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A Defense Of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Gregory Dolin

All Faculty Scholarship

On November 21, 2007, sensational scientific developments were reported by major newspapers, both in the United States and abroad. The media reported a new breakthrough in the area of stem cell research. According to two articles published in Science and Cell (both highly respected scientific journals), two teams of scientists were able to “reprogram” adult stem cells into embryonic stem cells, without actually having to experiment on embryos. The discovery was immediately hailed by the White House and other opponents of embryonic stem cell research. The New York Times gushed that the “stem cell wars” may be at an end. …

Scared Sick? Predator-Pathogen Facilitation Enhances The Exploitation Of A Shared Resource, Ricardo A. Ramirez, W E. Snyder

Biology Faculty Publications

Resource use generally increases with greater consumer diversity, an effect often attributed to resource partitioning. Pathogens and predators are two classes of consumer that exhibit differences in ecologically important traits (e.g., size, resource acquisition strategy, foraging location) that could lead to complementary effects on shared prey/hosts. To examine this possibility, we manipulated diversity among a community of predators and pathogens that together attack an herbivorous beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, and measured resulting effects on herbivore suppression and resulting plant damage. We found that herbivore mortality increased, and plant damage decreased, when more natural enemy species were present. However, closer examination revealed …

A Novel Protocol For Inter-Vehicular Video Transmission, Kevin O'Flynn, Hrishikesh Venkataraman, Gabriel-Miro Muntean

9th. IT & T Conference

Over the recent years, there has been an extraordinary increase in the demand for real-time multimedia and infotainment services in vehicular domain. The availability of multimedia services over mobile phones and the tremendous success of low-cost Laptops have given rise to the expectation of providing multimedia services while on the move in vehicles. However, there are significant technological challenges in establishing continuous high-rate communication between the Internet/Multimedia server and the vehicles. The main problem is that it is difficult to provide direct communication between the server and the vehicles especially when the vehicles are moving at a very high speed. …

Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 55–63: Loons & Grebes, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Paul A. Johnsgard

Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
Arctic Loon (Gavia arctica)
Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricallis)
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)

Nafta Chapter 11-"Direct Effect" And Interpretive Method: Lessons From Methanex V. United StateS, Alan C. Swan

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.

Ross' Rave: Is This Ok?, Ross Labaugh

LOEX Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Droughtscape, Fall 2009, Kelly Smith

DroughtScape: Quarterly Newsletter of the National Drought Mitigation Center (2007–2023)

DroughtScape, Fall 2009

Introduction: The Sustainability Principle, Irma S. Russell

Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

The Classical Way Of Conflict—Civilizational Reflections On Ancient Statecraft, Bertil Haggman

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Why Population Pressure And Militant Religion Are The Most Important Causes Of The Developing Global Crisis, Michael Andregg

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Abaton, 2009, Des Moines University

Abaton

Issue three of Des Moines University's literary review, Abaton published in Fall 2009. This Global Health issue came with a CD addition at the end of the book. The CD is titled "Change one life, change the world: Simon Estes on the power of compassion".

University Of Northern Iowa Today, V93n2, Fall 2009, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Today

Inside This Issue:

-- Greetings from President Ben Allen
-- Celebrations: The President's House: Celebrating a Century
-- Building history
-- Alumni Association: Alma mater affinity
-- Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center: A decade of discovery
-- Maucker Union: Forty years of serving students
-- UNI Foundation: Making an impact for 50 years
-- UNI Welcomes new Provost
-- 108 countries or bust! Grandmother's lifetime adventures inspire UNI alumna
-- Racing Ahead: UNI alumnus heads Iowa's larges, most prestigious racetrack
-- Tame your home's energy hogs
-- Taking UNI on the road
-- UNI Recipe Roundup: Strawberry (Shrimp) Spinach Salad
-- …

Exploring The Spatial Dimensions Of Rural Development Models In Malaysia 1957-2007, L.J. Fredericks

Research Publications (2006 to 2010)

Malaysia, a relatively small country, gained independence from Britain in 1957 after a lengthy colonial rule and the national government began an economic restructuring process to become a developed country. The initial rural development push to rectify the colonial policy of benign neglect of the Malay, rural,peasant sector rested on the urban industrial growth models in neoclassical growth theory. Integrated rural development was the second approach, conceptually fuzzy and diffuse. Broader policy formulations followed anchored on multiple policy interventions approximately focused on rural poverty. In these policy formulations, the notions of geography, space, place and territory the Spatial dimensions- in …

Market Situation And Outlook For Hogs, Poultry And Small Ruminants, A. Lee Meyer

Agricultural Economics Presentations

No abstract provided.

Beef, Dairy, And Equine, Kenneth H. Burdine

Agricultural Economics Presentations

No abstract provided.

