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Parasitism, The Diversity Of Life, And Paleoparasitology, Adauto Araújo, Ana M. Jansen, Françoise Bouchet, Karl J. Reinhard, Luiz F. Ferreira

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

The parasite-host-environment system is dynamic, with several points of equilibrium. This makes it difficult to trace the thresholds between benefit and damage, and therefore, the definitions of commensalism, mutualism, and symbiosis become worthless. Therefore, the same concept of parasitism may encompass commensalism, mutualism, and symbiosis. Parasitism is essential for life. Life emerged as a consequence of parasitism at the molecular level, and intracellular parasitism created evolutive events that allowed species to diversify. An ecological and evolutive approach to the study of parasitism is presented here. Studies of the origin and evolution of parasitism have new perspectives with the development of …

Hiv Protease Inhibitors Promote Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation Independent Of Dyslipidemia By Increasing Cd36-Dependent Cholesteryl Ester Accumulation In Macrophages, James Dressman, Jeanie Kincer, Sergey V. Matveev, Ling Guo, Richard N. Greenberg, Theresa Guerin, David Meade, Xiang-An Li, Weifei Zhu, Annette M. Uittenbogaard, Melinda E. Wilson, Eric J. Smart

Physiology Faculty Publications

Protease inhibitors decrease the viral load in HIV patients, however the patients develop hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, and atherosclerosis. It has been assumed that protease inhibitor–dependent increases in atherosclerosis are secondary to the dyslipidemia. Incubation of THP-1 cells or human PBMCs with protease inhibitors caused upregulation of CD36 and the accumulation of cholesteryl esters. The use of CD36-blocking antibodies, a CD36 morpholino, and monocytes isolated from CD36 null mice demonstrated that protease inhibitor–induced increases in cholesteryl esters were dependent on CD36 upregulation. These data led to the hypothesis that protease inhibitors induce foam cell formation and consequently atherosclerosis by upregulating CD36 and …

Postnatal Human Herpesvirus 8 And Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection In Mothers And Infants From Zambia, Brad P. Brayfield, Saul Phiri, Chipepo Kankasa, Jubra Muyanga, Hamakwa Mantina, Geoffrey Kwenda, John T. West, Ganapati Bhat, Dave B. Marx, Winslow Klaskala, Charles D. Mitchell, Charles Wood

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

The specific route and timing of human herpesvirus (HHV) 8 infection in regions where Kaposi sarcoma is endemic are not known. HHV-8 infection and any risk factors that may be associated with HHV-8, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 infection, were monitored during the 12-month post-delivery period for 416 mothers and 485 infants from Lusaka, Zambia. HHV-8 incident infection rates during this period were 3.2 and 5.3 infections/100 person-years for infants and mothers, respectively. HHV-8 infection among infants was not associated with HHV-8 or HIV-1 infection in the mother. Among the HHV-8–positive infants, 2 of 12 tested were found …

Host Specificity Among Ancyrocephalinae (Monogenoidea) Of Nebraska Sunfish, Megan R. Collins, John J. Janovy Jr.

John J. Janovy, Jr. Publications

This study addressed the problem of local patterns of host specificity among Ancyrocephalinae (Monogenoidea) on bass and sunfish species, when the hosts occur in different species combinations in separate ponds. One hundred fifty-three fish of the Centrarchidae, from four study sites in Nebraska, were collected. Host species included bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), green sunfish (L. cyanellus), largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus), white crappie (P. annularis), and rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris). These fish occurred in different species combinations, depending on the pond sampled. Results indicated that several …

"Never Forget What They Did Here": Civil War Pensions For Gettysburg Union Army Veterans And Disability In Nineteenth-Century America, Peter Blanck, Chen Song

William & Mary Law Review

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Antifibrinolytic Therapy And Perioperative Blood Loss In Cancer Patients Undergoing Major Orthopedic Surgery, David Amar, Florence M. Grant, Hao Zhang, Patrick J. Boland, Denis H. Y. Leung, John A. Healey

Research Collection School Of Economics

Background: Aprotinin has been reported to reduce blood loss and transfusion requirements in patients having major orthopedic operations. Data on whether epsilon amino-caproic acid (EACA) is effective in this population are sparse.

