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Mechanistic Studies On Malate Dehydrogenase From Escherichia Coli, S. Kirk Wright

Masters Theses

Kinetic studies and chemical modification studies were performed on malate dehydrogenase from Escherichia coli (eMDH). Chemical modification studies using diethylpyrocarbonate and iodoacetic acid, along with log V/K profiles indicate that one ionizing group with a pK_a between 7.9 and 8.5 acts as a general acid/base in the catalytic mechanism. Log V profiles suggest that malate binds to the correctly protonated form of the enzyme. These results imply that a histidine residue is required for catalysis.

A primary deuterium kinetic isotope effect of 1.43 (±0.14) was observed on V/K using malate-2-d, while no isotope effect was measured on V_{max …}

Factors Influencing Choice Of Major Of Eastern Illinois University Students, Carolyn A. Horsman

Masters Theses

Factors influencing choice of major of Eastern Illinois University students were investigated. Qualitative reasons and positive influence of individuals by roles were measured with weighted responses. The results indicated that course content, special abilities in the field, employment opportunities, the opportunity to work with people, and the opportunity to contribute to society were ranked as most important. The roles of mother/step-mother, father/step-father, high school teacher, and college teacher were ranked as most influential. Females ranked the opportunity to work with people and the opportunity to contribute to society as the most important reasons with the mother/step-mother role as most influential. …

The Influence Of Environmental Ph And Bicarbonate Concentration On The Excretion Of Nitrogenous Waste Products In Two Species Of Freshwater Teleost, Paul D. Fabsits

Masters Theses

The catabolism of amino acids derived from dietary protein results in the production of ammonia and bicarbonate ion, waste products that an animal must eliminate. Often, animals excrete a nitrogenous waste product that is correlated with water availability: Freshwater fish, living where water is abundant, usually excrete ammonia while terrestrial animals excrete urea or uric acid. Recent studies report that fish inhabiting alkaline waters (pH 10) characterized by high bicarbonate concentrations do not excrete ammonia, instead synthesize urea, an energetically expensive process. The conversion to urea excretion by a normally ammonotelic animal is likely to be stimulated by a specific …

Genetic Discrimination, Insurability And Legislation: A Closing Of The Legal Loopholes, Richard A. Bornstein

Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

Beyond Incarceration: Juvenile Sex Offender Treatment Programs Offer Youths A Second Chance, Sander N. Rothchild

Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

Wedlock Alert: A Comment On Lesbian And Gay Family Recognition, Paula L. Ettelbrick

Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

Nutritional And Alimentative State Of The Canaviri, Pocohata, Colina Blanca, Puente Arriba And Villa Arriendo, Ingavi Province, Department Of La Paz - 1996, Juana F. Moraima Gonzles Tapia

Theses and Dissertations

The intent of the present work responds to the necessity of the settlers in depressed areas of La Paz's Altiplano in Bolivia of knowing the reality surrounding the unfolding of their lives. The focus takes into account only one part of all that weighs down on them: that part dealing with their nutritional and alimentative state. This study takes in the communities of Canaviri, Pocohata, Colina Blanca, Puente Arriba, and Villa Arriendo of the Ingavi Province in the Department of La Paz. The variable taken into account is the families' nutritional situation; these families possessing the same status in the …

The Effects Of Systematic Tactile Application On Confrontational Naming Performance And Its Influences On Motivation And Rapport In Elderly Persons, Christine M. Fraser

Masters Theses

The present study was designed to examine two questions related to speech output in the elderly population: 1) Does a regimen of touch massage therapy increase speech output as measured by confrontational naming performance on the Boston Naming Test in elderly persons residing in nursing homes or living alone in relatively non-stimulating communication environments, and 2) Is touch/massage therapy a useful method in establishing rapport between an elderly client and the clinician subsequently motivating the client to increase their desire to communicate.

