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Cover And Contents Jan 2006

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Turkish Journal of Biology

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User-Centered Virtual Environment Assessment And Design For Cognitive Rehabilitation Applications, Cali Fidopiastis Jan 2006

User-Centered Virtual Environment Assessment And Design For Cognitive Rehabilitation Applications, Cali Fidopiastis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Virtual environment (VE) design for cognitive rehabilitation necessitates a new methodology to ensure the validity of the resulting rehabilitation assessment. We propose that benchmarking the VE system technology utilizing a user-centered approach should precede the VE construction. Further, user performance baselines should be measured throughout testing as a control for adaptive effects that may confound the metrics chosen to evaluate the rehabilitation treatment. To support these claims we present data obtained from two modules of a user-centered head-mounted display (HMD) assessment battery, specifically resolution visual acuity and stereoacuity. Resolution visual acuity and stereoacuity assessments provide information about the image quality …

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Cover And Contents Jan 2006

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Physics

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Gumbo Yearbook, Class Of 2006, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College Jan 2006

Gumbo Yearbook, Class Of 2006, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College

Gumbo Yearbook

The Gumbo yearbook chronicles the entire academic year at LSU. In words and especially photos, the Gumbo shows the people, places, and events that make each year unique. In addition to formal portraits of schools and departments, the book contains hundreds of snapshots of students with their friends and dozens of pages showcasing organizations.

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A Whole New World? The Evolution Of Disney Animated Heroines From Snow White To Mulan, Christine M. Yzaguirre Jan 2006

A Whole New World? The Evolution Of Disney Animated Heroines From Snow White To Mulan, Christine M. Yzaguirre

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Sexually Dimorphic Social Development And Female Intrasexual Chemical Signaling Of African Elephants (Loxodonta Africana), Jordana M. Meyer Jan 2006

Sexually Dimorphic Social Development And Female Intrasexual Chemical Signaling Of African Elephants (Loxodonta Africana), Jordana M. Meyer

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Author's abstract: African elephants are a polygynous species in which males and females carry out dimorphic lifestyles. Males search and compete for reproductively active females, while females care for offspring and facilitate group cohesion. The objectives of this study was a) to compare the development of sexually dimorphic behaviors and developmental trends between young male and female wild African elephants and b) to determine the ability of captive female African elephants to discern between the follicular and luteal phase of conspecifics through trunk-tip contacts and the investigation of urine, and whether the reproductive phase of the receiver affected the response …

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Evaluation Of Novel Oncolytic Deltagamma(1)34.5 Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Mutants For Therapy Of Malignant Glioma., Amish C. Shah Jan 2006

Evaluation Of Novel Oncolytic Deltagamma(1)34.5 Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Mutants For Therapy Of Malignant Glioma., Amish C. Shah

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Effect Of Various Photoperiods On Testicular Weight, Weekly Sperm Output And Plasma Levels Of Lh And Testosterone Over The Reproductive Season In Male Turkeys, Jérôme Noirault, Jean-Pierre Brillard, Murray R. Bakst Jan 2006

Effect Of Various Photoperiods On Testicular Weight, Weekly Sperm Output And Plasma Levels Of Lh And Testosterone Over The Reproductive Season In Male Turkeys, Jérôme Noirault, Jean-Pierre Brillard, Murray R. Bakst

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

The effects of duration and variation in photoperiod on testis weight, testicular sperm production, semen output, and hormone status over the reproductive season in male turkeys were investigated. In Experiment 1, four groups of males raised from 17 to 23 wk of age under a constant short photoperiod were subjected to a constant short (Group 1: 7L:17D; Group 2: 10.5L:13.5D), constant long (Group 3: 14L:10D) or progressively increasing photoperiod (Group 4: 7L:17D to 14L:10D) up to 60 wk of age. In Experiment 2, four groups of males first raised as in Experiment 1 up to 23 wk of age were …

