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Prebiotic Galactooligosaccharides Reduce Adherence Of Enteropathogenic Escherichia Coli To Tissue Culture Cells, Kari Shoaf, George L. Mulvey, Glen D. Armstrong, Robert W. Hutkins Jan 2006

Prebiotic Galactooligosaccharides Reduce Adherence Of Enteropathogenic Escherichia Coli To Tissue Culture Cells, Kari Shoaf, George L. Mulvey, Glen D. Armstrong, Robert W. Hutkins

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

Prebiotic oligosaccharides are thought to provide beneficial effects in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and animals by stimulating growth of selected members of the intestinal microflora. Another means by which prebiotic oligosaccharides may confer health benefits is via their antiadhesive activity. Specifically, these oligosaccharides may directly inhibit infections by enteric pathogens due to their ability to act as structural mimics of the pathogen binding sites that coat the surface of gastrointestinal epithelial cells. In this study, the ability of commercial prebiotics to inhibit attachment of microcolony-forming enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) was investigated. The adherence of EPEC strain E2348/69 on HEp-2 …

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Winter 2006, Nsu Oceanographic Center Jan 2006

Winter 2006, Nsu Oceanographic Center

Currents

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Panzea: A Database And Resource For Molecular And Functional Diversity In The Maize Genome, Wei Zhao, Payan Canaran, Rebecca Jurkuta, Theresa Fulton, Jeffrey Glaubitz, Edward Buckler, John Doebley, Brandon Gaut, Major Goodman, Jim Holland, Stephen Kresovich, Michael Mcmullen, Lincoln Stein, Doreen Ware Jan 2006

Panzea: A Database And Resource For Molecular And Functional Diversity In The Maize Genome, Wei Zhao, Payan Canaran, Rebecca Jurkuta, Theresa Fulton, Jeffrey Glaubitz, Edward Buckler, John Doebley, Brandon Gaut, Major Goodman, Jim Holland, Stephen Kresovich, Michael Mcmullen, Lincoln Stein, Doreen Ware

Faculty Publications

Serving as a community resource, Panzea is the bioinformatics arm of the Molecular and Functional Diversity in the Maize Genome project. Maize, a classical model for genetic studies, is an important crop species and also the most diverse crop species known. One average, two randomly chosen maize lines have one single-nucleotide polymorphism every ~100 bp; this divergence is roughly equivalent to the differences between humans and chimpanzees. This exceptional genotypic diversity underlies the phenotypic diversity maize needs to be cultivated in a wide range of environments. The Molecular and Functional Diversity in the Maize Genome project aims to understand how …

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Dna In The Legal System: The Benefits Are Clear, The Problems Aren't Always, Jason Borenstein Jan 2006

Dna In The Legal System: The Benefits Are Clear, The Problems Aren't Always, Jason Borenstein

Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal

The article discusses the dual nature of DNA technology in the criminal justice system, highlighting its significant benefits, such as exonerating the wrongly convicted and solving cold cases, while also addressing its limitations and challenges. It emphasizes that DNA evidence, while powerful, is not infallible and should not overshadow other forms of evidence. The author underscores the need for cautious use of DNA evidence, proper legal standards, and addressing human fallibility to ensure justice.

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Social Productivity, Law, And The Regulation Of Conflicts Of Interest In The Investment Industry, Larry D. Barnett Jan 2006

Social Productivity, Law, And The Regulation Of Conflicts Of Interest In The Investment Industry, Larry D. Barnett

Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal

The article introduces the concept of "social productivity," a sociological framework analyzing how organized groups influence society through their actions and policies. It distinguishes social productivity from economic productivity by focusing on social outputs like reputation, symbols, trust, and behavioral standards, which can enhance or diminish societal well-being. The article argues that law plays a critical role in mitigating harm and restoring trust by regulating behavior and reflecting societal values. It advocates for considering social productivity in policy and legal frameworks to foster a stable society, emphasizing the non-economic impacts of group actions on the social fabric.

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Average Budgeted Salaries Of Faculty Staff 2006-2007, University Of Northern Iowa Jan 2006

Average Budgeted Salaries Of Faculty Staff 2006-2007, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Gives the average salaries of faculty broken down by rank and college and the distribution of salaries of the professional and scientific category.

