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Bike Buses: An Evaluation Of An Emerging Active Transportation To School Intervention, Evan Howington, Nathan Mcneil, John Macarthur

TREC Faculty and Staff Publications

Bike buses are a relatively new form of active transportation to school (ATS) that have primarily emerged in Europe and the United States. A form of coordinated, group bike riding along a defined route to school, bike buses are an outgrowth of Safe Routes to School interventions in North America that seek to reverse the declining rates of walking and biking to school among children. Our initial phase of research included a literature review of social and environmental factors affecting ATS in the contemporary North American context, and two convenience surveys of bike bus coordinators and parent participants. This initial …

Ev Charging At Multifamily Properties: Moving Beyond Barriers, Whit Jamieson, Anna Guida, Connor Herman

PSU Transportation Seminars

Transportation is the top contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in the US and light-duty vehicles are the #1 contributor to transportation emissions. Mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is key in the fight toward a more sustainable future, but there are several factors that have delayed our transition to EVs.

EV charging at home is the most convenient and cost-effective charging option for EV drivers, but people living in multifamily housing face serious barriers to accessing home charging. During this session, we will explore why EV charging at multifamily housing is critical to mass adoption of EVs, barriers to charging …

Fort Hays State University Tiger Weekly, November 22, 2024, University Relations

Tiger Weekly Newsletters

No abstract provided.

A Proteogenomic Analysis Of Cervical Cancer Reveals Therapeutic And Biological Insights, Jing Yu, Xiuqi Gui, Yunhao Zou, Qian Liu, Zhicheng Yang, Jusheng An, Xuan Guo, Kaihua Wang, Jiaming Guo, Manni Huang, Shuhan Zhou, Jing Zuo, Yimin Chen, Lu Deng, Guangwen Yuan, Ning Li, Yan Song, Jia Jia, Jia Zeng, Yuxi Zhao, Xianming Liu, Xiaoxian Du, Yansheng Liu, Pei Wang, Bing Zhang, Li Ding, Ana I Robles, Henry Rodriguez, Hu Zhou, Zhen Shao, Lingying Wu, Daming Gao

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Although the incidence of cervical cancer (CC) has been reduced in high-income countries due to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and screening strategies, it remains a significant public health issue that poses a threat to women's health in low-income countries. Here, we perform a comprehensive proteogenomic profiling of CC tumors obtained from 139 Chinese women. Integrated proteogenomic analysis links genetic aberrations to downstream pathogenesis-related pathways and reveals the landscape of HPV-associated multi-omic changes. EP300 is found to enhance the acetylation of FOSL2-K222, consequently accelerating the malignant proliferation of CC cells. Proteomic stratification identifies three patient subgroups with distinct features in prognosis, …

Identification Of Lrp1+Cd13+ Human Periosteal Stem Cells That Require Lrp1 For Bone Repair, Youngjae Jeong, Lorenzo Deveza, Laura Ortinau, Kevin Lei, John R Dawson, Dongsu Park

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Human periosteal skeletal stem cells (P-SSCs) are critical for cortical bone maintenance and repair. However, their in vivo identity, molecular characteristics, and specific markers remain unknown. Here, single-cell sequencing revealed human periosteum contains SSC clusters expressing known SSC markers, podoplanin (PDPN) and PDGFRA. Notably, human P-SSCs, but not bone marrow SSCs, selectively expressed identified markers low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) and CD13. These LRP1+CD13+ human P-SSCs were perivascular cells with high osteochondrogenic but minimal adipogenic potential. Upon transplantation into bone injuries in mice, they preserved self-renewal capability in vivo. Single-cell analysis of mouse periosteum further supported the preferential …

Integrated Sustainability Analysis Of A Shared Micro-Mobility System In University Campus: Life-Cycle Assessment And User Impact Study Of Electric Scooters, Md Afif Rahman Chowdhury

LSU Master's Theses

The objective of this study is to evaluate the environmental, economic, and social impacts of implementing e-scooter technology on the LSU campus. The study is structured into three main parts: (1) an environmental life-cycle assessment of e-scooters, (2) a comparative environmental and economic impact assessment of e-scooters, cars, and campus shuttle buses, and (3) a comprehensive survey of e-scooter users to assess their characteristics, satisfaction levels, and comfort while using e-scooters on the LSU campus.

