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A Dynamic Duo: Investigating The Interactions Between Xanthomonas Citri Pv. Malvacearum And Pseudomonas Syringae, Taylor Harris

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

Bacterial pathogens threaten crop production worldwide, which highlights the need to understand plant and pathogen interactions. Studies on plant-pathogen interactions typically focus on a single host and pathogen. However, bacteria exist in complex microbial communities, not alone. There are few studies that examine the mechanisms behind multi-pathogen infections which renders a gap in our understanding of the subsequent implications on agriculture. In this dissertation, I use in vitro plate assays with RNA-sequencing and in planta assays to investigate the interactions between two cotton bacterial pathogens, Xanthomonas citri pv. malvaearum (Xcm) and Pseudomonas syringae (Ps). In vitro plate assays demonstrate that …

Just Food? Navigating Collective Visions For Food Justice In Grand Rapids, Mi, Jack Boitel

Masters Projects

This research delves into the multifaceted realm of food justice within Grand Rapids, MI, exploring collective vision-making processes and their intersection with social innovation and systemic change. Grounded in the concepts of "Freedom Dreams" by Robin D.G. Kelley, the study investigates how envisioning change goes beyond goal-setting, encompassing actions and conversations pivotal to transformative processes. The literature review establishes a strong foundation, emphasizing the historical roots of food justice, integration of abolitionist principles, and the imperative of decolonization within broader social justice frameworks. Central to the inquiry is the role of the Michigan Good Food Charter in leading food systems …

Describing The Evidence Linking Interprofessional Education Interventions To Improving The Delivery Of Safe And Effective Patient Care: A Scoping Review, Tamara Cadet, Joseph Cusimano, Shelley Mckearney, Julie Honaker, Cynthia O'Neal, Reza Taheri, Virginia Uhley, Yingting Zhang, Margaret Dreker, Judith S. Cohn

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Empirical evidence indicates that collaborative interprofessional practice leads to positive health outcomes. Further, there is an abundance of evidence examining student and/or faculty perceptions of learning or satisfaction about the interprofessional education (IPE) learning experience. However, there is a dearth of research linking IPE interventions to patient outcomes. The objective of this scoping review was to describe and summarize the evidence linking IPE interventions to the delivery of effective patient care. A three-step search strategy was utilized for this review with articles that met the following criteria: publications dated 2015–2020 using qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods; the inclusion of healthcare …

The Impact Of Climate Changes On The Surface Water Environment In Muthanna Governorate And Its Development Implications, Haider Khairy Ghadia Al-Budairi

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The impact of climate change is one of the most important causes of water scarcity and drought that Iraq suffers from in general, especially the central and southern regions, which are the most affected, including Al-Muthanna Governorate. The amounts of precipitation led to a decrease in the discharges of the Euphrates River in the study area from (449) m3/sec in 1978 to (111.2) m3/sec in 2022, noting that the rain contributes to feeding the Iraqi rivers by (42-49%) of the total sources. other nutrition, there is no doubt that this huge decrease in the amount of expenditures affected the various …

Strategies To Enhance Effectiveness Of School Boards In Governance, Brian Gersich

Doctorate in Education

School boards and superintendents play an important role, providing oversight of the educational services for students in a community. This study sought to understand how public school boards govern a district with their respective superintendents, including if and how this may be evolving. Through this research, I wanted to contribute to the discussion around effective school district governance and management with modernized challenges including an increased focus on social and community cultural issues and the post-pandemic era.

This qualitative study involved interviews with ten school board members currently serving in districts from the Southwest Twin Cities area. Findings indicate the …

Effects Of Episodic Food Insecurity On Psychological And Physiological Responses In African American Women With Obesity (Responses): Protocol For A Longitudinal Observational Cohort Study, Candice A. Myers, Robbie A. Beyl, Daniel S. Hsia, Melissa N. Harris, Isabella J. Reed, Danielle D. Eliser, Lauren Bagneris, John W. Apolzan

School of Public Health Faculty Publications

Background; Food insecurity is a risk factor for multiple chronic diseases, including obesity. Importantly, both food insecurity and obesity are more prevalent in African American women than in other groups. Furthermore, food insecurity is considered a cyclic phenomenon, with episodes of food adequacy (ie, enough food to eat) and food shortage (ie, not enough food to eat). More research is needed to better understand why food insecurity is linked to obesity, including acknowledging the episodic nature of food insecurity as a stressor and identifying underlying mechanisms. Objective; The objective of this study is to investigate the episodic nature of food …

Cariesthe Effect Of Sweet Taste Perception On Dental Caries Experience In Relation To Age And Gender In Primary School Children, Mohammed H. Abdulaziz, Suha T. Abd