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Conservation Genetics Of Wild Born Bonobos (Pan Paniscus) Using Mitochondrial Dna, Amy E. Fontarensky Jan 2006

Conservation Genetics Of Wild Born Bonobos (Pan Paniscus) Using Mitochondrial Dna, Amy E. Fontarensky

Master's Theses

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A New Approach To Identify Functional Modules Using Random Matrix Theory, Mengxia Zhu, Qishi Wu, Yunfeng Yang, Jizhong Zhou Jan 2006

A New Approach To Identify Functional Modules Using Random Matrix Theory, Mengxia Zhu, Qishi Wu, Yunfeng Yang, Jizhong Zhou

Computer Science Publications

The advance in high-throughput genomic technologies including microarrays has generated a tremendous amount of gene expression data for the entire genome. Deciphering transcriptional networks that convey information on members of gene clusters and cluster interactions is a crucial analysis task in the post-sequence era. Most of the existing analysis methods for large-scale genome-wide gene expression profiles involve several steps that often require human intervention. We propose a random matrix theory-based approach to analyze the cross correlations of gene expression data in an entirely automatic and objective manner to eliminate the ambiguities and subjectivity inherent to human decisions. The correlations calculated …

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Improvement Of Bioenergetics Model Predictions For Fish Undergoing Compensatory Growth, Gregory W. Whitledge, Przemyslaw G. Bajer, Robert S. Hayward Jan 2006

Improvement Of Bioenergetics Model Predictions For Fish Undergoing Compensatory Growth, Gregory W. Whitledge, Przemyslaw G. Bajer, Robert S. Hayward

Publications

A previous evaluation of a bioenergetics model applied to juvenile hybrid sunfish (F1 hybrid of female green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus × male bluegill L. macrochirus) undergoing compensatory growth (CG) indicated that the model substantially overestimated growth and underestimated cumulative consumption. This result suggested that fish bioenergetics models might not adequately account for physiological shifts that occur during CG. However, we demonstrate that application of a recently developed procedure for correcting consumption- and growth-rate-dependent systematic errors common among bioenergetics models negates much of the predictive error that had been attributed to the physiological complexities of CG. Correction equations for …

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The Effects Of The Kyoto Protocol On Taiwan, Yi-Yuan William Su Jan 2006

The Effects Of The Kyoto Protocol On Taiwan, Yi-Yuan William Su

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Nanotechnologies: The Promise And The Peril, Jennifer Sass, Patrice Simms, Elliott Negin Jan 2006

Nanotechnologies: The Promise And The Peril, Jennifer Sass, Patrice Simms, Elliott Negin

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Volume 7 Issue 1, Sustainable Development Law & Policy Jan 2006

Volume 7 Issue 1, Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Unsustainable Marine Fisheries, Daniel Pauly Jan 2006

Unsustainable Marine Fisheries, Daniel Pauly

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The Legal Implications Of Carbon Capture And Storage Under The Sea, Ray Purdy Jan 2006

The Legal Implications Of Carbon Capture And Storage Under The Sea, Ray Purdy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Coastal And Port Environments: International Legal And Policy Responses To Reduce Ballast Water Introductions Of Potentially Invasive Species, Jeremy Firestone, James J. Corbett Jan 2006

Coastal And Port Environments: International Legal And Policy Responses To Reduce Ballast Water Introductions Of Potentially Invasive Species, Jeremy Firestone, James J. Corbett

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Oceans And Climate Change: Global And Arctic Perspectives, Magdalena A.K. Muir Jan 2006

Oceans And Climate Change: Global And Arctic Perspectives, Magdalena A.K. Muir

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

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Global Aquaculture Alliance On Best Aquaculture Practices: An Industry Prepares For Sustainable Growth, Daniel Lee, John Connelly Jan 2006

Global Aquaculture Alliance On Best Aquaculture Practices: An Industry Prepares For Sustainable Growth, Daniel Lee, John Connelly

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

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Bibliography, Catherine Verdier Jan 2006

Bibliography, Catherine Verdier

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Agricultural Development, State Effectiveness, And Long-Run Economic Development, Richard Grabowski, Sharmistha Self Jan 2006

Agricultural Development, State Effectiveness, And Long-Run Economic Development, Richard Grabowski, Sharmistha Self

Economics Discussion Papers

This paper begins with the presumption that rapid economic development requires an effective state. An effective state is able to act independently of powerful interest groups with the aim of allocating resources so as to maximize long-term economic growth. It will be argued that such states are more likely to arise in situations within which the state must earn its income. That is, it must construct an institutional apparatus to extract the revenue that it needs and it is dependent upon the bulk of its agricultural producers to produce this revenue. The higher agricultural productivity within a region, the more …

