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Vol. 19 No. 1 Semester 1 (2008)

In Principio - 2000s

No abstract provided.

Treatment Of Later Humoral Rejection With Anti-Cd20 Monoclonal Antibody Rituximab: A Single Centre Experience, Helen Hayes, Clare Wood, Lawrence Dembo, Gerry O'Driscoll

Medical Conference Papers

Humoral or vascular rejection is a B cell-mediated production of immunoglobulin (Ig) G antibody against a transplanted organ that results in immune complex deposition on the vascular endothelium, activation of the complement cascade, production of endothelial dysfunction and regional ischaemic injury.

Silver Bullet: Depleted Uranium As A Military Weapon, Ralph Patterson

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 44-57

Guide To Understand Brentwood's Land Use Regulations, Brentwood Conservation Commission

PREP Reports & Publications

No abstract provided.

Memorabilia 2008, Kean University

Memorabilia Yearbooks

Yearbook of Kean University

An Accessible Adventure : A Treasure Hunt For Students With Special Needs Through The Monterey Bay Aquarium, Lauren Foote

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Many students with special needs visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium every year. The students are always excited to be there, however, many teachers find a stressful and challenging experience. A tool has been created for teachers to help focus their students and promote inquiry, exploration, and inspiration which will greatly improve student learning. Resources are currently available to supplement teachers' programs, but they do not include considerations for students with special needs. A multisensory guide has been developed for students with disabilities with aid of a veteran special needs teacher. This guide will work to ensure a successful and fun …

The Abc's Of The Future : For The Community Members Of Red Bluff, April R. Havens

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The Western community of Red Bluff needs a preschool. In 1917 a one-roomed school house, also known as the Little Red School House, was built to educate children. From 1965 until 2003 it was used as a preschool. When it closed, the community lost a historical building as well as the resources to empower preschoolers for its future generations. Ten Surveys were delivered to the community members of the West side of Red Bluff inquiring about their concerns regarding the closure. From the surveys three apparent themes emerged. From those three themes an action was put into place. A letter …

Should Physical Education Be A Standard For Public Schools : Are Unhealthy Kids Left Behind?, Abby G. Michelsen

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Physical education is an important part of elementary school learning because children develop necessary motor skills. These skills encourage learning not only about fitness but also about core ideas inside the classroom. This topic was chosen because physical education should be included in the mandated standards for every grade level. Three themes emerged from the data collected from two face-to-face interviews and eight paper surveys filled out by teachers from Marina School. A lesson plan book was created for second grade teachers to emphasize critical motor skills. To help teachers implement this program, a grant was written to provide the …

Monitoring Seasonal Surface Water Quality Variability In The Carmel River, Monterey County, Trevor Weidner-Holland

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Indicators of contamination from unknown sources have been observed on the Carmel River, California. This contamination was first suspected to be effluent discharge related to nearby homes. In an effort to identify the source and nature of this contamination, general physical and mineral properties, as well as total nitrogen and coliform bacteria were analyzed each month, at five sites in the Mid-Valley section of the Carmel River. Noticeable discharge was observed from a stormdrain pipe near Carmel Valley Ranch Golf Course. The stormdrain was only discharging during the months of July and August, and was thus not active during the …

A World Current Of Plastic Waste In The Marine Environment And Solutions To The Problem, Diana L. Halliday

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Pollution is one of the major issues concerning the state of the oceans and has been recognized as a major problem for decades. This project examines the problem of plastic litter in the oceans in terms of its environmental and human health effects. It identifies actions countries such as Ireland, Kenya, China, and others have taken to remedy the problem and it explores plausible alternatives to the current plastic addiction.

Supplemental Schedules For The Year Ended June 30, 2007, Clemson University

Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

No abstract provided.

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For The Year Ended June 30, 2007, Clemson University

Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

No abstract provided.

Supplemental Schedules For The Year Ended June 30, 2008, Clemson University Controller's Office

Supplemental Schedules

No abstract provided.

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

Henniker, NH Annual Reports

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

Connecting To History Through Historical Fiction, Carol Sliwka

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

Made In India: An Examination Of Indian And Dutch Perspectives On International Labor Regulation, Sandy Robson

Macalester International

No abstract provided.

