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The Daily Egyptian, April 15, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2010

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, April 14, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2010

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, April 13, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2010

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, April 12, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2010

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, April 09, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2010

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, April 07, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2010

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, April 05, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2010

No abstract provided.

Vol. 5, No. 3, Spring 2010

Cornerstone

No abstract provided.

The Portfolio Of Political Ties And Market Entries Of Business Groups In Emerging Economies, Hongjin Zhu, Chi-Nien Chung

2010

This study examines how political ties maintained by a firm with rival political parties affect the firm’s entry into new industries. Drawing on the social network research, resource dependence theory, and corporate political strategy literature, we argue that the impact of a firm’s portfolio of political ties on market entry depends on the distribution of political power among rival political parties and the concomitant interdependency between the focal firm and its political partners. A diverse portfolio of political ties may facilitate entries when the political parties are relatively evenly matched in political power, but may induce adverse effects when there …

Communicating With Constituents In 140 Characters Or Less:, Christine B. Williams, Girish J. Gulati

Working Papers

This paper affords an opportunity to study the early adoption, implementation and performance of an emerging technology by analyzing which members of Congress have been early adopters and extensive users of Twitter, and which have attracted the most followers. Our research questions and measures draw from the diffusion of innovation literature and early studies of online politics. Three multivariate analyses reveal that two motivators of adoption, party (Republican) and campaign resources are also drivers leading to extensive usage, but the other two, an urban constituency and the member’s own age do not. Instead, a large vote share in the last …

In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity Of Sapindus Mukorossi And Emblica Officinalis Against Dental Caries Pathogens, Kamal Rai Aneja, Radhika Joshi, Chetan Sharma

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

The in vitro antimicrobial activity of Sapindus mukorossi and Emblica officinalis fruit extracts were studied against Streptococcus mutans, Staphylococcus aureus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The acetone, ethanol, methanol, hot water and cold water extracts of S.mukorossi exhibited antimicrobial activity against one of the tested microorganisms i.e. S.cerevisiae. All the five extracts of E.officinalis showed inhibitory activity against S.mutans while the acetonic, hot and cold aqueous extracts showed inhibitory activity against S.aureus also. The largest zone of inhibition was obtained with the acetonic extract of S.mukorossi against S.cerevisiae (29.65mm) and hot water extract of E.officinalis against S.aureus (40.32mm). …

Antimicrobial Activity Of Leaf Of Aspila Africana On Some Pathogenic Organisms Of Clinical Origin, I.I. Anibijuwon, O.P. Duyilemi, A.K. Onifade

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

The antimicrobial activities and Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of the extracts of Aspilia africana were evaluated against five bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumonia, Escherichia coli). History of the organisms used indicated pathogenicity during laboratory analysis of specimen collected. Leaf of the plant was collected from the farm. The ethanolic and hot aqueous extracts were obtained by standard methods. The antimicrobial activity was conducted using a modified agar well diffusion method. The results showed that the ethanolic extract of Aspilia africana exerted antimicrobial effect on the test organisms at 12.5mg/ml, 25mg/ml, 50mg/ml and 100mg/ml concentrations, while the …

Screening For Antibacterial Activity Of Andrographis Paniculata Used In Malaysian Folkloric Medicine: A Possible Alternative For The Treatment Of Skin Infections, A. Sule, Q. U. Ahmed, O. A. Samah, M. N. Omar

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

In this study non-polar (dichloromethane) and polar (MeOH & aqueous) extracts of A. paniculata (whole plant) were evaluated for in vitro antibacterial activity against 12 skin disease causing bacterial strains (7 gram positive strains; Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Staphylococcus epidermis, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Bacillus anthracis, Micrococcus luteus, Enterococcus faecalis) and 5 gram negative strains; Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ) using the disc diffusion method at three concentrations; 1000, 500, and 250 μg/disc respectively in order to ascertain its folkloric claim to treat skin infections. The extracts showed significant antibacterial activities against both the Gram-positive and …

2010 Abstract Book, Undergraduate Research Forum

Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Forum Abstract Books

No abstract provided.

Physicochemical Parameters And Antimicrobial Activities Of Oil Extracted From Ginger, A.S. Abitogun, O.F. Badejo

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Ginger rhizome was obtained in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria. The rhizomes were prepared for use by sundrying and milled to flour. A soxhlet apparatus was used for the extraction of the oil. The residual oil obtained was assessed for physicochemical parameters and fatty acid composition. The antimicrobial activities were carried out using four species of bacteria. The results of the assessment showed that: moisture content was 0.352%, specific gravity 0.97, refractive index 1.47, fire point 330oC, flash point 240 oC, smoke point(185 oC, and turbidity 20jtu. Others were free fatty acid 2.37% (Oleic acid), acid value 4.74 % (Oleic acid), …

Disagreeing About Disagreement: How Conflict In Social Networks Affects Political Behavior, Casey A. Klofstad, Anand Sokhey, Scott D. Mcclurg

Working Papers

At the center of debates on deliberative democracy is the issue of how much real deliberation citizens experience on a regular basis in their core social networks. These “disagreements about disagreement” come in a variety of forms, with scholars advocating significantly different empirical approaches (e.g., Huckfeldt, Johnson, and Sprague 2004; Mutz 2006), and coming to significantly different substantive conclusions. In this paper, we tackle these discrepancies through methodological advances and an investigation into the effects that conceptual differences have on key findings relating interpersonal political disagreement to political attitudes and behaviors Drawing on the 2008 ANES panel study, we explore …

Political Belief Networks. Socio-Cognitive Heterogeneity In American Public Opinion, Delia Baldassarri, Amir Goldberg

2010

Most research in public opinion and political sophistication relies on the assumption that Americans organize their political belief system according to the liberal and conservative categories. Yet not all of them do. We hypothesize that citizens’ sociodemographic profiles make them disposed to espouse different understandings of the political debate, and document systematic heterogeneity in Americans’ organization of their political attitudes over the last two decades. We interpret this diversity as the coexistence of multiple belief systems.

