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Crow's Nest, October 15, 2012, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The October 15, 2012, issue of the Crow's Nest.

The Inklings Remembered: A Conversation With Colin Havard, Justin T. Noetzel, Matthew R. Bardowell

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

In late 2011, the authors met with Colin Havard, son of Inkling Dr. Robert E. “Humphrey” Havard and recorded his reminiscences about his father, his Catholic faith, his friendships with J.R.R. Tolkien and the Lewis brothers in particular, and the Inklings and practicing medicine in Oxford in general. As the lone Inkling from a scientific background, he brought a unique perspective to the group’s discussions.

Reviews, Emily E. Auger, Nicholas Birns, Sara Brown, Joe R. Christopher, Janet Brennan Croft, Holly Ordway, Harley Sims, Lizzy Walker, Kayla Mckinney Wiggins, Donald T. Williams, Joseph Young

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Peter Pan's Shadows in the Literary Imagination. Kirsten Stirling. Reviewed by Kayla McKinney Wiggins.

C.S. Lewis and the Church: Essays in Honour of Walter Hooper. Ed. Judith Wolfe and B.N. Wolfe. Reviewed by Joe R. Christopher.

Deadly Powers: Animal Predators and the Mythic Imagination. Paul A. Trout. Reviewed by Lizzy Walker.

The Mythological Dimensions of Neil Gaiman. Anthony S. Burdge, Jessica Burke, and Kristine Larsen, eds. Reviewed by Nicholas Birns.

Animals and Humans: Recurrent Symbiosis in Archaeology and Old Norse Religion. Kristina Jennbert. Reviewed by Emily E. Auger.

Tolkien in Translation. Edited by Thomas Honegger. Reviewed by Harley J. Sims. …

Eastern Shore Stories: Technology, Place, And Local Culture, Patricia Bloxom

Theses and Dissertations

The Eastern Shore of Virginia is a narrow peninsula separating the Chesapeake Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Residents of the rural counties of Accomack and Northampton County share a strong sense of cultural identity based on geography, rooted in a distinct communal sense of place reinforced by an agricultural lifestyle. Storytelling around dinner tables and on front porches at dusk, speeches at high school graduations, family recipes talked through in a grandmother’s kitchen – it is through oral language that Eastern Shore people have primarily shared the knowledge that sustains their sense of communal identity. Oral knowledge of farming techniques …

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, October 15, 2012, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

October

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Cysteine 904 Is Required For Maximal Insulin Degrading Enzyme Activity And Polyanion Activation, Eun Suk Song, Manana Melikishvili, Michael G. Fried, Maria A. Juliano, Luiz Juliano, David W. Rodgers, Louis B. Hersh

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Faculty Publications

Cysteine residues in insulin degrading enzyme have been reported as non-critical for its activity. We found that converting the twelve cysteine residues in rat insulin degrading enzyme (IDE) to serines resulted in a cysteine-free form of the enzyme with reduced activity and decreased activation by polyanions. Mutation of each cysteine residue individually revealed cysteine 904 as the key residue required for maximal activity and polyanion activation, although other cysteines affect polyanion binding to a lesser extent. Based on the structure of IDE, Asn 575 was identified as a potential hydrogen bond partner for Cys904 and mutation of this residue also …

The Free Press Vol 44 Issue 5, 10-15-2012, Kirsten Sylvain

Free Press, The

Student body president Williams removed from post--University to let lease expire at Baxter lot--Senate candidates discuss politics affecting women--Arson investigation still on-going

Effects Of Non-Newtonian Couple Stresses On The Dynamic Characteristics Of Wide Rayleigh Step Slider Bearings, Jaw-Ren Lin, Li-Ming Chu, Wei-Liang Liaw

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

To provide more information in fluid-film lubricated bearings, the effects of non-Newtonian couple stresses on the dynamic characteristics of Rayleigh step slider bearings have been presented in this paper. According to the results, the effects of non-Newtonian couple stresses signify an improvement in the bearing characteristics. Comparing with the Newtonian-lubricant Rayleigh step bearing, the nonNewtonian couple stress effects provide an increase in the steady load-carrying capacity, the dynamic stiffness coefficient and the dynamic damping coefficient, as well as a reduction in the steady volume flow rate required. In order to guide the use of the present study, a numerical example …

