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Professor Robert Abrams
No full textPUBLICATIONS:
Brief of Amici Curiae Law Professors in Support of Defendants, Mississippi v. Tennessee, 135 S. Ct. 2916 (2021) (No. 143). Professor Abrams was a co-author of the amicus curiae brief.
Robert Abrams, The AFC Water Wars Final Episode: Is Florida Entitled to Greater Flow in the Apalachicola River?, PRVIEW U.S. SUP. CT. CAS. 8 (2021).https://commons.law.famu.edu/homepage-images/1005/thumbnail.jp
Professor Robert Abrams
No full textPUBLICATIONS:
Brief of Amici Curiae Law Professors in Support of Defendants, Mississippi v. Tennessee, 135 S. Ct. 2916 (2021) (No. 143). Professor Abrams was a co-author of the amicus curiae brief.
Robert Abrams, The AFC Water Wars Final Episode: Is Florida Entitled to Greater Flow in the Apalachicola River?, PRVIEW U.S. SUP. CT. CAS. 8 (2021).https://commons.law.famu.edu/homepage-images/1005/thumbnail.jp
Directorio de consultores, recursos y sitios de Internet relacionados con bibliotecas mexicanas = Directory of consultants, resources & Internet sites relating to Mexican libraries
No full textThis guidebook was compiled for: 1) foreign librarians, 2) Mexican students enrolled in programs of study in the field of librarianship or in certificate programs in library science, 3) volunteers or those in practicum service, 4) paraprofessionals or the recently degreed Mexican librarian, 5) non-experts. This work, a bilingual annotated directory, contains basic information on a wide range of resources relevant to librarianship as presently practiced in Mexico: books, articles, useful web pages, events, possible contacts in institutions. To find specific phrases or words use your navigator’s BUSCAR/FIND search tool, or scroll down. There is no intention to publish the list at this time. The information is being provided as a free service. This directory database is not exhaustive; the user is encouraged to verify all data from the source. Please provide us with your opinion concerning this Directory. All additions, suggestions, or modifications will be welcome. To contact the compiler, email: William Abrams Indexing Services, [email protected] . Your comments will help us to improve future editions. Terms of Use: This Directory is not copyrighted. It is a document in the public domain. No rights are reserved, either for the original or for derivative works. The file may be freely copied without prior permission, preferably using a CD-ROM data disc (but if access is from the website, one should first verify that the download has completed before copying). (Abstract taken verbatim from author's)
99mTc-monoclonal antibody radiolabeled via hydrazino nicotinamide derivative for imaging disialoganglioside G(D2)-positive tumors
No full text3F8 is a murine IgG3 monoclonal antibody (MAb) selective for the ganglioside G(D2). Previous studies using 131I-3F8 have shown great potential in the imaging of neuroectodermal tumors and the therapy of human neuroblastoma. 131I is commonly used in radioimmunodiagnosis, but its relatively long half-life (8 days) and its high energy γ-emission (364 KeV) are suboptimal for imaging purposes when compared with 99mTc (6 h and 140 KeV, respectively). To label 3F8 with 99mTc, the antibody was first coupled with a heterobifunctional linker, succinimidyl-6-hydrazinonicotinate hydrochloride (SHNH), obtaining a hydrazinonicotinamide-antibody conjugate. Using 99mTc-Tricine as the precursor complex, 3F8-SHNH was coupled efficiently to 99mTc, resulting in >90% radiometal incorporation, with a specific activity >10 mCi/mg and retaining full immunoreactivity. Immunoscintigraphy at 6, 22, and 46 h after intravenous injection of 1 mCi of 99mTc-3F8 showed selective neuroblastoma localization in xenografted nude mice, comparable to that obtained with the injection of 100 μCi of 131I-3F8. Biodistribution studies of 131I-3F8 and 99mTc-3F8 in mice demonstrated comparable %ID/g uptake in tumor (with a T/B ratio: ~2.5 at 24 h and ~3.5 at 48 h) and normal organs, including blood, except for spleen and liver which had about a three times higher uptake of the 99mTc conjugate. In conclusion, 99mTc can be coupled conveniently at high specific activity to 3F8 without compromising immunoreactivity. SHNH appears to be a useful linker for 99mTc in tumor diagnostic imaging and may have potential utility in coupling other radioisotopes (e.g., 94mTc) for positron imaging and therapy. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Inc
Draculoides akashae Abrams and Harvey 2020, n. sp.
