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Please Keep Plastics Out Of My Lagoon!, Linda Walters

CEELAB Children's Books

Everyone is talking about plastic pollution. In this book for young audiences, we provide information on plastic pollution, including microplastics. We describe some of the many animals found in our favorite estuary, the Indian River Lagoon, that are impacted by plastics. This book asks young readers to pick the items they want to see in their lagoon, "This animal friend or that harmful piece of plastic?"

The Role Of Coastal Resource Stability In The Transition To Agriculture, Soconusco, Mexico, Asia Alsgaard

Anthropology ETDs

Around the world, the transition to agriculture happens at different times and under different conditions, sometimes failing to occur at all. I address how risk management strategies, such as Niche Construction tactics, influence human subsistence decision making, both within the context of climate or habitat changes and its converse, stability. I focus on how coastal resource reliance in the Soconusco region, Mexico, may have allowed the Archaic period Chantuto society to continue to rely on aquatic resources even as other groups in the region began relying on maize agriculture. To address this question within the context of stability, I focus …

Pastor Percy Harper And Donald Jackson, Wilmer Amina Carter Foundation

Bridges Digital Archive: Audio and Video Recordings

Pastor Percy Harper and Donald Jackson, his childhood friend, reminisce about their childhood, experiences at Mill School, their parent’s migration and the physical appearance of the Valley Truck Farm community. Harper and Jackson remember local businesses such as Jackson’s family store, Bradley’s, and the effect those businesses had on the community. Both Pastor Harper and Jackson describe the Valley Truck Farm as a tight-knit community which bonded over their willingness to share their farm-grown food and to organize themselves to solve problems. Pastor Harper and Jackson describe the dispersal of the Valley Truck Farm community as a consequence of rezoning, …

In The Face Of Climate Change, Does Human Trampling Affect Dune Resilience And Alter Ecosystem Services?, Alexandra O. Findlay

Honors College Theses

Sand dunes play a valuable role on the coastline supporting unique native species and protecting beach communities. The City of Tybee Island, Georgia, USA has undergone extensive dune restoration to expand and rehabilitate its shoreline to better defend the town against the increasing frequency of hurricanes and storm surge. The project included the recovery of existing dune structures and construction of new dunes filled with sand pumped from offshore and vegetated with a variety of native species. To analyze the impact of human trampling on dune vegetation occurring adjacent to footpaths and crossovers in new and established dunes, we measured …

Kenyon Collegiate - April 15, 2022

Kenyon Collegiate

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of An Adapted Version Of The Diabetes Prevention Program For Low- And Middle-Income Countries: A Cluster Randomized Trial To Evaluate "Lifestyle Africa" In South Africa., Delwyn Catley, Thandi Puoane, Lungiswa Tsolekile, Ken Resnicow, Kandace K. Fleming, Emily A. Hurley, Joshua M. Smyth, Frank T. Materia, Estelle V. Lambert, Mara Z. Vitolins, Naomi S. Levitt, Kathy Goggin

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

BACKGROUND: Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are experiencing major increases in diabetes and cardiovascular conditions linked to overweight and obesity. Lifestyle interventions such as the United States National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) developed in high-income countries require adaptation and cultural tailoring for LMICs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of "Lifestyle Africa," an adapted version of the DPP tailored for an underresourced community in South Africa compared to usual care.

METHODS AND FINDINGS: Participants were residents of a predominantly Xhosa-speaking urban township of Cape Town, South Africa characterized by high rates of poverty. Participants with body …

Using Movement To Infer Critical Life History Events In Mule Deer: Parturition And Natal Dispersal, Tabitha A. Hughes

Theses and Dissertations

The advent of GPS tracking technology has revolutionized the field of wildlife research. The ability to obtain fine-scale location data from collared animals allows for increased understanding of life-history events that have previously been difficult to research. An excellent candidate species for telemetry-based research is mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). Mule deer are an important species economically due to their position as a harvested species. Additionally, they play an important role in the ecosystems they occupy; therefore information regarding important life history events would improve conservation and management efforts for this species. Our objectives were to use GPS tracking technology to …

Teaching Medicinal Plants Used By Native Americans, Amadea Pourier, Dillon Nelson, Wiyaka Pomarleau, Kay Cutler, Madhav P. Nepal

iLEARN Teaching Resources

In this lesson, students will also be able to identify four medicinal plants, describe their characteristics and discuss medicinal uses. Students will use their senses to experience the uses of these medicinal plants. The plants highlighted in this lesson are Chokecherry Tree, Prairie Sage, Lead Plant, and Purple Cornflower. The senses used may consist of smelling the aroma of sage, burning the root of the purple coneflower, or tasting the infusion of the Lead Plant.

