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..Acute effects of ovulation, the tumor suppressor disruptor dimethylbenzanthracene, the mitogen estradiol-17beta, and the antioxidant vitamin E on the ovarian epithelium were assessed in seasonally anestrous ewes...

..This method can be used to optimize amplifier design for low PM and AM noise. We show that the amplifier PM noise can be reduced by 9 dB by adjusting the value of the input coupling capacitor...

..This article briefly reviews leptin's physiologic role in cardiomyocyte structure and function and how leptin deficiency or disrupted signaling may trigger cardiac functional and morphologic abnormalities...

..4. Collectively, these data demonstrate that inhibition of creatine kinase blunts high extracellular Ca(2+)-induced increases in cardiomyocyte contractile response (i.e. cardiac contractile reserve)...

..These data indicate presence of cardiac leptin resistance in diet-induced obesity possibly associated with impaired leptin receptor signaling...

..Results from this study indicate that this geophysical technique can be an effective tool for assessing subsurface petroleum hydrocarbon sources and plumes at contaminated sites...

..Bison are a pertinent ruminant species in which the pathogenesis of the disease can be investigated...

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..These findings suggest attenuated stress responses following acute exercise depend both on exercise intensity and the time of exposure to psychological stress following exercise...

In Spring 2002 the University of Wyoming, College of Engineering, received a five year grant from the National Science Foundation to link senior capstone design projects with the custom requirements of the assistive technology (AT) ..

..The findings are discussed in the context of a disease-avoidance model...

..The potential role of the identified salivary proteins in the transmission of pathogens and the induction of allergies is discussed...

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..In this paper we discuss sensor development, fabrication of a controller parameter test station, and preliminary results of extracting information from the sensor...

..The findings suggest that Hispanics' perceived control over health outcomes and positive health beliefs could be enhanced with culturally perceptive counseling...

..The conditions favoring coevolution between crossbills and conifers are widespread, and coevolution has played at least some role in at least three fourths of the taxa of crossbills...

..Furthermore, offspring of NR ewes exhibited reduced progesterone secretion during the luteal phase of their estrous cycles and a markedly reduced fertility compared with offspring from Con ewes...

..The results of this experiment suggest that in a warmer climate, black spruce may not have significant changes in the rate of photosynthesis or respiration...

..Together, these findings suggest that ID may impair early forms of noradrenergic-mediated synaptic plasticity, which may in turn play a role in adult learning deficits...

..pestis during infection and reveal the genetic patterns of the pathogen's survival strategy in different hosts...

..The regional history, thus, demonstrates the types of counterintuitive ecosystem changes that may arise as climate changes in the future...

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..These findings showed that the affordance was not reflected directly in throwing performance and the hypothesis of Bingham et al. (1989) about how the affordance is perceived was not supported. An alternative account is now proposed...

..Ecological restoration efforts should aim to conserve and restore historical ecosystems where viable, while simultaneously preparing to design or steer emerging novel ecosystems to ensure maintenance of ecological goods and services...

..Four themes emerged from the data: (a) "cowboy up," (b) access, (c) self and family knowledge, and (d) community as family. These themes have important implications for rural health care providers and EBP...

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..To report a probable interaction between warfarin and marijuana smoking, resulting in increased international normalized ratio (INR) values and bleeding complications...

..Indices of abundance, such as the beaver food cache index, provide a practical measure of population status to conduct long-term monitoring across broad landscapes such as national forests...

..Our results indicated that stems acted to buffer leaf- and branch-level variation and might transmit a less-variable water potential signal to the roots...

..Analysis of these interviews identified several dynamic tensions that kept the group together Communitand moving toward its goal...

..They constructed a positive recovery, reconstituted family life, maintained family routines, created a safety net, and redoubled self-reliance. The findings have implications for how nurses support family caregivers of stroke survivors...

..The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether palatal obturators enhance consonant development during babbling for babies with unrepaired cleft palate...

..Finally, consistent with the contact hypothesis, the perception that 1 or 2 LGB students lived on the same floor or in the same building was associated with more positive attitudes...

..Theoretical and judicial policy implications are discussed...

..05) in this region of the LV in old trained rats compared with sedentary counterparts. We conclude that exercise training modulates the effects of aging on collagen gene mRNAs and HP cross-linking regionally within the LV...

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..These findings provide further support for the theory that psychological response to stressors impacts health outcome...

..Tissue culture, PCR, serology, and histology were all positive for one or more pigeons. All finches resisted infection. Further testing of columbiform birds as intermediate hosts of N. caninum is warranted...

..This is the first report of de novo amino acid synthesis by A. marginale demonstrating that the rickettsia is capable of using pyruvate, an erythrocyte glycolytic product, in its metabolism...

..burnetii metabolic activities in vitro are affected by iron concentration suggest that TfR upregulation is a salient factor in C. burnetii infection, and we speculate that it may represent a significant virulence mechanism...

