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Electronic Data: A Commentary On The Law In Virginia In 2007, Hon. Thomas D. Horne

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

Health Care Law, Sean P. Byrne, Paul Walkinshaw

University of Richmond Law Review

Arguably, no other field of law in Virginia matches the complexity, magnitude, and universality of health care. It therefore comes as little surprise that Virginia's legislative and judicial branches of government devoted substantial attention to health care law issues in 2006 and 2007. Between April 2006 and April 2007 the time period covered by this article the Supreme Court of Virginia decided a large number of cases directly affecting health care law in the Commonwealth. The 2007 legislative session also addressed a host of health care issues and those with the most impact are summarized herein. These judicial and legislative …

Role Of Adiponectin And Inflammation In Insulin Resistance Of Mc3r And Mc4r Knockout Mice, James L. Trevaskis, Barbara Gawronska-Kozak, Gregory M. Sutton, Michele Mcneil, Jacqueline M. Stephens, Steven R. Smith, Andrew A. Butler

Faculty Publications

Objective: To investigate the involvement of hypoadiponectinemia and inflammation in coupling obesity to insulin resistance in melanocortin-3 receptor and melanocortin-4 receptor knockout (KO) mice (Mc3/4rKO). Research Methods and Procedures: Sera and tissue were collected from 6-month-old Mc3rKO, Mc4rKO, and wild-type C57BL6J litter mates maintained on low-fat diet or exposed to high-fat diet (HFD) for 1 or 3 months. Inflammation was assessed by both real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis of macrophage-specific gene expression and immunohistochemistry. Results: Mc4rKO exhibited hypoadiponectinemia, exacerbated by HFD and obesity, previously reported in murine models of obesity. Mc4r deficiency was also associated with high levels of macrophage …

The Pan American (2007-11-01), Sandra Gonzalez

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

58th Year, No. 10

Racial Profiling And The Police: Utilizing The Census Transportation Planning Package To Benchmark Traffic Stops Made By The North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Michael R. Herb

Theses

Racial profiling, or the practice of using race, ethnicity, or other racially based characteristics to decide when to stop, cite, or search drivers, has been studied and analyzed by researchers for decades. Attempts have been made to gain an understanding of why officers commit acts of racial profiling and to identify different evaluation methods that allow for accurate analysis of racial profiling data. This study attempts to create a new method of evaluation by utilizing the Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP) as a benchmark for racial profiling data. Variables from the CTPP are used to create estimates of the transient …

Affective Decision Making: A Behavioral Theory Of Choice, Anat Bracha, Donald J. Brown

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

Affective decision-making (ADM) is a refutable and predictive theory of individual choice under risk and uncertainty. It generalizes expected utility theory by positing the existence of two cognitive processes — the “rational” and the “emotional” process. Observed choice is the result of their simultaneous interaction. We present a model of affective choice in insurance markets, where risk perceptions are endogenous.

Student Hand Band Uses Signing To Express Song Lyrics For Hearing Impaired, Lauren Freeman

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi is home to a number of bands that offer audiences a wide range of instrumental music. However, one UM band performs not only for those who can hear, but also for the hearing impaired.

Book Reviews, Parameters Editors

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

November 1, 2007, Council On Academic Affairs

Minutes

No abstract provided.

Affective Decision Making: A Behavioral Theory Of Choice, Anat Bracha, Donald J. Brown

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

Affective decision-making is a strategic model of choice under risk and uncertainty where we posit two cognitive processes — the “rational” and the “emotional” process. Observed choice is the result of equilibirum in this intrapersonal game. As an example, we present applications of affective decision-making in insurance markets, where the risk perceptions of consumers are endogenous. We then derive the axiomatic foundation of affective decision making, and show that, although beliefs are endogenous, not every pattern of behavior is possible under affective decision making.

Magnet Attractions, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Magnet Attractions

No abstract provided.

Checkup, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Checkup

No abstract provided.

Poem No. 98, November 2007, Huntsville Literary Association (Huntsvile, Ala.)

POEM

The Huntsville Literary Association was founded in 1967 to provide a community for writers, readers, and artists through workshops, readings, and educational programs. One of their key contributions is the literary magazine titled POEM which showcases original writings from both established and emerging writers. This issue features poems from various writers.

