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Evaluation Of Fructosamine 3-Kinase And Glyoxalase 1 Activity In Normal And Breast Cancer Tissues, Tooba Yousefi, Abdol Rahim Gholizadeh Pasha, Ghodsieh Kamrani, Ailin Ebrahimzadeh, Ali Zahedian, Karimollah Hajian-Tilaki, Mohammad Aghajani, Durdi Qujeq

BioMedicine

Background: Breast cancer is a typical malignancy and the most common in the female and it is the primary reason behind cancer-related deaths of women around the world. The pathological role of the non-enzymatic change of proteins by reducing sugars become frequently shows in different kinds of cancer. Cancer cells generally rely upon aerobic glycolysis as the main source of energy. Impaired glucose metabolism is somewhat responsible for the aggregation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Methylglyoxal (MG), a glycolysis byproduct either contributes to the accumulation of AGEs. Enzymatic defense upon AGEs products exists in all mammalian cells. Aims: …

Climate Change Will Increase The Vector Capacity Of The Aedes Aegypti In South America: A Systematic Map, Liliana I. Maz, Richard S. Lockwood

PSU McNair Scholars Online Journal

Tropical infectious diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika affect millions of people annually in all regions of the world. The disease burden propagated by these arboviruses has rapidly increased in recent decades due to the range expansion of their shared vector, the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The IPCC has predicted a global increase in temperatures of 1.4-5.8°C over the next century; understanding how that will affect the vector capacity of the Aedes aegypti is essential for public health planning. This paper examined findings from a systematic map of the current state of research on this increasingly important influence on infectious …

Levels Of Evidence Within Cardiovascular Medicine Research In Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review, Sultan Alotaibi, Alexandra M. Schuster, Bernardo Perez-Villa, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

International commitments to reduce the prevalence of non-communicable disease have led the Government of Saudi Arabia to invest more in research related to cardiovascular disease. However, the strength of evidence derived from this research activities remains unclear. The aim of our study was to examine the level of evidence within clinical Cardiovascular Medicine research in Saudi Arabia. We conducted a systematic review of published articles that included a population from Saudi Arabia. Electronic databases EMBASE and MEDLINE (Ovid) were searched up to 25th of April 2021, supplemented by a second search in CENTRAL (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) and …

Disparities In Covid-19 Rates Among Various Demographics And Lack Of Racial Representation In Medical Texts, Diangelo Gonzalez

Celebration of Learning

The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, which originated in Wuhan, China in December of 2019, has impacted nations all over the globe. Given the health disparities which existed within the United States prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, this pandemic continued to pose a significant challenge to the health of the public. The aims of this research study were twofold: (1) to analyze the incidence rates of COVID-19 among different racial and ethnic groups within the United States and (2) to describe the occurrence of diversity within medical texts. Overall, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated health disparities within the United States. Understanding …

Flowering Distribution Pattern In White Clover Cultivars, B. S. Rosso, E. M. Pagano, P. Rimieri

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

A trial was carried out at Pergamino Agricultural Experimental Station to examine the distribution pattern and the profuseness of inflorescence production of white clover (Trifolium repens L.). The treatments were 16 cultivars (Churrinche, El Lucero MAG, Bayucuá, Estanzuela Zapicán, Lucero Plus Inta, Haifa, California, Ladino Gigante Lodigiano, Dubrava, Susi, Merwi, Blanca, Sonja, Espanso, Nora, S 184) of different origins and leaf size. The experimental design was a lattice with four replications. Southamerican cultivars showed a similar distribution pattern and had the highest inflorescence production. They also flowered earlier than foreign cultivars, except Haifa. Some of the cultivars evaluated did …

Breeding Italian Annual Ryegrass For Tolerance To Pythium Ultimum, L. R. Nelson, I. J. Pemberton, G. R. Smith

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

This study was conducted in an attempt to improve tolerance of annual ryegrass to Pythium ultimum Trow. Improved tolerance of ryegrass as measured in laboratory experiments was confirmed in greenhouse studies. This tolerance was defined as improved emergence and increased root length of seedlings in the presence of P. ultimum, using rolled germination paper in the laboratory, and sand in the greenhouse. Further experimentation will be required to determine usefulness of this selected trait under field conditions.

Suitable Seed Harvesting Time For Six Grass Species, Hossein Arzani, A. Fakhireh

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Determination of the best period of seed harvesting was considered. Six grass species were selected. The research was conducted in three stations of Alborz, Sirachal and Homand Absard. According to maturing stages, seed collection for measuring seed water content (moisture content), weight of 1000 seeds and germination percentage has been done. The result showed that there were significant differences between harvesting time on seed germination for all species in all regions. Moisture content, germination rate, weight of 1000 seeds and seed shedding were important characteristics for determination of suitable seed harvesting time.

