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Narrow Orchard Systems For Pome And Stone Fruit - A Review, Alessio Scalisi, Mark G. O'Connell, Dario Stefanelli, Shuangxi Zhou, Tim Pitt, Darren Graetz, Kevin Dodds, Liqi Han, Roberta De Bei, Jill Stanley, Ken Breen, Ian Goodwin

Horticulture Research Articles

The main characteristics of Narrow Orchard Systems (NOS) are (i) narrow canopies, with (ii) multiple closely-spaced upright leaders and (iii) narrow inter-rows, regardless of tree spacing within the row. In NOS, planting density can be reduced compared with super-high and ultra-high density planting systems on dwarfing rootstocks, utilising a wider range of rootstock vigours coupled to proportional increases in both within-row tree spacing and upright leader number per tree. This paper reviews the development of NOS and results of research carried out on apple, pear, sweet cherry, peach, nectarine, apricot and plum in production regions worldwide. The history of orchard …

November 20, 2024 Blazer Weekly, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

Blazer Weekly (student newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Motivational Dysregulation With Melanocortin 4 Receptor Haploinsufficiency, Alex M. Steiner, Robert F. Roscoe, Rosemarie M. Booze, Charles F. Mactutus

Faculty Publications

Obesity, by any standard, is a global health crisis. Both genetic and dietary contributions to the development and maintenance of obesity were integral factors of our experimental design. As mutations of the melanocortin 4 receptors (MC4R) are the leading monogenetic cause of obesity, MC4R haploinsufficient rats were fed a range of dietary fat (0–12 %) in a longitudinal design. Physiological and motivational assessments were performed using a locomotor task, a 5-choice sucrose preference task, an operant task with fixed and progressive ratios, as well as a distraction operant task. Dendritic spine morphology of medium spiny neurons (MSNs) of the nucleus …

November 20, 2024 (Vol. 109, No. 13), Daily Eastern News

Daily Eastern News: 2024-2025

No abstract provided.

Parker, Kael, Mj Huot

Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection

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Kael Parker is a 44-year-old transgender man who was born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He first came out as a lesbian to his family and friends in college before later discovering he was trans. He went to University of Maine Farmington (UMF) and while there he felt, for the most part, very at home and welcomed as a queer person. In this interview he talks about his life, finding people he connected with in the lesbian and the trans communities. He also talks about how his gender identity has shaped his life in a plethora of aspects. He talks …

2024 November 20 - Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Council, East Tennessee State University

Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Clingen Syndromic Disorders Gene Curation Expert Panel: Assessing The Clinical Validity Of 111 Gene-Disease Relationships., Eleanor Broeren, Vanessa Gitau, Alicia Byrne, Pamela Ajuyah, Marie Balzotti, Jonathan Berg, Krista Bluske, B Monica Bowen, Matthew P Brown, Amanda Buchanan, Brendan Burns, Nicole J Burns, Anjana Chandrasekhar, Aditi Chawla, Jessica Chong, Maya Chopra, Amanda Clause, Marina Distefano, Stephanie Ditroia, Marwa Elnagheeb, Amanda Girod, Himanshu Goel, Katie Golden-Grant, Thuong Ha, Ada Hamosh, Jennifer Huang, Madeline Hughes, Saumya Jamuar, Sylvia Kam, Akanchha Kesari, Ai Ling Koh, Rhonda Lassiter, Sarah Leigh, Gabrielle Lemire, Jiin Ying Lim, Alka Malhotra, Hannah Mccurry, Becky Milewski, Shahida Moosa, Stephen A. Murray, Emma Owens, Emma Palmer, Brooke Palus, Mayher Patel, Revathi Rajkumar, Julie Ratliff, F Lucy Raymond, Bruno Della Ripa Rodrigues Assis, Samin Sajan, Zinayida Schlachetzki, Sarah Schmidt, Zornitza Stark, Samuel Strom, Julie Taylor, Courtney Thaxton, Devon Thrush, Sabrina Toro, Kezang Tshering, Nicole Vasilevsky, Bess Wayburn, Ryan Webb, Anne O'Donnell-Luria, Alison J Coffey

Faculty Research 2024

PURPOSE: The Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) Gene Curation Expert Panels (GCEPs) have historically focused on specific organ systems or phenotypes; thus, the ClinGen Syndromic Disorders GCEP (SD-GCEP) was formed to address an unmet need.

