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The Role Of Stat And The Jak/Stat Pathway In Mediating The Effects Of Interleukin-6 On Star Expression, Janae Strickland

Theses and Dissertations

Cortisol, a hormone produced by a hormone produced by the adrenal gland, is responsible for many regulatory functions in the body. Cortisol release is mediated by adrenocorticotrophic hormone, or ACTH, through the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal or HPA axis. This HPA axis is the major release pathway used during acute stress, during which the levels of ACTH parallel those of cortisol. However, in states of chronic stress, the level of ACTH drops dramatically, while cortisol remains high. This study focuses on the pathway of cortisol release during these chronic stress states, specifically examining the role of IL-6 with respect to STATs and the …

Spartan Daily, March 21, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 128, Issue 32

Conservative Estimation Of Optimal Multiple Testing Procedures, James E. Signorovitch

Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series

No abstract provided.

A Global Warning About Global Warming Presentation At Gsu, Office Of Public Affairs

Press Releases

Dr. Beverly Younger, a lecturer in the Department of Social Work at Governors State University, decided to do more to combat global warming than turn the lights off and recycle her newspapers.

Younger decided to become an advocate and educator as a volunteer trainer with The Climate Project, a nonprofit organization, begun by former Vice President Al Gore, to promote awareness of global warming.

On Wednesday, April 4, from 6 to 7:20 p.m., in Sherman Hall at Governors State University, Younger will present the images and information that explain global warming and what must be done to halt it. Her …

Effects Of Low Dose Gm-Csf On Microglial Inflammatory Profiles To Diverse Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns (Pamps)., Nilufer Esen, Tammy Kielian

Journal Articles: Pathology and Microbiology

BACKGROUND: It is well appreciated that obtaining sufficient numbers of primary microglia for in vitro experiments has always been a challenge for scientists studying the biological properties of these cells. Supplementing culture medium with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) partially alleviates this problem by increasing microglial yield. However, GM-CSF has also been reported to transition microglia into a dendritic cell (DC)-like phenotype and consequently, affect their immune properties.

METHODS: Although the concentration of GM-CSF used in our protocol for mouse microglial expansion (0.5 ng/ml) is at least 10-fold less compared to doses reported to affect microglial maturation and function (>/= …

The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, March 20, 2007, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

March

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: March 20, 2007, Eastern Illinois University

March

No abstract provided.

Geochemistry Of Martian Soil And Bedrock In Mantled And Less Mantled Terrains With Gamma Ray Data From Mars Odyssey, Horton E. Newsom, Larry S. Crumpler, Robert C. Reedy, Michael T. Petersen, Gary C. Newsom, Larry G. Evans, G. Jeffrey Taylor, John M. Keller, Daniel M. Janes, William V. Boynton, Kris E. Kerry, Suniti Karunatillake

Faculty Publications

Surficial materials, including soil and dust, are abundant in the upper tens of centimeters of the Martian surface sensed by the Mars Odyssey Gamma Ray Spectrometer (GRS). Seven large areas (14% of the Martian surface) that represent possible compositional end-members were selected, including three regions heavily mantled with surficial materials. The selection process included mapping the ratio of exposed rocky terrain to surficial materials using high-resolution imagery. GRS data for H, Cl, Fe, Si, K, and Th were obtained for each area. The areas are chemically homogeneous within each area, given the spatial resolution and analytical uncertainty of the GRS …

An Analysis Of The Balance Of Management Technical And Leadership Progression Through The Three Usaf Officer Tiers, Matthew J. Heath Van Horn

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to identify the balance of management, technical and leadership responsibilities learned at each of the three USAF officer tiers. Specifically, this thesis sought to answer research questions addressing the essential learning elements for developing leadership, technical and management knowledge and skills as well as the proportional emphasis of the three areas in each of the three officer tiers. The questions were answered through a comprehensive literature review and a review of current professional military education (PME) syllabi and educational profiles of USAF officers. The research identified that management training does not grow with the …

Stokes, Daphne, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Daphne Stokes is a parent coordinator at a Bronx high school. Her mother was from Alabama and came to the Bronx when she was a teenager and lived with her sisters. One of her sisters did domestic work and one other did not work. Her father was originally from Harlem. Her parents met in their teen years and once they were married moved to Quonset Huts on Lafayette Avenue. After that they moved to Bronx River Houses, where she was born in 1953. When the family moved to the Bronx River Houses, her father was working for the Veteran’s Hospital …

Fresh Water Ecology Unit For Secondary Education Science Courses, Eric L. Hyer

Theses and Dissertations

Science means “to know", a process for gaining knowledge and an understanding of the natural world. Students need to be involved in active learning. In other words, they must do science, not just hear about it. Good science encourages students to gain knowledge by doing science: observing, questioning, exploring, making and testing hypotheses, comparing predictions, evaluating data, and communicating conclusions. This unit plan is designed to incorporate the components of fresh water, ecology, water quality, and a class-wide science project. Each lesson addresses selected standards from the state core curriculum and has specific objectives that are tied to the learning …

An Uncommon Commencement, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

Two presidents give the Class of 2007 a memorable send-off

Ccu Newsletter, March 19, 2007, Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University Newsletter

Coastal Carolina University's weekly on-campus newsletter.

