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Profiles Of Low Complexity Regions In Apicomplexa, Fabia U. Battistuzzi, Kristan A. Schneider, Matthew K. Spencer, David Fisher, Sophia Chadhry, Ananias A. Escalante

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

Background: Low complexity regions (LCRs) are a ubiquitous feature in genomes and yet their evolutionary history and functional roles are unclear. Previous studies have shown contrasting evidence in favor of both neutral and selective mechanisms of evolution for different sets of LCRs suggesting that modes of identification of these regions may play a role in our ability to discern their evolutionary history. To further investigate this issue, we used a multiple threshold approach to identify species-specific profiles of proteome complexity and, by comparing properties of these sets, determine the influence that starting parameters have on evolutionary inferences.

Results: …

Investigation Of The Structural And Functional Dynamics Of The Tim23 Protein Import Machinery, Ketan Malhotra

Doctoral Dissertations

Archival Abstract Submitted

Satisfaction, Water And Fertilizer Use In The American Residential Macrosystem, Peter M. Groffman, J Morgan Grove, Colin Polsky, Neil D. Bettez, Jennifer L. Morse, Jeanine Cavender-Bares, Sharon J. Hall, James B. Heffernan, Sarah E. Hobbie, Kelli L. Larson, Christopher Neill, Kristen Nelson, Laura Ogden, Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne, Diane Pataki, Rinku Roy Chowdhury, Dexter H. Locke

Advanced Science Research Center

Residential yards across the US look remarkably similar despite marked variation in climate and soil, yet the drivers of this homogenization are unknown. Telephone surveys of fertilizer and irrigation use and satisfaction with the natural environment, and measurements of inherent water and nitrogen availability in six US cities (Boston, Baltimore, Miami, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Phoenix, Los Angeles) showed that the percentage of people using irrigation at least once in a year was relatively invariant with little difference between the wettest (Miami, 85%) and driest (Phoenix, 89%) cities. The percentage of people using fertilizer at least once in a year also ranged …

Communication Of Parents, Sexual Content Intake And Teenage Sexual Behavior At Senior High School In Banjarmasin City, Rusmilawaty Rusmilawaty, Yuniarti Yuniarti, Tri Tunggal

Kesmas

Perilaku seks bebas di kalangan remaja Kota Banjarmasin belakangan ini semakin mengkhawatirkan para orangtua. Kurangnya pendidikan seksologi berdampak para remaja cenderung melakukan hubungan seksual pranikah yang akan berakibat pada kehamilan yang tidak diinginkan dan pernikahan dini. Komunikasi orangtua-anak dan paparan media baik media cetak maupun elektronik merupakan cara untuk mengurangi perilaku seksual berisiko. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan komunikasi orangtua dan asupan muatan seksual dengan perilaku seksual remaja sekolah menengah atas (SMA) di Kota Banjarmasin. Untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut, penelitian survei analitik dengan pendekatan potong lintang dilakukan pada bulan Juli – Oktober 2015 di dua sekolah negeri dan satu …

The Transcriptional Landscape Of The Photosynthetic Model Cyanobacterium Synechocystis Sp. Pcc6803, Miguel A. Hernández-Prieto, Trudi Ann Semeniuk, Joaquín Giner-Lamia, Matthias E. Futschik

School of Biomedical Sciences

AbstractCyanobacteria exhibit a great capacity to adapt to different environmental conditions through changes in gene expression. Although this plasticity has been extensively studied in the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, a detailed analysis of the coordinated transcriptional adaption across varying conditions is lacking. Here, we report a meta-analysis of 756 individual microarray measurements conducted in 37 independent studies-the most comprehensive study of the Synechocystis transcriptome to date. Using stringent statistical evaluation, we characterized the coordinated adaptation of Synechocystis’ gene expression on systems level. Evaluation of the data revealed that the photosynthetic apparatus is subjected to greater changes in expression …

Wap Four-Disulfide Core Domain Protein 2 Gene(Wfdc2) Is A Target Of Estrogen In Ovarian Cancer Cells, Y Chen, S Wang, T Liu, Et Al

