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Supporting Crop Pollinators With Floral Resources: Network-Based Phenological Matching, Laura Russo, Nelson Debarros, Suann Yang, Katriona Shea, David Mortensen Jan 2013

Supporting Crop Pollinators With Floral Resources: Network-Based Phenological Matching, Laura Russo, Nelson Debarros, Suann Yang, Katriona Shea, David Mortensen

Biology

The production of diverse and affordable agricultural crop species depends on pollination services provided by bees. Indeed, the proportion of pollinator-dependent crops is increasing globally. Agriculture relies heavily on the domesticated honeybee; the services provided by this single species are under threat and becoming increasingly costly. Importantly, the free pollination services provided by diverse wild bee communities have been shown to be sufficient for high agricultural yields in some systems. However, stable, functional wild bee communities require floral resources, such as pollen and nectar, throughout their active season, not just when crop species are in flower. To target floral provisioning …

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Growth And Viability Of A Translocated Population Of Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys Temminckii), D. B. Moore, Day B. Ligon, B. M. Fillmore, S. F. Fox Jan 2013

Growth And Viability Of A Translocated Population Of Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys Temminckii), D. B. Moore, Day B. Ligon, B. M. Fillmore, S. F. Fox

College of Natural and Applied Sciences

Exploited for food, traditional medicine, and pets, many turtle populations have been over-harvested or even extirpated from historic ranges. Most turtles possess life-history characteristics that complicate conservation efforts. These characteristics include delayed sexual maturity and high embryo and juvenile predation rates. Restoration strategies include nest protection, head-starting, and translocations. We examined short-term results of these strategies on a reintroduced population of Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys temminckii) in southern Oklahoma. We released 16 hatchery-raised juveniles and 249 adult M. temminckii into pools adjacent to the Washita River near Lake Texoma on the border of Texas and Oklahoma, USA. We tracked mortality …

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After The Earthquake : Economic Governance And Mass Politics In The Arab World, Steven Heydemann Jan 2013

After The Earthquake : Economic Governance And Mass Politics In The Arab World, Steven Heydemann

Middle East Studies: Faculty Publications

The revolutionary wave that washed over the Arab world in 2011 swept away the rulers of Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Yemen. This article compares the economic policies adopted by the various governments in response to popular dissatisfaction, finding significant similarities between post-authoritarian transition regimes and authoritarian "survivors". Both have relied on a similar mix of economic strategies : a temporary increase in redistribution, direct monetary transfers to what are deemed politically useful sections of the population and an ongoing commitment to preuprising policies of reduced social spending and economic liberalization. This convergence runs counter to expectations that elected transitional governments …

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Radiological Predictors Of Neurological Compromise In Adults With Filum Terminale Lipoma, Amro F. Al-Habib, Saad M. Al-Rashidi, Fahad B. Al-Badr, Hamdy H. Hassan Jan 2013

Radiological Predictors Of Neurological Compromise In Adults With Filum Terminale Lipoma, Amro F. Al-Habib, Saad M. Al-Rashidi, Fahad B. Al-Badr, Hamdy H. Hassan

Neurosciences

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Intracranial Hydatid Cyst. Clinical Features And Outcomes Of Surgical Treatment Of A Series Of 8 Iraqi Cases, Zaki N. Hasan, Wissam J. Sagban, Aqeel K. Hatim, Mohammed A. Assad Jan 2013

Intracranial Hydatid Cyst. Clinical Features And Outcomes Of Surgical Treatment Of A Series Of 8 Iraqi Cases, Zaki N. Hasan, Wissam J. Sagban, Aqeel K. Hatim, Mohammed A. Assad

Neurosciences

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Decompressive Laparotomy For Treatment Of Refractory Intracranial Hypertension, Thinking Out Of The Box, Hosam M. Al-Jehani, Jeffery A. Hall, Mohammad Maleki Jan 2013

Decompressive Laparotomy For Treatment Of Refractory Intracranial Hypertension, Thinking Out Of The Box, Hosam M. Al-Jehani, Jeffery A. Hall, Mohammad Maleki

