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Meningioma Relational Database Curation Using A Pacs-Integrated Tool For Collection Of Clinical And Imaging Features, Ryan Mclean

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Meningiomas are the most common primary intracranial neoplasm seen in adults, and despite the largely benign nature of these tumors, they are associated with significant morbidity and mortality1. Physicians specialized in CNS pathologies, such as neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, and neuro-oncologists rely on multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) for diagnosis, guidance of management, and response to therapy of CNS lesions. Today, in the era of artificial intelligence, with high-throughput computing and accessibility to massive amounts of data, we see the emergence of new fields in translational science. Proteomics, genomics, metabolomics, and more recently, radiomics are quantitative and analytical fields that are driven by the …

Icipe Annual Report 2023, International Centre Of Insect Physiology And Ecology (Icipe)

icipe Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Permanent Pacemaker Implantation After Tricuspid Valve Repair Surgery, Alyssa Morrison

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Recent studies suggest that permanent pacemaker implantation after tricuspid valve repair may be more common than previously thought. Our primary aim was to assess the rates of early (within 30 days of surgery) and late (more than 30 days after surgery) permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) after tricuspid valve repair (TVr) surgery. Our secondary aims included exploring risk factors for PPI after TVr and assessing outcomes.

We performed a retrospective analysis of 231 isolated and concomitant tricuspid valve repairs for primary and secondary tricuspid valve regurgitation at a single quaternary academic center performed from 2014–2022.

Early pacemaker implantation was performed in …

Maternal And Donor Human Milk Support Robust Intestinal Epithelial Growth And Differentiation In A Fetal Intestinal Organoid Model, Lauren Smith

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe gastrointestinal complication of prematurity. Using small intestinal organoids derived from fetal tissue of a gestational age similar to an extremely preterm infant, this study aims to assess the effect of diet on intestinal epithelial growth and differentiation to elucidate the role nutrition type plays in intestinal development and modifies the risk for NEC.

Organoids were cultured for 5 days in organoid growth media and 5 days in organoid differentiation media supplemented 1:40 with four different diet conditions: maternal milk (MM), donor human milk (DHM), standard formula (SF), or extensively hydrolyzed formula (HF). 4x images …

University Libraries Annual Report 2023-2024, University Libraries

University Libraries Annual Report

The 2023-2024 annual report offers a review of the events, programming, and services provided by faculty and staff in University Libraries. The document also highlights the accomplishments and success of our faculty and staff through the fiscal year.

Transpersonal Approaches To Clinical Supervision, Harris L. Friedman

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

Transpersonal psychology can provide unique approaches to clinical supervision by offering an interconnected self-expansive view of the self across time and space, as well as can provide a secular avenue to consider the importance of spirituality without relying on supernatural assumptions. Transpersonal supervisors can challenge conventional notions about what and how supervisees know, and even the nature of being a knower, through providing a more inclusive, perhaps even holistic, vantage that is both critical of mainstream approaches and surpasses their ability to provide a coherent “super” (i.e., going beyond the usual more-myopic understandings) vision. Background on transpersonal psychology related to …

Decoding Babel: “Ungrieved Futility” And The Unrecognized Order Of The Depression Research Field, Marty Lynn Cooper

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

The field of depression research and theory is a preparadigmatic potpourri of different orientations without a central, consensus definition of depression. This study attempted to address these issues by investigating the depression sub-literatures (cognitive–behavioral, psychoanalytic, evolutionary, biomedical, phenomenological, existential–humanistic, cybernetic, environmental, and religious–spiritual theories) using a comparative analytic methodology, which allows for comparing disparate fields that do not share a common definitional set by relating them to a third concept, in this study the construct of “ungrieved futility” (UF) as a dynamic model of depression. UF defines the objective and/or subjective experience of the permanent loss of an …

Dreams, Synchrony, And Synchronicity, Terry Marks-Tarlow

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

This essay presents the dreams of a long-term patient over the course of treatment in order to explore the transpersonal potential of the relational unconscious—those open channels of unconscious communication between people. At a key moment, the patient brings in the therapist’s own childhood dream, serving to break a period of impasse and reset the therapy. Dreams and their interpretation reveal the essence of fractal consciousness, by which a sliver of experience can shed light on the whole of the psyche. A fractal model of understanding suggests open boundaries between self/other and self/world at multiple levels. The deep intimacy of …

The Cascading Effect Of Adverse Childhood Experiences And The Urgency For A Trauma-Informed Approach, Whitney Lovett

Integrated Studies

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) refer to any traumatic event from birth to 18 years of age that can have negative effects to a child’s development and health. Any form of abuse, neglect, or household dysfunction constitutes an adverse childhood experience initiating immediate and long-term outcomes. Reoccurring and prolonged exposures to adversity can turn into toxic stress. These experiences take a toll on children’s brain development, growth, immune and other regulatory systems, learning, behavior, and genetic outcomes. Although ACEs are common, some populations may be more susceptible to adversities. Families who have limited economic advantages and histories of ACEs, racism, and …

