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Respectability & The Quest For Citizenship, Angela M. Banks

Brooklyn Law Review

Within the United States there is a long history of immigration and citizenship law and policy being shaped by the idea that certain immigrant populations are a threat to American society. Such ideas justified the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Chinese Exclusion Act, the enactment of new deportation grounds in 1917, and the adoption of national origin quotas in 1924. The repeal or revision of these laws has required discrediting the immigrant threat narratives justifying them. Immigrants have done this by demonstrating their respectability—their commitment and adherence to mainstream American values, norms, and practices. Scholars in the humanities and the …

2017-December-12-Spiders' Internal Clocks, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Weekly: A Design System That Combines Graphic And Interaction Design For Scheduling Student Events, Kaige Liu

Theses

A common need for students is scheduling events efficiently. Students using various methods for scheduling events. Some prefer a physical paper calendar, while others prefer to use a mobile device. Several problems can occur when students schedule events. For example, it may not be clear when a student’s free time periods are, especially when trying to meet with a team or group members. Also, user’s preferences are different on how they schedule events.

To address the issue of inefficiency in scheduling events, a design system that focuses on print, interaction, and user experience design is created. The design system includes …

Infinity In Culture, Dessie Mcfarland

Honors Theses

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Evaluation Of Cadmium Bioaccumulaiton Of Periphyton And Aquatic Invertebrates Within Tributaries Of The Buffalo National River, Jacob Rollins Mccauley

Student Theses and Dissertations

The Rush Mining District, located along the Buffalo River in Arkansas, has a significant history of metal-mining operations. The tails and spoils of these operations deposit heavy amounts of raw ore into streams, including the deposition of cadmium, a minor constituent. Periphyton and invertebrate samples from two creeks within the Rush Mining District were measured for cadmium. Additionally, two creeks with no history of mining were sampled. Periphyton samples from mining sites had significantly higher concentrations of cadmium than samples collected at control sites. Invertebrate samples were classified into trophic levels before analysis. Invertebrate samples collected at treatment sites only …

Deep Experimental Profiling Of Microrna Diversity, Deployment, And Evolution Across The Drosophila Genus, Jaaven Mohammed, Alex S. Flynt, Alexandra M. Panzarino, Md Mosharrof Hossain Mondal, Matthew Decruz, Adam Siepel, Eric C. Lai

Faculty Publications

To assess miRNA evolution across the Drosophila genus, we analyzed several billion small RNA reads across 12 fruit fly species. These data permit comprehensive curation of species- and clade-specific variation in miRNA identity, abundance, and processing. Among well-conserved miRNAs, we observed unexpected cases of clade-specific variation in 5′ end precision, occasional antisense loci, and putatively noncanonical loci. We also used strict criteria to identify a large set (649) of novel, evolutionarily restricted miRNAs. Within the bulk collection of species-restricted miRNAs, two notable subpopulations are splicing-derived mirtrons and testes-restricted, recently evolved, clustered (TRC) canonical miRNAs. We quantified miRNA birth and death …

Revision Of The Species Of Lytopylus From Area De Conservación Guanacaste, Northwestern Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae), Ilgoo Kang, Eric G. Chapman, Daniel H. Janzen, Winnie Hallwachs, Tanya Dapkey, M. Alex Smith, Michael J. Sharkey

Entomology Faculty Publications

Thirty two new species of Lytopylus (Agathidinae) are described with image plates for each species: Lytopylus alejandromasisi sp. n., Lytopylus alfredomainieri sp. n., Lytopylusanamariamongeae sp. n., Lytopylus angelagonzalezae sp. n., Lytopylus cesarmorai sp. n., Lytopylus eddysanchezi sp. n., Lytopylus eliethcantillanoae sp. n., Lytopylus ericchapmani sp. n., Lytopylus gahyunae sp. n., Lytopylus gisukae sp. n., Lytopylus guillermopereirai sp. n., Lytopylusgustavoindunii sp. n., Lytopylus hartmanguidoi sp. n., Lytopylus hernanbravoi sp. n., Lytopylushokwoni sp. n., Lytopylus ivanniasandovalae sp. n., Lytopylus johanvalerioi sp. n., Lytopylusjosecortesi sp. n. …

The Impact Of Democratization And International Exposure To Indonesian Counter-Terrorism, Ali Abdullah Wibisono

