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Fy2023 All Salaries Over $50,000, Clemson University

Salary Reports

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Brochure: 45th Annual Literary Festival, 2022: Sustaining Community, Shara Weber

45th Annual Literary Festival at ODU: October 2-6, 2022

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Looking Back To Look Forward: 5g/Covid-19 Conspiracies And The Long History Of Infrastructural Fears, Jordan Frith, Scott Campbell, Leah Komen

Publications

Almost as soon as the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading throughout much of the world, conspiracies arose that blamed the virus on the deployment of fifth-generation cellular networks (5G) infrastructure. These conspiracies had significant consequences, including protests against 5G and the destruction of 5G infrastructure. This article uses a media genealogy approach to place the 5G/COVID-19 conspiracies within the long and recurring cycle of conspiracies focused on mobile infrastructure. Placed within that broader history, this article argues that the 5G/COVID-19 conspiracies should have been unsurprising, and these types of infrastructural conspiracies should be a more significant part of mobile media and …

Following The Current: A Bioregional History Of The Fox River From The Pleistocene To The Present, Dr. Jackie G. Vanzahms

History of the Environment

In fall 2022, IMSA’s Mod 8 History of the Environment class wrote a book. Specifically and collaboratively, we wrote a bioregional history of the Fox River watershed. Although there are several waterways in the Midwest with the same name, our Fox River originates near Colgate, Wisconsin, northwest of the city of Milwaukee. From its headwaters, the Fox runs due south and then southwest more than 200 miles, before reaching its confluence with the Illinois River near Ottawa. This includes the section flowing two-miles due east of IMSA’s campus, through the city of Aurora. All told, the entire Fox River watershed …

Teaching Energy Economics In The Gcc: A Synergistic Approach Between Engineering And Economics, Yishu Zhou, Joseph D. Smith, Gregory M. Gelles

Economics Faculty Research & Creative Works

Issues related to safe and abundant energy production have been prominent in recent years. This is particularly true when society considers how to increase the quality of life by providing low-cost energy to citizens. A significant concern of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) relates to the environmental effects of energy production and energy use associated with climate change. Efforts to reduce fossil fuel use and increase the use of renewable energy, together with the price volatility of fossil fuels, have seriously impacted the economics of many oil-producing countries, particularly the Gulf States, which has led to efforts to make their …

Effect Of Cocaine On Potassium-Evoked Release Of Glutamate From Fetal Rat Brain Synaptosomes, Donald H. Penning, Brian Jones, Mohamed Fayed, Xiaoxia Han, Chaya Brodie

Research Administration Articles

Introduction: Cocaine use during pregnancy can affect fetal brain development. A fetal brain injury could happen from the direct effect of cocaine on the developing brain or from the reduction of placental perfusion from vasoconstriction, which may lead to hypoxia-ischemia. A potential mechanism for brain injury could be due to a neurotransmitter imbalance within the brain, especially glutamate. In an immature rat brain synaptosome model, we explored the additive effect of cocaine alone on glutamate release and the effect of cocaine combined with simulated hypoxic depolarization using potassium as a surrogate.

Method: Rat pups' brains were dissected and placed on …

Crafting The Intimate Body, Catherine Harper Professor

Arts and Design

The intimate body—essentialized in Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party, complicated in Helen Chadwick’s Eat Me—is revisited through discourse on intersex, debate around trans identities and contemporary feminisms, via the subversive actions of radical crafting and visual, textual, material and performic queering.

Sacred Heart University Magazine, Volume 4, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University Magazine

The Illusion of Touch / Timothy Deenihan, editor -- Our Natural World / by Jennifer Mattei, Ph.D. -- Building Bridges Among Pioneers: Alumni Engagement offers a virtual community with real heart -- Big News for a Small Town: Local journalism is alive and well in Easton -- Hearts and Minds: 60 years ago Vatican II reshaped the Catholic Church. This year Sacred Heart hosts its own gathering to discuss the direction of Catholic higher ed. -- The Joe-Alicastro-ness of it all: 30 years as an Emmy-winning broadcast producer for NBC News -- A Matter of Perspective: 2023 Art & Design …

Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Fall 2022, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College

Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter

From the Dean (Robin Wagner)

Library News

• Orientation Social
• Tours and More
• Research 101
• Coming Out
• Music in the Library

Book Club Reads Braiding Sweetgrass

New Internships:

