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Economic And Environmental Modeling Of An Agricultural Watershed In The Mississippi Delta: Crop Selection Using An Lp Model And Water Quality Impacts Of Bioenergy Crops Using The Annagnps Model, Rodney Eugene Wright

Student Theses and Dissertations

The conventional ethanol mandates set forth by the renewable fuel standards in the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 have resulted in an increased demand for corn. The requirement has translated into a 20% increase in corn hectares in the U.S, based on the three-year period prior to 2005 to the most recent three-year period, 2012-2014. This economic study optimized crop selection on a case study farm in the Arkansas Delta with the Purdue Crop/Linear Programming model. The cropping optimization was performed at six corn price levels consisting of near the loan rate, pre-EISA, post-EISA low, post-EISA average, …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 105 [106], No. 05 (Sep. 21, 2015), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 105, but it is the 106th volume in the series.

Disc In Flames: Roles Of Tnf-Α And Il-1Β In Intervertebral Disc Degeneration., Z I Johnson, Z R Schoepflin, H Choi, I M Shapiro, M V Risbud

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty Papers

The intervertebral disc is an important mechanical structure that allows range of motion of the spinal column. Degeneration of the intervertebral disc--incited by aging, traumatic insult, genetic predisposition, or other factors--is often defined by functional and structural changes in the tissue, including excessive breakdown of the extracellular matrix, increased disc cell senescence and death, as well as compromised biomechanical function of the tissue. Intervertebral disc degeneration is strongly correlated with low back pain, which is a highly prevalent and costly condition, significantly contributing to loss in productivity and health care costs. Disc degeneration is a chronic, progressive condition, and current …

September 21, 2015, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Cold Plasma Inactivation Of Bacterial Biofilms And Reduction Of Quorum Sensing Regulated Virulence Factors, Dana Ziuzina, Daniela Boehm, Sonal Patil, Patrick J. Cullen, Paula Bourke

Articles

The main objectives of this work were to investigate the effect of atmospheric cold plasma (ACP) against a range of microbial biofilms commonly implicated in foodborne and health- care associated human infections and against P. aeruginosa quorum sensing (QS)-regu- lated virulence factors, such as pyocyanin, elastase (Las B) and biofilm formation capacity post-ACP treatment. The effect of processing factors, namely treatment time and mode of plasma exposure on antimicrobial activity of ACP were also examined. Antibiofilm activity was assessed for E. coli, L. monocytogenes and S. aureus in terms of reduction of cultur- ability and retention of metabolic activity using …

Expanding Dimensionality In Cinema Color: Impacting Observer Metamerism Through Multiprimary Display, David L. Long

Theses

Television and cinema display are both trending towards greater ranges and saturation of reproduced colors made possible by near-monochromatic RGB illumination technologies. Through current broadcast and digital cinema standards work, system designs employing laser light sources, narrow-band LED, quantum dots and others are being actively endorsed in promotion of Wide Color Gamut (WCG). Despite artistic benefits brought to creative content producers, spectrally selective excitations of naturally different human color response functions exacerbate variability of observer experience. An exaggerated variation in color-sensing is explicitly counter to the exhaustive controls and calibrations employed in modern motion picture pipelines. Further, singular standard observer …

Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 49, No. 4, Fall 2015, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Magazine

Syllabus: Spectroscopy
with Associate Dean of the College and Professor of Chemistry Ronald M. Jarret
By Pamela Reponen

A Defining Moment
Holy Cross has arrived at a moment of transformation. A new comprehensive campaign, “Become More: Campaign for the Future of Holy Cross,” imagines what Holy Cross will be in the decades to come.
By Jack O’Connell ’81

Playing it Forward
In July, Holy Cross received a record-breaking commitment—$32.5 million— from alumnus John E. Luth ’74 and his wife, Joanne Chouinard-Luth, D.M.D. Their extraordinary gift represents the single largest donation in the College’s history—and it will be used to dramatically …

Synthesis Of Polyclonal Antibodies Against Aflatoxin B1, Wiyogo Prio Wicaksono, Deni Samsudin Permana, Romsyah Maryam, Yasuaki Einaga

