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The Whitings’ Concepts Of Culture And How They Have Fared In Contemporary Psychology And Anthropology, Carolyn P. Edwards, Marianne Bloch

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

This article presents a brief intellectual biography of John and Beatrice Whiting, followed by an examination of five key ideas that they put forward to the fields of psychology and anthropology through their theoretical and empirical writings. These key ideas are (a) the assumption of the psychic unity of humankind, (b) the cultural learning environment, (c) the psychocultural model, (d) the synergistic relationship of the disciplines of psychology and anthropology, and (e) the role of mothers as agents of social change through child-rearing roles as well as through various other ways they guide change in the communities and learning environments …

Synthesis, Antiviral And Contraceptive Activities Of Nucleoside–Sodium Cellulose Sulfate Acetate And Succinate Conjugates, Hitesh K. Agarwal, Anil Kumar, Gustavo F. Doncel, Keykavous Parang

Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Chemical conjugates between sodium cellulose sulfate (CS), displaying contraceptive and HIV-entry inhibiting properties, and nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) (3′-azido-2′,3′-dideoxythymidine (AZT), 3′-fluoro-2′,3′-dideoxythymidine (FLT), or 2′,3′-dideoxy-3′-thiacytidine (3TC)) were designed to simultaneously provide contraceptive and anti-HIV activity. Two linkers, acetate and succinate, were used to conjugate the nucleoside analogs with CS. The conjugates containing cellulose sulfate-acetate (CSA) (e.g., AZT–CSA and FLT–CSA) were found to be more potent than CS and other conjugates (e.g., AZT–succinate–CS, and FLT–succinate–CS). The presence of both sulfate and the acetate groups on cellulose were critical for generating maximum anti-HIV activity. In addition to showing equal potency against wild-type …

Pregnane X Receptor Is Required For Interleukin-6-Mediated Down-Regulation Of Cytochrome P450 3a4 In Human Hepatocytes, Jian Yang, Chunshu Hao, Dongfang Yang, Deshi Shi, Xiulong Song, Xiaofei Luan, Gang Hu, Bingfang Yan

Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) is the most abundant cytochrome P450 enzyme in human liver and metabolizes more than 60% of prescribed drugs in human body. Patients with liver conditions such as cirrhosis show increased secretion of cytokines (e.g., interleukin-6) and decreased capacity of oxidation of many drugs. In this study, we provided molecular evidence that cytokine secretion directly contributed to the decreased capacity of oxidative biotransformation in human liver. After human hepatocytes were treated with IL-6, the expression of CYP3A4 decreased at both mRNA and protein levels, so did the CYP3A4 enzymatic activity. Meanwhile, the repression of CYP3A4 by IL-6 …

If I Had A Hammer: Can Shepardzing, Synthesis, And Other Tools Of Legal Writing Help Build Hope For Law Students?, Ted Becker

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.

Csusb Magazine (2010-2011), Csusb

CSUSB Magazine

Features:

Update......Page 3
With all the beauty supplied by brush, hills and mountains that surround CSUSB, the university is complementing nature's art with works of its own.

College News......Page 6
A CSUSB alumnus and former Model Un student keeps a winning tradition alive.

Contributions......Page 14
The new face for public art at CSUSB.

Pack Tracks......Page 16
What does it take to play water polo, and why is Bryanna all ashivers this a.m?

Student Scapes......Page 18
A communication studies student and waitress delivers the goods by way of food, verve and a little nerve.

Alumni Notes …

Full Issue: Volume 4, Number 1

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

No abstract provided.

Lake Attitash Management Plan; 2010, J. Bunker, S. Nolan, E. Willey

Center for Freshwater Biology

Management Plan and Comprehensive Lake Inventory of Lake Attitash in Amesbury/ Merrimac, MA

Implications Of Civility For Children And Adolescents: A Review Of The Literature, Keely Wilkins, Paul Caldarella, Rachel Crook-Lyon, K. Richard Young

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

The purpose of this article is to review the literature exploring various definitions of civility, along with reasons why civility is vital to children and adolescents in any community. The authors examine definitions and components of civility in both historical and current contexts. The need for increased civility in modern society is described. The authors also explore the relationship of civility education to character and moral education and outline civility interventions suggested in the literature. Finally, suggestions are given for methods and strategies that have been found to be successful in bringing civility into schools.

