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Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

Jesús Castro-Balbi, Cello, and David Korevaar, Piano

with Michael Heald, Violin, and Julia Bullard, Viola

Woodwind/Percussion Seminar, September 27, 2024 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

“What Keeps Me In School”: Oregon Bipoc Learners Voice Support That Makes Higher Education Possible, Roberta Hunte, Miranda Mosier-Puentes, Gita Mehrotra, Eva Skuratowicz

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

A growing number of college students are nontraditional learners (age 21–65) who are people of color. These students face unique challenges in a higher education system increasingly shaped by neoliberalism and the ongoing context of institutionalized racism. In Oregon, policymakers have established ambitious goals to address racial disparities in educational attainment. In this study, focus groups and interviews were conducted with 111 Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) adult learners in Oregon to better understand their perspectives and experiences in regard to educational and career pathways. Participants included currently enrolled students, adults who had enrolled and left, and adults …

Hawc Observations Of Microquasars As Powerful Particle Accelerators, Xiaojie Wang, Xiaojie Wang, Dezhi Huang, Dezhi Huang, Chang Dong Rho, A. Albert, R. Alfaro, C. Alvarez, A. Andrés, J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez, D. Avila Rojas, H. A. Ayala Solares, R. Babu, E. Belmont-Moreno, T. Capistrán, Y. Cárcamo, A. Carramiñana, F. Carreón

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

Micro quasars are one of the classes of powerful Galactic particle accelerators that emit gamma rays beyond multi-TeV energies. Recently, gamma-ray emission above tens of TeV has been detected from some of these objects. The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory has previously reported gamma-ray emission with a median energy of 25 TeV from the micro quasar SS 433, suggesting that gamma-ray binaries can accelerate particles to above 100 TeV inside the jets. With 2,321 days of data and better reconstruction algorithms, the HAWC observatory detected emissions above 20 TeV from two other binaries, V4641 Sagittarii and LS 5039. The V4641 …

Assessment Of Water Pollution In A Waste Storage Drainage Area (A Case Study In Eskişehir, Türkiye), Ali̇ Kayabaşi, Özlem Toygar Sağin, Candan Gökçeoğlu

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Before 2016, the Eskişehir city landfill was an irregular landfill. Since then, it has been transformed into a regulated landfill. This study aimed to investigate the presence of pollution in the landfill drainage area. For this purpose, water samples were collected from the landfill drainage area and the Kadirbey Farm Spring, upstream of the landfill area, during the rainy and dry seasons of 2021. Analyses of the heavy metal content, total dissolved soil (TDS), chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen demand, pH, phenol material content, ammonia nitrogen content, and conductivity were conducted on the samples. Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) measurements were …

Corrigendum To “A Two-Stage Deformation Of The Anatolian Plate Deduced Frompaleomagnetic Signals: The Initial Age Of The Anatolian’S Escape” [Turkish Journal Ofearth Sciences 33 (3) 2024 243-259 ], Mualla Cengi̇z, Savaş Karabulut

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

This corrigendum is to address an issue regarding the manuscript's previous title. The authors have regrettably noticed that the title is incorrect in the original published version of this paper. To rectify this oversight and ensure the accuracy of the published work, the title has been corrected for your reference below: A two-stage deformation of the Anatolian plate deduced from paleomagnetic signals: the initial age of the Anatolian escape.

Link to the original submission: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/earth/vol33/iss3/2/

Detecting Edges Of Geologic Sources From Gravity Or Magnetic Anomalies Through A Novel Algorithm Based On Hyperbolic Tangent Function, Hanbing Ai, Yunus Levent Eki̇nci̇, Ahmad Alvandi, Hazel Deni̇z Toktay, Çağlayan Balkaya, Arka Roy

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Directional derivative-based edge detectors are commonly used to outline the abrupt lateral variations in densities or magnetizations of geologic sources from potential-field datasets. Some subtle traces of faults, lithological contacts, and lineaments can be made more visible on anomaly maps using these algorithms. However, these algorithms generally suffer from common limitations such as blurry edges with low-resolution or faulty boundaries. To minimize these challenges, we proposed a new efficient edge detector that benefits from the hyperbolic tangent function. The performance of this detector was tested on the responses of a synthetic gravity model and Bishop's complex magnetic model. A Gaussian …

Manganese Sulfanyl Porphyrazine–Mwcnt Nanohybrid Electrode Material As A Catalyst For H2o2 And Glucose Biosensors, Michal Falkowski, Amanda Leda, Mina Hassani, Michal Wicinski, Dariusz T. Mlynarczyk, Nejat Düzgüneş, Michal P. Marszall, Grzegorz Milczarek, Jaroslaw Piskorz, Tomasz Rębiś

