TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of mesoporous silicon/polycaprolactone composites as ophthalmic implants AN - 918062962; 16182081 AB - The suitability of porous silicon (pSi) encapsulated in microfibers of the biodegradable polymer polycaprolactone (PCL) for ophthalmic applications was evaluated, using both a cell attachment assay with epithelial cells and an in vivo assessment of biocompatibility in rats. Microfibers of PCL containing encapsulated pSi particles at two different concentrations (6 and 20 wt.%) were fabricated as non-woven fabrics. Given the dependence of Si particle dissolution kinetics on pSi surface chemistry, two different types of pSi particles (hydride-terminated and surface-oxidized) were evaluated for each of the two particle concentrations. Significant attachment of a human lens epithelial cell line (SRA 01/04) to all four types of scaffolds within a 24 h period was observed. Implantation of Si fabric samples beneath the conjunctiva of rat eyes for 8 weeks demonstrated that the composite materials did not cause visible infection or inflammation, and did not erode the ocular surface. We suggest that these novel composite materials hold considerable promise as scaffolds in tissue engineering with controlled release applications. Thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) has proven to be a suitable method for the preparation of porous structures for tissue engineering applications, and particular attention has been paid to increasing the pore size without the use of possible toxic surfactants. Within this context, an alternative method to control the porosity of polymeric scaffolds via the combination with a bioglass is proposed in this work. The addition of a bioactive glass from the 3CaO times P2O5-MgO-SiO2 system enables the porous structure of high molecular weight poly(l-lactic) acid (PLLA) scaffolds prepared by TIPS to be tailored. Bioglass acts as a nucleating catalyst agent of the PLLA matrix, promoting its crystallization, and the glass solubility controls the pore size. A significant increase in the pore size is observed as the bioglass content increases and scaffolds with large pore size (~150 mu m) can be prepared. In addition, the bioactive character of the scaffolds is proved by in vitro tests in synthetic plasma. The importance of this approach resides on the combination of the ability to tailor the porosity of polymeric scaffolds via the tunable solubility of bioglasses, without the use of toxic surfactants, leading to a composite structure with suitable properties for bone tissue engineering applications. JF - Acta Biomaterialia AU - Kashanian, Soheila AU - Harding, Frances AU - Irani, Yazad AU - Klebe, Sonja AU - Marshall, Kirsty AU - Loni, Armando AU - Canham, Leigh AU - Fan, Dongmei AU - Williams, Keryn A AU - Voelcker, Nicolas H AU - Coffer, Jeffery L AU - Barroca, N AU - Daniel-Da-Silva, AL AU - Vilarinho, P M AU - Fernandes, MHV AD - School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, j.coffer@tcu.edu Y1 - 2010/09// PY - 2010 DA - Sep 2010 SP - 3566 EP - 3620 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 6 IS - 9 SN - 1742-7061, 1742-7061 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Porous silicon KW - Ophthalmology KW - Polycaprolactone KW - Nanotechnology i>>[iquest]DT: J KW - Poly(l-lactic) acid KW - Thermally induced phase separation KW - Bioactive glass KW - Crystallinity KW - Porosity KW - Crystallization KW - Epithelial cells KW - Silicon KW - Biocompatibility KW - composite materials KW - polycaprolactone KW - Solubility KW - Polylactic acid KW - Eye lens KW - Tissue engineering KW - Infection KW - Controlled release KW - scaffolds KW - Cell adhesion KW - Fabrics KW - Dissolution KW - Catalysts KW - Surfactants KW - W 30920:Tissue Engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/918062962?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Acta+Biomaterialia&rft.atitle=Evaluation+of+mesoporous+silicon%2Fpolycaprolactone+composites+as+ophthalmic+implants&rft.au=Kashanian%2C+Soheila%3BHarding%2C+Frances%3BIrani%2C+Yazad%3BKlebe%2C+Sonja%3BMarshall%2C+Kirsty%3BLoni%2C+Armando%3BCanham%2C+Leigh%3BFan%2C+Dongmei%3BWilliams%2C+Keryn+A%3BVoelcker%2C+Nicolas+H%3BCoffer%2C+Jeffery+L%3BBarroca%2C+N%3BDaniel-Da-Silva%2C+AL%3BVilarinho%2C+P+M%3BFernandes%2C+MHV&rft.aulast=Kashanian&rft.aufirst=Soheila&rft.date=2010-09-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=3566&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Acta+Biomaterialia&rft.issn=17427061&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.actbio.2010.03.031 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Crystallization; Epithelial cells; Biocompatibility; Silicon; Solubility; polycaprolactone; composite materials; Polylactic acid; Porosity; Eye lens; Infection; Tissue engineering; Controlled release; scaffolds; Cell adhesion; Fabrics; Dissolution; Catalysts; Surfactants DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2010.03.031 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Marines' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV): Background and Issues for Congress AN - 818792086; 2010-638020 AB - The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) is an armored amphibious vehicle program that originated two decades ago to replace the 1970s-era Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV). The improvised explosive device (IED) threat that has plagued operations in Iraq and Afghanistan was not envisioned in 1988 when the EFV program was initiated. Potential issues for congressional consideration include the vulnerability of the Navy's amphibious fleet and EFVs, the potential ramifications if the EFV fails its second round of operational testing, and what role to take in ongoing Marine Corps studies that could be used to determine the fate of the EFV program. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Sep 1 2010, 10 pp. AU - Feickert, Andrew Y1 - 2010/09/01/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Sep 01 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Transportation and transportation policy - Transportation KW - Transportation KW - Navy KW - Explosives KW - Afghanistan KW - Iraq KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792086?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Feickert%2C+Andrew&rft.aulast=Feickert&rft.aufirst=Andrew&rft.date=2010-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Marines%27+Expeditionary+Fighting+Vehicle+%28EFV%29%3A+Background+and+Issues+for+Congress&rft.title=The+Marines%27+Expeditionary+Fighting+Vehicle+%28EFV%29%3A+Background+and+Issues+for+Congress&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22947_20100901.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RS22947 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Pending U.S. and EU Free Trade Agreements with South Korea: Possible Implications for Automobile and Other Manufacturing Industries AN - 818791948; 2010-638019 AB - This report provides US lawmakers with a comparison of the manufacturing components in the the US and South Korea free trade agreement (KORUS FTA) and European Union (EU) and South Korea free trade agreement (KOREU FTA). Congressional interest in an FTA between the European Union and South Korea mostly centers on those US industries competing with European industrial sectors, especially motor vehicles. Tables, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Sep 1 2010, 31 pp. AU - Platzer, Michaela D Y1 - 2010/09/01/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Sep 01 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - International relations - Regional organizations KW - United States KW - Free trade and protection KW - European Union KW - Motor vehicles KW - Manufacturing KW - South Korea KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818791948?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Platzer%2C+Michaela+D&rft.aulast=Platzer&rft.aufirst=Michaela&rft.date=2010-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Pending+U.S.+and+EU+Free+Trade+Agreements+with+South+Korea%3A+Possible+Implications+for+Automobile+and+Other+Manufacturing+Industries&rft.title=Pending+U.S.+and+EU+Free+Trade+Agreements+with+South+Korea%3A+Possible+Implications+for+Automobile+and+Other+Manufacturing+Industries&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41389_20100901.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41389 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Getting over the Hump AN - 818634169; 201012083 AB - Many librarians want to develop programming skills but are always running into stumbling blocks, such as the difficult nature of some technical challenges, lack of mentoring, or insufficient organizational support. They lament the big hump in the learning curve and their tendency to slip back down again after making progress in terms of understanding and mastery of technical skills and concepts. Getting over this hump will certainly be rewarding to librarians and lead to better services. This article offers a number of tips to help convince librarians that they can and will learn what they need to know about programming. Adapted from the source document. JF - Computers in Libraries AU - Chudnov, Daniel AD - Office of Strategic Initiatives at the Library of Congress daniel.chudnov@gmail.com Y1 - 2010/09// PY - 2010 DA - September 2010 SP - 31 EP - 33 PB - Information Today Inc VL - 30 IS - 7 SN - 1041-7915, 1041-7915 KW - Professional development KW - Librarians KW - Programming KW - article KW - 14.14: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - SOFTWARE UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818634169?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Alisa&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Computers+in+Libraries&rft.atitle=Getting+over+the+Hump&rft.au=Chudnov%2C+Daniel&rft.aulast=Chudnov&rft.aufirst=Daniel&rft.date=2010-09-01&rft.volume=30&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=31&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Computers+in+Libraries&rft.issn=10417915&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Programming; Professional development; Librarians ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Refuge sharing network predicts ectoparasite load in a lizard AN - 817602838; 13751365 AB - Living in social groups facilitates cross-infection by parasites. However, empirical studies on indirect transmission within wildlife populations are scarce. We investigated whether asynchronous overnight refuge sharing among neighboring sleepy lizards, Tiliqua rugosa, facilitates indirect transmission of its ectoparasitic tick, Amblyomma limbatum. We fitted 18 neighboring lizards with GPS recorders, observed their overnight refuge use each night over 3months, and counted their ticks every fortnight. We constructed a transmission network to estimate the cross-infection risk based on asynchronous refuge sharing frequencies among all lizards and the life history traits of the tick. Although self-infection was possible, the network provided a powerful predictor of measured tick loads. Highly connected lizards that frequently used their neighbors' refuges were characterized by higher tick loads. Thus, indirect contact had a major influence on transmission pathways and parasite loads. Furthermore, lizards that used many different refuges had lower cross- and self-infection risks and lower tick loads than individuals that used relatively fewer refuges. Increasing the number of refuges used by a lizard may be an important defense mechanism against ectoparasite transmission in this species. Our study provides important empirical data to further understand how indirectly transmitted parasites move through host populations and influence individual parasite loads. JF - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology AU - Leu, Stephan T AU - Kappeler, Peter M AU - Bull, CMichael AD - School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box2100, Adelaide, 5001, Australia, stephan.leu@flinders.edu.au Y1 - 2010/09// PY - 2010 DA - Sep 2010 SP - 1495 EP - 1503 PB - Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Platz 3 Berlin 14197 Germany VL - 64 IS - 9 SN - 0340-5443, 0340-5443 KW - Entomology Abstracts; Animal Behavior Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Parasites KW - Amblyomma KW - Data processing KW - Ixodidae KW - Wildlife KW - Lacertilia KW - Tiliqua rugosa KW - Cross-infection KW - Life history KW - Risk factors KW - Defense mechanisms KW - ectoparasites KW - Y 25040:Behavioral Ecology KW - Z 05340:Ecology and Behavior KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/817602838?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Behavioral+Ecology+and+Sociobiology&rft.atitle=Refuge+sharing+network+predicts+ectoparasite+load+in+a+lizard&rft.au=Leu%2C+Stephan+T%3BKappeler%2C+Peter+M%3BBull%2C+CMichael&rft.aulast=Leu&rft.aufirst=Stephan&rft.date=2010-09-01&rft.volume=64&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=1495&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Behavioral+Ecology+and+Sociobiology&rft.issn=03405443&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00265-010-0964-6 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-11-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Parasites; Data processing; Life history; Risk factors; Wildlife; Defense mechanisms; ectoparasites; Cross-infection; Amblyomma; Ixodidae; Lacertilia; Tiliqua rugosa DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-010-0964-6 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Diagnosing Australia-Asian monsoon onset/retreat using large-scale wind and moisture indices AN - 807265305; 13706155 AB - Using large-scale variables, in this study we have developed a method for defining monsoon onset/retreat in the Australia-Asian region and used this method to study monsoon activities simulated by global climate models. For this purpose, the method needs to capture fundamental characteristics of monsoon rainfall and circulation seasonal variations and at the same time it can be reasonably simulated by current climate models. We develop the method by using both atmospheric precipitable water and wind conditions in our definition and compared our results using 44-year ERA-40 reanalysis data with some published results in the region. Our results offer similar features to several observational studies, including features in Australia-Asian summer monsoon temporal and spatial evolutions and their interannual variations. Results further show that the observed significant increase in summer rainfall in northwest Australia corresponds to earlier onset and much longer duration of its summer monsoon, with its duration significantly increased. Prolonged summer monsoon duration is also seen in central-east China where upward rainfall trend is observed. Furthermore, the Australian summer monsoon appears to be more affected by ENSO than the Asian monsoon, with delayed onsets and shortened durations during El Nino years. Finally, by analyzing results from an IPCC AR4 model, we have shown that using the two large-scale variables simulated by climate models, it is possible to conduct some detailed studies on monsoon activities in current and future climate. Results from this particular model suggest that global warming could potentially modify some of the monsoon characteristics, including earlier onset in most of the region but different features for changes in duration. In the Australian region, it also displays further southward penetration of its summer monsoon. JF - Climate Dynamics AU - Zhang, Huqiang AD - Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, A partnership between Australian Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO, GPO Box 1289K, Melbourne, VIC, 3001, Australia, h.zhang@bom.gov.au Y1 - 2010/09// PY - 2010 DA - September 2010 SP - 601 EP - 618 PB - Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Platz 3 Berlin 14197 Germany VL - 35 IS - 4 SN - 0930-7575, 0930-7575 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts KW - Rainfall trends KW - Rainfall KW - Monsoon onset KW - Climate change KW - El Nino KW - Australia KW - Seasonal variations KW - El Nino phenomena KW - Summer monsoon KW - Climate models KW - Atmospheric circulation KW - Greenhouse effect KW - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change KW - Southern Oscillation KW - El Nino-Southern Oscillation event KW - summer KW - Global warming KW - China, People's Rep. KW - Wind data KW - Future climates KW - Monsoons KW - Q2 09243:Structure, mechanics and thermodynamics KW - O 2010:Physical Oceanography KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - M2 551.588:Environmental Influences (551.588) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/807265305?