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Distribution, Reproduction, And Transport Of Zooplankton In The Western Arctic, Leopoldo Llinas

Open Access Dissertations

This dissertation focuses on the distribution, reproduction, and transport of zooplankton in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas and adjacent Canada Basin. Specifically, it analyzes 1) the species-specific distribution of copepod nauplii as it is forced by the surface layer mesoscale circulation and physical properties, 2) the reproduction of the dominant copepod Calanus glacialis in the western Arctic, and 3) the effects of eddy transport on the zooplankton community in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas and Canada Basin. To achieve this I adapted a molecular identification method to work with small crustaceans. The method was successfully used to generate a sequence …

Nitrogen Cycling On Coral Reefs: A Stable Isotopic Investigation Of Nutrient Dynamics Within The Florida Keys Coral Reef Tract, Kathryn Amanda Lamb-Wozniak

Open Access Dissertations

This dissertation serves as a comprehensive, natural-abundance analysis of the present-day spatial and temporal dynamics and trophic linkages of nitrogen from within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS). This work was accomplished by documenting the delta 15 N of particulate organic matter (POM), several genera of aquatic vegetation and herbivorous fish, as well as dissolved water column nitrogen. Seasonal and spatial variations in delta 15 N were assessed, trophic level variations among reef constituents were quantified, and relative contributions of both natural and anthropogenic nitrogen into the reef tract were determined. The measured mean delta 15 N of POM …

The Clean Development Mechanism And The International Diffusion Of Technologies: An Empirical Study, Matthieu Glachant, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Yann Ménière

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is expected to stimulate the North-South transfer of climate-friendly technologies. This paper provides an assessment of the technology transfers that take place through the CDM using a unique data set of 644 registered projects. It provides a detailed description of the transfers (frequency, type, by sector, by host country, etc.). It also includes an econometric analysis of their drivers. We show that transfer likeliness increases with the size of the projects. The transfer probability is 50% higher in projects implemented in a subsidiary of Annex 1 companies while the presence of an official credit buyer …

University Of Montana Events Monday, Jan. 7, Through Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

The Weekly Challenger, January 3, 2008, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The January 3, 2008, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Repression Of Hla By Rot Is Dependent On Sae In Staphylococcus Aureus, Dongmei Li, Ambrose Cheung

Dartmouth Scholarship

The regulatory locus sae is a two-component system in Staphylococcus aureus that regulates many important virulence factors, including alpha-toxin (encoded by hla) at the transcriptional level. The SarA homologs Rot and SarT were previously shown to be repressors of hla in selected S. aureus backgrounds. To delineate the interaction of rot and sae and the contribution of sarT to hla expression, an assortment of rot and sae isogenic single mutants, a rot sae double mutant, and a rot sae sarT markerless triple mutant were constructed from wild-type strain COL. Using Northern blot analysis and transcriptional reporter gene green fluorescent protein, …

Nitrated Alpha-Synuclein Immunity Accelerates Degeneration Of Nigral Dopaminergic Neurons., Eric J. Benner, Rebecca Banerjee, Ashley D. Reynolds, Simon Sherman, Vladimir M. Pisarev, Vladislav Tsiperson, Craig Nemachek, Pawel Ciborowski, Serge Przedborski, R. Lee Mosley, Howard Gendelman

Journal Articles: Eppley Institute

BACKGROUND: The neuropathology of Parkinson's disease (PD) includes loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, nitrated alpha-synuclein (N-alpha-Syn) enriched intraneuronal inclusions or Lewy bodies and neuroinflammation. While the contribution of innate microglial inflammatory activities to disease are known, evidence for how adaptive immune mechanisms may affect the course of PD remains obscure. We reasoned that PD-associated oxidative protein modifications create novel antigenic epitopes capable of peripheral adaptive T cell responses that could affect nigrostriatal degeneration.

METHODS AND FINDINGS: Nitrotyrosine (NT)-modified alpha-Syn was detected readily in cervical lymph nodes (CLN) from 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) intoxicated mice. Antigen-presenting cells within the CLN …

Trumpeter Swan Survey Of The Rocky Mountain Population, U.S. Breeding Segment Fall 2007, James A. Dubovsky

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

Observers counted 527 swans (white birds and cygnets) in the U.S. Breeding Segment of the Rocky Mountain Population of trumpeter swans during fall of 2007, 4% higher than the count from last year (507) and the highest count since 1992. The number of white birds in the tri-state region was about the same as in 2006, but the number of cygnets was 40% higher. The numbers of young produced in Montana and Wyoming were 141% and 127% higher, respectively, than those of last year, but the number of young counted in Idaho was 62% lower. The number of cygnets counted …

International Court Of Justice, The Republic Of Adova, The State Of Rotania

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Pursuant to the Joint Notification and Compromis concluded on 28 September 2007, including the Corrections and Clarifications agreed to therein, at Chicago, Illinois, United States of America between the Republic of Adova and the State of Rotania (collectively "the Parties"), and in accordance with Article 40(1) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, the Parties hereby submit to this Court its dispute concerning certain criminal proceedings in Adova and Rotania.

