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Mar. 2, 2011, Tnc Comments On Ifc Performance Standard 6-Version 2, Ifc

IFC E&S Performance Standards

No abstract provided.

The Utah Statesman, March 2, 2011, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Panther - March 2011 - Vol. Xc, No.18, Prairie View A&M University

PV Panther Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Enhanced Neutralization Potency Of Botulinum Neurotoxin Antibodies Using A Red Blood Cell-Targeting Fusion Protein., Sharad P Adekar, Andrew T Segan, Cindy Chen, Rodney Bermudez, M D Elias, Bernard H Selling, B P Kapadnis, Lance L Simpson, Paul M Simon, Scott K Dessain

Division of Infectious Diseases and Environmental Medicine Faculty Papers

Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) potently inhibits cholinergic signaling at the neuromuscular junction. The ideal countermeasures for BoNT exposure are monoclonal antibodies or BoNT antisera, which form BoNT-containing immune complexes that are rapidly cleared from the general circulation. Clearance of opsonized toxins may involve complement receptor-mediated immunoadherence to red blood cells (RBC) in primates or to platelets in rodents. Methods of enhancing immunoadherence of BoNT-specific antibodies may increase their potency in vivo. We designed a novel fusion protein (FP) to link biotinylated molecules to glycophorin A (GPA) on the RBC surface. The FP consists of an scFv specific for murine GPA fused …

Montana Kaimin, March 2, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

March 2, 2011 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Today - March 2, 2011, Loma Linda University

TODAY

Inside this issue:

-- NSF-funded AIM lab opens LLU School of Medicine
-- Zhejiang Provincial People's Government presents friendship award to LLU Global Health Institute associate director
-- Student and future dietitian headed to John Hopkins for clinical practicum
-- Student's love for missions further quickened during Honduras trip
-- School of Pharmacy student wins essay contest for Amazon mission trip
-- Payscale.com names LLU among tops for starting salaries in the nation
-- LLU School of Religion hosts renowned biblical scholar from Scotland
-- Loma Linda University Medical Simulation Center features art exhibit
-- Pharmacy celebrates four years success …

Volume 48, Number 28: March 02, 2011, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The Spinnaker [Vol. 33 No. 57], University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community. Date: March 2, 2011

Interview With James Myers, March 28 & 31, 2011, James P. Myers Jr., Brad R. Miller

Oral Histories

James Myers was interviewed on March 28 & 31, 2011 by Brad Miller about his childhood, collegiate years and teaching at Gettysburg College. He also discussed Carl Arnold Hanson's presidency, the political unrest during that time, and how the college has changed during his time here.

Length of Interview: 103 minutes

Course Information:

• Course Title: HIST 300: Historical Method
• Academic Term: Spring 2011
• Course Instructor: Dr. Michael Birkner '72

Collection Note: This oral history was selected from the Oral History Collection maintained by Special Collections & College Archives. Transcripts are available for browsing in the Special Collections Reading Room, 4 …

Transformation Of Fusarium Verticillioides With A Polyketide Gene Cluster Isolated From A Fungal Endophyte Activates The Biosynthesis Of Fusaric Acid, Yunxuan Xie, Wei Zhang, Yaoyao Li, Mingzi Wang, Ronald Cerny, Yue Shen, Liangcheng Du

Liangcheng Du Publications

A large number of bioactive natural products have been isolated from plant endophytic fungi. However, molecular mechanisms for the biosynthesis of these metabolites have lagged behind because genetic and biochemical studies are difficult to perform within many of the endophytes. In this work, we describe our attempt to express a putative mycoepoxydiene (MED) biosynthetic gene cluster in Fusarium verticillioides, which has a well-developed genetic system for the study fungal polyketide biosynthesis. MED was isolated from Phomopsis sp. A123, a fungal endophyte of the mangrove plant, Kandelia candel. It has several unusual structural features and interesting biological activities. Integration of …

Evaluation Of Alternative Sustainable Materials For A Drug Delivery Package, Keith Thompson

Industrial Technology and Packaging

No abstract provided.

