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The Deep Ecology Movement

The International Journal of Ecopsychology (IJE)

There are two great streams of environmentalism in the latter half of the twentieth century. One stream is reformist, attempting to control some of the worst of the air and water pollution and inefficient land use practices in industrialized nations and to save a few of the remaining pieces of wildlands as "designated wilderness areas." The other stream supports many of the reformist goals but is revolutionary, seeking a new metaphysics, epistemology, cosmology, and environmental ethics of person/planet. This paper is an intellectual archeology of the second of these streams of environmentalism, which I will call deep ecology.

Learning Science: Physical And Life Sciences In Curricula Across U.S. Schools Of Nursing, Valerie C. Sauda

Dissertations

Nursing educators are being challenged to provide curriculum that meets the changing healthcare environment and demand for creative, innovative nurses to assist in transforming healthcare into the future (Benner, Sutphen, Leonard, & Day, 2010; Institute Of Medicine, 2011). The liberal education provided within a baccalaureate of science in nursing (BSN) degree program provides a diversity of courses within the curriculum, including courses in the natural, physical, mathematical, and social sciences (American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN], 2008). Although nursing programs have included science courses in curriculum since the early 1900s (Nutting & Dock, 1907), there is lack of nursing …

Near Peer Pedagogies For Culturally Sustaining Computer Science And Mathematics, Cliff Freeman, Eli Tucker-Raymond, Juan Gutierrez

Journal of Computer Science Integration

In this study, College STEM Literacy Workers act as co-teachers in 9th and 10th grade classrooms alongside mathematics teachers as they both learn to integrate a 30-hour integrated computer science/mathematics curriculum. As part of the curriculum for educator learning, we adapted the Algebra Project’s “Model of Excellence” for culturally relevant-sustaining pedagogies. We used the framework to explore how teachers understand College STEM Literacy Workers’ contributions in the model as well as College STEM Literacy Workers’ own experiences in the classroom. We found that while teachers and College STEM Literacy Workers did not individually instantiate the model of excellence, they were …

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Aspergillus Flavus And Fusarium Verticillioides And Their Main Mycotoxins: Global Distribution And Scenarios Of Interactions In Maize, Xiangrong Chen, Mohamed F Abdallah, Sofie Landschoot, Kris Audenaert, Sarah De Saeger, Xiangfeng Chen, Andreja Rajkovic

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Maize is frequently contaminated with multiple mycotoxins, especially those produced by Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium verticillioides. As mycotoxin contamination is a critical factor that destabilizes global food safety, the current review provides an updated overview of the (co-)occurrence of A. flavus and F. verticillioides and (co-)contamination of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and fumonisin B1 (FB1) in maize. Furthermore, it summarizes their interactions in maize. The gathered data predict the (co-)occurrence and virulence of A. flavus and F. verticillioides would increase worldwide, especially in European cold climate countries. Studies on the interaction of both fungi regarding their growth mainly showed antagonistic …

Targeted Single-Cell Proteomic Analysis Identifies New Liquid Biopsy Biomarkers Associated With Multiple Myeloma, Sonia M Setayesh, Libere J Ndacayisaba, Kate E Rappard, Valerie Hennes, Luz Yurany Moreno Rueda, Guilin Tang, Pei Lin, Robert Z Orlowski, David E Symer, Elisabet E Manasanch, Stephanie N Shishido, Peter Kuhn

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Multiple myeloma (MM) is accompanied by alterations to the normal plasma cell (PC) proteome, leading to changes to the tumor microenvironment and disease progression. There is a great need for understanding the consequences that lead to MM progression and for the discovery of new biomarkers that can aid clinical diagnostics and serve as targets for therapeutics. This study demonstrates the applicability of utilizing the single-cell high-definition liquid biopsy assay (HDSCA) and imaging mass cytometry to characterize the proteomic profile of myeloma. In our study, we analyzed ~87,000 cells from seven patient samples (bone marrow and peripheral blood) across the myeloma …

The Use Of Artificial Intelligence (Ai) In Qualitative Research For Theory Development, Prokopis Christou Phd

The Qualitative Report

Theory development is an important component of academic research since it can lead to the acquisition of new knowledge, the development of a field of study, and the formation of theoretical foundations to explain various phenomena. The contribution of qualitative researchers to theory development and advancement remains significant and highly valued, especially in an era of various epochal shifts and technological innovation in the form of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Even so, the academic community has not yet fully explored the dynamics of AI in research and there are significant gaps in our understanding of how AI can be used most …

