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Vision And Mission Statement Drafts, Strategic Planning Development Team Dec 2014

Vision And Mission Statement Drafts, Strategic Planning Development Team

Resource Archive

Rough drafts of the new mission and vision statements put together by the Strategic Planning Development Team, as well as notes on the Topic Teams document


Current Psu Mission Statement, Strategic Planning Development Team Dec 2014

Current Psu Mission Statement, Strategic Planning Development Team

Resource Archive

This document consists solely of the existing 2014 Portland State University mission statement.


Method And Device For Anesthesiology Measurement And Control, Jose I. Rey, Richard J. Connolly, John Anthony Llewellyn, Mark J. Jaroszeski, Richard Gilbert Dec 2014

Method And Device For Anesthesiology Measurement And Control, Jose I. Rey, Richard J. Connolly, John Anthony Llewellyn, Mark J. Jaroszeski, Richard Gilbert

USF Patents

Cell or tissue permeability to electrical signals can be used to determine the depth of anesthesia of a patient. A method and device is presented to measure, record and control the effects of anesthesia or analgesics on humans and/or animals. Based on impedance values of tissues measured at single, multiple, or a domain of frequencies, the system detects tissue permeability alterations as determined by electromagnetic, impedance, and/or dielectric spectroscopy. The system measures the permeability of tissues to electrical signals and correlates these values to the depth of anesthesia or sedation level of a certain tissue or individual. This method and …


Annual Report: 2013, N/A N/A Dec 2014

Annual Report: 2013, N/A N/A

Annual Reports

I submit herewith the annual reports from the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, for the period ending December 31, 2013. This is done in accordance with an act of Congress, approved March 2, 1887, entitled, “An act to establish agricultural experiment stations, in connection with the agricultural college established in the several states under the provisions of an act approved July 2, 1862, and under the acts supplementary thereto,” and also of the act of the Alaska Territorial Legislature, approved March 12, 1935, accepting the provisions of the act …


Evidence For (And Against) Progenitor Bias In The Size Growth Of Compact Red Galaxies, Stephanie K. Keating, Roberto G. Abraham, Ricardo Schiavon, Genevieve Graves, Ivana Damjanov, Renbin Yan, Jeffrey Newman, Luc Simard Dec 2014

Evidence For (And Against) Progenitor Bias In The Size Growth Of Compact Red Galaxies, Stephanie K. Keating, Roberto G. Abraham, Ricardo Schiavon, Genevieve Graves, Ivana Damjanov, Renbin Yan, Jeffrey Newman, Luc Simard

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

Most massive, passive galaxies are compact at high redshifts, but similarly compact massive galaxies are rare in the local universe. The most common interpretation of this phenomenon is that massive galaxies have grown in size by a factor of about five since redshift z = 2. An alternative explanation is that recently quenched massive galaxies are larger (a "progenitor bias"). In this paper, we explore the importance of progenitor bias by looking for systematic differences in the stellar populations of compact early-type galaxies in the DEEP2 survey as a function of size. Our analysis is based on applying the statistical …


Co-Targeting Of Aurora A Kinase And Lim Kinase 1 For Cancer Therapy, Ratna Chakrabarti Dec 2014

Co-Targeting Of Aurora A Kinase And Lim Kinase 1 For Cancer Therapy, Ratna Chakrabarti

UCF Patents

Despite recent advances in development of improved cancer therapeutics one of the many clinical challenges is that patients often show resistance to cancer drugs. This invention provides evidence that an alternate method of treatment of cancer could be adopted for improved efficacy of existing therapies and /or treatment of drug resistant cancers. This study describes a novel functional relationship between two proteins that regulate proliferation of cells. Because these proteins are involved in cell growth, the amounts of these proteins are tightly regulated in normal cells however in cancer cells, abnormally increased amounts of these proteins are noted. One of …


Subject: State Aid Sa.38522 (2014/N) – Slovenia Restructuring Aid For Banka Celje/Abanka (December 16, 2014), European Union: European Commission: Directorate-General Competition Dec 2014

Subject: State Aid Sa.38522 (2014/N) – Slovenia Restructuring Aid For Banka Celje/Abanka (December 16, 2014), European Union: European Commission: Directorate-General Competition

Documents

No abstract provided.


Unh’S Kevin Short Named A National Academy Of Inventors Fellow, Erika Mantz Dec 2014

Unh’S Kevin Short Named A National Academy Of Inventors Fellow, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

No abstract provided.


Code Comfort, Beth Potier Dec 2014

Code Comfort, Beth Potier

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.