Aquilegia, Vol. 32 No. 3, Fall 2008, Newsletter Of The Colorado Native Plant Society, Ann Henson, Catherine Kleier, Christy Carello, Hoffa Audrey, Al Schneider, Donald L. Hazlett, Sarada Krishman, Cindy Tejral Newlander, Jan Loechell Turner, Dick Yeatts, Megan Bowes

Aquilegia - Colorado Native Plant Society

No abstract provided.

Precision Of Descriptors For Percent Marrow Fat Content For Whitetailed Deer, Odocoileus Viriginianus, L. David Mech

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

Based on 168 records of both verbal descriptors of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) femur-marrow fat and percentage of fat measured later, “gelatinous” served well to distinguish fat < 46% from higher percentages. “Waxy” distinguished fat > 56%.

Elk Calf Survival And Mortality Following Wolf Restoration To Yellowstone National Park La Supervivencia Y La Mortalidad De Las Crı´As De Wapiti Tras La Restauracio´ N Del Lobo Al Parque Nacional De Yellowstone La Survie Et La Mortalite´ Des Faons De Wapitis Qui A Suivi La Re´Introduction Du Loup Au Parc De Yellowstone, S. M. Barber-Meyer, L. David Mech, P. J. White

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

We conducted a 3-year study (May 2003–Apr 2006) of mortality of northern Yellowstone elk (Cervus elaphus) calves to determine the cause for the recruitment decline (i.e., 33 calves to 13 calves/100 adult F) following the restoration of wolves (Canis lupus). We captured, fit with radiotransmitters, and evaluated blood characteristics and disease antibody seroprevalence in 151 calves ≤ 6 days old (68M:83F). Concentrations (x, SE) of potential condition indicators were as follows: thyroxine (T4; 13.8 µg/dL, 0.43), serum urea nitrogen (SUN; 17.4 mg/dL, 0.57), c-glutamyltransferase (GGT; 66.4 IU/L, 4.36), gamma globulins (GG; 1.5 g/dL, 0.07), and insulin-like …

Factors Influencing Predation On Juvenile Ungulates And Natural Selection Implications, S. M. Barber-Meyer, L. D. Mech

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

Juvenile ungulates are generally more vulnerable to predation than are adult ungulates other than senescent individuals, not only because of their relative youth, fragility, and inexperience, but also because of congenital factors. Linnell et al.’s (Wildl. Biol. 1: 209-223) extensive review of predation on juvenile ungulates concluded that research was needed to determine the predisposition of these juveniles to predation. Since then, various characteristics that potentially predispose juvenile ungulates have emerged including blood characteristics, morphometric and other condition factors, and other factors such as birth period, the mother’s experience, and spatial and habitat aspects. To the extent that any of …

Altered Gene Expression In The Brain And Liver Of Female Fathead Minnows Pimephales Promelas Rafinesque Exposed To Fadrozole, D. L. Villeneuve, I. Knoebl, P. Larkin, A. L. Miracle, B. J. Carter, N. D. Denslow, G. T. Ankley

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

The fathead minnow Pimephales promelas is a small fish species widely used for ecotoxicology research and regulatory testing in North America. This study used a 2000 gene oligonucleotide microarray to evaluate the effects of the aromatase inhibitor, fadrozole, on gene expressionin the liver and brain tissue of exposed females. Reproductive measures, plasma vitellogenin and gene expression data for the brain isoform of aromatase (cytP19B), vitellogenin precursors and transferrin provided evidence supporting the efficacy of the fadrozole exposure. Unsupervised analysis of the microarray results identified 20 genes in brain and 41 in liver as significantly up-regulated and seven genes in brain …

Attenuation Of Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiac Injury By Mitochondrial Glutaredoxin, Nicole M. Diotte, Ye Xiong, Jinping Gao, Balvin H.L. Chua, Ye-Shih Ho

United States Department of Veterans Affairs: Publications

While the cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin (DOX) is known to be partly mediated through the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), the biochemical mechanisms by which ROS damage cardiomyocytes remain to be determined. This study investigates whether S-glutathionylation of mitochondrial proteins plays a role in DOX-induced myocardial injury using a line of transgenic mice expressing the human mitochondrial glutaredoxin 2 (Glrx2), a thiotransferase catalyzing the reduction as well as formation of protein–glutathione mixed disulfides, in cardiomyocytes. The total glutaredoxin (Glrx) activity was increased by 76% and 53 fold in homogenates of whole heart and isolated heart mitochondria of Glrx2 transgenic …

