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Leaf Epidermis Morphology Of Some Onosma (Boraginaceae) Species From Turkey, Öznur Ergen Akçi̇n, Gülcan Şenel, Yaşar Akçi̇n Jan 2013

Leaf Epidermis Morphology Of Some Onosma (Boraginaceae) Species From Turkey, Öznur Ergen Akçi̇n, Gülcan Şenel, Yaşar Akçi̇n

Turkish Journal of Botany

The leaf epidermis of 14 Onosma L. species was examined by light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The leaf characters studied showed some variations. Morphologic features of the epidermal cells such as shape, structure of the anticlinal walls, stomatal size, outer stomatal rims, peristomatal rims, and apertures were summarised in the examined taxa. It was found that these characters are variable in the genus but usually they are stable within a species. Epidermal cells of the investigated taxa are polygonal, elongated, or irregular. Anticlinal walls of the epidermal cells are generally straight to curved and repand. Apertures are long, ellipsoidal, …

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Comparative Morphological, Epidermal, And Anatomical Studies Of Pinus Roxburghii Needles At Different Altitudes In The North-West Indian Himalayas, Satyendra Prakash Tiwari, Pradeep Kumar, Deepika Yadav, Devendra Kumar Chauhan Jan 2013

Comparative Morphological, Epidermal, And Anatomical Studies Of Pinus Roxburghii Needles At Different Altitudes In The North-West Indian Himalayas, Satyendra Prakash Tiwari, Pradeep Kumar, Deepika Yadav, Devendra Kumar Chauhan

Turkish Journal of Botany

The aim of the present study was to understand the ecological adaptation of Pinus roxburghii Sarg. in the North-West Himalayan region. P. roxburghii needles showed morphological, epidermal, and anatomical variation at different altitudes. Needle length was negatively correlated with altitude. Stomatal characters like stomatal density, stomatal index, and guard cell lengths were found to be affected by environmental factors and showed a direct correlation with altitude. The results showed that potential conductance index was dependent on the climatic conditions of the habitat. The anatomical properties of needles exhibited variation from lower to higher elevation, especially in the number and position …

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Analysis Of Airborne Pollen Grains In Denizli, Aykut Güvensen, Ali̇ Çeli̇k, Bülent Topuz, Müni̇r Öztürk Jan 2013

Analysis Of Airborne Pollen Grains In Denizli, Aykut Güvensen, Ali̇ Çeli̇k, Bülent Topuz, Müni̇r Öztürk

Turkish Journal of Botany

Airborne pollen distribution in Denizli Province was measured volumetrically during 2 consecutive years, 2005 and 2006, on a weekly basis. A total of 11,981 pollen grains/m^3 belonging to 42 taxa were determined. In 2005 the total was 5368 pollen grains/m^3 and in 2006 it was 6613 pollen grains/m^3. Among the taxa recorded, 26 belonged to arboreal and 16 to nonarboreal taxa. At the end of the 2 years total pollen counts comprised 79.68% arboreal, 19.48% nonarboreal, and 0.84% unidentified taxa. The number of pollen grains/m^3 among arboreal plants was as follows: Pinaceae (24.19%), Cupressaceae/Taxodiaceae (15.99%), Olea europaea (11.35%), Quercus spp. …

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Size-Fractionated Phytoplankton And Nutrient Dynamics In The Inner Part Of İzmir Bay, Eastern Aegean Sea, Serkan Kükrer, Hasan Baha Büyükişik Jan 2013

Size-Fractionated Phytoplankton And Nutrient Dynamics In The Inner Part Of İzmir Bay, Eastern Aegean Sea, Serkan Kükrer, Hasan Baha Büyükişik

Turkish Journal of Botany

İzmir Bay has been one of most polluted bays of the Mediterranean for a long time. When the 'Big Channel Project' was completed in 2000, sewage flow into the bay ended. Hence, the influence of creeks, which are the only source of water transportation to the inner bay, was investigated in the current study. Monthly samples of creek water and seawater were taken. Basic water quality variables and nutrients were measured. In addition, the phytoplankton community was arrayed into size fractions to assess the contribution of each size fraction to biomass and pigment concentrations. Analyses showed that the creek waters …

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Taxonomic Revision Of Silene (Caryophyllaceae) Sections Siphonomorpha, Lasiostemones, Sclerocalycinae, Chloranthae, Tataricae, And Otites In Turkey, Kemal Yildiz, Ali̇ Hi̇kmet Çirpici Jan 2013

