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Damage Detection Investigation In Steel Beams And Towers / By Ling-Yu Su, Ling-Yu Su Jan 2009

Damage Detection Investigation In Steel Beams And Towers / By Ling-Yu Su, Ling-Yu Su

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Integrating Genomics And Phylogenetics In Understanding The History Of Trichinella Species, Dante Zarlenga, B. Rosenthal, E. Hoberg, M. Mitreva Jan 2009

Integrating Genomics And Phylogenetics In Understanding The History Of Trichinella Species, Dante Zarlenga, B. Rosenthal, E. Hoberg, M. Mitreva

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

In 2004, funding was received by Washington University’s Genome Sequencing Center through NHGRI, to completely sequence several nematode genomes as part of a holistic effort to advance our understanding of the human genome and evolution within the Metazoa. Trichinella spiralis was among this group of worms because of its strategic location at the base of the phylum Nematoda, and the belief that extant species represented an ancient divergent event that occurred as early as the Paleozoic. At the same time, a concerted effort was put forth to solidify the phylogeny of extant species of Trichinella based upon molecular analyses of …

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Particle Size Effects On The Quality Of Flour Tortillas Enriched With Whole Grain Waxy Barley, Naruemon Prasopsunwattana, Marfa Botero Omary, Elizabeth A. Arndt, Peter H. Cooke, Rolando A. Flores, Wallace Yokoyama, Ayako Toma, Sutida Chongcham, Sylvia P. Lee Jan 2009

Particle Size Effects On The Quality Of Flour Tortillas Enriched With Whole Grain Waxy Barley, Naruemon Prasopsunwattana, Marfa Botero Omary, Elizabeth A. Arndt, Peter H. Cooke, Rolando A. Flores, Wallace Yokoyama, Ayako Toma, Sutida Chongcham, Sylvia P. Lee

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Wheat tortillas were enriched with whole barley flour (WBF) of different particle sizes including 237 µm (regular [RD. 131 µm (intermediate [IM]). and 68 µm (microground [MG], Topographical and fluorescent microstructure images of flours, doughs, and tortillas were examined, Flours and tortillas were analyzed for color, protein, ash, starch, moisture. and β-glucan content. Farinograph testing was conducted on the flour blends, Water activity and texture analyses of tortillas were conducted, A 9-point hedonic scale was used by 95 untrained panelists to evaluate tortilla appearance, color, flavor, texture, and overall acceptability, Two commercial products (CP) were included in …

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Toxicity Comparison Of Eight Repellents Against Four Species Of Female Mosquitoes, Julia W. Pridgeon, Ulrich R. Bernier, James J. Becnel Jan 2009

Toxicity Comparison Of Eight Repellents Against Four Species Of Female Mosquitoes, Julia W. Pridgeon, Ulrich R. Bernier, James J. Becnel

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

The relative toxicities of 8 repellents (DMP, Rutgers 612, DEET, IR3535, Picardin, PMD, AI3-35765, and AI3-37220) were evaluated by topical application against females of Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles quadrimaculatus, and An. albimanus. Based on 24-h LD50 values, the most toxic repellent against all 4 mosquito species was AI3-37220, with values of 0.25, 0.20, 0.16, and 0.11 µg/mg for the listed 4 mosquito species, respectively. The least toxic of the 8 repellents tested was DMP, with LD50 values of 5.40, 4.72, 2.50, and 1.83 µg/mg, respectively. Based on the 24-h LD50 values, An. …

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Reproductive And Sphingolipid Metabolic Effects Of Fumonisin B1 And Its Alkaline Hydrolysis Product In Lm/Bc Mice: Hydrolyzed Fumonisin B1 Did Not Cause Neural Tube Defects, Kenneth A. Voss, Ronald T. Riley, Maurice E. Snook, Janee Gelineau-Van Waes Jan 2009

