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Eagleville Times, Volume 7, Issue 2, Debbie Ryan

Eagleville Times

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The Daily Gamecock, Friday, January 16, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

January

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 41 No. 6, January 16, 2009

Central Florida Future

UnCover Fridays; A story with a bite; Plus: Heavy and light night; Brett Dennen gets social; Laser beam team shines; Definitions; Abolitionist urges action; The secret life of empty cans; Aluminum can history.

Longitudinal Changes In Global Brain Volume Between 79 And 409 Days After Traumatic Brain Injury: Relationship With Duration Of Coma, Mehul A. Trivedi, Michael A. Ward, Timothy M. Hess, Shawn D. Gale, Robert J. Dempsey, Howard A. Rowley, Sterling C. Johnson

Faculty Publications

Neuropathological and experimental animal studies indicate that traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in long-term, neurodegenerative changes. Structural image evaluation using normalization of atrophy (SIENA) offers an automated analysis of the subtle changes in percent brain volume change (%BVC) associated with TBI. In the present study, SIENA was used to evaluate %BVC in individuals who had sustained a mild to severe TBI. We obtained 3D-T1 weighted anatomical MRI scans approximately 79 days and again 409 days post-injury. TBI patients (n= 37) displayed significantly greater decline in %BVC (-1.43%) relative to a normal comparison group (+ 0.1%, n=30). Greater %BVC was associated …

Exercise Bouts At Three Different Intensities Fail To Potentiate Concentric Power, Chad A. Cabrera†, Jacobo Morales‡, Felicia Greer‡, Robert W. Pettitt‡

International Journal of Exercise Science

Postactivation potentiation (PAP) has been hypothesized previously to occur during voluntary, concentric actions. We tested the hypothesis that one of at least three different intensities of conditioning exercises would evoke potentiation of power during the concentric, bench press throw (BPT). Twelve men (age = 22.9 &#; 2.7 years, bench press 1 repetition maximum (1RM) = 1.20 ± 0.12 kg•kg-1 body weight) completed five isotonic conditioning presses at ~55, 70, and 86% 1RM, in counterbalanced order, and on separate days. Average and peak power of the BPT using a load of 55% 1RM along with surface electromyography (EMG) of the triceps …

Eng 2009g-003: Literature And Labor, Class, Power, C C. Wharram

Spring 2009

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Eng 2003-001, John Martone

Spring 2009

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Eng 1001g-002: Composition And Language, Dan Tessitore

Spring 2009

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The Effects Of The Acetic Acid “Pain” Test On Feeding, Swimming, And Respiratory Responses Of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss): A Critique On Newby And Stevens (2008), Lynne U. Sneddon

Experimentation Collection

Newby and Stevens’ (2008) paper ‘‘The effects of the acetic acid ‘pain’ test on feeding, swimming, and respiratory responses of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)’’ examines the effects of a noxious stimulus on the behaviour of trout in an attempt to replicate research conducted in my laboratory (Sneddon, 2003a; Sneddon, 2007; Sneddon et al., 2003a,b; Reilly et al., 2008). However, the authors used a different protocol to the one already published and I would like to respond to some of their points of discussion to provide scientific explanations for their results using data from my laboratory. The authors show that swimming …

Quantitative And Qualitative Assessment Of The Response Of Foals To The Presence Of An Unfamiliar Human, Michela Minero, Maria Vittoria Tosi, Elisabetta Canali, Françoise Wemelsfelder

Sentience Collection

This work aimed to apply a combined qualitative and quantitative approach to the interpretation of an on-farm behaviour test for horses, and to examine whether 1 month of handling would affect the response of yearlings to an unfamiliar stationary human in their home environment. Throughout a 1-month period, 14 Thoroughbred Yearlings (16 ± 0.22 months old) that had formerly experienced minimal contact with humans, were handled daily for about 45 min. The yearlings were tested twice, just before and just after the handling period. The behaviour of the horses during the tests was both video-recorded and directly recorded by the …

Are Animal Models Predictive For Humans?, Niall Shanks, Ray Greek, Jean Greek

Validation of Animal Experimentation Collection

It is one of the central aims of the philosophy of science to elucidate the meanings of scientific terms and also to think critically about their application. The focus of this essay is the scientific term predict and whether there is credible evidence that animal models, especially in toxicology and pathophysiology, can be used to predict human outcomes. Whether animals can be used to predict human response to drugs and other chemicals is apparently a contentious issue. However, when one empirically analyzes animal models using scientific tools they fall far short of being able to predict human responses. This is …

Daily Eastern News: January 15, 2009, Eastern Illinois University

January

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Proposal On A Research Institute For The Protection Of Cultural Property In The Event Of Armed Conflicts To The Ludwig Boltzmann Society (Austria), University Of Vienna, Austrian Society For The Protection Of Cultural Property

Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

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Mustang Daily, January 15, 2009

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

The Advocate, January 15, 2009, Minnesota State University Moorhead

The Advocate

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The Daily Gamecock, Thursday, January 15, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

January

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Soundings 2009-01, N/A N/A

Soundings

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Mitostatin, A Putative Tumor Suppressor On Chromosome 12q24.1, Is Downregulated In Human Bladder And Breast Cancer., A Vecchione, M Fassan, V Anesti, A Morrione, S Goldoni, G Baldassarre, D Byrne, D D'Arca, J P Palazzo, J Lloyd, L Scorrano, L G Gomella, R V Iozzo, R Baffa

