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Physician Assistant_Fort Lauderdale_2021, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

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2020-2021 Lynn University Common Data Set, Lynn University

Lynn University Common Data Set

2020-2021 Lynn University Common Data Set (CDS), prepared by Lynn University Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment (AY2021)

Global Perspectives On Harmful Algal Blooms: Impacts And Responses, Ryan Mitchell

Sustainability and Social Justice

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) can have devastating effects on aquatic ecosystems, economies, and communities. In general, their effects are also likely to worsen and become more frequent because of climate change. This paper will examine contemporary attempts to predict, prevent, monitor, control, and adapt to HABs.

Complement-Induced Post-Translational Regulation Of Tgf-Ss Signaling On Endothelial Cells, Kevin Liu

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a complex vaso-occlusive complication of heart transplantation currently identified as a major limiting factor to long-term survival in those who receive a cardiac transplant. In CAV, neointimal lesions form in graft vessels leading to ischemic complications and ultimately allograft loss. CAV is medically untreatable and affects ~50% of heart transplant patients. Endothelial cells (ECs) are a critical site where CAV lesions form, and antibodies produced by the recipient that bind to donor HLA molecules on graft endothelium (donor specific antibodies) have been identified as a key mediator in this process. Recent studies have further identified …

Monarch Science Observer, Volume 8, College Of Sciences, Old Dominion University

College of Sciences Newsletter

January-Winter 2021 issue of Monarch Science Observer, ODU College of Sciences Newsletter.

Human-Robot Collaboration: A Multilevel And Integrated Leadership Framework, Chou-Yu (Joey) Tsai, Jason D. Marshall, Anwesha Choudhury, Andra Serban, Yoyo Tsung-Yu Hou, Malte F. Jung, Shelley D. Dionne, Francis J. Yammarino

Management and Accounting Faculty Scholarship

In an era of rapid advances in artificial intelligence, the deployment of robots in organizations is accelerating. Further, robotic capabilities are expanding to serve a broader range of leadership behaviors related to task accomplishment and relationship support. Despite the increasing use of robots in various roles across different industries, research on human-robot collaboration in the workplace is lagging behind. As such, the current research aims to provide a state-of-the-science review and directions for future work in this underdeveloped area. Drawing on current leadership paradigms, we review human-robot collaboration studies from four academic disciplines with a history of publishing such work …

The Impact Of Supply Chain Disruptions On Stock Market Returns During Covid-19, Hélène Flore Nguemgaing, Ana Claudia Sant’Anna

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Purpose: How has Covid-19 impacted meat processors’ stock returns? We evaluate the effects of supply chain disruptions (e.g., lockdowns and Covid-19 incidences among workers) on stock market prices of meat processors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design/methodology/approach This study uses an event study approach to examine the disruptions from COVID-19 through events such as plant shutdowns, the pandemic announcement, lockdown dates, and the first case of Covid-19 outbreaks in meat processing plants. Our dataset includes S&P 500, Google Trends, financial beta, and data collected for 14 U.S. Publicly traded meat processing companies.

Findings Results show that nationwide events (e.g., announcement of …

Estimation Of Direct Medical Expenditures And Health-Related Quality Of Life (Hrqol) Among Type-2 Diabetes (T2dm) Patients With Depression Using 2016-2018 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (Meps) Data, Uzma A. Pathan

Theses and Dissertations

Background: T2DM patients with depression symptoms (PHQ-2≥3) but without clinical diagnosis remain undiagnosed and untreated. Undiagnosed depression in T2DM patients can exacerbate the patient's health. However, no study has comprehensively evaluated the impact of undiagnosed depression on the direct medical expenditures and HRQoL in T2DM patients. Objective: To estimate the differences in the total expenditures, expenditures by service type, and HRQoL of T2DM patients with diagnosed, undiagnosed, and no depression. Methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional study design was implemented using Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data (2016-2018). T2DM patients were stratified using the ICD-10-CM depression code ("F32") and PHQ-2 screener as : …

Diverse Demographic Factors Influence Apparent Juvenile Survival In A Migratory Songbird, Emma M. White, Noah G. Perlut, Steven E. Travis, Allan Strong

Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

To better understand the dynamics of avian populations and their role in population trends, we require an in-depth understanding of the factors influencing the survival of adults and juveniles. How-ever, assessing survival in juveniles is often challenging, especially in small, migratory species where individuals typically disperse from the study area and are not available for recapture in subsequent years. Bobolinks (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) are a long-distance migrant that exhibits natal philopatry in at least one population, allowing for more comprehensive juvenile survival analyses than in many other long-distance avian migrants. Using a 17-yr dataset from two sites representing a …

Management Schemes, Not Philopatry Or Breeding Experience, Affect Nest Success Of Two Songbirds In Vermont Hayfields, Kylie Denny, Noah G. Perlut, Allan Strong

Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

Songbirds can benefit from natal philopatry through prior knowledge about site‐specific resources and local adaptation to environmental conditions. Likewise, breeding experience may also play a role in reproductive success. However, for birds that breed in managed habitats, management activities may overwhelm any potential benefits of philopatry or breeding experience. We examined the effect of site fidelity on reproductive success in 1,823 bobolink and Savannah sparrow nests in agricultural grasslands in Vermont, USA. From 2003–2019 we monitored the nests of 51 female Savannah sparrows and 72 female bobolinks that returned to breed on or near fields in which they hatched between …

School Psychologist Perception Of Training For Transgender And Gender Diverse Student Advocacy, Eryka Sajek

Theses and Dissertations

This study sought to evaluate school psychologists’ perceptions of their graduate training experience in preparing them to work with transgender and other gender minority youth. The quality of graduate training was also examined through a compilation of syllabi. The participant s (N = 193) completed a questionnaire regarding their confidence in working with this population, their perceptions of what contributed to their competency, and information about their graduate programs. The resulting sample of respondents came from all geographic regions in the United States, 91% of whom were currently working in a school setting. A series of regressions found that graduate …

Disease-Driven Reduction In Human Mobility Influences Human-Mosquito Contacts And Dengue Transmission Dynamics, Kathryn L. Schaber, T. Alex Perkins, Alun L. Lloyd, Lance A. Waller, Uriel Kitron, Valerie A. Paz-Soldan, John P. Elder, Alan L. Rothman, David J. Civitello, William H. Elson, Amy C. Morrison, Thomas W. Scott, Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

Heterogeneous exposure to mosquitoes determines an individual’s contribution to vector-borne pathogen transmission. Particularly for dengue virus (DENV), there is a major difficulty in quantifying human-vector contacts due to the unknown coupled effect of key heterogeneities. To test the hypothesis that the reduction of human out-of-home mobility due to dengue illness will significantly influence population-level dynamics and the structure of DENV transmission chains, we extended an existing modeling framework to include social structure, disease-driven mobility reductions, and heterogeneous transmissibility from different infectious groups. Compared to a baseline model, naïve to human pre-symptomatic infectiousness and disease-driven mobility changes, a model including both …

Temporally Integrated Single Cell Rna Sequencing Analysis Of Pbmc From Experimental And Natural Primary Human Denv-1 Infections, Adam T. Waickman, Heather Friberg, Gregory D. Gromowski, Wiriya Rutvisuttinunt, Tao Li, Hayden Siegfried, Kaitlin Victor, Michael K. Mccracken, Stefan Fernandez, Anon Srikiatkhachorn, Damon Ellison, Richard G. Jarman, Stephen J. Thomas, Alan L. Rothman, Timothy Endy, Jeffrey R. Currier

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

Dengue human infection studies present an opportunity to address many longstanding questions in the field of flavivirus biology. However, limited data are available on how the immunological and transcriptional response elicited by an attenuated challenge virus compares to that associated with a wild-type DENV infection. To determine the kinetic transcriptional signature associated with experimental primary DENV-1 infection and to assess how closely this profile correlates with the transcriptional signature accompanying natural primary DENV-1 infection, we utilized scRNAseq to analyze PBMC from individuals enrolled in a DENV-1 human challenge study and from individuals experiencing a natural primary DENV-1 infection. While both …

Draft Genome Sequence Of Pseudoalteromonas Sp. Strain Jc3, Margaret E. Rosario, Jacqueline Camm, Damian Cavanagh, David C. Rowley, David R. Nelson

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

We report the draft genome sequence for Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain JC3, an isolate obtained from an aquaculture facility for whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). The JC3 genome suggests multiple mechanisms for microbial interactions, including a type VI secretion system and potential for antibiotic production.

Leave No Stone Unturned: Individually Adapted Xerotolerant Thaumarchaeota Sheltered Below The Boulders Of The Atacama Desert Hyperarid Core, Yunha Hwang, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Felix L. Arens, Johan S. Saenz, Panagiotis S. Adam, Christof Sager, Till L.V. Bornemann, Weinshu Zhao, Ying Zhang, Alessandro Airo, Michael Schloter, Alexander J. Probst

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

Background

The hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert is an extremely harsh environment thought to be colonized by only a few heterotrophic bacterial species. Current concepts for understanding this extreme ecosystem are mainly based on the diversity of these few species, yet a substantial area of the Atacama Desert hyperarid topsoil is covered by expansive boulder accumulations, whose underlying microbiomes have not been investigated so far. With the hypothesis that these sheltered soils harbor uniquely adapted microbiomes, we compared metagenomes and geochemistry between soils below and beside boulders across three distantly located boulder accumulations in the Atacama Desert hyperarid core. …

Upadacitinib, Inderbir S. Padda, Rajat Bhatt, Mayur S. Parmar

HPD Articles

No abstract provided.