Methods: Sixty-nine adults with malignancy scheduled for either pelvic, extremity or spine surgery during general anesthesia entered this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, and received either intravenous aprotinin (n = 23), bolus of 2 x 10(6) kallikrein inactivator units (KIU), followed by an infusion of 5 x 10(5) KIU/h, or EACA (n = 22), bolus of 150 mg/kg, followed by a 15 mg/kg/h infusion or saline placebo (n = …

Beef Quality Assurance From Farm To Fork: Development Of A Pilot Program In Farm To Table Food Safety, Gregory P. Lardy, Julie Garden-Robinson, Charlie Stoltenow, Martin J. Marchello

Journal of Extension

The goal of the project described here was to develop an interdisciplinary 3-day food safety training program. Course material for this program included content focused on food safety issues at the pre-harvest (farm, ranch, feedlot), post-harvest (slaughter and fabrication), and consumer (foodservice, retail, home) level. A pre-and post-test were given to each participant to assess the impact of this training program. Pre-test scores averaged 62%, while post-test scores averaged 87%. The 3-day interdisciplinary food safety course was effective at increasing constituent knowledge of food safety issues related to beef production and consumption from farm to fork.

Employees And Food Safety: Is Training Important To Food Service Managers?, Susan Hine, Dawn Thilmany, Pat Kendall, Ken Smith

Journal of Extension

A sample of food service managers were surveyed regarding the value they placed on food safety training: whether they would provide higher pay or bonuses for trained new workers or pay a fixed amount for current employee training. They were also asked how important public image was to their business. Approximately 72% indicated they would be more likely to hire food safety trained workers, and 50% would be willing to pay higher wages to those trained. Finally, given tight labor supplies for this sector, 93% were willing to hire trained Welfare-to-Work participants. However, other barriers to hiring these participants remain.

Washington University Record, January 31, 2003

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Serum Gamma Globulin Concentrations In Neonatal Pronghorn In Oregon, Mike R. Dunbar

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Jackson, Thad Oral History Interview, Don Nicoll

Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection

Thad Jackson was born in Dallas, Texas on May 21, 1933 to parents Opal (Miller) and Thad Jackson. He is an immunologist, specializing in pediatric immunology. He has extensive experience in overseas research and organized health care delivery. He was, for several years, a senior scientist and staff member with the Nestle Corporation and while there served as liaison to NIFAC. He is now vice president of INMED, a non-profit organization providing and supporting health and social services for children and adults in the US and overseas.

The Pan American (2003-01-30), Matt Lynch

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

51st Year, No. 14

Bibliography Of Helminth Species Described From African Vertebrates 1800-1967, Albert G. Canaris, Scott Lyell Gardner

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Parasite lists, hosts lists, and bibliographies for Trematoda, Cestoda, Nematoda, and Acanthocephala.
100 pages.

Pichia Pastoris Fermentation With Mixed-Feeds Of Glycerol And Methanol: Growth Kinetics And Production Improvement, Wenhui Zhang, Karen J. Hywood Potter, Bradley A. Plantz, Vicki L. Schlegel, Leonard A. Smith, Michael M. Meagher

Papers in Biochemical Engineering

Fed-batch fermentation of a methanol utilization plus (Mut+) Pichia pastoris strain typically has a growth phase followed by a production phase (induction phase). In the growth phase glycerol is usually used as carbon for cell growth while in the production phase methanol serves as both inducer and carbon source for recombinant protein expression. Some researchers employed a mixed glycerol-methanol feeding strategy during the induction phase to improve production, but growth kinetics on glycerol and methanol and the interaction between them were not reported. The objective of this paper is to optimize the mixed feeding strategy based on growth kinetic studies …

January 27, 2003 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

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The Daily Egyptian, January 24, 2003, Daily Egyptian Staff

January 2003

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Volume 40, Number 20: January 24, 2003, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Washington University Record, January 24, 2003

Washington University Record

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Trends. Security, Stigma, And Biological Weapons, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Trends article discusses the political psychology of security concerns pertaining to unclassified information relating to biological weapons and/or biosecurity and how it might be used to harm US security.

Atkinson V. Taylor

2003 Decisions

United States District Court for the District of Delaware

Growth And Morbidity In Children In The Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study: The Urban–Remote Differential, Dorothy E. Mackerras

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

Objectives: To describe the prevalence of markers of growth, chronic and infectious disease in peripubertal Aboriginal children living in the Darwin Health Region in the “Top End” of the Northern Territory, and to compare prevalence between children living in urban and remote areas. Design: Cross-sectional survey nested in a prospective birth cohort. Subjects: 482 children living in the region who were recruited at birth (Jan 1987 to Mar 1990) and were followed up between 1998 and 2001, when aged 8–14 years. Main outcome measures: Selected parameters of growth and nutrition, infectious disease and potential markers of chronic adult disease were …

January 20, 2003 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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Washington University Record, January 17, 2003

Washington University Record

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Volume 40, Number 19: January 17, 2003, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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The Pan American (2003-01-16), Matt Lynch

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

51st Year, No. 14

Minutes January 14, 2003

Agendas and Minutes

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January 13, 2003 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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Bjc Today

BJC Today

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Volume 40, Number 18: January 10, 2003, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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