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Prevention Of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) And House Flies (Diptera: Muscidae) From Entering Simulated Aircraft With Commercial Air Curtain Units, David A. Carlson, Jerome Hogsette, Daniel Kline, Chris D. Geden, Robert Vandermeer Jan 2006

Prevention Of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) And House Flies (Diptera: Muscidae) From Entering Simulated Aircraft With Commercial Air Curtain Units, David A. Carlson, Jerome Hogsette, Daniel Kline, Chris D. Geden, Robert Vandermeer

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Commercially available air curtain units were used to create air barriers to prevent mosquitoes and house flies from entering a simulated aircraft doorway together with passengers. Two assemblies of simulated passenger bridge and aircraft were constructed, and airflow measurements were recorded to confirm airflow characteristics for several combinations of commercial units. Three mosquito species were selected for different host-seeking characteristics, and house flies were selected to represent a large, strong-flying insect. Batches of 20 or 200 insects of four species were released into the passenger bridge just before 25 persons passed through the assembly, then insects that entered the aircraft …

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Cropping System Effects On Soil Quality In The Great Plains: Synthesis From A Regional Project, Brian J. Wienhold, J.L. Pikul Jr, M.A. Liebig, M.M. Mikha, G. E. Varvel, J.W. Doran, S.S. Andrews Jan 2006

Cropping System Effects On Soil Quality In The Great Plains: Synthesis From A Regional Project, Brian J. Wienhold, J.L. Pikul Jr, M.A. Liebig, M.M. Mikha, G. E. Varvel, J.W. Doran, S.S. Andrews

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Soils perform a number of essential functions affecting management goals. Soil functions were assessed by measuring physical, chemical, and biological properties in a regional assessment of conventional (CON) and alternative (ALT) management practices at eight sites within the Great Plains. The results, reported in accompanying papers, provide excellent data for assessing how management practices collectively affect agronomic and environmental soil functions that benefit both farmers and society. Our objective was to use the regional data as an input for two new assessment tools to evaluate their potential and sensitivity for detecting differences (aggradation or degradation) in management systems. The soil …

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Serum Decreases The Size Of Metafectene- And Genejammer-Dna Complexes But Does Not Affect Significantly Their Transfection Activity In Sccvii Murine Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells, Krystyna Konopka, Nathan Overlid, Anitha C. Nagaraj, Nejat Düzgüneş Jan 2006

Serum Decreases The Size Of Metafectene- And Genejammer-Dna Complexes But Does Not Affect Significantly Their Transfection Activity In Sccvii Murine Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells, Krystyna Konopka, Nathan Overlid, Anitha C. Nagaraj, Nejat Düzgüneş

All Dugoni School of Dentistry Faculty Articles

Cationic liposome-DNA (lipoplexes) or polymer-DNA (polyplexes) complexes have been used to deliver therapeutic genes, both in vitro and in vivo. However, gene transfer by these non-viral vectors is usually inhibited by biological milieu. A relatively high efficiency of transfection could be achieved in human oral cancer cells transfected with the polycationic liposome, Metafectene, and the polyamine reagent, GeneJammer, in the presence of 60% fetal bovine serum (FBS) (Konopka et al., Cell. Mol. Biol. Lett. 10 (2005) 455-470). Here, we examined the efficacy of these vectors to deliver β-galactosidase (β-gal), luciferase and Herpes Simplex Virus thymidine kinase (HSV-tk) genes to SCCVII …

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The States "Race" With The Federal Government For Stem Cell Research, Joanna K. Sax Jan 2006

The States "Race" With The Federal Government For Stem Cell Research, Joanna K. Sax

Faculty Scholarship

The goal of this paper is to analyze and explain the impact of state legislation and funding on the future of stem cell research. Without federal law regulating stem cell research, funding by states and private organizations may spur competition to attract and retain leading scientists and industry in individual states. Alternatively, state-funded stem cell research may incite the federal government to react either positively or negatively to pre-empt state and private action. Traditionally, most support for scientific research comes in the form of grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Due to the practical ban on stem cell …

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Admonitions, Josef Nguyen Jan 2006

