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Annual Reports Of Town Officers And Committees For The Town Of Springfield, New Hampshire, Including Vital Statistics, For The Year 2017., Springfield Town Representatives

Springfield, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Western Michigan University Magazine, Research Edition 2018, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• Future leaders in research start here Guided by world-class faculty scholars, WMU students are engaged in research that adds new knowledge and unique value to the world.

• On the edge of the unknown Biologists and their students are studying the communication habits of field sparrows, a species declining in its range.

• Urban living: An avian refuge? Cities may offer an unexpected oasis for some songbirds.

• The sitting specialists A WMU engineering lab’s specialties include ergonomics as well as product design and evaluation.

• Climate change and construction challenges Experts in the Georgeau Center study ways to build better in the face …

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2018 Warbler, Eastern Illinois University

The Warbler

The 2018 Warbler, yearbook of Eastern Illinois University.

Town Of Plainfield, New Hampshire Annual Reports 2017. Annual Reports Of The Officers And Selectmen And The School District., Plainfield Town Representatives

Plainfield, NH Annual Reports

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Characterizing Glucose Tolerance In Adult Lew.1wr1 Rats, Luis Mercado, Genoah Collins, Amelia Clopp

Summer Community of Scholars Posters (RCEU and HCR Combined Programs)

No abstract provided.

Evolutionary Theory And Criminology, Anthony Walsh, Cody Jorgensen

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications and Presentations

In this chapter, we (a) demonstrate the relevance of evolutionary theory to criminology, (b) discuss the evolutionary origins of both prosocial and antisocial traits, and (c) show that evolutionary theory is invaluable to understanding two key issues that have been impervious to solution using the standard social science model—the sex ratio in criminal offending and the age-crime curve.

Influence Of Kernel Shape And Size On The Packing Ratio And Compressibility Of Hard Red Winter Wheat, Marvin C. Petingco, Mark E. Casada, Ronaldo G. Maghirang, Sidney A. Thompson, Samuel G. Mcneill, Michael D. Montross, Aaron P. Turner

Research and Education Center at Princeton Faculty Publications

Grain compaction occurs during bin storage, and its determination is important for the grain mass estimation needed for inventory and auditing. The degree of compaction is dependent on grain type, bin type, moisture content, amount of grain, initial grain bulk density, coefficients of friction, lateral-to-vertical pressure coefficient, and variation in kernel size. Previous studies have correlated several of these parameters, such as bulk density and grain packing, with moisture content. This study investigated the influence of wheat kernel shape and size distribution on packing ratio and compressibility. Two dockage-free hard red winter (HRW) wheat samples, with no shrunken or broken …

Kentucky Soil Atlas, Anastasios D. Karathanasis, Usda Natural Resources And Conservation Service

Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Book Gallery

From preface:

Kentucky has a diverse array of geologic, topographic, physiographic, ecological, and aquatic features that have contributed to the development and present characteristics and productivity of the soils in the state. This Soil Atlas has been prepared as an aid to further the knowledge of soils in our state and provide a basic exposure of Kentucky’s soil resources to educators, students, natural resource planners, policy makers, citizens and visitors. The objective of the publication is to present the prominent characteristics of representative soils and how they may affect soil use and management. The Atlas is meant to give a …

Objectively Measuring Effects Of Electro-Acupuncture In Parkinsonian Rhesus Monkeys, Rui Zhang, Anders H. Andersen, Peter A. Hardy, Eric Forman, April Evans, Yi Ai, Jin Yue, Guihua Yue, Don M. Gash, Richard Grondin, Zhiming Zhang

Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Center Faculty Publications

Acupuncture has increasingly been used as an alternative therapy for treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the efficacy of acupunture for PD still remains unclear. The present study was designed to objectively and safely monitor anti-parkinsonian effects of electroacupuncture (EA) and brain activity in nonhuman primates modeling human PD. Six middle-aged rhesus monkeys were extensively studied by a computerized behavioral testing battery and by pharmacological MRI (phMRI) scans with specific dopaminergic drug stimulations. All animals were evaluated for behavior and phMRI responses under normal, parkinsonian, parkinsonian with EA treatment and parkinsonian after EA treatment conditions. Stable parkinsonian features were observed …

