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Volume Cxxxii, Number 7, October 31, 2014, Lawrence University Oct 2014

Volume Cxxxii, Number 7, October 31, 2014, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.


Admissions Report - Detailed Data - October 2014, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University Oct 2014

Admissions Report - Detailed Data - October 2014, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University

Admissions Reports

Detailed report of applicants to Wright State including data on county of residency, intended major, and ethnicity for Fall Semester 2015.


Cross-Disciplinary Sciences At Gettysburg College: Second Annual Poster Presentation, X-Sig Oct 2014

Cross-Disciplinary Sciences At Gettysburg College: Second Annual Poster Presentation, X-Sig

Student Publications

This booklet includes Biology student presentations by: Taylor Bury, Abigail Dworkin-Brodsky, Mary Pearce, Jasper Leavitt, Morgan Panzer, Ellen Petley, Kalli Qutub, Taylor Randell, Samantha Eck, Lana McDowell, Jenn Soroka, Celina Harris, Natalie Tanke, Alexandra Turano, and Caroline Garliss.

This booklet includes Biochemistry & Molecular Biology student presentations by: Matthew Dunworth, Andrew Sydenstricker, Brianne Tomko, Albert Vill, Warren Campbell, David Van Doren, Kevin Mrugalski, Stacey Heaver, Alecia Achimovich, and Katherine Boas.

This booklet includes Chemistry student presentations by: Kristen Baker, Laura Lee, Kathryn Fodale, Daniel Ruff, Michael Counihan, Ida DiMucci, Joshua Sgroi, Celina Harris, and Natalie Tanke.

This booklet include Health …


Towards Principled Fisheries Governance Australian And Indonesian : Approaches And Challenges, Chomariyah Chomariyah Oct 2014

Towards Principled Fisheries Governance Australian And Indonesian : Approaches And Challenges, Chomariyah Chomariyah

Indonesian Journal of International Law

The principled fisheries governance coexist two concepts under the precautionary principle. The first one, based on the strengthening of the concept of environmental protection, aims to promote a prevention proportional to the potential risks. The second one looks for the eradication of risks and it may even require the ‘‘proof demand’’ of innocuousness. Implementation of the precautionary principle in the fishing sector became established as a reaction in general situation of world fish stocks to guarantee the sustainability of the exploitations. This paper tries to stress the implementation of the precautionary principle in Australia’s practice to application in Indonesia’ legal …


Quantitative And Functional Characterization Of The Hyper-Conserved Protein Of Prochlorococcus And Marine Synechococcus, Caroline E. Whidden, Katrina G. Dezeeuw, Jackie K. Zorz, Andrew P. Joy, David A. Barnett, Milo S. Johnson, Olga Zhaxybayeva, Amanda M. Cockshutt Oct 2014

Quantitative And Functional Characterization Of The Hyper-Conserved Protein Of Prochlorococcus And Marine Synechococcus, Caroline E. Whidden, Katrina G. Dezeeuw, Jackie K. Zorz, Andrew P. Joy, David A. Barnett, Milo S. Johnson, Olga Zhaxybayeva, Amanda M. Cockshutt

Dartmouth Scholarship

A large fraction of any bacterial genome consists of hypothetical protein-coding open reading frames (ORFs). While most of these ORFs are present only in one or a few sequenced genomes, a few are conserved, often across large phylogenetic distances. Such conservation provides clues to likely uncharacterized cellular functions that need to be elucidated. Marine cyanobacteria from the Prochlorococcus/marine Synechococcus clade are dominant bacteria in oceanic waters and are significant contributors to global primary production. A Hyper Conserved Protein (PSHCP) of unknown function is 100% conserved at the amino acid level in genomes of Prochlorococcus/marine Synechococcus, but lacks …


Originalism Talk: A Legal History, Mary Ziegler Oct 2014

Originalism Talk: A Legal History, Mary Ziegler

BYU Law Review

Progressives have long recognized the tremendous political appeal of originalism. For many scholars, originalism appears to have succeeded because it achieves results consistent with conservative values but promises judicial neutrality to the public. By drawing on new historical research on anti-abortion constitutionalism, this Article argues for a radically different understanding of the originalist ascendancy. Contrary to what we often think, conservative social movements at times made significant sacrifices in joining an originalist coalition. These costs were built in to what this Article calls originalism talk—the use of arguments, terms, and objectives associated with conservative originalism.

