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The Abundance And Biodiversity Of Arthropods In Biofuel Crops: Insects And Arachnids In Corn, Switchgrass And Native Mixed Grass Prairie Fields, Caitlin Kempski

Theses

Concerns about fossil fuel prices and harmful effects have prompted research and investment in biofuel development. Biofuels have the potential to provide a stable fuel source that reduces carbon emissions. However, the ecological impacts of different crop choices should be examined. Arthropod communities in corn and switchgrass monocultures and mixed grass prairie polycultures were examined to determine the impact of the crop choice on the arthropod communities. Results show that, when compared to corn and switchgrass fields, mixed grass prairie fields had higher values for arthropod biomass, number, size, the number of orders present, the number of individuals in each …

2013 Uab Summer Research Expo, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

Expo Programs

Catalog of undergrauate student research poster presentations with abstracts.

The Weekly Challenger, July 25, 2013, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The July 25, 2013, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

An Analytical Ode To Personhood: The Unconstitutionality Of Corporal Punishment Of Children Under The Thirteenth Amendment, Susan H. Bitensky

Santa Clara Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Leaky Common Law: An "Offer To Sell" As A Policy Tool In Patent Law And Beyond, Lucas S. Osborn

Santa Clara Law Review

No abstract provided.

Le Développement Du Moi Et Le Procédé Thérapeutique Dans Les Œuvres De Chrétien De Troyes, Clément Guillaume

Dissertations and Theses

While we can easily acknowledge that many aspects the texts written by Chrétien de Troyes have been studied and discussed through the centuries, it is always possible to apply a new reading to the author's work. Like many authors of the same time period, the author of Le Conte du graal and LeChevalier de la charrette was not only writing for the audience of his time but was also openly targeting an audience set in a different century and social context. This timeless aspect of Chrétien's work is part of what makes his texts intricate and still relevant to this …

Metaphor Use In Interpersonal Communication Of Body Perception In The Context Of Breast Cancer, Jennifer Mary Fillion

Dissertations and Theses

Female breast cancer patients are often confused, frustrated, and devastated by changes occurring in their bodies and the treatment process. Many women express frustration and concern with the inability to know what the next phases of their life will bring. Previous research also states that many women struggle to communicate with others about treatment as well as side effects. This research examined how woman are use metaphors to describe their experience with breast cancer, specifically throughout the treatment period related to body image struggles. I qualitatively conducted interviews with women who were either currently in treatment or just finishing. My …

The Daily Egyptian, July 25, 2013, Daily Egyptian Staff

July 2013

No abstract provided.

A Joint Matrix Completion And Filtering Model For Influenza Serological Data Integration., Xiao-Tong Yuan, Tong Zhang, Xiu-Feng Wan

CVM Publications

Antigenic characterization based on serological data, such as Hemagglutination Inhibition (HI) assay, is one of the routine procedures for influenza vaccine strain selection. In many cases, it would be impossible to measure all pairwise antigenic correlations between testing antigens and reference antisera in each individual experiment. Thus, we have to combine and integrate the HI tables from a number of individual experiments. Measurements from different experiments may be inconsistent due to different experimental conditions. Consequently we will observe a matrix with missing data and possibly inconsistent measurements. In this paper, we develop a new mathematical model, which we refer to …

Does Swamp Thing Have A Penis?, Frank Bramlett

English Faculty Publications

Perhaps the answer to this question depends on who is in charge of the character. While many artists have been involved in Swamp Thing story arcs over the decades, I am most familiar with the Alan Moore arc, with art by Stephen Bissette and John Totleben.

In ‘The Anatomy Lesson,’ there is an autopsy performed on the body of Swamp Thing, who is presumed to be dead and whose body has been frozen for study. The autopsy reveals structures inside the chest cavity that resemble anatomically correct human organs. However, although they look like organs, they don’t function like them. …

Oncogenic Transformation Of Mammary Epithelial Cells By Transforming Growth Factor Beta Independent Of Mammary Stem Cell Regulation, Karen A. Dunphy, Jae-Hong Seo, Daniel J. Kim, Amy L. Roberts, James Direnzo, Amanda Balboni

Dartmouth Scholarship

BackgroundTransforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) is transiently increased in the mammary gland during involution and by radiation. While TGFβ normally has a tumour suppressor role, prolonged exposure to TGFβ can induce an oncogenic epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) program in permissive cells and initiate the generation of cancer stem cells. Our objective is to mimic the transient exposure to TGFβ during involution to determine the persistent effects on premalignant mammary epithelium.

