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December 2009, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Harvard Ignored Warnings About Investments

Warnings fell on deaf ears on the president of Harvard,

Lawrence Summers, as the market crashed m the fall

of 2008. He and other Harvard officials were warned

that the school was being too aggresive with billions of

dollars in cash by investing in stocks, bonds, hedge

funds, and private equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …

'City Air Makes Free’: A Multi-Level, Cross-National Analysis Of Self-Efficacy, Jeffrey S. Debies-Carl, Christopher M. Huggins

Sociology Faculty Publications

The effects of cities on the subjective states of individuals have been the subject of continuous inquiry. Recent research has demonstrated potential links between immediate environments and individual outcomes such as perceived powerlessness. However, the results of such studies are inconsistent and fail to account for the greater societal environment in which observations occur. Using a more comparative, cross-national sample and multi-level modeling, we retest the expectation that the immediate physical and social environment influences feelings of powerlessness, and extend the test to consider urbanism operating at societal levels beyond the local. Controlling for demographic composition, we find that urban …

The Classic, Winter 2009-2010, Public Relations

The Classic, 2000-2009

Zwemer View: A Mission to Live By; In Box; Eight Is Enough; Break for Missions; Crack Coders; Tough Decisions; Winning Hymn; Wrapped in Warmth; Of Course: Connected; Extreme Singing; Prof Appointments; Major Excellence; On the Road; To New Orleans With Love; Alumni Director Search; Vocation Connection; Face Value: Sara Sybesma Tolsma; Red Zone; First Dance; 1000 Words: Home Sweet Home; Free to Be: Students with disabilities thrive at Northwestern; Raider Romance; Honored: Four receive distinguished alumni awards: Darlene (De Beer '52) Vander Aarde, Jean (Tallman '75) and Drew Vogel '72, Randy Oostra '77; Red Weekend; Class Notes; New Arrivals; Marriages; …

The Beat: December 2009, Centracare Health

The Beat

• "Each employee is an important part of CentraCare"
• Family photography program launched in NICU
• Pediatric walk-in care to open Jan. 11
• Reaching patients with limited English proficiency
• CentraCare physician serves as primary care consultant
• Tree of Hope event scheduled
• See Yourself in a Whole New Light
• Home kidney program receives award
• 2009 Memory Walk raises more than $56,000
• Koosmann joins CentraCare

Patient Care News: December 2009, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Letter to Staff

Christmas/New Year’s Cut/Call Sign-up

Pre-Procedure Checklist

NDNQI Database

Schedule Reminders

Snowstorm/Weather Related Absences

Heart Failure Core Measures

EduTrack

Pregnancy After Loss: Article Review

Descriptive Study: Laboring Moms

Clinical Ladder

Prescribed Reading: December 2009, Centracare Clinic

Prescribed Reading

• Welcome to our new provider
• Welcome to these new employees
• Recognition for years of service
• Jolkovsky to lead new Palliative Care Service
• CentraCare Clinic - Melrose open house planned
• Employee of the quarter winners
• Mandatory online education or employees
• Kudos to . . .
• Pediatric Walk-in Care opens Jan. 11
• Year-end reminders
• Condolences to . . .
• Congratulations to . . .
• Reaching patients with limited English proficiency

Checkouts By Institution: December 2009 Helin/All Locations, Ruth E.. Souto

HELIN Monthly Loan Statistics

Borrowing by institution – December 2009

2009 President's Report & Honor Roll Of Donors, Merrimack College

Merrimack Magazine

No abstract provided.

Impact Of Parent’S Hiv Status On Their Uninfected Child—A Comparative Analysis Of The Child’S Healthcare Utilization, Access And Health Outcomes, Arijit Ganguli

Theses and Dissertations (ETD)

With the advent of effective antiretroviral medication and increased expectancy of life span among HIV-infected individuals has lead to an increase in the at-risk population of uninfected children living with their HIV-infected parent(s). The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of parent’s HIV status on their child’s access to healthcare resources, healthcare utilization and health outcomes.

