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Central Florida Future, Vol. 38 No. 35, January 9, 2006

Central Florida Future

Poll finds Americans hold academics over sports; Theories and theology: Should intelligent design be taught in schools? Most Americans say yes. But is it science?; SGA wants say in parking fines: Proposed change would let SGA hear second appeal; Air Warfare Symposium focused on creating new ways to work together: Air Force ROTC welcomes top-ranking officers, leaders.

The Historical Roots Of Regional Sentencing Variation, Ian Weinstein

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Cunningham, James And Cunningham, Margaret, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Interviewees: James and Margaret Cunningham

Interviewers: Mark Naison and Natasha Lightfoot

Date: January 9, 2006

Summarized by Leigh Waterbury

James Cunningham was born in the Bronx in 1918 and describes what life was like in his household and his neighborhood. His father was a light-skinned black man who was considered colored while in WWI, and later when he moved to New York City to work as a customs inspector he was able to pass as white, which likely helped him to acquire that position. James attended PS 23 elementary school in his neighborhood around 167^th street, where he was …

Lanthorn, Vol. 40, No. 32, January 9, 2006, Grand Valley State University

Volume 40, July 14, 2005 - June 15, 2006

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Murray Ledger And Times, January 7, 2006, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Brief For Respondents American Rivers And Friends Of The Presumpcot River, S.D. Warren Co. V. Maine Bd. Of Envtl. Prot., No. 04-1527 (U.S. Jan. 6, 2006), Richard J. Lazarus

U.S. Supreme Court Briefs

No abstract provided.

C To U Editing Stimulates A To I Editing In The Anticodon Loop Of A Cytoplasmic Threonyl Trna In Trypanosoma Brucei, Mary Anne T. Rubio, Frank L. Ragone, Kirk W. Gaston, Michael Ibba, Juan D. Alfonzo

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Editing of tRNAs is widespread in nature and either changes the decoding properties or restores the folding of a tRNA. Unlike the phylogenetically disperse adenosine (A) to inosine (I) editing, cytosine (C) to uridine (U) editing has only been previously described in organellar tRNAs. We have shown that cytoplasmic tRNA^Thr(AGU) undergoes two distinct editing events in the anticodon loop: C to U and A to I. In vivo, every inosine-containing tRNA^Thr is also C to U edited at position 32. In vitro, C to U editing stimulates conversion of A to I at the wobble base. Although …

Campus Report, Vol. 33, No. 5, University Of Dayton

Campus Report

With the purchase of 49 acres of land from NCR for $25 million, the University of Dayton buys room to dream and develop.

Stability And Persistence Of Aldrin And Methyl-Parathion Resistance In Western Corn Rootworm Populations (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Srinivas Parimi, Lance J. Meinke, B. Wade French, Laurence D. Chandler, Blair D. Siegfried

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

The susceptibilities of laboratory and field-collected western corn rootworm populations (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) to methyl-parathion and aldrin were estimated by topical application of insecticide during 2002 to determine the stability of resistance in the absence of selective pressures. Most of the laboratory-reared and field-collected populations were significantly resistant to both insecticides. Average LD ₅₀ values of laboratory and field-collected populations were 19- and 13-fold greater than the susceptible population in methyl-parathion bioassays, respectively, and 204- and 125-fold greater in the aldrin bioassays, respectively. The presence of aldrin and methyl-parathion resistance in field-collected populations strongly suggests that both resistance …

Physiological Effects On Demography: A Long‐Term Experimental Study Of Testosterone’S Effects On Fitness, W. Reed, M. Clark, P. Parker, S. Raouf, N. Arguedas, D. Monk, E. Snajdr, V. Nolan, E. Ketterson

Biology Department Faculty Works

Understanding physiological and behavioral mechanisms underlying the diversity of observed life‐history strategies is challenging because of difficulties in obtaining long‐term measures of fitness and in relating fitness to these mechanisms. We evaluated effects of experimentally elevated testosterone on male fitness in a population of dark‐eyed juncos studied over nine breeding seasons using a demographic modeling approach. Elevated levels of testosterone decreased survival rates but increased success of producing extra‐pair offspring. Higher overall fitness for testosterone‐treated males was unexpected and led us to consider indirect effects of testosterone on offspring and females. Nest success was similar for testosterone‐treated and control males, …

Vegetative Treatment Systems For Management Of Open Lot Runoff: Review Of Literature, Richard K. Koelsch, Jeffrey C. Lorimer, Kyle R. Mankin

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

Runoff from open lot livestock systems (beef and dairy) defined as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) must be controlled by systems designed and managed to prevent the release of manure-contaminated runoff for storms equal to or less than a 25-yr, 24-h design storm. This performance standard has been attained for open lot systems with some combination of clean water diversion, settling basins, runoff collection ponds, and irrigation systems (baseline system).