Effect Of Nitrogen Fertilizer On Reproductive Tiller Development In Perennial Ryegrass, I. Bahmani, E. R. Thom, C. Matthew, G. Lemaire

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The objective of this study was to compare reproductive tiller development in two ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) cultivars, when fertilized with nitrogen. Plots of the cultivars ‘Grasslands Ruanui’ and ‘Ellett’ ryegrass were sown in April 1996. Half of each plot received nitrogen fertilizer (30 kg N/ha) after each grazing by dairy cows from September 1996 to May 1997 and from October 1997 to April 1998. Ryegrass tiller dynamics was monitored from September 1996 to March 1998. The proportion of reproductive tillers in the total tiller population was higher, on average, over the first flowering period (October 1996 to January …

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Preparation Of Future Teachers For Social And Pedagogical Activities, Zamira Kurbaniyazova

Central Asian Problems of Modern Science and Education

The article analyzes the scientific and methodological aspects of preparing future teachers for socio-pedagogical activities on the basis of a competency-based approach to education. Socio-pedagogical competence is based on a practical process that allows the teacher to create real conditions for the implementation of large-scale social programs in the field of humanities

Orsp Nsf Epscor Rii Track-2 Information Session: Industries Of The Future – 2022, Jason Hale

ORSP Presentations

Overview of the NSF solicitation for this program for the 2022 competition year; ORSP process for managing the limited submission; and UM a few UM resources available to contribute to proposals.

Perceptions Of Race And Ancestry In Teaching, Research, And Public Engagement In Biological Anthropology, Donovan M. Adams, Marin A. Pilloud

Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints

The concept of race has a complex history in the field of biological anthropology. Despite increased recognition of the racist origins of the discipline, there remains little agreement about what the concept means, how it is used, or how it is discussed. The present study presents the results of a survey of biological anthropologists to investigate the relationship of biological anthropology/ists with race and ancestry. The survey focuses on the areas of research, public engagement, and teaching as related to these concepts. Results indicate that a large majority of biological anthropologists argue for the separation of race (as a social …

Juvenile Body Mass Estimation From The Femur Using Postmortem Computed Tomography Data, Laure Spake, Julia Meyers, Hugo F.V. Cardoso

Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints

Skeletal estimation methods to reconstruct the juvenile biological profile are largely limited to those estimating age, and to a lesser extent, sex. While body mass is not generally estimated as part of the biological profile in forensic investigations, this is a logical candidate for inclusion in the forensic biological profile, as it has long been of interest in paleoanthropology and several methods to estimate juvenile body mass currently exist. To explore the performance of body mass estimation for juveniles, we test the accuracy and precision of previously published panel regression formulae using two femoral measurements: the breadth of the distal …

Tools For College Composition Success Ii For Low Intermediate Students, Gina M. Vellani

English OER Repository

Tools for College Composition Success II is a practical resource for use in the college ESL classroom. This book teaches 5 paragraph essay writing and covers the following genres: Illustration/example, narrative, informational process and classification/division. This resource also contains chapters that focus on improving introduction, body and concluding paragraphs. There are also 3 chapters dedicated to syntax: Simple sentences, compound sentences and complex sentences. All essays in this resource are authentic essays written by students at this level of ESL composition instruction.

Prior Probabilities And The Age Threshold Problem: First And Second Molar Development, Lyle W. Konigsberg, Susan R. Frankenberg, Valerie Sgheiza, Helen M. Liversidge

Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints

Dental development has been used to assess whether an individual may be below or above an age that serves as a legal threshold. In this paper we use development of the first and second mandibular molars from a large sample of individuals (N=2,666) to examine the age threshold for minimum age of criminal responsibility. We apply a bivariate ordered probit model to dental scores following the Moorrees et al. (1963) system with the addition of a crypt absent/crypt present stage. We then use a ten-fold cross-validation within each of the sexes to show that the bivariate models produce unbiased estimates …

Senate Meeting, August 25, 2021, Academic Senate, Illinois State University

Academic Senate Minutes

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Association Of Oral Microbiota With Lung Cancer Risk In A Low-Income Population In The Southeastern Usa, Jiajun Shi, Yaohua Yang, Hua Xie, Xiaofei Wang, Jie Wu, Jirong Long, Regina Courtney, Xiao-Ou Shu, Wei Zheng, William J. Blot, Qiuyin Cai

Biology Faculty Research

Purpose

Oral microbiome plays an important role in oral health and systemic diseases, including cancer. We aimed to prospectively investigate the association of oral microbiome with lung cancer risk.

