2001-2002 Concert featuring Ying Huang and Conservatory Cello Choir

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SPEET: software tools for academic data analysis

The international ERASMUS+ project SPEET (Student Profile for Enhancing Engineering Tutoring) aims at opening a new perspective to university tutoring systems. Before looking for its nature, it’s recommended to have a look on the current use of data in education and on the concept of academic analytics basically defined as the process of evaluating and analysing data received from university systems for reporting and decision making reasons. This work reflects the outputs of the SPEET project in relation to the data mining tools, specific algorithms developed to deal with the basic problems tackled in the project: Classification, Clustering and Drop-out Prediction.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Changes in Botrytis cinerea Conidia Caused by Berberis vulgaris Extract

Testing plant extracts for controlling fungal diseases is a main biocontrol method. More interesting is to see what happens to the fungus treated with the plant extract. Therefore, the aim of the study was to evaluate the antifungal activity of Berberis vulgaris extract on Botrytis cinerea and to examine the ultrastructural changes in B. cinerea conidia caused by the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), using SEM and TEM. The antifungal activity of B. vulgaris bark extract was investigated using agar dilution method, and compared to that of berberine. Fluconazole was used as the positive antimycotic control. It was found that (1) B. vulgaris bark extract had significant antifungal activity against B. cinerea, and its effect was stronger than that of pure berberine. It was also noted that (2)B. vulgaris MIC caused severe structural changes of the conidia, comparable with berberine MIC effect; therefore (3) B. vulgaris bark extract might be recommended to be tested as a biocontrol agent against B. cinerea

2002-2003 Lynn University String Orchestra

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Role of the gp85/Trans-Sialidases in Trypanosoma cruzi Tissue Tropism: Preferential Binding of a Conserved Peptide Motif to the Vasculature in Vivo

Background: Transmitted by blood-sucking insects, the unicellular parasite Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas' disease, a malady manifested in a variety of symptoms from heart disease to digestive and urinary tract dysfunctions. the reasons for such organ preference have been a matter of great interest in the field, particularly because the parasite can invade nearly every cell line and it can be found in most tissues following an infection. Among the molecular factors that contribute to virulence is a large multigene family of proteins known as gp85/trans-sialidase, which participates in cell attachment and invasion. But whether these proteins also contribute to tissue homing had not yet been investigated. Here, a combination of endothelial cell immortalization and phage display techniques has been used to investigate the role of gp85/trans-sialidase in binding to the vasculature.Methods: Bacteriophage expressing an important peptide motif (denominated FLY) common to all gp85/trans-sialidase proteins was used as a surrogate to investigate the interaction of this motif with the endothelium compartment. for that purpose phage particles were incubated with endothelial cells obtained from different organs or injected into mice intravenously and the number of phage particles bound to cells or tissues was determined. Binding of phages to intermediate filament proteins has also been studied.Findings and Conclusions: Our data indicate that FLY interacts with the endothelium in an organ-dependent manner with significantly higher avidity for the heart vasculature. Phage display results also show that FLY interaction with intermediate filament proteins is not limited to cytokeratin 18 (CK18), which may explain the wide variety of cells infected by the parasite. This is the first time that members of the intermediate filaments in general, constituted by a large group of ubiquitously expressed proteins, have been implicated in T. cruzi cell invasion and tissue homing.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Microbiol Imunol & Parasitol, São Paulo, BrazilUniv São Paulo, Inst Quim, Dept Bioquim, BR-01498 São Paulo, BrazilUniv Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, David H Koch Ctr, Houston, TX 77030 USAUniv Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Canc Biol, Houston, TX 77030 USAUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Microbiol Imunol & Parasitol, São Paulo, BrazilFAPESP: 2004/03303-5FAPESP: 2008/54.806-8Web of Scienc

2000-2001 Born in the U.S.A. - Chamber Music Concert

Born in the U.S.A. April 18, 2001 - Chamber Music April 20, 2001 - The Faculty\u27s Choice April 21, 2001 - American Favorites Composers featured in this festival Vincente Avella Dana Wilson Judith Shatin David MacBride Dr. Adrian Childs Terry Winter Owens Arthur Weisberghttps://spiral.lynn.edu/conservatory_otherseasonalconcerts/1105/thumbnail.jp

Wastewater treatment plants, an “escape gate” for ESCAPE pathogens

Antibiotics are an essential tool of modern medicine, contributing to significantly decreasing mortality and morbidity rates from infectious diseases. However, persistent misuse of these drugs has accelerated the evolution of antibiotic resistance, negatively impacting clinical practice. The environment contributes to both the evolution and transmission of resistance. From all anthropically polluted aquatic environments, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are probably the main reservoirs of resistant pathogens. They should be regarded as critical control points for preventing or reducing the release of antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB), and antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs) into the natural environment. This review focuses on the fate of the pathogens Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium difficile, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacteriaceae spp. (ESCAPE) in WWTPs. All ESCAPE pathogen species, including high-risk clones and resistance determinants to last-resort antibiotics such as carbapenems, colistin, and multi-drug resistance platforms, were detected in wastewater. The whole genome sequencing studies demonstrate the clonal relationships and dissemination of Gram-negative ESCAPE species into the wastewater via hospital effluents and the enrichment of virulence and resistance determinants of S. aureus and enterococci in WWTPs. Therefore, the efficiency of different wastewater treatment processes regarding the removal of clinically relevant ARB species and ARGs, as well as the influence of water quality factors on their performance, should be explored and monitored, along with the development of more effective treatments and appropriate indicators (ESCAPE bacteria and/or ARGs). This knowledge will allow the development of quality standards for point sources and effluents to consolidate the WWTP barrier role against the environmental and public health AR threats