Estradiol Regulation Of Nucleotidases In Female Reproductive Tract Epithelial Cells And Fibroblasts, Zheng Shen, John V. Fahey, Jack E. Bodwell, Marta Rodriguez-Garcia, Richard M. Rossoll, Sarah G. Crist, Mickey V. Patel, Charles R. Wira

Dartmouth Scholarship

The use of topical and oral adenosine derivatives in HIV prevention that need to be maintained in tissues and cells at effective levels to prevent transmission prompted us to ask whether estradiol could influence the regulation of catabolic nucleotidase enzymes in epithelial cells and fibroblasts from the upper and lower female reproductive tract (FRT) as these might affect cellular TFV-DP levels. Epithelial cells and fibroblasts were isolated from endometrium (EM), endocervix (CX) and ectocervix (ECX) tissues from hysterectomy patients, grown to confluence and treated with or without estradiol prior to RNA isolation. The expression of nucleotidase (NT) genes was measurable …

Lineage Analysis Of The Late Otocyst Stage Mouse Inner Ear By Transuterine Microinjection Of A Retroviral Vector Encoding Alkaline Phosphatase And An Oligonucleotide Library., Han Jiang, Lingyan Wang, Kevin T. Beier, Constance L. Cepko, Donna M. Fekete, John V. Brigande

Department of Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

The mammalian inner ear subserves the special senses of hearing and balance. The auditory and vestibular sensory epithelia consist of mechanically sensitive hair cells and associated supporting cells. Hearing loss and balance dysfunction are most frequently caused by compromise of hair cells and/or their innervating neurons. The development of gene- and cell-based therapeutics will benefit from a thorough understanding of the molecular basis of patterning and cell fate specification in the mammalian inner ear. This includes analyses of cell lineages and cell dispersals across anatomical boundaries (such as sensory versus nonsensory territories). The goal of this study was to conduct …

Exploring Electric Field-Induced Changes In Astrocyte Behavior, Doel Dhar

Theses and Dissertations

Electric fields, which are generated by the movement of charged ions across membranes, are found in all biological systems and can influence cellular components ranging from amino acids to biological macromolecules. Physiological field strengths range from 1 – 200 mV/mm, and these electric fields are especially elevated at sites of cellular growth during development and regeneration. It has previously been demonstrated that elevated electric fields induce alignment of astrocyte processes in vitro, enhancing the rate of neurite outgrowth. It is believed that electric fields of varying physiological strength affect other astrocytic responses associated with regeneration. To characterize the duration over …

Anthropocosmic Resonance In Post-Mao Chinese Environmental Literature, Visser Robin

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

In this article I examine philosophical ideas in 1980s Chinese environmental literature that, while espousing perspectives on human relations to the natural environment derived from Daoism, animism, and Buddhism primarily convey a syncretic humanist philosophy of Neo-Confucian idealism. I analyze three influential post-Mao literary works that appropriate ancient philosophical thought and praxis to critique unsustainable deforestation during the intensifying neoliberal development characterizing the Deng era. Ah Cheng's 1985 novella, King of Trees is one of the earliest examples of post-Mao ecological consciousness. Xu Gang's 1987 Woodcutter, Wake Up! launched the eco-reportage movement by appealing to the moral center of the …

Comparative Microbial Community Composition From Secondary Carbonate (Moonmilk) Deposits: Implications For The Cansiliella Servadeii Cave Hygropetric Food Web, Annette Summers Engel, Maurizio G. Paoletti, Mattia Beggio, Luca Dorigo, Alberto Pamio, Tiziano Gomiero, Claudio Furlan, Mauro Brilli, Angelo Leandro Dreon, Roberto Bertoni, Andrea Squartini

International Journal of Speleology

The microbial diversity of moonmilk, a hydrated calcium carbonate speleothem, was evaluated from two Italian caves to provide context for the food web of highly-specialized troglobitic beetles, Cansiliella spp. (Leptodirinae), with distinctive carbon and nitrogen isotope values indicative of a novel food source. The moonmilk and associated percolating waters had low to no extractable chlorophyll, with an average organic C:N ratio of 9, indicating limited allochthonous input and a significant contribution from microbial biomass. The biomass from moonmilk was estimated to be ~10⁴ micro- and meiofaunal individuals per m² and ~10⁷ microbial cells/ml. Betaproteobacteria dominated the …

