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The Daily Gamecock, Friday, August 25, 2006, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

August

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, Wednesday, August 2, 2006, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

August

No abstract provided.

Ecological Fitting As A Determinant Of The Community Structure Of Platyhelminth Parasites Of Anurans, Daniel R. Brooks, Virginia León-Règagnon, Deborah Mclennan, Derek Zelmer

Faculty Publications

Host–parasite associations are assumed to be ecologically specialized, tightly coevolved systems driven by mutual modification in which host switching is a rare phenomenon. Ecological fitting, however, increases the probability of host switching, creating incongruences between host and parasite phylogenies, when (1) specialization on a particular host resource is a shared characteristic of distantly related parasites, and (2) the resource being tracked by the parasite is widespread among many host species. We investigated the effect of ecological fitting on structuring the platyhelminth communities of anurans from a temperate forest and grassland in the United States and tropical dry and wet forests …

Association Between Tobacco Use And Body Mass Index In Urban Indian Population: Implications For Public Health In India, Mangesh S. Pednekar, Prakash C. Gupta, Heema C. Shukla, James R. Hébert

Faculty Publications

Background: Body mass index [BMI, weight (kg)/height (m2)], a measure of relative weight, is a good overall indicator of nutritional status and predictor of overall health. As in many developing countries, the high prevalence of very low BMIs in India represents an important public health risk. Tobacco, smoked in the form of cigarettes or bidis (handmade by rolling a dried rectangular piece of temburni leaf with 0.15–0.25 g of tobacco) or chewed, is another important determinant of health. Tobacco use also may exert a strong influence on BMI.

Methods: The relationship between very low BMI (< 18.5 kg/m2) and tobacco use was examined using data from a representative cross-sectional survey of 99,598 adults (40,071 men and 59,527 women) carried out in the city of Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) in western India. Participants were men and women aged ≥ 35 years who were residents of the main city of Mumbai.

Results: …

Rethinking In Re Busch: Bankruptcy Discharge Of Sexual Harassment Judgments Under Section 523(A)(6), Andy Gaunce

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Design And Cloning Of A Hammerhead Ribozyme Targeted Tohiv-1p7fmrna, Katherine L. Anderson, William H. Jackson

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Prevention Conference Vii - Obesity, A Worldwide Epidemic Related To Heart Disease And Stroke: Executive Summary, Robert H. Eckel, David A. York, Stephan Rössner, Van Hubbard, Ian Caterson, Sachiko T. St. Jeor, Laura L. Hayman, Rebecca M. Mullis, Steven N. Blair

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Muscular Fitness And All-Cause Mortality: Prospective Observations, Shannon J. Fitzgerald, Carolyn E. Barlow, James B. Kampert, James R. Morrow Jr., Allen W. Jackson, Steven N. Blair

Faculty Publications

Background: The beneficial effects of cardiorespiratory fitness on mortality are well known; however, the relation of muscular fitness, specifically muscular strength and endurance, to mortality risk has not been thoroughly examined. The purpose of the current study is to determine if a dose-response relation exists between muscular fitness and mortality after controlling for factors such as age and cardiorespiratory fitness.

Methods: The study included 9105 men and women, 20-82 years of age, in the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study who have completed at least one medical examination at the Cooper Clinic in Dallas, TX between 1981 and 1989. The exam included …

Triage In The Nation's Medicine Cabinet: The Puzzling Scarcity Of Vaccines And Other Drugs, Lars Noah

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Transmission Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Associated With Failed Completion Of Treatment For Latent Tuberculosis Infection - Chickasaw County, Mississippi, June 1999-March 2002, T. Chamblee, D. Hartley, M. Holcombe, K. Parham, P. Upchurch, R. M. Webb, Alyssa G. Robillard, L. Diem, B. Metchock, N. Deluca, P. D. Mcelroy, T. Navin, W. Walton, P. K. Dewan

Faculty Publications

During June 1999-March 2002, a total of 16 tuberculosis (TB) cases were reported from Chickasaw County, Mississippi (2000 population: 19,440), corresponding to annual TB incidences of 20.5-27.6 cases per 100,000 population. In comparison, annual TB incidences for Mississippi during the same period decreased from 7.8 to 5.4 cases per 100,000 population. This report summarizes the results of an investigation of the patients and their contacts and demonstrates the need for strategies to increase the proportion of infection contacts that successfully complete treatment for latent TB infection (LTBI).

Bugs In Anglo-American Products Liability, Jane Stapleton

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Thin Laser Light Sheet Microscope For Microbial Oceanography, Eran Fuchs, Jules S. Jaffe, Richard A. Long, Farooq Azam

Faculty Publications

Despite a growing need, oceanographers are limited by existing technological constrains and are unable to observe aquatic microbes in their natural setting. In order to provide a simple and easy to implement solution for such studies, a new Thin Light Sheet Microscope (TLSM) has been developed. The TLSM utilizes a well-defined sheet of laser light, which has a narrow (23 micron) axial dimension over a 1 mm x 1 mm field of view. This light sheet is positioned precisely within the depth of field of the microscope’s objective lens. The technique thus utilizes conventional microscope optics but replaces the illumination …

Triage In The Nation's Medicine Cabinet: The Puzzling Scarcity Of Vaccines And Other Drugs, Lars Noah

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Microscale Patchiness Of Bacterioplankton Assemblage Richness In Seawater, Richard A. Long, Farooq Azam

Faculty Publications

We sought to test the hypothesis that bacterial species richness and composition vary at the millimeter scale in the marine pelagic environment, in response to the heterogeneous distribution of organic matter. To test this hypothesis, it was necessary to design and test a protocol to sample, lyse and analyze (by polymerase chain reaction/denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis [PCR-DGGE]) bacterioplankton species richness in a single microliter of seawater. Significant variation in bacterial species richness was found amongst 1 μl samples. Greater species richness was seen when seawater was enriched with diatom detritus. Examination of species richness at 2 mm intervals over a …

Is Malnutrition Declining? An Analysis Of Changes In Levels Of Childhood Malnutrition Since 1980, Mercedes De Onis, Edward A. Frongillo Jr., Monika Blo¨ Ssner

Faculty Publications

Nutritional status is the best global indicator of well-being in children. Although many surveys of children have been conducted since the 1970s, lack of comparability between them has made it difficult to monitor trends in child malnutrition.

Cross-sectional data from 241 nationally representative surveys were analysed in a standard way to produce comparable results of low height-for-age (stunting). Multilevel modelling was applied to estimate regional and global trends from 1980 to 2005.

The prevalence of stunting has fallen in developing countries from 47% in 1980 to 33% in 2000 (i.e. by 40 million), although progress has been uneven according to …

Cryptococcus Neoformans Chemotyping By Quantitative Analysis Of H-1 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra Of Glucuronoxylomannans With A Computer-Simulated Artificial Neural Network, Robert Cherniak, Homayoun Valafar, Laura C. Morris, Faramarz Valafar

Faculty Publications

The complete assignment of the proton chemical shifts obtained by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of de-O-acetylated glucuronoxylomannans (GXMs) from Cryptococcus neoformanspermitted the high-resolution determination of the total structure of any GXM. Six structural motifs based on an α-(1→3)-mannotriose substituted with variable quantities of 2-O-β- and 4-O-β-xylopyranosyl and 2-O-β-glucopyranosyluronic acid were identified. The chemical shifts of only the anomeric protons of the mannosyl residues served as structure reporter groups (SRG) for the identification and quantitation of the six triads present in any GXM. The assigned protons for the mannosyl residues resonated at clearly …

Legacy - July 1996, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

SCIAA Magazine - Legacy & PastWatch

Contents:

Charlesfort Discovered!.....p. 1
Director's Notes.....p. 2
Vision Quest.....p. 3
Santa Elena/Charlesfort Video Project.....p. 4
Allendale Paleoindian Expedition.....p. 4
SCETV Archaeology Series.....p. 5
Stallings Culture.....p. 6
Santa Elena Ceramics.....p. 11
Chairman's Notes.....p. 12
New Windsor.....p. 12
Pumpkin Site Update.....p. 13
Wachovia Book.....p. 13
Petroglyph/Rock Shelter Survey.....p. 13
Hunley Project.....p. 1
Spirek Joins Staff.....p. 14
Sport Diver Data Trends.....p. 16
Ashley River Survey.....p. 18
Current Research.....p. 20
Tobago Research Program.....p. 21
Charles' Lifetime Achievement.....p. 22
Sassaman Book Signing.....p. 22
Research Library.....p. 23
Researchers Receive RL Stephenson Funds.....p. 23
SC Archaeology Week.....p. 24

April 3, 1996 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Aids In Public Schools: Resolved Issues And Continuing Controversy, Sandra E. Mcnary-Keith

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Malnutrition On Child Mortality In Developing Countries, D.L. Pelletier, Edward A. Frongillo Jr., D.G. Schroeder, J.P. Habicht

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

1995 Annual Report, Office For The Study Of Aging

Office for the Study of Aging: Alzheimer's Registry

The Prevention Center, University of South Carolina (USC) School of Public Health, in cooperation with the South Carolina (SC) Department of Health and Human Services, the SC Department of Mental Health, and the USC School of Medicine, maintains a statewide registry of SC residents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder. The registry is located in the James F. Byrnes Center for Geriatric Medicine, Education and Research. All cases are identified from a computerized medical records search; inclusion in the registry is voluntary. The goals of the registry include:

• reporting annual prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders …

1994 Annual Report, Office For The Study Of Aging

Office for the Study of Aging: Alzheimer's Registry

The University of South Carolina School of Public Health, in cooperation with the SC Health and Human Services Finance Commission and the SC Department of Mental Health, maintains a statewide registry of SC residents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder. The registry is located in the James F. Byrnes Center for Geriatric Medicine, Education and Research. All cases are identified by a medical records search; inclusion in the registry is voluntary. The goals of the registry include:

• reporting annual prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders by demographic characteristics,

• providing data to public agencies for planning …

Aids As A Disability: Its Effect On The Removal Of Hiv-Positive Teachers From The Classroom Chalk Talk, Anne Mcmillin Milton

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

1993 Annual Report, Office For The Study Of Aging

Office for the Study of Aging: Alzheimer's Registry

The University of South Carolina, in cooperation with the SC Health and Human Services Finance Commission and the SC Department of Mental Health, maintains a statewide registry of SC residents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder. The registry is located in the James F. Byrnes Medical Center. All cases are identified by a medical records search; inclusion in the registry is voluntary. The goals of the registry include:

• reporting annual prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders by demographic characteristics;

• providing data to public agencies for planning purposes; and

• fostering research into the risk factors …

Dna Diversity Among Clinical Isolates Of Helicobacter Pylori Detected By Pcr-Based Rapd Fingerprinting, Natalia Akopyanz, Nickolai O. Bukanov, T. Ulf Westblom, Stephen Kresovich, Douglas E. Berg

Faculty Publications

The RAPD (or AP-PCR) DNA fingerprinting method was used to distinguish among clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium whose long term carriage is associated with gastritis, peptic ulcers and gastric carcinomas. This method uses arbitrarily chosen oligonucleotides to prime DNA sythesis from genomic sites to which they are fortuitously matched, or almost matched. Most 10-nt primers with > 60% G + C yielded strain-specific arrays of up to 15 prominent fragments, as did most longer ( > 17-nt) primers, whereas most 10-nt primers with 50% G +C did not. Each of 64 independent H.pylori isolates, 60 of which were from …

Hiv/Aids And Adolescents: Implications For School Policies, Gretchen Martin

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

Special Education Children With Hiv Infection: Standards And Strategies For Admission To The Classroom, Maureen M. Murphy

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

The Suffolk Syndrome: A Case Study In Public Nuisance Law, John Harleston, Kathleen M. Harleston

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Education For All Handicapped Children Act: Coverage Of Children With Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids), Nancy Lee Jones

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Water Quality And Water Quantity On Nutritional Status: Findings From A South Indian Community, James R. Hébert

Faculty Publications

Quantitative assessments of the relative effects on health of various aspects of water supply are virtually absent from the literature. Despite the lack of information, resources are being allocated throughout the developing world, for projects related to water and sanitation. The present study was designed specifically to overcome many of the methodological problems that other researchers have faced. Data were collected concerning the nutritional status of 627 children in three urban communities in South India. Information was also collected on water quality, water quantity, household sanitation, socioeconomic conditions, and housing. A statistical technique is presented that allows for controlling potential …