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Range-Wide Habitat Use Of The Harpy Eagle Indicates Four Major Tropical Forest Gaps In The Key Biodiversity Area Network, Luke J. Sutton, David L. Anderson, Miguel Franco, Christopher J.W. Mcclure, Everton B.P. Miranda, F. Hernán Vargas, F. Hernán Vargas, Robert Puschendorf

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Abstract Quantifying habitat use is important for understanding how animals meet their requirements for survival and provides information for conservation planning. Currently, assessments of range-wide habitat use that delimit species distributions are incomplete for many taxa. The Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) is a raptor of conservation concern, widely distributed across Neotropical lowland forests, that currently faces threats from habitat loss and fragmentation. Here, we use penalized logistic regression to identify species-habitat associations and predict habitat suitability based on a new International Union for the Conservation of Nature range metric, termed Area of Habitat. From the species-habitat model, we performed a …

Glutamine Metabolism Modulates Chondrocyte Inflammatory Response, Manoj Arra, Gaurav Swarnkar, Naga Suresh Adapala, Syeda Kanwal Naqvi, Lei Cai, Muhammad Farooq Rai, Srikanth Singamaneni, Gabriel Mbalaviele, Robert Brophy, Yousef Abu-Amer

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease in the world with significant societal consequences but lacks effective disease-modifying interventions. The pathophysiology consists of a prominent inflammatory component that can be targeted to prevent cartilage degradation and structural defects. Intracellular metabolism has emerged as a culprit of the inflammatory response in chondrocytes, with both processes co-regulating each other. The role of glutamine metabolism in chondrocytes, especially in the context of inflammation, lacks a thorough understanding and is the focus of this work. We display that mouse chondrocytes utilize glutamine for energy production and anabolic processes. Furthermore, we show that glutamine deprivation …

Acceptance Finds A Way: How To Teach And Use Evolution's Explanatory Power, Daniel George Ferguson

Theses and Dissertations

The theory of evolution is the central combing theory that brings together all the tenets of biology that bring about a solid understanding of life. It is also one of the most controversial scientific theories of all time and is widely rejected by about 40% of the general public in the United States. One of the biggest reasons for low evolution acceptance is the perceived conflict between evolution and religious beliefs. Educators and researchers have been working hard to improve how we teach evolution in the classroom; some methods, such as focusing on evolution knowledge, have shown to be mixed. …

A Checklist Of Parasites Of Peromyscus Maniculatus In North America, John Ubelaker, Gábor R. Rácz

MANTER: Journal of Parasite Biodiversity

This document represents a summary of parasites, in the broadest sense of the term, reported from Peromyscus maniculatus from throughout its range in North America. The document provides data from work ranging from paleontological findings to relatively current reports of parasites and parasitism from P. maniculatus and covers viruses, bacteria sensu lato, protists, helminths, and ectoparasites.

Assessing The Indigenous Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (Amf) Community Associated With Sea Oats Along The Georgia Coast At Jekyll And Tybee Islands, Kylie Stover

Master of Science in Integrative Biology Theses

Coastal sand dunes are fragile ecosystems that serve as natural defenses to protect the adjacent mainland by absorbing the impacts and energy from severe storms. Different efforts have been taken to restore coastal sand dunes, focusing on foredunes. However, there are many strategies involved with coastal restoration and one superior technique has not been found to be the best. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) supply a range of limiting nutrients (N, P, Fe, and Zn) to the host plant while improving dune stability. This study aimed to assess and compare the diversity of the indigenous AMF community associated with sea oats …

Gonadal Sex Patterns P21-Induced Cellular Senescence In Mouse And Human Glioblastoma, Lauren Broestl, Nicole M Warrington, Lucia Grandison, Tamara Abou-Antoun, Olivia Tung, Saraswati Shenoy, Miranda M Tallman, Gina Rhee, Wei Yang, Jasmin Sponagel, Lihua Yang, Najla Kfoury-Beaumont, Cameron M Hill, Sulaiman A Qanni, Diane D Mao, Albert H Kim, Sheila A Stewart, Monica Venere, Jingqin Luo, Joshua B Rubin

