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Effect Of Pup Out® On Caspase 3 And Interleukin-1b Expression In Pulp Teeth: A Paste Contained Jatropha, Sidaguri, And Melittin, Maria Tanumiharja, Arfina S. Hamid, Aries C. Trilaksana, Christine A. Rovani, Nurhayati Natsir, Juni J. Nugroho, Indrya K. Mattulada, Lukman Muslimin

Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science

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The Effectiveness Of An Artificial Floating Wetland To Remove Nutrients In An Urban Stream: A Pilot-Study In The Chicago River, Chicago, Il Usa, Eric W. Peterson, Phil Nicodemus, Emmett Spooner, Abigail Heath

Faculty Publications - Geography, Geology, and the Environment

Ever expanding urbanized landscapes are increasingly impacting streams that run through them. Among other stressors, urban streams often are host to elevated concentrations of nutrients, salts, and heavy metals. The pollutants, coupled with high temperatures, are drivers of ecosystem degradation in urban streams. The installation of artificial floating wetlands (AFWs) has been successful in mitigating the effects of urbanization in lakes and wastewater treatment ponds, but rarely have they been tested in streams. This pilot-study examined the ability of an AFW to improve water quality in an urban stream. The small, 90 m2 AFW was installed to improve the aquatic …

Biomarkers Of Ptsd: Dried Blood Spot Mrna Isolation, Amplification, And Analysis, Tyler F. Chan, Sarah G. Van Winkle

Summer Community of Scholars Posters (RCEU and HCR Combined Programs)

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Biopanning Of Phage Display Against Human Cd40, Michael Deines

Summer Community of Scholars Posters (RCEU and HCR Combined Programs)

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Enviromental Dna Analysis Of A Critically Endangered Cavefish, Katelyn Gitner

Summer Community of Scholars Posters (RCEU and HCR Combined Programs)

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Developing Method For Plasmid Transformation Of Urinary Lactobacilli, Alexandra Lamear

Summer Community of Scholars Posters (RCEU and HCR Combined Programs)

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Optimization Of Taq Dna Polymerase Production In Bacteria, Christopher San Miguel

Summer Community of Scholars Posters (RCEU and HCR Combined Programs)

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Analysis Of Bacteriocin Expression In Urinary Lactobacilli, Foster Sims, Kaylie Hintze

Summer Community of Scholars Posters (RCEU and HCR Combined Programs)

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Improving Purification Method Of The F-Plasmid Exclusion Protein Trat, Jazmyn Whitfield, Katelyn Lott, Victor Dunagan

Summer Community of Scholars Posters (RCEU and HCR Combined Programs)

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Why Aren't My Students Reading: Faculty & Student Research Unveiling The Hidden Curriculum Of Course Material Usage, Jayne R. Goode, Kerri K. Morris, Bradley Smith, J. Christopher Tweddle

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

This reflective essay follows a faculty working group as they attempt to understand barriers to access to course materials through the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). Through the workgroup’s research and collaboration with students in a problem-based learning course, the workgroup uncovered elements of the hidden curriculum in assumptions regarding course material procurement. The collaboration has served as the foundation for efforts to begin to transform the way that faculty on campus make use of textbooks and course materials in their courses. This transformation should make explicit to faculty that the utilization of course materials for all aspects of …

Ngs Rna-Seq Reveals Bromovirus Encapsidate Native And Recombinant Viral Rnas, As Well As Cellular Rnas From The Host, Nipin Shrestha

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Brome mosaic virus (BMV), Cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CCMV), and Broad bean mottle virus (BBMV), the members of the genus Bromovirus, are the experimental model viruses in this dissertation research. Packaging of the RNA genome by the viruses is known to be highly selective and specific for the viral RNA but, not 100% accurate. There is evidence that the viruses specifically or accidentally encapsidate viral RNA variants and host (cellular) RNAs. The scope of this dissertation is to identify different types of RNAs that can be packaged by viruses along with the viral RNAs of parental origin.BMV, CCMV, and BBMV …

Death Sentence, Elena Passarello

Sunday Short Reads

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Disability Identity Development In People With Congenital Blindness: An Evaluative Analysis Of Gill's Model, Lisa Gagliano

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This narrative research study used the Life Story Interview, within a participatory action framework, to explore how various psychosocial factors and experiences have impacted the disability identity development of people who are blind. The study sample consisted of eight individuals (ages 23-61) who self-identified as people with congenital blindness. Participants were recruited using selective sampling and snowball sampling techniques in collaboration with members of the National Federation of the Blind and others in the disability community. In-depth interviews were conducted with participants in accordance with methodological standards of the Life Story Interview to collect data in the form of the …

