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Denny Carradine V. Utah Labor Commission; Workers Compensation Fund; Tru Flo Mechanical Systems; And Employer's Resinsurance Fund : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

APPEAL FROM THE ORDER OF THE UTAH LABOR COMMISSION

Donald Rawlings And Jeanette Rawlings V. Arnold Dwayne Rawlings And Paulette Rawlings : Brief Of Petitioner, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

APPEAL FROM OPINION OF THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS, 2008 UT APP 478

Larry Roth V. Peder J. Pedersen, M.D. : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

Brief of Appellant

Annual Report From The Town Officers Of Clarksville, New Hampshire, For The Year Ending December 31, 2008., Clarksville Town Representatives

Clarksville, NH Annual Reports

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

Informal Land Subdivision And Real Estate Regularization: A Comparative Study Between Colombia And Brazil, Alexandre Dos Santos Cunha

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.

Points Of Focus 2009-2013: University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Strategic Plan, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg

Institutional Research: Strategic Plans

Strategic plan for the University of South Florida St. Petersburg for the years 2009 to 2013.

Is Law? Constitutional Crisis And Existential Anxiety, Alice Ristroph

Constitutional Commentary, Vols 1–36 (1984–2022)

No abstract provided.

Annual Security And Fire Safety Report, 2009-2010, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. University Police Services.

Crime Reports, Alerts, and Information

The annual security and fire safety report for the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's campus for 2009-2010. This report satisfied requirements under the Clery Act.

Resiling From Reconciling?: Musing On R. V. Kapp, Patricia Hughes

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

The author places R. v. Kapp in the context of the “reconciliation” jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Canada. Recognizing that at the rights stage, Charter rights may come into tension and that the relationship between rights and section 1 requires consideration of different interests and, in some cases, rights, the Supreme Court has developed the mes of reconciliation and balancing. Although the jurisprudence has not been consistent, generally it reflects an attempt at the rights stage to make the rights compatible with each other, that is, to reconcile the m. In contrast, the process under section 1 is one …

Utility Of Free To Total Psa Ratio In The Prediction Of Prostate Cancer In Patients With Intermediate Total Psa Levels And Negative Digital Rectal Examination, Muthoni .J .F. Kirimi

Master of Medicine in Anatomic Pathology

Background: Prostate carcinoma is among the top 5 cancers occurring in Kenyan men. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is currently the most important biochemical marker for the diagnosis of prostate cancer and its widespread use as a serum tumor marker has revolutionized the management of patients with prostate cancer. The identification of early prostate cancer is vital in the management of especially men who have mild or vague prostatic symptoms. The most basic and important proxy for determining the need for a biopsy in both symptomatic and asymptomatic(screened) patients is the serum prostatic specific antigen (PSA).If a patients PSA level is above …

An Analysis Of Drug Dissolution Rates In The Usp 24 Type 2 Apparatus, David Mcdonnell, Brendan Redmond, Deirdre M. D'Arcy, Anne Marie Healy, Owen Corrigan

Articles

This paper applies boundary layer theory to the process of drug dissolution in the USP 24, Type 2 Apparatus. The mass transfer rate from the top flat surface of a compact in various positions within the device is evaluated by means of a Pohlhausen integral method.

Louisiana Agriculture Winter, 2009

Louisiana Agriculture

No abstract provided.

Ambient Dose Equivalent Versus Effective Dose For Quantifying Stray Radiation Exposures To A Patient Receiving Proton Therapy For Prostate Cancer, Jonas D. Fontenot, Phillip T. Taddei, Yuanshui Zheng, Dragan Mirkovic, Wayne D. Newhauser

Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the suitability of the quantity ambient dose equivalent H*(10) as a conservative estimate of effective dose E for estimating stray radiation exposures to patients receiving passively scattered proton radiotherapy for cancer of the prostate. H*(10), which is determined from fluence free-in-air, is potentially useful because it is simpler to measure or calculate because it avoids the complexities associated with phantoms or patient anatomy. However, the suitability of H*(10) as a surrogate for E has not been demonstrated for exposures to high-energy neutrons emanating from radiation treatments with proton beams. The suitability was …

Intercomparision Of Monte Carlo Radiation Transport Codes Mcnpx, Geant4, And Fluka For Simulating Proton Radiotherapy Of The Eye, S. D. Randeniya, P. J. Taddei, W. D. Newhauser, P. Yepes

Faculty Publications

Monte Carlo simulations of an ocular treatment beam- line consisting of a nozzle and a water phantom were carried out using MCNPX, GEANT4, and FLUKA to compare the dosimetric accuracy and the simulation efficiency of the codes. Simulated central axis percent depth- dose profiles and cross-field dose profiles were compared with experimentally measured data for the comparison. Simulation speed was evaluated by comparing the number of proton histories simulated per second using each code. The results indicate that all the Monte Carlo transport codes calculate sufficiently accurate proton dose distributions in the eye and that the FLUKA transport code has …

