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Comparison Of The Quantification Of Caffeine In Human Plasma By Gas Chromatography And Elisa, A. B. Carregaro, W. E. Woods, Thomas Tobin, A. Queiroz-Neto

Veterinary Science Faculty Publications

In the present study we evaluated the precision of the ELISA method to quantify caffeine in human plasma and compared the results with those obtained by gas chromatography. A total of 58 samples were analyzed by gas chromatography using a nitrogen-phosphorus detector and routine techniques. For the ELISA test, the samples were diluted to obtain a concentration corresponding to 50% of the absorbance of the standard curve. To determine whether the proximity between the I₅₀ of the standard curve and that of the sample would bring about a more precise result, the samples were divided into three blocks according …

After Steel Co.: "Hypothetical Jurisdiction" In The Federal Appellate Courts, Joan Steinman

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.

Ecology Of The Endangered Sandy Cay Rock Iguana, Cyclura Rileyi Cristata, In The Bahamas, Shawn Kendall Fry

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

In this thesis I present the results of a study on the population demographics and home range size of Cyclura rileyi cristata. There are eight species of West Indian rock iguanas, genus Cyclura. All are endangered, including C. rileyiwhich is endemic to the Bahamas. One of three recognized subspecies, C. r. cristatalives on a single cay in the Exumas chain and is among the most endangered lizards in the world. Various size measurements indicate that this taxon is among the smallest within the genus. Distance surveys and a Lincoln-Petersen estimate based on resightings of marked iguanas …

Age Related Changes In Contractile Sensitivity To Cyclic Gmp And Intracellular Calcium Compartmentalization In Ovine Arteries, Surya Margono Nauli

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The study examines the hypothesis that maturation changes the ability of cGMP to produce cerebral vasodilatation and alters the relative intracellular calcium pool sizes in ovine arteries. In ovine basilars taken from near-term fetal and young adult sheep, 8- pCPT-cGMP relaxed potassium- and serotonin-induced tone with pD2 values of 4.4±0.1 and 4.9±0.1 (fetal basilar) and 4.0±0.1 and 4.7±0.1 (adult basilar), respectively. In fura-2 loaded arteries, 8-pCPT-cGMP significantly lowered increases in cytosolic calcium concentration induced by serotonin but not potassium regardless of age. When calcium sensitivity was calculated in the same arteries as the slope of the relation between calcium concentration …

Social And Economic Rights? Lessons From South Africa, Cass R. Sunstein

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

No abstract provided.

The Incidence Of Caregiver Reported Sensory Processing Disorders In Children Who Are Experiencing Traumatic Stress Reaction, Ann K. Viviano

Masters Theses

The purpose of this research project was to determine whether children who are experiencing traumatic stress reaction to childhood neglect· or abuse demonstrate sensory processing disorders. It was hypothesized that since neurodevelopment has been disrupted in children who have been exposed to trauma or neglect, sensory processing abilities may also be disrupted.

The Sensory Profile, a judgment-based caregiver questionnaire, provides a standard method to measure a child's sensory processing abilities and to profile the effect of sensory processing on a child's functional performance. A convenience sample of 25 children, with documented traumatic stress reaction due to abuse and/or neglect, …

Evolving Norms Of North-South Assistance Will They Be Applied To Hiv/Aids?, Paul G. Harris, Patricia Siplon

Centre for Public Policy Studies : CPPS Working Paper Series

The world is in the early stages of what will be the greatest health crisis in modern times. Millions of people—most of them in the world’s poor countries—are infected with HIV. The vast majority of these people will suffer and die from AIDS. The extent of this problem presents profound moral and ethical questions for the world’s wealthy people and countries, for it is they who are most able to assist the poor in addressing this tragedy. What is more, the spread of HIV and AIDS poses major threats to the interests of the developed countries. In short, HIV/AIDS presents …

Contract And Grant Awards Fiscal Year 2001, Office Of The Vice President For Research

Office of the Vice President for Research

I invite you to read this report Contract and Grant Awards FY 2001, which lists contract and grant awards received by the University of New Mexico (UNM) during the period from July 1, 2000 - June 30, 2001. These awards represent new funds that were acquired during FY01 by the main campus, branch campuses and education centers, and the Health Sciences Center (HSC). The HSC includes the School of Medicine, College of Nursing and College of Pharmacy. The awards received for FY01 total $235.7M, of which $147.2M is attributed to the main campus and $88.5M to HSC. These awards assist …

Welfare Reform 4 Years Later: The Mobilization Of The Land-Grant System, Bonnie Braun, Linda Kay Benning

Journal of Extension

Welfare reform occurred during an era of economic prosperity. In question in 2001 is the ability of the economy to sustain its robust nature and maintain jobs for people at entry levels. Thus, the stage is set for continued engagement of the land-grant system, with Extension at the forefront, in welfare reform. This article describes what the land-grant system is doing to address the policy issue of welfare reform and to capture and report the system's accomplishments. The article challenges us to renew our commitment to one of this nation's most compelling issues.