Neurosciences

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Volume Estimation Of The Rabbit Thalamus. Stereological Microanatomical Study, Murat S. Akosman, Hamit S. Karabekir, Nuket N. Gocmen-Mas, Omer F. Lenger, Funda Aksu, Ismail Turkmenoglu Jan 2013

Volume Estimation Of The Rabbit Thalamus. Stereological Microanatomical Study, Murat S. Akosman, Hamit S. Karabekir, Nuket N. Gocmen-Mas, Omer F. Lenger, Funda Aksu, Ismail Turkmenoglu

Neurosciences

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A Novel Primary Culture Method For Rat Choroidal Epithelial Cells, Sheng-Li Huang, Xi-Jing He, Zong-Fang Li, Lu Yao, Wei Shi Jan 2013

A Novel Primary Culture Method For Rat Choroidal Epithelial Cells, Sheng-Li Huang, Xi-Jing He, Zong-Fang Li, Lu Yao, Wei Shi

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To establish a method for the culture of primary choroidal epithelial cells. METHODS: This descriptive experimental study was carried out in Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China from September 2009 to August 2012. Choroidal epithelial cells were isolated from the choroid plexus tissues of the lateral ventricles from neonatal rats (n=36). The tissues were dissociated into small cell aggregates by a mechanical method, and cultured on plastic culture dishes containing Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium with 10% fetal bovine serum and 10 ng/ml epidermal growth factor at 37 degrees C in an incubator with 5% humidified carbon dioxide. The cultured cells …

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Effectiveness Of Adjuvant Temozolomide Treatment In Patients With Glioblastoma, Ibrahim M. Alnaami, Saleem K. Al-Nuaimi, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Albert D. Murtha, Simon Walling, Vivek Mehta, Sita Gourishankar Jan 2013

Effectiveness Of Adjuvant Temozolomide Treatment In Patients With Glioblastoma, Ibrahim M. Alnaami, Saleem K. Al-Nuaimi, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Albert D. Murtha, Simon Walling, Vivek Mehta, Sita Gourishankar

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether adjuvant temozolomide treatment improved glioblastoma patients’ survival in a large Canadian cohort. METHODS: We retrospectively studied 364 glioblastoma patients who received different modalities of treatment in 2 Canadian tertiary care centers in Edmonton and Halifax, Canada, between January 2000 and December 2006. The primary outcome was survival following the treatment protocol. RESULTS: The following variables were associated with an increased risk of death: The hazard risk (HR) of on-gross total resection was 0.50 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.39-0.64). The HR for the surgery-only group was 5.2 (95% CI: 3.85-7.06). The standard treatment group (surgery, radiation therapy …

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Neonatal Dexamethasone Exposure In Rats Resulted In Hippocampal Learning And Memory Defects With Decreased Convulsion Threshold Later In Adult Life, Shubbar N. Qaheri, Aysha B. Ali, Amal A. Alalwaan, Fatma A. Ahmed, Maryam M. Ahmed, Amer H. Kamal Jan 2013

Neonatal Dexamethasone Exposure In Rats Resulted In Hippocampal Learning And Memory Defects With Decreased Convulsion Threshold Later In Adult Life, Shubbar N. Qaheri, Aysha B. Ali, Amal A. Alalwaan, Fatma A. Ahmed, Maryam M. Ahmed, Amer H. Kamal

Neurosciences

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Antidopam Inergic Effects Of Leucine And Genistein On Shizophrenic Rat Models, Palle Suresh, Akondi B. Raju Jan 2013

Antidopam Inergic Effects Of Leucine And Genistein On Shizophrenic Rat Models, Palle Suresh, Akondi B. Raju

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of leucine and genistein on the dopaminergic system in a rat model of schizophrenia. METHODS: Behavioral effects of leucine and genistein on apomorphine induced stereotyped behavior, haloperidol induced catalepsy, foot shock induced aggression, and apomorphine induced locomotor activity were conducted. In each of these tests, the leucine (0.7g/kg p.o.) and genistein (30mg/kg i.p.) were administered 30 minutes before performing the test in rats. Each experiment has 6 groups of rats with 6 rats in each group. The current study was conducted between April 2011 and September 2011 at the Department of Pharmacology, St.Peters Institute of …

