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What Makes Us Human, Jody Record

UNH Today Archive

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State V. Baxter Appellant's Brief Dckt. 46710

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State V. Huckabay Appellant's Brief Dckt. 46085

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Development Of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Markers For The Wheat Curl Mite Resistance Gene Cmc4, Jixin Zhao, Nader R. Abdelsalam, Luaay Khalaf, Wen-Po Chuang, Lanfei Zhao, C. Michael Smith, Brett Carver, Guihua Bai

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Wheat curl mite (Aceria tosichella Keifer) is an important wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em. Thell.) pest in many wheat-growing regions worldwide. Mite feeding damage not only directly affects wheat yield, but A. tosichella also transmits Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV). Wheat resistance to A. tosichella, therefore, helps control WSMV. OK05312 (PI 670019) is an advanced breeding line released from Oklahoma that shows a high level of A. tosichella resistance. To map the gene(s) conditioning wheat resistance to A. tosichella in OK05312, a genetic linkage map was constructed using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers derived from genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) and a population …

Jenell Smart Box, Oral History Index, Jenell Smart Box, Louise Skinner

All Oral Histories

This is an index of an oral history interview with Jenell Smart Box. It was conducted April 25, 2019. The interviewer is Louise Skinner. The videographer is Sandy Bond.

This interview focuses on Janell Smart Box’s memories of growing up in Delta County, Texas.

Janell Smart Box, an only child, was born in 1924 to Earl E. and Gladys Bell Small. She grew up in Cooper, Texas, and recalls the bustling businesses. It was at a time when the Cooper Square was bustling-full of businesses and activities. She spent Saturday nights on the square as well as visiting cousins and …

Reacting To Self-Selected Young Adult (Ya) Literature: An Exploration Of Students’ Reading Experiences In An Alternative High School, Danielle King-Watkins

Doctoral Dissertations

This research was a 12-week-long study of six participants attending the same alternative high school in a suburban district in the northeast of the United States. Rosenblatt’s Reader Response Theory and interpretative qualitative methodology were used to examine participants’ reactions to reading self-selected young adult (YA) literature during their Readers’ Workshop time in their English class. Data were gathered in a naturalistic ways, and the data gathering methods were informed by the participants and circumstance. Data sources included: participant interviews; participant reading journals; other artifacts completed in response to participants’ reading; and daily participant reading logs. The data sources were …

Experimental And Numerical Analysis Of Less-Mobile Domain Processes In Naturally Occurring Porous Media, Farzaneh Mahmood Poor Dehkordy

Doctoral Dissertations

The importance of the exchange between surface water (SW) and groundwater (GW) is well known among researchers because of its effects on multiple processes including contaminant transport, biogeochemical reactions, and remediation techniques. Thorough understanding of this exchange can be challenging due to the various factors that can impact GW-SW exchange dynamics; especially considering the possibility of sediment heterogeneity in porous media. In the presence of sediment heterogeneity, pores with different levels of connectivity are expected. Pores that are well connected create “mobile” zones, while poorly connected pores create “less-mobile” zones. Conventional fluid sampling techniques are primarily sensitive to the mobile …

Gaussian Limits And Polynomials On High Dimensional Spheres, Amy Peterson

Doctoral Dissertations

We show in detail that the limit of spherical surface integrals taken over slices of a high dimensional sphere is a Gaussian integral on an affine plane of finite codimension in infinite dimensional space. We then utilize these ideas to show that a natural class of orthogonal polynomials on high dimensional spheres limit to Hermite polynomials.

Imprints Of The Land: Spatial And Temporal Connections Between Land Use And Water Quality, Janet Barclay

Doctoral Dissertations

Human activity and land use patterns are altering solute concentrations in waterbodies worldwide, frequently with effects that are delayed and/or displaced from their cause. Understanding the resulting water quality trends allows managers to tailor interventions and preemptively respond to likely future conditions. My research addressed two broad questions:

1) How and why does surface water quality vary spatially?