Makara Journal of Science

Polyclonal antibodies of aflatoxin B1 were successfully produced from New Zealand White female rabbits after immunization by the hapten of aflatoxin B1-carboxymethyl hydroxylamine hemihydrochloride (AFB1-CMO) conjugated with bovine serum albumin (BSA) as the antigen. The hapten was synthesized using the carbodiimide method with CMO as a linker. Absorption peaks at 362, 264, and 218 nm were observed as a result of characterization with UV-Vis spectroscopy, while IR spectroscopy showed peaks at 3448 cm-1 and 1642 cm-1 attributable to the hydroxyl and nitrile groups, respectively. Furthermore, mass spectrometry showed fragmentation at the m/z of 386, 368.2, and 310, which confirms that …

Student Ensemble: Choral Showcase, September 20, 2015, Kristin Moroni Director, Mark Grizzard Director, Karyl Carlson Director, Leslie Manfredo Director

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
September 20, 2015
Sunday Afternoon
3:00 p.m.

Transformation Of Inhibitor Of Meristem Activity (Ima) Gene Into Jatropha Curcas L., Asri Pirade Paserang, Aris Tjahjoleksono, Utut Widyastuti, Suharsono

Makara Journal of Science

Jatropha is one of the many biodiesel plants developed in tropical countries. Efforts to increase its productivity can be done using various methods of breeding. One of the breeding methods is the introduction of genes into the Jatropha plant. The aim of this study is to assess the success of genetic transformation using the Inhibitor of Meristem Activity (IMA) gene in Jatropha curcas. The research procedures included inoculation of explants with Agrobacterium tumefaciens, callus induction, screening test of selection media, regeneration, and gene expression analysis using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). IMA is one of the genes that controls flowering genes …

Animal Experimentation As A Form Of Rescue, Alexander Zambrano Mr.

Between the Species

In this paper I explore a new approach to the ethics of animal experimentation by conceiving of it as a form of rescue. The notion of rescue, I suggest, involves some moral agent(s) performing an action or series of actions, whose end is to prevent or alleviate serious harm to another party, harm that otherwise would have occurred or would have continued to occur, had that moral agent not intervened. Animal experiments that are utilized as a means to alleviate human illnesses mirror the structure of rescue cases and this means that we can and should apply principles of rescue …

The Iwu Family, Jake Thaker

Remarks and Messages

Remarks presented by Senate President Jake Thaker on Family Weekend.

Deep Integration Of High-Throughput Rna And Protein Data, Rob Kitchen

Yale Day of Data

No abstract provided.

Proper 7 • Jeremiah 20:7–13 • June 22, 2014, Victor Raj

Concordia Journal

Our text follows the account of the prophet smashing a clay jar (19:1–12) symbolizing the way God will smash the nation of Israel for their apostasy: for their turning the land God gave them into “a place of foreign gods” and pagan sacrifice (19:4).

Holy Trinity • Genesis 1:1–2:4a • June 15, 2014, Jason Broge

Concordia Journal

A close reading of the biblical narrative reveals a stark contrast between the creation account in Genesis 1 and the rest of the Old Testament of God’s feelings towards man.

Easter 5 • Acts 6:1–9; 7:2a, 51–60, Todd Jones

Concordia Journal

This text challenges us to let grace define our witness; grace that speaks the truth in love, and grace that sows the seeds of forgiveness.

Easter 4 • Acts 2:42–47 • May 11, 2014, Bruce Schuchard

Concordia Journal

All who believed quite naturally and quite regularly shared all things in common, as would, as should, the superabundantly blessed persons of a singular household and family.

“Daddy, Will Animals Be In Heaven?” The Future New Earth, Paul Raabe

Concordia Journal

A New Heaven and a New Earth or a recreated Heaven and Earth as God had always intended.

Back To The Beginning Creation Shapes The Entire Story, Charles Arand

Concordia Journal

So creation is more than a stage or scenery for God’s story. It is integral to the entire story. After all, the entire story is about God’s relationship to his creation, especially to those extraordinary creatures that he had formed from the ground to look after and cultivate his creation.

2015 Student Center For Science Engagement Seventh Annual Research Symposium, Student Center For Science Engagement

Student Center for Science Engagement Research Symposium

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

Predation Risk Perception, Food Density And Conspecific Cues Shape Foraging Decisions In A Tropical Lizard, Maximilian Drakeley, Oriol Lapiedra, Jason J. Kolbe

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

When foraging, animals can maximize their fitness if they are able to tailor their foraging decisions to current environmental conditions. When making foraging decisions, individuals need to assess the benefits of foraging while accounting for the potential risks of being captured by a predator. However, whether and how different factors interact to shape these decisions is not yet well understood, especially in individual foragers. Here we present a standardized set of manipulative field experiments in the form of foraging assays in the tropical lizard Anolis cristatellus in Puerto Rico. We presented male lizards with foraging opportunities to test how the …

The Murray Ledger And Times, September 18, 2015, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Yale University Faculty Handbook September 18, 2015, Yale University Office Of The Provost

Faculty Handbooks

No abstract provided.

