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U.S. Navy Torpedoes Nepa: Winter V. Natural Resources Defense Council May Sink Future Environmental Pleas Brought Under The National Environmental Policy Act, John C. Stellakis

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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Thoughts On Preemption In The Wake Of The Levine Decision, Erika Lietzan, Sarah E. Pitlyk

Faculty Publications

This article discusses the prospects for preemption doctrine in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Wyeth v. Levine. Part I describes the Levine decision. Part II examines the majority’s holding as it relates to impossibility preemption and considers the future of the doctrine in failure-to-warn suits after Levine. We argue that the announced standard for impossibility preemption — the clear evidence standard — should be interpreted reasonably and not in a manner that effectively eviscerates the doctrine. We also describe other instances of impossibility in the food and drug regulatory context that were not presented to the Court. …

Journal Of Mormon History Vol. 36, No. 3, Summer 2010

Journal of Mormon History

LETTERS

--External Reviewers AWOL? Armand L. Mauss, vii

--Brandon Morgan Responds Brandon Morgan, viii

--Small Arms Fire William P. MacKinnon, ix

--Utah Coal J. Clifford Jones, xi

--Actions Paint a Portrait Will Bagley, xii

ARTICLES

--Materialism and Mormonism: The Early Twentieth-Century Philosophy of Dr. John A. Widtsoe Clyde D. Ford, 1

--Helvécio Martins: First Black General Authority Mark L. Grover, 27

--“A P.O. Box and a Desire to Witness for Jesus”: Identity and Mission in the Ex-Mormons for Jesus/Saints Alive in Jesus, 1975–90 Sara M. Patterson, 54

--Jefferson Hunt: California’s First Mormon …

Utah Science Vol. 65, No. 1, Spring/Summer 2010

Utah Science

2 Freeway Fuel
8 Plant Preservation
14 Watering Western Landscapes
20 Synthesis: Science at Utah State
24 Growing Better Berries in Utah
28 Wetland Discovery Point Receives Platinum Rating
29 Search: Science on the Web

An Analytical Tool For Elucidating Ion-Channel Molecular Mechanisms From Macroscopic Current Traces, Miguel Fribourg, Belen Galocha-Iraguen, Fernando Las Heras-Andres, Diomedes E. Logothetis, Vladimir Brezina

Physiology and Biophysics Publications and Presentations

Building models to describe the dynamics of macroscopic currents through ion channels has been the object of numerous studies in the literature with the aim of understanding ion-channel function. Following a perturbation, typically a step in voltage or ligand concentration, the response is formed by a combination of different processes such as activation or inactivation that pull the measured quantity (macroscopic current) in the same or opposite directions with different strengths and different time constants. Although this dynamic response can be readily recorded in time, the relationship between the underlying processes cannot be easily teased apart without structural analysis or …

A Molecular Dynamics Investigation Of Lipid Bilayer Perturbation By Pip2, Dmitry Lupyan, Mihaly Mezei, Diomedes E. Logothetis, Roman Osman

Physiology and Biophysics Publications and Presentations

Abstract

Phosphoinositides like phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP₂) are negatively charged lipids that play a pivotal role in membrane trafficking, signal transduction, and protein anchoring. We have designed a force field for the PIP₂ headgroup using quantum mechanical methods and characterized its properties inside a lipid bilayer using molecular dynamics simulations. Macroscopic properties such as area/headgroup, density profiles, and lipid order parameters calculated from these simulations agree well with the experimental values. However, microscopically, the PIP₂ introduces a local perturbation of the lipid bilayer. The average PIP₂ headgroup orientation of 45° relative to the bilayer …

Middle Eastern Studies Program Newsletter - V4.1, Middle Eastern Studies Program

Middle Eastern Studies Program - Newsletters

No abstract provided.

2010 Tropical Coral Reefs (Appendix 10), Joana Figueiredo

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Reports

SUMMARY

• Coral reef ecosystems are global biodiversity hotspots that depend on the massive calcium carbonate structures mainly deposited by scleractinian (i.e., “hard”) corals. Scleractinian coral distribution is primarily limited by sea-surface temperature, light, depth, ocean pH, sea water salinity, nutrients and sediment loads. These ecosystems are currently threatened by localized stresses such as overfishing and destructive fishing practices, pollution, terrestrial nutrient and sediment run-off, but are increasing impacted by direct and indirect impacts of rising CO2 concentrations and climate change.
• Coral reefs provide a broad range of ecosystems services with high socio-economic value: tourism, fisheries (food and employment), nutrient cycling, …

Sailfish (Istiophorus Platypterus) Habitat Utilization In The Southern Gulf Of Mexico And Florida Straits With Implications On Vulnerability To Shallow-Set Pelagic Longline Gear, David W. Kerstetter, Shannon Michael Bayse, John E. Graves