Admonitions, Josef Nguyen

Calliope

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Refuge And Release, Calliope Jan 2006

Refuge And Release, Calliope

Calliope

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Life History And Biology Of Forbestra Olivencia (Ithomiinae, Nymphalidae), Ryan I. Hill Jan 2006

Life History And Biology Of Forbestra Olivencia (Ithomiinae, Nymphalidae), Ryan I. Hill

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

Forbestra is the only mechanitine genus lacking a thorough life history description and little is known of its biology. Accordingly I describe the immature stages including first instar chaetotaxy, and provide observations on the biology of Forbestra olivencia from Garza Cocha in eastern Ecuador. Morphological characters from the early stages of Forbestra olivencia are identified that are unique to Forbestra and support the close relationship of Forbestra and Mechanitis. Forbestra olivencia was a moderately common butterfly at Garza Cocha during the sample period, far outnumbering other sympatric Forbestra. Ecological observations demonstrate similarities between F. olivencia and Mechanitis, but suggest F. …

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Democracy's Handmaid, Robert L. Tsai Jan 2006

Democracy's Handmaid, Robert L. Tsai

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

Democratic theory presupposes open channels of dialogue, but focuses almost exclusively on matters of institutional design writ large. The philosophy of language explicates linguistic infrastructure, but often avoids exploring the political significance of its findings. In this Article, Tsai draws from the two disciplines to reach new insights about the democracy enhancing qualities of popular constitutional language. Employing examples from the founding era, the struggle for black civil rights, the religious awakening of the last two decades, and the search for gay equality, he presents a model of constitutional dialogue that emphasizes common modalities and mobilized vernacular. According to this …

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Remarks By An Idealist On The Realism Of 'The Limits Of International Law', Kenneth Anderson Jan 2006

Remarks By An Idealist On The Realism Of 'The Limits Of International Law', Kenneth Anderson

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This paper is a response to Jack L. Goldsmith and Eric A. Posner, 'The Limits of International Law' (Oxford 2005), part of a symposium on the book held at the University of Georgia Law School in October 2005. The review views 'The Limits of International Law' sympathetically, and focuses on the intersection between traditional and new methodologies of international law scholarship, on the one hand, and the substantive political commitments that differing international law scholars hold, on the other. The paper notes that some in the symposium claim that the problem with 'The Limits of International Law' is that it …

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Cryptosporidiosis Among Birds And Bird Handlers At Zoo Negara, Kuala Lumpur / Muhamat Shukri Mahat, Mahat Muhamat Shukri Jan 2006

Cryptosporidiosis Among Birds And Bird Handlers At Zoo Negara, Kuala Lumpur / Muhamat Shukri Mahat, Mahat Muhamat Shukri

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study was carried out at the Malaysian National Zoo to ascertain not only the current prevalence rate in the birds but also to determine the association between cryptosporidiosis in birds and the bird handlers. 116 fecal samples from 71 species of birds were collected from six different locations in Zoo Negara and 8 fecal samples from bird handlers were also sampled. Results showed that the prevalence of Cryptosporidium oocysts in bird and bird handlers were 3.4% (4 out of 116 samples) and 12.5% (1 out of 8 samples) respectively. The birds that were positive for cryptosporidiosis were Wreathed Hornbill …

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Pathogenesis Of Mice-Adapted Dengue Virus In Adult Mice Infection Model / Tam Kim Kee, Kim Kee Tam Jan 2006

Pathogenesis Of Mice-Adapted Dengue Virus In Adult Mice Infection Model / Tam Kim Kee, Kim Kee Tam

Student Works (2000-2009)

The present study aims to study the pathogenesis of mice-adapted dengue type 2 virus (DENV-2MA) in an adult mice model towards the development of a potential animal model for dengue. This was performed by first adapting DENY- 2 in suckling mice brain, determining the virus viraemia phase and virus tropism in the infected adult mice, and evaluating specific immune response of the infected mice against the DENY-2MA and un"d" apted dengue virus type 2 (DENY- \ 2uA)· For the adaptation of DENV-2 in suckling mice brain, DENY-2 was inoculated into 1 day old suckling mice brain and harvested at day …

