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Louisiana Agriculture Fall, 2008, Lsu Agcenter

Louisiana Agriculture

No abstract provided.

Bias In Population Growth Rate Estimation: Sparse Data, Partial Life Cycle Analysis And Jensen's Inequality, Jason S. Grear, Bret D. Elderd

Faculty Publications

Demographic matrix models have become an integral part of population viability analysis for threatened and endangered species, but their use is often limited by data availability. A common solution to this problem is to assume constant annual rates within a multi-year stage. Partial life cycle analysis (PLC), which incorporates only juvenile and adult stages, is a noteworthy example of this approach because it has been described in the literature as a reliable approximation of age-structured populations. However, we predict from Jensen's Inequality that the required lumping of age classes leads to over- or underestimation of population fitness when survival rates …

Combustion Byproducts And Their Health Effects: Summary Of The 10 Th International Congress, Barry Dellinger, Antonio D'Alessio, Andrea D'Anna, Anna Ciajolo, Brian Gullett, Heather Henry, Mel Keener, Jo Ann Lighty, Slawomir Lomnicki, Donald Lucas, Günter Oberdörster, Demetrio Pitea, William Suk, Adel Sarofim, Kirk R. Smith, Tobias Stoeger, Paige Tolbert, Ron Wyzga, Ralf Zimmermann

Faculty Publications

The 10th International Congress on Combustion Byproducts and their Health Effects was held in Ischia, Italy, from June 17-20, 2007. It is sponsored by the US NIEHS, NSF, Coalition for Responsible Waste Incineration (CRWI), and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). The congress focused on: the origin, characterization, and health impacts of combustion-generated fine and ultrafine particles; emissions of mercury and dioxins, and the development/application of novel analytical/diagnostic tools. The consensus of the discussion was that particle-associated organics, metals, and persistent free radicals (PFRs) produced by combustion sources are the likely source of the observed health impacts of airborne PM rather …

Number 50 (October 2008), Southern Fishes Council

Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings

(October 2008) - Use of Visible Implant Fluorescent Elastomer (VIE) Tag Technique on Darters (Teleostei: Percidae): Mortality and Tag Retention. By Joyce A. Coombs and J. Larry Wilson

Diversity and Distribution of Native Freshwater Mussels in Bayou Bartholomew, Arkansas. By Jeff A. Brooks, Russell L. Minton, Steven G. George, David M. Hayes, Ronnie Ulmer, and Frank Pezold

A Note on Three Collections of Cyprinodontid Fishes Housed in the British Museum of Natural History, Including Syntypes and Historically Important Specimens. By Royal D. Suttkus and James D. Williams

Minutes, Business Meeting, 33rd Annual Meeting, Southeastern Fishes Council

Regional Southeastern Fishes Council …

Use Of Visible Implant Fluorescent Elastomer (Vie) Tag Technique On Darters (Teleostei: Percidae): Mortality And Tag Retention, Joyce A. Coombs, J. Larry Wilson

Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Diversity And Distribution Of Native Freshwater Mussels In Bayou Bartholomew, Arkansas, Jeff A. Brooks, Russell L. Minton, Steven G. George, David M. Hayes, Ronnie Ulmer, Frank Pezold

Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings

No abstract provided.

"Latinas/Os" And The Politics Of Knowledge Production: Latcrit Scholarship And Academic Activism As Social Justice Action, Margaret E. Montoya, Francisco Valdes

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Latinos and Latinas at the Epicenter of Contemporary Legal Discourses. Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, March 2007.

Microarray Analysis Of Micro-Ribonucleic Acid Expression In Primary Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy, Yong Dai, Weiguo Sui, Huijuan Lan, Qiang Yan, He Huang, Yuanshuai Huang

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) and microRNA (miRNA). METHODS: We analyzed the miRNA expression profiles in renal biopsies from 11 IgAN patients and 3 controls at the Kidney Transplantation and Hemo Purification Center of 181 Hospital, China, from May to October 2007, using a mammalian miRNA microarray containing whole human mature and precursor miRNA sequences. RESULTS: This study identified 132 miRNAs in renal samples, of which 35 miRNAs up-regulated in IgAN biopsies. The chip results were confirmed by northern blot analysis and by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests. CONCLUSION: Our study may help …

Nemea Valley Archaeological Project, Excavations At Barnavos: Final Report, James C. Wright, Evangelia Pappi, Sevasti Triantaphyllou, Mary K. Dabney, Panagiotis Karkanas, Georgia Kotzamani, Alexandra Livarda

Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty Research and Scholarship

In 2002 and 2003 the 4th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities and the Nemea Valley Archaeological Project (NVAP) excavated a robbed Late Helladic (LH) IIIA2 chamber tomb at Barnavos, west of the village of Ancient Nemea. Through application of a novel method of stratigraphic analysis and careful documentation of the scattered remains, it was ascertained that the tomb was opened as many as six times for four or five interments, including a child and probably both male and female adults. No other tomb was found in the vicinity. This is the first Mycenaean tomb discovered in the valley, and …

Effects Of Lline Rate On Vvideo Qos Over Wireless Networks: An Experimental Approach, Stuart Wallace, Mark Davis

Conference papers

Video streaming over Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANS) is becoming an increasingly popular service. However, end user OoS is highly influenced by many factors. These include the video codec used, the packetization scheme, error concealment and correction techniques, the complexity of the video, propagation losses, and the line rate. In this paper the effect of the line rate on the capacity of the network when streaming multimedia content is analyzed experimentally. It is shown that as the line rate decreases the bandwidth load of the video stream dramatically increases leading to poor QoS at the client side. As automatic line …

Out Of Stock: Strengthening International Fishery Regulations To Achieve A Healthier Ocean, Ashley Lillian Erickson

North Carolina Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Editorial, Art Mcphee

Witness

No abstract provided.

Race, Identity, And Professional Responsibility: Why Legal Services Organizations Need African American Staff Attorneys, Shani M. King

UF Law Faculty Publications

Given the fundamental importance of the attorney-client relationship in securing favorable outcomes for clients, legal services organizations that serve large populations of African Americans should employ African American staff attorneys because: (1) African American lawyers and clients share a group identity that makes it more likely that a black attorney will be able to gain a black client's trust; (2) black attorneys communicate more effectively with black clients; and (3) the perception of a judicial system that is unfair and racist is likely to encourage black clients to trust black lawyers more than white lawyers, who are more likely to …

Vol. 33, No. 4: Fall 2008, School Of Medicine & Health Sciences

North Dakota Medicine Archive

No abstract provided.

Fall 2008, Nsu Oceanographic Center

Currents

No abstract provided.

In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity Of Extracts Of Passiflora Edulis (Passifloraceae) And Sphaeranthus Indicus (Asteraceae), Asirvatham Doss, Pichai Anthoni Doss, Rangasamy Dhanabalan

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

The organic extracts of Passiflora edulis and Sphaeranthus indicus were evaluated for antimicrobial activity against clinically important bacteria, viz., Escherichia coli MTCC 443, Salmonella typhi MTCC 734, Staphylococus aureus MTCC 737, Bacillus subtilis, Streptococcus pyogens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus vulgaris, Aspergillus flavus, Pencillium restrictum, and Trichoderma viride. The in vitro antimicrobial activity was performed by agar disc diffusion method. Streptococcus pyogens was the most resistant bacterial strains against the methanol extracts.

Review Of Ethnomedicinal Uses And Pharmacology Of Evolvulus Alsinoides Linn., Amritpal Singh

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Evolvulus alsinoides L. (Convolvulaceae) is used as nootropic or brain-tonic in traditional systems of medicine like Ayurveda and Unani. The plant is used by certain ethnic races across India, Africa and Philippines to cure fever, cough and cold, venereal diseases, azoospermia, adenitis, and depression. Pre-clinical (in vivo and vitro) investigations have demonstrated anti-amnesic, antistress (adaptogenic), antimicrobial and gastro protective activity. Although clinical-studies are warranted for potential use of E. alsinoides in treating dementia, pre-clinical research has justified the ancient claim of ‘brain-tonic.' The review summarizes ethno medicinal uses and pharmacological investigations carried on the medicinal plant.

Effects Of Some Heavy Metals On Chlorophyll Accumulation In Barbula Lambarenensis, P. O. Fatoba, Emem G. Udoh

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Samples of moss (Barbula lambarenensis) with their substrates collected from Belewu Drive, Oke Odo, Ilorin, were taken to the screen house of the University of Ilorin biological garden to monitor the effects and tolerance of this plant to different heavy metals. The moss samples were divided into eleven regimes, widely separated from one another to avoid contaminations. Ten regimes were differently irrigated with 1000 ppm and 2000 ppm of lead, copper, cadmium, iron and vanadium thrice a week. The eleventh treatment served as the control, and was irrigated with distilled water. It was found that these heavy metals …

Preliminary Phytochemical Screening And Antimalarial Studies Of Spathodea Campanulatum P. Beauv Leaf Extracts, Rangasamy Dhanabalan Et Al.

