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Balancing Trade And Economic Security: Andritz V. United States And The Role Of Customs And Border Protection In Enforcing The Plant Protection Act, Alexandra Khrebtukova

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

This paper examines the case of Andritz v. United States—first filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade then transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas—as a demonstrative case study highlighting the collaboration between U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the Department of Agriculture. CBP is charged with facilitating legitimate trade and travel while safeguarding the borders of the United States to protect against, inter alia, the entry of dangerous goods, including through agricultural import and entry inspection. …

Fully Immersed, Jody Record

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Assessing The Psychological Impact Of Covid-19 Among College Students: An Evidence Of 15 Countries, Kavita Batra, Manoj Sharma, Ravi Batra, Tejinder P. Singh, Nena Schvaneveldt

School of Medicine Faculty Research

Mental health issues among college students is a leading public health concern, which seems to have been exacerbating during the COVID-19 pandemic. While previous estimates related to psychological burden among college students are available, quantitative synthesis of available data still needs to be performed. Therefore, this meta-analysis endeavors to present collective evidence discussing the psychological impact of COVID-19 among college students. Bibliographical library databases, including Embase, Medline, CINAHL, Scopus, and PsycINFO, were systematically searched for relevant studies. Titles, abstracts, and full articles were screened, and two reviewers extracted data. Heterogeneity was assessed by I-2 statistic. The random-effects model was utilized …

State V. Clapp Appellant's Brief Dckt. 48378

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

Strategically Making Your Farm Or Ranch Profitable, Matthew Stockton

Cornhusker Economics

The word ‘strategically’ sounds sophisticated and is often used to imply the presence of some secret idea that will always work to increase profit. The word seems to suggest that to be strategic requires special knowledge or an almost magical method of accomplishing something. In truth, however, strategy is simply a plan of action or policy designed to achieve something desired, and it can be complex or basic, as each occasion requires. Strategy can be good or bad, a successful endeavor or a disaster. The key to good strategy is to have clear understanding of desired out-come, as well as …

CertL Reduces C16 Ceramide, Amyloid-Β Levels, And Inflammation In A Model Of Alzheimer’S Disease, Simone M. Crivelli, Qian Luo, Jo A. A. Stevens, Caterina Giovagnoni, Daan Van Kruining, Gerard Bode, Sandra Den Hoedt, Barbara Hobo, Anna-Lena Scheithauer, Jochen Walter, Monique T. Mulder, Christopher Exley, Matthew Mold, Michelle M. Mielke, Helga E. De Vries, Kristiaan Wouters, Daniel L. A. Van Den Hove, Dusan Berkes, María Dolores Ledesma, Joost Verhaagen, Mario Losen, Erhard Bieberich, Pilar Martinez-Martinez

Physiology Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Dysregulation of ceramide and sphingomyelin levels have been suggested to contribute to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Ceramide transfer proteins (CERTs) are ceramide carriers which are crucial for ceramide and sphingomyelin balance in cells. Extracellular forms of CERTs co-localize with amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques in AD brains. To date, the significance of these observations for the pathophysiology of AD remains uncertain.

METHODS: A plasmid expressing CERT_L, the long isoform of CERTs, was used to study the interaction of CERT_L with amyloid precursor protein (APP) by co-immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence in HEK cells. The recombinant CERT_L protein …

Sysco Corp., American Zurich Insurance Company, And New Hampshire Insurance Company, Respondents/Appellants V. Utah Labor Commission, And Paul Roberts : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

BRIEF OF AFLELLER PETITIONER BELOW) PAUL ROBERTS

Brad Miller Attorney for Appellants

Brian Kelm Attorney for Appellee Roberts Christopher Hill General counsel for Appellee ULC

Sysco Corp. And American Zurich Insurance Company, Appellant/Respondents V. Labor Commission And Paul Roberts, Appellee/Petitioner: Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

BRIEF OF APPELLEE (PETITIONER BELOW) PAUL ROBERTS

Brad Miller Attorney for Appellants Pollart Miller LLC

Brian Kelm Attorney for Appellee Roberts Christopher Hill General Counsel for Appellee ULC

The Anchor: February 17, 2021, Hope College

The Anchor: 2021

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

State V. Beck Appellant's Brief Dckt. 48166

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

Wenke V. State Appellant's Brief Dckt. 48233

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

Mapping Major Sars-Cov-2 Drug Targets And Assessment Of Druggability Using Computational Fragment Screening: Identification Of An Allosteric Small-Molecule Binding Site On The Nsp13 Helicase., Matthew R Freidel, Roger S Armen