Al-Esraa University College Journal for Medical Sciences

This study aims to investigate the impact of sweet taste perception (sweet taste threshold and preference) on dental caries experience in relation to age and gender among a sample of schoolchildren. The research follows a cross-sectional observational design and includes 181 schoolchildren of both genders aged between 6 and 12 years from the Al-Risafa district of Baghdad city. The participants were divided into two age groups (6-8 and 9-12). Dental caries were assessed using the decayed, missing, and filled indices for primary and permanent teeth (dmfs, dmft, DMFS, and DMFT). Additionally, the sweet taste threshold and sweet taste preference were …

Determination The Effect Of Glucose On Btp, Lfabp Levels In The Patients With Diabetic Nephropathy, Zahraa Khalid Mahmood, Suhayr Aesa Al-Qaysi, Alaa Jafear Mahrath

Al-Esraa University College Journal for Medical Sciences

Everywhere in the globe, kidney illness is becoming more common, and there is no medication that can stop the progression of chronic kidney disease to end-stage renal disease, which is extremely expensive. Diabetes, kidney stones, accidents, and bleeding are the main contributors to kidney disease. The study was designed as a case control study. The study was involved (80) participants, only (36) were involved in this study and divided into two groups patients with nephropathy (23) and diabetic nephropathy (13) with age (20-65years) and BMI (19 -29 kg/m2). All these patients were diagnosed by nephrologist conducted in nephrology Clinic at …

Research Priorities For Children’S Cancer: A James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership In The Uk, Susie Aldiss, Rachel Hollis, Bob Phillips, Ashley Ball-Gamble, Alex Brownsdon, Julia Chisholm, Scott Crowther, Rachel Dommett, Jonathan Gower, Nigel J Hall, Helen Hartley, Jenni Hatton, Louise Henry, Loveday Langton, Kirsty Maddock, Sonia Malik, Keeley Mcevoy, Jessica Elizabeth Morgan, Helen Morris, Simon Parke, Sue Picton, Rosa Reed-Berendt, Dan Saunders, Andy Stewart, Wendy Tarplee-Morris, Amy Walsh, Anna Watkins, David Weller, Faith Gibson

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

OBJECTIVES: To engage children who have experienced cancer, childhood cancer survivors, their families and professionals to systematically identify and prioritise research questions about childhood cancer to inform the future research agenda.

DESIGN: James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership.

SETTING: UK health service and community.

METHODS: A steering group oversaw the initiative. Potential research questions were collected in an online survey, then checked to ensure they were unanswered. Shortlisting via a second online survey identified the highest priority questions. A parallel process with children was undertaken. A final consensus workshop was held to determine the Top 10 priorities.

PARTICIPANTS: Children and …

Storage Protein Activator Controls Grain Protein Accumulation In Bread Wheat In A Nitrogen Dependent Manner, Anne Plessis, Catherine Ravel, Thierry Risacher, Nathalie Duchateau, Mireille Dardevet, Marielle Merlino, François Torney, Pierre Martre

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

The expression of cereal grain storage protein (GSP) genes is controlled by a complex network of transcription factors (TFs). Storage protein activator (SPA) is a major TF acting in this network but its specific function in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) remains to be determined. Here we generated an RNAi line in which expression of the three SPA homoeologs was reduced. In this line and its null segregant we analyzed GSP accumulation and expression of GSP and regulatory TF genes under two regimes of nitrogen availability. We show that down regulation of SPA decreases grain protein concentration at maturity under low …

Rapidiron Trial Follow-Up Study - The Rapidiron-Kids Study: Protocol Of A Prospective Observational Follow-Up Study, Richard Derman, Roopa Bellad, Mrutyunjaya Bellad, Jesse Bradford-Rogers, Michael Georgieff, Zubair Aghai, Simal Thind, Michael Auerbach, Rupsa Boelig, Benjamin Leiby, Vanessa Short, S. Yogeshkumar, Umesh Charantimath, Manjunath Somannavar, Ashalata Mallapur, Ramesh Pol, Umesh Ramadurg, Radha Sangavi, Basavaraj Peerapur, Nasima Banu, Praveen Patil, Amaresh Patil, Subarna Roy, Phaniraj Vastrad, Dennis Wallace, Hemang Shah, Shivaprasad Goudar

Global Health Articles

BACKGROUND: Anemia is a worldwide problem with iron deficiency being the most common cause. When anemia occurs in pregnancy, it increases the risk of adverse maternal, fetal, and postnatal outcomes. It induces preterm births and low birth weight (LBW) deliveries, long-term neurodevelopmental sequelae, and an increased risk of earlier onset of postnatal iron deficiency. Anemia rates are among the highest in South Asia, and India's National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) for 2019-2021 indicated that over half of pregnant women, and more than 65% of children, in the country are classified as anemic (Sciences IIfP, National Family Health Survey-5, 2019-21, India …

