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Pandemic Pathways: An Integrated Approach To Studying The Pandemic’S Employment Impacts On Paid And Unpaid Care Of Children 0 To 11 Years Old, Johanna S. Quinn

Sociology Faculty Publications

The pandemic adversely affected the employment of child caregivers, exacerbating already existing inequalities. The authors offer an integrated framework that considers the interdependencies between unpaid and paid child caregiving and the construction of the childcare sector as a devalued and fractionalized group. The authors outline the prepandemic positioning of mothers, childcare teachers, preschool teachers, and primary school teachers. Then, using cross-sectional and panel data from the Current Population Survey, the authors describe how the pandemic affected these four groups of child caregivers’ employment between January 2018 and December 2022. Black, Brown, and non-college-educated mothers were hit particularly hard during the …

Modeling Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 2 Mutations In Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Exploring How The Drug Ag-221 Inhibits 2-Hydroxyglutarate Production And Restores Blood Cell Differentiation, Bhumika Balani, Jay Matta, Nitya Punjal, Brianna Bourke

Protein Modeling Reports

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow, specifically through improper differentiation of young blood cells into healthy red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Some of the mutations involved in AML have been traced back to the Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) enzyme. IDH2 is an enzyme within the citric acid cycle that converts isocitrate to α-ketoglutarate (α-KG) with NADP+ being reduced to NADPH as an important cofactor. Mutations in IDH2, such as R140Q and R172K, cause the protein to convert α-KG to the oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG). These changes block the differentiation of …

Modeling The Binding Of Five Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (Ssris) To The Human Serotonin Transporter (Hsert) To Allosteric And Central Binding Sites, Alessandra Alvarez Coke, Ivanna Mathew, Srika Saai Talanki, Emily F. Schmitt Lavin, Arthur Sikora

Protein Modeling Reports

A staggering 21 million people are currently affected by Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), a condition that can impact an individual’s ability to complete even the most basic everyday activities. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter which is taken back to nerve cells through a process called reuptake. However, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, (SSRIs), block this process, therefore making more serotonin available to help promote communication in the brain.

The Protein Data Bank file of ts2 human serotonin transporter was retrieved from the Protein Data Bank (PDB ID: 5I6Z). Additional PDB files were utilized to analyze various SSRIs and their respective central and …

Good Work: Developing A Flourishing-Based Account, Paul Blaschko, Claire Murphy

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

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Pizza: The (Perfect) Alter Ego Of An Urban Food System, Esther S. Trakinski

Fordham Urban Law Journal

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The “Second Amendment Of Food”: Some Reflections On American Liberalism, Amy J. Cohen, Mathilde Cohen

Fordham Urban Law Journal

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Ds 677-852: Deep Learning, Ioannis Koutis

Data Science Syllabi

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Ds 677-002: Deep Learning, Mengjia Xu

Data Science Syllabi

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Biol 150-002: Living In A Variable Universe, Gareth Russell

Biology Syllabi

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Hist 380-H02: History Of Public Health-Honors, Rosanna Dent

History Syllabi

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Biol 200-002, 004: Concepts In Biology, Maria Stanko

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 202-002, 004, 006, 102: Foundations Of Biology: Cell & Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department Of Biological Sciences

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 206-002, 004, 006, 102 Foundations Of Biology: Ecology And Evolution Laboratory, Department Of Biological Sciences

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 340- 002, 004, 006, 008, 010, 012, 102, 104: Mammalian Physiology Laboratory, John Yarotsky

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 350-002: Immunology, John Yarotsky

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 440-002: Cell Biology Of Disease, Darshan Desai

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 382-002: Animal Behavior, Caroline Devan

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 495-H02: Honors Seminar In Biology, Mary Konsolaki

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 498-002: St: The Neuron's Forgotten Sibling, Jorge Golowasch

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 498-H02: St: Biology Of Sustainable Food Systems, Maria Stanko

Biology Syllabi

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Language As Power: How Lgbtqia+ Gen-Z Use Language For Identity And Liberation, Kayci Resende-Abbott

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

Generation Z LGBTQIA+ individuals are tasked with challenging and overcoming generations of social and systemic oppression related to their identities. One of the primary methods they use to achieve this is through the language and labels they use in their daily lives. From the inception of new acronyms to new labels and language, this new generation of LGBTQIA+ individuals is looking to break out of the mold that was set for them by past generations. This study aims to investigate how LGBTQIA+ Gen-Z individuals utilize language in their everyday interactions to articulate and affirm their gender and sexuality. Through qualitative …

