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Gardner-Webb Recognizes 2022 Summer And Fall Graduates, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Nearly 300 graduates participated in the 2022 Fall Commencement Ceremony on Dec. 10 at Gardner-Webb’s Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center. After the 9 a.m. program, each of the four Colleges and the School of Divinity held separate recognition services, where graduates walked across the stage and received individual recognition and congratulations.

Estimulación Cognitiva Y De La Actividad Fisica En La Persona Mayor - Una Experiencia Desde La Práctica, Maria Victoria Rojas Martinez, Adriana Hernandez Bustos, Blanca Gregoria Melo Melo

Ciencias de la Salud

El trabajar con la persona mayor que presenta limitación física o mental, lleva a la aparición de grandes retos para el estudiante y futuro profesional de enfermería, más aún cuando el campo de acción es el hogar, porque el cuidado será compartido entre la persona, el cuidador o grupo familiar, dentro de su propio espacio, por lo tanto, se convierte en una intervención individual con el uso de recursos propios y generalmente con la participación directa del cuidador o acompañante. Para el cuidado en el hogar el autocuidado es base fundamental para el cumplimiento de metas en la salud de …

The Growth Of 'Crystal' Guava Seedling In Response To Pinching And Dormancy Breaking Chemicals, Raden Ajeng Diana Widyastuti, Setyo Dwi Utomo, Darwin H. Pangaribuan, Purba Sanjaya, Hayane Adeline Warganegara, Widia Agustin

Jurnal Kultivasi

Pinching and dormancy breaking chemicals (DBC) application are potentially used to regulate the growth of plant. This study aims to evaluate the growth response of ‘Crystal’ guava (Psidium guajava L.) seedling in response to pinching and DBC application. This experiment was carried out in the Integrated Field Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Lampung from March to June 2021, with a randomized completely block design (RCBD) with 2 factors (pinching and DBC) and repeated four times. The results showed that pinching could reduce the increase of height of guava seedling. The combination of pinching with DBC could significantly increase the number …

Teknik Fermentasi Campuran Bahan Organik Sebagai Sumber Nutrisi Organik Pada Sayuran Sawi Yang Ditanam Dengan Hidroponik, Darwin H. Pangaribuan, Yohannes Cahya Ginting, Rugayah, Purba Sanjaya, Agus Karyanto, Kurnia Cahyani Dewi, Intan Puspita Sari

Jurnal Kultivasi

Nutrisi organik untuk budidaya sistem sumbu hidroponik merupakan salah satu alternatif untuk mengatasi kendala mahalnya harga pupuk anorganik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui metode ekstraksi terbaik antara metode air hangat, air dingin, dan fermentasi kemudian menentukan waktu fermentasi terbaik dari unsur hara organik campuran rumput laut, sabut kelapa dan daun kelor yang diharapkan memiliki kandungan nutrisi organik yang mendekati dengan formula nutrisi anorganik. Penelitian ini terdiri atas 2 percobaan: (i) percobaan pertama meneliti jenis metode ekstraksi, dan (ii) percobaan kedua meneliti waktu fermentasi terbaik. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) dengan faktor tunggal dan diulang sebanyak 6 …

Microplastic Accumulation In The Digestive Tract Of Young-Of-Year Atlantic Sharpnose Sharks (Rhizoprionodon Terraenovae) In The Grand Strand, Sc, Andrew Curtis Sitlinger

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study focused on the presence and accumulation of microplastic fibers in the digestive tract and livers of young-of-year Atlantic Sharpnose Sharks (Rhizopriondon terraenovae) from two sampling locations along the Grand Strand of South Carolina. R. terraenovae is a small, mesopredatory elasmobranch found abundantly along northwestern Atlantic Ocean coastlines. Thirty specimens of R. terraenovae were collected from May through August of 2020. Microplastics were found in all specimens. A total of 672 plastic particles were identified over the course of the study, with an average of 22.4 ± 10.5 (SD) plastics per specimen. The majority of the plastics were classified …

Silting Dynamics And Metal Contaminants In The Georgetown Inner Harbor, Ezekiel Wil Meyers

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Georgetown inner harbor is an abandoned oxbow-like river loop and a vital historic site with a wealth of traditional businesses and heavy local industry located within Winyah Bay. Since the modification of the Sampit River in 1949, chronic rapid silting has plagued the inner harbor. With these substantial amounts of fine-grained material accumulating inside the inner harbor, business operations along the waterfront, navigational and maritime operations, and contamination within the harbor are of major concern. The goals of this study were to (a) understand the silting dynamics inside the inner harbor, (b) identify heavy metals which might be of …

