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Faculty Senate Agenda, September 7, 2021, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• University Business
• COVID Containment Strategies
• COVID Management Preferences Survey
• Faculty Reporting of Sexual Misconduct
• Empowering Teaching Excellence Annual Report
• Update on 400 Code Rewrite

Transcriptional Network Involving Erg And Ar Orchestrates Distal-Less Homeobox-1 Mediated Prostate Cancer Progression, Sakshi Goel, Vipul Bhatia, Sushmita Kundu, Tanay Biswas, Shannon Carskadon, Nilesh S. Gupta, Mohammad Asim, Colm Morrissey, Nallasivam Palanisamy, Bushra Ateeq

Urology Articles

Distal-less homeobox-1 (DLX1) is a well-established non-invasive biomarker for prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis, however, its mechanistic underpinnings in disease pathobiology are not known. Here, we reveal the oncogenic role of DLX1 and show that abrogating its function leads to reduced tumorigenesis and metastases. We observed that ~60% of advanced-stage and metastatic patients display higher DLX1 levels. Moreover, ~96% of TMPRSS2-ERG fusion-positive and ~70% of androgen receptor (AR)-positive patients show elevated DLX1, associated with aggressive disease and poor survival. Mechanistically, ERG coordinates with enhancer-bound AR and FOXA1 to drive transcriptional upregulation of DLX1 in ERG-positive background. However, in ERG-negative context, AR/AR-V7 …

The Power Of Tolerance Vs. Unselfishness As A Cultural Determinant Of Cooperation, Kimmo Eriksson, Brent Simpson, Irina Vartanova

Faculty Publications

Cooperation in collective action problems and resource dilemmas is often assumed to depend on the values of the individuals involved, such as their degree of unselfishness and tolerance. Societal differences in cooperation and cooperative norms may therefore result from cultural variation in emphasis on these personal values. Here we draw on several cross-national datasets to examine whether society-level emphasis on unselfishness and tolerance and respect for other people predict how societies vary in cooperation [in a continuous prisoner’s dilemma (PD)] and in norms governing cooperation [in a common pool resource dilemma (CPR)]. The results suggest that high levels of cooperation …

Rainbow Trapping Effect In 2d Axisymmetric Broadband Acoustic Energy Harvesters, Louis Alexander Gormley

Theses and Dissertations

Acoustic energy harvesters (AEHs) collect otherwise unused ambient acoustic waves for conversion into useful electrical energy. This promising technology has potential applications ranging from grid-independent electronics to structural health monitoring systems. AEHs capture specific acoustic frequencies of interest using structures with frequency-matched component geometries. Despite the multitude of potential geometries suitable for AEH structures, existing AEH research has predominantly focused on the acoustic wave trapping performance of unidimensional or linear bidimensional AEH structures.

This study intended to broaden AEH bandwidth and capture efficiency by investigating the acoustic rainbow trapping performance of a novel 2D axisymmetric AEH design. A Finite Element …

Triangle Journal, Volume 2, Number 1

Triangle Journal, 2006-2009

Editor: Rebekah Hart. Layout: Andie Espinoza. Editorial Review Board: Rusty Collins, Jamie Griffin, Herb Zeman. Contributors: Cole Bradley, Natasha Burnett-Holmes, Monica Engesser, Jamie Griffin, Len Piechowski, Troy Ann Pouloloulos, Gary Wilkerson, Casey Williams, Herb Zeman. Staff Photographer: Herb Zeman. Office Facilities: Holy Trinity Community Church. National Advertising: Rivendell Media

Special thanks to Rhodes College and the Paul Barret Jr. Library for providing initial scanning of this collection.

Triangle Journal, Volume 2, Number 2

Triangle Journal, 2006-2009

Editor: Rebekah Hart. Layout: Andie Espinoza. Editorial Review Board: Rusty Collins, Jamie Griffin, Herb Zeman. Contributors: Vincent Astor, Dail Chambers, Monica Engesser, Jamie Griffin, Howard Hines, Morgan Oliver, Chris Sanders, Carl Smith, Corey Taylor, Casey Williams, Felipe Zuvichaux. Staff Photographer: Herb Zeman. Office Facilities: Holy Trinity Community Church. National Advertising: Rivendell Media

Special thanks to Rhodes College and the Paul Barret Jr. Library for providing initial scanning of this collection.

