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Accounting For Science: The Independence Of Public Research In The New, Subterranean Administrative Law, Donald T. Hornstein

Law and Contemporary Problems

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is putting the final touches on a system designed to account for the science used by federal agencies in their administrative missions. There are reasons for concern that OMB's new programs could be used to skew the system by which regulatory science is generated in the first place.

Do Owners Have A Fair Chance Of Prevailing Under The Ad Hoc Regulatory Takings Test Of Penn Central Transportation Company?, F. Patrick Hubbard, Shawn Deery, Sally Peace, John P. Fougerousse

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.

Nothing But Net: Renewable Energy And The Environment Midamerican Legal Fictions, And Supremacy Doctrine, Steven Ferrey

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Rights-Based Justification For Federal Intervention In Environmental Regulation, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.

Montana Business Quarterly, Fall 2003, University Of Montana--Missoula. Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

Montana Business Quarterly, 1949-2021

This is an academic publication produced by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) at the University of Montana’s College of Business. This is volume 41, number 3.

Phonological Awareness In Spanish: A Tutorial For Speech-Language Pathologists, Brenda K. Gorman, Ronald B. Gillam

Speech Pathology and Audiology Faculty Research and Publications

In the United States, more than 2 million children in Grades pre-K through 6 speak Spanish as their primary language. Approximately 50% of these students receive academic instruction in Spanish. This tutorial provides research-based recommendations for presenting phonological awareness tasks to children who receive literacy instruction in Spanish. The authors also discuss how phonological awareness development may differ between monolingual children learning Spanish and monolingual children learning English, and the implications of these differences for choosing appropriate phonological awareness tasks for Spanish speakers.

Tomographic Reconstruction Of Treponemal Cytoplasmic Filaments Reveals Novel Bridging And Anchoring Components, Jacques Izard, Bruce F. Mcewen, Rita M. Barnard, Thomas Portuese, William A. Samsonoff, Ronald J. Limberger

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

An understanding of the involvement of bacterial cytoplasmic filaments in cell division requires the elucidation of the structural organization of those filamentous structures. Treponemal cytoplasmic filaments are composed of one protein, CfpA, and have been demonstrated to be involved in cell division. In this study, we used electron tomography to show that the filaments are part of a complex with a novel molecular organization that includes at least two distinct features decorating the filaments. One set of components appears to anchor the filaments to the cytoplasmic membrane. The other set of components appears to bridge the cytoplasmic filaments on the …

Tribal College Libraries, Charles D. Bernholz

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Presentations

Compares American Indian college libraries with depositories in U.S. territories in the Pacific, and argues for their inclusion in the Federal Depository Library Program.

Interlink Between Biological Diversity And Climate Change: Advice On The Integration Of Biodiversity Considerations Into The Implementation Of The United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change And Its Kyoto Protocol

United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Biological diversity includes all plants, animals, microorganisms, the ecosystems of which they are part, and the diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems. No single component of biodiversity (i.e., genes, species or ecosystems) is consistently a good indicator of the overall biodiversity as these components can vary independently. Functional diversity describes the variety of ecological functions of species or groups of species in an ecosystem. It is a biodiversity descriptor that provides an alternative way of understanding biological diversity, and the effects of disturbances caused by human activities, including climate change, on ecosystems.

A Diagnostic Strategy To Determine The Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli 0157 Status Of Pens Of Feedlot Cattle, David R. Smith, J.T. Gray, Rodney A. Moxley, S.M. Younts-Dahl, M.P. Blackford, S. Hinkley, L.L. Hungerford, C.T. Milton, Terry J. Klopfenstein

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Although cattle are reservoirs, no validated method exists to monitor Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli 0157 (STEC 0157) on farms. In 29 Midwestern United States feedlot pens we compared culturing feces from the individual cattle to: (1) culturing rope devices that cattle rub or chew; and (2) culturing a composite of fecal pats. Eighty-six per cent (68-96 %) of pens were classified correctly using rope devices to detect pens with at least 16 % of the cattle shedding STEC 0 157 [sensitivity = 82 % (57-96 %); specificity = 92 % (62-100 %)]. Ninety per cent of pens (73-98 %) were …

Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Induces Rapid Cell Death And Functional Impairment Of Murine Dendritic Cells In Vitro, Clinton J. Jones, M. Fernandez, K. Herc, L. Bosnjak, M. Miranda-Saksena, R. A. Boadle, A. Cunningham

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Dendritic cells (DC) are critical for stimulation of naive T cells. Little is known about the effect of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection on DC structure or function or if the observed effects of HSV-1 on human DC are reproduced in murine DC. Here, we demonstrate that by 12 h postinfection, wild-type (wt) HSV-2 (186) abortively infected murine bone marrow-derived DC and induced early cell death compared to UV-inactivated HSV-2 or mock-infected DC. HSV-2-induced loss of DC viability was more rapid than that induced by HSV-1 and was due, in part, to apoptosis, as shown by TEM, caspase-3 …

The Gene That Encodes The Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Latency-Associated Transcript Influences The Accumulation Of Transcripts (Bcl-XL And Bcl-XS) That Encode Apoptotic Regulatory Proteins, Weiping Peng, Gail A. Henderson, Guey-Chuen Perng, Anthony B. Nesburn, Steven L. Wechsler, Clinton J. Jones

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

The herpes simplex virus type 1 latency-associated transcript (LAT) inhibits apoptosis. We demonstrate here that LAT influences the accumulation of the Bcl-x_L transcript versus the Bcl-x_S transcript in Neuro-2A cells. Bcl-x_L encodes an antiapoptotic protein, whereas Bcl-x_S encodes a proapoptotic protein. Promoting the accumulation of Bcl-x_L in neurons may inhibit apoptosis, thus enhancing the latency-reactivation cycle.

New Trends In Medical Education. The Clinical Skills Laboratories, Abdulaziz M. Sebiany

Saudi Medical Journal

A clinical skills laboratory or center is a facility in which students, physicians, nurses and other health care professionals learn clinical, communication and information technology skills to a specified level of competence prior to or coordinated with direct patient contact. The purpose of the clinical skill laboratory is to support the acquisition, maintenance and enhancement of the clinical skills of students in health care professions. Within this non-threatening environment, patient volunteers, simulated patients, mannequins and information technology are employed to provide hands-on learning experiences for the practice of the essential clinical skills. The skills laboratory helps to ensure that all …

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Searching For A Better Understanding, Mostafa Q. Al-Shamiri, Mansour M. Al-Nozha

Saudi Medical Journal

Congestive heart failure is an uncommon complication of pregnancy with potentially life-threatening consequences. Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a disease of unknown cause in which severe left ventricular dysfunction occurs during late pregnancy or the early puerperium. In the past, the diagnosis of this entity was made on clinical grounds; however, modern echocardiographic techniques have allowed more accurate diagnoses by excluding cases of diseases that mimic the clinical symptoms and signs of heart failure. Risk factors for peripartum cardiomyopathy include advanced maternal age, multiparity, African descent, twinning, and long-term tocolysis. An extensive search for the causes of peripartum cardiomyopathy has been …

Imported Malaria Infections Diagnosed At The Malaria Referral Laboratory In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim S. Alkhalife

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine epidemiological characteristics of imported malaria infections in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, based on retrospective analysis of laboratory records within the Central Laboratory. METHODS: Records of the Malaria Referral Laboratory in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) were reviewed for the past 6 years: 1416-1421 Hejri inclusive (1996-2001 Gregorian). The dates of blood films were converted to Gregorian calendar in addition to the Hejri dates already used in the records. Data collected included the date of film, age, sex, nationality and parasitological findings in the film. All data was entered and analyzed using statistical package for social …

