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Watch What You Eat: From Self-Surveillance To Affective Eating, Constance Calice May 2011

Watch What You Eat: From Self-Surveillance To Affective Eating, Constance Calice

Cultural Studies Capstone Papers

How is it that Americans are so obsessed with nutrition and dieting and yet remain unhealthy? This project attempts to give a theoretically driven answer to this great paradox within the Western diet. Constance Calice analyzes the practice and rhetoric of dieting as a crystallization of a problematic relationship to food using a Foucauldian understanding of discipline. Using examples from the media, she illustrates the way in which outside forces effect our food choices and the power relationships formed in this exchange. To offer an alternative view to nutritionism she looks to the Local Food Movement and affect theory to …

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Undergraduate Curriculum And Academic Policy Committee Minutes, May 12 And 19, 2011 May 2011

Undergraduate Curriculum And Academic Policy Committee Minutes, May 12 And 19, 2011

Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Faculty Senate Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee meetings held on May 12 and 19, 2011.

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Faulkner, Freud, And The Holy Family: The Portrayal Of The Joseph Figure In Light In August, Richard Boland May 2011

Faulkner, Freud, And The Holy Family: The Portrayal Of The Joseph Figure In Light In August, Richard Boland

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Population Dynamics Of Stored-Product Insects At A Rice Mill In Northeast Arkansas, Amanda Lea White May 2011

Population Dynamics Of Stored-Product Insects At A Rice Mill In Northeast Arkansas, Amanda Lea White

Student Theses and Dissertations

The flight activity, seasonal and spatial distributions, and effects of fumigations on the lesser grain borer [Rhyzopertha dominica (F.)], warehouse beetle [Trogoderma variabile (Ballion)], cigarette beetle [Lasioderma serricorne (F.)], and Indianmeal moth [Plodia interpunctella (Hûbner)] were examined at a rice mill in Northeast Arkansas from June 2008 to October 2010. Stored-product insect activity was monitored using pheromone-baited glue traps (N = 99) on the exterior walls or fences around the perimeter and each major building of interest on the property. The warehouse beetle was the most abundant species which comprised 72.3% of all stored-product insects captured. The warehouse beetle showed …

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Screening Rnai Transformants Of Chlamydomonas For Reduced Expression Of The Photoreceptor Cryptochrome, Jeremy Webb May 2011

Screening Rnai Transformants Of Chlamydomonas For Reduced Expression Of The Photoreceptor Cryptochrome, Jeremy Webb

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a unicellular green alga. In C. reinhardtii, three types of photoreceptors are known to be present: rhodopsins, phototropins, and cryptochromes. The single cryptochrome is the most likely photoreceptor for adjusting the circadian clock to the daily light/dark cycles, because cryptochromes are involved in clock entrainment in higher plants and insects. In this segment of the research, C. reinhardtii strains, which were genetically modified through transformation with a RNA interference construct, were screened for reduction in cryptochrome compared to the control strain. After C. reinhardtii cultures were harvested in complete darkness, all soluble proteins were extracted from the …

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Assessment Of Prenatal Care And Perinatal Outcomes In Kasigau, Kenya, Allison Smith May 2011

Assessment Of Prenatal Care And Perinatal Outcomes In Kasigau, Kenya, Allison Smith

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The World Health Organization (WHO) implemented the Millennium Declaration in 2000 to establish global health goals to be achieved by 2015. Two of these Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) are directly related to maternal, neonatal and child health. Healthcare during the prenatal period can help achieve the WHO MDG’s for maternal health and child mortality. Evidence has shown that women in Kenya have limited access to prenatal care. This study focused on the prenatal care and postnatal outcome trends of the women in Kasigau, Kenya. Participants were surveyed in three villages (Rukanga, Makwasinyi, and Bhuguta) to determine if prenatal care was …

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Synthesis Of Nanocomposites By Laser Ablation, Stephen Mutisya May 2011

Synthesis Of Nanocomposites By Laser Ablation, Stephen Mutisya

Theses and Dissertations

Immunoglobulin E (IgE)-conjugated gold nanoparticles were produced via in situ conjugation of gold nanoparticles with immunoglobulin E by laser ablation of Au in a liquid solution. The colloidal stability and the size distribution of the resulting bio-nanoconjugates were examined with UV-Visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). These techniques showed that the Au nanoparticles in aqueous solutions were highly monodispersed spherical particles with a very narrow size distribution. The particles net diameter using TEM, was found to be D5 =3.8±0.9nm and D10 =4.7±1.3nm while the hydrodynamic diameter obtained with DLS was found to be h5 …

