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Anti-Inflammatory Agents And The Modulation Of Replacement Root Resorption, Geoffrey Toshio Okada Jun 2000

Anti-Inflammatory Agents And The Modulation Of Replacement Root Resorption, Geoffrey Toshio Okada

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Replacement resorption (RR) occurs following severe injury to the periodontal ligament (PDL). It has been suggested that inflammatory reactions precede RR. The purpose of this study was to examine and compare histologically the effect of topical application of two anti-inflammatory medications and stannous fluoride (SF) on the development of RR. Thirty-four roots of beagle dog mandibular 2nd, 3rd, and 4th premolars received root canal therapy. They were then extracted and left to bench dry for one hour. Following removal of their PDLs, they were soaked for five minutes in either 10 µg/ml ketorolac (n=10), 16 µg/ml of dexamethasone (n=10), or …

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Development Of A Bedside Examination Of Cognition In Multiple Sclerosis (Becims), Gregory Scott Aaen Jun 2000

Development Of A Bedside Examination Of Cognition In Multiple Sclerosis (Becims), Gregory Scott Aaen

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Approximately 40% of all patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) exhibit some form of cognitive impairment. Identifying impairment in these patients would be beneficial to the patients and to society. However, it is too costly to refer every MS patient for full neuropsychological testing. Consequently, many attempts have been made to develop screening batteries for use by neurologists. Unfortunately, these batteries are rarely used clinically as all require approximately 20-40 minutes to administer and most require special equipment. Given the time constraints of an office visit it is unrealistic to expect neurologists to administer such tests. The present pilot study is …

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The Observer, Central Washington University Jun 2000

The Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for June 1, 2000

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Environmental Guidelines For New And Existing Piggeries, A Latto, John Noonan, R. J. Taylor Jun 2000

Environmental Guidelines For New And Existing Piggeries, A Latto, John Noonan, R. J. Taylor

Bulletins 4000 -

These guidelines apply to the management of Western Australia piggeries in Western Australia, including intensive Growing pigs under intensive conditions where the and extensive operations, straw-based housing and animals spend their entire life cycle indoors, is an combinations of these (otherwise referred to as semi- important part of the Western Australian and intensive housing).

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Occupational Hearing Loss, Sultan T. Al-Otaibi Jun 2000

Occupational Hearing Loss, Sultan T. Al-Otaibi

Saudi Medical Journal

Occupational hearing loss is a common work related problem that can be attributed to an offending agent in the workplace. This paper describes the different causes of occupational hearing loss and its compensation. Physicians should be aware of this preventable medical condition.

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South Dakota Fisheries: An Evaluation Of A Chemical Immersion Marking Technique For Juvenile Yellow Perch And Application To A Stocking Assessment Of Marsh-Reared Yellow Perch Into Eastern South Dakota Lakes, Michael L. Brown, Todd St. Sauver, David O. Lucchesi, Jennifer L. Glib, M. Elizabeth Reinhart Jun 2000

South Dakota Fisheries: An Evaluation Of A Chemical Immersion Marking Technique For Juvenile Yellow Perch And Application To A Stocking Assessment Of Marsh-Reared Yellow Perch Into Eastern South Dakota Lakes, Michael L. Brown, Todd St. Sauver, David O. Lucchesi, Jennifer L. Glib, M. Elizabeth Reinhart

Natural Resource Management Faculty Publications

Currently, yellow perch Perca flavescens stocking needs in South Dakota are met by intensive trap and transfer of juvenile and adult perch. The success of these stocking efforts is largely undocumented, primarily due to problems in distinguishing yellow perch produced within the recipient water body and stocked perch. We first developed a transfer-tank marking protocol to determine immersion duration and optimal concentration of oxytetracycline (OTC) hydrochloride needed to produce an effective mark. Then we validated the protocol for adult yellow perch and determined the persistence of OTC in edible muscle tissue. Marking results indicated that satisfactory OTC marks may be …

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The Culture Of Using Animals In Literature And The Case Of José Emilio Pacheco, Randy Malamud Jun 2000

The Culture Of Using Animals In Literature And The Case Of José Emilio Pacheco, Randy Malamud

