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Hydroelectric Projects In Brazil's Amazon Raise Concerns Among Neighbors, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.

Volume Cxxv, Number 25, May 23, 2008, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Pierre Allaire, Pierre Allaire, James B. Crooks

Creating a University: UNF Oral History Project

UNF Oral History Project Interview of Pierre Allaire by James B. Crooks on May 23, 2008

The Cul7 E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Targets Insulin Receptor Substrate 1 For Ubiquitin-Dependent Degradation, Pascal J. Lafontant

Biology Faculty publications

Recent genetic studies have documented a pivotal growth regulatory role played by the Cullin 7 (CUL7) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex containing the Fbw8-substrate-targeting subunit, Skp1, and the ROC1 RING finger protein. In this report, we identified insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1), a critical mediator of the insulin/insulin-like growth factor 1 signaling, as a proteolytic target of the CUL7 E3 ligase in a manner that depends on mammalian target of rapamycin and the p70 S6 kinase activities. Interestingly, while embryonic fibroblasts of Cul7-/- mice were found to accumulate IRS-1 and exhibit increased activation of IRS-1’s downstream Akt and MEK/ERK pathways, these …

Modeling The Hydrolyzing Action Of Secretory Phospholipase A2 With Ordinary Differential Equations And Monte Carlo Methods, Zijun Lan Dozier

Theses and Dissertations

Although cell membranes normally resist the hydrolysis of secretory phospholipase A2, a series of current investigations demonstrated that the changes in lipid order caused by increased calcium has a relationship with the susceptibility to phospholipase A2. To further explore this relationship, we setup ordinary differential equations models, statistic models and stochastic models to compare the response of human erythrocytes to the hydrolyzing action of secretory phospholipase A2 and the relationship between the susceptibility of hydrolysis and the physical properties of secretory phospholipase A2. Furthermore, we use models to determine the ability of calcium ionophore to increased membrane susceptibility.

R.I.T. News & Events - May 22, 2008, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

RIT celebrates Class of 2008; RIT names new college dean; Eugene Frams legacy:You have to be responsive; RIT archeologist uses satellites to uncover ancient history; Technology pilot program Toasting a new partnership to graduate first participants; Tim Engström, College of Liberal Arts; Jeff Kozak, Kate Gleason College of Engineering; Scott Williams, College of Imaging Arts and Sciences; Tony Harkin, College of Science; Ingalls wins prestigious community-service grant; Faculty earn distinguished provosts grants and trustees scholarships; Device measures, enhances image quality; Hurwitz named NTID president; Collaboration blends Web design and passion for extreme recreation; Scholarships aid doctoral students; Student managers create …

Ke Alakai, Vol. 81, No. 02 (2008-05-22), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.

Mustang Daily, May 22, 2008

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 49, May 22, 2008

Central Florida Future

Gym gets pumped; NBC show stops at UCF; Spitzer to shoot for the stars; UCF PD's report focuses on safety.

Illinois Wesleyan Announces New Board Members, Sherry Wallace

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

10th Annual Pacific Research Day Abstracts, University Of The Pacific

Excellence Day

No abstract provided.

14th Annual Governors State University Student Research Conference Proceedings, Shailendra Kumar Ph.D., Editor

Student Research Conference Proceedings

The Steering committee is pleased to announce the 14th Annual GSU Student Research Conference to be held on May 21, 2008. This year we have launched the conference website: www.govst.edu/src. Please visit the website for information about the conference.

For the past thirteen years this conference has become a tradition in excellence, and we are confident that today again we will witness another session of quality presentations by our students. This year we have record number of presentations - sixteen podium presentations and seventeen poster presentations from thirty nine students.

The conference will be presented in its original format and …

Hayes V. Pgh Bd Pub Ed

2008 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Volume 45, Number 39: May 21, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The Parallel Worm Tracker: A Platform For Measuring Average Speed And Drug-Induced Paralysis In Nematodes, Daniel Ramot, Brandon E. Johnson, Tommie L. Berry Jr., Lucinda Carnell, Miriam B. Goodman

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

Background

Caenorhabditis elegans locomotion is a simple behavior that has been widely used to dissect genetic components of behavior, synaptic transmission, and muscle function. Many of the paradigms that have been created to study C. elegans locomotion rely on qualitative experimenter observation. Here we report the implementation of an automated tracking system developed to quantify the locomotion of multiple individual worms in parallel.

