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Identification Of Hookworm Daf-16/Foxo Response Elements And Direct Gene Targets, Xin Gao, Zhengyuan Wang, John Martin, Sahar Abubucker, Xu Zhang, Makedonka Mitreva, John M. Hawdon

Open Access Publications

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Leishmania Major Survival In Selective Phlebotomus Papatasi Sand Fly Vector Requires A Specific Scg-Encoded Lipophosphoglycan Galactosylation Pattern, Deborah E. Dobson, Shaden Kamhawi, Phillip Lawyer, Salvatore J. Turco, Stephen M. Beverley, David L. Sacks

Open Access Publications

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Multiple Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases Regulate Vaccinia Virus Morphogenesis, Shannon Mcnulty, William Bornmann, Jill Schriewer, Chas Werner, Scott K. Smith, Victoria A. Olson, Inger K. Damon, R. Mark Buller, John Heuser, Daniel Kalman

Open Access Publications

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Six Rna Viruses And Forty-One Hosts: Viral Small Rnas And Modulation Of Small Rna Repertoires In Vertebrate And Invertebrate Systems, Poornima Parameswaran, Ella Sklan, Courtney Wilkins, Trever Burgon, Melanie A. Samuel, Rui Lu, K. Mark Ansel, Vigo Heissmeyer, Shirit Einav, William Jackson, Tammy Doukas, Suman Paranjape, Charlotta Polacek, Flavia Barreto Dos Santos, Roxana Jalili, Farbod Babrzadeh, Baback Gharizadeh, Dirk Grimm, Mark Kay, Satoshi Koike, Peter Sarnow, Mostafa Ronaghi, Shou-Wei Ding, Eva Harris, Marie Chow, Michael S. Diamond, Karla Kirkegaard, Jeffrey S. Glenn, Andrew Z. Fire

Open Access Publications

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Snps Associated With Cerebrospinal Fluid Phospho-Tau Levels Influence Rate Of Decline In Alzheimer’S Disease, Carlos Cruchaga, John S. K. Kauwe, Kevin Mayo, Noah Spiegel, Sarah Bertelsen, Petra Nowotny, Aarti R. Shah, Richard Abraham, Paul Holligworth, Denise Harold, Michael M. Owen, Julie Williams, Simon Lovestone, Elaine R. Peskind, Ge Li, James B. Leverenz, Douglas Galasko, The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, John C. Morris, Anne M. Fagan, David M. Holtzman, Alison M. Goate

Open Access Publications

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Retention And Loss Of Rna Interference Pathways In Trypanosomatid Protozoans, Lon-Fye Lye, Katherine Owens, Huafang Shi, Silvane M.F. Murta, Ana Carolina Vieira, Salvatore J. Turco, Christian Tschudi, Elisabetta Ullu, Stephen M. Beverley

Open Access Publications

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A Pparalpha Promoter Variant Impairs Err-Dependent Transactivation And Decreases Mortality After Acute Coronary Ischemia In Patients With Diabetes, Sharon Cresci, Janice M. Huss, Amber L. Beitelshees, Philip G. Jones, Matt R. Minton, Gerald W. Dorn Ii, Daniel P. Kelly, John A. Spertus, Howard L. Mcleod

Open Access Publications

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Atopic Dermatitis-Like Disease And Associated Lethal Myeloproliferative Disorder Arise From Loss Of Notch Signaling In The Murine Skin, Alexis Dumortier, Andre-Dante Durham, Matteo Di Piazza, Sophie Vauclair, Ute Koch, Gisele Ferrand, Isabel Ferrero, Shadmehr Demehri, Lynda Li Song, Andrew G. Farr, Warren J. Leonard, Raphael Kopan, Lucio Miele, Daniel Hohl, Daniel Finke, Freddy Radtke

Open Access Publications

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Endosymbiont Dna In Endobacteria-Free Filarial Nematodes Indicates Ancient Horizontal Genetic Transfer, Samantha N. Mcnulty, Jeremy M. Foster, Makedonka Mitreva, Julie C. Dunning Hotopp, John Martin, Kerstin Fischer, Bo Wu, Paul J. Davis, Sanjay Kumar, Norbert W. Brattig, Barton E. Slatko, Gary J. Weil, Peter U. Fischer

Open Access Publications

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Gene–Environment Interactions At Nucleotide Resolution, Justin Gerke, Kim Lorenz, Shelina Ramnarine, Barak Cohen

Open Access Publications

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Gene-Gene Interactions Lead To Higher Risk For Development Of Type 2 Diabetes In An Ashkenazi Jewish Population, Rosalind J. Neuman, Jon Wasson, Gil Atzmon, Julio Wainstein, Yair Yerushalmi, Joseph Cohen, Nir Barzilai, Ilana Blech, Benjamin Glaser, M. Alan Permutt