Taxonomic Revision Of Silene (Caryophyllaceae) Sections Siphonomorpha, Lasiostemones, Sclerocalycinae, Chloranthae, Tataricae, And Otites In Turkey, Kemal Yildiz, Ali̇ Hi̇kmet Çirpici

Turkish Journal of Botany

Forty-four Silene L. taxa belonging to the sections Siphonomorpha Otth, Lasiostemones Boiss., Sclerocalycinae Boiss., Chloranthae Rohrb., Tataricae Chowdhuri, and Otites (Adams.) Otth were studied. The Silene specimens used in the study were collected from different localities between 2005 and 2007. Their conservation status, phytogeographical regions, and distribution in Turkey were determined. Detailed drawings of the general view and flower from each species were added to the study. As a result of these detailed investigations, the conditions of some species having taxonomic problems were re-examined, and suggestions were proposed. The results produced 3 taxa that are new to science and 2 …

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Three Remarkable New Moss Records For South-West Asia From Northern Turkey, Güray Uyar, Muhammet Ören Jan 2013

Three Remarkable New Moss Records For South-West Asia From Northern Turkey, Güray Uyar, Muhammet Ören

Turkish Journal of Botany

Grimmia anomala Schimp., Pohlia filum (Schimp.) Mårtensson, and Hookeria acutifolia Hook. & Grev. are noteworthy moss species reported here for the first time in South-West Asia from specimens collected in north-eastern and north-western Turkey. The diagnostic characters, habitat preferences, illustrations, and updated ranges of the treated species are given together with notes comparing them with those of related taxa.

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Weed Flora In The Reclaimed Lands Along The Northern Sector Of The Nile Valley In Egypt, Monier Abd El-Ghani, Ashraf Soliman, Rim Hamdy, Ebtesam Bennoba Jan 2013

Weed Flora In The Reclaimed Lands Along The Northern Sector Of The Nile Valley In Egypt, Monier Abd El-Ghani, Ashraf Soliman, Rim Hamdy, Ebtesam Bennoba

Turkish Journal of Botany

Deserts comprise about 95% of the total land surface of Egypt; therefore, their potential for production must be assessed. Weed communities are mainly affected by the environment, and studies may increase our knowledge of the relationship among the weed flora, soil properties, crop rotation, soil management, fertiliser usage, and weed control. The area under study is one of the most recently reclaimed lands. The recorded 150 species in the monitored 19 sites were distributed within 33 families. The species-rich families were: Poaceae (31), Asteraceae (23), Brassicaceae (13), Chenopodiaceae (12), and Fabaceae (12). Chorological analysis revealed that the widely distributed species …

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Vegetation And Soil Relationships In The Inland Wadi Ecosystem Of Central Eastern Desert, Egypt, Fawzy Salama, Monier Abd El-Ghani, Noha El-Tayeh Jan 2013

Vegetation And Soil Relationships In The Inland Wadi Ecosystem Of Central Eastern Desert, Egypt, Fawzy Salama, Monier Abd El-Ghani, Noha El-Tayeh

Turkish Journal of Botany

In January 2010, torrential rains that had suddenly swept away a limited area in the Eastern Desert facing Qena Province in Upper Egypt resulted in the enriching of the vegetation of some extremely dry wadis at this location. A vegetation survey carried out shortly after this event, in April, revealed the prevalence of annuals in considerable abundance, which are hardly recognisable in such usually dry habitats. The normally scarce perennial vegetation had flourished, too. A total of 32 species, 11 annuals, and 21 perennials that belong to 27 genera and 15 families were recorded. The life-form spectrum in the present …

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Effects Of Exogenous Methyl Jasmonate And 2-Isopentenyladenine On Artemisinin Production And Gene Expression In Artemisia Annua, Mahboobeh Zare Mehrjerdi, Mohammad Reza Bihamta, Mansoor Omidi, Mohammad Reza Naghavi, Hassan Soltanloo, Mojtaba Ranjbar Jan 2013

Effects Of Exogenous Methyl Jasmonate And 2-Isopentenyladenine On Artemisinin Production And Gene Expression In Artemisia Annua, Mahboobeh Zare Mehrjerdi, Mohammad Reza Bihamta, Mansoor Omidi, Mohammad Reza Naghavi, Hassan Soltanloo, Mojtaba Ranjbar