「個人成長及全人發展」學習計劃教材套2007 : 小四至小六, Asia-Pacific Institute Of Ageing Studies, Lingnan University 嶺南大學亞太老年學研究中心, Cheung Ming, Alfred Chan, Annita Mau, Car Fung

Teaching Kit 教材套

本教材套 (高小) 的分層德肓教肓目標如下：

• 通過與生活事件相關的學習經歷，培養積極的態度和價值觀
• 透過專題研習，將所學的知識與日常生活所遇到的道德問題連結起來
• 藉著進行手腦並用的探究活動來認識本地社會，從而認清自己在社會上的角色

「個人成長及全人發展」學習計劃教材套2007 : 小一至小三, Asia-Pacific Institute Of Ageing Studies, Lingnan University 嶺南大學亞太老年學研究中心, Cheung Ming, Alfred Chan, Annita Mau, Car Fung

Teaching Kit 教材套

本教材套 (初小) 的分層德育教育目標如下：

• 通過與生活事件相關的學習經歷，培養積極的態度和價値觀
• 透過專題硏習，將所學的知識與日常生活所遇到的道德問題連結起來
• 藉著進行手腦並用的探究活動來認識本地社會，從而認清自己在社會上的角色

Is A 3-Mm Intrafractional Margin Sufficient For Daily Image-Guided Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Of Prostate Cancer?, Adam D. Melancon, Jennifer C. O'Daniel, Lifei Zhang, Rajat J. Kudchadker, Deborah A. Kuban, Andrew K. Lee, Rex M. Cheung, Renaud De Crevoisier, Susan L. Tucker, Wayne D. Newhauser, Radhe Mohan, Lei Dong

Faculty Publications

Purpose: To determine whether a 3-mm isotropic target margin adequately covers the prostate and seminal vesicles (SVs) during administration of an intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment fraction, assuming that daily image-guided setup is performed just before each fraction. Materials and methods: In-room computed tomographic (CT) scans were acquired immediately before and after a daily treatment fraction in 46 patients with prostate cancer. An eight-field IMRT plan was designed using the pre-fraction CT with a 3-mm margin and subsequently recalculated on the post-fraction CT. For convenience of comparison, dose plans were scaled to full course of treatment (75.6 Gy). Dose coverage …

Results Of The Igec-2 Search For Gravitational Wave Bursts During 2005, P. Astone, D. Babusci, L. Baggio, M. Bassan, M. Bignotto, M. Bonaldi, M. Camarda, P. Carelli, G. Cavallari, M. Cerdonio, A. Chincarini, E. Coccia, L. Conti, S. D'Antonio, M. De Rosa, M. Di Paolo Emilio, M. Drago, F. Dubath, V. Fafone, P. Falferi, S. Foffa, P. Fortini, S. Frasca, G. Gemme, G. Giordano, G. Giusfredi, W. O. Hamilton, J. Hanson, M. Inguscio, W. W. Johnson, N. Liguori, S. Longo, M. Maggiore

Faculty Publications

The network of resonant bar detectors of gravitational waves resumed coordinated observations within the International Gravitational Event Collaboration (IGEC-2). Four detectors are taking part in this Collaboration: ALLEGRO, AURIGA, EXPLORER and NAUTILUS. We present here the results of the search for gravitational wave bursts over 6 months during 2005, when IGEC-2 was the only gravitational wave observatory in operation. The implemented network data analysis is based on a time coincidence search among AURIGA, EXPLORER and NAUTILUS; ALLEGRO data was reserved for follow-up studies. The network amplitude sensitivity to bursts improved by a factor ≈3 over the 1997-2000 IGEC observations; the …

An Extremely Bright Echo Associated With Sn 2002hh, D. L. Welch, Geoffrey C. Clayton, Amy Campbell, M. J. Barlow, Ben E.K. Sugerman, Margaret Meixner, S. H.R. Bank

Faculty Publications

We present new, very late time optical photometry and spectroscopy of the interesting Type II-P supernova SN 2002hh, in NGC 6946. Gemini/GMOS-N has been used to acquire visible spectra at six epochs between 2004 August and 2006 July, following the evolution of the SN from age 661 to 1358 days. Few optical spectra of Type II supernovae with ages greater than 1 yr exist. In addition, g′, r′, and i′ images were acquired at all six epochs. The spectral and photometric evolution of SN 2002hh has been very unusual. Measures of the brightness of this SN, both in the R …

