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The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Cognitive Readiness In Network-Centric Operations, Nancy J. Wesensten, Gregory Belenky, Thomas J. Balkin

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Taking Biologics For Granted? Takings, Trade Secrets, And Off-Patent Biological Products, Andrew Wasson

Duke Law & Technology Review

Biologics are complex medicines which are often genetically engineered, and which are sure to play an important role in curing some of humankind's worst diseases. Not surprisingly, generic companies want a part of the biologic market. The FDA believes that it has the authority to approve off-patent versions of biologics that were originally regulated under the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act, but in order to effectively do so the FDA would have to rely on findings based on data produced by the brand name companies. This iBrief examines whether the FDA's reliance on previous findings would give rise to a …

Street Gangs: The New Urban Insurgency, Max G. Manwaring Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

The primary thrust of this monograph is to explain the linkage of contemporary criminal street gangs (that is, the gang phenomenon or third generation gangs) to insurgency in terms of the instability it wreaks upon government and the concomitant challenge to state sovereignty. Although there are differences between gangs and insurgents regarding motives and modes of operations, this linkage infers that gang phenomena are mutated forms of urban insurgency. In these terms, these "new" nonstate actors must eventually seize political power in order to guarantee the freedom of action and the commercial environment they want. The common denominator that clearly …

A New Paradigm For Implementing Ecologically – Based Participatory Ipm In A Global Context: The Ipm Crsp Model, E. A. Heinrichs

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a key component in the development of sustainable agro ecosystems. The Integrated Pest Management Collaborative Research Support Program (IPM CRSP) is a USAID funded project that is a consortium of U.S. universities working with host country national programs and other stakeholders to promote IPM globally. The IPM CRSP model is based on a Participatory Integrated Pest Management (PIPM) process that has as its goals to help reduce: agricultural losses due to pests, damage to natural eco-systems including loss of biodiversity, and pollution and contamination of food and water supplies. The IPM CRSP participatory model is …

Wildlife Population Monitoring: Some Practical Considerations, Gary W. Witmer

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

The accurate estimation of wildlife population density is difficult and requires considerable investment of resources and time. Population indices are easier to obtain but are influenced by many unknowns and the relationships to actual population densities are usually unclear. Wildlife biologists, whether in the public or private sector, often find themselves in difficult situations where a resource manager or landowner wants good information, quickly, at low cost, and without clear objectives. In many situations, in addition to establishing clear objectives, a budget and timeframe, a biologist must understand and deal with the reality of many logistical concerns that will make …

Conducting Qualitative Research On Desertification In Western Lesvos, Greece, Theodoros Iosifides, Theodoros Politidis

The Qualitative Report

The main aim of this article is to present some critical methodological strategies employed in a qualitative research study on local socioeconomic development and desertification in western Lesvos, Greece. Through in-depth qualitative interviews with local producers in western Lesvos, Greece, an effort was made to identify and analyze the links between the local socioeconomic trajectory and environmental marginality. The article concerns the justification of the choice of qualitative investigation on the matter, the main methodological strategies employed in the field, and the basic data analysis processes. In particular, we discuss the gradual development of a coding framework and a conceptual …

Using Genome Scans Of Dna Polymorphism To Infer Adaptive Population Divergence, Jay F. Storz

Jay F. Storz Publications

Elucidating the genetic basis of adaptive population divergence is a goal of central importance in evolutionary biology. In principle, it should be possible to identify chromosomal regions involved in adaptive divergence by screening genome-wide patterns of DNA polymorphism to detect the locus-specific signature of positive directional selection. In the case of spatially separated populations that inhabit different environments or sympatric populations that exploit different ecological niches, it is possible to identify loci that underlie divergently selected traits by comparing relative levels of differentiation among large numbers of unlinked markers. In this review I first address the question of whether diversifying …

Teacher Perceptions Of Multicultural Issues In School Settings, Danielle Martines

The Qualitative Report

This study employed qualitative methods to analyze teacher's level of multicultural understanding and perceptions of cultural issues when discussing their culturally diverse students in the context of the consultation process. Three school psychologists in urban city high schools, engaged in audio-recorded consultation sessions with consultee-teachers who voluntarily sought services. Audio-recorded tapes of consultation sessions were transcribed and coded by two trained raters and qualitatively analyzed by co-researchers who recorded multicultural thematic issues as categories. Cultural themes and categories indicated that teachers demonstrated cultural awareness and sensitivity regarding their culturally diverse students, yet showed less developed cultural knowledge-base and skill levels. …

Women In Oceanography: Women Of The Academy And The Sea, Suzanne O'Connell, Mary Anne Holmes

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

Women have played an active role in all areas of oceanography. Defining the number of women oceanographers is not an easy task because the discipline is so broad and the boundaries between subdisciplines are not always distinct.

