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Disparate Degrees Of Hypervariable Loop Flexibility Control T Cell Receptor Cross-Reactivity, Specificity, And Binding Mechanism, Daniel R. Scott, Oleg Y. Borbulevych, Kurt H. Piepenbrink, Steven A. Corcelli, Brian M. Baker Dec 2011

Disparate Degrees Of Hypervariable Loop Flexibility Control T Cell Receptor Cross-Reactivity, Specificity, And Binding Mechanism, Daniel R. Scott, Oleg Y. Borbulevych, Kurt H. Piepenbrink, Steven A. Corcelli, Brian M. Baker

Food for Health: Publications

αβ T cell receptors recognize multiple antigenic peptides bound and presented by major histocompatibility complex molecules. TCR cross-reactivity has been attributed in part to flexibility of the complementarity-determining region loops, yet there have been limited direct studies of loop dynamics to determine the extent of its role. Here we studied the flexibility of the binding loops of the αβ TCR A6 utilizing crystallographic, spectroscopic, and computational methods. A significant role for flexibility in binding and cross-reactivity was indicated only for the CDR3α and CDR3β hypervariable loops. Examination of the energy landscapes of these two loops indicated that CDR3β possesses a …

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The Bison, December 2, 2011 Dec 2011

The Bison, December 2, 2011

The Bison Newspapers

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Water Borne Diseases: A Cry Of A Trapped Community, Passmore Mudundulu Dec 2011

Water Borne Diseases: A Cry Of A Trapped Community, Passmore Mudundulu

Community and Regional Planning Program: Theses

The purpose of this study was to understand the problem of attaining safe and clean water that has contributed to high incidence of water borne diseases and to investigate its effects on the residents of Chawama Township, Lusaka, Zambia. A survey was used to collect data from 400 male and female participants to determine their source, treatment and storage of water; sanitary facilities; attitude, experience and knowledge of waterborne diseases. Findings indicated that, the most common source of water was communal city taps and residents did not boil or add chlorine to make it safe for use, making it susceptible …

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Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Dec 2, 2011, A-State Faculty Senate Dec 2011

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Dec 2, 2011, A-State Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

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Flyer News, Vol. 59, No. 18 (Dec. 2, 2011), University Of Dayton Dec 2011

Flyer News, Vol. 59, No. 18 (Dec. 2, 2011), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

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A House Of Bread Rises Dec 2011

A House Of Bread Rises

News Releases

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The Daily Gamecock, Friday, December 2, 2011, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media Dec 2011

The Daily Gamecock, Friday, December 2, 2011, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

December

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The Parthenon, December 2, 2011, Marshall University Dec 2011

The Parthenon, December 2, 2011, Marshall University

The Parthenon

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Holiday Wassail 48th Annual Banquet And Concert, Chapman University Choir, Chapman University Singers, Chapman University Women's Choir, Chapman Chamber Orchestra, Chapman Percussion Ensemble Dec 2011

Holiday Wassail 48th Annual Banquet And Concert, Chapman University Choir, Chapman University Singers, Chapman University Women's Choir, Chapman Chamber Orchestra, Chapman Percussion Ensemble

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

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A Study Of Correlations Between The Definition And Application Of The Gene Ontology, Yuji Mo Dec 2011

A Study Of Correlations Between The Definition And Application Of The Gene Ontology, Yuji Mo

Department of Computer Electronics and Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

When using the Gene Ontology (GO), nucleotide and amino acid sequences are annotated by terms in a structured and controlled vocabulary organized into relational graphs. The usage of the vocabulary (GO terms) in the annotation of these sequences may diverge from the relations defined in the ontology. We measure the consistency of the use of GO terms by comparing GO's defined structure to the terms' application. To do this, we first use synthetic data with different characteristics to understand how these characteristics influence the correlation values determined by various similarity measures. Using these results as a baseline, we found that …

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The Journalist As Theologian: A Tribute To Gregory Baum, Michael W. Higgins Dec 2011

The Journalist As Theologian: A Tribute To Gregory Baum, Michael W. Higgins

Mission & Culture Publications

The article features Gregory Baum, mathematician, theologian, ex-Augustinian friar, dissenter and pioneering sociologist of religion. In an interview in 1996, he provided a diagnosis of the Roman Catholic Church mentioning that it was undergoing a governance crisis of immense proportions and that there was a need for a new system. Baum, Professor Emeritus of Theological Ethics and the Sociology of Religion at McGill University, considers himself a journalist fascinated with ideas.

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12-02-2011 Understanding Mineral Rights In Oklahoma Presentations Now Available On Swosu Website, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Dec 2011

12-02-2011 Understanding Mineral Rights In Oklahoma Presentations Now Available On Swosu Website, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2011

“Understanding Mineral Rights in Oklahoma” was the recent focus of a continuing education series at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, and presentations from the three events are now available on the SWOSU website.

