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Pancreas Specific Ablation Of Ss1 Integrin In Mouse: Biology Of Epithelial Cells In A Model Of Chronic Pancreatitis, Lorenzo Bombardelli May 2008

Pancreas Specific Ablation Of Ss1 Integrin In Mouse: Biology Of Epithelial Cells In A Model Of Chronic Pancreatitis, Lorenzo Bombardelli

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Social Structure And Mating System Of Gunnison's Prairie Dogs, Cynomys Gunnisoni, Jennifer Laura Verdolin May 2008

Social Structure And Mating System Of Gunnison's Prairie Dogs, Cynomys Gunnisoni, Jennifer Laura Verdolin

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Hope Against Hope: Ambivalances, Resistances And Persistence, Daniel Stirling Richmond May 2008

Hope Against Hope: Ambivalances, Resistances And Persistence, Daniel Stirling Richmond

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Functional Characterization Of Electrospun Dextran/Polylactide-Co-Glycolide Scaffold In Vitro And In Vivo And Its Potential As A Wound Dressing In Diabetic Chronic Wound Treatment, Hui Pan May 2008

Functional Characterization Of Electrospun Dextran/Polylactide-Co-Glycolide Scaffold In Vitro And In Vivo And Its Potential As A Wound Dressing In Diabetic Chronic Wound Treatment, Hui Pan

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Borderlands Of Psyche And Logos In Heraclitus: A Psychonalytic Reading, Jessica Ann Mayock May 2008

Borderlands Of Psyche And Logos In Heraclitus: A Psychonalytic Reading, Jessica Ann Mayock

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Heraclitus On Meaning And Knowledge Legitimation, Matthew P. Meyer May 2008

Heraclitus On Meaning And Knowledge Legitimation, Matthew P. Meyer

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Disability And Embodiment: Towards An Ethics Of Welcoming, Dean Rowlan O'Harra May 2008

Disability And Embodiment: Towards An Ethics Of Welcoming, Dean Rowlan O'Harra

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Shakespeare's Richard Ii: Machiavelli For The Good Of England, Thomas Michael Franco May 2008

Shakespeare's Richard Ii: Machiavelli For The Good Of England, Thomas Michael Franco

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Research for this thesis was conducted by reading Richard II by William Shakespeare and The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. Other texts by these authors were also consulted, and critical texts relating to these works were researched and read. The reign of King Richard II signaled a beginning of a move out of the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance. The play tells the story of King Richard II, an inept ruler who lost the crown to Henry Bolingbroke, who then became King Henry IV. The failures of Richard and the success of Bolingbroke can be closely linked to instruction put …


Computer Aided Synthesis Of Rational Motions Under Kinematic Constraints, Zhe Jin May 2008

Computer Aided Synthesis Of Rational Motions Under Kinematic Constraints, Zhe Jin

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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La Voix Narrative Chez Balzac Et Flaubert, Ina Mirela Ionescu May 2008

La Voix Narrative Chez Balzac Et Flaubert, Ina Mirela Ionescu

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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The Exchange Of Acetaldehyde Between Plants And The Atmosphere: Stable Carbon Isotope And Flux Measurements, Kolby Jeremiah Jardine May 2008

The Exchange Of Acetaldehyde Between Plants And The Atmosphere: Stable Carbon Isotope And Flux Measurements, Kolby Jeremiah Jardine

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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An End To The Means: An Odor Of Verbena As A Resolution In Yoknapatawpha, Douglas Passineau May 2008

An End To The Means: An Odor Of Verbena As A Resolution In Yoknapatawpha, Douglas Passineau

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Resistance, Ha Na Lee May 2008

Resistance, Ha Na Lee

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

The subject of my work aspires to represent the meaning of individual experiences of psychological and physical trauma. My work often appears as sequential images in an unconventional narrative form, and seeks to consider the intimate interactions and interrelationships between the female body and various objects such as fruit, oysters, pearls, or conversely, needles and ants as well as other symbols that serve to symbolize or objectify the female experience and female sexuality in western culture. The objects themselves are intentionally evocative and symbolically loaded in the tradition of vanitas paintings exploring themes related to repression, resistance, submission, resignation, and …