Scholars have documented the costs …


Deconstructing The Rhetoric Of Fear In Post 9/11 Young Adult Literature, Ronald Dean Straight Oct 2014

Deconstructing The Rhetoric Of Fear In Post 9/11 Young Adult Literature, Ronald Dean Straight

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

This study demonstrates how M.T. Anderson's "Feed" (2002), Scott Westerfeld's "Uglies" (2006), and Veronica Roth's "Divergent" (2011) offer young adult readers alternative messages through tropes and rhetorical devices within a mediated reality. The outcome of these messages offers mixed messages about rebellion and conformity to young adults living in a post 9/11 global community. The development of this message begins with teens in "Feed" exploring a dystopian future where society is tied together through technology that eliminates boundaries. The teens within the story explore a world, for a week, where those boundaries are reestablished due to an act of terror, …


Penentu Keberhasilan Redenominasi Mata Uang: Pendekatan Historis Dan Eksperimental, Andika Pambudi, Bambang Juanda, D.S. Priyarsono Priyarsono Oct 2014

Penentu Keberhasilan Redenominasi Mata Uang: Pendekatan Historis Dan Eksperimental, Andika Pambudi, Bambang Juanda, D.S. Priyarsono Priyarsono

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

Redenomination is a simplification of nominal value of currency by reducing digit (zero number) without reducing the real value of the currency. The main objective of this research was to examine whether the economic conditions at the time of redenomination may affect the success of currency redenomination. The methods used were regression analysis on historical data of 30 countries which are involved in redenominating their currencies, economic experiments with t-test, and survey of people’ perspective. Based on regression analysis, inflation will decrease and economic growth will rise higher after redenomination, if previously a country have experienced high economic growth as …


Material | Adventure, Diana Wagner Oct 2014

Material | Adventure, Diana Wagner

Masters Theses

With the generous support of the RISD Grad Studies|Grant I traveled to London, England to deepen my thesis research of material libraries. This opportunity allowed me to visit the resources that inspired my enthusiasm for materials and to challenge the questions I posed in my thesis research, How we, artists and designers, learn from materials in the context of the library? The sources explored within this book highlight a growing community of academic and research based material collections in London, along with some exceptional exhibitions of materials and process in the context of the museum and archive.


The Bg News October 31, 2014, Bowling Green State University Oct 2014

The Bg News October 31, 2014, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. October 31, 2014. Volume 94-Issue 30.


Blue Is In The Eye Of The Beholder: A Cross Cultural Study On Color Perception And Memory, Mark Douglas Lowry Oct 2014

Blue Is In The Eye Of The Beholder: A Cross Cultural Study On Color Perception And Memory, Mark Douglas Lowry

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

According the linguistic relativity hypothesis, the language one speaks affects how one thinks. Because languages differ in how they categorize color, linguistic relativity has often been tested by conducting experiments on color perception and memory. This study examines the linguistic relativity hypothesis using ecologically valid stimuli: pictures of eyes. Because Russian-speakers are more likely to describe blue/grey eyes as grey, whereas English speakers are more likely to describe them as blue, English and Russian participants were asked to match the overall color of blue eyes to a color scale. There were three conditions. In the first condition (perception), participants saw …


Teaching With The End In Mind: A Teacher's Life History As A Legacy Of Educational Leaders, Daryl Adam Ward Oct 2014

Teaching With The End In Mind: A Teacher's Life History As A Legacy Of Educational Leaders, Daryl Adam Ward