Localized Heat Therapy Improves Mitochondrial Function In Human Skeletal Muscle, Erik D. Marchant

Theses and Dissertations

Physical activity results in various types of stress in skeletal muscle including energetic, oxidative, and heat stress. Acute exposure to stress impairs skeletal muscle mitochondrial function. In contrast, chronic intermittent exposure to mild stress through exercise training results in increased mitochondrial content and respiratory capacity. While oxidative and energetic stress have received much attention regarding their long-term effect on skeletal muscle mitochondria, heat stress is not well understood. The purpose of this work was to investigate the effects of localized heat therapy on human skeletal muscle mitochondria, and to compare these effects to those of high-intensity interval exercise training. To …

Analyzing And Evaluating The Effect Of Implementing The Principles Of New Urbanism On Ardabil And Its Peripheral Villages, Lotfollah Maleki, Ayyoub Mahmoudi, Reza Hashemi Masoomabad, Ghasem Fathi

Emirates Journal for Engineering Research

New urbanism is a response to prevent the decline and erosion of settlements, attention to local and regional capacity, and return to identity. Villages are in constant contact and interaction with the city, and this interaction is ongoing in all areas. Undoubtedly, rural development is not possible in all social, economic, managerial, and physical dimensions, regardless of the city. The study aims to implement the principles of urbanism in Ardabil based on the performance of surrounding rural settlements in the framework of modern urban planning. Accordingly, a questionnaire was prepared. The components include managerial, physical, socio-cultural, economic, and environmental components. …

Teaching Medicinal Plants Used By Native Americans, Amadea Pourier, Dillon Nelson, Kay Cutler, Madhav Nepal

iLEARN Teaching Resources

In this lesson, students will also be able to identify four medicinal plants, describe their characteristics and discuss medicinal uses. Students will use their senses to experience the uses of these medicinal plants. The plants highlighted in this lesson are Chokecherry Tree, Prairie Sage, Lead Plant, and Purple Cornflower. The senses used may consist of smelling the aroma of sage, burning the root of the purple coneflower, or tasting the infusion of the Lead Plant.

Actl6a Coordinates Axonal Caliber Recognition And Myelination In The Peripheral Nerve, Hye-Jin Park, Eric Tsai, Dennis Huang, Michael Weaver, Luciana Frick, Ace Alcantara, John J. Moran, Julia Patzig, Carmen V. Melendez-Vasquez, Gerald R. Crabtree, M.L. Feltri, John Svaren, Patricia Casaccia

Advanced Science Research Center

Cells elaborate transcriptional programs in response to external signals. In the peripheral nerves, Schwann cells (SC) sort axons of given caliber and start the process of wrapping their membrane around them. We identify Actin-like protein 6a (ACTL6a), part of SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex, as critical for the integration of axonal caliber recognition with the transcriptional program of myelination. Nuclear levels of ACTL6A in SC are increased by contact with large caliber axons or nanofibers, and result in the eviction of repressive histone marks to facilitate myelination. Without Actl6a the SC are unable to coordinate caliber recognition and myelin production. Peripheral …

A Just-In-Time Video Primer On Pneumothorax Pathophysiology And Early Management, Nicholas Macdonald, Jacob Garcia, Gregory C. Kane, Xiao Chi Zhang, Dimitrios Papanagnou

Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers

Audience: Emergency medicine residents (interns, junior residents), medical students, and mid-level providers (physician assistants, nurse practitioners).

Introduction: Pneumothorax refersto the presence of gas within the pleuralspace and is a relatively common clinical entity in the emergency department Traumatic pneumothorax results from blunt or penetrating trauma to the thorax. Iatrogenic pneumothorax is a risk inherent to a number of invasive procedures and represents a significant cause of preventable morbidity. Specifically, central venous catheterization (43.8%), thoracentesis (20.1%), and barotrauma due to mechanical ventilation (9.1%) are the most frequent causes. A feared complication of pneumothorax is the development of tension pneumothorax, which involves …

Onsite Water Reuse: Fate Of Indicator Bacteria, Antibiotic Resistant Genes, Environmental Impacts, And User Perceptions, Michelle B. Henderson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Changes in water use, climate, and urbanization have shifted how water resources are used and defined. Wastewater is increasingly regarded as a viable resource to address challenges in non-potable and potable water applications. When dealing with water reuse, water quality and quantity are of the utmost importance; and the final product must be suitable for its intended purpose and acceptable to users. The first portion of this research analyzed the performance and environmental impacts of pilot-scale Hybrid Adsorption Biological Treatment Systems (HABiTS) for onsite wastewater treatment and reuse. Various configurations were investigated to increase HABiTS performance and ability to produce …

Deep Into The Eyes: Applying Machine Learning To Improve Eye-Tracking, Aayush Kumar Chaudhary