Privacy In Pandemic: Law, Technology, And Public Health In The Covid-19 Crisis, Tiffany C. Li

Law Faculty Scholarship

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of deaths and disastrous consequences around the world, with lasting repercussions for every field of law, including privacy and technology. The unique characteristics of this pandemic have precipitated an increase in use of new technologies, including remote communications platforms, healthcare robots, and medical Al. Public and private actors alike are using new technologies, like heat sensing, and technologically influenced programs, like contact tracing, leading to a rise in government and corporate surveillance in sectors like healthcare, employment, education, and commerce. Advocates have raised the alarm for privacy and civil liberties violations, but the emergency …

The Effects Of Roadways On The Spatial And Temporal Movement Patterns Of Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus Horridus), Anna F. Tipton, Dominic L. Desantis

Graduate Research Showcase

Roadways are among the most widespread and disruptive anthropogenic land use features that influence the behavior and movement of wildlife. Negative impacts include vehicle-induced mortality, habitat destruction and fragmentation, and creating barriers to movement which can have far-reaching sub-lethal effects. In an effort to improve upon historical methods of evaluating the influence of prominent landscape features, such as roads, on the movement of small and secretive wildlife, we are using a novel integration of emerging spatial analyses and tri-axial accelerometry in Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) from central Georgia. We used dynamic Brownian Bridge Movement Models to estimate motion …

Accuracy Of Exercise-Based Equations For Estimating Cardiorespiratory Fitness, James E. Peterman, Matthew P. Harber, Mary T. Imboden, Mitchell H. Whaley, Bradley S. Fleenor, Jonathan Myers, Ross Arena, Leonard A. Kaminsky

Faculty Publications - Department of Kinesiology

Equations are often used to predict cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) from submaximal or maximal exercise tests. However, no study has comprehensively compared these exercise-based equations with directly measured CRF using data from a single, large cohort. Purpose: This study aimed to compare the accuracy of exercise-based prediction equations with directly measured CRF and evaluate their ability to classify an individual’s CRF. Methods: The sample included 4871 tests from apparently healthy adults (38% female, age 44.4 ± 12.3 yr (mean ± SD)). Estimated CRF (eCRF) was determined from 2 nonexercise equations, 3 submaximal exercise equations, and 10 maximal exercise equations; all eCRF …

City Of Portsmouth, New Hampshire Annual Comprehensive Financial Report For The Year Ended June 30, 2021., Portsmouth Town Representatives

Portsmouth, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Macalester Today Winter 2021, Macalester College

Macalester Today

No abstract provided.

Archaeobiogeography Of Extinct Rice Rats (Oryzomyini) In The Lesser Antilles During The Ceramic Age (500 Bce–1500 Ce), Marine Durocher, Violaine Nicolas, Sophia Perdikaris, Dominique Bonnissent, Gwenola Robert, Karyne Debue, Allowen Evin, Sandrine Grouard

School of Global Integrative Studies: Faculty Publications

During the Ceramic Age (500 BCE–1500 CE), Lesser Antilles rice rats (tribe Oryzomyini) made up a significant portion of the diet of Caribbean islanders. Archaeological excavations across the archipelago resulted to the discovery of large quantities of remains from to these now extinct taxa. It offers a unique opportunity to investigate the past biogeography of this taxon of high cultural and ecological importance. We have studied 1,140 first lower molars originating from 40 archaeological sites across eleven islands of the Lesser Antilles archipelago using two-dimensional geometric morphometric approaches to establish spatiotemporal pat-terns relying on phenotypic variations. This study identified three …

Caribbean Fad Tracking Project Dataset, Erin E. Kimak, David W. Kerstetter, Thomas D. Pitchford

Kerstetter Fisheries and Avian Ecology Lab Datasets

This dataset encompasses crowd-sourced reports of abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), particularly drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (dFADs) from citizen scientists around the North Atlantic Ocean and greater Caribbean region. Data collection did not involve survey efforts, but rather keyword searches of affiliated terms such as "bamboo raft" and "satellite buoy", as well as collection of reports via email and Facebook. Although this dataset is incomplete and an under representation of the total number of ALDFG dFADs as a result of widespread nature of stranding locations, it provides a minimum estimate of the numbers of FADs stranding in …

Popular Annual Financial Report City Of Portsmouth, New Hampshire For The Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021., Portsmouth Town Representatives

Portsmouth, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Bryant University Undergraduate Course Catalog, 2021-2022

Bryant University Undergraduate Course Catalog

No abstract provided.

Data Repository For "Use Of Redwood Basal Hollows By Bats: A Focus On The Townsend’S Big-Eared Bat On The North Coast Of California", Amon J. Armstrong

Research Data Sets

Loss of roosting resources, either through disturbance or removal, negatively affects bats. Identifying sensitive species and determining roost requirements are critical components in conserving their habitat. Cavity roosting bats on the North Coast of California are known to use hollows in large redwood trees. In this study, we examined the factors determining the use of basal tree hollows by different bat species at eight redwood forest sites in Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino Counties, California. Bat guano was collected from 179 basal hollow roosts from 2017 to 2018, and guano mass was used as an index of roosting activity. Nine …

Representing Clients On Va Benefits, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2021

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held May 26, 2021

Survivor's Guide To Everyday Estate Planning, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2021

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held November 19 2021

The Tougher Topics Of Employment Law, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2021

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held May 6, 2021

Midwest Intellectual Property Summit, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2021

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held December 2, 2021