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07-06-2012 Swosu's 57th Annual Band Camp Starts Sunday, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2012

Around 550 students are expected for Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s 57th annual band camp on the Weatherford campus beginning Sunday, July 8, and running through Friday, July 13.

Sims V. Daker Appellant's Brief Dckt. 39760

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Hehr V. City Of Mccall Respondent's Reply Brief Dckt. 39535

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Business Now Offers Fully Online Accounting Degrees, Tyler Greer

Browse All News

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Bandwidth Of Trees Of Diameter At Most 4, Mark Bilinski, Kwang Ju Choi, Deborah Chun, Guoli Ding, Stan Dziobiak, Rodrigo Farnham, Perry Iverson, Shirley Leu, Lisa Warshauer Lowrance

Faculty Publications

For a graph G, let γ:V(G)→1,⋯,|V(G)| be a one-to-one function. The bandwidth of γ is the maximum of |γ(u)-γ(v)| over uv∈E(G). The bandwidth of G, denoted b(G), is the minimum bandwidth over all embeddings γ, b(G)=min γmax|γ(u)-γ(v) |:uv∈E(G). In this paper, we show that the bandwidth computation problem for trees of diameter at most 4 can be solved in polynomial time. This naturally complements the result computing the bandwidth for 2-caterpillars. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Il-6 Regulation On Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Remodeling During Cancer Cachexia In The ApcMin/+ Mouse, James P. White, Melissa J. Puppa, Shuichi Sato, Song Gao, Robert L. Price, John W. Baynes, Matthew C. Kostek, Lydia E. Matesic, James A. Carson

Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND:

Muscle protein turnover regulation during cancer cachexia is being rapidly defined, and skeletal muscle mitochondria function appears coupled to processes regulating muscle wasting. Skeletal muscle oxidative capacity and the expression of proteins regulating mitochondrial biogenesis and dynamics are disrupted in severely cachectic Apc^Min/+ mice. It has not been determined if these changes occur at the onset of cachexia and are necessary for the progression of muscle wasting. Exercise and anti-cytokine therapies have proven effective in preventing cachexia development in tumor bearing mice, while their effect on mitochondrial content, biogenesis and dynamics is not well understood. The purposes of …

Agnes Von Lilien: A Translation By Kari Stolzenburg, Kari M. Stolzenburg

Theses and Dissertations

The novel Agnes von Lilien by Caroline von Wolzogen, although celebrated during the period of Weimar Classicism, was not generally well known to English-speaking readers and researchers until recently. This project aims to address this situation by creating an easily accessible English translation of the novel complete with critical annotations for the benefit of researchers and lay readers alike. The annotated translation presented in this work is an excerpt of the full translation of the work drawn in particular from the first third of the novel. This novel, first published in 1798, reflects many ideals of the Enlightenment, as well …

Mitigating The Intensity Of Therapist Self-Criticism: A Grounded Theory Analysis, Divya Kannan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Research on how therapists-in-training experience their development and education has been gaining attention in the psychotherapy literature. In this study, developing therapists were interviewed about their experience of self-criticism related to psychotherapy practice and these interviews were subjected to a grounded theory analysis generating a model of these self-critical processes. Results highlighted the intensity of self-criticism in therapists' training experiences, especially when they related to their clients from an "expert role." The results also described ways in which self-criticism is mitagted by a sense of interpersonal safety and clinical freedom and flexibility in therapists' training. The implications for future psychotherapy …

Cindy Sheehan's Confrontational Iraq War Protests: A Case Study In Contentious Rhetoric, Jennifer Ann Jackson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This dissertation examines Cindy Sheehan's Iraq War protests from November 2004 to May 2007 as a case study of contentious rhetoric. The notion of contentious rhetoric is based on the concept of contentious politics developed by sociologist and political scientist Charles Tilly, sociologist Doug McAdam, and political scientist Sidney Tarrow. This new conceptualization acts as a guide to understanding how Sheehan navigates the dichotomy between women and war and how she uses her own motherhood as validation for her protests. I selected a cross section of Sheehan's speeches and online blogs for this analysis and, through a close reading of …

July 6, 2012 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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Inhibition Of Pokeweed Antiviral Protein (Pap) By Turnip Mosaic Virus Genome-Linked Protein (Vpg), Artem V. Domashevskiy, Hiroshi Miyoshi, Dixie J. Goss