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Bioanalytical Screening Of Riboflavin Antagonists For Targeted Drug Delivery - A Thermodynamic And Kinetic Study, Anna Plantinga, Amanda Witte, Ming Hsin Li, Andrew Harmon May 2011

Bioanalytical Screening Of Riboflavin Antagonists For Targeted Drug Delivery - A Thermodynamic And Kinetic Study, Anna Plantinga, Amanda Witte, Ming Hsin Li, Andrew Harmon

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

The present study screened riboflavin mimicking small molecules to determine their binding activity for the riboflavin binding protein. We performed thermodynamic and kinetic binding studies of these molecules using a combination of two analytical approaches: isothermal titration calorimetry and surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy. Screening of a biased set of nonriboflavin-based small molecules by microcalorimetry led to the discovery of two known drug molecules, quinacrine and chloroquine, as favorable ligands for the riboflavin receptor with KD values of 264 and 2100 nM, respectively. We further demonstrated that quinacrine is a competitive ligand for the receptor as measured by surface plasmon resonance. …

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Toll-Like Receptor 9 Is Required For Opioid-Induced Microglia Apoptosis, Lei He, Hui Li, Lin Chen, Junying Miao, Yulin Jiang, Yi Zhang, Zuoxiang Xiao, Gregory Hanley, Yi Li, Xiumei Zhang, Gene Lesage, Ying Peng, Deling Yin May 2011

Toll-Like Receptor 9 Is Required For Opioid-Induced Microglia Apoptosis, Lei He, Hui Li, Lin Chen, Junying Miao, Yulin Jiang, Yi Zhang, Zuoxiang Xiao, Gregory Hanley, Yi Li, Xiumei Zhang, Gene Lesage, Ying Peng, Deling Yin

ETSU Faculty Works

Opioids have been widely applied in clinics as one of the most potent pain relievers for centuries, but their abuse has deleterious physiological effects beyond addiction. However, the underlying mechanism by which microglia in response to opioids remains largely unknown. Here we show that morphine induces the expression of Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9), a key mediator of innate immunity and inflammation. Interestingly, TLR9 deficiency significantly inhibited morphine-induced apoptosis in microglia. Similar results were obtained when endogenous TLR9 expression was suppressed by the TLR9 inhibitor CpGODN. Inhibition of p38 MAPK by its specific inhibitor SB203580 attenuated morphine-induced microglia apoptosis in wild …

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Possible Molecular Mechanism To Account For Wavelength Dependence Of Equilibration Rates Of Patman And Laurdan In Phosphatidylcholine Bilayers, Hannabeth A. Franchino May 2011

Possible Molecular Mechanism To Account For Wavelength Dependence Of Equilibration Rates Of Patman And Laurdan In Phosphatidylcholine Bilayers, Hannabeth A. Franchino

Theses and Dissertations

Patman is a fluorescent membrane probe related to Laurdan. The structural distinctions between the two probes are the lengths of the aliphatic tails (eleven carbons in Laurdan and fifteen in Patman) and the presence of a trimethylammonium group on Patman that produces a positively-charged head. Preliminary studies exploring Patman as a probe to detect membrane properties during apoptosis revealed that the fluorescence intensity of two edges of the emission spectrum (435 and 500 nm) stabilizes at different rates as the probe binds to the cell membrane. To test whether these differences represent dissimilarities in probe binding to ordered and disordered …

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Parent-Child Communication About Substance Use: Experiences Of Latino Emerging Adults, Kathryn Reid-Quiñones May 2011

Parent-Child Communication About Substance Use: Experiences Of Latino Emerging Adults, Kathryn Reid-Quiñones

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the current studies was to identify messages that Latino parents communicate to their offspring about the use of legal and illegal drugs and to determine associations between parental messages and substance use outcomes. Previous research has identified parent-child communication as protective against tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use. However, most of these studies have failed to examine the specific messages communicated and those that have focused almost exclusively on non-Hispanic Caucasians. Study 1 identified messages that Latino parents communicate to their offspring regarding legal and illegal drugs through two focus groups with Latino college students (N = …

