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Federalism And Constitutional Hyper-Rigidity: A Comparative Analysis Of The Federalist Amendment Mechanisms Within The Australian And United States Constitutions, Amy Buckley

The Transnational Human Rights Review

The amendment mechanisms contained within the Australian and United States Constitutions, being Section 128 and Article V respectively, have many structural similarities. Both amendment mechanisms are purposed towards protecting federalism insofar as they require the achievement of more than just a simple constituent majority before a referendum proposal will succeed. In fact, the entrenchment of the Australian and United States ‘double’ and ‘super’ majority requirements respectively were specifically included as a protection for the federal distribution of power originally mandated within the Constitutions of each. Building upon that framework, if the Australian and American constitutional amendment mechanisms are purposed towards …

Mapping Of Freedom Of Information Requests (Foirs) For The Publication Of Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Contracts, Chiamaka Ojiako, Uchechukwu Ngwaba

The Transnational Human Rights Review

Freedom of Information Requests (FOIRs) provide the window of access to COVID-19 vaccine supply contracts in times of crisis, yet for COVID-19 supply contracts, FOIRs have recorded limited success due to barriers which have either been legal, institutional, political or a combination of all of these. Despite State’s commitment to freedom of information and open contracting at both the national and international level, the urgency to procure vaccines led many countries to prioritize public health goals over protecting the public’s right of access to information. This empirical study examines freedom of information requests related to COVID-19 vaccine supply contracts to …

December 1, 2022, Caa

Minutes

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Groundwater Modelling Of The Newman Area For Managed Aquifer Recharge Assessment, Wolfgang Schmid, Rodrigo Rojas, Michael J. Donn, Christopher Schelfhout Dr, Mathias Raiber, Olga Barron

Natural resources commissioned reports

This report contributes to the Transforming Agriculture in the Pilbara (TAP) initiative that has been developed to undertake the detailed studies in the Pilbara to bring suitable medium to large scale irrigation land to market for private investment. The research objective was to explore opportunities for irrigated agriculture north of Newman (Eastern Pilbara), deploying managed aquifer recharge (MAR) to secure water for irrigation. MAR source water identified was from mine dewatering surplus, generated from the large BHP Iron Ore operation in the Newman region. The objectives of this report were to:

• conceptualise the groundwater system and associated processes in the …

A Predictive Model Using The Mesoscopic Architecture Of The Living Brain To Detect Alzheimer’S Disease, Marianna Inglese, Neva Patel, Kristofer Linton-Reid, Flavia Loreto, Zarni Win, Richard J. Perry, Christopher Carswell, Matthew Grech-Sollars, William R. Crum, Haonan Lu, Paresh A. Malhotra, Lisa C. Silbert, Betty Lind, Rachel Crissey, Jeffrey A. Kaye, Raina Carter, Sara Dolen, Joseph Quinn, Lon S. Schneider, Sonia Pawluczyk, Mauricio Becerra, Liberty Teodoro, Karen Dagerman, Bryan M. Spann, James Brewer, Helen Vanderswag, Adam Fleisher, Jaimie Ziolkowski, Judith L. Heidebrink, Zbizek-Nulph, Joanne L. Lord, Lisa Zbizek-Nulph, Ronald Petersen, Sara S. Mason

Clinical Research Faculty Publications

Background: Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia, causes a progressive and irreversible deterioration of cognition that can sometimes be difficult to diagnose, leading to suboptimal patient care. Methods: We developed a predictive model that computes multi-regional statistical morpho-functional mesoscopic traits from T1-weighted MRI scans, with or without cognitive scores. For each patient, a biomarker called “Alzheimer’s Predictive Vector” (ApV) was derived using a two-stage least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO). Results: The ApV reliably discriminates between people with (ADrp) and without (nADrp) Alzheimer’s related pathologies (98% and 81% accuracy between ADrp - including the early form, mild …

The Polygenic Risk Score Knowledge Base Offers A Centralized Online Repository For Calculating And Contextualizing Polygenic Risk Scores, Madeline L. Page, Elizabeth L. Vance, Matthew E. Cloward, Ed Ringger, Louisa Dayton, Mark T.W. Ebbert, L. Ravdin, M. Lin, A. Lee, G. Chiang, N. Relkin, R. B. Santulli, M. L. Hynes, M. Seltzer, L. A. Flashman, K. Anderson, K. Blank, G. D. Perlson, S. Kittur, S. Correia, P. Malloy, S. Salloway, S. Potkin, P. Newhouse, M. Sabbagh, A. Garcia, J. Shi, J. Masdeu, A. Williams, J. Mintzer, A. O’Connell, A. Mintz, D. Munic, C. Bernick

