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Lung Protection By Inhalation Of Exogenous Solubilized Extracellular Matrix, Jinglei Wu, Priya Ravikumar, Kytai Truong Nguyen, Connie C. W. Hsia, Yi Hong

Go Open Fund Publications-Archive

Decellularized extracellular matrix (ECM) contains complex tissue-specific components that work in concert to promote tissue repair and constructive remodeling and has been used experimentally and clinically to accelerate epithelial wound repair, leading us to hypothesize that lung-derived ECM could mitigate acute lung injury. To explore the therapeutic potential of ECM for noninvasive delivery to the lung, we decellularized and solubilized porcine lung ECM, then characterized the composition, concentration, particle size and stability of the preparation. The ECM preparation at 3.2 mg/mL with average particle size <3 µm was tested in vitro on human A549 lung epithelial cells exposed to 95% O2 for 24 hours, and in vivo by tracheal instillation or nebulization into the lungs of rats exposed intermittently or continuously to 90% O2 for a cumulative 72 hours. Our results showed that the preparation was enriched in collagen, reduced in glycosaminoglycans, and contained various bioactive molecules. Particle size was concentration-dependent. Compared to the respective controls treated with cell culture medium in vitro or saline in vivo, ECM inhalation normalized cell survival and alveolar morphology, and reduced hyperoxia-induced apoptosis and oxidative damage. This proof-of-concept study established the methodology, feasibility and therapeutic potential of exogenous solubilized ECM for pulmonary cytoprotection, possibly as an adjunct or potentiator of conventional therapy.

Revisions To Graduate Faculty Executive Committee Bylaws 2017, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Memorandum dated February 21, 2017 from Jena Curtis (Chair, Graduate Faculty Executive Committee) to Kathleen Lawrence (Chair, Faculty Senate) regarding revisions to graduate faculty executive committee bylaws.

School Sabotage As A Form Of Intimate Partner Violence: Provider Perspectives, Rachel Voth Schrag, Tonya Edmond

Social Work Faculty Publications & Presentations-Archive

This study examined provider perspectives on school sabotage. Service providers participated in semi-structured interviews exploring these questions: Are service providers aware of instances of school sabotage occurring? What are the tactics that service providers have observed? What do service providers identify as the key impacts of school sabotage? The following are the themes: (1) tactics of abusive partners include disruption of financial aid, physical violence or stalking at school, and disrupting academic efforts; (2) survivors experience consequences, including emotional and academic impacts; (3) abusers display emotions including jealousy, resentment, and insecurity; and (4) many survivors use education as a pathway …

Monetary Compensation Of Full-Time Faculty At American Public Regional Universities: The Impact Of Geography And The Existence Of Collective Bargaining, Stephen G. Katsinas, Johnson A. Ogun, Nathaniel J. Bray

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

This paper examines monetary compensation of 127,222 full-time faculty employed by the 390 regional universities in the United States who are members of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Compensation data published by the U.S. Department of Education and organizations concerned with faculty, including the American Association of University Professors and others, typically lump all four-year public university faculty together, ignoring well-known differences in teaching workloads at different types of public four-year universities (four instead of two courses taught each term, etc.). Further, many compensation studies do not examine fringe benefits, which are 30 percent of total monetary …

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern team wins first place at NRF Foundation GALA
• Georgia Southern College of Business Faculty recognized

Report: Mini-Grant For Makerspace Survey Incentive Prizes, Martin K. Wallace

Innovation Mini-Grant Program 2016-Archive

Report on UTA Libraries Mini-Grant to fund survey incentive prizes of ten (10) $50.00 MakerShed gift cards to random respondents of the 2016 Makerspace Survey. This mini grant will allow the UTA Library Maker Literacy Task Force, in collaboration with the Texas Innovation Group, to administer a survey intended to gauge makerspace culture in Texas. This survey gathers data from makerspaces on topics such as location, funding, accessibility, user demographics, staffing, equipment, outreach, educational programs, learning outcomes, and other policies. Includes original proposal document and budget sheet.

Report: Mini-Grant For Makerspace Survey Incentive Prizes, Martin K. Wallace

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

Report on UTA Libraries Mini-Grant to fund survey incentive prizes of ten (10) $50.00 MakerShed gift cards to random respondents of the 2016 Makerspace Survey. This mini grant will allow the UTA Library Maker Literacy Task Force, in collaboration with the Texas Innovation Group, to administer a survey intended to gauge makerspace culture in Texas. This survey gathers data from makerspaces on topics such as location, funding, accessibility, user demographics, staffing, equipment, outreach, educational programs, learning outcomes, and other policies. Includes original proposal document and budget sheet.

