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Crow's Nest, November 15, 2010, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The November 15, 2010, issue of the Crow's Nest.

A Man, A Plan, Broadband, New York Law School

Institute for Information Law and Policy at NYLS (Event Posters)

Monday, November 15, 2010

Sexuality Curriculum Policies: Rural Is Not Always More Conservative, Susan Roberts-Dobie, Mary E. Losch, Danielle Vsetecka, Andrew Morse

The Rural Educator

This study examined sexuality education policies of school districts following the enactment of a law by the state of Iowa in 2007 requiring schools to include curriculum related to human growth and development education. The authors compared responses from superintendents in rural and urban areas in the state of Iowa regarding their districts’ sexuality curriculum policies. All public school superintendents in Iowa (n=364) were mailed a survey; 131 (36%) responded. The sample was representative of the state both geographically and by size of district. Findings indicate that while rural states (or more-rural areas within rural states) may be publically perceived …

Teammates: Providing Emotional And Academic Support In Rural Schools, Jody C. Isernhagen

The Rural Educator

Numerous studies have found that mentoring has a positive effect on students who participate in it. Mentorship for students in rural communities is both necessary and challenging given the uphill battle these schools and communities face to improve their students’ academic achievement and emotional well-being. Through examining teacher, parent, and student perceptions of the TeamMates Mentoring Program in a rural Nebraska district, this study concluded that TeamMates is providing necessary social and emotional support to its mentees in rural schools, as well as encouraging them to improve their grades. However, TeamMates must continue to heighten its support of low-achieving students …

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 …

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.

Caribbean Corals In Crisis: Record Thermal Stress, Bleaching, And Mortality In 2005, Erinn M. Muller, Mark C. Eakin, Jessica A. Morgan, Scott F. Heron, Tyler B. Smith, Gang Liu, Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip, Bart J. Baca, Erich Bartles, Carolina Bastidas

Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

The rising temperature of the world's oceans has become a major threat to coral reefs globally as the severity and frequency of mass coral bleaching and mortality events increase. In 2005, high ocean temperatures in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean resulted in the most severe bleaching event ever recorded in the basin. Methodology/Principal Findings: Satellite-based tools provided warnings for coral reef managers and scientists, guiding both the iming and location of researchers' field observations as anomalously warm conditions developed and spread across the greater Caribbean region from June to October 2005. Field surveys of bleaching and mortality exceeded prior efforts …

Differences In Hiv Burden And Immune Activation Within The Gut Of Hiv-Positive Patients Receiving Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy, Steven A. Yukl, Sara Gianella, Elizabeth Sinclair, Lorrie Epling, Qingsheng Li, Lijie Duan, Alex L.M. Choi, Valerie Girling, Terence Ho, Peilin Li, Katsuya Fujimoto, Harry Lampiris, C. Bradley Hare, Mark Pandori, Ashley T. Haase, Huldrych F. Günthard, Marek Fischer, Amandeep K. Shergill, Kenneth Mcquaid, Diane V. Havlir, Joseph K. Wong

School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

Background. The gut is a major reservoir for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). We hypothesized that distinct immune environments within the gut may support varying levels of HIV.

Methods. In 8 HIV-1-positive adults who were receiving ART and had CD4⁺ T cell counts of >200 cells/μL and plasma viral loads of <40 copies/mL, levels of HIV and T cell activation were measured in blood samples and endoscopic biopsy specimens from the duodenum, ileum, ascending colon, and rectum.

Results. HIV DNA and RNA levels per CD4⁺ T cell were higher in all 4 gut sites compared with those in the blood. HIV DNA levels increased from the duodenum to the rectum, whereas the median HIV …

Carhsp1 Is Required For Effective Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Mrna Stabilization And Localizes To Processing Bodies And Exosomes, Jason R. Pfeiffer, Bethany L. Mcavoy, Ryan E. Fecteau, Kristen M. Deleault, Seth A. Brooks

Dartmouth Scholarship

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is a critical mediator of inflammation, and its production is tightly regulated, with control points operating at nearly every step of its biosynthesis. We sought to identify uncharacterized TNF-α 3' untranslated region (3'UTR)-interacting proteins utilizing a novel screen, termed the RNA capture assay. We identified CARHSP1, a cold-shock domain-containing protein. Knockdown of CARHSP1 inhibits TNF-α protein production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated cells and reduces the level of TNF-α mRNA in both resting and LPS-stimulated cells. mRNA stability assays demonstrate that CARHSP1 knockdown decreases TNF-α mRNA stability from a half-life (t(1/2)) of 49 min to a t(1/2) …

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 …

Lanthorn, Vol. 45, No. 24, November 15, 2010, Grand Valley State University

Volume 45, July 8, 2010 - June 9, 2011

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

November 15, 2010, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

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

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Minutes (Archived)

