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Comparative Analysis Of Double-Stranded Rna Degradation And Processing In Insects, Indrakant K. Singh, Satnam Singh, Kanakachari Mogilicherla, Jayendra Nath Shukla, Subba R. Palli

Entomology Faculty Publications

RNA interference (RNAi) based methods are being developed for pest management. A few products for control of coleopteran pests are expected to be commercialized soon. However, variability in RNAi efficiency among insects is preventing the widespread use of this technology. In this study, we conducted research to identify reasons for variability in RNAi efficiency among thirty-seven (37) insects belonging to five orders. Studies on double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) degradation by dsRNases and processing of labeled dsRNA to siRNA showed that both dsRNA degradation and processing are variable among insects belonging to different orders as well as among different insect species within …

Volume 55, Number 17: December 06, 2017, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Shadows, Natalie Randall

USU Student Folklore Fieldwork

So we were teaching this guy Dave, he’s super cool. And every time we would go over there, like, everything just fell into our lap, it was like, we would go over and he would be like ‘guys I’m thinkin’ I wanna know where I go after I die’ and everything was just perfect, but we went over one time and it was pretty late, we usually didn’t go over to his house late. And he was just, he was out of his mind. He wanted to kill himself, it was just a really bad situation and we were trying …

Person Under Car, Thomas Lee

USU Student Folklore Fieldwork

Text: My mom would tell me kind of stories that were also warnings, ya know. Anyway, she said one day that she had heard that people would hide under your car and wait for you, and then when you came out to your car then they’d-I don’t know- slash your ankles or something and get ya [laughs]. So whenever I walked out to the car after work, I’d always crouch down and check if anyone was under my car from far away before I went over there

Best Way To Hunt Deer, Thomas Lee

USU Student Folklore Fieldwork

Text: You know what they say, if you wanna be a great dear hunter, just slow the bullet down to 55 mph

Loss Of Sympathetic Nerves In Spleens From Patients With End Stage Sepsis, Donald B. Hoover, Thomas Christopher Brown, Madeleine K. Miller, John B. Schweitzer, David L. Williams

ETSU Faculty Works

The spleen is an important site for central regulation of immune function by noradrenergic sympathetic nerves, but little is known about this major region of neuroimmune communication in humans. Experimental studies using animal models have established that sympathetic innervation of the spleen is essential for cholinergic anti-inflammatory responses evoked by vagal nerve stimulation, and clinical studies are evaluating this approach for treating inflammatory diseases. Most data on sympathetic nerves in spleen derive from rodent studies, and this work has established that remodeling of sympathetic innervation can occur during inflammation. However, little is known about the effects of sepsis on spleen …

State V. Davis Appellant's Brief Dckt. 45240

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

Boozer Shows How Archaeologists Do Their Work, Aldemaro Romero Jr.

Publications and Research

From the time of the Indiana Jones movies, archaeology as a profession has had a mythical aura, but we recently had the chance to interview an excellent archaeologist who puts a human face on the profession. Her name is Anna Lucille Boozer, and she was raised in Williamsburg, Virginia. She has a bachelor’s in arts, in philosophy, and in the history of math and science from St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland, as well as two masters’ degrees in anthropology and a doctorate in that subject from Columbia University. Today she is an associate professor of history in the Weissman …

Assault On Peer Review A New Threat, Aldemaro Romero Jr.

Publications and Research

On October 17, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced to the Senate U.S. Committee of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs a bill titled “BASIC Research Act.” This apparent innocent title covers the real intention of this legislation – an attempt to defund basic research and make it subject to partisan politics. This legislation would change the way grant proposals are evaluated by all federal agencies, from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). These and other federal agencies are the main funders of scholarly work in higher education …

The Anchor, Volume 131.12: December 6, 2017, Hope College

The Anchor: 2017

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Oct4 Is Crucial For Transdifferentiation Of Hepatocytes To Biliary Epithelial Cells In An In Vitro Organoid Culture Model, Mboya Doffou, George Adams, William C Bowen, Shirish Paranjpe, Harish S Parihar, Huy Nguyen, George K Michalopoulos, Vishakha Bhave

PCOM Scholarly Works

BACKGROUND: Hepatocyte to biliary transdifferentiation has been documented in various models of bile duct injury. In this process, mature hepatocytes transform into mature biliary epithelial cells by acquiring biliary phenotypic markers. Several signaling pathways including PI3 kinase, Notch, Hes1, Sox9, and Hippo are shown to be involved in the process. However, if Oct4 is involved in hepatocyte to biliary transdifferentiation is unknown.

METHODS: We investigated the role of Oct4 in hepatocyte to biliary transdifferentiation utilizing an in vitro organoid culture system as a model of transdifferentiation. Oct4 was inhibited using adenovirus containing Oct4 shRNA. Hepatocyte specific HNF-4α and biliary specific …

The Effects Of Repealing The Estate Tax And Reducing The Corporate Tax Rate Coupled With A Repatriation Act, Trenton Vanderlende

Honors Theses

Given that significant U.S. federal tax reform is taking place for the first time in over 30 years, this paper examines how changing specific tax provisions may affect the average individual taxpayer as well as the wealthiest 1% of Americans. Three potential federal tax law changes are addressed: repealing the estate tax, reducing the corporate statutory income tax rate, and offering a repatriation holiday for remitting the foreign profits earned by U.S. businesses. These changes are analyzed using publicly available data from U.S. Congressional hearings, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Based on this …

Guadalupe, Julieta Villagomez

In the Ords: CSUMB Literary Arts Journal

No abstract provided.

In Front Of Me, Tori Johnson

In the Ords: CSUMB Literary Arts Journal

No abstract provided.

