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Ud In The News April 15-21, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The Dayton Daily News featured the University's "We Soar" campaign while WDTN-TV highlighted UD's giving day. The Conversation, The National Desk, U.S. Catholic, Los Angeles Times and The Guardian are among the news outlets tapping faculty expertise.

The Zero: Zip-Tie Revolver, Nuha Akhtar, Dylan Brown, Adam Crayton, Joshua Fernando, Julian Darden, Keith Lindsey, Madison Long, Victor Nguyen, Genevieve Overmyer, Ian Peña, Morgan Roberts, Ryan Samolis, Alex Smith, Soren Witter, Iz Varland

2023 Undergraduate Research Showcase

The Boise State University Microgravity Team has been challenged with designing a mechanical Zip-tie tool to be used during EVA missions on the ISS. NASA is looking for a new tool that will allow astronauts to fasten zip-ties to secure wires and hoses. This tool would need to have a number of zip-ties stored internally, be quickly reusable, and would need to be easily and safely operated by an astronaut in a single handed operation.

Changes In Lipid Order Induced By Hypoosmotic Stress And Channels Insertion, Sevio Stanton, Rosey Whiting, Ilinca Flacau, Aviana Smith, Julie Li, Daniel Robertson, Addison Hobson

2023 Undergraduate Research Showcase

In this work, we report on the effects of hypoosmotic stress, cholesterol depletion, and pore-forming toxin on physical properties of membranes, such as lipid order and fluidity. To achieve our goals, we employed Red Blood Cells as model membranes, and Laurdan as a solvato-chromic indicator of the membrane state. The generalized polarization function of Laurdan’s fluorescence was measured in different environmental conditions, and the experimental data were interpreted in terms of changes in lipid order and fluidity as previously reported for lipid membranes undergoing temperature-induced phase transitions. Our experiments indicate that hypoosmotic stress leads to a reduced lipid order and …

Social Spending, Poverty, And Immigration: A Systematic Analysis Of Welfare State Effectiveness And Nativity In 24 Upper- And Middle-Income Democracies, Amie Bostic, Allen Hyde

Sociology Faculty Publications

Previous research has highlighted the disadvantaged position immigrants often face in the economy, particularly when it comes to labor market outcomes such as employment or earnings. Extending this literature, the present study evaluates the economic exclusion of immigrants, conceptualized not as labor market outcomes but as relative poverty. This study examines the relationship between welfare generosity and immigrant poverty across rich western democracies and compares this relationship with that of native poverty. One publicly held belief is that immigrants disproportionately benefit from welfare generosity, while the literature on welfare chauvinism suggests greater social spending may not necessarily benefit immigrants. Furthermore, …

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Graduate Council Meeting, February 24, 2023,, Marshall University Graduate Council

Graduate Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Collection And Sharing Of Student Data With Virginia Universities, Titus Voell

Cybersecurity Undergraduate Research Showcase

Data collection is a vital component in any organization in regards to keeping track of user activity, gaining statistics and improving the user experience, and user identification. While the underlying basis of data collection is understandable, the use of this data has to be closely regulated and documented. In many cases, the VCDPA (Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act) outlines the guidelines for data use, data controller responsibilities, and limitations however nonprofit organizations are exempt from compliance. Colleges and universities, although still held to some degree of limitation, range in permissiveness with what data they choose to collect and retain but …

Identification Of Actionable Targets For Breast Cancer Intervention Using A Diversity Outbred Mouse Model, Jennifer B. Jacob, Kuang-Chung Wei, Gerold Bepler, Joyce D. Reyes, Andi Cani, Lisa Polin, Kathryn White, Seongho Kim, Nerissa Viola, Julie Mcgrath, Anthony Guastella, Congcong Yin, Qing-Sheng Mi, Benjamin L. Kidder, Kay-Uwe Wagner, Stuart Ratner, Victoria Phillips, Joanne Xiu, Prahlad Parajuli, Wei-Zen Wei

Dermatology Articles

HER2-targeted therapy has improved breast cancer survival, but treatment resistance and disease prevention remain major challenges. Genes that enable HER2/Neu oncogenesis are the next intervention targets. A bioinformatics discovery platform of HER2/Neu-expressing Diversity Outbred (DO) F1 Mice was established to identify cancer-enabling genes. Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) associated with onset ages and growth rates of spontaneous mammary tumors were sought. Twenty-six genes in 3 QTL contain sequence variations unique to the genetic backgrounds that are linked to aggressive tumors and 21 genes are associated with human breast cancer survival. Concurrent identification of TSC22D3, a transcription factor, and its target gene …

