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Climate Change And The Conservation Of Archaeological Sites: A Review Of Impacts Theory, Caithleen Daly

Articles

This article identifies the current state of knowledge in the literature regarding the possible impacts of future climatic change on archaeological sites and ensembles. Drawing on the literature review a matrix of potential impacts is collated to provide a simplified overview. This theoretical ‘menu’ is then tested by applying it to a vulnerability assessment of the World Heritage site of Skellig Michael in Ireland. The case study results reveal some knowledge gaps, particularly in regard to the impacts of climate change on buried archaeological remains.

Phenomenological Study Of Postgraduate Researchers' Experiences Of Nanoscience And Nanotechnology Research, Deepa Chari, Paul Irving, Robert Howard, Brian Bowe

Articles

Over the past few decades, scientific disciplines have changed significantly with the introduction of new and complex aspects of interdisciplinary research, particularly in the area of nanoscience and nanotechnology (N&N). The current attempts to develop science education programmes in N&N area to adopt these complex changes however are mainly focussed towards the core scientific knowledge, and, not much attention has been paid to identify the attributes knowledge, skills and competences necessary to successfully undertake N&N research. Identification of these attributes is important so that the core scientific knowledge can be embedded in the curricula more effectively. Also, to work successfully …

Attractants For Insects Such As Flies: United States Patent, Quinn Et Al.- November 2011, Brian P. Quinn, David A. Carlson, Christopher J. Geden, Ulrich R. Bernier, Matthew M. Booth, Jerome Hogsette

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

A composition containing at least two members of the group consisting of propionic acid, benzoic acid, 2,6-dimethoxyphenol, 2-acetylpyrrole, 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-cyclopentanone, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran-3-one, and 3-methylbutanal; and water, and optionally a carrier or carrier material. The composition is useful for attracting insects (e.g., flies). A method for attracting insects (e.g., flies) involving treating an object or area with an insect attracting effective amount of the composition described herein.

Unstable Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 10 (Attct) (Agaat) Repeats Are Associated With Aberrant Replication At The Atx10 Locus And Replication Origin-Dependent Expansion At An Ectopic Site In Human Cells, Guoqi Liu, John J. Bissler, Richard R. Sinden, Michael Leffak

Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Faculty Publications

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 10 (SCA10) is associated with expansion of (ATTCT)n repeats (where n is the number of repeats) within the ataxin 10 (ATX10/E46L) gene. The demonstration that (ATTCT)n tracts can act as DNA unwinding elements (DUEs) in vitro has suggested that aberrant replication origin activity occurs at expanded (ATTCT)n tracts and may lead to their instability. Here, we confirm these predictions. The wild-type ATX10 locus displays inefficient origin activity, but origin activity is elevated at the expanded ATX10 loci in patient-derived cells. To test whether (ATTCT)n tracts can potentiate origin activity, cell lines were constructed that contain ectopic copies …

Combined Fluorescence And Reflectance Spectroscopy For In Vivo Quantification Of Cancer Biomarkers In Low- And High-Grade Glioma Surgery, Pablo A. ValdéS, Anthony Kim, Keith D. Paulsen, Frederic Leblond, Olga M. Conde, Brent T. Harris, David W. Roberts

Dartmouth Scholarship

Biomarkers are indicators of biological processes and hold promise for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Gliomas represent a heterogeneous group of brain tumors with marked intra- and inter-tumor variability. The extent of surgical resection is a significant factor influencing post-surgical recurrence and prognosis. Here, we used fluorescence and reflectance spectral signatures for in vivo quantification of multiple biomarkers during glioma surgery, with fluorescence contrast provided by exogenously-induced protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) following administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid. We performed light-transport modeling to quantify multiple biomarkers indicative of tumor biological processes, including the local concentration of PpIX and associated photoproducts, total hemoglobin …

Life Without Parole, Or A Juvenile Death Sentence, Kyle Gottuso

Missouri Law Review

Part II of this Note will look at the court's decision to allow juveniles to be sentenced to life without parole. In doing so, this Note will outline the policies underlying the U.S. Supreme Court's Eighth Amendment jurisprudence. Next, Part III of this Note will survey more broadly the U.S. Supreme Court's interpretation of the Eighth Amendment in terms of life without parole as well as death penalty cases. Part IV of this Note will then look at the reasoning of the majority and the dissent in the instant case. Finally, Part V of this Note will attempt to reconcile …

Oncolog, Volume 56, Number 11-12, November - December 2011, Sarah Bronson, Zach-Bryan Bogannan-Tutt

