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The Role Of Creg1 As A Master Regulator Of Liver Function, Abdulrahman Siran Aldaghmi

Masters Theses

The liver is known as the chemical factory of the body because it performs a wide range of biochemical functions required for life. Since the liver has such an important role in regulation of normal physiological processes, liver diseases cause a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms of liver development will shed light on the causes of liver disease. In this study, a cell line model that utilizes rat hepatoma cells (Fg14) and hepatoma variant cells (H11) was used to identify master regulators of liver gene expression. Whole genome expression studies identified the gene CREG1 (Cellular …

The North American River Otter (Lontra Canadensis) On The Department Of Energy's Savannah River Site, Emily B. Mccallen

Masters Theses

The Department of Energy's (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS) faces a legacy of radionuclide and metal contamination from industrial processes that occurred within the site. The risks posed to ecosystems on the site from contaminants are quantified using the ecological risk assessment process, which often uses the health of a particular species as an ecological endpoint. Northern river otters (Lontra canadensis) are appropriate receptors for studying the effects of long-term, low-level contamination because they are long-lived, higher trophic level organisms likely to accumulate high levels of pollutants. However, little information about river otters on the SRS is known; …

The Influence Of Different Pre-Exercise Routines On Sprint Performance, Rok Mravljak

Masters Theses

Sprint performance can be enhanced by interventions for short-term (acute) purposes and/or long-term purposes. Acute neuromuscular responses are usually achieved by using different pre-exercise routines at the end of the warm-up period. Recently, there have been several studies examining the effects of various pre-exercise routines on sprint performance, yet there has not been a research study designed that compared the three most commonly used pre-exercise routines in professional and recreational sports (static stretching, dynamic stretching and foam-rolling). Therefore, this study investigated and compared the results of static stretching, dynamic stretching, self-myofascial release and the control group, in order to provide …

Exercise Is Medicine: The Exercise Habits And Attitudes Towards Exercise Counseling Of Medical Practitioners, Zoë Roberts

Masters Theses

The purpose of this research was to examine the exercise habits of practicing physicians, physician assistants (PA), and nurse practitioners (NP) in Illinois to better understand their attitudes towards counseling their patients on exercise, and to analyze the frequency that these health care providers incorporate exercise counseling into their practices. Current data has revealed the exercise habits of physicians and how it has influenced the physicians' exercise counseling behaviors. But PAs and NPs have not been included in research collectively as a medical team on the topic using exercise counseling and prescription for patient care and treatment. The research was …

Gauging The Importance Of Microhabitat In Qualitative Macroinvertebrate Sampling In An Effluent Dominated Stream, Samuel James Gradle

Masters Theses

In the past different sampling strategies have been used to relate macroinvertebrate assemblages with habitat quality in the Sangamon River, above and below the sanitary district effluent discharge in Decatur, IL. The standard 20 jab method of proportional sampling in multiple microhabitats, based on QHEI physical habitat score, sampled allowed for comparison between sites based on overall community composition. However, it oversampled fine sediments, which dominate the Sangamon, therefore potentially missing sensitive taxa in isolated quality habitats. In the fall of 2016 I tested an enhanced qualitative approach to better gauge the importance of microhabitat types to macroinvertebrate assemblages in …

2016 Program, Office Of Academic Affairs

Programs

Eastern Illinois University is a community enthusiastically engaged in intellectual exploration. This includes faculty testing the boundaries of knowledge within their disciplines and the boundaries of how to convey that knowledge to their students. It also includes students, both graduate students joining with their faculty mentors in pressing the disciplinary boundaries, and undergraduate students discovering the front edges of the disciplines under the guidance of their instructors. Today we celebrate the full range of such faculty contributions: journal articles, book chapters, monographs, art works, music compositions, performances in all forms, and a host of others. Funded research contributions also are …

Phemeranthus Rugospermus (Holz.) Kiger, Loy R. Phillippe, Daniel T. Busemeyer

Specimens by Name

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Phemeranthus Rugospermus (Holz.) Kiger, William E. Mcclain

Specimens by Name

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Interview With Paul Kilgus, Ben Halpern

Oral History Interviews & Transcripts

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Louis Schwing: Interview Transcript, Part 1, Ben Halpern

Oral History Interviews & Transcripts

Interview With: Louis Schwing

Date of Interview: 4/12/2016

Location of Interview: Dewey, IL

Transcribed by: Jessica Craig

Date(s) of Transcription: 9/1/2016

Length of Interview: 01:30:22

William Cresap: Interview Transcript, Ben Halpern

Oral History Interviews & Transcripts

Interview With: William Cresap

Date of Interview: 4/08/2016

Location of Interview: Rural Champaign County

Transcribed by: Jessica Craig

Date(s) of Transcription: 8/30/2016

Length of Interview: 00:23:30

Interview With Pat Feeney, Part 1, Ben Halpern

Oral History Interviews & Transcripts

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Interview With Pat Feeney, Part 2, Ben Halpern

Oral History Interviews & Transcripts

No abstract provided.

Viola Pubescens Var. Eriocarpa (Schwein.) N.H.Russell, Elisabet Ore

Specimens by Name

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Viola Pedata L., Elisabet Ore

Specimens by Name

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Viola Cucullata Moc. & Sessé Ex Ging., Elisabet Ore

Specimens by Name

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Hybanthus Concolor (T.F. Forst.) Spreng., John E. Ebinger

Specimens by Name

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Viola Lanceolata L., Loy R. Phillippe, Paul B. Marcum

Specimens by Name

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Ficus Aurea Nutt., Richard J. Abbott

Specimens by Name

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Morus Alba L., Mcclain, Pichon

Specimens by Name

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Brosimum Alicastrum Sw., Fao

Specimens by Name

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Morus Alba Var. Alba, John E. Ebinger

Specimens by Name

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Parthenocissus Quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

Specimens by Name

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Vitis Aestivalis F.Michx., Elisabet Ore

Specimens by Name

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Vitis Aestivalis F.Michx., Elisabet Ore

Specimens by Name

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Parthenocissus Quinquefolia (L.) Planch., Elisabet Ore

Specimens by Name

No abstract provided.

Vitis Vulpina L., Mcclain

Specimens by Name

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Vitis Aestivalis F.Michx., John E. Ebinger

Specimens by Name

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Parthenocissus Quinquefolia (L.) Planch., John E. Ebinger

Specimens by Name

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New Mexico, Gordon Tucker, Phil Tonne

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

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