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Controlling Nonviral Gene Delivery Through The Cell-Biomaterial Interface, Beth A. Duensing

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Controlling Nonviral Gene Delivery through the Cell-Biomaterial Interface
Beth Ann Duensing, M.S. University of Nebraska, 2010
Adviser: Angela Pannier

Cell-biomaterial interactions and the corresponding cellular behaviors are poorly understood. Therefore, in this study, the ability of biomaterial surface properties to control nonviral gene delivery was investigated through surface chemistry and protein adsorption and subsequently correlated to cellular behaviors controlled by cell-biomaterial interactions. Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of alkanethiols on gold were used as model biomaterials to investigate the effect of surface properties on nonviral gene transfer to cells adhered to these surfaces. SAMs presenting terminal CH₃, OH, COO^{- …}

Finding The Proper Forum For Regulation Of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Legal And Economic Implications Of Massachusetts V. Epa, George F. Allen, Marlo Lewis

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

Disturbance And Plant Succession In The Mojave And Sonoran Deserts Of The American Southwest, Scott R. Abella

Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Research

Disturbances such as fire, land clearing, and road building remove vegetation and can have major influences on public health through effects on air quality, aesthetics, recreational opportunities, natural resource availability, and economics. Plant recovery and succession following disturbance are poorly understood in arid lands relative to more temperate regions. This study quantitatively reviewed vegetation reestablishment following a variety of disturbances in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of southwestern North America. A total of 47 studies met inclusion criteria for the review. The time estimated by 29 individual studies for full reestablishment of total perennial plant cover was 76 years. Although …

Full Issue: Vol. 64, Issue 1

Sci-Tech News

No abstract provided.

Beyond The Chemistry Web, Bob Buchanan

Sci-Tech News

This issue's column focuses on "molecule of the month" collections.

Literature, Theatre, And Estrangement: A Review Article Of New Work By Fanger, Jestrovic, And Robinson, Gregory Byala

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

No abstract provided.

The Backwoodsmen's Impact On The Big Thicket, Michael Macroberts, Barbara R. Macroberts

East Texas Historical Journal

No abstract provided.

P66shc--A Longevity Redox Protein In Human Prostate Cancer Progression And Metastasis : P66shc In Cancer Progression And Metastasis., Mythilypriya Rajendran, Paul Thomes, Li Zhang, Suresh Veeramani, Ming-Fong Lin

Journal Articles: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

p66Shc, a 66 kDa proto-oncogene Src homologous-collagen homologue (Shc) adaptor protein, is classically known in mediating receptor tyrosine kinase signaling and recently identified as a sensor to oxidative stress-induced apoptosis and as a longevity protein in mammals. The expression of p66Shc is decreased in mice and increased in human fibroblasts upon aging and in aging-related diseases, including prostate cancer. p66Shc protein level correlates with the proliferation of several carcinoma cells and can be regulated by steroid hormones. Recent advances point that p66Shc protein plays a role in mediating cross-talk between steroid hormones and redox signals by serving as a common …

Quality Of Life, Religious/Spiritual Coping, Demoralization And Depression In Heart Failure Patients, Terry Larsen Phd, Rn, Cns

Dissertations

Background: Research suggests that the heart failure (HF) population is particularly vulnerable to depression. Other factors may also affect quality of life such as religious/spiritual coping, and demoralization. Purpose: The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to examine factors that predict health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adults with heart failure. Specific Aims: (1) to examine level of religious/spiritual coping, spiritual distress, demoralization, depression and HRQoL among adults with heart failure; (2) to examine the relationships of religious/spiritual coping, spiritual distress demoralization, depression and selected demographic variables (age, gender, race/ethnicity and length of living with HF) with HRQoL. Methods: …

A ≠ A: Or, Freaky Justice, Cees Maris

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

H1n1 Update Review, Faris Q. Alenzi

Saudi Medical Journal

There is worldwide concern on the spreading pandemic wave of the new swine influenza virus (S-OIV). The WHO has placed the pandemic threat alert to level 6. World leaders and scientists importantly stress that regulations and pandemic preparedness may lower the morbidity and mortality. This review describes the background, origin, epidemiology, signs and symptoms, methods of detecting H1N1, the risk of H1N1 pandemic control plans, immunity to H1N1, vaccination against H1N1, hospital management, patient management, and treatment of symptoms. It also describes in considerable detail the responsibilities of health professionals in navigating the complex areas of laboratory diagnosis, patient isolation …

Faculty Senate Agenda, March 1, 2010, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Research Council Report
• Budget and Faculty Welfare Committee Report
• EPC Items
• Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee Report
• Human Resources –Policy Changes
• Committee on Committees Election
• PRPC Code Changes Section 401 –Composition and Authority of the Faculty(Second Reading)

A Predictive Model For Detection Of Agrilus Planipennis (Col., Buprestidae) Larvae In Girdled Ash (Fraxinus Spp.), J. M. Marshall, A. J. Storer, I. Fraser, V. C. Mastro