Pattern Of Admission To Hospitals During Muslim Pilgrimage (Hajj), Saeed M. Al-Ghamdi, Hisham O. Akbar, Yousif A. Qari, Omer A. Fathaldin, Rahed S. Al-Rashed

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The pattern of medical conditions necessitating admission differs according to the weather condition in that particular year. Previous studies had been conducted during the hot weather, none over the last 10 years, were carried out during, the milder weather we are experiencing. The aim of this study is to establish the pattern of admission during this mild weather and to elucidate the possible risk factors. METHODS: A prospective study was performed in 4 hospitals in 2 different locations in Al-Mashaer, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Data were collected during one working shift in 2 hospitals in Arafat on the 9th …

Response Of Sudanese Doctors To Domestic Violence, Awad M. Ahmed, Mohy E. Abdella, Elsading Yousif, Ahmed E. Elmardi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the awareness, and response of the Sudanese doctors to domestic violence. METHODS: The study was carried out among the doctors of the Police University Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to all doctors who were attendants at the hospital, one morning in July 2002. The information required from the surveyed doctors included their familiarity, and views on domestic violence as a health problem, number of cases of abuse encountered, barriers to diagnose or screen cases, their views on intervention beyond physical treatment and if they had been taught or trained …

The Knowledge And Practices Of Oral Hygiene Methods And Attendance Pattern Among School Teachers In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Khalid Almas, Thamir M. Al-Malik, Mohammed A. Al-Shehri, Nils Skaug

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to find out the knowledge and practices of oral hygiene methods among primary and secondary school teachers in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). METHODS: The study was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire. Four hundred and seventy teachers, male 236 (50.2%) and female 234 (48.8%) responded with a response rate of 85.5%. The study was conducted during October to December 2001 at primary and secondary schools in Riyadh City, KSA. RESULTS: Almost 86% of male and 90% of female teachers felt that dental caries is due to the wrong method of tooth …

The Pattern Of Developmental Dysplasia Of The Hip, Mamoun K. Kremli, Ahmed H. Alshahid, Khalid I. Khoshhal, Mohammed M. Zamzam

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to enlarge the knowledge of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and to compare its presentation among Saudi population to known international figures. METHODS: A prospective study of Saudi patients with DDH that presented to King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, KSA over 5 years starting September 1996. The information needed was obtained directly from one or both parents. RESULTS: Six hundred Saudi children were included in this study. The diagnosis of DDH was delayed in most patients. The results give an impression that parents9 consanguinity, positive family history, …

Mesenteric Cystic Lymphangioma, Abdullatif A. Al-Arfaj, Hakam A. Yaseen

Saudi Medical Journal

Abdominal cystic lymphangioma is a very rare congenital tumor of lymphatic origin. It usually appears in the pediatric age and frequently presents with non-specific symptoms and deceptive signs causing, at times, diagnostic dilemmas. Ultrasonography and computer tomography imaging are considered the diagnostic modalities of choice. Two cases of mesenteric cystic lymphangioma, one presenting as perforated appendicitis and the other as recurrent gastritis, are reported. Infection in the first and volvulus in the second case is behind the mode of presentation. The diagnostic approach and treatment are described, with emphasis on the operative tactic applied for upper jejunal resection. A high …

Sextuplets In Oman, Mariam Mathew, Pmc Nair, Zenaida Reyes, Rafique Himani, Andrzej Krolikowski

Saudi Medical Journal

Use of ovulation inducing agents has increased the incidence of high order multifetal gestation. Such pregnancies are associated with increased maternal morbidity and poor perinatal outcome especially due to prematurity. Here, we report a case of sextuplet pregnancy following ovulation induction with gonadotrophins. This is the first reported case of sextuplets from Oman.