Clinical Research Faculty Publications

The process of identifying suitable genome-wide association (GWA) studies and formatting the data to calculate multiple polygenic risk scores on a single genome can be laborious. Here, we present a centralized polygenic risk score calculator currently containing over 250,000 genetic variant associations from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog for users to easily calculate sample-specific polygenic risk scores with comparable results to other available tools. Polygenic risk scores are calculated either online through the Polygenic Risk Score Knowledge Base (PRSKB; https://prs.byu.edu) or via a command-line interface. We report study-specific polygenic risk scores across the UK Biobank, 1000 Genomes, and the Alzheimer’s Disease …

Total Energy Expenditure Is Repeatable In Adults But Not Associated With Short-Term Changes In Body Composition, Rebecca Rimbach, Yosuke Yamada, Hiroyuki Sagayama, Philip N. Ainslie, Lene F. Anderson, Liam J. Anderson, Lenore Arab, Issaad Baddou, Kweku Bedu-Addo, Ellen E. Blaak, Stephane Blanc, Alberto G. Bonomi, Carlijn V.C. Bouten, Pascal Bovet, Maciej S. Buchowski, Nancy F. Butte, Stefan G.J.A. Camps, Graeme L. Close, Jamie A. Cooper, Sai Krupa Das, Lara R. Dugas, Ulf Ekelund, Sonja Entringer, Terrence Forrester, Barry W. Fudge, Annelies H. Goris, Michael Gurven, Catherine Hambly, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Marije B. Hoos, Sumei Hu, Noorjehan Joonas, Annemiek M. Joosen, Peter Katzmarzyk

Clinical Research Faculty Publications

Low total energy expenditure (TEE, MJ/d) has been a hypothesized risk factor for weight gain, but repeatability of TEE, a critical variable in longitudinal studies of energy balance, is understudied. We examine repeated doubly labeled water (DLW) measurements of TEE in 348 adults and 47 children from the IAEA DLW Database (mean ± SD time interval: 1.9 ± 2.9 y) to assess repeatability of TEE, and to examine if TEE adjusted for age, sex, fat-free mass, and fat mass is associated with changes in weight or body composition. Here, we report that repeatability of TEE is high for adults, but …

Effective Connectivity Is A More Promising Biomarker For Brain Health In Middle-Aged Adults Than Functional Connectivity: Bogalusa Heart Study, Kai Cheng Chuang, Sreekrishna R. Pillai, Lydia Bazzano, Owen T. Carmichael

Clinical Research Faculty Publications

Background: Effective connectivity, the causal influence that functional activity in a source brain location exerts over functional activity in a target brain location, has the potential to provide richer information about brain networks than functional connectivity, which only quantifies activity synchrony between regions. However, head-to-head comparisons of effective and functional connectivity from functional MRI data are rare, especially among diverse cognitively healthy middle aged and older adults. Method: 100 Bogalusa Heart Study participants performed a Stroop task during functional MRI (Table 1). Effective connectivity and functional connectivity among 24 regions of interest (ROIs) previously identified as activated by this task …

Global-Scale Modeling Of Early Factors And Country-Specific Trajectories Of Covid-19 Incidence: A Cross-Sectional Study Of The First 6 Months Of The Pandemic, Sujoy Ghosh, Saikat Sinha Roy

Division of Basic Science Faculty Publications

Background: Studies examining factors responsible for COVID-19 incidence have been mostly focused at the national or sub-national level. A global-level characterization of contributing factors and temporal trajectories of disease incidence is currently lacking. Here we conducted a global-scale analysis of COVID-19 infections to identify key factors associated with early disease incidence. Additionally, we compared longitudinal trends of COVID-19 incidence at a per-country level, and classified countries based on COVID-19 incidence trajectories and effects of lockdown responses. Methods: This is an observational cross-sectional study covering COVID-19 incidence over the first 6 months of the pandemic (Jan 1, 2020 to June 30, …

