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Informational Value Of Museum Web Sites, V Kravchyna, Samantha K. Hastings Feb 2002

Informational Value Of Museum Web Sites, V Kravchyna, Samantha K. Hastings

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What information are virtual visitors looking for on museum Web sites? This paper is a first step in a larger investigation into the informational value of museum Web sites. Scholars, teachers, students, museums staff, and museum visitors are the main categories of visitors examined in this study. Questions were asked of these museum audiences about their use of museum Web sites, museum databases, and other aspects of virtual visits.

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A Post-Amadori Inhibitor Pyridoxamine Also Inhibits Chemical Modification Of Proteins By Scavenging Carbonyl Intermediates Of Carbohydrate And Lipid Degradation, Paul A. Voziyan, Thomas O. Metz, John W. Baynes, Billy G. Hudson Feb 2002

A Post-Amadori Inhibitor Pyridoxamine Also Inhibits Chemical Modification Of Proteins By Scavenging Carbonyl Intermediates Of Carbohydrate And Lipid Degradation, Paul A. Voziyan, Thomas O. Metz, John W. Baynes, Billy G. Hudson

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Reactive carbonyl compounds are formed during autoxidation of carbohydrates and peroxidation of lipids. These compounds are intermediates in the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGE) and advanced lipoxidation end products (ALE) in tissue proteins during aging and in chronic disease. We studied the reaction of carbonyl compounds glyoxal (GO) and glycolaldehyde (GLA) with pyridoxamine (PM), a potent post-Amadori inhibitor of AGE formation in vitro and of development of renal and retinal pathology in diabetic animals. PM reacted rapidly with GO and GLA in neutral, aqueous buffer, forming a Schiff base intermediate that cyclized to a hemiaminal adduct by intramolecular …

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Correlates Of Vigorous Physical Activity For Children In Grades 1 Through 12: Comparing Parent-Reported And Objectively Measured Physical Activity, James F. Sallis, Wendell C. Taylor, Marsha Dowda, Patty S. Freedson, Russell R. Pate Feb 2002

Correlates Of Vigorous Physical Activity For Children In Grades 1 Through 12: Comparing Parent-Reported And Objectively Measured Physical Activity, James F. Sallis, Wendell C. Taylor, Marsha Dowda, Patty S. Freedson, Russell R. Pate

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Correlates of physical activity were examined in young people in grades 1 through 12, and analyses were conducted separately for eight age/grade and sex subgroups. Twenty-one explanatory variables were assessed by parental report. Physical activity was assessed in 781 young people via parent report, and 200 wore an accelerometer for seven days. Between 11% and 36% of parent-reported child vigorous physical activity was explained. The most consistent correlates were peer support and use of afternoon time for active rather than sedentary recreation. Peer support was the only significant correlate of objectively monitored activity in multiple subgroups.

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The Genome Sequence Of The Facultative Intracellular Pathogen Brucella Melitensis, Vito G. Delvecchio, Vinayak Kapatral, Rajendra J. Redkar, Guy Patra, Cesar Mujer, Tamara Los, Natalia Ivanova, Iain Anderson, Anamitra Bhattacharyya, Athanasios Lykidis, Gary Reznik, Lynn Jablonski, Niels Larsen, Mark D'Souza, Axel Bernal, Mikhail Mazur, Eugene Goltsman, Eugene Selkov, Philip H. Elzer, Sue Hagius, David O'Callaghan, Jean Jacques Letesson, Robert Haselkorn, Nikos Kyrpides, Ross Overbeek Jan 2002

The Genome Sequence Of The Facultative Intracellular Pathogen Brucella Melitensis, Vito G. Delvecchio, Vinayak Kapatral, Rajendra J. Redkar, Guy Patra, Cesar Mujer, Tamara Los, Natalia Ivanova, Iain Anderson, Anamitra Bhattacharyya, Athanasios Lykidis, Gary Reznik, Lynn Jablonski, Niels Larsen, Mark D'Souza, Axel Bernal, Mikhail Mazur, Eugene Goltsman, Eugene Selkov, Philip H. Elzer, Sue Hagius, David O'Callaghan, Jean Jacques Letesson, Robert Haselkorn, Nikos Kyrpides, Ross Overbeek

