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Batesville Mounds : A Middle Woodland Platform Mound And Village Site, Mimi Holland Jan 1994

Batesville Mounds : A Middle Woodland Platform Mound And Village Site, Mimi Holland

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Boswell's Utopian Visions, Byung Ho Han Jan 1994

Boswell's Utopian Visions, Byung Ho Han

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Anne Sexton's Transformations : Fairy Tales Told By A Middle-Aged Witch, Leelee M. Haraway Jan 1994

Anne Sexton's Transformations : Fairy Tales Told By A Middle-Aged Witch, Leelee M. Haraway

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Robert Hass' Kitsch Sensibility, Thomas Grayson Easterling Jan 1994

Robert Hass' Kitsch Sensibility, Thomas Grayson Easterling

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Die Zauberfl├╢Te : Concept & Designs, Lorrie Ann Blackard Jan 1994

Die Zauberfl├╢Te : Concept & Designs, Lorrie Ann Blackard

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Reckless : A Production Study, Tom Arriola Jan 1994

Reckless : A Production Study, Tom Arriola

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Desktop Video : The Impact Of The Merger Of The Computer Industry With The Television Broadcasting Industry, Clarence D. Hooker Jan 1994

Desktop Video : The Impact Of The Merger Of The Computer Industry With The Television Broadcasting Industry, Clarence D. Hooker

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An Analysis And Comparison Of Select Teaching Methods For The University Percussion Methods Class / By Larry D. Reeder, Larry D. Reeder Jan 1994

An Analysis And Comparison Of Select Teaching Methods For The University Percussion Methods Class / By Larry D. Reeder, Larry D. Reeder

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Shelter Neck's Unitarian School, Eunice Milton Benton Jan 1994

Shelter Neck's Unitarian School, Eunice Milton Benton

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What An Escape I Have Had! : Recurrent Structural Ironies In The Sentimental Scenes Of Laurence Sterne, Thomas Howard Goggans Jan 1994

What An Escape I Have Had! : Recurrent Structural Ironies In The Sentimental Scenes Of Laurence Sterne, Thomas Howard Goggans

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Automated Ultrasonic Nondestructive Testing, Particularly Of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Structures, Shu-Bao Ye Dec 1993

Automated Ultrasonic Nondestructive Testing, Particularly Of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Structures, Shu-Bao Ye

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Co-Sensitization Of Dopamine And Serotonin Receptors Occurs In The Absence Of A Change In The Dopamine D1 Receptor Complex After A Neonatal 6-Ohda Lesion, Li Gong Dec 1993

Co-Sensitization Of Dopamine And Serotonin Receptors Occurs In The Absence Of A Change In The Dopamine D1 Receptor Complex After A Neonatal 6-Ohda Lesion, Li Gong

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To test whether SKF 38393 could ontogenetically sensitize dopamine (DA) D$\sb1$ receptors and whether this sensitization would be associated with biochemical changes, intact and neonatal 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-lesioned rats (200 $\mu$g i.c.v.) were treated daily from birth with SKF 38393 (3.0 mg/kg i.p. x 28 days) or its vehicle. In DA D$\sb1$ neonatally sensitized 6-OHDA rats, enhanced locomotor responses were observed with the first SKF 38393 challenge dose (3.0 mg/kg i.p.) at 6 weeks. This response increased further with weekly SKF 38393 treatments. Enhanced stereotyped behaviors were seen in both lesioned and sensitized rats at 8 weeks. There was no change …


Nitric Oxide Production: A Mechanism For Inhibition Of Chlamydia Trachomatis Replication, Bojun Chen Dec 1993

Nitric Oxide Production: A Mechanism For Inhibition Of Chlamydia Trachomatis Replication, Bojun Chen

