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Genetic Engineering Of Cotton To Increase Fiber Strength, Water Absorption And Dye Binding, Henry Daniell

UCF Patents

An expression cassette having a fiber specific promoter driving expression of a gene encoding an elastic and plastic protein based polymer having the repetitive amino acid sequence Gly-Val-Gly-Val-Pro (SEQ. ID. NO. 2), a terminator, and selectable marker genes for transforming plant cells and a transgenic cotton plant having fiber cells stably transformed with the gene encoding the protein based polymer wherein the cotton fiber cells exhibit improved water absorption, temperature transition properties, fiber strength, elasticity, and dye binding capacity.

Environmental Studies Major Is Option For Umm Students Next Fall, University Relations

Campus News Archive

A new interdisciplinary major will be available next fall for students who choose to attend the University of Minnesota, Morris. The new major in environmental studies will complement the renewable energy and sustainability initiatives that are already in place or in progress at UMM.

Emergent Decision-Making In Biological Signal Transduction Networks, Tomáš Helikar, John Konvalina, Jack Heidel, Jim A. Rogers

Department of Biochemistry: Faculty Publications

The complexity of biochemical intracellular signal transduction networks has led to speculation that the high degree of interconnectivity that exists in these networks transforms them into an information processing network. To test this hypothesis directly, a large scale model was created with the logical mechanism of each node described completely to allow simulation and dynamical analysis. Exposing the network to tens of thousands of random combinations of inputs and analyzing the combined dynamics of multiple outputs revealed a robust system capable of clustering widely varying input combinations into equivalence classes of biologically relevant cellular responses. This capability was nontrivial in …

The Bg News February 12, 2008, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. February 12, 2008. Volume 98-Issue 102.

Montana Kaimin, February 12, 2008, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

February 12, 2008, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Anxiety And Depression On Cognitive Functioning In Parkinson’S Disease, Lynn E. Oelke

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Depression and anxiety are common psychiatric disturbances in Parkinson's disease (PD). Past studies have demonstrated a relationship between depression and cognitive decline in PD; however, the unique influence of anxiety has not been well studied. The objective of the present study was to differentiate the unique influences of depression and anxiety on cognitive functioning in PD. Sixty-eight cognitively intact PD patients with mild to moderate motor disease severity completed self-report questionnaires and neuropsychological tests. Two hierarchical regression analyses were conducted with executive functioning performance as the criterion variable, and two additional hierarchical regression analyses were conducted with memory performance as …

Undergraduate Curriculum And Academic Policy Committee Minutes, February 11, 2008

Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Faculty Senate Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee meeting held on February 11, 2008.

February 11th 2008, Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

No abstract provided.

Sex And The Elderly: What Physicians Should Know About Their Older Patients, Jana Colton

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

This study is intended to explore how physicians can best help their older patients attain a better quality of life through sexual healthcare by eliciting older patients perceptions and experiences regarding their sexual health needs and what role their physician should play in meeting those needs. Participants consisted of individuals and couples over the age of 65 recruited from a continuing care retirement community and from a VA Geriatric Clinic. Twenty in-depth, one-on-one interviews were conducted, and transcripts were analyzed using qualitative methodology. Analysis of transcripts revealed a broad range of findings including seniors perceptions of: the definitions of sexual …

Effect Of Thyroid Hormone Concentration On The Transcriptional Response Underlying Induced Metamorphosis In The Mexican Axolotl (Ambystoma), Robert B. Page, Stephen R. Voss, Amy K. Samuels, Jeramiah J. Smith, Srikrishna Putta, Christopher K. Beachy

Biology Faculty Publications

Background

Thyroid hormones (TH) induce gene expression programs that orchestrate amphibian metamorphosis. In contrast to anurans, many salamanders do not undergo metamorphosis in nature. However, they can be induced to undergo metamorphosis via exposure to thyroxine (T₄). We induced metamorphosis in juvenile Mexican axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) using 5 and 50 nM T₄, collected epidermal tissue from the head at four time points (Days 0, 2, 12, 28), and used microarray analysis to quantify mRNA abundances.

Results

Individuals reared in the higher T₄ concentration initiated morphological and transcriptional changes earlier and completed metamorphosis by …

Efficacy Of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Regimens Prior To Resection Of Colorectal Liver Metastases, Farrah Mikhail Datko

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

While new treatments for metastatic colorectal cancer continue to be developed, the ideal neoadjuvant regimen prior to resection of liver metastases is still unknown. The primary goal of this study was to compare disease-free survival outcomes in patients who received oxaliplatin- or irinotecan-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimens prior to resection of colorectal liver metastases. A retrospective chart review was performed of all 27 patients who underwent liver resection of colorectal cancer metastases at Yale-New Haven Hospital between January 2003 and December 2005. Records were reviewed for details of initial diagnosis, treatment regimen(s) prior to resection of hepatic metastases, results of surgical …

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, February 11, 2008, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

February

No abstract provided.

