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The Murray Ledger And Times, March 30, 2011, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Donald J. Farish Appointed 10th President Of Roger Williams University, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University

Featured News Story

New chief executive joins RWU after 13 years of transformative leadership as president of Rowan University in New Jersey.

Celebrating Student And Faculty / Staff Collaborations 2011, St. Norbert College

Undergraduate Research Forum Programs

Celebrating Student and Faculty/Staff Collaborations focuses on the valued tradition at St. Norbert College of collaborations taking place in labs, studios, and other scholarly or creative settings, resulting in a rich array of scholarly research and creative works.

This celebration features collaborative projects that evolved out of independent studies, class assignments, and casual interactions, as well as those formal collaborations supported through the Office of Faculty Development, the Collaborative, and the Research Fellows Program.

Mustang Daily, March 29, 2011

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Deborah Baldwin V. Upmc

2011 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Flyer News, Vol. 58, No. 36 (March 29, 2011), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

Uab Research Targets Way To Stop Brain Tumor Cell Invasion, Alicia Rohan

Browse All News

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“Trophy Husbands” & “Opt-Out” Moms, Beth A. Burkstrand-Reid

Seattle University Law Review

Women were not the only ones opting out.

Nearly one year before the New York Times in its article The Opt-Out Revolution showcased highly educated, upwardly mobile women opting out of paid work for the lure of staying at home, Fortune magazine had already reported that some men, which it called “trophy husbands,” had been doing the same. “Trophy husbands” were presented as leaving paid work by choice, like their later opt-out counterparts.

“Opt-out” moms and “trophy husbands”—as described in these two germinal stories—have much in common. While, on the surface, the actions of these mothers and fathers may have …

Work, Caregiving, And Masculinities, Ann C. Mcginley

Seattle University Law Review

Williams demonstrates the vulnerability of parent workers in working class America. In Chapter 2, “One Sick Child Away from Being Fired,” she examines the records of ninety-nine union arbitrations to analyze the problems of working class parents who struggle to juggle their working and parenting responsibilities. Because this chapter is a tour de force in an overall excellent book, and because it suggests an area that my research has focused on over the past number of years, in this Essay, I limit my discussion almost exclusively to this chapter. My approach is to use masculinities theory, a body of social …

Uncommon Genes, Unpatentable Subject Matter, Adriane Scola

Seattle University Law Review

Human gene sequences can be conceptualized in three ways: as a molecular fragment, as genetic information, and as a product of cultural heritage. This Comment uses the BRCA litigation as an organizing principle to discuss the importance of understanding human genes as something more than just biological material. Part II addresses the background of the BRCA gene-patent case and the legal arguments against patenting gene sequences. Part III discusses the ethical objections to gene patents by focusing on common-heritage rationales. Further, Part III addresses the inadequacy of the Common Heritage Doctrine as applied to human gene sequences. Part IV highlights …

Feminism For Everyone, Laura T. Kessler

Seattle University Law Review

Every idea has its time. Joan Williams’s idea is that we need to reframe debates about work and family by paying attention to how our gender system of domesticity harms everyone: women, men, privileged Americans, and working-class people. Williams defines domesticity as the gender system that organizes market work and family work around traditional gender roles through a set of entrenched narratives and institutional arrangements. Her basic argument is that to achieve more family-friendly public policy in the United States, feminists and advocates need to pay attention to the impact of domesticity on men and working-class people as well as …

Race, Sex, And The Division Of Labor: A Comment On Joan Williams’S Reshaping The Work-Family Debate, Richard Delgado

Seattle University Law Review

Often, knowing the origin of a rule or practice is helpful in understanding its current operation and what one must do if one wishes to change it. Consider, for example, the sexual division of labor that is the main subject of Professor Williams’s book. Professor Williams describes in chilling detail how workplace practices, some of them having the force of law, disadvantage women, particularly those with children or elderly relatives. Whether caregivers or not, women perform work below their ability level, encounter obstacles that do not afflict men, and perform a disproportionate share of housework and caregiving. Even professional-class women …

Report: The Illinois State University Faculty-Staff Newsletter, March 29, 2011, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Daily Eastern News: March 29, 2011, Eastern Illinois University

March

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Validation Of Methionine Aminopeptidase-1 As A Potential Chemotherapeutic Target For Leishmania Major, Elizabeth Calzada^, Carylinda Serna, Miguel A. Vasquez, Omonike Olaleye, Rosa Maldonado*

COURI Symposium Abstracts, Spring 2011

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Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease caused by Leishmania major affecting millions of people throughout the world. It is an emerging concern in the United States due to military establishments in endemic countries. Treatment for the disease is highly toxic and the lack of vaccines emphasizes on the need for alternative drug treatments. Aminopeptidase inhibitors have shown promising results against malaria and tuberculosis. Methionine aminopeptadse-1 (MetAP1) catalyzes the removal of the N-terminal methionine residue from peptides and proteins. The human MetAP1 …

Using Motion Sensor Cameras To Examine Wildlife Use Of Water Bodies In The Northern Chihuahuan Desert, Julia S. Alva^, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry Johnson, Vanessa Lougheed*

COURI Symposium Abstracts, Spring 2011

Indio Mountains Research Station (IMRS), in the northern Chihuahuan Desert, contains only one natural, permanent spring but many man-made ephemerally-full tanks, both of which are presumably important for the survival of many species residing in that area.  The goal of this study was to examine the utility of utilizing motion sensor cameras to monitor wildlife use of these water bodies, and to determine species-specific preferences for individual water bodies and temporal activity patterns. We installed motion sensor cameras at five different water bodies throughout IMRS. Preliminary results indicate that the dominant mammal visiting these water bodies is peccary (Pecari …