Southern Alumni, Siu Alumni Association

SIU Alumni Magazine

No abstract provided.

An Apple A Day Keeps Shareholder Suits At Bay: An Examination Of A Corporate Officer’S Legal Duty To Disclose Health Problems To Shareholders, Alexis Brown Stokes

Texas Wesleyan Law Review

This Article examines both constitutional and practical problems with proposed regulation to require corporate officers to disclose health problems to shareholders. In doing so, the Article addresses the following questions, which are especially timely given the recent controversy surrounding Apple CEO Steve Jobs: To what extent should officers of public companies be required to disclose personal health problems to shareholders? Does a timely failure to disclose such information constitute securities fraud if the stock price is adversely affected once the information becomes public? Can shareholders' rights to accurate information relevant to a company's likely future performance trump an officer's right …

Targeted Critical Thinking: Effective Use Of Critical Thinking Activities, Calvin Wang

Library Faculty Scholarship

Library instruction can be primed for failure if participants believe librarians have a canned answer for every research effort. Instruction must take place with an understanding of the unique needs of first-year classes and assignments relative to higher level classes and their assignments. Efforts to incorporate critical thinking exercises in suboptimal research efforts contribute to instruction-fatigue for students and librarians. This workshop will embrace the K-12 strategy of identifying the scope and sequence ideal for teaching library research techniques.It will consider appropriate courses and assignments in which to apply critical thinking activities and present ideas for optimizing assignments. Participants will …

Angiostatin Like Peptides In Milk: Potential Development For Dairy Products Capable Of Cancer Prevention, Erin Stefanutti

Master's Theses

For the past 40 years, antiangiogenic approaches have been of major interest in the development of methods to cure and prevent cancer. Angiogenesis, the development of blood vessels from pre-existing vascularization, is essential for cancer growth and spread of metastasis through the delivery of nutrients and oxygen essential to sustain the metabolic activity of these malignant cells. Blocking access to blood will cause cancerous cells to assume a dormant state creating inactive micro-tumors innocuous to the host. Angiostatin, the internal fragment of the fibrinolytic zymogen plasminogen, has shown great potential in reducing cancer size and number of metastatic colonies in …

Research Frontiers, Spring 2011, University Of Arkansas Fayetteville. Office Of University Relations

Research Frontiers

No abstract provided.

The Arkansian, Spring 2011, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries. Special Collections Department

Arkansian

"Newsletter of the University of Arkansas Libraries Special Collections Department."

In Translation V.1:No.3 (2011:Spring), Matthew J. Cook

UCHC Articles - Research

The Winter-Spring issue features an article on Dr. James Grady, the new director of the Biostatistics Center, and describes the biostatistics services being offered to CICATS investigators. You can also read about a TRIPP Center pilot and planning grant awarded to Dr. Rick Fortinsky and colleagues which helped to support a $400K grant from the National Institute for Nursing Research. Additional stories describe the activities of the Biomedical Informatics Division and the Correctional Health Services Research Core Interest Group (CIG)

Beliefs About Racism And Health Among African American Women With Diabetes: A Qualitative Study, Julie A. Wagner, Lisa M. Budris, Sophia Belay, Howard A. Tennen

UCHC Articles - Research

Exposure to racism has been linked to poor health outcomes. Little is known about the impact of racism on diabetes outcomes. This study explored African American (AA) women’s beliefs about how racism interacts with their diabetes self-management and control. Four focus groups were conducted with a convenience sample of 28 adult AA women with type 2 diabetes who were recruited from a larger quantitative study on racism and diabetes. The focus group discussions were transcribed verbatim and analyzed by the authors. Women reported that exposure to racism was a common phenomenon, and their beliefs did in fact link racism to …

