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April 1998

NASIG Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Whatever Comes To Be Has A Cause Of Its Coming To Be: A Thomist Defense Of The Principle Of Sufficient Reason, Mark Nowacki

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

The Land, Mark H. W. Hiebert

English Theses & Dissertations

There is a propelling space, a locus obscured and inexplicable, and it is not the Libido—it's beyond the body. Termed as the sacred, but also termed as the Real, the Absolute, or the un-Ground, this space ushers writing by way of its reading, and this space already consumes us. The Land works at mapping approaches to this inexplicable, extranatural, religious space.

Chick's Beach, Teresa E. Perrel

English Theses & Dissertations

The seven stories in this collection deal with the wonders and horrors of love, especially within families. The narrators include teenagers, a working mother; a middle-aged divorcee, a young woman with a secret past; a disillusioned husband, and a grieving mother. Change — love, death, and what comes in between — puts them at odds with themselves and the world. As they encounter the alienation and destruction that come in life, they struggle with their own limitations and those of others.

All of these stories are set during contemporary times in Virginia Beach. Many refer to Chick's Beach, a small …

Chaff, Melissa H. Range

English Theses & Dissertations

In this manuscript of poems, I seek to address the seeming polarities of sacrifice and excess with respect to the sacred and to show that not only may they co-exist, but that they may actually be viewed as one and the same. With respect to the idea of chaff, the central uniting metaphor of the manuscript, the point I'm working toward is that there actually is no chaff unless everything is chaff--that, in terms of both the inner and outer life, asceticism may have its place, but it should not be looked upon as ''higher" than abundance. The life of …

Mathematical Models Of Tumors And Their Remote Metastases, Carryn Bellomo

Mathematics & Statistics Theses & Dissertations

Clinical observations and indications in the literature have led us to investigate several models of tumors. For example, it has been shown that a tumor has the ability to send out anti-growth factors, or inhibitors, to keep its remote metastases from growing. Thus, we model the depleting effect of such a growth inhibitor after the removal of the primary tumor (thus removing the source) as a function of time t and distance from the original tumor r.

It has also been shown clinically that oxygen and glucose are nutrients critical to the survival and growth of tumors. Thus, we model …

Acute Blood Pressure Responses To Static And Dynamic Exercise: Racial Differences, Reuben Leon Wright

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

African Americans have a higher incidence of hypertension than other racial groups. Furthermore, some research suggests that normotensive individuals who exhibit exaggerated blood pressure (BP) responses to exercise may be at risk for future hypertension. This study sought to determine if normotensive African Americans exhibited exaggerated BP responses to static exercise or dynamic exercise relative to Caucasian Americans and Asian Americans. Thirty normotensive subjects participated from each of the three racial groups (15 males and 15 females). Subjects held 30% of maximal voluntary contraction (right knee extension) for 3 minutes, and BP was recorded during the third minute. On a …

Modeling Environmental Effects On Msx Prevalence And Intensity In Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea Virginica) Populations, Michelle Christine Paraso

OES Theses and Dissertations

An oyster population model coupled with a model for Haplosporidium nelsoni, the causative agent of the oyster disease MSX, was used with salinity time-series constructed from Delaware River flow measurements to study environmentally-induced variations in the annual cycle of this disease. Simulations with this model were designed to investigate the effect of increased or decreased spring freshwater discharge, the timing of high freshwater runoff, the presence or absence of a fall or late spring phytoplankton bloom, and the occurrence of a warm winter on MSX prevalence and intensity in Delaware Bay oyster populations. Model simulations for the lower Bay site …

Developmental And Hormonal Regulation Of The Expression Of Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Protein Levels In Baboon Placenta, Kathleen Elizabeth Dunstan

Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses & Dissertations

Cytosolic phospholipase A₂ ( cPLA₂) specifically catalyzes the release of arachidonate from membrane phospholipids, thus initiating synthesis of prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and other eicosanoids. The human and nonhuman primate placenta actively synthesize high levels of eicosanoids which play both an autocrine and paracrine role in placental function. Previous studies in Dr. Miriam D. Rosenthal's laboratory have shown that cPLA₂ mRNA levels are developmentally regulated. The present study was designed to determine whether placental cPLA₂ protein levels increased during gestation. Since the marked increases in estrogen levels during normal pregnancy have been shown to enhance morphological and …

The Role Of Glycoconjugates In Mediating Human Fertilization And Induction Of Fetomaternal Tolerance, Manish S. Patankar

Theses and Dissertations in Biomedical Sciences

Using the hemizona assay (HZA), a in vitro sperm-egg binding assay, we show that specific glycoconjugates known to inhibit immune cell interactions mediated by the selectins, potently block human sperm-egg binding. The selectin ligand sialyl Lewis^x inhibits sperm binding in the HZA by 60% at a concentration of 1 mg/ml. Our data indicates that glycodelin-A, a endometrial glycoprotein known to block sperm-egg binding in the HZA at low concentrations expresses unusual fucosylated lacdiNAc type glycans. The fucosylated lacdiNAc type sugars have been previously shown to be 15-20 fold more potent ligands of E-selectin. Glycodelin-S a seminal plasma glycoform of …