Watershed Modeling Using Gis Technology: A Critical Review

Journal of Spatial Hydrology

Understanding and managing water resource problems involves complex processes and interactions within the watershed surface and subsurface. The imposition of total maximum daily load (TMDL) regulations on the pollutant influx to a watershed has created a strong demand for new assessment tools. The spatial scales relevant to transport of the pollutants may span many orders of magnitude, ranging from field plots to regional hydrological systems. As the demand for and development of watershed modeling capabilities have evolved, geographic information systems (GIS) in tandem with remote sensing technologies have played an essential role supporting both data collection and analysis. This paper …

A Framework For Predicting And Managing Water Quality Impacts Of Mining On Streams: A User’S Guide, J. E. Cavanagh, J. Pope, J. S. Harding, D. Trumm, D. Craw, R. Rait, H. Greig, Dev Niyogi, R. Buxton, O. Champeau, A. Clemens

Biological Sciences Faculty Research & Creative Works

Coal and gold mining are important economic activities in New Zealand, and the West Coast of the South Island and Southland, for example, have long histories of mining. The process of mineral extraction inevitably results in environmental impacts, but few tools exist to help mining companies and regulators assess and predict environmental impacts of mining operations. This framework has been developed as part of a collaborative research programme with key mining partners to assist with planning of future mine developments on the West Coast and in Southland. This framework focuses on water quality issues associated with coal and gold mining, …

2010 Spring - Registration Guide, Office Of The Registrar, East Tennessee State University

Registration Resources

No abstract provided.

2010 Spring - Schedule Of Classes, Office Of The Registrar, East Tennessee State University

Registration Resources

No abstract provided.

2010 Spring - Cancelled Classes, Office Of The Registrar, East Tennessee State University

Registration Resources

No abstract provided.

2010 - Etsu Fact Book, Institutional Research, East Tennessee State University

ETSU Fact Books

No abstract provided.

Deplete Locally, Impact Globally: Environmental History Of Shore-Whaling In Barbados, W.I, Aldemaro Romero Jr., Joel E. Creswell

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Termite Raiding By The Ponerine Ant Pachycondyla Analis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Behavioural And Chemical Ecology, Ahmed Yusuf Abdullahi

All PhD Dissertations

The ant Pachycondyla analis (formerly Megaponera foetens, commonly known as the Matabele ant) is a widespread ponerine in sub-Saharan Africa. It feeds solely on termites of economic importance belonging to the sub-family Macrotermitinae. These termites are captured during organised raids on their nests and galleries. Previous studies mostly concentrated on certain aspects of the raiding behaviour and trail laying pheromones in this species. Thus the detailed raiding behaviour and chemicallymediated communication between P. analis and its prey are virtually unknown. The aim of this study was to undertake detailed behavioural studies on termite raiding behaviour of P. analis, and to …

Rollins College Catalog 2010, Rollins College

College of Liberal Arts Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet January 2010, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The January 2010 Monthly packet includes the January agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held December 2009

Receptor-Dependent Phagocytosis Of Clostridium Sordellii By Human Decidual Macrophages, Tennille D. Thelen

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Clostridium sordellii is an emerging pathogen associated with highly-lethal female reproductive tract (FRT) infections following childbirth, abortion, or cervical instrumentation. Gaps in our understanding of the pathogenesis of C. sordellii infections present major challenges to the development of better preventive and therapeutic strategies against this problem. We sought to determine the mechanisms whereby uterine DMs phagocytose this bacterium and tested the hypothesis that human DMs utilize class A scavenger receptors (CASRs) to internalize unopsonized C. sordellii. In vitro phagocytosis assays with human DMs incubated with pharmacological inhibitors of CASRs (fucoidan, polyinosinic acid, and dextran sulfate) revealed a role for …

Shearwater Foraging In The Southern Ocean: The Roles Of Prey Availability And Winds, B Raymond, Scott A. Shaffer, S Sokolov, E Woehler, D P. Costa, L Einoder, M Hindell, G Hosie, M Pinkerton, P M. Sagar, D Scott, A Smith, D R. Thompson, C Vertigan, H Weimerskirch

Faculty Publications, Biological Sciences

Background Sooty (Puffinus griseus) and short-tailed (P. tenuirostris) shearwaters are abundant seabirds that range widely across global oceans. Understanding the foraging ecology of these species in the Southern Ocean is important for monitoring and ecosystem conservation and management. Methodology/Principal Findings Tracking data from sooty and short-tailed shearwaters from three regions of New Zealand and Australia were combined with at-sea observations of shearwaters in the Southern Ocean, physical oceanography, near-surface copepod distributions, pelagic trawl data, and synoptic near-surface winds. Shearwaters from all three regions foraged in the Polar Front zone, and showed particular overlap in the region around 140°E. Short-tailed shearwaters …

Niche Partitioning Among And Within Sympatric Tropical Seabirds Revealed By Stable Isotope Analysis, H S. Young, D J. Mccauley, R Dirzo, R D. Dunbar, Scott A. Shaffer

Faculty Publications, Biological Sciences

The low productivity and unpredictable nature of resources in tropical waters would appear to make resource partitioning among predators difficult. Yet, stable isotope data from the present study suggest that substantial resource partitioning occurs among tropical seabird communities, both between and within species. In the present study, we compared δ13C and δ15N levels among 8 sympatric tropical seabird species. For a subset of these species, we also examined isotopic levels across years, breeding periods, and sexes. When breeding and non-breeding periods were both considered, we found that all species occupied distinct isotopic niches across at least one time period. Resource …

Gallaudet Today Volume 39 Number 2 Winter 2010, Todd Byrd

Gallaudet Today

No abstract provided.

