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Insiders Versus Outsiders: A Game-Theoretic Analysis Of The Puerto Rican Status Debate And Other “Legislative Wars Of Attrition” , F. E. Guerra-Pujol

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.

Rab26 And Rab3d Are Direct Transcriptional Targets Of Mist1 That Regulate Exocrine Granule Maturation, Xiaolin Tian, Ramon U. Jin, Andrew J. Bredemeyer, Edward J. Oates, Katatzyna M. Blazewska, Charles E. Mckenna, Jason C. Mills

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Protein Misfolding Induces Hypoxic Preconditioning Via A Subset Of The Unfolded Protein Response Machinery, Xianrong R. Mao, C. Michael Crowder

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Dyskerin Ablation In Mouse Liver Inhibits Rrna Processing And Cell Division, Jingping Ge, David A. Rudnick, Jun He, Dan L. Crimmins, Jack H. Ladenson, Monica Bessler, Philip J. Mason

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Variation In Streptococcus Pyogenes Nad+ Glycohydrolase Is Associated With Tissue Tropism, David J. Riddle, Debra E. Bessen, Michael G. Caparon

Open Access Publications

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Enterococcal Biofilm Formation And Virulence In An Optimized Murine Model Of Foreign Body-Associated Urinary Tract Infections, Pascale S. Guiton, Chia S. Hung, Lynn E. Hancock, Michael G. Caparon, Scott J. Hultgren

Open Access Publications

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Inflammatory Monocytes But Not Neutrophils Are Necessary To Control Infection With Toxoplasma Gondii In Mice, Ildiko R. Dunay, Anja Fuchs, L. David Sibley

Open Access Publications

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Virulence Plasmid Harbored By Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli Functions In Acute Stages Of Pathogenesis, Corinne K. Cusumano, Chia S. Hung, Swaine L. Chen, Scott J. Hultgren

Open Access Publications

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Characterization And Modulation Of The Immunosuppressive Phase Of Sepsis, Jared T. Muenzer, Christopher G. Davis, Kathy Chang, Robert E. Schmidt, W. Michael Dunne, Craig M. Coopersmith, Richard S. Hotchkiss

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

The Isolated Pancreatic Islet As A Micro-Organ And Its Transplantation To Cure Diabetes: Celebrating The Legacy Of Paul Lacy, Stanley Misler

Open Access Publications

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Introduction: Mjlst At 5 Years, The Consortium At 10, Susan M. Wolf

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

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Why Neuroscience Matters For Rational Drug Policy, David M. Eagleman, Mark A. Correro, Jyoptal Singh

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

Gene Concepts, Gene Talk, And Gene Patents, Andrew W. Torrance

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

Bridging The Accountability Gap: Rights For New Entities In The Information Society?, Bert-Japp Koops, Mireille Hildebrandt, David-Oliver Jaquet-Chiffelle

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

Dna Barcoding And Morphometrics Of Stingless Bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) In Three Selected Forests In Kenya, Nelly Njeri Ndungu

All Master’s Theses

Stingless honeybee keeping is an income generating enterprise with an indirect potential of achieving the goal of forest and biodiversity conservation in Kenya. However, little information is available on species diversity and spatial distribution of stingless bees in Kenya. This study describes variations of stingless bee samples collected from Arabuko Sokoke, Mwingi and Kakamega forests, ranging from low, middle to high altitude, respectively using morphometrics and DNA barcoding. Fourteen morphometric characters were measured to determine the extent of morphological variation of stingless bees in Kenya.In addition, mitochondrial DNA sequences data were generated using Cytochrome c Oxidase I (COI) in accordance …

Relative Attractiveness Of Anopheles Gambiae Mosquitoes To Synthetic Oduor Blends And Human Emanations, Evelyn Adhiambo Olanga

All Master’s Theses

Mosquito host seeking behaviour is mediated by chemical, physical and visual cues. Identification of chemical and physical cues utilized by mosquitoes in host location can lead to the development of novel vector management strategies. This research set out to identify synthetic odour blends that simulate human body emanations that can be used to develop mass trapping devices for vector management. The relative attractiveness of human body emanations and synthetic odour blends as attractants of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes was investigated under semi-field conditions at the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Mbita Point, western Kenya. The effect of heat …

Aku-Nama : Winter 2010, Volume 3, Issue 2, Aga Khan University Alumni Association

The Aga Khan University Newsletter and Magazine for Alumni (AKU-NAMA)

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Blood Meal Analysis To Identify Reservoir Hosts For Amblyomma Americanum Ticks, Brian F. Allan, Lisa S. Goessling, Gregory A. Storch, Robert E. Thach

Open Access Publications

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Alcohol Craving And The Dimensionality Of Alcohol Disorders, K. M. Keyes, R. F. Krueger, B. F. Grant, D. S. Hasin

Open Access Publications

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H1n1 2009 In Karachi: A Situational Analysis, Bushra Jamil, Syed Faisal Mahmood

Department of Medicine

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The Effect Of Homesickness On Air Force Academy Cadets, Earl J. Banning

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

A slightly modified version of the Homesickness Questionnaire (HQ) was administered to 176 Air Force Academy cadets during the spring semester of 2010. Total HQ scores were positively correlated with cadet somatic complaints. Total HQ scores were negatively correlated with cadet Grade Point Average (GPA), but only for male cadets. Factor analysis of the HQ revealed two factors, as in previous studies, disliking the Academy and attachment to home. There were no significant correlations found between cadet HQ total score and Military Performance Average (MPA), Physical Education Average score (PEA), or number of demerits received. Cadets were less likely to …

