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1997-1998, Collin College

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Contains information on courses and class descriptions as well as campus resources at Collin College.

Eng 3702-003: American Realism, John Allison

Fall 1997

No abstract provided.

Volume 34, Number 42: August 15, 1997, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

1997 Summer Commencement, Harding University

Commencement Programs

Program for the Commencement on August 15.

Commencement Speaker: F. W. Mattox

Concentration-Dependent Patterning Of The Xenopus Ectoderm By Bmp4 And Its Signal Transducer Smad1, Paul A. Wilson, Giorgio Lagna, Atsushi Suzuki, Ali Hemmati-Brivanlou

Biology

Morphogens are thought to establish pattern in early embryos by specifying several cell fates along a gradient of concentration; a well-studied example is the Drosophila protein decapentaplegic (DPP) acting in the wing disc. Recent work has established that bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4), the vertebrate homologue of DPP, controls the fundamental choice between neural and epidermal fates in the vertebrate ectoderm, under the control of antagonists secreted by the organizer region of the mesoderm. We now show that BMP4 can act as a morphogen, evoking distinct responses in Xenopus ecto-dermal cells at high and low concentrations, in a pattern consistent …

Age-Dependent Increase In Ortho-Tyrosine And Methionine Sulfoxide In Human Skin Collagen Is Not Accelerated In Diabetes: Evidence Against A Generalized Increase In Oxidative Stress In Diabetes, Mary C. Wells-Knecht, Timothy J. Lyons, David R. Mccance, Suzanne R. Thorpe, John W. Baynes

Faculty Publications

The glycoxidation products Nepsilon-(carboxymethyl)lysine and pentosidine increase in skin collagen with age and at an accelerated rate in diabetes. Their age-adjusted concentrations in skin collagen are correlated with the severity of diabetic complications. To determine the relative roles of increased glycation and/or oxidation in the accelerated formation of glycoxidation products in diabetes, we measured levels of amino acid oxidation products, distinct from glycoxidative modifications of amino acids, as independent indicators of oxidative stress and damage to collagen in aging and diabetes. We show that ortho-tyrosine and methionine sulfoxide are formed in concert with Nepsilon-(carboxymethyl)lysine and pentosidine during glycoxidation of collagen …

Special Report From The Ibpp Notional Archives: Sun Tzu's Perspective On Operation Desert Storm In 1992, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses some of the tenets of Operation DESERT STORM in a special report.

Detection Of Functional Nicotinic Receptors Blocked By Α-Bungarotoxin On Pc12 Cells And Dependence Of Their Expression On Post-Translational Events, Edward M. Blumenthal, William G. Conroy, Suzanne J. Romano, Paul D. Kassner, Darwin K. Berg

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

A major class of nicotinic receptors in the nervous system is one that binds α-bungarotoxin and contains the α7 gene product. PC12 cells, frequently used to study nicotinic receptors, express the α7 gene and have binding sites for the toxin, but previous attempts to elicit currents from the putative receptors have failed. Using whole-cell patch-clamp recording techniques and rapid application of agonist, we find a rapidly desensitizing acetylcholine-induced current in the cells that can be blocked by α-bungarotoxin. The current amplitude varies dramatically among three populations of PC12 cells but correlates well with the number of toxin-binding receptors. In contrast, …

Western News, Aug. 14, 1997, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Board approves appointments of new department chairpersons, Event planned for new maritime studies center, Giving remains strong as 1996-97 donations top $10 million, Activities planned for CommUniverCity Night, Thomas earns accolades, West Michigan Avenue back to four lanes, Nontraditional; graduate students to be welcomed.

1997-1998 Operating Budget Request, Southern University System. Office Of Finance & Administration.

All Southern University System Budgets

The Operating Budget Request for the fiscal year 1997-1998. Southern University and A & M College Campus.

Smith V. Magras

1997 Decisions

USDC for the District of the Virgin Islands

Ianr Program Support: Results From The Nebraska Rural Poll, John C. Allen, Amy M. Smith, Sam Cordes, Amber Hamilton, Matt Spilker

Publications from the Center for Applied Rural Innovation (CARI)

This working paper presents findings from the first annual Nebraska Rural Poll. The study is based on 1,971 responses from households in the 87 nonmetropolitan counties in the state. The objectives of this paper are to provide information on how rural Nebraskans perceive the importance of various programs funded by the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR). The survey questions about IANR programs were included as a separate one page insert that was included in the large Rural Poll survey booklet. Because the IANR questions were marked “optional,” one must be cautious in drawing definitive conclusions from the responses. …

Spectroscopically Distinct Cobalt(Ii) Sites In Heterodimetallic Forms Of The Aminopeptidase From Aeromonas Proteolytica:  Characterization Of Substrate Binding, Brian Bennett, Richard C. Holz

Physics Faculty Research and Publications

The Co(II)Zn(II)- and Zn(II)Co(II)-substituted derivatives of the aminopeptidase from Aeromonas proteolytica (AAP) were probed by EPR spectroscopy. EPR spectra of the high-spin S = ³/₂ Co(II) ions in [CoZn(AAP)] and [ZnCo(AAP)] indicated that each metal binding site provides a spectroscopically distinct signature. For [CoZn(AAP)], subtraction of EPR spectra recorded at pH 7.5 and 10 revealed that two species were present and that the relative contributions to each of the experimental spectra were pH-dependent. The first EPR species, predominant at lower pH values, was simulated as a relatively featureless axial signal with g_eff values of 2.20, 3.92, and …

August 11, 1997 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Clemson Commencement Program, August 1997, Clemson University

Clemson Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, August 9, 1997, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

Outstanding Senior Award - Linda Chase; King O'Neal Scholars - Terrence Christopher Town and Chad Daniel Drummond

Commencement Convocation Exercises - August 1997, Prairie View A&M University

Commencement and Convocation Exercises

No abstract provided.

