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Coexistence Conservation: Time To Change The Paradigm, Jorge Tobajas

Human–Wildlife Interactions

This letter to the editor recommends that coexistence conservation should be recognized as a new discipline within conservation biology with vast potential for the future of biodiversity conservation. The term “coexistence conservation” must be broadened to accommodate different techniques and their development, regardless of the context of invasive species.

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Spatial Predictors Of Human–Black Bear Interactions In Nova Scotia, Canada, Jason I. Airst, Tricia B. Fleming

Human–Wildlife Interactions

The increased global frequency of human–wildlife conflict with large, wild carnivores and omnivores negatively impacts human, wildlife, and ecosystem health. The goal of this study was to determine what landscape characteristics best predicted where human–black bear (Ursus americanus) interactions occurred in Nova Scotia, Canada, to support management efforts. We compared the location of 3,278 human–bear conflict reports and 867 non-conflict reports collected between 2017 and 2021 to 12,000 randomly generated locations. Data were analyzed using logistic additive mixed models. We found that interactions (conflict and non-conflict reports) occurred near roads and farther from forests and surface water features. …

Open Access Is Only The Beginning: Extending The Readership Of Human–Wildlife Interactions Research Through Inclusive Communication Design, Rosanna M. Vail

Human–Wildlife Interactions

Readers must be able to access, understand, and engage with published work, especially in an area like human–wildlife interactions, where viral coverage of altercations with wildlife sparks widespread interest in species or management issues. What should authors be doing to make their writing more inclusive and effective for as many readers as possible? In this article, the managing editor of Human-Wildlife Interactions integrates updated guidelines from the Council of Science Editors with communication frameworks to prioritize a reader-focused approach that extends the reach of article publication.

Introducing Biosimilar Competition For Cell And Gene Therapy Products, Brian Canter, Sabine Sussman, Stephen Colvill, Nitzan Arad, Elizabeth Staton, Arti Rai

Faculty Scholarship

This article provides an early analysis of the potential for creating future biosimilar competition for cell and gene therapies (CGTs) to lower prices and improve patient access, building on a unique set of interviews with relevant experts. Our discussion addressed regulatory, manufacturing, intellectual property, and market size challenges. Due to CGTs’ complexity, meeting the regulatory requirement of ‘high similarity with no clinically meaningful differences’ will be difficult. Gene therapies are likely better candidates for biosimilar development than cell therapies. Biosimilarity should be met when gene therapy biosimilars contain the same genetic sequence as a reference product, and the variability in …

U.S. Public Perceptions Of The Sensitivity Of Brain Data, Shenyang Huang, Umika Paul, Shikhar Gupta, Karan Desai, Melinda Guo, Jennifer Jung, Beatrice Capestany, William D. Krenzer, Dylan Stonecipher, Nita A. Farahany

Faculty Scholarship

As we approach an era of potentially widespread consumer neurotechnology, scholars and organizations worldwide have started to raise concerns about the data privacy issues these devices will present. Notably absent in these discussions is empirical evidence about how the public perceives that same information. This article presents the results of a nationwide survey on public perceptions of brain data, to inform discussions of law and policy regarding brain data governance. The survey reveals that the public may perceive certain brain data as less sensitive than other ‘private’ information, like social security numbers, but more sensitive than some ‘public’ information, like …

A Study In Clinicopathological Characteristics Of Pancreatic Cancer Related Diabetes In Iraqi Patients, Abdullah Sabri, Ahmed Mubarak

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Globally, pancreatic cancer is the 11th most common cancer in women and the 12th most common in men. Many studies have been done to reveal the relationship and the mechanism between diabetes and pancreatic cancer. Some revealed the relationship between diabetes and increased risks of pancreatic cancer in both males and females. Another revealed that new onset diabetes could potentially indicate early stage pancreatic cancer.OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between diabetes and clinic-pathological features of pancreatic carcinoma.PATIENTS AND METHODS:A case control study conducted in Baghdad Oncology Teaching Hospital and in Al-Amal National Hospital for the treatment of cancerous tumors during …

