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The Impact Of Adolescent Maternal Age On Neonatal Outcomes And Neurodevelopment, Sarah Hanna Jan 2023

The Impact Of Adolescent Maternal Age On Neonatal Outcomes And Neurodevelopment, Sarah Hanna

Honors Scholar Theses

To explore the association between maternal age and obstetric and neonatal outcomes with a focus on adolescent women between the age of 18 to 21 years. Secondary Analysis of RO1 cohort study. Maternity departments of six hospitals in Connecticut - Hartford Hospital, UConn John Dempsey Hospital, Saint Francis Hospital, Manchester Memorial Hospital, William W. Backus Hospital, or other - with relation to The University of Connecticut or Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. The primary outcomes were maternal and neonatal outcomes measured in addition to neonatal neurodevelopment. Neonates born to adolescent mothers exhibited lower birth weight (p=0.004). Based on the Bayley Scales …

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Underestimated Passive Volcanic Sulfur Degassing Implies Overestimated Anthropogenic Aerosol Forcing, U. A. Jongebloed, A. J. Schauer, J. Cole-Dai, C. G. Larrick, R. Wood, T. P. Fischer, S. A. Carn, S. Salimi, S. R. Edouard, S. Zhai, L. Geng, B. Alexander Jan 2023

Underestimated Passive Volcanic Sulfur Degassing Implies Overestimated Anthropogenic Aerosol Forcing, U. A. Jongebloed, A. J. Schauer, J. Cole-Dai, C. G. Larrick, R. Wood, T. P. Fischer, S. A. Carn, S. Salimi, S. R. Edouard, S. Zhai, L. Geng, B. Alexander

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

The Arctic is warming at almost four times the global rate. An estimated sixty percent of greenhouse-gas-induced Arctic warming has been offset by anthropogenic aerosols, but the contribution of aerosols to radiative forcing (RF) represents the largest uncertainty in estimating total RF, largely due to unknown preindustrial aerosol abundance. Here, sulfur isotope measurements in a Greenland ice core show that passive volcanic degassing contributes up to 66 ± 10% of preindustrial ice core sulfate in years without major eruptions. A state-of-the-art model indicates passive volcanic sulfur emissions influencing the Arctic are underestimated by up to a factor of three, possibly …

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Blood Cell Microscopic Image Classification In Computeraided Diagnosis Using Machine Learning: A Review, Teba Mazin Makki, Khamael Al Dulaimi Jan 2023

Blood Cell Microscopic Image Classification In Computeraided Diagnosis Using Machine Learning: A Review, Teba Mazin Makki, Khamael Al Dulaimi

Iraqi Journal for Computer Science and Mathematics

Blood cell detection can be considered as a gold standard key in diagnosing blood disease and can produce an automatic report to hematologists and doctors. Blood cell detection can considera challenging task due to high number of overlapped cells per image, non-illumination level, the variety of staining process, and variations in cell densities among platelets, white blood cells and red blood cells. Traditional procedure of blood cell detection requires pathologist effort and time. In computer aided diagnosissystem, machine learning and deep learning techniques become the practical way to automate the procedure of diagnosing, classify microscopic blood cells,and increase the accuracy …

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The Phytophthora Sojae Nuclear Effector Psavh110 Targets A Host Transcriptional Complex To Modulate Plant Immunity, Xufang Qiu, Liang Kong, Han Chen, Yachun Lin, Siqun Tu, Lei Wang, Zhiyuan Chen, Mengzhu Zeng, Junhua Xiao, Peiguo Yuan, Min Qiu, Yan Wang, Wenwu Ye, Kaixuan Duan, Suomeng Dong, Yuanchao Wang Jan 2023

The Phytophthora Sojae Nuclear Effector Psavh110 Targets A Host Transcriptional Complex To Modulate Plant Immunity, Xufang Qiu, Liang Kong, Han Chen, Yachun Lin, Siqun Tu, Lei Wang, Zhiyuan Chen, Mengzhu Zeng, Junhua Xiao, Peiguo Yuan, Min Qiu, Yan Wang, Wenwu Ye, Kaixuan Duan, Suomeng Dong, Yuanchao Wang

