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The Murray Ledger And Times, June 26, 2009, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes 2009-06-26, Bowling Green State University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

The official meeting minutes of Bowling Green State University's Board of Trustees.

Tissue Engineering Cellularized Silk-Based Ligament Analogues, Scott Sell

Theses and Dissertations

The resurgence, and eventual rise to prominence in the field of tissue engineering, that electrospinning has experienced over the last decade speaks to the simplicity and adaptability of the process. Electrospinning has been used for the fabrication of tissue engineering scaffolds intended for use in nearly every part of the human body: blood vessel, cartilage, bone, skin, nerve, connective tissue, etc. Diverse as the aforementioned tissues are in both form and function, electrospinning has found a niche in the repair of each due to its capacity to consistently create non-woven structures of fibers ranging from nano-to-micron size in diameter. These …

June 26, 2009, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

The Oxytocinergic Anti-Inflammatory Pathway In Atherosclerosis, Daniel Addison Nation

Open Access Dissertations

Background. Social deprivation or isolation accelerates the progression of atherosclerosis in several animal models of the disease. Conversely, stable social environment has been associated with reduction in the extent and severity of atherosclerosis. While positive social interactions are thought to be related to this protective effect, little is known about the physiological mechanisms responsible. Recently, the neurohypophyseal peptide, oxytocin (OT), has been found to play a role in both positive social interactions and cardiovascular homeostasis, suggesting that this neuropeptide may be responsible for mediating the beneficial effects of positive social environment on atherosclerosis. The first aim of the current study …

What Happens To Student Engagement And Understanding Of Chemistry When Cross-Curricular Activities And Assignments Are Used In An Honors Chemistry Class?, Heather L. Keller

Theses and Dissertations

The focus of this action research study was to determine if cross-curricular learning strategies could be used in a chemistry class to increase both student engagement and understanding of chemistry content. Two strategies were implemented in an honors chemistry course of sophomores and juniors. Participants were chosen on a voluntary basis, those students who chose not to participate still needed to complete the activities, however, their grades and responses were not included in the data. Participating students were required to complete a consent form and obtain parental permission. Students completed a creative writing activity and a kinesthetic activity in which …

Hey, Brother, Hyungho Shin

Theses

The production of the thesis film, "Hey, Brother" by Hyungho Shin, a 3D computer animation film, is a story about two brothers (Peter and Sam) who restore their relationship through the challenges they face. The purpose of the report is to sum up the whole film making process from creating a story to the final production.

The Weekly Challenger, June 25, 2009, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The June 25, 2009, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Dairy Herd Transition Provides Research Opportunity For Professor Timna Wyckoff, University Relations

Campus News Archive

The nearby University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC) provides the perfect research opportunity for Wyckoff '94 as one half of the dairy herd transitions from traditional to organic production.

The Sherwood Method: Creating An Independent Christian Feature Film, Jacob H. Johnston

Masters Theses

This thesis will define the Sherwood Method for creating independent Christian feature-length films by researching the success of the film Facing The Giants (2006) produced by Sherwood Pictures. In order to understand the method, the essay has laid out the definitions of key words such as film, independent film and Christian film, and the background of the film industry. It also chronicles the formation of Sherwood Pictures and its effect on the film business. Finally the essay will break down what the key elements of the Sherwood Method are and how Christian filmmakers can use them in their future projects.

The Relationship Between Psychological Capital And Social Venture Program Initiation, Paul L. Van Putten Ii

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

Entrepreneurship is viewed as one of the greatest sources of societal productivity in cultural history (Spinosa, Flores, & Dreyfus, 1999), and recently social entrepreneurship has become an increasingly viable method for not-for-profit organizations to garner profit through implementing community enhancing programs (Hopkins, 2005, Morial, 2006; Wickham, 2005).

Literature suggests that psychological capital has an impact on an entrepreneurial administrators' ability to implement new programs, but few studies have investigated the relationship between the not-for-profit administrators' psychological capital and their ability to initiate social venture programs (Jensen & Luthans, 2006; Olson, & Bosserman, 2001).

