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The Great Escape: Phosphorylation Of Ena/Vasp By Pka Promotes Filopodial Formation, Timothy M. Gomez, Estuardo Robles

Neuroscience: Faculty Publications

The Ena/VASP family of proteins consists of adaptor molecules that localize to subcellular sites of actin polymerization. The role of Ena/VASP proteins in the regulation of cell motility and axon outgrowth has been controversial. Recently, these proteins have been proposed to function as "anticapping" factors, which may have differential effects on filopodial versus lammelipodial actin-based protrusions. A study by Lebrand et al. in this issue of Neuron supports this model and identifies PKA as a key regulator of Ena/VASP function downstream of the chemoattractant Netrin.

The C. Elegans Heterochronic Gene Lin-46 Affects Developmental Timing At Two Larval Stages And Encodes A Relative Of The Scaffolding Protein Gephyrin, A. S.-R. Pepper, Jill E. Mccane, Kevin Kemper, Dennis Au Yeung, Rosalind C. Lee, Victor Ambros, Eric G. Moss

Dartmouth Scholarship

The succession of developmental events in the C. elegans larva is governed by the heterochronic genes. When mutated, these genes cause either precocious or retarded developmental phenotypes, in which stage-specific patterns of cell division and differentiation are either skipped or reiterated, respectively. We identified a new heterochronic gene, lin-46, from mutations that suppress the precocious phenotypes caused by mutations in the heterochronic genes lin-14 and lin-28. lin-46 mutants on their own display retarded phenotypes in which cell division patterns are reiterated and differentiation is prevented in certain cell lineages. Our analysis indicates that lin-46 acts at a step immediately downstream …

Minutes From The April 8, 2004 Meeting Of The University Of Montana Faculty, University Of Montana--Missoula. Faculty

University of Montana Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes from the April 8, 2004 meeting of the University of Montana faculty.

The Colby Echo (2004-04-08), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

Hybrid Atomistic-Coarse-Grained Treatment Of Thin-Film Lubrication. I, Z.-B. Wu, Dennis J. Diestler, Ruqiang Feng, Xiao Cheng Zeng

Xiao Cheng Zeng Publications

A technique that melds an atomistic description of the interfacial region with a coarse-grained description of the far regions of the solid substrates is presented and applied to a two-dimensional model contact consisting of planar solid substrates separated by a monolayer fluid film. The hybrid method yields results in excellent agreement with the “exact” (i.e., fully atomistic) results. The importance of a proper accounting for the elastic response of the substrates, which is reliably and efficiently accomplished through coarse-graining of the far regions, is demonstrated.

Lanthorn, Vol. 38, No. 30, April 8, 2004, Grand Valley State University

Volume 38, July 17, 2003 - June 17, 2004

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Near-Death Experiences, Religion, And Life After Death, Holly Wallace

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This thesis investigates current scientific literature on near-death experiences (NDE), focusing on two common types of models used to explain the NDE: biological models and spiritual models. Four biological models and two spiritual models are presented and evaluated. During the evaluation, particular emphasis is placed on how these models accommodate veridical evidence. I found that, of the biological models, only one could account for veridical evidence, whereas both of the spiritual models provided explanations of these strange occurrences. From this conclusion, the implications of NDE research on human survival are explored.

Quaker Campus, April 8, 2004 ( Vol. 90, Issue 22), Whittier College

Quaker Campus

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Blue vs. White
• Campus News
• News Briefs
• Opinions
• Sports
• Hiatus
• Out and About
• Entertainment
• Classifieds, Etc.
• Interview

The Anchor, Volume 117.23: April 7, 2004, Hope College

The Anchor: 2004

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Student Scholarship Day 2004, Grand Valley State University

Student Scholars Day Archives

No abstract provided.

Senate Meeting, April 7, 2004, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Chronicle, Eric Gookin, Jenny Stanley, Rob Oxenford, Katie Fulton, Heather Kilby, Mike Allsup, Linda Escaran, Kim Mccallister, Joanna Smith, Peter Riley, Scott Mussell, Tommy Birch, Chris Augustine, Ethan Clarkson, Brian Wilkins, Angela Skalsky, Ian Pope, Steve Ocasio, Lois Knight, Jessica Hofeldt, Sabrina Kempton, Colleen Zobel, Ebonee Woods, Meagan Roorda, Julie Roosa

Campus Chronicle

No abstract provided.

April 7, 2004 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Ke Alaka'i, Vol. 69, No. 13 (2004-04-07), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.

Panther- April 2004- Vol. Lxxxi, No.24, Prairie View A&M University

PV Panther Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Crow's Nest, April 7, 2004, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The April 7, 2004, issue of the Crow's Nest.