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Brucella melitensis is a facultative intracellular bacterial pathogen that causes abortion in goats and sheep and Malta fever in humans. The genome of B. melitensis strain 16M was sequenced and found to contain 3,294,935 bp distributed over two circular chromosomes of 2,117,144 bp and 1,177,787 bp encoding 3,197 ORFs. By using the bioinformatics suite ERGO, 2,487 (78%) ORFs were assigned functions. The origins of replication of the two chromosomes are similar to those of other α-proteobacteria. Housekeeping genes, including those involved in DNA replication, transcription, translation, core metabolism, and cell wall biosynthesis, are distributed on both chromosomes. Type I, II, …

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Prey Handling And Diet Of Louisiana Pine Snakes (Pituophis Ruthveni) And Black Pine Snakes (P. Melanoleucus Lodingi), With Comparisons To Other Selected Colubrid Snakes, D. Craig Rudolph, Shirley J. Burgdorf, Richard N. Conner, Christopher S. Collins, Daniel Saenz, Richard R. Schaefer, Toni Trees, C. Michael Duran, Marc Ealy, John G. Himes Jan 2002

Prey Handling And Diet Of Louisiana Pine Snakes (Pituophis Ruthveni) And Black Pine Snakes (P. Melanoleucus Lodingi), With Comparisons To Other Selected Colubrid Snakes, D. Craig Rudolph, Shirley J. Burgdorf, Richard N. Conner, Christopher S. Collins, Daniel Saenz, Richard R. Schaefer, Toni Trees, C. Michael Duran, Marc Ealy, John G. Himes

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Diet and prey handling behavior were determined for Louisiana pine snakes (Pituophis ruthveni) and black pine snakes (P. melanoleucus lodingi). Louisiana pine snakes prey heavily on Baird's pocket gophers (Geomys breviceps), with which they are sympatric, and exhibit specialized behaviors that facilitate handling this prey species within the confines of burrow systems. Black pine snakes, which are not sympatric with pocket gophers, did not exhibit these specialized behaviors. For comparative purposes, prey handling of P. sayi sayi and Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri was also examined.

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The Constitutional Implications Of A Cloning Society, Elizabeth Price Foley Jan 2002

The Constitutional Implications Of A Cloning Society, Elizabeth Price Foley

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This paper examines the social and legal implications of human cloning.

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Human Cloning & The Right To Reproduce, Elizabeth Price Foley Jan 2002

Human Cloning & The Right To Reproduce, Elizabeth Price Foley

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Explores the contours of the right to reproduce, recognized as a substantive liberty under the Due Process Clauses. Specifically, is the right a positive as well as negative right? Does the right encompass the right to use artificial reproductive technologies (ARTs) such as in vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, or reproductive cloning?

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Legal Obstacles To Private Ordering In Marine Fisheries, Jonathan H. Adler Jan 2002

Legal Obstacles To Private Ordering In Marine Fisheries, Jonathan H. Adler

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Part II of this Article surveys the challenges of marine conservation, the failures of existing regulatory regimes, and the potential for property rights in marine resources. Part III discusses the nature of private ordering, providing examples that arise from the fisheries context. Part IV discusses how legal rules can inhibit private ordering. That section focuses in particular on how antitrust law has impeded cooperative fishery management. Part V then explores possibilities for overcoming antitrust obstacles to private ordering. This Article concludes with some broader thoughts about the implications of this research for resource conservation.

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The New Politics Of Sentencing, Michael M. O'Hear Jan 2002

The New Politics Of Sentencing, Michael M. O'Hear

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No abstract provided.

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When Does Organized Protest Activity Violate The Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations Act?, Ralph C. Anzivino Jan 2002

When Does Organized Protest Activity Violate The Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations Act?, Ralph C. Anzivino

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Statement Before The United States House Of Representatives Concerning Charitable Choice And The Community Solutions Act , Carl H. Esbeck Jan 2002

Statement Before The United States House Of Representatives Concerning Charitable Choice And The Community Solutions Act , Carl H. Esbeck

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First, charitable choice imposes on both government and participating faith-based organizations (FBOs) the duty to not abridge certain enumerated rights of the ultimate beneficiaries of these welfare programs. Second, the statute imposes on government the duty to not intrude into the institutional autonomy of faith-based providers. Third, the statute reinforces the government's duty to not discriminate with respect to religion when determining the eligibility of private-sector providers to deliver social services.