A total of ten subjects were selected to participate in the study. Eight were residents of nursing homes, …

Physical Condition And Reproductive Success Of White-Tailed Deer At Fort Chaffee, Ar: A Five-Year Study, Donald A. Phillips

Masters Theses

A baseline study conducted in 1991 demonstrated that the resident white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) population at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas was in poor condition, with below average reproductive success, body weight, and antler size, and above average parasite load compared to other regional deer populations. Consequently, a management program was initiated in 1991 which included: (1) neutralizing acidic soils, (2) prescribed burning, (3) planting supplemental food plots, and (4) liberalizing the harvest of female adults from the population. The purpose of this study was to monitor changes in the health and reproductive success of the herd as this program was implemented. …

Mentoring Relationships Amongst Women In Public Relations, Kristen Kahles

Masters Theses

Mentoring is an old tool used to advance the education and/or careers of individuals that dates back to ancient Greece; it has recently reemerged in organizational and business settings. I examine mentoring relationships among women in the public relations profession. In this study my purpose is to determine how women are affected in a same sex mentoring relationship in the public relations field. One hundred surveys were distributed to female practitioners in the New York and Chicago areas. Thirty-five were returned, yielding a 35% response rate. In addition, six in depth interviews were conducted with six female public relations professionals …

Parental Investment In The Red-Eared Slider Turtle, Trachemys Scripta, Michael D. Marlen

Masters Theses

This study was conducted to determine egg and hatchling components of the red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta). In addition, energy components transferred from egg to hatchling were used to determine the level of parental investment in embryogenesis and hatchling care. Eggs of the red-eared slider, collected from central Illinois ponds, were obtained by inducing gravid females to lay by an injection of oxytocin. Egg and hatchling lipids were extracted with petroleum ether while egg and hatchling protein content was determined using the micro-Kjeldahl procedure. Eggs averaged 70.7% water by mass, and dry mass of whole eggs and egg yolks averaged 2.4g …

Small Mammal Community Structure In Restored Prairies, Kathleen A. Falout

Masters Theses

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources currently manages approximately 4,000 hectares of natural prairie. High human impacts coupled with small patch size result in challenging management decisions for prairie conservation. The ideal restored prairie would consist of a mosaic of habitats varying in vegetation from forb-grass dominated areas to oak savannas, with concurrent stages of vegetative succession occurring across the habitats. A study was conducted at the Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area located in Vermillion County, IL, to analyze small mammal diversity and community composition among three different stages of prairie restoration.

The three treatment categories were: fallow …

Malpractice And Environmental Law: Should Environmental Law "Specialists" Be Worried?, J.B. Ruhl

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

This article examines the field of environmental law as a potential minefield for malpractice claims given its complex and dynamic nature. The article outlines principles for malpractice law applied to environmental law, based on malpractice principles applied in the tax and patent fields.

Induction Into Academia: The Experiences Of New Occupational Therapy Faculty, Catherine R. Acre

Theses and Dissertations

The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) estimates the number of therapists in the nation's occupational therapy workforce at 46,357. Silvergate (1994) estimates a 71% shortage based on the actual vacancies for occupational therapy personnel currently exists. In response to the growing demand for occupational therapists, the number of academic programs in occupational therapy has increased. Currently there are 85 accredited occupational therapy programs and 30 developing programs in the United States. In addition, for every newly available student space in professional-level programs, there were a reported 3.4 applicants. With only five doctoral programs in occupational therapy in the United States, …

Teachers Of The Lost Year, 1958-1959: Little Rock School District, Sondra Hercher Gordy

Theses and Dissertations

The Little Rock Central High Crisis of 1957 has been examined by numerous scholars from a variety of perspectives. Much less research has been devoted to the following year--the Lost Year, 1958-59--when Little Rock high schools were closed to all students, black and white. The entire period surrounding these two academic years found this Southern American community electrified with racial conflict, societal disruptions, and political machinations. Though all people in the community were affected by such unsettling times, no lives were more disrupted than those of teachers. Closed schools meant the interruption of professional careers. The confusion within the community …

Les Endotoxines En Milieu De Travail, Geneviève Marchand

États de la question, rapports d’expertise et revues de littérature

Malgré leurs nombreux avantages, les pesticides constituent néanmoins un danger pour la santé humaine et pour l'environnement. Ils doivent être manipulés avec prudence en suivant strictement les instructions fournies par le manufacturier à chacune des étapes d'un traitement. Il est important de connaître les dangers d'exposition, de respecter les pratiques sécuritaires et d'utiliser les équipements de protection individuelle appropriés à chacune des étapes impliquant la manipulation de pesticides.

Nova Quarterly: The University Of Texas At El Paso, News And Publications Office, Utep

NOVA

Winter 1996, Vol. 33, No. 2; No. 128

Fyi- April 1996, University Relations Staff

FYI

No abstract provided.

Fyi- December 1996, University Relations Staff

FYI

No abstract provided.

