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Importance Of Trnalys,3 Structure And Use In Gag Translation For Primer Selection Required For Replication Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type I, Wanfeng Yu Jan 2007

Importance Of Trnalys,3 Structure And Use In Gag Translation For Primer Selection Required For Replication Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type I, Wanfeng Yu

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The features of tRNALys,3 that dictate why human immunodeficiency virus exclu-sively selects this tRNA as the primer for initiation of reverse transcription is unknown. The post-transcriptional modification at nucleotide 58 in the TΨC stem-loop could play a role during plus-strand synthesis to stop reverse transcriptase from re-copying the tRNA primer. Nucleotides 53 and 54 within the TΨC stem loop of the tRNA have been shown to be important to form the complex between tRNA and the HIV-1 viral genome during initiation of reverse transcription. To further delineate the features of the TΨC stem loop in tRNALys,3 in reverse transcription, we …

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Calorie Restriction, Exercise And Body Fat: Effects On Cancer And Markers Of Longevity, Derek M. Huffman Jan 2007

Calorie Restriction, Exercise And Body Fat: Effects On Cancer And Markers Of Longevity, Derek M. Huffman

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Monitoring The Status Of Hiv/Aids In China, Yujiang Jia Jan 2007

Monitoring The Status Of Hiv/Aids In China, Yujiang Jia

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Screening For Medical Referral: Attitudes, Beliefs, And Behaviors Of Physical Therapists With Greater Than 10 Years Experience, Diane E. Clark Jan 2007

Screening For Medical Referral: Attitudes, Beliefs, And Behaviors Of Physical Therapists With Greater Than 10 Years Experience, Diane E. Clark

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Test-Retest Reliability Of Computerized Dynamic Posturography In Children With And Without Cerebral Palsy, Jennifer Yasu Stannard Jan 2007

Test-Retest Reliability Of Computerized Dynamic Posturography In Children With And Without Cerebral Palsy, Jennifer Yasu Stannard

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Generalizability And Predictability Of The Metabolic Syndrome Factors Of Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (Niddm)., Tekeda Freeman Ferguson Jan 2007

Generalizability And Predictability Of The Metabolic Syndrome Factors Of Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (Niddm)., Tekeda Freeman Ferguson

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An Investigation Of Sonication And Advanced Chemical Oxidants As Potential Ballast Water Treatment Strategies Under Static And Continuous Flow Regimes., Meghana Ravindra Gavand Jan 2007

An Investigation Of Sonication And Advanced Chemical Oxidants As Potential Ballast Water Treatment Strategies Under Static And Continuous Flow Regimes., Meghana Ravindra Gavand

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Brain Drain Or Brain Exchange? The Effect Of Skilled Migration On Sending And Receiving Countries: A Perspective Of Kenyans In The U.S., Polly W. Kamau Jan 2007

Brain Drain Or Brain Exchange? The Effect Of Skilled Migration On Sending And Receiving Countries: A Perspective Of Kenyans In The U.S., Polly W. Kamau

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Every year, thousands of skilled individuals leave their countries of origin and migrate to other more developed countries. The more developed and industrialized nations are increasingly competing to recruit highly skilled immigrants to meet labor shortages. Developing countries continue to lose their skilled professionals to developed countries like the U.S and the UK. The steady supply of skilled immigrants is important for developed economies because these immigrants bring skills that are in short supply, raise productivity and they help create additional jobs through entrepreneurship activities. Sending countries on the other hand may have a lot to gain in terms of …

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A Reevaluation Of Mandibular Intercanine Dimension And Incisal Position, Kelly R. Page Jan 2007

A Reevaluation Of Mandibular Intercanine Dimension And Incisal Position, Kelly R. Page

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The Design And Synthesis Of Anti Bacterial Inhibitors Of Nad Synthetase, Whitney Beysselance Moro Jan 2007

The Design And Synthesis Of Anti Bacterial Inhibitors Of Nad Synthetase, Whitney Beysselance Moro

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Vitamin A And Retinoic Acid In Neonatal Hyperoxic Lung Injury, Masheika James Jan 2007

Vitamin A And Retinoic Acid In Neonatal Hyperoxic Lung Injury, Masheika James

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American Refugees: An Ethnographic Study Of The Street Homeless*, Jason Adam Wasserman Jan 2007

American Refugees: An Ethnographic Study Of The Street Homeless*, Jason Adam Wasserman

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Transportation Infrastructure Resilience And Disaster Preparedness Education In Alabama, Stephanie Victoria Watson Jan 2007

Transportation Infrastructure Resilience And Disaster Preparedness Education In Alabama, Stephanie Victoria Watson

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Exposure To Airborne Asbestos In Jamaican Hospitals, Henroy P. Scarlett Jan 2007

