Digital Commons Network^™

Mustang Daily, May 12, 2008

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Ccu Newsletter, May 12, 2008, Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University Newsletter

Coastal Carolina University's weekly on-campus newsletter.

Atf4 Is An Oxidative Stress–Inducible, Prodeath Transcription Factor In Neurons In Vitro And In Vivo, Philipp Lange, Juan Chavez, John T. Pinto, Giovanni Coppola, Chiao-Wang Sun, Tim Townes, Rajiv Ratan

NYMC Faculty Publications

Oxidative stress is pathogenic in neurological diseases, including stroke. The identity of oxidative stress-inducible transcription factors and their role in propagating the death cascade are not well known. In an in vitro model of oxidative stress, the expression of the bZip transcription factor activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) was induced by glutathione depletion and localized to the promoter of a putative death gene in neurons. Germline deletion of ATF4 resulted in a profound reduction in oxidative stress-induced gene expression and resistance to oxidative death. In neurons, ATF4 modulates an early, upstream event in the death pathway, as resistance to oxidative …

Spartan Daily, May 12, 2008, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 130, Issue 56

Volunteer For Wilderness This Summer, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

May 12, 2008 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Knitting Of Nature Into An Urban Fabric: A Riverfront Development, Thant Myat

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The Tampa River Walk project is one of great importance for revitalization of the waterfront of downtown Tampa. This Riverfront development will be even more important when it becomes a vital example of how a riverfront can stretch and pull together downtown Tampa and its surrounding areas: Hyde Park, Harbour Island, and Historic Ybor. The purpose of this master's project is to explore an ecological ex pansion design approach for the Tampa River Walk as a master plan and then zooming into to an area to design in detail of what the riverfront can be. It will start by concentrating …

The Synthetic Triterpenoid Cddo-Methyl Ester Modulates Microglial Activities, Inhibits Tnf Production, And Provides Dopaminergic Neuroprotection, Thi A. Tran, Melissa K. Mccoy, Michael B. Sporn, Malú G. Tansey

Dartmouth Scholarship

Recent animal and human studies implicate chronic activation of microglia in the progressive loss of CNS neurons. The inflammatory mechanisms that have neurotoxic effects and contribute to neurodegeneration need to be elucidated and specifically targeted without interfering with the neuroprotective effects of glial activities. Synthetic triterpenoid analogs of oleanolic acid, such as methyl-2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1,9-dien-28-oate (CDDO-Me, RTA 402) have potent anti-proliferative and differentiating effects on tumor cells, and anti-inflammatory activities on activated macrophages. We hypothesized that CDDO-Me may be able to suppress neurotoxic microglial activities while enhancing those that promote neuronal survival. Therefore, the aims of our study were to identify specific …

High-Rise Neighborhood: Rethinking Community In The Residential Tower, Benjamin Hurlbut

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Within the United States, a growing sense of detachment exists. Conditions in both urban and suburban contexts have created a sense of social detachment where spaces do not exist which encourage social interaction. Without this social activity, neighbors become almost a disposable commodity as relationships never fully develop. This thesis will be an examination of environments which do and do not foster community relationships and an implementation of community into an urban multi-family residence.

A major part of the problem is the recent move to the suburbs, but urban buildings also exhibit a lack of spaces which help encourage a …

A Senior Recital, Kristopher Jordan, Elena Mirazchiyska

Senior Recitals

Program listing performers and works performed

Examining The Effects Of A Leave No Trace Outdoor Ethics Awareness Workshop On The Environmental Attitudes And Knowledge Of Undergraduate Students, Timothy T. Williamson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Exercises For The Presentation Of Diplomas (May 11, 2008), William & Mary Law School

Commencement Exercises

No abstract provided.

The Reproductive Ecology Of Graptemys Geographica In The Central Canal, Kati Keppen Rush

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Life for all organisms involves carefully managing a limited amount of resources. In many cases these resources affect how organisms Jive on a daily basis. In addition to competition from other species, organisms face competition within their own species, populations, and niches. Those individuals that manage their resources effectively will increase their chances of survival, reproduction, and the continuation of their genes in the gene pool. Studies that focus on life history characteristics of organisms aim to understand the mechanisms used by organisms to increase the chances that their genes will remain in thegenepoolpasttheirown Iifetime.Thegoal ofthesemechanisms istoensuresurvival and maximize reproduction. …

No Border Wall Congressional Testimony, Scott Nichol

Border Wall / Border Security Documents

No abstract provided.

2008 Lynn University Commencement Program - Undergraduate Day Students, Lynn University

Commencement Programs

The commencement program for Lynn University's 2008 Undergraduate Day Students, held on Saturday, May 10, 2008 in the Count and Countess de Hoernle Sports and Cultural Center.

The commencement speaker was Dee Dee Myers, first female White House Press Secretary.