Promoting Engagement Through Socioscientific Inquiry At The Middle School Level, Kaitlyn Kalehuawehe

Undergraduate Theses

Learning science is not just about facts. It is an area that has the potential to expand beyond the classroom. There is a concern for students having negative associations with science, and not seeing the relevance it plays within their lives. The curriculum should reflect science's value within society and its influence on complex issues. Learning science in the context of socioscientific issues (SSI) can promote an understanding that connects science to society and everyday life. The main objective of this thesis is the see how the use of SSI in the middle school classroom can promote student engagement and …

The Bellarmine Bee Bed: Organizing A Native Plant Garden Using Feedback From The Local Community, Kate Moran

Undergraduate Theses

Animal pollinators are the cornerstone of healthy ecosystems. Their survival is essential for the persistence of entire food chains: from the flowers they cross-pollinate directly, to the animals who depend on those plants for nutrition. The establishment of pollinator gardens—particularly ones that consist of native plants—is an effective way to enhance their biodiversity, abundance, and well-being.

The main goal of this thesis is to construct a pollinator garden that maximizes the benefits for animal pollinators using feedback from local gardeners. A survey was used to gather information about the popularity and preferences of 40 flowering plants, and after analyzing the …

Confessions Of Crooks: An Analysis Of How Art Influences Society's View On Antiheroes And Redemption Through An Original Short Story Collection, Connor Thomas Wilkerson

Undergraduate Theses

The twenty-first century has successfully bred the notion that everyone who commits a morally reprehensible action is themselves a morally reprehensible individual with absolutely no redeeming factors. This notion, however, simply isn’t accurate as it is shown in not only some of the most popular media of the age but also some of the most famous crimes of the age that people who commit heinous actions aren’t always entirely heinous. With this thesis, I plan to make an argument that condemns judgement on the morality of individuals without knowing their full stories. Specifically, I plan to write a short story …

A Potential Role Of Gsk-3beta In The Development Of Pain Post-Spinal Cord Injury, Emily Ernst

Undergraduate Theses

Chronic neuropathic pain is a very common consequence following spinal cord injury (SCI) and poses significant clinical challenge. Current treatments are largely ineffective and as a result, patients are often left with debilitating pain at and below the level of the spinal cord injury. After spinal injury, a cascade of events occurs within the nervous system. One important aspect of this cascade for investigation is the anatomical changes that occur post-SCI. There is evidence of maladaptive sprouting/growth in sensory nerve fibers that is thought to play a role in the development and amplification of pain signals. Sprouting of primary afferents …

Staff Council Agenda, Georgia Southern University

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Diminution In The Arabic Grammar And Morpholog, Ibrahim Sulaiman Al-Matroudi Dr.

Journal of Arabic Sciences and Humanities

Diminution in Arabic: the Dhamma of the first, and the Alfateha of the second, and the addition of a third Yaa sakenah, the Arabic scholars singled it out in their books in a separate chapter, telling the learner about it, and revealing to them the methods of the Arabs in it, and explaining to them the methods of applying it to variousnouns, so they talked to them about the diminution of Double, triple, quadrable, and quintuple nouns, and explained about what is happening to the diminutive noun of events other than what has been settled upon of its concept.The diminution, …

The Prophetic Argument In The Narrative Of Adam And Musa (A.S.), Zainab Abdullatif Kurdi Dr.

Journal of Arabic Sciences and Humanities

This study addresses the prophetic argument in the narrative of Adam and Musa (a.s.). This study consists of introduction, two chapters and a conclusion. The introduction addresses the definition of argument and the narrative in Hadith, providing the text of the Hadith and clarifying the matter of argument by destiny. The first chapter presents: the premises of the prophetic argument in the narrative. While the second chapter analyzes the structure of the argument in this narrative. The third chapter evokes the techniques of the argument. The study concludes some results, including.1.The integration of the premises of the prophetic arguments in …

The Thresholds In The Poems Collection (Hesses) By Hasan Al-Salhabia Semiotics Study, Tnweer Ahmed Hendi Dr.