No full textDraculoides akashae Abrams and Harvey, n. sp. (Figs. 1–3, 5–8, 9–10) Zoobank Code: http://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/ CE271767-E9F1-4713-9C1B-735CC5078E7E Paradraculoides SCH 098: Abrams et al. (2019) MPE 106532: 8, fig. 2. Material examined. Holotype female. AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 1 ♀, Mesa J, ca. 14.9 km SW. of Panna- wonica, 21°44’26”S, 116°13’33”E, 1–2 December 2008, habitat trap, P. Hoffman and S. McCulloch (Biota Environmental Sciences, RC 08MEJ0076P2 T3-3) (WAM T 96159). Paratypes. AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 1 ♀, Mesa J, ca. 13 km SW. of Pannawonica, 21°44’15”S, 116°13’33”E, 01–02 December 2008, habitat trap, P. Hoffman and S. McCulloch (Biota Environmental Sciences, J0928P2 T1-5) (WAM T96166); 1 ♀, Mesa J, ca. 13.2 km SW. of Pannawonica, 21°44’18”S, 116°15’00”E, 01–02 December 2008, habitat trap, P. Hoffman and S. McCulloch (Biota Environmental Sciences, J 0867P2 T3-1) (WAM T 96167). Other material. AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 2 juveniles, Mesa J, ca. 18 km SW. of Pannawonica, site MEJ007P1 T1-2, 21°44’26”S, 116°13’33”E, 10 July 2008, habitat trap, J. Alexander (WAM T 92209) (DNA: ITS2); 1 juvenile, Mesa J, ca. 18 km SW. of Pannawonica, site MEJ0866P1 T2-1, 21°44’15”S, 116°15’00”E, 9 July 2008, habitat trap, J. Alexander (WAM T 92212) (DNA: 18S, ITS2); 1 juvenile, Mesa J, 14 km SW. of Pannawonica, 21°43’45”S, 116°13’36”E, 22 October 2009, troglofauna trap, J. Alexander, E. Harris (WAM T 99567) (DNA: 18S, ITS2); 1 juvenile, Mesa J, 14.2 km SW. of Pannawonica, 21°43’50”S, 116°13’33”E, 22 October 2009, troglofauna trap, J. Alexander, E. Harris (WAM T 99569) (DNA: 12S,18S, ITS2); 1 juvenile, Mesa J, 14.1 km SW. of Pannawonica, 21°43’48”S, 116°13’37”E, 22 October 2009, troglofauna trap, J. Alexander, E. Harris (WAM T 99570) (DNA: 18S, ITS2); 1 juvenile, Mesa H, 18 km SW. of Pannawonica, 21°45’02”S, 116°11’48”E, 9 November 2010, troglofauna trap, J. Cairnes, V. Cartledge (WAM T110840); 1 juvenile, Mesa H, 18 km SW. of Pannawonica, 21°45’02”S, 116°11’48”E, 9 November 2010, troglofauna trap, J. Cairnes, V. Cartledge (WAM T110841); 1 juvenile, Mesa H, 18 km SW. of Pannawonica, 21°45’02”S, 116°11’48”E, 9 November 2010, troglofauna trap, J. Cairnes, V. Cartledge (WAM T144197). Diagnosis. Males are unknown. Females are morphologically indistinguishable from other species of Draculoides. Draculoides akashae can be diagnosed from all other Draculoides species that were sequenced at 12S by the 50bp mini-barcode shown in Figure 5. Draculoides akashae can be diagnosed from all other Draculoides species that were sequenced at ITS2 (Fig. 7) except for D. anachoretus, D. bythius, D. eremius, D. gnophicola, D. kryptus, D. mckechnieorum, D. warramboo, D. immortalis, D. belalugosii, D. christopherleei and D. piscivultus, which are not distinguishable using the ITS2 mini-barcode. Description (adults). Colour. Pale yellow-brown; propeltidium somewhat darker. Cephalothorax. Propeltidium with 2+1 apical setae in a triangular formation on anterior process and 2+2 setae; eye spots absent. Mesopeltidia separated. Metapeltidium divided. Anterior sternum with 13 setae (including 2 sternapophysial setae); posterior sternum triangular with 7 setae. Chelicera. Fixed finger with 2 large teeth plus 4 smaller teeth between these; membranous area between fixed and movable fingers with 3 large, lanceolate, terminally pilose setae (G1); G2 composed of 6 setae, G3 composed of 5 setae; internal face of chelicera with 5 short whip-like setae (G4); brush at base of fixed finger composed of 8 setae (G5A), each densely pilose in distal half and G5B composed of 8 setae; G6 with one seta, G7 composed of 4 setae. Movable finger serrula composed of 18 long lamellae, blunt guard tooth present subdistally; 1 large and 1 tiny