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Peristaltic Transport Of Fractional Jeffrey Fluid In A Nonuniform Channel: Role Of Heat Transfer, H. S. Gafel

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

This articles goal is to explain how heat transfer affects the peristaltic movement of the fractional Jeffrey fluid over a permeable media in a non-uniform channel. The consequences of fractional viscoelastic properties of the generalized Jeffrey fluid are explored together with the effects of heat transfer, geometric features of the non-uniform channel, and peristaltic flow. There is a visual comparison between the two. By means of the suppositions of a long wavelength, the analytical solutions of the velocity, pressure gradient, and pressure rise are inspected. According to the data, the permeability, Grashof number, wave amplitude, heat source, thermal radiation, and …

A Novel Ibuprofen Derivative And Its Complexes: Physicochemical Characterization, Dft Modeling, Docking, In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory Studies, And Dna Interaction, Abbas M. Abbas, Ahmed Aboelmagd, Safaa M. Kishk, Hossam H. Nasrallah, W. Christropher Boyd, Haitham F. Kalil, Adel S. Orabi

Chemistry Faculty Publications

A novel derivative of ibuprofen and salicylaldehyde N '-(4-hydroxybenzylidene)-2-(4-isobutylphenyl) propane hydrazide (HL) was synthesized, followed by its complexation with Cu, Ni, Co, Gd, and Sm. The compounds obtained were characterized by (HNMR)-H-1, mass spectrometry, UV-Vis spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, thermal analysis (DTA and TGA), conductivity measurements, and magnetic susceptibility measurements. The results indicate that the complexes formed were [Cu(L)(H2O)]Cl center dot 2H(2)O, [Ni(L)(2)], [Co(L)(2)]center dot H2O, [Gd(L)(2)(H2O)(2)](NO3)center dot 2H(2)O and [Sm(L)(2)(H2O)(2)](NO3)center dot 2H(2)O. The surface characteristics of the produced compounds were evaluated by DFT calculations using the MOE environment. The docking was performed against the COX2 targeting protein (PDB code: 5IKT …

The Assessment Of The Risk Ranking And Mobility Potential Associated With Environmental Resistomes In Wastewater Using Metagenomic Assembly, Osama S. Ali, Walaa G. Hozayen, Abdulwahab S. Almutairi, Sherif Edris

Faculty Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

In Defense Of (Virtuous) Autonomous Weapons, Don Howard

Notre Dame Journal on Emerging Technologies

I will argue, we can construct effective means for norming the use of autonomous weapons short of a total ban by building upon the foundation of existing requirements stipulated in Article 36 of Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions that all new weapons technologies be reviewed for compliance with the International Law of Armed Conflict (ILOAC) and International Humanitarian Law (IHL). I begin with a critical review of several of the most commonly encountered arguments in favor of a ban. That is followed by a discussion of the moral opportunities afforded by enhanced autonomy. I conclude with a concrete policy …

Precipitation And Not Cover Crop Composition Influenced Corn Economic Optimal N Rate And Yield, Hunter Bielenberg, Jason D. Clark, Debankur Sanyal, Johnathon Wolthuizen, David Karki, Amin Rahhal

Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Faculty Publications

The effects of single species cover crops on corn (Zea mays L.) N requirement and grain yield are well studied throughout the U.S. Midwest. However, comparing cover crop mixes that include different compositions of grass and broadleaf species is limited. Fourteen corn N response experiments were conducted in South Dakota from 2018 to 2021. Fall cover crops planted after small grain harvest were mixtures of dominantly grasses, broadleaves, a 50/50 grass/broadleaf mixture, and a no cover crop control. Compared to the control, including a cover crop led to no differences in economic optimal N rate (EONR) and yield at …

Zeroth-Order Negative Curvature Finding: Escaping Saddle Points Without Gradients, Hualin Zhang, Huan Xiong, Bin Gu

Machine Learning Faculty Publications

We consider escaping saddle points of nonconvex problems where only the function evaluations can be accessed. Although a variety of works have been proposed, the majority of them require either second or first-order information, and only a few of them have exploited zeroth-order methods, particularly the technique of negative curvature finding with zeroth-order methods which has been proven to be the most efficient method for escaping saddle points. To fill this gap, in this paper, we propose two zeroth-order negative curvature finding frameworks that can replace Hessian-vector product computations without increasing the iteration complexity. We apply the proposed frameworks to …

Water Quality Assessment For San Luis Obispo Creek And Stenner Creek, Jesse Stewart

Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Management Projects

Water quality was assessed in five stream segments in San Luis Obispo Creek and its tributary Stenner Creek in spring 2022. Two sites were selected along the San Luis Obispo Creek, and three sites along Stenner Creek. The stream segments were evaluated using the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program’s procedures for bioassessment of California streams. This procedure describes the collection of physical, chemical, and biological parameters including streamflow, substrate, flow habitat, and benthic macroinvertebrates toward a quantification of a California Stream Condition Index (CSCI). The California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo, Stream Measurements and Water Quality course provided student …

