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A Pen Cartridge Assembly Mechanism
No full textThis poster mainly introduces the automatic
mechanism to inject ink into one kind of pen
cartridges. The author designed an
automated process and implied finite element
method to analyze this mechanism. The
deformation of the mechanism is insignificant
compared with assembly error
Stria Vascularis Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Mitochondrial Hearing Loss
Get PDFWe recently described a transgenic mouse model of hearing loss induced by over-expression of the mitochondrial ribosomal RNA (rRNA) methyltransferase, TFB1M (Tg-TFB1M). These mice recapitulate maternally inherited deafness caused by the human A1555G mtDNA mutation, which results in increased methylation of the 12S rRNA in mitochondrial ribosomes and tissue-specific susceptibility to apoptosis. The present study aims to identify the specific cellular and tissue based pathologies underlying this form of deafness
The Scribe
No full textThis is the October 2014 edition of the Scribe, Issue 2. The front page features an interview with musician Joel Crouse as well as an article on Emma Watson’s advocacy for the HeForShe initiative. Additional coverage includes Connecticut poet John Surowiecki’s poetry reading as part of the Necessary Voices lecture series, an interview with the Connecticut band Broadcast Hearts, and entertainment news
Abnormalities of IL-6 in Autism: A Literature Review
No full textThis thesis is being archived as a Digitized Shelf Copy for campus access to current students and staff only. We currently cannot provide this open access without the author's permission. If you are the author of this work and desire to provide it open access or wish access removed, please contact the Wahlstrom Library to discuss permission.The purpose of this review is to assess the evidence for whether IL-6 elevation is present in autism, particularly within the CNS, and to evaluate the neuroanatomical and behavioral implications of elevated IL-6, and more broadly, neuroinflammation. Maternal immune activation is explored as a plausible pathogenetic mechanism for IL-6 elevation as well as the presence of autistic behaviors. The effects of IL-6 on gene expression are investigated in relation to the JAK-STAT pathway
Public Diplomacy and Image Building: A Case of China
No full textThis paper examines the relationship between China’s public diplomacy and image building in the United States, and the subsequent impact on China’s foreign policy in the U.S. and in some other parts of the world. As the second largest economy in the world today, China is playing an increasingly important role in the global arena. China’s weight is felt not only in economics and business, but also in politics and international relations. With the growing influence China exerts on global issues, China also feels the necessity to create a better image for itself on the world stage. While specific figures are hard to obtain, by any estimate, China has spent hundreds of millions of dollars in the past few years on promoting China and projecting a positive image of itself to the world. The aggressive public diplomacy campaigns are launched on multiple fronts and in different countries around the world. Examples include promotional visual campaigns in Times Square in New York City, the launch of the China Xinhua News Network Corporation in the United States, and the establishment of the Confucius Institutes around the globe. We explore all these examples in our analysis
Design of Manufacturing Process for a Part for Information Technology
No full textThe paper seeks to manufacture a part for mass communication (fig I.2) with low cost, less complication and more quality by reducing the labours and skill level, increasing the speed of the process, and without using any sensor
Homegrown Terror: Benedict Arnold and the Burning of New London
No full textBenedict Arnold was a man who could have been a “founding father” of America, but instead became a national villain. His brutal attack on Connecticut epitomizes this transformation: the moment where an abstract idea of betrayal completes its evolution to the slaughter and destruction of his neighbors and their homes. Focusing on this significant but unfortunately forgotten incident addresses some of the major challenges of any discussion about this complex and confusing American figure. It also directly links Arnold’s story with the stories of his friends and colleagues, something that has never been done before. The combination of these two approaches puts the focus on Arnold’s effects rather than his motives, and on the victims rather than the attacker. Moreover, it reframes his “treason” as “homegrown terror,” a term that resonates with modern readers and whose definition echoes the 18th century word “parricide,” used by many contemporaries to describe Arnold’s actions
Review of Effects of Growing Methods on Pharmacological Profiles of Herbal Medicines
No full textThis thesis is being archived as a Digitized Shelf Copy for campus access to current students and staff only. We currently cannot provide this open access without the author's permission. If you are the author of this work and desire to provide it open access or wish access removed, please contact the Wahlstrom Library to discuss permission.Herbal medicine and phyto-pharmaceuticals make a great portion of the materia medica and therapies currently used in Naturopathic Medicine. Since Naturopathic physicians act as both major wholesale consumers of these products and as teachers of their patients, they have a need to be well informed about the methods used in growing and collecting medical herbs and the effects these methods has on both the environment and the quality of the medicine. Currently, more than 400,000 tons of medical and aromatic plants are traded yearly, with the majority of these plants have been procured by collection this lead to supply as well as environmental concerns, since nearly 15,000 of the estimated 50,000-70,000 species used for medicine and cosmetics are threatened or endangered. This thesis is an attempt to educate naturopaths about the effects of growing conditions on qualities and quantities of constituent in medical herbs. The author will first review the basics of the modern use of medical herbs and their sources, their phytochemistry (constituents), and how these constituents are theorized to have evolved to fluctuate due to environmental changes. The author will then review the current literature on the effects of growing methods on medical herbs constituents, and attempt to draw some generalizations about growing environments from this research and the current understanding of physiology and molecular pathways in vascular plants. Besides agriculture and wildcrafting (collection), two alternative sources for herbal medicine and phyto-pharmaceuticals are discussed: alleycropping and tissue suspension culture with elicitors
Review of Methods Used by Chiropractors to Determine the Site for Applying Manipulation
No full textDr. Good's poster review the methods used by chiropractors to determine the site for applying manipulation