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Social Networking In The Age Of Personal Genomics, Sandra Soo-Jin Lee

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Beyond Bidil: The Expanding Embrace Of Race In Biomedical Research And Product Development, Jonathan Kahn

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Will Directed Evolution Destroy Humanity, And If So, What Can We Do About It?, Maxwell J. Mehlman

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Diet Starts Monday: An Analysis Of Current U.S. Dietary Supplement Regulations Through An International Comparison, Greg Lindquist

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Pharmacogenomics And The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Of 2008: Legislation Limitations And Its Impact On Pgx Research And Clinical Opportunity, Amanda Tessmer

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

The Cultural Production Of Health Inequalities: A Cross-Sectional, Multilevel Examination Of 52 Countries, Carol L. Mansyur, Benjamin C. Amick Iii, Ronald B. Harrist, Luisa Franzini, Robert E. Roberts

Community & Environmental Health Faculty Publications

In a 2001 report, the U.S. National Institutes of Health called for more integration of the social sciences into health-related research, including research guided by theories and methods that take social and cultural systems into consideration. Based on a theoretical framework that integrates Hofstede's cultural dimensions with sociological theory, the authors used multilevel modeling to explore the association of culture with structural inequality and health disparities. Their results support the idea that cultural dimensions and social structure, along with economic development, may account for much of the cross-national variation in the distribution of health inequalities. Sensitivity tests also suggest that …

Socioeconomic Disparity In Healthcare-Seeking Behavior Among Chinese Women With Genitourinary Symptoms, Qi Zhang, Diane Lauderdale, Shanshan Mou, William I. Parish, Edward O. Laumann, John Schneider

Community & Environmental Health Faculty Publications

Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are of growing concern in China. Understanding the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and healthcare-seeking (HCS) behavior will help design effective policies to contain the epidemic of STIs across SES.

Methods: We used the Chinese Health and Family Life Survey, a nationally representative survey of 3813 adults from 48 Chinese cities and counties during 1999-2000. We studied the 730 women with at least one genito-urinary (GU) symptom. HCS was measured by whether respondents visited a hospital or an unrecognized clinic, self-treatment, or doing nothing. Formal treatment was defined as visiting a hospital. SES was measured …

Isolation Of 11 Polymorphic Tri- And Tetranucleotide Microsatellite Loci In A North American Sedge (Carex Scoparia: Cyperaceae) And Cross-Species Amplification In Three Additional Carex Species, Andrew L. Hipp, Karin M. Kettenring, Kevin A. Feldheim, Jaime A. Weber

Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications

We report on the isolation and evaluation of 11 microsatellites from a widespread eastern North American wetland sedge, Carex scoparia. Loci exhibit 3–9 alleles over five populations and significant F_IS (0.204–0.717) in most populations. All primers cross-amplify in at least two other species, and 10 cross-amplify in the more distantly related C. stipata. These markers will be used to examine population genetics and patterns of chromosomal diversification in this ecologically important sedge species and its relatives.

Profiting From Nonprofits: A Study Of Nonprofits And The Role They Play In Society, Amy Koshy, Kristen Arndt, Jamie Cohen

Big iDeas 2009 Proposals

In recent years, Dallas nonprofits have been part of a tumultuous roller coaster ride, as rankings for the sector have gone from an all time low of 25th out of 25 in 2005, to 2nd in 2006, and most recently 13th in 2008. The sector has also continuously received low rankings in categories concerning nonprofit financial health and was cited to have some of the slowest growing charities in the nation. With the economy currently in a grave recession, it is reported that several nonprofits have shut their doors and it is expected that more shall follow. This poses a …

Proposal To Determine The Level Of And Disparities Relating To Health Literacy In Various Parts Of Dallas, Texas, Matt Gayer, Austin Prentice

Big iDeas 2009 Proposals

The goal of this proposal will to begin to assess the amount of, and any possible disparities related to, health literacy in Dallas, as well as the knowledge and practice of medical providers in Dallas concerning clear health communication strategies. These goals will be accomplished through one on one interviews and surveys.

University Of New Hampshire R+30 Headcounts Of Majors By College And Gender Unh - Durham Degree Candidates Only Spring 2009, University Of New Hampshire. Institutional Research And Assessment

UNH Factbooks

University of New Hampshire factbook data from the 2008-2009 academic year

Supreme Court Watch: Recent Decisions Of Selected Criminal Cases, Diana Tafur

American University Criminal Law Brief

No abstract provided.

