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Zuccagnia Punctata Cav, A Potential Environmentally Friendly And Sustainable Bionematicide For The Control Of Argentinean Horticultural Crops, Sofía Manrique, Jessica Gómez, Mauricio Piñeiro, Belén Ariza Sampietro, Maria L Peschiutta, Alejandro Tapia, Mario J Simirgiotis, Beatriz Lima

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

This research was designed to investigate the metabolite profiling, phenolics, and flavonoids content as well as the potential nematicidal properties of decoction (ZpDe), orange-yellow resin (ZpRe) and essential oil (ZpEO) from Argentinean medicinal plant Zuccagnia punctata Cav. Additionally, the antioxidant and antibacterial properties of ZpDe and ZpEO were determined. Metabolite profiling was obtained by an ultrahigh-resolution liquid chromatography MS analysis (UHPLC-ESI-QTOF/OT-MS-MS) and GCMS. The nematicidal activity was assayed by a standardized method against Meloidogyne incognita. The antioxidant properties were screened by four methods: (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl assay (DPPH), Trolox equivalent antioxidant activity assay (TEAC), ferric-reducing antioxidant power assay (FRAP), and lipid …

Whole Genome Analysis Of Snv And Indel Polymorphism In Common Marmosets (Callithrix Jacchus), R Alan Harris, Muthuswamy Raveendran, Wes Warren, Hillier W Ladeana, Chad Tomlinson, Tina Graves-Lindsay, Richard E Green, Jenna K Schmidt, Julia C Colwell, Allison T Makulec, Shelley A Cole, Ian H Cheeseman, Corinna N Ross, Saverio Capuano, Evan E Eichler, Jon E Levine, Jeffrey Rogers

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) is one of the most widely used nonhuman primate models of human disease. Owing to limitations in sequencing technology, early genome assemblies of this species using short-read sequencing suffered from gaps. In addition, the genetic diversity of the species has not yet been adequately explored. Using long-read genome sequencing and expert annotation, we generated a high-quality genome resource creating a 2.898 Gb marmoset genome in which most of the euchromatin portion is assembled contiguously (contig N50 = 25.23 Mbp, scaffold N50 = 98.2 Mbp). We then performed whole genome sequencing on 84 marmosets …

Proteogenomic Analysis Reveals Cytoplasmic Sequestration Of Runx1 By The Acute Myeloid Leukemia-Initiating Cbfb::Myh11 Oncofusion Protein, Ryan B. Day, Julia A. Hickman, Ziheng Xu, Casey Ds Katerndahl, Francesca Ferraro, Sai Makund Ramakrishnan, Petra Erdmann-Gilmore, Robert W. Sprung, Yiling Mi, R. Reid Townsend, Christopher A. Miller, Timothy J. Ley

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Several canonical translocations produce oncofusion genes that can initiate acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Although each translocation is associated with unique features, the mechanisms responsible remain unclear. While proteins interacting with each oncofusion are known to be relevant for how they act, these interactions have not yet been systematically defined. To address this issue in an unbiased fashion, we fused a promiscuous biotin ligase (TurboID) in-frame with 3 favorable-risk AML oncofusion cDNAs (PML::RARA, RUNX1::RUNX1T1, and CBFB::MYH11) and identified their interacting proteins in primary murine hematopoietic cells. The PML::RARA- and RUNX1::RUNX1T1-TurboID fusion proteins labeled common and unique nuclear repressor complexes, implying their …

Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit - Final Solid Media Management Program Plan, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

“Everybody Better Care”: A Qualitative Exploration Of Environmental Documentaries And Psychological Distance, Cassandra Lc Troy

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

Severe problems like climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss demand urgent action. Unfortunately, people can tend to view such problems as distant, failing to feel that they are relevant to their lives. Psychological distance may play a role in such perceptions. In order to understand how environmental documentaries, which are often used to educate the public about the environment, may influence perceptions of psychological distance, environmental film festival attendees and organizers were interviewed. Qualitative analysis revealed complex reactions to depictions of environmental issues in films, with perceived severity playing a key role in conceptions of spatial, social, and temporal distance. …

A Qualitative Inquiry Into The Role Of Communication In Reputation Management During Compounding Health Crises, Shawna Dias, Romy Rw

