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Eng 1001g-054: Composition And Language, Philip Gallagher Aug 2011

Eng 1001g-054: Composition And Language, Philip Gallagher

Fall 2011

No abstract provided.

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Physiological Trade-Offs In Self-Maintenance: Plumage Molt And Stress Physiology In Birds, Jamie M. Cornelius, Nicole Perfito, Richard Zann, Creagh W. Breuner, Thomas P. Hahn Aug 2011

Physiological Trade-Offs In Self-Maintenance: Plumage Molt And Stress Physiology In Birds, Jamie M. Cornelius, Nicole Perfito, Richard Zann, Creagh W. Breuner, Thomas P. Hahn

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Trade-offs between self-maintenance processes can affect life-history evolution. Integument replacement and the stress response both promote self-maintenance and affect survival in vertebrates. Relationships between the two processes have been studied most extensively in birds, where hormonal stress suppression is down regulated during molt in seasonal species, suggesting a resource-based trade-off between the two processes. The only species found to differ are the rock dove and Eurasian tree sparrow, at least one of which performs a very slow molt that may reduce resource demands during feather growth, permitting investment in the stress response. To test for the presence of a molt–stress …

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Green Beans, Brianne Sherwood, Elizabeth Inman Aug 2011

Green Beans, Brianne Sherwood, Elizabeth Inman

USU Student Organic Farm Newsletter

Green beans are thought to have originated in Peru and spread through South and Central America by Indian tribes. Spanish explorers introduced them into Europe in the 16th century. Surveys indicate that 60% of commercially grown green beans are produced in the United States. Particularly, Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Wisconsin produce the greatest amount of green beans in the United States.

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Lectin-Functionalized Carboxymethylated Kappa-Carrageenan Microparticles For Oral Insulin Delivery, Kok Hoong Leong Aug 2011

Lectin-Functionalized Carboxymethylated Kappa-Carrageenan Microparticles For Oral Insulin Delivery, Kok Hoong Leong

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

We hypothesized that pH-responsive carboxymethylated kappa-carrageenan microparticles could protect entrapped oral insulin from acidic and proteolytic degradation in the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to prepare and characterize insulin entrapped in lectin-functionalized carboxymethylated kappa-carrageenan microparticles and to evaluate their therapeutic efficacy in vitro and in vivo. The encapsulation of insulin was performed using an ionic gelation technique and was optimized to give an encapsulation efficiency of 94.2 ± 2.6% and a drug-loading capacity of 13.5 ± 0.4%. The microparticles were further surface-lectin-functionalized for improved intestinal mucoadhesiveness. The oral administration of insulin entrapped in the microparticles led …

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Quantum Diffusion-Limited Aggregation, David Bradley Johnson Aug 2011

Quantum Diffusion-Limited Aggregation, David Bradley Johnson

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Though classical random walks have been studied for many years, research concerning their quantum analogues, quantum random walks, has only come about recently. Numerous simulations of both types of walks have been run and analyzed, and are generally well-understood. Research pertaining to one of the more important properties of classical random walks, namely, their ability to build fractal structures in diffusion-limited aggregation, has been particularly noteworthy. However, nobody has yet pursued this avenue of research in the realm of quantum random walks. The study of random walks and the structures they build has various applications in materials science. Since all …

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Dynamic Characterization Of The Ikk:Κbα:Nfκb Negative Feedback Loop Using Real-Time Bioluminescence Imaging, Britney Moss Aug 2011

Dynamic Characterization Of The Ikk:Κbα:Nfκb Negative Feedback Loop Using Real-Time Bioluminescence Imaging, Britney Moss

All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

The transcription factor NF-κB is a pivotal regulator of mammalian cell function, modulating genes implicated in cellular stress responses, proliferation, differentiation, cell survival and apoptosis, as well as immune and inflammatory responses. Improper regulation of NF-κB signaling has been implicated in a myriad of human pathological disorders, including cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, chronic inflammation, and various cancers. A key regulatory node within canonical NF-κB signaling is the IKK:NF-κB: IκBα negative feedback loop that plays a major role in regulating the strength and duration of NF-κB transcriptional activity. We have developed and characterized an unique bioluminescent reporter (κB5àIκBα-FLuc) …

