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Vol. 36, No. 1: Spring 2011, School Of Medicine & Health Sciences

North Dakota Medicine Archive

No abstract provided.

Anesthesia Concerns With The Beach Chair Position, Jody Morlan

Theses and Dissertations

The beach chair position has become a commonplace positioning technique for various procedures in the operating room. The purpose of this study was to review research related to the use of the beach chair position and general anesthesia along with the complications associated with it. There can be complications associated with this position that include venous air embolism, unrecognized cerebral hypoperfusion, blindness, and nerve injuries. The beach chair position causes many hemodynamic changes in the body; this is compounded when general anesthesia is used to further impact the stability of patients. Recent research has shown a death and three cases …

2011 Abstract Book, Undergraduate Research Forum

Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Forum Abstract Books

No abstract provided.

Fertilizing Gardens In South Dakota, R. Gelderman, R. Burrows

Research Bulletins of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (1887-2011)

Gardens can provide high quality vegetables, fruits, and flowers if the crops are given adequate nutrients and water and insect, weed, and disease control. This fertilizer guide covers part of your garden's needs-optimum nutrients for yield and quality of garden plants.

Etsu Today - Spring 2011, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU Today [magazine]

On Monday, October 2, 1911, 29 students arrived at a place that had been, only a few years earlier, a piece of farmland. They were the first to enroll at East Tennessee State Normal School. Some sought credentials for teaching; others entered the new field of domestic science in the hope of becoming better homemakers. They took a chance, these pioneering 29. Some gave up jobs. Some abandoned chores on the family farm. They were uncertain about what they would find on this campus where cows had once grazed. Its state appropriation for operation and maintenance was under $36,000 for …

Chironian Spring/Summer 2011, New York Medical College

The Chironian

No abstract provided.

Homocysteine And Cardiac Neural Crest Cell Cytoskeletal Proteins In The Chick Embryo, Anthony R. Mwakikunga, Amanda L. Clubine, Darrell J. Wiens

Faculty Work

Elevated serum homocysteine (Hcys) is correlated with cardiovascular disease and with embryonic malformations related to neural crest cells (NCCs). We predicted Hcys may alter the balance of actin networks, stress fibers and focal adhesions, altering migration. We cultured neural tube explants in control and Hcys-treated medium and visualized actin, α-actinin, vinculin, filamin, and LIM3 protein in NCCs migrating outward. In Hcys, phalloidin-stained actin in stress fibers was brighter, and vinculin was more abundant in focal adhesions and lamellipodia. α-actinin and LIM3 were also enhanced around nuclei and in focal adhesions, and α-actinin also in filopodia. Filamin was unchanged. Hcys caused …

Decoding Digerati, Derick Fox

Senior Seminars

No abstract provided.

Stem Cell Biology And Strategies For Therapeutic Development In Degenerative Diseases And Cancer, Angel A. Alvarez '98

Doctoral Dissertations

Stem cell biology is an exciting field that will lead to significant advancements in science and medicine. We hypothesize that inducing the expression of stem cell genes, using the embryonic stem cell gene nanog, will reprogram cells and dedifferentiate human mesenchymal stem cells into pluripotent stem cells capable of neural differentiation. The aims of initial studies are as follows:

Aim 1: Demonstrate that forced expression of the embryonic stem cell gene nanog induces changes in human mesenchymal stem cells to an embryonic stem cell-like phenotype.

Aim 2: Demonstrate that induced expression of nanog up-regulates the expression of multiple embryonic stem …

Bullycide In American Schools: Forging A Comprehensive Legislative Solution, Jason A. Wallace

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Coase, Institutionalism, And The Origins Of Law And Economics, Herbert Hovenkamp

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Carolinina Columns - Spring 2011, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

University South Caroliniana Society Newsletter - Columns

Contents:

Digital Collections Offer Library Treasures Worldwide..... p.1
Letter from the Dean of Libraries..... p.3
Report from the Director..... p.4
Thaddeus Lowe: His Confederate Adventure..... p.6
A Gospel of Health - Hilla Sheriff's Crusade Against Malnutrition in South Carolina..... p.11
Ben Roberts - Southern Railway Photograph Collection ..... p.14
Distinguished Professor Emeritus John Herr Proposes a New Tune for USC's Alma Mater..... p.16
The James McBride Collection: Window on an Extraordinary Man..... p.17
The Simms Initiatives..... p.18
Memorials..... p.19
South Carolina and the Civil War..... p.20

Voices Raised, Issue 32, University Of Dayton. Women's Center

Women’s Center Newsletter

Included in this issue: Many hands make light work; MS Fight Takes Many Paths; Student Voices Heard on Critical Issue; Sweats to Suits: Bridging the Gap from Campus to Career; Going Pro in Puerto Rico; Introducing UD's Youngest Feminists; Getting “Juiced” the healthy way; Am I too young/old for that?; UD Women’s Athletics: Abundant Success; Read carefully…there might be a test.

