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Estimates Of Heritability For Reproductive Traits In Captive Rhesus Macaque Females, Christine Gagliardi, Kathrine P. Falkenstein, Donald E. Franke, H. Michael Kubisch

Faculty Publications

Records from a colony of captive Indian rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) were used to estimate heritability for a number of reproductive traits. Records were based on a total of 7,816 births by 1,901 females from 1979 to 2007. Heritability was estimated with a linear animal model using a multiple trait derivative free REML set of programs. Because no male parents were identified, the numerator relationship matrix contained female kinships established over six generations. Reproductive traits included female age at the birth of the first, second and last infant, age at death, inter-birth intervals, number of infants born per female and …

Contribution Of Exogenous Dietary Carbohydrases To The Metabolizable Energy Value Of Corn Distillers Grains For Broiler Chickens, O. Adeola, J. A. Jendza, L. L. Southern, S. Powell, A. Owusu-Asiedu

Faculty Publications

The objectives of this study were to determine the ileal digestible energy (IDE), ME, and MEn contents of corn distillers grains (CDG) for broiler chickens and to quantify these energy utilization responses to carbohydrase supplementation by the regression method. The CDG sample used in the current experiment contained (by analysis) 936 g/kg of DM, 4,894 kcal/kg of gross energy, 315.1 g/kg of CP, 94.6 g/kg of crude fat, 94.8 g/kg of crude fiber, 495.6 g/kg of neutral detergent fiber, 179.1 g/kg of acid detergent fiber, 0.19 g/kg of Ca, and 4.8 g/kg of P. The studies were conducted at 2 …

Evaluating The Impacts Of Technology Education On Military Maintenance Students, Jeremy D. Jordan, Christopher Curtis

Journal of STEM Teacher Education

The United States Air Force (USAF) provides career and technical education (CTE) to a wide variety of specialty career fields. Training airmen to carry out the mission while honoring the USAF core values of integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do is the top priority of military leaders and trainers. Vehicle maintenance is especially important as one minor malfunction could cause multiple injuries and deaths. Vehicle maintainers are thus trained in grueling learning environments and follow arduous regulations to ensure the utmost adherence to standards. This paper presents the findings of a recent study at the …

First Choice, September 2010, Wusf Public Media

First Choice Monthly Newsletter

The September 2010 issue of WUSF's newsletter "First Choice."

Html5 And The Learner Of Spoken Languages, Eoin Kilfeather, Dermot Campbell, Yi Wang, Ciaran Mcdonnell, Marty Meinardi, Bunny Richardson

Conference papers

Traditional corpora are not renowned for being user friendly. If learners are to derive maximum benefit from speech corpora, then better interfaces are needed. This paper proposes such a role for HTML5. DIT’s dynamic speech corpus, FLUENT, contains a limited series of informal dialogues between friends and acquaintances. They are characterised by naturalness and their audio quality and marked-up using a schema which allows learners to retrieve features of spoken language, such as speaker intention, formulaicity and prosodic characteristics such as speed of delivery. The requirement to combine audio assets and synchronous text animation has in the past necessitated the …

Volume 48, Number 2: September 01, 2010, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Exploring The Links Between Party And Appointment: Canadian Federal Judicial Appointments From 1989 To 2003, Lori Hausegger, Troy Riddell, Matthew Hennigar, Emmanuelle Richez

Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Studies of federal judicial appointments made before 1988 discovered significant partisan ties between judicial appointees and the governments appointing them. In 1988, in response to criticism of these “patronage appointments,” the Mulroney government introduced screening committees to the process. This article explores the impact of these committees. Using information gained from surveys of legal elites, we trace the minor and major political connections of federal judicial appointees from 1989 to 2003 in order to determine whether patronage has continued despite the reform to the process. We discover that political connections continued to play an important role in who was selected …