Methods

We analyzed 156 incident lung cancer cases (73 European Americans and 83 African Americans) and 156 individually matched controls nested within the Southern Community Cohort Study. Oral microbiota were assessed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing in pre-diagnostic mouth rinse samples. Paired t test and the permutational multivariate analysis of variance test were used to evaluate lung cancer risk association with alpha diversity or beta diversity, respectively. Conditional logistic regression models …

Elephant Seal Muscle Cells Adapt To Sustained Glucocorticoid Exposure By Shifting Their Metabolic Phenotype, Julia María Torres-Velarde, Sree Rohit Raj Kolora, Jane I. Khudyakov, Daniel E. Crocker, Peter H. Sudmant, José Pablo Vázquez-Medina

Pacific Faculty Work

Elephant seals experience natural periods of prolonged food deprivation while breeding, molting, and undergoing postnatal development. Prolonged food deprivation in elephant seals increases circulating glucocorticoids without inducing muscle atrophy, but the cellular mechanisms that allow elephant seals to cope with such conditions remain elusive. We generated a cellular model and conducted transcriptomic, metabolic, and morphological analyses to study how seal cells adapt to sustained glucocorticoid exposure. Seal muscle progenitor cells differentiate into contractile myotubes with a distinctive morphology, gene expression profile, and metabolic phenotype. Exposure to dexamethasone at three ascending concentrations for 48 h modulated the expression of six clusters …

Effects Of Different Combined Pretreatments On Biogenic Methane Production By Anaerobic Digestion Of Lignite, Zhang Huaiwen, Yao Yiqing, Xie Changwen

Coal Geology & Exploration

Effects of different combined pretreatments on biogenic methane production by anaerobic digestion of lignite

A Cancer Ubiquitome Landscape Identifies Metabolic Reprogramming As Target Of Parkin Tumor Suppression, Ekta Agarwal, Aaron R Goldman, Hsin-Yao Tang, Andrew V Kossenkov, Jagadish C Ghosh, Lucia Languino, Valentina Vaira, David W Speicher, Dario C Altieri

Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Papers

Changes in metabolism that affect mitochondrial and glycolytic networks are hallmarks of cancer, but their impact in disease is still elusive. Using global proteomics and ubiquitome screens, we now show that Parkin, an E3 ubiquitin ligase and key effector of mitophagy altered in Parkinson's disease, shuts off mitochondrial dynamics and inhibits the non-oxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway. This blocks tumor cell movements, creates metabolic and oxidative stress, and inhibits primary and metastatic tumor growth. Uniformly down-regulated in cancer patients, Parkin tumor suppression requires its E3 ligase function, is reversed by antioxidants, and is independent of mitophagy. These data …

Vegetation Diversity And Stand Carbon Stocks In Wana Wisata Tampora, Situbondo, East Java, Trimanto, Lia Hapsari, Titut Yulistyarini, Sugeng Budiharta, Setyawan Agung Danarto, Shofiyatul Mas'udah, Janis Damaiyani, Rachmawan Adi Laksono, Nurlaily Lavianti, Bekti Yunanto

Jurnal Penelitian Kehutanan Wallacea

Forest degradation and industrial development have a negative impact on the global
climate. Forest vegetation plays a role in absorbing CO2 emissions in the air. The aims
of this research are to determine vegetation community structure, plant diversity
indices, and estimation of stands carbon stocks in Wana Wisata Tampora, Situbondo
district, East Java. The research was conducted using the transect method and
measured the diversity indices including Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H'), richness
index (R), and evenness index (E), while the carbon stock was estimated using an
allometric equation. The results showed that the diversity index value at the ground
cover …

Using Alternative Buffer For Dna Genomic Isolation In Forest Trees, Imam Mahadi, Zulfarina, Megawati Anggraini

Jurnal Penelitian Kehutanan Wallacea

DNA optimization procedures can be carried out on the type of buffer used during extraction or physical handling techniques in separating genomic DNA from other compounds. The research using Three types of buffer: 1. CTAB, 2. Detergents containing Alkyl Benzene Sulfonate (ABS) surfactants and Three Detergents containing Sodium Laureth Sulphate (SLS) surfactants. This study aims to obtain an optimal DNA isolation method to produce genomic DNA of good quality and sufficient quantity so that it can be used for genetic diversity analysis in forest trees and to determine the optimal alternative buffer for CTAB to facilitate DNA isolation in remote …

Uab Celebrates Groundbreaking Of Science And Engineering Complex On Sept. 9, Alicia Rohan

Browse All News

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Virtually All Alabamians Could Benefit From Gene-Based Drug Prescribing, Statewide Study Finds, Matt Windsor

