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April 25, 2011, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Five New Species Of Anillinus Casey From The Southern Appalachian Mountains And The Piedmont Plateau Of Eastern U.S.A. (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae: Bembidiini), Igor M. Sokolov

Insecta Mundi

Five new species of anilline ground beetles (Carabidae: Trechinae: Bembidiini) are described from the Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont Plateau of eastern United States. Two species, Anillinus unicoi n. sp. (from the Unicoi Mountains, North Carolina) and A. carltoni n. sp. (from the Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina/ Tennessee), inhabit the crests of adjacent mountain ranges, and share similarities with A. moseleyae Sokolov and Carlton. These three comprise a high-altitude group of species in the region. The third species A. chilhowee n. sp. Is one of the smallest representatives of the loweae-group of species. It differs from its relatives in characters …

Colombus's Landing, Jeannie Thompson

Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal

No abstract provided.

Gsu Students Collect The Trash, Office Of Public Affairs

Press Releases

In preparation for Earth Day – and because it was badly needed – students from the Governors State University Biology Club recently braved the pouring rain and chilly temperatures to clean up the drainage ditch along Dralle Road and Thorn Creek, which runs through the University Park campus.

The Utah Statesman, April 22, 2011, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

2011 Uab Expo, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

Expo Programs

Catalog of undergrauate student research poster presentations with abstracts.

Usa V. Derl Maurer

2011 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Explaining Volition In The Ta'aliqat: Avicenna's View Of Free Will, Anthony Ruffus

Theses

While a great deal of work has been produced on the free will debate amongst medieval Latin philosophers, very little has been generated in regards to the medieval Arabic world. As a prominent medieval Aristotelian, Avicenna’s Neoplatonically inspired philosophy greatly influenced his contemporaries. Accordingly, Avicenna’s contribution to the dialogue concerning free will deserves special attention. The ultimate purpose of this investigation is to enter into the academic discourse in hopes of advancing a broader understanding of Avicenna’s view of free will. Those few scholars who have presented Avicenna’s position on free will in the past have done so in one …

Reporter - April 22nd 2011, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

No abstract provided.

The Bison, April 22, 2011

The Bison Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Spring Into Service Day Helps Nine Agencies, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: April 22, 2011, Eastern Illinois University

April

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Darwin, Victorian Literature, And The Great Web: Analyzing And Dismantling The Human Superiority Complex, Farhad R. Anwarzai

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

In my essay, I will argue that the discrimination and cruelty humans project towards other humans mirrors the discrimination and cruelty humans project towards other species. A moral justification exists behind the need to discriminate against another human or animal. Therefore, the concept of “morality,” which has long been thought to be the root of man‟s “higher” mental capabilities, and which is, I will propose, the cause of racism, sexism, classism, and speciesism, is not an advantageous, or “higher,” trait. Instead, “morality,” if we classify it in Darwinian terms, is a disadvantageous trait that could potentially lead to our devolution …

Communicating During Crisis: A Case Study Of The 2010 Bp Gulf Oil Spill, Aubrey Nichole Villines

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Crisis communication is an integral aspect of public relations that can have either positive or negative repercussions based upon the action that an organization responds. The manner in which an organization handles a crisis determines financial implications that may ensue, public perception and reputation of the organization, as well as the overall success or failure of the organization in the future. Consequently, Timothy Coombs asserts that the best crisis communication practice is to respond quickly, accurately, and consistently (Coombs, 2010: 28). Other scholars concur and add supplementary techniques which emphasize preparedness and responsibility. The present study was conducted to identify …

Institutions And Elites: Democracy And Stability In Sub-Saharan Africa, Michael R. Burgess

Honors Projects

Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the most politically unstable and undemocratic regions in the world. Theories of power-sharing and recent studies have indicated that institutions that allow for higher levels of power-sharing are often more successful at consolidating democracy and stability in highly divided societies, like those common in Sub-Saharan Africa. By examining the electoral system, executive type, and level of decentralization, this study first determines the level of institutional power-sharing for each of the 48 sub-Saharan states. Next, it compares these levels of power-sharing with indicators of democracy and state stability to determine if more power-sharing does correspond with …