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Plants have evolved sophisticated immune networks to restrict pathogen colonization. In response, pathogens deploy numerous virulent effectors to circumvent plant immune responses. However, the molecular mechanisms by which pathogen-derived effectors suppress plant defenses remain elusive. Here, we report that the nucleus-localized RxLR effector PsAvh110 from the pathogen Phytophthora sojae, causing soybean (Glycine max) stem and root rot, modulates the activity of a transcriptional complex to suppress plant immunity. Soybean like-heterochromatin protein 1-2 (GmLHP1-2) and plant homeodomain finger protein 6 (GmPHD6) form a transcriptional complex with transcriptional activity that positively regulates plant immunity against Phytophthora infection. To suppress plant immunity, the …

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Testing Scores For Performing Placestories, Phil Smith Jan 2023

Testing Scores For Performing Placestories, Phil Smith

School of Art, Design and Architecture

This paper describes an experimental project conducted by artists/researchers Crab & Bee (Helen Billinghurst and Phil Smith). The project was put together in response to the Covid Lockdown restrictions during 2020 in the UK and drew upon an art and performance practice that had been unfolding since 2018. ‘Testing Scores for Performing Placestories’ describes the testing of a group of scores (with accompanying avatars, gameboards, narratives and images) for participants to perform in their own homes, for their effectivesss (or lack of it) in encouraging participants to make displaced performances by ‘fictioning’ with unhuman agents. The scores were based on …

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Fn14-Directed Dart Nanoparticles Selectively Target Neoplastic Cells In Preclinical Models Of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis, Christine P Carney, Anshika Kapur, Pavlos Anastasiadis, Rodney M Ritzel, Chixiang Chen, Graeme F Woodworth, Jeffrey A Winkles, Anthony J Kim Jan 2023

Fn14-Directed Dart Nanoparticles Selectively Target Neoplastic Cells In Preclinical Models Of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis, Christine P Carney, Anshika Kapur, Pavlos Anastasiadis, Rodney M Ritzel, Chixiang Chen, Graeme F Woodworth, Jeffrey A Winkles, Anthony J Kim

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients with brain metastasis (BM) face dismal prognosis due to the limited therapeutic efficacy of the currently available treatment options. We previously demonstrated that paclitaxel-loaded PLGA−PEG nanoparticles (NPs) directed to the Fn14 receptor, termed “DARTs”, are more efficacious than Abraxane—an FDA-approved paclitaxel nanoformulation—following intravenous delivery in a mouse model of TNBC BM. However, the precise basis for this difference was not investigated. Here, we further examine the utility of the DART drug delivery platform in complementary xenograft and syngeneic TNBC BM models. First, we demonstrated that, in comparison to nontargeted NPs, DART NPs exhibit preferential association …

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Supracrestal Tissue Attachment: An Update, Jaini Shah, Leah Webb, Ewen Mccoll, Michael Daldry, Serena Bhagi, Rob Witton Jan 2023

Supracrestal Tissue Attachment: An Update, Jaini Shah, Leah Webb, Ewen Mccoll, Michael Daldry, Serena Bhagi, Rob Witton

Peninsula Dental School

Supracrestal tissue attachment (STA) is a relatively new term that was introduced in 2017 following the World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-implant Diseases and Conditions, co-sponsored by the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) and the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP), which included expert participants from all over the world. It has replaced the term biological width, and refers to the junctional epithelium and supracrestal connective tissue. This article provides an updated review of the anatomy of STA, highlights the negative effects of violation and discusses its clinical relevance in restorative dentistry, including the use of crown lengthening. …