Global: Jurnal Politik Internasional

This article explains the influence of the United States of America to Indonesian counter-terrorism. Two aspects of counter-terrorism are explained: effectiveness and adherence to human rights values. It argues that America’s emphasis on the need to forge security cooperation in responding to terrorism facilitated human rights values to be adopted as justification of counter-terrorism, rather than a balancer to its effectiveness. Indonesia’s cooperation with the U.S in counter-terrorism has facilitated the growth of the restitutive or kinetic measures, but neglects a strengthening of political leadership over institutional development of counter-terrorism. The latter can be judged from the absence of policy-evaluation, …

Equity Extraterritoriality, S. Nathan Park

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

Territoriality is a foundational principle of international order, and U.S. laws have always operated on a territorial basis. However, when U.S. jurisprudence speaks of extraterritorial application of its laws, it is usually assessing whether the legislature or the court has jurisdiction over persons, properties and conducts outside of the territorial borders of the United States. This paper argues that such a conception of the extraterritoriality doctrine only reveals half of the picture, because U.S. courts may indirectly apply U.S. law beyond U.S. borders through extraterritorial court orders without relying on extraterritorial jurisdiction. I term such exercise of extraterritorial power "Equity …

Lyme Disease Ecology: Effects Of Habitat And Hosts On The Density And Distribution Of Borrelia Burgdorferi-Infected Ixodes Scapularis, Megan Ainsley Linske

Doctoral Dissertations

The research discussed in this dissertation examined host and habitat composition in Connecticut and their effect on the ecology of Lyme disease. Previous studies on management strategies sought a one-size-fits-all solution. However, Connecticut may require its own implementation of management strategies supported by research executed in its respective environment. Therefore, a novel approach that addresses the key components of a particular habitat, in this case Connecticut’s northern hardwood forests with an invasive plant understory, may yield better results than a “silver bullet” solution produced by a model or conducted in a different geographic location.

My research is conducted in Connecticut …

An Arctic Peril: The Pitfalls And Potential Of A Fragmentary Polar Law, Erik Vande Stouwe

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

As Arctic ice coverage recedes in the face of rising global temperatures, the Arctic Ocean is rapidly becoming a promising frontier over which coastal nations vie. Even as indigenous peoples reckon with ecological catastrophe, the promise of ice-free summers is drawing global shipping giants to invest in sea routes over the northern coasts of Canada and Russia. Hydrocarbon extraction and deep-sea mining interests are clamoring to develop newly accessible regions of the high north, and fishing trawlers are chasing increasingly elusive fisheries further north with the warming Arctic waters. Against this backdrop, tourists on diesel-hungry cruise ships are rushing to …

Differentiation Of Human Olfactory Bulb Neural Stem Cells Into Oligodendrocytes, Z. Shouman,, A Abd-Elmaksoud,, S Lashen, Hany Marei

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Human olfactory bulb neural stem cells (OBNSCs) are multipotent cells that are capable of differentiation into neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes. In the present study, we investigated the ability of human OBNSCS to differentiate into oligodendrocytes using RT-PCR and immunocytochemistry. In the presence of fetal calf serum, all-trans retinoic acid (RA), triiodothyronine (T3), and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), OBNSCS were differentiated into oligodendrocytes precursors as evidenced by induction and repression of oligodendrocytes chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan (NG2) and nestin genes, respectively. These finding were confirmed at the protein level using fluorescent immunocytochemistry (FICC) according to standard protocol. Taken together, the present study …

Neural Differentiation Of Adipose Tissue Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells, A El-Gamal, A Abd-Elmaksaud, A Farag, H Marei

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

The limited neurodegenerative power, makes from neural disorders the most challenging and difficult therapy among different diseases. till now, the traditional surgical and medical interventions only slow down the progression of these neurodegenerative diseases but the number of neurons are still diminish in many patients. Now, the mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy has attracted the great attention of most scientists and clinicians around the world to be used as a therapeutic potential source for different neurodegenerative disorders. Stem cells have been found all over the body and can be obtained from different tissues as; adipose tissue, bone marrow and blood. …

Effects Of Dietary Protein And Threonine Levels On Growth Performance And Immunocompetence In Broiler Chickens, M Hassan, O Orma, T Mohamed, A Orma

