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Method For Decoupled Thermocatalytic Pollution Control, Ali Raissi, Eric Martin, Nazim Muradov Jan 2002

Method For Decoupled Thermocatalytic Pollution Control, Ali Raissi, Eric Martin, Nazim Muradov

UCF Patents

A new method for design and scale-up of thermocatalytic processes is disclosed. The method is based on optimizing process energetics by decoupling of the process energetics from the DRE for target contaminants. The technique is applicable to high temperature thermocatalytic reactor design and scale-up. The method is based on the implementation of polymeric and other low-pressure drop support for thermocatalytic media as well as the multifunctional catalytic media in conjunction with a novel rotating fluidized particle bed reactor.

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Ancient Antibiotics : Tetracycline In Human And Animal Bone From The Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, Corey Maggiano Jan 2002

Ancient Antibiotics : Tetracycline In Human And Animal Bone From The Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, Corey Maggiano

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Two decades ago archaeologists in northern Africa discovered evidence that an antibiotic was somehow included in diet of ancient peoples, possibly affecting the health of the population. It has been proposed that the causative organisms are Streptomyces aureofaciens - ubiquitous, mold-like, tetracycline-producing bacteria that could have contaminated grain products. Upon consumption, tetracyclines are incorporated into developing or remodeling bone, remaining observable under ultraviolet light for thousands of years. The current project focuses on an analysis of Roman-Egyptian human and animal bone from the Dakhleh Oasis in southwestern Egypt (100 BC to AD 360). Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) is used …

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University Of Central Florida Ir 3-Year Fact Book - Ay 1999-2000 Through 2001-2002, University Of Central Florida Jan 2002

University Of Central Florida Ir 3-Year Fact Book - Ay 1999-2000 Through 2001-2002, University Of Central Florida

Historical Fact Book and Enrollment

Historical fact book and enrollment data for the University of Central Florida.

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Inge Edler: Father Of Echocardiography, Louis J. Acierno, L. Timothy Worrell Jan 2002

Inge Edler: Father Of Echocardiography, Louis J. Acierno, L. Timothy Worrell

Faculty Bibliography 2000s

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Protein Farnesyltransferase And Protein Prenylation In Plasmodium Falciparum, Debopam Chakrabarti, Thiago Da Silva, Jennifer Barger, Steve Paquette, Hetal Patel, Shelley Patterson, Charles M. Allen Jan 2002

Protein Farnesyltransferase And Protein Prenylation In Plasmodium Falciparum, Debopam Chakrabarti, Thiago Da Silva, Jennifer Barger, Steve Paquette, Hetal Patel, Shelley Patterson, Charles M. Allen

Faculty Bibliography 2000s

Comparison of the malaria parasite and mammalian protein prenyltransferases and their cellular substrates is important for establishing this enzyme as a target for developing antimalarial agents. Nineteen heptapeptides differing only in their carboxyl-terminal amino acid were tested as alternative substrates of partially purified Plasmodium falciparum protein farnesyltransferase. Only NRSCAIM and NRSCAIQ serve as substrates, with NRSCAIM being the best. Peptidomimetics, FTI-276 and GGTI-287, inhibit the transferase with IC50 values of 1 and 32 nm, respectively. Incubation of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes with [H-3]farnesol labels 50- and 22-28-kDa proteins, whereas [H-3]geranylgeraniol labels only 22-28-kDa proteins. The 50-kDa protein is shown to be …

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Identification Of Omi/Htra-2 As A Mitochondrial Apoptotic Serine Protease That Disrupts Inhibitor Of Apoptosis Protein-Caspase Interaction, Ramesh Hegde, Srinivasa M. Srinivasula, Zhi-Jia Zhang, Richard Wassell, Rula Mukattash, Lucia Cilenti, Garrett Dubois, Yuri Lazebnik, Anthonis S. Zervos, Teresa Fernandes-Alnemri, Emad S. Alnemri Jan 2002

