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Maturational Changes In Myosin Light Chain Kinase Activity In Ovine Carotids, Elisha Raju Injeti Sep 2008

Maturational Changes In Myosin Light Chain Kinase Activity In Ovine Carotids, Elisha Raju Injeti

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Vascular reactivity changes dramatically during postnatal maturation due in large part to developmental changes in myofilament calcium sensitivity. Recent findings suggest that reactivity of the thick filament component of calcium sensitivity is upregulated in fetal compared to adult arteries. In light of these findings, the present study tests the hypothesis that upregulation of fetal thick filament reactivity is due to upregulation of myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) activity. To test this hypothesis, MLCK abundance and its activity is measured in intact arteries. The results indicate that MLCK abundance is 6.03 ± 0.96 fold greater in adult than in fetal arteries. …

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Goblets Of Fire: Potential Constitutional Impediments To The Regulation Of Global Warming, Steven Ferrey Sep 2008

Goblets Of Fire: Potential Constitutional Impediments To The Regulation Of Global Warming, Steven Ferrey

Suffolk University Law School Faculty Works

Almost half the U.S. states have begun to regulate the emission of greenhouse gases and global warming, given that the federal government has not acted. However, these leading states are implementing carbon regulatory measures that, if challenged, may be found to violate the Supremacy Clause and/or Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. If so, these state initiatives, as the lead edge of U.S. policy on global warming, will require time-consuming legal revisions that could affect fundamental allowance allocation in lieu of auction, use of government garnered revenues from state carbon restrictions, and the degree to which states can change wholesale …

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Exercising The Passive Virtues In Interpreting Civil Rico "Business Or Property", Jacob Poorman Sep 2008

Exercising The Passive Virtues In Interpreting Civil Rico "Business Or Property", Jacob Poorman

University of Chicago Law Review

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Renewable Energy In Guatemala, Ministerio De Energía Y Minas Sep 2008

Renewable Energy In Guatemala, Ministerio De Energía Y Minas

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

Report presents the different kinds of renewable energy resources available in Guatemala which have not yet been used to their full potential.

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Interview With Michael Martone, Cy Wood Sep 2008

Interview With Michael Martone, Cy Wood

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Michael Martone was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is author of the collection of short stories, Fort Wayne is Seventh on Hitler's List. He is currently a Professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Alabama.

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Good Bugs, Bad Bugs: A Modern Approach For Detecting Offensive Biological Weapons Research, Michael Moodie, Cheryl Loeb, Robert E. Armstrong, Helen Purkitt Sep 2008

Good Bugs, Bad Bugs: A Modern Approach For Detecting Offensive Biological Weapons Research, Michael Moodie, Cheryl Loeb, Robert E. Armstrong, Helen Purkitt

Defense and Technology Papers

This report outlines a new framework to monitor countries in terms of their potential to engage in covert biological weapons research. This is an effort to develop an indirect approach to measuring a nation’s capability to conduct offensive weapons research in both civilian and government or military settings.

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First Aid When And Where You Need It, Development Of First Aid Self-Care, Patient Education For Web And Mobile Devices, Paula Franklin Sep 2008

First Aid When And Where You Need It, Development Of First Aid Self-Care, Patient Education For Web And Mobile Devices, Paula Franklin

Theses

Health care is undergoing a revolution as patients have access to more and more information via Internet by the use of computers and mobile devices. In recognition of the rapidly growing need for patient first aid education, a collection of first aid self-care animations was created to improve treatment decisions and outcome safety. These animations are available for people via VisualDxHealth, a consumer focused website developed by Logical Images, Inc. The objective of the project was to produce simple and easy to understand first aid animations for a specific target audience. The production pipeline started with meeting with the client, …

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International Dateline -- From London's East End To The Dreaming Spires Of Oxford, Rita Ricketts Sep 2008

International Dateline -- From London's East End To The Dreaming Spires Of Oxford, Rita Ricketts

