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The Park Ridge Center Bulletin, 2001, N22, July/August, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

The Park Ridge Center, Park Ridge, IL: Issue of "The Park Ridge Center Bulletin", a bi-monthly publication from The Park Ridge Center - An Institute for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics, associated with Lutheran General Hospital. This issue has feature articles about religion and bioethics.

The Seventh-Day Adventist Tradition: Religious Beliefs And Healthcare Decisions, 2002, Edwin R. Dubose, James W. Walters

Historical Documents - Combined

Chicago, IL: Park Ridge Center for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics published this handbook on the Seventh-day Adventist tradition as part of a series entitled "Religious Traditions and Healthcare Decisions". Sections include:

• The Individual and the Patient-Caregiver Relationship, p. 3
• Family, Sexuality, and Procreation, p. 3
• Genetics, p. 5
• Organ and Tissue Transplantation, p. 6
• Mental Health, p. 7
• Medical Experimentation and Research, p. 7
• Death and Dying, p. 7
• Special Concerns, p. 9

The Hindu Tradition: Religious Beliefs And Healthcare Decisions, 2002, Arvind Sharma

Historical Documents - Combined

Chicago, IL: Park Ridge Center for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics published this handbook on the Hindu faith as part of a series entitled "Religious Traditions and Healthcare Decisions". Sections include:

• The Individual and the Patient-Caregiver Relationship, p. 5
• Family, Sexuality, and Procreation, p. 6
• Genetics, p. 8
• Organ and Tissue Transplantation, p. 9
• Mental Health, p. 10
• Death and Dying, p. 11
• Special Concerns, p. 13

Attack On The Brain: Neurowars And Neurowarfare, Armin Krishnan

Space and Defense

Is neurotechnology leading nation-states toward a new domain of war? Neuroscience is on the verge of deciphering the human brain. As a result, brains will become a part of the battlefield against which attacks will be directed. As neuroscientist James Giordano argued: “the brain is the next battlespace.” It is foreseeable that this will have tremendous implications for warfare and could amount to a true military revolution in the sense of military historian Williamson Murray: it would completely change the characteristics of conflict, as well as transform state and society.

Typ.Ologies: Reframing Ireland's Vernacular Letterform Through The Lens Of Heritage, Deirdre Maher Ring

Articles

Since the late 1800s, vernacular letterforms have been vital components of the traditional shopfronts of Ireland, enlivening, place-making, and inspiring dialogue with streetscapes. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage identifies, records, and evaluates Ireland’s post-1700 architectural heritage. While the state initiative appraises architecturally significant shopfronts, it typically overlooks the critical signage element. This research aims to bridge this gap by documenting, mapping, and interpreting the existing vernacular letterforms in Kilkenny as a paradigm. Through the lens of heritage, the study seeks to construct a case for preserving, promoting, and advocating for vernacular letterforms and the traditional craft of signwriting. Signwriting …

Addition Of Fibers Derived From Paper Mill Sludge In Paper Coatings: Impact On Microstructure, Surface And Optical Properties, Bilge N. Altay, Burak Aksoy, Anamiqa Huq, Richard Hailstone, Charles P. Klass, Muslum Demir, Scott Williams

Articles

Traditionally, cellulose nanofiber (CNF) production has primarily relied on virgin cellulose sources. Yet, the shift to using paper mill sludge (PMS) as a source for CNF underscores the significance of reusing and recycling industrial byproducts. PMS contains significant amounts of cellulose that can be extracted as a raw material. The purpose of present study is to provide a sustainable approach to PMS utilization as a paper coating additive in the cellulose nanofibrils (CNFPMS) form via simply scalable wire-wound rod coating method. The effect of CNFPMS additive amounts at two coating layers on microstructure and surface properties of coatings such as …

Population Genetic Structure Of Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri (Hermann's Tortoise) In Türkiye, Can Yilmaz, Oğuz Türkozan, Sezgi̇n Karaman, Celal Ülger

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Multidisciplinary approaches for the conservation of endangered species have great importance in preparing management plans. In addition to ecological and population demographic parameters, genetic data provide vital information for conservation management plans for a species. The Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) suffers from illegal trade, fires, habitat fragmentation and destruction, and therefore, the genetic diversity of the regional populations has been affected. It was aimed herein to impart knowledge on the population genetic structure of T. hermanni boettgeri, listed as near threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List as a subspecies and has limited …

