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The Rigid Grain Net (RGN): An alternative method for estimating mean kinematic vorticity number (Wm)
No full textThe use of porphyroclasts rotating in a flowing matrix to estimate mean kinematic vorticity number (Wm) is important for quantifying the relative contributions of pure and simple shear in penetratively deformed rocks. The most common methods, broadly grouped into those that use tailed and tailless porphyroclasts, have been applied to many different tectonic settings; however, attempts have not been made to unify the various methods. Here, we propose the Rigid Grain Net (RGN) as an alternative graphical method for estimating Wm. The RGN contains hyperbolas that are the mathematical equivalents to the hyperbolic net used for the porphyroclast hyperbolic distribution (PHD) method. We use the RGN to unify the most commonly used Wmplots by comparing the distribution of theoretical and natural tailless porphyroclasts within a flowing matrix. Test samples from the South Tibetan detachment, Tibet yield indistinguishable results when the RGN is compared with existing methods. Because of its ease of use, ability for comparing natural data sets to theoretical curves, potential to standardize future investigations and ability to limit ambiguity in estimating Wm, the RGN makes an important new contribution that advances the current methods for quantifying flow in shear zones. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Myristica lancifolia Poiret (Myristicaceae) new to Australia
No full textMaterial of a Myristica recently collected in the Northern Territory of Australia appeared to belong to M. lancifolia Poiret, a species known from the Moluccas, not previously recorded for Australia. It is described as a new subspecies, M. lancifolia Poiret subsp. australiana Jessup & de Wilde, and keyed out against the other subspecies of that species and against the other species occurring in Australia
Georgia Law has strong showing at Jessup competition
No full textTuesday, February 28, 2012
Congratulations to second-year law students Kelly A. Blair, Alexandra M. Joseph, Matthew V.H. Noller and Michele T. Torsiglieri for placing as semifinalists at the regional rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, held in Houston, Texas. Additionally, Noller was named Best Oralist
Poole takes best oralist award at Jessup competition
No full textCongratulations to a team of second-year Georgia Law students for finishing as semifinalists at the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Regionals, with Robert H. Poole II earning the Best Oralist award. Caitlin Amick earned the 3rd Best Oralist award and Rachel M. Bishop earned the 9th Best Oralist award. The team, which also included Michael D. Alfano Jr., received the 4th Best Brief award. The student coach was third-year student Leah M. Davi
Glucose Metabolism in the Kidney: Neurohormonal Activation and Heart Failure Development
No full textThe liver is not the exclusive site of glucose production in humans in the postabsorptive state. Robust data support that the kidney is capable of gluconeogenesis and studies have demonstrated that renal glucose production can increase systemic glucose production. The kidney has a role in maintaining glucose body balance, not only as an organ for gluconeogenesis but by using glucose as a metabolic substrate. The kidneys reabsorb filtered glucose through the sodium-glucose cotransporters sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT) 1 and SGLT2, which are localized on the brush border membrane of the early proximal tubule with immune detection of their expression in the tubularized Bowman capsule. In patients with diabetes mellitus, the renal maximum glucose reabsorptive capacity, and the threshold for glucose passage into the urine, are higher and contribute to the hyperglycemic state. The administration of SGLT2 inhibitors to patients with diabetes mellitus enhances sodium and glucose excretion, leading to a reduction of the glycosuria threshold and tubular maximal transport of glucose. The net effects of SGLT2 inhibition are to drive a reduction in plasma glucose levels, improving insulin secretion and sensitivity. The benefit of SGLT2 inhibitors goes beyond glycemic control, since inhibition of renal glucose reabsorption affects blood pressure and improves the hemodynamic profile and the tubule glomerular feedback. This action acts to rebalance the dense macula response by restoring adenosine production and restraining renin-angiotensin-aldosterone activation. By improving renal and cardiovascular function, we explain the impressive reduction in adverse outcomes associated with heart failure supporting the current clinical perspective
Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Rocky Mountain Region Competition, Team Regional Runner-Up 1987
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1987
Phillip C. Jessup
International
Moot Court
Rocky Mountain Region
Competition
Team Regional Runner-Up
Phyllis M. Bione
Mercedes B. Luque-Rosales
Dean J. Schaner
David J. Singley
Betty L. StahlTeam Regional Runner-U
School of Law finishes with top oralist honors and as octofinalists in prestigious Jessup competition
No full textCongratulations to second-year students J. Caleb Grant, Alexander F. Alex Krupp, Emily M. Millie Price, Courtney H. Robinson and James A. Stewart for finishing the prestigious Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition as octofinalists. Robinson tied for the best overall oralist through the Advanced Rounds and Stewart was named the fifth best. In February, the team was crowned the U.S. national finalist. The Jessup competition is the world\u27s largest moot court tournament boasting participants from roughly 700 law schools in 100 countries and jurisdictions. Third-year student Courtney M. Hogan served as coach.
Ending the competition essentially tied for ninth in such a field is an incredible feat, according to faculty adviser/coach Anna White Howard. This was a grueling competition, lasting over five weeks across three months and involving 19 competition rounds. Howard expressed appreciation for the many faculty and alumni/alumnae who helped to get the team competition ready
Gnuplot scripts for plotting selected leaf gas exchange and morphological data of industrial hemp
No full text<p>Gnuplot code (scripts) for reproducing the seven figures of Sunoj et al. 2024 "Foliar gas exchange, morphology, and cannabinoid profiling of selected varieties of hemp (Cannabis sativa L. ssp. sativa) in southwest Texas," a manuscript to be submitted for peer-review. Here is a list of the authors of the manuscript: John Sunoj V. S. (1), Xuejun Dong (1), Madhumita Joshi (1), Russell W. Jessup (2), Daniel I. Leskovar (1), and David D. Baltensperger (2). Texas A&M AgriLife Research at Uvalde, Texas, USA (1); Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA (2).</p>
Host cytokines affect the metastatic potential of colorectal carcinoma (CRC) in patients and mice
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