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2. Perceptions of genetically modified and bioengineered organisms and corresponding food labels among undergraduate students at Binghamton University.
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Marcus, Rachel D. and Velardi, Sara H.
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FOOD labeling ,UNDERGRADUATES ,TRANSGENIC organisms ,CONSUMER preferences ,ORGANIC products ,GENETIC engineering - Abstract
In January 2020, the United States implemented a federal bioengineered labeling standard for food products that contain genetically modified material set to go into effect in January 2022. This bioengineered label indicates which products contain detectable levels of genetic material that have been modified through lab techniques that cannot be achieved in nature. An already existing alternative to the bioengineered label is the Non-GMO Project verified label which has been on the market since 2007, and indicates products free of genetically modified material through lab techniques. As consumers are now confronted with multiple labels pertaining to information related to genetic engineering, it is important to understand how people interpret these labels as it can lead to a greater understanding of how they inform consumer choice. We conducted a survey with 153 biology and environmental studies undergraduate students at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York, asking questions about participants' views on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and related terminology, corresponding food labels and how these labels influence their purchasing decisions. Results demonstrated a lack of awareness of the bioengineered label compared to the Non-GMO Project verified label. Additionally, individuals associated 'bioengineered' and 'genetically modified' with differing themes, where 'bioengineered' was more often associated with a scientific theme and 'genetically modified' was more often associated with an agricultural theme. There was also a discrepancy in how individuals said these labels influenced their purchases vs how the labels actually influenced purchasing decisions when participating in choice experiments. While the majority of participants reported that neither the Non-GMO Project verified label nor the bioengineered label influenced their purchasing decisions, in choice experiments, the majority of respondents chose products with the Non-GMO Project verified label. This study can give insight into overall perceptions of different terminologies associated with genetic engineering, in addition to how these labels are interpreted by consumers, and how they could affect purchasing decisions with the implementation of the new bioengineered label. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. Studies from State University of New York (SUNY) Binghamton Add New Findings in the Area of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Accelerated Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa By Monitoring Extracellular Electron Transfer On a 3-d ...).
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MICROBIAL sensitivity tests ,PSEUDOMONAS aeruginosa ,CHARGE exchange ,GRAM-negative aerobic bacteria ,AEROBIC bacteria ,PSEUDOMONADACEAE - Abstract
Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from the State University of New York (SUNY) Binghamton, "Although conventional genotypic and phenotypic antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) methods have been dramatically advanced, they have suffered from many technical and operational issues as a generalized antibiotic stewardship program. Keywords: Binghamton; State:New York; United States; North and Central America; Gammaproteobacteria; Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria; Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci; Gram-Negative Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Pseudomonadaceae; Pseudomonas; Pseudomonas aeruginosa EN Binghamton State:New York United States North and Central America Gammaproteobacteria Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci Gram-Negative Bacteria Proteobacteria Pseudomonadaceae Pseudomonas Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2023 FEB 17 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- Investigators publish new report on Gram-Negative Bacteria - Pseudomonas aeruginosa. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2023
4. Studies from State University of New York (SUNY) Binghamton Have Provided New Data on Biomimetics (Revolutionizing Aquatic Robotics: Advanced Biomimetic Strategies for Self-powered Mobility Across Water Surfaces).
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BIOMIMETICS ,ROBOTICS ,STATE universities & colleges ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,FUEL cells - Abstract
Researchers from the State University of New York (SUNY) Binghamton have developed a self-sustaining energy system for compact aquatic robots inspired by biological digestion. The system utilizes microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology to convert organic materials found in aquatic environments into electricity. To enhance the MFC's lifespan, the researchers incorporated spore-forming Bacillus subtilis as the anodic biocatalyst. The robot also features a biomimetic Janus membrane with asymmetric surface wettability for selective substrate intake and stability mechanisms inspired by water striders for efficient movement across water surfaces. This innovative approach has the potential to revolutionize marine monitoring and exploration. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
5. Sustainability backfire: The unintended consequences of failing to engage neighborhood residents in policymaking.
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Homsy, George C. and Hart, Siobhan
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COMMUNITY involvement ,SUSTAINABILITY ,WASTE management ,PARK design ,URBAN policy - Abstract
Urban planners, community activists, and public archeologists, among others, recognize the importance of engaging residents and their knowledge in developing policies and programs. However, sustainability is typically treated as a top-down challenge. In this article, we demonstrate that sustainability policies might break down or backfire when officials fail to directly involve residents, particularly disenfranchised residents. This conclusion emerges from qualitative research through a neighborhood organizing project in Binghamton, New York. We use a citywide pay-as-you-throw trash policy and a public park design process to illustrate that sustainability was not achieved by widely touted best practices implemented on a municipalitywide basis. The lack of broad inclusivity and participation by disenfranchised residents at the neighborhood level meant that officials missed important knowledge and perspectives, which undercut the effectiveness of sustainability efforts. Sustainability citizenship requires that residents have the space and means to organize and participate—something that local governments should create. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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6. The Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium (BGS): 50 years of Enhancing Geomorphology.
