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Jonathan Pennock Named Director Of Nh Sea Grant, Kirsten Weir

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Streambank Stabilization & Restoration Within Turtle River State Park, Tracy Christopher

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

Turtle River State Park is located 22 miles west of Grand Forks, ND, on US Highway 2. Within the park, there are several riverbanks that are experiencing erosion. The Red River Basin Riparian Project was contacted by the park in hopes of finding a solution. The project focuses on combining traditional engineering and soil bioengineering techniques to protect and stabilize riverbanks while enhancing in-stream and riparian habitats.

The focus of the design revolved around one streambank within the park. After research was conducted and constraints were considered, the streambank will be regraded with a 3:1 slope, the toe will be …

Alu Retrotransposition-Mediated Deletion, Pauline A. Callinan, Jianxin Wang, Scott W. Herke, Randall K. Garber, Ping Liang, Mark A. Batzer

Faculty Publications

Alu repeats contribute to genomic instability in primates via insertional and recombinational mutagenesis. Here, we report an analysis of Alu element-induced genomic instability through a novel mechanism termed retrotransposition-mediated deletion, and assess its impact on the integrity of primate genomes. For human and chimpanzee genomes, we find evidence of 33 retrotransposition-mediated deletion events that have eliminated approximately 9000 nucleotides of genomic DNA. Our data suggest that, during the course of primate evolution, Alu retrotransposition may have contributed to over 3000 deletion events, eliminating approximately 900 kb of DNA in the process. Potential mechanisms for the creation of Alu retrotransposition-mediated deletions …

Illinois State University, One Hundred And Forty-Fifth Annual Commencement, May 13, 2005, Illinois State University

Commencement Programs

Normal, Illinois
Illinois State University
One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Annual Commencement
May 13, 2005

Volume 42, Number 36: May 13, 2005, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Volume Cxxii, Number 20, May 13, 2005, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Analyzing The Effects Of Various Sign Types Used By The Bureau Of Land Management For Desert Cleanup And Restoration Projects, Christopher Linehan

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

What is the effectiveness of attempts to curb illegal dumping with prompts on signs posted in the area? Do positive friendly language prompts such as “Restoration in Progress Please Do Not Disturb” generate more positive attitudes and intentions towards illegal dumping problems, than less friendly prompts such as “No Dumping Allowed”?

Results, although inconclusive, did however show a slight trend towards the negative language signs.

Keeping Current: Staying Abreast Of Legal Topics Plus A Sneak Peek At Emerging Technologies, Carol A. Watson

Presentations

There are several ways to keep current with the latest legal news and trends. One of the simplest methods is to become familiar with legal news web sites and visit them regularly. Many legal news web sites offer the option for visitors to sign up for e-mail alerts that can provide up-to-the-minute news delivered to your e-mail inbox. It is also possible to use a combination of web resources and e-mail to monitor court dockets. If you need in-depth information about a topic, you might consider joining a legal listserv or e-mail discussion list. Finally a recent strategy for staying …

Washington University Record, May 13, 2005

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

The Echo: May 13, 2005, Taylor University

2004-2005 (Volume 92)

Taylor bids farewell to its president – Vecino’s closes for a final time – Gyertson gives ‘state of the university’ address – Indy Mini draws many TU participants – Career development moves to Union – G.E.M. Going the Extra Mile – Meet the student body president – Eye on Alumni: Wilkins learns from teaching math – Four years later, senior finds her home at Taylor – The world from freshman to senior – Goodbye Vecino’s – Trust God, enjoy college – That ever-present camera – So long, thanks for all the fish – Letters to the editor – Why did …

Total Suspended Solids In Las Vegas Wash, Mika Koponen

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Erosion along the Las Vegas Wash (Wash) has increased steadily along with the rapidly increasing population. The focus of this study is to find out if there is a relationship between lower total suspended solids rate (TSS) and the construction of erosion control structures along the Wash. The study was conducted between 7/15/2003 and 11/29/2004.

The method was water sampling on 7 sites and the samples were analyzed at Southern Nevada Water Systems (SNWS) laboratory at Saddle Island in Boulder City. Additional water quality data was also collected using Quanta, a device measuring different parameters in water. In this study …

Integrated Recombinant Protein Expression And Purification Platform Based On Ralstonia Eutropha, Gavin C. Barnard, Jesse D. Mccool, David W. Wood, Tillman U. Gerngross

Dartmouth Scholarship

Protein purification of recombinant proteins constitutes a significant cost of biomanufacturing and various efforts have been directed at developing more efficient purification methods. We describe a protein purification scheme wherein Ralstonia eutropha is used to produce its own “affinity matrix,” thereby eliminating the need for external chromatographic purification steps. This approach is based on the specific interaction of phasin proteins with granules of the intracellular polymer poly

Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for May 12, 2005

Curricular Report No. 2004-05-8 From The Graduate Council To The Faculty Senate, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Bills

No abstract provided.

The Four Hundred Thirty-Third Report Of The Curricular Affairs Committee, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Bills

No abstract provided.

