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Soil Organic Carbon And Total Nitrogen Stock Response To Traditional Enclosure Management In Eastern Ethiopia, Mohammed Abdulahi, Abule Ebro, Lisanework Nigatu

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Traditional enclosures are widely used by pastoralists in East Africa. However, the response of basic soil properties to the establishment of traditional enclosure management remains poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the impacts of traditional enclosure on soil organic carbon and total nitrogen stock in the Bordade rangelands, eastern Ethiopia. Soil samples were collected from twelve area enclosures and openly grazed areas at a depth of 0-30 cm. The samples were analyzed for soil organic carbon, total nitrogen and bulk density. There were significant differences between enclosure and openly grazed areas in soil organic carbon and …

Soil Carbon Stocks Are Stable Under New Zealand Hill Country Pastures With Contrasting Phosphorus And Sheep Stocking Regimes, Ronaldo Vibart, Alec D. Mackay, C. Mckenzie, Brian Devantier, Des A. Costall, E. Noakes, F. Bilotto

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

A temporal and spatial assessment is required to quantify the effects of nutrient inputs and varying grazing management regimes on soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks under grazed pastures in complex landscapes. We examined SOC stocks under permanent pastures in three farmlets under a range of different annual phosphorus (P) fertiliser and associated sheep stocking regimes. The farmlets examined had either no annual P applied (NF), 125 kg single superphosphate (SSP) ha^-1 (LF), or 375 kg SSP ha^-1 (HF) on an annual basis since 1980. Soils were sampled to three depths (0-75, 75-150, 150-300 mm) in 2003 and 2020, …

Increasing The Predictive Capability Of Mapping Technologies For Healthcare In Disaster Management, Simon O.M. Adebola

Online Journal of Space Communication

Health as defined by the WHO/EUROs Health 21 is 'the reduction in mortality, morbidity and disability due to detectable disease and disorder, and an increase in the perceived level of health' (WHO, 1999). Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a combination of procedures, methods and tools by which a policy, program or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within the population (WHO, 1999).

Opportunities And Challenges Of E-Health And Telemedicine Via Satelite, C. Dario, A. Dunbar, F. Feliciani, M. Garcia-Barbero, S. Giovannetti, G. Graschew, A. Güell, A. Horsch, M. Jenssen, L. Kleinebreil, R. Latifi, M. M. Lleo, P. Mancini, M. T.J. Mohr, P. Ortiz García, S. Pedersen, J. M. Pérez-Sastre, A. Rey

Online Journal of Space Communication

The introduction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the health scenario is instrumental for the development of sustainable services of direct benefit for the European citizen. The setting up of satellite based applications will enhance rapidly the decentralisation and the enrichment of the European territory driving it towards a homogenous environment for healthcare.

Satellite Imagery In The Study And Forecast Of Malaria, David J. Rogers, Sarah E. Randolph, Robert W. Snow, Simon I. Hay

Online Journal of Space Communication

More than 30 years ago, human beings looked back from the Moon to see the magnificent spectacle of Earthrise. The technology that put us into space has since been used to assess the damage we are doing to our natural environment and is now being harnessed to monitor and predict diseases through space and time. Satellite sensor data promise the development of early-warning systems for diseases such as malaria, which kills between 1 and 2 million people each year.

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Locus: The Seton Hall Journal of Undergraduate Research

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Dismantling Gender Roles And Redefining Womanhood In Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, Shardai Smith

Locus: The Seton Hall Journal of Undergraduate Research

Jo March is a feminist icon. But, while her feminism may not resemble that of the modern day, Louisa May Alcott's Little Women offers a thoughtful inspection of the female struggle to redefine womanhood and gain financial independence in a world of men. The beginning of this paper will compare Jo March to her sisters, Meg and Beth, and her mother, Marmee, who all offer Jo potential, and undesirable, routes into womanhood. This paper will also use Jo's affinity towards masculine traits in childhood to prove that it is Jo's blending of both the feminine and the masculine that propel …

It Was All A Dream: Comparing A Midsummer Night’S Dream To Midsommar, Anne Pino

Locus: The Seton Hall Journal of Undergraduate Research

This paper will analyze the evolution of Shakespeare and argue that Ari Aster’s 2019 Horror and Drama film Midsommar is an adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The use of magic, hallucination, and the distortion of love demonstrates transferable themes and motifs of Shakespeare into the horror genre. Shakespeare’s influence continues to shape modern art and culture. This paper specifically discusses the distortion of love using magic and drugs, highlighting bestial and sexual relations in both the film and play. Also discussed is the use of the dreamscape as a liminal space to bend social norms and logic along with …

Oer Textbooks Versus Commercial Textbooks: Quality Of Student Learning In Psychological Statistics, Atley Fortney

