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Lambuth Bulletins and Catalogs

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Lambuth Bulletins and Catalogs

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Immunometabolic Dysregulation At The Intersection Of Obesity And Covid-19, Collins N. Khwatenge, Marquette Pate, Laura C. Miller, Yongming Sang

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

Obesity prevails worldwide to an increasing effect. For example, up to 42% of American adults are considered obese. Obese individuals are prone to a variety of complications of metabolic disorders including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease. Recent meta-analyses of clinical studies in patient cohorts in the ongoing coronavirus-disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic indicate that the presence of obesity and relevant disorders is linked to a more severe prognosis of COVID-19. Given the significance of obesity in COVID-19 progression, we provide a review of host metabolic and immune responses in the immunometabolic dysregulation exaggerated by obesity and the …

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Effects Of Cyproheptadine On Body Weight Gain In Children With Nonorganic Failure To Thrive In Taiwan: A Hospital-Based Retrospective Study, Yi-Chun Lin, Hung-Rong Yen, Fuu-Jen Tsai, Chung-Hsing Wang, Lung-Chang Chien, An-Chyi Chen, Ro-Ting Lin

Epidemiology & Biostatistics Faculty Research

Failure to thrive (FTT) impairs the expected normal physical growth of children. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of cyproheptadine hydrochloride on growth parameters in prepubertal children with FTT. The medical records of prepubertal children who were newly diagnosed with FTT at China Medical University Hospital between 2007 and 2016 were retrospectively examined. The patients were divided into two groups depending on whether they had (T-group) or had not (NT-group) received cyproheptadine hydrochloride (0.3 mg/kg daily) for at least 14 days. The mean length of the treatment period was 97.22 days (range: 14–532 days). Weight, height, and body mass …

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The Beacon, October 15, 2021, The Beacon Staff

The Beacon, 2021-2022

Alumni return to NW as educators; Caf or Commons? NW weighs in; Unlikely pair unite in new record; Riveting story of acceptance and courage; DME bringing God’s Word to life; Music helps to connect to a cool God; A summer spent studying abroad; Kinesiology dept. welcomes Dr. Singh; The Christian case against geese; History majors have great personalities; Hot Takes: Which water fountain on campus is the worst and why?; NW men’s soccer makes program history; Raider volleyball downs Briar Cliff in straight sets; Raiders cross country making great strides in season; Newly renovated Bultman Center; NW prison ministry goes …

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Emerging Evidence On The Effects Of Dietary Factors On The Gut Microbiome In Colorectal Cancer, Muni Rubens, Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy, Anshul Saxena, Raees Tonse, Peter Mcgranaghan, Adeel Kaiser, Rupesh Kotecha

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Dietary factors play an important role in shaping the gut microbiome which, in turn, regulates the molecular events in colonic mucosa. The composition and resulting metabolism of the gut microbiome have been implicated in the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). Diets low in dietary fibers and phytomolecules as well as other lifestyle-related factors may predispose to CRC. Emerging evidence demonstrates that the predominance of microbes, such as Fusobacterium nucleatum, can predispose the colonic mucosa to malignant transformation. Dietary and lifestyle modifications have been demonstrated to restrict the growth of potentially harmful opportunistic organisms. In this study, we aim to present …

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Daily Eastern News: October 08, 2021, Eastern Illinois University

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Daily Eastern News: October 07, 2021, Eastern Illinois University

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October 6, 2021 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

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Kinematic Analysis Of A Series Of Jumps In First Position In Professional Ballet Dancers, Jessica Smith, Kevin Robinson, Pat Sells

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Purpose: Few ballet-specific studies in the literature examine kinematics during dance activities. Sports studies have identified injury risk in athletes by observing kinematics during specific activity, but this has not yet been explored for ballet. Evaluating kinematics in dancers has the potential to identify injury risk and influence treatment for prevention and rehabilitation. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the landing kinematics of professional ballet dancers during a series of 16 ballet-specific jumps. Methods: This study was a multi-factor repeated measures design. Participants (3 males, 16 females aged 19-33 years; first or second company members) performed 16 …

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Engineering News, Fall 2021, School Of Engineering

Engineering News

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Cross-Kingdom Expression Of Synthetic Genetic Elements Promotes The Discovery Of A New Class Of Nucleotide Analogs From The Human Microbiome, Jaymin Patel

Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dissertations

The ability to mobilize functional genetic cargo into a versatile array of hosts is a defining challenge, as scientists increasingly reprogram diverse organisms as living therapeutics, for bioremediation, and as foundries for producing materials and molecules. However porting genetic material to diverse recipients is challenged by barriers to robust expression and mobilization. To address these challenges, we have developed an approach that integrates computer aided redesign of genetic sequences that are subsequently mobilized, expressed, and characterized cross-kingdom in diverse microbial hosts, including Gram negative and positive bacteria and yeast. Using the technology developed in this thesis, we were able to …