Redox Phospholipidomics Analysis Reveals Specific Oxidized Phospholipids And Regions In The Diabetic Mouse Kidney, Allison Mccrimmon, Sydney Corbin, Bindesh Shrestha, Gregory Roman, Suraj Dhungana, Krisztian Stadler

Division of Basic Science Faculty Publications

While it is generally accepted that oxidative stress impacts the diabetic kidney and contributes to pathogenesis, there is a substantial lack of knowledge about the molecular entity and anatomic location of a variety of reactive species. Here we provide a novel “oxidative stress map” of the diabetic kidney – the first of its kind, and identify specific, oxidized and other reactive lipids and their location. We used the db/db mouse model and Desorption Electrospray Ionization (DESI) mass spectrometry combined with heatmap image analysis. We analyzed a comprehensive array of phospholipid peroxide species in normal (db/m) and diabetic (db/db) kidneys using …

Low Total Osteocalcin Levels Are Associated With All-Cause And Cardiovascular Mortality Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Real-World Study, Yun Shen, Lei Chen, Jian Zhou, Chunfang Wang, Fei Gao, Wei Zhu, Gang Hu, Xiaojing Ma, Han Xia, Yuqian Bao

Population and Public Health Science Faculty Publications

Background: The association between osteocalcin and mortality has been scantly studied. We aimed to investigate the association between osteocalcin along with its trajectories and mortality based on long-term longitudinal data. Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of 9413 type 2 diabetic patients with at least three measurements of total serum osteocalcin within 3 years since their first inpatient diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Baseline, mean values of osteocalcin levels and their trajectories were used as exposures. A multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazards model was used to estimate the association of osteocalcin levels and their trajectories with mortality. Results: During a …

Analytics Monthly, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Articles

No abstract provided.

Safety Matters, Lehigh Valley Health Network

LVHN documents

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Predicting Clinical Outcomes Of Cancer Patients With A P53 Deficiency Gene Signature, Evelien Schaafsma, Eric M. Takacs, Sandeep Kaur, Chao Cheng, Manabu Kurokawa

Dartmouth Scholarship

The tumor suppressor p53, encoded by the TP53 gene, is mutated or nullified in nearly 50% of human cancers. It has long been debated whether TP53 mutations can be utilized as a biomarker to predict clinical outcomes of cancer patients. In this study, we applied computational methods to calculate p53 deficiency scores (PDSs) that reflect the inactivation of the p53 pathway, instead of TP53 mutation status. Compared to TP53 mutation status, the p53 deficiency gene signature is a powerful predictor of overall survival and drug sensitivity in a variety of cancer types and treatments. Interestingly, the PDSs predicted clinical outcomes …

Needs-Based Standards Of Practice For The Use Of Forensic Genetic Genealogy In Investigations Of Violence Toward Marginalized Victims, Anthony Redgrave

Doctor of Education Program Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative narrative study was to identify strategies by which forensic genetic genealogy can be applied to cases of unidentified decedents who are from marginalized populations. Three research questions guided this study: (1) What is each affected group most concerned about regarding the use of forensic genetic genealogy to identify marginalized unidentified decedents or perpetrators of violent crime against marginalized group members?, (2) How have the past experiences of individuals in the affected groups contributed to their stance on the use of forensic genetic genealogy?, And (3) How do stakeholders’ opinions on the use of forensic genetic …

Mb4t (Mathematics By And For Teachers): Number Patterns, Jennifer Holm

Education Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Self-Regulation In The Learning Experiences Of School Choice Students, Melody Lynn Schmidt

Dissertations

This study explores self-regulation in the learning experiences of school choice students who have attended a traditional public school and a charter public school. Research shows self-regulation is a form of non-cognitive executive functioning characterized by many observable traits children employ in their learning environments. Self-regulation development in the learning investments students make relates to school mobility, social identity, and connectedness while navigating their learning amid school changes (Golden, 2017; Langenkamp, 2016). School mobility may impact students by lowering self-regulation and increasing school dropout through compromised social identity and connectedness (Jdaitawi, 2015; Rumberger & Larson, 1998). Understanding the distinction between …

Higher Education Professional Involved In Or Aspiring To Careers In Strategic Enrollment Management: Competency Development And Career Pathways, Jodi Ward

