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Bard Observer, Vol. 19, No. 5 (April 19, 2005), Bard College Apr 2005

Bard Observer, Vol. 19, No. 5 (April 19, 2005), Bard College

Bard Observer - All Issues (1956 - Current)

No abstract provided.


April 19, 2005, Council On Graduate Studies Apr 2005

April 19, 2005, Council On Graduate Studies

Minutes

No abstract provided.


The Neural Substrates Of Infant Sleep In Rats, Karl Æ. Karlsson, Andrew J. Gall, Ethan J. Mohns, Adele M. H. Seelke, Mark S. Blumberg Apr 2005

The Neural Substrates Of Infant Sleep In Rats, Karl Æ. Karlsson, Andrew J. Gall, Ethan J. Mohns, Adele M. H. Seelke, Mark S. Blumberg

Faculty Publications

Sleep is a poorly understood behavior that predominates during infancy but is studied almost exclusively in adults. One perceived impediment to investigations of sleep early in ontogeny is the absence of state-dependent neocortical activity. Nonetheless, in infant rats, sleep is reliably characterized by the presence of tonic (i.e., muscle atonia) and phasic (i.e., myoclonic twitching) components; the neural circuitry underlying these components, however, is unknown. Recently, we described a medullary inhibitory area (MIA) in week-old rats that is necessary but not sufficient for the normal expression of atonia. Here we report that the infant MIA receives projections from areas containing …


T-Spline Merging, Heather Ipson Apr 2005

T-Spline Merging, Heather Ipson

Theses and Dissertations

Geometric models, such as for use in CAD/CAM or animation, are often constructed in a piece-wise fashion. Historically, these models have been made of NURBS surfaces. For various reasons it is problematic and often times mathematically impossible to combine several NURBS models into one continuous surface. The recent invention of a surface type called T-splines has made the combining of NURBS surfaces into a single continuous surface possible, but much of the mathematics has yet to be explored. This thesis explores the mathematics and algorithms necessary to merge multiple NURBS, T-spline, or T-NURCC surfaces into a single continuous surface. This …


Adoption Of Riparian Forest Buffers On Private Lands In Nebraska, Usa, Peter Skelton, Scott J. Josiah, James W. King, James R. Brandle, Glenn A. Helmers, Charles A. Francis Apr 2005

Adoption Of Riparian Forest Buffers On Private Lands In Nebraska, Usa, Peter Skelton, Scott J. Josiah, James W. King, James R. Brandle, Glenn A. Helmers, Charles A. Francis

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

Pesticide and nutrient runoff from agricultural fields is a socio-environmental problem in the Midwestern United States. Riparian forest buffers (RFBs) are a proven conservation practice that effectively manage this problem, though adoption rates are low. A mail survey was conducted to determine differences between adopter and nonadopter characteristics and attitudes with regard to the use of RFBs. Data were collected from 48 RFB adopters and 261 RFB nonadopters in two Nebraska watersheds. Inferential and multivaririate statistics were used to identify differences between adapter status and producer status groups. About half (50.8%) the respondents were nonproducers. Nonproducers are agricultural landowners not …


Executive Committee - Agenda, 4/19/2005, Academic Senate Apr 2005

Executive Committee - Agenda, 4/19/2005, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

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Faculty Brass Quintet, April 19, 2005, School Of Music Apr 2005

Faculty Brass Quintet, April 19, 2005, School Of Music

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
Tuesday Evening
April 19, 2005
8:00 p.m.


Hotline Press Newspaper- April 19,2005 Vol 22 No 39, Hotline Press Newspaper Apr 2005

Hotline Press Newspaper- April 19,2005 Vol 22 No 39, Hotline Press Newspaper

Hotline Press Newspaper 2005

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The Cns Role Of Toll-Like Receptor 4 In Innate Neuroimmunity And Painful Neuropathy, Flobert Y. Tanga, Nancy Nutile-Mcmenemy, Joyce A. Deleo Apr 2005

The Cns Role Of Toll-Like Receptor 4 In Innate Neuroimmunity And Painful Neuropathy, Flobert Y. Tanga, Nancy Nutile-Mcmenemy, Joyce A. Deleo