Against the Grain

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People Profile: Bruce Heterick, Editor Sep 2008

People Profile: Bruce Heterick, Editor

Against the Grain

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If Rumors Were Horses, Katina Strauch Sep 2008

If Rumors Were Horses, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

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Op Ed -- Little Red Herrings Kicking A Gift Horse In The Mouth, Mark Y. Herring Sep 2008

Op Ed -- Little Red Herrings Kicking A Gift Horse In The Mouth, Mark Y. Herring

Against the Grain

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Atg Interviews Helen Parr, Ramune K. Kubilius Sep 2008

Atg Interviews Helen Parr, Ramune K. Kubilius

Against the Grain

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Remembering 1968..., Bruce Heterick Sep 2008

Remembering 1968..., Bruce Heterick

Against the Grain

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Towards A Cultural Framework Of Audience Response And Television Violence, Lajos Császi Sep 2008

Towards A Cultural Framework Of Audience Response And Television Violence, Lajos Császi

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In his paper "Towards a Cultural Framework of Audience Response and Television Violence" Lajos Császi argues that media violence is not a reification of social violence; rather, a popular ritual allowing contemporary societies to sublimate, to substitute, and to discuss aggression in the public sphere. Császi reviews the central questions of contemporary debates about television violence including Stuart Hall's thought on this topic and introduces the ideas of Elias, Geertz, Turner, Bettelheim, Benjamin, Girard, and others in order to locate the representation of violence in an interdisciplinary context. Using the genre of the horror film as an example, Császi suggests …

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Patriarchy In Post-1989 Poland And Tokarczuk's Dom Dzienny, Dom Nocny (The Day House, The Night House), Justyna Sempruch Sep 2008

Patriarchy In Post-1989 Poland And Tokarczuk's Dom Dzienny, Dom Nocny (The Day House, The Night House), Justyna Sempruch

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her paper "Patriarchy in Post-1989 Poland and Tokarczuk's Dom Dzienny, Dom Nocny (The Day House, the Night House)" Justyna Sempruch analyzes Tokarczuk's 1998 narrative in the context of the post-communist revival of patriarchy in Poland as well as the parallel Western feminist impact on women's writing in Poland. These two distinct socio-cultural developments, as reflected in Tokarczuk's novel, expand the concept of a subversive household into a transnational dis/order that abolishes borders between domestic (national) and foreign structures: an increasing masculinization of the power structures (political arena and "scientific" practices) impacts the management of the social and the most …

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Assessment Of The Direct Agglutination Test, Fast Agglutination Screening Test, And Rk39 Dipstick Test For The Sero-Diagnosis Of Visceral Leishmaniasis In Syria., Samar A. Al-Nahhas, Atef A. Al-Taweel, Merfat A. Al-Taweel Sep 2008

Assessment Of The Direct Agglutination Test, Fast Agglutination Screening Test, And Rk39 Dipstick Test For The Sero-Diagnosis Of Visceral Leishmaniasis In Syria., Samar A. Al-Nahhas, Atef A. Al-Taweel, Merfat A. Al-Taweel

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the performances of 3 serological assays (direct agglutination test [DAT], fast agglutination screening test [FAST], recombinant protein [rK39] dipstick) test for use in primary care, for the diagnosis visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Syria. METHODS We utilized 267 serum samples obtained during 2007 from patient groups confirmed and suspected VL, confirmed cutaneous leishmaniasis, toxoplasmosis from endemic areas in Syria and control samples, and applied the 3 serological tests in the Damascus University, Damascus and Health laboratories at the same time, on these samples. RESULTS Our data show that the tests were very sensitive, where the DAT was the …

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Pervasive Open Spaces: An Intelligent And Scalable Pervasive Environment For Providing Contextual Resource Sharing, Amgad Magdy Madkour Sep 2008

Pervasive Open Spaces: An Intelligent And Scalable Pervasive Environment For Providing Contextual Resource Sharing, Amgad Magdy Madkour

