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Combined Effect Of Transmembrane Proteins And Cortical Cytoskeleton On The Lateral Organization Of Plasma Membranes, Md Kabir Uddin Sikder

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The plasma membrane acts as a functional interface between the cytoplasm and the outer environment of a cell. The plasma membrane is composed of different types of lipids and proteins, and is underlined with a cytoskeleton meshwork. The plasma membrane of eukaryotic cell exhibits compositional heterogeneities in the form of nanoscale-lipid domains, called lipid rafts. The domains in model membranes are large micron-scale domains, larger than the nanoscale lipid rafts in the plasma membrane. In the present work, the hypothesis made earlier by Kusumi et al. has been addressed through large scale Langevin molecular dynamics simulations of a model recently …

The Effects Of Habitat Fragmentation On Arthropod Biodiversity In Native Canebrakes, Justin James Geise

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Dense stands of Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Chapm. or canebrakes werecommon in the southeastern US, but currently are a critically endangered ecosystem with less than 2% of their area remaining. Remnant canebrakes have become fragmented and isolated.In this study, arthropod communities within these canebrake patches and non-cane patches were examined to assess general island biogeography theories.Four patches (>0.5ha; <0.5ha to >0.1ha; <0.1ha; adjacent non cane patch) were selected at four sites in the Mississippi alluvial valley during three collection periods. Measures of diversity, community composition, and functional group organization were compared to determine if differences existed.Diversity measures and functional group organization did not differ among patch sizes. Diversity measures decreased as distance from canebrakes increased. Canebrakes contained many species that were not found in adjacent non-cane patches with almost 97% uncommon to rare. Conservation of canebrakes is necessary to maintain the biodiversity of these uncommon arthropods.

Critical Thinking Skills In Allied Health Students, Marcia Yvette Sharp

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This study examines the critical thinking skills of allied health students(AHS) at a southeastern university. A survey methodology was utilizted to investigate the critical thinking skills of AHS in cytotechnology, dental hygiene, health informatics and information management, and medical technology disciplines. The Health Sciences Reasoning Test (HSRT) was the survey instrument used to measure students' critical thinking skill level. The survey was administered to 57 graduating seniors in the College of Allied Health Sciences class of 2011. Five research questions guided the study: 1. What is the critical thinking skill level of allied health students at a southeastern university (strong, …

The Influence Of Combat Exposure, Unit Cohesion, And Postdeployment Social Support On Posttraumatic Stress Disorder And Alcohol Consumption In Veterans, Megan Lee Avery

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

After combat, social support may reduce the severity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol consumption. This study tested the buffering and direct effect theories of social support to determine if combat exposure moderated the relationship between unit cohesion and PTSD and the relationship between postdeployment social support and PTSD. The impact of combat exposure, unit cohesion, and postdeployment social support on alcohol consumption was investigated. Seventy hazardous-drinking veterans (63% Caucasian, 90% men) completed structured interviews and self-report measures. Combat exposure moderated the relationship between unit cohesion and PTSD. Unit cohesion was related to reduced PTSD severity for lower combat …

Artificial Intelligence And Angelology, Howard P. Kainz

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

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Cal Poly Guitar Ensemble, Slo Guitar Trio To Give Free Recital Dec. 5, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

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Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - November 27, 2011, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the November 27, 2011 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler

Contents Include

• USA Physician Included in 40 Under 40
• HSF Board of Directors Visits Medical Center
• December Med School Café - “Get Smart with Stroke”
• USA Medical Center To Host Blood Drives
• Next Week's DSS - Dr. Ronald L. Schnaar

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, November 27, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2011

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Deafdigest: Deaf Sports News November 27, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Sports 2011

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Deafdigest: Blue Edition, November 27, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2011

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Prayer For Openness To Divine Gifts, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle B liturgical readings for the First Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2011: Is 63:16-64:7; Ps 80; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Mk 13:33-37. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, November 27, 2011

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, Canada

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf Finding Aid

11/27/2011 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 11/27/2011. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

The Influence Of Strategies Used To Communicate Sustainable Corporate Responsibility On Reputation Of A Major Airport, Benno D. Hoffmann

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Self-presentation of a corporation as a citizen committed to sustainable corporate responsibility can, according to scholarly findings, help the organization improve its reputation among key stakeholders. The purpose of this case study was to explore the success of one major airport in aligning communication strategies to improve its reputation. The research question involved how effectively a major German airport communicated its commitment to sustainable corporate responsibility to its key stakeholders during 2005--2009. Of particular interest was how key stakeholders perceived the airport's stance towards the impacts of aircraft noise. Corporate documents, newspaper articles, and semistructured interviews comprised the data. Data …

嶺南通訊 Lingnan Newsletter (第177期), 嶺南大學香港同學會

嶺南通訊 Lingnan Newsletter

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Flying Home, University Of Dayton

Blog Archive: River Reflections at the University of Dayton

As I flew home for deep-fried Turkey day in Virginia, I "tried" to look outside my window as the plane bumped and jerked from Dayton to D.C. The rivers I saw as I was about to land were very surprising to me because I had no idea that we had so many close to my house. The time in between hitting my head from the wind and from trying to make my knees as small as possible so the angry lady in front of me wouldn't turn around again, I attempted to find out where these rivers and lakes were.