Reducing Stray Radiation Dose For A Pediatric Patient Receiving Proton Craniospinal Irradiation, Phillip J. Taddei, Dragan Mirkovic, Jonas D. Fontenot, Annelise Giebeler, Yuanshui Zheng, Uwe Titt, Shiao Woo, Wayne D. Newhauser

Faculty Publications

The aim of this study was to quantify stray radiation dose from neutrons emanating from a proton treatment unit and to evaluate methods of reducing this dose for a pediatric patient undergoing craniospinal irradiation. The organ equivalent doses and effective dose from stray radiation were estimated for a 30.6-Gy treatment using Monte Carlo simulations of a passive scattering treatment unit and a patient-specific voxelized anatomy. The treatment plan was based on computed tomography images of a 10-yr-old male patient. The contribution to stray radiation was evaluated for the standard nozzle and for the same nozzle but with modest modifications to …

A Track-Repeating Algorithm For Fast Monte Carlo Dose Calculations Of Proton Radiotherapy, Pablo Yepes, Sharmalee Randeniya, Phillip J. Taddei, Wayne D. Newhauser

Faculty Publications

Monte Carlo codes are utilized for accurate dose calculations in proton radiation therapy research. While they are superior in accuracy to commonly used analytical dose calculations, they require significantly longer computation times. The aim of this work is to characterize a Monte Carlo track-repeating algorithm to increase computation speed without compromising dosimetric accuracy. The track-repeating approach reduced the CPU time required for a complete dose calculation in voxel- ized patient anatomy by more than two orders of magnitude, while on average reproducing the results from the traditional Monte Carlo approach within 4% dose difference and within 1-mm distance to agreement.

Louisiana Survey 2009, Lsu Reilly Center For Media & Public Affairs

Reilly Center Louisiana Surveys

The 2009 Louisiana Survey demonstrated a continued decline in resident confidence in the economic prospects of the state. In addition to measuring concerns and opinions about the budget shortfall and tax situation in the state, the 2009 Survey focused on:

• attitudes towards higher education, especially in light of state budget cuts
• attitudes towards the benefits and availability of quality Pre-K education
• opinions on creationism as a subject to be taught in public schools
• perceptions of the outlook for personal finances
• perceptions of state and national business conditions
• effectiveness of LA government in attracting and encouraging businesses
• healthcare
• tax increases and …

Adipose Tissue Collagen Vi In Obesity, Magdalena Pasarica, Barbara Gowronska-Kozak, David Burk, Isabel Remedios, David Hymel, Jeff Gimble, Eric Ravussin, George A. Bray, Steven R. Smith

Faculty Publications

Objectives: Basic science studies show that the extracellular matrix of adipose tissue, mainly represented by collagen VI, is dysfunctional in obesity and contributes to the development of the metabolic syndrome. We hypothesized in humans that increased collagen VI α3-subunit (COL6A3) mRNAis associated with adipose tissue macrophage chemotaxis and inflammation and that weight gain is accompanied by changes in the expression of COL6A3. Research Design and Methods: Adipose tissue biopsies were obtained from a cross-sectional study (n = 109), an overfeeding study (n = 9), and a pioglitazone treatment study (n = 14). Adipose tissue gene expression was measured by quantitative …

Community-Wide Assessment Of Gpcr Structure Modelling And Ligand Docking: Gpcr Dock 2008, Mayako Michino, Enrique Abola, Charles L. Brooks, J. Scott Dixon, John Moult, Raymond C. Stevens, Arthur Olson, Wiktor Jurkowski, Arne Elofsson, Slawomir Filipek, Irina Pogozheva, Andrei Lomize, Bernard Maigret, Jeremy Horst, Ambrish Roy, Brady Bernard, Shyamala Iyer, Yang Zhang, Ram Samudrala, Osman Ugur Sezerman, Gregory V. Nikiforovich, Christina M. Taylor, Stefano Costanzi, Y. Vorobjev, N. Bakulina, V. Solovyev, Kazuhiko Kanou, Daisuke Takaya, Genki Terashi, Mayuko Takeda-Shitaka, Hideaki Umeyama, William A. Goddard, Youyong Li, Soo Kyung Kim

Faculty Publications

Recent breakthroughs in the determination of the crystal structures of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have provided new opportunities for structure-based drug design strategies targeting this protein family. With the aim of evaluating the current status of GPCR structure prediction and ligand docking, a community-wide, blind prediction assessment - GPCR Dock 2008 - was conducted in coordination with the publication of the crystal structure of the human adenosine A2Areceptor bound to the ligand ZM241385. Twenty-nine groups submitted 206 structural models before the release of the experimental structure, which were evaluated for the accuracy of the ligand binding mode and the overall …

