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Chmy 401.01: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Bruce E. Bowler

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2011-2015

No abstract provided.

Csci 558.01: Introduction To Bioinformatics, Travis J. Wheeler

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2011-2015

No abstract provided.

Chmy 485.01: Laboratory Safety, Holly Thompson

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2011-2015

No abstract provided.

Anty 515.01: Theory And Method In Bioanthropology, Randall Royce Skelton

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2011-2015

No abstract provided.

Anty 400.01: History Of Anthropology, Richard A. Sattler

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2011-2015

No abstract provided.

Training "In A Good Way": Evaluating The Effect Of A Culturally Responsive Pre-Training Intervention On Learning And Motivation, Adam Thomas Murry

Dissertations and Theses

Employee Training and Development (T&D) is a crucial component to an organization’s success and its ability to remain competitive. Although researchers in the field have discovered ways to enhance the effectiveness of training programs through the design, delivery, and evaluation process, research has not provided empirically-based recommendations for how to best train individuals whose cultural backgrounds may influence receptiveness of training curriculum. This is particularly relevant for employees whose cultural groups have been historically discriminated against, where cultural norms implicit in the training design may be met with resistance on behalf of the trainees. In the field of multicultural education, …

Mission Possible: How Fda Can Move At The Speed Of Science, Margaret Anderson, Gail H. Cassell, Maria C. Freire, Lynn Goldman, Peter K. Honig, Frederick Kushner, Mark Mclellan, Barbara J. Mcneil, Martin A. Philbert, Bruce M. Psaty, Alan J. Russell, Ellen Sigal

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

In 2013, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs charged the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Science Board, an advisory committee of national experts across various scientific disciplines, to make recommendations on areas deemed critical to the Agency’s ability to carry out its scientific mission. The Science Looking Forward Subcommittee was created to evaluate these three principal areas:

1. How FDA can meet emerging and future trends in science and technology
2. How FDA can better use collaborations to advance its mission and
3. How FDA can support a culture of scientific excellence and creativity.

The Subcommittee was also asked to assess progress since …

Globally Profiling Sialylation Status Of Macrophages Upon Statin Treatment, Dan Wang, Huan Nie, Evgeny Ozhegov, Lin Wang, Aimin Zhou, Yu Li, Xue Long Sun

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Sialic acids (SAs) are widely expressed on immune cells and their levels and linkages named as sialylation status vary upon cellular environment changes related to both physiological and pathological processes. In this study, we performed a global profiling of the sialylation status of macrophages and their release of SAs in the cell culture medium by using flow cytometry, confocal microscopy and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Both flow cytometry and confocal microscopy results showed that cell surface α-2,3-linked SAs were predominant in the normal culture condition and changed slightly upon treatment with atorvastatin for 24 h, whereas α-2,6-linked SAs …

Eastern, Fall 2015, Eastern Washington University. Division Of University Relations.

Alumni Publications

This issue contains articles about: Red Tie Gala, EWU Foundation honors benefactors and beneficiaries of alumni generosity, also President Mary Cullinan's first of many, and 2015 EWU Alumni Awards, highlighted by themes of service and community, outstanding alumni Bill Simer, Alicia Kinne-Clawson, Pam Sloan, Jerry Mellick, Rich Christensen, Brian Lynn, and Thea Loucks recognized and Full Circle, Jim Murphy returns to his alma mater to chair the EWU Board of Trustees, and Women in the Arts Ellen Picken and Valerie Nafé make an impact on the local cultural scene, and A Budding Business, Alumni Andrew Guy, Jess Wamre, Argyle Baukol, …

2015-September-01-Aaron Woodruff, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Rna-Seq Analysis Of Differential Splice Junction Usage And Intron Retentions By Dexseq, Yafang Li, Xiayu Rao, William W. Mattox, Christopher I. Amos, Bin Liu

Dartmouth Scholarship

Alternative splicing is an important biological process in the generation of multiple functional transcripts from the same genomic sequences. Differential analysis of splice junctions (SJs) and intron retentions (IRs) is helpful in the detection of alternative splicing events. In this study, we conducted differential analysis of SJs and IRs by use of DEXSeq, a Bioconductor package originally designed for differential exon usage analysis in RNA-seq data analysis. We set up an analysis pipeline including mapping of RNA-seq reads, the preparation of count tables of SJs and IRs as the input files, and the differential analysis in DEXSeq. We analyzed the …

Intracellular Na+ Concentration ([Na+]I) Is Elevated In Diabetic Hearts Due To Enhanced Na+–Glucose Cotransport, Rebekah Lambert, Sarah Srodulski, Xiaoli Peng, Kenneth B. Margulies, Florin Despa, Sanda Despa

Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Intracellular Na⁺ concentration ([Na⁺]i) regulates Ca²⁺ cycling, contractility, metabolism, and electrical stability of the heart. [Na⁺]i is elevated in heart failure, leading to arrhythmias and oxidative stress. We hypothesized that myocyte [Na⁺]i is also increased in type 2 diabetes (T2D) due to enhanced activity of the Na⁺-glucose cotransporter.