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Inherited Human Itk Deficiency Impairs Ifn-Γ Immunity And Underlies Tuberculosis, Masato Ogishi, Rui Yang, Rémy Rodriguez, Dominic P Golec, Emmanuel Martin, Quentin Philippot, Jonathan Bohlen, Simon J Pelham, Andrés Augusto Arias, Taushif Khan, Manar Ata, Fatima Al Ali, Flore Rozenberg, Xiao-Fei Kong, Maya Chrabieh, Candice Laine, Wei-Te Lei, Ji Eun Han, Yoann Seeleuthner, Zenia Kaul, Emmanuelle Jouanguy, Vivien Béziat, Leila Youssefian, Hassan Vahidnezhad, V Koneti Rao, Bénédicte Neven, Claire Fieschi, Davood Mansouri, Mohammad Shahrooei, Sevgi Pekcan, Gulsum Alkan, Melike Emiroğlu, Hüseyin Tokgöz, Jouni Uitto, Fabian Hauck, Jacinta Bustamante, Laurent Abel, Sevgi Keles, Nima Parvaneh, Nico Marr, Pamela L Schwartzberg, Sylvain Latour, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Stéphanie Boisson-Dupuis Jan 2023

Inherited Human Itk Deficiency Impairs Ifn-Γ Immunity And Underlies Tuberculosis, Masato Ogishi, Rui Yang, Rémy Rodriguez, Dominic P Golec, Emmanuel Martin, Quentin Philippot, Jonathan Bohlen, Simon J Pelham, Andrés Augusto Arias, Taushif Khan, Manar Ata, Fatima Al Ali, Flore Rozenberg, Xiao-Fei Kong, Maya Chrabieh, Candice Laine, Wei-Te Lei, Ji Eun Han, Yoann Seeleuthner, Zenia Kaul, Emmanuelle Jouanguy, Vivien Béziat, Leila Youssefian, Hassan Vahidnezhad, V Koneti Rao, Bénédicte Neven, Claire Fieschi, Davood Mansouri, Mohammad Shahrooei, Sevgi Pekcan, Gulsum Alkan, Melike Emiroğlu, Hüseyin Tokgöz, Jouni Uitto, Fabian Hauck, Jacinta Bustamante, Laurent Abel, Sevgi Keles, Nima Parvaneh, Nico Marr, Pamela L Schwartzberg, Sylvain Latour, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Stéphanie Boisson-Dupuis

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers

Inborn errors of IFN-γ immunity can underlie tuberculosis (TB). We report three patients from two kindreds without EBV viremia or disease but with severe TB and inherited complete ITK deficiency, a condition associated with severe EBV disease that renders immunological studies challenging. They have CD4+ αβ T lymphocytopenia with a concomitant expansion of CD4-CD8- double-negative (DN) αβ and Vδ2- γδ T lymphocytes, both displaying a unique CD38+CD45RA+T-bet+EOMES- phenotype. Itk-deficient mice recapitulated an expansion of the γδ T and DN αβ T lymphocyte populations in the thymus and spleen, respectively. Moreover, the patients' T lymphocytes secrete small amounts of IFN-γ in …

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Condom Use Self-Efficacy Score And Risky Sexual Behavior Among High School Students In Southern Ethiopia, Gizachew Kebede Bassore, Hadi Danawi, Linda G. Marc, Chinaro Kennedy Jan 2023

Condom Use Self-Efficacy Score And Risky Sexual Behavior Among High School Students In Southern Ethiopia, Gizachew Kebede Bassore, Hadi Danawi, Linda G. Marc, Chinaro Kennedy

Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

There is emerging evidence of a rise in new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in Ethiopia. This may partly be explained by an increase in risky sexual behaviors among high school adolescents. The current study was conducted to explore the association between a set of predictor variables (comprehensive HIV knowledge and condom use self-efficacy score) and an outcome variable of risky sexual behavior among high school adolescents in the Angacha District of Southern Ethiopia. The study employed a quantitative cross-sectional design to answer the research question. Primary data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire from 374 participants using a stratified …

