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Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.

Mustang Daily, October 1, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Mustang Daily, September 30, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Mustang Daily, September 28, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Executive Committee - Agenda, 9/22/1998, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

September 16, 1998 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

September 14, 1998 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

September 2, 1998 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Rapid Detection Of Listeria Monocytogenes In Dairy Samples Utilizing A Pcr-Based Fluorogenic 5′ Nuclease Assay, T. Cox, C. Frazier, J. Tuttle, S. Flood, L. Yagi, C. T. Yamashiro, R. Behari, C. Paszko, R. J. Cano

Biological Sciences

The presence of Listeria monocytogenes as a dairy food contaminant is a lethal threat to dairy industrialists; therefore, products tainted with L. monocytogenes must be quickly detected and removed from production. This fluorogenic PCR-based assay was developed to rapidly detect L. monocytogenes contamination in dairy samples before a final product is distributed. The detection method employed uses a PCR primer pair and a fluorogenic TaqMan probe which bind to a region of a virulence determinant gene specific to L. monocytogenes. As the DNA target is amplified, the 5′ nuclease activity of Taq DNA polymerase hydrolyzes the internal fluorogenic probe …

The Enemy Within: A National Study On School Violence And Prevention, George J. Petersen, Dale Pietrzak, Kathryne M. Speaker

Graduate Studies in Education

This study investigated teacher, district, and site administrators' perceptions of school violence and violence prevention programs in 15 school districts of various sizes in 12 states located across the United States. The study focused on: (a) school personnel fears about violence, (b) frequency of school personnel as victims of violent actions over the past 2 years, (c) areas in the school environment that pose the greatest risk of violence for students or school personnel (d) profiles of typical victims and perpetrators of violence, (e) strategies implemented by schools to deal with violence, (f) perceptions regarding which strategies were considered to …

Summer Mustang, August 27, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

August 19, 1998 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

The Future Of Computing: Cyberspace, Jens G. Pohl

Collaborative Agent Design (CAD) Research Center

This paper traces trends in the technological advances of computer and communication systems and examines the promises of the Information Society: global information sharing; and, intelligent decision-support. The technological developments that will lead to the realization of Cyberspace, an information rich environment in which virtual reality capabilities couple directly to the human senses, is explored in terms of five essential components: information processing requirements; communication networks; computing devices (i.e., platforms); hardware and software user-interfaces; and, the meaningful representation of information.

Attention is drawn to the critical role played by information representation in a Cyberspace environment. The author argues …

Summer Mustang, August 13, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Summer Mustang, August 6, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

August 5, 1998 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Identification Of A Functional Homolog Of The Yeast Copper Homeostasis Gene Atx1 From Arabidopsis, Edward Himelblau, Helena Mria, Su-Ju Lin, Valeria Cizewski Culotta, Lola Penarrubia, Richard M. Amasino

Biological Sciences

A cDNA clone encoding a homolog of the yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) gene Anti-oxidant 1 (ATX1) has been identified from Arabidopsis. This gene, referred to as Copper CHaperone (CCH), encodes a protein that is 36% identical to the amino acid sequence of ATX1 and has a 48-amino acid extension at the C-terminal end, which is absent from ATX1 homologs identified in animals. ATX1-deficient yeast (atx1) displayed a loss of high-affinity iron uptake. Expression of CCH in the atx1 strain restored high-affinity iron uptake, demonstrating that CCH is a functional homolog of ATX1 …

Summer Mustang, July 30, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Summer Mustang, July 9, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Genetic Admixture And Gallbladder Disease In Mexican Americans, Marilyn Tseng, Robert C. Williams, Kurt R. Maurer, Moses S. Schanfield, William C. Knowler, James E. Everhart

Kinesiology and Public Health

Gallbladder disease is a common source of morbidity in the Mexican American population. Genetic heritage has been proposed as a possible contributor, but evidence for this is limited. Because gallbladder disease has been associated with Native American heritage, genetic admixture may serve as a useful proxy for genetic susceptibility to the disease in epidemiologic studies. The objective of our study was to examine thepossibility that gallbladder disease is associated with greater Native American admixture in Mexican Americans. This study used data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and was based on 1,145 Mexican Americans who underwent gallbladder ultrasonography …

Summer Mustang, June 25, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

June 24, 1998 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Preliminary Development Of A Certification Protocol For Conventional Fireplaces, Paul L. Reitz, Harold M. Cota

Civil and Environmental Engineering

In order to attain and maintain federal and state air quality standards for particulate matter, some local agencies in California have adopted rules and regulations to control emissions from wood burning devices. Some of these rules restricted the use or installation of new masonry fireplaces. The purpose of this study was to begin development of a test protocol that would provide for consistent measurement of particulate emissions from conventional fireplaces and could be useful for compliance determinations or possible certification of a fireplace design or model. A modified California Air Resources Board Stationary Source Test Method 5 was used to …

June 10, 1998 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Academic Senate - Agenda, 6/9/1998, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

As-505-98 Resolution On The Academic Value Of Diversity, Diversity Task Force

Academic Senate Resolutions

Accepts various documents on the value of diversity and recommends plans and strategies be developed to promulgate same.

As-504-98 Resolution On General Education 2000, General Education Program

Academic Senate Resolutions

Receives General Education 2000 as the guiding instrument for review of new general education courses.

Mustang Daily, June 4, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Mustang Daily, June 3, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Academic Senate - Meeting Minutes, 6/2/1998, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.