To achieve the objectives of the study, a life-cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted to assess the environmental sustainability of e-scooters, encompassing all stages from raw …

Next Generation Permeable Pavement For Enhanced Durability And Functionality, S M Tanvir

LSU Master's Theses

Porous Asphalt Concrete (PAC), also known as Open-Graded Friction Course (OGFC), is known for its high permeability, which provides benefits such as enhanced rainwater drainage, improved skid resistance, and reduced hydroplaning risks. These characteristics are due to its high air void content, allowing water to flow through the pavement and reducing splash, spray, and noise compared to conventional asphalt mixes. However, this high air void content also contributes to durability concerns, such as raveling, stripping, and clogging, which can reduce service life and increase costs, making OGFC more expensive than conventional asphalt mixtures.

This research focuses on identifying the failure …

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Arenavirus Utilises Intercellular Connections For Cell To Cell Spread, Owen Byford, Amelia B Shaw, Hiu Nam Tse, Alex Moon-Walker, Erica Ollmann Saphire, Sean P J Whelan, Martin Stacey, Roger Hewson, Juan Fontana, John N Barr

2020-Current year OA Pubs

The Arenaviridae family of segmented RNA viruses contains nearly 70 species with several associated with fatal haemorrhagic fevers, including Lassa, Lujo and Junin viruses. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis arenavirus (LCMV) is associated with fatal neurologic disease in humans and additionally represents a tractable model for studying arenavirus biology. Within cultured cells, a high proportion of LCMV spread is between directly neighbouring cells, suggesting infectivity may pass through intercellular connections, bypassing the canonical extracellular route involving egress from the plasma membrane. Consistent with this, we visualized abundant actin- and tubulin-rich connections conjoining LCMV-infected and uninfected cells within cultures, resembling tunnelling nanotubes (TNTs). Within …

2024-2025 Performance Forum - November 15, 2024, Julian Rauh, Caroline Dratnal, Gabrielle Malaniak, Juan Fernandez Villegas, Gabrielle Siena, Meixi Zhou, Anttuan Rios Pelaez, Aneliya Novikova, Dina Bikzhanova, Manuela Wanumen, Nia Morgan, Nataniel Farrar, Nathaniel Jones, Baran Zolfaghari, Michael Shipps, Devin Salazar, Joseph Muhl

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

Crowdsourcing Reviews Of Reported Content

Defensive Publications Series

Methods, systems, and storage media for crowdsourcing reviews of reported content are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive, by a communication network, a content post; receive a report that the post violates a policy of the communication network; classify, based on the report, a policy violation of the post; determine, based on the classification, to provide the post to one or more users of the communication network or to an administrator of the communication network for review; determine, based on determining to provide the post to the one or more users of the communication network, one or more reviewers to review …

Facilitating A Dynamic Relationship Understanding Of Information Technology Infrastructure Through Tomographic Sources For Cognitive Network Operation, Greg Galvan, Steve Holl, Jason Coleman

Defensive Publications Series

Information technology (IT) networks can experience dynamic changes due to a variety of events (e.g., hardware refreshes, configuration changes, feature updates, etc.). The dynamic nature of such networks can make it challenging to understand and document the relationships between devices, and also between different devices and business services that may be provided by the devices. In order to address such challenges, techniques are proposed herein through which a device's generated events (or logs) can be observed and, from content of the events, pertinent information can be extracted in order to build an understanding of how devices are related to understand …

A Family Affair: Family And Feminism In Contemporary Irish Women's Fiction, Mary Ryan

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Despite the fact that the contemporary women’s fiction genre of chick lit is most commonly considered in terms of its apparent focus on romantic relationships, this paper suggests that these are not the only relationships that chick lit heroines embark on. Examining a selection of specifically Irish chick lit novels, this paper explores how they present Irish families in the twenty f irst century, and discusses the genre’s demonstration of how the notion of “family” is changing for many Irish women who, no longer secluded and repressed within the home as many Irish women once were, now increasingly f ind …

