TSU Research Symposium: Abstracts

Abstract Submissions For Research Symposium 2008

Date Last Updated Monday, September 14, 2009

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Physical Therapy
Title: Orthotics for Plantar Fasciitis: Custom or Prefabricated?
Presenter1: Sexton, Jay
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 615-963-2168 (Dr. Housel)
Email: nhousel1@tnstate.edu (Dr. Housel)
Department: Physical Therapy
Funding: None
Major: Physical Therapy
AdvisorName: Housel, Natalie
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-2168 or 615-604-3727
AdvisorEmail: nhousel1@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Physical Therapy
Date: Saturday, January 05, 2008
Time: 07:55 AM

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ORTHOTICS FOR PLANTAR FASCIITIS: CUSTOM OR PREFABRICATED? J. Sexton*, B. Dobner*, and D. Bergman* ADVISOR and Co-author: Dr. Natalie Housel,Department of Physical Therapy Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the plantar fascia that can lead to pain when walking or running. This disorder is a common cause of foot pain in otherwise healthy adults, and can become debilitating. Orthotics offer a method to treat this problem, often reducing pain by correcting improper biomechanics of the foot. Some clinics believe that custom molded orthotics are more effective, while others prefer the use of prefabricated orthotics due to their low cost. PURPOSE: The purpose of this evidence-based project was to examine the literature to help determine which orthotic devices produce the best results in relation to cost. DESIGN: The authors used the PubMed search engine and Wiley InterScience to find empirical evidence in peer-reviewed journals to help answer this question. FINDINGS: From the evidence, the therapeutic value of custom orthotics appears to outweigh the economic value of prefabricated orthotics, but this research is on-going.

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ORTHOTICS FOR PLANTAR FASCIITIS: CUSTOM OR PREFABRICATED? J. Sexton*, B. Dobner*, and D. Bergman* ADVISOR and Co-author: Dr. Natalie Housel, Department of Physical Therapy Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the plantar fascia that can lead to pain when walking or running. This disorder is a common cause of foot pain in otherwise healthy adults, and can become debilitating. Orthotics offer a method to treat this problem, often reducing pain by correcting improper biomechanics of the foot. Some clinics believe that custom molded orthotics are more effective, while others prefer the use of prefabricated orthotics due to their low cost. PURPOSE: The purpose of this evidence-based project was to examine the literature to help determine which orthotic devices produce the best results in relation to cost. DESIGN: The authors used the PubMed search engine and Wiley InterScience to find empirical evidence in peer-reviewed journals to help answer this question. FINDINGS: From the evidence, the therapeutic value of custom orthotics appears to outweigh the economic value of prefabricated orthotics, but this research is on-going.

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ORTHOTICS FOR PLANTAR FASCIITIS: CUSTOM OR PREFABRICATED? J. Sexton*, B. Dobner*, and D. Bergman* ADVISOR and Co-author: Dr. Natalie Housel, Department of Physical Therapy. Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the plantar fascia that can lead to pain when walking or running. This disorder is a common cause of foot pain in otherwise healthy adults, and can become debilitating. Orthotics offer a method to treat this problem, often reducing pain by correcting improper biomechanics of the foot. Some clinics believe that custom molded orthotics are more effective, while others prefer the use of prefabricated orthotics due to their low cost. PURPOSE: The purpose of this evidence-based project was to examine the literature to help determine which orthotic devices produce the best results in relation to cost. DESIGN: The authors used the PubMed search engine and Wiley InterScience to find empirical evidence in peer-reviewed journals to help answer this question. FINDINGS: From the evidence, the therapeutic value of custom orthotics appears to outweigh the economic value of prefabricated orthotics, but this research is on-going.

Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Sciences
Title: ACCUMULATION OF DIBUTYLTIN IN HUMAN NATURAL KILLER CELLS
Presenter1: Whalen, Margaret
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-5247
Email: mwhalen@tnstate.edu
Department: Chemsitry
Funding: NIH
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Time: 08:10 AM

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ACCUMULATION OF DIBUTYLTIN IN HUMAN NATURAL KILLER CELLS. Margaret M. Whalen* and Robert W. Luebke NK cells are a subset of lymphocytes capable of killing tumor cells, virally infected cells and antibody coated cells. Dibutyltin dichloride (DBT) is a butyltin that has been used as a stabilizer in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics and also as a deworming product in poultry. DBT has been measured in drinking water due to leaching from PVC pipes and therefore poses a potential risk to human health. Previous studies have reported that NK cells exposed to concentrations as low as 0.5 µM DBT have a diminished ability to destroy target cells. In those studies, NK cells were exposed to DBT in serum-free cell culture medium, as DBT may bind to serum albumin potentially preventing its delivery to the NK cells. In the present study, we investigated the accumulation of DBT (exposure levels of 1-10 µM) in freshly isolated NK cells under conditions of varying serum concentrations. The in vivo condition has roughly 50-60% serum. Whether, and to what extent, the presence of serum affects delivery of DBT to cells was determined. In the presence of 10 % serum the accumulation of DBT in NK cells did not appreciably decrease. Increased serum levels, up to 50%, resulted in an approximately 20% decrease in the accumulation of DBT compared to serum-free media after a 1h exposure at the 10 µM concentration. Additionally, it appears that there is an attenuation of DBT-induced suppression of NK cell lytic activity at 5 and 2.5 µM DBT in the presence of 50% serum. Disclaimer: This abstract does not reflect EPA policy.

Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Sciences
Title: ACCUMULATION OF DIBUTYLTIN IN HUMAN NATURAL KILLER CELLS
Presenter1: Whalen, Margaret
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-5247
Email: mwhalen@tnstate.edu
Department: Chemistry
Funding: NIH
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Time: 08:11 AM

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SubjectArea: Personalized Dear Santa Fleece Romper
Title: Personalized Dear Santa Fleece Romper
Presenter1: Personalized Dear Santa Fleece Romper
Status: Personalized Dear Santa Fleece Romper
PhoneNumber: Personalized Dear Santa Fleece Romper
Email: Personalized Dear Santa Fleece Romper
Department: Personalized Dear Santa Fleece Romper
Funding: Personalized Dear Santa Fleece Romper
Major: Personalized Dear Santa Fleece Romper
AdvisorName: Personalized Dear Santa Fleece Romper
AdvisorPhone: Personalized Dear Santa Fleece Romper
AdvisorEmail: Personalized Dear Santa Fleece Romper
AdvisorDept: Personalized Dear Santa Fleece Romper
Date: Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Time: 08:39 AM

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Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Sciences
Title: Alteration of NK Cell Signaling Pathways by Exposure of Human Natural Killer Cells to Dibutyltin
Presenter1: odman-ghazi, sabah
Status: graduate student
PhoneNumber: (615) 419-7478
Email: sabah19742002@yahoo.com
Department: biology
Funding: NIH grant 2S06GM0809228.
Major: biological sciences
AdvisorName: whalen, margaret
AdvisorPhone: (615)963-5247
AdvisorEmail: mwhalen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: chemistry
Date: Monday, January 14, 2008
Time: 10:52 AM

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Alteration of NK Cell Signaling Pathways by Exposure of Human Natural Killer Cells to Dibutyltin 1Sabah O. Odman-Ghazi, 1Erica Taylor Isom and 2Margaret M. Whalen 1Department of Biological Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37209 2Department of Chemistry, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37209 Dibutyltin (DBT) is a widespread environmental contaminant. Detectable levels have been found in human blood. Natural killer (NK) cells are able to lyse tumor cells and virally infected cells. Previous studies have shown that DBT decreases the lytic function of NK cells. In this study we assessed the effects of those concentrations of DBT that decrease NK lytic function on the status of protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) (Syk, Zap-70, Src and Pyk), and Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) (p38, p44/42, JNK). Such studies will help elucidate the mechanism by which DBT decreases NK lytic function. NK cells that were exposed to (10, 5, 2.5, 1, 0.5 μM) DBT for 10 min did not show any significant changes in the levels or activation state of Syk, Pyk, or Src. Exposure of NK cells to 10 μM DBT for 10 min resulted in a significant increase in the phosphorylation of p38 (1.8 fold) and p44/42 (1.7 fold). A 6 h exposure to 10 μM DBT caused a significant increase in phosphorylation of p44/42 but no significant change in p38, phospho-p38, p44/42, phospho-JNK, or JNK levels. These data indicate that in vitro exposure to DBT, caused no changes in the levels or activation state of PTKs but caused significant activation the MAPKs, p38 and p44/42 after a 10min exposure to 10 μM DBT. This activation of p44/42 maintains out to 6 h. Supported by NIH grant 2S06GM0809228.

Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Sciences
Title: The role of MEK in TBT-induced activation of p44/42 in human natural killer cells
Presenter1: Abraha, Abraham
Status: graduate student
PhoneNumber: 615-720-2257
Email: aabraha@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Biological Sciences
Funding: NIH
Major: Biological Sciences
AdvisorName: Whalen, Margaret
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5247
AdvisorEmail: mwhalen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Chemistry
Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Time: 12:07 PM

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THE ROLE OF MEK IN TBT-INDUCED ACTIVATION OF p44/42 IN HUMAN NATURAL KILLER CELLS Abraham Abraha* and Margaret M.Whalen ADVISOR: Margaret M.Whalen, Department of Chemistry Natural killer cells form a class of lymphocytes that are able to kill tumor cells, virally infected cells and antibody-coated cells without prior sensitization. Tributyltin (TBT) is a toxic chemical that was used in large scale in wood preservation, marine antifouling paints, and slime control in paper mills. TBT has been detected in human foods such as fish and detectable levels have been found in human blood. Studies have shown that tributyltin (TBT) can significantly reduce the cytotoxic function of the human NK cells with accompanying changes in the phosphorylation (activation) state of the mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK), p44/42. The current studies are designed to examine the role of MAPK pathway activation in the TBT-induced loss of NK cytotoxic function, by using MAPK kinase (MEK) inhibitors. MAPK pathway activation was inhibited by compounds that specifically block the activation of MEK. Several MEK inhibitors were examined. There was about a 30% decrease in NK cell cytotoxic function when NK cells were exposed for 1h to the MEK inhibitor, PD98059. Western blot analysis using an antibody to phospo-p44/42 showed that PD98059 was able to completely block TBT-induced activation of p44/42. These results indicate that activation of p44/42 pathway is needed for the cytotoxic function of freshly isolated human NK cells and that TBT-induced activation of p44/42 occurs via the activation of its upstream activator, MEK.

Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Sciences
Title: Decreases in ATP levels of human natural killer cells induced by exposure to Pentachlorophenol.
Presenter1: Nnodu, Ugochukwu
Status: undergraduate student
PhoneNumber: 615-399-7105
Email: ugnnodu@yahoo.com
Department: Chemistry
Funding: NIH
Major: Chemistry
AdvisorName: Whalen, Margaret
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5247
AdvisorEmail: mwhalen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Chemistry
Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Time: 02:04 PM

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DECREASES IN ATP LEVELS OF HUMAN NATURAL KILLER CELLS INDUCED BY EXPOSURE TO PENTACHLOROPHENOL. Ugochukwu Nnodu* and Margaret M. Whalen ADVISOR: Margaret M. Whalen, Department of Chemistry Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is an organochlorine compound that has been used as wood preservative for power-line poles and fence poles. Pentachlorophenol (PCP) has been detected in human tissues. Human natural killer (NK) cells play a central role in immune defense against viral infection and tumor development. In previous studies we have shown that exposure to 10-0.5µM PCP decreases the tumor-killing (lytic) function of NK cells. The purpose of the study was to examine whether there was an association between loss of lytic function and decreased ATP levels as well as the ability of antioxidants to prevent any PCP-induced decreases in either ATP levels or lytic function was also examined. NK cells were exposed to PCP at concentrations ranging from 10 to 0.5 µM for 24 and 48 h. ATP levels were decreased by 15% in NK cells exposed to 10 µM PCP for 24 h. There was no decrease in ATP levels at 5 µM PCP. Exposure of NK cells to 5 and 2.5 µM PCP for 48 h decreased ATP by 32% and 12%, respectively. Exposure to 10 µM PCP for 24 h decreased lytic function by 69%, while exposure to 5µM PCP for 24 h decreased lytic function by about 45% and by 90% after 48 h. These data indicate that PCP exposure is able to decrease ATP levels in NK cells but that significant decreases in cytotoxic function occur even when there is no decrease in ATP levels. The addition of 1 mM antioxidant was unable to prevent the PCP-induced decreases in ATP levels or lytic function.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Sciences
Title: Effects of ziram on tumor cell binding capacity, cell-surface marker expression, and ATP levels of human natural killer
Presenter1: Taylor Thyneice
Status: Graduate
PhoneNumber: (615)306-4594
Email: ttaylor186@aol.com
Department: Biological Sciences
Funding: NIH
Major: Biology
AdvisorName: Dr. Margaret Whalen
AdvisorPhone: (615)963-5247
AdvisorEmail: mwhalen@tnstate.du
AdvisorDept: Chemistry
Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Time: 06:28 PM

Description

Human natural killer (NK) cells lyse tumor cells, virally infected cells, and antibody coated cells. Increased tumor formation and viral infection may occur if NK lytic function is disrupted. Ziram is used in the production of latex rubber and as an antifungal agent in agriculture. Previous studies have shown that ziram exposure decreased ability of NK cells to lyse tumor cells. To examine the mechanism by which ziram exposure decreases NK lytic function, we have assessed the effects of ziram exposure on the tumor-cell-binding function, cell-surface marker expression, and ATP levels of NK cells. Exposure of NK cells to 1 µM ziram for 24 h decreased NK-binding to tumor cells by 36%. Levels of expression of CD2, CD11a, CD16, CD18, and CD56 were examined and there were no significant decreases in any of these markers after a 24 h exposure to 1 µM ziram. However, a 24 h exposure to 1 μM ziram caused a 46 % decrease in ATP. These studies indicate that a decrease in the ability of NK cells to bind to tumor cells is, in part, responsible for the loss of NK lytic function and that this binding does not appear to be dependent upon any of the cell surface markers that were examined. Further, the depletion of ATP levels in NK cells after ziram exposure may account, in part, for the decrease in the ability of NK cells to bind target cells.

Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Sciences
Title: EFFECTS OF GLUTATHIONE (GSH) ON TRIBUTYLTIN (TBT)-
Presenter1: Davis, McLisa
Status: undergraduate student
PhoneNumber: 615-277-3636
Email: mdavis18@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Chemistry
Funding: NIH
Major: Chemistry
AdvisorName: Whalen, Margaret
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5247
AdvisorEmail: mwhalen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: chemistry
Date: Thursday, January 17, 2008
Time: 01:38 PM

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EFFECTS OF GLUTATHIONE (GSH) ON TRIBUTYLTIN (TBT)-INDUCED DECRESES IN NATURAL KILLER (NK) CELL FUNCTION McLisa V. Davis and Margaret M. Whalen ADVISOR: Margaret M. Whalen Tributyltin (TBT) is an environmental pollutant used in marine paints to prevent antifouling of boats, wood preservation, and as an antifungal agent in textiles and industrial cooling-water systems. TBT has been detected in human blood and is known to reduce the lytic function of human natural killer (NK) cells. With the ability to induce lyses of tumor cells, virally infected cells, and antibody-coated cells, NK cells are a part of the body’s innate immune system and our first-line immune defense against tumor formation. The objective of this research was to investigate the ability of glutathione (GSH) to alleviate TBT-induced decreases in the lytic function of human NK cells. GSH is a tripeptide antioxidant that protects cells from toxins. NK cells were exposed to TBT at concentrations ranging from 500-50 nM for 1 h, 24 h, or 48 h. GSH (1 mM) was added to the NK cells either immediately before or 1 h prior to the addition of TBT. The lytic function of NK cells exposed to 500 nM TBT for 1h was decreased by 91.5% versus a 28.9% decrease when 1 mM GSH was present. NK cells exposed to 100 nM TBT for 24 h showed 69.5% inhibition versus 22.7% inhibition with GSH, and exposure to 100 nM TBT for 48 h caused a 74.9% decrease in lytic function in the absence of GSH versus 53.1% decrease when GSH was present. These results indicate that GSH was effective in diminishing the negative effects of TBT on the lytic function of NK cells.

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SubjectArea: Anxiety Back Muscle Pains
Title: Anxiety Back Muscle Pains
Presenter1: Anxiety Back Muscle Pains
Status: Anxiety Back Muscle Pains
PhoneNumber: Anxiety Back Muscle Pains
Email: Anxiety Back Muscle Pains
Department: Anxiety Back Muscle Pains
Funding: Anxiety Back Muscle Pains
Major: Anxiety Back Muscle Pains
AdvisorName: Anxiety Back Muscle Pains
AdvisorPhone: Anxiety Back Muscle Pains
AdvisorEmail: Anxiety Back Muscle Pains
AdvisorDept: Anxiety Back Muscle Pains
Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Time: 05:15 PM

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Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Sciences
Title: Activation of p44/42 by PMA and TBT in Human Natural killer (NK) Cells Results in Loss of Cytotoxic Function
Presenter1: Dudimah
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 615-593-1611
Email: dudifred@yahoo.com
Department: Biology
Funding: NIH
Major: Biology
AdvisorName: Dr. Whalen Margaret
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5247
AdvisorEmail: mwhalen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Chemistry
Date: Thursday, January 24, 2008
Time: 10:10 AM

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ACTIVATION OF P44/42 BY PHORBOL 12-MYRISTATE 13-ACETATE (PMA) AND TRIBUTYLTIN (TBT) IN HUMAN NATURAL KILLER (NK) CELLS RESULTS IN LOSS OF CYTOTOXIC FUNCTION Dudimah Fred Advisor: Dr. Whalen Margaret, Department of Chemistry Natural Killer (NK) cells destroy (lyse) tumor cells, virally infected cells and antibody-coated cells. Previous studies indicated that exposure to the environmental contaminant tributyltin (TBT) decreases the lytic function of NK cells and activates the MAPK, p44/42. If activation of p44/42 is required for TBT-induced decreases of lytic function, then pharmacological agents such as Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) that activate p44/42 should mimic to some extent changes induced in NK cells with TBT exposures. NK cells were exposed to PMA concentrations between 100 and 0.25 nM for 10 min and 1 h before determining the lytic function (51Cr release assay) and phosphorylation state of MAPKs (Western blot). 1h exposure of NK cells to PMA (100-10 nM) resulted in significant loss of lytic function (between 66-58%). Additionally, a 1 h exposure to TBT (500-200 nM) caused decreases in lytic function of 96-61%. Western blot analysis showed that a 10 min exposure to 2.5 nM PMA caused a 10 fold increase in phospho(P)-p44/42 levels. Previous studies showed an 8.8 fold increase in P-p44/42 in response to a 10 min exposure to 300 nM TBT. This study supports the hypothesis that p44/42 activation (as seen with TBT exposures) precedes a loss of NK-cell lytic function.

Oral:
Poster: ON
SubjectArea: Biology-Ecology
Title: Inter-Annual Variability (IAV) in Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) of the Hardwood site in Duke Forest, NC.
Presenter1: Kiser, Diana
Status: Graduate
PhoneNumber: 615-495-7915
Email: ranadiana739@gmail.com
Department: Biology
Funding: None
Major: Biology
AdvisorName: Hui, Dafeng
AdvisorPhone: 615-206-7436
AdvisorEmail: dhtnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Biology
Date: Saturday, January 26, 2008
Time: 06:00 PM

Description

INTER-ANNUAL VARIABILITY (IAV) IN NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE (NEE)OF THE HARDWOOD SITE IN DUKE FOREST,NC. D. Kiser, D. Hui. ADVISOR: Prof. Dafeng Hui PhD. Department of Biology. Net Ecosystem Echange (NEE) is a measure of carbon sequestration capacity. We studied inter-annual variability (IAV) in NEE at the hardwood site in Duke Forest and found that variation in NEE among years was mainly caused by climatic variables, such as summer drought and the differences in relationship of NEE with climate variables. Measurements of NEE of Carbon Dioxide, photosynthesis, evapo-transpiration, respiration, photosynthesis active radiation, air temperature,and precipitation from Ameri-Flux were downloaded and exposed to calculation of means for total, yearly, and seasonal partitions, and graphics from the same calculations were analyzed through homogenity of slopes (HOS) model to detect the interaction between physiologycal and physical factors. The result showed minute realtionship within the factors in cold season (January through March and October through December)indicating great variability. An appreciable relationship was found between the factors in the warm season(April to september); in the data from photosynthesis and respiration, the relationship is significant in all the years (2001-2005). Analysis of the graphics showed relationships between the factors.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Health Sciences
Title: Psychosocial Aspects of Multiple Sclerosis Among African Americans
Presenter1: Chakravorty, Bonnie
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-7332
Email: bonnie.chakravorty@tnstate.edu
Department: HAHS
Funding: National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Monday, January 28, 2008
Time: 03:35 PM

Description

A COMPARISON OF PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OF CAUCASIANS. B. Chakravorty, Department of Health Administration and Health Sciences TSU & R. Buchanan Mississippi State University About 5 percent of the people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in the United States are African Americans (AAs). Previous studies of AAs with MS have focused on the clinical and physical aspects of the disease, finding that the course of MS is more aggressive among AAs than among Caucasians. AAs are diagnosed with MS at a younger age, have greater disability with increased disease duration, and demonstrate a more severe cognitive decline than Caucasians with MS. However, Marrie and colleagues concluded that failure to account for socioeconomic status (SES) overestimates racial differences in disability among people with MS. A review of the literature since 1990 found no studies that focus on the psychosocial aspects of MS among AAs. The present study describes the demographics, MS characteristics and use of health services especially mental health services of AAs with MS. Previous studies have shown that AAs in general receive inadequate treatment for depression and have lower referral rates to mental health specialists than Caucasians. This preliminary study compares AAs with Caucasians to identify any differences between these subgroups. Profiles of 1319 AAs and 27,384 Caucasians with MS were developed using enrollment data from the registry of the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis (NARCOMS). Descriptive statistics were calculated and chi square tests of independence performed. Among the findings, AAs and Caucasians were about equally likely to have seen a psychiatrist or psychologist for MS-related care. African Americans were more likely than Caucasians to have seen a social worker or counselor or a rehabilitation counselor specializing in MS. Caucasians on the other hand were more likely than AAs to visit acupuncturists or massage therapists to treat their MS. Differences between the groups and the possible clinical significance of these differences are discussed.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Health Sciences
Title: AFRICAN AMERICANS AND CAUCASIANS WITH MUTLIPLE SCLEROSIS: A COMPARISON OF PSYCHOSOCIAL PROFILES.
Presenter1: Chakravorty, Bonnie
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-7332
Email: bonnie.chakravorty@tnstate.edu
Department: HAHS
Funding: National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Monday, January 28, 2008
Time: 03:40 PM

Description

AFRICAN AMERICANS AND CAUCASIANS WITH MUTLIPLE SCLEROSIS: A COMPARISON OF PSYCHOSOCIAL PROFILES. B. Chakravorty, Department of Health Administration and Health Sciences TSU & R. Buchanan Mississippi State University About 5 percent of the people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in the United States are African Americans (AAs). Previous studies of AAs with MS have focused on the clinical and physical aspects of the disease, finding that the course of MS is more aggressive among AAs than among Caucasians. AAs are diagnosed with MS at a younger age, have greater disability with increased disease duration, and demonstrate a more severe cognitive decline than Caucasians with MS. However, Marrie and colleagues concluded that failure to account for socioeconomic status (SES) overestimates racial differences in disability among people with MS. A review of the literature since 1990 found no studies that focus on the psychosocial aspects of MS among AAs. The present study describes the demographics, MS characteristics and use of health services especially mental health services of AAs with MS. Previous studies have shown that AAs in general receive inadequate treatment for depression and have lower referral rates to mental health specialists than Caucasians. This preliminary study compares AAs with Caucasians to identify any differences between these subgroups. Profiles of 1319 AAs and 27,384 Caucasians with MS were developed using enrollment data from the registry of the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis (NARCOMS). Descriptive statistics were calculated and chi square tests of independence performed. Among the findings, AAs and Caucasians were about equally likely to have seen a psychiatrist or psychologist for MS-related care. African Americans were more likely than Caucasians to have seen a social worker or counselor or a rehabilitation counselor specializing in MS. Caucasians on the other hand were more likely than AAs to visit acupuncturists or massage therapists to treat their MS. Differences between the groups and the possible clinical significance of these differences are discussed.

Description

AFRICAN AMERICANS AND CAUCASIANS WITH MUTLIPLE SCLEROSIS: A COMPARISON OF PSYCHOSOCIAL PROFILES. B. Chakravorty, Department of Health Administration and Health Sciences TSU & R. Buchanan, Mississippi State University. About 5 percent of the people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in the United States are African Americans (AAs). Previous studies of AAs with MS have focused on the clinical and physical aspects of the disease, finding that the course of MS is more aggressive among AAs than among Caucasians. AAs are diagnosed with MS at a younger age, have greater disability with increased disease duration, and demonstrate a more severe cognitive decline than Caucasians with MS. However, Marrie and colleagues concluded that failure to account for socioeconomic status (SES) overestimates racial differences in disability among people with MS. A review of the literature since 1990 found no studies that focus on the psychosocial aspects of MS among AAs. The present study describes the demographics, MS characteristics and use of health services especially mental health services of AAs with MS. Previous studies have shown that AAs in general receive inadequate treatment for depression and have lower referral rates to mental health specialists than Caucasians. This preliminary study compares AAs with Caucasians to identify any differences between these subgroups. Profiles of 1319 AAs and 27,384 Caucasians with MS were developed using enrollment data from the registry of the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis (NARCOMS). Descriptive statistics were calculated and chi square tests of independence performed. Among the findings, AAs and Caucasians were about equally likely to have seen a psychiatrist or psychologist for MS-related care. African Americans were more likely than Caucasians to have seen a social worker or counselor or a rehabilitation counselor specializing in MS. Caucasians on the other hand were more likely than AAs to visit acupuncturists or massage therapists to treat their MS. Differences between the groups and the possible clinical significance of these differences are discussed.

Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Sciences
Title: INHIBITION OF HUMAN NATURAL KILLER CELL LYTIC FUNCTION BY THE BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS, HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE AND TE
Presenter1: Stephen, Krishna
Status: undergraduate
PhoneNumber: 615-430-1139
Email: kstephen@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Chemistry
Funding: NIH
Major: Chemistry
AdvisorName: Whalen, Margaret
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5247
AdvisorEmail: mwhalen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Chemistry
Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Time: 09:34 AM

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INHIBITION OF HUMAN NATURAL KILLER CELL LYTIC FUNCTION BY THE BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS, HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE AND TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A. Krishna Stephen* and Margaret M. Whalen ADVISOR: Margaret Whalen, Department of Chemistry Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) are used as flame retardants in a variety of materials. HBCD has been found in sediments and in fish. TBBPA has been found in drinking water stored in polycarbonate containers, and in human hair and blood samples. Human natural killer (NK) lymphocytes are able to destroy (lyse) tumor and virally- infected cells. They are responsible for limiting the spread of blood-borne metastases as well as limiting the development of primary tumors. Thus, any agent that interferes with the ability of NK cells to lyse their targets could increase the risk of tumor incidence and/or viral infections. This study evaluated the ability of HBCD and TBBPA to interfere with the lytic function of human NK cells using a chromium release assay. Highly purified human NK cells were exposed to 10, 5, 2.5, 1 , 0.5 and 0 μM HBCD or TBBPA for 24 h. Exposure to either 10 μM HBCD or TBBPA caused NK cells to lose greater than 90 percent of their ability to lyse tumor cells. Exposure to as little as 2.5 μM HBCD for 24 h was able to reduce lytic function by about 50%. While exposure to 0.5 μM TBBPA was able to decrease the lytic function of NK cells by about 30 % after 24 h.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: CLONING CELLULASE GENES FROM A METAGENO
Title: science
Presenter1: zhou suping
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-5208
Email: zsuping@tnstate.edu
Department: Institue of Agricultural and Environment
Funding: Institue of Agricultural and Environment
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Time: 08:17 AM

Description

CLONING CELLULASE GENES FROM A METAGENOMIC CDNA LIBRAY MADE FROM GOAT RUMINAL MICROFLORA Zhou Suping* Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research To understand the molecular mechanism in breaking down plant fiber by the microbial flora in goat rumen , a metagenomic mRNA population was isolated from the tissues precipitated from goat rumen fluid. A cDNA was constructed and screed for cellulose genes based on their enzymatic activity in degrading crystalline and amorphorous cellulose materials. Putative genes encoding for endo-glucanase on CMC substrate has been identified. Understanding the activity of the cellulolytic microorganism will contribute to herbivorous animal production. Relevant studies have shown that supplement of cellulolytic bacteria in cow and goat feed can enhance nutrients absorption from plant cell wall of these animals. Enzymatic efficiency in converting cellulose and hemicellulose into fermentable sugars play essential role for cellulosic ethanol production. The cellulose genes can also have significant application in biofuel production. Studies are underway to test their function in degrading cellulosic materials into glucose, the feedstock for ethanol industry.

Oral: ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Science
Title: Increasing the Fruit and Vegetable Consumption of Limited Resource Individuals through a Food Gleaning and Distribution
Presenter1: Collins-Biggs, Debra
Status: Undergraduate student
PhoneNumber: 931-378-3075
Email: dcollinsbiggs@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Family and Consumer Sciences/IAgER
Funding: USDA
Major: Foods and Nutrition
AdvisorName: Godwin, Sandria
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5619
AdvisorEmail: sgodwin@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Family and Consumer Sciences
Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Time: 01:58 PM

Description

Food insecurity is caused by many different factors, including poverty, over- population, poor health, inadequate transportation, lack of availability, environmental conditions and ineffective policies. While many people go hungry or struggle to meet their basic food needs, Americans discard up to 96 billion pounds of food per year. One possible means of alleviating food insecurity is through the process of gleaning and the recovery of food. Gleaning is collecting foods that might otherwise be discarded, salvaging the edible products, and distributing them to potential consumers. The purpose of this project was to divert distressed fruits and vegetables out of the waste stream and potentially improve the health and well-being of limited resource individuals. Using a combination of paid staff and community service volunteers, some of the discards from local farmers and produce sellers at the Nashville Farmer’s Market were collected and culled through. Foods deemed edible were distributed to community members for free on the same day using a “Veggie Van”. Distribution partners included emergency food kitchens, drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, summer programs, Boys and Girls Clubs and Metro Davidson Housing Authority residential towers. The bulk of the food was delivered curbside to over a 1,000 residents in housing authority neighborhoods and low income apartment complexes. A brochure on food safety was distributed with the food. Food not deemed edible was diverted to the University farm for composting. A total of 77,867 pounds of food were recovered. Of this, 44,453 pounds were delivered to low income individuals and feeding programs. Using a conservative estimate of a value of $.75 per pound of food recovered, this represents an income supplement to the individuals and feeding programs of $33,339. Diverting 39 tons of waste saved the Nashville Farmer's Market an estimated $2,140 in disposal and hauling fees. The estimated 25 yards of highly fertile compost represents an economic equivalent of approximately $1,200. The cost of the recovery program itself was $8500, which paid for the staff, fuel and truck repairs. Projects such as the Good Food for Good People Food Recovery Program can increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables, reduce the cost of disposal of the unused food, and provide materials for composting for use on gardens. Perhaps the most remarkable outcomes were those that were not expected. Some individuals in the poorest neighborhoods offered funds to supplement the fuel costs so the “Veggie Van” could continue to deliver the food. Others brought bags for use in distributing the foods. Also of note is that at every neighborhood stop, certain individuals would take food to those who could not make the trip to the Van. In this humble way, the food recovery program added not only to the health, but to the safety of our community.

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INCREASING THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION OF LIMITED RESOURCE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH A FOOD GLEANING AND DISTRIBUTION PROJECT D. Collins-Biggs*, S.L. Godwin, F. Chen, F. Tegegne, E. Ekanem, and S.C. Siple. ADVISOR: Prof. Sandria L. Godwin, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research Food insecurity is caused by many different factors, including poverty, over- population, poor health, inadequate transportation, lack of availability, environmental conditions and ineffective policies. While many people go hungry or struggle to meet their basic food needs, Americans discard up to 96 billion pounds of food per year. One possible means of alleviating food insecurity is through the process of gleaning and the recovery of food. Gleaning is collecting foods that might otherwise be discarded, salvaging the edible products, and distributing them to potential consumers. The purpose of this project was to divert distressed fruits and vegetables out of the waste stream and potentially improve the health and well-being of limited resource individuals. Using a combination of paid staff and community service volunteers, some of the discards from local farmers and produce sellers at the Nashville Farmer’s Market were collected and culled through. Foods deemed edible were distributed to community members for free on the same day using a “Veggie Van”. Distribution partners included emergency food kitchens, drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, summer programs, Boys and Girls Clubs and Metro Davidson Housing Authority residential towers. The bulk of the food was delivered curbside to over a 1,000 residents in housing authority neighborhoods and low income apartment complexes. A brochure on food safety was distributed with the food. Food not deemed edible was diverted to the University farm for composting. A total of 77,867 pounds of food were recovered. Of this, 44,453 pounds were delivered to low income individuals and feeding programs. Using a conservative estimate of a value of $.75 per pound of food recovered, this represents an income supplement to the individuals and feeding programs of $33,339. Diverting 39 tons of waste saved the Nashville Farmer's Market an estimated $2,140 in disposal and hauling fees. The estimated 25 yards of highly fertile compost represents an economic equivalent of approximately $1,200. The cost of the recovery program itself was $8500, which paid for the staff, fuel and truck repairs. Projects such as the Good Food for Good People Food Recovery Program can increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables, reduce the cost of disposal of the unused food, and provide materials for composting for use on gardens. Perhaps the most remarkable outcomes were those that were not expected. Some individuals in the poorest neighborhoods offered funds to supplement the fuel costs so the “Veggie Van” could continue to deliver the food. Others brought bags for use in distributing the foods. Also of note is that at every neighborhood stop, certain individuals would take food to those who could not make the trip to the Van. In this humble way, the food recovery program added not only to the health, but to the safety of our community.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Sciences
Title: EFFECT OF TRIBUTYLTIN ON PROTEASOMAL ACTIVITY
Presenter1: Cato, Anita
Status: graduate student
PhoneNumber: 615-876-7040
Email: catoar92@aol.com
Department: Biology
Funding: NIH
Major: Biology
AdvisorName: Whalen, Margaret
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5247
AdvisorEmail: mwhalen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Chemistry
Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Time: 02:58 PM

Description

EFFECT OF TRIBUTYLTIN ON PROTEASOMAL ACTIVITY Anita R. Cato* and Margaret M. Whalen ADVISOR: Margaret Whalen, Department of Chemistry The ubiquitin-proteasome system degrades misfolded, unassembled, damaged, and normal proteins that could otherwise form potentially toxic aggregates. At the heart of this system is the 26S proteasome, a dynamic multisubunit proteolytic complex that is localized in the nucleus and the cytosol. Along with its function to degrade normal and abnormal proteins, the proteasome is a highly regulated, tightly controlled system that is central to normal cellular homeostasis including cell cycle regulation, DNA repair, regulation of immune and inflammatory responses and cellular response to stress. Tributyltin (TBT), an organotin, is the active ingredient of many products that act as biocides against a broad range of organisms. TBT has been used for wood preservation, and in antifouling-paints for boats. Inhibition of the proteasome may result in the accumulation of unwanted proteins in a virtually all cell types. There have been recent reports that demonstrate decreased proteasome activity in the brain of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) patients, but reason for this impaired proteasomal activity remains unclear. It may be possible that TBT may exert a neurotoxic effect by direct inhibition of the proteasome. Thus, leading to the accumulation of proteins such as amyloid β and NFT, which underlie the pathogenesis of AD; this may introduce a new sporadic, environmental cause for the development of early onset or late onset AD. To test the hypothesis that TBT inhibits the activity of the proteasome, pure 20S proteasome was exposed to 300 nM and 500 nM TBT. Proteasome activity was then measured using a Fluorometric assay. The results showed that 300 nM TBT caused a significant decrease in proteasome activity. Thus, exposure to TBT has the potential to cause widespread cellular dysfunction due to the buildup of unwanted proteins by a variety of cell types including brain and immune cells.

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Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Sciences
Title: Dynamics and partitioning of whole ecosystem respiration in a controlled grassland ecosystem
Presenter1: Hui, Dafeng
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-5777
Email: dhui@tnstate.edu
Department: Biology
Funding: NONE
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Thursday, January 31, 2008
Time: 10:48 AM

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Dynamics and partitioning of whole ecosystem respiration in a controlled grassland ecosystem Dafeng Hui1,*, Paul S. J. Verburg2, John A. Arnone III2, Yiqi Luo3 1Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37209, USA; 2Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV 89512, USA; 3University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA Abstract Ecosystem respiration is an important component in global carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. However, partitioning whole ecosystem respiration into its components is still a challenge, mainly due to the difficulty in direct measurements of ecosystem respiration and its components. We grew annual cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) in a unique facility EcoCELLS (Ecologically Controlled Enclosed Lysimeter Laboratory) over one year. Whole ecosystem carbon exchanges were continuously measured during this period including three stages: without plants seeded, with plants growing, and after plants harvested. Soil CO2 effluxes (RS) were also monitored continuously using an automated open-flow gas exchange system. Based on these data, we partitioned the whole ecosystem respiration (RE) into above-ground plant respiration (RA), soil organic matter-derived respiration (RH), and root-derived (or rhizosphere) respiration (RR). We found that net ecosystem carbon exchange in this grassland over one year was -215 g C m-2, a carbon loss to the atmosphere. Total ecosystem photosynthesis was 563 g C m-2, but whole ecosystem respiration was 778 g C m-2. About 12%, 53%, and 35% of RE were contributed by RA, RH, and RR, respectively. Both RA and RR varied seasonally. Ecosystem respiration after plants harvested followed a decay function with RE=0.85+2.04 exp(-0.023t), where t is the number of days after harvest. About 90% of root-derived soil respiration disappeared in three months after plants were harvested.

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DYNAMICS AND PARTITIONING OF WHOLE ECOSYSTEM RESPIRATION IN A CONTROLLED GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM Dafeng Hui1,*, Paul S. J. Verburg2, John A. Arnone III2, Yiqi Luo3 1Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37209, USA; 2Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV 89512, USA; 3University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA ABSTRACT Ecosystem respiration is an important component in global carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. However, partitioning whole ecosystem respiration into its components is still a challenge, mainly due to the difficulty in direct measurements of ecosystem respiration and its components. We grew annual cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) in a unique facility EcoCELLS (Ecologically Controlled Enclosed Lysimeter Laboratory) over one year. Whole ecosystem carbon exchanges were continuously measured during this period including three stages: without plants seeded, with plants growing, and after plants harvested. Soil CO2 effluxes (RS) were also monitored continuously using an automated open-flow gas exchange system. Based on these data, we partitioned the whole ecosystem respiration (RE) into above-ground plant respiration (RA), soil organic matter-derived respiration (RH), and root-derived (or rhizosphere) respiration (RR). We found that net ecosystem carbon exchange in this grassland over one year was -215 g C m-2, a carbon loss to the atmosphere. Total ecosystem photosynthesis was 563 g C m-2, but whole ecosystem respiration was 778 g C m-2. About 12%, 53%, and 35% of RE were contributed by RA, RH, and RR, respectively. Both RA and RR varied seasonally. Ecosystem respiration after plants harvested followed a decay function with RE=0.85+2.04 exp(-0.023t), where t is the number of days after harvest. About 90% of root-derived soil respiration disappeared in three months after plants were harvested.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Sciences
Title: ARE DISTRESSED PRODUCE FROM A FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM SAFE FOR CONSUMPTION?
Presenter1: CHEN, FUR-CHI
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-5410
Email: fchen1@tnstate.edu
Department: IAgER
Funding: USDA
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Friday, February 01, 2008
Time: 02:05 PM

Description

ARE DISTRESSED PRODUCE FROM A FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM SAFE FOR CONSUMPTION? Fur-Chi Chen*, Sandria L. Godwin, Sean C. Siple, and Bhargavi Sheshachala, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research To divert distressed fruits and vegetables out of the waste stream and potentially improve the health and well-being of limited resource individuals, projects such as the Good Food for Good People Food Recovery Program are collecting foods that might otherwise be discarded, salvaging the edible products, and distributing them to potential consumers. There is little information concerning microbiological quality of the recovered foods. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the overall microbiological quality of produce recovered through the gleaning project and compare it to products purchased the same day that were deemed sellable. A total of 138 samples, including tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, and yellow squashes, from the gleaning project and 67 control samples from local grocers were collected. Microbial loads of samples were determined by aerobic plate count (APC), and Enterobacteriaceae count (EC). The averages of microbial load for gleaned tomatoes were 1.9 x106 CFU/g for APC and 8.9 x 105 CFU/g for EC, which were about one log10 higher than the averages of control samples. There was no significant difference between other produce from gleaning project and controls (P>0.05). The averages of microbial load for gleaned bell peppers were 6.5 x105 CFU/g for APC and 1.1 x 105 CFU/g for EC, the averages for gleaned cucumbers were 6.6 x105 CFU/g for APC and 1.2 x 104 CFU/g for EC, and the averages for gleaned yellow squashes were 1.6 x105 CFU/g for APC and 8.4 x 104 CFU/g for EC, respectively. Enterobacter sakazakii, Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella pneumoniae were found in some of the recovered and control samples. The microbiological quality of most recovered produce at the point of distribution was comparable to that purchased from grocers. Due to the perishable nature, recovered tomatoes were at their marginal quality.

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SubjectArea: Back Pain Am I In Labor
Title: Back Pain Am I In Labor
Presenter1: Back Pain Am I In Labor
Status: Back Pain Am I In Labor
PhoneNumber: Back Pain Am I In Labor
Email: Back Pain Am I In Labor
Department: Back Pain Am I In Labor
Funding: Back Pain Am I In Labor
Major: Back Pain Am I In Labor
AdvisorName: Back Pain Am I In Labor
AdvisorPhone: Back Pain Am I In Labor
AdvisorEmail: Back Pain Am I In Labor
AdvisorDept: Back Pain Am I In Labor
Date: Friday, February 01, 2008
Time: 06:01 PM

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SubjectArea: Koeweit De Kenia
Title: Koeweit De Kenia
Presenter1: Koeweit De Kenia
Status: Koeweit De Kenia
PhoneNumber: Koeweit De Kenia
Email: Koeweit De Kenia
Department: Koeweit De Kenia
Funding: Koeweit De Kenia
Major: Koeweit De Kenia
AdvisorName: Koeweit De Kenia
AdvisorPhone: Koeweit De Kenia
AdvisorEmail: Koeweit De Kenia
AdvisorDept: Koeweit De Kenia
Date: Friday, February 01, 2008
Time: 08:13 PM

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Poster:
SubjectArea: Ibanez Gax70 Electric Guitar
Title: Ibanez Gax70 Electric Guitar
Presenter1: Ibanez Gax70 Electric Guitar
Status: Ibanez Gax70 Electric Guitar
PhoneNumber: Ibanez Gax70 Electric Guitar
Email: Ibanez Gax70 Electric Guitar
Department: Ibanez Gax70 Electric Guitar
Funding: Ibanez Gax70 Electric Guitar
Major: Ibanez Gax70 Electric Guitar
AdvisorName: Ibanez Gax70 Electric Guitar
AdvisorPhone: Ibanez Gax70 Electric Guitar
AdvisorEmail: Ibanez Gax70 Electric Guitar
AdvisorDept: Ibanez Gax70 Electric Guitar
Date: Sunday, February 03, 2008
Time: 08:51 PM

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Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Education--Speech Pathology
Title: TV is Raising Our Children: A Comparison of Linguistic Content in Children's Programs
Presenter1: Golchi, Olivia and Buckley, Vanessa
Status: Graduate Students
PhoneNumber: 963-7030
Email: ijohnson@tnstate.edu
Department: Speech Pathology
Funding: none
Major: Speech Pathology
AdvisorName: Iris Johnson-Arnold
AdvisorPhone: 963-7030
AdvisorEmail: ijohnson@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Speech Pathology
Date: Monday, February 04, 2008
Time: 01:28 PM

Description

TV IS RAISING OUR CHILDREN: A COMPARISON OF LINGUISTIC CONTENT IN CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS O. Golchi* and V. Buckley* ADVISOR: Dr. Iris Johnson-Arnold, Speech Pathology The first three years of a child's life are pivotal years in language and cognitive development. Children learn and are influenced by a variety of stimuli. Environmental input includes a collection of sources such as parents, siblings, caregivers, playmates and media (e.g. television, video, music) (Lineberger & Walker, 2005). Daily, infants and toddlers average close to 1.25 hours watching television (Rideout, Vandeater & Wartella, 2003). A Kaiser Family Foundation Report (2003, 2006) revealed 72% of the two-three year olds in their study watched television daily and 32% of this population watched vides and DVDs. Busy parents turn to ‘television because they can trust it and know that there is an environment created just for their children’ (Astra, 2002). The present study conducted linguistic analyses (language samples) on the main characters of five popular children’s television shows. Utterance length, type token ratio and morpheme analyses were collected and compared on the chief characters in Arthur, Barney & Friends, Blue’s Clues, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Dora the Explorer. Results from the linguistic analyses will be presented. Data related to early cognitive concepts (e.g. means-end, cause-effect, etc.) will also be discussed and compared.

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Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Psychology
Title: Levels of Self-Esteem in Relation to Academic Success in African American Female Undergraduate Students
Presenter1: Piphus, Fredrica M
Status: Undergraduate student
PhoneNumber: 513.464.3709
Email: fredricapiphus@yahoo.com
Department: Department of Psychology
Funding: MARC
Major: Psychology
AdvisorName: Kahlon, Prem
AdvisorPhone: 615 963 5784
AdvisorEmail: pkahlon@Tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Biological Sciences
Date: Monday, February 04, 2008
Time: 03:10 PM

Description

LEVELS OF SELF-ESTEEM IN RELATION TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. F. Piphus * ADVISOR: Dr. P. Kahlon, Department of Biological Sciences Self-esteem is a huge emotional factor that can have major implications on the life of a person transitioning from adolescence into adulthood, and academic success is influenced by approximately ten factors beyond that of self-esteem (Banumeister, Campbell, Krueger, & Vohs, 2003). This study included 50 African American female undergraduates from Tennessee State University who completed the ten-item Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale long with a demographic sheet. At the close of the study, the results indicated no relationship between levels of self-esteem and academic success in African American female undergraduate students. However, further analysis of demographic data showed positive correlations between cumulative GPA and involvement in extracurricular activities, and cumulative GPA and mother’s educational attainment.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Humanities
Title: EXPLORING HEALTH PROMOTION AMONG MUSLIMS IN NASHVILLE
Presenter1: Kanu, Mohamed Ph.D., MPH
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 963 7326
Email: mkanu@tnstate.edu
Department: Health Administration & Health Sciences
Funding: Title III Funds -TSU Faculty Support CT.
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Time: 09:38 AM

Description

PURPOSE OF STUDY Whether one's interest in the health status of immigrants stems from altruism and compassion or merely a pragmatic interest in preservation of the public health, the ever increasing number of immigrants and non-immigrant Muslims residing in Nashville, renders the design of mosque-based health promotion/intervention programs a key public health issue. The foreign-born population of Tennessee grew by 169 percent between 1990 and 2000, and that of Nashville recorded an incredible 203 percent for the same time period (Carnegie Report, 2005). It is in that regard, that this project sought to explore the use of the mosque as a health promotion setting for the thousands of Muslims in the Nashville community. METHODOLOGY The study utilized a combined qualitative (focus groups) and quantitative (survey) methodology for data collection. Focus group interviews were conducted to assess the views and beliefs of Muslim leaders and non-leaders to determine the role of mosques in helping to improve the health of Muslim congregations in Nashville. A total of five focus groups were conducted and participants included adult men and women. Immediately following the focus group interviews, a brief survey was also administered. The survey focused primarily on assessing demographics, healthcare access issues, as well as on health-related decision-making among study participants. CONCLUSIONS The use of mosques as health promotion settings holds great promise for Muslims in the Nashville metropolitan area. However, much more needs to be done to understand Muslim cultural and religious values if health promotion programs based in the mosque must succeed.

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Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Agricultural Sciences
Title: Survey of Imported Fire Ant Populations in Tennessee and Implications for Biological Control
Presenter1: Oliver, Jason
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 931-668-3572
Email: joliver@tnstate.edu
Department: Institute of Agricultural & Envir. Res.
Funding: Tenn. Dept. Agric., USDA CSREES
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Time: 09:50 AM

Description

Imported fire ants (Solenopsis spp.) (IFA) now occupy about 5.4 million hectares in the state of Tennessee and are continuing to expand northward. A study was conducted to determine the distribution of IFA species in Tennessee. The state was divided into 16.1 x 16.1 km grids and a single fire ant colony sampled for cuticular hydrocarbon analysis within each grid. Red (Solenopsis inicta Buren), black (Solenopsis richteri Forel), and hybrid (S. invicta x S. richteri) IFA were collected during the survey. Black and hybrid were the predominant IFA recovered. Red IFA was collected only in the metropolitan area of Nashville in both Davidson and Williamson Counties. All Tennessee counties east of Franklin County were hybrid IFA. Several counties in middle Tennessee were a mixture of hybrid and black IFA and the majority of counties west of Giles County were black IFA. The survey results are being used to determine current and future release sites for phorid-decapitating flies (Pseudacteon spp.) as part of the USDA fire ant biological control program. Many of the phorid flies have host specificity for red, black, or hybrid IFA, so determining the species distribution of IFA in Tennessee is critical for the success of biological control efforts.

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SubjectArea: Silvie
Title: Silvie
Presenter1: Silvie
Status: Silvie
PhoneNumber: Silvie
Email: Silvie
Department: Silvie
Funding: Silvie
Major: Silvie
AdvisorName: Silvie
AdvisorPhone: Silvie
AdvisorEmail: Silvie
AdvisorDept: Silvie
Date: Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Time: 01:06 PM

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Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Sciences, Agriculture
Title: Plant repellency of essential oils to Japanese beetle (Popillia japanica Newman)
Presenter1: Youssef, Nadeer
Status: Research Associate
PhoneNumber: (931) 815- 5150
Email: nyoussef@blomand .net
Department: Institute of Agricultural and Environmen
Funding: TN Nurs & Landscape Assoc, USDA-CSREES
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Time: 02:03 PM

Description

PLANT REPELLENCY OF ESSENTIAL OILS TO JAPANESE BEETLES (POPILLIA JAPONICA NEWMAN) N. Youssef*, J. Oliver, M. Redding, C. Ranger and J. Moyseenko Japanese beetles are responsible for significant damage to landscape trees and turf. A primary concern for eastern U.S. nursery growers is the ability to sell and ship nursery plants outside of the Japanese beetle quarantine. All nursery products sold with roots and soil can potentially become infested with Japanese beetle larvae. To find new control methods for Japanese beetles, we tested plant-derived essential oils for the ability to repel adult beetles from Japanese beetle traps. Japanese beetle adults use olfactory senses to find food hosts and are attracted to commercially available baits, therefore, there is the potential to discover products that may repel adult beetles. During the 2003 – 2007 field seasons, forty nine essential oils, five essential oil combinations, and two non-essential oils were tested for repellency to adult Japanese beetle. Wintergreen and peppermint oils demonstrated the highest repellency among compounds tested. Future research will evaluate field-enhanced formulations of oils demonstrating efficacy and the effectiveness of these oils at preventing Japanese beetle damage under actual field settings. We will also investigate combinations of two or more oils for effectiveness as repellents.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Biology/ Agriculture
Title: Phenetic Analysis of Six Flowering Cherry Accessions
Presenter1: Pallapothu, Sravanthi Silpa
Status: undergraduate student
PhoneNumber: 615-481-3893
Email: spallapothu@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Biological Sciences
Funding: USDA
Major: Biology
AdvisorName: Dr. Ahmad Aziz
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-1595
AdvisorEmail: aaziz@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: IAgER
Date: Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Time: 03:11 PM

Description

PHENETIC ANALYSIS OF SIX FLOWERING CHERRY ACCESSIONS S.S. Pallapothu* and A.N. Aziz ADVISOR: Dr. Ahmad N. Aziz, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research The Japanese flowering cherry (Prunus spp.) trees are an important component of the growing environmental horticulture industry which generates billions of dollars annually. It is important to genetically characterize these ornamental trees because such knowledge will aid in their proper identification as well as efficient breeding. Such insight to the Prunus genome can also be used to enhance important traits such as increased pest resistance. In this research, purified DNA samples were extracted from six Japanese flowering cherry accessions for subsequent amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis. Sequencing gel separations of AFLP generated DNA fragments were conducted using an automated DNA analyzer (Global IR² DNA Analyzer and Sequencer, Li-Cor Inc., Lincoln, NE, USA). The AFLP profiles were digitized using Saga™ Generation 2- AFLP® Analysis (Li-Cor Inc., Lincoln, NE, USA) software. Binary-code (0/1) reports on AFLP markers’ data were generated for further analysis via bioinformatic tools. TreeCon-Dendrogram (Scanalytics Inc., Fairfax, VA, USA) software was used to analyze the data to develop phylogenetic trees. The prevalent dendogram produced by multiple algorithms is being presented for phenetic analysis of these Prunus accessions.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Health Science
Title: COMPARISON OF STEP ACTIVITY PATTERNS BETWEEN TYPICALLY-DEVELOPING CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY: INFLUENCE O
Presenter1: Stevens, Sandy
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-7490
Email: sstevens@tnstate.edu
Department: Occupatinal Therapy
Funding: None
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Time: 03:11 PM

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COMPARISON OF STEP ACTIVITY PATTERNS BETWEEN TYPICALLY-DEVELOPING CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY: INFLUENCE OF AGE S. Stevens, MS*, D. Morgan, PhD Occupational Therapy Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to document the influence of age on step activity patterns in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and typically-developing (TD) children. Design: Descriptive study. Participants and Setting: Twenty-seven children with spastic cerebral palsy (4 -18 years; 22 boys, 5 girls, Gross Motor Function Classification System Levels I and II) and 27 age- and sex-matched typically developing children were recruited through public advertisements and contacts with local clinicians. Participants, both with cerebral palsy and typically developing, were stratified into younger (< 10 years; n = 14) and older (10-18 years; n = 13) age groups. All step activity data were collected in free-living environments. Materials/Methods: Daily step activity was monitored using a StepWatch Activity Monitor that was individually programmed to account for the gait characteristics of each participant. Step activity data were collected in 1-min epochs during waking hours on three weekdays and one weekend day. Step data were analyzed to yield average values of daily step activity, percentage of inactive time (0 steps) over the entire day, and percentage of total daily active time spent in low step activity (1-15 steps/min), medium step activity (16-40 steps/min), and high step activity (> 40 steps/min). Results: An interaction (p < .05) was observed between age (younger children and older children) and condition (cerebral palsy and typically developing) for daily step activity, percent of time spent inactive, low step activity, and high step activity. Simple effects revealed that daily step activity, percent of time spent inactive, low step activity, and high step activity were not significantly different between children with cerebral palsy and typically developing children in the younger age group. However, significantly lower percentages were observed with regard to daily step activity and high step activity for older children with cerebral palsy when compared to typically developing matches. In addition, the amount of time older children with cerebral palsy spend inactive or in low step activity was significantly higher when compared to their typically developing matches. A main effect for condition was detected for medium step activity, such that for the two levels of age combined, children with cerebral palsy exhibited lower medium step activity compared to typically developing children. Conclusions/Significance: Results indicate that children with cerebral palsy demonstrate lower daily step activity, both in terms of intensity and duration; that this difference increases as children age; and that cerebral palsy alone may not account for the decreased ambulation observed in older children with cerebral palsy. Taken together, these findings support the need for early intervention aimed at improving gait function and promoting physical activity in young

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Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Agricultural Sciences
Title: Effect of blood meal supplemented with Isoleucine on production performance of Single Comb White Leghorn chickens
Presenter1: Samuel N. Nahashon
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-2575
Email: snahashon@tnstate.edu
Department: IAgER
Funding: USDA/CSREES
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Time: 03:55 PM

Description

EFFECT OF BLOOD MEAL SUPPLEMENTED WITH ISOLEUCINE ON PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE OF SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORN CHICKENS. J. Tyus II, S. Nahashon*, N. Adefope, and D. Wright. Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research The effect of feeding blood meal supplemented with isoleucine to Single Comb White Leghorn (SCWL) chicks on their successive production performance was evaluated. In four replicates, 480 SCWL chicks were fed experimental diets containing blood meal with supplemental isoleucine from day-old to 10 weeks of age (WOA). The diets were corn-based with the protein sources being 100% soybean meal (control), 100% blood meal (BM), 50% soybean meal + 50% blood meal (SMBM), and 50% alfalfa meal + 50% blood meal (AMBM). These diets contained 2,900 Kcal ME/kg and 20% crude protein (CP). Blood meal comprised 16.8, 11.0 and 14.3% of the dietary composition in BM, SMBM, and AMBM diets, respectively. At 10-15, 15-18 and 18-46 WOA birds in all treatment groups were fed corn-soy based diets containing 3,000, 3,080 and 2,900 Kcal ME/kg and 17.5, 16.5, and 16% CP, respectively. Experimental birds were provided a 23, 8, and 16 hr light regimen at day-old to 10 WOA, 10-16 WOA, and 16-46 WOA, respectively. Feed and water were provided at free choice and mortality was recorded as it occurred. At first egg, experimental birds were observed for age, body weight and egg weight (EW). Thereafter hen-day egg production (HEP), EW, egg mass (EM), egg grade (EG), internal egg quality (IEQ) and egg shell thickness (ST) were measured over five 28-day laying periods. Birds fed BM diets had 6.08, 5.24 and 2.63% higher HEP than those fed the control, AMBM, and SMBM diets, respectively. Mean EM of BM fed birds was 5.65, 5.49 and 2.34% higher than that of the control, AMBM, and SMBM birds, respectively. However, IEQ and ST were higher (P<0.05) in birds fed the control diet than the other treatment groups such that control > BM > SMBM > AMBM. Therefore, feeding diets containing blood meal and supplemented with isoleucine to SCWL chicks from day-old to 10 WOA significantly improved their egg production performance, but depressed their IEQ and ST.