Fine-Scale Site Selection Of Strand-Feeding Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus) And Their Prey, Deborah Kleinclaus

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Strand-feeding is a unique, cooperative foraging strategy used by some common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) at low tide in South Carolina and Georgia salt marshes, where a group of dolphins charges schools of fish, thrusting them onto the bank with their bow wave and then capturing prey items onshore. Strand-feeding dolphins are estuarine residents and frequent predictable stranding sites, suggesting an intimate knowledge of the area. Dolphin behavior prior to stranding suggests they do not herd the fish before charging, but instead prey on fish already shoaling near the bank. The use of active acoustics from strand-feeders in order to …

Next-Generation Sequencing Shows Increasing Temperatures Affect Stream Fungal Communities, Regan Hodgson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Under climate change predictions, surface air temperature is expected to continue to rise and will likely affect functioning of stream ecosystems and microbial communities. Aquatic hyphomycetes are key fungal decomposers of plant litter in headwater streams controlling carbon, energy, and nutrient flows to higher trophic levels. This project addressed the effects of temperature on stream fungal communities in two recently conducted experiments (microcosm and streamside channel studies) using Illumina sequencing. The objectives were to determine (1) if temperature affects community structure of stream fungi based on relative abundances of ITS2 rDNA sequences, (2) if the effects of temperature on aquatic …

Abundance And Growth Of Juvenile Atlantic Sturgeon In The Edisto River, Sc, Molly Katherine Takacs

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Information on abundance and body growth are important for understanding the status and health of populations, and this information can be used to guide and monitor conservation and recovery efforts for species of conservation concern. The Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) is an anadromous fish native to the Atlantic coast of the United States and Canada. Due to overfishing and habitat degradation, population levels declined, and Atlantic Sturgeon were placed on the Endangered Species list in 2012. Although there is substantial research on adult Atlantic Sturgeon, knowledge about their early life history is lacking. The objective of this study were …

Extraction, Analysis, And Comparison Of Microplastics In Sc Marsh Substrates, Austin G. Sige

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The global, rapid increase in plastic production is a widespread problem for coastal environments such as marshes that present favorable conditions for plastic retention. This study looked at the microplastic abundance within three previously unstudied South Carolina marshes located in Myrtle Beach, Murrells Inlet, and Waties Island. A comparison between the microplastic types and abundances between locations provided knowledge about the impacts of sediment composition (sand, silt, clay, and organic matter) on microplastic sequestration. This study also produced a novel microplastic extraction methodology for cohesive marsh sediment that used elutriation to effectively break apart aggregates prior to chemical digestion and …

Improving Near Surface Refractivity Estimates In Marine Environments, Sarah Evelyn Wessinger

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study utilizes in-situ measurements and numerical weather prediction datasets collected during the Coupled Air-Sea Processes Electromagnetic Ducting Research East field campaign to assess how thermodynamic properties in the marine atmospheric surface layer influence evaporation duct shape and to develop a simple near-surface modified refractivity estimation method. This study utilizes a logarithmic linear parametric model, which describes evaporation ducts via three main parameters: evaporation duct height, evaporation duct curvature, and mixed layer slope. Notably, most studies utilizing this type of model assume the curvature, C0, to be a theoretical value derived assuming neutral atmospheric stability; a thermodynamic regime that is …

2022 Winter Undergraduate And Graduate Commencement, Lindenwood University

Commencement Programs

Lindenwood University Commencement program.

Habitat Use And Diel Movements Of Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys Molitrix In Two Southeastern Reservoirs, Levi Umland

Honors College Theses

Bigheaded carp have spread rampantly throughout the Mississippi watershed and continue to spread by navigating through rivers, locks, and dams. The long-term effects these species will have on our ecosystems and natural resources is unknown. Their movements, behavior, and general seasonal patterns are well studied within rivers. However, their movements and behavior within reservoirs is poorly understood due to their initial numbers within reservoirs being lower than in rivers. To address this gap, I investigated the distribution and movement rates of Silver Carp within two reservoirs, Kentucky Reservoir and Barkley Reservoir, and possible correlative variables, including wind, temperature, residency, sex, …

Evaluation Of Porcelain To Metal Bond Strength On Use Of Recast Nickel-Chromium Alloy, Prakash Manne, Kavya Ravuri