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Males exhibit higher incidence and worse prognosis for the majority of cancers, including glioblastoma (GBM). Disparate survival may be related to sex-biased responses to treatment, including radiation. Using a mouse model of GBM, we show that female cells are more sensitive to radiation, and that senescence represents a major component of the radiation therapeutic response in both sexes. Correlation analyses revealed that the CDK inhibitor p21 and irradiation induced senescence were differentially regulated between male and female cells. Indeed, female cellular senescence was more sensitive to changes in p21 levels, a finding that was observed in wildtype and transformed murine …

Utilizing Real-Time Technology To Assess The Impact Of Home Environmental Exposures On Asthma Symptoms: Protocol For An Observational Pilot Study., Sharmilee Nyenhuis, Emily Cramer, Matthew Grande, Luz Huntington-Moskos, Kathryn Krueger, Olivia Bimbi, Barbara Polivka, Kamal Eldeirawi

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Background: It is estimated that over 60% of adults with asthma have uncontrolled symptoms, representing a substantial health and economic impact. The effects of the home environment and exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on adults with asthma remain unknown. In addition, methods currently used to assess the home environment do not capture real-time data on potentially modifiable environmental exposures or their effect on asthma symptoms.

Objective: The aims of this study are to (1) determine the feasibility and usability of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to assess self-report residential environmental exposures and asthma symptoms, home …

The Benefits Of Growth-Promoting Implants For Beef Cattle, Caleb C. Reichhardt, Reganne K. Briggs, Laura Motsinger, Kara Thornton-Kurth, Matthew D. Garcia

All Current Publications

Growth-promoting implants have been used in the cattle industry for decades. Their benefits allow cattle producers to become more sustainable by decreasing the amount of resources used. Resources such as water and land are decreased when using growth-promoting implants in beef cattle.

Adenosine Metabolized From Extracellular Atp Promotes Type 2 Immunity Through Triggering A2bar Signaling In Intestinal Epithelial Cells, Matthew A Fischer, Simon C Robson, Francesco Di Virgilio, George S Yap, Karen L Edelblum, György Haskó, William C Gause

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Intestinal nematode parasites can cross the epithelial barrier, causing tissue damage and release of danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) that may promote host protective type 2 immunity. We investigate whether adenosine binding to the A

Adenosine Metabolized From Extracellular Atp Promotes Type 2 Immunity Through Triggering A2bar Signaling In Intestinal Epithelial Cells, Matthew A Fischer, Simon C Robson, Francesco Di Virgilio, George S Yap, Karen L Edelblum, György Haskó, William C Gause

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Intestinal nematode parasites can cross the epithelial barrier, causing tissue damage and release of danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) that may promote host protective type 2 immunity. We investigate whether adenosine binding to the A2B adenosine receptor (A2BAR) on intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) plays an important role. Specific blockade of IEC A2BAR inhibits the host protective memory response to the enteric helminth, Heligmosomoides polygyrus bakeri (Hpb), including disruption of granuloma development at the host-parasite interface. Memory T cell development is blocked during the primary response, and transcriptional analyses reveal profound impairment of IEC activation. Extracellular ATP is visualized 24 h after …

The History Of The Plymouth School - Copyright Information Included, Loretta Doubrava

Buildings & Facilities

This color thirty two page document features a history of the Plymouth Schoolhouse, as researched by Loretta (Hirt) Doubrava. The document includes copyright information. The first and last page are printed on yellow paper. Handwriting is on page 27 of the document.

Movies At Memorial Union, Fort Hays Kansas State College

Buildings & Facilities

This color eight page document features a pamphlet showing the different movies which will be showing at the Union. The pamphlet is printed in red ink.