Preparation, Structural Characterization, And Dynamic Properties Investigation Of Permalloy Antidot Arrays, Andriy Vovk, Leszek M. Malkinski, Scott L. Whittenburg, Charles O'Connor, Jin-Seung Jung, Suk-Hong Min

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications

Regular nanosized structures are considered to be promising materials for magnetic information storage media with high density of information. Recently attention was paid to static and dynamic magnetic properties arising from dimensional confinement in such nanostructures. Here we present an investigation of permalloy antidot arrays of different thicknesses. Thin permalloyfilms of thickness ranging from were deposited on nanoporous membranes with a pore size of . It was found that additional ferromagnetic resonance peaks appear for film thicknesses below , while films with larger thicknesses show resonanceproperties similar to continuous films. A comparison between the filmsdeposited onto Si wafers and porous …

General Existence Principles For Nonlocal Boundary Value Problems With Ø-Laplacian And Their Applications, Ravi P. Agarwal, Donal O'Regan, Svatoslav Staněk

Mathematics and System Engineering Faculty Publications

The paper presents general existence principles which can be used for a large class of nonlocal boundary value problems of the form (ø(x′)) ′ = f1(t,x,x′) + f2(t,x,x′)F 1X + f3(t,x,x′)f2x,α(x) = 0, β(x) = 0, where fj satisfy local Carathéodory conditions on some [0,T] × Dj ⊂ ℝ, fj are either regular or have singularities in their phase variables (j = 1,2,3), f i, : C1[0.T] → C0[0,T] (i = 1,2), and α,β : C1[0.T] → ℝ are continuous. The proofs are based on the Leray-Schauder degree theory and use regularization and sequential techniques. Applications of general existence principles …

Two Umm Students Are Among All-U Recipients Of Sullivan Scholarships To Study Abroad, University Relations

Campus News Archive

No abstract provided.

Effectiveness Of A Treatment Approach For Major Depressive Disorder: A Case Study, Lisa Gail Mazzagatti

Theses and Dissertations

This case study assessed the efficacy of a treatment approach for a thirty-seven year old Caucasian female who was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder. The intervention utilized techniques from several therapeutic approaches including cognitive-behavioral, psychoeducational and gestalt. The Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) was used as an outcome measure. It was administered at the third, seventh, eleventh, fifteenth, and nineteenth session. Results indicated a decrease in depressive symptomotology over the course of treatment. Client self-report, clinical observations and a client satisfaction survey also supported the overall effectiveness of the treatment approach. The case study presents a psychosocial assessment, literature review, …

Spartan Daily, May 12, 2005, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 124, Issue 68

Target Range Students To Study Insect Biocontrols, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Mustang Daily, May 11, 2005

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Ke Alakai, Vol. 72, No. 02 (2005-05-11), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.

Cooperative Effects In Two-Dimensional Ring-Like Networks Of Three-Center Hydrogen Bonding Interactions, Ruben D. Parra, Satya S. Bulusu, Xiao Cheng Zeng

Xiao Cheng Zeng Publications

Cooperative effects in two-dimensional cyclic networks containing intermolecular three-centered hydrogen bonding interactions of the type H₁&#;A&#;H₂ are investigated by means of ab intio molecular orbital and density functional theory calculations. Ring-like clusters consisting of three and up to nine monomers of the cis–cis isomer of carbonic acid H₂CO₃ are used as basic models, where each unit acts simultaneously as a double hydrogen-bond donor and double hydrogen-bond acceptor. Cooperative effects based on binding energies are evident for (H₂CO₃)_n, where n goes from 2 to 9. Thus, the ZPVE-corrected dissociation …

Spartan Daily, May 10, 2005, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 124, Issue 66

Mustang Daily, May 10, 2005

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Carnivores From The Mexican State Of Puebla: Distribution, Taxonomy, And Conservation, Jose Ramirez-Pulido, Noe Gonzalez-Ruiz, Hugh H. Genoways

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

We examined 96 museum specimens belonging to 14 species of Carnivora from the Mexican State of Puebla. In addition, four species were documented based on literature records and by indirect evidence. The carnivorous mammals of Puebla belong to 5 families, 18 genera, 18 species and 23 subspecies. Eight of these 23 taxa are reported herein for the first time from the state of Puebla. Of the 18 species, Herpailurus yagouaroundi, Lontra longicaudis, Taxidea taxus, and Galictis vittata are considered by Norma Oficial Mexicana as threatened species, Leopardus wiedii and Eira barbara in danger of extinction, and Potos flavus is …

Evolutionary Explanations In Medical And Health Profession Courses: Are You Answering Your Students' "Why" Questions?, Eugene E. Harris, Avelin A. Malyango

Publications and Research

Background Medical and pre-professional health students ask questions about human health that can be answered in two ways, by giving proximate and evolutionary explanations. Proximate explanations, most common in textbooks and classes, describe the immediate scientifically known biological mechanisms of anatomical characteristics or physiological processes. These explanations are necessary but insufficient. They can be complemented with evolutionary explanations that describe the evolutionary processes and principles that have resulted in human biology we study today. The main goal of the science of Darwinian Medicine is to investigate human disease, disorders, and medical complications from an evolutionary perspective. Discussion This paper contrasts …

Synthases, Joseph Chappell, Kathleen R. Manna, Joseph P. Noel, Courtney M. Starks

Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Patents

Novel synthases and the corresponding nucleic acids encoding such synthases are disclosed herein. Such synthases possess an active site pocket that includes key amino acid residues that are modified to generate desired terpenoid reaction intermediates and products. Synthase modifications are designed based on, e.g., the three-dimensional coordinates of tobacco 5-epi-aristolochene synthase. with or without a substrate bound in the active site.

Executive Committee - Agenda, 5/10/2005, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.