Turkish Journal of Botany

Artemisinin, produced in very low amounts in Artemisia annua L. plants, is one of the most effective drugs in treating malaria. In this study, the effect of exogenous applications of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) and 2-isopentenyladenine (2-iP) in artemisinin production and the main genes of its biosynthesis pathway within a 1-week time period were investigated. Both MeJA and 2-iP increased artemisinin content, but no correlation was found between gene expression and its content. In plants treated with 2-iP, despite increased gene expression following elicitor application, downregulation of gene expression was also observed, which might be attributed to the negative effects of …

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Pollen Morphology Of The Genus Onobrychis (Fabaceae) In Turkey, Süleyman Avci, Cengi̇z Sancak, Alp Can, Aydan Acar, Nur Münevver Pinar Jan 2013

Pollen Morphology Of The Genus Onobrychis (Fabaceae) In Turkey, Süleyman Avci, Cengi̇z Sancak, Alp Can, Aydan Acar, Nur Münevver Pinar

Turkish Journal of Botany

The pollen size and morphology of 20 Onobrychis Adans. taxa from Turkey were studied using both light and scanning electron microscopy. Of the taxa studied, Onobrychis fallax Freyn & Sint. and Onobrychis elata Boiss. & Balansa showed the smallest size of pollen grains, while the largest were found in Onobrychis aequidentata (Sibth. & Sm.) d'Urv. and Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. The pollens of all taxa studied represent the tricolpate type of pollen and are prolate in shape. The type of exine found in the studied taxa is reticulate (sect. Dendobrychis DC. and sect. Laphobrychis Hand.-Mazz.), suprareticulate (sect. Onobrychis), or microreticulate (sect. …

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Cadmium-Induced Structural Disturbances In Pisum Sativum Leaves Are Alleviated By Nitric Oxide, Tuan Anh Tran, Valya Vassileva, Petar Petrov, Losanka Petrova Popova Jan 2013

Cadmium-Induced Structural Disturbances In Pisum Sativum Leaves Are Alleviated By Nitric Oxide, Tuan Anh Tran, Valya Vassileva, Petar Petrov, Losanka Petrova Popova

Turkish Journal of Botany

In the present study, the protective effect of nitric oxide (NO) against Cd-induced structural disturbances in pea (Pisum sativum) leaves was investigated. Cadmium treatment resulted in a decreased leaf size and thickness of the lamina, reduced intercellular spaces in the mesophyll, small pavement cells, and a high density of stomata. These abnormalities were partially or fully reversed by a simultaneous application of Cd and the NO donor, sodium nitroprusside (SNP). The concentration of 1000 µM SNP was very effective in counteracting the adverse effects of Cd and resulted in leaf structural parameters close to those of the control leaves. These …

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New Staining Technique For Fungal-Infected Plant Tissues, Joao Paulo Rodrigues Marques, Marli Kasue Misaki Soares, Beatriz Appezzato-Da-Glória Jan 2013

New Staining Technique For Fungal-Infected Plant Tissues, Joao Paulo Rodrigues Marques, Marli Kasue Misaki Soares, Beatriz Appezzato-Da-Glória

Turkish Journal of Botany

The use of histological techniques, combined with the use of dyes, facilitates the visualisation of fungi present in tissues, allowing the details of plant-pathogen interactions in many different pathosystems to be revealed. The purpose of this study is to present a new double-staining method that uses cotton blue and safranin to identify fungal structures in plant tissues. With this staining method, the fungal hyphae stain blue and plant cell walls stain orange. The new method was tested on 2 pathosystems. The technique distinguishes between fungal and plant cell walls, giving it great practical utility. This is a staining technique that …

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Cover And Contents Jan 2013

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Botany

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Astragalus Yukselii (Leguminosae), A New Species From Turkey, Seher Karaman Erkul, Zeki̇ Aytaç Jan 2013

Astragalus Yukselii (Leguminosae), A New Species From Turkey, Seher Karaman Erkul, Zeki̇ Aytaç

Turkish Journal of Botany

Astragalus yukselii Karaman & Aytaç (Leguminosae) is described as a new species and illustrated. The species is distributed near the town of Hadim in Konya Province (South Anatolia). Diagnostic morphological characters useful in discriminating the new species from its close relatives, A. isauricus Hub.-Mor. & V.A.Matthews and A. karjaginii (Boriss.) Boriss., are explained. Both species clearly belong to Astragalus L. sect. Macrophyllium Boiss., which is characterised by large leaves and flowers. We also present some notes on the ecology, biogeography, and conservation status of the new species.