Uab Programs Continue To Rise, According To Us News Rankings, Adam Pope

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Intouch Week Of September 18, 2023, New York Medical College

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• The CDM Hosts Groundbreaking For New Simulation and Educational Facility
• GSBMS Hosts Biennial Ph.D. Lab Coat Ceremony
• NYMC Goes Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
• Women in Medicine Book Discussion What We Bring to the Practice of Medicine: Perspectives from Women Physicians
• Founder's Dinner 2023
• The Office of Student Mental Health and Wellness Prioritizes Student Well-Being

Narrative Review Of The Role Of Technology In Pediatric Diabetes: From Testing Blood Glucose To Subcutaneous Automated Therapy And Hope For Cure, Michael Yafi, Avni Shah, Katherine Velez

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Type 1 diabetes, the most common cause of diabetes in pediatrics, is defined by the hyperglycemia that results from the permanent autoimmune damage to the pancreas. The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) demonstrated that strict glycemic control targeting lower HbA1c goals can both delay the onset and progression of its complications that include diabetic neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy, and increased cardiovascular events. Our primary objective is to review the literature available regarding the technology applied for the treatment of diabetes, not only aiding patients' quality of life but addressing its effects on hypoglycemia and reduced risk of …

Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Unreclaimed And Insufficiently Reclaimed Sites Request For Change 2023-02, Mike Mcanulty

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

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Climate Change Impacts And Adaptation To Permafrost Change In High Mountain Asia: A Comprehensive Review, Prashant Baral, Simon Allen, Jakob F. Steiner, Tika R. Gurung, Graham Mcdowell

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

Changing climatic conditions in High Mountain Asia (HMA), especially regional warming and changing precipitation patterns, have led to notable effects on mountain permafrost. Comprehensive knowledge of mountain permafrost in HMA is mostly limited to the mountains of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, with a strong cluster of research activity related to critical infrastructure providing a basis for related climate adaptation measures. Insights related to the extent and changing characteristics of permafrost in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), are much more limited. This study provides the first comprehensive review of peer-reviewed journal articles, focused on hydrological, ecological, and geomorphic impacts associated with thawing …

Information And Communication Technology (Ict) Competencies And Job Performance Of Librarians In Some Selected University Libraries In North Central Of Nigeria, Francis Sulemanu Idachaba, Yemisi B. Ojokuku, Unwana Isaac Udoh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated the era of ICT competencies and job performance of librarians in some selected university libraries in North Central of Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consists of 171 professional and para professional librarians from Francis Sarwuan Tarka University library and Benue State University library. A total of 171 questionnaires were distributed only 133 were retrieved. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics mean and percentage mean score of 2.5 and above and percentage score of 50% were considered. The study revealed that ICT competencies possessed by Librarians …

A New Dimension Of International Relations: The Role Of Science Diplomacy In Jordan’S Response To Covid-19, Emad A. Ayasreh

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

Science diplomacy is a rapidly growing field in foreign policy and international relations, gaining even greater importance since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. This study explores the substantial role of science diplomacy and international institutions in promoting coordinated efforts during Jordan’s response to the pandemic. It examines science diplomacy within the country and its increasing significance in addressing global challenges, with particular emphasis on its contributions to health diplomacy amid the pandemic. The researcher adopts a qualitative research methodology guided by a case study approach. Data were collected from various resources, including journal articles, official international and domestic reports, …

Conference Program - Bio-Char Iii: Production, Characterization And Applications, Franco Berruti, David Chiaramonti, Silvia Fiore, Manuel Garcia-Pérez, Ondrej Masek

Bio-Char III: Production, Characterization and Applications

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A Bibliometric Analysis Of The Rise Of Chatgpt In Medical Research, Nikki M. Barrington, Nithin Gupta, Basel Musmar, David Doyle, Nicholas Panico, Nikhil Godbole, Taylor K. Reardon, Randy S. D'Amico

Neurology Articles

The rapid emergence of publicly accessible artificial intelligence platforms such as large language models (LLMs) has led to an equally rapid increase in articles exploring their potential benefits and risks. We performed a bibliometric analysis of ChatGPT literature in medicine and science to better understand publication trends and knowledge gaps. Following title, abstract, and keyword searches of PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science databases for ChatGPT articles published in the medical field, articles were screened for inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were extracted from included articles, with citation counts obtained from PubMed and journal metrics obtained from Clarivate Journal …