METHODS: The SD-GCEP applied ClinGen's framework to evaluate the clinical validity of genes associated with rare syndromic disorders. 111 Gene-Disease Relationships (GDRs) associated with 100 genes spanning the clinical spectrum of syndromic disorders were curated.

RESULTS: From April 2020 through March 2024, 38 precurations were performed on genes with multiple disease relationships and were reviewed to determine if the disorders were part of a spectrum or …

Lessons Learned Beyond The Classroom, University Of Dayton

School of Business Administration Blog

The University of Dayton’s Entrepreneurship Program continues to earn recognition as one of the nation’s best. Ranked No. 34 among undergraduate entrepreneurship programs, No. 10 among entrepreneurship programs at smaller schools with fewer than 10,000 students, and No. 5 in the Midwest, the program is known for fostering innovation, collaboration, and hands-on learning.

Regards Study Secures Nih Funding For Another Five Years, Expands Research On Stroke And Brain Health Risks, Staff

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Literature Review: Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion In Fraternity And Sorority Life, Payten Madlem-Easterday

Bakerman Student Research Awards

No abstract provided.

The Summit Piano Trio & Ksu Symphony Orchestra Presents: "The Music Of Dmitri Shostakovich"

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

The Summit Piano Trio & KSU Symphony Orchestra presents: "The Music of Dmitri Shostakovich."

Usa V. Jose Soto

2024 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Alexis Kyriakopoulos V. Robert Maigetter

2024 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Usa V. Samuel Reynoso-Acosta

2024 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Adrin Smack V. Attorney General Delaware

2024 Decisions

USDC for the District of Delaware

Gardner-Webb Department Of Exercise Science Presents National Speaker, Chip Sigmon, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Chip Sigmon, a nationally acclaimed speaker and strength and conditioning coach, will speak at Gardner-Webb University on Monday, Dec. 2, at 3 p.m. in the College of Health Sciences. Hosted by the Department of Exercise Science, Sigmon will discuss “The Culture of Strength and Conditioning.” The program is free and open to the public.

Fall 2024 Student Showcase For Research And Creative Inquiry Program, Office Of Student Research, Longwood University

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

No abstract provided.

The Lumberjack, November 20, 2024

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Childress, Lester, 1927-2010 (Fa 1427), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1427. Interview, 3 November 2000, by Brent Björkman and Beth Hester of Lestel Childress, a native of Hart County, Kentucky, discussing basketmaking.

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension And Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension, Alexis Coulis, Shir Levanon, Gurshaun Randhawa, Yevgeniy Brailovsky, Farhan Raza, Estefania Oliveros

Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing allows for a comprehensive assessment of the mechanism of exercise limitation in pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Competitive pathophysiologic mechanisms may affect the clinical interpretation of cardiopulmonary disease as they relate to dyspnea, leg fatigue, and exercise intolerance.

Academic Engagement Amongst Commuter Students: A Comparative Analysis, Rebecca Turner, Oliver Webb, Christie Pritchard

Professional Services

As the profile of students entering higher education (HE) has diversified, so too has their residential status. Where students live partly reflects the agenda for widening access but is also a response to rising costs associated with university participation. In the UK, more students are commuting, despite associated challenges and reports of lower academic out-comes. We used survey data (N > 500) to compare engagement between first years who either relocated to attended university or commuted. Overall, commuter students appeared more engaged, demonstrating positive study behaviours and readiness to work alongside course mates. Results indicated that online learning facilitates continuity and …

Equity In Education: Addressing Fines And Fees In Libraries For Students’ Academic Success, Alliemarie Humpries, Patricia J. West

Libraries Professional Work

Presented at the Access Services in Libraries Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. November 19-21, 2024

Understanding The Impact Of Cultural Competency Development On College Students Through Experiential Learning: A Study Of An Honors High-Impact Course, C. H. Kevin Lee

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to explore how students develop cultural competency through participation in an experiential learning-embedded college course. Existing literature often addresses career readiness, student success, cultural competency, and faculty-student affairs collaboration as distinct areas of research. However, while students may engage with diversity best practices as leaders or through diversity-related courses, bridging the gap between curriculum and competency development remains a critical area for ongoing discussion.

