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State V. Parmer Appellant's Brief Dckt. 39203 Dec 2012

State V. Parmer Appellant's Brief Dckt. 39203

Not Reported

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Author Index Of Journal Of Electrochemistry Vol.18 (2012), Editorial Office Of J.Electrochem. Dec 2012

Author Index Of Journal Of Electrochemistry Vol.18 (2012), Editorial Office Of J.Electrochem.

Journal of Electrochemistry

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Author Instruction, Editorial Office Of J.Electrochem. Dec 2012

Author Instruction, Editorial Office Of J.Electrochem.

Journal of Electrochemistry

No abstract provided.


Adsorption And Electrooxidation Of Carbon Monoxide On Platinum Surfaces Modified With Sulfur, A. Mattox Mathew, W. Henney Matthew, Johnson Adam, Zou Shouzhong Dec 2012

Adsorption And Electrooxidation Of Carbon Monoxide On Platinum Surfaces Modified With Sulfur, A. Mattox Mathew, W. Henney Matthew, Johnson Adam, Zou Shouzhong

Journal of Electrochemistry

Adsorbed sulfur is commonly considered as a reaction poison. However, small amounts of sulfur on platinum significantly increase the surface reactivity toward carbon monoxide (CO) electrooxidation. For the solution CO oxidation, the onset potential was shifted up to over 300 mV negative to that on S-free surface, and the extent of the negative potential shift increases with the sulfur coverage (Xs) up to about 0.6. The enhanced CO oxidation also depends on the solution pH. For the adsorbed CO, at low sulfur coverages (Xs < 0.3), the oxidation peak potential is about 40 mV negative to that of the corresponding clean Pt. However, at higher coverages, the peak potential is about 30 mV more positive. Surface-enhanced Raman spectra show that the adsorption of sulfur significantly redshifts the Pt-CO stretching frequency. These observations are explained by the weakening of the Pt-CO bond and the hindrance of CO diffusion by Sads.


Kinetic Study Of Photoelectrochemical Oxidation Of Lignin Model Compounds On Tio2 Nanotubes, Min Tian, Daniel Liba, Aicheng Chen Dec 2012

Kinetic Study Of Photoelectrochemical Oxidation Of Lignin Model Compounds On Tio2 Nanotubes, Min Tian, Daniel Liba, Aicheng Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this study, TiO2 nanotubes were prepared via the electrochemical oxidation of titanium substrates in a non-aqueous electrolyte and their morphology and microstructures were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The photoelectrochemical oxidation of two lignin model compounds, 1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenoxy)-2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1,3-propanediol (DMP) and 3-hydroxy-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenoxy)-2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1,3-propanone (HDM), was investigated. A new band appeared at ~304 nm during the photoelectrochemical oxidation of DMP. The rate of DMP intermediate formation was amplified with the increase of initial concentrations, while it was diminished with increased temperature. Despite the similarity in structure between HDM and DMP, there are only small increases in absorbance …


Electrochemical Performance Of Screen-Printed Composite Coatings Of Conducting Polymers And Carbon Nanotubes On Titanium Bipolar Plates In Aqueous Asymmetrical Supercapacitors, Xiaohang Zhou, George Z. Chen Dec 2012

Electrochemical Performance Of Screen-Printed Composite Coatings Of Conducting Polymers And Carbon Nanotubes On Titanium Bipolar Plates In Aqueous Asymmetrical Supercapacitors, Xiaohang Zhou, George Z. Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

Composites of conducting polymers (polypyrrole and polyaniline) with acid treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes were formulated into printable aqueous inks, with the aid of functional additives (benzethonium chloride as a surfactant with or without polyvinyl alcohol as a binder). The inks were screen-printed as fairly uniform coatings of various mass loading densities and areas (up to 75 mg cm-2 and 100 cm2) on thin titanium plates (0.1 mm in thickness). These screen-printed plates were used to fabricate both unit cell and multi-cell stack of asymmetrical supercapacitors with screen-printed negative electrodes of activated carbon (pigment black) in aqueous electrolytes …


Assessment Of Knowledge Of Pediatric Resident Doctors About Neonatal Pain, Numan Nafie Hameed, Bassam H. Sweedan Dec 2012

Assessment Of Knowledge Of Pediatric Resident Doctors About Neonatal Pain, Numan Nafie Hameed, Bassam H. Sweedan