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues) Archives

• Transoral Laser Microsurgery for Laryngeal and Oropharyngeal Tumors: A minimally invasive surgery for treating cancers of the larynx and oropharynx has cute rates similar to those of open surgery and radiation therapy in selected patients.
• Exploring Causes of and Treatments for Neuropathy in Cancer Patients: Among the most troubling side effects of cancer treatment in some patient is chronic chemotherapy neuropathy syndrome, in which tingling, numbness, and pain in the hands and feet persist long after the completion of treatment
• Prostate Cancer Screening: Patient should understand the purpose and limitations of the prostate-specific antigen test
• HOUSE CALL: Smoking Cessation: Medications …

Factors Associated With Participation And Retention In A Group Treatment For Child Sexual Abuse, Mollie Dittmer, Grace Hubel, David J. Hansen

McNair Scholars Research Journal

The current study examines factors associated with participation and retention in a child sexual abuse (CSA) outpatient program. Participation and retention are vital if children are to receive the intended benefits of treatment designed to promote healthy coping following CSA. However, little is known about factors that impede or encourage families to consistently attend sessions. Several factors possibly related to child participation and retention were examined, including demographic variables such as income level and education, characteristics of the abuse, and parent and family pretreatment functioning. Participants in the sample included 175 children and adolescents and their non-offending primary caregivers seeking …

The Nuclear Pore Complex Mediates Binding Of The Mig1 Repressor To Target Promoters, Nayan J. Sarma, Thomas D. Buford, Terry Haley, Kellie Barbara-Haley, George M. Santangelo, Kristine A. Willis

Faculty Publications

All eukaryotic cells alter their transcriptional program in response to the sugar glucose. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the best-studied downstream effector of this response is the glucose-regulated repressor Mig1. We show here that nuclear pore complexes also contribute to glucose-regulated gene expression. NPCs participate in glucose-responsive repression by physically interacting with Mig1 and mediating its function independently of nucleocytoplasmic transport. Surprisingly, despite its abundant presence in the nucleus of glucose-grown nup120Δ or nup133Δ cells, Mig1 has lost its ability to interact with target promoters. The glucose repression defect in the absence of these nuclear pore components therefore appears …

Patient-Provider Communication Data: Linking Process And Outcomes In Oncology Care, Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, Fangxin Hong, Donna L. Berry

Nursing Faculty Publication Series

Overview: Patient–provider communication is vital to quality patient care in oncology settings and impacts health outcomes. Newer communication datasets contain patient symptom reports, real-time audiofiles of visits, coded communication data, and visit outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to: (1) review the complex communication processes during patient–provider interaction during oncology care; (2) describe methods of gathering and coding communication data; (3) suggest logical approaches to analyses; and (4) describe one new dataset that allows linking of patient symptoms and communication processes with visit outcomes. Challenges: Patient–provider communication research is complex due to numerous issues, including human subjects’ concerns, methods …

Ink (2011-11)

Ink, 2008-

The student-run features magazine covering the fashion, art, music and culture worlds at VCU and in Richmond. Published annually in print and updated regularly online.

A Permutation Test For Compound Symmetry With Application To Gene Expression Data, Tracy L. Morris, Mark E. Payton, Stephanie A. Santorico

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

The development and application of a permutation test for compound symmetry is described. In a simulation study the permutation test appears to be a level-α test and is robust to non-normality. However, it exhibits poor power, particularly for small samples.

Control Balanced Designs Involving Sequences Of Treatments, Cini Varghese, Seema Jaggi

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Designs involving sequences of treatments for test vs. control comparisons are suitable for research in which each experimental unit receives treatments over time in order to compare several test treatments to one (or more) control treatment(s). These designs can be advantageously used in screening experiments and bioequivalence trials. Three series of such designs are constructed in incomplete sequences wherein the first class of designs is variance balanced while the other two classes of designs are partially variance balanced for test versus test comparisons of both direct and residual effects of treatments.

On Maximum Likelihood Estimators Of The Parameters Of A Modified Weibull Distribution Using Extreme Ranked Set Sampling, Amer Ibrahim Al-Omari, Said Ali Al-Hadhrami

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Extreme ranked set sampling (ERSS) is considered to estimate the three parameters and population mean of the modified Weibull distribution (MWD). The maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) is investigated and compared to the corresponding one based on simple random sampling (SRS). It is found that, the MLE based on ERSS is more efficient than MLE using SRS for estimating the three parameters of the MWD. The ERSS estimator of the population mean of the MWD is also found to be more efficient than the SRS based on the same number of measured units.

