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Computational Analysis Of Expression Of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Associated Signatures In Tumors., Xiaosheng Wang

Journal Articles: Genetics, Cell Biology & Anatomy

BACKGROUND: The cancer stem cell model has been proposed based on the linkage between human embryonic stem cells and human cancer cells. However, the evidences supporting the cancer stem cell model remain to be collected. In this study, we extensively examined the expression of human embryonic stem cell-associated signatures including core genes, transcription factors, pathways and microRNAs in various cancers using the computational biology approach.

RESULTS: We used the class comparison analysis and survival analysis algorithms to identify differentially expressed genes and their associated transcription factors, pathways and microRNAs among normal vs. tumor or good prognosis vs. poor prognosis phenotypes …

Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 20, October 31, 2011, Grand Valley State University

Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

The Statesman, V. 55, I. 09, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 55, i. 09

October 31, 2011, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2010-2019

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Usa V. David Donovan

2011 Decisions

USDC for the District of Delaware Filed 10/26/11, No. 10-4179

College Voice Vol. 95 No. 5, Connecticut College

2011-2012

No abstract provided.

Scholastic Minutes 10/31/2011, Scholastic Committee

Scholastic Committee

No abstract provided.

10-31-2011 Swosu Student Organizations Granted $63,000, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2011

Forty-eight student organizations at Southwestern Oklahoma State University received funds totaling over $63,000 during the recent Student Activities Allocations Committee hearings on the Weatherford campus.

Hilltopics: Volume 8, Issue 2, Hilltopics Staff

Hilltopics

A Message from Rick Garza (Page 2) The Origins of Halloween (Page 3)

Hollers for Scholars: Nick Burns (Page 4)

Draw Eruna-Pay (Page 5) Plot 'n' Potatoes: "The Three Musketeers" (Page 6)

Cartoon of the Week (Page 7)

Upcoming Events (Page 8)

Volume 11, Issue 38: October 31, 2011, Women's Studies & Gender Studies Program

Women's Studies & Gender Studies: Digest Magazine

No abstract provided.

The Collegian (2011-10-31), Rene Cardona Jr.

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 64. No. 11

Crow's Nest, October 31, 2011, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The October 31, 2011, issue of the Crow's Nest.

Whalesong 2011-10-31, Tyler Preston, David House, Mckenzie Dornbirer, Colten Oliver, Irene Muller

Whalesong

No abstract provided.

Historical Vegetation Of Central Southwest Oregon, Based On Glo Survey Notes : Final Report To Usdi Bureau Of Land Management, Medford District, O. Eugene Hickman, John A. Christy

Institute for Natural Resources Publications

Historical vegetation at the time of European settlement is of great interest to both the public and land managers, but is poorly documented. One source of data are the earliest land survey records of the General Land Office (GLO). Rectangular township surveys in Southwest Oregon were initiated in the mid 1850’s as settlers began to claim homesteads in the Bear Creek Valley surrounding what is now Medford. We examined GLO land survey field notes and plats (maps) accompanying the surveys, transcribed GLO landscape data into an Access database, and classified the data set into very general vegetation types for mapping. …

Using Expert Knowledge To Satisfy Data Needs: Mapping Invasive Plant Distributions In The Western United States, Bethany A. Bradley, David C. Marvin

Western North American Naturalist

Lack of knowledge about the distributions of plant and animal species can severely hamper management efforts. For invasive plants, distribution and abundance data can inform early detection and rapid response (EDRR) programs aimed at treating initial infestations. These data can be used to create invasion risk models at landscape and regional scales. Further, regional maps of invasive plant abundance are useful for communicating the scope of the invasive species problem to the public and policymakers. Here, we present a set of regional distribution maps for 10 problematic invasive plants in the western United States, created from the expert knowledge of …

Natural History Of Maguire Primrose, Primula Cusickiana Var. Maguirei (Primulaceae), Jacob B. Davidson, Paul G. Wolf

Western North American Naturalist

Natural history information for rare plants can help land managers better understand the threats to extinction that a taxon may face. Our focus is on the natural history of Maguire primrose (Primula cusickiana var. maguirei, Primulaceae), an endemic, threatened plant found along a narrow corridor within a single canyon in northern Utah. We examined floral morphology, air temperature, relative humidity during flowering, dichogamy, blooming period, and visits from flying insects. As with most Primula,Maguire primrose displays distinct floral distyly. Within the distylous flowers, 17% of our samples had a timing difference in the maturation of anthers and stigmas, …

Effects Of Flood Seasonality And Frequency On Northern Pintails And Other Breeding Ducks In Managed Prairie Wetlands, Stephen A. Asamoah, Edward W. Bork, Jonathan E. Thompson