Many U.S. states classify waterbodies according to groups of designated uses, suggesting that water quality and classifications are correlated. The relationship between classification and water quality, however, is untested. I analyzed existing data for the State of Connecticut to identify differences in …

Investigating Students' Mathematical Needs And Successful Tutoring Strategies, Melissa Newell

Doctoral Dissertations

Quantitative learning centers (QLCs) have emerged on undergraduate around the globe in an attempt to provide necessary support to students enrolled in undergraduate courses that address quantitative literacy. QLCs often provide support through peer tutoring to students in mathematics or related courses. Since QLCs are prevalent on undergraduate campuses and have the potential to impact students from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, it is pertinent that we understand their effects on the learning experience. In the existing literature, QLCs are shown to have an overall positive impact on students both academically and affectively, however studies rarely investigate the needs of the …

Modulating Antitumor T Cell Responses Using Cytomegalovirus-Based Vaccines, Jeremy Grenier

Doctoral Dissertations

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous herpes virus that generates a unique T cell response, characterized by the maintenance of a high frequency of virus-specific T cells over the lifetime of the host. This prolonged T cell response makes CMV an attractive vaccine platform. Our lab has previously generated a recombinant murine CMV (MCMV) expressing a modified melanoma antigen, MCMVgp100KGP, which protects mice from tumor challenge. In Chapter 3 of this current study, we hypothesized that CMV vectors expressing multiple tumor antigens would be more effective vaccines in the treatment of melanoma. However, our data show that novel MCMV vectors expressing …

Development Of In Vitro-In Vivo Correlation Of Q/1q2 Equivalent Parenteral Microsphere Drug Products, Janki Andhariya

Doctoral Dissertations

This work focuses on development of IVIVCs for variety of Q1/Q2 equivalent parenteral PLGA microspheres with different physicochemical and release characteristics to: 1) achieve a comprehensive understanding of impact of minor manufacturing changes on the physicochemical properties of the microspheres and their relationship with in vitro and in vivo performance; 2) establish Level A IVIVCs; and 3) determine whether release characteristic differences between microspheres can affect the development and predictability of IVIVCs for a variety of microsphere drug products.

Naltrexone and leuprolide acetate (LA) were chosen as the small molecule and peptide microsphere model drug product, respectively. Significant differences were …

Faculty Senate Minutes April 25, 2019, Missouri University Of Science And Technology Faculty Senate

Minutes & Agendas

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Interactions Of (My) 6 (M = Zn, Cd; Y = O, S, Se) Quantum Dots With N-Bases, Mariusz Michalczyk, Wiktor Zierkiewicz, Steve Scheiner

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications

(MY)₆ clusters, with M = Zn and Cd and Y = O, S, Se, form double-layer drum-like structures containing M–Y covalent bonds. The positive regions near the M atoms attract the N atom of both NH₃ and NMe₃ so as to form a noncovalent M···N bond. This bond is quite strong, with interaction energies exceeding 35 kcal/mol. The bond strength diminishes with reduced electronegativity of the Y atom (O > S > Se) and is stronger for M = Zn than for Cd. Trimethylation of the base enhances the bond strength. The interaction is dominated by the electrostatic component …

From Lace To Chains. The Making Of A Print, Alison G. Stewart

Zea E-Books Collection

How have printed works of art changed over time? Do printmakers today work with the same materials and techniques that printmakers used centuries ago? And does printmaking involve the same motivations, concerns, or methods of distribution today as it did in the past?

These were questions asked by University of Nebraska–Lincoln students in a history of prints class in the School of Art, Art History & Design taught by Hixson-Lied Professor of Art History Alison Stewart during fall semester 2018. For this curatorial project, students selected one set of old master prints (pre-1850) and one modern (post-1850) print from Sheldon’s …

9 Times 'Parks And Recreation' Taught Us How To Get Real About Ethics, Staff

Browse All News

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Second April 2019 Faculty Senate Packet, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Packets

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Local Job Multipliers In The United States: Variation With Local Characteristics And With High-Tech Shocks, Timothy J. Bartik, Nathan Sotherland

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper provides new estimates of local job multipliers, the ratio of total jobs generated to some initial number of jobs created from a demand shock. Multipliers greatly affect benefits versus costs of local job-creation policies. These new estimates rely on improved methodology and data. The methodology better captures dynamic effects of demand shocks, specifies the model so that demand shocks are more comparable, and is more general in the types of demand shocks that are considered. The data has more industry detail than that used in previous studies. The local job multipliers estimated tend to be about one-quarter lower …

Radiative Double Electron Capture By Ions In Collisions With Gas Targets, Charles Taylor

Honors Theses

Radiative double electron capture (RDEC) is a two-step quantum process where two electrons are captured from the target gas to the projectile ion beam with a simultaneous emission of a single photon. The projectile ion beam was obtained from the tandem Van de Graaff accelerator at Western Michigan University. The projectile beam used is fully and partially ionized fluorine 9+, and 8+ in collision with highly pure nitrogen gas. The objective of the research is to observe RDEC from x ray detection using time to amplitude converters (TACs) that look for coincidences between x rays and particles. The signal from …

Letter: Past Aclu President Supports Hamilton Forum, Nadine Strossen

Other Publications

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Vista: April 25, 2019, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

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Katia Nikolaus - Graduate Voice Recital, Department Of Music

Student Degree Recitals 2018-2019

Katia Nikolaus featuring works by Schubert, Debussy, and Elgar.