Enhancing Global Food Security: Opportunities For The American Meteorological Society, L. Stuart, M. Hobbins, E. Niebuhr, A. C. Ruane, R. Pulwarty, A. Hoell, W. Thiaw, C. Rosenzweig, Francisco Munoz-Arriola, M. Jahn, M. Harrar

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Virtual Fence On Heart Rate Response In Beef Cattle, K. Dozler, Y. Xiong, T. Mulliniks, Andrew R. Little, M. Stephenson

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Elucidation Of Gene Regulation That Allow Salmonella Enterica To Survive In Low Magnesium Condition S, Fiona Lindsay-Olivera, Brooke Burris, James Slauch

MICRO-CCS student projects

Background

• The increased virulence of Salmonella enterica in extraintestinal infections has been attributed to its ability survive and replicate in macrophage phagosome.
• Salmonella can adapt to low pH and low Mg2+ conditions encountered in the phagosome. ¹
• To counteract the low magnesium conditions in the macrophage phagosome and ensure viability, intracellular polyamine (PA) production is critical. ¹
• Salmonella can synthesize putrescine in addition to other polyamines.

Assessing The Stability Of Food Safety Relevant Soil Samples: A Survival Study Across Sampling Methodologies, Ray Elementi, Erin Kealey, Matthew Stasiewicz

MICRO-CCS student projects

Big Picture: Develop an effective & scalable soil sampling method optimized for screening a variety of preharvest agricultural fields to improve produce safety.

This Project:

• Assess the stability of aggregative soil samples when stored under refrigerated conditions (30°F/1.11°C).
• Determine if the stability of the collected samples is impacted by sample type and/or wetting agent used.

Reduced Iron As An Indicator Of Nitrous Oxide Production, Gabrielle Jackson, William Eddy Iii, Wendy H. Yang

MICRO-CCS student projects

Introduction

• Nitrous oxide (N2O) is an important greenhouse gas, accounting for 6% of net radiative forcing²
• Cropland nitrous oxide emissions primarily result from denitrification, an anerobic process³
• Iron redox status could be a useful proxy for soil microsite anoxia, and thus might be useful predictor of denitrificationdriven soil N2O emissions⁴

The Friendliest Bradyrhizobia - The Spectrum Of Partner Quality Amongst Soybean's Symbiont, Adam Zwawi, Katy Heath, Amanda Griffin

MICRO-CCS student projects

No abstract provided.

Detecting Interactions Between Mps3 In Linc Complex And Ndj1 In Nuclear Pore Complex In Mechanically Stressed Yeast, Dean Boecher, Rebecca Adams

[Archive] Belmont University Research Symposium (BURS)

The mechanisms of how mechanical stress is translated into cellular action and structural reorganization within the nuclear envelope are largely unexplored. The Linker of Nucleoskeleton and Cytoskeleton (LINC) complex is a transmembrane protein complex that connects the actin cytoskeleton to the lamin nucleoskeleton, enabling mechanical forces to be translated between the cytoplasm and the nucleus. A better understanding of the translation of physical forces into cell responses can be gained through confirming the existence of interactions between LINC complex proteins and nuclear pore complexes (NPCs), which control the exchange of biochemical signals and macromolecules in and out of the nucleus …

In Vitro Phenotypes Of Pythium Isolates Are Correlated With Disease Symptoms In The Greenhouse, Kimberly Hagemann, Santiago Mideros, Harrison Hall

MICRO-CCS student projects

Oomycetes are eukaryotic microbes that are pathogenic to plants and animals. Pythiaceae is a family of oomycetes that can infect a variety of hosts causing Pythium Root Rot. Phenotypic differences between isolates of the same species may indicate aggressiveness. These isolates were used in in vitro plate experiments, growth rates, and in oogonia counts. In planta these isolates were used to infect maize from line B73.

Hypotheses:

• There is phenotypic diversity across different isolates of oomycetes within the same species when grown on different media.
• Some phenotypes are correlated with increased disease severity or aggressiveness in maize.

Action And Acting At Biograph Studio, 1908-1912, Daria Khitrova, Yuri Tsivian

The Journal of e-Media Studies

The study explores the evolution of acting vis-à-vis narrative techniques during D.W. Griffith’s tenure as director-cum-supervisor at the Biograph studio from the 1908 through 1913. The authors explore the Biograph output from two complementary perspectives: as it comes down to us in extant paper prints, and as it emerged in the mirror of contemporary film lore. Who should be in control of narrative unfolding—film players of film editors? To figure this out, contemporary observers used metric data gathered while watching films—as do the study’s authors armed by state-of-the-art digital tool of film studies known as cinemetrics.

