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Age, Stratigraphy And Depositional Environment Of The Pliocene Copper Canyon Formation, Death Valley, California, Torrey Nyborg Dec 2011

Age, Stratigraphy And Depositional Environment Of The Pliocene Copper Canyon Formation, Death Valley, California, Torrey Nyborg

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The Copper Canyon Formation, a fluvial-lacustrine deposit exposed within the Black Mountains of Death Valley National Park, has only previously been broadly included in regional tectonic and depositional analyses. The formation is significant because it preserves numerous shoreline-playa features including highly abundant and diverse mammal and bird tracks. The formation represents a basin fill sequence consisting of approximately 1800 m of conglomerates, basalt flows, and lacustrine deposits. A measured type section along with x-ray diffraction, isotopic analysis, and thin section petrography shows an evolution of the ancient Copper Canyon lake from an hypersaline evaporative lake to a perennial saline lake …

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Spatiotemporal Dynamics Of Transport In The Squid Giant Axon: Competition Between Cargo Motor Receptors, Jip-1, App-C, And Negative Charge, Pamela E. Seamster Dec 2011

Spatiotemporal Dynamics Of Transport In The Squid Giant Axon: Competition Between Cargo Motor Receptors, Jip-1, App-C, And Negative Charge, Pamela E. Seamster

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Transport of membrane-bound organelles is critical to neuronal cell function yet mechanisms hitching vesicles to transport machinery remain elusive. Here we test whether jun-kinase interacting protein (JIP-1), a peripheral membrane scaffolding protein that binds kinesin light chain, is sufficient to mediate cargo transport in axons and study its competition with amyloid precursor protein cytoplasmic domain (APP-) and negative charge, also known motor receptors. Fluorescent beads (100 nm diameter) exhibit sequence-specific fast anterograde transport (0.46μm/s instantaneous velocity) in the squid giant axon when conjugated to a 14- amino acid synthetic peptide derived from the carboxyl terminus of JIP-1. JIP-1- beads have …

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Association Of Race And Ethnicity With Cognitive And Language Testing At 18-22 Months In Extremely Preterm Infants, Andrea Freeman Duncan Dec 2011

Association Of Race And Ethnicity With Cognitive And Language Testing At 18-22 Months In Extremely Preterm Infants, Andrea Freeman Duncan

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship of race/ethnicity to cognitive and language scores on the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development 3rd edition (BSID-III) in extremely preterm toddlers (< 28+0 weeks estimated gestational age). Study Design: Extremely preterm toddlers at NICHD Neonatal Research Network Centers evaluated at 18-22 months adjusted age from 3 race/ethnic groups (White, Black, and Hispanic-White) were included in this cohort study. Multivariable regression modeling was used to identify race/ethnic differences adjusting for medical and psychosocial factors. Results: Children included 369 Whites, 352 Blacks and 144 Hispanic-Whites. Cognitive scores differed between groups in unadjusted analysis (p=< 0.001), but not after adjusting for medical and psychosocial factors (p=0.13). Language scores differed in adjusted and unadjusted analyses. Whites scored higher than Blacks or Hispanic-Whites, and Blacks scored higher than Hispanic- Whites. Conclusions:A combination of medical variables and primary caretaker education accounted for differences in BSID-III cognitive scores between groups. Black and Hispanic-White toddlers had lower language scores than Whites, even after adjustment. Early intervention should be targeted to these identified risk factors. Assessment of early language development among minority groups may be warranted.

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Building An Mft Outpatient Practice Through Contract Procurement: A Case Study, Anthony T. Alonzo Dec 2011

Building An Mft Outpatient Practice Through Contract Procurement: A Case Study, Anthony T. Alonzo

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

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Prognostic Significance Of Xct Polymorphisms And Expression In Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Treated With Chemotherapy, Tzu-Chuan Jane Huang Md Dec 2011

Prognostic Significance Of Xct Polymorphisms And Expression In Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Treated With Chemotherapy, Tzu-Chuan Jane Huang Md

Dissertations and Theses (Open Access)

The plasma membrane xc- cystine/glutamate transporter mediates cellular uptake of cystine in exchange for intracellular glutamate and is highly expressed by pancreatic cancer cells. The xCT gene, encoding the cystine-specific xCT protein subunit of xc-, is important in regulating intracellular glutathione (GSH) levels, critical for cancer cell protection against oxidative stress, tumor growth and resistance to chemotherapeutic agents including platinum. We examined 4 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the xCT gene in 269 advanced pancreatic cancer patients who received first line gemcitabine with or without cisplatin or oxaliplatin. Genotyping was performed using Taqman real-time PCR …

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The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

