War Drums: A Retrospective Analysis of Post 9/11 Media and the Mis-education of the American Public

This empirical research contributes to the critical analysis of media as a source of information and misinformation for adults; paying specific attention to the institutional nexus of political communication serving as a tool of the structural elite in bolstering an agenda contingent upon a mis-educated populous. The theoretical framework resides within the critical theory of media utilizing the propaganda model as a perspective analysis of the structural components of political communication. It adds to the continued critical analysis of media by scholars who assert that consumers of media are indeed bound to the ideological discourse as participants, and that to some degree they have the agency to realize the source of the dominant ideology; however, if they are media literate or obtain proper education they will possess or will develop within themselves the ability to reject the current messages maintaining the ideological status quo

Campus Apartment Architecture Style and Likelihood to Graduate: An Exploratory Study at a Southern Public Liberal Arts University

Because of increased opportunities for social interaction, undergraduate students living on campus are more likely to persist and graduate than their counterparts.  Residence hall design also contributes to student interaction.  This study explores the relationship between campus apartment design and graduation rates of a sophomore cohort attending a southern public liberal arts university.  Initial findings indicate students living in a communal apartment complex were more likely to graduate than those living in traditional complexes; a multivariate logistic regression finds the strongest predictors of graduation are race/ethnicity and semester credit hours earned.  Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed

Campus Apartment Architecture Style and Likelihood to Graduate

Because of increased opportunities for social interaction, undergraduate students living on campus are more likely to persist and graduate than their counterparts. Residence hall design also contributes to student interaction. This study explores the relationship between campus apartment design and graduation rates of a sophomore cohort attending a southern public liberal arts university. Initial findings indicate students living in a communal apartment complex were more likely to graduate than those living in traditional complexes; a multivariate logistic regression finds the strongest predictors of graduation are race/ethnicity and semester credit hours earned. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed

Urothelial bladder carcinoma with major clinical presentation as overactive bladder, without hematuria: case report and literature review

The urothelial carcinoma is the most common type of bladder cancer, comprising approximately 90% of cases in the United States. The most common symptom of bladder cancer is macroscopic hematuria, increased urinary frequency, urgency, or irritative symptoms may occur. Generally, occurs in elderly people, about 9 out of 10 people are over 55 years old, with the average age at diagnosis of 73 years. Males are more likely than women to have this neoplasm with a probability of 1 in 27 (for women the probability is 1 in 89). Most bladder cancers begin in the inner layer, also called the urothelium or transitional epithelium. As it advances, it invades the layers of the bladder and can invade adjacent structures, often metastasizing to distant lymph nodes, bones, lungs or the liver. Among the cancers that originate in the bladder authors have: Urothelial carcinoma (transitional cell carcinoma), squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, small cell carcinoma, sarcoma. Hematuria occurs in the majority of patients with urothelial carcinoma. Symptoms such as dysuria, frequency, urgency and pain may also occur, or it may also be asymptomatic.  In this case report, an atypical presentation of bladder cancer is shown, simulating the symptomatology of a Hyperactive Bladder Syndrome

Relación del deterioro cognitivo y dependencia funcional con calidad de vida en residentes de viviendas para personas adultas mayores

Objetivo. Determinar la relación del deterioro cognitivo y la dependencia funcional con la calidad de vida en residentes permanentes de viviendas para personas adultas mayores en Aguascalientes. Materiales y métodos. Estudio cuantitativo, observacional, relacional y transversal realizado durante agosto 2022 a febrero 2024. Muestra por conveniencia de 60 residentes permanentes de viviendas mixtas para adultos mayores en Aguascalientes, con deterioro cognitivo leve-moderado.  Regida bajo la ley general de salud en materia de investigación para la salud, preservando la dignidad, derechos y participación consentida. Se aplicaron como entrevista los instrumentos; Mini Mental State Examination (?=0.8), Índice de Barthel (?=0.96) y WHOQOL- BREF (?=0.89). Se realizó el análisis estadístico mediante SPSS versión 25 y prueba Rho Spearman. Resultados. Prevaleció el deterioro cognitivo leve (f=45, 75%), manifestado en atención y cálculo; la dependencia funcional fue frecuente en nivel leve (f=41, 68.3%), con mayor necesidad de asistencia al subir y bajar escaleras; la percepción global sobre calidad de vida fue buena (f=32, 53.3%), identificando como limitante la dependencia a tratamiento médico. Se encontró correlación significativa de coeficiente positivo bajo entre deterioro cognitivo y calidad de vida (r=0.268, p=0.038), así como, entre dependencia funcional y calidad de vida (r=0.339, p= 0.008). Discusión. Otros estudios coinciden en la presencia de alteraciones en la atención y cálculo, necesidad de asistencia para el traslado y la salud física como limitante para la calidad de vida. Conclusión. La correlación demuestra que las variables aumentan a la par, a mayor capacidad cognitiva y funcional, mayor será la calidad de vida

