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Highly Streamlined Pcr-Based Genetic Identification Of Carcharhinid Sharks (Family Carcharhinidae) For Use In Wildlife Forensics, Trade Monitoring, And Delineation Of Species Distributions, Marcy Henning

HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations

An increase in worldwide industrialized shark fisheries resulting from the growing demand for shark products, especially shark fins in Asian markets, as well as high levels of bycatch mortality associated with multi-species fisheries have raised suspicions of substantial declines in global shark populations. Due to varying responses by individual species to fishing pressure, it has become necessary to manage sharks on a species-specific basis, which requires the collection of more accurate catch and trade data. The accumulation of such data is hindered, however, by difficulties in identifying species from only landed carcasses, body parts, or fins. This is especially true …

Child-To-Child Helping Children In Emergencies And Affected By Conflict, Tashmin Khamis

Faculty of Health Sciences, East Africa

Child-to-Child is a rights-based approach to children’s participation in promoting health and community development. The Child-to-Child approach is an educational process that links children’s learning with taking action. It is a practical way in which children’s rights can be effectively implemented.

The Child-to-Child approach has been successfully implemented since 1978. Education, health promotion and community development programmes are using the approach in over 70 countries. The Child-to-Child international network encourages and enables children and young people to promote the holistic development of the health and well-being of themselves, their families and their communities.

Federalism And The Politics Of Sentencing, Rachel E. Barkow

Faculty Articles

The politics of sentencing over the past three decades have been one- sided. Voices in favor of tougher sentences dominate the legislative debate at the state and federal levels. Those advocating on behalf of sentencing reform or alternatives to incarceration garner little attention. Although there are various options for improving deliberation in light of this political imbalance, one mechanism appears to be having an impact in many jurisdictions: a focus on the direct costs of incarceration. There is evidence from the states that tight budgets and a corresponding concern with the rising costs of existing incarceration policies have prompted greater …

Malpractice Insurance And The (Il)Legitimate Interests Of The Medical Profession In Tort Reform, Mark A. Geistfeld

Faculty Articles

Malpractice insurance does give the medical profession a legitimate interest in tort reform, although the types of reforms that can be justified on this basis differ from those that have been favored by the AMA. At present, malpractice insurance may be priced in an indefensible manner by giving physicians an incentive to move from high-risk specialties and geographic locations. This dislocation is socially costly due to the way in which it reduces patient access to care, a social cost touted by the AMA as the reason for tort reform. Some of the physicians who leave a specialty, though, will be …

Private Attorneys General And The First Amendment, Trevor W. Morrison

Faculty Articles

Discusses the distinction under the First Amendment which requires injury in suits brought by private plaintiffs but not in those initiated by the U.S. government, and its implications to private attorneys general. Example of issues and situations addressed by a private attorney general; Details of several policy arguments for and against the private attorney general; Specifics of a court case illustrating the distinction.

Same-Sex Marriage: Refining The Conflict Of Laws Analysis, Linda J. Silberman

Faculty Articles

Offers a normative analysis for conflicts issues raised by same-sex marriage, one that reflects the needs and values of the United States' federal system and gives genuine respect to the decision made in a relevant community about the desirability of permitting same-sex marriage. Taxonomy of marriages; Effect of the state Defense of Marriage Acts as an expression of a state's public policy; Legislation of conflict-of-laws/private international law issues surrounding same-sex marriage.

Regulating Section 527 Organizations, Gregg Polsky, Guy-Uriel E. Charles

Faculty Articles

In this Essay, we consider whether the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has the authority to regulate independent 527 organizations (e.g., Swiftboat Veterans for Truth, Moveon.org, etc.) as political committees under the Federal Election Campaign Act. This issue, which was hotly debated during the last election cycle when it was considered and ultimately tabled by the FEC, is an extremely complex one that requires a deep understanding of election, tax, administrative, and constitutional law. After considering how these areas of law intersect, we conclude that the FEC lacks the authority to regulate independent 527 organizations as political committees.