Project Healthy Bones: An Osteoporosis Prevention Program For Older Adults, Kathleen Klotzbach-Shimomura

Journal of Extension

Osteoporosis awareness has increased tremendously in the past 5 years. Project Healthy Bones is a 24- week exercise and education program for older women and men at risk for, or who have, osteoporosis. Project Healthy Bones includes both exercise and education components. The exercise component is designed to improve strength, balance, and flexibility. The education curriculum stresses the importance of exercise, nutrition, safety, drug therapy, and lifestyle factors. A unique collaboration, grant funding and the educational expertise of Cooperative Extension makes this program one that can be replicated to reduce osteoporosis.

Thinking In Multimedia: Research-Based Tips On Designing And Using Interactive Multimedia Curricula., Randy Brown

Journal of Extension

As the use of computers as an educational medium increases, Extension professionals need to be informed about new technology-enhanced methods for use in community-based, educational settings. Interactive multimedia curricula (IMC) have been touted by many as a way to increase learning and facilitate a shift to a more learner-centered educational experience. As with any other educational method, IMC needs to be viewed in a critical fashion. This article addresses the question, "What things seem to make effective IMC?" and presents some research-based recommendations for those using or developing IMC.

Biotechnology Of Whey Using Yeast Fungi Isolated From Local Environment, Mouza Suhail Al Muhairi

Theses

The potential threat of whey pollution to the soil environment and ultimately groundwater resources in UAB promoted the elements of concern to the utilization of the whey waste. This work was conducted in AI-Ain area to isolate new fermenting yeast strains, from local soils, capable of fermenting whey lactose.

Soil samples were collected from two locations in AI-Ain area (near Al-Ain dairy farm & AI-Markhania area) and from a neighboring area (AI-Buraimi) based on the soil nature and ecological parameters. Inorganic elements and organic residues of the soil samples were characterized. Results indicated that AI-Buraimi soil is rich in nitrate …

Selective Inhibition Of Selenocysteine Trna Maturation And Selenoprotein Synthesis In Transgenic Mice Expressing Isopentenyladenosine-Deficient Selenocysteine Trna, Mohamed E. Moustafa, Bradley A. Carlson, Muhammed A. El-Saadani, Gregory V. Kryukov, Qi-An Sun, John W. Harney, Kristina E. Hill, Gerald F. Combs, Lionel Feigenbaum, David B. Mansur, Raymond F. Burk, Marla J. Berry, Alan M. Diamond, Byeong Jae Lee, Vadim Gladyshev, Dolph A. Hatfield

Vadim Gladyshev Publications

Selenocysteine (Sec) tRNA (tRNA ^[Ser]Sec) serves as both the site of Sec biosynthesis and the adapter molecule for donation of this amino acid to protein. The consequences on selenoprotein biosynthesis of overexpressing either the wild type or a mutant tRNA ^[Ser]Sec lacking the modified base, isopentenyladenosine, in its anticodon loop were examined by introducing multiple copies of the corresponding tRNA ^[Ser]Sec genes into the mouse genome. Overexpression of wild-type tRNA ^[Ser]Sec did not affect selenoprotein synthesis. In contrast, the levels of numerous selenoproteins decreased in mice expressing isopentenyladenosine-deficient (i⁶A^-) tRNA ^[Ser]Sec in a protein- and …

Iron Deficiency Anemia. A Study Of Risk Factors, Joharah M. Al-Quaiz

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk factors for iron deficiency anemia among Saudi women of childbearing age. METHODS: This is a case control study conducted at the primary health care clinics of King Khalid University Hospital in Riyadh over a 6-month period. Inclusion criteria included women of childbearing age and hemoglobin level < 120 g/l. Iron deficiency anemia was defined as having iron deficiency and low hemoglobin level < 120 g/l. Controls had hemoglobin level > 120 g/l and were matched with the cases for socio-demographic characteristics. RESULTS: Eighty-seven patients and 203 controls were enrolled in the study. Low frequency of eating meat, vegetables or drinking juices right with vitamin C increased the risk of having iron deficiency anemia by 2-4 fold (odds ratio = …

Antiplatelet Therapy In Ischemic Stroke: Evidence-Based Review, Kongkiat Kulkantrakorn

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

No abstract provided.

