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Strategic Landpower And The Arabian Gulf, W. Andrew Terrill

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Us Options In Syria, David S. Sorenson

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

The Evolution Of ‘Theory Of Mind’: Theory And Experiments, Erik O. Kimbrough, Nikolaus Robalino, Arthur Robson

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

This paper investigates the evolutionary foundation for our capacity to attribute preferences to others. This ability is intrinsic to game theory, and is a key component of “Theory of Mind,” perhaps the capstone of social cognition. We argue here that this component of theory of mind allows organisms to efficiently modify their behavior in strategic environments with a persistent element of novelty. Our notion of “Theory of Mind” ’ (ToM) yields a sharp, unambiguous advantage over less sophisticated approaches to strategic interaction because agents with ToM extrapolate to novel circumstances information about opponents’ preferences that was learned previously. We then …

Swosu Fact Book Fall 2013, Denisa Engelman

Fact Books

I am proud to introduce the 22nd annual Southwestern Oklahoma State University Fact Book. The Fact Book provides a ready source of information to answer frequently asked questions about the University and its operations. Unless otherwise noted, the information in this Fact Book came from computer-generated reports that

are printed following the tenth class day of each fall semester. Because of student fluctuations during the semester, numbers will not match other published enrollment numbers that may be based on enrollment at the end of a semester.

Identification And Characterization Of A Nacl Responsive Genetic Locus Involved In 2 Survival During Desiccation In Sinorhizobium Meliloti, Jan A.C. Vriezen, Frans J. De Bruijn, Klaus R. Nüsslein

Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

The Rhizobiaceae are a bacterial family of enormous agricultural importance due to the ability of its members to fix atmospheric nitrogen in an intimate relationship with plants. Their survival as naturally occurring soil bacteria in agricultural soils as well as popular seed inocula is affected directly by drought and salinity. Survival after desiccation in the presence of NaCl is enabled by underlying genetic mechanisms in the model organism Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021. Since salt stress parallels a loss in water activity, the identification of NaCl-responsive loci may identify loci involved in survival during desiccation. This approach enabled identification of the loci …

The Meaning Of Green Growth, Michael A. Livermore

Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law

Although the term is still rarely used in the United States, in recent years “green growth” has become part of the lexicon of global environmental policy. Unfortunately, although it is frequently cited as a public policy goal, green growth has remained vague and ill-defined, leading to conflicting interpretations and confusion over the distinction between green growth and related concepts like sustainable development. This paper seeks to clarify the meaning of green growth as a distinct concept, defining a “green growth frontier” of policies that dominate along both environmental and economic dimensions. The green growth agenda can be understood as moving …

Adaptation And The Courtroom: Judging Climate Science, Kirsten Engel, Jonathan Overpeck

Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law

Climate science is increasingly showing up in courtroom disputes over the duty to adapt to climate change. While judges play a critical role in evaluating scientific evidence, they are not apt to be familiar with the basic methods of climate science nor with the role played by peer review, publication, and training of climate scientists. This Article is an attempt to educate the bench and the bar on the basics of the discipline of climate science, which we contend is a distinct scientific discipline. We propose a series of principles to guide a judge’s evaluation of the reliability and weight …

Evaluation Of 54 Years Of Centralized Performance Bull Testing At The Dean Lee Research And Extension Center (Bulletin #893), Tabitha Howard, Matthew Garcia, Kenneth Bondioli, Sidney Derouen

LSU AgCenter Bulletins

The first objective of this study was to evaluate 54 years of performance data to analyze performance trends from a centralized performance bull testing program conducted in central Louisiana. The second objective was to discuss how changes in performance trends observed in the Dean Lee Performance Bull Tests compare to other multidecade bull performance tests.

Action Threshold Treatment Regimens For Red Spider Mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) And Tomato Fruitworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) On Tomato, Gadi V.P. Reddy, Khanobporn Tangtrakulwanich

Faculty Publications

The tomato fruitworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is the foremost pest of tomato in the Mariana Islands. Similarly, the red spider mite, Tetranychus marianae McGregor (Acari: Tetranychidae), is a chief pest of vegetables particularly on tomato, Solanum lycopersicum L. (Solanaceae). However, the infestations by T. marianae are heavy during the early stages of crop growth, while infestations of H. armigera become prominent at later stages. Because no threshold levels are available for these pests, many growers apply up to 15 chemical applications per tomato cropping period. To reduce the regular spray schedules chemical applications and to prevent damage to …

