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Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 100, July 16, 2007

Central Florida Future

Board raises tuition $178; Faculty wants a cleaner contract; FAMU fills 3 board member positions; Gays get protection in Rule.

Animal Health Matters, David H. Zeman

Animal Health MATTERS Newsletter

[Page] 1- Head/Director's Message Diagnostic News [Page] 1- Classical Swine Fever Surveillance (Hog Cholera) at the SDSU ADRDL [Page] 2- Biopsy Service Changes at the ADRDL – Effective July 1, 2007 [Page] 2- Listing of Pharmacies Offering Compounding Services for Veterinarians – April 2007 [Page] 2- Holiday Hours Research News [Page] 3- CIDRV Research Looks at New HIV Drug [Page] 4- Research Spotlight: Dr. Ying Fang Extension News [Page] 5- National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) to Study Beef Industry in 2007-08 [Page] 6- Pieces and Parts Student News [Page] 7- SDSU Pre-Veterinary Students Accepted to Veterinary School [Page] 7- …

Serials Solutions Subject Search Report 2006-2007

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the total number of Serials Solutions subject searches at the University of Rhode Island Libraries by month for 2006-2007. Shows how many times the A-Z full text electronic journal list (at http://zu4tq4pb5v.search.serialssolutions.com/) was browsed by specific subjects.

Wildlife Disease Management: An Insurmountable Challenge?, Scott E. Henke, Alan M. Fedynich, Tyler A. Campbell

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Wildlife biologists are increasingly being thrust onto the frontlines of wildlife disease management and surveillance in the United States. For example, biologists now routinely engage in oral vaccination of wildlife [e-g., Oral Rabies Vaccination Programs (QRVPs)] and collect specimens for both diagnostic purposes and disease surveillance or monitoring (e.g., avian influenza in migratory bids). For many, these responsibilities are novel compared to the more traditional roles of population estimation. habitat manipulation, and formulation of harvest recommendations. Wildlife disease investigation and management, in reality, we in their infancy compared with disciplines of human and domestic animal disease management. The recent focus …

The Murray Ledger And Times, July 12, 2007, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

July 9, 2007 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

The Writing On The Wall: Chinese-American Immigrants' Fight For Equality: 1850-1943, Elizabeth Lyman

Theses and Dissertations

Early in the 1850s, a greater number of Chinese immigrants began to enter the United States, leading to a Sinophobic frenzy that would continue for decades. Throughout the latter half of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century, Americans sought to exclude the Chinese literally and figuratively. Americans employed negative imagery to demonstrate the necessity of excluding the Chinese in order to “protect" white America. The negative imagery that became Americans' common view of the “Chinaman," enabled the United States to enact discriminatory laws without compunction. In the face of intense persecution and bitter discrimination, many …

Maternal Transmission Of Resistance To Development Of Allergic Airway Disease, Adam P. Matson, Li Zhu, Elizabeth G. Lingenheld, Craig M. Schramm, Robert B. Clark, Dawn M. Selander, Roger S. Thrall, Elena Breen, Lynn Puddington

UCHC Articles - Research

Parental phenotype is known to influence the inheritance of atopic diseases, such as allergic asthma, with a maternal history being a more significant risk factor for progeny than paternal history. We hypothesized that recall Th1- or Th2-type immune responses during pregnancy would result in transfer of maternal factors that would differentially impact development of immune responsiveness in offspring. Following weaning, susceptibility and severity of allergic airway disease (a murine model of human asthma) was evaluated in progeny, disease being elicited by immunization with OVA-Al(OH)₃ and challenge with aerosolized OVA. We found that progeny of mothers with Th1-biased immunity to …

The Nova Southeastern Lawyer, Summer 2007, Volume 12, Number 8, Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center

Nova Lawyer

No abstract provided.

Redefining Healthcare Education: Perspectives And Accomplishments, Brian G. Harrison, Robert L. Barchi

Thomas Jefferson University Administrative Documents and Reports

2007 Annual report of Thomas Jefferson University.

What Predicts Adjustment Among College Students? A Longitudinal Panel Study, Mary E. Pritchard, Gregory S. Wilson, Ben Yamnitz

Psychological Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Previous studies have reported that law students and medical students experience significant distress during their first year. We suspect that freshmen undergraduates might experience similar distress in their transition to college. This study examines the impact of the undergraduate experience on freshmen. Data replicate the declines reported in law and medical students’ psychological and physical health. Negative coping tactics and perfectionism predicted poorer physical health and alcohol use at the end of the year. However, optimism and self-esteem predicted better physical and psychological outcomes.

