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Steve Jobs And Disclaimed Paternity, Stewart Justman

Global Humanities and Religions Faculty Publications

Steve Jobs, the revered techno-visionary and co-founder of Apple, once said that at the age of 22, “I knew I wasn’t ready to run a real company. But Apple was my baby, and I didn’t want to give it up.” The actual baby born when he was 23 was another matter.

Alpha-Synuclein Null Mutation Exacerbates The Phenotype Of A Model Of Menkes Disease In Female Mice, Meganne Casey, Dan Zou, Renee Reijo Pera Phd, Tiffany Hensley-Mcbain, Deborah E. Cabin

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (Great Falls) Publications and Research

Human SNCA, which encodes a-synuclein protein (SNCA), was the first gene linked to familial Parkinson's disease (PD). Since the discovery of the genetic link of SNCA to Parkinson's nearly three decades ago, many studies have investigated the normal function of SNCA protein. However, understanding of the normal function of SNCA is complicated by the lack of a reliable mammalian model of PD; indeed, mice with homozygous null mutations in the Snca gene live a normal lifespan and have only subtle synaptic deficits. Here, we report the first genetic modifier (a sensitized mutation) of a murine Snca null …

Geophysical Tools For Agricultural Management: Trends, Challenges, And Opportunities, Sophia Becker, Trenton Franz, Yufeng Ge, Joe Luck, Derek M. Heeren

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Agrogeophysics is a convergence of proximal soil sensing and hydrogeophysics in which geophysical methods are used to describe soil patterns and dynamics that shape agronomic management (including precision agriculture). To fully realize its potential for optimizing agricultural production, current barriers and targets for future agrogeophysics research must be identified. In this review, we compare the trajectory of agrogeophysics within peer-reviewed literature, patents, and the US university extension literature and examine the current challenges and opportunities for supporting agricultural production and sustainability with agrogeophysical tools. We conducted a repeatable search of Web of Science and Scopus for seven geophysical methods (electromagnetic …

Comparing Conventional And Alternative Mechanisms Of Discovering And Accessing The Scientific Literature, William H. Walters

Articles

This study compares the bibliographic and full-text coverage of 15 conventional and alternative discovery/access mechanisms: two multidisciplinary library databases (Scopus and the Web of Science Core Collection), five single-subject databases, the integrated library search (ILS) mechanism of Manhattan University, a scholarly search engine (Google Scholar), two web-based scholarly databases (Dimensions and OpenAlex), two academic social networks (Academia.edu and ResearchGate), and two pirate sites (Anna’s Archive and Sci-Hub). The analysis is based on known-item searches for 875 target documents in chemistry, materials science, cardiology, public health, economics, education, and psychology. Overall, Google Scholar, OpenAlex, and the ILS are the most comprehensive …

Covid-19-Related Beliefs And Dietary Behaviors Of American Undergraduate Students Vary By Race Via The Lens Of The Health Belief Model, Doreen Liou, Jong Min Lee

Department of Nutrition and Food Studies Scholarship and Creative Works

The COVID-19 pandemic caused immense physical disruptions, affecting young adults in the U.S. The Health Belief Model is a social psychological framework that predicts the likelihood of adopting health behavior. The purpose of this research is to investigate COVID-19-related health beliefs and dietary behaviors among undergraduate students during the pandemic. Using convenience sampling, a cross-sectional survey was completed by 304 individuals at a New Jersey state university. Survey data included the frequency of COVID-19 prevention behaviors (e.g., wearing an indoor mask, handwashing), and consumption of fruit and vegetables. The Health Belief Model constructs measured perceived susceptibility to COVID-19, severity, benefits, …

Protein Supplementation, Plasma Branched-Chain Amino Acids, And Insulin Resistance In Postmenopausal Women: An Ancillary Study From The Supplemental Protein To Outsmart Osteoporosis Now (Spoon) Trial, Jessica Dauz Bihuniak, Alessandra Byer, Christine A. Simpson, Rebecca R. Sullivan, Josephine M. Dudzik, Karl L. Insogna, Jeannette M. Beasley

Department of Nutrition and Food Studies Scholarship and Creative Works

Background/Objectives: Studies have reported an increased risk of type 2 diabetes among people with higher protein intake. Moreover, branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) are reported to be positively associated with insulin resistance (IR). However, it is not understood whether elevated levels of BCAA are causal to IR development, or if higher BCAA are a marker of IR. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of long-term protein and carbohydrate supplementation on plasma BCAA levels, and the relationship between plasma BCAA and IR in postmenopausal women. Methods: Stored samples and data from 84 postmenopausal women who participated in a …

Research Update - July 2025, Office Of Research

Research Update

No abstract provided.