This was a cross-sectional study in which the information on the children of HIV seropositive parent(s) was collected through a face-to-face interview of the HIV-infected parents having children currently residing with them. The comparative group comprising of children of HIV seronegative …

Structural Characterization Of The C-Terminus Of The Cochlear Motor Protein Prestin: Intrinsic Disorder Linked To Voltage Sensor Function, Michael S. Podgorski

Theses and Dissertations (ETD)

The sensitivity of mammalian hearing relies upon the ability to amplify sound. Outer hair cells (OHCs) in the cochlea have motile properties that support this function. The motor protein called prestin resides in the lateral wall of the OHCs. Prestin undergoes voltage-dependent conformational changes, which correlates to the movement of charge through the membrane or non-linear capacitance (NLC). This property underlies OHC electromotility. A mechanistic understanding of prestin’s function remains unknown. Previous research has tied prestin’s C-terminus (residues 499-799) to the voltage-dependent events that occur in the membrane. The folding and biochemical properties of prestin’s C-terminus were characterized. This information …

Daily Announcements December 2009, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Communications Office Daily Announcements

No abstract provided.

Gsu Math Educators Teach Teachers At Conference, Office Of Public Affairs

Press Releases

Teaching math today is much more than demonstrating long division and graphing points on a chalkboard. Today’s educators need to know how to use the tools that make teaching and learning math as up-to-date as possible.

Recently, future mathematics teacher Troy Knoblauch of Bourbonnais presented a 90-minute workshop at the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM) annual conference in Peoria, Illinois on “An introduction to Geometry on the TiNspire Graphing Calculator.”

Presenting with Knoblauch was Dr. Dianna Galante, associate professor of mathematics at Governors State University. Knoblauch is a student in the Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics Teacher Education …

Student Sample Perceptions Of Organic Food Products And Buying Habits, Alycia M. Deus

Agricultural Education and Communication

The purposes of this senior project were to identify college students’ perceptions and knowledge of organic food. This study also focuses on the respondents’ purchasing and budgeting of organic food. This information is essential to inform farmers and ranchers because it serves as an indicator of future market’s demands.

A thirteen item questionnaire was distributed to sixty-five students attending California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, enrolled in either Agricultural Education and Communication courses or Agricultural Business courses. Both upper and lower division classes were surveyed. The questionnaires were distributed and collected from June 2, 2009 to June 4, 2009. …

Performance Based Analysis Of Steel Buildings, Matthew Joseph Williams

Master's Theses

This project investigated the performance of two separate building types, designed using ASCE 7-05, using the analysis procedures from ASCE 41-06. The results from the ASCE 41-06 analyses were compared to the expected performance level of Life Safety to determine the adequacy of the ASCE 7-05 design. ASCE 7-05 is intended to result in designs that perform to a Life Safety performance level regardless of the building type. A design using the AISC specifications for a steel Special Moment Frame and the lateral loads from ASCE 7-05 resulted in a building that slightly exceeded an Immediate Occupancy performance level for …

Effects Of Zilpaterol Hydrochloride On Growth Rates, Feed Converstion, And Carcass Traits In Calf-Fed Holstein Steers, J. L. Beckett, R. J. Delmore, G. C. Duff, D. A. Yates, D. M. Allen, T. E. Lawrence, N. Elam

Animal Science

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH) to enhance growth performance and carcass characteristics in calf-fed Holstein steers. In Exp. 1, Holstein steers (n = 2,311) were fed in a large-pen trial in 2 phases at a commercial feed yard in the desert Southwest. In Exp. 2, a total of 359 steers were fed in a small-pen university study. In Exp. 1 and 2, cattle were implanted with a combination trenbolone acetate-estradiol implant approximately 120 d before slaughter. Cattle were fed ZH for 0, 20, 30, or 40 d before slaughter at a rate of …

Academic Senate - Meeting Minutes, 12/1/2009, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Forum (Volume 39, Number 4), Valparaiso University School Of Law

Valparaiso Law School Forum

No abstract provided.

The Cresset (Vol. Lxxiii, No. 2, Advent/Christmas), Valparaiso University

The Cresset (archived issues)

No abstract provided.

Arkansas Physics Times, December 2009, Society Of Physics Students (American Institute Of Physics)

Arkansas Physics Times

No abstract provided.

My Teaching Philosophy, Marilyn R. Pukkila

Faculty Scholarship

This is my philosophy of teaching and learning, as developed during the ACRL Immersion Intentional Teacher Track in Nashville, TN in December of 2009

Avian Advice, Winter 2009, Dale Bumpers College Of Agricultural, Food, And Life Sciences (University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville). Center Of Excellence For Poultry Science, University Of Arkansas (System). Cooperative Extension Service

Avian Advice

No abstract provided.

Go! Green Outreach, Winter 2009, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Division Of University Advancement

Go! Green Outreach

"Sharing sustainability news, efforts, and ideas with the people of campus" --cover image

December 2009: Can Pascal Be Saved?, Dacus Library

Dacus Focus

No abstract provided.

