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The Daily Egyptian, December 03, 2013, Daily Egyptian Staff

December 2013

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Algae Paste Substitutes On The Larval Rearing Performance And Microbial Communities In The Culture Of Cobia (Rachycentron Canadum) And Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola Lalandi), Zachary N. Daugherty

Open Access Theses

Microbial management in the culture of marine pelagic fish is crucial for the refinement of larval rearing protocols and strategies. Standard larval rearing methods employ the addition of live or paste microalgae to culture environments, termed “green water” culture, which promotes the growth of undesired opportunistic bacteria associated with microbial “pioneer” communities. A non-selective approach for the reduction in bacteria by substituting microalgae paste with a non-organic clay additive was evaluated for two marine pelagic fish, cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and yellowtail kingfish (YTK; Seriola lalandi). Both trials induced turbidity using Old Mine #4 Kentucky ball clay and Reed Rotigrow Nannochloropsis …

Mechanical Properties Of Hydrated Acoustically Sensitive Alginate-Based Microcapsules Confined In A Microfluidic Device As A Function Of Size And Composition, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi, Mallika Keralapura, Tiffany Fong, Rogel Camba

Bioengineering

Understanding the mechanical properties of alginate-based microcapsules according to size and chemical composition allows researchers to zero in on the treatment and methods required to engineer optimized implantable alginate-based artificial cells for chemotherapy. Cross-linked medium viscosity alginate capsules ranging from 1.1% (w/v)-1.8% (w/v) in composition and 200 μm-1200 μm in size, encapsulating ultrasound contrast agents and blue dextran were compressed within a 40 μm high polydimethylsiloxane microfluidic device and subsequently examined using 2D microscopy for strain deformation aimed at the calculation of poisson ratios and volume loss postcompression. Results indicate a decrease in Poisson ratio as a function of alginate …

An Analysis Of Twenty Statement Test Results From Children Of Bonaire-Are Self-Perceptions As Predicted, Robyn Patricia Ciliax

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

The Legacy, December 3, 2013, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University

Uab Names New Chair Of Biology, Jim Bakken

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

The Parthenon, December 3, 2013, Bishop Nash

The Parthenon

The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, is published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and weekly Thursday during the summer. The editorial staff is responsible for the news and the editorial content.

Uab Unveils State's Largest, Most Advanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility, Jim Bakken

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No abstract provided.

Geo 585 Field Methods: Edge Effects [In The Gordon Natural Area], Matthew Long, James Gregory, Timothy Snow

Gordon Natural Area Biodiversity Studies Documents

No abstract provided.

Choral Ensembles Holiday Concert, Brenda Brent, Sherri N. Barrett, Andrew Connard, Delaney Rogers, Ian Kennel, Chris Otts, Dirk Stanfield, Catherine Flinchum, Andy Tuttle, Alex Trull, Joseph Mcbrayer, Danielle Moller, Grace Johnston, Justin Brookins, Michael Roberts, Cecelia Price

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

KSU School of Music presents Choral Ensembles Holiday Concert.

Methods For Inhibiting Tumor Cell Proliferation, James Turkson, Richard Jove, Jay Palmer, Heidi Kay, Hua Yu

USF Patents

The subject invention concerns methods for inhibition of STAT biological functions using platinum complexes.

Compounds Having Antiparasitic Or Anti-Infectious Activity, Michael K. Riscoe, Jane X. Kelly, Rolf W. Winter, David J. Hinrichs, Martin J. Smilkstein, Aaron Nilsen, Jeremy Burrows, Dennis Kyle, Roman Manetsch, Richard M. Cross, Andrii Monastyrskyi, David L. Flanigan