accessory tooth present. Pedipalp. Without apophyses; trochanter with sharply produced ventro-distal extension, ventral margin with ca. 7 stout setae, without mesal spur; tarsus and tibia without spines; tarsal spur present; claw 0.50 × length of tarsus. Legs. Tarsus I with 6 segments; baso-dorsal margin of femur IV produced at about a 90° angle. Abdomen. Chaetotaxy of tergite I: 2 macrosetae + 4 microsetae (microsetae diagonal), tergite II: 3 macrosetae + 6 microsetae (microsetae in column), tergites III–IX: 2: 2: 2: 2: 2: 2: 2; segment XII with tiny dorsal process. Female genitalia. Two pairs of elongate spermathecae with outer lobes smaller and narrower than inner lobes, each pair connected basally before connection with bursa (Fig. 10D), distally round and smooth; sparsely covered with small pores; gonopod short, distally slightly bifurcate. Flagellum. Male: unknown. Female: 4.25 × longer than broad; seta dm1 situated slightly more posterior to vm2; setae dl1 small, situated close to vl1, dm4 situated midway between vl1 and dl3; dl3 situated almost at posterior margin slightly more posterior than vl2, vm1 situated slightly more posterior than vm2, vm3 situated closer to vm1 than to vm5, vm5 halfway between vm3 and vl2, vl1 situated posterior to vm3 and anterior to dl1; 1 pair of microsetae baso-laterally on flagellomere III. Dimensions (mm). Holotype female (WAM T96159): Body length 3.89. Propeltidium 1.00/0.63. Chelicera 0.73. Flagellum 0.4/0.19. Pedipalp: trochanter 0.52, femur 0.52, patella 0.58, tibia 0.50, tarsus 0.17, claw 0.09, total excluding claw 2.37. Paratype female (WAM T96166): Body length 4.42. Propeltidium 1.27/0.79. Chelicera 0.69. Flagellum 0.17/0.05. Pedipalp: trochanter 0.48, femur 0.54, patella 0.58, tibia 0.54, tarsus 0.25, claw 0.13, total excluding claw 2.51. Variation. Anterior sternum number of setae 13–15, including sternapophysial setae (n=3 incl. holotype). Body length (females) 3.89–4.09 (n = 3). Remarks. Draculoides akashae is only known from Mesas H and J, situated in the Robe Valley, Western Australia (Fig. 1B). The juvenile specimens listed above are associated with this species by locality and, in many cases, by sequence data (Fig. 1B). Draculoides akashae co-occurs with D. piscivultus at Mesa H. Females of D. akashae and D. piscivultus have very similar genitalia and flagellums but D. akashae’s spermathecae are more plicate, more uniformly broad and have a smaller stalk than those of D. piscivultus, and the flagellum differs in ventral view with vl1 equidistant from vm3 and vm5 (vl1 is closer to vm3 than to vm 5 in D. piscivultus). Additionally, while these species co-occur in the same landform (Mesa H) and the females have subtle morphological differences, they are distantly related phylogenetically, and were placed in two distinct clades (D. akashae: Clade G, D. piscivultus: Clade L). Other names. WAM SCH098 (Abrams et al., 2019), Helix code SCH011. Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the fictional character Akasha, queen of the vampires in Anne Rice’s book “Queen of the damned.”Published as part of Abrams, Kym M., Huey, Joel A., Hillyer, Mia J., Didham, Raphael K. & Harvey, Mark S., 2020, A systematic revision of Draculoides (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) of the Pilbara, Western Australia, Part I: the Western Pilbara, pp. 1-75 in Zootaxa 4864 (1) on pages 26-28, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4864.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/441684
[Rig crew and family at Abrams No. 1]
No full textUndated image of four men and two children posing outside of wooden derrick and rig. Pipe casing is seen on the right side with one man sitting on it. PBPM 79-039.045.03
Inscription (on back): Abrams (Texas & Pacfic) No. 1 (Bob Thomson sitting on pipe) discovery well Westbrook Field, Mitchell County, Texas.