..Perhaps producer cells avoid membrane damage by maintaining the precursor in a reduced inactive state or by degrading molecules whose secretion is delayed...

..We suggest that premature induction of ovulation compromises the estrogen-mediated succession of granulosal cell proliferative events that necessitate the formation of a fully competent corpus luteum...

..028) in abundance of inducible polyubiquitin genes was found in human blood. Both the potential of exercise as a model system of a natural stress inducer and polyubiquitin as a biomarker of stress were established in these studies...

..Research in the aging ENS is poised to make major advances, and this new knowledge will be useful for clinicians seeking to better understand and treat GI dysfunction in the elderly...

..We conclude that a fast, early inhibitory input does not appear to play a significant role in shaping the wide range of response latencies present in the inferior colliculi of mustached and pallid bats...

..The predicted secondary structure reveals that the BLUF domain is a novel FAD-binding fold...

..We suggest that this invasive herbivorous snail is sequestering a large fraction of the carbon available for invertebrate production and altering food web function...

..This study analyzed the development of expressive elaboration in fictional narratives for school-age children...

..Although potential impacts on reproductive performance remain to be proven, dietary oil supplements high in linoleate, but not oleate, increased serum concentrations of PGFM compared to control supplements...

..Large motor activity that is intense and that occurs outdoors is a good place to start...

..Sequence analysis of concurrent isolates of BTV-13 (FL99) and BTV-17 (FL99) from the same location in Florida in 1999 provides evidence of genetic reassortment between BTV-2 and other co-circulating serotypes of BTV...

..Although this method shows promise, a recent paper by Gill and Abedon has shown that the complex bacteriophage-host interactions in the plant environment must be investigated further...

..This APN practice model is the direct result of the synthesis of a number of differing theoretical models developed by the authors in previous individual research endeavors...

..However, its cardiac response is unknown...

..Our preliminary findings indicated that the more delayed the 2-year-old child was in phonological development, the more at risk the child was for continuing delays at age 3...

..Oscillating the CP content of the diet on a 48-h basis has little effect on digestion or N utilization in sheep compared with feeding the same quantity of protein on a daily basis...

..These results suggest that 6 weeks of high-intensity interval training can reduce iron stores. It is possible that this reduction in iron stores over time could adversely affect aerobic cycling performance...

..Possible contributing factors to multiple opening and closing phases occurring within a vibratory cycle are discussed...

..No movement of tracer molecules as small as 520 Da from the cytoplasm to the PV was observed. These data suggest that the chlamydial PV is not passively permeable to small molecules through open channels in the PVM...

The University of Wyoming (UW) is a land-grant institution and the only baccalaureate, post-secondary degree granting institution in the State of Wyoming. This application is a continuation of the initial INBRE-1 award (P20 RR016474)...

..Our long-term goal is to establish the toxic mechanism of acetaldehyde in the development of alcoholic cardiomyopathy so that prevention and treatment can be optimized ..

..Our long-term goal is to establish the causal link among IGF-1 deficiency, enhanced oxidative damage and ventricular dysfunction in the progression of cardiovascular aging so that hormonal or antioxidant therapy can be optimized...

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..The nuclear translocation of the neurokinin receptor to the nucleus is novel and has implications for a large number of pathologies, such as epilepsy, that are linked to this receptor system in the brain. ..

..Successful completion of the proposed work will expand the knowledge base on brain mechanisms controlling bodily fluid homeostasis. ..

..Collectively, the research proposals undertaken by this Center will elucidate cellular processes stimulated by stresses involved in the progression of cardiovascular disease. ..

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..Finally, in Experiment #5 the researchers will use multidimensional scaling to determine if sodium deficiency induced by different techniques and TKs alter taste groupings in rats tested by brief exposure to multiple tastants. ..

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..Data will be used to inform the development of an RO1 to conduct an epidemiology of rural MA use. ..

..If the Internet is an effective medium for delivering HIV risk reduction messages to rural MSM, it will have important implications for many under served rural jurisdictions. ..

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..This information could have implications for developing novel treatment strategies for developmental neurological and psychiatric disorders that result from aberrant connectivity among neocortical principal neurons and interneurons. ..

..This information could have implications for developing novel treatment strategies for developmental neurological and psychiatric disorders that result from aberrant connectivity among neocortical principal neurons and interneurons. ..

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..The successful completion of these studies will greatly enhance our general understanding of Rb family functions and will provide detailed mechanistic knowledge of this novel role for Rb proteins in morphogenesis. ..

..This will lead to a better understanding of the anti-cancer activities carried out by pRb in humans and may suggest new approaches for anti-cancer therapies. ..

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..The successful completion of these studies will greatly enhance our general understanding of Rb family functions and will provide detailed mechanistic knowledge of this novel role for Rb proteins in morphogenesis. ..