32 research outputs found
Research Revisited: Cognitive Effects of Greek Affiliation in College: Additional Evidence
Previous research found broad based negative effects of fraternity/sorority affiliation on standardized measures of cognitive development after one year of college. Following the same sample, and employing essentially the same research design and analytic model, the present study found that the negative effects of fraternity/sorority affiliation were much less pronounced during the second or third years of college
Efficient generation of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV)-pseudotypes bearing morbilliviral glycoproteins and their use in quantifying virus neutralising antibodies
Morbillivirus neutralising antibodies are traditionally measured using either plaque reduction neutralisation tests (PRNTs) or live virus microneutralisation tests (micro-NTs). While both test formats provide a reliable assessment of the strength and specificity of the humoral response, they are restricted by the limited number of viral strains that can be studied and often present significant biological safety concerns to the operator. In this study, we describe the adaptation of a replication-defective vesicular stomatitis virus (VSVΔG) based pseudotyping system for the measurement of morbillivirus neutralising antibodies. By expressing the haemagglutinin (H) and fusion (F) proteins of canine distemper virus (CDV) on VSVΔG pseudotypes bearing a luciferase marker gene, neutralising antibody titres could be measured rapidly and with high sensitivity. Further, by exchanging the glycoprotein expression construct, responses against distinct viral strains or species may be measured. Using this technique, we demonstrate cross neutralisation between CDV and peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV). As an example of the value of the technique, we demonstrate that UK dogs vary in the breadth of immunity induced by CDV vaccination; in some dogs the neutralising response is CDV-specific while, in others, the neutralising response extends to the ruminant morbillivirus PPRV. This technique will facilitate a comprehensive comparison of cross-neutralisation to be conducted across the morbilliviruses
Angst and hope : current issues in student affairs leadership
Comprend des références bibliographiques et un index1: Past, Present, and Future: Contexts for Current Challenges and Opportunities for Student Affairs Leadership2: What Troubles You? What Keeps You up at Night?3: What Excites You? What Keeps You Going?4: Embracing Core Values: Finding Joy in the Challenges of our Wor
New directions for student services, 1997-2014 : glancing back, looking forward
Comprend des références bibliographiques et un index1: Glancing Back at New Directions for Student Services, 1997–20142: Trends and Milestones Affecting Student Affairs Practice3: Characterizations of Students and Effective Student Affairs Practice4: Looking Back and Ahead: What We Must Learn From 30 Years of Student Affairs Assessment5: The Digital Age of Student Affairs6: Contemporary Challenges in Student Affairs Budgeting and Finance7: Preparing Student Affairs Educators8: Peering Into the Futur
New directions for student services
Publ. comme no 87, fall 1999 de la revue New directions for student servicesBibliogr. Ã la fin des textesIndex: p. 93-9
ASHE-ERIC higher education reports
Publ. comme rapport no 1, 1988 de la revue ASHE-ERIC higher education reportsBibliogr.: p. 111-130Index: p. 131-14
Student Success in College: Creating Conditions That Matter
Description
Student Success in College describes policies, programs, and practices that a diverse set of institutions have used to enhance student achievement. This book clearly shows the benefits of student learning and educational effectiveness that can be realized when these conditions are present. Based on the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) project from the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, this book provides concrete examples from twenty institutions that other colleges and universities can learn from and adapt to help create a success-oriented campus culture and learning environment