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The Parthenon, January 23, 2014, 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.

Comparison Of Academic And Behavioral Performance Between Athletes And Non-Athletes, James Eldridge‡, Ty B. Palmer†, Kyle Gillis†, Richard Lloyd‡, William G. Squires‡, Tinker D. Murray‡

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 7(1) : 3-13, 2014. The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity (2010) and several national physical activity plans advocate sports participation as an important part of population targeted physical activity for youth. Emerging research evidence also suggests that sports participation during adolescents is linked to significant positive correlations with academic and behavioral performance. The purpose of this study was to compare academic and behavioral performance between male and female public school athletes (Total N=11,139; 38% Female) and non-athletes (Total N=23,891; 52% Female) in a convenient, ethnicity diverse, sample (grades 7 -12) from the state of Texas …

January 22, 2014 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Atrial Fibrillation Associated Chromosome 4q25 Variants Are Not Associated With Pitx2c Expression In Human Adult Left Atrial Appendages, Shamone R. Gore-Panter, Jeffery Hsu, Peter Hanna, A. Marc Gillinov, Gosta Pettersson, David W. Newton, Christine S. Moravec, David R. Van Wagoner, Mina K. Chung

Biological, Geological, and Environmental Faculty Publications

Atrial Fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained arrhythmia, has a strong genetic component, but the mechanism by which common genetic variants lead to increased AF susceptibility is unknown. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified that the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) most strongly associated with AF are located on chromosome 4q25 in an intergenic region distal to the PITX2 gene. Our objective was to determine whether the AF-associated SNPs on chromosome 4q25 were associated with PITX2c expression in adult human left atrial appendages. Analysis of a lone AF GWAS identified four independent AF risk SNPs at chromosome 4q25. Human adult left …

Effects Of Red-Backed Salamanders On Ecosystem Functions, Daniel J. Hocking, Kimberly J. Babbitt

New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Publications

Ecosystems provide a vast array of services for human societies, but understanding how various organisms contribute to the functions that maintain these services remains an important ecological challenge. Predators can affect ecosystem functions through a combination of top-down trophic cascades and bottom-up effects on nutrient dynamics. As the most abundant vertebrate predator in many eastern US forests, woodland salamanders (Plethodon spp.) likely affect ecosystems functions. We examined the effects of red-backed salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) on a variety of forest ecosystem functions using a combined approach of large-scale salamander removals (314-m2 plots) and small-scale enclosures (2 m2) where we explicitly manipulated …

Smokejumper Obituary: Mccutchen, Henry (Missoula 1965), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

No abstract provided.

Expression Pattern And Biochemical Properties Of Zebrafish N-Acetylglutamate Synthase, Ljubica Caldovic, Nantaporn Haskins, Amy Mumo, Himani Majumdar, Mary Pinter, Mendel Tuchman, Alison Krufka

College of Science & Mathematics Departmental Research

The urea cycle converts ammonia, a waste product of protein catabolism, into urea. Because fish dispose ammonia directly into water, the role of the urea cycle in fish remains unknown. Six enzymes, N-acetylglutamate synthase (NAGS), carbamylphosphate synthetase III, ornithine transcarbamylase, argininosuccinate synthase, argininosuccinate lyase and arginase 1, and two membrane transporters, ornithine transporter and aralar, comprise the urea cycle. The genes for all six enzymes and both transporters are present in the zebrafish genome. NAGS (EC 2.3.1.1) catalyzes the formation of N-acetylglutamate from glutamate and acetyl coenzyme A and in zebrafish is partially inhibited by L-arginine. NAGS and other urea …

The Cord (January 22, 2014)

The Cord

No abstract provided.

Prospectus, January 22, 2014, Mace Mackiewicz, Jojo Rhinehart, Alex Wallner, Ted Setterlund

Prospectus 2014

NEW LAWS TO KEEP IN MIND IN 2014, Yale Study Identifies Gene Mutation as a Cause of Tourette's, College Recruiters Give Low-Income Public Campuses Fewer Visits, Tomb of Preveiously Unknown Pharaoh Found, As Economy Heals, Thriftness Thrives, Public Safety Gives Students Advice on New Laws, Back to the Drawing Board on 'Net Neutrality' Rules, Does a College Degree Lead to Good Jobs and Happiness? Or to Debt and Regret?, Shaking the Sands of Time, Men's Basketball Remain Undefeated, How Do You Feel About Colorado Legalizing Recreational Marijuana?

