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Microarray Analysis Of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Exposed To Various Conditions, Michelle Jaffe, Stephen Berkowitz, Daveda Maharaj, Gelin Fils-Amie Jr, Roxana Ruyani

Undergraduate Student Symposium

DNA microarrays offer the ability to produce genome-wide gene expression profiles, which can be used to identify genes that may play an active role in various biological processes. The well-studied organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae was used in an attempt to utilize DNA microarrays in order to examine the gene expression profiles of yeast exposed to varying conditions: aerobic versus anaerobic environments, glucose versus lactose media, weak versus dense cell cultures, and non-UV-C versus UV-C light exposure. After growth reached an optimum optical density, yeast cells in each culture were lysed and the RNA was isolated and transformed to cDNA. Finally, the …

Friendships Across The Lifespan, Jennifer Haselberger, Greta P. Zuniga, Jennifer Odige

Undergraduate Student Symposium

During infancy we begin to develop social skills and learn how to deal with the people around us, especially family and friends. During infancy, we develop different types of attachment styles. Studies show that about 70% of infants acquire a secure attachment style, in which the infant uses the mother as a secure base, but ventures off to explore the surroundings. About 10% develop a resistant style, in which the infant remains near their mother but resists physical contact with her and may even hit or kick her. This infant is wary of strangers. Another 15% develop an avoidant style, …

Dna Microarrays And Pharmacogenomics, Daveda Maharaj

Undergraduate Student Symposium

DNA microarray technology applied to the field of pharmacogenomics will provide for a better analysis of drug responses and drug efficacy in treating individuals with varying genotypes. DNA microarray technology is useful in the detection of various Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) that have a propensity to inhibit or complement drug efficacy in individuals using particular medications. Since microarrays allow for the study of groups of genes expressed or repressed among various environments, this technology has allowed for the fields of pharmacogenetics as well as pharmacogenomics to flourish by studying individuals administered medications for their particular illness. While the field of …

Caffeine Effects On The Predatory Behavior Of The Orb-Weaving Spider, Argiope Argentata, Regina L. Vesci, Nicole J. Russo

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Argiope argentata are orb-weaving spiders--meaning that their webs are a sticky spiral wound around radii extending from a central hub. A. argentata have poor vision and depend on vibrations in their web for detection of prey. A. argentata are large spiders; the female is 25mm and the male is 10 mm. They build webs that are approximately 80cm across. Research thus far on spiders and drugs have focused on web-building behavior after depressants or hallucinatory substances have been administered. Research on stimulants and predatory behavior has not been addressed. The proposed research is an exploratory study investigating the effects of …

Application Of Openmosix Computer Clusters For Acceleration Of Distributed And Parallel Computational, Denis Voitenko

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The openMosix is an Open Source extension to the Linux kernel. This kernel extension turns a network of ordinary computers into a supercomputer for Linux applications. Such cluster has proven to be extremely low maintenance yet very useful in solving computational problems in the areas of distributed and parallel computing such as compression, cryptography, mapping and neural network algorithms. The presentation will attempt to explain the basic configuration and the inner workings of such cluster.

Chaperoning Disease Treatment Into The 21st Century, Maria Farrell

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Chaperones function as the cell’s quality control system in a number of different ways. Simply put they are protein complexes that help fold new proteins into their working form, refold proteins that have been damaged, protect against protein aggregation, and tag severely damaged proteins for degradation. Because they most notably respond to damaged proteins caused by cellular environmental stresses such as proteotoxic heat shock, they are often called heat-shock or stress proteins and are classified by their molecular size, cellular compartment and function (e.g. Hsp 90). The chaperones are ligand specific, cylindrical protein complexes that make life and death decisions …

Adhesion Of Transferrin To Fda Group Iv Contact Lenses, Po-Jui (Bryan) Lin, Tehsin Siddiqui

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Contact lenses are widely used as a replacement for eyeglasses to correct vision. The adhesion of tear proteins to contact lenses contributes to lens deterioration, and may lead to vision problems and ocular pathology. Tears contain a large number of proteins, among them being lysozyme, albumin, transferrin, lactoferrin, immunoglobulins and tear lipocalin. Here we report studies of the adhesion of transferrin to FDA group IV (high water ionic polymer) contact lenses. Lenses were incubated in a solution of transferrin for 1, 2, 3, and 4 days, and transferrin adhesion was determined using the bicinchoninic acid (BCA) assay. Transferrin adsorbed to …

Soundings 2004-04-02 (V.17 No.7), N/A N/A

Soundings

No abstract provided.

Illinois Wesleyan Senior Earns Two Postgraduate Fellowships, Stew Salowitz

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

The Cocaine Vaccine, Dru Stevenson

ExpressO

The controversial new cocaine vaccine (TA-CD) has the potential to be an extremely effective treatment tool for recovering addicts, but it also presents opportunities for non-therapeutic uses, such as preventing cocaine use in the first place. It is foreseeable that the cocaine vaccine could become a condition of parole or probation, or receiving welfare payments, or for employment in certain occupations. Universal vaccination is also a possibility but less likely for political reasons. This article investigates each of these areas of potential use. Any setting where mandatory drug testing is currently in place could become a venue for the vaccination. …

Patent Wars In The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death: The Pharmaceutical Industry, Ethics And Global Trade, Uche Ewelukwa

ExpressO

No abstract provided.

Chicano Gang Membership, Familism, And Social Support: A Critical Examination Of Conflicting Theoretical Models, Jesse Díaz Jr.

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Gsbs News, Spring 2003-2004, Graduate School Of Biomedical Sciences, University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston/M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

GSBS News

No abstract provided.

