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Feminism And Child Custody Under Chapter Two Of The American Law Institute’S Principles Of The Law Of Family Dissolution, Margaret F. Brinig

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Big Guys, Babies, And Beauty (Review Essay), Nancy Easterlin

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Constitutional Pragmatism For A Changing American Family, David D. Meyer

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Research View, Spring 2001

Research View

Contents of this issue include:

Publishing Pros: UM researchers publish papers in top science journals

Beetle Battles: The strange world of horned combatants

'Boys Will be Boys': Old adage not good enough anymore

From Mice to Mankind: Seeking molecular remedies for disease

Heartwalk 2001: Griz football's first family heads this year's event

Adventures Down Under: UM professor travels to 'Amazingly Interesting Place'

First Report Of Columbia Root Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne Chitwoodi) In Potato In Texas, A. L. Szalanski, P. G. Mullin, T. S. Harris, T. O. Powers

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Columbia root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (1) was identified from potatoes, Solanum tuberosum L., collected from Dallam County, Texas in October 2000. Seed potatoes are the most likely source for this introduction. This nematode is currently found infecting potatoes grown in California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Some countries prohibit import of both seed and table stock potatoes originating in states known to harbor M. chitwoodi. Lesions on the potatoes had discrete brown coloration with white central spots in the outer 1 cm of the tuber flesh. Female nematode densities averaged 3 per square …

Region Of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Latency-Associated Transcript Sufficient For Wild-Type Spontaneous Reactivation Promotes Cell Survival In Tissue Culture, Melissa Inman, Guey-Chuen Perng, Gail A. Henderson, Homayon Ghiasi, Anthony B. Nesburn, Steven L. Wechsler, Clinton J. Jones

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

The latency-associated transcript (LAT) is the only abundant herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) transcript expressed during latency. In the rabbit eye model, LAT null mutants do not reactivate efficiently from latency. We recently demonstrated that the LAT null mutant dLAT2903 induces increased levels of apoptosis in trigeminal ganglia of infected rabbits compared to LAT⁺ strains (G.-C. Perng, C. Jones, J. Ciacci-Zarella, M. Stone, G. Henderson, A. Yokht, S. M. Slanina, F. M. Hoffman, H. Ghiasi, A. B. Nesburn, and C. S. Wechsler, Science 287:1500–1503, 2000).The same study also demonstrated that a plasmid expressing LAT nucleotides 301 to …

Molecular Phylogenetics Of Western North American Frogs Of The Rana Boylii Species Group, J. Robert Macey, Jared L. Strasburg, Jennifer A. Brisson, Vance T. Vredenburg, Mark Jennings, Allan Larson

School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

Phylogenetic relationships among frogs of the genus Rana from western North America are investigated using 2013 aligned bases of mitochondrial DNA sequence from the genes encoding ND1 (subunit one of NADH dehydrogenase), tRNA^Ile, tRNA^Gln, tRNA^Met, ND2, tRNA^Trp, tRNA^Ala, tRNA^Asn, tRNA^Cys, tRNA^Tyr, and COI (subunit I of cytochrome c oxidase), plus the origin for light-strand replication (OL) between the tRNA^Asn and tRNA^Cys genes. The aligned sequences contain 401 phylogenetically informative characters. A well-resolved phylogenetic hypothesis in which the Rana boylii species group ( …

Solution Structure Of B. Subtilis Acyl Carrier Protein, Guang-Yi Xu, Amy Tam, Laura Lin, Jeffrey Hixon, Christian C. Fritz, Robert Powers

Robert Powers Publications

Background: Acyl carrier protein (ACP) is a fundamental component of fatty acid biosynthesis in which the fatty acid chain is elongated by the fatty acid synthetase system while attached to the 4’-phosphopantetheine prosthetic group (4’- PP) of ACP. Activation of ACP is mediated by holo-acyl carrier protein synthase (ACPS) when ACPS transfers the 4’-PP moiety from coenzyme A (CoA) to Ser36 of apo-ACP. Both ACP and ACPS have been identified as essential for E. coli viability and potential targets for development of antibiotics.

Results: The solution structure of B. subtilis ACP (9 kDa) has been determined using two-dimensional and three-dimensional …

In Vitro Effect Of Different Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs On Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Activity Measured By Luminol-Dependent Chemiluminescence Of The Whole Blood, Asia S. Abdullah, Abdullah M. Jawad, Ali H. Al-Hashimi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To define the well-known variability in the effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and to search for predictors of such variability using an in vitro model. METHODS: Polymorphonuclear leukocyte activity was measured by luminol-dependent chemiluminescence of the whole blood using barium sulphate as a stimulator. Blood was taken from 40 apparently healthy volunteers (22 males and 18 females; their age ranged from 20-50 years). Drugs (indomethacin 10ug/ml, aspirin 300ug/ml, ibuprofen 25ug/ml or diclofenac 8ug/ml) were added into the blood of each individual in vitro. The chemiluminescence was measured in a photon counting system. RESULTS: There was a marked inter and …