Dissertations

Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) is an emergent and evolving field in higher education (HE). While the concept has often been researched as a system or process implemented by an institution of HE to optimize enrollment, this study examined the professionals that currently lead or aspire to lead those systems. The HE competencies areas that current SEM professionals are most engaged with, the activities they participate in to gain and cultivate competency development, as well as their educational backgrounds and career pathways was the focus of this study. Additionally, this study investigated the competency development opportunities available to individuals working in …

Cite This Volume, University Of The Pacific, Mcgeorge School Of Law

University of the Pacific Law Review

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庾信的生平創作及其意義 : 《中國中古文學史》的一個片段, Nong Gu

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

庾信（513—581）前半生在南朝梁爲宫廷文人，所作詩賦皆爲“宫體”；後半生不得已而在北，儘管北周的高層人士對他非常尊重客氣，但他内心深處總是有些矛盾和痛苦，並融化而進入其詩賦和文章之中。作爲使節他在被扣留之初，曾遭軟禁三年，其時的作品《傷心賦》《小園賦》《枯樹賦》飽含痛苦的心情，也流露了行將轉身的意向。後來作於天和四年（569）的《哀江南賦》，則深刻地總結了蕭梁王朝由盛而衰以至於滅亡的歷史教訓，文辭曲折典雅，歷來得到很高的評價。他詩和文也都達到很高的水準，其中同樣隱含了他對自己轉身的解釋和哀歎。當年的時代主潮在於民族融合，庾信認同鮮卑族主導的北周政權，肯同他們合作，是正常的；而不斷抒發其鄉關故國之思，則表現了對華夏文化大流的熱愛與眷念，深刻地符合中古歷史發展的大方向。要瞭解其時歷史發展過程中的波瀾與漩渦，庾信的作品包括那些諛墓諸文都具有很高的價值。

Yu Xin 庾信 (513 - 581 CE) had been a court official in the Southern Liang dynasty and wrote palace style poetry before he was confined to the non-Sinitic Norther Zhou dynasty. Despite the respect he received from its officials and nobles, he wrote his internal conflict, distress, and forthcoming resign into his poetry and prose, including “Shangxin fu” 傷心賦 (Rhapsody on a Broken Heart), “Xiaoyuan fu” 小園賦 (Rhapsody on a Small Garden) , and “Kushu fu” 枯樹賦 (Rhapsody on a Withered Tree) which he wrote during the first three years of his confinement as a diplomatic envoy. Yu’s …

湖湘派與同光體之離合, Yu Zhang

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

本文試圖展示湖湘派與同光體作爲晚清政治立場接近的最大的兩個古典詩派，在詩學與交往方面的種種離合。湖湘派可以追溯到明末清初王夫之論詩重緣情綺靡。嘉道間湖湘詩人鄧顯鶴與宋詩派多有交往，但並無意稱雄詩壇。以王闓運爲代表的湖湘派，是界於宋詩派與同光體之間的最大的一個詩派。同光體詩人中，如陳三立等，與湖湘派詩人多有交往。湖湘派詩人中，較早如鄧繹，晚學如陳銳、程頌萬等，作詩亦多受宋詩派影響。在新文化運動的洪流面前，這兩個古典詩派由於文化命運的相似，共鳴多於異見。

This article shows the various divergence in poetics and the interaction between the Huxiang School 湖湘派 and the Tongguang School 同光體, the two largest schools of classical poetry in the late Qing dynasty that took similar political stances. The Huxiang School can be traced back to Wang Fuzhi's 王夫之 poetics of emotion in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Despite his frequent associations with the Song Poetry School 宋詩派，Deng Xianhe 鄧顯鶴, a Huxiang School poet during the Jiaqing and Daoguang periods of Qing had no intention to dominate the circle. The Huxiang School, of which Wang Kaiyun 王闓運 …

Meet Jonathan Wilson, Diversity Champion, Jonathan Wilson

ETSU Faculty Works

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Jonathan Wilson is the Outreach & Distance Library Services Coordinator/Assistant Professor at the Charles C. Sherrod Library.

The purpose of the Office of Equity and Inclusion is to maintain a close relationship with the faculty and staff to guarantee that our institutional culture, practices, and processes ensure a mode of interaction that will counteract, neutralize, and progressively overcome regressive and resistant patterns of discrimination that still persist in the higher education workplace and our region [...]