A New Regulatory Framework For Low-Impact/High-Value Aquaculture In Nova Scotia, Meinhard Doelle, William Lahey Dec 2014

A New Regulatory Framework For Low-Impact/High-Value Aquaculture In Nova Scotia, Meinhard Doelle, William Lahey

Research Papers, Working Papers, Conference Papers

The report is the result of a detailed assessment of aquaculture regulations in Nova Scotia It proposes a new regulatory framework for the Nova Scotia aquaculture industry based on the principles of effectiveness openness transparency accountability proportionality integration and precaution The report is based on a 18 months independent review of the industry and how it is regulated as well as various forms of engagement with the public and key stakeholders The report draws on regulatory practice in key jurisdictions around the world including Scotland Chile the US and other provinces in Canada


U.S. Supreme Court Justices Give Advice To Um Law Students, Christina Steube Dec 2014

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Give Advice To Um Law Students, Christina Steube

University of Mississippi News

Audience gets glimpse of jurists' real character, perspectives on constitutional law


Um Museum 75 For 75: Theora Hamblett's 'Creator's Star And Trinity', Michael Newsom Dec 2014

Um Museum 75 For 75: Theora Hamblett's 'Creator's Star And Trinity', Michael Newsom

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.


Understanding Connections Between Rural Communities And Family Well-Being, Cynthia Fletcher Dec 2014

Understanding Connections Between Rural Communities And Family Well-Being, Cynthia Fletcher

Carsey Publications

In this report, author Cynthia Needles Fletcher explores the role of "place" in shaping rural residents'-and in particular low-income residents'-futures. The analysis draws from interviews with residents and community key informants in Hampton, Iowa in an original study in 1997 and again in 2012-13


5 Days Of Giveaways: William Faulkner Holiday Package, Christina Steube Dec 2014

5 Days Of Giveaways: William Faulkner Holiday Package, Christina Steube

University of Mississippi News

Looking to add to your keepsake collection? Look no futher than the University Museum


Pomp And Circumstance, University Of Dayton Dec 2014

Pomp And Circumstance, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Nearly 580 University of Dayton students will receive degrees during commencement ceremonies that begin at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, in University of Dayton Arena.


The Actual Cost Of Cell Phones, Kelsey Engelhardt Dec 2014

The Actual Cost Of Cell Phones, Kelsey Engelhardt

Undergraduate Honors Theses

The Actual Cost of Cell Phones


Supreme Court Cases 2013–14 Term, Barbara Fick Dec 2014

Supreme Court Cases 2013–14 Term, Barbara Fick

Books

This is section 6 from a symposium called "Recent Developments in Employment Law" hosted by the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, December 16, 2014.


Multivariate Remote Process Sensing For Online Quality Control Of Injection Molding, Xinyao Tang Dec 2014

Multivariate Remote Process Sensing For Online Quality Control Of Injection Molding, Xinyao Tang

Master's Theses

A new wireless multivariate sensor (MVS) is designed, prototyped, structurally embedded into a mold structure to provide in situ feedback of four process states within mold cavity: melt temperature, melt pressure, melt velocity and melt viscosity, which closely correlate to the quality of manufactured products through the constitutive viscoelastic behavior of the polymer being processed. The developed MVS enables the improved observability of injection molding and provides a new process instrumentation and control methodology that sets up, assures, and optimizes the quality of injected products. Relationship between the key in-process states and quality characteristics (e.g., thickness and width of the …


The Effect Of Ph And Counterion On The Size Distribution And Luminescence Lifetime Of Terbium-Doped Lanthanum Nanocrystals, Sarah Baker Dec 2014

The Effect Of Ph And Counterion On The Size Distribution And Luminescence Lifetime Of Terbium-Doped Lanthanum Nanocrystals, Sarah Baker

Undergraduate Honors Theses

In recent years, nanoparticles have been applied to and have gained prevalence in fields such as chemistry, biology, the medical sciences, and biotechnology,and have attracted the attention of medical researchers as potential microscopic drug delivery systems in the human body. In particular, nanoparticles made with the lanthanides have shown themselves to be useful to many biological applications due to their unique luminescent properties. It is crucial to determine optimum synthetic parameters so that nanoparticles are both small enough to pass through the kidneys and also have the ability to attach different functional groups so that they may be relevant to …


2014-December-16-Secondhand Smoke Exposure, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Dec 2014

2014-December-16-Secondhand Smoke Exposure, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


The Bg News December 16, 2014, Bowling Green State University Dec 2014

The Bg News December 16, 2014, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 16, 2014. Volume 94-Issue 49.


A Content-Sensitive Wiki Help System, Eswara Satya Pavan Rajesh Pinapala Dec 2014

A Content-Sensitive Wiki Help System, Eswara Satya Pavan Rajesh Pinapala

Master's Projects

Context-sensitive help is a software application component that enables users to open help pertaining to their state, location, or the action they are performing within the software. Context-sensitive “wiki” help, on the other hand, is help powered by a wiki system with all the features of context-sensitive help. A context-sensitive wiki help system aims to make the context-sensitive help collaborative; in addition to seeking help, users can directly contribute to the help system. I have implemented a context-sensitive wiki help system into Yioop, an open source search engine and software portal created by Dr. Chris Pollett, in order to measure …


