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Preamble Sovereignty And Religious Liberty Book Review: Democratic Politics: Principles And Practice, Paul Horwitz, Linda Mcclain Jan 2013

Preamble Sovereignty And Religious Liberty Book Review: Democratic Politics: Principles And Practice, Paul Horwitz, Linda Mcclain

Essays, Reviews, and Shorter Works

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Multi-Element Fingerprinting Of Wetland Soil For Rapid Assessment, Alex Hach Yellick Jan 2013

Multi-Element Fingerprinting Of Wetland Soil For Rapid Assessment, Alex Hach Yellick

Environmental and Conservation Sciences

Wetland functions and conditions are determined by hydrologic, soil physiochemical, and biotic states. Information obtained from soil analysis can convey wetland history due to hydrologic regime, soil chemical changes, past physical disturbance, and past and current nutrient and pollutant levels. In this research, multi-element fingerprinting was used to characterize the element composition of hydric soil. Specifically, fingerprints were used to characterize wetland characteristics across disturbance and hydrological gradients in the Prairie Pothole Region. This research has demonstrated that fingerprinting not only has the power to convey information regarding disturbance, but can be used to predict wetland water source (groundwater discharge, …

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Synthesis And Antioxidant, Anticancer, And Antimicrobial Activities Of Palmityl Ester Derivative Of Carnosic Acid, Asharani Prasad Jan 2013

Synthesis And Antioxidant, Anticancer, And Antimicrobial Activities Of Palmityl Ester Derivative Of Carnosic Acid, Asharani Prasad

Food Safety

Carnosic acid (CA) along with carnosol (CAR) is the strongest phenolic diterpene antioxidants (PDAs) present in rosemary plant. However, CA has low antioxidant activity in emulsion-type food system due to its polar nature. The identification and characterization of the anticancer and antimicrobial properties of natural products and their semisynthetic derivative such as that of CA and CAR have received significant interest over the years. The goals of this research were to synthesize lipophilic palmityl derivative (PE) of CA and study its antioxidant activity in bulk and emulsified corn oil. Anticancer properties against CCRF-CEM, K-562 and P388D1 leukemia cell lines and …

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The Occurrence Of Shiga-Toxin Producing Escherichia Coli (Stec) And Salmonella Species In Cattle Feedlot Runoff, Nessie Nanyongo Tabe Jan 2013

The Occurrence Of Shiga-Toxin Producing Escherichia Coli (Stec) And Salmonella Species In Cattle Feedlot Runoff, Nessie Nanyongo Tabe

Food Safety

Zoonotic foodborne pathogens such as shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Salmonella on farm environments can potentially contaminate organic manure or agricultural watersheds and subsequently fresh produce during fertilization or irrigation. This study investigated the occurrence of STEC and Salmonella serotypes in cattle feedlot runoff samples in two feedlots in North Dakota. Using standard laboratory culture methods this study reported a 39% prevalence of STEC O45, 33 % (O103), 31 % (O157), 27 % (O121), 16 % (O26), 10% (O111), 10% (O113), 10 % (O145) and 39.7 % Salmonella. Additionally, occurrence of some STEC serotypes was influenced by feedlot (O111 …

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First Flowering Date Trends In Clay County, Minnesota And Pollination And Life History Characteristics Of Hoary Puccoon (Lithospermum Canescens), Elise Marie Maxson Jan 2013

First Flowering Date Trends In Clay County, Minnesota And Pollination And Life History Characteristics Of Hoary Puccoon (Lithospermum Canescens), Elise Marie Maxson

Environmental and Conservation Sciences

Plant species in Clay County, Minnesota have been changing their first flowering dates (FFDs) in response to climate changes. To document those shifts, in 2011 and 2012 I recorded phenological data for Clay County, Minnesota. I added that data to data which had been collected since 1910 for two locations in Minnesota and found that, on average, plants flowered 1 day later than their historical averages in 2011 and 16.1 days earlier in 2012. I also performed experiments upon Lithospermum canescens, a native prairie forb which has shifted its first flowering date (FFD) significantly earlier than in the past century …

