framing the benefits of renewable energy in terms of species conservation may not only help secure speedy and cost-efficient compliance with the …

The (Human) Rights Of Nature: A Comparative Study Of Emerging Legal Rights For Rivers And Lakes In The United States Of America And Mexico, Elizabeth Macpherson

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

An international consensus of scientific experts is now demanding "immediate action" in response to the environmental, climate, and biodiversity crises. But are our legal and regulatory frameworks equipped to respond to the rapid pace of environmental degradation, biodiversity loss and climate change? What incidence is there, transnationally, of laws that seek to protect the Earth from the humans that inhabit it? In the past few decades, there is a growing social, legal, and political movement towards more ecocentric regulation of the planet, where new laws and institutions seek to protect natural resources for their own intrinsic value. In this paper, …

Machine Learning As A Tool For Wildlife Management And Research: The Case Of Wild Pig-Related Content On Twitter, Lauren M. Jaebker, Hailey E. Mclean, Stephanie A. Shwiff, Keith M. Carlisle, Tara L. Teel, Alan D. Bright, Aaron M. Anderson

Human–Wildlife Interactions

Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are a non-native, invasive species that cause considerable damage and transmit a variety of diseases to livestock, people, and wildlife. We explored Twitter, the most popular social media micro-blogging platform, to demonstrate how social media data can be leveraged to investigate social identity and sentiment toward wild pigs. In doing so, we employed a sophisticated machine learning approach to investigate: (1) the overall sentiment associated with the dataset, (2) online identities via user profile descriptions, and (3) the extent to which sentiment varied by online identity. Results indicated that the largest groups of online …

Examination Of Methylation Status And Occupancy Of Dna Methylation Modifying Proteins On Regulatory Regions Of The Dax-1 Gene, Caroline P. Riedstra

Master's Theses

Epigenetic modifications influence gene expression and thereby play a pivotal role in development and disease. Misregulation and mutations in the DAX-1 gene, or Dosage-Sensitive Sex Reversal, Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenita, Critical Region on the X chromosome, gene 1, have been implicated in Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenita (AHC) and Dosage Sensitive Sex Reversal (DSS). The orphan nuclear hormone receptor DAX-1 is expressed predominantly in tissues such as the testes, ovaries, breast, adrenal cortex, and lung. Critically, DAX-1 may serve as an indicator of aberrant growth in these tissues. Here we hypothesize that DAX-1 is epigenetically regulated, specifically in cancer cells, thereby reducing its …

Oil Bodies Sizes Variation Analyses Of Rapeseed In Two Locations As A Novel Trait For Genetic Engineering, Rita Andini, Muhammad Ikhsan Sulaiman, Murna Muzaifa, Yulia Dewi Fazlina, Christian Moellers

Jurnal Kultivasi

Tanaman raps (Brassica napus L.) adalah tanaman penghasil minyak utama di negara dengan iklim dingin seperti di Jerman. Minyak raps (Brassica napus L.) digunakan untuk bahan pangan, biodiesel, dan sebagai pakan ternak. Kandungan minyaknya bisa mencapai 33 – 48%. Tanaman minyak seperti kedelai (Glycine max), raps (Brassica napus L.), bunga matahari (Helianthus annuus) pada umumnya menyimpan kandungan minyaknya dalam suatu organela penyimpanan dikenal dengan ‘oil body’ yang mempunyai diameter antara 0,6 hingga 2,0 µm, tergantung dari spesies tanaman. Peningkatan kandungan minyak merupakan salah satu target pemuliaan di banyak tanaman minyak, termasuk di raps. Tulisan ini menceritakan tentang isolasi ‘oil body’ …

Community, Volume 1, Number 1

Other publications

Darryl Rodgers, Publisher/Editor. Technical Consultants: Steve Murphy, William Carleton. Journalists: Greg Tanner, Dru Phillips, Frosty, Larry Harvey, Shelia Huntley, John Holtzman, Dan Taylor, Will Renick, William Carleton.

Special thanks to Rhodes College and the Paul Barret Jr. Library for providing initial scanning of this collection.