Evaluación del rendimiento de algodón (Gossypium hirsutum L) con cuatro niveles de humedad aprovechable en suelo franco en el Valle de Mexicali

En el Valle de Mexicali, Baja California, durante el subciclo primavera-verano 2005, se sembraron 30 mil ha de algodonero, dándose riego superficial en surcos con número indistinto de aplicaciones determinadas empíricamente por el agricultor, obteniéndose rendimientos variables por falta de conocimiento en aplicación del riego para suministrar humedad y obtener máximos rendimientos. El objetivo del presente estudio, fue evaluar cuatro niveles de humedad aprovechable en el suelo antes del riego (20, 40, 60 y 80 %) sobre rendimiento del algodonero. Se construyó una función de respuesta que permite predecir la ganancia de algodón en hueso. Se evaluó la variedad precoz Delta Pine 565 en dos etapas fenológicas (X1 y X2), donde X1, comprende desde la germinación hasta el inicio de la floración y X2 del inicio de la floración (50 % de plantas con flores) hasta la formación de capullos. Para cuantificar el balance hídrico, se midió humedad en suelo con una sonda de neutrones en capas de 15 cm hasta una profundidad de 105 cm. Se utilizó un arreglo factorial (42) y el análisis estadístico de la información se realizó por un modelo de regresión múltiple y análisis de varianza. El mejor ajuste (R2=0.72) se obtuvo con la función Y= 0.6705553+0.15830168X2 - 0.0014X2 2. El ANOVA mostró diferencias significativas (P < .05) entre tratamientos. Los valores X1 y X2 más favorables de humedad aprovechable fueron 35 % y 57 % respectivamente. Los resultados indican que la humedad aprovechable en la segunda etapa presentó mayor efecto sobre el rendimiento de algodón en hueso. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54167/tecnociencia.v2i3.7

Build and Broaden: Bridging Critical Research Collaborations for Faculty Success in Texas MSIs - Being a Resilient Researcher at Mid-Career Webinar Series (Spring 2021)

The goal of this Build and Broaden Conference proposal is to build research capacity and partnerships in the social, behavioral and economic (SBE) sciences at MSIs in Texas. A primary outcome of the workshops will be to enhance capacity to prepare grant proposals in the social, behavioral and economic sciences, aligning with and advancing the goals and objectives of the Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), Build and Broaden, released by NSF's SBE Directorate (NSF 2020: 20-048). The proposed workshops aim to accomplish three key objectives for SBE faculty at MSIs in Texas: • Create successful mechanisms to address the lack of socialization and familiarity with NSF funding programs and grant proposals and thus build capacity in the SBE sciences • Provide on-site mentorship and collaboration opportunities for faculty • Collect survey data on the career pathways of participating faculty in the SBE sciences at these institutions, with an eye to better understanding how to support research capacity, especially for collaborations Being a Resilient Researcher at Mid-Career Webinar Series – Spring 2021 Events Webinar 1: Navigating Roadblocks”: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 from 4:00pm-5:15pm (CST) Webinar 2: “Being a Resilient Researcher at Mid-Career: Expanding Your Toolkit” Wednesday, March 10, 2021 from 4:00pm-5:15pm (CST) Webinar 3: ““Expanding Your External Funding Imagination and Fine-Tuning Your Toolkit” Wednesday, April 7, 2021 from 4:00pm-5:15pm (CST) Webinar 4: “Strategies for Career Success and Promotion” Wednesday, May 5, 2021 from 4:00pm-5:15pm (CST)The state of Texas has more minority-serving institutions (MSI) than any state other than California. The state's pressing priorities mimic many at the national level, such as a need for greater inclusion at all levels of the scientific enterprise. While the National Science Foundation (NSF) has identified many effective strategies to demystify the grants process, funding rates at MSIs still lag behind other institutions with fewer students of color, including in the social, behavioral, and economic (SBE) sciences. In turn, this means MSI students have fewer opportunities to participate in research or to acquire cutting edge scientific techniques, the kinds of experiences that increase options for career paths and advanced education. This grant funds three mini-conferences for MSI faculty in Texas, with a focus on participation by faculty of color, women faculty, and mid-career faculty. The mini-conferences will feature presentations by former NSF staff and other faculty who bring expertise in navigating different career pathways, including at MSIs. Through the events, faculty at MSIs will learn more about NSF grant proposals and research collaborations and will have access to on-site mentorship and collaboration opportunities. The conference organizers also plan to collect survey data on the career pathways of participating faculty in the SBE sciences at these institutions, with an eye towards better understanding how to support research capacity, especially for collaborations. As a result, a larger pool of faculty at MSIs will share an understanding of NSF proposals and fellow SBE researchers in the region. Increased attention to SBE research and funding in the state of Texas will advance fundamental knowledge in the SBE disciplines, highlighting the value of SBE research in a state which receives roughly 90% of its funding in the non-SBE disciplines, according to figures from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.National Science Foundation Award #2036909 https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=203690