K-8 Reconfiguration Of A Middle School And Its Impact On The Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment, Samuel C. Hull

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this exploratory investigation was to determine the effectiveness of the reconfiguration of a middle school to a K-8 building and its impact on the eighth grade students and their performance on the Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) test using a method of inquiry design. This study addresses (a) the change agents and how to handle them and (b) identifies the components and ramifications of change. Interviews, observations, and the review of material culture were used to conduct the study. The data gathered was compiled in the narrative with information being shown as tables, charts and graphs. The …

The Guardian, April 7, 2004, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twenty page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Decadal Variability Of Circulation In The Arctic Ocean Retrieved From Climatological Data By A Variational Method, Dmitri A. Nechaev, Max Yaremchuk, Motoyoshi Ikeda

Faculty Publications

[1] An inverse 3D finite-element ocean circulation model has been designed and used to study variability of the Arctic Ocean circulation in the last 4 decades. We obtained stationary model solutions with the temperature and salinity fields close to the ones given by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) [1998] atlas. Transports at the open boundaries, wind forcing and hydrographic fields are treated as unknowns, which are varied to minimize a quadratic cost function subject to model constraints. The inverse problem is solved for 10 gridded hydrographic data sets that were obtained as winter and summer averages of EWG data over …

Eelgrass Distribution In The Great Bay Estuary 2002, Frederick T. Short

PREP Reports & Publications

Eelgrass (Zostera marina) is an essential habitat for the Great Bay Estuary (GBE) because it provides food for wintering waterfowl and habitat for juvenile fish. Eelgrass is the basis of an estuarine food chain that supports many of the recreational, commercial and ecologically important species in the estuary. Additionally, eelgrass filters estuarine waters, removing both nutrients and suspended sediments from the water column. Eelgrass in the Great Bay Estuary is the largest monoculture in the State of New Hampshire and is considered a vital resource to the State’s marine environment. The UNH Seagrass Ecology Group has mapped the distribution of …

The Spinnaker Vol. 27 No. 28, University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community

Um Hosts Graduate Scholarship Conference, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Seroprevalence Of Bartonella Infection In American Free-Ranging And Captive Pumas (Felis Concolor) And Bobcats (Lynx Rufus), Bruno B. Chomel, Yoko Kikuchi, Janice S. Martenson, Melodie E. Roelke-Parker, Chao-Chin Chang, Rickie W. Kasten, Janet E. Foley, John Laudre, Kerry Murphy, Pamela K. Swift, Vicki L. Kramer, Stephen J. O'Brien

Zoonotics and Wildlife Disease: Publications

Bartonella henselae is the main agent of cat scratch disease in humans and domestic cats are the main reservoir of this bacterium. We conducted a serosurvey to investigate the role of American wild felids as a potential reservoir of Bartonella species. A total of 479 samples (439 serum samples and 40 Nobuto strips) collected between 1984 and 1999 from pumas (Felis concolor) and 91 samples (58 serum samples and 33 Nobuto strips) collected from bobcats (Lynx rufus) in North America, Central America and South America were screened for B. henselae antibodies. The overall prevalence of B. …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 93 [94], No. 41 [43] (April 6, 2004), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 93, but it is the 94th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

This issue was printed as 41, but it is the 43rd issue in this volume. This was corrected in pencil.

Flyer News, Vol. 51, No. 38 (April 6, 2004), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton

Method For Identifying Regulators Of Protein-Advanced Glycation End Product (Protein-Age) Formation, Elaine L. Jacobson, Myron Jacobson, Georg T. Wondrak

Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences Faculty Patents

The invention relates to methods for identifying compounds which affect cellular stress. In particular, the method relates to identifying compounds which inhibit protein advanced glycation end product formation, where the compounds are carbonyl scavengers which inhibit the formation. The assay involves combing the substance of interest with histone H1 and ADP-ribose, and then measuring fluorescence and protein cross linking. Various inhibitors of protein AGE glycation have been identified, using this assay.

Philisophical Study Of Responsibility, William Doug Bolden

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

The Lumberjack, April 06, 2004

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Tracing The Source Of The Elephant And Hippopotamus Ivory From The 14th Century B.C. Uluburun Shipwreck: The Archaeological, Historical, And Isotopic Evidence, Kathryn Anne Lafrenz

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The aim of this study is to establish the provenance of the elephant and hippopotamus ivory recovered from the 14th century B.C. Uluburun shipwreck in order to reconstruct the trade mechanisms and associated social relationships (e.g. diplomacy) operating in the eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age (LBA). Elephant ivory came either from Northeastern Libya, Southeastern Sudan via Egypt or northwestern Syria during this period. Hippopotamus ivory likewise was obtained from Syria, Palestine, or Egypt.

The Uluburun's cargo is reconstructed by the excavator, George Bass, as "royal," and primarily originates from Cyprus and Syro-Palestine. Indeed, LBA trade is largely understood …