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College Students' Attitude Towards The Utilization Of The Sport Recreation Center (Src), Mohd Sofian Omar-Fauzee, Aminuddin Yusof, Sam Zizzi

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

The primary aim of this paper is to examine the reasons for using or not using the student recreational center (SRC) among a frequent users and non-users. The second purpose is to use the research findings in order to make same recommendations for attracting stronger patronage amongst student users. Two groups of college students that were identified by user and non-user were invited to attend a separate focus group discussion. A user group consisted of six students (5 male, 1 female) with a mean age of 20.33 (Sd=.82), and the non-user group consisted of eight students (6 male, 2 female) …

Ngf Is An Essential Survival Factor For Bronchial Epithelial Cells During Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection, Sreekumar Othumpangat, Laura F. Gibson, Lennie Samsell, Giovanni Piedimonte

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Background

Overall expression of neurotrophins in the respiratory tract is upregulated in infants infected by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), but it is unclear where (structural vs. inflammatory cells, upper vs. lower airways) and why, these changes occur. We analyzed systematically the expression of neurotrophic factors and receptors following RSV infection of human nasal, tracheal, and bronchial epithelial cells, and tested the hypothesis that neurotrophins work as innate survival factors for infected respiratory epithelia.

Methodology

Expression of neurotrophic factors (nerve growth factor, NGF; brain-derived neurotrophic factor, BDNF) and receptors (trkA, trkB, p75) was analyzed at the protein level by immunofluorescence …

Predictors Of Pfoa Levels In A Community Surrounding A Chemical Plant, Kyle Steenland, Chuangfang Jin, Jessica Macneil, Cathy Lally, Alan Ducatman, Veronica Vieira, Tony Fletcher

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Background

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is considered a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It does not exist in nature but has been used widely since World War II. It is present in the serum of most Americans at about 4–5 ng/mL, although the routes of exposure remain unknown.

Objectives

We examined predictors of PFOA in mid-Ohio Valley residents living near a chemical plant that until recently released large quantities of PFOA into the environment, contaminating drinking water.

Methods

We studied 69,030 residents in six contaminated water districts who participated in a 2005–2006 survey involving a questionnaire and …

Discrepant Comorbidity Between Minority And White Suicides: A National Multiple Cause-Of-Death Analysis, Ian R H Rockett, Yinjuan Lian, Steven Stack, Alan M. Ducatman, Shuhui Wang

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Background

Clinician training deficits and a low and declining autopsy rate adversely impact the quality of death certificates in the United States. Self-report and records data for the general population indicate that proximate mental and physical health of minority suicides was at least as poor as that of white suicides.

Methods

This cross-sectional mortality study uses data from Multiple Cause-of-Death (MCOD) public use files for 1999–2003 to describe and evaluate comorbidity among black, Hispanic, and white suicides. Unintentional injury decedents are the referent for multivariate analyses.

Results

One or more mentions of comorbid psychopathology are documented on the death certificates …

X Chromosomes Aneuploidy Lymphocytes Centromeres Chromosomal Translocations Sex Chromosomes Etiology Fluorescent In Situ Hybridiz, Beth M. Cleveland, Stephen S. Leonard, Hillar Klandorf, Kenneth P. Blemings

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Humans, birds, and some primates do not express the uric acid degrading enzyme urate oxidase (UOX) and, as a result, have plasma uric acid concentrations higher than UOX expressing animals. Although high uric acid concentrations are suggested to increase the antioxidant defense system and provide a health advantage to animals without UOX, knockout mice lacking UOX develop pathological complications including gout and kidney failure. As an alternative to the knockout model, RNA interference was used to decrease UOX expression using stable transfection in a mouse hepatic cell line (ATCC, FL83B). Urate oxidase mRNA was reduced 66% (p < 0.05) compared to wild type, as measured by real time RT-PCR. To determine if UOX knockdown resulted in enhanced protection against oxidative stress, cells were challenged with hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) or 3-morpholinosydnonimine hydrochloride (SIN-1). Compared to wild type, cells with UOX knockdown exhibited a 37.2 ± 3.5% reduction (p < 0.05) in the electron spin resonance (ESR) signal after being exposed to Cr(VI) and displayed less DNA fragmentation (p < 0.05) following SIN-1 treatment. Cell viability decreased in wild type cells (p < 0.05), but not cells with UOX knockdown, after treatment with SIN-1. These results are consistent with an increased intracellular uric acid concentration and an increased defense against oxidative stress.

