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Image-Based Nanocrystallography With Online Database Support, Peter Moeck, Ján Zahornadsky, Boris Dusek

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

The crystallographic phase and morphology of many materials change with the crystal size so that new needs arise to determine the crystallography of nanocrystals. Direct space high-resolution phase-contrast transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and atomic resolution scanning TEM (STEM) when combined with tools for image-based nanocrystallography in two (2D) and three (3D) dimensions possess the capacity to meet these needs. After a concise discussion of lattice-fringe visibility spheres and maps, this paper discusses lattice-fringe fingerprinting in 2D and tilt protocol applications. On-line database developments at Portland State University (PSU) that support image-based nanocrystallography are also mentioned.

Lattice Fringe Fingerprinting In Two Dimensions With Database Support, Peter Moeck, B. Seipel, R. Bjorge, P. Fraundorf

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

A brief introduction to lattice fringe fingerprinting in two dimensions (2D) with database support is given. The method is employed for the identification of the crystal phase of a small ensemble of nanocrystals. The enhanced viability of this method in aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) and scanning TEMs (STEMs) is also illustrated.

The Fidelity Of Dna Synthesis By Yeast Dna Polymerase Zeta Alone And With Accessory Proteins, Xuejun Zhong, Parie Garg, Stephanie A. Nick Mcelhinny, Carrie M. Stith, Grace E. Kissling, Peter M.J. Burgers, Thomas A. Kunkel

Open Access Publications

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Molecular Subtypes Of Breast Cancer In Relation To Paclitaxel Response And Outcomes In Women With Metastatic Disease: Results From Calgb 9342, Lyndsay N. Harris, Gloria Broadwater, Nancy U. Lin, Alexander Miron, Stuart J. Schnitt, David Cowan, Jonathan Lara, Ira Bleiweiss, Donald Berry, Matthew Ellis, Daniel F. Hayes, Eric P. Winer, Lynn Dressler

Open Access Publications

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Cog-7-Deficient Human Fibroblasts Exhibit Altered Recycling Of Golgi Proteins, Richard Steet, Stuart Kornfeld

Open Access Publications

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Adaptively Inferring Human Transcriptional Subnetworks, Debopriya Das, Zaher Nahlé, Michael Q. Zhang

Open Access Publications

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Metabolic Loading Of Guanosine Induces Chondrocyte Apoptosis Via The Fas Pathway, Dong-Jo Kim, Jun-Ho Chung, Eun-Kyeong Ryu, Jung-Hyo Rhim, Yoon-Sic Ryu, So-Hyun Park, Kyung Tae Kim, Heun-Soo Kang, Hong-Keun Chung, Sang Chul Park

Open Access Publications

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Elastin Fragments Drive Disease Progression In A Murine Model Of Emphysema, A. Mcgarry Houghton, Pablo A. Quintero, David L. Perkins, Dale K. Kobayashi, Diane G. Kelley, Luiz A. Marconcini, Robert P. Mecham, Robert M. Senior, Steven D. Shapiro

Open Access Publications

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Blocking Airway Mucous Cell Metaplasia By Inhibiting Egfr Antiapoptosis And Il-13 Transdifferentiation Signals, Jeffrey W. Tyner, Edy Y. Kim, Kyotaro Ide, Mark R. Pelletier, William T. Roswit, Jeffrey D. Morton, John T. Battaile, Anand C. Patel, G. Alexander Patterson, Mario Castro, Melanie S. Spoor, Yingjian You, Steven L. Brody, Michael Holtzman

Open Access Publications

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Plcγ2 Regulates Osteoclastogenesis Via Its Interaction With Itam Proteins And Gab2, Dailing Mao, Holly Epple, Brian Uthgenannt, Deborah V. Novack, Roberta Faccio

Open Access Publications

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Toll-Like Receptors And Ifn-Α: Partners In Autoimmunity, Marco Colonna