Phagosomal Signaling By Borrelia Burgdorferi In Human Monocytes Involves Toll-Like Receptor (Tlr) 2 And Tlr8 Cooperativity And Tlr8-Mediated Induction Of Ifn-Β, Jorge L. Cervantes, Star M. Dunham-Ems, Carson J. La Vake, Mary M. Petzke, Justin D. Radolf, Juan C. Salazar

UCHC Articles - Research

Phagocytosed Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) induces inflammatory signals that differ both quantitatively and qualitatively from those generated by spirochetal lipoproteins interacting with Toll-like receptor (TLR) 1/2 on the surface of human monocytes. Of particular significance, and in contrast to lipoproteins, internalized spirochetes induce transcription of IFN-β. Using inhibitory immunoregulatory DNA sequences (IRSs) specific to TLR7, TLR8, and TLR9, we show that the TLR8 inhibitor IRS957 significantly diminishes production of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-10 and completely abrogates transcription of IFN-β in Bb-stimulated monocytes. We demonstrate that live Bb induces transcription of TLR2 and TLR8, whereas IRS957 interferes with their transcriptional regulation. Using …

John Jay Sentinel Volume 3, No 3, John Jay College Of Criminal Justice

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Isolation By Distance Explains Genetic Structure Of Buggy Creek Virus, A Bird-Associated Arbovirus, Abinash Padhi, Amy T. Moore, Mary Bomberger Brown, Jerome E. Foster, Martin Pfeffer, Charles R. Brown

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Many of the arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) show extensive genetic variability and are widely distributed over large geographic areas. Understanding how virus genetic structure varies in space may yield insight into how these pathogens are adapted to and dispersed by different hosts or vectors, the relative importance of mutation, drift, or selection in generating genetic variability, and where and when epidemics or epizootics are most likely to occur. However, because most arboviruses tend to be sampled opportunistically and often cannot be isolated in large numbers at a given locale, surprisingly little is known about their spatial genetic structure on the local …

Science, Music, Literature And The One-Hit Wonder Connection, Isaiah T. Arkin

Research Trends

Most scientists dream of getting their work into top journals such as Science and Nature. But does achieving this goal reflect the brilliance of researchers, or simply scientific good luck? Professor Isaiah T. Arkin at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem explores the issues in this guest feature.

An Update On Obama And American Science: Uncovering Us Competencies, Sacha Boucherie

Research Trends

President Obama has emerged as a staunch supporter of science, and an enthusiastic advocate of its power for social good. Yet does the US have what it takes to deliver on this potential? Research Trends finds out.

Scholarworks Statistics - March 2011, Scholarworks

ScholarWorks Reports

For the month of March 2011, ScholarWorks recorded a total of 14,765 full-text downloads.

Unionid Mussels From Nearshore Zones Of Lake Erie, Todd D. Crail, Robert A. Krebs, David T. Zanatta

Biological, Geological, and Environmental Faculty Publications

Concern exists that the introduction of dreissenid mussels following long-term effects of pollution may have completely eliminated native mussel species from Lake Erie. Natural seiche events were used to facilitate surveys for live unionids on five occasions in the western basin of Lake Erie and Sandusky Bay between 2007 and 2009, and beach and estuary surveys were conducted at numerous additional sites between 2004 and 2009. Sixteen unionid species were found living in or near Lake Erie, including six sites in the nearshore zone of the lake. Each community consisted of live individuals from two to eight species, and evidence …

The Lab Report, Volume 04, Issue 10, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Summer 2011 Course Offerings
• Student Spotlight: Yulia Gray
• BOOTH by W. David Hancock
• SETC 2011
• From the Director: Backtalk, Navigating Post Show Discussions

Actions Memo March 2011, Kutztown University Curriculum Committee

UCC Action Memos

No abstract provided.

Winter / Spring 2011, Marisela Cadena-Smith

Connection

The Official Community Newsletter for Collin College Connection is the college's award-winning community newsletter published three times a year to inform members of the Collin County community about college news, awards, events, and more.