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Use Of Biopolymer Entrapped Sulfate Reducing Bacteria And Metal Nanoparticles For Effective Aqueous Sulfate Removal, Seydou Cisse Jan 2013

Use Of Biopolymer Entrapped Sulfate Reducing Bacteria And Metal Nanoparticles For Effective Aqueous Sulfate Removal, Seydou Cisse

Environmental and Conservation Sciences

Sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) isolated from activated sludge were used to investigate sulfate removal from aqueous solution using calcium alginate entrapped SRB in batch studies with ethanol and lactose as the carbon sources. The interferences of pH, temperature, Al3+, Cu2+, and Zn2+ on sulfate removal were also investigated. Further, sulfate removal experiments were conducted with co-entrapped SRB and nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) and separately entrapped SRB and NZVI. Results indicate that EntSRB can effectively remove sulfate from aqueous solution. 88-95% sulfate removal was achieved. Both ethanol and lactose worked well as carbon sources for entrapped bacteria. Interference studies indicated low …

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Interactions Between Ultraviolet Light And Soybean Aphid, Aphis Glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), Steven Curtis Burdick Jan 2013

Interactions Between Ultraviolet Light And Soybean Aphid, Aphis Glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), Steven Curtis Burdick

Environmental and Conservation Sciences

Global increases in ultraviolet (UV) radiation have led to greater interest in its current and potential effects on organisms, including insects and plants. Here we report the short-term effects of UV on soybean aphids (Aphis glycines Matsumura), a common phytophagous pest of soybeans. We examined how modified amounts of UV radiation affect soybean aphids by focusing on changes in 1) soybean aphid densities and 2) within plant distribution. In a laboratory experiment artificially adding UV decreased soybean densities compared to a low UV control. In a field experiment blocking UV had minimal effects on soybean aphid densities. Further observations suggest …

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Development And Genetic Regulation Of The Novel Abdominal Appendages In The Male Sepsid Fly, Themira Biloba, Bodini Jeevanthika Herath Jan 2013

Development And Genetic Regulation Of The Novel Abdominal Appendages In The Male Sepsid Fly, Themira Biloba, Bodini Jeevanthika Herath

Environmental and Conservation Sciences

Evolutionary novel structures are structures with no known homology. Novel structures often provide a novel function to the organism. Some species of sepsid flies (family Sepsidae) have evolved novel abdominal appendages on the fourth segment in males and are thought to be used during mating to stimulate the female abdomen. However, the necessity of these appendages for the sepsid flies has not been determined, and a little is known about the genetic basis of these structures. Controlled laboratory experiments were conducted to identify the necessity of these appendages in sepsid Themira biloba. Surgical manipulation of the bristle length of the …

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Still Standing In The Schoolhouse Door: Deconstructing Brown's Bias And Reconstructing Its Remedy, Bryan K. Fair Jan 2013

Still Standing In The Schoolhouse Door: Deconstructing Brown's Bias And Reconstructing Its Remedy, Bryan K. Fair

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Effect Of Larval Diet On Endogenous Carbon Reproductive Resources Of Fifth Instars And Adult Females Of The Moth, Heliothis Virescens, Smita Dutta Suman Jan 2013

Effect Of Larval Diet On Endogenous Carbon Reproductive Resources Of Fifth Instars And Adult Females Of The Moth, Heliothis Virescens, Smita Dutta Suman

Entomology

Mostly adult Lepidoptera feed on plant nectar. That is, adults can only contribute to carbon, and not nitrogen, acquisition. The moth Heliothis virescens were used to explore the hypothesis that larval nutrition influences various adult carbon pools and that these, in turn, may affect pheromone production quantitatively. H. virescens larvae were reared on diets differing in carbohydrate, fat or protein content and resulting 5 th instars and adults were analyzed for carbon pools, hemolymph trehalose concentration (HTC) and lipid content. Across all the diet treatments, changes in carbohydrate content affected carbon pool the most. In particular, for insects reared on …

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Carl Sagan's Cosmos: The Rhetorical Construction Of Popular Science Mythology, Karen Jane Sorensen Jan 2013

Carl Sagan's Cosmos: The Rhetorical Construction Of Popular Science Mythology, Karen Jane Sorensen

