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Stein Center News - June 2014, Stein Center For Law And Ethics

Stein Center News

No abstract provided.

Stein Center For Law And Ethics Annual Report 2013 To 2014, Sherri Levine

Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

The Year Is 1943, Karna Olsson

Swedish American Genealogist

No abstract provided.

Full Issue Vol. 34 No. 2

Swedish American Genealogist

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Two Quantitative Image Analysis Systems For Breast Cancer Immunohistochemistry, Reid H. Phillips, Bs, Sue Direnzo, Bs, Charalambos C. Solomides, Md

Department of Pathology Honors Program Student Research Symposium

Automated image analysis systems for breast cancer immunohistochemistry promise efficiency and reliability in the quantification of therapy targets such as the estrogen receptor (ER) or human epidermal growth factor receptor (Her2). Thomas Jefferson University Hospital owns two such systems, the Aperio ScanScope AT (Leica Biosystems) and Ventana iScan Coreo (Roche). A comparison study was performed to determine if choice of system affects target quantification and subsequent clinical tumor classification. Tumor expressions of ER, progesterone receptor (PR), proliferation marker Ki67, and Her2 were quantified with both systems for tissue samples from twenty breast cancer patients. Positive tumor classification was based on …

Evaluating The Utility Of Thyroglobulin Wash Testing In The Management Of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma, Katelyn M. Seither, Rossitza Draganova-Tacheva, Md

Department of Pathology Honors Program Student Research Symposium

Introduction

• Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine neoplasm worldwide, representing 1.7% of new cancer diagnoses and 0.5% of cancer deaths each year (Baldini et al.)
• The majority of thyroid cancers are primary (originating within the gland itself), are well-differentiated, and are derived from follicular epithelial cells
• Papillary thyroid cancer is the most common subtype

70-80% of all thyroid cancers

Peak incidence in women of child-bearing age

Generally indolent behavior, excellent prognosis with total thyroidectomy

30-90% of patients exhibit recurrent or persistent metastasis to the cervical lymph nodes (Torres et al.) and 20% of cases present with occult cancer that …

Mechanisms That Modify Immune Response In Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia, Robert Cooper, Jay H. Herman

Department of Pathology Honors Program Student Research Symposium

What is NAIT?

Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is a form of fetal and neonatal thrombocytopenia caused by maternal-fetal platelet antigen incompatibility that results in placental transfer of maternal IgG alloantibodies against the platelet antigen. Currently, there are 28 human platelet antigen systems (HPA) that are polymorphisms of various membrane glycoprotein (GP) integrins. The first HPA and most immunogenic was discovered in the 1960’s and is now termed HPA-1, a diallelic system with HPA-1a and HPA-1b on the GPβ3 subunit of the fibrinogen receptor (Murphy). Approximate HPA-1 phenotype frequencies are: homozygous 1a,1a (~70%); heterozygous 1a,1b (~28%); homozygous 1b,1b (~2%).

Typically an …

Scholarworks Statistics - June 2014, Scholarworks

ScholarWorks Reports

For the month of June 2014, ScholarWorks recorded a total of 37,059 full-text downloads and 7,620 page views.

Autothanatos: The Martyr's Self-Formation, Matthew Recla

University Author Recognition Bibliography: 2014

Martyrdom is popularly understood as a selfless act, an act of self-sacrifice. In contrast, I argue that martyrdom is first an act of self-formation. To make this claim, I propose two theses. The first is that the most ubiquitous and yet, paradoxically, most overlooked difference of the martyr is the death. The second is that, in keeping with the qualitative difference of the death, martyrdom is a violent action. Connecting these two theses, I represent the martyr as autothanatos, one who enacts self-death. Autothanatos represents a move toward recognition of the martyr's agency and of the ubiquity of death …

Σary, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Mathematics Department

Math Department Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Math Department Newsletter, 2014, University Of Dayton. Department Of Mathematics

Department of Mathematics Newsletters

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Summer 2014, Marisela Cadena-Smith

Connection

The Official Community Newsletter for Collin College Connection is the college's award-winning community newsletter published three times a year to inform members of the Collin County community about college news, awards, events, and more.

