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Prospectus, May 5, 2010, Rachael Johns, Merry Thomas, Chuck Shepherd, Tara Moon Christopher, Josh Grube, Levi Norman, Julio Mcneal, Shagun Pradhan, Sean Hermann

Prospectus 2010

THE HISTORY OF PARKLAND UNFOLDED; Up close and personal with Parkland's Student Government; The benefits of finals week; Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird; Jobs in the music industry; The top 5 places to study for finals; Welcome to heartbreak: cheating; Video games are protected speech; Letter to the Editor; Workouts 101: How to Find a Plan That Works for You- and Then Stick With It; Prospectus Pick: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies; Dawn of the Dreadfuls; More restaurants are trying to do the green thing; Lesson in patience: Aid cuts slow down fast track into teaching profession; Baroness to …

May 5, 2010 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

The Legacy, May 5, 2010, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University

Interactions Of Host Proteins With The Murine Leukemia Virus Integrase, Barbara Studamire, Stephen P. Goff

Publications and Research

Retroviral infections cause a variety of cancers in animals and a number of diverse diseases in humans such as leukemia and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Productive and efficient proviral integration is critical for retroviral function and is the key step in establishing a stable and productive infection, as well as the mechanism by which host genes are activated in leukemogenesis. Host factors are widely anticipated to be involved in all stages of the retroviral life cycle, and the identification of integrase interacting factors has the potential to increase our understanding of mechanisms by which the incoming virus might appropriate cellular …

The Lumberjack, May 05, 2010

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Psycho Beach Party: A Vocal And Physical Exploration Of Gender, Megan Persinger

Theses and Dissertations

On September 24, 2009, Theatre VCU opened its production of Psycho Beach Party, written by Charles Busch and directed by Steve Perigard. In our production, two male actors, Tommy Callan and Kyle Cornell, were cross-sex cast to play female characters, Chicklet and Marvel Ann respectively. In addition to serving as vocal coach for the production, I was to help Callan and Cornell vocally transform into female characters. I have documented our exploration of gender, specifically the vocal transformation from male to female, in Theatre VCU’s production of Psycho Beach Party. Neither actor had played a female character onstage before, and …

Scribble: A Potential Dual Kinase Inhibitor, Steven Christofakis

Theses and Dissertations

Extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs) modulate cellular activities in response to extracellular stimuli and play important biological roles. Thus, perturbed kinase pathways induce pathological conditions, such as tumor development. Rit, a novel member of the Ras family GTPases, activase ERK6, and its over-expression confers tumorigenicity. We hypothesized the presence of scaffolding molecules specific to ERK6, similar to other known MAP kinases. We performed yeast two-hybrid assays using ERK6 as bait, and Scribble was identified as a binding partner. Scribble contains 16 LRR domains and four PDZ domains. We performed immunoprecipitation (IP) assays and discovered ERK2 as another binding partner. Surprisingly, no …

Phosphorylation Of The Type Iα Regulatory Subunit Of Camp -Dependent Protein Kinase., Karen Mae Boeshans

Theses and Dissertations

The mechanism by which the type la regulatory subunit (RIa) of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKAI) is localized to cell membranes is unknown, however, RIa may be localized through hydrophobic interaction with membrane lipids. To determine if post-translational lipid modification of RIa is important for membrane association, both beef skeletal muscle cytosolic RI and beef heart membrane-associated RI were characterized by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Total sequence coverage was 98% for both the membrane and cytosolic forms of RI after digestion with trypsin or AspN protease. Sequence data indicated that membrane-associated and cytosolic forms of RI were the same RIa gene …

The Bg News May 5, 2010, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. May 5, 2010. Volume 100-Issue 149.

The Colby Echo (2010-05-05), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

Use Of A Robust Dehydrogenase From An Archael Hyperthermophile In Asymmetric Catalysis–Dynamic Reductive Kinetic Resolution Entry Into (S)-Profens, Jacob A. Friest, Yukari Maezato, Sylvain Broussy, Paul H. Blum, David B. Berkowitz

David Berkowitz Publications

Hyperthermophilic archaea are of great interest in evolutionary microbiology, owing to their ability to withstand high temperatures, and often extremes of pressure, pH and salinity. Enzymes from these organisms¹ may offer particular opportunities for asymmetric synthesis, complementary to approaches with mesophilic enzymes,² or those involving enzyme³ and pathway⁴ reengineering. However, perhaps due to a bias that hyperthermophilic enzymes have “narrow substrate specificities,”⁵ archaeal extremophiles remain a largely untapped resource in asymmetric synthesis.⁶