Reproductive And Sphingolipid Metabolic Effects Of Fumonisin B1 And Its Alkaline Hydrolysis Product In Lm/Bc Mice: Hydrolyzed Fumonisin B1 Did Not Cause Neural Tube Defects, Kenneth A. Voss, Ronald T. Riley, Maurice E. Snook, Janee Gelineau-Van Waes

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Fumonisins are mycotoxins produced by Fusarium verticillioides. They are toxic to animals and exert their effects through mechanisms involving disruption of sphingolipid metabolism. Fumonisins are converted to their hydrolyzed analogs by alkaline cooking (nixtamalization). Both fumonisins and hydrolyzed fumonisins are found in nixtamalized foods such as tortillas, and consumption of tortillas has been implicated as a risk factor for neural tube defects (NTD). Fumonisin B1 (FB1) induced NTD when given (ip) to pregnant LM/Bc mice; however, neither the NTD induction potential of hydrolyzed fumonisin B1 (HFB1) nor its affect on sphingolipid metabolism in …

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Memorial Day, Richard Morris Jan 2009

Memorial Day, Richard Morris

English Faculty Scholarship

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Reproductive Status Of Holstein And Jersey Cows In The United States, H. D. Norman, J. R. Wright, S. M. Hubbard, R. H. Miller, J. L. Hutchison Jan 2009

Reproductive Status Of Holstein And Jersey Cows In The United States, H. D. Norman, J. R. Wright, S. M. Hubbard, R. H. Miller, J. L. Hutchison

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Reproductive information since 1995 from the USDA national dairy database was used to calculate yearly Holstein and Jersey means for days to first breeding after calving (DFB), 70-d nonreturn rate, conception rate (CR), number of breedings per lactation (NB), interval between first and last breedings during the lactation, days to last breeding after calving (DLB), pregnancy rate (PR), calving interval (CI), and interval between consecutive breedings. Data were from nearly 20 million breedings during >8 million lactations of >5 million cows in >23,000 herds. Means were also calculated for some traits by parity and breeding number for both breeds and …

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Expression And Functional Characterization Of The Plant Antimicrobial Snakin-1 And Defensin Recombinant Proteins, Natalia Kovalskaya, Rosemarie W. Hammond Jan 2009

Expression And Functional Characterization Of The Plant Antimicrobial Snakin-1 And Defensin Recombinant Proteins, Natalia Kovalskaya, Rosemarie W. Hammond

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

In this study, for the first time, functionally active, recombinant, cysteine-rich plant proteins snakin-1 (SN1) and defensin (PTH1) were expressed and purified using a prokaryotic expression system. The overall level of antimicrobial activities of SN1 and PTH1 produced in Escherichia coli was commensurate with that of the same proteins previously obtained from plant tissues. Both proteins exhibited strong antibacterial activity against the phytopathogenic bacterium Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus (50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) 1.5–8 lM) and antifungal activity against the phytopathogenic fungi Colletotrichum coccoides and Botrytis cinerea (IC50 5–14 lM). Significantly weaker activity was observed against Pseudomonas syringae …

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Efficacy And Safety Of Catnip (Nepeta Cataria) As A Novel Filth Fly Repellent, J. J. Zhu, X.-P. Zeng, D. Berkebile, H.-J. Du, Y. Tong, K. Qian Jan 2009

Efficacy And Safety Of Catnip (Nepeta Cataria) As A Novel Filth Fly Repellent, J. J. Zhu, X.-P. Zeng, D. Berkebile, H.-J. Du, Y. Tong, K. Qian

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Catnip (Nepeta cataria) is known for its pseudo-narcotic effects on cats. Recently, it has been reported as an effective mosquito repellent against several Aedes and Culex species, both topically and spatially. Our laboratory bioassays showed that catnip essential oil (at a dosage of 20 mg) resulted in average repellency rates of 96% against stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) and 79% against houseflies, Musca domestica (L.), respectively. This finding suggested that the application of repellent could be used as part of filth fly management. Further evaluations of catnip oil toxicity were conducted to provide a broad-spectrum safety profile of …