Emerging Harmful Algal Blooms Caused By Distinct Seasonal Assemblages Of A Toxic Diatom, Alexa R. Sterling, Riley D. Kirk, Matthew J. Bertin, Tatiana A. Rynearson, David G. Borkman, Marissa C. Caponi, Jessica Carney, Katherine A. Hubbard, Meagan A. King, Lucie Maranda, Emily J. Mcdermith, Nina R. Santos, Jacob P. Strock, Erin M. Tully, Samantha B. Vaverka, Patrick D. Wilson, Bethany D. Jenkins

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

Diatoms in the Pseudo-nitzschia genus produce the neurotoxin domoic acid. Domoic acid bioaccumulates in shellfish, causing illness in humans and marine animals upon ingestion. In 2017, high domoic acid levels in shellfish meat closed shellfish harvest in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island for the first and only time in history, although abundant Pseudo-nitzschia have been observed for over 60 years. To investigate whether an environmental factor altered endemic Pseudo-nitzschia physiology or new domoic acid-producing strain(s) were introduced to Narragansett Bay, we conducted weekly sampling from 2017 to 2019 and compared closure samples. Plankton-associated domoic acid was quantified by LC-MS/MS and Pseudo-nitzschia …

Labeling Microplastics With Fluorescent Dyes For Detection, Recovery, And Degradation Experiments, Zhiqiang Gao, Kendall Wontor, James V. Cizdziel

Faculty and Student Publications

Staining microplastics (MPs) for fluorescence detection has been widely applied in MP analyses. However, there is a lack of standardized staining procedures and conditions, with different researchers using different dye concentrations, solvents, incubation times, and staining temperatures. Moreover, with the limited types and morphologies of commercially available MPs, a simple and optimized approach to making fluorescent MPs is needed. In this study, 4 different textile dyes, along with Nile red dye for comparison, are used to stain 17 different polymers under various conditions to optimize the staining procedure. The MPs included both virgin and naturally weathered polymers with different sizes …

Economic Contribution Of Agriculture And Food To Arkansas’ Gross Domestic Product 1997-2021, Leah English, Jennie Popp

AAES Research Reports and Research Bulletins

Agricultural production, processing, and retail industries are major contributors to Arkansas’ GDP. Agriculture contributes to the state economy through direct agricultural production, value-added processing, and agricultural retail activities. The Agriculture and Food Sector, which is comprised of agricultural production, processing, and retail industries, promotes economic strength through various interactions with other industries. The use of non-agricultural goods and services as inputs into the agricultural sector promotes diversified growth in Arkansas’ economy and thus plays a vital role in maintaining economic stability throughout the state. This report 1) compares the relative size of the Agriculture and Food Sector in Arkansas with …

Ai-Enabled Droplet Detection And Tracking For Agricultural Spraying Systems, Praneel Acharya, Travis A. Burgers, Doang Nguyen

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications

his work leverages recent advancements in com- puter vision and deep learning to detect and track the motion of droplets captured by a camera. While classical computer vision techniques have been employed for detection and tracking, those approaches have limitations and are not trivially extended to droplets. We approach the problems of droplet detection and tracking through a data-driven framework, in which an annotated database of droplet images is built and object detection and tracking models are trained on this database. The accuracy of the model is evaluated and the whole process is discussed. At this point, droplet geometric properties …

The Role Of Culture In Mental Illness Perspectives In The Quebec Population, Myriam Roy

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

The study assesses the variations in perspectives toward mental illness in the Quebec general population. The study sampled 293 individuals living within the province of Quebec, targeting a culturally diverse sample. They were sampled through a small liberal arts university and community associations. The study used a quantitative self-report approach comprising questions regarding cultural background (e.g., ethnicity) and personal factors (e.g., education level) as well as perspectives, knowledge, and behaviors towards mental illness. Significant differences in perspectives towards mental illness emerged for cultural background based on time spent in Canada, for knowledge (greater knowledge associated with more positive perspectives towards …

Extracellular Vesicles, Stem Cells And Neurological Disorders, Dinesh Upadhya Dr.

Health collection

Extracellular vesicles, including exosomes and microvesicles, offer great opportunities for understanding biological mechanisms and diagnostic prospects for various disorders. Our laboratory explores the potential of extracellular vesicles from multiple sources for mechanistic studies and for therapeutic applications to various neurological disorders. The laboratory has a well-established facility for generating, isolating and characterizing extracellular vesicles and aims to bring these EVs to clinical applications.