Triangle Journal, Volume 1, Number 12

Triangle Journal, 2006-2009

Editor: Rebekah Hart. Layout: Andie Espinoza. Editorial Review Board: Rusty Collins, Jamie Griffin, Herb Zeman. Contributors: Robert Asonipse, Lolita C. Baldor, K. Cole Bradley, Jonathan Cole, Jamie Griffin, Jordan Linley, Len Piechowski, Vince Rotsa, Tommy Simmons, Carl Smith, T.M. Smith, Randy Tarkington, Sam Tickle, MD, S. Weinberg, Casey Williams, Rohbi Yow, Herb Zeman, Rachel Zoll. Staff Photographer: Herb Zeman. Office Facilities: Holy Trinity Community Church. National Advertising: Rivendell Media

Special thanks to Rhodes College and the Paul Barret Jr. Library for providing initial scanning of this collection.

Triangle Journal, Volume 2, Number 5

Triangle Journal, 2006-2009

Editor: Rebekah Hart. Layout: Andie Espinoza. Editorial Review Board: Will Batts, James Cox, Jamie Griffin, Herb Zeman. Contributors: Vincent Astor, James Cox, Monica Engesser, Ann Hackerman, Curtis Hart, Summer Jenkins, Jim Maynard, Mid-South Pride, Inc., Carl Smith, Jaxon Thorn, Gary Wilkerson, Casey Williams, Herb Zeman. Staff Photographer: Herb Zeman. Office Facilities: Holy Trinity Community Church. National Advertising: Rivendell Media

Special thanks to Rhodes College and the Paul Barret Jr. Library for providing initial scanning of this collection.

Triangle Journal, Volume 2, Number 10

Triangle Journal, 2006-2009

Editor: Rebekah Hart. Layout: Andie Espinoza. Editorial Review Board: Will Batts, James Cox, Jamie Griffin, Alan Herbers, Herb Zeman. Contributors: Sean Alexander, Vincent Astor, Jamie Griffin, Michelle Homer, Barabara Jean Jasen, Ian Keller, Len Piechowski, Chuck Saylor, Casey Williams. Staff Photographer: Herb Zeman. Office Facilities: Holy Trinity Community Church. National Advertising: Rivendell Media

Special thanks to Rhodes College and the Paul Barret Jr. Library for providing initial scanning of this collection.

Triangle Journal, Volume 2, Number 9

Triangle Journal, 2006-2009

Editor: Rebekah Hart. Layout: Andie Espinoza. Editorial Review Board: Will Batts, James Cox, Jamie Griffin, Alan Herbers, Herb Zeman. Contributors: Will Batts, Anthony Childress, Ron Goldner, Len Piechowski, Del Shores, Herschel Stokes, Charlie Weatherall, Felipe Zuvichaux. Staff Photographer: Herb Zeman. Office Facilities: Holy Trinity Community Church. National Advertising: Rivendell Media

Special thanks to Rhodes College and the Paul Barret Jr. Library for providing initial scanning of this collection.

Triangle Journal, Volume 4, Number 1

Triangle Journal, 2006-2009

Editor: Len Piechowski. Technical Consultants: James Cox and Gary D. Cook. Editorial Consultant: Will Batts. Triangle Journalists: Vincent Astor, Will Batts, Casey, Heidi Cranford Williams, Brandon Cole, Jonathan Cole, Andrew Cruz, Darlene Fike, Meghan Geiss, Elizabeth Flanders Pitts, Carol Gothe, Jamie Griffin, Ann E. Hackermann, Ayla Heartsong, Mark Jones, Ian Keller, Mike LaBonte, Keith Mitchell, A.J. Northtrop, Curtis Petty, Susana Rodas, Christopher Sanders, Karen Shea, W. Andrew Stricklin, Marisa Richmond, Carl Smith, Erick Vasquez. Office Facilities: Holy Trinity United Church of Christ

Special thanks to Rhodes College and the Paul Barret Jr. Library for providing initial scanning of this collection.

