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Mcdermott V. State Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38288

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 28, 2011, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Diseases And Causes Of Death In European Bats: Dynamics In Disease Susceptibility And Infection Rates, Kristin Mühldorfer, Stephanie Speck, Andreas Kurth

KIP Articles

Bats receive increasing attention in infectious disease studies, because of their well recognized status as reservoir species for various infectious agents. This is even more important, as bats with their capability of long distance dispersal and complex social structures are unique in the way microbes could be spread by these mammalian species. Nevertheless, infection studies in bats are predominantly limited to the identification of specific pathogens presenting a potential health threat to humans. But the impact of infectious agents on the individual host and their importance on bat mortality is largely unknown and has been neglected in most studies published …

Volume 49, Number 19: December 28, 2011, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The Detection Of Neutrophiles In Gastric Mucosa Of Patients Suspected To Be Infected With Helicobacter Pylori Using Leukostix, Nassir Enssief Mohsun, Raji H Al-Hadithi, Suhaila Saadallah

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori has been detected in many populations and associated with inflammation of gastro duodenal mucosa. Colonization of the stomach by Helicobacter pylori occurs in more than half of human population worldwide. It is the principle cause of chronic active gastritis, peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. OBJCTIVE: To detect neutrophiles in homogenates biopsied gastric mucosa semiquantitatively using rapid leukocyte strip test (leukostix). METHODS: A total of 115 patients (74 males, 41 females) referred to The Gastrointestinal Tract Center and Gastroscopy Department of Baghdad Medical City and subjected to gastroscopy were included in this study during the period from …

Correlation Of Cough Frequency With Treatment Efficacy In Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients In Lima, Peru, Jesus Gutierrez

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Kenyatta Johnson V. City Of Philadelphia

2011 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Synthesis And Characterization Of Amphiphilic Cyclic Diblock Copolypeptoids From N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Mediated Zwitterionic Polymerization Of N-Substituted N-Carboxyanhydride, Chang Uk Lee, Thomas P. Smart, Li Guo, Thomas H. Epps, Donghui Zhang

Faculty Publications

N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-mediated ring-opening polymerization of N-decyl-N-carboxylanhydride monomer (De-NCA) has been shown to occur in a controlled manner, yielding cyclic poly(N-decylglycine)s (c-PNDGs) with polymer molecular weights (MW) between 4.8 and 31 kg mol -1 and narrow molecular weight distributions (PDI < 1.15). The reaction exhibits pseudo-first-order kinetics with respect to monomer concentration. The polymer MW increases linearly with conversion, consistent with a living polymerization. ESI MS and SEC analyses confirm the cyclic architectures of the forming polymers. DSC and WAXS studies reveal that the c-PNDG homopolymers are highly crystalline with two prominent first-order transitions at 72-79 °C (T m,1) and 166-177 °C (T m,2), which have been attributed to side chain and main chain melting, respectively. A series of amphiphilic cyclic diblock copolypeptoids [i.e., poly(N-methylglycine)-b-poly(N- decylglycine) (c-PNMG-b-PNDG)] with variable molecular weight and composition were synthesized by sequential NHC-mediated polymerization of the corresponding N-methyl-N-carboxyanhydride (Me-NCA) and De-NCA monomers. 1H NMR analysis reveals that adjusting the initial monomer to NHC molar ratio can readily control the block copolymer chain length and composition. Time-lapsed light scattering and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) analyses of c-PNDG-b-PNMG samples showed that the amphiphilic cyclic block copolypeptoids self-assemble into spherical micelles that reorganize into micrometer-long cylindrical micelles with uniform diameter in room temperature methanol over the course of several days. An identical morphological transition has also been noted for the linear analogues, which occurs more rapidly than for the cyclic copolypeptoids. We tentatively attribute this difference to the different crystallization kinetics of the solvophobic block (i.e., PNDG) in the cyclic and linear block copolypeptoids. © 2011 American Chemical Society.

Method For Whisker Formation On Metallic Fibers And Substrates, Sudipta Seal, Weifeng Fei

UCF Patents

A method for whisker formation on the surface of aluminum containing metallic 5 alloy fibers and substrates provides a support structure for many technical, medical and pharmaceutical applications. The novel surface modification of metallic alloy fibers and other metallic substrates involves heating the fiber or substrate in air at temperatures ranging from approximately 800°C to approximately 1000°C for a period of time ranging from approximately 10 hours to approximately 100 hours to form whiskers. The use of a 10 metal oxide coating with large ions, such as zirconium oxide, allows the formation of alumina whiskers while preserving the structural integrity …

The 100-Year Effect

News Releases

No abstract provided.

