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Say Syrah, Syrah: Savoring The Rewards Of Patience, Contemplation, And Tlz, Thomas G. Plante

Psychology

My family and I fondly say that we have the best syrah Menlo Park has to offer. (Although to our knowledge, it is the only syrah grown in Menlo Park.) While that doesn’t put us in the league of prominent winemaking alumni and friends of Santa Clara—including Michael Mondavi ’66, the Sebastianis, and Fess Parker—it is the result of a decade of growing grapes at our home on the Peninsula.

Contributing Factors To Pointcut Fragility, Phil Greenwood, Awais Rashid, Raffi Khatchadourian

Publications and Research

Pointcut fragility is a well-documented problem of Aspect-Oriented Programming with changes to the base-code causing join points to incorrectly fall in or out of scope. In order to combat this problem a tool was developed that provides mechanical assistance to pointcut maintenance. This tool relied on the deep structural commonalities between program elements to detect when pointcut fragility occurs. During the assessment of this tool a number of common practices were uncovered that were employed both in the aspect and base-code that contributed to or prevented pointcut fragility. This paper documents the practices uncovered and describes how they can affect …

Antibiotic And Disinfectant Resistance Of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Christopher Justin Steed

Senior Honors Theses

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium that has developed an increasing resistance to antibiotic drugs. This bacterium is very prevalent in hospitals but is becoming more prevalent in community-based settings. The goals of this research are to test the antibiotic sensitivity of two strains of MRSA, discover the proper disinfectants to use in households and hospital settings, and develop and test antibiotic derivatives to determine the future of antibiotic use against this bacterium. Research indicated that each strain was resistant to β-lactam antibiotics as well as other antibiotics. Each strain tested was unique in its resistance against antibiotics, thus …

Connections Newsletter Fall 2009

Connections Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Cultural Competency: A Viable Approach To Health Disparities In Urban Schools, Sterling Saddler, A. Dexter Samuels, Roger Cleveland, Tiffany G. Tyler

Journal of Praxis in Multicultural Education

This paper encapsulates a large body of work on cultural mismatch, cultural competency and their interrelation with health disparities in urban schools. Cultural mismatch is the cultural difference between formal institutions and the populations they serve, while cultural competency is defined as the integration and transformation of knowledge about individuals and groups of people into specific standards, policies, practices, and attitudes used in appropriate cultural settings to increase the quality of services (Cross, 1989). As noted in this paper, disparities include the racial, economic, and cultural issues affecting the health of school age children. Using cultural competency as a theoretical …

Unlv Magazine, Matthew K. Jacobsen, Holly Ivy De Vore, Lisa Arth, Cate Weeks, Greg Lacour, Tony Allen, Afsha Bawany, Barbara Cloud, Gian Galassi, Phil Hagen, Karyn S. Hollingsworth, Michelle Mouton, Erin O'Donnell

UNLV Magazine

No abstract provided.

Use Of Artificial Sweeteners And Fat-Modified Foods In Weight Loss Maintainers And Always-Normal Weight Individuals, Suzanne Phelan, W. Lang, D. Jordan, Rena R. Wing

Kinesiology and Public Health

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the dietary strategies, and use of fat- and sugar-modified foods and beverages in a weight loss maintainer group (WLM) and an always-normal weight group (NW).
Subjects: WLM (N=172) had maintained ≥10% weight loss for 11.5 years, and had a body mass index (BMI) of 22.0 kg m-2. NW (N=131) had a BMI of 21.3 kg m-2 and no history of being overweight. Three, 24-h recalls on random, non-consecutive days were used to assess dietary intake.
Results: WLM reported consuming a diet that was lower in fat (28.7 vs 32.6%, PConclusions: …

Martha's (And Steve's) Good Faith: An Officer's Duty Of Loyalty At The Intersection Of Good Faith And Candor, Joan Macleod Heminway

Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law

No abstract provided.

Should The Sec Spin Off The Enforcement Division?, Peter J. Henning

Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law

No abstract provided.

Puppy Lemon Laws: Think Twice Before Buying That Doggy In The Window, Stephanie K. Savino

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

No abstract provided.

Comments On Christopher Pynes's Paper: "The Mistake In Monty Fall", Valia Allori

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Mr. Pink Never Leaves A Tip: How Current Tip Credit And Tip Pool Guidelines Leave Employees At The Mercy Of Employers, Neil Patrick Mcconnell

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

No abstract provided.