Susceptibility Of Field Populations Of The Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) From Florida And Puerto Rico To Purified Cry1f Protein And Corn Leaf Tissue Containing Single And Pyramided Bt Genes, Ying Niu, Robert L. Meagher, Fei Yang, Fangneng Huang

Faculty Publications

Larval survival of Cry1F-susceptible (FL),-resistant (PR and Cry1F-RR), and-heterozygous (FL x PR and Cry1F-RS) populations of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) to purified Cry1F protein and corn leaf tissue of 7 Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn hybrids and 5 non-Bt corn hybrids was evaluated in the laboratory. The 7 Bt corn hybrids represent 5 Bt corn traits: Herculex®I, which expresses a single Bt protein (Cry1F), and Genuity® VT Double Pro™, VT Triple Pro™, SmartStax™, and Agrisure® Viptera ® 3111, which contain ≥ 2 pyramided Bt genes. The original FL and PR populations were collected from corn fields in …

Susceptibility Of Louisiana And Florida Populations Of Spodoptera Frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) To Pyramided Bt Corn Containing Genuity®Vt Double Pro™ And Smartstax™ Traits, Fei Yang, Jawwad A. Qureshi, B. Rogers Leonard, Graham P. Head, Ying Niu, Fangneng Huang

Faculty Publications

The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), is a target species of transgenic corn containing pyramided Bt genes in the United States. During 2011, a total of 149 F2 two-parental family lines were established using single-pairing of S. frugiperda collected from 3 locations in Louisiana and Florida. This study examined the susceptibility of these F2 two-parental family lines to 2 commonly used pyramided Bt corn traits, Genuity®VT Double Pro™ and Genuity®SmartStax ™. Nine out of the 149 family lines showed less susceptibility to the leaf tissue of Genuity®VT Double Pro™ or Genuity®SmartStax plants. Larvae of these 9 family lines …

Labrad : Vol 39, Issue 1 - September 2013, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

LABRAD - Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Radiology Archives

• Immunophenotyping by Flowcytometry
• Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia: Diagnosis and Prognostic Factors
• Tumour Markers
• Role of Chemical Pathology in Screening and Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma
• 1p/19q Deletion: Favourable Prognostic Marker for Oligodendroglioma
• EGFR Mutation Screening Test for Lung Cancer Patients
• Clinical Utility of BCR-ABL1 Kinase Domain Mutational Analysis
• Molecular Cytogenetic Testing for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
• Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) Subgroups have Different Phenotype

Identification Of Helicobacter Pylori By Different Conventional Staining Techniques And Its Comparison With Polymerase Chain Reaction, Himani B. Pandya, Jagdish S. Patel, Harihar H. Agravat, Sahil B. Patel, Minal C. Thakkar

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) detection by histological staining methods, and to compare with those of Gram staining and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study conducted at the Department of Microbiology, Shree P. M. Patel Paramedical College, Anand, Gujarat, India on 436 patients attending the Deep Surgical Hospital, Anand, Gujarat between February 2008 and October 2011. Biopsies were subjected to histological staining using Hematoxylin & Eosin (H&E), Giemsa, and Warthin-Starry stains, as well as with Gram staining. The PCR was performed on 71 biopsy samples. RESULTS: Sensitivity and negative predictive values of all 3 …

Andrews Academy Students Honored By National Merit Scholarship Corporation, Steven Atkins

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

Otterbein Towers Fall 2013, Otterbein Towers

Towers Magazine

RESEARCH AND CREATIVE WORK From Budgies to Baritones. Features: A Master Plan; A Model Community; Opportunities Abound for Research; Showcasing Our Scholars; A Distinguished Career in Research; Fostering Creativity; Community Garden Wins Growing to Green Award; Common Book Author Visits Campus;

Plant Management Systems Of British Columbia's First Peoples, Nancy J. Turner, Douglas Deur, Dana Lepofsky

Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations

This article provides an overview of the diverse plant resource management strategies of First Nations of British Columbia. Management practices range from relatively large-scale (geographically) and longterm activities – such as the use of fire to clear prairies and subalpine meadows – to very focused actions, such as the pruning of individual shrubs. We describe plant resource management practices and the diverse methods used to identify them, and focus on three case studies to augment this description. These case studies exemplify the range of plants and ecosystems that were managed as well as the combinations of strategies and outcomes encompassed …

