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The First Record Of A Trans-Oceanic Sister-Group Relationship Between Obligate Vertebrate Troglobites, Prosanta Chakrabarty, Matthew P. Davis, John S. Sparks

Faculty Publications

We show using the most complete phylogeny of one of the most species-rich orders of vertebrates (Gobiiformes), and calibrations from the rich fossil record of teleost fishes, that the genus Typhleotris, endemic to subterranean karst habitats in southwestern Madagascar, is the sister group to Milyeringa, endemic to similar subterranean systems in northwestern Australia. Both groups are eyeless, and our phylogenetic and biogeographic results show that these obligate cave fishes now found on opposite ends of the Indian Ocean (separated by nearly 7,000 km) are each others closest relatives and owe their origins to the break up of the southern supercontinent, …

A New Class Of Neural Architectures To Model Episodic Memory : Computational Studies Of Distal Reward Learning, Shawn Taylor

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

A computational cognitive neuroscience model is proposed, which models episodic memory based on the mammalian brain. A computational neural architecture instantiates the proposed model and is tested on a particular task of distal reward learning. Categorical Neural Semantic Theory informs the architecture design. To experiment upon the computational brain model, embodiment and an environment in which the embodiment exists are simulated. This simulated environment realizes the Morris Water Maze task, a well established biological experimental test of distal reward learning. The embodied neural architecture is treated as a virtual rat and the environment it acts in as a virtual water …

Crow's Nest, August 28, 2012, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The August 28, 2012, issue of the Crow's Nest.

Methods For Cell Therapy, Pablo Caviedes, Raul Caviedes, Thomas B. Freeman, Juan A. Asenjo, Barbara A. Andrews, Dario Sepúlveda, Christian Arriagada, Julio Salazar Rivera

USF Patents

The subject invention pertains to materials and methods for inhibiting process formation and extension by cells in culture. The subject invention further includes cultures of process-forming cells wherein formation and extension of processes have been inhibited. In another aspect, the subject invention concerns methods of transplantation using process-forming cells that have been cultured by the process-inhibiting methods of the invention.

In Vitro Cytotoxicity And Skin Irritation Testing Of Antimicrobial Conjugated Electrolytes : Interactions With Mammalian Cells, Kristin N. Wilde

Chemical and Biological Engineering ETDs

An estimated 19,000 deaths and $3-4 billion in health care costs per year in the U.S. are attributed to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. Certain cationic phenylene ethynylene (CPE)-based polymers (PPEs) and oligomers (OPEs) have been demonstrated to exhibit dark and light-activated antimicrobial activity. Envisioned applications of these CPEs include the fabrication of antimicrobial surfaces to reduce or prevent the spread of potentially untreatable strains of bacteria. Until recently, it was unknown if the polymers or oligomers would exhibit similar biocidal activity toward mammalian cells. This work examines the toxicity of CPEs to mammalian cells at three levels: cytoxicity testing …

Breast Milk From Tanzanian Women Has Divergent Effects On Cell-Free And Cell-Associated Hiv-1 Infection In Vitro, Magdalena A. Lyimo, Matilda Ngarina Mosi, Molly L. Housman, Muhammad Zain-Ul-Abideen, Frederick V. Lee, Alexandra L. Howell, Ruth I. Connor

Dartmouth Scholarship

Transmission of HIV-1 during breastfeeding is a significant source of new pediatric infections in sub-Saharan Africa. Breast milk from HIV-positive mothers contains both cell-free and cell-associated virus; however, the impact of breast milk on HIV-1 infectivity remains poorly understood. In the present study, breast milk was collected from HIV-positive and HIV-negative Tanzanian women attending antenatal clinics in Dar es Salaam. Milk was analyzed for activity in vitro against both cell-free and cell-associated HIV-1. Potent inhibition of cell-free R5 and X4 HIV-1 occurred in the presence of milk from all donors regardless of HIV-1 serostatus. Inhibition of cell-free HIV-1 infection positively …

