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Brazil: Memories Of A Mission, Cathal Barry

Spiritan Magazine

No abstract provided.

Colonial Constitutionalism And The Case Of Bengal Vagrancy Act, Avishek Ray

National Law School Journal

No abstract provided.

Knowledge, Attitude And Perceptions About Tetanus And Rabies Among Family Physicians; Results Of A Survey At A Teaching Hospital In Karachi, Pakistan, Siddiqui Sj, Jehan F, Awan S S, Mohammad Wasay

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

To assess the knowledge, attitude and perception among family physicians about tetanus and rabies. Setting: This study was conducted at the International Family Physicians Conference held at the Aga Khan University. Method: It was a cross sectional study of convenient sampling. The participants were asked to fill a pre-tested questionnaire comprising of 26 questions. Both open and close ended questions were included. A total of 111 doctors fulfilling the inclusion criteria filled in the questionnaire.Result: Out of 111 doctors who participated in this study, vast majority were working in the urban area (86.5%). 59.5% had not seen a case of …

Vol. 9, No. 4, Summer 2014, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Cornerstone

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Eight Live Attenuated Vaccine Candidates For Protection Against Challenge With Virulent Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratuberclosis In Mice, John Bannantine, Jamie L. Everman, Sasha J. J.Rose, Lmar Babrak, Robab Katani, Raul G. Barletta, Adel M. Talaat, Yrjö J. Gröhn, Yung-Fu Chang, Vivek Kapur, Luiz E. Bermudez

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Johne's disease is caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), which results in serious economic losses worldwide in farmed livestock such as cattle, sheep, and goats. To control this disease, an effective vaccine with minimal adverse effects is needed. In order to identify a live vaccine for Johne's disease, we evaluated eight attenuated mutant strains of MAP using a C57BL/6 mouse model. The persistaence of the vaccine candidates was measured at 6, 12, and 18 weeks post vaccination. Only strains 320, 321, and 329 colonized both the liver and spleens up until the 12-week time point. The remaining five mutants …

Western Michigan University Magazine, Summer 2014, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• University News
• Autism Answers
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• Sweet Consumption
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• Potash Mining
• Lest We Forget
• Farming Ambition
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Quarterly Reporter - July 2014, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

Sport Diver Newsletters

Contents:

The New MRD..... p.1
July Quarterly Reports..... p.2
Archaeological Society of South Carolina Update..... p.2
Upcoming Events..... p.3
MRD News..... p.3
2014 Field Training Course Part I..... p.4
Hobby Diver of the Quarter..... p.4
RiverDog Baseball Event..... p.5
Dugout Canoe on Rantowles Creek..... p.5
Historic Causeway Identified on Daniel Island..... p.6
Ploughing the Stono..... p.7
Feature Articles..... p.8
Working with the MRD..... p.8
Second Stone Fleet Experience..... p.8
Fieldwork on the Charleston Harbor Stone Fleets..... p.9
Surface Interval Safety..... p.12
The Ballast Blocks: Interesting Artifacts from the Interior of the H.L. Hunley Submarine..... p.13
College of Charleston Offers Fossil …

Observations On Macdonald V. Moose, Kevin C. Walsh

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Utpa Commencement – Summer 2014, University Of Texas-Pan American

Edinburg Archives - Legacy Commencement Programs

2014 Summer Commencement - August 16, 2014 9:00 a.m.

2014 Summer Commencement - August 16, 2014 1:00 p.m.

Population And Metapopulation Ecology Of Childhood Diseases, Christian E. Gunning

Biology ETDs

Researchers have long used mathematical models and empirical data to explore the population ecology of childhood diseases such as measles and whooping cough. These diseases have proven ideal model systems for studying population dynamics over space and time. Here we present a novel dataset of weekly measles and whooping cough case reports in pre-vaccine era U.S. cities and states, along with a previously- studied dataset of measles in England & Wales. We first estimate per-population disease reporting probabilities. We find that disease reporting is highly variable over space and between diseases, and correlated with socioeconomic covariates including ethnic composition and …

The Microbiome Of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss), Liam T. Lowrey

Biology ETDs

Commensal organisms are an integral part of all vertebrates, contributing heavily to development, pathogen defense, and metabolism. Commensals reside at different body sites within vertebrate animals creating unique and distinct communities that vary between locations. The human microbiome project has revealed distinct bacterial community compositions at the diverse range of body sites that have been sampled, providing evidence for different functional purposes of each microbiome. Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, serves as a model organism for the study of mucosal physiology and immunology. Teleost fish are evolutionarily important as one of the first jawed vertebrates with a dedicated adaptive mucosal immune …

Defining The Complexities Of Mef2 Function And Regulation In Drosophila, Tyanna L. Lovato

Biology ETDs

The development of cardiac and somatic muscle is coordinated by many factors that are highly conserved across species. Mutations in the coding or regulatory sequences of a gene can alter the structure, function or levels of expression of the protein it encodes. We have identified the genetic mechanism underlying the temperature sensitive mutation in MEF2 (myocyte enhancer factor 2), which is required for the differentiation of all muscle lineages. In addition, we have identified a regulatory element upstream of the Mef2 gene that directs its expression from stage fourteen through the end of embryogenesis which is activated by the NK-homeobox …

