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Microbes From Native Plants Show Drought Tolerance Potential, Ty Wilson

Research on Capitol Hill

Climate-induced environmental stresses, and the increased use of fertilizers, significantly threaten food production and soil health. In natural soils, microbes perform a vital function of restoring the soil and assisting native plants’ growth.

Queering The Herbarium: Plants, Poetry, And Multimodal Expression, Basil Payne

Research on Capitol Hill

Herbarium specimens are pressed, preserved plants that are used for scientific study. The plants are dried and adhered to the page using glue or thread. If kept in the right conditions, they can last hundreds of years.

Artificial Intelligence Can Help Detect Ada Accessibility Assets And Compliance, Camille Tischner

Research on Capitol Hill

Asset management is expensive. Computer vision makes collecting data efficient and saleable.

Usu Students And Faculty Think More Should Be Done About Climate Change, Cristina Chirvasa, Rivkah Haubner

Research on Capitol Hill

67% of Utahns are concerned about climate change. Support for decarbonization strategies is growing, including ways to both reduce and capture carbon.

Solid State Transformers Are Critical For A Smarter, More Efficient Electrical Grid, Jaron Bono

Research on Capitol Hill

Solid State Transformers are power converters that mimic conventional low frequency transformers for alternating current (AC) electric power distribution. Adopting these transformers will allow us to modernize the electrical power infrastructure for a sustainable and resilient energy future. Compared to conventional transformers, they are:

• Lighter and more compact 
• More efficient 
• Easier to repair 
• Protected against overvoltage 
• Easier to produce at large quantities 
• Compatible with smart electric grids 
• Interfaceable with both alternating and direct current distribution systems and devices 

The Court System Needs To Change To Meet The Asylum Needs Of Deserving Immigrants, Kallin Kelley

Research on Capitol Hill

Immigrants have always been fundamental to the United States’ success. Mia Love, a former U.S. congresswoman, once stated, “behind closed doors, every legislator will tell you that immigration is a good thing.” Immigration is vital to the success of the country and ensuring that our systems are capable of adequately and fairly managing immigration is vital. Immigration courts, however, are ill-equipped to do so.

Water Efficient Landscaping At Utah State University Could Save 8 Million Gallons Of Water A Year, Mary Claire Jennings

Research on Capitol Hill

Utah has persistent drought conditions. Many discussions about land use revolve around water. As state institutions look at strategies to lower water usage, replacing turf with low water use plants is an attractive way to save significant volumes of water.

Persistent Voluntary Vaping In Rats Supports Biological Basis For Electronic Cigarette Use, Kiernan T. Callister, Mariah E. Willis-Moore

Research on Capitol Hill

Nicotine vaping, or e-cigarette use, is a pervasive health concern among adolescents and young adults that has many harmful impacts, such as permanent changes in brain development. 

Rats have shared neurobiology with humans and can therefore be used to examine phenomena that are difficult to experimentally study in humans. 

Our study seeks to develop and validate a new system of nicotine vaping in rats.

Smart And Efficient Power Converters Are Required For Today’S Electricity Needs, Luke Andersen

Research on Capitol Hill

The electric grid grows in complexity as it integrates various electrical systems:  

• Renewable energy sources 
• Heavy and light-duty electric vehicles (EVs) 
• EV charging systems 
• Data centers  
• Battery systems 

Delaying Rewards Lowers Impulsivity: Rats Choose To Wait For A Larger Reward Over A Smaller Immediate One, Hayden Dreis, Joshua Jones

Research on Capitol Hill

Impulsive choices produce small benefits now but often come at the cost of better outcomes later.

Amalga, Utah Was Settled For Sugar Beet Farming But Couldn’T Support Itself, Beau Jenson

Research on Capitol Hill

When Wilford Woodruff became the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1889, he told church leadership that “the Lord would like the great business of manufacturing sugar established in our midst.” 

The Less Food Security You Have, The More Likely You Are To Face Discrimination Based On Your Weight, B. Sky Jones

Research on Capitol Hill

20% of US households were food insecure in 2020. One outcome of food insecurity is weight discrimination.

The Best Way To Manage Performance Anxiety Is By Doing Activities That Take Care Of Your Body, Abigail Tilton, Adam Bowen, Valerie Mcgeean, Audry Ricks

Research on Capitol Hill

Performance anxiety is the most common stated fear and can be the primary limiting factor for success in the careers of performers. Our research aimed to uncover strategies for managing this ‘stage fright’ on the day of a performance.