Philanthropic Impact Report Fy24, Office Of Alumni And Development, Bridgewater State University

Impact Report

The choice of our campaign name - Without Exception: The Bridgewater Campaign for Success through Innovation – was very deliberate. And bold. It signals our unwavering commitment to be the best, to be the leader, in everything we do. We don’t aspire to be good; we strive to be great. We’re not satisfied with helping some students secure the life-changing benefits of a college education; we won’t rest until all students can succeed and reach their highest potential.

Mercury Content In The Baleen Plates Of Rorqual Whales, David L. Taylor, Ava Cieplinkski, Max Ajemian, Matthew Savoca

Student Research Symposium

Mercury is a persistent environmental contaminant posing significant risks to wildlife health due to its propensity for bioaccumulation in organismal tissues. This study investigated total mercury concentrations in the baleen plates of rorqual whales (Family Balaenopteridae), specifically the Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), Blue whale (B. musculus), and Rice’s whale (B. ricei). Archived baleen samples were sourced from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and analyzed for total mercury (Hg) content (ppm dry weight) using atomic absorption spectroscopy. Male Fin and Blue whales from the Antarctic, South Pacific region (1947-1948), with body lengths ranging from 21 to 24 m, exhibited …

A Functional Response In Resource Selection Links Multi-Scale Responses Of A Large Carnivore To Human Mortality Risk, Kyle Duncan Dougherty, J. A. Dellinger, B. Cristescu, D. J. Gammons, D. K. Garcelon, J. M. Higley, Q. E. Martins, S.P.D. Riley, J. A. Sikich, T. R. Stephenson, T. W. Vickers, G. M. Wengert, C. C. Wilmers, H. U. Wittmer, John F. Benson

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Theory suggests that animals make hierarchical, multiscale resource selection decisions to address the hierarchy of factors limiting their fitness. Ecologists have developed tools to link population-level resource selection across scales; yet, theoretical expectations about the relationship between coarse-and fine-scale selection decisions at the individual level remain elusive despite their importance to fitness. With GPS-telemetry data collected across California, USA, we evaluated resource selection of mountain lions (Puma concolor; n = 244) relative to spatial variation in human-caused mortality risk. With hierarchical resource selection, coarse-scale selection determines availability at finer scales. This simple relationship allowed us to demonstrate that …

2024 Award Recipients, St. Norbert College

Norbertine Awards

A list of the Norbertine Leadership & Service Award recipients in 2024.

Planet’S Biomass Proxy For Monitoring Aboveground Agricultural Biomass And Estimating Crop Yield, T. E. Franz

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Groundwater Recharge Response To Reduced Irrigation Pumping: Checkbook Irrigation And The Water Savings Payment Plan, J. Gibson, T. E. Franz, T. Gilmore, D. Heeren, J. Gates, S. Thomas, C. M. Neale

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Artificial Intelligence Models May Not Have Owners, Devin Owens

Akron Law Student Publications

While new artificial intelligence models see unprecedented investment, serious questions exist about the ownership of the models themselves under existing intellectual property structures. AI models, as compilations of information created largely autonomously by algorithms from sets of training data, may not be suited for the subject matter and inventorship/authorship requirements of traditional patent and copyright protection. The literature assumes that trade secrecy will protect AI models, which are largely kept secret on remote servers away from direct inspection by users, but model extraction attack methods known since 2016 are effective in copying any AI model that can be queried. This …

Kingdom Over Culture: Dealing With Cultural Issues In Counseling, Christopher Gnanakan, Teshaunda Hannor-Walker, Deepa Michelle Emmanuel

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Same-Sex Attraction Or Gender Dysphoria, Julie Hamilton, Philip Henry

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

What Is The Best Way To Combat The Symptoms Of Knee Osteoarthritis?, Anna Reich

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

Osteoarthritis is a debilitating disease that a significant percentage of adults contend with. This degenerative joint disease causes the breakdown of tissue at the joint, which leads to symptoms of pain, decreased function, and limited range of motion. There are various methods of combating these symptoms. Treatment options include basic lifestyle modifications and other nonpharmacological methods, oral and topical drugs, intraarticular injections, and surgery. There are benefits and risks, as well as a lack of effectiveness associated with these treatments. The purpose of this paper is to determine whether there is an optimal treatment for this disease. Based on the …

2024 Intersession Catalog, Illinois Math And Science Academy

Intersession Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Winona State University Improving Our World Blog: 2013-2022, Winona State University

Winona State University Blogs

The Winona State University (WSU) Improving Our World Blog articles and entries from September 2013-February 2022. Note: there may be format coding in the document.