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Longitudinal Dynamics Between Parenting And Adolescent Deviance: Direct Links And Underlying Mechanisms, Dan Liu

Theses and Dissertations--Family Sciences

The current dissertation, based on three separate and yet closely related studies, tested the longitudinal dynamic relationships of maternal and paternal parenting factors with adolescent deviance, the direct links as well as underlying mechanisms. Study 1, based on longitudinal data collected from 570 early adolescents, part of the Brno Longitudinal Study of Youth (BLSY), used latent growth modeling and tested the development of three parenting measures, including parental solicitation, knowledge, and peer approval, and deviance during early adolescence, as well as the developmental (i.e., growth to growth) links of these three parenting measures with adolescent deviance over time. Results indicated …

Ms Environmental Biology Capstone Project, Dylan Brown

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Chapter 1- Revisiting Tamarisk Invasion in Riparian Ecosystems: An Argument Against Single Species Management of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)

Chapter 2- Temporal Trends of Tamarisk Remediation to Native Vegetation Establishment

Chapter 3- Assessing Effectiveness of Tamarisk Removal Treatments Through a Meta Regression Analysis

Chapter 4- Legal Challenges of Tamarisk Removal in the Southwestern United States

Learning By Playing: A Curriculum Utilizing Improvisational Theater To Develop Prosocial Behavior Skills And Self-Efficacy In Young Adolescents, Lynn Lovett Barr

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Prosocial behavior requires competency in social-emotional skills including interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, and emotional regulation. During the developmental stage of early adolescence, youth are learning these skills and are more likely to engage in prosocial behavior if they feel efficacious in them. However, most social-emotional learning programs focus on conceptual knowledge in these areas without providing sufficient opportunities for practice, which does not allow students to develop sufficient procedural knowledge and self-efficacy. Improvisational theater offers a solution to this problem; used in concert with social-emotional lessons, it provides practice scenarios and procedural learning opportunities. This project consists of a curriculum …

Techné Logos And The (Neg) Anthropocene: The First Annual Conference Of The European Culture And Technology Laboratory, Noel Fitzpatrick (Ed), Conor Mcgarrigle (Ed)

Books

The European Culture and Technology Lab (ECT Lab+) is part of the European University of Technology (EUt+) which commenced in 2020 and is funded by the European Universities Initiative. The ECT Lab+ poses questions about the relation between culture and technology, the emerging environments (or milieux) of technology which are cultural, cosmological, technical, social, economic, and political. The emerging environment could be considered as a study of evolution, a history of technical organs, this we can term a general organology. The ECT Lab+ brings together researchers who are interested in the impacts of technology on society, these impacts can be …

Rethinking Higher Education Models: Towards A New Education Paradigm For The Un 2030 Agenda For Sustainable Development, Jon-Hans Coetzer, Lucia Morales, Cormac Macmahon

Papers

The United Nations 2030 Agenda unfolded a comprehensive package of Sustainable Development Goals that seek global cooperation, participation, and coordinated efforts to 2030 for the betterment of humanity within the ecological constraints of the planet. However, it has become evident that the agenda is very ambitious and afflicted by a lack of solid governance principles vital to ensuring the successful achievement of the goals and targets. This paper offers critical insights into the pivotal role of higher education in promoting and implementing the goals. We argue that there is a need to raise awareness of the goals and educate relevant …

Human Leukocyte Antigen Distributions Do Not Share A Copula Across Sub-Populations, Daniel Schellhas, Robert C. Green Ii

Computer Science Faculty Publications

The distribution of human leukocyte antigens in the population assists in matching solid organ donors and recipients when the typing methods used do not provide sufficiently precise information. This is made possible by linkage disequilibrium (LD), where alleles co-occur more often than random chance would suggest. There is a trade-off between the high bias and low variance of a broad sample from the population and the low bias but high variance of a focused sample. Some of this trade-off could be alleviated if subpopulations shared LD despite having different allele frequencies. These experiments show that Bayesian estimation can balance bias …

Managing South Dakota Alfalfa Diseases With Commercial Biological Control Agents, Travis R. Rebstock, Conner L. Tordsen, Brandon Daniels, Oleksandra Rachynska, Andrew E. Sathoff