Three Essays On Labour Policy: Dissertation Summary, Chris Riddell

Dissertation Awards

Legislation is typically passed to accomplish some goal that benefits the majority of society. Sometimes, however, legislation leads to unanticipated and undesirable outcomes. This dissertation examines the ‘side-effects’ of three different Canadian labour laws. Chapter one examines the impact of voting laws on certification success in British Columbia from 1978 to 1998. During that time period, a voting system was introduced in 1984, and was then repealed in 1993. Chapter two examines the impact of welfare cheques on the likelihood of injection drug users leaving the hospital against medical advice (“AMA”), thereby interrupting treatment. The effect of such behavior on …

Community Partnerships For Older Adults: A Case Study, Elise J. Bolda Phd, Jane I. Lowe, George L. Maddox, Beverly S. Patnaik

Faculty Publications

Over the past several decades, federal policy has made states and communities increasingly more responsible for providing long-term care for older adults. The Community Partnerships for Older Adults, a national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, saw this as an opportunity to explore new, sustainable ways to meet current and future needs for community-based long-term care. This initiative focuses on collaborative organizational partnerships, a distinctive philosophy of teaching and learning through the exchange of experience between communities, and program learning focusing on known factors promoting organizational sustainability. Using principles that emphasize the development of social capital and collective efficacy, …

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The International Lawyer

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International Mergers And Acquisitions And Joint Ventures, Joshua R. Cammaker, Laura E. Munoz, Kenneth G. Ottenbreit, Marie-Josee Henri

The International Lawyer

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Europe, Ann Neir, C. Richard Elam, Jean-Louis Joris, Peter Werdmuller

The International Lawyer

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People's Republic Of China, Michael E. Burke, Rene Krauss, Richard A. Rinkema

The International Lawyer

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Compliance Proceedings Under Article 21.5 Of Dsu And Doha Proposed Reform, Tsai-Yu Lin

The International Lawyer

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State School Lands - Disinterest In The Public Interest: The Wyoming Supreme Court's Failure To Define The Great Public Interest In State School Lands, Delissa Hayano

Wyoming Law Review

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A Comparison Of Perceived Advantages And Disadvantages Between Computer-Mediated Communication And Face-To-Face Communication In Problem-Solving Consultation, Amy R. Samosky

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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The Efficacy Of Parent-Facilitated Phonological Awareness Tutoring For Kindergartners At-Risk For Reading Difficulties, Michelle J. Giguere

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In the fall of 2004 Kindergarten students in a southwestern Ohio elementary school were screened for early literacy skills using the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS). Those parents whose children scored below the 20th percentile on initial sound fluency— determined to be at-risk for reading difficulties—were offered training on how to tutor their children. Parents (N=8) were taught games and activities from Phonemic Awareness in Young Children: A Classroom Curriculum by Marilyn Adams (1998). Those children considered at-risk whose parents chose not to participate formed the comparison group (N=7). The study used the logic of a multiple …

Crop Watch No. 2005-2, March 11, 2005, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Ag Briefs..........12

Rust Detection Classes..........14

Fungicide Treatments..........15

Recommended Web Sites..........15

Conducive Air Patterns..........16

Potential Rust Impact..........17

Spring Nitrogen Fertilizer..........18

Crop Insurance Coverage..........18

Pesticide and PCB Disposal..........20

Crop Watch No. 2005-9, May 6, 2005, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Weed Science Field Days..........82

Grasshopper Surveys..........82

Precipitation Forecast..........85

Pre Herbicides Used Post..........86

Musk Thistles..........87

Sunflower Nutrients..........88

Early Alfalfa Cutting..........89

Seedling Corn Diseases..........90

Alfalfa Weevil Predictor..........90

Crop Watch No. 2005-21, September 16, 2005, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Field Updates..........191

Grants for Innovative Ag..........191

Engineer Offers Fuel-Saving Tips..........195

Farm Beginning^TM Class..........195

Overlooked Nutrient Resource: Manure..........196

Examine Corn Ears..........197

Wegulo Joins Plant Pathology..........198

Controlling Winter Annual Grass Weeds..........199

Clean Bins, Equipment..........200

Crop Watch No. 2005-23, October 14, 2005, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Field Updates/ Ag Briefs..........212

Manure Application Questions Answered..........213

Controlling Winter Annuals..........214

Ag at the Crossroads..........214

Sealing Old Wells..........215

Directory of Specialists..........217

New Weed Specialist..........219

Corm Rootworm Trial Results..........220

Crop Watch No. 2005-25, November 18, 2005, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Field Reports & Briefs..........232

