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Toward A Positive Theory Of Privacy Law, Lior Strahilevitz Jan 2013

Toward A Positive Theory Of Privacy Law, Lior Strahilevitz

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

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Biology And Ecology Of Glyphosate-Resistant Giant Ragweed, Kabelo Segobye Jan 2013

Biology And Ecology Of Glyphosate-Resistant Giant Ragweed, Kabelo Segobye

Open Access Theses

Giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida L.) is a competitive annual plant found in disturbed landscapes and is the most troublesome weed in Indiana and the US Corn Belt. It is one of the most common and problematic weeds in corn and soybean production. The introduction of herbicide glyphosate, N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine in early 1970's provided farmers with a better and low-cost tool to control weeds. The use of glyphosate drastically increased after the development of glyphosate resistant agronomic crops in 1996 and was use as a post-emergence selective herbicide. This led to overreliance and repeated use of glyphosate for weed control especially …

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Lateral Access Surgery For The Thoracolumbar Spine, Luiz Pimenta, William Smith, William Taylor, Juan Uribe Jan 2013

Lateral Access Surgery For The Thoracolumbar Spine, Luiz Pimenta, William Smith, William Taylor, Juan Uribe

Neurosurgery and Brain Repair Faculty Publications

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Obese And Diabetic Kkay Mice Show Increased Mortality But Improved Cardiac Function Following Myocardial Infarction, James R. Heaberlin, Yonggang Ma, Jianhua Zhang, Seema S. Ahuja, Merry L. Lindsey, Ganesh V. Halade Jan 2013

Obese And Diabetic Kkay Mice Show Increased Mortality But Improved Cardiac Function Following Myocardial Infarction, James R. Heaberlin, Yonggang Ma, Jianhua Zhang, Seema S. Ahuja, Merry L. Lindsey, Ganesh V. Halade

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

Background: Introduction of the yellow obese gene (Ay) into mice (KKAy) results in obesity and diabetes by 5 weeks of age. Methods: Using this model of type 2 diabetes, we evaluated male and female 6-to 8-month-old wild-type (WT, n=10) and KKAy (n=22) mice subjected to myocardial infarction (MI) and sacrificed at day (d) 7. Results: Despite similar infarct sizes (50%±4% for WT and 49%±2% for KKAy, P=not significant), the 7d post-MI survival was 70% (n=7/10) in WT mice and 45% (n=10/22) in KKAy mice (P < .05). Plasma glucose levels were 1.4-fold increased in KKAy mice at baseline compared to WT (P < .05). Glucose levels did not change in WT mice but decreased 38% in KKAy post-MI (P < .05). End-diastolic and end-systolic dimensions post-MI were smaller and fractional shortening improved in the KKAy (5%±1% in WT and 10%±2% in KKAy, P < .05 for all). The improved cardiac function in KKAy was accompanied by reduced macrophage numbers and collagen I and III levels (both P < .05). Griffonia (Bandeiraea) simplicifolia lectin-I staining for vessel density demonstrated fewer vessels in KKAy infarcts (5.9%±0.5%) compared to WT infarcts (7.3%±0.1%, P < .05). Conclusion: In conclusion, our study in KKAy mice revealed a paradoxical reduced post-MI survival but improved cardiac function through reduced inflammation, extracellular matrix accumulation, and neovascularization in the infarct region. These results indicate a dual-role effect of obesity in the post-MI response.

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National Cave And Karst Research Institute 2012-2013 Annual Report, National Cave And Karst Research Institute Jan 2013

National Cave And Karst Research Institute 2012-2013 Annual Report, National Cave And Karst Research Institute

KIP Articles

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Environmental Controls On Organic Matter Production And Transport Across Surface-Subsurface And Geochemical Boundaries In The Edwards Aquifer, Texas, Usa, Benjamin T. Hutchins, Benjamin F. Schwartz, Annette S. Engel Jan 2013

Environmental Controls On Organic Matter Production And Transport Across Surface-Subsurface And Geochemical Boundaries In The Edwards Aquifer, Texas, Usa, Benjamin T. Hutchins, Benjamin F. Schwartz, Annette S. Engel