Theses

Eye-tracking has been an active research area with applications in personal and behav- ioral studies, medical diagnosis, virtual reality, and mixed reality applications. Improving the robustness, generalizability, accuracy, and precision of eye-trackers while maintaining privacy is crucial. Unfortunately, many existing low-cost portable commercial eye trackers suffer from signal artifacts and a low signal-to-noise ratio. These trackers are highly depen- dent on low-level features such as pupil edges or diffused bright spots in order to precisely localize the pupil and corneal reflection. As a result, they are not reliable for studying eye movements that require high precision, such as microsaccades, smooth …

Engaging Disinterested Adolescent Readers In The Middle School Classroom, Elizabeth M. Lezman

Masters Projects

Reading is a necessary skill and habit that adolescents need to carry into adulthood to set them on a more advantageous life trajectory. As students reach adolescence and their interest and engagement in reading tends to decrease, it is vital for educators to implement strategies and structures to promote engagement, passion and interesting in reading. Three key factors of increasing engagement are to build a community of readers, implement choice reading, and provide texts representing a variety of identities, cultures, traditions and voices. Research has proven that students are more engaged in reading when they feel part of a community, …

Creating A Popular Science Collection To Support Interest, Research, And Curriculum At The University Of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries, Casey Hoeve, Kiyomi Deards

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Presentations

In 2016 the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries opened the Adele Coryell Hall Learning Commons in the main library (Love Library) with the intention of creating an informal user space for study and social interactions. Within the Learning Commons, a popular science collection was curated based upon patron interest and to organize a scattered collection into a more discoverable location. The collection has been highly used by patrons, and new content is regularly added each year.

In addition to general interest, the popular science collection supports on-campus classes and colloquial talks. In this presentation, the history of the collection and which …

Volume Cxli, Number 18, April 15, 2022, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Using Anaerobic Digesters As A Sustainable Approach In Creating Sustainable Cities In Egypt, Rania Rushdy Moussa, Laila Atef Elsawaf

Architectural Engineering

The first digestion plant was built in Bombay, India, in 1859. But since 1895, anaerobic digestion has been used to recover gas as a waste management system in England. Anaerobic digesters are one of the most well-known systems that are used worldwide to get rid of waste and generate energy, yet they have never been employed in Egypt. This research aims to determine the economic, social, and environmental impacts of anaerobic digesters in Egyptian cities and districts. From an economic perspective, the study estimates the energy produced from storing organic wastes in anaerobic digesters, using a quantitative approach to measure …

Determination Of The Heating Time Constant For Root Crops, Z K. Ergasheva, Beraat Ozcelik

Technical science and innovation

Convective drying refers to one of the energy-intensive processes used in chemical, woodworking, food and other industries. Therefore, in modern conditions, when there is a growing shortage and an increase in energy tariffs, it is important to develop and apply new effective methods of drying wet materials in industrial production, create high-performance drying equipment, improve the operation of existing dryers, which will contribute to the rational use of natural resources, reduce the cost of finished products and increase the competitiveness of production. Root crops are plants in which nutrients are concentrated in tubers or roots. Jerusalem artichoke refers to sugar-containing …

Roots To Ridges, Amanda Cohoon

B.F.A. Practicum Exhibition (ART 498)

We all want a place to call home where we get to put our roots down. For some, this place is the state they were born in, and for others, it is a place they stumble upon along the journey of life. Some of us are lucky enough to live in such unbelievably special places, however, we don’t always seem to notice or appreciate this. The seemingly endless nature of our bustling society seems too often keep our focus shifted away from the natural beauty around us. This thought prompted me to begin this series of paintings and prints that …

Active Resistance By Merchant Vessel Crews During International Armed Conflict Is Not “Direct Participation In Hostilities”, Robert Mclaughlin

International Law Studies

Within the land, air, and cyber conflict contexts, the concept of "civilian direct participation in hostilities" has been subject to intense scrutiny, interpretive endeavor, and operational application over the last several decades. There is a risk, however, that interpretations and applications based on this experience may inappropriately permeate the law of naval warfare, where the scope of application of this concept is considerably narrower. This is because a key difference between allocating law of armed conflict status ashore and at sea is that the law of armed conflict status of people at sea tends to follow the status of their …

Digital Literacy And Increased Utilization Of Higher Education E-Learning In Indonesia : A Literature Review, Heri Cahyo Bagus, Ilham M, Merlin Apriliyanti, Muhammad Yazid

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study was conducted to determine the role of digital literacy on e-learning capabilities at UIN Sunan Ampel of Surabaya as a function of sharing information. With digital literacy, users will have extraordinary abilities to think, learn, communicate, work together, and create. Digital literacy that is important for users to have includes information literacy, media literacy, and Information and Communication Technology literacy. The digital literacy capabilities of users can be implemented in a university environment. Through digital literacy, a person can access information effectively and efficiently, evaluate information critically, and use that information more usefully. This study uses a qualitative …

