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The Effects Of Shear Deformation On Chondrogenesis, Kori Vasser Brabham

Theses and Dissertations

Due to mechanical loading, cartilage experiences distortional change, volumetric change, and fluid flow. Research has shown cells to be responsive to unconfined compression, a load that produces all three conditions. To isolate the factor(s) responsible for chondrogenesis, the first goal of this research was to design and implement a device for the application of shear deformation to cells. Secondly, using this device, Stage 23/24 chick limb bud cells were suspended in 2% alginate and subjected to 20% shear deformation at 1 Hz. for two hours daily for three days. Gene expression, DNA content, sGAG content, and cartilage nodule formation were …

Clemson Commencement Program, August 2004, Clemson University

Clemson Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - 2004 - 127th Commencement, Office Of The Registrar, Lsu Health Sciences Center-No

Graduation & Commencement Programs

The program for the 127th Commencement of LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans held August 7, 2004.

Ad Hoc Integration And Querying Of Heterogeneous Online Distributed Databases, Liangyou Chen

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation provides an ad hoc integration methodology to manage and integrate heterogeneous online distributed databases on demand. The problem arises from an impending demand from scientific users to conveniently manage existing Web data along with the complexity involved in the construction of a functional data federation system using existing data integration technologies. We close this gap with a databases management framework accompanying novel Web data specification languages, wrapper generation technologies, and distributed query processing techniques. A major achievement of this dissertation is the establishment of a sound relational data model for Web data. Under this model, the Web becomes …

Computer Modeling Of Geology In The Sparta And Montpelier Quadrangles Of Clay And Chickasaw Counties, Mississippi: A Tantalizing Near Miss, Jason Defibaugh Y Chávez

Theses and Dissertations

This project attempted to combine digital data sets to define and map geologic features in the Sparta and Montpelier quadrangles of Chickasaw and Clay counties in northeastern Mississippi. LANDSAT TM, digital elevation, and soil permeability data was used in conjunction with reference data for the Sparta quadrangle to build a computer model. Variables used in the model were: geology, slope, soil permeability, vegetation indices, the first three bands of a tasseled cap transformation, and drainage frequency. The data used was LANDSAT TM 30 meter imagery, digital elevation models, also at 30 meter resolution, Penn State STASGO soils data, and the …

Inventory And Geometric Analysis Of Flank Margin Caves Of The Bahamas, Monica J. Roth

Theses and Dissertations

Flank margin caves are karst features that develop in the freshwater/saline mixing zone within the carbonate islands of the Bahamas. The flank margin caves that are currently exposed developed during the last interglacial sea level highstand (+6 m; ~125 ka). Initially small ovid chambers, the caves increase in size to about 100 m2, then interconnect with adjacent chambers to form medium-sized caves. At about 1000 m2, these medium-size caves interlink forming large caves that are laterally extensive, vertically restricted, do not penetrate the fresh-water lens a significant amount, and run parallel to the axis of the ridge in which they …

Optical Fiber Humidity Sensor Based On Evanescent Wave Scattering, Lina Xu

Theses and Dissertations

An optical fiber humidity sensor has been devised using a porous sol-gel silica (PSGS) coating as a transducer. Evanescent wave scattering (EWS) in the PSGS coating. PSGS particles are highly hydrophilic and have a strong tendency to absorb water molecules from the surrounding environment. The absorbed water molecules form a thin layer on the inner surface of the pores inside the porous silica and enhance EWS, from which an indicatory signal can be obtained. The humidity sensor presented in this thesis has a fast response, is reversible, low cost, and has a broad dynamic relative humidity range from 3.6?0-6% to …

The Alley Behind First Street, Northeast: Criminal Abortion In The Nation's Capital 1873-1973, Douglas R. Miller

ExpressO

The thirtieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade found our country no less divided over abortion than it was during the era of its prohibition. As the bitter struggle over judicial nominations throughout the present administration suggests, abortion’s future remains at the forefront of American political debate.

In their push for increased limitations, abortion opponents generally overlook the historical consequences of prohibition. Abortion rights proponents often invoke history in their opposition to new restrictions, but tend to do so superficially, and only in a manner that supports their position.

This article attempts a more complex study of criminal abortion’s legal and …

Summer 2004 Commencement - The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin, The University Of Texas Permian Basin

UTPB Commencement Programs

Summer 2004 Commencement - August 6, 2004

Summer Commencement: August 6, 2004, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Summer Commencement program from August 6, 2004.