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Infants including newborn babies, experience pain similarly and probably more intensely than older children and adult. They are also at risk of adverse long term effects on behavior and development, through inadequate attention towards pain relief in early life. However, the issue of analgesia in young babies has been largely neglected in most clinical setting, despite subjecting them to painful diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. OBJECTIVE: To assess the knowledge of resident doctors regarding neonatal pain and to compare this with best evidence-based medicine. SUBJECTS & METHODS: A survey study questionnaires was distributed to pediatric resident doctors (PRD) in …


Prevalence And Risk Factors For Congenital Anomalies In Mosul City, Zhraa Abd-Alkader Taboo Dec 2012

Prevalence And Risk Factors For Congenital Anomalies In Mosul City, Zhraa Abd-Alkader Taboo

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Congenital anomalies define as abnormalities of body structure that originated before birth, about 3% of all children are born with a serious structural defect that interferes with normal body function and can lead to lifelong handicap or even early death. There is a variation in the frequency of congenital anomalies in different populations. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of the easily identifiable congenital anomalies also to estimate the risk factors which may predispose to anomalies and pattern of distribution of congenital anomalies of newborn in Mosul city. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, charts of forty six thousand and …


Normative Data Of Needle Electromyography, What Is Different In Iraqi Patients, Hasan Azeez Al-Hamadani, Zainulabdeen Abdulsamad Mahdi, Farah Al-Saffar, Atheer Sabah Fayahd Dec 2012

Normative Data Of Needle Electromyography, What Is Different In Iraqi Patients, Hasan Azeez Al-Hamadani, Zainulabdeen Abdulsamad Mahdi, Farah Al-Saffar, Atheer Sabah Fayahd

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The electrodiagnostic studies are useful adjuncts to the clinical examination of the peripheral nervous system. Electromyography (EMG) records the physiologic status of muscle function. Needle electromyography help localize abnormalities along peripheral nerves or lower motor neurons. OBJECTIVE: To establish the normal electrophysiological values of the common upper and lower limbs muscles in sample of healthy adult population in Iraq using standard temperature control, and to compare with those data published in other studies. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This is a cross sectional study conducted in Al-Kadhmiya Teaching Hospital during the period from July 2008 to December 2009. The study …


Predictors Of Outcome For Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage In Iraqi Stroke Patients, Zaki N. Al Mousawi, Kareem M. Al Tameemi, Ghazi Farhan Haji Dec 2012

Predictors Of Outcome For Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage In Iraqi Stroke Patients, Zaki N. Al Mousawi, Kareem M. Al Tameemi, Ghazi Farhan Haji

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACK GROUND: Primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is one of the common vascular insults with a relatively high rate of morbidity and mortality and there are many factors which influence the outcome. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to determine potential early predictors of outcome within first six days of primary spontaneous supratentorial hemorrhage and to evaluate the influence of those various factors on the mortality and morbidity of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). METHOD: 70 patients (48 men and 22 women) were admitted to Baghdad teaching hospital, for the period from January 2010 to January 2011. They were …


Prevalence Of Pressure Ulcers In Orthopaedic Patients, Ali M. Al-Shadedi Dec 2012

Prevalence Of Pressure Ulcers In Orthopaedic Patients, Ali M. Al-Shadedi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Pressure sore in orthopedic patients is a common problem with high expectation of occurrence on the ward, it should be watched for in any admitted patient having high liability for its development like, old age particularly those patients with dementia, patient with malnutrition or anemia and long stay in bed or complicated multiple surgeries. Orthopedic staff should be familiar with measures required to prevent and reduce its occurrence. OBJECTIVE: To highlight the prevalence, onset, types and number and the most common sites of pressure sores, length of stay in hospital with various types of treatment delivered to these …


Evaluation Of Postnatal Prophylactic Program For Rhesus Isoimmunization, Taghreed K. Alhaidari, Murooge Abdul-Razza Dec 2012

Evaluation Of Postnatal Prophylactic Program For Rhesus Isoimmunization, Taghreed K. Alhaidari, Murooge Abdul-Razza

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Since the introduction of routine postpartum prophylaxis in the 1960s, the crude incidence of Rhesus isoimmunization has been declined all over the world. Iraq and due to many years of sanctions and wars had many occasions where there was a limited supply of this valuable injection. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of our preventive postnatal prophylactic protocol for Rhesus isoimmunization. METHODS: A Cohort observational study conducted at a private clinic and AL-Elwyia Maternity Teaching Hospital between the start of April 2010 till the end of June 2011. A total of 500 women were enrolled in the study; who …