The Mythology Of Swimming: Are Myths Impacting Minority Youth Participation?, Carol C. Irwin, Richard L. Irwin, Timothy D. Ryan, Joris Drayer

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

No abstract provided.

The Pic Protease Of Enteroaggregative Escherichia Coli Promotes Intestinal Colonization And Growth In The Presence Of Mucin, Susan M. Harrington, Jalaluddin Sheikh, Ian R. Henderson, Fernando Ruiz-Perez, Paul S. Cohen, James P. Nataro

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) is increasingly being recognized as a cause of diarrheal disease in diverse populations. No small animal model is currently available to study this pathogen. We report here that conventional mice orally inoculated with prototype EAEC strain 042 generally became colonized, though the abundance of organisms cultured from their stool varied substantially among individual animals. In contrast, mice whose water contained 5 g/liter streptomycin consistently became colonized at high levels (ca. 10⁸ CFU/g of stool). Neither conventional nor streptomycin-treated mice developed clinical signs or histopathologic abnormalities. Using specific mutants in competition with the wild-type strain, we …

Rockingham County, State Of New Hampshire, 2008 Annual Report Year Ending December 31, 2008., Rockingham County Representatives

Rockingham County, NH Annual Reports

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

An Essential Resource For Neuropsychological Evaluation Of Hispanic/Latino Clients, Monica Rivera-Mindt

Psychology Faculty Publications

Book Reviews: Principles of Neuropsychological Assessment With Hispanics: Theoretical Foundations and Clinical Practice, by Antolin M. Llorente (Ed.). 2008. New York: Springer for Science and Business Media, 234 pp., $59.95 (HB).

Focus Emu, October 6, 2009, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

No abstract provided.

Morphological Characteristics Of Early Life History Stages Of The Blue Crab, Callinectes Sapidus Rathbun, From The Northern Gulf Of Mexico With A Comparison Of Studies From The Atlantic Seaboard, Kenneth Stuck, Harriet Perry, Darcie Graham, Richard W. Heard

Gulf and Caribbean Research

Zoeae, megalopae, and early crab stages of Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 were described from the northern Gulf of Mexico (nGOM). Observations during this study were based on larvae reared in the laboratory through the early crab stages and on megalopae and early crab stages collected in the wild. Gulf of Mexico data are compared with similar information for the southeast Atlantic coast of the United States. Size and setation of C. sapidus larvae reared from nGOM stocks were different than those in published descriptions of larvae reared from Atlantic populations. Seasonal differences in size were noted in both reared and …

Sites 2c @ Und, University Of North Dakota

UND Publications

A 2009 brochure for a walking tour of buildings and landmarks on the University of North Dakota campus.

Vol. 33, No. 6: Winter 2009, School Of Medicine & Health Sciences

North Dakota Medicine Archive

No abstract provided.

Examining The Invisibility Of Girl-To-Girl Bullying In The Schools: A Call To Action, Suzanne Soohoo

Education Faculty Articles and Research

"It does not matter whether one is 13, 33, or 53 years old, but if you are female, chances are that other girls have bullied you sometime in your lifetime. Bullying is not the kind of abuse that leaves broken bones; rather, it is a dehumanizing experience that manifests itself in the form of rumor spreading, name calling, psychological manipulation, character assassination, and social exclusion. Female teachers who are former victims of girl bullies or who themselves have been complicit with girl-to-girl bullying, consistently casting a blind eye to this ritualized social degradation, allowing it to continue generation after generation. …

Freshman Record : The University Of Rhode Island, The Interfraternity/Panhellenic Councils

Freshman Record

No abstract provided.

A Program Evaluation: Therapeutic Playgroup For Preschool-Aged Children With Mental Health Needs, Denise M. Harden

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The understanding of preschool children has been explored in the fields of developmental psychology and early childhood education. The field of school psychology has also increased interest in the assessment of the social and emotional functioning of preschool children (Martin, 1986). Currently, there are changes in national education policy and societal pressures for systematic, professional assessment and intervention with younger children (Executive Office of the President, 1990). In addition, focus has been placed on the incorporation of evidence-based practices into assessment and treatment (Tolan & Dodge, 2005). Mental health services, in particular, aim to address the social and emotional needs …

Virginia Commonwealth University Undergraduate Bulletin [2009], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Bulletins

Undergraduate bulletin for Virginia Commonwealth University for the academic year 2009-2010. It includes information on academic regulations, degree requirements, course offerings, faculty, academic calendar, and tuition and expenses for undergraduate programs.

