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Espeleo-Tema, Volume 23, No. 1, 2013, Maria Elina Bichuette, Lívia Medeiros Cordeiro Borghezan Jan 2012

Espeleo-Tema, Volume 23, No. 1, 2013, Maria Elina Bichuette, Lívia Medeiros Cordeiro Borghezan

KIP Articles

Contents: Aspectos ecológicos de uma caverna granítica no sul de Minas Gerais -- Estudos ambientais em cavernas: os problemas da coleta, da identificação, da inclusão e dos índices -- Ictiofauna epígea e hipógea da área cárstica de Pindorama do Tocantins – TO

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Characterization Of A Reductively-Activated Elimination Pathway Relevant To The Biological Chemistry Of The Kinamycins And Lomaiviticins, Seann P. Mulcahy, Christina M. Woo, Weidong Ding, George A. Ellestad, Seth B. Herzon Jan 2012

Characterization Of A Reductively-Activated Elimination Pathway Relevant To The Biological Chemistry Of The Kinamycins And Lomaiviticins, Seann P. Mulcahy, Christina M. Woo, Weidong Ding, George A. Ellestad, Seth B. Herzon

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications

The lomaiviticins (1 and 2) and kinamycins (3–5) are bacterial metabolites with potent antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities. Herein we establish that 1–5 are capable of generating electrophilic acylfulvene intermediates (6) under mildly reducing conditions. These acylfulvenes 6 are formed by a multistep process comprising two-electron reduction and loss of dinitrogen to form an ortho-quinone methide, followed by elimination. Based on these studies, the structure of the product formed from 1 in DNA-cleavage assays is proposed (26). We also show that the bis(hydroxynaphthoquinone) substructures of the lomaiviticins activate the metabolites toward reduction. Finally, based on COMPARE and time-dependent cell response profiling …

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Pathology In Euthermic Bats With White Nose Syndrome Suggests A Natural Manifestation Of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome, Carol U. Meteyer, Daniel Barber, Judith N. Mandl Jan 2012

Pathology In Euthermic Bats With White Nose Syndrome Suggests A Natural Manifestation Of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome, Carol U. Meteyer, Daniel Barber, Judith N. Mandl

KIP Articles

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Three New Cavernicolous Species Of Dragon Millipedes, Genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923, From Southern China, With Notes On A Formal Congener From The Philippines (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae), Sergei I. Golovatch, Youbang Li, Weixin Liu Jan 2012

Three New Cavernicolous Species Of Dragon Millipedes, Genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923, From Southern China, With Notes On A Formal Congener From The Philippines (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae), Sergei I. Golovatch, Youbang Li, Weixin Liu

KIP Articles

The large Southeast Asian genus Desmoxytes is slightly rediagnosed. A number of troglomorphic, most likely troglobitic, species occur in southern China. A key is provided to all 10 Desmoxytes spp. currently known from China, including three new presumed troglobites: Desmoxytes eupterygota sp. n. from Hunan Province, as well as Desmoxytes spinissima sp. n. and Desmoxytes lui sp. n. from Guangxi Province. “Desmoxytes” philippina Nguyen Duc & Sierwald, 2010, from the Philippines, is formally removed from Desmoxytes, but not assigned to another genus. It probably belongs in a new genus in the subfamily Australiosomatinae, tribe Antichiropodini, close to the Bornean Euphyodesmus …

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King Of The Hill's Souphanousiphones, The New Model Minority, And The Subversive Model Minority, Robert Reece Jan 2012

King Of The Hill's Souphanousiphones, The New Model Minority, And The Subversive Model Minority, Robert Reece

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Though the term "model minority" was only coined in the 1960s to apply to Asian-Americans, in the white imagination, a "model" way to be a minority has always existed. This model has gone through various iterations from the "happy" blacks of the antebellum years to supposedly over-achieving Asian-Americans of the 1960s. I argue that we are witnessing the emergence of a new model minority that includes not only Asian-Americans but other high-achieving minorities as well. This model minority is characterized by economic success, formal education, American values, and conservative racial politics or a complete silence about race. Because an inability …

