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Evolution And Phylogeny Of Basal Winged Insects With Emphasis On Mayflies (Ephemeroptera), Thomas H. Ogden

Theses and Dissertations

Ephemeroptera (mayflies) is a monophyletic group of semi-aquatic pterygote insects, comprising 3083 species, 376 genera, and 37 described families and are present on all continents, excluding Antarctica, being associated with freshwater and brackish water habitats. The order is unique among pterygote insects in possessing functional wings at the penultimate molt (subimago stage), prior to the full development of genitalia; in all other insects the presence of functional wings occurs only after the final molt. The purpose of this dissertation is to use molecular and morphological data, in order to investigate the position of the order Ephemeroptera among other insect orders, …

Characterization Of The Chicken Inward Rectifier K+ Channel Irk1/Kir2.1 Gene., Hideki Mutai, Lawrence C Kenyon, Emily Locke, Nami Kikuchi, John Carl Oberholtzer

Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Inward rectifier potassium channels (IRK) contribute to the normal function of skeletal and cardiac muscle cells. The chick inward rectifier K+ channel cIRK1/Kir2.1 is expressed in skeletal muscle, heart, brain, but not in liver; a distribution similar but not identical to that of mouse Kir2.1. We set out to explore regulatory domains of the cIRK1 promoter that enhance or inhibit expression of the gene in different cell types. RESULTS: We cloned and characterized the 5'-flanking region of cIRK1. cIRK1 contains two exons with splice sites in the 5'-untranslated region, a structure similar to mouse and human orthologs. cIRK1 has …

Applications Of Power Electronics-Based Systems In Vehicular Technology: State-Of-The-Art And Future Trends, R. Jayabalan, Babak Fahimi, A. Koenig, Steven Pekarek

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Power electronics-Based systems and components have been increasingly used in land, air, and sea vehicles over the past decade. This has turned the vehicular products into a primary market for power electronics applications. Moreover, the existing trend in more electrification of the vehicles represents an even bigger potential for an increase in the existing demand. Although the primary incentive for introduction of multi-converter systems into vehicular technologies was to enhance fuel economy and environmental issues associated with vehicles; today, improvement of fault tolerance, cost, and compactness have boosted the motivation for development of the more electric vehicles. the use of …

November 27, 2004 (Pages 6305-6382), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 34 (2004)

No abstract provided.

Concurrent Oh Imager And Sodiumtemperature/Wind Lidar Observation Of A Mesopause Region Undular Bore Event Over Fort Collins/Platteville, Co, C. Y. She, T. Li, B. P. Williams, Tao Yuan, R. H. Picard

All Physics Faculty Publications

We reported the observation of a mesospheric front with the properties of an undular bore by an OH imager, over the Fort Collins/Platteville area on 6/7 October 2002. Unlike the earlier bore observations, a Na lidar capable of measuring mesopause region temperature, zonal, and meridional winds was in operation concurrently. The lidar data confirm, for the first time, the existence of a collocated temperature inversion layer to serve as the ducting region for bore propagation, as required by the simple theory proposed by Dewan and Picard 6 years ago. In addition, the lidar data in principle provide sufficient information for …

The Many Faces Of The Economic Substance's Two-Prong Test: Time For Reconciliation?, Yoram Keinan

ExpressO

The fall of 2004 saw the occurrence of several important developments in relation to the ongoing debate on the application of the economic substance doctrine. It started with the issuance of the opinion in Long Term Capital Holding v. United States in the end of August, a case in which a District Court held that a transaction involving the contribution of stock with a built-in loss to a partnership lacked economic substance and had been entered into without any business purpose other than tax avoidance. The court upheld penalties assessed by the IRS despite the taxpayer’s argument that it obtained …

Usa V. Thomas

2004 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Murray Ledger And Times, Part 2, November 26, 2004,, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Academic Library Web Sites For Distance Learners In Greater Western Library Alliance Member Institutions, Mary Cassner, Kate E. Adams

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

Through the library web site, academic libraries present extensive resources and a suite of services to support distance learners. The web site is a vital communication link between the distance student and reference-based instructional component that the librarian provides. This article examines web sites and distance learning library services pages of Greater Western Library Alliance members.

Procedural Due Process Aspects Of District Of Columbia Eviction Procedures, Lynn E. Cunningham

ExpressO

The District of Columbia Superior Court, Landlord and Tenant Branch, administers the local Forcible Entry and Detainer statute in a manner that arguably violates standards of adequate notice under the Due Process Clause.

Usa V. Davis

2004 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Milosevic V. Secretary Homeland

2004 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Liedy V. Glenolden

2004 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Burkholder V. Newton

2004 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Student Affairs Minutes 11/24/2004, Student Affairs Committee

Student Affairs Committee

No abstract provided.

