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Who Shot Charles Summers?, Kyle Graham

Faculty Publications

This short piece ties up a loose end from the somewhat famous Torts case of Summers v. Tice. In it, St. Peter considers who, as between Harold Tice and Ernest Simonson, actually shot Charles Summers.

Early Human Vocalization Development: A Collection Of Studies Utilizing Automated Analysis Of Naturalistic Recordings And Neural Network Modeling, Anne Sanda Warlaumont

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Understanding early human vocalization development is a key part of understanding the origins of human communication. What are the characteristics of early human vocalizations and how do they change over time? What mechanisms underlie these changes? This dissertation is a collection of three papers that take a computational approach to addressing these questions, using neural network simulation and automated analysis of naturalistic data.The first paper uses a self-organizing neural network to automatically derive holistic acoustic features characteristic of prelinguistic vocalizations. A supervised neural network is used to classify vocalizations into human-judged categories and to predict the age of the child …

Spatial/Landscape Genetics Of Native Plant Species In Arches And Canyonlands National Parks, Meeyoon Choo

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Stipa hymenoides and Sphaeralcea parvifolia are native to rangelands in western North America and have been selected as priority species for the restoration of degraded grasslands in the Colorado Plateau. To study the natural population structure of these species, individuals were collected from 44 populations of Stipa hymenoides and 23 populations of Sphaeralcea (22 populations of S. parvifolia and one population of S. grossulariifolia) distributed throughout southwest U.S. including Arches and Canyonlands National Parks in Utah. Amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs) were used to assess the genetic diversity and population genetic structure of both species. Moderate levels of genetic differentiation …

Becoming Isis: Myth, Magic, Medicine, And Reproduction In Ancient Egypt, Chrystal Elaine Goudsouzian

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

In ancient Egypt, sexuality, fertility, and the conception of children was of central importance not just to personal identity, but also to family and social structure. Because of the significance of birth in both the physical world and in the spiritual realm, references to reproduction, including fertility, conception, pregnancy, and childbirth, can be found in a wide variety of textual sources. Specifically, mythic events and scenarios, including those in magical spells, medico-magical spells, and funerary texts, reflected Egyptian reproductive conceptions and practices. Further, the Egyptians employed and called on these mythic episodes and archetypes to create divinely charged myth-mirroring space, …

Design And Validation Of A Cyclic Strain Bioreactor To Condition Spatially-Selective Scaffolds In Dual Strain Regimes, John Matthew Goodhart

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Goodhart, John Matthew. M.S. The University of Memphis. August 2012. Design and Validation of a Cyclic Strain Bioreactor to Condition Spatially-Selective Scaffolds in Dual Strain Regimes. Major Professor: Dr. Joel Bumgardner. The objective of this study was to design and validate a unique bioreactor design for applying spatially-selective, linear, cyclic strain to degradable polymeric fabric scaffolds. Image analysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) scaffolds subjected to 3% mechanical stretch showed that the stretched and unstretched portions of the scaffolds experienced 2.97±0.13% and 0.02±0.18% strain respectively. NIH-3T3 fibroblast cells were cultured on PET scaffolds and half of each scaffold was stretched 5% …

Deleuze's Critical Philosophy: The Differential Theory Of The Faculties, Cheri Lynne Carr

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This dissertation argues that a sustained treatment of Gilles Deleuze's relationship to Immanuel Kant is eesential to a refined understanding of Deleuze's thought in his seminal work Difference and Repetition (1968). Five years before writing Difference and Repetition Deleuze published Kant's Critical Philosophy (1963), a short but comprehensive survey of Kant's work that introduced within the general traidic structure of Kant's critiques a more finely-grained structure oriented around the concept of faculties or capacities of thought. Kant's Critical Philosophy sees Deleuze using Kant's recurrent descriptions of the relationships between the faculties of thought as an organizing principle to reveal the …

Efficacy Of Three Biodegradable Polymer Coatings Loaded With Tobramycin For Bone Screws, Zane Mckinley Hartsell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Biodegradable polymers have a potential for use in medical applications due to their tailorable mechanical properties and their biocompatibility.Polymers have been used in applications ranging from sutures to dialysis filters and even for intraocular lenses.The purpose of this research was to evaluate the potential use of the following biodegradable polymers: chitosan, poly l-lactic acid, and polyurethane, for potential use as a local antibiotic carrier through their use as coatings for orthopaedic fixation screws.Testing of the coatings included mechanical testing of the adhesion strength as well as biological testing using zone of inhibition, activity, and elution testing.The results of this study …

Conditioning Channel Catfish Fingerlings Ictalurus Punctatus To Acute Low-Water Stress And Comparison Of Metomidate And Ms-222 In Modulating The Short-Term Stress Response, Miriah Shiloh Mertell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The efficacy of the anesthetics Metomidate and MS-222 to modulate the cortisol response of channel catfish during a 10 min confinement stress was compared, in preparation for evaluating whether or not previous conditioning increases resistance to Edwardsiella ictaluri. Fingerlings anesthetized in Metomidate maintained baseline levels of cortisol concentrations throughout the study (P< 0.05), whereas levels increased correspondingly in fish anesthetized in MS-222and controls. Metomidateis useful for long periods of anesthetization, but MS-222 suppressed cortisolsecretion for only the first 5 min of sedation. During the conditioning study, the cortisol response among disturbed fingerlings decreased over time, indicating conditioning occurred. However, cortisolconcentrations of conditioned fingerlings increasedwhen subjected to a disease challenge, although their responsewas significantly lower compared to unconditioned controls.This indicates a possibleadvantage in conditioningfish, although differential susceptibility to a disease challenge has not yetbeen demonstrated.

