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Mycoplasma Haemocanis – The Canine Hemoplasma And Its Feline Counterpart In The Genomic Era, Naila C. Do Nascimento, Andrea P. Santos, Ana Ms Guimaraes, Phillip J. Sanmiguesl, Joanne Messick

Department of Comparative Pathobiology Faculty Publications

Mycoplasma haemocanis is a hemotrophic mycoplasma (hemoplasma), blood pathogen that may cause acute disease in immunosuppressed or splenectomized dogs. The genome of the strain Illinois, isolated from blood of a naturally infected dog, has been entirely sequenced and annotated to gain a better understanding of the biology of M. haemocanis. Its single circular chromosome has 919 992 bp and a low G + C content (35%), representing a typical mycoplasmal genome. A gene-by-gene comparison against its feline counterpart, M. haemofelis, reveals a very similar composition and architecture with most of the genes having conserved synteny extending over their entire chromosomes …

Evaluation Of Some Spontaneous Abortion-Causative Factors For Women In Baghdad Province A Serological And Histological Study, Samar A.Al-Gharrawi, Salim R.Al-Ubaidy, Bedir M.Al-Azawi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The spontaneous abortion is considered as one of the important clinical problems that may affects pregnant women during the 1st 20-22 weeks of pregnancy causing dangers to the mother and her fetus. The present study was designed to focus on some spontaneous abortion causes and intrauterine fetal death. OBJECTIVE: Study certain risk factors that may play a role in abortion such as serum level of , progesterone hormone , estradiol hormone , interlukine-6 and perform a histological study on placenta to identify any specific histop- METHODS: Seventy (70) Women were selected to represent the samples of spontaneous aborted …

Inhibitory Effect Of Parsley (Petroselinum Crispum) Juice Against Some Urinary Pathogens In Vitro, Khalida Kareem Al-Kareemi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Information's on the potency of many medical plants against microorganisms are scanty, and in the current wave of antimicrobial resistance against chemotherapeutic drugs, there is a need to search for plants that could be resistance-free and affordable. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate the antibacterial effects of Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) against uro-pathogens and to compare with the effect of some drugs used for the treatment of urinary tract infection caused by different Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. MATERIALS & METHODS: A total of thirty eight Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria(Escherichia coli ,Proteus sp.,Enterobacter …

Drain Or Not To Drain In Appendectomy For Perforated Appendicitis, Imad Wajeh Al-Shahwany, Laith Naief Hindoosh, Raid Rassam, Abbas Al-Qadhi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical cause of acute abdomen necessating surgical intervention. Prophylactic drainage is commonly used in surgical practice, as in acute perforated appendicitis. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the advantages & disadvantages of the prophylactic drainage after appendectomy for acute perforated appendicitis. METHODS: Eighty four patients of acute perforated appendicitis were enrolled in this prospective comparative study done in Al-Kindy Teaching Hospital from October 2009 to March 2011. They were divided into two groups; 46 patients (54.76%) drainage group & 38 patients (46.24%) non-drainage group. Hospital stay time & postoperative wound infection were assessed in both …

The Vallue Off Pollymerase Chaiin Reacttiion Iin Tthe Diiagnosiis Off Tubercullous Meniingiittiis Iin A Samplle Off Iraqii Pattiient, Akram M. Al-Mahdawi, Kareem M.Al-Tameemi, Eman Sh. Al-Obeidy, Laith Ahmed

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a medical emergency. Early diagnosis is of utmost importance to minimize morbidity and mortality. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) seems to be a promising test for rapid and early diagnosis of TBM. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether PCR detects tubercle bacilli in CSF specimens that are missed by direct microscopy and culture, and if so whether PCR has significant diagnostic value compared to conventional methods. METHODS: PCR, culture and acid- fast bacilli (AFB) were performed on CSF samples taken from 43 patients with TBM (based on clinical features and cytochemical parameters of the CSF) and 15 …

Evaluation Of Serum Magnesium, Chromium, Vanadium, And Selenium Levels In Type 2 Diabetic Patients In Sulaimania City, Mohammed Omer Mohammed, Ahmed Mohammad Abdullah, Shara Kamil Nizamaddin