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Moringa Leaves Powder Incorporated Into Chocolate On The Quality And Stability Properties, Mansoor Abdul Hamid, Jason Siew Kin Ming, Mayrana Md. Nor, Hasmadi Mamat, Jahurul Haque Akanda

Bulletin of Culinary Art and Hospitality

This study was carried out to determine the effect of the addition of Moringa oleifera (Moringa) leaves powder? on the antioxidant and sensory properties of chocolate. Three formulations with different percentage of Moringa leaves powder (1, 3, and 5 percent) were studied. Through the hedonic sensory test, there is no significant difference (p less than 0.05) between the formulations for all attributes except the taste. Chocolate with 5 percent Moringa leaves showed the highest total phenolic content and antioxidant activity compared to the other formulations. The addition of moringa leaves caused decreased the chocolate hardness while increased the chocolate average …

Utilization Of Shrimp Waste As A Raw Material In Shrimp Sauce And Its Application On Shrimp Sauce Tilapia Dishes, Shanti Dri Lestari, Mazarina Devi, Teti Setiawati

Bulletin of Culinary Art and Hospitality

One of the innovations to increase the economic value of shrimp waste is the implementation of shrimp waste into shrimp sauce and its use in shrimp sauce tilapia dishes. The purpose of this study was to determine the protein and lead (Pb) content of shrimp waste and shrimp sauce, the degree to which shrimp sauce differed in aroma, taste, and color from commercial oyster sauce, and the degree to which panelists preferred shrimp sauce tilapia dishes via organoleptic tests. This was a two-repetition experimental study with a completely randomized design (CRD). The protein content was determined using the Kjeldahl semi …

The Effect Of Adding A Large Red Chili Puree (Capsicum Annuum L.) On The Physicochemical Characteristics Of Yogurt, Titi Mutiara Kiranawati, Soenar Soekopitojo, Setiawan Jati Paksi Pambudi

Bulletin of Culinary Art and Hospitality

Milk is a liquid obtained from milking dairy cows, one of the processing of milk that is to be yogurt, in general yogurt is consumed as a dessert and also as an additional food such as salad dressings, generally made by adding fruit or vegetables as a dye, flavoring and also to add benefits, one of which is the addition of a large red chili puree (capsicum annuum L) where the manufacture of yogurt with the addition of large red chili puree aims as a diversification of food products and the development of processed yogurt as a complement to foods …

Food Menu Recommendations Based On Recommended Dietary Allowances Using Genetic Algorithm, Muhammad Ardhian Megatama, Wayan Firdaus Mahmudy, Edy Santoso

Bulletin of Culinary Art and Hospitality

Nowadays, there are still often unbalanced nutritional problems such as overnutrition or malnutrition. Many factors can affect it, one of which is an unbalanced diet. One solution that can be done is a system for optimizing nutritional needs. In this study, the method used for optimization is genetic algorithms. Genetic algorithms are one of the metaheuristic methods that are often used for optimization problems. A particular chromosome representation is designed to provide suitable solutions. The system can provide food recommendations with nutrients close to a person's nutritional needs by using the genetic algorithm. Based on the test results obtained, the …

Factors Causing The Death Of Kabesak (Acacia Leucophloea Roxb. Willd.) Seedlings In The Monsoon Tropical Forest Of Timor Island, Arnold C. Hendrik, Novi I. Bullu

Jurnal Penelitian Kehutanan Wallacea

Regeneration of kabesak (Acacia leucophloea) in the primary forest of the Timor Island
regenerationis dominated by tree stands than seedlings and saplings. Seedling and
sapling supplies are very important for regulating or maintaining plant populations
and their adaptation to environmental changes. This study aims to determine the effect
of shades, herbivores, and seedlings height on the survival and growth of Kabesak
seedlings in natural forests in Timor Island. The research was conducted in dry season,
from July to December 2020. The stages in this study were determining the research
location and selecting kabesak seedlings that grew in nature, marking and …

Carbon-Stock Estimation In Three Types Of Coal Post-Mining Reclamation At East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Fauziah, Abban Putri Fiqa, Dewi Ayu Lestari, Sugeng Budiharta

Jurnal Penelitian Kehutanan Wallacea

The success of a reclamation process could be evaluated by calculating the carbon stocks in the area. Carbon stock is an ecosystem service that can be assessed quantitatively. The reclamation process in the coal post-mining area in East Kalimantan needs to be assessed by comparing it to the reference area. The aim of this study was to determine the value of carbon stock in the three types of coal post-mining reclamation areas (Type A: without shade trees, Type B: with one species shade trees, Type C: with more than one species of shade trees), then compared to the natural forest …