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Commonwealth Times 2006-10-12

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

African-American Mitochondrial Dnas Often Match Mtdnas Found In Multiple African Ethnic Groups, Bert Ely, Jamie Lee Wilson, Fatimah Jackson, Bruce A. Jackson

Faculty Publications

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotypes have become popular tools for tracing maternal ancestry, and several companies offer this service to the general public. Numerous studies have demonstrated that human mtDNA haplotypes can be used with confidence to identify the continent where the haplotype originated. Ideally, mtDNA haplotypes could also be used to identify a particular country or ethnic group from which the maternal ancestor emanated. However, the geographic distribution of mtDNA haplotypes is greatly influenced by the movement of both individuals and population groups. Consequently, common mtDNA haplotypes are shared among multiple ethnic groups. We have studied the distribution of mtDNA …

Exploration Of Distributional Models For A Novel Intensity-Dependent Normalization , Nicola Lama, Patrizia Boracchi, Elia Mario Biganzoli

COBRA Preprint Series

Currently used gene intensity-dependent normalization methods, based on regression smoothing techniques, usually approach the two problems of location bias detrending and data re-scaling without taking into account the censoring characteristic of certain gene expressions produced by experiment measurement constraints or by previous normalization steps. Moreover, the bias vs variance balance control of normalization procedures is not often discussed but left to the user's experience. Here an approximate maximum likelihood procedure to fit a model smoothing the dependences of log-fold gene expression differences on average gene intensities is presented. Central tendency and scaling factor were modeled by means of B-splines smoothing …

The Grizzly, October 12, 2006, Kerri Landis, Marlena M. Mcmahon-Purk, Ashley Panicker, Dan Lamson, Lauren Vaughn, Lane Taylor, Corinne Liccketto, Kirsten Schuck, India Mcghee, Erin Padovani, Matt Flyntz, Andrew Winters, Alex Ernst, Matthew Pastor, Tyler Johnson, Francis Iacobucci

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Editorial: Call to Responsibility • Letter of Apology • New Shopping Center Near Campus • Spring Registration Just Around the Corner • Preventing Sexual Assault • Sexual Assault Awareness on Campus • New "Incentive Program" Underway for CAB • Ursinus Students Evoke Shakespeare's Spirit in "Two Gentlemen of Verona" • Degas: His Work, His Vision, His Camera • Opinions: On Habeas Corpus; Hurt Feelings; Fundamental Importance of Negative Campaigning • Bears Pull Out Victory in Second Half Comeback • Men's Soccer Capture First Win • A Look Into Ursinus College Fall Athletics

The Hilltop 10-12-2006, Hilltop Staff

The Hilltop: 2000 - 2010

No abstract provided.

University Of Montana Events Monday, Oct. 16, Through Monday, Oct. 23, 2006, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Combating Terrorism In Bosnia-Herzegovina: Explaining And Assessing Article 201 Of The Bosnian Criminal Code, Henry M. Lovat

ExpressO

This paper explores the legal measures that have been enacted in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) to counter the threat of terrorism, focusing particularly on the international and domestic political context in which the reform of the Bosnian criminal code was carried out, on the apparent origins of Article 201 of the BiH criminal code in the European Union Framework Decision on Combating Terrorism of June 2002 and on the strengths and weaknesses of this definition in the Bosnian context. The paper argues firstly that the events of 9/11, while certainly of significance, were less salient to the definition of terrorism adopted in …

The Political Consequences Of Perceived Threat And Felt Insecurity, Leonie Huddy, Stanley Feldman, Christopher Weber

Department of Political Science: Hendricks Symposium

We draw on data from a national RDD telephone sample of 1549 adult Americans conducted between October 15, 2001 and March 2, 2002 to explore the impact of a need for security on support for national security policies in the aftermath of the 911 terrorist attacks. In past research, an external threat has been assumed to have uniform impact on an affected population, a claim that has met with growing research scrutiny. We advance research on threat through an examination of the political effects of individual differences in one’s ability to feel secure in the aftermath of terrorism, exploring the …

October 11, 2006 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

October 11, 2006 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

The Winonan, Winona State University

The Winonan - 2000s

No abstract provided.

Essential Elements Of A Defense-Review Of Dna Testing Results, Dan E. Krane

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, October 11, 2006, Daily Egyptian Staff

October 2006

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: October 11, 2006, Eastern Illinois University

October

No abstract provided.