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

This research aims to evaluate how organizations manage their reputations with publics through compounding crises. The research applies concepts of public relations and crisis management, including situational crisis communication theory and organization-public relationship management. The research investigates a case of compounding health crises at a prominent American University, and assesses how communication managers prioritized publics and issue response, coordinated their communication strategies, and revised their communication practices in the wake of the compounding crises. Interviews were conducted with the three public relations managers who managed the events, and analysis was conducted on the University’s published social media content and artifacts …

Inauthenticity, Delusion, And Victimization: Interrogating Affective Rhetoric Targeting Trans* Youth, Ben Bishop

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

In this essay, I interrogate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s KP-0401, a 2022 legal opinion letter that frames gender affirming healthcare as dangerous, sterilizing, and therefore, child abuse. Within this framing, trans* youth are presented as both delusional and deviant, written off as victims of abuse and social contagion. In analyzing KP-0401 through a critical perspective of affect and performativity, I demonstrate how particular affects have gained power through their circulation to reify feelings and performances of cisheteronormativity, often through establishing the trans* body as a source of negative affect, like fear or repulsion, and trans* youth as infantile and …

Trans-Centered Acceptance Within A University: Offering A Model Of Acceptance Created By And Centered Around Trans Student Experiences, Sean Te Maulding

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

Despite attending the same universities and working toward the same degrees, trans students and cisgender students do not always have the same perceptions of acceptance at their university. The transmale, gender nonconforming, and gender nonbinary students who participated in this study continue to experience a layer of rejection due to their gender identities and expressions. Using queer theory and feminist standpoint theory, this study sought to answer the question of what acceptance looks like from the standpoint of trans students at the University. Through these theoretical lenses and thematic analysis, it was determined that there were four general levels of …

Listen When She Speaks: Young Women On Arriving At Reproductive Rights Opinions, Sydney Elaine Brammer

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

While a significant amount of time has been devoted to researching and analyzing existing opinions about reproductive rights, few have aimed to identify how young women, between the ages of 18 and 35, have arrived at those opinions. This project includes a literature review, an analysis of a series of interviews with young women, and an in-depth discussion about the importance of understanding their experiences. Above all else, it suggests that there are several common points of interest and demands for change from women all across the spectrum on reproductive rights issues, and critical similarities in the ways that they …

My Anger Is Still A Small Boy: (Dis)Embodied Anger As Survival, Damon Darling

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

The stories found within these pages disclose graphic and intimate details regarding numerous accounts of physical, sexual, and drug-based assaults. These stories are raw, they are bloody, and they are mine. There are parts of me that I wish I could continue to remain silent about. However, I hold on to hope that these pages may offer some form of healing for myself and for (potentially) you. Given the nature of these pages, reader, I implore you to approach the essay carefully and cautiously. In this paper, I performatively engage with an internal family system of various personae that have …

Unclear Guidelines From The Sentencing Commission And A Prejudiced Warden Result In (Un)Compassionate Release, Mary Trotter

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

Congress first developed compassionate release in 1984, granting federal courts the authority to reduce sentences for “extraordinary and compelling” reasons. Compassionate release allows the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and inmates to apply for immediate early release on grounds of “particularly extraordinary or compelling circumstances which could not reasonably have been foreseen by the court at the time of sentencing.” Questions remain about how the BOP and the courts grant compassionate release and whether the courts apply the compassionate release guidelines consistently. The uncertainty is due to the lack of clarity from the USSC to define “extraordinary or compelling circumstances,” …

Orca Annual Report 2022-23, Msu Orca

Steeplechase: An ORCA Student Journal

Quick Facts about ORCA, AY 22-23

• 12 of 12 slots filled for Posters-at-the-Capitol with projects from the College of Business, the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, the School of Agriculture, and the College of Science, Engineering & Technology
• 350 students presented in both Scholars Weeks with support from 88 individual faculty members
• 20 grants awarded totaling over $15,000
• 17 items published in Steeplechase: An ORCA Student Journal

Digital Nucleic Acid Memory, Chloe Day, Kiara Goodwin, Jeremy Naftzger, Alayne Rice, Audrey Thompson, Ben Balzer, George Dickinson, William Clay, Luca Piantanida, Golam Mortuza, Tim Andersen, Wan Kuang, Eric Hayden

VIP 2023

Advancing digital Nucleic Acid Memory (dNAM) as an innovative data storage method, our research harnesses DNA's high information density, stability, and energy efficiency for non-volatile memory applications . dNAM offers a sustainable alternative that improves upon the limitations of current memory materials .

