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Uri Libraries' Ai Lab--Evolving To Meet The Needs Of Students And Research Communities, Harrison Dekker, Angel Ferria, Indrani Mandal

Technical Services Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Profiling The Plasmid Conjugation Potential Of Urinary Escherichia Coli, Cesar Montelongo Hernandez, Catherine Putonti, Alan J. Wolfe

Biology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Escherichia coli is often associated with urinary tract infection (UTI). Antibiotic resistance in E. coli is an ongoing challenge in managing UTI. Extrachromosomal elements – plasmids – are vectors for clinically relevant traits, such as antibiotic resistance, with conjugation being one of the main methods for horizontal propagation of plasmids in bacterial populations. Targeting of conjugation components has been proposed as a strategy to curb the spread of plasmid-borne antibiotic resistance. Understanding the types of conjugative systems present in urinary E. coli isolates is fundamental to assessing the viability of this strategy. In this study, we profile two well-studied conjugation …

Comparing The Effects Of Vegan Diets Versus Ketogenic Diets On Glycemic Control In Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, April Mccune, Timothy Aylward, Andrea Abernathy, Justin Gambini

Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc)

Purpose: The purpose of this review is to explore whether plant-based (vegan) diets result in greater reductions in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) than high-fat carbohydrate-restricted (ketogenic) diets in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Search Criteria: PubMed and Cochrane library databases were systematically searched for all relevant studies using MeSH terms (("diet, high fat" AND "diet, carbohydrate restricted") OR "diet, ketogenic" OR "diet, vegan") AND "diabetes mellitus, type 2/therapy". Limiting the research to meta-analyses and systematic reviews narrowed the results to six articles. One systematic review was excluded because it examined the effects of ketogenic diets on the quality …

Something Like Faith, Emily Cinquemani

Nelle (literary magazine)

p. 3

The Downside Of Being Beautiful, Louise Marburg

Nelle (literary magazine)

pp. 69-81

Western Civilization: A Concise History, Sanford Robins, Christopher Brooks

SUBR Faculty Open Educational Resources

This class will discuss the history of Western Civilization (primarily Mesopotamia, the Near East, and Europe) from the earliest known civilizations to about the year 1500 CE. You will learn about major events, countries, ideas, and people and the impact that these had on their times and on how history developed. This knowledge is important for you to have because you are a person who lives in a society shaped by these events and ideas. The ultimate goal of this class is to help you understand how the flow of history has impacted the present and to help you understand …

World Civilization I, Emmitt Glynn Iii, Andrew Reeves, Brian Parkinson, Charlotte Miller, Eugene Berger, George Israel, Nadejda Williams

SUBR Faculty Open Educational Resources

Description

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• MoodleNet
• Canvas Commons

This course will provide you with a broad outline of World History from its origins to 1500. The course will cover the origins of humankind, our organization into cities, states, and empires, our social tendencies, economic needs, and spiritual wants. The heart of the course is to compare and contrast civilizations and cultures from five key regions: the Fertile Crescent, India, Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas. We will learn how to think historically, use a variety of sources, and apply good reading and writing skills. The goal for this course is to foster openness …

Stylosanthes Hamata - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Environmental Weed Risk Assessments

Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Caribbean stylo (Stylosanthes hamata). Caribbean stylo (Stylosanthes hamata) is an annual or short-lived perennial herbaceous legume. Individual plants behave as self-regenerating annuals or biennials. In the Northern Territory up to 40% of plants persist from one wet season to the next (Cameron 2010), but this varies depending on the length of the dry season. It …

Deoxybuzonamine Isomers From The Millipede Brachycybe Lecontii (Platydesmida: Andrognathidae), Tappy H. Jones, Daniel P. Harrison, Carla Menegatti, Emily Levers, Kenneth Knott, Paul Marek, Derek A. Hennen, Matt T. Kasson, Angie M. Macias, Brian Lovett, Ralph Saporito

2022 Faculty Bibliography

Millipedes (Diplopoda) are well known for their toxic or repellent defensive secretions. Here, we describe (6aR,10aS,10bR)-8,8-dimethyldodecahydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline [trans-anti-trans-deoxybuzonamine (1a)] and (rel-6aR,10aR,10bR)-8,8-dimethyldodecahydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline [trans-syn-cis-deoxybuzonamine (1b)], two isomers of deoxybuzonamine found in the chemical defense secretions of the millipede Brachycybe lecontii Wood (Colobognatha, Platydesmida, Andrognathidae). The carbon–nitrogen skeleton of these compounds was determined from their MS and GC-FTIR spectra obtained from the MeOH extract of whole millipedes, along with a subsequent selective synthesis. Their structures were established from their 1D (¹H, ¹³C) and 2D NMR (COSY, NOESY, multiplicity-edited HSQC, HSQC-TOCSY, HMBC) spectra. Additionally, computational chemistry (DFT and DP4) was used to identify the relative …