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Historical Legacies, Information And Contemporary Water Science And Management, Daniel J. Bain, Jennifer A. S. Arrigo, Mark B. Green, Brian A. Pellerin, Charles J. Vörösmarty May 2011

Historical Legacies, Information And Contemporary Water Science And Management, Daniel J. Bain, Jennifer A. S. Arrigo, Mark B. Green, Brian A. Pellerin, Charles J. Vörösmarty

Advanced Science Research Center

Hydrologic science has largely built its understanding of the hydrologic cycle using contemporary data sources (i.e., last 100 years). However, as we try to meet water demand over the next 100 years at scales from local to global, we need to expand our scope and embrace other data that address human activities and the alteration of hydrologic systems. For example, the accumulation of human impacts on water systems requires exploration of incompletely documented eras. When examining these historical periods, basic questions relevant to modern systems arise: (1) How is better information incorporated into water management strategies? (2) Does any point …

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Bioanalytical Screening Of Riboflavin Antagonists For Targeted Drug Delivery - A Thermodynamic And Kinetic Study, Anna Plantinga, Amanda Witte, Ming Hsin Li, Andrew Harmon May 2011

Bioanalytical Screening Of Riboflavin Antagonists For Targeted Drug Delivery - A Thermodynamic And Kinetic Study, Anna Plantinga, Amanda Witte, Ming Hsin Li, Andrew Harmon

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

The present study screened riboflavin mimicking small molecules to determine their binding activity for the riboflavin binding protein. We performed thermodynamic and kinetic binding studies of these molecules using a combination of two analytical approaches: isothermal titration calorimetry and surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy. Screening of a biased set of nonriboflavin-based small molecules by microcalorimetry led to the discovery of two known drug molecules, quinacrine and chloroquine, as favorable ligands for the riboflavin receptor with KD values of 264 and 2100 nM, respectively. We further demonstrated that quinacrine is a competitive ligand for the receptor as measured by surface plasmon resonance. …

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Kenyon Collegian - May 12, 2011 May 2011

Kenyon Collegian - May 12, 2011

The Kenyon Collegian

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Winning At The Expense Of Law: The Ramifications Of Expanding Counter-Terrorism Law Enforcement Jurisdiction Overseas, Tyler Raimo May 2011

Winning At The Expense Of Law: The Ramifications Of Expanding Counter-Terrorism Law Enforcement Jurisdiction Overseas, Tyler Raimo

American University International Law Review

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Ethical Issues In International Legal Education, José Antonio Viera-Gallo May 2011

Ethical Issues In International Legal Education, José Antonio Viera-Gallo

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Download The Full Pdf Of Jefferson Surgical Solutions Spring 2011, Volume 6, Number 1 May 2011

Download The Full Pdf Of Jefferson Surgical Solutions Spring 2011, Volume 6, Number 1

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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News In Brief May 2011

News In Brief

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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Those Who Give: Making A Difference Now And Down The Road: The Howell Professorship In Pancreatic Cancer Research May 2011

Those Who Give: Making A Difference Now And Down The Road: The Howell Professorship In Pancreatic Cancer Research

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.

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On The Job: Dr. Goldberg Spends Research Year Targeting Breast Cancer May 2011

On The Job: Dr. Goldberg Spends Research Year Targeting Breast Cancer

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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Beekley’S Combat Experience Informs Research And Protocols At Home And Abroad May 2011

Beekley’S Combat Experience Informs Research And Protocols At Home And Abroad

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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Estimated Instability Of Internal Waves Due To Time-Dependent Shear, Leonardo Latorre, Julie Vanderhoff May 2011

Estimated Instability Of Internal Waves Due To Time-Dependent Shear, Leonardo Latorre, Julie Vanderhoff

Utah Space Grant Consortium

The ocean and atmosphere are characterized mainly by stable stratification which sustains propagation of particular ocurrances called internal gravity waves. These internal waves are generated as long as a perturbation to the stratification occurs at a frequency lower than the buoyancy (natural) frequency of the medium. These waves, once generated, propagate with wavelengths which can vary from a few meters to hundreds of meters in the vertical and thousands of meters in the horizontal. These waves propagate through the ocean and atmosphere interacting with other flow phenomena and eventually overturn and break, dissipating their energy. This energy dissipation affects circulation, …

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Planar Electrode Quadrupole Ion Traps, Brett Hansen, Hannah Quist, Aaron Hawkins, Daniel Austin May 2011

Planar Electrode Quadrupole Ion Traps, Brett Hansen, Hannah Quist, Aaron Hawkins, Daniel Austin

Utah Space Grant Consortium

We present a linear type ion trap consisting of metal lines that are lithographically patterned onto two ceramic substrates. Trapping fields are realized by applying specific voltage potentials to each line. This arrangement allows miniaturization approaches that are immune to surface roughness issues and increased complexities of precision machining of electrode surfaces. We also present how these traps allow a thorough study of higher order multipoles and their effect on mass analyzer performance.