Open Access Publications

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Mitochondrial Dysfunction And Apoptosis In Cumulus Cells Of Type I Diabetic Mice, Qiang Wang, Antonina I. Frolova, Scott Purcell, Katie Adastra, Erica Schoeller, Maggie M. Chi, Tim Schedl, Kelle H. Moley

Open Access Publications

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Multiplexed Echo Planar Imaging For Sub-Second Whole Brain Fmri And Fast Diffusion Imaging, David A. Feinberg, Steen Moeller, Stephen M. Smith, Edward Auerbach, Sudhir Ramanna, Matt F. Glasser, Karla L. Miller, Kamil Ugurbil, Essa Yacoub

Open Access Publications

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F-Actin Binding Regions On The Androgen Receptor And Huntingtin Increase Aggregation And Alter Aggregate Characteristics, Suzanne Angeli, Jieya Shao, Marc I. Diamond

Open Access Publications

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Genome Sequence Of Cronobacter Sakazakii Baa-894 And Comparative Genomic Hybridization Analysis With Other Cronobacter Species, Eva Kucerova, Sandra W. Clifton, Xiao-Qin Xia, Fred Long, Steffen Porwollik, Lucinda Fulton, Catrina Fronick, Patrick Minx, Kim Kyung, Wesley Warren, Robert Fulton, Dongyan Feng, Aye Wollam, Neha Shah, Veena Bhonagiri, William E. Nash, Kymberlie Hallsworth-Pepin, Richard K. Wilson, Michael Mcclelland, Stephen J. Forsythe

Open Access Publications

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Genome Sequencing Reveals Widespread Virulence Gene Exchange Among Human Neisseria Species, Pradeep Reddy Marri, Mary Paniscus, Nathan J. Weyand, Maria A. Rendon, Christine M. Calton, Diana R. Hernandez, Dustin L. Higashi, Erica Sodergren, George M. Weinstock, Steven D. Rounsley, Magdalene So

Open Access Publications

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Human Mucosal Associated Invariant T Cells Detect Bacterially Infected Cells, Marielle C. Gold, Stefanie Cerri, Susan Smyk-Pearson, Meghan E. Cansler, Todd M. Vogt, Jacob Delepine, Ervina Winata, Gwendolyn M. Swarbrick, Wei-Jen Chua, Yik Y. L. Yu, Olivier Lantz, Matthew S. Cook, Megan D. Null, David B. Jacoby, Melanie J. Harriff, Deborah A. Lewinsohn, Ted H. Hansen, David M. Lewinsohn

Open Access Publications

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Inclusive Teaching Circles : Mechanisms For Creating Welcoming Classrooms., Sharon E. Moore, Sherri L. Wallace, Gina Schack, M. Shelley Thomas, Linda Lewis, Linda Wilson, Shawnise Miller, Joan D'Antoni

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

This essay examines the Inclusive Teaching Circle (ITC) as a mechanism for faculty development in creating instructional tools that embrace an inclusive pedagogy reflecting diversity, cultural competence and social justice. We describe one group’s year-long participation in an ITC at a large, metropolitan research university in the south. Next, we share several members’ strategies for promoting more inclusive and equitable learning for students in our classrooms. Finally, we consider the implications of ITCs for its group participants and the professorate at large.

Mechanisms Of Apoptosis In Crustacea : What Conditions Induce Versus Suppress Cell Death?, Michael Menze, Grady Fortner, Suman Nag, Steven Hand

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Arthropoda is the largest of all animal phyla and includes about 90% of extant species. Our knowledge about regulation of apoptosis in this phylum is largely based on findings for the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Recent work with crustaceans shows that apoptotic proteins, and presumably mechanisms of cell death regulation, are more diverse in arthropods than appreciated based solely on the excellent work with fruit flies. Crustacean homologs exist for many major proteins in the apoptotic networks of mammals and D. melanogaster, but integration of these proteins into the physiology and pathophysiology of crustaceans is far from complete. Whether apoptosis …

Utilizing The School Health Index To Foster University And Community Engagement., Kristi Mcclary King

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

A Coordinated School Health Program maximizes a school’s positive interaction among health education, physical education, health services, nutrition services, counseling/psychological/social services, health school environment, health promotion for staff, and family and community involvement. The purpose of this semester project is for undergraduate health education students to (1) explain the Coordinated School Health Program, (2) assess local schools’ health programs and policies using the School Health Index, (3) develop a School Health Improvement Plan, and (4) present their findings and recommendations for improving their schools’ physical activity, nutrition, tobacco prevention, asthma, and safety policies and programs.