Quantitative Imaging Reveals Heterogeneous Growth Dynamics And Treatment-Dependent Residual Tumor Distributions In A Three-Dimensional Ovarian Cancer Model, Jonathan P. Celli, Imran Rizvi, Conor L. Evans, Adnan O. Abu-Yousif, Tayyaba Hasan

Dartmouth Scholarship

Three-dimensional tumor models have emerged as valuable in vitro research tools, though the power of such systems as quantitative reporters of tumor growth and treatment response has not been adequately explored. We introduce an approach combining a 3-D model of disseminated ovarian cancer with high-throughput processing of image data for quantification of growth characteristics and cytotoxic response. We developed custom MATLAB routines to analyze longitudinally acquired dark-field microscopy images containing thousands of 3-D nodules. These data reveal a reproducible bimodal log-normal size distribution. Growth behavior is driven by migration and assembly, causing an exponential decay in spatial density concomitant with …

Association Between Chronic Liver And Colon Inflammation During The Development Of Murine Syngeneic Graft-Versus-Host Disease, Jason Anthony Brandon, Jacqueline Perez-Rodriguez, C. Darrell Jennings, Donald A. Cohen, Vishal J. Sindhava, Subbarao Bondada, Alan M. Kaplan, J. Scott Bryson

Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Faculty Publications

The murine model of cyclosporine A (CsA)-induced syngeneic graft-versus-host disease (SGVHD) is a bone marrow (BM) transplantation model that develops chronic colon inflammation identical to other murine models of CD4⁺ T cell-mediated colitis. Interestingly, SGVHD animals develop chronic liver lesions that are similar to the early peribiliary inflammatory stages of clinical chronic liver disease, which is frequently associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Therefore, studies were initiated to investigate the chronic liver inflammation that develops in the SGVHD model. To induce SGVHD, mice were lethally irradiated, reconstituted with syngeneic BM, and treated with CsA. All of the SGVHD animals …

Passages, Volume 10, No. 3, Fall 2010, Joe Mitchell

Texas Cave Management Association

Contents: TCMA Wins NSS Conservation Award -- Deep and Punkin Paid Off -- View from the Palit -- A Tribute to Carl Ponebshek: 1924 - 2009 -- CARL -- Whirlpool Cave Preserve -- A Profile of Carl Ponebshek -- TCMA Volunteer Opportunities Abound -- Top Ten "Rewards" of Being President of TCMA -- Volunteer Appreciation! -- TCMA Officers and Board - 2009 -- Support TCMA Get a T-Shirt!

Wbio 410.01: Wildlife Policy And Biopolitics, Michael Patterson

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Lao Buddhist Women: Quietly Negotiating Religious Authority, Karma Lekshe Tsomo Phd

Theology and Religious Studies: Faculty Scholarship

Throughout years of war and political upheaval, Buddhist women in Laos have devotedly upheld traditional values and maintained the practice of offering alms and other necessities to monks as an act of merit. In a religious landscape overwhelmingly dominated by bhikkhus (fully ordained monks), a small number have renounced household life and become maekhaos, celibate women who live as nuns and pursue contemplative practices on the periphery of the religious mainstream. Patriarchal ecclesiastical structures and the absence of a lineage of full ordination for women have combined to render the religious roles of Buddhist nuns and laywomen virtually invisible throughout …

Oncolog Volume 55, Number 09, September 2010, Sunita Patterson, John Lebas

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues) Archives

• Tiny Particales, vast Potential-Coming soon to the clinic: nanoparticles that deliver therapy straight to tumor cells, bypassing normal cells and many toxic effects
• Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas: Targeted Therapies Leading Treatment Advances
• HOUSE CALL: Writing for Wellness: Keeping a Journal
• INBRIEF: Study Shows Abnormal Cells in Blood Increase with Lung Cancer Stage

Close Encounters Of Three Kinds: On Teaching Dominance Feminism And Intersectionality, Kimberle W. Crenshaw

Tulsa Law Review

No abstract provided.