Promoting Positive Traffic Safety Culture In Riti Communities Through Active Engagement: Implementation Guide And Outreach Activities, Jacob Pehrson, Logan Prescott, Ahmed Abdel-Rahim

CSET Project Reports

RITI crash data analysis clearly highlights three major areas of concern: prevalence of excessive speed, impaired and distracted driving, and underage driving. Safety-focused educational programs and awareness campaigns have all contributed to a reduction in crashes in urban areas. However, in RITI communities, much more work is still needed. It is important that communities are provided with the proper resources and methods to deliver the appropriate training and educational tools that promote and cause a significant positive change in the traffic safety culture. Through reviewed literature and interviews with tribal community stakeholders, this research team came to understand that tribal …

Assessing The Relative Risks Of School Travel In Rural Communities, Kevin Chang, Brandt Souvenir

CSET Project Reports

This study examined school travel safety and risk and explored the potential differences between conditions that are present today with those that existed nearly two decades ago, when the Transportation Research Board published its landmark study on school travel safety. For this study, thirty transportation professionals were interviewed and a twenty-year crash data set from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) was analyzed. The responses from the interviews were separated into ten common themes. The three most mentioned themes were education programs, concerns of roadway environments, and school bus safety. Based on the responses, concerns about the roadway environment, poor …

Fatigue Behavior Of Cu-Zr Metallic Glasses Under Cyclic Loading, Nikolai Priezjev

Mechanical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

The effect of oscillatory shear deformation on the fatigue life, yielding transition, and flow localization in metallic glasses is investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. We study a well-annealed Cu-Zr amorphous alloy subjected to periodic shear at room temperature. We find that upon loading for hundreds of cycles at strain amplitudes just below a critical value, the potential energy at zero strain remains nearly constant and plastic events are highly localized. By contrast, at strain amplitudes above the critical point, the plastic deformation is gradually accumulated upon continued loading until the yielding transition and the formation of a shear band across …

23 Conference Program - International Hydrogen Conference Understanding Hydrogen-Materials Interactions, Jimmy Burns, May Martin

International Hydrogen Conference: Understanding Hydrogen-Materials Interactions

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, September 2023, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

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Structural Features Of Thyroglobulin Linked To Protein Trafficking, Cintia E. Citterio, Kookjoo Kim, Bhavana Rajesh, Kevin Pena, Oliver Biggs Clark, Peter Arvan

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Thyroglobulin must pass endoplasmic reticulum (ER) quality control to become secreted for thyroid hormone synthesis. Defective thyroglobulin, blocked in trafficking, can cause hypothyroidism. Thyroglobulin is a large protein (~2750 residues) spanning regions I–II–III plus a C-terminal cholinesterase-like domain. The cholinesterase-like domain functions as an intramolecular chaperone for regions I–II–III, but the folding pathway leading to successful thyroglobulin trafficking remains largely unknown. Here, informed by the recent three-dimensional structure of thyroglobulin as determined by cryo-electron microscopy, we have bioengineered three novel classes of mutants yielding three entirely distinct quality control phenotypes. Specifically, upon expressing recombinant thyroglobulin, we find that first, mutations …

First-In-Human Prospective Trial Of Sonobiopsy In High-Grade Glioma Patients Using Neuronavigation-Guided Focused Ultrasound, Jinyun Yuan, Lu Xu, Chih-Yen Chien, Yaoheng Yang, Yimei Yue, Siaka Fadera, Andrew H Stark, Katherine E Schwetye, Arash Nazeri, Rupen Desai, Umeshkumar Athiraman, Aadel A Chaudhuri, Hong Chen, Eric C Leuthardt

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Sonobiopsy is an emerging technology that combines focused ultrasound (FUS) with microbubbles to enrich circulating brain disease-specific biomarkers for noninvasive molecular diagnosis of brain diseases. Here, we report the first-in-human prospective trial of sonobiopsy in high-grade glioma patients to evaluate its feasibility and safety in enriching plasma circulating tumor biomarkers. A nimble FUS device integrated with a clinical neuronavigation system was used to perform sonobiopsy following an established clinical workflow for neuronavigation. Analysis of blood samples collected before and after FUS sonication showed that sonobiopsy enriched plasma circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), including a maximum increase of 1.6-fold for the mononucleosome …

Design And Development Of Clinical Decision Support System For Breast Cancer Diagnosis Using Artificial Intelligence, Karthiga R

Theses and Dissertations

The prevalence of breast cancer in women worldwide is far higher than that of cancers of the lungs, brain, or liver. Increasing ageing populations and poor lifestyle habits among the general public, primarily in industrialized nations, are significant factors contributing to the rise in cancer-related mortality rates worldwide. Approximately one woman in every three will develop breast cancer. This research proposes several advanced computer methods for analyzing breast cancer images. This work analyses breast cancer in four imaging modalities: mammography, thermography, ultrasonography and histopathology.