Conservation Of The Ambystoma Jeffersonianum Complex, Morgan Motherwell

Theses

The Great Lakes region is home to the diverse genus Ambystoma, including the Blue Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale) and Jefferson’s Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum). These two species are relevant to conservation efforts because of unique hybrid populations. This hybridization creates offspring populations that are morphologically similar to the parental species. The hybrid populations are primarily all female lineages and are known as the Ambystoma jeffersonianum complex. Conservation interest in this hybrid complex stems from the fact that hybrid populations are not taxonomically recognized as separate species and therefore are not protected under the Endangered Species Act. To assess the contribution of …

Effectiveness Of Specialized Nutritious Foods And Social And Behavior Change Communication Interventions To Prevent Stunting Among Children In Badakhshan, Afghanistan: Protocol For A Quasi-Experimental Study, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Gul Nawaz Khan, Shabina Ariff, Arjumand Rizvi, Mohammad Asif Hussainyar, Cecilia Garzon, Martin Ahimbisibwe, Rafiullah Sadeed, Ahmad Reshad

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Stunting predominantly occurs during the first 1000 days of life and continues to the age of five years. We will aim to assess the effectiveness of specialized nutritious foods (SNF)and social and behavior change communication (SBCC) strategies during the first 1000 days of life to prevent stunting among children in two rural districts of Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This will be a quasi-experimental pre-post study with the control group utilizing qualitative and quantitative methods. Before launching the program, formative research will be conducted on the acceptability, appropriate use and SBCC strategies needed to support the introduction of intervention package. Repeated cross-sectional baseline …

Development Of Once-A-Year Injectable Formulation Of Cabotegravir For Prevention And Treatment Of Hiv Infection, Tanmay Abhay Kulkarni

Theses & Dissertations

Long-acting cabotegravir (CAB) extends antiretroviral drug (ARV) dosing to monthly for maintenance of human immunodeficiency virus type one (HIV-1) suppression and to every other month for prevention of viral transmission. However, injection dose volumes, site reactions, and clinical oversights that are required remain obstacles towards broad usage. To meet these needs, surfactant coated hydrophobic and lipophilic CAB prodrugs were created with controlled prodrug dissolution, hydrolysis and drug tissue penetration. To such ends, fatty acid ester CAB nanocrystal prodrugs with 14, 18, and 22 added carbon chains were synthesized then nanoformulated as NMCAB, NM2CAB, and NM3CAB. These nanocrystal formulations were tested …

Fgfr4 Glycosylation And Processing In Cholangiocarcinoma Promote Cancer Signaling, Andrew J. Phillips

Theses & Dissertations

Cholangiocarcinoma is a cancer of cholangiocytes, or epithelial cells lining the biliary tract. It is associated with a poor prognosis and additional therapeutic treatments are needed to help patients affected by this disease. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 (FGFR4) is receptor tyrosine kinase that is involved in various physiologic and pathologic processes. TCGA analysis of thirty different tumor types showed the highest FGFR4 mRNA levels in cholangiocarcinoma. At the protein level, FGFR4 was observed in the majority of cholangiocarcinomas screened and, higher levels were associated with a poorer prognosis. FGFR4 is an N-linked glycosylated receptor tyrosine kinase that we show …

Superoxide And Pulmonary Hypertension, Tammy Wichman

Theses & Dissertations

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating cardiovascular disease, which is progressive and fatal despite advances in therapy. Animal models have shown that oxidative stress may be pathogenic in PAH. We hypothesize that oxidative stress, as measured by increased levels of a specific reactive oxygen species, superoxide (O₂^•-), mayplay a role in PAH in humans. Using a novel application of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, we initially evaluated whether levels of O₂^•- from whole blood collected from the pulmonary artery collected during right heart catheterization (RHC) would correlate with O₂^•- levels in peripheral …

Development Of Macromolecular Prodrug Of Sinomenine For The Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Roshni Mukundan