Monitor Newsletter February 11, 2008, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

The Collegian (2008-02-11), Isis Lopez

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 60, No. 19

Effect Of Thyroid Hormone Concentration On The Transcriptional Response Underlying Induced Metamorphosis In The Mexican Axolotl (Ambystoma), Robert B. Page, Stephen R. Voss, Amy K. Samuels, Jeramiah J. Smith, Srikrishna Putta, Christopher K. Beachy

Biology Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Thyroid hormones (TH) induce gene expression programs that orchestrate amphibian metamorphosis. In contrast to anurans, many salamanders do not undergo metamorphosis in nature. However, they can be induced to undergo metamorphosis via exposure to thyroxine (T4). We induced metamorphosis in juvenile Mexican axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) using 5 and 50 nM T4, collected epidermal tissue from the head at four time points (Days 0, 2, 12, 28), and used microarray analysis to quantify mRNA abundances.

RESULTS: Individuals reared in the higher T4 concentration initiated morphological and transcriptional changes earlier and completed metamorphosis by Day 28. In contrast, initiation of metamorphosis …

Inflammatory And Thrombotic Responses To Microbial Products In Fetal Vessels Are Mediated Through Divergent Toll-Like Receptor Signaling Pathways: Implications In Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Shekar Ligia Davarya

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Placental vessels and the umbilical circulatory network function to carry oxygen and nutrients to the fetus. It is at this level that placental lesions such as villitis, obliterative vasculopathy, and thrombotic vasculopathy have been observed in association with fetal inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS) and cerebral palsy. We used human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) as a model to study the regulation of inflammation and thrombosis in fetal vessels by microbial products. In this thesis we measured interleukin-8 (IL-8) and tissue factor (TF) expression by HUVECs treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), poly (I:C) (PIC), and peptidoglycan (PG). Our results show a profound …

Mitral Cell Dendritic Development In The Mouse Main Olfactory Bulb, Masha Rand Diede

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Correct targeting and differentiation of the mitral cell (MC) dendrites in the olfactory bulb (OB) is clearly essential for development of functional neuronal circuits. MCs, the primary OB projection neurons, receive odor information from OSN axons via axodendritic synapses on their apical dendrite; the signal is further processed via dendrodendritic synapses on MC lateral dendrites. In the adult, each MC cell apical dendrite targets a single glomerulus, ending in a characteristic glomerular tuft and receiving input from molecularly defined subsets of OSNs. MC lateral dendrites segregate deep to the glomerular layer, in a sublamina of the external plexiform layer. MC …

Pearly Parts

News Releases

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 032, Number 27, February 11, 2008, Grand Valley State University

2007-2008, Volume 32

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Daily Eastern News: February 11, 2008, Eastern Illinois University

February

No abstract provided.

Bjc Today

BJC Today

No abstract provided.

The Current Volume 18 : Issue 17, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 42, No. 42, February 11, 2008, Grand Valley State University

Volume 42, July 12, 2007 - June 12, 2008

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

February 11, 2008 Aasu Faculty Meeting Minutes, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Minutes (Archived)

February 11, 2008 Armstrong Atlantic State University Faculty Meeting Minutes

Balancing Mandate And Discretion In The Institutional Design Of Federal Climate Change Policy, Robert L. Glicksman

NULR Online

No abstract provided.

February 9, 2008: Darwin Day In Retrospect, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Darwin Day in Retrospect

Urban Ecology & Conservation Symposium 2008: 6th Annual -- Science In The City (Abstracts), Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium Of Portland/Vancouver

Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium of Portland/Vancouver

The UERC is a consortium of people from various universities and colleges, state and federal agencies, local governments, non-profit organizations and independent professionals interested in supporting urban ecosystem research and creating an information-sharing network of people that collect and use ecological data in the Portland/Vancouver area.

UERC Mission Statement:

To advance the state of the science of urban ecosystems and improve our understanding of them, with a focus on the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan region, by fostering communication and collaboration among researchers, managers and citizens at academic institutions, public agencies, local governments, non-profit organizations, and other interested groups.

The principal organizers span …

February 8, 2008, Ohio University Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Ohio University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes document the activities of Ohio University's Board of Trustees.

Crusader, February, 8, 2008, College Of The Holy Cross

Student Newspapers

The student newspaper for the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Articles include coverage of campus events and issues, sports, editorials and special features.