Effects Of Touch Therapy As A Means Of Treatment For Autism Among Young Children, Pahul Hanjra

UROP Posters

Autism causes impediments for children with the disorder that they carry as obstacles to overcome for their entire lives. Major characteristics of autism include social delays such as inhibited interaction with others, touch aversion, as well as abnormal intake of sensory information, with understated reactions or high sensitivity to external stimuli. As a result of the many inhibitions the disorder places on afflicted individuals, day-to-day life can be a struggle. The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder is increasing in the United States and the world, and the publication of the DSM-IV has broadened the definition of autism to include forms …

The Prospector, July 24, 2013, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Detour: Construction Creates Obstacles For Students

30 Days In The Life: Daily Nutrient Balancing In A Wild Chacma Baboon, Caley A. Johnson, David Raubenheimer, Jessica M. Rothman, David Clarke, Larissa Swedell

Publications and Research

For most animals, the ability to regulate intake of specific nutrients is vital to fitness. Recent studies have demonstrated nutrient regulation in nonhuman primates over periods of one observation day, though studies of humans indicate that such regulation extends to longer time frames. Little is known about longer-term regulation in nonhuman primates, however, due to the challenges of multiple-day focal follows. Here we present the first detailed study of nutrient intake across multiple days in a wild nonhuman primate. We conducted 30 consecutive all day follows on one female chacma baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus) in the Cape Peninsula of South …

The Bg News July 24, 2013, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. July 24, 2013. Volume 92-Issue 107.

An Integrated Clinico-Metabolomic Model Improves Prediction Of Death In Sepsis., Raymond J. Langley, Ephraim L. Tsalik, Jennifer C. Van Velkinburgh, Seth W. Glickman, Brandon J. Rice, Chunping Wang, Bo Chen, Lawrence Carin, Arturo Suarez, Robert P. Mohney, Debra H. Freeman, Mu Wang, Jinsam You, Jacob Wulff, J Will Thompson, M Arthur Moseley, Stephanie Reisinger, Brian T. Edmonds, Brian Grinnell, David R. Nelson, Darrell L. Dinwiddie, Neil A. Miller, Carol J. Saunders, Sarah Soden, Angela J. Rogers, Lee Gazourian, Laura E. Fredenburgh, Anthony F. Massaro, Rebecca M. Baron, Augustine M K Choi, G Ralph Corey, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Charles B. Cairns, Ronny M. Otero, Vance G. Fowler, Emanuel P. Rivers, Christopher W. Woods, Stephen F. Kingsmore

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Sepsis is a common cause of death, but outcomes in individual patients are difficult to predict. Elucidating the molecular processes that differ between sepsis patients who survive and those who die may permit more appropriate treatments to be deployed. We examined the clinical features and the plasma metabolome and proteome of patients with and without community-acquired sepsis, upon their arrival at hospital emergency departments and 24 hours later. The metabolomes and proteomes of patients at hospital admittance who would ultimately die differed markedly from those of patients who would survive. The different profiles of proteins and metabolites clustered into the …

White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus) Positively Affect The Growth Of Mature Northern Red Oak (Quercus Rubra) Trees., R W. Lucas, R Salguero-Gomez, D B. Cobb, Bonnie G. Waring, F Anderson, W J. Mcshea, B B. Casper

Biology Faculty Publications

Understanding and predicting the effects of deer (Cervidae) on forest ecosystems present significant challenges in ecosystem ecology. Deer herbivory can cause large changes in the biomass and species composition of forest understory plant communities, including early life-cycle trees (i.e., seedlings and saplings). Such changes can impact juvenile to adult transitions and the future age structure and species composition of mature forests. Changes to understory vegetation also impact flow of energy and nutrients in forest ecosystems. Studies examining the influence of deer on mature trees, however, are rare and rely on extrapolating effects from early life cycle stages of trees. We …

Synthesis And Characterization Of Iron Oxide-Gold Core-Shell Nanoparticles In Different Shapes, Saheel Dilip Bhana

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Hybrid nanomaterials possessing dual magnetic/optical properties are of considerable interest to many areas, ranging from material science to medicine and biology. They are promising for a broad range of applications including catalysis, energy conversion, biological separation, medical diagnosis and treatment. Anisotropic magnetic-optical nanoparticles give better or new properties compared to spherical ones due to their high curvature and polarization-sensitive geometry. However, the engineering of compact and uniform anisotropic magnetic-optical core-shell nanoparticles remains a major challenge. The work in this thesis is aimed at the preparation and characterization of magnetic-optical core-shell hybrid NPs in different shapes and sizes. Iron oxide-gold core-shell …