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Lithium Ameliorates Open-Field And Elevated Plus Maze Behaviors, And Brain Phospho-Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3-Beta Expression In Fragile X Syndrome Model Mice, Xi Chen, Weiwen Sun, Ying Pan, Quan Yang, Kaiyi Cao, Jin Zhang, Yizhi Zhang, Mincong Chen, Feidi Chen, Yueling Huang, Lijun Dai, Shengqiang Chen Jan 2013

Lithium Ameliorates Open-Field And Elevated Plus Maze Behaviors, And Brain Phospho-Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3-Beta Expression In Fragile X Syndrome Model Mice, Xi Chen, Weiwen Sun, Ying Pan, Quan Yang, Kaiyi Cao, Jin Zhang, Yizhi Zhang, Mincong Chen, Feidi Chen, Yueling Huang, Lijun Dai, Shengqiang Chen

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether lithium modifies open-field and elevated plus maze behavior, and brain phospho-glycogen synthase kinase 3 (P-GSK3beta) expression in Fmr1 knockout mice. METHODS: One hundred and eighty FVB mice, including knockout and wild type, with an age of 30 days were used. An open-field and elevated plus maze was utilized to test behavior, while western blot was used to measure the P-GSK3beta expression. Six groups were formed: control (saline), lithium chloride 30, 60, 90, 120, and 200 mg/kg. The experiments were carried out in the Institute of Neuroscience, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China between …

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Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Promotes Nestin-Positive Cells, And Increases Gp130 Levels In The Parkinson Disease Mouse Model Of 6-Hydroxydopamine, Ying Liu, Meiyu Peng, Dawei Zang, Benshu Zhang Jan 2013

Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Promotes Nestin-Positive Cells, And Increases Gp130 Levels In The Parkinson Disease Mouse Model Of 6-Hydroxydopamine, Ying Liu, Meiyu Peng, Dawei Zang, Benshu Zhang

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the roles of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) in a 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) mouse model of Parkinson disease (PD), and explore how the LIF improves PD symptoms. METHODS: This study was performed in Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, between April 2008 and January 2010. Seventy-two mice were allocated into a control group (CON), sham operation group (SHA), physiological saline (NS) treatment group (PD), and LIF treatment group (LIF), n=18 for each group. The 6-OHDA was injected into the mice’s left mid-striatum to build a 6-OHDA model of PD. The LIF or NS was slowly released into the CSF through …

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Dravet Syndrome, What Is New?, Raidah S. Al-Baradie Jan 2013

Dravet Syndrome, What Is New?, Raidah S. Al-Baradie

Neurosciences

Dravet syndrome (DS) is one of the most severe genetic epilepsies of childhood. Charlotte Dravet described severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy in 1978. Shortly after the initial report, many cases were published. Most of the cases have the SCN1A mutation. A variant of DS called borderline severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy has similar clinical and electrographic features without myoclonus. The prevalence of DS is 3-6% of epilepsy cases in infancy, and the incidence is less than one per 40,000 infants. Also, there is a rare mutation in the GABARG2 and SCN1B genes. Usually, affected patients have normal developmental milestones during …

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Induced Hypothermia To Treat Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. Review Of Literature With Meta-Analysis And Development Of National Protocol, Turki M. Alkharfy Jan 2013

Induced Hypothermia To Treat Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. Review Of Literature With Meta-Analysis And Development Of National Protocol, Turki M. Alkharfy

Neurosciences

The efficacy of induced hypothermia to treat hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in term infants has been evaluated in 6 multicenter randomized controlled trials. Meta-analysis of these trials shows that hypothermia in the first 6 hours after moderately severe HIE reduced the risk rate of death or neurological impairment at 18 months of age; risk ratio (RR): 0.81 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.71 to 0.93, p=0.002); risk difference -0.11 (95% CI: -0.18 to -0.04), with a number needed to treat of 9 (95% CI: 5-25). It also showed that treatment with hypothermia was associated with an increased rate of intact survival; RR: …

