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Mechanisms Of Trophoblast Migration, Endometrial Angiogenesis In Preeclampsia: The Role Of Decorin, Peeyush K. Lala, Pinki Nandi

Paediatrics Publications

The objective of the present review is to synthesize the information on the cellular and molecular players responsible for maintaining a homeostatic balance between a naturally invasive human placenta and the maternal uterus in pregnancy; to review the roles of decorin (DCN) as a molecular player in this homeostasis; to list the common maladies associated with a break-down in this homeostasis, resulting from a hypo-invasive or hyper-invasive placenta, and their underlying mechanisms. We show that both the fetal components of the placenta, represented primarily by the extravillous trophoblast, and the maternal component represented primarily by the decidual tissue and the …

Otter Realm, March 3, 2016, California State University, Monterey Bay

The Otter Realm

Global crisis averted: CSUMB students participate in debate exercise at Middlebury Institute -- Attention Salinas commuters: Classes now offered in North Salinas -- Update: CFA strike -- Otter Realm breaks award record -- From kinder to college and beyond -- Combine courses to create a unique major: A unique major for the academically driven student -- #LetsTalkCSUMB: Students speak up against microaggression -- Understanding Latino men: Beyond Machismo -- We need to move, where are the breaks? -- Grouchy geek: leaders we are not (yet) -- Letter from AS President Emma Richardson -- Playing With Fire: After the sun sets …

Plant Litter Decomposition At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1990-1998), Jim Gosz

Sevilleta LTER Program Data

The long-term goal of the decomposition study was to document the effects of climate variation on decomposition of major plant litter-types. The project began in 1989 and underwent changes of locations and litter types. The long-term litter types included black grama, Indian rice grass, juniper, and creosote. Â Mass loss of the litter types can be compared to precipitation and other meteorological factors obtained at nearby locations.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 105 [106], No. 34 (Mar. 3, 2016), 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.

Kenyon Collegian - March 3, 2016

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

The Utah Statesman, March 3, 2016, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Predicted Molecular Signaling Guiding Photoreceptor Cell Migration Following Transplantation Into Damaged Retina, Uchenna John Unachukwu, Alice Warren, Ze Li, Shawn Mishra, Jing Zhou, Moira Sauane, Hyungsik Lim, Maribel Vazquez, Stephen Redenti

Publications and Research

To replace photoreceptors lost to disease or trauma and restore vision, laboratories around the world are investigating photoreceptor replacement strategies using subretinal transplantation of photoreceptor precursor cells (PPCs) and retinal progenitor cells (RPCs). Significant obstacles to advancement of photoreceptor cell-replacement include low migration rates of transplanted cells into host retina and an absence of data describing chemotactic signaling guiding migration of transplanted cells in the damaged retinal microenvironment. To elucidate chemotactic signaling guiding transplanted cell migration, bioinformatics modeling of PPC transplantation into light-damaged retina was performed. The bioinformatics modeling analyzed whole-genome expression data and matched PPC chemotactic cell-surface receptors to …

Report, Annual Accountability Report 2014-2015, March 3, 2016, State University System Of Florida. Board Of Governors

Accountability Reports

The 2014-2015 annual accountability report for the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Board of Trustees approved the report on March 3, 2016. The report is split into two sections: executive summary and data tables.

Cell-Free And Cell-Based Approaches To Explore The Roles Of Host Membranes And Lipids In The Formation Of Viral Replication Compartment Induced By Tombusviruses, Peter D. Nagy, Judit Pogany, Kai Xu

Plant Pathology Faculty Publications

Plant positive strand RNA viruses are intracellular infectious agents that take advantage of cellular lipids and membranes to support replication and protect viral RNA from degradation by host antiviral responses. In this review, we discuss how Tomato bushy stunt virus (TBSV) co-opts lipid transfer proteins and modulates lipid metabolism and transport to facilitate the assembly of the membrane-bound viral replicase complexes within intricate replication compartments. Identification and characterization of the proviral roles of specific lipids and proteins involved in lipid metabolism based on results from yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) model host and cell-free approaches are discussed. The review also …

Incorporation Of Sustainability Into Leadership Development, Judita Peterlin

Economic and Business Review

The purpose of this paper is to investigate implications of integrating sustainability for leadership development. We identify components of sustainable leadership development, including care for individual, organizational, social, and natural well-being. We also examine how the incorporation of sustainability influences leadership development. This study upgrades existing sustainable leadership development theory by considering the process how integration of sustainability affects leadership development by incorporating a wider range of leadership influence. Therefore, this study is novel in presenting an alternative to the majority of prior studies that focused on a more limited influence of the leader, whereas our study proposes sustainable leadership …

03-03-2016 Swosu's 103rd Annual Interscholastic Meet Set For March 24, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2016

Southwestern Oklahoma State University will host the 103rd annual interscholastic meet (known around the state as SWIM) on Thursday, March 24, in Weatherford.

Expected Effects Of Offshore Wind Farms On Mediterranean Marine Life, Laura Bray, Sofia Reizopoulou, Evangelos Voukouvalas, Takvor Soukissian, Carme Alomar, M Vazquez-Luis, Salud Deudero, Martin J. Attrill, Jason M. Hall-Spencer

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Current climate policy and issues of energy security mean wind farms are being built at an increasing rate to meet energy demand. As wind farm development is very likely in the Mediterranean Sea, we provide an assessment of the offshore wind potential and identify expected biological effects of such developments in the region. We break new ground here by identifying potential offshore wind farm (OWF) “hotspots” in the Mediterranean. Using lessons learned in Northern Europe, and small-scale experiments in the Mediterranean, we identify sensitive species and habitats that will likely be influenced by OWFs in both these hotspot areas and …

Daily Eastern News: March 03, 2016, Eastern Illinois University

March

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Use And Perception Of Collars For Companion Cats In New Zealand, M Harrod, Aj Keown, Mj Farnworth

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

AIMS: To investigate the use and utility of collars for companion cats in New Zealand, and to explore public perception of collar use. METHODS: An online questionnaire was distributed using emails and social media to members of the general public in New Zealand. The questionnaire collected details of respondents, cat ownership status, and responses to a number of questions regarding collar use in cats. RESULTS: A total of 511 responses were collected. Of these, 393/511 (76.9%) reported owning ≥1 cat at the time of the survey, and 141/393 (35.9%) stated that ≥1 of their cats wore collars and 211/393 (53.7%) …

'The Professionalization Of Students': Honors Program Research Symposium Benefits Careers Before They Begin, Danni Francis

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

No abstract provided.