External Research Posters

Alfalfa is the fourth most valuable crop in the United States and is widely grown as feed for livestock due to its high protein content. In 2021, South Dakota harvested 1,320,000 acres of alfalfa and has some of the most acres growing in the United States. Alfalfa seedlings are highly susceptible to disease, which reduces field establishment and yield. Oomycete pathogens, Aphanomyces euteiches and Pythium sp., have devastating effects on newly seeded alfalfa fields causing seed rot and reduced root development. Current management strategies are fungicidal seed coatings and planting disease resistant alfalfa varieties. To create more of an Integrated …

Quantitative Real-Time Pcr Identification Of Soybean Pathogens In Eastern South Dakota Soil, Brandon Daniels, Oleksandra Rachynska, Travis R. Rebstock, Conner L. Tordsen, Andrew E. Sathoff

External Research Posters

According to the 2021 State Agricultural Overview, South Dakota (SD) planted 5,450,000 acres of soybeans in 2021, and 5.8% of potential soybean production was lost due to diseases. Revealing prevalent soil borne soybean pathogens throughout the state and utilizing the proper management strategies could in crease SD soybean yields. With the relatively recent (2014) first report of soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS) in SD and confirmation of SOS in three more counties in 2017, we utilized quantitative realtime polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays to detect pathogens that cause SDS and other soilborne soybean pathogens using DNA extracted from the soil. …

Assessing Commercial Biological Control Agents For Activity Against Alfalfa Root Rotting Pathogens, Travis R. Rebstock, Conner L. Tordsen, Brandon Daniels, Oleksandra Rachynska, Andrew E. Sathoff

External Research Posters

Alfalfa is the fourth most valuable crop in the United States and is widely grown as feed for livestock due to Its high protein content. According to the USDA 2021 Crop Production Summary, the United States planted 1,646,000 acres of newly seeded alfalfa, and alfalfa seedlings are highly susceptible to disease. Pathogens such as Aphanomyces euteiche.s and Pythium sp. have devastating effects on newly seeded alfalfa stands causing seed rot, reduced root development, and diminished stand establishment. Current management strategies for these diseases are fungicidal seed treatments and planting of disease resistant alfalfa varieties. To expand upon these management strategies, …

Assessing Commercial Biological Control Agents For Activity Against South Dakota Alfalfa Pathogens, Conner L. Tordsen, Andrew E. Sathoff

External Research Posters

Alfalfa is the third most valuable crop in the United States and is commonly grown in South Dakota. It is used as a protein-rich feed for livestock, a cover crop that protects against soil erosion, and a natural fertilizer because of its ability to fix nitrogen in the soil. According to the USDA 2021 Crop Production Summary, South Dakota ranks third in the US for newly seeded acres, and alfalfa seedlings are highly susceptible to disease. Oomycete pathogens are arguably the most economically important pathogens causing negative effects on alfalfa field establisthment and yield. These root rotting pathogens (Aphanomyces euteiches …

Seasonal Hypoxia Impacts Nutrient Fluxes And Microbial Communities In Narragansett Bay Sediments, Katherine Elizabeth Bell

Open Access Master's Theses

Global climate and environmental changes have led to declines in oxygen content in both marine and fresh water systems globally. Hypoxia (dissolved oxygen (≤2 mg/L) is enhanced at the sediment water interface, where organic matter and the microbial communities it supports accumulate and boost respiration rates. When dissolved O₂ concentrations fall below the threshold for hypoxia, bacterial communities shift to reflect species better suited to low oxygen conditions. Many of these microbes participate in metabolisms that affect water column nutrient cycles by regulating exchange across the sediment-water interface. Understanding community shifts that may impact nutrient cycling and how quickly …

Structural Modification Of The Propyl Linker Of Cjoc42 For Enhanced Gankyrin Binding And Anti-Cancer Activity, Tejashri Chavan