Metaplasia Of Respiratory And Digestive Tissues In The Eastern Oyster Crassostrea Virginica Associated With The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Deanne Roopnarine, Peter D. Roopnarine, Laurie C. Anderson, Ji Hae Hwang, Swati Patel

Biology Faculty Articles

Metaplasia is a well documented and deleterious effect of crude oil components on bivalved molluscs, including oysters. This reversible transformation of one cell type to another, is a common response to petroleum-product exposure in molluscs. It has been shown experimentally in previous work that eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) exposed to petroleum products will exhibit metaplasia of digestive tissues. Here we document for the first time that wild adult oysters inhabiting coastal waters in the northern Gulf of Mexico during and in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2010) exhibited metaplasia in both ctenidia and digestive epithelia …

Mechanisms Of Reducing Joint Stiffness By Blocking Collagen Fibrillogenesis In A Rabbit Model Of Posttraumatic Arthrofibrosis, Andrzej Steplewski, Jolanta Fertala, Ryan Tomlinson, Mark L. Wang, Allison Donahue, William V Arnold, Michael Rivlin, Pedro K Beredjiklian, Joseph A Abboud, Surena Namdari, Andrzej Fertala

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty Papers

Posttraumatic fibrotic scarring is a significant medical problem that alters the proper functioning of injured tissues. Current methods to reduce posttraumatic fibrosis rely on antiinflammatory and anti-proliferative agents with broad intracellular targets. As a result, their use is not fully effective and may cause unwanted side effects. Our group previously demonstrated that extracellular collagen fibrillogenesis is a valid and specific target to reduce collagen- rich scar buildup. Our previous studies showed that a rationally designed antibody that binds the C-terminal telopeptide of the α2(I) chain involved in the aggregation of collagen molecules limits fibril assembly in vitro and reduces scar …

Competitive Advantage Of Geosmithia Morbida In Low-Moisture Wood May Explain Historical Outbreaks Of Thousand Cankers Disease And Predict The Future Fate Of Juglans Nigra Within Its Native Range, Geoffrey M. Williams, Matthew D. Ginzel

Purdue University Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund

Bark beetles vector symbiotic fungi and the success of these mutualisms may be limited by competition from other microbes. The outcome of fungal competition is strongly influenced by the physical and chemical conditions of the wood they inhabit. These conditions are in turn subject to climatic variation. In particular, wood moisture content (MC) influences fungal competition and, therefore, could help determine environmental suitability for thousand cankers disease (TCD) caused by Geosmithia morbida and its vector Pityophthorus juglandis. We conducted competition experiments in Juglans nigra wood that was naturally or artificially colonized by G. morbida and other fungi over a range …

First-Principles Magnetic Treatment Of The Uranium Nitride (100) Surface And Effect On Corrosion Initiation, Ember L. Sikorski, Brian J. Jaques, Lan Li

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

The magnetic properties of uranium nitride (UN) surfaces are not well understood experimentally or computationally but they have a significant effect on UN performance as a nuclear fuel. We investigated ferromagnetic (FM), antiferromagnetic (AFM), nonmagnetic (NM), and three hybrid magnetic structures of the most stable UN surface (100). To account for electron correlation and metastability, a U-ramp was performed to an effective Hubbard U-term of 2.0 eV. FM was found to be the most energetically favorable magnetic structure. Type 1 AFM slab was optimized to a new magnetic structure consisting of (100) planes with either all spin-up electrons, all spin-down …

Becoming A Place Of Unrest : Environmental Crisis And Ecophenomenological Praxis, Robert Booth

Ohio University Press Open Access Books

The key to mitigating the environmental crisis isn’t just based on science; it depends upon a profound philosophical revision of how we think about and behave in relation to the world.

Our ongoing failure to interrupt the environmental crisis in a meaningful way stems, in part, from how we perceive the environment—what Robert Booth calls the "more-than-human world.” Anthropocentric presumptions of this world, inherited from natural science, have led us to better scientific knowledge about environmental problems and more science-based—yet inadequate—practical “solutions.” That’s not enough, Booth argues. Rather, he asserts that we must critically and self-reflexively revise how we perceive …

Five Things You Should Know This Week, Georgia Southern University

A Few Things You Should Know This Week (2020-2023)

• 1. COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective, free and available on campus
• 2. Get vaccinated, get rewarded! Now through Sept. 30
• 3. Get in touch with the CARES center for COVID reports or questions
• 4. Pay codes available for new vaccine administrative leave
• 5. Dates and times have been set for commencement ceremonies.

