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The Efficacy Of Three Objective Systems For Identifying Beef Cuts That Can Be Guaranteed Tender, T.L. Wheeler, D. Vote, J.M. Leheska, S.D. Shackelford, K.E. Belk, D.M. Wulf, B.L. Gwartney, M. Koohmaraie

Animal Science Faculty Publications

The objective of this study was to determine the accuracy of three objective systems (prototype BeefCam, colorimeter, and slice shear force) for identifying guaranteed tender beef. In Phase I, 308 carcasses (105 Top Choice, 101 Low Choice, and 102 Select) from two commercial plants were tested. In Phase II, 400 carcasses (200 rolled USDA Select and 200 rolled USDA Choice) from one commercial plant were tested. The three systems were evaluated based on progressive certification of the longissimus as “tender” in 10% increments (the best 10, 20, 30%, etc., certified as “tender” by each technology; 100% certification would mean no …

What Is And Is Not Pathological In Criminal Law, Kyron J. Huigens

Articles

No abstract provided.

Harris, Ring, And The Future Of Relevant Conduct Sentencing, Kyron J. Huigens

Articles

No abstract provided.

Characterization Of Metallothionein Expression In Response To Cadmium In The 267-B1, Normal Prostate Cell Line, Madhuri G. Neriyanuri

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The objective of the study was to characterize the mRNA and protein expression of the MT gene in response to Cd2+ exposure in the 267-B1 immortalized normal human neonatal prostate cell line. The cells were exposed to 18muM Cd2+ for 4hr and rescued for 48hr in P4-8F normal medium. Samples were obtained at 0, 1, 2, 4hr exposure and 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36, and 48hr recovery. Basal levels of mRNA for MT-1E, MT-1X, and MT-2A genes in 267-B1 cells were similar to the expression of the G3PDH where as MT-3 had a low basal level expression. Exposure to …

Ccr4-Bearing T Cells Participate In Autoimmune Diabetes., Soon H. Kim, Mary M. Cleary, Howard S. Fox, Icos Coporation, Nora Sarvetnick

Journal Articles: Regenerative Medicine

Chemokine receptor expression is exquisitely regulated on T cell subsets during the course of their migration to inflammatory sites. In the present study we demonstrate that CCR4 expression marks a pathogenic population of autoimmune T cells. CCR4 was found exclusively on memory CD4(+) T cells during the progression of disease in NOD mice. Cells expressing the CCR4 ligand TARC (thymus- and activation-regulated chemokine) were detected within infiltrated islets from prediabetic mice. Interestingly, neutralization of macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC) with Ab caused a significant reduction of CCR4-positive T cells within the pancreatic infiltrates and inhibited the development of insulitis and diabetes. Furthermore, …

Roles And Regulation Of Nf-Κb In Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Transformed Cells, Takeshi Shimamura

Dissertations

Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is overexpressed in various cancer cells and the overexpression may be correlated with the prognosis of several types of cancers. Binding of PDGF to its receptors induces receptor dimerization and subsequent autophosphorylation of tyrosine residues in the receptor’s cytoplasmic domains. The phosphorylated tyrosine residues interact with the secondary signaling molecules to initiate signaling cascades that trigger cellular changes by affecting downstream effectors. In our recent publication, we have shown that a NF-κB mediates the transformation of mouse fibroblast cells overexpressing PDGF B chain. Though there is a significant correlation between PDGF stimulation and NF-κB activity, it …

Opportunities And Occupations In Animal And Veterinary Sciences Based On The Current Careers Of West Virginia University Alumni, Stacey Michelle Hawkins

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the career opportunities for graduates completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal and Veterinary Sciences at West Virginia University as measured by the first and current careers of alumni. The target population consisted of all alumni that graduated between the years 1991 and 2001. Over 61.6% of the West Virginia University Animal and Veterinary Science graduates were satisfied with both their first career selection as well as their current career. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree two-thirds of the graduates decided to pursue a post-graduate degree. Professional careers, …

High Oblique Photographic Assessment Of Lakeshore Residential Landscapes In Southwest Michigan, John E. Truchan

Masters Theses

In Southwest Michigan, a growing number of residential developments are evident as residences line nearly the entire shoreline of many inland lakes. This may cause a potential change to the lakeshore vegetation and water quality of the lake, but no data have been collected to determine shoreline conditions at present nor as baseline reference for estimation effects of the continuing trend, nor for planning models for future development.