It's More Than What You Know: Conceptual Understanding And Spatial Skill Impact Student Sequence Stratigraphic Interpretation Skill, Bailey Zo Kreager

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Sequence stratigraphic interpretation and 3-D spatial and spatiotemporal skills are considered important for the petroleum industry. Despite the importance of sequence stratigraphic interpretations for student careers, students struggle to understand basic concepts such as eustasy, relative sea-level and base-level. However, little is known about the relationship between spatial skill and sequence stratigraphy or the impact of instruction on sequence stratigraphic diagrams. This study begins to fill this gap by testing 1) whether spatial skills predict success on a sequence stratigraphic interpretation task, 2) the impact of Wheeler diagram instruction on student sequence stratigraphic interpretation skill, and 3) the impact of …

The Plight Of Cyntoia Brown: Can Safe Harbor Laws Prevent The Prosecution Of Child Sex Trafficking Victims, Nickera Rodriguez

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

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Applications Of Statistical Experimental Designs To Improve Statistical Inference In Weed Management, Steven B. Kim, Dong Sub Kim, Christina Magana-Ramirez

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications and Presentations

In a balanced design, researchers allocate the same number of units across all treatment groups. It has been believed as a rule of thumb among some researchers in agriculture. Sometimes, an unbalanced design outperforms a balanced design. Given a specific parameter of interest, researchers can design an experiment by unevenly distributing experimental units to increase statistical information about the parameter of interest. An additional way of improving an experiment is an adaptive design (e.g., spending the total sample size in multiple steps). It is helpful to have some knowledge about the parameter of interest to design an experiment. In the …

Association Of Cyp2c19, Tnf-Α, Nod1, Nod2, And Pparγ Polymorphisms With Peptic Ulcer Disease Enhanced By Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Laith N. Al-Eitan, Fouad A. Almomani, Sohaib M. Al-Khatib

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To assess the correlation between a number of genetic variations of CYP2C19, TNF-α, NOD1, NOD2, and PPARγ genes with the severity of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections and peptic ulcers (PU). Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional design was used in this study. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue was used to extract genomic DNA that was collected from Jordanian patients who visited endoscopy clinics between 2014 to 2018 at the King Abdullah University Hospital (KAUH), Irbid, Jordan. Genotyping of the studied single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were applied using the sequencing protocol. Results: A total of 251 patients (mean age: 42.12 ± 16.09 …

“Child Witches”: Sexual Exploitation And Abuse Of Homeless Girls In South-Southern Nigeria, Chima Agazue

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

Sexual exploitation and abuse of girls is one of the endemic social problems in Nigeria. Although this problem has attracted much research attention in recent times, some newly emerged factors contributing to the problem have been mostly ignored. This study explored how the abandonment of children following their stigmatization as witches contributes to sexual exploitation and abuse of the girls in the Akwa Ibom and Cross River states of Nigeria. The study was based on the qualitative research paradigm. Data was collected via semi-structured interviews of three senior staff members of the Child’s Rights and Rehabilitation Network (CRARN)—a children’s charity …

Molecular Determinants Of Fetal Tolerance And The Transition To Adult Immunity, Yi Wei Lim

Dissertations

The perinatal immune system is highly tolerogenic and is phenotypically and functionally distinct from the adult immune system. This tolerogenic nature is a double-edged sword for newborns. While it is beneficial to prevent excessive inflammation against the vast array of foreign antigens encountered after birth, it also causes a lack of immune responses to life-threatening infections. My dissertation research aims to investigate the mechanisms by which perinatal T cells contribute to immune tolerance in infants. A deeper understanding of the nature of the perinatal immune system will provide pivotal knowledge to develop safe and effective strategies to protect infants from …

Fishes Of The Mfimi River In The Central Congo Basin Of The Democratic Republic Of Congo. Kasai Ecoregion Or Part Of The Cuvette Centrale?, Melanie L. J. Stiassny, S. Elizabeth Alter, Tobit L. D. Liyandja, Myriam Y. Modimo, Raoul J. C. Monsembula Iyaba

Biology, Agriculture and Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

Despite the cultural and economic importance of fisheries to communities in the region, the Mfimi is one of the least well-documented river systems in the central Congo basin. Here we present a preliminary listing of species collected during two surveys sampling 35 sites along the main channel, in major tributaries, and in some marginal habitats. A total of 2195 specimens representing 141 species were collected and archived at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, and in the teaching collections of the University of Kinshasa. Five species are considered as potentially new to science, and range extensions of numerous …

Fundamentals Of Interpersonal Communication, Teresa Fisher

Open Educational Resources

This textbook introduces students to fundamentals of interpersonal communication. It begins with a foundational chapter about communication including models of, definitions for, basic principles of, a focus on interpersonal communication, and the impact of social media on communication. It continues with chapters exploring various facets of interpersonal communication: intercultural communication, the self and communication, perception, verbal, nonverbal, and listening. The final two chapters look at interpersonal relationships and communication as well as conflict in interpersonal communication.

