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Exercise As An Intervention For The Age-Related Decline In Neural Metabolic Support, Brenda J. Anderson, Shayri J. Greenwood, Daniel Mccloskey

Publications and Research

To identify interventions for brain aging, we must first identify the processes in which we hope to intervene. Brain aging is a period of decreasing functional capacity and increasing vulnerability, which reflect a reduction in morphological organization and perhaps degeneration. Since life is ultimately dependent upon the ability to maintain cellular organization through metabolism, this review explores evidence for a decline in neural metabolic support during aging, which includes a reduction in whole brain cerebral blood flow, and cellular metabolic capacity. Capillary density may also decrease with age, although the results are less clear. Exercise may be a highly effective …

The Eastern Echo, April 15, 2010, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

Spectrum, Volume 26, April 15, 2010, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: SG elections extend voting hours, hope for bigger turn out -- Freshman class has a field day -- Greenhouse seeks 'truth in journalism' -- New bill revamps federal student loans -- Students take precautions to protect their homes, tips and stories on how to keep your dorm safe at all times -- SHU athletes set to participate in annual MS Walk

Countermeasure Policy On The Samho Brother Benzene Ship Accident, Chin-Long Lin, Jian-Hwa Hu

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

On October 10th, 2005, the chemical ship SAMHO BROTHER mishap occurred in the Taiwan Strait while transporting a cargo of benzene. Explosive approach was applied but failed, causing the ship wreck sank to a depth of 70 m. Oil spill was recovered in a small amount, leaving about 50 tons of the fuel remained. On the other hand, environmental monitoring at the site of the accident revealed that almost all of the great amount of 3140 m3 benzene remains stored in the nine tanks on the ship and further actions upon such a unique event in the history are urgent. …

Estimation Of Manning Roughness Coefficients On Precast Ecological Concrete Blocks, Te-Hsing Chang, Shen-Ting Huang, Shinne Chen, Jun-Cheng Lai

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

Agricultural irrigation and drainage canals in Taiwan are generally constructed using concrete. Concrete is used for the safety of conveyance efficiency. It also reduced loss and is structurally safe. The irrigation ditches and soil revetments in Taiwan fitted with a strong concrete lining. The smooth nonporous concrete surface makes the biology perch difficult and causes a monotonous flow. For these reason, an artificial materials-precast ecological concrete blocks (PECBs) was developed in this research. This was done in order to modify both the traditional concrete lining and the natural field materials in canal construction. Precast ecological concrete blocks (PECBs) were tested …

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

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Who Owns Disability? An Investigation Into The Politics Of Representation, Shelby Forbes

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In this thesis, I show how a community of professionals providing equine therapy to individuals with disabilities discursively make sense of their enterprise. A market metaphor illustrates how disability is constructed as the capital sustaining the livelihood of their industry. Disability is a problem-centered concept. It is generally conceptualized according to a medical model which locates disability within the individual, as opposed to understanding it in a sociological sense which accounts for structural, cultural, and communicative factors. Therapy, on the other hand, is problem-determined-it needs to explicitly determine a problem to be treated in order to sustain itself as an …

A Descriptive Study Of The View From The Top: Perspectives Of Experts In Continuing Medical Education, Martha C. Baker

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study describes and explains the perspectives of selected experts in continuing medical education (CME) and provides a glimpse at their lived experience. The theoretical frameworks are inclusive of constructivism and social constructivism reflecting the learning that takes place in medicine and that which occurs in the interview process. The voice of the researcher is heard through her professional role as a continuing medical education provider.

The major elements of CME are identified as the role of accreditation and physician involvement in the design and delivery of CME; the primary influences as funding, physician involvement and accreditation; the significant issue …

“Dead White Male” In The Cornfields: The Great Books Ideal And The Illinois Wesleyan Humanities Program, Chao Ren

Constructing the Past

This paper examines the theory and practice of the general education movement in twentieth century American higher education, especially its influence upon the curriculum development of Illinois Wesleyan University. The paper first delineated the origins of the theory of educational perennialism and its initial application in higher education in America. Then, by noticing the chronological coincidence of the IWU Humanities program with the rise of the general education movement nationwide, the paper argues that the IWU Humanities program was started under the influence of the national general education movement and the theory of educational perennialism. The national phenomenon and the …

Mustang Daily, April 14, 2010

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

An Analysis Of The Conservation Importance Of Amazon Borderlands Using Geographic Information Systems, Ben Weinstein, David S. Salisbury, Kimberly Britt Klinker

Geography and the Environment Poster Presentations

At 6,000,000 km2, the Amazon basin is a critical hotspot of global biodiversity. The Amazon lowland is often incorrectly portrayed as a single homogenous unit, a vast and unpopulated region (Eva & Huber 2005). In actuality, nine countries comprise the Amazon, creating a mosaic of ecological, cultural and political boundaries (Manne 2003, Maffi 2005). Our aim is to test whether these Amazonian borderlands have greater conservation significance than the Amazonian interior. The political geography has profound effects on conservation as each country designates and maintains area differently (Eva & Huber 2005). Depending on management type, protected areas shelter ecosystems from …

Production Of A Plasmid To Facilitate Gene Interruption Of The Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene From Bacillus Subtilis, Andrew S. Clugston

Theses

A genetic interruption of Bacillus subtilis 168's native nitric oxide synthase enzyme (bsNOS) is to be created by inserting a gene for kanamycin resistance (KAN) into the center of the gene. To accomplish this, a plasmid has been constructed (pUC19[delta]bsNOS) which includes the bsNOS gene separated into 5' and 3' halves with a KAN gene from p34S between them. The plasmid vector was isolated by digesting Escheria coli plasmid pUC19 with KpnI and PstI, and the KAN gene was cut from Escheria coli plasmid p34S using XbaI. The 5' and 3' halves of the bsNOS gene were amplified using the …

Spartan Daily April 14, 2010, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 134, Issue 37

Easterner, Vol. 61, No. 23, April 14, 2010, Associated Students Of Eastern Washington University

Student Newspapers

This issue of the Easterner contains articles about new Vice President of Student Affairs Stacey Morgan, the Associated Students (ASEWU) elections, the Science Olympiad, the expansion of Fish Lak Trail, an interview with health science professor Marty Johnson, a mission trip to Honduras by Chi Alpha, golfer Kelly Holmstedt, and the track season.

Prospectus, April 14, 2010, Sean Hermann, Merry Thomas, Chuck Shepherd, Tara Moon Christopher, Rachael Johns, Shagun Pradhan

Prospectus 2010

FEDERAL WORK STUDY PROGRAM FUNDS EXHAUSTED FOR SPRING SEMESTER; Is Parkland prepared to assist the disabled in case of an emergency?; Surge in campus hate crimes challenges notion of a post-racial America; Chuck Shepherd’s News of the Weird; Fantastic, fun and not too far away: The top five summer music festivals you need to see; Parkland Event: Typeface documentary premier; Earth Week celebrations: What to know about upcoming events; How Washington is spending your taxes in 2010; Wrong man convicted even though ‘everybody did their best’; Prospectus Pick: Meeting People is Easy; Give a Hand: Help a Student in Need; …

Your Attention Please: Increasing Ambient Noise Levels Elicits A Change In Communication Behaviour In Humpback Whales (Megaptera Novaeangliae), Rebecca A. Dunlop, Douglas H. Cato, Michael J. Noad

Bioacoustics Collection

High background noise is an important obstacle in successful signal detection and perception of an intended acoustic signal. To overcome this problem, many animals modify their acoustic signal by increasing the repetition rate, duration, amplitude or frequency range of the signal. An alternative method to ensure successful signal reception, yet to be tested in animals, involves the use of two different types of signal, where one signal type may enhance the other in periods of high background noise. Humpback whale communication signals comprise two different types: vocal signals, and surface-generated signals such as ‘breaching’ or ‘pectoral slapping’. We found that …

Aviation & Maritime Homeland Security: A Comparative Case Study, Staphanie Aileen Webb

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Business and Public Affairs at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Public Administration by Stephanie Aileen Webb on April 14, 2010.

Student Scholars Day 2010, Grand Valley State University

Student Scholars Day Archives

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Campus Chronicle, Kelsey Edwards, Mandy Bornhoft, Mariah Mack, Alex Ramsell, Jessica Hill, Brian Osborn, Christa Smith, Jessie Jo Smith, Jill Majerus, Heather Benson, Julie Roosa, Shantyl Bach

Campus Chronicle

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The Murray Ledger And Times, April 14, 2010, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Rotunda - Vol 88, No 23 - April 14, 2010, Longwood University

Rotunda

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April 14, 2010 Greenmail, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

GreenMail (student newsletter through 2024)

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The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

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04-14-2010 Swosu Students To Present Biodiversity Posters April 19-23, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2010

Students in general ecology at Southwestern Oklahoma State University will present posters this Monday through Friday, April 19-23, in the Memorial Student Center on the Weatherford campus.

The Spinnaker [Vol. 33 No. 31], University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community. Date: April 14, 2010

Role Of Protein Kinase C In Tbt-Induced Inhibition Of Lytic Function And Mapk Activation In Human Natural Killer Cells, Abraham B. Abraha, Krupa Rana, Margaret M. Whalen

Chemistry Faculty Research

Human natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes that destroy tumor and virally infected cells. Previous studies have shown that exposure of NK cells to tributyltin (TBT) greatly diminishes their ability to destroy tumor cells (lytic function) while activating mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) (p44/42, p38, and JNK) in NK cells. The signaling pathway that regulates NK lytic function appears to include activation of protein kinase C (PKC) as well as MAPK activity. TBT-induced activation of MAPKs would trigger a portion of the NK lytic signaling pathway, which would then leave the NK cell unable to trigger this pathway in response to …

Nonlinear Photoacoustics For Measuring The Nonlinear Optical Absorption Coefficient, Chandra S. Yelleswarapu, Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli

Physics Faculty Publications

We report a novel photoacoustic Z-scan (PAZ-scan) technique that combines the advantages offered by the conventional Z-scan method and the sensitivity of the photoacoustic detection. The sample is scanned through the focused laser beam and the generated photoacoustic signal is recorded using a 10 MHz focused ultrasound transducer. Since the signal strength is directly proportional to the optical absorption, PAZ-scan displays nonlinear behavior depicting the nonlinear optical absorption of the material. Among many advantages, our experiments on mouse blood show that PAZ-scan can potentially be used as a standard technique to calibrate contrast agents used in theranostics in general and …

Volume 47, Number 34: April 14, 2010, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Apr. 14, 2010, Ifc, Performance Standard 1-Rev.-0.1, Ifc

IFC E&S Performance Standards

No abstract provided.