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Unintended Consequences Of Cigarette Taxation And Regulation, Angela Hawken, Jonathan D. Kulick, James Prieger

School of Public Policy Working Papers

Tobacco smoking harms health. Taxes and regulations can reduce that harm. But evasion reduces the efficacy of taxes and regulations and creates harms of its own in the form of illicit markets. Enforcement can reduce evasion but creates additional harms, including incarceration and violence. Peter Reu-ter has pointed out that a flat ban on cigarettes would be likely to generate illicit-market harms similar to the harms of existing illicit drug markets. Taxes and regulations can be thought of as “lesser prohibitions,” subject to the same sorts of risks. Minimizing total harm means minimizing the sum of abuse harms and control …

Resilience To Stress And Disturbance, And Resistance To Bromus Tectorum L. Invasion In Cold Desert Shrublands Of Western North America, Jeanne C. Chambers, Bethany A. Bradley, Cynthia S. Brown, Carla D'Antonio, Matthew J. Germino, James B. Grace, Stuart P. Hardegree, Richard F. Miller, David A. Pyke

Articles

Alien grass invasions in arid and semi-arid ecosystems are resulting in grass–fire cycles and ecosystem-level transformations that severely diminish ecosystem services. Our capacity to address the rapid and complex changes occurring in these ecosystems can be enhanced by developing an understanding of the environmental factors and ecosystem attributes that determine resilience of native ecosystems to stress and disturbance, and resistance to invasion. Cold desert shrublands occur over strong environmental gradients and exhibit significant differences in resilience and resistance. They provide an excellent opportunity to increase our understanding of these concepts. Herein, we examine a series of linked questions about (a) …

Bdnf In The Dentate Gyrus Is Required For Consolidation Of "Pattern-Separated" Memories., Pedro Bekinschtein, Brianne A Kent, Charlotte A Oomen, Gregory D Clemenson, Fred H Gage, Lisa M Saksida, Timothy J Bussey

Brain and Mind Institute Researchers' Publications

Successful memory involves not only remembering information over time, but also keeping memories distinct and less confusable. The computational process for making representations for similar input patterns more distinct from each other has been referred to as "pattern separation." In this work, we developed a set of behavioral conditions that allowed us to manipulate the load for pattern separation at different stages of memory. Thus, we provide experimental evidence that a brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-dependent pattern separation process occurs during the encoding/storage/consolidation, but not the retrieval stage of memory processing. We also found that a spontaneous increase in BDNF in …

The Scarlet - Volume Xciii, No. 9 (November 14, 2013), Scarlet Staff

The Scarlet (Student Newspaper) (2011-present)

The November 14, 2013 edition of The Scarlet (est. 1939), Clark University's student-run newspaper. The Scarlet is intellectually and editorially independent of the University.

The Murray Ledger And Times, November 14, 2013, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

A. G. V. Lower Merion School District

2013 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Conditional Expression Of Tgf-Β1 In Skeletal Muscles Causes Endomysial Fibrosis And Myofibers Atrophy, Jigna Narola, Sachchida Nand Pandey, Adam Glick, Yi-Wen Chen

Genomics and Precision Medicine Faculty Publications

To study the effects of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) on fibrosis and failure of regeneration of skeletal muscles, we generated a tet-repressible muscle-specific TGF-β1transgenic mouse in which expression of TGF-β1 is controlled by oral doxycycline. The mice developed muscle weakness and atrophy after TGF-β1 over-expression. We defined the group of mice that showed phenotype within 2 weeks as early onset (EO) and the rest as late onset (LO), which allowed us to further examine phenotypic differences between the groups. While only mice in the EO group showed significant muscle weakness, pathological changes including endomysial fibrosis and smaller …

Molecular Cellular Biology Graduate Students Win At Regional Conference, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Rapid Differentiation Between Livestock-Associated And Livestock-Independent Staphylococcus Aureus Cc398 Clades, Marc Stegger, Cindy M. Liu, Jesper Larsen, Katerina Soldanova, Maliha Aziz, Tania Contente-Cuomo, Andreas Petersen, Stien Vandendriessche, Judy N. Jiménez, Caterina Mammina, Alex Van Belkum, Saara Salmenlinna, Frederic Laurent, Robert L. Skov, Anders R. Larsen, Paal S. Andersen, Lance B. Price

Environmental and Occupational Health Faculty Publications

Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 398 (CC398) isolates cluster into two distinct phylogenetic clades based on single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) revealing a basal human clade and a more derived livestock clade. The scn and tet(M) genes are strongly associated with the human and the livestock clade, respectively, due to loss and acquisition of mobile genetic elements. We present canonical single-nucleotide polymorphism (canSNP) assays that differentiate the two major host-associated S. aureus CC398 clades and a duplex PCR assay for detection of scn and tet(M). The canSNP assays correctly placed 88 S. aureusCC398 isolates from a reference collection into …

The East Texan, 2013-11-14, Texas A&M University-Commerce

All Issues

A color copy of The East Texan, a student newspaper published at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

The Utah Statesman, November 14, 2013, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Primacy Of Context: An Exploration Into The Causes Of Food Insecurity In Kitere, Kenya., William O. Aludo

Capstone Collection

The purpose of this study was to explore the specific reasons why households in Kitere village, Kenya experience persistent food insecurity every year while the region enjoys the advantage of two planting/harvest seasons in a year. Kitere village lies within the lakeside region of Nyanza Province in Kenya, generally considered to be one of the more agriculturally productive parts of the country. The Participatory Rural Appraisal method was employed to gather qualitative data on the causes of food insecurity in Kitere village. The data sources were focus groups and a self-administered, one-time survey of random and non-random samples of key …

The Parthenon, November 14, 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.