Impact Of Open Educational Resources Among The Students And Research Scholars In Delhi, Manju ., Sunil Bhatt Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The research has been conducted about the impact of open educational resources among students and research scholars of Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. It is to find out the awareness about the OER, their participation in OER resources, the advantages, disadvantages and also to identify barriers faced by students and research scholars while using the OERs. Data was collected by conducting the online survey using well-structured questionnaire on google forms from 190 respondents (DU 75 and JNU 115). It was analysed by using Microsoft excel. It is found that respondents are positive towards OERs and helped the students …

Determining The Factors Influencing Cloud Computing Implementation In Library Management System (Lms): A High Order Pls-Ann Approach, Manish Dadhich, Shalendra Singh Rao, Surendra Sethy, Renu Sharma

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The principal component of this paper is to ascertain the prominent variables of technological, organizational, environmental, and financial constructs that influence library cloud computing (LCC) among the library users and professionals in the selected universities of India. This paper discusses the advantages, opportunities, challenges, and Models of Smart Library in the ICT age library management system. The study also commissioned tools viz. EFA, CFA, and structural equation assess the degree to which selected factors were associated with LCC adoption. Empirical research proposed four hypotheses by selecting the technological, organizational, environmental, and financial constructs and 16 manifests in the specified model. …

Level Of Awareness Of Mentoring Practices For Professional Development By Librarians In University Libraries In North Central Nigeria, Tor-Akwer Helen Famaren, Terwase Victoria Member

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examined level of awareness adoption of mentoring practices for professional development by librarians in university libraries in North Central Nigeria. The study utilized seven research questions and three hypotheses. It adopted the descriptive research design. The area of study was North-Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The entire population of 257 librarians was studied because they were accessible and manageable, made up of both federal, state and private universities. The number of respondents was determined as follows; federal universities = 81 librarians, state universities = 64 and private universities = 55. A self-developed structured questionnaire titled “Awareness and Adoption …

The Role Of Blue Carbon In Climate Change Mitigation And Carbon Stock Conservation, Nathalie Hilmi, Ralph Chami, Michael D. Sutherland, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Lara Lebleu, Maria Belen Benitez, Lisa A. Levin

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

The potential for Blue Carbon ecosystems to combat climate change and provide co-benefits was discussed in the recent and influential Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate. In terms of Blue Carbon, the report mainly focused on coastal wetlands and did not address the socio-economic considerations of using natural ocean systems to reduce the risks of climate disruption. In this paper, we discuss Blue Carbon resources in coastal, open-ocean and deep-sea ecosystems and highlight the benefits of measures such as restoration and creation as well as conservation and protection in helping …

Emergence Of Non-Hexagonal Crystal Packing Of Deswollen And Deformed Ultra-Soft Microgels Under Osmotic Pressure Control, Molla R. Islam, Rachel Nguyen, L. Andrew Lyon

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Highly solvent swollen poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) microgels are synthesized without exogenous crosslinker, making them extremely soft and deformable. These ultralow crosslinked microgels (ULC) are incubated under controlled osmotic pressure to provide a slow (and presumably thermodynamically controlled) approach to higher packing densities. It is found that ULC microgels show stable colloidal packing over a very wide range of osmotic pressures and thus packing densities. Surprising observation of co-existence between hexagonal and square lattices is also made over the lower range of studied osmotic pressures, with microgels apparently changing shape from spheres to cubes in defects or grain boundaries. It is proposed …

Dna-Encoded Chemistry Technology Yields Expedient Access To Sars-Cov-2m Pro Inhibitors, Kurt M Bohren, Ying-Chu Chen, Huang-Chi Du, John C Faver, Ravikumar Jimmidi, Feng Li, Jian-Yuan Li, Pranavanand Nyshadham, Stephen S Palmer, Jeroen Pollet, Xuan Qin, Shannon E Ronca, Banumathi Sankaran, Kiran L Sharma, Zhi Tan, Leroy Versteeg, Zhifeng Yu, Martin M Matzuk, Timothy Palzkill, Damian W Young

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has killed more than 4 million humans globally, but there is no bona fide Food and Drug Administration–approved drug-like molecule to impede the COVID-19 pandemic. The sluggish pace of traditional therapeutic discovery is poorly suited to producing targeted treatments against rapidly evolving viruses. Here, we used an affinity-based screen of 4 billion DNA-encoded molecules en masse to identify a potent class of virus-specific inhibitors of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) without extensive and time-consuming medicinal chemistry. CDD-1714, the initial three-building-block screening hit (molecular weight [MW] = 542.5 g/mol), was a potent inhibitor (inhibition …

