Qualitative Assessment of Coyote Olfactory Behavior in Response to Urine Stimuli

The coyote (Canis latrans) marks territorial boundaries with scent cues.

Effects of C-Section Birth on Vasopressin 1a Receptors in the Prairie Vole Brain

The goal of this study was to understand how the brain might change depending on the birth experience: a vaginal birth or a cesarean section. C-sections have been associated with an increased risk of obesity and other behavioral and metabolic health conditions that are related to the function of hypothalamic hormones in the brain1. Vasopressin is one neuropeptide hormone that is produced in the hypothalamus and influences a variety of metabolic functions and behaviors, including water balance and social pair bonding2. This study used prairie voles to assess the effect of birth experience on the brain because of their human relatedness in thermoregulation, adult social behavior, and neurohormones. This study examined whether birth mode changed the densities of the receptors for vasopressin in the vole brain

American Reads Mentor/Tutor

This was a great opportunity to work in the community and to learn how to better work with younger kids. For this past school year I worked for an after-school program at Summit Elementary doing a variety of educational activities. We were able to invite several different organizations to help introduce the kids to new technologies such as drones and coded remote-control cars. This helps kids to think creatively and give them opportunities to find their passion for a potential future career

La Malaise de la Jeunesse Tunisienne: Uncertainty and Social Change for Tunisian Youth Showcased by Tunisian Cinema

Following the Arab Spring in 2011, Tunisia – the heart of the uprisings – underwent swift and broad social change during its democratic transition. Most notably, a new generation of Tunisian youth\u27s formative years simultaneously occurred during a decade of challenges

Fiber Bundles of the Complex Projective Space and Their Relation to Quantum Physics

The complex projective space CPn is the space of lines through the origin in Cn+1 with an equivalence relation defined by Z ~ λZ\u27 for λ ∈ C*. We define the points under the equivalence relation as homogeneous coordinates, represented by [Z0 : Z1 : ... Zn]. Since all Z,sub\u3ei cannot equal zero, we can find a unique set of n coordinates (z1,...,zn) such that [Z0 : Z1 : ... : Zn] ~ [1 : z1 : ... : zn] where zi = Zi\Z0

Utah People and Environment Poll 2024/25 Executive Report

Utah\u27s people and environment are currently experiencing significant changes as the population continues to grow, droughts and flooding pose threats to agriculture, air quality leads to health concerns, energy needs rise, and public lands see increased use. Action is needed to address these changes, especially given how rapidly they are occurring. Political leaders, environmental organizations, Tribal Nations, and universities play a critical role in ensuring Utah’s environment, economy, workforce, and underserved communities have a sustainable path forward. Understanding residents’ views, values, and concerns can help better craft the policy, inform infrastructure, and identify the services needed to do so. With this goal of understanding in mind, Utah State University\u27s Community & Natural Resources Institute (CANRI) launched the Utah People and Environment Poll in spring of 2023. The 2023 UPEP illuminated important insights into Utahn’s values and concerns, and the survey was repeated from November 2024 through January 2025 to continue to build a mechanism for gathering timely, relevant, and longitudinal data on issues at the intersection of people and the environment in Utah to help inform policy to address environmental issues. The following summarizes some of the notable results of the most recent survey. Results and reports of the 2023 survey can be found here: https://chass.usu.edu/canri/upep-previous

The Utah Statesman, March 3, 2025

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/newspapers/2893/thumbnail.jp

The Utah Statesman, April 7, 2025

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/newspapers/2897/thumbnail.jp

Canadian Space Agency Satellite Operations for the Quantum EncrYption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat) Mission

The Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA) Quantum EncrYption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat) mission launching in late 2026 will be the first demonstration of ground-to-space Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) in Canada. For this system, the receiving platform is a microsatellite in low earth orbit and the photon source is hosted in a ground based Optical Quantum Ground Station (OQGS). Together, they will enable the creation and exchange of cryptographic keys, establishing secure quantum communications at a minimum distance of 500 km. In the first year of operations, experiments will be performed to demonstrate QKD as an uplink via Weak Coherent Pulse (WCP) and Entangled Photon Source (EPS). Onwards from the second year, the mission will open to additional scientific collaborations and experiments for both the space and ground platforms. The primary payloads of the satellite consist of a telescope and supporting components capable of photon exchange with the desired OQGS. Conversely, on the ground side, this will be supported by soon to be constructed Optical-Quantum Ground Stations located at CSA headquarters in St-Hubert, as well as other partner organizations including the University of Waterloo. The Mission Operations Center (MOC) hosted at the CSA in St-Hubert will be the primary operations system for this mission. From the operational perspective, the QEYSSat mission has many considerations that must be accounted for. First, photon exchanges between the quantum ground station and the satellite must take place in eclipse to avoid stray light that may affect the quality of the experiment. Therefore, access times, operational products, and critical personnel must be planned around these tightly constrained windows. Another operational challenge is that the pointing and tracking requirements for the satellite platform and the OQGS are considerably stringent to accommodate the successful exchange of photons. This calls on the CSA Flight Dynamics and Spacecraft Engineering teams to generate high fidelity data inputs for predictive tracking systems. Additionally, the satellite operations team is implementing more efficient and automated operational planning protocols, as environmental conditions such as rapid changes in weather will impact the integrity of planned experiments, requiring rapid re-planning. Developments by the satellite operations team will allow Science End Users to task the payloads in an accessible and efficient manner. The Primary Science Operations Center (SOC) will be located at the University of Waterloo lead by the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC). To accommodate the complexities of a regular planning cycle, the CSA satellite operations team has created the SOC Planning Tool for Science End Users. This tool allows science experts with minimal knowledge of satellite operations to effectively task their payloads. This is done by employing easy-to-use interfaces displaying only the relevant information necessary for planning payload activities. The tool contains built in constraint checking functionality, drawing on the latest data from the MOC to provide the Science User immediate feedback as to the validity of their payload tasking request. The ultimate result is a robust way for science users from all levels of expertise to generate science tasking requests