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Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for May 10, 2007

Spartan Daily, May 10, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 128, Issue 56

05/10/2007 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 05/10/2007. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

05/10/2007 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 05/10/2007. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

Communication Theory Vs. Performance Skills: How Do Rowan Public Speaking Professors Weave Both Into Class Lectures?, Renai Ellison

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to understand how Rowan University public speaking professors blend the teaching of communication theory and performance skills in their classroom lectures. The researcher conducted one-on-one interviews and classroom observations of public speaking professors at Rowan. Five professors participated in the process. Each professor was asked open-ended questions which were created by the researcher to determine the specific methods used to impart knowledge about communication theory and performance skills. A classroom observation was conducted to provide confirmation and further elaboration of the information gathered from the interviews.

The study uncovered each professor's feelings and attitudes …

Yosemite Butterflies (Text), 2nd Edition, Kenneth E. Davenport

The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey

The author, Kenneth E, Davenport, has collected or observed butterflies extensively in the Yosemite region (at least 90 collecting or observation days) since August 1963. Information for this study began with Davenport obtaining a copy of Garth and Tilden’s 1963 Yosemite Butterflies in 1970. The annual Season Summaries for California published in the News of the Lepidopterists’ Society between 1975 and 2006 have been checked for records. The common English and scientific names used in this publication mostly follow the names used by the International Lepidoptera Survey (TILS) except in a few cases.

The following individuals contributed information: George T. …

Genome Of The Marsupial Monodelphis Domestica Reveals Innovation In Non-Coding Sequences, Tarjei S. Mikkelsen, Matthew J. Wakefield, Bronwen Aken, Chris T. Amemiya, Jean L. Chang, Shannon Duke, Manuel Garber, Andrew J. Gentles, Leo Goodstadt, Andreas Heger, Jerzy Jurka, Michael Kamal, Evan Mauceli, Stephen M.J. Searle, Ted Sharpe, Michelle L. Baker, Mark A. Batzer, Panayiotis V. Benos, Katherine Belov, Michele Clamp, April Cook, James Cuff, Radhika Das, Lance Davidow, Janine E. Deakin, Melissa J. Fazzari, Jacob L. Glass, Manfred Grabherr, John M. Greally, Wanjun Gu, Timothy A. Hore, Gavin A. Huttley, Michael Kleber, Randy L. Jirtle

Faculty Publications

We report a high-quality draft of the genome sequence of the grey, short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica). As the first metatherian ('marsupial') species to be sequenced, the opossum provides a unique perspective on the organization and evolution of mammalian genomes. Distinctive features of the opossum chromosomes provide support for recent theories about genome evolution and function, including a strong influence of biased gene conversion on nucleotide sequence composition, and a relationship between chromosomal characteristics and X chromosome inactivation. Comparison of opossum and eutherian genomes also reveals a sharp difference in evolutionary innovation between protein-coding and non-coding functional elements. True innovation in …

Mexico: Water Conservation And Water Quality, Emily Hathaway

ETHOS Technical Reports

Pollution and over-usage plague water resources worldwide. Yet, those in developing countries feel the effects most acutely. Equipped with knowledge of engineering and science, the ETHOS program will be sending four students, including myself, to the Uxpanapa Valley, in Mexico. The Uxpanapa Valley is located in southern Vera Cruz and is home to the Marianist Development Project DECAMP. Once there we will spend time understanding the culture, investigating water resource related problems and collaborating with the local community to develop the most appropriate solutions. Our goal is to begin background research that will one day lead to clean, reliable sources …

A Peptide Derived From Human Bactericidal/ Permeability-Increasing Protein (Bpi) Exerts Bactericidal Activity Against Gram-Negative Bacterial Isolates Obtained From Clinical Cases Of Bovine Mastitis, Annapoorani Chockalingam, Cindy E. Mckinney, Manuela Rinaldi, Dante S. Zarlenga, Douglas D. Bannerman

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

Gram-negative bacteria are responsible for approximately one-third of the clinical cases of bovine mastitis and can elicit a life-threatening, systemic inflammatory response. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a membrane component of Gram-negative bacteria and is largely responsible for evoking the inflammatory response. Antibiotic and anti-inflammatory therapy for treating Gram-negative infections remains suboptimal. Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) is a neutrophil-derived protein with antimicrobial and LPS-neutralizing properties. Select peptide derivatives of BPI are reported to retain these properties. The objective of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of a human BPI-derived synthetic peptide against clinical bovine mastitis isolates of Gram-negative bacteria. A hybrid …

Food Habits Of Rodents Inhabiting Arid And Semi-Arid Ecosystems Of Central New Mexico, Andrew G. Hope, Robert R. Parmenter