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Cruzin' With Yolanda: The Life And Research Of The Biology 100 Icon Dec 2011

Cruzin' With Yolanda: The Life And Research Of The Biology 100 Icon

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

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Aircraft Longitudinal Control Experiment, Dustin Schaff Dec 2011

Aircraft Longitudinal Control Experiment, Dustin Schaff

Aerospace Engineering

This paper describes the design, fabrication, and analysis of an experiment that demonstrates the stability and control system characteristics of an aircraft constrained at the center of gravity in an air flow field. Given a set of basic requirements, the physical system (including the airframe, wings, tail, and mounted ball bearing) was designed, modeled, and manufactured. With the aircraft placed in front of a fan and allowed to rotate freely with the ball bearing, an angular rate sensor and servo motor to the deflect the elevator may be connected to any computer using an analog/digital Data Acquisition (DAQ) device to …

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Of No Fixed Address, Bill Elgersma Dec 2011

Of No Fixed Address, Bill Elgersma

Pro Rege

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Enhancing Soybean Profitability Using Portfolio Theory, Osemenkhian Cynthia Onyechere Dec 2011

Enhancing Soybean Profitability Using Portfolio Theory, Osemenkhian Cynthia Onyechere

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to estimate the effect of utilizing portfolio theory on producers' profitability in the production of soybeans in three test locations - Keiser, Marianna and Rohwer - in Arkansas. The study used empirical yield data, their variances and covariances over a nine year period (2002-2010) in selecting a portfolio of soybean varieties that maintains or increases yield while minimizing the yield risk. Furthermore, carbon emissions associated with soybean production was estimated by modeling the effect of a potential carbon tax as well as the potential benefit of carbon offset payments resulting from carbon sequestration. The …

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The Theological Contexts Of Nicholas Adams' Habermas And Theology, Elizabeth Newman Dec 2011

The Theological Contexts Of Nicholas Adams' Habermas And Theology, Elizabeth Newman

Journal of Scriptural Reasoning

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What Is Reparative Reasoning?: Jurgen Habermas' Philosophy, Practical Reasoning, And Theological Hermeneutics, Jacob L. Goodson Dec 2011

What Is Reparative Reasoning?: Jurgen Habermas' Philosophy, Practical Reasoning, And Theological Hermeneutics, Jacob L. Goodson

Journal of Scriptural Reasoning

No abstract provided.

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Review Of Steven Kepnes, Jewish Liturgical Reasoning, Jason Byassee Dec 2011

Review Of Steven Kepnes, Jewish Liturgical Reasoning, Jason Byassee

Journal of Scriptural Reasoning

No abstract provided.

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Making Religious Practices Intelligible In The Public Sphere: A Pragmatist Evaluation Of Scriptural Reasoning, Brad Elliott Stone Dec 2011

Making Religious Practices Intelligible In The Public Sphere: A Pragmatist Evaluation Of Scriptural Reasoning, Brad Elliott Stone

Journal of Scriptural Reasoning

No abstract provided.

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Review Of David Ford, Christian Wisdom: Desiring God And Learning In Love, Rebekah Eklund Dec 2011

Review Of David Ford, Christian Wisdom: Desiring God And Learning In Love, Rebekah Eklund

Journal of Scriptural Reasoning

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2011-12-01 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate. Dec 2011

2011-12-01 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes for December 1, 2011.

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Google’S China Problem: A Case Study On Trade, Technology And Human Rights Under The Gats, Henry S. Gao Dec 2011

Google’S China Problem: A Case Study On Trade, Technology And Human Rights Under The Gats, Henry S. Gao

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

Trade and human rights have long had a troubled relationship. The advent of new technologies such as internet further complicates the relationship. This article reviews the relationship between trade, technology and human rights in light of the recent dispute between Google and China from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Starting with an overview of the internet censorship regime in China, the article goes on to assess the legal merits of a WTO challenge in this case. First, the article discusses which service sector or subsectors might be at issue. Second, the article analyzes whether and to what extent China has …

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Epitope Characterization Of Sero-Specific Monoclonal Antibody To Clostridium Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A., Cindi R Corbett, Erin Ballegeer, Kelly A Weedmark, M D Elias, Fetweh H Al-Saleem, Denise M Ancharski, Lance L Simpson, Jody D Berry Dec 2011

Epitope Characterization Of Sero-Specific Monoclonal Antibody To Clostridium Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A., Cindi R Corbett, Erin Ballegeer, Kelly A Weedmark, M D Elias, Fetweh H Al-Saleem, Denise M Ancharski, Lance L Simpson, Jody D Berry