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Report Generation Tool / Yasser Mohamed Arifin, Mohamed Arifin Yasser Jan 2006

Report Generation Tool / Yasser Mohamed Arifin, Mohamed Arifin Yasser

Student Works (2000-2009)

This proposal, prepared for users who want to get a report like chart, save and print the report using online web based system without install any software. This tool can get data from user and process it to generate report or user can manage data by selected what data they need or categories data by group and choose type of chart. This tool an help user to develop report base on web application. User can select type of analysis and type of chart with 3D or 2D, colorful and animation type. User can choose to make analysis from data such …

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Effect Of Quercus Infectoria Extracts On Dermal Wound Healing In Rats And Assessment Of Its Antimicrobial Activity / Syed Iklls Sayed Mohamad, Syed Iklls Sayed Mohamad Jan 2006

Effect Of Quercus Infectoria Extracts On Dermal Wound Healing In Rats And Assessment Of Its Antimicrobial Activity / Syed Iklls Sayed Mohamad, Syed Iklls Sayed Mohamad

Student Works (2000-2009)

In this study, Quercus infectoria (Manjakani) was test for its effectiveness in accelerating wound healing process and assessment on its antimicrobial activity. This study comprises of animal study (wound healing) and antimicrobial study. 4' groups of Sprague Dawley rats consists of 6 rats in each group were used in animal study. Ethanol and aqueous extracts of the plant were used. The rate of healing, rate of infection and histological structure of each group was assessed to observe the effect of each treatment. The result of the wound healing study show that that Solcoseryl® jelly (positive control) treated mouse healed in …

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E-Advertisment / Lee Huey Ling, Huey Ling Lee Jan 2006

E-Advertisment / Lee Huey Ling, Huey Ling Lee

Student Works (2000-2009)

The E-advertisement is a web-based system that provides an easy and efficient way to access information for all the system users. This system is basically developed for those who do not have time to find the advertisements one by one on the traditional classified ads. E-advertisement's service is also available 24 hours per day throughout the year because it is available online. The objectives of the E-advertisement are able to let user to post advertisement online. User can post advertisements with picture base on the category and sub category. Besides that, user can search items faster and easier by entering …

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Virtual Reality Hypermarket (Vr Hypermarket) / Yin Pei Yee, Pei Yen Yin Jan 2006

Virtual Reality Hypermarket (Vr Hypermarket) / Yin Pei Yee, Pei Yen Yin

Student Works (2000-2009)

Virtual Reality Hypermarket is an idea to generate a virtual reality version of a hypermarket, complete with shelves, products, product database record, searching function and the show way function. Virtual Reality Hypermarket is an online operation and navigation in the three dimensional malls and stores. Besides that, it provides the searching, add, delete and edit the database record or the hypermarket stock. In the main page, the client can decide whether want to go to VR shopping or go for the main page of the website. For the VR shopping , the clients are touring in the VR environment where …

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E-Weight Train / Mohd Afif Mohd Yatid, Mohd Yatid Mohd Afif Jan 2006

E-Weight Train / Mohd Afif Mohd Yatid, Mohd Yatid Mohd Afif

Student Works (2000-2009)

This project documentation describes in detail the information regarding the project e-Weight train. The first part of this thesis is primarily divided into four chapters that is Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology and System Analysis and Requirement. The second part consist of three chapters; System Design, System Testing and System Evaluation. Chapter I introduction will give the reader an overview of what this thesis is all about. Also, the objectives for developing this project the targeted user group project limitations the scope coverd by this project and an estimated schedule to finish the proejct are clearly stated. In chapter II, Literature …

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Women Community Portal / Nur Faidzah Leman, Leman Nur Faidzah Jan 2006

Women Community Portal / Nur Faidzah Leman, Leman Nur Faidzah

Student Works (2000-2009)