The Murray Ledger And Times, May 10, 2008, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Blue Skies: Education In Second Life, Matthew Poole

Christian Perspectives in Education

This article examines the educational possibilities of the online environment of Second Life, by Linden Labs. Second Life’s economic growth has attracted the attention of corporations, non-profit organizations and government entities. Unlike traditional web-based instruction, Second Life provides a three-dimensional interface through which teachers and students can enjoy a limited form of eye-contact and body language. It also permits collaboration and learning in groups. The article goes on to discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of using the interface for online learning. It goes on to examine current educational applications and possible future enhancements.

The Upper Country: French Enterprise In The Colonial Great Lakes, Claiborne A. Skinner Jr.

Faculty Publications & Research

The Upper Country melds myth and conventional history to provide a memorable tale of French designs in the middle of what became the United States. Putting the reader on the battlefields, at the trading posts, and on the rivers with voyageurs and their allies from the Indian nations, Claiborne Skinner reveals the saintly missionaries and jolly fur traders of popular myth as agents of a hard-nosed, often ruthless, imperial endeavor. Skinner's engaging narrative takes the reader through daily life at posts like Forts Saint Louis and Michilimakinac, illuminates the complexities of interracial marriage with the courtship of Michel Aco at …

Induction-Based Approach To Personalized Search Engines, Wadee S. Alhalabi

Open Access Dissertations

In a document retrieval system where data is stored and compared with a specific query and then compared with other documents, we need to find the document that is most similar to the query. The most similar document will have the weight higher than other documents. When more than one document are proposed to the user, these documents have to be sorted according to their weights. Once the result is presented to the user by a recommender system, the user may check any document of interest. If there are two different documents' lists, as two proposed results presented by different …

Volume 43 - Issue 26 - Friday, May 9, 2008, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Gamma Sigma Delta Newsletter - Nebraska Chapter, Issue #35, May 2008

Gamma Sigma Delta, Nebraska Chapter: Newsletters

President’s Message: Team Commitment
The Gamma Sigma Delta Fall 2008 Seminar, October 1: Sustainable Agriculture and Using Local Foods by Dr. Catherine H. Strohbehn, HRIM Extension Specialist, Iowa State University.
GAMMA SIGMA DELTA 2008 COMMITTEES
Award of Merit for Distinguished Achievement in Agriculture: Don C. Adams, Director West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte
Excellence in Teaching Award: Darrell R. Mark, Assistant Professor Agricultural Economics
Excellence in Extension Award: • James W. Goeke, Professor, Survey Division School of Natural Resources, North Platte
Excellence in Research Award: Janos Zempleni, Associate Professor Nutrition and Health Sciences
2007 Gamma Sigma Delta New …

Reporter - May 9th 2008, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

No abstract provided.

Most Popular Downloads -- April 2008

Institutional Repository Information

The month recently ended saw new record levels of usage, both for new documents added and for number of downloads furnished.

In April, 1,048 new open-access documents were added to the UNL Digital Commons, including significant collections of articles from Insecta Mundi, a scholarly journal of insect systematics, Proceedings of the Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia 1978–1982, Cornhusker Economics, Bird Strike Committee Annual Meeting Proceedings, Nebraska Beef Reports, and Nebraska Swine Reports; Paul Johnsgard’s book Diving Birds of North America, plus fairly large numbers of articles from some emeriti, including animal geneticist Dale Van Vleck, radiation physicist Robert Katz, …

Honors Day, May 9, 2008, Murray State University

Honors Day Programs

Honors Day Programs, Murray State University. (Digitization and metadata processed by Madison Erwin.)

College Of Engineering Senior Design Competition Spring 2008, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

Fred and Harriet Cox Senior Design Competition Projects

Part of every UNLV engineering student’s academic experience, the senior design project stimulates engineering innovation and entrepreneurship. Each student in their senior year chooses, plans, designs, and prototypes a product in this required element of the curriculum. A capstone to the student’s educational career, the senior design project encourages the student to use everything learned in the engineering program to create a practical, real world solution to an engineering challenge.

The senior design competition helps to focus the senior students in increasing the quality and potential for commercial application for their design projects. Judges from local industry evaluate the projects …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 98, Special Edition (Summer 2008), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire.

2008 Lynn University Commencement Program - Graduate Students And Undergraduate Evening Students, Lynn University

Commencement Programs

The commencement program for Lynn University's 2008 Graduate Students and Undergraduate Evening Students, held on Friday, May 9, 2008 in the Count and Countess de Hoernle Sports and Cultural Center.

The commencement speaker was Dee Dee Myers, first female White House Press Secretary.

The Chase, Dwight Mccaulsky

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

The Chase is a bildungsroman novella that chronicles the challenges that Winston McKenzie faces after he is fired from Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation Television Station. It is a fictional account of Winston's dramatic experiences in overcoming his fears and chasing his dream, with the help of his two childhood friends, during 2007' s Hurricane Dean. Although it is fictional, the story is embedded in research that examines the development, patterns and types of hurricanes, as well as the severity of their impact on the Caribbean islands. The research component of this story serves to strengthen the plot, deepen the characters and …

Cal Poly Students Succeed At Statewide Competition, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, May 8, 2008, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 130, Issue 55