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Crusader, February 20, 2009, College Of The Holy Cross

Student Newspapers

The student newspaper for the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Articles include coverage of campus events and issues, sports, editorials and special features.

The Bg News February 20, 2009, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. February 20, 2009. Volume 99-Issue 104.

Montana Kaimin, February 20, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Chimes: February 20, 2009, Calvin College

Chimes

Dorms compete to save energy by Jen DeVries

¡Viva Los Campesinos! by Mag Kim

Unique research offered to freshmen by Griffin Jackson

Flying dog finds perch in arena rafters by Emma Slager

MIAA Champs by Chaz Amidon

Calvin clinches MIAA by Bruce Van Baren

Knights fall in ACHA national qualifier by Jon Behm

Ecosystem serves broad community by Sarah States

Renew Calvin's goals for sustainability by Lindsay Bouma

Biology Professor's Ocean Research Profiled, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for February 19, 2009

Mapping Of Forest Biodiversity Values: A Plural Perspective, Paulo Nunes, Elena Ojea, Maria L. Loureiro

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment is built on a conceptual framework that links biodiversity to the services ecosystems provide to society. Based on this framework, we first compile market and non-market forest valuation studies and, secondly, explore the potential of an econometric modeling exercise by conducting a world wide meta-analysis. This exercise aims to highlight the mapping of biodiversity indicators and assesses their respective role on the valuation exercise. Our results show that biodiversity loss is having an effect on forest ecosystem values. In addition, these effects reveal to be dependent on the type of services and global geo-climatic regions.

Council On Academic Affairs Minutes, Feb 19, 2009, Eastern Kentucky University

Council on Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

The Roddey Mcmillan Record - February 19, 2009, Winthrop University

The RMR 2000-2009

The Roddey McMillan Record (RMR) is Winthrop University's multicultural student publication. Originally the publication was produced once a year and later became a monthly publication.

Rates Of Time Preferences For Saving Lives In The Hazardous Waste Site Context, Anna Alberini, Stefania Tonin, Margherita Turvani

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

What is the rate at which people discount future lives saved? The answer to this question has important implications when comparing policies on the grounds of cost per life saved, especially in the context of hazardous waste site remediation, where risk reductions may occur at different times, depending on the permanence of the remedy. We estimate this rate by asking a sample of Italian residents to choose between saving 100 lives now and X lives in T years, where both X and T are varied to the respondents. Assuming constant exponential discounting, the responses to these questions imply a rate …

Western News, Feb. 19, 2009, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: University community mourns Haenicke's passing; Study affirms medical school potential; Miller, Tolbert to lead Board of Trustees; On Campus with Victoria Janson.

Otter Realm, February 19, 2009, California State University, Monterey Bay

The Otter Realm

Kayaking With The Otters -- College Student 101: The Audacity of Hope -- What You Otter Do! Feb 19 - March 24 -- The DC: Same Grub, New Digs -- Learn n' Leave: Low Otter Retention Rates -- The Search Is On: Be the Voice For All CSU Students -- The Wal-Mart Effect -- Tickets: What's the Deal? -- Who's Stopping The Crime? -- Bike Friendly Campus: An Oxymoron -- Economy vs. Ecosystem -- Students Would Rather Stay in the Bay than Graduate -- New Library Offers New Hot Spots and Hang Outs -- Shuttles Reduce Congestion . . . …

February 19, 2009, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Landscape Genomics And Biased Fst Approaches Reveal Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Under Selection In Goat Breeds Of North-East Mediterranean, Lorraine Pariset, Stephane Joost, Paolo Ajmone Marsan, Alessio Valentini, Econogene Consortium

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: In this study we compare outlier loci detected using a F_st based method with those identified by a recently described method based on spatial analysis (SAM). We tested a panel of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously genotyped in individuals of goat breeds of southern areas of the Mediterranean basin (Italy, Greece and Albania). We evaluate how the SAM method performs with SNPs, which are increasingly employed due to their high number, low cost and easy of scoring.

Results: The combined use of the two outlier detection approaches, never tested before using SNP polymorphisms, resulted in the …

Campus Assembly Minutes 02/19/2009, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

No abstract provided.

Isolation And Characterization Of Aromatase Inhibitors From Brassaiopsis Glomerulata (Araliaceae), Marcy J. Balunas, Bin Su, Soedarsono Riswan, Harry H.S. Fong, Robert W. Brueggemeier, John M. Pezzuto, A. Douglas Kinghorn

Chemistry Faculty Publications

The hexane- and ethyl acetate-soluble extracts of the leaves of Brassaiopsis glomerulata (Blume) Regel (Araliaceae), collected in Indonesia, were found to inhibit aromatase, the rate-limiting enzyme in the production of estrogens from androgens, in both enzyme- and cell-based aromatase inhibition (AI) assays. Bioassay-guided fractionation led to the isolation of six known compounds of the steroid and triterpenoid classes (1–6) from the hexane extract, of which 6β-hydroxystimasta-4-en-3-one (5), was moderately active in the cell-based AI assay. Fractionation of the ethyl acetate extract afforded seven pure isolates (7–13) of the modified peptide, fatty acid, monoterpenoid, and benzenoid types, including six known compounds …

Method Of Inhibiting Binding Activity Of Immunoglobulins, Clair D. Hicks, Zeynep Ustunol