Gender And Women's Studies Newsletter For Spring 2009, Uri Gender And Women's Studies Department

Gender and Women's Studies Publications

The Spring 2009 issue of Gender and Women’s Studies Newsletter, a periodical with articles written by faculty members and some related to events within the Gender and Women’s Studies program.

Industrial Hemp: How The Classification Of Industrial Hemp As Marijuana Under The Controlled Substances Act Has Caused The Dream Of Growing Industrial Hemp In North Dakota To Go Up In Smoke, Thomas A. Duppong

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 38, No. 1, Pre-Conference 2009, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

Noticias de NACCS Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Right From The Start, Applying Anthropology With Lower Division Students, Jan English-Lueck

Faculty Publications, Anthropology

No abstract provided.

Establishment Of The Regeneration System For Vicia Faba L., Shimaa Bahgat, Omer A. Shabban, Osama El-Shihy, David A. Lightfoot, Hany A. El- Shemy

Articles

A reliable regeneration system for faba bean has been difficult to establish and therefore, the genetic improvement of Vicia faba L. was delayed. The paper describes a method of somatic embryo induction in callus of V. faba . Two Egyptian faba bean cultivars 'Giza 2' and '24 Hyto' were used. Callus was induced from epicotyls and shoot tips cultured on MS or Gamborg medium supplemented with 3% sucrose and 0.025% (w/v) for each of ascorbic and citric acid, 0.8% agar and different concentrations of 10 mg/l BAP, 0.5 mg/l of each NAA and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (M1) and 1 mg/l BAP …

Precolonized Human Commensal Escherichia Coli Strains Serve As A Barrier To E. Coli O157:H7 Growth In The Streptomycin-Treated Mouse Intestine, Mary P. Leatham, Swati Banerjee, Steven M. Autieri, Regino Mercado-Lubo, Tyrrell Conway, Paul S. Cohen

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

Different Escherichia coli strains generally have the same metabolic capacity for growth on sugars in vitro, but they appear to use different sugars in the streptomycin-treated mouse intestine (Fabich et al., Infect. Immun. 76:1143-1152, 2008). Here, mice were precolonized with any of three human commensal strains (E. coli MG1655, E. coli HS, or E. coli Nissle 1917) and 10 days later were fed 10⁵ CFU of the same strains. While each precolonized strain nearly eliminated its isogenic strain, confirming that colonization resistance can be modeled in mice, each allowed growth of the other commensal strains to higher numbers, …

2009

Undergraduate Research at SIUC

No abstract provided.

What's Happening: January, 2009, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Development And Characterization Of A High Density Snp Genotyping Assay For Cattle, Lakshmi K. Matukumalli, Cynthia T. Lawley, Robert D. Schnabel, Jeremy F. Taylor, Mark F. Allan, Michael P. Heaton, Jeff O'Connell, Stephen S. Moore, Timothy P. L. Smith, Tad S. Sonstegard, Curtis P. Van Tassell

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center: Reports

The success of genome-wide association (GWA) studies for the detection of sequence variation affecting complex traits in human has spurred interest in the use of large-scale high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping for the identification of quantitative trait loci (QTL) and for marker-assisted selection in model and agricultural species. A costeffective and efficient approach for the development of a custom genotyping assay interrogating 54,001 SNP loci to support GWA applications in cattle is described. A novel algorithm for achieving a compressed inter-marker interval distribution proved remarkably successful, with median interval of 37 kb and maximum predicted gap of ,350 kb. …

Environmental Stress And Genetics Influence Night-Time Leaf Conductance In The C4 Grass Distichlis Spicata, Rebecca E. Drenovsky, Mairgareth A. Christman, Jeremy J. James, James H. Richards

Biology

Growing awareness of night-time leaf conductance (gnight) in many species, as well as genetic variation in gnight within several species, has raised questions about how genetic variation and environmental stress interact to influence the magnitude of gnight. The objective of this study was to investigate how genotype salt tolerance and salinity stress affect gnight for saltgrass [Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene]. Across genotypes and treatments, night-time water loss rates were 5–20% of daytime rates. Despite growth declining 37–87% in the high salinity treatments (300 mM and 600 mM NaCl), neither treatment had any effect on gnight in four of the six …

Gideon Meets Goldberg: The Case For A Qualified Right To Counsel In Welfare Hearings, Stephen Loffredo, Don Friedman

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Human Rights And Bioethics: The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights And Unesco Universal Declaration Of Bioethics And Human Rights, Michael Kirby

Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy (1985-2015)

No abstract provided.

Dying To Be A Supermodel: Can Requiring A Healthy Bmi Be Fashionable?, Cassandra A. Soltis

Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy (1985-2015)

No abstract provided.