Dna Strand Breaks Induced By 0–4 Ev Electrons: The Role Of Shape Resonances, Frédéric Martin, Paul Burrow, Zhongli Cai, Pierre Cloutier, Darel Hunting, Léon Sanche

Paul Burrow Publications

Collisions of 0– 4 eV electrons with thin DNA films are shown to produce single strand breaks. The yield is sharply structured as a function of electron energy and indicates the involvement of π* shape resonances in the bond breaking process. The cross sections are comparable in magnitude to those observed in other compounds in the gas phase in which π* electrons are transferred through the molecule to break a remote bond. The results therefore support aspects of a theoretical study by Barrios et al. [J. Phys. B 106, 7991 (2002)] indicating that such a mechanism could produce strand breaks …

Quantitative Analysis Of Indigo And Indigo Precursors In Leaves Of Isatis Spp. And Polygonum Tinctorium, Kg Gilbert, Hg Maule, B Rudolph, M Lewis, Et Al

Peninsula Medical School

Analysis of extracts from two woad species (Isatis tinctoria and Isatis indigotica) and Polygonum tinctorium revealed that only one indigo precursor (indican) was present in Polygonum, but two precursors were found in Isatis spp. This was done using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), coupled to an evaporative light scattering detector (ELSD). In Isatis spp., the indigo precursors indican and a fraction representing isatan B were identified. The proportion of indican and isatan B was different between the two Isatis spp. tested. For the first time, it was possible to quantify the precursors in woad plant species, and the results were …

Summer Commencement Ceremony, University Of North Florida

Commencement Printed Materials

Program for the Summer Commencement ceremonies held at UNF Arena.

Ernie Harrill Oral History, Ernie Harrill, Courtney Tollison

Furman University Oral Histories

Video interview with Dr. Ernie Harrill, former Dean of Students. Dr. Harrill taught Political Science at Furman from 1949 to 1983. He begins this 2003 interview discussing his arrival at Furman. Dr. Harrill explains how he got the job, and gives his impressions of the old downtown campus when he arrived. He tells stories of his early teaching days, and talks about the tough conditions in the classrooms, very cold in the winter, and hot in the summer. Dr. Harrill tells stories of student life on the old campus, and shares some of his experiences with controversial situations, and also …

Parental Determinants Of Emotion Regulation In A Maltreated Sample, Lara Rachel Robinson,

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The current investigation examines the relationship between parenting, emotion regulation, and symptoms of psychopathology in maltreating and non-maltreating parent-child dyads. The participants in this study were 114 children (67 maltreated and 57 non-maltreated) from ages 1 to 4. Child affect and effortful control along with parent affect were observed during a parentchild interaction procedure. Symptoms of psychopathology were measured using the Child Behavior Checklist. The maltreated children in this study exhibited more irritability/anger, affect lability, and internalizing symptomatology, along with less positive affect than their non-maltreated peers. These data also suggest that parental affect is related to internalizing symptomatology; but …

Citation Indexes For Online Interdisciplinary Learning, Anita Coleman

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Pesticide Contamination Higher In North American Songbirds Than South Or Central American Songbirds, Jeffery Hanna

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Achieving Batterer Accountability In The Child Protection System, Leigh Goodmark

ExpressO

No abstract provided.

Seabed Auv Offers New Platform For High-Resolution Imaging, Hanumant Singh, Ali Can, Ryan Eustice, Steve Lerner, Neil Mcphee, Chris Roman

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

A number of marine biological, geological, and archaeological applications share the need for high-resolution optical and acoustic imaging of the sea floor [Ballard et al., 2002; Greene et al., 2000; Shank et al., 2002]. In particular,there is a compelling need to conduct studies in depths beyond those considered reasonable for divers (∼50 m) down to depths at the shelf edge and continental slope (∼1000–2000 m). Some of the constraints associated with such work include the requirement to work off of small coastal vessels or fishing boats of opportunity,and the requirement for the vehicle components to be air-shippable to enable inexpensive …

Method Of Reconstructing Images For Spiral And Non-Spiral Computer Tomography, Alexander Katsevich

UCF Patents

General scheme processes and systems for constructing algorithms for reconstructing images of objects that have been scanned in a spiral or non-spiral fashions with detectors. Application of the scheme requires finding of a weight function, which would lead to the required reconstruction algorithm. This general scheme can use a C-arm scan with the closed x-ray source trajectory and gives a new, theoretically exact and efficient (i.e., with the convolution-based FBP structure) reconstruction algorithm. The invention can also utilize the algorithms disclosed in an earlier application U.S. application Ser. No. 10/143,160 filed May 10, 2002, entitled: Exact Filtered Back Projection (FBP) …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 029, Number 03, August 2, 2004, Grand Valley State University

2004-2005, Volume 29

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Aug. 2, 2004, Ifc, Comments Of Essd And Leg Relating To Safeguard Policy Revision, Ifc

IFC E&S Performance Standards

No abstract provided.

