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Water‐Use Advantage For Lianas Over Trees In Tropical Seasonal Forests, Ya-Jun Chen, Kun-Fang Cao, Stefan A. Schnitzer, Za-Xin Fan, Jiao-Lin Zhang, Frans Bongers

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

• Lianas exhibit peak abundance in tropical forests with strong seasonal droughts, the eco‐physiological mechanisms associated with lianas coping with water deficits are poorly understood.
• We examined soil water partitioning, sap flow, and canopy eco‐physiological properties for 99 individuals of 15 liana and 34 co‐occurring tree species in three tropical forests that differed in soil water availability.
• In the dry season, lianas used a higher proportion of deep soil water in the karst forest (KF ; an area with severe seasonal soil water deficit (SSWD )) and in the tropical seasonal forest (TSF , moderate SSWD ), permitting them to maintain …

Hiv-1 Transgenic Rats Display Alterations In Immunophenotype And Cellular Responses Associated With Aging, Susan J. Abbondanzo

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Advances in anti-retroviral therapy over the last two decades have allowed life expectancy in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus to approach that of the general population. The process of aging in mammalian species, including rats, results in changes with immune response, immunological phenotypes, and ultimately, increased susceptibility to many infectious diseases. In order to investigate the immunological pathologies associated with chronic HIV-1 disease, particularly in aged individuals, the HIV-1 transgenic (HIV-1Tg) rat model was utilized. Age matched animals were challenged using lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to determine immunological modification of HIV-1Tg animals throughout the aging process. LPS is known to …

Lanthorn, Vol. 49, No. 12, September 29, 2014, Grand Valley State University

Volume 49, July 7, 2014 - June 1, 2015

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - September 28, 2014, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the September 28, 2014 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include:

• Dr. Chris Winters to Speak at USA Medical Center
• Retirement Reception Honors Dr. Jorge Alonso
• USA College of Medicine Alum Presents Grand Rounds
• Mobile Medical Museum Fall/Winter Lecture Series Starts Oct. 8
• Postdoctoral Researcher Attends 'Hill Day' in Washington D.C.
• USA Welcomes Dr. Alana Schilthuis

Value Of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology Under Ultra-Sound Guided Biopsy In The Diagnosis Of Prostatic Cancer, Usama S.Al-Nasiri, Adil H Hamoodi, Raghib J Hameed

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The detection of carcinoma of prostate (CaP )by trans rectal ultrasound (TRUS) depends on the feature produced by the new growth , which leads to changes in the glandular —stromal architecture, appears as Changes in the echogenicity of the prostatic lesion. The fine needle can be guided to the area of suspicion and cytology is done. OBJECTIVE: This prospective study was conducted to demonstrate the usefulness of the fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) under transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guidance in detection of carcinoma of the prostate (CaP). METHOD AND PATIENTS: Fifty male patients aged between (46 - 86) years, …

Immunohistochemical Expression Of Her2/Neu Receptor In Human Colorectal Carcinoma (A Clinicopathological Study), Kifah Hamdan Abdulghafour

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Colorectal adenocarcinoma is the most common type of gastrointestinal cancers in Iraq, and according to the Iraqi cancer registry (ICR) reports, the incidence of colorectal carcinoma was 2.99% of whole body malignancies (ICR 2010). In males, it’s the 5th common cancer while in females it’s the 4th most common cancer. Her2/neu is an important oncogene in breast cancer, but its prevalence and significance in colorectal carcinoma have been documented. OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency and the pattern of Her2/neu expression in colorectal adenocarcinoma by immunohistochemical technique and to correlate this expression with different clinicopathological parameters. MATERIAL AND METHOD: …

Teaching Environmental Education To Native American And Alaska Native Students: A Case Study In Interdisciplinary Teaching In Higher Education, Nichlas Emmons, Travis Hardin

Journal of Indigenous Research

Teaching Indigenous students environmental education through an interdisciplinary learning approach takes advantage of a more holistic perspective that these students share. Students enrolled in three different Native American and Indigenous Studies courses were asked to contribute to a class capstone project. The three projects consisted of a land acquisition and management proposal with the Miami Nation of Indiana, a proposal for a forest management plan for the Keeweenaw Bay Indian Community, and environmental histories of the Miami, Potawatomi, and Shawnee in Indiana. The development of these service and community projects in natural resource management and environmental studies promoted an interdisciplinary …

2014 Annual Dinner Program, The O'Callahan Society, College Of The Holy Cross

O'Callahan Society Annual Dinner Program

Fourteenth in a series of speaker events sponsored by the O’Callahan

Society at its annual dinner. The keynote speaker is Admiral Michelle Howard, USN,

Vice Chief of Naval Operations.