An alternative approach is to rely on overland flow and infiltration into cropland with perennial forage or grasses for treatment of open lot runoff. Such vegetative systems have been researched …

The Elms 2006, Buffalo State College

Elms, Student Yearbooks

Buffalo State's annual yearbook "The Elms".

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Satellite Ocean Color Assessment Of Air-Sea Fluxes Of Co2 In A River-Dominated Coastal Margin, Steven E. Lohrenz, Wei-Jun Cai

Faculty Publications

Quantification of the contributions of river-influenced margins to regional CO2 fluxes is difficult due to the high degree of spatial and temporal variability in these regions. We describe an algorithm for assessment of surface water partial pressure of CO2 (pCO(2)) from MODIS imagery in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Principal component analysis and multiple regression were used to relate surface pCO(2) to environmental variables (T, S, chlorophyll). Subsequent retrieval of corresponding products from MODIS-Aqua L1B data permitted the assessment of regional distributions of pCO(2). An area of low pCO(2) was evident in the vicinity of the Mississippi River delta, consistent …

A Decade Later: United States V. Virginia And The Rise And Fall Of "Skeptical Scrutiny" , Kevin N. Rolando

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

“A Modest Proposal”: Universal Cesarean Section To Reduce Professional Liability Costs, James A. Greenberg, Katherine E. Economy, Andrew W. Beckwith, Jeffrey L. Ecker

ExpressO

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To model the effect of universal cesarean delivery on professional liability costs.

STUDY DESIGN: We examined all obstetric professional liability claims covered by a single insurer between January 1, 1990 and December 31, 2000. We reviewed each case to determine if an alternate route of delivery might reasonably have prevented the lawsuit. Costs were calculated by adding the cost of processing the claim, the legal defense, the settlement payments and/or the actuarially derived adjustments. Using a 20% cesarean rate as our baseline, we modeled the effect on liability costs of cesarean delivery in all patients.

RESULTS: There were …

A Feminist Inquiry Into International Law And International Relations, Rachel Saloom

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Rab-10 Is Required For Endocytic Recycling In The Caenorhabditis Elegans Intestine, Carlos Chih-Hsiung Chen, Peter J. Schweinsberg, Shilpa Vashist, Darren P. Mareiniss, Eric J. Lambie, Barth D. Grant

Dartmouth Scholarship

The endocytic pathway of eukaryotes is essential for the internalization and trafficking of macromolecules, fluid, membranes, and membrane proteins. One of the most enigmatic aspects of this process is endocytic recycling, the return of macromolecules (often receptors) and fluid from endosomes to the plasma membrane. We have previously shown that the EH-domain protein RME-1 is a critical regulator of endocytic recycling in worms and mammals. Here we identify the RAB-10 protein as a key regulator of endocytic recycling upstream of RME-1 in polarized epithelial cells of the Caenorhabditis elegans intestine. rab-10 null mutant intestinal cells accumulate abnormally abundant RAB-5-positive early …

Beta 1-Integrins Are Required For Hippocampal Ampa Receptor-Dependent Synaptic Transmission, Synaptic Plasticity, And Working Memory, Chi-Shing Chan, Edwin J. Weeber, Lin Zong, Elaine Fuchs, J David Sweatt, Ronald L. Davis

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Integrins comprise a large family of cell adhesion receptors that mediate diverse biological events through cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix interactions. Recent studies have shown that several integrins are localized to synapses with suggested roles in synaptic plasticity and memory formation. We generated a postnatal forebrain and excitatory neuron-specific knock-out of beta1-integrin in the mouse. Electrophysiological studies demonstrated that these mutants have impaired synaptic transmission through AMPA receptors and diminished NMDA receptor-dependent long-term potentiation. Despite the impairment in hippocampal synaptic transmission, the mutants displayed normal hippocampal-dependent spatial and contextual memory but were impaired in a hippocampal-dependent, nonmatching-to-place working memory task. These …

Effects Of Prescribed Burning On Breeding Bird Populations Of The Daniel Boone National Forest Pioneer Weapons Area, Jimmy Mains

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Science and Technology at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science by Jimmy Mains on January 3, 2006.

Whole Genome Computational Comparative Genomics: A Fruitful Approach For Ascertaining Alu Insertion Polymorphisms, Jianxin Wang, Lei Song, M. Katherine Gonder, Sami Azrak, David A. Ray, Mark A. Batzer, Sarah A. Tishkoff, Ping Liang

Faculty Publications

Alu elements are the most active and predominant type of short interspersed elements (SINEs) in the human genome. Recently inserted polymorphic (for presence/absence) Alu elements contribute to genome diversity among different human populations, and they are useful genetic markers for population genetic studies. The objective of this study is to identify polymorphic Alu insertions through an in silico comparative genomics approach and to analyze their distribution pattern throughout the human genome. By computationally comparing the public and Celera sequence assemblies of the human genome, we identified a total of 800 polymorphic Alu elements. We used polymerase chain reaction-based assays to …

Wintersession Classes Become Popular Alternative For Um Students, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Completing college courses in a short, concentrated time has become a popular option on many campuses, including the University of Mississippi, where preliminary figures show 3,118 students are enrolled in Wintersession classes.

