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Induced Hyper And Hypo Aminoacidemia In The Near Term Ovine Fetus: Effects On Electrocortical Activity And Cerebral Protein Synthesis, James Nakahara Maclachlan

Digitized Theses

We have utilized an amino acid infusate and an insulin euglycemic clamp

technique in the ovine fetus near term with increases and decreases in circulating amino acids, respectively, to determine the impact on electrocortical activity and cerebral protein synthesis. Fetal sheep were studied over a 2 hour control and subsequent 6 hour experimental period, during which animals received an infusion of Primene® 10%, or a co-infusion of insulin and 10% dextrose, as well as C13 leucine for determining cerebral protein synthesis. With Primene infusion, basic and neutral amino acids were increased, while acidic amino acids showed little change. With insulin/dextrose …

M Vivo Tracking Of Iron-Labeled Dendritic Cells In Mice Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Roja Rohani

Digitized Theses

Successful migration of adequate numbers of dendritic cells (DC) to draining lymph nodes is crucial for effective DC immunotherapy. Since currently, less than 3% of injected DC migrate to lymph nodes, improving DC migration is necessary. A non- invasive method is required to monitor DC migration in animal models. This work presents the first report of using Micron-sized Superparamagnetic Iron-Oxide Particles (MPIO) to label DC for detection by MRI and of tracking their migration in a mouse model in vivo.

A quantitative approach was used to measure the signal loss in MR images and the fluorescence detected by microscopy. Moreover, …

Volume 4 No. 2 April 2009, Nova Southeastern University

The Beacon: The Quarterly Newsletter of the Center for Teaching and Learning

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The Old Testament And Missions, Don Fanning

Themes of Theology that Impacts Missions

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What You Need To Know About The Tabernacle, Harold Willmington

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Molecular Diversity Of The Antimicrobial Domain Of Beta-Defensin 3 And Homologous Peptides, Gerardo M. Nava, Magdalena Escorcia, M. Pilar Castañeda

Open Access Publications

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Rapid Identification Of Homologous Recombinants And Determination Of Gene Copy Number With Reference/Query Pyrosequencing (Rqps), Zhenyi Liu, Anna C. Obenauf, Michael R. Speicher, Raphael Kopan

Open Access Publications

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Avian Cone Photoreceptors Tile The Retina As Five Independent, Self-Organizing Mosaics, Yoseph A. Kram, Stephanie Mantey, Joseph C. Corbo

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Multiplicative Auditory Spatial Receptive Fields Created By A Hierarchy Of Population Codes, Brian J. Fischer, Charles H. Anderson, Jose Luis Pena

Open Access Publications

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Adenylyl Cyclases 1 And 8 Initiate A Presynaptic Homeostatic Response To Ethanol Treatment, Alana C. Conti, James W. Maas Jr., Krista L. Moulder, Xiaoping Jiang, Bhumy A. Dave, Steven Mennerick, Louis J. Muglia

Open Access Publications

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Emotional Disorders: Cluster 4 Of The Proposed Meta-Structure For Dsm-V And Icd-11, D. P. Goldberg, R. F. Krueger, G. Andrews, M. J. Hobbs

Open Access Publications

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Synchronous Gene Expression Of The Yersinia Enterocolitica Ysa Type Iii Secretion System And Its Effectors, Kimberly A. Walker, Virginia L. Miller

Open Access Publications

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Recombinant Listeria Monocytogenes Expressing A Cell Wall-Associated Listeriolysin O Is Weakly Virulent But Immunogenic, Javier A. Carrero, Boris Calderon, Hector Vivanco-Cid, Emil R. Unanue

Open Access Publications

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Streptolysin S Inhibits Neutrophil Recruitment During The Early Stages Of Streptococcus Pyogenes Infection, Ada Lin, Jennifer A. Loughman, Bernd H. Zinselmeyer, Mark J. Miller, Michael G. Caparon

Open Access Publications

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A Role For Dynein In The Inhibition Of Germ Cell Proliferative Fate, Maia Dorsett, Tim Schedl

Open Access Publications

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Explore, Spring 2009, Vol. 12, No. 2: Sustainability At Santa Clara University, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: Sustainability in Catholic Higher Education; The Theology of Sustainability; Empowering Teachers as Environmentally Literate: Ethical Considerations; Where is Sustainability Happening at SCU?; Toward a Culture of Sustainability on Campus; Water for Life: A Journey to Nicaragua Exploring Sustainable Development; Upcoming Events; Next Issue

Musical Life Of The Santa Clara Mission, Hymns From 1777-1836, Nancy Wait Kromm, Russell K. Skowronek, Elisse La Barre

Research Manuscript Series

The following seventeen hymns or himnos are to be found in Santa Clara Choral Book, as indicated by the page number given in parentheses. For instance, (CB, 65) means that the hymn transcribed can be found on page 65 of the Choral Book. The text is in Spanish, and the original notation appears in square notes on afa or ut clef, as in the rest of the Choral Book. I have transcribed all of these himnos into modem notation , in as many as four voice parts, as indicated in the Choral Book. Only the first strophe of each hymn …

Evaluation Of Pilo Substrate Specificity Using Normally Non-Glycosylated Proteins In Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Matthew A. Henkel

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

P. aeruginosa 1244 (PA1244) possesses an O-linked glycosylation system by which the glycosyltransferase, PilO, transfers a single preassembled O-antigen repeating unit to the C-terminal serine residue of pilin as a posttranslational modification. Previous work has shown that the group II pilin of PA103 can be engineered for glycosylation by extending a C-terminal serine away from the surface with a short stretch of alanine residues (Horzempa et al., 2006a). As an extension of that study, several normally non-glycosylated proteins [PA683 pilin, PA1244 PilA-E. coli (EC) alkaline phosphatase (PhoA) fusion, and EC PhoA] were engineered with C-terminal amino acid extensions and assessed …

