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Note On Pharmacological Activities Of Calendula Officinalis L., S. Meenatchisundaram, G. Parameswar, T. Subbraj, T. Suganya, A. Michael

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Calendula officinalis, known as Pot Marigold or English Marigold, is a plant in the Calendula genus. Calendula officinalis is used for the treatment of skin disorders and pain, and as a bactericide, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory. The petals and pollen contain triterpenoid esters (an antiinflammatory) and the carotenoids flavoxanthin and auroxanthin (antioxidants, and the source of the yellow-orange coloration). The leaves and stems contain other carotenoids, mostly lutein (80%) and zeaxanthin (5%), and beta-carotene. Plant extracts are also widely used by cosmetics, presumably due to presence of compounds such as saponins, resins and essential oils.

Medicinal And Pharmacological Activities Of Andrographis Paniculata – Review, Meenatchisundaram S, G. Parameswari, T. Subbraj, T. Suganya, A. Michael

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

No abstract provided.

Resprouting In Tropical Rainforest Of Highwavy Mountains, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India, G. Jegan, K. Muthuchelian

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Six hectares of evergreen forest of Highwavy Mountains, Western Ghats, Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India, was censused for the damaged trees (≥ 30cm girth at breast height). Among 57 damaged trees 28.07% was uprooted and 71.93% was standing broken stems. Among standing broken stems only 39.02% was resprouted. The percentage of resprouting of our study site was slightly higher than other forests. The resprouting and the production of multishoots from the stumps were mainly seen in the pioneer species and resprouting was rare in the climax species. This was contrast to other forests. Key words: resprouting, stumps, tree damage, rainforest, …

Pharmacognostical Study Of Dioscorea Oppositifolia L., R. Felix, N. Nirmal Kumar, T. Leon Stephan Raj

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Extraction of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants permits demonstration of their physiological activity. It also facilitates pharmacology studies leading to discovery of synthesis of more potent drugs. The plant selected in the present study is Dioscorea oppositifolia L. (Dioscoreaceae) which is used traditionally for antiseptics, ulcers and abscesses. The root is chewed to cure toothache and aphthae. The whole plant extract is used for secondary syphilis and Psorasis. The present investigation was intended to evaluate the preliminary phytochemical characters and fluorescence analysis of this species.

Inter- Generic Relationship Of Ocimum And Origanum Based On Gc-Ms Volatile Oils Data Using Software Ntspspc Version 2.0, M. Maridass

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

To study of inter- generic relationships of Origanum vulgare L, Origanum applii (Domin) Borus, Ocimum gratissimum L. and Ocimum basilicum L essential oils peaks based on GC-MS methods. The result of the essential oils of Origanum vulgare L, Origanum applii (Domin) Borus, Ocimum gratissimum L. and Ocimum basilicum were constructed the phenogram formed in one cluster and two sub cluster. The inter- generic relationship of 26% formed in main clusters both genus of Origanum sp and Ocimum sp. The sub cluster I, Ocimum gratissimum L. and O. basilicum was very close relationship of 40% and 34% of sub cluster II …

Siting Renewable Energy Projects On The Outer Continental Shelf: Spin, Baby, Spin!, Peter J. Schaumberg, Angela F. Colamaria

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Grapes Of Wrath? How The United States Can Reduce The Negative Effects Of Winery Wastewater, Kristen Cunningham

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Reactome Knowledgebase Of Human Biological Pathways And Processes, Lisa Matthews, Gopal Gopinath, Marc Gillespie, Michael Caudy, David Croft, Bernard De Bono, Phani Garapati, Jill Hemish, Henning Hermjakob, Bijay Jassal, Alex Kanapin, Suzanna Lewis, Shahana S. Mahajan, Bruce May, Esther Schmidt, Imre Vastrik, Guanming Wu, Ewan Birney, Lincoln Stein, Peter D’Eustachio

Publications and Research

Reactome (http://www.reactome.org) is an expert-authored, peer-reviewed knowledgebase of human reactions and pathways that functions as a data mining resource and electronic textbook. Its current release includes 2975 human proteins, 2907 reactions and 4455 literature citations. A new entity-level pathway viewer and improved search and data mining tools facilitate searching and visualizing pathway data and the analysis of user-supplied high-throughput data sets. Reactome has increased its utility to the model organism communities with improved orthology prediction methods allowing pathway inference for 22 species and through collaborations to create manually curated Reactome pathway datasets for species including Arabidopsis, Oryza sativa (rice), Drosophila …

Sjsu Erfa News, Fall 2009, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association

Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association (ERFA) Newsletter

Volume 23, Number 1

Conservation Easement Stewardship And Monitoring And Assessment Of Newfields Conservation Lands, Ellen Snyder

PREP Reports & Publications

Ibis Wildlife Consulting worked with the Newfields Conservation Commission to ensure that the town meets sound easement stewardship practices. Project components involved preparing monitoring plans for seven conservation easements, completing two easement baseline documentation reports, completing an inventory of existing conservation lands in town, and completing an annual easement monitoring report for five conservation easements.

