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Earth Jurisprudence: The Moral Value Of Nature, Judith E. Koons

Pace Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.

Blanco V. Burton: What Did We Learn From Louisiana's Recent Ocs Challenge?, Ryan M. Seidmann, James G. Wilkins

Pace Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.

Brief For Stephen Johnson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Appellee: Twentieth Annual Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, Caroline Brady, Preston Mclane, Ramona Thomas

Pace Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.

Brief For Industry Plaintiffs - Appellants: Twentieth Annual Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, James Holder, Stephanie Rocha

Pace Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.

Brief For Laconic Baykeeper, Inc., Ima Fisher, Sam Schwimmer, Appellants/Cross-Appellees: Twentieth Annual Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, Alena Buitrago, Megan Bussey, Mindy Nunez

Pace Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.

Automatic Guidance System Development Using Low Cost Ranging Devices, Santosh Pitla, Joe D. Luck, Scott A. Shearer

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Presentations and White Papers

Autonomous guidance of agricultural vehicles for various field operations serves to increase productivity. Low cost infra-red ranging devices were used in this study to estimate the guidance directrix (offset distance (d) and heading error angle (Ø)). Two kinds of tracks were used for evaluating the performance of the infra-red sensors, one track was made of a cardboard in the laboratory and the other track was made of wheat crop in the field. The cardboard track consisted of straight parallel and non parallel edges whereas the wheat crop track had a series of different edges including few curves. From the results …

Sensor Ranging Technique For Determining Corn Plant Population, Joe D. Luck, Santosh Pitla, Scott A. Shearer

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Presentations and White Papers

Mapping of corn plant population can provide useful information for making field management decisions. This research focused on using low cost infra-red sensors to count plants. The voltage output data from the sensors were processed using an algorithm developed to extract plant populations. Preliminary investigations were conducted using sensors mounted on a stationary track for laboratory testing and on a row crop tractor for field testing. Repeated measurements were taken on a manually counted corn row. Visual inspection of the data from the field test indicated the potential to identify corn stalks based on approximate physical widths of the stalks. …

Circular And Cumulative Causation And The Social Fabric Matrix, F. Gregory Hayden

College of Business: Faculty Publications

This study combines the problem orientation of instrumentalism and the systems analysis of circular and cumulative causation (CCC) through the utilization of a social fabric matrix (SFM) and network digraph. The SFM is utilized to articulate part of the Nebraska State system used to distribute state funds among local K-12 public schools. The empirical content is used to derive conceptual conclusions about CCC and to make comments about a controversy regarding agents, institutions, and new rule development. This study provides a refinement of CCC, and it confirms that rules are not the result of self-action by agents.

Candida Albicans Tup1 Is Involved In Farnesol-Mediated Inhibition Of Filamentous-Growth Induction, Bessie W. Kebaara, Melanie L. Langford, Dhammika H. M. L. P. Navarathna, Raluca Dumitru, Kenneth W. Nickerson, Audrey L. Atkin

Kenneth Nickerson Papers

Candida albicans is a dimorphic fungus that can interconvert between yeast and filamentous forms. Its ability to regulate morphogenesis is strongly correlated with virulence. Tup1, a transcriptional repressor, and the signaling molecule farnesol are both capable of negatively regulating the yeast to filamentous conversion. Based on this overlap in function, we tested the hypothesis that the cellular response to farnesol involves, in part, the activation of Tup1. Tup1 functions with the DNA binding proteins Nrg1 and Rfg1 as a transcription regulator to repress the expression of hypha-specific genes. The tup1/tup1 and nrg1/nrg1 mutants, but not the rfg1/rfg1 mutant, failed to …

Anti-Xanthine Oxidase Antibodies In Sera And Synovial Fluid Of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis And Other Joint Inflammations, Lekhmici Arrar, Nadjet Hanachi, Khaled Rouba, Noureddine Charef, Seddik Khennouf, Abderrahmane Baghiani

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To study anti-bovine milk xanthine oxidoreductase XOR antibody levels in synovial fluid as well as in serum of patients suffering from rheumatoid affections to assess a possible correlation between antibody titres and severity of disease. METHODS: Sera and synovial fluids were collected from volunteer donors at Setif University Hospital, Setif, Algeria from 2001-2007 with the consent of patients. Human IgG and IgM levels of free and bound anti-bovine milk XOR antibodies were determined using bovine XOR as antigen, with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA. RESULTS: Serum IgG anti-bovine milk XOR titres in 30 healthy normal subjects 2.74±2.31 microgram/mL are in …