Pre-Dispersal Seed Predation Of The Columnar Cactus (Neobuxbaumia Tetetzo, Cactaceae) By Birds In Central Mexico., Ana María Contreras-González, María Del Coro Arizmendi

Ornitología Neotropical

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Actividades Diarias Y Uso De Hábitat De La Reinita Amarilla (Setophaga Petechia) Y La Piranga Roja (Piranga Rubra) En Un Área Verde Urbana De Cali, Colombia., Adriana Del Pilar Caicedo-Argüelles, Lorena Cruz-Bernate

Ornitología Neotropical

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Feeding Behavior, Bird Visitation, And Seed Dispersal In Guarea Macrophylla And Trichilia Quadrijuga (Meliaceae), Federico A. Prado

Ornitología Neotropical

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Aspectos De La Biología Reproductiva Del Zorzal Chiguanco (Turdus Chiguanco) En El Chaco Serrano De Córdoba, Argentina, David L. Vergara-Tabares, Susana I. Peluc

Ornitología Neotropical

No abstract provided.

Contribution Of Different Forest Types To The Bird Community Of A Savanna Landscape In Colombia, Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela, Andrés Etter

Ornitología Neotropical

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Foraging Of The Golden-Capped Parakeet (Aratinga Auricapillus) In An Anthropogenic Landscape In Brazil, Paulo Antonio Silva, Celine Melo

Ornitología Neotropical

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Toco-Toucan (Ramphastos Toco) Feeding Habits At An Urban Area In Central Brazil, Alessandra Aparecida Dos Santos, José Ragusa-Netto

Ornitología Neotropical

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Pl Umage Maturation In Brood Parasitic Screaming And Shiny Cowbirds., Cynthia Ursino, Carolina Facchinetti, Juan Carlos Reboreda

Ornitología Neotropical

No abstract provided.

Differences In Nectar Use Potential In A Guild Of Birds: A Gut’S View., Jorge E. Schondube

Ornitología Neotropical

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Seasonal Body Mass Changes In Six Forest Passerines Of Southern Chile., Steven M. Mcgehee, Phineas Hamilton, Branden Beatty, Jack. C. Eitniear, Barry W. Glickman

Ornitología Neotropical

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Seed Dispersal By Neotropical Birds: Emerging Patterns And Underlying Processes., Jordan Karubian, Luke Browne, Carlos Bosque, Tomas Carlo, Mauro Galetti, Bette A. Loiselle, John G. Blake, Domingo Cabrera, Renata Durães, Fábio M. Labecca, Kimberly M. Holbrook, Richard Holland, Walter Jetz, Franz Kümmeth, Jorge Olivo, Kym Ottewell, Gianni Papadakis, Gonzalo Rivas, Silke Steiger, Bryson Voirin, Martin Wikelski

Ornitología Neotropical

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Birds As Potential Seed Dispersers Of Curatella Americana L. (Dilleniaceae) In The Brazilian Cerrado, Márcia Cristina Pascotto, Haidi Ten Caten, João Paulo Fernandes De Oliveira

Ornitología Neotropical

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Dieta Y Dispersión De Semillas: ¿Afecta La Guacharaca Colombiana (Ortalis Columbiana) La Germinación De Las Semillas Consumidas?, Diana Carolina Acosta-Rojas, Marcia C. Muñoz, Alba Marina Torres G., Germán Corredor

Ornitología Neotropical

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Are Males And Females Of The Yungas Manakin (Chiroxiphia Boliviana) Ecologically Redundant As Seed Dispersers?, Flavia A. Montaño-Centellas

Ornitología Neotropical

No abstract provided.

Patterns Of Prey Provisioning In Relation To Chick Age In The South American Tern (Sterna Hirundinacea), Alejandro A. Fernández Ajó, Alejandro Gatto, Pablo Yorio

Ornitología Neotropical

No abstract provided.

Pre-Dispersal Seed Predation By Blue-And-Yellow Macaw (Ara Ararauna, Psittacidae), On Fruit Crops Of The Pequi (Caryocar Brasiliense, Caryocariaceae), In The Brazilian Cerrado, José Ragusa-Netto

Ornitología Neotropical

No abstract provided.

Native And Introduced Birds Of Galapagos As Dispersers Of Native And Introduced Plants, Ana Mireya Guerrero, Alan Tye

Ornitología Neotropical

No abstract provided.

Seasonality Of Territorial Aggression In Male Tropical Resident Rufous-Collared Sparrows (Zonotrichia Capensis), Alexandra M. Class, Ignacio T. Moore

Ornitología Neotropical

No abstract provided.

Frugivory And Seed Dispersal By The Helmeted Manakin (Antilophia Galeata) In Forests Of Brazilian Cerrado, Adriano M. Silva, Celine De Melo

Ornitología Neotropical

No abstract provided.