Methodology/Principal Findings

Our tracking system generates a consistent measurement of locomotion that allows direct comparison of results across experiments and experimenters and provides a standard method to share data between laboratories. The tracker utilizes a video camera …

The Impact Of Student Involvement And Engagement On African American Undergraduate Success In College, Keron A. Piper

Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of the study was to investigate student involvement and engagement levels and its impact on various aspects of student life on selected African American students at Rowan University. Data were collected by means of a Likert-style survey. In addition, a focus group was conducted consisting of students from the survey sample. Data analysis from the survey suggests that faculty involvement and active/collaborative learning in the classroom are very important to academic success in college. Holding an internship, making class presentations, and tutoring other students were reported as having a positive impact on GPA. From the focus group, …

Method For Masking And Removing Stains From Rugged Solid Surfaces., Nazim Muradov

UCF Patents

Methods, compositions and kits for masking and subsequent removal of oil, grease, rust and other stains from a variety of rough solid surfaces, including, but not limited to stone, concrete, asphalt, stucco brick, and ceramic. The methods include coating the stains with an opaque or translucent thin film of a composition that makes the stain practically indistinguishable against the background, exposing the coated stain to the elements, such as, sunlight, air, moisture, resulting in spontaneous transformation, degradation and subsequent removal of the stains from the solid surfaces. The compositions include a photocatalyst by itself or the photocatalyst combined with at …

Controls On Atmospheric Chloroiodomethane (Ch2cli) In Marine Environments, Ruth K. Varner, Yong Zhou, Rachel S. Russo, Oliver W. Wingenter, Elliot Atlas, Craig Stroud, Huiting Mao, Robert W. Talbot, Barkley C. Sive

Faculty Publications

Mixing ratios of chloroiodomethane (CH2ClI) in ambient air were quantified in the coastal North Atlantic region (Thompson Farm, Durham, New Hampshire, and Appledore Island, Maine) and two remote Pacific areas (Christmas Island, Kiribati, and Oahu, Hawaii). Average mixing ratios were 0.15 ± 0.18 and 0.68 ± 0.66 parts per trillion by volume (pptv) at Thompson Farm and Appledore Island, respectively, compared to 0.10 ± 0.05 pptv at Christmas Island and 0.04 ± 0.02 pptv in Hawaii. Photolysis constrained the daytime mixing ratios of CH2ClI at all locations with the minimum occurring at 1600 local time. Daily average fluxes to the …

Severe Asthma And The Omalizumab Option, Christopher Miller, Narayanaswamy Krishnaswamy, Chambless Johnston, Guha Krishnaswamy

ETSU Faculty Works

Atopic diseases and asthma are increasing at a remarkable rate on a global scale. It is now well recognized that asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. The inflammatory process in many patients is driven by an immunoglobulin E (IgE)-dependent process. Mast cell activation and release of mediators, in response to allergen and IgE, results in a cascade response, culminating in B lymphocyte, T lymphocyte, eosinophil, fibroblast, smooth muscle cell and endothelial activation. This complex cellular interaction, release of cytokines, chemokines and growth factors and inflammatory remodeling of the airways leads to chronic asthma. A subset of patients …

Development Of A Colorimetric Test For Quantification Of Uranium In Drinking Water, Amy Ratliff

All Theses

A new method was developed for the determination of uranium in groundwater above 30µg/L (30ppb). This concentration is the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for uranium in drinking water, which was set in December 2003 by the US EPA under the provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The method is rapid and requires little technical training to conduct, allowing it to be used by consumers, in the laboratory, or in the field. The two-step technique involves preconcentrating uranium using a U/TEVA-2 extraction chromatographic resin followed by complexation with a pyridylazo indicator dye, Br-PADAP. At neutral pH, a counter ion is …

Golden Apple And Teach For America Offer Specialized Teaching Experiences, Lauren Pietruszka

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Advancement And Optimization Of An Electrospray Injection Based In-Vacuum Patterning System For Macromolecular Materials, Andreas Stark