Enhanced Thermophysical Properties Via Pao Superstructure, Zahra Pournorouz, Amirhossein Mostafavi, Aditya Pinto, Apparao Bokka, Junha Jeon, Donghyun Shin

Go Open Fund Publications-Archive

For the last few years, molten salt nanomaterials have attracted many scientists for their enhanced specific heat by doping a minute concentration of nanoparticles (up to 1% by weight). Likewise, enhancing the specific heat of liquid media is important in many aspects of engineering such as engine oil, coolant, and lubricant. However, such enhancement in specific heat was only observed for molten salts, yet other engineering fluids such as water, ethylene glycol, and oil have shown a decrease of specific heat with doped nanoparticles. Recent studies have shown that the observed specific heat enhancement resulted from unique nanostructures that were …

Collaborative Care In Real-World Settings: Barriers And Opportunities For Sustainability, Katherine Sanchez

Go Open Fund Publications-Archive

No abstract provided.

Counselor Education Unplugged? An Exploration Of Current Attitudes Surrounding The Use Of Online Learning As A Modality In Graduate Counselor Education, Eric James Perry

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation qualitatively investigates counselor education faculty perceptions regarding online courses or programs and the overall perception of counselor education faculty regarding the effectiveness of online learning. A total of 154 counselor educators completed the CEATOLS instrument, a survey designed to capture demographic information, perceptions of effectiveness of online learning in counselor education, and concerns related to online learning in counselor education. Results indicate that, overall, counselor educators have a markedly lower perception of the effectiveness of online counselor education courses than of traditional Analysis of the concerns expressed by counselor educators reveal a five-factor structure similar to that which …

Predicting Faculty Integration Of Faith And Learning, Kimberly Hardin

Teacher Education

Concern regarding the secularization of Christian higher education has

prompted researchers to investigate the extent that faith and learning

is integrated at a faculty level and what factors might predict faculty

integration (Lyon, Beaty, Parker, & Mencken, 2005). This research

attempted to replicate Lyon et al.’s (2005) logistic regression model

predicting faculty integration of faith using survey responses gathered

as part of Phase II of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities

(CCCU) Denominational Study (Rine, Glanzer, & Davignon, 2013).

Respondents included 2,074 faculty from 55 institutions. The first

model used in this study suggested that the most powerful predictors …

Standard 405 And Terms And Conditions Of Employment: More Chaos, Conflict And Confusion Ahead, Joseph P. Tomain, Donald J. Polden

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

In 2008, the Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association commenced a comprehensive review of the accreditation standards for American legal education. By July of 2011, most of the revised standards and rules of procedure had been drafted, discussed and approved by the section's Standards Review Committee ("SRC") and were ready for submission to the council. However, the SRC's revised accreditation policies were not submitted for action by the council until 2014, more than six years after the review process began, as a result of decisions made by section leaders. The revised standards …

Key Performance Indicators Of Part-Time Employees Teaching Online, Mark L. Alexander

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Online learning has caused a seismic shift in higher Education since its rise beginning at the turn of the century. A portion of that impact has been on the ascent of the part-time employee teaching online. Adjunct instructors account for the overwhelming majority of the faculty providing Education to these online learners. Because an instructors performance impacts students learning and their resulting end of course evaluation has such a bearing upon that persons employment, it is imperative to identify key performance indicators (KPIs) of employees teaching online. The problem addressed by this study was to determine the factors that affected …

Research Brief Fiscal Year 2017, Nova Southeastern University

Research Briefs

No abstract provided.

Lindenwood University Faculty Meeting Minutes, 2017-2018, Lindenwood University

Faculty Meeting/Council Minutes

Lindenwood University Faculty Meeting Minutes, 2017-2018.

Nsu Translational Research And Economic Development Fy 2017 Annual Report, Nova Southeastern University

Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

2017 Nsu Fact Book, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Fact Book

This 25th edition of the Nova Southeastern University Fact Book reflects an expanding body of data and information that provides perspective on the university’s character, growth, and accomplishments.

The 2017 Fact Book includes narrative, numeric, and graphic representation of the university, including history, characteristics, and development of the institution. Data are presented in both tabular and graphic formats to provide pertinent detail, and general trends are highlighted.

Ilium 2017, Taylor University

Yearbooks (1898-Present)

The 2017 yearbook of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Brown, Ashland Oral History Interview, Robert Benedetti

Emeriti Society Oral History Collection

Dean of School of Engineering & Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1991-2016). Topics include: Changes and growth in scope of the academic programs, advancements in student scholarship (use of finite element analysis), challenges that the university could help the Stockton Community improve in (K-12), and challenges that the University could achieve in the future (advancement, research, Stockton K-12).