This study focused on a course I designed on Korean culture and identity, which provided an overview of topics such as history, politics, cuisine, music, and current events. The …

2024 November 20, Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes, 2024 November 20

Foreign Language And Study Abroad Funding Opportunities, Dr. Todd Karr, Dr. Lenny Ureña Valerio

LAII Events

Join LAII and GEO to learn more about foreign language and study abroad funding opportunities, including: Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships, Boren Awards, Critical Language Scholarships (CLS), Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships, and the Freeman-Asia Program.

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship: The FLAS Fellowship supports the study of less-commonly taught languages, area studies, and international competencies related to Latin America.

Boren Awards: Boren Awards support the study of critical languages and cultural field studies ofworld regions that are underrepresented in study abroad.

Critical Language Scholarship: CLS provides opportunities for American college and universitystudents to study languages …

November 20, 2024 Nagpra And Tribal Relations Committee Meeting Minutes, Bryan Morey

University NAGPRA and Tribal Relations Committee

Minutes from the November 20, 2024 meeting of Western Kentucky University's NAGPRA and Tribal Relations Committee. The meeting was conducted via Zoom.

Gnsi Decision Brief: Maritime Resiliency In The Red Sea: Lessons From The Persian Gulf And Strait Of Malacca, Arman Mahmoudian

GNSI Decision Briefs

From natural disasters to geopolitical conflicts, the world’s critical infrastructures face constant threats. Yet, it is not the absence of disruptions that ensures stability, but a system’s ability to absorb shocks, recover, and adapt—a quality known as resiliency.

In the context of macro-systems, like nation-states, resiliency is a vital trait that guarantees stability and continued functionality and serves as a key factor in preserving the state's existence.

In the maritime domain, resiliency refers to the capacity of supporting maritime infrastructure-- shipping lanes, ports, naval forces--to withstand and adapt to disruptions while maintaining operations. Maritime resilience is critical to the infrastructure …

Memory Management In Complex Join Queries: A Re-Evaluation Study, Shiva Jahangiri, Michael J. Carey, Johann-Christoph Freytag

Computer Science and Engineering

Efficient multi-join query processing is crucial but remains a complex, ongoing challenge for high-performance data management systems (DBMSs). This paper studies the impact of different memory distribution techniques among join operators on different classes of multi-join query plans under different assumptions regarding memory availability and storage devices such as HDD and SSD on Amazon Web Services (AWS). We re-evaluate the results of one of the early impactful studies from the 1990s that was originally done using a simulator for the Gamma database system.

The main goal of our study is to scientifically re-evaluate and build upon previous studies whose results …

Independent Expansion, Selection, And Hypervariability Of The Tbc1d3 Gene Family In Humans, Xavi Guitart, David Porubsky, Dongahn Yoo, Max L. Dougherty, Philip C. Dishuck, Katherine M. Munson, Alexandra P. Lewis, Kendra Hoekzema, Jordan Knuth, Stephen Chang, Tomi Pastinen, Evan E. Eichler

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

TBC1D3 is a primate-specific gene family that has expanded in the human lineage and has been implicated in neuronal progenitor proliferation and expansion of the frontal cortex. The gene family and its expression have been challenging to investigate because it is embedded in high-identity and highly variable segmental duplications. We sequenced and assembled the gene family using long-read sequencing data from 34 humans and 11 nonhuman primate species. Our analysis shows that this particular gene family has independently duplicated in at least five primate lineages, and the duplicated loci are enriched at sites of large-scale chromosomal rearrangements on Chromosome 17. …

Novel Nanocomposite Of Carbonized Chitosan-Zinc Oxide-Magnetite For Adsorption Of Toxic Elements From Aqueous Solutions, Dalia A. Ali Eng, Ganna Gaber Ismail Eng.

Chemical Engineering

Herein, a novel nanocomposite (carbonized chitosan-zinc oxide-magnetite, CCZF) was developed to effectively remove toxic elements in water remediation. Combining the high adsorption capacities of chitosan with the magnetic properties of magnetite and the chemical stability of zinc oxide, the combination of these unique properties makes it an efficient and versatile material that offers a sustainable solution for water purification. The (CCZF) nanocomposite was synthesized through the coprecipitation method and characterized using various techniques, including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and zeta potential analysis. The results showed …