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Climate+Dynamics&rft.atitle=Diagnosing+Australia-Asian+monsoon+onset%2Fretreat+using+large-scale+wind+and+moisture+indices&rft.au=Zhang%2C+Huqiang&rft.aulast=Zhang&rft.aufirst=Huqiang&rft.date=2010-09-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=601&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Climate+Dynamics&rft.issn=09307575&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00382-009-0620-x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - El Nino; Climate change; Greenhouse effect; Wind data; El Nino phenomena; Southern Oscillation; Monsoons; Summer monsoon; Rainfall trends; Climate models; El Nino-Southern Oscillation event; Monsoon onset; Atmospheric circulation; Future climates; Rainfall; Global warming; summer; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Seasonal variations; Australia; China, People's Rep. DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00382-009-0620-x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ions in motor vehicle exhaust and their dispersion near busy roads AN - 787107929; 13513936 AB - Measurements in the exhaust plume of a petrol-driven motor car showed that molecular cluster ions of both signs were present in approximately equal amounts. The emission rate increased sharply with engine speed while the charge symmetry remained unchanged. Measurements at the kerbside of nine motorways and five city roads showed that the mean total cluster ion concentration near city roads (603cma3) was about one-half of that near motorways (1211cma3) and about twice as high as that in the urban background (269cma3). Both positive and negative ion concentrations near a motorway showed a significant linear increase with traffic density (R2=0.3 at p<0.05) and correlated well with each other in real time (R2=0.87 at p<0.01). Heavy duty diesel vehicles comprised the main source of ions near busy roads. Measurements were conducted as a function of downwind distance from two motorways carrying around 120-150 vehicles per minute. Total traffic-related cluster ion concentrations decreased rapidly with distance, falling by one-half from the closest approach of 2m to 5m of the kerb. Measured concentrations decreased to background at about 15m from the kerb when the wind speed was 1.3msa1, this distance being greater at higher wind speed. The number and net charge concentrations of aerosol particles were also measured. Unlike particles that were carried downwind to distances of a few hundred metres, cluster ions emitted by motor vehicles were not present at more than a few tens of metres from the road. JF - Atmospheric Environment AU - Jayaratne, E R AU - Ling, X AU - Morawska, L AD - International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane QLD 4001, Australia, l.morawska@qut.edu.au Y1 - 2010/09// PY - 2010 DA - September 2010 SP - 3644 EP - 3650 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 44 IS - 30 SN - 1352-2310, 1352-2310 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts KW - Ions KW - Aerosols KW - Ion concentration KW - Aerosol particles KW - Motor vehicles KW - Velocity KW - Particulates KW - Atmospheric pollution by motor vehicles KW - Wind speed KW - Atmospheric pollution by diesel engines KW - Emissions KW - Urban atmospheric pollution KW - Wind KW - Exhaust emissions KW - Urban areas KW - M2 551.510.42:Air Pollution (551.510.42) KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/787107929?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Atmospheric+Environment&rft.atitle=Ions+in+motor+vehicle+exhaust+and+their+dispersion+near+busy+roads&rft.au=Jayaratne%2C+E+R%3BLing%2C+X%3BMorawska%2C+L&rft.aulast=Jayaratne&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=2010-09-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=30&rft.spage=3644&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Atmospheric+Environment&rft.issn=13522310&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.atmosenv.2010.06.043 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atmospheric pollution by diesel engines; Wind speed; Ion concentration; Aerosol particles; Urban atmospheric pollution; Atmospheric pollution by motor vehicles; Ions; Aerosols; Motor vehicles; Emissions; Velocity; Particulates; Wind; Urban areas; Exhaust emissions DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.06.043 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - In Their Own Words: Authors Unite in Library Advocacy Effort AN - 772284698; 201010921 AB - The American Library Association's "Our Authors, Our Advocates" program, launched during its annual conference in Washington, DC in June 2010, illustrated how authors can advocate for the essential role played by libraries in the country's economic and educational success. In their funny, passionate, compelling, and thoughtful way, four authors shared their views about the importance of the library in their lives: Marie Arana, fiction author and veteran editor of the Washington Post's 'Book World'; Brad Meltzer, attorney and thrillers author; Sharon Draper, teacher and author of teen's books; and Carmen Agra Deedy, storyteller and children's book author. Adapted from the source document. JF - American Libraries AU - Stevens, Roberta AD - Library of Congress in Washington, D.C rstevens@sls.org Y1 - 2010/09// PY - 2010 DA - September 2010 SP - 4 PB - American Library Association, Chicago, IL VL - 41 IS - 9 SN - 0002-9769, 0002-9769 KW - American Library Association KW - Libraries KW - Public relations KW - Authors KW - article KW - 16.15: AUTHORSHIP UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/772284698?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Alisa&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Libraries&rft.atitle=In+Their+Own+Words%3A+Authors+Unite+in+Library+Advocacy+Effort&rft.au=Stevens%2C+Roberta&rft.aulast=Stevens&rft.aufirst=Roberta&rft.date=2010-09-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=4&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Libraries&rft.issn=00029769&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2010-11-11 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Authors; Public relations; Libraries; American Library Association ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Development of a composite line source emission model for traffic interrupted microenvironments and its application in particle number emissions at a bus station AN - 762265644; 13218540 AB - A composite line source emission (CLSE) model was developed to specifically quantify exposure levels and describe the spatial variability of vehicle emissions in traffic interrupted microenvironments. This model took into account the complexity of vehicle movements in the queue, as well as different emission rates relevant to various driving conditions (cruise, decelerate, idle and accelerate), and it utilised multi-representative segments to capture the accurate emission distribution for real vehicle flow. Hence, this model was able to quickly quantify the time spent in each segment within the considered zone, as well as the composition and position of the requisite segments based on the vehicle fleet information, which not only helped to quantify the enhanced emissions at critical locations, but it also helped to define the emission source distribution of the disrupted steady flow for further dispersion modelling. The model then was applied to estimate particle number emissions at a bi-directional bus station used by diesel and compressed natural gas fuelled buses. It was found that the acceleration distance was of critical importance when estimating particle number emission, since the highest emissions occurred in sections where most of the buses were accelerating and no significant increases were observed at locations where they idled. It was also shown that emissions at the front end of the platform were 43 times greater than at the rear of the platform. Although the CLSE model is intended to be applied in traffic management and transport analysis systems for the evaluation of exposure, as well as the simulation of vehicle emissions in traffic interrupted microenvironments, the bus station model can also be used for the input of initial source definitions in future dispersion models. JF - Atmospheric Environment AU - Wang, Lina AU - Jayaratne, Rohan AU - Heuff, Darlene AU - Morawska, Lidia AD - International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane QLD 4001, Australia, l.morawska@qut.edu.au Y1 - 2010/09// PY - 2010 DA - September 2010 SP - 3269 EP - 3277 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 44 IS - 27 SN - 1352-2310, 1352-2310 KW - Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts KW - buses KW - Variability KW - Atmospheric pollution models KW - traffic management KW - Particulates KW - Evaluation KW - Atmospheric pollution by diesel engines KW - Exposure KW - Emissions KW - Oceanographic cruise data KW - Spatial variability KW - composite materials KW - Simulation Analysis KW - Estimating KW - Simulation KW - Steady Flow KW - Natural gas KW - Atmospheric pollution by motor vehicles KW - Microenvironment KW - Model Studies KW - Natural Gas KW - traffic KW - Fronts KW - Numerical simulations KW - microenvironments KW - Dispersion models KW - SW 3040:Wastewater treatment processes KW - M2 551.5:General (551.5) KW - AQ 00002:Water Quality KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/762265644?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Atmospheric+Environment&rft.atitle=Development+of+a+composite+line+source+emission+model+for+traffic+interrupted+microenvironments+and+its+application+in+particle+number+emissions+at+a+bus+station&rft.au=Wang%2C+Lina%3BJayaratne%2C+Rohan%3BHeuff%2C+Darlene%3BMorawska%2C+Lidia&rft.aulast=Wang&rft.aufirst=Lina&rft.date=2010-09-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=27&rft.spage=3269&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Atmospheric+Environment&rft.issn=13522310&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.atmosenv.2010.05.052 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atmospheric pollution by diesel engines; Atmospheric pollution models; Numerical simulations; Fronts; Oceanographic cruise data; Dispersion models; Atmospheric pollution by motor vehicles; Spatial variability; buses; traffic; composite materials; traffic management; microenvironments; Emissions; Simulation; Particulates; Natural gas; Evaluation; Natural Gas; Variability; Simulation Analysis; Estimating; Exposure; Steady Flow; Microenvironment; Model Studies DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.05.052 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Trace metal incorporation in otoliths of pink snapper (Pagrus auratus) as an environmental monitor AN - 754565825; 13401965 AB - Otolith metal concentrations may be related to the environmental exposure history of fish to contamination. Otoliths of pink snapper (Pagrus auratus) collected from the marine basin of Cockburn Sound and offshore near Rottnest Island were analysed by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) to measure the concentrations of 11 trace metals. The following metals were investigated using their respective isotopes: aluminum ( super(27)Al), calcium ( super(44)Ca), manganese ( super(55)Mn), iron ( super(57)Fe), copper ( super(65)Cu), zinc ( super(66)Zn), strontium ( super(88)Sr), cadmium ( super(111)Cd), barium ( super(138)Ba), mercury ( super(202)Hg) and lead ( super(208)Pb). Significant differences in otolith metal concentrations were found between the sampling locations for Zn, Cd and Pb. These metals were significantly higher in the otolith edges of the pink snapper captured from the extensive industrial area bordering Cockburn Sound. Life history transects of Zn, Cd and Pb within otoliths of pink snapper sampled from Cockburn Sound typically showed temporal trends that may correspond to the movement of this fish species in and out of this contaminated area during the yearly spawning season. JF - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology AU - Ranaldi, Melinda Marie AU - Gagnon, Marthe Monique AD - Department of Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia, m.gagnon@curtin.edu.au Y1 - 2010/09// PY - 2010 DA - Sep 2010 SP - 248 EP - 255 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX UK VL - 152 IS - 3 SN - 1532-0456, 1532-0456 KW - Calcium & Calcified Tissue Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - ISW, Australia, Western Australia, Cockburn Sound KW - Isotopes KW - Calcium KW - Contamination KW - Heavy metals KW - Physiology KW - Basins KW - Copper KW - Mass spectroscopy KW - Lead KW - Islands KW - Metal concentrations KW - Zinc KW - Sound KW - Cadmium KW - Sampling KW - Manganese KW - Ablation KW - Spawning seasons KW - Metals KW - Australia, Western Australia, Rottnest I. KW - Chromium KW - life history KW - Spawning KW - Metal Concentration KW - Pagrus auratus KW - Life history KW - Otoliths KW - Fish physiology KW - Barium KW - Aluminum KW - otoliths KW - Mercury KW - Fish KW - Strontium KW - Lasers KW - trace metals KW - Iron KW - Trace metals KW - X 24390:Radioactive Materials KW - O 4020:Pollution - Organisms/Ecology/Toxicology KW - Q1 08442:Population dynamics KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries KW - T 2035:Calcification and Ossification UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754565825?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Comparative+Biochemistry+and+Physiology%2C+Part+C%3A+Toxicology+%26+Pharmacology&rft.atitle=Trace+metal+incorporation+in+otoliths+of+pink+snapper+%28Pagrus+auratus%29+as+an+environmental+monitor&rft.au=Ranaldi%2C+Melinda+Marie%3BGagnon%2C+Marthe+Monique&rft.aulast=Ranaldi&rft.aufirst=Melinda&rft.date=2010-09-01&rft.volume=152&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=248&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Comparative+Biochemistry+and+Physiology%2C+Part+C%3A+Toxicology+%26+Pharmacology&rft.issn=15320456&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.cbpc.2010.04.012 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-02 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Spawning seasons; Otoliths; Fish physiology; Heavy metals; Cadmium; Lead; Ablation; Trace metals; Metal Concentration; Isotopes; Calcium; Contamination; Basins; Copper; Mass spectroscopy; Islands; Zinc; Sound; Sampling; Manganese; Chromium; Spawning; Life history; Barium; Aluminum; Mercury; Lasers; Strontium; Iron; Metals; Metal concentrations; Physiology; life history; otoliths; Fish; trace metals; Pagrus auratus; ISW, Australia, Western Australia, Cockburn Sound; Australia, Western Australia, Rottnest I. DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2010.04.012 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Association of Cumulative Lead Exposure with Parkinson's Disease AN - 849475919; 14024839 AB - Research using reconstructed exposure histories has suggested an association between heavy metal exposures, including lead, and Parkinson's disease (PD), but the only study that used bone lead, a biomarker of cumulative lead exposure, found a nonsignificant increase in risk of PD with increasing bone lead. We sought to assess the association between bone lead and PD. Bone lead concentrations were measured using 109Cd excited K-shell X-ray fluorescence from 330 PD patients (216 men, 114 women) and 308 controls (172 men, 136 women) recruited from four clinics for movement disorders and general-community cohorts. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for PD were calculated using logistic regression. The average age of cases and controls at bone lead measurement was 67 (SD = 10) and 69 (SD = 9) years of age, respectively. In primary analyses of cases and controls recruited from the same groups, compared with the lowest quartile of tibia lead, the OR for PD in the highest quartile was 3.21 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.17-8.83]. Results were similar but slightly weaker in analyses restricted to cases and controls recruited from the movement disorders clinics only (fourth-quartile OR = 2.57; 95% CI, 1.11-5.93) or when we included controls recruited from sites that did not also contribute cases (fourth-quartile OR = 1.91; 95% CI, 1.01-3.60). We found no association with patella bone lead. These findings, using an objective biological marker of cumulative lead exposure among typical PD patients seen in our movement disorders clinics, strengthen the evidence that cumulative exposure to lead increases the risk of PD. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Weisskopf, Marc G AU - Weuve, Jennifer AU - Nie, Huiling AU - Saint-Hilaire, Marie-Helene AU - Sudarsky, Lewis AU - Simon, David K AU - Hersh, Bonnie AU - Schwartz, Joel AU - Wright, Robert O AU - Hu, Howard AD - Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Y1 - 2010/08/31/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 31 SP - 1609 EP - 1613 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; CSA Neurosciences Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - biomarker KW - bone lead KW - case-control study KW - epidemiology KW - humans KW - metals KW - risk factor KW - Bioindicators KW - Historical account KW - Age KW - Fluorescence KW - Heavy metals KW - Parkinson's disease KW - Patella KW - biomarkers KW - Lead KW - Bone KW - Tibia KW - Neurodegenerative diseases KW - Movement disorders KW - Ionizing radiation KW - heavy metals KW - N3 11028:Neuropharmacology & toxicology KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - X 24360:Metals KW - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/849475919?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Association+of+Cumulative+Lead+Exposure+with+Parkinson%27s+Disease&rft.au=Weisskopf%2C+Marc+G%3BWeuve%2C+Jennifer%3BNie%2C+Huiling%3BSaint-Hilaire%2C+Marie-Helene%3BSudarsky%2C+Lewis%3BSimon%2C+David+K%3BHersh%2C+Bonnie%3BSchwartz%2C+Joel%3BWright%2C+Robert+O%3BHu%2C+Howard&rft.aulast=Weisskopf&rft.aufirst=Marc&rft.date=2010-08-31&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1609&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002339 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Tibia; Bone; Neurodegenerative diseases; Age; Fluorescence; Movement disorders; Heavy metals; Ionizing radiation; Parkinson's disease; Patella; biomarkers; Lead; Bioindicators; Historical account; heavy metals DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002339 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - International Travel by Congress: Legislation in the 111th Congress, Background, and Potential Policy Options AN - 822517306; 2010-638022 AB - International travel by Members of Congress and their staff is an issue of longstanding interest among some members of the public, media outlets, and Members. In the 111th Congress, legislation has been introduced to study and change the manner in which such travel is authorized, funded, and disclosed -- Measures include H.R. 3036, introduced by Representative Walter B. Jones; H.R. 4983, sponsored by Representative Mike Quigley; and H.R. 4447 and H.R. 5957, introduced by Representative Timothy V. Johnson. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 31 2010, 28 pp. AU - Petersen, R Eric AU - Lisbeth, Terrence L AU - Gracias, Mabel AU - Reynolds, Parker H Y1 - 2010/08/31/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 31 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic conditions KW - Government - Public officials KW - United States KW - Travel KW - Legislators KW - Economic conditions KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/822517306?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Petersen%2C+R+Eric%3BLisbeth%2C+Terrence+L%3BGracias%2C+Mabel%3BReynolds%2C+Parker+H&rft.aulast=Petersen&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=2010-08-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=International+Travel+by+Congress%3A+Legislation+in+the+111th+Congress%2C+Background%2C+and+Potential+Policy+Options&rft.title=International+Travel+by+Congress%3A+Legislation+in+the+111th+Congress%2C+Background%2C+and+Potential+Policy+Options&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41388_20100831.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41388 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Role of Trade Secrets in Innovation Policy AN - 818792267; 2010-638021 AB - Trade secrets are primarily a matter of state law. In 1996, Congress enacted the Economic Espionage Act (EEA), a statute that criminalizes both "economic espionage" and the "theft of trade secrets." Some commentators believe that few prosecutions have occurred under the EEA since its enactment and have deemed the legislation ineffective and have encouraged Congress to supplement the EEA, which is a criminal statute, with civil federal trade secret legislation -- However, others believe that no compelling case has been made to federalize trade secret law. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 31 2010, 15 pp. AU - Thomas, John R Y1 - 2010/08/31/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 31 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic conditions KW - Theft KW - Economic conditions KW - Legislation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792267?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Thomas%2C+John+R&rft.aulast=Thomas&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2010-08-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Role+of+Trade+Secrets+in+Innovation+Policy&rft.title=The+Role+of+Trade+Secrets+in+Innovation+Policy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41391_20100831.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41391 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cobalt exchanged zeolites for heterogeneous catalytic oxidation of phenol in the presence of peroxymonosulphate AN - 1777141591; 14350838 AB - Several cobalt ion-exchanged zeolite catalysts based on ZSM-5, zeolite-A, and zeolite-X were prepared and tested for heterogeneous oxidation of phenol in the presence of various oxidants such as H sub(2)O sub(2), persulphate, and peroxymonosulphate. It is found that Co-ZSM-5 is highly effective in heterogeneous activation of peroxymonosulphate to produce sulphate radicals but exhibits low activity for the activation of H sub(2)O sub(2) and persulphate for organic oxidation in water. Co-zeolite-A and Co-zeolite-X show much faster reaction rate in homogeneous activation of peroxymonosulphate due to decomposition of the catalysts and leaching of Co ions into aqueous solution. Co-ZSM-5 also presents stable performance in heterogeneous activation of peroxymonosulphate for phenol degradation. The phenol degradation depends on catalyst loading, phenol concentration, oxidant concentration and temperature. Kinetic studies indicate that phenol degradation follows zero-order kinetics with an activated energy of 69.7 kJ/mol. JF - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental AU - Shukla, Pradeep AU - Wang, Shaobin AU - Singh, Kailash AU - Ang, H M AU - Tade, Moses O AD - Department of Chemical Engineering and CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC-CARE), Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia Y1 - 2010/08/31/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 31 SP - 163 EP - 169 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 99 IS - 1-2 SN - 0926-3373, 0926-3373 KW - Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (SO); METADEX (MD); Advanced Polymers Abstracts (EP); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Composites Industry Abstracts (ED); Engineered Materials Abstracts, Ceramics (EC); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Advanced oxidation KW - Wastewater treatment KW - Phenol KW - Co catalyst KW - Sulphate radical KW - Activation KW - Degradation KW - Cobalt KW - Oxidation KW - Catalysts KW - Oxidants KW - Catalysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1777141591?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Applied+Catalysis+B%3A+Environmental&rft.atitle=Cobalt+exchanged+zeolites+for+heterogeneous+catalytic+oxidation+of+phenol+in+the+presence+of+peroxymonosulphate&rft.au=Shukla%2C+Pradeep%3BWang%2C+Shaobin%3BSingh%2C+Kailash%3BAng%2C+H+M%3BTade%2C+Moses+O&rft.aulast=Shukla&rft.aufirst=Pradeep&rft.date=2010-08-31&rft.volume=99&rft.issue=1-2&rft.spage=163&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Applied+Catalysis+B%3A+Environmental&rft.issn=09263373&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.apcatb.2010.06.013 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2010.06.013 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Long Isoforms of NRF1 Contribute to Arsenic-Induced Antioxidant Response in Human Keratinocytes AN - 860393977; 14389149 AB - Human exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs), a potent oxidative stressor, causes various dermal disorders, including hyperkeratosis and skin cancer. Nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 1 (NRF1, also called NFE2L1) plays a critical role in regulating the expression of many antioxidant response element (ARE)-dependent genes. We investigated the role of NRF1 in arsenic-induced antioxidant response and cytotoxicity in human keratinocytes. In cultured human keratinocyte HaCaT cells, inorganic arsenite (iAs3+) enhanced the protein accumulation of long isoforms (120-140 kDa) of NRF1 in a dose- and time-dependent fashion. These isoforms accumulated mainly in the nuclei of HaCaT cells. Selective deficiency of NRF1 by lentiviral short-hairpin RNAs in HaCaT cells [NRF1-knockdown (KD)] led to decreased expression of gamma -glutamate cysteine ligase catalytic subunit (GCLC) and regulatory subunit (GCLM) and a reduced level of intracellular glutathione. In response to acute iAs3+ exposure, induction of some ARE-dependent genes, including NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), GCLC, and GCLM, was significantly attenuated in NRF1-KD cells. However, the iAs3-induced expression of heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX-1) was unaltered by silencing NRF1, suggesting that HMOX-1 is not regulated by NRF1. In addition, the lack of NRF1 in HaCaT cells did not disturb iAs3+-induced NRF2 accumulation but noticeably decreased Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1) levels under basal and iAs3+-exposed conditions, suggesting a potential interaction between NRF1 and KEAP1. Consistent with the critical role of NRF1 in the transcriptional regulation of some ARE-bearing genes, knockdown of NRF1 significantly increased iAs3+-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis. Here, we demonstrate for the first time that long isoforms of NRF1 contribute to arsenic-induced antioxidant response in human keratinocytes and protect the cells from acute arsenic cytotoxicity. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Zhao, Rui AU - Hou, Yongyong AU - Xue, Peng AU - Woods, Courtney G AU - Fu, Jingqi AU - Feng, Bo AU - Guan, Dawei AU - Sun, Guifan AU - Chan, Jefferson Y AU - Waalkes, Michael P AU - Andersen, Melvin E AU - Pi, Jingbo AD - Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA Y1 - 2010/08/30/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 30 SP - 56 EP - 62 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 119 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - apoptosis KW - arsenic KW - cytotoxicity KW - KEAP1 KW - keratinocyte KW - NRF1 KW - NRF2 KW - oxidative stress KW - Cytotoxicity KW - Arsenic KW - Antioxidants KW - Skin KW - Proteins KW - Cancer KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/860393977?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Long+Isoforms+of+NRF1+Contribute+to+Arsenic-Induced+Antioxidant+Response+in+Human+Keratinocytes&rft.au=Zhao%2C+Rui%3BHou%2C+Yongyong%3BXue%2C+Peng%3BWoods%2C+Courtney+G%3BFu%2C+Jingqi%3BFeng%2C+Bo%3BGuan%2C+Dawei%3BSun%2C+Guifan%3BChan%2C+Jefferson+Y%3BWaalkes%2C+Michael+P%3BAndersen%2C+Melvin+E%3BPi%2C+Jingbo&rft.aulast=Zhao&rft.aufirst=Rui&rft.date=2010-08-30&rft.volume=119&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=56&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002304 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Arsenic; Cytotoxicity; Skin; Antioxidants; Proteins; Cancer DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002304 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Interagency Contracting: An Overview of Federal Procurement and Appropriations Law AN - 822517329; 2010-638025 AB - This report provides an overview of the federal procurement and appropriations laws governing interagency contracting. "Interagency contracting" is the term used to describe several procurement relationships between government agencies: (1) buyer and seller, where agency A directly purchases goods or services from agency B; (2) copurchasers, where agency A joins with agency B to contract for goods or services to obtain economies of scale or some other benefit; and (3) agency A might hire agency B to negotiate and/or manage agency A's contracts in toto or in a specific area. Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 30 2010, 32 pp. AU - Manuel, Kate M AU - Yeh, Brian T Y1 - 2010/08/30/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 30 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Law and ethics - Civil law KW - Law and ethics - Commercial law KW - Government - Government agencies and bodies KW - Contracts KW - Appropriations and expenditures KW - Government agencies KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/822517329?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Manuel%2C+Kate+M%3BYeh%2C+Brian+T&rft.aulast=Manuel&rft.aufirst=Kate&rft.date=2010-08-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Interagency+Contracting%3A+An+Overview+of+Federal+Procurement+and+Appropriations+Law&rft.title=Interagency+Contracting%3A+An+Overview+of+Federal+Procurement+and+Appropriations+Law&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40814_20100830.