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A Preliminary Report On Disordered Speech With Deep Brain Stimulation In Individuals With Parkinson's Disease, Christopher Dromey, Suzy Bjarnason Aug 2011

A Preliminary Report On Disordered Speech With Deep Brain Stimulation In Individuals With Parkinson's Disease, Christopher Dromey, Suzy Bjarnason

Faculty Publications

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) has proven effective in treating the major motor symptoms of advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). The aim of this study was to learn which laryngeal and articulatory acoustic features changed in patients who were reported to have worse speech with stimulation. Six volunteers with PD who had bilateral STN electrodes were recorded with DBS turned on or off. Perceptual ratings reflected poorer speech performance with DBS on. Acoustic measures of articulation (corner vowel formants, diphthong slopes, and a spirantization index) and phonation (perturbation, long-term average spectrum) as well as verbal fluency scores …

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Rammell V. State Clerk's Record Dckt. 38724 Aug 2011

Rammell V. State Clerk's Record Dckt. 38724

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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Intra-Operative Neural Response Telemetry And Acoustic Reflex Assessment Using An Advance-In-Stylet Technique And Modiolus-Hugging : A Prospective Cohort Study, Abdulrahman Hagr Aug 2011

Intra-Operative Neural Response Telemetry And Acoustic Reflex Assessment Using An Advance-In-Stylet Technique And Modiolus-Hugging : A Prospective Cohort Study, Abdulrahman Hagr

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: The development of cochlear implant (CI) electrode arrays has focused on the use of a minimally invasive technique involving a modiolus-hugging placement of the electrode. The aim of this study was to evaluate the “advance-in-stylet” (AIS) technique compared to the advance-off-stylet (AOS) technique recommended for the current cochlear Nucleus® device. In the AIS technique, the stylet is not removed. We evaluated the electrical auditory thresholds measured when the stylet was removed (modiolus-hugging) compared to measurements taken with the stylet in place (lateral wall cochlea electrode placement). Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 30 consecutive patients received unilateral Nucleus Freedom® …

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Comparison Of Genomic And Proteomic Data In Recurrent Airway Obstruction Affected Horses Using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis, Julien Racine, Vinzenz Gerber, Marybeth Miskovic Feutz, C Paige Riley, Jiri Adamec, June E. Swinburne, Laurent Couetil Aug 2011

Comparison Of Genomic And Proteomic Data In Recurrent Airway Obstruction Affected Horses Using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis, Julien Racine, Vinzenz Gerber, Marybeth Miskovic Feutz, C Paige Riley, Jiri Adamec, June E. Swinburne, Laurent Couetil

Department of Comparative Pathobiology Faculty Publications

Background: Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) is a severe chronic respiratory disease affecting horses worldwide, though mostly in the Northern hemisphere. Environmental as well as genetic factors strongly influence the course and prognosis of the disease. Research has been focused on characterization of immunologic factors contributing to inflammatory responses, on genetic linkage analysis, and, more recently, on proteomic analysis of airway secretions from affected horses. The goal of this study was to investigate the interactions between eight candidate genes previously identified in a genetic linkage study and proteins expressed in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) collected from healthy and RAO-affected horses. The …

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The Enzyme Activities Of Opine And Lactate Dehydrogenases In The Gills, Mantle, Foot, And Adductor Of The Hard Clam Meretrix Lusoria, An-Chin Lee, Kuen-Tsung Lee Aug 2011

The Enzyme Activities Of Opine And Lactate Dehydrogenases In The Gills, Mantle, Foot, And Adductor Of The Hard Clam Meretrix Lusoria, An-Chin Lee, Kuen-Tsung Lee