KIP Articles

Karst aquifer phreatic zones are energy limited habitats supported by organic matter (OM) flow across physical and geochemical boundaries. Photosynthetic OM enters the Edwards Aquifer of Central Texas via streams sinking along its northeastern border. The southeastern boundary is marked by a rapid transition between oxygenated freshwaters and anoxic saline waters where OM is likely produced by chemolithoautotrophic microbes. Spatial and temporal heterogeneity in OM composition at these boundaries was investigated using isotopic and geochemical analyses. δ13C values for stream fine particulate OM (FPOM) (−33.34‰ to −11.47‰) decreased during regional drought between fall 2010 and spring 2012 (p<0.001), and were positively related to FPOM C:N ratios (r2=0.47, p<0.001), possibly due to an increasing contribution of periphyton. Along the freshwater-saline water interface (FWSWI), δ13CFPOMvalues (−7.23‰ to −58.18‰) correlated to δ13C values for dissolved inorganic carbon (δ13CDIC) (−0.55‰ to −7.91‰) (r2=0.33, p=0.005) and were depleted relative to δ13CDIC values by 28.44‰, similar to fractionation values attributed to chemolithoautotrophic carbon fixation pathways using DIC as the substrate. δ13CFPOMvalues also became enriched through time (p<0.001), and δ13CDIC values (r2=0.43, p<0.001) and δ13CFPOM values (r2=0.35, p=0.004) at FWSWI sites increased with distance along the southwest-northeast flowpath of the aquifer. Spatial variability in FWSWI δ13CDIC values is likely due to variable sources of acidity driving carbonate dissolution, and the temporal relationship is explained by changes to recharge and aquifer level that affected transport of chemolithoautotrophic OM across the FWSWI.

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Song For Alice Munro, J. R. (Tim) Struthers Jan 2013

Song For Alice Munro, J. R. (Tim) Struthers

Short Story

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Information Management And Delivery Of The Bible, Paul A. Soukup Jan 2013

Information Management And Delivery Of The Bible, Paul A. Soukup

Communication

In the Bible, God definitely works through human means, with all their characteristics and even with all their limitations. From the perspective of human communication, the ideas of ‘delivery systems’ or media for the Bible give only a part of the picture. The larger story describes how God’s word in the Scriptures moves from generation to generation in a variety of forms. And that story (looked at as communication) concerns information management: the discovery, preservation, recall, and expression of information. This case study of the delivery system of the Bible in mission will draw on the media ecology approach to …

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A Randomized Control Trial To Assess The Effect Of Aketamineinfusion On Tourniquet Hypertension During General Anaesthesia In Patients Undergoing Upper And Lower Limb Surgery, Joyce Atieno Ongaya Jan 2013

A Randomized Control Trial To Assess The Effect Of Aketamineinfusion On Tourniquet Hypertension During General Anaesthesia In Patients Undergoing Upper And Lower Limb Surgery, Joyce Atieno Ongaya

Master of Medicine in Anaesthesiology

Background: Tourniquet hypertension arising from tourniquet inflation remains of primary concern to the anaesthetist. One drug commonly used to manage tourniquet hypertension is ketamine. Several studies show that ketamine attenuated the blood pressure rise associated with tourniquet inflation. None of the studies carried out examined the effect of ketamine on tourniquet hypertension for a period of more than one hour or an infusion of the same. Objective: To compare the effect of an intravenous infusion of ketamine, versus placebo on tourniquet induced hypertension in patients undergoing upper and lower limb surgery under general anaesthesia Study design: Single blinded Randomized Controlled …

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Threats To The International Trade Regime: Economic And Legal Challenges Arising From Anti-Offshoring Measures Across The Globe, Deth Sao, Amar Gupta Jan 2013

Threats To The International Trade Regime: Economic And Legal Challenges Arising From Anti-Offshoring Measures Across The Globe, Deth Sao, Amar Gupta

The International Lawyer

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Trajectory Generation For Stair Ascent Walking Using Rayleigh Oscillator, T. Afzal, Andrew B. Wright, Kamran Iqbal Jan 2013

Trajectory Generation For Stair Ascent Walking Using Rayleigh Oscillator, T. Afzal, Andrew B. Wright, Kamran Iqbal

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

This paper describes a trajectory generation technique for stair-ascent walking. The knee, hip and ankle joint trajectory during stair ascent are generated using mutually coupled, nonlinear oscillators. The parameters of the oscillators are tuned using the harmonic balance method, which converts the nonlinear differential equations to a set of algebraic equations. Fourier analysis of data generated by stair-ascent walking is performed to extract the amplitude and the phase of the dominant frequency components for each joint trajectory. The solution for the oscillator is assumed to be a sinusoidal wave and then by harmonic balance method the parameters of the oscillator …

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New Distributional Records And Natural History Notes On Selected Fishes From Arkansas, Henry W. Robison, D. A. Neely, U. Thomas, Ken E. Shirley, J. K. Whalen, Chris T. Mcallister Jan 2013

New Distributional Records And Natural History Notes On Selected Fishes From Arkansas, Henry W. Robison, D. A. Neely, U. Thomas, Ken E. Shirley, J. K. Whalen, Chris T. Mcallister

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

This report documents new records on the distribution of selected fishes from Arkansas and provides notes on their natural history. We document new geographic records for 21 species within 8 families in 12 counties of the state. Most importantly we have included new records for fishes ranked S1, S2 or S3 in the state by NatureServe and several Species of Special Concern by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC). Additional collections of fishes in the state will undoubtedly provide more records especially with the use of electroshocking devices as has been shown herein.