USF Patents

Compounds of formula I:

or formula II:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of formula I or formula II, wherein: R1 is H, hydroxyl, alkoxy, acyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; R2 is methyl or haloalkyl; R4 is hydroxyl, carbonyloxy, or carbonyldioxy; and R3 is aliphatic, aryl, aralkyl, or alkylaryl; and R5, R6, R7 and R8 are each individually H, halogen, alkoxy, alkyl, haloalkyl, aryl, nitro, cyano, amino, amido, acyl, carboxyl, substituted carboxyl, or —SO2R10, wherein R10 is H, alkyl, amino or haloalkyl; provided that in formula I, R5 and R7 are not both H or R6 is not H or …

On Relay Node Placement Problem For Survivable Wireless Sensor Networks, Changyong Jung

Theses and Dissertations

Wireless sensor networks are widely applied to many fields such as animal habitat monitoring, air traffic control, and health monitoring. One of the current problems with wireless sensor networks is the ability to overcome communication failures due to hardware failure, distributing sensors in an uneven geographic area, or unexpected obstacles between sensors. One common solution to overcome this problem is to place a minimum number of relay nodes among sensors so that the communication among sensors is guaranteed. This is called Relay Node Placement Problem (RNP). This problem has been proved as NP-hard for a simple connected graph. Therefore, many …

The Current Volume 24 : Issue 14, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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A Strategic Look At Constructed Wetlands In Urbanized Areas, Joanna Kailynn Jordan

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Music-Induced Arousal On Responses To Unpleasant Pictures, Cassandra Lakesha Baldwin

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

Repeated Elevational Transitions In Hemoglobin Function During The Evolution Of Andean Hummingbirds, Joana Projecto-Garcia, Chandrasekhar Natarajan, Hideaki Moriyama, Roy E. Weber, Angela Fago, Zachary A. Cheviron, Robert Dudley, Jimmy A. Mcguire, Christopher C. Witt, Jay F. Storz

School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

Animals that sustain high levels of aerobic activity under hypoxic conditions (e.g., birds that fly at high altitude) face the physiological challenge of jointly optimizing blood-O₂ affinity for O₂ loading in the pulmonary circulation and O₂ unloading in the systemic circulation. At high altitude, this challenge is especially acute for small endotherms like hummingbirds that have exceedingly high mass-specific metabolic rates. Here we report an experimental analysis of hemoglobin (Hb) function in South American hummingbirds that revealed a positive correlation between Hb-O₂ affinity and native elevation. Protein engineering experiments and ancestral- state reconstructions revealed that this …

In Vivo Bioluminescence Imaging To Evaluate Systemic And Topical Antibiotics Against Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus-Infected Skin Wounds In Mice, Yi Guo, Romela Irene Ramos, John S. Cho, Niles P. Donegan, Ambrose L. Cheung, Lloyd S. Miller

Dartmouth Scholarship

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) frequently causes skin and soft tissue infections, including impetigo, cellulitis, folliculitis, and infected wounds and ulcers. Uncomplicated CA-MRSA skin infections are typically managed in an outpatient setting with oral and topical antibiotics and/or incision and drainage, whereas complicated skin infections often require hospitalization, intravenous antibiotics, and sometimes surgery. The aim of this study was to devel

What Green Consumption Means For The American Enviromental Movement: The Consequences Of Inverted Quarantine, Whitney S. Cosby

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

December 3, 2013 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, December 3, 2013, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 141, Issue 39

Hybrid Pet/Mri Nanoparticle Development And Multi-Modal Imaging, David Hoffman

Theses and Dissertations

The development of hybrid PET/MRI imaging systems needs to be paralleled with the development of a hybrid intrinsic PET/MRI probes. The aim of this work was to develop and validate a novel radio-superparamagnetic nanoparticle (r-SPNP) for hybrid PET/MRI imaging. This was achieved with the synthesis of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) that intrinsically incorporated 59Fe and manganese iron oxide nanoparticles (MIONs) that intrinsically incorporated 52Mn. Both [59Fe]-SPIONs and [52Mn]-MIONs were produced through thermal decomposition synthesis. The physiochemical characteristics of the r-SPNPs were assessed with TEM, DLS, and zeta-potential measurements, as well as in imaging phantom studies. The [59Fe]-SPIONs were evaluated …