Gender Perspectives In Contemporary Eco-Theology, Metti Amirtham

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Despite several decades of research and education programs, humanity continues to deplete natural resources and pollute the ecosystem of the planet at an alarming rate. Given the widespread secular engagement with environmental issues, i am conscious of the crucial need for Christian theologians to take on board the scale and extent of the development of eco-theology right across the globe from within their own traditions. in this process of brewing theology, gender perspectives play a vital role, because, gender is an integral component of every aspect of the lives of individuals and societies. Moreover, there are important connections between the …

Librarian Instruction Of Researcher Profile Systems To Graduate Students: A Case Study, Caroline Monnin, Justin Fuhr

Journal of Graduate Librarianship

Introduction: Academic liaison librarians play a pivotal role in supporting graduate students with their scholarly endeavors, particularly research dissemination. Researcher profile systems (RPSs) are important for promoting academic work; they ensure name attribution and facilitate research distribution. Academic librarians are advocates of these systems and provide support and instruction for them. This article reports on a pre–post survey evaluating a library workshop on RPSs for graduate students, as well as the changes made to the workshop based on the results of the survey.

Methods: The authors co-taught a workshop about RPSs six times between 2021 and 2022. Pre- and post-surveys …

International Holiday Night Market, Center For International Programs & Services

International Education Week

The International Holiday Night Market is here again! Join us to get some unique holiday gifts and treats, support local groups and student organizations. The Market is open to all!

Whole-Person Oral Healthcare For Rural Communities, Elizabeth Flannery

General Webinars

Join the American Institute of Dental Public Health to explore the intersection of rural, veteran, and disability communities. This session will highlight the unique challenges these populations face in accessing oral healthcare while sharing clinical care delivery solutions. Participants will discuss asset-based approaches to healthcare delivery that emphasize local strengths, while adopting a whole-person perspective to support comprehensive health outcomes. Nurses will gain valuable insights on how to integrate oral health into their practice and contribute to overcoming access barriers in rural communities.

Developing An Ir Venn Diagram: Exploring Diversity And Similarities In Specialized Institutional Repositories– A Discussion, A Self-Survey, And A Poster, Ramune Kubilius

Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium

How do academic library IRs support their institutions’ diverse goals? In early 2024, a group of six librarians assembled virtually to explore and reflect on the academic IR community that encompasses specialized libraries, collections, and formats. Group members represented various sectors, including medicine, science, technology, engineering, music, and large university. They were brought together by their common interests and involvement in several repository initiatives, including two virtual symposia, MIRL (https://scholarlycommons.henryford.com/mirl/) and NIRD (https://repository.escholarship.umassmed.edu/pages/nird_about). The motivating purpose was to submit a proposal to the Special Libraries Association (SLA) 2024 annual conference, a venue where not all attendees may be familiar with …

Using Searchrxiv For Depositing Evidence Syntheses Searches, Hannah J. Craven, Rachel J. Hinrichs, Julia C. Stumpff

Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium

Librarians build detailed search strategies for evidence syntheses enabling the comprehensive retrieval of studies while taking care that no relevant studies are missed. However, this work may be wasted or lost if the review does not reach publication or if the search strategies are not included with the publication. Further, search strategies that are stored in article appendices may not be preserved in the long-term. To address these problems, we started depositing our evidence syntheses search strategies that we developed to a repository called searchRxiv (pronounced “search archive”); an open repository established by CABI Digital Library to support information professionals …

Using Python To Mint Dois On Demand For A Dspace Repository, Tess Grynoch, Lisa Palmer

Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium

Minting DOIs using an online form can be a time-consuming task for repository librarians. DSpace can mint DOIs for all items in a repository but is not able to do so selectively, which is an issue in an institutional repository containing a mixture of original materials (dissertations, reports, data, etc.) and previously published materials such as journal articles and preprints. An institutional repository librarian and her librarian colleague with Python experience embarked on a pair programming project to create a script to mint DOIs on demand in DataCite for individual items in the institution’s Open Repository instance using the APIs …

Institutional Repository As Bait: Luring Users Into A Suite Of Publishing And Data Services, Pamela Pierce

Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium

Over a year after successfully moving into a new institutional repository platform, Oregon Health & Science University now promotes its IR across campus. The IR provides students with the opportunity to learn about academic publishing through projects like the School of Dentistry Anthology. Programs can also use the IR to show off the accomplishments of faculty. Often, users come to the library to learn about the IR, but sometimes it’s not the best possible answer for them. This presentation will talk about what happens in these cases and how an institutional repository can bring people into a library and provide …

All Around The Residence Halls, Housing And Residence Life

International Education Week

Experience the world from you residence hall! 🌍🏠

Join us for “All Around the Residence Halls,” where we bring the wonders of the world right to your doorstep! Explore different cultures, discover new places, and engage in a variety of fun activities that celebrate global diversity. Come and see how the world comes alive in your residence hall!

Update And Lessons Learned On Indot’S Deployment Of New Progressive Project Delivery Methods (Cm/Gc And Progressive Design Build), Brian Shattuck, Dave Ayala, Kevin Jasinski

Civil Engineering Professional Development Seminar

No abstract provided.

Pavement Foundations – Designing A Long- Lasting Pavement, Kumar Dave, Nayyar Siddiki

Civil Engineering Professional Development Seminar

No abstract provided.

Iaa Cmc Delivery Methods & Update, Jarod Klaas, Brad Bobich, Jim Glasener

Civil Engineering Professional Development Seminar

No abstract provided.

Redevelopment Of Contaminated Sites Regarding Comfort Letters And No Further Action Status, Douglas B. Zabonick

Civil Engineering Professional Development Seminar

No abstract provided.

Geotechnical Communication Guide For Design Consultants, Elle Wilkinson

Civil Engineering Professional Development Seminar

No abstract provided.

Leveraging A Repository To Amplify Research For An Independent Safety Science Research Organization, Hilary Davis, Beth Callahan

Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium

The UL Research Institutes is an independent safety science research organization that conducts research to confront emerging risks that have real-world implications for safety, security, and sustainability. Improving public health and expanding experiential STEM learning opportunities are critical to the success of ULRI’s mission. As research partners, the Library & Researcher Information Services (LRIS) team at ULRI plays a central role in promoting open and equitable access to ULRI’s research outputs, including published information and data. In this role, LRIS led the identification and implementation of a repository platform and is currently engaged in repository management and content recruitment. Our …

Revitalizing A Web Archives Program As A Solo Archivist, Amanda Greenwood

Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium

Upon starting her new position as Archivist of Historical Collections at the University of Virginia's Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, the presenter realized she needed to revamp her library's web archives program after it had been paused for almost a year. As the solo archivist at the library, the presenter's job responsibilities stretch across collection management, reference, outreach, and engagement; adding web archivist to those plethora of duties meant that she would need a strong project management workflow to keep her on track. In this lightning talk, the presenter will discuss how she overhauled the program, what tools she used …

Corrosion Behavior Of 304 Stainless Steel In H2so4/Nacl In The Absence And Presence Of Molybdate And Tungstate, Asma Yousef Alkaabi

Thesis/ Dissertation Defenses

In this study, the corrosion behavior of 304 austenitic stainless steel was investigated in H₂SO₄ solutions, H₂SO₄ as a function of Cl^- ions concentration, H₂SO₄ as a function of MoO₄^2- ions concentration, and H₂SO₄ + Cl^- ions as a function of MoO₄^2- ions concentration. Moreover, the synergistic inhibition of MoO₄^2- and WO₄^2- ions was investigated in 0.1 M H₂SO₄, with the solution pH adjusted to 3.0. The findings show that the corrosion current density …

A Dental Archive For All: Building A Shared Repository For The Ada’S Tripartite Membership System, Alisun Dekock, Ellen Thieme

Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium

The American Dental Association has a three-part membership format, comprised of hundreds of state and local membership societies connected by the ADA national office. These ADA societies serve the unique needs of their regional member dentists, including information sharing through publication of journals and newsletters. Scholarly, peer-reviewed clinical research published within ADA society journals is dispersed and not indexed in a central location. To address this difficulty in access, last year the ADA’s Library & Archives launched ADA Commons, an open access repository devoted solely to knowledge sharing across the global dental community. Hosted by Digital Commons, ADA Commons allows …