Volume 9 Issue 2, Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Avoiding The Derailment Of Wind Power Development: Why Federal Siting Regulations Are Necessary Now For U.S. Development, Nathan Borgford-Parnell

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

The Clean Technology Fund And Coal: A Cautionary Tale For Copenhagen, Steve Herz

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Environmental Litigation Standing After Massachusetts V. Epa: Center For Biological Diversity V. Epa , Andy Hosaido

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Adjudicating Climate Change, Scott M. Richey, Karla O. Torres

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

2008-2009 Faculty Senate Annual Report, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

The primary file includes the 2008-2009 Athletic Advisory Committee Annual Report. Additional annual reports are attached.

Autoimmune Pancreatitis: Disease Evolution, Staging, Response Assessment, And Ct Features That Predict Response To Corticosteroid Therapy, Dushyant V. Sahani, Nisha I. Sainani, Vikram Deshpande, Mehrine S. Shaikh, Dmitry L. Frinkelberg, Carlos Fernandez-Del Castillo

Department of Radiology

Purpose:To evaluate the evolution of morphologic features of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) at computed tomography (CT) and to identify imaging features that can predict AIP response to corticosteroid therapy (CST). Materials and

Methods:

This HIPAA-compliant retrospective study had institutional review board approval. From among a cohort of 63 Patients with AIP, 15 Patients (12 men, three women, mean age, 64.7 years, age range, 30-84 years) who underwent sequential CT examinations before treatment were included to assess the evolution of disease by reviewing pancreatic, peripancreatic, and ductal changes. Of these Patients, 13 received CST and underwent posttreatment CT, these CT studies …

Confronting A Rising Tide: A Proposal For A Convention On Climate Change Refugees, Bonnie Docherty, Tyler Giannini

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

This Article proposes a new legal instrument to confront the issue of climate change refugees. It defines climate change refugees as people whom climate change forces to relocate across national borders. The existing international legal framework – including its laws and its institutions – does not adequately address the emerging crisis. The proposed instrument should create obligations to deal with both prevention and remediation of the climate change refugee problem. First, the instrument should establish guarantees of human rights protections and humanitarian aid for a specific class of people. Second, it should spread the burden of fulfilling those guarantees across …

Painting Redd Offsets Green: A Case For Statutory Deuteranopia, Rommel Casis

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Offsets generated by projects for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (“REDD”) is a particularly controversial form of carbon offset. Excluded from the Kyoto Protocol mechanisms, REDD offsets are now making a comeback ever since the Bali Action Plan specifically referred to REDD. Most recently, the Copenhagen Accord recognized the crucial role of REDD and the need to enhance removals of GHG emissions by forests and agreed on the need to provide incentives to such actions to enable the mobilization of financial resources from developed countries.4 It would seem therefore that the issuance and trade of REDD offsets may finds …

Effect Of Correlated Lateral Geniculate Nucleus Firing Rates On Predictions For Monocular Eye Closure Versus Monocular Retinal Inactivation, Brian S. Blais, Leon N. Cooper, Harel Z. Shouval

Science and Technology Department Faculty Journal Articles

Monocular deprivation experiments can be used to distinguish between different ideas concerning properties of cortical synaptic plasticity. Monocular deprivation by lid suture causes a rapid disconnection of the deprived eye connected to cortical neurons whereas total inactivation of the deprived eye produces much less of an ocular dominance shift. In order to understand these results one needs to know how lid suture and retinal inactivation affect neurons in the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) that provide the cortical input. Recent experimental results by Linden et al. showed that monocular lid suture and monocular inactivation do not change the mean firing rates …

Motility And Flagellar Glycosylation In Clostridium Difficile, Susan W. Twine, Christopher W. Reid, Annie Aubry, David R. Mcmullin, Kelly M. Fulton, John Austin, Susan M. Logan

Science and Technology Department Faculty Journal Articles

In this study, intact flagellin proteins were purified from strains of Clostridium difficile and analyzed using quadrupole time of flight and linear ion trap mass spectrometers.