Affection, Virtue, Pleasure, And Profit: Developing An Understanding Of Friendship Closeness And Intimacy In Western And Asian Societies, M Gummerum, M Keller May 2008

Affection, Virtue, Pleasure, And Profit: Developing An Understanding Of Friendship Closeness And Intimacy In Western And Asian Societies, M Gummerum, M Keller

School of Psychology

The development of friendship understanding has rarely been explored from a cross-cultural perspective. In this study, children and adolescents from Iceland, China, Russia, and the former East Germany were investigated in one longitudinal and three cross-sectional samples. Children from three different Chinese ecologies were interviewed to account for within-culture variation. Participants were interviewed about friendship closeness and intimacy at ages 7, 9, 12, and 15 years. Their statements were scored according to (a) structural—developmental stages and (b) content aspects of friendship reasoning. Results reveal that the development of friendship reasoning of participants from all societies could be captured by the …


2008 May, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University. May 2008

2008 May, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for May of 2008.


English Language And Culture Cues Found In Advertisements In Selected Print Publications For Deaf And Hard Of Hearing People, Cindy Kay Mcallister May 2008

English Language And Culture Cues Found In Advertisements In Selected Print Publications For Deaf And Hard Of Hearing People, Cindy Kay Mcallister

Theses

hard This research investigated advertisements in Deaf Life and Deaf Rochester News use of written English and culture cues to communicate to deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) audiences. DHH audiences have indicated that seeing more DHH actors and sign language in advertisements will increase their response to the advertisements. English and characteristics of culture were analyzed to determine the extent of understandable English and appropriate culture cues for DHH audiences. Deaf Life did not use understandable English and appropriate culture cues to a high extent. Deaf Rochester News did use understandable English, but did not use appropriate culture cues …


European Union Food Law Update, Emilie H. Leibovitch May 2008

European Union Food Law Update, Emilie H. Leibovitch

Journal of Food Law & Policy

The following European Union Food Law Update will address significant changes in European Union (EU) food law that occurred between 2006 and early 2008. The update will be different from the previous ones, as it will instead be organized by the subject areas addressed by the developments. The published regulations, proposals, cases, and other relevant news will thus be incorporated under their corresponding topic headings.


Cd73-Generated Adenosine Restricts Lymphocyte Migration Into Draining Lymph Nodes, Masahide Takedachi, Dongfeng Qu, Yukihiko Ebisuno, Hiroyuki Oohara, Michelle L Joachims, Stephanie T Mcgee, Emiko Maeda, Rodger P Mcever, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Masayuki Miyasaka, Shinya Murakami, Thomas Krahn, Michael R Blackburn, Linda F Thompson May 2008

Cd73-Generated Adenosine Restricts Lymphocyte Migration Into Draining Lymph Nodes, Masahide Takedachi, Dongfeng Qu, Yukihiko Ebisuno, Hiroyuki Oohara, Michelle L Joachims, Stephanie T Mcgee, Emiko Maeda, Rodger P Mcever, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Masayuki Miyasaka, Shinya Murakami, Thomas Krahn, Michael R Blackburn, Linda F Thompson

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

After an inflammatory stimulus, lymphocyte migration into draining lymph nodes increases dramatically to facilitate the encounter of naive T cells with Ag-loaded dendritic cells. In this study, we show that CD73 (ecto-5'-nucleotidase) plays an important role in regulating this process. CD73 produces adenosine from AMP and is expressed on high endothelial venules (HEV) and subsets of lymphocytes. Cd73(-/-) mice have normal sized lymphoid organs in the steady state, but approximately 1.5-fold larger draining lymph nodes and 2.5-fold increased rates of L-selectin-dependent lymphocyte migration from the blood through HEV compared with wild-type mice 24 h after LPS administration. Migration rates of …


In All Directions: An Investigation Of Multidirectional Camera-Centric Rigs In Hypothetical Space, Brendan Bond May 2008