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Healing Young People Thru Empowerment (H.Y.P.E.): A Hip-Hop Therapy Program For Black Adolescent Males, Adia B. Mcclellan Sep 2008

Healing Young People Thru Empowerment (H.Y.P.E.): A Hip-Hop Therapy Program For Black Adolescent Males, Adia B. Mcclellan

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

Treating Black adolescent males with disruptive behavior disorders can be challenging for psychologists and other mental health professionals The negative perception of this group within society, as well as the absence of clinical training exploring issues pertinent to Black adolescent males, among other things, may hinder a professional’s ability to effectively work with this population. This doctoral project discussed the research in several areas currently pertinent to Black adolescent males, as well as factors that have historically been oppressive to Black Americans. It then describes several DSM-IV-TR diagnoses and legal classifications associated with Disruptive Behavior Disorders. In addition, research analyzing …

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Loess Record Of The Pleistocene–Holocene Transition On The Northern And Central Great Plains, Usa, Joseph A. Mason, Xiaodong Miao, P.R. Hanson, William C. Johnson, Peter M. Jacobs, Ronald J. Goble Sep 2008

Loess Record Of The Pleistocene–Holocene Transition On The Northern And Central Great Plains, Usa, Joseph A. Mason, Xiaodong Miao, P.R. Hanson, William C. Johnson, Peter M. Jacobs, Ronald J. Goble

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

Various lines of evidence support conflicting interpretations of the timing, abruptness, and nature of climate change in the Great Plains during the Pleistocene–Holocene transition. Loess deposits and paleosols on both the central and northern Great Plains provide a valuable record that can help address these issues. A synthesis of new and previously reported optical and radiocarbon ages indicates that the Brady Soil, which marks the boundary between late Pleistocene Peoria Loess and Holocene Bignell Loess, began forming after a reduction in the rate of Peoria Loess accumulation that most likely occurred between 13.5 and 15 cal ka. Brady Soil formation …

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Environmental Effects On The Expression Of Life Span And Aging: An Extreme Contrast Between Wild And Captive Cohorts Of Telostylinus Angusticollis (Diptera: Neriidae), Noriyoshi Kawasaki, Chad Brassil, Robert Brooks, Russell Bonduriansky Sep 2008

Environmental Effects On The Expression Of Life Span And Aging: An Extreme Contrast Between Wild And Captive Cohorts Of Telostylinus Angusticollis (Diptera: Neriidae), Noriyoshi Kawasaki, Chad Brassil, Robert Brooks, Russell Bonduriansky

School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

Most research on life span and aging has been based on captive populations of short-lived animals; however, we know very little about the expression of these traits in wild populations of such organisms. Because life span and aging are major components of fitness, the extent to which the results of many evolutionary studies in the laboratory can be generalized to natural settings depends on the degree to which the expression of life span and aging differ in natural environments versus laboratory environments and whether such environmental effects interact with phenotypic variation. We investigated life span and aging in Telostylinus angusticollis …

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Glypican3 In Genetically Modified Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Induced Specific Cytotoxity Against Glypican3 Overexpressing Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells In Vitro., Da-Wei Guo, Si-Yang Zhang, Xue-Zhong Hou, Hong-Wei Li, Xiao-Feng Jiang, Wen-Yu Sun, Yun-Tao We, Jian Liang Sep 2008

Glypican3 In Genetically Modified Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Induced Specific Cytotoxity Against Glypican3 Overexpressing Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells In Vitro., Da-Wei Guo, Si-Yang Zhang, Xue-Zhong Hou, Hong-Wei Li, Xiao-Feng Jiang, Wen-Yu Sun, Yun-Tao We, Jian Liang