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In his article, "The Culture of Using Animals in Literature and the Case of José Emilio Pacheco," Randy Malamud argues that the animal poetry of Mexican writer José Emilio Pacheco, compiled in his 1985 collection Album de zoología (trans. 1993 by Margaret Sayers Peden as An Ark for the Next Millennium) embodies a vast literary account of a range of animals. This book represents one of the most extensive treatments of animals by any modern poet, and one of the most sensitive and ambitious attempts to craft a discourse that facilitates an approach to animals on their own terms -- …

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Cultural Impacts On Language Uses: Comparing And Contrasting Chinese And United States Cultures, Kim Edwards Jun 2000

Cultural Impacts On Language Uses: Comparing And Contrasting Chinese And United States Cultures, Kim Edwards

Honors Theses

Cultural differences found within language uses are explored, comparing and contrasting Chinese (Mandarin) and American (English) cultures and languages with the objective of promoting better understanding and awareness between peoples. Three parts of language are examined: vocabulary, written language, and methods of communication. Previous results are expanded upon through research tools including cultural films and results from both a survey and a focus group. The discussion of findings is concluded with suggestions for further research.

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A Comparative Analysis Of Walking Patterns Between Genu Varum And Normal Subjects, Nerline Varda Maurisseau Jun 2000

A Comparative Analysis Of Walking Patterns Between Genu Varum And Normal Subjects, Nerline Varda Maurisseau

Masters Theses

The problem was to compare angular and linear kinematics, ground reaction forces (GRF), temporal changes, and electromyography (EMG) of selected muscles while walking one gait cycle to a metronome set at 100 beats per minute (bpm) between genu varum and normal men, ages 20-25 years. Results indicated: (a) the Normal Group had a lower stride time than the Genu Varum Group, although the results were not significantly different; (b) the Normal Group showed greater range of motion in the ankle, knee, hip rotation, and tibial rotation angles-however, the results were not significantly different; (c) there was no significant difference in …

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Brief For The Appellant State Of New Union: Twelfth Annual Pace National Environmental Moot Court Competition, Matthew Chivers, Elisha Peterson, Sean Tomko Jun 2000

Brief For The Appellant State Of New Union: Twelfth Annual Pace National Environmental Moot Court Competition, Matthew Chivers, Elisha Peterson, Sean Tomko

Pace Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Fermentation Of Fructooligosaccharides By Lactic Acid Bacteria And Bifidobacteria, Handan Kaplan, Robert W. Hutkins Jun 2000

Fermentation Of Fructooligosaccharides By Lactic Acid Bacteria And Bifidobacteria, Handan Kaplan, Robert W. Hutkins

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

Lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria were screened of their ability to ferment fructooligosaccharides (FOS) on MRS agar. Of 28 strains of lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria examined, 12 of 16 Lactobacillus strains and 7 of 8 Bifidobacterium strains fermented FOS. Only strains that gave a positive reaction by the agar method reached high cell densities in broth containing FOS.

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Adaptation And Selection Of Prion Protein Strain Conformations Following Interspecies Transmission Of Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy, Jason C. Bartz, Richard Bessen, Debbie Mckenzie, Richard F. Marsh, Judd M. Aiken Jun 2000

Adaptation And Selection Of Prion Protein Strain Conformations Following Interspecies Transmission Of Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy, Jason C. Bartz, Richard Bessen, Debbie Mckenzie, Richard F. Marsh, Judd M. Aiken

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

Interspecies transmission of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), or prion diseases, can result in the adaptation and selection of TSE strains with an expanded host range and increased virulence such as in the case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. To investigate TSE strain adaptation, we serially passaged a biological clone of transmissible mink encephalopathy (TME) into Syrian golden hamsters and examined the selection of distinct strain phenotypes and conformations of the disease-specific isoform of the prion protein (PrPSc). The long-incubation-period drowsy (DY) TME strain was the predominate strain, based on the presence of its strain-specific …

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Parasite Community Structure In Pimephales Promelas (Pisces: Cyprinidae) From Two Converging Streams, M. A. Weichman, John A. Janovy Jr. Jun 2000

Parasite Community Structure In Pimephales Promelas (Pisces: Cyprinidae) From Two Converging Streams, M. A. Weichman, John A. Janovy Jr.