• Conservation and Exhibition
• American History Research

Japan Club Explores Special Collections

LC Frenzy

Library Exhibits (through June 2023):

• Cosmic Creations Looking Up: Lithographs of Paul Van Hoeydonck
• Light and Shadow: American Women Behind the Lens 1850-2020

Focus on Philanthropy: Kennedy Family Endowment

GettDigital: Whitney Family Civil War Letters

Library Bookshelf: Acquisitions Funds at Work (Beth Carmichael)

Library Acquires Artwork

Gift of Art (Shannon Egan)

Team Building: Robots, Catapults and Family Feud

Internship Makeover …

Networked: The Portal Of San Leonardo Al Frigido, Dawn Cunningham

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Ethical Branding In A Divided World: How Political Orientation Motivates Reactions To Marketplace Transgressions, Thomas Allard, Brent Mcferran

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

In today's marketplace, users (e.g., purchasers, influencers) are increasingly the “face” of brands to potential consumers, increasing the risk for brands should these users act poorly. Across seven studies, we document that political orientation moderates the desire for punishment toward users of ethical (vs. conventional) brands who commit moral transgressions. In response to identical marketplace transgressions, we observe that liberals punish ethical brand users less than conventional brand users. In contrast, conservatives punish the same users of ethical brands more than conventional brand users. We document that this bias stems from how people interpret the inconsistency between the ethical branding …

Redefining The Catalytic Hect Domain Boundaries For The Hect E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Family, Emma I. Kane, Steven A. Beasley, Johanna M. Schafer, Justine E. Bohl, Young Sun Lee, Kayla J. Rich, Elizabeth F. Bosia, Donald E. Spratt

Chemistry

There are 28 unique human members of the homologous to E6AP C-terminus (HECT) E3 ubiquitin ligase family. Each member of the HECT E3 ubiquitin ligases contains a conserved bilobal HECT domain of approximately 350 residues found near their C-termini that is responsible for their respective ubiquitylation activities. Recent studies have begun to elucidate specific roles that each HECT E3 ubiquitin ligase has in various cancers, age-induced neurodegeneration, and neurological disorders. New structural models have been recently released for some of the HECT E3 ubiquitin ligases, but many HECT domain structures have yet to be examined due to chronic insolubility and/or …

The Trichloroethylene Metabolite S-(1,2-Dichlorovinyl)-L-Cysteine Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation Transcriptomic Pathways And Cytokine Secretion In A Macrophage Cell Model, Sean M. Harris, Kelly M. Bakulski, John Dou, Ethan Houskamp, Eleanor Scheeres, Emily Schellenboom, Olivia Harlow, Rita Loch-Caruso, Erica Boldenow

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

Studies have shown that the trichloroethylene metabolite S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)-l-cysteine (DCVC) inhibits cytokine secretion in pathogen stimulated fetal membrane tissue but little is known about the mechanism for these effects, including which cell types or transcriptomic pathways are impacted. Macrophages play a critical role in fetal membrane immune responses during infection. We tested the hypothesis that DCVC inhibits lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated inflammation pathways in macrophage-like THP-1 cells. We treated THP-1 cells for 24 h then treated with 1, 5, or 10 μM DCVC for 24 h. After a 4 h incubation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), we collected RNA and cell media. We performed …

A Century Of Drought In HawaiʻI: Geospatial Analysis And Synthesis Across Hydrological, Ecological, And Socioeconomic Scales, Abby G. Frazier, Christian P. Giardina, Thomas W. Giambelluca, Laura Brewington, Yi Leng Chen, Pao Shin Chu, Lucas Berio Fortini, Danielle Hall, David A. Helweg, Victoria W. Keener, Ryan J. Longman, Matthew P. Lucas, Alan Mair, Delwyn S. Oki, Julian J. Reyes, Stephanie G. Yelenik, Clay Trauernicht

Geography

Drought is a prominent feature of Hawaiʻi’s climate. However, it has been over 30 years since the last comprehensive meteorological drought analysis, and recent drying trends have emphasized the need to better understand drought dynamics and multi-sector effects in Hawaiʻi. Here, we provide a comprehensive synthesis of past drought effects in Hawaiʻi that we integrate with geospatial analysis of drought characteristics using a newly developed 100-year (1920–2019) gridded Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) dataset. The synthesis examines past droughts classified into five categories: Meteorological, agricultural, hydrological, ecological, and socioeconomic drought. Results show that drought duration and magnitude have increased significantly, consistent …