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

The present work was conducted to study the effects of feeding low crude protein diets (LCP-diets) with supplementation of threonine (Thr) on growth performance and immunocompetence in broiler chickens. One day old 264 Cobb chicks were divided into 6 equal groups (each of 4 replicates and each replicate was of 11 chicks). The 1st group is considered the control one and fed normal basal control starter, grower and finisher diets containing the recommended levels of CP, threonine, methionine, lysine, tryptophan, valine, arginine and metabolizable energy as specified for Cobb500 broiler performance. The 2nd experimental group was fed ideal protein diets …

Immunological Studies On E.Coli Vaccine In Chicken, Amany Abd.Elemoaty, Ahmad Ammar, Alaaeldin Moustafa, Ibrahim Ibrahim

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

The present study was carried out on One hundred and fifity , one day old chicks to evaluate the immunogenicity of multivalent pilus vaccine containing pili from the three common pathogenic serotypes of E. coli (O1, O2 and O78). Nienty vaccinated birds at 14 days & 28 days of age by 0.5ml s/c of pilus vaccine at base of neck and 60 unvaccinated were divided to 4 subgroups (30 vaccinated & 20 unvaccinated) were used for challenge two weeks after second dose . Each group was challenged each with one type of E.coli strains O1 , O2 and O78. Blood …

Detection Of Oxytetracycline Residues In Experimentally Injected Chickens From Dakahlia Poultry Farms, Egypt, Tamer Gad, Alaa El-Din Morshdy, Adel El-Atabany

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Antibiotics residues in chicken meat have a particular public health significance in the field of food safety due to its related resistance and emergence of antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms. The objectives of this study were firstly, to investigate the incidence of oxytetracycline residues in chicken muscles (pectoral and thigh) and its organs (liver and kidney) which were collected from Dakahlia poultry farms, Dakahlia governorate, Egypt. Secondly, to reduce these residues in chicken meat and its organs. The public health significance of oxytetracycline residues was discussed. Thigh muscles had the biggest inhibition zone in the examined samples on 1st and 2nd days after …

Genotoxicity Of Bispyribac Sodium In Albino Rats, Fathy Sleem, Mahmoud Elalfy, Mohamed Abou-Mosallam

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Genotoxicity of pesticides constitute great concern that affect population health, commercial formulation of such pesticides may increase the genotoxicity of certain pesticides, the genotoxic effect of bispyribac sodium had been studied in albino rats given orally 65.88, 32.94 and 16.47 mg / kg of bispyribac sodium twice per week for 3 months and the results indicated that significant increase in chromosomal aberration (break, fragment, gap, ring and chromosomal association) in respect to control which was dose dependent also significant increase in DNA quantity, also there was significant increase in micronuclei level in respect to control and decrease in mitotic activity …

Molecular Identification Of E. Coli And Salmonella Species Isolated From Fresh Water Fish By Polymerase Chain Reactions (Pcr), Viola Zaki, Adel El-Gohary, Mostafa Nabih

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Bacteriological examination of 400 fish samples taken from Oreochromis niloticus (O. niloticus), Clarias gariepinus, Cyprinus carpio.l (Common carp) and Mugil cephalus (100 from each) revealed isolation of (317) bacterial isolates, which were identified as 171 E.coli isolates and 146 Salmonella sp isolates with an incidence of (53.94% and 46.06 %) respectively. The incidence of E.coli and Salmonella spp. differ among different species of fish under investigation, the higher percentage of bacterial isolates observed in Clarias garipinas (53.31%), followed by (29.97 %), Cyprinus carpio.l (11.99 %), and the lower incidence was observed in Mugil cephalus (4.73%). Frequency distribution of isolated bacteria …

Heavy Metal Residues In Some Manzala Lake Fishes, Samir Abd-Elghany, Rana Abu El-Naase, Khalid Sallam

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

This study aimed to determine the content of heavy metals as lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic in edible muscles of three common freshwater fishes like Nile tilapia, Flathead grey mullet and African catfish. A total of 300 freshly caught fish samples (100 each) of different weights collected from Manzala Lake, Egypt during both summer and winter seasons of 2012 have been analyzed using air acetylene flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The obtained results revealed that the presence of lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic in all (100%) examined samples by means of 0.704 µg/g, 0.635 µg/g and 0.64 µg/g for Pb, 0.045 …

Detection For The Most Suitable Antibiotic And Disinfectant For Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Isolated From Pneumonic And Apparently Healthy Farm Animals, Neermin. Ibrahim, Yasser Elnaker, Salwa H, Ahmed. A.