This dissertation study developed a theoretical framework …

Identification Of Apoptosis Pathway In Treacher Collins Syndrome, Khaled Alsayegh

Theses and Dissertations

Treacher Collins Syndrome (TCS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by severe craniofacial defects. The syndrome is associated with mutations in the TCOF1 gene, which encodes a nucleolar phosphoprotein called treacle. Model organisms have been generated to model the disease and have revealed knowledge about the etiology and pathogenesis of the disorder. The craniofacial abnormality observed in TCS patients is found to be caused by an increased level of apoptosis in the neuroepithelium and from this it has been suggested that treacle is important for proper formation and proliferation of neural crest cells that will ultimately contribute to the …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 41 No. 55, June 25, 2009

Central Florida Future

First UCF swine flu case confirmed; Uncover Thursdays; Great Dane; Plus: Bonnaroo: hot, loud and muddy; Shia LaBeouf: more than meets the eye; Rosen students get fit at YMCA; UCF police inhibit malicious behavior; Organization offers pet harbor.

June 25, 2009, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Case of H1N1 Confirmed on Campus
• News
• Opinions
• Features
• Classifieds
• Sports

Aldebaran: Vol. 6, Issue 2

Aldebaran

No abstract provided.

The Murray Ledger And Times, June 24, 2009, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Ambiguous Data On Phylogenetic Estimates Obtained By Maximum Likelihood And Bayesian Inference, Alan R. Lemmon, Jeremy M. Brown, Kathrin Stanger-Hall, Emily Moriarty Lemmon

Faculty Publications

Although an increasing number of phyiogenetic data sets are incomplete, the effect of ambiguous data on phylogenetic accuracy is not well understood. We use 4-taxon simulations to study the effects of ambiguous data (i.e., missing characters or gaps) in maximum, likelihood (ML) and Bayesian frameworks. By introducing ambiguous data in a way that removes confounding factors, we provide the first clear understanding of 1 mechanism, by which ambiguous data can mislead phylogenetic analyses. We find that in both ML and Bayesian frameworks, among-site rate variation can interact with, ambiguous data to produce misleading estimates of topology and branch, lengths. Furthermore, …

Choosing Books For Children, Rachel Schwedt, Janice A. Delong

Faculty Publications and Presentations

With the flood of titles printed each year in the field of children’s literature, it is difficult to choose the best titles for young people to read. The presenters share guidelines for choosing books that children will love as well as profit from reading. Some favorite titles are also given.

Comparison Of Passive Cervical Spine Flexion In Children And Adults, Jami Saffioti

Theses and Dissertations

Head trauma is the most frequent injury sustained by children in car crashes, and the neck plays a key role in governing head kinematics during the crash. Pediatric anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) are used to assess the risk of head injury, yet the pediatric ATD neck is a size-scaled model of the adult ATD neck, with no consideration for the tissue properties and morphological changes during human development. To help understand the effects of maturation on the changes in neck flexion biomechanics, this study compared the passive cervical spine flexion of children to adults in specific age groups (6-8, 9-12, …

The Bg News June 24, 2009, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. June 24, 2009. Volume 99-Issue 156.

Comparison Of Ambient Ammonia Measurement Techniques From Dairy Area Sources, Emyrei Reese, Randal S. Martin, Cassi Going, Eve Fowels, Ron Sheffield, Mario De Haro Marti

Space Dynamics Laboratory Publications

Previous studies of ag-related NH3 concentrations and/or emissions have used a variety of techniques, with very few studies offering adequate instrumental comparisons. In the fall of 2007, NH3 concentrations/emissions were monitored for a one week period at a waste treatment lagoon on a 6000-cow dairy in Idaho using five separate methodologies. Up to twenty-five Ogawa passive samplers were dispersed around the perimeter of the lagoon, with a concentrated bank of samplers arrayed along the predicted downwind side of the facility. A URG acid/base gas denuder system, assembles with three series denuders configured for NH3 collection, was collocated at a single …

