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Interview with Isabel Potter
Isabel Potter
Jan 01, 0001
In her April 22, 1980 interview with Jeff Clark, Isabel Potter shares her experience as a Biology instructor during the Depression. Potter recalls how budget changes affected her classes and the general atmosphere on campus....
Published by: Winthrop University
GPER and ERα mediate estradiol enhancement of mitochondrial function in inflamed adipocytes through a PKA dependent mechanism.
Marco Bauzá-Thorbrügge, Sergio Rodríguez-Cuenca, Antonio Vidal-Puig, Bel M Galmés-Pascual, Miquel Sbert-Roig, Magdalena Gianotti, Isabel Lladó, Ana M Proenza
Dec 10, 2018
Obesity is associated with inflammation, dysregulated adipokine secretion, and disrupted adipose tissue mitochondrial function. Estradiol (E2) has been previously reported to increase mitochondrial function and biogenesis in...
17beta-estradiol G protein-coupled oestrogen receptor adipocyte Mitochondrial function Oestrogen receptor alpha PKA 3T3 Cells Adipocytes Animals Cell Line Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases Estradiol Estrogen Receptor alpha Estrogen Receptor beta Female Inflammation Interleukin-6 Male Mice Mice Inbred C57BL Mitochondria obesity Rats Rats Wistar Receptors G-Protein-Coupled
Digital Barriers and Individual Coping Behaviors in Distance Education During COVID-19
Information and communication technologies (ICT) have played a pivotal role in facilitating knowledge acquisition and enabling distance education. Yet, knowledge about digital divide in distance education remains limited. This...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Truncation of Pik3r1 causes severe insulin resistance uncoupled from obesity and dyslipidaemia by increased energy expenditure.
Albert Kwok, Ilona Zvetkova, Sam Virtue, Ineke Luijten, Isabel Huang-Doran, Patsy Tomlinson, David A Bulger, James West, Steven Murfitt, Julian Griffin, Rafeah Alam, Daniel Hart, Rachel Knox, Peter Voshol, Antonio Vidal-Puig, Jørgen Jensen, Stephen O'Rahilly, Robert K Semple
Oct 08, 2020
OBJECTIVE: Insulin signalling via phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) requires PIK3R1-encoded regulatory subunits. C-terminal PIK3R1 mutations cause SHORT syndrome, as well as lipodystrophy and insulin resistance (IR), surprisingly...
Diabetes Insulin Resistance Lipids lipotoxicity PI 3-Kinase PIK3R1 p85 Adipose Tissue Brown Adiposity Animals Class Ia Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Diet High-Fat Dyslipidemias Energy Metabolism Fatty Liver Growth Disorders hypercalcemia Inflammation Insulin Insulin Resistance Lipogenesis Liver Male Metabolic Diseases Mice Mice Inbred C57BL nephrocalcinosis obesity Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
Counterspace Support for BIPOC Employees Within a Holistic JEDI Library Framework
This chapter presents a case study of how an academic library supports Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) employees with funding so these workers can find counterspaces (spaces where they can feel safe in community...
Gender & Diversity Library and Information Science Library Science Social Sciences and Humanities Education
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Levelling Up Language Learning
This study examines the use of gamification as an innovative assessment approach to foreign language learning with 12–14-year-old students. A mixed methodology has been applied. Quantitative data have been collected from...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Winthrop English Majors Recognized at International Conference
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
Senior Alex Muller, president of the Winthrop Iota Mu Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta and editor of the Winthrop Literary Magazine The Anthology, was awarded the $4,000 Sigma Tau Delta Senior Scholarship for his outstanding scholarly...
Published by: Winthrop University
Women & Science: Supporting the Advancement of Women in Science
The Rockefeller University
Jan 01, 0001
Under the leadership of President Torsten Wiesel, Rockefeller made an institutional commitment in the mid- 1990s to increase the number of women on its faculty and to do all that it could to support women scientists, at all...