Iq Decline In Cross-Sectional Studies Of Schizophrenia: Methodology And Interpretation, William S. Kremen, Larry J. Seidman, Stephen V. Faraone, Ming T. Tsuang

United States Department of Veterans Affairs: Publications

Some researchers have compared neuropsychological performance in schizophrenia groups with and without presumed IQ decline. Inherent in this approach is an assumption that group differences are due to different IQ trajectories (stable vs. declining), but neuropsychological differences could be a function of current IQ regardless of the presence or absence of previous IQ decline. We examined this issue in 93 normal controls and in 80 patients classified as having preserved (27.5%), deteriorated (50%), or compromised (22.5%) intellect based on IQ and reading recognition-IQ difference scores. We also examined group differences in verbal and performance IQ. Deteriorated patients had the largest …

On The Nature Of The Action-Omission Network, Theodore Y. Blumoff

Articles

This work explores the foundations of a deeply felt intuition that pervades American jurisprudence: the act-omission distinction ("AvO"). I conclude that Hume's understanding of the origins of our conception of duties presaged an important insight from modem evolutionary theory: our tendency to engage in altruistic conduct begins, although it clearly does not end, with the physical reality of personal kinship in an unkind world, and it tends to extend out in a social network of ever-diminishing strength the farther we move from the nuclear family. The thesis begins with the observation that we privilege "acts" over "omissions" for purposes of …

Wpa News 82 (2008/2009), World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

WPA News (Winter 2008/2009), number 82

Published by the World Pheasant Association

Seeking The Greatest Miracle: Psychological Mythology In Ibsen’S A Doll House, Joshua Lavender

The Corinthian

Nora’s obstacle is her marriage, which out of its specific character prevents her from becoming fully human. Nora and Torvald have built their marriage and lives around a shared mythology, based loosely on Christian concepts of morality, sin, and redemption, in which Nora idolizes Torvald as a god in whose presence she must submit and behind whose back she lives a secret, “sinful” existence.

Nmr Analyses Show Tcdd Elicits Differences In Hepatic Metabolism In Female C57bl/6 Mice And Sprague-Dawley Rats, Meghan Katherine Makley

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

TCDD (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin) elicits tissue-, sex-, and species-specific effects. This study compares the hepatic response to an oral dose of TCDD in immature ovariectomized (i.o.) C57BL/6 mice (30 µg/kg) and i.o. Sprague-Dawley rats (10 µg/kg), at 72, 120, and 168 h post-dose. Hepatic lipid extracts were analyzed by ¹³C and ³¹P NMR, and aqueous extracts by ¹H and ³¹P NMR.

Consistent with increased lipid content in mice (p≤0.05), TCDD induced increases in hepatic triacylglycerides (TAG), cholesterol, and fatty acids. Principal component analysis of ¹³C spectra show treatment groups separate in mice, but not rats. …

Mammals Of Nebraska: Checklist, Key, And Bibliography, Hugh H. Genoways, Justin D. Hoffman, Patricia Freeman, Kenneth N. Geluso, Russell A. Benedict, Jeffrey J Huebschman

University of Nebraska State Museum: Staff and Affiliates, Publications

The Recent mammalian fauna of Nebraska is composed of 89 native species, 8 domestic species that can have feral populations, and 4 wild species introduced by humans, but not by intentional action. Thus, the included checklist and dichotomous key contain 101 species of mammals. Of the native species, 36 are rodents, 20 carnivores, 13 bats, 7 shrews and mole, 7 even-toed ungulates, 4 rabbits and hares, 1 armadillo, and 1 opossum. Another 8 species are identified as potentially occurring in peripheral areas of Nebraska. The bibliography includes 1693 entries that each contain data concerning one or more species of mammals …

The Leading Object: October 2008, John C. Owens

Leading Object

Perspectives; CASNR again leads all UNL colleges in enrollment growth for fall 2008; Z B Mayo gets national administrator award; Early experience with cows leads Engler to successful business; Agreement signed with Korea University administrators; Morrill Homestead visit to result in video; Wall hangings found in tractor museum thought to be extension tools from 1930s; IANR events focus on water topics; Heng-Moss, Baxendale win entomology awards

Casnr Salute To Graduates, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

We appreciate your being with us this afternoon as we celebrate the accomplishments of tomorrow's graduates from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. These students truly are a reason for celebration. Thank you for attending and congratulations to the class of 2008! This Salute to the Graduates ceremony has become a wonderful tradition in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.