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We Are...Marshall, January 7, 2015, Office Of Marshall University Communications Jan 2015

We Are...Marshall, January 7, 2015, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.


January 7, 2015 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office Jan 2015

January 7, 2015 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.


Biomarkers Of Animal Health: Integrating Nutritional Ecology, Endocrine Ecophysiology, Ecoimmunology, And Geospatial Ecology, Robin Warne, Glenn Proudfoot, Erica Crespi Jan 2015

Biomarkers Of Animal Health: Integrating Nutritional Ecology, Endocrine Ecophysiology, Ecoimmunology, And Geospatial Ecology, Robin Warne, Glenn Proudfoot, Erica Crespi

Publications

Diverse biomarkers including stable isotope, hormonal, and ecoimmunological assays are powerful tools to assess animal condition. However, an integrative approach is necessary to provide the context essential to understanding how biomarkers reveal animal health in varied ecological conditions. A barrier to such integration is a general lack of awareness of how shared extraction methods from across fields can provide material from the same animal tissues for diverse biomarker assays. In addition, the use of shared methods for extracting differing tissue fractions can also provide biomarkers for how animal health varies across time. Specifically, no study has explicitly illustrated the depth …


Nootropic Potential Of Silver Nanoparticles Of Boerhaavia Diffusa And Its Ethanolic Extract In High Fat Diet Model Of Dementia In Rats, Sibi P. Ittiyavirah, Reshma Ghosh Jan 2015

Nootropic Potential Of Silver Nanoparticles Of Boerhaavia Diffusa And Its Ethanolic Extract In High Fat Diet Model Of Dementia In Rats, Sibi P. Ittiyavirah, Reshma Ghosh

Manipal Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

No abstract provided.


Antidiabetic Evaluation Of Hemionitis Arifolia Leaves By In Vitro Methods, Krishna K R Kumar, Jayaprakash A P, Srinivasan K K Jan 2015

Antidiabetic Evaluation Of Hemionitis Arifolia Leaves By In Vitro Methods, Krishna K R Kumar, Jayaprakash A P, Srinivasan K K

Manipal Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

No abstract provided.


Synthesis, Molecular Docking And Biological Evaluation Of Some Quinazolinone Analogs, Benu Kumari, Suvarna G. Kini, Muhammad Mubeen Jan 2015

Synthesis, Molecular Docking And Biological Evaluation Of Some Quinazolinone Analogs, Benu Kumari, Suvarna G. Kini, Muhammad Mubeen

Manipal Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

No abstract provided.


New Method For The Synthesis Of 2, 3-Dihydrobenzo[E] [1, 4] Oxazepin-5(1h)-Ones From Anthranilic Acid, And Allyl Halides Or Allyl Methanesulphonate, Sharada Prasanna Swain, Soumya Prakash Rout Jan 2015

New Method For The Synthesis Of 2, 3-Dihydrobenzo[E] [1, 4] Oxazepin-5(1h)-Ones From Anthranilic Acid, And Allyl Halides Or Allyl Methanesulphonate, Sharada Prasanna Swain, Soumya Prakash Rout

Manipal Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

No abstract provided.


Anti-Proliferative Effect Of Ganoderma Lucidum Polysaccharide And Triterpenoid Fractions Against Cancer Cells, P Vasanth Raj, Dhanaraj S A Jan 2015

Anti-Proliferative Effect Of Ganoderma Lucidum Polysaccharide And Triterpenoid Fractions Against Cancer Cells, P Vasanth Raj, Dhanaraj S A

Manipal Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

No abstract provided.


Design And Characterization Of Melt-In-Mouth Tablets Of Montelukast Sodium And Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride, Nagesh C, Sunil Attimarad, Chandrashekhara S, Suma Naduvinamani Jan 2015

Design And Characterization Of Melt-In-Mouth Tablets Of Montelukast Sodium And Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride, Nagesh C, Sunil Attimarad, Chandrashekhara S, Suma Naduvinamani

Manipal Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

No abstract provided.


2015 Spring Convocation Program, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University. Jan 2015

2015 Spring Convocation Program, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Communications and Marketing Publications Archive

Spring convocation program held on January 7, 2015.


Spatial And Temporal Characteristics Of Error-Related Activity In The Human Brain, Maital Neta, Francis M. Miezin, Steven M. Nelson, Joseph W. Dubis, Nico U.F. Dosenbach, Bradley L. Schlaggar, Steven E. Petersen Jan 2015

Spatial And Temporal Characteristics Of Error-Related Activity In The Human Brain, Maital Neta, Francis M. Miezin, Steven M. Nelson, Joseph W. Dubis, Nico U.F. Dosenbach, Bradley L. Schlaggar, Steven E. Petersen

Center for Brain, Biology, and Behavior: Faculty Publications

A number of studies have focused on the role of specific brain regions, such as the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex during trials on which participants make errors, whereas others have implicated a host of more widely distributed regions in the human brain. Previous work has proposed that there are multiple cognitive control networks, raising the question of whether error-related activity can be found in each of these networks. Thus, to examine error-related activity broadly, we conducted a meta-analysis consisting of 12 tasks that included both error and correct trials. These tasks varied by stimulus input (visual, auditory), response output (button …


Insects In Fluctuating Thermal Environments., Hervé Colinet, Brent J Sinclair, Philippe Vernon, David Renault Jan 2015

Insects In Fluctuating Thermal Environments., Hervé Colinet, Brent J Sinclair, Philippe Vernon, David Renault

Biology Publications

All climate change scenarios predict an increase in both global temperature means and the magnitude of seasonal and diel temperature variation. The nonlinear relationship between temperature and biological processes means that fluctuating temperatures lead to physiological, life history, and ecological consequences for ectothermic insects that diverge from those predicted from constant temperatures. Fluctuating temperatures that remain within permissive temperature ranges generally improve performance. By contrast, those which extend to stressful temperatures may have either positive impacts, allowing repair of damage accrued during exposure to thermal extremes, or negative impacts from cumulative damage during successive exposures. We discuss the mechanisms underlying …


Biology Alum Produces The ‘Fantastic Fur Of Sea Otters’, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jan 2015

Biology Alum Produces The ‘Fantastic Fur Of Sea Otters’, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.


Plant Biology Alum Brings Beauty To Food Desert In Columbus, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jan 2015

Plant Biology Alum Brings Beauty To Food Desert In Columbus, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.


Year-End Report On Rac Project Entitled "Propagating Aspen Clones: Survival In The 21st Century", Ralph Baierlein Jan 2015

Year-End Report On Rac Project Entitled "Propagating Aspen Clones: Survival In The 21st Century", Ralph Baierlein

Aspen Bibliography

Initial damage caused by wild ungulates was minimal. In August 2013, a large elk pulled off five cones and destroyed three saplings on the exposed, eastern side of the exclosure. Although deer tracks were plentiful in the bare earth of the fire line, there was no evidence that deer had harmed the saplings. The combination of a cone and a mesh sleeve on the exposed saplings sufficed.


Vinogradov Organizing International Conference In Toronto, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jan 2015

Vinogradov Organizing International Conference In Toronto, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.


The Influence Of Social Media Technology On Generation Iy's Ability To Communicate Face To Face In Their Academic Careers, James Howard Henry Jan 2015

The Influence Of Social Media Technology On Generation Iy's Ability To Communicate Face To Face In Their Academic Careers, James Howard Henry

Communication & Leadership Dissertations and Theses

This thesis investigates how Generation iY students perceive that social media and / or texting technology has influenced their ability to track and comprehend the subtleties of face-toface communication within an academic setting. Generation iY is defined as those born between the years 1982 to 2004. Also involved in this study are members of the faculty and staff that teach Generation iY. The theories being applied and examined in this study include, Postman’s Technology Ecology, McLuhan’s Media Ecology, and Ong’s Orality and Literacy. These theories while addressing different aspects of technological change, all agree that the change is all encompassing …


State V. Orellana-Castro Appellant's Brief Dckt. 42671 Jan 2015

State V. Orellana-Castro Appellant's Brief Dckt. 42671

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.


Human Stem Cells: Is It Possible To Limit Pluripotent Human Stem Cells To Differentiate Into Specific Tissue Or Organ?, Chaya Korf Jan 2015

Human Stem Cells: Is It Possible To Limit Pluripotent Human Stem Cells To Differentiate Into Specific Tissue Or Organ?, Chaya Korf

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

It would seem that differentiation of stem cells is the remedy of modern times. Yet stem cell research is more complex that the public may recognize and is still in the developmental stage. Recent breakthroughs show promise; various guidelines provide structure to this growing field but it is not ready for gross public application. The objective of this paper is to research various different methods of stem cell production and application. Methods included reviewing articles and studies to evaluate the process in production of affective stem cells. There are many therapies that illustrate this research. Upon completing and explaining this …


Current And Emerging Treatment Options For Anca-Associated Vasculitis: Potential Role Of Belimumab And Other Baff/April Targeting Agents, Aleksander Lenert, Petar Lenert Jan 2015

Current And Emerging Treatment Options For Anca-Associated Vasculitis: Potential Role Of Belimumab And Other Baff/April Targeting Agents, Aleksander Lenert, Petar Lenert

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) comprises several clinical entities with diverse clinical presentations, outcomes, and nonunifying pathogenesis. AAV has a clear potential for relapses, and shows unpredictable response to treatment. Cyclophosphamide-based therapies have remained the hallmark of induction therapy protocols for more than four decades. Recently, B-cell depleting therapy with the anti-CD20 antibody rituximab has proved beneficial in AAV, leading to Food and Drug Administration approval of rituximab in combination with corticosteroids for the treatment of AAV in adults. Rituximab for ANCA-associated vasculitis and other clinical trials provided clear evidence that rituximab was not inferior to cyclophosphamide for remission …


An Experimental Demonstration That Early-Life Competitive Disadvantage Accelerates Telomere Loss, D Nettle, P Monaghan, R Gillespie, Et Al Jan 2015

An Experimental Demonstration That Early-Life Competitive Disadvantage Accelerates Telomere Loss, D Nettle, P Monaghan, R Gillespie, Et Al

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Adverse experiences in early life can exert powerful delayed effects on adult survival and health. Telomere attrition is a potentially important mechanism in such effects. One source of early-life adversity is the stress caused by competitive disadvantage. Although previous avian experiments suggest that competitive disadvantage may accelerate telomere attrition, they do not clearly isolate the effects of competitive disadvantage from other sources of variation. Here, we present data from an experiment in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) that used cross-fostering to expose siblings to divergent early experience. Birds were assigned either to competitive advantage (being larger than their brood competitors) or …


Enzymatic Control Of The Related Pathways Of Fatty Acid And Undecylprodiginine Biosynthesis In Streptomyces Coelicolor, Renu Singh Jan 2015

Enzymatic Control Of The Related Pathways Of Fatty Acid And Undecylprodiginine Biosynthesis In Streptomyces Coelicolor, Renu Singh

Dissertations and Theses

Streptomyces coelicolor produces fatty acids for both primary metabolism and for production of the components of natural products such as undecylprodiginine. Primary metabolism makes the longer and predominantly branched-chain fatty acids, while undecylprodiginine utilizes shorter and almost exclusively straight chain fatty acids. The first step in fatty acid biosynthetic process is catalyzed by FabH (β-ketoacyl synthase III), which catalyzes a decarboxylative condensation of an acyl-CoA primer with malonyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP). The resulting 3-ketoacyl-ACP product is reduced by NADPH-dependent FabG into 3-hydroxyacyl-ACP, which is dehydrated by FabA to form enoyl-ACP. The NADH-dependent FabI (InhA) completes the cycle. Subsequent rounds of …


The Effects Of Multiple Probes On The Hybridization Of Target Dna On Surfaces, Ryan C. Welling, Thomas A. Knotts Iv Jan 2015

The Effects Of Multiple Probes On The Hybridization Of Target Dna On Surfaces, Ryan C. Welling, Thomas A. Knotts Iv

Faculty Publications

DNA microarrays have disruptive potential in many fields including genetics and medicine, but the technology has yet to find widespread clinical use due to poor reliability. Microarrays work on the principle of hybridization and can only be as dependable as this process is reliable. As such, a significant amount of theoretical research has been done to understand hybridization on surfaces on the molecular level. Previous simulations of a target strand with a single, surface-tethered probe molecule have yielded valuable insights, but such is an ideal system and little is known about the effects of multiple probes—a situation that more closely …


Feasible Task Schedules With Minimum Project Cost Solved By A Genetic Algorithm, Michael L. Gargano, Louis V. Quintas Jan 2015

Feasible Task Schedules With Minimum Project Cost Solved By A Genetic Algorithm, Michael L. Gargano, Louis V. Quintas

Communications of the IIMA

Suppose that a project consists of n separate tasks and one and only one task can be completed in one time period. However, since some tasks can be started only before others have been completed, only feasible task schedules are considered. There is a cost associated with the time at which a task is completed and the project cost is equal to the sum of all the task costs. How can a feasible task schedule with minimum project cost be found for completing the entire project? This research proposes using a genetic algorithm to solve this problem efficiently.