Could Decision Trees Help Improve Farm Service Agency Lending Decisions?, Benjamin P. Foster, Jozef Zurada, Douglas K. Barney

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

This study examines whether a statistically derived decision tree could serve as a means to improve U.S.A. Farm Service Agency lending decisions. The study is a substantial extension and reanalysis of an earlier work by Barney, Graves and Johnson, (1999). Results indicate that a decision tree could be a valuable tool for Farm Service Agency employees in their lending decisions. The decision tree provides as good or better predictive accuracy than neural networks and logistic regression models at reasonable cutoff levels of Type II to Type I costs of lending. The decision tree also meets the transparency criteria for Farm …

Othering Obama : How Whiteness Is Used To Undermine Authority, David S. Owen

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

In this paper, I argue that the sociocultural structuring property of whiteness has been utilized to marginalize President Obama and effectively undermine his presidential authority. Whiteness functions in a largely invisible and ostensibly deracialized way to normalize the interests, needs, and values of whites, while at the same time marginalizing and devaluing the voice of people of color. Analyzing the health care debate through this theoretical lens generates insights into how the debate reproduced the system of racial oppression, and how whiteness functions in political discourse.

Associative / Dissociative Cognitive Strategies In Sustained Physical Activity: Literature Review And Proposal For A Mindfulness-Based Conceptual Model, Paul Salmon, Scott Hanneman, Brandon Harwood

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

We reviewed and summarize the extant literature on associative/dissociative cognitive strategies used by athletes and others in circumstances necessitating periods of sustained attention. This review covers studies published since a prior publication by Masters and Ogles (1998), and, in keeping with their approach, offers a methodological critique of the literature. We conclude that the distinction between associative and dissociative strategies has outlived its usefulness since initially proposed in an earlier era of ground-breaking research by Morgan and Pollock (1977) that was influenced to some extent by psychodynamic thinking. In recent years there has been an evolutionary shift in concepts of …

The Impact Of Reading First On Reading Achievement Scores In A Midwestern Elementary School, Julie Thomas

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Schools are facing tremendous pressure to demonstrate student proficiency through reading achievement scores. The recommendations from the report from the National Reading Panel (NICHD, 2000) concluded that fluency and comprehension are two of five essential areas in reading instruction. The principles of Reading First programs are based on the findings of the National Reading Panel. Many schools across the nation have received Reading First funds with the intent of increasing reading achievement scores. Federal Reading First funding is provided to school districts that meet state requirements for eligibility. This funding is provided to districts to assist schools in assessing reading …

Public Interest(S) And Fourth Amendment Enforcement, Alexander A. Reinert

Articles

Fourth Amendment events generate substantial controversy among the public and in the legal community. Yet there is orthodoxy to Fourth Amendment thinking, reflected in the near universal assumption by courts and commentators alike that the amendment creates only tension between privately held individual liberties and public-regarding interests in law enforcement and security. On this account, courts are faced with a clear choice when mediating Fourth Amendment conflicts: side with the individual by declaring a particular intrusion to be in violation of the Constitution or side with the public by permitting the intrusion. Scholarly literature and court decisions are accordingly littered …

National Security And The Shadows Of Judicial "Common Sense", Alexander A. Reinert

Articles

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Landscaping Health Financing Works In Pakistan, Shehla Zaidi, Shafqat Shehzad, Asad Sayeed, Liaquat Khowaja

Community Health Sciences

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Rethinking Guardianship (Again): Substituted Decision Making As A Violation Of The Integration Mandated Of Title Ii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, Leslie Salzman

Articles

In every state, when an adult has a diminished capacity to make decisions about personal affairs or property management, a court may transfer the individual’s right to make decisions to a guardian. This Article argues that, in most cases, it would be preferable to support decision making rather than supplant it through guardianship, and then seeks to locate a right to receive such support as a less restrictive alternative to the substituted decision making that characterizes guardianship.

Building on the reasoning in Olmstead v. L.C. and subsequent decisions interpreting the Americans with Disabilities Act’s integration mandate, this Article argues that …

A Comparative Study Of The Organizational Culture Of Capra Accredited And Non-Accredited Municipal Park And Recreation Agencies, John E. Farland

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to explore and examine the organizational cultures of municipal park and recreation agencies in the United States. Further, the study sought to compare the organizational cultures of municipal park and recreation agencies which have achieved accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) versus those who have not achieved CAPRA accreditation. Organizational culture according to Schein (1985) included characteristics found within a working environment, a pattern of assumptions, both written and assumed, passed on to new members. Authors throughout the literature wrote that all organizations have culture. Accreditation is a …

International Trade And The Financial Crisis Implications Of The Global Financial Crisis On International Trade And And Investment Regimes, Elizabeth Trujillo

Faculty Scholarship

One of the most distinctive aspects of this economic crisis was the coordinated efforts of nation-states, led by the G-20, to address the crisis within their domestic borders. While globalization has helped to shift the power of the nation-state toward global markets consisting of both state and non-state actors, international institutions governing global markets and free trade consist of representatives of the nation-state. With this financial crisis, it is clear that the nation-state is still in the picture, for it has been the nation-state, with its robust stimulus packages and capital reserves, that has marshaled our slow exit from this …