John J. Janovy, Jr. Publications

Parasites of the fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas, were examined in fish collected from Elk Creek (40.88534°N, 96.83366°W) and West Oak Creek (40.90821°N, 96.81432°W), Lancaster County, Nebraska. These two streams are part of the Salt Valley watershed and flow together approximately 2 km downstream from the collection sites to form Oak Creek. This study examined the extent to which the two tributaries constitute a continuous habitat with respect to fish hosts. The parasite community included Trichodina sp., Myxobolus sp., Dactylogyrus simplex, D. bychowskyi, and D. pectenatus (all on gills); Gyrodactylus hoffmani (gill and body surface); Posthodiplostomum sp. (neascus, body …

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Host Specificity In Metamera Sillasenorum, N. Sp., A Gregarine Parasite Of The Leech Helobdella Triserialis With Notes On Transmission Dynamics, Megan R. Wise De Valdez, John J. Janovy Jr., John C. Wise Jun 2000

Host Specificity In Metamera Sillasenorum, N. Sp., A Gregarine Parasite Of The Leech Helobdella Triserialis With Notes On Transmission Dynamics, Megan R. Wise De Valdez, John J. Janovy Jr., John C. Wise

John J. Janovy, Jr. Publications

Eugregarines of the suborder Septatorina are apicomplexan parasites that are found mainly in arthropods. Some exceptions are species in the Metameridae that contains the only 5 septate gregarines recorded from annelids. The type genus is Metamera Duke, 1910 with two species, Metamera schubergi Duke, 1910, in European Glossiphonia complanata, and Metamera reynoldsi Jones, 1943, from North American G. complanata. Over the summers of 1995-1998, in Keith County, Nebraska, septate gregarines were found in the glossiphoniid leech Helobdella triserialis. The gregarines were determined to be a new species of Metamera, herein named Metamera sillasenorum. Measurements of size …

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A Century Of Breeding Birds In Nebraska, Jackie Canterbury, Paul A. Johnsgard Jun 2000

A Century Of Breeding Birds In Nebraska, Jackie Canterbury, Paul A. Johnsgard

Papers in Ornithology

With the imminent publication of the Nebraska Breeding Bird Atlas and the turning of a new millennium, it is perhaps an appropriate time to survey the state of breeding birds in Nebraska. Wayne Mollhoff’s summary of the N.O.U.’s Nebraska Breeding Birds Aliasing Project (Mollhoff, 2000) provides important databases for the latter part of the past century, and the historic overview by James Ducey (1988) offers a useful basis for judging the breeding avifauna of Nebraska from about the beginning of the century. The Biological Resources Division of the U. S. Geological Survey’s (WSGS-BRD) annual Breeding Bird Survey data currently extends …

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Tubulin And Neurofilament Proteins Are Transported Differently In Axons Of Chicken Motoneurons, Aidong Yuan, Roland G. Mills, Catherine P. Chia, John J. Bray Jun 2000

Tubulin And Neurofilament Proteins Are Transported Differently In Axons Of Chicken Motoneurons, Aidong Yuan, Roland G. Mills, Catherine P. Chia, John J. Bray

Papers in Microbiology

1. We previously showed that actin is transported in an unassembled form with its associated proteins actin depolymerizing factor, cofilin, and profilin. Here we examine the specific activities of radioactively labeled tubulin and neurofilament proteins in subcellular fractions of the chicken sciatic nerve following injection of L-[35S]methionine into the lumbar spinal cord. 2. At intervals of 12 and 20 days after injection, nerves were cut into 1-cm segments and separated into Triton X-100-soluble and particulate fractions. Analysis of the fractions by high-resolution two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, immunoblotting, fluorography, and computer densitometry showed that tubulin was transported as a unimodal wave at …

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Neurobrucellosis, Bindiganavale N. Gokul, Alfred Paul, Ifikhar Hussein Jun 2000

Neurobrucellosis, Bindiganavale N. Gokul, Alfred Paul, Ifikhar Hussein

Saudi Medical Journal

Brucellosis, which is endemic in Saudi Arabia, can present as a disease with multisystem involvement. Occasionally the organisms invade the central nervous system producing varied neurological manifestations. Often the clinical diagnosis of neurobrucellosis is not straight forward and is obscure. Certain criteria have to be fulfilled for the definitive diagnosis of neurobrucellosis. We report 2 cases of neurobrucellosis which were encountered for the first time during the past 10 years at this hospital.