The Study Of Association Between Toxoplasma Gondii Infection With Ischemic Heart Diseases, Tariq.Q.Tallab, Jabbar R. Al-Autabbi, Dhiaa.K.Al-Umer Dec 2012

The Study Of Association Between Toxoplasma Gondii Infection With Ischemic Heart Diseases, Tariq.Q.Tallab, Jabbar R. Al-Autabbi, Dhiaa.K.Al-Umer

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the main cause of mortality in industrial and developing countries. New risk factors including infections are under investigation as potential factors. One of these infectious agents is Toxoplasma gondii, few data have been published on the association of atherosclerosis (the usual cause of ischemic heart disease) and Toxoplasma gondii infection. The OBJECTIVE: Was to investigate potential role of T.gondii infection as a risk factor for coronary atherosclerosis in ischemic heart disease patients and the correlation between T.gondii with other cardiovascular risk factors PATIENTS AND METHODS: This study was conducted on (58) patients with …


Echocardiographic Parameters Of Left Ventricle Systolic And Diastolic Function In Patients With Β-Thalassemia Major, Asaad Abdullah Abbas, Basil Najeb, Alaa Abdulhussein, Jassim Hanoon Jassim, Majid Abdulmuhsin Falih, Hussein Jubiaer, Qasim Mudalal Ubaid Dec 2012

Echocardiographic Parameters Of Left Ventricle Systolic And Diastolic Function In Patients With Β-Thalassemia Major, Asaad Abdullah Abbas, Basil Najeb, Alaa Abdulhussein, Jassim Hanoon Jassim, Majid Abdulmuhsin Falih, Hussein Jubiaer, Qasim Mudalal Ubaid

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Advances in the current treatment of β-thalassemia major have contributed to improve prognosis, and nowadays, an increasing number of patients do survive up to the third or fourth, decade. Cardiac complications are still the most common cause of death in patients with major thalassemia. OBJECTIVE: Assessment of Left ventricular systolic and diastolic parameters in β-Thalassemia Major patients and its relation to ferritin level and to spleen status. PATIENT AND METHODS: A Cross -sectional descriptive study done at Ibn Al- Albalady Hospital for Children and Maternity Baghdad city from beginning of January 2011-to the end of July 2011,( 427) …


Correlations Between Preoperative Measurement Of Prostate Volume By Transabdominal And Transrectal Ultrasound With Open Prostatectomy, Auda Hassan Ali Al.Jabbiri, Mohanad M.H. Al-Saed, Usama S. Al.Nasiri Dec 2012

Correlations Between Preoperative Measurement Of Prostate Volume By Transabdominal And Transrectal Ultrasound With Open Prostatectomy, Auda Hassan Ali Al.Jabbiri, Mohanad M.H. Al-Saed, Usama S. Al.Nasiri

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Despite being formally included in the assessment of patients presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) is not routinely offered to these patients. Data exist on the superiority of TRUS over transabdominal ultrasound in accurately predicting prostate volume. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate which of these methods are more accurate in calculation of prostate volume. The volume is most commonly measured using the formula, prostate volume=height×width×length /6, which is derived considering the gland as ellipsoid, PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thirty five patients aged (60-75) years; with mean age (65.1±4.016) years and mean of serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) …


Emphysematous Pyelonephritis, Hayder Mahdi Al-Ardi Dec 2012

Emphysematous Pyelonephritis, Hayder Mahdi Al-Ardi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

No abstract provided.


A Case Of Giant Uterine Fibroid In A Young Woman, Safa M.Al-Obaidi, Mohammed Abd-Zaid Akool Dec 2012

A Case Of Giant Uterine Fibroid In A Young Woman, Safa M.Al-Obaidi, Mohammed Abd-Zaid Akool

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: The incidence of uterine fibroid tumor increase as women grow older and they may occur in more than 30 percent of women 40 to 60 years of age. Risk factors include nulliparity, obesity, family history, black race, and hypertension. These neoplasms frequently cause abnormal period, pelvic pain, and pressure symptoms. We present a case report of a large leiomyoma in an adult woman


Advances And Challenges Of Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: A Concise Review, Sanping Jiang Dec 2012

