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Monthly Gift Of Halal Chicken Donated To Uab's Blazer Kitchen By Birmingham Islamic Society, Shannon Thomason

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Theatre Uab Opens New Season With Musical "A New Brain," From Oct. 12-16, Shannon Thomason

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Seasonal Habitat Selection By American White Pelicans, Frederick L. Cunningham, Guiming Wang, D. Tommy King

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Resource utilization strategies of avian migrants are a major concern for conservation and management. Understanding seasonal habitat selection by migratory birds helps us explain the ongoing continental declines of migratory bird populations. Our objective was to compare the secondorder and third-order habitat selection by the American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos; hereafter pelican) between the breeding and non-breeding grounds. We tested the Lack hypothesis that habitat selection by migratory birds is stronger on the breeding grounds than on the nonbreeding grounds. We used random-effect Dirichlet-multinomial models to estimate the second-order habitat selection between the seasons with the GPS locations …

A Lagrangian Thin-Shell Finite Element Method For Interacting Particles On Fluid Membranes, Sanjay Dharmavaram, Xinran Wan, Luigi E. Perotti

Faculty Journal Articles

A recurring motif in soft matter and biophysics is modeling the mechanics of interacting particles on fluid membranes. One of the main outstanding challenges in these applications is the need to model the strong coupling between the substrate deformation and the particles’ positions as the latter freely move on the former. This work presents a thin-shell finite element formulation based on subdivision surfaces to compute equilibrium configurations of a thin fluid shell with embedded particles. We use a variational Lagrangian framework to couple the mechanics of the particles and the substrate without having to resort to ad hoc constraints to …

الايرادات البديلة (غير النفطية) واثرها على الموازنة العامة باستخدام الدالة اللوغاريتيمة, عقيل حميد الحلو, قمر ماجد الغرابي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث الى تحليل واقع الايرادات غير النفطية وسبل تعزيزها من اجل دعم الموازنة الاتحادية، فضلاً عن إمكانية تبني الدولة لسياسات اقتصادية لأنعاش القطاعات الاقتصادية (الصناعية، الزراعية، السياحية، الضرائب، المنافذ الحدودية … الخ)، ولتقدير العلاقة بين متغيرات الدراسة تم اعتماد منهجية الابطاء الذاتي الموزع ARDL، بإعتباره احد نماذج التنبؤ بالعلاقة الدالية بين الايرادات وأثرها على الموازنة الاتحادية وايضاً تقدير العلاقة بين عجز الموازنة والايرادات الاخرى باستخدام الدالة اللوغاريتمية، وتوصلت الدراسة الى جملة من الاستنتاجات اهمها: عدم وجود تخطيط سليم وادارة فعالة للمرحلة ما بعد 2003، وفشل خطط التنمية الاقتصادية التي سعت الى تنويع منافذ الايرادات العامة، ووجود عجز دائم في …

أثر السياسة الائتمانية في تحقيق العدالة والرفاهية في العراق (دراسة قياسية ), رزاق ذياب شعيبث, محمد ضايف مزعل

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

بعد أربعة عقود من سيطرة الدولة والقطاع العام في مختلف مفاصل الاقتصاد ومزاحمة القطاع الخاص ودخول العراق في ثلاث حروب متتالية، نجم عن هذه الأحداث تشوهات اقتصادية واجتماعية في الاقتصاد العراقي الأمر الذي دفع بالحكومة إلى تبني سياسة الدعم والتدخل الذي حملها عبئا كبيرا شكل ضغطا على الموازنة العامة، وان كل ذلك يأتي ضمن إطار إمكان تحقيق وبلوغ الرفاهية الاقتصادية للمواطنين، لكن وصول مستوى الرفاهية الاقتصادية في العراق إلى مستوى مرتفع فهذا لا يعني أن المواطن مرفه من جميع الجوانب بل مرفه من ناحية الاستهلاك المرتبط بالتطورات الحاصلة في الدخل النقدي، فقد اتسعت الفجوة بين شرائح الدخل المختلفة وأصبحت هناك …

Transcriptional And Immune Landscape Of Cardiac Sarcoidosis, Jing Liu, Pan Ma, Lulu Lai, Ana Villanueva, Andrew Koenig, Gregory R. Bean, Dawn E. Bowles, Carolyn Glass, Michael Watson, Kory J. Lavine, Chieh-Yu Lin

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Cardiac involvement is an important determinant of mortality among sarcoidosis patients. Although granulomatous inflammation is a hallmark finding in cardiac sarcoidosis, the precise immune cell populations that comprise the granuloma remain unresolved. Furthermore, it is unclear how the cellular and transcriptomic landscape of cardiac sarcoidosis differs from other inflammatory heart diseases.

