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2002 Women Making History Booklet, Women's Center

Women Making History

No abstract provided.

Division Of Research And Economic Development Annual Report For Fy2002, Uri Division Of Research And Economic Development

Reports (Research and Economic Development)

Annual report for the Division of Research and Economic Development of the University of Rhode Island for the year 2001-2002.

Includes statistics of project proposals, expenditures, URI Foundation Awards, previous annual report summaries and awards received by individual academic and administrative departments.

Genetic Variants Of Ehrlichia Phagocytophila, Rhode Island And Connecticut, Robert F. Massung, Michael J. Mauel, Jessice H. Owens, Nancy Allan, Joshua W. Courtney, Kirby C. Staffordt, Thomas N. Mather

Past Departments Faculty Publications (CELS)

Primers were used to amplify a 561-bp region of the 16S rRNA gene of Ehrlichia phagocytophila from Ixodes scapularis ticks and small mammals collected in Rhode Island and Connecticut. DNA sequences for all 50 E. phagocytophila-positive samples collected from 1996 through 1998 in southwestern Connecticut were identical to the sequence reported for E. phagocytophila DNA from confirmed human cases. In contrast, the sequences from 92 of 123 E. phagocytophila-positive Rhode Island samples collected from 1996 through 1999 included several variants differing by 1-2 nucleotides from that in the agent infecting humans. While 11.9% of 67 E. …

The Horse And Deer Flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) Of Rhode Island, Kristen Bartlett, Steven R. Alm, Roger Lebrun, Howard S. Ginsberg

Past Departments Faculty Publications (CELS)

The Tabanidae of Rhode Island were surveyed using Rhode Island canopy traps placed at 20 locations in the state during the summers of 1999 and 2000. In total, 5,120 flies were collected, which included 55 species in the genera Chrysops, Hybomitra, Tabanus, Merycomyia, and Stonemyia. Distributional and ecological information is provided for each species in Rhode Island.

State Regulation Of Pornographic Internet Transmissions: The Constitutional Questions Raised By Senate Bill 144, Richard H. Martin

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Darius Milhaud Society Newsletter, Vol. 18, Spring/Summer/Fall 2002, Darius Milhaud Society

Darius Milhaud Society Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Curio 2002 Spring, James Madison University. College Of Arts And Letters

Curio Magazine

Curio, a magazine highlighting Harrisonburg, Virginia, and its surrounding communities, is published by students in the Media Arts & Design program at James Madison University. Curio is a nonprofit organization supported by the College of Arts and Letters and the School of Media Arts & Design. Subscriptions are not available.

Montpelier: James Madison University Magazine, James Madison University

Montpelier Magazine- 2000-2005

Montpelier is an official publication of James Madison University and is produced quarterly for alumni, parents of JMU students, faculty and staff members, and friends of the university. The publication is named for the home of James and Dolley Madison. Montpelier is produced by the Division of University Relations and External Programs. Editorial and advertising offices are located at 26 Medical Arts West, MSC 5718, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807.

Changes In The Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) Fauna Of The Cuyahoga River, Ohio, Since Late Prehistory, Michael J.S. Tevesz, Louie Rundo, Robert A. Krebs, Brian G. Redmond, Ann S. Dufresne

Biological, Geological, and Environmental Faculty Publications

We provide new information from archaeological samples on the historical freshwater mussel fauna (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionoidea) of the Cuyahoga River (South Park site: occupied between ca. A.D. 950 and 1650) and Black River (White Fort site, occupation centered at ca. A.D. 1350), northeast Ohio. Data from these prehi storic sites are compared with information on extant mussel populations of the Cuyahoga River published between 1890 and 2000. The high representation at both archaeological sites of the species Actinonaias ligamentina, Elliptio dilatata, and Ptychobranchus fasciolaris suggests that these were· among the important clean water species in northeast Ohio prior to European …

Moving Beyond Product Innovation In Tourism: Benefits And Challenges, Mary O'Rawe

