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Mit Newsletter-Special Relaunch Edition-December 2021, Anil Rana Dr.

Faculty work

No abstract provided.

Managing Well-Being Values Of Employees - Keys To Successful Human Resource Management, Y. Yakubova

Economics and Innovative Technologies

The latest literature on human resource management indicated the employees well-being is positively correlated with their productivity and creativity at work. Understanding what shapes the well-being and ability to manage it is now prerequisite to successful employee and talent management. The question arises, what determines well-being and what values drive employees well-being? The discussion below revises through the latest findings in the field and provides a useful insight for the professionals in the related disciplines. Some of the key factors determining subjective well-being have been identified below. It is intended that the findings can also benefit the employee management methods …

Constraints To Waterfowl Hunting By Hunters And Anglers In The Central United States, Matthew P. Hinrichs, Matthew P. Gruntorad, Julia A. Nawrocki, Mark P. Vrtiska, Mark A. Pegg, Christopher J. Chizinski

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Waterfowl hunting participation has been on the decline since the mid‐1980s. We used a web‐based survey to better understand waterfowl hunting constraints (i.e., factors that limit or prohibit participation and enjoyment in leisure activities) among hunters and anglers that hunted or did not hunt waterfowl in the central United States. Forty‐eight constraint items were condensed into 10 constraint factors: Rules and Regulations, Waterfowl Identification, Cost, Waterfowl Hunting Skills, Land Access and Permissions, Interference by Other Hunters, Travel, Social, Waterfowl Populations, and Views of Others. We observed significant effects of both state of residence and activity type (i.e., frequent waterfowl hunters, …

A Physiological Signal Derived From Sun-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence Quantifies Crop Physiological Response To Environmental Stresses In The U.S. Corn Belt, Hyungsuk Kimm, Kaiyu Guan, Chongya Jiang, Guofang Miao, Genghong Wu, Andrew Suyker, Elizabeth A. Ainsworth, Carl J. Bernacchi, Christopher M. Montes, Joseph A. Berry, Xi Yang, Christian Frankenberg, Min Chen, Philipp Köhler

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) measurements have shown unique potential for quantifying plant physiological stress. However, recent investigations found canopy structure and radiation largely control SIF, and physiological relevance of SIF remains yet to be fully understood. This study aims to evaluate whether the SIF-derived physiological signal improves quantification of crop responses to environmental stresses, by analyzing data at three different spatial scales within the U.S. Corn Belt, i.e. experiment plot, field, and regional scales, where ground-based portable, stationary and space-borne hyperspectral sensing systems are used, respectively. We found that, when controlling for variations in incoming radiation and canopy structure, crop …

Cbe Waves Newsletter: December 2021, Various

Newsletters

• The Economic Value of America's Estuaries
• How Little We Know: Humans and Recreation on the California Coast
• Checking in On Ocean-Based Solutions
• Build Back Better and the Ocean Climate Action Plan
• Student Alice McGown attended COP26 with one focused message: Leave It In The Ground
• Transatlantic Blue Economy Initiative
• Student Mary Patenburg contributes to two WWF articles
• Visualizing the Three- Dimensional Footprint of Ocean Uses
• DIVE-An Inspiring Journey through California's Marine Protected Areas with Virtual Reality
• Celebrating Ten Years at the Center for the Blue Economy

The Independent Ed. 9 Vol. 1, Rollins College Students

The Independent

Managing Staff

Em O'Malley, Editor-in-Chief

Taylor Ingrassia, Rising Editor-in-Chief

Francisco Wang Yu, Chief Creative Officer

Scott Novak & Mary Catherine Pflug, Co-Founders

Designers/Artists

Ghina Fawaz, Dassika Gilkey, Katie Monaghan, Konstantin Freiherr Von Stein

Editors

Senior Editors: Alekhya Reddy, Julie Bennie

Copy Editors: Aqsa Hasan, Carlie Henning, Jiya Manchanda

Contributors

Adrianna Arosemana, Mona Belakbir, Delaney Benton, George Carpenter, Paula Espinosa, Taylor Ingrassia, Arielle Junca, Madison Linn, Roo Morton, Em O'Malley, Alekhya Reddy, Sydney Schenone

(R1491) Numerical Solution Of The Time-Space Fractional Diffusion Equation With Caputo Derivative In Time By A-Polynomial Method, Saeid Abbasbandy, Jalal Hajishafieiha

Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal (AAM)

In this paper, a novel type of polynomial is defined which is equipped with an auxiliary parameter a. These polynomials are a combination of the Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind. The approximate solution of each equation is assumed as the sum of these polynomials and then, with the help of the collocation points, the unknown coefficients of each polynomial, as well as auxiliary parameter, is obtained optimally. Now, by placing the optimal value of a in polynomials, the polynomials are obtained without auxiliary parameter, which is the restarted step of the present method. The time discretization is performed …

Southern Adventist University Commencement Program December 16 And December 17, Southern Adventist University

Commencement Programs

Program for Southern Adventist University December graduation. The commencement service took place at the Iles Physical Education Center on December 16 and December 17, 2021.