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Infrasound As Upper Atmospheric Monitor, Jelle Daniel Assink Jan 2012

Infrasound As Upper Atmospheric Monitor, Jelle Daniel Assink

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Understanding and specification of the higher altitudes of the atmosphere with global coverage over all local times is hampered by the challenges of obtaining direct measurements in the upper atmosphere. Methods to measure the properties of the atmosphere above the stratopause is an active area of scientific research. In this thesis, we revisit the use of infrasound as a passive remote sensing technique for the upper atmosphere. Signals from the Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador are used to investigate the behavior of the upper atmosphere. Depending on the atmospheric conditions, stratospheric, mesospheric and thermospheric arrivals are observed during intervals of explosive …

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Gonzaga University Factbook 2012-13, Institutional Research, Gonzaga University Jan 2012

Gonzaga University Factbook 2012-13, Institutional Research, Gonzaga University

Institutional Research

The Gonzaga University Factbook contains information on student enrollments, demographic profiles, admissions statistics, majors, retention and graduation rates, degree completions, faculty information, and more. It is updated annually with the most current and commonly-needed information about Gonzaga University.

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The New Illegitimacy: Children Of Cohabiting Couples And Stepchildren, Cynthia Grant Bowman Jan 2012

The New Illegitimacy: Children Of Cohabiting Couples And Stepchildren, Cynthia Grant Bowman

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Voluntary Acknowledgements Of Parentage For Same-Sex Couples, Leslie Joan Harris Jan 2012

Voluntary Acknowledgements Of Parentage For Same-Sex Couples, Leslie Joan Harris

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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There's Something In The Water: The Inadequacy Of International Anti-Dumping Laws As Applied To The Fukushima Daiichi Radioactive Water Discharge, Darian Ghorbi Jan 2012

There's Something In The Water: The Inadequacy Of International Anti-Dumping Laws As Applied To The Fukushima Daiichi Radioactive Water Discharge, Darian Ghorbi

American University International Law Review

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Reliability And Factor Structure Of The Psychological Maltreatment And Neglect Scales Of The Computer Assisted Maltreatment Inventory (Cami), Cindy L. Nash, Sarah A. Hayes-Skelton, David Dilillo Jan 2012

Reliability And Factor Structure Of The Psychological Maltreatment And Neglect Scales Of The Computer Assisted Maltreatment Inventory (Cami), Cindy L. Nash, Sarah A. Hayes-Skelton, David Dilillo

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Psychological Maltreatment (PM) and Neglect subscales of the Computer Assisted Maltreatment Inventory (CAMI; DiLillo et al., 2010). The CAMI is a retrospective self-report measure that assesses multiple forms of child maltreatment (i.e., sexual, physical, psychological, neglect, exposure to interparental violence) retrospectively from adults. The CAMI’s PM and Neglect subscales were administered to a geo-graphically diverse sample of 400 college students and a sample of 412 newlyweds. Exploratory fac-tor analyses were conducted for each group separately by subscale. Represented in the PM factor structures were items that …

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Survey Of Erwinia Amylovora, Causal Agent Of Fire Blight, From Apple And Pear Orchards In Utah For Streptomycin Resistance, Christine Dhiman Jan 2012

Survey Of Erwinia Amylovora, Causal Agent Of Fire Blight, From Apple And Pear Orchards In Utah For Streptomycin Resistance, Christine Dhiman

NCUR

Fire blight caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora results in millions of dollar in losses worldwide. It is the most important disease problem for apple and pear growers in Utah. Currently the only effective management strategy is application of the antibiotic streptomycin. In 2006, resistant isolates were detected in an apple orchard in Utah County. To determine the distribution of resistant isolates, samples collected in 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011 from orchards across Utah were tested for resistance to streptomycin. Isolates were screened at 0, 100 and 1000ppm of streptomycin. Bacteria were spread on LB agar. A hole was punched …