The Key To Breeding Drought Adapted Spring Wheat In Utah May Be Below The Soil, Kylie Hansen

Research on Capitol Hill

Drought conditions reduce yield and quality and are unavoidable in rainfed farms across the globe; we need to breed drought tolerant wheat lines to meet this challenge. The key may lie in how these plants grow prior to emerging from the ground.

Electric Fields In The Atmosphere Might Help Snow Crystals Form, Joseph Cooney

Research on Capitol Hill

Orographic clouds generally form over mountains when valleys are sunny. The unstable atmosphere can trigger clouds over the mountains, which can be convective. When this happens, the cloud particles (water droplets and ice particles) become charged, ultimately creating ice crystals. I wanted to evaluate the impact of electricity on the formation of ice crystals and built a computer simulation to do so.

The Evolution Of Feminist Art And The Now!, Eliza Bell, Aislinn Baker

Research on Capitol Hill

The Guerilla Girls are a feminist-identifying activist group founded in 1985. The main goal of the group is to draw attention to marginalized groups, such as women and people of color, and show how underrepresented their art is. Through humor and slogans, the Guerilla Girls seek to call out inequalities in the art industry—and in the world beyond.

A.I. May Be Able To Measure The Capacity Of Used Electric Vehicle Batteries, Paul Bradford

Research on Capitol Hill

EV batteries reach the end of their useful lifetime in vehicles around 70-80% of initial capacity. However, many of these batteries can still hold large amounts of energy and can be particularly useful for stationary applications.

The Hiv/Aids Epidemic In Miami: Perspectives Of Stakeholders And Frontline Providers, Tracy Pugh, Carrigan L. Parish, Pedro C. Castellon, Allan Rodriguez, Michael A. Kolber, Lisa R. Metsch

Florida Public Health Review

Background: Miami, Florida persists as an epicenter of HIV/AIDS nationally and has been more delayed than other areas with high HIV burden in implementing public health measures that mitigate transmission risk. These issues among other social and structural-level determinants have complicated progress in addressing HIV/AIDS in Miami.

Purpose: The stagnated progress in improving HIV outcomes in Miami necessitated a more comprehensive understanding of the experiences and insights of stakeholders within the system. We used a stakeholder analysis approach to understand the complexity of driving factors and key challenges facing this HIV epidemic.

Methods: A stakeholder analysis was conducted …

Trends In The Utilization Of Metabolic And Bariatric Surgery (Mbs) Procedures By Race And Ethnicity In Florida (2006-2017), Siyao Liu, Sarah E. Messiah, Denise C. Vidot, Preesha Malladi, Wayway M. Hlaing

Florida Public Health Review

Abstract

Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is an increasingly common treatment option for individuals with severe obesity, but utilization disparities remain with race and ethnic minority groups completing the procedure less frequently than non-Hispanic Whites. We examined the trends in MBS procedure types and prevalence of utilization by race and ethnicity among Florida inpatients.

Discharge records with any MBS using the International Classification of Diseases 9th or 10th edition Procedure Coding System (ICD-PCS), were extracted from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) inpatients’ data (2006 to 2017). Those who completed either Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB), Sleeve Gastrectomy …

Translating The Potential Of The Urine Steroid Metabolome To Stage Nafld (Trust-Nafld): Study Protocol For A Multicentre, Prospective Validation Study, Hamish Miller, David Harman, Guruprasad Padur Aithal, Pinelopi Manousou, Jeremy F. Cobbold, Richard Parker, David Sheridan, Philip N. Newsome, Fredrik Karpe, Matthew Neville, Wiebke Arlt, Alice J. Sitch, Marta Korbonits, Michael Biehl, William Alazawi, Jeremy W. Tomlinson

Peninsula Medical School

Introduction Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects approximately one in four individuals and its prevalence continues to rise. The advanced stages of NAFLD with significant liver fibrosis are associated with adverse morbidity and mortality outcomes. Currently, liver biopsy remains the 'gold-standard' approach to stage NAFLD severity. Although generally well tolerated, liver biopsies are associated with significant complications, are resource intensive, costly, and sample only a very small area of the liver as well as requiring day case admission to a secondary care setting. As a result, there is a significant unmet need to develop non-invasive biomarkers that can accurately stage …

Spring Semester 2024, Georgia Southern University

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Factors Affecting The Ability Of Patients With Complex Vascular Anomalies To Navigate The Healthcare System, Bryan Sisk, Sunny Lin, Anna M Kerr

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Vascular anomalies (VAs) are rare congenital disorders that can cause pain, disfigurement, coagulopathy, asymmetric growth, and disability. Patients with complex VAs experience multiple barriers to accessing expert care. It is imperative to understand which factors support these patients' ability to navigate the healthcare system.