English

Using Carl Sagan's Cosmos as a case study, this dissertation explores the intersection of science with popular culture and builds a new framework for rhetorically analyzing popular science programming. The arguments and research focus on the ways in which popularizing scientific information for the masses can create a type of science fiction rather than merely being a transferal of information. This metamorphosis of fact into fiction occurs as a result of the convergence of three rhetorical concepts, kairos, ethos, and aethos. Kairos is the placement of Cosmos in time. Historical and political elements (including education and entertainment) contribute to a …

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Utopia, Desire, And Exigence: Re-Theorizing Utopia As Rhetorical Action, David Alessandro Lemke Jan 2013

Utopia, Desire, And Exigence: Re-Theorizing Utopia As Rhetorical Action, David Alessandro Lemke

English

In this paper, I seek to redefine Utopia as a literary genre. Specifically, I argue that Utopias and utopian literature should be read as socially situated actions that are interpreted through an exigence composed of the rhetorical and socio-political situation from which an author writes and a critic reads. In the first half of the paper, I argue that by reading Utopias as actions the inherent subjectivity in literary studies can be redirected in a more positive direction. Instead of arguing about the positive or negative aspects of a utopian work’s content, critics can focus on the effect such texts …

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Paved With Good Intentions: Sentencing Alternatives From Neuroscience And The Policy Of Problem-Solving Courts, Emily R. Murphy Jan 2013

Paved With Good Intentions: Sentencing Alternatives From Neuroscience And The Policy Of Problem-Solving Courts, Emily R. Murphy

Faculty Scholarship

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All’S Well That Ends Well: The Importance Of Full And Effective Closure In Attorney-Client Relationships, Gail E. Silverstein Jan 2013

All’S Well That Ends Well: The Importance Of Full And Effective Closure In Attorney-Client Relationships, Gail E. Silverstein

Faculty Scholarship

This Article addresses a subject that has not received serious academic attention in law or in clinical scholarship: how lawyers should end their relationships with clients. As human beings, we intuitively understand the importance of endings in relationships, and lawyer-client relationships often impact both the lawyer and the client. Despite the amount of attention paid to other aspects of client interviewing and counseling, such as how to conduct an effective initial client interview, there is relatively little literature on how to achieve effective closure. This Article draws on research from the therapeutic professional field about how to effectively end professional …

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More Vitiating Paradoxes: A Response To Steven D. Smith - And Smith A Discussion Of Religious Freedom In America, Paul Horwitz Jan 2013

More Vitiating Paradoxes: A Response To Steven D. Smith - And Smith A Discussion Of Religious Freedom In America, Paul Horwitz

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Reimagining Democratic Inclusion: Asian Americans And The Voting Rights Act, Ming Hsu Chen, Taeku Lee Jan 2013

Reimagining Democratic Inclusion: Asian Americans And The Voting Rights Act, Ming Hsu Chen, Taeku Lee

Faculty Scholarship

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Symptom-Based Gun Control Symposium Article, Fredrick E. Vars Jan 2013

Symptom-Based Gun Control Symposium Article, Fredrick E. Vars

Articles

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Beyond The Judicial Fourth Amendment: The Prosecutor's Role, Russell M. Gold Jan 2013

Beyond The Judicial Fourth Amendment: The Prosecutor's Role, Russell M. Gold

Articles

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At&T Mobility V. Concepcion And The Antidiscrimination Theory Of Federal Arbitration Act Preemption, Hiro Aragaki Jan 2013

At&T Mobility V. Concepcion And The Antidiscrimination Theory Of Federal Arbitration Act Preemption, Hiro Aragaki

Faculty Scholarship

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Gamma Oscillatory Amplitude Encodes Stimulus Intensity In Primary Somatosensory Cortex, Holly E. Rossiter, Sian F. Worthen, Caroline Witton, Stephen D. Hall, Paul L. Furlong Jan 2013

Gamma Oscillatory Amplitude Encodes Stimulus Intensity In Primary Somatosensory Cortex, Holly E. Rossiter, Sian F. Worthen, Caroline Witton, Stephen D. Hall, Paul L. Furlong

School of Psychology

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