Capillary Electrophoretic Screening For The Inhibition Of Homocysteine Thiolactone-Induced Protein Oligomerization, Arther T. Gates, Mark Lowry, Kristin A. Fletcher, Abitha Murugeshu, Oleksandr Rusin, James W. Robinson, Robert M. Strongin, Isiah M. Warner

Faculty Publications

We report the first demonstration of rapid electrophoretic monitoring of homocysteine thiolactone-induced protein oligomerization (HTPO), a unique type of post-translational protein modification that may have clinical significance as an indicator of cardiovascular and neurovascular diseases. HTPO of the model protein bovine cytochrome c was initiated in vitro. The relative monomer and aggregate levels of the resultant protein mixtures were determined following separation using capillaries coated with the cationic polymer, poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride). UV detection provided adequate sensitivity for the monitoring of higher order species, which exist at relatively low concentrations in the protein reaction mixture as compared to the monomelic species. …

Calcium-Dependent Fast Depolarizing Afterpotentials In Vasopressin Neurons In The Rat Supraoptic Nucleus, Ryoichi Teruyama, William E. Armstrong

Faculty Publications

Oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (VP) synthesizing magnocellular cells (MNCs) in the supraoptic nucleus (SON) display distinct firing patterns during the physiological demands for these hormones. Depolarizing afterpotentials (DAPs) in these neurons are involved in controlling phasic bursting in VP neurons. Our whole cell recordings demonstrated a Cs+-resistant fast DAP (fDAP; decay tau = ∼200 ms), which has not been previously reported, in addition to the well-known Cs+-sensitive slower DAP (sDAP; decay tau = ∼2 s). Immunoidentification of recorded neurons revealed that all VP neurons, but only 20% of OT neurons, expressed the fDAP. The activation of the fDAP required influx …

Sound Production And Spectral Hearing Sensitivity In The Hawaiian Sergeant Damselfish, Abudefduf Abdominalis, Karen P. Maruska, Kelly S. Boyle, Laura R. Dewan, Timothy C. Tricas

Faculty Publications

Sounds provide important signals for inter- and intraspecific communication in fishes, but few studies examine fish acoustic behavior in the context of coevolution of sound production and hearing ability within a species. This study characterizes the acoustic behavior in a reproductive population of the Hawaiian sergeant fish, Abudefduf abdominalis, and compares acoustic features to hearing ability, measured by the auditory evoked potential (AEP) technique. Sergeant fish produce sounds at close distances to the intended receiver (≤1-2 body lengths), with different pulse characteristics that are associated primarily with aggression, nest preparation and courtship-female-visit behaviors. Energy peaks of all sounds were between …

Cloning, Analysis And Functional Annotation Of Expressed Sequence Tags From The Earthworm Eisenia Fetida, Mehdi Pirooznia, Ping Gong, Xin Guan, Laura S. Inouye, Kuan Yang, Edward J. Perkins, Youping Deng

Faculty Publications

Background

Eisenia fetida, commonly known as red wiggler or compost worm, belongs to the Lumbricidae family of the Annelida phylum. Little is known about its genome sequence although it has been extensively used as a test organism in terrestrial ecotoxicology. In order to understand its gene expression response to environmental contaminants, we cloned 4032 cDNAs or expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from two E. fetida libraries enriched with genes responsive to ten ordnance related compounds using suppressive subtractive hybridization-PCR.

Results

A total of 3144 good quality ESTs (GenBank dbEST accession number EH669363–EH672369 and EL515444–EL515580) were obtained from the raw clone …

Detection Of Grb 060927 At Z = 5.47: Implications For The Use Of Gamma-Ray Bursts As Probes Of The End Of The Dark Ages, A. E. Ruiz-Velasco, H. Swan, E. Troja, D. Malesani, J. P.U. Fynbo, R. L.C. Starling, D. Xu, F. Aharonian, C. Akerlof, M. I. Andersen, M. C.B. Ashley, S. D. Barthelmy, D. Bersier, J. M.Cerón Castro, A. J. Castro-Tirado, N. Gehrels, E. Göǧüş, J. Gorosabel, C. Guidorzi, T. Güver, J. Hjorth, D. Horns, K. Y. Huang, P. Jakobsson, B. L. Jensen, Ü Kiziloǧlu, C. Kouveliotou, H. A. Krimm, C. Ledoux, A. J. Levan, T. Marsh, T. Mckay, A. Melandri

