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Biopsychosocial Correlates Of Sleep Hygiene In Preschoolers, Rebecca Messnick, Lauren Evert, Cameron Everse, Micha Manthei, Abby Rakus

18th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2019)

Most children don’t get enough sleep (Dement, 2005; Maas, 2011), and 77% of preschoolers experience sleep related disruptive behaviors at least a few nights per week (National Sleep Foundation, 2004). Sleep is especially crucial during early development to promote health, education, brain development, physical growth, and quality of life. Insufficient sleep is a public health problem, and this is clearly true for young children (CDC, 2015). The National Institutes of Health reported that preschoolers need 11–12 hours of sleep daily (NIH, 2012). Good sleep hygiene includes consistent bedtimes and morning rising times, and avoiding large meals, caffeine, and light sources …

Integration Of Heterogeneous Functional Genomics Data In Gerontology Research To Find Genes And Pathway Underlying Aging Across Species., Jason A. Bubier, George L Sutphin, Timothy J Reynolds, Ron Korstanje, Axis Fuksman-Kumpa, Erich J Baker, Michael A Langston, Elissa J Chesler

Faculty Research 2019

Understanding the biological mechanisms behind aging, lifespan and healthspan is becoming increasingly important as the proportion of the world's population over the age of 65 grows, along with the cost and complexity of their care. BigData oriented approaches and analysis methods enable current and future bio-gerontologists to synthesize, distill and interpret vast, heterogeneous data from functional genomics studies of aging. GeneWeaver is an analysis system for integration of data that allows investigators to store, search, and analyze immense amounts of data including user-submitted experimental data, data from primary publications, and data in other databases. Aging related genome-wide gene sets from …

Mir-181a/B Downregulation Exerts A Protective Action On Mitochondrial Disease Models., Alessia Indrieri, Sabrina Carrella, Alessia Romano, Alessandra Spaziano, Elena Marrocco, Erika Fernandez-Vizarra, Sara Barbato, Mariateresa Pizzo, Yulia Ezhova, Francesca M Golia, Ludovica Ciampi, Roberta Tammaro, Jorge Henao-Mejia, Adam Williams, Richard A Flavell, Elvira De Leonibus, Massimo Zeviani, Enrico M Surace, Sandro Banfi, Brunella Franco

Faculty Research 2019

Mitochondrial diseases (MDs) are a heterogeneous group of devastating and often fatal disorders due to defective oxidative phosphorylation. Despite the recent advances in mitochondrial medicine, effective therapies are still not available for these conditions. Here, we demonstrate that the microRNAs miR-181a and miR-181b (miR-181a/b) regulate key genes involved in mitochondrial biogenesis and function and that downregulation of these miRNAs enhances mitochondrial turnover in the retina through the coordinated activation of mitochondrial biogenesis and mitophagy. We thus tested the effect of miR-181a/b inactivation in different animal models of MDs, such as microphthalmia with linear skin lesions and Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy. …

Listening To What Students Are Asking: The Role Of An Academic Library In Institution-Wide Knowledge Management, Elizabeth Jardine

Publications and Research

Students at our public, urban community college were experiencing difficulties finding correct, consistent answers to their questions about navigating college processes, information students needed to succeed in school. These difficulties were fueled not only by our students’ backgrounds—they are often the first generation in their family to attend college, may require additional academic preparation, or lack support for their higher education dreams—but also by the siloed information environment prevalent in academia. When our college president realized the extent of student challenges in this area, she looked to the college’s librarians, campus experts in knowledge organization and provision, for direction with …

Titans "Unlock Opportunities" During All In For Wesleyan, John Twork

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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Music Programs In Urban Schools, Mikayla Battistone

18th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2019)