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R40814 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Veterans' Benefits: Burial Benefits and National Cemeteries AN - 818792641; 2010-638023 AB - Burial benefits are monetary and nonmonetary benefits that eligible veterans receive for their military service. This report provides a descriptive analysis of both nonmonetary and monetary burial benefits and national cemeteries and addresses congressional and constituent issues such as who is eligible to receive burial benefits; who can be buried in a national cemetery; what plans the Department of Veterans Affairs have to build new or expand existing national cemeteries; and what benefits the VA provides, among others. Tables, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 30 2010, 20 pp. AU - Morman, Armaad R Y1 - 2010/08/30/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 30 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance KW - Military service KW - Cemeteries KW - Burial KW - Monetary policy KW - Benefits KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792641?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Morman%2C+Armaad+R&rft.aulast=Morman&rft.aufirst=Armaad&rft.date=2010-08-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Veterans%27+Benefits%3A+Burial+Benefits+and+National+Cemeteries&rft.title=Veterans%27+Benefits%3A+Burial+Benefits+and+National+Cemeteries&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41386_20100830.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41386 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Deflation: Economic Significance, Current Risk, and Policy Responses AN - 818792477; 2010-638024 AB - Despite the severity of the recent financial crisis and recession, the US economy has so far avoided falling into a deflationary spiral. Since mid-2009, the economy has been on a path of economic recovery; however, the pace of economic growth during the recovery has been relatively slow, and major economic weaknesses persist. In this economic environment, the risk of deflation remains significant and could delay sustained economic recovery. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 30 2010, 16 pp. AU - Elwell, Craig K Y1 - 2010/08/30/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 30 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic conditions KW - Business and service sector - Business finance KW - United States KW - Finance KW - Economic development KW - Economic conditions KW - Economic stabilization KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792477?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Elwell%2C+Craig+K&rft.aulast=Elwell&rft.aufirst=Craig&rft.date=2010-08-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Deflation%3A+Economic+Significance%2C+Current+Risk%2C+and+Policy+Responses&rft.title=Deflation%3A+Economic+Significance%2C+Current+Risk%2C+and+Policy+Responses&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40512_20100830.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R40512 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Gun Control Legislation AN - 818792114; 2010-638026 AB - Congress has continued to debate the efficacy and constitutionality of federal regulation of firearms and ammunition, with strong advocates arguing for and against greater gun control. Past legislative proposals have raised several issues: permissible firearms restrictions under the Constitution; whether gun control reduces violent crime; whether household, street, and schoolyard disputes would be less lethal if firearms were more difficult to acquire; or whether more restrictive gun control policies diminish an individual's ability to defend himself. This report also discusses relevant Supreme Court decisions and proposed legislation concerning gun control. Tables, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 27 2010, 47 pp. AU - Krouse, William J Y1 - 2010/08/27/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 27 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Military and defense policy - Military equipment and weapons KW - Government - Nation state KW - Supreme court KW - Firearms KW - Regulation KW - Constitutions KW - Legislation KW - Ammunition KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792114?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Krouse%2C+William+J&rft.aulast=Krouse&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=2010-08-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Gun+Control+Legislation&rft.title=Gun+Control+Legislation&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32842_20100827.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL32842 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The House of Representatives Apportionment Formula: An Analysis of Proposals for Change and Their Impact on States AN - 818792636; 2010-638027 AB - In preparation for the reallocation of Representatives among the states based on the 2010 Census, it may prove helpful to examine the current House of Representatives apportionment formula. In addition, some members of the statistical community have, in the recent past, urged Congress to consider changing the current apportionment formula. Consequently, an examination of other methods that could be used to apportion the seats in the House of Representatives may contribute to a deeper understanding of the apportionment process. Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 26 2010, 25 pp. AU - Crocker, Royce Y1 - 2010/08/26/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 26 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Government - Public officials KW - Apportionment KW - Legislators KW - Census KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792636?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Biochemical+and+Molecular+Toxicology&rft.atitle=Differential+mechanisms+for+the+inhibition+of+human+cytochrome+P450+1A2+by+apigenin+and+genistein&rft.au=Shimada%2C+Hideaki%3BEto%2C+Masashi%3BOhtaguro%2C+Misa%3BOhtsubo%2C+Michihiro%3BMizukami%2C+Yosuke%3BIde%2C+Tsuyoshi%3BImamura%2C+Yorishige&rft.aulast=Shimada&rft.aufirst=Hideaki&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=230&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Biochemical+and+Molecular+Toxicology&rft.issn=10990461&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fjbt.20328 L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41382_20100826.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41382 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Retraction: Trapping mosquitoes using milk products as odour baits in western Kenya AN - 877600107; 13748660 JF - Parasites & Vectors AU - Owino, Eunice A AD - School of biological sciences, The University of Nairobi, P.O Box 30197,G.P.O, Nairobi, Kenya Y1 - 2010/08/25/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 25 SP - 78 PB - BioMed Central Ltd., Floor 6 London WC1X 8HL United Kingdom VL - 3 KW - Entomology Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - Parasites KW - Milk products KW - Kenya KW - Vectors KW - Odor KW - Culicidae KW - Trapping KW - Odour KW - Aquatic insects KW - Bait KW - Z 05300:General KW - Q1 08484:Species interactions: parasites and diseases KW - Q5 08524:Public health, medicines, dangerous organisms UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/877600107?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aasfaaquaticpollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Parasites+%26+Vectors&rft.atitle=Retraction%3A+Trapping+mosquitoes+using+milk+products+as+odour+baits+in+western+Kenya&rft.au=Owino%2C+Eunice+A&rft.aulast=Owino&rft.aufirst=Eunice&rft.date=2010-08-25&rft.volume=3&rft.issue=&rft.spage=78&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Parasites+%26+Vectors&rft.issn=1756-3305&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2699.2010.02293.x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-11 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Parasites; Aquatic insects; Odour; Bait; Milk products; Odor; Vectors; Trapping; Culicidae; Kenya DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-3-78 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Environmental Exposure, Obesity, and Parkinson's Disease: Lessons from Fat and Old Worms AN - 860384865; 14389147 AB - A common link has been exposed, namely, that metal exposure plays a role in obesity and in Parkinson's disease (PD). This link may help to elucidate mechanisms of neurotoxicity. We reviewed the utility of the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans, as a model organism to study neurodegeneration in obesity and Parkinson's disease (PD), with an emphasis on the neurotransmitter, dopamine (DA). A PubMed literature search was performed using the terms "obesity" and any of the following: "C. elegans," "central nervous system," "neurodegeneration," "heavy metals," "dopamine" or "Parkinson's disease." We reviewed the identified studies, including others cited therein, to summarize the current evidence of neurodegeneration in obesity and PD, with an emphasis on studies carried out in C. elegans and environmental toxins in the etiology of both diseases. Heavy metals and DA have both been linked to diet-induced obesity, which has led to the notion that the mechanism of environmentally induced neurodegeneration in PD may also apply to obesity. C. elegans has been instrumental in expanding our mechanism-based knowledge of PD, and this species is emerging as a good model of obesity. With well-established toxicity and neurogenetic assays, it is now feasible to explore the putative link between metal-and chemical-induced neurodegeneration. One side effect of an aging population is an increase in the prevalence of obesity, metabolic disorders, and neurodegenerative orders, diseases that are likely to co-occur. Environmental toxins, especially heavy metals, may prove to be a previously neglected part of the puzzle. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Aitlhadj, Layla AU - Avila, Daiana Silva AU - Benedetto, Alexandre AU - Aschner, Michael AU - Stuerzenbaum, Stephen Richard AD - King's College London, Pharmaceutical Science Division, London, United Kingdom Y1 - 2010/08/25/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 25 SP - 20 EP - 28 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 119 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - CSA Neurosciences Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - C. elegans KW - heavy metals KW - neurodegeneration KW - obesity KW - Parkinson's disease KW - serotonin KW - Central nervous system KW - metabolic disorders KW - Heavy metals KW - Aging KW - Neurodegeneration KW - Dopamine KW - Caenorhabditis elegans KW - Neurotransmitters KW - Nematoda KW - Metals KW - Obesity KW - Etiology KW - Metabolic disorders KW - Toxicity KW - Toxins KW - Neurodegenerative diseases KW - Movement disorders KW - Reviews KW - Neurotoxicity KW - Neurogenetics KW - Side effects KW - N3 11023:Neurogenetics KW - H 4000:Food and Drugs KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/860384865?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Environmental+Exposure%2C+Obesity%2C+and+Parkinson%27s+Disease%3A+Lessons+from+Fat+and+Old+Worms&rft.au=Aitlhadj%2C+Layla%3BAvila%2C+Daiana+Silva%3BBenedetto%2C+Alexandre%3BAschner%2C+Michael%3BStuerzenbaum%2C+Stephen+Richard&rft.aulast=Aitlhadj&rft.aufirst=Layla&rft.date=2010-08-25&rft.volume=119&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=20&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002522 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Obesity; Central nervous system; Etiology; Heavy metals; Metabolic disorders; Parkinson's disease; Aging; Neurodegeneration; Toxins; Neurodegenerative diseases; Movement disorders; Dopamine; Reviews; Neurotoxicity; Neurogenetics; Neurotransmitters; Side effects; Metals; metabolic disorders; obesity; Toxicity; heavy metals; Caenorhabditis elegans; Nematoda DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002522 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Variability over 1 Week in the Urinary Concentrations of Metabolites of Diethyl Phthalate and Di(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate among Eight Adults: An Observational Study AN - 855716104; 14160340 AB - Phthalates are metabolized and eliminated in urine within hours after exposure. Several reports suggest that concentrations of phthalate metabolites in a spot urine sample can provide a reliable estimation of exposure to phthalates for up to several months. We examined inter- and intraperson and inter- and intraday variability in the concentrations of monoethyl phthalate (MEP), the major metabolite of diethyl phthalate, commonly used in personal care products, and mono(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate (MEHHP), a metabolite of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), a polyvinyl chloride plasticizer of which diet is the principal exposure source, among eight adults who collected all urine voids (average, 7.6 samples/person/day) for 1 week. We analyzed the urine samples using online solid-phase extraction coupled to isotope dilution-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Regardless of the type of void (spot, first morning, 24-hr collection), for MEP, interperson variability in concentrations accounted for > 75% of the total variance. By contrast, for MEHHP, within-person variability was the main contributor (69-83%) of the total variance. Furthermore, we observed considerable intraday variability in the concentrations of spot samples for MEHHP (51%) and MEP (21%). MEP and MEHHP urinary concentrations varied considerably during 1 week, but the main contributors to the total variance differed (interday variability, MEHHP; interperson variability, MEP) regardless of the sampling strategy (spot, first morning, 24-hr collection). The nature of the exposure (diet vs. other lifestyle factors) and timing of urine sampling to evaluate exposure to phthalates should be considered. For DEHP and phthalates to which people are mostly exposed through diet, collecting 24-hr voids for only 1 day may not be advantageous compared with multiple spot collections. When collecting multiple spot urine samples, changing the time of collection may provide the most complete approach to assess exposure to diverse phthalates. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Preau, James L AU - Wong, Lee-Yang AU - Silva, Manori J AU - Needham, Larry L AU - Calafat, Antonia M AD - National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Y1 - 2010/08/25/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 25 SP - 1748 EP - 1754 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 2 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - biomonitoring KW - DEHP KW - DEP KW - exposure KW - human KW - phthalates KW - urine KW - variability KW - Diets KW - Isotopes KW - Consumer products KW - Chlorides KW - polyvinyl chloride KW - Plasticizers KW - Mass spectrometry KW - Metabolites KW - Mass spectroscopy KW - Phthalic acid KW - Urine KW - diethyl phthalate KW - Sampling KW - Internet KW - X 24350:Industrial Chemicals KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/855716104?