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Decent Daddy, Imperfect Daddy: Black Male Rap Artists’ Views Of Fatherhood And The Family, Matthew Oware

Sociology and Anthropology Faculty Publications

Research examining contemporary African-American male fathers has either presented them as being absent and uninvolved in their children’s lives (Moynihan 1965; Anderson 1999) or engaged with their children—despite structural or institutional constraints they face (Edin et al., Ann Am Acad Polit Soc Sci 621:149–177, 2009; Reynolds, Ann Am Acad Polit Soc Sci 624:12–28, 2009). Scant scholarship explores the medium that provides black males their own voices—rap music—in regards to their beliefs about the family. This exploratory research examines how black male rappers talk about motherhood, fatherhood, and parenthood. The content analysis of 391 of rap songs from the years 2004 …

Gene Expression In Cardiac Tissues From Infants With Idiopathic Conotruncal Defects., Douglas C. Bittel, Merlin G. Butler, Nataliya Kibiryeva, Jennifer A. Marshall, Jie Chen, Gary K. Lofland, James E. O'Brien

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

BACKGROUND: Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most commonly observed conotruncal congenital heart defect. Treatment of these patients has evolved dramatically in the last few decades, yet a genetic explanation is lacking for the failure of cardiac development for the majority of children with TOF. Our goal was to perform genome wide analyses and characterize expression patterns in cardiovascular tissue (right ventricle, pulmonary valve and pulmonary artery) obtained at the time of reconstructive surgery from 19 children with tetralogy of Fallot.

METHODS: We employed genome wide gene expression microarrays to characterize cardiovascular tissue (right ventricle, pulmonary valve and pulmonary artery) …

The Guardian, January 5, 2011, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twelve page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

When Saving The Environment Hurts The Environment: Balancing Solar Energy Development With Land And Wildlife Conservation In A Warming Climate, Sarah Pizzo

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Bats Of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado: Composition, Reproduction, And Roosting Habits, Thomas J. O'Shea, Paul M. Cryan, E. Apple Snider, Ernest W. Valdez, Laura E. Ellison, Daniel J. Neubaum

Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist

We determined the bat fauna at Mesa Verde National Park (Mesa Verde) in 2006 and 2007, characterized bat elevational distribution and reproduction, and investigated roosting habits of selected species. We captured 1996 bats of 15 species in mist nets set over water during 120 nights of sampling and recorded echolocation calls of an additional species. The bat fauna at Mesa Verde included every species of bat known west of the Great Plains in Colorado, except the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus). Some species showed skewed sex ratios, primarily due to a preponderance of males. Thirteen species of bats …

In Vitro And In Vivo Evaluation Of 64cu-Radiolabeled Kccysl Peptides For Targeting Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-2 In Breast Carcinomas, Senthil R. Kumar, Fabio A. Gallazzi, Riccardo Ferdani, Carolyn J. Anderson, Thomas P. Quinn, Susan L. Deutscher

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Molecular Mechanism By Which The Nucleoid Occlusion Factor, Slma, Keeps Cytokinesis In Check, Nam Ky Tonthat, Stefan T Arold, Brian F Pickering, Michael W Van Dyke, Shoudan Liang, Yue Lu, Tushar K Beuria, William Margolin, Maria A Schumacher

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

In Escherichia coli, cytokinesis is orchestrated by FtsZ, which forms a Z-ring to drive septation. Spatial and temporal control of Z-ring formation is achieved by the Min and nucleoid occlusion (NO) systems. Unlike the well-studied Min system, less is known about the anti-DNA guillotining NO process. Here, we describe studies addressing the molecular mechanism of SlmA (synthetic lethal with a defective Min system)-mediated NO. SlmA contains a TetR-like DNA-binding fold, and chromatin immunoprecipitation analyses show that SlmA-binding sites are dispersed on the chromosome except the Ter region, which segregates immediately before septation. SlmA binds DNA and FtsZ simultaneously, and the …

