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Black Fashion Designers Symposium: June Ambrose in conversation with Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs
No full textJune Ambrose in conversation with Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs at The Museum at FIT's annual fashion symposium, Black Fashion Designers, held on Monday, February 6, 2017. The one-day symposium featured talks by designers, models, journalists, and scholars on African diasporic culture and fashion.June Ambrose is a celebrity stylist and designer whose clients include Sean Combs, Jay Z, Alicia Keys, and Gabrielle Union. She is author of the book Effortless Style.Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs founded their brand Cushnie et Ochs in 2008, creating collections that juxtapose bold sensuality with minimalist sophistication
Supplemental_Figure_S1_300dpi_1 – Supplemental material for Control of Daily Locomotor Activity Patterns in Drosophila suzukii by the Circadian Clock, Light, Temperature and Social Interactions
No full textSupplemental material, Supplemental_Figure_S1_300dpi_1 for Control of Daily Locomotor Activity Patterns in Drosophila suzukii by the Circadian Clock, Light, Temperature and Social Interactions by Bethan Shaw, Michelle Fountain and Herman Wijnen in Journal of Biological Rhythms</p
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Media Representations of Michelle Obama
No full textIn this article the author presents ideas about the media representations of Michelle Obama. The author argues that the public perceptions and favorability of Michelle Obama are tied to which aspects of her identity are presented in the media
Recording and reproducing the diurnal oviposition rhythms of wild populations of the soft- and stone- fruit pest <i>Drosophila suzukii</i>
No full textDrosophila suzukii is a horticultural pest on a global scale which causes both yield and economic losses on a range of soft- and stone-fruit. Tackling this pest is problematic but exploiting behavioural rhythms could increase the impact of control. To do this, a better understanding of behavioural patterns is needed. Within this study we aimed to investigate rhythms in reproductive behaviour of wild D. suzukii under natural conditions in the field. Environmental parameters were also recorded to decipher how they influence these rhythms. Assays were then performed on laboratory cultures, housed under artificial conditions mimicking the temperature and light cycles, to see if these patterns were reproducible and rhythmic. We were able to promote field like oviposition patterns within the laboratory using realistic temperature and light cycles regardless of variations in other factors including substrate, humidity, and lighting type. Locomotion activity was also recorded under these mimicked conditions to identify how this behaviour interacts with oviposition rhythms. Both our field and laboratory assays show that oviposition behaviour is likely under the control of the circadian clock and primarily occurs during the day, but these patterns will be disrupted by unfavourable temperature conditions. This was also found within locomotion rhythms. With an increased understanding of how these behaviours are influenced by environmental conditions, we highlight the importance of using realistic temperature and light cycles when investigating behavioural patterns. From an increased understanding of D. suzukii behaviour we increase our ability to target the pest in the field
Control of daily locomotor activity patterns in Drosophila suzukii by the circadian clock, light, temperature and social interactions
No full textUnderstanding behavioural rhythms in a pest species can contribute to improving the efficacy of control methods targeting that pest. However, in some species the behavioural patterns recorded in artificial conditions contrast greatly with observed ‘wild-type’ behavioural rhythms. In this study we identify the determinants of daily activity rhythms of the soft and stone fruit pest Drosophila suzukii. The impact of gender, space, social housing, temperature, light, fly morph and the circadian clock on D. suzukii locomotor rhythms were investigated. Assays were performed under artificial laboratory conditions or more natural semi-field conditions to identify how these factors impacted daily locomotor behaviour. Daily locomotor activity patterns collected under semi-field conditions varied very little between the various sex and social condition combinations. However, in lab-based assays, individual and group-housed males often exhibited divergent activity patterns with more prominent hyperactivity at light/dark transitions. In contrast, hyperactivity responses were suppressed under lab protocols mimicking summer conditions for groups of females and mixed sex groups. Moreover, when environmental cues were removed, flies held in groups displayed stronger rhythmicity than individual flies. Thus, social interactions can reinforce circadian behaviour and resist hyperactivity responses in D. suzukii. Fly morph appeared to have little impact on behavioural pattern, with winter and summer morph flies displaying similar activity profiles under ‘April’ semi-field and laboratory mimic environmental conditions. In conclusion, separate and combined impacts of light, temperature, circadian clock function and social interactions were apparent in the daily activity profiles of D. suzukii. When groups of female or mixed sex flies were used, implementation of matching photoperiods and realistic daily temperature gradients in the lab was sufficient to recreate behavioural patterns observed in summer semi-field settings. The ability to leverage lab assays to predict D. suzukii field behaviour promises to be a valuable asset in improving control measures for this pest