Maternal Territoriality Achieved Through Shaking And Lunging: An Investigation Of Patterns In Associated Behaviors And Substratevibrations In A Colonial Embiopteran, Antipaluria Urichi, Khaaliq A. Dejan, John M. Fresquez, Annika M. Meyer, Janice Edgerly-Rooks

Biology

Substrate vibration communication is displayed by a variety of insects that rely on silk for shelter. Such signaling is often associated with territoriality and social interactions. The goal in this study was to explore the use of substrate vibration by subsocial insects of the little-studied order Embi-optera (also known as Embiidina). Antipaluria urichi (Saussure) (Embioptera: Clothodidae) from Trinidad and Tobago, a large embiopteran, exhibits maternal care and facultatively colonial behavior. Previous observations suggested that they were aggressive while guarding eggs but gregarious when not. Egg-guarders in particular have been observed shaking and lunging their bodies, but to date these putative …

Transcriptome Sequences Resolve Deep Relationships Of The Grape Family, Jun Wen, Zhiqiang Xiong, Ze-Long Nie, Likai Mao, Yabing Zhu, Xian-Zhao Kan, Stefanie M. Ickert-Bond, Jean Gerrath, Elizabeth A. Zimmer, Xiao-Dong Fang

Faculty Work

Previous phylogenetic studies of the grape family (Vitaceae) yielded poorly resolved deep relationships, thus impeding our understanding of the evolution of the family. Next-generation sequencing now offers access to protein coding sequences very easily, quickly and cost-effectively. To improve upon earlier work, we extracted 417 orthologous single-copy nuclear genes from the transcriptomes of 15 species of the Vitaceae, covering its phylogenetic diversity. The resulting transcriptome phylogeny provides robust support for the deep relationships, showing the phylogenetic utility of transcriptome data for plants over a time scale at least since the mid-Cretaceous. The pros and cons of transcriptome data for phylogenetic …

Therapeutic Ultrasound: Osteoarthritis Symptom-Modification And Potential For Disease Modification, Daniel J. Leong, Huagang Zhang, Lin Xu, Justin Tang, David M. Hirsh, John A. Hardin, Luis Cardoso, Chandan Guha, Neil J. Cobelli, Hui B. Sun

Publications and Research

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease and a leading cause of adult disability. While joint replacement surgery is a common treatment option for end-stage disease, non-surgical management is critical for preventing disability and maintaining quality of life. Although therapeutic ultrasound, which applies mechanical and may also apply thermal energy in the form of sound waves, is widely used to treat various musculoskeletal disorders such as bone fractures, tendinopathy, and muscle contusions, its symptom- and disease-modifying effects on osteoarthritis have not been clearly demonstrated. Recent clinical evidence indicates therapeutic ultrasound is capable of relieving OAassociated pain and improving function of …

Thermodynamic Characterization Of Five Key Kinetic Parameters That Define Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Catalysis, Mohammad Mahfuzul Haque, Jesus Tejero, Mekki Bayachou, Zhi-Qiang Wang, Mohammed Fadlalla, Dennis J. Stuehr

Chemistry Faculty Publications

NO synthase (NOS) enzymes convert L-arginine to NO in two sequential reactions whose rates (kcat1 and kcat2) are both limited by the rate of ferric heme reduction (kr). An enzyme ferric heme –NO complex forms as an immediate product complex and then undergoes either dissociation (at a rate that we denote as kd) to release NO in a productive manner, or reduction (kr) to form a ferrous heme –NO complex that must react with O2 (at a rate that we denote as kox) in a NO dioxygenase reaction that regenerates the ferric enzyme. The interplay of these five kinetic parameters …

Wgss 291.02b: Intimate Relationships, Alissa Engel

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Ensc 360.01: Applied Ecology, Vicki J. Watson

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Enst 225.01: Community And The Environment, Neva Hassanein

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Ahst 200.50: Operating Room Techniques - Outreach, Debbie S. Fillmore

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 510.01: Seminar In Human Variation And Evolution, Meradeth H. Snow

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 122s: Race And Minorities, Gregory R. Campbell

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 515.01: Theory And Methods In Biological Anthropology, Randall R. Skelton

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 500.01: Contemporary Anthropological Thought, Richard A. Sattler

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 426.01: Culture, Health & Healing, Gilbert A. Quintero

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 412.01: Osteology, Ashley H. Mckeown

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.