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder; a clinical syndrome which occurs due to absolute or relative insulin deficiency or insulin resistance. Direct association of trace elements, such as magnesium in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, alteration in the metabolism of these minerals has been demonstrated in diabetes in many studies. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate magnesium, chromium, vanadium, and selenium levels in the serum of type 2 diabetic subjects. METHODS: The present study was conducted on fifty type 2 diabetic patients, and thirty age-sex-matched healthy controls. In groups, those having renal failure, lipemic serum, or using diuretics, antibiotics, …

Predator-Induced Fleeing Behaviors In Phytoplankton: A New Mechanism For Harmful Algal Bloom Formation?, Elizabeth L. Harvey, Susanne Menden-Deuer

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

In the plankton, heterotrophic microbes encounter and ingest phytoplankton prey, which effectively removes >50% of daily phytoplankton production in the ocean and influences global primary production and biochemical cycling rates. Factors such as size, shape, nutritional value, and presence of chemical deterrents are known to affect predation pressure. Effects of movement behaviors of either predator or prey on predation pressure, and particularly fleeing behaviors in phytoplankton are thus far unknown. Here, we quantified individual 3D movements, population distributions, and survival rates of the toxic phytoplankton species, Heterosigma akashiwo in response to a ciliate predator and predator-derived cues. We observed predator-induced …

Examining Alcohol Dependence And Its Correlates From A Genetically Informative Perspective, Laura Hack

Theses and Dissertations

Alcohol dependence (AD) is a serious and common public health problem that contributes to great societal, medical, and legal costs. It has taken work from multiple disciplines, including developmental psychology, genetic epidemiology, and molecular genetics, to achieve our current understanding of environmental and genetic risk factors for AD as well as its variable developmental trajectories. Nevertheless, there is still much to be learned in order to improve treatment outcomes. One approach to augmenting our understanding of this disorder is through genetically informative study designs that either examine risk in aggregate or assess specific susceptibility variants. In this dissertation, we utilize …

The Bg News September 28, 2012, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. September 28, 2012. Volume 103-Issue 19.

Gsu View, 2012-09-27, Office Of Marketing And Communications

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

Insights Into The Structural Determinants Required For High-Affinity Binding Of Chiral Cyclopropane-Containing Ligands To α4β2-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: An Integrated Approach To Behaviorally Active Nicotinic Ligands, Han Kun Zhang, J. Brek Eaton, Li Fang Yu, Mieke Nys, Angelica Mazzolari, Rene Van Elk, August B. Smit, Vadim Alexandrov, Taleen Hanania, Emily Sabath, Allison Fedolak, Daniela Brunner, Ronald J. Lukas, Giulio Vistoli, Chris Ulens, Alan P. Kozikowski

Translational Neuroscience

Structure-based drug design can potentially accelerate the development of new therapeutics. In this study, a cocrystal structure of the acetylcholine binding protein (AChBP) from Capitella teleta (Ct) in complex with a cyclopropane-containing selective α4β2-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) partial agonist (compound 5) was acquired. The structural determinants required for ligand binding obtained from this AChBP X-ray structure were used to refine a previous model of the human α4β2- nAChR, thus possibly providing a better understanding of the structure of the human receptor. To validate the potential application of the structure of the Ct-AChBP in the engineering of new α4β2-nAChR ligands, homology …

Ucc Minutes September 27, 2012, Kutztown University Curriculum Committee

UCC Minutes

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Naturalization Of Sequoiadendron Giganteum (Cupressaceae) In Montane Southern California, Rudolf Schmid, Mena Schmid

Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany

After the August 1974 fire in the upper Hall Canyon area on the southwestern flank of Black Mountain in the northwestern San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, the United States Forest Service revegetated the burn in the mixed-conifer forest with the Sierra Nevada endemic Sequoiadendron giganteum (Cupressaceae). On 1 May 2009 a GPS census starting at the head of Hall Canyon revealed both in the canyon and upslope beyond it at least 157 individuals in the vicinity of the Black Mountain Trail, plus an outlier 450 m distant near the summit. This species alien to southern California is regenerating prolifically …

