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Watching Avatar Through Deleuzian 3d, Desire, Deterritorialization, And Doubling: A Postcolonial Eco-Theological Review, Jea Sophia Oh

Philosophy Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Latest Developments Of Icao On Wildlife Hazard Reduction, Yong Wang

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 13th (2011)

Bird Strikes – an Increasing Safety and Economic Concern

Bird strikes are an increasing safety and economic concern, annually costing commercial air carriers over $1.2 billion USD

Learjet 45 strike with pigeons at Linate Airport, Italy, June 2003. Aircraft and building destroyed, two pilots killed.

Why?:
1. Increasing populations of large- and flocking- bird species.
2. Faster quieter turbofan-powered aircraft.
3. Non Bird Strike resistant airframes and engines, relative to large- and flocking-bird species.

Overview

•ICAO bird strikes analysis (IBIS)
•Amendment 10 to Annex 14, Volume I
•Airport Services Manual, Part 3 – Wildlife Control and Reduction (4th edition)

Amendment …

Law Library Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 3 - September/October 2011, Kresge Law Library

Law Library Newsletter

Over the summer a number of us on the law library staff attended the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries. We were pleased to receive the Excellence in Marketing Award in the ―Best Newsletter‖ category. This award recognizes one of our many efforts that support our objective to remain a vibrant part of the Notre Dame Law School community.

Read about more than 1500 new e-books now avail-able to you through the library. Find out how to get in touch with your friendly Lexis and West representatives. Read an update from the IT department concerning changes to …

Time Cost Measurement Of Travel In Sydney And Implications For Public Transport Patronage Potential, David Emerson, Bruno Parolin

World Transit Research

This paper reports on findings from a study of which the central research aim was to understand the spatial characteristics of linked trips initiated from three dissimilar areas of Sydney, and to measure the times and costs of these trips by mode. Travel desire was graphically shown to be almost a uniform pattern of linked movement in all directions from the home, almost regardless of where in Sydney the home was located. The transport services were examined to establish just how well public transport was capable of satisfying this revealed demand. The three study areas were well serviced by public …

Positioning Needs For Public Transport, Nicola Mosca, Rocco Zito

World Transit Research

Public transport is often deemed to be a solution to reduce traffic congestion problems. A positive perception of this service is vital to getting more and more people to use this efficient mode of transportation. Accurate and reliable positioning systems, also known as Automatic Vehicle Location systems, play a major role in enabling fleet management systems (FMS) to achieve better planning and scheduling outcomes and hence provide a positive perception of the service. New positioning technologies are continuously being developed, due to ongoing demand of fleet management systems to provide better public transport services. However more research is required to …

Reducing The Length Of Time Between Harvest And The Secondary Gonadotropin-Releasing Factor Immunization Improves Growth Performance And Clears Boar Taint Compounds In Male Finishing Pig, A K. Lealiifano, John R. Pluske, R R. Nicholls, F R. Dunshea, R G. Campbell, D P. Hennessy, D W. Miller, Christian F. Hansen, Bruce P. Mullan

Animal production and livestock research articles

The objective of this study was to evaluate whether altering the timing of the secondary anti-gonadotropin-releasing factor (GnRF) immunization closer to slaughter in male finishing pigs would reduce the increase in P2 fat depth (6.5 cm from the midline over the last rib), while still limiting the incidence of boar taint. Entire male pigs are immunized against GnRF to reduce the concentration of testicular steroids that in turn limits the incidence of boar taint. Additionally, testicle measurements and color measurements were taken to examine whether they could be used to differentiate nonimmunized entire males from immunized male pigs. A total …

Informal Screencasting: Results Of A Customer-Satisfaction Survey With A Convenience Sample, Jody Bailey

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

Purpose: Informal screencasting (i.e., capturing your actions on a computer screen with the goal of showing others how to accomplish tasks on a website or in a given software environment) is defined and described. Customer-satisfaction survey results from 103 faculty, staff, and students are presented. Design/methodology/approach: An online survey revealing customer satisfaction with informal screencasts was made available in spring 2010 to faculty, staff, and students of a mid-sized public university in Arlington, Texas, USA. Results are compiled, analyzed, and presented here. Findings: Most participants' reactions to the librarian's informal screencasts were positive or quite positive, but many participants still …