Draft Copy, Girl With A Camera, Carolyn Meyer

Hipple Collection of Young Adult Literature Manuscripts

Full draft of Girl with a Camera. Includes no notes or revisions.

News Of The Department Of Animal Science, Department Of Animal Science

Animal Science Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Alcohol And Its Effect On Adolescent Brain Development And Executive Functioning: Some Results From Neuroimaging, Jayson J. Spas, Lisa Weyandt

Psychology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Antimalarial Drug Discovery Using Triazoles To Overcome Chloroquine Resistance, Elias Sibhatu Tesfaselassie

Dissertations and Theses

Malaria is considered as one of the most prevalent and debilitating diseases affecting humans. Plasmodium falciparum is the most virulent form of the parasite which developed resistance to several antimalarial drugs. Chloroquine is one of the most successful antimalarials developed that is safe, effective, and cheap. However, its use has been limited due to the emergence of drug resistance. Click chemistry, particularly, the copper(I)-catalyzed reaction between azides and alkynes has shown to have a cutting-edge advantage in medicinal chemistry by its reliability, selectivity and biocompatibility.

Triazole-based antimalarials were synthesized via copper(I)-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition reaction by modifying the aliphatic chains terminal …

Differential Effects Of Munc18s On Multiple Degranulation-Relevant Trans-Snare Complexes, Hao Xu, Matthew Grant Arnold, Sushmitha Vijay Kumar

Faculty Publications

Mast cell exocytosis, which includes compound degranulation and vesicle-associated piecemeal degranulation, requires multiple Q- and R- SNAREs. It is not clear how these SNAREs pair to form functional trans-SNARE complexes and how these trans-SNARE complexes are selectively regulated for fusion. Here we undertake a comprehensive examination of the capacity of two Q-SNARE subcomplexes (syntaxin3/SNAP-23 and syntaxin4/SNAP-23) to form fusogenic trans-SNARE complexes with each of the four granule-borne R-SNAREs (VAMP2, 3, 7, 8). We report the identification of at least six distinct trans-SNARE complexes under enhanced tethering conditions: i) VAMP2/syntaxin3/SNAP-23, ii) VAMP2/syntaxin4/SNAP-23, iii) VAMP3/syntaxin3/SNAP-23, iv) VAMP3/syntaxin4/SNAP-23, v) VAMP8/syntaxin3/SNAP-23, and vi) VAMP8/syntaxin4/SNAP-23. …

Mechanistic Insights Into Glucan Phosphatase Activity Against Polyglucan Substrates, David A. Meekins, Madushi Raththagala, Kyle D. Auger, Benjamin D. Turner, Diana Santelia, Oliver Kötting, Matthew S. Gentry, Craig W. Vander Kooi

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Faculty Publications

Glucan phosphatases are central to the regulation of starch and glycogen metabolism. Plants contain two known glucan phosphatases, Starch EXcess4 (SEX4) and Like Sex Four2 (LSF2), which dephosphorylate starch. Starch is water-insoluble and reversible phosphorylation solubilizes its outer surface allowing processive degradation. Vertebrates contain a single known glucan phosphatase, laforin, that dephosphorylates glycogen. In the absence of laforin, water-soluble glycogen becomes insoluble, leading to the neurodegenerative disorder Lafora Disease. Because of their essential role in starch and glycogen metabolism glucan phosphatases are of significant interest, yet a comparative analysis of their activities against diverse glucan substrates has not been established. …

Pruitt, James - Interview 10, Bronx African American History Project, Mark Naison

Oral Histories

Interviewee: Jim Pruitt

Interviewer: Mark Naison

No Date of Interview

Summarized by Alice Stryker

Pruitt’s family moved from Harlem to the Bronx in 1932. Both of his parents were southern and met through his mother’s brother. About 5 years after the couple was married, they moved to Prospect Ave between Home and 168^th street. When they moved to the Bronx, his father was working for the post office and for a tailor as a presser. Many of the Black men living in this neighborhood worked for the post office. Although the family and their neighbors lived in the Bronx, …