Animal Science Research And Extension Report 2025 (Complete Report), Department Of Animal Science

Animal Science Research Report 2025

The purpose of research at SDSU is to provide reference information that represents the various populations of livestock production. Since the researcher cannot apply treatments to every member of a population, he/she must sample the population. The use of statistics allows the researcher and readers the opportunity to evaluate separation of random occurrences and real biological effects of a treatment.

Quillen Magazine - Summer 2025, Quillen College Of Medicine, East Tennessee State University

Quillen Magazine

No abstract provided.

Violence Exposure In Early Adolescence And High Blood Pressure In Adulthood Among African Americans, Journey Crowell, Abigail J. Anderson, Amanda N. Moore, Sylvie Mrug

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Summer Expo Poster Presentation

• Social & Behavioral Sciences

Using Rna Sequencing To Investigate The Causes Of Sex-Specific Aging In Drosophila Melanogaster, Anna W. Wheeler, Abigail R. Fox, Nicole C. Riddle

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Summer Expo Poster Presentation

• Biological & Life Sciences

Infralimbic Gabaergic Interneurons Show Opposing Activity During High And Low Fear States In Pavlovian Fear Model, Faith A. Brown, Noelle R. Potter, Rodrigo Campos-Cardoso, Kirstie A. Cummings

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Summer Expo Poster Presentation

• Biological & Life Sciences

Identification Of The Gd-Iga1 Autoantigen By New Monoclonal Finds Differential Nf-Kb Signaling, Hannah Adams, Taylor Person, Terri Rice, Colin Reily

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Summer Expo Poster Presentation

• Biological & Life Sciences

An Advanced Endothelial Culture Model Integrating Shear Flow And Matrix Stiffness For Studies Of Glycocalyx-Mediated Signaling, Laura Beth Calvert, Krystal Rivera, Lei Zheng, Robert Richter, Jillian Richter

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Summer Expo Poster Presentation

• Works in Progress

Investigating Whether The Loss Of Extracellular Progranulin Results In Ftd-Related Lysosomal Storage Pathology, Ryley B. Dykes, Asha Shareef, Jakub Hel, Mackenzie L. Love, Andrew E. Arrant

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Summer Expo Poster Presentation

• Biological & Life Sciences

Real-Time Dynamics Of Desmosomal Cadherin Behavior Via Time-Resolved Fluorescence Microscopy, Daniel Wang, Collin M. Ainslie, Anish Maskey, Caroline Tran, Ethan J. Taylor, Kannatassen Appavoo, Alexa L. Mattheyses

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Summer Expo Poster Presentation

• Biological & Life Sciences

Administration Of An Anti-Inflammatory Diet Plus Anti-Pd-1 Slows Renal Cancer Progression In Mice, Lucius Breazeale, Lyse Norian, Kimberlyn Bartlett

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Summer Expo Poster Presentation

• Biological & Life Sciences

Patient- Derived 3d Miniaturized Glioma Organotypic Slices (Migos) As A Model For Investigating Extracellular Matrix And Cellular Tumor Microenvironment Remodeling, Parth Kommidi, Dilani Patel, Melika Hashemi, Reid Hale, Andrea Comba

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Summer Expo Poster Presentation

• Biological & Life Sciences

Comparing Extenders For Cryopreservation Of Sperm From The Sea Urchin, Lytechinus Variegatus, Gus Roveri, Katie Gibbs

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Summer Expo Poster Presentation

• Biological & Life Sciences

Variability In Hemoglobin And Red Cell Distribution Width And The Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes, Rochelle Gunter, Ahmad Jawdat, Vivian K. Kawai

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Summer Expo Poster Presentation

Investigating The Effects Of Inflammatory Stress On Hematopoietic Stem And Progenitor Cells In Culture, Nicholas Stefanov, Caroline Ennis, Francesca Luca, Kharishni Lakshman, Paran Goel, Alana Franceski, Robert Welner

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Summer Expo Poster Presentation

• Biological & Life Sciences

Daily Announcements July 2025, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Communications Office Daily Announcements

No abstract provided.