Science With A Skew: The Nuclear Power Industry After Chernobyl And Fukushima, Gayle Greene

Scripps Faculty Publications and Research

It is one of the marvels of our time that the nuclear industry managed to resurrect itself from its ruins at the end of the last century, when it crumbled under its costs, inefficiencies, and mega-accidents. Chernobyl released hundreds of times the radioactivity of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs combined, contaminating more than 40% of Europe and the entire Northern Hemisphere. But along came the nuclear lobby to breathe new life into the industry, passing off as “clean” this energy source that polluted half the globe. The “fresh look at nuclear”—in the words of a New York Times makeover piece …

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 25, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2011

No abstract provided.

Tingkat Fertilitas Di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur Dan Yogyakarta, Rahmadewi Rahmadewi, Leli Asih

Kesmas

Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) memiliki Total Fertility Rate (TFR) tertinggi (4,2 anak) dan yang terendah adalah Provinsi Yogyakarta (1,8 anak). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan angka fertilitas total di kedua provinsi tersebut. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif berdasarkan sumber data sekunder berbagai survei meliputi Survei Demografi Kesehatan Indonesia (1991-2007); Survei Kesehatan Nasional dan Survei Kesehatan Rumah Tangga tahun 2003; dan Mini Survei tahun 2007 dan 2008. Metode kualitatif dilakukan dengan diskusi kelompok terarah pada wanita pasangan usia subur (PUS) dan wawancara mendalam dengan pengelola program di kabupaten/ kota hingga ke desa/kelurahan. Ditemukan TFR di Yogyakarta …

A Cfd Model For Thermal Conversion Of Thermally Thick Biomass Particles, Ramin Mehrabian, Selma Zahirovic, Robert Scharler, Ingwald Obernberger, Stefan Kleditzsch, Siegmar Wirtz, Victor Scherer, Hong Lu, Larry L. Baxter

Faculty Publications

A one-dimensional model for the thermal conversion of thermally thick biomass particles is developed for the simulation of the fuel bed of biomass grate furnaces. The model can be applied for cylindrical and spherical particles. The particle is divided into four layers corresponding to the main stages of biomass thermal conversion. The energy and mass conservation equations are solved for each layer. The reactions are assigned to the boundaries. The model can predict the intra-particle temperature gradient, the particle mass loss rate as well as the time-dependent variations of particle size and density, as the most essential features of particle …

Networks - I: Pre-Coordination Mechanism For Self Configuration Of Neighborhood Cells In Mobile Wi-Max, Abdul Qadeer, Khalid Khan

International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies

WiMax broadband services successfully providing triple play (Voice, Video and Data) support with combating the challenges of better quality and interoperability. Support for smooth mobility in real time with no wired infrastructure and being surrounded by GSM waves demanding a comprehensive and powerful network. Covering large areas through number of base stations which not only require time to configure but also need resources for implementation with a recurring cost of functionality. Automation is everywhere and to provide novel wireless services it is necessary to come up with some distinct features like intelligent base stations which have the capability of doing …

Uconn Libraries Newsletter

UConn Libraries Newsletter

2 Vice Provost notes exciting things happening on campus and in the Libraries.

3 New computer technology provides remote access to the Libraries' licensed software, anytime, anywhere.

4 Billie Levy receives NCLC Distinguished Service Award.

5 Staff member David Avery recognized as academic mentor.

6 New fund launched for UConn authors who publish in open access journals.

7 Kindertransport through the eyes of survivors and Archives & Special Collections.

8 Library events captured in photos.

9 Dodd Prize awarded to human rights litigation experts.

10 New staff and anniversaries.

11 A remembrance of preservationist Jan Merrill-Oldham.

12 Current art exhibits.

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 23, 2011, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

A Cultured Greigite-Producing Magnetotactic Bacterium In A Novel Group Of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria, Christopher T. Lefèvre, Nicholas Menguy, Fernanda Abreu, Ulysses Lins, Mihály Pósfai, Tanya Prozorov, David Pignol, Richard B. Frankel, Dennis A. Bazylinski

Physics

Magnetotactic bacteria contain magnetosomes—intracellular, membrane-bounded, magnetic nanocrystals of magnetite (Fe₃O₄) or greigite (Fe₃S₄)—that cause the bacteria to swim along geomagnetic field lines. We isolated a greigite-producing magnetotactic bacterium from a brackish spring in Death Valley National Park, California, USA, strain BW-1, that is able to biomineralize greigite and magnetite depending on culture conditions. A phylogenetic comparison of BW-1 and similar uncultured greigite- and/or magnetite-producing magnetotactic bacteria from freshwater to hypersaline habitats shows that these organisms represent a previously unknown group of sulfate-reducing bacteria in the Deltaproteobacteria. Genomic analysis of BW-1 reveals …