Torsten Wiesel Lydia Forbes Isabel Furlaud Nancy Kissinger Sydney Shuman Pearl Meister Greengard Prize
Published by: The Rockefeller University
Online Collaborative Learning Using Microsoft Teams in Higher Education Amid COVID-19
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most universities needed to move to online teaching and learning, in some cases with very limited knowledge or experience in running online programmes. Engaging students online has become an...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
The Grizzly, September 25, 2003
Lindsey Fund, Lauren A. Perotti, Tori Wynne, Quinn Dinsmore, Meghan Jarrett, Bart Brooks, Amanda Bryman, Ellen Calhoun, Defne Sarsilmaz, Stephanie Tammany, Nicole Frates, Monica Delaney, Nicole Borocci, Crystal McCarney, Eden Swick, Kyle Kauffman, John Herting, Maria Rivera, Kristen Grimmel, Patricia Gruver, Ray Baker, Kimberly Salmon
Jan 01, 0001
The State of Iraq: "Critical, but not Hopeless" says Trudy Rubin Family Day Celebrates Students' Second Home The Journey of a Lifetime Aftermath of Isabel: A Photo Essay SERV Serves Students During Campus Emergencies ...
Ursinus College Collegeville Pennsylvania newspaper Football field hockey Soccer Amanda Young William T. Parsons study abroad Lisa Jones Philip Zwerling CIE student emergency response volunteers Watson Fellowship Family Day Trudy Rubin cultural history Higher Education Liberal Studies Social History United States History
Published by: Ursinus College
In the Eyes of the Beholder? Understanding Policymakers' Perceptions of Corruption
Most research on corruption attitudes focuses exclusively on voters, despite the strategic role of political elites in anticorruption efforts. To fill this research gap, we study the drivers of perceptions of corruption among...
Pride and Prejudice: A Modern, Queer Retelling for the Stage
Kate Isabel Foley
Jan 01, 0001
In the course of studying LGBTQ topics in a queer drama class, I noticed that there was a glaring omission in our readings: the "B." However, this lack of bisexual representation wasn't due to a poor syllabus, but to a dismaying...
Theatre Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice Bisexuality Playwriting Adaptation Arts and Humanities Dramatic Literature, Criticism and Theory Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Literature in English, British Isles Playwriting Theatre and Performance Studies
Published by: Ursinus College
Imprints from idea origin on innovation and the development environment
This study builds on the evolutionary and organization literatures to explore how the nature of innovation outcomes was influenced by the innovation’s original idea and the environment in which it was developed. We use data from...
What Influences the Prevalence and Intensity of Haemoparasites and Ectoparasites in an Insular Lizard?
Island biogeography theories predict that characteristics such as island size, age, and isolation interplay in host-parasite dynamics. In this study, we analyzed haemogregarines of the Aegean wall lizard, Podarcis...
Published by: Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
A concise guide to existing and emerging vehicle routing problem variants
Vehicle routing problems have been the focus of extensive research over the past sixty years, driven by their economic importance and their theoretical interest. The diversity of applications has motivated the study of a...
Polymers from sugar
Plastics are ubiquitous in modern society. However, the reliance on fossil fuels and the environmental persistence of most polymers make them unsustainable. Scientists are facing the challenge of developing cost-effective and...
Immunocapture of <i>Escherichia coli</i> in a fluoropolymer microcapillary array
This study presents novel experimental insights into the direct quantitation and immunocapture of bacteria cells in a fluoropolymer microcapillary array, using Escherichia coli as work model, a pathogen responsible for around...
Polymers from sugar
Plastics are ubiquitous in modern society. However, the reliance on fossil fuels and the environmental persistence of most polymers make them unsustainable. Scientists are facing the challenge of developing cost-effective and...
A concise guide to existing and emerging vehicle routing problem variants
Vehicle routing problems have been the focus of extensive research over the past sixty years, driven by their economic importance and their theoretical interest. The diversity of applications has motivated the study of a...
Studying Brown Adipose Tissue in a Human in vitro Context.
New treatments for obesity and associated metabolic disease are increasingly warranted with the growth of the obesity pandemic. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) may represent a promising therapeutic target to treat obesity, as this...
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