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Characteristics Of Milk And Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese From Cows Fed Extruded Soybeans And Niacin, Matthew Ryan Lentsch

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Today's consumers are demanding food products that are "low-fat", "reduced fat", "high in -unsaturated fatty acids", and "low cholesterol". This trend in food product selection is at the advice of many health professionals. Current health recommendations are to lower the dietary intake of fat, especially saturated fat. In 1992, total dairy sales accounted for over 10% of total food sales (Milk Industry Foundation, 1993). Since dairy products are perceived as being hypercholesterolemic, a market exists for dairy products which are "lower in fat" and/or "lower in saturated fat". It is said that "consumer perception is marketing reality", and because of …

Metabolic Responses Of White And Black Females During Rest, Exercise And Recovery, Melinda Wells Lundy

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Parenting Styles And The Relationship To Symptom Reporting In Children, Michael E. Walker

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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.

Case Management For The Mentally Ill : An Identification Of Predictors Of Consumer Outcome / By Dianne L. Sadd, Dianne L. Sadd

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Responses Of Myriophyllum Spicatum Linneaus To A Controlled Release Formulation Of Fluridone, A Carotenoid Synthesis Inhibitor / By Rachel Burres Wright, Rachel Burres Wright

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An Examination Of The Preparation And Performance Of Three Major Roles, 1990-1993, Marcia Ann Berry-Diggs

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Trends In Strategic Alliances Between The United States And Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry From 1970 To 1993, Mikio Ishizawa

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Conceptual Design For A Lignite Biosolubilization Process, Jack Floyd Hays

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Metabolic And Cardiovascular Responses To The Step Reebok (Superscript Tm) Bench Aerobic Routine, Melissa Shannon Mcgriff

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Changes In Intracellular Chloride During Osmotic Stress And L-Alanine Uptake In Mouse Hepatocytes, Kening Wang

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A stable intracellular ionic environment is necessary for hepatocytes to function normally. Thus, during hypotonic shock or L-alanine uptake, hepatocytes swell and then exhibit a regulatory volume decrease (RVD), which comprises an increase in K$\sp+$ conductance (G$\sb{\rm K}$), an increased K$\sp+$ efflux, and a hyperpolarization of transmembrane potential (V$\sb{\rm m}$). Since hepatocyte intracellular Cl$\sp-$ has been demonstrated to distribute passively with V$\sb{\rm m}$, this study is designed to test the hypothesis that the hypotonic shock- or L-alanine uptake-induced hyperpolarization of V$\sb{\rm m}$ might provide an electromotive force for the efflux of hepatocyte intracellular Cl$\sp-$, which in turn would contribute osmotically …

Population Status And Characteristics Of Macrhybopsis Gelida, Platygobio Gracilis And Rhinichthys Cataractae In The Missouri River Basin, Selena J. Werdon

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Few sturgeon chub (Macrhybopsis gelida: Cyprinidae) have been collected in the last decade, therefore their status, habitat selection and morphology were investigated at 172 previous collection sites. Data on two ecologically similar species, Platygobio gracilis and Rhinichthys cataractae, were also collected. Macrhvbopsis gelida were collected at 28 sites on the Powder River (n = 158) in Wyoming and Montana, and at one site on the Yellowstone River (n = 1) in Montana. Age-I, Age-II and Age-III M. gelida were collected. Specimens were 37 to 95 mm in total length. Macrhvbopsis gelida were ripe in mid-June, at water temperatures of 18.3-22. …

A Study Of The Diet And Condition Of Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma Cepedianum) In Sardis Reservoir, 1990-1992, Joanne Marie Cline

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Isolation, Culture, And Characterization Of Turtle (Trachemys Scripta) Serotli Cells: Use As A Preliminary Screen For Reproductive Toxicity, Belynda J. Garraway

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Withholding Or Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Medications : Pharmacist Recommendations, Scott Wayne Mcauley

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The Best Of All Breathing: Hunting And Environmental Change In Mississippi 1900-1980, Wiley C. Prewitt Jr.

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This thesis examines hunting in Mississippi with regard to the changing relationship between humans and their environment. Hunting is the basic human interaction with nature. It is timeless activity, yet at the same time an activity deeply impacted by the human relation to the land.

In approaching the change in hunting this thesis examined human population change by reviewing the demographic consequences of the rural exodus in addition to the response of animal populations to the human exodus and to the restocking efforts of wildlife biologists. At the same time that people were leaving the farms, organized game conservation was …

Preliminary Epidemiological Interpretation Of The Intrinsic And Extrinsic Factors Contributing To The Coverage And Participation Rates Of The Vaccination Program In Arssi, Ethiopia, Muchie Kidanu

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Many immunization programs in developing countries arr now undergoing a period of rapid utilization. Innovative strategies, such as immunization holidays, are being tried. Political commitment and enthusiasm are high. There is a strong desire by health professionals to protect the lives of many children from the untimely death and/or disability resulting from infectious diseases preventable by vaccination.

Evaluation of an immunization program can benefit other elements of the health system, particularly those that are not amenable to objective evaluation as immunization. In this case, immunization can serve as an indicator of the overall performance of the health system. The problems …

The Status Of Child Care In South Dakota From The Perspective Of Licensed And Registered Child Care Providers, Kim Goodfellow

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The child care issues is significant in the United States and South Dakota. This study sought to characterize child care in South Dakota from the perceptions of registered and licensed child care providers in South Dakota. Factors that were described included affordability to parents, quality of child care programs and compensation of child care providers. Information was also gathered concerning standards and legislative issues that child care providers would support. The findings of this study could help to promote appropriate legislation in South Dakota which could improve the quality of child care as a profession, the quality of family life …

The Best Of All Breathing : Hunting And Environmental Change In Mississippi 1900-1980, Wiley Charles Prewitt

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The Surface Area Of Fine Particulate Organic Matter And Its Relationship To Phosphate Dynamics, Cheryl Mae Frazier Atkinson

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In Situ Extraction Of Ethanol With Supercritical Coin Fermentation Processes In A High Pressure Bioreactor : Feasibility Studies, Sivarama Krishna Malladi

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Patterns Of Multiple Paternity In The Sailfin Molly (Poecilia Latipinna), Andrea Dinep

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Assessing The Use Of Computers In Hospital Pharmacies, Melisa Lynn Real

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The Treatment Of Health-Related Issues In The Three Leading Women's Magazines Between The United States And Finland, Maria Katrina Paaso

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Utilization Of Particulate Organic Carbon By Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma Cepedianum) In Sardis Reservoir, Mississippi, Dawn Ellen Miller

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The Comparison Of High-Impact And High-Impact-Resistance Aerobicdance On Cardiovascular Efficiency And Body Composition, Elizabeth J. Bickham

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A Comparison Of The News Content Of Newsweek, Time, And U.S. News & World Report, Jill E. Arce

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Effects Of Exercise On Blood Glucose Levels In Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Cindy Hedden

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A History Of Today's Christian Woman: 1978-1988, Janet Traylor Addison

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Caregivers Of Alzheimer's Disease And Stroke Patients : Immunological And Psychological Considerations / By Dawn Renee Reese, Dawn Renee Reese

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