Removal Of Residual Koh From Palm Oil Based Biodiesel Using Deep Eutectic Solvents, K. Shahbaz, F.S. Mjalli, M.A. Hashim, I.M. Alnashef

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The Produced biodiesel through the alkali-catalyzed transesterification must be treated before utilization as an alternative fuel. Low content of catalyst is one of the important pointers needed for passing the EN 14214 and ASTM D6751 international biodiesel standards. In this work, potassium hydroxide (KOH) was selected as catalyst for the transesterification reaction. Two different salts namely; methyl triphenyl phosphunium bromide (MTPB) and choline chloride (ChCl) in combination with four different hydrogen bond donors namely; glycerol, ethylene glycol, 2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide and triethylen glycol were selected to synthesis eighteen deep eutectic solvents (DESs). These DESs were employed as solvents for the removal of …

Sex Chromosome Mosaicism And Hybrid Speciation Among Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies, Krushnamegh Kunte, Cristina Shea, Matthew Aardema, J. Mark Scriber, Thomas E. Juenger, Lawrence E. Gilbert, Marcus R. Kronforst

Department of Biology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Hybrid speciation, or the formation of a daughter species due to interbreeding between two parental species, is a potentially important means of diversification, because it generates new forms from existing variation. However, factors responsible for the origin and maintenance of hybrid species are largely unknown. Here we show that the North American butterfly Papilio appalachiensis is a hybrid species, with genomic admixture from Papilio glaucus and Papilio canadensis. Papilio appalachiensis has a mosaic phenotype, which is hypothesized to be the result of combining sex-linked traits from P. glaucus and P. canadensis. We show that P. appalachiensis' Z-linked genes associated with …

The Robot’S Record: Protecting The Value Of Intellectual Property In Music When Automation Drives The Marginal Cost Of Music Production To Zero, William P. Jacobson

Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review

Technologies such as the Internet and MP3 file format have taken their toll on the traditional business models used by entities like record labels and music retailers. Now, technological innovations such as open-sourcing, crowdsourcing, and compu-sourcing are resulting in a democratization of music production that threatens to end the monopoly skilled musicians enjoy in the music-creation marketplace. These innovations are also driving the generation of an increasing supply of music with few or no reserved copyrights and a potential decline in the average value of intellectual property in music. This Comment explores the threat computer-generated music poses to the music …

Blood, Brains, And Bludgeoning, But Not Breasts: An Analysis And Critique Of Brown V. Entertainment Merchants Association, Margaret E. Jennings

Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review

In Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Ass’n, the Supreme Court held that a California statute banning the sale of extremely violent video games to minors was uncon-stitutional because it violated minors’ First Amendment rights. This decision high-lights the Court’s inconsistent application of evidentiary standards required for States to regulate the sale of erotic (not obscene) content and the sale of violent content to children.

T10c12-Cla Maintains Higher Bone Mineral Density During Aging By Modulating Osteoclastogenesis And Bone Marrow Adiposity, Md M. Rahman, Ganesh V. Halade, Paul J. Williams, Gabriel Fernandes

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) has been shown to positively influence calcium and bone metabolism. Earlier, we showed that CLA (equal mixture of c9t11-CLA and t10c12-CLA) could protect age-associated bone loss by modulating inflammatory markers and osteoclastogenesis. Since, c9t11-CLA and t10c12-CLA isomers differentially regulate functional parameters and gene expression in different cell types, we examined the efficacy of individual CLA isomers against age-associated bone loss using 12 months old C57BL/6 female mice fed for 6 months with 10% corn oil (CO), 9.5% CO+0.5% c9t11-CLA, 9.5% CO+0.5% t10c12-CLA or 9.5% CO+0.25% c9t11-CLA+0.25% t10c12-CLA. Mice fed a t10c12-CLA diet maintained a significantly higher …

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, September 1, 2011, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• Prerequisite Change
• Delete Course

Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• Credit Hour Change

Huntsman School of Business

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Management Information Systems

• Prerequisite Change

Elementary and Secondary Education Program (School of TEAL)

• New Course

Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Title Change

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

• Delete Course

Department of Journalism and Communication

• New Course

Department of Languages, …

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, September 1, 2011, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• Prerequisite Change
• Delete Course

Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• Credit Hour Change

Huntsman School of Business

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Management Information Systems

• Prerequisite Change

Elementary and Secondary Education Program (School of TEAL)

• New Course

Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Title Change

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

• Delete Course

Department of Journalism and Communication

• New Course

Department of Languages, …

Exponent Vol. 43, No. 1, 2011-09-01, University Of Alabama In Huntsville

2011

No abstract provided.