Jordan Creek Baseline Water Quality Project August 2004 - July 2005, Ronald B. Miller, Richard N. Biagioni, Robert T. Pavlowsky

OEWRI Technical Reports

This report describes the baseline water quality trends for the upper Wilson-Jordan Creek watershed in southwest Missouri. The study area includes Jordan Creek, the primary stream draining the central downtown area of Springfield, Missouri, and also Fassnight and upper Wilson Creeks. Ten sample sites were established within the watershed and water samples and were collected during base flow and storm runoff events between August 1, 2004 and July 31, 2005. Samples were tested for total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP) and selected heavy metals (zinc, arsenic, lead, copper and cadmium) and the parameters pH, specific conductivity, turbidity, temperature and dissolved …

Making Sense: Reflections On Developing A Social Studies Curriculum For Five- And Six-Year-Olds, Anne Tobias

Graduate Student Independent Studies

This paper is a reflection on the writing of a social studies curriculum for five and six-year-olds-a study of a neighborhood construction site. It examines the way in which one teacher's commitment to offering children meaningful content evolved into the formulation of her educational philosophy, as influenced by such progressive educators as John Dewey, Lucy Sprague Mitchell, and Caroline Pratt.

Part One of the thesis is divided into three major sections. The first consists of a developmental overview of five- and six-year-olds. The second describes the connections between understandings of basic child development, understandings of a particular group of children, …

March 19, 2007, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Spartan Daily, March 19, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 128, Issue 30

Commonwealth Times 2007-03-19

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Current, March 19, 2007, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2000s)

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 031, Number 32, March 19, 2007, Grand Valley State University

2006-2007, Volume 31

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, March 19, 2007, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

March

No abstract provided.

Analyses Of Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus) Translocation Release Methods And Chick Survival In Strawberry Valley, Utah, Jordan P. Hennefer

Theses and Dissertations

Manuscript No. 1 Recent research has indicated that low nest success and juvenile survival of Greater Sage-Grouse may be responsible for population declines. Recent technological advances in micro-transmitters have made radio-telemetry studies on Sage-Grouse chicks more common. Radio-telemetry enables monitoring of individual chicks and broods during a critical period of their life history. The exact cause of low chick recruitment in Strawberry Valley has not been well understood. In 2006, a chick mortality study using micro-transmitters was initiated to (1) determine the causes of chick mortality, (2) calculate overall chick survival, (3) compare chick survival in the Strawberry Valley population …

The Current Volume 17 : Issue 22, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Collegian (2007-03-19), Isis Lopez

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 59, No. 23

March 19, 2007 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 031, Number 31, March 19, 2007, Grand Valley State University

2006-2007, Volume 31

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

A Layered Social And Operational Network Analysis, Jennifer L. Geffre

Theses and Dissertations

To provide maximal disruption to a clandestine/terrorist network's ability to conduct missions, we must develop a means to determine the individuals' importance to the network and operations. In a network centric world, this importance is represented as an additive value of their criticality across the convergence of multiple layers of network connections. The connections layers of the network are comprised of social layers (Acquaintance, Friendship, Nuclear Family, Relatives, Student-Teacher, and Religious Mentors, Reverent Power and others), as well as layers representing interactions involving Resources, Knowledge/Skills and Temporal Local. The social criticality of an individual is measured by centrality. Event Trees …

March 19 2007 Aasu Faculty Meeting Minutes, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Minutes (Archived)

March 19 2007 Armstrong Atlantic State University Faculty Meeting Minutes

Modeling Dissolved Oxygen In Lake Powell Using Ce-Qual-W2, Nicholas Trevor Williams

Theses and Dissertations

Water quality models in the Colorado River Basin have been developed for the basin, river, and individual reservoirs. They are used to support water quality programs within the basin. The models are periodically reviewed and updated to improve the accuracy of simulations. Improving the usefulness of the Lake Powell model, one of the key reservoirs in the basin, is the subject of this study. Lake Powell is simulated using a hydrodynamic and water quality model, CE-QUAL-W2. Previously the model has been used at Lake Powell to simulate hydrodynamics, temperature, and total dissolved solids with a reasonable degree of accuracy. An …

Rapid Runway Repair (Rrr): An Optimization For Minimum Operating Strip (Mos) Selection, David J. Duncan

Theses and Dissertations

Minimum Operating Strip (MOS) selection determines the exact placement of the MOS on the damaged runway, and therefore, the amount of munitions that need to be neutralized and the amount of damage that will need to be repaired. MOS selection, in essence, is the key determinant of the time required to attain an operational takeoff and recovery surface. Since the MOS selection stage determines the events and scope of work for all of the Rapid Runway Repair (RRR) stages that follow, it could be argued that this is the most important stage in the entire RRR process. The primary purpose …