The Gatt And The Unmaking Of International Environmental Law, Robert Weir

Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies

This paper examines the uneasy relationship between the regulation of international trade and international environmental law. In particular, it focuses on two GATT panel decisions that struck down US-imposed trade embargoes on tuna products imported from countries that the US considered killed too many dolphins in their tuna fisheries. The implications of the decisions went far beyond the immediate environmental issue that faced the GATT panels, bringing into question the validity of trade sanctions as a means of enforcing and strengthening existing multilateral environmental agreements. At the same time, however, a critical examination of the American position reveals serious flaws …

Identity Crisis: The Charter And Forensic Dna Analysis In The Criminal Justice System, Robert E. Astroff

Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies

Since its introduction in Canada in 1988, forensic DNA analysis has been instrumental in securing convictions in hundreds of violent crimes, from homicide to sexual assault. Until recently, however, there has been no legislative framework to regulate its use. This article examines Canada's Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Young Offenders Act (forensic DNA analysis) that received Royal Assent on July 13, 1995. It represents the first attempt by Parliament to provide legal authority for the compulsion of bodily samples as a direct response to the development of genetic testing. The principles of human genetics are outlined in …

The Destruction Of The Environment In The Former Soviet Union, Lisa Osoba

Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies

Because of the weakness of environmental protection legislation in the former Soviet Union the former republics of the Soviet Union occupy one of the most ecologically devastated areas on the planet. The Chernobyl disaster came to be seen as a symbol of all that was wrong with the Soviet system by observers both within and outside the USSR. Concerns about safety at existing nuclear facilities, the disposal of nuclear waste, and the potential migration of nuclear materials and knowledge out of the former Soviet Union are widespread both within the republics and internationally. Greater regulatory action on the national level …

Identity Crisis: The Charter And Forensic Dna Analysis In The Criminal Justice System, Robert E. Astroff

Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies

Since its introduction in Canada in 1988, forensic DNA analysis has been instrumental in securing convictions in hundreds of violent crimes, from homicide to sexual assault. Until recently, however, there has been no legislative framework to regulate its use. This article examines Canada's Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Young Offenders Act (forensic DNA analysis) that received Royal Assent on July 13, 1995. It represents the first attempt by Parliament to provide legal authority for the compulsion of bodily samples as a direct response to the development of genetic testing. The principles of human genetics are outlined in …

Northwestern News, Winter 1995-1996, Public Relations

Northwestern News

NWC receives recognition as character builder; Construction projects progressing; Preserving the core values while stimulating progress; Your Alumni Annual Fund gift helps bright futures blossom; Enrollment breaks records again; Bultman Center dedication draws large crowd; Several join Board of Trustees; Des Moines couple receive Parents of the Year award; Vander Stoep resigns; Barb Top: A special educator; Klay's service leads to campus growth; Homecoming '95; Missionary to India sees God's provision; Heitbrink devotes career to education; Korver receives N-Club coaching award; Honig's education takes her to Niger; Assink seeks career in chemical research; Readership survey results positive; Raiders complete strong …

Annual Review Of The World Pheasant Association 1995/1996, World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Reports and Other Materials

Pheasant Specialist Group, Peter J. Garson

Partridge, Quail and Francolin Specialist Group, Simon D. Dowell

Grouse Specialist Group, Matt Ridley

The Seventh International Grouse Symposium, Fort Collins, USA, Anne Westerberg

Megapode Specialist Group, René W. R. J. Dekker

Captive Breeding Advisory Committee, Han Assink

WPA-South Asia Regional Office and captive crested argus, Rahul Kaul

Brown eared-pheasant project report. Zhang Zheng-wang

Saving the Blyth's tragopan. Ron Sumner

Why are Lophura pheasants so variable? Geoffrey Davison

Recent rare pheasant observations in Chin State, West Myanmar (Burma), Ben King, Dave Farrow, Craig Robson, Hugh Buck. Tim Fishe

Book Review, Lakshman D. Guruswamy

Publications

No abstract provided.

International Fisheries Management: How The U.N. Conference On Straddling And Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Changes The Law Of Fishing On The High Seas, Julie R. Mack

California Western International Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The International Crime Of Ecocide, Mark Allan Gray

California Western International Law Journal

No abstract provided.

An Impetus Of Human Wreckage?: The 1996 Amended Landmine Protocol, Alicia H. Petrarca

California Western International Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Multiracialism: A Bibliographic Essay And Critique In Memory Of Trina Grillo Dismantling The Master's House: Essays In Memory Of Trina Grillo, Jean Stefancic

Articles

No abstract provided.