Euphorbia (Subgen. Chamaesyce Sect. Anisophyllum) Jaegeri, A Shrubby New Species From The Deserts Of California, United States, Victor W. Steinmann, James M. André

Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany

Euphorbia jaegeri (Euphorbiaceae), an endemic to southeastern California, United States, is described as new and illustrated with photographs. It is known from two general locations, one in the Orocopia Mountains (Riverside County) and the other in the Marble Mountains and adjacent Bristol Mountains (San Bernardino County). The habitat is desert scrub on rocky hillsides and along arroyos, primarily in rock crevices or gravelly soils, at elevations from approximately 600 to 850 m. The new species belongs to Euphorbia subgen. Chamaesyce sect. Anisophyllum. It is distinguished by the combination of a shrubby habit and involucral appendages that are deeply parted …

Uab Announces Robert Palazzo As College Of Arts & Sciences' Interim Dean, Jim Bakken

Browse All News

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The Missouri Miner, September 27, 2012

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

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Summer Institute On Scientific Teaching, Steven D. Harris, Anisa Kaenjak Angeletti, John Osterman

Discipline-Based Education Research Group Speaker Series

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Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany

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A Revision Of Erythranthe Montioides And Erythranthe Palmeri (Phrymaceae), With Descriptions Of Five New Species From California And Nevada, Usa, Naomi S. Fraga

Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany

The genus Erythranthe (Phrymaceae) continues to be a source of floristic novelty, especially in the American West, as evidenced by recent discoveries presented here. Two species in Erythranthe section Paradantha (E. montioides and E. palmeri) have long been a source of taxonomic confusion. Recent research reveals that a total of ten species have previously been treated as part of these two species. Here I present a revised taxonomy for E. montioides and E. palmeri including clarification of species circumscriptions (E. montioides, E. palmeri), recognition of three species that have previously been treated as synonyms …

The Comment, September 27, 2012, Bridgewater State University

The Comment

No abstract provided.

John Theodore Buchholz (1888-1951) Studying Conifers In California, Especially Sequoiadendron And Sequoia (Cupressaceae) In 1936, Rudolf Schmid

Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany

Biographical details are given for John Theodore Buchholz (1888–1951), including his interest in conifers of California and New Caledonia. Buchholz made detailed studies of the vegetative morphology, reproductive morphology, and embryology of Sequoiadendron giganteum and Sequoia sempervirens prior to his 1939 segregation of Sequoiadendron from Sequoia. Buchholz, a professor at the University of Illinois (1929–1951), spent spring and summer of his 1936 sabbatical in California. Description of Buchholz's technique for morphological collections provides valuable information about his itineraries and his herbarium collections of S. giganteum in 1936. Buchholz also spent the summers of 1940, 1942, and 1944 in California …

Wood Anatomy Of Gnetales In A Functional, Ecological, And Evolutionary Context, Sherwin Carlquist

Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany

New scanning electron microscope (SEM) and light microscope data and illustrations are presented in order to compare hydraulic adaptations of non-gnetalean conifers and angiosperms to relevant wood features of Gnetales. Gnetales have essentially all of the adaptations of both groups, yet have not competed well, despite predating angiosperms in origin and radiation. Angiosperms may be advantaged more by life cycle abbreviation and by heterochronic possibilities than by wood features. Wood features of Gnetales that relate to conduction (torus-margo differentiation of tracheid pit membranes, distribution of tori within the wood, perforation plate simplification, growth rings, vesturing, helical thickenings, and axial parenchyma) …

Emu Today, September 27, 2012, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

The Geologic Records Of Dust In The Quaternary, Daniel R. Muhs

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

Study of geologic records of dust composition, sources and deposition rates is important for understanding the role of dust in the overall planetary radiation balance, fertilization of organisms in the world’s oceans, nutrient additions to the terrestrial biosphere and soils, and for paleoclimatic reconstructions. Both glacial and non-glacial processes produce fine-grained particles that can be transported by the wind. Geologic records of dust flux occur in a number of depositional archives for sediments: (1) loess deposits; (2) lake sediments; (3) soils; (4) deep-ocean basins; and (5) ice sheets and smaller glaciers. These archives have several characteristics that make them highly …

The Diamond, September 27, 2012, Dordt College

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: New Year, New President, New Goals for Dordt College; Attempted Abductions in Sioux County Raise "Stranger Danger" Awareness
• News: "Water Project": Not About Saving Water?; Science and Classroom Buildings to Unite; Dordt College Lives Up to Its "Matchmaker" Reputation Yet Again; Do Students Notice the Changes in the Commons?
• Features: Dordt is the Start of a New Chapter for Freshmen; International Introduction: Netherlands Style
• Opinion: A Modest Suggestion: Judgment Day or Just a Friday at Dordt?; Kids Say the Darndest Things!; Trust
• Sports: Cross Country Focuses on Team Performance; Athletic Slate Full for Alumni Weekend; Ask an Athlete …

The Role Of Olfactory Cues In The Sequential Radiation Of A Gall-Boring Beetle, Mordellistena Convicta, Bradley Rhodes, Catherine Blair, Mizuki Takahashi, Warren G. Abrahamson Ii

Faculty Journal Articles

1. Herbivorous insects often have close associations with specific host plants, and their preferences for mating and ovipositing on a specific host-plant species can reproductively isolate populations, facilitating ecological speciation. Volatile emissions from host plants can play a major role in assisting herbivores to locate their natal host plants and thus facilitate assortative mating and host-specific oviposition.

2. The present study investigated the role of host-plant volatiles in host fidelity and oviposition preference of the gall-boring, inquiline beetle, Mordellistena convicta LeConte (Coleoptera: Mordellidae), using Y-tube olfactometers. Previous studies suggest that the gall-boring beetle is undergoing sequential host-associated divergence by utilising …

Doxycycline Does Not Influence Established Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms In Angiotensin Ii-Infused Mice, Xiaojie Xie, Hong Lu, Jessica J. Moorleghen, Deborah A. Howatt, Debra L. Rateri, Lisa A. Cassis, Alan Daugherty

Saha Cardiovascular Research Center Faculty Publications

Background: There is no proven medical approach to attenuating expansion and rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). One approach that is currently being investigated is the use of doxycycline. Despite being primarily used as an antimicrobial drug, doxycycline has been proposed to function in reducing AAA expansion. Doxycycline is effective in reducing the formation in the most commonly used mouse models of AAAs when administered prior to the initiation of the disease. The purpose of the current study was to determine the effects of doxycycline on established AAAs when it was administered at a dose that produces therapeutic serum …

Latexin Is Down-Regulated In Hematopoietic Malignancies And Restoration Of Expression Inhibits Lymphoma Growth, Yi Liu, Dianna Howard, Kyle Rector, Carol Swiderski, Jason Brandon, Lawrence Schook, Jayesh Mehta, J. Scott Bryson, Subbarao Bondada, Ying Liang

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

Latexin is a negative regulator of hematopoietic stem cell number in mice. Its dysregulated expression in other tumors led us to hypothesize that latexin may have tumor suppressor properties in hematological malignancies. We found that latexin was down-regulated in a variety of leukemia and lymphoma cell lines as well as in CD34+ cells from the blood and marrow of patients with these malignancies. 5-aza-2'-deoxycytodine treatment and bisulfite sequencing revealed hypermethylation of latexin promoter in tumor cells. Retrovirus-mediated latexin overexpression in A20 mouse lymphoma cells inhibited their in vitro growth by 16 fold and in vivo tumor volume by 2 fold. …

Educating Undergraduate Space Science Students With Real Space Missions: Nanosatellite And Nanolab Missions In Kentucky, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "Educating Undergraduate Space Science Students with Real Space Missions: NanoSatellite and NanoLab Missions in Kentucky" from September 27, 2012.

The Montclarion, September 27, 2012, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University