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to understand the life history of a female teacher by examining her beliefs about leaving a teaching legacy and by analyzing the narratives of four educational leaders as they reflect on the generative behaviors of this teacher. The research questions guiding this study were: (a) What elements of this teacher's life history contributed to creating a legacy of educational leaders? (b) What are the perspectives of the educational leaders impacted by this teacher as they relate to crafting an educational legacy? (c) How do the life stories of the teacher and educational leaders intersect …


A Passive Membrane Photobioreactor For The Isolated Cultivation Of Algal Resource Utilizing Selectivity (Icarus), With Wastewater As A Feedstock, Ivy Lea Cormier Drexler Oct 2014

A Passive Membrane Photobioreactor For The Isolated Cultivation Of Algal Resource Utilizing Selectivity (Icarus), With Wastewater As A Feedstock, Ivy Lea Cormier Drexler

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Renewed momentum in the microalgae industry due to commercial interest in biofuels and bioproducts is driving the need to increase the economic competitiveness of large-scale microalgal production. Current knowledge of membrane systems common in other disciplines, such as environmental engineering, marine science, and biomedicine, are relevant to algae production. With pore sizes ranging from microns to angstroms, membranes provide tailored functions for solid/liquid separation (cell retention, biomass concentration and dewatering), gas/liquid separation (gas delivery and removal), and solute/liquid separation (bioproduct recovery, feedstock preparation and effluent recycling) that are problematic or not possible with other technologies. Though membranes have great potential …


Medicaid Pays For That? An Exploratory, Mixed-Methods Analysis Of Florida Home Birth, Nicole K. Demetriou Oct 2014

Medicaid Pays For That? An Exploratory, Mixed-Methods Analysis Of Florida Home Birth, Nicole K. Demetriou

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The overwhelming social norm for pregnant women in the U.S. is to receive prenatal care from an obstetrician and to give birth in a hospital setting. However, the incidence of midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth is increasing, particularly among White, non-Hispanic women. Florida has been considered a "model" state for home birth midwifery given legislative support that mandates coverage of all types of midwifery (e.g., Certified Professional Midwives and Certified Nurse-Midwives) care in all birth settings (e.g., hospital, home, birth center) and by all forms of insurance (e.g., commercial and Medicaid). Medicaid is the payer source for nearly half of …


Is Ancestor Veneration The Most Universal Of All World Religions? A Critique Of Modernist Cosmological Bias, Thomas Reuter Oct 2014

Is Ancestor Veneration The Most Universal Of All World Religions? A Critique Of Modernist Cosmological Bias, Thomas Reuter

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

Research by anthropologists engaged with the Comparative Austronesia Project (Australian National University) has amassed an enormous data set for ethnological comparison between the religions of Austronesian-speaking societies, a language group to which nearly all Indonesian societies also belong. Comparative analysis reveals that ancestor veneration is a key-shared feature among "Austronesian" religious cosmologies; a feature that also resonates strongly with the ancestor-focused religions characteristic of East Asia. Characteristically, the religions of Austronesian-speaking societies focus on the core idea of a sacred time and place of ancestral origin and the continuous flow of life that is issuing forth from this source. Present-day …


Southeast Asia In The Ancient Indian Ocean World; Combining Historical Linguistic And Archaeological Approaches, Tom G. Hoogervorst Oct 2014

Southeast Asia In The Ancient Indian Ocean World; Combining Historical Linguistic And Archaeological Approaches, Tom G. Hoogervorst

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

This PhD dissertation examines the role of insular Southeast Asia in the trans-regional networks of maritime trade that shaped the history of Indian Ocean. The work brings together data and approaches from archaeology, historical linguistics and other disciplines, proposing a reconstruction of cultural and linguistic contact between Southeast Asia and its maritime neighbours to the west in order to advance our historical understanding of this part of the world. Numerous biological, commercial and technical items are examined. The study underlines that the analysis of lexical data is one of the strongest tools to detect and analyse contact between two or …


Mouse Hepatitis Virus Infection Upregulates Genes Involved In Innate Immune Responses., Dhriti Chatterjee, Sankar Addya, Reas S Khan, Lawrence C. Kenyon, Alexander Choe, Randall J Cohrs, Kenneth S Shindler, Jayasri Das Sarma Oct 2014

