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Weekly Pop-Up Class: Understanding The Lgbtq+ Civil Rights Movement And Why It Matters, Dmytro Vovk, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

2022 Event Invitations

Dmytro Vovk, Cardozo Visiting Associate Professor will cover Religious Freedom and LGBTQ+ Rights: The European Court of Human Right's Perspective.

Dmytro Vovk runs the Center for Rule of Law and Religion Studies at Yaroslav the Wise National Law University in Kharkiv, Ukraine. He was an expert on human rights and rule of law for USAID, OSCE/ODIHR, Council of Europe and Constitutional Commission of Ukraine.

Sars-Cov-Ate Risk Assessment Model For Arterial Thromboembolism In Covid-19, Pin Li, Yi Lee, Qasim Jehangir, Chun-Hui Lin, Geetha Krishnamoorthy, Anupam A. Sule, Abdul R. Halabi, Kiritkumar Patel, Laila M. Poisson, Girish B. Nair

Public Health Sciences Articles

Patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection are at an increased risk of cardiovascular and thrombotic complications conferring an extremely poor prognosis. COVID-19 infection is known to be an independent risk factor for acute ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction (MI). We developed a risk assessment model (RAM) to stratify hospitalized COVID-19 patients for arterial thromboembolism (ATE). This multicenter, retrospective study included adult COVID-19 patients admitted between 3/1/2020 and 9/5/2021. Among 3531 patients from the training cohort, 15.5% developed acute in-hospital ATE, including stroke, MI, and other ATE, compared to 13.4% in the validation cohort. The 16-item final score was named SARS-COV-ATE (Sex: male …

Fund Behavioral Science Like The Frameworks We Endorse: The Case For Increased Funding Of Preliminary Studies By The National Institutes Of Health, Michael Beets, Christopher Pfledderer, Lauren Von Klinggraeff, Sarah Burkart, Bridget Armstrong

Faculty Publications

Innovative, groundbreaking science relies upon preliminary studies (aka pilot, feasibility, proof-of-concept). In the behavioral sciences, almost every large-scale intervention is supported by a series of one or more rigorously conducted preliminary studies. The importance of preliminary studies was established by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2014/2015 in two translational science frameworks (NIH Stage and ORBIT models). These frameworks outline the essential role preliminary studies play in developing the next generation of evidence-based behavioral prevention and treatment interventions. Data produced from preliminary studies are essential to secure funding from the NIH’s most widely used grant mechanism for large-scale clinical …

2022-09-28_Michiganoverview_Covidvaccinestats, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Data

The COVID Vaccine Dashboard page was obtained from Michigan's main COVID-19 page: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/resources/covid-19-vaccine/covid-19-dashboard.

First-dose tracker above is for entire Michigan Population. Coverage maps below are for age 5+.

Previously reported numbers of administered vaccine doses may change as new data are received. A possible lag in reporting vaccine doses will result in increases in numbers previously reported.

This report is created by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Division of Immunization from data reported to the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR).

The dashboard contained the tabs Primary Series Doses Administered, Primary Series Doses by Vaccine, …

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Thin Sections

No abstract provided.

Serena & Lily Land, Jennifer Cramer-Miller

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Dear Serena & Lily, I realize you’re a home goods catalog I receive in the mail; I do. But you’re so much more. “Breezy California Style” pops from your pages as furniture, bedding and beautiful things.

2022-09-28 Sga Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Student Government Association.

Student Government Association Records

Meeting minutes of the Student Government Association from September 28, 2022.

New Microsatellite Markers For The Shallow Coral Madracis Auretenra From The Caribbean, Diana Carolina Ballesteros-Contreras, Lina Maria Barrios, Richard Preziosi

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Coral reefs species represent one-third of all marine species described in the ocean. They are also responsible for providing habitat and support to different species. Recently, Caribbean coral reefs ecosystems have suffered an alarming decrease in their populations as a result of overexploitation. Madracis auretenra in particular, is a widespread shallow coral in marine protected areas (MPAs) of the Caribbean. Due to the important role of MPAs as a biodiversity conservation tool, this species can be used as a model to estimate its dispersion/migration among Caribbean reefs through the use of informative genetic markers (microsatellites) specifically designed for it. Seventeen …

Cold Water And Harmful Algal Blooms Linked To Coral Reef Collapse In The Eastern Tropical Pacific, Caroline Palmer, J Carlos, Giovanni Bassey, Eleazar Ruiz, T Villalobos, Mm Chavarria, Xavier A. Harrison, Robert Puschendorf