Open Access Publications

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Proteinuria Precedes Podocyte Abnormalities In Lamb2-/- Mice, Implicating The Glomerular Basement Membrane As An Albumin Barrier, George Jarad, Jeanette Cunningham, Andrey S. Shaw, Jeffrey H. Miner

Open Access Publications

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Mechanisms Of Sympathoadrenal Failure And Hypoglycemia In Diabetes, Philip E. Cryer

Open Access Publications

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Bigenic Mouse Models Of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Involving Pairwise Interaction Of Cd2ap, Fyn, And Synaptopodin, Tobias B. Huber, Christopher Kwoh, Hui Wu, Katsuhiko Asanuma, Markus Gödel, Björn Hartleben, Ken J. Blumer, Jeffrey H. Miner, Peter Mundel, Andrey S. Shaw

Open Access Publications

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Harnessing Preclinical Mouse Models To Inform Human Clinical Cancer Trials, David H. Gutmann, Kim Hunter-Schaedle, Kevin M. Shannon

Open Access Publications

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What I Believe About Leadership And Education, Joseph L. Green Ii

Graduate Research Papers

The importance of being a strong educational leader and demonstrating successful practices as a reflective practitioner, leader of educational change, leader of learning for both students and teachers, and a leader of service is essential to the growth of all our country's students, and the educational systems from which they learn.

Being an educational leader encompasses every educational title and every educational position, from teacher to parent, and principal to school board member. By successfully collaborating and communicating among all stakeholders, educational leaders can guarantee that every child will succeed and develop into productive and knowledgeable citizens.

Inappropriate Antibiotic Use In A Tertiary Care Center In Thailand: An Incidence Study And Review Of Experience In Thailand, Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Somwang Danchaivijitr, Thomas C. Bailey, Victoria J. Fraser

Open Access Publications

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Epidemiology Of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Colonization In A Surgical Intensive Care Unit, David K. Warren, Rebecca M. Guth, Craig M. Coopersmith, Liana R. Merz, Jeanne E. Zack, Victoria J. Fraser

Open Access Publications

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What I Believe About Leadership And Education : A Reflective Essay, Valerie J. Daily

Graduate Research Papers

Educating our children is the most worthy, rewarding, and influential profession obtainable. Educators join the profession to improve our society and because they care about children. The task educators face is immense. Every child can learn. I believe good teachers can positively impact the lives of children and their families.

Teaching is an art and good teachers teach children how to learn. Good teachers provide a variety of resources and tools a child can use in several situations to enhance learning. Good teachers ask thoughtful, and purposeful questions that leave a child a curious learner. Education should be a highly …

Surveillance For Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci: Type, Rates, Costs, And Implications, Brooke N. Shadel, Laura A. Puzniak, Kathleen N. Gillespie, Steven J. Lawrence, Marin Kollef, Linda M. Mundy

Open Access Publications

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Federalism And Faith, Ira C. Lupu, Robert W. Tuttle

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

Should the U.S. constitution afford greater discretion to states than to the federal government in matters affecting religion? In recent years, a number of commentators have been asserting that the Establishment Clause should not apply to the states. Justice Thomas has embraced this view, while offering his own refinements to it. Moreover, the Supreme Court's decision in Locke v. Davey (2004) ruled that a state did not run afoul of the Free Exercise Clause when it refused to subsidize religious studies, in a context in which the Establishment Clause would have permitted the subsidy.

