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• Academic Resource Center Celebrates 20 Years of Realizing Dreams
• Reaching Out: First-Year Students Spend Spring Break Helping Hurricane Victims
• A Matter of Principle: Former U.S. Attorney John McKay Brings His Integrity and Experience to the Law School
• Alumni at the Forefront of Food Poisoning Litigation at Marler Clark

The Cerebellar Fastigial Nucleus Contributes To Co2-H+ Ventilatory Sensitivity In Awake Goats, P. F. Martino, S. Davis, C. Opansky, Katie L. Krause, Joshua M. Bonis, Lawrence Pan, B. Qian, Hubert V. Forster

Physical Therapy Faculty Research and Publications

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that an intact cerebellar fastigial nucleus (CFN) is an important determinant of CO₂-H⁺ sensitivity during wakefulness. Bilateral, stainless steel microtubules were implanted into the CFN (N = 9) for injection (0.5–10 μl) of the neurotoxin ibotenic acid. Two or more weeks after implantation of the microtubules, eupneic breathing and CO₂-H⁺ sensitivity did not differ significantly (P > 0.10) from pre-implantation conditions. Injection of ibotenic acid (50 mM) did not significantly alter eupneic Pa_CO2 (P > 0.10). The coefficient of variation of …

Pparα Is A Key Regulator Of Hepatic Fgf21, Thomas Lundasen, Mary Hunt, Lisa-Marie Nilsson, Sabysashi Sanyal, Bo Angelin, Stefan Alexson, Mats Rudling

Articles

The metabolic regulator fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) has antidiabetic properties in animal models of diabetes and obesity. Using quantitative RT-PCR, we here show that the hepatic gene expression of FGF21 is regulated by the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha). Fasting or treatment of mice with the PPARalpha agonist Wy-14,643 induced FGF21 mRNA by 10-fold and 8-fold, respectively. In contrast, FGF21 mRNA was low in PPARalpha deficient mice, and fasting or treatment with Wy-14,643 did not induce FGF21. Obese ob/ob mice, known to have increased PPARalpha levels, displayed 12-fold increased hepatic FGF21 mRNA levels. The potential importance of PPARalpha for …

Bber Population Estimates For New Mexico, 2001-2006: Origins Of A Growing Gap With Census Bureau Estimates, Jack Baker

BBER Publications

This article compares two sets of annual population estimates for the state of New Mexico and its counties, from 2001 through 2006: the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Programs intercensal estimates, and alternative estimates from the UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research Population Estimates Program. The author describes how the Census Bureau undercounted the NM population in the 2000 decennial census, with a resulting loss of federal funding for state social programs. For this reason the state has funded the Census Dissemination and Demographic Analysis Project; the BBER-Population Estimates Program has been tasked with providing population data with better …

Global Disasters: Pakistan's Experience, Ikram Ul Haq

International Law Studies

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The Law Of International Disaster Response: Overview And Ramifications For Military Actors, David Fisher

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Pulmonary Microvascular Injury Resulting From A Single Exposure To Low-Dose Thoracic Radiation, Q. Wu, G. Schmirler, John E. Moulder, Elizabeth R. Jacobs, Meetha Medhora, Robert C. Molthen

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

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Filipinas And Filipinos Evading States, Remaking The Politics Of Diaspora: Conceptualizing A Sociology Of Mass Removals, Peter Chua, Valerie Francisco

Faculty Publications, Sociology

The Philippine’s' ongoing labor export policy since the early 1970s has resulted in one of the largest national outflow of skilled labor and service workers and in the proliferation of gendered Filipino diasporic and migrant communities around the world. Poverty and very few economic opportunities in the Philippines explain a significant portion of this outflow. The labor export policy thus creates a structural opening for many to seek livelihood outside the Philippines. The government fosters this policy so that temporary migrant workers and immigrants settlers send remittances back to the Philippines, bolstering the national economy. Since the 1980s, Filipino migration …

Information Outlook, August 2007, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2007

Volume 11, Issue 8

Men And Therapy: Comparisons Of College Men Who Have Sought Therapy And Have Not Sought Therapy, Robert L. Reis Ii

Theses and Dissertations

For at least the past couple of decades, men have utilized help-seeking services less than women. Sex-difference research demonstrates that men and women utilize help-seeking at different rates; men use it less often. Gender-role socialization research demonstrates that gender role conflict plays a role in keeping men from attending therapy. None of the research compares men who are in therapy with men who have never been in therapy. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the similarities and differences between men who have sought therapy and those who have not sought therapy.