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

Alanopine dehydrogenase (ADH) and both ADH and strombine dehydrogenase (SDH) are respectively the major opine dehydrogenases in the gills and mantle of hard clam under normoxia. However, ADH, octopine dehydrogenase (ODH), and SDH are the predominant opine dehydrogenases in the foot and adductor of the hard clam under normoxia. After anoxic exposure, significant increases in the activities of opine dehydrogenases in the gills were observed for ADH as well as SDH and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). However, the activities of ADH and SDH in the mantle were not responsive to anoxic exposure. Activities of ADH, ODH, SDH, and LDH in the …

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Shaken Baby Syndrome As A Form Of Abusive Head Trauma, Muna Al-Saadoon, Ibtisam B. Elnour, Anuradha Aug 2011

Shaken Baby Syndrome As A Form Of Abusive Head Trauma, Muna Al-Saadoon, Ibtisam B. Elnour, Anuradha

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is a form of abuse that is characterised by brain injury. Because of the subtle and yet debilitating neurobehavioural impairment which ensues, SBS represents a diagnostic dilemma for attending clinicians. The situation is made worse by the young age of the affected child who may not be capable of explaining what happened. SBS has been reported in many parts of the world. To our knowledge, there is a dearth of literature on the topic from Arab/Islamic countries. This article attempts to shed light on the syndrome by reviewing information on the aetiology of SBS, as well …

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Second National Update On Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Copd) Oman Respiratory Society And Sultan Qaboos University 14th October 2010, Sultan Qaboos University Aug 2011

Second National Update On Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Copd) Oman Respiratory Society And Sultan Qaboos University 14th October 2010, Sultan Qaboos University

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

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The Abundance And Infection Status Of Anopheles Spp. Mosquitoes At Three Sites In Loudoun County, Northern Virginia, Priya Krishnan Aug 2011

The Abundance And Infection Status Of Anopheles Spp. Mosquitoes At Three Sites In Loudoun County, Northern Virginia, Priya Krishnan

Theses and Dissertations

Malaria is a re-emerging infectious disease with approximately half of the world's population at risk. In the US, since the 1950’s the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has been reporting between 1,000 and 1,500 cases of malaria every year. A majority of these cases were among US travellers and were attributed to Plasmodium falciparum. In August 2002, two cases of human malaria due to Plasmodium vivax were reported in Loudoun County, Northern Virginia. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that these cases were acquired locally. This was because of an absence of other risk factors such as international …

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Blended Learning As An Effective Pedagogical Paradigm For Biomedical Science, Perry Hartfield Aug 2011

Blended Learning As An Effective Pedagogical Paradigm For Biomedical Science, Perry Hartfield

Higher Learning Research Communications

Blended learning combines face-to-face class based and online teaching and learning delivery in order to increase flexibility in how, when, and where students study and learn. The development, integration, and promotion of blended learning in frameworks of curriculum design can optimize the opportunities afforded by information and communication technologies and, concomitantly, accommodate a broad range of student learning styles. This study critically reviews the potential benefits of blended learning as a progressive educative paradigm for the teaching of biomedical science and evaluates the opportunities that blended learning offers for the delivery of accessible, flexible and sustainable teaching and learning experiences. …

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Deafdigest: Blue Edition, August 14, 2011, Barry Strassler Aug 2011

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, August 14, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2011

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Will Getting A Pet Make You Healthier?, Harold Herzog Aug 2011

Will Getting A Pet Make You Healthier?, Harold Herzog

'Animals and Us' Blog Posts

Are pets good for people? The evidence is surprisingly mixed.