Género, espacio doméstico y socialización del cuidado: Algunas perspectivas de cambio

The idea of “sex division of labor” is related with gender perspective and defines the division of public space (linked to male) and privet space (linked to female). Thus men -“bread winers”- are closed to productive work, while women -“housewives”- are closed to reproductive work (Izquierdo, 2003). Nevertheless, these roles aren’t permanent or static. Some things are transforming. This way, our paper analyzes “care”, a very specific part of reproductive work. We try to describe the context in current Western societies, to observe solutions taken by agents involved in domestic spaces, as well as to visualize the State and private companies role in solving conflicts and sharing responsibilities to promote a socialization of care. The idea is to focus, on one hand, on transformation trough care practices ans, on the other hand, to propose guidelines to (re)educate ourselves, to assume new practices related to care at both levels: micro (familiar) and macro-social.Dentro del enfoque de género, llama la atención la idea de “división sexual del trabajo”, la cual define la división de espacios público (asociado a lo masculino) y doméstico (asociado a lo femenino). Por tanto, los hombres, “ganadores de pan”, se relacionan con el trabajo productivo; mientras que las mujeres, “amas de casa”, se relacionan con el trabajo reproductivo (Izquierdo, 2003). No obstante, estos roles no son fijos e inamovibles, algunas cosas están transformándose. Así, nuestra ponencia analiza una parte muy puntual del trabajo reproductivo que tiene que ver con el cuidado. Pretendemos describir el panorama en las sociedades occidentales actuales, las soluciones que toman los agentes implicados en el seno familiar, así como el papel de las empresas o el Estado en aras de resolver conflictos y compartir responsabilidades para una socialización del cuidado. Se trataría, por una parte, de ver cómo las prácticas del cuidado se han ido transformando y, por otra, de plantear directrices para (re)educarnos, para asumir nuevas prácticas en torno al cuidado, tanto a un nivel micro (el núcleo familiar) como a un nivel más macrosocial

Evaluating the Performance of <i>Yarrowia lipolytica</i> 2.2ab in Solid-State Fermentation under Bench-Scale Conditions in a Packed-Tray Bioreactor

Solid-State Fermentation (SSF) offers a valuable process for converting agri-food by-products (AFBP) into high-value metabolites, with Yarrowia lipolytica 2.2ab (Yl2.2ab) showing significant potential under laboratory-scale controlled conditions; however, its assessment in larger-scale bioreactor scenarios is needed. This work evaluates Yl2.2ab’s performance in a bench-scale custom-designed packed-tray bioreactor. Key features of this bioreactor design include a short packing length, a wall-cooling system, and forced aeration, enhancing hydrodynamics and heat and mass transfer within the tray. Preliminary studies under both abiotic and biotic conditions assessed Yl2.2ab’s adaptability to extreme temperature variations. The results indicated effective oxygen transport but poor heat transfer within the tray bed, with Yl2.2ab leading to a maximum growth rate of 28.15 mgx gssdb−1 h−1 and maximum production of proteases of 40.10 U gssdb−1 h−1, even when temperatures at the packed-tray outlet were around 49 °C. Hybrid-based modeling, incorporating Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Pseudo-Continuous Simulations (PCSs), elucidated that the forced-aeration system successfully maintained necessary oxygen levels in the bed. However, the low thermal conductivity of AFBP posed challenges for heat transfer. The bioreactor design presents promising avenues for scaling up SSF to valorize AFBP using Yl2.2ab’s extremophilic capabilities