The Montana Supreme Court – The Statistics, Monte Cole, Adam Taub

Montana Law Review

The Montana Supreme Court is Montana’s highest court. Unlike most state court systems, Montana does not have an intermediate appellate court. The Montana Supreme Court hears direct appeals from all of the district courts across the state, as well as from the Workers’ Compensation Court and the Water Court. In keeping with the trends of recent years, the Montana Supreme Court has continued to issue more than twice the number of opinions as the United States Supreme Court. Many of these opinions become binding precedent that Montana’s legal community must keep abreast of and incorporate into their practices and scholarship. …

Methods And Systems For Determining An Ionic Strength Of A Dilute Aqueous Solution, Robert H. Byrne

USF Patents

Disclosed herein are methods for measuring the ionic strengths of the natural water sources. Also disclosed herein are systems used to measure an ionic strength of the natural water sources. More specifically disclosed herein are methods and systems utilizing spectroscopic pH measurements and calculations of the ionic strength as a function of the measured pH.

Compositions And Uses Thereof For Treatment Of Idiopathic Preterm Birth, Charles Lockwood, Ozlem Guzeloglu-Kayisli, Umit Ali Kayisli, Frederick Schatz

USF Patents

Disclosed are compositions and methods for delaying or preventing idiopathic preterm birth.

System Of Language Learning With Augmented Reality, Sara Ashley Smith, Maria Soledad Carlo, Sanghoon Park, Howard Kaplan

USF Patents

Education curricula materials include encoded indicia such as a QR code that contains information related to identifying requested augmented reality image data from a server over a network. By scanning the QR code, a computer uses its decoding software to create a data set for transmitting to the server. The data set may include an identifier for selected augmented reality image data associated with the user's curriculum, information about the curriculum at issue, the academic level of the user, and any other data necessary to ensure that the most appropriate augmented reality image data is transmitted back to the computer. …

Metabolic Therapy For Wound Healing, Dominic Paul D'Agostino, Shannon Kesl

USF Patents

Ketone supplementation, such as through use of precursors of beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) and acetoacetate (AcAc), increased blood levels of ketone bodies, increases blood flow and wound closure in ischemic young and aged fisher rats significantly earlier compared to standard diet in aged rats. In vitro experiments with ketone bodies demonstrate decreased mitochondrial and cytosolic ROS in young and aged primary human dermal fibroblasts (PHDF). Ketone bodies increased migration in young and aged PHDFs.

2023-November-07-Andrew Lawson- ‘Helping To Create Something Bigger’.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

With an impressive body of work already under his belt, Andrew Lawson is well on his way toward achieving his dream of a career in film animation.

Lawson is a graduate student from Knoxville pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in digital media at East Tennessee State University.

His interest in digital media springs from his childhood, when he was captivated by Disney cartoons and Tim Burton’s claymation films, especially “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Because his family moved often, he needed something to entertain himself, and so he turned to art.

“I started out getting into illustrating and drawing,” he …

Organic Electronics In Biosensing: A Promising Frontier For Medical And Environmental Applications, Jyoti Bala Kaushal, Pratima Raut, Sanjay Kumar

Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction: Faculty Publications

The promising field of organic electronics has ushered in a new era of biosensing technology, thus offering a promising frontier for applications in both medical diagnostics and environmental monitoring. This review paper provides a comprehensive overview of organic electronics’ remarkable progress and potential in biosensing applications. It explores the multifaceted aspects of organic materials and devices, thereby highlighting their unique advantages, such as flexibility, biocompatibility, and low-cost fabrication. The paper delves into the diverse range of biosensors enabled by organic electronics, including electrochemical, optical, piezoelectric, and thermal sensors, thus showcasing their versatility in detecting biomolecules, pathogens, and environmental pollutants. Furthermore, …

The Prospector, November 7, 2023, Student Publications

The Prospector

Miners Men's and Women's Basketball

Now What? The Right To Privacy In Montana After Dobbs, Caitlin E. Borgmann

Montana Law Review

No abstract provided.