Distribution Of Uranium And Other Trace Constituents In Drainages Downstream From Reclaimed Uranium Mines In Cove Wash, Arizona, Terri Lynn Lameman Austin

Water Resources Professional Project Reports

This study examined the distribution of uranium in drainages in Cove wash in northeastern Arizona. The dispersion of uranium from reclaimed mine sites on the Navajo Nation is not well studied in soils, sediment, and water. During the 1950s and 1960s, the Cove mining region produced relative uranium and vanadium ore. Legacy uranium mines in Cove Mesa were reclaimed in phases between the early 1990s to 1998. Following reclamation, however, in 1999, elevated concentrations of uranium were detected in well, seeps and surface water in the watershed, which are above the EPAs MCL (30 μg/L). In August 2011, solid (sediment, …

Quantifying The Cdk Inhibitor Vmy-1-103'S Activity And Tissue Levels In An In Vivo Tumor Model By Lc-Ms/Ms And By Mri., Paul Sirajuddin, Sudeep Das, Lymor Ringer, Olga C Rodriguez, Angiela Sivakumar, Yi-Chien Lee, Aykut Üren, Stanley T Fricke, Brian Rood, Alpay Ozcan, Sean S Wang, Sana Karam, Venkata Yenugonda, Patricia Salinas, Emanuel Petricoin, Michael Pishvaian, Michael P Lisanti, Yue Wang, Richard Schlegel, Bahram Moasser, Chris Albanese

Kimmel Cancer Center Faculty Papers

The development of new small molecule-based therapeutic drugs requires accurate quantification of drug bioavailability, biological activity and treatment efficacy. Rapidly measuring these endpoints is often hampered by the lack of efficient assay platforms with high sensitivity and specificity. Using an in vivo model system, we report a simple and sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry assay to quantify the bioavailability of a recently developed novel cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor VMY-1-103, a purvalanol B-based analog whose biological activity is enhanced via dansylation. We developed a rapid organic phase extraction technique and validated wide and functional VMY-1-103 distribution in various mouse tissues, consistent with …

State V. Rammell Respondent's Brief Dckt. 39803

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

Soil Nematodes And Their Prokaryotic Prey Along An Elevation Gradient In The Mojave Desert (Death Valley National Park, California, Usa), Amy M. Treonis, Kelsey Sutton, Brendan Kavanaugh, Archana Narla, Timothy Mcllarky, Jasmine Felder, Cecilia O'Leary, Megan Riley, Alyxandr Pikus, Sarah Thomas

Biology Faculty Publications

We characterized soil communities in the Mojave Desert across an elevation gradient. Our goal was to test the hypothesis that as soil quality improved with increasing elevation (due to increased productivity), the diversity of soil prokaryotes and nematodes would also increase. Soil organic matter and soil moisture content increased with elevation as predicted. Soil salinity did not correlate to elevation, but was highest at a mid-gradient, alluvial site. Soil nematode density, community trophic structure, and diversity did not show patterns related to elevation. Similar results were obtained for diversity of bacteria and archaea. Relationships between soil properties, nematode communities, and …

The Eastern Echo, October 15, 2012, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

The Eastern Echo, October 15, 2012, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

Yggdrasil And The Stave Church, G. Ronald Murphy

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

In this excerpt from his book, Tree of Salvation, Murphy explores how those who introduced Christianity to Scandinavia deliberately adapted and “translated” Norse religious motifs and practices in two parallel ways—through literary works, especially as seen in the Heliand, but also through church art and architecture. In this illustrated essay, we can see how beliefs about Yggdrasil and Ragnarok are incorporated and transformed in the design and ornamentation of the unusual stave churches of Norway. Scholar GOH speech, Mythcon 2012.