No Limits: Foundations And Strategies For College Success, University Of Texas At Arlington

Mavs Open Press Open Educational Resources - Archive

Student Success and First Year Experience (UNIV 1131 and UNIV 1000, respectively, at UTA) are learning community courses that teach new students academic success skills to aid their transition to college. The goal of the courses is to help students identify their individual needs, determine what resources are appropriate, recognize the faculty role in their development, and formulate a plan for an actively engaged and enriched experience from campus to career. The courses will be taught by Peer Academic Leaders (PALs) and faculty, staff and/or graduate students to provide guidance, raise awareness and understanding of students' majors and help support …

Xvii Conferencia Internacional Cultura Africana Y Afroamericana, Sonja Watson

Modern Languages Faculty Publications - Archive

No abstract provided.

Detecting Between-Groups Heteroscedasticity In Moderated Multiple Regression With A Continuous Predictor And A Categorical Moderator: A Monte Carlo Study, Patrick J. Rosopa, Amber N. Schroeder, Jessica L. Doll

Psychology Faculty Publications - Archive

Moderated multiple regression (MMR) is frequently used to test moderation hypotheses in the behavioral and social sciences. In MMR with a categorical moderator, between-groups heteroscedasticity is not uncommon and can inflate Type I error rates or reduce statistical power. Compared with research on remedial procedures that can mitigate the effects of this violated assumption, less research attention has focused on statistical procedures that can be used to detect between-groups heteroscedasticity. In the current article, we briefly review such procedures. Then, using Monte Carlo methods, we compare the performance of various procedures that can be used to detect between-groups heteroscedasticity in …

Sheet Music Innovation Grant Final Report, Faedra Wills, Mark Cook

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

No abstract provided.

Newsletter, University Of South Florida Retired Faculty And Staff Association, Winter 2017, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Retired Faculty & Staff Association

USF St. Petersburg Retired Faculty and Staff Association

The Winter 2017 issue of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's Retired Faculty and Staff Association newsletter.

Seeking Inclusion From The Inside Out: Towards A Paradigm Of Culturally Proficient Legal Education, Anastasia M. Boles

Law Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Relationship Between Engagement And Level Of Functional Status In Older Adults, Thomas A. Dombrowsky

Go Open Fund Publications-Archive

Functional status is an important component of quality of life for older adults and for their caregivers. Factors associated with level of functional status include age, comorbidity, cognitive status, depression, social support, and activity. Of the types of activity linked with functional status, the strongest evidence is for physical exercise, with weaker evidence for social and productive activity. Engagement is a construct including motivation, commitment, and participation. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether or not engagement is associated with level of functional status after controlling for age, comorbidity, and depression among older adults. Methods: In all, …

Sheet Music Innovation Grant Final Report, Faedra Wills

Innovation Mini-Grant Program 2016-Archive

View the final collection here

Image Of Research: Celebrating And Sharing Undergraduate Workundergraduate Research And The Academic Librarian: Case Studies And Best Practices, Michelle Reed, Merinda Hensley

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

In 2013 and 2015 respectively, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Illinois) and the University of Kansas (KU) implemented an Image of Research competition, a library-led initiative designed to showcase original research of undergraduate students. The Image of Research competition is a multidisciplinary competition celebrating the diversity and breadth of undergraduate student research by inviting students to submit entries consisting of an image and brief text that articulates how the image relates to their research. The work of the students is shared widely and archived in the institutional repository, providing students with an easy-entry experience to "publishing" their research. Additionally, …

Engaging Our Student Partners: Student Leadership In A Library-Initiated Experiential Learning Projectundergraduate Research And The Academic Librarian: Case Studies And Best Practices, Michelle Reed, Philip Duncan, Germaine Halegoua

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

This chapter discusses aspects of Undergraduates Speak: Our Rights and Access, a library-initiated and student-led pilot project aimed at advancing educational initiatives in the realm of scholarly communication. The project provided undergraduate students with opportunities to engage in experiential learning. Experiential learning, commonly defined as "learning by doing,"emphasizes the role that experience and self-reflection play in the learning process. In recent years, universities across the country have increasingly committed to providing such opportunities for undergraduate students. One reason for this emphasis is because experiential activities have a demonstrated impact on student retention and engagement. Among these high-impact practices are undergraduate …

Walking The Walk: Iterative Design In Student Service Learning Projects, Morgan Chivers, Katie Musick Peery

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

Iterative design is a buzzword bandied about more liberally than its principles are employed; what happens when we embrace intelligent risk-taking and empower students with legitimate agency to solve the myriad struggles of building a makerspace, running the space efficiently, creating marketing materials, and utilizing the tools within to make the world a better place?