Obituaries

Colby Magazine

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Class Notes

Colby Magazine

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Self-Injury And Behavior Supports For People With Intellectual Disability, Lihua Yang

LC Journal of Special Education

The purpose of this paper is to seek strategies that can be effective to support behaviors of individuals with ID. The major topics will be addressed include the characteristics of people with ID, concerns and causes of SIB, and interventions used to address this behavior. The paper then concludes with a discussion of choosing different strategies for individuals with ID to accommodate individuals’ needs.

Effective Reading Comprehension Strategies For Individuals With Learning Disabilities: A Research Synthesis, Gordon B. Worcester Ii

LC Journal of Special Education

This paper will explore and synthesize the body of current research on effective reading comprehension instruction and strategies. Beginning with a survey of several variables that affect working memory and executive processes, this paper will discuss how the mind’s ability to interpret text and derive meaning is a critical component for reading comprehension. The article will also explore how the elements of the working memory affect student with learning disabilities (LD). Furthermore, the working memory’s executive process is essential for the “simultaneous process of extracting and construction meaning” from text (Garcia-Madruga et al., 2013, p. 155). In addition, this paper …

Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities And Considerations For The Criminal Justice System, Gordon B. Worcester Ii

LC Journal of Special Education

This paper will explore the adaptive components of ID as expressed by Greenspan (2003; 2006)—vulnerability/suggestibility, gullibility, naiveté, one’s desire to please and a cloak of competence. These and other adaptive characteristics provide strong evidence that individuals with ID are more vulnerable than typically developing persons; and these characteristics can be problematic for individuals with ID who may encounter entities from the criminal justice system. Furthermore, existing research indicates that there are a disproportionate number of individuals with ID represented within the criminal justice system. Between 4% and 10% of the prison population are individuals with ID (Petersilia, 2000). In addition, …

"Psychology At Fhsu" Martin Allen Hall Postcard, Fort Hays Kansas State College

Buildings & Facilities

This black and white two page document features a postcard featuring a black and white photo of Martin Allen Hall. Students are standing in front of it. The back side of the postcard has a description of the facility.

Trichoderma Spp. In Cultural Heritage Mural Paintings Of Ancient Egyptian Tomb, Their Antifungal And Bioactivity, Abeer Elhagrassy

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

النشاط الحيوى وضد الفطرى للتريكوديرما فى التراث الثقافى للصور الجدارية فى مقبرة مصرية قديمة [Ar]

لقد تم عزل أجناس فطر التريكوديرما Trichoderma sppمن أسطح الصور الجدارية بمقبرة «نفر-باو-بتاح». لقد تعرضت هذه المقبرة سابقاً فيىعام 2007 لهجوم ميكروبى مُتمثل فى A. niger و A. flavus وAlternaria alternata فى عام 2019 تم عزل فطر الاسبرجلس نيجر فقط، بالاضافة إلى عزل أنواع من فطر التريكوديرما والتى لم يتم عزلها من قبل خلال عام 2007. لقد تم تحديد ثلاثة أجناس من فطر التريكوديرما وفقًا لتأثيرها الحيوى على A.nigerو A flavusو A. alternataومن خلال تسلسلها فىGenBank إلى Trichoderma harzianum و T. hamatumوT. aureoviride.. ولقد …

The Deity Bꝫpef (Y) In Ancient Egyptian Religion, Mohammed Refaat

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

المعبود بابف(ى) فى الديانة المصرية القديمة [Ar]

تهدف هذه الورقة البحثية إلى جمع المعلومات المتاحة الخاصة بالإله بابف(ى) لتحديد الشخصية الحقيقية لهذا الإله الذى كان واحدًا من الآلهة الثانوية وكان نادر الظهور سواء فى النصوص أو المناظر على الرغم من وجود كاهنات له، مما يشير إلى وجود تأثير له فى المجال الديني. هذه الورقة هى ايضًا محاولة لتحليل الأشكال المختلفة لاسمه ودلالتها، وايضًا تحليل دوره فى الديانة المصرية القديمة من خلال إشارات فى نصوص الأهرام، نصوص التوابيت، الكتب الدينية ومختلف النصوص التى ذُكر فيها الإله، بالإضافة إلى الكاهنات اللاتى ارتبطن بخدمته.

