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Part I : Isolation Of Dipentyl 2-(4-(Pentan-3-Yl) Phenyl) Malonate From Sanguisorba Officinalis Labill Part Ii: Synthesis Of A Novel Family Of Ethers Of Podocarpic Acid, Manjeera Yalavarty

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The goal of part I of this thesis was to isolate pure anti cancer compounds from the Russian plant Sanguisorba officinalis. This plant was selected for investigation because it showed 100% activity against leukemia (L1210 mouse leukemia cells) during the preliminary screening of approximately 100 Russian plant extracts. This work has resulted in the isolation of novel compound 11 using traditional chromatography techniques. Compound 11 was characterized with spectroscopic techniques such as IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, DEPT, DQCOSY and MS. Compound 11 was assigned the structure dipentyl 2-(4-(pentan-3-yl) phenyl) malonate. The goal of part II of this thesis was …

Evaluation Of Toxic Cyanobacteria In Central Florida Stormwater Ponds, Robert Miller

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Algal blooms are a common occurrence in water bodies of all shapes and sizes throughout the United States and countries around the world. The State of Florida is no exception to this phenomenon. Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, have proven to be of special concern due to its proliferation and potential to produce toxins that are harmful to humans, livestock and wildlife. A casual drive along the roads and in the neighborhoods of central Florida will confirm algal conditions in many areas. The potential for exposure to harmful and possibly fatal toxins associated with these algal blooms are becoming more evident …

Structural Condition Assessment Of Prestressed Concrete Transit Guideways, Robert Zachary Shmerling

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Objective condition assessment is essential to make better decisions for safety and serviceability of existing civil infrastructure systems. This study explores the condition of an existing transit guideway system that has been in service for thirty-five years. The structural system is composed of six-span continuous prestressed concrete bridge segments. The overall transit system incorporates a number of continuous bridges which share common design details, geometries, and loading conditions. The original analysis is based on certain simplifying assumptions such as rigid behavior over supports and simplified tendon/concrete/steel plate interaction. The current objective is to conduct a representative study for a more …

Personnel File Of Fr. Barry Coyle, Catholic Church. Archdiocese Of Santa Fe (N.M.)

Personnel Files

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Nevada Department Of Human Resources V. Hibbs: Does Application Of Section 5 Represent A Fundamental Change In The Immunity Abrogation Rules Of "New Federalism," Or Have The Burdens Simply Shifted?, Gabriel R. Macconaill

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

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Public Lands, Wilderness, And National Security, Roberto Iraola

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

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From Shank's Ponies To Space Travel: Some Memories Of My Life From Muscatine County, Iowa To Mankato, Minnesota, Marjorie May Longstreth Oelerich

MSU Authors Collection

Digitized version of Marjorie L. Oelerich's 2005 book detailing her family and educational history, from birth to arrival at MSU in 1969.

Summary Of Meetings, Alison Ellicott

Delaware Ornithologist

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Inhibition Modifies The Effects Of Slow Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels On Epileptiform Activity In A Neuronal Network Model, Keun-Hang Susan Yang, Piotr J. Franaszczuk, Gregory K. Bergey

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

Generation of epileptiform activity typically results from a change in the balance between network excitation and inhibition. Experimental evidence indicates that alterations of either synaptic activity or intrinsic membrane properties can produce increased network excitation. The slow Ca2+-activated K+ currents (sI AHP) are important modulators of neuronal firing rate and excitability and have important established and potential roles in epileptogenesis. While the effects of changes in sI AHP on individual neuronal excitability are readily studied and well established, the effects of such changes on network behavior are less well known. The experiments here utilize a defined small network model of …

Why Print And Electronic Resources Are Essential To The Academic Law Library, Michelle M. Wu

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Libraries have supported multiple formats for decades, from paper and microforms to audiovisual tapes and CDs. However, the newest medium, digital transmission, has presented a wider scope of challenges and caused library patrons to question the established and recognized multiformat library. Within the many questions posed, two distinct ones echo repeatedly. The first doubts the need to sustain print in an increasingly digital world, and the second warns of the dangers of relying on a still-developing technology. This article examines both of these positions and concludes that abandoning either format would translate into a failure of service to patrons, both …

What Is A Tragedy Of The Commons? Overfishing And The Campaign Spending Problem, Shi-Ling Hsu

Scholarly Publications

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The Friendship Of The People: Citizen Participation In Environmental Enforcement, Mark Seidenfeld, Janna Satz Nugent

Scholarly Publications

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Incomparability And The Passive Virtues Ofad Hoc Privacy Policy, James P. Nehf