吳廷華《儀禮》筆法研究探論, Lok Man Lee

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

《儀禮》嚮稱難讀。傳統以分節、繪圖、釋例爲治禮之法。三法之外，歷代禮家對《儀禮》筆法每有關注，卻未成系統。清代禮學大家吳廷華（1682—1725）著《儀禮章句》，其書於分節繪圖釋例三途，用力均篤，被譽爲“學禮者階梯”。吳書關注《儀禮》筆法，作經者的行文舖排、遣辭用字，每加析説，見解獨到。本文舉吳氏《章句》對《儀禮》筆法之意見凡十類，包括《儀禮》中的變文、行文語序、提示語、預陳其書、書有見無、省文、互文、相兼乃備、特定的虚詞等，各據例證。由於筆法每與禮例及禮意往往相須而成，吳氏對《儀禮》筆法的意見，與鄭、賈注疏互有異同，詮解出與注疏不同的禮經文本。藉此説明《儀禮》筆法應立爲專門之學，爲研治禮經之重要方法。

Yili 儀禮 (Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial) is considered a Confucians classic difficult to read. Scholars have adopted three basic methods of interpretation: (1) to break the texts into paragraphs; (2) to illustrate the ceremonies; (3) to explain the etiquette rules. In addition, scholars of different historical periods have also researched unsystematically on the writing style of This article examines Qing-dynasty scholar Wu Tinghua’s 吳廷華 (1682 -1755) annotations to the writing techniques of Yili in his Yili zhang ju 儀禮章句 (Analysis of the Book of Etiquette and Rites), including textual variation, words’ sequence, hint, pre-narration, indicating the hidden, omission, …

葉清臣行年攷 (下), Caizhi Chen

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

葉清臣既是北宋文學家，也是高節莫屈的一代名臣，然其生卒年與籍貫説法不一，行年亦有待詳攷。經梳理原始史料，比對有關記載，攷得葉清臣卒於宋仁宗皇祐元年（1049）四、五月之際，享年五十歲，逆推當生於宋真宗咸平三年（1000）。其郡望爲南陽，籍貫當爲湖州烏程，後徙寓蘇州長洲。其他行年及撰述等亦多有詳攷。

Ye Qingchen was a man of letters and court official of esteemed integrity in the Northern Song dynasty. This article compares the various biographical records of Ye’s birth and death years and his birth place and concludes that Ye was born in 1000 CE (the third year of the Xianping era during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song) and died at the age of fifty, between April and May 1049 CE (the first year of the Huangyou era during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song). Nanyang was the chroronym of Ye’s family clan. Wucheng, Huzhou was his …

李善《文選注》引書義例考, Jiancheng Zhao

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

李善《文選注》徵引浩繁，引書義例複雜。本文依據其引用文獻之實際情況，參考注中隨文標示之相關義例，從引用目的、書名標舉、引文處理三個方面系統、深入地考察了李善《文選注》引書之義例系統。把握李善注引書義例，有益於把握李善注及其所引文獻，乃至《文選》本文。

This article provides a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the numerous citations and their complex principles in Li Shan’s 李善 Wenxuan zhu 文選注 (Annotations to Selections of Refined Literature) through their purpose, title, and text. The article contributes to a deeper understanding of Li Shan’s annotations and citations, and moreover, the texts in Wenxuan文選 (Selections of Refined Literature).

Association Mapping Reveals A Reciprocal Virulence/Avirulence Locus Within Diverse Us Pyrenophora Teres F. Maculata Isolates, Shaun J. Clare, Kasia M. Duellman, Jonathan K. Richards, Roshan Sharma Poudel, Lance F. Merrick, Timothy L. Friesen, Robert S. Brueggeman

Faculty Publications

Background: Spot form net blotch (SFNB) caused by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Pyrenophora teres f. maculata (Ptm) is an economically important disease of barley that also infects wheat. Using genetic analysis to characterize loci in Ptm genomes associated with virulence or avirulence is an important step to identify pathogen effectors that determine compatible (virulent) or incompatible (avirulent) interactions with cereal hosts. Association mapping (AM) is a powerful tool for detecting virulence loci utilizing phenotyping and genotyping data generated for natural populations of plant pathogenic fungi. Results: Restriction-site associated DNA genotyping-by-sequencing (RAD-GBS) was used to generate 4,836 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) …