METHODS: We leveraged spatial transcriptomics (GeoMx digital spatial profiler) and single-nucleus RNA sequencing to elucidate the cellular and transcriptional landscape of cardiac sarcoidosis. Using GeoMX digital spatial profiler technology, we compared the transcriptomal profile of CD68

RESULTS: Despite overlapping histological features, spatial transcriptomics identified transcriptional signatures and associated …

What’S Coming And Leaving Netflix: October Edition, Eva Laurens

Lindenlink (2012- )

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Characteristics Of Community-Acquired Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, Rima Shrestha, Courtney L Luterbach, Weixiao Dai, Lauren Komarow, Michelle Earley, Erica Herc, Robert Salata, Darren Wong, Deverick Anderson, Kirsten B Rydell, Cesar A Arias, Liang Chen, David Van Duin, Mdro Investigators

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

BACKGROUND: Community-acquired carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CA-CRE) are an important threat.

METHODS: In CRACKLE-2, we defined patients with CA-CRE as admitted from home, without pre-existing conditions, and a positive culture within 48 h of admission. Healthcare-associated CRE (HA-CRE) were those with the lowest likelihood of community acquisition, not admitted from home and cultured >48 h after admission. Specific genetic markers in carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae were evaluated through random forest modelling.

RESULTS: CA-CRE and HA-CRE were detected in 83 (10%) and 208 (26%) of 807 patients. No significant differences were observed in bacterial species or strain type distribution. K. pneumoniae (204/291, 70%) was …

Neurons Burdened By Dna Double-Strand Breaks Incite Microglia Activation Through Antiviral-Like Signaling In Neurodegeneration, Jose Davila-Velderrain, Matheus B Victor, Vishnu Dileep, P Lorenzo Bozzelli, Qiao Su, Jemmie D Cheng, Audrey Lee, Noelle S Leary, Andreas R Pfenning, Manolis Kellis, Li-Huei Tsai

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are linked to neurodegeneration and senescence. However, it is not clear how DSB-bearing neurons influence neuroinflammation associated with neurodegeneration. Here, we characterize DSB-bearing neurons from the CK-p25 mouse model of neurodegeneration using single-nucleus, bulk, and spatial transcriptomic techniques. DSB-bearing neurons enter a late-stage DNA damage response marked by nuclear factor κB (NFκB)-activated senescent and antiviral immune pathways. In humans, Alzheimer's disease pathology is closely associated with immune activation in excitatory neurons. Spatial transcriptomics reveal that regions of CK-p25 brain tissue dense with DSB-bearing neurons harbor signatures of inflammatory microglia, which is ameliorated by NFκB knockdown in …

Modeling Multivariate Age-Related Imaging Variables With Dependencies, Shuo Chen

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Neuroimaging techniques have been increasingly used to understand the neural biology of aging brains. The neuroimaging variables from distinct brain locations and modalities can exhibit age-related patterns that reflect localized neural decline. However, it is a challenge to identify the impacts of risk factors (eg, mental disorders) on multivariate imaging variables while simultaneously accounting for the dependence structure and nonlinear age trajectories using existing tools. We propose a mixed-effects model to address this challenge by building random effects based on the latent brain aging status. We develop computationally efficient algorithms to estimate the parameters of new random effects. The simulations …

Pin-Pointing The Key Hubs In The Ifn-Γ Pathway Responding To Sars-Cov-2 Infection, Ayelen Toro, Sofia Lage-Vickers, Juan Bizzotto, Felipe Vilicich, Agustina Sabater, Sabrina Ledesma-Bazan, Maria Sol Ruiz, Ana Paula Arevalo, Jorge L Porfido, Mercedes Abbate, Rocio Seniuk, Estefania Labanca, Nicolas Anselmino, Nora M Navone, Daniel F Alonso, Elba Vazquez, Martina Crispo, Javier Cotignola, Geraldine Gueron