Transcriptional, Epigenetic, And Signal Events In Antifolate Therapeutics, Alexandra Racanelli

Theses and Dissertations

A targeted approach to the development of antifolate therapies has been sought for many years. Central to the success of such development is an understanding of the molecular mechanisms dictating the sensitivity of cells to antifolates and the fundamental differences of these processes between normal and neoplastic phenotypes. This dissertation addressed transcriptional mechanisms and cell-signaling events responsible for the efficacy of antifolate therapies. Transcriptional processes and cell signaling pathways are often aberrant in neoplastic tissues, providing a potential point of distinction between a normal and neoplastic cellular state. Folylpolyglutamate synthetase (FPGS) catalyzes the formation of poly-γ-glutamate derivatives of folates and …

The Influence Of Mastication On Soils And Fuels In Moist And Dry Forests Of The Northern Rocky Mountains, Theresa Jain, Russel T. Graham

North American Forest Ecology Workshop

We evaluated the applicability of mastication as a fuel treatment alternative within Northern Rocky Mountain moist and dry forests to treat post-harvest activity slash (moist forest) and standing trees (dry forest). On the moist forest site, we compared four different slash treatments, mastication, machine grapple piling, lop and scatter, and a control within a wildland urban interface setting to determine the effects of these treatments on soil nutrition, forest floor depth, and woody debris distributions. We randomly assigned the slash treatments and controls to 12 one-acre plots. Nitrogen, soil carbon, and magnesium concentrations within the soil components were not significantly …

Intestinal Hco3- Secretion In Fish: A Widespread Mechanism With Newly Recognized Physiological Functions, Josi R. Taylor

Open Access Dissertations

Intestinal HCO3- secretion and the excretion of resultant CaCO3 precipitates have become a recognized characteristic of seawater osmoregulation in teleosts; however, this is the first report of this osmoregulatory strategy outside of teleosts and also includes evidence for its use in green turtles, Chelonia mydas. Furthermore, the effects of feeding on intestinal HCO3- secretion were newly investigated in teleosts. Intestinal base secretion via apical Cl-/HCO3- exchange was found to increase following feeding, at a magnitude sufficient to offset the "alkaline tide" commonly associated with digestion. Intestinal HCO3- secretion in marine teleosts draws HCO3- from both endogenous (via hydration of intracellular …

Agenda And Attachments, June 23, 2009

Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Oral History Transcript | Interview With Jay Coogan, June 23, 2009, Jay Coogan, Andrew Martinez, Risd Archives, Peter O'Neill

RISD Oral History Project Transcripts

No abstract provided.

Hexabromocyclododecane Decreases The Lytic Function And Atp Levels Of Human Natural Killer Cells, Natasha C. Hinkson, Margaret M. Whalen

Chemistry Faculty Research

This study investigates the effect of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) on the lytic function of human natural killer (NK) cells and on ATP levels in NK cells. NK cells are capable of lysing tumor cells, virally infected cells, and antibody-coated cells. HBCD is a brominated cyclic alkane used primarily as an additive flame retardant. If HBCD interferes with NK cell function, this could increase risk of tumor development and/or viral infection. NK cells were exposed to various concentrations of HBCD for 24 and 48 h and 6 days before determining lytic function and ATP levels. ATP levels and lytic function were also …

The Main Effects Of Gender And Faculty Rank On Occupational Stressors, Technology Stressors, And Coping Strategies Of Journalism And Mass Communication Educators In The U.S, Paulette Helen Walter

Theses and Dissertations

Assistant professors who teach journalism and mass communication tend to be more stressed than either associate professors or full professors, and female faculty members are more stressed than male faculty. Both female and male assistant professors ranked the following three items as causing them the highest stress: having inadequate time to devote to research, not having clear criteria for evaluation of research, publication, or creative activities, and teaching inadequately prepared students. Journalism and mass communication faculty generally use positive coping strategies such as prioritizing work or planning ahead. Additionally, across the board, the levels of stress reported for preparing to …

Florida Sentinel Bulletin, June 23, 2009, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The June 23, 2009, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.