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Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Biomedical Engineering
Title: Dynamic Response of Osteoporotic femur to Human Gait
Presenter1: Heydari, Parisa
Status: Graduate student
PhoneNumber: (615)495-8274
Email: parisae8@yahoo.com
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Funding: Engineering Research Institute
Major: Biomedical Engineering
AdvisorName: Hamidzadeh, Hamid
AdvisorPhone: 963-5387
AdvisorEmail: HHAMIDZADEH@Tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Mechanical Engineering
Date: Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Time: 04:44 PM

Description

DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF OSTEOPOROTIC FEMUR TO HUMAN GAIT Parisa Heydari ADVISOR: Dr. Hamid Hamidzadeh, Department of Mechanical Engineering An inverse dynamics three-part model of the lower body was developed to stimulate normal walking in sagittal plane. Dynamic models play an important role in gait studies providing a tool for study of human locomotion. The objectives of this research are to model normal walking in order to determine joint reaction forces and moments through inverse dynamics and derive the stresses on the lower limbs during normal gait. A three-part model including thigh, shank and foot was considered. It was assumed that the joints are frictionless, parts are rigid, and the mass is concentrated at the center of the mass for each part. A three dimensional motion capture system was utilized to record the position of each lower limb. The joint angular displacement, velocity and accelerations were further used in the inverse dynamic model to derive the joint reaction forces and moments as a function of time during gait. The variation of these variables versus time was calculated and then further used to obtain the stresses at any given point on the lower limbs. Highest stresses were then determined at any given time during gait analysis. These results lay the foundation for the development of a fracture prediction study for patients suffering from osteoporosis. This would help in decreasing the number of stress related fractures that occur in individuals suffering from osteoporosis.

Oral: ON
Poster: ON
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Design of a Socially Inteliigent Task Selection Mechaniam for a Mobile Robot
Presenter1: Diggs, Alice
Status: Graduate
PhoneNumber: 910-286-6487
Email: adiggs1@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: CISE
Funding: TITLE III
Major: Computer and Information Systems Engineering
AdvisorName: Rogers, Tamara Ph.D
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-1520
AdvisorEmail: trogers3@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Computer Science
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 02:16 AM

Description

DESIGN OF A SOCIALLY INTELLIGENT TASK SELECTION MECHANISM FOR A MOBILE ROBOT A.Diggs* ADVISOR:Dr. Tamara Rogers, Department of Computer Science Today, many current technologies (animated agents, computers, etc.) interact with people in a manner characteristic of people who suffer from antisocial personality disorder. In the best cases the systems know what to do, but often lack the social intelligence to do it in a socially appropriate manner. As a result, they frustrate us and we quickly dismiss them even though they can be useful. This is a problem given that some of the most exciting new applications for robots require them to cooperate with humans as capable and socially savvy partners. To provide a person with the right kinds of assistance at the right time, a robot partner must not only recognize what the person is doing (i.e., his observable actions) but also understand the intentions or goals being enacted. This style of human-robot cooperation strongly motivates the need for robots that can infer and reason about the mental states of others within the context of the interaction they share. Although socially interactive robots have already been used with success, much work remains to increase their effectiveness. For example, in order for socially interactive robots to be accepted as “natural” interaction partners, they need more sophisticated social skills, such as the ability to recognize social context and convention. The work presented in this paper is developed in the context of an ultimate goal to develop a type of assistant or personal robot that can be used for high-level tasks. It is, rather, being developed with social skills to assist a person by accomplishing tasks. Toward these goals, this work attempts to add to existing work in providing awareness to artificial systems, by using the state of interaction as an underlying frame of reference for overall robot performance.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Science Education
Title: GETTING STUDENTS HOOKED ON ASTROBIOLOGY: USING CONWAY’S GAME OF LIFE AS A TOOL TO INCREASE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ INTERES
Presenter1: Arino de la Rubia, Leigh
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 615-830-2870
Email: leigh.arinodelarubia@gmail.com
Department: COE-ISEM, IUBS
Funding: National Science Foundation, NASA
Major: Curriculum & Instruction
AdvisorName: Gary, Todd
AdvisorPhone: 615-969-0796
AdvisorEmail: tgary@coe.tsuniv.edu
AdvisorDept: COE-ISEM, IUBS
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 09:02 AM

Description

GETTING STUDENTS HOOKED ON ASTROBIOLOGY: USING CONWAY’S GAME OF LIFE AS A TOOL TO INCREASE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN ASTROBIOLOGY AND COMPUTER MODELS OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS L. Arino de la Rubia*, T. Gary ADVISOR: Dr. Todd P. Gary, Director, Institute for Understanding Biological Systems This presentation explores the use of a complex adaptive system simulation, Conway’s Game of Game of Life, in the Astrobiology in Secondary Classrooms (ASC) curriculum. The ASC curriculum is designed to bring powerful technology tools and current scientific data into an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on reaching all students. A few of the goals for students participating in this curriculum are to have an understanding and appreciation of astrobiology research along with increased scientific and technological literacy. This curriculum combines national standards in technology, science, and mathematics with exciting activities suitable for middle and high school students. One activity within the ASC curriculum involves using Conway’s Game of Game of Life (CGOL) to demonstrate the properties of life and explore the concept of emergent systems. By using CGOL, students explore simple properties shared by all living things while learning about the complex patterns that occur in nature. CGOL, a cellular automaton, consists of four simple rules which when applied result in distinct and complex patterns. Students are drawn to participate using CGOL because it resembles computer games played outside of school while it reinforces the ideas of communities, evolution, and the role of mathematical modeling in astrobiology. Students also get a feel for the wide scope of astrobiology research and have a better understanding of the possibilities for research using computer models. Exposure to this learning tool challenges students’ definition of life and preconceptions about the forms living organisms can take, resulting in more scientifically and technologically literate students that are more interested in continuing their studies in astrobiology. Strategic placement of the CGOL activity near the beginning of the ASC curriculum provides a ‘hook’ to grab student interest in astrobiology, fueling student desire to continue to investigate and learn about astrobiology.

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Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Design of Shoe Insert for Improving Diabetic Neuropathy
Presenter1: Collins, Jennifer
Status: Graduate
PhoneNumber: 901-921-6603
Email: jenutkgrad@yahoo.com
Department: Electrical Engineering
Funding: NONE
Major: Biomedical Engineering
AdvisorName: Hamid Hamidzadeh
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5387
AdvisorEmail: HHAMIDZADEH@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Mechanical Engineering
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 09:21 AM

Description

DESIGN OF SHOE INSERT FOR IMPROVING DIABETIC NEUROPATHY Jennifer Collins* ADVISOR: Prof. Hamid Hamidzadeh, Department of Mechanical Engineering There is a need to engineer a shoe insert that reduces the effect of high stress distribution and prevents the formation of ulcers on the plantar surfaces of diabetic patients’ feet. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease characterized by high levels of blood glucose due to the body cells insufficient production or inability to use the insulin. Diabetes can lead to other health complications. One of the most common complications seen in diabetic patients is foot infections. These foot infections are caused by diabetic ulceration formed on the plantar surfaces of the feet. Peripheral neuropathy is the primary risk factor for the development of diabetic foot ulcers, which are the precursor to eventual lower extremity amputation. The diabetic foot ulcers are caused by high, localized stresses occurring on the plantar surface of the foot. The primary goal of the project is to prevent the diabetic foot ulcers from excessive stresses. The project presents dynamic mathematical models that aids in designing a shoe insert to achieve the project’s goal. The mathematical model is developed to determine displacements and stresses at the interface between the shoe insert and foot. Due to the exciting forces and bending moments caused during walking, stresses between shoe insert and foot are resulted. The mathematical model is capable for determining the displacement at every point on the contact surface. With that stated, the medium for the shoe insert is assumed to be uniformed material with surface tension. The dynamic stress distribution on the feet can be estimated based on the displacement and stiffness of the feet. A parameter study is conducted to determine the optimal material for the shoe insert. The results of the parameter study are used to develop design guidelines for an appropriate shoe insert which reduces the local high stresses at the interface.

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Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: childhood Obesity
Title: What is the most effective form of motivation for promoting healthy lifestyle changes in children?
Presenter1: Clay Callahan
Status: Graduate
PhoneNumber: 615-522-8194
Email: claywc23@yahoo.com
Department: Physical Therapy
Funding: None
Major: Doctorate of Physical Therapy
AdvisorName: Dr. Raynes
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-2190
AdvisorEmail: eraynes@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Physical Therapy
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 09:35 AM

Description

Obesity is a public health problem worldwide. Epidemiological studies revealed increasing prevalence of obesity in both children and adults. The study aimed to review evidence-based literatures on the causes and effective motivational techniques to combat childhood obesity in particular. After reviewing evidence-based literatures, the researchers determined that motivational strategies played significant role in children’s lifestyle patterns. A lack of motivation can cause children to develop unhealthy lifestyle behaviors that lead to increased risk of diabetes, hypertension, chronic diseases, and economic burden. The effective motivational techniques include encouragement from family, friends, and community participation. Parental involvement and community participation were more likely to increase children’s physical activity, improve dietary choices, and increase quality of life.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster: ON
SubjectArea: Science
Title: Bioassay-guided purification of the active components of Erythrophleum sauveolen(Caesalpiniceae), Guillemin & Perrottet
Presenter1: agbaje oluropo
Status: graduate student
PhoneNumber: 615 497 1108
Email: oagbaje1@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: chemistry
Funding: tittleIII
Major: chemistry
AdvisorName: cosmas okoro
AdvisorPhone: 615 963 2296
AdvisorEmail: cokoro@Tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: chemistry
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 12:53 PM

Description

BIOASSAY-GUIDED PURIFICATION OF THE ACTIVE COMPONENTS OF ERYTHROPHLEUM SUAVEOLENS (CAESALPINIACEAE), GUILLEMIN & PERROTTET C. Oluropo Agbaje*,1, Saudat Adamson2, E. Lewis Myles2, ADVISOR: Dr. O. Cosmas Okoro1 1Department of Chemistry, 2Department of Biology, Tennessee State University, 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd, Nashville,TN 37209, USA Abstract¬―The long-time goal of this project is the isolation, characterization, an testing of the active components of Erythrophleum suaveolens for anti-cancer activity. The screening of local folk remedies (ethnopharmacolgy) has been a fruitful source of lead compounds and many important therapeutic agents. In order to achieve our long time goal, the primary objectives are: (1)bioassay-guided purification of the bark of the plant extracts with chloroform-methanol, (2)preliminary biological testing of the extracts (3)repeated testing and fractionation of the active extracts in the preliminary screen, (3)establishment of the structures of the pure components using IR, GC-MS, one and two dimensional NMR, preparative HPLC and UV-vis spectrometer. This study will provide novel lead molecules for optimization and development into useful drugs for cancer treatment.. Keywords: Erythrophleum suaveolens, anti-cancer activity, bio-guided isolation.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Computer Information Systems Engineering
Title: System Design for Inspection and Quality Control Using Image Processing
Presenter1: Habibi, Mohammad Serkhail
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 615-963-5081
Email: Mohammad.Serkhail.Habibi@state.tn.us
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Funding: Intelligent Tactical Mobility Research
Major: Computer Information Systems Engineering
AdvisorName: Dr. Amir Shirkhodaie
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5396
AdvisorEmail: ashirkhodaie@Tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 02:12 PM

Description

SYSTEM DESIGN FOR INSPECTION AND QUALITY CONTROL USING IMAGE PROCESSING Mohammad Serkhail Habibi* ADVISOR: Dr. Amir Shirkhodaie, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Visual Inspection is a demanding task in industrial manufacturing where both speed and flexibility are of paramount importance for viable and competitive quality control systems. Present inspection systems range from manual to automated visual inspection and each offer different features in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, accuracy, robustness, and reliability. However, none provide visual learning capabilities that continually assist the system to improve its performance over time. An Intelligent Automated Visual Inspection System (I-AVIS), on the other hand, can provide capability to learn its performance as new experiences are discovered. Through this incremental skill learning approach, an I-AVIS can be trained to detect new defect patterns based experiences of previously observed defect patterns, deduce about presence of the defective patterns, and with interaction with the human supervisor improve its performances. The automated training of I-AVIS increases visual inspection efficiency and productivity with increased quality control. In this paper, a new architecture for an intelligent automated visual inspection system is proposed. In particular, this paper presents the application of concurrence matrices of images for observation, image hierarchical discrimination method and automated feature extraction and classification. Furthermore, the problems of defect detection in automated processes are addressed and methods requiring standard procedures for obtaining optimum image quality are discussed. The quality assessment schemes based on shape, size, color or texture are presented by examples.

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Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Consumer Science
Title: College Student’s Shopping Behaviors
Presenter1: Seo, Jung-Im
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-5626
Email: jseo@tnstate.edu
Department: Family and Consumer Science
Funding: NONE
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 02:13 PM

Description

COLLEGE STUDENT’S SHOPPING BEHAVIORS Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of product involvement on the consumer behaviors of college students in regard to their brand commitment, product orientations, information sources, store attitudes, and patronage behaviors. This study specifically focuses on the clothing aspect of those consumer behaviors. Male consumers were statistically different from female consumers. The mean product involvement score of male consumers was higher than the score of female consumers. College students are highly concerned with direct and indirect information sources and image and design attributes of product attributes in order for them to get product knowledge and information when they make an apparel purchasing decision. Because most college students have high product involvement and brand commitment, the price of shopping orientations is negatively affected by the college students’ purchase behaviors. The findings of this study indicate that college students who have high product involvement are likely to buy their clothing at the department stores and specialty stores to express their own individuality. Moreover, in order to reduce the shopping risks, college students are more likely to purchase the brand name products in department and specialty stores. Specialty store is the interest place in high-involved brand commitment college students. However, discount stores are less interesting places to the high brand commitment consumers. One interesting result of this study is that the Internet is another shopping choice for clothing in current consumers, but it is not an attractive shopping choice for college students. Hence, retailers need to create the Internet market strategies and to improve their product and brand image on the Internet to capture the young consumers

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Mathematics
Title: How to draw a multiplihedron.
Presenter1: Forcey, Stefan
Status: faculty
PhoneNumber: x 2530
Email: sforcey@tnstate.edu
Department: Physics and Mathematics
Funding: NONE
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 02:38 PM

Description

HOW TO DRAW A MULTIPLIHEDRON Stefan Forcey* Department of Physics and Mathematics The multiplihedra were invented by Stasheff, described by Iwase and Mimura, and generalized by Boardman and Vogt. They represent the fundamental structure of a weak map between weak structures, such as weak n-categories or A_n spaces. They form a bimodule over the associahedra, and collapse to become the associahedra in the special case of a strict range structure. Here we present an algorithm for finding the vertices in Euclidean space whose convex hull is the nth multiplihedron, answering the open question of the existence of a convex polytope realization of the multiplihedra. The algorithm uses a bijection between vertices of the multiplihedra and certain painted binary trees, which we count with a recursive formula. This number is also given by the Catalan transform of the Catalan numbers.

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Poster: ON
SubjectArea: Sciences
Title: Measurement of Total Antioxidant Activity from Sprouts of Selected Legumes
Presenter1: Sarabjit M. Bhatti
Status: Research Associate
PhoneNumber: 963-5320
Email: sbhatti@tnstate.edu
Department: IAgER
Funding: USDA
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 02:52 PM

Description

MEASUREMENT OF TOTAL ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY FROM SPROUTS OF SELECTED LEGUMES. Sarabjit M. Bhatti*, Suping Zhou and Christopher Catanzaro. Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research. Vitamins, carotenoids and flavonoids are receiving increased attention for their unique antioxidative properties, which may play a role in prevention of cancer, heart disease and other human ailments. Sprouts are generally considered as healthy food choices and are relatively easy to incorporate into the human diet. This study was designed to compare the total antioxidant activity of sprouts of three legumes: mung bean ((Phaseolus aureus), soybean (Glycine max) and pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan). Sprouts with and without seed attached were harvested 4 days after placing seeds on moist filter paper. Samples were ground, homogenized, and centrifuged, after which supernatant was removed and stored at -70 C. Assays were performed using an antioxidant assay kit (Sigma-Aldrich) with three replicates per sample. The endpoint absorbance was read at 405 nm using a microplate reader, with concentrations expressed as mM Trolox equivalents (TE) per gram fresh weight. Sprouts without seed from mung bean had the highest total antioxidant activity (516 mM/gm), followed by pigeon pea (479 mM/gm) and soybean (401 mM/gm). For all species, sprouts with seed had lower antioxidant activities. Thus, sprouts without seed are a more concentrated source of antioxidants than those with the seed. Furthermore, mung bean and the less widely known pigeon pea appear to be good dietary sources of antioxidants.

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Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Biology
Title: Insulin-signaling in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat vascular smooth muscle cells
Presenter1: Williams, Brent
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-1837
Email: cgardner@tnstate.edu
Department: Biological Sciences
Funding: Faculty Research Award program of the Di
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 03:03 PM

Description

INSULIN-SIGNALING IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS. C. Gardner-Jones, B. Williams*, and B. Washington. ADVISOR: Carla D. Gardner-Jones, PhD, Department of Biological Sciences The objective of this study was to investigate the possible role of reactive oxygen species on insulin signaling in a hypertensive rat model. Because Protein kinase B/Akt serves as a link between upstream insulin signals, such as insulin receptor substrate-1 and their cellular consequences, we sought to determine the phosphorylative characteristics of Akt in the insulin signaling pathway. To elucidate the effects of reactive oxygen species, spontaneously hypertensive vascular smooth muscle cells were treated with 6.25-50 micromolar hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Our results indicated that 6.25 micromolar H2O2 enhanced Akt phosphorylation, while 25 micromolar decreased insulin-induced Akt phosphorylation. Further, H2O2-induced inhibition of insulin signaling was inhibited by the antioxidant, pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate. These studies provide more evidence that reactive oxygen species inhibit insulin signal transduction thereby causing insulin resistance leading to cardiovascular disease.

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Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Sciences
Title: CLONING CELLULASE GENES FROM A METAGENOMIC CDNA LIBRAY MADE FROM GOAT RUMINAL MICROFLORA
Presenter1: Zhou, Jing
Status: undergraduate student
PhoneNumber: 615-963-5828
Email: rsauve@tnstate.edu
Department: IAgER
Funding: USDA
Major: Chemistry
AdvisorName: Drs. Roger Sauve and Suping Zhou
AdvisorPhone: 963-5828
AdvisorEmail: rsauve@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: IAgER
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 03:04 PM

Description

CLONING CELLULASE GENES FROM A METAGENOMIC CDNA LIBRAY MADE FROM GOAT RUMINAL MICROFLORA. Presenter: Jing Zhou ADVISORS: Roger Sauve and Suping Zhou Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research To understand the molecular mechanism in breaking down plant fiber by the microbial flora in goat rumen , a metagenomic mRNA population was isolated from the tissues precipitated from goat rumen fluid. A cDNA was constructed and screed for cellulose genes based on their enzymatic activity in degrading crystalline and amorphorous cellulose materials. Putative genes encoding for endo-glucanase on CMC substrate has been identified. Understanding the activity of the cellulolytic microorganism will contribute to herbivorous animal production. Relevant studies have shown that supplement of cellulolytic bacteria in cow and goat feed can enhance nutrients absorption from plant cell wall of these animals. Enzymatic efficiency in converting cellulose and hemicellulose into fermentable sugars play essential role for cellulosic ethanol production. The cellulose genes can also have significant application in biofuel production. Studies are underway to test their function in degrading cellulosic materials into glucose, the feedstock for ethanol industry.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Visual inspection, quality control
Title: AUTOMATED VISUAL INSPECTION OF JET ENGINE AEROFOILS
Presenter1: Hanchate, Naresh
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 4083682646
Email: nareshhanchate@yahoo.com
Department: Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Funding: Rolls Royce
Major: Mechanical and Manufacturing
AdvisorName: Dr. Shirkhodaie, Amir
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5396
AdvisorEmail: ashirkhodaie@Tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 03:11 PM

Description

AUTOMATED VISUAL INSPECTION OF JET ENGINE AEROFOILS Naresh Hanchate. ADVISOR: Dr.Shirkhodaie Amir, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Abstract Visual surface inspection of jet engine aerofoils is an important quality control component in the process of preventing defective aerofoils from entering service. The human element in the inspection process continues to be indispensable, and as such, the scope of this project is to supplement, not replace, skilled inspectors and act as a tool for their service. Defects occurring along the aerofoil’s surfaces, edges, and labeling are common in the manufacturing process. There are many nondestructive methods for detecting these manufacturing defects. Aerofoils are a key component in jet engines as they are used to compress the incoming air and convert heated air into thrust. This research work presents a visual inspection method for detecting aerofoil manufacturing defects. Image processing techniques are applied for capturing images of an aerofoil from different perspective angles. Initially, each aerofoil image is divided into m x n sub-images and then a feature vector from each sub-image is obtained. Next, each sample feature vector is compared with a database of known feature vectors obtained from ideal reference models. The disparity between two features vector is indicative of certain aerofoil surface anomaly. To verify this, each surface anomaly is further characterized based on its color, shape, and texture, and neural network classifier is applied to classify the detected anomaly to a known defect type. In this research work, we present the initial research investigation of this project and discuss challenges associated with visual inspection of aerofoils

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: A Survey of UWB Antennas and Applications
Presenter1: Sarfaraz, Maysam
Status: Graduate
PhoneNumber: 615-963-5081 (ITMRL Lab.)
Email: msarfaraz@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Funding: Wright-Pattern Air Force Laboratory
Major: Manufacturing Engineering
AdvisorName: Shirkhodaie, Amir
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5396, 615-963-5081
AdvisorEmail: ashirkhodaie@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Mechanical Engineering
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 03:26 PM

Description

A SURVEY OF UWB ANTENNAS AND APPLICATIONS M. Sarfaraz* ADVISOR: Dr. Amir Shirkhodaie, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering The usage of ultra-wideband (UWB) technology is growing in many communication systems such as radar systems, communication and measurement systems and imaging systems mainly because unlike the other wireless technologies UWB is not restricted to using a narrow waveband and it has high speed data rate. The large transmission bandwidth makes UWB-based electronic device resistive to interferences and gives immunity against getting detected. Typical operational frequency range of the UWB devices varies from few 100s MHz to 10 GHz. However, the most popular UWB devices are designed to operate between 1-3 GHz. This research presents an overview of different types of commercially available antennas suitable for UWB applications. The research begins with the basics of understanding of UWB antennas properties. Next, it discusses the main antenna characteristics like: radiation pattern (directional or omni-directional), gain, bandwidth, size, etc for different UWB applications and explains criterions for quantitative and qualitative performance measure of the antennas. The antennas covered in this research survey include: dipole, the transverse electromagnetic (TEM) horn, the log periodic, the bowtie, square planar monopole, spiral, rectangular patch UWB antenna, etc. This research investigates the pros and cons of each antenna and highlights the application areas of each antenna. Lastly, the important characteristics of the antennas and several promising directions for future enhancement of UWB antenna systems are discussed and summarized.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Sciences (Physics)
Title: Investigation of Physics Self-efficacy of Physics and Non-physics STEM majors
Presenter1: Rogers, Julie
Status: Undergraduate Studnet
PhoneNumber: 615-400-2755
Email: jrogers3@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Physics Department
Funding: NSF
Major: Physics
AdvisorName: Bignall, Orville
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5870
AdvisorEmail: obignall@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Physics Department
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 03:30 PM

Description

This study investigates the relationships between physics self-effucact, gender, age, and academic achevement in the introductory calculus and non-calculus based physics courses at a Southern urban comprehensive university and the relationsips between physics self-efficacy, gender, age, and academic achievement a private historically black University as well as a private religious based univerity physics course at Fisk University and Southern Adventist University. The potential relationship between gender and physics self-efficacy will be studied to ascertain whether significant relationship is found between them. Also, connection between age and physics self-efficacy will be examinded to determine whether differences exist in physics self-efficacy between traditional college students and non traditional college students. Finally, the relationship between physics self-efficacy level and academic achievement in these physics courses will be investigated to determing possible recruitment strategies for high school students and non-physics majors transferring to the physics program.

Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Sciences
Title: Automation of Data Analysis and Noise Subtraction of Data from RTBT Wire Scanners
Presenter1: Reynolds, Nicholas
Status: Undergraduate Student
PhoneNumber: 615-300-5237
Email: nickreynolds84@gmail.com
Department: Physics & Math
Funding: NSF
Major: Physics
AdvisorName: Dr. Orville Bignall
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5870
AdvisorEmail: obignall@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Physics & Math
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 03:49 PM

Description

Automation of Data Analysis and Noise Subtraction of Data from RTBT Wire Scanners Orville Bignall F. Nicholas Reynolds Karla Ward Tennessee State University Nashville, TN FaST Ted Williams Accelerator Physics Division Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) Oak Ridge National Laboratory ABSTRACT The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) is the most powerful pulsed source of neutrons in the world. SNS consists of a Linear Accelerator (Linac) that accelerates negatively charged hydrogen ions (H-) throughout the various regions of the Linac to approximately 88% of the speed of light. However, the region that is focused on is the Ring to Target Beam Transport (RTBT). In this region, the beam is transported to the mercury target to produce neutrons that are used for research. During the transport, the size of the beam is increased, and to produce the maximum amount of neutrons the beam size and orientation is essential. To ensure that the neutron production is efficient as possible, the analyzation of data from wire scanners in the RTBT is necessary. When analyzing data, it is common to perform the tasks of eliminating outliers and noise caused by various things. These tasks are many times tedious and time consuming. Therefore, the task was to modify an existing program that would make the analyzation less wearisome, and include buttons that would subtract noise and store important values that would be produced from the analyzation. These buttons were created and placed in the program RTBT Wizard, a program that analyzes wire scanner data from the RTBT region of the Linac. These buttons, “Clear Data,” “Percent of Range,” and “Fit and Store” provides the user with an easy step-by-step process of analyzing data. The “Clear” button clears a table holding data while allowing the user to import another set of data to be analyzed. The “Percent Range” button is used to subtract background noise from being analyzed. This is essential because the background noise can cause the beam size calculations to be thrown off, therefore causing over-adjustments by the Linac operators. The “Fit and Store” button, fits the data with a Gaussian profile and stores the values of amplitude and sigma. These values determine the beam size and within the program the orientation and shape of the beam can be calculated with these same figures. These modifications, while minor on a visible level, were much needed, and will prove to become great assets for the operators.

Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Food Microbiology
Title: SURVIVAL OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT SALMONELLA IN PEANUT BUTTER.
Presenter1: Kilonzo-Nthenge Agnes
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 963-5437
Email: akilonzontheng@tnstate.edu
Department: IAgER
Funding: USDA
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 03:50 PM

Description

SURVIVAL OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT SALMONELLA IN PEANUT BUTTER. Kilonzo-Nthenge Agnes*, Emily Rotich, and Sandria Godwin. Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research Peanut butter can be contaminated with Salmonella after post heat treatment. The pathogen can be introduced into the production environment through contaminated containers or other ingredients used to make peanut butter. This study was undertaken to determine the survival of Salmonella in peanut butter. Peanut butter purchased from a local supermarket was inoculated with a mixture of antibiotic resistant Salmonella Enteritidis, Typhimurium, and Mission at a concentration of 4.78 log CFU/g. Samples were analyzed on the first and third days post inoculation, then monitored weekly. Populations of Salmonella in inoculated peanut butter samples stored for 3, 6, 9, weeks at 25o C decreased to 3.27, 2.47, and 2.16 log CFU/g, respectively. For samples stored for 3, 6, and 9 weeks at 4o C, the populations decreased to 4.52, 4.14, and 4.04 log CFU/g, respectively. Salmonella population reduction was higher at room temperature (25o C) than at refrigeration temperatures (4o C). These results demonstrate that post-process contamination of peanut butter with Salmonella may result in survival of this pathogen during the shelf life. Post processing contamination clearly raises concern about safety of peanut butter, because Salmonella can survive during its shelf life. Therefore, there is a need for effective controls in food-processing plants to prevent contamination. Keywords: Salmonella, Peanut butter, and Storage

Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Occupational Therapy
Title: The Patient's Percieved Benefits of Aquatic Exercise for Geriatric Individual's Diagnosed with Arthritis
Presenter1: Russell, Heather and Foster, Carrie
Status: Graduate Students
PhoneNumber: 615. 585. 3228
Email: hlrussell21@tntech.edu
Department: Occupational Therapy
Funding: None
Major: Occupational Therapy
AdvisorName: Snyder, Larry
AdvisorPhone: 963-5950
AdvisorEmail: lsnyder@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Head of Dept. of Occupational Therapy
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 03:59 PM

Description

THE PATIENTS PERCIEVED BENEFITS OF AQUATIC EXERCISE FOR GERIATRIC INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH ARTHRITIS *Heather Russell *Carrie Foster ADVISOR: Larry Snyder, Head of Occupational Therapy Dept. The purpose of this study was to take an in-depth look into the client’s perceptions of benefits from participation in aquatic exercise. Throughout this study we specifically focused on the geriatric population who suffers from arthritis. “Arthritis is a crippling condition that refers to over 100 different diseases that cause joint inflammation. The condition includes pain, decreased range of motion, loss of muscle strength, impaired ambulation, muscle atrophy, de-conditioning, and synovial thickening.” (Boothe) We found through our research study that aquatic exercise not only benefits the patient’s physical ability, but also psychological and social areas of life. Our research that was conducted was retrieved surveys given to aquatic facilities that are approved by the Arthritis Foundations thoughtout the state of Tennessee. The results yielded that patient’s have a proven benefit from attending aquatic exercise for numerous reasons.

Description

THE PATIENTS PERCEIVED BENEFITS OF AQUATIC EXERCISE FOR GERIATRIC INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH ARTHRITIS *Heather Russell *Carrie Foster ADVISOR: Larry Snyder, Head of Occupational Therapy Dept. The purpose of this study was to take an in-depth look into the client’s perceptions of benefits from participation in aquatic exercise. Throughout this study we specifically focused on the geriatric population who suffers from arthritis. “Arthritis is a crippling condition that refers to over 100 different diseases that cause joint inflammation. The condition includes pain, decreased range of motion, loss of muscle strength, impaired ambulation, muscle atrophy, de-conditioning, and synovial thickening.” (Boothe) We found through our research study that aquatic exercise not only benefits the patient’s physical ability, but also psychological and social areas of life. Our research that was conducted was retrieved surveys given to aquatic facilities that are approved by the Arthritis Foundations thoughtout the state of Tennessee. The results yielded that patient’s have a proven benefit from attending aquatic exercise for numerous reasons.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: sciences
Title: EFFECT OF TALL FESCUE ENDOPHYTE ON MEAT GOAT GROWTH RATE
Presenter1: Moore, Latoya
Status: undergrad
PhoneNumber: 901-338-9842
Email: latoyadmooore1@yahoo.com
Department: agriculture sciences
Funding: usda
Major: pre-veterinarian medicine
AdvisorName: Dr. Richard Browning, Jr.
AdvisorPhone: x5867
AdvisorEmail: rbrowning@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: IAgER
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 04:19 PM

Description

Yearling does were fed tall fescue seed to assess the effect of tall fescue endophyte (Neotyphodium coenophialum) infection on meat goat growth rates. In 2006 and 2007, Boer (n=39), Kiko (n=26), and Spanish (n=19) does were fed orchardgrass hay for ad libitum consumption and 455g/hd/d of concentrate pretreatment (62 days in 2006, 97 days in 2007). Afterwards, endophyte-infected (EI) or endophyte-free (EF) tall fescue seeds were added to the diet at amounts up to 227g/hd/d for 10 wk. Treatment diets were fed to four pens per year. Breeds were balanced across pens. Orts were weighed daily. The EF diet was adjusted daily based on EI leftovers to equalize seed intake. Orts averaged 11 g/hd/day in 2006 and 57 g/hd/day in 2007. Pretreatment growth did not differ between EF and EI does (54.8 ± 7.5 vs. 56.2 ± 7.1 g/d). Diet affected (P < 0.05) weight gain during treatment. Does on EF diet outgained EI does 66.6 ± 5.8 g/d versus. 34.6 ± 5.5 g/d. Data suggest that tall fescue endophyte can adversely affect meat goat performance.

Description

Yearling does were fed tall fescue seed to assess the effect of tall fescue endophyte (Neotyphodium coenophialum) infection on meat goat growth rates. In 2006 and 2007, Boer (n=39), Kiko (n=26), and Spanish (n=19) does were fed orchardgrass hay for ad libitum consumption and 455g/hd/d of concentrate pretreatment (62 days in 2006, 97 days in 2007). Afterwards, endophyte-infected (EI) or endophyte-free (EF) tall fescue seeds were added to the diet at amounts up to 227g/hd/d for 10 wk. Treatment diets were fed to four pens per year. Breeds were balanced across pens. Orts were weighed daily. Diets were similar for energy and protein concentrations. Only the EI diet contained ergot alkaloids. The EF diet was adjusted daily based on EI leftovers to equalize seed intake. Orts averaged 11 g/hd/day in 2006 and 57 g/hd/day in 2007. Pretreatment growth did not differ between EF and EI does (54.8 ± 7.5 vs. 56.2 ± 7.1 g/d). Diet affected (P < 0.05) weight gain during treatment. Does on EF diet outgained EI does 66.6 ± 5.8 g/d versus. 34.6 ± 5.5 g/d. Data suggest that tall fescue endophyte can adversely affect meat goat performance.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: sciences
Title: EFFECT OF TALL FESCUE ENDOPHYTE ON MEAT GOAT GROWTH RATE
Presenter1: Moore, Latoya
Status: undergraduate
PhoneNumber: 901-338-9842
Email: latoyadmooore1@yahoo.com
Department: Agricultural Sciences
Funding: USDA
Major: Pre-veterinary Medicine
AdvisorName: Dr. Richard Browning, Jr.
AdvisorPhone: x5867
AdvisorEmail: rbrowning@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: IAgER
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 04:23 PM

Description

Yearling does were fed tall fescue seed to assess the effect of tall fescue endophyte (Neotyphodium coenophialum) infection on meat goat growth rates. In 2006 and 2007, Boer (n=39), Kiko (n=26), and Spanish (n=19) does were fed orchardgrass hay for ad libitum consumption and 455g/hd/d of concentrate pretreatment (62 days in 2006, 97 days in 2007). Afterwards, endophyte-infected (EI) or endophyte-free (EF) tall fescue seeds were added to the diet at amounts up to 227g/hd/d for 10 wk. Treatment diets were fed to four pens per year. Breeds were balanced across pens. Orts were weighed daily. Diets were similar for energy and protein concentrations. Only the EI diet contained ergot alkaloids. The EF diet was adjusted daily based on EI leftovers to equalize seed intake. Orts averaged 11 g/hd/day in 2006 and 57 g/hd/day in 2007. Pretreatment growth did not differ between EF and EI does (54.8 ± 7.5 vs. 56.2 ± 7.1 g/d). Diet affected (P < 0.05) weight gain during treatment. Does on EF diet outgained EI does 66.6 ± 5.8 g/d versus. 34.6 ± 5.5 g/d. Data suggest that tall fescue endophyte can adversely affect meat goat performance.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: sciences
Title: TALL FESCUE ENDOPHYTE AFFECTS MEAT GOAT WEIGHT GAIN
Presenter1: Moore, Latoya
Status: undergraduate
PhoneNumber: 901-338-9842
Email: latoyadmooore1@yahoo.com
Department: Agricultural Sciences
Funding: USDA
Major: Pre-veterinary Medicine
AdvisorName: Dr. Richard Browning, Jr.
AdvisorPhone: x5867
AdvisorEmail: rbrowning@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: IAgER
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 04:25 PM

Description

Yearling does were fed tall fescue seed to assess the effect of tall fescue endophyte (Neotyphodium coenophialum) infection on meat goat growth rates. In 2006 and 2007, Boer (n=39), Kiko (n=26), and Spanish (n=19) does were fed orchardgrass hay for ad libitum consumption and 455g/hd/d of concentrate pretreatment (62 days in 2006, 97 days in 2007). Afterwards, endophyte-infected (EI) or endophyte-free (EF) tall fescue seeds were added to the diet at amounts up to 227g/hd/d for 10 wk. Treatment diets were fed to four pens per year. Breeds were balanced across pens. Orts were weighed daily. Diets were similar for energy and protein concentrations. Only the EI diet contained ergot alkaloids. The EF diet was adjusted daily based on EI leftovers to equalize seed intake. Orts averaged 11 g/hd/day in 2006 and 57 g/hd/day in 2007. Pretreatment growth did not differ between EF and EI does (54.8 ± 7.5 vs. 56.2 ± 7.1 g/d). Diet affected (P < 0.05) weight gain during treatment. Does on EF diet outgained EI does 66.6 ± 5.8 g/d versus. 34.6 ± 5.5 g/d. Data suggest that tall fescue endophyte can adversely affect meat goat performance.

Oral:
Poster: ON
SubjectArea: Sciences
Title: COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT LEGUMES FOR ANTIOXIDANTS
Presenter1: Diana
Status: graduate student
PhoneNumber: 963-5320
Email: sbhatti@tnstate.edu
Department: IAgER
Funding: USDA
Major: Chemistry
AdvisorName: Suping Zhou and Sarabjit Bhatti
AdvisorPhone: 963-5320
AdvisorEmail: sbhatti@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: IAgER
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 04:26 PM

Description

COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT LEGUMES FOR ANTIOXIDANTS Presenter: Diana* Faculty Advisors: Suping Zhou and Sarabjit Bhatti In recent years, the role of antioxidant vitamins C, E, and beta-carotene in disease prevention has been highlighted. The degenerative diseases in particular are found to have an oxidative origin and much evidence is available to support the idea that antioxidants play a major role in combating oxidative stress. Dietary plants have been demonstrated to be rich source of antioxidants. Legumes, particularly soybeans are known as healthy foods in many Asian countries. The aim of our study was to determine the total antioxidant capacity of sprouts from different legumes. Among the legumes chosen for the present study, mung bean sprouts gave the highest antioxidant activity, followed by pigeon pea and soybean. Results of this study will be useful as an aid for dietary choices to increase antioxidant intake and will allow the investigation of the relation between dietary antioxidants and oxidative stress-induced diseases.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Improved Image Processing Algorithms for Registration of Visual Images Captured by Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Presenter1: McCartney, Matthew I.
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 615-963-5328
Email: mmccartney@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Funding: U.S. Army Office
Major: Electrical Engineering
AdvisorName: Zein-Sabatto, Dr. Saleh
AdvisorPhone: 615-963 - 5369
AdvisorEmail: Mzein@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 05:26 PM

Description

IMPROVED IMAGE PROCESSING ALGORITHMS FOR REGISTRATION OF VISUAL IMAGES CAPTURED BY MULTIPLE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVS).Matthew I. McCartney*. ADVISOR: Dr. Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The U.S. Air Force frequently has to track and establish the precise coordinates in a large area land of targets that could pose a threat. To achieve this task, image registration is necessary to integrate images of a large landscape obtained from airborne sensors. The focus of this research is on registration of images captured by visual sensors mounted on multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The captured images must be registered (stitched) together and analyzed for target localization and tracking. In this application a computationally fast image processing algorithm must be developed to automatically register images in real-time. In order to reduce unnecessary computation, down-sampled video footage was used so that there would only be about 50% overlap in a sequence of video frames of a captured scene. A two-step feature matching process was then employed. First the overlapping areas in successive frames were partitioned into smaller regions then matched using cross-correlation. Finally, the regions with the highest match ratio were analyzed using a computer vision algorithm known as Scale Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT). Since efficiency is a critical issue in a real-time system so a simplified version of the SIFT algorithm was realized. The matches generated were used to register video frames. A graphical user interface was developed and implemented in MATLAB for testing the algorithm. Results obtained from real image sequences taken from a UAV along with the algorithm development process will be presented.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Enigneering
Title: THE DESIGN OF A SECURE NETWORK SNIFFER FOR A LOCALIZATION AND TRACKING SYSTEM USING A DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAE ARRAY.
Presenter1: Hyde, Carlo
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 520-312-6717
Email: chyde01@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Funding: Title III
Major: CISE
AdvisorName: Rogers, Decatur
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5409
AdvisorEmail: drogers@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Sponsored Research
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 05:43 PM

Description

THE DESIGN OF A SECURE NETWORK SNIFFER FOR A LOCALIZATION AND TRACKING SYSTEM USING A DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAE ARRAY. C.Hyde* ADVISOR: Dr. Decatur Rogers, Department of Sponsored Research As computers have become ubiquitous and more devices have become network aware, it is imperative that means are in place to ensure secure and reliable wireless communication. To date, even with the advances in current technology, there is no means to localize and track rogue processes on an indoor wireless network. The purpose of this research is to develop network sniffer software that is used in conjunction with a directional antennae array to gather data for a localization and tracking system. The network sniffer software will use either the MAC or IP address of the rogue device to isolate network traffic generated by the intruder. The rogue device’s network information will be analyzed to determine the received signal strength intensity (RSSI). The RSSI data collected from multiple antennae arrays running the sniffer software will be used to determine the location of the rogue device. The significance of this research is it allows the completion of the first of three phases in the development of a localization and tracking system of malicious hosts on a wireless network.

Oral: ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: The Design of a Multi-Sensor Sniffer for a Localization and Tracking System Utilizing a Directional Antennae Array
Presenter1: Yarbrough, Leondre
Status: graduate student
PhoneNumber: 615-228-2778
Email: leondre.yarbrough@gmail.com
Department: Electrical
Funding: Title III
Major: CISE
AdvisorName: Rogers, Decatur
AdvisorPhone: 6159635409
AdvisorEmail: drogers@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Sponsored Research
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 05:50 PM

Description

THE DESIGN OF A MULTI-SENSOR SNIFFER FOR A LOCALIZATION AND TRACKING SYSTEM UTILIZING A DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAE ARRAY Leondre Yarbrough*, Didar Sohi ADVISOR: Dr. Decatur Rogers, Sponsor Research Wireless LANs (Local Access Networks) represent both a growing means by which businesses and individuals transfer data as well as a critically under secured environment from unauthorized users. Intruders and hackers can easily eavesdrop on or steal sensitive information, pose as other clients, steal bandwidth or install malicious viruses. Though satellites can be used to track computers that are within line of sight, there is currently no known method to track a computer in an indoor environment (i.e. buildings or non-line of sight areas). This project references a previous dissertation, which discusses a method of localizing and tracking for indoor wireless environments, and extends the sniffer software to utilize multiple antennae arrays on a common host. The significance of this project is that it is phase three of a localization and tracking system, of malicious host on a wireless network.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Ontology-Based Distributed Intelligence Control for System of systems
Presenter1: McCurry, Charles D.
Status: Graduate student
PhoneNumber: (615) 479-0753
Email: cdmc1911@comcast.net
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Funding: None
Major: Computer and Information Systems Engineering
AdvisorName: Zein-Sabatto, Mohamed S.
AdvisorPhone: (615) 963-5369
AdvisorEmail: MZEIN@Tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 05:53 PM

Description

ONTOLOGY-BASED DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENCE CONTROL FOR SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS Charles D. McCurry* Advisor: Dr. Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The use of multiple autonomous processes and/or dynamic systems is of great interest in many civilian and military applications. These multi-agents can be combined to achieve objectives well beyond the scope of just one agent acting along. If one agent is considered a system, the use of multiple agents can be considered a system of systems. The distributed control literature lacks the existence of unified methodology for the design and analysis of control for such systems. The goal of this research is to advance control systems theory by devising formal analysis and methodology for the design and implementation of distributed intelligence control for system of systems. The design of distributed intelligence control for system of systems will be achieved by the following objectives. First, development of ontology leading to ease of understanding standardization, and unification of terminology of distributed control systems followed by development of architecture framework leading to the design of hardware/software for embodiment of the distributed intelligence control of system of systems. Finally theoretical development of formal design methodology leading to a systematic procedure for the design and analysis of distributed intelligence control for system of systems.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Ontology-Based Distributed Intelligence Control for System of Systems
Presenter1: McCurry, Charles D.
Status: Graduate student
PhoneNumber: (615) 479-0753
Email: cdmc1911@comcast.net
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Funding: None
Major: Computer and Information Systems Engineering
AdvisorName: Zein-Sabatto, Mohamed S.
AdvisorPhone: (615) 963-5369
AdvisorEmail: MZEIN@Tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 05:53 PM

Description

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Design of an Integrated Environment for Operation and Control of Robot Arms
Presenter1: Feng, Jinchun
Status: graduate
PhoneNumber: 963-5328
Email: jinchunf@yahoo.com
Department: Electrical and computer Engineering
Funding: Engineering Research Institute
Major: electrical engineering
AdvisorName: Saleh Zein-Sabatto
AdvisorPhone: 963-5369
AdvisorEmail: mzein@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: electrical and computer engineering
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 05:59 PM

Description

DESIGN OF AN INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENT FOR OPERATION AND CONTROL OF ROBOT ARMS Jinchun Feng Advisor: Prof. Saleh Zein-Sabatto Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Abstract Key words: Kinematic, Dynamic, real-time control, and trajectory planning. As more advanced control algorithms are designed for control of robotic arms, traditional fixed controller boards and associated code generators are become less convenient way to test such control algorithm in real-time. The process of using such boards is complex, time consuming, and inflexible. In this work, developed and presented an integrated hardware-software environment where researchers can simply use any Matlab/Simulink basic function block and/or toolbox, such as fuzzy logic or neural network, to design, implement, and test different controller algorithms in real-time for robotic arm operations. The hardware includes a computer, the ds1103 dSPACE digital processing board, an amplifier board, and the Zebra-ZERO robot arm as a test bed. Also, Matlab GUI, m-file, Matlab/simulink blocks, and dSPACE interface functions are combined together to form the software environment. Control algorithms will be designed in the Matlab/simulink, then converted to c-code, and download to the dSPACE processor board. The Matlab m-file will be used to code the robotic kinematic model and trajectory path planning to calculate joint angles and send them to the dSPACE processor board through the dSPACE interface functions. Finally, the dSPACE processor board generates physical signal to control the robot arm in real-time. The proposed hardware-software system will be integrated together, and one control algorithm will be tested on it. The testing results will be presented and explained in this paper.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: LOCALIZATION AND TRACKING IN AIRCRAFT GROUND CONTROL UTILIZING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFIERS (RFIDs)
Presenter1: Murray, Matthew
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 963-5385
Email: mmurray01@tnstate.edu
Department: Computer Information Systems Engineering
Funding: Title III/DHS
Major: Computer Information Systems Engineering
AdvisorName: Dr. Fenghui Yao
AdvisorPhone: 963-5309
AdvisorEmail: fyao@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Computer Science
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 06:19 PM

Description

LOCALIZATION AND TRACKING IN AIRCRAFT GROUND CONTROL UTILIZING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFIERS (RFIDs) M. Murray* ADVISOR: Dr. Fenghui Yao, Department of Computer Science The National Transportation Safety Board reports that in the past five years it has investigated at least 34 accidents that have involved an airplane on a wrong runway, many of which involve planes that were landing or taking off. An overwhelming percentage of runway incidents can be traced to conditions, such as rain, fog, darkness, and malfunctioning or absent ground radar, in which an Air Traffic Controller (ATCs) is simply unable to locate or track aircraft on the ground. This research is concerned with the use of RFID technology to produce a localization and tracking method to help Air Traffic Controllers in their guidance of aircraft on the ground. The use of RFIDs provides more information with greater accuracy concerning the localization and tracking of aircraft on the ground. The implementation of the complete system provides a mechanism capable of mitigating the element of human error in ATC, localizing and tracking aircraft on the ground, and providing controllers with additional information to better avert runway accidents. The finalized design presents a valuable and formidable addition to the field of ground traffic control and the safety of the public, in addition to having broader implications in the tracking of aircraft in transit as well as the tracking of other objects and materials.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Cyber Security
Title: Localization and Tracking System for an Identified Client Process in a given Wireless Network
Presenter1: Didar S. Sohi
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 6154147893
Email: didar.sohi@gmail.com
Department: CISE
Funding: ORNL
Major: CISE
AdvisorName: Dr. Landon Onyebueke
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: ME
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 06:38 PM

Description

THE DESIGN OF A LOCALIZATION AND TRACKING SYSTEM FOR AN IDENTIFIED CLIENT PROCESS IN A GIVEN INTERNAL WIRELESS NETWORK D. Sohi ADVISOR: Dr. L. Onyebueke Communications have taken the form of radio waves which in the case of Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) networks suffer from the same security flaws as wired networks, but also introduce additional issues. Weak security and equipment configurations perpetuate increasing attacks from malicious individuals. Even with advances in technology, it is still not possible to localize and track a computer in an indoor environment. Satellites can be used to track a computer as long as line of sight exists, but once indoors this is no longer an option. This research developed a security mechanism for the localization and tracking of an identified process on an internal IEEE 802.11g wireless network. An identified process includes any IEEE 802.11g wireless device such as a laptop, pocket PC, PDA, or Smartphone, which has been detected as an intruder on the wireless network. The concept for this research is based on the deployment of an array of directional antennae along the perimeter of a given wireless network. The antennae examined the data across the network and then localized the target traffic using triangulation based on Received Signal Strength Intensity (RSSI). With all antennae focusing their sights on the target, it becomes possible to create a ‘hot zone,’ where all of the antenna beams intersect. When the ‘hot zone’ became mobile, the antennae were able to recognize a change in RSSI, thus tracking the malicious node through the network. The mechanism developed will aid in the localization and capture of cyber criminals by removing their anonymity. Also since data was collected at all phases of localization, evidence was gathered which can be used for prosecution purposes in a court of law.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Science/Engineering Education
Title: GRASP: REFLECTIONS ON A TWO-YEAR NSF PROJECT TO INCREASE MINORITY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT INTEREST IN THE GEOSCIENCES AND GE
Presenter1: Arino de la Rubia, Leigh
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 615-830-2870
Email: leigh.arinodelarubia@gmail.com
Department: COE-ISEM, IUBS
Funding: National Science Foundation
Major: Curriculum & Instruction
AdvisorName: Gary, Todd
AdvisorPhone: 615-969-0796
AdvisorEmail: tgary@coe.tsuniv.edu
AdvisorDept: COE-ISEM, IUBS
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 07:33 PM

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GRASP: REFLECTIONS ON A TWO-YEAR NSF PROJECT TO INCREASE MINORITY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT INTEREST IN THE GEOSCIENCES AND GEOSCIENCE CAREERS L. Arino de la Rubia*, T. Gary, J. Butler, T. Cummings ADVISOR: Dr. Todd P. Gary, Director, IUBS Tennessee State University and Oglala Lakota College received a grant from the National Science Foundation to bring together students in Nashville, Tennessee with a group in South Dakota. Student teams in Tennessee and South Dakota are investigating how the lessons from Earth’s geology helps scientists learn about Mars. Students are designing robots to collect samples of rocks and soil in the rolling hills of Tennessee and the Badlands of South Dakota the way Spirit and Opportunity roam the craters of Mars. During the two years of this pilot project, students interested in robotics have learned about the geosciences and careers at the intersection of engineering and geoscience. The final project for students is to design, build, test, and program a robot geologist similar in function to the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Leading up to this final experience students participated in a variety of activities. The 2007 summer camp involved using hand-held reflectance spectrometers to analyze rocks, learning about resonant frequencies, and completing simulated missions to Mars while looking for signs of life. Students completed a pre- and post-session survey using a Likert scale of 1 (poor) to 4 (excellent). Participants were asked about their interest levels in earth science, engineering, space science, and general science as well as how much they felt they knew about technology uses in the geosciences, the importance of geoscience, and science/engineering careers. A paired sample t-test was used to calculate the mean differences in student responses from time 1 to time 2 in a single sample. These students reported a statistically significant increase in understanding the area of technology uses in science and technology uses in geoscience. These students also reported a statistically significant increase in interest in space science, earth science, and engineering. This presentation will discuss the highlights of the program, along with current progress of students. Attention will also be given to the educational research that accompanies the program’s day-to-day administration and pertinent results that will inform the design of the GRASP curriculum being created as a result of this program.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: The Design Of A Central Analysis Point and Application For A Localization and Tracking System
Presenter1: Roberts, LaTisha
Status: Graduate
PhoneNumber: 702 215 9419
Email: lmisstish@yahoo.com
Department: CISE
Funding: Title III
Major: CISE
AdvisorName: Rogers, Decatur
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5409
AdvisorEmail: drogers@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Sponsored Research
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 08:52 PM

Description

As more and more large and small businesses and individuals transfer data across wireless networks; the need to ensure security across wireless communication has skyrocketed. Today, there are currently no methods in place to localize and track a computer node or intruder in an indoor environment or facility. The purpose of this research is to develop a central analysis point of reference to monitor network traffic, gather a constant collection of traffic data in a network, analyze the received signal strength intensity (RSSI) data and have the ability to search the network traffic for a specific internet protocol address. This system will also detect which antenna is sending which data into the network; decide what data has the highest signal strength intensity for analysis and ways to determine the analysis method from a cluster of antennas. This research furthers the investigation of the development of localization and tracking system of malicious hosts on a wireless network.