Dartmouth Scholarship

Neuropathic pain remains a prevalent and persistent clinical problem because of our incomplete understanding of its pathogenesis. This study demonstrates for the first time, to our knowledge, a critical role for CNS innate immunity by means of microglial Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in the induction phase of behavioral hypersensitivity in a mouse and rat model of neuropathy. We hypothesized that after L5 nerve transection, CNS neuroimmune activation and subsequent cytokine expression are triggered by the stimulation of microglial membrane-bound TLR4. To test this hypothesis, experiments were undertaken to assess tactile and thermal hypersensitivity in genetically altered (i.e., TLR4 knockout and …


Cal Poly Arts Brings Classical Music With A Comic Twist: Pdq Bach Plays April 30 At The Pac, Public Affairs Office Apr 2005

Cal Poly Arts Brings Classical Music With A Comic Twist: Pdq Bach Plays April 30 At The Pac, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

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The Statesman, V. 48a, I. 21, Stony Brook University Apr 2005

The Statesman, V. 48a, I. 21, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 48A, i. 21


Current, April 18, 2005, University Of Missouri-St. Louis Apr 2005

Current, April 18, 2005, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2000s)

No abstract provided.


Columbia Chronicle (04/18/2005), Columbia College Chicago Apr 2005

Columbia Chronicle (04/18/2005), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from April 18, 2005 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 40 pages and is listed as Volume 39, Number 24. Cover story: "Building a better campus-slowly" Editor-in-Chief: Andrew Greiner


2004 Student Estuarine Research Project, Terri W. Grizzle Apr 2005

2004 Student Estuarine Research Project, Terri W. Grizzle

PREP Reports & Publications

This report describes the results of the second education and bird-monitoring program conducted by sixth grade students, teachers, and volunteers at Portsmouth Middle School. The program combined classroom lessons with field trips to monitor bird populations in South Mill Pond, a tidal pond-like estuary in front of the school. The Pond has suffered over the years from a variety of environmental problems as the City of Portsmouth developed, including major watershed changes, combined sewer overflows, runoff from city streets and parking lots, and fill projects. Several years ago, the City initiated a long-term project to re-direct sewage away from the …


Ada News - 04/18/2005, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Apr 2005

Ada News - 04/18/2005, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Graduating Seniors Exhibit Work At The Unh Art Gallery, Catherine Wright Apr 2005

Graduating Seniors Exhibit Work At The Unh Art Gallery, Catherine Wright

Media Relations

No abstract provided.


Monitor Newsletter April 18, 2005, Bowling Green State University Apr 2005

Monitor Newsletter April 18, 2005, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff


Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 59, April 18, 2005 Apr 2005

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 59, April 18, 2005

Central Florida Future

Trustees unanimously endorse stadium concept; UCF Police seek campus rape suspect; Domino's delivers the dough: Dorm roommates split $1200 prize for ordering the most pizza; Campus group accuse circus of poor treatment to animals: Shriners point to work with children in defense of claims; Man charged in murder at Pegasus Landing.


Whalesong 2005-04-18, N/A N/A Apr 2005

Whalesong 2005-04-18, N/A N/A

Whalesong

No abstract provided.


The Knight Volume 15: Issue 25, Nova Southeastern University Apr 2005

The Knight Volume 15: Issue 25, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.


The Bg News April 18, 2005, Bowling Green State University Apr 2005

The Bg News April 18, 2005, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. April 18, 2005. Volume 95-Issue 137.


Nematode Selenoproteome: The Use Of The Selenocysteine Insertion System To Decode One Codon In An Animal Genome?, Kalin Taskov, Charles Chapple, Gregory V. Kryukov, Sergi Castenello, Alexei V. Lobanov, Konstantin V. Korotkov, Roderic Guigo, Vadim Gladyshev Apr 2005

Nematode Selenoproteome: The Use Of The Selenocysteine Insertion System To Decode One Codon In An Animal Genome?, Kalin Taskov, Charles Chapple, Gregory V. Kryukov, Sergi Castenello, Alexei V. Lobanov, Konstantin V. Korotkov, Roderic Guigo, Vadim Gladyshev

Vadim Gladyshev Publications

Selenocysteine (Sec) is co-translationally inserted into selenoproteins in response to codon UGA with the help of the selenocysteine insertion sequence (SECIS) element.The number of selenoproteinsinanimals varies, with humans having 25 and mice having 24 selenoproteins. To date, however, only one selenoprotein, thioredoxin reductase, has been detected in Caenorhabditis elegans, and this enzyme contains only one Sec. Here, we characterize the selenoproteomes of C.elegans and Caenorhabditis briggsae with three independent algorithms,one searching for pairs of homologous nematode SECIS elements, another searching for Cys- or Sec-containing homologs of potential nematode selenoprotein genes and the third identifying Sec-containing homologs of annotated nematode …


