Digital Commons Network^™

The Effects Of Gender And Catechol O-Methyltransferase (Comt) Val108/158met Polymorphism On Emotion Regulation In Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome (22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome): An Fmri Study, Ioana L. Coman, Matthew H. Gnirke, Frank A. Middleton, Kevin M. Antshel, Wanda Fremont, Anne Marie Higgins, Robert J. Shprintzen, Wendy R. Kates

Communication Disorders Faculty Publications

Velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS) is caused by a micro-deletion of over 40 genes at the q11.2 locus of chromosome 22 and is a risk factor for the development of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. COMT, one of the genes located in the deleted region, has been considered as a major candidate gene for genetic susceptibility in psychiatric diseases. Its functional polymorphism Val108/158Met has been shown to affect prefrontal function and working memory and has been associated with emotional dysregulation. We utilized a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) event-related paradigm to asses COMT genotype and gender-moderated effects on the neural activation that …

Digital Dog Shelter Application, Taryn Bzdick

Theses

Pet overpopulation has been a major issue for a long time. Hundreds of thousands of dogs are in shelters all over the country who desperately need homes. When looking up these dogs on shelter web sites it is common to find a small blurb and a low quality photograph in a poorly designed environment about a dog in need of a home. Most of the time these postings are not informative enough to help the potential owner make an educated decision in choosing the right dog for them. Dogs in these shelters would have significantly higher chances of being adopted …

Comparative Study Of Intentional Communities, Jessica Merrick

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Moving to Florida to retire has become commonplace among American elders, though we have seldom addressed how lesbians and gay men navigate sexual identity in retirement. I undertake ethnography of three suburban, retirement-aged residential communities in Florida in which lesbians and gay men make community in order to understand how identities are produced by and within communities, the significance of suburban gay communities in the post-gay community era, and how residents from each community engage dominant discourse. Sanctuary Cove

1 is a ―gay and lesbian‖ retirement community; Bayside Park is a ―women‘s-only‖ (lesbian) community; and Heritage Estates is a heteronormative …

The Portland Spectator, November 2010, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

Portland Spectator

Editor: Jonathan Miles

Articles in this issue include: Vandalism, theft and parking: Students pay through the nose and PSU parking rakes it in; Largest health fee: Why are PSU students paying more for unused coverage?; Restructuring your tuition: As your tuition goes up, are you getting your money’s worth?; Crouching canvasser, hidden motive: Top 10 ways to avoid annoying canvassers; Bike rides and doughnuts for a better world: Rolling against coal and adding to the jobless ranks.

Northwind Quintet, November 15, 2010 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Ohio University Faculty Senate Minutes November 15, 2010, Ohio University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 42 No. 72, November 15, 2010

Central Florida Future

Confusion surrounds scandal; Lighting up the Knight; UCF groups walk for autism; Theatre major setting stage for success.

Standards × Patents ÷ Antitrust = ∞: The Inadequacy Of Antitrust To Address Patent Ambush, Jonathan Hillel

Duke Law & Technology Review

"Patent ambush" describes certain rent-seeking behavior by the owner of patent rights to a technology that is essential to an industry standard. Two cases, Qualcomm and Rambus, represent attempts of the Third and D.C. Circuits, respectively, to address patent ambushes using federal antitrust statutes. In both cases, antitrust law proves inadequate to the task. Under Qualcomm, licensees gain too much power to extort undervalued royalty rates from patent holders who have disclosed their rights during standard-setting. Under Rambus, coupled with the dearth of other options to combat patent ambushes, non-disclosing patent holders are given free reign over standardized markets, to …

Limitation Of Sales Warranties As An Alternative To Intellectual Property Rights: An Empirical Analysis Of Iphone Warranties’ Deterrent Impact On Consumers, Marc L. Roark

Duke Law & Technology Review

Apple's success with the Apple iPhone has brought with it certain problems. Its success has engendered a community that has attempted to circumvent Apple's exclusive service agreement with AT&T. Unfortunately for Apple (and similarly situated manufacturers), intellectual property law allows consumers to alter their products so as to circumvent relationships that manufacturers may have with others. The patent and copyright law first sale doctrine allows consumers to manipulate a product after it is purchased. As a result, manufacturers are increasingly turning to alternatives to intellectual property to secure control over the device after the sale. One such alternative is the …