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Reports

A total of 19 pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) were deployed on sailfish in the southern Gulf of Mexico between 2005 and 2007 aboard a commercial pelagic longline vessel (n = 18) and a recreational rod-and-reel vessel (n = 1). All PSATs were programmed to collect pressure (depth), temperature, and light-level data for 10 days at approximately 90-second intervals. These point-level data were not summarized prior to transmission, allowing the reconstruction of vertical movement patterns. Three tags suggested mortality events and were excluded from subsequent analyses. We present the preliminary data analyses from the remaining 16 PSATs. Sailfish are primarily …

Standardized Catch Rates Of Sandbar Sharks And Dusky Sharks In The Vims Longline Survey: 1975-2009, Jason G. Romine, Kristene T. Parsons, R. Dean Grubbs, John A. Musick, Tracey Sutton

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Reports

The Virginia Institute of Marine Science has conducted a fishery-independent longline survey during summer months since 1974. Data for sandbar sharks and dusky sharks captured in the survey between 1975 and 2009 are presented. Most of the sandbar sharks encountered by the survey were immature, with females composing almost all of the mature sandbar catch. Almost all dusky sharks captured were immature. Most of the catch since the early 1990’s has been composed of 0-4 year age classes. Nominal and standardized catch rates are presented. CPUE for both species decreased from the early 1980’s to minima in 1992. CPUE then …

Marine Resources Of The Falklands' Shallow Marine Environment, Karen L. Neely, Paul Brickle, Vladimir Laptikhovsky

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Reports

No abstract provided.

Seasonal And Salinity Effects On The Distribution Of Higher Filamentous Marine Fungi At Rookery Bay, Fl., Julia Ossler

HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations

More than 500 species of higher marine fungi in over 300 genera have been described. Many marine fungi are highly specialized for marine environments relative to their terrestrial counterparts, having appendaged ascospores and conidia to aid in buoyancy, entrapment, and adherence to substrates. They have been reported to inhabit a wide variety of substrates including decaying wood, leaves, calcareous and chitinous substrates, seaweeds, and seagrasses. Most early studies on marine fungi were carried out in temperate regions. Investigations have now shifted to tropical locations in order to better evaluate the abundance and diversity of marine fungi on a global basis. …

Sense Of Vocation, Ruth R. Kath

Intersections

No abstract provided.

Alyssa Cheadle, Sara Friedl-Putnam

Intersections

No abstract provided.

An Apostolate Of Hope, David L. Tiede

Intersections

No abstract provided.

In Search Of Coherence Between Trade And Health: Inter-Institutional Opportunities, Jonathan Liberman, Andrew Mitchell

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

International Adoption: Improving On The 1993 Hague Convention, Jennifer A. Ratcliff

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Partitioning Of Perfluorooctanoate Into Phosphatidylcholine Bilayers Is Chain Length-Independent, Wei Xie, Geoffrey D. Bothun, Hans-Joachim Lehmler

Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

The chain length dependence of the interaction of PFOA, a persistent environmental contaminant, with dimyristoyl- (DMPC), dipalmitoyl- (DPPC) and distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC) was investigated using steady-state fluorescence anisotropy spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamic light scattering (DLS). PFOA caused a linear depression of the main phase transition temperature T_m while increasing the width of the phase transition of all three phosphatidylcholines. Although PFOA's effect on T_m and the transition width decreased in the order DMPC > DPPC > DSPC, its relative effect on the phase behavior was largely independent of the phosphatidylcholine. PFOA caused swelling of DMPC but not DPPC …

Medicine@Yale January/February 2010 Volume 6, Issue 1, Yale School Of Medicine Office Of Communications

Medicine@Yale - development newsletter

Medicine@Yale : advancing biomedical science, education and health care was a print and online newsletter which published news about academics, research and philanthropy for alumni, donors, faculty, students and the general public. It was initially published 6 times a year and then changed to a quarterly schedule. The first issue came out June/Jul. 2005. The final issue was published in May/June 2022, vol. 17, issue 1. Published by Yale School of Medicine, Office of Communications.

Combined Effects Of A Parasite, Qpx, And The Harmful-Alga, Prorocentrum Minimum On Northern Quahogs, Mercenaria Mercenaria, Hélène Hégaret, Roxanna Smolowitz, Inke Sunila, Sandra E. Shumway, Jennifer Alix, Mark Dixon, Gary H. Wikfors

Arts & Sciences Faculty Publications

Northern quahogs, Mercenaria mercenaria (L.), frequently are infected with the parasite Quahog Parasite Unknown (QPX, Labyrintohomorpha, Thraustochytriales), which can cause morbidity and mortality of the quahogs. Possible interactions between this parasitic disease and exposure to the harmful dinoflagellate Prorocentrum minimum in M. mercenaria were studied experimentally. Quahogs from Massachusetts with variable intensity of QPX infection were exposed, under controlled laboratory conditions, to cultured P. minimum added to the natural plankton at a cell density equivalent to a natural bloom. After 5 days of exposure, individual clams were diagnosed histologically to assess prevalence and intensity of parasitic infection, as well as …

The Federal Circuit As An Institution: What Ought We To Expect?, Rochelle C. Dreyfuss

