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Hemoglobin Sequences Of The Painted Turtle, Erin Liepold, Audra Harvey, Amy Runck

Student Research and Creative Projects 2013-2014

Through evolution, hemoglobin oxygen affinity has been altered in species that live in different environments. Hemoglobin is the blood protein that carries O2 from the lungs to the tissues, and returns CO2 (from the tissues) to the lungs. Members of the family Testudinidae (turtles and tortoises) live under different environmental conditions and thus experience different oxygen levels. The hemoglobin of adult turtles is comprised of α- globin (alpha-D and alpha-A) and β-globin. For this research, hemoglobin of the terrestrial African spurred tortoise (Geochelone sulcata) and the aquatic painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) were analyzed. The African spurred tortoise lives in the …

Open Innovation In Plant Genetic Resources For Food And Agriculture, Chidi Oguamanam

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

Contemporary global order for the promotion of innovation exaggerates the role of intellectual property (IP) as a closed proprietary model of knowledge production and protection. Partly as a boomerang effect of that order or partly as a coincidence of the phenomenal rise in the information and communication technologies or both, there has been increased gravitation toward open, collaborative, shared, communal and interdependent models of innovation. This trend is typified by the rise of open software movement and cognate endeavours. The article attempts to transpose the open innovation dynamic to the context of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGFA); …

Hijacking Shared Heritage: Cultural Artifacts And Intellectual Property Rights, Amy Hackney Blackwell, Christopher William Blackwell

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.

Led Blindly: One Circuit's Struggle To Faithfully Apply The U.S. Supreme Court's Religious Symbols Constitutional Analysis, William M. Janssen

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

From Consultation To Consent: Community Approval As A Prerequisite To Environmentally Significant Projects, Nicholas A. Fromhertz

West Virginia Law Review

Since the United States enacted the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in 1969, nations all around the world have adopted similar statutes. What started as a unique response to the American environmental movement grew to become a nearly global standard. Although the details of the regimes vary from country to country, there are two constants: (1) the regimes force the government to consider environmental impacts before conducting or authoriz- ing projects, and (2) they allow some degree of public participation. This Arti- cle focuses on the latter of these two features. Public participation in NEPA-style regimes generally means public consultation: …

Fitting In: Archaeology And Community In Athienou, Cyprus, P. Nick Kardulias

All Faculty Articles

No abstract provided.

Combined Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization For Detection Of Micrornas And Immunofluorescent Labeling For Cell-Type Markers, Amrita Datta Chaudhuri, Sowmya V. Yelamanchili, Howard S. Fox

Journal Articles: Pharmacology & Experimental Neuroscience

Identification of the cell type of origin for normal or aberrant gene expression is critical for many studies, and poses a significant problem for some regulatory RNAs such as microRNAs. MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNAs that regulate cellular function by targeting specific mRNAs and reducing the level of their protein product. Aberrant expression of miRNAs in cell-types where they are not normally expressed occurs in several disease conditions. Therefore, it is important to determine not only the expression level of microRNAs, but also where they are expressed. Here we describe a detailed method for fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) combined …

Designing Improved Sediment Transport Visualizations, Chris Englert, Thomas J. Butkiewicz, Larry A. Mayer, Val E. Schmidt, Jonathan Beaudoin, Arthur Trembanis, Carter Duval

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

Monitoring, or more commonly, modeling of sediment transport in the coastal environment is a critical task with relevance to coastline stability, beach erosion, tracking environmental contaminants, and safety of navigation. Increased intensity and regularity of storms such as Superstorm Sandy heighten the importance of our understanding of sediment transport processes. A weakness of current modeling capabilities is the ability to easily visualize the result in an intuitive manner. Many of the available visualization software packages display only a single variable at once, usually as a two-dimensional, plan-view cross-section. With such limited display capabilities, sophisticated 3D models are undermined in both …

You Can Lead Livestock To Water: A Survey Of Exempt Livestock Wells In The West, Tiffany E. Dowell

Water Law Review

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Presence Of Virus Neutralizing Antibodies In Cerebral Spinal Fluid Correlates With Non-Lethal Rabies In Dogs., Clement W Gnanadurai, Ming Zhou, Wenqi He, Christina M Leyson, Chien-Tsun Huang, Gregory Salyards, Stephen B Harvey, Zhenhai Chen, Biao He, Yang Yang, D C Hooper, Berhnard Dietzchold, Zhen F Fu

Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Rabies is traditionally considered a uniformly fatal disease after onset of clinical manifestations. However, increasing evidence indicates that non-lethal infection as well as recovery from flaccid paralysis and encephalitis occurs in laboratory animals as well as humans.

METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Non-lethal rabies infection in dogs experimentally infected with wild type dog rabies virus (RABV, wt DRV-Mexico) correlates with the presence of high level of virus neutralizing antibodies (VNA) in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) and mild immune cell accumulation in the central nervous system (CNS). By contrast, dogs that succumbed to rabies showed only little or no VNA in the …

Forage News [2013-09], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky

Forage News

• KFGC Field Day
• Choose Forage Varieties Wisely
• Orchardgrass Publication
• 14th Kentucky Grazing Conference
• Nutrient Removal and Tissue Testing Alfalfa
• Kentucky Grazing School
• Expect Tight Forage Seed Supplies this Fall
• Ergot in Pastures

Whose Administrative Law Is It Anyway - How Global Norms Reshape The Administrative State, Daphne Barak-Erez, Oren Perez

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.

2012 (24th) Report Of The Nou Records Committee, Mark A. Brogie

Nebraska Bird Review

The functions and methods of the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (NOURC) are described in its bylaws (NOURC 2010). The committee's purpose is to provide a procedure for documenting unusual bird sightings and to establish a list of all documented birds for Nebraska. Accidental and casual species for which the NOURC seeks documentation (NOURC Review List) can be found at the NOU website (www.NOUbirds.org).

All records mentioned here are available to interested persons at the NOU archives at the University of Nebraska State Museum (UNSM), Lincoln, Nebraska. Interested parties should contact the current NOU Librarian, whose address can be found …

Summer Field Report, June–July 2013, W. Ross Silcock

Nebraska Bird Review

In many ways this summer was a rerun of last; the drought persisted over most of the state after some welcome spring rains, but it was not as severe as it was in 2012. Water conditions were generally poor, with Harvard Marsh the only bright spot; it hosted nesting White-faced Ibises, and Little Bitterns were present. Beneficiaries of the generally low water levels were Least Terns and Piping Plovers, which nested in good numbers at Lake McConaughy, where the increased habitat even attracted Snowy Plovers again. Few Black-necked Stilts were reported statewide. Ducks, shorebirds, and passerines in general were unremarkable. …

Subscription And Organization Information [September 2013]

Nebraska Bird Review

The Nebraska Bird Review is published quarterly by the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union, Inc., as its official journal, and is sent to members not in arrears of dues. Annual subscription rates (on a calendar-year basis only): $25 in the United States and $35 in all other countries, payable in advance. Single copies are $7 each, postpaid, in the United States and $9 elsewhere. Send orders for back issues to Anita Breckbill, NOU Librarian, c/o Music Library, WMB 30, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0101.

Memberships in the NOU (on a calendar-year basis only): Active Household (one or more people) $25; Sustaining …

Nebraska Bird Review (September 2013) 81(3), Whole Issue

Nebraska Bird Review

Summer Field Report, June–July 2013 ... 102

2012 (24th) Report of the NOU Records Committee ... 120

Subscription and Organization Information ... 131

Attorneys' Fees -- Last Ditch Stand?, Bruno Zeller

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

Elections Presidentielles De 2010 Au Rwanda : Progres Et Perspectives, François Masabo

Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies

No abstract provided.

Processus De Démocratisation Dans La Région Des Grands Lacs: Poids Du Passe Et Perspectives, Eric Nsanzubuhoro Ndushabandi

Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies

Cette réflexion à pour objet d’analyser les processus de démocratisation dans la Région des grands lacs. Elle se limite sur les enjeux, les défis liés au passé et les progrès de ces processus de démocratisation dans trois pays de la Région des Grands Lacs à savoir la République Démocratique du Congo, le Rwanda et le Burundi. Cette délimitation se justifie par les liens géographiques, historiques, socio-économiques et politiques que ces trois pays ont en commun. Le multipartisme fut développé depuis la fin des conférences nationales de 1990-1991 au lendemain de la conférence de la baule qui a prescrit à tous …

Assessing Public Transportation Vulnerability To Sea Level Rise: A Case Study Application, Michelle Oswald, Christian Treat