Books / Book chapters

Many difficulties still exist in translating innovation theories into action in the tourism industry. A substantial literature base is now in place addressing innovation typologies and methodologies and assessing organisational structures, cultures and sizes. Despite this, transferring leading-edge research on organisational innovation and creativity into pragmatic strategies for tourism enterprises has not been fully successful. The most cited and obvious form of innovation is product innovation. It is on this basis that the success of organisations is often judged. In tourism, this criterion for measuring innovativeness is flawed. It encourages companies to spend heavily on visible product changes, often at …

Town Of Newton, New Hampshire 2000 Annual Report Of The Selectmen, Treasurer And All Other Officers And Committees For The Town Of Newton, New Hampshire Financial Year Ending December 31, 2001., Newton Town Representatives

Newton, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report Of The Town Officers For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2001 And Of The School District For The Year Ending June 30, 2001., Northwood Town Representatives

Northwood, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report For The Town Of Northfield, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2001., Northfield Town Representatives

Northfield, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

2001 Annual Report- Nottingham, N.H., Nottingham Town Representatives

Nottingham, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report Of The Town Officers Nelson, New Hampshire For Year Ending December 31, 2001., Nelson Town Representatives

Nelson, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report For The Town Of New Hampton, N.H. For The Year Ending December 31, 2001., New Hampton Town Representatives

New Hampton, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Town Of Newington, New Hampshire Annual Report For Year Ending December 31, 2001 And Annual Report Of The Newington School District For Fiscal Year July 1, 2000 To June 30, 2001., Newington Town Representatives

Newington, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

North Hampton Annual Report Town And School District Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2002., North Hampton Town Representatives

North Hampton, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

A Point Of Contention: The Scriptural Basis For The Jehovah's Witnesses' Refusal Of Blood Transfusions., John R. Spencer

Theology & Religious Studies

Examines the scriptural basis for the refusal of the Jehovah's Witnesses to receive blood transfusions. Belief of the Jehovah's Witnesses about blood transfusion; Risks of the belief to the health of its members; Scriptural interpretation of the Jehovah's Witnesses' tradition.

Exploiting Dendritic Cells To Improve Vaccine Efficacy, Ralph M. Steinman, Melissa Pope

Publications

[No abstract available]

The Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Δnef Vaccine, After Application To The Tonsils Of Rhesus Macaques, Replicates Primarily Within Cd4+ T Cells And Elicits A Local Perforin-Positive Cd8+ T-Cell Response, Christiane P. Stahl-Hennig, Ralph M. Steinman, Peter Ten Haaft

Publications

Deletion of the nef gene from simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) strain SIVmac239 yields a virus that undergoes attenuated growth in rhesus macaques and offers substantial protection against a subsequent challenge with some SIV wild-type viruses. We used a recently described model to identify sites in which the SIVΔnef vaccine strain replicates and elicits immunity in vivo. A high dose of SIVΔnef was applied to the palatine and lingual tonsils, where it replicated vigorously in this portal of entry at 7 days. Within 2 weeks, the virus had spread and was replicating actively in axillary lymph nodes, primarily in extrafollicular T-cell-rich …

Avoiding Horror Autotoxicus: The Importance Of Dendritic Cells In Peripheral T Cell Tolerance, Ralph M. Steinman, Michel C. Nussenzweig

Publications

The immune system generally avoids horror autotoxicus or autoimmunity, an attack against the body's own constituents. This avoidance requires that self-reactive T cells be actively silenced or tolerized. We propose that dendritic cells (DCs) play a critical role in establishing tolerance, especially in the periphery, after functioning T cells have been produced in the thymus. In the steady state, meaning in the absence of acute infection and inflammation, DCs are in an immature state and not fully differentiated to carry out their known roles as inducers of immunity. Nevertheless, immature DCs continuously circulate through tissues and into lymphoid organs, capturing …

Immune Tolerance After Delivery Of Dying Cells To Dendritic Cells In Situ, Kang Z. Liu, Tomonori Iyoda, Marzena Saternus