An Initial Report On The Impact Of Multiple Technical Degree Programs On Undergraduate Recruitment, Amber Settle, Liz Friedman

Technical Reports

In this paper, we describe initial results of a survey taken by freshman and first-year transfer students at DePaul University during the 2009-2010 academic year. While DePaul is unusual in offering a large number of technically-oriented degree programs and this information is prominent in promotional literature, no study of the impact of multiple degree programs on the recruitment of first-year students had been conducted. The results of this initial study show that while a large majority of students indicate that the number of degree programs is a positive factor for application and enrollment at DePaul, more important factors include the …

Chinese Painting: Philosophy, Theory, And The Pursuit Of Cultivation Through The Dao, Elizabeth Reynolds

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Chinese painting and painting theory have roots within China’s major philosophies significantly including Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. Chinese painting while not exclusively adherent to the beliefs and practices of a single belief system instead reveals to overlap these beliefs in the thought process and execution of painting. There is a strong precedent of Chinese painters and their styles embodying Daoist philosophy in not only the appearance and practice of painting but in painting theory as well. Searching for the truth, or the Dao, was a key goal of many artists who through cultivation of one’s intellect or artistic skill could …

The Comment, October 1, 2009, Bridgewater State College

The Comment

No abstract provided.

Unjustified: The Practical Irrelevance Of The Justification/Excuse Distinction, Gabriel J. Chin

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

In recent decades, the distinction between justification and excuse defenses has been a favorite topic of theorists of philosophy and criminal law. Notwithstanding the impressive intellectual efforts devoted to the task, no single scholar or viewpoint appears to be on the verge of generating practical consensus about the concepts of justification and excuse, categorization of the defenses, or categorization of difficult individual cases. This Essay suggests that none of these goals can be usefully advanced through the justification/excuse distinction.

Sex And Slavery: An Analysis Of Three Models Of State Human Trafficking Legislation, Melynda H. Barnhart

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Waste To Enzymes Through Solid State Fermentation, Pariatamby Agamuthu, A. Nithiya

Research Publications (2006 to 2010)

Malaysia is facing tremendous challenges in minimizing the 8 million tonnes of municipal and agricultural waste thrown into landfill every year. Waste disposal is a major problem, as the costs associated with waste management are skyrocketing. Annually around 998 million tonnes of agricultural wastes are being produced globally. Only 15% is used as animal feed, particularly as cattle supplement, plant fertilizer or soil conditioner, while the rest are dumped in landfills; which leads to adverse environmental impacts including global warming. In order to minimize the waste, one option is to convert the waste to value-added products. Brewery spent grain (BSG), …

The Advocate, October 1, 2009, Minnesota State University Moorhead

The Advocate

No abstract provided.

Role Of Corporate Board Executive Pay Decisions In Precipitating Financial Crisis, Erica Beecher-Monas

Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law

No abstract provided.

Delaware's New Proxy Access: Much Ado About Nothing?, Lisa M. Fairfax

Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law

No abstract provided.

Annotated Bibliography 'Webisodes', Jeremy W. Donald

Information Literacy Resources for Curriculum Development

No abstract provided.

Sbe Notícias, Ano 4, No. 135, October 1, 2009, Marcelo A. Rasteiro, Delci K. Ishida

SBE Notícias

SeTur/SBE lança mais um número da revista Pesquisas em Turismo e Paisagens Cársticas - Seminário sobre turismo em cavernas - 15 anos de Guano Speleo - X Encontro Brasileiro de Canionismo - Geonomos publica artigo obre impacto de evento musical em uma caverna - Manual de boas práticas de espeleoturismo - UIAA edita norma de segurança para dispositivos de frenagem - Enormes buracos se abrem no centro histórico de Nápoles - Cão é resgatado em caverna australiana - Corte de morro pode esbarrar em cavernas - XX Concurso Internacional de Fotografia Espeleológica e de Cânions - Foto do Leitor: Lapa …

The Voice, Fall 2009: Volume 55, Issue 1, Dordt College

The Voice Archive

Shim Makes an Internship Happen; Building Assets for Life; La Fiesta Spices Up the Weekend; Love Your Library; Zach Mulder Finds His Place in Politics; Dordt Cements a Growing Partnership with Northrise University in Zambia; Vos Will Help Zambians Find Better Ways to Feed Themselves; Writing Students Have an Impact on State EMT Squads; College Breaks Ground on Apartments; Engineering Keeps Up with Times; Commons Goes Greener; Concert Choir Honored by Regional Invitation; Nursing Department Gets New Digs; Fall Brings Out All of the Campus Athletic Teams; Learning Takes a Vacation in The Netherlands; Ribbens Academic Complex: Classroom Building Overhaul …

The Effect Of All-Trans Retinoic Acid And Fatty Acids On Mcf-7 Breast Cancer Cell Progression, David A. Brown

Master's Theses

Vitamin A metabolites and retinoids may slow the progression of breast cancer and elicit anti-neoplastic properties similar to those of omega-3 fatty acids. Studies using animal models show a decrease in the incidence, growth and metastisis of mammary tumors in the presence of specific fatty acids. This effect is also seen with use of retinoids, specifically all-trans retinoic acid (AtRA). Thus, fatty acids may also alter retinoid homeostasis in mammary carcinoma cells (MCF-7s). The potential for inter/co dependency among fatty acids and retinoids is considerable, and here it has been hypothesized that a decrease in cancer progression will occur in …

Analyzing The Polluter Pays Principle Through Law And Economics, Boris N. Mamlyuk

Southeastern Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The South Carolina Conservation Bank: A Commitment To Conservation, Amanda B. Turner

Southeastern Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.