Journal of Public Transportation

The potential for sea level rise inundation of critical transportation infrastructure rises as the threat of climate change continues. Inundation of public transportation including railroads and bus routes, specifically those located in low-lying coastal areas, are vulnerable to these impacts. Therefore, identifying vulnerable facilities in order to implement adaptation planning practices is essential to protecting these facilities and avoiding impacts on mobility. This research focuses on the application of the Transit Inundation Modeling Method (TIMM) to a transit network (railways and bus routes) in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. TIMM is developed based on the need to identify transit infrastructure systems that …

Education Par Excellence: Developing Personal Competencies And Character Through Philanthropy-Based Education, Shirine L. Mafi, Marsha Huber

Business, Accounting and Economics Faculty Scholarship

This teaching note presents an innovation in accounting education called the Philanthropy Project. The Philanthropy Project emphasizes experiential learning and is designed to promote the learning of discipline-specific concepts while simultaneously addressing the social needs of the surrounding community. In the Philanthropy Project, students receive money to distribute to not-for-profit organizations (NFPs) based on a competitive proposal process they help to develop and administer. A distinguishing characteristic of this project is that it is not a simulation. Students make real decisions that have immediate consequences to certain groups of people in their own communities. They have to make …

The Oral History Of Peter C. Bernhard -- Chairman Of The Nevada Gaming Commission, Unlv Gaming Law Journal, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School Of Law

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Mayaarch3d Project: A 3d Webgis For Analyzing Ancient Architecture And Landscapes, Jennifer Von Schwerin, Heather Richards-Rissetto, Fabio Remondino, Giorgio Agugario, Gabrio Girardi

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

There is a need in the humanities for a 3D WebGIS with analytical tools that allow researchers to analyze 3D models linked to spatially referenced data. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) allow for complex spatial analysis of 2.5D data. For example, they offer bird’s eye views of landscapes with extruded building footprints, but one cannot ‘get on the ground’ and interact with true 3D models from a pedestrian perspective. Meanwhile, 3D models and virtual environments visualize data in 3D space, but analytical tools are simple rotation or lighting effects. The MayaArch3D Project is developing a 3D WebGIS—called QueryArch3D—to allow these two …

Maggots And Morals: Physical Disgust Is To Fear As Moral Disgust Is To Anger, Spike W. S. Lee, Phoebe C. Ellsworth

Book Chapters

No abstract provided.

Using Severability Doctrine To Solve The Retroactivity Unit-Of-Analysis Puzzle: A Dodd-Frank Case Study, Hannah Garden-Monheit

University of Chicago Law Review

No abstract provided.

Taking Leases, Nicholas Spear

University of Chicago Law Review

No abstract provided.

Factors And Convergent Validity Of The Pet Attachment And Life Impact Scale (Pals), Lisa Demarni Cromer, M. Rose Barlow

Psychological Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Human-animal interaction (HAI) provides benefits for humans. Emotional attachment to pets is a possible mechanism for benefits but there is no standard operationalization for “attachment to pets.” The study presented here (N = 651) uses a pet attachment measure based on qualitative research about benefits of pets. This measure, the Pet Attachment and Life Impact Scale (PALS), has four factors that measure Love, Regulation, Personal Growth, and Negative Impacts. We present exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis of the instrument. We then examine convergent validity with four a priori derived measures of pet attachment (Anthropomorphism Scale, CENSHARE PAS, …

Knives And The Second Amendment, David B. Kopel, Clayton E. Cramer, Joseph Edward Olson

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Article is the first scholarly analysis of knives and the Second Amendment. Under the Supreme Court’s standard in District of Columbia v. Heller, knives are Second Amendment “arms” because they are “typically possessed by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes,” including self-defense. There is no knife that is more dangerous than a modern handgun; to the contrary, knives are much less dangerous. Therefore, restrictions on carrying handguns set the upper limit for restrictions on carrying knives. Prohibitions on carrying knives in general, or of particular knives, are unconstitutional. For example, bans of knives that open in a convenient way (e.g., …

2013 Volunteering In San Diego: A Needs Assessment, Sue Carter-Kahl, Laura Deitrick

Volunteering

In Fall 2011, Volunteer San Diego closed its doors leaving a perceived gap in volunteer matching services in the region. Nonprofit and corporate leaders anecdotally indicated that the remaining volunteer matching services and programs were not meeting local needs sufficiently. The University of San Diego's Caster Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Research conducted a needs assessment with support from local funders to better understand the nature of San Diego's volunteer matching needs.