Demographics, Activity, And Habitat Selection Of The Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene C. Carolina) In West Virginia, Justin Adam Weiss

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Little is known about the eastern box turtle, Terrapene c. carolina, in West Virginia. The purpose of this study was to compare demographic data between two populations of box turtles, to determine which environmental parameter(s) influence activity patterns, and to describe the optimal habitat of the box turtles at two study sites (Lake and State Park) at Beech Fork Wildlife Management Area. I observed male-skewed sex ratios and low numbers of juveniles in both populations. Male turtles were larger than females in carapace length, but females were larger in carapace height. Turtles at the Lake site exhibited greater body mass …

Issue No. 78: January 2009, Historical Society Of New Mexico

La Crónica de Nuevo México

1 Governor Prince, Dr. Hewitt, and Their Battles for the Old Palace
1 New Mexico's "Hats off to New Mexico-Beep Beep" Float Wins Coveted Bob Hope Humor Award in 2009 Tournament of Roses Parade
6 Historic Markers Honor History and Individuals in 12 Counties and Pueblos
7 Historical Society of New Mexico Membership Services
7 Esther Martínez National Heritage Fellow Honored with Roadside Marker
8 New Books for Your New Mexico History Library
8 In Memoriam
8 Membership Benefits, Historical Society of New Mexico

Class Notes, Linfield Magazine Staff, Beth Rogers Thompson

Linfield Magazine

News about Linfield alumni

Table Of Contents, Linfield Magazine Staff

Linfield Magazine

Table of contents for Volume 6, Issue 1 of the Linfield Magazine

Living Green Is A Lifestyle Choice, Mardi Mileham

Linfield Magazine

Duncan Reid '10 is dedicated to living a sustainable lifestyle. He's made his mark on campus and with students, professors, and administrators, for his dedication to the environment.

Henberg Takes Holistic Approach, Laura Davis

Linfield Magazine

Long before the whisper of terms like global warming and carbon footprints, before SIGG bottles and reusable shopping bags, Marvin Henberg was already a committed environmental advocate.

Acting His Way To Louisville, Beth Rogers Thompson

Linfield Magazine

Zane Johnston '09 popped out from below the stage in Marshall Theatre. He had been helping adjust the elaborate lighting for Linfield College Theatre's presentation of Book of Days, in which he played the Rev. Bobby Groves. Johnston took a short break to talk about his next major role: 2009-10 acting apprentice at the prestigious Actors Theatre of Louisville.

Intern Finds His Calling In Film, Megan Wills '09

Linfield Magazine

Nick Jauregui's '09 summer internship lands him a spot helping produce a major animated film.

I'M A Highway Star: An Outline For A Federal Right Of Publicity, Sean D. Whaley

UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal

The federal government has failed to codify a federal publicity right. This has caused numerous problems recently, as varying state laws unevenly restrain the commercial speech of many actors in interstate commerce. However, the nature of the publicity right as a property right and its essential function in interstate commerce calls for Congress to adopt a federal publicity right. Similar to the dual system of trademark protection, a federal publicity right will not preempt such rights at the state level. Rather, establishing such a right will detail proper justification and contours of the right. By establishing a federal right, the …

Nos-Based Biopolymers: Towards Novel Thromboresistant No-Release Materials, Charbel Abou Diwan

ETD Archive

Nitric Oxide releasing biopolymers have the potential to prolong vascular graft and stent potency without adverse systemic vasodilation. It was reported in literature that eNOS-overexpressing endothelial cell seeding of synthetic small diameter vascular grafts decreased human platelet aggregation by 46 and bovine aortic smooth muscle cell proliferation by 67.2 in vitro. We hypothesized that incorporating the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in biocompatible polymeric matrix will provide a source of NO that utilizes endogenous compounds to maintain an unlimited supply of NO. To test this hypothesis, we have incorporated the enzyme nitric oxide synthase into a polyethyleneimine film using a …

Structural Studies Of Talin-Mediated Integrin Activation, Esen Bakhautdin

ETD Archive

Activation of heterodimeric (alpha/beta) integrin transmembrane receptors by the cytoskeletal protein talin is essential for many important cell adhesive responses including cell-extracellular matrix contact, cell motility and survival. A key step in this process involves interaction of phosphotyrosine-binding (PTB) domain in the N-terminal head of talin (talin-H) with integrin beta3membrane-proximal cytoplasmic tails (beta-MP-CTs). Compared to talin-H, intact talin exhibits low potency in inducing integrin activation. Using TROSY NMR spectroscopy, we found that the large C-terminal rod domain of talin (talin-R) interacts with talin-H and allosterically restrains talin in a closed conformation. Structural, mutational, and biochemical analyses demonstrate that talin-R specifically …

Homeostatic Regulation Of Interleukin-4-Mediated Cell Signaling, Rikhia Chakraborty

ETD Archive

Cytokines are intracellular messengers that activate multiple signaling pathways and regulate cell survival, differentiation, migration, apoptosis and immune responses. We are investigating the homeostatic control of cytokine-mediated cell signaling using interleukin-4 (IL-4) as a model cytokine. Protein tyrosine phosphorylation is essential for cytokine-dependent signal transduction through the Janus Kinase-Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (Jak-STAT) pathway. Therefore, protein tyrosine dephosphorylation is a key mechanism providing the homeostatic control of the pathway. Here, we have shown for the first time that immediately following ligand-dependent activation, IL-4 receptor induces an intracellular calcium flux via insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-phospholipase C (PLC)-gamma …