Theses & Dissertations

Inflammation is a natural response of the body to infections or any potential threat to the body. But, sometimes the immune system attacks its own body causing persistent inflammation leading to inflammatory diseases. One of the common chronic inflammatory diseases is rheumatoid arthritis (RA) which causes inflammation of the synovial membrane. The current treatments for RA are effective in controlling the symptoms but they come with severe side effects and economic burden. Further, the management of pain is still a problem with these drugs. Sinomenine is a natural alkaloid obtained from the Chinese medicinal plant Sinomenium acutum that has been …

Neuronal Nsun2 Deficiency Produces Trna Epitranscriptomic Alterations And Proteomic Shifts Impacting Synaptic Signaling And Behavior., J Blaze, A Navickas, H L Phillips, S Heissel, A Plaza-Jennings, S Miglani, H Asgharian, M Foo, C D Katanski, C P Watkins, Z T Pennington, B Javidfar, S Espeso-Gil, B Rostandy, H Alwaseem, C G Hahn, H Molina, D J Cai, T Pan, W D Yao, H Goodarzi, F Haghighi, S Akbarian

Department of Neuroscience Faculty Papers

Epitranscriptomic mechanisms linking tRNA function and the brain proteome to cognition and complex behaviors are not well described. Here, we report bi-directional changes in depression-related behaviors after genetic disruption of neuronal tRNA cytosine methylation, including conditional ablation and transgene-derived overexpression of Nsun2 in the mouse prefrontal cortex (PFC). Neuronal Nsun2-deficiency was associated with a decrease in tRNA m⁵C levels, resulting in deficits in expression of 70% of tRNA^Gly isodecoders. Altogether, 1488/5820 proteins changed upon neuronal Nsun2-deficiency, in conjunction with glycine codon-specific defects in translational efficiencies. Loss of Gly-rich proteins critical for glutamatergic neurotransmission was associated with impaired …

Forward And Reverse Genetics Of B Cell Malignancies: From Insertional Mutagenesis To Crispr-Cas, Joanna C. Dawes, Anthony G. Uren

School of Biomedical Sciences

Cancer genome sequencing has identified dozens of mutations with a putative role in lymphomagenesis and leukemogenesis. Validation of driver mutations responsible for B cell neoplasms is complicated by the volume of mutations worthy of investigation and by the complex ways that multiple mutations arising from different stages of B cell development can cooperate. Forward and reverse genetic strategies in mice can provide complementary validation of human driver genes and in some cases comparative genomics of these models with human tumors has directed the identification of new drivers in human malignancies. We review a collection of forward genetic screens performed using …

Workers`S Rights According To Islamic Law Persepective (The Principle Of Mudharabah) That Can Be Applied In Trade And Investment Agreements, Gemala Dewi

Indonesian Journal of International Law

The practice of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in developing countries often cause the labor problems, such as the labor on strike demanding higher wages or the severance pay as the results of the “down-sizing” whose made changes etc. In the country who has inadequate labors regulation or even does not have a strong labors union, it is difficult to enforce the rights of the labors. With the extreme separation position system between the labors and the employer, the problem is always decreasing, so the concept of alternative working relationship to solve this problem. The mudharabah principle in working agreement may …

Preventing Retaliation In Trade By Harmonizing The Measures, Muhammad Putra Iqbal

Indonesian Journal of International Law

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Agreement as a globally-accepted legal document within the World Trade Organization (WTO) is very important in ensuring food traded across the boundaries is safe for consumers and also protecting animal and plant from diseases and pests. Therefore, SPS Agreement's role within the international trade is very crucial. This paper evaluates "Indonesia-China candy case" that closely related to the implementation of the SPS Agreement. It is concluded that Indonesia as a member of WTO has declared and proven that Indonesia national regulations on food safety comply with international standard. On the other hand, China should show …

Fundamental Changes Of International Economic Law: Challenges Toward Legal System Based On Fairness And Human Values, Adolf Warrouw

Indonesian Journal of International Law

Economic globalization supported by the latest technology information and communication has brought major influence in the structure and substance of international law development. Such globalization leads to market integration, transportation system, and communication, which makes possible to companies, states, and individual to reach the world. This article explains on the fundamental challenges of international economic law to legal system based on fairness and human values.

