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Jesus: The Most Influential Life Ever Lived, Elmer L. Towns

Books

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Critique Of Pure Risk Assessment Or, Kant Meets Tarasoff, Douglas Mossman Md

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

This Article takes a "critical" approach to the assumptions underlying current practices of violence risk assessment. The Article first explicates a fundamental difference between how mental health researchers now interpret the phrase "violence prediction" and how they understood that phrase in the 1970s. Applying a "critical" approach, the Article then shows that courts and mental health professionals may need to abandon the hope that more accurate methods of predicting violence will help clinicians make better decisions about potential violence. Although this result may seem disappointing, it can liberate mental health professionals from regarding patients as statistical sources of risk and …

Respect Of Utilitarianism: A Response To Regan's 'Receptacles Of Value' Objection, Scott Wilson

Philosophy Faculty Publications

According to Regan, classical utilitarians value individuals in the wrong way: rather than valuing them directly, the utilitarians must value individuals merely as receptacles of what is valuable (i.e. pleasure). I demonstrate that Regan's argument is ineffective. I first show that Regan's argument presupposes a faulty understanding of the nature of hedonism and intrinsic value. I then argue that since pleasures are states of individuals, when a person values a pleasure she thereby values the individual as well.

Alcohol Use Reduction In The Course Of Smoking Cessation Treatment: A Review, Robert F. Leeman, Stephanie S. O'Malley

Posters

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Alcohol And Tobacco Dependence: From Bench To Bedside Brochure

Brochure

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Drinking From A Deep Well: The Public Trust Doctine And Western Water Law, Carol Necole Brown

Florida State University Law Review

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Sentencing Without Remorse, Bryan H. Ward

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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From Quinlan To Cruzan To Schiavo: What Have We Learned?, William H. Colby

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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Karraker V. Rent-A-Center: Testing The Limits Of The Ada, Personality Tests, And Employer Preemployment Screening, Maureen E. Mulvihill

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of The Town Of Tilton, Nh For The Year Ending December 31, 2005., Tilton Town Representatives

Tilton, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report Of Town Officers Tamworth, New Hampshire 03886 For The Year Ending December 31, 2005., Tamworth Town Representatives

Tamworth, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

State Of New Hampshire Annual Report Of Coos County For The Year Ending December 31, 2005., Coos County Representatives

Coos County, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a county in the state of New Hampshire.

Effect Of Supplementing Distillers Grain Or Corn On Performance Of Cows Grazing Spring Pasture During The Breeding Season, Tyler A. Melroe, Richard J. Pruitt, George A. Perry, Jeffrey A. Clapper, Heather A. Werner

South Dakota Beef Report, 2006

In a 2 yr study 180 lactating cows (2 to 10 yr old) grazing pastures dominated by smooth bromegrass and Kentucky bluegrass near Brookings, SD received 3 supplemental treatments for 48 d beginning in mid May. Cows received 4.6 lb DM of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS), 4.3 lb corn DM, or no supplement daily, starting approximately 14 d prior to the start of the breeding season. Cows were bled weekly for 5 wk beginning 1 wk prior to the beginning of the treatment period. Serum was analyzed for progesterone concentration to determine the onset of cyclicity. While supplemented …

Annual Reports 2005, Deering, New Hampshire., Deering Town Representatives

Deering, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Role Of Gluconeogenesis And The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle In The Virulence Of Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhimurium In Balb/C Mice, Merlin Tchawa Yimga, Mary P. Leatham, James H. Allen, David C. Laux, Tyrrell Conway, Paul S. Cohen

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

In Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, the Cra protein (catabolite repressor/activator) regulates utilization of gluconeogenic carbon sources by activating transcription of genes in the gluconeogenic pathway, the glyoxylate bypass, the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, and electron transport and repressing genes encoding glycolytic enzymes. A serovar Typhimurium SR-11 Δcra mutant was recently reported to be avirulent in BALB/c mice via the peroral route, suggesting that gluconeogenesis may be required for virulence. In the present study, specific SR-11 genes in the gluconeogenic pathway were deleted (fbp, glpX, ppsA, and pckA), and the …

Sprawl And The Resilience Of Humans And Nature: An Introduction To The Special Feature, Craig R. Allen

Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Staff Publications

Human-driven change in land use and land cover is an accelerating global phenomenon with farreaching implications for food production, forest and water resources, the climate, and biogeochemical cycles (Foley et al. 2005). It affects the amount and configuration of habitat available for animals ranging from soil nematodes to elephants. It affects the provision of ecological goods and services for human beings. It affects the processes and function of ecosystems. “Sprawl”, as it has been termed, is exurban human land use change with a footprint exceeding the minimum required for the activity developed. It is that disproportionately large footprint that defines …

Adventures With Rubik's Ufo, Bill Higgins

Undergraduate Mathematics Day: Past Content

Enro Rubik invented the puzzle which is now known as Rubik’s Cube in the 1970’s. More than 100 million cubes have been sold worldwide. The mathematics behind solutions to the cube have been extensively studied by mathematicians and puzzle enthusiasts alike. In this article the mathematics behind a solution of the related puzzle known as Rubik’s UFO is analyzed.

The Effect Of Pre-Injury Supplementation With Selenium Or Vitamin E On Lipid Peroxidation And Antioxidant Enzymes In Burn Injury, Ramazan Memi̇şoğullari, Kenan Gümüşteki̇n, Şenol Dane, Fati̇h Akçay

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Aim: The purpose of this experimental study was to investigate the effect of pre-injury supplementation with vitamin E or selenium on antioxidant enzyme and malondialdehyde levels, as markers of lipid peroxidation, after thermal injury to rats. Materials and Methods: The animals were divided into 3 groups: Group 1 (n = 15): controls, no supplementation; Group 2 (n = 14): received vitamin E (100 mg/kg per day) for 10 days pre-burn; Group 3 (n = 14): received selenium (4 ppm in drinking water) for 10 days pre-burn. All animals were given second-degree burns. Serum and liver tissues of the rats were …

The Effect Of Zinc Deficiency On Zinc Status, Carbohydrate Metabolism And Progesterone Level In Pregnant Rats, Zine Kechrid, Sabrina Amamra, Noureddine Bouzerna

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Aim: Our aim was to investigate the effect of low dietary zinc intake in late gestation on zinc status, transaminases and alkaline phosphatase activities, carbohydrate metabolism and progesterone level in albino (Wistar) rats. Materials and Methods: Eight-week-old female pregnant and non-pregnant albino (Wistar) rats were fed with diets containing either adequate (54 mg/kg) or low zinc (1 mg/kg) quantities for 18 days. Food intakes and body weight gain were recorded regularly. On day 19, after an overnight fast, blood samples were collected and animals dissected. Femur, pancreas, placenta and fetuses were removed. Concentrations of glucose, cholesterol, and urea; transaminases and …

2006 Celebration Of Inquiry Program, Coastal Carolina University

Celebration of Inquiry

5th Celebration of Inquiry, February 15-17, 2006. Theme: Living the Questions: Creating, Connecting, Changing

Preserving The Patent Process To Incentivize Innovation In A Global Economy, Katherine E. White

Law Faculty Research Publications

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Re-Embodying Law, Steven L. Winter

Law Faculty Research Publications

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Profiling Helper T Cell Subset Gene Expression In Deer Mice, Lauren Oko, Bethany Aduddell-Swope, Derall Willis, Robyn Hamor, Teresa A. Coons, Brian Hjelle

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) are the most common mammals in North America and are reservoirs for several zoonotic agents, including Sin Nombre virus (SNV), the principal etiologic agent of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) in North America. Unlike human HCPS patients, SNV-infected deer mice show no overt pathological symptoms, despite the presence of virus in the lungs. A neutralizing IgG antibody response occurs, but the virus establishes a persistent infection. Limitations of detailed analysis of deer mouse immune responses to SNV are the lack of reagents and methods for evaluating such responses.

RESULTS: We developed real-time PCR-based detection assays for …

Recognizing Odysseus' Scar: Reconceptualizing Pain And Its Empathic Role In Civil Adjudication, Jody Lynee Madeira

Florida State University Law Review

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Default Rule Opt-Outs And Interest Group Shut-Outs: Citizen Participation And Contractarian Innovation In Environmental Law, J.B. Ruhl

Florida State University Law Review

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Postweaning Growth And Carcass Traits In Crossbred Cattle From Hereford, Angus, Norwegian Red, Swedish Red And White, Friesian, And Wagyu Maternal Grandsires, E. Casas, L. V. Cundiff