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Symmetry-Breaking Intramolecular Charge Transfer In The Excited State Of Meso-Linked Bodipy Dyads, Matthew T. Whited, Niral M. Patel, Sean T. Roberts, Kathryn Allen, Peter I. Djurovich, Stephen E. Bradforth, Mark E. Thompson Jan 2012

Symmetry-Breaking Intramolecular Charge Transfer In The Excited State Of Meso-Linked Bodipy Dyads, Matthew T. Whited, Niral M. Patel, Sean T. Roberts, Kathryn Allen, Peter I. Djurovich, Stephen E. Bradforth, Mark E. Thompson

Chemistry Faculty Work

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An Un-Conventional Approach: Ecuador’S Yasuní-Itt Initiative Is In Discord With The Unfccc, Ryan Haddad Jan 2012

An Un-Conventional Approach: Ecuador’S Yasuní-Itt Initiative Is In Discord With The Unfccc, Ryan Haddad

PEEL Alumni Scholarship

Dubbed the “cradle of the Amazon,” and covering more than 2.4 million acres in the Amazon River Basin, Ecuador’s Yasuní National Forest is perhaps the most biodiverse place on Earth. Almost 200 species of mammal, 560 fish species, 300 reptile and amphibian species and close to 600 different types of birds can be found within the parks parameters. In just 2.5 acres of the park can be found as many tree species as in the U.S. and Canada combined. In addition to its ecological diversity, Yasuní supports several tribes of indigenous people, which remain voluntarily isolated in the forest. In …

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Recognition Of Property Rights In Carbon Credits Under California’S New Greenhouse Gas Cap-And-Trade Program, John Monterubio Jan 2012

Recognition Of Property Rights In Carbon Credits Under California’S New Greenhouse Gas Cap-And-Trade Program, John Monterubio

PEEL Alumni Scholarship

Although the United States has not yet adopted a national greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program, carbon trading is nonetheless an active industry. Private companies continue to participate in voluntary carbon markets despite the closure of the Chicago Climate Exchange. On the east coast, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (“RGGI”) forges into its seventh year, while in the west, California, a pioneer of cap- and-trade, launched its own statewide greenhouse gas cap and trade program. While these state efforts to curb greenhouse gases are laudable, the disparate cap-and-trade programs have yielded inconsistent definitions of carbon credits. To promote efficiency in this new …

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Adar V. Smith: Penalizing Innocent Children For The “Sins” Of The Parents, Ruth Hackford-Peer Jan 2012

Adar V. Smith: Penalizing Innocent Children For The “Sins” Of The Parents, Ruth Hackford-Peer

The Modern American

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Beyond Gratification:The Benefits Of Pornography And The Demedicalization Of Female Sexuality, Jeneanne Orlowski Jan 2012

Beyond Gratification:The Benefits Of Pornography And The Demedicalization Of Female Sexuality, Jeneanne Orlowski

The Modern American

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Photochemotherapeutic Strategies Against Acanthamoeba Keratitis, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Naveed Ahmed Khan Jan 2012

Photochemotherapeutic Strategies Against Acanthamoeba Keratitis, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Naveed Ahmed Khan

Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Here, we determined the potential of photochemotherapy, namely the application of photodynamic compounds followed by exposure to a suitable source of UV-visible radiation against corneal pathogen, Acanthamoeba. Organometallic macromolecule, tin porphyrin [Sn(IV)porphyrin] was synthesized and purity confirmed using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The Sn(IV)porphyrin was tested against a keratitis isolate of Acanthamoeba castellanii belonging to the T4 genotype using growth and viability assays. The effects of Sn(IV)porphyrin on A. castellanii binding to and cytopathogenicity of human corneal epithelial cells in vitro were tested. The metalloporphyrin showed potent amoebistatic effects. The tin porphyrin inhibited amoebae binding to and cytopathogenicity of corneal …