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVES To transduce the new hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) specific antigen gene glypican3 (GPC3) into dendritic cells (DCs) and to observe the in vitro cytotoxic effect induced by the genetically modified DCs against the hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HepG2). METHODS This study was performed in China Medical University Shenyang, China from September 2007-February 2008. The design of the study was to modify DCs with GPC3 and to be used to activate human T cells and elicit a cell-mediated immune response against HepG2 in vitro. The GPC3 gene expression was identified by western blot and immunocytochemistry. The proliferation of responder cells and …

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The Protective Effects Of Demethoxyviridine And 1-Alpha-Hydroxy-Demethoxyviridine In The Livers Of Male Rats Treated With Diethylnitrosamine And 2-Acetylaminflourene., M. Cengiz Ustuner, Irfan Degirmenci, Ismail Kiran, Hilmi Ozden, Kismet Civi, Derya Ustuner, Hasan V. Gunes Sep 2008

The Protective Effects Of Demethoxyviridine And 1-Alpha-Hydroxy-Demethoxyviridine In The Livers Of Male Rats Treated With Diethylnitrosamine And 2-Acetylaminflourene., M. Cengiz Ustuner, Irfan Degirmenci, Ismail Kiran, Hilmi Ozden, Kismet Civi, Derya Ustuner, Hasan V. Gunes

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVES To determine the protective effects of a fungal metabolite of demethoxyviridine (DMV) and its derivative, 1-alpha-hydroxy-DMV in the livers of 2-month-old male Spraque-Dawley rats treated with diethylnitrosamine (DEN) and 2-acetylaminflourene (2-AAF). METHODS This study was performed in the Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey from May 2006. Animals were divided into 10 groups. Those were the control, olive oil, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), DMV, 1-alpha-hydroxy-DMV, DEN, 2-AAF, DEN+2-AAF, DEN+2-AAF+DMV, and DEN+2-AAF+1-alpha-hydroxy-DMV-treated animal groups. The liver microsomes were prepared from rats and the levels of expression of cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) enzymes were determined with …

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A Comparison Of Different Hemorrhoidectomy Procedures., Mustafa T. Ozer, Taner Yigit, Ali I. Uzar, Oner Mentes, Ali Harlak, Selim Kilic, Ahmet Cosar, Ismail Arslan, Turgut Tufan Sep 2008

A Comparison Of Different Hemorrhoidectomy Procedures., Mustafa T. Ozer, Taner Yigit, Ali I. Uzar, Oner Mentes, Ali Harlak, Selim Kilic, Ahmet Cosar, Ismail Arslan, Turgut Tufan

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the pain level, analgesic consumption, operation time, bleeding and early complications after open and closed hemorrhoidectomy using a harmonic scalpel (HS) and classical methods. METHODS Between January 2005 and January 2006, 87 patients with grade III-IV hemorrhoids, admitted in General Surgery Clinic, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey were enrolled in the study. They were randomized into open HS (n=22), closed HS (n=22), Miligan Morgan (n=22), and Ferguson (n=21) hemorrhoidectomy. Patients were evaluated for postoperative pain, painkiller consumption, bleeding and operation time. RESULTS Bleeding volume was significantly lower in Groups I-II (p<0.001). Operation time was significantly shorter in Group I (p<0.001). Postoperative pain and pain at the time of first defecation, was significantly lower in Groups I-III (p<0.001) compared with the other 2 groups and lower during days 2-6 in Group I compared to the Group III (p<0.004). Visual Analogue Scale results were similar in Groups II and IV. Analgesic consumption in Groups I-III was significantly lower than Groups II-IV (p<0.001). Oral analgesic consumption during 2-5 postoperative days was lower in Group I than in Group III (p<0.007) and similar in closed hemorrhoidectomy group. CONCLUSIONS The use of HS in hemorrhoidectomy reduces postoperative pain, analgesic consumption, operation time, and bleeding. Harmonic scalpel hemorrhoidectomy is an effective, comfortable, and safe procedure. Use of suture in hemorrhoidectomy is a major cause of postoperative pain.