Executive Committee - Meeting Minutes, 1/4/2011, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Karen Capato V. Comm Social Security

2011 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey;Filed 01/31/11, No. 10-2445

Fluorine Substitutions In An Antigenic Peptide Selectively Modulate T Cell Receptor Binding In A Minimally Perturbing Manner, Kurt H. Piepenbrink, Oleg Y. Borbulevych, Ruth F. Sommese, John Clemens, Kathrynq M. Armstrong, Clare Desmond, Priscilla Do, Brian M. Baker

Food for Health: Publications

T cell receptor (TCR) recognition of antigenic peptides bound and presented by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules forms the basis of the cellular immune response to pathogens and cancer. TCRs bind peptide/MHC molecules weakly and with fast kinetics, features which have hindered detailed biophysical studies of these interactions. Modified peptides resulting in enhanced TCR binding could help overcome these challenges. Further, there is considerable interest in using modified peptides with enhanced TCR binding as the basis for clinical vaccines. Here, we studied how fluorine substitutions in an antigenic peptide can selectively impact TCR recognition. Using a structure-guided design approach, we …

Antibodies Elicited In Response To Ebna-1 May Cross- React With Dsdna, Pragya Yadav, Hoa Tran, Roland Ebegbe, Paul Gottlieb, Hui Wei, Rita H. Lewis, Alice Mumbey-Wafula, Atira Kaplan, Elina Kholdarova, Linda Spatz

Publications and Research

Background:Several genetic and environmental factors have been linked to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). One environmental trigger that has a strong association with SLE is the Epstein Barr Virus (EBV). Our laboratory previously demonstrated that BALB/c mice expressing the complete EBNA-1 protein can develop antibodies to double stranded DNA (dsDNA). The present study was undertaken to understand why anti-dsDNA antibodies arise during the immune response to EBNA-1.

Methodology/Principal Findings: In this study, we demonstrated that mouse antibodies elicited in response to EBNA-1 cross-react with dsDNA. First, we showed that adsorption of sera reactive with EBNA-1 and dsDNA, on dsDNA cellulose …

Women And The Law: Symbolism And Reality, Aileen Sprague

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Nitrous Oxide Emission From Denitrification In Stream And River Networks, Jake J. Beaulieu, Clay P. Arango

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change and stratospheric ozone destruction. Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) loading to river networks is a potentially important source of N₂O via microbial denitrification that converts N to N₂O and dinitrogen (N₂). The fraction of denitrified N that escapes as N₂O rather than N₂ (i.e., the N₂O yield) is an important determinant of how much N₂O is produced by river networks, but little is known about the N₂O yield in flowing waters. Here, …

Robust Region Tracking In Multi-Agent Systems Utilizing Sliding Mode Control: Theory And Applications, Mark Bacon

Master's Theses

This thesis presents a methodology to bring controlled agents within a moving region despite agent interaction dynamics, uncertain forces and parameter variation. The logic is derived from traditional Sliding Mode Control theory with an expanded boundary layer which allows position deviation from the region center to specified bounds. As an example of the utility of this control, multiple methods of herding (controlling passive agents by appropriate positioning of controlled agents) are presented.

Kent Mixture Model For Hyperspectral Clustering Via Cosine Pixel Coordinates On Spherical Manifolds, Dalton Lunga, Okan Ersoy

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technical Reports

Modern hyperspectral imaging sensor technology provides detailed spectral and spatial information that enables precise analysis of land cover usage. From a research point of view, traditional widely used statistical models are often limited in the sense that they do not incorporate some of the useful angle information contained in the feature vectors, and hence alternative modeling methods are required. In the study to be presented, the use of cosine angle information and its embedding onto a spherical manifold is investigated. The transformation of hyperspectral images onto a unit hyperspherical manifold is achieved by using the recently proposed spherical local embeddings …