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv is extensively used in Indian traditional and folklore medicines to cure various human ailments. The preliminary phytochemical screening of the leaves revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, steroids and terpenoids. The organic leaf extracts of this species was evaluated for antimalarial activity against clinically isolated Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine-resistant and sensitive strains. The in vitro antimalarial activity was performed following schizont maturation inhibition assay, (SMI). The ethanol fraction exhibited very good antiplasmodial activity against both chloroquine sensitive and resistant Plasmodium falciparum isolates followed by the butanol and chloroform extracts.

Ethnomedicinal Uses Of Some Plant Species By Ethnic And Rural Peoples Of The Salem District Of Tamilnadu With Special Reference To The Conservation Of Vanishing Species, Shanti Bhushan Mishra Et Al.

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Salem district sustain a very rich traditional medicinal plant wealth and inherits unique plant and animal communities. Due to deforestation, loss of biodiversity and indiscriminate exploitation of wild and natural resources many valuable herbs like Abrus precatorius, Gloriosa superba, Martynia annua, etc., are in the verge of extinction. The present paper enumerates status, conservation strategies and traditional uses of 68 plant species by the ethnic and rural people of Salem district of Tamilnadu. The claims were gathered by interviewing traditional healers, especially villagers of the study area. Attempt was made to verify the efficacy of claims with actual beneficiaries, …

Prediction Of Biological Activity Spectra For Few Anticancer Drugs Derived From Plant Sources, A. John De Britto, T. Leon Stephan Raj, D. Abiya Chelliah

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Over the past decade plants have become an interesting source of new classes of pharmacologically active natural products. Some secondary metabolites are also well known for their effectiveness on living species. The PASS (Prediction of Activity Spectra for Substances) computer program, which is able to simultaneously predict more than one thousand biological and toxicological activities from only the structural formulas of the chemicals, was used to predict the biological activity profile of 7 secondary metabolites. PASS predictions were successfully compared to the available information on the pharmacological and toxicological activity of these compounds.

An Ethnobotanical Survey Of Herbal Markets And Medicinal Plants In Lagos State Of Nigeria, J. D. Olowokudejo, A. B. Kadiri, V. A. Travih

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

An ethnobotanical survey of three largest herbal markets and medicinal plants used for treating ailments in Lagos state of Nigeria was undertaken by means of oral and written questionnaire. Traditional medicine is undoubtedly a reliable alternative approach to health care delivery in the metropolis because it is cheap, easily accessible, and efficacious. Herbs are obtained from bushes around the neighbourhood and forests from adjacent states. Recipes for the treatment of common ailments which are reported almost on daily basis such as hypertension, dysentery, low sperm count and weak erection, coated tongue, pile, menstrual disorder, leucorrhoea and fevers were given by …

Recent Trends In Ayurvedic Pharmacy Education In India, Amritpal Singh, Saurabh Singh Bhagel

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

We wish to train the student perusing career in Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Sciences both at traditional and molecular levels. The Ayurvedic/herbal /nutraceutical market is hot and it is right time to improve educational standards in Ayurvedic pharmaceutical sciences. To conclude, teaching model for Ayurvedic pharmaceutical sciences must be based on intergraded approach rather than emphasis on one mode. The need of the hour is to separate facts from myths, after all plant based medicine has definite role to offer in future healthcare system when drug resistance and cost effectiveness of synthetic drugs are posing major problem to the pharmaceutical industry.

Global Organization Of Replication Time Zones Of The Mouse Genome, Shlomit Farkash-Amar, Doron Lipson, Andreas Polten, Alon Goren, Charles E. Helmstetter, Zohar Yakhini, Simon Itamar

Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Faculty Publications

The division of genomes into distinct replication time zones has long been established. However, an in-depth understanding of their organization and their relationship to transcription is incomplete. Taking advantage of a novel synchronization method ("baby machine") and of genomic DNA microarrays, we have, for the first time, mapped replication times of the entire mouse genome at a high temporal resolution. Our data revealed that although most of the genome has a distinct time of replication either early, middle, or late S phase, a significant portion of the genome is replicated asynchronously. Analysis of the replication map revealed the genomic scale …