RESULTS: We surveyed adult patients with VAs using previously validated measures, recruiting participants from five patient advocacy groups and multidisciplinary VA clinics. The primary outcome was self-reported ability to access needed medical care, using the "Navigating the Healthcare System" subscale of the Health Literacy Questionnaire. We evaluated factors associated with the ability to navigate the …

Research Progress Es On Guide Sign System Of Highways, Li Meiling, Chen Yanan, Ran Jin, Zhang Junhua, Ma Xiaogang, Zhu Xiangmin

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

Guide signs are important traffic management measures to ensure fast and safe passage on highways. With the gradual construction of China's highway network, the transportation mode has shifted from the early single line travel to network travel with the interchange between multiple highways. However, the content form and combination layout of traditional guide signs are difficult to match the real environment, which is not beneficial for drivers to recognize information quickly and safely. This paper systematically summarized the current status, research hotspots, existing problems, optimization measures, utility evaluation methods, and future development trends of standard specifications for highway guide sign …

Research Progress Es On Guide Sign System Of Highways, Li Meiling, Chen Yanan, Ran Jin, Zhang Junhua, Ma Xiaogang, Zhu Xiangmin

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

Guide signs are important traffic management measures to ensure fast and safe passage on highways. With the gradual construction of China's highway network, the transportation mode has shifted from the early single line travel to network travel with the interchange between multiple highways. However, the content form and combination layout of traditional guide signs are difficult to match the real environment, which is not beneficial for drivers to recognize information quickly and safely. This paper systematically summarized the current status, research hotspots, existing problems, optimization measures, utility evaluation methods, and future development trends of standard specifications for highway guide sign …

Research Progress Es On Guide Sign System Of Highways, Li Meiling, Chen Yanan, Ran Jin, Zhang Junhua, Ma Xiaogang, Zhu Xiangmin

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

Guide signs are important traffic management measures to ensure fast and safe passage on highways. With the gradual construction of China's highway network, the transportation mode has shifted from the early single line travel to network travel with the interchange between multiple highways. However, the content form and combination layout of traditional guide signs are difficult to match the real environment, which is not beneficial for drivers to recognize information quickly and safely. This paper systematically summarized the current status, research hotspots, existing problems, optimization measures, utility evaluation methods, and future development trends of standard specifications for highway guide sign …

2024 Marian Forum, Neomi De Anda, Kayla Harris

Marian Library Blog Archive

Events scheduled throughout the day on Tuesday, Feb. 13, will reflect the theme of Marian shrines.

Impact Of Left Ventricular Assist Devices On 30-Day Readmission And Outcomes In Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Nationwide Analysis, Umer Farooq, Zahid Ijaz Tarar, Adnan Malik, Muhammad Kashif Amin, Mustafa Gandhi, Moosa Tarar, Faisal Kamal

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Faculty Papers

INTRODUCTION: Bleeding, especially non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB), remains the most common cause of readmission in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) patients. Any readmission after NVUGIB carries a worse prognosis.

AIM: To compare readmission outcomes in NVUGIB patients with and without LVAD.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: We identified adult NVUGIB patients using the National Readmission Database 2018 employing International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes. The patients were grouped based on LVAD history. Proportions were compared using the Fisher exact test, and multivariate Cox proportional regression analysis was used to compute adjusted

RESULTS: The analysis included 322,342 NVUGIB patients, 1403 …

Sphere-Graph: A Compact 3d Topological Map For Robotic Navigation And Segmentation Of Complex Environments, Meryl Spencer, Reid W. Sawtell, Sarah Kitchen

Michigan Tech Publications

Topological maps are a common framework for enabling autonomous robotic navigation. To be effective for robotic exploration the maps must be able to be generated quickly and compact enough to store on lightweight hardware. Here we propose a novel 3D topological map called Sphere-Graph which has adaptive edge lengths, can be quickly generated, and can be used to semantically identify hallways and rooms to produce a compact representation of complex environments. We give examples of the Sphere-Graph representation of large 3D urban and cave environments.