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Background: With conventional coral reef conservation methods proving ineffective against intensifying climate change, efforts have focussed on augmenting coral tolerance to warmer water—the primary driver of coral declines. We document coral cover and composition in relation to sea surface temperature (SST) over 25-years, of six marginal reefs in an upwelling area of Costa Rica’s Eastern Tropical Pacific. Methods: Using reef survey data and sea surface temperature (SST) dating back over 25-years, we document coral cover and composition of six marginal reefs in an upwelling area of Costa Rica’s Eastern Tropical Pacific in relation to thermal highs and lows. Results.: A …

Image Processing In Dense Forest Areas Using Unmanned Aerial System (Uas), Parth Bhatt, Curtis Edson, Ann Maclean

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

Description:

A detailed workflow using Structure from Motion (SfM) techniques for processing high-resolution Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) NIR and RGB imagery in a dense forest environment where obtaining control points is difficult due to limited access and safety issues.

Abstract:

Imagery collected via Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) platforms has become popular in recent years due to improvements in a Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) camera (centimeter and sub-centimeter), lower operation costs as compared to human piloted aircraft, and the ability to collect data over areas with limited ground access. Many different application (e.g., forestry, agriculture, geology, archaeology) are already using and …

Undergraduate Student Publishes Sleep Research Paper, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

UM senior studies correlation between brain anatomy and sleep duration

Toward Mental Effort Measurement Using Electrodermal Activity Features, William Romine, Noah Schroeder, Tanvi Banerjee, Josephine Graft

Computer Science and Engineering Faculty Publications

The ability to monitor mental effort during a task using a wearable sensor may improve productivity for both work and study. The use of the electrodermal activity (EDA) signal for tracking mental effort is an emerging area of research. Through analysis of over 92 h of data collected with the Empatica E4 on a single participant across 91 different activities, we report on the efficacy of using EDA features getting at signal intensity, signal dispersion, and peak intensity for prediction of the participant's self-reported mental effort. We implemented the logistic regression algorithm as an interpretable machine learning approach and found …

Data Supporting A Saturation Mutagenesis Assay For Tat-Driven Transcription With The Gigaassay, Ronald Benjamin, Christopher J. Giacoletto, Zachary T. Fitzhugh, Danielle Eames, Lindsay Buczek, Xiaogang Wu, Jacklyn Newsome, Mira V. Han, Tony Pearson, Zhi Wei, Atoshi Banerjee, Lancer Brown, Liz J. Valente, Shirley Shen, Hong-Wen Deng, Martin R. Schiller

Life Sciences Faculty Research

The data in this article are associated with the research paper “GigaAssay – an adaptable high-throughput saturation mutagenesis assay". The raw data are sequence reads of HIV-1 Tat cDNA amplified from cellular genomic DNA in a new single-pot saturation mutagenesis assay designated the “GigaAssay”. A bioinformatic pipeline and parameters used to analyze the data. Raw, processed, analyzed, and filtered data are reported. The data is processed to calculate the Tat-driven transcription activity for cells with each possible single amino acid substitution in Tat. This data can be reused to interpret Tat intermolecular interactions and HIV latency. This is one of …

Daily Eastern News: September 28, 2022, Eastern Illinois University

September

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University Band & Philharmonic Orchestra

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

Performance by the University Band & Philmarnoc

The Lumberjack, September 28, 2022

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Assessment Of Using Uav Imagery Over Featureless Surfaces For Topographic Applications, Ahmed Taha, Mostafa Rabah, Rasha Mohie, Ahmed Elhadary, Essam Ghanem

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The growth and development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as a photogrammetric platform, concurrently with the advances in Computer Vision (CV) and image processing algorithms have resulted using UAV Photogrammetry in several topographic applications. CV software algorithms rely on extracting, describing, and matching tie points from the sequences overlapping images to generate 3D colored point clouds. One of the biggest problems obstructing the automated processing of UAV imagery is the featureless of the covered surface. This paper has provided the ability, results, and accuracy of processing images captured by UAVs over non-textured sandy surfaces by providing four aligning and geo-referencing …

Development Solutions For Internal Architectural Education Environment To Harmonize Hybrid Education, Ahmed Basma, Alaa Mohammed El-Aishy, Marwa Abd El-Hady, Ahmed Yosry El-Saeed Basma

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The research discusses the impact of hybrid educational trends on developing inner spaces in architectural learning environment, also discussing trends in technological design, materials used and various furniture units. Then studying their use according to current and future conditions, also studying the achievement of flexibility and relevance between form and function through compatibility with various environmental factors This is in the light of the global trend of distance education to overcome current problems through using modern technologies. The problem with research is that contemporary interior design solutions constitute personal endeavors without methodology updating for designing. Also developing educational environments in …

Lindenwood Digest, September 28, 2022, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

The Lindenwood Digest has been a digital employee newsletter since 2009.