In All Directions: An Investigation Of Multidirectional Camera-Centric Rigs In Hypothetical Space, Brendan Bond

Theses

Because the world as we know it is quite often dominated by visual information, most human beings have learned to extract and interpolate data efficiently from what they perceive optically. With the advent of new technologies, however, humans are now presented with challenges of viewing the world in many ways previously deemed conventionally impossible. The ultimate purpose of this thesis is to explore the possibilities of multiple virtual “cameras” placed in hypothetical space (virtual space that mimics actual space, with three dimensional axis of translation) from a single point of origin, their integration in coordinate space, and the possibility of …


Fuxi, Tungte Tsao May 2008

Fuxi, Tungte Tsao

Theses

A descriptive narration of a project to create a 3-D computer animated film, "FuXi." The story is set around the time of the Qin dynasty in China. This era in China was full of mystery stories or myths. There are an emperor and a Taoist in the story, and both of them are trying to find a way to become immortal.


Somnambulance, Jon Karafin May 2008

Somnambulance, Jon Karafin

Theses

An exhausted man looks for rejuvenation in caffeinated beverages during the lull between lovemaking. Somnambulance is an experimental film exploring the interaction between exhaustion and caffeine through various 2D and 3D techniques. The following thesis discusses the technical and metaphorical considerations that were needed to create the film.


History, Historical Archaeology, And Cultural Resource Management: A Case Study From Jasper County, South Carolina, Angus Caldwell Sawyer May 2008

History, Historical Archaeology, And Cultural Resource Management: A Case Study From Jasper County, South Carolina, Angus Caldwell Sawyer

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Virgil Noble (1996) has noted a deficiency in historical archaeological research within the sphere of cultural resource management, attributable to inadequacies within regulatory agencies, resulting in trite methodological exercises. This thesis demonstrates that another problem can be found in the basic methodology of historical archaeology as translated into practice in compliance archaeology. A review of a data recovery project in Jasper County, South Carolina shows that the necessary relationship between the documentary and archaeological particulars, that are not well codified in the standards for archaeological investigations, led to the creation of a program of study that would likely lead to …


Sexuality: Social And Cultural Constructs Of Women Represented Through Art, Gayle Shaw Clark May 2008

Sexuality: Social And Cultural Constructs Of Women Represented Through Art, Gayle Shaw Clark

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Life is one beauty pageant after another. There is always competition, be it physically or mentally. Societal rules have always determined the constructions of gender both accepted and taboo. My research explores how these social constructs pertaining to sexuality began and how they have been perpetuated throughout history in art. Because of my personal struggles with social constrictions as a woman, an artist, and as one whose sexual identity has been designed from these social constructs, I have explored women's roles as artists: how women and their sexuality have been portrayed in the past through artworks using various media; how …


Creating Aotearoa Through Discourse: Language And Character In Keri Hulme's The Bone People, Sabryna Nicole Sarver May 2008

Creating Aotearoa Through Discourse: Language And Character In Keri Hulme's The Bone People, Sabryna Nicole Sarver

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

I will be looking at Keri Hulmes novel The Bone People as a postcolonial text. The beginning will explore the current conversations taking place about the importance of language(s) within texts that are deemed postcolonial as they relate to Hulmes novel which is written in both Maori and English. Other important postcolonial ideas applicable to the text such as space, magical realism, and current postcolonial theory will be looked at. Previous criticism will also be examined. The final sections of this thesis will focus on Hulmes three main characters separately: Joe, Kerewin, and Simon, and their places within and outside …


Resurrecting The Anonymous: An Introduction To Mary Steele, The Author Of Danebury And The Power Of Friendship, A Tale With Two Odes By A Young Lady, Amanda J. Holmes May 2008

Resurrecting The Anonymous: An Introduction To Mary Steele, The Author Of Danebury And The Power Of Friendship, A Tale With Two Odes By A Young Lady, Amanda J. Holmes