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Battling Academic Corruption In Higher Education: Does External Quality Assurance (Eqa) Offer A Ray Of Hope?, Lazarus Nabaho, Wilberforce Turyasingura Dec 2011

Battling Academic Corruption In Higher Education: Does External Quality Assurance (Eqa) Offer A Ray Of Hope?, Lazarus Nabaho, Wilberforce Turyasingura

Higher Learning Research Communications

The post-1980s changes in the global higher education landscape have triggered a burgeoning of incidents of academic corruption in higher education institutions. Since 2000, the discourse on how to combat academic corruption has gained traction in higher education and quality assurance is advanced as one of the strategies for fighting corruption in higher education. In 2016, UNESCO (and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation) issued a “wakeup call” to quality assurance systems to take up a leading role in the battle against academic corruption. However, a dearth of empirical and conceptual studies on how the quality assurance systems, in general, …

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River Stewards Orientation, Alexander Gaskins Dec 2011

River Stewards Orientation, Alexander Gaskins

Blog Archive: River Reflections at the University of Dayton

Earlier this year in August, the River Stewards embarked on their annual Orientation for the incoming River Stewards. Accompanied by community partners and other River Stewards, the group of paddlers made their way down a 17 mile stretch ending on the Great Miami River near Sun Watch Indian Village. There, the Stewards packed up and participated in a small reflection exercises lead by brother Geiger. At one point during the reflection brother Geiger asked each member to pour a small amount of water from their water bottles into the river. He then prompted everyone to imagine where their water would …

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Martin V. Smith Clerk's Record V. 3 Dckt. 36055 Dec 2011

Martin V. Smith Clerk's Record V. 3 Dckt. 36055

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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Quemada V. Arizmendez Appellant's Brief Dckt. 38831 Dec 2011

Quemada V. Arizmendez Appellant's Brief Dckt. 38831

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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Carnicle '12 And Myhal '14 Recognized At The 2011 American Indians In Science And Engineering Society National Conference, University Relations Dec 2011

Carnicle '12 And Myhal '14 Recognized At The 2011 American Indians In Science And Engineering Society National Conference, University Relations

Campus News Archive

Both students presented on an undergraduate research opportunity.

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Woody Encroachment Mechanisms Of A Symbiotic N-Fixing Shrub: Ecophysiology, Facilitation, And Resource Use Efficiency, Jaclyn Vick Dec 2011

Woody Encroachment Mechanisms Of A Symbiotic N-Fixing Shrub: Ecophysiology, Facilitation, And Resource Use Efficiency, Jaclyn Vick

Theses and Dissertations

Causes and consequences of woody encroachment into grass dominated systems have been widely studied, however functional mechanisms which promote encroachment are largely unknown. Many expansive woody species are shrubs with rhizobial or actinorhizal N-fixing symbiotic associations. Morella cerifera L. (Myricaceae) is an actinorhizal N-fixing shrub which rapidly expands into grasslands on the barrier islands off the coast of Virginia, USA. The objective of this research was to determine physiological drivers of woody encroachment resulting in increased woody cover of M. cerifera on Southeastern, US barrier islands. Variations in physiology and resource use efficiencies (RUE) of M. cerifera and co-occurring shrubs …

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Price Appreciation, Bargaining Power, And The Determinants Of Corporate Leasing Policy, Daniel John Stone Dec 2011

Price Appreciation, Bargaining Power, And The Determinants Of Corporate Leasing Policy, Daniel John Stone

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

This study uses price appreciation and bargaining power measures to determine whether current accounting standards are effective at classifying leases by ownership risk. I use a regression model, and find that there is a positive and significant relationship between changes in capital leases and my proxies for price appreciation and the interaction between price appreciation and bargaining power. I also find, however, that it’s possible that operating leases may be increasing faster, which would discount the theory that these standards are operating properly. These results should be cause for further study on the subject and should be interesting to regulators.

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Neurogenetic Studies On The Role Of Diap1 In Neuronal Programmed Cell Death In Drosophila, Faith V. Creekmore Dec 2011

Neurogenetic Studies On The Role Of Diap1 In Neuronal Programmed Cell Death In Drosophila, Faith V. Creekmore

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

The ventral Corazonin (vCrz) neurons provide a model system to study neuronal programmed cell death (PCD) in Drosophila, as they undergo caspase-dependent PCD during early metamorphosis between 1 and 7 hours after puparium formation (APF). DIAP1 (Drosophila inhibitor of apoptosis) is a key survival factor, preventing accidental cell death at the wrong stage. In response to death signals, caspase activation resulting from DIAP1 degradation is a primary cause of the PCD in many tissues. However, transgenic over-expression of the wild type diap1 gene in vCrz neurons failed to block PCD completely. This previous result suggested its role as …

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A Message From The Editor, Sarah Russell Dec 2011

A Message From The Editor, Sarah Russell

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

No abstract provided.