Publications

Peripheral immune tolerance is believed to be induced by the processing and presentation of self-tissues that die during physiologic tissue turnover. To examine the mechanism that mediates tolerance, we injected mice with dying syngeneic TAP^-/- splenocytes loaded with small amounts of the protein antigen, ovalbumin (OVA). After ingestion and presentation of cell-associated OVA by the CD8⁺ subset of dendritic cells in situ, large numbers of antigen-reactive, CD8⁺ T cell receptor (TCR) transgenic T lymphocytes were driven into cell cycle, but then the T cells were deleted. The animals were also tolerant to challenge with OVA in complete …

The Cd8+ Dendritic Cell Subset Selectively Endocytoses Dying Cells In Culture And In Vivo, Tomonori Iyoda, Susumu Shimoyama, Kang Z. Liu

Publications

Dendritic cells (DCs) are able in tissue culture to phagocytose and present antigens derived from infected, malignant, and allogeneic cells. Here we show directly that DCs in situ take up these types of cells after fluorescent labeling with carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester (CFSE) and injection into mice. The injected cells include syngeneic splenocytes and tumor cell lines, induced to undergo apoptosis ex vivo by exposure to osmotic shock, and allogeneic B cells killed by NK cells in situ. The CFSE-labeled cells in each case are actively endocytosed by DCs in vivo, but only the CD8⁺ subset. After uptake, all of …

Endogenously Expressed Nef Uncouples Cytokine And Chemokine Production From Membrane Phenotypic Maturation In Dendritic Cells, Davorka Messmer, Jean M. Jacqué

Publications

Immature dendritic cells (DCs), unlike mature DCs, require the viral determinant nef to drive immunodeficiency virus (SIV and HIV) replication in coculture with CD4⁺ T cells. Since immature DCs may capture and get infected by virus during mucosal transmission, we hypothesized that Nef associated with the virus or produced during early replication might modulate DCs to augment virus dissemination. Adenovirus vectors expressing nef were used to introduce nef into DCs in the absence of other immunodeficiency virus determinants to examine Nef-induced changes that might activate immature DCs to acquire properties of mature DCs and drive virus replication. Nef expression …

Increased Macrophage Infection Upon Subcutaneous Inoculation Of Rhesus Macaques With Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Loaded Dendritic Cells Or T Cells But Not With Cell-Free Virus, Ralf Ignatius, Klara Tenner-Ràcz, Davorka Messmer

Publications

Information on the establishment of immunodeficiency virus infection through transmission of infected cells is sparse. Dendritic cells (DCs) and T cells may be central to the onset and subsequent spread of infection following mucosal exposure. To directly investigate the consequences of virus being introduced by DCs or T cells, we reinjected ex vivo simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-loaded autologous immature DCs and T cells subcutaneously (s.c.) into healthy macaques, s.c. injection of cell-bound virus was used to mirror what may happen if virus-loaded cells pass through an epithelium or perhaps DCs and T cells that immediately entrap cell-free virus, having just …

Profile 3: Franco Dragone At The Limits Of Las Vegas , Chris Jones

Democratic Vistas Profiles

Describes the "reinvention of Vegas culture" by Cirque du Soleil and Belgian performance artist Franco Dragone

Profile 2: Genesis Of A Dance, Rohan Preston

Democratic Vistas Profiles

Liz Lerman, founder of the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, and her ethical commitment to dance as a means of building community and connecting people across disciplines

Profile 4: Following The Heard: How Jay Allison Went Searching For Sound And Inspired A Radio Revolution, Lauren Cowen

Democratic Vistas Profiles

Peabody Award-winner Jay Allison's role in bringing public radio to Woods Hole, Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, and his creation of the Transom.org website and Public Radio Exchange, to support and promote innovative broadcasting and community radio

Profile 8: Being Baccara And Chasing Aimee: The Artist As Avatar - A Tale In Two Parts, Wagner James Au

Democratic Vistas Profiles

A look at Second Life and some of the influential artists / avatars of its virtual worlds