Special Publications

In this study, we describe seasonal dietary composition for 15 species of rodents collected in all major habitats on the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (Socorro County) in central New Mexico. A comprehensive literature review of food habits for these species from throughout their distribution also is provided. We collected rodents in the field during winter, spring and late summer in 1998 from six communities: riparian cottonwood forest; piñon-juniper woodland; juniper-oak savanna; mesquite savanna; short-grass steppe; and Chihuahuan Desert scrubland. Rodents included Spermophilus spilosoma (Spotted Ground Squirrel), Perognathus flavescens (Plains Pocket Mouse), Perognathus flavus (Silky Pocket Mouse), Dipodomys merriami (Merriams Kangaroo …

Pathophysiology Of White-Tailed Deer Vaccinated With Porcine Zona Pellucida Immunocontraceptive, Paul D. Curtis, Milo E. Richmond, Lowell A. Miller, Fred W. Quimby

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

White-tailed deer (n = 14 treated, n = 7 control) were examined postmortem to identify any possible pathophysiology resulting from PZP immunocontraception vaccination. Deer were treated twice in 1997; given a booster in 1998, with six being revaccinated in September 2000. Granulomas were found at injection sites of most deer, even 2 years post-treatment. Eosinophilic oophoritis occurred in 6 of 8 (75%) deer vaccinated in 1998, and 3 of 6 (50%) revaccinated in 2000. The 2000 revaccinates without oophoritis, had significantly fewer normal secondary follicles than control females (P = 0.03), and deer in the 1998 treatment group …

Detecting Agency From The Biological Motion Of Veridical Vs Animated Agents, Raymond A. Mar, William M. Kelley, Todd F. Heatherton, C. Neil Macrae

Dartmouth Scholarship

The ability to detect agency is fundamental for understanding the social world. Underlying this capacity are neural circuits that respond to patterns of intentional biological motion in the superior temporal sulcus and temporoparietal junction. Here we show that the brain's blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) response to such motion is modulated by the representation of the actor. Dynamic social interactions were portrayed by either live-action agents or computer-animated agents, enacting the exact same patterns of biological motion. Using an event-related design, we found that the BOLD response associated with the perception and interpretation of agency was greater when identical physical …

Otter Realm, May 10, 2007, California State University, Monterey Bay

The Otter Realm

Night Life Hazards: Sexual Assault in local bars still prevalent -- The Sun Sets Over Otter Country -- Duality in Motion -- A Culmination of Compelling Capstones -- 2007 Capstone Festival Schedule -- Shabazi Not Hiding in his Shell -- Fill Up or Step Up -- Journalism's Best Headline Panetta Lecture Series -- Weekly Goes Solar -- Mossy Cypresses, Distorted Faces, and 200 Quarts of Mescal -- Panzas Con Voces -- Mo' Talent Mo' Money -- Campus Unjaded by Virginia Tech Massacre -- Moving Forward in Immigration Reform -- Grace on Fire Rides "Rocky" -- Person on campus: What is …

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Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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Mustang Daily, May 9, 2007

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Spartan Daily, May 9, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 128, Issue 55

The Legacy, May 9, 2007, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University

Volume 44, Number 72: May 09, 2007, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• International collaboration develops in JiannPing Hsu College of Public Health
• Georgia Southern student awarded Fulbright Grant
• Annual Eagle Cyber Camp set for July 16-20

The Bioinorganic Chemistry Of Copper-Containing Systems: From Type-3 Systems Pertinent To Alzheimer’S Disease To Mononuclear Hydrolysis Involved In Biological Development, Giordano Faustini Zimmerer Da Silva

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Although transition metals are essential for life, misregulation of redox-active metal uptake, delivery, storage, and excretion has been linked with a series of neurodegenerative disorders. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is considered an epidemic and is the most widespread of all forms of dementia. Copper ions found in large concentrations localized in amyloid-ß plaques in the brain of AD patients have been linked with the generation of reactive oxygen species which are suspected to be the culprits leading to neuronal cell death. Herein a series of mechanistic and spectroscopic studies elucidate the chemistry about the metal-centered oxidation of biomolecules, including catecholamine neurotransmitters …

The Role Of Local And Regional Factors In The Foraging Ecology Of Birds Associated With Polylepis Woodlands, Grace Patricia Servat-Valenzuela

Dissertations

Understanding the extent to which patterns of functional structure are repeated in space and the scale at which different factors (local and regional) operate to explain community patterns are of important in community ecology. I studied the extent of spatial variation in foraging ecology of birds in the Polylepis community, a vegetation system of the Andes, in regard to variation in local (vegetation structure, floristic composition, food resources) and regional factors (biogeography). Specifically, I studied foraging ecology of nine insectivorous bird species (and the assemblage they conform) across twelve disjunct woodlands embedded in three biogeographic regions of the Peruvian Andes. …

Group Rewards And Individual Sanctions In Environmental Policy, Bouwe Dijkstra, Dirk T.G. Rübbelke

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

We examine an incentive scheme for a group of agents, where all agents are rewarded if the group meets its target. If the group does not meet its target, only the agents that meet their individual target are rewarded. In environmental policy, the EU burden sharing agreement and the UK Climate Change Agreements feature this incentive scheme. There is only a difference in outcome between group and individual rewards if emissions are stochastic. Group rewards generally lead to higher expected emissions than individual rewards. The attraction of the group reward scheme may lie in its fairness and its tough-looking targets.