Cropping Profitability..........232

Conservation Sign-up..........233

Organic Farming Initiative..........234

Corn/Soybean Workshops..........235

Soybean Day & Expo..........235

Agronomy Highlights..........236

Fall Soil Testing..........236

Crop Protection Clinics..........237

Crop Management Programs..........237

CASNR Students Share..........238

Crop Watch No. 2005-26, December 16, 2005, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

4-State Beef Conference..........240

Grain Marketing Workshops..........240

Crop Technology Conference..........241

Spring Seed Guide..........242

Nebraska No-Till Conference..........242

Skip-Row Corn Trials..........243

CNMP Workshops..........244

National CNMP Training..........244

Turning Biomass to Fuel..........245

CASNR Students Explore Work, Internship..........246

2004-2005 Annual Report

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Trans-10,Cis-12 Cla Increases Adipocyte Lipolysis And Alters Lipid Droplet-Associated Proteins: Role Of Mtor And Erk Signaling, Soonkyu Chung, Jonathan Mark Brown, Maria Boysen Sandberg, Michael Mcintosh

Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences: Faculty Publications

Lipid droplet-associated proteins play an important role in adipocyte triglyceride (TG) metabolism. Here, we show that trans-10,cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), but not cis-9,trans-11 CLA, increased lipolysis and altered human adipocyte lipid droplet morphology. Before this change in morphology, there was a rapid trans-10,cis-12 CLA-induced increase in the accumulation of perilipin A in the cytosol, followed by the disappearance of perilipin A protein. In contrast, protein levels of adipose differentiation-related protein (ADRP) were increased in cultures treated with trans-10,cis-12 CLA. Immunostaining revealed that ADRP localized to the surface …

Association Of Signr1 With Tlr4-Md-2 Enhances Signal Transduction By Recognition Of Lps In Gram-Negative Bacteria, Kojii Nagaoka, Kazuhiko Takahara, Kay Tanaka

Publications

SIGNR1, a member of a new family of mouse C-type lectins, is expressed at high levels in macrophages (Mφ) within the splenic marginal zone, lymph node medulla, and in some strains, in peritoneal cavity. We previously reported that SIGNR1 captures gram-negative bacteria, such as Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium, as well as Candida albicans. We have now investigated the precise ligands and innate responses that involve SIGNR1. The interaction of SIGNR1 with FITC-dextran and E. coli was completely inhibited by LPS from E. coli and Salmonella minnesota. Using LPS from various types of rough mutants of Salmonella, we found that …

Exploring The Early Events In The Hiv-1 Life Cycle: From Post-Entry Restriction To Nuclear Import, Tshaka J. Cunningham

Student Theses and Dissertations

Early events in the viral replication cycle of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) determine the virus' ability to sustain a persistent infection in susceptible host species. However, many of the molecular machinations through which the virus progresses during its earliest moments in the cell's interior remain enigmatic. Similar to other virus families, HIV virions are packed with a specific assortment of viral and cellular proteins that allow them to carry out their unique program for replication inside of target cells. One such protein that is present in incoming virions, HIV-1 integrase, is an enzyme that facilitates the fusion of the …

The Role Of The Glyoxylate Cycle In The Pathogenesis Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Ernesto Javier Muñoz Elías

Student Theses and Dissertations

According to the World Health Organization a third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The unparalleled success of M. tuberculosis as a pathogen reflects the bacterium's extraordinary ability to persist in its host in spite of eliciting a robust immune response. Currently available treatment is inadequate and drug resistance is rapidly spreading. New antibiotics are desperately needed. The substrates and metabolic pathways utilized by pathogens during infection are largely unknown and represent an under-exploited area of investigation. Uniquely, evolution of the genus Mycobacterium has involved extensive duplication of fatty acid metabolism genes, including two homologs encoding prokaryotic- …

We Were Only Teasing: The Eighth Circuit Misses The Quintessence Of Hostile Work Environment Claims Under The Ada, J. Andrew Hirth

Missouri Law Review

Shaver v. Independent Stave Co. holds that a hostile work environment is actionable under the Americans with Disabilities Act. This article examines burden established by the decision for ADA plaintiffs. Leading to the conclusion that it is erroneous because it creates the unintended result of a lesser burden for ADA plaintiffs than for Title VII plaintiffs.

Book Review: Predators, Pedophiles, Rapists, And Other Sex Offenders By Anna Salter, Wendy A. Walsh

Sociology

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