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Marine Scientist's Work To Aid Shrimpers Draws International Honor, Commercial Interest, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Faced with cheap foreign imports and rising fuel costs, commercial shrimpers working in the Gulf of Mexico are facing some hard times.

Guatemala Cleaning Up As New Law Ends Dirty Adoption Business, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.

Vista: March 13, 2008, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

The Bg News March 13, 2008, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. March 13, 2008. Volume 98-Issue 118.

Force Measurement And Evaluation For Surgical Cutting Applications: Development Of An Effective Characterisation Testbed, Dean Callaghan

Conference Papers

Sensorized instruments that cater for accurate measurement of the interaction forces (between biological tissue and instrument end-effector) during surgical procedures offer surgeons a greater sense of immersion during minimally invasive robotic surgery (MIRS). There is much ongoing research into force measurement/evaluation involving surgical graspers. However, comparatively little corresponding effort has been expended in the measurement and subsequent evaluation of forces between scissor blades and tissue. This paper presents the design and development of a force/strain measurement test apparatus, which will ultimately serve as an effective sensor characterisation and evaluation platform. Data acquired from the testing platform can be used to …

Mustang Daily, March 12, 2008

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

Prospective Faculty Developing Understanding Of Teaching And Learning Processes In Science, Jose I. Pareja

Dissertations

Historically, teaching has been considered a burden by many academics at institutions of higher education, particularly research scientists. Furthermore, university faculty and prospective faculty often have limited exposure to issues associated with effective teaching and learning. As a result, a series of ineffective teaching and learning strategies are pervasive in university classrooms. This exploratory case study focuses on four biology graduate teaching fellows (BGF) who participated in a National Science Foundation (NSF) GK-12 Program. Such programs were introduced by NSF to enhance the preparation of prospective faculty for their future professional responsibilities. In this particular program, BGF were paired with …

Data-Adaptive Selection Of The Truncation Level For Inverse-Probability-Of-Treatment-Weighted Estimators, Oliver Bembom, Mark J. Van Der Laan

U.C. Berkeley Division of Biostatistics Working Paper Series

Inverse-Probability-of-Treatment-Weighted (IPTW) estimators are becoming a popular analysis tool in causal inference. It is well known that these estimators suffer from high variability if some treatment probabilities are estimated to be close to zero. While it is a common recommendation for such situations to truncate the weights in order to reduce the mean squared error of the estimator, the current literature gives little guidance on how to select an appropriate truncation level. In this article, we develop a closed-form estimate for the mean squared error of a truncated IPTW estimator that can be used to select this truncation level data-adaptively. …

Data-Adaptive Selection Of The Adjustment Set In Variable Importance Estimation, Oliver Bembom, Jeffrey W. Fessel, Robert W. Shafer, Mark J. Van Der Laan

U.C. Berkeley Division of Biostatistics Working Paper Series

If estimates of the effect of a treatment variable on an outcome of interest are to be adjusted for a set of possible confounding factors, it is necessary to rely on the assumption of experimental treatment assignment (ETA) according to which each experimental unit has positive probability of being observed at any of the possible levels of the treatment variable regardless of the values the confounding factors may take on. Even if this assumption is only practically violated in the sense that certain values of the confounding factors cause some treatment levels to become not impossible, but at least highly …

Spartan Daily, March 12, 2008, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 130, Issue 28

Functional Imaging Of The Auditory Processing Applied To Speech Sounds, Roy D Patterson, Ingrid Johnsrude

Brain and Mind Institute Researchers' Publications

In this paper, we describe domain-general auditory processes that we believe are prerequisite to the linguistic analysis of speech. We discuss biological evidence for these processes and how they might relate to processes that are specific to human speech and language. We begin with a brief review of (i) the anatomy of the auditory system and (ii) the essential properties of speech sounds. Section 4 describes the general auditory mechanisms that we believe are applied to all communication sounds, and how functional neuroimaging is being used to map the brain networks associated with domain-general auditory processing. Section 5 discusses recent …

The Missouri Miner, March 12, 2008

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

Illinois Wesleyan Ranks High For Students Abroad, Rachel Hatch

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Campus Chronicle, Bria Robeson, Dustin Dowell, Paige Godden, Derek Hale, Jennifer Minter, David Rogers, Lisa Verhey, Steven Warnsholz, Julie Vancleave, Andy Langager, Sol Rajch, Jeremy Harmsen

Campus Chronicle

No abstract provided.

Ke Alakai, Vol. 80, No. 05 (2008-03-12), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.

Volume 45, Number 29: March 12, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

The Guardian, March 12, 2008, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twenty page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Adding Value To Swine Manure Through Accurate Prediction Of Organic Nitrogen Availability, Charles S. Wortman, Charles Shapiro, Aaron Nygren

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Animal manure contains organic and inorganic nitrogen. The inorganic N, which is mostly ammonium-N but nitrate-N can be significant in composted manure, is typically considered to be 100% plant available if there are not significant losses, especially due to volatilization of ammonia-N. The availability of organic N, which is mostly from undigested and partially digested plant material needs to be mineralized to become plant available, is less predictable. Field research was conducted in eastern Nebraska to improve the basis for estimating organic N availability from injected or incorporated swine manure and from surface applied composted and stockpiled FM. The factors …

As-664-08 Resolution On New Masters Of Science Degree In Biomedical Engineering, Curriculum Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

Approves the proposal for a Masters of Science in Biomedical Engineering.

Hpr6 Mutants And Uses Thereof, Rolf Joseph Craven

Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Patents

Methods and agents that interfere with Hpr6 function in non-sarcoma tumor cells are disclosed. Anti-Hpr6 agents are used to enhance the killing effect of anti-cancer agents in non-sarcoma tumor cells and to teat non-sarcoma tumors.

Spartan Daily, March 11, 2008, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 130, Issue 27

Minutes_08_03_11, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

Minutes from the March 11th, 2008 Facutly Senate meeting.

Faculty Senate Summarized Minutes, 3/11/2008, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

No abstract provided.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 97 [98], No. 12 [40] (March 11, 2008), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 97, but it is the 98th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

This issue was printed as 12, but it is the 40th issue in this volume. This was corrected in pencil.

Noaa Recognizes Biology Student For Research To Preserve Marine Life, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - As apex predators - or predators at the top of their food chain - sharks are considered essential in a sustainable ocean ecosystem.

Peptidomimetic Inhibitors Of Stat Activity And Uses Thereof, James Turkson, Richard Jove, Said M. Sebti, Andrew D. Hamilton

USF Patents

The subject invention concerns compositions and methods for blocking cancer cell growth or proliferation and/or inducing cancer cell death. Compositions of the present invention are peptidomimetics that inhibit STAT function. Peptidomimetics of the invention include compounds of the formula RY*L (where Y* represents phosphotyrosine), with the R group at the Y-1 position. Peptidomimetics of the invention disrupt Stat3 activation and function. Peptidomimetics of the invention significantly inhibit tumor cell growth and induce tumor cell death.

Academic Senate - Agenda, 3/11/2008, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

The Bg News March 11, 2008, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. March 11, 2008. Volume 98-Issue 116.

Montana Kaimin, March 11, 2008, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.