The pathological alterations that manifest during early embryonic development due to inherited and acquired factors trigger various neurodevelopmental disorders, including epilepsy, neuronal migration disorders and neurocognitive dysfunctions. Our work also focuses on the potential use of stem …

Role Of Adenosine Kinase In Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor 1-Induced Mechano-Hypersensitivities, Filomena Lauro, Luigino Antonio Giancotti, Grant Kolar, Caron Mitsue Harada, Taylor A. Harmon, Timothy J. Garrett, Daniela Salvemini

Biological Sciences Faculty Research & Creative Works

Emerging evidence implicates the sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor subtype 1 (S1PR1) in the development of neuropathic pain. Continued investigation of the signaling pathways downstream of S1PR1 are needed to support development of S1PR1 antagonists. In rodents, intrathecal (i.th.) injection of SEW2871, a selective S1PR1 agonist, activates the nod-like receptor family, pyrin domain containing 3 inflammasome, increases interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and causes behavioral hypersensitivity. I.th. injection of a IL-1β receptor antagonist blocks SEW2871-induced hypersensitivity, suggesting that IL-1β contributes to S1PR1's actions. Interestingly, previous studies have suggested that IL-1β increases the expression/activity of adenosine kinase (ADK), a key regulator of adenosine signaling at its receptors …

Is The 340b Hospitals Battle At The Supreme Court Over?, Casey W.. Baker, Susan W. Lanham, Alberto Coustasse

Accounting Faculty Research

Under the Federal 340B Program, hospitals and eligible health care clinics that serve low income or rural populations can qualify for federally negotiated manufacturer discounts on purchases of prescription drugs. Approximately 50,000 entities participate in the 340B program, where pharmaceutical manufacturers are instructed to supply outpatient medications to participating providers at discounted rates of 20% to 50%. Participating hospitals depend on profits from the differential between their reimbursement for these drugs and the discounted rates they disburse to finance affordable patient care in underserved communities. On June 15, 2022, the US Supreme Court ruled that major cuts to 340B payments …

The Managed Care Solution To The Dental Student Loan Crisis, Chester Gary Dds, Jd

The New York State Dental Journal

Enforceable cost control mechanisms can fix skyrocketing student loan debt.

Medications Associated With Oral Lichenoid Lesions: A Single-Site Retrospective Cohort Study, Debra K. Fischoff Dmd, Ms, Sara Sternbach Dds, Juliana Gomez Dds, Sonal S. Shah Dds

The New York State Dental Journal

BACKGROUND: The investigators aim to determine the frequency of systemic medications in patients with oral lichen planus or oral lichenoid lesions. METHODS: A retrospective study of lichenoid diagnoses in the New York University College of Dentistry Oral Medicine Clinic. Data obtained included patient demographics, prescription medications and pathologic diagnosis. Comparative analysis was performed. RESULTS: A total of 162 oral lichenoid lesion/oral lichen planus patients were identified: The most frequently found medications were anti-hypertensives, anti-hyperlipidemics followed by metformin, proton pump inhibitors and levothyroxine. CONCLUSION: The findings emphasize the importance of clinicians’ awareness of potential oral adverse reactions from certain medications.

Language Development And Disorders, Sudhin Karuppali Dr.

Health collection

The field of language development and its disorders is a widely researched area in the field of speech-language pathology. However, language development in the Indian population is vaguely studied, probably because of the diversity of languages and cultures in this country. This has time and again resulted in difficulties in estimating the language levels of children with language impairments, consequently becoming challenging to prepare customized interventional plans. The lack of standardized language assessment tools has always been a concern in clinical practice. This lacuna in establishing accurate language levels has been observed in the adolescent population as well, which is …

Higher Education Leaders’ Perspectives Of Accessible And Inclusive Online Learning, Amy Lomellini, Patrick R. Lowenthal, Chareen Snelson, Jesús H. Trespalacios

Educational Technology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Online learning can potentially meet increasingly diverse students’ needs in higher education, including disabled students. However, institutions have historically struggled in providing accessible and inclusive online learning. Higher education online learning leaders, those who manage instructional designers, are in a unique position to help institutions strategize and create accessible and inclusive online courses. In this qualitative study, we interviewed nine higher education online learning leaders to understand leaders’ perceptions about how institutions provide accessible and inclusive online learning. Results demonstrated that despite varying conceptualizations of accessibility and inclusivity, online learning leaders perceive an insufficient but growing emphasis in higher education. …

Women's Basketball Media Guide 2022-23, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics

Media Guides

No abstract provided.

Men's Basketball Media Guide 2022-23, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics

Media Guides

No abstract provided.