Manipal Journal of Medical Sciences

Purpose: The objective is to assess how the bond between metal and ceramic is impacted by recasting the base metal alloy. Materials and Methods: A total of 78 metal-ceramic specimens were created using beryllium-free nickel-chromium alloy from Dentalloy International Pvt Ltd. There were 26 specimens in each of the three groups, and they were all prepared differently. The first group was cast from 100% fresh alloy and served as the control. The second group was made by mixing 50% used (once cast) alloy and 50% fresh alloy. The third group was cast using 100% reused (once-cast) alloy. All of the …

Calidad, Eficacia, Yeny Liliana Casas Méndez, Omar Fabián Rivera Ruíz, Martha Lidia Barreto Moreno, David Leonardo Castro Muñoz, Diana Marcela Contento Sarmiento

Educación

Las políticas educativas deben estar enfocadas al mejoramiento de la calidad de la educación, en los capítulos del presente libro se exponen algunas posturas relacionadas con la calidad educativa, la eficacia escolar y la educación rural.

Abstracto:

Las políticas educativas deben estar enfocadas a mejorar la calidad de la educación, en los capítulos de este libro se exponen algunas posiciones relacionadas con la calidad educativa, la eficacia escolar y la educación rural.

Recolección Y Representación De Datos En Primero De Primaria Con Splash. Un Caso De Estudio, Carlos Javier González López, Martha Lidia Barreto Moreno, Felipe Eugenio Retamal Acevedo, Zandra Maritza Tarazona Carrascal, Lina Katerín Perea Zárate

Educación

La obra titulada Recolección y representación de datos en primera de primaria con Splash. Un caso de estudio. Es producto del proceso investigativo ejecutado en el marco de los proyectos titulados: Modelización computacional de hiperlugares móviles translocales.

Avanzando con el MEDIT hacia nuevos modelos educativos, y Observatorio Translocal de Calidad Educativa de la Universidad de Cundinamarca ¿ Fase II. El objetivo de este trabajo de grado es promover procesos de clasificación y organización de datos en los estudiantes de grado primero del gimnasio nuevo Bolívar, mediante la adaptación del software Splash como herramienta didáctica, para mejorar la comprensión en los …

Modelación Del Volumen De Piezas Del Ajedrez Mediante La Aplicación Del Cálculo Multivariable, Felipe Eugenio Retamal Acevedo, Paz Daniela Quintana Herrera, André Mijael Fernández León, Leonardo Adriel Álvarez Sepúlveda, Martha Lidia Barreto Moreno

Educación

En la actualidad el cálculo multivariable nos permite obtener la interpretación y entrega de soluciones a una infinidad de problematizaciones interdisciplinarias aplicando el trabajo de funciones de variables. Es esencial que los estudiantes; docentes; ingenieros; entre otros, manejen las herramientas para tener éxito en contextos donde las matemáticas favorezcan su desempeño. Es necesario crear ambientes significativos, que faciliten la comprensión y la aplicabilidad de conocimientos de cálculo multivariables, fomentando el pensamiento crítico; analítico; el pensamiento lógico y riguroso, proponiendo desafíos que favorezcan los senderos de la investigación o creación de soluciones concretas. Es por ello, en la presente investigación se …

Rural Appalachian Teachers' Use Of Social Media To Find And Engage In Professional Development, Kristy Johnson

Ed.D. Dissertations

Rural elementary teachers faced challenges to professional development which differed from their urban or suburban peers. With the increasing popularity of social media at the time of this study, rural elementary teachers had the opportunity to use social media to find and engage in professional development which might otherwise be unavailable to them. By engaging in professional development teachers found via social media, rural elementary teachers could overcome some of the challenges faced as a rural educator. The purpose of this study was to determine how rural elementary teachers perceived and used social media to find and engage in professional …

Defective Proteostasis In Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Models Of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Sidhartha Mahali, Rita Martinez, Melvin King, Anthony Verbeck, Oscar Harari, Bruno A Benitez, Kanta Horie, Chihiro Sato, Sally Temple, Celeste M Karch

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Impaired proteostasis is associated with normal aging and is accelerated in neurodegeneration. This impairment may lead to the accumulation of protein, which can be toxic to cells and tissue. In a subset of frontotemporal lobar degeneration with tau pathology (FTLD-tau) cases, pathogenic mutations in the microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) gene are sufficient to cause tau accumulation and neurodegeneration. However, the pathogenic events triggered by the expression of the mutant tau protein remain poorly understood. Here, we show that molecular networks associated with lysosomal biogenesis and autophagic function are disrupted in brains from FTLD-tau patients carrying a MAPT p.R406W mutation. We …

