An Examination of the Importance of Academic Support Programs for Two-Year College Student-Athletes

Literature has shown that there are many positive practices in supporting community college student-athletes, but the sheer number of positive practices out there can be overwhelming and having a summary of practices could be helpful for academic advisors to properly serve this unique population. This is necessary as research has revealed that the number of academic advisors who feel equipped to support community college student-athletes is low. Community college student-athletes are a unique population, with a diverse variety of needs. This project examines intrusive academic advising, enrollment and eligibility requirements for community college student-athletes, tutorial services and peer academic mentoring. The focus of this project is to provide a learning opportunity for two year college academic advisors with the knowledge and tools they need to support their student-athletes, while promoting and fostering academic success

Ocorrência e uso do Hemipodia californiensis (Hartman 1938) (POLYCHAETA Glyceridae) em praias arenosas de três localidades da Ilha de Santa Catarina, Brasil.

TCC(graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências Biológicas. Biologia.O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar a ocorrência e o uso do poliqueto Hemipodia californiensis como isca viva para a pesca na Ilha de Santa Catarina. A base de dados foi obtida através de entrevistas abertas e semi-estruturadas aplicada a pescadores, de diferentes idades e em três localidades da Ilha: Barra da Lagoa, Pântano do Sul e Armação do Pântano do Sul. Vinte pescadores foram entrevistados, sendo que a maioria (60%) relatou que possuíam mais de 35 anos de experiência na pesca. Todos entrevistados relataram que usaram ou ainda usam o H. californiensis exclusivamente como isca viva para a pesca, e que tal atividade é muito antiga na região. Com relação à ocorrência da “bicha-da-praia” ou “minhoca-da-praia” (nomes populares dados ao H. californiensis) grande parte dos entrevistados afirmaram que a espécie ocorre em praias oceânicas e de areia grossa. Também afirmaram que não são percebidos sinais na superfície da areia da presença do poliqueto. As marés baixas são aquelas que dão melhores condições de coletar o poliqueto, segundo os entrevistados, e o verão foi a época mais citada. Para a manutenção dos poliquetos vivos após coletados, a forma usual que os pescadores adotam é guardar os exemplares com sedimento do local da coleta. Quanto ao histórico da abundância do poliqueto, muitos relataram (65%) que no passado ocorriam maiores quantidades. Os peixes citados como os mais capturados com a isca viva do poliqueto foram: o papa-terra, o pampo e a curvina. Considerando as questões de comercialização do H. californiensis como isca viva, a maioria dos entrevistados desconhece a atividade na Ilha. Em cinco oportunidades, acompanhamos os pescadores na busca pelo poliqueto em algumas praias: a maior abundância foi registrada na Praia da Lagoinha do Leste com 1,7 ind./m2 e a menor abundância foi registrada na Praia da Armação, com 1 ind/ m2. Os tamanhos médios do H. californiensis variaram de 12,8 cm na Lagoinha do Leste a 9,9 cm na praia da Armação. Essas médias de comprimento não diferiram estatisticamente. Concluímos que a atividade de coleta do H. californiensis ainda é realizada na Ilha de Santa Catarina, porém essa prática vem reduzindo-se pelo fato de que os pescadores artesanais optam por pescarias mais produtivas e rentáveis

Clean Technology Evaluation & Workforce Development Program

The overall objective of the Clean Technology Evaluation portion of the award was to design a process to speed up the identification of new clean energy technologies and match organizations to testing and early adoption partners. The project was successful in identifying new technologies targeted to utilities and utility technology integrators, in developing a process to review and rank the new technologies, and in facilitating new partnerships for technology testing and adoption. The purpose of the Workforce Development portion of the award was to create an education outreach program for middle & high-school students focused on clean technology science and engineering. While originally targeting San Diego, California and Cambridge, Massachusetts, the scope of the program was expanded to include a major clean technology speaking series and expo as part of the USA Science & Engineering Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C

Building a Community-based Food System: Green Economic Development in Central Illinois

It has been a challenge for many community-based, small to medium scale, fruit and vegetable farmers to meet the high demand of locally sourced food. Community-based producers have been mostly using farm stands, farmers’ markets and community-supported agriculture (CSAs) to meet this demand. Although there has been tremendous growth in the number of farmers’ markets and CSA subscriptions, a gap remains for institutional buyers demanding community-based food. Regional food hubs may be the critical piece needed for filling this gap. The Edible Economy Project in partnership with Heartland Community College is working on a regional food hub network project in central Illinois to create a more efficient and vibrant community-based food system. A regional food hub is defined by the USDA as “a business or organization that actively manages the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of source-identified food products primarily from local and regional producers to strengthen their ability to satisfy wholesale, retail, and institutional demand”. Through food hubs, buyers and farmers are better able to connect and efficiently make transactions. Food hubs allow community-based food to be more accessible and the hope is that farmers will be able to meet the high demand for community-based food. This research places the community-based food system into the broader green economy and takes a case study approach for explaining how a community with diverse stakeholders may develop a food hub

Squamous cell carcinoma as a primary pleural tumor – case report

The differential diagnosis of primary pleural tumors is a very difficult challenge. The clinical symptoms are insufficient to make a clear and definitive diagnosis. This report presents the case of a 63-year-old male patient who was admitted to Department of Pulmonology due to evidence of increasing respiratory failure due to COVID-19 infection. The X-ray showed massive infiltrate on the left pleural cavity. A bronchofiberoscopy was performed with material removal for histopathological examination. No tumor cells were found in the first pathomorphology report. A videothoracoscopy was performed, in which excerpts from the wall and pleura of the lungs were taken. Pathomorphologic findings excluded mesotheliomas and adenocarcinomas, and after additional reactions a low-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma with adenomatoid differentiation features. The final diagnosis was squamous cell carcinoma. This case highlights that the diagnosis of tumors of the pleura requires cooperation between pathomorphologists and clinicians. Further studies are needed to associate COVID-19 infection with the occurrence of rare pleural tumours

HTRA3 (HtrA serine peptidase 3)

Review on HTRA3 (HtrA serine peptidase 3), with data on DNA, on the protein encoded, and where the gene is implicated