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Attenuation Of Hydrogen Sulfide From Landfill Gas Study And Exploration Of Construction And Demolition Debris Characteristics And Production, Dan Hrobak

Master's Theses and Capstones

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has become recognized as a problematic gas emitted from landfills. Sulfate, which can produce H 2S in a landfill, is in drywall in construction and demolition (C&D) debris and sometimes products or recycling. This research consisted of examining alternative treatment of H2S gas at landfills, input/output of sulfur at landfills and generation/prevention of H2S in the landfill setting using C&D. In this research, four ashes were tested with landfill gas to investigate H2S attenuation, the highest attenuation reached was 73.8mg of H2S per gram of ash. In addition, these exhausted ashes, as well as sulfur cake were …

Spatial And Temporal Trends Of Dissolved Nitrous Oxide In The Lamprey River Watershed And Controls On The End-Products Of Denitrification, Emily Difranco

Master's Theses and Capstones

An understanding of the controls on the production of the greenhouse gas N2O is important to assess the atmospheric contribution of N2O from freshwater streams. Concentration and percent saturation of dissolved N2O were measured from March 2008 to February 2009 and were used as to measure the potential for streams in the Lamprey River Watershed to lose N2O to the atmosphere. Almost all streams were oversaturated most of the year, and though field concentrations of dissolved N2O did show trends with stream chemistry, it is possible that N2O is not only being produced within the streams themselves, but is entering …

The Post And Lintel, Fall 2009, Preservation Eastern

Post & Lintel

No abstract provided.

Winter 2009, Nsu Oceanographic Center

Currents

No abstract provided.

Application Of The U.C.C. To Nonpayment Virtual Assets Or Digital Art, Sarah Howard Jenkins

Law Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Luther S. Cressman, Virginia L. Butler

Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Known as the father of Oregon archaeology and anthropology, Luther Cressman conducted pioneering archaeological work in the 1930s through the 1960s and established the broad outlines of Oregon’s ancient human history and occupation by Native peoples. This article provides an overview of his life and work.

Book Review Of, Diane P. Mines. Fierce Gods: Inequality, Ritual, And The Politics Of Dignity In A South Indian Village, Michele Ruth Gamburd

Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Reviews the book "Fierce Gods: Inequality, Ritual, and the Politics of Dignity in a South Indian Village," by Diane P. Mines.

Sexualidad- Manual De Enseñanza Para El Paciente Y La Familia Sobre Lesiones De La Médula Espinal, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital And Magee Rehabilitation

Manual de Lesión de la Médula Espinal (Español)

Introducción

En esta sección, aprenderá cómo las disfunciones de la médula espinal pueden afectar la forma en que se siente respecto de usted mismo, como hombre o como mujer, y la forma en que las disfunciones de la médula espinal pueden afectar su funcionamiento en el aspecto sexual. Es posible que, en este momento, recibir información sobre la sexualidad, el funcionamiento sexual, el control de la natalidad, la disfunción eréctil y la posibilidad de tener un bebé sea importante para usted, o es posible que prefiera dejar de lado estas cuestiones y pensar al respecto en otro momento. En cualquier …

Dirty Fuel Incentives In The Bailout Bill, Janet Hager, Rand Robbins

PEEL Alumni Scholarship

The current dependence on oil in the United States cannot be supported in the future. The issue is how the United States will confront the growing problem of meeting its need for transportation fuel. One option is to develop unconventional fossil fuels derived from oil sands, oil shale, and liquid coal. However, this is an option that could come at a great cost to the environment. The question facing Congress and the American people is whether, and to what extent, the government should subsidize these environmentally devastating energy sources with tax incentives, direct financing, loan guarantees, or purchasing agreements.

Potential, Implications And Solutions Regarding The Use Of Rendered Animal Fats In Aquafeeds, Jesse T. Trushenski, Rebecca T. Lochmann

Publications

Problem statement: In the past, aquafeeds were comprised largely of fish meal and fish oil derived from marine reduction fisheries. In addition to being highly palatable and readily digested by cultured fishes, these feedstuffs were historically inexpensive sources of protein, energy and essential nutrients. However, increasing cost and concerns over safety and sustainability have greatly incentivized the transition from fish meal and oil to alternative sources of protein and lipid for aquafeed formulation. Fish oil replacement is proving more difficult than originally anticipated, particularly for marine carnivorous species. Approach: If complete fish oil replacement is not a viable goal for …

The Lasting Effect Of Civic Talk On Civic Participation: Evidence From A Panel Study, Casey A. Klofstad

Working Papers

Extant research shows that individuals who discuss politics and current events with their peers also participate more actively in civil society. However, this correlation is not sufficient evidence of causation due to a number of analytical biases. To address this problem, data were collected through a panel study conducted on students at a large public university in the Midwestern United States. These data show that discussing politics and current events caused these students to participate in civic activities during their first year of college. A follow-up study conducted on the same population during their fourth year of college shows that …

The Interactions Of The Largest Subunit Of Rna Polymerase Ii With Other Cellular Proteins: A Bioinformatic Approach, Abhijit Shukla, Aparna Natarajan, Sukesh Bhaumik, Hany A. El-Shemy, David A. Lightfoot

