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Montana Educators Honored At Um Reception, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

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N-Acyltyramines As Substrates For Tyrosinase: Enzymatic Lag And Dopamine Precursor, Jacob A. Shafer

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Tyrosinase is a widespread, highly studied and important enzyme involved in processes ranging from the browning of mushrooms to roles in mammalian cancer. The enzyme suffers from a noticeable lag phase while the enzyme generates all necessary cofactors from available substrates. There have not been significant studies of the effect on lag from moving through a family of substituted substrates. This thesis reports the results of one such study using a family of N-acyltyramines.

The selection of N-acyltyramines was ideal because the substrates in this reaction may be related to synthesis of N-acyldopamines, which serve many important …

Asynchronous Cellular Automata - Special Networks Local Slowdown Produces Global Speedup, Arash Khani Ardestani

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Information processing in living tissues is dramatically different from what we see in common man-made computer. The data and processing is distributed into the activity of cells which communicate only with neighboring cells. There is no clock for the global synchronization of cellular activities. There is not even one bit of central memory for globally shared data. The communication network between cells is highly irregular and may change without changing the outcome of the computation. A simple network of automata is introduced and analyzed to represent a mathematical model of special group of cells in an imaginary tissue sample. The …

Comparison Of Replication-Competent, First Generation, And Helper-Dependent Adenoviral Vaccines, Eric A. Weaver, Pramod N. Nehete, Stephanie S. Buchl, Julien S. Senac, Donna Palmer, Philip Ng, K. Jagannadha Sastry, Michael A. Barry

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

All studies using human serotype 5 Adenovirus (Ad) vectors must address two major obstacles: safety and the presence of pre-existing neutralizing antibodies. Helper-Dependent (HD) Ads have been proposed as alternative vectors for gene therapy and vaccine development because they have an improved safety profile. To evaluate the potential of HD-Ad vaccines, we compared replication-competent (RC), first-generation (FG) and HD vectors for their ability to induce immune responses in mice. We show that RC-Ad5 and HD-Ad5 vectors generate stronger immune responses than FG-Ad5 vectors. HD-Ad5 vectors gave lower side effects than RC or FG-Ad, producing lower levels of tissue damage and …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 033, Number 27, March 30, 2009, Grand Valley State University

2008-2009, Volume 33

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 43, No. 54, March 30, 2009, Grand Valley State University

Volume 43, July 10, 2008 - June 7, 2009

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Current, March 30, 2009, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2000s)

No abstract provided.

2009 March 30 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, March 30, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

March

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New Nutrition And Wellness Track At Unh Taps Growing Interest, Beth Potier, Ruth A. Reilly

Media Relations

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03-30-2009 Brain Diseases Focus Of April 7 Talk At Swosu, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2009

Dr. Kenneth Hensley, a scientist in the Free Radical Biology and Aging Research Program at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, will speak on brain diseases on Tuesday, April 7, at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford.

A Capillary Electrophoresis Method For Evaluation Of Abeta Proteolysis In Vitro, Benjamin J. Alper, Walter K. Schmidt

Chemistry & Physics Faculty Publications

According to the amyloid hypothesis, Aβ peptides are neurotoxic and underlie development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Multiple Aβ clearance mechanisms, including destruction of the peptides by proteolytic enzymes, are hypothesized to regulate physiological Aβ peptide levels. The insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) is considered one of the predominant enzymes having Aβ degrading activity. Despite its putative role in protecting against AD, relatively few methods exist for studying IDE activity in vitro. We report the application of capillary electrophoresis (CE) as a novel method for evaluating IDE-mediated Aβ 1–40 proteolysis. This method employs chemically unmodified substrates that are readily obtained …

Monitor Newsletter March 30, 2009, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

The Collegian (2009-03-30), Linet Cisneros

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 61, No. 26

Multifactor Dimensionality Reduction Analysis Identifies Specific Nucleotide Patterns Promoting Genetic Polymorphisms, Eric Arehart, Scott Gleim, Bill White, John Hwa, Jason H. Moore

Dartmouth Scholarship

The fidelity of DNA replication serves as the nidus for both genetic evolution and genomic instability fostering disease. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) constitute greater than 80% of the genetic variation between individuals. A new theory regarding DNA replication fidelity has emerged in which selectivity is governed by base-pair geometry through interactions between the selected nucleotide, the complementary strand, and the polymerase active site. We hypothesize that specific nucleotide combinations in the flanking regions of SNP fragments are associated with mutation.

Two Methodologies In Pursuit Of The Elucidation Of Copper (Ii)—Centered Bioinorganic Chemistry, William John Wagner

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Copper is a widely distributed transition metal in the earth's crust and has been adopted in a variety of biological systems. In many ways the biochemical usefulness of copper stems from its positive redox potential. This positive redox potential allows copper to assist in the movement of electrons. Copper ions can be found in natural systems as either Cu^I, Cu^II or Cu^III in part due to this redox potential. While Cu^II -centered biochemistry has been studied for years, mechanistic details in certain Cu^II -centered redox reactions remain unresolved. This study presents two methodologies for …

Reducing Sediment And Bacterial Contamination In Water Using Mucilage Extracted From The Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cactus, Audrey Lynn Buttice