Late For A Very Important Date: The United Nations In Wonderland, Janice Gross Stein

Macalester International

No abstract provided.

Phase I Study Of Medi-534 Of A Live, Attenuated Intranasal Vaccine Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus And Parainfluenza-3 Virus In Seropositive Children, Margarita Gomez, Maurice A. Mufson, Filip Dubovsky, Conor Knightly, Wen Zeng, Genevieve Losonsky

Internal Medicine

A live, attenuated respiratory syncytial virus and parainfluenza virus type 3 vaccine was evaluated in healthy respiratory syncytial virus/parainfluenza virus type 3 seropositive children aged 1 to 9 years. Three cohorts of 40 children were randomized 1:1 to receive 10^4, 10⁵ or 10⁶ median tissue culture infectious dose₅₀ MEDI-534 vaccine of placebo. The vaccine's safety profile was similar to placebo, no viral shedding was detected, and the vaccine was minimally immunogenic.

Nova Quarterly: The University Of Texas At El Paso, The University Of Texas At El Paso University Communications

NOVA

Summer, 2007, Vol. 45, No. 2; No. 170

New York Medicaid: Never Can Say Goodbye, Joseph Fastiggi

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

American Society Of Parasitologists Newsletter, V. 29, No. 2, Summer 2007, Scott Lyell Gardner

American Society of Parasitologists: Newsletter

An issue of the American Society of Parasitologists' quarterly newsletter, also called the Journal of Parasitology Newsletter.

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre Annual Report 2006-2007

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

Message from the Chair, Board of Directors by Charles Rhodes
About the CCWHC
Wildlife Disease Surveillance
Information Services
Education
Wildlife Disease Response and Management
Publications and Reports: A Sample of Publications by CCWHC Staff
Financial Report for 2006-2007-Statement of Revenues and Expenses
CCWHC Staff and Associates - 2006-2007
CCWHC Board of Directors - 2006-2007

Fall 2007 Nova Southeastern University Undergraduate Student Catalog, Nova Southeastern University

Undergraduate Programs Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Epilepsy In Pakistan, Hasan Aziz

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.

Craniocerebral Aspergillosis In Immunocompetent Hosts: Surgical Perspective, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Arshad A. Siddiqui, Ather Enam, Ahmed Ali Shah, Rashid Jooma, Saleha Anwar

Section of Neurosurgery

Craniocerebral aspergillosis is a rare but dangerous variety of central nervous system infections. Surgery is being widely recognized as the cornerstone of management. Due to the rarity of the disease, difficulty and delay in diagnosis and poor outcome, there is very little in the literature regarding the various surgical strategies that may be adopted in these patients. Early aggressive surgery followed by chemotherapy offers the best chances. Surgical planning would depend upon the type and location of the disease process as well as the condition of the patient. Perioperative care holds immense importance and knowledge of possible complications is essential. …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 3, Summer 2007

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 3, Summer 2007

Dean’s Column: Estrangement; Page 2

Findings: Targeting Adrenal Gland Could Be Key Strategy Against Heart Failure, Rabies-based Vaccine Could Be Effective Against HIV; Page 6

On Campus; Page 8

Tackling the Tough Questions; Page 11

How Microscopic is Microscopic Anatomy? Page 20

Class Notes; Page 22

In Memoriam; Page 24

Match Day; Page 26

By The Numbers; Match Day; Page 29

The Impact Of The “All-Of-The-Above” Option And Student Ability On Multiple Choice Tests, Yi-Min Huang, Mike Trevisan, Andrew Storfer

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Despite the prevalence of multiple choice items in educational testing, there is a dearth of empirical evidence for multiple choice item writing rules. The purpose of this study was to expand the base of empirical evidence by examining the use of the “all-of-the-above” option in a multiple choice examination in order to assess how different student ability groups would respond to this particular alternative. Ten experimentally manipulated items were generated with “all-of-the-above” as one of the options and were incorporated into three different test formats. Test formats were randomly distributed to university students in the study. The test scores in …

