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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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Electrogenic Na/Bicarbonate Co Transporter (Nbce1) Variants Expressed In Xenopus Oocytes: Protein Regions Involved In Function, Expression, A Nd Ion Translocation, Suzanne D. Mcalear Jan 2007

Electrogenic Na/Bicarbonate Co Transporter (Nbce1) Variants Expressed In Xenopus Oocytes: Protein Regions Involved In Function, Expression, A Nd Ion Translocation, Suzanne D. Mcalear

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Regulatory Mechanisms Of Eukaryotic Translation Termination, Adam K. Kallmeyer Jan 2007

Regulatory Mechanisms Of Eukaryotic Translation Termination, Adam K. Kallmeyer

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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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Calcineurin/Nfat Signaling Pathway In Osteoblast Differentiation., Hyeonju Yeo Jan 2007

Calcineurin/Nfat Signaling Pathway In Osteoblast Differentiation., Hyeonju Yeo

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Visible Students/Visible Schools: A Mixed Methods Study Of Effective Writing Practices For Urban Middle School Students, Tonya B. Perry Jan 2007

Visible Students/Visible Schools: A Mixed Methods Study Of Effective Writing Practices For Urban Middle School Students, Tonya B. Perry

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Understanding The Molecular Mechanism Of Eukaryotic Translation Termination: Functional Analysis Of Ribosomal Rna And Eukaryotic Release Factor One, Hua Fan-Minogue Jan 2007

Understanding The Molecular Mechanism Of Eukaryotic Translation Termination: Functional Analysis Of Ribosomal Rna And Eukaryotic Release Factor One, Hua Fan-Minogue

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Novel Immunomodulatory Oligonucleotides For Cancer Therapy, Elizabeth R. Rayburn Jan 2007

Novel Immunomodulatory Oligonucleotides For Cancer Therapy, Elizabeth R. Rayburn

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Proteomic Discovery Of Genistein Action In The Rat Mammary Gland., Craig Rowell Jan 2007

Proteomic Discovery Of Genistein Action In The Rat Mammary Gland., Craig Rowell

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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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Regulation Of Ho-1 And Its Role In Angiogenesis, Jessy Deshane Jan 2007

Regulation Of Ho-1 And Its Role In Angiogenesis, Jessy Deshane

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Ischemic tissue and organ dysfunction occur in a variety of cardiovascular diseases. The hypoxic environment created during ischemic injury activates cytoprotective genes, of which heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is of great interest. This microsomal inducible enzyme is involved in the homeostasis of prooxidant heme, which is released from heme proteins upon injury. HO-1 responds to a variety of oxidative stress associated stimuli. HO-1 expression has been implicated as a protective response in diverse disease states which has been attributed to the beneficial properties of the by products iron, carbon monoxide and biliverdin/bilirubin. Regulation of expression of HO-1 is also significant, as …


O -Glcnac Modification In Muscle Development, Ping Huang Jan 2007

O -Glcnac Modification In Muscle Development, Ping Huang

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O-glycosylation, a type of posttranslational modification, is abundant and dynamic in the cell, yet its function in cell signaling and destiny regulation is far from known. This study examines the effects of O-glycosylation on muscle differentiation and metabolism, and the potential mechanism behind the effects: proteasome blockade. Proteasome action is required for muscle differentiation. We previously have shown that O-GlcNAc modification of the 19S cap of the proteasome can inhibit the proteolytic function of this organelle. By changing O-GlcNAc modification levels and proteasome function independently in C2C12 skeletal myoblasts, we have found that myoblast differentiation is largely dependent on both. …


Parallels In Trna Primer Acquisiton By Lentiviruses, Maureen C. Kelly Jan 2007

Parallels In Trna Primer Acquisiton By Lentiviruses, Maureen C. Kelly

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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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The Role Of The Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Pathway In Bone Development And Repair, Ying Wang Jan 2007

The Role Of The Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Pathway In Bone Development And Repair, Ying Wang

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An Architecture Framework For Composite Services With Process-Personalization, Rajani Shankar Sadasivam Jan 2007

An Architecture Framework For Composite Services With Process-Personalization, Rajani Shankar Sadasivam

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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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Elucidating The Role Of Nephrono Phthisis Proteins Utilizing Caenorhabditis Elegans As A Model, Marlene Elizabeth Winkelbauer Jan 2007

Elucidating The Role Of Nephrono Phthisis Proteins Utilizing Caenorhabditis Elegans As A Model, Marlene Elizabeth Winkelbauer

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X-Ray Crystal Structures Of Yeast Heat Shock Proteins And Mitochondrial Outer Membrane Translocon Member Tom70p, Yunkun Wu Jan 2007

X-Ray Crystal Structures Of Yeast Heat Shock Proteins And Mitochondrial Outer Membrane Translocon Member Tom70p, Yunkun Wu

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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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Sex Steroid And Growth Factor Expression In Prostates Of Transgenic Mice Exposed To Dietary Polyphenols, Leah Cook Jan 2007

Sex Steroid And Growth Factor Expression In Prostates Of Transgenic Mice Exposed To Dietary Polyphenols, Leah Cook

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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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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 …


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 …


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 …


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. …


Determinants That Confer Stop Codon Specificity To Tetrahymena Thermophila Erf1, Cara Hope Heath Jan 2007

Determinants That Confer Stop Codon Specificity To Tetrahymena Thermophila Erf1, Cara Hope Heath

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In eukaryotes, translation termination is a process which is initiated by the presence of a stop codon in the A site of the ribosome and mediated by the binding of a release factor (eRF1). In most eukaryotes, any one of three stop codons UGA, UAG, or UAA, is required for the binding of eRF1. However some organisms, such as the ciliates, have diverged from this universal coding. In one type of ciliate species, Tetrahymena thermophila, UAA and UAG are no longer recognized as stop codons and now both encode a glutamine residue. It was previously thought that domain 1 of …


Mesofauna Associated With The Subtropical/Tropical Marine Sponge Amphimedon Viridis : Are Faunal Associations Likely To Provide Refuge From Fish Predation Due To Physical Or Chemical Feeding Deterrent Properties Of This Sponge?, Jonathan Huang Jan 2007

Mesofauna Associated With The Subtropical/Tropical Marine Sponge Amphimedon Viridis : Are Faunal Associations Likely To Provide Refuge From Fish Predation Due To Physical Or Chemical Feeding Deterrent Properties Of This Sponge?, Jonathan Huang

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Sessile benthic marine organisms such as sponges are frequently colonized by a wide diversity of invertebrates. The present study focused on a quantitative analysis of the mesofauna associated with the common subtropical/tropical sponge Amphimedon viridis and explored several criteria for the basis for this mesofauna-sponge relationship. Specimens of Amphimedon viridis were hand-collected individually in bags from both Saint Joseph Bay, Florida Panhandle, and Sugar Loaf Key, Florida Keys between April - November 2006. Quantitative analyses of sponge surfaces and interiors revealed that the most common sponge-associated group was comprised of amphipods, followed by polychaetes and tenaid crustaceans. 35 percent of …