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The Statesman, V. 58, I. 17, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 58, i. 17

Fdou Project 26a Part 5 Task 1 - Our Florida Reefs (Ofr) Survey Outreach Efforts, Brian K. Walker, Amanda Rose Costaregni

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Reports

This report contains summaries of the OFR survey outreach activities completed in Miami-

Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Martin counties between October 1st, 2014 and February

2nd, 2015.

A total of seven presentations were given in Broward, Palm Beach, and Martin Counties.

These presentations were for groups such as dive clubs, underwater photography clubs, fishing clubs, and environmental professionals clubs. Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts no survey presentations have been given in Miami-Dade County to-date. Summaries of these outreach presentations include the name of the club, location of the presentation, number of people reached, demographics, questions and responses during the …

Fauna Observations At Phantom Lake Cave, Reeves County, Texas, Thomas Iliffe

KIP Articles

Cave divers from Texas AM University at Galveston, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and University of Texas Grotto met in Balmorhea, Reeves County, Texas to dive and sample in Phantom Lake Spring Cave from 13 to 17 March 2014. The purpose of the dives was to perform in-cave biological sampling, create species images, perform photomonitoring of root mats, and conduct familiarization dives. Biologists collected at least one new potential troglobite species, an ostracod, and made several other collections to assist a taxonomic and genetic research project on subterranean silverfish. Biologists created images of five spring species and five cave species. Comparing …

Daily Eastern News: Feburary 02, 2015, Eastern Illinois University

February

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, February 2, 2015, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

February

No abstract provided.

Ten Outstanding Seniors Awarded Hall Of Fame Distinction, Kelley Norris

University of Mississippi News

Recipients honored for academic achievement, community service and potential for success

Death As Liberty, Christina Q. Nguyen

University of San Francisco Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Collegian (2015-02-02), Jesus Sanchez

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 67, No. 18

Disrupting Sumoylation Enhances Transcriptional Function And Ameliorates Polyglutamine Androgen Receptor-Mediated Disease., Jason P Chua, Satya L Reddy, Zhigang Yu, Elisa Giorgetti, Heather L Montie, Sarmistha Mukherjee, Jake Higgins, Richard C Mceachin, Diane M Robins, Diane E Merry, Jorge A Iñiguez-Lluhí, Andrew P Lieberman

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers

Expansion of the polyglutamine (polyQ) tract within the androgen receptor (AR) causes neuromuscular degeneration in individuals with spinobulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). PolyQ AR has diminished transcriptional function and exhibits ligand-dependent proteotoxicity, features that have both been implicated in SBMA; however, the extent to which altered AR transcriptional function contributes to pathogenesis remains controversial. Here, we sought to dissociate effects of diminished AR function from polyQ-mediated proteotoxicity by enhancing the transcriptional activity of polyQ AR. To accomplish this, we bypassed the inhibitory effect of AR SUMOylation (where SUMO indicates small ubiquitin-like modifier) by mutating conserved lysines in the polyQ AR that …

Fungal Mediator Tail Subunits Contain Classical Transcriptional Activation Domains, Zhongle Liu, Lawrence C. Myers

Dartmouth Scholarship

Classical activation domains within DNA-bound eukaryotic transcription factors make weak interactions with coactivator complexes, such as Mediator, to stimulate transcription. How these interactions stimulate transcription, however, is unknown. The activation of reporter genes by artificial fusion of Mediator subunits to DNA binding domains that bind to their promoters has been cited as evidence that the primary role of activators is simply to recruit Mediator. We have identified potent classical transcriptional activation domains in the C termini of several tail module subunits of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida albicans, and Candida dubliniensis Mediator, while their N-terminal domains are necessary and sufficient for their …

Theology’S New Turn: A Survey Of Contemporary Movements, Thomas P. Rausch

Theological Studies Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Open-Source 3-D Printing Technologies For Education: Bringing Additive Manufacturing To The Classroom, Chelsea Schelly, Gerald C. Anzalone, Bas Wijnen, Joshua M. Pearce

Department of Materials Science and Engineering Publications

Objective

3-D printing technologies have the potential to improve both Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and Career and Technical Education (CTE), as well as integrating these two educational emphases and providing opportunities for cross-curriculum engagement. The objective of this study is to investigate the potential of open-source (OS) technologies in an educational setting, given the combination of economic constraints affecting all educational environments and the ability of OS design to profoundly decrease the cost of technological tools and technological innovation.

Methods

This paper reports on a 3-day workshop augmented with online instructional and visual tools designed for middle …

"I Can See Clearly Now": But Oh The Pain It Took To Get Here! Why Did I Do This To Myself?, John Bird, Teaching And Learning Center

The Weekly Reader

No abstract provided.

Same-Sex Marriage And Loving V. Virginia: Analogy Or Disanalogy?, Ronald Turner

Washington and Lee Law Review Online

In its 1967 decision in Loving v. Virginia, the United States Supreme Court struck down Virginia antimiscegenation laws prohibiting and criminalizing interracial marriages, holding that the challenged laws violated the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In recent federal appeals court decisions, Loving has been invoked as an authoritative analogy supporting plaintiffs’ claims that same-sex marriage bans violate the Constitution. This Essay considers the posited Loving analogy and the contentions (1) that different-race marriage and same-sex marriage prohibitions present similar, albeit not identical, instances of unconstitutional state limitations on an …

The Value Of The Follow-Through Derives From Motor Learning Depending On Future Actions., Ian S. Howard, Daniel M. Wolpert, David W. Franklin

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

In ball sports, we are taught to follow through, despite the inability of events after contact or release to influence the outcome [1, 2]. Here we show that the specific motor memory active at any given moment critically depends on the movement that will be made in the near future. We demonstrate that associating a different follow-through movement with two motor skills that normally interfere [3-7] allows them to be learned simultaneously, suggesting that distinct future actions activate separate motor memories. This implies that when learning a skill, a variable follow-through would activate multiple motor memories across practice, whereas a …

All In The Family: A Retrospective Study Comparing Sibling Bullying And Peer Bullying, Lori A. Hoetger, Katherine P. Hazen, Eve M. Brank

Center on Children, Families, and the Law: Faculty Publications

Extensive bullying research has primarily focused on activities between peers in school settings, but some evidence suggests bullying may occur in other situations. If so, other contexts could potentially benefit from the wealth of peer bullying research. A sample of 392 young adults answered questions about their experiences with sibling and peer bullying behaviors. Participants also provided responses concerning a sibling or peer vignette that focused on reporting bullying behaviors. Results indicated that participants view bullying behaviors between peers and siblings as somewhat similar, but sibling bullying behaviors compared to peer bullying behaviors are reported to be perpetrated and experienced …

Academic Affairs Happenings, Volume 3, Issue 2, Office Of Academic Affairs, Roger Williams University

Academic Affairs Newsletter

The Newsletter is an ongoing publication that highlights the wide range of work in which RWU faculty and students are engaged.

Integral Review, Vol 11, No 1, February 2015 Full Issue, Bahman Shirazi

Founders Symposium

This special issue of Integral Review features selected publications in connection to the 2014 Founders Symposium on Integral Consciousness at CIIS. The articles range form integral education to integral methodology and epistemology, to integral yoga.

Baseball Media Guide 2015, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics

Media Guides

No abstract provided.

Pain Management Via Local Anesthetics And Responsive Hydrogels, Kyle R. Bagshaw, Curt L. Hanenbaum, Erica J. Carbone, Kevin Wh Lo, Cato T. Laurencin, Joseph Walker, Lakshmi S. Nair

Articles - Patient Care

Acute and chronic pain control is a significant clinical challenge that has been largely unmet. Local anesthetics are widely used for the control of post-operative pain and in the therapy of acute and chronic pain. While a variety of approaches are currently used to prolong the duration of action of local anesthetics, an optimal strategy to achieve neural blockage for several hours to days with minimal toxicity has yet to be identified. Several drug delivery systems such as liposomes, microparticles and nanoparticles have been investigated as local anesthetic delivery vehicles to achieve prolonged anesthesia. Recently, injectable responsive hydrogels raise significant …

Connections, February 2015, University Library

Library Newsletter

No abstract provided.

411 Newsletter Spring 2015 Issue 1, Career And Academic Support Service

411 Newsletters

Career and Academic Support Service Newsletter Spring 2015 Issue 1.

Hyperactivation Of Bdnf-Trkb Signaling Cascades In Human Hypothalamic Hamartoma (Hh): A Potential Mechanism Contributing To Epileptogenesis, Suzan Semaan, Jie Wu, Yan Gan, Yu Jin, Guo Hui Li, John F. Kerrigan, Yong Chang, Yao Huang

Translational Neuroscience

Aims: Although compelling evidence suggests that human hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) is intrinsically epileptogenic for gelastic seizures, the molecular mechanisms responsible for epileptogenesis within HH remain to be elucidated. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that hyperactivation of BDNF-TrkB signaling pathways in surgically resected HH tissue is a possible mechanism for downregulation of KCC2 expression, which in turn underlies GABA-mediated excitation within HH. Methods: Activation of three major BDNF-TrkB signaling pathways including MAPKs, Akt, and PLCγ1 were evaluated in surgically resected HH tissue (n = 14) versus human hypothalamic control tissue (n = 8) using combined methodologies …

Students Volunteer For "Alternative" Spring Break, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

Press Releases

Dozens of Dominican students are volunteering to spend their spring break beginning March 9 studying and learning in a variety of locales from Yakima to New Zealand.

Tropical Disease Research Leads Microbiologist To Peru, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

Press Releases

When Circe McDonald, '13 reflects on her time at Dominican, she credits the University’s service-learning program for making her “a more well-rounded and caring person.”

Support System Helps Student-Athlete Become Doctor, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

Press Releases

When Dr. Marcus Williams ’05 came to Dominican, he wanted to run fast and jump high on the basketball court, but he desired a more methodical, structured pace in the classroom.

February 2015 Quicknotes, Southern Adventist University

QuickNotes – Advancement e-Newsletter

QuickNotes is an e-newsletter that comes from Advancement at Southern Adventist University. February 2015 edition features the article "The Grand Event: A Student's Perspective".

Creating A Healthier Campus: A Report On The Effectiveness Of Nsu’S “Slimming With The Sharks” Wellness Program, Corey Peacock, Tobin Silver, Pradeep Vanguri

Quadrivium: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Scholarship

With a recent increase in college obesity rates, it is imperative to assess the effectiveness of campus-wide fitness programs while encouraging other institutes of higher education to do so. It is presently uncertain whether these programs are advantageous or disadvantageous for improving campus-wide obesity rates; therefore, assessing campus-wide fitness programs and reporting results may bring awareness to college campus obesity rates and clarify a solution to the problem. NSU’s RecPlex offered “Slimming with the Sharks,” a structured, multiple-component, weight loss initiative available to all students, faculty, and staff. The following is a brief report of “Slimming with the Sharks” data …

Butterfly Biology, Joshua Feingold

Quadrivium: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Scholarship

A photographic exploration of butterflies from larvae to adults in Davie, Florida.

Wastelands To Wonderlands: The Shifting Environmental Identities Of Alaska And Florida, Paul Arena

Quadrivium: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Scholarship

A look at two of the United States' most treasured and unique wilderness areas: the Florida Everglades and Alaska's varied ecosystems.