Pacific Faculty Work

The demetallation reaction of sulfanyl magnesium(II) porphyrazine with N-ethylphthalimide substituents, followed by remetallation with manganese(II) salts, yields the corresponding manganese(III) derivative (Pz3) with high efficiency. This novel manganese(III) sulfanyl porphyrazine was characterized by HPLC and analyzed using UV-Vis, MS, and FT-IR spectroscopy. Electrochemical experiments of Pz3 conducted in dichloromethane revealed electrochemical activity of the new complex due to both manganese and N-ethylphthalimide substituents redox transitions. Subsequently, Pz3 was deposited on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), and this hybrid material was then applied to glassy carbon electrodes (GC). The resulting hybrid electroactive electrode material, combining manganese(III) porphyrazine with MWCNTs, showed a significant …

Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Butte Hill Revegetation Specifications (Bhrs), Mike Mcanulty

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

A Novel Model Of Autologous Tooth Transplantation For The Study Of Nerve Recruitment, Teresa E. Fowler, Doan T. Bloomquist, Caroline Glessner, Poonam Patel, Jeffrey N. James, Kathryn Bollinger, Lynnette P. Mccluskey, Ryan F. Bloomquist

School of Dentistry Faculty Publications

Background: Limited treatment options exist for damaged nerves and despite impressive advances in tissue engineering, scientists and clinicians have yet to fully replicate nerve development and recruitment. Innervation is a critical feature for normal organ function. While most organs are innervated prior to birth, a rare example of postnatal nerve recruitment occurs in the natural development of secondary teeth during adolescence. Many animals undergo postnatal shedding of deciduous teeth with development and eruption of secondary teeth, a process requiring recruitment of nerve and vasculature to each tooth pulp for viability. Here, the investigators created a novel model for the study …

The Prognostic Significance Of Androgen Receptor Expression In Gliomas, Chi Zhang, Nan Zhao, Rubayat Khan, Ming-Yang Hung, Chi Zhang, Shuo Wang, Tony J.C. Wang, Chi Lin

School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

Androgen receptor (AR) overexpression has been identified in gliomas and its stem cells, suggesting that AR plays an important role in tumor carcinogenesis. The prognostic significance of AR overexpression in gliomas remains unknown. AR mRNA expression in gliomas and relevant clinical data were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas and Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas databases. AR expression levels were compared across gliomas of different histopathologic grades and molecular subtypes. Kaplan–Meier analyses in patients with different AR expression levels were investigated for the potential prognostic values of AR. Compared with normal brain tissue, gliomas show significantly higher AR mRNA expression ( …

The Association Of The Oral Microbiota With Cognitive Functioning In Adolescence, Oxana Y Naumova, Pavel V Dobrynin, Galina V Khafizova, Elena L Grigorenko

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background: A growing body of research supports the role of the microbial communities residing in the digestive system in the host's cognitive functioning. Most of these studies have been focused on the gut microbiome and its association with clinical phenotypes in middle-aged and older adults. There is an insufficiency of population-based research exploring the association of normative cognitive functioning with the microbiome particularly with the oral microbiota.

Methods: In this study, using metagenomics and metabolomics, we characterized the salivary microbiome diversity in a sample of 51 males of Hispanic and African American origin aged 12-18 years and explored …

Prevalence Of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors In Women: Insights From The Houston Heartreach Study, Arjun R Raghuram, Matthew W Segar, Stephanie Coulter, Joseph G Rogers

The Texas Heart Institute Journal

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States. Past research has highlighted the importance of the relationship between female-specific demographics and traditional risk factors. The present analysis aimed to identify the prevalence of modifiable risk factors in women attending a community cardiovascular health screening.

METHODS: Data collected between 2011 and 2019 were obtained from the Houston HeartReach Registry. Participants were classified as having or not having each of 4 traditional cardiometabolic risk factors: hypertension, diabetes, body mass index indicating overweight or obesity, and dyslipidemia. Differences in prevalence were compared using the Pearson χ2 …

The First Joint Observation By Kagra With Geo 600, N. Uchikata, R. Abbott, H. Abe, Teviet Creighton, Mario C. Diaz, Francisco Llamas, Soma Mukherjee, Gaukhar Nurbek, Volker Quetschke, Wenhui Wang

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

KAGRA conducted its first joint observation with GEO 600 for two weeks in April, 2020. We performed two types of all-sky searches and two searches dedicated to gravitational wave signals associated with gamma-ray burst events observed during the run. We did not detect any gravitational wave signals, which was expected given the sensitivity of both detectors at that time. However, we did confirm that several search pipelines used in the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaborations worked effectively on the KAGRA data. In this presentation we will report on the data quality of detectors and the search results.