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Ott, Megan And Joycin Stonacek. "Physiology For Kids Club." After-School Club Lesson Plans. University Of Nebraska, 2021., Megan Ott, Joycin Stonacek

Honors Program: Expanded Learning Clubs

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Mutations In Α And Β Subunits Of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels In Neuropathic Pain: Functional Assessment In Rodent And Human Ipsc-Derived Sensory Neurons, Matthew Alsaloum

Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dissertations

Voltage-gated sodium (NaV) channels are key mediators of excitability in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons, the primary afferents responsible for transmitting pain signals into the central nervous system. NaV channels are found as heterotrimeric complexes in humans, comprised of one pore-forming α-subunit and two non-ion conducting β-subunits. Gain-of-function mutations in NaV1.7, NaV1.8, and NaV1.9, the NaV channels preferentially expressed in the peripheral nervous system, confer hyperexcitability to DRG neurons and have been linked to the development of neuropathic pain. In this dissertation, I utilize dynamic clamp electrophysiology to precisely quantify the contribution of NaV1.8 and NaV1.9 to neuronal excitability. Furthermore, …

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Health, Exercise & Sports Sciences 2021 Apr Self-Study & Documents, University Of New Mexico

UNM Academic Program Review

UNM Health, Exercise & Sports Sciences APR self-study report and review team report for Fall 2021, fulfilling requirements of the Higher Learning Commission.

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Physiological Processes, Chirag B. Raval

Open Educational Resources

Physiological Processes is designed to introduce fundamental concepts of physiology to biomedical engineering learners. Areas covered include: neural, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory and renal system function; bioelectrical signals, capillary-level transport, organ-level exchange. Whenever possible, analysis will be quantitative in order to fulfill the course goals and to build the foundation for the subsequent biomedical engineering curriculum. This course is for Biomedical Engineering majors only.

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Physical Activity And Fitness In 21stcentury Education, Ajay Gonnelli

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

The broad issue examined in this literature review covers the importance of physical education and fitness in 21st-century education and how to motivate kids to be more active. Physical activity is defined as any movement that requires the skeletal muscles to function to create energy to be used (WHO, 20201). In education movement and energy is vital to the human body, its muscles, and their functions. For a skeletal muscle to function, energy needs to be produced. That energy comes from the oxygen (02) that we inspire and the carbon dioxide (C02) we expire. To inspire and expire we need …

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Etsu Today - Fall/Winter 2020-21, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU Today [magazine]

A year ago, 2019 was drawing to a close. As always, the final days of the year are a time of reflection – a reflection of the people, the events, and the memories that defined the past months. It is also a season of hope and anticipation for what the upcoming year promises to bring. For East Tennessee State University, the year 2020 would have been the time we celebrated the completion of not one but two long-awaited building projects: the renovation of the D.P. Culp Student Center and the construction of the Martin Center for the Arts. New initiatives …

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Reinvigorating A Technical Countering Weapons Of Mass Destruction Distance Learning Graduate Certificate Program, James C. Petrosky, Gaiven Varshney, Jeremy Slagley, Sara Shaghaghi

Faculty Publications

Current Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) demands can be divided broadly into policy and science. The science of chemical, biological, and radiological/nuclear weapons informs the limits of development, production, employment, operation, detection, risk characterization, human and material protection, and medical intervention. In short, the science of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) should precede and inform the development of policy. It is to this end that the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) CWMD program was re-established, providing a technical educational option for practitioners to understand the science behind a very technically challenging subject.

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Syllabus Development Of A Mindful Exploration Of Contemplative Chanting Course, Edwin Ebinger

Mindfulness Studies Theses

Contemplative chanting has a long history across a broad cross section of the world’s civilizations. However, with the modern American acceptance and expansion of Eastern-based contemplative practices, chanting has not at present firmly established itself. Within this context, further investigation into the physiological and neurological effects of chanting, the various ritualistic traditions and purported transformational effects of chanting, and the role of chanting within the modern American mindfulness movement is warranted. To this end, a syllabus for graduate level study is developed herein based upon a literature review of the existing English-language discourse, the Lesley University Mindfulness Studies program design, …

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Convergence: Eos News And Updates, September 2021, Unh Institute For The Study Of Earth, Oceans And Space

Convergence: EOS News and Updates

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The Varieties Of Spiritual States Triggered By Sex: A Systematic Review Of The Empirical Literature, Jenny Wade