Nebline, September 2010

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: Wildlife Rescue Team Helps Orphaned and Injured Wildlife

Farm Views

Horticulture

Food & Fitness

Home & Family Living

Environmental Focus

Urban Agriculture

4-H & Youth

Community Focus

Extension Calendar

Nutrition Education Program

Family and Community Education (FCE) Clubs

and other extension news and events

Management Of Online Tutorials: A Model For A Step-By-Step Approach, Kanu A. Nagra, Dorothea J. Coiffe

Publications and Research

Online tutorials have great potential to reach a large population and to accommodate multiple learning styles anytime and anywhere. This paper describes the management of online tutorials and related concepts in detail. The review of literature method is used to study the variables. The variables under study include the mission, objectives, funding, manpower, in-house creation, outsourcing, incorporation in curriculum, content, type, technology, metadata, discovery services, script design, standards, assessment, professional training, marketing techniques and future goals for creation and management of online tutorials in libraries. A practical model based on literature study and the authors' experience with online tutorials is …

Fibergramme Vol.33 No. 5, Weavers Of Orlando

Text Materials of Central Florida

FIBERGRAMME is published in September, November, January, March and May.

Reformed Worship (Rw) 97 - Advent / Christmas (September 2010), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

Slowing Down by Joy Koning....3

Real Joy, Genuine Faith by Stacey Gleddiesmith....4

Light a Candle Every Day by Stephen Hamilton Wright....6

Prophet, Priest, and Servant King by David Locke....10

Resting in God's Promises by Leon H. Johnston....19

Banners to Bookmarks by Marcia Van Oyen....22

With Heart and Voice by Douglas Porter....24

Perfect Harmony? by Greg Scheer....27

Piano Resources for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany by Norma de Waal Malefyt....32

Skeletons in the Closet by Sharon Veltema....34

More from Tapescrew by Ron Man....39

Singing the Shepherd Psalm by Carl P. …

Phantastic! Historic Gift From Howard And Louise Phanstiel Establishes A Unique Scholarship Program For Middle-Class Students, Christine Yackel

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Alumni Journal, David Marc, Erica Blust

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

It's (Not) All Small Stuff: The 2009 Lion And The Unicorn Award For Excellence In North American Poetry, Michael Heyman, Angela Sorby, Joseph Thomas

English Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Líneas Sobre Un Mapa Esculpido En El Paisaje: El Impacto Del Muro Fronterizo En El Medio Ambiente Del Sur De Tejas, Scott Nichol

Border Wall / Border Security Documents

No abstract provided.

Widespread Over-Expression Of The X Chromosome In Sterile F-1 Hybrid Mice, Jeffrey M. Good, Thomas Giger, Matthew D. Dean, Michael W. Nachman

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

The X chromosome often plays a central role in hybrid male sterility between species, but it is unclear if this reflects underlying regulatory incompatibilities. Here we combine phenotypic data with genome-wide expression data to directly associate aberrant expression patterns with hybrid male sterility between two species of mice. We used a reciprocal cross in which F-1 males are sterile in one direction and fertile in the other direction, allowing us to associate expression differences with sterility rather than with other hybrid phenotypes. We found evidence of extensive over-expression of the X chromosome during spermatogenesis in sterile but not in fertile …

A Continuous Satellite-Derived Global Record Of Land Surface Evapotranspiration From 1983 To 2006, Ke Zhang, John S. Kimball, Ramakrishna R. Nemani, Steven W. Running

Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group Publications

We applied a satellite remote sensing–based evapotranspiration (ET) algorithm to assess global terrestrial ET from 1983 to 2006. The algorithm quantifies canopy transpiration and soil evaporation using a modified Penman-Monteith approach with biome-specific canopy conductance determined from the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and quantifies open water evaporation using a Priestley-Taylor approach. These algorithms were applied globally using advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR) GIMMS NDVI, NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis (NNR) daily surface meteorology, and NASA/GEWEX Surface Radiation Budget Release−3.0 solar radiation inputs. We used observations from 34 FLUXNET tower sites to parameterize an NDVI-based canopy conductance model and then validated the …

Since You're Here, Volume 4, No. 9, September 2010, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Nelson Poynter Memorial Library

Since You're Here

The September 2010 issue of the newsletter "Since You're Here."

Forum, Volume 34, No. 3, Fall 2010, Florida Humanities Council, Barbara O'Reilley

FORUM: The Magazine of Florida Humanities

Contents: Letter from the Director -- Once Upon a Time -- Florida's Earliest People -- The Europeans Arrive -- The Wild Frontier -- Growing Communities -- Humanities Alive! -- WWII Ignites Modern Florida -- Searching for Florida's Future -- My Favorite Florida Place -- Bridging Cultures

The Banner - V. 145, No. 9 - (September 2010), Christian Reformed Church In North America

The Banner

6 - Editorial: Hail, September by Bob De Moor / 7 - Catch Your Breath: The World of Bees by Valerie Van Kooten / 8 - IMHO: Is Separation Always a Sin? by Timothy R. Palmer / 8 - Letters to the Editor / 10 - News: Haiti progress report / 17 - Frequently Asked Questions / 18 - Koreans in the CRC by Bomsu Kim / 21 - Relating: How to Be a Christian Employee by Cal Jen / 22 - Volunteerism at CTS by Kathy Smith / 26 - Dear Reader: Little Words, Big Impact by Jerry Dykstra …

Time Will Tell: Community Acceptability Of Hiv Vaccine Research Before And After The "Step Study" Vaccine Discontinuation, Paula M. Frew, Mark J. Mulligan, Su-I Hou, Kayshin Chan, Carlos Del Rio

Environmental & Global Health Faculty Research

Objective This study examines whether men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) and transgender (TG) persons’ attitudes, beliefs, and risk perceptions toward human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccine research have been altered as a result of the negative findings from a phase 2B HIV vaccine study. Design We conducted a cross-sectional survey among MSM and TG persons (N = 176) recruited from community settings in Atlanta from 2007 to 2008. The first group was recruited during an active phase 2B HIV vaccine trial in which a candidate vaccine was being evaluated (the “Step Study”), and the second group was recruited after product futility was widely reported …

Gender Dimorphism In The Exercise-Naïve Murine Skeletal Muscle Proteome, Lauren Ann Metskas, Mohini Kulp, Stylianos P. Scordilis

Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

Skeletal muscle is a plastic tissue with known gender dimorphism, especially at the metabolic level. A proteomic comparison of male and female murine biceps brachii was undertaken, resolving an average of 600 protein spots of MW 15–150 kDa and pI 5–8. Twenty-six unique full-length proteins spanning 11 KOG groups demonstrated statistically significant (p<0.05) abundance differences between genders; the majority of these proteins have metabolic functions. Identified glycolytic enzymes demonstrated decreased abundance in females, while abundance differences in identified oxidative phosphorylation enzymes were specific to the proteins rather than to the functional group as a whole. Certain cytoskeletal and stress proteins showed specific expression differences, and all three phosphorylation states of creatine kinase showed significant decreased abundance in females. Expression differences were significant but many were subtle (≤ 2-fold), and known hormonally-regulated proteins were not identified. We conclude that while gender dimorphism is present in non-exercised murine skeletal muscle, the proteome comparison of male and female biceps brachii in exercise-naive mice indicates subtle differences rather than a large or obviously hormonal dimorphism.

J Am Coll Dent 2010 77 3

Journal of the American College of Dentists

The Journal of the American College of Dentists (JACD) publishes scholarly articles, editorials, essays, and reflections addressing the ethical, professional, and social dimensions of dentistry. The Journal serves as a forum for advancing ethics, professionalism, leadership, and excellence within the dental community. By fostering dialogue across disciplines and perspectives, JACD provides readers with insights that encourage ethical, professional practice, lifelong learning, and service to the public, reinforcing dentistry’s commitment to advancing oral healthcare and the common good.