Vitamin C For Sepsis Intervention: From Redox Biochemistry To Clinical Medicine, Y R. Li, Hong Zhu

Osteopathic Medicine, Jerry M. Wallace School of

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid or ascorbate, is a water-soluble vitamin synthesized in plants as well as in animals except humans and several other animal species. Humans obtain vitamin C from dietary sources and via vitamin supplementation. Vitamin C possesses important biological functions, including serving as a cofactor for many enzymes, acting as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compound, and participating in regulating stem cell biology and epigenetics. The multifunctional nature of vitamin C contributes to its essentialness in maintaining and safeguarding physiological homeostasis, especially regulation of immunity and inflammatory responses. In this context, vitamin C has been investigated …

Genetic Susceptibility To Hepatocellular Carcinoma In Chromosome 22q13.31, Findings Of A Genome-Wide Association Study., Zhanwei Wang, Anuradha S Budhu, Yi Shen, Linda Lou Wong, Brenda Y Hernandez, Maarit Tiirikainen, Xiaomei Ma, Melinda L Irwin, Lingeng Lu, Hongyu Zhao, Joseph K Lim, Tamar Taddei, Lopa Mishra, Karen Pawlish, Antoinette Stroup, Robert Brown, Mindie H Nguyen, Jill Koshiol, Maria O Hernandez, Marshonna Forgues, Hwai-I Yang, Mei-Hsuan Lee, Yu-Han Huang, Motoki Iwasaki, Atsushi Goto, Shiori Suzuki, Koichi Matsuda, Chizu Tanikawa, Yoichiro Kamatani, Dean Mann, Maria Guarnera, Kirti Shetty, Claire E Thomas, Jian-Min Yuan, Chiea Chuen Khor, Woon-Puay Koh, Harvey Risch, Xin Wei Wang, Herbert Yu

Surgery Faculty Publications

Background and Aim: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, long-term alcohol use, cigarette smoking, and obesity are the major risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the United States, but the disease risk varies substantially among individuals with these factors, suggesting host susceptibility to and gene-environment interactions in HCC. To address genetic susceptibility to HCC, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS).

Methods: Two case-control studies on HCC were conducted in the United States. DNA samples were genotyped using the Illumian microarray chip with over 710 000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). We compared these SNPs between 705 HCC cases and …

The Forbidden Female: Epistemophilia In The Domestic Gothic Tradition, Katelyn Govoni

Master’s Theses and Projects

Women in eighteenth-century Gothic novels are often portrayed by scholars as mildly rebellious in their characters and behaviors, but ultimately submissive to male characters until eventually returning to domestic circumstances similar to their origins. I join these scholarly conversations about Gothic heroines through my analysis of female curiosity and epistemophilia as they are applied to the domestic sphere. I concur with the critics who see female knowledge and sexuality as inextricably connected and feared in the domain of patriarchal influence. I argue, however, that rather than being trapped in the domestic sphere, novelist Ann Radcliffe’s heroines apply epistemophilia—a drive to …

Transmission Of Bee-Like Vibrations In Buzz-Pollinated Plants With Different Stamen Architectures, Lucy Nevard, Avery L. Russell, Karl Foord, Mario Vallejo-Marín

College of Natural and Applied Sciences

In buzz-pollinated plants, bees apply thoracic vibrations to the flower, causing pollen release from anthers, often through apical pores. Bees grasp one or more anthers with their mandibles, and vibrations are transmitted to this focal anther(s), adjacent anthers, and the whole flower. Pollen release depends on anther vibration, and thus it should be affected by vibration transmission through flowers with distinct morphologies, as found among buzz-pollinated taxa. We compare vibration transmission between focal and non-focal anthers in four species with contrasting stamen architectures: Cyclamen persicum, Exacum affine, Solanum dulcamara and S. houstonii. We used a mechanical transducer to apply bee-like …

Light Pollution Levels On Beaches: How Window Tinting Effects Disorientation Of Sea Turtles On Hilton Head Island, Kathryn (Kate) Hettiger

Biology: Student Scholarship & Creative Works

Loggerhead sea turtles, an endangered species, are decreasing at alarming rates worldwide. Artificial light from beachfront hotels on Hilton Head Island are causing disorientation in Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings affecting their ability to successfully find the ocean. To mitigate this, exterior windows facing the ocean will be tinted using either tinting spray, which will be implemented at the Marriott Grande Ocean, or using tinting film, which will be implemented at the Marriott Westin. During the typical nesting and hatching season (May-October), sea turtle hatchling tracks will be recorded using drones to compare the effects of various levels of light pollution …

Dopamine Precursor’S Effect On Habitation In Hermit Crabs, Chandler Carlson, Will Mcclenny, Robert Grossman

Psychology Student Research Showcase

A Research Methods Project supervised by Dr. David Stahlman (Fall 2021)

The Effect Of Social Media Use On Body Dissatisfaction And Disordered Eating Behaviors, Stephanie Martens, Grace Nicolai, Mary Stallings

Psychology Student Research Showcase

A Research Methods Project supervised by Dr. Laura Wilson (Fall 2021).