Value Of Coraco-Humeral Ligament Thickness In Early Detection Of Adhesive Capsulitis In Diabetic Patients Using Mri., Yusur Said Thabit, Mohammed Kadhim

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Adhesive capsulitis is a common illness-causing scapula-humeral pain with decrease in range of movement in the shoulder joint. MRI gives clear images about the joint capsule, the coraco-humeral ligament (CHL), and any associated pathology.OBJECTIVE: To study value of MRI for early diagnosis of adhesive capsulitis in diabetic patients through recognition of increased thickness of CHL.PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifty-four adult participants were included in this study, 33 were females and 21 were males, their mean age 45.5 (age range 22-67 years), divided into 2 groups. The patient group included 34 diabetic patients (24 female and 10 male) with a mean …

Climate Law In The 21st Century: An Analysis Of Climate Legislation And Its Role In Mitigating The Emerging Issue Of Climate Refugees, Chloe Giacalone.

Plymouth Law Review

As global warming worsens, the consequences of climate change are becoming more severe. With its consequences going beyond the natural environment. Climate change is now having adverse effects on vulnerable populations most affected by climate change. This article aims to look at whether climate law has the potential to reduce human displacement. Treaties such as The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement will be analysed to look at the international efforts to reduce climate change and whether they have the potential to mitigate climate change and climate refugees. As there is no definition of a …

Lysophosphatidylcholine Acyltransferase-2 (Lpcat-2) & Protein S-Acylation In Macrophage Innate Immunity, Christian Good

School of Biomedical Sciences Theses

Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT)2 is an enzyme involved in remodelling glycerophospholipids within cell membranes and the generation of platelet-activating factor. LPCAT2 also mediates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cytokine responses in both murine and human macrophages. Investigations into the mechanism behind LPCAT2 involvement into LPS-induced cytokine responses identified that LPCAT2 translocates to membrane lipid raft domains and associates with toll-like receptor (TLR)4 following activation by LPS. The mechanism behind this is not known, however LPCAT2 appears to have a role in regulating innate immune responses via lipid raft signalling complexes and understanding the molecular details of these mechanisms could help in the development of …

Real-Time Detection Of Sea Turtles Using Uav And Neural Networks On Edge Devices, Jose A. Gonzalez Nunez, Jose G. Gonzalez Nunez, Mustafa I. Akbas, Patrick Currier, Nickolas D. Macchiarella

Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research

Sea turtle populations continue to diminish around the globe for various reasons. Therefore, the need for innovative solutions to monitor sea turtles has been increasing. This research paper focuses on an innovative application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) together with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to improve sea turtle conservation efforts. We outline the design, implementation, and evaluation of a system that deploys UAVs equipped with high-resolution cameras, coupled with a purpose-built neural network to recognize, classify, and monitor sea turtles. This project thus serves as a platform for understanding the wider applicability and limitations of this technology …

Passive Sampler Derived Profiles And Mass Flows Of Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances (Pfass) Across The Fram Strait In The North Atlantic, Matthew Dunn, Simon Vojta, Thomas Soltwedel, Wilken-Jon Von Appen, Rainer Lohmann

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of pollutants of high concern due to their ubiquity and negative human health impacts. The long-range marine transport of PFAS was observed during year-long deployments of passive tube samplers in the Fram Strait across three depth transects. Time weighted average concentrations ranged from 2.4 to 360 pg L^–1, and 10 different PFAS were regularly observed. PFAS profiles and concentrations were generally similar to those previously characterized for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) at these sites. The detection of several anionic PFAS in “old” water demonstrated that they are not perfect …

Phytoplankton Thermal Trait Parameterization Alters Community Structure And Biogeochemical Processes In A Modeled Ocean, Stephanie I. Anderson, Clara Fronda, Andrew D. Barton, Sophie Clayton, Tatiana A. Rynearson, Stephanie Dutkiewicz