It is important to implement and maintain a music program within an urban school containing a high population of at-risk students. With the awareness of mental illness increasing, we are more knowledgeable of the cognitive deficits caused by ongoing abuse and neglect--often called complex trauma. The effects music can have on the brain combats the negative cognitive and emotional impacts of complex trauma, which is essentially the goal of music therapy. Not every child has the opportunity and/or means to experience music therapy. However, if music programs are offered in schools, kids can reap the positive benefits of music by …

Pyscan: Interfacing Laboratory Instruments With Python, Julian N. Payne, Peter E. Timperman

18th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2019)

Laboratory instruments can be interfaced with and controlled from personal computers. Several programs to scan lasers and acquire data have been written by students in the Polik Lab. However, computer hardware and software change more rapidly (3-5 years) than instrument lifetime (20 years). Thus, programs must be replaced to run on modern computers and operating systems. This can be done to minimize dependence on specific hardware and software. PyScan is a laser instrument interface program intended to replace the Polik Lab’s current software. It allows the user to control the laser, setup a scan, acquire data, and store the data …

The Urban/Rural Divide, Emily Marino

18th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2019)

The past several decades have revealed a dividing trend between the voting behavior of urban and rural areas within and among states. This project seeks to identify and explain factors that are causing urban areas to affiliate with the Democratic party and rural areas to affiliate with the Republican party. This trend of division, based on geography, has significant implications for the U.S. electoral system as it will greatly impact how, when, and where candidates campaign as well as the outcomes of elections. Such division amongst cities, towns, and even neighborhoods is creating communities isolated from the lifestyles, concerns, and …

Community Participation: Let’S Have A Party!, Reganne Diener, Jessica Mcalpine, Nicole Radgens

18th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2019)

Post-secondary school outcomes have been dismal for individuals with exceptionalities. Because of these poor outcomes, the federal law entitled the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act put into place services to help these individuals develop vocational skills, independent living proficiency, and increased community participation. The purpose of this study was to identify if the Council for Exceptional Children’s (CEC) Halloween Party helped individuals with disabilities increase their level of social engagement and community participation. We also identified if engagement in activities by Hope College students increased the desirability of the activity. Both the residents from the group homes and the Hope …

2019-April-12-Academic Excellence Convocation, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2019-April-12-Appalachian Student Research Forum, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2019-April-12-Distinguished President's Trust, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2019-April-12-Small Business Innovation Research Workshop, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2019-April-12-Spring Train Excursion, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Eagles Sweep Courts Against App State, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Eagles Sweep Courts Against App State

Warhols Wake, Tiffany Gilliam

Communication Theses

The world of visual art has devolved into a commercial enterprise. Part of the decline in visual art arises from artist' surrender to media environment influence, as an exploration of the life and work of noteworthy artist Andy Warhol reveals. This study terms such artist surrender Warhols Wake and elucidates its features. However, by examining, through an interpretive biographic method, the life and work of 4 other artists who responded to media environment influence differently, we gain insight into how creative consciousness can gainfully resist Warhols Wake, in a move that Marshall McLuhan calls "anti-environmental."

The Serial Blocking Effect: A Testbed For The Neural Mechanisms Of Temporal-Difference Learning, Ashraf Mahmud, Petio Petrov, Guillem R. Esber, Mihaela D. Iordanova

Publications and Research

Temporal-difference (TD) learning models afford the neuroscientist a theory-driven roadmap in the quest for the neural mechanisms of reinforcement learning. The application of these models to understanding the role of phasic midbrain dopaminergic responses in reward prediction learning constitutes one of the greatest success stories in behavioural and cognitive neuroscience. Critically, the classic learning paradigms associated with TD are poorly suited to cast light on its neural implementation, thus hampering progress. Here, we present a serial blocking paradigm in rodents that overcomes these limitations and allows for the simultaneous investigation of two cardinal TD tenets; namely, that learning depends on …

Graphics Processing Units (Gpus) And Cuda, Josiah Brett, Josiah Brouwer

18th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2019)