Interferons As Therapeutic Agents In Infectious Diseases, Mckenzie C. Ferguson, Scott Bergman, Cathy Santanello

Pharmacy Faculty Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

This article explains the rationale for development of interferons as therapeutic agents, and describes commercial products available today. It also provides a summary of studies that have been performed with interferons for use as exogenous biological response modifiers in viral infections. Overall, the best data exist for treatment of viral hepatitis B and C, for which interferons are a cornerstone of therapy. Although infections with human papillomavirus and common cold viruses sometimes respond favorably to interferons, their outcomes are far from ideal. Finally, the role of interferons as vaccine adjuvants is still being explored but could be promising.

Extinguishing Exclusive Marketing Rights: Interpreting The Medical Innovation Prize Fund Act Of 2011, Irwin I. Park

DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law

No abstract provided.

Beneath The Forest, Volume 4, No. 2, Fall 2011, Johanna L. Kovarik

Beneath the Forest

Contents: Lincoln National Forest Bat Workshop - Timing and Development of Sea Caves Along the Coastline of Southern, Southeast Alaska - 2011 Forest Service Cave and Karst Management Workshop - Cave Conservation at a landscape scale - 2011 National Cave and karst Management Symposium - Forest Service Cave Cartography - Tongass National Forest Sea Caves

Minimal Structural Requirements Of Alkyl Γ-Lactones Capable Of Antagonizing The Cocaine-Induced Motility Decrease In Planarians, Debra Baker, Sean Deats, Peter Boor, James Pruitt, Oné R. Pagán

Biology Faculty Publications

We recently reported that the natural cyclic lactone, parthenolide, and related analogs prevent the expression of behavioral effects induced by cocaine in planarians and that parthenolide’s γ-lactone ring is required for this effect. In the present work, we tested a series of alkyl γ-lactones with varying chain length (1–8 carbons) to determine their ability to antagonize the planarian motility decrease induced by 200 μM cocaine. Alkyl lactones with up to a 4-carbon alkyl chain did not affect planarian motility or antagonized the cocaine-induced motility decrease; only the compound γ-nonalactone (a γ-lactone with a 5-carbon chain) was able to prevent the …

The Impact Of An Aquatic Exercise Protocol On Physiologic Measures Within An Asthmatic Population, Kasee Hildenbrand, Timothy S. Freson, Celestina Barbosa-Leiker, Sara Nordio, Bruce E. Becker, Ashley J. Miller

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

Individuals suffering from asthma typically have subnormal exercise tolerance and poor physical fitness. The purpose of this case series study was to examine the impact of a new aquatic exercise protocol on physiological variables in a group of asthmatics. Participants were medically diagnosed and managed asthmatics in a rural community. A total of 8 males and 12 females were accepted into the study with 7 males and 9 females completing the 12-week study. Physiological measures were taken pre- and posttreatment with paired t-tests used for analyses. Increases in VO2max (pre-treatment mean (M) = 31.244 SD = 9.772; post-treatment M = …

Responses Of Swimmers Caught In Rip Currents: Perspectives On Mitigating The Global Rip Current Hazard, Robert W. Brander, Anthony Bradstreet, Shauna Sherker, Jamie Macmahan

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

Rip currents are the primary mechanism on many of the world’s beaches associated with rescues and drownings and have long been the focus of beachgoer education and awareness strategies. Traditional approaches to mitigating the rip current hazard typically provide information on escape procedures for beachgoers caught in a rip current. Several of these approaches are now being challenged by new scientific findings leading to uncertainty and debate amongst scientists and beach safety practitioners. This paper suggests that future research efforts on mitigating the rip current hazard should focus on quantifying the physical and behavioral responses of beachgoers who have been …

The Sun Star, Vol. 31 No. 09 (November 01, 2011), N/A N/A

Sun Star

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Friendship On Motivation And Academic Achievement, Anna Dechant

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

Research has shown that friendship, along with motivation, can impact the cognitive development and academic achievement of students in varying ways. As a result of the increase in attention nationwide on student achievement and the positive outcomes that result from academic success, knowing the influences of age, friendship quality, various aspects of friendship, and motivation on academic achievement can only serve to enhance student achievement outcomes, and therefore success in adulthood. The present study examined the variables of age, grade level, and friendship quality, including specific aspects such as conflict and closeness, length of friendship, and time spent with friends, …

Part 1: Size-Independent Quantification Of Ligand Binding Site Depth In Receptor Proteins. Part 2: Representing Rod-Shaped Protein 3d Structures In Cylindrical Coordinates, Srujana Cheguri