Is Capital Punishment Immoral Even If It Does Deter Murder?, Thomas Kleven

ExpressO

After years of inconclusive debate, recent studies purport to demonstrate that capital punishment does indeed deter murder, perhaps to the tune of multiple saved lives for each person executed. In response to these studies, Professors Sunstein and Vermeule have argued that since capital punishment leads to a net savings of innocent lives, it may be morally required on consequentialist grounds. I argue, even assuming the validity of the studies, that capital punishment cannot be justified in the United States in the current historical context for reasons of justice that trump consequentialist considerations. Mine is not an argument that capital punishment …

Legally Binding Prior Informed Consent, Jenifer Ross

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

2006-2007 Operating Budget, Morehead State University. Budget & Financial Planning Office.

Morehead State University Operating Budgets Archive

2006-2007 Operating Budget of Morehead State University.

Use Of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles For Protection Against Radiation-Induced Cell Death, Jimmie Colon

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The ability of engineered cerium oxide nanoparticles to confer radioprotection was examined. Rat astrocytes were treated with cerium oxide nanoparticles to a final concentration of 10 nanomolar, irradiated with a single 10 Gy dose of ionizing radiation and cell death was evaluated by propidium iodine uptake at 24 and 48 hours after radiation insult. Treatment of rat astrocytes with nanoceria resulted in an approximate 3-fold decrease in radiation induced death. These results suggest that the nanoceria are conferring protection from radiation induced cell death. Further experiments with human cells were conducted. Human normal and tumor cells (MCF-7 and CRL8798) were …

Bloodlines, Pamela Toner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

"Bloodlines" is a collection of personal essays that focus on the process of remembering, imagining, and reflecting on the past through the lens of a perpetually shifting present. They consider situations ranging from mental and physical illnesses, from cancer to alcohol addiction, to career changes, to the often dysfunctional and displaced family ties that distance and adulthood have not severed. In "Searching," I write the narrative of the ongoing search for my birthmother, and how the search complicates the relationship with my adoptive mother, who always feared she’d lose me. Similarly, "Of Flesh and Blood" recounts and negotiates how hereditary …

The Relationship Between Resiliency In Rural African American Male Youth And Their Awareness Of Citizenship Practices, Karen Judd

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Effective citizenship practice in the United States has several important characteristics, which can provide the foundation for young people to access opportunity in employment and education. A continuum of policies, programs, and strategies meant to alleviate poverty have central themes of providing education and vocational opportunities, and yet large numbers of young minority people remain disenfranchised with no chance to succeed. There is even greater loss in the population of African American males who otherwise could achieve stable and strong economic life styles. Large unemployment and under-employment of African American males is documented through U.S. data sources where declining rates …

Characterization And Evaluation Of The Immunogenizity Of Chloroplast-Derived 19-Kilodalton C-Terminal Merozoite Surface Antigen 1 (Msp1) Of Plasmodium Yoelii Yoelii, Sushamadevi Kamarajugadda

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Malaria is a protozoan disease caused in humans by four different species of the genus Plasmodium (P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malarie) and in rodents by Plasmodium yoelii yoelii. It has been reported that 1.5 to 3 million deaths occur worldwide due to malaria and the DALY (Daily affected life years) reports about 0.76% of world population affected by the disease in some of the major countries like Africa, Asia, Latin America etc., Due to the development of resistance to drugs by the parasite, there is an urgent need and prime importance for the development of an effective …

Expression Of Heterologous Proteins In Transgenic Tobacco Chloroplasts To Produce A Biopharmaceutical And Biopolymer, Andrew Leon Devine

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The chloroplast has been demonstrated to be an ideal compartment to accumulate certain proteins or their biosynthetic products that would be harmful if they were accumulated in the cytoplasm. Hyper-expression of foreign proteins in chloroplast transgenics has accumulated up to 46% total soluble protein, this is possible due to the ~100 chloroplast genomes per chloroplast and ~100 chloroplasts per cell which can therefore, contain up to 10,000 copies of the transgene. Maternal gene inheritance of plastids in most crop plants results in natural gene containment. Chloroplast transformation also eliminates positional effects that are frequently observed with nuclear transformation and no …

Annual Reports Of The Selectmen, Treasurer, Tax Collector, Town Clerk, Public Library, Trustees Of The Cemetery, And Trustees Of Trust Funds For The Year Ending December 31, 2005, Board Of Education And School Treasurer For The Year Ending June 30, 2005, Together With The Vital Statistics Of The Town Of East Kingston, New Hampshire, 2005., East Kingston Town Representatives

East Kingston, NH Annual Reports

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