Publications and Research

Pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP) from Phytolacca americana is a ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) and an RNA N-glycosidase that removes specific purine residues from the sarcin/ricin loop of large rRNA, arresting protein synthesis at the translocation step. PAP is also a cap-binding protein and is a potent antiviral agent against many plant, animal, and human viruses. To elucidate the mechanism of RNA depurination, and to understand how PAP recognizes and targets various RNAs, the interactions between PAP and turnip mosaic virus genomelinked protein (VPg) were investigated. VPg can function as a cap analog in cap-independent translation and potentially target PAP to uncapped …

Evaluation And Validation Of Tumor-Associated Antigen P53 As Biomarker In Liver And Lung Cancer, Marissa R. Velazquez, Liping Dai, Rosalia Ortega, Jianying Zhang

COURI Symposium Abstracts, Summer 2012

During cellular stress, p53 can slow down cell cycle progression, allowing DNA to either be repaired or lead to cell apoptosis. In human cancer, the most common changes in p53 are missense point mutations within the coding sequences of p53 gene. These point mutations can alter a protein’s functions and increase their stability. Antibodies to p53 have been found in many types of human cancer. The aim of this project is to evaluate and validate whether p53 and its antibody can be used as a biomarker for liver and lung cancer. First, expression and induction of p53 was done. Purification …

Insights Into The Role Of The N-Terminus Of The Neuronal Glycine Transporter 2, Diego A. Escobar-Garcia, Ana Garibay, Miryam Pando, Manuel Miranda

COURI Symposium Abstracts, Summer 2012

Hyperekplexia is distinguished by exaggerated muscle tension, sudden shock and even death in response to touch/acoustic stimuli. Genetic analysis showed that mutations on glycinergic proteins on the presynaptic neurons are responsible for the attacks. Mutations in the Glycine Transporter 2 (GlyT2) have been suggested to be the second major cause of hyperekplexia. The GlyT2 consist of twelve transmembrane domains, a 201 amino acid long N-terminus and a shorter C-terminus, both intracellular. Dysfunction of this transporter prevents the intake of glycine from the synapse back to the presynaptic neuron. Our goal is to better understand the role of N-terminus on protein …

Chronic Ethanol Exposure Causes Disinhibited Behavior In Drosophila, Estrella Padilla, Kyung-An Han

COURI Symposium Abstracts, Summer 2012

Ethanol consumption is frequently associated with disinhibited sexual and locomotor behaviors in humans. Dopamine, a major monoamine found in vertebrates and invertebrates, is implicated in these processes since it regulates motivation, reward, motor control, and sexual behaviors. The goal of this study is to elucidate the role of dopamine in ethanol-associated behavioral disinhibition using the genetically tractable model system Drosophila melanogaster. Previous studies have shown a requirement for normal dopamine neurotransmission for ethanol-induced courtship disinhibition. Furthermore, genetic manipulation of the dopamine system revealed that D1 receptor activity is important for disinhibition and D2 for sensitization. The current study focuses …

Cytotoxic Effects Of Creosote (Larrea Tridentata) Plant Extracts On Human Lymphoma Cells Lines, Emanuel Cordero, Yahaira Santiago, Carolina Lema, Armando Varela-Ramirez, Renato J Aguilera

COURI Symposium Abstracts, Summer 2012

Larrea tridentata also known as Creosote is a North American shrub, whose leave extracts are proposed to contain anti-cancer properties. The main metabolite in this plant is the nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) has been shown to have anti-neoplastic, anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties. NDGA is a strong anti-oxidant that can scavenge or inhibit reactive oxygen spices production, stimulate nitric oxide production, increase immune function, enhance central nervous system function, and prevent cardiovascular or other diseases. Although extracts from this plant are currently used in Mexico as an herbal medicine, the Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada have issued health hazard warming …

In Vitro Evaluation Of Human Her2-Positive Breast Cancer Cells, Karla Parra, Howard West, Paloma Valenzuela, Eduardo D. Ramirez, Natzidielly Lerma, Courtney Becerril, Irving Miramontes, Cynthia M. Rodriguez, Guido Bocci, Giulio Francia

COURI Symposium Abstracts, Summer 2012

One in four cases of breast cancer shows over expression of the Her-2 protein, and there is an urgent need to improve therapies for this disease. We have evaluated two Her-2 positive human breast cancer cell lines, MDA-231H2N and HCC1419. MDA-231 human breast cancer cell, which are Her-2 negative, were used as a control. The cell lines were evaluated in vitro for their relative growth rate, their growth under reduced (i.e. 3% serum) conditions, or as spheroid cultures, and for their sensitivity to drugs such as ceramide analogs and tyrosine kinase inhibitors (i.e. CLM3, CLM29, and CLM94) that are being …