Obesity Management In Adults With Ckd, Holly Kramer, Katherine R. Tuttle, David Leehey, Amy Luke, Ramon Durazo-Arvizu, David Shoham, Richard Cooper, Srinvisan Beddhu

Faculty Publications

All adults, including those with and without CKD, should receive counseling on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, which includes a healthy diet, physical activity, and smoking cessation. In people with CKD who are overweight, but not obese, potential benefits of weight loss to the recommended "ideal" range are uncertain. Nevertheless, obesity is associated with increased inflammation, insulin resistance, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, and overweight adults with CKD should be counseled about the risks of weight gain. In persons with CKD and generalized or abdominal obesity, weight loss should be encouraged. For patients on dialysis therapy, survival can be greatly increased …

Energy Expenditure Does Not Predict Weight Change In Either Nigerian Or African American Women, Amy Luke, Lara R. Dugas, Kara Ebersole, Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu, Guichan Cao, Dale A. Schoeller, Adebowale Adeyemo, William R. Brieger, Richard S. Cooper

Faculty Publications

Background: The relation between variation in interindividual levels of energy expenditure and weight gain remains controversial. Objective: To determine whether or not components of the energy budget predict weight change, we conducted an international comparative study in 2 cohorts of women from sociocultural environments that give rise to the extremes of obesity prevalence. Design: This was a prospective study with energy expenditure measured at baseline and weight measured annually for 3 y. Participants included 149 women from rural Nigeria and 172 African American women. The energy budget was determined by using respiratory gas exchange and doubly labeled water. Main outcomes …

A Flexible Multicamera Visual-Tracking System For Detecting And Correcting Motion-Induced Artifacts In Cardiac Spect Slices, Joseph E. Mcnamara, P. Hendrik Pretorius, Karen Johnson, Joyeeta Mitra Mukherjee, Joyoni Dey, Michael A. Gennert, Michael A. King

Faculty Publications

Patient motion is inevitable in SPECT and PET due to the lengthy period of time patients are imaged. The authors hypothesized that the use of external-tracking devices which provide additional information on patient motion independent of SPECT data could be employed to provide a more robust correction than obtainable from data-driven methods. Therefore, the authors investigated the Vicon MX visual-tracking system (VTS) which utilizes near-infrared (NIR) cameras to stereo-image small retroreflective markers on stretchy bands wrapped about the chest and abdomen of patients during cardiac SPECT. The chest markers are used to provide an estimate of the rigid-body (RB) motion …

School Of Renewable Natural Resources Newsletter, Fall 2009, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College

Research Matters & RNR Newsletters

The annual newsletter from the School of Renewable Natural Resources was a publication which aimed to update and entertain interested readers with the news and research from RNR faculty, students and staff.

The Representative Body, The Severed Head, And The Rump Figurations Of The English State, 1640—1662, Marlin E. Blaine

1650-1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era

No abstract provided.

British Portraits Of Women Reading, Deborah Kennedy

1650-1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era

No abstract provided.

Horace Walpole And Horace Mann Parties And Politics, George E. Haggerty

1650-1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era

No abstract provided.

Sperm Cryopreservation Of A Live-Bearing Fish, Xiphophorus Couchianus: Male-To-Male Variation In Post-Thaw Motility And Production Of F1 Hybrid Offspring, Huiping Yang, Leona Hazlewood, Ronald B. Walter, Terrence R. Tiersch

Faculty Publications

Fishes of the genus Xiphophorus are well-studied biomedical research models, and some species, such as X. couchianus, are currently listed as endangered in the wild. Sperm cryopreservation in these live-bearing fishes has begun recently. Thus far, live young have been produced with cryopreserved sperm only in one species (Xiphophorus helleri). In this study, the goal was to develop a practical protocol for sperm cryopreservation of Xiphophorus couchianus, and to produce live young with cryopreserved sperm. Sperm were collected by crushing of testis in Hanks' balanced salt solution at an osmolality of 500 mOsmol/kg (HBSS500), and were cryopreserved with 14% glycerol …

Current Status Of Sperm Cryopreservation In Biomedical Research Fish Models: Zebrafish, Medaka, And Xiphophorus, Huiping Yang, Terrence R. Tiersch

Faculty Publications

Aquarium fishes are becoming increasingly important because of their value in biomedical research and the ornamental fish trade, and because many have become threatened or endangered in the wild. This review summarizes the current status of sperm cryopreservation in three fishes widely used in biomedical research: zebrafish, medaka, and live-bearing fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, and will focus on the needs and opportunities for future research and application of cryopreservation in aquarium fish. First, we summarize the basic biological characteristics regarding natural habitat, testis structure, spermatogenesis, sperm morphology, and sperm physiology. Second, we compare protocol development of sperm cryopreservation. Third, …

Significant Weight: The Impact Of The Minnesota Court Of Appeals Upon Civil Litigation, Richard L. Pemberton, Paul S. Almen

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Responses To Ten Questions, Marion "Spike" Bowman

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.