University of Colorado Law Review

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Inequality Of Bargaining Power, Daniel D. Barnhizer

University of Colorado Law Review

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Federal Land Retention And The Constitution's Property Clause: The Original Understanding, Robert G. Natelson

University of Colorado Law Review

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The Battle Between The Colorado Oil And Gas Conservation Commission And Local Governments: A Call For A New And Comprehensive Approach, Angela Neese

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

Navigating Dangerous Constitutional Straits: A Prolegomenon On The Federal Marriage Amendment And The Disenfranchisement Of Sexual Minorities, Ronald J. Krotosynski, Jr., E. Gary Spitko

University of Colorado Law Review

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Warning Bell: The Inherent Difficulties Of Responding To Student-On-Student Sexual Harassment In Colorado Middle Schools, M. Brent Case

University of Colorado Law Review

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What Does Religion Have To Do With Freedom Of Conscience?, Steven D. Smith

University of Colorado Law Review

Although the framers of the First Amendment chose to protect "the free exercise of religion" and deleted language about 'freedom of conscience, " a widely-held modern assumption maintains that constitutional protection should extend to conscience generally, not just to religious exercise. But is this extension defensible? This article considers three classic rationales for religious freedom-the "separate spheres" rationale, the 'futility" rationale, and the "higher duties" rationale-and asks whether they justify protection of non-religious conscience. The article concludes that all of the classic rationales are vulnerable to serious objections. However, a somewhat different rationale, which might be called the "personhood" rationale, …

Who Needs Freedom Of Religion?, James W. Nickel

University of Colorado Law Review

This article proposes that we view freedom of religion as a specific application area of more general basic liberties such as freedoms of thought, expression, association, assembly, movement, privacy, political participation, and economic activity. Separate enumeration of freedom of religion in national and international bills of rights may be useful, but it is not indispensable. In this respect freedom of religion is more like scientific freedom or artistic freedom than like freedom of expression. Recognizing that separate enumeration of freedom of religion is dispensable has salutary consequences for how we conceive and justify freedom as it applies to religion. First, …

Child Custody, Religious Practices, And Conscience, Kent Greenwalt

University of Colorado Law Review

This article asks to what extent considerations relating to religion should figure in custody disputes. One inquiry is whether the kind of religious life that a parent plans for his or her child should figure in the decision whether to grant custody to that parent. The article focuses on a religious life that involves very substantial deprivation no after-school activities, no television, no pets, no reading except schoolwork and the Bible-from an ordinary secular perspective. A second inquiry is whether one parent of a divorced couple should be able to prevent the other parent from exposing a child to various …

A Practical And Pragmatic Approach To Freedom Of Conscience, Martin H. Belsky

University of Colorado Law Review

Using a series of anecdotes and illustrations, the author posits that freedom of conscience, broadly defined, can only be protected, if at all, by assertive individual and group action. Such action must be not just against government interference but also against nongovernmental or private activities as well as intimidation. Professor Belsky urges individual balancing of the freedom of conscience and other legal, governmental and societal interests. This balancing is a form of "constitutionalism," and when necessary must be followed up by enforcement through personal action.

‘Þæt Is Yrre': The Construction And Use Of Anger In Anglo-Saxon Literature, Hilary E. Fox

Masters Theses

An examination of the linguistic background and literary conceptions of anger in Old English. The first point of analysis will be the vocabulary of used to discuss anger and its manifestations in Old English prose didactic texts, particularly homilies and translations from Latin materials. Subsequent chapters will discuss anger as a literary phenomenon, first with respect to its use in the Old English hagiographic poem The Passion of St. Juliana and then Beowulf. The goal of these two chapters collectively is to outline the social use ( or misuse) of anger, and Christian understandings of how anger must be …

Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Fields: A New Stimulus To Activate Intracellular Signaling, Stephen J. Beebe, Karl H. Schoenbach

Bioelectrics Publications

When new technologies are introduced into the scientific community, controversy is expected and both excitement and disappointment enrich the lives of those who initiate the new ideas. It becomes the mission of the “inventors” to embrace the burden of proof to establish their ideas and convince the skeptics and disbelievers who will undoubtedly temper their enthusiasm and test their patience. While open mindedness is generally a scientific motto, those who review patents, manuscripts, and grants do not always readily practice it, even when the evidence is convincingly presented; old ideas and concepts often die hard. So it has been and …

Prevention Of Occupational Health And Safety Risks In Recyclable Material Sorting Centres, Jacques Lavoie, Serge Moquin, Manon Trudel, Serge Guertin, Alain Lajoie, Normand Lambert, Patrick Vincent

Guides

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Décider Pour Faciliter Le Retour Au Travail : Étude Exploratoire Sur Les Dimensions De La Prise De Décision Dans Une Équipe Interdisciplinaire De Réadaptation Au Travail, Patrick Loisel, Marie-José Durand, Raymond Baril, Ann Langley, Marlène Falardeau

Rapports de recherche scientifique

La présente étude avait deux questions de recherche principales sur le processus de prise de décision :

• A) Quel processus de décision est utilisé par l’équipe interdisciplinaire de réadaptation au travail ?
• B) Quels éléments favorisent et nuisent au consensus dans le processus de prise de décision ?