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Lawless World - The Bush Administration And Iraq: Issues Of International Legality And Criminality, Philippe Sands Jan 2006

Lawless World - The Bush Administration And Iraq: Issues Of International Legality And Criminality, Philippe Sands

UC Law SF International Law Review

Sixty years ago, the United States and Great Britain spearheaded efforts to create a new world order based on international rules. Today these same two nations are leading the charge to abandon many of the global safeguards they once fought to establish. The Bush Administration has decided to turn its back on international agreements governing basic human rights, war, torture, and the environment. In this transcript from the Schlesinger Lecture held in November 2005, Professor Sands discusses how international rules are arbitrarily applied as human rights prove to be inconvenient in the face of globalizing economic forces.

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Local Flexibility In Molecular Function Paradigm, Jag Bhalla, Geoffrey B. Storchan, Caitlin M. Maccarthy, Vladimir N. Uversky, Olga Tcherkasskaya Jan 2006

Local Flexibility In Molecular Function Paradigm, Jag Bhalla, Geoffrey B. Storchan, Caitlin M. Maccarthy, Vladimir N. Uversky, Olga Tcherkasskaya

Molecular Medicine Faculty Publications

It is generally accepted that the functional activity of biological macromolecules requires tightly packed three-dimensional structures. Recent theoretical and experimental evidence indicates, however, the importance of molecular flexibility for the proper functioning of some proteins. We examined high resolution structures of proteins in various functional categories with respect to the secondary structure assessment. The latter was considered as a characteristic of the inherent flexibility of a polypeptide chain. We found that the proteins in functionally competent conformational states might be comprised of 20–70% flexible residues. For instance, proteins involved in gene regulation, e.g. transcription factors, are on average largely disordered …

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The Wild Turkey In South Dakota, L. D. Flake, C. P. Lehman, A. P. Leif, M. A. Rumble Jan 2006

The Wild Turkey In South Dakota, L. D. Flake, C. P. Lehman, A. P. Leif, M. A. Rumble

Research Bulletins of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (1887-2011)

This bulletin provides an extensive look at the wild turkey in South Dakota.

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Intrinsic Disorder Is A Common Feature Of Hub Proteins From Four Eukaryotic Interactomes, Chad Haynes, Christopher J. Oldfield, Fei Ji, Niels Klitgord, Michael E. Cusick, Predrag Radivojac, Vladimir N. Uversky, Mark Vidal, Lilia M. Iakoucheva Jan 2006

Intrinsic Disorder Is A Common Feature Of Hub Proteins From Four Eukaryotic Interactomes, Chad Haynes, Christopher J. Oldfield, Fei Ji, Niels Klitgord, Michael E. Cusick, Predrag Radivojac, Vladimir N. Uversky, Mark Vidal, Lilia M. Iakoucheva

Molecular Medicine Faculty Publications

Recent proteome-wide screening approaches have provided a wealth of information about interacting proteins in various organisms. To test for a potential association between protein connectivity and the amount of predicted structural disorder, the disorder propensities of proteins with various numbers of interacting partners from four eukaryotic organisms (Caenorhabditis elegans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Drosophila melanogaster, and Homo sapiens) were investigated. The results of PONDR VL-XT disorder analysis show that for all four studied organisms, hub proteins, defined here as those that interact with ≥10 partners, are significantly more disordered than end proteins, defined here as those that interact with just one partner. …

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Food Restriction Affects Locomotor Activity In Mongolian Gerbils (Meriones Unguiculatus), Alper Karakaş, Erdi̇nç Seri̇n, Bülent Gündüz Jan 2006

Food Restriction Affects Locomotor Activity In Mongolian Gerbils (Meriones Unguiculatus), Alper Karakaş, Erdi̇nç Seri̇n, Bülent Gündüz

Turkish Journal of Biology

The circadian rhythm of the locomotor activity is regulated by at least 2 external pacemakers, environmental photoperiod and food availability. In the present study, the effects of short-term (2 weeks) food restriction on locomotor activity rhythm in adult male and female Mongolian gerbils were investigated. Animals were fed ad libitum with no restriction during the first week of the experiment and their daily ad libitum food consumptions were determined. Then the food was restricted 40% of ad libitum for the next 2 weeks. At constant temperature, locomotor activity was monitored by running wheel in animals exposed to a long photoperiod …

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Tongues United: Polyphonic Identities And The Hispanic Family, José Medina Jan 2006

