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Political Correctness, Roy Gane Dec 2010

Political Correctness, Roy Gane

Memory, Meaning & Faith

No abstract provided.


Midazolam Inhibits Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation And Learning Through Dual Central And Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor Activation And Neurosteroidogenesis, Kazuhiro Tokuda, Kazuko A. O'Dell, Yukitoshi Izumi, Charles F. Zorumski Dec 2010

Midazolam Inhibits Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation And Learning Through Dual Central And Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor Activation And Neurosteroidogenesis, Kazuhiro Tokuda, Kazuko A. O'Dell, Yukitoshi Izumi, Charles F. Zorumski

Open Access Publications

Benzodiazepines (BDZs) enhance GABA(A) receptor inhibition by direct actions on central BDZ receptors (CBRs). Although some BDZs also bind mitochondrial receptors [translocator protein (18 kDa) (TSPO)] and promote the synthesis of GABA-enhancing neurosteroids, the role of neurosteroids in the clinical effects of BDZs is unknown. In rat hippocampal slices, we compared midazolam, an anesthetic BDZ, with clonazepam, an anticonvulsant/anxiolytic BDZ that activates CBRs selectively. Midazolam, but not clonazepam, increased neurosteroid levels in CA1 pyramidal neurons without changing TSPO immunostaining. Midazolam, but not clonazepam, also augmented a form of spike inhibition after stimulation adjacent to the pyramidal cell layer and inhibited …


The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Dec 2010

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.


Chemical Vapor Deposition Of Silanes And Patterning On Silicon, Feng Zhang Dec 2010

Chemical Vapor Deposition Of Silanes And Patterning On Silicon, Feng Zhang

Theses and Dissertations

Self assembled monolayers (SAMs) are widely used for surface modification. Alkylsilane monolayers are one of the most widely deposited and studied SAMs. My work focuses on the preparation, patterning, and application of alkysilane monolayers. 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) is one of the most popular silanes used to make active surfaces for surface modification. To possibly improve the surface physical properties and increase options for processing this material, I prepared and studied a series of amino silane surfaces on silicon/silicon dioxide from APTES and two other related silanes by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). I also explored CVD of 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane on silicon and quartz. …


The Effects Of Chronic Ampk Activation On Hepatic Triglyceride Accumulation And Glycerol-3-Phosphate Acyltransferaseactivity With High Fat Feeding, Mary E. Curtis Dec 2010

The Effects Of Chronic Ampk Activation On Hepatic Triglyceride Accumulation And Glycerol-3-Phosphate Acyltransferaseactivity With High Fat Feeding, Mary E. Curtis

Theses and Dissertations

High fat feeding increases hepatic fat accumulation and is associated with hepatic insulin resistance. AMP Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) is thought to inhibit lipid synthesis by the acute inhibition of glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) activity and transcriptional regulation via SREBP-1c. The purpose of this study was to determine if chronic activation of AMPK prevented an increase in GPAT1 activity in rats fed a high fat diet. Rats were fed a control (C), or a high fat (HF) diet (60% fat) for 6 weeks and injected with saline or a daily AICAR dose of 0.5 mg/g body weight. Chronic AMPK activation by …


Modeling And Testing Of Dna Motion For Nanoinjection, Regis Agenor David Dec 2010

Modeling And Testing Of Dna Motion For Nanoinjection, Regis Agenor David

Theses and Dissertations

A new technique, called nanoinjection, is being developed to insert foreign DNA into a living cell. Such DNA transfection is commonly used to create transgenic organisms vital to the study of genetics, immunology, and many other biological sciences. In nanoinjection, DNA, which has a net negative charge, is electrically attracted to a micromachined lance. The lance then pierces the cell membranes, and the voltage on the lance is reversed, repelling the DNA into the cell. It is shown that DNA motion is strongly correlated to ion transport through a process called electrophoresis. Gel electrophoresis is used to move DNA using …


Information-Seeking Behavior Of Novelists In Archives, Cary G. Osborne Dec 2010

Information-Seeking Behavior Of Novelists In Archives, Cary G. Osborne

Journal of Western Archives

Archives are a frequently untapped resource for novelists. Accounts of daily life, the lives of individuals, details of specific eras, and other minutiae found in the documents and memorabilia housed in archives can be used to fill out the essential scenes and events of the stories. Such facts and personal details help fiction writers make their stories real to readers and keep misconceptions and factual errors out. This study looks at the limited literature on the subject of authors in archives and presents examples of the types of information housed in particular archives to illustrate the kinds of details that …


Cooperating Teachers’ Perceptions Of Pedagogical Importance, Competence, And Programmatic Need: A Frontline Assessment Of Agricultural Student Teachers, Amy Crump, John C. Ricketts, Dennis W. Duncan Dec 2010