Silicon Carbide-Based One-Dimensional Nanostructures Growth: Towards Electronics And Biology Perspectives, Laurence Latu-Romain

Special Session 5: Carbon and Oxide Based Nanostructured Materials (2014)

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Radiation Environment At The Moon: Comparisons Of Transport Code Modeling And Measurements From The Crater Instrument, Jamie A. Porter, Lawrence W. Townsend, Harlan E. Spence, Michael J. Golightly, Nathan A. Schwadron, Justin Kasper, Anthony Case, J. B. Blake, Cary Zeitlin

Physics & Astronomy

Abstract

The Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation (CRaTER), an instrument carried on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft, directly measures the energy depositions by solar and galactic cosmic radiations in its silicon wafer detectors. These energy depositions are converted to linear energy transfer (LET) spectra. High LET particles, which are mainly high-energy heavy ions found in the incident cosmic ray spectrum, or target fragments and recoils produced by protons and heavier ions, are of particular importance because of their potential to cause significant damage to human tissue and electronic components. Aside from providing LET data useful for space …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 26, No. 3, June 2014

Hexapod Herald and Other Entomology Department Newsletters

Content: Welcome - Congratulations - Faculty News - Grants - Publications - Meet an Off-Campus Student - Student News

Bdla, Dipa And Induced Dispersion Contribute To Acute Virulence And Chronic Persistence Of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Yi Li, Olga E. Petrova, Shengchang Su, Gee Lau, Warunya Panmanee, Renuka Na, Daniel J. Hassett, David G. Davies, Karin Sauer

Biological Sciences Faculty Scholarship

The human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is capable of causing both acute and chronic infections. Differences in virulence are attributable to the mode of growth: bacteria growing planktonically cause acute infections, while bacteria growing in matrix-enclosed aggregates known as biofilms are associated with chronic, persistent infections. While the contribution of the planktonic and biofilm modes of growth to virulence is now widely accepted, little is known about the role of dispersion in virulence, the active process by which biofilm bacteria switch back to the planktonic mode of growth. Here, we demonstrate that P. aeruginosa dispersed cells display a virulence phenotype distinct …

Identity And Positive Youth Development: Advances In Developmental Intervention Science, Kyle E Eichas, Alan Meca, Marilyn J. Montgomery, William Kurtines

Faculty Publications - Graduate School of Counseling

This chapter provides an overview of advances in developmental intervention science that have contributed to an emerging literature on identity-focused positive youth development interventions. Rooted in the tradition of applied developmental science, developmental intervention science aims to advance the evolution of sustainable developmental intervention strategies targeting positive developmental outcomes. These developmental intervention strategies are intended to complement the wide array of well-established treatment and prevention intervention strategies targeting risky and problem behaviors. Within this framework, positive identity interventions seek to create empowering intervention contexts that promote the development of an increasingly integrated—and therefore an increasingly complex, coherent, and cohesive—self-constructed self-structure. …

General Catalog 2014-2015 (Summer, Fall 2014), Utah State University

University Catalogs

This catalog contains information on the Academic Departments and Programs as well as Course Descriptions for the above school year at Utah State University. To avoid large file downloads, the Academic Departments and Programs information is located in this file. The Course Description information is located in the secondary file.

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, June 1, 2014, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2014

No abstract provided.

Award--Determining The Effectiveness Of The Clean Air Act And Amendments For The Recovery Of Surface Waters In The Northeastern U.S., William H. Mcdowell, Steve Kahl

NH Water Resources Research Center Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Patch-Burn Grazing Effects On Cattle Performance: Research Conducted In A Working Landscape, Stephen L. Winter, Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Mark Goes

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

• Patch-burn grazing is a range management strategy that might be able to simultaneously optimize livestock production objectives and wildlife habitat objectives.

• We compared patch-burn grazing to a traditional range management strategy in multiple pastures, representing a variety of land ownership and management histories, dispersed across a relatively large geographic area. Our results likely represent what land managers could expect if they adopted patch-burn grazing in similar situations.

• We found that cattle performance in pastures managed with patch-burn grazing did not differ from that found in pastures managed with a traditional range management strategy. This suggests that land …

Missouri S&T Magazine Summer 2014, Missouri S&T Marketing And Communications Department, Miner Alumni Association

Missouri S&T Magazine

No abstract provided.

Communal Nesting In The Cuban Twig Anole (Anolis Angusticeps) From South Bimini, Bahamas, Christopher D. Robinson, Bonnie K. Kircher, Michele A. Johnson

Biology Faculty Research

No abstract provided.