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Trichobezoar. A Rare Cause Of Acute Bowel Obstruction, Mohamed S. Al-Skaini, Mohamed I. Seleem Jun 2000

Trichobezoar. A Rare Cause Of Acute Bowel Obstruction, Mohamed S. Al-Skaini, Mohamed I. Seleem

Saudi Medical Journal

A surgically successfully treated case of (2.8kg) Trichobezoar presenting with severe epigastric pain, vomiting, associated with anemia and dark stool of one days duration. Complicated on admission by an acute intestinal obstruction. There has been no report of such a case from Saudi Arabia up to the present time. The presenting symptoms and signs, and management strategies are discussed.

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Phylogeny Of The Species Of The Genus Litomosoides (Nematatoda: Onchocercidae): Evidence Of Rampant Host Switching, Sara V. Brant, Scott Lyell Gardner Jun 2000

Phylogeny Of The Species Of The Genus Litomosoides (Nematatoda: Onchocercidae): Evidence Of Rampant Host Switching, Sara V. Brant, Scott Lyell Gardner

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Filarioid nematodes of the genus Litomosoides occur in the abdominal and (or) thoracic cavities of marsupials, rodents, and bats of the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. In this study, the phylogenetic relationships among these nematodes were estimated with a parsimony analysis of morphological characters derived from species descriptions. This nonweighted analysis produced 20 shortest trees. The monophyly of the genus was not supported in that Litomosoides thomomydis and Litomosoides westi failed to group with the other members of the genus. When these 2 taxa (parasites of pocket gophers) were excluded, monophyly of Litomosoides was supported by 2 synapomorphies (structure of the …

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Relationships Of Nematodirus Species And Nematodirus Battus Isolates (Nematoda: Trichostrongyloidea) Based On Nuclear Ribosomal Dna Sequences, Steven A. Nadler, Eric P. Hoberg, Deborah S.S. Hudspeth, Lora G. Rickard Jun 2000

Relationships Of Nematodirus Species And Nematodirus Battus Isolates (Nematoda: Trichostrongyloidea) Based On Nuclear Ribosomal Dna Sequences, Steven A. Nadler, Eric P. Hoberg, Deborah S.S. Hudspeth, Lora G. Rickard

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Nuclear ribosomal sequence data from the internal transcribed spacers (ITS-1 and ITS-2), 5.8S subunit, and regions of the 18S and 28S genes were used to investigate sequence diversity among geographic samples of Nematodirus battus, and to infer phylogenetic relationships among Nematodirus species. Phylogenetic analysis of these data yielded strong support for relationships among species, depicting Nematodirus helvetianus and Nematodirus spathiger as sister-taxa and a clade of these two species and Nematodirus filicollis. This tree is consistent with caprine bovids as ancestral hosts, with a subsequent host shift to Bovinae in N. helvetianus. Eleven of 14 N. battus …

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A Changing Bridge For Changing Times: The History Of The West Boston Bridge, 1793-1907, Dale H. Freeman Jun 2000

A Changing Bridge For Changing Times: The History Of The West Boston Bridge, 1793-1907, Dale H. Freeman

Graduate Masters Theses

This thesis examines the building of the West Boston Bridge in 1793, which was the first bridge to cross the Charles River between Cambridge and Boston, as well as the building of its successors at the same location in 1854 and 1907. It is a study of how these bridges brought change to both Boston and Cambridge which resulted not only in commercial development and urban settlement, but greatly assisted in opening up avenues to public transit for a growing urban population. It also examines the influences on the bridges of the historical periods when each was built: the first …

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Academic Senate - Senate, 6/1/2000, Academic Senate Jun 2000

Academic Senate - Senate, 6/1/2000, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

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Serum Ferritin Concentration And Recurrence Of Colorectal Adenoma, Marilyn Tseng, E. Robert Greenberg, Robert S. Sandler, John A. Baron, Robert W. Haile, Baruch S. Blumberg, Katherine A. Mcglynn Jun 2000

Serum Ferritin Concentration And Recurrence Of Colorectal Adenoma, Marilyn Tseng, E. Robert Greenberg, Robert S. Sandler, John A. Baron, Robert W. Haile, Baruch S. Blumberg, Katherine A. Mcglynn