13th Annual Student Research Conference At Gsu, Office Of Public Affairs

Press Releases

Governors State University students will have a unique opportunity to present their research and conclusions to an audience of their professors and peers and members of the community at the 13th Annual GSU Student Research Conference on Wednesday, May 23.

Mechanism And Uses Of A Membrane Peptide That Targets Tumors And Other Acidic Tissues In Vivo, Oleg A. Andreev, Alison D. Dupuy, Michael Segala, Srikanth Sandugu, David A. Serra, Clinton O. Chichester, Donald M. Engelman, Yana K. Reshetnyak

Physics Faculty Publications

The pH-selective insertion and folding of a membrane peptide, pHLIP [pH (low) insertion peptide], can be used to target acidic tissue in vivo, including acidic foci in tumors, kidneys, and inflammatory sites. In a mouse breast adenocarcinoma model, fluorescently labeled pHLIP finds solid acidic tumors with high accuracy and accumulates in them even at a very early stage of tumor development. The fluorescence signal is stable for >4 days and is approximately five times higher in tumors than in healthy counterpart tissue. In a rat antigen-induced arthritis model, pHLIP preferentially accumulates in inflammatory foci. pHLIP also maps the renal …

E-Portfolios: Their Impact On Preservice Teachers' Self-Directed Learning And Computer Technology Skills, Yufang Carole Huang

Dissertations

Students in the Teacher Education Program at the University of Missouri-St. Louis have to complete their professional E-portfolios to be certified for the program. An E-portfolio demonstrates a future teacher¿s knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired through teaching and learning. Five qualitative case studies were investigated to understand how E-portfolios impact preservice teachers¿ self-directed learning readiness (SDLR) and computer technology skills (CTS). Data were gathered from the preservice teachers¿ pre- and post-questionnaires, interviews, observations, and their completed E-portfolios. Two internship students and three student teachers were observed creating their E-portfolios during a 16-week semester. During the period, some sought assistance from …

Being Visually Impaired In An Elementary Art Classroom: A Case Study, Kristina Benton

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of a visually impaired student during art instruction. The data was collected using observations of the subject during art class and a series of one-on-one interviews. The subject of the study was a male, second grade, visually impaired student. His optical disorder is known as Micro-Opthalmia/Cataract Syndrome and is a rare condition. Data was interpreted using coding and transcription based on the themes that developed throughout the course of the study. The findings of the study were (a) that the subject has a high level of self-esteem and view …

Peritubular Dentin Lacks Piezoelectricity, S. Habelitz, B. J. Rodriguez, S. J. Marshall, G. W. Marshall, Sergei V. Kalinin, Alexei Gruverman

Alexei Gruverman Publications

Dentin is a mesenchymal tissue, and, as such, is based on a collagenous matrix that is reinforced by apatite mineral. Collagen fibrils show piezoelectricity, a phenomenon that is used by piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) to obtain high-resolution images. We applied PFM to image human dentin with 10-nm resolution, and to test the hypothesis that zones of piezoactivity, indicating the presence of collagen fibrils, can be distinguished in dentin. Piezoelectricity was observed by PFM in the dentin intertubular matrix, while the peritubular dentin remained without response. High-resolution imaging of chemically treated intertubular dentin attributed the piezoelectric effect to individual collagen fibrils …

Rodriguez, Angel, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Angel Rodriguez (b. 1954) is a Puerto Rican musician, educator, historian, and grassroots cultural organizer. Born in Puerto Rico, he came to the Bronx twice: first at the age of 5, and then for good when he was 10 years old, along with his father, a Pentecostal minister, his mother, a day laborer, homemaker, and accomplished dancer, and several siblings. Angel always had a love for music, and he was especially inspired by the sound of traditional drums, which he first heard as a young boy. Initially Angel wanted to be a preacher like his father, but his father’s strict …

Reseña De Jamón, Jamón: La Telenovela De España En El Año De Gracia De 1992, Oscar Pereira Zazo

Spanish Language and Literature Papers

España / 1992 / 90 min. Director: Bigas Luna Producción: Andrés Vicente Gómez. Guión: Bigas Luna, Cuca Canals y Quim Monzo. Director de Fotografía: José Luis Alcaine. Música: Nicola Piovani. Montaje: Teresa Font. Casting: Consol Tura. Arte y decoración: Noemí Campano, Chu Uroz, Julio Esteban y Pedro Gaspar. Vestuario: Neus Olivella. Reparto: Stefania Sandrelli (Conchita), Anna Galiena (Carmen), Juan Diego (Manuel), Penélope Cruz (Silvia), Javier Bardem (Raúl), Jordi Mollá (José Luis), Tomás Martín, Armando del Río, Diana Sassen, Chema Mazo, Isabel de Castro Oros, Nazaret Callao, Marianne Hermitte, Nadia Godoy, María Reniu, Susana Koska, Miguel García, Roberto Bermejo.