Delusive Nature Of Flip-Flop Sign Secondary To Histoplasmosis, Omer Riyadh, Omron Hassan, Yashwanth Yerramalla

Student Publications

Histoplasmosis, caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, often mimics the appearance of lung cancer on fludeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) scans. The “flip-flop fungus,” due to its similar presentation on imaging modalities, can lead to false-positive results and unnecessary invasive testing. We present a 46-year-old male patient with a lung nodule and bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy on an FDG-PET scan who initially presented with chest discomfort. Histoplasma infection was confirmed through Grocott's methenamine silver (GMS) stains on bronchoscopy-guided biopsy specimens. An analysis of additional cases from the literature highlighted the diverse clinical presentations and outcomes associated with this condition that may be …

Consulting Ss, Inc. V. Gorham

All Decisions

AT2 consolidated three appeals by the same landlord, who sought to evict tenants from a basement apartment and two SRO units, claiming the building was a two-family dwelling and not rent-stabilized. Each tenant argued the building had seven residential units—one apartment and six SROs—making it subject to rent stabilization. The lower court agreed with the tenants, granting summary judgment due to the landlord's failure to serve required statutory termination notices. The Appellate Term affirmed, ruling that the building’s rent stabilization status depends on the units’ function as residences, regardless of their legality under a certificate of occupancy.

Spatial Organization Of Adenylyl Cyclase And Its Impact On Dopamine Signaling In Neurons, Léa Ripoll, Yong Li, Carmen W Dessauer, Mark Von Zastrow

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The cAMP cascade is increasingly recognized to transduce physiological effects locally through spatially limited cAMP gradients. However, little is known about how adenylyl cyclase enzymes that initiate cAMP gradients are localized. Here we address this question in physiologically relevant striatal neurons and investigate how AC localization impacts downstream signaling function. We show that the major striatal AC isoforms are differentially sorted between ciliary and extraciliary domains of the plasma membrane, and that one isoform, AC9, is uniquely concentrated in endosomes. We identify key sorting determinants in the N-terminal cytoplasmic domain responsible for isoform-specific localization. We further show that AC9-containing endosomes …

Multimodal Functional Imaging And Clinical Correlates Of Pain Regions In Chronic Low-Back Pain Patients Treated With Spinal Cord Stimulation: A Pilot Study, Yazan Shamli Oghli, Arjun Ashok, Steven Glener, Isaiah Ailes, Mashaal Syed, Kichang Kang, Sara Naghizadeh Kashani, Islam Fayed, Feroze Mohamed, Kiran Talekar, Laura Krisa, Chengyuan Wu, Caio Matias, Mahdi Alizadeh

Department of Radiology Faculty Papers

OBJECTIVE: Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an invasive treatment option for patients suffering from chronic low-back pain (cLBP). It is an effective treatment that has been shown to reduce pain and increase the quality of life in patients. However, the activation of pain processing regions of cLBP patients receiving SCS has not been assessed using objective, quantitative functional imaging techniques. The purpose of the present study was to compare quantitative resting-state (rs)-fMRI and arterial spin labeling (ASL) measures between SCS patients and healthy controls and to correlate clinical measures with quantitative multimodal imaging indices in pain regions.

METHODS: Multi-delay 3D …

No. 105 An Order To Provide Relief To Victims Of Severe Weather And Flooding In Tennessee, Bill Lee

Executive Orders

No abstract provided.

The Bg News September 27, 2024, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. September 27, 2024. Homecoming Issue.

James K. Moyle Petitioner/ Appellant V. Brianna Moyle Respondent/ Appellee : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

Appeal from the Fourth Judicial District Court, Wasatch County, Utah The Honorable Jennifer Mabey, Presiding

Bart J. Johnsen, Sarah Jenkins Dewey, Hannah Ector, Attorneys for Appellee Brianna Moyle

James Moyle V. Brianna Moyle : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

Appeal from the Fourth Judicial District Court, Wasatch County, Utah The Honorable Jennifer Mabey, Presiding

Bart J. Johnsen, USB 7068 Sarah Jenkins Dewey, USB 15640 Hannah Ector, USB 17980 PARSONS BEHLE & LATIMER Attorneys for Appellee Brianna Moyle

Homoeopathy In Bipolar Affective Disorder: A Review Of Research Evidence, Deepthi Gilla, K.P. Deepak, Sreeja Kr Nair, K.C. Muraleedharan

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Background: Bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) is an episodic, chronic psychiatric disorder characterized by fluctuations in mood state and energy. It affects more than 1% of the world’s population. BPAD causes cognitive and functional impairment and raised mortality, particularly death by suicide. At present, although alternative therapies are not the first-line treatment of mood disorders, there is emerging evidence showing that such treatments are effective. Objective: The objective of this review is to synthesize existing research evidence and literature to determine the usefulness of homoeopathic medicines in the management of manic and depressive episodes of BPAD. Materials and Methods: Two authors …