Gandhi, Lenin, And The Politics Of Friendship, Jonpaul Bushnell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This project presents a comparison between the revolutionary projects of Mohandas Gandhi and Vladimir Lenin on the basis of the concept of friendship. Friendship provides an intriguing, albeitelusive means of comprehending revolutionary politics because it comprises a social relationship outside the bounds of law. Furthermore, friendship expresses the possibility of mutualloyalty and dedication which is not only unlegislatable,but which can challenge loyaltiesto the existing regime. However, friendship can also introduce new standards of exclusionand domination into politics, particularly when a political project requires a distinction between "authentic" and "inauthentic" forms of friendship. As a result, this comparison betweentwo vastly different …

Representations Of Women In Casta Paintings Of Colonial Mexico, Lacie Ellen Glover

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Representations of Women in Casta Paintings of Colonial Mexico explores the power relations between men and women represented in casta paintings of the eighteenth century. I provide an overview of the genre of casta painting and its relation to the sistema de castas, the social arrangement based on lineages intended to sustain the power of the Spanish elite. I examine how casta scenes reinforce the authority of the Spanish male. The social construction of gender, separate spheres of men and women, and the notion of "true womanhood" are recurrent themes. I argue that casta scenes reinforced the expected norms of …

Positive Equilibrium Solutions To General Population Model, Joon Hyuk Kang

Faculty Publications

In this paper, we investigate conditions for the existence of positive solution to the following general elliptic system with various growth conditions: {Δu + u(a + g(u, v)) = 0 Δv + v(d + h(u, v)) = 0 u|∂ω=v|∂ω=0 in ω. Our arguments mainly rely on super-sub solutions, maximum principles, spectrum estimates, and some detailed properties for the solution of logistic equations. © 2013 Academic Publications, Ltd.

Creating Culturally Relevant Instructional Materials: A Swaziland Case Study, Connie Titone, Emily C. Plummer, Melissa A. Kielar

International Education

In the field of English language learning, research proves that culturally relevant reading materials improve students’ language acquisition, learning motivation, self-esteem, and identity formation. Since English is the language of instruction in many distant countries, such as Swaziland, even when English is not the native language of those countries, how can native English speakers most easily produce and expand the reach of culturally relevant materials for foreign settings that require English materials? In a study involving undergraduate university students, the researchers investigate the extent to which individuals recognize and demonstrate the importance of cultural context and relevance when creating their …

Index Of Mentions Of St. Augustin's Church And School In Newport Daily News, 1970-1999, Patrick F. Murphy

Patrick Murphy Collection on St. Augustin Parish and School

List of mentions of the St. Augustin's Church and St. Augustin's School in the Newport Daily News, listed alphabetically by subject with date.

Knowledge And Awareness Of Vicarious Liability: Views Of Healthcare Workers In Ghana, Nana Nimo Appiah-Agyekum, Esinam Afi Kayi

Journal of Health Ethics

This study explored the knowledge and awareness of Ghanaian health workers on vicarious liability. It also explored the perceptions and experiences of Ghanaian healthcare workers on the incidence, scope, rationale and implications of vicarious liability in healthcare facilities in Ghana. Towards this end, structured questionnaires were administered to four hundred (400) respondents randomly sampled from one private and one public health facility in Ghana. Their responses were analyzed and qualitatively discussed within the context of relevant literature.

Study results show that healthcare workers in Ghana had limited knowledge on vicarious liability. Further, vicarious liability of healthcare facilities in Ghana were …

Preventive Nutrition In Nazi Germany: A Public Health Commentary, Basil H. Aboul-Enein Msc, Mph, Ma

Journal of Health Ethics

Nazi medicine invokes images of horrific experiments carried out by SS (Schutzstaffel) doctors like Josef Mengele in the concentration camps. Against this background of atrocity visited on some populations, the contributions made by Nazi public health activists and food philosophers were considered one of the most aggressive public health movements in the world. Nazi public health promotion and education were involved in activities that we might today view as socially responsible within the fields of preventive medicine. The dietetic sciences may be regarded as one of the least examined aspects of public health during the period of the Third Reich. …