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

Phytoplankton exhibit diverse physiological responses to temperature which influence their fitness in the environment and consequently alter their community structure. Here, we explored the sensitivity of phytoplankton community structure to thermal response parameterization in a modelled marine phytoplankton community. Using published empirical data, we evaluated the maximum thermal growth rates (μmax) and temperature coefficients (Q10; the rate at which growth scales with temperature) of six key Phytoplankton Functional Types (PFTs): coccolithophores, cyanobacteria, diatoms, diazotrophs, dinoflagellates, and green algae. Following three well-documented methods, PFTs were either assumed to have (1) the same μmax and the same Q10 (as in to Eppley, …

Honors In Practice, Volume 20, 2024: About The Authors, National Collegiate Honors Council

Honors in Practice Online Archive

JUDY ALBAKRY serves as an adjunct professor and honors advisor at Middle Tennessee State University. She also coordinates the Buchanan Transfer Fellowship Program in the honors college. Her research specializes in student success initiatives, high-impact practices, transfer student engagement, and program assessment.

Bridgewater Magazine, Volume 34, Number 1, Spring 2024, Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater Magazine

Lighting the Way: the nation's last lighthouse keeper and first woman in that role, Sally Snowman, '76. Also in this issue: The multiple sides of climate change; A program that helps students with an autism spectrum disorder or related social profile gain real-world experience; an article on Peter Weyand, G'88; Two decades of The Bridge; and eclipsing expectations: on-campus viewing event draws hundreds to BSU, observatory.

Nekton Community Responses To Living Shoreline Restorations In Alabama, Shelby Kuck, Christopher Grant, Matheus De Barros, Alexandra Rodriguez, Ronald Baker

Gulf and Caribbean Research

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Fusion And Integration Pipelines For Optical And Chemical Imaging Data For Clinical Interpretation In Ex-Vivo Diagnosis, Mohd Rifqi Rafsanjani, Karin Jirstrom, Arman Rahman, Jochen H.M. Prehn, William Gallagher, Aidan D. Meade

Conference Papers

In the realm of ex-vivo diagnosis, the integration of optical and chemical imaging data has emerged as a transformative approach, offering a comprehensive understanding of biological specimens at a molecular level. Chemical imaging of human tissue specimens provides an all-digital label-free approach to imaging in objective histopathology, though it requires reference to gold standard pathological (e.g. haematoxylin and eosin (H+E) stained) images for pathological interpretation. Optical imaging techniques, such as microscopy and spectroscopy, provide detailed spatial information, capturing morphological features with high resolution. Concurrently, chemical imaging methods, including mass spectrometry and Raman spectroscopy, offer insights into molecular composition. The challenge …

Data For Context-Dependence Of An Antipredator Response In Neotropical Harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones), Austin Calhoun, Rachel Bowden, Ben Sadd

Faculty Publications – Biological Sciences

Inducible defence strategies evolve in response to temporally and spatially variable predation risk. Selection should favour the expression of these strategies when risk crosses a threshold, but expression may also depend on how effective a given strategy is across different contexts (e.g., social environment). For neotropical harvestmen, aggregation behaviour has been shown to be a group-level defence strategy but can be supplemented by additional behaviour to enhance antipredator defence. A secondary behavioural strategy termed “bobbing” has been documented as being associated with gregarious behaviour, in which individuals rapidly move their bodies up and down. This strategy has been proposed to …

Warwilding: A Weapon And A Shield In The Midst Of Conflict, Lynn Ma

UC Law Environmental Journal

War disrupts the lives of people, governments, and the wider environment. The purpose of this article is to examine how rewilding and ecological planning could be applied to military logistics to enhance peace and security amid war and post-war periods. This is explored through a concept that conservationists have coined “WarWilding.” I will develop my conclusions by analyzing WarWilding case studies from active warfare and post-war zones. To evaluate the boundaries in the ethics of WarWilding, this paper will frame the analyses around provisions in the Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification …

Carbon Storage Capacity Of Forests In New Jersey, Charles R. Harman, Meiyin Wu, Paul Bovitz, Elizabeth Ravit, Elizabeth Burke Watson, Daniel Gimenez