Book Review On "Homeopathy For Farm And Garden", Hima Bindu Ponnam

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Book review on "Homeopathy for Farm and Garden"

How Do You Like Your Books, Jessica Silbey

Faculty Scholarship

Do you ever wonder how it is that libraries can lend books repeatedly, while copyright owners (e.g., book authors) are granted the exclusive right to distribute their copyrighted works? Or how publishers make money selling books at retail prices when a person can resell books (or buy used books) for much less (hello Amazon Used Books for under a dollar!)? The reason is because of copyright’s “first sale” doctrine, 17 U.S.C. § 109, codifying the common law’s exhaustion principle, which says owners of lawfully made copies are allowed to dispose of those copies without regard to copyright law. In other …

Inorganic Pyrophosphate Plasma Levels In Patients With Ggcx-Associated Pxe-Like Phenotypes, Qiaoli Li, Catherine Troutman, Mary Peckiconis, Tamara Wurst, Sharon Terry

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers

ntroduction: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is an autosomal recessive ectopic calcification disorder clinically affecting the skin, eyes, and vascular system. Most cases of PXE are caused by inactivating pathogenic variants in the ABCC6 gene encoding a hepatic transmembrane efflux transporter, which facilitates the extracellular release of ATP, the precursor of inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi), a potent endogenous inhibitor of calcification. Pathogenic variants in GGCX, encoding γ-glutamyl carboxylase required for activation of vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors as well as matrix Gla protein (MGP) and Gla-rich protein (GRP), two inhibitors of ectopic calcification, have also been reported to cause cutaneous changes like those seen …

Use Of Web-Based Decision Support To Improve Informed Choice For Chemoprevention: A Qualitative Analysis Of Pre-Implementation Interviews (Swog S1904), Ana Sandoval-Leon

All Publications

Background: Women with high-risk breast lesions, such as atypical hyperplasia (AH) or lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS), have a 4- to tenfold increased risk of breast cancer compared to women with non-proliferative breast disease. Despite high-quality data supporting chemoprevention, uptake remains low. Interventions are needed to break down barriers.

Methods: The parent trial, MiCHOICE, is a cluster randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of patient and provider decision support tools to improve informed choice about chemoprevention among women with AH or LCIS. For this pre-implementation analysis, 25 providers participated in semi-structured interviews prior to accessing decision support tools. …

Understanding Necrotizing Enterocolitis Endotypes And Acquired Intestinal Injury Phenotypes From A Historical And Artificial Intelligence Perspective., Alain Cuna, Navin Kumar, Venkatesh Sampath

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remains a devastating disease in preterm and term neonates. Despite significant progress made in understanding NEC pathogenesis over the last 50 years, the inability of current definitions to discriminate the various pathophysiological processes underlying NEC has led to an umbrella term that limits clinical and research progress. In this mini review, we provide a historical perspective on how NEC definitions and pathogenesis have evolved to our current understanding of NEC endotypes. We also discuss how artificial intelligence-based approaches are influencing our knowledge of risk-factors, classification and prognosis of NEC and other neonatal intestinal injury phenotypes.

Strategic Deployment Of Service Vessels For Improved Offshore Wind Farm Maintenance And Availability, Chenyu Zhao, Adam Roberts, Ying Cui, Lars Johanning

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

This research explores the optimization of Operations and Maintenance (O&M) strategies for offshore wind farms using a sophisticated O&M simulator built on the Markov Chain Monte Carlo method. By integrating real-world constraints such as vessel availability and weather conditions, the study assesses O&M logistics’ impacts on wind farm availability, energy production, and overall costs across different scenarios in the Celtic Sea. Through comparative analysis of eight case studies involving various combinations of Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV) and Service Operation Vessels (SOV), the research highlights the critical role of strategic vessel deployment and the potential of permanent SOV stationing to enhance …

Multi-Agent System-Based Framework For An Intelligent Management Of Competency Building, Fatma Outay, Nafaa Jabeur, Fahmi Bellalouna, Tasnim Al Hamzi

All Works

To measure the effectiveness of learning activities, intensive research works have focused on the process of competency building through the identification of learning stages as well as the setup of related key performance indictors to measure the attainment of specific learning objectives. To organize the learning activities as per the background and skills of each learner, individual learning styles have been identified and measured by several researchers. Despite their importance in personalizing the learning activities, these styles are difficult to implement for large groups of learners. They have also been rarely correlated with each specific learning stage. New approaches are, …