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The Honors Beacon, Issue 01, Fall 2011, Honors Program At Minnesota State University, Mankato Dec 2011

The Honors Beacon, Issue 01, Fall 2011, Honors Program At Minnesota State University, Mankato

Honors Beacon

Fall 2011 newsletter of the Honors Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

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Summer Research Opportunities Valuable To Science And Engineering Students, Sarah Russell Dec 2011

Summer Research Opportunities Valuable To Science And Engineering Students, Sarah Russell

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

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Acknowledgements, Sarah Russell Dec 2011

Acknowledgements, Sarah Russell

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

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Local Government Relations In Knox County Executive Collaboration And Its Impact, J. Ryan Sowell Dec 2011

Local Government Relations In Knox County Executive Collaboration And Its Impact, J. Ryan Sowell

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

The recent governmental history of Knoxville and Knox County represents an intriguing case study of interest-group-led referendums, corruption, and reform. Recent structural reforms were a direct response to the unethical behavior displayed by some members of the Knox County Commission, but indirectly the changes attempted to address a number of lingering community issues. When placed in the context of the community’s contemporary political history, the reforms' significance becomes apparent. In the past twenty years the greater Knoxville community experienced intergovernmental court battles, a failed unification referendum, a sheriff with unprecedented political clout, and state legislative intervention. Executive leadership has had …

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The Impact Of Surface Coal Mining On Residential Property Values: A Hedonic Price Analysis, Austin M. Williams Dec 2011

The Impact Of Surface Coal Mining On Residential Property Values: A Hedonic Price Analysis, Austin M. Williams

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

The use of certain surface mining techniques is currently a heavily-debated environmental issue and one where consideration of non-market values is likely to lead to the creation of better public policy. This study uses the hedonic pricing method to investigate the impact that surface coal mines have on residential property values. The results of this statistical analysis show that as the number of surface mines and their average production increases, the median value of housing units in a county significantly decreases. In particular, for the three model specifications explored, it is estimated that the addition of a surface mine to …

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System Dynamics Modeling For Childhood Obesity, Behrouz Madahian Dec 2011

System Dynamics Modeling For Childhood Obesity, Behrouz Madahian

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Effective strategies for prevention of obesity, particularly in youths, have been elusive since the recognition of obesity as a major public health issue two decades ago. In general, obesity is a result of chronic, quantitative imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure, which is influenced by a combination of genetic, environmental, psychological and social factors. Therefore, a systems perspective is needed to examine effective obesity prevention strategies. In this study, a systems dynamics model was developed using the data from the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS). GEMS tested the efficacy of a 2-year family-based intervention to reduce excessive increase …

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Meeting Analysts' Forecasts Through Securitization, And Value Relevance Of Securitization: A Global Perspective, Sara Aliabadi Dec 2011

Meeting Analysts' Forecasts Through Securitization, And Value Relevance Of Securitization: A Global Perspective, Sara Aliabadi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Based on a sample of 71 companies that follow U.S. GAAP and 41 companies that follow IFRS for the period between 2005 and 2010, Iexamine: a) the impact of different approaches in accounting standards, FASB Statement 140 (control-based) and IAS 39 (risk-based approach),on earnings management (measured by meeting/beating analysts' forecast) using fair-value accounting in securitization transactions; b) the association between securitization gain and change in the value-relevance of an accounting performance measure, return on equity (ROE); c) the association between securitization gain and earnings management after controlling for the components of a firm's competitive advantage; d) the joint effect of …

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A Study Of The Motivations And Expectations Of African American Families Engaged In The Integration Of Nashville Public Schools In 1957, Gwendolyn L Jarmon Watson Dec 2011

A Study Of The Motivations And Expectations Of African American Families Engaged In The Integration Of Nashville Public Schools In 1957, Gwendolyn L Jarmon Watson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This study presented a qualitative analysis of selected events that resulted in the integration of the Nashville Public School System in 1957. In an effort to understand the participants' perception of their experience in the process of integrating the schools, the study provided a critical analysis of why a small group of African American parents, who were a subset of the original group of 126 eligible parents, opted to take advantage of the opportunities afforded them and thier children as a result of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. It utilized the theoretical framework of Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler (2005, …

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Creative Product Problem-Solving Game, Audrey C. Rule, K. Zhbanova, A. Hileman Webb, Jordan P. Evans, J. S. Schneider, Harun Parpucu, S. Logan, B. Van Meeteren, Z. Alkouri, Blake S. Ruane Dec 2011

Creative Product Problem-Solving Game, Audrey C. Rule, K. Zhbanova, A. Hileman Webb, Jordan P. Evans, J. S. Schneider, Harun Parpucu, S. Logan, B. Van Meeteren, Z. Alkouri, Blake S. Ruane

Open Educational Resources

Creativity is a talent that undergirds invention and innovation, making it an important skill in today’s society. Although students are often told to “be creative,” they many times do not know how and have little practice in this skill. This document presents an analysis of 33 creative products made by adult participants at a state conference for educators working with preK-12 gifted students or their teachers as a model for what teachers can do in their classrooms to allow students to practice creative thinking. During the conference presentation, Torrance’s creative strengths were reviewed with photographic examples, definitions, and suggestions printed …

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