Enhancing Arabidopsis Leaf Growth By Engineering The Brassinosteroid Insensitive1 Receptor Kinase, Man Ho Oh, Jindong Sun, Dong Ha Oh, Raymond E. Zielinski, Steven D. Clouse, Steven C. Huber

Faculty Publications

The BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE1 (BRI1) receptor kinase has recently been shown to possess tyrosine kinase activity, and preventing autophosphorylation of the tyrosine-831 regulatory site by site-directed mutagenesis enhances shoot growth. In this study, we characterized the increased leaf growth of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants expressing BRI1(Y831F)-Flag compared with BRI1-Flag (both driven by the native promoter and expressed in the bri1-5 weak allele background) and provide insights into the possible mechanisms involved. On average, relative leaf growth rate was increased 16% in the Y831F plants (in the bri1-5 background), and the gain of function of the Y831F-directed mutant was dominant in the …

Stat5a Expression In Swiss 3t3 Cells Promotes Adipogenesis In Vivo In An Athymic Mice Model System, William C. Stewart, Lisa A. Pearcy, Z. Elizabeth Floyd, Jacqueline M. Stephens

Faculty Publications

Many studies from our laboratories and others have shown that STAT5 expression and activity are increased during adipogenesis of murine and human adipocytes. Ectopic expression of STAT5A in fibroblasts or preadipocytes can confer or enhance adipogenesis. To determine whether STAT5A also plays a role in adipogenesis in vivo, we injected athymic mice with Swiss 3T3 cells expressing an empty pBABE retrovirus, Swiss cells expressing a pBABE retrovirus-containing STAT5A, or 3T3-F442A preadipocytes. Athymic mice injected with either 3T3-F442A cells or Swiss 3T3 cells expressing STAT5A resulted in fat pad formation at the site of injection. However, mice injected with Swiss cells …

Faculty Senate Newsletter, September 2011, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College

LSU Faculty Senate Publications

Message from President: It would be fair enough to borrow from Shakespeare and proclaim the long budget crisis, which bodes to run from 2008 until 2013, as the fully nuclear winter of our discontent. Alas for the spirits of sorrow, the perpetual summer of our tropical state leaves us without adequate imagery to describe the gloom that pervades a campus that has been daunted by the people’s penury and demoralized by unaccountable private critics of exposed public servants. As Shakespeare well understood when he analyzed King Richard III, the deformity of the world eventually deforms even the strongest soul. Several …

Calophya Latiforceps, A New Species Of Jumping Plant Lice (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) Associated With Schinus Terebinthifolius (Anacardiaceae) In Brazil, D. Burckhardt, J. P. Cuda, V. Manrique, R. Diaz, W. A. Overholt, D. A. Williams, L. R. Christ, M. D. Vitorino

Faculty Publications

Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi, is a perennial woody plant native to Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay that is recognized as one of the most invasive weeds in Florida. A new species of leaflet galling psyllid was discovered attacking Brazilian peppertree in Bahia, Brazil in March 2010. In this paper, a formal morphological description of the new psyllid Calophya latiforceps sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) is presented along with molecular evidence confirming new species designation. This previously unknown natural enemy may have potential as a biological control agent for the Brazilian peppertree. Copyright © 2011 BioOne All rights reserved.

The Method And The Message, Corie Rosen

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Legal Developments Since The Enactment Of The Oil Spill Liability Act Of 1990, Jay Angle, Anna Leonenko, Katelyn Overmiller, Rebecca Ternes, Katie Wagner, Kenneth Stark

Penn State Environmental Law Review (1991 - 2011)

No abstract provided.