Action, Kameron Strickland

In the Ords: CSUMB Literary Arts Journal

No abstract provided.

Documents From The December 6, 2017 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana, University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Agenda and meeting minutes for the December 6, 2017 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM). The following resolutions were discussed:

SB24 Family Rooms

SB25 Gender Neutral Restrooms

SB26 Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act

SB27 APASP Recommendations Response

SB 28 Opposing the Grad Tax

John Cerullo Co-Authors Book On Brock Impeachment, Judicial Independence, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

State V. Fulton Respondent's Brief Dckt. 44688

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

State V. Rodriguez Appellant's Brief Dckt. 45233

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

State V. Calvillo Respondent's Brief Dckt. 45263

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

State V. Serna Respondent's Brief Dckt. 45121

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

State V. Holland Respondent's Brief Dckt. 45167

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

State V. Skidmore Respondent's Brief Dckt. 45178

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

Emergency Action Plan Policy Adoption In Secondary School Athletics, Samantha E. Scarneo

Doctoral Dissertations

Archival abstract submitted.

Validation Of Minimally-Invasive Sample Collection Methods For Measurement Of Telomere Length, Stephanie A. Stout, Jue Lin, Natalie Hernandez, Elysia Poggi Davis, Elizabeth Blackburn, Judith E. Carroll, Laura M. Glynn

Psychology: Faculty Scholarship

Objective: The discovery of telomere length (TL) as a biomarker of cellular aging and correlate of age-related disease has generated a new field of research in the biology of healthy aging. Although the most common method of sample collection for TL is venous blood draw, less-invasive DNA collection methods are becoming more widely used. However, how TL relates across tissues derived from these sample collection methods is poorly understood. The current study is the first to characterize the associations in TL across three sample collection methods: venous whole blood, finger prick dried blood spot and saliva.

Methods: TL …

Uc Transcript 2017-12-06, Northern Illinois University

University Council Archives

No abstract provided.

Prenatal Opioid Exposure And Intermittent Hypoxemia In Preterm Infants: A Retrospective Assessment, Elie G. Abu Jawdeh, Philip M. Westgate, Amrita Pant, Audra L. Stacy, Divya Mamilla, Aayush Gabrani, Abhijit R. Patwardhan, Henrietta S. Bada, Peter J. Giannone

Pediatrics Faculty Publications

Introduction: Intermittent hypoxemia (IH) is defined as episodic drops in oxygen saturation (SpO₂). Preterm infants are at increased risk for IH due to their immature respiratory control/apnea of prematurity. The clinical relevance of IH is a relatively new observation with rising evidence linking IH to neonatal morbidities and long-term impairment. Hence, assessing factors that influence IH in preterm infants is imperative. Given the epidemic of opioid misuse in the USA, there is an urgent need to understand the impact of prenatal opioid exposure on neonatal outcomes. Hence, we wanted to assess the relationship between isolated prenatal opioid exposure …

The Diamond, December 6, 2017, Dordt College

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: Dordt South Koreans Express Opinions on $8 Million Humanitarian Aid Package for North Koreans; Updated Network Brings Changes; Opioid Crisis Has Far-Reaching Effects
• News: One Dictator for Another: The Situation in Zimbabwe; Professor Profile: Deb Bomgaars; Lane Proposal for Highway 75; Pool Expansion Plan in Place
• Opinion: Jenna, Just Married: Take One Down... ; Travel Blog: Worshiping with the Saints; League is Better Than You Think; Women: Don't Be Passive Victims
• Feature: FACT Club Continues Annual Operation Christmas Child; Genetic Modification: Would You Like Your Chicken Grilled or CRISP[R]?; Study Tips for Finals Crunchtime; Cosmology Course Set to …

Peran Konservasi Tanah Terhadap Cadangan Karbon Tanah, Bahan Organik, Dan Pertumbuhan Kelapa Sawit (Elaeis Guineensis Jacq.), Yenni Asbur, Mira Ariyanti

Jurnal Kultivasi

Penerapan konservasi tanah di perkebunan kelapa sawit dapat dilakukan secara vegetatif dan mekanik. Secara vegetatif dengan memanfaatkan tanaman yang banyak tumbuh di bawah tegakan kelapa sawit seperti Asystasia gangetica dan Nephrolepis biserrata sebagai tanaman penutup tanah, sedangkan secara mekanik dengan memotong panjang lereng melalui pembuatan teras gulud. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui peran konservasi tanah terhadap cadangan karbon tanah, bahan organik, dan pertumbuhan kelapa sawit. Penelitian dilaksanakan dari Agustus 2014-April 2015 di perkebunan kelapa sawit (tahun tanam 2005) PTPN VII, Lampung Selatan. Penelitian menggunakan rancangan tersarang faktorial dengan enam ulangan tersarang di dalam perlakuan. Perlakuan terdiri dari teras gulud (tanpa teras …

The Free-Play Sandbox: A Methodology For The Evaluation Of Social Robotics And A Dataset Of Social Interactions, S Lemaignan, C Edmunds, E Senft, T Belpaeme

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Evaluating human-robot social interactions in a rigorous manner is notoriously difficult: studies are either conducted in labs with constrained protocols to allow for robust measurements and a degree of replicability, but at the cost of ecological validity; or in the wild, which leads to superior experimental realism, but often with limited replicability and at the expense of rigorous interaction metrics. We introduce a novel interaction paradigm, designed to elicit rich and varied social interactions while having desirable scientific properties (replicability, clear metrics, possibility of either autonomous or Wizard-of-Oz robot behaviours). This paradigm focuses on child-robot interactions, and builds on a …