The World Heritage Convention, The Environment, And Compliance, Edward J. Goodwin

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Stretching The Envelope Of Past Surface Environments: Neoproterozoic Glacial Lakes From Svalbard, Huiming Bao, Ian J. Fairchild, Peter M. Wynn, Christoph Spötl

Faculty Publications

The oxygen isotope composition of terrestrial sulfate is affected measurably by many Earth-surface processes. During the Neoproterozoic, severe "snowball" glaciations would have had an extreme impact on the biosphere and the atmosphere. Here, we report that sulfate extracted from carbonate lenses within a Neoproterozoic glacial diamictite suite from Svalbard, with an age of ∼635 million years ago, falls well outside the currently known natural range of triple oxygen isotope compositions and indicates that the atmosphere had either an exceptionally high atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration or an utterly unfamiliar oxygen cycle during deposition of the diamictites.

Stretching The Envelope Of Past Surface Environments: Neoproterozoic Glacial Lakes From Svalbard, Huiming Bao, Ian J. Fairchild, Peter M. Wynn, Christoph Spötl

Faculty Publications

The oxygen isotope composition of terrestrial sulfate is affected measurably by many Earth-surface processes. During the Neoproterozoic, severe "snowball" glaciations would have had an extreme impact on the biosphere and the atmosphere. Here, we report that sulfate extracted from carbonate lenses within a Neoproterozoic glacial diamictite suite from Svalbard, with an age of ∼635 million years ago, falls well outside the currently known natural range of triple oxygen isotope compositions and indicates that the atmosphere had either an exceptionally high atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration or an utterly unfamiliar oxygen cycle during deposition of the diamictites.

Rhode Island Nurse Practitioners: Are They Legally Practicing Medicine Without A License?, Janette A. Bertness

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

The World Heritage Convention, The Environment, And Compliance, Edward J. Goodwin

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

A Genome Wide Survey Of Snp Variation Reveals The Genetic Structure Of Sheep Breeds, James W. Kijas, David Townly, Brian P. Dalrymple, Michael P. Heaton, Jillian F. Maddox, Annette Mcgrath, Peter Wilson, Roxann G. Ingersoll, Russell Mcculloch, Sean Mcwilliam, Dave Tang, John Mcewan, Noelle Cockett, V. Hutton Oddy, Frank W. Nicholas, Herman Raadsma, International Sheep Genomics Consortium

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

The genetic structure of sheep reflects their domestication and subsequent formation into discrete breeds. Understanding genetic structure is essential for achieving genetic improvement through genome-wide association studies, genomic selection and the dissection of quantitative traits. After identifying the first genome-wide set of SNP for sheep, we report on levels of genetic variability both within and between a diverse sample of ovine populations. Then, using cluster analysis and the partitioning of genetic variation, we demonstrate sheep are characterised by weak phylogeographic structure, overlapping genetic similarity and generally low differentiation which is consistent with their short evolutionary history. The degree of population …

The Impact Of Social Capital On Youth Substance Use, Ali Unlu

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Substance use, such as alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana, is a threat to the health and well-being of the youth, their families, and society as well. Government supports and implements several programs to protect youth from substance use. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of social capital on youth behavior and to suggest evidence-based policy interventions. Social capital refers to individual embeddedness in web of social relations and their behaviors guided by social structure. Therefore, adolescents' social interactions with their peers, parents, and community were investigated. The substance use was measured by the usage of cigarettes, alcohol, …

Fabric Architecture: Body In Motion, Daniela Cosovic

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Making a dress, creating an object for someone else is a simple act of giving to another person. I did not want to decide between an object to wear and one to hang on the wall, so I gave you both, and movement in between. Take a dress off of a wall. Wear it. Put it back on the wall. Repeat it, or not. There is balance in movement of an object between a person and the wall. It is this quietness of balance amongst the sound of movement that I am seeking in my work.

Perceptions Of Cuteness And Beauty, Danielle Jones

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Upbringing and psychological make-up inspire individual norms for beauty and cuteness. The mannerist approach in my work is a product of the figural liberties found in cartooning, illustration and art history. By altering facial and bodily features, I relate the proportions of an infant to cuteness and innocence. However, I tailor the photographs to empower the subjects all the while mirroring trends in contemporary pop culture. I'm interested in themes of everyday life, vitality and emotion placed in obscure, imaginary or exaggerated venues. I fictionalize subjects of my reality to compel viewers to identify with and fancy emotions, circumstances, moods …

Microscopic Analysis Of Sympathetic And Parasympathetic Distribution, Terminal Morphology, And Interaction In Whole-Mount Atria, Scott Harden

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The sympathetic (SNS) and parasympathetic (PSNS) branches of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) innervate the heart, exerting excitatory and inhibitory influences (respectively) over cardiac functions (heart rate, AV conduction velocity, and contractility). However, the distribution and structure of SNS and PSNS innervation has not yet been well studied. Detailed characterization of the distributional organization and structural morphology of the SNS and PSNS in normal states is essential to the study of pathological autonomic remodeling. The present study utilized double immunohistochemical labeling techniques to examine tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) immunoreactive (IR) SNS and vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) IR PSNS axons and terminal …