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Variability+over+1+Week+in+the+Urinary+Concentrations+of+Metabolites+of+Diethyl+Phthalate+and+Di%282-Ethylhexyl%29+Phthalate+among+Eight+Adults%3A+An+Observational+Study&rft.au=Preau%2C+James+L%3BWong%2C+Lee-Yang%3BSilva%2C+Manori+J%3BNeedham%2C+Larry+L%3BCalafat%2C+Antonia+M&rft.aulast=Preau&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2010-08-25&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=1748&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002231 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Diets; Isotopes; Urine; Plasticizers; polyvinyl chloride; diethyl phthalate; Metabolites; Sampling; Internet; Mass spectroscopy; Phthalic acid; phthalates; Consumer products; Chlorides; Mass spectrometry DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002231 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Daily Bisphenol A Excretion and Associations with Sex Hormone Concentrations: Results from the InCHIANTI Adult Population Study AN - 849471752; 14024838 AB - Bisphenol A (BPA) is a high production volume chemical widely used in packaging for food and beverages. Numerous studies have demonstrated that BPA can alter endocrine function in animals, yet human studies remain limited. We estimated daily excretion of BPA among adults and examined hypothesized associations with serum estrogen and testosterone concentrations. We conducted cross-sectional analyses using data from the InCHIANTI Study, a prospective population-based study of Italian adults. Our study included 715 adults between 20 and 74 years old. BPA concentrations were measured by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry in 24-hr urine samples. The main outcome measures were serum concentrations of total testosterone and 17 beta -estradiol. Geometric mean urinary BPA concentration was 3.59 ng/mL [95% confidence interval (CI), 3.42-3.77 ng/mL], and mean excretion was 5.63 mu g/day (5th population percentile, 2.1 mu g/day; 95th percentile, 16.4 mu g/day). We found higher excretion rates among men, younger respondents, and those with increasing waist circumference (p = 0.013) and weight (p = 0.003). Higher daily BPA excretion was associated with higher total testosterone concentrations in men, in models adjusted for age and study site (p = 0.044), and in models additionally adjusted for smoking, measures of obesity, and urinary creatinine concentrations ( beta = 0.046; 95% CI, 0.015-0.076; p = 0.004). We found no associations with the other serum measures. We also found no associations with the primary outcomes among women, but we did find an association between BPA and SHBG concentrations in the 60 premenopausal women. Higher BPA exposure may be associated with endocrine changes in men. The mechanisms involved in the observed cross-sectional association with total testosterone concentrations need to be clarified. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Galloway, Tamara AU - Cipelli, Riccardo AU - Guralnik, Jack AU - Ferrucci, Luigi AU - Bandinelli, Stefania AU - Corsi, Anna Maria AU - Money, Cathryn AU - McCormack, Paul AU - Melzer, David AD - School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom Y1 - 2010/08/25/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 25 SP - 1603 EP - 1608 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - endocrine disruption KW - androgen KW - antiandrogen KW - bisphenol A KW - human biomonitoring KW - health effects KW - InCHIANTI KW - population studies KW - Urine KW - obesity KW - Excretion KW - Hormones KW - estrogens KW - Spectrometry KW - Packaging KW - ENA 13:Population Planning & Control KW - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/849471752?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Daily+Bisphenol+A+Excretion+and+Associations+with+Sex+Hormone+Concentrations%3A+Results+from+the+InCHIANTI+Adult+Population+Study&rft.au=Galloway%2C+Tamara%3BCipelli%2C+Riccardo%3BGuralnik%2C+Jack%3BFerrucci%2C+Luigi%3BBandinelli%2C+Stefania%3BCorsi%2C+Anna+Maria%3BMoney%2C+Cathryn%3BMcCormack%2C+Paul%3BMelzer%2C+David&rft.aulast=Galloway&rft.aufirst=Tamara&rft.date=2010-08-25&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1603&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002367 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - population studies; bisphenol A; Urine; obesity; Excretion; Hormones; Packaging; Spectrometry; estrogens DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002367 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Legislative Branch Revolving Funds AN - 822516169; 2010-638029 AB - Legislative branch revolving funds support the "business-type activities" of the House, Senate, and legislative branch agencies. The legislative branch currently has 26 revolving funds, including seven funds for the House of Representatives, nine for the Senate, five for the Architect of the Capitol, four for the Library of Congress, and one for the Government Printing Office. This report traces the establishment, use, and recent development of these revolving funds. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 25 2010, 31 pp. AU - Brudnick, Ida A AU - Straus, Jacob R Y1 - 2010/08/25/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 25 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Government - Public officials KW - Business and service sector - Business finance KW - Business and service sector - Business and business enterprises KW - Business KW - Finance KW - Legislators KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/822516169?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Brudnick%2C+Ida+A%3BStraus%2C+Jacob+R&rft.aulast=Brudnick&rft.aufirst=Ida&rft.date=2010-08-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Legislative+Branch+Revolving+Funds&rft.title=Legislative+Branch+Revolving+Funds&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40939_20100825.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R40939 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Emergency Communications: Broadband and the Future of 911 AN - 818792639; 2010-638030 AB - New technologies -- collectively referred to as Next Generation 911 or NG9-1-1 -- should incorporate Internet Protocol (IP) standards. An IP-enabled emergency communications network that supports 911 will facilitate interoperability and system resilience; improve connections between 911 call centers; provide more robust capacity; and offer flexibility in receiving and managing calls. The same network can also serve wireless broadband communications for public safety and other emergency personnel, as well as other purposes. Tables, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 25 2010, 30 pp. AU - Moore, Linda K Y1 - 2010/08/25/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 25 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Science and technology policy - Computer science and information technology KW - Science and technology policy - Telecommunications and communication systems KW - Public safety KW - Mobile communication systems KW - Standards KW - Internet KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792639?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Moore%2C+Linda+K&rft.aulast=Moore&rft.aufirst=Linda&rft.date=2010-08-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Emergency+Communications%3A+Broadband+and+the+Future+of+911&rft.title=Emergency+Communications%3A+Broadband+and+the+Future+of+911&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41208_20100825.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41208 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Spectrum Policy: Public Safety and Wireless Communications Interference AN - 818792548; 2010-638028 AB - In mid-2005, wireless communications managers commenced the process of moving selected public safety radio channels to new frequencies as part of a rebanding plan to mitigate persistent problems with interference to public safety radio communications. The majority of documented incidents of interference was attributed to the network built by Nextel Communications, Inc (now Sprint Nextel); and as part of an agreement originally made between Nextel and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), some public safety wireless users have moved or will move to new frequencies, with the wireless company paying all or part of the cost. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 25 2010, 4 pp. AU - Moore, Linda K Y1 - 2010/08/25/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 25 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Science and technology policy - Telecommunications and communication systems KW - Social conditions and policy - Public safety and security KW - Media - Radio KW - Business and service sector - Entertainment business KW - Public safety KW - Mobile communication systems KW - Sprint Corporation KW - Radio KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792548?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Moore%2C+Linda+K&rft.aulast=Moore&rft.aufirst=Linda&rft.date=2010-08-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Spectrum+Policy%3A+Public+Safety+and+Wireless+Communications+Interference&rft.title=Spectrum+Policy%3A+Public+Safety+and+Wireless+Communications+Interference&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32408_20100825.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL32408 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Chronic Lung Function Decline in Cotton Textile Workers: Roles of Historical and Recent Exposures to Endotoxin AN - 1677912996; 14024841 AB - Long-term occupational exposure to cotton dust that contains endotoxin is associated with chronic respiratory symptoms and excessive decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1), but the mechanisms of endotoxin-related chronic airflow obstruction remain unclear. In the current study, we examined temporal aspects of the exposure-response relationship between airborne endotoxin exposure, longitudinal change in FEV1, and respiratory symptoms in a cohort of Chinese cotton textile workers. This prospective cohort study followed 447 cotton textile workers from 1981 to 2006.at approximately 5-year intervals. We used a generalized estimating equations approach to model FEV1 level and respiratory symptoms as a function of past exposure (cumulative exposure up to the start of the most recent 5-year survey interval) and cumulative exposure (within the most recent interval) to endotoxins, after adjusting for other covariates. Models were stratified by active versus retired work status and by years employed before the baseline survey (& 5 and greater than or equal to 5 years). Past exposure to endotoxin was associated with reduced FEV1 level among retired cotton workers. Among all cotton workers, past exposure was more strongly associated with reduced FEV1 for those hired & 5 years before baseline than for those who were hired greater than or equal to 5 years after baseline. Recent endotoxin exposure was significantly associated with byssinosis, chronic bronchitis, and chronic cough. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Shi, Jing AU - Mehta, Amar J AU - Hang, Jing-qing AU - Zhang, Hongxi AU - Dai, Helian AU - Su, Li AU - Eisen, Ellen A AU - Christiani, David C AD - Department of Safety Engineering, China Institute of Industrial Relations, Beijing, China Y1 - 2010/08/25/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 25 SP - 1620 EP - 1624 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - byssinosis KW - China KW - chronic obstructive lung disease KW - cotton textile workers KW - occupational health KW - organic dusts KW - pulmonary function KW - Endotoxins KW - Mathematical models KW - Cotton KW - Textiles KW - Exposure KW - Cough KW - Intervals KW - Mathematical analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677912996?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Chronic+Lung+Function+Decline+in+Cotton+Textile+Workers%3A+Roles+of+Historical+and+Recent+Exposures+to+Endotoxin&rft.au=Shi%2C+Jing%3BMehta%2C+Amar+J%3BHang%2C+Jing-qing%3BZhang%2C+Hongxi%3BDai%2C+Helian%3BSu%2C+Li%3BEisen%2C+Ellen+A%3BChristiani%2C+David+C&rft.aulast=Shi&rft.aufirst=Jing&rft.date=2010-08-25&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=337&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Law+and+Human+Behavior&rft.issn=01477307&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10979-009-9192-x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901178 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Southwest Border Violence: Issues in Identifying and Measuring Spillover Violence AN - 822515244; 2010-638032 AB - Mexican drug trafficking organizations pose a drug trafficking threat to the US, and this threat is driven partly by US demand for drugs. The nature of the conflict between the Mexican drug trafficking organizations in Mexico has manifested itself, in part, as a struggle for control of the smuggling routes into the US. Further, in an illegal marketplace -- such as that of illicit drugs -- where prices and profits are elevated due to the risks of operating outside the law, violence or the threat of violence becomes the primary means for settling disputes. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 24 2010, 42 pp. AU - Finklea, Kristin M AU - Lake, Jennifer E AU - Franco, Celinda AU - Haddal, Chad C AU - Krouse, William J AU - Randol, Mark A Y1 - 2010/08/24/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 24 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Pharmaceutical industry KW - Social conditions and policy - Social conditions and problems KW - Administration of justice - Crime and criminals KW - United States KW - Threats KW - Risk KW - Mexico KW - Smuggling KW - Violence KW - Drugs KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/822515244?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Finklea%2C+Kristin+M%3BLake%2C+Jennifer+E%3BFranco%2C+Celinda%3BHaddal%2C+Chad+C%3BKrouse%2C+William+J%3BRandol%2C+Mark+A&rft.aulast=Finklea&rft.aufirst=Kristin&rft.date=2010-08-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Southwest+Border+Violence%3A+Issues+in+Identifying+and+Measuring+Spillover+Violence&rft.title=Southwest+Border+Violence%3A+Issues+in+Identifying+and+Measuring+Spillover+Violence&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41075_20100824.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41075 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Samantar v. Yousef: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and Foreign Officials AN - 822514859; 2010-638031 AB - On June 1, 2010, the US Supreme Court decided unanimously in Samantar v. Yousef that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), which governs the immunity of foreign states in US courts, does not apply in suits against foreign officials. This report provides an overview of the FSIA, followed by a consideration of the remaining options for foreign officials who seek immunity from lawsuits, as well as some of the questions that may emerge from each option and legislation that would affect the immunity of foreign officials. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 24 2010, 17 pp. AU - Elsea, Jennifer K AU - Segall, Jordan E Y1 - 2010/08/24/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 24 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - United States KW - Supreme court KW - Courts KW - Legislation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/822514859?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Elsea%2C+Jennifer+K%3BSegall%2C+Jordan+E&rft.aulast=Elsea&rft.aufirst=Jennifer&rft.date=2010-08-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Samantar+v.+Yousef%3A+The+Foreign+Sovereign+Immunities+Act+and+Foreign+Officials&rft.title=Samantar+v.+Yousef%3A+The+Foreign+Sovereign+Immunities+Act+and+Foreign+Officials&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41379_20100824.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41379 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Nuclear Power Plant Security and Vulnerabilities AN - 822516315; 2010-638033 AB - The physical security of nuclear power plants and their vulnerability to deliberate acts of terrorism was elevated to a national security concern following the attacks of September 11, 2001. Since the attacks, Congress has repeatedly focused oversight and legislative attention on nuclear power plant security requirements established and enforced by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 23 2010, 11 pp. AU - Holt, Mark AU - Andrews, Anthony Y1 - 2010/08/23/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 23 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Energy resources and policy - Nuclear power KW - Government - Internal security KW - Atomic power KW - Terrorism KW - Surveillance KW - Internal security KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/822516315?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Holt%2C+Mark%3BAndrews%2C+Anthony&rft.aulast=Holt&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.date=2010-08-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Nuclear+Power+Plant+Security+and+Vulnerabilities&rft.title=Nuclear+Power+Plant+Security+and+Vulnerabilities&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34331_20100823.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL34331 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Supreme Court Nominations, 1789-2010: Actions by the Senate, the Judiciary Committee, and the President AN - 822516264; 2010-638034 AB - The process of appointing Supreme Court Justices has undergone changes over two centuries, but its most basic feature, the sharing of power between the President and Senate, has remained unchanged. To receive a lifetime appointment to the Court, a candidate must first be nominated by the President and then confirmed by the Senate. A key role also has come to be played midway in the process by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 23 2010, 42 pp. AU - Rutkus, Denis Steven AU - Bearden, Maureen Y1 - 2010/08/23/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 23 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Government - Public officials KW - Supreme court KW - Presidents KW - Nominations KW - Judiciary KW - Candidates KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/822516264?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Rutkus%2C+Denis+Steven%3BBearden%2C+Maureen&rft.aulast=Rutkus&rft.aufirst=Denis&rft.date=2010-08-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Supreme+Court+Nominations%2C+1789-2010%3A+Actions+by+the+Senate%2C+the+Judiciary+Committee%2C+and+the+President&rft.title=Supreme+Court+Nominations%2C+1789-2010%3A+Actions+by+the+Senate%2C+the+Judiciary+Committee%2C+and+the+President&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33225_20100823.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL33225 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Air-breathing adaptation in a marine Devonian lungfish AN - 754537223; 13252128 AB - Recent discoveries of tetrapod trackways in 395 Myr old tidal zone deposits of Poland (Niedzwiedzki et al. 2010 Nature 463, 43-48 (doi:10.1038/natu r e.08623)) indicate that vertebrates had already ventured out of the water and might already have developed some air-breathing capacity by the Middle Devonian. Air-breathing in lungfishes is not considered to be a shared specialization with tetrapods, but evolved independently. Air-breathing in lungfishes has been postulated as starting in Middle Devonian times (ca 385 Ma) in freshwater habitats, based on a set of skeletal characters involved in air-breathing in extant lungfishes. New discoveries described herein of the lungfish Rhinodipterus from marine limestones of Australia identifies the node in dipnoan phylogeny where air-breathing begins, and confirms that lungfishes living in marine habitats had also developed specializations to breathe air by the start of the Late Devonian (ca 375 Ma). While invasion of freshwater habitats from the marine realm was previously suggested to be the prime cause of aerial respiration developing in lungfishes, we believe that global decline in oxygen levels during the Middle Devonian combined with higher metabolic costs is a more likely driver of air-breathing ability, which developed in both marine and freshwater lungfishes and tetrapodomorph fishes such as Gogonasus. JF - Biology Letters AU - Clement, Alice M AU - Long, John A AD - Department of Sciences, Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne 3001, Victoria, Australia, aclement@museum.vic.gov.au Y1 - 2010/08/23/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 23 SP - 509 EP - 512 PB - Royal Society of London, 6 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AG UK VL - 6 IS - 4 SN - 1744-9561, 1744-9561 KW - Ecology Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Oceanic Abstracts KW - Dipnoi KW - air-gulping KW - Rhinodipterus KW - Gogo formation KW - Devonian KW - Phylogeny KW - Deposits KW - Adaptations KW - Freshwater environments KW - Respiration KW - Specialization KW - Air breathing fish KW - Habitat KW - Inland water environment KW - Oxygen KW - Poland KW - Depleted stocks KW - Australia KW - Nodes KW - O 1050:Vertebrates, Urochordates and Cephalochordates KW - Q1 08187:Palaeontology KW - D 04050:Paleoecology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754537223?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biology+Letters&rft.atitle=Air-breathing+adaptation+in+a+marine+Devonian+lungfish&rft.au=Clement%2C+Alice+M%3BLong%2C+John+A&rft.aulast=Clement&rft.aufirst=Alice&rft.date=2010-08-23&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=509&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biology+Letters&rft.issn=17449561&rft_id=info:doi/10.1098%2Frsbl.2009.1033 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Adaptations; Devonian; Respiration; Depleted stocks; Air breathing fish; Inland water environment; Phylogeny; Deposits; Oxygen; Freshwater environments; Specialization; Nodes; Habitat; Poland; Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2009.1033 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - From Good Intentions to Proven Interventions: Effectiveness of Actions to Reduce the Health Impacts of Air Pollution AN - 860391569; 14389138 AB - Associations between air pollution and a multitude of health effects are now well established. Given ubiquitous exposure to some level of air pollution, the attributable health burden can be high, particularly for susceptible populations. An international multidisciplinary workshop was convened to discuss evidence of the effectiveness of actions to reduce health impacts of air pollution at both the community and individual level. The overall aim was to summarize current knowledge regarding air pollution exposure and health impacts leading to public health recommendations. During the workshop, experts reviewed the biological mechanisms of action of air pollution in the initiation and progression of disease, as well as the state of the science regarding community and individual-level interventions. The workshop highlighted strategies to reduce individual baseline risk of conditions associated with increased susceptibility to the effects of air pollution and the need to better understand the role of exposure duration in disease progression, reversal, and adaptation. We have identified two promising and largely unexplored strategies to address and mitigate air pollution-related health impacts: reducing individual baseline risk of cardiovascular disease and incorporating air pollution-related health impacts into land-use decisions. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Giles, Luisa V AU - Barn, Prabjit AU - Kuenzli, Nino AU - Romieu, Isabelle AU - Mittleman, Murray A AU - van Eeden, Stephan AU - Allen, Ryan AU - Carlsten, Chris AU - Stieb, Dave AU - Noonan, Curtis AU - Smargiassi, Audrey AU - Kaufman, Joel D AU - Hajat, Shakoor AU - Kosatsky, Tom AU - Brauer, Michael AD - School of Environmental Health and Y1 - 2010/08/20/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 20 SP - 29 EP - 36 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 119 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - air pollution KW - antioxidant KW - cardiovascular KW - exposure KW - intervention KW - public health KW - respiratory KW - urban planning KW - Air pollution KW - Reviews KW - Pollution effects KW - Cardiovascular diseases KW - Land use KW - Public health KW - adaptability KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/860391569?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=From+Good+Intentions+to+Proven+Interventions%3A+Effectiveness+of+Actions+to+Reduce+the+Health+Impacts+of+Air+Pollution&rft.au=Giles%2C+Luisa+V%3BBarn%2C+Prabjit%3BKuenzli%2C+Nino%3BRomieu%2C+Isabelle%3BMittleman%2C+Murray+A%3Bvan+Eeden%2C+Stephan%3BAllen%2C+Ryan%3BCarlsten%2C+Chris%3BStieb%2C+Dave%3BNoonan%2C+Curtis%3BSmargiassi%2C+Audrey%3BKaufman%2C+Joel+D%3BHajat%2C+Shakoor%3BKosatsky%2C+Tom%3BBrauer%2C+Michael&rft.aulast=Giles&rft.aufirst=Luisa&rft.date=2010-08-20&rft.volume=119&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=29&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002246 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Air pollution; Reviews; intervention; Pollution effects; Cardiovascular diseases; Land use; adaptability; Public health DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002246 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Mind the Gap AN - 855718466; 14160327 AB - Recent analysis has demonstrated a remarkably consistent, nonlinear relationship between estimated inhaled dose of combustion particles measured as PM sub(2.5) (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 mu m) and cardiovascular disease mortality over several orders of magnitude of dose--from cigarette smoking, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure, and ambient air pollution exposure. Here we discuss the implications of this relationship and point out the gaps in our knowledge that it reveals. The nonlinear exposure-response relationship that is revealed--much steeper at lower than at higher doses--explains the seemingly inconsistent risks observed from ambient air pollution and cigarette smoking but also raises important questions about the relative benefits of control at different points along the curve. This analysis also reveals a gap in the evidence base along the dose-response curve between ETS and active smoking, which is the dose range experienced by half the world's population from indoor biomass and coal burning for cooking and heating. The shape of the exposure-response relationship implies much larger public health benefits of reductions at the lower end of the dose spectrum (e.g., from reductions in outdoor air pollution) than from reducing the rate of active smoking, which seems counterintuitive and deserving of further study because of its importance for control policies. In addition, given the potential risks and consequent global disease burden, epidemiologic studies are urgently needed to quantify the cardiovascular risks of particulate matter exposures from indoor biomass burning in developing countries, which lie in the dose gap of current evidence. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Smith, Kirk R AU - Peel, Jennifer L AD - Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA Y1 - 2010/08/20/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 20 SP - 1643 EP - 1645 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 2 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts KW - biomass smoke KW - cardiovascular disease KW - combustion particles KW - cookstoves KW - dose-response relationship KW - household air pollution KW - indoor air pollution KW - particulate matter KW - PM2.5 KW - Cigarettes KW - Combustion products KW - Pollution effects KW - Particulates KW - Exposure KW - Dose-response effects KW - Particulate Matter KW - Diseases KW - Air Pollution KW - Toxicity KW - Biomass KW - burning KW - Combustion KW - Air pollution KW - Risk KW - Water Pollution Effects KW - Benefits KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - SW 3010:Identification of pollutants KW - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/855718466?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Renewable+Energy&rft.atitle=National-scale+wave+energy+resource+assessment+for+Australia&rft.au=Hughes%2C+Michael+G%3BHeap%2C+Andrew+D&rft.aulast=Hughes&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=1783&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Renewable+Energy&rft.issn=09601481&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.renene.2009.11.001 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Air pollution; Cigarettes; Combustion products; Dose-response effects; Pollution effects; Particulates; burning; Biomass; Combustion; Air Pollution; Risk; Water Pollution Effects; Exposure; Particulate Matter; Diseases; Toxicity; Benefits DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002517 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Waiver Authority under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) AN - 818792451; 2010-638035 AB - The renewable fuel standard (RFS), established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct, P.L. 109-58) and amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA, P.L. 110-140), requires that 12.95 billion gallons of renewable fuels be blended into gasoline and other transportation fuels in 2010. While corn-based ethanol is the major source, there are secondary mandates for the use of cellulosic biofuels, biomass-based diesel fuels, and other advanced biofuels. Questions have been raised over whether there is enough feedstock supply and production capacity to meet these carveouts. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 20 2010, 5 pp. AU - Yacobucci, Brent D Y1 - 2010/08/20/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 20 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Energy resources and policy - Energy policy KW - Energy resources and policy - Renewable energy sources KW - Biomass energy KW - Transportation KW - Energy policy KW - Standards KW - Fuel KW - Ethanol KW - Diesel fuels KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792451?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Yacobucci%2C+Brent+D&rft.aulast=Yacobucci&rft.aufirst=Brent&rft.date=2010-08-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Waiver+Authority+under+the+Renewable+Fuel+Standard+%28RFS%29&rft.title=Waiver+Authority+under+the+Renewable+Fuel+Standard+%28RFS%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22870_20100820.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RS22870 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Unemployment and Economic Recovery AN - 818792205; 2010-638038 AB - Although the economy has begun growing again, it may be a while before the unemployment rate shows steady improvement. The unemployment rate is considered a lagging indicator, meaning that its ups and downs happen some time after the ups and downs of other indicators of economic activity. This report examines the relationship between economic growth and the unemployment rate to anticipate possible future developments. Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 20 2010, 8 pp. AU - Levine, Linda Y1 - 2010/08/20/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 20 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Labor conditions and policy - Employment and labor supply KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development KW - United States KW - Unemployment KW - Economic development KW - Economic stabilization KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792205?