The Influence Of Topographic And Dynamic Cyclic Variables On The Distribution Of Small Cetaceans In A Shallow Coastal System, Marijke N. De Boer, Mark P. Simmonds, Peter J.H. Reijnders, Geert Aarts

Ecology Collection

The influence of topographic and temporal variables on cetacean distribution at a fine-scale is still poorly understood. To study the spatial and temporal distribution of harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena and the poorly known Risso’s dolphin Grampus griseus we carried out land-based observations from Bardsey Island (Wales, UK) in summer (2001–2007). Using Kernel analysis and Generalized Additive Models it was shown that porpoises and Risso’s appeared to be linked to topographic and dynamic cyclic variables with both species using different core areas (dolphins to the West and porpoises to the East off Bardsey). Depth, slope and aspect and a low variation …

Maternal Biomarkers Of Endothelial Dysfunction And Preterm Delivery, Xinhua Chen, Theresa O Scholl

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Departmental Research

BACKGROUND: Endothelial dysfunction is key to the development of atherosclerosis. Preterm delivery foreshadows later maternal cardiovascular disease (CVD), but it is not known if endothelial dysfunction also occurs. We prospectively measured circulating biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction in pregnant women with preterm or term delivery.

METHODS: We conducted a case-control study nested within a large prospective epidemiological study of young, generally healthy pregnant women. Women who delivered preterm (gestation, n = 240) and controls who delivered at term (n = 439) were included. Pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia were analyzed separately. Circulating endothelial dysfunction biomarkers included soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), vascular …

Expression Pattern And Biochemical Properties Of Zebrafish N-Acetylglutamate Synthase, Ljubica Caldovic, Nantaporn Haskins, Amy Mumo, Himani Majumdar, Mary Pinter, Mendel Tuchman, Alison Krufka

Genomics and Precision Medicine Faculty Publications

The urea cycle converts ammonia, a waste product of protein catabolism, into urea. Because fish dispose ammonia directly into water, the role of the urea cycle in fish remains unknown. Six enzymes, N-acetylglutamate synthase (NAGS), carbamylphosphate synthetase III, ornithine transcarbamylase, argininosuccinate synthase, argininosuccinate lyase and arginase 1, and two membrane transporters, ornithine transporter and aralar, comprise the urea cycle. The genes for all six enzymes and both transporters are present in the zebrafish genome. NAGS (EC 2.3.1.1) catalyzes the formation of N-acetylglutamate from glutamate and acetyl coenzyme A and in zebrafish is partially inhibited by L-arginine. NAGS and other urea …

Near Isometric Biomass Partitioning In Forest Ecosystems Of China, Dafeng Hui, Jun Wang, Weijun Shen, Xuan Le, Philip Ganter, Hai Ren

Biology Faculty Research

Based on the isometric hypothesis, belowground plant biomass (MB) should scale isometrically with aboveground biomass (MA) and the scaling exponent should not vary with environmental factors. We tested this hypothesis using a large forest biomass database collected in China. Allometric scaling functions relating MB and MA were developed for the entire database and for different groups based on tree age, diameter at breast height, height, latitude, longitude or elevation. To investigate whether the scaling exponent is independent of these biotic and abiotic factors, we analyzed the relationship between the scaling exponent and these factors. Overall MB was significantly related to …

Physics Colloquium | Galaxy And Group Assembly In The Thermal Era, Jan 22, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Blockade Of Mast Cell Activation Reduces Cutaneous Scar Formation, Lin Chen, Megan Schrementi, Matthew J. Ranzer, Traci A. Wilgus, Luisa A. Dipietro

Faculty Publications & Research

Damage to the skin initiates a cascade of well-orchestrated events that ultimately leads to repair of the wound. The inflammatory response is key to wound healing both through preventing infection and stimulating proliferation and remodeling of the skin. Mast cells within the tissue are one of the first immune cells to respond to trauma, and upon activation they release pro-inflammatory molecules to initiate recruitment of leukocytes and promote a vascular response in the tissue. Additionally, mast cells stimulate collagen synthesis by dermal fibroblasts, suggesting they may also influence scar formation. To examine the contribution of mast cells in tissue repair, …

The Winonan, Winona State University

The Winonan - 2010s

No abstract provided.

Uab Hosts Brass Symposium For High School, College Students Feb. 14-15, Shannon Thomason

Browse All News

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On The Consistency Of Modis Chlorophyll $A$ Products In The Northern South China Sea, S. L. Shang, Q. Dong, Chuanmin M. Hu, G. Lin, Y. H. Li, S. P. Shang

Marine Science Faculty Publications

Chlorophyll a (Chl) concentrations derived from satellite measurements have been used in oceanographic research, for example to interpret eco-responses to environmental changes on global and regional scales. However, it is unclear how existing Chl products compare with each other in terms of accuracy and consistency in revealing temporal and spatial patterns, especially in the optically complex marginal seas. In this study, we examined three MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) Chl data products that have been made available to the community by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) using community-accepted algorithms and default parameterization. These included the products derived …

Flyer News, Vol. 61, No. 15 (Jan. 22, 2014), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

Comparison Of The White-Nose Syndrome Agent Pseudogymnoascus Destructans To Cave-Dwelling Relatives Suggests Reduced Saprotrophic Enzyme Activity, Hannah T. Reynolds, Hazel A. Barton

KIP Articles

No abstract provided.