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Vegetation Of Utah, R. Douglas Ramsey, Neil E. West Jan 2009

Vegetation Of Utah, R. Douglas Ramsey, Neil E. West

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

In order to organize and facilitate management of Utah’s ecosystems, generalization of the ecological variation found across the state is necessary. Ecosystems involve complex interactions between environment and biota, and there have been many efforts to generalize and categorize these interactions in order to gain a better understanding of their structure and organization. The most common method of categorizing ecological variations across large landscapes today incorporates the ecoregion concept. Ecoregions are geographic delineations of landscapes containing ecosystems linked by similar climatic, geologic, soil, and landform characteristics. The primary characteristics used to delineate ecoregions vary depending on the overall goal of …

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Supporting Universal Access To Affordable, Quality Health Care, Sigma Theta Tau International Jan 2009

Supporting Universal Access To Affordable, Quality Health Care, Sigma Theta Tau International

Sigma Resource Papers

Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International support for efforts to ensure access to equitable, affordable, quality health care services across the world.

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Sexual Attitudes And Perceptions Of Gendered Sexual Roles From The Perspective Of Urban South African Women, Duduzile Phindile Mashinini Jan 2009

Sexual Attitudes And Perceptions Of Gendered Sexual Roles From The Perspective Of Urban South African Women, Duduzile Phindile Mashinini

All NMU Master's Theses

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Cease To Exit, Eric Edwin-Joseph Benac Jan 2009

Cease To Exit, Eric Edwin-Joseph Benac

All NMU Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

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Effects Of Collaborative Action Research And Biology Journaling Notebooks On High School Student Achievement, Elsa Joan Clark Clement Jan 2009

Effects Of Collaborative Action Research And Biology Journaling Notebooks On High School Student Achievement, Elsa Joan Clark Clement

All NMU Master's Theses

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Intense Acoustic Stimulation Does Not Affect Subsequent Vertical Jump Performance In Humans, Benjamin A. Crockett Jan 2009

Intense Acoustic Stimulation Does Not Affect Subsequent Vertical Jump Performance In Humans, Benjamin A. Crockett

All NMU Master's Theses

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Furthest From I, Anthony S. Gurriero Jan 2009

Furthest From I, Anthony S. Gurriero

All NMU Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

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Effect Of Antigenic Site Mutations On The Binding Specificity Of An Anti-Hemagglutinin Antibody To H3n2 Influenza Virus Isolates, Juliana Liambaya Hagembe Jan 2009

Effect Of Antigenic Site Mutations On The Binding Specificity Of An Anti-Hemagglutinin Antibody To H3n2 Influenza Virus Isolates, Juliana Liambaya Hagembe

All NMU Master's Theses

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A Comparison Of Conditioning Levels Between Off-Season And Competition Season For Division Ii Women’S Volleyball, Amy J. Molenaar Jan 2009

A Comparison Of Conditioning Levels Between Off-Season And Competition Season For Division Ii Women’S Volleyball, Amy J. Molenaar

All NMU Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

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The Comparison Of Co-Stimulatory Surface Molecule Expression On Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Infected With Two Strains Of Influenza Virus, Jessie M. Simmon Jan 2009

The Comparison Of Co-Stimulatory Surface Molecule Expression On Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Infected With Two Strains Of Influenza Virus, Jessie M. Simmon

All NMU Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

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Steward Of The Forest: A Bow Hunter’S Journey, Joseph K. Slocum Jan 2009

Steward Of The Forest: A Bow Hunter’S Journey, Joseph K. Slocum

All NMU Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

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An Exploratory Study Of The Seniority Rights Culture Within Several Mid-Sized Michigan Police Departments, Michael E. Walleman Jan 2009

An Exploratory Study Of The Seniority Rights Culture Within Several Mid-Sized Michigan Police Departments, Michael E. Walleman

All NMU Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

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Inhabiting God's Dream: A Universal Oxherder's Quest, Benjamin J. Wielechowski Jan 2009