Two-Photon-Excited Tryptophan Fluorescence Microscopy For Leukocytes And Cancer Cells Imaging, Jesus A. Valdez^, Chunqiang Li*

COURI Symposium Abstracts, Spring 2011

Cancer screening and early diagnosis is an important yet controversial issue due to the safety and practicality of methods used. Our objective is to study the efficiency of an in vivo two-photon microscope developed in our laboratories to monitor cell inflammation. First, leukocytes were separated by subpopulation.  The tryptophan fluorescence intensity level of each type of leukocyte was then quantified with two-photon microscopy, in their naïve and inflamed states, respectively. Finally the tryptophan fluorescence intensity of multiple myeloma cells was quantified and correlated to the resulting images. The cancerous tissue auto-fluorescence from NADH and FAD was also recorded as a …

Effects Of Influenza Viral Infection On The Cellular Sumoylation System, Joshua Ortiz^, Jason Chacon, German Rosas- Acosta*

COURI Symposium Abstracts, Spring 2011

The tendency of influenza strains to mutate rapidly, changing their antigenic makeup between consecutive seasons and allowing them to jump over the genetic barriers that limit their host range, imposes the risk for the influx of highly pathogenic viral strains into humans. Current available anti-influenza drugs target structural components of the virus and consequently, resistant viral strains arise due to point mutations that render the drugs ineffective. SUMOylation, the reversible post-translational attachment of a SUMO (Small Ubiquitin-like MOdifier) molecule to its target proteins, regulates numerous biological processes. Our studies have shown that some influenza viral proteins are SUMOylated during infection, …

Describing The Dying Days Of "Alzheimer's Disease", Peter J. Whitehouse

Faculty Scholarship

There is no doubt that individuals, families, communities, and governments face an enormous challenge in the growing number of persons with dementia in our societies. Accompanying this demographic boomis an opportunity to examine the way we think about the vast, miscellaneous category we currently call “Alzheimer’s disease”, (AD), which has just eclipsed its 100th year in the medical lexicon.

Aging Enhances Serum Cytokine Response But Not Task-Induced Grip Strength Declines In A Rat Model Of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders., Dong L Xin, Michelle Y Harris, Christine K Wade, Mamta Amin, Ann E Barr, Mary F Barbe

Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: We previously reported early tissue injury, increased serum and tissue inflammatory cytokines and decreased grip in young rats performing a moderate demand repetitive task. The tissue cytokine response was transient, the serum response and decreased grip were still evident by 8 weeks. Thus, here, we examined their levels at 12 weeks in young rats. Since aging is known to enhance serum cytokine levels, we also examined aged rats.

METHODS: Aged and young rats, 14 mo and 2.5 mo of age at onset, respectfully, were trained 15 min/day for 4 weeks, and then performed a high repetition, low force (HRLF) …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 100 [101], No. 40 (Mar. 29, 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.

Newsroom: Rwu's New President Is Attorney, Biologist, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Using Mississippi River Islands To Understand Plant Community Assembly, James Edwin Moore

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Community ecologists have been plagued for years to accurately determine historical disturbance regimes to gain a better understanding on the processes governing plant community assembly. Mississippi River islands provide a unique system to examine these processes due to the abundance of vast amounts of historical data. Natural studies were used to assess island morphological change following a major flood event and were also used to assess plant community composition along a disturbance gradient. Additionally, a greenhouse study was used to examine the effects of competition and flooding on the overall growth rates of three island ubiquitous plant species. Also, another …

The Current Volume 21 : Issue 26, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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Dynamics Of Hyporheic Flow And Heat Transport Across A Bed-To-Bank Continuum In A Large Regulated River, Katelyn E. Gerecht, M. Bayani Cardenas, Andrew J. Guswa, Audrey H. Sawyer, John D. Nowinski, Travis E. Swanson

Engineering: Faculty Publications

The lower Colorado River (LCR) near Austin, Texas is heavily regulated for hydropower generation. Daily water releases from a dam located 23 km upstream of our study site in the LCR caused the stage to fluctuate by more than 1.5 m about a mean depth of 1.3 m. As a result, the river switches from gaining to losing over a dam storage-release cycle, driving exchange between river water and groundwater. We assessed the hydrologic impacts of this by simultaneous temperature and head monitoring across a bed-to-bank transect. River-groundwater exchange flux is largest close to the bank and decreases away from …

Trends In The Age Of Menarche, Elizabeth M. Nielsen

Honors Theses

Menarche is the onset of menses and this age this occurs differs with every girl.  There are many factors that can influence this age or result from it.  Menses is a crucial step in the process of pubertal maturation.  This study conducted a survey to women of the Carbondale, IL area ranging from 12.5 to 74.42 years old.  The survey inquired basic characteristics such as height, weight, and age of menarche.  Factors such as body mass index (BMI), plastic use due to estrogen-like endocrine disrupting chemicals, the maternal age at childbirth and population size were also determined.  The average age …

Mustang Daily, March 28, 2011

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

The Chanticleer, 2011-03-28, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 035, Number 27, March 28, 2011, Grand Valley State University

2010-2011, Volume 35

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

The Statesman, V. 54, I. 24, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 54, i. 24