Ua58/2 Graduate Studies & Research Graduate Council Meeting Minutes, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Meeting minutes of the Graduate Council. The council meets monthly through the school year and provides a forum for the discussion and development of the curricula, policies and degree programs for the School of Graduate Studies & Research.

Meeting agendas are typically arranged as follows:

• I. Consideration of meeting minutes
• II. Committee Reports
• A. Graduate Student Research Committee
• B. Joint Doctoral Committee
• III. New Business
• A. New Course Proposals
• B. Existing Course Revisions
• C. Approvals
• D. Recommendations for Graduate Faculty Membership
• E. Candidates for Masters' and Specialists Degrees
• IV. Other Business

Ua12/13 2010 Sustainability Report [Western Kentucky University], Wku Office Of Sustainability

Sustainability Publications and Resources

As I reflect on the past year, I am filled with pride and hope by our progress in becoming a more sustainable WKU. The milestones are significant: completion of our first building for which we will seek LEED certification, sustainability included as a core commitment in the WKU Strategic Guide for 2010-2012 and a Resolution for Education for Sustainability adopted, the first Education for Sustainability faculty retreat, the Energy Savings Performance Contract project initiated and nearly completed, and WKU included in the Princeton Review’s Guide to 286 Green Colleges. These are but a few of the accomplishments made in 2010. …

The Medicalization Of Hyperactivity And Inattentiveness : A Social History And Theoretical Perspectives On Adhd, Justin Douglas Brock

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

This study investigates the rise of the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder diagnosis. It approaches the topic from a medicalization perspective and frames it under the therapeutic state as proposed by Nicholas Kittrie in 1971. It asks three questions: how has society, and particularly, the medical community changed to allow the medicalization of hyperactivity and social control of active children? How has the continuing diagnosis of hyperactivity in children expanded to include attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in both children and adults? And what forces are behind the continuously inclusive diagnosis and why? In an attempt to answer these questions the history of the …

2010-2011 Catalog, Wku Graduate School

Graduate School

Graduate School catalog regarding admissions, curriculum and policies.

Acanthamoeba Casstellanii : Intercellular Location Of Metacaspase, Danielle Maria Desser

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Acanthamoeba castellanii, classified as a free living protist, are found in abundance in fresh water, filtered water, and soil, feeding upon bacteria in their environment. The pathogenic strain of this organism can cause either Acanathamoeba keratitis that targets eyes, or more rarely, granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, with immunocompromised individuals most at risk. Acanthamoeba castellanii are characterized by their two different stages: the trophozoite, which is the growing and dividing form, and the cyst form, which is the dormant stage. The cyst stage is highly resistant to harsh environmental conditions due to the double layer cell wall made largely of cellulose. It …

High Gene Flow Due To Pelagic Larval Dispersal Among South Pacific Archipelagos In Two Amphidromous Gastropods (Neritomorpha: Neritidae), Eric D. Crandall, Jonathan R. Taffel, Paul H. Barber

School of Natural Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

The freshwater stream fauna of tropical oceanic islands is dominated by amphidromous species, whose larvae are transported to the ocean and develop in the plankton before recruiting back to freshwater habitat as juveniles. Because stream habitat is relatively scarce and unstable on oceanic islands, this life history would seem to favor either the retention of larvae to their natal streams, or the ability to delay metamorphosis until new habitat is encountered. To distinguish between these hypotheses, we used population genetic methods to estimate larval dispersal among five South Pacific archipelagos in two amphidromous species of Neritid gastropod (Neritina canalis …

Hydrodynamic Forces Affect Larval Zebra Mussel (Dreissena Polymorpha) Mortality In A Laboratory Setting, Thomas Horvath, Lori Crane

School of Natural Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Mortality of zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, larvae was quantified in a laboratory experiment that was designed to assess the role played by both intensity and duration of the exposure to hydrodynamic forces. Larvae were collected in a plankton net and distributed in 100-ml aliquots to 125-ml Erlenmeyer flasks. The flasks were spun on an orbital shaker at different speeds, 100 rpm and 400 rpm, to change the intensity of the hydrodynamic forces experienced by larvae inside the flasks. Actual shear forces were not quantified. A parallel set of control flasks were not spun. Flasks were spun for 1, 24 and …

The Skinny On The Fop Flop: Why The Fda Must Tighten The Belt On Fop Labeling In Light Of The Obesity Crisis, Lauren E. Manning

Hofstra Law Review

No abstract provided.