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Interferon gamma (IFN-γ) may be potential adjuvant immunotherapy for COVID-19 patients. In this work, we assessed gene expression profiles associated with the IFN-γ pathway in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Employing a case-control study from SARS-CoV-2-positive and -negative patients, we identified IFN-γ-associated pathways to be enriched in positive patients. Bioinformatics analyses showed upregulation of MAP2K6, CBL, RUNX3, STAT1, and JAK2 in COVID-19-positive vs. -negative patients. A positive correlation was observed between STAT1/JAK2, which varied alongside the patient's viral load. Expression of MX1, MX2, ISG15, and OAS1 (four well-known IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs)) …

Putting Your Mouth Where Your Money Goes! “Where” And “How” To Communicate To Maximize The Impact Of Corporate Social Programs, Christopher Agyapong Siaw, David Sugianto Lie, Rahul Govind

Plymouth Business School

The purpose of this study is to examine how corporate communication of their social programs on their websites affects the ratings of those programs by independent rating agencies. Firms expend resources on corporate social programs (CSPs) to promote their corporate social responsibility and sustainability credentials. Stakeholders, however, often respond to such “self-promotion” with skepticism because they believe that there are inconsistencies between corporate claims and actions. This research draws on attribution theory as a framework to examine how the perceived CSP performance of firms by uncontrollable sources are affected when firms disseminate CSP information on firm websites, i.e. a controllable …

Power Extraction From Floating Elastic Plates, S Michele, F Buriani, E Renzi

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

We present a novel mathematical model to investigate the extraction of wave power by flexible elastic floaters. The model is based on the method of dry modes, coupled with a matched eigenfunction expansion. Our model results compare satisfactorily with preliminary data obtained from a demonstrator device, developed at the University of Groningen. We show that the role of elasticity is to increase the number of resonant frequencies with respect to a rigid body, which has a positive effect on wave power output. The mathematical model is then extended to irregular incident waves, described by a JONSWAP spectrum. Our results show …

Direct Isolation Of Single Cells From Living Brains Of Drosophila Melanogaster Without Dissociation For Transcriptome Analysis, Claudia S. Barros, Torsten Bossing

Peninsula Medical School

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Heterogeneous Learning Method Of Ensemble Classifiers For Identification And Classification Of Power Quality Events And Fault Transients In Wind Power Integrated Microgrid, Arangarajan Vinayagam, Veerapandiyan Veerasamy, Mohd Tariq, Asma Aziz

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

This paper proposes heterogeneous based ensemble Classifiers (voting and stacking method) to identify and classify different power system disturbances (power quality (PQ), faults, transients, and wind power variation) in wind integrated microgrid network. In the pre-processing stage of classification, a Discrete wavelet transform (DWT) technique is applied to extract the features from power system disturbance signals. The classification process for the proposed ensemble models involves two levels of classification. At the first level, the extracted features from the simulated power system events are used to learn the different individual base classifiers (logistic regression (LR), K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN), and J48 Decision …

The Effects Of Perceived Destination Restorative Qualities On Tourists’ Self-Identity: A Tale Of Two Destinations, Xianyang Hu, Songshan (Sam) Huang, Ganghua Chen, Feifei Hua

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Isolation and anomie caused by the modern life has created multiple identity threats. Tourists’ destination experience has long been considered as a unique way of identity construction. However, little research has investigated whether and how environmental restoration qualities in the tourism context can possibly reinforce self-identity and counteract the effect of identity confusion. Guided by the Attention Restoration Theory, this study aims to develop and test a model to examine the relationships between the dimensions of perceived destination restorative qualities (PDRQs) and tourist self-identity with two tourist samples in China collected in two distinctive destinations (Sample 1, n = 361; …

Anomaly Detection In Cybersecurity Datasets Via Cooperative Co-Evolution-Based Feature Selection, Bazlur A. N. M. Rashid, Mohiuddin Ahmed, Leslie F. Sikos, Paul Haskell-Dowland

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Anomaly detection from Big Cybersecurity Datasets is very important; however, this is a very challenging and computationally expensive task. Feature selection (FS) is an approach to remove irrelevant and redundant features and select a subset of features, which can improve the machine learning algorithms’ performance. In fact, FS is an effective preprocessing step of anomaly detection techniques. This article’s main objective is to improve and quantify the accuracy and scalability of both supervised and unsupervised anomaly detection techniques. In this effort, a novel anomaly detection approach using FS, called Anomaly Detection Using Feature Selection (ADUFS), has been introduced. Experimental analysis …

Thirty-Six Months Recurrence After Acute Ischemic Stroke Among Patients With Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes: A Nested Case-Control Study, Lu Wang, Hongyun Li, Jiheng Hao, Chao Liu, Jiyue Wang, Jingjun Feng, Zheng Guo, Yulu Zheng, Yanbo Zhang, Hongxiang Li, Liyong Zhang, Haifeng Hou

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background:

Stroke patients have to face a high risk of recurrence, especially for those with comorbid T2DM, which usually lead to much more serious neurologic damage and an increased likelihood of death. This study aimed to explore determinants of stroke relapse among patients with comorbid T2DM.