A physical survey was conducted in order to determine what residential landscape characteristics currently exist at selected lakes in Barry and Kalamazoo counties, Michigan. The data from the physical survey were summarized …

Inbreeding, Male Diploidy, And Complementary Sex Determination In The Solitary Wasp Euodynerus Foraminatus, Julie Kozaczka Stahlhut

Dissertations

In the insect order Hymenoptera, which includes wasps, bees, and ants, females normally develop from fertilized eggs and are diploid, while males develop from unfertilized eggs and are haploid. Underlying mechanisms of sex determination are more complex and vary among different hymenopteran taxa. One such method is single-locus complementary sex determination, or sl-CSD, in which sex is determined by a single gene locus with many alleles. In species with sl-CSD, diploid individuals that are heterozygous at the sex locus develop as normal females and hemizygous (haploid) individuals as normal males, but diploids homozygous at the sex locus will also develop …

當代生命倫理學, 甫昌 蔡, 明濱 李

Journal of Medical Education

生命倫理自一九七○年代起逐漸受到重視，台灣地區自一九九○年代起，也逐漸引起醫學教育學者及社會大眾的關注，而醫學倫理的教學方式與策略也逐漸轉向以問題為導向的跨科整合型的教學與案例研討，而本國探討有關醫學倫理學的論著篇幅也明顯地增加中；本文擬整體型地針對當代生命倫理學之歷史發展、生命倫理學之方法論（包括目的論、義務論、德行倫理、原則主義、女性主義生命倫理、決疑論、社群主義、儒家生命倫理）、原則主義的方法與原則（包括尊重自主、行善、不傷害、正義）及其批判、醫學倫理的十二個核心主題及生物基因科技相關主要倫理課題（包括基因改造作物、基因轉殖動物及異種移植、基因檢測、基因治療、幹細胞研究、人類無性生殖）做一概要、綜合性之介紹，並藉生命倫理議題之呈現嚐試指出生命倫理學不僅是一種集合多重專業之研究領域，並且與每一個醫療照護工作者及生命科學研究者都有密切的關係，有必要在醫學教育及生命科學教育與專業訓練的過程中被強調與實踐。

Strategies In The Development Of Customised Multimedia Learning Resources In The Teaching Of Physiology, Mohd Afandi Muhamad

Journal of Medical Education

Simulation of physiological processes has often been used in teaching concepts on physiological mechanisms of action. For example, the simulation of action potential generation by numerical solutions of the Hodgkin-Huxley membrane equations has often been used to describe the processes of impulse generation. Based on a set of phenomenological equations, the model accurately realised the impulse trajectory of the squid giant axon. However, though highly realistic, numerical integration of stiff differential equations are often unwieldy, processor-intensive and not patricularly suitable for the purpose of teaching basic concepts. Development of simulations based on manipulation of graphical objects (sprites) or animation are …

Survey Article: Multiculturalism As Fairness: Will Kymlicka's Multicultural Citizenship, Chandran Kukathas

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

According to Will Kymlicka's book Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights, `the liberal ideal is a society of free and equalindividuals'.1 But what, he goes on to ask, is the relevant `society'? The answer he says most people would give is `their nation'. `The sort of freedom and equality they most value, and can make use of is freedom and equality within their own societal culture'. Indeed, most people `are willing to forgo a wider freedom and equality to ensure the continued existence of their nation' (93). Thus few favour open borders which allow people freely to settle, …