The main hypothesis is that gender role …

The Sensitivity And Psychometric Properties Of A Brief Computer-Based Cognitive Screening Battery In A Depression Clinic, Scott Aaron Langenecker, Angela F. Caveney, Bruno Giordani, Elizabeth A. Young, Kristy A. Nielson, Lisa J. Rapport, Linas A. Bieliauskas, Matthew J. Mordhorst, Sheila Marcus, Naomi Yodkovik, Kevin Kerber, Stanley Berent, Jon-Kar Zubieta

Psychology Faculty Research and Publications

At present, there is poor accuracy in assessing cognitive and vegetative symptoms in depression using clinician or self-rated measures, suggesting the need for development of standardized tasks to assess these functions. The current study assessed the psychometric properties and diagnostic specificity of a brief neuropsychological screening battery designed to assess core signs of depression; psychomotor retardation, attention and executive functioning difficulties, and impaired emotion perception within an outpatient psychiatry setting. Three hundred eighty-four patients with mood disorders and 77 healthy volunteers participated. A large percentage of patients met diagnostic criteria for Major Depressive Disorder alone (49%) or with another comorbid …

Modified Active Site Coordination In A Clinical Mutant Of Sulfite Oxidase, Christian J. Doonan, Heather L. Wilson, K. V. Rajagopalan, Robert M. Garrett, Brian Bennett, Roger C. Prince, Graham N. George

Physics Faculty Research and Publications

The molybdenum site of the Arginine 160 → Glutamine clinical mutant of the physiologically vital enzyme sulfite oxidase has been investigated by a combination of X-ray absorption spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations. We conclude that the mutant enzyme has a six-coordinate pseudo-octahedral active site with coordination of Glutamine O_ε to molybdenum. This contrasts with the wild-type enzyme which is five-coordinate with approximately square-based pyramidal geometry. This difference in the structure of the molybdenum site explains many of the properties of the mutant enzyme which have previously been reported.

Inducible Caspase 9 Suicide Gene To Improve The Safety Of Allodepleted T Cells After Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplantation, Siok-Keen Tey, Gianpietro Dotti, Cliona M. Rooney, Helen E. Heslop, Malcolm K. Brenner

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Addback of donor T cells following T cell-depleted stem cell transplantation (SCT) can accelerate immune reconstitution and be effective against relapsed malignancy. After haploidentical SCT, a high risk of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) essentially precludes this option, unless the T cells are first depleted of alloreactive precursor cells. Even then, the risks of severe GVHD remain significant. To increase the safety of the approach and thereby permit administration of larger T cell doses, we used a suicide gene, inducible caspase 9 (iCasp9), to transduce allodepleted T cells, permitting their destruction should administration have adverse effects. We made a retroviral vector encoding …

Barriers To Recovery And Recommendations For Change: The Pennsylvania Consensus Conference On Psychiatry's Role., Joseph A. Rogers, Michael J. Vergare, Richard C. Baron, Mark S. Salzer

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers

OBJECTIVE: Recovery has emerged over the past decade as a dominant theme in public mental health care.

METHODS: The 2006 Pennsylvania Consensus Conference brought together 24 community psychiatrists to explore the barriers they experienced in promoting recovery and their recommendations for change.

RESULTS: Twelve barriers were identified and classified into one of three categories: psychiatry knowledge, roles, and training; the need to transform public mental health systems and services; and environmental barriers to opportunity. Participants made 22 recommendations to address these barriers through changes in policies, programs, and psychiatric knowledge and practice.