Collaboration Addresses Information And Education Needs Of An Urban Public Health Workforce, Deborah H. Charbonneau, Ellen B. Marks, Annette M. Healy, Carrie F. Croatt-Moore

Library Scholarly Publications

Addressing the health information needs of diverse, multiethnic, and multilingual communities can be both a challenge and an opportunity for libraries. The Vera P. Shiffman Medical Library at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, is the only academic medical library in the Detroit area open to the public. The library provides services to many communities in southeastern Michigan. The diverse geographic area served by the library includes the nation’s highest concentration of Arab Americans. A review of the literature reveals that limited research has addressed how libraries can meet the health information needs of this target community. An understanding of …

The Kentucky Plan Revisited: Lessons Learned From An Innovative Doctoral Education Program., Joel M. Lee, F. Douglas Scutchfield, Raymond Hill

Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health Faculty Publications

In the first doctoral education special issue of the Journal of Health Administration Education, the authors presented the University of Kentucky College of Public Health's plans for an innovative new Doctor of Public Health (Dr. P.H.) degree. The degree as designed, prepares graduates for professional practice, and included extensive supervised field experience as part of the academic training linking theory with practice. Based upon the interest that the Kentucky Dr.P.H. degree program received, the authors will share the experience of the degree's initial years of operation through a "lessons learned" paper. As the program evolved there have been many lessons …

Focus, Bob Evancho (Editor)

FOCUS on Boise State

Over the past 75 years, tens of thousands of Boise State students have realized their dreams and made a difference in the world, thanks in part to the far-reaching vision of Boise State’s founder and first president, Bishop Middleton Barnwell. This issue of FOCUS looks at some of those who benefited from that vision, as well as those who are shaping Boise State’s future. The photo above is part of a historical mural created by art professor Alma Gomez-Frith to commemorate Boise State’s diamond jubilee (page 24). Cover collage by Andrew Roberts.

Scwds Briefs: Volume 23, Number 2 (July 2007), Gary L. Doster , Editor, Scwds Briefs, Michael J. Yabsley

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

Table of Contents:

SCWDS History Continued: The CapChur Gun

SCWDS Honored

More Interesting HD Events from 2006

Fever Ticks

Ehrlichia in White-tailed Deer

Meningeal Worms in Sika Deer

The Devils’ Disease

Recent SCWDS Publications Available

Virginia Junior Academy Of Science Awards, 2007

Virginia Journal of Science

Virginia Junior Academy of Science Awards Presented During the 66th Annual Meeting at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, May 23-25, 2007.

2007 July, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for July of 2007.

Direct And Indirect Effects Of Animal Detritus On Growth, Survival, And Mass Of Invasive Container Mosquito Aedes Albopictus (Diptera : Culicidae, Donald A. Yee, Banugopan Kesavaraju, Steven A. Juliano

Faculty Publications – Biological Sciences

Compared with plant detritus, animal detritus yields higher growth rates, survival, adult mass, and population growth of container-dwelling mosquitoes. It is unclear whether the benefit from animal detritus to larvae results from greater microorganism growth, direct ingestion of animal detritus by larvae, or some other mechanism. We tested alternative mechanisms by which animal detritus may benefit the invasive container-dwelling mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae). In the laboratory, larvae were reared under three conditions with access to 1) detritus, but where microorganisms in the water column were reduced through periodic flushing; 2) water column microorganisms, but larvae had no direct …

Primate Tnf Promoters Reveal Markers Of Phylogeny And Evolution Of Innate Immunity, Andres Baena, Alan R. Mootnick, James V. Falvo, Alla V. Tsytsykova, Filipa Ligeiro, Ousmane M. Diop, Claudia Brieva, Pascal Gagneux, Stephen J. O'Brien, Oliver A. Ryder, Anne E. Goldfeld

Biology Faculty Articles

Background. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a critical cytokine in the immune response whose transcriptional activation is controlled by a proximal promoter region that is highly conserved in mammals and, in particular, primates. Specific single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) upstream of the proximal human TNF promoter have been identified, which are markers of human ancestry.

Methodology/Principal findings. Using a comparative genomics approach we show that certain fixed genetic differences in the TNF promoter serve as markers of primate speciation. We also demonstrate that distinct alleles of most human TNF promoter SNPs are identical to fixed nucleotides in primate TNF promoters. Furthermore, …