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Artificial Reefs Built By 3d Printing: Systematisation In The Design, Material Selection And Fabrication, Adrian I. Yoris-Nobile, Carlos J. Slebi-Acevedo, Esther Lizasoain-Arteaga, Irune Indacoechea-Vega, Elena Blanco-Fernandez, Daniel Castro-Fresno, Alejandro Alonso-Estebanez, Sara Alonso-Cañon, Carlos Real-Gutierrez, Fouad Boukhelf, Mohamed Boutouil, Nassim Sebaibi, Alice Hall, Sam Greenhill, Roger Herbert, Richard Stafford, Bianca Reis, Der Linden P Van, Oscar Babé Gómez, Hugo Sainz Meyer, João N. Franco, Emanuel Almada, Maria Teresa Borges, Isabel Sousa-Pinto, Miriam Tuaty-Guerra, Jorge Lobo-Arteaga Jan 2023

Artificial Reefs Built By 3d Printing: Systematisation In The Design, Material Selection And Fabrication, Adrian I. Yoris-Nobile, Carlos J. Slebi-Acevedo, Esther Lizasoain-Arteaga, Irune Indacoechea-Vega, Elena Blanco-Fernandez, Daniel Castro-Fresno, Alejandro Alonso-Estebanez, Sara Alonso-Cañon, Carlos Real-Gutierrez, Fouad Boukhelf, Mohamed Boutouil, Nassim Sebaibi, Alice Hall, Sam Greenhill, Roger Herbert, Richard Stafford, Bianca Reis, Der Linden P Van, Oscar Babé Gómez, Hugo Sainz Meyer, João N. Franco, Emanuel Almada, Maria Teresa Borges, Isabel Sousa-Pinto, Miriam Tuaty-Guerra, Jorge Lobo-Arteaga

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

The recovery of degraded marine coasts and the improvement of natural habitats are current issues of vital importance for the development of life, both marine and terrestrial. In this sense, the immersion of artificial reefs (ARs) in the marine environment is a way to stimulate the recovery of these damaged ecosystems. But it is necessary to have a multidisciplinary approach that analyses the materials, designs and construction process of artificial reefs in order to understand their true impact on the environment. For this reason, this paper presents the manufacture of artificial reefs by 3D printing, proposing designs with a combination …

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Repurposing Ms Immunotherapies For Cidp And Other Autoimmune Neuropathies: Unfulfilled Promise Or Efficient Strategy?, Felix Kohle, Marinos Dalakas, Helmar C Lehmann Jan 2023

Repurposing Ms Immunotherapies For Cidp And Other Autoimmune Neuropathies: Unfulfilled Promise Or Efficient Strategy?, Felix Kohle, Marinos Dalakas, Helmar C Lehmann

Department of Neurology Faculty Papers

Despite advances in the treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) and other common autoimmune neuropathies (AN), still-many patients with these diseases do not respond satisfactorily to the available treatments. Repurposing of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) from other autoimmune conditions, particularly multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD), is a promising strategy that may accelerate the establishment of novel treatment choices for AN. This approach appears attractive due to homologies in the pathogenesis of these diseases and the extensive post-marketing experience that has been gathered from treating MS and NMOSD patients. The idea is also strengthened by a number …

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Chronic Trem2 Activation Exacerbates Aβ-Associated Tau Seeding And Spreading, Nimansha Jain, Caroline A Lewis, Jason D Ulrich, David M Holtzman Jan 2023

Chronic Trem2 Activation Exacerbates Aβ-Associated Tau Seeding And Spreading, Nimansha Jain, Caroline A Lewis, Jason D Ulrich, David M Holtzman

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Variants in the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) gene are associated with increased risk for late-onset AD. Genetic loss of or decreased TREM2 function impairs the microglial response to amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques, resulting in more diffuse Aβ plaques and increased peri-plaque neuritic dystrophy and AD-tau seeding. Thus, microglia and TREM2 are at a critical intersection of Aβ and tau pathologies in AD. Since genetically decreasing TREM2 function increases Aβ-induced tau seeding, we hypothesized that chronically increasing TREM2 signaling would decrease amyloid-induced tau-seeding and spreading. Using a mouse model of amyloidosis in which AD-tau is injected into the …