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A Fugitive Thread: The Production Of Subjectivity In Marx, Jason Read Phd Jan 2002

A Fugitive Thread: The Production Of Subjectivity In Marx, Jason Read Phd

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Performance Limits Of Labriform Propulsion And Correlates With Fin Shape And Motion, Jeffrey A. Walker Phd, Mark W. Westneat Jan 2002

Performance Limits Of Labriform Propulsion And Correlates With Fin Shape And Motion, Jeffrey A. Walker Phd, Mark W. Westneat

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Labriform locomotion, which is powered by oscillating the paired pectoral fins, varies along a continuum from rowing the fins back and forth to flapping the fins up and down. It has generally been assumed (i) that flapping is more mechanically efficient than rowing, a hypothesis confirmed by a recent simulation experiment, and (ii) that flapping should be associated with wing-shaped fins while rowing should be associated with paddle-shaped fins, To determine whether these hypotheses and the results of the simulation experiment are consistent with natural variation, we compared the steady swimming performance (critical swimming speed) of four species of labrid …

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Criminal Speech And The First Amendment, Benjamin Means Jan 2002

Criminal Speech And The First Amendment, Benjamin Means

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Note, A Rule Unfit For All Seasons: Monitoring Of Attorney-Client Communication Violates Privilege And The Sixth Amendment, Avidan Y. Cover Jan 2002

Note, A Rule Unfit For All Seasons: Monitoring Of Attorney-Client Communication Violates Privilege And The Sixth Amendment, Avidan Y. Cover

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Feeding A Growing Population On An Increasingly Fragile Environment, Andrew Sluyter, William E. Doolittle, Eric P. Perramond, Phil L. Crossley, Dean P. Lambert Jan 2002

Feeding A Growing Population On An Increasingly Fragile Environment, Andrew Sluyter, William E. Doolittle, Eric P. Perramond, Phil L. Crossley, Dean P. Lambert

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Protective Immunity Against Lethal Hsv-1 Challenge In Mice By Nucleic Acid-Based Immunisation With Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 Genes Specifying Glycoproteins Gb And Gd, Abolghasem Baghian, Vladimir N. Chouljenko, Oswald D'Auvergne, Mark J. Newman, Salman Baghian, Konstantin G. Kousoulas Jan 2002

Protective Immunity Against Lethal Hsv-1 Challenge In Mice By Nucleic Acid-Based Immunisation With Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 Genes Specifying Glycoproteins Gb And Gd, Abolghasem Baghian, Vladimir N. Chouljenko, Oswald D'Auvergne, Mark J. Newman, Salman Baghian, Konstantin G. Kousoulas

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DNA-based vaccines were employed to assess protective immunity against herpes simplex virus in experimental infections of hairless (strain SKH1) and BALB/c mice. Mice were vaccinated with plasmids containing the herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) glycoprotein B (gB) or D (gD) genes under the human cytomegalovirus immediate-early promoter control. Vaccines were injected intramuscularly (i.m.) or intraperitoneally (i.p.) as purified DNA alone or as formulations supplemented with different non-ionic block copolymers. Antibody responses were assessed by immunofluorescence and radioimmunoprecipitation assays. Mice inoculated with either gB or gD plasmid, alone or with non-ionic block copolymers CRL 1029 and CRL 1190, produced high levels …

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Capacitative Calcium Entry Mechanism In Porcine Oocytes, Zoltán Macháty, Jagdeece J. Ramsoondar, Aaron J. Bonk, Kenneth R. Bondioli, Randall S. Prather Jan 2002

Capacitative Calcium Entry Mechanism In Porcine Oocytes, Zoltán Macháty, Jagdeece J. Ramsoondar, Aaron J. Bonk, Kenneth R. Bondioli, Randall S. Prather

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The presence of the capacitative Ca2+ entry mechanism was investigated in porcine oocytes. In vitro-matured oocytes were treated with thapsigargin in Ca2+-free medium for 3 h to deplete intracellular calcium stores. After restoring extracellular calcium, a large calcium influx was measured by using the calcium indicator dye fura-2, indicating capacitative Ca2+ entry. A similar divalent cation influx could also be detected with the Mn2+-quench technique after inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate-induced Ca2+ release. In both cases, lanthanum, the Ca2+ permeable channel inhibitor, completely blocked the influx caused by store depletion. Heterologous expression of Drosophila trp in porcine oocytes enhanced the thapsigargin-induced Ca2+ influx. …