Empathy And Collective Action In The Prisoner's Dilemma, John A. Sautter

Department of Political Science: Hendricks Symposium

Economists guided by evolutionary psychology have theorized that in an iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma reciprocal behavior is a product of evolutionary design, where individuals are guided by an innate sense of fairness for equal outcomes. Empathy as a pro-social emotion could be a key to understanding the psychological underpinnings of why and who tends to cooperate in a collective act. In short, why are some individuals more prone to participate in collective-action? The hypothesis that a pro-social psychological disposition stemming from self-reported empathy will lead to grouporiented behavior in an iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma game is tested. Results suggest that an empathetic …

Ke Alakai, Vol. 76, No. 07 (2006-10-11), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.

The Lumberjack, October 11, 2006

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

The Hilltop 10-11-2006, Hilltop Staff

The Hilltop: 2000 - 2010

No abstract provided.

Panther- October 2006 - Vol. Lxxxv No. 6, Prairie View A&M University

PV Panther Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Guardian, October 11, 2006, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twenty page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 22, October 11, 2006

Central Florida Future

No abstract provided.

The Sertoli Cell-Spermatid Junctional Complex: A Potential Avenue For Male Contraception, Katja Margrit Wolski

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The Sertoli cell ectoplasmic specialization is a specialized domain of the calcium-dependent Sertoli-spermatid adherens junction. Structurally abnormal or absent Sertoli ectoplasmic specializations are associated with spermatid sloughing and subsequent oligospermia in conditions associated with reduced fertility potential, although the junctional strength between these cells is not known. Adjudin is a potential male contraceptive agent thought to interrupt testicular binding dynamics of adherens junctions, resulting in controlled spermatid sloughing.

It was hypothesized that the mechanism of action of Adjudin, pertinent to its putative contraceptive effect, is the disruption of the Sertoli cell-spermatid junction. This was tested in vitro using primary isolates …

Montana Kaimin, October 11, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Judgments About Cooperators And Freeriders On A Shuar Work Team: An Evolutionary Psychological Perspective, Michael E. Price

Department of Political Science: Hendricks Symposium

Evolutionary biological theories of group cooperation predict that (1) group members will tend to judge cooperative co-members favorably, and freeriding co-members negatively and (2) members who themselves cooperate more frequently will be especially likely to make these social judgments. An experiment tested these predictions among Shuar hunter-horticulturalists. Subjects viewed depictions of pairs of workers who varied in the extent to which they had contributed to, and benefited from, a team project. Subjects were then asked to judge which worker deserved more respect, and which deserved more punishment. When judging between unequalcontributors, all subjects tended to favor more cooperative (i.e., higher-contributing) …

University Of New Mexico Board Of Regents Minutes For October 10, 2006, University Of New Mexico Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the October 10th, 2006 Board of Regents Meeting

The Bates Student - Volume 136 Number 04 - October 10, 2006, Bates College

The Bates Student

No abstract provided.

Single Molecule Detection Systems And Methods, John G. K. Williams, Gregory R. Bashford

Biomedical Imaging and Biosignal Analysis Laboratory

A micofluidic system is provided that includes a substrate, a first microchannel disposed in the substrate for providing a reactant to a reaction zone, a second microchannel disposed in the substrate, the third microchannel providing fluid communication between the first and second microchannels. The system also typically includes first and second electrodes, positioned at opposite ends of the second microchannel, for providing an electric field within the second microchannel. In operation, when the reactant is in the reaction zone, a reaction product is produced having a net electric charge different from the electric of the reactant.

Spartan Daily, October 10, 2006, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 127, Issue 25

The Neural Basis Of Representative Democracy, John R. Alford, John R. Hibbing

Department of Political Science: Hendricks Symposium

In politics specifically and society generally people often make decisions on behalf of others or experience the results of decisions made on their behalf. In exactly what manner is this important class of decisions different from traditional situations in which people make decisions on their own behalf? How are people’s behavioral and thinking patterns altered by shifting from personal to representational decision-making? Empirical social science research has provided little information on these questions, so in this paper, we draw on evolutionary theory and current knowledge of neuroanatomy to formulate a set of expectations regarding the differences between the decisions and …

Psy 4920 Course Proposal 10/10/2006, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.