P53 Expression In Synchronous Colorectal Cancer, Ulviye Yalcinkaya, Ersin Ozturk, Tumay Ozgur, Omer Yerci, Tuncay Yilmazlar

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: We reviewed cases of primary colorectal adenocarcinoma to document synchronous colon and rectum adenocarcinoma SCRC. METHODS: In a retrospective setting, 764 cases underwent surgical resection for primary colorectal adenocarcinoma and referred to the Department of Surgical Pathology, Uludag University, Medical Faculty for diagnoses between 1997 and 2006, were reviewed. Tumor site, depth of invasion, coexistence of adenoma, distance between these multiple primary tumors, degree of p53 expression, and p53 expression pattern indicating polyclonal or monoclonal origins were noted in order to establish a possible effect on prognosis. RESULTS: There were 28 cases with SCRC of colon and rectum. Nine …

A Dose-Response Analysis For Classical Kaposi's Sarcoma Management By Radiotherapy, Kaan Oysul, Murat Beyzadeoglu, Serdar Surenkok, Gokhan Ozyigit, Bahar Dirican

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the dose-response relationship in classical Kaposi9s sarcoma CKS patients treated with external beam radiotherapy. METHODS: Between 1993 and 2004, patients with CKS treated at the Department of Radiation Oncology, Gulhane Military Medical School, Ankara, Turkey were evaluated in this retrospective study. The median age at initial presentation was 60 years. First, we analyzed the overall response rates for normalized total dose 2Gy NTD2Gy of <20 Gy, 20 Gy, and >20 Gy. Secondly, we searched for whether better response rates could be obtained with the NTD2Gy of >/=20 Gy compared to the NTD2Gy of <20 Gy. RESULTS: There were 109 evaluable lesions in 18 patients. The median follow-up was 4 years. The overall response rates at the post-radiotherapy twelfth month were 88% for NTD2Gy of <20 Gy, 97% for 20 Gy, and 96% for NTD2Gy>20 Gy, which were not statistically different. The complete …

The Effects Of Diazepam In Cardio Depressant Concentration On The Function Of Isolated Rat Heart In Ischemia-Reperfusion, Dareuosh Shackebaei, Aliashraf Godini, Sohyla Reshadat

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of cardio depressant concentration of diazepam on the function of isolated rat heart in ischemia-reperfusion. METHODS: This study was performed at the Medical Biology Research Center, Kermanshah, Iran from November 2006 to March 2007. Isolated, perfused rat hearts were subjected to 40 minutes normothermic global ischemia and 45 minutes reperfusion. Diazepam 100 micrometer was added to the perfusion solution for 10 minutes before ischemia in the test group. Different cardiac variables including left ventricular developed pressure, heart rate, and coronary flow CF were measured. Rate pressure product RPP was calculated, during the ischemic period time …

Preoperative Use Of Analgesia In Appendicitis, Fahmi O. Aram

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of diclofenac sodium DS on masking the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. METHODS: A prospective, experimental study was carried out in Ibn Sinna General Hospital, Mukalla, Hadramout Governorate, Yemen from November 2006 to March 2007. The data were collected using a well designed questionnaire, with observation during the period of admission, prior to the operation. RESULTS: This study includes 80 patients 40 as cases, and 40 as controls, and the results revealed that most of the symptoms fever, anorexia, nausea, and vomiting, and signs tenderness, obturator and psoas signs, local guarding, and rigidity, were not hidden …

Colorectal Carcinomas From Middle East. Molecular And Tissue Microarray Analysis Of Genomic Instability Pathways, Carlos Trujillo, Robert-Roger Lebel Lebel, Khawla S. Al-Kuraya, Nasser Al-Sanea

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Usefulness Of Baseline Lipids And C-Reactive Protein In Women Receiving Menopausal Hormone Therapy As Predictors Of Treatment-Related Coronary Events., Paul Bray, Joseph C Larson, Andrea Z Lacroix, Joann Manson, Marian C Limacher, Jacques E Rossouw, Norman L Lasser, William E Lawson, Marcia L Stefanick, Robert D Langer, Karen L Margolis

Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research

Blood lipids and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) are altered by hormone therapy. The goal of the present study was to determine whether lipids and hs-CRP have predictive value for hormone therapy benefit or risk for coronary heart disease events in postmenopausal women without previous cardiovascular disease. A nested case-control study was performed in the Women's Health Initiative hormone trials. Baseline lipids and hs-CRP were obtained from 271 incident patients with coronary heart disease (cases) and 707 controls. In a combined trial analysis, favorable lipid status at baseline tended to predict better coronary heart disease outcomes when using conjugated equine estrogen …

Parasites As Probes For Prehistoric Human Migrations?, Adauto Araújo, Karl J. Reinhard, Luiz Fernando Ferreira, Scott Lyell Gardner

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Host-specific parasites of humans are used to track ancient migrations. Based on archaeoparasitology, it is clear that humans entered the New World at least twice in ancient times. The archaeoparasitology of some intestinal parasites in the New World points to migration routes other than the Bering Land Bridge. Helminths have been found in mummies and coprolites in North and South America. Hookworms (Necator and Ancylostoma), whipworms (Trichuris trichiura) and other helminths require specific conditions for life-cycle completion. They could not survive in the cold climate of the northern region of the Americas. Therefore, humans would have …

Stable Yellowhead Virus (Yhv) Rna Detection By Qrt-Pcr During Six-Day Storage, Hongwei Ma, Robin M. Overstreet, Jean A. Jovonovich

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Storage conditions of haemolymph samples which contain yellowhead virus (YHV) may result in a decline of YHV RNA concentration or false-negative results in the detection of YHV. We evaluated the stability of YHV RNA in haemolymph stored at different temperatures for 6 d with conventional RT-PCR and TaqMan qRT-PCR. Specific pathogen-free individuals of Litopenaeus vannamei were challenged with YHV92TH isolate, and haemolymph samples of 3 groups of 10 pooled moribund shrimp were aliquoted and stored at 4 and 25°C for 0, 2, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, and 144 h. All samples were evaluated by conventional RT-PCR and …

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Effects Of Ambient Velocity Shear On Nonlinear Internal Wave Associated Mixing At The Columbia River Plume Front, Jiayi Pan, David A. Jay

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Large-amplitude nonlinear internal waves (NLIWs) are frequently observed propagating away from Columbia River tidal plume fronts. They are generated because of the deceleration of the frontal bulge. During the River Influences on Shelf Ecosystems project cruises, the velocity, density structure and acoustic backscatter of the plume fronts and frontal NLIWs were observed using a towed vehicle, vessel-mounted instrumentation, and a vessel X band radar. These observations indicate that in the presence of strong ambient velocity shear, the NLIWs with maximum amplitudes occur well below the density interface and at a depth deeper than in the absence of shear. This deepening …

Abundance Of Immature Anopheles And Culicines (Diptera: Culicidae) In Different Water Body Types In The Urban Environment Of Malindi, Kenya, Daniel E. Impoinvil, Joseph Keating, Charles M. Mbogo, Matthew D. Potts, Rinku Roy Chowdhury, John C. Beier

Geography

In this study we 1) describe the abundance of Anopheles and culicine immatures in different water body types in urban Malindi, Kenya, 2) compare Anopheles immature density in relation to culicine immature density, and 3) identify characteristics that influence the likelihood of water bodies being co-colonized by Anopheles and culicines. Entomological and environmental cross-sectional surveys conducted in 2001 and 2002 were used in the analysis. A total of 889 Anopheles and 7,217 culicine immatures were found in diverse water body types in 2001 and 2002. Car-track pools (n=45) and unused swimming pools (n=25) comprised 61% (70 of 115) of all …

Training In Reversal: A Fishing Gear Workshop By Fishermen For Non-Fishermen, Kenneth J. La Valley, Pingguo He

Journal of Extension

Increasingly, people without fishing gear backgrounds are involved in fisheries management. While they have strengths in their respective professions, an operational knowledge of fishing gears is lacking. Such gaps can be filled with collaborative learning workshops utilizing industry members as instructors. This reversal training strategy also builds mutual understanding between groups that are usually at odds. Commercial trawlers and gillnetters owned and operated by the industry were used as at-sea workshop platforms for two 3-day workshops. Participants included National Marine Fisheries Service employees, Congressional and Senatorial staffers, State fisheries scientists, Marine Docents, extension professionals, and cooperative research funding organizations.

High School Activities Outline, Discover Mojave: Forever Earth

Curriculum materials (FE)

The following activity outline provides a protocol for conducting water quality monitoring. The outline also includes educational goals and objectives and shows how Nevada State Standards and Clark County District Objectives are addressed. The protocol can be adapted to meet the needs of the group, as well as its time and equipment constraints.