Ronnie Zanella, piano

Megan Mocca, soprano

Colin West, baritone

String quartet:

Ronnie Zanella, Migena Wilcox, Simon Luke Brown, Jamison Moore

Fresh Ink, St. Norbert College Music Department

Music Performances

The Fresh Ink Concert features original works by St. Norbert student composers. The student composers receive instruction from Dr. John Hennecken who also serves as the concert's director. The concert is performed at Dudley Birder Hall.

Transcription, Analysis, Interpretation And Translation In Cross-Cultural Research, N Arunasalam

School of Nursing and Midwifery

BACKGROUND: A study was conducted with Malaysian nurses who had studied on an Australian or UK transnational higher education post-registration top-up nursing degree programmes taught by 'flying faculty'. AIM: To reflect on the transcription, analysis, interpretation and translation of data in this cross-cultural study. DISCUSSION: The findings of this study show how these nurses developed personally and professionally despite challenges, which enabled them to attain a western degree. CONCLUSION: Some important aspects of cross-cultural research need to be considered when conducting studies and presenting their findings, as cultural values continue to affect society. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The discussion provided will …

Water Shut Off Locations At The College Of Saint Benedict, Samuel Wetzel

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

I am doing a project commissioned by Terrance Loso. He asked for a map to be made of all the water shut off locations at the College of Saint Benedict for use by the CSB Facilities department. To make my map, I took the GPS coordinates Mr. Loso gave me of all the water shut off locations and entered them as decimal degrees into ArcMap. I overlayed these points over a satellite image of CSB and labeled the relevant buildings to provide reference for each water shut off location.

我的中国旅行（My Trip To China), Gabrielle Canessa

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

Students in the Chinese Language and Culture Program will present on various topics in the field of Chinese Studies. The presenters will use a variety of digital technologies to make their presentations enticing and informative.

Predictors And Effects Of E-Cigarette Usage, Jewell Budde, Tyler Casey, Cayson Ehlinger, Claire Hasselman, Josie Thelen, Allison Ware

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

This panel presentation will address Juul's e-cigarette marketing campaign and the Truth Initiative's counter campaign. In addition, our Communication 346 Capstone class will discuss overall e-cigarette usage on campus, known predictors of usage, general attitudes toward e-cigarettes, and potential health related outcomes. We will conclude with suggestions for an upcoming health promotion campaign addressing the information needs of students regarding the effects of e-cigarette usage.

Plant Genome Editing Using Crispr/Cas9: Investigating The Role Of Ten1 In The Maintenance And Protection Of Telomeres In Arabidopsis Thaliana, Michael Mcgill

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

Telomeres are highly regulated complexes composed of tandemly-repeated DNA sequences and associated proteins that are located the ends of linear chromosomes. Telomeres are essential for the maintenance and protection of chromosomes due to telomere shortening over successive cell divisions. Short telomeres have previously been associated with age-related disease phenotypes in many models. Telomerase is an enzyme capable of maintaining telomere length, however, it is highly suppressed in somatic cells. The CST complex is a heterotrimeric protein complex (CTC1/STN1/TEN1) that is associated with telomeres and telomerase and is conserved across all eukaryotes. The role of the CTC1 and STN1 proteins in …

Decreasing Polypharmacy In A Long-Term Care Setting With The Use Of The Stopp Tool, Aren Gerads, Nicole Guevremont, Ryan Saltness, Kendra Scepaniak, Claire Steil

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

Polypharmacy is the use of five or more medications. Polypharmacy in older adults can increase fall risk, decrease quality of life, increase adverse reactions and cause a more rapid decline in cognitive function. A literature review revealed that there is benefit to a reduced number of medications taken in the older adult population. This quality improvement project was completed at a long-term care facility in Central Minnesota. The STOPP tool was implemented with the leadership team at the facility which included the Director of Nursing, nursing manager, the PIPP Grant team and the staff development nurse. The project provided education …

Energizing Education In Minnesota: Proximity Of Conventional And Renewable Facilities To Universities, Margeaux Pederson

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

Minnesota has taken significant initiative tackling the global energy crisis while addressing energy security, education, availability, and prices within communities across the state. With no coal, oil, or natural gas reserves, the state was free from fossil fuel dependence and able to quickly begin its renewable energy economy. I am interested in identifying locations of major fossil fuel and renewable energy powered plants across Minnesota and understand the locality of each source to a higher education campus. From this, I plan to examine higher education institutions highly dedicated to advancing the research, implementation, and project development of renewable energy resources …