A Case Study: Use Of Applied Behavior Analysis With An Austistic Adolescent, Evan Jaffe

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

Socialization between individuals is an important characteristic in human development. In individuals with autism, there is a profound deficit with social skills and with social reciprocity. Interventions and techniques are utilized to help enhance these skills. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects that Applied Behavior Analysis using discrete trials can have on the ability to elicit a spontaneous greeting in various settings by an adolescent male diagnosed with autism. This study analyzed data collected during a ten week intervention program. Behavior ratings reflected some uneven progress over the ten weeks, but significant improvements in the targeted …

Human Rights Without Foundations, Joseph Raz

Faculty Scholarship

This is a good time for human rights. Not that they are respected more than in the past. The flagrant resort to kidnapping, arbitrary arrests, and torture by the United States of America (USA), and the unprecedented restriction of individual freedom in the USA, and in Great Britain (GB), cast doubt about that. It is a good time for human rights in that claims about such rights are used more widely in the conduct of world affairs than before. There are declarations of and treaties about human rights, international courts and tribunals with jurisdiction over various human right violations. They …

The Role Of The Chief Executive In Domestic Administration, Peter L. Strauss

Faculty Scholarship

Written for an international working paper conference on administrative law, this paper sets the Supreme Court's decision in Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in the context of general American concerns about the place of the President in domestic administration, a recurring theme in my writings.

Profiling And Consent: Stops, Searches And Seizures After Soto, Jeffrey Fagan, Amanda Geller

Faculty Scholarship

Following Soto v State (1999), New Jersey was among the first states to enter into a comprehensive Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice to end racially selective enforcement on the state’s highways. The Consent Decree led to extensive reforms in the training and supervision of state police troopers, and the design of information technology to monitor the activities of the State Police. Compliance was assessed in part on the State’s progress toward the elimination of racial disparities in the patterns of highway stops and searches. We assess compliance by analyzing data on 257,000 vehicle stops on the New …

Philosophical Legal Ethics: Ethics, Morals, And Jurisprudence, Alice Woolley, W. Bradley Wendel, William H. Simon, Stephen Pepper, Daniel Markovitz, Katherine R. Kruse, Tim Dare

Faculty Scholarship

The authors and moderator David Luban participated in a plenary session of the International Legal Ethics Conference IV, held at Stanford. Each author answered and discussed questions arising from short papers they had written about the principal concern of legal ethics was the morality of lawyers, the morality of clients, or the morality of laws?

Those papers, which are to be published in Legal Ethics, are compiled here, along with the question and background information with which the panelists were provided.

Motivation Factors As Indicators Of Academic Achievement: A Comparative Study Of Student-Athletes And Non-Athletes Academic And Social Motivation, Jonell Pedescleaux

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to investigate non-cognitive motivational factors as indicators of academic achievement of male athletes and male non-athletes as measured by a secondary data analysis of the College Student Inventory (CSI) from Fall 2003 to Fall 2005. Deci and Ryan's (2000) self-determination theory provided the conceptual framework for this study.

The CSI was administered through a survey technique. Participants in the survey sample were selected from 142 first semester freshman male athletes and male non-athletes enrolled at a Midwestern University.

The data gathered from the CSI provided information on non-cognitive variables of academic and social motivation …

Recovery Of An Endangered Provision: Untangling And Reviving Critical Habitat Under The Endangered Species Act, Kalyani Robbins

Faculty Publications

There has been long-term confusion among courts, agencies, developers, and environmental organizations regarding the legal, environmental, and economic impacts of designating critical habitat for species listed as threatened or endangered under the ESA. At the heart of this difficulty has been a need to understand the degree to which the protections for critical habitat can be distinguished from those for listed species generally. Critical habitat is primarily protected via section 7’s requirement that federal agencies consult with the Fish & Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to determine whether a proposed federal action either jeopardizes a listed species …

Identification Of Virulence Genes In The Corn Pathogen Fusarium Verticillioides, Divya Chouhan

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Fusarium verticillioides is a pathogenic fungus that causes infection of crops and vegetables such as corn, wheat, potato, cassava, banana, potato and sorghum. It causes various diseases in corn such as seedling blight, root, stalk, and ear rot. Pathogenic Fusarium species have caused billions of dollars of damage through reduced yield. F.verticillioides also produces mycotoxins such as fumonisin. Consumption of contaminated grain can cause various diseases in animals such as pulmonary oedema in pigs and leukoencephalomalacia in horses, and may be associated with esophageal cancer in humans. Identification of virulence genes in F. verticillioides will help in understanding its biology …

Concussions In Ice Hockey: Baseline Testing, Reporting Accuracy, And Cervical Functioning, Craig J. Coghlin

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

The purpose of this study was threefold: firstly, to demonstrate the utility of the SCAT2 as both a baseline measurement and a tool to aid in the decision making process following the occurrence of a concussion; secondly, to assess the accuracy of reporting and/or relaying a diagnosis of a concussion; and finally to attempt to measure a relationship between cervical spine functioning and past concussion occurrence. Eighty hockey players were assessed for cognitive, neuropsychological, and physical measures pertaining to concussive injuries within ice hockey. The results of the study showed a marked underreporting of concussions due to either fear of …