Enteroendocrine Cell Regulation Of The Gut-Brain Axis, Joshua Barton, Annie Londregan, Tyler Alexander, Ariana Entezari, Manuel Covarrubias, Scott Waldman

Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Cancer Biology Faculty Papers

Enteroendocrine cells (EECs) are an essential interface between the gut and brain that communicate signals about nutrients, pain, and even information from our microbiome. EECs are hormone-producing cells expressed throughout the gastrointestinal epithelium and have been leveraged by pharmaceuticals like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy), terzepatide (Mounjaro), and retatrutide (Phase 2) for diabetes and weight control, and linaclotide (Linzess) to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and visceral pain. This review focuses on role of intestinal EECs to communicate signals from the gut lumen to the brain. Canonically, EECs communicate information about the intestinal environment through a variety of hormones, dividing EECs into …

Pharmacotherapies Targeting Gaba-Glutamate Neurotransmission For Treatment-Resistant Depression, Courtney M Vecera, Alan C Courtes, Gregory Jones, Jair C Soares, Rodrigo Machado-Vieira

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is a term used to describe a particular type of major depressive disorder (MDD). There is no consensus about what defines TRD, with various studies describing between 1 and 4 failures of antidepressant therapies, with or without electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). That is why TRD is such a growing concern among clinicians and researchers, and it explains the necessity for investigating novel therapeutic targets beyond conventional monoamine pathways. An imbalance between two primary central nervous system (CNS) neurotransmitters, L-glutamate and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), has emerged as having a key role in the pathophysiology of TRD. In this …

Structural And Biological Characterization Of Two Freshwater Mussel Shells (Bivalvia: Unionidae), Hülya Şerefli̇şan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The shell of a freshwater mussel (Mollusca: Bivalvia) is a composite biological material that plays an active role in maintaining ecosystem services. Mussel shells have variable structures both within and between species. In this study, the structural and biological characteristics of the shells of Potomida semirugata and Leguminaia wheatleyi were investigated in order to use freshwater mussel shells as a biological material. Close observation of the microstructure of the shells of the two common freshwater bivalves revealed a variation in construction from the outer periostracum to the inner nacreous layer. In P. semirugata, a polygonal arrangement with columnar prisms …

A Bio-Economic Modeling Analysis Of Livestock Grazing On Rangelands Utilizing A Supplementary Grazing Resource, Jessica L. Windh

Dissertations and Doctoral Documents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–

This dissertation is a compilation of 5 chapters culminating in a bioeconomic model of the interactions between an integrated crop-livestock system and native rangeland grazing system. The model is developed using data from the eastern Sandhills of Nebraska, a location where cropping systems of Eastern Nebraska border one of the last intact grasslands remaining in North America.

The first chapter introduces the reader to the systems that will be modeled in the dissertation. In Chapter 2 we used a linear regression to model grassland biomass production as a function of climatic variables; we were unsuccessful in modeling season-long production in …

Exploring The Efficacy Of Rnai-Mediated Gene Knock-Down Via Oral Delivery Of Dsrna In The Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa Decemlineata Say), Haneef Tari̇q, Ayhan Gökçe, Emre Aksoy, Emi̇nur Elçi̇, Allah Bakhsh

Turkish Journal of Zoology

RNA interference (RNAi) is a versatile genetic tool capable of selectively inhibiting the expression of any gene in a targeted organism. Its implementation holds great promise for safeguarding crops against insect pests and diseases. Vacuolar-ATPase represents an ideal target for RNAi-based pest management strategies since it is an enzyme essential for various physiological processes in insects. In this study, double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) was synthesized using an L4440 vector in Escherichia coli HT115 strain to silence the Vacuolar-ATPase proteolipid subunit mRNA in the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say). To assess the effectiveness of RNAi, L. decemlineata larvae at different …

Comparison Of The Movement Speed Of Three Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Species Along Trails, Stanislav Stukalyuk, Mykola Kozyr, Ascar Akhmedov

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The aim of this study was to compare the speed of movement of 3 species of ants (Formica rufa, F. polyctena, and Lasius fuliginosus) along trails with different types of substrates. The study took place from June to August 2022 within the Holosiyivo Forest, located in Kyiv, Ukraine. For L. fuliginosus, the study was conducted in August and September 2022. For the experiment, 3 colonies of each species were selected in June, with only 3 trails passing on substrate (a total of 9 trails). One of the trails was left unchanged (ground surface), smooth logs were …

Freshwater Lampreys And Fishes Of Türkiye; An Annotated Checklist, 2023, Erdoğan Çi̇çek, Sevi̇l Sungur, Ronald Fricke, Burak Seçer

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Herewith, the current status of the inland waters ichthyofauna of Türkiye is revised, and an updated checklist of the freshwater lampreys and fishes is presented. As of November 2023, the freshwater ichthyofauna of Türkiye is known to consist of 427 species belonging to 20 orders, 37 families, and 97 genera. Among these, 21 species (4.9%) are alien, and 215 species (50.4%) are considered endemic to Türkiye. The orders with the largest numbers of species in the ichthyofauna of Türkiye are the Cypriniformes (297 species, 69.6%), followed by the Cyprinodontiformes (26 species, 6.1%), the Salmoniformes (25 species, 5.9%), the Gobiiformes (20 …

