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Creator / Creatures Relation: "The Distinction" Vs. "Onto-Theology", David B. Burrell C.S.C

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.

This Journey Is Not For The Faint Of Heart: An Investigation Of Challenges Facing Transgender Individuals And Their Significant Others, Emily Lenning

Dissertations

This study investigates the challenges imposed on transgender individuals and their significant others as a result of the deviant labels that have been used to stigmatize non-traditional expressions of gender. Using webbased surveys and an on-line focus group, the themes of language and its limitations, psychological trauma, and social challenges are explored and analyzed using discourse analysis. With a total of 311 subjects, 254 transgender individuals and 57 significant others, this research challenges the utility of gendered language as it is currently constituted, addresses the importance of significant others in understanding the transgender experience, and identifies the various social, psychological …

Requirement Of A Plasmid-Encoded Catalase For Survival Of Rhizobium Etli Cfn42 In A Polyphenol-Rich Environment, Alejandro García-De Los Santos, Erika López, Ciro A. Cubillas, K. Dale Noel, Susana Brom, David Romero

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria collectively called rhizobia are adapted to live in polyphenol-rich environments. The mechanisms that allow these bacteria to overcome toxic concentrations of plant polyphenols have not been clearly elucidated. We used a crude extract of polyphenols released from the seed coat of the black bean to simulate a polyphenol-rich environment and analyze the response of the bean-nodulating strain Rhizobium etli CFN42. Our results showed that the viability of the wild type as well as that of derivative strains cured of plasmids p42a, p42b, p42c, and p42d or lacking 200 kb of plasmid p42e was not affected in this environment. …

Activation Of Extracellular-Signal Regulated Kinase (Erk1/2) By Fluid Shear Is Ca2+- And Atp-Dependent In Mc3t3-E1 Osteoblasts, Dawei Liu, Damian C. Genetos, Ying Shao, Derik J. Geist, Jiliang Li, Hua Zhe Ke, Charles H. Turner, Randall L. Duncan

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

To determine the role of Ca²⁺ signaling in activation of the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) pathway, we subjected MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblastic cells to inhibitors of Ca²⁺ signaling during application of fluid shear stress (FSS). FSS only activated ERK1/2, rapidly inducing phosphorylation within 5 min of the onset of shear. Phosphorylation of ERK1/2 (pERK1/2) was significantly reduced when Ca_i²⁺ was chelated with BAPTA or when Ca²⁺ was removed from the flow media. Inhibition of both the L-type voltage-sensitive Ca²⁺ channel and the mechanosensitive cation-selective channel blocked FSS-induced pERK1/2. Inhibition of phospholipase C with U73122 significantly reduced …

Exploring The Role Of Iscsua And Suf Operon In Shigella Flexneri Invasion And Resistance To Oxidative Stress, Benjamin R. Lloyd

Honors Theses

Shigella flexneri is a facultative intracellular pathogen capable of causing dysentery, a condition that afflicts many around the world, especially in developing countries. There are several aspects of Shigella pathogenesis that are not well understood, including a number of genetic and cellular changes that allow Shigella to adapt to stresses encountered while invading and replicating within the eukaryotic cytosol. It was the goal of this research to examine the roles of iscSUA and suf, gene systems predicted to encode for iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis proteins, in Shigella surviving exposure to oxidative stress agents and during Shigella invasion and plaque formation …

Characterization Of Sox Family Members In Sponge Stem Cells And During Development, Karen E. Leeds

Honors Theses

Sponges are considered the oldest and most basal part of the metazoan lineage and therefore possess a unique set of gene families that are highly conserved among all animals. One of these gene families is known as Sox transcription factors. Sox genes are known to play important roles in complex animals such as the specification of the primary layers of the body, determination of sex, and most recently induction of induced pluirpotent stem cells (iPS cells) from both human and mouse fibroblasts with the help of three other transcription factors. We have found that two different demosponge species Halichondria bowerbanki …

Review Of "Wittgenstein And The Moral Life: Essays In Honor Of Cora Diamond" Edited By A. Crary, Richard Thomas Eldridge