The Missouri Miner, November 14, 2013

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

Steps In Conducting A Scholarly Mixed Methods Study, John W. Creswell

Discipline-Based Education Research Group Speaker Series

Mixed methods research is a rapidly expanding methodology in the social and human sciences in the US and around the world. In this presentation I will first define mixed methods research (combining both quantitative and qualitative methods of research) and discuss what it is and what it is not. Then I will review a brief history of its development, and why it is important today. I will discuss several of the scientific developments in mixed methods that have occurred over the last ten years, such as the specification of types of designs, the formation of mixed methods questions, and the …

Health Care From A Dominican Perspective: Who Do We Really Care About, Bro. Ignatius Perkins, O.P.

Faculty Conference Presentations

Presented at Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, Ohio, November 14, 2013.

The Weekly Challenger, November 14, 2013, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The November 14, 2013, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Minutes, Juvenile Welfare Board, November 14, 2013, Brian Aungst

Juvenile Welfare Board Agendas, Minutes, and Historical Audits

Minutes from the November 14, 2013, meeting of the Juvenile Welfare Board. Attached as supplemental files are an agenda, previous meetings' minutes, and documents to review before the meeting.

Daily Eastern News: November 14, 2013, Eastern Illinois University

November

No abstract provided.

Charger Times, Vol. 2, Iss. 11, 2013-11-14, University Of Alabama In Huntsville

Charger Times (2012-2014)

No abstract provided.

Survivor Of Mystery Illness To Share Testimony At Dimensions On Nov. 19, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

The Dimensions program at Gardner-Webb University is pleased to announce Mandy Young as a distinguished speaker. The Conyers, Ga., resident will share her testimony on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 9:25 a.m. in the Tucker Student Center. Since the age of two, Mandy Young has suffered from a mysterious illness in which her body does not detect an infection until it is life-threatening.

Youtube: Mandy Young

Brain-Related Chronic Pain Disorder Treatment Method And Apparatus, Jeffrey Hargrove, Robert M. Ford, Buckley D. Beranek

Mechanical Engineering Patents

A method for treating brain-related chronic pain disorders in human subjects includes assessing the brain function of a subject suffering from chronic pain, diagnosing a chronic pain-related abnormal brain condition, and mitigating the abnormal brain activity by applying an electrical stimulation signal to tissues corresponding to at least one area of abnormal brain activity.

Establishing Key Performance Indicators To Measure The Benefit Of Introducing The Facilities Manager At An Early Stage In The Building Information Modelling Process, Barry Mcauley, Alan V. Hore, Roger West

Conference papers

The Facilities Manager occupies a unique position within the lifecycle of a building asset, as he/she is one of the only Architectural, Engineering, and Construction/Facilities Management (AEC / FM) professionals who is in a position to view the product of the entire design and build process. Despite the potential benefits that the Facilities Manager offers, this profession still remains largely undeveloped and still does not command the recognition it deserves within the AEC/FM sector. This is beginning to change through the introduction of Building Information Modelling (BIM) which can offer a new level of functionality for the management of buildings …

The Daily Egyptian, November 14, 2013, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2013

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, November 14, 2013, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

The Cowl - V.78 - N.10 - Nov 14, 2013

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 78 - No. 10 - November 14, 2013. 24 pages.

Foreword: Federalism Points And The Sometime Recognition Of Essential Federal Power, Jonathan D. Varat

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

For some time now, a narrow but persistent majority of the Supreme Court has undertaken the project of circumscribing federal power. Marching under the banner of state sovereignty, this majority has attacked the flanks of congressional power in at least three areas: its enumerated powers, its power to direct the state administration of federal programs, and its power to abrogate state immunity from suit. During the October Term 2011, the battle over the appropriate balance of federal power and state sovereignty continued in earnest on all three fronts. This Foreword examines the Court’s 2011 term to find those points where …

The Voracious First Amendment: Alvarez And Knox In The Context Of 2012 And Beyond, Vikram David Amar, Alan Brownstein

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

Supreme Court jurisprudence often privileges certain constitutional provisions to the detriment of others. Following World War II, the Court’s elevation of the equal protection doctrine drove decisions that limited the rights of states and individuals. Over the last twenty years, however, the First Amendment—particularly the Free Speech Clause—has knocked equal protection from its perch.

This Article analyzes United States v. Alvarez and Knox v. Service Employees International Union by critiquing the Court’s opinions, comparing these opinions to other contemporaneously decided cases, and situating the cases within the larger doctrinal field of the First Amendment. In doing so, this Article illustrates …

The Alestle - Vol. 66 No. 13 - 11/14/2013, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The Alestle

Vol. 66 No. 13

The Zircon, November 14, 2013 [Spoof Issue], Dordt College

Dordt Diamond

Note: Issue incorrectly lists the date as 2012 instead of 2013.