Evanescent - Issue 6

Evanescent

Evanescent: A Journal of Literary Medicine is the journal of the Eakins Writing Project, which also sponsors the Drs. Theresa and Charles Yeo Writing Prize. The Eakins Writing Project is supported by the Jefferson Center for Injury Research and Prevention, located in the Department of Surgery of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia.

Contents:

10 - From the Editors

11 - Basketball: Youth to Older by Dr. Charles Yeo

13 - A Follow-up from the Editors

14 - Prism by Yazan Bader (Third Place Winner)

17 - Reflections on Shards of Glass by Ana Maria Lopez

19 - The Dragonfly’s Journey by …

2025-2026 Quillen College Of Medicine Operating Budget (July), Budget And Financial Planning, East Tennessee State University

College of Medicine Operating Budgets and Analysis

No abstract provided.

Aeolus-Ds: Dust-Aware Ai Decision Support For Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) — A Design Science Research Framework Integrating Aerosol Remote Sensing, Land Disturbance, And Clinical Sentinel Signals, Harsha Sammangi, Aditya Jagatha, Harshini Balaga

Research & Publications

This paper presents Aeolus-DS, a design science research (DSR) artifact that integrates aerosol remote sensing (MAIAC AOD; dust fraction), mesoscale meteorology and soil moisture (ERA5), land-disturbance telemetry (construction, off-road vehicle activity, nightlights) and clinical sentinel signals (syndromic ED chief complaints, pneumonia rule-out) into a dust-aware, AI-driven early warning and decision-support system for Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever). Methodologically, we propose a graph spatiotemporal transformer with direction-aware attention and physics-guided regularisation reflecting aeolian transport. Using county-week panels (2014-2024) for the U.S. Southwest (AZ–CA–NV), Aeolus-DS improves now-casting mean absolute error (MAE) by 18% and two-week area under precision-recall curve (AUPRC) by 21% over …

2025-2026 Etsu General Academic Operating Budget (July), Budget And Financial Planning, East Tennessee State University

ETSU General Academic Operating Budgets and Analysis

No abstract provided.

Building Social Butterflies And Learning Circles: The Key To Organizational Safety Potential, Trevor Farr

ASEM Capstones

2025 ASEM 620 Capstone Project

News From Hope College, Volume 57.1: Summer 2025, Hope College

News from Hope College

No abstract provided.

​​Site Fidelity Is Associated With The Social Experience Of Forked Fungus Beetles (Bolitotherus Cornutus), Joo Yeon Kim , '22, C. W. Wood, E. D. Brodie Iii, Vincent A. Formica

Biology Faculty Works

Consistently returning to or remaining within a specific location, a behavior known as site fidelity, is a useful metric for quantifying animal space use. When multiple individuals display similar site fidelity patterns, they are likely to interact, shaping the degree and quality of their social interactions. However, the link between the expression of site fidelity behavior and an individual’s social experience has not been thoroughly investigated. In this study we examined (1) how intrinsic individual properties (body size and sex) predicted variation in site fidelity and (2) whether site fidelity was linked to the social experience of individuals in wild …

Gis-Based Swat Modeling For Surface Runoff Assessment To Support Urban Flood Resilience In Central Java, Indonesia, Putri Amalia Sholichah Ms., Endah Sulistyawati, Susana Paulina Dewi

Smart City

Surface runoff significantly contributes to environmental hazards such as floods in Indonesia, including in Borobudur District. Based on watershed delineation, the administrative area of Borobudur District is predominantly located within the Sileng Subwatershed. The rehabilitation zones managed by PT Adaro Indonesia are located in several specific areas within this subwatershed. This study utilizes the SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) model integrated with GIS (Geographic Information System) to simulate surface runoff quantitaively in the Sileng subwatershed, part of the Progo watershed in Central Java Province. SWAT is applied in this research to simulate surface runoff in both watershed and …