Balancing Police Action Against An Underdeveloped Fundamental Right: Is There A Right To Travel Freely On Public Fora?, Andrew M. Schnitzel

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

No abstract provided.

Medicinal Value Of The Asteraceae Of Dir Kohistan Valley, Nwfp, Pakistan, Gul Jan, Mir Ajab Khan, Farzana Jan

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

The present study deals with the local uses of 25 species belonging to 21 genera of the family Asteraceae. Dir Kohistan valley has diverse habitats for the growth of various medicinal plants. The local medicinal uses include painkiller, diuretic, febrifuges, carminative, anthelmintic, antiinflammatory, aphrodisiac, cardio tonic, tonic, stomachache, dyspepsia, jaundice, leprosy, cough, asthma, ulcers, vomiting etc. People have strong faith in herbal medication by ethnomedicinal plants and women are leading men in applying the recipe for medication by these plants. Some of useful species are under serious threat due to unsustainable activities. Hence, a proper documentation of useful plants with …

Wound Healing Ethnomedicinal Plants Popular Among The Malayali Tribes In Vattal Hills, Dharmapuri, Tn, India, S. Ramya, N. Alaguchamy, V. M. Maruthappan, R. Sivaperumal, M. Sivalingam, A. Krishnan, V. Govindaraji, K. Kannan, R. Jayakumararaj

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Healing of chronic lower extremity wounds is a global problem, especially in developing countries where traditional medicine is often used by the people in remote places. India has a rich tradition of plant based knowledge pertinent to healthcare. A survey of ethnomedicinal plant species used by Malayali’s to heal cut/ wounds in Vattal Hills of Dharmapuri was made. A large number of plants/ extracts/ decoctions/ pastes are used by tribals to heal wounds, cuts and burns. In the present study, an attempt has been made to document ethnobotanical knowledge base and methods employed by Malayali’s for treatment of cut/ wounds. …

Phytochemical Analysis Of Medicinal Plants Used For The Management Of Hypertension By Esan People Of Edo State, Nigeria, J. K. Mensah, R. I. Okoli, A. A. Turay, E. A. Ogie-Odia

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Hypertension is one of the principal health problems in the society and a leading cause of cardio-vascular deaths in various communities worldwide. Over 33 plants and their products have been reported in Nigeria and other West African countries to offer remedies for the management of hypertension. In Esanland of Edo State, Nigeria, 14 endemic plant species distributed in 12 taxonomic families have been identified by various traditional health practitioners as being effective and commonly used to manage hypertension (Psidium guajava, Piper guineense, Loranthus spectobulus, Talinum triangulare, Senna occidentalis, Rauwolfia vomitoria, Allium sativum, Allium cepa, Carica papaya, Euphorbia hirta, Ocimum gratissimum, …

Ethnobotanical Study Of Medicinal Plants Used By The Local People In Vellore District, Tamilnadu, India, T. Thirumalai, E. Kelumalai, B. Senthilkumar, E. David

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

An ethnobotanical survey was conducted in and around Vellore district to study the various medicinal plants used by the people for the treatment of their ailments such as fever, cold, cough, diabetes, jaundice, diarrhoea, rheumatism, snake bite, and headache. The study also covered the methods used in plant extraction, and the dose, duration and mode of application.

Wild Edible Plants Used By The Tribes Of Akole Tahasil Of Ahmednagar District (Ms), India, M. S. Khyade, S. R. Kolhe, B. S. Deshmukh

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

The present communication deals with the ethnobotanical exploration,identification,concerns and future potentialities of the wild edible plant species consumed by the tribal communities inhabiting in the hilly areas of akole tahasil of Ahmednagar district fall in Maharashtra state-India. A total of 31 plant species belonging to 23 families were reported from the study area. Amaranthaceae was the dominant family with 4 taxa,while Papilionaceae followed with 3 taxa. Ascplepidaceae and Bignoniaceae represented by 2 taxa each. The four major life forms were climbers, herbs, shrubs and trees. Herb makes up the highest proportion of the edible species followed by trees, shrubs and …

Gender, Globalization And Women's Issues In Panama City: A Comparative Inquiry, Elvia R. Arriola

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.

Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Induce Oxidative Stress And Cytotoxicity In Airway Epithelial Cells, Baher Fahmy, Stephania A. Cormier

Faculty Publications

Metal oxide nanoparticles are often used as industrial catalysts and elevated levels of these particles have been clearly demonstrated at sites surrounding factories. To date, limited toxicity data on metal oxide nanoparticles are available. To understand the impact of these airborne pollutants on the respiratory system, airway epithelial (HEp-2) cells were exposed to increasing doses of silicon oxide (SiO2), ferric oxide (Fe2O3) and copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles, the leading metal oxides found in ambient air surrounding factories. CuO induced the greatest amount of cytotoxicity in a dose-dependent manner; while even high doses (400 μg/cm2) of SiO2 and Fe2O3 were non-toxic …

Fall Facts, 2009, Louisiana State University

Fall Facts

No abstract provided.

Theoretical And Numerical Study Of Mlem And Osem Reconstruction Algorithms For Motion Correction In Emission Tomography, Joyoni Dey, Michael A. King

Faculty Publications

Patient body-motion and respiratory-motion impacts the image quality of cardiac SPECT and PET perfusion images. Several algorithms exist in the literature to correct for motion within the iterative maximum-likelihood reconstruction framework. In this work, three algorithms are derived starting with Poisson statistics to correct for patient motion. The first one is a motion compensated MLEM algorithm (MC-MLEM). The next two algorithms called MGEM-1 and MGEM-2 (short for Motion Gated OSEM, 1 and 2) use the motion states as subsets, in two different ways. Experiments were performed with NCAT phantoms (with exactly known motion) as the source and attenuation distributions. Experiments …

Proteomic And Phospho-Proteomic Profile Of Human Platelets In Basal, Resting State: Insights Into Integrin Signaling, Amir H. Qureshi, Vineet Chaoji, Dony Maiguel, Mohd Hafeez Faridi, Constantinos J. Barth, Saeed M. Salem, Mudita Singhal, Darren Stoub, Bryan Krastins, Mitsunori Ogihara, Mohammed J. Zaki, Vineet Gupta

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

During atherogenesis and vascular inflammation quiescent platelets are activated to increase the surface expression and ligand affinity of the integrin αIIbβ3 via inside-out signaling. Diverse signals such as thrombin, ADP and epinephrine transduce signals through their respective GPCRs to activate protein kinases that ultimately lead to the phosphorylation of the cytoplasmic tail of the integrin αIIbβ3 and augment its function. The signaling pathways that transmit signals from the GPCR to the cytosolic domain of the integrin are not well defined. In an effort to better understand these pathways, we employed a combination of proteomic profiling and computational analyses of isolated …

October 1, 2009, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the October 1, 2009, meeting of the University Senate. 32 pages

2009 Spring Nutshell, Morehead State University. Institutional Research & Analysis.

Office of Institutional Research & Analysis Publication Archive

Fall 2009 issue of the Nutshell.

2009 Fall Nutshell, Morehead State University. Institutional Research & Analysis.

Office of Institutional Research & Analysis Publication Archive

Fall 2009 issue of the Nutshell.

First Choice, October 2009, Wusf Public Media

First Choice Monthly Newsletter

The October 2009 issue of WUSF's newsletter "First Choice."

Full Time Faculty Handbook, Sacred Heart University

Handbooks & Factbooks

Revised, Approved by the Board of Trustees October 16, 2009

Fisheries Occasional Publication No 75 - Research And Development Plan 2009-10, Department Of Fisheries Western Australia

Fisheries Occasional Publications

The Department of Fisheries R&D plan for 2009/10 outlines the research, monitoring and assessment activities that are specifically directed towards supporting the collection of information that will assist in achieving the objectives of the Fish Resources Management Act (1994) for the coming five year period. This series is updated on an annual basis and should be read in conjunction with the most recent State of Fisheries report where comprehensive analyses of the current status of each of the fisheries and fish habitat resources are described.

The plan specifically focuses on those activities that are currently planned or identified which directly …

Dentalgram - Vol. 22, No. 09, Loma Linda University School Of Dentistry

Dentalgram

In this issue:

• LLU well represented at IADR meeting
• Department news
• Dental hygiene class of 2009 collects supplies for kids in Afghanistan
• Dean's list, spring 2008
• Increased gold foil summer selective enrollment
• Post-baccalaureate students complete dental program
• Southern California endodontic program meets in Loma Linda
• LLUSD students receive ADA Foundation scholarships
• First two LLUSD Professorships established
• Dr. Steven Kurti, new director of biomaterials research laboratory
• Mission trip registration now online
• Students explore 'Careers in Dentistry'
• Chance supermarket meeting leads to a life-changing experience
• Dr. Black's farewell
• Vincent Drouin chosen to receive Humanitarian Award