With the evolving of internet in Malaysia and the arising of information through internet many things can be done via it. Women in Malaysia are among the independent women in the world. With the knowledge they have they can interpret what they want. The women community portal is about the place where the Malaysian women can visit and register and also share their opinions together in the forum. The women can get new information from the portal. This portal 'to be' will be developed by using Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 with the PHP as the language and MySQL as the …

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Malaysia Tourism Network Games / Christopher Yip Wai Hon, Wai Hon Christopher Yip Jan 2006

Malaysia Tourism Network Games / Christopher Yip Wai Hon, Wai Hon Christopher Yip

Student Works (2000-2009)

Web-based Public Information Systems of the kind common in tourism do not satisfy the needs of the customer because they do not offer a sufficiently flexible linking environment capable of emulating the mediation role of a tourist adviser. Much literature has argued that interactive engagement in a computer medium is best demonstrated by games. With this in mind, this paper suggests certain techniques that virtual environments (especially cultural heritage ones) can learn from game design. Thus, Malaysia Tourism Network games are introduced. Interesting animation show will be display when the player passes a stage. This can attract the player to …

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Animated 'L' Driving Guide (Panduan Memandu Beranimasi) / Siti Nur Aslinda Mohamad Ayob, Mohamad Ayob Siti Nur Aslinda Jan 2006

Animated 'L' Driving Guide (Panduan Memandu Beranimasi) / Siti Nur Aslinda Mohamad Ayob, Mohamad Ayob Siti Nur Aslinda

Student Works (2000-2009)

The author hopes that the Animated 'L' Driving Guide courseware will manage to overcome the current accident phenomenon that always happen nowadays because of drivers' lack knowledge and most of all, carelessness. An Animated 'L' Driving Guide is one of the courseware that help students especially in guiding them about traffic rules traffic ethic and traffic sign to increase users' interest especially the students ('L' license candidates). The student will better understand the real situations of traffic signs through animation because learning driving theory from books alone is certainly not easy. The important factors of having this courseware in the …

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A Holistic Usability Framework For Distributed Simulation Systems, Jeffrey Dawson Jan 2006

A Holistic Usability Framework For Distributed Simulation Systems, Jeffrey Dawson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation develops a holistic usability framework for distributed simulation systems (DSSs). The framework is developed considering relevant research in human-computer interaction, computer science, technical writing, engineering, management, and psychology. The methodology used consists of three steps: (1) framework development, (2) surveys of users to validate and refine the framework, and to determine attribute weights, and (3) application of the framework to two real-world systems. The concept of a holistic usability framework for DSSs arose during a project to improve the usability of the Virtual Test Bed, a prototypical DSS, and the framework is partly a result of that project. …

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Automated Scenario Generation System In A Simulation, Hajime Tomizawa Jan 2006

Automated Scenario Generation System In A Simulation, Hajime Tomizawa

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Developing training scenarios that induce a trainee to utilize specific skills is one of the facets of simulation-based training that requires significant effort. Simulation-based training systems have become more complex in recent years. Because of this added complexity, the amount of effort required to generate and maintain training scenarios has increased. This thesis describes an investigation into automating the scenario generation process. The Automated Scenario Generation System (ASGS) generates expected action flow as contexts in chronological order from several events and tasks with estimated time for the entire training mission. When the training objectives and conditions are defined, the ASGS …

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Market Power And Competitive Analysis Of China's Soybean Import Market, Baohui Song Jan 2006

Market Power And Competitive Analysis Of China's Soybean Import Market, Baohui Song

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

Globally, China is the number one soybean importer, and the United States, Brazil, and Argentina are the top three soybean exporters. This research, based on the reverse residual demand model, developed and estimated a two-country partial equilibrium trade model to test who has stronger market power in the Chinese soybean import market. This two-country partial equilibrium trade model incorporates the U.S. residual soybean supply for China, the Chinese residual demand for U.S. soybeans, and the equilibrium condition, where the U.S. residual soybean supply equals the Chinese residual soybean demand. Data used in this research are monthly data from January 1999 …

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