Herein, we disclose a remarkably general Dynamic Reductive Kinetic Resolution (DYRKR) entry into (S)-profens, including several important NSAIDs. The enzyme employed is …

Sound Production And Behavior Of Red Grouper (Epinephelus Morio) On The West Florida Shelf, Misty D. Montie

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Red grouper (Epinephelus morio) are long-lived, commercially important, soniferous fish belonging to the family Epinephelidae. Found throughout the western North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, they are protogynous hermaphrodites, and peak spawning occurs from March through May. Unlike many grouper species, red grouper do not form large spawning aggregations; rather, they form small polygynous groups, and remain in relatively close proximity to rocky depressions excavated in the sandy bottom by males. This excavation activity creates structure and habitat for a wide variety of species, and as a result, red grouper are a keystone species on the West Florida Shelf. While …

The Impact Of Legal Status On Sexual Minority And Parental Stress For Parents In Same-Sex Relationships, Teresa Leann Reeves

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Often only one parent in a same-sex relationship is permitted to have legal parenting rights to the children, even when they have planned the children together. Prohibiting parents from being legally recognized as parents to their children is an issue that is unique to same-sex couples. Based on sexual minority stress theory, I hypothesized that same-sex parents without legal rights would report more sexual minority stress (i.e., less disclosure of sexual orientation and experience significantly more stigma consciousness, internalized homophobia, and discrimination) and more parental stress (including family worry and the need for parental justification) than same-sex parents with legal …

Application Of Poly(Amidoamine) Dendrimers For Use In Bionanomotor Systems, Madhukar Babu Kolli, B. Scott Day, Hideyo Takatsuki, Siva Krishna Nalabotu, Kevin M. Rice, Kazuhiro Kohama, Murali K. Gadde, Anjaiah Katta, Eric R. Blough

MIIR Faculty Research

The study and utilization of bionanomotors represents a rapid and progressing field of nanobiotechnology. Here, we demonstrate that poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers are capable of supporting heavy meromyosin dependent actin motility of similar quality to that observed using nitrocellulose, and that microcontact printing of PAMAM dendrimers can be exploited to produce tracks of active myosin motors leading to the restricted motion of actin filaments across a patterned surface. These data suggest that the use of dendrimer surfaces will increase the applicability of using protein biomolecular motors for nanotechnological applications.

Sound Healing: An Ancient-Modern Comparison Of The Uses Of Music And Sound For Therapy, Calli Woodard Thomason

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

Secondary Addiction: A Catch 22 Hypothesis, Katharina Van Santen

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

05/04/2010 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 05/04/2010. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Simpson, Mandy. Topperette Changes Bring Costs, Benefits
• Barczak, Mary. Dried Up: Four Bars Make One Last Call Over Weekend – Froggy’s Pizza, Brewing Company, Good Tymes 2, Three Brothers
• Harris, Shakia. Student Reflects on New Admissions Standards – Colby Moore
• Duvall, Tessa. Weekend Weather Continues to Affect Community – Flooding, Rain
• Mauser, Josh. A Thousand Words – Kentucky Derby
• Wilson, Laurel. University Lawsuits to Continue Over Summer – Junlian Zhang, Gina Brown, Clark Family, Elizabeth Esters, Discrimination, 1672 Normal Street
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: WKU Career Services …

Scaling Of Feeding Performance In Panther Grouper, Cromileptes Altivelis, Candace R. Read

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Fishes demonstrate the greatest change throughout ontogeny in body size of all vertebrates, some becoming twelve times their original length. Panther groupers, Cromileptes altivelis, are no exception. This vast size change influences other aspects of their lives including their feeding behavior, the prey they consume, and the capabilities of the mechanisms they use to capture prey. The change in the feeding performance of the panther grouper, Cromileptes altivelis, was quantified through buccal pressure recordings and high-speed videography. From this data, we can deduce that the larger juvenile was able to generate greater negative pressure within the mouth. It appears that …

Kinematic Evidence For Superfast Locomotory Muscle In Two Species Of Teneriffiid Mites, Grace C. Wu, Jonathan C. Wright, Dwight L. Whitaker, Anna N. Ahn

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

Locomotory muscles typically operate over a narrow range of contraction frequencies, characterized by the predominant fiber types and functional roles. The highest documented frequencies in the synchronous sound-producing muscles of insects (550 Hz) and toadfish (200 Hz) far exceed the contraction frequencies observed in weight-bearing locomotory muscles, which have maximum documented frequencies below 15-30 Hz. Laws of scaling, however, predict that smaller arthropods may employ stride frequencies exceeding this range. In this study we measured running speed and stride frequency in two undescribed species of teneriffiid mites from the coastal sage scrub of southern California. Relative speeds of both species …

05-04-2010 Swosu Biology Faculty Member Awarded Ocast Grant For Advancement Of Science, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2010

Southwestern Oklahoma State University Assistant Professor Dr. Andrea Holgado was recently awarded an Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) grant for scientific research in the amount of $135,000.