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Comparative Anatomy Of Elaiophores And Oil Secretion In The Genus Gomesa (Orchidaceae), Natalia Elva Gomiz, Juan Pablo Torretta, Sandra Silvina Aliscioni Jan 2013

Comparative Anatomy Of Elaiophores And Oil Secretion In The Genus Gomesa (Orchidaceae), Natalia Elva Gomiz, Juan Pablo Torretta, Sandra Silvina Aliscioni

Turkish Journal of Botany

Oils are atypical floral rewards in Orchidaceae and are produced by epidermal glands called elaiophores. Flowers of many members of the subtribe Oncidiinae either produce oil or mimic oil-producing flowers of Malpighiaceae. We focus our research on 3 species of Gomesa, namely, G. flexuosa, G. riograndensis, and G. varicosa in order to investigate the presence of elaiophores, their micromorphology and internal structure, and the process of oil secretion. Elaiophores were located using Sudan III and their internal and external features examined using light and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. The presence of elaiophores was confirmed for regions of calli that are …

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Phytotoxic Effects Of Herbicide Attribut And Surfactant Biopower On The Root, Stem, And Leaf Anatomy Of Triticum Aestivum ‘Pehlivan’, Gülden Yilmaz, Feruzan Dane Jan 2013

Phytotoxic Effects Of Herbicide Attribut And Surfactant Biopower On The Root, Stem, And Leaf Anatomy Of Triticum Aestivum ‘Pehlivan’, Gülden Yilmaz, Feruzan Dane

Turkish Journal of Botany

This study was performed in order to determine toxic effects of different doses of Attribut (propoxycarbazone-sodium) used in wheat fields and BioPower (sodium alkyl ether sulphate) surfactant added to Attribut on Triticum aestivum L. ‘Pehlivan’. The doses used in the study were 0.42 mM Attribut, 0.82 mM Attribut, and 1.68 mM Attribut with or without 0.25% BioPower. Laboratory studies showed that the effective concentration value corresponded to the farmer dose, 0.42 mM Attribut. Applications were done by seed treatment. The effects of each of the doses applied to wheat plants were monitored in terms of anatomical parameters. Attribut doses of …

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A Phylogenetic Analysis Of Genus Onobrychis And Its Relationships Within The Tribe Hedysareae (Fabaceae), Nadeesha Lewke Bandara, Alessio Papini, Stefano Mosti, Terence Brown, Lydia Mary Josephine Smith Jan 2013

A Phylogenetic Analysis Of Genus Onobrychis And Its Relationships Within The Tribe Hedysareae (Fabaceae), Nadeesha Lewke Bandara, Alessio Papini, Stefano Mosti, Terence Brown, Lydia Mary Josephine Smith

Turkish Journal of Botany

Results about a phylogenetic analysis of the genus Onobrychis Mill., tribe Hedysareae DC. are presented. The systematic knowledge of tribe Hedysareae is still incomplete, with difficult circumscription of genera and species. Analyses were undertaken using both nuclear (ITS) and chloroplast (matK) markers for a set of 78 accessions covering 41 Onobrychis species, besides previously sequenced Hedysareae accessions. The phylogenetic methods used were maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood, and Bayesian analyses to produce phylogenetic trees and robustness indices. The genus Onobrychis was resolved as paraphyletic, with species of the genera Eversmannia Bunge and Hedysarum L. nested within it. The position of the …

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Two New Species Of Cirsium (Asteraceae) And Notes On Allies From Turkey, Bayram Yildiz, Turan Arabaci, Tuncay Di̇rmenci̇ Jan 2013

Two New Species Of Cirsium (Asteraceae) And Notes On Allies From Turkey, Bayram Yildiz, Turan Arabaci, Tuncay Di̇rmenci̇

Turkish Journal of Botany

In this study, 2 new species of Cirsium Mill. sect. Epitrachys DC., Cirsium balikesirense Yıldız, Arabacı & Dirmenci and C. nerimaniae Yıldız, Dirmenci & Arabacı from Turkey, are described and illustrated. The differences between the new species and their allies are discussed. Ecological habit, localities, key of allied species, and a distribution map of the species are given.