The Communicator, Volume 7, Issue 1, April 2011

The Communicator: News from the Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

New and Changing Faces: Robert Kill, Chris Wiley, and Chris Dietrich

Publications: special issue on Adaptive Management for Natural Resources in Journal of Environment Management

Research Highlight: Estimating river otter density using non-invasive genetic techniques

Graduate Student News: Sarah Rehme, Ryan Lueckenhoff, Alexis Maple, Michelle Hellman, Ryan Lueckenhoff, Jessica Laskowski

Teaching: Craig Allen, Kevin Pope, Mark Pegg

Outreach Activities: Karie Decker, Nebraska Outdoor Radio, Carla Knight

Training: Stage II Inspection and Decontamination, Creel Survey Workshop

Conferences/Meetings/Workshops:
Sam Wilson, “Mountain Lions in Nebraska”
Midwest Fisheries Student Colloquium in Brookings, SD
Great Plains Fishery Workers Conference in Sidney, NE
American Fisheries Society …

Vegetation Classification And Mapping Of Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Project Report, Kelly Kindscher, Hayley Kilroy, Jennifer Delisle, Quinn Long, Hillary Loring, Kevin Dobbs, Jim Drake

United States National Park Service: Publications

Executive Summary

The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (TAPR) encompasses 10,894 acres in eastern Kansas, just north of Strong City. This park unit was created on November 12, 1996 and is the first to protect a nationally significant example of the once vast tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Of the 400,000 square miles of tallgrass prairie that once covered the North American continent, less than four percent remains, primarily in the Flint Hills. The park unit is primarily rocky upland prairies and deep-soiled prairies in the lowlands. It also contains some wet prairie ravines, riparian forests and some former cropland and restored prairie. …

The Need To Create Culturally Responsive Teachers: Implications For Teacher Education Programs, Cass Griffin

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Theses and Other Student Research

Using nine reflections as a centerpiece, this thesis aims is to inform readers about the power that an international travel experience and/or practica in dual-language environments can have in becoming a more effective teacher, a culturally responsive teacher.  From personal experience in a both settings, I think I am now better able to relate to students with culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds because I have been in a similar situation. Students with diverse backgrounds (that are different from their teacher) may have extra difficulty communicating or expressing their thoughts and ideas. Teachers need to recognize these difficulties and respond appropriately …

Nefdc Exchnage, Volume 22, Number 2, Spring 2011, New England Faculty Development Consortium

New England Faculty Development Consortium Exchange

Contents

President's message: Who is your mentor? - Tom Thibodeau, New England Institute of Technology

Sparks, insights, and affirmations: reflections of a mentor - Denise Marchionda, Middlesex Community College

Engaging students through social media to promote learning - Suzanne Markham, Mount Ida College

Vampires, and zombies, and ghosts, oh my… run! The undead in the college classroom - Kristine Larsen, Central Connecticut State University

Service learning as a way to engage students and serve the community - William Stargard, Pine Manor College

Save the date! NEFDC 2011 Fall Conference, Friday, November 11, 2011, College of the Holy Cross

Models for …

Water Current, Volume 43, No. 2, Spring 2011

Water Current Newsletter

Water Tour Visits North Central Nebraska July 12-14

Fall Events Focus on Nebraska Water Law, Great Plains Climate and Ecosystems

From the Director: May Water for Food Conference; Water Tour; Symposium and Water Law Conference All Coming Up

Meet the Faculty: Joseph J. Fontaine, Tapan Pathak

Statewide Groundwater Monitoring Paints Mixed Picture

Groundwater Foundation Conference "Let's Keep it Clean: Exploring a Collaborative Approach to Groundwater Protection"

Tenth Annual Sand Hills Discovery Conference in Ainsworth

WRAP Meets at Water for Food Conference in May

The 100-Gallon Challenge

Aurora Students Get Intense Day of UNL Water Lessons and Tours

Power II: Mobilizing …

Ultrasonic And Stereo-Optical Characterization Techniques For Applications In Mechanical Testing, Jonathan M. Hein

Department of Engineering Mechanics: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

This thesis considers methods developed based on ultrasonic reflections from interfaces and stereo-optical surface strain measurements to study the mechanical characterization of materials and bodies. The ultrasonic method is used to characterize wave speed and attenuation for highly attenuating samples. The stereo-optical strain measurements are used to characterize the effects of genes on mechanical properties of bone, and the dynamic characterization of blast waves in the UNL Shock Wave Trauma Mechanics facility.

