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Allelopathic Potential Of Myrtle, Myrtus Communis L. Upon Some Crops, Umran H. K. Bapeer Mar 2012

Allelopathic Potential Of Myrtle, Myrtus Communis L. Upon Some Crops, Umran H. K. Bapeer

Baghdad Science Journal

Many experiments were achieved to determine the allelopathic potential of the plant Myrtle parts in which it may affects other plants, like: volatile substances which released from the Myrtle leaves , and its effect examined on the germination (GE) and growth (GR) of the selected crops ; Chickpea ( C ) , Wheat(W) , and Lentil (L)., the aqueous extract of the leaf and the root of the plant examined to test its effect on the (GE) and (GR) of the selected crops ; (C) , (W) , and (L)., also plant residue of (M) and its effect tested on …

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Oilfield Produced Water Management: Treatment, Reuse And Disposal, Ayad A. Al-Haleem A. Al-Razaq Mar 2012

Oilfield Produced Water Management: Treatment, Reuse And Disposal, Ayad A. Al-Haleem A. Al-Razaq

Baghdad Science Journal

Produced water is accompanied with the production of oil and gas especially at the fields producing by water drive or water injection. The quantity of these waters is expected to be more complicated problem with an increasing in water cut which is expected to be 3-8 barrels water/produced barrel oil.Produced water may contain many constituents based on what is present in the subsurface at a particular location. Produced water contains dissolved solids and hydrocarbons (dissolved and suspended) and oxygen depletion. The most common dissolved solid is salt with concentrations range between a few parts per thousand to hundreds parts per …

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Isolation And Identification Of The Myxobacterium Myxococcus Fulvus From The Farms And Study The Inhibitory Effect Of Cells And Filtrates Against Pathogenic Fungi, Halah A.H. Abdul Razzaq Mar 2012

Isolation And Identification Of The Myxobacterium Myxococcus Fulvus From The Farms And Study The Inhibitory Effect Of Cells And Filtrates Against Pathogenic Fungi, Halah A.H. Abdul Razzaq

Baghdad Science Journal

The study was performed to isolate and identify the Myxococcus fulvus from the one hundred samples of soils of farms. Special growth conditions had been used to support the growth of M.fulvus local isolates and suppressed the growth of other microorganisms like (Drying , High Temperature , High concentration of antibiotics and specific growth media ) M.fulvus isolates had been subjected to the morphological, cultural , biochemical examination for identification , as well as , study the inhibitory activites of cells and filtrates of localized isolates against some pathogenic fungi include (Trichophyton mentagrophytes , Microsporum gypseum , Aspergillus niger and …

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Evaluation Of Cellular Immune Response In Golden Hamsters Experimentally Infected With Leishmania Donovani Comparing With Cellular Immune Response Against Chicken Red Blood Cells., Hayder Zuhair Ali Mar 2012

Evaluation Of Cellular Immune Response In Golden Hamsters Experimentally Infected With Leishmania Donovani Comparing With Cellular Immune Response Against Chicken Red Blood Cells., Hayder Zuhair Ali

Baghdad Science Journal

The Evaluation of the immune response in Golden Hamsters experimentally infected with Leishmania donovani was determined in this study, particularly, the cellular immune response. Follow up has maintained to determine the Delayed Type of Hypersensitivity using skin test both in infected and control lab animals. Chicken red blood cells were used as a parameter to evaluate the immune system; they are dull and have the ability of immunization. Two concentrations of chicken R.B.C were examined to determine which gives the higher titration in Hamsters and those were 1.5 X 109 cell/ml and 3 X 109 cell/ml , the second concentration …

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C-Reactive Protein And Cholesterol Level In Male Type 2 Diabetic Patients., Samal H. Kareem, Majid A. Naseif Al-Bayati, Noor A. Abood Mar 2012

C-Reactive Protein And Cholesterol Level In Male Type 2 Diabetic Patients., Samal H. Kareem, Majid A. Naseif Al-Bayati, Noor A. Abood

