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Factors That Influence Colostrum Yield: Dry Period Length, Peter S. Erickson

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Chevron Deference Is Dead, Long Live Deference, Jack M. Beermann

Faculty Scholarship

The demise of Chevron deference standing alone may turn out to be much less important for the future of administrative law and agency regulation than many believe. The Court explicitly approved of deference under the Skidmore factors, which instruct reviewing courts to “resort for guidance, even on legal questions” to “the interpretations and opinions of the relevant agency, made in pursuance of official duty and based upon specialized experience.”8 Further, the Court had already created numerous limitations to the reach of Chevron deference and, as the Court noted, it had not deferred under Chevron in nearly a decade. Chevron deference …

Alternatively Spliced Map4 Isoforms Have Key Roles In Maintaining Microtubule Organization And Skeletal Muscle Function, Lathan Lucas, Larissa Nitschke, Brandon Nguyen, James A Loehr, George G Rodney, Thomas A Cooper

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Skeletal muscle cells (myofibers) are elongated non-mitotic, multinucleated syncytia that have adapted a microtubule lattice. Microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) play roles in regulating microtubule architecture. The most abundant MAP in skeletal muscle is MAP4. MAP4 consists of a ubiquitous MAP4 isoform (uMAP4), expressed in most tissues, and a striated-muscle-specific alternatively spliced isoform (mMAP4) that includes a 3,180-nucleotide exon (exon 8). To determine the role of mMAP4 in skeletal muscle, we generated mice that lack mMAP4 and express only uMAP4 due to genomic deletion of exon 8. We demonstrate that loss of mMAP4 leads to disorganized microtubule architecture and intrinsic loss of …

Lung Tissue Multilayer Network Analysis Uncovers The Molecular Heterogeneity Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Nuria Olvera, Jon Sánchez-Valle, Iker Núñez-Carpintero, Joselyn Rojas-Quintero, Guillaume Noell, Sandra Casas-Recasens, Alen Faiz, Philip Hansbro, Angela Guirao, Rosalba Lepore, Davide Cirillo, Alvar Agustí, Francesca Polverino, Alfonso Valencia, Rosa Faner

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Rationale: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous condition. Objectives: We hypothesized that the unbiased integration of different COPD lung omics using a novel multilayer approach might unravel mechanisms associated with clinical characteristics.

Methods: We profiled mRNA, microRNA and methylome in lung tissue samples from 135 former smokers with COPD. For each omic (layer), we built a patient network on the basis of molecular similarity. The three networks were used to build a multilayer network, and optimization of multiplex modularity was used to identify patient communities across the three distinct layers. Uncovered communities were related to clinical features.

Measurements …

Multi-Sided Information Asymmetry In A Single Contract: Why Revocable Living Trusts Go To Court, James P. Wells

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Revocable living trust documents (trusts) are among the most important documents created in contemporary estate planning. One of the trust’s objectives is to provide clear guidance to the trustees on how to carry out the grantor's intent. When a trust is contested in court, the objective of the trust has clearly failed. Consequently, understanding why trusts go to court and developing approaches that reduce or eliminate the number of trusts in our courts is an endeavor worthy of research and the primary objective of this research effort.

Ideally, with a clearly stated grantor’s intent and clearly executed interpretation of the …

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Edge Line Sinusoidal Rumble Strips On Lane Departure Crash Prevention And Injury Severity, Shubhankar Chintamani Shindgikar

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Lane departure crashes are one of the most prevalent accidents in Florida and the United States. Various forms of rumble strips have been employed to mitigate and decrease these incidents. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) recently adopted a new sinusoidal rumble strip pattern for statewide implementation of audible and vibratory treatment (AVT). Recent research indicates sinusoidal rumble strips are highly effective in alerting drivers audibly and through tactile vibrations, thus aiding lane departure prevention. Moreover, they generate less external noise compared to other rumble strip textures.

However, a systematic assessment of the safety effectiveness of sinusoidal rumble strips in …

Spatiotemporal Dynamics Of Coastal Nekton Metacommunities In The Western Atlantic, Jonathan A. Peake

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The processes of diversification, selection, dispersal, and stochastic drift can combine in many ways to assemble ecological communities. A key focus in ecology is to describe and quantify the relative influences of these processes for different systems and explain the mechanisms by which these processes produce patterns of community structure. To accomplish this goal, ecologists have developed several frameworks that seek to integrate processes that occur locally andregionally. The metacommunity concept treats local communities as pieces of a broader landscape that are connected through dispersal of their constituent organisms. Empirical studies have generally lagged behind the development of metacommunity theory. …