Characterization And In Vitro And In Vivo Evaluation Of Tacrolimus-Loaded Poly(Ε-Caprolactone) Nanocapsules For The Management Of Atopic Dermatitis, Guilherme Dos Anjos Camargo, Leandro Ferreira, Diego José Schebelski, Amanda Martinez Lyra

Faculty and Student Publications

Background: Tacrolimus (TAC) is a drug of natural origin used in conventional topical dosage forms to control atopic dermatitis. However, direct application of the drug often causes adverse side effects in some patients. Hence, drug nanoencapsulation could be used as an improved novel therapy to mitigate the adverse effects and enhance bioavailability of the drug. Methods: Physicochemical properties, in vitro drug release experiments, and in vivo anti-inflammatory activity studies were performed. Results: TAC-loaded nanocapsules were successfully prepared by the interfacial deposition of preformed polymer using poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL). The nanoparticu-late systems presented a spherical shape with a smooth and regular surface, …

Transmission Studies And The Composition Of Prokaryotic Communities Associated With Healthy And Diseased Aplysina Cauliformis Sponges Suggest That Aplysina Red Band Syndrome Is A Prokaryotic Polymicrobial Disease, Matteo Monti, Aurora Giorgi, Cole G. Easson, Deborah J. Gochfeld

Faculty and Student Publications

Aplysina cauliformis, the Caribbean purple rope sponge, is commonly affected by Aplysina Red Band Syndrome (ARBS). This transmissible disease manifests as circular lesions with red margins and results in bare spongin fibers. Leptolyngbya spp. appear to be responsible for the characteristic red coloration but transmission studies with a sponge-derived isolate failed to establish disease, leaving the etiology of ARBS unknown. To investigate the cause of ARBS, contact transmission experiments were performed between healthy and diseased sponges separated by filters with varying pore sizes. Transmission occurred when sponges were separated by filters with pore sizes ≥ 2.5 μm, suggesting a prokaryotic …

Issue 383: November 11-December 2, 2021, The Local Voice

The Local Voice

No abstract provided.

(R1480) Heat Transfer In Peristaltic Motion Of Rabinowitsch Fluid In A Channel With Permeable Wall, Mahadev M. Channakote, Dilipkumar V. Kalse

Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal (AAM)

This paper is intended to investigate the effect of heat transfer on the peristaltic flow of Rabinowitsch fluid in a channel lined with a porous material. The Navier -Stokes equation governs the channel's flow, and Darcy's law describes the permeable boundary. The Rabinowitsch fluid model's governing equations are solved by utilizing approximations of the long-wavelength and small number of Reynolds. The expressions for axial velocity, temperature distribution, pressure gradient, friction force, stream function are obtained. The influence on velocity, pressure gradient, friction force, and temperature on pumping action of different physical parameters is explored via graphs.

(R1468) Global Analysis Of An Seirs Model For Covid-19 Capturing Saturated Incidence With Treatment Response, David A. Oluyori, Helen O. Adebayo, Ángel G.C. Pérez

Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal (AAM)

In this work, a new SEIRS model with saturated incidence rate and piecewise linear treatment response is proposed to describe the dynamics of COVID-19. It is assumed that the treatment response is proportional to the number of infected people as long as the incidence cases are within the capacity of the healthcare system, after which the value becomes constant, when the number of confirmed cases exceeds the carrying capacity of the available medical facilities. Thus, the basic reproduction number of the model is obtained. It is proved that the disease-free equilibrium is globally asymptotically stable when the basic reproduction number …

(R1056) Effect Of Rotation On Plane Waves Of Generalized Magneto-Thermoelastic Medium With Voids Under Thermal Loading Due To Laser Pulse, Mohamed I.A. Othman, Ezaira R.M. Edeeb

Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal (AAM)

The investigation in this paper deals with the rotation of the magneto-thermoelastic solid and with voids subjected to thermal loading due to laser pulse. The problem is studied in the context of three theories of generalized magneto thermoelasticity: Lord-Schulman (L-S), Green-Lindsay (G-L) and the coupled theory (CD) with the effect of rotation, magnetic field, thermal loading and voids. The methodology applied here is using the normal mode analysis to solve the physical problem to obtain the exact expressions for the displacement components, the stresses, the temperature, and the change in the volume fraction field have been shown graphically by comparison …