Articles

The function of a protein is governed by its interaction with other proteins inside a cell. Therefore, it is important to identify the interacting partners of a particular protein to decipher its function. The protein interaction networks are generally determined by bioinformatic as well as experimental methodologies such as yeast two hybrid, mass spectrometry, immunoprecipitation, and fluorescence resonance energy transfer assays. Here, we have analyzed bioinformatically the interactions of Rpb1p (the largest subunit of RNA Polymerase II) with other proteins in yeast, using Cytoscape software and Biogrid/Biomart database. We find that Rpb1p interacts with a large number of proteins involved …

The Interactions Of The Largest Subunit Of Rna Polymerase Ii With Other Cellular Proteins: A Bioinformatic Approach, Abhijit Shukla, Aparna Natarajan, Sukesh Bhaumik, Hany A. El-Shemy, David A. Lightfoot

Articles

The function of a protein is governed by its interaction with other proteins inside a cell. Therefore, it is important to identify the interacting partners of a particular protein to decipher its function. The protein interaction networks are generally determined by bioinformatic as well as experimental methodologies such as yeast two hybrid, mass spectrometry, immunoprecipitation, and fluorescence resonance energy transfer assays. Here, we have analyzed bioinformatically the interactions of Rpb1p (the largest subunit of RNA Polymerase II) with other proteins in yeast, using Cytoscape software and Biogrid/ Biomart database. We find that Rpb1p interacts with a large number of proteins …

Volumes 4 And 5

McNair Scholars Journal

No abstract provided.

Substance P Increases Cell-Surface Expression Of Cd74 (Receptor For Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor): In Vivo Biotinylation Of Urothelial Cell-Surface Proteins, Katherine L. Meyer-Siegler, Shen-Ling Xia, Pedro L. Vera

Molecular Medicine Faculty Publications

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), an inflammatory cytokine, and its receptor CD74 are upregulated by bladder inflammation. MIF-mediated signal transduction involves binding to cell-surface CD74, this study documents, in vivo, MIF-CD74 interactions at the urothelial cell surface. N-hydroxysulfosuccinimide biotin ester-labeled surface urothelial proteins in rats treated either with saline or substance P (SP, 40 μg/kg). The bladder was examined by histology and confocal microscopy. Biotinylated proteins were purified by avidin agarose, immunoprecipitated with anti-MIF or anti-CD74 antibodies, and detected with strepavidin-HRP. Only superficial urothelial cells were biotinylated. These cells contained a biotinylated MIF/CD74 cell-surface complex that was increased in …

Rhymes With Rich: Power, Law, And The Bitch, Yvonne A. Tamayo

St. Thomas Law Review

For over six centuries, bitch has been used as a term of contempt toward women. Originally, bitch referenced a sensual or promiscuous woman, and later evolved to include a woman considered angry, spiteful, or malicious. Today, the term includes a woman deemed aggressive, competitive, or domineering. Despite its definitional nuances, bitch remains an unequivocal expression of hostility used to denounce, harass, and insult women who, by acting outside of their prescribed gender roles, threaten the established paradigm of power as an inherently male characteristic. Part I of this article examines the animus behind the bitch epithets levied against women in …

Reproductive Freedom: Striking A Fair Balance Between Copyright And Other Intellectual Property Protections In Cartoon Characters, Laurie Richter

St. Thomas Law Review

The purpose of this article is to express the reasons why copyright statutes should be overhauled to provide explicit rights reserved to the public, as opposed to the present structure of copyright law, which provides rights to a copyright owner, subject to the many exceptions that have sprung up over the past few years. Some of these exceptions, which seem to have engulfed the basic premise of copyright theory, are the broadly framed but vague protections offered by the fair use doctrine. These rights include the right of a lawful owner of a copy to sell or otherwise dispose of …

Fgi-104: A Broad-Spectrum Small Molecule Inhibitor Of Viral Infection, Michael S. Kinch, Abdul S. Yunus, Calli Lear, Hanwen Mao, Hansen Chen, Zena Fesseha, Guangxiang Luo, Eric A. Nelson, Limin Li, Zhuhui Huang, Michael Murray, William Y. Ellis, Lisa Hensley, Jane Christopher-Hennings, Gene G. Olinger, Michael Goldblatt

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Faculty Publications

The treatment of viral diseases remains an intractable problem facing the medical community. Conventional antivirals focus upon selective targeting of virus-encoded targets. However, the plasticity of viral nucleic acid mutation, coupled with the large number of progeny that can emerge from a single infected cells, often conspire to render conventional antivirals ineffective as resistant variants emerge. Compounding this, new viral pathogens are increasingly recognized and it is highly improbable that conventional approaches could address emerging pathogens in a timely manner. Our laboratories have adopted an orthogonal approach to combat viral disease: Target the host to deny the pathogen the ability …

Regulation Of Alpha- And Beta-Actin Isoforms In The Contracting A7r5 Smooth Muscle Cell, Dawn Leah Brown-Turner