Drosophila Vitelline Membrane Assembly: A Critical Role For An Evolutionarily Conserved Cysteine In The “Vm Domain” Of Sv23, T. Wu, Anita L. Manogaran, J. M. Beauchamp, Gail L. Waring

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

The vitelline membrane (VM), the oocyte proximal layer of the Drosophila eggshell, contains four major proteins (VMPs) that possess a highly conserved “VM domain” which includes three precisely spaced, evolutionarily conserved, cysteines (CX⁷CX⁸C). Focusing on sV23, this study showed that the three cysteines are not functionally equivalent. While substitution mutations at the first (C123S) or third (C140S) cysteines were tolerated, females with a substitution at the second position (C131S) were sterile. Fractionation studies showed that sV23 incorporates into a large disulfide linked network well after its secretion ceases, suggesting that post-depositional mechanisms are in place to …

Assessing Intercultural Experience: Differences In Biculturalism, Intercultural Sensitivity, And Cognitive Flexibility Among Latino Immigrants, Christine Christmas

Masters Theses

This study examined first generation immigrants, defined as those who were born in a Latin American country and moved to the U.S. after the age of 12, and second generation immigrants, defined as those who were born in the U.S. or moved here before the age of 12. Literature in the field of cross-cultural adaptation suggests that intercultural communication competence tends to be further developed as a result of intercultural adaptation. The intent of this research was to test this assertion. Data was collected by way of survey administration on a sample of 216 Latino immigrants representing both first and …

Morris Chinese I Students Excel In National Karaoke Contest For Language Students, University Relations

Campus News Archive

Lee placed first in the solo category, and the class placed second in the group category.

November 15, 2010 Aasu Faculty Senate Minutes, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Minutes (Archived)

November 15, 2010 AASU Faculty Senate Minutes

November 15, 2010 Aasu Faculty Senate Agenda, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Armstrong Faculty Senate Agenda (Archived)

November 15, 2010 AASU Faculty Senate Agenda

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, November 15, 2010, Conference Call; Highlights (Asb) Meeting, November 15, 2010, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.

Picturing Rural America: An Analysis Of The Representation Of Contemporary Rural America In Picture Books For Children, Karen Eppley

The Rural Educator

A quiet but persistent dialog about the importance of place is happening in educational research. This study contributes to that conversation by offering a critical analysis of how picture books show a “placed,” rural America. To increase understanding of the social constructions of rurality, 24 picture books were analyzed using qualitative content analysis to determine how contemporary rural life is represented in picture books for children. Results indicated images falling into six categories: Rural people are self-reliant; rural people are connected; rural people are satisfied and happy; rural people are diverse; rural areas are expendable and, rural people are ‘Other’.

Who Ya Gonna Call? Networks Of Rural School Administrators, Julie M. Hite, Bart Reynolds, Steven J. Hite

The Rural Educator

When they need help or advice, who are rural school administrators going to call? Relationships among rural school administrators develop into networks that can affect the success of administrators and their schools. Understanding the structure and content of these networks provides insights into how resources, innovations, and communication flow both within and between rural district administrators. Based on network theory and analysis, this study examines the structure, content, and strategic implications of the administrative networks within and across six contiguous rural school districts in the Western United States. Network graphs are included, illustrating both individual district and the combined six-district …

2010-11-15 Unm News Minute, University Of New Mexico Communication And Marketing Department

UNM News Minute 2010

No abstract provided.

Biparental Mucus Feeding: A Unique Example Of Parental Care In An Amazonian Cichlid., Jonathan Buckley, Richard J. Maunder, Andrew Foey, Janet Pearce, Adalberto L. Val, Katherine A. Sloman

School of Biomedical Sciences

Vertebrates display a wide variety of parental care behaviours, including the guarding of offspring pre and post nutritional independence as well as the direct provision of nutrients during the early development period. The Amazonian cichlid Symphysodon spp. (discus fish) is unusual among fish species, in that both parents provide offspring with mucus secretions to feed from after hatching. This extensive provision of care, which can last up to a month, imposes a physiological demand on both parents and gives rise to conflict between the parent and offspring. Here, we investigated the relationship between parents and offspring during a breeding cycle, …