Vers Une Ecocritique Postcoloniale Africaine: L’Environnement Dans Les Litteratures Africaines De Langue Française, Marie Chantale Mofin Noussi

Foreign Languages & Literatures ETDs

This work was motivated by two major facts: the African environment is at the heart of the continents relationships with colonialism, neocolonialism and globalization; but there is not enough literary emphasis on this environmental centrality. This work contributes in bridging the gap between African Francophone Literatures and the environmental discourses. This dissertation is the literary analysis of the representation, the transformation, and the exploitation of the African environment in the operating policies of colonial, neocolonial and global power structures. These environmental policies in the colonial and current global world tend to mold the African environment in a way that the …

The Visual Exchange: The Intersection Of Vision, Gender, And Empire In Nineteenth-Century British Literature, Stacey L. Kikendall

English Language and Literature ETDs

This dissertation examines key moments in fictional and autobiographical texts when gender construction and colonization intersect and create the possibility for reciprocal visual exchange between disparate people. In a visual exchange, the participants actively and meaningfully look at one another, at the same time acknowledging the others subjectivity. I argue that these moments hint at the subliminal utopian desire by the author, and perhaps the reader, for a more equal, even democratic, community. I study a range of texts written during the long nineteenth century by male and female authors, including Sydney Owenson's The Wild Irish Girl (1806), The History …

The Challenges And Discoveries In Using Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Approaches By Counseling Practitioners In The Southwest, Katrina Lujan

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

This dissertation introduces counselors to the challenges and discoveries in using varied experiential approaches, specifically Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, in their practice. The intention of this study is to guide counselors who are interested in using experiential applications in their own practices.

Identification Of The Functional Binding Pocket For Compounds Targeting Small-Conductance Ca2+-Activated Potassium Channels, Miao Zhang, John M. Pascal, Marcel Schumann, Roger S. Armen, Ji-Fang Zhang

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Small- and intermediate-conductance Ca2+-activated potassium channels, activated by Ca2+-bound calmodulin, play an important role in regulating membrane excitability. These channels are also linked to clinical abnormalities. A tremendous amount of effort has been devoted to developing small molecule compounds targeting these channels. However, these compounds often suffer from low potency and lack of selectivity, hindering their potentials for clinical use. A key contributing factor is the lack of knowledge of the binding site(s) for these compounds. Here we demonstrate by X-ray crystallography that the binding pocket for the compounds of the 1-EBIO class is located at the calmodulin-channel interface. We …

The Effects Of Acetate Concentrations On Competition Between Microbial Populations In Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal From Wastewater, Yunjie Tu

Civil Engineering ETDs

Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) is a popular modification of the activated sludge process, and has been studied and applied for decades. It was hypothesized that the bacteria responsible for EBPR, polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs), have an advantage over their competitors, the glycogen accumulating organisms (GAOs). Because research EBPR systems have been primarily sequencing batch reactors (SBRs), which include rapid feed addition and relatively high substrate concentrations, while full scale systems often include complete mix reactors, which yield generally lower substrate concentrations due to instantaneous dilution of influent, evaluating this hypothesis has both fundamental and applied implications. The primary objectives …

Volume 110, Number 1 - Tuesday, August 28, 2012, Saint Mary's College Of California

The Collegian

No abstract provided.

Carrs Surveillance Study: Design And Methods To Assess Burdens From Multiple Perspectives, Manisha Nair, Mohammed K. Ali, Vamadevan S. Ajay, Roopa Shivashankar, Viswanathan Mohan, Rajendra Pradeepa, Hassan Mehmood Khan, Muhammad Masood Kadir, Zafar Fatmi, K Srinath Reddy, Nikhil Tandon, Km Venkat Narayan, Dorairaj Prabhakaran

Community Health Sciences

Background: Cardio-metabolic diseases (CMDs) are a growing public health problem, but data on incidence, trends, and costs in developing countries is scarce. Comprehensive and standardised surveillance for non-communicable diseases was recommended at the United Nations High-level meeting in 2011.
Aims: To develop a model surveillance system for CMDs and risk factors that could be adopted for continued assessment of burdens from multiple perspectives in South-Asian countries.
Design: Hybrid model with two cross-sectional serial surveys three years apart to monitor trend, with a three-year prospective follow-up of the first cohort.Sites: Three urban settings (Chennai and New Delhi in India; Karachi in …