Sbe Notícias, Ano 6, No. 201, September 1, 2011, Marcelo A. Rasteiro, Delci K. Ishida

SBE Notícias

Assinado Termo de Cooperação entre SBE, Votorantim Cimentos e Reserva da Biosfera; 4ª Fase do Projeto Caverna do Diabo; Convite para refiliação à SBE; Espeleólogos franceses visitam o parque Pedra da Boca em Araruna PB; Descoberta nova espécie de enguia; Sexo com homens das cavernas garantiu aos humanos um salto imunológico; Rio de 6 mil km é descoberto embaixo do rio Amazonas; Calor faz crescer visitas em caverna do Japão; Foto do Leitor: Lapa de São Vicente (GO-05)

Arabidopsis Rtnlb1 And Rtnlb2 Reticulon-Like Proteins Regulate Intracellular Trafficking And Activity Of The Fls2 Immune Receptor, Hyoung Yool Lee, Christopher Hyde Bowen, George Viorel Popescu, Hong Gu Kang, Naohiro Kato, Shisong Ma, Savithramma Dinesh-Kumar, Michael Snyder, Sorina Claudia Popescu

Faculty Publications

Receptors localized at the plasma membrane are critical for the recognition of pathogens. The molecular determinants that regulate receptor transport to the plasma membrane are poorly understood. In a screen for proteins that interact with the FLAGELIN-SENSITIVE2 (FLS2) receptor using Arabidopsis thaliana protein microarrays, we identified the reticulon-like protein RTNLB1. We showed that FLS2 interacts in vivo with both RTNLB1 and its homolog RTNLB2 and that a Ser-rich region in the N-terminal tail of RTNLB1 is critical for the interaction with FLS2. Transgenic plants that lack RTNLB1 and RTNLB2 (rtnlb1 rtnlb2) or overexpress RTNLB1 (RTNLB1ox) exhibit reduced activation of FLS2-dependent …

Decoding The Genome With An Integrative Analysis Tool: Combinatorial Crm Decoder, Keunsoo Kang, Joomyeong Kim, Jae Hoon Chung, Daeyoup Lee

Faculty Publications

The identification of genome-wide cis-regulatory modules (CRMs) and characterization of their associated epigenetic features are fundamental steps toward the understanding of gene regulatory networks. Although integrative analysis of available genome-wide information can provide new biological insights, the lack of novel methodologies has become a major bottleneck. Here, we present a comprehensive analysis tool called combinatorial CRM decoder (CCD), which utilizes the publicly available information to identify and characterize genome-wide CRMs in a species of interest. CCD first defines a set of the epigenetic features which is significantly associated with a set of known CRMs as a code called 'trace code', …

The Faculty Notebook, September 2011, Provost's Office

Faculty Notebook

The Faculty Notebook is published periodically by the Office of the Provost at Gettysburg College to bring to the attention of the campus community accomplishments and activities of academic interest. Faculty are encouraged to submit materials for consideration for publication to the Associate Provost for Faculty Development. Copies of this publication are available at the Office of the Provost.

First Choice, September 2011, Wusf Public Media

First Choice Monthly Newsletter

The September 2011 issue of WUSF's newsletter "First Choice."

Neural Correlates Of Visual–Spatial Attention In Electrocorticographic Signals In Humans, Aysegul Gunduz, Peter Brunner, Amy Daitch, Eric C. Leuthardt, Anthony L. Ritaccio, Bijan Pesaran, Gerwin Schalk

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Usda Nutrient Data Set For Retail Beef Cuts, Marybeth L. Duvall, Seema Bhagwat, Juliette C. Howe, Joanne M. Holden, Kristine Y. Patterson

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Purpose
This data set provides retailers with a tool to find the most accurate beef nutrient data for the purpose of on-pack nutrition labeling. This data set focuses on the beef cuts identified by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) for nutrition labeling and, in addition, some new Beef Value Cuts.

Introduction
Since 1990’s, nutrient composition data for beef products in the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (SR) have been updated regularly. These updates have been important since changes in animal husbandry practices and industry procedures have led to the availability of leaner cuts, as well …

Gla Awards And In The News

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Analyses Of Sorex Longirostris Distribution In Arkansas And Across The Mississippi River, Garrett Adam Mikel

Theses and Dissertations

The southeastern shrew (Sorex longirostris) is considered uncommon and a Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Arkansas, exhibiting an apparent gap in eastern Arkansas. Soricinae are exceptionally small and short-lived with limited dispersal, making them especially prone to speciation through long-term zoogeographic barriers to gene flow consistent with phylogeographic category 1. Therefore, I compiled Arkansas occurrences, evaluated persistence at previous capture sites in the state, surveyed additional counties, quantified microhabitat at my capture locations, and evaluated systematic status of S. longirostris east and west of the Mississippi River using mitochondrial DNA. Number of documented specimens in Arkansas has increased to …