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Janke, Jason R., Giardino, John R., and Vitek, John D.
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GEOMORPHOLOGY , *CONFERENCES & conventions , *SMALL cities - Abstract
The Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium (BGS) celebrated its golden anniversary in 2019. Fifty years have passed since Donald R. Coates and Marie E. Morisawa organized a symposium to bring geomorphologists together in a single venue. As faculty members at The State University of New York, they foresaw that such an event was needed to enhance the science. From this small university and city in central New York (NY), a geomorphology event blossomed into an international event that influences geomorphic thought, theory, and has shaped the direction of the discipline. This introductory paper sets the stage for the volume from the 50th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium by providing an historical perspective of the beginning, growth, and impact that this symposium has had and continues to have on the science of geomorphology. Given that a variety of topics have been covered over the years, the organizers of the 50th BGS elected to have presenters address the status of the profession and to provide their perspectives on future advancements. This introduction provides a brief synopsis of the presentations delivered at the 50th BGS symposium and concludes with a tribute to the two founders of the BGS: Donald R. Coates and Marie E. Morisawa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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7. An historical look at the Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium.
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Sawyer, Carol F., Butler, David R., and O'Rourke, Tela
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GEOMORPHOLOGY , *CONFERENCES & conventions , *ANNUAL meetings , *SEX distribution - Abstract
The Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium (BGS) is an annual meeting held since 1970, usually in the U.S.A., on timely topics in the field of geomorphology. A special issue of this journal presents the papers from each meeting and provides an opportunity to disseminate to the international community research relevant to that year's theme written by key people in that field. In this paper, we review the history of the BGS, examine the academic disciplines of each year's organizers, compile a list of the researchers who have made multiple contributions to BGS, note the citation impact of papers published in the annual proceedings, map the spatial distribution of the meeting locations, and categorize the gender distribution of the contributors to the symposium. Contributions from female authors to the BGS have steadily increased since the 1970s; however, from 2003 to 2013, females still only accounted for 23.6% of the proceeding's papers, an increase of 16.4% from the 1970s. These numbers are not surprising when compared to the gender distribution of the top positions in specialty groups in the U.S. Between 1989 and 2010, over 7000 citations were from articles published in BGS special issues, indicating their contributions to the geomorphology field. When normalized by the number of years the articles have been available, papers from BGS whose themes combined geomorphology with other fields (i.e., natural hazards and geomorphology), rated higher numbers of citations. The dispersion of the location of BGS meetings illustrates how the series is maturing by moving away from its origin in the U.S. northeast. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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8. Imagine Home: Making a Place in Binghamton.
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de Rouen, Aynur
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COUNTRY of origin (Immigrants) ,KURDISH refugees ,POLITICAL science ,COLLECTIVE memory - Abstract
Since the early 1990s, Iraqi Kurds have been relocating to the greater Binghamton area in New York State. This study focuses on the growing diasporic Kurdish community in and around Binghamton and their quest to imagine the homeland they left behind as a result of social, economic, and political hardships. Existing literature heavily emphasizes Kurdish diaspora in Europe as the main impetus for the Kurdish refugees' social and political issues, neglecting to also recognize communities in the United States and North America. This study aims to fill this gap by analyzing how the production of the diasporic space has emerged as an attempt to reconstruct Kurdish culture and collective identity in the absence of physical and territorially specific aspects of their homeland. Kurdish refugee narratives articulate how collective memory gives voice to a shared Kurdish past, how Kurdish refugees appropriated the space according to their traditional example and kinship structure, and how memories and narratives of the past shape the migrants' identities, kinship, and everyday practices. The production of diasporic space within the imaginations of these refugees is portrayed here to show their attempt to reconstruct Kurdish culture in the absence of the physical characteristics of their homeland. Their successfully reinvented images of homeland and reconstructed culture in diaspora are evidence of the resilience and fluidity of Kurdish culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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9. Aquatic insect diversity in streams across a rural–urban land-use discontinuum.