Application Of The Public-Trust Doctrine And Principles Of Natural Resource Management To Electromagnetic Spectrum, Patrick S. Ryan

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

The Electromagnetic spectrum is among our most valuable natural resources. Yet while the past few decades have seen a rich body of environmental law develop for other natural resources, this movement has largely passed over the electromagnetic spectrum. This Article argues that to remedy that situation, the public-trust doctrine, which is now a cornerstone of modern environmental law, should be extended to the electromagnetic spectrum. This extension would not be a leap: the public-trust doctrine has already been used to guarantee the public access to various bodies of water (not just navigable water), and to protect recreational lakes and beaches, …

2003-04 Annual Report, Growing The Talent Our State And Nation Need, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Annual Reports

When the Illinois General Assembly founded the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in 1985, it wisely predicted how science and technology would profoundly shape the state, nation and world's economic and social well-being. Twenty years later, the nation's need to invest in science and technology education is more acute than ever. When releasing the report, Science & Engineering Indicators 2004, National Science Board Chair Warren M. Washington stated, "the United States is in a long-distance race to retain its essential global advantage in science & engineering human resources ...We must develop more fully our native talent."

April 2004, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Indio Desert Circuit Horse Show 1

Southern California Logistics Airport 1

Economic Forecast Conference 1

Jobs Held Hostage; Action on Worker's Comp Reform 3

Fashion Is Not Just for Your Wardrobe 18

Independent Breed of Businessmen Emerge as Unemployment Lingers 21

Murrieta and Temecula Residents Open UBuildlt's 21

Columns

Close-Up 7

Corporate Profile 8

Law 9

Opinion/Commentary 10

Local News 11

Computers/Technology13

Getting Organized 15

Corner on the Market 16

Education 17

Inland Empire Innovators 18

Managing l9

Faces in Business 20

Small Business Handbook 22-23

Insurance 24

Investments & Finance 25-30

Health 31-32

Commercial Real Estate …

The Established Standard For Fathers Who Have Acknowledged Paternity And Are Seeking Custody Of Their Illegitimate Child(Ren): Rosero V. Blake, 357 N.C. 193 (2003), Bartina L. Edwards

North Carolina Central Law Review

No abstract provided.

Daily Announcements April 2004, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Communications Office Daily Announcements

No abstract provided.

Healthnet News V.19:No.1 Spring 2004, Judith S. Kronick, Alberta Richetelle

Articles - Patient Care

A newsletter for public librarians and others interested in consumer health information services.

Community, Spring 2004, Office Of Communications And Marketing, Wright State University

Community

Thirty-six page issue of Community which was published periodically from 1996 through 2011. The magazine focused on news and events at Wright State University relating to faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the university.

Spring 2004, Seattle University

Seattle University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Policy Profiles Vol. 4 No. 1 April 2004, Northern Illinois University Center For Governmental Studies

Policy Profiles

Illinois Public Education Undermines Democracy

Cry Me A River: The Eighth Circuit Says Navigation, Not Recreation, Is The Predominant Goal Of The Army Corps Of Engineers In Managing The Flow Of The Missouri River. South Dakota V. Ubbelohde, Lorraine C. Buck

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

Uah Alumni News, Spring 2004, University Of Alabama In Huntsville

UAH Alumni News

No abstract provided.

Arbiter, April 1, Students Of Boise State University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Bench Versus Trench: A Judge And An Academic Debate The Affirmative Action Cases, Timothy Goldsmith, Morris B. Hoffman

The Gruter Institute Working Papers on Law, Economics, and Evolutionary Biology

The following dialog on the proper roles of government and universities in meeting a vexing social challenge grew out of an evening of wine and cordial disagreement between two friends with different backgrounds and perspectives. The problem: How does the nation provide equal educational opportunity in an ethnically diverse democracy with both a troubled history of racial injustice and a constitutional commitment to individual freedom. Readers are invited to decide for themselves how justice can be found.

Measuring Salivary Cortisol In The Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory, Brian A. Kalman, Ruth E. Grahn

Psychology Faculty Publications

As instructors who teach laboratory courses in biological psychology/behavioral neuroscience, we have often been at a loss to find appropriate experiments where students are able to play both the role of experimenter and subject. The difficulty arises because there are few biological parameters representing CNS activity that can ethically be examined in human participants. As a result, the go-to experiments that allow students to act as both experimenter and subject tend to be electrophysiological in nature (e.g., EEG, GSR, etc.). It was our desire to create a laboratory module that would allow students to collect and analyze a biochemical measure …

Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni And Friends (Spring 2004), Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Summer 2004 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Towards A General Methodology For Designing Sub-Noise Measurement Procedures, Roberto Osegueda, George R. Keller, Scott A. Starks, R. Araiza, Dm. Bizyaev, Vladik Kreinovich

Departmental Technical Reports (CS)

In many practical situations, the measurement result z depends not only on the measured value x, but also on the parameters s describing the experiment's setting and on the values of some auxiliary quantities y; the dependence z=f(x,s,y) of z on x, s, and y is usually known. In the ideal case when we know the exact value of the auxiliary parameter y, we can solve the above equation and find the desired value x. In many real-life situations, we only know y with some uncertainty, and this uncertainty leads to additional uncertainty in x.

If we are trying to …

Research & Action Report, Spring/Summer 2004, Wellesley Centers For Women, Peggy Mcintosh

Research & Action Report

In this issue:

The Work of the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute Travels the World
Jean Baker Miller Training Institute

Gender-Equitable Education: A Focus on Literacy

Q&A Empowering Educators Through SEED: An Interview with Peggy McIntosh
SEED

Human Rights Activists From West Africa Visit WCW