Evaluating The Use Of Landsat 30m Enhanced Thematic Mapper To Monitor Vegetation Cover In Shrub-Steppe Environments, R. Douglas Ramsey, Dennis L. Wright, Chris Mcginty

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Many land‐management agencies are caught between decreased budgets and increasing public interest. Furthermore, semi‐arid landscapes are sensitive to management prescriptions and use, and require a significant amount of monitoring in order to assess vegetation productivity and health. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM) Imagery to monitor seasonal vegetation cover in a shrub‐steppe ecosystem. The study area, managed by The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, consists of a shrub‐steppe environment in south‐central Utah. Biotic (tree, shrub, grass, and forbs) and abotic (slope, aspect, elevation, landform type, and slope shape) …

Genome-Wide Analysis Of The Interaction Between The Endosymbiotic Bacterium Wolbachia And Its Drosophila Host, Zhiyong Xi, Laurent Gavotte, Yan Xie, Stephen L. Dobson

Entomology Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Intracellular Wolbachia bacteria are obligate, maternally-inherited, endosymbionts found frequently in insects and other invertebrates. The success of Wolbachia can be attributed in part to an ability to alter host reproduction via mechanisms including cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), parthenogenesis, feminization and male killing. Despite substantial scientific effort, the molecular mechanisms underlying the Wolbachia/host interaction are unknown.

RESULTS: Here, an in vitro Wolbachia infection was generated in the Drosophila S2 cell line, and transcription profiles of infected and uninfected cells were compared by microarray. Differentially-expressed patterns related to reproduction, immune response and heat stress response are observed, including multiple genes that have …

The Osu1/Qua2/Tsd2-Encoded Putative Methyltransferase Is A Critical Modulator Of Carbon And Nitrogen Nutrient Balance Response In Arabidopsis, Peng Gao, Zeyu Xin, Zhi-Liang Zheng

Publications and Research

The balance between carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) nutrients must be tightly coordinated so that cells can optimize their opportunity for metabolism, growth and development. However, the C and N nutrient balance perception and signaling mechanism remains poorly understood. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of two allelic oversensitive to sugar1 mutants (osu1-1, osu1-2) in Arabidopsis thaliana. Using the cotyledon anthocyanin accumulation and root growth inhibition assays, we show that the osu1 mutants are more sensitive than wild-type to both of the imbalanced C/N conditions, high C/low N and low C/high N. However, under the balanced C/N conditions (low …

Love, Nancy M. Martin, Joseph Runzo

Religious Studies Faculty Books and Book Chapters

No abstract provided.

Enumeration Of Salmonella From Poultry Carcass Rinses Via Direct Plating Methods, D. M. Brichta-Harhay, T. M. Arthur, M. Koohmaraie

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center: Reports

Aim: To evaluate direct plating methods for the estimation of Salmonella load in poultry carcass rinses.

Methods and Results: Two direct plating tools, the spiral plate count method (SPCM) and the hydrophobic grid membrane filtration (HGMF) method, were adapted to support quantification of Salmonella during poultry processing. Test samples consisted of 180 broiler carcasses from a commercial abattoir, 60 from each of three points in the processing line [pre-inside–outside bird wash (pre- IOBW), prechill and postchill]. The SPCM was used to estimate Salmonella load in pre-IOBW rinses, while HGMF was used to estimate Salmonella levels in prechill and postchill rinses. …

The Dilemmas Of Giving: The Heart Of Paradox, Charles Hampden-Turner, Teng Kee Tan

Social Space

In their attempts to ‘do-good’ and alleviate the pains of the less fortunate, the impoverished and the disadvantaged, foundations and charitable bodies face common dilemmas. Professor Charles Hampden-Turner and Professor Tan Teng Kee explore.