Each modality has some limitations in diagnosing tumors in the breast region. Heavy dose in mammogram …

Dynamic Skin Strain Fields In The Lumbar Region During Functional Movement, Andrew Gibbons, Anton Bowden, Ulrike H. Mitchell, David T. Fullwood

Student Works

Increasing efforts to leverage skin mounted wearables has exposed a gap in our understanding of skin strain in the lumbar region. Lumbar skin is known to be both inhomogenous and anisotropic, and experiences dramatic material strain during activities of daily living (ADLs). Previous efforts to quantify strain fields during ADLs has been limited to a few activities (primarily flexion) and have neglected inhomogeneity or anisotropy. The purpose of the present work was to address this gap by measuring large-deformation skin strain tensors in healthy volunteers during a cadre of functional movements.

36 tightly packed retro-reflective markers were mounted to the …

Risks From Spacecraft Breakup Events In Near Rectilinear Halo Orbits, Nathan R. Boone, Robert A. Bettinger, Bryan D. Little

Faculty Publications

Spacecraft breakup events were simulated in the vicinity of the Lunar Gateway’s Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit to evaluate the risk of debris collision with the station. The Monte Carlo simulations model the breakup of an object shortly after deployment from the Gateway, and using the propagated trajectories of over a million particles across 5,000 random breakup events, the likelihood of collision with the Gateway is statistically evaluated. Approaches within 10 km were observed for only 2.4% of the breakup events, suggesting a low risk of collision, but approaches at larger distances that might still generate a debris avoidance maneuver were …

Characterization Of An Mtbp Hypomorphic Allele In A Diethylnitrosamine-Induced Liver Carcinogenesis Model, Atul Ranjan, Elizabeth A. Thoenen, Atsushi Kaida, Stephanie Wood, Terry Van Dyke, Tomoo Iwakuma

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

MTBP is implicated in cell cycle progression, DNA replication, and cancer metastasis. However, the function of MTBP remains enigmatic and is dependent on cellular contexts and its cellular localization. To understand the in vivo physiological role of MTBP, it is important to generate Mtbp knockout mice. However, complete deletion of the Mtbp gene in mice results in early embryonic lethality, while its heterozygous deletion shows modest biological phenotypes, including enhanced cancer metastasis. To overcome this and better characterize the in vivo physiological function of MTBP, we, for the first time, generated mice that carry an Mtbp hypomorphic allele (MtbpH …

A Review Of The Role Of Tendon Stem Cells In Tendon-Bone Regeneration, Junjie Chen, Chuanfeng Jiang, Lu Yin, Yingqi Liu, Yue He, Sen Li, Huarui Shen

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Tendon-bone injuries are a prevalent health concern associated with sports and other physically demanding activities. These injuries have a limited innate healing ability, often leading to the formation of scar tissue rather than the regeneration of healthy tendon tissue. This scar tissue results from excessive fibrosis during the early healing process and often leads to reduced tendon function and an increased risk of reinjury. Traditionally, surgical reconstruction has been the primary treatment for tendon-bone injuries. However, restoring the natural structure and mechanical properties of tendons after surgical reconstruction presents a considerable challenge. Recently, the potential of stem cell therapy has …

China’S New Law On Foreign Relations: Transforming The Rules-Based International Order With Chinese Characteristics, Raul (Pete) Pedrozo

International Law Studies

In 2023 China adopted a comprehensive Law on Foreign Relations. Although the law is intended to shape China’s diplomatic relations and its cultural, economic, and other exchanges, as well as China’s relations with the United Nations and other international organizations, implementation of the law will be guided by (inter alia) Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. The law makes clear that China’s foreign relations will be conducted to uphold its system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, safeguard its sovereignty, unification and territorial integrity, and promote its economic and social development. This revisionist “rule by …