Journal of Arabic Sciences and Humanities

This research aims to study the Thresholds in the poetry collection (Hesses) by the Saudi poet Hasan Al-Salhabi, according to the semiotic approach. The research was divided into an introduction, a preface, and two sections. The preface discusses the theoretical aspect of Theshols theory, which will help in analyzing the research data accordingly. While the first section addresses the external Thresholds, the second section deals with the internal ones, and it was concluded that the Thresholds ofthis collection were able to provide a preliminary glance of the text, however, the title was also able hid the meaning, and give this …

Characterizing Movement Patterns Of Nomadic Pastoralists And Their Exposure To Rift Valley Fever In Kenya, G. Mosomtai, J. L. Kasiiti, R. M. Murithi, P. Sandström, T. Landmann, O. W. Lwande, O. A. Hassan, C. Ahlm, R. Sang, M. Evander, Z. Szantoi, G. Ottavianelli

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

The role of animal movement in spreading infectious diseases is highly recognized by various legislations and institutions such as the World Organisation for Animal Health and the International Animal Health Code. The increased interactions at the nexus of human-animal-ecosystem interface have seen an unprecedented introduction and reintroduction of new zoonotic diseases with high socio-economic impacts such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic disease that affects both humans and animals and is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes or through contact with the body fluids of infected animals. This study seeks to characterize movement patterns of pastoralist and …

Long Term Monitoring Of Grand Ravines Park Restoration: An Authentic Research Opportunity For Jenison High School Students And Beyond, Karina C. White

Masters Projects

Access to authentic research is limited at the 7-12 science education level. At the same time, many local restoration projects would benefit from, but don’t have access to a long-term system of monitoring. This project seeks to unite those two needs by developing a protocol for 7-12 classrooms to be able to participate in authentic research through long-term monitoring of a local restoration project. The protocol developed in this project was used by Jenison High School students at Grand Ravines Park. Grand Ravines Park is a recently acquired Ottawa County park with a history of anthropogenic disturbances. Shortly after the …

2023 April 21 - Board Of Trustees Academic, Research, And Student Success Committee Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

2023 April 21 - Board Of Trustees Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Fully Relieved: Interprofessional Mdrpi Prevention, Jo Ann Aberilla, Dhanya Paul, Liset Plasencia, Jenn Romero

All Publications

No abstract provided.

Agent-Based Modeling To Assess Optimal Conditions For Reducing Pathogenic Air Transmission, Lyndsy Stacy

Student Research Symposium 2023 (Archived)

SARS-CoV-2 is a virus that is spread through aerosol transmission, meaning the viral particles can stay suspended in the air when in an aerosol. To study how viral particles disperse through aerosol we used the bacteriophage Phi6 as a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2. We released an aerosolized bacteriophage into the air using a nebulizer and placed plates containing a host organism at different distances and durations of exposure that the phage would kill when encountering. This allowed us to calculate rates of transmission, which were then used to create an agent-based model in Netlogo. This model can then be used to …

Resource Allocation Methods In Vanets: A Systemic Literature Review, Andrew Trombly

Student Research Symposium 2023 (Archived)

Autonomous vehicles take on a more prominent part of our everyday life activities. As the number of vehicles grows, so does the need for resources to ensure safe and consistent operations of these vehicles. Today’s networks and power grid are already used heavily just supplying resources for our day-to-day lives and leisure. The continuous increase in demand for such resources drives the need for more advanced resource management tools and techniques and more precise resource allocation schemes. This paper is a systematic literature review on the current methods and research trends for resource allocation in vehicular networks. The purpose of …

Sexual Experiences And Gpa Among First Time College Freshmen, Marcus Lafrenz

Student Research Symposium 2023 (Archived)

The college experience presents newfound freedom to explore risky behaviors, such as drinking, drug use, or unprotected sexual activity. Previous research reveals that risky sexual behaviors can lead to multiple sex partners, STIs, and unwanted pregnancies. Few studies examine how college students’ sexual experiences relate to their academic performance. This study tested if sexual activity and the number of sexual partners were associated with GPA. 111 first-year students reported whether they had ever had vaginal intercourse and their number of sexual partners in the last six months. Regression models revealed that freshmen who reported ever having sex had a lower …

The Importance Of Faculty Mentorship In Higher Education, Ashley Martinez, Rafika Islam, Julianne Ramirez

Student Research Symposium 2023 (Archived)