Materials and methods:

We conducted this case-control study nested a prospective cohort of ischemic stroke (IS) with comorbid T2DM. During 36-month follow-up, the second stroke occurred in 84 diabetic IS patients who were allocated into the case group, while 613 patients without recurrence were the controls. We collected the demographic data, behaviors and habits, …

A Review On Serum, Genetic And Mirna Associated Biomarkers For The Early Diagnosis Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Hcc)), Ambreen Kanwal, Asima Tayyeb

Journal of Bioresource Management

Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most devastating complication of liver cirrhosis and diagnosis in earlier stages could be useful in curative interventions. The main aim of this review was to analyze current diagnostic biomarkers which are available for the early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). For this purpose, we searched different web databases including Medline/Pubmed. We found multiple significant serum biomarkers for imperative diagnosis including α- Fetoprotein, Des- γ -carboxyprothrombin (DCP), Osteopontin (OPN), Glypican-3 (GPC3), Golgi protein-73 (GP73), Squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCCA), Annexin A2 (ANXA2) and Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) but all of these represent low sensitivity and low …

Economic Analysis Of Sawn Wood Production And Determinants Of Sawn Wood Supply In Selected Sawmill In Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area Of Ogun State Nigeria, Taiye Oluwasola Babatunde, Oluyemisi Omowunmi Babatunde, Kehinde Oluwafemi Babatunde

Journal of Bioresource Management

The study investigates the economics of sawn wood production and its supply determinants in a selected sawmill in Ogun State's Ijebu ode local government area. The purpose was to find socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents, profitability of the business factors and the determinants of sawn wood supply in the study area. Fifteen sawmills were chosen at random out of 60 sawmills in the area. Cross sectional data were collected from 150 plank sellers through the use of structure questionnaires and oral interview out of which 143 were retrieved. Results indicated that most of the respondents were male, married with age …

Importance And Winter Ornithological Value Of Lake El-Golea (Ghardaïa, Algerian Sahara, Biad Radhia, Bounab Choayb, Guergueb El Yamine, Biad Mohamed Fetheddine, Houhamdi Moussa

Journal of Bioresource Management

This study is carried out on two winter period (2018-2019 and 2019-2020) in Lake El-Golea (Ghardaïa, northern Sahara of Algeria). Its objective is to determine the ornithological value of this lake and to in ferits importance in maintaining aquatic avifauna during the winter season. This inventory shows a diversity equivalent to forty-one species belonging to thirteen families and nine orders of which eighteen are protected by various Algerian and international laws. The most represented family is that of the Anatidae with twelve species while the family with the highest number is that of the Phenicopteridae represented only by one species, …

Impact Of Mineral Fertilization, Home Compost And Farm Manure On Yield Components And Nutritional Parameters Of Tomato Fruit, Karima Ghebbi, Mohamed Meziane Bellal

Journal of Bioresource Management

Mineral fertilization, home compost and farm manure were tested on tomato hybrid variety cultivated in open field (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) evaluating the effect on growth, yield components and nutritional parameters of fruit. Tomato variety was grown on clay-loam soil poor in potassium and nitrogen but rich in phosphor and fairly well provided with organic matter. The test was carried out in a randomized complete block design with four replications. Results showed that supply by home compost revealed to be better on most of parameters measured compared with farm manure and mineral fertilization. Fruit yield was positively affected by home …

Effect Of Drying Method On Biochemical Composition And Nutritional Quality Of Sandfish (Scincus Scincus) Consumed In South-East Algeria, Ikram Toumi, Ifriqya Medila, Hamdi Bendif

Journal of Bioresource Management

Sandfish is highly consumed in South-East of Algeria for its gustative and nutritional qualities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of drying methods on fatty acids and amino acids sandfish quality. Biochemical analyzes were performed using the analytical methods adopted by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) method. The fatty acid composition was evaluated using the gas chromatography and the high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was used for the amino acids analysis. Significant differences were found in the moisture, ash, protein and fat content. Chromatogram analysis revealed the existence of nine (9) fatty acids the …