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Electrospray ionization is a technique widely used in mass spectrometry. Almost every material, specifically large molecules like proteins or polymers can be ionized directly out of solution. During the ionization process molecules are not fragmented. In this work a prototype apparatus for creating three-dimensional patterns in a ultra high vacuum environment using an electrospray ion source was optimized for higher ion currents hence deposition rate by improving the core component of the apparatus, an electrodynamic ion funnel. The major improvements are a redesigned heated vacuum inlet, modified gas flow inside the ion funnel because of sealing the ion funnel against …

Muc4 And Muc5ac Are Highly Specific Tumour-Associated Mucins In Biliary Tract Cancer., W. R. Matull, F. Andreola, A. Loh, Z. Adiguzel, M. Deheragoda, U. Qureshi, Surinder K. Batra, D. M. Swallow, S. P. Pereira

Journal Articles: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Alterations in epithelial mucin expression are associated with carcinogenesis, but there are few data in biliary tract cancer (BTC). In pancreatic malignancy, MUC4 is a diagnostic and prognostic tumour marker, whereas MUC5AC has been proposed as a sensitive serological marker for BTC. We assessed MUC4 and MUC5AC expression in (i) prospectively collected bile and serum specimens from 72 patients with biliary obstruction (39 BTC) by real-time reverse transcriptase-PCR (qPCR) and western blot analysis, and (ii) 79 archived biliary tissues (69 BTC) by immunohistochemistry. In bile, MUC4 protein was detected in 27% of BTC and 29% of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) …

Gsu View, 2008-05-19, Office Of Public Affairs

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

Connections, Spring, 2008; Issue Eleven, John Fobert, Veronica Maher

Library Newsletter

No abstract provided.

C-Jun Is A Negative Regulator Of Myelination., David B. Parkinson, Ambily Bhaskaran, Peter Arthur-Farraj, Luke A. Noon, Ashwin Woodhoo, Alison C. Lloyd, M. Laura Feltri, Lawrence Wrabetz, Axel Behrens, Rhona Mirsky, Kristján R. Jessen

Peninsula Medical School

Schwann cell myelination depends on Krox-20/Egr2 and other promyelin transcription factors that are activated by axonal signals and control the generation of myelin-forming cells. Myelin-forming cells remain remarkably plastic and can revert to the immature phenotype, a process which is seen in injured nerves and demyelinating neuropathies. We report that c-Jun is an important regulator of this plasticity. At physiological levels, c-Jun inhibits myelin gene activation by Krox-20 or cyclic adenosine monophosphate. c-Jun also drives myelinating cells back to the immature state in transected nerves in vivo. Enforced c-Jun expression inhibits myelination in cocultures. Furthermore, c-Jun and Krox-20 show a …

Ada News - 05/19/2008, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Evaluation Of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Habitat Using A Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Foraging Matrix Application, Atul Kale

All Theses

ABSTRACT

The red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) is a listed endangered species, endemic in the southeastern United States. It is a cooperatively breeding species preferring to live in an open, mature and old growth pine ecosystem. The restoration and management of red-cockaded woodpecker habitat is a difficult task within both public and private land. Forest management practices may have adverse effect on nesting and foraging habitat. To delist the red-cockaded woodpecker from the endangered species list, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service developed the 2003 Recovery Plan. The foraging matrix was developed to produce an index or scoring system to classify …

Monitor Newsletter May 19, 2008, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

Grazing And Virus-Induced Mortality Of Microbial Populations Before And During The Onset Of Annual Hypoxia In Lake Erie, Christopher J. Gobler, Timothy W. Davis, Sarah N. Deonarine, Matthew A. Saxton, Peter J. Lavrentyev, Frank J. Jochem

Biology Faculty Research

Lake Erie is the most productive of the North American Great Lakes and experiences annual periods of hypolimnetic hypoxia with unknown consequences for the microbial food web. We established the abundances and mortality rates of microbes in Lake Erie during thermal stratification and determined how they varied with changes in bottom-water dissolved oxygen concentrations. The microbial plankton community (heterotrophic bacteria, Cyanobacteria, eukaryotic phytoplankton, nanozooplankton, microzooplankton) was quantified in surface and bottom waters along with measurements of herbivory and bacterivory rates on eukaryotic and prokaryotic picoplankton and rates of viral lysis of bacteria. High rates of grazing mortality of prokaryotic picoplankton …