Infectious Reproductive Diseases Of Small Ruminants, Clell Bagley

All Current Publications

Several diseases which infect small ruminants result in abortion or reduced fertility and some may also infect humans (zoonotic diseases).

Disability Self-Assessment And Upper Quarter Muscle Balance In Females, Eric Glenn Johnson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Background and Purpose. This study compared upper quarter muscle balance of working female dental hygienists and non-dental hygiene females who had no history of upper quarter pathology. The upper quarter was operationally defined as the shoulder and neck region; and muscle balance, as muscular flexibility and muscular performance. Muscular performance was operationally defined as a combination of strength and endurance.

Subjects. The study group consisted of 41 working dental hygienists between the ages of 22 and 60 years with a mean age of 38 years. The control group consisted of 46 non-dental hygienists between the ages of 20 and 54 …

Ischemic Degeneration Of The Posterior Tibial Tendon In Rabbits, Jeng-Yi Shieh, Tyng-Guey Wang, Jan-Show Chu, Chung-Li Wang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

脛後肌肌腱斷裂的病態生理現象至今仍未有廣泛的研究。本文的目的乃利用兔子動物模型來探討缺血在脛後肌肌腱退化中可能扮演之角色。我們利用40隻紐西蘭白兔將之分為四組，將一段脛後肌肌腱的內行性與外行性營養供應途徑阻斷其一或同時阻斷，三星期後將此段肌腱取出，做病理學之觀察。實驗結果顯示，缺血的確可以造成兔子脛後肌肌腱的退化甚至斷裂。而肌腱內行性的血流循環乃脛後肌肌腱主要的營養供應途徑，從外面滑膜囊液滲透進入肌腱的養份並不足以維持脛後肌肌腱的完整性。脛後肌肌腱所承受的張力會加重缺血對肌腱所造成的傷害。

Extension And Health Promotion: An Adult Learning Approach, Doris E. Gillis, Leona M. English

Journal of Extension

In order to strengthen the health of three communities in Nova Scotia, a group of community-based agencies, including a university Extension department, a local women's association, and a regional public health department, initiated a health promotion project called PATH (People Assessing Their Health). This article examines the use of intentional adult learning approaches to enable the participants to examine their experiences of health and factors that are determinants of health in their communities. Community members designed community impact assessment tools, unique to each of their communities, that can be used to determine the impact of policies, programs, and services on …

Extending Our Reach: Strategic Opportunities For Cooperative Extension To Promote Infant Health Through Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Preventative Education, Linda A. Jouridine, Stephen D. Green

Journal of Extension

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) remains one of the deadliest health risks for infants up to age 1 year, claiming nearly 5,000 lives annually. The number of SIDS cases has decreased in the last decade due to nationwide efforts to educate the public about guidelines for reducing the risk of SIDS; however, evidence indicates that certain segments of the population are failing to implement these guidelines, which include placing infants to sleep on their backs. This article offers specific suggestions on how Extension is ideally suited to influence education, intervention, and public policy efforts aimed at reducing the incidence of …

Mustang Daily, May 31, 2001

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Adult Children With Developmental Disabilities: The Impact On The Mothers, Tracy J. E Mitchell

Theses and Graduate Projects

This qualitative study discussed and evaluated the affect adult children with developmental disabilities have upon their mothers. Extensive research has been done on children with disabilities and the impact upon their mothers, but little has been done regarding the adult children. Interviews were conducted with 5 mothers of adult children with developmental disabilities through the use of a snowball sample. The results indicated the mothers had mostly positive feelings towards their adult child. However, the study also found many of the mothers had unresolved grief issues regarding the raising of their adult child. The findings give implications to the social …

The Weekly Challenger, May 31, 2001, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The May 31, 2001, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Mustang Daily, May 30, 2001

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

May 30, 2001 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

What’S Ahead For Farm Programs?, Roy Frederick

Cornhusker Economics

At a family gathering over the long Memorial Day week-end, a shirttail relative used this for a conversation starter: “So, have you got the new farm bill figured out?” My response was a quick and unequivocal “no.” In fact, the whole process becomes more uncertain as the Democrats assume majority control of the U.S. Senate.
The House Agriculture Committee originally had planned to complete at least the commodity titles (sections) of a new farm bill by July 11, 2001. More recently, the House target date has been pushed back to August. The leadership on that panel still holds out hope …

3rd Annual Pacific Research Day Abstracts, University Of The Pacific

Excellence Day

No abstract provided.

The Murray Ledger And Times, May 29, 2001, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Monitor Newsletter May 28, 2001, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

May 28, 2001 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.