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Levine%2C+Linda&rft.aulast=Levine&rft.aufirst=Linda&rft.date=2010-08-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Unemployment+and+Economic+Recovery&rft.title=Unemployment+and+Economic+Recovery&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40925_20100820.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R40925 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Election Year Restrictions on Mass Mailings by Members of Congress: How H.R. 2056 Would Change Current Law AN - 818791997; 2010-638037 AB - Current law prohibits the franking of mass mailings by Senators fewer than 60 days, and by House Members fewer than 90 days, prior to any primary or general election in which the Member is a candidate. H.R. 2056 would amend Title 39, United States Code, by altering the prohibition for both Senators and House Members to the period starting 90 days prior to any primary and ending on the day of the general election, unless the Member has made a public announcement that the Member will not be a candidate for reelection to any federal office. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 20 2010, 12 pp. AU - Glassman, Matthew Eric Y1 - 2010/08/20/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 20 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Transportation and transportation policy - Mail service KW - United States KW - Primaries KW - Elections KW - Franking privilege KW - Candidates KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818791997?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Glassman%2C+Matthew+Eric&rft.aulast=Glassman&rft.aufirst=Matthew&rft.date=2010-08-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Election+Year+Restrictions+on+Mass+Mailings+by+Members+of+Congress%3A+How+H.R.+2056+Would+Change+Current+Law&rft.title=Election+Year+Restrictions+on+Mass+Mailings+by+Members+of+Congress%3A+How+H.R.+2056+Would+Change+Current+Law&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40569_20100820.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R40569 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Congressional Franking Privilege: Background and Recent Legislation AN - 818791541; 2010-638036 AB - The congressional franking privilege, which dates from 1775, allows Members of Congress to transmit mail matter under their signature without postage. During the 111th Congress, two pieces of legislation have been introduced to alter the franking privilege for Members: H.R. 5151 would restrict Representatives' use of the frank to documents transmitted under the official letterhead used for the Member's stationary and H.R. 2056 would prohibit Senators and Representatives from sending mass mailings during a period starting 90 days prior to a primary and ending on the day of the general election when the Member is a candidate for reelection. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 20 2010, 6 pp. AU - Glassman, Matthew Eric Y1 - 2010/08/20/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 20 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Transportation and transportation policy - Mail service KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - Politics - Elections and voting KW - Primaries KW - Elections KW - Franking privilege KW - Legislation KW - Candidates KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818791541?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Glassman%2C+Matthew+Eric&rft.aulast=Glassman&rft.aufirst=Matthew&rft.date=2010-08-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Congressional+Franking+Privilege%3A+Background+and+Recent+Legislation&rft.title=Congressional+Franking+Privilege%3A+Background+and+Recent+Legislation&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22771_20100820.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RS22771 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Induce Unique Inflammatory Footprints in the Lung: Important Implications for Nanoparticle Testing AN - 1671426325; 14160334 AB - Metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) have been widely used in industry, cosmetics, and biomedicine. We examined hazards of several well-characterized high production volume NPs because of increasing concern about occupational exposure via inhalation. A panel of well-characterized NPs [cerium oxide (CeO2NP), titanium dioxide (TiO2NP), carbon black (CBNP), silicon dioxide (SiO2NP), nickel oxide (NiONP), zinc oxide (ZnONP), copper oxide (CuONP), and amine-modified polystyrene beads] was instilled into lungs of rats. We evaluated the inflammation potencies of these NPs 24 hr and 4 weeks postinstillation. For NPs that caused significant inflammation at 24 hr, we then investigated the characteristics of the inflammation. All exposures were carried out at equal-surface-area doses. Only CeO2NP, NiONP, ZnONP, and CuONP were inflammogenic to the lungs of rats at the high doses used. Strikingly, each of these induced a unique inflammatory footprint both acutely (24 hr) and chronically (4 weeks). Acutely, patterns of neutrophil and eosinophil infiltrates differed after CeO2NP, NiONP, ZnONP, and CuONP treatment. Chronic inflammatory responses also differed after 4 weeks, with neutrophilic, neutrophilic/lymphocytic, eosinophilic/fibrotic/granulomatous, and fibrotic/granulomatous inflammation being caused respectively by CeO2NP, NiONP, ZnONP, and CuONP. Different types of inflammation imply different hazards in terms of pathology, risks, and risk severity. In vitro testing could not have differentiated these complex hazard outcomes, and this has important implications for the global strategy for NP hazard assessment. Our results demonstrate that NPs cannot be viewed as a single hazard entity and that risk assessment should be performed separately and with caution for different NPs. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Cho, Wan-Seob AU - Duffin, Rodger AU - Poland, Craig A AU - Howie, Sarah EM AU - MacNee, William AU - Bradley, Mark AU - Megson, Ian L AU - Donaldson, Ken AD - ELEGI (The Edinburgh Lung and the Environment Group Initiative), Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Y1 - 2010/08/20/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 20 SP - 1699 EP - 1706 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 2 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - eosinophilic inflammation KW - intratracheal instillation KW - in vitro assay KW - in vivo assay KW - lymphocytic inflammation KW - metal oxide nanoparticles KW - neutrophilic inflammation KW - risk assessment KW - surface area dose KW - Wistar rat KW - Rats KW - Hazards KW - Risk KW - Titanium dioxide KW - Footprints KW - Metal oxides KW - Lungs KW - Nanoparticles KW - Silicon dioxide UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671426325?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Metal+Oxide+Nanoparticles+Induce+Unique+Inflammatory+Footprints+in+the+Lung%3A+Important+Implications+for+Nanoparticle+Testing&rft.au=Cho%2C+Wan-Seob%3BDuffin%2C+Rodger%3BPoland%2C+Craig+A%3BHowie%2C+Sarah+EM%3BMacNee%2C+William%3BBradley%2C+Mark%3BMegson%2C+Ian+L%3BDonaldson%2C+Ken&rft.aulast=Cho&rft.aufirst=Wan-Seob&rft.date=2010-08-20&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=1699&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002201 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002201 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - OMB Controls on Agency Mandatory Spending Programs: "Administrative PAYGO" and Related Issues for Congress AN - 822516602; 2010-638039 AB - On May 23, 2005, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Joshua B. Bolten issued a memorandum to the heads of agencies announcing that OMB would involve itself systematically in some aspects of how agencies execute laws related to mandatory spending. In approaching the subject of OMB controls on agency mandatory spending, Congress might assess at least five general options. Tables, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 19 2010, 30 pp. AU - Brass, Clinton T AU - Monke, Jim Y1 - 2010/08/19/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 19 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - Business and service sector - Business management KW - Management KW - Appropriations and expenditures KW - Law KW - Budget KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/822516602?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Brass%2C+Clinton+T%3BMonke%2C+Jim&rft.aulast=Brass&rft.aufirst=Clinton&rft.date=2010-08-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OMB+Controls+on+Agency+Mandatory+Spending+Programs%3A+%22Administrative+PAYGO%22+and+Related+Issues+for+Congress&rft.title=OMB+Controls+on+Agency+Mandatory+Spending+Programs%3A+%22Administrative+PAYGO%22+and+Related+Issues+for+Congress&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41375_20100819.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41375 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Changing Oil Prices AN - 818792077; 2010-638040 AB - Petroleum prices rose sharply in the first half of 2008, at one time reaching more than $140 per barrel of crude oil. After July 2008, however, petroleum prices and import volumes fell at a historically rapid pace; Despite the drop in the volume of crude oil imports, the rise in the cost of energy imports through 2009 and early 2010 could add more than 100 billion dollars to the nation's trade deficit in 2010 over that experienced in 2009. This report provides an estimate of the initial impact of the changing oil prices on the nation's merchandise trade deficit. Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 19 2010, 8 pp. AU - Jackson, James K Y1 - 2010/08/19/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 19 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Business and service sector - Business finance KW - Energy resources and policy - Petroleum and natural gas industries and products KW - Cost KW - United States KW - Petroleum industry KW - Prices KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792077?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Jackson%2C+James+K&rft.aulast=Jackson&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2010-08-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=U.S.+Trade+Deficit+and+the+Impact+of+Changing+Oil+Prices&rft.title=U.S.+Trade+Deficit+and+the+Impact+of+Changing+Oil+Prices&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22204_20100819.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RS22204 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The 2010 Oil Spill: MMS/BOEMRE and NEPA AN - 818791950; 2010-638041 AB - On April 20, 2010, an exploratory oil well in the Gulf of Mexico exploded, killing 11 people and causing the worst oil spill in American history. The oil well was on a tract leased by BP, having obtained a lease and the relevant permits from the federal government. Under relevant federal law, federal actions that may have adverse environmental effects are required to be reviewed for potential environmental harm under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This report will review those environmental procedures. Tables, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 19 2010, 27 pp. AU - Alexander, Kristina Y1 - 2010/08/19/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 19 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Environment and environmental policy - Weather, climate, and natural disasters KW - Federal government KW - Disasters KW - Environmental policy KW - British petroleum company limited KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818791950?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Alexander%2C+Kristina&rft.aulast=Alexander&rft.aufirst=Kristina&rft.date=2010-08-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+2010+Oil+Spill%3A+MMS%2FBOEMRE+and+NEPA&rft.title=The+2010+Oil+Spill%3A+MMS%2FBOEMRE+and+NEPA&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41265_20100819.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41265 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure and Attention in Young Mexican-American Children: The CHAMACOS Study AN - 1677912051; 14160343 AB - Exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides, well-known neurotoxicants, has been associated with neurobehavioral deficits in children. We investigated whether OP exposure, as measured by urinary dialkyl phosphate (DAP) metabolites in pregnant women and their children, was associated with attention-related outcomes among Mexican-American children living in an agricultural region of California. Children were assessed at ages 3.5 years (n = 331) and 5 years (n = 323). Mothers completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). We administered the NEPSY-II visual attention subtest to children at 3.5 years and Conners' Kiddie Continuous Performance Test (K-CPT) at 5 years. The K-CPT yielded a standardized attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Confidence Index score. Psychometricians scored behavior of the 5-year-olds during testing using the Hillside Behavior Rating Scale. Prenatal DAPs (nanomoles per liter) were nonsignificantly associated with maternal report of attention problems and ADHD at age 3.5 years but were significantly related at age 5 years [CBCL attention problems: beta = 0.7 points; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.2-1.2; ADHD: beta = 1.3; 95% CI, 0.4-2.1]. Prenatal DAPs were associated with scores on the K-CPT ADHD Confidence Index > 70th percentile [odds ratio (OR) = 5.1; 95% CI, 1.7-15.7] and with a composite ADHD indicator of the various measures (OR = 3.5; 95% CI, 1.1-10.7). Some outcomes exhibited evidence of effect modification by sex, with associations found only among boys. There was also limited evidence of associations between child DAPs and attention. In utero DAPs and, to a lesser extent, postnatal DAPs were associated adversely with attention as assessed by maternal report, psychometrician observation, and direct assessment. These associations were somewhat stronger at 5 years than at 3.5 years and were stronger in boys. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Marks, Amy R AU - Harley, Kim AU - Bradman, Asa AU - Kogut, Katherine AU - Barr, Dana Boyd AU - Johnson, Caroline AU - Calderon, Norma AU - Eskenazi, Brenda AD - Center for Children's Environmental Health Research, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA Y1 - 2010/08/19/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 19 SP - 1768 EP - 1774 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 2 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - ADHD KW - attention KW - Child Behavior Checklist KW - DAPs KW - farmworker KW - Mexican Americans KW - neurobehavior KW - organophosphates KW - pesticides KW - Confidence KW - Age KW - Phosphates KW - Assessments KW - Organophosphates KW - Ratings KW - Pesticides KW - Children KW - Nanostructure UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677912051?