Faculty Publications

We report on follow-up observations of the gamma-ray burst GRB 060927 using the robotic ROTSE-IIIa telescope and a suite of larger aperture ground-based telescopes. An optical afterglow was detected 20 s after the burst, the earliest rest-frame detection of optical emission from any GRB. Spectroscopy performed with the VLT about 13 hr after the trigger shows a continuum break at λ ≈ 8070 Å, produced by neutral hydrogen absorption at z ≈ 5.6. We also detect an absorption line at 8158 Å, which we interpret as Si II λ1260 at z = 5.467. Hence, GRB 060927 is the second most …

The Fema Trailer Parks: Negative Perceptions And The Social Structure Of Avoidance, Matthew R. Lee, Frederick D. Weil, Edward S. Shihadeh

Faculty Publications

In recent years, negative media attention has fostered the impression that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) parks are social wastelands filled with criminal elements and other undesirables. FEMA parks have subsequently come to be viewed by some as a major threat to the safety and quality of life of the local communities in which they are situated. This analysis addresses attitudes toward FEMA trailer parks in Baton Rouge after Hurricane Katrina among Baton Rouge residents. Drawing on the Locally Undesirable Land Use/Not in My Backyard (LULU/NIMBY) literature, the contact hypothesis, and a broad paradigm of social status and social control, …

Antimicrobial Susceptibilities Of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus And Vibrio Vulnificus Isolates From Louisiana Gulf And Retail Raw Oysters, Feifei Han, Robert D. Walker, Marlene E. Janes, Witoon Prinyawiwatkul, Beilei Ge

Faculty Publications

The antimicrobial susceptibilities of 168 Vibrio parahaemolyticus and 151 Vibrio vulnificus isolates recovered from 82 Louisiana Gulf and retail oysters in 2005 and 2006 were determined. Overall, the two vibrios remained susceptible to the majority of antimicrobials tested; reduced susceptibility was detected only in V. parahaemolyticus for ampicillin (81%; MIC ≥ 16 μg/ml). Additionally, V. parahaemolyticus displayed significantly higher MICs for cefotaxime, ciprofloxacin, and tetracycline than V. vulnificus. Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Influence Of Fat-Replacing Ingredients On Process And Age Induced Soluble Nitrogen Content And Ultrastructure Of Lowfat Cheddar Cheese, Zahur U. Haque, Erdogan Küçüköner, Kayanush J. Aryana

Faculty Publications

Influence of fat-replacers on process and age (up to 6 months at 5°C) induced water soluble nitrogen generation in lowfat (5%, w/w) Cheddar cheese was investigated. Treatments with cellulose plus guar gum based Novagel NC200 (NOV), starch based Stellar (STEL), and protein based Dairy Lo (DL) and Simplesse (SIMP) were compared with lowfat (LFC) and fullfat (32%) controls. Nitrogen contents in aqueous extract were determined by Kjeldahl method. Process induced proteolysis followed the order DL > NOV > SIMP > STEL > LFO FFC. Age related proteolysis, which generated hydrophobic peptides, was rapid in the first 3 months, and resulted in an increase of …

Ammonia Elimination From Protonated Nucleobases And Related Synthetic Substrates, Ming Qian, Shuo Yang, Hong Wu, Papiya S. Majumdar, Nathan D. Leigh, Rainer Glaser

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

The results are reported of mass-spectrometric studies of the nucleobases adenine 1h (1, R = H), guanine 2h, and cytosine 3h. The protonated nucleobases are generated by electrospray ionization of adenosine 1r (1, R = ribose), guanosine 2r, and deoxycytidine 3d (3, R = deoxyribose) and their fragmentations were studied with tandem mass spectrometry. In contrast to previous EI-MS studies of the nucleobases, NH₃ elimination does present a major path for the fragmentations of the ions [1h + H]⁺, [2h + H]⁺, and …

When Should Investor Reliance Be Presumed In Securities Class Actions, Roberta S. Karmel

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Electromagnetic Radiation From Temporal Variations In Space-Time And Progenitors Of Gamma Ray Burst And Millisecond Pulsars, Preston Jones

Publications

A time varying space–time metric is shown to be a source of electromagnetic radiation even in the absence of charge sources. The post-Newtonian approximation is used as a realistic model of the connection between the space–time metric and a time-varying gravitational potential. Rapid temporal variations in the metric from the coalescence of relativistic stars are shown to be likely progenitors of gamma ray burst and millisecond pulsars.

November 1, 2007, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the November 1, 2007, meeting of the University Senate. 13 pages