Theses

Abstract 1 We have developed a web server that implements the two complementary methods to quantify the depth of ligand and/or ligand binding site (LBS) in a protein-ligand complex. The two methods are the `secant plane' (SP) and the `tangent sphere' (TS) methods. In the SP and TS methods, the protein molecular centroid (global centroid, GC), and the LBS centroid (local centroid, LC) are first determined. The SP is defined as the plane passing through the LBS centroid and normal to the line passing through the LC and the protein molecular centroid. The "exterior side" of the SP is the …

Is It Time To Shed A "Tier" For Four-Tier Prescription Drug Formularies? Specialty Drug Tiers May Violate Hipaa's Anti-Discrimination Provisions And Statutory Goals, Joseph J. Hylak-Reinholtz, Jay R. Naftzger

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This Article will analyze whether specialty drug tiers violate HIPAA. This is a question of first impression—no federal or state court decision provides an answer. Part II of this Article provides relevant background material. We begin with a discussion about the development of prescription drug coverage in the United States and the emergence of drug tiers as a cost-saving mechanism. In Part III of this Article, we begin with an historical overview of accepted discrimination and risk classification within insurance. Next, we discuss HIPAA's statutory language, legislative history, and key parts of the Final Rule implementing the law. We also …

Levels Of Altruism, Martin Zwick, Jeffrey Alan Fletcher

Complex Systems Faculty Publications and Presentations

The phenomenon of altruism extends from the biological realm to the human sociocultural realm. This paper sketches a coherent outline of multiple types of altruism of progressively increasing scope that span these two realms and are grounded in an ever-expanding sense of "self." Discussion of this framework notes difficulties associated with altruisms at different levels. It links scientific ideas about the evolution of cooperation and about hierarchical order to perennial philosophical and religious concerns. It offers a conceptual background for inquiry into societal challenges that call for altruistic behavior, especially the challenge of environmental and social sustainability.

The Impact Of An Enacted Social Support Training Intervention On Worklife Interaction And Stress In A Sample Of Working Adults, Justin P. Boren, Jess K. Alberts

Communication

The present investigation explores utilizes an enacted social support intervention among a group of working adults. Reductions in psychological and physiological stress were hypothesized to occur following the experimental intervention. Participants (N = 46) were all full time staff members at a large university and were randomly assigned to treatment or wait-list control groups. Treatment group members attended two 90 minute enacted social support meetings over the course of four weeks. Psychological (perceived stress and worklife conflict) and physiological (salivary cortisol) data were collected at both pretest and posttest periods. Results did not support the research hypotheses; however, a research …

The Lincy Institute E-Health Summit: Promoting Coalitions In Technology And Health, Bo Bernhard

Policy Briefs and Reports

A prestigious stakeholder gathering is proposed which will advance technology-based “e-health” (internet, social networking, and smart phone-based) practices of community groups. This assembly - The Lincy Institute Summit - will educate community partners about the potential of e-health interventions for primary prevention of risky behavior, obtain expert stakeholder evaluations of an existing e-health prototype for gambling, and provide a powerful foundation for a community-based coalition focused on risky youth behaviors. The fellowship will provide support for summit-related costs, integration of our community partners’ prevention messages into e-health technologies, and the development of a coalition and grant applications to support the …

The Update, November 2011, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

Update

Inside this issue:

-- Bahamian Artist's Residency at UNI
-- Department News
-- KULT, UNI's Alternative
-- University of Northern Iowa Affiliates of the American Chemical Society
-- Student Spotlight, Department of Industrial Technology: Corey Moen
-- Fall Faculty and Staff Meeting
-- School of Music Events
-- 'Home' Project, Dean's Triangle
-- Physics Teaching Majors Present at 2011 AAPT Summer Meeting in Omaha Nebraska
-- Center For Holocaust and Genocide Update
-- Student Spotlight, School of Music: Rhys Talbot
-- Davis to Speak at National Convention
-- Beth Nybeck: Flight of Ideas: The Journey of a Nybeck Sculpture
-- …

Classification Of Homosexuals Under The Equal Protection Clause: Forward-Looking Disparate Impact Test, A. Nicole Kwapisz

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Event Perception, Gabriel A. Radvansky, Jeffrey M. Zacks

Psychological & Brain Sciences Faculty Research

Events are central elements of human experience. Formally, they can be individuated in terms of the entities that compose them, the features of those entities, and the relations amongst entities. Psychologically, representations of events capture their spatiotemporal location, the people and objects involved, and the relations between these elements. Here, we present an account of the nature of psychological representations of events and how they are constructed and updated. Event representations are like images in that they are isomorphic to the situations they represent. However, they are like models or language in that they are constructed of components rather than …