Louisiana State University Medical Center - 1997 - Summer Commencement, Office Of The Registrar, Lsu Health Sciences Center-No

Graduation & Commencement Programs

The program for the 1997 Summer Commencement of LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans held August 09, 1997.

The Eastern Echo, August 9, Welcome Edition, Section 6, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 20 No. 2, August 8, 1997, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

President vetoes SGA budget: Senate's $4 million proposal included $480,000 in unspecified reserves; Barnes & Noble book on university.

Whole Body In Vitro Hydraulic Conductivity And Transcapillary Filtration In Two Amphibians, Bufo Marinus And Rana Catesbeiana, Thomas Vincent Hancock

Dissertations and Theses

The capillary filtration coefficient (CFC) and isovolumetric capillary pressure (P_ci) were measured in Bufo marinus and Rana catesbeiana, using a gravimetric technique on an in vitro preparation while perfusing with Ringers and 0.1 g·100 ml^-1 bovine serum albumin Estimates of pre- and post-capillary resistance were obtained from Bufo; the post- to pre-capillary resistance ratio was found to be 0.18, which was used to estimate capillary pressure. CFC was found to be 6.68 ± 0.51 and 5.07 ± 0.23 ml·min^-1·kg^-1·mmHg^-1 and P_ci was found to be 7.4 and 6.3 mmHg in …

R.I.T. News & Events - August 7, 1997, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

No abstract provided.

Hypertension In Blacks, R. Cooper, C. Rotimi

Faculty Publications

The excess of hypertension among blacks has been recognized since early in this century and explains a substantial portion of the black health disadvantage. In a cohort study begun in the 1970s, hypertension accounted for 20% of all-cause mortality among blacks, compared to 10% among whites. National data on trends in hypertension (140/90 mm Hg or treatment) prevalence from 1960 to 1990 suggest a decline from 44% to 32%, although differences in survey technique likely account for this pattern. During this period the prevalence ratio of black:white remained constant at 1.5, suggesting that secular trends in causal factors, if any, …

Illinois State University Report, August 7, 1997, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Ke Alakai, Vol. 52, No. 11 (1997-08-06), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.

The Bg News August 6, 1997, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. August 6, 1997. Volume 79-Issue 159.

In Vivo Kinetics Of A Redox-Regulated Transcriptional Switch, Huangen Ding, Bruce Demple

Faculty Publications

SoxR is a transcription activator governing a cellular response to superoxide and nitric oxide in Escherichia coli. SoxR protein is a homodimer, and each monomer has a redox-active [2Fe-2S] cluster. Oxidation and reduction of the [2Fe-2S] clusters can reversibly activate and inactivate SoxR transcriptional activity. Here, we use electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy to follow the redox-switching process of SoxR protein in vivo. SoxR [2Fe-2S] clusters were in the fully reduced state during normal aerobic growth, but were completely oxidized after only 2-min aerobic exposure of the cells to superoxide-generating agents such as paraquat. The oxidized SoxR [2Fe-2S] clusters were rapidly …

On Campus, August 4, 1997, Coastal Carolina University

On Campus Newsletter

A Newsletter for Faculty and Staff of Coastal Carolina University. Volume 6, Number 13

Clinical And Serologic Manifestations Of Autoimmune Disease In Mrl-Lpr/Ipr Mice Lacking Nitric Oxide Synthase Type 2, Gary S. Gilkeson, John S. Mudgett, Michael F. Seldin, Phil Ruiz, Audrey A. Alexander, Mary A. Misukonis, David S. Pisetsky, J. Brice Weinberg

MUSC Faculty Journal Articles

Nitric oxide (NO) is an important mediator of the inflammatory response. MRL-Ipr/lpr mice overexpress inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS2) and overproduce NO in parallel with the development of an autoimmune syndrome with a variety of inflammatory manifestations. In previous studies, we showed that inhibiting NO production with the nonselective nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor NG -monomethyl-arginine reduced glomerulonephritis, arthritis, and vasculitis in MRL-lpr/lpr mice. To define further the role of NO and NOS2 in disease in MRL-Ipr/lpr mice, mice with targeted disruption of NOS2 were produced by homologous recombination and bred to MRL-lpr/lpr mice to the N4 generation. MRL-lpr/Ipr littermates …

Interferon Gamma (Ifn-Gamma) Is Necessary For The Genesis Of Acetylcholine Receptor-Induced Clinical Experimental Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis In Mice., Balaji Balasa, Caishu Deng, Jae Lee, Linda M. Bradley, Dyanna K. Dalton, Premkumar Christadoss, Nora Sarvetnick

Journal Articles: Regenerative Medicine

Experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis (EAMG) is an animal model of human myasthenia gravis (MG). In mice, EAMG is induced by immunization with Torpedo californica acetylcholine receptor (AChR) in complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA). However, the role of cytokines in the pathogenesis of EAMG is not clear. Because EAMG is an antibody-mediated disease, it is of the prevailing notion that Th2 but not Th1 cytokines play a role in the pathogenesis of this disease. To test the hypothesis that the Th1 cytokine, interferon (IFN)-gamma, plays a role in the development of EAMG, we immunized IFN-gamma knockout (IFN-gko) (-/-) mice and wild-type (WT) …