Newsroom: L.A. Times: Bogus On Buckley, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Investigating Writing Performance And Institutional Supports Among Teacher Candidates Who Transferred From Community Colleges, Katharine Pace Miles, Leslie Craigo, Selenid Gonzalez-Frey

Higher Learning Research Communications

To provide a snapshot of the skills of community college students as compared to senior college students, this study investigated writing performance and college experience of initial two-year enrolled (community college transfer students, n = 17) versus initial four-year enrolled students (n = 12) in a teacher preparation program. Results of independent samples t-tests on in-class writing, research paper, and final score were non-significant (p =.28, p = .54, p = .15, respectively) indicating that two-year and four-year start teacher candidates did not differ in their performance on these assignments nor overall in the course. Qualitative data indicated that while …

The Effectiveness Of Treatments For Trauma: A Quantitative Review, Joseph M. Roberts

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This quantitative review examined the published research on the effectiveness of treatments for trauma.The review included 31 studies that compared treatment for trauma with a wait-list or placebo control group and provided information about the time between the traumatic event and when therapy occurred.Findings from the review confirm there is a beneficial effect of therapy and suggest that gains made in therapy are maintained and increase after therapy ends. Congitive-behavioral therapies appeared to be better than other treatments.Analysis also revealed that treatment was less effective, and sometimes harmful, for patients undergoing psychological debriefings.The differences between treatments did not depend on …

The Perceptions Of Peer Tutoring Among Middle School Teachers Within Multi-Ability Classrooms., Danny E. Thompson Jr.

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The purpose of the study was to explore middle school teachers' perceptions of peer tutoring and its utilization within multi-ability classrooms. The primary questions addressed in this study were focused on perceptions of teachers within multi-ability classrooms and the effects of teaching in a multi-ability classroom on the teachers' lesson plans, teaching styles, and the utilization of peer tutoring. The participants i nthis study included 10 middle school teachers from a suburban public school and 9 middle school teachers from a suburban private school. A phenomenological study was conducted to gather information related to the following research questions: (1) What …

Two Novel Applications Of The Information Entropy Method For Evaluation Of Acoustic Emission Measurements, Ming Fan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Two of the major obstacles that limit the applications of the acoustic emission (AE) technique from being more acceptable for material characterization are: 1) difficulty of finding an efficient method to evaluate AE measurements when there are incomplete signals; and 2) poor repeatability and reproducibility of AE results. This thesis contains two manuscripts to address these problems. The first one is aimed at studying the consequence of incompleteness of AE signals, and our results suggest that the information entropy method is able to minimize inconsistent results caused by the incompleteness. The second one is aimed at studying the reproducibility of …

Investigating Early Mississippian Community Patterning In The Mid-South Through Multiple-Method Survey Of The Ames Site (40fy7) In Fayette County, Tennessee, Eric Anderson Goddard

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The settlement patterns of small, Early Mississippian sites located in upland locations of the Mid-South remain poorly understood despite decades of research in the area. A multi-stage research design was implemented to determine the settlement system used in the region by applying multiple discovery methods to study the Ames Mound Complex (40FY7), an Early Mississippian site in Western Tennessee that has been considered a vacant ceremonial center since its discovery. Ames underwent surface collection, shovel testing, magnetometry survey and excavation to determine if the site was indeed a vacant center, or if it contained a habitation area associated with the …

Evaluation Of Carbon Filament Electrodes For Determination Of 2,6-Diisopropylphenol (Propofol) In Aqueous And Organic Solutions, James Bereman Sheppard

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Since the common anaesthetic drug 2,6-diisopropylphenol (propofol) has a narrow physiological range, the administration of this drug could be improved through the development of a feedback-controlled delivery system. An evaluation of several carbon filaments was conducted to determine their capability to serve as the detecting element in such a system. Planar electrochemical cells (PECs) were fabricated with working electrodes made from three carbon filaments: Goodfellow (GF) carbon fibers, 11μm diameter; Bioanalytical Systems (BAS) carbon fibers, 9μm diameter; Specialty Materials (SM) glassy carbon monofilaments, 34.5μm diameter. The cells were used to make multiple, successive determinations of propofol – via cyclic voltammetry …

Sperm Allocation And Sociosexual Behavior In Meadow Voles, Ashlee Anne Vaughn

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Meadow voles, Microtus pennsylvanicus, are microtine rodents that inhabit grasslands in the temperate zone of northeastern and central North America. During the breeding season, males inhabit large overlapping home ranges that encompass the territories of one or more females. Males and females are promiscuous and males compete with other males for mating opportunities with females. The threat of this competition varies depending on the presence of a rival, the number of rivals, and the quality of a rival. Male and female meadow voles scent mark and conspecifics use the information contained in these scent marks to locate mates and rivals. …

A Southern Charm: Santos, Bultos, And Nichos, University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Exhibit Summaries

Archived website and summary of exhibit in the Marian Library

Artist: Various artists

Exhibit dates: November 26, 2011 - January 29, 2012

November 26, 2011 (Pages 6315-6366), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 41 (2011)

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A Tribute To Arturo Olivas, University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Exhibit Summaries

Archived website and summary of exhibit in the Marian Library

Artist: Arturo Olivas

Exhibit dates: November 26, 2011 - January 29, 2012

11/26/2011 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 11/26/2011. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

The Murray Ledger And Times, November 26, 2011, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Buzzer-Beating Layup Downs Pirates, 85-84, In Lakeland, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Men's Basketball News (Archived)

Buzzer-Beating Layup Downs Pirates, 85-84, In Lakeland. Kevin Capers' layup as time expired gave the Florida Southern Mocs an 85-84 win over the visiting Armstrong Atlantic State University men's basketball team in the championship game of the Terrace Hotel/Ledger Media Group Classic on Saturday evening in Lakeland, Fla.