Peninsula Medical School

BACKGROUND: WAP four-disulfide core domain protein 2 (WFDC2) shows a tumor-restricted upregulated pattern of expression in ovarian cancer. METHODS: We investigated the role of estradiol (E2) on cell growth in estrogen-sensitive or estrogen-insensitive ovarian cancer cell lines. Real-time (RT)-PCR and western blotting were used to examine the expression of WFDC2 at RNA and protein levels. Growth traits of cells transfected with WFDC2-shRNA or blank control were assessed using MMT arrays. Cell apoptosis was analyzed using annexin V-FITC/PI and flow cytometry. Estrogen receptor expression was evaluated using RT-PCR and flow cytometry. Apoptosis-related proteins induced by E2 directly and indirectly were determined …

Ecological Effects Of Prescribed Fire On Soils In A Chihuahuan Desert Grassland At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2003), Lydia Zeglin

Sevilleta LTER Program Data

Fire resulting from natural ignition has become a more common event on the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) since the exclusion of domesticated livestock. Efforts to return fire to the native landscape has resulted in the use of prescribed fire during periods that meet burn prescriptions. A prescribed fire was performed on the Sevilleta NWR in June 2003. Among the measured site and burn characteristics that were measure, this project sampled soils before and after the fire from 5 previously-sampled locations that were burned in June 2003 and from 5 newly established locations that served as controls. The controls were …

Three Honored For 45 Years Service During Annual Awards, Traci Bratton

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Week Of February 29, 2016, New York Medical College

InTouch

• Health Sciences Library Unveils New and Improved Mastronardi Information Center
• NYMC Celebrates Solidarity Week for Compassionate Patient Care
• Meet the Doctors Lecture Addresses Under-Age Alcohol and Marijuana Use

Parp-2 Domain Requirements For Dna Damage-Dependent Activation And Localization To Sites Of Dna Damage., Amanda A Riccio, Gino Cingolani, John M Pascal

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers

Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-2 (PARP-2) is one of three human PARP enzymes that are potently activated during the cellular DNA damage response (DDR). DDR-PARPs detect DNA strand breaks, leading to a dramatic increase in their catalytic production of the posttranslational modification poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) to facilitate repair. There are limited biochemical and structural insights into the functional domains of PARP-2, which has restricted our understanding of how PARP-2 is specialized toward specific repair pathways. PARP-2 has a modular architecture composed of a C-terminal catalytic domain (CAT), a central Trp-Gly-Arg (WGR) domain and an N-terminal region (NTR). Although the NTR is generally considered the …

Classification Accuracy Of Mixed Format Tests: A Bi-Factor Item Response Theory Approach, Wei Wang, Fritz Drasgow, Liwen Liu

Publications and Research

Mixed format tests (e.g., a test consisting of multiple-choice [MC] items and constructed response [CR] items) have become increasingly popular. However, the latent structure of item pools consisting of the two formats is still equivocal. Moreover, the implications of this latent structure are unclear: For example, do constructed response items tap reasoning skills that cannot be assessed with multiple choice items? This study explored the dimensionality of mixed format tests by applying bi-factor models to 10 tests of various subjects from the College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) Program and compared the accuracy of scores based on the bi-factor analysis with …

Wage Distribution Impacts Of Higher Education Faculty Unionization, Charles S. Wassell Jr, David W. Hedrick, Steven E. Henson, John M. Krieg

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

The literature on the effects of unions on the distribution of wages at the macroeconomic and inter-industry levels has given little attention to the effects at the firm level. At the same time, research on collective bargaining impacts in higher education has focused on the overall wage level rather than on the distribution of salaries. Using panel data on individual faculty members, we find faculty unionization to be associated with a significant flattening of the wage distribution across academic disciplines. This has implications for why faculty might choose to unionize, even in the absence of an overall wage premium.

