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Ideals And Techniques Of Rulership In The Huainanzi: Analysis Of Relevant Terms: Shen, Shenming And Shenhua, Linh D. Vu

History Honors Papers

This honors paper does not have an abstract.

Retroposition And Evolution Of The Dna-Binding Motifs Of Yy1, Yy2 And Rex1, Jeong Do Kim, Christopher Faulk, Joomyeong Kim

Faculty Publications

YY1 is a DNA-binding transcription factor found in both vertebrates and invertebrates. Database searches identified 62 YY1 related sequences from all the available genome sequences ranging from flying insects to human. These sequences are characterized by high levels of sequence conservation, ranging from 66% to 100% similarity, in the zinc finger DNA-binding domain of the predicted proteins. Phylogenetic analyses uncovered duplication events of YY1 in several different lineages, including flies, fish and mammals. Retroposition is responsible for generating one duplicate in flies, PHOL from PHO, and two duplicates in placental mammals, YY2 and Reduced Expression 1 (REX1) from YY1. DNA-binding …

Caspase Activity During Cell Stasis: Avoidance Of Apoptosis In An Invertebrate Extremophile, Artemia Franciscana, Michael A. Menze, Steven C. Hand

Faculty Publications

Evaluation of apoptotic processes downstream of the mitochondrion reveals caspase-9- and low levels of caspase-3-like activities in partly purified extracts of Artemia franciscana embryos. However, in contrast to experiments with extracts of human hepatoma cells, cytochrome c fails to activate caspase-3 or -9 in extracts from A. franciscana. Furthermore, caspase-9 activity is sensitive to exogenous calcium. The addition of 5 mM calcium leads to a 4.86 ± 0.19 fold (SD) (n = 3) increase in activity, which is fully prevented with 150 mM KCl. As with mammalian systems, high ATP (>1.25 mM) suppresses caspase activity in A. franciscana extracts. …

Relationships Among Ecologically Important Dimensions Of Plant Trait Variation In Seven Neotropical Forests, Ian J. Wright, David D. Ackerly, Frans Bongers, Kyle E. Harms, Guillermo Ibarra-Manriquez, Miguel Martinez-Ramos, Susan J. Mazer, Helene C. Muller-Landau, Horacio Paz, Nigel C.A. Pitman, Lourens Poorter, Miles R. Silman, Corine F. Vriesendorp, Cam O. Webb, Mark Westoby, S. Joseph Wright

Faculty Publications

• Background and Aims: When ecologically important plant traits are correlated they may be said to constitute an ecological 'strategy' dimension. Through identifying these dimensions and understanding their inter-relationships we gain insight into why particular trait combinations are favoured over others and into the implications of trait differences among species. Here we investigated relationships among several traits, and thus the strategy dimensions they represented, across 2134 woody species from seven Neotropical forests. • Methods: Six traits were studied: specific leaf area (SLA), the average size of leaves, seed and fruit, typical maximum plant height, and wood density (WD). Trait relationships …

Timeless, Christopher E. Smith

Theses

Timeless, a 3D computer animated film, is about exploring the nature of time and nostalgia through the story of a clock man who resides in an old clock inside an abandoned house. I used Maya, a 3D computer animation application for the production and Adobe After Effects for the postproduction. Includes appendices for my thesis proposal containing a budget and a timeline, storyboards, and color stills from the final production.

University Of Central Florida Graduate Catalog, 2007 - 2008, University Of Central Florida

UCF Catalogs

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University Of Central Florida Undergraduate Catalog, 2007 - 2008, University Of Central Florida

UCF Catalogs

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May 1, 2007, Council On Academic Affairs

Minutes

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Inside Unlv, Diane Russell, Shane Bevell, David Ashley, Mamie Peers, Grace Russell, Lisa Shawcroft

Inside UNLV

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Instructional Design & Technology, Adrienne M. Nelson

Theses and Dissertations

New Instructional Design & Technology students come from a variety of backgrounds, age groups, and geographical locations. Some students will attend classes in-person on the UND campus, while others will attend at a distance - using technology - from a home or office location. To succeed in the program, they must learn to interact with a variety of tools and technology, including MBS Direct (online bookstore), the EZ and Blackboard Learning Management Systems (LMS), Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional (formerly Macromedia Breeze: henceforth refined to as Connect Pro) AV conferencing, phone conferencing, real video streaming, and more. Help is cunently only …

Executive Committee - Agenda, 5/1/2007, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

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Bionic Architectural Design: Assembly, Symbiosis, & Repetition, Henry Louth

Honors Capstones

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Index

Penn State Environmental Law Review (1991 - 2011)

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A Pedestrian/Transit Mall On Peachtree: How History, Policy, And Legislation Can Recreate A Proud Town, Collin R. Glidewell

Penn State Environmental Law Review (1991 - 2011)