Endobronchial Inflammatory Pseudotumor Of The Lung, Waseem A. Hajjar, Mahmoud H. Ashour, Ammar C. Al-Rikabi

Saudi Medical Journal

Inflammatory pseudotumor (also called plasma cell granuloma, histiocytoma and x-anthofibroma) is a benign, slow growing lesion which may present with cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis and unresolving pneumonia or can be discovered radiographically as a localised lesion. It has been reported in individuals up to 70 years old, but approximately two-thirds have developed in individuals under 30 years of age. The sex incidence is approximately equal. Inflammatory pseudotumors of the lung are usually peripheral lesions but may occasionally be endobronchial. We report the case of an endobronchial inflammatory pseudotumor in a 17-year-old girl who presented with unresolving right-sided pneumonia. Appropriate radiological, bronchoscopic …

Movements And Mortality Of American White Pelicans Banded At Marsh Lake, Minnesota, D. Tommy King

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

We analyzed 687 recovery records for American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) banded as nestlings at Marsh Lake, Minnesota, between 1972 and 1998 to determine mortality, migration, and dispersal patterns. About 84% of the recoveries were in the United States, 12% in Mexico, 3% in Canada, and 1% in Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Recoveries included 404 bands from birds reported as found dead or shot and 283 bands from birds due to other miscellaneous causes. Median age at recovery was 1.0 year. The mean distance from the banding site to a recovery location was 1240 km. Pelicans from …

Impacts Of Supplemental Feeding On The Nutritional Ecology Of Black Bears, Steven T. Partridge, Dale L. Nolte, Georg J. Ziegltrum, Charles T. Robbins

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Black bear (Ursus americanus) damage to managed conifer stands during the spring in the U.S. Pacific Northwest is a continuing management concern. Because bear damage to managed conifers may reflect the limited availability of nutritious foods, supplemental feeding has been used to decrease damage. Highly palatable, pelleted feed is provided ad libitum from April until late June when berries ripen and such damage stops. We examined black bear use of supplemental feed during the spring and summer of 1998 and 1999 in western Washington. Bears were captured in areas where supplemental feed was provided and in control areas …

Compound Drc- 1339 Concentrate-Staging Areas (Epa Reg. No. 56228-30)

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

DRC-1339 (3-chloro-4-methyl benzenamine HCI, Chemical Abstract Service Reg. No. 7745-89-3) is a slow- acting avicide that is registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the control of several species of pest birds including blackbirds, starlings, pigeons, crows, ravens, magpies, and gulls. Technical DRC-1339 (Starlicide Technical, EPA Reg. No. 602-1 34) contains 97 percent DRC-1339. DRC-1339 was developed jointly by Ralston Purina, Inc., Purina Mills, Inc., and the National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) of the U. S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Service's (WS) program.

Public Education, Mapping, And Early Action To Control Russian Knapweed In Southeastern Arizona, Kim H. Mcreynolds, Larry D. Howery

Journal of Extension

Russian knapweed has been problematic in the Northern U.S. for decades, but only recently found in Southeastern Arizona. Due to its aggressive nature and threat to ecological and agricultural values, a working group was formed to address the problem. A plan of action was developed and implemented. The objectives of the project reported in this article were to: 1) develop a public outreach program to increase awareness of noxious weed impacts, 2) use GPS and GIS technology to map Russian knapweed infestations, and 3) use mapping data to plan and coordinate an integrated management strategy in Cochise County, Arizona. Due …

Treefall Gaps And The Maintenance Of Species Diversity In A Tropical Forest, Stefan A. Schnitzer, Walter P. Carson

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

The maintenance of species diversity by treefall gaps is a long‐standing paradigm in forest ecology. Gaps are presumed to provide an environment in which tree species of differing competitive abilities partition heterogeneous resources. The empirical evidence to support this paradigm, however, remains scarce, and some recent studies even suggest that gaps do not maintain the diversity of shade‐tolerant species. Although there is evidence that gaps maintain the diversity of pioneer trees, most of this evidence comes from studies that did not make comparisons between gaps and intact forest sites (controls). Further, nearly all studies on the maintenance of diversity by …

Aluminum Inducted Apoptosis As A Model Of Neurodegeneration, Doug Strand

Senior Honors Theses

The fundamental mechanism for cell loss in Alzheimer's disease is currently unknown although evidence has implicated an array of contributing factors including oxidative stress and apoptosis. Recently, the potentially critical role of mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases has become increasingly compelling due to the analysis of the cascade if events preceding neuronal apoptosis. Previous studies have shown that the intracisternal administration of aluminum (A1) to aged white rabbits yields man biochemical and pathological similarities to Alzheimer's disease and further implicated apoptosis. The specific aim of this project was to develop an in vitro model that uses aluminum to trigger the …

Unlv Magazine, Laurie Fruth, .