Exploring Feng Shui: A Real-Time Learning Experience, Yue Fan Dec 2014

Exploring Feng Shui: A Real-Time Learning Experience, Yue Fan

Theses

Exploring feng shui: The 3D Real-time Experience is an interactive 3D design project that introduces daily feng shui tips to college students, office workers, and anyone who wants to learn how feng shui can enhance their lives. This project uses Web GL technology that runs on any computer with an up-to-date, modern browser. The user flow is a simple four-step process: "listen," "observe," "find," and "solve." This is how feng shui masters help people figure out their problems. It is an engaging practice because users become actively involved in the whole problem-solving experience. My goal for this project is to …


Epithelial Cells Are Active Participants In Vocal Fold Wound Healing: An In Vivo Animal Model Of Injury, Ciara Leydon, Mitsuyoshi Imaizumi, Rebecca S. Bartlett, Sarah F. Wang, Susan L. Thibeault Dec 2014

Epithelial Cells Are Active Participants In Vocal Fold Wound Healing: An In Vivo Animal Model Of Injury, Ciara Leydon, Mitsuyoshi Imaizumi, Rebecca S. Bartlett, Sarah F. Wang, Susan L. Thibeault

Communication Disorders Faculty Publications

Vocal fold epithelial cells likely play an important, yet currently poorly defined, role in healing following injury, irritation and inflammation. In the present study, we sought to identify a possible role for growth factors, epidermal growth factor (EGF) and transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGFβ1), in epithelial regeneration during wound healing as a necessary first step for uncovering potential signaling mechanisms of vocal fold wound repair and remodeling. Using a rat model, we created unilateral vocal fold injuries and examined the timeline for epithelial healing and regeneration during early and late stages of wound healing using immunohistochemistry (IHC). We observed time-dependent …


Engaging Fyc Students With Quality Work Design, Candace Deal Dec 2014

Engaging Fyc Students With Quality Work Design, Candace Deal

Master of Arts in Professional Writing Capstones

Students learn at deeper levels when engaged with their work; however, engaging students in writing is one of the biggest challenges all composition teachers face. This qualitative study asked Kennesaw State University students to describe the work in English 1101 and English 1102 that they found meaningful and engaging. The data collected was then aligned with research about engaging students in grades K-12 based on the work of Phillip Schlechty. Results from this study reveal that many of the same engagement qualities identified by Schlechty have application in the FYC classroom for engaging students and improving learning.


University, Granite State Team Up To Get "Lean", Unh Communications And Public Affairs Dec 2014

University, Granite State Team Up To Get "Lean", Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.


The Illuminators, Tracey Bentley Dec 2014

The Illuminators, Tracey Bentley

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.


Biological And Physiological Condition Of Juvenile California Halibut (Paralichthys Californicus) Exposed To A Contamination Gradient In Mission Bay, Ca, Kevin Stolzenbach Dec 2014

Biological And Physiological Condition Of Juvenile California Halibut (Paralichthys Californicus) Exposed To A Contamination Gradient In Mission Bay, Ca, Kevin Stolzenbach

Theses

Contaminated sediments in marine environments have been shown to be good indicators of ecological risk and a means to assess anthropogenic impacts on marine habitats and the animals that inhabit them (Long et al. 1995, Rattner 2009). Estuarine sediments are especially complex media with regard to physical, chemical, and biological characteristics that trap, store, modify and sometimes release contaminants to the biota (Long et al. 1995). Especially vulnerable are animals that are in constant contact with the sediments, such as flatfishes that partially bury themselves for camouflage (Costa et al. 2011). Impacts can be assessed in a number of ways, …


A More Efficient Nonparametric Test Of Symmetry Based On Overlapping Coefficient, Hani M. Samawi, Robert L. Vogel Dec 2014

A More Efficient Nonparametric Test Of Symmetry Based On Overlapping Coefficient, Hani M. Samawi, Robert L. Vogel

Biostatistics: Faculty Publications

In this paper we provide a more efficient nonparametric test of symmetry based on the empirical overlap coefficient using kernel density estimation applied to an extreme order statistics, namely extreme ranked set sampling. Our simulation investigation reveals that our proposed test of symmetry is at least as powerful as currently available tests of symmetry. Intensive simulation is conducted to examine the power of the proposed test. An illustration is provided using cardiac output and body weight of neonates in a neonatal intensive care unit.


Dynamics Of Propagation Of Premature Impulses In Structurally Remodeled Infarcted Myocardium: A Computational Analysis, Candido Cabo Dec 2014

Dynamics Of Propagation Of Premature Impulses In Structurally Remodeled Infarcted Myocardium: A Computational Analysis, Candido Cabo

Publications and Research

Initiation of cardiac arrhythmias typically follows one or more premature impulses either occurring spontaneously or applied externally. In this study, we characterize the dynamics of propagation of single (S2) and double premature impulses (S3), and the mechanisms of block of premature impulses at structural heterogeneities caused by remodeling of gap junctional conductance (Gj) in infarcted myocardium. Using a sub-cellular computer model of infarcted tissue, we found that |INa,max|, prematurity (coupling interval with the previous impulse), and conduction velocity (CV) of premature impulses change dynamically as they propagate away from the site of initiation. There are fundamental differences between the dynamics …