Reichenbachia, Imperial Edition: Rediscovering Frederick Sander’S Late-Victorian Masterpiece Of Botanical Art, Erica Borey

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis project examines the history, provenance, and contemporary treatment of a rare Imperial Edition of Frederick Sander’s print collection Reichenbachia, Orchids Illustrated and Described, a high-quality orchid compendium dating to the late-nineteenth century. A local philanthropist loaned the Imperial Edition Reichenbachia, number 86 of 100 to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in 2011 on a long-term basis as a promised donation. Research into the origins of this collection involves several disparate historical topics, including the Victorian period of “orchid mania,” imperialist business practices, and chromolithographic printmaking. Discussion of the transition of this collection into a museum art collection covers its …

Assessing “Dangerous Climate Change”: Required Reduction Of Carbon Emissions To Protect Young People, Future Generations And Nature, J Hansen, P Kharecha, M Sato, V Masson-Delmotte, Et Al

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

We assess climate impacts of global warming using ongoing observations and paleoclimate data. We use Earth's measured energy imbalance, paleoclimate data, and simple representations of the global carbon cycle and temperature to define emission reductions needed to stabilize climate and avoid potentially disastrous impacts on today's young people, future generations, and nature. A cumulative industrial-era limit of ∼500 GtC fossil fuel emissions and 100 GtC storage in the biosphere and soil would keep climate close to the Holocene range to which humanity and other species are adapted. Cumulative emissions of ∼1000 GtC, sometimes associated with 2°C global warming, would spur …

Work Stress Reactivity And Health Outcomes: A Study Of Nurses, Laurie Marie Jacobs

Dissertations and Theses

Negative events encountered in daily life influence individual well-being. Individuals vary in their reactivity to these events, the extent to which they are behaviorally, physiologically, and psychologically influenced by them (Almeida, 2005; Neupert, Almeida, & Charles, 2007). Reactivity to events in the form of changes in health behavior could represent either an attempt at coping (Cooper, Frone, Russell, & Mudar, 1995) or a stressor-related failure of self-control (Muraven & Baumeister, 2000). Such changes in behavior could have later effects on health.

Although a great deal of attention has been paid to both the immediate and long-term effects of stressors on …

Nebraska Libraries - Volume 1, Number 4 (November 2013)

Nebraska Libraries

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Gross Protein/Energy Ratios For Adult Florida Pompano, Trachinotus Carolinus, Fed Practical Diets, In Relation To Growth, Feed Utilization, And Nitrogen Retention, Matthew C. J. Taynor

Open Access Theses

Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus) is a strong candidate for aquaculture production growth in the United States. Demonstrated through research, the species meets many of the criteria for species selection. Research is needed to complete our knowledge of the nutritional requirements at different ages in order to develop cost-effective and environmentally-friendly diets. Our goal was to examine the nutritional requirements in terms of protein and energy for market size fish. Six diets were formulated to be isoenergetic (Gross energy GE= 21 kJ/g). The formulated GP/GE ratios were 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, and 25 g/MJ. Fish average weight was 260.8±21g at …

Gsu View, 2013-12-02, Office Of Marketing And Communications

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

Comparative Lipid Profiles Of Milk Bank Breast Milk And Infant Formulas, Anya Oleynik, Tatiana Eliseeva, Jack Y. Vanderhoek

Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine Faculty Publications

Lipid profiles of seven human breast milk samples obtained from milk banks and four infant formulas were compared in view of the potential food hypersensitivities of certain infants to human milk.The cholesterol (0.15-0.26 mM) content of the human samples was about 50% lower than that found in the infant formulas whereas the triglyceride (TG, 173-386 mM) contents of these products were found to be comparable.The major saturated fatty acid (SFA) and mono-unsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) were 16:0 and 18:1 respectively. The major poly-unsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) was 18:2 with otherPUFA members of the C18, C20 and C22 families identified and …