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Newspapers

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Commonwealth Times 2011-04-25

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Student Recital: Elizabeth Anne Jacob, Piano, Elizabeth Anne Jacob

Student Recitals

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Leviathan As Hobbes's Narrative Of Salvation, Michael Anthony Howard

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 Michael Anthony Howard on April 25, 2011.

The Statesman, V. 54, I. 27, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 54, i. 27

Debrazza’S Monkeys (Cercopithecus Neglectus) In A Mixed-Taxa Zoo Exhibit: Effects On The Behavior Of A Breeding Group Of Debrazza’S Monkeys After The Birth Of An Infant, Rachel Diamond

Psychology Honors Projects

Historically, zoos rarely feature mixed taxa exhibits including multiple primate species; the Minnesota Zoo opened such a unique four-species exhibit featuring Rock hyraxes, Red River hogs, Colobus monkeys, and DeBrazza’s monkeys in May, 2010. Because of potential problems associated with territoriality and aggression, primates in mixed-taxa exhibits are generally non-breeding. However, the DeBrazza’s monkeys at the MN Zoo are a breeding pair with a juvenile offspring. The intent of this study was to design an ethogram with the purpose of calculating the effects of a mixed taxa exhibit on the behavior of this breeding group, and to compare their behavior …

Interview With Bill Bowling (Audio), Heather Oriana Petrocelli

Center for the Moving Image Oral Histories

Heather Petrocelli interviewed Bill Bowling at the Northwest Film Center in Portland, Oregon on his involvement with the Center for the Moving Image.

Bill Bowling is a retired studio executive, international location manager, producer, and educator.

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (April 25, 2011), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

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Volume 11, Issue 27: April 25, 2011, Women's Studies & Gender Studies Program

Women's Studies & Gender Studies: Digest Magazine

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The Daily Gamecock, Monday, April 25, 2011, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

April

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Adam10 Exacerbation Of Allergic Disease Is Potentially Explained By Its Role In Cd23 Exosomal Sorting., Joel Mathews

Theses and Dissertations

CD23, the natural negative regulator of IgE, has been shown to be involved in asthma progression through its regulation of IgE. To investigate if its sheddase, ADAM10, is also involved in asthma progression, three mouse models were utilized; an IgE/mast cell dependent model, an IgE dependent, mast cell independent model and a mast cell and IgE independent model. Experimental asthma was then induced in mice which were selectively deficient for ADAM10 in B cells (ADAM10-/-) and compared to WT controls. The ADAM-/- mice had decreased signs of asthma, including eosinophilia, AHR and IgE synthesis in the IgE dependent model compared …

Comparative Microbial Sampling From Eutrophic Caves In Slovenia And Slovakia Using Rida ®Count Test Kits, J. Mulec, V. Krištůfek, A. Chroňáková

KIP Articles

RIDA®COUNT test plates were used as an easy-to-handle and rapid indicator of microbial counts in karst ecosystems of several caves in Slovakia and Slovenia. All of the caves had a high organic input from water streams, tourists, roosting bat colonies or terrestrial surroundings. We sampled swabs, water and air samples to test robustness and universality of the RIDA®COUNT test kit (R-Biopharm AG, Germany, http://www.r-biopharm.com/) for quantification of total bacteria, coliforms, yeast and mold. Using data from swabs (colony-forming units per cm2) we proposed a scale for description of biocontamination level or superficial microbial load of cave niches. Based on this …

The Daily Egyptian, April 25, 2011, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2011

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A Path Toward Improved Management Of The Northern Forests Of Alaska: Forest Inventory, Bark Thickness, And Stem Volume, Thomas Malone

Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (AFES) Theses

This thesis provides three essential forest management tools that resource managers and researchers can use to improve management the northern forests of Alaska. The Cooperative Alaska Forest Inventory (CAFI) is a comprehensive database of northern forest conditions and dynamics. The basis for the CAFI database is a system of permanent sample plots located throughout interior and south-central Alaska. This information can be used to develop forest growth models and track long-term forest changes. The bark thickness model was developed because there was no published white spruce bark thickness model for Alaska. The data used to develop this and volume models …

Does Immune Suppression After Moderate Stressors Occur To Free Resources In The House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus)?, Alexandra Urban

Honors Thesis and Capstone Projects

Stressors affect immune functions, but exactly why has yet to be discerned entirely. Two non-exclusive hypotheses have been proposed to explain this phenomenon: (i) immunosuppression abates the autoimmune response to self-antigens exposed by the rigors of a stressor, and (ii) immunosuppression allows allocation of resources to functions more valuable than protection against infection during a stressful event, (e.g., physical performance augments predator evasion). In this experiment, the second hypothesis was tested in wild house sparrows (Passer domesticus) by comparing rates of change in vertical flight performance versus antibacterial capacity of blood over a six week period of captivity. I predicted …

Spartan Daily April 25, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 136, Issue 43

Preparing A High School Choral Program, Jonathan E. Granger

Senior Honors Theses

Although many different methodologies exist within the realm of music education, the synthesis of those ideas is crucial when preparing for a profession in secondary music education.   Teaching musical concepts through performance in choir is essential in developing well-rounded students as well as furthering students’ musical knowledge.  By establishing a philosophy of music education, developing a syllabus, and outlining the process in preparing a choral program, other aspiring music educators will comprehend the work required of them in a more concrete manner as well as promote educators to demand more from their choral ensembles.

Analysis Of Current And Potential Treatments For Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Angelica M. Atkins

Senior Honors Theses

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is one of the most common forms of adult leukemia in North Americans.  However, it has been shown through the analysis of clinical studies and synopses of medical research that no current treatment indefinitely cures CLL or prolongs the life of CLL patients.  Current CLL therapies are either symptomatic treatments (chemotherapy and  immunotherapy) that do not improve complete remission rates or effective treatments that target the actual cancer but have excessive morbidity and toxicity rates (stem cell transplants).  Conventional CLL treatments are inadequate according to the results of clinical trials and research of field experts.  Potential …

The American Dream: An Illusion Or Reality For Latino Immigrants, Jessica L. Del Cid

Senior Honors Theses

Many Latinos from Mexico, Central America, and South America have made the decision to immigrate to the United States in recent years—whether legally or illegally.  In the literature, stories of immigration and hopes for the American Dream proliferated; however, varying degrees of racism and anti-immigration sentiment were also revealed.  Interviews of first-generation Latino immigrants and American citizens that were both attendees of a local Hispanic church in southcentral Virginia showed that Latino immigrants had hopes of achieving what they believed to be the American Dream, while realizing they had a long journey ahead.  American citizens were more certain of having …

Stereoscopic Visualization As A Tool For Learning Astronomy Concepts, Norman M. Joseph

Department of Computer Graphics Technology Degree Theses

Three-dimensional (3D) visualization is becoming an extensively used educational tool. 3D visualization tends to be most useful when demonstrating concepts involving the very large – such as astronomy, or the very small – such as nanotechnology. Stereo visualization allows students to familiarize and immerse themselves in worlds which are difficult or impossible to experience in real life. This study will evaluate the educational benefit of teaching lessons involving a highly spatially-oriented topic (astronomy) using stereoscopic visualization technology.

We have used a stereoscopic visualization system, installed in a classroom, to deploy 3D simulation packages for use in classroom instruction. This educational …

Gpu-Based Global Illumination Using Lightcuts, Tong Zhang

Department of Computer Graphics Technology Degree Theses

Global Illumination aims to generate high quality images. But due to its high
requirements, it is usually quite slow. Research documented in this thesis was
intended to offer a hardware and software combined acceleration solution to
global illumination. The GPU (using CUDA) was the hardware part of the whole
method that applied parallelism to increase performance; the “Lightcuts”
algorithm proposed by Walter (2005) at SIGGRAPH 2005 acted as the software
method. As the results demonstrated in this thesis, this combined method offers
a satisfactory performance boost effect for relatively complex scenes.

Objectionable Team Nicknames: Determining The Likelihood Of Selling The Issue Of Banning Them In Virginia High Schools, Pamela Taylor

Theses and Dissertations

This study explored the personal and situational factors that contribute to a high school principal's willingness to sell the issue of objectionable team nicknames to their school division administration for the purposes of banning them. Based on the literature review, nine hypotheses were developed regarding the factors that influence the issue-selling process in a centralized, hierarchical organization. The issue-selling model utilized in this study suggested that organizational support, top management openness, organizational norms, probability of success, and image risk would be determinants of willingness to sell the issue (Mullen, 2005). This study utilized a mixed-method research design. Personal interviews were …

The Effects Of Sdf-1Α Treatment On The Migration Of Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells After Traumatic Brain Injury, Corey Evans

Theses and Dissertations

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of death and disability among young adults and has been a significant field in medical research over the past decades. Intensive studies focusing on how to repair tissue damage resulting from head injuries have discovered that the central nervous system (CNS) retains a regenerative capacity throughout life due to the persistent presence of neural stem/progenitor cells (NS/NPCs) in the neurogenic regions. In the normal brain, cells generated in the subventricular zone (SVZ) migrate along the rostral migratory stream (RMS) to the olfactory bulb and cells in the subgranular zone (SGZ) …