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Aqueous-Methanolic Extract Of Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) Possesses Cardiac Depressant And Endothelial-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor-Mediated Coronary Vasodilator Effects., Abdul Jabbar Shah, Anwar Gilani Jan 2012

Aqueous-Methanolic Extract Of Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) Possesses Cardiac Depressant And Endothelial-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor-Mediated Coronary Vasodilator Effects., Abdul Jabbar Shah, Anwar Gilani

Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences

This investigation was aimed to probe the pharmacological base of medicinal use of Acorus calamus in ischemic heart diseases. Effect on heart parameters was studied in isolated rabbit heart while coronary vasodilator effect was studied in isolated bovine coronary arterial rings, suspended in tissue baths filled with Krebs solution, maintained at 37degreesC, aerated with carbogen and responses were measured on PowerLab data acquisition system. In Langendorrf's perfused rabbit heart, the crude extract of Acorus calamus (Ac.Cr) at 0.01-10 mg/mL partially suppressed force of ventricular contractions (FVC), heart rate (HR) and coronary flow (CF). The ethylacetate fraction completely suppressed FVC, partially …

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Intestinal, Airway, And Cardiovascular Relaxant Activities Of Thymoquinone, Muhammad Nabeel Ghayur, Anwar Hussain Gilani, Luke Jeffrey Janssen Jan 2012

Intestinal, Airway, And Cardiovascular Relaxant Activities Of Thymoquinone, Muhammad Nabeel Ghayur, Anwar Hussain Gilani, Luke Jeffrey Janssen

Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Thymoquinone (TQ) is a bioactive component found in many medicinal herbs. In this study, we report the smooth and cardiac muscle relaxant activities of this compound. TQ concentration dependently suppressed spontaneously contracting rabbit jejunum while also relaxed high K+-(80 mM) induced contractions in jejunum and guinea-pig ileum, indicating activity at voltage-operated Ca++ channels (VOCC). Further, TQ displaced Ca++ concentration-response curves, obtained in a Ca++-free environment, to the right, showing blockade of VOCC. Similar activity was observed with verapamil, a standard VOCC blocker. TQ also exhibited nonadrenergic relaxation of agonist-induced contractions in guinea-pig trachea. When tested in fluo-4-loaded mouse lung slices, …

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Evaluation Of Gut Modulatory And Bronchodilator Activities Of Amaranthus Spinosus Linn, Mueen Ahmad Chaudhary, Imran Imran, Samra Bashir, Hassan Mehmood, Najeeb-Ur Rehman, Anwarul-Hassan Gilani Jan 2012

Evaluation Of Gut Modulatory And Bronchodilator Activities Of Amaranthus Spinosus Linn, Mueen Ahmad Chaudhary, Imran Imran, Samra Bashir, Hassan Mehmood, Najeeb-Ur Rehman, Anwarul-Hassan Gilani

Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Background: The aqueous-methanolic extract of Amaranthus spinosus (A. spinosus Linn.,) whole plant, was studied for its laxative, spasmolytic and bronchodilator activities to validate some of its medicinal uses.
Methods: The crude extract of A. spinosus was studied in-vivo for bronchodilator and laxative activities and in-vitro using isolated tissue preparations which were mounted in tissue baths assembly containing physiological salt solutions, maintained at 37°C and aerated with carbogen, to assess the spasmolytic effect and to find out the possible underlying mechanisms.
Results: In the in-vivo experiments in mice, the administration of A. spinosus increased fecal output at doses of 100 …

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The Assertion Of Identity: Storytelling And Testimony In The Works Of Edwidge Danticat, Michael R. Kurban Jan 2012

The Assertion Of Identity: Storytelling And Testimony In The Works Of Edwidge Danticat, Michael R. Kurban

Honors Theses

Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat evokes the Haitian tradition of storytelling in many of her novels and short story collections. A tradition formulated by vodou religion and the amalgamation of African cultures, storytelling acts to entertain, educate and enlighten the people of Haiti. Additionally, her novels are often written in the context of traumatic events in Haitian history. While Danticat's works have been studied with focus on their depiction of storytelling and of trauma, little has been done on the restorative power that storytelling provides. In this thesis, I seek to examine the potential for Danticat's characters and works to create …