Specimen, Mary Richardson

Theses

Ideas of human interaction and levels of physical construction touched upon in geometry and physics have saturated my practice for many years. Having come from a small town in Virginia and moving to a big city like Chicago, I was confronted with massive amounts of people, ideas, cultures, and stimuli of which I had never before conceived. I realized that how we interact as people is a similar dynamic found in molecular interaction. This same interaction takes place in celestial formation, plant growth, decomposition, and even emotion. As I came to terms with my own presence in the world, my …

Technology In The Classroom: A Deweyan Perspective, Heather E. Davis

Kentucky Journal of Higher Education Policy and Practice

Approximately one hundred years ago, John Dewey responded to societal changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution by writing a philosophy of education that encouraged experiential learning. Like the Industrial Revolution, the Information Revolution has created similar need for an adjusted philosophy of education. This article explores the educational and pedagogical issues created by the Information Revolution through a Deweyan lens.

Plant Lectin Can Target Receptors Containing Sialic Acid, Exemplified By Podoplanin, To Inhibit Transformed Cell Growth And Migration, Jhon Ochoa-Alvarez, Harini Krishnan, Yongquan Shen, Nimish Acharya, Min Han, Dean Mcnulty, Hitoki Hasegawa

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Departmental Research

Cancer is a leading cause of death of men and women worldwide. Tumor cell motility contributes to metastatic invasion that causes the vast majority of cancer deaths. Extracellular receptors modified by α2,3-sialic acids that promote this motility can serve as ideal chemotherapeutic targets. For example, the extracellular domain of the mucin receptor podoplanin (PDPN) is highly O-glycosylated with α2,3-sialic acid linked to galactose. PDPN is activated by endogenous ligands to induce tumor cell motility and metastasis. Dietary lectins that target proteins containing α2,3-sialic acid inhibit tumor cell growth. However, anti-cancer lectins that have been examined thus far target receptors …

State V. Rammell Appellant's Brief Dckt. 39803

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Design, Analysis And Testing Of Haptic Feedback System For Laparoscopic Graspers In In Vivo Surgical Robots, Nikhil Salvi

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS) Robotics Surgery is an advanced technology in the field of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS). The LESS surgical robots significantly improve the surgeon’s accuracy, dexterity and visualization, and reduce the invasiveness of surgical procedure results in faster recovery time and improved cosmetic results. In a standard robotic endosurgery, the palpation of tissues is performed by laparoscopic graspers located at the end effectors. The master-slave configuration in robotic surgery leads in remote access to the operation site. Therefore, surgeon’s ability to perceive valuable sensory information is severely diminished. Sensory information such as haptics, which is essential for safe …

Role Of Fyn And Lyn In Igg-Mediate Immune Responses, Yves Falanga

Theses and Dissertations

Anaphylaxis is a rapid, life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction. Until recently, it was mainly attributed to histamine released by mast cells activated by allergen crosslinking (XL) of FcεRI-bound allergen-specific IgE. However, recent reports established that anaphylaxis could also be triggered by basophil, macrophage and neutrophil secretion of platelet activating factor subsequent to FcγR stimulation by IgG/Ag complexes. I have investigated the contribution of Fyn and Lyn tyrosine kinases to FcγRIIb and FcγRIII signaling in the context of IgG-mediated passive systemic anaphylaxis (PSA). I found that mast cell IgG XL induced Fyn, Lyn, Akt, Erk, p38 and JNK phosphorylation. Additionally, IgG XL of …

A Thermoplastic Vest To Prevent Self Mutilation In Experimental Flap Surgery In Rats, Eli A. Gordin, Md, Sarah M. Drejet, Md, Ryan N. Heffelfinger, Md

Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Faculty Papers

Poster presented at: 8th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer in Toronto, Canada.

Introduction:

Rats are frequently utilized for both research and training related to reconstructive head and neck surgery. The femoral neurovascular complex represents a useful mode for microvascular anastomosis, both for the purposes of testing adjuncts designed to improve anastomotic patency rates, as well as for residents and students to gain experience in microvascular surgery outside the operating room. Additionally, the rat proves useful in investigations examining the survivability of both random and axial pattern skin flaps.