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Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) replicates in macrophages, but is inhibited by IFN-$\gamma$ or LPS. IFN-$\gamma$ and/or LPS induced nitrite production in mouse peritoneal macrophages, macrophage cell lines (RAW264.7 and J774A.1) and McCoy cells. Kinetic studies indicated that peak production occurred 48 hours post-treatment. CT infection itself was insufficient to induce nitrite production, but resulted in enhancement of nitrite production in IFN-$\gamma$-treated cells. Treatment with IFN-$\gamma$ or LPS resulted in significant inhibition of CT replication in these cells. Strong correlation between nitrite production and inhibition of CT replication was observed in RAW264.7 and J774A.1 cells (correlation coefficients: $-$0.93 and $-$0.94, p $<$ 0.001). N$\sp{\rm g}$- monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) specifically inhibited nitrite production and partially reversed inhibition of CT replication in macrophage cell lines. NOS mRNA was measured in RAW264.7 cells by Northern blot and Dot blot hybridization. Strong correlation between NOS mRNA expression and inhibition of CT replication (correlation coefficient: $-$0.97, p $<$ 0.05) was observed. Anti-TNF-$\alpha$ antibody completely neutralized the biological activity of TNF-$\alpha$ secreted by LPS-treated RAW264.7 cells, yet the antibody neither reduced nitrite production nor restored CT replication. Combination of the antibody and L-NMMA significantly enhanced restoration of CT replication. In peritoneal macrophages, inhibition of CT replication induced by IFN-$\gamma$ was partially restored by L-NMMA or anti-TNF-$\alpha$ antibody. In McCoy cells, inhibition of CT replication induced by IFN-$\gamma$ and LPS was not significantly restored by L-NMMA. Great restoration of CT replication by 1 mM L-NMMA was observed in LPS-treated J774A.1 cells (31%), but not in IFN-$\gamma$-treated cells (5%). Our data indicate that (1) NO production is one of the mechanisms for inhibition of CT replication in IFN-$\gamma$-activated peritoneal macrophages and RAW264.7 cells; (2) NO plays a significant role in CT inhibition in LPS-treated macrophage cell lines, but not peritoneal macrophages; (3) TNF-$\alpha$ may be associated with inhibition, but the mechanism(s) may not involve NO production; (4) NO production may not be the mechanism for CT inhibition in McCoy cells treated with IFN-$\gamma$ and LPS.


Enhanced Renal Sympathetic And Cardiovascular Responses To Substance P In Hypertension, Gregory W. Lindsay Dec 1993

Enhanced Renal Sympathetic And Cardiovascular Responses To Substance P In Hypertension, Gregory W. Lindsay

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Blood pressure, heart rate, and renal sympathetic nerve responses were measured in 9-13 week old male spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and compared to those in age and sex-matched Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats following intravenous injection of the neuropeptide substance P (SP), the nicotinic stimulant 1,1-dimethyl-4-phenylpiperazinium (DMPP), and the adrenoceptor stimulant norepinephrine (NE). Charles River Sprague-Dawley (CD) rats were used in some studies to develop methodologies. Measurements were made in control rats and also following sinoaortic denervation, pithing, ganglion blockade, or adrenoceptor blockade. Responses were evaluated in order to determine if ganglion stimulation by SP was enhanced in SHR compared to WKY …


A Survey Of Recommended Procedures And Teaching Methods For Building And Maintaining A Wind And Percussion Instrumental Music Education Program Grades Six Through Twelve, David Joseph Daigneault Aug 1993

A Survey Of Recommended Procedures And Teaching Methods For Building And Maintaining A Wind And Percussion Instrumental Music Education Program Grades Six Through Twelve, David Joseph Daigneault

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Behind The Barbed Wire: German Prisoners Of War In Mississippi, 1943-1946, Edward L. Maier Iii Aug 1993

Behind The Barbed Wire: German Prisoners Of War In Mississippi, 1943-1946, Edward L. Maier Iii

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Mechanisms Of T Cell-Mediated Macrophage Activation: Role Of Antigen Specific And Antigen Nonspecific Cognate Interactions, Xiang Tao Jun 1993

Mechanisms Of T Cell-Mediated Macrophage Activation: Role Of Antigen Specific And Antigen Nonspecific Cognate Interactions, Xiang Tao

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Macrophages play an important role in host antimicrobial immunity and in non-septic inflammatory reactions. Most studies on macrophage activation have focused on the roles of the T cell-produced cytokine, interferon-$\gamma$ (IFN$\gamma)$ and bacterial product, lipopolysaccharide (LPS). T cell-macrophage interaction is a critical step in initiating both specific and nonspecific immune responses to antigenic stimulation. The current study examines the role of cognate T cell-macrophage interaction in activation of macrophage effector functions and induction of macrophage early activation gene expression. Viable resting T$\sb{\rm H}$2 clone cells can activate IFN$\gamma$-primed macrophages to produce reactive nitrogen intermediates (RNI) or express cytostatic activity. The …


Probing Protein-Protein Interactions Among Proteins Of A Nonaggregated Fatty Acid Synthetase From Euglena Gracilis Variety Bacillaris, Sande G. Williams May 1993