Advances And Challenges Of Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: A Concise Review, Sanping Jiang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Fuel cell is an electrochemical energy conversion device to directly convert the chemical energy of fuels to electricity. Among all types of fuel cells, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) operating at intermediate temperatures of 600~800 oC offer an attractive option that is much more fuel flexible than low temperature fuel cells such as proton exchange membrane fuel cells, and is suitable for a wide range of applications. However, two main challenges remain towards the commercial viability and acceptance of the SOFC technologies: the cost and durability. Both are critically dependent on the process, fabrication, performance, chemical and microstructural stability …


Ternary Alloy Electrocatalysts For Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Jin Luo, Lefu Yang, Binghui Chen, Chuanjian Zhong Dec 2012

Ternary Alloy Electrocatalysts For Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Jin Luo, Lefu Yang, Binghui Chen, Chuanjian Zhong

Journal of Electrochemistry

Proton exchange membrane fuel cell represents an important electrochemical energy conversion device with many attractive features in terms of efficiency of energy conversion and minimization of environmental pollution. However, the large overpotential for oxygen reduction reaction at the cathode and the low activity, poor durability and high cost of platinum-based catalysts in the fuel cells constitute a focal point of major barriers to the commercialization of fuel cells. The development of nanostructured catalysts shows promises to addresses some of the challenging problems. The ability to engineer the composition and nanostructure of nanoalloy catalysts is important for developing active, robust and …


Electrocatalytic Activity Of Palladium Nanocatalysts Supported On Carbon Nanoparticles In Formic Acid Oxidation, Jie Huang, Zhiyou Zhou, Yang Song, Xiongwu Kang, Ke Liu, Wancheng Zhou, Shaowei Chen Dec 2012

Electrocatalytic Activity Of Palladium Nanocatalysts Supported On Carbon Nanoparticles In Formic Acid Oxidation, Jie Huang, Zhiyou Zhou, Yang Song, Xiongwu Kang, Ke Liu, Wancheng Zhou, Shaowei Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

Palladium nanostructures were deposited onto carbon nanoparticle surface by a chemical reduction method. Transmission electron microscopic studies showed that whereas the resulting metal-carbon (Pd-CNP) nanocomposites exhibited a diameter of 20 to 30 nm, the metal components actually showed a cauliflower-like surface morphology that consisted of numerous smaller Pd nanoparticles (3 to 8 nm). Electrochemical studies showed that the effective surface area of the Pd-CNP nanoparticles was about 40% less than that of Pd black, possibly because the Pd nanoparticles were coated with a layer of carbon nanoparticles; yet, the Pd-CNP nanocomposites exhibited marked enhancement of the electrocatalytic activity in formic …


Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Formic Acid On Pd/Ni Heterostructured Catalyst, Mingjun Ren, Liangliang Zou, Ju Chen, Ting Yuan, Qinghong Huang, Haifeng Zhang, Hui Yang, Songlin Feng Dec 2012

Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Formic Acid On Pd/Ni Heterostructured Catalyst, Mingjun Ren, Liangliang Zou, Ju Chen, Ting Yuan, Qinghong Huang, Haifeng Zhang, Hui Yang, Songlin Feng

Journal of Electrochemistry

A Pd/Ni bimetallic nanostructured electrocatalyst was fabricated via a two-step reduction route. Owing to an epitaxial growth of Pd atoms on the surface of Ni nanoparticles, heterostructured Pd/Ni nanocomposites were formed and verified by high resolution transmission electron microscopy combined with energy-dispersion X-ray spectroscopy. X-ray diffraction confirmed that the as-prepared Pd/Ni nanocomposites possessed a single face-centered-cubic (fcc) Pd structure, probably due to a weaker diffraction intensity of metallic Ni and/or overlapping by that of Pd. The intrinsic catalytic activity on the Pd/Ni is higher than that on the Pd. Moreover, the durability of formic acid oxidation on the Pd/Ni was …


Mirsky Holiday Lectures On Science 2012, The Rockefeller University Dec 2012

Mirsky Holiday Lectures On Science 2012, The Rockefeller University

Posters

53d Annual Alfred E. Mirsky Holiday Lecture on Science for high school students How Earth's Most Prevalent Life-form Uses a Microscopic Syring to Invade and Attack delivered by C. Eric Stebbins


Morc2 Signaling Integrates Phosphorylation-Dependent, Atpase-Coupled Chromatin Remodeling During The Dna Damage Response, Da-Qiang Li, Sujit S. Nair, Kazufumi Ohshiro, Anupam Kumar, Vasudha S. Nair, Suresh B. Pakala, Sirigiri Divijendra Natha Reddy, Rajendra P. Gajula, Jeyanthy Eswaran, L. Aravind, Rakesh Kumar Dec 2012