Investigation Of House Birds Pathogens Related To Severe Respiratory Human Diseases, Maitham Sabah Sadiq, Suhaib Khalid Ibrahim, Ismael Waadullah Ismael

Al-Nisour Journal for Medical Sciences

Birds are susceptible to fewer zoonotic agents than mammals, reflecting the evolutionary distance between birds and humans. Birds provide the greatest risk of pathogen excretion, mainly those with a compromised immune system, young birds and those caught recently in the wild. To investigate the most common important pathogenic microbes in house birds saliva like bacterial, viral and fungal pathogens that cause severe respiratory tract infections among persons with direct contact. In this cross-sectional study, 100 saliva samples include 50 were collected from house birds (cock, pigeon and parrot) with 50 saliva samples were collected from persons with direct contact suffered …

Nebraska Water Center Annual Report 2024

Nebraska Water Center: Administrative Materials

The report's highlights updates including ongoing research, know your well, and the Nebraska master irrigator launch.

Empowering Neurodivergence: The Role Of Positive Language In Challenging Systemic Ableism, Piper Hutson, James Hutson

Faculty Scholarship

This review article examines the power of language in shaping perceptions of neurodivergent individuals and the systemic ableism embedded in society. The analysis begins by exploring the historical development of terms like "disabled" and their impact on societal attitudes, focusing on how deficit-based language reinforces exclusion. By contrasting this with strength-based and inclusive language, the article advocates for a shift toward reframing disability in terms of social constructs and accessibility, rather than inherent limitations. Drawing on neuroscientific research, it demonstrates how language shapes neural pathways, reinforcing either stigma or empowerment. The review further critiques euphemisms like "differently abled" for minimizing …

Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory In A Sexual Orientation Minority Context, Zenaida Rivera

Wayne State University Dissertations

Sexual orientation and gender minority groups experience trauma at higher rates than their heterosexual peers (Brown & Pantalone, 2011). Additionally, studies of sexual minority individuals have shown that they experience more severe posttraumatic stress relative to heterosexual counterparts (Roberts et al., 2010). To date, efforts to explain these disparities have centered on: (1) trauma theories concerned with characteristics of the individual or their relation to the perpetrator or (2) the broader repercussions of discrimination, stigmatization, and oppression on sexual minorities. Several LGB scholars have argued that more careful and culturally competent research on the relationships between trauma exposure, LGB identity …

Visible Light Photocatalysis With Quantum Dot Gel For Organic Synthesis, Daohua Liu

Wayne State University Dissertations

This dissertation presents metal chalcogenide quantum dots (QDs), a group of emerging visible light photocatalysts, for unique organic chemical transformations that are impossible using conventional molecular photocatalysts. The first part of this dissertation focuses on the comparison between ligand-capped CdS QD and CdS gel. CdS QD gel is a three-dimensional network of interconnected QD. CdS gels were found to show more facile charge transfer with substrates than QDs, due to the partial removal of ligands from its surface during gelation. Our study showed that the photocatalytic activity of CdS gels was indeed superior to trioctylphosphine (TOP)- and thioglycolic acid (TGA)-capped …

Editor's Note, Caitlin Voloshen, Jessica Carone

Soaring: A Journal of Undergraduate Research

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2023-2024 - Undergraduate Curriculum Council Annual Report, Undergraduate Curriculum Council, East Tennessee State University

Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes

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Editorial: Volume Ii: Fibrotic Tissue Remodeling As A Driver Of Disease Pathogenesis, Arkadeep Mitra, Sarika Saraswati, Trayambak Basak

Biology Faculty Research

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Web Application Evaluation & User Experience (Ux), Nicole Edoziem

Honors Program Theses

In this thesis, I investigated two input modalities using a concept-building task experiment. I also utilized a Qualtrics survey which had two parts, one with three open-ended questions to gain deeper insights regarding participants’ experience during the experiment. The other section consisted of the NASA-TLX instrument which is used to quantify workload across six subscales: mental demand, physical demand, temporal demand, performance, effort, and frustration. Although not statistically significant, analysis of the data revealed that performance with the keyboard was higher than with the mouse. Mental demand and frustration were also higher with the keyboard. These results aren’t conclusive but …