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Temporal And Spatial Changes In Oligodendrocytes In Different Brain Regions Following Intrauterine Ischemia In Neonatal Wistar Rats, Hui Wu, Guohua Wang, Dongxuan Wang, Xin Mu, Cong Li Jan 2013

Temporal And Spatial Changes In Oligodendrocytes In Different Brain Regions Following Intrauterine Ischemia In Neonatal Wistar Rats, Hui Wu, Guohua Wang, Dongxuan Wang, Xin Mu, Cong Li

Neurosciences

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Protective Effect Of Coenzyme Q10 In Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy In Rats, Nalan Celebi, Hemra Cil, Onur Cil, Ozgur Canbay, Rustu Onur, Ulku Aypar Jan 2013

Protective Effect Of Coenzyme Q10 In Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy In Rats, Nalan Celebi, Hemra Cil, Onur Cil, Ozgur Canbay, Rustu Onur, Ulku Aypar

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible protective effect of coenzyme Q10 (CQ10) on neuropathy in rats. METHODS: Experiments were conducted in the Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey between January and March 2012. Forty rats were divided into 4 groups: group 1 (control), group 2 (paclitaxel), group 3 (control + CQ10), and group 4 (paclitaxel + CQ10). Group 2 and 4 rats received paclitaxel (2 mg/kg, intraperitoneally, on days 0, 2, 4, 6). Group 3 and 4 rats were treated with CQ10 (10 mg/kg, intraperitoneally, on days 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9). …

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Study On Serum Zinc And Selenium Levels In Epileptic Patients, Heidar N. Farahani, Alireza R. Ashthiani, Mher S. Masihi Jan 2013

Study On Serum Zinc And Selenium Levels In Epileptic Patients, Heidar N. Farahani, Alireza R. Ashthiani, Mher S. Masihi

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To estimate serum zinc and selenium levels in a group of healthy subjects and correlate these with epileptic patients. METHODS: This case-control study was conducted in the Department of Neurology, Valiasr Hospital, Iran, between November 2011 and May 2012 on 40 patients aged 26.63+/-5.78 years who were diagnosed with generalized and a single epileptic form of epilepsy by a neurologist for the first time. The control group was selected from healthy individuals, and matched to the case group. Serum zinc was measured by the calorimetric method using a Randox kit. Selenium was measured by atomic absorption spectroscopy. RESULTS: The …

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The Relationship Between Mean Platelet Volume And Severity Of Acute Ischemic Brain Stroke, Farahnaz Ghahremanfard, Nabiollah Asghari, Raheb Ghorbani, Afshin Samaei, Hadi Ghomi, Mohamadreza Tamadon Jan 2013

The Relationship Between Mean Platelet Volume And Severity Of Acute Ischemic Brain Stroke, Farahnaz Ghahremanfard, Nabiollah Asghari, Raheb Ghorbani, Afshin Samaei, Hadi Ghomi, Mohamadreza Tamadon

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether an association exists between mean platelet volume (MPV) and severity of acute ischemic stroke. Also, to investigate the power of MPV for discriminating more severe ischemic stroke from mild events. METHODS: We divided 100 patients with first ischemic stroke presenting to the Neurology Department, Fatemieh Hospital, Semnan, Iran between January 2010 and January 2011 into 2 groups based on Rankin score (group 1: score 0-2, and group 2: score 3 or more). Blood samples were taken to measure MPV. Severity of ischemic stroke was assessed by the Modified Rankin scale. RESULTS: The MPV value was higher …

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The Shrike: An Original Screenplay, Louis Fisk Jan 2013

The Shrike: An Original Screenplay, Louis Fisk

All NMU Master's Theses

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Rum Heart, Cameron Witbeck Jan 2013

Rum Heart, Cameron Witbeck

All NMU Master's Theses

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Morphological Variation Among Populations Of Mesalina Watsonana (Stoliczka, 1872) (Sauria: Lacertidae) In Iran, Seyyed Saeed Hosseinian Yousefkhani, Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar Rastegar Pouyani Jan 2013