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Status Of An Exotic Salamander, Desmognathus Monticola (Caudata: Plethodontidae), And Discovery Of An Introduced Population Of Cottus Immaculatus (Perciformes: Cottidae) In Arkansas, M. B. Connior, C. T. Mcallister, H. W. Robison, Charles R. Bursey Jan 2013

Status Of An Exotic Salamander, Desmognathus Monticola (Caudata: Plethodontidae), And Discovery Of An Introduced Population Of Cottus Immaculatus (Perciformes: Cottidae) In Arkansas, M. B. Connior, C. T. Mcallister, H. W. Robison, Charles R. Bursey

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Observations Of The Behavior Of The Giant Prairie Robberfly, Microstylum Morosum Loew (Diptera: Asilidae) At Terre Noire Natural Area, Clark County, Arkansas, R. Tumlison, K. Benjamin Jan 2013

Observations Of The Behavior Of The Giant Prairie Robberfly, Microstylum Morosum Loew (Diptera: Asilidae) At Terre Noire Natural Area, Clark County, Arkansas, R. Tumlison, K. Benjamin

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Effects Of Bridge Design On Placement And Shape Of Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon Pyrrhonota) Nests In Southern Arkansas, R. Tumlison, K. Kendall Jan 2013

Effects Of Bridge Design On Placement And Shape Of Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon Pyrrhonota) Nests In Southern Arkansas, R. Tumlison, K. Kendall

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Ua64/2 The Challenge: Magazine For The Center For Gifted Studies (No. 30, Winter 2013), Center For Gifted Studies, Tracy Inman Editor Jan 2013

Ua64/2 The Challenge: Magazine For The Center For Gifted Studies (No. 30, Winter 2013), Center For Gifted Studies, Tracy Inman Editor

Gifted Studies Publications

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The English Versus The American Rule On Attorney Fees: An Empirical Study Of Public Company Contracts, Theodore Eisenberg, Geoffrey P. Miller Jan 2013

The English Versus The American Rule On Attorney Fees: An Empirical Study Of Public Company Contracts, Theodore Eisenberg, Geoffrey P. Miller

Faculty Articles

The American rule for attorney fees requires each party to pay its attorney, win or lose; the English rule (applicable in most of the world) requires the losing party to pay the winner's reasonable attorney fees. We study fee clauses in 2,347 contracts in large corporations' public securities filings. Because contracting parties can opt out of the default American rule at low cost, we expected opting out to predominate if the English rule more efficiently compensates counsel. Parties in fact contract out of the American rule in 60% of contracts, which far exceeds the rate of contracting out of other …

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Constitutional Fracticality: Structure And Coherence In The Nation’S Supreme Law, Daniel M. Braun Jan 2013

Constitutional Fracticality: Structure And Coherence In The Nation’S Supreme Law, Daniel M. Braun

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

Yale mathematician, Benoît B. Mandelbrot, revolutionized the way in which we view and understand the natural world. Where earlier visionaries were only able to see mathematical “monsters,” Mandelbrot was able to discern nature’s geometric masterpiece. This dramatic breakthrough allowed him to identify and comprehend patterns and shapes that no one had previously understood and led him to develop the field of fractal geometry. Similar patterns, this article contends, are deeply embedded in the U.S. Constitution, and the metaphor of fractals, therefore, enables us to significantly bolster our understanding of the nation’s supreme law. This article, thus, develops the fractal theory …

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St. Louis Blues: The Urban Crisis In The Gateway City, Colin Gordon Jan 2013

St. Louis Blues: The Urban Crisis In The Gateway City, Colin Gordon

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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A Moral Mandate & The Meaning Of Choice: Conceiving The Affordable Care Act After Nfib, Brietta Clark Jan 2013

A Moral Mandate & The Meaning Of Choice: Conceiving The Affordable Care Act After Nfib, Brietta Clark

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

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The Dual Use Dilemma: Crying Out For Leadership, David R. Franz Jan 2013