Vibrationally Promoted Electron Emission At A Metal Surface: Electron Kinetic Energy Distributions, Jerry L. Larue, Tim Schäfer, Daniel Matsiev, Luis Velarde, N. Hendrick Nahler, Daniel J. Auerbach, Alec M. Wodtke

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

We report the first direct measurement of the kinetic energy of exoelectrons produced by collisions of vibrationally excited molecules with a low work function metal surface exhibiting electron excitations of 64% (most probable) and 95% (maximum) of the initial vibrational energy. This remarkable efficiency for vibrational-to-electronic energy transfer is in good agreement with previous results suggesting the coupling of multiple vibrational quanta to a single electron.

2010-2011 Masterworks Of Chamber Music, Teng Kuan Wang, Evgenia Zharzhavskaya, Fabiola Porras, Chien-I Yang, Claire Chiu, Adam Diderrich, Eri Park, Ioana Luca, Aziz Sapaev, Stephen Seto, Svetlana Kosakovskaya, Silvia Suarez, Laura Sinclair, Joe Goering, Jonathan Lord, Jaime Tyser, Raul Rodriguez, Steven Gellersen, Marina Stojanovska, Maryna Yermolenko, Natalie Ardasevova, Ann Fontanella, Ming I Tsai, Matthew Davies, Jonah Kim, Ciprian Stancioi, Anastasiya Timofeeva

Other Seasonal Concerts

This project has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, November 14, 2010, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2010

No abstract provided.

The Faithful Flyer, 11-14-2010, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, November 14, 2010, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2010

No abstract provided.

Volleyball Falls To Flagler, 3-0, In Pbc Championship Match, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Women's Volleyball News (Archived)

Volleyball Falls To Flagler, 3-0, In PBC Championship Match. Top-seeded Flagler College defeated host Armstrong Atlantic State University, 3-0, to capture the 2010 Peach Belt Conference Volleyball Tournament Championship match on Sunday afternoon in Savannah.

Spinal Cord Infarction Following Abdominal Surgery And Postoperative Epidural Analgaesia, Abdullah Al-Asmi, Rosanna John, Ramachandiran Jacob, Povathoor C., Karin Nollain, Rajeev Jain

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

schemic infarction is a rare cause of acute myelopathy. We report the case of a young woman admitted to Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, who developed extensive spinal cord infarction in the setting of surgical evacuation and packing of liver haematoma and post-operative epidural analgesia. She had no vascular risk factors for stroke. The vascular mechanism underlying ischemic myelopathy and the relationship to abdominal surgery and epidural analgesia are discussed.

Preventing Childhood Obesity : Evidence, Policy And Practice, Saif Al-Yaarubi

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Developing Communication Skills For The General Practice Consultation Process, Jørgen Nystrup, Jan-Helge Larsen, Ole

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Medical curriculum revisions all over the world in the last 20 years have increased the numberof teaching hours in communication skills. This article describes a concrete communication skills teaching programme focused on general practice. Since the spring of 1992, more than 2,000 physicians from Denmark,Sweden and Finland have attended courses within this programme in Kalymnos, Greece. The training mainly takes place in groups of 8 doctors and 1 supervisor. The skills training is based on video feedback using the Window Supervision Method described here. We have identified several classical pitfalls for the doctor which this training programme seeks to address. …

Documentation Of The Management Of Asthma Exacerbation In Adults By Primary Health Care Physicians In A Teaching Hospital In Oman, Sawsan A. Baddar, Aida I. Al-Ismaili, Muna A. Al-Mahrezi, Abdulaziz M., Omar A. Al-Rawas

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: Asthma exacerbation is a major cause of morbidity and it is usually an indication of poor control. Appropriate management and documentation of the clinical assessment of an exacerbation, its severity,contributing factors and treatment are all essential components of asthma control. The aim of this study was to assess the documentation of the management of asthma exacerbations by primary care physicians (PCPs). Methods:A retrospective analysis was carried out on patient records from 1 May 2008 to 31 April 2009. We included all acute exacerbation episodes in asthmatic patients aged ≥ 14, who received nebulized bronchodilators in the two family medicine …

Un Millennium Development Goals And Oman : Kudos To Oman On Its 40th National Day, Lamk Al-Lamki

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

No abstract provided.