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Two isoforms of actin have been found to be present in A7r5 smooth muscle cells, α- and β-actin. This body of work sets out to examine the different regulatory factors of the two actin isoforms during smooth muscle contraction. The response of the actin isoforms to phorbol 12, 13-dibutyrate (PDBu) is markedly different. α-Actin remodels to podosomes around the periphery of the cell, while β-actin merely shortens. One protein involved in smooth muscle contraction induced by PDBu is protein kinase C (PKC). Two inhibitors of PKC, staurosporine and bisindolymaleimide, were used prior to PDBu stimulation and after PDBu stimulation to …

Trey Ellis's Platitudes: Redefining Black Voices, Quan Manh Ha

Ethnic Studies Review

Trey Ellis has emerged as a prominent African American writer of the late-twentieth century, despite the small number of his published works. "The New Black Aesthetic," an essay that he first published in CaUaloo in 1989, one year after the publication of his first novel, Platitudes, stands as a manifesto that defines and articulates his perspective on the emerging black literary voices and culture of the time, and on "the future of African American artistic expression" in the postmodern era.1 According to Eric Lott, Ellis's novel parodies the literary and cultural conflict between such male experimental writers as lshmael Reed …

Temple, New Hampshire 2008 Annual Report For The Year Ending December 31, 2008., Temple Town Representatives

Temple, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Pain, Gain, Or Shame: The Evolution Of Environmental Law And The Role Of Multinational Corporations, Michael Ewing-Chow, Darryl Soh

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

The evolution of environmental law in the past century has been linked to the growing acceptance of the notion of collective global responsibility, which entails the notion of sustainable development. At the turn of this century, the focus in environmental law has shifted from the creation of a global framework to deal with environmental problems to that of compliance with these frameworks. As a result, the primary actor of environmental policy has shifted from the state to the corporation. How has environmental law developed so as to encourage compliance by this new primary actor? Conversely, how has the corporation been …

Navigating The Turbulent Waters Connecting The World Trade Organization And Corporate Social Responsibility, Gustavo Ferreira Ribeiro

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

This paper uses the metaphor of a fisherman's journey into the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) "seas" to explore the relationship between them. It is intended to provide the reader with a basic understanding of this relationship. An argument can be made that the WTO and CSR waters are not connected at all: the WTO is an intergovernmental organization regulating rights and duties of its members (mainly states), while CSR concerns primarily non-governmental initiatives dealing with corporate behavior, such as voluntary codes of conduct and certification processes involving social and environmental standards. However, this paper explores …

Are We All Together? : A Study Of Evacuation And Sheltering Of Public Safety Special Needs Populations In The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Anna M. Mcray

Master's Theses

Events thousands of miles away from Virginia have led to enhancements of the existing evacuation and emergency sheltering planning, highlighting the need to consider more than traditional special needs populations. Updated state-level plans specifically address the medical needs of evacuation populations. Pets were taken into consideration and inclusion of dogs, cats, and birds in traditional sheltering planning has begun. Planning began to address those with social needs such as low-income families who may not be able to evacuate until the final hours of an active evacuation. It became clear that there were specific populations that had not been included in …

Section 508 Adherence By Industry Professionals: Improving Universal Design Through Training, Antonio Rincon

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998 took effect in 2001 and provides encouragement for universal design and compliance requirements to the federal sector for purchases that are accessible by people with disabilities. A division of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems (GDAIS) is located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and provides electronic and information technology solutions to federal customers in the defense, intelligence, and homeland security communities.

The general lack of training is a major factor for low compliance to Section 508. Improving awareness is important at GDAIS in order to increase its federal sales market share, develop new products …

Local Law Enforcement's Initial Role In Response To A Radiological Dispersion Device Attack, Andrew Robert Hoehl

Master's Theses

Today the potential exists for a terrorist organization to use a Radiological Dispersion Device or a dirty bomb within the United States. The results of such an attack could be catastrophic to the affected population. The response by law enforcement must be calculated and planned.

To properly analyze the law enforcement's role in a radioactive incident a qualitative approach was taken. A determination must be made prior to an attack to discern what kind of training will be necessary, what equipment will be required, and what response procedures need to be in place to ensure a safe and efficient response. …

The Epidemiology Of Soccer Heading In Competitive Youth Players, Christin M. Salinas, Frank M. Webbe, Trent T. Devore

Psychology Faculty Publications

We administered neurocognitive batteries to 49 youth soccer athletes (9–15 yr), who were selected from competitive soccer teams in Central Florida. We collected observational data on soccer heading, self-reported soccer heading, as well as demographics, including school, medical, and soccer history. Both the frequency and intensity of heading the ball in soccer was low in comparison with adolescents and adults. In our sample, the vast majority of soccer headings were of low to moderate intensity and direct (i.e., the incoming flight of the ball was perpendicular to the forehead). Age significantly correlated with frequent heading. Parents were reliable observers of …

Assessment Of Groundwater Vulnerability To Seawater, Ayeda Matar Ai-Hosani

Accounting Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Toxic Torts: The Devil Is In The Dose, Bernard D. Goldstein

Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

In Memoriam: Erik B. Bluemel, And The Life Of The Legal Mind, Justin Marceau

Denver Law Review

No abstract provided.