Redistricting And The Public Interest: Developing A Value-Explicit Dialogue, Amy B. Uden

Honors Projects

Throughout the coming year, legislators will take up the decennial responsibility of drawing new boundaries for legislative districts. Political scientists and practitioners often emphasize the profound impact of redistricting on political careers, process, and policy. However, the ultimate goals of redistricting remain controversial. Redistricting plays a large role in establishing the framework for American politics, and is thus directly linked to representation and the “public interest,” a contested theoretical concept. Using the lens of previous public interest theory, this study examines the historical redistricting dialogue through a content analysis of redistricting-related Supreme Court cases. By applying an analysis of Brian …

The Scarlet - Volume Xci, No. 22 (April 22, 2011), Scarlet Staff

The Scarlet Archive (Student Newspaper) (1939-2011) (In Progress)

The April 22, 2011 edition of The Scarlet (est. 1939), Clark University's student-run newspaper. The Scarlet is intellectually and editorially independent of the University.

The cover story for this issue is "Doug Little appointed Acting Dean". Other headlines and coverage include The German Discovery of Sex: Medicine, Activism, and Literature (a symposium held at Clark), Geography students attending the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers in Seattle, "Toddlers and Tiaras", "'Truthiness takes over: Technology is dumbing down the media", a review of Wes Craven's Scre4m, local artist Susan Champeny, and more.

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V. 78, Issue 33, April 22, 2011

Archway (1946-2020)

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Regulation Of Sterol Transport By Dietary Phytosterol Esters, Trevor J. Carden

Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

LDL cholesterol is associated with the development of atherosclerosis and is therefore considered an important target for intervention to prevent cardiovascular diseases. The inhibition of cholesterol absorption in the small intestine is an attractive approach to lowering plasma cholesterol, one that is exploited by drug therapy as well as dietary supplementation with plant sterols. The mechanism of action of plant sterol esters (PSE) is still incompletely understood, therefore this study was conducted to test the hypothesis that hydrolysis of plant sterol esters is necessary for their cholesterol-lowering effects to be realized.

Male Syrian hamsters were fed diets containing no PSE, …

A History Of Weinbau In The Lower Missouri Valley: From Dutzow To Hermann, Missouri, Todd J. Brown

Theses

The thesis presented is a history focusing on the rise of German immigration, wine growing and production or Weinbau, in the lower Missouri valley from Dutzow, Missouri to Hermann, Missouri, and the connection between the nineteenth century Missouri Germans and the rise of the Missouri wine industry.

Pathogen Induced Hypersensitive Response And Systemic Acquired Resistance In The Moss Amblystegium Serpens, Collin Elliot Bowman

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

The moss Amblystegium serpens and the pathogenic fungus Pythium irregulare were used to study plant-pathogen interactions in a non-vascular plant. The major findings in this report include that P. irregulare does infect A. serpens but entire moss death was not noted, 25°C is the optimum temperature for P. irregulare appressoria formation, most appressoria were found on A. serpens leaves, and the SAR response within A. serpens seems to be reducing the number of P. irregulare penetrated moss cells. Future research on the pathogen defense mechanisms of A. serpens is important and promising. When we elucidate these complex chemical processes in …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 100 [101], No. 47 (Apr. 22, 2011), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 100, but it is the 101st volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

The Aquarium Trade As An Invasion Pathway In The Pacific Northwest, Angela L. Strecker, Philip M. Campbell, Julian D. Olden

Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

The aquarium trade moves thousands of species around the globe, and unwanted organisms may be released into freshwaters, with adverse ecological and economic effects. We report on the first investigation of the ornamental pet trade as an invasion pathway in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, where a moderate climate and a large human population present ample opportunities for the introduction and establishment of aquarium trade species. Results from a regional survey of pet stores found that the number of fish (n=400) and plant (n=124) species currently in the aquarium trade is vast. Pet stores import thousands of …

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2011-04-22, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2001-2011