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A Pedestrian/Transit Mall On Peachtree: How History, Policy, And Legislation Can Recreate A Proud Town, Collin R. Glidewell

Penn State Environmental Law Review (1991 - 2011)

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Spatial Selection And Inheritance: Applying Evolutionary Concepts To Population Dynamics In Heterogeneous Space., Eric M Schauber, Brett J Goodwin, Clive G Jones, Richard S Ostfeld

Publications

Organisms in highly suitable sites generally produce more offspring, and offspring can inherit this suitability by not dispersing far. This combination of spatial selection and spatial inheritance acts to bias the distribution of organisms toward suitable sites and thereby increase mean fitness (i.e., per capita population increase). Thus, population growth rates in heterogeneous space change over time by a process conceptually analogous to evolution by natural selection, opening avenues for theoretical cross-pollination between evolutionary biology and ecology. We operationally define spatial inheritance and spatial selective differential and then combine these two factors in a modification of the breeder's equation, derived …

A Genome-Wide Scan Of Loci Linked To Serum Adiponectin In Two Populations Of African Descent, Chindo Hicks, Xiaofeng Zhu, Amy Luke, Donghui Kan, Adebowale Adeyemo, Xiaodong Wu, Richard S. Cooper

Faculty Publications

Objective: The objectives were to identify quantitative trait loci linked to serum adiponectin concentration and to estimate heritability in two populations of African descent. Research Methods and Procedures: We conducted a genome scan for serum adiponectin concentration in two populations of African descent. Genome-wide microsatelitte markers were typed in an African-American population consisting of 203 families from the Chicago area and in a Nigerian Yoruba population consisting of 146 families. Linkage analysis was performed to identify loci. Variance component model was used to estimate heritability. Results: Estimates of heritability adjusted for age, gender, and BMI were 0.45 and 0.70 for …

Association Studies Of Bmi And Type 2 Diabetes In The Neuropeptide Y Pathway: A Possible Role For Npy2r As A Candidate Gene For Type 2 Diabetes In Men, Catarina D. Campbell, Helen N. Lyon, James Nemesh, Jared A. Drake, Tiinamaija Tuomi, Daniel Gaudet, Xiaofeng Zhu, Richard S. Cooper, Kristin G. Ardlie, Leif C. Groop, Joel N. Hirschhorn

Faculty Publications

The neuropeptide Y (NPY) family of peptides and receptors regulate food intake. Inherited variation in this pathway could influence susceptibility to obesity and its complications, including type 2 diabetes. We genotyped a set of 71 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that capture the most common variation in NPY, PPY, PYY, NPY1R, NPY2R, and NPY5R in 2,800 individuals of recent European ancestry drawn from the near extremes of BMI distribution. Five SNPs located upstream of NPY2R were nominally associated with BMI in men (P values = 0.001-0.009, odds ratios [ORs] 1.27-1.34). No association with BMI was observed in women, and no consistent …

Volume 44, Number 70: May 01, 2007, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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On The Properties Of Beta-Gamma Distribution, Lingji Kong, Carl Lee, J.H. Sepanski

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

A class of generalized gamma distribution called the beta-gamma distribution is proposed. Some of its properties are examined. Its shape can be reversed J-shaped, unimodal, or bimodal. Reliability and hazard functions are also derived, and applications are discussed.

Ditcall-Slow: Slowing Native Speech For Language Learners, Dermot Campbell, Ciaran Mcdonnell, Yi Wang, Marty Meinardi, Bunny Richardson, Charles Pritchard

Conference papers

It is a common experience of many learners of a foreign language that native speakers (NSs) of that language speak too quickly for them to understand or imitate. Slowing down a segment of speech with older technology results in the familiar deepening of the voice as the pitch drops as well. The result is unpleasant and not particularly instructive. The DITCall-Slow tool slows recorded speech without tonal distortion, so that the learner has – literally – more time to hear what was said by the NS and, especially at slower playback speeds, can attend to the manner in which the …

Effect Of Movement Activities On Student Engagement: A Handbook Of Movement Activities For Elementary Teachers, Leanne Kaye Procter

All Graduate Projects

A handbook has been developed to aid teachers in the incorporation of movement activities in the elementary classroom. The activities can be done between lessons or between long periods of focus. The activities will help to gain attention and engagement of students. The activities in the handbook are to be used as a supplement to any existing elementary curriculum. The handbook consists of seventy-eight activities that may be used in a variety of classroom settings. Current literature and research surrounding the topics of engagement, stimulation, retention, and the importance of movement for adolescents were explored.