Locus: The Seton Hall Journal of Undergraduate Research

In response to demands for educational materials to be more accessible and affordable, Open Educational Resources (OERs) have become increasingly popular for their ability to provide free, easily obtained, open licensed resources for both students and faculty to use---especially within higher education environments. Since the introduction of OERs is relatively new, research regarding their efficacy as measured by student learning is lacking. To address this gap, I sought to isolate subjects’ content acquisition after reading excerpts on measures of central tendency from either an OER or commercial textbook. While the power was too small to firmly conclude whether students assigned …

Race, Politics, And Justice: A Clash Of Interpretations, Matthew Depinho

Locus: The Seton Hall Journal of Undergraduate Research

Today's climate of racial reckoning in the United States raises profound questions about the roots of racial-ethnic inequality. While protesters lament and denounce what they view as a systematically racist society that devalues Black lives, critics of the movement condemn the chaos on the streets and what they view as dangerous misdiagnoses of societal ills. The contrast in interpretations goes beyond race, however, with profound moral and emotional differences across the political divide. This essay reviews two major texts representing contrasting interpretations of racial disparities on the ``left'' and ``right'' in the United States. Applying the tools of political psychology, …

University Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes - October 14, 2021, University Curriculum Committee

University Curriculum Committee Meeting Materials

Minutes for the Governors State University Curriculum Committee Meeting held October 14, 2021.

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - October 14, 2021, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the October 14, 2021 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• USA Health begins construction on expanded Pediatric Emergency Center
• Mark your calendar for upcoming grand rounds
• Meet a Med Student: Meghan Rice
• Faculty Spotlight: Meghan Hermance, Ph.D.
• Pediatric nephrologist joins pediatrics faculty at USA College of Medicine
• Pediatric orthopaedic surgeon joins USA College of Medicine faculty

Minutes, College Of Liberal Arts Executive Committee Meeting, Thursday, October 14, 2021, College Of Liberal Arts Executive Committe

Executive Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, October 14, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 25

Full Issue, Vol. 13

Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Posterior Segment Ophthalmic Drug Delivery: Role Of Muco-Adhesion With A Special Focus On Chitosan., Ayah Mohammad Burhan, Butsabarat Klahan, Wayne Cummins, Vanessa Andrés-Guerrero, Mark Byrne, Niall J O'Reilly, Anuj Chauhan, Laurence Fitzhenry, Helen Hughes

Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering Departmental Research

Posterior segment eye diseases (PSEDs) including age macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) are amongst the major causes of irreversible blindness worldwide. Due to the numerous barriers encountered, highly invasive intravitreal (IVT) injections represent the primary route to deliver drugs to the posterior eye tissues. Thus, the potential of a more patient friendly topical route has been widely investigated. Mucoadhesive formulations can decrease precorneal clearance while prolonging precorneal residence. Thus, they are expected to enhance the chances of adherence to corneal and conjunctival surfaces and as such, enable increased delivery to the posterior eye segment. Among the mucoadhesive polymers …

University Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes - October 14, 2021, University Curriculum Committee

Faculty Senate Minutes

Minutes for the Governors State University Curriculum Committee Meeting held October 14, 2021

Blaney Park Resort, Part I: Birth And Transformation, Ted Bays

Upper Country: A Journal of the Lake Superior Region

For decades, Blaney Park Resort in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula drew visitors from all over the Midwest to an unparalleled array of activities.

From nearby and faraway, tourists and local residents came by train, small plane, and vehicle to Blaney Park. U. P. residents remember Blaney as the scene of formal receptions, informal socializing, dining, dancing and drinking, and a whopper smorgasbord. From horseback riding, swimming, golf, archery and snow sports; to hunting, fishing and trapping; to elbow-bending and toe-tapping, Blaney had something for everyone.

Cultivation Of Common Bacterial Species And Strains From Human Skin, Oral, And Gut Microbiota., Elizabeth Fleming, Victor Pabst, Zoe Scholar, Ruoyun Xiong, Anita Y Voigt, Wei Zhou, Amelia Hoyt, Rachel Hardy, Anna Peterson, Ryan Beach, Yvette Ondouah-Nzutchi, Jinhong Dong, Lucinda Bateman, Suzanne D Vernon, Julia Oh

Faculty Research 2021

BACKGROUND: Genomics-driven discoveries of microbial species have provided extraordinary insights into the biodiversity of human microbiota. In addition, a significant portion of genetic variation between microbiota exists at the subspecies, or strain, level. High-resolution genomics to investigate species- and strain-level diversity and mechanistic studies, however, rely on the availability of individual microbes from a complex microbial consortia. High-throughput approaches are needed to acquire and identify the significant species- and strain-level diversity present in the oral, skin, and gut microbiome. Here, we describe and validate a streamlined workflow for cultivating dominant bacterial species and strains from the skin, oral, and gut …

Diversity And Inclusion In The Stem Classroom, Sowmya Anjur

Faculty Publications & Research

A model of equity and diversity in STEM education has been developed, with applications to classroom pedagogy. This Equity and Excellence Model incorporates culturally responsive classrooms, based on diversity and equity minded practices. The diversity model was successfully implemented into a Science classroom and this model is still evolving to be more widespread to fit other classrooms and districts nationwide.