Dysregulated Cd200-Cd200r Signaling In Early Diabetes Modulates Microglia-Mediated Retinopathy, Charles W Pfeifer, James T Walsh, Andrea Santeford, Joseph B Lin, Wandy L Beatty, Ryo Terao, Yizhou A Liu, Keitaro Hase, Philip A Ruzycki, Rajendra S Apte

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a neurovascular complication of diabetes. Recent investigations have suggested that early degeneration of the neuroretina may occur prior to the appearance of microvascular changes; however, the mechanisms underlying this neurodegeneration have been elusive. Microglia are the predominant resident immune cell in the retina and adopt dynamic roles in disease. Here, we show that ablation of retinal microglia ameliorates visual dysfunction and neurodegeneration in a type I diabetes mouse model. We also provide evidence of enhanced microglial contact and engulfment of amacrine cells, ultrastructural modifications, and transcriptome changes that drive inflammation and phagocytosis. We show that CD200-CD200R …

A Uniform Human Multimodal Dataset For Emotion Perception And Judgment, Sai Sun, Runnan Cao, Ueli Rutishauser, Rongjun Yu, Shuo Wang

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Face perception is a fundamental aspect of human social interaction, yet most research on this topic has focused on single modalities and specific aspects of face perception. Here, we present a comprehensive multimodal dataset for examining facial emotion perception and judgment. This dataset includes EEG data from 97 unique neurotypical participants across 8 experiments, fMRI data from 19 neurotypical participants, single-neuron data from 16 neurosurgical patients (22 sessions), eye tracking data from 24 neurotypical participants, behavioral and eye tracking data from 18 participants with ASD and 15 matched controls, and behavioral data from 3 rare patients with focal bilateral amygdala …

Development And Introduction Of A Mixed Realities Playkit: Decreasing The Incidence Of General Anaesthesia For Paediatric Mri, J Thompson, Dylan Yamada-Rice, S Thompson, Louise Murray, Matthew Taylor

School of Art, Design and Architecture

No abstract provided.

Foundation Of The Superhypersoft Set And The Fuzzy Extension Superhypersoft Set: A New Vision, Florentin Smarandache

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

We introduce for the first time the SuperHyperSoft Set and the Fuzzy and Fuzzy Extension SuperHyperSoft Set. Through a theorem, we prove that the SuperHyperSoft Set is composed from many HyperSoft Sets.

The Functions Of Oligodendrocyte Lineage-Derived Laminins Under Homeostatic And Intracerebral Hemorrhagic Stroke Conditions, Minkyung Kang

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Oligodendrocyte lineage is a glial cell population in the central nervous system. The lineage starts with oligodendrocyte precursor cells, which differentiate and mature into mature oligodendrocytes. Myelination, the major function of mature oligodendrocytes, plays a significant role for normal function of the central nervous system, and its dysfunction leads to many demyelinating diseases, such as multiple sclerosis. During the lineage progression, an extracellular matrix protein, laminin, actively regulates the cells' biology, including cell proliferation, differentiation, and myelination. However, the cellular sources of the laminin that controls oligodendrocyte lineage cells remain largely unknown. Interestingly, previous studies have shown that oligodendrocyte lineage …

Advancements In Understanding And Treating Nafld: A Comprehensive Review Of Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease And Emerging Therapies, Jacob Beiriger, Kashyap Chauhan, Adnan Khan, Taha Shahzad, Natali Salinas, Peter Zhang, Sarah Chen, Anh Nguyen, Brian Yan, John Bruckbauer, Dina Halegoua-De Marzio

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

This paper provides a comprehensive review of the current understanding of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its progression to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), focusing on key factors influencing its pathogenesis and emerging therapeutic strategies. This review highlights the growing prevalence of NAFLD and NASH, emphasizing their multifactorial nature. The manuscript identifies various contributors to NAFLD development, including genetic, dietary, and environmental factors, while examining the intricate interplay between these factors and their impact on hepatic lipid metabolism, inflammation, and insulin resistance. Genetic predisposition, dietary fat intake, and excessive fructose consumption are discussed as significant contributors to NAFLD progression. The article …

Oregon State Rank Assessment For Scott's Apatanian Caddisfly (Alloymia Scotti), Misty Nelson

Institute for Natural Resources Publications

Oregon state conservation status assessment for Scott's apatanian caddisfly (Alloymia scotti) using NatureServe methodology, 2023.