College of Pharmacy Faculty Papers

The 2019 emergence of, SARS-CoV-2 has tragically taken an immense toll on human life and far reaching impacts on society. There is a need to identify effective antivirals with diverse mechanisms of action in order to accelerate preclinical development. This study focused on five of the most established drug target proteins for direct acting small molecule antivirals: Nsp5 Main Protease, Nsp12 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, Nsp13 Helicase, Nsp16 2'-O methyltransferase and the S2 subunit of the Spike protein. A workflow of solvent mapping and free energy calculations was used to identify and characterize favorable small-molecule binding sites for an aromatic pharmacophore …

Montana Kaimin, February 17, 2021, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

The 2020 Election And Its Aftermath: Love, Lies, And Ensorceling Leadership, George R. Goethals

Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications

Though Donald Trump decisively lost the 2020 US presidential election, his mob-inciting charisma created a large and devoted base unusual in American politics. Insights from Sigmund Freud’s account of the emotional connections between leaders and followers, and later reframing of those views, suggest some of the dynamics that create the intense attachment expressed by Trump supporters, and his resulting ability to get his most loyal followers and allies to believe and do almost anything, no matter the evidence revealing his lies and the extremity of his demands. Essential elements include qualities of a leader and the leader’s message that make …

Pharmacokinetic And Pharmacodynamic Profiling Of Minocycline For Injection Following A Single Infusion In Critically Ill Adults In A Phase Iv Open-Label Multicenter Study (Acumin), Thomas P Lodise, Yasir Hamad, Et Al

Open Access Publications

Intravenous (i.v.) minocycline is increasingly used to treat infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR)

Faculty Senate Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Myers V. Mobilization For Justice Inc.

All Decisions

No abstract provided.

Retiform Hemangioendothelioma: A Case Series And Review Of The Literature, Qurratulain Chundriger, Muhammad Usman Tariq, Shabina Rahim, Jamshid Abdul-Ghafar, Nasir Ud Din

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Background: Retiform Hemangioendothelioma (RH) is an extremely rare vascular tumor of intermediate biological behavior, which is prone to local recurrence but rarely shows metastasis to distant sites. It may harbor areas resembling Dabska tumor in some cases and angiosarcoma, which in its well differentiated form may exhibit similar pathological appearance in some areas, making it problematic to rule out a possibility of a malignant diagnosis on a core biopsy. Therefore, complete surgical resection with negative margins is essential for accurate diagnosis and local control.
Results: In our series, two of the three Pakistani cases were in females, with an age …

Pharmacogenetic Testing Implementation In A Rural Pediatric Psychiatric Hospital, Tianna Leitch, Shayna Killam, Kirk Katseanes, Karen Brown, Corbin Schwanke, Abdallah Elias, Susan Trinidad

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Pharmacogenomics is the study of how patients’ genes may affect their response to certain medications. Pharmacogenetic testing enables clinical providers to individualize patient therapies and improve outcomes in clinical settings. Successful implementation strategies for pharmacogenetic testing, however, have been limited to major academic medical centers and large health care systems. By contrast, rural, community-based health systems, common in a state like Montana, have been slow to implement these advancements, threatening to exacerbate existing healthcare disparities. In the field of psychiatry, the effective management of patient medications is of the upmost concern, and pharmacogenetic testing may help clinicians to guide and …

Using Classification Trees To Identify Bumble Bees, Rebekah Brassfield, Janene Lichtenberg Mrs

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Identification of bumble bees is a time-consuming process that often involves lethal collections of specimens for microscopic identification. With declining bumble bee populations, new methods of identification are in demand. High resolution cameras have provided taxonomists with an alternative to lethal captures. High definition photographs provide a clear source of key identifying features, but still requires the evaluation of hundreds of combinations of features to correctly identify specimens.

Machine learning uses decision trees to classify large amounts of data in short periods of time. Much like taxonomists, the program learns to identify a specimen using combinations of characteristics. Two methods …

Aphasia Vr, Kristina D. Mahagamage

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Aphasia Intervention using Virtual Reality Technology

Kristina Mahagamage, MFA Graduate Candidate, Media Arts, University of Montana

Co-Authors/Editors :

Michael Musick Media Arts University of Montana

Jenna Griffin Speech, Language, Hearing and Occupational Sciences University of Montana

Introduction

Virtual Reality technology can help healthcare clinicians work with persons with Aphasia in therapeutic exercises that simulate real-world experiences. “Aphasia is an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write" (“Aphasia Definitions - National Aphasia Association”). Virtual Reality (VR) is a groundbreaking technology that allows people to interact with computer-generated (CG) simulations in real-time. …

Cognitive Reserve And Sex Differences In An Alzheimer's Disease Population, Emily Hicks, Genna Mashinchi, Hannes Heppner

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Objective: The rate of cognitive decline is not equivalent for all AD patients, as some are able to remain functionally independent longer than others despite similar levels of neuropathology. Cognitive reserve theory (CR) posits that some people maintain cognitive functioning due to the presence of protective factors, such as educational and occupational attainment. The present study sought to investigate relations between cognitive functioning and education within an AD sample. Additionally, the current study examined if the impact of education was influenced by participant age and sex, as previous research has noted higher rates of AD in women than men.