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Associate Degree Completions, 2002-2011, University Of New Hampshire. Institutional Research And Assessment Jan 2012

Associate Degree Completions, 2002-2011, University Of New Hampshire. Institutional Research And Assessment

UNH Factbooks

University of New Hampshire factbook data from the 2011-2012 academic year

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Hospital Visitation: The Forgotten Gay Rights Struggle, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 939 (2012), Meredith Fileff Jan 2012

Hospital Visitation: The Forgotten Gay Rights Struggle, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 939 (2012), Meredith Fileff

UIC Law Review

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Updating The Patent System's Novelty Requirement To Promote Small-Molecule Medicinal Progress, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1151 (2012), Jason Brewer Jan 2012

Updating The Patent System's Novelty Requirement To Promote Small-Molecule Medicinal Progress, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1151 (2012), Jason Brewer

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Concerning On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems, And, In Connection Therewith, Making An Appropriation., Colorado General Assembly Jan 2012

Concerning On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems, And, In Connection Therewith, Making An Appropriation., Colorado General Assembly

Session Laws 2001-Present

No abstract provided.

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Concerning The Creation Of The Parks And Wildlife Commission To Replace The Parks And Wildlife Board In The Department Of Natural Resources, And, In Connection Therewith, Describing The Composition And Terms Of The Commission, And Reducing Appropriations., Colorado General Assembly Jan 2012

Concerning The Creation Of The Parks And Wildlife Commission To Replace The Parks And Wildlife Board In The Department Of Natural Resources, And, In Connection Therewith, Describing The Composition And Terms Of The Commission, And Reducing Appropriations., Colorado General Assembly

Session Laws 2001-Present

No abstract provided.

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An Ethnographic Study Of Injecting Drug Users And Men Who Have Sex With Men In Selected States In Nigeria, Enhancing Nigeria's Hiv/Aids Response (Enr) Programme Jan 2012

An Ethnographic Study Of Injecting Drug Users And Men Who Have Sex With Men In Selected States In Nigeria, Enhancing Nigeria's Hiv/Aids Response (Enr) Programme

HIV and AIDS

An ethnographic pre-assessment study of the behavioral dynamics of men who have sex with men (MSM) and injecting drug users (IDU) was conducted in 2009 as an integral part of the 2010 Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance Survey (IBBSS). The study took place in Northern and Southern Nigeria and provided rich contextual information on the logistic and scientific factors that would aid successful conduct of the IBBSS and secure buy-in for it among study respondents. The study utilized a combination of rapid assessment procedures that were suitable to prevailing time exigencies and could foster preliminary understanding of the local contexts …

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The Quotient Of The Beta-Weibull Distribution, Nonhle Channon Mdziniso Jan 2012

The Quotient Of The Beta-Weibull Distribution, Nonhle Channon Mdziniso

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

A new class of distributions recently developed involves the logit of the beta distribution. Among this class of distributions are, the beta-Normal (Eugene et al. [15]); beta-Gumbel (Nadarajah and Kotz [18]); beta-Exponential (Nadarajah and Kotz [19]); beta-Weibull (Famoye et al. [6]); beta-Rayleigh (Akinsete and Lowe [3]); beta-Laplace (Kozubowshi and Nadarajah [20]); and beta-Pareto (Akinsete et al. [4]), among a few others. Many useful statistical properties arising from these distributions and their applications to real life data have been discussed in literature. One approach by which a new statistical distribution is generated is by the transformation of random variables having known …

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Hostos Community College Academic Bulletin 2010-2012, Hostos Community College Jan 2012

Hostos Community College Academic Bulletin 2010-2012, Hostos Community College

College Bulletins

This is the official college catalog for 2010-2012. It contains course descriptions as well as information on degree programs, college resources and services, financial aid, admissions, and the academic calendar.

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