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are extremely potent toxins that can contaminate foods and are a public health concern. Anti-BoNT antibodies have been described that are capable of detecting BoNTs; however there still exists a need for accurate and sensitive detection capabilities for BoNTs. Herein, we describe the characterization of a panel of eight monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) generated to the non-toxic receptor-binding domain of BoNT/A (H(C)50/A) developed using a high-throughput screening approach. In two independent hybridoma fusions, two groups of four IgG MAbs were developed against recombinant H(C)50/A. Of these eight, only a single MAb, F90G5-3, bound to the whole BoNT/A protein …

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Neither Rules Nor Standards, Steven A. Dean Dec 2011

Neither Rules Nor Standards, Steven A. Dean

Faculty Scholarship

Specifying the content of a requirement or a prohibition up front-e.g. replacing a "reasonable speed" requirement with a fifty-five miles per hour speed limit-can make life easier for enforcers and citizens alike. Recent efforts to substitute international tax rules for decades-old standards may do just the opposite, jeopardizing the "miracle" that is today's international tax regime. Enhanced information exchange and formulary apportionment will undermine the legitimacy that is essential to the success of any international legal regime. A better solution would overhaul the century-old benefits principle to weave enforcement deep into the fabric of the international tax regime. Only then …

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Bottom Topography Mapping Via Nonlinear Data Assimilation, Edward D. Zaron, Marie-Aude Pradal, Patrick D. Miller, Alan F. Blumberg, Nickitas Georgas, Wei Li, Julia Muccino Cornuelle Dec 2011

Bottom Topography Mapping Via Nonlinear Data Assimilation, Edward D. Zaron, Marie-Aude Pradal, Patrick D. Miller, Alan F. Blumberg, Nickitas Georgas, Wei Li, Julia Muccino Cornuelle

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

A variational data assimilation method is described for bottom topography mapping in rivers and estuaries using remotely sensed observations of water surface currents. The velocity field and bottom topography are related by the vertically integrated momentum and continuity equations, leading to a nonlinear inverse problem for bottom topography, which is solved using a Picard iteration strategy combined with a nonlinear line search. An illustration of the method is shown for Haverstraw Bay, in the Hudson River, where the known bottom topography is well reconstructed. Once the topography has been estimated, currents and water levels may be forecast. The method makes …

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Characterization And Discrimination Of Large Caliber Gun Blast And Flash Signatures, Bryan J. Steward Dec 2011

Characterization And Discrimination Of Large Caliber Gun Blast And Flash Signatures, Bryan J. Steward

Theses and Dissertations

Two hundred and one firings of three 152 mm howitzer munitions were observed to characterize firing signatures of a large caliber gun. Muzzle blast expansion was observed with high-speed (1600 Hz) optical imagery. The trajectory of the blast front was well approximated by a modified point-blast model described by constant rate of energy deposition. Visible and near-infrared (450 - 850 nm) spectra of secondary combustion were acquired at 0.75 nm spectral resolution and depict strong contaminant emissions including Li, Na, K, Cu, and Ca. The O2 (X-b) absorption band is evident in the blue wing of the potassium D lines …

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Stimulation Of The Hypothalamic Ventromedial Nuclei By Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide Induces Hypophagia And Thermogenesis, Jon M. Resch, Joanne P. Boisvert, Allison E. Hourigan, Christopher R. Mueller, Sun Shin Yi, Sujean Choi Dec 2011

Stimulation Of The Hypothalamic Ventromedial Nuclei By Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide Induces Hypophagia And Thermogenesis, Jon M. Resch, Joanne P. Boisvert, Allison E. Hourigan, Christopher R. Mueller, Sun Shin Yi, Sujean Choi

Biomedical Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

Numerous studies have demonstrated that the hypothalamic ventromedial nuclei (VMN) regulate energy homeostasis by integrating and utilizing behavioral and metabolic mechanisms. The VMN heavily express pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide(PACAP) type I receptors (PAC1R). Despite the receptor distribution, most PACAP experiments investigating affects on feeding have focused on intracerebroventricular (icv) administration or global knockout mice. To identify the specific contribution of PACAP signaling in the VMN, we injected PACAP directly into the VMN and measured feeding behavior and indices of energy expenditure. Following an acute injection of PACAP, nocturnal food intake was significantly reduced for six hours after injections without evidence …

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A Review On Convolutions Of Gamma Random Variables, Baha-Eldin Khaledi, Subhash C. Kochar Dec 2011

A Review On Convolutions Of Gamma Random Variables, Baha-Eldin Khaledi, Subhash C. Kochar

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications and Presentations

Due to its wide range of applications, the topic of the distribution theory of convolutions of Gamma random variables has attracted the attention of many researchers. In this paper we review some of the latest developments on this problem.