Theses and Dissertations

Gankyrin was first identified as an oncoprotein in hepatocellular carcinoma but was later found to be overexpressed in multiple cancer types. Gankyrin’s oncogenic ability is primarily manifested through its interactions with tumor suppressor proteins, regulation of transcription factors, and ability to moderate various signaling pathways. Additionally, gankyrin has been shown to decrease tumor suppressor protein levels (e.g., Rb and p53) in liver cancer cells. Cjoc42 was the first small molecule inhibitor of gakyrin; however, it also demonstrated poor anti-proliferative activity against liver cancer cells. Molecular modeling studies of cjoc42 with gankyrin suggests cjoc42 adopts a U-shape conformation upon binding to …

Repurposing An Anti-Epileptic Drug For The Treatment Of Glioblastoma, Anjali Yadav

Theses and Dissertations

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a grade IV malignant glioma. It is a highly proliferative form of brain tumor with 5-year survival rate ~ 5% indicating a high mortality rate. Current treatment strategies for GBM include surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Surgical resection is challenging due to vital function of brain and as GBM often metastasizes in different brain regions. Additionally, development of resistance against the standard of care drug temozolomide (TMZ) is a major challenge in GBM management. GBM is also shielded with the blood brain barrier (BBB) which prevents the entry of several drugs. Therefore, a new drug must overcome …

Appearance And Performance Enhancing Drug Usage And Body Image Across Three Age Cohorts Of Fitness Enthusiast Men, Jessica Strübel, Rose Leger, Xintong Guan

Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design Faculty Publications

Background: Because research findings on men’s body image and compensatory behaviors (e.g., appearance and performance enhancing drug (APED) usage) across the lifecycle in men is contradictory, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between age and body image concerns, and to investigate the specific types of APEDs used across the three age cohorts (emerging, established, and middle-aged men). Methods: Using an online survey and a sample of 1020 fitness enthusiast men, we investigated (1) type of APED/supplements used across three periods of life (emerging adulthood, established adulthood, middle age), and (2) any relationship between period …

A Vascular Flora Of The Selkirk Mountains, Bonner And Boundary Counties, Idaho, Harpo Faust, Ben Legler, David C. Tank

Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany

The vascular flora described here covers ~2295 square kilometers (~886 square miles) of the Selkirk Mountains that lie in the Idaho Panhandle, covering an elevational range of 540–2330 m (1770–7670 ft). The majority of the mountain range is underlain by granitic rock of the Kaniksu Batholith, and is diversified by the rich glacial history of the Panhandle. The study area contains multiple pockets of alluvial and glacial deposition that serve as specialized habitat for present-day floristic diversity within the range. The Idaho Selkirks are part of the Northern Rocky Mountains and have floristic influences from the Pacific coast, boreal north, …

Investigating The Use Of Generative Adversarial Networks (Gans) For Pansharpening Thermal Satellite Imagery, Red Willow Coleman

HMC Senior Theses

Remotely sensed satellite imagery can be an important data source for observing and measuring environmental changes in urban areas. For example, thermal satellite imagery can be used to identify urban heat islands (UHIs) and provide motivation for urban cooling strategies. However, the spatial resolution of thermal satellite imagery is insufficient for many urban biodiversity applications (e.g., tree planting and shifting ranges of flora and fauna in response to climate change) because of the inherent heterogeneity and complexity of cities. In order to improve the usability of this imagery, artificial intelligence techniques can increase the spatial resolution of the thermal imagery …

How Deep Do We Have To Go To Rehabilitate Evolutionary Psychology? Reply To Bjorklund, Ellis, & Geary (2022), David S. Moore, David C. Witherington, Darcia Narvaez, Timothy I. Vandiver, Robert Lickliter

Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research

Disciplines like evolutionary-developmental psychology admirably focus on trying to rehabilitate Narrow Evolutionary Psychology (NEP) from within, by adding a developmental focus to NEP’s tenets of adaptationism and computationalism. We argue, however, that these tenets are fundamentally incompatible with taking psychology and its development seriously, and that the kinds of modifications introduced by evolutionary-developmental psychologists do not go deep enough to qualitatively change the non-developmental outlook of NEP.

Evolving Evolutionary Psychology, Darcia Narvaez, David S. Moore, David C. Witherington, Timothy I. Vandiver, Robert Lickliter

Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research

Which evolutionary theory can best benefit psychological theory, research, and application? The most well-known school of evolutionary psychology has a narrow conceptual perspective (a.k.a., “Narrow Evolutionary Psychology” or NEP). Proponents of NEP have long argued that their brand of evolutionary psychology represents a full-fledged scientific revolution, with Buss (2020) recently likening NEP’s scientific impact to that of a Copernican or Darwinian paradigm shift. However, NEP stands on two traditions that are now the subjects of serious debate and revision: the neo-Darwinian adaptationist framework within evolutionary biology, and the computationalist “mind-as-computer” framework within cognitive science. Although NEP calls itself revolutionary, the …

Coarse-Graining And The Haar Wavelet Transform For Multiscale Analysis, William Bosl, Tobias Loddenkemper, Solveig Vieluf

Nursing and Health Professions Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Impact Of Introductory Physics For The Life Sciences In A Senior Biology Capstone Course, Benjamin D. Geller , '01, Jack Rubien , '20, Sara Hiebert Burch, Catherine Hirshfeld Crouch

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Works

A goal of introductory physics for life sciences (IPLS) curricula is to prepare students to effectively use physical models and quantitative reasoning in biological and medical settings. To assess whether this goal is being met, we conducted a longitudinal study of the impact of IPLS on student work in later biology and chemistry courses. We report here on one part of that study, a comparison of written responses by students with different physics backgrounds on a diffusion task administered in a senior biology capstone course. We observed differences in student reasoning that were found to be associated with prior or …

Emotions In Educators Implementing A Social-Emotional Development Framework, Cindy Stolp

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study explored the emotions of early childhood educators implementing the Pyramid Model social-emotional framework. The semi-structured interviews with 11 educators included discussing emotions correlated to Pyramid Model practices and organizational-level practices. The data suggested that patterns aligned with Roger’s (1962) diffusion of innovation theory. Emotional patterns emerged as unpleasant and high-intensity emotions such as stress and frustration, unpleasant and low-intensity emotions such as disappointment and sadness, pleasant and high-intensity emotions such as excitement, joy, and hope, pleasant and low-intensity emotions such as content and calm. Specific Pyramid Model practices and organizational interactions also created barriers and patterns of …

The Relationship Between The Implementation Of Response To Intervention And Students’ Achievement On Eighth Grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments, Ann Marie Rooney

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research study was to determine if there is a relationship between the implementation phase of Response to Intervention (RTI), an academic multi-tiered system of support, and eighth grade students’ mathematics, reading, and science Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) proficiency achievement. Data for this study were collected using a RTI phase survey sent via Qualtrics to Minnesota middle school principals and publicly accessible MCA proficiency data via the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) website. The researcher analyzed data using the Statistical Package of the Social Sciences (SPSS). Each principal’s survey response was aligned with the school’s eighth grade …

Understanding How Higher Education Leaders Manage Their Personal Self In A Changing Environment, Brittany Kay Nielsen

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This research looked at how higher education leaders identified and managed their emotions in times of institutional change. Interviews were conducted with higher education leaders who were above the level of director and were not chancellors or presidents. The researcher sought to (1) discover the emotions of higher education leaders in times of change, (2) gain an understanding of how leaders managed their emotions, and (3) discover how leaders can build an understanding of emotional awareness in the workplace. Data collected from this study provides opportunities to understand the impact of emotions in the workplace and can benefit current and …

The Relationship Between Staff Burnout And Staff Morale In Private International Schools In Sharjah, United Arab Emirates., Asif Mehmood

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This research examined the significance of the relationship between educators' burnout and morale in three private international schools in Sharjah, UAE. Correlations between individual variables from the Maslach Burnout Inventory Educators Survey, the Areas of Worklife Survey, and the Morale variables from the Charles F. Kettering School Climate Profile produced distinct statistical evidence, rejecting the hypothesis that there is no significant relationship between educational staff burnout and morale. The study revealed a significant relationship between morale and the domains of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. A total of 249 educational staff members participated in the study by completing the survey. The …

Ifn-Γ Transforms The Transcriptomic Landscape And Triggers Myeloid Cell Hyperresponsiveness To Cause Lethal Lung Injury, Atul K. Verma, Michael Mckelvey, Md Bashir Uddin, Sunil Palani, Meng Niu, Christopher Bauer, Shengjun Shao, Keer Sun