Tongues United: Polyphonic Identities And The Hispanic Family, José Medina

Ethnic Studies Review

In this paper I will use the Bakhtinian notion of polyphony,1 of a choral dialogue of multiple and heterogeneous voices, to elaborate a pluralistic account of cultural identity in general and of Hispanic identity in particular. I will complicate and further pluralize the Bakhtinian notion by talking about the overlapping and criss-crossing dialogues of heterogeneous voices that go into the formation of cultural identities. My pluralistic view emphasizes that cultural identity is bound up with differences and opposes those homogeneous models that try to impose a unique articulation of collective identity on the members of a group. Although I will …

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W.E.B. Dubois's "The Comet" And Contributions To Critical Race Theory: An Essay On Black Radical Politics And Anti-Racist Social Ethics, Reiland Rabaka Jan 2006

W.E.B. Dubois's "The Comet" And Contributions To Critical Race Theory: An Essay On Black Radical Politics And Anti-Racist Social Ethics, Reiland Rabaka

Ethnic Studies Review

No longer considered the exclusive domain of legal studies scholars and radical civil rights lawyers and law professors, critical race theory has blossomed and currently encompasses and includes a wide range of theory and theorists from diverse academic disciplines. Its most prominent practitioners, initially law professors and "left scholars, most of them scholars of color" employing the work of the breathtakingly brilliant African American lawyer, scholar, and activist Derrick Bell (2005) as their primary point of departure, borrowed from many of the political and theoretical breakthroughs of black nationalism, anti-racist feminism, poststructuralism, and postmodernism. They also employed and experimented with …

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The Organization Of Care Work In Italy: Gender And Migrant Labor In The New Economy, Dawn Lyon Jan 2006

The Organization Of Care Work In Italy: Gender And Migrant Labor In The New Economy, Dawn Lyon

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

This articled discussed social, political, and economic aspects--particularly, gender and race-based implications-of the organization of elder care work in Italy and globally. Care work for the elderly is a particularly acute concern in Italy and across Europe, as the population is aging while women (the traditional caregivers) have joined the labor force in record numbers and family size has decreased. As the supply of informal female carers has decreased, the need for elder care is increasing. In Italy, a significant trend is the employment of migrant female workers (many from Latin American, Eastern European, and African nations) for home-based elder …

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Protecting Families In A Global Economy, Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt, Carmen Brun Jan 2006

Protecting Families In A Global Economy, Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt, Carmen Brun

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

The globalization of the economy has placed tremendous pressure on the modern family. Throughout the developed world, marriage rates are declining, birth and fertility rates are falling, real wages are flat or declining, and hours of family external labor supplied are rising. Finding a spouse and raising children can be inconsistent with the demands of careers in the global economy of the new information age. Globalization of the economy tends to encourage individualism and mobility, in direct opposition to family relationships. Moreover; the extensive period of training that is necessary to compete in the global economy interferes with marriage and …

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From The Pixels Up : Processes And Procedures In The Construction Of A Neural-Site Geographic Information System, Christopher John Mason Jan 2006

From The Pixels Up : Processes And Procedures In The Construction Of A Neural-Site Geographic Information System, Christopher John Mason

Master's Theses

This study examines the question, is it possible to develop a neutral-site Geographic Information System (GIS) that addresses information needs useful for the training of emergency management personnel? To answer this question a subordinate question requiring an answer is what specific steps are required to accomplish this goal? As a base for the data provided here, the history of cities as an initial root of civilization and the concept of emergency management are discussed. Direct intersections, where the specific applications of emergency management technology provide real benefits to local governmental organizations, such as those at the city level are also …

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A Quantitative Analysis Of Performance In A Multi-Protocol Ad Hoc 802.11b-Based Wireless Local Network, Paul Christian Nielsen Jr. Jan 2006

A Quantitative Analysis Of Performance In A Multi-Protocol Ad Hoc 802.11b-Based Wireless Local Network, Paul Christian Nielsen Jr.

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

The popularity of the Internet and the growing demand for ubiquitous connectivity accelerate the need for viable wireless local area network (WLAN) solutions. As a consequence, increasing number of manufacturers have adopted the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.11a/b/g set of WLAN standards and produced inexpensive wireless products to expand capabilities of existing LANs. IEEE 802.11 b wireless products are widely accepted. Mobile ad hoc networks, a variant of the 802.11 standards, exist without the requirement for a wired infrastructure or host to provide routing, connectivity, and maintenance services. Because of the high variability of environments in which …

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