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This paper collects the …

Naos Of The King Darius I Nº.200 At Malawi Museum, Marwa Mahmoud Mohamed

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

ناووس الملك داريوس الأول بمتحف ملوى رقم (200) [Ar]
ناووس صغير من الخشب الملون والمغطى بالجص، بشكل صندوقى يعلوه كورنيش كافيتو فى منتصفه قرص الشمس المجنح رمز المعبود «حورس البحدتي»، يرجع تاريخه لعهد الملك دارا الأول فى مصر، ثم ُأعيد استخدامه فى العصر اليوناني الرومانى حيث عثر عليه بتونة الجبل. يهدف البحث هنا إلى دراسة ونشر الناووس عن طريق دراسة المناظر المصورة عليه، وترجمة النص الموجود عليه، كما أن هناك تعليقاً عاماً على الرسوم والزخارف والألوان الخاصة بالناووس وكذلك الآلهة وأوضاعها على جوانبه، ومن خلال الدراسة يمكن للباحثة أن تستنج ملمح من ملامح تأثير الفن المصري على …

Criosphinx Stela From Tell Heboua - North Sinai, Hesham Mohamed Hussein, Eman Ahmed Nour El-Dien

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

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A rectangular stela was found in the vicinity of Tell Heboua I by accident in early 2020. The stela was uncovered 500 m to the west of the fortification walls of Heboua I, during a land reclamation project which is going on in the western vicinity of Tell Heboua I. Our well-trained guard, Hassan al-Masody, recognized the limestone slab on top of the embankment of a small drainage canal. When turning this recognizable piece of stone, he found it to be a decorated limestone stela. Inscribed materials that were discovered in the Heboua area are still limited …

Scorpions Of The Horn Of Africa (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part Xxviii. Scorpions Of Djibouti, František Kovařík, Graeme Lowe

Euscorpius

All scorpion species known from Djibouti are listed, with color photographs and maps of their distribution. Buthus awashensis Kovařík, 2011 known from Ethiopia and Somaliland is reported for the first time from Djibouti. The diagnosis of Orthochirus afar Kovařík & Lowe, 2016 is revised; O. borrii Rossi, 2017 is determined to be a junior synonym of O. afar Kovařík & Lowe, 2016 syn. n.; O. aristidis (Simon, 1882) syn. res. is returned to synonymy with O. olivaceus Karsch, 1881; and O. arenicola Lourenço & Ythier, 2021, is relegated to the status of nomen dubium. Hemiscorpius lipsae sp. n. …

The Legend Of The Legion: Nihilism And The Restoration Of The Aristocracy In Ouida’S Under Two Flags, Laura Clarke

Publications and Research

Ouida’s Under Two Flags (1867) is not a widely read Victorian novel today, but it is offers important insight into the philosophical concerns of a novelist who was hugely popular in her time. In Under Two Flags, Ouida explores what she saw as the epistemological problem developing in the nineteenth century, a nihilistic view that promoted scepticism, aestheticism, and idleness, which is a perspective she believed was responsible for the demise of the aristocracy. Wishing to restore the power and position of the aristocracy, Ouida sends her protagonist Bertie Cecil, a dandy who embodies the aestheticism and ennui of the …

A Platform To Speak And The World To Listen: Creative Freedom, Government Policy, And Chinese Film, Stefan Burns