Identification Of Two Functional Sumo Interacting Motifs (Sims) In The Non-Structural Protein Of Influenza A Virus Ns1a, Lorellie M. Lewis, German Rosas-Acosta

COURI Symposium Abstracts, Summer 2012

We have previously shown that the non-structural protein of Influenza A virus NS1A is post-translationally modified by conjugation of the Small Ubiquitin-like MOdifier (SUMO). Our functional studies have also demonstrated that SUMO conjugation (SUMOylation) affects NS1A's ability to neutralize the cellular interferon response of the host cell and other functions associated to NS1A. Importantly, we have also shown that influenza infections trigger a global increase in cellular SUMOylation and have recently demonstrated that such an increase is mediated by NS1A. This observation led us to investigate the molecular mechanism endowing NS1A with the ability to increase global cellular SUMOylation. Sequence …

Generation And Characterization Of Sequence-Independent Sumoylated Lens Epithelium-Derived Growth Factor (Ledgf) Protein P75 Chimeras., Alfredo Roman, Denisse Gutierrez, Manuel Llano

COURI Symposium Abstracts, Summer 2012

LEDGF/p75 is a transcriptional coactivator required for efficient lentiviral cDNA integration. LEDGF/p75 has been found to be SUMOylated at four lysine residues, and mutation of these residues to arginine inhibits LEDGF/p75 SUMOylation and impairs the HIV-cofactor activity of this protein. However, we still do not understand how SUMOylation influences the HIV cofactor activity of LEDGF/p75. It has been demonstrated that attachment of SUMO to transcription factors in a non-sequence specific fashion recapitulates the effect of sequence-specific SUMOylation on the activity of these proteins. These results have suggested that is SUMO per se and not the modification of the target protein …

Will Thomas Named Southern Ohio Valley Collegiate League All-Star, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Men's Baseball News (Archived)

Will Thomas Named Southern Ohio Valley Collegiate League All-Star. Armstrong Atlantic State University infielder Will Thomas will represent his summer collegiate team, the Cincinnati Stars, in the Southern Ohio Valley Collegiate League All-Star game next week.

Transformation Of Stimulus Function Through Relational Networks: The Impact Of Derived Stimulus Relations On Stimulus Control Of Behavior, Samantha Rose Florentino

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Relational Frame Theory research involves either of two protocols utilized to establish relational networks and functions for stimuli in those relational networks. Years of research indicate the most prevalent method involves first establishing a relational frame, conditioning one of the stimuli to acquire a particular function, and then providing a test to see if the function trained to one of the stimuli in the network transferred through the relational network to other stimuli. The less common method involves first training a particular function for a stimulus, entering that stimulus in a relational network with at least two other stimuli, and …

Seventh Prolongation Of The Support Scheme For Credit Institutions In Greece, European Union: European Commission, Joaquin Almunia

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State Aid SA.35002 (2012/N) - Greece Joaqu­n ALMUNIA Vice-President

Um Professor's Research Project Humanizes Special Needs Individuals Through Film, Andrew Mark Abernathy

University of Mississippi News

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Two Jesuit Letters On The Mariana Missions, Written To The Duchess Of Aveiro (1676 And 1680), C. R. Boxer

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

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Chinese-Philippine Relations In The Late Sixteenth Century To 1603, Albert Chan

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

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State V. Cargile Appellant's Brief Dckt. 38855

Not Reported

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State V. Agafonov Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38764

Not Reported

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Agenda Of 07/06/2012 Hsc Board Of Directors Mtg, Patrice Martin

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

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Minutes Of 07/06/2012 Hsc Board Of Directors Mtg, Patrice Martin

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

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Notice Of 07/06/2012 Hsc Board Of Directors Mtg, Patrice Martin

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

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Development And Initial Validation Of An Innovation Assessment, Jacob D. Wheadon

Theses and Dissertations

In the past two decades, there has been an increased demand for more innovative individuals and organizations. In response to this need, a number of groups have begun to teach innovation courses to improve people's innovation skills. While many of these groups report success in helping people become more innovative, there is no way to test the effectiveness of the innovation courses. This study describes the development and initial validation of an innovation test instrument. It demonstrates how the author identified the content domain of the test and created test items. Then it describes initial validation testing of the instrument. …