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Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Npl Site Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Developing New Prognostic Models For Predicting Outcomes In Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Kwankaew Wongchareon

Dissertations

Globally, the annual incidence rate of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in all ages is 349 per 100,000 person-years. The incidence of TBI varies across regions, populations, regulations, and health systems; but in general, the rate is expected to be higher in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). As LMICs usually have poor pre-hospital care, delays in patient transfer, lack of facilities and well-trained staff; these make the burden of TBI more devastating and a pressing public health issue. In this dissertation, we focused on several approaches to determine the value of prognostic research in adult patients with severe TBI, test model …

Stereotactic Radiosurgery For Secretory Pituitary Adenomas: Systematic Review And International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society Practice Recommendations, Rupesh Kotecha, Muni Rubens

All Publications

Objective: A systematic review was performed to provide objective evidence on the use of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in the management of secretory pituitary adenomas and develop consensus recommendations.

Methods: The authors performed a systematic review of the English-language literature up until June 2018 using the PRISMA guidelines. The PubMed (Medline), Embase, and Cochrane databases were searched. A total of 45 articles reporting single-institution outcomes of SRS for acromegaly, Cushing's disease, and prolactinomas were selected and included in the analysis.

Results: For acromegaly, random effects meta-analysis estimates for crude tumor control rate, crude endocrine remission rate, and any new hypopituitarism rates …

The Impact Of Cloud Computing On Academic Libraries, Sivankalai S

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

With the introduction of computers and other forms of communication technology, library services have undergone a significant transformation. Libraries have been automated, networked, and are currently being converted into virtual or paperless libraries. This article is dedicated to many aspects of cloud computing, including different kinds and applications. There is a discussion about the advantages and drawbacks of cloud computing in academic libraries. The article also includes recommendations for professional librarians and academic libraries across the globe on how to take advantage of cloud computing resources. This article may be of use in the development of cloud-based services for university …

Comparative Analysis Of N95 Respirators Fit Testing With Commercially Available And In House Reagent, Erum Khan, Joveria Farooqi, Humaira Shafaq, Kaleem Ullah Khushik, Syed Shamim Raza, Sara Khan, Zohra Rafiq, Bushra Ahmed, Shazia Chisti, Kehkashan Imtiaz, Hasnain Zafar, Afia Zafar

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Background: Due to COVID-19, thousands of healthcare workers have been affected and have lost their lives in the line of duty. For the protection of healthcare workers, WHO and CDC have made standard guidelines and requirements for PPE use. N95 masks are amongst the most readily used PPE by healthcare professionals and it is highly recommended by OSHA that every make and model of N95 should go through a fit test at least once in a year.
Method: A total of 30 randomly selected healthcare professionals (who were a regular user of N95 respiratory masks) were subjected to assess in-house …

Immunization Governance Challenges Exposed By Covid-19: Missing Standards In Vacccine Surveillance And Adverse Events Following Immunization (Aefis), Shawn H.E. Harmon, David Faour

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Chhaoupadi  (Menstruation Taboo), Salina Timalsina

Alfie Scholars Conferences

We should strive towards a society that promotes equality and eradicates all forms  of prevalent discrimination. I am going to talk  about  Chhaoupadi,  the Nepalese practice of requiring menstruating women and girls to be in isolation, its  history and the demographic that  is  impacted. I will add my own experience in the beginning of the presentation with some pictures. I will provide the reason behind this practice and how it is rooted in the Nepalese society. At the end I will provide some solutions that  show  how we can eliminate such  an  unhealthy and unhygienic practice from the society.

Mutations In Several Auxin Biosynthesis Genes And Their Effects On Plant Phenotypes In Arabidopsis, Gabriela Hernandez, Lauren Huebner, Bethany Karlin Zolman

Undergraduate Research Symposium

Auxins are important hormones in plants that regulate growth and development. Disruptions in the auxin biosynthesis pathway result in morphological changes in phenotypes in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, including differences in root and leaf formation. Mutations in the Tryptophan Aminotransferase of Arabidopsis (TAA1) and YUCCA (YUC4) genes interfere with the plant's ability to synthesize Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), the primary auxin involved in plant development. IBR1 and IBR3 act in the multistep conversion of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) to IAA. ILL2, IAR3, and ILR1 hydrolyze IAA-amino acid conjugates into free IAA. The goal of …

The Relationship Between Infant-Family Routines, Number Of Caregivers And Infant Basal Cortisol, Vanessa Newell, Hannah B. White

Undergraduate Research Symposium

Background: Family routines have been found to be related to child adjustment, marital satisfaction, and parenting competence (Fiese, 2002). Persistent stress, and the resulting frequent activation of the body’s stress responses, can result in excessive wear-and-tear on the body and brain known as allostatic load (McEwen, 2000). In infants, basal cortisol levels act as an instrument to measure allostatic load (White, 2020). To our knowledge, no existing work on the impact of routines on infant development has examined the role of family structure. In traditional and minority cultures it is common for caregiving responsibilities to be divided among multiple individuals. …

Mara Repression Of Virulence Gene Hila In Salmonella, Alexandra King, Lauren Daugherty, Lon Chubiz Phd