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The Circle Of Love, Allyson Weisel Aug 2011

The Circle Of Love, Allyson Weisel

Bucknell Believes

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August 13, 2011 (Pages 4407-4520), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Aug 2011

August 13, 2011 (Pages 4407-4520), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 41 (2011)

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Commencement Convocation Exercise - August 2011, Prairie View A&M University Aug 2011

Commencement Convocation Exercise - August 2011, Prairie View A&M University

Commencement and Convocation Exercises

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The Genome Of The Green Anole Lizard And A Comparative Analysis With Birds And Mammals, Jessica Alföldi, Federica Di Palma, Manfred Grabherr, Christina Williams, Lesheng Kong, Evan Mauceli, Pamela Russell, Craig B. Lowe, Richard Glor, Jacob D. Jaffe, David A. Ray, Stéphane Boissinot, Andrew M. Shedlock, Christopher Botka, Todd A. Castoe, John K. Colbourne, Matthew K. Fujita, Ricardo Godinez Moreno, Boudewijn F. Ten Hallers, David Haussler, Peter Novick Aug 2011

The Genome Of The Green Anole Lizard And A Comparative Analysis With Birds And Mammals, Jessica Alföldi, Federica Di Palma, Manfred Grabherr, Christina Williams, Lesheng Kong, Evan Mauceli, Pamela Russell, Craig B. Lowe, Richard Glor, Jacob D. Jaffe, David A. Ray, Stéphane Boissinot, Andrew M. Shedlock, Christopher Botka, Todd A. Castoe, John K. Colbourne, Matthew K. Fujita, Ricardo Godinez Moreno, Boudewijn F. Ten Hallers, David Haussler, Peter Novick

Publications and Research

The evolution of the amniotic egg was one of the great evolutionary innovations in the history of life, freeing vertebrates from an obligatory connection to water and thus permitting the conquest of terrestrial environments1. Among amniotes, genome sequences are available for mammals2 and birds3–5, but not for non-avian reptiles. Here we report the genome sequence of the North American green anole lizard, Anolis carolinensis. We find that A. carolinensis microchromosomes are highly syntenic with chicken microchromosomes, yet do not exhibit the high GC and low repeat content that are characteristic of avian microchromosomes3. Also, A. carolinensis mobile elements are very …

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Treaty Fisheries In The Upper Midwest, George R. Spangler Aug 2011

Treaty Fisheries In The Upper Midwest, George R. Spangler

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

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Indian Water Settlements: Negotiating Tribal Claims To Water, Daniel Mccool Aug 2011

Indian Water Settlements: Negotiating Tribal Claims To Water, Daniel Mccool

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

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Down-Regulation Of Krüppel-Like Factor-4 (Klf4) By Microrna-143/145 Is Critical For Modulation Of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype By Transforming Growth Factor-Β And Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4, Brandi N. Davis-Dusenbery, Mun Chun Chan, Kelsey E. Reno, Alexandra S. Weisman, Matthew D. Layne, Giorgio Lagna, Akiko Hata Aug 2011

Down-Regulation Of Krüppel-Like Factor-4 (Klf4) By Microrna-143/145 Is Critical For Modulation Of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype By Transforming Growth Factor-Β And Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4, Brandi N. Davis-Dusenbery, Mun Chun Chan, Kelsey E. Reno, Alexandra S. Weisman, Matthew D. Layne, Giorgio Lagna, Akiko Hata

Biology

In the postnatal vasculature, fully differentiated and quiescent vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in a “contractile” phenotype are required for the normal regulation of vascular tone. The transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) superfamily of growth factors (TGF-βs and bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs)) are potent inducers of contractile phenotype and mediate (i) induction of contractile genes, and (ii) inhibition of VSMC growth and migration. Transcription of contractile genes is positively regulated by a regulatory DNA element called a CArG box. The CArG box is activated by the binding of serum response factor and its coactivators, myocardin (Myocd) or Myocd-related transcription factors (MRTFs). …

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Transcriptome Sequencing Of The Blind Subterranean Mole Rat, Spalax Galili: Utility And Potential For The Discovery Of Novel Evolutionary Patterns, Assaf Malik, Abraham Korol, Sariel Hubner, Aaron Avivi, Alvaro Hernandez, Jyothi Thimmapuram, Shahjahan Ali, Mark Bond, Fabian Glaser, Arnon Paz Aug 2011