New Jersey Center for Water Science & Technology Reports

This report of the NJ Science Advisory Board Ecological Processes Standing Committee (EPSC) addresses charge questions focused on researching how the NJ Department of Environmental Protection might manage issues related to carbon content found within soil and its relationship to climate change. Whereas forests of New Jersey play a critical role in sequestering carbon which plays a direct role attempts to combat climate change, our forests are under constant pressure from a variety of natural and anthropogenic factors including damaging insects, overpopulation of browse species such as white-tailed deer, the influx of invasive plant species and impacts from development. The …

Harmful Algal Bloom Lake Management Guidance, Mike Danko, Jason Adolf, Chris Doyle, Nicole Fahrenfeld, Bob Kortmann, Fred Lubnow, Ling Ren, Nathan Ruhl, Stephen Souza, Meiyin Wu

New Jersey Center for Water Science & Technology Reports

Executive Summary: In 2021, the Division of Water Monitoring and Standards and Pesticide Control (DWMSPC) and the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (NJSGC) recruited a team of lakes management and cyanobacterial HAB experts to address the second component of the Governor’s HAB initiative focusing on enhancing scientific expertise and building the state’s capacity for HAB response. The HAB Expert Team’s primary objective is to provide guidance to DEP on HAB prevention, mitigation and management for NJ lakes and other waterbodies. The team has compiled a comprehensive literature review as a resource guide available here: NJDEP | Harmful Algal Blooms | …

Advancing Cancer Classifcation Through Machine Learning Analysis Of Rna-Seq Gene Expression Data, Emil Agbemade, Amina Issoufou Anaroua, Dimitri Bamba

Data Science and Data Mining

This study delves into the classifcation of various cancer types using the RNA-Seq (HiSeq) PANCAN dataset from the UCI Machine Learning Repository, which encompasses a rich collection of gene expression data across multiple tumor samples. To improve cancer diagnosis and treatment, our methodology confronts the challenges inherent in high-dimensional datasets, such as the Hughes Effect and the Curse of Dimensionality, through innovative feature selection methods and machine learning approaches. A key component of our strategy includes the use of tree-based algorithms, particularly Random Forest, to refine the dataset to seventy genes of utmost relevance for tumor classifcation, and the application …

Predicting Telecommunication Customer Attrition Using The Hopfeld Neural Network Model., Benedict Kongyir, Emil Agbemade, Kelvin Njuki

Data Science and Data Mining

Customer churn prediction has become one of the crucial steps for customer retention. Telecommunication companies rely on loyal customers to make their proft. It is often very easy for customers to switch from one service provider to the other. To prevent or reduce the rate of customer attrition, there needs to be a model that can identify customers who are at risk of churning in the future in advance. Previous literature has shown that predictive models are efective in predicting customer churn. In this work, four tentative machine-learning models are built using data obtained from Kaggle on telecommunication customer attrition …

Development And Modeling Of An Innovative Microfluidic Paper-Based Analytical Device For Quantitative Elisa, Ashutosh Kumar

Open Access Dissertations

This work contributes to the burgeoning field of paper-based analytical devices, with a particular focus on advancing global health outcomes through the development of an innovative paper-based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (p-ELISA) platform. At its core, this research seeks to address the critical need for accessible, efficient, and reliable diagnostic tools by leveraging the unique properties of paper as a substrate for fluid dynamics and biochemical reactions. The motivation behind this endeavor is the potential for such devices to significantly improve diagnostic capabilities, especially in resource-limited settings where traditional laboratory infrastructure is scarce.