METHODS AND RESULTS: To test this hypothesis, we used myocardial tissue from humans with T2D and a rat model of late-onset T2D (HIP rat). Western blot analysis showed increased Na⁺-glucose cotransporter expression in failing hearts from T2D patients compared …

Factors Leading To The Creation, Development, And Maintenance Of Positive Social Relationship, Daniel T. L. Shek, Jocelyn L. Lin

Pediatrics Faculty Publications

In contrast to the manufacturing economy where the focus is primarily placed on the man-machine interface, social relationships are important building blocks in the service economy. Hence, identifyig the factors leading to creation, development, and maintenance of positive social relationships within the context of leadership is an important consideration. In this paper, a lecture covers the nature of social relationships and the related determinants (including trust, care, and respect) are outlined. Through this lecture, students can develop the ability to identify the characteristics and determinants of positive social relationships, appreciate the importance of positive relationships to service leaders, and evaluate …

Multi-Campus Teaching-Oriented Private Higher Education Institutions In Colombia. An Analysis Of Four Cases, Jorge Enrique Delgado

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

No abstract provided.

Coordination Between Autophagy And The Heat Shock Response: Evidence From Exercise In Animals And Humans, Nathan H. Cole

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Proteins play a critical role in nearly every biological activity. In consequence, organismal health and homeostasis often hinges on the ability of intracellular regulatory systems to sustain the quality and function of these diverse, structurally complex macromolecules. Correct protein function depends on correct form, and during periods of destabilizing cellular stress, protein quality is managed in part by the heat shock response, which acts to support, isolate, and reform new or damaged proteins, and in part by the autophagic recycling of abnormal proteins, cytotoxic protein aggregates, and terminally damaged organelles. We conducted a pooled analysis of available research in humans …

A Multiple Case Examination Of Sexuality In Counselor Education: Pedagogy, Ideology, And Discourse, Megan Speciale

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

In this study, I explored the role and function of counselor educators' ideology in their sexuality counseling pedagogy, as demonstrated by teaching philosophy, curriculum, and teaching strategies. In line with my theoretical framework, queer feminist pedagogy, I employed qualitative multicase methodology with six counselor educators, bounded by the shared phenomena of teaching sexuality-focused counseling curricula. I performed critical discourse analysis on the dialogic and textual discourse generated from interviews and curricular document mining to identify ideologies embedded in educators' discourse. The analysis revealed the considerable influence of personal ideology on educators' sexuality counseling pedagogy, which constituted the following themes: (a) …

Polymer Coated Ceria Nanoparticles For Selective Cytoprotection (Cip), J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Atul Asati, Charalambos Kaittanis, Sudip Nath

UCF Patents

Methods, systems and compositions are disclosed wherein normal, nontransformed, healthy biological cells are protected from oxidative stress, radiation therapy and chemotherapy while diseased, transformed cells, such as, cancer cells, are provided no protection by the biocompatible, polymer coated nanoceria composition of the present invention. The polymer-coated nanoceria preparation herein exhibits no toxicity to normal cells and exhibits pH-dependent antioxidant properties at neutral or physiological pH values, between approximately 6.5 to approximately 1 1.0 and is inactive as an antioxidant at acidic pH values between approximately 2.0 to approximately 6.4. Improved therapeutic agents and cytoprotecting devices are based on the newly …

Occupational Therapy: Meeting The Needs Of Families Of People With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Heather Miller-Kuhaneck, Renee Watling

Occupational Therapy Faculty Publications

Occupational therapy has much to offer to families of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, people outside the profession may be unaware of occupational therapy’s breadth and scope. It is our responsibility and our duty to express the full range of occupational therapy services through research, clinical practice, advocacy, and consumer education. This special issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, with its focus on autism, embarks on this endeavor by highlighting research and theoretical articles that address the various aspects of occupational therapy practice that can help to fully meet the needs of people with ASD and …

Psci 337.01: Model United Nations, Eric H. Hines

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Bgen 105s.01: Introduction To Business, Jerry L. Furniss

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Geo 443.01: Principles Of Sedimentary Petrology, Marc S. Hendrix

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Section 6: Criminal, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

Supreme Court Preview

No abstract provided.

The Sun Star, Vol. 35 No. 01 (September 01, 2015), N/A N/A

Sun Star

No abstract provided.

