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The Register, 2009-02-18, North Carolina Agricutural And Technical State University

NCAT Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Selecting Optimal Treatments Based On Predictive Factors, Eric C. Polley, Mark J. Van Der Laan

U.C. Berkeley Division of Biostatistics Working Paper Series

No abstract provided.

Semiparametric Two-Part Models With Proportionality Constraints: Analysis Of The Multi-Ethnic Study Of Atherosclerosis (Mesa), Anna Liu, Richard Kronmal, Xiao-Hua Zhou, Shuangge Ma

UW Biostatistics Working Paper Series

SUMMARY. In this article, we analyze the coronary artery calcium (CAC) score in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), where about half of the CAC scores are zero and the rest are continuously distributed. When the observed data has a mixture distribution, two-part models can be the natural choice. With a two-part model, there are two covariate effects, with one in each part of the model. Determination of whether the two covariate effects are proportional can provide more insights into the process underlying development and progression of CAC. In this study, we model the CAC score using a semiparametric two-part …

Pooled Nucleic Acid Testing To Identify Antiretroviral Treatment Failure During Hiv Infection, Susanne May, Anthony Gamst, Richard Haubrich, Constance Benson, Davey Smith

UW Biostatistics Working Paper Series

Abstract Background: Pooling strategies have been used to reduce the costs of polymerase chain reaction based screening for acute HIV infection in populations where the prevalence of acute infection is low (<1%). Only limited research has been done for conditions where the prevalence of screening positivity is higher (>1%). Methods and Results: We present data on a variety of pooling strategies that incorporate the use of PCR-based quantitative measures to monitor for virologic failure among HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy. For a prevalence of virologic failure between 1% and 25%, we demonstrate relative efficiency and accuracy of various strategies. These results could be used to choose the best strategy based on the requirements of individual laboratory …

Panther- February 2009 - Vol. Lxxxviii, No.4, Prairie View A&M University

PV Panther Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Murray Ledger And Times, February 18, 2009, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

College Voice Vol. 33 No. 13, Connecticut College

2008-2009

No abstract provided.

Spectator 2009-02-18, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 41 No. 19, February 18, 2009

Central Florida Future

College student raped, apartment burglarized; Nayfeh fired after hearing; Culture shock; Stimulus bill to raise Pell Grant; Service-learning puts UCF on a roll.

Volume 46, Number 26: February 18, 2009, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Staff Council Meeting Minutes, Georgia Southern University, Staff Council

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

No abstract provided.

Whalesong 2009-02-18 (V.27 No.4), Laura Lemire, Sarah Alli Brotherton, Sterling Snyder, Craig Bergquist, Hollis Kitchin, Mallory Millay, Randi Spray, Jessica Hoffman, Kari Jean Dammerman, Tom Hewitt

Whalesong

No abstract provided.

Association Of Gucy2c Expression In Lymph Nodes With Time To Recurrence And Disease-Free Survival In Pn0 Colorectal Cancer., Scott A Waldman, Terry Hyslop, Stephanie Schulz, Alan Barkun, Karl Nielsen, Janis Haaf, Christine Bonaccorso, Yanyan Li, David S Weinberg

Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Faculty Papers

CONTEXT: The established relationship between lymph node metastasis and prognosis in colorectal cancer suggests that recurrence in 25% of patients with lymph nodes free of tumor cells by histopathology (pN0) reflects the presence of occult metastases. Guanylyl cyclase 2C (GUCY2C) is a marker expressed by colorectal tumors that could reveal occult metastases in lymph nodes and better estimate recurrence risk.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of occult lymph node metastases detected by quantifying GUCY2C messenger RNA, using the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, with recurrence and survival in patients with colorectal cancer.

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Prospective study of 257 patients …

Multivalent Recognition Of Peptides By Modular Self-Assembled Receptors, Joseph J. Reczek, Aimee A. Kennedy, Brian T. Halbert, Adam R. Urbach

Chemistry Faculty Research

Developing nontraditional approaches to the synthesis and characterization of multivalent compounds is critical to our efforts to study and interface with biological systems and to build new noncovalent materials. This paper demonstrates a biomimetic approach to the construction of discrete, modular, multivalent receptors via molecular self-assembly in aqueous solution. Scaffolds presenting 1−3 viologen groups recruit a respective 1−3 copies of the synthetic host, cucurbit[8]uril, in a noncooperative manner and with a consistent equilibrium association constant (K_a) value of 2 × 10⁶ M⁻¹ per binding site. The assembled mono-, di-, and trivalent receptors bind to their …

Adiposity, Stress, And Stigmatization: A Biopsychosocial Approach To Cardiovascular Disease Prediction, Kristi E. White