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Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Health Sciences
Title: The Impact of Climate Change on Asthma Symptoms
Presenter1: Raynes, Edilberto
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-2190
Email: eraynes@tnstate.edu
Department: Physical Therapy
Funding: NONE
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 09:25 PM

Description

THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ASTHMA SYMPTOMS E.Raynes*, N. Housel*, and E. Kunnu* E. Raynes, Department of Physical Therapy N. Housel, Department of Physical Therapy E. Kunnu, Department of Health Information Management Global climate change has impacted the health of humans. There has been an increased prevalence of asthma both in children and adults as a result of meteorological factors, such as changes in barometric pressure, relative humidity, and temperature. The purpose of this paper is to review current evidence-based researches on environmental factors that contribute to the global increase of asthmatic symptoms due to climate changes. Studies have shown that increases in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have been linked to the early onset of spring and lengthening of the growing season, which in turn, affects seasonal pollen count. The conclusion revealed the link of global climate change in the recurrence of asthmatic symptoms.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Developing Intelligent Scheduler for Coordinated Task Planning of Teleoperated Robotic System
Presenter1: Shaik Imran
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 6156865119
Email: shaikeelim@gmail.com
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Funding: NASA
Major: Manufacturing
AdvisorName: Amir Shirkhodaie
AdvisorPhone: 6159635396
AdvisorEmail: AShirkhodaie@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Mechanical
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 10:16 PM

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DEVELOPING INTELLIGENT SCHEDULER FOR COORDINATED TASKPLANNING OF TELEOERATED ROBOTIC SYSTEM Imran Shaik ADVISOR: Dr. Amir Shirkhodaie, Department of Engineering We present a brief introduction about the background of the problem. The main objective of this project is to develop a user friendly environment for Multi-Robot teleoperation system, focusing on cooperative inspection between the operator and multiple mobile robots. One of the important areas of interest would be on the cooperative coordination between the robots and developing a virtual environment for simulating the robotic behavior, motions and tasks of the autonomous robots. A prototype of teleoperated system is to be developed and implemented on an actual testing platform that consists of multiple directional mobile robots equipped with cameras. Cooperative formations among multiple mobile robots are proposed for inspection task and the performance of developed system is examined through the experimental example of inspection task. In multi robot system increasing number of robots brings the network traffic. Each robot can communicate with each other through Ethernet equipped on the robot; cameras are provided for inspection task and can get observed images by using image capturing board mounted on the robot, these images can be communicated through Ethernet.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Development of software for localization of stationary wireless sensor nodes.
Presenter1: Elangovan, Vinayak
Status: Graduate student
PhoneNumber: 615-963-5728
Email: velangovan@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Funding: U.S. Army
Major: CISE
AdvisorName: Saleh Zein-Sabatto
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5728
AdvisorEmail: mzein@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 10:30 PM

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DEVELOPMENT OF SOFTWARE FOR LOCALIZATION OF STATIONARY WIRELESS SENSOR NODES. Vinayak Elangovan. ADVISOR: Dr. Saleh Zein-Sabatto , Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Localization is the process of finding the geometric location of a wireless sensor node according to some real or virtual coordinate system. Localization is an important task when direct measurements of the wireless sensor locations are not available. A typical example of such case is in monitoring of events in a battle field, where thousands of wireless sensors are airborne deployed. In such case the operator has little or no information to identify the location of each sensing node. Effective localization algorithms can use available information from wireless sensor to infer position of individual node. From the various techniques evolved in localizing sensor nodes, one approach is to use the received signal strength to predict the location of unknown sensing devices. In this paper, passive localization algorithms are developed, presented and tested. The algorithms perform region based localization of stationary wireless sensors with respect to a frame of reference using received signal strength of the sensors. The reported work is conducted in two phases, theoretical development then hardware testing. In the first phase, localization algorithms to predict the location of wireless sensor nodes were developed. We categorized localization of sensors in three different scenarios. In scenario-I, localization is done for sensors which are in the communication range of at least three head nodes. In scenario -II, localization is done for sensors in the communication range of two head nodes. In scenario -III, localization is done for sensors which are in the communication range of only one head node. The three different scenarios were tested by simulation. In the second phase, a test-bed was established using the crossbow (micaz) hardware and is used to measure the sensors transmission signal strength. Then the localization programs used these signals strength as input and predict the location of each wireless sensor nodes. The algorithm developments, the simulation results and hardware testing of the localization algorithms will be presented in this paper.

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Oral:
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A GPS-BASED MOBILE ROBOT OUTDOOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM
Presenter1: Caglar,Faruk
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 615-6864170
Email: faruk_caglar@yahoo.com
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Funding: Engineering Research Institute
Major: Computer Information and Systems Engineering
AdvisorName: Sekmen,Ali
AdvisorPhone: 963-5012
AdvisorEmail: asekmen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Computer Science
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time: 11:17 PM

Description

DEVELOPMENT OF A GPS-BASED MOBILE ROBOT OUTDOOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM

Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Environmental Engineering
Title: MATHEMATICAL DE-CONVOLUTION OF TRACER BREAKTHROUGH CURVES TO LOCATE THE POINT OF CONTAMINANT INJECTION
Presenter1: Emalyne Head
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 963-5388
Email: rpainter@tnstate.edu
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Funding: None
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Friday, February 08, 2008
Time: 08:12 AM

Description

Emmalyne K. Head* Advisors: Roger Painter and Tom Byl, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering The purpose of this project is to develop a mathematical model of non-ideal flow systems. It involves developing an alternative method for analysis of tracer breakthrough curves for model development. This model, based on the de-convolution of tracer breakthrough data, has implications for Homeland Security applications. This method has the potential to locate the point of injection of a contaminant into a river or stream based on downstream concentration data. Tracer breakthrough data has been collected for model development. These data were collected in various studies of smaller scale streams using salt solutions as the solute to be traced. The model was tested for its ability to locate the point of injection of the salt solution into these streams.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Security-Based Robust Architecture for Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks
Presenter1: McNeal III, McKenzie
Status: Graduate student
PhoneNumber: 6154914842
Email: mckenzie.mcneal@gmail.com
Department: Electrical/Computer Engineering
Funding: NONE
Major: Computer & Information Systems Engineering
AdvisorName: Chen, Wei
AdvisorPhone: 6159635878
AdvisorEmail: wchen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Computer Science
Date: Friday, February 08, 2008
Time: 12:18 PM

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SECURITY-BASED ROBUST ARCHITECTURE FOR MOBILE WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS. M. McNeal III ADVISOR: Dr. Wei Chen, Computer Science Department Current communication protocols used for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have been designed to be energy efficient, decrease redundancy in sensed data, increase the lifetime of the sensor network, and decrease the number of transmissions across the network. But one major issue that must be addressed is security of sensed data, transmitted data, and communication channels between sensor nodes. Due to the limited capabilities of sensor nodes, e.g. power, memory, transmission range, and processing power, designing security-based communication protocol presents a difficult challenge. The current commonly used encryption schemes require too much processing power and memory to be used by the sensor nodes. Considering a network that will thousands of nodes, the sensor network still needs to function in the presence of an attack. The security protocol must then be able to perform the appropriate action to contain the malicious activity while allowing the network to function effectively. This project will focus on developing a comprehensive, adaptive security model to defend against various malicious attacks and compromised node(s). After investigating various sensor network architectures, the cluster-based wireless sensor network offers a sense of security because of its communication protocol. Member nodes within a cluster must send all data that is destined for the Base Station or another node of a different cluster through its cluster head. This architecture does make the cluster head an ideal point of attack by an adversary because it handles communication and data transfer in and out of the cluster. This project will investigate current security mechanisms developed for cluster-based sensor networks and develop a security protocol that addresses node compromise and node mobility within a cluster-based wireless sensor network. The availability of the network will be examined in the presence of attacks and node compromise. We look to improve on current security mechanisms and provide detection of compromised nodes within a cluster-based mobile wireless sensor network. The performance of the security model will be measured through simulation and small scale model.

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Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Early Childhood Education
Title: A PLAN FOR INCREASING THE NUMBER OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE TEACHERS
Presenter1: Matthews, Graham *
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: (615) 963-5627
Email: gmatthews2@tnstate.edu
Department: Family and Consumer Sciences
Funding: None
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Friday, February 08, 2008
Time: 01:03 PM

Description

A PLAN FOR INCREASING THE NUMBER OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE TEACHERS... By Graham P. Matthews, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education Tennessee State University ABSTRACT: Over the last two decades, the ratio of males to females in teaching has steadily declined. The number of male teachers now stands at a 40-year low. According to the most recent National Education Association research, just 24.9 percent of the nation's 3 million teachers are men. Moreover, over the last two decades, the ratio of males to females in teaching has steadily declined. The number of male teachers now stands at a 40-year low. Wanted: More male teachers The percentage of male teachers in elementary schools has fallen regularly since 1981 - that year, it reached an all-time high of 18 percent. Today, a scant 9 percent of elementary school teachers are men. Likewise, the percentage of males in secondary schools has fluctuated over the years, but now stands at its lowest level (35 percent). Men are in demand in America's public schools as a greater focus is placed on the need to diversify the historically female-dominated profession. Locally, regionally and nationally, cities, towns, colleges and universities are waging a drive to get more men into teaching, especially more African-American men. Purpose: Towards this effort to increase the number of minority teachers in the State of Tennessee, the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Tennessee State University in with conjunction with The Frontiers Club, a national service organization for African American men will develop comprehensive, innovative, an effective ways to "identify, recognize, recruit and retain" more male teachers, starting with selective middle schools in Nashville with an emphasis on engaging minority young boys to become early childhood teachers and elementary school teachers.

Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Plant Science
Title: DOWNY MILDEW IN LILAC
Presenter1: Margaret Mmbaga
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 931-668-3563
Email: mmmbaga@tnstate.edu
Department: Otis Floyd Research Center - McMinnville
Funding: none
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Friday, February 08, 2008
Time: 02:14 PM

Description

DOWNY MILDEW IN LILAC Margaret Mmbaga*. Tennessee State University, Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center, McMinnville, TN 37110. Syringa sp. ‘Old Glory’ is a disease resistant selection of lilac that was developed from a controlled hybridization between Syringa ‘Sweet Charity’ and Syringa x hyacinthflora ‘Pocahontas’. ‘Old Glory’ is credited for high level disease resistance to powdery mildew, bacterial blight and other foliage diseases common in the southern region of United States. New hybridized selections, Syringa ‘Old Glory’ and 'Declaration' were field-grown for observation at the USDA National arboretum germplasm evaluation plots in McMinnville, Tennessee State University (TSU) Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center. In May 2005, disease symptoms exhibiting necrotic lesions on the foliage were observed in ‘Old Glory’, but not in ‘Declaration’. Disease symptoms intensified in 2006 making the ‘Old Glory’ hybrid unsightly. The upper side of affected leaves yielded distinct symptoms consistent with common leaf spots, but the underside of the leaves, showed the lesions to be covered with white mass of sporangiophores and sporangia that later turned grayish in color. The symptomology was suggestive of downy mildew disease, but the disease has not previously been observed on more than 50 lilac accessions growing in the local area. The objective of this study was to identify the causal agent of this disease. The sporangiophores and sporangia were isolated from underside leaf lesions and were characterized under a compound microscope. To confirm that the observed fungal organism was a pathogen associated with the observed symptoms, pathogenicity test was done using a detached leaf technique. Sporangiospores were harvested from the leaf underside and suspended in sterilized double distilled water containing a surfactant (Tween 20) at the rate of 0.04µl/L. The spore suspension was adjusted to a concentration of 1 x105 spores / ml. Twelve disease-free leaves of Syringa ‘Old Glory’ were detached and surface sterilized using 10% Clorox® bleach (Clorox Company, Oakland CA) for two minutes and rinsed in sterilized water. Six sterilized leaves were aseptically inoculated with the sporangiospore suspension by using an atomizer to deliver the inoculum uniformly; leaves were sprayed to run-off. The non-inoculated controls were sprayed with sterile water. Inoculated and non-inoculated leaves were placed in Petri dishes over triple layered sterilized paper towels soaked in sterilized water and incubated at 23-25oC with 14/10 h (light/dark) periods. A randomized complete block design with a replication of six individual leaves per treatment was used. The inoculated and non-inoculated leaves were monitored for symptoms and signs of disease development. Disease symptoms were reproduced in about twelve days. Non-inoculated control leaves did not develop disease symptoms. Twelve days after inoculation, the underside of the leaves was observed under a dissecting microscope and sporangiosphores and sporangiospores were harvested and characterized under a compound microscope. Morphological features of the sporangiophores and sporangia matched that of Plasmopara sp. Downy mildew has not previously been reported in Lilac and this is the first report of the disease in Tennessee. Downy mildew is a destructive disease on many field and vegetable crops, but its impact on lilac is mostly aesthetic. Because cool temperatures are critical for continued downy mildew disease development, higher temperatures characteristic of the Tennessee summers will probably not allow the perpetuation of this disease as a production problem. If other lilac accessions are susceptible, and the disease has opportunity to spread to other hosts, downy mildew inspection would likely be limited to early spring. Studies on the management of this disease in lilac were not undertaken. However, recommendations for the management of downy mildew in other crops include avoiding planting susceptible plants in infested areas, use of resistant plants, chemical fungicides and cultural methods that improve air circulation and avoid wetting plant foliage.

Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Plant Science
Title: MOLECULAR DETECTION OF BOTRYOSPHAERIA DOTHIDEA AS THE PATHOGEN OF DOGWOOD LEAF BLIGHT BY PCR-BASED MARKERS
Presenter1: Mmbaga, Margaret
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 931-668-3563
Email: mmmbaga@tnstate.edu
Department: Otis Floyd Research Center
Funding: USDA Capacity Building Grant
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Friday, February 08, 2008
Time: 02:30 PM

Description

MOLECULAR DETECTION OF BOTRYOSPHAERIA DOTHIDEA AS THE PATHOGEN OF DOGWOOD LEAF BLIGHT BY PCR-BASED MARKERS Ainong Shi, Margaret T. Mmbaga*, and Frank Mrema . Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center, Tennessee State University, McMinnville, TN 37110. Botryosphaeria dothidea can infect trees, fruit and ornamental crops causing leaf blight, stem canker and. fruit rots. The fungus B. dothidea, was isolated from dogwood leaves and stems that were exhibiting leaf blight. The main objective of this research was to provide PCR-based assays that detect and identify B. dothidea from dogwood leaf blight. Cultures of Botryosphaeria dothidea were isolated from infected dogwood leaves and stems. Genomic DNA was extracted from conidia and mycelium using the DNeasy Plant Mini Kit (Qiagen Inc, Valencia, CA) following the protocol given by the manufacturer. The PCR amplification was performed in a DNA thermal cycler following standard PCR procedures with minor modifications. Each 50 μl PCR reaction mixture consisted of 36 μl sterile ddH2O, 5 μl 10X PCR buffer, 3 μl MgCl2 (25 mM), 1.5 μl dNTP (10 mM total, 2.5 mM each), 1.5 μl primer each (20 ng/μl), 0.2 μl Taq polymerase (Promega) (5 U/μl), and 1.3 μl template DNA (20 ng/μl). PCR cycles consisted of an initial denaturation step at 94 0C for 4 min followed by 42 cycles of 1 min at 93 0C (denaturation), 1 min at 40 to 60 0C (annealing), and 2 min at 72 0C (extension). The annealing temperature was set based on the primer Tm and usually a five degree less than the lower primer Tm (Tm – 5) was used as the annealing temperature for the PCR reaction. An extension cycle at 72 0C for 5 min was used to terminate the reaction and finally at 4 0C soak. The PCR products were visualized in 1.5% agarose gel in 1X TBE, stained with ethidium bromide. Three universal primers, ITS1, ITS1-F and ITS4, and standard PCR procedures were used to amplify the pathogen ITS region. The two PCR products amplified from the two primer pairs, were 621 bp amplified from the primer pair ITS1-F/ITS4 and 583 bp amplified from ITS1/ITS4. The sequence of the PCR product amplified from the primer pair ITS1/ITS4 was 99.5% (581/583) matching to the accession AY259092, and 100% (517/517) to accession AY236950 of B. dothidea in GenBank. Other close matching ones in GenBank are 97.9% (509/521) to AF243397 of B. cortices, 98% (522/543) to AF246930 of B. mamane, 94% (425/448) to AY259091 of B. lutea, and 94% (424/450) to AY259098 of B. parva. he results indicated the pathogen of leaf blight in dogwood is B. dothidea. The PCR products were then purified by using QIA quick PCR Purification Kit (Qiagen Inc, Valencia, CA) (http://www.qiagen.com following protocols described in QIAquick Spin Handbook, (July 2002). The DNA was then sequenced by the Davis Sequencing Inc. at Davis, CA (http://www.davissequencing.com The two sequences obtained were analyzed and compared with all sequences of ITS region in GenBank by using BLAST (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST/ for sequence similarity match. The pathogen of leaf blight in dogwood DNA sequence matched that of B. dothidea. The B. dothidea DNA sequence was used to design ITS Primers that are specific to B. dothidea by using Software Primer 3 (http://frodo.wi.mit.edu/cgi-bin/primer3/primer3_www.cgi Five primers including two forward primers and three reversal primers were designed and tested for specificity to B. dothidea. Six primer pairs (2 x 3) were tested in this research. Six primer pairs in combination with three forward primers bd-f1, bd-f2, bd-f3 and two reversal primers bd-r1 and bd-r2 showed specific band only for B. dothidea and did not amplify some commonly found fungi including Alternaria alternata, Acremonium alternatum, Botrytis cinerea, Cladosporium sp., Colletotrichum acutatum, C. gloeosporioides, and Phomopsisi eucommicola. The sequences of the six PCR products matched those in corresponding location of ITS region of B. dothidea. These results verified that the B. dothidea is the pathogen of dogwood leaf blight. The species-specific primers can be used as molecular markers in detecting and identifying the pathogen B. dothidea in dogwood.

Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Plant Science
Title: A SURVEY FOR PHYTOPHTHORA AND OTHER PATHOGENS CAUSING PHYTOPHTHORA-LIKE SYMPTOMS IN TENNESSEE NURSERIES
Presenter1: Mmbaga, Margaret
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 931-668-3563
Email: mmmbaga@tnstate.edu
Department: Otis Floyd Research Center
Funding: USDA Capacity Building Grant
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Friday, February 08, 2008
Time: 02:34 PM

Description

A SURVEY FOR PHYTOPHTHORA AND OTHER PATHOGENS CAUSING PHYTOPHTHORA-LIKE SYMPTOMS IN TENNESSEE NURSERIES Margaret Mmbaga* Luisa Santamaria Frank Mrema and Roger Sauve. Tennessee State University, Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center, McMinnville, TN 37110. The genus Phytophthora includes very destructive pathogens that have a wide host range with only a few species having restricted hosts. Phytophthora is an important pathogen in container and field grown nursery plants in Tennessee; it is also important in the landscape causing sporadic plant mortality. In many ways, the control of Phytophthora spp. in nurseries would present far fewer obstacles than management it in the landscape and forest plants; the protection of plants in nurseries can go along way in preventing problems in the landscape. In addition to Phytophthora, other less known soil-borne pathogens may cause Phytophthora-like symptoms, but without proper identification and documentation, the plant mortality may be ascribed to Phytophthora. Chemical fungicides effective on Phytophthora may not be ineffective on the other non-related soil-borne pathogens. The objective of this study was to survey and identify Phytophthora species and other soil-borne pathogens associated with woody plants, their incidence and the threat they pose to trees and shrubs in Tennessee nurseries. A survey for Phytophthora was conducted at six locations including locations in Warren, Cheatham, Davidson, and Rutherford Counties. Direct isolation of Phytophthora spp. from plant material was done on Phytophthora semi selective medium (PARPH) containing antibiotic amendments, pimaricin, ampicilin, rifampicin, pentachloronitrobenzene and hymexazole. Direct isolation from very fresh samples was done within 24 hours of sample collection and cultures were incubated in the dark at 20 - 23C and observed over a 7-day period. Detection of Phytophthora from rhizosphere soil of sampled plants was used leaf disc baiting technique using pine needles, Rhododedren and Pieris leaf discs. The soil samples were collected in Petri dishes and flooded with sterile distilled water, three plates per sampled tree. Five baits were floated in each plate and incubated at 20-22 C for 48-72 hours. The baits were then removed, blotted dry on sterile paper towels and plated on Phytophthora semi-selective medium (PARPH) at 20 C in the dark. Observations were made over a 7-day period. Morphological characterization based on sporangia, hyphae & chlamydospores etc. was done. In addition, PCR-based DNA analysis using universal primers ITS1 and ITS4 was used following standard protocols. The PCR products were cleaned and sequenced and the sequence was compared with information available in the GenBank using Blast search. A total of 540 samples were evaluated for Phytophthora. Phytophthora was isolated from plant tissue including roots and collar region of symptomatic plants and from soil. Phytophthora was isolated from flowering dogwood more often than from other plants suggesting its high susceptibility to Phytophthora. Bold Cyprus Japanese Hollie and White Pine were also highly susceptibility to Phytophthora. Based on morphological characteristics, the Phytophthora isolates seemed to represent different species. Those identified included P. nicotianae, and P. cactorum. In addition to Phytophthora, other soil borne pathogens such as Fusarium oxysporum, Nectria haematococca, Fomes radians, Verticillium sp. and Botryosphaeria were also isolated from symptomatic plants, some resembling Phytophthora symptoms.

Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Plant Science
Title: IDENTIFICATION OF NBS-LRR TYPE DISEASE RESISTANCE GENE ANALOGS IN DOGWOOD (CORNUS FLORIDA)
Presenter1: Mmbaga, Margaret
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 931-668-3563
Email: mmmbaga@tnstate.edu
Department: Otis Floyd Research Center
Funding: USDA Capacity Building Grant
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Friday, February 08, 2008
Time: 02:36 PM

Description

IDENTIFICATION OF NBS-LRR TYPE DISEASE RESISTANCE GENE ANALOGS IN DOGWOOD (CORNUS FLORIDA) Ainong Shi, and Margaret Mmbaga*, Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center, Tennessee State University, McMinnville, TN 37110. Host resistance is recognized as the best approach for disease management in the production of flowering dogwood (C. florida). Although host resistance has been identified in C. florida, there is no information on the nature of the available resistance. The sequence comparison of cloned genes for disease resistance in plants has shown structural homology regardless of whether the resistance is to a fungal, bacterial, nematode or viral pathogen. Disease resistance genes (R-genes) have been cloned from a number of plant species and can be categorized into four classes on the basis of the conserved amino acid sequences of their protein products. The classes include: the NBS-LRR genes with a nucleotide-binding site (NBS) and a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) motif; extracellular LRR genes; protein kinase genes; and, receptor kinase genes. The NBS-LRR genes can be divided into two classes, TIR and non-TIR, according to whether they code for a TIR domain which contains an amino terminus with homology to the Drosophila Tol protein and mammalian interleukin-1-receptor. The non-TIR group often contains a coiled-coil (CC) motif with a subset of these coding for a leucine zipper structure (LZ). Both contain some conserved amino acid motifs, most notably the P-loop, kinas-2, and GLPL motifs. These conserved motifs have enabled rapid isolation of the NBS-LRR genes or resistance gene analogs (RGAs) from different plant species by using a PCR-based approach with degenerate oligonucleotide primers designed from these domains. The objective of this research is to identify NBS-LRR gene analogs for disease resistance in flowering dogwood, and to conduct phylogenetic and sequence analysis of the NBS-LRR motifs. Plant materials used in this research were five powdery mildew resistant accessions; MI 8, MI 9, MI 17, WR 19 and ‘Cherokee Brave’. Genomic DNA was extracted from fresh dogwood leaves of each plant selection by using DNeasy Plant Mini Kit (Qiagen Inc, Valencia, CA). A variety of degenerate oligonucleotide primers for PCR amplification of RGAs designed from P-loop, and GLPL, and previously used in isolation of RGAs and R-gene in Arachis, cotton, and grape were selected for this study. PCR amplification was performed in a DNA thermal cycler following standard PCR procedures with minor modifications. Each 50 μl PCR reaction mixture consisted of 36 μl sterile ddH2O, 5 μl 10X PCR buffer, 3 μl MgCl2 (25 mM), 1.5 μl dNTP (10 mM total, 2.5 mM each), 1.5 μl primer each (20 ng/μl), 0.2 μl Taq polymerase (Promega) (5 U/μl), and 1.3 μl template DNA (20 ng/μl). PCR cycles consisted of an initial denaturation step at 94 0C for 4 min followed by 42 cycles of 1 min at 93 0C (denaturation), 1 min at 40 to 60 0C (annealing) and 2 min at 72 0C (extension). Bands of the appropriate size for the specific PCR reaction were excised from the gel and purified using a QIAquick gel extraction kit (QIAGEN, Valencia, Calif.). Each purified DNA band was cloned into a plasmid vector using TOPO T/A Cloning kit (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.). Clones were sequenced by using the Applied Biosystems model 377 PRISM automated sequencer. The RGAs DNA sequences were translated to amino acid sequences by Translate tool (ExPASy) and were compared to protein sequences in the GenBank database using Blastx. Phylogenetic trees were constructed for RGAs in dogwood by using neighbor-joining (NJ) by ClustalX viewed by TreeView. Out of 42 primer pairs, seven produced single bands. Some primer pairs resulted in multiple PCR products from different dogwood accessions. The presence of the Kinase II, RNBS-B, and GLPL motifs was detected and it indicated that the PCR amplified sequences are from the NBS region of the resistance gene analogs (RGAs). Phylogenic analysis indicated that the eleven RGAs from dogwood are highly diverged; some are similar but others are distantly linked to the four known genes flax M, soybean LM6, tomato I2C1 or Arabidopsis RPS2.