The Role Of Economics In Ecosystem Based Management: The Case Of The Eu Marine Strategy Framework Directive; First Lessons Learnt And Way Forward., Soile Oinonen, Tobias Börger, Stephen Hynes, Ann Katrin Buchs, Anna-Stiina Heiskanen, Kari Hyytiäinen, Tiziana Luisetti, Rob Van Der Veeren

Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics

The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) sets out a plan of action relating to marine environmental policy and in particular to achieving ‘good environmental status’ (GES) in European marine waters by 2020. Article 8.1 (c) of the Directive calls for ‘an economic and social analysis of the use of those waters and of the cost of degradation of the marine environment’. The MSFD is ‘informed’ by the Ecosystem Approach to management, with GES interpreted in terms of ecosystem functioning and services provision. Implementation of the Ecosystem Approach is expected to be by adaptive management policy and practice. The initial …

An Animal Victim's Best Chance: Veterinary Legal Duty To Report Cruelty In The U.S., Lora Dunn

Animal Sentience

Legislation throughout the U.S. recognizes animal sentience and the importance of veterinary reporting to combat the ongoing suffering of these animal victims: All 50 states have felony penalties available for animal cruelty crimes, and veterinary reporting is permitted or required in the majority of states. The remaining minority of U.S. states should take action to require veterinarians to report animal cruelty and render veterinarians immune for good faith reporting.

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - February 28, 2016, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the February 28, 2016 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include:

• New USA Physicians Group Building Named
• USA Health System Launches New Website Design
• USA Welcomes Dr. Kane Schaphorst
• Patients Needed for Research Study on Chronic Diarrhea
• New Breastfeeding Support Group to Host Open House March 7

Advances Of Isolation And Purification Methods In Cereal Protein, Tang Wenjuan, Zhao Hongqing, Xu Zhou, Wen Li, Cheng Yunhui

Food and Machinery

Cereal protein has been extremely difficult to purify and characterize owing to their heterogeneity, poor solubility and tendency to polymerize. In order to have a full understanding of structure and function in cereal protein, to realize the separation and purification of grain protein, the composition and characteristics of cereal proteins were introduced briefly, introduced the research progress comprehensive recitation on principle and model of the grain protein purification domestic and overseas in recent years. The future research prospects of cereal proteins were put forward as well.

Research Progress Of Chitosan And Its Derivatives On Removal Of Heavy Metals From Shellfish, Li Ziqi, Meng Qian, Sun Fengqing, Wang Yingwen, Ding Meiyu, Qiu Yongmei, Xie Wancui

Food and Machinery

Recently, the problem of heavy metal pollution has attracted many attentions in global scale. The problem of heavy metal contamination in fresh and processing shellfish products is urgently to be solved due to their strong ability of heavy metal enrichment. As the only existing natural alkaline polysaccharide, chitosan has strong ability of heavy metal chelating. In this paper, the molecular structure characteristics and adsorbent mechanism of chitosan in absorbing and removing heavy metals are analyzed. The importance of biological adsorbent on the removal of heavy metals was discussed in this paper. It was investigated of chitosan on heavy metals removal …

Admissions Report - Detailed Data - February 2016, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University

Admissions Reports

Detailed report of applicants to Wright State including data on county of residency, intended major, and ethnicity for Fall Semester 2015.

An Electrochemical Investigation Of P-Sulfophenylazo Calix[4]Arene In A Buffer Solution, Xing Yang, Ping Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

The p-sulfophenylazo calix[4]arene was synthesized through the diazotization-coupling reaction between calix[4]arene and p-aminobenzene sulfonic acid. The UV-Vis spectroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) were used to characterize the as-prepared p-sulfophenylazo calix[4]arene. The electrochemical behaviors of p-sulfophenylazo calix[4]arene were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry using CH₃COOH-CH₃COONa as a buffer solution. The result shows that the p-sulfophenylazo calix[4]arene exhibited a pair of redox peaks in a scan potential region of -0.5 ~ 1 V. The oxidation and reduction peak potentials were 0.302 V and -0.003 V, respectively, and changed with the scanning rates. In addition, …

Fabrication Of Riboflavin Electrochemical Sensor Based On Au Nanoparticles/Polydopamine/Carbon Nanotubes Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode, Hua-Ping Peng, Mei-Ling Yu, Xin Liu, Pan Liu, Wei Chen, Ai-Lin Liu, Xin-Hua Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

A novel electrochemical platform for the high sensitivity detection of riboflavin was constructed by Au nanoparticles/polydopamine/carbon nanotubes (Au-PDA-MWCNTs) nanocomposite modified glassy carbon electrode. The Au-PDA-MWCNTs nanocomposite was synthesized by in situ reduction method. The characteristics of the as-prepared Au-PDA-MWCNTs nanocomposite modified electrodes were investigated by using UV-Vis spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electrochemical methods. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) were used to study the electrochemical behavior of riboflavin (RF) at Au-PDA-MWCNTs nanocomposite modified electrodes. The results demonstrated that the present electrochemical sensor exhibited a wide linear range from 5×10^-9 mol•L^-1to 1×10^-5 mol•L …