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The Effects Of Zinc Supplementation On Serum Zinc, Alkaline Phosphatase Activity And Fracture Healing Of Bones., Ali Sadighi, Marjan M. Roshan, Amin Moradi, Alireza Ostadrahimi Sep 2008

The Effects Of Zinc Supplementation On Serum Zinc, Alkaline Phosphatase Activity And Fracture Healing Of Bones., Ali Sadighi, Marjan M. Roshan, Amin Moradi, Alireza Ostadrahimi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of zinc supplementation on callus formation, serum zinc and alkaline phosphatase activity in humans. METHODS This randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled clinical trial was conducted on 60 patients with traumatic bone fracture referred to Shohada Hospital of Tabriz, Iran from August to December 2007. Subjects were randomly divided into 2 groups: cases (n=30), receiving one capsule of zinc sulfate consists of 50 mg zinc each day and the controls (n=30), receiving placebo for 60 days. Individual and clinical information was determined by a questionnaire: nutritional intake by 3 days food records at the beginning and the …

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Impact Of Metabolic Syndrome's Components On The Development Of Cardiovascular Disease In A Jordanian Cohort With Metabolic Syndrome., Fares H. Haddad, Shaher M. Mahafza Sep 2008

Impact Of Metabolic Syndrome's Components On The Development Of Cardiovascular Disease In A Jordanian Cohort With Metabolic Syndrome., Fares H. Haddad, Shaher M. Mahafza

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVES To assess the gender differences in the prevalence of diabetes, composite cardiovascular disease, and the components of metabolic syndrome (MS) in a Jordanian cohort with MS. Secondly, to evaluate the impact of number of MS components on prevalence of diabetes, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and stroke. METHODS We carried out a cohort study among participants who fulfilled the National Cholesterol Education Program (Adult Treatment Panel III) criteria for MS recruited from December 2006-2007 from Endocrine Outpatient Clinics of the King Hussein Medical Centre, Amman, and Prince Rashid Military Hospital, Irbid, Jordan. Patients were divided into groups according to gender, …

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The Importance Of Cd10 And H-Caldesmon In The Distinction Of Smooth Muscle Tumors Of The Uterus And Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma., Ozlem Saraydaroglu, Sema Ozuysal, Mehtap Kasap, Kemal Ozerkan Sep 2008

The Importance Of Cd10 And H-Caldesmon In The Distinction Of Smooth Muscle Tumors Of The Uterus And Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma., Ozlem Saraydaroglu, Sema Ozuysal, Mehtap Kasap, Kemal Ozerkan

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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Effects Of Walnut Leaf Aqueous Extract On Blood Sugar And Lipids In Male Diabetic Rats., Komeili Gholamreza, Bagheri Hossein Sep 2008

Effects Of Walnut Leaf Aqueous Extract On Blood Sugar And Lipids In Male Diabetic Rats., Komeili Gholamreza, Bagheri Hossein

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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Effect Of Intraoperative Mitomycin C Application On Recurrence Of Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy., Farhad Farahani, Ahmad Ramezani Sep 2008

Effect Of Intraoperative Mitomycin C Application On Recurrence Of Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy., Farhad Farahani, Ahmad Ramezani

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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Listening To Life’S Lessons: Using Music Lyrics And Poetry To Face Issues Of Aging In The Classroom, Nanci Weinberger Sep 2008

Listening To Life’S Lessons: Using Music Lyrics And Poetry To Face Issues Of Aging In The Classroom, Nanci Weinberger

Applied Psychology Department Faculty Journal Articles

The use of poetry and music in college courses on aging is discussed. The format can help instructors reach their students in new ways. Poetry and music can be used to engage students in material that may be emotionally charged. In addition, poetry and music can be used to help students confront stereotypes about the elderly.

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North Carolina, Juvenile Court Jurisdiction, And The Resistance To Reform, Tamar R. Birckhead Sep 2008

North Carolina, Juvenile Court Jurisdiction, And The Resistance To Reform, Tamar R. Birckhead

North Carolina Law Review

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