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

The present study was carried out on 550 samples (nasal, tracheal swabs and lung tissues) collected from pneumonic and apparently healthy cows and buffaloes. The bacteriological examination revealed that Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated from 172(41.1%) out of 419 cow’s samples and from 46(35.1%) out of 131 buffalo’s samples. from 172 cow’s isolates there were 144 isolates related to serotype (1) and 28 isolates were untypable while buffalo’s positive isolates revealed that 40 isolates were belonging to serotype (1) and 6 isolates were untypable. The effect of disinfectants as phenol, formalin and ethyl alcohol on viability of tested strains showed that …

Effects Of Blindfold And Tail Bend Of Egyptian Water Buffalo On Behavioural Reactivity And Physiological Responses To Pain Induction, Rady Mohamed, Usama Abou-Ismail, Mustafa Shukry, Ahmed Elmoslemany, Mohamed Abd-Elmaged

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Buffaloes are an important economic source for milk and meat production and for work and draught power in Egypt. Improving management practices applied to water buffalo may not only improve their welfare but has also an economic benefit. This experiment was carried out to determine the effect of blindfold and tail bending during restraint for veterinary treatment of Egyptian buffaloes on their behavioural reactivity and physiological responses to stress. Forty-eight Egyptian water buffalo bulls, naïve to the testing situation, were arbitrarily assigned to either blindfold (visual restriction) (BF), tail bending (physical control) (TT) or control (CT) (no visual restriction or …

Diurnal Distribution Of Lambing In Sheep And Its Relation With Behaviour And Survival Of The Neonate Lamb, Ragab Darwish, Usama Abou-Ismail

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

A total of 348 Finnish Landrace – Rahmani crossbred ewes were used in this study to show the diurnal distribution of lambing and its relation with behaviour and survival of the neonate lamb. At birth, based on lambing distribution at twelve-hour periods, ewes were allotted into either day light time group which included ewes that lambed during the day light hours (from 6.00 am to 6.00 pm) or night time group which included ewes that lambed during night hours (from 6.00 pm to 6.00 am). Data recorded included time of birth, neonatal behavioural progress, body temperature of neonatal lambs over …

Ameliorating Effects Of Cysteine, Glutathione And Taurine During Freezability Of Ram Spermatozoa, Ayat Abd Mohamed, Fahim Wehaish, Mona Shaker, Youssef El-Seady

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Ram sperm have a higher ratio of polyunsaturated/saturated fatty acids and a lower ratio of cholesterol/phospholipids molar than other species, which renders the sperm much more vulnerable to oxidative damage caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) .The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effects of cysteine, glutathione and taurine on the freezability of ram spermatozoa and biochemical parameters. Semen samples from ten mature mixed Barki rams were used in this study. Pooled semen samples were divided randomly into 7 aliquots one was diluted with a Shotor extender as a control basal diluent while others in addition to …

Myxosporidiosis In Oreochromis Niloticus; Molecular Identification And Oxidative Stress Biomarkers, Nevien Abdelkhalek, M. El-Adl, M. Hamed, M. Al-Araby

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Myxosporidiosisis a protozoan parasitic fish disease that causes damages to fish organs and might eventually end with mortalities and deterioration of meat quality of the affected fish. The presence of parasitic infestation is usually accompanied with the production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species that produces extra damage to host organs and inactivation of antioxidant defense system that increase the intensity of parasitic infestation. Recently, the response of the infested tissue to oxidative stress is varieddepending on the type of parasite; therefore the use of oxidative stress markers as indicator for myxobolus infestation is relevant. In the present study, Oreochromis …

Protective Effect Of Some Renin Inhibitors In Acute Nephrotoxicity Induced By Some Anticarcinogenic Drugs In Rats, S El-Sherbini, G El-Sayed, Shimmaa Ahmed