Law School Announcements 2022-2023, Law School Announcements Editors

Announcements

• Officers and Faculty
• The Law School - History
• Programs of Instruction
• Curriculum
• Student Activities and Organizations
• Funds and Endowments

Fulcrum, Newsletter Of The Furman University Libraries. Issue 17, Kathie Sloan, Kathy Hamlin

Libraries Institutional Records

Table of Contents

• From the Director
• Tribute to Jenny Colvin
• Welcome New Librarians: Brittany Champion and Alyssa Nance
• Americans and the Holocaust Traveling Exhibition
• Portrait to Honor Sarah Reese '71
• Patricia Sasser Receives Carol June Bradley Award
• Paige Dhyne Faculty Scholar in Northern Ireland
• Special Collections and Archives: Art History Assignments; New Medieval Manuscripts
• Nancy Sloan Retires after 25+ Years at Furman
• Students Help the Libraries Improve Their Inclusive Descriptive Practices
• Two Library Student Assistants Receive Prestigious Furman Fellows Award
• Interested in Publishing Open Access?
• Pilot Program: Library Digital Accessibility Students
• Senior Spotlight: Furman Libraries' Newest Student Worker Alumni
• 2022 …

Pixel-Wise Energy-Biased Abstention Learning For Anomaly Segmentation On Complex Urban Driving Scenes, Yu Tian, Yuyuan Liu, Guansong Pang, Fengbei Liu, Yuanhong Chen, Gustavo Carneiro

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

State-of-the-art (SOTA) anomaly segmentation approaches on complex urban driving scenes explore pixel-wise classification uncertainty learned from outlier exposure, or external reconstruction models. However, previous uncertainty approaches that directly associate high uncertainty to anomaly may sometimes lead to incorrect anomaly predictions, and external reconstruction models tend to be too inefficient for real-time self-driving embedded systems. In this paper, we propose a new anomaly segmentation method, named pixel-wise energy-biased abstention learning (PEBAL), that explores pixel-wise abstention learning (AL) with a model that learns an adaptive pixel-level anomaly class, and an energy-based model (EBM) that learns inlier pixel distribution. More specifically, PEBAL is …

Regulation And Function Of The Mec-8/Rbpms Rna Binding Protein In Vivo, Xiaoyu Liang

Biological Sciences Theses and Dissertations

Alternative splicing is a major form of post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression which plays a pivotal role in cell/tissue- specific identity, diversity, and function. The mechanisms of alternative splicing are well studied; however, the functional consequences of the spliced transcripts are relatively less demonstrated. Therefore, many efforts are needed to understand the physiological relevance of alternative splicing. RNA binding proteins are critical regulators of alternative splicing, their malfunction disrupt the normal networks, and further underlies many diseases. To understand how alternative splicing contributes to the physiological functions in the cells or tissues, we explored the regulatory networks of RNA binding …

Interleaved Honeypot-Framing Model With Secure Mac Policies For Wireless Sensor Networks, Rajasoundaran Soundararajan, Maheswar Rajagopal, Akila Muthuramalingam, Eklas Hossain, Jaime Lloret

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

The Wireless Medium Access Control (WMAC) protocol functions by handling various data frames in order to forward them to neighbor sensor nodes. Under this circumstance, WMAC policies need secure data communication rules and intrusion detection procedures to safeguard the data from attackers. The existing secure Medium Access Control (MAC) policies provide expected and predictable practices against channel attackers. These security policies can be easily breached by any intelligent attacks or malicious actions. The proposed Wireless Interleaved Honeypot-Framing Model (WIHFM) newly implements distributed honeypot-based security mechanisms in each sensor node to act reactively against various attackers. The proposed WIHFM creates an …

Solving The Procedural Puzzles Of The Texas Heartbeat Act And Its Imitators: New York Times V. Sullivan As Historical Analogue, Charles W. "Rocky" Rhodes, Howard M. Wasserman

Faculty Publications

The Texas Heartbeat Act (S.B. 8) prohibits abortions following detection of a fetal heartbeat while delegating exclusive enforcement through private civil actions brought by “any person,” regardless of injury, for statutory damages of a minimum of $10,000 per prohibited abortion. Texas sought to impose costly litigation and potentially crippling liability on reproductive health providers and rights advocates, with the hope of stopping abortion in the state. Prior to Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overruling Roe v. Wade and eliminating constitutional protection for abortion, the law represented a unique threat to reproductive freedom. But states are spreading S.B. 8’s exclusive …