The Eastern Echo, October 15, 2012, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

October 15, 2012 Aasu Faculty Senate Agenda, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Armstrong Faculty Senate Agenda (Archived)

October 15, 2012 AASU Faculty Senate Agenda

Teaching As A Reflective Practice: Orgasmial Theory And Its Refutation, William Culver

MA TESOL Collection

An interdisciplinary study examining teaching as a reflective practice with special emphasis on expanding the underlying factors of constructing and maintaining an empowering learning environment, as well as the need for and development of “transformative integrity” as part of a proactive teaching praxis.

Research Team Sets Sights On New Era In Neuroprotection, Greg Williams

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Second Annual St. Petersburg Science Festival Expands Around Bayboro Harbor, October 12, 2012, Tom Scherberger

USF St. Petersburg Campus News and Press Releases

No abstract provided.

V. 80, Iss. 4, October 12, 2012

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.

Murray Ledger And Times, October 12, 2012, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Reporter - October 12th 2012, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

No abstract provided.

The Bison, October 12, 2012

The Bison Newspapers

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Cross-Ontology Multi-Level Association Rule Mining In The Gene Ontology., Prashanti Manda, Seval Ozkan, Hui Wang, Fiona M. Mccarthy, Susan M. Bridges

BCoE Publications

The Gene Ontology (GO) has become the internationally accepted standard for representing function, process, and location aspects of gene products. The wealth of GO annotation data provides a valuable source of implicit knowledge of relationships among these aspects. We describe a new method for association rule mining to discover implicit co-occurrence relationships across the GO sub-ontologies at multiple levels of abstraction. Prior work on association rule mining in the GO has concentrated on mining knowledge at a single level of abstraction and/or between terms from the same sub-ontology. We have developed a bottom-up generalization procedure called Cross-Ontology Data Mining-Level by …

Cross-Ontology Multi-Level Association Rule Mining In The Gene Ontology., Prashanti Manda, Seval Ozkan, Hui Wang, Fiona M. Mccarthy, Susan M. Bridges

FWRC Publications

The Gene Ontology (GO) has become the internationally accepted standard for representing function, process, and location aspects of gene products. The wealth of GO annotation data provides a valuable source of implicit knowledge of relationships among these aspects. We describe a new method for association rule mining to discover implicit co-occurrence relationships across the GO sub-ontologies at multiple levels of abstraction. Prior work on association rule mining in the GO has concentrated on mining knowledge at a single level of abstraction and/or between terms from the same sub-ontology. We have developed a bottom-up generalization procedure called Cross-Ontology Data Mining-Level by …

10-12-2012 Auditions Planned Monday And Tuesday For Charlotte's Web, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2012

Auditions for the Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s production of Charlotte’s Web will be Monday and Tuesday, October 15-16, on the Weatherford campus.

Volume Cxxx, Number 5, October 12, 2012, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Amp-Activated Protein Kinase Stimulates Myostatin Expression In C2c12 Cells, Arun K. Das, Qi Yuan Yang, Xing Fu, Jun Fang Liang, Marcio S. Duarte, Mei Jun Zhu, Grant D. Trobridge, Min Du

Faculty Publications

AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a master regulator of energy metabolism in skeletal muscle; AMPK induces muscle protein degradation but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Myostatin is a powerful negative regulator of skeletal muscle mass and growth in mammalian species. We hypothesized that AMPK stimulates myostatin expression, which provides an explanation for the negative role of AMPK in muscle growth. The objective of this study is to demonstrate that AMPK stimulates myostatin expression using C2C12 cells as a model. Activation of AMPK by 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β- d-riboruranoside (AICAR.) dramatically increased the mRNA expression and protein content of myostatin in C2C12 myotubes, and …

Today - October 19, 2012, Loma Linda University

TODAY

Inside this issue:

-- Nearly 11,000 march to support cancer patients at 5th annual Believe Walk
-- Local charitable gifts fund new equipment and research at LLU Cancer Center
-- California governor appoints dental faculty member to committee
-- San Manuel Band of Mission Indians gift helps cancer patient defeat his disease
-- ABC News names LLU No. 1 for graduate starting salaries in nation
-- School of Public Health creates environmental health training for Latinos
-- School of Pharmacy relocates to Shryock
-- LLU professor returns to Utah to study geological features from biblical worldview
-- Country singer brightens …