A Self Healing Smart Syntactic Foam Based Grid Stiffened Sandwich Structure, Manu Kuruvila John

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Syntactic foams are composite materials synthesized by dispersing microballoons in a polymeric, ceramic or metallic matrix. In the past three decades, syntactic foams have gained immense importance as a lightweight and damage-tolerant material when used in foam-cored sandwich structures. Because of the structural-length scale damages by low velocity impact such as tool drops, runway debris etc., sandwich structures usually have a very low residual structural capacity. Unfortunately, macro-length scale damage, in particular internal damage such as impact damage, is very difficult to repair. Therefore, there is a genuine need to develop impact-tolerant and self-healing syntactic foams which can be used …

Excellence In Education, Winter/Spring 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Education.

Excellence in Education

Inside this issue:

-- Bold new superintendent license program launched

--University faculty prepares Regent Universities Mathematics Transition Guide

-- Cyber Defense, service awards go to Northern University High students

-- UNI faculty leads in developing and writing Iowa Core Curriculum

-- Early childhood education faculty influence new programming for preschool, ECE summit

-- PLS receives second state Character Award

-- Impact of immigrants on Iowa schools topic of faculty DVD COE administrative changes

-- Advising sequence assists COE majors, minors

-- UNI faculty led international self-study of teacher ed practices

-- Drama methods class helps students rediscover their imagination

-- …

The Influence Of An Ecosystem Engineer On Nutrient Subsidies And Fish Invasions In Southwestern Montana, Magnus Mccaffery

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Streams and associated riparian zones are among the world's most highly valued yet threatened ecosystems. Interest in using the ecosystem engineering behavior of beaver tomeet watershed conservation goals is becoming more pervasive, owing to substantive work documenting the physical effects of beaver impoundments on freshwater ecosystems. However, it is unclear how beaver modify ecological processes linking abiotic factors to changes in the surrounding biotic community. I investigated how beaver impoundments influence local food web processes, as well as impact native fish species threatened by nonnative invasions.

I showed that beaver impoundments enhanced aquatic resource availability to terrestrial consumers. Beaver impounded …

Conformationally Gated Electron Transfer Studies Of Iso-1-Cytochrome C, Swati Bandi

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Protein folding is important because all proteins must fold to achieve their active conformer. In many cases, misfolding is the cause of disease and thus, understanding folding may lead to cures for disease. This thesis focuses on the dynamics and thermodynamics of partially unfolded states of proteins that lie near the bottom of a folding funnel. Various studies have provided evidence that partially unfolded proteins can be key intermediates in metabolic processes and in aggregation diseases. Partially unfolded proteins also provide insight into the types of structures that guide/misguide the process of protein folding. Less is known about how stability …

The Meaning Of Markets: How The Domestic Fair Trade Association Understands Creating Social Change Using Market Initiatives, Emily Elizabeth Thorn

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Agriculture in North America has tended toward consolidation and industrialization in the past century. Responding to the narrowing of market advantage for small-scale organic farmers and the plight of farm workers, as well as to both the failures and potentials of international fair trade and organic initiatives, members of the nascent Domestic Fair Trade Association (DFTA) seek to insert social justice into the North American food system using a market-based initiative mediated by independent that conform to stringent criteria. This study examines the meaning of fair trade in a North American context; the challenges facing domestic fair trade initiatives, and …

The Postmortem Interval: A Systematic Study Of Pig Decomposition In West Central Montana, Hillary Renee' Parsons

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The postmortem interval (PMI) is an important piece of information used by forensic and criminal investigators to help investigate crimes and other unattended deaths. Time since death estimations assist law enforcement in providing a reference with which to compare a suspects alibi, identify victims of crime, and solve cases. Studies of decomposition have been conducted at the University of Tennessee’s Anthropological Research Facility in Knoxville, TN; however, decomposition at high altitude climates characterized by colder temperatures and arid conditions is poorly understood. Further, the lack of postmortem interval studies in west central Montana has hindered the investigation and identification of …

Exploring Perspectives On Landscape And Language Among Kaike Speakers In Dolpa, Nepal, Corrie Maya Daurio

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The majority of the world’s languages are in danger of extinction within this century. Of the more than 6000 languages in the world, 4000-5000 are spoken by Indigenous peoples. Accompanying the loss of languages is the loss of the capacity for these peoples to transmit those aspects of their environmental knowledge systems which are embedded and expressed in their languages. The Kaike speakers of Tichurong in Dolpa, Nepal represent one of these endangered language communities, with approximately 800 speakers remaining. The purpose of this research was to engage Kaike speakers in an exploration of the relationships among their language, environment, …