Morc2 Signaling Integrates Phosphorylation-Dependent, Atpase-Coupled Chromatin Remodeling During The Dna Damage Response, Da-Qiang Li, Sujit S. Nair, Kazufumi Ohshiro, Anupam Kumar, Vasudha S. Nair, Suresh B. Pakala, Sirigiri Divijendra Natha Reddy, Rajendra P. Gajula, Jeyanthy Eswaran, L. Aravind, Rakesh Kumar

Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine Faculty Publications

Chromatin dynamics play a central role in maintaining genome integrity, but how this is achieved remains largely unknown. Here, we report that microrchidia CW-type zinc finger 2 (MORC2), an uncharacterized protein with a derived PHD finger domain and a conserved GHKL-type ATPase module, is a physiological substrate of p21-activated kinase 1 (PAK1), an important integrator of extracellular signals and nuclear processes. Following DNA damage, MORC2 is phosphorylated on serine 739 in a PAK1-dependent manner, and phosphorylated MORC2 regulates its DNA-dependent ATPase activity to facilitate chromatin remodeling. Moreover, MORC2 associates with chromatin and promotes gamma-H2AX induction in a PAK1 phosphorylation-dependent manner. …


Lithium Salts Of Fluorinated Borate Esters For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Olt E. Geiculescu, Ion C. Halalay, Darryl D. Desmarteau, Stephen E. Creager Dec 2012

Lithium Salts Of Fluorinated Borate Esters For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Olt E. Geiculescu, Ion C. Halalay, Darryl D. Desmarteau, Stephen E. Creager

Clemson Patents

Lithium salts with fluorinated chelated orthoborate anions are prepared and used as electrolytes or electrolyte additives in lithium-ion batteries. The lithium salts have two chelate rings formed by the coordination of two bidentate ligands to a single boron atom. In addition, each chelate ring has two oxygen atoms bonded to one boron atom, methylene groups bonded to the two oxygen atoms, and one or more fluorinated carbon atoms bonded to and forming a cyclic bridge between the methylene groups.


Former Macalester Trustee W. John Driscoll Dead At 83, Macalester College Dec 2012

Former Macalester Trustee W. John Driscoll Dead At 83, Macalester College

College Press Releases

No abstract provided.


Oxazoloporphyrins, Oxazolochlorins, And Oxazolobacteriochlorins, Junichi K. Ogikubo Dec 2012

Oxazoloporphyrins, Oxazolochlorins, And Oxazolobacteriochlorins, Junichi K. Ogikubo

Doctoral Dissertations

Since the serendipitous discovery of oxazole-containing porphyrins over 30 years ago, this class of porphyrinoid macrocycles remained largely unexplored. This thesis is the first systematic study of the syntheses and optical properties of this class of macro­cycles. Specifically, this thesis investigates the scope and limits of synthesizing various oxazole containing chlorin and bacteriochlorin chromophores. The multi-step syntheses described are based on the OsO4-mediate dihydroxylation of meso-tetraphenylporphyrin to form diolchlorin . This diol is converted into various oxazolones and/or a-substituted oxazolines via one of two principal pathways; through MnO4mediated oxidation or NaIO4-mediated oxidative …


Best Of 2012 ― #5: Physicists' Use Of Black Hole Studies To Measure Photon Mass Published In Physical Review Letters, Edwin Smith Dec 2012

Best Of 2012 ― #5: Physicists' Use Of Black Hole Studies To Measure Photon Mass Published In Physical Review Letters, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.


12/27/2012 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries Dec 2012

12/27/2012 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/27/2012. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.


Murray Ledger And Times, December 27, 2012, Murray Ledger And Times Dec 2012

Murray Ledger And Times, December 27, 2012, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Summary Of Beazer Homes Holding Corp. V. Dist. Ct., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 66, Jamie Stilz-Outlaw Dec 2012

Summary Of Beazer Homes Holding Corp. V. Dist. Ct., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 66, Jamie Stilz-Outlaw

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The Court considered the ability of a homeowners’ association (HOA) to litigate construction-defect claims on behalf of its members’ homes under NRS 116.3102(1)(d) without fulfilling NRCP 23 class action requirements.