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Commonwealth Times 2011-09-22

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Daily Eastern News: September 22, 2011, Eastern Illinois University

September

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Undergraduate Curriculum And Academic Policy Minutes, September 22, 2011 And 2011-2012 Committee Member List

Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee Minutes

Committee member list from 2011-2012 and minutes from the Wright State University Faculty Senate Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee meeting on September 22, 2011.

Protection Of Melanized Cryptococcus Neoformans From Lethal Dose Gamma Irradiation Involves Changes In Melanin's Chemical Structure And Paramagnetism, Abdelahad Khajo, Ruth A. Bryan, Matthew Friedman, Richard M. Burger, Yan Levitsky, Arturo Casadevall, Richard S. Magliozzo, Ekaterina Dadachova

Publications and Research

Certain fungi thrive in highly radioactive environments including the defunct Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans), which uses L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) to produce melanin, was used here to investigate how gamma radiation under aqueous aerobic conditions affects the properties of melanin, with the aim of gaining insight into its radioprotective role. Exposure of melanized fungal cell in aqueous suspensions to doses of γ-radiation capable of killing 50 to 80% of the cells did not lead to a detectable loss of melanin integrity according to EPR spectra of melanin radicals. Moreover, upon UV-visible (Xe-lamp) illumination of melanized cells, the increase in …

The Diamond, September 22, 2011, Dordt College

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: Studying Abroad. . .Does It Help or Hinder?; Online or Offline?
• News: Politics on Dordt's Campus; Students Go "Independent"
• News: Alumni Weekend Traditions and Festivities; New Faces, Fresh Places
• Features: Voices from Around the World
• Opinion: Senioritis; A Tree & Its Roots; Wrestling for a Blessing?; My Grandfather's Country. . .
• Sports: Harmy's Army; Lacrosse Team Plays Alumni; Ask an Athlete
• Arts and Entertainment: Grammy Nominee Steve Green Held Concert at Dordt; "Wonderful World of Disney"; Digital Media Crosses Borders
• Amusements: What If. . .; Feature Photo; *Cough Cough*

Exponent, Vol. 43, Iss. 3, 2011-09-22, University Of Alabama In Huntsville

2011

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Cryopreservation Of Spin-Dried Mammalian Cells, Nilay Chakraborty, Michael A. Menze, Jason Malsam, Alptekin Aksan, Steven C. Hand, Mehmet Toner

Faculty Publications

This study reports an alternative approach to achieve vitrification where cells are pre-desiccated prior to cooling to cryogenic temperatures for storage. Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells suspended in a trehalose solution were rapidly and uniformly desiccated to a low moisture content (< 0.12 g of water per g of dry weight) using a spin-drying technique. Trehalose was also introduced into the cells using a high-capacity trehalose transporter (TRET1). Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to examine the uniformity of water concentration distribution in the spin-dried samples. 62% of the cells were shown to survive spin-drying in the presence of trehalose following immediate rehydration. The spin-dried samples were stored in liquid nitrogen (LN 2) at a vitrified state. It was shown that following re-warming to room temperature and re-hydration with a fully complemented cell culture medium, 51% of the spin-dried and vitrified cells survived and demonstrated normal growth characteristics. Spin-drying is a novel strategy that can be used to improve cryopreservation outcome by promoting rapid vitrification. © 2011 Chakraborty et al.

Contagious Yawning And Seasonal Climate Variation, Andrew C. Gallup, Omar Tonsi Eldakar

Biology Faculty Articles

Recent evidence suggests that yawning is a thermoregulatory behavior. To explore this possibility further, the frequency of contagious yawning in humans was measured while outdoors in a desert climate in the United States during two distinct temperature ranges and seasons (winter: 22°C; early summer: 37°C). As predicted, the proportion of pedestrians who yawned in response to seeing pictures of people yawning differed significantly between the two conditions (winter: 45%; summer: 24%). Across conditions yawning occurred at lower ambient temperatures, and the tendency to yawn during each season was associated with the length of time spent outside prior to being tested. …

The Montclarion, September 22, 2011, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

Ilcp: Enhancing Your Students' Authentic Leadership Potential Through Building Emotional Intelligence, Maribeth Overland

Forum Lectures

Did you know there is a resource on campus that will help your students enhance their emotional intelligence quotient resulting in expanded authentic value based leadership skill development? The Inspiring Leaders Certificate Program (ILCP), has provided values-based leadership development courses in seven certificate levels to more than 9,342 participants since 2006. Come learn how ILCP can work with you to be a resource for you and your students to build emotional intelligence resulting in more authentic values-based leadership capacity as our students leave CSB/SJU to make a difference!

The Use Of Targeted Charge-Reversal Nanoparticles (Tcrns) To Investigate Nuclear Delivery Of Fluorescent Agents To Cancer Cells: Implications For Novel Prostate And Breast Cancer Therapy, Mario Dance

Theses and Dissertations

Nanotechnology has recently emerged as a strong contributor toward research efforts to develop targeted systems of drug delivery in cancer therapy. Our work investigates the therapeutic potential of Targeted Charge-Reversal Nanoparticles (TCRNs), a novel nanoparticle with in vitro evidence of nuclear drug delivery. Using M12 prostate cancer cells, MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells, and modified derivatives of these cell lines, we investigated the ability of Folic Acid-tagged TCRNs to deliver Nile Red and Dimethyl Indole Redfluorescent (DiR) fluorescent dyes to the nucleus of cells using confocal microscopy and in vivo biphontonic imaging using Xenogen® Technology. Confocal imaging with the SCP28 derivative …