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Magnify Is A Universal Molecular Anchoring Strategy For Expansion Microscopy, Aleksandra Klimas, Brendan R Gallagher, Piyumi Wijesekara, Sinda Fekir, Emma F Dibernardo, Zhangyu Cheng, Donna B Stolz, Franca Cambi, Simon C Watkins, Steven L Brody, Amjad Horani, Alison L Barth, Christopher I Moore, Xi Ren, Yongxin Zhao Jan 2023

Magnify Is A Universal Molecular Anchoring Strategy For Expansion Microscopy, Aleksandra Klimas, Brendan R Gallagher, Piyumi Wijesekara, Sinda Fekir, Emma F Dibernardo, Zhangyu Cheng, Donna B Stolz, Franca Cambi, Simon C Watkins, Steven L Brody, Amjad Horani, Alison L Barth, Christopher I Moore, Xi Ren, Yongxin Zhao

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Expansion microscopy enables nanoimaging with conventional microscopes by physically and isotropically magnifying preserved biological specimens embedded in a crosslinked water-swellable hydrogel. Current expansion microscopy protocols require prior treatment with reactive anchoring chemicals to link specific labels and biomolecule classes to the gel. We describe a strategy called Magnify, which uses a mechanically sturdy gel that retains nucleic acids, proteins and lipids without the need for a separate anchoring step. Magnify expands biological specimens up to 11 times and facilitates imaging of cells and tissues with effectively around 25-nm resolution using a diffraction-limited objective lens of about 280 nm on conventional …

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Variability Of Hybridization In Topminnows, David D. Duvernell Jan 2023

Variability Of Hybridization In Topminnows, David D. Duvernell

Biological Sciences Faculty Research & Creative Works

Pairs of species that exhibit broadly overlapping distributions, and multiple geographically isolated contact zones, provide opportunities to investigate the mechanisms of reproductive isolation. Such naturally replicated systems have demonstrated that hybridization rates can vary substantially among populations, raising important questions about the genetic basis of reproductive isolation. The topminnows, Fundulus notatus and F. olivaceus, are reciprocally monophyletic, and co-occur in drainages throughout much of the central and southern United States. Hybridization rates vary substantially among populations in isolated drainage systems. We employed genome-wide sampling to investigate geographic variation in hybridization, and to assess the possible importance of chromosome fusions …

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White Matter Hyperintensity Longitudinal Morphometric Analysis In Association With Alzheimer Disease, Jeremy Fuller Strain, Chia Ling Phuah, Babatunde Adeyemo, Kathleen Cheng, Kyle B. Womack, John Mccarthy, Manu Goyal, Yasheng Chen, Aristeidis Sotiras, Hongyu An, Chengjie Xiong, Andrea Scharf, Catherine Newsom-Stewart, John Carl Morris Jan 2023

White Matter Hyperintensity Longitudinal Morphometric Analysis In Association With Alzheimer Disease, Jeremy Fuller Strain, Chia Ling Phuah, Babatunde Adeyemo, Kathleen Cheng, Kyle B. Womack, John Mccarthy, Manu Goyal, Yasheng Chen, Aristeidis Sotiras, Hongyu An, Chengjie Xiong, Andrea Scharf, Catherine Newsom-Stewart, John Carl Morris

Biological Sciences Faculty Research & Creative Works

INTRODUCTION: Vascular damage in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has shown conflicting findings particularly when analyzing longitudinal data. We introduce white matter hyperintensity (WMH) longitudinal morphometric analysis (WLMA) that quantifies WMH expansion as the distance from lesion voxels to a region of interest boundary. METHODS: WMH segmentation maps were derived from 270 longitudinal fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) ADNI images. WLMA was performed on five data driven WMH patterns with distinct spatial distributions. Amyloid accumulation was evaluated with WMH expansion across the five WMH patterns. RESULTS: The preclinical group had significantly greater expansion in the posterior ventricular WM compared to controls. Amyloid significantly …