The work is structured around a comprehensive exploration …

Structural Modification Of 4'-Aminochalcones As Α-Glucosidase Inhibitors, Emmanuel Sunday Idoko

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Diabetes mellitus, one of the most predominant health problems worldwide, characterized by hyperglycemia, has attracted the attention of medicinal chemists. Although several therapeutic drugs have been developed and used clinically, diabetes continues to pose a growing threat to public health. One of the promising approaches for treating type 2 diabetes involves reducing the rate of carbohydrate hydrolysis by inhibiting the action of α-glucosidase. Over the years, chalcone analogues have been reported for their vast biological properties and as a promising antidiabetic agent. In this research, two series of 4'-aminochalcone derivatives were designed and synthesized as α-glucosidase inhibitors. Twenty-five alkylated 4'-aminochalcone …

High Purity Silver Nano- And Micro Particles With Controllable Shapes By Polymeric Stabilizers, Natsuda Muankhajorn

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This work presents a rapid, sustainable, and efficient technique for both recovering silver microstructures from spent button batteries and fabricating flexible conductive materials. In the first phase, a green recovery method was developed using H2O2 as a reducing agent to convert silver sources into high-purity silver microstructures. The morphology of the recovered silver was controlled using polymeric stabilizers (PVP and PVA) whose molecular weights significantly influenced particle shape and aggregation. PVP promoted the formation of uniform silver microplates, while PVA yielded isotropic microspheres. The silver microstructures from the spent button batteries were converted into highly pure silver microstructures (>98%), …

Juvenile Dungeness Face High Predation Risk From Green Crabs Across Increased Temperatures At Different Salinities, Trever Gelling

Environmental Science and Management Undergraduate Departmental Honors Theses

Marine heatwaves, altered precipitation regimes, and other changing climate conditions are altering the abiotic conditions of Oregon's estuaries. Furthermore, warmer water temperatures are correlated with the range expansion and population growth of the invasive and broadly tolerant Carcinus maenas, the green crab, in Oregon. Metacarcinus magister, Dungeness crab, one of Oregon’s most valuable fishery species, is also facing these climate stressors, and their young that recruit to estuaries overlap with C. maenas adults. Therefore, we wanted to determine impacts of C. maenas on young-of-the-year (YOTY) M. magister and the roles of salinity, temperature, and predator size in mediating …

Translational Neuroscience Contributes To Understanding Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Of Dostoyevsky's "Brothers Karamazov" With Treatment Implications, Stephen I. Deutsch, Jessica A. Burket, Jeffrey Elikan Jd, David R. Spiegel

Department Psychiatry & Behavioral Science Faculty Publications

Dostoyevsky's novels raise profound ethical, moral, philosophical and theological issues and, as a result, both he and his novels serve as fertile subjects of scholarly inquiry across a variety of academic disciplines. In particular, major characters in "The Brothers Karamazov" lend themselves to classical psychodynamic formulations, such as the influence of adverse childhood experiences on adult social and occupational outcomes, which in the case of Dmitry, the eldest son of Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov, are considered in exquisitely fine detail. Prosecutor and defense attorney provide differing interpretations of how early traumas, largely due to paternal neglect and abuse, affected Dmitry's adult …

Intracerebral Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma, Liusong Yang, Mingzhe Zheng, Yingfeng Zhu, Zhongqing Chen

Neurosciences

Benign fibrous histiocytoma (BFH) within the intracerebral region is remarkably rare. Our report details 2 cases of unusual BFH instances that exhibit no adhesion to the dura mater or cerebral falx, accompanied by a comprehensive literature review. While magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates specific characteristics for BFH, it does not readily differentiate BFH from more common brain neoplasms like gliomas and metastatic tumors. The definitive diagnosis of BFH depends primarily on histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations. Total surgical resection is considered an efficacious therapeutic approach, emphasizing the necessity for prolonged postoperative surveillance to detect any potential tumor recurrence or metastasis.

Scientific Context, Suicide Prevention, And The Second Amendment After Bruen, Eric Ruben

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

The Supreme Court declared in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen that modern gun laws must be “consistent with this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation” to survive Second Amendment challenges. Scholarship has shown how this test of historical analogy presents difficulties because of how technological, legal, and social change has shaped policy over the centuries. This Article is the first to assess Bruen as it applies to suicide- prevention laws, and, in doing so, illuminates another form of change that complicates Bruen’s implementation: scientific progress.

As this Article shows, early generations of Americans fundamentally misunderstood mental …