Mustang Daily, May 4, 2010

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

An Examination Of Targeted Gene Neighborhoods In Strawberry, Thomas M. Davis, Melanie E. Shields, Qian Zhang, Denise Tombolato-Terzić, Jeffrey L. Bennetzen, Ana C. Pontaroli, Hao Wang, Qin Yao, Phillip Sanmiguel, Kevin M. Folta

Biological Sciences

This report details the structure and content of targeted regions of the strawberry genome. The data indicate that the strawberry genome is gene-dense, with an average of one protein-encoding gene or pseudogene per 5.9 kb. Current overall EST coverage is sparse. The unexpected gene duplications and their differential patterns of EST support suggest possible subfunctionalization or pseudogenization of these sequences. This report provides a high-resolution depiction of targeted gene neighborhoods that will aid whole-genome sequence assembly, provide valuable tools for plant breeders and advance the understanding of strawberry genome evolution.

A Rock Strikes Back: Women's Struggles For Equality In The Development Of The South African Constitution, Thuto Seabe Thipe

Political Science Honors Projects

In 1991, South African women’s organisations formed the Women's National Coalition (WNC) to identify and advocate for women's primary needs in the post-apartheid Constitution. The outcome of this advocacy was South Africa’s adoption, in 1996, of one of the most comprehensive protections of gender and sexuality rights of any national constitution. I argue that the WNC became a key actor in the development of the Constitution by drawing from a tradition of women’s organising in South Africa that emphasised women’s legitimacy in and value to public politics. The WNC rejected masculinist framings of politics and instead demanded that political structures …

An Examination Of Targeted Gene Neighborhoods In Strawberry, Thomas M. Davis, Melanie E. Shields, Qian Zhang, Denise Tombolato-Terzić, Jeffrey L. Bennetzen, Ana C. Pontaroli, Hao Wang, Qin Yao, Phillip Sanmiguel, Kevin M. Folta

Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Faculty Publications

Background

Strawberry (Fragaria spp.) is the familiar name of a group of economically important crop plants and wild relatives that also represent an emerging system for the study of gene and genome evolution. Its small stature, rapid seed-to-seed cycle, transformability and miniscule basic genome make strawberry an attractive system to study processes related to plant physiology, development and crop production; yet it lacks substantial genomics-level resources. This report addresses this deficiency by characterizing 0.71 Mbp of gene space from a diploid species (F. vesca). The twenty large genomic tracks (30-52 kb) captured as fosmid inserts comprise gene …

Academic Senate - Agenda, 5/4/2010, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Polymorphisms Of The Dna Repair Gene Mgmt And Risk And Progression Of Head And Neck Cancer, Zhengdong Zhang, Luo Wang, Sheng Wei, Zhensheng Liu, Li-E Wang, Erich M Sturgis, Qingyi Wei

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Methylating agents are involved in carcinogenesis, and the DNA repair protein O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) removes methyl group from O(6)-methylguanine. Genetic variation in DNA repair genes has been shown to contribute to susceptibility to squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). We hypothesize that MGMT polymorphisms are associated with risk of SCCHN. In a hospital-based case-control study of 721 patients with SCCHN and 1234 cancer-free controls frequency-matched by age, sex and ethnicity, we genotyped four MGMT polymorphisms, two in exon 3, 16195C>T and 16286C>T and two in the promoter region, 45996G>T and 46346C>A. We found …

The Eastern Echo, May 4, 2010, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

Use Of Ict Facilities For Serials Functions In Southern Nigeria Federal University Libraries, Chinwe V. Anunobi, Benson E. Edoka

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The research was conducted in southern Nigeria federal university libraries to identify the extent of ICT use for serials functions. A questionnaire was distributed to staff from the 11 federal university libraries in southern Nigeria. The results reveal that serials functions are still predominately manual, with ICT being more prominent in the serials public services and preservation functions; public services activities involving the use of ICT are mainly access to and retrieval of serials and article titles. It is recommended that university libraries should make a decision on whether to equip serials units with ICT facilities or have a systems …