November 15, 2010 AASU Faculty Senate Minutes

Differences In Personality Factors And College Major Choice, Jennifer Smith

Theses

The transition from secondary education to post-secondary education is stressful for all students. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA 2004) only mandates transition plans for students receiving special education services. Career assessments and transition services should encourage career exploration which requires students to have knowledge about oneself and the world of work. When career assessments provide students with this information, they may be more informed on what major to choose. The purpose of this study was to look at group differences among college majors and their personality factors as measured by the Sixteen Personality Questionnaire, 5th Edition (16PF-5). …

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, …

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 …

Cortical Thickness Or Grey Matter Volume? The Importance Of Selecting The Phenotype For Imaging Genetics Studies, Anderson M. Winkler, Peter Kochunov, John Blangero, Laura Almasy, Karl Zilles, Peter T. Fox, Ravi Duggirala, David C. Glahn

School of Medicine Publications

Choosing the appropriate neuroimaging phenotype is critical to successfully identify genes that influence brain structure or function. While neuroimaging methods provide numerous potential phenotypes, their role for imaging genetics studies is unclear. Here we examine the relationship between brain volume, grey matter volume, cortical thickness and surface area, from a genetic standpoint. Four hundred and eighty-six individuals from randomly ascertained extended pedigrees with high-quality T1-weighted neuroanatomic MRI images participated in the study. Surface-based and voxel-based representations of brain structure were derived, using automated methods, and these measurements were analysed using a variance-components method to identify the heritability of these traits …

Design, Synthesis & Biological Activity Of Novel Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase (Ptp) Mimetics, Sridhar Reddy Kaulagari

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Protein phosphorylation is a post translational modification of proteins in which a serine, a threonine or a tyrosine residue is phosphorylated by an enzyme, kinase. Phosphorylation of proteins is a reversible and very important regulatory mechanism that occurs in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Phosphorylation turns many protein enzymes on and off, preventing or causing many diseases such as diabetes, cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. The phosphorylation on tyrosine residues of proteins is essential for transmission of signals for cell growth, proliferation and differentiation. Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) in concert with protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) regulate many signal transduction pathways by controlling …

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - November 14, 2010, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the November 14, 2010 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include:

• Med School Café - Expert Advice for the Community
• Students, Faculty Present Research Projects at 4thAnnual COM Research Forum
• Groundbreaking of USA Children's and Women's Hospital Expansion
• USA Physicians Group - Beyond the Medical Headlines
• Study by Dr. Terrence Tumpey Featured in November Issue of Microbe Magazine

Subsurface Images Shed Light On Past Tsunamis In India, Rajesh R. Nair, Ilya Buynevich, Ronald J. Goble, P. Srinivasan, S. G. N. Murthy, S. C. Kandpal, C. S. Vijaya Lakshmi, D. Trivedi

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused massive devastation and left a lasting impact along many of the major coastal regions in South Asia, including the coast of Tamil Nadu, a state in the southeastern tip of India. Following the event, sand deposits draped the low-lying areas and buried the muddy sediments of the coastal plain [Babu et al., 2007; Srinivasalu et al., 2007]. In addition, erosional features related to the tsunami, such as channels and scarps, have been observed along many parts of the coast (Figure 1a). This tsunami, along with a recorded history of intense monsoons, …

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

DeafDigest Blue 2010

No abstract provided.

11/14/2010 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 11/14/2010. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

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

DeafDigest Gold 2010

No abstract provided.

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.

Medical Education Is On The Move Once More, Musbah O. Tanira

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

The Diagnosis And Management Of Severe Hypercalcaemia : A Simplified Approach - Report Of Five Cases, Omayma T. Elshafie, Nicholas Jy Woodhouse

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Hypercalcaemia, a common medical problem, can be a manifestation of various diseases. When severe, it can represent a medical emergency. Correct diagnosis is important to prevent unnecessary investigations and parathyroidectomies. We here present five patients with severe hypercalcaemia, most misdiagnosed for months or years before being referred to Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman. We report how clinical examination, evaluation of fasting serum calcium, phosphate, creatinine and 24-hour urine calcium levels together with a review of their radiographics predicted the pathophysiology of the disorder and guided investigative procedures before hormone assays results were available.

Rapid Iron Loading In Heart And Liver In A Patient With Transfusion Dependent Thalassaemia After Brief Poor Compliance With Iron Chelation Therapy, Shahina Daar, Saeed Ahmed, Vasili

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Iron loading in patients with transfusion dependent thalassaemia is considered to occur primarily in the liver and, once the liver becomes saturated, other organs begin loading. We report here a splenectomised male patient who was treated for hepatitis C virus infection. Prior to starting antiviral therapy, his serum ferritin was maintained below 500 ng/ml with deferiprone monotherapy; cardiac T2* by magnetic resonance imaging was 48.8ms and hepatic T2* was 19.5ms. After twelve months of antiviral treatment during which time he was very poorly compliant with his deferoxamine chelation therapy, his ferritin had risen to 3820 ng/ml and cardiac and hepatic …

Congenital Fusion Of The Trapezium And Trapezoid, Nafisa Samir, Abdulaziz Al-Mahrezi

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

No abstract provided.