The Expression Of Mkrn1, An E3 Ubiquitin Ligase For Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase, Is Induced With Differentiation Therapy In Leukemia, Jose Salvatico

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Telomeres are important structural and functional components of chromosomes, serving to provide stability and enabling full replication of the chromosomes. However, a shortening of the telomeres occurs with each cell division that can be fixed by a polymerase activity provided by telomerase, preventing this loss which would otherwise eventually lead to chromosome end-to-end fusions, senescence and cell death. The telomerase activity is present in stem cells and germ line cells, but absent or barely noticeable in adult somatic cells. However, in approximately 80-90% of transformed somatic cells the telomerase activity is recovered, resulting in a "telomerase positive phenotype". This phenotype …

Integration Of Computer-Based Virtual Check Ride System - Pre-Trip Inspection In Commercial Driver License Training Program, Alpesh Makwana

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Pre-Trip Inspection of the truck and trailer is one of the components of the current Commercial Driver's License (CDL) test. This part of the CDL test checks the ability of the student to identify the important parts of the commercial vehicle and their potential defects. The Virtual Check Ride System (VCRS), a computer-based application, is an assessment and feedback tool that mirrors the inspection component of the actual CDL. The VCRS has provided an after action review (AAR) via a feedback session that helps in identifying and correcting drivers' skill in inspecting parts and for overall safety. The purpose of …

Open Elite? Social Mobility, Marriage And Family In Florence, 1282-1494, John F. Padgett

Working Papers

Despite the wealth of quantifiable material in the Florentine archives, historians have not in large numbers followed the path-breaking lead of Herlihy and Klapisch-Zuber in analyzing these archival materials from a statistical point of view. Exceptions include Cohn, Weissman, Molho, Litchfield, Barbagli, Padgett, McLean, Emigh, and Botticini.

Statistical methods remain invaluable tools, however, for answering a variety of historiographical questions, including the social-history ones in which Herlihy was

interested. What were the family structures in Renaissance Florence, for various categories of people? What were the logics of intermarriage among these families? How

much social mobility was there in Renaissance Florence? …

Institute Of Clinical And Translational Sciences News, Vol. 2, Issue 5

ICTS Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Pacs Bulletin 2009-2010, Program In Audiology And Communication Sciences

PACS News

No abstract provided.

Mutations In Many Genes Affect Aggressive Behavior In Drosophila Melanogaster, Alexis C. Edwards, Liesbeth Zwarts, Akihiko Yamamota, Patrick Callaerts, Trudy F.C. Mackay

Psychiatry Publications

Background Aggressive behavior in animals is important for survival and reproduction. Identifying the underlying genes and environmental contexts that affect aggressive behavior is important for understanding the evolutionary forces that maintain variation for aggressive behavior in natural populations, and to develop therapeutic interventions to modulate extreme levels of aggressive behavior in humans. While the role of neurotransmitters and a few other molecules in mediating and modulating levels of aggression is well established, it is likely that many additional genetic pathways remain undiscovered. Drosophila melanogaster has recently been established as an excellent model organism for studying the genetic basis of aggressive …

Cpg Islands Or Cpg Clusters: How To Identify Functional Gc-Rich Regions In A Genome?, Leng Han, Zhongming Zhao

Psychiatry Publications

Background CpG islands (CGIs), clusters of CpG dinucleotides in GC-rich regions, are often located in the 5' end of genes and considered gene markers. Hackenberg et al. (2006) recently developed a new algorithm, CpGcluster, which uses a completely different mathematical approach from previous traditional algorithms. Their evaluation suggests that CpGcluster provides a much more efficient approach to detecting functional clusters or islands of CpGs.

Results We systematically compared CpGcluster with the traditional algorithm by Takai and Jones (2002). Our comparisons of (1) the number of islands versus the number of genes in a genome, (2) the distribution of islands in …

What's Sex Got To Do With It - A Cinematic Critique On The Arguments Against Same-Sex Marriage, Scott Norton

UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal

For years, the same governmental interests have been presented to justify prohibitions on same-sex marriage. Supporters of the ban argue that marriage promotes procreation and child-rearing, neither of which can supposedly be done within the confines of a same-sex relationship. This note suggests the movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry illustrates that in practice, these justifications have become antiquated. Instead of defining marriage as two individuals in a committed relationship, courts tend to inject social mores into their decisions regarding the legality of same-sex marriage.

Intsormil 2009 Annual Report, John M. Yohe, Kimberly Christiansen, Joan Frederick

INTSORMIL Impacts and Bulletins

The 2009 INTSORMIL Annual Report presents the progress and notable achievements by the Sorghum, Millet and Other Grains CRSP during the period of September 30, 2008 through September 29, 2009. These results are an outcome of partnerships between scientists at six U.S. Land Grant Universities (Kansas State University, University of Nebraska, The Ohio State University, Purdue University, Texas A&M University and West Texas A&M University), scientists of the Agricultural Research Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture at Tifton, Georgia and the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) and National Universities in sixteen countries in Central America, West Africa, East …

Statistical Mμsings, 2008-2009, Statistics Department

Statistics Department Newsletter

No abstract provided.