Ordinary Madness, Jill Criswell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Ordinary Madness: A Memoir is an exploration of the chaotic trials and tribulations of growing up, of the sensitive, overly-imaginative child I was, trying to navigate her way through a world full of people who didn't seem to understand her, including unsympathetic adults, merciless playmates, and confused relatives. Set in the tiny farming town of Palatka, Florida, and spanning from early childhood memories to adolescence, the memoir delves into the realm of tragicomic youthful experiences with dead pets, bathroom graffiti, mock crucifixions, and other strange mishaps. The prose of Ordinary Madness is inspired by the small-town innocence of Haven Kimmel, …

Prostasin Is Expressed In Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia And Regulates Cell Proliferation And Invasion Via Inos, Icam-1, And Cycli, Meghan Hatfield

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Prostasin is expressed in normal prostate epithelial cells but down-regulated in prostate cancers, while prostasin re-expression in invasive prostate cancer cells reduced invasion. We examined prostasin expression and function in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). We evaluated prostasin expression in 12 BPH specimens by immunohistochemistry, and evaluated the impact of prostasin silencing by siRNA on the expression of the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and cyclin D1, as well as on cell proliferation and invasion, using the BPH-1 human prostate epithelial cell line model. Prostasin expression was localized in the glands of BPH tissues by immunohistochemistry, in …

Role Of Transient Receptor Potential Canonical-6 (Trpc6) Channel In Metastasis Of Glioblastoma Multiforme, Rajarajeshwari Venkataraman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the extremely fatal brain tumors. The main reason that makes it so lethal is its capability to invade and spread to other parts of CNS producing secondary tumors. Among other factors hypoxia, reduced oxygen availability, is linked to higher metastatic potential of cancers. Hypoxia causes numerous changes in genome and proteome of the cell. These changes help a normal cell to adapt to nutritional deficiency, but the same changes can increase the malignancy and metastasis in tumor cells. Extensive research by a number of curious scientists reveal that various pathways involving numerous proteins cross-talk …

Evaluation Of The Efficacy Of Chloroplast-Derived Antigensagainst Malaria, Melissa Schreiber

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Malaria is the most prevalent vector-borne parasitic disease worldwide and a major cause of death from infections. There is a great need to develop a low cost vaccine for malaria to control transmission of infection and impact of disease, due to the emergence of anti-malarial resistance. Two leading blood stage malarial vaccine candidates are the apical membrane antigen-1 (AMA-1) and the merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1). The aim of this project is to express malarial antigens in tobacco plants via plastid transformation and deliver them by subcutaneous or oral gavage of minimally processed transplastomic tissue to evaluate their efficacy to elicit …

The Eight-Dollar Bill, Wendy Stiles-Tardieu

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

"The Eight-Dollar Bill" is a collection of tales that explores human isolation and displacement accented by the backdrop of magic and mystery. The characters are often cynical and disenchanted while harboring deeply suppressed longings. They are guided by strange events and circumstances that ultimately transform their world-views. Each story provides a window into an ordinary life at the moment it slips into the extraordinary. The common thread of loneliness and loss runs throughout the collection, explored with multiple points of view and interconnected plots that link characters and places. The title story follows a divorced, detached banker who is jolted …

Farmington 2007 Town Report., Farmington Town Representatives

Farmington, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report Of The Town Officers Of Francestown, New Hampshire, For The Year Ending December 31, 2007., Francestown Town Representatives

Francestown, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report Town Of Dunbarton, New Hampshire For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007., Dunbarton Town Representatives

Dunbarton, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Village District Of Eastman Annual Report., Eastman Village District Representatives

Eastman Village District of Springfield, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a village district in the state of New Hampshire.

Town Of Derry. Annual Report Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008., Derry Town Representatives

Derry, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Town Of Deerfield, New Hampshire 2007 Annual Report., Deerfield Town Representatives

Deerfield, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Reports Of The Town Of Danville, New Hampshire For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007., Danville Town Representatives

Danville, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report Of Town Officers Tamworth, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2007., Tamworth Town Representatives

Tamworth, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

What Is Leadership? (Chapter Two Of Leadership Alive: Changing Leadership Practices Within The Emerging 21st Century Culture), Christopher P. Meade

Faculty Publications - College of Business

Excerpt: "This newly emerging culture is upon us. This change in Western culture requires a new breed of leader to emerge. There are many usable definitions concerning leadership. Leadership may appear in many forms, come from many theories, and be derived from many sources, but all are likely to guide through actions, influence, or service. 80 The new emerging leader of the 21st century will understand the relationship between the four principle leadership models: (1) Servant Leadership, (2) Situational Leadership, (3) Leadership and the New Science, and ( 4) Christian Leadership.

In Chapter Three, I will introduce and explore the …

Pacs Bulletin 2008-2009, Program In Audiology And Communication Sciences

PACS News

No abstract provided.