Faculty Articles

Congress created the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to alleviate the overcrowded dockets of the regional circuits and to send all patent appeals to one court. The court has achieved many of the goals for which it was created, but it may not be responding effectively to some fields' patent issues. Further, in the last decade the Supreme Court has reversed a very high percentage of the Federal Circuit's patent decisions. In their articles, Professors Cotropia and Wagner dispute some of the criticism that the Federal Circuit has attracted. Cotropia refutes the critics with empirical evidence of …

Hierarchical Linear Modeling Of Drinking To Cope With Anxiety Among College Students, Bradley Wetzell, Matthew R. Pearson, James Henson

OUR Journal: ODU Undergraduate Research Journal

Previous research has assumed that drinking motives (reasons for drinking) remain fairly stable over time (traits). The current study examines how drinking motives of college students may vary over time (states). Weekly measures were completed by 125 undergraduates at Old Dominion University, which examined how average levels of anxiety interacted with anxiety coping motives to influence drinking. Using Hierarchical Linear Modeling, it was found that anxiety coping motives were less predictive for participants with elevated average anxiety levels, as opposed to participants with normal to low anxiety levels. Implications and possible explanations are discussed.

Research Mentor: Dr. James Henson, Department …

Credits

OUR Journal: ODU Undergraduate Research Journal

No abstract provided.

University Of Dayton Magazine, Winter 2010, University Of Dayton Magazine

University of Dayton Alumni Publications

UD acquires new building for research institute,; alumna raises awareness of human trafficking, and Flyers' memorable sports moments.

The Aftermath Of Copenhagen: Does International Law Have A Role To Play In A Global Response To Climate Change?, Jacob Werksman, Kirk Herbertson

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Middle East, Anahita Ferasat, Yasmine Lahlou, C. Scott Maravilla, Lamia Dalichaouch, Anas A. Akel, Omar Hafez Ayad, Jenna Dicocco, Mark Youakim, Orly Gerbi, Eric A. Savage, David Pfeiffer, Nora Al-Haroun, Feras Gadamsi, Nabil A. Issa, Zaid Al-Farisi, Fahad Bakheet Almalki, Kinan H. Romman, Vandana Rupani, Hassan Elsayed, John C. Boehm Jr., Mark E. Bisch, James Stull

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.

Salinity Dynamics Of Discharge Lakes In Dune Environments: Conceptual Model, Vitaly A. Zlotnik, Neville I. Robinson, Craig T. Simmons

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

Lakes of varying salinity are ubiquitous in dune environments with semiarid climates. Often these lakes become solute traps due to specific groundwater flow conditions. Over geological time after emergence of such lakes, the groundwater flow and mass transport processes lead to accumulation of solutes. This salinity increase can result in mineral deposition and free convection from lakes. However, high solute concentrations in these lakes are often not observed. We propose a conceptual model that estimates the lake salinity dynamics and yields concentration profiles beneath the lakes over centennial and millennial scales. Unlike previous approaches, a simple mathematical model is proposed …

Methods To Determine Total Electron-Induced Electron Yields Over Broad Range Ofconductive And Nonconductive Materials, Ryan C. Hoffmann, John R. Dennison

All Physics Faculty Publications

The electron emission properties of a material subject to incident radiation flux are key parameters in determining to what equilibrium charge a spacecraft will established under given environmental conditions. However, there is a complex relation between these emission properties and the charge built up in spacecraft insulators. Complex modeling codes have been developed to predict the potential a spacecraft will adopt as a consequence of its interaction with the space plasma. These require correct models of the electron yields as a function of charge to accurately predict the both the charge build up and the equilibrium potential of spacecraft components. …

Toward A General Approach For Rna-Templated Hierarchical Assembly Of Split-Proteins, Jennifer L. Furman, Ahmed H. Badran, Oluyomi Ajulo, Jason R. Porter, Cliff I. Stains, David J. Segal, Indraneel Ghosh

Cliff Stains Publications

The ability to conditionally turn on a signal or induce a function in the presence of a user-defined RNA target has potential applications in medicine and synthetic biology. Although sequence-specific pumilio repeat proteins can target a limited set of ss- RNA sequences, there are no general methods for targeting ssRNA with designed proteins. As a first step toward RNA recognition, we utilized the RNA binding domain of argonaute, implicated in RNA interference, for specifically targeting generic 2-nucleotide, 3′ overhangs of any dsRNA. We tested the reassembly of a split-luciferase enzyme guided by argonaute-mediated recognition of newly generated nucleotide overhangs when …

Analysis Of Metabolomic Pca Data Using Tree Diagrams, Mark T. Werth, Steven M. Halouska, Matthew D. Shortridge, Bo Zhang, Robert Powers

Robert Powers Publications

Large amounts of data from high throughput metabolomic experiments are commonly visualized using a principal component analysis (PCA) 2D scores plot. The question of the similarity or difference between multiple metabolic states then becomes a question of the degree of overlap between their respective data point clusters in PC scores space. A qualitative visual inspection of the clustering pattern in PCA score plots is a common protocol. This report describes the application of tree diagrams and bootstrapping techniques for an improved quantitative analysis of metabolic PCA data clustering. Our PCAtoTree program creates a distance matrix with 100 bootstrap steps that …