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

This systematic review integrates the empirical evidence of spiritual experiences triggered by sexual activity, including studies by 10 authors. Despite venerable sexual meditative traditions of embodied spiritual practices, such as Hindu Tantra, Vajrayana Buddhism, and Taoism, empirical studies of sexual spiritual experiences are in their infancy. This review presents the range of sexual altered states experiences identified to date and how they qualify as spiritual experiences phenomenologically and in terms of their lifechanging effects. Seventeen distinct sexual-spiritual states have been identified across authors, with 4 others identified at significant levels in qualitative studies by individual authors. As an emergent area …

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Pioglitazone Reverses Markers Of Islet Beta-Cell De-Differentiation In Db/Db Mice While Modulating Expression Of Genes Controlling Inflammation And Browning In White Adipose Tissue From Insulin-Resistant Mice And Humans, J. Jason Collier, Heidi M. Batdorf, Kaelan L. Merrifield, Thomas M. Martin, Ursula White, Eric Ravussin, David H. Burk, Chris R. Cooley, Michael D. Karlstad, Susan J. Burke

Division of Basic Science Faculty Publications

Obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes contribute to increased morbidity and mortality in humans. The db/db mouse is an important mouse model that displays many key features of the human disease. Herein, we used the drug pioglitazone, a thiazolidinedione with insulin-sensitizing properties, to investigate blood glucose levels, indicators of islet β-cell health and maturity, and gene expression in adipose tissue. Oral administration of pioglitazone lowered blood glucose levels in db/db mice with a corresponding increase in respiratory quotient, which indicates improved whole-body carbohydrate utilization. In addition, white adipose tissue from db/db mice and from humans treated with pioglitazone showed …

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Biol 423-001: Physiological Mechanisms, John Yarotsky

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 644-001: Physiological Mechanisms, John Yarotsky

Biology Syllabi

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A Nutrient-Rich Traditional Insect For Improving Food Security And Reducing Biodiversity Loss In Madagascar And Sub-Saharan Africa, Cortni Borgerson, Brian L. Fisher, Be Noel Razafindrapaoly, Be Jean Rodolph Rasolofoniaina, Jeanne Mathilde Randriamanetsy, Be Lexion Razafindrapaoly, Delox Rajaona, Patsy Herrera, Joost Van Itterbeeck, Kenneth M. Martinez, Matthew L. Aardema

Department of Anthropology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Forests, and the vertebrate species within them, are irreplaceable sources of food and nutrition for millions of people living in areas of high biodiversity. Unfortunately, many of these forests are being cleared for agriculture, and many animals are threatened with extinction from unsustainable hunting. Forest clearing and the hunting of threatened species are untenable solutions to long-term food insecurity and adequate nutrition, jeopardizing these species' survival, the healthy functioning of ecosystems, and the cultural identities of local people. Working with communities to develop culturally appropriate ways for people to obtain sustainable and legal sources of food from forests outside of …

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Unthinkable Conditions: Affect And Environment In Romanticism And Speculative Fiction, Amelia Z. Greene

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Unthinkable Conditions bridges two literary periods and two theoretical modes in order to illustrate important parallels between historical periods and the writers who attempted to approach the changing environmental conditions of their respective eras. Each chapter names and theorizes a unique form of feeling which then serves as a framework for eco-affective analysis, drawing from existing studies in the environmental humanities and in studies of affect in order to construct a hybrid theoretical model which more fully accounts for the work of the writer treated in each chapter. The central claim of this dissertation is that vital affective innovations accompany …

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The Elephant In The Room: How Neoliberal Architecture Education Undermines Wellbeing, I Troiani

School of Art, Design and Architecture

This essay examines the performative space of neoliberal architectural education in the United Kingdom, its history, attributes and values, focusing on staff and student wellbeing in relation to work-time. In so doing, it addresses the vertical unit studio as the ‘elephant in the room’. As a site in which unhealthy work practices are acculturated, and which, when learned at university, can be perpetuated throughout an architect’s work life, the vertical unit system encourages a competitive ego culture at the expense of a balanced work life. In a neoliberal market economy, how might the architecture design studio /education be reframed to …

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Exploiting Group Structures To Infer Social Interactions From Videos, Maksim Bolonkin

Dartmouth College Ph.D Dissertations

In this thesis, we consider the task of inferring the social interactions between humans by analyzing multi-modal data. Specifically, we attempt to solve some of the problems in interaction analysis, such as long-term deception detection, political deception detection, and impression prediction. In this work, we emphasize the importance of using knowledge about the group structure of the analyzed interactions. Previous works on the matter mostly neglected this aspect and analyzed a single subject at a time. Using the new Resistance dataset, collected by our collaborators, we approach the problem of long-term deception detection by designing a class of histogram-based features …