Impact Of Vaccine Supplies And Delays On Optimal Control Of The Covid-19 Pandemic: Mapping Interventions For The Philippines, Carlo Delfin S. Estadilla, Joshua Uyheng, Elvira P. De Lara-Tuprio, Timothy Robin Y. Teng, Jay Michael R. Macalalag, Ma. Regina Justina E. Estuar

Mathematics Faculty Publications

Background

Around the world, controlling the COVID-19 pandemic requires national coordination of multiple intervention strategies. As vaccinations are globally introduced into the repertoire of available interventions, it is important to consider how changes in the local supply of vaccines, including delays in administration, may be addressed through existing policy levers. This study aims to identify the optimal level of interventions for COVID-19 from 2021 to 2022 in the Philippines, which as a developing country is particularly vulnerable to shifting assumptions around vaccine availability. Furthermore, we explore optimal strategies in scenarios featuring delays in vaccine administration, expansions of vaccine supply, and …

The Judgment Of Personality: An Overview Of Current Empirical Research Findings, Tera D. Letzring, Nora Murphy, Jüri Allik, Andrew Beer, Johannes Zimmermann, Daniel Leising

Psychological Science Faculty Works

This article presents an overview of the current state of knowledge in personality judgment research. We discuss accuracy and bias in personality judgments, including types of inter-rater agreement and elements of criteria used to determine levels of agreement and accuracy. We then address 1) the words and phrases that people use to describe one another and themselves, 2) research investigating judgments of targets by perceivers per trait, and 3) research investigating judgments of targets by perceivers on profiles or sets of traits. We also provide 4) an outlook regarding important research questions that remain unanswered in this field.

School Police Officers' Roles: The Influence Of Social, Developmental And Historical Contexts, Negin Ghavami, Bryan E. Thornton, Sandra Graham

Psychological Science Faculty Works

Amid national protests over police brutality, debates over law enforcement in schools have been reignited. Though research has focused on the consequences of police presence in schools, few studies have investigated the roles of school police officers (SPOs) and whether the larger contexts influence them. Using a bioecological framework (Bronfenbrenner and Morris, 2006), we examined how historical, social and developmental contexts shape SPOs' views of their roles and the challenges and opportunities they encounter. Nineteen 90-min focus groups with 45 SPOs from one large school police department were conducted. Analysis revealed that SPOs perceived their roles as multifaceted, encompassing both …

Nonhuman Iapp Variants Inhibit Human Iapp Aggregation, Alissa Oakes, Kate Menefee, Arleen Lamba, Larry M. Palato, Dillon J. Rinauro, Angela Tun, Betssy Jauregui, Kevin Chang, Luiza A. Nogaj, David A. Moffet

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Works

The aggregation of the 37-amino acid polypeptide human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP), as either insoluble amyloid or as small oligomers, appears to play a direct role in the death of human pancreatic β-islet cells in type 2 diabetes. hIAPP is considered to be one of the most amyloidogenic proteins known. The quick aggregation of hIAPP leads to the formation of toxic species, such as oligomers and fibers, that damage mammalian cells (both human and rat pancreatic cells). Whether this toxicity is necessary for the progression of type 2 diabetes or merely a side effect of the disease remains unclear. If …

Philosophy And Theology: Birth, Viability, And Bestowing Meaning, Christopher Kaczor

Philosophy Faculty Works

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Book Review: Rudolf Bultmann, Hans Jonas: Briefwechsel 1928–1976, Ian Alexander Moore

Philosophy Faculty Works

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Philosophy And Theology: Revisiting The Violinist Argument, Christopher Kaczor

Philosophy Faculty Works

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Philosophy And Theology: Artificial Wombs, Christopher Kaczor

Philosophy Faculty Works

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Veganic Agriculture In The United States: Opportunities For Research, Outreach, And Education, Alisha Utter, Mona Seymour

Urban and Environmental Studies Faculty Works

A growing number of farmers are excluding animal inputs from crop production, an approach commonly referred to as veganic or stockfree organic agriculture. This research-based article discusses the soil health and fertility strategies reported by a sample of U.S. veganic farmers. These approaches may be relevant beyond the veganic community to farmers seeking innovative methods for produce safety and nutrient cycling. Agricultural outreach professionals (AOPs), including Extension personnel, play a critical role in supporting veganic practices by serving as cross-pollinators between farmers and research institutions. Thus, the article endeavors to expand AOP familiarity with veganic practices and benefits.