Effect Of Cholesterol Diet On Reproductive Function In Male Albino Rats, Hameed N. Bataineh, Mohamad K. Nusier

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The present study was carried out to investigate the effect of cholesterol diet (400 mg/kg body weight) for 60 days on gonadal function in albino rats. METHODS: The study was conducted in the Animal House Unit at Jordan University of Science and Technology, School of Medicine, Irbid, Jordan between October 2003 and February 2004. Adult male and female albino rats of Sprague Dawley strain were raised under controlled temperature and light. Male rats were divided into: a) control group - rats receiving vehicle (olive oil) for 60 days and treatment group - rats receiving cholesterol diet for a reproductive …

Biological And Morphological Effects On The Reproductive Organ Of Rats After Exposure To Electromagnetic Field, Meltem Ozguner, Ahmet Koyu, Gokhan Cesur, Mehmet Ural, Fehmi Ozguner, Alpaslan Gokcimen, Namik Delibas

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The biological effect of electromagnetic field (EMF) emitted from mobile phones is a current debate and still a controversial issue. Therefore, little is known on the possible adverse effects on reproduction as mobile phone bio-effects are only a very recent concern. The aim of this experimental study was to determine the biological and morphological effects of 900 MHz radiofrequency (RF) EMF on rat testes. METHODS: The study was performed in the Physiology and Histology Research Laboratories of Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Medicine, Isparta, Turkey in May 2004. Twenty adult male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 270 - 320 gm were …

Occupational Exposure To Urban Pollutants And Plasma Insulin, Simone De Sio, Maria V. Rosati, Emilia Cherubini, Manuela Ciarrocca, Tiziana P. Baccolo, Franca Grimaldi, Tiziana Caciari, Enrico Tomao, Francesco Tomei

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate whether traffic police of a big city who are exposed to urban pollutants are at risk to alterations in plasma insulin concentrations compared with controls. METHODS: The class of workers examined in this study were employees of the municipal police in Rome, Italy. The study was carried out during the period March - April 2001. Traffic police were matched with a control group, where gender, age, working life and drinking habit were noted. A total of 246 traffic police (128 men and 118 women) with outdoor activity and exposure to urban …

Age-Related Changes In Human Tendo Calcaneus Collagen Fibrils, Mustafa F. Sargon, Korhan Ozlu, Fuad Oken

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The ruptures of tendo calcaneus often occur between the age of 30 - 45 years as described by several textbooks. It is also described that some diseases and drugs are said to be responsible in the etiology; however, there are no studies related with the detailed histological structure of collagen fibrils found in the tendon in the age groups of humans. In view thereof, this study was aimed to obtain further information on the etiology and to find an answer regarding the frequency of the ruptures occurring between the age of 30 - 45 years in humans. METHODS: In …

Immunohistochemical Evaluation Of Periprosthetic Membrane From Loose Cemented And Uncemented Total Hip Arthroplasty, Bulent Atilla, Pergin Atilla, Ahmet M. Tokgozoglu, Ayse N. Cakar, Ahmet M. Alpaslan

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the cellular mechanisms responsible for the aseptic loosening of total hip replacements. METHODS: Twenty periprosthetic membranes were collected during revision procedures at the Department of Orthopedics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, during 1998 to 1999. Arthroplasties with polyethylene components and without polyethylene components were examined under light microscopy and immunohistochemically using the indirect immunoperoxidase technique into 2 different groups. RESULTS: Immunohistochemical analysis with monoclonal antibodies reactive to certain cell surface antigens (CD45, CD44, CD98, CD31, CD26, CD71) revealed different morphological characteristics regarding the adjacent fibrosis, leukocyte activation, and immunologic response. CONCLUSION: These findings suggested the role of different cellular …

Contribution Study Of Visceral Leishmaniasis In Syria, Samar Al-Nahhas, Maha Shaaban, Lana Hammoud

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Vitiligo And Human Herpesvirus 6. Is There A Relationship?, Ali K. Adiloglu, Pinar Y. Basak, Rabia Can, Vahide B. Akkaya

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Pregnancy Outcome Following Exposure To Orlistat, Ramipril, Glimepiride In A Woman With Metabolic Syndrome, Nuri I. Kalyoncu, Fusun Yaris, Mine Kadioglu, Murat Kesim, Cunay Ulku, Ersin Yaris, Mesut Unsal, Mustafa Dikici

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Peterson V. Hewlett-Packard: Exposing Title Vii Inconsistencies In Its Protection Of Employees From Workplace Harassment, Christine R. Williams

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Cesu Agreements: Beyond Traditional Science Applications, Margaret N. Rees

Presentations (PLI)

Partnering with four federal land-management agencies

• Bureau of Land Management
• National Park Service
• U.S. Forest Service
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Inside Unlv, Erin O'Donnell, Carol C. Harter, Cate Weeks, Nancy Syzdek

Inside UNLV

No abstract provided.