Faculty mentorship can have an impact on a student's academic performance and career exploration in higher education. Several studies have highlighted the stressors that can hinder students from pursuing higher education, including the gap between themselves and their peers. However, data has supported that many of these concerns are not only addressed by faculty support but oftentimes are resolved by the increased opportunities these mentorships provide. Faculty mentoring programs, such as the Faculty Advising Program, offer students the consistent guidance and resources needed to thrive during their time in college. The data presented for our poster is from our own …

Health & Humility By Proxy: Examining Medical Companions’ Perspective On Physician Humility, Brianna Williamson

Student Research Symposium 2023 (Archived)

Humility has been assessed from numerous angles in psychology. Previous research has examined physician humility and its relevance to quality of care and doctor-patient relationships. In the past, humility—as defined by the patient perspective—has been shown to increase patient trust, overall health outcome, and other positive factors. In the current study, we will explore humility from the perspective of medical companions (someone who accompanies the
patient to their doctor's visit). Using an online study, 304 participants were asked to rate physician humility and list exemplary behaviors seen at their most recent visit. Patients usually have established rapport with their medical …

Synthetic Errα/Β/Γ Agonist Induces An Errα-Dependent Acute Aerobic Exercise Response And Enhances Exercise Capacity, Cyrielle Billon, Sadichha Sitaula, Subhashis Banerjee, Ryan Welch, Bahaa Elgendy, Lamees Hegazy, Tae Gyu Oh, Melissa Kazantzis, Arindam Chatterjee, John Chrivia, Matthew E Hayes, Weiyi Xu, Angelica Hamilton, Janice M Huss, Lilei Zhang, John K Walker, Michael Downes, Ronald M Evans, Thomas P Burris

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Repetitive physical exercise induces physiological adaptations in skeletal muscle that improves exercise performance and is effective for the prevention and treatment of several diseases. Genetic evidence indicates that the orphan nuclear receptors estrogen receptor-related receptors (ERRs) play an important role in skeletal muscle exercise capacity. Three ERR subtypes exist (ERRα, β, and γ), and although ERRβ/γ agonists have been designed, there have been significant difficulties in designing compounds with ERRα agonist activity. Additionally, there are limited synthetic agonists that can be used to target ERRs in vivo. Here, we report the …

Effects Of Tempering Temperature On Gas Turbine Fan Cases, Seth Utter

Honors Scholar Theses

The project aimed to investigate the effects of tempering temperature on metals used for gas turbine engine fan cases as a major relevant concern is containing blades in during blade-out events. There are three ways to accomplish this: using a thicker metal, incorporating different materials into the case, or heat treating the metal. This project focused on the third solution: reviewing the impact toughness and hardness of fractured samples and their equivalent ductile-to-brittle transition shear faces. Given its availability, 1045 steel, as opposed to aerospace grade metals, was used for in-house testing. The data obtained from these experiments were then …

Ms 026 Guide To Lee D. Cady, Md Papers (1921-1985), Lee D. Cady (1896-1987)

Manuscript Finding Aids

The collection deals primarily with Dr. Cady's tenure in the Veterans Administration from 1946-1963. Most of the materials concern his role as Director of the Veterans Hospital in Houston, Texas. Some of the earlier materials relate to his work with the VA in Dallas. See more at MS 026.

Comparing 1st And 4th Grade Curriculum Of The United States And Uruguay, Katelyn Monnin

Honors Projects

Comparing 1st and 4th Grade Curriculum of the United States and Uruguay.

Exploring The Association Of Student-Teacher Relationships And Mathematics Teaching Styles With Star Renaissance Mathematics Scores In A Group Of Middle School Students At A Midwestern School., Sydney Lund

Dissertations, Theses, and Projects

This study aimed to explore the relationship between middle school students’ perceived student-teacher relationships, students’ perceived mathematics teachers’ teaching styles, and middle school students’ Fall benchmark Star Renaissance mathematics assessment scores at a Midwest public school. The positivist paradigm served as a lens to formulate this cross-sectional correlational study. A Qualtrics questionnaire was developed and contained the Student Version of The Teacher-Student Relationship Inventory (S-TSRI), an adapted version of The Teaching Styles Inventory, and a selection of demographic variables (e.g., grade level, gender, family structure). The Star Renaissance mathematics assessment Fall 2022 benchmark was introduced to the database after …