August 2, 2004 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Photoperiodicity On Co2 Fixation By Chlorella Vulgaris Buitenzorg In Bubble Column Photobioreactor For Food Supplement Production, Anondho Wijanarko, Dianursanti Dianursanti, Arief Budi Witarto, Roekmijati Widaningroem Soemantojo

Makara Journal of Technology

To reduce the level of CO2 content in air, effort on converting CO2 to useful products is required. One of the alternatives includes CO2 fixation to produce biomass using Chlorella vulgaris Buitenzorg. Chlorella vulgaris Buitenzorg is applied for production of food supplement. Chlorella vulgaris Buitenzorg is also easy to handle due to its superior adaptation. Currently, Chlorella vulgaris Buitenzorg has been analyzed by some experts for its cellular composition, its ability to produce high quality biomass and the content of essential nutrition. A series of experiments was conducted by culturing Chlorella vulgaris Buitenzorg using Beneck medium in bubbling column photobioreactor. …

Kandungan Senyawa Butiltin (Bt) Dalam Air Laut Dan Sedimen Di Perairan Teluk Banten, Hamidah Razak

Makara Journal of Science

Pollutions, Butiltin, Banten Bay

Effek Upwelling Terhadap Kelimpahan Dan Distribusi Fitoplankton Di Perairan Laut Banda Dan Sekitarnya, Agus Agus

Makara Journal of Science

The Effect of Upwelling on Distribution and Abundance of Phytoplankton in Indonesia. East Monsoon is monsoon where upwelling process happened in Banda Sea. Information about upwelling effect to the abundance and distribution of phytoplankton in Banda Sea is not known much.yet. That way has been done the investigation in August 1997 as vice of east monsoon and October 1998 as vice of transition monsoon as comparation.. The abundance and distribution data collected by taken phytoplankton sample in 100 m depth to surface by using plankton net with diameter 31 cm, 120 cm length, and eyes net size 80 µm. The …

Dampak Pencemaran Logam Berat Terhadap Kualitas Air Laut Dan Sumberdaya Perikanan (Studi Kasus Kematian Massal Ikan-Ikan Di Teluk Jakarta), Lestari Lestari, Edward Edward

Makara Journal of Science

Effect of Heavy Metals Pollution to Seawater Quality and Fishery Resources (Case Study on Fish Death in Jakarta Bay). Observation on heavy metals content in sea water were carried out in Jakarta Bay waters in May 2004. Heavy metals observed were Hg, Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn and Ni. This observation is conducted with fishes total death in this waters. Observation is done in Ancol beach 1 (3 stations), Ancol beach 2 (4 stations), Cilincing (3 stations), and Dadap River estuary (4 Station). The results showed that the average concentration of Hg, Cd and Cu in Ancol beach 1 were

August 2004, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Columns

Close-Up ......................................................... 6

Corporate Profile ................................................ 7

Law ............................................................... 8

Investments & Finance....................................... 9

Opinions/Commentary.................................... 1 0

Environmental. ............................................ 11-15

Corner on the Market ......................................... J6

Getting Organized ............................................. 17

Inland Empire People ........................................ 18

Managing...................................................... 19

Education...................................................... 23

MBA Programs.......................................... 24-26

Financial Institutions .................................... 27-28

Banking ......................................................... 29

Second Page One............................................. 31

Health...................................................... 32-34

Manager's Bookshelf.. ........................................ 44

Computers Technology ....................................... 45

Expansion and Relocation................................. 46

Restaurant Review.......................................... 48

Calendar ......................................................... 50

Primetimes Newsletter, Fall 2004, Office Of Lifespan Studies

PrimeTimes Newsletter

PrimeTimes is the newsletter of the Office of Lifespan Studies in the College of Science at Coastal Carolina University.

Promoting Diversity: Recruitment, Selection, Orientation, And Retention Of International Students, Murat Tas

Theses & Dissertations

The number of international students attending U.S. higher teaming institutions has decreased over the past decade from 40 percent to 30 percent. These students are an important resource for the U.S. and their native countries in terms of education, culture, and economy. Differences between international and domestic students currently enrolled in a private university were assessed using a new American College of Testing Survey of Student Opinion combined with a sociocultural adaptation scale. Those analyzed results were incorporated into a customized 18 question survey and interview process to assess international and domestic students who had not graduated. These analyzed assessments …