Undergraduate Research Symposium

Salmonella is a bacteria most commonly known for causing the eponymous food-related illness. Due to their rapid reproduction rate and their ability to be propogated and maintained in a lab setting, they are commonly used in lab studies so that we can better understand how Salmonella causes disease in organisms that are more difficult to study. One area of interest is analyzing how Salmonella controls expression of the mechanisms that actually cause disease, called virulence traits, in response to the environment. In this study, antibiotic stress was used to analyze virulence gene expression. MarA is a gene that regulates ampicillin …

The Use Of Cover Crops After A Maize Crop In The North Of Spain, D. Báez, M. Pinto, M. Rodríguez, G. Besga, J. M. Estavillo

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

This work intends to study N leaching losses in a field assay when crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum) and italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) was incorporated into the soil and quantify the their effect on N₂O, N total gaseous losses under controlled soil moisture and temperature conditions. Field assay: A split-plot design where main plot was the cover crop and the subplot was the rate of fertilizer (0 and 150 kg N ha^-1) applied to the subsequent maize crop. Laboratory assay: Residues of italian ryegrass and crimson clover were mixed with soil in containers, …

Multi-Year Application Of Dairy Slurry On Grassland: Effects On Crop, Soil Biota, Soil Nutrients, And N2O Emission, Shabtai Bittman, C. G. Kowalenko, D. E. Hunt, N. Patni, J. Paul, D. Raworth, J. Hountin, T. A. Forge, C. M. Monreal, O. Schmidt

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The long-term effects of using manure as the principal nutrient source in intensive crop production systems are not well known. This paper reports on the effects of multi-year application of fertilizer or dairy slurry on a tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) sward. Slurry sustained greater grass yield than chemical fertilizer. Unlike fertilizer, slurry supplied 70 to 120 kg N/ha one year after application but little after one year; 4-years of manure applications built up the stable organic matter pool in the soil. Manure-N was less prone to leaching but more prone to N₂O emissions than fertilizer-N. Manured …

Sewage Sludge As An Alternative Fertilizer For Tropical Pasture Grasses, M. B. Adjei, J. E. Rechcigl

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

This study was conducted to determine the effects of source (Liquid sludge at pH 7 (LS7) or pH 11 (LS11), cake biosolid (CB) or ammonium nitrate (AM)) by rate (0, 80 or 160 kg ha^-1) of N application on bahiagrass forage yield, quality and tissue composition. Same plots were fertilized in March 1998 and 1999. Forage yield was measured at 30 d intervals from May through November and subsamples were dried and ground for quality analyses. The 2-year mean forage yield was similar for AM, LS7 and LS 11 fertilizer applications. Forage yield from CB application was 30% …

Expert Report, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College

Prepared to Teach

Please do not cite without permission. Contact Karen DeMoss ([email protected]) for information.

This report offers a comprehensive review of literature on teacher quality as it relates to preparation, culminating with an analysis of New York State certifications and a policy solution to improve teacher quality and retention in New York City schools

Critical Behavior In Evolutionary And Population Dynamics, Stephen Ordway

Dissertations

This study is an exploration of phase transition behavior in evolutionary and population dynamics, and techniques for predicting population changes, across the disciplines of physics, biology, and computer science. Under the looming threat of climate change, it is imperative to understand the dynamics of populations under environmental stress and to identify early warning signals of population decline. These issues are explored here in (1) a computational model of evolutionary dynamics, (2) an experimental system of decaying populations under environmental stress, and (3) a machine learning approach to predict population changes based on environmental factors. Through the lens of critical phase …

Webb Connections Informative Series Returns To Gardner-Webb On Sept. 23, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

The Supreme Court ruled in June that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) cannot limit education-related benefits offered to student-athletes. How will this ruling impact college sports? Local and regional experts representing Gardner-Webb University, the Big South and media, will discuss possible outcomes of the court’s decision during the first Webb Connections program of the Fall 2021 Semester.

Engineering A High-Throughput Screening Platform For Assessing Developmental Neurotoxicity Throughout Head- Regeneration In Schmidtea Mediterranea, Johnathan James Morris

Theses and Dissertations

The increase in commercially used chemicals that are inadequately evaluated for safety and risk to development has created a reticent threat to human health. Addressing these deficiencies is compounded by limited methodologies to determine the etiology of exposure-related developmental neurotoxicity (DNT). Current means of assessing DNT are largely retrospective and limited by the expensive, time-consuming, and labor-intensive use of laboratory animal models, thereby motivating a global research effort to produce alternative chemical screening assays. In this work, we have developed a novel high- throughput platform that serves as a new tool to evaluate the effects of exogenous chemical exposure on …

Acclimation Of Contact Impedance And Wrist-Based Pulsatile Signal Measurements Through Electrical Bioimpedance, Diego A. Leon

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research is to expand the understanding of certain properties of electrodes used for electrical bioimpedance measurements. Specifically, this work investigates the acclimation effect of the skin-electrode interface contact impedance. It also attempts to study the relationship between electrode spacing and amplitude of bioimpedance pulsatile signals. It was found that as soon as dry electrodes are placed on the skin, the contact impedance exponentially decreases until it reaches a constant level. The acclimation time, time to reach a constant contact impedance, is dependent of the electrode size and frequency. Increasing the size of the electrode, as well …

Plant Biology Colloquium | How To Get A Job In Plant Biology, Sept. 17, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

The Weekly Challenger, September 2, 2021, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The September 2, 2021, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

September 2021 Faculty Senate Packet, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Packets

No abstract provided.