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Brucella Abortus Strain Rb51 Vaccination In Elk I. Efficacy Of Reduced Dosage, Walter E. Cook, Elizabeth S. Williams, E. Tom Thorne, Terry J. Kreeger, Glen Stout, Katie Bardsley, Hank Edwards, Gerhardt Schurig, Lesley A. Colby, Fred Enright, Philip H. Elzer Jan 2002

Brucella Abortus Strain Rb51 Vaccination In Elk I. Efficacy Of Reduced Dosage, Walter E. Cook, Elizabeth S. Williams, E. Tom Thorne, Terry J. Kreeger, Glen Stout, Katie Bardsley, Hank Edwards, Gerhardt Schurig, Lesley A. Colby, Fred Enright, Philip H. Elzer

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Bovine brucellosis is a serious zoonotic disease affecting some populations of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) and bison (Bison bison) in the Greater Yellowstone Area, USA. The fear that elk and/or bison may spread Brucella abortus to livestock has prompted efforts to reduce or eliminate the disease in wildlife. Brucella abortus strain RB51 (RB51) vaccine has recently been approved for use in cattle. Unlike strain 19 vaccine, RB51 does not cause false positive reactions on standard brucellosis serologic tests. If effective, it may become the vaccine of choice for wildlife. In February 1995, 45 serologically negative female elk calves …

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An Indirect Elisa To Detect The Serologic Response Of Elk (Cervus Elaphus Nelsoni) Inoculated With Brucella Abortus Strain Rb51, Lesley A. Colby, Gerhardt G. Schurig, Philip H. Elzer Jan 2002

An Indirect Elisa To Detect The Serologic Response Of Elk (Cervus Elaphus Nelsoni) Inoculated With Brucella Abortus Strain Rb51, Lesley A. Colby, Gerhardt G. Schurig, Philip H. Elzer

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An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed to identify elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) with Brucella abortus strain RB51 (RB51)-specific antibodies using a mouse monoclonal antibody specific for bovine IgG1. This test was relatively easy to perform, accurate, and easily reproducible; therefore it could be standardized for use between laboratories. In addition, we attempted to compensate for inherent variabilities encountered when comparing ELISA readings from multiple samples taken from many animals over time. Optical density (OD) readings for each sample were converted into a percent positivity value for analysis. A negative cutoff value was determined above which a sample was …

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Brucella Abortus Strain Rb51 Vaccination In Elk Ii. Failure Of High Dosage To Prevent Abortion, Terry J. Kreeger, Walter E. Cook, William H. Edwards, Philip H. Elzer, Steven C. Olsen Jan 2002

Brucella Abortus Strain Rb51 Vaccination In Elk Ii. Failure Of High Dosage To Prevent Abortion, Terry J. Kreeger, Walter E. Cook, William H. Edwards, Philip H. Elzer, Steven C. Olsen

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Brucella abortus strain RB51 is used as a vaccine because it induces antibodies that do not react on standard serologic tests for brucellosis allowing differentiation between vaccination and infection. Strain RB51 was evaluated in captive elk (Cervus elaphus) to determine if vaccination protected against abortion following experimental challenge. Thirty elk were vaccinated intramuscularly with 1.0 × 1010 colony-forming units (CFU) of strain RB51 in March 1998. Fourteen of these were given a booster dose of 1.13 × 1010 CFU exactly 1 yr later. All vaccinated elk seroconverted via a modified dot blot assay to strain RB51 with the booster group …

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Brucella Abortus Strain Rb51 Vaccination In Elk I. Efficacy Of Reduced Dosage, Walter E. Cook, Elizabeth S. Williams, E. Tom Thorne, Terry J. Kreeger, Glen Stout, Katie Bardsley, Hank Edwards, Gerhardt Schurig, Lesley A. Colby, Fred Enright, Philip H. Elzer Jan 2002

Brucella Abortus Strain Rb51 Vaccination In Elk I. Efficacy Of Reduced Dosage, Walter E. Cook, Elizabeth S. Williams, E. Tom Thorne, Terry J. Kreeger, Glen Stout, Katie Bardsley, Hank Edwards, Gerhardt Schurig, Lesley A. Colby, Fred Enright, Philip H. Elzer