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Throughout the past decade an increased amount of attention has been drawn to the water contamination problems that affect the world. As a result, a variety of purification methods targeted at communities in developing countries have surfaced and, although all have contributed to the effort of improving water quality, few have been accepted and sustained for long term usage. Case studies indicate that the most beneficial methods are those which use indigenous resources, as they are both abundant and readily accepted by the communities. In an attempt to make a contribution to the search for water purification methods that can …

Characterization Of Conductive Polycarbonate Films, Selma Hokenek

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Transparency and conductivity are highly desirable qualities in materials for modern gas sensors. Polymer gas sensors have been developed in which the polymer acts as a solid electrolyte. However, these types of sensors are opaque, which limits their potential for integration with dichromatic materials. The development of a sensor integrating conductive polymer films and dichromatic materials requires the implementation of a transparent conductive polymer film. The potential of iodine-doped bisphenol-a polycarbonate films containing bis(ethylenedioxy)-tetrathiafulvalene (BEDO-TTF) dye for sensor applications will be tested through characterization of the films at various stages of their fabrication using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Transmission Electron …

The Free Press Vol. 40, Issue No. 17, 03-30-2009, Matt Dodge

Free Press, The

USM to cut all but two majors--USM institutes “if it’s yellow, let it mellow” costsaving initiative--Osher map leads to $4.3 million in buried treasure--USM gets new VP--USM cuts arts, culture from CCE--Let’s talk about sects--Rise in enrollment linked to aggressive marketing New website, tv ads--WMPG to get boost

Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Of The Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement (Nv), United States 111th Congress

Native American Water Rights Settlement Project

Federal Legislation: Title X – Water Settlements, Subtitle C - Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement, Sec. 10800, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, PL 111-11, 123 Stat. 991, 1405 (Mar. 30, 2009) This Act ratifies the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement to establish water rights for the Tribe and the Upstream Water Users, in the East Fork Owyhee River, NV. The Act provides that the Tribes must enact a water code and the US must establish a Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Operation and Maintenance Fund and a Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Water Rights …

Navajo Nation Water Settlement & Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Acts Of 2009 (Includes Funding Mechanism For 3 Tribal Water Settlements In Nm), United States 111th Congress

Native American Water Rights Settlement Project

Federal Legislation: Omnibus Public Land Management, Title X - Water Settlements, Subtitle B - Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, PL 111-11, 123 Stat. 991. ◊ Parties: Navajo Nation and US. Part II, Section 10501 sets up the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund. For each of the fiscal years 2020 through 2029, the US will deposit 120M dollars into the Fund, if it is available, plus any interest which comes from Reclamation’s appropriation. The funds are to be spent on Indian water rights settlements that involve water supply infrastructure, to rehabilitate water delivery systems for conservation, or …

Evaluating Nitrogen Loss In Suffolk County Groundwater: Denitrification In Northport Public Supply Wells, C. Young, Gilbert N. Hanson

Long Island Geologists' Abstracts

Preliminary Program for the Sixteenth Conference on Geology of Long Island and Metropolitan New York

Evaluation Of The Sensation Of Hearing False Mobile Sounds (Phantom Ring Tone; Ringxiety) In Individuals, Ghassan Thabit Saaid Al-Ani, Najeeb Hassan Mohammed, Affan Ezzat Hassan

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The annoying feeling of mistakenly thinking that you can hear your mobile phone ringing. This audio illusion is familiar and unnerving sensation is so widespread and now it has an official name: ringxiety. OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to determine whether "Ringxiety" is common among Iraqi peoples and its correlation with age, sex, education, mobile type, and mobile using time. METHODS: Two hundred adult persons of either sex with a mean age of 20 ± 3 years were asked to answer a questioner with 14 questions. RESULT: The results of this study revealed that 73% of the individual …

The Effect Of Obesity On Serum Leptin And Lipid Profile, Kismat Mohammad Turki

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Obesity has become a leading health concern; this condition is a chronic, complex, multifactorial disease in which a person's weight is ≥ 20% of the ideal weight for a given height. OBJECTIVE: To measure serum leptin level and lipid profiles levels in Iraqi obese individuals comparing the results with matching non obese subjects. METHODS: The study was carried on 30 individuals divided into two groups: 1. Obese subjects group (n=20). 2. Non-obese subjects group (n=10). For all subjects studied measurements of fasting serum leptin and lipid profile have been done. RESULT: Our study showed that mean serum leptin …

North American Energy Roundtable Program

North American Energy Roundtable

Roundtable schedule Roundtable participant biographies Sponsor: The North American Energy Roundtable is sponsored by the UNLV Urban Sustainability Initiative in collaboration with the UNLV Department of Political Science and the Consulate General of Canada.

Hawks' Herald -- March 27, 2009, Roger Williams University

Hawk's Herald

No abstract provided.

On The Green Vol. 38 No. 5 March 27, 2009, Gallaudet University

2001-2010

On the Green is an internal publication of Gallaudet College, which later became Gallaudet University. It notified employees of updates around the campus and in the broader community, including new construction and the establishment of new academic programs. Running until 2010, it was supplanted by various forms of online mass communications across multiple audiences.

Volume 44 - Issue 20 - Friday, March 27, 2009, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Gender, Woman, And Sexuality Studies B.A. Major And Minor 03/27/2009, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

The Tiger Vol. 103 Issue 9 2009-03-27, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.