Philosophy Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Citygreen Watershed Analysis Of Toby Creek: An American Heritage River Tributary, Dale A. Bruns, Ned Fetcher

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

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Differential Impacts Of Smoke-Free Laws On Indoor Air Quality, Kiyoung Lee, Ellen J. Hahn, Nick Pieper, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, James Repace, Adewale Troutman

Nursing Faculty Publications

The authors assessed the impacts of two different smoke-free laws on indoor air quality. They compared the indoor air quality of 10 hospitality venues in Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky, before and after the smoke-free laws went into effect. Real-time measurements of particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 µm or smaller (PM_2.5) were made. One Lexington establishment was excluded from the analysis of results because of apparent smoking violation after the law went into effect. The average indoor PM_2.5 concentrations in the nine Lexington venues decreased 91 percent, from 199 to 18 µg/m³. The average …

A New Reproductive Mode In The Genus Melanzophryniscus Gallardo, 1961 (Anura: Bufonidae) With Description Of A New Species From The State Of Paraná, Brazil, José A. Langone, Magno V. Segallo, Marcos Bornschein, Rafael O. De Sá

Biology Faculty Publications

A new species of bufonid toad of the genus Melanophryniscus is described from a mountaintop that is part of the Serra do Mar in the northeastern State of Paraná, Brazil. Melanophryniscus alipioi sp. nov. is distinguished from other known species by its uniformly dark brown dorsal color and a unique breeding site. The new species reproduces in bromeliads, a reproductive mode previously unknown for this genus. This species might be susceptible to current habitat lost.

Research View, Spring 2008

Research View

Contents of this issue include:

Living Large in Antarctica: Scientists study polar gigantism

Andes to Amazon Adventure: UM offers remote South American field course

CO2 Sea Change: Researcher studies ocean impacts on global warming

Strenuous Science: Growing UM center tests limits of human endurance

Montanan, Spring 2008, University Of Montana--Missoula

Montanan Magazine, 1969-2024

This is the magazine of the University of Montana with news about the University for UM alumni as well as current faculty, students, staff, and administrators. This is volume 25, number 2.

Minutes Of The Virginia Academy Of Science Council Meeting, Virginia Journal Of Science

Virginia Journal of Science

Full proceedings of the Council Meeting of the Virginia Academy of Science at the Science Museum of Virginia, March 29, 2008.

Executive Committee - Agenda, 4/1/2008, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Spring 2008, Gina Marie Lobianco, Glen Davis, Jacob Foster, Rebecca Griffith, Jacob Dawson, Amanda Veale, Anthony Hesseldenz, Anna-Elise Price, Sarah Ruholl, Stephanie Drozd, Carissa Hayden, Andrew Decker, Shannara Holder, Mario Podeschi, Scott E. Lutz, Jennifer O'Neil

The Vehicle

No abstract provided.

Interview With Larry Richards, W Larry Richards

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

No abstract provided.

Topographic Factors Affecting The Tree Species Composition Of Forests In The Upper Piedmont Of Virginia, Rachael C. Brown, Todd S. Fredericksen

Virginia Journal of Science

There are many factors that influence forest species composition and many are linked to topographical features. This study, conducted on the Ferrum College campus in the Upper Piedmont Physiographic Province of Virginia revealed three major forest types associated with topographic factors using cluster analysis and detrended correspondence analysis . The first type of forest occurred mostly on northeastern slopes on toe slope topographic positions and was mainly composed of tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) and red maple (Acer rubrum). The second type of forest was found on shoulder and side slope positions and was composed mostly of …

Use Of Phylogenetic Stains To Determine The Feeding Preferences Of Microbivorous Soil Nematodes, E. Harlan Michelle

Honors Theses

Due to their numerous and diverse roles in soil ecological processes – most notably decomposition and nutrient mineralization – nematodes have long been recognized as important biotic indicators of soil health (Ekschmitt et al., 2001; Ritz and Trudgill, 1999). The predominate means of assessing the information that these organisms might contain has been through nematode community analyses, a methodology that seeks to convert the vast amount of data regarding features such as diversity, maturity and richness into a series of indices which can be used to evaluate soil health and make comparisons across samples. Performance of these analyses typically involves …