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center: Reports

The objective of this study was to characterize breeds representing diverse biological types for postweaning growth and carcass composition traits in terminal crossbred cattle. Postweaning growth and carcass traits were analyzed on 434 steers and 373 heifers obtained by mating F1 cows to Charolais sires. Maternal grandsires represented Hereford, Angus, and U.S. Meat Animal Research Center III (1/4 Hereford, 1⁄4 Angus, 1⁄4 Pinzgauer, and 1⁄4 Red Poll) dams to Hereford or Angus (British Breeds), Norwegian Red, Swedish Red and White, Wagyu, or Friesian breeds. Breed groups were slaughtered serially in each of 2 yr (2002 and 2003). Postweaning ADG, slaughter …

Using Simulation Models To Predict Feed Intake: Phenotypic And Genetic Relationships Between Observed And Predicted Values In Cattle, C. B. Williams, G. L. Bennett, T. G. Jenkins, L. V. Cundiff, C. L. Ferrell

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center: Reports

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the accuracy of the Decision Evaluator for the Cattle Industry (DECI) and the Cornell Value Discovery System (CVDS) in predicting individual DMI and to assess the feasibility of using predicted DMI data in genetic evaluations of cattle. Observed individual animal data on the average daily DMI (OFI), ADG, and carcass measurements were obtained from postweaning records of 504 steers from 52 sires (502 with complete data). The experimental data and daily temperature and wind speed data were used as inputs to predict average daily feed DMI (kg) required (feed required; FR) for …

Quantification Of Calpastatin Using An Optical Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensor, G. H. Geesink, J. G. P. Van Der Palen, M. P. Kent, E. Veiseth, G. Hemke, M. Koohmaraie

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center: Reports

An immunological biosensor for calpastatin was developed on a surface plasmon resonance based system (Biacore Q). The performance of the biosensor assay was evaluated using ovine and bovine muscle and heart extracts with known calpastatin activity. In addition, the relationship between immunologically detectable calpastatin at 1 day postmortem and shear force at 14 days postmortem was investigated for bovine longissimus dorsi. Calpastatin biosensor results for several experiments were linearly related to calpastatin activity measurements with correlation coeYcients ranging from 0.51 to 0.99. The intra- and inter-assay CVs were <6% (n = 12). During postmortem storage, the amount of immunologically detectable calpastatin decreased faster than the inhibitory activity in the enzymatic assay. Probably, the epitope recognized by the antibody is degraded faster than the inhibitory sites of calpastatin during postmortem storage. Calpastatin content at 1 day postmortem was correlated to shear force at 14 days postmortem (r = 0.75). It is anticipated that developments in the near future will allow for at-line calpastatin determinations in beef plants. At present, the calpastatin biosensor assay appears suitable for research purposes where large numbers of samples need to be processed for breed evaluation or selection programs because this assay requires less labor than other methods.

Contribution Of Postmortem Muscle Biochemistry To The Delivery Of Consistent Meat Quality With Particular Focus On The Calpain System, M. Koohmaraie, G. H. Geesink

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center: Reports

Tenderness has been repeatedly reported as the most important quality aspect of meat. However, a number of studies have shown that a significant portion of retail meat can be considered tough. As a consequence, a significant consumer segment is willing to pay a premium for guaranteed tender meat. However, apart from measuring the shear force, there is no reliable method to predict tenderness. Most of the branded meat programs therefore attempt to ensure eating quality by controlling some of the factors that affect tenderness.

Meat tenderness is determined by the amount and solubility of connective tissue, sarcomere shortening during rigor …

Linkage Disequilibrium Across Six Prion Gene Regions Spanning 20 Kbp In U.S. Sheep, Benedict T. Green, Michael P. Heaton, Michael L. Clawson, William W. Laegreid

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center: Reports

Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotype alleles within the prion gene (PRNP) coding sequence of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are associated with genetic predisposition to scrapie, a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy disease of sheep. This report describes regions of linkage disequilibrium (LD) throughout the PRNP gene region in U.S. sheep and provides a genetic framework for identifying additional PRNP determinants associated with scrapie resistance. Four sequence tagged sites (i.e., STS or amplicons) totaling 3869 bp and spanning 20 kbp of genomic PRNP sequence were sequenced in a diverse panel of 90 sires representing ten popular U.S. breeds of sheep. Analysis of …