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A Simplified Three Dimensional Model Of The Viirs On-Board Calibration System For Visualization And Anomaly Investigation, Dave Pogorzala, Changyong Cao

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument on board the Suomi NPP satellite is a polar-orbiting imager that acquires Earth imagery in 22 spectral bands. Its mechanical design features a rotating telescope that scans the Earth, along with several onboard calibration sources, in sequence. These sources include a blackbody held at a known temperature and a diffuser of known reflectivity that redirects incident solar light of known irradiance. Upon activation of VIIRS in orbit an intensive effort was begun to characterize the performance of the instrument and validate the calibration of the Earth scene data. During the course of …

Book Reviews, Criticism Editors

Criticism

Spiritual Autobiography in Early America (Daniel B. Shea, Jr.) (Reviewed by William C. Spengemann, Claremont Graduate School)

The Veil of Allegory (Michael Murrin) (Reviewed by Jerome Mazzaro, State University of New York at Buffalo)

Icons of Justice (Jane Aptekar) (Reviewed by Jerome Mazzaro, State University of New York at Buffalo)

The Shadow of Heaven: Matter and Stance in Milton's Poetry (Jon S. Lawry) (Reviewed by Harry Rusche, Emory University)

Coleridge and Christian Doctrine (J. Robert Barth) (Reviewed by Robert Eberwein, Oakland University)

On Extended Wings: Wallace Stevens' Longer Poems (Helen Hennessy) (Reviewed by Jan Pinkerton, Ohio State University)

Norman Mailer: …

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Criticism

The World of Pope's Satires: An Introduction to the Epistles and Imitations of Horace (Peter Dixon) (Reviewed by Thomas R. Edwards, Rutgers University)

Syntax in English Poetry, 1870-1930 (William E. Baker) (Reviewed by J. R. Bennett, University of Arkansas)

The Surrealist Revolution in France (Herbert S. Gershman) (Reviewed by Martin Pops, State University of New York at Buffalo)

A Commentary on tbe Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats (A. Norman Jeffares) (Reviewed by R. H. Lass, University of Warwick)

Old English Poetry: Fifteen Essays (Robert P. Creed) (Reviewed by Rupert E. Palmer, Jr., Vanderbilt University)

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Criticism

Phoenix II: Uncollected, Unpublished, and Other Prose Works by D. H. Lawrence (Warren Roberts and Harry T. Moore) (Reviewed by George H. Ford, University of Rochester)

Forms of Discovery: Critical and Historical Essays on the Forms of the Short Poem in English (Yvor Winters) (Reviewed by Merle E. Brown, University of Iowa)

The Edge of the Image: Marianne Moore, William Carlos Williams, and Some Other Poets (A. Kingsley Weatherhead) (Reviewed by Joseph N. Riddel, State University of New York at Buffalo)

An Approach to "Paterson" (Walter Scott Peterson) (Reviewed by Joseph N. Riddel, State University of New York at Buffalo) …

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Criticism

La Formation de la pensée de Coleridge (1772-1804) (Paul Deschamps) (Reviewed by G. N. G. Orsini, University of Wisconsin)

Coleridge and the Idea of the Modern State (David P. Calleo) (Reviewed by John Colmer, University of Adelaide)

Imaginative Reason: The Poetry of Matthew Arnold (A. Dwight Culler) (Reviewed by Allan Danzig, The City College of New York)

The World of Marcel Proust (Germaine Brée) (Reviewed by Victor Brombert, Yale University)

Yeats At Work (Curtis B. Bradford) (Reviewed by Gertrude M. White, Oakland University)

Northrop Frye in Modern Criticism: Selected Papers from the English Institute (Murray Krieger.) (Reviewed by Andrew Von …