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Karyological Studies Of 10 Cirsium Sect. Epitrachys (Asteraceae) Species From Turkey, Eda Yüksel, Yaşar Kiran, Ahmet Şahi̇n, Bayram Yildiz, Turan Arabaci Jan 2013

Karyological Studies Of 10 Cirsium Sect. Epitrachys (Asteraceae) Species From Turkey, Eda Yüksel, Yaşar Kiran, Ahmet Şahi̇n, Bayram Yildiz, Turan Arabaci

Turkish Journal of Botany

Detailed karyotype properties were established for 10 Cirsium Mill. sect. Epitrachys DC. species distributed in Turkey. The species Cirsium ligulare Boiss., C. sintenisii Freyn, C. boluënse P.H.Davis & Parris, C. eriophorum (L.) Scop., C. steirolepis Petr., C. baytopae P.H.Davis & Parris, C. poluninii P.H.Davis & Parris, C. ciliatum (Murray) Moench subsp. szovitsii (K.Koch) Petr., C. ellenbergii Bornm., and C. vulgare (Savi) Ten. have the somatic chromosome number 2n = 2x = 34, whereas C. sintenisii and C. vulgare showed 2n = 4x = 68. The chromosome numbers of C. sintenisii, C. boluënse, C. baytopae, C. poluninii, and C. ellenbergii are …

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Classification Of Camellia Species From 3 Sections Using Leaf Anatomical Data With Back-Propagation Neural Networks And Support Vector Machines, Wu Jiang, Bi̇llur Barshan Özaktaş, Nitin Mantri, Zhengming Tao, Hongfei Lu Jan 2013

Classification Of Camellia Species From 3 Sections Using Leaf Anatomical Data With Back-Propagation Neural Networks And Support Vector Machines, Wu Jiang, Bi̇llur Barshan Özaktaş, Nitin Mantri, Zhengming Tao, Hongfei Lu

Turkish Journal of Botany

Leaf characteristics provide many useful clues for taxonomy. We used a back-propagation artificial neural network (BP-ANN) and C-support vector machines (C-SVMs) to classify 47 species from 3 sections of genus Camellia (16 from sect. Chrysanthae, 16 from sect. Tuberculata, and 15 from sect. Paracamellia). The classification model was constructed based on 7 leaf anatomy attributes including, area of adaxial epidermal cell, thickness of adaxial epidermal cell, thickness of palisade parenchyma, thickness of total leaf, thickness of spongy parenchyma, thickness of abaxial epidermal cell, and area of abaxial epidermal cell. Model parameters of C-SVM, comprising regularization parameter (C) and kernel parameter …

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Evaluation Of A New Method For Large-Scale And Gene-Targeted Next Generation Dna Sequencing In Nonmodel Species, Ted Cosart Jan 2013

Evaluation Of A New Method For Large-Scale And Gene-Targeted Next Generation Dna Sequencing In Nonmodel Species, Ted Cosart

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The efficient method called exon capture provides for sequencing genes genome-wide, targeting candidate genes, and sampling specific exons within genes. Although developed for model species with available whole genome sequences, the method can capture exons in nonmodel species using the genomic resources of a related model species. How close the relatives must be for effective exon capture is not known. The work herein demonstrates cross-taxa capture in ungulates, using the domestic cow genome as a reference. It also describes a computer program designed for collecting exon sequences for exon capture, allowing users to set per-gene and overall base pair (bp) …

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P-Glycoprotein Transport In Pesticide Pharmacokinetics And Toxicity: Investigating A Link To Parkinson's Disease Risk, Sarah Elizabeth Lacher Jan 2013

P-Glycoprotein Transport In Pesticide Pharmacokinetics And Toxicity: Investigating A Link To Parkinson's Disease Risk, Sarah Elizabeth Lacher

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Variation in the gene that encodes P-glycoprotein (P-gp), ABCB1, has been associated with Parkinson's disease risk. The aim of my research was to evaluate P-gp transport of pesticides that have been associated with Parkinson's disease as a mechanism for the pharmacogenomic association. To facilitate this aim, a combination of models was utilized to determine P-gp transport of the pesticides diazinon, dieldrin, endosulfan, maneb, MPP+, paraquat, and rotenone. Paraquat pharmacokinetics and brain accumulation were measured in both FVB wildtype and mdr1a(-/-)/1b(-/-) mice. P-gp deficient mice displayed no changes in paraquat brain accumulation, indicating that P-gp does not mediate paraquat disposition. I …