This paper offers a focused (re)consideration …

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Legal Implications And Research Opportunities, Lawrence A. Cunningham, Stephen Kwaku Asare, Arnold Wright

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

Congress passed the Sarbanes Oxley Act to restore investor confidence, which had been deflated by massive business and audit failures, epitomized by the demise of the Enron Corporation and Arthur Anderson LLP. The Act altered the roles and responsibilities of auditors, corporate officers, audit committee members, as well as other participants in the financial reporting process. We evaluate the potential legal implications of some of the Act's major provisions and anticipate participants' likely responses. Our evaluation suggests that these provisions will significantly change behavior, increase compliance costs and alter the legal landscape. We also identify promising avenues for future research …

Filartiga’S Legacy In An Era Of Military Privatization, Laura T. Dickinson

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

Filartiga v. Pena-Irala established the idea that domestic tort suits might be brought under the Alien Tort Claims Act ("ATCA") against those accused of violating human rights norms. But what is the legacy of this case in an era of military privatization? Are there available legal responses to what we might call the privatization of torture? In the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, where detainees were tortured and abused, the individuals involved in the torture included not only members of the military, but contractors hired from the private sector. Because U.S. constitutional scrutiny traditionally applies only to state actors, privatization …

Estoppel And Textualism, Gregory E. Maggs

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

How might judges who purport to adhere to textualism justify their use of estoppel to affect the application of statutes that say nothing about estoppel? This essay addresses this question. It considers six possible arguments that courts have made or might make to rationalize the recognition of unwritten exceptions to statutes in the name of estoppel. These arguments include the following: (1) Even though the statutory provision at issue says nothing about estoppel, some other legislation expressly authorizes courts to invoke equitable principles, including estoppel; (2) The legislation contains an implied term authorizing the application of estoppel principles; (3) Courts …

A Grand Slam Of Professional Irresponsibility And Judicial Disregard, Stephen A. Saltzburg

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

Many examples of bad lawyering and indifferent judicial responses to bad lawyering concern those who seek to raise the standards of professional conduct and assure adequate legal representation for all clients. This article discusses one case (a death penalty prosecution of William Charles Payton for rape, murder and attempted murder in 1981) to illustrate just how poor the performance of lawyers can be and how largely indifferent judges often are to such performances. With the defendant's life on the line, it appears that none of the legally trained professionals at trial did what professional standards required of them. The prosecutor …

Post-Katrina Reconstruction Liability: Exposing The Inferior Risk-Bearer, Steven L. Schooner, Erin Siuda-Pfeffer

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

This Article describes the doctrinal, functional, and moral flaws inherent in the Gulf Coast Recovery Act (GCRA), a United States Senate bill that would provide liability protection to government contractors engaged in disaster relief work in the areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina, as well as in future disaster areas. First, the Article discusses the history of the government contractor defense and finds that the protection provided by the GCRA is quite unlike the traditional government contractor defense. This Article further argues that this doctrinal departure cannot be justified on grounds of efficiency or fairness, as the GCRA allocates risk away …

Punishment And Accountability: Understanding And Reforming Criminal Sanctions In America, Donald Braman

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

The vast majority of Americans favor sanctions that require offenders to engage in responsible behavior - to work, pay restitution, or support dependents; to participate in a mandatory job training, literacy, or drug treatment program; or to meet some other prosocial obligation. While this intuitive preference crosses political and ideological divides, nothing in our classical theories of punishment properly accounts for or develops this intuition. In this Article, Donald Braman explores the popular preference for and the benefits that attach to these accountability-reinforcing sanctions. Reviewing existing and original ethnographic, interview, and survey data, he describes why these sanctions have such …

Trimeric Autotransporters Require Trimerization Of The Passenger Domain For Stability And Adhesive Activity, Shane E. Cotter, Neeraj K. Surana, Susan Grass, Joseph W. St. Geme Iii

Open Access Publications

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The Stoic Method Of Happiness, Ian Blecher

Faculty Publications

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Implementing Bibliotherapy: Noah & Friends, Ryan Ealy

Graduate Research Papers

For this project, I have decided to write a series of short stories. It is titled Noah and Friends. These stories will teach students about diversity, peer pressure, and role models. Reading stories can be used as a great therapeutic tool as well a unique way to teach and a fun way for students to learn. Through reading stories students can learn about themselves through characters in books that are dealing with conflicts similar to what they are currently experiencing. This allows them to gain insight about their problems as well as learn different solutions they could try to solve …