Toward Salvation: Italo Calvino’S Wakeful Phenomenology, May C. Peckham

Senior Honors Projects

“Lightness.” The word remains inescapable when attending to the mysterious work of Italo Calvino. It appears elusively in the texts of his novels and acts as a catalyst to many of his critical endeavors. Calvino addresses most explicitly this concept of lightness in his collection of lectures entitled Six Memos for the Next Millennium. Although these lectures were never delivered, they exist as a testament to the idea that “the boundless universe of literature” contains “new avenues to be explored, both very recent and very ancient, styles and forms that can change our image of the world” (Six Memos 7-8). …

The Impact Of Positive Reinforcement And Noncash Rewards: A Study Of How Its Implementation Can Affect An Employee's Level Of Motivation And Performance, Michael Benjamin Young

Master's Theses

The most powerful forms of motivation cost little or nothing at all. Though nominally effortless, the proper rewarding of excellent performers has become sorely underutilized. As a result, employees are feeling less appreciated and becoming more unmotivated. A review of the literature found three reverberating observations: it is a fallacy that money motivates; recognition, such as positive reinforcement and praise motivate; and tangible, low-cost, noncash rewards can motivate. The anecdotal data in this current research tends to support the salient findings provided by scholarly researchers. Additionally, this current research aims to illuminate the pressing need to make a more concentrated …

The Power Of Ridicule: An Analysis Of Satire, Megan Leboeuf

Senior Honors Projects

Satire is an art form that has existed throughout recorded history. Examples of satirical work exist from long before the genre had even been defined, and this powerful tool for social critique is alive and well today, perhaps even more prevalent than ever. The use of absurdity and often humor to demonstrate the problems with a particular human behavior, vice, or social issue makes satire engaging and persuasive in a way that a direct statement of the facts is not. These qualities make satire the perfect tool for advocating social and political change in times of unrest. In recent years, …

The Extracellular Matrix And Blood Vessel Formation: Not Just A Scaffold, John M. Rhodes, Michael Simons

Dartmouth Scholarship

The extracellular matrix plays a number of important roles, among them providing structural support and information to cellular structures such as blood vessels imbedded within it. As more complex organisms have evolved, the matrix ability to direct signalling towards the vasculature and remodel in response to signalling from the vasculature has assumed progressively greater importance. This review will focus on the molecules of the extracellular matrix, specifically relating to vessel formation and their ability to signal to the surrounding cells to initiate or terminate processes involved in blood vessel formation.

The Effects Of Using The Geometer’S Sketchpad On Student Learning Of Transformations In The Coordinate Plane, Leeann Elizabeth Gennett

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate how grade nine honors geometry students and grade ten regular geometry students learn and retain information about three basic rigid geometric transformations with the support of the software package The Geometer’s Sketchpad in comparison to the traditional, non-software supported method of instruction.

The study was conducted in a high school with two tenth grade regular geometry classes and two ninth grade honors geometry classes. The researcher and another teacher each conducted a one-week instructional unit on the three basic, isometric transformations. Thirty-four students agreed to participate in the study. Nineteen students …

“These Would Have Been All My Friends” : Families Of Birth, Families Of Choice, And Personal Autonomy In Mansfield Park, Emma, And Persuasion, Tavya Jackson

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

The six completed novels of Jane Austen all fall into the category of courtship novels, which focus on the heroines’ experiences as she meets, becomes acquainted with, and eventually marries the “right” man. Yet in Austen’s three later novels, Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1815), and Persuasion (1818), the three heroines engage in more than a quest for the most suitable husband. In each of these novels, the female characters appear to be employed in a search for a suitable family, which can only be obtained through marriage.

The quest for family that manifests itself in these novels is closely related …

Corticospinal Excitability During A Perspective-Taking Task : Implications For Self Vs. Other Processing, Elizabeth M. Murray

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

Only by understanding the uniquely human ability to take a first- second- and third-person perspective, can we begin to elucidate the neural processes responsible for one’s inimitable conscious experience. The current study examined differences in hemispheric laterality during a first-person perspective (1PP) and third-person perspective (3PP) taking task, using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). Subjects were asked to take either the 1PP or 3PP in identifying the number of spheres in a virtual scene. During this task, single- pulse TMS was delivered to the motor cortex of both the left and right hemispheres of 10 healthy volunteers. Measures of TMS-induced motor-evoked …

A Population Genetic Study Of The Zostera Marina (Eelgrass) Ecotypes Of Barnegat Bay, New Jersey And Implications For Grass Bed Restoration, Stephanie Marie Smith

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

Zostera marina is a species of seagrass widely found in the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific Oceans. It is primarily a cold-water adapted plant that is capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction. Zostera marina serves many ecological roles, including stabilizing sediments, reducing current velocity, preventing erosion and providing food and shelter to many organisms. Eelgrass populations have suffered numerous large-scale declines due to both natural as well as human-induced causes. Specifically within Bamegat Bay, New Jersey, the Z. marina populations have declined by over 62% within the past 20 years. Restoration efforts have had diverse growth and survival rates, …