Exposure To Airborne Asbestos In Jamaican Hospitals, Henroy P. Scarlett

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Riding The Carousel At Layton Beach, Ivey Tate Brown Jan 2007

Riding The Carousel At Layton Beach, Ivey Tate Brown

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The Relationship Of Psychological Factors And Centralization Of Pain To Disability Due To Neck Pain, Sharon B. Young Jan 2007

The Relationship Of Psychological Factors And Centralization Of Pain To Disability Due To Neck Pain, Sharon B. Young

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Differences Between Estimated And Actual Caloric Intake, William E. Coggin Jan 2007

Differences Between Estimated And Actual Caloric Intake, William E. Coggin

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Physical Activity Maintenance: Trends, Predictors, And Cardiovascular Outcomes, Jennifer A. Crabb Jan 2007

Physical Activity Maintenance: Trends, Predictors, And Cardiovascular Outcomes, Jennifer A. Crabb

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The Role Of The Primary Cilium In Energy And Glucose Metabolism, James Robert Davenport Jan 2007

The Role Of The Primary Cilium In Energy And Glucose Metabolism, James Robert Davenport

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The Behavior Of Oculomotor Neurons During Conjugate And Disconjugate Eye Movements, Ryan C. Davison Jan 2007

The Behavior Of Oculomotor Neurons During Conjugate And Disconjugate Eye Movements, Ryan C. Davison

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The Association Between Insulin And Inflammation In African American And European American Children, Jessica A. Alvarez Jan 2007

The Association Between Insulin And Inflammation In African American And European American Children, Jessica A. Alvarez

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Insulin has anti-inflammatory properties. Markers of inflammation (MOI) increase in the postprandial state. African Americans (AA) have higher post-challenge insulin concentrations compared to European Americans (EA). The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between insulin and MOI in both the fasting and postprandial state. We hypothesized that, after accounting for confounding factors, fasting and postprandial insulin would be inversely associated with MOI, and that AA would have a lower postprandial inflammatory response because of a higher insulin response. C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL6), soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor type 2 (sTNF-R2), and insulin concentrations were assessed at …

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Transit Operations Under Emergency Conditions, Amar S. Chaukar Jan 2007

Transit Operations Under Emergency Conditions, Amar S. Chaukar

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The events of September 11th and the recent terrorist attacks on transit systems around the world have increased interest in protection and emergency preparedness for the transit systems. Emergency preparedness planning for transit systems is necessary to prevent distractions and effectively respond to major man-made or natural disasters. In this thesis a large-scale dynamic simulation/assignment model was developed and used to evaluate the impact of emergency conditions on transit operations in the Birmingham, AL, area. The Birmingham regional model was developed using the Visual Interactive System for Transport Algorithms. After the base model was tested and calibrated, a major traffic …

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Ca 2+ /Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Ii Regulates The Growth Of Human Osteosarcoma Cells In Vivo, Hyeran Choo Jan 2007

Ca 2+ /Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Ii Regulates The Growth Of Human Osteosarcoma Cells In Vivo, Hyeran Choo

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Osteosarcoma is the most predominant primary bone cancer among pediatric patients. The pathogenesis and mechanism of osteosarcoma, however, as yet remains unclear. This study investigated the hypothesis that Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMK II), activated by Ca2+ and its intracellular receptor, calmodulin, plays a critical role in the growth of human osteosarcoma cells. The inhibition of CaMK II with its pharmacologic antagonist KN-93 was used to investigate the role of CaMK II in the growth of human osteosarcoma cells because our preliminary data showed that =-CaMK II is expressed in several human osteosarcoma cell lines. To examine the in vivo …

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Isolation And Characterization Of Human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells, Isabel C. Gay Jan 2007

Isolation And Characterization Of Human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells, Isabel C. Gay

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The periodontal ligament (PDL) is thought to include progenitor cells capable of forming fibroblasts, osteoblasts and cementoblasts. However, characterization of PDL stem cell populations (SC) remains undetermined due in part, to the diversity of cell types that conform to the periodontal apparatus. Objective: To isolate and characterize PDLSC and assess their pluripotent capabilities to differentiate into bone, cartilage and adipose cell types. Methods: PDL was scraped from human teeth, enzymatically digested, and cells stained for STRO- 1 (SC marker) using fluorescent immunohistochemistry. Positive cells were FACS sorted and expanded in culture. Human bone marrow SC (BMSC) served as a positive …

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The Influence Of Insulin On Lipolysis In African American And Caucasian Prepubertal, Premenopausal, And Postmenopausal Females, Laura Lee T Goree Jan 2007

The Influence Of Insulin On Lipolysis In African American And Caucasian Prepubertal, Premenopausal, And Postmenopausal Females, Laura Lee T Goree

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African Americans, compared to Caucasians, may have chronically suppressed free fatty acid (FFA) mobilization due to basal and postprandial hyperinsulinemia. The pur-pose of this study was to determine if lower FFA among African Americans are due to higher insulin concentration and if this ethnic difference in FFA, beta cell function, and insulin suppression of FFA declines with age. Subjects who qualified underwent a fre-quently-sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test (FSIGT) for determination of insulin sensitivity (Si) and the acute insulin response to glucose (AIRg). Body composition and fat distribution were assessed with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and com-puted tomography (CT), respectively. …

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A Case Series Study Of Vitapex Pulpectomy Treatment In Primary Teeth Ii, Hsin-Ju Hsieh Jan 2007

A Case Series Study Of Vitapex Pulpectomy Treatment In Primary Teeth Ii, Hsin-Ju Hsieh

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Purpose. The aim of this case series study was to conduct a long-term follow-up and review of subjects with previous Vitapex® pulpectomies, to evaluate outcomes clinically and radiographically, and to ascertain whether there was any interference with exfoliation of deciduous teeth or abnormal development of succedaneous teeth. Methods. This case series study was conducted by following target groups of pediatric patients who had received Vitapex® pulpectomies in their primary teeth. Data were collected by reviewing charts, identifying patients who met our criteria, and recalling them for follow-up appointments. After sufficient data were accumulated, survival analysis was applied and presented by …

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Verbal Agression In Military Communication: Genetics Vs. Environment, Scott Gregory Johnson Jan 2007

Verbal Agression In Military Communication: Genetics Vs. Environment, Scott Gregory Johnson

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A content analysis was done on various studies involving hormonal effects on verbal and physical aggression in animals ranging from “old world monkeys” to humans in order to prove that genetics is responsible for verbal aggressiveness used by military personnel in the contemporary operating environment. The prevailing belief set is that the military is more aggressive than other social and vocational groups. The analysis shows that military members do not differ in neurophysiology from other groups and species. Only studies on animals with human-like limbic systems were used. The analy-sis includes discussions on the evolution of the use of pure …

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The Effect Of Dietary Selenium On Weight Gain And Gonad Production In The Sea Urchin Lytechinus Variegatus, Warren T. Jones Jan 2007

The Effect Of Dietary Selenium On Weight Gain And Gonad Production In The Sea Urchin Lytechinus Variegatus, Warren T. Jones

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Small Lytechinus variegatus were collected in October 2004 from Port St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, FL (30° N, 85.5° W) and transported to the Texas A&M Shrimp Mariculture Facility in Port Aransas, TX. Subadult sea urchins were held individually in 25 cm x 10 cm diameter cylindrical cages and were fed semi-purified formulated feeds containing 0.55, 1.1, or 2.4 mg Se/kg feed for 12 weeks (n = 16 individuals per feed treatment, 13.67 ± 0.20 SE g initial wet weight, 30.12 ± 0.15 SE mm diameter; 32 ± 2 ppt salinity and 22 ± 1 C). Sea urchins were weighed …

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Temporal And Spatial Correspondence Of Intramural Rotors And Epicardial Breakthrough Patterns During Ventricular Tachycardia And Fibrillation In The Swine Heart, Jong Jin Kim Jan 2007

Temporal And Spatial Correspondence Of Intramural Rotors And Epicardial Breakthrough Patterns During Ventricular Tachycardia And Fibrillation In The Swine Heart, Jong Jin Kim

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The mechanisms of life threatening cardiac arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia (VT) and fibrillation (VF) are very complex. The 3D reconstruction of electrical activity helps us to understand these complex arrhythmias. A new isolated heart preparation and combined electrical and optical mapping system was developed to simultaneously record surface and intramural activation patterns. Epicardial activity on a 6 cm by 6 cm region of the left ventricular wall was recorded optically with 1mm by 1mm spatial resolution using voltage sensitive fluorescent dye (di-4-ANNEPS) and a high speed CCD video camera. Intramural activation patterns were recorded using specially fabricated fiberglass plunge …

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Hole Patching In 3d Unstructured Surface Mesh, Amitesh Kumar Jan 2007

Hole Patching In 3d Unstructured Surface Mesh, Amitesh Kumar

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A three-dimensional object of interest in a volumetric data can be visualized using direct surface rendering methods or volume rendering approaches. Volume rendering is a visualization technique without providing the geometry information at all. However, an engineering analysis requires watertight surface geometry information of the object. Thus a three-dimensional object representation for the visualization using direct surface rendering may not necessarily be valid for engineering analysis, as such models are not necessarily watertight. Obtaining watertight surfaces has been a challenging task in the field of computational engineering due to presence of deficiencies such as gaps and holes in the surfaces. …

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