Relational class analysis (RCA), a network-based method for detecting heterogene- ity in collective patterns of opinion, is used to identify distinctive opinion structures – …

The Southern Illinois Poll, Spring 2010, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute

Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Southern Illinois Polls

The mission of the non-partisan Paul Simon Public Policy Institute polling is to provide citizens, policy-makers, and academic researchers with objective information about trends and issues facing society.

The 2010 Southern Illinois Poll interviewed 401 registered voters in 18 southern Illinois counties. The sample of voters came from the Southern Illinois counties of Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Union, Washington, White, and Williamson. For the entire sample, the statistical margin for error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level. Poll conducted from April 5-13, 2010. …

The Daily Egyptian, March 30, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2010

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, March 26, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2010

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, March 25, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2010

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, March 24, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2010

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, March 22, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2010

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, March 04, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2010

No abstract provided.

Taxol Precursor Production In Physcomitrella Patens, Samuel Hughes, Aldwin Anterola

Posters

Taxol is a cancer fighting drug that was initially isolated from the Pacific Yew. However, the isolation process is not very efficient and the tree is being excessively harvested and faces extinction. To synthetically make Taxol is an inefficient and costly process. If the precursor taxadiene-5 alpha-acetoxy-10 beta-ol can be produced with ease, then the synthetic modification of that precursor would be an efficient way to produce the potent cancer fighting drug. Several genes from the Pacific Yew were isolated and amplified so that they could be inserted into the moss Physcomitrella patens. Using competent E. coli cells as entry …

Waiting For A More Certain Future; Decision Making In A Video Game, Tara Webb

Posters

A first-person-shooter video game was adapted for the study of probability discounting, in which an outcome decreases in value as its likelihood decreases, and delay discounting, in which an outcome decreases in value as the delay to its occurrence increases. This novel preparation was designed to address a criticism of previous research in the area. Discounting research using humans has been criticized for using hypothetical outcomes and tasks in which the probabilities and delays are not actually experienced. In the video game preparation, participants fired a weapon that could produce an explosion. The longer that they waited, the higher the …

Phytochemical Screening Of Methanolic Extract And Antibacterial Activity Of Active Principles Of Hepatoprotective Herb, Eclipta Alba, Sunita Dalal, Sudhir K. Kataria, K. V. Sastry, Svs Rana

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Aerial parts of Eclipta alba are used traditionally for the treatment of several diseases of liver, skin and stomach. Methanolic extract and active principle compound of a well known Indian hepatoprotective herb, Eclipta alba was tested for in vitro antimicrobial studies. It was evaluated using zone of inhibition studies and minimum inhibitory concentration. The extract exhibited activity against all six strains studied. Phytochemical screening of the extract revealed the presence of tannins, flavonoids, coumestans, saponins and alkaloids etc. Ethylacetate fraction and further pure isolated wedelolactone showed enhanced antimicrobial activity. Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhimurium were most susceptible. Shigella …

Antimicrobial Activity Of Ethanolic Extracts Of Syzygium Aromaticum And Allium Sativum Against Food Associated Bacteria And Fungi, Ram Kumar Pundir, Pranay Jain, Chetan Sharma

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

The successful control of food spoilage microorganisms require the use of indigenous antimicrobials in foods including certain botanical compounds that have been historically used for flavour enhancement as well as preservation. The present study was designed to evaluate the in vitro antimicrobial activity of ethanolic extracts of Syzygium aromaticum (clove) and Allium sativum (garlic) against Gram-positive and Gram-negative food associated bacteria (Bacillus subtilis, B. megaterium, B. polymyxa, B. sphaericus, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli) and molds (Penicillium oxalicum, Aspergillus flavus, A. luchuensis, Rhizopus stolonifer, Scopulariopsis sp. and Mucor sp.) assayed by agar well diffusion method and poisoned food technique, respectively. …

Southern Alumni, Siu Alumni Association

SIU Alumni Magazine

No abstract provided.

At The Brink Of Free Agency: Creating The Foundation For The Messersmith-Mcnally Decision ─ 1968–1975, Ed Edmonds

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

In this article, Ed Edmonds chronicles the evolution of labor relations in America’s favorite pastime from the first collective bargaining agreement to the arbitration that resulted in free agency for players. Edmonds describes the players’ struggles with the reserve clause, a standard clause contained in all player contracts which allowed a team to retain the rights to a player even after the expiration of his contract. Although a player was not obligated to play for the contracted team, he was not free to enter into a contract with another team. Therefore, a player’s only option was to negotiate a new …