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Investigation was carried out to study protective effect of some renin inhibitors in acute nephrotoxicity on forty male Sprague Dawely rats weighting 200g to 250g which divided into four equal groups each group included 10 rats GroupI (Control group): was fed on normal ration for one month. While GroupII (cisplatin group) was injected i.p. by 7.5 mg kg B.W of cisplatin for one month. GroupIII (captopril group) was injected i.p. by 60 mg kgB.W of captopril for one month.GroupIV (captopril plus cisplatin group) there is injection of cisplatin (7.5mg/kg b .wt) i.p and within one hour it is proceeded by …

Antioxidant Trace Elements And Oxidative Stress Status In Dairy Cattle Suffering From Mastitis, Medhat Nassif, Hussam Ibrahim, Heba Moharam

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary glands caused by several pathogens. Reactive oxygen species are natural end products of the intensive cellular metabolism. Oxidative stress occurs when there is a disturbance of homeostasis causing inflammation of the mammary gland. This study was performed to evaluate blood antioxidant profile and trace elements in dairy cows with clinical mastitis. For this aim, venous blood samples were collected from 116 cows (100 mastitic, 16 control). In cows with clinical mastitis, there was a significant (p < 0.05) increase in the clinical index score compared with control group. Biochemically, there was a significant (p < 0.05) decrease in super oxide dismutase, catalase and total antioxidant capacity as well as in the level of zinc. However, there was a significant (p < 0.05) increase in the levels of malondialdehyde and glutathione reductase as well as in that of copper. The results of the current study indicate that the body antioxidant defense system was compromised in dairy cows with clinical mastitis creating a state of oxidative stress.

Hepato-Renal Alterations In Dairy Cattle With Subclinical Ketosis During Transition Period, Mohamed Youssef, Maged El-Ashker, Marwa Younis

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate hepatic and renal functions in dairy cows suffered from sub clinical ketosis during the transition period. For this purpose, 730 Holstein Friesian dairy cattle, from a commercial dairy farm were included in this investigation. On the farm, only twenty four cows were located at a late gestation period. Blood samples were collected from each of the transition cows to estimate serum levels of β-hydroxy butyric acid (BHBA).Cows with no remarkable clinical signs but having serum BHBA> 1.20 mmol/L to 2.9 mmol/L were considered to have SCK (n = 20), while cows …

Correlation Between Abnormal Ovarian Structures And Uterine Histopathological Alterations In She-Donkey, Khalid El-Nesr, Walaa Awadin, Omar Abd El-Wahed

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

In this study, which extended from May 2014 to December 2015, histopathologic techniques made on both ovaries and uteri of 83 slaughtered she-donkeys. Histopathologically, variable ovarian abnormalities were recorded including follicular cyst, paraovarian cyst, granulosa cell tumor, cavernous hemangioma, oophoritis and ovarian hematoma. In correlation to these abnormalities, the uterine examination revealed variable degrees and types of pathological alterations; some of which were relied on these ovarian abnormalities and others were not

Effect Of Flaxseed On Serum Lipids And Atherosclerosis In Rabbits, El- Said El- Sherbini, Gehad El-Sayed, Mahmoud El-Sebaei, Fatma Hassan

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

This study was carried out to investigate the beneficial effect of flaxseed-rich diet on atherosclerotic rabbits. Rabbits were divided to 4 groups: group I, control diet, group II,1%cholesterol diet, group III, 10% flaxseed diet, and group IV, 1% cholesterol+ 10% flaxseed diet. Blood and tissue samples were collected after 2 months for measurement of serum lipid profile :total lipids, total cholesterol (TC), triacylglycerol (TAG), HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), LDL- cholesterol(LDL-C) ;blood and tissue antioxidants :reduced glutathione (GSH) ,superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase ;oxidative stress parameters :nitric oxide(NO) ; serum lipid peroxidation product : malondialdehyde (MDA) and histopatholgical examination of aorta. The results …

Economic Efficiency Of Chicken Breeds On Broiler Production, M Fouda, S Atallah, R Darweish, Noha Wahed

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

This study aimed to investigate the difference in productivity between different broiler breeds and their effect on productive and economic efficiency of broiler farms through studying, the effect of most important factors that may affect broiler farm production (season of production, broiler breed and system of housing) and the effect of breed among different seasons and housing systems on total return, total costs and net profit. Also, the effect of veterinary management (Drugs, vaccines, disinfectant, and veterinary supervision), mortality rate, marketing age, marketing weight and marketing price of Kg meat on farm production were evaluated. This study was carried out …