Scene at the old Underwriters Producing & Refining Company's Abrams (Texas & Pacific Railway Land Trust) Well No. 1, discovery well in the Westbrook, Mitchell County, Texas Field (1919-1920) and 1st paying producer in the entire Permian Basin. L-R Dan Lewis, driller; Thomson Child; ?; ?; W. W. (Billy Thomson, Jr. -- not really since his father's initials were W. J.) and R. G. "Bob" Thomson, tooldresser (seated on joint of casing or pipe).
Note: Bill Thomson was the head driller on and of the Underwriters Producing & Refining Company's Abrams (Texas & Pacific Railway Co. Land Trust) Well No. 1 which was the first paying producer of oil in the entire Permian Basin, spudded in 1919 and completed in 1920
Draculoides warramboo Abrams and Harvey 2020, n. sp.
No full textDraculoides warramboo Abrams and Harvey, n. sp. (Figs. 1–8, 41–43) Zoobank Code: http://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/ 0F78A790-1ECF-48A6-A182-66A885A5DE45 Paradraculoides SCH 057: Abrams et al. 2019 MPE 106532: 8, fig. 2. Material examined. Holotype male. AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: Warramboo Robe Valley ca. 50 km W. of Pannawonica, 21°38’54.88”S, 115°50’18.10”E, 6 June 2015, troglofauna trap, J. Alexander (Biota Environmental Sciences, MEARC3790.20150606 - 01 scD) (WAM T139912). Paratypes. AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 1 ♀, Warramboo, Robe Valley, ca. 50km W Pannawon- ica, 21°39’7.92”S 115°50’22.01”E, 6 June –7 August 2015, troglofauna trap, J. Alexander (Biota Environmental Sciences, MEARC3811-20150807 - T1-01) (WAM T138501); 1 ♂, Warramboo, ca. 50km W Pannawonica, 21°38’54.88”S 115°50’18.1”E, 06 June –07 August 2015, troglofauna trap, J. Alexander (Biota Environmental Sciences, MEARC3790-20150807 - T1-01) (WAM T138499). Other material. AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 1 juvenile, Warramboo, 51.4 km WSW Pannawonica, 21°39’45”S 115°49’33”E, 25 July–08 September 2005, troglofauna trap, G. Humphreys (WAM T 66234) (DNA: 12S, COI: Harvey et al., 2008); 1 juvenile, Warramboo, 50 km W Pannawonica, 21°38’54.88”S 115°50’18.1”E, 6 June 2015, troglofauna scrape, J. Alexander (Biota Environmental Sciences, MEARC3790.20150606 - 01 sc) (WAM T138500); 1 juvenile, Warramboo, 50 km W Pannawonica, 21°40’37.46”S 115°50’19.34”E, 06 June –07 August 2015, troglofauna trap, J. Alexander (Biota Environmental Sciences, MEARC4400-20150807 - T1-02) (WAM T138503); 1 juvenile, Warramboo, 50 km W Pannawonica, 21°38’54.88”S 115°50’18.1”E, 06 June –30 September 2015, troglofauna trap, J. Alexander (Biota Environmental Sciences, MEARC3790-20150930 - T1-01) (WAM T138553) (DNA: COI, 28S, 18S, ITS2); 1 juvenile, Tod Bore, 59 km W Pannawonica, 21°41’59.11”S 115°50’0.96”E, 06 August–01 October 2015, troglofauna trap, J. Alexander (Biota Environmental Sciences, TO- BRC0023-20151001 - T1-01) (WAM T138571) (DNA: COI, 28S, 18S, ITS2); 1 juvenile, Warramboo, 50 km W Pannawonica, 21°38’54.88”S 115°50’18.10”E, 06 June 2015, troglofauna scrape, J. Alexander (Biota Environmental Sciences, MEARC3790.20150606 - 01 scB) (WAM T139910); 1 juvenile, Warramboo, 50 km W Pannawonica, 21°38’54.88”S 115°50’18.10”E, 06 June 2015, troglofauna scrape, J. Alexander (Biota Environmental Sciences, MEARC3790.20150606 - 01 scC) (WAM T139911). Diagnosis. The shape of the male flagellum of Draculoides warramboo