Information Technology Adoption In Agricultural Operations: A Progression Path, Daniel C. Thomas, Dale W. Callahan

Journal of Extension

Agricultural operations are not taking advantage of the Information Technology (IT) tools that exist today. As the agricultural industry continues to evolve, IT utilization is critical to the continued competitiveness/survival of individual operations. A progression path for IT adoption is defined that takes into account IT tools utilized along with impacts to operational processes. This path can be used as a tool to ease farmers into the IT world without introducing excessive change all at once. Application of this path in Extension educational programs could increase IT adoption and retention in agricultural operations.

The Little Saints, University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Exhibit Summaries

Archived website and summary of exhibit in the Marian Library

Exhibit dates: Thanksgiving 2002 - Thanksgiving 2003

Bioorganic Studies In Aids: Synthetic Antifungals Against Pneumocystis Carinii Based On The Multivalency Concept, Langu Peng, Cunxiang Chen, Christian R. Gonzalez, Valeria Balogh-Nair

Publications and Research

We report the syntheses of antifungals containing the novel pharmacophores: oxaziridines, sulfonyloxaziridines, nitrones and nitronyl nitroxides. We hypothesized that multiple copies of the pharmacophore per molecule might be a prerequisite to enhance efficacy against the opportunistic pathogen, Pneumocystis carinii. Therefore structural optimization of the leads was based on this new “multivalency” approach. All bisoxaziridines were inactive, but a trisoxaziridine caused ca. 50% reduction of the number of P. carinii tropozoites, compared to TMP-SMX, and a hexaoxaziridine at 1 µg/ml showed activity comparable to the currently used drug, TMP-SMX. Insertion of three units of the nitronyl nitroxide pharmacophore per molecule afforded …

The Cd154/Cd40 Interaction Required For Retrovirus-Induced Murine Immunodeficiency Syndrome Is Not Mediated By Upregulation Of The Cd80/Cd86 Costimulatory Molecules, Kathy A. Green, W. James Cook, Arlene H. Sharpe, William R. Green

Dartmouth Scholarship

C57BL/6 (B6) mice infected with LP-BM5 retroviruses develop disease, including an immunodeficiency similar to AIDS. This disease, murine AIDS (MAIDS), is inhibited by in vivo anti-CD154 monoclonal antibody treatment. The similar levels of insusceptibility of CD40^−/− and CD154^−/− B6 mice indicate that CD154/CD40 molecular interactions are required for MAIDS. CD4⁺ T and B cells, respectively, provide the CD154 and CD40 expression needed for MAIDS induction. Here, the required CD154/CD40 interaction is shown to be independent of CD80 and CD86 expression: CD80/CD86^−/− B6 mice develop MAIDS after LP-BM5 infection.

Volume 40, Number 14: November 29, 2002, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Creating View-Dependent Texture Maps, Cindy Grimm, Michael Kowalski

All Computer Science and Engineering Research

We present a technique for blending multiple images of an object into a single, view-dependent texture map for that object. This technique can be used for image-based rendering, when the object is known, or for “painting” a view-dependent texture map of an object. The technique provides a structured mechanism for combing images at different resolutions, producing a mip-map like structure with the different levels constructed from different images. The user controls the camera angles for which a given image is valid. The technique is also suitable for use on an object that will be animated.

The Natural History Of Reproduction In Solanum And Lycianthes (Solanaceae) In A Subtropical Moist Forest, Stacey Dewitt Smith, Sandra Knapp

School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

The phenology and pollination of seven understory species of buzz-pollinated Solanaceae (Solanum erythrotrichum, S. lanceifolium, S. rudepannum, S. cordovense, S. nudum, Lycianthes hypoleuca and L. gorgonea) were investigated at the end of the dry season in the subtropical moist forest at the Las Cuevas Research Station, Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Cayo District, western Belize. Three phenological phenomena were tracked: the opening and closing of flowers, flower production and fruit production. The large short-lived white flowers of S. lanceifolium, S. rudepannum, Lycianthes hypoleuca and L. gorgonea opened around sunrise and closed at sunset. The purple flowers of S. erythrotrichum and …

Uab To Host Symposium On Plant, Animal Genomics, Staff

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Ke Alaka'i, Vol. 65, No. 69 (2002-11-27), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.