2016-March-03-Eaglecam Update, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Dengue-Induced Autophagy, Virus Replication And Protection From Cell Death Require Er Stress (Perk) Pathway Activation, E. Datan, S. G. Roy, G. Germain, N. Zali, J. E. Mclean, G. Golshan, S. Harbajan, R. A. Lockshin, Z. Zakeri

Publications and Research

Avirus that reproduces in a host without killing cells can easily establish a successful infection. Previously, we showed that dengue-2, a virus that threatens 40% of the world, induces autophagy, enabling dengue to reproduce in cells without triggering cell death. Autophagy further protects the virus-laden cells from further insults. In this study, we evaluate how it does so; we show that dengue upregulates host pathways that increase autophagy, namely endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and ataxia telangiectasiamutated (ATM) signaling followed by production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Inhibition of ER stress or ATM signaling abrogates the dengueconferred protection against other cell …

The Alestle - Vol. 68 No. 24 - 03/03/2016, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The Alestle

Vol. 68 No. 24

The Colby Echo (2016-03-03), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

The Parthenon, March 3, 2016, Megan Osborne

The Parthenon

The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, was published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and weekly on Thursdays during the summer. Due to budgetary constraints, beginning with the 2015 Fall semester, the newspaper is only published four days a week. There is no issue on Mondays, physical issues are printed on Tuesdays and Fridays, and online issues only are published on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The editorial staff is responsible for the news and the editorial content.

March 2016 Faculty Senate Packet, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Packets

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Characterization And Recombinant Expression Of Terebrid Venom Peptide From Terebra Guttata, John Moon, Juliette Gorson, Mary Elizabeth Wright, Laurel Yee, Samer Khawaja, Hye Young Shin, Yasmine Karma, Rajeeva Lochan Musunri, Michelle Yun, Mandë Holford

Publications and Research

Venom peptides found in terebrid snails expand the toolbox of active compounds that can be applied to investigate cellular physiology and can be further developed as future therapeutics. However, unlike other predatory organisms, such as snakes, terebrids produce very small quantities of venom, making it difficult to obtain sufficient amounts for biochemical characterization. Here, we describe the first recombinant expression and characterization of terebrid peptide, teretoxin Tgu6.1, from Terebra guttata. Tgu6.1 is a novel forty-four amino acid teretoxin peptide with a VI/VII cysteine framework (C–C–CC–C–C) similar to O, M and I conotoxin superfamilies. A ligation-independent cloning strategy with an ompT …

Points Of Pride, Georgia Southern University

Points of Pride (2013-2023)

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The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Opinions
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The Inkwell, Armstrong State University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

The East Texan, 2016-03-03, Texas A&M University-Commerce

All Issues

A color copy of The East Texan, a student newspaper published at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Pino Gate Prairie Dog Study: Landscape-Scale Vegetation Plot Data From The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1999-2002), Ana Davidson, David Lightfoot

Sevilleta LTER Program Data

Prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) and banner-tailed kangaroo rats (Dipodomys spectabilis) are considered keystone species of grassland ecosystems, and co-occur in the arid grasslands of the southwestern United States and in Mexico. Their keystone status is attributed primarily to the effects of their burrowing and foraging behavior, but they differ ecologically in several important respects. We studied the comparative functional roles of these species where they co-occur at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, focusing on their impacts on grassland vegetation. We found that vegetation cover, structure, and species richness varied across a gradient extending out from the mound centers, …

Below-Ground Net Primary Production (Bnpp): Root Ingrowth Donuts In Chihuahuan Desert Grassland And Creosote Shrubland At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2005-Present), Scott Collins

Sevilleta LTER Program Data

In 2005, annually harvested root ingrowth donut structures were co-located with previously established mini-rhizotron tubes established at four sites on McKenzie Flats located on the east side of Sevilleta NWR: 10 replicate structures in both burned and unburned blue and black grama dominated grassland plots at Deep Well, 10 replicates each on nitrogen fertilization plots and respective control plots on McKenzie Flats(20 total), 10 replicates in creosote dominated shrubland at the Five Points Creosote Core site and in 2011, 13 structures were put in the Monsoon site. Roots and soil are harvested annually in late fall after the growing season, …

Pino Gate Prairie Dog Study: Landscape-Scale Ground-Dwelling Arthropod Plot Data From The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2000-2001), Ana Davidson, David Lightfoot

Sevilleta LTER Program Data

Keystone species have large impacts on community and ecosystem properties, and create important ecological interactions with other species. Prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.), and banner-tailed kangaroo rats (Dipodomys spectabilis) are considered keystone species of grassland ecosystems, and create a mosaic of unique habitats on the landscape. These habitats are known to attract a number of animal species, but little is known about how they affect arthropod communities. Our research evaluated the keystone roles of prairie dogs and kangaroo rats on arthropods at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in central New Mexico, USA. We evaluated the impacts of these rodents on ground-dwelling …

Marine Ecosystem Services Assessment Of St. Helena, Se Rees

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.