Vista: September 22, 2011, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

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The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Dean of CLASS Removes Pacelle
• Views
• Sports
• GSU Running Club to Host Second-Annual 8k
• Georgia Southern Eagles
• Western Carolina Catamounts
• Classifieds
• Puzzles/ Comics
• Arts

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

Seasonal And Inter-Annual Temperature Variability In The Bottom Waters Over The Western Black Sea Shelf, G. I. Shapiro, F. Wobus, D. L. Aleynik

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Long-term changes in the state of the Bottom Shelf Water (BSW) on the Western shelf of the Black Sea are assessed using analysis of intra-seasonal and inter-annual temperature variations. For the purpose of this study the BSW is defined as such shelf water mass between the seabed and the upper mixed layer (bounded by the σθ = 14.2 isopycnal) which has limited ability to mix vertically with oxygen-rich surface waters during the warm season due to formation of a seasonal pycnocline. A long-term time series of temperature anomalies in the BSW is constructed from in-situ observations taken over the 2nd …

Adaptive Control In Swarm Robotic Systems, Hanyi Dai

The Hilltop Review

Inspired by the collective behavior observed in natural insects, swarm robotics is a new approach in designing control algorithms for a large group of robots performing a certain task. In such robotic systems, an individual robot with only limited capabilities in terms of sensing, computation, and communication can adapt its own behavior so that a desired collective behavior emerges from the local interactions among robots and between robots and the environment. Swarm robotics has been the focus of increased attention recently because of the beneficial features demonstrated in such systems, such as higher group efficiency, robustness against the failures of …

The Hilltop Review, Vol 3, Fall 2009

The Hilltop Review

This is the complete issue of The Hilltop Review: A Journal of Western Michigan University Graduate Student Research volume 3, Fall 2009. This includes letters from Provost Tim Greene, the Graduate Student Advisory Committee chair Brandi Pritchett, and the Dean of the Graduate College Lewis Pyenson.

Challenges To Using Ecological Risk Assessment To Implement Ecosystem Management, Robert T. Lackey

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

The Risk Management Dilemma Of Climate Change, Keith Harrington

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Uncertainty And Reliability Analysis In Water Resources Engineering, Yeou-Koung Tung

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Characterization Of The Pseudouridine Synthase Trud Family, Claudia C. Recinos

Open Access Dissertations

RNA contains over 100 post-transcriptional chemical modifications. Of these, the most abundant is pseudouridine (Ψ), the 5’ ribosyl isomer of uridine. The formation of Ψ occurs at the polynucleotide level, and is catalyzed by Ψ synthase enzymes. To date, five families of Ψ synthases have been identified. Our work deals with the fifth and last family to be discovered, the Ψ synthase TruD family. TruD homologs are present in organisms across the three kingdoms of life. A sequence alignment of TruD homologs reveals distinct sequence insertions at specific and conserved locations in homologs from higher organisms. We have carried out …

The Fierce Green Fire: Vol. 2 Issue 3, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.

The Cord (September 21, 2011)

The Cord

No abstract provided.

Nor'easter News Volume 5 Issue 1, Nor'easter News Staff

Nor'easter News

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

September 21, 2011 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Microhabitat Selection For Nesting And Brood-Rearing By The Greater Sage-Grouse In Xeric Big Sagebrush, Christopher P. Kirol, Jeffrey L. Beck, Jonathan B. Dinkins, Michael R. Conover

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Understanding selection of breeding habitat is critical to conserving and restoring habitats for the Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), particularly in xeric landscapes (≤25 cm annual precipitation). We monitored radio-marked female sage-grouse in south-central Wyoming in 2008 and 2009 to assess microhabitat use during nesting and brood rearing. For each model we grouped variables into three hypothesis sets on the basis of the weight of support from previous research (a priori information). We used binary logistic regression to compare habitat used by grouse to that at random locations and used an information-theoretic approach to identify the best-supported models. Selection of microhabitat …

The Effect Of Choice On The Behavior Of Off Task High School Students In An Alternative School Setting, Laura Campbell

Theses and Dissertations

This study was done to examine the effect of choice on off task behaviors in high school students attending an alternative school. The participants were from various backgrounds, ability levels, and presence of disabilities. The students were observed performing three target behaviors; specifically talking off topic, being out of a seat needlessly, and being out of the classroom. This was initiated during a baseline observation period, and again over a five day period after being introduced to the choice process. The alternative activities from which they chose were lesson extensions, educational puzzles or reading material, or classroom jobs. This was …

The Effects Of Mental Training On Brain Computer Interface Performance With Distractions, John Larocco

Theses and Dissertations

The overall success of a brain computer interface (BCI) is largely dependent on the features used to make decisions. Noise in the electroencephalography (EEG) increases the difficulty of acquiring meaningful features. Previous literature suggests teaching subjects meditation and relaxation techniques may improve features relevant to BCI operation. The purpose of this study was to investigate performance on several cognitive protocols for both individuals who use meditation techniques and those who do not use these techniques. Both groups were given a motor imagery based BCI protocol, a P300 speller BCI, a verbal learning task, and an N-back test. No significant difference …

Spectrum, Volume 28, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: SHU Choirs Sings at Memorial -- Freshman Seminars Replace Academic Writing Classes -- Petillo Inauguration Today -- Pioneer Plus Card Gets Mixed Reviews on Campus -- Editorials -- 2011 Fall TV Preview

Spectator 2011-09-21, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.