Participants …

International Theory Tests On Global Refugee Policies, Rachel Willcockson

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

International Theory Tests on Global Refugee Policies

Throughout the world there are millions of people displaced from their homes, awaiting a host country to let them in so they may start a new life. Unfortunately, states have let politics stand in the way of helping these refugees. Displaced persons are stuck in desolate areas, with little hope or idea of what will happen to them. Those that are seeking asylum have fled for their life, with little to no time to prepare for their displacement. There are many important international relations theories; however, classical and structural realism are two of …

Information Perception And Climate Change Adaptation, Ji Won Sung

Undergraduate Economic Review

Despite 97% of scientists believing that climate change is occurring, a far smaller proportion of ordinary citizens agree with this statement and the proportion of those who do greatly diverge by political affiliation. This paper lays out a dynamic information updating model with adaptation choice as the final outcome, linking information perception, belief perception, and behavioral implementation. Furthermore, this paper examines how various behavioral and environmental factors affect the agent’s adaptation choices by means of such cognitive processes. This research has implications for further research on climate change preference formation and effective communication strategies, such as informative or normative nudges.

Conference Poster Tips & Tricks, Michele Gibney

Research Tuesdays

Learn some tips and tricks on how to create engaging conference posters while avoiding the pitfall of information overload. Especially for PURCC and Graduate and Professional Student Research Showcase students!

A Study Of The Effects Of Work-Family Conflict, Family-Work Conflict, And Work-Life Balance On Saudi Female Teachers’ Performance In The Public Education Sector With Job Satisfaction As A Moderator, Adel Ismail Al-Alawi, Eman Al-Saffar, Zahra H. Almohammedsaleh, Hessa Alotaibi, Ebtesam I. Al-Alawi

Journal of International Women's Studies

Purpose: The main objective of this paper is to investigate the effects of work-family conflict, family-work conflict, and work-life balance on female teachers in the public education sector in Saudi Arabia as well as to analyze the impact of job satisfaction as a moderator for the independent variables.

Methodology: This paper is based on quantitative research methods that included a survey of employees. The constructs of work-family conflict, family-work conflict, and work-life balance were formed using the bivariate and correlation analysis done in SPSS. A scatterplot was used to identify the relationships between the moderating factor of job …

An Analysis Of The Effects Of Extinction Relative To Baseline Measures Including And Excluding Consumption Time, Kelti Keister

Thesis Projects

Extinction bursts are a widely discussed phenomenon. The data analysis methods used to analyze the effects of extinction bursts have not been examined thoroughly within the field of applied behavior analysis, however. In this study, we implemented extinction procedures in a reversal design on three typically developing pre-school aged individuals. We then conducted two different data analysis methods. First, extinction effects were evaluated relative to one baseline measure including reinforcer consumption time and one baseline measure excluding reinforcer consumption time. Second, extinction was evaluated at the whole- and within-session (last five minutes of baseline and first ten minutes of extinction) …

Identification Of Lsb Image Steganography Using Cover Image Comparisons, Michael Pelosi, Chuck Easttom

Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law

Steganography has long been used to counter forensic investigation. This use of steganography as an anti-forensics technique is becoming more widespread. This requires forensic examiners to have additional tools to more effectively detect steganography. In this paper we introduce a new software concept specifically designed to allow the digital forensics professional to clearly identify and attribute instances of LSB image steganography by using the original cover image in side-by-side comparison with a suspected steganographic payload image. This technique is embodied in a software implementation named CounterSteg. The CounterSteg software allows detailed analysis and comparison of both the original cover …

Safety Climate And The Use Of Personal Protective Equipment By Petroleum Refinery Workers, Mark Zapp

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the impact of peer and supervisor influences of task risks associated with refinery workers’ use of PPE while working in an industrial environment. The study focused on the safety climate model to discover the perceived value workers placed on safety and Fishbein and Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior’s roadmap for understanding their use of PPE.

Methodology: This study used phenomenological qualitative methodology to collect responses from 16 petroleum refinery contractor workers from Los Angeles, California, regarding the influences peers, supervisors, and task risk have on their use of PPE. Respondents …

2021-02-16_Michiganoverview_Covidvaccinestats, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Data

The COVID Vaccine Dashboard page was obtained from Michigan's main COVID-19 page: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98178_103214-547150--,00.html.

Data is updated Monday through Saturday. Previously reported numbers of administered vaccine doses may change as new data are received. A possible lag in reporting vaccine doses will result in increases in numbers previously reported.

This report is created by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Division of Immunization from data reported to the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR).

The dashboard contained the tabs Vaccines Shipped, Distribution Trend, Doses Administered, Doses by Vaccine, Doses Metrics, Coverage, Enrolled Providers …