Kinesiology and Public Health

Abstract Both body iron stores and dietary iron intake have been reported to increase risk of colorectal neoplasms. We assessed whether serum ferritin concentration was associated with recurrence of colorectal adenomas among 733 individuals with baseline determinations of ferritin as part of a multicenter clinical trial of antioxidant supplements for adenoma prevention. All study participants had at least one adenoma removed within 3 months before enrollment, and 269 of them developed one or more adenomas between follow-up colonoscopies conducted 1 and 4 years after enrollment. Baseline serum ferritin concentrations were analyzed both as a log-transformed continuous variable and as a …

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Cruella De Vil Revisited: The International Dog And Cat Fur Trade, Jean C. Yasuhara Jun 2000

Cruella De Vil Revisited: The International Dog And Cat Fur Trade, Jean C. Yasuhara

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Review Of Repackaging The Welfare State. Pranab Chatterjee. Reviewed By Larry Nackerud, University Of Georgia., Larry Nackerud Jun 2000

Review Of Repackaging The Welfare State. Pranab Chatterjee. Reviewed By Larry Nackerud, University Of Georgia., Larry Nackerud

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Pranab Chatterjee, Repackaging the Welfare State. Washington, DC: NASW Press, 1999. $32.95 paperback.

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Democracy, Science, And Free Trade: Risk Regulation On Trial At The World Trade Organization, Robert Howse Jun 2000

Democracy, Science, And Free Trade: Risk Regulation On Trial At The World Trade Organization, Robert Howse

Michigan Law Review

Among the most common critiques of globalization is that it increasingly constrains the ability of democratic communities to make unfettered choices about policies that affect the fundamental welfare of their citizens, including those of health and safety, the environment, and consumer protection. Traditionally, free trade rules were about constraining border measures such as tariffs and quantitative restrictions on imports. Increasingly, however, such rules include requirements and constraints addressed directly to domestic regulation. For example, a country's policies with respect to intellectual property rights or its regulatory approach to network industries, such as telecommunications, may now be fundamentally shaped by rules …

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The Science Of Endocrine Disruption - Will It Change The Scope Of Products Liability Claims?, Karen Fassuliotis Jun 2000

The Science Of Endocrine Disruption - Will It Change The Scope Of Products Liability Claims?, Karen Fassuliotis

Pace Environmental Law Review

The FDA Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 and amendments to the EPA Safe Drinking Water Act require the EPA Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to develop a screening program for endocrine disrupting effects. This Comment explores the science of endocrine disruptors and examines whether the current science supports a successful products liability claim. The various methods for proving liability, causation and harm are presented and analyzed against the current science of endocrine disruption. This Comment suggests possible ways the court might allow plaintiffs to present evidence of causation in bringing suit against companies …

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Intracellular Transport, Assembly, And Degradation Of Wild-Type And Disease-Linked Mutant Gap Junction Proteins, Judy K. Vanslyke, Suzanne M. Deschênes, Linda S. Musil Jun 2000

Intracellular Transport, Assembly, And Degradation Of Wild-Type And Disease-Linked Mutant Gap Junction Proteins, Judy K. Vanslyke, Suzanne M. Deschênes, Linda S. Musil

Biology Faculty Publications

More than 130 different mutations in the gap junction integral plasma membrane protein connexin32 (Cx32) have been linked to the human peripheral neuropathy X-linked Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMTX). How these various mutants are processed by the cell and the mechanism(s) by which they cause CMTX are unknown. To address these issues, we have studied the intracellular transport, assembly, and degradation of three CMTX-linked Cx32 mutants stably expressed in PC12 cells. Each mutant had a distinct fate: E208K Cx32 appeared to be retained in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), whereas both the E186K and R142W mutants were transported to perinuclear compartments from which …

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Career Aspirations And Knowledge About Career And Technical Education Of Kalamazoo County 8th And 9th Grade Students, Kevin Hollenbeck Jun 2000

Career Aspirations And Knowledge About Career And Technical Education Of Kalamazoo County 8th And 9th Grade Students, Kevin Hollenbeck

Reports

No abstract provided.

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Broadening The Interdisciplinary Approach Of Technology Education: Connections Between Communications, Language, And The Literary Arts, Mark Snyder Jun 2000

Broadening The Interdisciplinary Approach Of Technology Education: Connections Between Communications, Language, And The Literary Arts, Mark Snyder

Journal of STEM Teacher Education

No abstract provided.

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