Inhabiting God's Dream: A Universal Oxherder's Quest, Benjamin J. Wielechowski

All NMU Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

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Blood Chimerism Confounds Genetic Relative Susceptibility Testing For Classical Scrapie In Sheep, David A. Schneider, Ahmed Tibary, Terje Taudsepp, Pranab J. Das, Katherine I. O'Rourke Jan 2009

Blood Chimerism Confounds Genetic Relative Susceptibility Testing For Classical Scrapie In Sheep, David A. Schneider, Ahmed Tibary, Terje Taudsepp, Pranab J. Das, Katherine I. O'Rourke

Zoonotics and Wildlife Disease: Publications

Classical scrapie disease is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of sheep that is enzootic in the United States. Susceptibility of sheep to classical scrapie is linked to single nucleotide polymorphisms in the prion protein gene (PRNP), forming the basis for genetic testing strategies used by national efforts to eradicate scrapie. Such efforts are occasionally hampered by inconclusive results stemming from the detection of ‘‘complex’’ genotypes. Naturally occurring cases of ovine chimerism are thought to account for some of these instances. In the current report, 4 naturally occurring ovine chimeras are documented through cytogenetic and molecular analyses. All 4 of these sheep …

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Nor98 Scrapie Identified In The United States, Christie M. Loiacono, Bruce V. Thomsen, S. Mark Hall, Matti Kiupel, Diane Sutton, Katherine I. O'Rourke, Bradd Barr, Lucy Anthenill, Delwyn Keane Jan 2009

Nor98 Scrapie Identified In The United States, Christie M. Loiacono, Bruce V. Thomsen, S. Mark Hall, Matti Kiupel, Diane Sutton, Katherine I. O'Rourke, Bradd Barr, Lucy Anthenill, Delwyn Keane

Zoonotics and Wildlife Disease: Publications

A distinct strain of scrapie identified in sheep of Norway in 1998 has since been identified in numerous countries throughout Europe. The disease is known as Nor98 or Nor98-like scrapie, among other names. Distinctions between classic scrapie and Nor98 scrapie are made based on histopathology and immunodiagnostic results. There are also differences in the epidemiology, typical signalment, and likelihood of clinical signs being observed. In addition, sheep that have genotypes associated with resistance to classic scrapie are not spared from Nor98 disease. The various differences between classic and Nor98 scrapie have been consistently reported in the vast majority of cases …

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Dna Delivery From Matrix Metalloproteinase Degradable Poly (Ethylene Glycol) Hydrogels To Mouse Cloned Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Yuguo Lei, Tatiana Segura Jan 2009

Dna Delivery From Matrix Metalloproteinase Degradable Poly (Ethylene Glycol) Hydrogels To Mouse Cloned Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Yuguo Lei, Tatiana Segura

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: Faculty Publications

The ability to genetically modify mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) seeded inside synthetic hydrogel scaffolds would offer an alternative approach to guide MSC differentiation and to study molecular pathways in three dimensions than protein delivery. In this report, we explored gene transfer to infiltrating MSCs into matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) degradable hydrogels that were loaded with DNA/poly(ethylene imine) (PEI) polyplexes. DNA/PEI polyplexes were encapsulated inside poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogels crosslinked with MMP degradable peptides via Michael Addition chemistry. A large fraction of encapsulated polyplexes remained active after encapsulation (65%) and the mechanical properties of the hydrogels were unchanged by the encapsulation …

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Reputation Versus Reality: The Impact Of Us News And World Report Rankings And Education Branding On Hiring Decisions In The Job Market, Fausto D. Capobianco Jan 2009

Reputation Versus Reality: The Impact Of Us News And World Report Rankings And Education Branding On Hiring Decisions In The Job Market, Fausto D. Capobianco