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Criticism

A History of Modern Criticism: Vol. III, The Age of Transition (René Wellek) (Reviewed by Richard Harter Fogle, Tulane University)

The Later Nineteenth Century (René Wellek) (Reviewed by Richard Harter Fogle, Tulane University)

Prose Styles: Five Primary Types (Huntington Brown) (Reviewed by Joan Webber, The Ohio State University)

Twelfth Night and Shakespearian Comedy (Clifford Leech) (Reviewed by Robert Ornstein, Western Reserve University)

Pioneers and Caretakers: A Study of 9 American Women Novelists (Louis Auchincloss) (Reviewed by John J. Murphy, Merrimack College)

Modern Literature, I: The Literature of France (Henri Peyre) (Reviewed by Sidney D. Braun, Wayne State University)

Turner: Imagination …

Assessing The Utilization Of Inhaled Corticosteroids And Health Care Services For Asthma By Hispanic And Non-Hispanic White Patients Using The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Akshay Kharat

Pharmaceutical Sciences ETDs

Objectives: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are widely used in the management of asthma. Prior research suggests that asthmatic patients access to ICS may vary by ethnicity. The objectives of the study were to determine if there is a difference in the proportion of Hispanic and non-Hispanic White patients in the receipt of ICS prescription for asthma and to determine the independent predictors of receiving an ICS prescription in asthmatic patients. The study further examined the utilization of asthma-related healthcare services (office visits, prescription fills, inpatient visits, and emergency room visits) in Hispanic and non-Hispanic White asthmatic patients. Methods: The U.S. Medical …

Gsu View, 2012-08-27, Office Of Marketing And Communications

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

Tomatillos, Jillian Fox, Amanda Spackman, Alanna Nafziger, Erin Brennan, Michelle Mitton

USU Student Organic Farm Newsletter

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The Statesman, V. 56, I. 01, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

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Current, August 27, 2012, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2010s)

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Nutrient Dynamics In A Headwater Stream : Use Of Continuous Water Quality Sensors To Examine Seasonal, Event, And Diurnal Processes In The East Fork Jemez River, Nm, Lauren R. Sherson

Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs

Stream water quality can change substantively over seasonal, event, and diurnal scales. Multiple biogeochemical processes operate on a 24-hour timescale, and also may be influenced by local weather and precipitation events. Increased sampling frequency, made possible by recent developments in continuous water quality monitors, allows us to better understand biogeochemical responses to these events. Continuous water quality sensors were deployed in the East Fork Jemez River (located in northern New Mexico) from 2010 – 2011 to investigate the temporal variability of nutrient concentrations and biogeochemical parameters and the controls on this variation. This thesis is split into two chapters representing …

President's Weekly Perspective, 8/27/2012, Robert G. Frank

President Frank's Administration

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Household Food Security In Developing Countries: Understanding The Role Of Dynamic Natural And Social Systems, Steven Archambault

Economics ETDs

The lack of consistent and reliable levels of nutritious food may be one of the most brutal results of poverty. Beyond the human suffering, the lack of food security has damaging economic consequences, making it difficult for communities to break poverty cycles. This dissertation studies the various decisions made by households, governments, and the international community that impact household food security. Food security, the long-term availability of nutritious foods, is essentially achieved through a trade-off of consumption and investment in assets and capital to ensure future availability of food. Chapter 2 builds an optimal control model to analyze the trade-offs …

Daily Eastern News: August 27, 2012, Eastern Illinois University

August

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Terms For Talking About Information And Communication, Corey Anton

Peer Reviewed Articles

This paper offers terms for talking about information and how it relates to both matter-energy and communication, by: (1) Identifying three different levels of signs: Index, based in contiguity, icon, based in similarity, and symbol, based in convention; (2) examining three kinds of coding: Analogic differences, which deal with positive quantities having contiguous and continuous values, and digital distinctions, which include “either/or functions”, discrete values, and capacities for negation, decontextualization, and abstract concept-transfer, and finally,iconic coding, which incorporates both analogic differences and digital distinctions; and (3) differentiating between “information theoretic” orientations (which deal …