Western North American Naturalist

Anthropogenic flooding to create wetlands is a management option intended to compensate for historical loss of natural wetlands in the Dry Mixedgrass Prairie of western Canada. It may help moderate or reverse declines in density of breeding Northern Pintails (Anas acuta L.) and other waterfowl. Little information exists, however, on breeding waterfowl use of created wetlands flooded at different seasons and frequencies. This study assessed the effects of 2 flooding seasons (fall and spring) on abundance of breeding Northern Pintails and other ducks within newly created wetlands. Additionally, we compared breeding waterfowl use of sites with spring and fall …

The Ocelot (Leopardus Pardalis In Northern Texas, With Comments On Its Northern Biogeography, Frederick B. Stangl Jr., John H. Young

Western North American Naturalist

A road-killed specimen of a large male ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) was salvaged on March 2010 from Palo Pinto County in north central Texas. Our review of the northern biogeography of the species indicates that the specimen is not out of historical context. The possibility that the animal represents a broader range of sparsely distributed individuals within the elusive cat’s known historical range deserves consideration.


Un ocelote (Leopardus pardalis) muerto de sexo masculino y de tamaño grande fue recuperado en una carretera del Condado Palo Pinto en el centro-norte de Texas en Marzo del año 2010. Una …

Influence Of Domestic Livestock Grazing On American Pika (Ochotona Princeps) Haypiling Behavior In The Eastern Sierra Nevada And Great Basin, Constance I. Millar

Western North American Naturalist

In a pilot study, I observed a relationship between domestic livestock grazing and location of American pika (Ochotona princeps) haypiles in the eastern Sierra Nevada and several Great Basin mountain ranges. Where vegetation communities adjacent to talus bases (forefields) were grazed, mean distance from the talus borders to the closest fresh haypiles was 30.1 m (SD = 18.9 m, n = 27), and haypiles were found only high in the talus. In ungrazed forefields, mean distance was 1.8 m (SD = 0.9 m, n = 57), and haypiles were found along the low-elevation talus–vegetation border. Where grazing was …

Distribution And Diet Of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus Salmoides) In The Lower Boise River, Idaho, Camrin D. Braun, Christoph A. Walser

Western North American Naturalist

Where introduced, largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) are known to have negative effects on aquatic ecosystems. In this study, we used historical museum collection records (1942–2006) and contemporary (2009) collections to assess changes in the distribution of largemouth bass in the lower Boise River (southwestern Idaho). We also examined the stomach contents of largemouth bass collected during the contemporary survey to determine diet. Seventy-four largemouth bass (45–137 mm TL) were represented in 13 historical collections from 5 lower Boise River locations. During autumn 2009, we sampled 8 sites in the lower Boise River for largemouth bass. Sixty-one largemouth bass …

Pathobiological Implications Of Muc16 Expression In Pancreatic Cancer., Dhanya Haridas, Subhankar Chakraborty, Moorthy P. Ponnusamy, Imayavaramban Lakshmanan, Satyanarayana Rachagani, Eric Cruz, Sushil Kumar, Srustidhar Das, Subodh M. Lele, Judy M. Anderson, Uwe A. Wittel, Michael A. Hollingsworth, Surinder K. Batra

Journal Articles: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

MUC16 (CA125) belongs to a family of high-molecular weight O-glycosylated proteins known as mucins. While MUC16 is well known as a biomarker in ovarian cancer, its expression pattern in pancreatic cancer (PC), the fourth leading cause of cancer related deaths in the United States, remains unknown. The aim of our study was to analyze the expression of MUC16 during the initiation, progression and metastasis of PC for possible implication in PC diagnosis, prognosis and therapy. In this study, a microarray containing tissues from healthy and PC patients was used to investigate the differential protein expression of MUC16 in PC. MUC16 …

Protecting A Portion Of The Beaver Dam Heath Conservation Focus Area And Initiating Innovative Conservation Financing In Berwick, Maine, Great Works Regional Land Trust

PREP Reports & Publications

This project permanently protected 28 acres in the Beaver Dam Heath Conservation Focus Area through a bargain sale of the fee simple interest. The Grants Meadow III parcel is 85% wetland. The remainder of the upland lies along Diamond Hill Road with adequate frontage for 2-3 house lots. This project involved outreach to the Town of Berwick for project funding to match the PREP funding awarded. GWRLT also received NAWCA funds to complete the project.

Education In The Environment: A Strategy For Continued Interagency Outdoor Education Programming: Round 6 Project Compendium, Margaret N. Rees

Reports (PLI Education)

The essence of public land stewardship lies far beyond the words, numbers, and pictures compiled in this project compendium. During the past seven years, many people have gained greater appreciation of the discovered and yetto‐ be discovered treasures held within the Southern Nevada public lands. People have had the opportunity to learn about and make a first‐time connection with nature and the community within which they live. Some participants realized dynamic and everlasting changes in their lives as a result of their new experiences and insights.