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the present study was to use a biopsychosocial approach to investigate the role of body image concerns and appearance-related evaluation stress in the relationship between adiposity and cardiovascular reactivity and recovery. Participants included 106 Caucasian female undergraduates at the University of South Florida. The laboratory procedure consisted of resting baseline, speech preparation and delivery, and recovery phases. Participants also completed a variety of body image questionnaires. To manipulate appearance-related evaluation stress, participants were randomly assigned to present their speech to a video camera or an audio recorder. Overall adiposity was measured as body mass index (BMI) and …

Regulation Of Distinct Septin Rings In A Single Cell By Elm1p And Gin4p Kinases, Bradley S. Demay, Rebecca A. Meseroll, Patricia Occhipinti, Amy S. Gladfelter

Dartmouth Scholarship

Septins are conserved, GTP-binding proteins that assemble into higher order structures, including filaments and rings with varied cellular functions. Using four-dimensional quantitative fluorescence microscopy of Ashbya gossypii fungal cells, we show that septins can assemble into morphologically distinct classes of rings that vary in dimensions, intensities, and positions within a single cell. Notably, these different classes coexist and persist for extended times, similar in appearance and behavior to septins in mammalian neurons and cultured cells. We demonstrate that new septin proteins can add through time to assembled rings, indicating that septins may continue to polymerize during ring maturation. Different classes …

The Mrna Nuclear Export Machinery Is Targeted By Influenza Virus And Antivirals, Neal G. Satterly

Open Access Dissertations

Proper mRNA nuclear export is essential for harmonious growth and maintenance of a cell. An effective weapon influenza virus employs to hijack a host cell is its ability to inhibit such export. Exactly how influenza virus achieves this inhibition is not fully known. Here, we demonstrate that upon infection, influenza virus degrades two nucleopore proteins (Nup98 and Nup96), which play a key role in mRNA nuclear export. Also, a main virulence factor of influenza virus (non-structural protein 1, NS1) binds directly to NXF1 and E1B-AP5, two key constituents of the mRNA export pathway (NXF1/NXT pathway) responsible for exporting bulk (~70%) …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 22 [32], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Hale, Marianne. Faculty Concerns Spur Revision of Textbook Bill – Legislation
• Hale, Marianne. Federal Stimulus Bill Supports Pell Grants, Works-Study
• Hale, Marianne. Taxing Our Butts & Our Bottles – Cigarettes, Alcohol, Taxation
• Barczak, Mary. Student Government Association Chief Justice Resigns – Lisa Kappler
• Ulber, Emily. Western Relay for Life Chapter Launches Online Campaign
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Smoking Ban
• Smoking Ban: Western Officials Should Reevaluate Current Smoking Policy
• McCall, Jennifer. Officials Should Examine Parking Issue Closely
• Babcock, Whitney. Officials Should Consider Alternative Ways to Fix Parking Situation …

Curriculum Committee Minutes February 17, 2009, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on February 17, 2009.

Daily Eastern News: February 17, 2009, Eastern Illinois University

February

No abstract provided.

The Current Volume 19: Issue 19, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Inside The Meltdown, Charles Duhigg

Documents

No abstract provided.

The Feeding Biomechanics And Dietary Ecology Of Australopithecus Africanus, David S. Strait, Gerhard W. Weber, Simon Neubauer, Janine Chalk, Brian G. Richmond, Peter W. Lucas, Mark A. Spencer, Caitlin Schrein, Paul C. Dechow, Callum F. Ross, Ian R. Grosse, Barth Wright

Faculty and Staff Publications

The African Plio-Pleistocene hominins known as australopiths evolved a distinctive craniofacial morphology that traditionally has been viewed as a dietary adaptation for feeding on either small, hard objects or on large volumes of food. A historically influential interpretation of this morphology hypothesizes that loads applied to the premolars during feeding had a profound influence on the evolution of australopith craniofacial form. Here, we test this hypothesis using finite element analysis in conjunction with comparative, imaging, and experimental methods. We find that the facial skeleton of the Australopithecus type species, A. africanus, is well suited to withstand premolar loads. However, we …

The Bg News February 17, 2009, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. February 17, 2009. Volume 99-Issue 101.

General Education Subcommittee Minutes, February 17, 2009, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Course Approval

Syllabus Approval

Other Business

• CIL Exam
• Subcommittee Input on Integrating Information Literacy into Breadth Courses
• BLS Exception for Computer Science Majors in the Bioinformatics Emphasis
• Place for Interdisciplinary Courses in General Education
• AAC&U LEAP Essential Learning Outcomes and USU Citizen Scholar Objectives

Next Meeting

Mustang Daily, February 17, 2009

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Executive Committee - Agenda, 2/17/2009, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

February 16, 2009, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

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

The Chanticleer, 2009-02-16, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 033, Number 21, February 16, 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.