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Poster:
SubjectArea: Education
Title: THE EFECTS OF PEER MENTORING IN A COLLEGE DEVELOPMENTAL
Presenter1: Rubin, James
Status: Graduate Student & Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-218-3915, 963-1853
Email: jimrubin@earthlink.net
Department: Teaching and Learning
Funding: NONE
Major: Education
AdvisorName: Dickens, Charles
AdvisorPhone: 963-5029
AdvisorEmail: cdickens@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Teaching and Learning
Date: Friday, February 08, 2008
Time: 03:49 PM

Description

THE EFECTS OF PEER MENTORING IN A COLLEGE DEVELOPMENTAL LEARNING STRATEGIES CLASSROOM James B. Rubin* ADVISOR: Dr. Charles Dickens, Department of Teaching and Learning There is a need to improve graduation rates of students required to take developmental classes when starting out in college. Lack of good study habits developed during K-12 has been identified as a key factor in the issue. This research explored the effects of using undergraduate upper class students to work with first semester freshman enrolled in a developmental learning strategies class. Quantitative analysis was used to compare GPA, attendance, learning strategy skills, and reading scores with a control group that did not receive mentoring. Qualitative analysis was also used to explore benefits to mentors, mentor training techniques, and factors that influenced mentee participation. The researcher provided training for 9 mentors, and served as the instructor for both learning strategy classes. Quantitative analysis showed no discernable influence over the course of the semester, however qualitative analysis uncovered details that helped understand program dynamics. Mentors felt training methodology should strive to emulate real issues and encounters, but had doubts about the potential for training to truly emulate the daily issues that came up. Suggestions were that teaching mentoring was more efficient when visual, cognitive, and lecture methodologies were combined in hands on, realistic, simulation styles of teaching. Choosing mentors that were at least several years older than the mentees, and preferably of the same gender also proved important. Students who worked with the three eldest mentors scored higher on their GPA and attended sessions more frequently. The study paired mentors according to similar deficiencies in specific learning strategy skills as measured by a survey. Most mentors felt this helped give focus and organization to the sessions, but doubted the validity of using the survey, due to lack of sincerity and focus when filling it out. Difficulty in making substantive changes to study habits over a semester's timeframe suggested peer-mentoring programs should anticipate at least a full year of effort to support positive changes in study habits. Goals during the first phase (semester) should be focus on development of alleviating Anxiety, encouraging positive Attitude, and boosting Motivation. The second phase (semester) should then expand goals towards components related to test preparation, reasoning skills, use of support study aids, and test taking strategies. Limiting the focus in the first semester, establishing a solid foundation of attitude adjustment, and extending length of support may help students make long-term positive changes.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Education
Title: THE EFECTS OF PEER MENTORING IN A COLLEGE DEVELOPMENTAL CLASSROOM
Presenter1: Rubin, James
Status: Graduate Student & Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-218-3915, 963-1853
Email: jimrubin@earthlink.net
Department: Teaching and Learning
Funding: NONE
Major: Education
AdvisorName: Dickens, Charles
AdvisorPhone: 963-5029
AdvisorEmail: cdickens@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Teaching and Learning
Date: Friday, February 08, 2008
Time: 03:50 PM

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Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Design and Development of a Real-time Gesture Recognition System
Presenter1: Zannatul Ferdousi
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 615-587-5466
Email: zannatulf@yahoo.com
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Funding: College of Engineering
Major: Computer and Information System Engineering
AdvisorName: Yao, Fanghui
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5875
AdvisorEmail: fyao@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Computer Science
Date: Sunday, February 10, 2008
Time: 10:22 AM

Description

Gesture recognition is an important topic in computer vision because of its wide range of applications such as human-computer interfaces, sign language interpretation and visual surveillance. Recognition of the gesture is difficult because of spatial variation as well as temporal variation among gesture samples. For instance, different subjects have different hand appearances with variable pace. Recognizing gestures as input might transform the computer from a tool to an assistant. It enables a hands-free or device-free interaction with a computer thereby expands the range of possibilities for computer usage. A gesture recognition system based on skin detection is developed and presented in this thesis. This system takes video stream as input, extracts and computes hand motion features, and recognizes that feature. The system is designed using both hardware and software components. The process flow of the gesture detection algorithm contains hand and face extraction based on skin-color model. First, it identifies the hand region and calculates the motion trajectories of hand. Then, it creates a model of the average trajectories for each gesture. Finally, the system classifies the image sequence using Euclidean distance and Cross-correlation pattern matching techniques. This work also investigates the application of gesture recognition for human-human communication. To test and evaluate the algorithms, a simulator has been built using Visual C++. Some raw video clips have been prepared to check OpenCV performance. Hand extraction process has been evaluated and pattern recognition results have been verified for several gestures prepared by six performers in different environments. The test finds that the average gesture recognition rate is 89% in cross correlation method and 85.20% in Euclidean distance method. The significance of the system is that it can recognize the gesture feature and display the result in less than 1/30 second. It detects the gestures independent of skin color and physical structure of the performer. The system also works in different complex backgrounds with normal intensity of light.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Design and Development of a Real-time Gesture Recognition System
Presenter1: Zannatul Ferdousi
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 615-587-5466
Email: zannatulf@yahoo.com
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Funding: College of Engineering
Major: Computer and Information System Engineering
AdvisorName: Yao, Fenghui
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5875
AdvisorEmail: fyao@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Computer Science
Date: Sunday, February 10, 2008
Time: 10:48 AM

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Poster:
SubjectArea: Humanities
Title: “This gives life to thee”: Generative Poetics in Shakespeare’s Printed Poems
Presenter1: Hull, Melissa
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 963-5910
Email: mhull1@tnstate.edu
Department: Languages, Literature, and Philosophy
Funding: NONE
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Sunday, February 10, 2008
Time: 04:54 PM

Description

"THIS GIVES LIFE TO THEE": GENERATIVE POETICS IN SHAKESPEARE'S PRINTED POEMS Professor Melissa Hull, Department of Languages, Literature, and Philosophy In this presentation, I am looking at Shakespeare’s first published poem, Venus and Adonis, in light of his description of it as the first “heir” of his invention. Editorial apparatuses gloss this notion as an explanatory flourish: “Venus and Adonis was Shakespeare’s first published poem.” That this work, however, is the “heir of invention” suggests more than a simple gloss. It explores a tension between the old and the new, which is reflected in the following juxtapositions: literary legacy and literary innovation; patronage systems and marketplace print culture; and traditional forms of inheritance and the creation of an heir that one could also consider an “invention.” After examining Shakespeare’s attempts to secure both patrons and purchasers with his dedication and publication, and how the poem offers alternative forms of legacies, I suggest that Venus and Adonis--in its publication history and content—provides insight into the construction of authorial identity through the trope of textual reproduction. Moreover, the offers a way of understanding the problematic shift from manuscript to print culture through generative poetics.

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Poster:
SubjectArea: Gold Hawk Cami With Tie In Pomegranite
Title: Gold Hawk Cami With Tie In Pomegranite
Presenter1: Gold Hawk Cami With Tie In Pomegranite
Status: Gold Hawk Cami With Tie In Pomegranite
PhoneNumber: Gold Hawk Cami With Tie In Pomegranite
Email: Gold Hawk Cami With Tie In Pomegranite
Department: Gold Hawk Cami With Tie In Pomegranite
Funding: Gold Hawk Cami With Tie In Pomegranite
Major: Gold Hawk Cami With Tie In Pomegranite
AdvisorName: Gold Hawk Cami With Tie In Pomegranite
AdvisorPhone: Gold Hawk Cami With Tie In Pomegranite
AdvisorEmail: Gold Hawk Cami With Tie In Pomegranite
AdvisorDept: Gold Hawk Cami With Tie In Pomegranite
Date: Sunday, February 10, 2008
Time: 10:20 PM

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Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Design and Development of a Real-time Gesture Recognition System
Presenter1: Ferdousi, Zannatul
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 615-587-5466
Email: zannatulf@yahoo.com
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Funding: College of Engineering
Major: Computer and Information System Engineering
AdvisorName: Yao, Fenghui
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5875
AdvisorEmail: fyao@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Computer Science
Date: Sunday, February 10, 2008
Time: 10:26 PM

Description

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A REAL-TIME GESTURE RECOGNITION SYSTEM. Zannatul Ferdousi*, Advisor: Dr. Fenghui Yao, Department of Computer Science. Gesture recognition is an important topic in computer vision because of its wide range of applications such as human-computer interfaces, sign language interpretation and visual surveillance. Recognition of the gesture is difficult because of spatial variation as well as temporal variation among gesture samples. For instance, different subjects have different hand appearances with variable pace. Recognizing gestures as input might transform the computer from a tool to an assistant. It enables a hands-free or device-free interaction with a computer thereby expands the range of possibilities for computer usage. A gesture recognition system based on skin detection is developed and presented in this thesis. This system takes video stream as input, extracts and computes hand motion features, and recognizes that feature. The system is designed using both hardware and software components. The process flow of the gesture detection algorithm contains hand and face extraction based on skin-color model. First, it identifies the hand region and calculates the motion trajectories of hand. Then, it creates a model of the average trajectories for each gesture. Finally, the system classifies the image sequence using Euclidean distance and Cross-correlation pattern matching techniques. This work also investigates the application of gesture recognition for human-human communication. To test and evaluate the algorithms, a simulator has been built using Visual C++. Some raw video clips have been prepared to check OpenCV performance. Hand extraction process has been evaluated and pattern recognition results have been verified for several gestures prepared by six performers in different environments. The test finds that the average gesture recognition rate is 89% in cross correlation method and 85.20% in Euclidean distance method. The significance of the system is that it can recognize the gesture feature and display the result in less than 1/30 second. It detects the gestures independent of skin color and physical structure of the performer. The system also works in different complex backgrounds with normal intensity of light.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Education
Title: THE EFECTS OF PEER MENTORING IN A COLLEGE DEVELOPMENTAL CLASSROOM
Presenter1: Rubin, James
Status: graduate student
PhoneNumber: 615-963-1853
Email: jimrubin@earthlink.net
Department: Teaching and Learning
Funding: NONE
Major: Teaching and Learning
AdvisorName: Dickens, Charles
AdvisorPhone: 963-5029
AdvisorEmail: cdickens@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Teaching & Learning
Date: Monday, February 11, 2008
Time: 02:29 PM

Description

THE EFECTS OF PEER MENTORING IN A COLLEGE DEVELOPMENTAL LEARNING STRATEGIES CLASSROOM James B. Rubin* ADVISOR: Dr. Charles Dickens, Department of Teaching and Learning There is a need to improve graduation rates of students required to take developmental classes when starting out in college. Lack of good study habits developed during K-12 has been identified as a key factor in the issue. This research explored the effects of using undergraduate upper class students to work with first semester freshman enrolled in a developmental learning strategies class. Quantitative analysis was used to compare GPA, attendance, learning strategy skills, and reading scores with a control group that did not receive mentoring. Qualitative analysis was also used to explore benefits to mentors, mentor training techniques, and factors that influenced mentee participation. The researcher provided training for 9 mentors, and served as the instructor for both learning strategy classes. Quantitative analysis showed no significant differences between groups; however qualitative analysis uncovered details that helped to explain program dynamics. Mentors felt training methodology should strive to emulate real issues and encounters, but had doubts about the potential for training to truly emulate the daily issues that came up. Suggestions were that teaching mentoring was more efficient when visual, cognitive, and lecture methodologies were combined in hands on, realistic, simulation styles of teaching. Mentors that were at least several years older than mentees, and preferably of the same gender also proved important. Students who worked with the three eldest mentors scored higher on their GPA and attended sessions more frequently. The study paired mentors according to similar deficiencies in specific learning strategy skills as measured by a survey. Most mentors felt this helped give focus and organization to the sessions, but doubted the validity of using the survey, due to lack of sincerity and focus when filling it out.

Oral: ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Sciences
Title: CAN ICE-BINDING PROTEINS ENHANCE SURVIVAL OF HUMAN EMBRYONIC KIDNEY CELLS AFTER FREEZING?
Presenter1: Brooks, Brittany
Status: Undergraduate
PhoneNumber: 843-367-7674
Email: bbrooks6@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Chemistry
Funding: National Institute of Health
Major: BioChemistry
AdvisorName: Janeck, Michael
AdvisorPhone: 843-792-4123
AdvisorEmail: janechmg@musc.edu
AdvisorDept: Department of Medicine
Date: Thursday, February 14, 2008
Time: 10:44 AM

Description

Ice-Binding Proteins (IBPs) have recently been identified in Antarctic sea-ice algae, cold-adapted fungi, and bacteria. These proteins are known to bind to the surface of ice and inhibit recrystallization. Studies have also shown that these proteins enhance cell survival after freezing and thawing in algal cells and human red blood cells. The objective of this study was to determine if recombinant IBP expression can enhance survival of human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293) following freezing. We hypothesized that HEK293 cells expressing IBPs would result in a higher proportion of live versus dead cells following freezing and thawing. HEK293 cells were stably transfected with IBPs from an Antarctic sea-ice algae (Navicula glaciei), enoki mushroom, or shiitake mushroom. Transfected cell lysates were isolated to confirm IBP activity. Cells were grown to confluence, isolated by trypsin, separated into cryotubes at equal cell density, frozen for 24 hours in liquid nitrogen, thawed, and the percent alive was quantified. Results from two freeze/thaw experiments were not conclusive, although one experiment showed a significantly higher survival in all cells expressing IBPs [expressed as percent mean survival +/- SE; HEK control: 18.03% +/- 8.10; shiitake: 39.94% +/- 1.30; enoki: 48.40% +/- 3.48; Navicula: 43.27% +/- 2.87 , p<0.05]. These data suggest that under optimal conditions, IBPs may enhance the survival of mammalian cells when held at low temperatures.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster: ON
SubjectArea: Humanities
Title:  Media and Marriage:Perceptions of African American Marriage in Television Sitcoms
Presenter1: Jackson, Coreen
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-1546
Email: cjackson7@tnstate.edu
Department: Communication
Funding: Research & Sponsored Program
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Friday, February 15, 2008
Time: 05:08 PM

Description

 MEDIA AND MARRIAGE:PERCEPTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MARRIAGE IN TELEVISION SITCOMS Black marriage in America is in crisis. Research reveals that Blacks are “less likely than any other group in America to marry.” Based on the theoretical perspective of Gerbner’s cultivation hypothesis, “television cultivates a perception of reality that mirrors the world of television.” Some people use television as a basis for understanding marriage and relationships. Scholars are concern about the “entrenched stereotypic portrayals of Black family life that not only persist, but dominate.” The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of the portrayals of African American marriages in television, and to investigate to what extent these shows promoted healthy marriages. Using the survey analysis to investigate the perceptions of 150 marriage experts, 19 African American programs from 1972 to 2005 were evaluated. The findings indicated that “The Cosby Show” was hailed as the healthiest depiction of marriage, while the Bernie Mac Show” was chosen as the least healthy. The majority of the respondents indicated that the overall portrayal of Black families on television was dysfunctional and inaccurate. Black husbands were portrayed as not responsible, not the head, not the breadwinner, and not loving, while black wives were portrayed as dominant, argumentative, unsubmissive, and not loving. An overwhelming percent believed that the negative portrayal of Black marriages in television sitcom has the potential of negatively impacting young blacks from marriage.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster: ON
SubjectArea: Humanities
Title:  Media and Marriage:Perceptions of African American Marriage in Television Sitcoms
Presenter1: Jackson, Dr. Coreen
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-1546
Email: cjackson7@tnstate.edu
Department: Communication
Funding: Research & Sponsored Program
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Friday, February 15, 2008
Time: 05:09 PM

Description

Oral: ON, ON
Poster: ON
SubjectArea: Humanities
Title:  Media and Marriage:Perceptions of African American Marriage in Television Sitcoms
Presenter1: Jackson, Dr. Coreen
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-1546
Email: cjackson7@tnstate.edu
Department: Communication
Funding: Research & Sponsored Program
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Friday, February 15, 2008
Time: 05:12 PM

Description

 MEDIA AND MARRIAGE:PERCEPTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MARRIAGE IN TELEVISION SITCOMS Black marriage in America is in crisis. Research reveals that Blacks are “less likely than any other group in America to marry.” Based on the theoretical perspective of Gerbner’s cultivation hypothesis, “television cultivates a perception of reality that mirrors the world of television.” Some people use television as a basis for understanding marriage and relationships. Scholars are concern about the “entrenched stereotypic portrayals of Black family life that not only persist, but dominate.” The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of the portrayals of African American marriages in television, and to investigate to what extent these shows promoted healthy marriages. Using the survey analysis to investigate the perceptions of 150 marriage experts, 19 African American programs from 1972 to 2005 were evaluated. The findings indicated that “The Cosby Show” was hailed as the healthiest depiction of marriage, while "The Bernie Mac Show” was chosen as the least healthy. The majority of the respondents indicated that the overall portrayal of Black families on television was dysfunctional and inaccurate. Black husbands were portrayed as not responsible, not the head, not the breadwinner, and not loving, while black wives were portrayed as dominant, argumentative, unsubmissive, and not loving. An overwhelming percent believed that the negative portrayal of Black marriages in television sitcom has the potential of negatively impacting young blacks from marriage.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster: ON
SubjectArea: Humanities
Title:  Media and Marriage:Perceptions of African American Marriage in Television Sitcoms
Presenter1: Jackson, Dr. Coreen
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-1546
Email: cjackson7@tnstate.edu
Department: Communication
Funding: Research & Sponsored Program
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Friday, February 15, 2008
Time: 05:12 PM

Description

 MEDIA AND MARRIAGE: PERCEPTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MARRIAGE IN TELEVISION SITCOMS. Black marriage in America is in crisis. Research reveals that Blacks are “less likely than any other group in America to marry.” Based on the theoretical perspective of Gerbner’s cultivation hypothesis, “television cultivates a perception of reality that mirrors the world of television.” Some people use television as a basis for understanding marriage and relationships. Scholars are concern about the “entrenched stereotypic portrayals of Black family life that not only persist, but dominate.” The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of the portrayals of African American marriages in television, and to investigate to what extent these shows promoted healthy marriages. Using the survey analysis to investigate the perceptions of 150 marriage experts, 19 African American programs from 1972 to 2005 were evaluated. The findings indicated that “The Cosby Show” was hailed as the healthiest depiction of marriage, while "The Bernie Mac Show” was chosen as the least healthy. The majority of the respondents indicated that the overall portrayal of Black families on television was dysfunctional and inaccurate. Black husbands were portrayed as not responsible, not the head, not the breadwinner, and not loving, while black wives were portrayed as dominant, argumentative, unsubmissive, and not loving. An overwhelming percent believed that the negative portrayal of Black marriages in television sitcom has the potential of negatively impacting young blacks from marriage.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Agriculture
Title: Difference in Opinion and Attitudes of Undergraduate Agriculture Majors Toward Agroterrorism
Presenter1: Delancy, Tanya
Status: Undergraduate
PhoneNumber: 615-423-9563
Email: tdelancy@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Agriculture Sciences
Funding: NONE
Major: Agribusiness
AdvisorName: Comer, Sammy
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5820
AdvisorEmail: scomer@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Department of Agriculture Sciences
Date: Monday, February 18, 2008
Time: 05:09 PM

Description

DIFFERENCE IN OPINION AND ATTITUDES OF UNDERGRADUATE AGRICULTURE MAJORS TOWARD AGROTERRORISM T. Delancy*, E. Ekanem ADVISOR: Professor Sammy Comer, Department of Agriculture Sciences According to the Congressional Research Service, agroterrorism is the “deliberate introduction of an animal or plant disease with the goal of generating fear, causing economic losses, and/or undermining stability”. This research deals with the opinions and attitudes of undergraduate students about agroterorism. The input was gathered from students using a questionnaire which was developed for the study. About 41% of agricultural students enrolled in the School of Agriculture and Consumer Science at Tennessee State University participated. The survey data collected were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The results showed that students understand what agroterrorism is; however, despite new regulations since the September 11, 2001 attack they still view the agriculture sector as weak in comparison to most other government departments and in need of several changes to improve the safety of our food supply.

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Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Psychology
Title: Thinness or Proportion? Cultural Differences in Body Image Dissatisfaction
Presenter1: Wagner, Rebecca
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 607-624-2037
Email: beckywags@yahoo.com
Department: Psychology
Funding: None
Major: Counseling Psychology
AdvisorName: Guthrie, Linda
AdvisorPhone: 963-5141
AdvisorEmail: lguthrie@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Psychology
Date: Monday, February 18, 2008
Time: 07:38 PM

Description

THINNESS OR PROPORTION? CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN BODY IMAGE DISSATISFACTION R. Wagner* ADVISOR: Dr. Linda Guthrie An abundance of literature is available regarding Caucasian female’s body image issues and development of eating disorders (Russo & Green, 1993; Altabe, 1996; Federoff & McFarlane, 1998, Barnett, Keel, & Conoscenti, 2002). Eating disorders have historically been seen as predominately afflicting Caucasian, middle to upper class women (Russo & Green, 1993; Striegel-Moore & Smolak, 1996). Recent studies have found that Caucasian women desire to be smaller (Barnett et al., 2002), have higher levels of body dissatisfaction when compared to other ethnic groups (Altabe, 1996), and falsely perceive themselves as overweight (Lofton & Bungum, 2001). In addition, Federoff and McFarlane (1998) believe that most available evidence suggests that Caucasian American women have higher rates of Bulimia Nervosa and Anorexia Nervosa when compared to other ethnic groups. Women’s weight and body size have increased over the past 40 years, although the body ideal for women has decreased (Federoff & McFarlane, 1998). Media is suspected to have played a major role in glorifying and promoting the thin body ideal for women (Myers & Biocca, 1992). As a result dieting is the current standard for many women today (Federoff & McFarlane, 1998). Dieting and fear of becoming fat not only afflict adult women, but are common behaviors and attitudes among adolescent girls (Garner, 1997). Until recently there was not much known about eating disorders and body image among populations other than Caucasian American women. However, a growing body of research has begun to examine body image problems and development of eating disorders among African American females with disparate results. Some studies (Rucker & Cash, 1992; Altabe, 1996; Williamson, 1998) have suggested that African American women have a decreased risk for eating disorders. One such study found that African American women hold less disparaging attitudes about their body, rate their appearance as more positive, report fewer negative thoughts about their body, and have less concerns about dieting, fatness and weight fluctuations (Rucker & Cash, 1992). Research has also indicated that when compared with Caucasian women, African American women generally attempt to lose weight for shorter periods of time (Kumanyika, Wilson, & Guildford-Davenport, 1993), are less likely to even participate in a weight loss program (Kumanyika, 1994), engage in less physical activity (Kahn & Williamson, 1991), and are less likely to incorporate exercise as a weight loss method (Airhihenbuwa, C., Kumanyika, S., Agurs, T., & Lowe, A., 1995). Even when enrolled in the same weight loss program, African American women have been found to lose less weight than Caucasian women (Kumanyika, Obarzanek, Stevens, Herbert, & Welton, 1991). These studies have led people to believe that due to their more positive body image, African American women are at less risk for disordered eating. However, other studies are finding increasing evidence of body image dissatisfaction and eating disorders among African American women (Hsu, 1987; Miller & Pumariega, 1999). When examined for the preferred methods used to lose weight and for the factors affecting their choice of weight loss methods, 87% of African American women participants indicated that they preferred to exercise on their own (e.g., walking, jogging, bicycle riding or swimming) (Tyler, Allan, & Alcozer, 1997). Over 50% indicated that they had exercised in a gym at some time during their life and one third of the participants “kept busy” during their daily routine in order to lose weight. Other common methods reported by this study’s participants include reducing caloric intake, decreasing proportions, skipping meals, fad diets, and using commercial diet products (Tyler, Allan, & Alcozer, 1997). It is this author’s belief that discrepant findings regarding body dissatisfaction among African American women may be due to the misuse of the term “body dissatisfaction.” Rucker and Cash (1992) state that “body dissatisfaction can be conceptualized as the degree to which a person’s self-perception of body size is discrepant from perceived ideal body size.” However, much of the available literature focuses on the premise that ideal body size relates to whether the individual is thinner or heavier than they ideally would like to be. One concern that arises when considering the above information is whether African American females are truly less dissatisfied with their bodies, or do they simply prefer not to be thin? A recent unpublished study (Wagner, 2006) found evidence that African American females were not satisfied with their body image. The participants’ responses indicated that they did not prefer to be thinner; rather they preferred to change specific parts of their body or, in other words, to change body proportion. For example, responses given by the participants included: “I want a breast reduction,” “I’m going to get breast implants,” and “I am going to get butt implants so I can have a bigger booty.” Wagner’s study suggests that body dissatisfaction occurs among African American females, but not regarding their desire to be thin. The purpose of this study is to better understand sociocultural factors that affect body image and disordered eating among African American and Caucasian women. More specifically, this study is designed to assess how one’s social cultural attitudes about appearance affect an individuals body image and dissatisfaction which may lead to eating attitudes regarding thinness or the proportion of one’s body. Participants included a total of 233 African American and Caucasian American female students at several universities and colleges. Five measures were used, including a demographic questionnaire, the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire, the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire, the Body Esteem Scale, and the Eating Attitudes Test-26. Data analyses included one Multiple Analysis of Variance, and five individual Analyses of Variance. Results from the study indicated that African American participants reported significantly fewer endorsements of sociocultural attitudes and less awareness about the importance of their appearance compared to Caucasian participants. In essence, Caucasian participants reported wanting to look more like women they see in the media (TV, movies, music videos, and magazines) and that attractiveness and thinness are important in our culture. Results also indicated that African American participants reported significantly greater body satisfaction and more positive feelings about their body than Caucasian American participants. In addition, results showed that African American reported significantly more positive feelings regarding body esteem than the Caucasian American participants. That is, participants reported overall having stronger positive feelings when asked about specific body part. Furthermore, results from the study demonstrated that the African American and Caucasian American participants did not significantly differ in their level of preoccupation with wanting to change a portion of their body. However, results did show that African American participants have significantly more positive feelings specifically about their weight than Caucasian American participants. Additionally, a greater percentage of Caucasian American participants reported currently dieting as compared to African American participants. Whereas Caucasian women may be less satisfied with their weight and diet more often than African American women, therefore possibly placing them at greater risk for an eating disorder, it appears that dissatisfaction with body portions is somewhat equal. On the demographic questionnaire, participants were asked which three body parts they would most like to have surgery on. Interestingly, both African American and Caucasian women reported similar body parts. In fact, the top five out of six responses for both African American and Caucasian women were the same. Both groups of participants reported that they would most like to have surgery on their waist, breasts/chest, buttocks, thighs, and hips. The one disparate body part individuals reported they would most like to have surgery on was stomach and nose, indicated by African American and Caucasian women respectively. Moreover, another top response from both groups was that they did not want to have surgery on any body part, although more African American participants indicated this response than Caucasian American participants. Results from the study also indicated that African American participants reported significantly fewer disordered eating symptomatology than the Caucasian American participants. Essentially, Caucasian participants demonstrated more attitudes regarding avoiding food, binging, and purging, negative feelings about being overweight, being preoccupied with food or the desire to be thinner, feeling guilty after eating, and feeling that food controls their life. Taken together, these results suggest that Caucasian women are at greater risk for body dissatisfaction due to their increased reporting of disturbed eating attitudes. Finally, Caucasian American participants reported engaging in more exercise and a greater percentage said that they were currently on a diet than African American participants. This study adds to the growing body of literature regarding African American females’ body image and susceptibility to eating disorders. Overall, it does suggest that many African American females would like to change a portion of their body, indicating dissatisfaction with their body image. Although this study has been helpful in identifying the dissatisfaction regarding body proportion among both African American and Caucasian women, future studies should look at the depth and details of dissatisfaction regarding body proportion among females from all cultures.