Biodiversity Of Culicidae (Insecta: Diptera) In The Region Of Khenchela (Northeast Algeria), Imane Halimi, Fatima Zohra Zohra Kara-Toumi, Salim Lebbal, Ruben Bueno Mari, Asma Ghorab, Fairouz Saidi

Journal of Bioresource Management

Mosquitoes are considered as vectors of serious human diseases. The prevention of parasitic and arboviral vector-borne diseases is based mostly on vector control strategies. This control cannot be effective unless a strong knowledge of mosquito biology and distribution in the working area. In this context, and in order to improve the knowledge on the specific diversity of the culicids fauna in the region of Khenchela (northeast of Algeria), an inventory of mosquitoes was carried out for the first time in this region. Larval collection was conducted in various types of habitats through continuous monitoring of seven sites from May 2020 …

Triazole Fungicide Prosaro Ec 250 - Induced Hematologicaland Biochemical Alterations In Male Rabbits (Oryctolagus Cuniculus), Debabsa Rafika, Khaldi Fadila, Grara Nedjoud, Bouzahouane Hana, Guezgouz Noureddine, Gheid Abdelhak

Journal of Bioresource Management

The study aimed to evaluate the toxic effects of fungicide Prosaro 250 EC on hematological profiles and renal functional-biochemical markers, as well as blood glucose level .Twenty-four male rabbits were equally and randomly divided into control untreated group (G1) (n =6) received distilled water and standard food, and three treated groups (n=6 each) received by oral gavage Prosaro 250 EC at three doses (mg/kg body weight (bw)), 0.093 (G2), 0.186 (G3) and 0.465 mg/kg bw (G4) for 21 days .Results revealed a significant decrease in the kidney weight, and a significant increase in the levels of serum urea, uric acid, …

Health Safety In Drinks: Evaluation Of Certain Food Additives In Algeria, Saoussene Chernine, Samira Djekoun Bensoltane

Journal of Bioresource Management

Consumption of drinks remains a controversial issue for public health. For more than 50 years, potential adverse reactions to additives have been suggested, but data to date are conflicting. The purpose of this article is to provide an approach to the health threat by inventorying the food additives used in 304 local and imported drinks sold in the Algerian market and classifying them according to their toxicity. In second time, survey population destinated to 1200 subjects to evaluate their drink consumption and health problems. The results show that the inventoried drinks contain many food additives, mostly consisting of dyes. Toxic …

Wealth At The End Of Days: The Importance Of Poverty In 4qinstruction, Eve Woogen

Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity and Classics

One of the recognized genres represented in the Qumran scrolls is that of wisdom texts which, like the wisdom books of the Hebrew Bible, draw upon literary and thematic elements of the older Near Eastern wisdom tradition. Primary characteristics of this genre include a focus on humanity’s place in creation, and teachings related to improvement through the pursuit of wisdom. Many of these elements are clearly present in the texts from Qumran known collectively as 4QInstruction (or Sapiential Work A). While these writings describe a secular rather than sectarian setting and follow a traditional instructional format, they also include distinctly …

Fighting Mortality: Acts Of Performance In The Communal Meal And War Scroll, Gwyneth J. Shanks

Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity and Classics

Since their initial discovery in the late 1940s, the Dead Sea Scrolls continue to ignite the imaginations of scholars and generate an extensive, and ever growing, amount of scholarship. While scholars have examined different components of both the site of Qumran and the scrolls in reference to purity, it is on the communal meal and the War Scroll that this article focuses. This article proposes a connection between the sectarian communal meal and their eschatology, based not upon previously established similar purity laws, but rather the parallel desire to combat mortality evident in the purity laws of the communal meal …

Loveliness Far Above Them All: Women And Wives Of The Genesis Apocryphon, Daniel M. Picus

Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity and Classics

The retelling of the bible is a common method of biblical interpretation within the Dead Sea Scrolls library. Stories, events, ideas, and characters are re-imagined by the authors of texts who pay homage to what we consider the “canonical” biblical story. In the process, characters and stories are reinterpreted. This reinterpretation provides insight into a community’s understanding of itself, and of the roles that its members play. I am interested in the re-imagined women of Genesis that appear in the Genesis Apocryphon. I will compare both of them (Bitenosh and Sarai) to their counterparts in the book of Genesis, and …