Interview of author Michelle Martinez
No full textMichelle Martinez, author of the crime novel "Most wanted," talks about the issues faced by Latin Americans in their home country versus what they face in the United States. She describes her family and education, graduation form Harvard Law School, and her professional endeavors. Martinez discusses the story line of her book, what motivated her to write, and how she brought her experiences from the prosecutor's office to bear on her writing. She describes her writing as an opportunity to explore her own cultural heritage. Martinez discusses the art of writing and talks about what she reads. Martinez is interviewed by Diana Rivera at the 2005 Left Coast Crime Conference held in El Paso, Texas
Young Investigator: Michelle J Yoo
No full text Supervisor’s supporting comments I have always been impressed with Michelle’s ability to conduct research in an independent and yet highly effective manner. Part of her research in my group has examined the use of affinity columns to examine drug–protein binding with serum proteins, such as human serum albumin. This work is extremely important to the fields of pharmaceutical chemistry and clinical chemistry in providing the data needed for the development of new drugs or in the optimization of treatments for patients with new, or existing, drugs. Another topic that Michelle has examined in her research is the use of new supports based on monolithic materials and ultrafast-extraction methods for affinity-based separations of biological samples and high-throughput screening of drug–protein binding. She was the lead author on a review written on this topic and also has several research publications related to this area of work. During her graduate studies, Michelle has emerged as a real leader in my group. She has excellent people and communication skills and is highly motivated in her pursuit of an advanced degree in analytical chemistry and bioanalysis. I have extremely high expectations for her in the future as she continues her career. Nominated by: David S Hage, University of Nebraska, Department of Chemistry, Hamilton Hall 704, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA </jats:p
Cooperative Extension Answers the Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding
No full textExtension has many opportunities to promote breastfeeding, one of the most highly effective preventive measures a mother can take to protect the health of her infant, and herself. This manuscript describes how and why Cooperative Extension can partner with federal and state efforts to promote breastfeeding. Rutgers Family and Community Health Sciences department members served on state workgroups to identify and implement evidence-based strategies to promote breastfeeding in the health care, childcare, and worksite settings. Extension is an important public health partner, providing technical assistance, content expertise, and resources that meet the needs of its community.Peer reviewe
Keynote Presentation: Dr. Michelle E. Moore
No full textDr. Michelle E. Moore, is Professor of English at the College of DuPage, where she teaches classes in American literature and film and the honors composition sequence. She is the author of Chicago and the Making of American Modernism: Cather, Hemingway, Faulkner, and Fitzgerald in Conflict published by Bloomsbury Academic and coeditor (with COD Professor Brian Brems) of the collection: Refocus: The Films of Paul Schrader to be published by Edinburgh University Press in June. She has published articles in the journals Literature/Film Quarterly, Cather Studies 9 and 11, and Faulkner Studies and chapters in the collections Teaching Henry James, Hemingway in the Digital Age, and Rape in Art Cinema. She is also a board member of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park
Michelle Obama’s Impact on African American Women and Girls
No full textRachelle Brunn-Bevel is a contributing author (with Kristin Richardson), Let’s Move! with Michelle Obama.
Book description:
This edited collection explores how First Lady Michelle Obama gradually expanded and broadened her role by engaging in social, political and economic activities which directly and indirectly impacted the lives of the American people, especially young women and girls. The volume responds to the various representations of Michelle Obama and how the language and images used to depict her either affirmed, offended, represented or misrepresented her and its authors. It is an interdisciplinary evaluation by African American women and girls of the First Lady’s overall impact through several media, including original artwork and poetry. It also examines her political activities during and post-election 2016.https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/sociologyandanthropology-books/1065/thumbnail.jp
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