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Poster:
SubjectArea: Low Back Pain More Condition Treatment
Title: Low Back Pain More Condition Treatment
Presenter1: Low Back Pain More Condition Treatment
Status: Low Back Pain More Condition Treatment
PhoneNumber: Low Back Pain More Condition Treatment
Email: Low Back Pain More Condition Treatment
Department: Low Back Pain More Condition Treatment
Funding: Low Back Pain More Condition Treatment
Major: Low Back Pain More Condition Treatment
AdvisorName: Low Back Pain More Condition Treatment
AdvisorPhone: Low Back Pain More Condition Treatment
AdvisorEmail: Low Back Pain More Condition Treatment
AdvisorDept: Low Back Pain More Condition Treatment
Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Time: 12:06 AM

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Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Humanities
Title: Food Stamp Receipt and Food Security Status of Low Income Households
Presenter1: Tegegne, Fisseha
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-5830
Email: ftegegne@tnstate.edu
Department: IAgER
Funding: Southern Rural Development Center
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Time: 10:56 AM

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Food Stamp Receipt and Food Security Status of Low Income Households Fisseha Tegegne*, Enefiok Ekanem, and Emeka Eyisi Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research Tennessee State University Public Food assistance programs are aimed at providing safety net for low-income populations. The Food Stamp Program is the largest program. It is funded by the Federal Government and is administered by states or counties depending on the size of the counties in a given state. This poster is aimed at examining the relationship between food stamp receipt and food security Status of low income households. Data used in this poster was collected using face to face survey of selected low income households receiving food box from food banks located in different parts of Nashville. Food security categories are based on the U.S.D.A. scoring system based on responses given to specific questions in the survey instrument. The results can provide insight for researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders interested in food assistance and food security.

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Poster:
SubjectArea: Tiered Lace Vintage Style Evening Gown
Title: Tiered Lace Vintage Style Evening Gown
Presenter1: Tiered Lace Vintage Style Evening Gown
Status: Tiered Lace Vintage Style Evening Gown
PhoneNumber: Tiered Lace Vintage Style Evening Gown
Email: Tiered Lace Vintage Style Evening Gown
Department: Tiered Lace Vintage Style Evening Gown
Funding: Tiered Lace Vintage Style Evening Gown
Major: Tiered Lace Vintage Style Evening Gown
AdvisorName: Tiered Lace Vintage Style Evening Gown
AdvisorPhone: Tiered Lace Vintage Style Evening Gown
AdvisorEmail: Tiered Lace Vintage Style Evening Gown
AdvisorDept: Tiered Lace Vintage Style Evening Gown
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2008
Time: 10:38 AM

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Oral: ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Human Sciences/Physical Therapy
Title: Will Visual, Cognitive, And/Or Auditory Stimulation During Exercise Impact The Effectiveness Of An Exercise Program For
Presenter1: Lehman, David and students
Status: Associate professor
PhoneNumber: 615-963-5946
Email: dlehman@tnstate.edu
Department: Physical Therapy
Funding: NONE
Major: Physical Therapy
AdvisorName: Lehman, David
AdvisorPhone: 6159635946
AdvisorEmail: dlehman@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Physical Therapy
Date: Monday, February 25, 2008
Time: 02:26 PM

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Abstract for TSU Research Symposium 2008 David A. Lehman, PT, PhD Martha Freeman, SPT Marcus Haynes, SPT Stephanie Karleskint, SPT Will Visual, Cognitive, And/Or Auditory Stimulation During Exercise Impact The Effectiveness Of An Exercise Program For A Person Who Is Obese? “The most obvious cause of obesity is an excessive intake of calories in proportion to the expenditure of calories”.12 An exercise prescription would be the treatment of choice to dispose of excess calories. For the person who is deconditioned to exercise, is there a method that will make exercise more tolerable and thereby more effective. Can an environment be created where exercise intensity would be comfortable at levels that are necessary for calorie expenditure, but normally uncomfortable for the person who is obese? It has been shown that exercise performance is related to cerebral oxygenation levels and not oxygenation levels in the working muscles.9-11 Lower cerebral oxygenation levels are thought to contribute to “central fatigue” which shuts down the neural impulse to the working muscles.10 Inhibitory neural feedback to higher motor areas of the central nervous system negatively affect the rate of peripheral fatigue development influencing central motor drive and exercise performance.10 When preoccupied during exercise with auditory stimuli that was “motivational or distractional,” subjects were able to complete more work near their target heart rate training zones and reported less effort than when performed without stimulus.11 It is important for stimulation to be random, because habituation was seen in the posterior cerebral artery and middle cerebral artery with visual, cognitive, and auditory tasks. Thus, when the subjects were more attentive and random stimulation was given, more blood flow was seen in these cerebral arteries.2,3,4 The research suggests that auditory, cognitive, and visual stimulation during low intensity exercise may have positive physiological effects such as increasing cerebral blood flow in the obese patient.1-7 It is plausible that by activating cognitive areas of the brain, “central fatigue” would be negated? When these stimuli are presented they cause physiological, cortical, and subjective responses that can affectively increase/decrease the performance outcomes of a person who is exercising. References: 1. Jennings RJ, Muldoon MF, Ryan CM, Mintun MA, Meltzer CC, Townsend DW, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Shapiro AP, Manuck SB. Cerebral blood flow in hypertensive patients-an initial report of reduced and compensatory blood flow responses during performance of two cognitive tasks. Hypertension. (1998); 31: 1216-1222. 2. Artal FJC, Cabrera CV, Horan TA. Lateralization of cerebral blood flow velocity changes during auditory stimulation: a functional transcranial doppler study. Applied Neuropsychology. (2004); 11 (3); 167-174. 3. Droste D.W., Harders A.G., Rastogi E. A transcranial doppler study of blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral arteries performed at rest and during mental activities. Stroke. (1989); 20; 1005-1011. 4. Sturzenegger M, MD; Newell D, MD; Aaslid R, PhD. Visually evoked blood flow responses assessed by simultaneous two-channel transcranial doppler using flow velocity averaging. Stroke. (1996); 27; 2256-2261. 5. Van AL, Dorien P.C.; Saris, W.H.M.; Wagenmakers, AJM.; Senden, JM.; and Van Baak, MA. Effect of exercise training at different intensities on fat metabolism of obese men. Journal of Applied Physiology 2002; 92: 1300-1309. 6. Salvadori, A. Work capacity and cardiopulmonary adaptation of the obese subject during exercise testing. Chest; 101: 674. 7. Mattsson E, Larsson U E, & Rossner S. Is walking for exercise too exhausting for obese women?. International Journal of Obesity.(1997), 380-386. 8. Eliott D., Carr S., Savage D. Effects of motivational music on work output and affective responses during sub-maximal cycling of a standard perceived intensity. Journal of Sport Behavior (2004). 47(2); 134-148. 9. Nielsen, H. B., R. Boushel, P. Madsen, and N. H. Secher. Cerebral desaturation during exercise reversed by O2 supplementation. Am. J. Physiol. 277 (Heart Circ. Physiol.46): H1045–H1052, 1999. 10. Shibuya K. and Tachi M. Oxygenation in the motor cortex during exhaustive pinching exercise. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 2006; 153: 261-266. 11. Amann M. Eldridge M. Lovering A, et al. Arterial oxygenation influences central motor output and exercise performance via effects on peripheral locomotor muscle fatigue in humans. J Physiol. 2006; 575; 3: 937-52. 12. Goodman C, Fuller K, Boissonnault W. Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders; 2003: 31. Dr. Lehman is an Associate Professor at Tennessee State University, department of Physical Therapy. He teaches the Neurological Rehabilitation and Research courses and advises student research projects. Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Haynes, and Mrs. Karleskint are Doctor of Physical Therapy students at Tenneseee State University. They are completing their 2nd year of the three year program.

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Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Agricultural Sciences/Molecular Biology
Title: Molecular Characterization of the Domesticated Guinea Fowl through Partial Gene Sequence Constructs
Presenter1: Tyus, James
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 615-963-2526
Email: tyusj@hotmail.com
Department: IAgER/Agricultural Sciences
Funding: USDA/CSREES Funds
Major: Biological Sciences (Agriculturual Biotechnology)
AdvisorName: Nahashon, Samuel
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-2575
AdvisorEmail: snahashon@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: IAgER
Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Time: 06:42 PM

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MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DOMESTICATED GUINEA FOWL THROUGH PARTIAL GENE SEQUENCE CONSTRUCTS James Tyus*, Samuel Nahashon, Jessica Johnson and Gary Kelley ADVISOR: Samuel Nahashon, Institute of Agricultural & Environmental Research The domesticated guinea fowl is increasingly becoming an important meat bird for the American consumer. However, guinea fowl improvement programs lag those of other avian species and genetic information that could be useful for the improvement of guinea fowl is limited. Therefore, the objective of this study was to generate genetic information to aid guinea fowl improvement programs. To that end, comprehensive complementary DNA (cDNA) libraries of the liver, adipose tissue, hypothalamus and pituitary of the guinea fowl were constructed and characterized. An additional objective was to generate expressed sequence tags (ESTs) that may be utilized to improve guinea fowl production traits. The liver, adipose tissue, hypothalamus and pituitary were excised from sixteen week old Pearl Gray guinea hens. A partial sequence cDNA library of each tissue-type was constructed using the Stratagene® cDNA library construction kit. DNA sequences were cloned into pBluescript® cloning vectors. Approximately 300 clones were cycle-sequenced by the polymerase chain reaction and the ABI 3100 Avant Genetic Analyzer. A homology search was carried out through the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) databases using the Basic Local Alignment and Search Tool (BLAST). Several new gene sequences unique to the guinea fowl were retrieved and they range from 310 to 1,059 bases in length. Many other sequences exhibited high homology (80-94%) with gene sequences that are available in GenBank including retinol binding protein, 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, transferrin and fatty acid synthase. These, as well as additional genes expected from sequencing an additional 700 clones from the cDNA library of the various tissues, will provide an invaluable resource for genome mapping of the avian species.

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Poster:
SubjectArea: Blue Dream Wash Utility Jean
Title: Blue Dream Wash Utility Jean
Presenter1: Blue Dream Wash Utility Jean
Status: Blue Dream Wash Utility Jean
PhoneNumber: Blue Dream Wash Utility Jean
Email: Blue Dream Wash Utility Jean
Department: Blue Dream Wash Utility Jean
Funding: Blue Dream Wash Utility Jean
Major: Blue Dream Wash Utility Jean
AdvisorName: Blue Dream Wash Utility Jean
AdvisorPhone: Blue Dream Wash Utility Jean
AdvisorEmail: Blue Dream Wash Utility Jean
AdvisorDept: Blue Dream Wash Utility Jean
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: 02:41 PM

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Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Health Sciences
Title: Electromagnetic Radiation and its affects on Young Women between the Ages 18-24.
Presenter1: Whitaker, Jasmine T
Status: Undergrad
PhoneNumber: 615-963-7367
Email: jwhitaker2@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Health Sciences
Funding: None
Major: Health Sciences
AdvisorName: Dr. Elizabeth Brown
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-7252
AdvisorEmail: ebrown2@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Health Sciences
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: 03:08 PM

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Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Health Sciences
Title: Breastfeeding Among African American Culture; Does cultural Norms Affect the Choice to Breastfeed?
Presenter1: Stancil Megan
Status: Undergrad
PhoneNumber: 615-963-7367
Email: mstancil@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Health Sciences
Funding: None
Major: Health Sciences
AdvisorName: Dr. Elizabeth Brown
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-7252
AdvisorEmail: ebrown2@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Health Sciences
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: 03:12 PM

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Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Health Sciences
Title: Periodontal Disease and its association with Heart Disease for Women
Presenter1: Poss, Jessica
Status: Undergrad
PhoneNumber: 615-963-7367
Email: jpayne5@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Health Sciences
Funding: None
Major: Health Sciences
AdvisorName: Dr. Elizabeth Brown
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-7252
AdvisorEmail: ebrown2@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Health Sciences
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: 04:15 PM

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Oral: ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Health Sciences
Title: The Affects of Physician-Patient Relationships and African American Women
Presenter1: Jones, Catana
Status: Undergraduate
PhoneNumber: 615-963-7367
Email: cjones42@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Health Sciences
Funding: None
Major: Health Sciences
AdvisorName: Dr. Elizabeth Brown
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-7252
AdvisorEmail: ebrown2@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Health Sciences
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: 04:18 PM

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Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Pubic Heatlh
Title: Cholesterol, Hemoglobin and Nephropathy Screening in Diabetic Medicare Population
Presenter1: Johnson, Owen
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-7024
Email: ojohnson6@tnstate.edu
Department: Health Sciences
Funding: None
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: 04:20 PM

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Oral:
Poster: ON
SubjectArea: Public Health
Title: Children Are Restrained for Enhanced Safety Project
Presenter1: Samuels, Dexte Ph.D., Briggs, Revlon, M.
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-7017
Email: asamuels01@tnstate.edu
Department: Health Sciences
Funding: None
Major: DAN
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: 04:25 PM

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Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Target Classification of SAR Images
Presenter1: Srinivas Gottipati
Status: Graduate
PhoneNumber: 6159749194
Email: gottipati.arun@gmail.com
Department: Engineering
Funding: none
Major: CISE
AdvisorName: Dr. Ali Sekmen
AdvisorPhone: 6159635712
AdvisorEmail: asekmen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Computers
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: 04:53 PM

Description

TARGET CLASSIFICATION IN SAR IMAGES Srinivas Arunteja Gottipati Advisor: Dr. Ali Sekmen Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering College of Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science Tennessee State University Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is an active, all-weather remote sensor that can operate during day or night and penetrates cloud cover. It can construct high resolution images of the ground from airborne or space borne platforms. This project will develop automatic target classification system that can classify targets in SAR images. Such a system will be especially useful for military applications. The Research goal is design, implementation, and testing of an automatic target classification system that can classify targets of interest into several categories in SAR images. This project will develop automatic target classification system that can classify targets in SAR images. We use different classifiers to test the performance and analysis. Such a system will be especially useful for military applications. A Set of SAR images is taken from the large MSTAR Database. Image Segmentation is done for different targets. We use Support Vector Machine (SVM) based classifier and Implement Random Forest classifier test the performance. Analysis is done using Random Forest Classifier and results are evaluated.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Development of an Adaptive Human-Robot Interaction System
Presenter1: Challa,Prathima
Status: GRaduate student
PhoneNumber: 9013374426
Email: challaprathima@gmail.com
Department: Engineering
Funding: None
Major: CISE
AdvisorName: Dr.Ali Sekmen
AdvisorPhone: 6159635712
AdvisorEmail: asekmen@tnstatte.edu
AdvisorDept: CISE
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: 05:03 PM

Description

Development of an Adaptive Human-Robot Interaction System Prathima Challa Advisor: Dr. Ali Sekmen Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering College of Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science Tennessee State University Abstract One of the overarching goals of robotics research is that robots ultimately coexist with people in human societies as an integral part of them. In order to achieve this goal, robots need to be accepted by people as natural partners within the society. It is therefore essential for robots to have adaptive learning mechanisms that can intelligently create and update a human model for effective human-robot interaction (HRI). This might be critical in interactions with elderly and disabled people on daily activities. The goal of this research is the design, implementation, and evaluation of an intelligent social HRI system that enables a mobile robot to learn adaptively about the behaviors and preferences of the people with whom it interacts. The robot will assist elderly or disabled people in a natural and adaptive fashion. Different learning algorithms including Bayesian networks will be developed and implemented on a mobile robot that will naturally interact with a user. The natural interaction will be developed by utilizing existing HRI modals such as face detection, face recognition, and speech recognition technologies. The Bayesian user model developed from the given data will be used to predict future actions of the user so that the robot can assist more effectively.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: HUMAN DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION IN THE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE MOBILE ROBOT NAVIGATION
Presenter1: Soanker Prasanna Soanker
Status: Graduate
PhoneNumber: 615-947-7661
Email: prasan.soanker@yahoo.com
Department: Engineering
Funding: NONE
Major: CISE
AdvisorName: Dr.Ali Sekmen
AdvisorPhone: 6159635712
AdvisorEmail: asekmen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Computer Science Engineering
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: 07:31 PM

Description

HUMAN DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION IN THE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE MOBILE ROBOT NAVIGATION Prasanna Kumar Soanker ADVISOR:Dr.Ali Sekmen,Departement of Computer Science Engineering The focus of the project is on the development and testing of a vision-based multi-modal human detection system that will be part of a human-robot interaction system for outdoor mobile robot navigation. A mobile robot navigating outdoor may need assistance while navigating, just like a person needs assistance when he/she gets lost. In such a case, the robot needs to look for a person in the environment to initiate a conversation to ask directions. First, the robot detects the presence of people using vision-based detection techniques and then determines the locations of all of the people in the environment. After that, the robot moves toward to the closest person and asks directions. Such a system is especially important for mobile robot navigation and social robotics. Adaptive background subtraction and statistical background modeling techniques are used to detect moving objects in the environment. Human body silhouette recognition techniques are then employed to distinguish humans from other objects. A cascaded boosted classifier using Haar-like features and AdaBoost learning algorithm has been trained for full-body human detection. An existing face detection system will also be integrated for multi-modal human detection. The integrated system will be tested using a Pioneer 3-AT mobile robot in an outdoor environment.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: HUMAN DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION IN THE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE MOBILE ROBOT NAVIGATION
Presenter1: Soanker Prasanna Kumar
Status: Graduate
PhoneNumber: 615-947-7661
Email: prasan.soanker@yahoo.com
Department: Engineering
Funding: NONE
Major: CISE
AdvisorName: Dr.Ali Sekmen
AdvisorPhone: 6159635712
AdvisorEmail: asekmen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Computer Science Engineering
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: 07:33 PM

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Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: HUMAN DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION IN THE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE MOBILE ROBOT NAVIGATION
Presenter1: Soanker PrasannaKumar
Status: Graduate
PhoneNumber: 615-947-7661
Email: prasan.soanker@yahoo.com
Department: Engineering
Funding: NONE
Major: CISE
AdvisorName: Dr.Ali Sekmen
AdvisorPhone: 6159635712
AdvisorEmail: asekmen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Computer Science Engineering
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: 07:35 PM

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Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: HUMAN DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION IN THE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE MOBILE ROBOT NAVIGATION
Presenter1: Soanker PrasannaKumar
Status: Graduate
PhoneNumber: 615-947-7661
Email: prasan.soanker@yahoo.com
Department: Engineering
Funding: NONE
Major: CISE
AdvisorName: Dr.Ali Sekmen
AdvisorPhone: 6159635712
AdvisorEmail: asekmen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Computer Science Engineering
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: 07:35 PM

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Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION FOR COOPERATIVE TASK HANDLING
Presenter1: Tella Aditya
Status: Graduate
PhoneNumber: 615-738-1463
Email: aditya.tella@gmail.com
Department: Engineering
Funding: NONE
Major: CISE
AdvisorName: Dr.Ali Sekmen
AdvisorPhone: 6159635712
AdvisorEmail: asekmen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Departement of Computer Science Engineering
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: 07:40 PM

Description

HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION FOR COOPERATIVE TASK HANDLING Aditya Tella,ADViSOR:Dr.Ali Sekmen Robots are becoming part of our daily life. They have been widely used in many areas that require cooperation with humans. For example, NASA is developing humanoid robots that can assist astronauts in handling tasks together in space such as repairing parts of the International Space Station. This project will develop a multi-modal human-robot interaction (HRI) system that will make cooperative task handling easier. The focus of this project is to develop a multi-modal HRI for cooperative task handling of humans and robots. A mobile robot will be equipped with multi-modal human robot interactions system as well as navigation. The HRI modalities will include existing speech recognition, natural language understanding, and face detection systems. A vision-based gesture recognition system will be developed and integrated. A variety of tasks will be designed for human-robot cooperation such as human tracking or fetching a tool. Intel OpenCV Computer Vision Library and a Pioneer 3-AT mobile robot will be utilized in the development of the project.

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HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION FOR COOPERATIVE TASK HANDLING Aditya Tella,ADVISOR:Dr.Ali Sekmen Robots are becoming part of our daily life. They have been widely used in many areas that require cooperation with humans. For example, NASA is developing humanoid robots that can assist astronauts in handling tasks together in space such as repairing parts of the International Space Station. This project will develop a multi-modal human-robot interaction (HRI) system that will make cooperative task handling easier. The focus of this project is to develop a multi-modal HRI for cooperative task handling of humans and robots. A mobile robot will be equipped with multi-modal human robot interactions system as well as navigation. The HRI modalities will include existing speech recognition, natural language understanding, and face detection systems. A vision-based gesture recognition system will be developed and integrated. A variety of tasks will be designed for human-robot cooperation such as human tracking or fetching a tool. Intel OpenCV Computer Vision Library and a Pioneer 3-AT mobile robot will be utilized in the development of the project.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Life Sciences
Title: In Vitro Anticancer Activity of Nigerian Ethnomedicinal Plants
Presenter1: Adamson, Saudat
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 615 963-5789
Email: emyes@tnstate.edu
Department: Biological Sciences
Funding: NIH & Biol Sci
Major: Biol Sci
AdvisorName: E Lewis Myles
AdvisorPhone: 615 963-5789
AdvisorEmail: emyles@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Biol Sci
Date: Friday, February 29, 2008
Time: 04:42 AM

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IN VITRO ANTICANCER ACTIVITY OF NIGERIAN ETHNOMEDICINAL PLANTS Saudat Adamson1, Olugbeminiyi Fadeyi2, Cosmas Okoro2, E. Lewis Myles1 1Department of Biology and 2Department of Chemistry ADVISOR: E Lewis Myles, Department of Biological Sciences Plants used for Traditional medicine to sustain health, have been a major avenue of selecting plant candidates that have anticancer properties. In particular, the Nigerian flora has been noted to be a veritable source of potential therapeutics. Therefore, over 30 medicinal plants collected from the Southwestern area of Nigeria have been evaluated in vitro, for anticancer activity. The crude methanolic extracts of these plants have been tested against human metastatic cell lines representing breast (BT549, BT20 and MCF-7), colon (SW480), blood (JURKAT) and prostate (PC3) tissues. Trypan blue exclusion, CellTiter-Blue™ and Alamar Blue™ were methods/assays employed to evaluate the cytoxicity of the extracts. Analysis of the crude extracts of these plants has shown that most of them exhibit anticancer activity against the cell lines at the maximum concentration of 200 g/ml. In particular, three plants have demonstrated exceptional inhibitory effects with IC50 values ranging between 0.1-15 g/ml, respectively.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Life Sciences
Title: THE EFFECT OF BITTER MELON ON CANCER CELLS
Presenter1: Ikeia Holyfield
Status: Undergraduate
PhoneNumber: 963-5789
Email: emyles@tnstate.edu
Department: Biological Sciences
Funding: NIH & Biol Sci
Major: Biol Sci
AdvisorName: E Lewis Myles
AdvisorPhone: 615 963-5789
AdvisorEmail: emyles@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Biol Sci
Date: Friday, February 29, 2008
Time: 04:53 AM

Description

THE EFFECT OF BITTER MELON ON CANCER CELLS Ikeia Holyfield, Clifton Randell, Benny Washington and E. Lewis Myles Department of Biological Sciences. Advisors: E. Lewis Myles and Benny Washington, Department of Biological Sciences The purpose of this experiment is to test a plant called Bitter Melon and see if it is anti cancerous. Bitter Melon, also known as Karela or Momordica Charantia is an herb that helps regulate blood sugar levels and keeps body functions operating normally. Bitter Melon may have anti-tumor capabilities tumors. It seems to increase wounds healing, and possibly anti-inflammation... Our research inquire about to determine if bitter melon inhibit growth on cancer cells. It contains Gurmarin, a polypeptide similar to bovine insulin, which shows a positive sugar regulating effect by suppressing the neural response to sweet taste stimuli. Bitter melon grows in tropical areas, including parts of the Amazon, east Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, and is cultivated throughout South America as a food and medicine. I will be testing this herb three different ways on breast cancer cells to see if this plant known as Bitter Melon is anti cancerous or not.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Life Sciences
Title: ANTI-MICROBIAL EFFECTS OF GREEN AND BLACK TEAS ON SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM AND BACCILUS SUBTILUS
Presenter1: *Jonathan Marner, *Danaka J Hancock
Status:
PhoneNumber: 615 963-5789
Email: emyles@tnstate.edu
Department: Biological Sciences
Funding: NIH & Biol Sci
Major: Biol Sci
AdvisorName: E Lewis Myles
AdvisorPhone: 615 963-5789
AdvisorEmail: emyles@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Biol Sci
Date: Friday, February 29, 2008
Time: 04:57 AM

Description

ANTI-MICROBIAL EFFECTS OF GREEN AND BLACK TEAS ON SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM AND BACCILUS SUBTILUS. Jonathan Marner, Danaka J Hancock, Todd Gary and E. Lewis Myles Departments of Biological Sciences. Advisors: E. Lewis Myles and Todd Gary Many Teas are traditional drinks for health or mere enjoyment. The Current investigation involves the examination of crude extracts of Green and Black teas on two pathogenic bacteria Salmonella and Baccilus subtilus. Methanol extraction gave us the crude extract. Evaporation of the methanol, with a rotary evaporator made it possible to determine the actual weights of the crude extract. We dissolved the crude extract in DMSO (Dimethyl Sulfoximide). The bacteria exposure periods were 15, 30 and 60 minutes. The bacteria grew on solid media and incubated for 24 hours. Bacterial Colonies counts determined if any inhibition occurred. The results show that Green tea inhibited growth more than Black tea.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Life Sciences
Title: OPTIMIZATION OF DMSO (DIMETHANOL SULFOXIMIDE) IN PRESERVING HUMAN CELL LINES.
Presenter1: Jolayemi, Olukemi Gbemisola
Status: Undergraduate
PhoneNumber: 615 963-5789
Email: emyles@tnstate.edu
Department: Biological Sciences
Funding: NIH & Biol Sci
Major: Biol Sci
AdvisorName: E Lewis Myles
AdvisorPhone: 615 963-5789
AdvisorEmail: emyles@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Biol Sci
Date: Friday, February 29, 2008
Time: 05:01 AM

Description

OPTIMIZATION OF DMSO (DIMETHANOL SULFOXIMIDE) IN PRESERVING HUMAN CELL LINES. Olukemi Gbemisola Jolayemi, Benny Washington and E. Lewis Myles. Advisors: E. Lewis Myles and Benny Washington, Department of Biological Sciences Preservation of Cell lines can be a very expensive process. Many labs store their cells in Liquid nitrogen. This technique can be very expensive because of replenishing the Nitrogen. A recent publication used attached cells that preserved in DMSO. In our investigation, our goal was to determine the specific concentration of DMSO (5,10 or 20%) that would efficiently preserve our cell lines under a cryostat environment of -70o C. We used 12 well plates to initiate the experiments with 300, 000 cells per well. The cells were frozen and periodically removed from the freezer. Cell viability was determine using Alamar Blue. Alamar Blue™ is a safe, nontoxic aqueous dye that is used to assess cell viability and cell proliferation and is supplied as a sterile indigo colored liquid. Alamar Blue has also been shown to be a rapid and simple non-radioactive assay alternative to the [3H] thymidine incorporation assay. Alamar BlueTM is soluble, stable in culture medium and is non-toxic. The continuous monitoring of cells in culture is therefore permitted. Specifically, Alamar Blue; does not alter the viability of cells cultured for various times as monitored by Trypan Blue exclusion. Cells grown in the presence of Alamar Blue; and subsequently analyzed by Flow Cytometry for CD44, CD45RB, CD4 and heat stable antigen are found to produce similar numbers of viable cells and antigen expressing cells as non- Alamar Blue; exposed cells. Because Alamar Blue; is non-toxic, the cells under study can be returned to culture or used for other purposes including histological studies. Proliferation measurements with Alamar Blue; may be made either spectrophotometrically by monitoring the absorption of Alamar Blue; supplemented cell culture media at two wavelengths.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Life Sciences
Title: EXAMINATION OF AFRICAN PLANTS TO DETERMINE THEIR CAPABILITY OF ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITIES.
Presenter1: Farrukh, Faryal
Status: Undergraduate
PhoneNumber: 615 963-5789
Email: emyles@tnstate.edu
Department: Biological Sciences
Funding: NIH & Biol Sci
Major: Biol Sci
AdvisorName: E Lewis Myles
AdvisorPhone: 615 963-5789
AdvisorEmail: emyles@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Biol Sci
Date: Friday, February 29, 2008
Time: 05:06 AM

Description

EXAMINATION OF AFRICAN PLANTS TO DETERMINE THEIR CAPABILITY OF ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITIES. Faryal Farrukh and E. Lewis Myles. Department of Biological Sciences Advisors: E. Lewis Myles, Department of Biological Sciences More than one-third of the world population is likely infected by bacterial pathogens. Two million fatalities occur per year from bacterial infections. New infections caused by drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis range from 0 to 57% (with a median of 10.2%). New infections caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) forms of M. tuberculosis range from 0 to 14.2%, (median 1.1%). Patients undergoing re-treatment harbor MDR strains at a 7% median incidence Yet the existing pipeline of anti-M. tuberculosis agents is weak. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and M.A. Aziz et al.). Our research is studying the effect of crude extracts from Nigeria on pathogenic bacteria. The Bacteria are exposed for 15, 30 and 60 minutes. There colony growth after exposure is used to determine the effects of the crude extracts from the Nigerian plants.