Identification Of Omi/Htra-2 As A Mitochondrial Apoptotic Serine Protease That Disrupts Inhibitor Of Apoptosis Protein-Caspase Interaction, Ramesh Hegde, Srinivasa M. Srinivasula, Zhi-Jia Zhang, Richard Wassell, Rula Mukattash, Lucia Cilenti, Garrett Dubois, Yuri Lazebnik, Anthonis S. Zervos, Teresa Fernandes-Alnemri, Emad S. Alnemri

Faculty Bibliography 2000s

To identify human proteins that bind to the Smac and caspase-9 binding pocket on the baculoviral inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) repeat 3 (BIR3) domain of human XIAP, we used BIR3 as an affinity reagent, followed by elution with the BIR3 binding peptide AVPIA microsequencing, and mass spectrometry. The mature serine protease Omi (also known as HtrA2) was identified as a mitochondrial direct BIR3-binding protein and a caspase activator. Like mature Smac (also known as Diablo), mature Omi contains a conserved LAP-binding motif (AVPS) at its N terminus, which is exposed after processing of its N-terminal mitochondrial targeting sequence upon …

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Influence Of Elevated Co2 On The Fungal Community In A Coastal Scrub Oak Forest Soil Investigated With Terminal-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis, Morten Klamer, Michael S. Roberts, Lanfang H. Levine, Bert G. Drake, Jay L. Garland Jan 2002

Influence Of Elevated Co2 On The Fungal Community In A Coastal Scrub Oak Forest Soil Investigated With Terminal-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis, Morten Klamer, Michael S. Roberts, Lanfang H. Levine, Bert G. Drake, Jay L. Garland

Faculty Bibliography 2000s

Sixteen open-top chambers (diameter, 3.66 m) were established in a scrub oak habitat in central Florida where vegetation was removed in a planned burn prior to chamber installation. Eight control chambers have been continuously exposed to ambient air and eight have been continuously exposed to elevated CO2 at twice-ambient concentration (similar to700 ppm) for 5 years. Soil cores were collected from each chamber to examine the influence of elevated atmospheric CO, on the fungal community in different soil fractions. Each soil sample was physically fractionated into bulk soil, rhizosphere soil, and roots for separate analyses. Changes in relative fungal biomass …

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Regulation Of Prostasin By Aldosterone In The Kidney, Takefumi Narikiyo, Kenichiro Kitamura, Masataka Adachi, Taku Miyoshi, Kozo Iwashita, Naoki Shiraishi, Hiroshi Nonoguchi, Li-Mei Chen, Karl X. Chai, Julie Chao, Kimio Tomita Jan 2002

Regulation Of Prostasin By Aldosterone In The Kidney, Takefumi Narikiyo, Kenichiro Kitamura, Masataka Adachi, Taku Miyoshi, Kozo Iwashita, Naoki Shiraishi, Hiroshi Nonoguchi, Li-Mei Chen, Karl X. Chai, Julie Chao, Kimio Tomita

Faculty Bibliography 2000s

Prostasin is a serine protease present in mammalian urine that increases the activity of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) when the two are coexpressed in Xenopus oocytes. To determine if aldosterone, one of the principal regulators of urinary Na reabsorption by the distal nephron, affects prostasin expression, we examined prostasin mRNA and protein in a cultured mouse cortical collecting duct cell line (M-1), whole rats, and patients with primary aldosteronism. Aldosterone treatment of M-1 cells substantially increased prostasin expression and stimulated Na-22 uptake. Urinary excretion of prostasin in rats that were infused with aldosterone likwise increased by similar to4-fold when …

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Spatially Resolved Microrheology Using Localized Coherence Volumes, G. Popescu, A. Dogariu, R. Rajagopalan Jan 2002

Spatially Resolved Microrheology Using Localized Coherence Volumes, G. Popescu, A. Dogariu, R. Rajagopalan

Faculty Bibliography 2000s

We propose an optical technique, based on dynamic light scattering, for investigating the local rheological response of a complex fluid over a frequency range larger than that provided by standard mechanical instrumentation. The low-coherence radiation used in a fiber optics configuration allows the measurements to be confined to a small volume around a tenth of a picoliter. The ability of the method to accurately measure both loss and storage moduli has been tested using both simple Newtonian liquids and viscoelastic, complex fluids. The possibility to monitor liquid-gel transitions in polymer solutions has also been demonstrated. The unique capability of the …

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Down-Regulation Of Cdc6, A Cell Cycle Regulatory Gene, In Prostate Cancer, Liza D. Robles, Andra R. Frost, Monica Davila, Alan D. Hutson, William E. Grizzle, Ratna Chakrabarti Jan 2002

Down-Regulation Of Cdc6, A Cell Cycle Regulatory Gene, In Prostate Cancer, Liza D. Robles, Andra R. Frost, Monica Davila, Alan D. Hutson, William E. Grizzle, Ratna Chakrabarti

Faculty Bibliography 2000s

CDC6 plays a critical role in regulation of the onset of DNA replication in eukaryotic cells. We have found that Cdc6 expression is down-regulated in prostate cancer as detected by semiquantitative reverse transcriptase-PCR of prostate cell lines and laser-captured microdissected prostate tissues. This result was substantiated by immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded tissue sections and immunoblot analysis of benign (BPH-1) and adenocarcinomatous prostatic cells. Furthermore, a 100-fold reduction in the transcription efficiency of the Cdc6 promoter-luciferase construct was noted in the metastatic PC3 cells compared with that in BPH-1 cells. Concentration of the E2F and Oct1 transcription factors that have putative …

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Motivational Factors And Personality Traits Of Individuals Who Decide To Enter A Career As A Firefighter/Paramedic, Robert D. Holborn Jan 2002

Motivational Factors And Personality Traits Of Individuals Who Decide To Enter A Career As A Firefighter/Paramedic, Robert D. Holborn

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated whether there were specific behavioral patterns and/ or Auxiliary traits of individuals who choose a career as a Firefighter/ Paramedic. The study also determined if there are certain motivational factors that influence these individuals to enter this profession. Additionally, this study determined whether job satisfaction as a Firefighter/Paramedic could be predicted based on the individuals behavioral type, personality trait(s) and/or the motivational factors that influenced their career choice. This study analyzed 272 responses to the Long/ Dziuban Checklist Survey; the researcher-designed questionnaire on motivational factors; and the researcher-designed questionnaire on job satisfaction. The Long/Dziuban Checklist Survey allowed …

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A Survey Of The Mammals Of The Archie Carr And Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuges, Joseph S. Weidlich Jan 2002

A Survey Of The Mammals Of The Archie Carr And Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuges, Joseph S. Weidlich

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

ABSTRACT This summarizes a study conducted on the Archie Carr (ACNWR) and Pelican Island (PINWR) National Wildlife Refuges located on the barrier island complex of southern Brevard and northern Indian River counties, Florida. Major objectives of this study were designed to 1) survey the mammals of the ACNWR and PINWR, 2) perform a small mammal population demographic study in coastal scrub and maritime hammock habitats, and 3) document a population monitoring project of Peromyscus po/ionotus niveiventris in northern Indian River County at Treasure Shores Park, within ACNWR Segment 4. A total of7,279 trap nights was compiled during the survey portion …

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University Of Central Florida Commencement, December 14 & 15 2001, University Of Central Florida Dec 2001

University Of Central Florida Commencement, December 14 & 15 2001, University Of Central Florida

Commencement Programs

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 34 No. 16, December 5, 2001 Dec 2001

Central Florida Future, Vol. 34 No. 16, December 5, 2001

Central Florida Future

Board of Trustees Hitt propose non-state agency classification; Senator Bob Graham speaks to UCF students; Campus Fest fives students a break.

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Method For High Flux Photocatalytic Pollution Control, Ali Raissi, Eric Martin, Nazim Muradov Nov 2001

Method For High Flux Photocatalytic Pollution Control, Ali Raissi, Eric Martin, Nazim Muradov

UCF Patents

A new method for design and scale-up of photocatalytic and thermocatalytic processes is disclosed. The method is based on optimizing photoprocess energetics by decoupling of the process energy efficiency from the DRE for target contaminants. The technique is applicable to both low- and high-flux photoreactor design and scale-up. The low-flux method is based on the implementation of natural biopolymeric and other low-pressure drop media support for titanium dioxide and other band-gap photocatalysts. The high-flux method is based on the implementation of multifunctional metal oxide aerogels and other media in conjunction with a novel rotating fluidized particle bed reactor.

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Sandspur, Vol 108, No 09, November 09, 2001, Rollins College Nov 2001

Sandspur, Vol 108, No 09, November 09, 2001, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 34 No. 12, November 7, 2001 Nov 2001

Central Florida Future, Vol. 34 No. 12, November 7, 2001

Central Florida Future

Change in fee for UCF card; Minority Commission addresses university; UCF places third in DOE contest; Students reassured of anthrax precautions.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 34 No. 11, October 31, 2001 Oct 2001

Central Florida Future, Vol. 34 No. 11, October 31, 2001

Central Florida Future

Theater student crowned Mr. UCF; Student a participant in "TopCoder"; Islam Awareness Week to inform share culture.

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Apparatus For Low Flux Photocatalytic Pollution Control, Ali Raissi Oct 2001

Apparatus For Low Flux Photocatalytic Pollution Control, Ali Raissi

UCF Patents

A new apparatus for design and scale-up of photocatalytic and thermocatalytic processes is disclosed. The apparatus is based on optimizing photoprocess energetics by decoupling of the process energy efficiency from the DRE for target contaminants and is applicable to both low- and high-flux photoreactor design and scale-up. The low-flux apparatus is based on the implementation of natural biopolymeric and other low-pressure drop media support for titanium dioxide and other band-gap photocatalysts and is further based on the implementation of multifunctional metal oxide aerogels and other media in conjunction with a novel rotating fluidized particle bed reactor.

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Sandspur, Vol 108, No 07, October 26, 2001, Rollins College Oct 2001

Sandspur, Vol 108, No 07, October 26, 2001, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

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Sandspur, Vol 108, No 06, October 19, 2001, Rollins College Oct 2001

Sandspur, Vol 108, No 06, October 19, 2001, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

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Sandspur, Vol 108, No 05, October 05, 2001, Rollins College Oct 2001

Sandspur, Vol 108, No 05, October 05, 2001, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 34 No. 7, October 3, 2001 Oct 2001

Central Florida Future, Vol. 34 No. 7, October 3, 2001

Central Florida Future

Man enters dorm touches women; UCF student gives community a run for the money; Clothesline project brings awareness to UCF.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 34 No. 5, September 19, 2001 Sep 2001

Central Florida Future, Vol. 34 No. 5, September 19, 2001

Central Florida Future

UCF impacted by terrorist acts; Online parking registration has positive outcome; Senate elections to be held.

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Sandspur, Vol 108, No 02, September 14, 2001, Rollins College Sep 2001

Sandspur, Vol 108, No 02, September 14, 2001, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 34 No. 4, September 12, 2001 Sep 2001

Central Florida Future, Vol. 34 No. 4, September 12, 2001

Central Florida Future

Horror closes UCF; Egg donation helps infertile women.

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Sandspur, Vol 108, No 01, September 07, 2001, Rollins College Sep 2001

Sandspur, Vol 108, No 01, September 07, 2001, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 34 No. 2, August 29, 2001 Aug 2001

Central Florida Future, Vol. 34 No. 2, August 29, 2001

Central Florida Future

DUI causes economic emotional anxieties; Population boom at UCF; Locos becomes Wackadoo's.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 34 No. 1, August 22, 2001 Aug 2001

Central Florida Future, Vol. 34 No. 1, August 22, 2001

Central Florida Future

36,000 enroll for fall; Internet infiltrates UCF classrooms; New buildings open on campus.

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University Of Central Florida Commencement, August 4, 2001, University Of Central Florida Aug 2001

University Of Central Florida Commencement, August 4, 2001, University Of Central Florida

Commencement Programs

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