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Roger Williams University Law Review Symposium: Trauma-Informed Lawyering: Approaches To Advocating For Diverse Populations November 15, 2024
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Photosymbiont Density Is Correlated with Constitutive and Induced Immunity in the Facultatively Symbiotic Coral, Astrangia poculata
No full textScleractinian corals, essential ecosystem engineers that form the base of coral reef ecosystems, have faced unprecedented mortality in recent decades due to climate change-related stressors, including disease outbreaks. Despite this emergent threat to corals, many questions still remain regarding mechanisms underlying observed variation in disease susceptibility. Recent data suggest at least some degree of variation in disease response may be linked to variability in the relationship between host corals and their algal photosymbionts (Family Symbiodiniaceae). Still, the nuances of connections between symbiosis and immunity in cnidarians, including scleractinian corals, remain poorly understood. Here, we leveraged an emergent model species, the facultatively symbiotic, temperate, scleractinian coral Astrangia poculata, to investigate associations between symbiont density and both constitutive and induced immunity. We used a combination of controlled immune challenges with heat-inactivated pathogens and transcriptomic analyses. Our results demonstrate that A. poculata mounts a robust initial response to pathogenic stimuli that is highly similar to responses documented in tropical corals. We document positive associations between symbiont density and both constitutive and induced immune responses, in agreement with recent preliminary studies in A. poculata. A suite of immune genes, including those coding for antioxidant peroxiredoxin biosynthesis, are positively associated with symbiont density in A. poculata under constitutive conditions. Furthermore, variation in symbiont density is associated with distinct patterns of immune response; low symbiont density corals induce preventative immune mechanisms, whereas high symbiont density corals mobilize energetic resources to fuel humoral immune responses. In summary, our study reveals the need for more nuanced study of symbiosis-immune interplay across diverse scleractinian corals, preferably including quantitative energy budget analysis for full disentanglement of these complex associations and their effects on host pathogen susceptibility
An Exploration of Racial Differences Among Male Youth Adjudicated for Sexual Offenses
No full textIn 2019, the male adjudicated youth (AY) population in correctional facilities was 33% White and 67% minority. Yet, the distribution among male AY charged with sexual offenses (AYSOs) was 55% White and 45% minority, highlighting the lack of disproportionate minority contact within the AYSO population. Little research on AYSOs has focused explicitly on exploring racial differences within this population. Using secondary data from 720 AY 11–18 years of age, the goal of this exploratory study was to identify differences in length of detention, presence of clinical syndromes, attachment patterns, and childhood trauma experiences among a sample of AYSOs and AYs by race category. Although few racial differences were identified among AYSOs, study results overwhelmingly highlighted differences between AYSOs and AYs
Evaluating Students\u27 Perceptions of Executing a Construction Lab Project Using Procore®
No full textConstruction education benefits from establishing a strong relationship with real-world industry practices. One important practice is the knowledge of software used in the industry to simplify the complex construction workflow and tasks throughout project execution. Procore® is considered a leading construction software providing a connection between technology and industry trades. The cloud-based software provides a central repository for the contract documents, e.g. bidding documents, prime contracts, change orders, drawings, and specifications, and enables sharing the project information with all project participants. While it is still needed to provide evidence-based studies measuring the effectiveness and transferability of implementing any individual software into CM education, the major benefits of similar technology integration in CM education reported by several studies are technical industry preparedness, improved learning outcomes, and increased student engagement in the course materials. This study assesses CM students\u27 perspective and experience of using Procore® in a sophomore-level CM course in the Fall semester of 2023 at the School of Engineering, Computing, and Construction Management (SECCM) of Roger Williams University. This course comprises a three-credit lecture with an associated one-credit construction lab. There are a total of 76 students enrolled in one of three lecture sections and one of seven lab sections. The lab section allows students to apply topics taught in the lecture sections and construct a two-story single-family structure in the CM lab facility space that includes a foundation, wood framing, mechanical, electrical, and drywall. Historically, students were asked to submit lab reports after each lab session as weekly assignments. However, in the Fall 2023 semester, the course instructors changed the weekly assignments from lab reports to a series of Procore® deliverables. The content of the previous vs. new weekly deliverables is similar but is now delivered in a way that more closely aligns with real-world industry practices. Students in each lab section were given the roles of either a General Contractor or a Subcontractor, each with specific Procore assignments after every lab session. Roles were switched each week. This approach aims to transfer the knowledge of a commonly used tool while improving their leadership abilities and communication skills. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing Procore® into the lab assignments on the students\u27 learning, teamwork, and lab activity engagement. In order to accomplish the study\u27s main objective, a designed quasi-experiment survey was sent to the students asking for their feedback. The survey included questions aimed at the students\u27 perception of using Procore during and after the lab session to accomplish individual and group assignments. The results of this study support the development and implementation of practical collaborative training for construction education using real-world construction industry tools and software. This technology-based training can also inform the CM educational sector about the opportunity for utilizing this or similar project-controlling software in the classroom for semester projects to easily share the project information and communicate with students while monitoring their progress
Talking in the Library: Margot Livesy
No full textOn the occasion of Margot Livesy\u27s new book The Road from Bellhaven.https://docs.rwu.edu/talking-in-the-library/1043/thumbnail.jp
Samson House: Sections D and E
No full textArchitect blueprint of Sections D and E of the Samson House.https://docs.rwu.edu/baker_plans/1189/thumbnail.jp
Samson House 006: Brownell House in Portsmouth, RI - West side
No full textPhotograph of the West side of the Brownell House located at 94 West Main Road in Portsmouth, RI. Purchased by Hugh Samson to be dismantled and re-erected in Little Compton, RI.https://docs.rwu.edu/baker_images/1923/thumbnail.jp
Samson House 030: Dismantling Brownell House
No full textDismantling the Brownell House in Portsmouth, RI to be re-erected in Little Compton, RI.https://docs.rwu.edu/baker_images/1935/thumbnail.jp
Samson 020: Brownell House Interior
No full textBrownell House in Portsmouth, interior fireplace.https://docs.rwu.edu/baker_images/1930/thumbnail.jp