Dna-Encoded Chemistry Technology Yields Expedient Access To Sars-Cov-2m Pro Inhibitors, Kurt M Bohren, Ying-Chu Chen, Huang-Chi Du, John C Faver, Ravikumar Jimmidi, Feng Li, Jian-Yuan Li, Pranavanand Nyshadham, Stephen S Palmer, Jeroen Pollet, Xuan Qin, Shannon E Ronca, Banumathi Sankaran, Kiran L Sharma, Zhi Tan, Leroy Versteeg, Zhifeng Yu, Martin M Matzuk, Timothy Palzkill, Damian W Young

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has killed more than 4 million humans globally, but there is no bona fide Food and Drug Administration–approved drug-like molecule to impede the COVID-19 pandemic. The sluggish pace of traditional therapeutic discovery is poorly suited to producing targeted treatments against rapidly evolving viruses. Here, we used an affinity-based screen of 4 billion DNA-encoded molecules en masse to identify a potent class of virus-specific inhibitors of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) without extensive and time-consuming medicinal chemistry. CDD-1714, the initial three-building-block screening hit (molecular weight [MW] = 542.5 g/mol), was a potent inhibitor (inhibition …

Malware Squid: A Novel Iot Malware Traffic Analysis Framework Using Convolutional Neural Network And Binary Visualisation: Preprint, R Shire, S Shiaeles, K Bendiab, B Ghita, N Kolokotronis

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

No abstract provided.

Science Mapping And Visualization Of Research Data Management (Rdm): Bibliometric And Scientometric Study, Nidhi Gupta Research Scholar, Surbhi Arora, Prof. Rupak Chakravarty

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Research Data Management (RDM) is an ever-evolving phenomenon focused to augment and manage the research capital of an organization, especially in context with developing countries. This study aims at to understand and highlight the state of art of RDM literature between 1989 and 2021 using Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database and VOSviewer software with a bibliometric or scientometric approach thereby highlighting the most influential authors, countries, journals, institutions, and to their co-authorship pattern, co- citation pattern, bibliographic coupling pattern, the co-occurrence of keywords pattern in the field of RDM.The data comprises of a total of 797 documents ,further …

Acoustic Signature Analysis And Sound Source Localization For A Three-Phase Ac Induction Motor, Daniel Ludwigsen, Anand Krishnasarma, Seyed Jamaleddin Mostafavi Yazdi, Allan Taylor, Javad Baqersad

Natural Sciences Publications

As part of the recent electrification of the transportation industry, internal combustion engines are being coupled with or replaced by electric motors. This movement towards an electrified drivetrain poses new noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) challenges related to electric motors. In this paper, the acoustic signature of an electric motor was analyzed to obtain a better understanding of the sound generated by these motors. This work provides an insight into an acoustic measurement technique that can be used to identify certain frequency bands that significantly contribute to the perceived sound. In the first part, the structural response of the motor …

Comparison Of Theoretical And Multi-Fidelity Optimum Aerostructural Solutions For Wing Design, Jeffrey D. Taylor, Douglas F. Hunsaker

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Student Publications and Presentations

As contemporary aerostructural research for aircraft design trends toward high-fidelity computational methods, aerostructural solutions based on theory are often neglected or forgotten. In fact, in many modern aerostructural wing optimization studies, the elliptic lift distribution is used as a benchmark in place of theoretical aerostructural solutions with more appropriate constraints. In this paper, we review several theoretical aerostructural solutions that could be used as benchmark cases for wing design studies, and we compare them to high-fidelity solutions with similar constraints. Solutions are presented for studies with 1) constraints related to the wing integrated bending moment, 2) constraints related to the …

Crow's Nest, September 6, 2021, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The September 6, 2021, issue of the Crow's Nest.

Secure Communication In A Multi-Antenna Wiretap Channel With A Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface, Mohamed Nafea, Aylin Yener

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) are being considered as a candidate technology for next generation of wireless systems (6G), for improving reliability and range extension owing to their low cost and complexity, and suitability for high-frequency schemes. RIS terminals can effectively operate as relaying nodes for transmitted signals, while saving the energy needed for Radio Frequency (RF) transmission. This is implemented by deploying controllable reflecting arrays of meta-surface elements, whose phase can be adjusted by applying fast switching voltage. RIS thus creates a valuable resource in wireless communication: the control over the channel realizations from the RIS relays to the receiver. …