Inventory Of Novel Approaches To Seed Quality Assurance Mechanisms For Vegetatively Propagated Crops (Vpcs) In Seven African Countries, Emanuel Sulle, Rebecca Pointer, Lava Kumar, Magreth Mc Ewan

East Africa Institute

This paper provides an inventory of novel approaches to and mechanisms for quality assurance of the seeds of vegetatively produced crops (VPCs). It explores to what extent seven African countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia) are decentralising and integrating VPC seed systems, in terms of regulations governing the sector, methods of seed production, and methods of seed inspection and certification. It consolidates existing data and presents new data on decentralised seed quality assurance (SQA) approaches for VPCs in these seven selected countries. It makes relevant information readily available for policy dialogue on appropriate and inclusive SQA approaches, …

Nursing News & Views - October 2022, Joanne Miller Rn

Nursing Newsletters

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Response To Mark Wilhelm: Dei, Great; Dws (Dismantling White Supremacy), Even Better, Vic Thasiah

Intersections

No abstract provided.

Full Issue

Intersections

No abstract provided.

Fall 2022, Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois

Tackle Box

No abstract provided.

Rotunda - Vol 102, No 2 - Oct 1, 2022, Longwood University

Rotunda

No abstract provided.

Culturally Competent Assessment Of Neurocognitive Functioning In Latinos With Complex Multimorbidity: A Case Study, Diomaris Safi, Jesús Barreto Abrams, Melissa Rios, Elisenda Rodés, Mirella Díaz-Santos, Paola Suárez

All Faculty Open Access Publications

Multimorbidity—the coexistence of multiple chronic conditions within an individual—is the new normal in hospital settings. Individuals with higher levels of multimorbidity require a multidisciplinary and holistic approach to meet their needs, though the complexity of their neurocognitive profiles is still poorly researched. This study reported on the neurocognitive profile of a 69-year-old, left-handed, Latino cisgender male with 10 years of education. He was deemed to have a short-term mortality in 2018, yet is still enjoying a good quality of life in 2022. This case report illustrated (a) a rather common neurocognitive profile of a patient with complex multimorbidity, (b) the …

Confronting State Violence: Lessons From India's Farmer Protests, Smita Narula

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

In December 2021, following a year of sustained mass protests, farmers in India forced the repeal of three controversial Farm Laws that attempted to deregulate India’s agricultural sector in service of corporate interests. Farmers feared that the laws would dismantle price supports for key crops, jeopardize their livelihoods, and facilitate a corporate takeover of India’s agrarian economy. This Article situates India’s historic farmer protests in the context of the country’s longstanding agrarian crisis and the corporate capture of agriculture worldwide. I argue that the protests arose in response not only to the Farm Laws, but also to decades of state-sponsored …

The Ethical Perceptions Of Dog Tail Docking Amongst Owners And Veterinarians In South Carolina, Hannah Ellen Steinberg

Senior Theses

This thesis aimed to discover, in depth, what tail docking of dogs is, why it is currently in practice, what the controversial opinions surrounding it are, how the opinions differ when taking into account the professionals of the field versus owners and breeders, and how it can be addressed in the future to treat our animals as humanely as possible.

Based on the surveying of South Carolinian owners, breeders, and veterinarians, it was discovered that dog tail-docking procedures are overwhelmingly used for cosmetic or aesthetic purposes, with the aim being to match breed standards. There was a disagreement amongst those …

Discerning The Ontology Of Dream Characters From The Standpoint Of Co-Creative Dream Theory, Gregory Scott Sparrow

Counseling Faculty Publications

It is not uncommon to have dreams with familiar characters who appear to exhibit independent agency and personhood, whether the actual persons are alive or dead. Discerning the ontological nature of dream characters presents a challenge in contemporary dreamwork, especially if one wishes to adopt an inclusive approach that allows for dream characters to be derived from intrapsychic or transpersonal sources. An inclusive model avoids two possible errors inherent in an either-or approach: 1) Believing that a dream character is a “real” person, a dreamer may disavow ownership over unacknowledged or rejected aspects of self; or, 2) Believing that the …