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Oscillation Of Second-Order Half-Linear Neutral Noncanonical Dynamic Equations, Martin Bohner, Hassan El-Morshedy, Said Grace, Irena Jadlovská Jan 2023

Oscillation Of Second-Order Half-Linear Neutral Noncanonical Dynamic Equations, Martin Bohner, Hassan El-Morshedy, Said Grace, Irena Jadlovská

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Research & Creative Works

In This Paper, We Shall Establish Some New Criteria for the Oscillation of Certain Second-Order Noncanonical Dynamic Equations with a Sublinear Neutral Term. This Task is Accomplished by Reducing the Involved Nonlinear Dynamic Equation to a Second-Order Linear Dynamic Inequality. We Also Establish Some New Oscillation Theorems Involving Certain Integral Conditions. Three Examples, Illustrating Our Results, Are Presented. Our Results Generalize Results for Corresponding Differential and Difference Equations.

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Self Similarity Of Sousa Ramos’S Trees And Mira’S Boxes Within The Boxes, Diogo Baptista, Daniele Fournier-Prunaret, Clara Gr?Cio, Sara Fernandes Jan 2023

Self Similarity Of Sousa Ramos’S Trees And Mira’S Boxes Within The Boxes, Diogo Baptista, Daniele Fournier-Prunaret, Clara Gr?Cio, Sara Fernandes

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

This work consists on the theory of embedded boxes structure [7], from the point of view of the theory of symbolic dynamics [6], tree structure Ramos [8], [9], [10] and star product [1] . This merger allowed the outcome-applications defined on the real line and a better understanding of the structure of the bifurcation, which allows us to characterize and understand the dynamics behind an application within the chaotic dynamical systems.

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Huntsville's Hidden History, Vol. 2, Capps Brown, David Holaway, Ryker Quinones, Evan Jarvis, Andrew Thigpen, Kelton Wilson, Christopher Pinckard, Ethan Burkes, Noah Fitzgibbons, Abigail Griggs, Isaac Smith, Cecelia Tussey, Patrick Canning, Evan O'Neill, Owen Sargent, Alyssa Butts, Blaire Durham, Mimi Smith, Brandon Deutsch, Aidan Kennah, Jacob Meadors, Ethan Howard, Finn Kincaid, Owen Thrasher, Vraj Patel, Cameron Rizvi, Nicholas Ruse Jan 2023

Huntsville's Hidden History, Vol. 2, Capps Brown, David Holaway, Ryker Quinones, Evan Jarvis, Andrew Thigpen, Kelton Wilson, Christopher Pinckard, Ethan Burkes, Noah Fitzgibbons, Abigail Griggs, Isaac Smith, Cecelia Tussey, Patrick Canning, Evan O'Neill, Owen Sargent, Alyssa Butts, Blaire Durham, Mimi Smith, Brandon Deutsch, Aidan Kennah, Jacob Meadors, Ethan Howard, Finn Kincaid, Owen Thrasher, Vraj Patel, Cameron Rizvi, Nicholas Ruse

Intro to Honors Research Class Projects: Huntsville's Hidden History

Huntsville's Hidden History vol. 2 was researched and written by UAH Honors students, edited and designed by Ethan Trapolino, and sponsored by Nola | VanPeursem Architects, PC, in collaboration with UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives faculty archivists Reagan Grimsley, Drew Adan, and Charlie Gibbons. All images are credited to UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives and are used with permission.

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Office Of Grants And Research Services Annual Report 2022 - 2023, Office Of Grants And Research Services, Seton Hall University Jan 2023

Office Of Grants And Research Services Annual Report 2022 - 2023, Office Of Grants And Research Services, Seton Hall University

Office of Grants and Research Annual Reports

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Community Health Needs Assessment Malheur County 2023, Mcallister Hall, Lantz Mcginnis-Brown, Aisha Kayed, Taylor Neher, Vanessa Fry Jan 2023

Community Health Needs Assessment Malheur County 2023, Mcallister Hall, Lantz Mcginnis-Brown, Aisha Kayed, Taylor Neher, Vanessa Fry

Idaho Policy Institute Reports

The 2023 Malheur County Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) aims to identify the health needs of Malheur County, Oregon through a social influencer, or determinant, of health (SIoH) framework. This framework defines health in the broadest sense and recognizes SIoH factors such as employment, housing, and access to health care have an impact on the community’s health.