Effect Of Sampling Errors On Estimates Of Recruitment And Fishing Mortality From Separable Virtual Population Analysis, Emmanis Dorval

Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Separable virtual population analysis (SVPA) models provide estimates of historical recruitment and fishing mortality from analyzing catch data based on the separability of fishing mortality into age specific-gear selection and yearly mortality. These models assume that the catch is randomly sampled and that sampling error is a random variable with constant variance and mean equal to zero. These models do not account for sampling measurement errors that occur when the catch partitioned by age is not measured on every sampling unit without error, and spatio-temporal errors that occur when the observed catch is not representative of the harvested population throughout …

European Security And Nato Enlargement: A View From Central Europe, Stephen J. Blank Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

On August 4-5, 1997, the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI), together with the Reserve Officers Association, cosponsored a conference in Prague on "Eurasian Security in the Era of NATO Enlargement." In order to clarify fully the emerging security agenda in Europe and hear from member states and other interested parties, SSI invited analysts and officials from all of the Central and East European countries, including those invited to join NATO, those not invited, and those former Soviet states with a vital interest in the outcome, e.g., Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia. The panelists provided assessments of their respective countries' perspectives, of their …

Antigen-Specific Cd8+ T Cells Protect Against Lethal Toxoplasmosis In Mice Infected With Neospora Caninum, Lloyd H. Kasper, Imtiaz A. Khan

Dartmouth Scholarship

Neospora caninum is a coccidial protozoan parasite that appears morphologically indistinguishable from Toxoplasma gondii and that infects a large range of mammals. Both inbred and outbred strains of mice exhibit a high degree of resistance to infection with N. caninum. Three inbred strains of mice (A/J, BALB/c, and C57BL/6) that were infected intraperitoneally with N. caninum were protected against a lethal challenge from T. gondii. Vaccine-induced protection was Neospora dose dependent. A rise in the CD8+ T-cell population in mice that had been vaccinated with N. caninum and challenged with T. gondii was observed. Adoptive transfer of CD8+ T-cell splenocytes …

The District Of Columbia Revitalization Act And Criminal Justice: The Federal Government's Assault On Local Authority, Jonathan M. Smith

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

The District of Columbia ("the District") enjoys a unique relationship with the federal government. As a matter of Constitutional pronouncement, citizens of the District are deprived of the right to ultimate control over the content of local laws. The Constitution provides that, "[t]he Congress shall have the power ... to exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States."2 Since the District's establishment in 1791, 3 Congress has not hesitated to exercise …

Northern Light, Volume 17, Number 27, N/A N/A

The Northern Light

No abstract provided.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 88, No. 40 (Mar. 31, 1998), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire.

Ecological Studies Of Wolves On Isle Royale, 1997-1998, Rolf O. Peterson

Ecological Studies of Wolves on Isle Royale

Annual Report 1997-1998

Montana Kaimin, March 31, 1998, Associated Students Of The University Of Montana

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

March 31, 1998, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of An Early Childhood Program On The Academic Achievement, Attendance, And Attitudes Of Urban At-Risk Students, Daisy Mccray Murphy

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of an early childhood preschool program on the achievement, attendance, and attitudes of at-risk students in an urban Southeastern school division in Virginia. The study compared two groups of Title I eligible four-year-olds, those who participated (n = 88) and those who did not non-participate (n = 54), in a preschool program. A review of the literature revealed that early intervention efforts have addressed the school success dilemma for at-risk students with varying degrees of effectiveness. Increased attention toward the implementation of developmentally appropriate learning environments have afforded at-risk students …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 022, Number 33, March 30, 1998, Grand Valley State University

1997-1998, Volume 22

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

The Statesman, V. 41, I. 43, State University Of New York At Stony Brook

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 41, i. 43

Educational Research In Latin America: Review And Perspectives, Abdeljalil Akkari, Soledad Perez

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

The present paper consists of four primary sections. First, we describe the historical context of educational research in Latin America. In the second section, we focus on various theoretical frameworks that are applied to educational research in the region. We identify the main institutions involved in this research in the third section. Finally, in conclusion we offer suggestions that we consider to be of greatest priority for the future of educational research in Latin America.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 06/07 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Educational research in Latin America : review and perspectives / Abdeljalil Akkari [and] Soledad Perez.

The Bg News March 30, 1998, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. March 30, 1998. Volume 80-Issue 122.

The Eastern Echo, March 30, 1998, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

March 30, 1998, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Cirque Eloize Excentricus, Center For Performing Arts

Center for Performing Arts Memorabilia

Playbill insert for the March 28-29, 1998 performances of Excentricus by Cirque Eloize.

The Murray Ledger And Times, March 28, 1998, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Cave Talk, March 28, 1998, Barbara Munson

Cave Talk

Contents: Looking Good -- Tile NCA Mourns Tile Loss of a Friend -- Personnel Changes -- Affiliate Members -- Seliinar -- Silver Anniversary -- Wonderful Follah-Up -- Frou All Over -- New Brochure -- Bilingual Tours -- Ri\Don -- Tiiree Books -- Unique Classroom -- Clean Up Projects -- Springfest -- Orientation -- NCA Convention