Caste Discrimination And Federal Employment Law In The United States, Brian Elzweig

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Chronicle September 2, 2021, Heather M. Loughney

The University of Akron Faculty Senate Chronicle

No abstract provided.

Report Of Survey Completed For Irish Evangelical Leaders, William P. Payne

Witness

No abstract provided.

Multi-Feature Data Repository Development And Analytics For Image Cosegmentation In High-Throughput Plant Phenotyping, Rubi Quiñones, Francisco Munoz-Arriola, Sruti Das Choudhury, Ashok Samal

School of Computing: Faculty Publications

Cosegmentation is a newly emerging computer vision technique used to segment an object from the background by processing multiple images at the same time. Traditional plant phenotyping analysis uses thresholding segmentation methods which result in high segmentation accuracy. Although there are proposed machine learning and deep learning algorithms for plant segmentation, predictions rely on the specific features being present in the training set. The need for a multi-featured dataset and analytics for cosegmentation becomes critical to better understand and predict plants’ responses to the environment. High-throughput phenotyping produces an abundance of data that can be leveraged to improve segmentation accuracy …

Triangle Journal, Volume 1, Number 1

Triangle Journal, 2006-2009

Editor: Rebekah Hart. Layout and Design: Allen Cook, Andie Espinoza, Editorial Review Board: Rusty Collins, Jami Griffin, Herb Zeman, Contributors: Dr. Martin Acree, Vincent Astor, Will Batts, Jonathan Cole, Jeff Curbo, Bob Dumais, Chris Haskins, Marty Kats, Erin Kay, Tommy Simmons, Hedy Weinberg, Robin Yow, Felipe Zucivhaux, Office Facilities: Holy Trinity Community Church, National Advertising: Rivendell Media

Special thanks to Rhodes College and the Paul Barret Jr. Library for providing initial scanning of this collection.

Triangle Journal, Volume 1, Number 2

Triangle Journal, 2006-2009

Editor: Rebekah Hart. Layout and Design: Allen Cook, Andie Espinoza, Editorial Review Board: Rusty Collins, Jami Griffin, Herb Zeman, Contributors: Vincent Astor, Will Batts, Jeff Curbo, Bob Dumais, Andie Espinoza, Autumn Falconer, Jami Griffin, Chris Haskins, Supria Murkheyee, Hunter Johnston, Marty Katz, Alicisa Nelson, Curtis Petty, Len Piechowski, Tommy Simmons, Felipe Zucivhaux. Staff Photographer: Herb Zeman, Office Facilities: Holy Trinity Community Church, National Advertising: Rivendell Media

Special thanks to Rhodes College and the Paul Barret Jr. Library for providing initial scanning of this collection.

Triangle Journal, Volume 1, Number 4

Triangle Journal, 2006-2009

Editor: Rebekah Hart. Editorial Review Board: Rusty Collins, Jami Griffen, Herb Zeman. Editorial Review Board: Martin Acree, M.D., Beta Phi Omega Sorority, Inc., Will Batts, William Castle, DDS., Sean Charles, Dr. Arnold Drake, Autumn Falconer, Jami Griffen, Chris Haskins, Alix Hewlett, Marty Katz, Ian Keller, Alicisa Nelson, Len Piechowski, Albert Portner, Casey Williams, Herb Zeman. Staff Photographer: Herb Zeman. Office Facilities: Holy Trinity Community Church. National Advertizing: Rivendell Media

Special thanks to Rhodes College and the Paul Barret Jr. Library for providing initial scanning of this collection.

The Cowl - V. 88 N. 1 - Sep 2, 2021

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol. 86 No. 1 - September 2, 2021. 20 pages.

Antifungal Efficacy Of Redox‐Active Natamycin Against Some Foodborne Fungi—Comparison With Aspergillus Fumigatus, Jong H. Kim, Christina C. Tam, Kathleen L. Chan, Luisa W. Cheng, Kirkwood M. Land, Mendel Friedman, Perng-Kuang Chang

Pacific Faculty Work

The fungal antioxidant system is one of the targets of the redox‐active polyene antifungal drugs, including amphotericin B (AMB), nystatin (NYS), and natamycin (NAT). Besides medical applications, NAT has been used in industry for preserving foods and crops. In this study, we investigated two parameters (pH and food ingredients) affecting NAT efficacy. In the human patho-gen, Aspergillus fumigatus, NAT (2 to 16 μg mL⁻¹) exerted higher activity at pH 5.6 than at pH 3.5 on a defined medium. In contrast, NAT exhibited higher activity at pH 3.5 than at pH 5.6 against food-borne fungal contaminants, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus …