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GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy

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The Legacy, September 8, 2015, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University

Sfa Grad Student Conference This Thursday And Friday, Admin

Blog Posts

The Southern Foodways Alliance's Graduate Student Conference will explore pop culture in southern foodways this Thursday and Friday. The full schedule follows below.

September 8, 2015

The Gavel Gazette

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September 8, 2015 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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The Parthenon, September 8, 2015, Jocelyn Gibson

The Parthenon

The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, is published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and weekly Thursday during the summer. The editorial staff is responsible for the news and the editorial content.

Lingnan Gardeners Newsletter (No. 10) = 嶺南彩園通訊 (第10期), Lingnan Gardeners, Kwan Fong Cultural Research And Development Programme, Lingnan University

Lingnan Gardeners Newsletter 嶺南彩園通訊

White Dews 白露

Novel Pcr Assays Complement Laser Biosensor-Based Method And Facilitate Listeria Species Detection From Food, Kwang-Pyo Kim, Atul K. Singh, Xingjian Bai, Lena Leprun, Arun K. Bhunia

Department of Food Science Faculty Publications

The goal of this study was to develop the Listeria species-specific PCR assays based on a house-keeping gene (lmo1634) encoding alcohol acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (Aad), previously designated as Listeriaadhesion protein (LAP), and compare results with a label-free light scattering sensor, BARDOT (bacterial rapid detection using optical scattering technology). PCR primer sets targeting the lap genes from the species ofListeria sensu stricto were designed and tested with 47 Listeria and 8 non-Listeria strains. The resulting PCR primer sets detected either all species of Listeria sensu stricto or individual L. innocua, L. ivanovii and L. seeligeri, …

Probiotics And Methods Of Obtaining Same, Jens Walter, Bob Thomas, Thomas Burkey

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

This disclosure describes novel probiotics, and also describes novel methods by which such probiotics can be obtained.

Characterization Of Leucetta Prolifera, A Calcarean Cyanosponge From South-Western Australia, And Its Symbionts, J Fromont, Mj Huggett, Sk Lengger, K Grice, Chl Schönberg

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

The biology and ecology of calcarean sponges are not as well understood as they are for demosponges. Here, in order to gain new insights, particularly about symbiotic relationships, the calcarean sponge Leucetta prolifera was sampled from south-western Australia and examined for its assumed photosymbionts. Pulse amplitude modulated fluorometry and extraction of photopigments established that the sponge was photosynthetic. Molecular analysis of the bacterial symbionts via sequencing of the V1–V3 region of the 16S rDNA gene confirmed that between 5 and 22% of all sequences belonged to the phylum Cyanobacteria, depending on the individual sample, with the most dominant strain aligning …

S.P.U.R., Uk Office Of Undergraduate Research

Kaleidoscope

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Showcase Of Undergraduate Scholars, Uk Office Of Undergraduate Research

Kaleidoscope

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Prehistoric Drawings In Mammoth Cave, Logan Kistler

Kaleidoscope

During a recent Earthwatch Institute survey of archaeological remains in Mammoth Cave, a project was begun to find and record prehistoric images on the cave walls. I chose to analyze petroglyphs and pictographs on three panels in Main Cave. This article offers a hypothesis for the circumstances surrounding the rock art’s production: the geometric and anthropomorphic figures in Mammoth Cave are representative of a series of visual percepts experienced cross-culturally and caused by various conditions — including sensory deprivation, fatigue, and psychoactive drug use — acting on the ocular anatomy and nervous system. That is, the glyphs might be visual …

What's Happening: September 7, 2015, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

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Coping With Racial Discrimination: The Impact Of Substance Use, Emotional Eating, And Emotional Support On Mental And Physical Health, Maurice Endsley, Jr.

Dissertations

Racial discrimination is a likely contributor to disparate health outcomes for African-American and Hispanic-Americans. The current study elaborates on previous research by assessing the impact of three coping variables, substance use, emotional eating, and social support, which may explain the relationship between racial discrimination and poorer perceptions physical functioning and three health maladies, including hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, the coping responses were hypothesized to serve as protective factors against the development of depression and anger symptoms. A total of 424 Hispanic, African-American participants between the ages of 18 and 65 completed an online survey. A six variable model …

7 Things You May Have Missed This Summer, Kelley Norris

University of Mississippi News

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Methionine As A Spacer Between Poly Acrylic Acid And Ampicillin, Firyal M. Ali, Saif M. Ali

Baghdad Science Journal

In this work a novel drug delivery system through modification of poly acrylic acid with Methionine as a spacer between the poly acrylic acid which was converted to its acyl chloride and reacted with Methionine as spacer unit which has been reacted with Ampicillin drug. In vitro drug release study had been conducted successfully in basic medium in pH 7.4 and acidic medium in pH 1.1 at 37°C. Due to many problems associated with drug release and, this modification could decrease the side effect of drug. The prepared prodrug polymer was characterized by spectra method [FTIR and 1H-NMR]. Physical properties …

Evaluation Of The Level Of Some Heavy Metals In Tobacco Of Domestic And Imported Cigarette Brands Used In Iraq, Majed H. Karbon, Faliah H. Ali, Enas J Hasan, Duraid E. Znad, Saad K. Zamil, Aamer F Lafi

Baghdad Science Journal

Smoking-related diseases can be attributed to the inhalation of many different toxins, including heavy metals, which have a host of harmful health effects. The primary objective of this study was to determine whether local and imported cigarette brands used in Iraq , have they elevated levels of metals or not .Three metals Lead (Pb) , Cadmium (Cd) and Chromium(Cr) were determined in tobacco of seventeen brands of imported cigarettes commonly available in Iraq and three Iraqi domestic cigarettes , which were randomly taken from retail market in Baghdad by using flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The produced data of imported and …