Subscriber Selection For New Service Rollout Based On Call Detail Records, Mahendra M. Periyadanam

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes techniques that make use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to intelligently select subscribers for new service rollouts based on call detail record (CDR) analysis. CDR data, obtained with user permission, is analyzed to select subscribers who frequently or infrequently use an existing service, enabling prioritizing such subscribers to rollouts of new services. The prioritized subscriber list is provided to a provisioning system to deliver configuration updates over-the-air (OTA) (or via any other mechanism, such as over the internet) to subscriber devices. Feedback from subscriber devices regarding adoption of new features is incorporated enabling refinement …

Correction Notice To: The Effect Of Nigella Sativa Oil On The Prevention Of Phlebitis Induced By Chemotherapy: A Clinical Trial, Niaz Behnamfar, Zohreh Parsa Yekta, Faraz Mojab, Seyyed Mohammad Kazem Naeini

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

A Combined Nasolabial And Infra-Nasal Bi-Lobe Flap Design With Double Transposition For Reconstruction Of The Ipsilateral Upper And Lower Lips Associated With The Commissure Defect, Nyimi Bushabu Fidele, Yifang Zhao, Wu Tianfu, Yanfang Sun, Bing Liu

BioMedicine

Several classical flap variations have been designed to reconstruct lip and commissure defects. Although most of these variations maybe the best option for repairing defects, there is an increasing risk of anatomic distortion and functional disability, mostly in older persons. Herein, we present a combined nasolabial and infra-nasal bi-lobe flap design with double transposition, which was used to concomitantly close the upper and lower lips associated with commissure defects.

Epigenetic Profiling Of Mutyh, Klf6, Wnt1 And Klf4 Genes In Carcinogenesis And Tumorigenesis Of Colorectal Cancer, Kosar Babaei, Roya Khaksar, Tahereh Zeinali, Hossein Hemmati, Ahmadreza Bandegi, Pirouz Samidoust, Mohammad Taghi Ashoobi, Hooman Hashemian, Kourosh Delpasand, Fereshteh Talebinasab, Hoora Naebi, Seyed Hossein Mirpour, Arman Keymoradzadeh, Seyedeh Elham Norollahi

BioMedicine

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is distinguished by epigenetic elements like DNA methylation, histone modification, histone acetylation and RNA remodeling which is related with genomic instability and tumor initiation. Correspondingly, as a main epigenetic regulation, DNA methylation has an impressive ability in order to be used in CRC targeted therapy. Meaningly, DNA methylation is identified as one of most important epigenetic regulators in gene expression and is considered as a notable potential driver in tumorigenesis and carcinogenesis through gene-silencing of tumor suppressors genes. Abnormal methylation situation, even in the level of promoter regions, does not essentially change the gene expression levels, particularly …

The Judet Quadricepsplasty For Elderly Traumatic Knee Extension Contracture: A Case Report And Review Of The Literature, Benjamin Tze Keong Ding, Suheal Ali Khan

BioMedicine

Traumatic injuries to the knee are frequently complicated by extension contractures. The Judet Quadricepsplasty allows for controlled, sequential release of extrinsic and intrinsic knee contracture components while reducing the potential for iatrogenic quadriceps rupture. We document our institutions experience with this procedure and a systematic review of the current literature. We followed up on an elderly patient with posttraumatic flexion contracture that failed conservative management and underwent Judet Quadricepsplasty. Her knee range of motion improve dramatically from 20 degrees of flexion to 100 degrees of flexion. There was a residual extension lag of 5 degrees which did not impede on …

Cohort Study Of Microelement Status In “Healthy” Population Of Russian Megapolis, Andrew K. Martusevich, Konstantin A. Karuzin

BioMedicine

The aim of the study was at the cohort assessment of microelement status in large city residents classified as “apparently healthy people”. The population study included 2,025 randomly selected middle-aged (2045 years) persons without chronic diseases or acute infectious pathologies. The set of subjects was standardized by age and gender. A blood sample was taken once from each person to determine concentrations of microelements. The level of peripheral blood microelements were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry using «Shimadzu AA7000» device (Japan). The study of a large population of city residents demonstrated inhomogeneity in their microelement status. Deficit conditions were found …

Development Of Broad Spectrum Mycosporine Loaded Sunscreen Formulation From Ulva Fasciata Delile, Saurabh Bhatia, Satish Sardana, Ajay Sharma, Celia Bertha Vargas De La Cruz, Bhupal Chaugule, Laleh Khodaie

BioMedicine

Ba.ckground: Sunscreen formulations primarily offer protection against UV induced damages however nowadays it also maintains skin natural physiological conditions. Current global market is flooded with numerous sunscreen products which offer protection to skin against several UV induced damages. However most of these sunscreen formulations offers narrow spectrum protection against UV and also suffer from stability as well as toxicity related issues.