The Storm In World Fertilizer Markets Continues, John C. Beghin

Cornhusker Economics

This article updates the recent article on world fertilizer markets by Beghin and Nogueira (2021), which noted the perfect storm affecting global fertilizer markets through high demand, droughts affecting fertilizer supply, high fossil energy prices, COVID 19-related supply-chain disruptions, and trade policies, all conspiring to elevate fertilizer nominal prices to levels not seen since 2008. In the last 10 months, the Ukraine-Russia war and associated trade sanctions have exacerbated the disruptions in fossil energy, grain, vegetable oil, and fertilizer markets already present in 2021. On the more hopeful side, some United States trade policy developments will help reduce US fertilizer …

The Effect Of A1 And A2 Reactive Astrocyte Expression On Hydrocephalus Shunt Failure, Fatemeh Khodadadei, Rooshan Arshad, Diego M Morales, Jacob Gluski, Neena I Marupudi, James P Mcallister 2nd, David D Limbrick Jr., Carolyn A Harris

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: The composition of tissue obstructing neuroprosthetic devices is largely composed of inflammatory cells with a significant astrocyte component. In a first-of-its-kind study, we profile the astrocyte phenotypes present on hydrocephalus shunts.

METHODS: qPCR and RNA in-situ hybridization were used to quantify pro-inflammatory (A1) and anti-inflammatory (A2) reactive astrocyte phenotypes by analyzing C3 and EMP1 genes, respectively. Additionally, CSF cytokine levels were quantified using ELISA. In an in vitro model of astrocyte growth on shunts, different cytokines were used to prevent the activation of resting astrocytes into the A1 and A2 phenotypes. Obstructed and non-obstructed shunts were characterized based on …

An Introduction To "Marshall Law", Ip Theory Volume 12 Editorial Board

IP Theory

No abstract provided.

No One Left Behind? Assessing The Global Financial Safety Net Performance During Covid-19, Laurissa Mã¼Hlich, Barbara Fritz, William N. Kring

Documents

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Lehman Brothers Inc.'S 14-Year Liquidation Successfully Concludes, Securities Investor Protection Corporation

Documents

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Medical Student Sensitivity Training On The Differences In Sex Development, Paul Endres, Deborah Ziring, Dimitrios Papanagnou

Student Papers, Posters & Projects

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September 28, 2022 (Vol. 107, No. 6), Daily Eastern News

Daily Eastern News: 2022-2023

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Cardiac Structure And Function In Adults With Down Syndrome., Fadi M. Azar, Victor D Y Beck, Alice M. Matthews, Daniel Forsha, Thessa I M Hilgenkamp

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Various factors may alter the risk for cardiovascular disease in adults with Down syndrome (Ds), yet few studies have examined differences in cardiac physiology in this population. Previous research suggested lower systolic and diastolic function, but inconsistent methodologies and younger samples warrant research in adults with Ds. Our aim is to compare the cardiac structure and function of adults with Ds to age- and sex-matched adults without Ds. Echocardiography was used to assess systolic function, diastolic function, and cardiac structure in n = 19 adults (Ds n = 9, control n = 10). Regarding cardiac structure, adults with Ds had …

Nationwide Analysis On Intentional Indoor And Outdoor Tanning: Prevalence And Correlates, Katharina Diehl, Eckhard E. Breitbart, Rüdiger Greinert, Joel Hillhouse, Jerod L. Stapleton, Tatiana Görig

Health, Behavior & Society Faculty Publications

Outdoor and indoor tanning are considered as risk factors for the development of skin cancer. The aims of this nationwide representative study were to quantify both behaviors in a sample with a wide age range, to identify those showing both behaviors and to explore and compare determinants of both behaviors. We used data from the fifth wave (2019) of the National Cancer Aid Monitoring (NCAM). We surveyed the representative sample including 4000 individuals, aged 16–65 years, living in Germany. Data were collected through telephone interviews. In addition to descriptive statistics, we used logistic regression analyses to identify determinants. The one-year-prevalence …

Preface To Special Issue On Water Electrolysis For Hydrogen Production, Li Li, Jin-Song Hu, Zi-Dong Wei

Journal of Electrochemistry

No abstract provided.

Legaltech Talks | Nicole Spence '08: Artificial Intelligence, Data, And The Law With Nicole Spence '08 Of Ibm, Innovation Center For Law And Technology

Innovation Center for Law and Technology

September 28, 2022