Indian Research Contributions In The Aquaculture Journal During 1972 – 2011: A Scientometric Study, Ramasamy Kumaresan, Ramasamy Ezhilrani, Krishnan Vinitha, Ramanujam Jayaraman

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The total number of publications contributed by the Indian authors in the Aquaculture journal was 374 during the study period 1972 – 2011. The highest numbers of papers were published during 2002 – 2006 with 103 contributions; especially in 2006 there were 47 contributions. The least number of papers was recorded during 1972 – 1976 with 9 contributions. The percentage of Indian contribution was 2.74. Overall, 1373 authors contributed 374 publications in the Aquaculture journal. Among these, two authored publications were 114 (30.48%), more than that of any other authorship pattern. The degree of collaborations was 0.98. A total of …

Dionysian Biopolitics: Karl Kerényi’S Concept Of Indestructible Life, Kristóf Fenyvesi

Comparative Philosophy

Scholar of religion Karl Kerényi’s last book, Dionysos, is a grand attempt at reinterpreting ζωη (zoe), the Greek concept of indestructible life, which he distinguishes from βίος (bios), finite life. In Kerényi’s view, the meaning and sensual experience of zoe was expressed in its richest form in the Cretan beginnings of the cult of Dionysos. The major characteristics of this cult, as Kerényi describes, were beyond the cultural, political, and sexual limits of the Christian interpretations of life and nature. Searching for modern analogies to zoe, Kerényi explains the idea in relation to molecular biology’s minimum definition of life. Despite …

Anti-Nature In Nature Itself, Ryōsuke Ōhashi

Comparative Philosophy

Nature and civilization are often regarded in opposition to each other. However, civilization employs technologies and is based on laws of nature. Also, the historical world is a result of the development of the natural world. An “anti-nature” must thus be contained somewhere within nature. The idea of “anti-nature” is neither alien to the Eastern nor to the Western traditional concepts of nature. The philosophy of Lao Zi never embraces mere naturalism. Lao Zi has observed that things in the world are not always “so on their own” but rather in the mode of anti-nature. Anti-nature in nature itself does …

2014 Student Center For Science Engagement Sixth Annual Research Symposium, Student Center For Science Engagement

Student Center for Science Engagement Research Symposium

Featuring student presentations in: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology

Respect Differences? Challenging The Common Guidelines In Social Justice Education, Özlem Sensoy, Robin Diangelo

Democracy & Education

In social justice education, it is common to establish guidelines for classroom discussions. We examine the limits of these guidelines in achieving the goals of social justice education, arguing that they are not adequately responsive to power relations. Rather than creating a supportive space for dialogue, these guidelines can actually interfere with achieving social justice education goals. We also describe our efforts to engage alternative strategies for responding to power in the social justice classroom.

Manufacturing Kleptomania : The Social And Scientific Underpinnings Of A Pathology, Daisy V. Dominguez

Madison Historical Review

No abstract provided.

Volume 50 - Issue 03 - Friday, September 26, 2014, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

What Your Body Knows About God: How We Are Designed To Connect, Serve And Thrive, Rob Moll

Alumni Book Gallery

Have you ever had an experience where you felt particularly aware of God? If God is real, and we are created in God's image, then it makes sense that our minds and bodies would be designed with the perceptive ability to sense and experience God. Scientists are now discovering ways that our bodies are designed to connect with God. Brain research shows that our brain systems are wired to enable us to have spiritual experiences. The spiritual circuits that are used in prayer or worship are also involved in developing compassion for others. Our bodies have actually been created to …

Unique Functional Abnormalities In Youth With Combined Marijuana Use And Depression: An Fmri Study, Kristen A. Ford, Michael Wammes, Richard W. Neufeld, Derek Mitchell, Jean Theberge, Peter Williamson, Elizabeth A. Osuch

Anatomy and Cell Biology Publications

Prior research has shown a relationship between early onset marijuana (MJ) use and depression; however, this relationship is complex and poorly understood. Here, we utilized passive music listening and fMRI to examine functional brain activation to a rewarding stimulus in 75 participants [healthy controls (HC), patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), frequent MJ users, and the combination of MDD and MJ (MDD?+?MJ)]. For each participant, a preferred and neutral piece of instrumental music was determined (utilizing ratings on a standardized scale), and each completed two 6-min fMRI scans of a passive music listening task. Data underwent pre-processing and 61 participants …

Offering Promise Instead Of Health Challenges To Cancer Survivors, Beena Thannickal

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Volume Cxxxii, Number 2, September 26, 2014, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 104 [105], No. 06 (Sep. 26, 2014), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 104, but it is the 105th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

Secure Mobile Deployment Of Nfl Training Materials, Alexander R. Corris

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

The problem addressed is the lack of empirical research describing the delivery of individualized learning material in a secure and mobile manner. The goal was to investigate the effectiveness of deploying training materials to National Football League (NFL) players during a recent NFL season. Over the past few seasons, NFL teams have started to deliver player training material to mobile devices. The training material is sensitive and includes planning documents for upcoming games. An effort was made to survey a representative at each of the 32 NFL teams in order to gain insight on effectiveness, security, and process. Nearly half …

Board Of Trustees Minutes, September 26, 2014, Eastern Washington University

Board of Trustees Minutes

No abstract provided.