The Anatomy Of Grey: A Theory Of Interracial Convergence, Kevin Noble Maillard, Janis L. Mcdonald

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

No abstract provided.

Holiday Weight Management By Successful Weight Losers And Normal Weight Individuals, Suzanne Phelan, Rena R. Wing, Hollie A. Raynor, Julia Dibello, Kim Nedeau, Wanfeng Peng

Kinesiology and Public Health

This study compared weight control strategies during the winter holidays among successful weight losers (SWL) in the National Weight Control Registry and normal weight individuals (NW) with no history of obesity. SWL (n = 178) had lost a mean of 34.9 kg and had kept =13.6 kg off for a mean of 5.9 years. NW (n = 101) had a body mass index of 18.5-24.9 kg/m². More SWL than NW reported plans to be extremely strict in maintaining their usual dietary routine (27.3% vs. 0%) and exercise routine (59.1% vs. 14.3%) over the holidays. Main effects for group indicated that …

Necromass Production: Studies In Undisturbed And Logged Amazon Forests, Michael W. Palace, Michael M. Keller, Hudson Silva

Faculty Publications

Necromass stocks account for up to 20% of carbon stored in tropical forests and have been estimated to be 14–19% of the annual aboveground carbon flux. Both stocks and fluxes of necromass are infrequently measured. In this study, we directly measured the production of fallen coarse necromass (≥2 cm diameter) during 4.5 years using repeated surveys in undisturbed forest areas and in forests subjected to reduced‐impact logging at the Tapajos National Forest, Belterra, Brazil (3.08° S, 54.94° W). We also measured fallen coarse necromass and standing dead stocks at two times during our study. The mean (SE) annual flux into …

Examination And Survey Of User Satisfaction With Internet-Based Learning Compared To Traditional Classroom-Based Learning, Melinda Carol Kushniroff

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Abstract Melinda Kushniroff. AN EXAMINATION AND SURVEY OF USER SATISFACTION WITH INTERNET-BASED LEARNING COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM-BASED LEARNING. (Under the direction of Dr. Clarence Holland) School of Education, April, 2008. Although some research has been done in the internet-based learning discipline, user satisfaction with internet-based classes compared to traditional classroom-based learning requires more attention and research due to the substantial and continued growth in this area. During the 2007 Fall semester, 720 university undergraduate students, internet-based and traditional classroom-based, were randomly sampled with the only requirement that the students be participating in at least one internet class and one traditional …

Online Teaching Self-Efficacy Of Nurse Faculty Teaching In Public, Accredited Nursing Programs In The State Of Michigan, Kristi Adair Robinia

Dissertations

Nurse educators are being challenged to adapt to rapidly changing educational and health care environments. Higher education is under pressure to facilitate more web-based learning courses to reach wider markets of students. Nurse faculties are also being pressured to incorporate more technology into theory courses as a possible solution to a looming nation-wide nurse and nurse faculty shortage. Some faculty have enthusiastically embraced the new technology behind online teaching, while others remain concerned about online teaching effectiveness and course quality.

The purpose of this study was to examine variables that affect nurse faculty self-efficacy levels and participation in online teaching. …

Sisters In Battle: Five Portraits, Leo Schelbert

Swiss American Historical Society Review

PART TWO: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

A methodical perusal of biographical entries in encyclopedic works such as the Schweizer Lexikon ( 1998) or the Historische Lexikon der Schweiz (HLS), now in progress, brings to light a great many Swiss women who were active in the advocacy of women's equality, but who are far too little known. Some dedicated themselves to a specific issue, others were driven by a comprehensive vision of existing inequality to be remedied. They fought on a broad front against varied forms of male dominance. They hailed from the political right, center, and left, from the working class …

Family Foster Care For Abandoned Children In Egypt, Hamido A. Megahead

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The profile of Egyptian foster children has changed tremendously since the establishment of Egyptian family foster care in 1959. This is a result of changes in foster family practice and changes in the profile of foster families. The changes in family foster care practice included terminating the use of wet nurses and replacing them with Childhood and Motherhood Care Centers and by determining a specific age that foster children would leave the foster care system. The changes in the foster family profile included the educational qualifications offoster mothers, the jobs offoster mothers and foster fathers, the motivation to be a …