Uab And Civitan International Celebrate Longstanding Partnership While Making Plans For The Future, Alicia Rohan

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Meet The Sustainability Institute Fall 2021 Interns, Cassie Hollasch

Sustainability Institute Blog

No abstract provided.

Integrin Activation Is An Essential Component Of Sars-Cov-2 Infection, Peter Simons, Derek A. Rinaldi, Virginie Bondu, Alison M. Kell, Steven Bradfute, Diane S. Lidke, Tione Buranda

Pathology Research and Scholarship

SARS-CoV-2 infection depends on binding its spike (S) protein to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). The S protein expresses an RGD motif, suggesting that integrins may be co-receptors. Here, we UV-inactivated SARS-CoV-2 and fluorescently labeled the envelope membrane with octadecyl rhodamine B (R18) to explore the role of integrin activation in mediating cell entry and productive infection. We used flow cytometry and confocal microscopy to show that SARS-CoV-2^R18 particles engage basal-state integrins. Furthermore, we demonstrate that Mn2+, which induces integrin extension, enhances cell entry of SARS-CoV-2^R18. We also show that one class of integrin antagonist, which binds to …

Cyclic Dipeptides: The Biological And Structural Landscape With Special Focus On The Anti-Cancer Proline-Based Scaffold, Joanna Bojarska, Adam Mieczkowski, Zyta M. Ziora, Mariusz Skwarczynski, Istvan Toth, Ahmed O. Shalash, Keykavous Parang, Shaima Ahmed El-Mowafi, Eman H. M. Mohammed, Sherif Elnagdy, Maha Alkhazindar, Wojciech M. Wolf

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Cyclic dipeptides, also know as diketopiperazines (DKP), the simplest cyclic forms of peptides widespread in nature, are unsurpassed in their structural and bio-functional diversity. DKPs, especially those containing proline, due to their unique features such as, inter alia, extra-rigid conformation, high resistance to enzyme degradation, increased cell permeability, and expandable ability to bind a diverse of targets with better affinity, have emerged in the last years as biologically pre-validated platforms for the drug discovery. Recent advances have revealed their enormous potential in the development of next-generation theranostics, smart delivery systems, and biomaterials. Here, we present an updated review on the …

Front Matter, Vol. 13

Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: October 14, 2021, Eastern Illinois University

October

No abstract provided.

Potent Anti-Inflammatory, Arylpyrazole-Based Glucocorticoid Receptor Agonists That Do Not Impair Insulin Secretion, Brandon J. Kennedy, Ashley M. Lato, Alexander R. Fisch, Susan J. Burke, Justin K. Kirkland, Carson W. Prevatte, Lee E. Dunlap, Russell T. Smith, Konstantinos D. Vogiatzis, J. Jason Collier, Shawn R. Campagna

Division of Basic Science Faculty Publications

Glucocorticoids (GCs) are widely used in medicine for their role in the treatment of autoimmune-mediated conditions, certain cancers, and organ transplantation. The transcriptional activities GCs elicit include transrepression, postulated to be responsible for the anti-inflammatory activity, and transactivation, proposed to underlie the undesirable side effects associated with long-term use. A GC analogue that could elicit only transrepression and beneficial transactivation properties would be of great medicinal value and is highly sought after. In this study, a series of 1-(4-substituted phenyl)pyrazole-based GC analogues were synthesized, biologically screened, and evaluated for SARs leading to the desired activity. Activity observed in compounds bearing …

Regulatory Non-Coding Rnas Modulate Transcriptional Activation During B Cell Development, Mary Attaway, Tzippora Chwat-Edelstein, Bao Q. Vuong

Publications and Research

B cells play a significant role in the adaptive immune response by secreting immunoglobulins that can recognize and neutralize foreign antigens. They develop from hematopoietic stem cells, which also give rise to other types of blood cells, such as monocytes, neutrophils, and T cells, wherein specific transcriptional programs define the commitment and subsequent development of these different cell lineages. A number of transcription factors, such as PU.1, E2A, Pax5, and FOXO1, drive B cell development. Mounting evidence demonstrates that non-coding RNAs, such as microRNAs (miRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), modulate the expression of these transcription factors directly by binding …

October 14, 2021, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Epigenetic Regulation And Post-Translational Modifications Of Snai1 In Cancer Metastasis, Bo Dong, Yadi Wu

Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications

SNAI1, a zinc finger transcription factor, not only acts as the master regulator of epithelialmesenchymal transition (EMT) but also functions as a driver of cancer progression, including cell invasion, survival, immune regulation, stem cell properties, and metabolic regulation. The regulation of SNAI1 occurs at the transcriptional, translational, and predominant post-translational levels including phosphorylation, acetylation, and ubiquitination. Here, we discuss the regulation and role of SNAI1 in cancer metastasis, with a particular emphasis on epigenetic regulation and posttranslational modifications. Understanding how signaling networks integrate with SNAI1 in cancer progression will shed new light on the mechanism of tumor metastasis and help …