A Call For Change: Minnesota Environmental Justice Heroes In Action, Volume 2, Christie Manning, Minori Kishi, Rachel Campbell

Books

Access Online: https://mlpp.pressbooks.pub/environmentaljusticevol2/

This second volume of “A Call for Change: Minnesota Environmental Justice Heroes in Action” is a collection of the stories and efforts of environmental justice activists at the forefront of the Minnesota environmental justice movement. It is a compilation of interviews, conducted by students at Macalester College in 2023, to understand the layers of environmental injustice in Minnesota and bring attention to the resilience and determination of activists and communities. See volume one at https://mlpp.pressbooks.pub/environmentaljustice/

Examining Disparities In Ninth-Grade Advanced Courses, Sarah Mckenzie, Josh Mcgee, Sarah R. Morris

Policy Briefs

In this brief, we examine the racial and socioeconomic disparities in ninth-grade advanced course placement. We utilized a statistical analysis of course placement patterns and interviewed Arkansas counselors. We suggest districts implement local norm-based placement systems that automatically enroll students in ninth-grade advanced courses to enhance equity in course placement.

Conservation Agriculture And Cover Crop Adoption By Smallholder Farmers In Cambodia: Understanding Perceptions, Challenges, And Opportunities For Soil Improvement, Presley Nickens, David R. Ader, Max C. Miller, Ii, Pao Srean, Tom Gill, Sovanneary Huot

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

Practical solutions for soil conservation are needed to ensure sustainable food production. Conservation agriculture and the use of cover crops are promising strategies for soil improvement in agricultural systems. These strategies are being promoted in Cambodia to address rapidly declining soil fertility; however, there is a lack of insight into the perceptions of Cambodian smallholders towards cover cropping within a conservation agriculture approach. A greater understanding of the utilization and perceptions of cover crops is needed to increase adoption and prevent further soil degradation. This study utilized a mixed methods approach with quantitative data from a farmer survey and qualitative …

Championing Awareness Of The Opioid Epidemic Through A Service-Learning Module For Non-Stem Biology Majors, Ryleigh Fleming, Sarah J. Adkins, Marco Esteban, Cinnamin Cross, Amy Hutson Chatham, Samiksha A. Raut

APC Fund

Over 50,000 people die annually from opioid overdoses in the United States leading to what has become known as the “opioid epidemic.” This is of heightened concern in states like Alabama that experience higher rates of overall drug use and overdose deaths. Thus, it is increasingly important for college students in Alabama to learn about how the opioid epidemic is affecting their communities. Previous studies have demonstrated that engaging non-majors in innovative active-learning oriented pedagogies like service-learning can enhance their understanding and awareness about contemporary societal issues. Despite its pedagogical potential, the impact of opioid-related service-learning, particularly for non-majors, continues …

Why Not Evidence-Based Solutions To Juvenile Delinquency? A Review And Conclusions From The Social Science Literature, Marla Kelly

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.

The Winter Issue 2023, Grace Neeley, Emily Watson, Andy D. Sims, Jeffery Hirschy

Fonds and Feathers

This 2023 winter issue features stories of the first female archivist of the United States, Dr. Coleen Shogun and the new SLIS faculty, Kaeli Gretter. In the spotlights section, the pioneer library service with the WPA pack horse library project is retold. In addition, miscellaneous events and activities of SMSA are covered including the past and incoming archival conferences and a list of recipients of the graduate archival certificate.

Applying The Fast Fit Test Method For Quantitative Cnc To The Qualitative Fit Test Method Utilizing And Approved Reference Method And A Modified Reference Method, Mckenna Kaelber

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

N95 respirators are the most utilized respirator in the healthcare sector, and when properly fitted, protect workers from biological and chemical exposures. A respirator fit test is a protocol used to assess the seal between the user’s face and the respirator. Quantitative and Qualitative methods are both approved and used for respirator fit testing. Quantitative Condensation Nuclei Counting (CNC) uses instrumentation to measure the particles on the inside and outside of the respirator and calculates a fit factor, indicating how well the respirator fits. Qualitative fit testing (QLFT) relies on the individual’s ability to detect a challenge agent while wearing …

Inscribing Violence: Quantifying The Impact Of World Heritage Site Inscription On Direct And Structural Violence., Anne Chance

Doctor of International Conflict Management Dissertations

The World Heritage Program and nomination process have undergone considerable criticism regarding their impact on host nations. These critics have often described violence as an unintended side-effect of heritage sites, but this research has lacked a systematic analysis of types of violence associated with the inscription of sites. The background to this study explores the application of Galtung’s Triangle of Violence, which considers the symbiotic dynamics of cultural violence, structural violence, and direct violence. In so doing, I constructed the Measures of Structural Violence matrix by which to examine direct and structural violence in states that host heritage sites.