Probing Protein-Protein Interactions Among Proteins Of A Nonaggregated Fatty Acid Synthetase From Euglena Gracilis Variety Bacillaris, Sande G. Williams

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Enoyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) reductase from chloroplast nonaggregated fatty acid synthetase (FAS) of Euglena gracilis variety bacillaris was purified to a single band on a denaturing polyacrylamide gel. The enzyme was partially characterized with respect to substrate specificity, reduced nucleotide requirement, and the effect of ACP and Ca$\sp{++}$ on enzyme activity. Antibodies against the purified protein were raised in hens and isolated from eggs. ACP was purified from Euglena in yields of about 1mg/100g (wet weight) of cells. Antibodies were raised against the purified protein. ACP antibodies inhibited the Euglena chloroplast FAS using Euglena or E. coli ACP as a …


Alaskan Native Suicide, Karl T. Pfeiffer Jan 1993

Alaskan Native Suicide, Karl T. Pfeiffer

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Visionaries Of The American West : Mari Sandoz And Her Four Plains Protagonists, Lisa R. Lindell Jan 1993

Visionaries Of The American West : Mari Sandoz And Her Four Plains Protagonists, Lisa R. Lindell

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The authorial reputation of Mari Sandoz has long rested in the shadow of other writers of her era. First of all, Sandoz wrote from and about a relatively remote region of the United States. In addition, she firmly refused to produce popular works at the expense of sacrificing the truth she perceived and wished to express. Consequently, Sandoz has often been classified as a regional writer and her works have been overlooked by many readers and critics. Her status as a woman, her unconventional writing style, point of view, and subject matter, and the blending of historical and fictional elements …


Problems Facing Television Stations In Markets 30-50, Marvin F. Williams Iii Jan 1993

Problems Facing Television Stations In Markets 30-50, Marvin F. Williams Iii

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Digital Imaging In Photojournalism : Technological And Ethical Impact, Oliver Eugene Brock Jan 1993

Digital Imaging In Photojournalism : Technological And Ethical Impact, Oliver Eugene Brock

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Removal Of Pollutants From Leachate Using Clay Liners / By Kuntumalla Sangameswaruni Phanindra, Kuntumalla Phanindra Sangameswaruni Jan 1993

Removal Of Pollutants From Leachate Using Clay Liners / By Kuntumalla Sangameswaruni Phanindra, Kuntumalla Phanindra Sangameswaruni

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A Study Of Humor In Gothicism / By David Anthony Sanders, David Anthony Sanders Jan 1993

A Study Of Humor In Gothicism / By David Anthony Sanders, David Anthony Sanders

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The Effect Of Photoperiod, Temperature, And The Time Of Day On The Critical Swimming Speed Of White Crappie, (Pomoxis Annularis) / By Peter Canfield Smiley, Jr, Peter Canfield Smiley Jan 1993

The Effect Of Photoperiod, Temperature, And The Time Of Day On The Critical Swimming Speed Of White Crappie, (Pomoxis Annularis) / By Peter Canfield Smiley, Jr, Peter Canfield Smiley

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The Feminine In Frankenstein : Victor's Maternity And Subsequent Symptoms Of Postpartum Depression / By James H. Nutter, James Harold Nutter Jan 1993

The Feminine In Frankenstein : Victor's Maternity And Subsequent Symptoms Of Postpartum Depression / By James H. Nutter, James Harold Nutter

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Echoes Of Indigenous Southern Culture : The Oral And Material Culture Of The Mississippi Band Of Choctaws In East Central Mississippi / By Gina Michelle Weaver, Gina Michelle Weaver Jan 1993

Echoes Of Indigenous Southern Culture : The Oral And Material Culture Of The Mississippi Band Of Choctaws In East Central Mississippi / By Gina Michelle Weaver, Gina Michelle Weaver

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Hawthorne's Frankenstein, Leslie Jarvis Holliday Jan 1993

Hawthorne's Frankenstein, Leslie Jarvis Holliday

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Technique, Meaning, And Value In Ella D'Arcy's Monochromes, Verble Williams Gorman Jan 1993

Technique, Meaning, And Value In Ella D'Arcy's Monochromes, Verble Williams Gorman

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A Fanatic Heart : Fascism, Violence, And Leadership In The Later Poetry Of W. B. Yeats, Dan Sotirios Kostopulos Jan 1993

A Fanatic Heart : Fascism, Violence, And Leadership In The Later Poetry Of W. B. Yeats, Dan Sotirios Kostopulos

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