most closely resembles D. affinis, D. anachoretus, D. bythius, D. cochranus, D. gnophicola, D. eremius, D. kryptus and D. mckechnieorum especially in the presence of a broad base. It differs from D. affinis, D. eremius, D. gnophicola and D. kryptus by the sub-distal placement of dm4 (close to distal margin in D. affinis, D. eremius, D. gnophicola and D. kryptus), from D. anachoretus and D. bythius by the close proximity of dl1 and vl1 (far apart in D. anachoretus a nd D. bythius), from D. cochranus by the anterior position of vm3, close to vm1 and vm2 (vm3 is situated in the middle of the flagellum of D. cochranus, midway between vm5 and vm1) and from D. mckechnieorum by the more anterior position of dm4 which is not level with dl3 as in D. mckechnieorum. Female flagellum is unknown. Draculoides warramboo can be diagnosed from all other Draculoides species that were sequenced at COI by the 50bp mini-barcode shown in Figure 3. Draculoides warramboo can be diagnosed from all other Draculoides species that were sequenced at ITS2 (Fig. 7) except for D.anachoretus, D. bythius, D. eremius, D. gnophicola, D. kryptus, D. mckechnieorum,, D. immortalis, D. belalugosii, D. christopherleei, D. piscivultus and D. akashae, which are not distinguishable using the ITS2 mini-barcode. Description (adults). Colour. Yellow-brown; propeltidium and pedipalps somewhat darker. Cephalothorax. Propeltidium with 2 +1 apical setae in a triangular formation on anterior process and 2 + 2 + 2 setae; eye spots absent. Mesopeltidia separated. Metapeltidium divided. Anterior sternum with 12 (♂) (♀) setae (including 2 sternapophysial setae); posterior sternum triangular with 6 (♂), 7 (♀) setae. Chelicera. Fixed finger with 2 large teeth plus 4 (♂), 4 (♀) smaller teeth between these and 1 lateral tooth on proximal large tooth; membranous area between fixed and movable fingers with 3 large, lanceolate, terminally pilose setae (G1); G2 composed of 6 (♂), 8 (♀) setae; G3 composed of 5 (♂) (♀) setae; internal face of chelicera with 3 (♂), 5 (♀) short whip-like setae (G4); brush at base of fixed finger composed of 8 setae (G5A) each densely pilose in distal half and G5B composed of 10 (♂), 9 (♀) setae; G6 with one seta; G7 composed of 4 (♂) (♀) setae. Pedipalp. Without apophyses; trochanter with sharply produced ventro-distal extension, ventral margin with ca. 8 (♂), 7 (♀) stout setae, without mesal spur; tarsus and tibia without spines; tarsal spur present; claw 0.7 (♂) × length of tarsus. Legs. Tarsus I with 6 segments; baso-dorsal margin of femur IV produced at about a 90° angle. Abdomen. Chaetotaxy of tergites I–IX: 2 macrosetae + 4 microsetae: 3 macrosetae + 6 microsetae (microsetae in column): 2: 2: 2: 2: 2: 2: 2 (♂), 2: 2: 2: 2: 2: 4: 4 (♀); segment XII without small dorsal process. Female genitalia. Two pairs of spermathecae with outer lobe sub-equal to inner lobe, each pair connected basally before connection with bursa (Fig. 43D), distally round and smooth; sparsely covered with small pores; gonopod short, distally bifurcate. Flagellum. Male: Dorsoventrally compressed 2 × longer than broad (Figs. 41 D–F, 43A–C); seta dm1 situated dorso-medially, slightly closer to anterior margin; seta dm4 situated close to posterior margin; dl1 between dl3 and vl1 but much closer to vl1; dl3 on posterior margin; vm2 situated slightly above vm1; vm5 situated