CONCLUSIONS: The recommendations identify areas for change that …

Unpacking The Millennials: A Cautionary Tale For Teacher Education, Sharn Donnison

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This paper is about the millennial generation. Much has been written about the generation: their character; beliefs; motivations; values; and future potentialities. This literature has gained momentum as marketers, employers, and educators seek to understand the generation as they come of age and enter into positions of social responsibility. The purpose of this paper is to examine the claims made about the Millennials, determine who are making these claims and why, and discuss the utility of such claims for teacher educators. This paper argues that teacher educators should be cautious about accepting and adopting popular discourses about the generation as …

Vital Signs, Fall 2007, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

A twenty-seven page newsletter created by the Boonshoft School of Medicine to document the current affairs of the school. This issue includes a variety of feature articles, alumni profiles, class notes, and more.

Ridge Preservation Comparing A Flap Vs. A Flapless Technique Using A Demineralized Bone Matrix Allograft Plus Mineralized Particulate Allograft And Covered With A Calcium Sulfate Barrier., Trever L. Siu

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Aims . The primary aim of this study is to compare the clinical and histologic results of a flap vs. a flapless technique of ridge preservation after 4 months of healing. Both groups received an intrasocket graft of demineralized bone matrix mixed with mineralized particulate allograft that was covered with a calcium sulfate barrier. Methods . Twelve test patients received ridge preservation using the flapless technique while 12 positive control patients were treated with a flap technique. All sockets were grafted with a mixture of demineralized bone matrix and a mineralized particulate allograft. Following tooth extraction horizontal ridge dimensions were …

Impact Of An Exotic Parasitoid On Plutella Xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) Population Dynamics, Damage And Indigenous Natural Enemies In Kenya, B. Löhr, R. Gathu, C. Kariuki, J. Obiero, G. Gichini

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Diadegma semiclausum (Hellén) (Hymenoptera: lchneumonidae), an exotic diamondback moth parasitoid, was released in two pilot areas (Werugha in Coast Region and Tharuni in Central Province) in Kenya. Fifteen month before release, observations on the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus), and local natural enemy population dynamics and pest damage were initiated in both areas and continued for three years after release. The P. xylostella population was bimodal with higher records during dry seasons. At Werugha, the peak population of P. xylostella was 16.8 per plant (October 2001); at Tharuni it was 12.8 (February 2002). Populations at Werugha declined from three months …

Making Tifworks Work For Chicago: An Examination Of Illinois Workforce Development Programs, Amanda Hudson

Capstone Projects – Politics and Government

National and state governments understand the importance of an educated skilled workforce and have implemented support and training programs to assure the well-being of our nation and its employees. Listening to the news, it is impossible to ignore the headlines. Jobs are going overseas. “Any worker whose job does not require daily face-to-face interaction is now in jeopardy of being replaced by a lower-paid equally skilled worker thousands of miles away.” (Farnsworth. 2004.) According to Greg Mankiw the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, “outsourcing white-collar jobs is inevitable.” (Farnsworth. 2004.) America needs to create and maintain …

Openline Newsletter, August 2007, Civil Service Council

OpenLine Newsletter

A monthly newsletter for Civil Service employees, Volume XXXII, Number 2, August 2007.

Disaster Response: Key Legal Issues For Us Northern Command, Kurt Johnson

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Tracking A Variable Number Of Targets Based On Rss Measurements In Wireless Sensor Networks, Jaechan Lim

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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The Quality Of Close Adolescent Friendships: Roles Of Attachment, Adjustment, And Problem-Solving Ability, Anna Tverskoy

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Thermal Design And Microstructure-Based Property Assessment For Thermal Spray Coating Systems, Yang Tan

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Motivational Interviewing As A Targeted Prevention Approach For Physically Aggressive Dating Couples, Erica Margaret Woodin

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Chemical Signature Of A Sewage Plume From A Cesspool, Long Island, New York, Xuan Xu

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Topology-Based Routing For Xmesh In Dense Wireless Sensor Networks, Lei Wang

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Ensemble Methods For Classification With Applications To Genomics, Melissa Jane Fazzari

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Dual Intergroup Meanings Of Essentialism: Implications For Understanding Prejudice Towards African Americans And Gay Men, Luisa Fernanda Ramirez

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Impact Of Working Memory Span On Referring In Conversation, Calion Barry Jr. Lockrdige

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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