Senior Theses

When considering the Chinese domestic film industry, debates often arise regarding government involvement and the degree to which this interferes with filmmakers’ creative freedom. A common assertion raises concerns of censorship and propaganda with the proposal that state control continues to be overbearing and manipulative, but others challenge this view and maintain that the film industry is closer to a free market now that government intervention has been scaled back. This dissension naturally raises the question: how do Chinese government policies towards their domestic film industry impact filmmakers’ creative freedom? This tension is examined with the claim that Chinese government …

The Impact Of E-Service Quality On The Customer Satisfaction Of Electronic And Small Appliances Online Shoppers In Saudi Arabia, Majed A. Almobarak

Theses & Dissertations

The objective of this quantitative study, which utilized a non-experimental, correlational predictive design, was to evaluate the association between perceptions of e-service quality by Saudi Arabian adult residents and their overall satisfaction with the online retailer from which they buy their electronics and small appliances products. The study also sought to determine to what extent e-service quality factors, as a group and independently, predict the customer satisfaction of the participants of this study. The participants of this study were limited to adults (18 years of age or older), male and female, who live in any region of Saudi Arabia, and …

Impacts Of Granite Quarrying: The Case Of Subsistence Farmers In The São Pedro River Valley, Isabelle Poupard Santizo

Theses & Dissertations

Granite quarrying constitutes an occupational hazard that compromises workers’ health, destroys the environment and negatively affects nearby communities (Azevedo et al., 2020; Ibrahim et al., 2019; Oktriani, Darmajanti, & Soesilo, 2017; Shaik et al., 2015). But the demand for granite and other decorative stones continues to grow (Gupta, 2018). Despite a decrease in imports/exports due to Covid-19 (Alves et al., 2020), today Brazil remains the number 1 granite exporter to the United States (US Geological Survey, 2021). In the last 30 years, the extraction of granite in Brazil has been continuous, particularly in the states of Espírito Santo (ES) and …

Testing The Reliability Of Civic Science Data Collection Of Plant Traits In A Perennial Sunflower Domestication Experiment, Robyn A. Brooks

Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Management Projects

Civic science has been prevalent in environmental science for many years. The use of volunteers and the community as a helping hand in research continues to link society and science, as well as increases the magnitude and breadth of environmental studies. Assessments of data quality produced by civic science is an important component in validating the accuracy and reliability of the research. In this study, the reliability of civic science was tested by assessing the variation within data gathered from undergraduate Cal Poly students. Using a common garden experimental set up, the health of twelve wildtype silphium genotypes were assessed …

Episode 27: James Evans: Season 3 Launches With A New Host, University Of Central Florida

Knights Do That Podcast Transcripts

Season 3 of Knights Do That, UCF’s official podcast, returns with a new host — James Evans.

Evans is a first-generation student and member of the Burnett Honors College. He is a junior majoring in accounting and minoring in computer science.  He is a former LEAD Scholar, orientation leader and resident assistant. Evans has also served within Student Government as a senator, fiscal committee chair, and Safety & Transportation coordinator. He currently serves as a member of the President’s Leadership Council.

Here Evans shares more about what drew him to hosting the podcast and his goals …

Quantification And Machine Learning Based N2o-N And Co2-C Emissions Predictions From A Decomposing Rye Cover Crop, Deepak R. Joshi, David E. Clay, Sharon A. Clay, Janet Moriles Miller, Aaron L.M. Daigh, Graig Reicks, Shania Westhoff

Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Faculty Publications

Cover crops improve soil health and reduce the risk of soil erosion. However, their impact on the carbon dioxide equivalence (CO2e) is unknown. Therefore, objective of this two-year study was to quantify the effect of cover crop-induced differences in soil moisture, temperature, organic C, and microorganisms on CO2e and to develop machine learning algorithms that predict daily N2O-N and CO2-C emissions. The prediction models tested were multiple linear regression (MLR), partial least square regression (PLSR), support vector machine (SVM), random forest (RF), and artificial neural network (ANN). Models’ performance was accessed using R2 , RMSE and MAE. Rye (secale cereale) …