Academic Senate - Agenda, 3/1/2005, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Detection Of Bacillus Spores By Aptamer Selectivity Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Nina M. Houtkooper

Theses and Dissertations

The anthrax attack of Oct 2001 demonstrates the need for a rapid detector for spores of Bacillus anthracis (BA). Current technology requires cultures of BA to be grown for 24 hours. Using aptamers, a type of nucleic acid ligand selective for a target molecule, to select BA spores for measurement without culturing is a possible solution for quicker detection. An aptamer having a specially selected structure is expected to selectively bind to the surface of its target spore, separating it from other material. An atomic force microscopy (AFM) method was developed to test this selectivity. Aptamers having structure selected to …

A Comparison Of Hazard Predication And Assessment Capability (Hpac) Software Dose-Rate Contour Plots To A Sample Of Local Fallout Data From Test Detonations In The Continental United States, 1945-1962, Richard W. Chancellor

Theses and Dissertations

A comparison of Hazard Prediction and Assessment Capability (HPAC) software dose-rate contour plots to a sample of local nuclear fallout data from test detonations in the continental United States, 1945 - 1962, is performed. Fallout data from test detonations is obtained from "Compilation of Local Fallout Data from Test Detonations 1945- 1962 Extracted from DASA 1251, Volume I - Continental U.S. Tests." This report contains fallout plots and radiation contours for each test in the atmospheric nuclear test program conducted by the United States prior to 1963. These plots are compared with the plots resulting from Defense Threat Reduction Agency's …

On The Use Of Surrogate Functions For Mixed Variable Optimization Of Simulated Systems, John E. Dunlap

Theses and Dissertations

This research considers the efficient numerical solution of linearly constrained mixed variable programming (MVP) problems, in which the objective function is a black-box stochastic simulation, function evaluations may be computationally expensive, and derivative information is typically not available. MVP problems are those with a mixture of continuous, integer, and categorical variables, the latter of which may take on values only from a predefined list and may even be non-numeric. Mixed Variable Generalized Pattern Search with Ranking and Selection (MGPS-RS) is the only existing, provably convergent algorithm that can be applied to this class of problems. Present in this algorithm is …

In Vitro Toxicity Of Cadmium Oxide Particles In Brl 3a Rat Liver Cells, Janice M. Shelley

Theses and Dissertations

For the last decade or so, in vitro toxicology has been studied as a method for determining human toxicity, as well as hazard identification and characterization. One purpose of in vitro studies is to determine the possibility of developing systems in which the toxicity of chemicals can be quantified, without heavy reliance on animal experimentation. Specific data pertaining to cadmium toxicity in humans through use of in vitro methods and models is sparse, at best. There is a need to complete more studies and collect more data to study particular chemicals and their effects and to complete proper evaluation and …

A Genetic Algorithm For Uav Routing Integrated With A Parallel Swarm Simulation, Matthew A. Russell

Theses and Dissertations

This research investigation addresses the problem of routing and simulating swarms of UAVs. Sorties are modeled as instantiations of the NP-Complete Vehicle Routing Problem, and this work uses genetic algorithms (GAs) to provide a fast and robust algorithm for a priori and dynamic routing applications. Swarms of UAVs are modeled based on extensions of Reynolds' swarm research and are simulated on a Beowulf cluster as a parallel computing application using the Synchronous Environment for Emulation and Discrete Event Simulation (SPEEDES). In a test suite, standard measures such as benchmark problems, best published results, and parallel metrics are used as performance …

Factors Influencing The Career Decisions And The Under-Representation Of African-American Male Administrators At A Predominantly White Institution Of Higher Education: A Within-Case And A Cross-Case Analysis, H. Richard Dozier

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

America's predominantly white institutions (PWIs) of higher education were built, developed and thrived within the social hierarchy of the American society. It was only after many political, legal, and legislative battles that the doors to America's PWIs of higher education were forced open to admit the African-American student. Today, PWIs of higher education are seeking diversity in their student body, faculty and staff.

The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was (a) to gain insight into the factors influencing African-American administrators to select a career in higher education and choose employment at a PWI, (b) to discover the similarities and …

Measuring The Mind: A Comparison Of Personality Testing To Polygraph Testing In The Hiring Process, Jennifer Leonard Nevins

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

No abstract provided.

Heeding The Call: Making Sustainability A Matter Of Pennsylvania Law, Nancy P. Spyke

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

No abstract provided.