Establishment Of Larrea Tridentata At The Northern Edge Of The Modern Mojave Desert: Insights From Neotoma Paleomiddens, Clare E. Steinberg

Biology ETDs

Shifting climates affect the composition of biological communities. If environmental conditions change sufficiently, new species can invade, leading to large-scale community turnover. Understanding how and why such shifts occur is crucial in this era of anthropogenic global change. Paleontological studies provide a valuable long-term perspective of the dynamics of community turnover. Here, we examine changes in the plant community over the past 34 thousand years in what is now the northern Mojave Desert. This time period includes the last glacial maximum as well as numerous smaller climatic fluctuations in the Holocene and the end of the Pleistocene. We quantified plant …

A New Species Of Chiasmocleis (Microhylidae, Gastrophryninae) From The Atlantic Forest Of Espírito Santo State, Brazil, João Filipe Tonini, Maruicio Forlani, Rafael O. De Sá

Biology Faculty Publications

Among Neotropical microhylids, the genus Chiasmocleis is exceptionally diverse. Most species ofChiasmocleis were described in recent years based on external morphology, but recent studies using molecular data did not support the monophyly of the species groups clustered based on feet webbing. Furthermore, a phylogeographic study of C. lacrimae estimated high genetic divergence and low gene flow among populations across small geographic ranges. Increasing the molecular and geographic sampling, and incorporating morphological data, we identified new cryptic species. Herein, we used novel genetic and morphological data to describe a new species of Chiasmocleis.

Implementing An Online Social Network For Health Communication, Christian Shaw

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Through end-user design based research methodology, we developed an interactive online social network that specifically communicates informative and harm reduction strategies for alcohol and illicit drug use to University students. Twenty-four demographically representative University undergraduates were recruited to participate in a two part quantitative/qualitative pilot study intended to assess usability of the website and explore necessary components to optimize website design and interactive experience for its target population. Website usability was assessed by participant completion of the modified Standard Usability Scale. Website design optimization was explored through focus group sessions. Based on the results of this pilot study, it is …

Can The United States Control Its Natural Gas: International Trade Implications Of Restrictions On Liquefied Natural Gas Exports, Adam Eldean

Natural Resources Journal

This article examines the cross-section between energy, environmental, and international law while exploring the recent developments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to non-free trade agreement countries, and considers how international free trade agreements affect efforts to restrict or limit exports of LNG. The article discusses the environmental and economic impacts of large-scale exports of LNG, but argues that efforts to stifle LNG exports will ultimately fail regardless of potential negative impacts due to conflict with existing international trade agreements, including the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the North American Free Trade Agreement. Since approval of export licenses …

A Taste Of Wittgenstein Sfbt. 1: The Tractatus*, Nick Drury

Journal of Solution Focused Practices

Wittgenstein holds a special place in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy due, in no

small part, to his idea that" ... problems are solved in the literal sense ofthe word -dissolvedlikealumpofsugarinwater"(2005,§421).1 Inthelasttwentyyears

there has been renewed interest by philosophers in Wittgenstein due to a relative­ ly new perspective on his work known as the 'resolute reading' or the New Witt­ genstein (Read & Crary, 2000; Fischer, 2011). This is the idea that Wittgenstein's work can be looked upon as primarily a form of therapy for untangling knots or conceptual confusions in our thinking generated by philosophical assumptions, in order that we might …

A Personal View- Solution-Focused Therapy: The Research And The Literature, Where Do We Go From Here?, Alasdair Macdonald

Journal of Solution Focused Practices

After a brief reflection on the development of psychotherapy up to the present day, I summarise the current evidence base for Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and Solution-Focused approaches to organisational process (130 published outcome studies). Becoming familiar with the literature has changed over the last 50 years. It is no longer a matter of chatting to colleagues in your own field. New projects are published in many countries and languages. The database is now ex­ tensive and we need to develop strategies and systems which will enable us to keep pace with the expanding area of knowledge. How may this …

July 2014 Complete

Journal of Solution Focused Practices

No abstract provided.

Linear Alkyl Benzene Sulfonate Concentration Varies Daily, Weekly And Seasonally In Pittsburg's Waste Water: It Is Possible That The College Student Population Influences The Variation, Crawford County, Kansas., Balsam Abdulaziz Alessa

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate (LAS) is a biodegradable surfactant commonly used industrially and domestically. Concentrations had never been examined in Pittsburg’s Wastewater Treatment Plant because the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit does not specify any standard for LAS in Pittsburg's wastewater. This study monitored influent and effluent LAS concentrations three times per day, every day for 12 weeks (Feb 24 – May 18, 2014). Concentrations were determined by the Methylene Blue Active Substances method. There was very little variation in the effluent concentrations which were one tenth of those in the influent. LAS concentrations in influent were highly variable by …

Cross-Bridge Mechanisms Of Skeletal Muscle Fatigue: Effects Of Hydrogen Ion, Inorganic Phosphate, And Age, Cassandra Rae Nelson

Dissertations (1934 -)