Transcriptional Regulatory Network Topology With Applications To Bio-Inspired Networking: A Survey, Satyaki Roy, Preetam Ghosh, Nirnay Ghosh, Sajal K. Das

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

The advent of the edge computing network paradigm places the computational and storage resources away from the data centers and closer to the edge of the network largely comprising the heterogeneous IoT devices collecting huge volumes of data. This paradigm has led to considerable improvement in network latency and bandwidth usage over the traditional cloud-centric paradigm. However, the next generation networks continue to be stymied by their inability to achieve adaptive, energy-efficient, timely data transfer in a dynamic and failure-prone environment - the very optimization challenges that are dealt with by biological networks as a consequence of millions of years …

Transition And Involvement On Campus, Isabella Granahan

COR 101 Slides (2022)

This PowerPoint goes over a presentation I gave to first-year students on how to get involved on campus and how to effectively transition into college.

Student Health And Wellness, Sophia Boccio

COR 101 Slides (2022)

In my first semester here at SUNY Cortland the biggest challenge I faced was staying healthy. The transition to college can be challenging in all aspects of our individual health and I felt I was most passionate about this subject. For my presentation, I focused on ways to maintain physical health, socio emotional health, mitigate stress, boost mental health, and cultivate spiritual health. For one of my classes, I also organized a tour of the student life center facilities for my students which beautifully tied into the lesson on maintaining physical health in college. I also focused on strategies to …

Evidence Based Policy Research For Contributing To Sustainable Development, Harini Santhanam

Interdisciplinary Collection

In the modern era, people, infrastructure and governance are three pillars of development, and the emphasis is on building the capacity through innovation through disciplinary knowledge and analytical skills. The research objective of the Department of Public Policy is to develop competencies which empower researchers to challenge the real-world complexities of policies and their making in an appropriate and acceptable way in the society. Within the domain of targeted policy research, the current focus is on evidence-based policy research across diverse disciplines. Within a multi-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary involving the sciences, technology, social sciences, economics and governance, policy-based research pave the …

An American Physiological Society Cross-Journal Call For Papers On “The Physiology Of Obesity”, Sue C. Bodine, Heddwen L. Brooks, Hilary A. Coller, Ana I. Domingos, Mark R. Frey, Barbara E. Goodman, Thomas R. Kleyman, Merry L. Lindsey, Rory E. Morty, Ole H. Petersen, Jan Marino Ramírez, Liliana Schaefer, Morten B. Thomsen, Gina L.C. Yosten

Biological Sciences Faculty Research & Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Usa Archaeology Museum Newsletter - November 2022, Archaeology Museum

Archaeology Museum Newsletters

In this edition of the museum's newsletter:

• Alabama Archaeology Society Southwest Chapter Meeting
• Did You Miss October's Meeting?
• The I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeological Project: Realizing the Value of Archaeology through Collaborations

Occurrence Of Kanamycin-Resistant Bacteria Relative To Anthropogenic Pollution Along Richland Creek In Nashville, Tn​, Jolene Ho Mach, Annie Le, Brandon Torres Ramirez

Science University Research Symposium (SURS)

The overuse of antibiotics has caused an increase in antibiotic-resistant (AR) bacteria, which is a serious public health concern. Previous studies showed a significant correlation between anthropogenic pollution and AR bacteria. This project aims to identify AR bacteria in Richland Creek relative to local anthropogenic pollution. Water samples were collected at four locations along Richland Creek in Nashville, Tennessee. Bacteria resistant to the antibiotic kanamycin were isolated from the water samples, identified to genera using DNA barcoding, and compared among the sites. We expect to see a greater abundance and diversity of kanamycin-resistant bacteria closer to the end than near …

Expatriate Adolescents’ Resilience: Risk And Protective Factors In The Third Culture Context, Jorunn Jo Holmberg, Lilly Augustine, Sahil Datta, Toshie Imada

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

Expatriate children and adolescents typically spend several of their formative years moving from country to country, frequently having to adapt to new cultures, making new friends, and fit into new school systems. It has been established in literature that such frequent changes may cause increased and prolonged risk of developing internalizing behavior problems such as depression and anxiety. However, little is still known regarding which protective factors serve as buffer towards the increased risk within the expatriate demographic. This study examined risk and protective factors among a group of expatriates, adolescents, and their parents, originating from 21 countries on five …

Interpretation Of Grammatical Gender Among English Monolingual Speakers, Diego De Gregorio

Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal

This research project aimed to discover how English monolingual speakers interpret the idea of grammatical gender, and if they have an innate bias toward associating common English nouns to the masculine gender. My hypothesis was that participants would assign a masculine grammatical gender to words at a greater than chance due to an existent internalized genderism/sexism within the participants. To gather data, a Qualtrics survey was designed to test participants. Said survey was limited to people who only speak English and contained 10 different common nouns. After the presentation of each noun, participants were given two options: masculine or feminine. …