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Design Of A Flapping Wing Mechanism For Force Analysis And Optimization, Ryan B. George, Scott L. Thomson May 2011

Design Of A Flapping Wing Mechanism For Force Analysis And Optimization, Ryan B. George, Scott L. Thomson

Utah Space Grant Consortium

The design of a robotic flapping wing mechanism is discussed. The design allows for dynamic adjustment of flapping trajectory in fluid with three rotational degrees of freedom, while keeping all motors and encoders out of the fluid (i.e., water or oil) to protect critical equipment from potential failure and increase reliability. Mechanism control is discussed. Preliminary optimization using a Box-Behnkin design approach is used and shows successful parameter optimization. Mechanism limitations are addressed.

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Mustang Daily, May 11, 2011 May 2011

Mustang Daily, May 11, 2011

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

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Characterization Of Changes In Megalagrion Opsin Genes To Detect Signatures Of Selection, Bhagya G. Janananda May 2011

Characterization Of Changes In Megalagrion Opsin Genes To Detect Signatures Of Selection, Bhagya G. Janananda

Open Access Theses

Megalagrion damselflies have radiated into new breeding habitats independently at least six times in the Hawaiian archipelago, and have evolved bright body coloration numerous times. We hypothesize that these radiations are correlated with specific changes in the opsin proteins. We isolated and characterized two opsin genes from nine different Megalagrion species. The opsin phylogeny is consistent with the phylogeny based on breeding habitat preference of Megalagrion species supporting the correlation between the evolutionary changes of vision and habitat shifts. dN/dS ratios of opsin sequences show that these genes are evolving under purifying selection, though some sites of the opsin genes …

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Latitudinal Patterns In The Distribution Of Algal Symbionts (Symbiodinium Spp.) In Reef Corals Of Madagascar, And Their Response To Thermal Disturbance, Roxane K. Boonstra May 2011

Latitudinal Patterns In The Distribution Of Algal Symbionts (Symbiodinium Spp.) In Reef Corals Of Madagascar, And Their Response To Thermal Disturbance, Roxane K. Boonstra

Open Access Theses

The island continent of Madagascar spans nearly 13.5o of latitude in the SW Indian Ocean. Its coastline includes a number of well developed coral reefs, ranging from tropical Nosy Bé (NW Madagascar, 12oS) and Vohemar (Volhmarina, NE Madagascar, 13oS) to subtropical Tuléar (Toliara , SW Madagascar, 23.5oS), as well as temperate coral communities at Fort Dauphin (Tolagnaro, SE Madagascar, 25oS). Given the range of environmental conditions experienced by reef corals at these different sites, Madagascar represents an ideal location to study the distribution of algal symbionts (Symbiodinium spp.) in these coral hosts. To investigate the effect of latitudinal gradients in …

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Easterner, Vol. 62, No. 27, May 11, 2011, Associated Students Of Eastern Washington University May 2011

Easterner, Vol. 62, No. 27, May 11, 2011, Associated Students Of Eastern Washington University

Student Newspapers

This issue of the Easterner includes articles about new McNair Scholars director Christina Garcia-Torres, evangelist Jed Smock, the Orbis Cascade Alliance, the Students Research and Creative Works Symposium, gifts presented by Associated Students (ASEWU), Banned Books Week, the Easterner's regular column on sex, a student production of Ruthless, alumnus Matt Loi, Cinco de Mayo events, Eastern Washington University's (EWU) Bloomsday team, and track athlete Krystal Deyo.

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Minutes Of The Faculty Senate Meeting, May 11, 2011, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Faculty Senate May 2011

Minutes Of The Faculty Senate Meeting, May 11, 2011, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

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Volume 48, Number 38: May 11, 2011, University Of North Dakota May 2011

Volume 48, Number 38: May 11, 2011, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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