Baghdad Science Journal

Elevated C-Reactive Protein (CRP) level in serum is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes ,this relationship is likely to be the cause it means elevated CRP leads to T2D in future .Our objective was to examine CRP in male Type 2 Diabetes(T2D) patients in different age ,we studied 120 malesubjects divided to two groups according to their age. First group Aage (31 -40) year old ,60 person )30 control & 30 T2D patients(,3 person for each same age: second group Bage (41 –50) years old ,60 person )30 control & 30 T2D patients(,3 person for each same age.We examined …

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Synthesis Of New Mannich Bases From Indole Derivatives, Suad M. Al-Araji, Rana A. Ali Mar 2012

Synthesis Of New Mannich Bases From Indole Derivatives, Suad M. Al-Araji, Rana A. Ali

Baghdad Science Journal

This work includes two steps of synthesis, the first one is the synthesis of indole which was prepared according to literature of the reaction of phenyl hydrazine with acetaldehyde in glacial acetic acid afforded phenyl hydrazone of acetaldehyde , this product was fused with zinc chloride to give the indole.Reaction of cyclohexanone with phenyl hydrazine using the same procedure for the preparing giving 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydrocarbazole.Second step involved synthesis of a series of (17) of mannich bases derivatives of indole and 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydrocarbazle. Mannich reaction involves the condensation of aldehyde usually formaldehyde with different secondary amine and with compound containing an activated hydrogen.The …

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The Effect Of Crude Alcoholic Extracted For The Seeds And Leaves Of Apium Graveolens Var Dulce. In The Level Of Some Female Hormones In Albino Mice., Rassmiya H. Murad, Shalal M.H Al-Atabe Mar 2012

The Effect Of Crude Alcoholic Extracted For The Seeds And Leaves Of Apium Graveolens Var Dulce. In The Level Of Some Female Hormones In Albino Mice., Rassmiya H. Murad, Shalal M.H Al-Atabe

Baghdad Science Journal

The quantitative determination of the estrogen E2, Progestron P4 & follicle stimulating hormones FSH in the serums of Albino mice used in the experiments & treated by crude alcoholic extracted 95% of the seeds & leaves of Apium graveolens was a significant increase in the concentration of estrogen of different kinds of the extracted in comparison with the values of the coefficient of the control group, that is the study recorded a significant increase of the concentration of estrogen; it was the highest in the mice which was administrated by the methanolic extracted 95%, then it was less in the …

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Frequency Of Hla Antigens In A Sample Of Iraqi Brucellosis Patients, Ali H. Ad'hiah, Aaiad H. A. Al-Rikaby, Ammna N. Jasim Mar 2012

Frequency Of Hla Antigens In A Sample Of Iraqi Brucellosis Patients, Ali H. Ad'hiah, Aaiad H. A. Al-Rikaby, Ammna N. Jasim

Baghdad Science Journal

Fifty one patients with serologically confirmed brucellosis and 70 healthy controls were phenotyped for HLA-A, -B, -DR and -DQ antigens by using standard microlympho-cytotoxicity method, and lymphocytes defined by their CD markers (CD3, CD4, CD8 and CD19). The results revealed a significant (Pc = 0.001) increased frequency of HLA-DR8 (41.18 vs. 10.0%) in the patients . A significant increased percentage of CD8+ lymphocytes was also increased in the patients (25.15 vs. 22.0%; P = 0.006), while CD3+ lymphocytes were significantly decreased (75.1 vs. 79.4%; P = 0.02).

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Sustainability & Ethics Of Animal Farming Practices, Joyce Tischler, Bruce Myers, Mark Risse, Terence Centner Mar 2012

Sustainability & Ethics Of Animal Farming Practices, Joyce Tischler, Bruce Myers, Mark Risse, Terence Centner

Working in the Public Interest Conferences

High-density farming practices in the production of eggs, meat, dairy, and poultry make these products more affordable and more widely accessible— but at what cost? Panelists will discuss the ethics of these practices, as well as the impact on the environment and human health.