Ethanol: Salvation Or Damnation?, Mimi Abebe, Melissa Drozda, Cassie Fleming, Lucas Jameson, Aaron E. Price, Kate Veik, Kosuke Koiwai, Alex Hauter, Penny Costello, Stephanie Jacobs, Amanda Soukup, Emily Anderson, Michaela Vander Weil, Shannon Smith, Scott Koperski, Mallory Wittstruck, Carolyn Johnsen, Joe Starita, Perry Stoner, Michael Farrell, Marilyn Hahn

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Student Media

Contents:
Opening Essay BY JOE STARITA

Running on Empty: Food vs. Fuel BY MIMI ABEBE
The recent boom in the ethanol industry has resulted in a greater demand for corn, which, in turn, has led to a strain on the supply, triggering higher prices

Nightmares in the Ethanol Dream BY CASSIE FLEMING
Politicians are quick to endorse the benefits of ethanol production. Others say that view is an illusion.

Follow the Maize BY MIMI ABEBE
The step-by-step stages of ethanol production

History of Ethanol BY MIMI ABEBE
Ethanol’s controversial history dates back to the 1800s

Precise Portions BY CASSIE FLEMING …

Characteristics Of A Spina Bifida Population Including North American Caucasian And Hispanic Individuals, Kit Sing Au, Phong X Tran, Chester C Tsai, Michelle R O'Byrne, Jone-Ing Lin, Alanna C Morrison, Amy W Hampson, Paul Cirino, Jack M Fletcher, Kathryn K Ostermaier, Gayle H Tyerman, Sabine Doebel, Hope Northrup

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

BACKGROUND: Meningomyelocele (MM) is a common human birth defect. MM is a disorder of neural development caused by contributions from genes and environmental factors that result in the NTD and lead to a spectrum of physical and neurocognitive phenotypes.

METHODS: A multidisciplinary approach has been taken to develop a comprehensive understanding of MM through collaborative efforts from investigators specializing in genetics, development, brain imaging, and neurocognitive outcome. Patients have been recruited from five different sites: Houston and the Texas-Mexico border area; Toronto, Canada; Los Angeles, California; and Lexington, Kentucky. Genetic risk factors for MM have been assessed by genotyping and …

Openings, Autumn 2008, Trinity Christian College

Openings

Piano by Danielle Barnes - Cover / Ginko by Ellen Gabrielse - 1 / Book of Leaves by Karl Gunst - 1 / Cottonball Clouds by Kara Eisenga - 1 / Layers by Kathy Nimmers - 2 / Withstanding in Grace by Sammi Weisfuss - 3 / Thy Word, Not Mine by Amanda J. Haan - 4 / Genesis by John Terpstra - 5 / Servant by Rebecca Vander Wilt - 5 / Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself by Allison Backous - 6 / Referee in Psychology by Pete Post - 7 / Phantom by Katelyn …

Planting Prosperity And Harvesting Health: Trade-Offs And Sustainability In The Oregon-Washington Regional Food System, Sheila A. Martin, Tia Henderson, Meg Merrick, Elizabeth Mylott, Kelly Haines, Colin Price, Amy Koski, Rebecca Dann

Institute of Metropolitan Studies Publications

This assessment reveals food system sustainability trends in Oregon and Washington, focusing specifically on the producers in both states and the consumers in the Portland- Vancouver region. We began the assessment by asking a group of food system stakeholders from Oregon and Washington to define broadly supported goals for a sustainable food system. They also helped us identify the data necessary to understand trends in the food system. This information can be used in the future to establish benchmarks and to assess future progress toward food system sustainability goals. Framed by stakeholder concerns, this report will assist program and policy …

Darkbasic Pro: Building A 2d Fighter, Arkady Kurihine

Senior Seminars

It is important to understand the complexities of the gaming industry and not only the technology that is used, but the methods of development too. This project will take a closer look at this subject through the development of a two dimensional fighting game. Stepping through the creation of the game, "Good VS. Evil", helps others better understand basic game creation. The game will be programmed using a version of DarkBasic Pro. The project will not only describe gaming logic, but will go into further detail by showing how the game would be coded in DarkBasic Pro.

Wbwg News, Volume 4, No. 2, Fall 2008, Cori Lausen, Kristi Dubois

WBWG News

Contents: President's Corner -- Accolades from the Editors -- WBWG Announcements -- State/Provincial Updates -- Other News -- Bat Bulletin Board -- WBWG Events -- Other Upcoming Events -- Biosketches for the WBWG Election