23,205 research outputs found
Civil war letters of the Fox brothers: Edward, George and Samuel Fox 1861-1865
No full textCollection in 2 archival boxes contains approx. 250 original letters, letter transcriptions, family photos, genealogical chart showing descendants of George and Barbara Fox, Oath of Identity, Discharge Papers, Payroll receipts for Edward D. Fox, several "memorabilia" Southern items taken during war (letters, business cards, receipts, stationary and photos). Civil War letters (and transcriptions done by David H. Fox, great-grandson of the recipient) written to Charles H. Fox by his older brothers (Edward, George and Samuel) who served in the Civil War between 1861 and 1865. $b The correspondence begins in the fall of 1861 with Samuel (mustered August 26, 1861) in Company B of the 6th New Jersey Volunteers stationed near Washington, DC. Edward Fox (mustered October 30, 1861) is in Company E of the same regiment. Samuel and Edward are both drummers...Samuel dies of "brain fever," possibly meningitis, on September 23, 1862, at Camp Hooker, near Alexandria, VA. Edward despairs of his situation and obtains a medical discharge on February 23, 1863, near Falmouth, VA... He returns to Trenton and joins the Invalid Corp. on August 9, 1864...George's Company A, 6th Regiment is reorganized as Company E of the 8th New Jersey Volunteers in October 1864...With the end of the war, George's unit is stationed at Washington for several months, but he finally returns to Trenton in July 1865. - From transcriptionist's notes
Comparison of staphylococcus aureus isolates from bovine and human skin, milking equipment, and bovine milk by phage typing, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and binary typing
No full textStaphylococcus aureus isolates (n = 225) from bovine teat skin, human skin, milking equipment, and bovine milk were fingerprinted by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Strains were compared to assess the role of skin and milking equipment as sources of S. aureus mastitis. PFGE of SmaI-digested genomic DNA identified 24 main types and 17 subtypes among isolates from 43 herds and discriminated between isolates from bovine teat skin and milk. Earlier, phage typing (L. K. Fox, M. Gershmann, D. D. Hancock, and C. T. Hutton, Cornell Vet. 81:183-193, 1991) had failed to discriminate between isolates from skin and milk. Skin isolates from humans belonged to the same pulsotypes as skin isolates from cows. Milking equipment harbored strains from skin as well as strains from milk. We conclude that S. aureus strains from skin and from milk can both be transmitted via the milking machine, but that skin strains are not an important source of intramammary S. aureus infections in dairy cows. A subset of 142 isolates was characterized by binary typing with DNA probes developed for typing of human S. aureus. Typeability and overall concordance with epidemiological data were lower for binary typing than for PFGE while discriminatory powers were similar. Within several PFGE types, binary typing discriminated between main types and subtypes and between isolates from different herds or sources. Thus, binary typing is not suitable as replacement for PFGE but may be useful in combination with PFGE to refine strain differentiation
Preparation of Fox Valley Technical College faculty for multicultural education
No full textIncludes bibliographical references.The purpose of this study was to determine the level of preparedness of Fox Valley Technical College faculty for multicultural education. The demographics of the district population were changing rapidly, and faculty must be prepared to meet the needs of multicultural students. A survey was administered to full- and part-time faculty of Fox Valley Technical College. The survey was intended to collect data about levels of education and experience, perceived training needs, level of comfort with multicultural education and level of interest in further training. The data gathered was analyzed to determine the need for future training, training subjects, and the training formats preferred by faculty. The results of this research provide a basis on which to build future professional growth training at Fox Valley Technical College. The training for faculty will ensure higher success for both faculty and students
An Economic Evaluation of a Pest Management Control Program: "Outfox the Fox"
No full textFoxes are regarded as a serious pest of environmental and grazing systems in Australia. The fox is a recognised predator of native wildlife and has been a significant contributor to the population decline of many native mammal, bird and reptile species. There are also claims that foxes may account for up to 30% of lamb mortalities in some areas, while mortality due to predation of 2 to 5% is more likely in most regions. The ‘Outfox the Fox’ program was established by NSW Agriculture in conjunction with a number of Rural Land Protection Boards to achieve a more strategic and coordinated fox baiting program. This program relies on a community driven and integrated management approach to the problem. The main features are to synchronise baiting across landholders at least twice a year, undertake baiting during periods when the fox is most susceptible, regularly check and replace baits, and continue until the bait take declines. A stochastic economic surplus and benefit-cost analysis model was developed to evaluate this program. The change in annual economic surplus due to the ‘Outfox the Fox’ program was 9.8m and a mean benefit-cost ratio of 13.0:1. The stochastic analysis indicated that there was a very low probability of this program providing a negative economic return.benefit cost analysis, research evaluation, economic surplus, fox, Farm Management, Land Economics/Use, Livestock Production/Industries, Production Economics, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies, Q160,
Occurrence of 29 concatenated 785 bp cytochrome <i>b</i> and D loop haplotypes among 10 gray fox and 3 island fox sampling locations.
No full text<p>Haplotype names follow the convention that the cytochrome <i>b</i> fragment haplotype is named before the dash (by letter) and the D loop fragment haplotype is named following the dash (e.g., Sacks et al. 2010). All our D loop haplotypes were named with numerals, but the previously published D loop haplotypes use “Uci” in the name in keeping with previously assigned names (Bozarth et al. 2011). Numerals to left of sample names were for mapping purposes.</p><p>Occurrence of 29 concatenated 785 bp cytochrome <i>b</i> and D loop haplotypes among 10 gray fox and 3 island fox sampling locations.</p
Resource Reviews
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Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible, by James Vanderkam. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2012. 188 pp. 16.00; ISBN 0-8028-6485-7. Reviewed by Robert Burgess, Head, Acquisitions, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri.
Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind, by Mark A. Noll. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2011. 180 pp. 30.50; ISBN 978-0-8028-2575-9 (Hardcover). Reviewed by J. Craig Kubic, Director of Library Services, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri.
Sunday School That Really Works: A Strategy for Connecting Congregations and Communities, by Steve R. Parr. Grand Rapids: Kregal, 2010. 218 pp. 26.30; ISBN 978-0-8572-1198-9 (Softcover). Reviewed by J. Craig Kubic, Director of Library Services, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri.
A Week in the Life of Corinth, by Ben Witherington III. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press Academic, 2012. 158 pp. $16.00; ISBN 978-0-8308-3962-9. Reviewed by Kathleen Kempa, Reference and Electronic Services Librarian, Steelman Library, Southeastern University, Lakeland, Florida
Broadband elastic scattering by fiberglass spherical shells and plates measured in a water tank: acoustic inversion and wave analysis (A)
No full textSpherical shells and plane plates made of different types of fiberglass (either random or textured) were measured in the backscatter direction, suspended in a water tank in a broadband frequency range between 30 and 350 kHz. The range of ka for the spheres was approximately 8 to 90, with the fd range for the plates approximately 0.15 to 1.75 MHz*m. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of the fiber type on the object signature, as the frequency and the type of fiber layers vary. Inversion of the material parameters was conducted on the basis of the object's temporal echo. In particular, the estimate of material loss is crucial to determine at what frequency elasticity becomes irrelevant to the object's global response. The spherical shells were measured either void or filled with different materials (liquid and solid) in order to evaluate the contribution of the shell-borne elastic waves with respect to sound scattered from the interior of the object. Elastic wave analysis and analytical modeling tools were used to support the physical interpretation of the measured responses from the different objects
Integrating Across the Psychology Curriculum: A Content Review Approach
No full textTeaching integration at the undergraduate level requires thoughtful coordination among psychology faculty. This article describes a content review process by which complimentary strengths and perspectives can be discovered and used to design a coordinated integration curriculum. The George Fox College undergraduate psychology department\u27s integration content review is offered as an example. A content review requires a framework for both exploration of integration activity and desired outcomes. We propose four levels of integration activity in the classroom: (a) modeling of personal faith, (b) integrative discussions, (c) integration readings, and (d) course level integration. These levels are progressive, complimentary, and dependent, to some extent, on the course content. In addition, careful articulation of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes the department wishes a student to have at graduation is important for the design of an integration curriculum and for assessing outcomes. The content review is an opportunity for the department to coordinate efforts toward a multi-layered integration of psychology and Christian faith
Predictive immunohistochemical biomarkers in the context of neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer
No full textThe adoption of personalized medicine has led to the search for prognostic and predictive markers that can be applied to individual patients to give optimal information for their clinical management. We have used samples from randomized clinical trials of hormonal and chemotherapy to identify relevant markers of sensitivity and resistance using a neoadjuvant approach by linking expression of a panel of proteins involved in growth factor receptor signaling, angiogenesis, estrogen receptor signaling, and hypoxia to individual patient response. We evaluated samples from randomized clinical trials of epirubicin with or without tamoxifen, and letrozole with or without metronomic cyclophosphamide, to study chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and antiangiogenic effects. We present a proof of principle of this approach in identifying several key pathways that are associated with clinical and pathological response. Thus, we have shown that the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) pathway, mitogen activated protein kinase, and phosphorylated estrogen receptor-α can identify patients who are likely to respond to hormonal therapy and that HIF signaling is also a marker of resistance for anthracycline-based chemotherapy. To redress the role of HIF, we then evaluated samples from a randomized control trial of an anthracycline chemotherapy with and without erythropoietin. These studies demonstrate that the approach of using primary systemic therapy in breast can identify markers of response and potentially targets for rationale design of new therapies
To Pravda
No full textThis is a three part samizdat from Moscow by an anonymous author. The circumstances under which the samizdat was obtained were quite interesting. Several years ago an American professor was approached by a Moscovite in a subway station. Not speaking any Russian he was unable to understand what the man was saying to him. As the subway train approached the Soviet stuck some crumpled paper into the American\u27s pocket and disappeared. The professor did not realize until later that there was a developed negative of a film inside the paper. The negatives contained photos of many typed pages which, however, were illegible at the time due to the minute print. The film was eventually taken qut of the Soviet Union at considerable risk. After the film was develop�d and enlarged it became obvious that it is a rather interesting and sometimes bizarre piece of writing of a malcontent. Rqllo May observed that lunatics, artists, and prophets (not necessarily in that order) are the most perceptive sensors of societal maladies. They, before the rest of us, feel and express our collective experiences. Sections of the writing may strike us as the ramblings of a lunatic. Other parts are lucid, literate, but angry attacks at practically all that surrounds the author. The translation is a faithful rendition except for substitution of obscene words with euphemisms to protect the sensibilities of the average reader. We leave it to the readers to judge for themselves whether this samizdat adds to their knowledge of Soviet Life or not
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