Intense muscle contraction induces high rates of glycolysis and ATP hydrolysis with resulting increases in inorganic phosphate (Pi) and H+, factors thought to induce fatigue by interfering with steps in the cross-bridge cycle. Force inhibition is less at physiological temperatures; thus the role of low pH in fatigue has been questioned. Effects of pH 6.2 and collective effects with 30 mM Pi on the pCa-force relationship were assessed in skinned fast and slow rat skeletal muscle fibers at low (15°C) and near-physiological temperatures (30°C). At Ca2+ levels characteristic of fatigue, low pH significantly depressed force at both temperatures and in …

Sbe Notícias, Ano 9, No. 297, July 1, 2014, Natália E. Carvalho, Delci K. Ishida

SBE Notícias

IUCN cria grupo de especialistas em invertebrados de cavernas; Nossa história; Artigo trata a importância do espeleoturismo em escolas do município de Uruará-PA; Ação da água esculpe cavernas de mármore em lago no Chile; Conheça os labirintos subterrâneos de Barbados; Gruta do Lago Azul reabre para visitação em Bonito; Dormindo ao som das cavernas; Artigo aborda a história e biografia de Jean-Louis Christinat; Cavernas de Budapeste; Divulgada a 2ª circular do Congresso da FEALC; Caverna de Chauvet vira Patrimônio Mundial da Unesco; Foto do Leitor: Gruta Morena (MG_270) - Ednilson Fernandes Pereira - Grupo Guano Speleo (SBE G075)

Louisiana Agriculture Summer, 2014, Lsu Agcenter

Louisiana Agriculture

No abstract provided.

Chronic Stress Alters Concentrations Of Corticosterone Receptors In A Tissue-Specific Manner In Wild House Sparrows (Passer Domesticus), Christine R. Lattin, L. Michael Romero

Faculty Publications

© 2014. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd. The physiological stress response results in release of glucocorticoid hormones such as corticosterone (CORT). Whereas short-term activation of this response helps animals cope with environmental stressors, chronic activation can result in negative effects including metabolic dysregulation and reproductive failure. However, there is no consensus hormonal profile of a chronically stressed animal, suggesting that researchers may need to look beyond hormone titers to interpret the impacts of chronic stress. In this study, we brought wild house sparrows (Passer domesticus) into captivity. We then compared glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptor concentrations in sparrows exposed …

Structure Preserving Large Imagery Reconstruction, Ju Shen, Jianjun Yang, Sami Taha Abu Sneineh, Bryson Payne, Markus Hitz

Computer Science Faculty Publications

With the explosive growth of web-based cameras and mobile devices, billions of photographs are uploaded to the internet. We can trivially collect a huge number of photo streams for various goals, such as image clustering, 3D scene reconstruction, and other big data applications. However, such tasks are not easy due to the fact the retrieved photos can have large variations in their view perspectives, resolutions, lighting, noises, and distortions. Furthermore, with the occlusion of unexpected objects like people, vehicles, it is even more challenging to find feature correspondences and reconstruct realistic scenes. In this paper, we propose a structure-based image …

First Choice, July 2014, Wusf Public Media

First Choice Monthly Newsletter

The July 2014 issue of WUSF's newsletter "First Choice."

Lawrence, Volume 95, Number 2, Summer 2014, Lawrence University

Alumni Magazines

No abstract provided.

Unpopular Constitutionalism, Mila Versteeg

Indiana Law Journal

Constitutions are commonly thought to express nations’ highest values. They are often proclaimed in the name of “We the People” and are regarded—by scholars and the general public alike—as an expression of the people’s views and values. This Article shows empirically that this widely held image of constitutions does not correspond with the reality of constitution making around the world. The Article contrasts the constitutional-rights choices of ninety countries between 1981 and 2010 with data from nearly one-half million survey responses on cultural, religious, and social values conducted over the same period. It finds, surprisingly, that in this period, the …

Environmental Law Outside The Canon, Todd S. Aagaard

Indiana Law Journal

It is time to rethink the domination of environmental law by a canon of major federal statutes enacted in the 1970s. Environmental law is in a malaise. Despite widespread agreement that existing laws are inadequate to address current environmental problems, Congress has not passed a major environmental statute in more than twenty years. If it is to succeed, the environmental law of this new century may need to evolve into something that looks quite different than the extant environmental law canon. The next generation of environmental laws must be viable for creation and implementation even in an antagonistic political climate; …

The Effect Of Antecedent Mood On Customer Loyalty Intentions: A Mood By Gender Interaction, Michael L. Thomas, Lindsay Levine, Linda Mullen

Journal of Applied Marketing Theory

This study suggests that induced antecedent moods may, in a systematic manner, influence subsequent levels of loyalty intention within consumer scenarios. Furthermore, this research finds that there exists differential responses to induced mood states by gender, which fall in line with research on the underlying gender differences in cognitive processing, levels of risk aversion, motivation, and the experience of emotion while shopping. Past studies in this area have shown only a mild connection between induced antecedent mood state and loyalty intentions, which may be due in part to the issue of an emotion by gender interaction. This paper reinforces previous …