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Lundquist, Matthew J. and Zhu, Weixing
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AQUATIC invertebrates ,AQUATIC insects ,RURAL land use ,URBAN land use ,INSECT diversity ,INSECT communities ,RIVERS ,SMALL cities - Abstract
Urbanization negatively impacts the diversity of aquatic insect assemblages in headwater streams and can lead to the homogenization of insect communities at the regional level. However, less is known about the impact of urbanization on insects in headwater streams within smaller cities that have significant upstream portions outside of urban land use. We collected insects monthly from April to September in 2014 and 2015 from five streams that flowed from rural upstream through urban downstream land use, plus two rural reference streams, in Greater Binghamton, New York, in the northeast USA. While urbanization was associated with lower insect taxonomic richness ( α ¯ ) and elevated stream water conductivity, the regional diversity (γ) was similar among urban and rural land use. This corresponded to higher dissimilarity among urban sites (β) than among rural sites. To our knowledge, this is the first report of higher urban stream insect community β-diversity. Our results suggest that urbanization in this medium-sized city negatively impacts stream insect richness, but the change of community assemblages is not homogenous across the urban landscape. Connectivity between upstream rural sites and downstream urban sites may provide some relief from the impacts of urbanization in smaller cities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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10. Study Data from State University of New York (SUNY) Binghamton Update Knowledge of Tissue Engineering (Microtube Embedded Hydrogel Bioprinting for Vascularization of Tissue-engineered Scaffolds).
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TISSUE engineering ,BIOPRINTING ,HYDROGELS ,STATE universities & colleges ,ARTIFICIAL organs - Abstract
Keywords for this news article include: Binghamton, New York, United States, North and Central America, Alcohols, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine, Bioprinting, Biotechnology, Health and Medicine, Hydrogel, Organic Chemicals, Polyethylene Glycols, Tissue Engineering, State University of New York (SUNY) Binghamton. Keywords: Binghamton; State:New York; United States; North and Central America; Alcohols; Bioengineering; Biomedical Engineering; Biomedicine; Bioprinting; Biotechnology; Health and Medicine; Hydrogel; Organic Chemicals; Polyethylene Glycols; Tissue Engineering EN Binghamton State:New York United States North and Central America Alcohols Bioengineering Biomedical Engineering Biomedicine Bioprinting Biotechnology Health and Medicine Hydrogel Organic Chemicals Polyethylene Glycols Tissue Engineering 604 604 1 11/06/23 20231109 NES 231109 2023 NOV 9 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Blood Weekly -- Current study results on Biomedical Engineering - Tissue Engineering have been published. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2023
11. Studies from State University of New York (SUNY) Binghamton in the Area of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Reported (All-electrical Antibiotic Susceptibility and Resistance Profiling of Electrogenic Pseudomonas Aeruginosa).
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PSEUDOMONAS aeruginosa ,DRUG resistance in bacteria ,GRAM-negative aerobic bacteria ,AEROBIC bacteria ,STATE universities & colleges - Abstract
Keywords: Binghamton; State:New York; United States; North and Central America; Antibacterials; Antibiotics; Antimicrobials; Bacterial Infections and Mycoses; Drugs and Therapies; Gammaproteobacteria; Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria; Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci; Gram-Negative Bacteria; Health and Medicine; Proteobacteria; Pseudomonadaceae; Pseudomonas; Pseudomonas aeruginosa EN Binghamton State:New York United States North and Central America Antibacterials Antibiotics Antimicrobials Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Drugs and Therapies Gammaproteobacteria Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci Gram-Negative Bacteria Health and Medicine Proteobacteria Pseudomonadaceae Pseudomonas Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2695 2695 1 06/12/23 20230616 NES 230616 2023 JUN 16 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Drug Week -- Research findings on Gram-Negative Bacteria - Pseudomonas aeruginosa are discussed in a new report. According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Within 100 minutes, our six-well AST device successfully distinguished antibiotic-susceptible and -resistant P. aeruginosa biofilms, provided a quantifiable minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of antibiotics, and characterized the bacterial antibiotic action mechanisms.". [Extracted from the article]
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- 2023
12. The Bridge on Beer River.
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BETRAYAL ,FICTION - Abstract
A review of the book "The Bridge on Beer River," by Terry Tierney, is presented.
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- 2023
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