The Role Of Mothers And Media On Emerging Adults’ Religious Faith And Practices By Way Of Internalization Of Prosocial Values, Carolyn Mcnamara Barry, Laura M. Padilla-Walker, Larry J. Nelson

Faculty Publications

In the current study, we investigated the role of emerging adults’ internalization of prosocial values as a mediator between maternal relationship quality and two types of media use (positive and negative) and religious faith and practices. Participants included 500 undergraduate students (ranging from 18 to 26 years; 75% European American) from five American universities. Structural equation modeling results indicated that both maternal relationship quality and positive media were related positively and indirectly (by way of prosocial values) to religious faith, and maternal relationship quality was related positively and directly to religious faith. In contrast, negative media use was related negatively …

Exploitation Of Unintentional Information Leakage From Integrated Circuits, William E. Cobb

Theses and Dissertations

Unintentional electromagnetic emissions are used to recognize or verify the identity of a unique integrated circuit (IC) based on fabrication process-induced variations in a manner analogous to biometric human identification. The effectiveness of the technique is demonstrated through an extensive empirical study, with results presented indicating correct device identification success rates of greater than 99:5%, and average verification equal error rates (EERs) of less than 0:05% for 40 near-identical devices. The proposed approach is suitable for security applications involving commodity commercial ICs, with substantial cost and scalability advantages over existing approaches. A systematic leakage mapping methodology is also proposed to …

Performance Practice Bibliography (1987)

Performance Practice Review

A bibliography of important books and/or articles published up to 1987.

'Back To The Land': Performance Practice And The Classic Period, Malcom S. Cole

Performance Practice Review

Although much valuable work has been done on performance practice in the Classic period, many issues await detailed study.

The Performance Of French Baroque Music: A Report On The State Of Current Research, Albert Cohen

Performance Practice Review

A survey, with a bibliography, of published research on French Baroque performance practice that appeared during the period 1978-88.

Reviews, Marvels & Tales Editors

Marvels & Tales

L’âge d’or du conte de fées: De la comédie à la critique (1690–1709) (Ed. Nathalie Rizzoni, Julie Boch, and Nadine Jasmin)

Thomas-Simon Gueullette: Contes (Ed. Jean-François Perrin)

Sendbad-name (Mohammad ‘Ali Zahiri Samarqandi. Ed. Mohammad Baqer Kamaloddini)

Bluebeard: A Reader’s Guide to the English Tradition (Casie E. Hermansson)

Bluebeard Gothic: Jane Eyre and Its Progeny (Heta Pyrhönen)

Le texte littéraire: Pour une approche interdisciplinaire ( Jean-Michel Adam and Ute Heidmann)

Beyond Adaptation: Essays on Radical Transformations of Original Works (Ed. Phyllis Frus and Christy Williams)

Erfahrung schrieb’s und reicht’s der Jugend: Geschichte der deutschen Kinder- und Jugendliteratur vom 18. bis zum …

Why Minnesotans Should Care About The Euro, Louis D. Johnston

Economics Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Pentachlorophenol Decreases Tumor-Cell-Binding Capacity And Cell-Surface Protein Expression Of Human Natural Killer Cells, Tasia Hurd, Jasmine Walker, Margaret M. Whalen

Chemistry Faculty Research

Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is an organochlorine pesticide that decreases the tumor-cell killing (lytic) function of human natural killer (NK) cells. NK cells defend against tumor cells and virally infected cells. They bind to these targets, utilizing a variety of cell-surface proteins. This study examined concentrations of PCP that decrease lytic function for alteration of NK binding to tumor targets. Levels of PCP that caused loss of binding function were then examined for effects on expression of cell-surface proteins needed for binding. Exposure to 10 µm PCP for 24 h (which caused a greater than 70% loss of lytic function) decreased NK …

Fields V. State Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38571

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

American Exceptionalism

News Releases

No abstract provided.

Informing The Public: An Examination Of Government Press Releases During Thai Political Turbulences, Pimchanok Srijamlong

Student Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine Thai governments' press releases in the National News Bureau of Thailand (NNT) website in two periods. The first period was from September 2005 to September 2006 and the second period was from December 2008 to May 2010. The two Thai governments mostly employed the social division frame in their press releases. There were highly different opinions between the groups of people who were against and those who supported these two governments. In addition, over half of stories had the conflict of interest frame, which showed one of possible reasons the crisis came …

Are You Textually Active?, Kandace Dyson

Student Theses and Dissertations

Given the frequency of text messaging, there has been some concern about whether or not the use of text language among young people has a negative impact on the written form and comprehension of Standard English. Some believe that text language positively influences literacy skills; whereas, others believe that literacy skills are negatively influenced by its use. This study was designed to explore the knowledge of text language among college students enrolled in different levels of English courses and the relationship between text language knowledge and translation of a message written in text language to SE. Participants were asked to …