Mouse Hepatitis Virus Infection Upregulates Genes Involved In Innate Immune Responses., Dhriti Chatterjee, Sankar Addya, Reas S Khan, Lawrence C. Kenyon, Alexander Choe, Randall J Cohrs, Kenneth S Shindler, Jayasri Das Sarma

Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers

Neurotropic recombinant strain of Mouse Hepatitis Virus, RSA59, induces meningo-encephalitis, myelitis and demyelination following intracranial inoculation. RSA59 induced neuropathology is partially caused by activation of CNS resident microglia, as demonstrated by changes in cellular morphology and increased expression of a microglia/macrophage specific calcium ion binding factor, Iba1. Affymetrix Microarray analysis for mRNA expression data reveals expression of inflammatory mediators that are known to be released by activated microglia. Microglia-specific cell surface molecules, including CD11b, CD74, CD52 and CD68, are significantly upregulated in contrast to CD4, CD8 and CD19. Protein analysis of spinal cord extracts taken from mice 6 days post-inoculation, …


The Observer, Central Washington University Oct 2014

The Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for October 30-November 5, 2014. Vol. 98, No. 5.


The Santa Clara, 2014-10-30, Santa Clara University Oct 2014

The Santa Clara, 2014-10-30, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


Campus Assembly Minutes 10/30/2014, Campus Assembly Oct 2014

Campus Assembly Minutes 10/30/2014, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

No abstract provided.


Campus Assembly Minutes 10/30/2014, Campus Assembly Oct 2014

Campus Assembly Minutes 10/30/2014, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

No abstract provided.


Second Semi-Annual Program Progress Performance Report For University Transportation Systems, Florida Solar Energy Center, David L. Block Oct 2014

Second Semi-Annual Program Progress Performance Report For University Transportation Systems, Florida Solar Energy Center, David L. Block

FSEC Energy Research Center®

The Electric Vehicle Transportation Center (EVTC) supports the U.S. Department of Transportation's strategic goal of planning for near-term integration of alternative fuel vehicles as a means to build a sustainable transportation system. The project will evaluate technologies, standards and policies to ensure seamless integration of electric vehicles (EVs) into a complex transportation network and electricity grid. The EVTC will bridge the gap between deployment of electric vehicles and the traditional transportation system.

The EVTC's goals were described in detail in the previous Program Progress Performance Report. These goals have not changed significantly and this report provides updates to each of …


Western News, Oct. 30, 2014, Western Michigan University Oct 2014

Western News, Oct. 30, 2014, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: New tour shows off WMU’s beautiful gardens; Homecoming just keeps getting bigger, better; Day focuses on research resources for faculty; Some 50 longtime employees to be inducted into 25 Year Club; On Campus with Sue Beougher.


October 30, 2014, James Madison University Oct 2014

October 30, 2014, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2010-2019

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


The Tiger Vol. 108 Issue 35 2014-10-30, Clemson University Oct 2014

The Tiger Vol. 108 Issue 35 2014-10-30, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.


Violacein Inhibits Matrix Metalloproteinase Mediated Cxcr4 Expression: Potential Anti-Tumor Effect In Cancer Invasion And Metastasis, Derek Platt, Suneetha Amara, Toral Mehta, Koen Vercuysse, Elbert L. Myles, Terrance Johnson, Venkataswarup Tiriveedhi Oct 2014

Violacein Inhibits Matrix Metalloproteinase Mediated Cxcr4 Expression: Potential Anti-Tumor Effect In Cancer Invasion And Metastasis, Derek Platt, Suneetha Amara, Toral Mehta, Koen Vercuysse, Elbert L. Myles, Terrance Johnson, Venkataswarup Tiriveedhi