The Dual Use Dilemma: Crying Out For Leadership, David R. Franz

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

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Dual Use Research Policy Implementation, Carole R. Baskin, Todd J. Richardson Jan 2013

Dual Use Research Policy Implementation, Carole R. Baskin, Todd J. Richardson

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

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Life Sciences Dual Use Research Of Concern, Public Health And Safety, And The Doctrine Of Unconstitutional Conditions, Vickie J. Williams Jan 2013

Life Sciences Dual Use Research Of Concern, Public Health And Safety, And The Doctrine Of Unconstitutional Conditions, Vickie J. Williams

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

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Biodiplomacy: A Better Approach To Dual Use Concerns, Victoria Sutton Jan 2013

Biodiplomacy: A Better Approach To Dual Use Concerns, Victoria Sutton

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

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Regulating Dual Use Research To Promote Public Trust: A Reply To Dr. Franz, Robert Gatter Jan 2013

Regulating Dual Use Research To Promote Public Trust: A Reply To Dr. Franz, Robert Gatter

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

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Bmp7 Gene Transfer Via Gold Nanoparticles Into Stroma Inhibits Corneal Fibrosis In Vivo, Ashish Tandon, Ajay Sharma, Jason T. Rodier, Alexander M. Klibanov, Frank G. Rieger, Rajiv R. Mohan Jan 2013

Bmp7 Gene Transfer Via Gold Nanoparticles Into Stroma Inhibits Corneal Fibrosis In Vivo, Ashish Tandon, Ajay Sharma, Jason T. Rodier, Alexander M. Klibanov, Frank G. Rieger, Rajiv R. Mohan

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

This study examined the effects of BMP7 gene transfer on corneal wound healing and fibrosis inhibition in vivo using a rabbit model. Corneal haze in rabbits was produced with the excimer laser performing -9 diopters photorefractive keratectomy. BMP7 gene was introduced into rabbit keratocytes by polyethylimine-conjugated gold nanoparticles (PEI2- GNPs) transfection solution single 5-minute topical application on the eye. Corneal haze and ocular health in live animals was gauged with stereo- and slit-lamp biomicroscopy. The levels of fibrosis [a-smooth muscle actin (aSMA), F-actin and fibronectin], immune reaction (CD11b and F4/80), keratocyte apoptosis (TUNEL), calcification (alizarin red, vonKossa and osteocalcin), and …

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The Far-Cast Spear: A Foreword To The Women At Point Sur By Robinson Jeffers, William Everson Jan 2013

The Far-Cast Spear: A Foreword To The Women At Point Sur By Robinson Jeffers, William Everson

Jeffers Studies

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Response Of Clostridium Pasteurianum Atcc 6013 To The Presence Of Solvents For Extractive Butanol Fermentation, Mar Piernavieja Hermida Jan 2013

Response Of Clostridium Pasteurianum Atcc 6013 To The Presence Of Solvents For Extractive Butanol Fermentation, Mar Piernavieja Hermida

Theses

Butanol is of particular interest as a renewable biofuel. This research investigated the butanol extraction by converting purified glycerol into butanol using C. pasteurianum. The effects of three organic extractive reagents were studied to assess their use in extractive fermentation of butanol. High toxicity was shown by octanol, inhibiting cell growth. Oleyl alcohol not only appeared to be non-toxic but also yielded high butanol concentrations. Methyl oleate seemed to be corrosive to the flasks used in the fermentation process. The maximum butanol yield produced using oleyl alcohol as extractive solvent was 0.436 g/g; this value was higher than any other …

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Spectacle, Maintenance And Materiality: Women And Death In Modern Brittany, Maura Coughlin Jan 2013

Spectacle, Maintenance And Materiality: Women And Death In Modern Brittany, Maura Coughlin

English and Cultural Studies Journal Articles

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A Gas Chromatographic/Mass Spectral Analysis Of Aromatic Medicinal Plants From Tajikistan, Hanjing Zhang Jan 2013

A Gas Chromatographic/Mass Spectral Analysis Of Aromatic Medicinal Plants From Tajikistan, Hanjing Zhang

Theses

Tajikistan is a small country located in central Asia which is rich in Aromatic medicinal plants. A large number of locally available plants species are used in the preparation of traditional medicines. However, research on essential oils of medicinal and aromatic plants from Tajikistan is still limited, and only a small number of species have been investigated. In coordination with a chemist from Tajik Academy of Sciences in Dushanbe, six aromatic medicinal plants were collected and their essential oils were extracted for analysis. The targeted plants are Bunium persicum B. Fedtsch., Anethum graveolens L., Galagania frangrantissima Lipsky, Melissa officinalis L., …

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