Banner News, Josh Hutt, Breget Medley, Matt Christensen, Jason Moore, Tammy Hartmann, Ashley Crouthamel, Erin Bradley, Megan Shadle, Brandon Kleinke

Banner News

No abstract provided.

Thanksgiving, Gleaves Whitney

Ask Gleaves

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Larry Estridge Oral History, Larry Estridge, Courtney Tollison

Furman University Oral Histories

Larry Estridge graduated Furman in 1966. At Furman he was President of the Student Body and also received the Hughes Perpetual Trophy for ROTC Outstanding Army Cadet. He spent almost 20 years on the Furman University board of trustees. In this 2004 oral history Mr. Estridge talks about growing up in Rock Hill, SC, and how he became interested in Furman. He discusses his first impressions of the new campus, President Plyler, and Dr. Bonner. He gives details of life as a Furman student on the new campus, and discusses some of the student traditions at that time. He discusses …

Section 4(F): Analyzing Differing Interpretations And Examining Proposals For Reform, David E. Kunz

ExpressO

Section 4(f): Analyzing Differing Interpretations and Examining Proposals for Reform, focuses on the ongoing debate over the scope, meaning and application of Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. Section 4(f) affects the construction and development of transportation-related projects that require the use of public parks, wildlife refuges or historic sites. Since its enactment, it has been a source of controversy and debate within the transportation and environmental law communities. Recent congressional and executive branch actions aimed at reforming the law have garnered increased attention. This article analyzes the current state of play concerning section 4(f) and …

Vol. 55, No. 8, November 23, 2004, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Scalia Visit Brings Attention, Constitutional Debate to M-Law •Editorial: Urine Trouble •Too 'Legit': Chomsky Rocks Hutchins •Scalia Faces Student Questions, Reactions •No Monopoly on Closed Mindedness •Actual Useful Information: Exam-Taking Tips from Profs, Students •Eating Crow: A Messy Situation •From the Bookshelf: Recommended Reading for Winter Break •Jenny Runkles Photos •Music Attorney Lays Down Laws of Rock •The Reason for the Season: Things to be Thankful for in the State of Hutchins •Why a Nation No Longer United? •Treat Your Last Like Your First: Recapture the First Semester Magic •Crossword •Question on the Quad

Campus Assembly Minutes 11/23/2004, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

No abstract provided.

Lin V. Atty Gen Usa

2004 Decisions

Agency

Closing The Racial Achievement Gap: The Role Of Reforming Instructional Practices, Harold Wenglinsky

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

No Child Left Behind calls for schools to close the achievement gap between races in math and reading. One possible way for schools to do so is to encourage their teachers to engage in practices that disproportionately benefit their minority students. The current study applies the technique of Hierarchical Linear Modeling to a nationally representative sample of 13,000 fourth graders who took the 2000 National Assessment of Educational Progress in mathematics to identify instructional practices that reduce the achievement gap. It finds that, even when taking student background into account, various instructional practices can make a substantial difference.

Campus Assembly Minutes 11/23/2004, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

No abstract provided.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/64 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Closing the racial achievement gap : the role of reforming instructional practices / Harold Wenglinsky.

Tall White Man Et. Al. V. Blackfeet Indian Housing Authority, 97-Ca-474 & 99-Ap-37 (Blkft. Tr. Ct. App., Nov. 23, 2004), Blackfeet Appellate Court

Court Decisions

• In the Blackfeet Tribal Court of Appeals, the Court addressed a waiver of sovereign immunity in a suit between a decedent’s children against the tribe and involving a third-party defendant, Simpson Dura-Vent Company, Inc. Plaintiffs alleged negligence against the Blackfeet Indian Housing Authority (BIHA) for failing to maintain the furnace in their decedent father’s tribal housing unit. Plaintiff’s father died due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

• BIHA was created through Tribal Ordinance# 7, effective January 7, 1977. Article V, paragraph 2 of the Ordinance provides as follows: “The Council hereby gives its irrevocable consent to allowing the Authority to sue and …

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2008 Election, Gleaves Whitney

Ask Gleaves

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Property Rights Project Honors Professor Frank I. Michelman Of Harvard, William & Mary Law School

Law School News Archive

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Target-Dominant Chinese-English Machine Translation, Dan Su

Theses and Dissertations

Information exchange is increasing rapidly with the advent of globalization. As the language spoken by the most people in today's world, Chinese will play an important role in information exchange in the future. Therefore, we need an efficient and practical means to access the increasingly large volume of Chinese data. This thesis describes a target-dominant Chinese-English machine translation system, which can translate a given Chinese news sentence into English. We conjecture that we can improve the state of the art of MT using a TDMT approach. This system has participated in the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) 2004 …

Minutes_04_11_23, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

Minutes from the November 23rd, 2004 Faculty Senate meeting.