Biology Faculty Research

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and -9) play an important role in the tumor metastasis through cleavage of proinflammatory cytokines. Violacein a small molecule produced by Chromobacterium violaceum and has been implicated with anti-cancer effects. In this study we investigated the molecular basis of violacein mediated downregulation of CXCL12/CXCR4, chemokine–receptor ligand interaction. Zymography analysis demonstrated that violacein significantly inhibited the cytokine (TNFα and TGFβ) mediated MMP-2 activation in MCF-7 breast cancer cell line. MMP-2 plays a critical role in the secretion of inflammatory chemokine, CXCL12, involved in cell migration and cancer metastasis. ELISA analysis demonstrated that violacein inhibited the secretion of CXCL12 …


Murphy To Discuss Collaboration With Young On Pathogens In Ventilators, Oct. 30, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Oct 2014

Murphy To Discuss Collaboration With Young On Pathogens In Ventilators, Oct. 30, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.


Gestural And Symbolic Development Among Apes And Humans: Support For A Multimodal Theory Of Language Evolution, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Patricia M. Greenfield, Heidi Lyn, Sue Savage-Rumbaugh Oct 2014

Gestural And Symbolic Development Among Apes And Humans: Support For A Multimodal Theory Of Language Evolution, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Patricia M. Greenfield, Heidi Lyn, Sue Savage-Rumbaugh

Publications and Research

What are the implications of similarities and differences in the gestural and symbolic development of apes and humans?This focused review uses as a starting point our recent study that provided evidence that gesture supported the symbolic development of a chimpanzee, a bonobo, and a human child reared in language-enriched environments at comparable stages of communicative development. These three species constitute a complete clade, species possessing a common immediate ancestor. Communicative behaviors observed among all species in a clade are likely to have been present in the common ancestor. Similarities in the form and function of many gestures produced by the …


Nasa Research Helps Map Protein Structures - Key In The Development Of New Disease-Fighting Drugs, Staff Oct 2014

Nasa Research Helps Map Protein Structures - Key In The Development Of New Disease-Fighting Drugs, Staff

Browse All News

No abstract provided.


Exposure To Combustion Generated Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals Enhances Severity Of Influenza Virus Infection, Greg I. Lee, Jordy Saravia, Dahui You, Bishwas Shrestha, Sridhar Jaligama, Valerie Y. Hebert, Tammy R. Dugas, Stephania A. Cormier Oct 2014

Exposure To Combustion Generated Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals Enhances Severity Of Influenza Virus Infection, Greg I. Lee, Jordy Saravia, Dahui You, Bishwas Shrestha, Sridhar Jaligama, Valerie Y. Hebert, Tammy R. Dugas, Stephania A. Cormier

Faculty Publications

© 2014 Lee et al. Background: Exposures to elevated levels of particulate matter (PM) enhance severity of influenza virus infection in infants. The biological mechanism responsible for this phenomenon is unknown. The recent identification of environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) associated with PM from a variety of combustion sources suggests its role in the enhancement of influenza disease severity. Methods: Neonatal mice (< seven days of age) were exposed to DCB230 (combustion derived PM with a chemisorbed EPFR), DCB50 (non-EPFR PM sample), or air for 30 minutes/day for seven consecutive days. Four days post-exposure, neonates were infected with influenza intranasally at 1.25 TCID50/neonate. Neonates were assessed for morbidity (% weight gain, peak pulmonary viral load, and viral clearance) and percent survival. Lungs were isolated and assessed for oxidative stress (8-isoprostanes and glutathione levels), adaptive immune response to influenza, and regulatory T cells (Tregs). The role of the EPFR was also assessed by use of transgenic mice expressing human superoxide dismutase 2. Results: Neonates exposed to EPFRs had significantly enhanced morbidity and decreased survival following influenza infection. Increased oxidative stress was also observed in EPFR exposed neonates. This correlated with increased pulmonary Tregs and dampened protective T cell responses to influenza infection. Reduction of EPFR-induced oxidative stress attenuated these effects. Conclusions: Neonatal exposure to EPFR containing PM resulted in pulmonary oxidative stress and enhanced influenza disease severity. EPFR-induced oxidative stress resulted in increased presence of Tregs in the lungs and subsequent suppression of adaptive immune response to influenza.