Preparation Of Some Culture Media Locally From Leaves And Stems Of Purslane Plant (Portulaca Oleracea Oleracea L.) And Assessment Of Their Efficiency Comparing With Culture Media Of Oxoid Company, Bushra A. Kadhim, Yassamin H. Ali

Baghdad Science Journal

The leaves and stems of the local Purslane plant ( Portulaca oleracea oleracea L. ) were used to preapare the extract of two types ( wet and dried extractions) the extracts were prepared by weighting of 60grams of the wet and the dried plant individually, then boiled in 500ml of distal water. Finally the volume was completed to1 liter, then we used these extracts to prepare of 8 types of the culture media contained basic, selective and enrichment media for growing a group of pathogenic bacteria. 8 types of bacteria were used for this purpose: Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas flouresence, Staphylococcus …

The Effect Of Obesity And Insulin Resistance On Liver Enzymes In Type2 Diabetes Mellitus, Eshraq M. Salman, Bushra F. Hasan

Baghdad Science Journal

Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been defined as a clinical syndrome that is characterized by abnormal carbohydrate metabolism. The chronic hyperglycemia of diabetes is associated with long term damage, dysfunction, and failure of different organs, especially the liver .This study was conducted to assess the effect obesity and insulin resistance on liver enzymes in diabetic Iraqi patients.A comparative study of (90) Iraqi adults divided to three subgroup(30) obese ,(30) nonobese diabetic patients and(30)person had used as control. The analysis included Liver enzyme ALP,ALT,AST,GGT ,Fasting Plasma Glucose (FBG) , Lipid Profile , Hemoglobin A1C , insulin and homeostasis model assessment of insulin …

Mir-29/Hsp47 In Ecm Network, Ren Xu

Markey Cancer Center Faculty Publications

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Apigenin Blocks Ikkα Activation And Suppresses Prostate Cancer Progression, Sanjeev Shukla, Rajnee Kanwal, Eswar Shankar, Manish Datt, Mark R. Chance, Pingfu Fu, Gregory T. Maclennan, Sanjay Gupta

Faculty Scholarship

IKKα has been implicated as a key regulator of oncogenesis and driver of the metastatic process; therefore is regarded as a promising therapeutic target in anticancer drug development. In spite of the progress made in the development of IKK inhibitors, no potent IKKa inhibitor(s) have been identified. Our multistep approach of molecular modeling and direct binding has led to the identification of plant flavone apigenin as a specific IKKa inhibitor. Here we report apigenin, in micro molar range, inhibits IKKa kinase activity, demonstrates anti-proliferative and anti-invasive activities in functional cell based assays and exhibits anticancer efficacy in experimental tumor model. …

Tufts University: Lessons From Bargaining A First Contract For Part-Time Contingent Faculty -- Seiu Cba

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Phoenix, 2015-09-04, Student Life

Phoenix

The Phoenix is a student newspaper published at Governors State University since August 2002. The newspaper features student reporting, opinions, news, and photos.

Nurse's Pledge, Kate Vander Veen

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Caring for the living. It's an honor. Every human being - from the tiniest string of paired chromosomes to the frail and dying - is a precious treasure to our heavenly Father."

Posting about the value of life from a nurse's perspective from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/a-nurses-pledge/

September 4, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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(-)-Oleocanthal Rapidly And Selectively Induces Cancer Cell Death Via Lysosomal Membrane Permeabilization, Onica Legendre, Paul A. S. Breslin, David A. Foster

Publications and Research

(-)-Oleocanthal (OC), a phenolic compound present in extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO), has been implicated in the health benefits associated with diets rich in EVOO. We investigated the effect of OC on human cancer cell lines in culture and found that OC induced cell death in all cancer cells examined as rapidly as 30 minutes after treatment in the absence of serum. OC treatment of non-transformed cells suppressed their proliferation but did not cause cell death. OC induced both primary necrotic and apoptotic cell death via induction of lysosomal membrane permeabilization (LMP). We provide evidence that OC promotes LMP by inhibiting …

Novel Selected Hetero-Atom Doped Carbon From Renewable Resource Materials For Fuel Cell And Supercapacitor Applications, Sunil Kumar Ramasahayam

Theses and Dissertations

Doped carbon materials have gained a lot of attention recently due to their wide array of applications, for example, in dye degradation, energy conversion and storage, electrocatalysis, sensors and electronics. These doped carbon materials are claimed to have a tremendous potential to substitute expensive metal based electrocatalysts in fuel cell and supercapacitor applications. A recently established microwave assisted technique, which does not make use of any inert or reducing gas during the synthesis, was utilized to synthesize doped carbon materials. The method is simple, rapid, economical and high yielding. Renewable resource materials like tannin, spent coffee grounds and thiamine were …

Spartan Daily, September 3, 2015, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 145, Issue 6

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Wright, Samantha. Cultural Enhancement Series Kicks Off Next Saturday
• Collins, Emma. Ogden College of Science & Engineering Turns 50
• Mathews, Carly. WKU Police Department Weighs In on Campus Weapon Policy
• Wright, Samantha. The Curious Case of the Crane Unfolding Statue: Missing Statue to Return
• Mayo, Marcel. School of Journalism & Broadcasting Offers Coding Classes – Internet
• Collins, Emma. Student Group Challenges War on Drugs – Students for Sensible Drug Policy, SSDP
• Lawson, Anna. Student Government Association Holds First Meeting
• Profumo, Morgan. Drunk Driving: A Continuing Problem With An Easy …