Litigation, Legislation, And Love: The Comparative Efficacy Of Litigation And Legislation For The Expansion Of Lesbian, Gay, And Bisexual Civil Rights, Mallory Harrington

Honors College Theses

This research examines the comparative efficacy of federal appellate court decisions and federal legislation with regards to the furtherance of civil rights on the basis of sexual orientation. The research examines efficacy based upon the number of measures which have been implemented as well as the content of each measure. The research examines federal appellate and Supreme Court decisions, as well as adopted pieces of federal legislation since 1950. It also examines the likely causes of the disparities in efficacy that are indicated in this analysis. The findings of this research indicate that litigation has been much more effective at …

(R1488) Transformation Of Glucokinase Under Variable Rate Constants And Thermal Conditions: A Mathematical Model, Mukhtar Ahmad Khanday, Roohi Bhat

Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal (AAM)

The glucokinase (GK) in cells plays a pivotal role in the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism and acts as a sensor of glucose. It helps us to control glucose levels during fast and food intake conditions through triggering shifts in metabolism or cell functions. Various forms of hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia occur due to the transformations of the gene of the Glucokinase. The mathematical modelling of enzyme dynamics is an emerging research area to serve its role in biological investigations. Thus, it is imperative to establish a mathematical model to understand the kinetics of native and denatured forms of enzyme-GK under thermal …

The Temporal And Frequent Pattern Mining Analysis And Machine Learning Forecasting On Mobile Sourced Urban Air Pollutants, Jianbang Du

Dissertations (2016-Present)

Ground-level ozone and atmospheric fine particles (PM2.5) have been recognized as critical air pollutants that act as important contributors to the toxicity of anthropogenic air pollution in urban areas. To limit the adverse impacts on public health and ecosystems of ground-level ozone and PM2.5, it is necessary and imperative to identify a practical and effective way to predict the upcoming pollution concentration levels accurately. Under this need, various research was conducted aiming to perform the forecasting of ground-level ozone and PM2.5 that mainly utilized the time-series and neural network analysis. In the meantime, machine learning is also adopted in analysis …

‘It’S Not Over Yet!’: Workplace Experiences Of Lesbian Public School Teachers, Deb Martin

College of Education Departmental Research

This qualitative study explores the workplace experiences of 12 lesbian public school teachers in Southern New Jersey. Through in-depth, semi-structured interviews, teachers discuss the tensions, contradictions, rewards, and challenges of teaching at this unique historical moment when laws, policies, social practices, and attitudes are in flux. Queer theory guided the development of the study and provides the primary analytical lens for examining and interpreting data. Findings cluster around the following interrelated themes: 1) queer teachable moments; 2) being ‘that’ teacher; 3) self-disclosure, and 4) It’s not over yet. Findings provide insight into what lesbian teachers are saying about their experiences, …

An Investigation Into The Use Of An Herbal Labor Induction Tincture Containing Black Cohosh, Cramp Bark, Partridgeberry, And Motherwort On Contractile Responses Produced From Isolated Strips Of Mouse Uterine Tissues, Clayton Neuenschwander, Katrina Wu, Teresa F. Degolier

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Introduction: Alternative solutions in the form of herbal remedies meant to ease or expedite the process of labor have often been pursued and administered but have seldom been quantitatively tested for efficacy. Published research has shown some validation for some commonly used herbs such as blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides), red raspberry (Rubus idaeus), castor bean (Ricinus communis) and evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) on isolated mouse uterine strips. Methods: This study tested an array of herbs used by midwives in a labor induction tincture, which included black cohosh (Actaea racemosa), cramp bark (Viburnum opulus), partridgeberry (Mitchella repens), and motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca). …

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

Convergence: EOS News and Updates

No abstract provided.

Nanoceria Potently Reduce Superoxide Fluxes From Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain And Plasma Membrane Nadph Oxidase In Human Macrophages, Y R. Li, Hong Zhu

Osteopathic Medicine, Jerry M. Wallace School of

Cerium oxide nanoparticles, also known as nanoceria, possess antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activities in animal models of inflammatory disorders, such as sepsis. However, it remains unclear how nanoceria affect cellular superoxide fluxes in macrophages, a critical type of cells involved in inflammatory disorders. Using human ML-1 cell-derived macrophages, we showed that nanoceria at 1-100 μg/ml potently reduced superoxide flux from the mitochondrial electron transport chain (METC) in a concentration-dependent manner. The inhibitory effects of nanoceria were also shown in succinate-driven mitochondria isolated from the macrophages. Furthermore, nanoceria markedly mitigated the total intracellular superoxide flux in the macrophages. These data suggest that …

Full Issue, Fall 2021, In The Ords

In the Ords: CSUMB Literary Arts Journal

No abstract provided.

We Are ... Marshall, December 1, 2021, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.