Using …

Sle1 (Aaa) And Alpha Hemolysin (Hla) Staphylococcus Aureus Antigens As A Potential Vaccine For Cows, Roz Al Janabi, Madeline Clark, Juliette Tinker

VIP 2023

Knowledge of Staphylococcus aureus is essential to understanding how this pathogen causes different types of infections in humans. It can cause skin superficial infections and gastroenteritis. It can also cause infections in the joints and wounds, therefore causing humans to be severely ill by causing sepsis or infection in the blood. It is also very commonly antibiotic-resistant. In the lab, we are working with this priority pathogen because of antibiotic resistance. Cows can get S. aureus from humans, and it causes mastitis. This affects the dairy industry which is very important in the United States, but also specifically important in …

A Statistical Analysis Investigating The Phenomenon Known As "Kitten Season" And Its Correlation To Climate, Bentley Arnold

VIP 2023

Open intake animal shelters that take in stray and feral cats have long had to cope with a phenomenon known as “Kitten Season”, a period of time when there is a large uptick of intakes of young kittens aged 0-6 months old. This typically occurs from April to October in the United States. While evidence in some other species suggests that conceptions could be related to temperature, little research has examined how conception may be related to climate conditions in cats.

To determine whether cat conception is related to climate, I examine data from January 2012 and December 2020 on …

Jack Crevalle Neurocranium, Rodolfo A. Heredia, David Kerstetter

All Scans: Kerstetter Fisheries and Avian Ecology 3D Scan Series

No abstract provided.

The Unexpected Significance Of Myosin A In Organization Of M-Line Protein Unc-89/Obscurin Within Striated Muscle Cells Of Caenorhabditis Elegans, Kar Men Lee

Honors Theses

This research investigates the unexpected significance of Myosin A in the organization of M-line protein UNC-89/obscurin within striated muscle cells of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). The study employs immunofluorescence techniques to examine the spatial and temporal dynamics of UNC-89/obscurin and Myosin A during embryonic development. The sarcomere, a fundamental unit in muscle cells, is governed by the 'sliding filament model,' where the M-line serves as a crucial anchor for Myosin A. This research seeks to understand the relationship between muscle function in humans and C. elegans, utilizing the latter's simple anatomy and genetic tractability. The …

A Rapid Site Selection Assessment As An Indicator Of Stony Coral Microfragment Outplant Success, John J. Alfirevich

All HCAS Student Capstones, Theses, and Dissertations

Microfragmentation of massive stony coral species is a technique being utilized to propagate corals asexually to help restore coral reefs. Microfragmentation consists of cutting corals into 3 cm diameter or less fragments, which boosts growth rates. However, in some locations the size of microfragments make them vulnerable to parrotfish predation and benthic overgrowth, reducing survival. As such, a method to identify key site characteristics which promotes microfragment outplant success, particularly one that can be performed quickly across multiple areas is needed. A rapid site assessment conducted prior to microfragment outplanting was performed at 12 randomly selected sites within the Kristin …

December 6, 2023 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Moral Injury, Identity Dissonance, And Reintegration: A Compendium Of Reintegration And Survey Of United States Military Veterans, Thomas Hodges

Doctor of International Conflict Management Dissertations

How do military moral injuries affect reintegration? All service members leave the military eventually, but reintegration can be challenging, bringing changes in career, family life, and friendships, potentially prompting a loss of purpose, drive, and connection. Service members may also struggle with a crisis of identity upon separating from the military, feeling their military identity is incompatible with civilian life. While these difficulties are common for service members in reintegration, they may be worsened by moral injury, the adverse biological, social, psychological, and spiritual effects of experiencing an event that deeply offends a person’s sense of right and wrong. People …

Model For Measuring U.S. Army Warfighter’S Critical Thinking Skills: A Meta-Analysis, Danita Kornegay Ladson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.

Health Care Providers’ Experiences With Integrated Care Services Needed To Treat Patients With Type 3 Compared To Type 2 Diabetes, Sharon Hope Jaycox

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.