Melancolía X A Projection Of Queer Of Color Ambivalence In The 21st Century New Mexico, Anthony Rosendo Zarinana

Communication ETDs

This dissertation seeks to elucidate a form of investigation, derived from Jose Esteban Muñoz’s (2006) considerations of brown feelings. By triangulating a base across Queer of Color embodied critiques, I locate a research site in the field of Queer Intercultural Communication to ground the capacity of this project. In this, I work with Queer of Color men in New Mexico, focusing on their feelings about identity and desire as it relates to relational thresholds. By mapping an analytical structure across my own experiences and theirs, I determine to craft a more complicated vantage across our experiences, outlining the socio-cultural pressures …

The Consequences Of Climate Change For Native Bee Assemblages, Melanie R. Kazenel

Biology ETDs

Recent declines in terrestrial arthropod biodiversity highlight the need to pinpoint which taxa and ecosystem services are most threatened, and why. But, for most of the world’s ~20,000 bee species, we lack robust evidence of population trends, and the role of climate change remains surprisingly little studied. I used long-term bee monitoring data from the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research Program (Socorro, NM, USA), along with complementary experimental and observational data, to examine how climate relates to bee abundance and diversity patterns over time and space, and to identify the traits that govern bees’ climate sensitivities. Under climate change, drylands worldwide …

Time Dependent Analysis Of Rat Microglial Surface Markers In Traumatic Brain Injury Reveals Dynamics Of Distinct Cell Subpopulations, Assaf Gottlieb, Naama Toledano-Furman, Karthik S Prabhakara, Akshita Kumar, Henry W Caplan, Supinder Bedi, Charles S Cox, Scott D Olson

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in a cascade of cellular responses, which produce neuroinflammation, partly due to the activation of microglia. Accurate identification of microglial populations is key to understanding therapeutic approaches that modify microglial responses to TBI and improve long-term outcome measures. Notably, previous studies often utilized an outdated convention to describe microglial phenotypes. We conducted a temporal analysis of the response to controlled cortical impact (CCI) in rat microglia between ipsilateral and contralateral hemispheres across seven time points, identified microglia through expression of activation markers including CD45, CD11b/c, and p2y12 receptor and evaluated their activation state using additional …

Anatomical Variability, Multi-Modal Coordinate Systems, And Precision Targeting In The Marmoset Brain, Takayuki Ose, David C Van Essen, Matthew F Glasser, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Localising accurate brain regions needs careful evaluation in each experimental species due to their individual variability. However, the function and connectivity of brain areas is commonly studied using a single-subject cranial landmark-based stereotactic atlas in animal neuroscience. Here, we address this issue in a small primate, the common marmoset, which is increasingly widely used in systems neuroscience. We developed a non-invasive multi-modal neuroimaging-based targeting pipeline, which accounts for intersubject anatomical variability in cranial and cortical landmarks in marmosets. This methodology allowed creation of multi-modal templates (MarmosetRIKEN20) including head CT and brain MR images, embedded in coordinate systems of anterior and …

Childbirth In Incarceration And Nursing Interventions, Breanna Mauk

Epsilon Sigma at-Large Research Conference

Introduction and Background

The number of incarcerated pregnant women is increasing every day. At the same time, their quality of care is decreasing. From being treated like animals by jail staff to having unqualified staff members instructing them during labor, this has to change. Not only is the safety of the woman at risk, but most importantly her unborn baby.

Purpose Statement

Incarcerated pregnant women deserve the same healthcare as anyone else. The PICO question addressed in this paper is the following. In incarcerated pregnant women, how does ineffective health maintenance compared with effective health maintenance affect poor outcomes after …

Best Practices: Antibiotic Stewardship And The Implementation Of Evidence-Based Guidelines During Upper Respiratory Infections Among Rural, Primary Care Patients, Sandra Johnson

Epsilon Sigma at-Large Research Conference

Best Practices: Antibiotic Stewardship and the Implementation of Evidence-Based Guidelines During Upper Respiratory Infections Among Rural, Primary Care Patients

Sandra Kay Johnson, Doctor of Nursing Practice Candidate

East Tennessee State University College of Nursing

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is a challenging clinical issue seen in the treatment of upper respiratory infections (URIs).

Purpose/Aims: The purpose of this project is to implement an antibiotic stewardship (AS) program using antibiotic prescribing guidelines for URIs and clinic-wide patient education. The aim was to reduce antibiotic overuse.

Processes: This quality improvement (QI) project was conducted at a rural clinic. Participants included the nurse practitioners and …

Equine Assisted Psychoptherapies In The Threatment Of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder In Combat Exposed Military Veterans And Service Members: A Literature Review, Cherry Nelson

Liberty University Research Week

Doctoral

Theoretical Proposal