Cgas Drives Noncanonical-Inflammasome Activation In Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Nagaraj Kerur, Shinichi Fukuda, Daipayan Banerjee, Younghee Kim, Dongxu Fu, Ivana Apicella, Akhil Varshney, Reo Yasuma, Benjamin J. Fowler, Elmira Baghdasaryan, Kenneth M. Marion, Xiwen Huang, Tetsuhiro Yasuma, Yoshio Hirano, Vlad Serbulea, Meenakshi Ambati, Vidya L. Ambati, Yuji Kajiwara, Kameshwari Ambati, Shuichiro Hirahara, Ana Bastos-Carvalho, Yuichiro Ogura, Hiroko Terasaki, Tetsuro Oshika, Kyung Bo Kim, David R. Hinton, Norbert Leitinger, John C. Cambier, Joseph D. Buxbaum, M. Cristina Kenney, Bradley D. Gelfand, Jayakrishna Ambati

Ophthalmology and Visual Science Faculty Publications

Geographic atrophy is a blinding form of age-related macular degeneration characterized by retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) death; the RPE also exhibits DICER1 deficiency, resultant accumulation of endogenous Alu-retroelement RNA, and NLRP3-inflammasome activation. How the inflammasome is activated in this untreatable disease is largely unknown. Here we demonstrate that RPE degeneration in human-cell-culture and mouse models is driven by a noncanonical-inflammasome pathway that activates caspase-4 (caspase-11 in mice) and caspase-1, and requires cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-dependent interferon-β production and gasdermin D-dependent interleukin-18 secretion. Decreased DICER1 levels or Alu-RNA accumulation triggers cytosolic escape of mitochondrial DNA, which engages cGAS. Moreover, caspase-4, gasdermin …

Review Of Literature And Maintenance Practices At State Transportation Agencies, Bryan Gibson, Nancy Albright, Candice Y. Wallace, Christopher Van Dyke, Doug Kreis

Kentucky Transportation Center Technical Assistance Report

No abstract provided.

Kentucky River Watershed Watch: Summary Of 2017 Sampling Results, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute

Kentucky River Watershed Watch

No abstract provided.

Application Of A Health Literacy Framework To Explore Patients’ Knowledge Of The Link Between Hpv And Cancer, Alicia Best, Rachel G. Logan, Coralia Vázquez-Otero, Whitney Fung, Vanessa Alicia Chee, Erika L. Thompson, Seiichi Villalona, Lora M. A. Thompson, Clement K. Gwede, Ellen M. Daley

Community and Family Health Faculty Publications

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection and causes most oropharyngeal (e.g., throat) and anogenital (e.g., anal, cervical) cancers. Research indicates low knowledge about the link between HPV and cancer among the general population, and similar low knowledge of HPV among individuals diagnosed with HPV-associated cancers. This is important because HPV status can have implications for treatment, prognosis, and future sexual decisions. Using a health literacy framework, this study explored how patients diagnosed with HPV-associated cancers accessed, understood, appraised, and applied HPV information. We conducted 27 in-depth interviews with patients seeking care at a comprehensive cancer center; and …

The Legalization Of Sports Betting: A Federalism Framework And The Horse Racing Model, Douglas L. Mcswain

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

No abstract provided.

Kentucky's Agricultural And Ecological Future: Designing Legal And Policy Initiatives For The Commonwealth To Develop Tomorrow's Foodcrops, John W. Head

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

No abstract provided.

The "Moo"Ve To Renewable Energy In Kentucky Begins With The Dairy Industry, Lucero Tennis

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

No abstract provided.

Nitazoxanide Inhibits Paramyxovirus Replication By Targeting The Fusion Protein Folding: Role Of Glycoprotein-Specific Thiol Oxidoreductase Erp57, Sara Piacentini, Simone La Frazia, Anna Riccio, Jens Z. Pederson, Alessandra Topai, Orazio Nicolotti, Jean-Francois Rossignol, M. G. Santoro

Epidemiology and Biostatistics Faculty Publications

Paramyxoviridae, a large family of enveloped viruses harboring a nonsegmented negative-sense RNA genome, include important human pathogens as measles, mumps, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), parainfluenza viruses, and henipaviruses, which cause some of the deadliest emerging zoonoses. There is no effective antiviral chemotherapy for most of these pathogens. Paramyxoviruses evolved a sophisticated membrane-fusion machine consisting of receptor-binding proteins and the fusion F-protein, critical for virus infectivity. Herein we identify the antiprotozoal/antimicrobial nitazoxanide as a potential anti-paramyxovirus drug targeting the F-protein. We show that nitazoxanide and its circulating-metabolite tizoxanide act at post-entry level by provoking Sendai virus and RSV F-protein aggregate …

Aqueous Humor Dynamics Of The Brown-Norway Rat, Kayla R. Ficarrotta, Simon A. Bello, Youssef H. Mohamed, Christopher L. Passaglia

Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

Purpose: The study aimed to provide a quantitative description of aqueous humor dynamics in healthy rat eyes.