UNLV Magazine

No abstract provided.

The Examination Of The Expression Patterns Of A Gamma Carbonic Anhydrase Homologue In Arabidopsis Thaliana, Eric Thomas Dane Nielsen Iii

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

The Evolution Of Irrationality, Owen D. Jones

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

The place of the rational actor model in the analysis of individual and social behavior relevant to law remains unresolved. In recent years, scholars have sought frameworks to explain: a) disjunctions between seemingly rational behavior and seemingly irrational behavior; b) the origins of and influences on law-relevant preferences, and c) the nonrandom development of norms. This Article explains two components of an evolutionary framework that, building from accessible insights of behavioral biology, can encompass all three. The components are: "time-shifted rationality" and "the law of law's leverage."

Characterization Of The Cd154-Positive And Cd40-Positive Cellular Subsets Required For Pathogenesis In Retrovirus-Induced Murine Immunodeficiency, Kathy A. Green, Randolph J. Noelle, Brigit G. Durell, William R. Green

Dartmouth Scholarship

Genetically susceptible C57BL/6 (B6) mice that are infected with the LP-BM5 isolate of murine retroviruses develop profound splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, hypergammaglobulinemia, terminal B-cell lymphomas, and an immunodeficiency state bearing many similarities to the pathologies seen in AIDS. Because of these similarities, this syndrome has been called murine AIDS (MAIDS). We have previously shown that CD154 (CD40 ligand)-CD40 molecular interactions are required both for the initiation and progression of MAIDS. Thus, in vivo anti-CD154 monoclonal antibody (MAb) treatment inhibited MAIDS symptoms in LP-BM5-infected wild-type mice when either a short course of anti-CD154 MAb treatment was started on the day of infection or …

Nova Quarterly: The University Of Texas At El Paso, The University Of Texas At El Paso University Communications

NOVA

Spring 2001, Vol. 37, No. 3; No. 145

Excellence and Equity: A New Model for Higher Education

The Environmental Ethics Of Mormon Belief, George B. Handley

BYU Studies

The time has come to find common ground between environmentalism and Mormon belief. The perceived divide between the two has all but shut down the possibility of dialogue. Some Mormons dismiss the political causes of environmentalists as being the fears of faithless hedonists, just as otherwise responsible environmental scholars and activists sometimes perpetuate myths and inaccuracies about what they perceive to be the anti-ecological stance of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But Mormon belief has more than enough in common with environmentalism to promote genuine and productive change in our environmental behavior. Not only is Mormon doctrine …

Jeremiah's Imprisonment And The Date Of Lehi's Departure, S. Kent Brown, David Rolph Seely

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

No abstract provided.

Genetic Testing's "Soft Underbelly": Christian Vision And Bio-Utopia, M. Therese Lysaught

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

2001 April, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases for April of 2001.

Defeasible Reasoning, Special Pleading And The Cosmological Argument: A Reply To Oppy, Robert C. Koons

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.

Material Persons And The Doctrine Of Resurrection, Lynne Rudder Baker

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.

Increased Mrna Expression For The Α1 Subunit Of The GabaA Receptor Following Nitrous Oxide Exposure In Mice, Lisa M. Johanek, William E. Cullinan, Linda K. Vaughn

Biomedical Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

The mechanisms by which nitrous oxide (N₂O) produces physical dependence and withdrawal seizures are not well understood, but both N₂O and ethanol exert some of their effects via the GABA_A receptor and several lines of evidence indicate that withdrawal from N₂O and ethanol may be produced through similar mechanisms. Expression levels of mRNA transcripts encoding several GABA_A receptor subunits change with chronic ethanol exposure and, therefore, we hypothesized that N₂O exposure would produce changes in mRNA expression for the α₁ subunit. Male, Swiss–Webster mice, 10–12 weeks of age, were …

Consumer Views On Genetically Modified Crops, Levente Timar

Major Themes in Economics

Differences in consumer views about genetically modified crops have recently lead to trade disputes between the United States and the countries of the European Union. This paper uses a simple cost-benefit model to examine what factors influence consumer views on modified crops, and analyses them in an attempt to explain the observed difference between the American and European perspectives. Potential socio-economic, health and environmental effects interact with personal beliefs to shape consumer views. It is argued that most of the difference in opinions can be traced back to the lack of accurate information. There is a difference in the perceived …

Women And Their Mothers: Rejecting And Reclaiming The Tradition Of The Saints, Marie Anne Mayeski

Theological Studies Faculty Works

Without doubt, many women have experienced great difficulty when attempting to reclaim the stories of their spiritual mothers, the saints. However, Mayeski believes that the reclaiming of the stories of female ancestors is both possible and necessary, and she finds in the work of recent feminist scholars suggestions and methods that can prove helpful in the spiritual journey.