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Bovine brucellosis is a serious zoonotic disease affecting some populations of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) and bison (Bison bison) in the Greater Yellowstone Area, USA. The fear that elk and/or bison may spread Brucella abortus to livestock has prompted efforts to reduce or eliminate the disease in wildlife. Brucella abortus strain RB51 (RB51) vaccine has recently been approved for use in cattle. Unlike strain 19 vaccine, RB51 does not cause false positive reactions on standard brucellosis serologic tests. If effective, it may become the vaccine of choice for wildlife. In February 1995, 45 serologically negative female elk calves …

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A Comprehensive Analysis Of Recently Integrated Human Ta L1 Elements, Jeremy S. Myers, Bethaney J. Vincent, Hunt Udall, W. Scott Watkins, Tammy A. Morrish, Gail E. Kilroy, Gary D. Swergold, Jurgen Henke, Lotte Henke, John V. Moran, Lynn B. Jorde, Mark A. Batzer Jan 2002

A Comprehensive Analysis Of Recently Integrated Human Ta L1 Elements, Jeremy S. Myers, Bethaney J. Vincent, Hunt Udall, W. Scott Watkins, Tammy A. Morrish, Gail E. Kilroy, Gary D. Swergold, Jurgen Henke, Lotte Henke, John V. Moran, Lynn B. Jorde, Mark A. Batzer

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The Ta (transcribed, subset a) subfamily of L1 LINEs (long interspersed elements) is characterized by a 3-bp ACA sequence in the 3′ untranslated region and contains ∼520 members in the human genome. Here, we have extracted 468 Ta L1Hs (L1 human specific) elements from the draft human genomic sequence and screened individual elements using polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) assays to determine their phylogenetic origin and levels of human genomic diversity. One hundred twenty-four of the elements amenable to complete sequence analysis were full length (∼6 kb) and have apparently escaped any 5′ truncation. Forty-four of these full-length elements have two intact open …

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Effects Of Feeding Milk Replacer Once Versus Twice Daily On Glucose Metabolism In Holstein And Jersey Calves, C. C. Stanley, C. C. Williams, B. F. Jenny, J. M. Fernandez, H. G. Bateman, W. A. Nipper, J. C. Lovejoy, D. T. Gantt, G. E. Goodier Jan 2002

Effects Of Feeding Milk Replacer Once Versus Twice Daily On Glucose Metabolism In Holstein And Jersey Calves, C. C. Stanley, C. C. Williams, B. F. Jenny, J. M. Fernandez, H. G. Bateman, W. A. Nipper, J. C. Lovejoy, D. T. Gantt, G. E. Goodier

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Eighteen Holstein (experiment 1) and 15 Jersey (experiment 2) heifer calves were fed milk replacer once or twice daily to determine effects of feeding frequency on weight gain, starter intake, and glucose metabolism. Body weights were measured weekly from birth to 8 wk. Blood samples were collected at wk 1 through 6 from all calves before and at 30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 min after the morning feeding. Plasma was analyzed for glucose, insulin, glucagon, and nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA). Urine was collected 90 min postfeeding to measure glucose concentration. Treatment did not affect mean starter intake or body …

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Effects Of Feeding Milk Replacer Once Versus Twice Daily On Glucose Metabolism In Holstein And Jersey Calves, C. C. Stanley, C. C. Williams, B. F. Jenny, J. M. Fernandez, H. G. Bateman, W. A. Nipper, J. C. Lovejoy, D. T. Gantt, G. E. Goodier Jan 2002

Effects Of Feeding Milk Replacer Once Versus Twice Daily On Glucose Metabolism In Holstein And Jersey Calves, C. C. Stanley, C. C. Williams, B. F. Jenny, J. M. Fernandez, H. G. Bateman, W. A. Nipper, J. C. Lovejoy, D. T. Gantt, G. E. Goodier

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Eighteen Holstein (experiment 1) and 15 Jersey (experiment 2) heifer calves were fed milk replacer once or twice daily to determine effects of feeding frequency on weight gain, starter intake, and glucose metabolism. Body weights were measured weekly from birth to 8 wk. Blood samples were collected at wk 1 through 6 from all calves before and at 30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 min after the morning feeding. Plasma was analyzed for glucose, insulin, glucagon, and nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA). Urine was collected 90 min postfeeding to measure glucose concentration. Treatment did not affect mean starter intake or body …