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The Molecular Machinery Critical To The Degradation Of Cellular Rna, Brad J. Schmier Mar 2012

The Molecular Machinery Critical To The Degradation Of Cellular Rna, Brad J. Schmier

Open Access Dissertations

Exoribonucleases are indispensable for cellular RNA metabolism. RNA processing, end-turnover, and degradation all require the concerted action of exoribonucleases. In this thesis, two families of exoribonucleases that act in the final steps of RNA decay pathways are explored. The first of these is the RNR superfamily of processive 3’→5’ RNases with major roles in both mRNA and stable RNA degradation. The initial focus of this work is the structural and enzymatic characterization of an unusual RNR family enzyme from the radiation-resistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans. This enzyme is demonstrated biochemically to be an RNase II-type enzyme (DrII), based on its sensitivity …

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A Pathway Idea For Model Building, A.M. Mathai, Panagis Moschopoulos Mar 2012

A Pathway Idea For Model Building, A.M. Mathai, Panagis Moschopoulos

Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability

Models, mathematical or stochastic, which move from one functional form to another through pathway parameters, so that in between stages can be captured, are examined in this article. Models which move from generalized type-1 beta family to type-2 beta family, to generalized gamma family to generalized Mittag-Leffler family to Levy distributions are examined here. It is known ´ that one can likely find an approximate model for the data at hand whether the data are coming from biological, physical, engineering, social sciences or other areas. Different families of functions are connected through the pathway parameters and hence one will find …

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A Compound Class Of Poisson And Lifetime Distributions, Said Alkarni, Aiman Oraby Mar 2012

A Compound Class Of Poisson And Lifetime Distributions, Said Alkarni, Aiman Oraby

Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability

A new lifetime class with decreasing failure ratewhich is obtained by compounding truncated Poisson distribution and a lifetime distribution,where the compounding procedure follows same way that was previously carried out by Adamidis and Loukas(1998).A general form of probability, distribution, survival and hazard rate functions as well as its properties will be presented for such a class. Thisnew class of distributions generalizes several distributions which have been introduced and studied in the literature.

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Phosphatidylserine Colocalizes With Epichromatin In Interphase Nuclei And Mitotic Chromosomes, Igor Prudovsky, Calvin P.H. Vary, Yolanda Markaki, Ada L. Olins, Donald E. Olins Mar 2012

Phosphatidylserine Colocalizes With Epichromatin In Interphase Nuclei And Mitotic Chromosomes, Igor Prudovsky, Calvin P.H. Vary, Yolanda Markaki, Ada L. Olins, Donald E. Olins

Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Cycling eukaryotic cells rapidly re-establish the nuclear envelope and internal architecture following mitosis. Studies with a specific anti-nucleosome antibody recently demonstrated that the surface (“epichromatin”) of interphase and mitotic chromatin possesses a unique and conserved conformation, suggesting a role in postmitotic nuclear reformation. Here we present evidence showing that the anionic glycerophospholipid phosphatidylserine is specifically located in epichromatin throughout the cell cycle and is associated with nucleosome core histones. This suggests that chromatin bound phosphatidylserine may function as a nucleation site for the binding of ER and re-establishment of the nuclear envelope.

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March 2, 2012 - Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Regular Meeting, Board Of Trustees, Central Washington University Mar 2012

March 2, 2012 - Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Regular Meeting, Board Of Trustees, Central Washington University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes for the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees at Central Washington University, March 2, 2012.

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Cell Signaling. Structural Origins Of Receptor Bias, Stephen R. Sprang, Jackson Chief Elk Mar 2012

Cell Signaling. Structural Origins Of Receptor Bias, Stephen R. Sprang, Jackson Chief Elk

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Agonists can elicit pathway-specific conformational changes in a G protein–coupled receptor.