The Effects Of Cardiac Rehabilitation In Patients With Coronary Artery Disease, Abbas Afrasiabi, Mehrnoosh Toofan, Leila Pirzad, Susan Hassanzadeh, Habib Pirzad

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Outcomes Of Neurodevelopmental And Genetic Disorders, Pinar Ozand

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

A New Species Of Syncuaria Gilbert, 1927 (Nematoda: Acuarioidea: Acuariidae) In The Wood Stork, Mycteria Americana L. (Aves: Ciconiiformes: Ciconiidae) From The Área De Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Luping Zhang, Daniel R. Brooks, Douglas Causey

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Syncuaria mycteriae n. sp. (Nematoda: Acuarioidea) was collected under the lining of the gizzard of a wood stork, Mycteria americana L., from the Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The new species can be distinguished from all known species of Syncuaria by having irregular dotted ornamentations on the caudal alae of males, a complex distal end of the left spicule comprising three protuberances, and a spicule ratio of 1:9.3. Preliminary phylogenetic analysis of 11 Syncuaria spp. based on 9 morphological characters produced two equally parsimonious cladograms with a consistency index of 85%, differing only in the placement of S. hargilae …

Two Species Of Acuaria Bremser, 1811 (Nematoda: Acuarioidea: Acuariidae) In Passerine Birds From The Área De Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Luping Zhang, Daniel R. Brooks, Douglas Causey

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Two species of Acuaria were collected from passerine birds from the Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Acuaria mayori Lent, Freitas and Proenca, 1945, was collected from Myiarchus nuttingi. Specimens from Costa Rica differ from the original description by having a spicule ratio of 1:1.5-1.7 versus 1:1.43-1.47, as well as shorter spicules and female tails. Acuaria wangi n. sp. in Hylophylax naevioides and Gymnopithys leucaspis resembles A. alii, A. crami, A. cyanocitta, A. minuta, A. pattoni, and A. cissae by having cordons extending posteriorly to the anterior portion of the glandular esophagus. The …

Building Regional Security Cooperation In The Western Hemisphere: Issues And Recommendations, Max G. Manwaring Dr., Wendy Fontela Col, Mary Grizzard Dr., Dennis M. Rempe Mr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Dr. Max Manwaring and his team of conference rapporteurs have generated a substantive set of issues and recommendations. They have provided a viable means by which to begin the implementation of serious hemispheric security cooperation. Additionally, we have included U.S. Southern Command Commander General Hill's conference luncheon remarks as the Preface to our Issues and Recommendations report. The intent is to provide more context for readers who might not have attended the conference. We have also asked Ambassador Ambler Moss, the Director of the North-South Center, to expand that context with a short Afterward. This report comes at a critical …

Physical Activity And Stroke Risk: A Meta-Analysis, Chong Do Lee, Aaron R. Folsom, Steven N. Blair

Faculty Publications

Background and Purpose - Whether physical activity reduces stroke risk remains controversial. We used a meta-analysis to examine the overall association between physical activity or cardiorespiratory fitness and stroke incidence or mortality.

Methods - We searched MEDLINE from 1966 to 2002 and identified 23 studies (18 cohort and 5 case-control) that met inclusion criteria. We estimated the overall relative risk (RR) of stroke incidence or mortality for highly and moderately active individuals versus individuals with low levels of activity using the general variance-based method.

Results - The meta-analysis documented that there was a reduction in stroke risk for active or …

Evaluation Of The Hud Elder Cottage Housing Opportunity (Echo) Program, C Theodore Koebel, Julia Beamish, Karen A. Danielsen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Research

ECHO housing was introduced in the United States in the 1980s based on a program started in Australia in 1975. An ECHO unit is a small house in which an elderly person resides and which is placed near the home of a host (either relatives or close friends of the elderly person). The purpose of this arrangement is to make it convenient and efficient for the occupants of the host family dwelling to provide assistance to the elderly person residing in the smaller ECHO house.

Although ECHO housing provides a means for keeping an elderly resident close to family and …

Inside Unlv, Cate Weeks, Diane Russell, Carol C. Harter, Martin Watson

Inside UNLV

No abstract provided.

Unlv Magazine, Barbara Cloud, Jennifer Vaughan

UNLV Magazine

No abstract provided.