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The Uniform Trust Code (2000) And Its Application To Ohio, David M. English Jan 2002

The Uniform Trust Code (2000) And Its Application To Ohio, David M. English

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This article provides an overview of the U.T.C., focusing on how its enactment would change existing Ohio law. The drafting of the U.T.C. was prompted by the much greater use of trusts in recent years. This greater use of the trust and consequent rise in the number of day-to-day questions involving trusts led to a recognition by the Commissioners that the trust law in most states is thin, leaving many gaps between the often few statutes and reported cases

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The Establishment Clause As A Structural Restraint: Validations And Ramifications, Carl H. Esbeck Jan 2002

The Establishment Clause As A Structural Restraint: Validations And Ramifications, Carl H. Esbeck

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The opening phrase of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." The free exercise clause functions as an individual right with its purpose being to forestall personal religious harm. Its underlying principle is that in religious matters a person ought to be free of coercion caused by the government and thereby not made to suffer for cause of conscience. The function of the establishment clause is altogether different, for its purpose is to restrain government from using its powers to act on matters …

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A Combined Analysis Of Genomewide Linkage Scans For Body Mass Index, From The National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute Family Blood Pressure Program, Xiaodong Wu, Richard S. Cooper, Ingrid Borecki, Craig Hanis, Molly Bray, Cora E. Lewis, Xiaofeng Zhu, Donghui Kan, Amy Luke, David Curb Jan 2002

A Combined Analysis Of Genomewide Linkage Scans For Body Mass Index, From The National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute Family Blood Pressure Program, Xiaodong Wu, Richard S. Cooper, Ingrid Borecki, Craig Hanis, Molly Bray, Cora E. Lewis, Xiaofeng Zhu, Donghui Kan, Amy Luke, David Curb

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A combined analysis of genome scans for obesity was undertaken using the interim results from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Blood Pressure Program. In this research project, four multicenter networks of investigators conducted eight individual studies. Data were available on 6,849 individuals from four ethnic groups (white, black, Mexican American, and Asian). The sample represents the largest single collection of genomewide scan data that has been analyzed for obesity and provides a test of the reproducibility of linkage analysis for a complex phenotype. Body mass index (BMI) was used as the measure of adiposity. Genomewide linkage analyses …

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Determination And Consideration Of Flight Potential In A Laboratory Population Of True Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Lizhi Luo, S. J. Johnson, A. M. Hammond, J. D. Lopez, J. P. Geaghan, K. R. Beerwinkle, J. K. Westbrook Jan 2002

Determination And Consideration Of Flight Potential In A Laboratory Population Of True Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Lizhi Luo, S. J. Johnson, A. M. Hammond, J. D. Lopez, J. P. Geaghan, K. R. Beerwinkle, J. K. Westbrook

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Flight potential, a poorly understood phenomenon in the migratory true armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth), was investigated in a laboratory population using tethered-flight techniques. True armyworm exhibited strong flight potential relative to other known migratory noctuids whose flight potentials were previously determined by similar techniques. Flight potential was generally low for 1-d-old moths and increased with age to day 5 of adult life. Flight speed and distance flown decreased for female moths from day 5 to day 10 as their reproductive system developed. The greatest average flight speed, total flight duration, and distance flown was exhibited by 5-d-old females and 10-d-old …

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Raising Livestock In Resource-Poor Communities Of The North West Province Of South Africa - A Participatory Rural Appraisal Study, J. K. Getchell, A. F. Vatta, P. W. Motswatswe, R. C. Krecek, R. Moerane, A. N. Pell, T. W. Tucker, S. Leshomo Jan 2002

Raising Livestock In Resource-Poor Communities Of The North West Province Of South Africa - A Participatory Rural Appraisal Study, J. K. Getchell, A. F. Vatta, P. W. Motswatswe, R. C. Krecek, R. Moerane, A. N. Pell, T. W. Tucker, S. Leshomo

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A participatory research model was used in six village communities in the Central Region of the North West Province of South Africa in order to achieve the following broad objectives: to obtain information on the challenges owners face in raising livestock in these areas and to evaluate the livestock owners' level of knowledge of internal parasites in their animals. Information obtained at participatory workshops clearly indicated a need for improvements in water supply, schools, job creation, and health services. Lack of pasture for grazing livestock was also cited as being important. Other most frequently mentioned livestock problems included 'gall sickness' …

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