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Community Health Needs Assessment Wood River Valley Region 2023, Mcallister Hall, Lantz Mcginnis-Brown, Aisha Kayed, Taylor Neher, Vanessa Fry Jan 2023

Community Health Needs Assessment Wood River Valley Region 2023, Mcallister Hall, Lantz Mcginnis-Brown, Aisha Kayed, Taylor Neher, Vanessa Fry

Idaho Policy Institute Reports

This Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) aims to identify the health needs of various populations in Blaine County, Idaho through a Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) framework, which defines health in the broadest sense and recognizes numerous factors—from employment to housing to access to health care—that have an impact on the community’s health.

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Community Health Needs Assessment Baker County 2023, Mcallister Hall, Lantz Mcginnis-Brown, Aisha Kayed, Taylor Neher, Vanessa Fry Jan 2023

Community Health Needs Assessment Baker County 2023, Mcallister Hall, Lantz Mcginnis-Brown, Aisha Kayed, Taylor Neher, Vanessa Fry

Idaho Policy Institute Reports

The 2023 Baker County Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) aims to identify the health needs of Baker County, Oregon through a social influencer, or determinant, of health (SIoH) framework. This framework defines health in the broadest sense and recognizes SIoH factors such as employment, housing, and access to health care have an impact on the community’s health.

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Community Health Needs Assessment Magic Valley Region 2023, Mcallister Hall, Lantz Mcginnis-Brown, Aisha Kayed, Taylor Neher, Vanessa Fry Jan 2023

Community Health Needs Assessment Magic Valley Region 2023, Mcallister Hall, Lantz Mcginnis-Brown, Aisha Kayed, Taylor Neher, Vanessa Fry

Idaho Policy Institute Reports

This Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) aims to identify the health needs of Jerome and Twin Falls Counties in the Magic Valley region of Idaho through a Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) framework, which defines health in the broadest sense and recognizes numerous factors— from employment to housing to access to health care—that have an impact on the community’s health. This report is specifically focused on Twin Falls and Jerome counties.

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Clutch Analysis And Design For The Wildcat Pulling Team Quarter Scale Tractor Drivetrain, Lauren Doyle Jan 2023

Clutch Analysis And Design For The Wildcat Pulling Team Quarter Scale Tractor Drivetrain, Lauren Doyle

Lewis Honors College Thesis Collection

The University of Kentucky (UK) Wildcat Pulling Team competes in the annual ASABE International Quarter Scale Tractor Student Design Competition. In 2022 the team placed 3rd overall in the competition, missing 1st place by 23 points. The loss in points was due to the clutch subassembly having issues related to maneuverability, manufacturability, and serviceability. The goal of this project was to redesign the 2022 tractor’s drivetrain for the new 2023 competition tractor. Background research was conducted on three types of clutches: manual, electric, and centrifugal. The electric clutch and centrifugal clutch with manual override were tested to determine their viability …

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Improving The Perception, Assessment And Diagnosis Of Females With Autism, Sydney Anne Steen Jan 2023

Improving The Perception, Assessment And Diagnosis Of Females With Autism, Sydney Anne Steen

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This literature review examines current biases in perception, assessment, and diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for females. Males lead in the number of diagnoses of ASD, however, many of the assessments used to evaluate for ASD are based on male autistic tendencies rather than female. This lack of inclusion is causing many females to be missed in early detection of ASD diagnoses. This literature review looks at female characteristics of ASD to be considered during evaluation for ASD and what future implications need to be considered in the education systems to best reach females with ASD.