Department of Urology Faculty Papers

Allelic deletions on human chromosome 12q24 are frequently reported in a variety of malignant neoplasms, indicating the presence of a tumor suppressor gene(s) in this chromosomal region. However, no reasonable candidate has been identified so far. In this study, we report the cloning and functional characterization of a novel mitochondrial protein with tumor suppressor activity, henceforth designated MITOSTATIN. Human MITOSTATIN was found within a 3.2-kb transcript, which encoded a approximately 62 kDa, ubiquitously expressed protein with little homology to any known protein. We found homozygous deletions and mutations of MITOSTATIN gene in approximately 5 and approximately 11% of various cancer-derived …

Ecological Dynamics Of Livebottom Ledges And Artificial Reefs On The Inner Central West Florida Shelf, Jennifer Maria Dupont

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The West Florida Shelf (WFS) is one of the largest and most diversely-used continental shelf/slope systems in the world. The presence of paleoshorelines and scarped hardbottom outcrops (up to 4 m in relief) along the inner shelf (10-30 m depth) provide important habitat for a variety of infaunal, epifaunal, and fish assemblages that contribute to the productivity of the region. This dissertation will present a comprehensive overview of the geological, physical, and chemical settings of the inner West Florida Shelf, with particular focus on biological and ecological community dynamics of epibenthic macroinvertebrates, algae, and fish assemblages. Baseline and comparative data …

The Portland Spectator, January 2009, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

Portland Spectator

Editor: Sarah J. Christensen

Articles in this issue include: Beer goggles: e history of Portland as witnessed by the beer industry; Three decade-long transitions: A trio of decade-defining crises: Presidential vetoes, Northern Ireland, and Hugo Chavez; Unions and striking: A reconsideration of the role of labor unions in light of PSU’s recent flirtation with a faculty strike; Staff rediscovers Viking yearbooks: Finding the jewel of the Millar Library in unexpected places; and Growing up: A portrait of the life and struggles of a transsexual activist.

Lanthorn, Vol. 43, No. 35, January 15, 2009, Grand Valley State University

Volume 43, July 10, 2008 - June 7, 2009

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

Nota Bene, January 14, 2009

Nota Bene, 2009

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Abn Noon Remarks For Legislators Luncheon, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Abraham Lincoln is a hero of mine. And, probably of yours as well. We celebrate his 200th birthday this February, and I'd like to start today with a Lincoln story I think appropriate for our times - and certainly for all luncheon speakers.

Rapid-Response Urban Cfd Simulations Using A Gpu Computing Paradigm On Desktop Supercomputers, Inanc Senocak, Julien C. Thibault, Matthew Caylor

Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

In the event of chemical or biological (CB) agent attacks or accidents, first-responders need hazard prediction data to launch effective emergency response action. Accurate and timely knowledge of the wind fields in urban areas is critically important to identify and project the extent of CB agent dispersion to determine the hazard-zone. In their 2008 report (GAO-08-180), U.S. Government Accountability Office has reported that first responders are limited in their ability to detect and model hazardous releases in urban environments. The current set of modeling tools for contaminant dispersion in urban environments rely on empirical assumptions with diagnostic equations (Wang et …

Jan. 14, 2009 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

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The Guardian, January 14, 2009, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

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

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

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Disseminating (And Taking Control Of) Your Scholarly Research, Paul Royster

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Presentations

How authors can take advantage of open-access developments to increase the dissemination of their scholarly research and to restore a more balanced relationship between publishers and authors. Includes discussion of copyright, authors' rights, open-access journals, self-archiving, and the UNL institutional repository.

Evaluation And Development Of Blackbird Repellents For Agricultural Applications, Scott J. Werner, Shelagh Tupper, George M. Linz, H. Jeffrey Homan

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

We evaluated several registered fungicides and insecticides, and several natural compounds as candidate blackbird repellents for protecting agricultural production. We tested more than 750 red-winged blackbirds at the National Wildlife Research Center’s outdoor animal research facility in Fort Collins, CO to evaluate (1) their preference for treated versus untreated rice and sunflower seeds and (2) their consumption of seeds treated with varying concentrations of candidate repellents. Concentrations were varied between 10% and 200% of labeled application rates. With few exceptions, blackbirds discriminated between untreated seeds and seeds treated with one of the candidate repellents. We observed greatest repellency with caffeine …

Surface Water Monitoring For Fecal Indicator Bacteria In High-Use Sites Of The Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Patricia Cruz, Vanessa Stevens, Jessie Rinella

Lake Mead Science Symposium

The Lake Mead National Recreation Area incorporates 1.5 million acres, including Lake Mead and Lake Mohave. The abundance of recreational activities on Lakes Mead and Mohave can impact the contaminant levels in the water, potentially affecting the health of individuals in contact with the water. The purpose of this study was to review and synthesize information obtained for projects conducted by partner agencies from the Water 2025 Conservation Initiatives, specifically bacterial concentration in high-use areas. Surface water samples were collected between May and September, at 9 high-use sites from 2003 to 2007. Culture analysis was performed to determine the concentration …