Fabrication And Characterization Of Multifunctional Chitosan Microspheres And Their Incorporation Into Composite Scaffolds For Enhanced Bone Regeneration, Benjamin Taylor Reves

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Insufficient fracture healing affects hundreds of thousands of people every year in the United States, resulting in devestating economic and social impacts. To treat these severe fractures, our laboratory has developed chitosan-nano-hydroxyapatite microspheres and scaffolds. The purpose of this research was to improve these scaffolds by increasing their degradation rate to allow better bone ingrowth and to increase and extend the elution of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) from the constructs. We hypothesized that a composite approach combining chitosan and carboxymethylchitosan microspheres would result in scaffolds with improved degradation and elution properties while maintaining good cytocompatibility and sufficient mechanical properties. The …

When Damage Is Constructive: Interactions Of Hurricane Damage Levels With Disturbance-Based Forests, Katherine Elise Correll

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Southern pine forests thrive on disturbance to remain in sub-climax species composition. Wind disturbance can affect both the health and species composition of forest vegetation and may force forests back to the sub-climax stage if the effects of hurricanes are managed properly. This work explores hurricane impacts on forest health. Post-hurricane change is classified by measuring two components of forest health and then assigning an outcome class based on the components. The components are vegetation health (NDVI) and forest composition. Using Landsat imagery to quantify baseline values, change is recorded for storms of different intensities. Findings classify storms as having …

Seasonal Regulation Of Reproduction: Mechanisms Regulating The Rfamides, Kisspeptin And Gonadotropin Inhibitory Hormone In Siberian Hamsters, Jerad Richard Henson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Siberian hamsters exhibit seasonal rhythms in reproductive driven by melatonin secretion. Tissues that mediate Mel-dependent alterations in reproduction include the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and the nucleus reuniens (NRe). Several neuroendocrine factors are implicated in the control of reproduction by melatonin, including two RFamides, kisspeptin and gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH), as well as triiodothyronine (T3). Melatonin implants localized to the SCN or NRe tested the hypothesis that separate melatonin target tissues regulate RFamide expression. We also hypothesized that T3 and the RFamides are part of a single circuit. The results of chapter 2 indicate that melatonin acting at the SCN reduces the …

Monocarboxylate Transporter 4 And Caveolin-1 Expression In Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Oral Cavity, Julie A. Ames, Md, Aileen Butera, Md, Joseph Curry, Md, Madalina Tuluc, Md, Ubaldo E. Martinez-Outshoorn, Md, Diana Whitaker-Menezes, Phd, Federica Sotgia, Phd, Michael P. Lisanti, Md, Phd

Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Faculty Papers

Poster presented at: 8th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer in Toronto Canada, July 21-25, 2012.

Objective: To determine the significance of caveolin-1 (cav-1) and monocarboxylate transporter 4 (MCT4) in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. We hypothesized that high stromal MCT4 would predict a worse prognosis and correlate with low stromal Cav-1.

Book Reviews, Criticism Editors

Criticism

Dryden in Revolutionary England (David Bywaters) (Reviewed by James A. Winn, University of Michigan)

Byron, the Bible, and Religion: Essays from the Twelfth International Byron Seminar (Wolf Z. Hirst) (Reviewed by Louis Finkelman, Wayne State University)

Erotic Faith: Being in Love from Jane Austen to D. H. Lawrence (Robert Polhemus) (Reviewed by Rachel M. Brownstein, Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center, CUNY)

Fictions of Modesty: Women and Courtship in the English Novel (Ruth Bernard Yeazell) (Reviewed by Rachel M. Brownstein, Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center, CUNY)

The Office of the Scarlet Letter (Sacvan Bercovitch) (Reviewed by Joseph G. Kronick, …

Book Reviews, Criticism Editors

Criticism

The High Medieval Dream Vision: Poetry, Philosophy, and Literary Form (Kathryn L. Lynch) (Reviewed by James F. G. Weldon, Wilfrid Laurier University)

The Death of Literature (Alvin Kernan) (Reviewed by Peter Erickson, Clark Art Institute)

Alternate Worlds: A Study of Postmodern Antirealistic American Fiction (John Kuehl) (Reviewed by Miriam Fuchs, University of Hawaii)

The Mode of Information. Poststructuralism and Social Context (Mark Poster) (Reviewed by Charles J. Stivale, Wayne State University)

Subversive Pleasures: Bakhtin, Cultural Criticism and Film (Robert Stam) (Reviewed by James Morrison, North Carolina State University)

Deleuze and Guattari (Ronald Bogue) (Reviewed by Martin E. Rosenberg, Arizona State …

Don't Just Do Something. . .Sit There: The Discipline Of Silence, Bob Chisholm

Leaven

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Rest, Ken Durham

Leaven

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Children And Grief, Karen Sampson

Leaven

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Role Of Shepherds, Jack Cummins

Leaven

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The Challenge Of Evangelism For Churches Of Christ, Rubel Shelly, Lynn Anderson, Harold Shank

Leaven

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What Is The Gospel?, Bill Love

Leaven

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Returning To The Altar In Jerusalem, Paul B. Sumner

Leaven

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Blessed Are The Meek: The Land And Economic Justice, Mark Love

Leaven

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Failing To Do Justice: The Quandary Of The Poor In Eighth Century Israel And Judah, Stuart Love

Leaven

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