Investigating The Stability Of Eliposomes At Elevated Temperatures, Ghaleb A. Husseini, William G. Pitt, Marjan Javadi

Faculty Publications

eLiposomes encapsulate a perfluorocarbon nanoemulsion droplet inside a liposome. Ultrasound is then used as a trigger mechanism to vaporize the perfluorocarbon, break the liposome, and release the desired drug to the tumor tissue. The purpose of this research is to show that eLiposomes synthesized using perfluoropentane are stable above the normal boiling point of the perfluoropentane and at body temperature and thus has potential for use in vivo. Experiments involving the release of fluorescent calcein molecules were performed on eLiposomes to measure the release of calcein at various temperatures in the absence of ultrasound. Results showed that eLiposomes are stable …

Evaluation Of A New Method Of Fossil Retrodeformation By Symmetrization: Crania Of Papionins (Primates, Cercopithecidae) As A Test Case, Melissa Tallman, Andrea Morrow, Nina Amenta, Eric Delson, Stephen Frost, Deboshmita Ghosh, Zachary Klukkert, Gary Sawyer

Open Access Publishing Support Funded Articles

Diagenetic distortion can be a major obstacle to collecting quantitative shape data on paleontological specimens, especially for three-dimensional geometric morphometric analysis. Here we utilize the recently -published algorithmic symmetrization method of fossil reconstruction and compare it to the more traditional reflection & averaging approach. In order to have an objective test of this method, five casts of a female cranium of Papio hamadryas kindae were manually deformed while the plaster hardened. These were subsequently “retrodeformed” using both algorithmic symmetrization and reflection & averaging and then compared to the original, undeformed specimen. We found that in all cases, algorithmic retrodeformation improved …

The Bg News September 26, 2014, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. September 26, 2014. Volume 94-Issue 16.

Plasma Adiponectin, Clinical Factors, And Patient Outcomes During The Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome., Allan J Walkey, Serkalem Demissie, Dilip Shah, Freddy Romero, Leah Puklin, Ross S Summer

Center for Translational Medicine Faculty Papers

OBJECTIVE: Adiponectin (APN) is an anti-inflammatory hormone derived from adipose tissue that attenuates acute lung injury in rodents. In this study, we investigated the association between circulating APN and outcomes among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort study using data and plasma samples from participants in the multicenter ARDS Network Fluid and Catheter Treatment Trial.

RESULTS: Plasma APN concentrations were measured in 816 (81.6%) trial participants at baseline and in 568 (56.8%) subjects at both baseline and day 7 after enrollment. Clinical factors associated with baseline APN levels in multivariable-adjusted models included sex, …

20140926.2: Botany Department, 1962-1964, College Of Science

Guides to University Archives

These items include materials from the College of Science at Marshall University from 1962-1964. Items were received in 2014 and include notable materials from or about the undergraduate program in biological sciences (brochures), the physiognomy of vegetation, (Wisconsin), Camp McCoy maps. This is not an exhaustive list. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents.

Investigating The Stability Of Eliposomes At Elevated Temperatures, Ghaleb A. Husseini, William G. Pitt, Marjan Javadi

Faculty Publications

eLiposomes encapsulate a perfluorocarbon nanoemulsion droplet inside a liposome. Ultrasound is then used as a trigger mechanism to vaporize the perfluorocarbon, break the liposome, and release the desired drug to the tumor tissue. The purpose of this research is to show that eLiposomes synthesized using perfluoropentane are stable above the normal boiling point of the perfluoropentane and at body temperature and thus has potential for use in vivo. Experiments involving the release of fluorescent calcein molecules were performed on eLiposomes to measure the release of calcein at various temperatures in the absence of ultrasound. Results showed that eLiposomes are stable …

"Till Death Us Do Part: The Evolution Of Monogamy, Kirsten Glaeser

Oglethorpe Journal of Undergraduate Research

With statistics indicating that one out of every two marriages in the United States ends in a divorce, the validity of monogamous marriages has come under fire. Are humans truly capable of maintaining monogamous marriages or are they constraining their sexuality by doing so? The research entails two different perspectives while analyzing human monogamy; monogamy as a mating pattern and monogamy as a marriage pattern. The reason being that monogamy is solely not an evolved phenomenon but also a socialized one throughout most cultures. While analyzing monogamy as a mating pattern, several occurrences throughout our evolution allowed humans the ability …

Living On The Edge: Voltage-Driven Extreme Deformation Of Bilayer Membranes, Petia Vlahovska

Amgen Seminar Series in Chemical Engineering

Living cells maintain electric potential difference across their plasma membrane. Changes in the transmembrane electric field are biologically important signals in physiological processes such as electric-field-directed cell migration in development and regeneration. Pulsed electric fields are used to open pores in the membrane, which enable the delivery of material inside the cell, e.g. for gene transfection.

I will present our theoretical and experimental work on the deformation and stability of biomimetic membranes (bilayers assembled from lipids or polymers) in electric fields. Gant vesicles exposed to DC pulses adopt peculiar drum-like shapes and may collapse. Our experiments suggest that the edge …