United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Agrilus planipennis (emerald ash borer, Coleoptera: Buprestidae) is a pest of ash (Fraxinus spp.) in North America and has caused mortality of ash throughout its introduced range. One technique used for detection of A. planipennis is the establishment and peeling of girdled trap trees. In an effort to reduce the search effort and target detection survey efforts within ash trap trees, a predictive model was created using data from 2007 and validated using data from 2008. In 2007 and 2008, ash trap trees were established, harvested, peeled and inspected for A. planipennis larvae. Gaussian curves were fit to describe …

Wheat Cultivar-Specific Disease Synergism And Alteration Of Virus Accumulation During Co-Infection With Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus And Triticum Mosaic Virus, Satyanarayana Tatineni, Robert A. Graybosch, Gary L. Hein, Stephen N. Wegulo, Roy French

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Triticum mosaic virus (TriMV), the type member of the newly proposed Poacevirus genus, and Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV), the type member of Tritimovirus genus of the family Potyviridae, infect wheat naturally in the Great Plains and are transmitted by wheat curl mites. In this study, we examined the ability of these viruses to infect selected cereal hosts, and found several differential hosts between TriMV and WSMV. Additionally, we examined the interaction between WSMV and TriMV in three wheat cultivars at two temperature regimens (19 and 20 to 26°C), and quantified the virus concentration in single and double infections …

Nutrient Transport In Runoff From Feedlots As Affected By Wet Distillers Grain Diet, John E. Gilley, Jason R. Vogel, Roger A. Eigenberg, David B. Marx, Brian L. Woodbury

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

Distillers byproducts can serve as valuable sources of protein and energy for beef cattle. However, the water quality effects of the use of distillers byproducts in cattle rations are not well understood. The objectives of this study were to: (1) measure soil properties and nutrient transport in runoff from feedlot surfaces as affected by corn‐based and wet distillers grain diets, (2) compare the effects of unconsolidated surface materials and consolidated subsurface materials on feedlot soil characteristics and runoff nutrient transport, (3) determine if runoff nutrient transport from feedlot surfaces is correlated to selected feedlot soil properties, and (4) identify the …

Completed Genome Sequence Of The Anaerobic Iron-Oxidizing Bacterium Acidovorax Ebreus Strain Tpsy, Kathryne G. Byrne-Bailey, Karrie A. Weber, Antinea H. Chair, Saumyaditya Bose, Traci Knox, Trisha L. Spanbauer, Olga Chertkov, John D. Coates

School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

Acidovorax ebreus strain TPSY is the first anaerobic nitrate-dependent Fe(II) oxidizer for which there is a completed genome sequence. Preliminary protein annotation revealed an organism optimized for survival in a complex environmental system. Here, we briefly report the completed and annotated genome sequence of strain TPSY.

Why Some Stems Are Red: Cauline Anthocyanins Shield Photosystem Ii Against High Light Stress, Dana A. Dudle

Biology Faculty publications

Red-stemmed plants are extremely common, yet the functions of cauline anthocyanins are largely unknown. The possibility that photoabatement by anthocyanins in the periderm reduces the propensity for photoinhibition in cortical chlorenchyma was tested for Cornus stolonifera. Anthocyanins were induced in green stems exposed to full sunlight. PSII quantum yields (Ф_PSII) and photochemical quenching coefficients were depressed less in red than in green stems, both under a light ramp and after prolonged exposures to saturating white light. These differences were primarily attributable to the attenuation of PAR, especially green/yellow light, by anthocyanins. However, the red internodes also …

Town Of Milton Shoreland Protection Project, Town Of Milton Shoreland Protection Project

PREP Reports & Publications

Mettee Planning Consultants (MPC) worked with the Milton Conservation Commission to evaluate and streamline the town’s water resource protection regulations. One of the outcomes was revision and passage of a Shoreland Protection Overlay District as part of the town’s zoning ordinance.

Creating An Immersive Game World With Evolutionary Fuzzy Cognitive Maps, Yundong Cai, Ah-Hwee Tan, Zhiqi Shen, Boyang Li

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

An increasing number of serious games have been developed to enhance the user experiences in education and training. In order to bridge the gap of game experiences in the virtual environment and in the real life, it is crucial to generate believable characters and contexts in real-time. However, the variables to be simulated for a large-scale serious game are numerous. These variables are involved in complex causal relationships and their values change over time. In view that world modeling has not been well addressed with conventional models, this paper uses a computational model Evolutionary Fuzzy Cognitive Map (EFCM) to model …

Cloned Asian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) Embryos Reconstructed From Rabbit Recipient Oocytes, Mongkol Techakumphu, Ruttachuk Rungsiwiwut, Pranee Numchaisrika, Ampika Thongphakdee

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The information about reproductive biology, especially embryo development of Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) generated from naturally fertilization is lacking. In the present study, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) was applied as an alternative way to produce the elephant embryos. The fibroblasts derived from ear skin of Asian elephant and rabbit were used as the donor cells and rabbit oocytes were used as the recipient cytoplasm. The objectives of the study were 1) to find the optimal conditions for fusion and activation by using electrical pulses (experiment I) and 2) to investigate the in vitro development of cloned Asian elephant in …