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Published anonymously in 1779 Danebury, or the Power of Friendship, a Tale with Two Odes, has retained its anonymity for over two centuries. Evidence found in the Reeves and Steele Collections housed at Angus Library; Regents Park College, Oxford identifies the author as Mary Steele, a provincial young woman with a Nonconformist background who was an active participant in a literary coterie that included other published authors such as Mary Scott, Anne Steele, and Hannah More. Drawing upon the work of Marjorie Reeves as well as the original manuscripts contained in the Reeves and Steele collections, this thesis provides the …


Effects Of N-3 Fatty Acids On Autoimmunity And Osteoporosis, Gabriel Fernandes, Arunabh Bhattacharya, Mizanur Rahman, Khaliquz Zaman, Jameela Banu May 2008

Effects Of N-3 Fatty Acids On Autoimmunity And Osteoporosis, Gabriel Fernandes, Arunabh Bhattacharya, Mizanur Rahman, Khaliquz Zaman, Jameela Banu

Health & Biomedical Sciences Faculty Publications

Decreased consumption of n-3 fatty acids (FA) and diets rich in animal proteins, saturated fats and n-6 vegetable oils are associated with a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), certain malignancies and autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythromatous (SLE), and renal disease. Recent studies show that reduced calorie intake and supplementation of diet with n-3 FA delays the onset of autoimmune renal disease, primarily, due to increased antioxidant enzyme activities, decreased NF-kappaB activation and decreased IL-1, IL-6 and TNF-alpha mRNA expression in the kidney tissue. Studies in rodents show that addition of n-3 FA and soy …


Evidence Of Empathy In Animals Across Time, Jeffrey Stephen Gavel May 2008

Evidence Of Empathy In Animals Across Time, Jeffrey Stephen Gavel

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Empathetic behaviors are characterized by a three-tiered hierarchical organization involving arousal, emotional contagion, and cognitive empathy. In the current study, we define each step in this hierarchy in order to build toward a paradigm that represents true cognitive empathy. We then examine the levels of empathy displayed by rats in previous paradigms and classify prior studies by level of arousal, emotional contagion, or cognitive empathy. Finally, we present two studies which examine the potential for empathetic display in rats.


Toward An Anarchist Theory Of Self: Wilderness, Actualization And Authority, Joseph Amos Garcia May 2008

Toward An Anarchist Theory Of Self: Wilderness, Actualization And Authority, Joseph Amos Garcia

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

This research investigated essential components of optimal human functioning. An anarchist model was used to emphasize the autonomous nature of an optimally functioning self. Utilizing Abraham Maslows hierarchy of needs model, Leonard Martins ID compensation theory, fundamental principles of anarchist theory and environmental feedback paradigms it has been shown that time spent during backpacking experiences in the wilderness may simulate immediate return social systems, allow for recognition of need fulfillment and ultimately increase self-actualization. In addition it was shown that materialism, via an ownership index, is negatively correlated with actualization. Utilizing a backward regression analysis the resulting model supports the …


Acquisition Of Real Estate In Mexico By U.S. Citizens And American Companies, Jorge A. Vargas May 2008

Acquisition Of Real Estate In Mexico By U.S. Citizens And American Companies, Jorge A. Vargas

San Diego International Law Journal

Buying real estate in Mexico, or enjoying the beneficiary rights through a real estate trust, known in Mexico as fideicomiso, involves a considerable amount of money and effort. One must take into account that this legal transaction is executed in Mexico in accordance with Mexican law-a foreign legal system belonging to the civil legal tradition, contrasted by the U.S. legal system derivative of the common law tradition-and recognize that Americans and U.S. legal entities are typically quite unfamiliar with Mexican law. This Article provides a complete overview of the process of acquiring real estate in Mexico by Americans and U.S. …


Poliovirus Pathogenesis: A Study Of New World Monkey Cd155 Receptors And A New Mouse Model For Oral Pathogenesis, Shaukat Ali Khan May 2008

Poliovirus Pathogenesis: A Study Of New World Monkey Cd155 Receptors And A New Mouse Model For Oral Pathogenesis, Shaukat Ali Khan

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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