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Use Of Human Tissue Stem Cell-Derived Organoid Cultures To Model Enterohepatic Circulation, Sarah E Blutt, Sue E Crawford, Carolyn Bomidi, Xi-Lei Zeng, James R Broughman, Matthew Robertson, Cristian Coarfa, Mary Elizabeth M Tessier, Tor Savidge, F Blaine Hollinger, Steven A Curley, Mark Donowitz, Mary K Estes

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

The use of human tissue stem cell-derived organoids has advanced our knowledge of human physiological and pathophysiological processes that are unable to be studied using other model systems. Increased understanding of human epithelial tissues including intestine, stomach, liver, pancreas, lung, and brain have been achieved using organoids. However, it is not yet clear whether these cultures recapitulate in vivo organ-to-organ signaling or communication. In this work, we demonstrate that mature stem cell-derived intestinal and liver organoid cultures each express functional molecules that modulate bile acid uptake and recycling. These organoid cultures can be physically coupled in a Transwell system and …

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1945-1946

Lambuth Bulletins and Catalogs

1946-1947

Lambuth Bulletins and Catalogs

Immunometabolic Dysregulation At The Intersection Of Obesity And Covid-19, Collins N. Khwatenge, Marquette Pate, Laura C. Miller, Yongming Sang

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

Effects Of Cyproheptadine On Body Weight Gain In Children With Nonorganic Failure To Thrive In Taiwan: A Hospital-Based Retrospective Study, Yi-Chun Lin, Hung-Rong Yen, Fuu-Jen Tsai, Chung-Hsing Wang, Lung-Chang Chien, An-Chyi Chen, Ro-Ting Lin

Epidemiology & Biostatistics Faculty Research

The Beacon, October 15, 2021, The Beacon Staff

The Beacon, 2021-2022

Emerging Evidence On The Effects Of Dietary Factors On The Gut Microbiome In Colorectal Cancer, Muni Rubens, Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy, Anshul Saxena, Raees Tonse, Peter Mcgranaghan, Adeel Kaiser, Rupesh Kotecha

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Daily Eastern News: October 08, 2021, Eastern Illinois University

October

Daily Eastern News: October 07, 2021, Eastern Illinois University

October

October 6, 2021 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

Kinematic Analysis Of A Series Of Jumps In First Position In Professional Ballet Dancers, Jessica Smith, Kevin Robinson, Pat Sells

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Engineering News, Fall 2021, School Of Engineering

Engineering News

Cross-Kingdom Expression Of Synthetic Genetic Elements Promotes The Discovery Of A New Class Of Nucleotide Analogs From The Human Microbiome, Jaymin Patel

Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dissertations

Ott, Megan And Joycin Stonacek. "Physiology For Kids Club." After-School Club Lesson Plans. University Of Nebraska, 2021., Megan Ott, Joycin Stonacek

Honors Program: Expanded Learning Clubs

Mutations In Α And Β Subunits Of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels In Neuropathic Pain: Functional Assessment In Rodent And Human Ipsc-Derived Sensory Neurons, Matthew Alsaloum

Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dissertations

Health, Exercise & Sports Sciences 2021 Apr Self-Study & Documents, University Of New Mexico

UNM Academic Program Review

Physiological Processes, Chirag B. Raval

Open Educational Resources

Physical Activity And Fitness In 21stcentury Education, Ajay Gonnelli

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

Etsu Today - Fall/Winter 2020-21, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU Today [magazine]

Reinvigorating A Technical Countering Weapons Of Mass Destruction Distance Learning Graduate Certificate Program, James C. Petrosky, Gaiven Varshney, Jeremy Slagley, Sara Shaghaghi

Faculty Publications

Syllabus Development Of A Mindful Exploration Of Contemplative Chanting Course, Edwin Ebinger

Mindfulness Studies Theses

Convergence: Eos News And Updates, September 2021, Unh Institute For The Study Of Earth, Oceans And Space

Convergence: EOS News and Updates

The Varieties Of Spiritual States Triggered By Sex: A Systematic Review Of The Empirical Literature, Jenny Wade

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

Division of Basic Science Faculty Publications

Biol 423-001: Physiological Mechanisms, John Yarotsky

Biology Syllabi

Biol 644-001: Physiological Mechanisms, John Yarotsky

Biology Syllabi

Department of Anthropology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Unthinkable Conditions: Affect And Environment In Romanticism And Speculative Fiction, Amelia Z. Greene

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The Elephant In The Room: How Neoliberal Architecture Education Undermines Wellbeing, I Troiani

School of Art, Design and Architecture

Exploiting Group Structures To Infer Social Interactions From Videos, Maksim Bolonkin

Dartmouth College Ph.D Dissertations

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications