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Richmond Music Journal (2004-05)

Richmond Music Journal

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2004-04-26

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2004-04-08

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2004-03-08

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2004-03-01

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Richmond Music Journal (2004-03)

Richmond Music Journal

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2004-02-23

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2004-02-16

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2004-02-02

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Richmond Music Journal (2004-02)

Richmond Music Journal

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2004-01-22

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Moderate Mutation Rate In The Sars Coronavirus Genome And Its Implications, Zhongming Zhao, Haipeng Li, Xiaozhuang Wu, Yixi Zhong, Keqin Zhang, Ya-Ping Zhang, Eric Boerwinkle, Yun-Xin Fu

Psychiatry Publications

Background The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) caused a severe global epidemic in 2003 which led to hundreds of deaths and many thousands of hospitalizations. The virus causing SARS was identified as a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and multiple genomic sequences have been revealed since mid-April, 2003. After a quiet summer and fall in 2003, the newly emerged SARS cases in Asia, particularly the latest cases in China, are reinforcing a wide-spread belief that the SARS epidemic would strike back. With the understanding that SARS-CoV might be with humans for years to come, knowledge of the evolutionary mechanism of …

Virginia Commonwealth University Fall Commencement Program [2004], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

A Review Of The Physiological And Immunological Functions Of Biliary Epithelial Cells: Targets For Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis And Drug-Induced Ductopenias, Chih-Te Wu, Paul A. Davis, Vellmir A. Luketic, M. Eric Gershwin

Internal Medicine Publications

Our understanding of biliary epithelial cells (BEC) in physiobiology and immunology has steadily expanded. BEC transports IgA as well as IgM into bile, synthesizes and secretes various chemokines, cytokines, and expresses adhesion molecules involved in cell interaction and signal transduction. These then suggest a myriad of potential roles for BEC in defense from invading microorganisms as well as the pathogenesis of diverse immunologically driven diseases such as primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), graft-versus-host disease, and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Despite the progress, there still remain many areas of BEC biology that require further investigation. Most importantly, it remains to be clarified …

The Effect Of Loading On Disturbance Sounds Of The Atlantic Croaker Micropogonius Undulatus: Air Versus Water, Michael L. Fine, Justin Schrinel, Timothy M. Cameron

Biology Publications

Physiological work on fish sound production may require exposure of the swimbladder to air, which will change its loading (radiation mass and resistance) and could affect parameters of emitted sounds. This issue was examined in Atlantic croaker Micropogonius chromis by recording sounds from the same individuals in air and water. Although sonograms appear relatively similar in both cases, pulse duration is longer because of decreased damping, and sharpness of tuning (Q factor) is higher in water. However, pulse repetition rate and dominant frequency are unaffected. With appropriate caution it is suggested that sounds recorded in air can provide a useful …

Mental Fitness And The Lifelong Learning Movement, Jane F. Stephan, Debbie Leidheiser, Edward F. Ansello

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. To identify the functional benefits of continued mental activity

2. To examine the role of Lifelong Learning Institutes in later life

3. To describe the motivations of participants in lifelong learning

Virginia Commonwealth University Commencement Program [2004], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Estimating The Beginning Of The Waterpipe Epidemic In Syria, Samer Rastam, Kenneth D. Ward, Thomas Eissenberg, Wasim Maziak

Psychology Publications

Background

Waterpipe smoking is becoming a global public health problem, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR).

Methods

We try in this study, which is a cross sectional survey among a representative sample of waterpipe smokers in cafes/restaurants in Aleppo-Syria, to assess the time period for the beginning of this new smoking hype. We recruited 268 waterpipe smokers (161 men, 107 women; mean age ± standard deviation (SD) 30.1 ± 10.2, response rate 95.3%). Participants were divided into 4 birth cohorts (≤ 1960, 1961–1970, 1971–1980, >1980) and year of initiation of waterpipe smoking and daily cigarette smoking were plotted according …

Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate And Professional Programs Bulletin [2004], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Bulletins

Graduate and professional programs bulletin for Virginia Commonwealth University for the academic year 2004-2005. It includes information on academic regulations, degree requirements, course offerings, faculty, academic calendar, and tuition and expenses for graduate programs.

Virginia Commonwealth University Undergraduate Bulletin [2004], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Bulletins

Undergraduate bulletin for Virginia Commonwealth University for the academic year 2004-2005. It includes information on academic regulations, degree requirements, course offerings, faculty, academic calendar, and tuition and expenses for undergraduate programs.

Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate And Professional Programs Bulletin Appendix A-Graduate And Professional Courses [2004], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Bulletins

Supplemental listing of graduate and professional courses for 2004-2005.

Richmond Music Journal (2004-01)

Richmond Music Journal

No abstract provided.

Seeding The Universe With Life: Securing Our Cosmological Future, Michael Noah Mautner

Chemistry Publications

Life is unique in Nature, and for us, it is precious. Life is unique in its complex patterns, and in its purposeful self-continuation. We belong to life and share its drive for self-propagation. Belonging to life then implies a human purpose to secure, expand and propagate our family of gene/protein life.

This purpose is best achieved in space, where life has an immense future. We can start now to secure this future, by seeding with life new solar systems. New species can develop there into intelligent beings who will further expand life in the galaxy. Filling the universe with life …

Thinking Outside The (Bricks-And-Mortar) Box(Es): Using Cyberspace Technology To Reconceptualize Schooling And Community In The Face Of Resegregation, Jonathan D. Becker

Educational Leadership Publications

As the 50th anniversary of the landmark "Brown v. Board of Education" decision arrives, a notably gesellschaftliche (individualist, freedom-oriented, rationalist) paradigm in the education policy agenda prevails. That is to say, in the wake of a series of Supreme Court decisions and the proliferation of publicly funded, ethnocentric charter schools in the past few decades, this country has moved away from "Brown's" celebrated ideals and closer to the old idea of "separate but equal." Furthermore, the disconnect is occurring along racial and cultural lines. Thus, if we are to achieve the benefits of diversity in schooling and create a more …

Graphical Technique For Identifying A Monotonic Variance Stabilizing Transformation For Absolute Gene Intensity Signals, Kellie J. Archer, Catherine I. Dumur, Viswanathan Ramakrishnan

Biostatistics Publications

Background

The usefulness of log₂ transformation for cDNA microarray data has led to its widespread application to Affymetrix data. For Affymetrix data, where absolute intensities are indicative of number of transcripts, there is a systematic relationship between variance and magnitude of measurements. Application of the log₂ transformation expands the scale of genes with low intensities while compressing the scale of genes with higher intensities thus reversing the mean by variance relationship. The usefulness of these transformations needs to be examined.

Results

Using an Affymetrix GeneChip^® dataset, problems associated with applying the log₂ transformation to absolute intensity …

Prince Edward County: The Story Without An End; A Report Prepared For The U.S. Commission On Civil Rights, July 1963, Edward H. Peeples

Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools Documents

A report prepared for the United States Commission on Civil Rights by Dr. Edward H. Peeples, Jr., in July 1963. The report is based on interviews and other research done for Dr. Peeples' masters thesis, as well as further interviews and research conducted immediately after the thesis was written. Includes special note to the contemporary reader by Dr. Peeples.

Virginia Dental Journal (Vol. 81, No. 2, 2004)

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Tragedy Of Public Schools [Part 3 Of 3: Postscript By The Editor, 2004] : Prince Edward County, Virginia: A Report For The Virginia Advisory Committee To The United States Commission On Civil Rights, Edward H. Peeples

Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools Documents

Postscript by Dr. Peeples on the report for the Virginia Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights.

Walking In Step To The Future: Views Of Journalism Education By Practitioners And Educators, Ernest F. Martin, Debora Wenger, Jeff C. South, Paula Otto

Richard T. Robertson School of Communication Presentations

This study, based on an Internet survey of 317 educational administrators, television news executives, newspaper editors and online executives during first quarter 2004, contrasts views about preparation of students for current and future jobs by showing gaps between what employers’ value most in job applicants and what educational programs are providing. Second, it addresses newsroom challenges that are shaping the industry and journalism education.

Scene Of The Crime: The Study And Practice Of Local Television Crime Coverage From The Mid-1990s To The Present, Debora Wenger, Jeff C. South

Richard T. Robertson School of Communication Presentations

This study examines the quantity and quality of crime coverage on television and its perceived impact on public policy. It discusses various stations’ attempts to address the concern that there is “too much crime on local TV newscasts.” The paper explores three techniques that can make such coverage more relevant to viewers: adoption of crime coverage guidelines, use of interactive crime Web sites and, most notably, the coverage of crime from a public health perspective.