Ivivc From Long Acting Olanzapine Microspheres, Susan D'Souza, Jabar A. Faraj, Stefano Giovagnoli, Patrick P. Deluca

Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

In this study, four PLGA microsphere formulations of Olanzapine were characterized on the basis of their in vitro behavior at 37°C, using a dialysis based method, with the goal of obtaining an IVIVC. In vivo profiles were determined by deconvolution (Nelson-Wagner method) and using fractional AUC. The in vitro and in vivo release profiles exhibited the same rank order of drug release. Further, in vivo profiles obtained with both approaches were nearly superimposable, suggesting that fractional AUC could be used as an alternative to the Nelson-Wagner method. A comparison of drug release profiles for the four formulations revealed that the …

Volume 51, Number 23: January 22, 2014, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Morphologic And Molecular Description Of Metopus Fuscus Kahl From North America And New Rdna Sequences From Seven Metopids (Armophorea, Metopidae), William A. Bourland, Laura Wendell, Greg Hampikian

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Most species in the large ciliate genus Metopus Claparède & Lachmann, 1858 lack detailed descriptions based on modern morphologic and molecular methods. This lack of data for the vast majority of species hampers application of a morphospecies approach to the taxonomy of Metopus and other armophorids. In this report we redescribe the large species, Metopus fuscus Kahl, 1927 based on in vivo observation, silver impregnation, scanning electron microscopy, and single-cell 18S rDNA sequencing of a freshwater North American (Idaho) population. Metopus fuscus invariably has a perinuclear envelope of endosymbiotic bacteria not found in other species. Unlike the original description of …

Micro-A-Fluidics Elisa For Rapid Cd4 Cell Count At The Point-Of-Care, Umut A. Gurkan

Faculty Scholarship

HIV has become one of the most devastating pathogens in human history. Despite fast progress in HIV-related basic research, antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains the most effective method to save AIDS patients' lives. Unfortunately, ART cannot be universally accessed, especially in developing countries, due to the lack of effective treatment monitoring diagnostics. Here, we present an inexpensive, rapid and portable micro-a-fluidic platform, which can streamline the process of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in a fully automated manner for CD4 cell count. The micro-a-fluidic CD4 cell count is achieved by eliminating operational fluid flow via “moving the substrate”, as opposed to …

Comparison Of The White-Nose Syndrome Agent Pseudogymnoascus Destructans To Cave-Dwelling Relatives Suggests Reduced Saprotrophic Enzyme Activity, Hannah T. Reynolds, Hazel A. Barton

KIP Articles

White-nose Syndrome (WNS) is an emerging infectious mycosis that has impacted multiple species of North American bats since its initial discovery in 2006, yet the physiology of the causal agent, the psychrophilic fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans ( = Geomyces destructans), is not well understood. We investigated the ability of P. destructans to secrete enzymes that could permit environmental growth or affect pathogenesis and compared enzyme activity across several Pseudogymnoascus species isolated from both hibernating bats and cave sediments. We found that P. destructans produced enzymes that could be beneficial in either a pathogenic or saprotrophic context, such as lipases, hemolysins, and …

State V. Hileman Appellant's Brief Dckt. 40834

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

Natural Science Colloquia, Tia Patsavas

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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Stereotactic Radiosurgery With Neoadjuvant Embolization Of Larger Arteriovenous Malformations: An Institutional Experience, Richard Dalyai, Thana Theofanis, Robert Starke, Nohra El-Chalouhi, Md, George M. Ghobrial Md, Pascal Jabbour, Md, Aaron Dumont, L. Fernando Gonzalez, David Gordon, Robert Rosenwasser, Stavropoula Tjoumakaris

Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers

Objective. This study investigates the safety and efficacy of a multimodality approach combining staged endovascular embolizations with subsequent SRS for the management of larger AVMs. Methods. Ninety-five patients with larger AVMs were treated with staged endovascular embolization followed by SRS between 1996 and 2011. Results. The median volume of AVM in this series was 28 cm³ and 47 patients (48%) were Spetzler-Martin grade IV or V. Twenty-seven patients initially presented with hemorrhage. Sixty-one patients underwent multiple embolizations while a single SRS session was performed in 64 patients. The median follow-up after SRS session was 32 months (range 9-136 months). …

Pubmed En Español, Carmen Bou-Crick, Yanira Garcia-Barcena

Faculty Research, Publications, and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Sundance Prize Winning Documentary "Inequality For All" To Be Presented At Jsu | 2014, Jacksonville State University

News Articles & Documents

JSU News article about the 2014 screening of the documentary "Inequality for All" on the JSU campus, sponsored by the American Democracy Project.