Transcriptome Sequencing Of The Blind Subterranean Mole Rat, Spalax Galili: Utility And Potential For The Discovery Of Novel Evolutionary Patterns, Assaf Malik, Abraham Korol, Sariel Hubner, Aaron Avivi, Alvaro Hernandez, Jyothi Thimmapuram, Shahjahan Ali, Mark Bond, Fabian Glaser, Arnon Paz

Cyber Center Publications

The blind subterranean mole rat (Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies) is a model animal for survival under extreme environments due to its ability to live in underground habitats under severe hypoxic stress and darkness. Here we report the transcriptome sequencing of Spalax galili, a chromosomal type of S. ehrenbergi. cDNA pools from muscle and brain tissues isolated from animals exposed to hypoxic and normoxic conditions were sequenced using Sanger, GS FLX, and GS FLX Titanium technologies. Assembly of the sequences yielded over 51,000 isotigs with homology to ~12,000 mouse, rat or human genes. Based on these results, it was …

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Arts Series Turns 50 Aug 2011

Arts Series Turns 50

News Releases

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Maternal Investment By Yellowstone Pronghorn Following Winter Habitat Deterioration, Kerey K. Barnowe-Meyer, P. J. White, John A. Byers Aug 2011

Maternal Investment By Yellowstone Pronghorn Following Winter Habitat Deterioration, Kerey K. Barnowe-Meyer, P. J. White, John A. Byers

Western North American Naturalist

Spring and summer–autumn nutrition are the prime determinants of reproductive investment in most largeherbivore populations, though winter severity is known to affect reproductive rates in some situations. To evaluate the effects of a long-term decline in winter habitat quality, a diet shift away from sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) during winter, and differential habitat selection during spring–autumn on pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) reproduction, we assessed female and fawn condition, maternal investment, and early fawn survival in migrant and nonmigrant portions of the Yellowstone pronghorn population in Montana and Wyoming during 1999–2001. Mean female mass at capture in late winter (46.81 …

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Effects Of Habitat On Clutch Size Of Ornate Tree Lizards, Urosaurus Ornatus, Gregory Haenel Aug 2011

Effects Of Habitat On Clutch Size Of Ornate Tree Lizards, Urosaurus Ornatus, Gregory Haenel

Western North American Naturalist

Clutch size is an important determinant of female reproductive success in reptiles. Although female body size explains much variation in clutch size, other important factors include differences in food availability, predation risk, morphology, and demography. Ornate tree lizards, Urosaurus ornatus, display extensive variation in life history traits, including clutch size. Tree lizards primarily use 2 distinct habitat types—trees and rock surfaces—which influence both the performance and morphology of this species and may affect life history traits such as clutch size. As food availability, microclimate, and, potentially, predator escape probabilities differ between these 2 habitats, I predicted that tree- and rockdwelling …

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Xviii Concluding Remarks: Loac And Attempts To Abuse Or Subvert It, Yoram Dinstein Aug 2011

Xviii Concluding Remarks: Loac And Attempts To Abuse Or Subvert It, Yoram Dinstein

International Law Studies

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A Reconnaissance Of Small Mammal Communities In Garland And Government Prairies, Arizona, Joseph L. Ganey, Carol L. Chambers Aug 2011

A Reconnaissance Of Small Mammal Communities In Garland And Government Prairies, Arizona, Joseph L. Ganey, Carol L. Chambers

Western North American Naturalist

Small mammals play key ecological roles in grassland ecosystems, yet little is known regarding small mammal communities in large (>50 km2), high-elevation prairies embedded in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests in north central Arizona. To provide information on community composition and habitat relationships, we live-trapped small mammals on 6 transects in 2 prairies in 2008. We captured 78 individuals in 5501 trap occasions. Capture rates were low and varied widely among transects. Community composition was simple, with only 3 species of small mammals captured. In order of relative abundance, these species were deer mouse ( …

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