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The Impact Of The Inclusion Of Movement And Exercise (Physical Learning) On Students In Educational Settings Receiving Special Education Services, Christopher P. Scanlon Jan 2023

The Impact Of The Inclusion Of Movement And Exercise (Physical Learning) On Students In Educational Settings Receiving Special Education Services, Christopher P. Scanlon

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

There continues to be an increase in child and adolescent obesity. Youth receiving special education services are particularly at risk of being more inactive than their peers. There are numerous benefits to engaging in physical activity, not only for health but also in support of academic needs such as concentration and memory and even stimulating brain neuron growth. Schools can be an ideal setting for supporting physical activity. This thesis focuses on the impact of physical movement on students receiving special education services, particularly highlighting students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. The …

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A Comparison Of Microsatellites And Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms For The Assessment Of Population Structure In The Amblyomma Maculatum Koch, 1844 Species Complex, Henrey A. Deese Jan 2023

A Comparison Of Microsatellites And Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms For The Assessment Of Population Structure In The Amblyomma Maculatum Koch, 1844 Species Complex, Henrey A. Deese

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum Koch, 1844 is widespread throughout North and Central America and is the primary vector for the emerging pathogen Rickettsia parkeri. In the U.S., the population in the Southwest (A. maculatum morphotype III) is morphologically different from the population east of the Rocky Mountains (A. maculatum morphotype II). This research tests the hypothesis that A. maculatum morphotype II and morphotype III represent distinct species through the analysis and comparison of 6 microsatellite loci and suite of 135,221 Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) generated from ddRADseq. Population genetic analysis of both microsatellites and SNPs …

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Predicting And Controlling Fertility Using Family Planning Methods, A. H. Elnagar, Hegazy Zahir, Sayed Khater Jan 2023

Predicting And Controlling Fertility Using Family Planning Methods, A. H. Elnagar, Hegazy Zahir, Sayed Khater

Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability

Without a real reduction in population fertility rates, developing societies will push for more spending on their infrastructure and more demand for basic services for new-born, and more dependency and crowding, and the attendant ills and various social, economic and cultural problems, which will push these countries towards Directing a large part (if not most) of development revenues to meet the growing population. In general, the importance of this study lies in how to predict fertility rates using the rates of family planning methods (practice rates, years of protection) and to identify the method of neural networks and its accuracy …

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Ratio Of Coefficients Of Variation For Comparing The Dispersions Of Several Independent Populations, Abbas Bahrampour, Zeynab Avazzadeh, Mohamad Reza Mahmoudi Jan 2023

Ratio Of Coefficients Of Variation For Comparing The Dispersions Of Several Independent Populations, Abbas Bahrampour, Zeynab Avazzadeh, Mohamad Reza Mahmoudi

Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability

The coefficient of variation (CV) is an important and useful statistical tool for comparing several populations. In cases where there are multiple populations with different means and variances, the ratio of the coefficients of variation (CVs) is a good way to compare the dispersion of the populations. Because of the possible minor differences between multiple CVs and the lack of a robust interpretation, the ratio of CVs is more accurate than the difference of CVs. When a statistical analysis consists of some simultaneous statistical tests such as equality of several CVs, multiple testing is useful. As an example, the multiple …

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Mixed Statistical Matching Approaches Using A Latent Class Model: Simulation Studies, Israa Lewaa, Mai Sherif Hafez, Mohamed Ali Ismail Jan 2023

Mixed Statistical Matching Approaches Using A Latent Class Model: Simulation Studies, Israa Lewaa, Mai Sherif Hafez, Mohamed Ali Ismail

Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability

In the era of data revolution, availability and presence of data is a huge wealth that has to be utilized. Instead of making new surveys, benefit can be made from data that already exists. As, enormous amounts of data become available, it is becoming essential to undertake research that involves integrating data from multiple sources in order to make the best use out of it. Statistical Data Integration (SDI) is the statistical tool for considering this issue. SDI can be used to integrate data files that have common units, and it also allows to merge unrelated files that do not …

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