Rfid Microscope Lab, Patricia Carranza

Computer Engineering

The RFID Microscope Lab is a new exhibit created for the San Luis Obispo Children's Museum. The goal of the project is to create a modern, interactive exhibit that will teach children about different natural specimens through the use of technology. A computer, custom software, and RFID technology, will be used to display facts, microscopic images, and short videos of ten different specimens.

Quinol Oxidase Encoded By Cyoabcd In Rhizobium Etli Cfn42 Is Regulated By Actsr And Is Crucial For Growth At Low Ph Or Low Iron Conditions, Zachary Ryan Lunak, K. Dale Noel

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

Rhizobium etli aerobically respires with several terminal oxidases. The quinol oxidase (Cyo) encoded by cyoABCD is needed for efficient adaptation to low oxygen conditions and cyo transcription is upregulated at low oxygen. This study sought to determine how transcription of the cyo operon is regulated. The 5′ sequence upstream of cyo was analysed in silico and revealed putative binding sites for ActR of the ActSR two-component regulatory system. The expression of cyo was decreased in an actSR mutant regardless of the oxygen condition. As ActSR is known to be important for growth under low pH in another rhizobial species, the …

Pkcε Is An Essential Mediator Of Prostate Cancer Bone Metastasis., Alvaro Gutierrez-Uzquiza, Cynthia Lopez-Haber University Of Pennsylvania, Danielle L. Jernigan, Alessandro Fatatis, Marcelo G. Kazanietz

Kimmel Cancer Center Papers, Presentations, and Grand Rounds

UNLABELLED: The bone is a preferred site for metastatic homing of prostate cancer cells. Once prostate cancer patients develop skeletal metastases, they eventually succumb to the disease; therefore, it is imperative to identify key molecular drivers of this process. This study examines the involvement of protein kinase C epsilon (PKCε), an oncogenic protein that is abnormally overexpressed in human tumor specimens and cell lines, on prostate cancer cell bone metastasis. PC3-ML cells, a highly invasive prostate cancer PC3 derivative with bone metastatic colonization properties, failed to induce skeletal metastatic foci upon inoculation into nude mice when PKCε expression was silenced …

Less Is More: The Physiological Basis For Tapering In Endurance, Strength, And Power Athletes, Kevin A. Murach, James R. Bagley

Physical Therapy Faculty Publications

Taper, or reduced-volume training, improves competition performance across a broad spectrum of exercise modes and populations. This article aims to highlight the physiological mechanisms, namely in skeletal muscle, by which taper improves performance and provide a practical literature-based rationale for implementing taper in varied athletic disciplines. Special attention will be paid to strength- and power-oriented athletes as taper is under-studied and often overlooked in these populations. Tapering can best be summarized by the adage “less is more” because maintained intensity and reduced volume prior to competition yields significant performance benefits.

The New Peonage, Tamar R. Birckhead

Washington and Lee Law Review

Although the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in 1865, the text created an exception for the punishment of crimes “whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.” Two years later, Congress passed The Anti-Peonage Act in an attempt to prohibit the practice of coerced labor for debt. Yet, in the wake of the Civil War, Southern states innovated ways to impose peonage but avoid violations of the law, including criminal surety statutes that allowed employers to pay the court fines for indigent misdemeanants charged with minor offenses in exchange for a commitment to work. …

Complete Genome Sequence Of Noncytopathic Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus 1 Contaminating A High-Passage Rk-13 Cell Line, Bora Nam, Ganwu Li, Ying Zheng, Jianqiang Zhang, Kathleen M. Shuck, Peter J. Timoney, Udeni B. R. Balasuriya

Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center Faculty Publications

A high-passage rabbit kidney RK-13 cell line (HP-RK-13[KY], originally derived from the ATCC CCL-37 cell line) used in certain laboratories worldwide is contaminated with noncytopathic bovine viral diarrhea virus (ncpBVDV). On complete genome sequence analysis, the virus strain was found to belong to BVDV group 1b.

Testosterone Might Not Be Necessary To Support Female Aggression In Incubating Northern Cardinals, M. Susan Devries, Caitlin P. Winters, Jodie M. Jawor

Faculty Publications

Testosterone's (T) influence on male aggression has been well established in many vertebrate species, but the impact of T on female aggressive behaviour is poorly understood. Among birds, a link between T and female aggression is plausible, as females of many species exhibit a seasonal peak in T concentrations at the onset of breeding when social instability is greatest and they may have circulating T through much of the breeding season. However, investigations examining the relationship between T and female aggression are few and have yielded conflicting results, with experimentally or endogenously elevated T supporting aggressive behaviour in females of …