Methods: One eye of 26 anesthetized adult Brown-Norway rats was cannulated with a needle connected to a perfusion pump and pressure transducer. Pressure-flow data were measured in live and dead eyes by varying pump rate (constant-flow technique) or by modulating pump duty cycle to hold intraocular pressure (IOP) at set levels (modified constant-pressure technique). Data were fit by the Goldmann equation to estimate conventional outflow facility and unconventional outflow rate. Parameter estimates were respectively checked by inserting a shunt of similar conductance into …

Effect Of A Novel Photoelectrochemical Oxidation Air Purifier On Nasal And Ocular Allergy Symptoms, Nikhil G. Rao, Ambuj Kumar, Jenny S. Wong, Ravi Shridhar, Dharendra Y. Goswami

Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

Background: Photoelectrochemical oxidation (PECO) is a new air purification technology developed to reduce circulating indoor allergens. PECO removes particles as small as 0.1 nm with the destruction of organic matter otherwise not trapped by a traditional filter and removes volatile organic compounds.

Objective: We hypothesized that with daily use, the device would reduce user nasal and ocular allergy total symptom scores (TSS) within 4 weeks.

Methods: The study was performed among 46 individuals with self-reported allergies using a portable PECO air purifier. Self-reported TSS were calculated at baseline and weekly for 4 weeks following initiation of continuous use of the …

Plasmono-Magnetic Material For Precise Photothermal Heating, Mikhail Ladanov, Surya Cheemalapati, Hao Wang, Yuan Yuan, Piyush Koria, Anna Pyayt

Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

Noble metal nanoparticles have been extensively studied as photo-sensitive agents for photothermal cancer therapy. Precise control over the size and shape of the nanoparticles allowed strong optical absorption and efficient heat generation necessary for destroying a tumor to be achieved. However, one of the fundamental challenges of application of the nanoparticles towards photothermal cancer therapy is low specificity in the targeting tumor tissue in comparison with the healthy tissue and the resulting unfavorable biodistribution of the nanoparticles. Additional levels of control over particle distribution can be achieved by making the particles magnetic and using external magnets to control their accumulation …

GabaA Excitation And Synaptogenesis After Status Epilepticus – A Computational Study, Keite L. De Almeida França, Antônio-Carlos G. De Almeida, Stephen E. Saddow, Luiz E. C. Santos, Carla A. Scorza, Fulvio A. Scorza, Antônio M. Rodrigues

Electrical Engineering Faculty Publications

The role of GABAergic neurotransmission on epileptogenesis has been the subject of speculation according to different approaches. However, it is a very complex task to specifically consider the action of the GABAa neurotransmitter, which, in its dependence on the intracellular level of Cl−, can change its effect from inhibitory to excitatory. We have developed a computational model that represents the dentate gyrus and is composed of three different populations of neurons (granule cells, interneurons and mossy cells) that are mutually interconnected. The interconnections of the neurons were based on compensation theory with Hebbian and anti-Hebbian rules. The model also incorporates …

Teaching The Lochner Era, Barry Cushman

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Magazine, Vol. 17, No. 3 Winter 2018, Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Magazine

Grand Valley Magazine is a quarterly publication about Grand Valley State University produced by University Communications since 2001.

Town Of New Ipswich Annual Report For The Year Ended December 31, 2017., New Ipswich Town Representatives

New Ipswich, NH Annual Reports

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Town Of Troy, New Hampshire 2017 Town Report Of The Officials, Staff And Committees Of The Town For The Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2017., Troy Town Representatives

Troy, NH Annual Reports

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Annual Reports Of The Officers Of The Town Of Sandwich, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2017., Sandwich Town Representatives

Sandwich, NH Annual Reports

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Annual Report For The Town Of Hollis, New Hampshire For The Year Two Thousand Seventeen. Annual Reports Of The Officers And Committees Of The Town Of Hollis, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2017 With Reports Of The Hollis School District And The Hollis/Brookline Cooperative School District., Hollis Town Representatives

Hollis, NH Annual Reports

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Annual Report Of The Town Of Enfield, New Hampshire Year Ending December 31, 2017., Enfield Town Representatives

Enfield, NH Annual Reports

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Town Of Greenville, New Hampshire 2017 Annual Report., Greenville Town Representatives

Greenville, NH Annual Reports

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Annual Report Of The Town Officers Of The Town Of Jefferson, Nh For The Year Ending December 31, 2017., Jefferson Town Representatives

Jefferson, NH Annual Reports

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