Gordie News, April 2008, West Chester University Of Pennsylvania

Gordon Natural Area History & Strategic Plan Documents

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Gender, Ethnicity And Instant Offense On The Adjudication And Disposition Stages Of Juvenile Justice Court Cases In Broward County, Florida, Donald G. Campbell

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

This study examined the effect of gender, ethnicity, and instant offense on two decision stages—adjudication and disposition—of juvenile justice court case processing in Broward County, Florida from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. Research findings regarding the processing of youth by the juvenile justice system in different jurisdictions have been mixed; however, inequities occur in some jurisdictions but not in others and occur at some decision points but not other decision points. The study is important to determine if Broward County, Florida is engaging in gender and ethnicity disproportionate minority representation and inequities during the adjudication and disposition stages …

April 1, 2008, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Full Issue, New Mexico Historical Review

New Mexico Historical Review

No abstract provided.

Sfa Gardens Newsletter, Spring 2008, Sfa Gardens, Stephen F. Austin State University

SFA Gardens Newsletters

No abstract provided.

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 08 - April 2008

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles onthe University's annual Community Breakfact and Quinn Awards presentation, the gains made by women leaders (featuring Cambridge mayor Denise Simmons), Massachusetts' first ever anti-hunger summit (featuring Governor Deval Patrick), a forum on racial and ethnic tensions, and other news from UMass Boston.

Something To Think About -- It's The Little Things!, Mary E. (Tinker) Massey

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Panorama April 2008, Southern Adventist University

Panorama Parent Newsletter

This issue of the Panorama parent newsletter contains an article on plans for the new nursing building, information on fees for rescheduled exams, highlights the mother-daughter brunch, and a profile on Southern's Democrat Club.

Columns Spring 2008, Southern Adventist University

Alumni Newsletter

Features the article "Mythbusters: Southern Edition". Southern student Ashley Cheney investigates some of Southern's popular myths, answering questions like: Is Southern a good place to find a spouse? Did Civil War soldiers hide in the Student Park Cave? And did Southern founders serve on a chain gang?

Factors Affecting Road Mortality Of Whitetailed Deer In Eastern South Dakota, Troy W. Grovenburg, Jonathan A. Jenks, Robert W. Klaver, Kevin L. Monteith, Dwight H. Galster, Ron J. Schauer, Wilbert M. Morlock, Joshua A. Delger

Natural Resource Management Faculty Publications

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) mortalities (n = 4,433) caused by collisions with automobiles during 2003 were modeled in 35 counties in eastern South Dakota. Seventeen independent variables and 5 independent variable interactions were evaluated to explain deer mortalities. A negative binomial regression model (Ln Y = 1.25 – 0.12 [percentage tree coverage] + 0.0002 [county area] + 5.39 [county hunter success rate] + 0.0023 [vehicle proxy 96–104 km/hr roads], model deviance = 33.43, χ2 = 27.53, df = 27) was chosen using a combination of a priori model selection and AICc. Management options include use of the model to predict …

Systems Methodology And Framework For Problem Definition In Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, Reghu Anguswamy, Maheswaran Thiagarajan, Cihan H. Dagli

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Mobile Ad Hoc Networks are communication networks built up of a collection of mobile devices which can communicate through wireless connections. Mobile Ad Hoc Networks have many challenges such as routing, which is the task of directing data packets from a source node to a given destination. This task is particularly hard in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: due to the mobility of the network elements and the lack of central control, robustness and adaptability in routing algorithms and work in a decentralized and self organizing way. Through the principles of systems architecting and Engineering; the problem statement in Mobile Ad …

The Impact Of Emerging Technologies In The Workplace: Who's Watching The Man (Who's Watching Me)?, William A. Herbert, Amelia Tuminaro

Publications and Research

This 2008 law review article examines the state of the law and regulation concerning the introduction of then new technologies in the workplace to track and monitor workers.