The college is greatly debating the addition of a new freshman dorm to campus since each new class keeps growing in size. It is unsure where this new dorm would go, and if there is even space for it. In the national news side column on the first page, a six year old boy in Austin, Texas had a gun fall out of his pocket in the cafeteria, he and two other children were injured. The College of Wooster was chosen to participate in the "Choose Kellogg's and Help Fight Hunger" campaign. The bottom of the second page has the …

Performance Of A Green Roof Lysimeter In An Arid Climate, Rick Young

Water Resources Professional Project Reports

Green roofs, also known as living roofs or eco-roofs, are becoming part of American architectural and engineering design as a method of reducing stormwater runoff. Although soil roofs have been in use for as long as adobe bricks, modern green roofs have a larger-scale function. Modern green roofs are used to solve or mitigate a number of architectural and engineering, stormwater management and ecological problems, especially in urban settings with large impervious areas. The effectiveness of green roofs in reducing these problems has been studied primarily in wet to moderately wet climates; however, relatively little research has been performed in …

Listeners' Ability To Identify The Gender Of Preadolescent Children Across Multiple Linguistic Contexts, Sharalee Ann Blunck

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine whether 20 listeners could identify the gender of 10 preadolescent children from speech samples. An additional aim was to evaluate whether listeners identified children more accurately when listening to speech samples when more linguistic context was available. The listeners were presented with a total of 190 speech samples in four different categories of linguistic context: segments, words, sentences, and discourse. The listeners were instructed to listen to each speech sample and decide whether the speaker was a male or female. In addition, the listeners were instructed to rate their level of confidence …

History Of The Observatory As An Institution: From Maragha To Mount Wilson, Rihab Sawah

Theses

The astronomical observatory has existed since ancient times and has served a number of public causes—religious, astrological, practical, and, more recently, scientific. In this thesis, I show how the observatory underwent three major transitions, beginning with its “institutionalization” in the thirteenth century, with the founding of the Maragha Observatory. I discuss how the Maragha observatory (located in the northwestern part of Persia) became a model for future observatories, including the Mount Wilson Observatory. The Maragha Observatory produced a revolutionary school of thought known as the “Maragha School.” This school marked a sharp departure from Ptolemaic Greek astronomy. I argue that …

Kinase Pathways Underlying Muscarinic Activation Of Colonic Longitudinal Muscle, Charles Dudley Anderson Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

The longitudinal muscle layer in gut is the functional opponent to the circular muscle layer during the peristalsis reflex. Differences in innervation of the layers allow for the contraction of one layer that corresponds with the simultaneous relaxation of the other, enabling the passage of gut contents in a controlled fashion. Differences in development have given the cells of the two layers differences in receptor populations, membrane lipid handling, and calcium handling profiles/behaviors. The kinase signaling differences between the two layers is not as well characterized. Upon activation of cells from the circular muscle layer, it is known that Rho …

Wilms’ Tumor-1 (Wt1) Protein Expression In Glioma Cells Actuates Cellular Invasiveness- Identifying Its Target Genes, Archana Chidambaram

Theses and Dissertations

Previous studies in our laboratory demonstrated the expression of WT1 in a significant number of glioma cells and established its role in promoting tumor cell proliferation. Here, we noted the effect(s) of manipulating WT1 levels on the expression levels of genes that were previously shown to be regulated by WT1. We found no correlation between the expression levels of WT1 and PDGF-A, Snai1 and E-cadherin and a consistent inverse correlation between WT1 and IGF-1R expression in U251-MG cells. To ascertain whether the increased IGF-1R levels resulting from WT1 silencing could account for decreased cellular proliferation, we utilized siRNA mediated knockdown …

An Exploration Of Pharmacognosy And Its Potential In The Multi-Faceted Solution Required To Address Hiv/Aids In Sub-Saharan Africa, Alexandra Sassi

Pell Scholars and Senior Theses

This work has both both biological and anthropoligcal foci. It addresses research done on the medicinal properties of plants and how this research could make positive contributions to the current social and biological issues surrounding the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa.