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The Sialic Acid Binding Protein, Hsa, in Streptococcus gordonii DL1 also Mediates Intergeneric Coaggregation with Veillonella Species
(PLos One, 2015-11-25)
Dental biofilm development involves initial colonization of the tooth’s surface by pioneer colonizers, followed by cell-cell coaggregation between the pioneer and later colonizers. Streptococcus gordonii is one of the ...
Justice and capabilities in the postcolony: Extending Sen to the Jamaican and South African contexts
(Philosophy & Social Criticism, 2015-01-01)
This article explores briefly the practical as well as theoretical issues that arise when Amartya Sen’s evaluation of justice through the capabilities afforded citizens in a society is applied to postcolonies like Jamaica ...
Hands on Testing (HOT) Pilot Project: Recommendations and Findings Final Report
(2015-04-20)
This report includes findings from a pilot project with three main objectives: (1) to develop standardized measures for the HOT test (child and adult interview), (2) to test of the reliability/validity of the newly developed ...
A young patient with concurrent splanchnic dynamic vascular compression syndromes
(Vascular Medicine, 2015-04-15)
A thirty-year-old lady presented with chronic, postprandial abdominal pain associated with decreased appetite and weight loss. She had a past medical history of ulcerative colitis and past surgical history of Nissen ...
125 Years of Books to Internet: The Quasquicentennial of the University of Oklahoma Libraries
(2015-12)
Settled upon the Great Plains in 1890, the University of Oklahoma has a long and distinguished history. And the University of Oklahoma Libraries have as storied a history as the University they are nestled within. From one ...
Defining the Graduate College Experience: What it “Should” versus “Does” Include
(2015)
Gaps between expectations and actual educational experience may influence motivation, learning and performance. The graduate college experience (GCE) is shrouded in myth and legend that may create unrealistic expectations, ...
Zinc Protoporphyrin Suppresses β-Catenin Protein Expression in Human Cancer Cells: The Potential Involvement of Lysosome-Mediated Degradation
(PLos One, 2015-05-22)
Zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP) has been found to have anticancer activity both in vitro and in vivo. We have recently demonstrated that ZnPP diminishes β-catenin protein expression in cancer cells. The present study examined ...
Earmarks and Subcommittee Government in the U.S. Congress
(American Politics Research, 2015-03-31)
In recent years, considerable scholarly attention has focused on earmarks, the quintessential example of pork barrel politics. We assess the degree to which existing theories can explain the distribution of earmarks in the ...
Dietary Pectin Increases Intestinal Crypt Stem Cell Survival following Radiation Injury
(PLos One, 2015-08-13)
Gastrointestinal (GI) mucosal damage is a devastating adverse effect of radiation therapy. We have recently reported that expression of Dclk1, a Tuft cell and tumor stem cell (TSC) marker, 24h after high dose total-body ...
Heterogeneous natural selection on oxidative phosphorylation genes among fishes with extreme high and low aerobic performance
(2015-08-26)
Background: Oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) is the primary source of ATP in eukaryotes and serves as a mechanistic link between variation in genotypes and energetic phenotypes. While several physiological and anatomical ...