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Specimen Catalog & Field Notes, Bethany L. Abrahamson

Division of Mammals - Field Notes and Catalogs

No abstract provided.

The Junior Scientist Outreach Program Handbook: A Guide To The Preparation, Execution, And Evaluation Of A Sustainability-Themed Informal Science Education Outreach Program, Martha Josefina Vargas

Biology Faculty & Staff Publications

This handbook is intended to provide the history of and methodology for the preparation, execution and evaluation of an informal science education program that is based in a predominantly Hispanic community in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Because this program, known as The Junior Scientist Outreach Program (JSOP), has already positively impacted the lives of hundreds of students and families, the importance and relevance of its continuation will be highlighted and reiterated throughout the instructions and step-by-step procedures.

Differential Virus Host-Ranges Of The Fuselloviridae Of Hyperthermophilic Archaea: Implications For Evolution In Extreme Environments, Ruben M. Ceballos, Caleb D. Marceau, Joshua O. Marceau, Steven Morris, Adam J. Clore, Kenneth M. Stedman

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

An emerging model for investigating virus-host interactions in hyperthermophilic Archaea is the Fusellovirus-Sulfolobus system. The host, Sulfolobus, is a hyperthermophilic acidophile endemic to sulfuric hot springs worldwide. The Fuselloviruses, also known as Sulfolobus Spindle-shaped Viruses (SSVs), are "lemon" or "spindle"-shaped double-stranded DNA viruses, which are also found worldwide. Although a few studies have addressed the host-range for the type virus, Sulfolobus Spindle-shaped Virus 1 (SSV1), using common Sulfolobus strains, a comprehensive host-range study for SSV-Sulfolobus systems has not been performed. Herein, we examine six bona fide SSV strains (SSV1, SSV2, SSV3, SSVL1, SSVK1, SSVRH) and their respective infection characteristics on …

Loss Of The Lipopolysaccharide Core Biosynthesis Rfad Gene Increases Antimicrobial Chemokine Binding And Bacterial Susceptibility To Ccl28 And Polymyxin: A Model For Understanding The Interface Of Antimicrobial Chemokines And Bacterial Host Defense Avoidance Mechanisms, Cynthia S. Lew

Theses and Dissertations

In order to better understand the mechanism of antimicrobial chemokine activity, including binding to and killing of bacteria, random transposon mutagenesis was performed in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Resulting mutants were screened for increased binding to chemokine and high binding clones were selected for further study. One mutant, designated mutant 27, was found to have a single insertion mutation in the rfaD gene. The rfaD gene product is involved in heptose biosynthesis, one of the sugars of the inner core oligosaccharide of Gram- negative lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Mutant 27 was found to bind both CCL25 and CCL28, two antimicrobial chemokines, more efficiently than …

Tryptophan Hydroxylase-1 Regulates Immune Tolerance And Inflammation, Elizabeth C. Nowak, Victor C. De Vries, Anna Wasiuk, Cory Ahonen, Kathryn A. Bennett, Isabelle Le Mercier, Dae-Gon Ha, Randolph J. Noelle

Dartmouth Scholarship

Nutrient deprivation based on the loss of essential amino acids by catabolic enzymes in the microenvironment is a critical means to control in ammatory responses and immune tolerance. Here we report the novel nding that Tph-1 (tryptophan hydroxylase-1), a synthase which catalyses the conversion of tryptophan to serotonin and exhausts tryptophan, is a potent regulator of immunity. In models of skin allograft tolerance, tumor growth, and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, Tph-1 de ciency breaks allograft tolerance, induces tumor remission, and intensi es neuroin ammation, respectively. All of these effects of Tph-1 de ciency are independent of its downstream product serotonin. Because …

2012 Ursinus College Academic Convocation Program, Ursinus College

Academic Convocation Programs

This Ursinus College Academic Convocation program lists speakers and events for the opening of the 2012 academic year.

August 24, 2012 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate August 24, 2012 Approved Minutes

Chronic Ketamine Administration Modulates Midbrain Dopamine System In Mice, Sijie Tan, Wai Ping Lam, Maria S. M. Wai, Wan-Hua Amy Yu, David T. Yew

Publications and Research

Ketamine is an anesthetic and a popular abusive drug. As an anesthetic, effects of ketamine on glutamate and GABA transmission have been well documented but little is known about its long-term effects on the dopamine system. In the present study, the effects of ketamine on dopamine were studied in vitro and in vivo. In pheochromocytoma (PC 12) cells and NGF differentiated-PC 12 cells, ketamine decreased the cell viability while increasing dopamine (DA) concentrations in a dose-related manner. However, ketamine did not affect the expression of genes involved in DA synthesis. In the long-term (3 months) ketamine treated mice, significant increases …

Differential Virus Host-Ranges Of The Fuselloviridae Of Hyperthermophilic Archaea: Implications For Evolution In Extreme Environments, Ruben Michael Ceballos, Caleb D. Marceau, Joshua O. Marceau, Steven Morris, Adam J. Clore, Kenneth M. Stedman

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

An emerging model for investigating virus-host interactions in hyperthermophilic Archaea is the Fusellovirus-Sulfolobus system. The host, Sulfolobus, is a hyperthermophilic acidophile endemic to sulfuric hot springs worldwide. The Fuselloviruses, also known as Sulfolobus Spindle-shaped Viruses (SSVs), are “lemon” or “spindle”-shaped double-stranded DNA viruses, which are also found worldwide. Although a few studies have addressed the host-range for the type virus, Sulfolobus Spindle-shaped Virus 1 (SSV1), using common Sulfolobus strains, a comprehensive host-range study for SSV-Sulfolobus systems has not been performed. Herein, we examine six bona fide SSV strains (SSV1, SSV2, SSV3, SSVL1, SSVK1, SSVRH) and their respective infection characteristics on …

August 24, 2012, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Lessons Learned From Citizen Science In The Classroom. A Response To "The Future Of Citizen Science.", Steven A. Gray, Kristina Nicosia, Rebecca C. Jordan

Democracy & Education

Mueller, Tippins, and Bryan’s contrast of the current limitations of science education with the potential virtues of citizen science provides an important theoretical perspective about the future of democratized science and K–12 education. However, the authors fail to adequately address the existing barriers and constraints to moving community-based science into the classroom. We contend that for these science partnerships to be successful, teachers, researchers, and other program designers must reexamine questions about traditional science education and citizen-science programs and attend to certain dimensions, including: framing these projects around the nature of science, creating a dialog with experts and allowing access …

Links And Distinctions Among Citizenship, Science, And Citizen Science. A Reponse To "The Future Of Citizen Science.", Caren B. Cooper

Democracy & Education

Mueller, Tippins, and Bryan (2012) presented a new conceptualization of citizen science that is meant to facilitate emerging trends in the democratization of science and science education to produce civically engaged students. I review some relevant trends in the field of citizen science, for clarity here referred to as public participation in scientific research (PPSR), and present overlooked styles and outcomes of PPSR. Education efforts should seize the opportunity to emphasize the key and distinct roles students can play in both the science and the values elements that inform decision-making processes.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

Nuclear Dna Content And Genome Size Of American Ginseng, Samuel G. Obae

Open Access Author Fund Awardees' Articles

Flow cytometry analysis of propidium iodide (PI) stained nuclei isolated from leaf tissues was used to estimate the genome size of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) and evaluate inhibitor y effects of its secondary compounds on PI intercalation. American ginseng nuclear DNA content was estimated to be 10.05 ± 0.04 pg/2C, and therefore its haploid (1C) genome size is 4914 Mbp. There was no significant inhibition of PI fluorescence of reference standard nuclei co-processed with American ginseng. This indicates that secondary compounds of American ginseng do not interfere with PI intercalation. By comparison, the genome size of American ginseng is …

Building Research Collaborations, Athletics, And Research: Kickoff Conversation, August 23, 2012, University Of Nebraska–Lincoln

Office of Research and Economic Development: Publications

Just as Nebraska Athletics has long been regarded as a pioneer in the field of collegiate strength and conditioning programs, was among the first to emphasize the link between health and nutrition and athletic performance and stood in the vanguard in life skills training for student-athletes, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) now is taking the lead by integrating athletics and research and using cutting-edge imaging technology to better elucidate the biological underpinnings of behavior and performance. No other university in the nation is conducting research in this way.

This emerging collaboration between athletics and research at UNL led to allocation …

Uab Award Honors Achievement In Statistical Sciences, Staff

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Cotton/Soybean Insect Newsletter, August 23, 2012, Jeremy K. Greene

Clemson University Cotton/Soybean Insect Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Weekly Challenger, August 23, 2012, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The August 23, 2012, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Alestle - Vol. 65 No. 2 - 08/23/2012, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The Alestle

Vol. 65 No. 2

The University Leader - August 23, 2012, University Leader Staff

University Leader Archive

This color eight page student newspaper titled "The University Leader" was published for the student body at the Fort Hays State University. The pages are listed as Section A and Section B in this issue.

Fat Dogs And Coughing Horses: Be The Vet! Solve The Case!, Kauline Cipriani Davis, Jessica Schneider, Henry Green Iii, Thad Blossom

College of Veterinary Medicine eBooks

This activity book highlights various careers in the veterinary profession and provides veterinary medical cases for the reader to solve.

This project was supported by the National Center for Research Resources and the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives of the National Institutes of Health through Grant Number R25 OD011115-04.

Also attached are the 6 fitness handouts - Canine Obesity, Dog Weight by Breed, Doggie Fitness, Eating Healthy, Healthy Treats, and Weather Tips.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

Association Of Differential Gene Expression With Imatinib Mesylate And Omacetaxine Mepesuccinate Toxicity In Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines, Hemant Kulkarni, Harald H. H. Goring, Vincent P. Diego, Shelley A. Cole, Ken R. Walder, Greg R. Collier, John Blangero, Melanie A. Carless

School of Medicine Publications

Background: Imatinib mesylate is currently the drug of choice to treat chronic myeloid leukemia. However, patient resistance and cytotoxicity make secondary lines of treatment, such as omacetaxine mepesuccinate, a necessity. Given that drug cytotoxicity represents a major problem during treatment, it is essential to understand the biological pathways affected to better predict poor drug response and prioritize a treatment regime.

Methods: We conducted cell viability and gene expression assays to determine heritability and gene expression changes associated with imatinib and omacetaxine treatment of 55 non-cancerous lymphoblastoid cell lines, derived from 17 pedigrees. In total, 48,803 transcripts derived from Illumina …

Book Reviews, Criticism Editors

Criticism

A Psychological Approach to Fiction: Studies in Thackeray, Stendhal, George Eliot, Dostoevsky, and Conrad (Bernard J. Paris) (Reviewed by U. C. Knoepflmacher, University of California, Berkeley)

New Directions in Literary History (Ralph Cohen) (Reviewed by Henry Kozicki, The University of Wisconsin-Parkside)

Charles Dickens' Sketches by Boz: End in the Beginning (Virgil Grillo) (Reviewed by Jerome Meckier, University of Kentucky)

The Readable People of George Meredith (Judith Wilt) (Reviewed by Clyde de L. Ryals, Duke University)

Romantic Landscape Vision: Constable and Wordsworth (Karl Kroeber) (Reviewed by S. M. Parrish, Cornell University)

Virginia Woolf: A Critical Reading (Avrom Fleishman) (Reviewed by James …

Book Reviews, Criticism Editors

Criticism

The Dialectic of Selfhood in Montaigne (Frederick Rider) (Reviewed by Glyn P. Norton, The Pennsylvania State University)

Psyche & Symbol in Shakespeare (Alex Aronson) (Reviewed by Michael McCanles, Marquette University)

Shakespeare's Patterns of Self-Knowledge (Rolf Soellner) (Reviewed by Michael McCanles, Marquette University)

Cardinal Newman in His Age: His Place in English Theology and Literature (Harold L. Weatherby) (Reviewed by Nina King, )

Rhetorical Form of Carlyle's "Sartor Resartus" (Gerry H. Brookes) (Reviewed by Edward Sharples, Wayne State University)

Puritan Temper and Transcendental Faith: Carlyle's Literary Vision (A. Abbott Ikeler) (Reviewed by Edward Sharples, Wayne State University)

Carlyle and Dickens (Michael …

Nursing Facility Coverage Under Medicare, Edward Dale, Cheryldiane Feuerman

Marquette Elder's Advisor

Many beneficiaries believe that Medicare provides substantial coverage for nursing home care. The coverage actually available is of short duration, incomplete, and riddled with limitations. This article discusses the various requirements to receive Medicare benefits for skilled nursing facility admissions, and it also discusses the appeals process for denied benefit claims.

Hospital Coverage Under Medicare, Edward Dale, Cheryldiane Feuerman, Tina Georgiades

Marquette Elder's Advisor

While Medicare appears to afford generous coverage for hospital care, statutory limitations and changes in medical practice often make access to coverage problematic. The difficulties that Medicare beneficiaries face when receiving coverage for inpatient hospital care are discussed in this article.

The Bright Misplaced Line: Persistent Vegetative State And Withdrawal Of Artificial Sustenance, James A. Jaeger

Marquette Elder's Advisor

One of the most troublesome issues with end-of-life decision making is the withdrawal of tube feeding, which became more problematic following the Wisconsin decision in the Edna M.F. case. This article examines case law on this issue, reviews some of the medical literature on the effects of withdrawing a feeding tube, reviews case law developments in other states, and articulates what would be a workable approach to this issue.

An Introduction To Medicare, Cheryldiane Feuerman, Edward Dale

Marquette Elder's Advisor

This column details the nuts and bolds of Medicare, noting that it Medicare is not always as familiar as it should be to beneficiaries, their advisors, or their doctors. This column presents an overview of Medicare's eligibility requirements, coverage, and appeals process.