A method is described and developed for characterizing the wave speed and attenuation spectrums from reflected waves from the contact surface with an unknown material. The method is …

Protecting Women: Preserving Autonomy In The Commodification Of Motherhood, M. Elliott Neal

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Caring For Women: A Profile Of The Midwifery Workforce In Massachusetts, Christa M. Kelleher, Dorothy Brewin

Publications from the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy

This profile of the Commonwealth’s midwifery workforce provides state-level data on the demographic characteristics, employment context, and practice scope of midwives. It also offers a snapshot of populations served by mid-wives and public policy issues that affect midwives and midwifery care in Massachusetts. The report is based on a survey administered to midwives living and/or working in the state supplemented by in-depth interviews with five midwives, one obstetrician, and one state public health official. This report uniquely analyzes data collected from both certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and directentry midwives (DEMs), including certified professional midwives (CPMs); this summary distinguishes between these two …

Prediction Of Petrophysical Properties Of Trenton-Black River (Ordovician) Reservoirs By Comparing Pore Architecture And Permeability To Sonic Velocity, John E. Thornton

Masters Theses

Reservoir characterization of carbonate rocks is complicated by heterogeneous pore architecture related to primary depositional facies and subsequent diagenesis; this is especially true in diagenetically-altered and structurually-influenced Trenton-Black River reservoirs of the Michigan Basin. Accurate and reliable prediction of reservoir properties within hydrothermal dolomite reservoirs through the use of acoustic properties would aid exploration and characterization both within and outside of the Michigan Basin.

Results indicate that measures of pore architecture when integrated with measures of physical properties into multiple variable linear regression can accurately predict permeability of core plugs. However, due to the highly-heterogeneous distribution of pore architecture and …

Porous Metal-Organic Materials By Design Using Neutral Organic Ligands, Stephen Burd

Honors Thesis and Capstone Projects

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Pkcδii In Insulin-Mediated Neurogenesis, Mishka Peart

Honors Thesis and Capstone Projects

Protein Kinase C delta (PKCδ) is a Serine/Threonine signaling kinase involved in a number of different cellular functions including cell differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis. PKCδ improves learning and memory by preventing neuronal loss and maintaining the synapses. Data from our lab demonstrates that insulin regulates the alternative splicing of PKCδ pre-mRNA and promotes the expression of PKCδII, the splice variant that promotes neuronal survival. PKCδI, another splice variant of PKCδ, causes apoptosis of neurons. Our preliminary data and previous studies demonstrate that intranasal insulin improves cognitive ability in mice. The goal is now to determine the downstream components through which …

The Role Of Underflows And Climate On Sediment Distribution In Glacial-Fed Lake Linné, Svalbard, Norway, Diana Zamora-Reyes^, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Alan Werner, Steven Roof*

COURI Symposium Abstracts, Spring 2011

Linnévatnet (78° 2’N, 13° 49’E), is a glacial-fed lake located in Svalbard, an archipelago north of Norway. Sediments found in the lake are supplied by the Linné Glacier, 8km south of the lake, and are transported by the melt stream into the lake, creating laminations with a strong signal of seasonal deposition. Due to its immaculate environment and recent rapid increase in temperature, this site is an ideal place to study past-climate proxies and determine how the changing environment is affecting the area. The objective of this study is to determine the frequency of water underflows influencing sediment distribution and …

2011 Imsaloquium, Student Investigation Showcase, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

IMSAloquium Event Booklets

"Inquiry Without Boundaries reflects our students’ infinite possibilities to explore their unique passions, develop new interests, and collaborate with experts around the globe."

The Effects Of Potential And Realized Knowledge Sharing In Bioscience Clusters, Francisco Montalvo

Student Scholarship

This paper examines the nature, evolution, and effects of potential and realized economic and industrial knowledge sharing through the comparison and contrast of two bioscience industrial regional clusters at different stages of development. The paper draws conclusions on research related to effects of knowledge spillover, regional innovation systems, knowledge management, and social network theory. Building on previous qualitative research, we argue that knowledge absorption and spillovers comprise a critical factor in the evolution of specialized knowledge in regional industrial clusters in biotech industries. Although bioscience industrial clusters have been widely researched in the last decade, the nature of knowledge creation …

Review Of The Book Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology Of Things, Karen Weingarten

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Profile: Now And Then Alumni And Student Stories, University Relations

Profile (1996-)

No one has a mission or story quite like UMM’s—public liberal arts; an educational environment in which we practice the liberal arts; access to educational quality in the context of a model community that asks and answers the big questions of our time; a true living and learning laboratory; commitment to native peoples that carries forward from the past into the future in the form of more than 200 American Indian students on this campus today.

--From Chancellor Johnson's Message

Uptake Of Nanoparticles Of Cerium Oxide And Yttrium Oxide By Acanthamoeba Castellanii (Protozoa) And Daphnia Magna (Crustacea), James R. Palmieri, Geneva Gehring, Catherine Minichino, Shaadi F. Elswaifi

Virginia Journal of Science

Currently, nanoparticles are synthesized and used at an unprecedented rate for industrial, medical, and research applications. The use of cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeONP) and yttrium oxide nanoparticles (YtONP) results in their spread as contaminants into the environment. Once in the environment, CeONP and YtONP can be taken up by organisms in the food chain where they may pose a public health risk. In this study we determine whether Acanthamoeba castellanii and Daphnia magna uptake CeONP or YtONP from their environment and thereby play a role in the transmission of the nanoparticles. Using electron microscopy, orgranisms exposed to the nanoparticles were …