Gender Differences And The Influence Of Body Composition On Land And Pool-Based Assessments Of Anaerobic Power And Capacity, Jacquelyn N. Zera, Elizabeth F. Nagle, Emma Connell, Erin Curtin, Wilmina Marget, Anna P. Simonson, Takashi Nagai, John Abt, Scott Lephart

2022 Faculty Bibliography

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Chronic Oral Administration Of Midazolam On Memory And Circadian Rhythms In Rats, Helen M. Murphy, Anastasiya I. Kalinina, Cyrilla H. Wideman

2022 Faculty Bibliography

Studies have shown the ability of benzodiazepine drugs to cause memory loss in animals and humans. Midazolam is a benzodiazepine commonly administered intravenously during surgical procedures because it reacts rapidly, causes anterograde amnesia, and has few side effects. It has also been used in palliative medicine where, among others, an oral route has been employed for chronic administration of the drug. The current study evaluated the effects of chronic orally administered midazolam on spatial working memory and procedural memory in control and experimental female rats over a threeweek experimental period utilizing the Morris water maze. Sample and test run times …

A Relational Account Of Structure And Agency Via ‘Lived Ancient Religion’ And The ‘Processing Approach’, With A Case Study Of Circumcision In Ancient Judaism*, Thomas R. Blanton Iv

2022 Faculty Bibliography

Addressing studies of the concepts of structure and agency, in 2008 sociologist François Dépelteau called for a ‘relational approach’ that compared the ‘trans-actions’ of actors, but notably left open the question of how such a study should be conducted. The present article attempts to operationalise Dépelteau’s call, albeit in a manner tailored specifically to meet the needs of researchers in the area of ‘lived ancient religion’. The study of ‘trans-action’ is operationalised here by employing key terms drawn from Staf Hellemans’s ‘processing approach’ to the study of religion, in which agents ‘process’ their environments through selection, modification, assembly, performance, integration, …

Alkaloid-Based Chemical Defenses In 11 Species Of Bufonid Poison Frogs From Brazil (Bufonidae: Melanophryniscus), Emily Staufer

Masters Theses

The term ‘poison frog’ describes members of five anuran families that are capable of sequestering lipophilic, alkaloid-based chemical defenses from their prey. Alkaloid defenses can vary widely within and among poison frog species, mostly linked to differences in availability of arthropod prey at different scales. While research has mainly focused on alkaloid variation within the dendrobatid and mantellid poison frogs, bufonid poison frogs in the genus Melanophryniscus demonstrate high inter- and intra-species alkaloid variation, and some members are capable of both sequestering dietary alkaloids and synthesizing alkaloids metabolically. However, of the 31 species of Melanophryniscus, only eight have ever had …

Faculty Notes, John Carroll University

Faculty Notes - John Carroll University

Spring 2022, Volume 15, Issue 1

Developing A Tick And Tickborne Illness Field Safety Protocol For Calvin University Students And Staff, Emily Chizek, Jennifer Ambrose, William L. Miller

Summer Research

No abstract provided.

Nova Law Review Full Issue Volume 46, Issue 3

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.

Fddm1 And Fddm2, Two Sgs3-Like Proteins, Function As A Complex To Affect Dna Methylation In Arabidopsis, Shengjun Li, Weilong Yang, Yunfeng Liu, Guangyong Li, Xiang Liu, Yaling Liu, James R. Alfano, Chi Zhang, Bin Yu

Center for Plant Science Innovation: Faculty Publications

DNA methylation is an important epigenetic modification required for the specific regulation of gene expression and the maintenance of genome stability in plants and animals. However, the mechanism of DNA demethylation remains largely unknown. Here, we show that two SGS3-like proteins, FACTOR OF DNA DEMETHYLATION 1 (FDDM1) and FDDM2, negatively affect the DNA methylation levels at ROS1-dependend DNA loci in Arabidopsis. FDDM1 binds dsRNAs with 50 overhangs through its XS (rice gene X and SGS3) domain and forms a heterodimer with FDDM2 through its XH (rice gene X Homology) domain. A lack of FDDM1 or FDDM2 increased DNA methylation levels …

Improved Database Filtering Technology Enables More Efficient Ab Initio Design Of Potent Peptides Against Ebola Viruses, Thomas Ripperda, Yangsheng Yu, Atul Verma, Elizabeth Klug, Michellie Thurman, St. Patrick Reid, Guangshun Wang

Journal Articles: Pathology and Microbiology

The rapid mutations of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 require vaccine updates and the development of novel antiviral drugs. This article presents an improved database filtering technology for a more effective design of novel antiviral agents. Different from the previous approach, where the most probable parameters were obtained stepwise from the antimicrobial peptide database, we found it possible to accelerate the design process by deriving multiple parameters in a single step during the peptide amino acid analysis. The resulting peptide DFTavP1 displays the ability to inhibit Ebola virus. A deviation from the most probable peptide parameters reduces antiviral activity. The designed …