التخطيط والتنفيذ في عملية تعليمية ميدانية لقسم الأدب العربي كلية الآداب بجامعة مالانج الحكومية, Faiza Rohmah, Imam Asrori, Nurhidayati Nurhidayati

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

الملخص: يهدف هذا البحث إلى وصف التخطيط والتنفيذه في عملية تعليمية ميدانية لقسم الأدب العربي كلية الآداب بجامعة مالانج الحكومية. وأجري هذا البحث الكيفي والوصفي في المدرسة الثانوية الحكومية 8 والمدرسة الثانوية الإسلامية الحكومية 3 مالانج. و وصلت الباحثة الى نتيجة تقول إن الخطة تعتبر مستوفية للشروط حيث أن فيها هوية التعليم الكاملة واختيار الوسائل التي تساعد توضيح فهم التلاميذ للمادة وسهلة للتطبيق. و في تنفيذ التعليم قام الطلبة بالأنشطة الافتتاحية والأساسية باستخدام الطريقة والوسائل التعليمية المتنوعة. ولكن قلة الحماسة في استخدامها تسبب قلة مشاركة التلاميذ في أنشطة تعليم اللغة العربية. وقلة استعدادهم قبل تنفيذ التعليم تسبب عدم تعليق المادة …

A Performance Study Of Multilevel Physical Field On Pulsed Electric Fields, Yan Wenxu, Zhang Shanshan, Gong Qun

Food and Machinery

Pulsed electric field sterilization technology is one of the main concerned non-thermal sterilization technologies. One of its key components is treatment chamber, when the food material went the treatment chamber, in a very short period of time microorganisms endured strong electric field force, the cell structure was destructed, so the cell died. The electric field strength and the temperature distribution in the treatment chamber is the main factor of affecting the system bactericidal effect and food quality, the numerical simulation of the uid dynamics coupled with the electric and thermal eld inside the treatment chamber can provide detailed analysis. The …

Identification Of Contamination Microbes Separated From Finished Deterioration Sauce And Analysis Of Deterioration Reason, Jiang Xuewei, Zhou Shangting, Ye Jing, Xu Yiqi, Chen Sheng, Wu Can

Food and Machinery

The sterilization effect of soy sauce under different conditions were studied, the optimal parameter is 130 ℃ maintained 15 s. Tracking and analyzing the degree of pollution with each process of sterilization- filling and diatomite, the result showed that the aerobic and anaerobic viable count of the sterilized sauce reached its peak after adding the diatomite in the frame filtering process, the total number of bacteria are 4.9×10³ CFU/mL and 3.1×10³ CFU/mL respectively, the diatomite is the contamination source and the filtration process is the main contamination point. Separation of contamination microbes in diatomite and finished deterioration sauce, …

Study On Stability And Antibacterial Activity Of Galangal Extracts, Li Zhongmei, Huang He

Food and Machinery

The broad-spectrum antimicrobial, extract minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), bactericidal concentration (MBC) of the galangal extract were studied by Oxford cup method and double dilution method. This paper compared the minimum inhibitory concentration of the galangal extract with common food preservative sodium potassium sorbate’s, benzoic’s, meanwhile, the stability of galangal extract was studied through effects of light, temperature, pH, salt, sugar concentration. The results indicated that: the order of extracts antibacterial activity was as Staphylococcus aureus > Bacillus cereus > parahaemolyticus > Bacillus thuringiensis > B. Subtilis > Salmonella > Shewanella > E. coli. The Bacillus cereus MIC was 0.012 5 mg/mL, Staphylococcus aureus MIC was 0.098 mg/mL, …

Effects Of Ramulus Cinnamomi Extracts On Fresh-Keeping Of Xinyu Tangerine, Chen Yuhuan, Peng Xuan, Chen Chuying, Wan Chunpeng, Chen Jinyin

Food and Machinery

Effects of Ramulus cinnamomi on fresh-keeping of Xinyu tangerine were investigated during storage at (5±1) ℃ and RH 85%~90%. The results showed that Ramulus cinnamomi extracts significantly reduced decay rate, weight loss rate and MDA content of fruits in comparison with the control group after 30~90 days cold storage. At the same time, the extracts treatment could also delay the degradation speed of total soluble solids (TSS), titratable acidity (TA), Vitamin C (V_C) and total sugar content, keep higher SOD, PAL, POD and PPO activities in comparison with the control group, which suggested that Ramulus cinnamomi extracts effectively …

Research On Quality Change Of Leisure Dried Tofu During Storage, Bu Yufang, Li Wenqiang, Xie Linglai, Zhao Liangzhong

Food and Machinery

The quality changes of leisure dried tofu was investigated during storage under room temperature. The results showed that: the quality of dried tofu was getting worse with duration of storage time. From 60 to 90 days, the component contents and texture of dried tofu changed slightly; As time was prolonged from 90 to 180 days, there was significant change in contents and texture. Moisture decreased sharply, protein and fat increased significantly, carbohydrate decline gradually; the hardness, chewiness, cohesiveness increased, and resilience decreased. It was concluded that the change of texture is mainly caused by component contents of dried tofu, the …

Politik Tubuh Perempuan: Bumi, Kuasa, Dan Perlawanan, Daniel Susilo, Abdul Kodir

Jurnal Politik

The women’s body in relation with the concept of existence is mutually binding. Body becomes a starting point to look at the existence of women themselves. The women’s as commodity and political instrument historically cannot be separated as the former is in many occasions seen as dangerous, especially if it is uncontrolled. Various policies have been produced by authorities as the expression of control over women’s bodies. Women themselves as the owners of the body are powerless against the control and power over her body. Any resistances to response or demand for more control will simply be labeled as immoral …

The Role Of Biophysical Cohesion On Subaqueous Bed Form Size, Daniel R. Parsons, Robert J. Schindler, Julie A. Hope, Jonathan Malarkey, Jaco H. Baas, Jeffrey Peakall, Andrew J. Manning, Leiping Ye, Steve Simmons, David M. Paterson, Rebecca J. Aspden, Sarah J. Bass, Alan G. Davies, Ian D. Lichtman, Peter D. Thorne

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

AbstractBiologically active, fine‐grained sediment forms abundant sedimentary deposits on Earth's surface, and mixed mud‐sand dominates many coasts, deltas, and estuaries. Our predictions of sediment transport and bed roughness in these environments presently rely on empirically based bed form predictors that are based exclusively on biologically inactive cohesionless silt, sand, and gravel. This approach underpins many paleoenvironmental reconstructions of sedimentary successions, which rely on analysis of cross‐stratification and bounding surfaces produced by migrating bed forms. Here we present controlled laboratory experiments that identify and quantify the influence of physical and biological cohesion on equilibrium bed form morphology. The results show the …

Anatomical Study Of The Greater Palatine Artery: Clinical Implications For Palatal Graft Procedures, Nina Marie Karin Cunningham

Student Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Introduction: The palate is a well-established donor site for obtaining graft tissue in periodontal plastic surgery procedures. However, proximity to the adjacent teeth on the lateral aspect and the greater palatine neurovascular bundle (GPB) on the medial aspect limit the amount of graft tissue that can be obtained from the palate. Previous studies have been concerned with the location of the greater palatine foramen as well as the greater palatine artery (GPA) and have established guidelines on how to estimate the distance between the teeth and the GPB. Traditionally, clinicians follow these guidelines and choose to avoid removing graft tissue …

Pengembangan Lks Bercirikan Guided Discovery Learning Pada Materi Segi Empat Untuk Siswa Kelas Vii Mts, Ismatul Maula, Subanji Subanji, Sudirman Sudirman

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

The objective of the study is to the produce students’ worksheet using the Guided Discovery Learning it is valid, practical and effective. This is a research and developmental design which adopted the model of Plomp. This developmental model includes phases preliminary research, prototyping phase and assessment phase. The subject of this study is the students of class VII MTs Labbaika Samarinda. The result of the study shows that the LKS is in the category of valid with mean 3,40. The result of the try-out show that it fulfills the practicality aspect which is useful and achieves the category of high …