Animal and Food Sciences Faculty Patents

A method for inhibiting culture agglutination in a fermentation medium including immunoglobulins includes the step of treating a source of immunoglobulins with an enzyme, such as papain, ficin, bromelain and mixtures thereof to hydrolyze the immunoglobulins into immunoreactive peptides having a molecular weight of less than 10,000 Daltons. This is accomplished utilizing ultrafiltration and/or diafiltration techniques. Next, is the collecting of peptides so produced and the adding of the peptides to a growth media for microorganisms useful in fermenting the fermentation medium. This is followed by growing the microorganisms in the inoculated growth media and adding the microorganisms grown in …

The Pan American (2009-02-19), J. R. Ortega

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

Vol. 65, No. 20

The Alestle - Vol. 61 No. 41 - 02/19/2009, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The Alestle

Vol. 61 No. 41

Washington University Record, February 19, 2009

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Former Starting Quarterback Leaves Georgia Southern
• News
• Opinion
• Features
• Classifieds
• Briefs
• Sports

Genomic And Biochemical Approaches In The Discovery Of Mechanisms For Selective Neuronal Vulnerability To Oxidative Stress, Xinkun Wang, Asma Zaidi, Ranu Pal, Alexander S. Garrett, Rogelio Braceras, Xue-Wen Chen, Mary L. Michaelis, Elias K. Michaelis

Faculty and Staff Publications

Background: Oxidative stress (OS) is an important factor in brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Certain neurons in different brain regions exhibit selective vulnerability to OS. Currently little is known about the underlying mechanisms of this selective neuronal vulnerability. The purpose of this study was to identify endogenous factors that predispose vulnerable neurons to OS by employing genomic and biochemical approaches.

Results: In this report, using in vitro neuronal cultures, ex vivo organotypic brain slice cultures and acute brain slice preparations, we established that cerebellar granule (CbG) and hippocampal CA1 neurons were significantly more sensitive to OS (induced by paraquat) than …

Avian Incubation Inhibits Growth And Diversification Of Bacterial Assemblages On Eggs, Matthew D. Shawkey, Mary K. Firestone, Eoin L. Brodie, Steven R. Beissinger

Biology Faculty Research

Microbial infection is a critical source of mortality for early life stages of oviparous vertebrates, but parental defenses against infection are less well known. Avian incubation has been hypothesized to reduce the risk of trans-shell infection by limiting microbial growth of pathogenic bacteria on eggshells, while enhancing growth of commensal or beneficial bacteria that inhibit or competitively exclude pathogens. We tested this hypothesis by comparing bacterial assemblages on naturally incubated and experimentally unincubated eggs at laying and late incubation using a universal 16S rRNA microarray containing probes for over 8000 bacterial taxa. Before treatment, bacterial assemblages on individual eggs from …

Simulation Of The Middle Miocene Climate Optimum: Implications For Future Climate, Y. You, Matthew Huber, D. R. Müller, C. J. Poulsen, J. Ribbe

Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Faculty Publications

Proxy data constraining land and ocean surface paleo-temperatures indicate that the Middle Miocene Climate Optimum (MMCO), a global warming event at ∼15 Ma, had a global annual mean surface temperature of 18.4°C, about 3°C higher than present and equivalent to the warming predicted for the next century. We apply the latest National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Community Atmosphere Model CAM3.1 and Land Model CLM3.0 coupled to a slab ocean to examine sensitivity of MMCO climate to varying ocean heat fluxes derived from paleo sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, using detailed reconstructions of Middle Miocene boundary …

Simulation Of The Middle Miocene Climate Optimum, Y. You, Matthew Huber, R. D. Müller, C. J. Poulsen, J. Ribbe

Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Faculty Publications

Proxy data constraining land and ocean surface paleo-temperatures indicate that the Middle Miocene Climate Optimum (MMCO), a global warming event at ∼15 Ma, had a global annual mean surface temperature of 18.4°C, about 3°C higher than present and equivalent to the warming predicted for the next century. We apply the latest National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Community Atmosphere Model CAM3.1 and Land Model CLM3.0 coupled to a slab ocean to examine sensitivity of MMCO climate to varying ocean heat fluxes derived from paleo sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, using detailed reconstructions of Middle Miocene boundary …

Spectrum, Volume 25, Issue 15, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Majora Carter spreads green color concept -- Spectrum leads way in fundraiser for local felines -- Suicide rates climb as economy plunges -- Timeline extended for American soldiers -- Campaign leaders join together as ONE -- Tuition vs. Economy: Prices still on the rise -- Gossip Web site shuts down, new one created -- Students sing winter blues, anticipate warm weather -- Rant of the week: Not-so-fair Career Fair for certain majors -- He Said/ She Said... -- He said "Forever," she cried out "Disturbia" -- "He's Just Not That Into You," ranks high with fans -- Poster …

Illinois State University Founders Day Convocation Program, February 19, 2009, Illinois State University

Founding Celebration Programs

Program for annual event celebrating the founding of Illinois State Normal University on February 18, 1857.

Kenyon Collegian - February 19, 2009

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

Inositol Phospholipid And Tyrosine Phosphorylation Signaling In The Biology Of Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Amy L. Hazen

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Blood cells are continuously produced throughout our lifetime by a rare pluripotent cell that primarily resides in the adult bone marrow. This hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) must maintain a careful balance between self-renewal, differentiation and apoptosis in order to support hematopoiesis for such a long duration. Understanding the mechanism of balance between these fates is crucial to our understanding and clinical application of these cells.

From previous studies, we know Src homology 2 domain containing 5' inositol phosphatase 1 (SHIP) plays an important role in HSC homeostasis and function. Most interestingly SHIP impacts HSC homing to the bone marrow niche. …

New Student Health Groups Join For Fundraiser, Rachel Hatch

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.