Cooperating Teachers’ Perceptions Of Pedagogical Importance, Competence, And Programmatic Need: A Frontline Assessment Of Agricultural Student Teachers, Amy Crump, John C. Ricketts, Dennis W. Duncan

Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development

The purpose of this descriptive study was to determine, as witnessed by cooperating teachers, what learning gaps student teachers brought to the student teaching experience “Supervision of student teachers during student teaching is a very important exercise in teacher training” (Thobega & Miller, 2008, p. 65)..Cooperating teachers spend 10 plus weeks observing student teachers of agricultural education in [state]. One may argue that the cooperating teacher is the best judge of success when looking at the student teacher. Cooperating teachers believed using computers and multimedia in classroom teaching was a strength student teachers possessed. The cooperating teachers felt that the …


Training And Perceived Organizational Support: An Analysis Of The Impact Of The Organizational Training Support Index And The Survey Of Perceived Organizational Support, Mark A. Mcknight Dec 2010

Training And Perceived Organizational Support: An Analysis Of The Impact Of The Organizational Training Support Index And The Survey Of Perceived Organizational Support, Mark A. Mcknight

Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development

Both the Survey of Perceived Organizational Support and the Organizational Training Support Index focus on employee perceptions of organizational support. The present research asked three specific questions related to the relationship between these instruments and their respective constructs. A positive, moderate relationship was found between the two items. Additionally, the present research indicates similar reliability coefficients between the two instruments. Finally, neither gender nor education levels were found to mediate differences between the constructs.


Job Dissatisfaction: A Factor In Maintaining A Highly-Qualified Family And Consumers Sciences Teacher Workforce, Sally E. Arnett, Frederick W. Polkinghorne Dec 2010

Job Dissatisfaction: A Factor In Maintaining A Highly-Qualified Family And Consumers Sciences Teacher Workforce, Sally E. Arnett, Frederick W. Polkinghorne

Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development

The supply and demand mismatch in available family and consumer sciences (FACS) teachers in the State of Illinois makes it essential that attrition among highly qualified FACS teachers be decreased or eliminated. Job dissatisfaction has been a signification predictor of the decision to end employment. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify specific factors that contributed to the level of job satisfaction or dissatisfaction among Illinois FACS teachers. Using a descriptive research design, members of the Illinois Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Association were asked to participate in an online survey. Results revealed the majority (95.06%) of participants …


Measuring Awareness Of The Impacts Of Change In The Public Health Workforce: A Precursory Step In Promoting A Shared Vision Via Cross-Sectoral Collaboration, Anthony G. Robins, Dhitinut Ratnapradipa, Kadi R. Bliss Dec 2010

Measuring Awareness Of The Impacts Of Change In The Public Health Workforce: A Precursory Step In Promoting A Shared Vision Via Cross-Sectoral Collaboration, Anthony G. Robins, Dhitinut Ratnapradipa, Kadi R. Bliss

Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development

Public health is currently undergoing significant changes and becoming increasingly dependent on one another to achieve their missions. The restructuring is forcing public health stakeholders to reexamine their present and future roles. This case study examines a local health department’s staff and its awareness of the department’s epidemiology program as a practical framework for thinking about and implementing cross-sectoral collaboration. An OEB (Office of Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Awareness Survey was developed and administered to 492 participants at the Allegheny County Health Department. Cross-sectional analysis examined associations between demographics, behavioral and cultural factors, and help seeking (attempts at collaboration). Results indicate …


Book Reviews And Notes. Dec 2010

Book Reviews And Notes.

The Open Court

No abstract provided.


"Memorandum" Instead Of "Reply,", Thaddeus B. Wakeman Dec 2010

"Memorandum" Instead Of "Reply,", Thaddeus B. Wakeman

The Open Court

No abstract provided.


The Morning Glory., Paul Carus Dec 2010

The Morning Glory., Paul Carus

The Open Court

No abstract provided.


Ethos Anthropoi Daimon. Dec 2010

Ethos Anthropoi Daimon.

The Open Court

No abstract provided.


New Forms Of Music., I. L. Schoen Dec 2010

New Forms Of Music., I. L. Schoen

The Open Court

No abstract provided.


Exploration In Egypt. An American Society To Do The Work. Dec 2010

Exploration In Egypt. An American Society To Do The Work.

The Open Court

No abstract provided.


A Representative Hindu., Myron H. Phelps Dec 2010

A Representative Hindu., Myron H. Phelps

The Open Court

No abstract provided.


Glimpses Of Islam In Egypt., Madame Emilie Hyacinthe Loyson Dec 2010

Glimpses Of Islam In Egypt., Madame Emilie Hyacinthe Loyson

The Open Court

No abstract provided.