Public Hearing Transcripts - North Eastern -Mandera - Rtjrc25.04 (Youth Centre Hall), Truth, Justice, And Reconciliation Commission

I. Core TJRC Related Documents

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Activity Of Ethanolic Extract From Justicia Gendarussa Burm. Leaves On Decreasing The Uric Acid Plasma, Katrin Basah, Berna Elya, Juheini Amin, Muhamad Iqbal Julian

Makara Journal of Science

The effect of Justicia gendarussa leaves extract has been investigated using oxonate-induced hyperuricemic male albino rats. In this experiment thirty five male albino rats were divided randomly into seven groups. There were three group doses variations of J. gendarussa extract that were 1.3 g/kg bw, 2.6 g/kg bw and 5.2 g/kg bw; two comparison groups that were allopurinol 0.68 g/kg bw and herbal “X” 0.85 g/kg bw; and two control groups that were induced control potassium oxonate 0.25 mg/kg bw and normal control CMC 0,5 %. Intraperitoneal administration of potassium oxonate 0.25 mg/kg bw was given one hour before administration …

Study On The Physiology Of Environment Pollution And The Effect Of Heating On The Malathion Residue Analyzed Using Radiotracer Method, Razak Achmad Hamzah

Makara Journal of Science

The aim of this study is to determine, the comparison of absorption by aquatic plants Hydrilla verticillata and Water hyacinth (Eichhomia crassipes) of malathion insecticide residues in water and comparison of malathion concentration in tissues of fish fed with of contaminated water plants (Water hyacinth) with tissues of fish, which was not fed contaminated water plant. The effect of heating the contaminated fish tissue, on its level in tissues of rats that consume it. For the first experiment (aquarium filled with 3 litre of water + H. verticillata 100 gr + Water hyacinth 100 gr + 20 uci 14C-labeled malathion); …

The Use Of Algae Concentrates, Dried Algae And Algal Substitutes To Feed Bivalves, Ludi Parwadani Aji

Makara Journal of Science

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Determining The Value Of Communications: The Development Of A Theory And Three-Dimensional Scalar Model For Evaluating And Assigning Values To Communications Relating To Adult Education, Robert Conrad Koerber

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Strengthening the association between education and communication is difficult due to the scarcity of educationally initiated research into the mechanics of communication. Most of the existing communication research is domiciled in the departments of sociology, psychology, anthropology, journalism and business. Many educators are satisfied in allowing other disciplines to conduct our communication research and are equally willing to accept their results. Better communication facilitates better education and learning. This study advances a theory and a model to accomplish that end. The Value Theory of Communication and the three dimensional Koerber Scalar Multidimensional Model of Effectiveness (KSMME) are explanations of communication. …

Comparison Of Two Riparian Assessment Surveys : Proper Functioning Condition And The New Mexico Watershed Watch Riparian Survey, Katherine A. Smith

Water Resources Professional Project Reports

Riparian areas perform functions which in turn provide economic and environmental benefits. Many of the riparian areas in the Southwest are in degraded states. There is a need to determine the health of these ecosystems, in order to decide which need rehabilitation or restoration. Long term monitoring is necessary to assure projects are progressing towards goals, and prevent further degradation in response to new disturbances. Two riparian assessment surveys currently in use are the Proper Functioning Condition (PFC) and the New Mexico Watershed Watch Riparian Survey (NMWWRS). The PFC tool is a qualitative method utilized by government agencies such as …

Lingkungan Fisik Dan Angka Kuman Udara Ruangan Di Rumah Sakit Umum Haji Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan, M. Tahir Abdullah, Buraerah Abdul Hakim

Kesmas

Udara merupakan salah satu media lingkungan tempat bakteri, virus, dan fungi hidup dan berkembang. Oleh karena mikroorganisme tersebut memerlukan berbagai persyaratan untuk tumbuh dan berkembang, faktor-faktor lingkungan fisik udara tertentu dapat berhubungan dengan angka kuman. Untuk menentukan hubungan ini, telah dilakukan studi potong lintang di ruang rawat inap pasien Rumah Sakit Umum Haji Makasar. Kualitas faktor-faktor lingkungan fisik (pencahayaan, suhu, kelembaban relatif, dan kepadatan ruangan) dan angka kepadatan kuman dalam 5 ruang rawat inap (pavilion, kelas 1, kelas 2, kelas 3, dan recovery room) diukur 3 kali (pagi, siang, dan sebelum matahari terbenam) pada 3 titik pengukuran berbeda setiap ruang. …