Computers almost always contain one or more central processing units (CPU), each of which processes information sequentially. While having multiple CPUs allow a computer to run several tasks in parallel, many computers also have a graphics processing unit (GPU) which contains hundreds to thousands of cores that allow it to execute many computations in parallel. In order to complete a larger task, GPUs run many subtasks concurrently. Each core performs the same instruction on different sets of data, making it useful for performing tasks such as calculating what each individual pixel displays on a screen. The purpose of this research …

Determining The Β Decay Strength Function Of 91rb, William Von Seeger, Jason Gombas

18th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2019)

The r-process predicts the formation of elements heavier than iron and occurs in neutron star mergers and supernovae. The β decay strength function reveals nuclear structure properties necessary to improve r-process models. Measurements of the 91Rb strength function, a nucleus involved in the r process, were made at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) this past July (2018). The 91Rb were made with the A1900 fragment recoil separator, then stopped in a long gas cell, and finally implanted in a mylar tape. Spectra and multiplicity of γ rays from the daughter, 91Sr, coincident with β particles from the decay of …

Evidence For Equality?: Guatemalan Adolescents' Views On Gender, Amy E. Beasley, Katelyn E. Poelker, Judith L. Gibbons, Danielle Skogen

18th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2019)

Guatemala is known for its beautiful landscapes, delicious food, and vibrant traditional textiles. Despite the country’s many treasures, Guatemalans face many challenges including gender inequality and wealth disparity. Issues pertaining to youth are of particular importance, as approximately 56% of the population is under 25 years old (Central Intelligence Agency, 2018). Gender inequality in Guatemala may be perpetuated by traditional values of machismo and marianismo (Gibbons & Luna, 2015). Machismo refers to the expectation that men be dominant, respected, and strong providers for their family (Arciniega, Anderson, Tover-Blank, & Travey, 2008). Conversely, marianismo is the expectation that women be pure …

Use Of Site-Directed Mutagenesis To Probe The Cystine Binding Site Within System Xc-, Kevin Catalfano

18th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2019)

The Chase lab studies System xc-, which is a heterodimeric transporter that functions as a Na+-independent antiporter exchanging extracellular cystine for intracellular glutamate. The transporter functions as an obligate heterodimer and is comprised of two proteins, xCT, which functions specifically in amino acid exchange, and 4F2HC, which appears to play a role in transporter stability. System xc- belongs to the SLC7 family of transporters, which is further subdivided into the cationic amino acid transporters (CAT) and the L-type amino acid transporters (LAT), the latter of which is the subfamily which includes System xc-. In recent years, there have been advances …

Found In Translation: The Complexities Of Edgar Allan Poe In Translation By Charles Baudelaire, Kellyanne Fitzgerald

18th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2019)

Literary critics have traditionally lauded Charles Baudelaire’s work in translation as the key reason for the success of Edgar Allan Poe in France. While Baudelaire’s voice and editorial choices did affect his translations, the success of his Poe translations was not entirely due to his choices. An idiosyncrasy in the relationship between Poe’s writing style and the structure of French syntax is one of several factors which elevate Poe in translation, which suggests a more complex situation than critics have previously realized. Understanding the context of a translation and the constituent factors of its success (or lack thereof) allows readers …

Hope College Abstracts: 18th Annual Celebration Of Undergraduate Research And Creative Activity, Hope College

18th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2019)

The 18th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity was held on April 12, 2019 in the Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse at Hope College and featured student-faculty collaborative research projects. This program is a record reflective of those projects between the 2018-2019 academic year.