Stolen Generations And Vanishing Indians: The Removal Of Indigenous Children As A Weapon Of War In The United States And Australia, 1870-1 940, Victoria Haskins, Margaret D. Jacobs

Department of History: Faculty Publications

As a central component of the assimilation agenda in the United States and of absorption plans in Australia, child removal became a systematic government policy toward indigenous peoples in both countries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Using the rhetoric of protecting and saving indigenous children, reformers and government officials touted child removal as a means to "uplift" and "civilize" indigenous children. Modern-day historians, until very recently, have characterized child removal in similar ways: as a well-intentioned, though ultimately misguided, alternative to warfare and violence against indigenous peoples.

If we turn our attention to the perspectives of the indigenous peoples …

Mustang Daily, November 26, 2002

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

Independent- Nov. 26, 2002, Brian Blaszkowski

The Independent (1988-present)

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hoang, Mai. Gary Ransdell Gets Big Contract
• Tucker, Kyle. One Wild Weekend – Basketball
• Lord, Joseph. Freshman Indicted in Pearce-Ford Tower Robbery – Steven Mayton
• Hollenkamp, Katie. $500 Fee for Moving Takes Effect
• Lord, Joseph. Housing Agreement No Longer Friendly
• Bonner, Tim. Editorial Cartoon re: Pizza Dominos
• Open the Door; Domino’s Deserved Big Red Pizza Contract
• Wansley, Mandi. College Heights Herald Should Mention All Religious Options
• Smith, Lloyd. Jim Breuer Should Have Squeezed out Greeks
• O’Connor, Molly. Students’ & Faculty Opinion Not Included – Faculty Senate, Gary Ransdell
• Hardin, …

Banner News, Lara Yungclas, Ryan Makovsky, Jenn Yungclas, Darin Longman, Patrick Valdez, Kristen Sampson, Adam Sisson, Jennie Yates, Chris Barrett, Ben Carstens, Teresa Mccane, Jason Mortvedt

Banner News

No abstract provided.

Nativity Sets From Largest Collections In The U.S. Can Be Seen In D.C., On The Web And At Their Home At Ud's Marian Library, University Of Dayton

News Releases

News release announces that the University of Dayton's Marian Library-International Marian Research Institute houses the country's largest collection of nativity sets.

The Hilltop 11-26-2002, Hilltop Staff

The Hilltop: 2000 - 2010

No abstract provided.

Molecular Identification Of Natural Hybrids Between Trichinella Nativa And Trichinella T6 Provides Evidence Of Gene Flow And Ongoing Genetic Divergence, G. La Rosa, G. Marucci, D.S. Zarlenga, A. Casulli, R.L. Zarnke, E. Pozio

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

To date, there are no data available on the population genetics of Trichinella due to the lack of genetic markers and the difficulty of working with such small parasites. In the Arctic region of North America and along the Rocky Mountains, there exist two genotypes of Trichinella, Trichinella nativa and Trichinella T6, respectively, which are well differentiated by biochemical and molecular characters. However, both are resistant to freezing, show other common biological characters (e.g. low or no infectivity to rodents and swine) and produce fertile F1 offspring upon interbreeding. To data, these two genotypes have been considered allopatric. In this …

The Ticker, November 25, 2002

The Ticker

The Ticker is the student newspaper of Baruch College. It has been published continuously since 1932, when the Baruch College campus was the School of Business and Civic Administration of the City College of New York.