Lightning Talk (5 Min): Queer And Trans Inclusivity In Libraries, Monica Hunasikatti

Cataloging Queer Library Issues: A Symposium

Abstract

Libraries are a cultural resource and community sanctuary for all people to have access to free educational tools, language-building opportunities, and support from information professionals. These institutions are critical for diverse groups for growth and advancement in society. We live in one of the most diverse countries in the world with a multitude of languages, cultures, ethnic identities, religions, sexual orientations and gender expressions living side by side every day. We learn and grow with one another, and should celebrate our differences in a safe environment. My talk will include a list that discusses practices to be implemented in …

Creating A Setup To Assess The Use Of Virtual Reality For Mission Control, Felix Sittner, Cedric Liman, Gino Schulze, Hans Schülein, Jan Schmieder, Jan Tischhöfer, Marlene Busch, Sergio Montenegro

Small Satellite Conference

This paper describes a work in progress. We are preparing our first cubesat mission, InnoCube, which we plan to launch in spring 2023. We are also in the process of moving the whole chair to another building, and creating a new mission control room. We take this as an opportunity to try and compare some novel approaches, that might make the work of the ground team easier.

Our mission, InnoCube, is designed to test a “skip the harness (skith)” approach, which means the system is comprised of multiple autonomous computing nodes communicating wirelessly with each other. Each of these nodes …

Browser Fingerprinting And The Importance Of Digital Privacy, Aaron M. Corpstein

Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal

Browser fingerprinting is a type of internet tracking where the attributes of a user’s computer and browser accessing a web page are remotely recorded and then used for profiling, tracking, and advertising purposes. This paper focuses on defining browser fingerprinting and enumerating ways in which the user can combat fingerprinting. Browser fingerprinting can be thwarted by changing attributes within the user’s browser or machine, using a browser designed to combat fingerprinting, or with security and anti-fingerprinting focused browser extensions. All of these methods are capable of increasing the security of the user.

#Selfcare On Instagram: Proactive Mental Health Has Its Moment, Collin Mullis, Luke Nguyen, Calista Pappas

PANDION: The Osprey Journal of Research and Ideas

While widely used by clinicians, self-care has recently emerged as a trending topic in mainstream and social media. Informal health and support communities have formed on social media sites such as Instagram, which hosts more than one billion monthly users and ranks as the second most popular social networking application in the United States (U.S). This study investigates how the term self-care is portrayed on Instagram. In particular, the researchers were interested in whether or not current portrayals of self-care on Instagram aligned with the health themes previously established in the clinical definitions of self-care. Using the search term #selfcare, …

Apple Cider Vinegar Weight Loss Drinks: Portrayal On Pinterest, Sydney Chamberlain, Jana Mitchell, Davis Major, Lena Elemam, Cassandra Cleland

PANDION: The Osprey Journal of Research and Ideas

Apple cider vinegar has shown great promise for weight loss in controlled lab settings, yet these claims are widely shared on social media and may not yield the same benefits. This study used directed content analysis to examine how apple cider vinegar weight loss drinks were portrayed on Pinterest, a social media website utilized to bookmark online content. Using the search terms “apple cider vinegar weight loss drinks,” researchers sampled every fifth pin to collect 200 relevant pins. A codebook was developed, pilot tested and used to code pins. Of the 200 pins, the majority of pins (66%) positively portrayed …

Supporting Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Routines And Environmental Factors Affecting Sleep Quality, Constance Lew, Susan Macdermott, Karen Park, Becki Cohill

Summer 2021 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium

Background: Sleep difficulties are more common among children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). There is limited research on sleep strategies used by parents of children with NDDs or resources written by occupational therapists. The study examines current sleep concerns and strategies used by parents of children with NDDs, including those affecting time it takes to fall asleep, duration of sleep, routines, and environmental factors that influence sleep.

Method: Parents and caregivers of children with NDDs (n=22) and with no diagnosis (n=6) participated in a survey and optional interview to assess current concerns and strategies used to address sleep. Data gathered included …