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Reliable A-Posteriori Error Estimators For Hp-Adaptive Finite Element Approximations Of Eigenvalue/Leigenvector Problems, Stefano Giani, Luka Grubisic, Jeffrey S. Ovall Dec 2011

Reliable A-Posteriori Error Estimators For Hp-Adaptive Finite Element Approximations Of Eigenvalue/Leigenvector Problems, Stefano Giani, Luka Grubisic, Jeffrey S. Ovall

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications and Presentations

We present reliable a-posteriori error estimates for hp-adaptive finite element approxima- tions of eigenvalue/eigenvector problems. Starting from our earlier work on h adaptive finite element approximations we show a way to obtain reliable and efficient a-posteriori estimates in the hp-setting. At the core of our analysis is the reduction of the problem on the analysis of the associated boundary value problem. We start from the analysis of Wohlmuth and Melenk and combine this with our a-posteriori estimation framework to obtain eigenvalue/eigenvector approximation bounds.

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Application Of Genetic Algorithm For Synthesis Of Large Reversible Circuits Using Covered Set Partitions, Maher Mofeid Hawash, Baker Abdalhaq, Amjad Hawash, Marek Perkowski Dec 2011

Application Of Genetic Algorithm For Synthesis Of Large Reversible Circuits Using Covered Set Partitions, Maher Mofeid Hawash, Baker Abdalhaq, Amjad Hawash, Marek Perkowski

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

We present the results of application of Evolutionary Algorithms to the problem of synthesizing quantum circuits which belong to the class of reversible circuits, represented as an input/output mapping vectors. The paper specifically focuses on large quantum circuits where many valid solutions exist in an exponentially inflating search space. Valid solutions represent the set of all input vector permutations (arrangements) which satisfy the circuit specification. The search space for circuits with large number of variables grows exponentially making it impossible to discover the set of optimal solutions. The paper compares three methods for selecting valid solutions of input vector sequences: …

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Whitcomb V. State Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38778 Dec 2011

Whitcomb V. State Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38778

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

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It‘S My Party And I‘Ll Run If I Want To: Party-Switching & Candidate Eligibility In Light Of Hossfeld V. State Board Of Elections, Michael J. Kasper Dec 2011

It‘S My Party And I‘Ll Run If I Want To: Party-Switching & Candidate Eligibility In Light Of Hossfeld V. State Board Of Elections, Michael J. Kasper

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

This article analyzes Illinois election eligibility criteria, both past and present, that may prevent candidates from switching their party affiliation within or between election cycles.  Throughout the years, Illinois has prevented party switching through statute and court decisions requiring that all candidates be a “qualified primary voter” of his or her respective political party.  However, a recent Illinois Supreme Court case claims that “no vestige of the former party-switching rule remains.  This article will analyze how the new case appears be at odds with both the statutory language and the previous court decisions.

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Patternicity And Persuasion: Evolutionary Biology As A Bridge Between Economic And Narrative Analysis In The Law, James D. Ridgway Dec 2011

Patternicity And Persuasion: Evolutionary Biology As A Bridge Between Economic And Narrative Analysis In The Law, James D. Ridgway

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

Although economic and narrative analyses are clearly useful in exploring legal issues, their foundations and persuasive power have not been thoroughly investigated.  Evolutionary biology can now explain how human beings instinctively approach legal problems, and what features from economic and narrative analysis are rooted in the information processing functions of the brain.  As a result, the most effective aspects of each can be synthesized into a new tool, the archetypal narratives of human interaction.  This article proposes that evolutionary biology indicates that human beings process legal arguments using three archetypal narratives: (1) the story of cooperation, which describes maximizing the …

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Filming For Change: The Art Of Influencing Public Policy Through Documentary Filmmaking, Robert J. Griffith Dec 2011

Filming For Change: The Art Of Influencing Public Policy Through Documentary Filmmaking, Robert J. Griffith

Journalism

Documentary filmmaking is a very useful tool for bringing an issue to public attention and pushing for political action and policy change on that issue. This form of documentary filmmaking, Filming for Change, has been employed successfully and unsuccessfully by many different filmmakers. There are a few keys to making a successful documentary when Filming for Change, and the first is to appeal to the correct demographic. Those who have the political power to influence policy will tend to be white, male, and between 35 and 64 years of age. These people do not like propaganda or a slanted film. …

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Brody-Bertalanffy Growth Curves From Tag And Recapture Studies On Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys Marmoratus) And Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes Carnatus) Of The Central Coast, Christie Yorke Dec 2011

Brody-Bertalanffy Growth Curves From Tag And Recapture Studies On Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys Marmoratus) And Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes Carnatus) Of The Central Coast, Christie Yorke

Biological Sciences

No abstract provided.

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