Zoroaster's Contributions To Christianity., Paul Carus Dec 2010

Zoroaster's Contributions To Christianity., Paul Carus

The Open Court

No abstract provided.


The Secrets Of Second Sight., Henry Ridgely Evans Dec 2010

The Secrets Of Second Sight., Henry Ridgely Evans

The Open Court

No abstract provided.


Professor Lawrence H. Mills On The Logos Conception., Paul Carus Dec 2010

Professor Lawrence H. Mills On The Logos Conception., Paul Carus

The Open Court

No abstract provided.


Ambiguities., Theodore Gilman Dec 2010

Ambiguities., Theodore Gilman

The Open Court

No abstract provided.


Staff Council Rewards And Recognition Committee Meeting, 12/14/2010, Unm Staff Council Dec 2010

Staff Council Rewards And Recognition Committee Meeting, 12/14/2010, Unm Staff Council

UNM Staff Council

No abstract provided.


The Carbonate System In Natural Waters, Hector Bustos-Serrano Dec 2010

The Carbonate System In Natural Waters, Hector Bustos-Serrano

Open Access Dissertations

Reliable measurements of the thermodynamics of the carbonate system are needed to better understand the CO2 system in natural waters. New measurements of the carbonic acid pK1* and pK2* in seawater have been made over a wide range of temperatures (1 to 50°C) and salinities. The commonly used CO2 constants of Mehrbach et al., (1973) were limited to salinities (19 to 43) and temperatures (2 to 35°C). They cannot be used to study estuarine or fresh waters. The results of these measured pK1* and pK2* values are in good agreement with those determined using the Miami Pitzer equations (Millero and …


Physiological Effects Of High Salinity In Teleost Fish, Janet Genz Dec 2010

Physiological Effects Of High Salinity In Teleost Fish, Janet Genz

Open Access Dissertations

Natural exposure to hypersaline environments occurs in many fish species (e.g. in tidal pools, lakes, estuaries, or due to migration). Fish in environments that are more concentrated than their extracellular fluids experience continual diffusive water loss which they combat by drinking. Intestinal Na+ and Cl- absorption drives water uptake and concentrates impermeable MgSO4 in the lumen. Epithelial Cl- absorption occurs in part by apical Cl-/HCO3- exchange, with HCO3- provided by transepithelial transport and/or by carbonic anhydrase-mediated hydration of endogenous CO2. Hydration of CO2 also liberates H+, which is excreted across either the basolateral or apical membranes. Transport of water, ions, …


Contrasting View On Asphaltene And Human Cardiac Troponin I: A Surface Chemistry And Spectroscopy Perspective, Jhony Orbulescu Dec 2010

Contrasting View On Asphaltene And Human Cardiac Troponin I: A Surface Chemistry And Spectroscopy Perspective, Jhony Orbulescu

Open Access Dissertations

Surface chemistry has proven in the recent years that it could be used for a variety of applications. In the current work, the surface chemistry and spectroscopic techniques are used to emphasize their great potential in aggregation studies of UG8 asphaltene and the contrasting results for a surface chemistry perspective for the human cardiac troponin I. The first part of the work focuses on the influence of different spreading solvents on the aggregation of UG8 asphaltene and their comparison to the literature on the topic. It is shown that the surface chemistry approach employed in the current work has significant …


The Fierce Green Fire: Vol. 1 Issue 7, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program Dec 2010

The Fierce Green Fire: Vol. 1 Issue 7, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.


Biomarkers Of Mild Cognitive Impairment And Alzheimer's Disease, Mark A. Lovell, Bert C. Lynn Dec 2010

Biomarkers Of Mild Cognitive Impairment And Alzheimer's Disease, Mark A. Lovell, Bert C. Lynn

Chemistry Faculty Patents

A method for quantifying a neurodegenerative disorder in a patient that includes obtaining a fluid sample from the subject; measuring a protein biomarker complex in said fluid sample and correlating the measurement with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease status. The biomarkers include those that comprise at least one of a transthyretin protein and/or a prostaglandin-H2 D-isomerase protein, and at least one second, different protein selected from a transthyretin, prostaglandin-H2 D-isomerase, beta-2-microglobulin, cystatin C, superoxide dismutase [Cu—Zn], plasma retinol-binding protein, phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein, carbonic anhydrase 2, prostaglandin-H2 D-isomerase, and/or serotransferrin protein.


12-14-2010 Swosu Music Faculty To Perform In Taiwan, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Dec 2010

12-14-2010 Swosu Music Faculty To Perform In Taiwan, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2010

Three faculty members from the Southwestern Oklahoma State University Department of Music in Weatherford will be part of a concert marking the anniversary of the Taipei Municipal University in Taipei, Taiwan.