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Typically, leading brands provide benchmarks for constructing consumer preference in the marketplace. Reputation rankings have sustained and advanced the status of brand names in higher education with an implication that the degrees awarded by higher ranked schools have added prestige, a cachet with the potential of facilitating success in the job market. This implication makes reputation rankings a dependable tool for college and university marketing departments eager to increase student enrollment and retention by communicating its superiority among its peers. By examining the influence of reputation rankings on the pre-decision preferences of human resource hiring professionals in evaluating employment applicants, …

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Industry - Higher Education Partnerships: A Case Study Analysis Of Learning Together, Michelle Walker Jan 2009

Industry - Higher Education Partnerships: A Case Study Analysis Of Learning Together, Michelle Walker

Theses and Dissertations

In order to remain competitive in the world market, corporations must have highly skilled employees who can keep the enterprise economically viable in a global economy. Partnerships between higher education and industry corporations can be a useful strategy in providing workforce training and maintaining knowledgeable employees. The purpose of this evaluative case study research was to study an existing industry - higher education institution partnership. The specific attributes examined included formation activities, communication and information sharing processes, perceived and actual benefits gained, and challenges that arose and how they were resolved. Data were collected through artifact analysis, an electronic stakeholder …

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Diversity Congruency Within Organizations: The Relationship Among Emotional Intelligence, Personality Structure, Ethnic Identity, Organizational Context And Perceptions Of Organizational Diversity, David Hurlic Jan 2009

Diversity Congruency Within Organizations: The Relationship Among Emotional Intelligence, Personality Structure, Ethnic Identity, Organizational Context And Perceptions Of Organizational Diversity, David Hurlic

Theses and Dissertations

This study explores the relationship among Emotional Intelligence (EI) (consisting of perception and appraisal, facilitating thinking, understanding emotions, and regulating emotions), Personality Structure (FFM) (consisting of extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experiences), Ethnic Identity, Organizational Context (OC), and Perceptions of Organizational Diversity. It is hoped that by examining the impact of individual personality structures, as well as, ethnic identity and organizational context as precursors to individual perceptions between EI, Personality Structure, and diversity and affirmative action, a more coherent method of analysis is created allowing organizations to identify specific factors contributing to affirmative action and diversity program acceptance …

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The Influence Of Mission Statements On Select Aspects Of Organizational Decision Making By Executive Directors Of California State University Nonprofit Charitable Foundations, Brian M. Nowlin Jan 2009

The Influence Of Mission Statements On Select Aspects Of Organizational Decision Making By Executive Directors Of California State University Nonprofit Charitable Foundations, Brian M. Nowlin

Theses and Dissertations

Organizations of all types devote time, resources and attention in pursuit of the perfect mission statement. Mission statements may serve to provide purpose, identity and direction to those both internal and external to an organization. After an organizational mission statement is adopted, the totality of benefit is not always clear. This dissertation examines what, if any, influence mission statements have with respect to leader decision making. More specifically, this dissertation focuses on Executive Directors of California State University nonprofit charitable foundations and what, if any, influence the mission statement of their organization may have on their decision making. In order …

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The Relationship Of Religious Self-Identification To Cultural Adaptation Among Iranian Immigrants And First Generation Iranians, Nazanin Saghafi Jan 2009

The Relationship Of Religious Self-Identification To Cultural Adaptation Among Iranian Immigrants And First Generation Iranians, Nazanin Saghafi

Theses and Dissertations

This causal-comparative study examined if Iranian or Iranian Americans of either Islamic or Jewish religious self-identifications significantly differ in their reported level of cultural adaptation as evidenced by level of acculturation and the degree of acculturative stress, after controlling for the influence of years of residence in the United States. To conduct this investigation, 107 participants were administered the Cultural Lifestyle Inventory (Mendoza, 1989), which was adapted for use with members of the Iranian culture (Ghaffarian, 1998), and the Kerendi-Kadkhoda Acculturative Stress Scale (Kerendi, 1998). The results of the MANCOVA indicate that religious identification does significantly influence cultural adaptation. Participants …

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