De façon secondaire, trois questions de recherche ont émergé au cours de l’étude :

• C) Sur quelles valeurs partagées par l’équipe reposent les prises de décision ?
• D) Quelles sont l’importance et la nature du partenariat dans la prise de décision ?
• E) Quelles sont les trajectoires types des travailleurs de l’étude …

Transfert De Compétences En Formation Sur La Gestion De La Sécurité Des Machines Et Les Moyens De Protection, Joseph-Jean Paques, Réal Bourbonnière, Renaud Daigle, Patrick Doucet, Patrice Masson, Philippe Michaud, Julie Lane, Jacques Tardif

Rapports de recherche scientifique

À la suite du nombre croissant de demandes reçues en formation sur le thème de l’analyse des risques associés aux machines industrielles et sur les moyens de protection, l’IRSST a effectué un transfert de compétences afin que des relayeurs puissent désormais répondre à ces demandes.

L’objectif du présent projet était donc de transférer les compétences en formation acquises et développées par les chercheurs de l’IRSST à des intervenants en formation en SST afin qu’ils puissent former les personnels d’industries à l’utilisation de méthodes et d’outils pour améliorer la sécurité des travailleurs autour des machines. Ces compétences sont composées principalement de …

Intégration De La Prévention Des Tms Dès La Conception D'Un Aménagement : Le Cas Des Bibliothèques Publiques, Marie Bellemare, Louis Trudel, Élise Ledoux, Sylvie Montreuil, Micheline Marier, Marie Laberge, Marie-Josée Godi

Rapports de recherche scientifique

La présence de troubles musculo-squelettiques (TMS) chez les employés de bibliothèques publiques peuvent relever de situations de travail associées à un aménagement qui n’a pas été pensé en fonction des activités de travail à réaliser. L’aménagement est considéré ici comme le résultat de choix effectués en ce qui concerne le service, l’espace et l’organisation du travail au cours du déroulement du projet architectural. Plusieurs aménagements récents de bibliothèques se révèlent insatisfaisants pour des employés du point de vue du service à donner autant que de la prévention des risques pouvant mener à l’apparition de TMS. On y constate trop souvent …

Les Aspects Éthiques De L'Utilisation Des Bioindicateurs En Santé Au Travail, Chantal Caux, Claude Viau, Louise Guilbert, David J. Roy

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les bioindicateurs et la santé au travail…

Certains travailleurs, dans le cadre de leurs activités professionnelles, sont exposés à des produits potentiellement néfastes pour leur santé. Afin de nous aider à comprendre le lien entre les expositions à ces produits et les maladies qui peuvent apparaître, il peut être utile et même nécessaire d’utiliser des bioindicateurs d’exposition, d’effets, ou encore de susceptibilité. Les premiers (bioindicateurs d’exposition) sont la mesure, dans le sang, l’urine ou l’air expiré dans un premier cas, du produit auquel les travailleurs sont exposés ou encore, dans un deuxième cas, de sous-produits résultant de la transformation de …

Caractérisation Des Bioaérosols En Cabinets Dentaires, Caroline Duchaine, Steve Dutil, Anne Mériaux, Marie-Chantale De Latrémoille, Annie Leduc, Louis Lazure, Jean Barbeau

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Introduction : La présence d’un biofilm dans la tubulure des unités dentaires a souvent été documentée. Ce biofilm assure la croissance et le maintien d’une forte population bactérienne planctonique (environ 1 million de bactéries/ml) incluant plusieurs pathogènes. En cabinet, les instruments de dentisterie tels le pistolet air/eau et le détartreur ultrasonique sont responsables de la génération d’aérosols. Ces aérosols peuvent contenir des bactéries provenant de la bouche des patients mais aussi de l’eau des unités dentaires. Une caractérisation adéquate des bioaérosols générés lors de traitements dentaires permettra d’estimer les risques réels d’infection ou de sensibilisation.

Méthode : L’échantillonnage des bactéries …