Extensive Morphological And Behavioural Diversity Among Fourteen New And Seven Described Species In Phytophthora Clade 10 And Its Evolutionary Implications, T. Jung, I. Milenković, T. Corcobado, T. Májek, J. Janoušek, T. Kudláček, M. Tomšovský, Z. Nagy, A. Durán, M. Tarigan, E. Sanfuentes Von Stowasser, R. Singh, M. Ferreira, J. F. Webber, B. Scanu, N. M. Chi, P. Q. Thu, M. Junaid, A. Rosmana, B. Baharuddin, T. Kuswinanti, N. Nasri, K. Kageyama, A. Hieno, H. Masuya, S. Uematsu, J. Oliva, M. Redondo, C. Maia, I. Matsiakh, V. Kramarets, R. O’Hanlon, Tomić

Faculty Publications

During extensive surveys of global Phytophthora diversity 14 new species detected in natural ecosystems in Chile, Indonesia, USA (Louisiana), Sweden, Ukraine and Vietnam were assigned to Phytophthora major Clade 10 based on a multigene phylogeny of nine nuclear and three mitochondrial gene regions. Clade 10 now comprises three subclades. Subclades 10a and 10b contain species with nonpapillate sporangia, a range of breeding systems and a mainly soil-and waterborne lifestyle. These include the previously described P. afrocarpa, P. gallica and P. intercalaris and eight of the new species: P. ludoviciana, P. procera, P. pseudogallica, P. scandinavica, P. subarctica, P. tenuimura, P. …

Morphoanatomical And Biochemical Factors Associated With Rice Resistance To The South American Rice Water Weevil, Oryzophagus Oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Juliano De Bastos Pazini, José Francisco Da Silva Martins, Keilor Da Rosa Dorneles, Rosane Lopes Crizel, Fernando Felisberto Da Silva, Fábio Clasen Chaves, Juliana Aparecida Fernando, Leandro José Dallagnol, Enio Júnior Seidel, Michael Joseph Stout, Anderson Dionei Grützmacher

Faculty Publications

The rice water weevil, Oryzophagus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is an economically important pest of flooded rice paddies throughout South America, and species with similar life histories are present in many rice-producing regions globally (collectively referred to here as RWWs). Plant resistance is a key strategy for management of RWWs; however, the mechanisms responsible for rice resistance to RWWs are poorly understood. We investigated morphoanatomical and biochemical plant traits potentially involved in rice resistance to O. oryzae. Resistance-associated traits were characterized in two cultivars, ‘Dawn’ (resistant) and ‘BRS Pampa CL’ (‘Pamp’ = susceptible), which were selected from among six cultivars on …

Assigning Culicoides Larvae To Species Using Dna Barcoding Of Adult Females And Phylogenetic Associations, Tao Jin, Claudia Husseneder, Lane Foil

Faculty Publications

Background: Orbivirus-induced hemorrhagic diseases cause high mortality in wild and captive white-tailed deer in North America. The role of different Culicoides species in Orbivirus transmission outside of areas of intensive animal production has not been established. At our study location, bluetongue virus (BTV) RNA-positive female Culicoides debilipalpis pools have been detected annually since 2012 when BTV transmission was noted in a captive deer herd. Identifying specific larval habitats of suspected vectors at active transmission sites is crucial both for identifying the source of the vectors and for subsequently planning intervention actions. Since C. debilipalpis larvae are known to develop in …

Laboratory Evaluation Of Sugar Alcohols For Control Of Mosquitoes And Other Medically Important Flies, Ilia Rochlin, Gregory White, Nadja Reissen, Dustin Swanson, Lee Cohnstaedt, Madeleine Chura, Kristen Healy, Ary Faraji

Faculty Publications

Insecticide application for vector control is the most controversial component of a public health program due to concerns about environmental and human health safety. One approach to overcome this challenge is the use of environmentally benign active ingredients. Among the most promising emerging strategies are attractive toxic sugar baits. Sugar alcohols—naturally occurring molecules safe for human consumption but potentially toxic to insects when ingested, have received increased attention for use with this approach. For this study, we screened the toxicity of four different sugar alcohols on several mosquito species, a biting midge, and a filth fly. Sugar alcohol mortalities exceeded …