on approximately same level as dl1, closer to vl2 than to vm5; at least three pairs of microsetae between vl1 and dl3. Female flagellum unknown, specimen collected without flagellum. Dimensions (mm). Holotype male (WAM T139912): Body length 3.51. Propeltidium 1.10/0.42. Chelicera 0.69. Flagellum 0.38/0.19. Pedipalp: trochanter 0.54, femur 0.48, patella 0.48, tibia 0.42, tarsus 0.19, claw 0.13, total excluding claw 2.25. Paratype female (WAM T138501): Body length 4.76. Propeltidium 1.56/0.83. Chelicera 0.96. Flagellum missing. Pedipalp: trochanter 0.75, femur 0.52, patella 0.67, tibia 0.65, tarsus 0.35, claw 0.10, total excluding claw 2.94. Variation. Body length (males) 3.46–3.51 (n = 2). Remarks. Draculoides warramboo is known from several locations within two areas known as Warramboo and Tod Bore (Fig. 1A). Warramboo is not a discrete mesa but appears to be the western extension of pisolitic geology from Mesa A (Harvey et al., 2008), despite this, molecular data suggest no gene flow occurring between Warramboo and Mesa A (Fig. 2). Juveniles were sequenced by Harvey et al. (2008) but not named due to a lack of adult specimens. The specimens listed above are associated with this species by locality and, in two cases, by sequence data (Fig. 1A). Other names. WAM SCH057 (Abrams et al., 2019). Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the type locality, Warramboo. It is to be treated as a noun in apposition.Published as part of Abrams, Kym M., Huey, Joel A., Hillyer, Mia J., Didham, Raphael K. & Harvey, Mark S., 2020, A systematic revision of Draculoides (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) of the Pilbara, Western Australia, Part I: the Western Pilbara, pp. 1-75 in Zootaxa 4864 (1) on pages 70-73, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4864.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/441684
Estrogen loss upregulates hematopoiesis in the mouse: a mediating role of IL-6.
No full textWe have previously demonstrated that ovariectomy causes an increase in the number of colony-forming unit granulocyte/macrophage (CFU-GM) and an upregulation of osteoclastogenesis in mice, both of which are mediated by interleukin-6 (IL-6). IL-6 is involved in the development of several hematopoietic progenitors, including the burst-forming unit- erythroid (BFU-E) and multipotent CFUs (CFU-GEMM). Therefore, we performed studies to examine if other hematopoietic progenitors, besides CFU-GM and their progeny, are affected by estrogen loss. We found that ovariectomy caused an increase in the number of CFU- GEMM and BFU-E, as well as an increase of CFU-GM in marrow cells of the femur. Administration of 17 beta-estradiol or a neutralizing antibody against IL-6 prevented the ovariectomy-induced increase in the number of these progenitors in the marrow. Ovariectomy also caused an increase in the number of circulating lymphocytes, neutrophils, and monocytes, which were suppressed by administration of 17 beta-estradiol or the neutralizing antibody against IL-6; however, the number of circulating platelets was unaffected by loss of ovarian function. These data establish that, in addition to upregulation of osteoclastogenesis, loss of estrogens in the mouse causes widespread effects on hematopoiesis, which are apparently mediated by IL-6
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