Regulation Of Sickle Cell Disease Specific Erythrocyte Adhesion, Jing Zhang

Doctoral Dissertations

Human red blood cells (RBCs) provide essential gaseous exchanges to all body’s tissues and organs through the circulatory system. RBCs lack of nucleus and organelles provides as much room as possible for the oxygen-carrying protein hemoglobin. Hemoglobin composes ~98% of the soluble proteins in mature RBCs. RBCs have a biconcave shape corresponding to a large cellular surface area-to-volume ratio allowing for efficient gas exchange and increased cell deformability ensuring passage through the narrowest capillaries without rupturing and vessel obstruction. In sickle cell disease (SCD), a single point mutation occurs in the beta-globin gene, resulting in the production of abnormal hemoglobin …

Chimes: April 12, 2019, Calvin College

Chimes

The Rise of the "Nones" by Jacob Baylor

Kinesiology prof Bolt to become dean of education by Immanuel Deliyannides

Sarah Visser speaks on college budget and SAO by Michelle Hofman & Joshua Polanski

"Grassroots Green" promotes non-elitist plant-based dining by Michal Rubingh

OPINION: Take Religion 243, it will make you a better person by Josh Polanski

Softball sweeps Hope in two game series by Patrick Roefels

Scholarly Program Notes On The Graduate Voice Recital Of Brianna G. Sitton, Brianna Sitton

Research Papers

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The Compensation Fund On The Telecommunication And On The Postal Market, Mateusz Chołodecki

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

The Universal Service (US) on the telecommunication and postal market is an obligation of EU Member States. The Universal Service Obligation (USO) can often cause fi nancial losses for the Universal Service Provider (USP). Thus, the USP is authorized to obtain fi nancing from the Compensation Fund (CF) only when the USO causes the USP fi nancial losses – such a situation is called the net cost. The main reason for this research is the fact that in recent years the USP on the telecommunication and on the postal market does not report the net cost. The aim of this …

Karakterisasi Sifat Fungsional Isolat Protein Biji Sorgum Merah (Sorghum Bicolor (L.) Moench) Varietas Lokal Bandung, Endah Wulandari, Fantun Sudrajat P. Sihombing, Een Sukarminah, Marleen Sunyoto

Chimica et Natura Acta

Sorgum merupakan salah satu jenis seralia dengan kadar protein yang tinggi dibandingkan serealia lainnya. Seiring dengan perkembangan teknologi pengolahan yang semakin modern menjadikan serealia seperti biji sorgum tidak hanya diolah secara konvensional, namun dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai food ingredient atau bahan tambahan pangan. Isolasi protein atau pemurnian protein pada prinsipnya didasarkan atas dua proses utama, yaitu ekstraksi dan pengendapan. Karakteristik fungsional protein sangat penting dalam proses dan formulasi produk pangan. Beberapa karakteristik fungsional protein yang penting meliputi daya serap air, daya serap lemak, kapasitas emulsi, kapasitas buih, dan gelasi (viskositas). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik fungsional yang dimiliki oleh sorgum …

A Mixed-Method Study Evaluating English Second Language Student Classroom Placement At The Secondary Level In A Midwest Public School, Corbin Kreamalmeyer

Dissertations

English second language (ESL) learners have been present in the United States public schools for decades. While the identification and procedures for entering students into an ESL program have improved throughout the years, there still seems to be a lack of understanding of academic backgrounds and program support for these students with unique educational backgrounds and languages. Instructional techniques for ESL students have varied widely, but there has not been a common consensus on which technique to utilize with secondary ESL students. Placement of ESL students has proved to be a difficult task in districts with limited options and often …

Narrative: The Non-Initiator Of A Gray Divorce Expatriate, Karen R. Weber-Robinson

CUP Ed.D. Dissertations

Ethan was the main participant in this narrative inquiry to gain insight into a single story of how spiritual appraisal and search for significance influenced an individual through divorce adjustment. The study used a narrative inquiry methodology, collecting data via interviews of five individuals, Ethan’s journal, observation field notes, and a reflexive journal kept by the researcher to corroborate Ethan’s story for trustworthiness. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, member checked, and coded verbatim. The emergent themes that evolved were hidden sin, despair, confession and repentance, forgiveness, reconciliation, and responding the altruistic pull factor. The six themes followed the chronological timeline …