Methods: Present work aims to isolate mycosporine amino acid (Mgy) from green alga namelyUlva fasciata (U. fasciata)and study its sunscreen potential against widely used domestic marketed formulation. Stability evaluations were also performed for almost 90 days.

Results: Results demonstrated …

In Vivo Microdialysis And In Vitro Hplc Analysis Of The Impact Of Paeoniflorin On The Monoamine Levels And Their Metabolites In The Rodent Brain, Yuh-Tzy Lin, Wei-Shih Huang, Huei-Yann Tsai, Min-Min Lee, Yuh-Fung Chen

BioMedicine

Background: Paeoniflorin (PF) possesses several effects such as analgesic, the anti-spasmodic effect on smooth muscle. It protects the cardiovascular system and reveals the neuroprotective effect on cerebral ischemia. Monoamine system has been identified to have complex regulatory effects in pain signaling. There are no reports regarding the impact of PF on monoamine levels in the rodent brain by microdialysis. In this study, the effects of PF on monoamines and their metabolites in the rodent brain usingin vivomicrodialysis andin vitrohigh performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis.

Methods: Male S.D. rats were anesthetized, fixed onto the stereotaxic instrument to identify the positions of …

Materials And Structures Used In Meniscus Repair And Regeneration: A Review, Ketankumar Vadodaria, Abhilash Kulkarni, E Santhini, Prakash Vasudevan

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

A Brief Literature Review And Own Clinical Experience In Prophylaxis Of Oral Mucositis In Children Using Low Level Laser Therapy, Sergey Moskvin, Denis Pritiko, Elena Sergeenko, Elena Lukash, Leonid Gusev

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

The Effectiveness Of Stress-Management-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments On Anxiety Sensitivity, Positive And Negative Affect And Hope, Sara Sahranavard, Aliakbar Esmaeili, Reza Dastjerdi, Hamid Salehiniya

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Mechanical Stretch And Chronotherapeutic Techniques For Progenitor Cell Transplantation And Biomaterials, Eve Helena Rogers, Vanja Pekovic-Vaughan, John Alan Hunt

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Effectiveness Of Low Level Laser Therapy For Treating Male Infertility, Sergey Vladimirovich Moskvin, Oleg Ivanovich Apolikhin

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

A Review On The Effects Of Current Chemotherapy Drugs And Natural Agents In Treating Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer, Chih-Yang Huang, Da-Tong Ju, Chih-Fen Chang, P. Muralidhar Reddy, Bharath Kumar Velmurugan

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Only Lasers Can Be Used For Low Level Laser Therapy, Sergey Vladimirovich Moskvin

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Population-Based Cohort Study Investigating The Association Between Weight Loss And Pyogenic Liver Abscesses, Shih-Wei Lai, Cheng-Li Lin, Kuan-Fu Liao

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Contribution Of Matrix Metalloproteinases-1 Genotypes To Gastric Cancer Susceptibility In Taiwan, Mei-Due Yang, Kuo-Cheng Lin, Meng-Chun Lu, Long-Bin Jeng, Chieh-Lun Hsiao, Te-Cheng Yueh, Chun-Kai Fu, Hsin-Ting Li, Shiou-Ting Yen, Chia-Wen Lin, Cin-Wun Wu, Su-Yi Pang, Da-Tian Bau, Fuu-Jen Tsai

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Presentations And Management Of Different Causes Of Chylothorax In Children: One Medical Center’S Experience, Chien-Heng Lin, Wei-Ching Lin, Jeng-Sheng Chang

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Correction Notice To: Alleviative Effects From Boswellic Acid On Acetaminophen-Induced Hepatic Injury, Lung-Che Chen, Li-Hong Hu, Mei-Chin Yin

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Etodolac And The Risk Of Acute Pancreatitis, Kuan-Fu Liao, Kao-Chi Cheng, Cheng-Li Lin, Shih-Wei Lai

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

A Case Of Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome Presented With Angelman-Like Syndromic Phenotypes, Syuan-Yu Hong, I-Ching Chou, Wei-De Lin, Fuu-Jen Tsai

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Magnesium Deficiency And Oxidative Stress: An Update, Anastasia A. Zheltova, Maria V. Kharitonova, Igor N. Iezhitsa, Alexander A. Spasov

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Multidetector Computed Tomography In The Evaluation Of Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain In The Emergency Department, Wei-Ching Lin, Chien-Heng Lin

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.