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The Law Of The Body, Meredith M. Render Jan 2013

The Law Of The Body, Meredith M. Render

Emory Law Journal

In the absence of clarity about the legal status of the human body, courts have constructed a collection of circumstantially defined categories for resolving the question of human body ownership and use. This patchwork approach is awkward, unwieldy, incoherent, and, by many lights, ultimately unjust. Many able minds have been applied to critiquing the distributive consequences of a regime in which we cannot-at any point in our lives-"own" our own bodies (or its constituent parts), but other people can and do. But what has been missing from these conversations is a conceptual foundation for understanding the living human body as …

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Is Circumcision Legal?, Peter W, Adler Jan 2013

Is Circumcision Legal?, Peter W, Adler

Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest

An important, divisive, and unanswered question of American law - and indeed of international law - is whether it is legal to circumcise healthy boys. American medical association and experts assert that circumcision is a common, safe, and relatively painlesss procedure with many medical benefits that exceed the risks. They argue that insurance should pay for it. Some religious organizations argue that circumcision is a sacred religious ritual. In any event, proponents claim that parents have a general and religious right to make the circumcision decision. They can point to the fact that no physician has ever been held liable …

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House Bills Jan 2013

House Bills

Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest

Listing of House bills from the 2013 General Assembly

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Escitalopram Reduces Attentional Performance In Anxious Older Adults With High-Expression Genetic Variants At Serotonin 2a And 1b Receptors, Eric J. Lenze, David Dixon, Petra Nowotny, Francis E. Lotrich, Peter M. Doré, Bruce G. Pollock, Anthony L. Hinrichs, Meryl A. Butters Jan 2013

Escitalopram Reduces Attentional Performance In Anxious Older Adults With High-Expression Genetic Variants At Serotonin 2a And 1b Receptors, Eric J. Lenze, David Dixon, Petra Nowotny, Francis E. Lotrich, Peter M. Doré, Bruce G. Pollock, Anthony L. Hinrichs, Meryl A. Butters

Open Access Publications

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Undergraduate Catalog, 2013-2014, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Jan 2013

Undergraduate Catalog, 2013-2014, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Undergraduate Catalogs

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Undergraduate Catalog, 2013-2014, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Jan 2013

Undergraduate Catalog, 2013-2014, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Undergraduate Catalogs

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2013 Children’S Legislative Briefing Book, Nevada Institute For Children’S Research And Policy, Children’S Advocacy Alliance, Denise Tanata Ashby, Tara Phebus Jan 2013

2013 Children’S Legislative Briefing Book, Nevada Institute For Children’S Research And Policy, Children’S Advocacy Alliance, Denise Tanata Ashby, Tara Phebus

Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy Reports

The purpose of this Legislative Briefing Book is to provide a quick snapshot of some of the most pressing issues facing Nevada’s children in order to provide advocates and policymakers with a stepping stone in creating positive changes to improve the lives of Nevada’s children. While this book will not cover every issue facing our children, it is intended to highlight some of those where state policy may have an impact, covering issues in education, health, safety and security, and the juvenile justice system. Diligent efforts need to be made during the 2013 Legislative Session to improve policies, procedures and …

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Economics As Applied Ethics: Value Judgements In Welfare Economics By Wilfred Beckerman (Book Review), Jonathan B. Wight Jan 2013

Economics As Applied Ethics: Value Judgements In Welfare Economics By Wilfred Beckerman (Book Review), Jonathan B. Wight

Economics Faculty Publications

This is a well-written textbook geared to advanced undergraduate or graduate students of economics, many of whom are largely and regrettably innocent of the ethical problems inherent in conventional economic analysis. It compares with Daniel M. Hausman and Michael S. McPherson’s Economic analysis, moral philosophy, and public policy (2006) and Johan J. Graafland’s Economics, ethics, and the market: introduction and applications (2007). The book presupposes a fair amount of knowledge in both economics and ethics (it does not intend to be a primer in either). The author is professor emeritus at Balliol College, Oxford and honorary visiting professor of economics …

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