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The Development Of Insulin Resistance Following Hemorrhage., Lawanda Holland Thompson

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Functional Properties Of Subplate Neurons., Juan Ed Torres-Reveron

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Characterization Of A Rod Photoreceptor Cgmp -Gated Cation Channel Beta-Subunit Knockout Mouse., Youwen Zhang

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Handling Large Farm Animals, Andrew B. Conroy, Laurie Chapman-Bosco, Dwight Barney

Faculty Publications

Livestock Handling Techniques for 4-H Youth

Redox Signaling In Colonial Hydroids: Many Pathways For Peroxide, Neil W. Blackstone, Matthew J. Bivins, Kimberly S. Cherry, Robert E. Fletcher, Gabrielle Geddes

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

Studies of mitochondrial redox signaling predict that the colonial hydroids Eirene viridula and Podocoryna carnea should respond to manipulations of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Both species encrust surfaces with feeding polyps connected by networks of stolons; P. carnea is more ‘sheet-like’ with closely spaced polyps and short stolons, while E. viridula is more ‘runner-like’ with widely spaced polyps and long stolons. Treatment with the chemical antioxidant vitamin C diminishes ROS in mitochondrion-rich epitheliomuscular cells (EMCs) and produces phenotypic effects (sheet-like growth) similar to uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation. In peripheral stolon tips, treatment with vitamin C triggers a dramatic increase of …

The Role Of The Renin -Angiotensin System In Extracellular Matrix Remodeling During The Progression Of Hypertension And The Development Of Cardiac Fibrosis., Chastity N Mcrae Bradford

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The Role Of The Anaphylatoxin C3a In Inflammatory Central Nervous System Disorders., Laura A. Boos

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Role Of Mnsod In Renal I/R Injury., Danielle L. Cruthirds

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Guide Rnas In Rna Editing., Daniel E. Golden

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An Evaluation Of The Human Pathogen Transmission Potential Of Selected Wastewater Treatment Systems, With The Development Of A Rating System For Public Use In Selecting A System For Home Installation., Joseph Stanley Jablecki

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Genetic Adenovirus Labeling System For In Vivo Detection Of Viral Replication And Spread., Long Phi Le

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Reproductive And Developmental Effects Of Bioactive Constituents Of Pulp Mill Effluent On Female Mosquitofish, Gambusia Affinis., Jason Paul Stanko

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Molecular Analysis Of The Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 Reverse Transcriptase In Infectious Virus., Alok Mohan Mulky

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Ion Channels That Contribute To The Resting Conductance In Normal And Malignant Glial Cells., Michelle L. Olsen

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Variation In Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Transcriptional Control Sequences: Impact On Viral Gene Expression And Replication., Robin M. Moudy

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Signaling Mechanisms Of Neuromuscular Junction Formation., Qiang Wang

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Trophic Interactions Mediated By The Freshwater Cyanobacterium Lyngbya Wollei., Frank A. Camacho

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Mrna Stability In Trinucleotide Repeat Disorders., Andrew B. Crouse

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Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Response To Adenovirus Gene Therapy., Jian Chen

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Control Of Inhibition In Rat Neocortex., Sotirios T. Keros

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A Double-Blind, Randomized Comparison Of The Cognitive/Psychomotor And Inferred Driving Impairment Side Effects Of A Single, Mild, Dose Of Oxycodone Or Placebo Among Elderly And Young Individuals., Charles D. Lowery

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Pathogenic Mechanisms Of A Spontaneous Erosive Arthritis Mouse Model-Bxd2., Yalei Wu

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The Role Of Glutamate Transport Inhibition On Rat Neocortex: Implications For Epilepsy., Susan L. Campbell

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Molecular Identification Of Anopheles Spp. (Diptera: Culicidae) In The Chapare/Carrasco Valleys, Cochabamba, Bolivia, Corey Brelsfoard

Masters Theses

Studies on malaria in our "backyard," the Neotropics, have been hampered by the lack of an accurate means of species identification for mosquito vectors of the human malaria parasite (i.e. Plasmodium spp). Mosquitoes in the genus Anopheles are the principle malaria vectors in the Neotropics and are often composed of closely related morphologically similar species complexes. This thesis describes three polymerase chain reaction (PCR) protocols to aid in identifying four anopheline mosquitoes for any life stage, of which three have been incriminated as vectors of human malaria in several locations throughout S. America and might be potential vectors of human …