Tc17 Cd8 T Cells: Functional Plasticity And Subset Diversity, Adam J. Adler

UCHC Articles - Research

L-17-secreting CD8 T cells (Tc17) have been described in several settings, but little is known regarding their functional characteristics. While Tc1 cells produced IFN-γ and efficiently killed targets, Tc17 cells lacked lytic function in vitro. Interestingly, the small numbers of IFN-γ-positive or IL-17/IFN-γ-double-positive cells generated under Tc17 conditions also lacked lytic activity and expressed a similar pattern of cell surface proteins to IL-17-producing cells. As is the case for Th17 (CD4) cells, STAT3 is important for Tc17 polarization, both in vitro and in vivo. Adoptive transfer of highly purified, Ag-specific IL-17-secreting Tc17 cells into Ag-bearing hosts resulted in near complete …

Priming Deficiency In Male Subjects At Risk For Alcoholism: The N4 During A Lexical Decision Task, Lance O. Bauer

UCHC Articles - Research

Abstract

Background

While there is extensive literature on the relationship between the P3 component of event-related potentials (ERPs) and risk for alcoholism, there are few published studies regarding other potentially important ERP components. One important candidate is the N4(00) component in the context of semantic processing, as abnormalities in this component have been reported for adult alcoholics.

Method

A semantic priming task was administered to non-alcohol dependent male offspring (18 to 25 years) of alcoholic fathers [high risk (HR) n=23] and non-alcoholic fathers [low risk (LR) n=28], to study whether the two groups differ in terms of the N4 component. …

Effect Of Hcv Rna Suppression During Peginterferon Alfa-2a Maintenance Therapy On Clinical Outcomes In The Halt-C Trial, Herbert L. Bonkovsky

UCHC Articles - Research

Background and Aims

The HALT-C trial demonstrated that low-dose peginterferon maintenance therapy was ineffective in preventing clinical outcomes in patients with chronic hepatitis C, advanced fibrosis and failure to achieve a sustained virologic response during lead-in phase treatment with standard dose peginterferon/ribavirin. This analysis was performed to determine if suppressing HCV RNA during the trial was associated with a reduction in clinical outcomes.

Methods

764 patients treated during the lead-in phase of HALT-C were randomized to either peginterferon alfa-2a (90 mcg/week) maintenance therapy or no treatment (control) for 3.5 years. Clinical outcomes included an increase in Child-Turcotte-Pugh score, ascites, spontaneous …

For The Greater Good: Developing A Visual And Performing Arts Center, William Floyd Childers

Graduate Theses

The process, procedures and issues involved in the development of a visual and performing arts center were examined and explored by a group of graduate students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Arts Administration program at Winthrop University. Using their knowledge gained from their undergraduate studies, personal experiences, research and the graduate program itself, they produced a collective work entitled "Handbook of William's Farm." It is the "heart" of how collaboration can make a vision into reality. This handbook that made William's Farm a reality and the accompanying material can serve as a guide to anyone considering or involved …

The Law Clerk Proxy Wars: Secrecy, Accountability, And Ideology In The Supreme Court, Carolyn Shapiro

All Faculty Scholarship

This piece provides an in-depth review and analysis of two recent books about Supreme Court law clerks, Courtiers of the Marble Palace: The Rise and Influence of the Supreme Court Law Clerk, by Todd C. Peppers, and Sorcerers’ Apprentices: 100 Years of Law Clerks at the United States Supreme Court, by Artemus Ward and David L. Weiden. In addition, the essay addresses a question so obvious that it is rarely asked – why is there so much curiosity about Supreme Court law clerks in the first place? In the essay, I analyze a widespread concern – and one discussed in …

Tempo Magazine, Fall 2009, Office Of Student Life

Tempo Magazine

Tempo Magazine is Coastal Carolina University's student-produced feature magazine. TEMPO #22. Editor: Amanda Kraft. Faculty advisor: Melissa Paschuck and Paul Olsen.

Elementary Hebrew I, Howard Ervin, Cheryl Iverson, Marlene Mankins

College of Theology and Ministry Faculty Research and Scholarship

It is the object of this course to provide the student with a basic knowledge of classical Hebrew. It is a practical concern of the instruction to provide the fundamental skills to enable the student to read and interpret the Hebrew text of the Old Testament for teaching and sermonic purposes.