Apoptosis In Displaced Temporomandibular Joint Disc With And Without Reduction: An Immunohistochemical Study, Carla Loreto, Luis Eduardo Almeida, Paula C. Trevilatto, Rosalia Leonardi

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

Internal derangement (ID) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is due to an abnormal relationship of the articular disc to the mandibular condyle, glenoid fossa and articular eminence. The two most common types of internal derangement are anterior disc displacement with (ADDwR) and without reduction (ADDwoR). Disc displacement is associated with degenerative tissue changes. The histological features of discs from patients with TMJ ID reflect a general remodelling caused by abnormal loading. A correlation has been demonstrated between TMJ ID and apoptosis. Few investigations have addressed the role of apoptosis or caspase activity in TMJ ID. The apoptosis activation process was …

Executive Committee - Agenda, 1/4/2011, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Non-Point Source Pollution And The Clean Water Act: Policy Problems And Professional Prospects, L. Allan James

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

The Changing Role Of Dams In Water Resources Management, William L. Graf

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Watershed Governance In The United States: The Challenges Ahead, Christopher Lant

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Integrated Water Resources Management And River Basin Governance, Bruce P. Hooper

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Water Resources Issues For The New Millenium: Geographic Perspectives, L. Allan James, Christopher Lant

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Mustang Daily, January 3, 2011

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

Mtml-Msbayes: Approximate Bayesian Comparative Phylogeographic Inference From Multiple Taxa And Multiple Loci With Rate Heterogeneity, Wen Huang, Naoki Takebayashi, Yan Qi, Michael J. Hickerson

Publications and Research

Background MTML-msBayes uses hierarchical approximate Bayesian computation (HABC) under a coalescent model to infer temporal patterns of divergence and gene flow across codistributed taxon-pairs. Under a model of multiple codistributed taxa that diverge into taxon-pairs with subsequent gene flow or isolation, one can estimate hyper-parameters that quantify the mean and variability in divergence times or test models of migration and isolation. The software uses multi-locus DNA sequence data collected from multiple taxon-pairs and allows variation across taxa in demographic parameters as well as heterogeneity in DNA mutation rates across loci. The method also allows a flexible sampling scheme: different numbers …

Beyond The Global Summits: Reflecting On The Environmental Principles Of Sustainable Development, Stathis N. Palassis

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Sjsu Erfa News, Fall 2011, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association

Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association (ERFA) Newsletter

Volume 25, Number 1

Nor'easter News Volume 4 Issue 7, Nor'easter News Staff

Nor'easter News

The thirty-fourth issue of the University of New England's student-run newspaper, Nor'easter News.

Aquilegia, Vol. 35 No. 4, Winter 2011: Newsletter Of The Colorado Native Plant Society, Bob Henry, Mo Ewing, Nanette Kuich, John Giordanengo, Al Schneider

Aquilegia - Colorado Native Plant Society

No abstract provided.

Towards Promises Unfulfilled: Applying Sixteen Years Of Trade And Environmental Lessons To The Pending U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, Travis A. Brooks

Global Business & Development Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Anion Activation Site Of Insulin-Degrading Enzyme, Nicholas Noinaj, Eun Suk Song, Sonia Bhasin, Benjamin J. Alper, Walter K. Schmidt, Louis B. Hersh, David W. Rodgers

Chemistry & Physics Faculty Publications

Insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) (insulysin) is a zinc metallopeptidase that metabolizes several bioactive peptides, including insulin and the amyloid β peptide. IDE is an unusual metallopeptidase in that it is allosterically activated by both small peptides and anions, such as ATP. Here, we report that the ATP-binding site is located on a portion of the substrate binding chamber wall arising largely from domain 4 of the four-domain IDE. Two variants having residues in this site mutated, IDE^{K898A,K899A,S901A} and IDE^R429S, both show greatly decreased activation by the polyphosphate anions ATP and PPP_i. IDE^{K898A,K899A,S901A} is also deficient …