Two-Year Follow-Up Of Kte-X19 In Patients With Relapsed Or Refractory Adult B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia In Zuma-3 And Its Contextualization With Scholar-3, An External Historical Control Study, Bijal D Shah, Armin Ghobadi, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Brexucabtagene autoleucel (KTE-X19) is an autologous anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy approved in the USA to treat adult patients with relapsed or refractory B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (R/R B-ALL) based on ZUMA-3 study results. We report updated ZUMA-3 outcomes with longer follow-up and an extended data set along with contextualization of outcomes to historical standard of care.

METHODS: Adults with R/R B-ALL received a single infusion of KTE-X19 (1 × 10

RESULTS: After 26.8-months median follow-up, the overall complete remission (CR) rate (CR + CR with incomplete hematological recovery) among treated patients (N = 55) in phase 2 was 71% …

Sector Rural Colombiano, Salud Y Plaguicidas, Sandra Patricia Carmona Urueña, Maria Nieves Avila Avila, Claudia Del Rocío Contreras Rodríguez, Sindy Alejandro Cifuentes Guerrero, José Ever Ramírez Calderón

Ciencias de la Salud

La región del Sumapaz de Colombia es conocida como la despensa agrícola de Cundinamarca tiene una importante actividad económica en la producción de frutas y hortalizas, por lo que se debe conocer el estado sociocultural, demográfico, ambiental, laboral y de salud de los productores. Otro aspecto es la composición del suelo y el agua que se enfrenta a la degradación debido al abuso de plaguicidas, la deforestación, los monocultivos, la falta de cultura ambiental y presencia institucional, y los proyectos comunitarios ecoamigables. Los campesinos de la región se caracterizan por bajos niveles de educación, lo que afecta su capacidad para …

Direccionamiento Estratégico Para La Integración Agroindustrial Frutícola En La Provincia Del Sumapaz En Cundinamarca, Nelson Enrique Fonseca Carreño

Ciencias Administrativas, Económicas y Contables

Un factor común une a los diferentes nichos del mercado y son los productos de la cadena hortofrutícola que necesitan de un enfoque sistémico y propiedades organolépticas para poder competir en el mercado, dentro de los cuales está los grados brix, colorimetría, humedad, tamaño y perecebilidad, los cuales son importantes para cumplir con los requerimientos mínimos de comercialización; lo anterior con el propósito de mitigar los efectos causados dentro de la pos-cosecha como componentes exógenos de temperatura, sequia, presión de plagas y enfermedades y trazas químicas. De ahí la importancia de la dirección de acciones en la cosecha, pos-cosecha, adecuación, …

Red Comunitaria Bosachoque-Libre Ingeniería Al Servicio De La Brecha Digital Rural, Universidad De Cundinamarca Sede Fusagasugá, Ángela Patricia Arenas Amado, Eva Patricia Vásquez Gómez, Marcia Catalina Pulido Córdoba, Wilson Daniel Gordillo Ochoa

Ingeniería

En materia de conectividad y accesibilidad digital la pandemia por COVID – 19 expuso la exclusión digital en la cual se encuentran sumidos los territorios rurales de Colombia y el mundo. Pese a los ingentes esfuerzos del gobierno nacional a través de procesos institucionalizados para garantizar la inclusión de la tecnología en zonas rurales, no se logra una cobertura óptima, lo cual genera una afectación tecnológica, educativa y de salud pública para comunidades en situación de desventaja social, como es el caso de la ruralidad.
En este documento se muestran los resultados del trabajo de investigación llevado a cabo en …

Mentoring The Future, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

Clintons create scholarship with internships for business, accountancy students

Fabrication, Characterization, And Simulation Of Graphene-Copper Electrical Conductors, Raju Prasad Ghimire

Nanoscience and Microsystems ETDs

The addition of nanocarbons to copper (Cu), specifically in the form of graphene (GN), has been shown to enhance copper's properties. GN-Cu nanocomposites can potentially achieve higher electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties compared with copper. These characteristics make GN-Cu materials interesting for several applications including but not limited to interconnects, high voltage lines, and rotating machines. Copper’s microstructure and nanoscale interfacial phenomena between the GN and Cu control charge conduction in GN-Cu materials. In this work, we investigated the possibilities of conductivity enhancement in multi-layered GN-Cu composites both theoretically (classical, quantum, and atomistic models) and experimentally.