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The Tiger Vol. 106 Issue 7 2012-03-02, Clemson University Mar 2012

The Tiger Vol. 106 Issue 7 2012-03-02, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

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The Daily Gamecock, Friday, March 2, 2012, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media Mar 2012

The Daily Gamecock, Friday, March 2, 2012, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

March

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Volume Cxxix, Number 17, March 2, 2012, Lawrence University Mar 2012

Volume Cxxix, Number 17, March 2, 2012, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

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The Daily Egyptian, March 02, 2012, Daily Egyptian Staff Mar 2012

The Daily Egyptian, March 02, 2012, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2012

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Toward A More Phronetic Leisure Science, Daniel Dustin, Keri Schwab, Jeff Rose Mar 2012

Toward A More Phronetic Leisure Science, Daniel Dustin, Keri Schwab, Jeff Rose

Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration

In this essay, we examine the assumptions underlying natural science, social science, and the humanities. More specifically, we suggest that social science in general and leisure science in particular be guided by a different set of assumptions than those guiding natural science and the humanities. Drawing on the Aristotelian idea of phronesis, we propose that value rationality more so than instrumental rationality guide social scientific inquiry, and that social science in general, and leisure science in particular, be viewed as a bridge between natural science and the humanities.

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Daily Eastern News: March 02, 2012, Eastern Illinois University Mar 2012

Daily Eastern News: March 02, 2012, Eastern Illinois University

March

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Semantic Memory, He Schendan Mar 2012

Semantic Memory, He Schendan

School of Psychology

The Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, Second Edition is a comprehensive three-volume reference source on human action and reaction, and the thoughts, feelings, and physiological functions behind those actions.

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Threats To Ultraoligotrophic Marine Ecosystems, D Kletou, Jm Hall-Spencer Mar 2012

Threats To Ultraoligotrophic Marine Ecosystems, D Kletou, Jm Hall-Spencer

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Soundings 2012-03-02, N/A N/A Mar 2012

Soundings 2012-03-02, N/A N/A

Soundings

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Evaluation Of Urinary Pesticide Biomarkers Among A Sample Of The Population In The United States, Alex Lance Lebeau Mar 2012

Evaluation Of Urinary Pesticide Biomarkers Among A Sample Of The Population In The United States, Alex Lance Lebeau

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Pesticide use in the United States continues to attract negative public attention. In recent years, this attention has focused on the effects that chronic, low-level pesticides may have, especially on children and various sub-populations. Over the past decade, studies have attempted to correlate negative health effects with detections of pesticide biomarkers in biological media. The current research investigates biomarker of exposure levels in a sample of the United States population. Data from the 2001-2002 NHANES dataset (n=11,039) was evaluated. The detection frequency of urinary biomarkers of exposure and the geometric mean from the NHANES pesticide dataset (n=3,152) were determined. Of …

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Poplar Gtl1 Is A Ca2+/Calmodulin-Binding Transcription Factor That Functions In Plant Water Use Efficiency And Drought Tolerance., Hua Weng, Chan Yul Yoo, Michael J. Gosney, Paul M. Hasegawa, Michael V. Mickelbart Mar 2012

Poplar Gtl1 Is A Ca2+/Calmodulin-Binding Transcription Factor That Functions In Plant Water Use Efficiency And Drought Tolerance., Hua Weng, Chan Yul Yoo, Michael J. Gosney, Paul M. Hasegawa, Michael V. Mickelbart

Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Faculty Publications

Diminishing global fresh water availability has focused research to elucidate mechanisms of water use in poplar, an economically important species. A GT-2 family trihelix transcription factor that is a determinant of water use efficiency (WUE), PtaGTL1 (GT-2 like 1), was identified in Populus tremula × P. alba (clone 717-IB4). Like other GT-2 family members, PtaGTL1 contains both N- and C-terminal trihelix DNA binding domains. PtaGTL1 expression, driven by the Arabidopsis thaliana AtGTL1 promoter, suppressed the higher WUE and drought tolerance phenotypes of an Arabidopsis GTL1 loss-of-function mutation (gtl1-4). Genetic suppression ofgtl1-4 was associated with increased stomatal density …

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Structural Insights Into Initial And Intermediate Steps Of The Ribosome-Recycling Process, Takeshi Yokoyama, Tanvir R. Shaikh, Nobuhiro Iwakura, Hideko Kaji, Akira Kaji, Rajendra K. Agrawal Mar 2012