Journal Articles: Pathology and Microbiology

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an inflammatory disease that is associated with high mortality but no specific treatment. Our understanding of initial events that trigger ARDS pathogenesis is limited. We have developed a mouse model of inflammatory lung injury by influenza and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) coinfection plus daily antibiotic therapy. Using this pneumonic ARDS model, here we show that IFN-γ receptor signaling drives inflammatory cytokine storm and lung tissue damage. By single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis, we demonstrate that IFN-γ signaling induces a transcriptional shift in airway immune cells, particularly by upregulating macrophage and monocyte expression of genes …

Catabolic Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase Activity Facilitates Growth Of Staphylococcus Aureus In Defined Medium Lacking Glucose And Arginine, Itidal Reslane, Cortney R. Halsey, Amanda Stastny, Barbara J. Cabrera, Jong-Sam Ahn, Dhananjay Shinde, Madeline R. Galac, Margaret F. Sladek, Fareha Razvi, Mckenzie K. Lehman, Kenneth W. Bayles, Vinai Chittezham Thomas, Luke D. Handke, Paul D. Fey

Journal Articles: Pathology and Microbiology

Previous studies have found that arginine biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus is repressed via carbon catabolite repression (CcpA), and proline is used as a precursor. Unexpectedly, however, robust growth of S. aureus is not observed in complete defined medium lacking both glucose and arginine (CDM-R). Mutants able to grow on agar-containing defined medium lacking arginine (CDM-R) were selected and found to contain mutations within ahrC, encoding the canonical arginine biosynthesis pathway repressor (AhrC), or single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) upstream of the native arginine deiminase (ADI) operon arcA1B1D1C1. Reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) studies found that mutations within ccpA or ahrC or …

The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin Graduate Studies Catalog 2022-2023, The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Adverse Childhood Experiences, Depressive Symptoms, And Binge Drinking: A Mediation Analysis, Nicole June Smalley

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Sixty-one percent of adults in a national CDC study reported experiencing at least one AdverseChildhood Experience (ACE), and 1 in 6 reported 4 or more ACEs. The purpose of this hierarchical regression analysis is to target gaps in research specific to examining the relationships between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), depressive symptoms experienced in adolescence, and binge drinking behaviors in emerging adulthood using Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory. Longitudinal, secondary data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health dataset (Add Health) (Harris et al., 2009) was used in this study. Data was collected in four waves of surveys and …

Value And Impact Of Nurse Innovators Working In Academic, Industry, And Government Settings: A Qualitative Study, Olivia A. Lemberger

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This dissertation explores the value and impact of nurse innovators working in academic, industry, and government settings. A qualitative descriptive study was chosen to understand the contributions of nurse innovators and the outcomes associated with their innovative endeavors. The purpose of this study is to better understand the contributions of nurse innovators by answering the following research questions: 1) How do nurses perceive that nursing innovation adds value to and/or impacts patients or the United States health care system? 2) What metrics/outcome measures do nurse innovators identify as relevant or useful to evaluate innovation success? And 3) What methods/resources do …

The Staphylococcus Aureus Cida And Lrga Proteins Are Functional Holins Involved In The Transport Of By-Products Of Carbohydrate Metabolism, Jennifer L. Endres, Sujata S. Chaudhari, Xinyan Zhang, Janani Prahlad, Shu-Qi Wang, Lily A. Foley, Sorin Luca, Jeffrey L. Bose, Vinai C. Thomas, Kenneth W. Bayles

Journal Articles: Pathology and Microbiology

The Staphylococcus aureus cidABC and lrgAB operons encode members of a well-conserved family of proteins thought to be involved in programmed cell death (PCD). Based on the structural similarities that CidA and LrgA share with bacteriophage holins, we have hypothesized that these proteins function by forming pores within the cytoplasmic membrane. To test this, we utilized a "lysis cassette" system that demonstrated the abilities of the cidA and lrgA genes to support bacteriophage endolysin-induced cell lysis. Typical of holins, CidA- and LrgA-induced lysis was dependent on the coexpression of endolysin, consistent with the proposed holin-like functions of these proteins. In …