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Social Media As A Tool For Tennessee Municipalities, Bonnie Jones, Josh Jones

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication will provide your city with information relative to social media for purposes of communicating with employees, interacting with your community, and using social media as a hiring tool. Includes sample social media policy.

Office Of Research, Awards & Recognition, December 22, 2010, University Of Tenessee Office Of Research

Awards and Recognitions

No abstract provided.

Hot Topic: Irs Releases 2011 Withholding Tables, Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The new withholding tables are to be implemented as soon as January 1, 2011, but no later than January 31, 2011.

Genetic And Genomic Analysis Of Hyperlipidemia, Obesity And Diabetes Using (C57bl/6j × Tallyho/Jngj) F2 Mice, Taryn P. Stewart, Hyoung Y. Kim, Arnold M. Saxton, Jung H. Kim

Nutrition Publications and Other Works

Background

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is the most common form of diabetes in humans and is closely associated with dyslipidemia and obesity that magnifies the mortality and morbidity related to T2D. The genetic contribution to human T2D and related metabolic disorders is evident, and mostly follows polygenic inheritance. The TALLYHO/JngJ (TH) mice are a polygenic model for T2D characterized by obesity, hyperinsulinemia, impaired glucose uptake and tolerance, hyperlipidemia, and hyperglycemia.

Results

In order to determine the genetic factors that contribute to these T2D related characteristics in TH mice, we interbred TH mice with C57BL/6J (B6) mice. The parental, F1, and …

Hot Topic: Federal Mileage Rate Effective January 1, 2011, Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The optional standard mileage rate increased to 51 cents per mile for all business miles driven after December 31, 2010.

Sp569 Parenting Apart: Effective Co-Parenting, Denise Brandon

Family

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Office Of Research, Awards & Recognition, December 08, 2010, University Of Tenessee Office Of Research

Awards and Recognitions

No abstract provided.

Hot Topic: Uniformed Services Employment And Reemployment Rights Act (2010), Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Up-to-date information on employee military leave for employees who are National Guardsmen, in the Reserve, are planning to enlist, or are drafted.

Bess 12/3/10, Department Of Biosystems Engineering And Soil Sciences

BESS Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Dataone Strucure And Potential Partnership As A Member Node, Dataone

DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes - December 2010, Commission For Blacks

Meeting Minutes

This document outlines the topics addressed during the CFB December 2010 meeting.

Municipal E-News: Issue 21: December 2010, Mtas

Municipal E-News

The “Municipal E-News” was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.

Exchange December 2010, Institute For Public Service

The Exchange Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Office Of Research, News & Opportunities, December 01, 2010, University Of Tenessee Office Of Research

News and Opportunities

No abstract provided.

Interviewing And The Law (2010), Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Congress provided federal legal enforcement for equal employment in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, with strengthening amendments added in 1972. Unlawful discrimination in the employment process also is enforced through the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Technical Bulletins: Osha Changes Forms And Procedures For Reporting Occupational Injuries And Illnesses (2010), Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The 2002 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping rules require employers, subject to the rules, to record and report work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses.

Office Of Research, Awards & Recognition, November 24, 2010, University Of Tenessee Office Of Research

Awards and Recognitions

No abstract provided.

Tcwp Newsletter No. 294, Tennessee Citizens For Wilderness Planning

Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Local Anesthetics As Pain Therapy In Horses, Reza Seddighi Dvm, Ms, Phd, Dip Acva

Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Large Animal Clinical Sciences

Local Anesthetics as Pain Therapy in Horses Thomas J. Doherty MVB, MSc, and M. Reza Seddighi DVM, PhD

Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Tennessee, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA

This article describes the rationale behind the use of systemically administered lidocaine as an analgesic. The analgesic efficacy of intravenously administered lidocaine is well documented by studies in human patients and laboratory animals. The mechanism by which systemically administered lidocaine produces analgesia is uncertain but is thought to include action at sodium, calcium, and potassium channels and the N-methyl-D-aspartate acid receptor. …

Technical Bulletins: Irs Rules For Diesel Fuel And Gasoline Purchases (2010), Ron Darden

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Gasoline, diesel, and certain other fuels purchased for the exclusive use of a state or local government are exempt from the federal excise taxes on those fuels.

Graduate Council Minutes - November 18, 2010, Graduate Council

Graduate Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

Technical Bulletins: Hotel-Motel Tax In Tennessee Cities (2010), Ron Darden

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The proceeds from the hotel-motel tax can be used for purposes authorized in your enacting ordinance, private act, or general law.

Office Of Research, News & Opportunities, November 17, 2010, University Of Tenessee Office Of Research

News and Opportunities

No abstract provided.

Technical Bulletins: Municipal Travel Policy (2010), Melissa Ashburn

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

State law requires all municipalities with populations less than 100,000 to adopt and file with the state comptroller a travel policy that covers expense reimbursement for elected and appointed officials.

Bess 11/12/10, Department Of Biosystems Engineering And Soil Sciences

BESS Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Preliminary Executive Summary: Aserl Interlibrary Loan Needs Assessment And Best Practices Survey, David P. Atkins

Other Library Publications and Works

A working group of ASERL librarians designed a survey to assess resource sharing issues and identify best practices. The results will assist ASERL in identifying programming and project areas to support resource sharing. The survey will also produce ILL and resource sharing benchmarks useful for future planning and assessment. The survey inquires into fundamental resource sharing outputs, networks, and technologies. To measure current best practices, the survey also incorporates Rethinking Resource Sharing "STARS" A Checklist Interlibrary Loan Assessment, devised by ALA/RUSA/STARS.

Academic Policy Committee Report - November 11, 2010, Graduate Council

Academic Policy Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

Hot Topic: Congress Increased Minimum Wage (2010), Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

President Bush signed a spending bill that amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage in three steps.

Credentials Committee Report - November 11, 2010, Graduate Council

Credentials Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

Office Of Research, Awards & Recognition, November 10, 2010, University Of Tenessee Office Of Research

Awards and Recognitions

No abstract provided.