Education in the Environment was a four‐year collaborative effort of the Southern Nevada Agency …

Front Matter, Vol. 71 No. 3

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Growth Sensitivity To Drought Of Co-Occurring Pinus Spp. Along An Elevation Gradient In Northern Mexico, Isaac N. Bickford, Peter Z. Fulé, Thomas E. Kolb

Western North American Naturalist

Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency of severe drought, yet little information exists on the impacts of drought on dominant trees of Mexican pine forests, which are among the most biologically diverse forests in the world. We conducted the first comparison of growth sensitivity to drought of two co-occurringPinus species in Mexico to understand whether growth of dominant pines of the Sierra Madre Occidental in northern Mexico is sensitive to drought and temperature variation and to understand how sensitivity differs between tree species and elevations. We sampled and analyzed tree-ring data across a 400-m elevation gradient for …

Sheep Bedding In The Centennial Mountains Of Montana And Idaho: Effects On Vegetation, Steven S. Seefeldt, April B. Leytem

Western North American Naturalist

In summer, bands of sheep are grazed in western North American mountains. At night the sheep are concentrated into bedding areas. In the study area, each bedding area is only utilized by sheep for one night a year for 2 out of 3 years. Vegetation in the bedding areas was compared to vegetation outside these areas. Both perennial forb cover and total perennial cover were greater outside (48% and 61%, respectively) than inside (29% and 36%, respectively) the bedding areas. Annual forb cover one year after sheep grazing was greater inside (17%) bedding areas than outside (5%). Immediately after sheep …

Vibrational Communication Of Nine California Stonefly (Plecoptera) Species, John B. Sandberg

Western North American Naturalist

The drumming signals of 9 California stonefly species from 8 families are reported. Signal interval patterns of the individual interbeat, intragroup, and intergroup intervals are graphed and used to determine signal type (monophasic, varied beat-interval, diphasic, and grouped). Signals of Kathroperla takhoma Stark & Surdick are described for the first time. New signal characters and signals from additional locations are described for 8 species: Bolshecapnia maculata (Jewett), Calineuria californica (Banks),Doroneuria baumanni Stark & Gaufin, Megaleuctra complicata Claassen, Nemoura spiniloba Jewett, Oemopteryx vanduzeea (Claassen), Pteronarcys princeps Banks, andSierraperla cora Needham & Smith.


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Patterns In Shoreline Vegetation And Soils Around Lake Mohave, Nevada And Arizona: Implications For Management, Nita Tallent, Maliha Nash, Chad L. Cross, Lawrence R. Walker

Western North American Naturalist

Lake Mohave, on the lower Colorado River in Nevada and Arizona, was created by the construction of Davis Dam for power generation, flood control, and water supply. Management has led to the periodic lowering of the water level of the reservoir (drawdown), such that it reveals a gradient of zones around the margins of the reservoir that range from frequently inundated to frequently dry. The initial filling of Lake Mohave flooded the preexisting native riparian woodlands of Populus-Salix (cottonwood-willow), creating a new shoreline and plant community. We analyzed the spatial distribution of the plant species that dominate the plant community …

Activity Patterns Of Black Bears In Relation To Sex, Season, And Daily Movement Rates, Jesse S. Lewis, Janet L. Rachlow

Western North American Naturalist

Activity patterns of animals can vary depending on both endogenous and environmental factors. Although black bears exhibit substantial variation in activity across the year, relatively little is known about how daily activity patterns and associated movement rates differ among sex and age classes across seasons. We used fine-scale movement data from black bears fitted with GPS collars to evaluate movement and activity patterns across sex and age classes for daily and seasonal time periods in relation to mating and foraging behavior. Black bears were most active during crepuscular time periods, moderately active during the day, and least active at night, …

An Assessment Of The Lethal Thermal Maxima For Mountain Sucker, Luke D. Schultz, Katie N. Bertrand

Western North American Naturalist

Temperature is a critical factor in the distribution of stream fishes. From laboratory studies of thermal tolerance, fish ecologists can assess whether species distributions are constrained by tolerable thermal habitat availability. The objective of this study was to use lethal thermal maxima (LTM) methodology to assess the upper thermal tolerance for mountain sucker Catostomus platyrhynchus, a species of greatest conservation need in the state of South Dakota. Adult fish were captured from wild populations in the Black Hills of South Dakota and acclimated to 20, 22.5, and 25 °C. Four endpoints (3 sublethal, 1 lethal) were recorded, with death being …