Hume's Objection To The Thomistic Doctrine On Suicide, Emily M. Kelahan '05 Apr 2005

Hume's Objection To The Thomistic Doctrine On Suicide, Emily M. Kelahan '05

Honors Projects

In "Of Suicide," David Hume argues against the dominant Thomistic doctrine on suicide. Thomas Aquinas, in Summa Theologica, I-IL Q64, Art 5, argues that suicide is morally impermissible because it violates three kinds of duties: one's duty to God, to others, and to oneself. Arguing from within the Thomistic framework, Hume exposes the inconsistencies of Aquinas's theory and refutes Aquinas's arguments against suicide. In this paper I look at only the arguments concerning the ways in which suicide violates a duty to God. My strategy is as follows. First, I argue that G.R. McLean's interpretation of Hume in his paper …


Identification And Function Of Male Moose Urinary Pheromones, Chris L. Whittle Apr 2005

Identification And Function Of Male Moose Urinary Pheromones, Chris L. Whittle

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Olfactory communication and associated scent-marking activities play a major role in the behavioral ecology of many mammals. During the mating season (rut), scent marking associated with urine of male cervids is an important chemical cue to relay information to conspecifics. Specifically, adult male moose (Alces alces) dig rutting pits in which they urinate, and females respond strongly to urine deposited in pits. A behavioral bioassay was developed to aid in the identification and function of adult male moose urinary pheromones, which elicited the behaviors observed in females during rut. Several behavioral bioassays were conducted to delineate the putative pheromones(s). It …


Nmda Receptors In Hibernating Arctic Ground Squirrels, Huiwen Zhao Apr 2005

Nmda Receptors In Hibernating Arctic Ground Squirrels, Huiwen Zhao

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Hibernation is a unique physiological state characterized by suppressed metabolism and body temperature that is interrupted by multiple, brief periods of arousal throughout the hibernation season. Blood flow fluctuates during hibernation and arousal in a reperfusion-like manner without causing neurological damage. Previous studies show that hippocampal slices from hibernating animals tolerate experimental oxygen nutrient deprivation and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) toxicity better than slices from euthermic animals. However, the cellular mechanisms underlying these examples of tolerance remain unclear. Tolerance to NMDA toxicity suggests that modulation of NMDA receptors (NMDAR) contributes to intrinsic tissue tolerance in slices from hibernating Arctic ground squirrels (hAGS, …


Alaska Heat: Wildland Fire Research And Management Issues, Doreen Fitzgerald Apr 2005

Alaska Heat: Wildland Fire Research And Management Issues, Doreen Fitzgerald

Miscellaneous Publications

No abstract provided.


Wetlands And Wastewater Treatment In Alaska, N/A N/A Apr 2005

Wetlands And Wastewater Treatment In Alaska, N/A N/A

Miscellaneous Publications

No abstract provided.


Taste Is Important! : Consumer Opinions About Alaska Food Products, Carol E. Lewis Apr 2005

Taste Is Important! : Consumer Opinions About Alaska Food Products, Carol E. Lewis

Miscellaneous Publications

No abstract provided.


Preparing For Wildfires: A Guide For Homeowners, N/A N/A Apr 2005

Preparing For Wildfires: A Guide For Homeowners, N/A N/A

Miscellaneous Publications

No abstract provided.


Agroborealis, Vol. 37, No. 2 (Winter 2005-2006), School Of Natural Resources And Agricultural Sciences Apr 2005

Agroborealis, Vol. 37, No. 2 (Winter 2005-2006), School Of Natural Resources And Agricultural Sciences

Agroborealis

Revegetation in Alaska: Usibelli, seeds & topsoil, and mycorrhizae: Resarch professor Dot Helm retired in 2005 after two decades working on revegetation of disturbed lands in Alaska. Here she presents case histories, discusses seeding and topsoil application, and explains the important symbiosis between fungi and plants. / Dot Helm -- Assessing climate change: Did we get it right?: Twenty-four years ago, a national conference on climate change convened at UAF, led by AFES. The 1982 interdisciplinary gathering was one of the first regional meetings to look seriously at what climate change could mean for society. How accurate were these academicians' …