Transformative, Noetic, And Transpersonal Experiences During Personal Development Workshops, Helané Wahbeh, Cassandra Vieten, Garrett Yount, Agnes Cartry-Jacobsen, Dean Radin, Arnaud Delorme

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

The global personal development market was valued at $38.28 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow an additional 5% from 2020 to 2027. Many of these workshops promise to be transformational. This secondary analysis study examined transformative, transpersonal, and noetic aspects of personal development workshops. We found that 74% of post-survey records endorsed that participants experienced a moment of clarity or profound insight during their workshop. In addition, 66% endorsed that participants had experienced at least one noetic experience, and 84% endorsed at least one transpersonal experience. These analyses provide preliminary evidence for the transformational potential of personal development …

Eliciting Awe In The Spectator: The Case Of A Dhrupad-Based Dance Performance, Alfonso Santarpia, Andrée Martin, Armando Menicacci, Pierre De Oliveira, Daniel Lemieux, Laurence Éthier, Caroline Charbonneau, Bruno Pucella, Christophe Flambard, Les Frères Gundecha, Louis-Charles Lusignan, Alice Bourgasser, Élisabeth-Anne Dorléans, Ariane Dubé-Lavigne, Angélique Poulin

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

This paper describes “Kalos, eîdos, skopeîn,” an immersive Dhrupad-based dance installation designed to elicit feelings of awe in the spectators, in a real-life artistic context. This study used a mixed-methods approach in order to explore spectators’ awe experience (N=45), using specific scales and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results suggested that “Kalos, eîdos, skopeîn,” with its combination of nature motifs and the slow dance-walk associated with the Dhrupad music in the choreography, was able to produce awe-related moments in some spectators and inspire a degree of positive emotions. Our qualitative results viewed awe explicitly as a positive emotion and showed that generally …

Town Of Chester, New Hampshire Annual Reports Of The Town Officers, Boards, Commissions, Committees, And Other Agencies For Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2022., Chester Town Representatives

Chester, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

The Town Of Wentworth, New Hampshire Annual Report 2021., Wentworth Town Representatives

Wentworth, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Us Women In History Club, Savannah Toth, Elizabeth Herbin

Honors Program: Expanded Learning Clubs

An afterschool club that teaches children about women trailblazers from the past and today while integrating activities to demonstrate the importance of women outside of typical school curriculum and textbooks.

Chloris Gayana - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Environmental Weed Risk Assessments

Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana). Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana) is a warm season or sub-tropical (C4) perennial grass which is both tufted and has stolons (runners). The degree of stoloniferous growth not only varies between varieties but can also vary between different environments and management practices. Vegetative growth is generally 30 to 100 cm in height, …

Clitoria Ternatea - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Environmental Weed Risk Assessments

Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea). Butterfly pea, also called blue pea, is a short-lived perennial legume with a semi-erect woody base with fine twining stems and pinnate leaves with 5–7 leaflets. Individual plants may persist for 2–4 years but, where well adapted, have good regeneration from seed, so reseeding is usually not required in permanent pastures. …

Secale Cereale - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Environmental Weed Risk Assessments

Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Cereal rye (Secale cereale). Cereal rye (also called ryecorn, rye) is a minor cereal crop commonly grown on low fertility sandy soils and also for erosion control. Rye grain is refined into a flour and to make alcoholic drinks. It is also used for animal fodder. Cereal rye could be grown in northern Western Australia …

Zea Mays - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Environmental Weed Risk Assessments

Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Maize (Zea mays). Maize (corn) is a tall, annual warm season (C4) grass grown for grain or silage. The first domestication of maize was by the indigenous people of southern Mexico, and it has been cultivated for thousands of years in central and southern America. Maize is a staple food in many parts of the …

The Incoherence Challenge For Subject Combination: An Analytic Assessment, Itay Shani, Heath Williams

Philosophy Papers and Journal Articles

Panpsychism is now a bona fide potential solution to the metaphysical quandary of consciousness. Much of the debate concerning the viability of panpsychism is centered on the combination problem (CP). Intriguingly, the literature analyzing this problem displays two competing interpretations which differ in their modal force. According to the first, which we call the ‘no-necessitation view', CP consists in the absence of a priori necessitation of macro-level phenomenal facts from micro-level phenomenal facts. In contrast, the second interpretation, which we label the ‘incoherence charge’ (IC), goes further by insisting that it can be positively demonstrated that micro-experiences cannot …

Offshore Wind Development And Marine Mammals

United States Marine Mammal Commission

No abstract provided.

The City Becomes Her: Poetry Collection, Sara Anne Hook

Graduate Scholarship and Professional Work

No abstract provided.