Morphological Variation Among Populations Of Mesalina Watsonana (Stoliczka, 1872) (Sauria: Lacertidae) In Iran, Seyyed Saeed Hosseinian Yousefkhani, Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar Rastegar Pouyani

Turkish Journal of Zoology

During extensive fieldwork surveys from August 2009 to September 2011, 60 specimens of Mesalina watsonana were collected from 10 localities representing 3 population groups in Iran. Owing to clear sexual dimorphism, a total of 39 males were selected and examined for various meristic and morphological characters. Statistical analyses (multivariate analyses such as principal component analysis, canonical variate analysis, and cluster analysis) were used to compare morphological variations among specimens from these 3 population groups in Iran. These groups were separated geographically, apparently due to barriers such as Dasht-e-Kavir and Dasht-e-Lut. According to the multivariate analyses, Mesalina watsonana can be divided …

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Reproductive Biology Of The Greater Lizardfish, Saurida Tumbil (Bloch, 1795), In Bushehr Coastal Waters Of Iran, Akbar Abaszadeh, Yazdan Keivany, Nasrollah Mahboobi Soofiani, Ali Falahatimarvast Jan 2013

Reproductive Biology Of The Greater Lizardfish, Saurida Tumbil (Bloch, 1795), In Bushehr Coastal Waters Of Iran, Akbar Abaszadeh, Yazdan Keivany, Nasrollah Mahboobi Soofiani, Ali Falahatimarvast

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A total of 691 specimens (114 males, 538 females, and 39 immature specimens) were collected from Bushehr coastal waters of the Persian Gulf from February 2007 to February 2008 to study the reproduction of this species along with its histological gonadal development. Mean absolute and relative fecundity was 263,162 ± 31,046 and 273 ± 27, respectively. The oogonia and oocyte diameter ranged between 6 µm and 875 µm with a mean of 318 µm. The relationship between fecundity and total weight was F = 192.85W + 69,291. Monthly changes in the gonadosomatic index exhibited a higher value in May and …

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Devising Law: On The Philosophy Of Legal Emblems, Peter Goodrich Jan 2013

Devising Law: On The Philosophy Of Legal Emblems, Peter Goodrich

NYLS Law Review

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Sharia-Compliant Wills: Principles, Recognition, And Enforcement, Omar T. Mohammedi Jan 2013

Sharia-Compliant Wills: Principles, Recognition, And Enforcement, Omar T. Mohammedi

NYLS Law Review

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Introduction To Graduate Writing (2nd Edition), Emily Heady Jan 2013

Introduction To Graduate Writing (2nd Edition), Emily Heady

Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Tennessee Ag Insider, A Guide The The State's Farms, Food, And Forestry, 2013 Edition, Tennessee. Department Of Agriculture. Jan 2013

Tennessee Ag Insider, A Guide The The State's Farms, Food, And Forestry, 2013 Edition, Tennessee. Department Of Agriculture.

Tennessee Ag Insider

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Charter Schools, Vouchers, And The Public Good, Derek W. Black Jan 2013

Charter Schools, Vouchers, And The Public Good, Derek W. Black

Faculty Publications

Charter schools and vouchers have thus far been promoted or vilified based on their potential to improve academic achievement for those students enrolled in them. This debate, however, ignores a more important question: whether these educational policies serve the public good. Education as a public good cannot be reduced solely to questions of academic achievement, much less the academic achievement of a subset of students. Theoretically, charter schools and vouchers can serve the public good, but in practice, they have not. This shortcoming, however, is not necessarily due to an inherent flaw in charters or vouchers, but the failure of …

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Communicable And Environmental Diseases And Emergency Preparedness 2010-2012 Annual Report, Tennessee. Department Of Health. Jan 2013

Communicable And Environmental Diseases And Emergency Preparedness 2010-2012 Annual Report, Tennessee. Department Of Health.

Immunization Rates

No abstract provided.

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Child Fatalities In Tennessee 2011, Tennessee. Department Of Health. Jan 2013

Child Fatalities In Tennessee 2011, Tennessee. Department Of Health.

Child Fatalities in Tennessee Report

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