Additionally, our work elucidates …

Socioeconomic Deprivation And Cardiometabolic Risk Factors In Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes: T1d Exchange Clinic Registry, Stephanie Griggs, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Heather Hardin, Elliane Irani, Sanjay Rajagopalan, Ronald L. Hickman Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

Aims: Social determinants of health (SDOH) influence cardiovascular health in the general population; however, the degree to which this occurs in individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is not well understood. We evaluated associations among socioeconomic deprivation and cardiometabolic risk factors (hemoglobin A1c, low-density lipoprotein, blood pressure, body mass index, physical activity) in individuals with T1D from the T1D Clinic Exchange Registry. Methods: We evaluated the association between the social deprivation index (SDI) and cardiometabolic risk factors using multivariable and logistic regression among 18,754 participants ages 13 – 90 years (mean 29.2 ± 17) in the T1D Exchange clinic registry …

An Analysis Of New York State’S Bail Reform: Identifying And Addressing Gun Violence With The Give Executive Team, Hannah Hodge

Theses

In 2020, the New York legislature passed the bail reform law. The law included amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law (L 2019, ch 59, Part JJJ), eliminating cash bail and pretrial detention for non-violent crimes, and giving more guidance to judges setting bail (Rodriguez, 2022). Since the enactment of bail reform, there has been considerable debate concerning its impact on crime and violence. In spite of the ongoing debate about bail reform, few evaluations to date have ascertained bail reform’s impact on violence. The Monroe County Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) Executive Committee has commissioned the RIT Center for Public …

Effect Of Temperature Cycling Pretreatment On The Thermal Stability Of Sm2(Co, Fe, Zr, Cu)17 Magnets In The Mild Temperature Range, Hulin Wu, Zhimei Long, Zhongsheng Li, Kaiqiang Song, Chaoqun Li, Dalong Cong, Bin Shao, Xiaowei Liu, Jianchun Sun, Yilong Ma

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The irredeemable magnetic losses of Sm(Co, Fe, Zr, Cu)7.8 permanent magnets caused by oxidation are very important for their practical application. In this work, the simulated results with R2 ≥ 98% based on the data of the temperature cycling test and the long-term isothermal test for the original samples confirmed that the magnetic flux losses reached 9.38% after the 5000th cycle in range R.T.–300 °C, and 7.15% after oxidated at 180 °C for 10 years, respectively. Demagnetization curves showed that the low-temperature oxidation mainly led to the remanence attenuation, while the coercivity remained relatively stable. SEM observation and EDS …

Intercellular Communication Via Gap Junctions Influences Cell Survival During Hypoxia, Lauren E. Harmon, David L. Geenen

Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Stem cell therapy can be beneficial following myocardial infarction. However, when murine bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (mBM-MSCs) are injected into the ischemic area, a large percentage of these cells undergo apoptosis resulting in decreased therapeutic benefits. We hypothesize that the loss of these mBM-MSCs is regulated by intercellular channels or gap junctions (GJs) that provide apoptotic signals passed between ischemic cardiomyocytes and mBM-MSCs. Our research aims to attenuate these GJs by suppressing Connexin-43 (Cx43) expression, the predominant channel-forming protein. We will accomplish this by transiently transfecting a Cx43 siRNA into mBM-MSCs. Our data demonstrate that intracellular fluorescent dyes and …

Factors Likely To Affect The Uptake Of Genomic Approaches To Cancer Screening In Primary Care: A Scoping Review, Kaitlyn V Davis, Mie H Hallman, Melissa Dicarlo, Sophie M Wambua, Rachel L Jaffe, Allison W Welsh, Cameron Kerber, Hushan Yang, Christopher Chambers, Ronald E. Myers

Department of Family & Community Medicine Faculty Papers

Genomic tests are being developed for use in cancer screening. As most screening is offered in primary care settings, primary care provider and patient perceptions of such tests are likely to affect uptake. We conducted a scoping review to synthesize information on factors likely to affect patient and provider use of biospecimen collection and analysis for cancer screening, methods referred to as liquid biopsy or multi-cancer early detection (MCED) testing when used to detect multiple cancers. We ultimately identified 7 articles for review and analyzed them for major themes. None reported on primary care provider perspectives. Six articles focused on …