Me-Em Enewsbrief, March 2010, Department Of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering eNewsBrief

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Experimental Freezing On Soil Nitrogen Dynamics In Soils From A Net Nitrification Gradient In A Nitrogen-Saturated Hardwood Forest Ecosystem, Frank S. Gilliam, Adam Cook, Salina Lyter

Biological Sciences Faculty Research

This study examined effects of soil freezing on N dynamics in soil along an N processing gradient within a mixed hardwood dominated watershed at Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia. Sites were designated as LN (low rates of N processing), ML (moderately low), MH (moderately high), and HN (high). Soils underwent three 7-day freezing treatments (0, –20, or –80 °C) in the laboratory. Responses varied between temperature treatments and along the gradient. Initial effects differed among freezing treatments for net N mineralization, but not nitrification, in soils across the gradient, generally maintained at LN < ML ≤ MH < HN for all treatments. Net N mineralization potential was higher following freezing at –20 and –80 °C than control; all were higher than at 0 °C. Net nitrification potential exhibited similar patterns. LN was an exception, with net nitrification low regardless of treatment. Freezing response of N mineralization differed greatly from that of nitrification, suggesting that soil freezing may decouple two processes of the soil N cycle that are otherwise tightly linked at our site. Results also suggest that soil freezing at temperatures commonly experienced at this site can further increase net nitrification in soils already exhibiting high nitrification from N saturation.

When The “Hard Look” Is Soft: Reconciling Center For Biological Diversity V. Department Of The Interior Within Ninth Circuit Environmental Precedent, Dustin M. Glazier

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Women, Language And Social Roles, Kifayat Aghayeva

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

In The Weeds: Homeowners Falling Behind On Their Mortgages, Lenders Playing The Foreclosure Game, And Cities Left Paying The Price, Kristin M. Pinkston

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

As the rate of mortgage foreclosures has risen, the plight of evicted homeowners and the significant financial losses for banks have become common knowledge. Remarkably absent from the discussion, however, has been the extreme hardship placed on municipalities. Municipalities face not only increased crime, neighborhood blighting, and severe public health and safety risks, but also great financial burdens. This economic strain is amplified by what has become a sort of “foreclosure game” for many foreclosing mortgagees. In short, some mortgagees evict homeowners in the midst of foreclosure proceedings, elect not to maintain and repair the subject property, and in some …

Early Retirement Payments Under Tenure And Fica Taxes: Transfer Of A Property Right Or Just Another Payday?, Carson Maricle

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

The increase of full-time faculty members working past traditional retirement age is causing concern among America's colleges and universities. Due to the current economic situation, universities will continue to induce their older, higher-paid faculty members to retire to reduce costs. Currently, there is a split among circuit courts regarding whether Federal Insurance Contributions Act ("FICA") taxation is applicable to early retirement payments made to induce tenured college faculty to retire. This comment examines the implications of subjecting such early retirement payments to FICA taxation. It explores the background of tenure rights and FICA tax generally as well as the position …

Dual Functions Of Interferon Regulatory Factors 7c In Epstein-Barr Virus–Mediated Transformation Of Human B Lymphocytes, Yong Zhao, Dongsheng Xu, Yanjun Jiang, Luwen Zhang

School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is associated with several human malignancies. Interferon (IFN) regulatory factor 7 (IRF-7) has several splicing variants, and at least the major splicing variant (IRF-7A) has oncogenic potential and is associated with EBV transformation processes. IRF-7C is an alternative splicing variant with only the DNA-binding domain of IRF-7. Whether IRF-7C is present under physiological conditions and its functions in viral transformation are unknown. In this report, we prove the existence of IRF-7C protein and RNA in certain cells under physiological conditions, and find that high levels of IRF-7C are associated with EBV transformation of human primary B …

Antiques Roadshow: The Common Law And The Coming Age Of Groundwater Marketing, Dean Baxtresser

Michigan Law Review

Groundwater law in the United States is ill suited to deal with the issue of groundwater marketing. As freshwater shortages become more common with increasing population and a warming climate, scholars and business people are touting water markets as the solution to conservation and distribution, as well as a source of hefty profits. T Boone Pickens-the famous oil tycoon of Texas-has turned this concept into reality with his attempt to exploit the groundwater of the Ogallala Aquifer in the Texas Panhandle for thirsty Texas cities. Despite the looming water shortages, however, states have not adapted their laws to deal with …

Starting A Commercial Grape Vineyard In South Dakota, Rhoda Burrows

SDSU Extension Fact Sheets

No abstract provided.

Morphology And Evolution Of Caudal Fin In Lamniform Sharks, Sun H. Kim

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations

Sharks have a distinct asymmetrical caudal fin referred to as heterocercal tail that is a key characteristic of the group and has diversified within sharks in ways that are correlated with lifestyle. However, practically no study examining the evolutionary trend and history of the caudal fin morphology within a specific shark group exists. Here, I examined the caudal fin morphology and evolution of the shark order Lamniformes that consists of 15 extant species with diverse behaviors and lifestyles. The goals of this study are to describe the skeletal morphology of the caudal fin in each lamniform species based primarily on …