Bio-Compatible Polymer Coatings Using Low Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Plasma, Susan Farhat, Mary Gilliam, Ali Zand, Montserrat Rabago-Smith

Chemistry & Biochemistry Presentations And Conference Materials

Current research has been dedicated to investigating the viability of atmospheric pressure plasmas for use in coating technology. In addition to being more cost effective and efficient, atmospheric pressure plasma offers a more streamlined process, as it can be employed directly into the production line. Atmospheric pressure plasma has been used in applications including biocompatibility, hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity, and coating with antibacterial films. Polyethylene is used as a biocompatible surface for ball and socket joint replacements, which are under constant wear. Atmospheric pressure plasma treatment was used to change the surface chemistry by grafting various biocompatible polymers to the polyethylene surface, as …

A Legacy Of Letters: The Construction Of An Aging Masculine Identity, K. Tiffani Baldwin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to investigate the construction of a masculine identity through a qualitative analysis of personal letters written by an aging man over the last two decades of his life (age 68-89). Symbolic interaction and life-span communication are the guiding frameworks behind the development of the research questions and the subsequent analyses. Research question one asks: What themes emerge from the personal letters written by an aging man? The following two themes emerged: a) relationality, and b) age and aging. Research question two asks: What do the metaphors that emerge from personal letters reveal about the …

Interrogating Music-Historical Narratives Through Ralph Vaughan Williams's Five Mystical Songs, Marilyn L. Brock

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Although Ralph Vaughan Williams has remained an influential and well-liked composer throughout most decades since his death, the amount and specificity of scholarly writing about his work has been meager, and only during recent decades has it increased. One reason that Vaughan Williams has consistently been ignored is his use of "Romantic" harmonies during the twentieth century. This style complicates periodization of his work. By exploring other facets of his work and using alternative methods -- such as studies of the music's relationship to sociocultural movements, English music history, and history of genre -- for understanding his music, a greater …

The Effects Of Foreign Aid For Health On Health Outcomes In Developing Countries, Leah R. Burfeind

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the effectiveness of foreign aid for health on the child mortality rate in developing countries. This is a controversial subject as many economists have found grounds to believe it is effective while others provide rationale for why it is ineffective. Based on panel data analysis, this study looks at the effects of external resources for health as a percentage of health spending on the child mortality rate in developing countries to determine how effective aid for health is in terms of improving health outcomes. With an understanding of the current nature of …

Biophysical Characterization Of The Votu Proteases From The Cchf And Dugbe Nairoviruses, Glenn C. Capodagli

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

My research focuses on understanding the substrate specificity of the viral homolog of the ovarian tumor domain protease superfamily (vOTU) from nairoviruses, and the structural reasons for their specificities. The vOTU from the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV) has been implicated in the down-regulation of the innate immune response through its ability to cleave post-translational modifications via Ubiquitin (Ub) as well as the Ub-like interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15). vOTU homologs have been found in numerous viruses across several families. Moreover, the effects of these viruses range in severity from mild flu-like symptoms to mortality depending on the species of the …

Framing The Fight: Women's Use Of Rhetorical Coercion To Gain Political Empowerment From Revolutionary Participation—The Cases Of El Salvador, Guatemala, And Eritrea, Kyleanne M. Hunter

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The below paper examines women’s ability to translate participation in antigovernment movement into political empowerment in the post-conflict government. I use the theory of Rhetorical Coercion to explore how the way in which women frame their participation impacts their ability to achieve increased political empowerment. I find that nationalistic frames are more successful than women’s-specific frames in women’s ability to achieve full empowerment and lasting rights. Using the cases of El Salvador, Guatemala and Eritrea I explore the inputs to a successful rhetorical strategy and the stumbling blocks to translating participation into national inclusion.

Molecular Encapsulation In Kinetically Trapped, Hydrogen-Bonded Pyrogallolarene Hexamers, Jennifer Christine Chapin Lake

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Pyrogallolarene and resorcinarene hexamers are hydrogen-bonded capsules that self-assemble in the solid state and can be studied in gaseous and solution phases. Guest loading within pyrogallolarene hexamers in solution has primarily been comprised of solvent molecules with some tertiary amines. A novel solvent-free method for loading guests into the interior of the hexamer has been shown to be effective for encapsulation of a variety of molecules. Aromatic and aliphatic compounds have particularly high guest loading within the hexamers and often result in kinetically stable guest-filled capsules in solution.

Kinetic studies of the encapsulation complexes of anthracene, biphenyl, fluoranthene, fluorene, naphthalene, …