Disaster Planning And Management, Holmes E. Miller, Kurt J. Engemann, Ronald R. Yage Jan 2015

Disaster Planning And Management, Holmes E. Miller, Kurt J. Engemann, Ronald R. Yage

Communications of the IIMA

Recent events such as hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, power outages, and the threat of pandemics have highlighted our vulnerability to natural disasters. This vulnerability is exacerbated by many organizations' increasing dependence on computer, telecommunications, and other technologies, and trends toward integrating suppliers and business partners into everyday business operations. In response many organizations are implementing disaster recovery planning processes. In this paper we discuss how to identify threats and scenarios; how to articulate the disaster recovery strategies; and four elements of the generic disaster recovery plan: Mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. We then provide examples of software that can help disaster …


Electronic Privacy: Patient Concerns, Anza A. Akram Jan 2015

Electronic Privacy: Patient Concerns, Anza A. Akram

Communications of the IIMA

This study postulates issues related to electronic privacy and addresses the factors that directly effect personal electronic information. There is no positivist study done to measure patient privacy concerns using Smith et a 1(1996) privacy model and the effect of previous experience and media on these concerns. This study measures the four dimensions of patient concerns against the electronic privacy, defines as the automation of patient records, meaning that computerized patient records will be signed, modified, authenticated, stored, and retrieved via computer. The defined model uses multiple constructs with multiple indicators and thus. Partial Least Square (PLS) is applied to …


Health Care Reform & Homelessness In Multnomah County, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.) Jan 2015

Health Care Reform & Homelessness In Multnomah County, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.


Post Protein Hydrolysis Removal Of A Potent Ribonuclease Inhibitor And The Enzymatic Capture Of Dna, Matt Ewert Jan 2015

Post Protein Hydrolysis Removal Of A Potent Ribonuclease Inhibitor And The Enzymatic Capture Of Dna, Matt Ewert

USF Patents

The present invention concerns compositions and methods of extracting infectious pathogens from a volume of blood. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of creating a fibrin aggregate confining the pathogens and introducing a fibrin lysis reagent to expose the pathogens for analysis. The present invention also concerns materials and methods for removing aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA) from a sample.


Human Animal Chimeras For Therapeutic Protocols, Bracha Sklar Jan 2015

Human Animal Chimeras For Therapeutic Protocols, Bracha Sklar

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

Research on humans is limited, therefore human animal chimeras have been used to study human systems. A Human animal chimera is an animal containing animal and human cell lines. The primary goal of human animal chimera research is to establish an animal with human cellular characters, which can and should more realistically be able to imitate as closely as possible the in vivo situations in humans. This research is very important, because it allows scientists to study human systems in vivo using a humanized animal model. However ethical issues arise when experimenting with humans and animals being mixed together. Using …


Exposure To Kynurenic Acid During Adolescence Increases Sign-Tracking And Impairs Long-Term Potentiation In Adulthood, Nicole E. Deangeli, Travis P. Todd, Stephen E. Chang, Hermes H. Yeh, Pamela W. Yeh, David J. Bucci Jan 2015

Exposure To Kynurenic Acid During Adolescence Increases Sign-Tracking And Impairs Long-Term Potentiation In Adulthood, Nicole E. Deangeli, Travis P. Todd, Stephen E. Chang, Hermes H. Yeh, Pamela W. Yeh, David J. Bucci

Dartmouth Scholarship

Changes in brain reward systems are thought to contribute significantly to the cognitive and behavioral impairments of schizophrenia, as well as the propensity to develop co-occurring substance abuse disorders. Presently, there are few treatments for persons with a dual diagnosis and little is known about the neural substrates that underlie co-occurring schizophrenia and substance abuse. One goal of the present study was to determine if a change in the concentration of kynurenic acid (KYNA), a tryptophan metabolite that is increased in the brains of people with schizophrenia, affects reward-related behavior. KYNA is an endogenous antagonist of NMDA glutamate receptors and …