An Evaluation Of Beaver Habitat Models For Illinois Rivers, Daniel R. Cox

Masters Theses

Beavers (Castor canadensis) are agents of landscape change, altering the structure and species composition of vegetative communities through herbivory and water impoundment. To better manage beavers in Illinois, improved methods of monitoring riverine populations of this species are needed. The objectives of the study were to (1) locate, map and quantify the spatial distribution of beaver colonies along the Embarras River, (2) test the efficacy of 2 existing beaver habitat models, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) model and Missouri's beaver habitat model, for predicting the relative density of beavers and (3) develop a new multiple …

Copulatory Behaviors Of Male Caribbean Fruit Flies (Anastrepha Suspensa) And Female Sperm Storage Patterns, Holly J. Wallace

Masters Theses

Countless numbers of insects have copulatory behaviors performed while in copulation. Copulatory behaviors or copulatory courtship performed by males may be a means to influence female sperm storage patterns. Sexual selection in regards to female processes that influence male reproductive success are termed "cryptic female choice." In my thesis I examined copulatory behaviors performed by mass-reared male Anastrepha suspensa and sperm storage patterns in relation to male behavioral performance in females. I videotaped copulating virgin males and females of different ages and recorded mating duration, size of both sexes, male proboscis extensions, male probing of the females' head, thorax and …

Observing, Navigating, Exploring: The Fourfold Path Of Nourishing Wrath And Others, Greg Holden

Masters Theses

A good poet to illustrate the distinction between modernism and postmodernism would be George Oppen (1908-1986). I believe Oppen's "objectivism" - coupled with a judicious use of deliberate ambiguity - nicely gets us past the postmodern insistence on the illusions of selfhood, reason, and order by insisting on the centrality of the perceiver/thinker amid the objective chaos of perceptions/ideas, while at the same time recognizing the multi-vocal construction of the perceiver/thinker. I believe the self may project its illusions onto reality, but not all reality (including the "self') is always thereby a false image. I have tried to fulfill Oppen's …

Examination Of Sexual Offenders' Behaviors And Self-Perceptions, Denise Wright

Masters Theses

Child sexual abuse is a global concern. More specifically, the growing concern has prompted researchers to study the effects of abuse, with varied interest in both victims and perpetrators. For child sexual abuse to be addressed there needs to be an increased focus on sex offenders. Study of sex offenders' perceptions of their behavior and childhood experiences may yield further understanding of the reasons and motives behind the abuse. The purpose of the study is to examine sex offender's behaviors and self-perceptions related to sexual activity.

The present study consists of 46 registered male sex offenders located at three different …

Chorda Tympani Nerve Transection At Different Developmental Ages Produces Differential Effects On Taste Bud Volume And Papillae Morphology In The Rat, Suzanne I. Sollars

Psychology Faculty Publications

Chorda tympani nerve transection (CTX) results in morphological changes to fungiform papillae and associated taste buds. When transection occurs during neonatal development in the rat, the effects on fungiform taste bud and papillae structure are markedly more severe than observed following a comparable surgery in the adult rat. The present study examined the potential “sensitive period” for morphological modifications to tongue epithelium following CTX. Rats received unilateral transection at 65, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, or 5 days of age. With each descending age at the time of transection, the effects on the structural integrity of fungiform papillae were more …

In Vivo Neurophysiological Recordings From Geniculate Ganglia: Taste Response Properties Of Individual Greater Superficial Petrosal And Chorda Tympani Neurones, Suzanne I. Sollars, David L. Hill

Psychology Faculty Publications

Coding of gustatory information is complex and unique among sensory systems; information is received by multiple receptor populations located throughout the oral cavity and carried to a single central relay by four separate nerves. The geniculate ganglion is the location of the somata of two of these nerves, the greater superficial petrosal (GSP) and the chorda tympani (CT). The GSP innervates taste buds on the palate and the CT innervates taste buds on the anterior tongue. To obtain requisite taste response profiles of GSP neurones, we recorded neurophysiological responses to taste stimuli of individual geniculate ganglion neurones in vivo in …