Structural Insights Into Initial And Intermediate Steps Of The Ribosome-Recycling Process, Takeshi Yokoyama, Tanvir R. Shaikh, Nobuhiro Iwakura, Hideko Kaji, Akira Kaji, Rajendra K. Agrawal

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers

The ribosome recycling factor (RRF) and elongation factor G (EF-G) disassemble the 70S post-termination complex (PoTC) into mRNA, tRNA, and two ribosomal subunits. We have determined cryo-EM structures of the PoTC•RRF complex, with and without EF-G. We find that domain II of RRF initially interacts with universally conserved residues of the 23S rRNA helices 43 and 95, and protein L11 within the 50S ribosomal subunit. Upon EF-G binding, both RRF and tRNA are driven toward the tRNA-exit (E) site, with a large rotational movement of domain II of RRF toward the 30S ribosomal subunit. During this intermediate step of the …

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Detection And Imaging Of The Free Radical Dna In Cells—Site-Specific Radical Formation Induced By Fenton Chemistry And Its Repair In Cellular Dna As Seen By Electron Spin Resonance, Immuno-Spin Trapping And Confocal Microscopy, Suchandra Bhattacharjee, Saurabh Chatterjee, Jinjie Jiang, Birandra K. Sinha, Ronald P. Mason Mar 2012

Detection And Imaging Of The Free Radical Dna In Cells—Site-Specific Radical Formation Induced By Fenton Chemistry And Its Repair In Cellular Dna As Seen By Electron Spin Resonance, Immuno-Spin Trapping And Confocal Microscopy, Suchandra Bhattacharjee, Saurabh Chatterjee, Jinjie Jiang, Birandra K. Sinha, Ronald P. Mason

Faculty Publications

Oxidative stress-related damage to the DNA macromolecule produces lesions that are implicated in various diseases. To understand damage to DNA, it is important to study the free radical reactions causing the damage. Measurement of DNA damage has been a matter of debate as most of the available methods measure the end product of a sequence of events and provide limited information on the initial free radical formation. We report a measurement of free radical damage in DNA induced by a Cu(II)-H2O2 oxidizing system using immuno-spin trapping supplemented with electron paramagnetic resonance. In this investigation, the short-lived radical generated is trapped …

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Adolescent Girls' Experience Of Binge And Loss Of Control Eating, Allison Palmberg Mar 2012

Adolescent Girls' Experience Of Binge And Loss Of Control Eating, Allison Palmberg

Theses and Dissertations

The current investigation used qualitative methodology to examine adolescent girls’ perceptions of control over their eating, as well as triggers, and consequences of binge and related eating behaviors. Focus groups were completed with 19 adolescent girls (aged 13-17, 58% African American, 41% White) who endorsed the behaviors. Responses to focus group questions were qualitatively analyzed using a grounded theory approach and constant comparison coding. Results reflected a fundamental lack of awareness of the loss of control (LOC) eating behaviors. Yet, the data did reflect a central theme of the need to affirm independence and autonomy through eating behaviors via three …

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Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation In The Treatment Of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Study Of Two Military Veterans, Alfred G. Bracciano, Wen-Pin Chang, Stephanie Kokesh, Abe Martinez, Melissa Meier, Kathleen Moore Mar 2012

Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation In The Treatment Of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Study Of Two Military Veterans, Alfred G. Bracciano, Wen-Pin Chang, Stephanie Kokesh, Abe Martinez, Melissa Meier, Kathleen Moore

Occupational Therapy Faculty Publications

This case study investigated the effects of cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) on the prevalence and intensity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and self- perceived improvement of performance and satisfaction in daily activities in war veterans. Two male Caucasian veterans (ages 54 and 38) diagnosed with PTSD participated in these case studies with a pretest–posttest design. The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) and the PTSD Symptom Scale–Interview (PSS-I) were administered before and after the 4-week CES treatment. The participants self-administered the 4-week CES treatment protocol using Alpha-Stim SCS CES device in their home for 20 to 60 min a day, …

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