Oral: ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Multi-Robot Task Allocation
Presenter1: Mohammadi Begum
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 615-686-5119
Email: mohammadibegum@gmail.com
Department: Engineering
Funding: NONE
Major: CISE
AdvisorName: Dr. Ali Sekmen
AdvisorPhone: 615-686-5712
AdvisorEmail: asekmen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Department of Computer Science Engineering
Date: Friday, February 29, 2008
Time: 09:46 AM

Description

The problem of task allocation in multi-robot system has received a significant and increasing interest in the robotics research community. We can say that MRTA can be reduced to an instance of Optimal Assignment Problem which is a well known problem from Operation Research. This thesis will help answering the question “which robot has to execute which task and how to collaborate with others” so that the overall expected performance can be maximized, considering the priorities of the tasks and the skill ratings of the robots. This system will enable a group of robots to cooperate autonomously and have great importance in military and space applications. In this research, auction-based task allocation algorithms will be implemented and tested. All tasks will be allocated based on a single-round auction scheme. The auctioneer will determine a winner and notify that to the bidders. The winner is awarded a time-limited contract to complete the task. The auctioneer is responsible for monitoring the progress of the task execution. To perform this task, the auctioneer will be keep on sending the contract renewal messages to the winner, and the winner will respond to that message by sending an acknowledgement back to the auctioneer. These messages will have to be addressed by name according to publish/subscribe communication model and will increase the communication requirements of the system since the auctioneer and winner will have to be within the communication range in order to renew the contract. Incase the auctioneer fails to receive renewal message as an acknowledgement from the bidder then it assumes that there might be some fault and he will reassign the task, several robots could attempt to complete the same task if acknowledgements are not received on time or some acknowledgement messages are lost. We are working on four tasks such as Navigation, Pickup an object, Floor cleaning and Box pushing.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A GPS-BASED MOBILE ROBOT OUTDOOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM
Presenter1: Caglar Faruk
Status: Graduate
PhoneNumber: 615-686-4170
Email: faruk_caglar@yahoo.com
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Funding: Engineering Research Institute
Major: Computer Information Systems Engineering
AdvisorName: Sekmen Ali
AdvisorPhone: 9635712
AdvisorEmail: asekmen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Computer Science
Date: Friday, February 29, 2008
Time: 10:40 AM

Description

DEVELOPMENT OF A GPS-BASED MOBILE ROBOT OUTDOOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM. Faruk Caglar. ADVISOR:Dr. Ali Sekmen, Department of Computer Science Navigation is a fundamental capability that mobile robots must possess. Outdoor navigation is especially challenging due to numerous uncertainties and dynamic changes in the environment. A robust outdoor navigation system utilizing navigational sensors such as GPS, vision, laser, and sonar improves autonomy of robots and their task handling capabilities The focus of the project is on the development and testing of an outdoor navigation system for mobile robots. The system will enable a mobile robot equipped with GPS, laser and sonar range finders, and vision system to navigate from a known initial location to a given target location in an outdoor environment. Waypoints that the robot will track are given to robot. The system continuously displays the position of the robot on the map by utilizing the GPS readings. Real-time computer vision algorithms will be developed for detecting roads and obstacles for online path planning and obstacle avoidance.

Oral: ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Robust and Workload Balanced Computation on Networked Computers:
Presenter1: Shamantula Sampath Kumar
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 615-482-0575
Email: sampathshamantula@gmail.com
Department: ECE
Funding: None
Major: CISE
AdvisorName: Dr.Wei Chen
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5878
AdvisorEmail: WChen@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Computer Science
Date: Friday, February 29, 2008
Time: 01:00 PM

Description

Robust and Workload Balanced Computation on Networked Computers: Sampath Kumar Shamantula Advisor:Dr.Wei Chen This research aims at developing a robust and workload balanced scheme and software for high performance distributed computing. High performance parallel/distributed computing is the process of solving a problem by a number of processors in parallel computer/by networked computers. It is used to solve the problems which have large scale of input size or need large amount of computation. Some application areas are quantum chemistry, static mechanics, relative physics, universal physics, biology, and genetics engineering. Since PCs are so popular and most of them are networked, instead of a parallel computer using networked computers is much more cost efficient for high performance computing. On the other hand, networked computers are not stable and have different computing and communication capabilities. Robustness and workload balance are two of big challenges in distributed computing. There are some existing software systems for the computations on networked machines. We have done some research on these systems and found that they are neither robust nor workload balanced. In the next step, we will design and develop a scheme and software that can work like midway system between the existing tools and machines to balance the workload and do the computation in unstable situation

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Error control schemes for video streaming over wireless networks
Presenter1: Kammisetty Radhika
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 615-838-2291
Email: radhika.triks@gmail.com
Department: ECE
Funding: None
Major: CISE
AdvisorName: Dr. Liang Hong
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5364
AdvisorEmail: lhong@Tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: ECE
Date: Friday, February 29, 2008
Time: 01:40 PM

Description

Error control schemes for video streaming over wireless networks: Radhika N kammisetty Dr. Liang Hong Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is a third –generation mobile communications system that supports wireless wideband multimedia applications. Video streaming is one among the few applications expected to support the visibility, and survival, of next generation mobile wireless networks. Video transmission over a wireless channel is extremely critical. In order to increase the robustness of the MPEG-4 video bit stream to channel errors, Unequal Error Protection (UEP) scheme is considered. Unequal error protection (UEP) achieves the highest average PSNR for error-prone channels. This research aims at study of simulation models of video streaming and there by evaluating their performance using the NS-2 simulator. The QOS (Quality of Service) for the various UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) network services are analyzed. The UEP process and the various UEP schemes are explained and compared.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Development of Software for Constraint Control of Mobile Sensors in Wireless Sensor Networks
Presenter1: Chittedi, Anand
Status: Graduate
PhoneNumber: 615-618-2036
Email: achittedi@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Funding: ARO
Major: CISE
AdvisorName: Saleh Zein-Sabatto
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5728
AdvisorEmail: 615-963-5728
AdvisorDept: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Date: Friday, February 29, 2008
Time: 02:52 PM

Description

Development of Control Strategy for movement coordination of a group of mobile sensors is of importance in a wireless sensor network. There are many control strategies that can be used to coordinate the movement of a group of wireless sensors in order to satisfy certain operation constraints. For example all mobile sensors should keep good connectivity with at least one or more sensors and the mobile sensors should be spread over a maximum coverage area. Assumptions that are taken into consideration are mobile sensors are localized to some reference frame and the RSSI value of mobile sensor can be measured. In short, the objective is to maximize the network coverage area whilst simultaneously ensuring that nodes retain connectivity

Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: TEST
Title: This is just a test from Jill Dybka, TSU Webmaster
Presenter1: Dybka, Jill
Status: Staff
PhoneNumber: 7974
Email: jdybka@tnstate.edu
Department: CIT
Funding: NIH
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Friday, February 29, 2008
Time: 03:09 PM

Description

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Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Engineering
Title: Development of localization algorithms for tracking of mobile sensing platforms in a wireless network.
Presenter1: Sita Manohar ,Gudivada
Status: Graduate student
PhoneNumber: 615-521-0659
Email: sgudivada@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Computers and Information Systems Engine
Funding: None
Major: Computer and Information Systems Engineering
AdvisorName: Dr. M.Saleh Zein-Sabatto
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-5369
AdvisorEmail: mzein@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: ELECTRICAL ENGR
Date: Monday, March 10, 2008
Time: 03:12 PM

Description

Wireless Sensor Network in large scale applications requires the location information of the sensing nodes to the process the sensed data when the nodes are airborne deployed. Localization is the process of finding the geometric location of a wireless sensor node according to some real or virtual coordinate system. Integrating GPS receiver in all sensing nodes is too expensive in large scale applications. Localization becomes too complex when mobility of sensing nodes is involved in the sensor network. To make complete use of all data sensed by the mobile sensor nodes, it is very important to track their location and trace its path in the network. In our approach, locally centralized localization algorithms were being developed to localize mobile sensing nodes based on their physical characteristics with respect to their header node. One approach was proposed to use the received signal strength of the sensing nodes for localization thereby any additional hardware is not required. In this paper, various approaches for localizing the mobile sensing nodes and the characteristics of the hardware (MICAz) used in the test-bed were being discussed.

Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Health Sciences
Title: ENHANCING CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY IN TENNESSEE
Presenter1: A. Dexter Samuels*, PhD; Revlon Briggs;
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-7017
Email: asamuels01@tnstate.edu
Department: Health Sciences
Funding: None
Major: DNA
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Time: 07:19 PM

Description

ENHANCING CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY IN TENNESSEE A. Dexter Samuels*, PhD; Revlon Briggs; Katrina Land MPA Abstract In an effort to educate adults and prevent injuries to child passengers, Tennessee State University –Department of Health Administration and Health Sciences has organized the Children are Restrained for Enhanced Safety (CARES) project to develop and implement educational child passenger safety strategies throughout the middle Tennessee region. This project is aimed at educating caregivers, family members, community-based organizations, and the general public on the seat belt and child restraint usage. CARES has focused its efforts on the following counties: Cheatham, Davidson, Trousdale, and Sumner counties. This paper addresses four (4) specific problems related to child passenger safety: 1) parents and caretakers are not aware of the need to use child safety seats to protect toddlers and children up to 8 years old; 2) low income families may not be able to afford child safety seats; 3) many child safety seats are not properly installed; 4) parents and caretakers sometimes use child safety seats that are out of date, have been recalled, or do not meet industry standards.

Oral:
Poster: ON, ON
SubjectArea: Health Sciences
Title: Cholesterol, Hemoglobin and Nephropathy Screening in a Diabetic Medicare Population
Presenter1: Johnson, Owen Dr. P.H.
Status: Faculty
PhoneNumber: 615-963-7024
Email: ojohnson6@tnstate.edu
Department: Health Sciences
Funding: None
Major: Health Sciences
AdvisorName: DNA
AdvisorPhone: DNA
AdvisorEmail: DNA
AdvisorDept: DNA
Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Time: 07:25 PM

Description

Cholesterol, Hemoglobin and Nephropathy Screening in a Diabetic Medicare Population Owen Johnson, Dr. P.H.* Abstract Purpose: Assess the effectiveness of a reminder and incentive program designed to increase the screening rates for Cholesterol (LDL), Kidney Nephropathy, and Hemoglobin (HBA1C) among the diabetic population of the HMO from March 2005 to March 2006. Methods: Eligible diabetic members were randomized into 2 primary care provider groups-controlled (n=4983), intervention (n=6016). Each provider group was subsequently randomized into 3 mutually exclusive clusters a control (n=3,683, received standard monthly Health News Letter), a reminder group (n=3,666, received a tailored reminder to get their LDL screening done), and a gift group (n=3,650, received the tailored reminder and a incentive on completion their screening). The LDL screening rates pre and post the intervention were analyzed using SAS's Mixed Model to evaluate the statistical differences in the screening rates. Results: The LDL screening rates of 63.84% in the pre-intervention year was assessed to be significantly different from the screening rates of 69.48% during of the intervention year. The screening rates increased by 8.83% from the pre to post intervention period but could not associated with the reminder and incentive interventions. Members in the reminder group however, who did not screened in the pre-intervention period but did in the post-intervention period showed a marginally (p-value of 0.06) significant difference in their screening rates compared to the control group.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Health Sciences
Title: THE AFFECTS OF PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIPS AND AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN
Presenter1: Jones, Catana
Status: Undergraduate
PhoneNumber: 615-963-7367
Email: cjones42@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Health Sciences
Funding: None
Major: Health Sciences
AdvisorName: Dr. Elizabeth Brown
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-7252
AdvisorEmail: ebrown2@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Health Sciences
Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Time: 07:28 PM

Description

THE AFFECTS OF PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIPS AND AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN Catana Jones * ADVISOR: Prof. Elizabeth Brown, Department of Health Administration and Health Sciences. Abstract Patient satisfaction is very important in the health care industry because patients are the reason health care exists. Women and African Americans are less likely to be satisfied with their health care provider. In the following document, the affects of physician-patient relationships will be discussed. Some factors that contribute to the affects of physician-patient relationships are age, communication barriers, education, income and cultural differences. Reviews of literature is discussed and provided to support the hypothesis of this study. A survey on patient satisfaction will be discussed and reviewed. The methods and results from the literature reviews support the past studies for the topic. The data that would be collected would be from General Hospital at Meharry and attempting from Queen Washington's Women's Health Facility.

Oral: ON, ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Health Sciences
Title: EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION ON COLLEGIATE FEMALE STUDENTS
Presenter1: Whitaker, Jasmine T
Status: Undergraduate
PhoneNumber: 615-963-7367
Email: jwhitaker2@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Health Sciences
Funding: None
Major: Health Sciences
AdvisorName: Dr. Elizabeth Brown
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-7252
AdvisorEmail: ebrown2@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Health Sciences
Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Time: 07:32 PM

Description

EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION ON COLLEGIATE FEMALE STUDENTS Jasmine T Whitaker * ADVISOR: Prof. Elizabeth Brown, Department of Health Administration and Health Sciences. Abstract Purpose: Since the dawn of the technological era, mankind has tried to simplify monotonous tasks to mere wires, metal and frequency transmissions. As the number of electronic devices increases, electromagnetic fields of all frequencies represent one of the most common and fastest growing environmental influences, (WHO, 2007). With the growing concerns for health issues related to electromagnetic radiation, the World Health Organization has established initiatives like the International Electromagnetic Frequency Project in order to raise awareness of devices that could be harmful to human life, (WHO, 2007). Consumers of all ages need to be aware of the growing concerns of electromagnetic sensitivity, a condition that leaves individuals feeling ill when exposed to electromagnetic radiation. (Sunflower Project, 2007) Epidemiological evidence has showed relevance in the growing concerns of microwave radiation in the use of public, occupational and cellular telephone transmissions. (Goldsmith, 1997) With the growing advancements in the field of maternal and child health, several areas of the female reproductive system have been assessed to find associations between electromagnetic frequencies and increased spontaneous abortions. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association of EMF emissions and its effect on young women, between the ages of 18-24 years. Design: The following literature reviews will investigate published studies and report to ascertain what correlation exists between EMF and the reproductive health of young women.

Oral: ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: Health Sciences
Title: PERIODONTAL DISEASE AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH HEART DISEASE FOR WOMEN
Presenter1: Poss, Jessica
Status: Undergraduate
PhoneNumber: 615-963-7367
Email: jpayne5@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Health Sciences
Funding: None
Major: Health Sciences
AdvisorName: Dr. Elizabeth Brown
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-7252
AdvisorEmail: ebrown2@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Health Sciences
Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Time: 07:35 PM

Description

PERIODONTAL DISEASE AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH HEART DISEASE FOR WOMEN Jessica Poss* ADVISOR: Prof. Elizabeth Brown, Department of Health Administration and Health Sciences. Abstract In this research proposal, the question to be answered is, is there an association between periodontal disease and the progression of heart disease in women? The proposed research study will focus on the relationship between periodontal disease and heart disease. Literature reviewed in this proposal discuss the importance of women maintaining their oral health, periodontal disease, heart disease and studies that have been done in the past trying to determine if there is an association between periodontal disease and heart disease. The proposed study consists of dispersing questionnaires to female patients at dental offices and medical offices in the Nashville, TN. Metropolitan area. With these questionnaires, finding out information from the patients about their personal conditions, and detecting if there may be an association between periodontal disease and heart disease. Permissions must be attained from different entities, including Tennessee State University's Institutional Review Board, local dental and medical professionals, the Tennessee Board of Dentistry, the Center for Disease Control and Harvard School of Public health for use of their questionnaires, and the patients/ participants themselves. The study will be limited to female patients from the participating dental and medical practices in the Nashville, TN Metropolitan area.

Oral: ON
Poster:
SubjectArea: h
Title: AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE; DOES CULTURAL NORMS AFFECT THE CHOICE TO BREASTFEED?
Presenter1: Stancil, Megan
Status: Undergraduate
PhoneNumber: 615-963-7367
Email: mstancil@mytsu.tnstate.edu
Department: Health Sciences
Funding: None
Major: Health Sciences
AdvisorName: Dr. Elizabeth Brown
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-7252
AdvisorEmail: ebrown2@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Health Sciences
Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Time: 07:37 PM

Description

AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE; DOES CULTURAL NORMS AFFECT THE CHOICE TO BREASTFEED? Megan Stancil* ADVISOR: Prof. Elizabeth Brown, Department of Health Administration and Health Sciences. Abstract In comparing the breastfeeding rates of African American females with that of all other ethnic groups, the findings show a significant decrease in numbers. Although African American mothers agree that breast milk is the most beneficial, other factors contribute to their decisions. The social ecological framework helped to illustrate how these contributing factors on the macro-level and micro level may influence a woman's choice to breastfeed. Macro-level factors Identified in the article were media, politics, economics, and legislative policy. In comparison with the micro-level factors mentioned and among them were beliefs, social networks, and community. Although the level of influence differs, the framework demonstrates bridging between a few of its spheres. The Behavioral Theory Framework was also incorporated using the theory of reasoned action (TRA). This theory asserts that the most important determinant of one's behavior is one's behavioral intention. The current breastfeeding rates associated with the African American culture fall short of the Surgeon General's Healthy People 2010 Goals, which present a public health issue. To effectively address this issue, there must be an understanding of the cultural influences within the African American community.

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Poster:
SubjectArea: Pores
Title: Pores
Presenter1: Pores
Status: Pores
PhoneNumber: Pores
Email: Pores
Department: Pores
Funding: Pores
Major: Pores
AdvisorName: Pores
AdvisorPhone: Pores
AdvisorEmail: Pores
AdvisorDept: Pores
Date: Sunday, April 13, 2008
Time: 05:11 AM

Description

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Poster:
SubjectArea: Blonde Stevige Concentraat Van De Honing
Title: Blonde Stevige Concentraat Van De Honing
Presenter1: Blonde Stevige Concentraat Van De Honing
Status: Blonde Stevige Concentraat Van De Honing
PhoneNumber: Blonde Stevige Concentraat Van De Honing
Email: Blonde Stevige Concentraat Van De Honing
Department: Blonde Stevige Concentraat Van De Honing
Funding: Blonde Stevige Concentraat Van De Honing
Major: Blonde Stevige Concentraat Van De Honing
AdvisorName: Blonde Stevige Concentraat Van De Honing
AdvisorPhone: Blonde Stevige Concentraat Van De Honing
AdvisorEmail: Blonde Stevige Concentraat Van De Honing
AdvisorDept: Blonde Stevige Concentraat Van De Honing
Date: Sunday, April 27, 2008
Time: 09:36 PM

Description

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Poster:
SubjectArea: TGvKbmhVMlYGTWLjaRt
Title: TMvRygdgs
Presenter1: PrUVGMOwsS
Status: uSbSIuye
PhoneNumber: BCTKDUNCh
Email: sFvADcmaMDl
Department: QYChIdvSADWQrwjD
Funding: LbeOaDFbLhLUcxnOdtY
Major: tlhdiZiVIVMoi
AdvisorName: sAslNERjLYOA
AdvisorPhone: FdwpEReJDyEobvUAUMa
AdvisorEmail: ikXgtLUJakZlAi
AdvisorDept: DlhBhRFIUQUQHAKm
Date: Monday, May 19, 2008
Time: 06:56 AM

Description

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Oral:
Poster: ON
SubjectArea: Health Sciences
Title: Phantom Limb Pain: Treatment Approaches for Pediatric Physical Therapy
Presenter1: Cochrane, Kyle
Status: Doctoral Physical Therapy Student
PhoneNumber: 615-963-2168
Email: nhousel1@tnstate.edu
Department: Physical Therapy
Funding: N/A
Major: Physical Therapy
AdvisorName: Housel, Natalie
AdvisorPhone: 615-963-2168
AdvisorEmail: nhousel1@tnstate.edu
AdvisorDept: Physical Therapy
Date: Monday, November 10, 2008
Time: 10:54 AM

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PHANTOM LIMB PAIN: TREATMENT APPROACHES FOR PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY K. Cochrane*, L. Eskew-Rogers, J. Hickman, K Huston ADVISOR: Dr. Natalie Housel, PT, EdD, Department of Physical Therapy Phantom limb pain is the sensation of pain and discomfort perceived by an individual in the absent limb after amputation. This pain is typically described as burning, cramping, stinging, piercing, throbbing, or numbness. About 60-80% of people who receive an amputation will experience phantom limb pain, and this pain will be more likely to occur when the patient has experienced a chronic painful medical condition before the amputation. Treating pains in an absent limb is a challenge to the physical therapist, and treating this sensation in children is even more of a challenge. This paper explores the current research in an attempt to fins the most effective main management interventions for children with phantom limb pain.

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Title: Phantom Limb Pain: Treatment Approaches for Pediatric Physical Therapy
Presenter1: Cochrane, Kyle
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PhoneNumber: 615-963-2168
Email: nhousel1@tnstate.edu
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AdvisorName: Housel, Natalie
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Time: 05:59 AM

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PHANTOM LIMB PAIN: TREATMENT APPROACHES FOR PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY. K. Cochrane*, L. Eskew-Rogers*, J. Hickman*, K Huston* ADVISOR: Dr. Natalie Housel, PT, EdD, Department of Physical Therapy. Phantom limb pain is the sensation of pain and discomfort perceived by an individual in the absent limb after amputation. This pain is typically described as burning, cramping, stinging, piercing, or throbbing. About 60-80% of people who receive an amputation will experience phantom limb pain, and this condition is more likely to occur when the patient has experienced a chronic painful medical condition before the amputation. Treating pain in an absent limb is a challenge to the physical therapist, and treating this sensation in children is even more of a challenge. This evidence-based paper explores the current research in an attempt to determine the most effective pain management intervention for children with phantom limb pain.

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PHANTOM LIMB PAIN: TREATMENT APPROACHES FOR PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY. K. Cochrane*, L. Eskew-Rogers*, J. Hickman*, K Huston* ADVISOR: Dr. Natalie Housel, PT, EdD, Department of Physical Therapy. Phantom limb pain is the sensation of pain and discomfort perceived by an individual in the absent limb after amputation. This pain is typically described as burning, cramping, stinging, piercing, or throbbing. About 60-80% of people who receive an amputation will experience phantom limb pain, and this condition is more likely to occur when the patient has experienced a chronic painful medical condition before the amputation. Treating pain in an absent limb is a challenge to the physical therapist, and treating this sensation in children is even more of a challenge. This evidence-based paper explores current peer-reviewed research in an attempt to determine the most effective pain management intervention for children with phantom limb pain.

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Presenter1: Taylor, Thyneice
Status: Graduate Student
PhoneNumber: 615-360-3785
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Department: Biological Sciences
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Major: Biology
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Effects of Ziram on Human Natural Killer Cells MAP kinases p38 and p44/42 Thyneice Taylor*, Margaret M Whalen Advisor: Dr. Margaret M. Whalen, Department of Chemistry Human natural killer cells (NK) are lymphocytes that can recognize and kill virally infected cells, antibody coated cells, and tumor cells without any prior sensitization. Ziram is used as a fungicide in agriculture and as an accelerating agent in the production of latex. Previous studies have shown that ziram inhibits the ability human NK cells to lyse tumor target cells. Mitogen activated proteins kinases (MAPK) are important signaling enzymes in NK cells. Exposure of NK cells to another environmental contaminant, which also blocks NK lytic function, tributyltin (TBT), induced phosphorylation (activation) of MAPK. Thus, disturbances in MAPK activation state could contribute to TBT (and possibly ziram) –induced loss of lytic function. The current study examines whether ziram causes MAPK activation. The MAPKs, p44/42, p38 and JNK were examined. A 10 minute exposure to 10 µM or 5 µM ziram caused a significant increases in phosphorylation of p44/42 (3 fold and 2 fold, respectively). A 10 minute exposure to 10 µM, 5 µM, or 2.5 µM ziram caused a significant increase in phosphorylation of p38 (4 fold, 3 fold, and 2 fold, respectively. These results suggest that MAPK activation may be part of the mechanism by which ziram inhibits NK lytic function, and that MAPK activation may be an effect that is shared by several environmental contaminants that have been shown to decrease NK lytic function. Supported by NIH grant S06 GM008092-33

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