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Organophosphate+Pesticide+Exposure+and+Attention+in+Young+Mexican-American+Children%3A+The+CHAMACOS+Study&rft.au=Marks%2C+Amy+R%3BHarley%2C+Kim%3BBradman%2C+Asa%3BKogut%2C+Katherine%3BBarr%2C+Dana+Boyd%3BJohnson%2C+Caroline%3BCalderon%2C+Norma%3BEskenazi%2C+Brenda&rft.aulast=Marks&rft.aufirst=Amy&rft.date=2010-08-19&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=1768&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002056 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - PON1 and Neurodevelopment in Children from the CHAMACOS Study Exposed to Organophosphate Pesticides in Utero AN - 1671410908; 14160344 AB - Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) detoxifies oxon derivatives of some organophosphate (OP) pesticides, and its genetic polymorphisms influence enzyme activity and quantity. We previously reported that maternal urinary concentrations of dialkyl phosphate (DAP) metabolites, a marker of OP pesticide exposure, were related to poorer mental development and maternally reported symptoms consistent with pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) in 2-year-olds participating in the Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas (CHAMACOS) study. We determined whether PON1 genotypes and enzyme measurements were associated with child neurobehavioral development and whether PON1 modified the association of in utero exposure to OPs (as assessed by maternal DAPs) and neurobehavior. We measured DAP concentrations in maternal urine during pregnancy, PON1192 and PON1-108 genotypes in mothers and children, and arylesterase (ARYase) and paraoxonase (POase) in maternal, cord, and 2-year-olds' blood. We assessed 353 2-year-olds on the Mental Development Index (MDI) and Psychomotor Development Index (PDI) of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development and queried their mothers on the Child Behavior Checklist to obtain a score for PDD. Children with the PON1-108T allele had poorer MDI scores and somewhat poorer PDI scores. Children were less likely to display PDD when they or their mothers had higher ARYase activity and when their mothers had higher POase activity. The association between DAPs and MDI scores was strongest in children with PON1-108T allele, but this and other interactions between DAPs and PON1 polymorphisms or enzymes were not significant. PON1 was associated with child neurobehavioral development, but additional research is needed to confirm whether it modifies the relation with in utero OP exposure. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Eskenazi, Brenda AU - Huen, Karen AU - Marks, Amy AU - Harley, Kim G AU - Bradman, Asa AU - Barr, Dana Boyd AU - Holland, Nina AD - Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA Y1 - 2010/08/19/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 19 SP - 1775 EP - 1781 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 2 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - biomarkers KW - Child Behavior Checklist KW - children KW - DAPs KW - farmworker KW - genetic susceptibility KW - in utero exposure KW - mental development KW - Mexican Americans KW - neurodevelopment KW - organophosphates KW - paraoxonase KW - pervasive developmental disorder KW - pesticides KW - PON1 KW - Assessments KW - Organophosphates KW - Polymorphism KW - Pesticides KW - Enzymes KW - Health KW - MDI KW - Children KW - Infants UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671410908?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=PON1+and+Neurodevelopment+in+Children+from+the+CHAMACOS+Study+Exposed+to+Organophosphate+Pesticides+in+Utero&rft.au=Eskenazi%2C+Brenda%3BHuen%2C+Karen%3BMarks%2C+Amy%3BHarley%2C+Kim+G%3BBradman%2C+Asa%3BBarr%2C+Dana+Boyd%3BHolland%2C+Nina&rft.aulast=Eskenazi&rft.aufirst=Brenda&rft.date=2010-08-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+TANF+Emergency+Contingency+Fund&rft.title=The+TANF+Emergency+Contingency+Fund&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002234 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer AN - 818792793; 2010-638043 AB - Numerous federal, state, and local agencies share responsibilities for regulating the safety of the US food supply, which many experts say is among the safest in the world. Nevertheless, critics view this system as lacking the organization, regulatory tools, and resources to adequately combat foodborne illness -- as evidenced by a series of widely publicized food safety problems, including concerns about adulterated food and food ingredient imports, and illnesses linked to various types of fresh produce, to peanut products, and to some meat and poultry products. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 18 2010, 11 pp. AU - Johnson, Renee Y1 - 2010/08/18/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 18 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Health conditions and policy - Food and nutrition KW - United States KW - Food supply KW - Standards KW - Food safety KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792793?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Johnson%2C+Renee&rft.aulast=Johnson&rft.aufirst=Renee&rft.date=2010-08-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Federal+Food+Safety+System%3A+A+Primer&rft.title=The+Federal+Food+Safety+System%3A+A+Primer&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22600_20100818.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RS22600 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Peace Corps: Current Issues AN - 818792297; 2010-638042 AB - Founded in 1961, the Peace Corps has sought to promote world peace and friendship by sending American volunteers to serve at the grassroots level in villages and towns in all corners of the globe. On February 1, 2010, the Obama Administration proposed 446.2 million dollars for the Peace Corps, a 12% increase over the FY2010-appropriated level. Current issues include the extent to which there is available funding for Peace Corps expansion, whether the Peace Corps has the institutional capacity to expand, and whether volunteers are able to function in a safe and secure environment. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 18 2010, 11 pp. AU - Tarnoff, Curt Y1 - 2010/08/18/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 18 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - International relations - International peace and security KW - Social conditions and policy - Urban conditions KW - Obama, Barack KW - Villages KW - Peace KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792297?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Fischer%2C+Hannah&rft.aulast=Fischer&rft.aufirst=Hannah&rft.date=2010-08-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Iraq%3A+Map+Sources&rft.title=Iraq%3A+Map+Sources&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS21168_20100818.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RS21168 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Responsibility Determinations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation: Legal Standards and Procedures AN - 818792165; 2010-638044 AB - This report discusses the standards and procedures that federal agencies use in making responsibility determinations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). As a general rule, government agencies contract with the lowest qualified responsible bidder or offeror. The standards and procedures used in making responsibility determinations have recently received increased attention from some Members of Congress and the general public, in part because of reports that certain federal contractors have engaged in allegedly irresponsible conduct negatively affecting the US government or its citizens. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 18 2010, 17 pp. AU - Manuel, Kate M Y1 - 2010/08/18/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 18 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - United States KW - Contracts KW - Contractors KW - Standards KW - Regulation KW - Government agencies KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792165?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Manuel%2C+Kate+M&rft.aulast=Manuel&rft.aufirst=Kate&rft.date=2010-08-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Responsibility+Determinations+under+the+Federal+Acquisition+Regulation%3A+Legal+Standards+and+Procedures&rft.title=Responsibility+Determinations+under+the+Federal+Acquisition+Regulation%3A+Legal+Standards+and+Procedures&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40633_20100818.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R40633 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - In Vitro and In Vivo gene delivery mediated by Lactosylated Dendrimer/ alpha -Cyclodextrin Conjugates (G2) into Hepatocytes AN - 876243727; 15120790 AB - The purpose of this study is to evaluate in vitro and in vivo gene delivery efficiency of polyamidoamine (PAMAM) starburst dendrimer (generation 2, G2) conjugates with alpha -cyclodextrin ( alpha -CDE (G2)) bearing lactose (Lac- alpha -CDE) with various degrees of substitution of the lactose moiety (DSL) as a novel hepatocyte-selective carrier in hepatocytes. Lac- alpha -CDE (DSL 2.6) was found to have much higher gene transfer activity than dendrimer, alpha -CDE, Lac- alpha -CDE (DSL 1.2, 4.6, 6.2 and 10.2) and lactosylated dendrimer (Lac-dendrimer, DSL 2.4) in HepG2 cells, which are dependent on the expression of cell-surface asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGP-R), reflecting the cellular association of the plasmid DNA (pDNA) complexes. The physicochemical properties of pDNA complex with Lac- alpha -CDE (DSL 2.6) were almost comparable to that with alpha -CDE. Lac- alpha -CDE (DSL 2.6) provided negligible cytotoxicity up to a charge ratio of 150 in HepG2 cells. Lac- alpha -CDE (DSL 2.6) provided gene transfer activity higher than jetPEI[super]TM-Hepatocyte to hepatocytes with much less changes of blood chemistry values 12 h after intravenous administration in mice. These results suggest the potential use of Lac- alpha -CDE (DSL 2.6) as a non-viral vector for gene delivery toward hepatocytes. JF - Journal of Controlled Release AU - Arima, Hidetoshi AU - Yamashita, Shogo AU - Mori, Yoshimasa AU - Hayashi, Yuya AU - Motoyama, Keiichi AU - Hattori, Kenjiro AU - Takeuchi, Tomoko AU - Jono, Hirofumi AU - Ando, Yukio AU - Hirayama, Fumitoshi AU - Uekama, Kaneto AD - Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan, arimah@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp arimah@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp Y1 - 2010/08/17/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 17 SP - 106 EP - 117 PB - Elsevier Science, The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB UK VL - 146 IS - 1 SN - 0168-3659, 0168-3659 KW - Genetics Abstracts; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Lactose KW - Intravenous administration KW - Hepatocytes KW - Physicochemical properties KW - polyamidoamines KW - Plasmids KW - Controlled release KW - Blood KW - Cytotoxicity KW - Gene transfer KW - DNA KW - Asialoglycoprotein receptors KW - W 30905:Medical Applications KW - G 07870:Mammals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/876243727?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Controlled+Release&rft.atitle=In+Vitro+and+In+Vivo+gene+delivery+mediated+by+Lactosylated+Dendrimer%2F+alpha+-Cyclodextrin+Conjugates+%28G2%29+into+Hepatocytes&rft.au=Arima%2C+Hidetoshi%3BYamashita%2C+Shogo%3BMori%2C+Yoshimasa%3BHayashi%2C+Yuya%3BMotoyama%2C+Keiichi%3BHattori%2C+Kenjiro%3BTakeuchi%2C+Tomoko%3BJono%2C+Hirofumi%3BAndo%2C+Yukio%3BHirayama%2C+Fumitoshi%3BUekama%2C+Kaneto&rft.aulast=Arima&rft.aufirst=Hidetoshi&rft.date=2010-08-17&rft.volume=146&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=106&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Controlled+Release&rft.issn=01683659&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jconrel.2010.05.030 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-05-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Blood; Cytotoxicity; Intravenous administration; Lactose; Hepatocytes; Gene transfer; polyamidoamines; Physicochemical properties; DNA; Plasmids; Asialoglycoprotein receptors; Controlled release DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.05.030 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Blood and Urine Cadmium, Blood Pressure, and Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis AN - 856767570; 14160331 AB - Cadmium exposure has been inconsistently related to blood pressure. We updated and reevaluated the evidence regarding the relationships of blood cadmium (BCd) and urine cadmium (UCd) with blood pressure (BP) and hypertension (HTN) in nonoccupationally exposed populations. We searched PubMed and Web of Science for articles on BCd or UCd and BP or HTN in nonoccupationally exposed populations and extracted information from studies that provided sufficient data on population, smoking status, exposure, outcomes, and design. Twelve articles met inclusion criteria: eight provided data adequate for comparison, and five reported enough data for meta-analysis. Individual studies reported significant positive associations between BCd and systolic BP (SBP) among nonsmoking women [ beta = 3.14 mmHg per 1 mu g/L untransformed BCd; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.14-6.14] and among premenopausal women ( beta = 4.83 mmHg per 1 nmol/L log-transformed BCd; 95% CI, 0.17-9.49), and between BCd and diastolic BP (DBP) among women ( beta = 1.78 mmHg comparing BCd in the 90th and 10th percentiles; 95% CI, 0.64-2.92) and among premenopausal women ( beta = 3.84 mmHg per 1 nmol/L log-transformed BCd; 95% CI, 0.86-6.82). Three meta-analyses, each of three studies, showed positive associations between BCd and SBP (p = 0.006) and DBP (p & 0.001) among women, with minimal heterogeneity (I2 = 3%), and a significant inverse association between UCd and HTN among men and women, with substantial heterogeneity (I2 = 80%). Our results suggest a positive association between BCd and BP among women; the results, however, are inconclusive because of the limited number of representative population-based studies of never-smokers. Associations between UCd and HTN suggest inverse relationships, but inconsistent outcome definitions limit interpretation. We believe a longitudinal study is merited. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Gallagher, Carolyn M AU - Meliker, Jaymie R AD - Doctoral Program in Population Health and Clinical Outcomes Research and Y1 - 2010/08/17/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 17 SP - 1676 EP - 1684 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 2 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - blood KW - blood pressure KW - cadmium KW - hypertension KW - meta-analysis KW - smoking KW - systematic review KW - urine KW - Data processing KW - Population studies KW - Blood pressure KW - Blood levels KW - Smoking KW - Urine KW - Reviews KW - Cadmium KW - longitudinal studies KW - Hypertension KW - X 24380:Social Poisons & Drug Abuse KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/856767570?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Blood+and+Urine+Cadmium%2C+Blood+Pressure%2C+and+Hypertension%3A+A+Systematic+Review+and+Meta-analysis&rft.au=Gallagher%2C+Carolyn+M%3BMeliker%2C+Jaymie+R&rft.aulast=Gallagher&rft.aufirst=Carolyn&rft.date=2010-08-17&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=1676&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002077 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Smoking; Data processing; Urine; Reviews; Population studies; Cadmium; Blood pressure; Hypertension; blood pressure; hypertension; longitudinal studies; Blood levels DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002077 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Selenium and Mercury in the Brazilian Amazon: Opposing Influences on Age-Related Cataracts AN - 849459096; 14024835 AB - Age-related cataracts (ARCs) are an important cause of blindness in developing countries. Although antioxidants may be part of the body's defense to prevent ARC, environmental contaminants may contribute to cataractogenesis. In fish-eating populations of the lower Tapajos region, elevated exposure to mercury (Hg) has been reported, and blood levels of selenium (Se) range from normal to very high (> 1,000 mu g/L). We examined ARCs in relation to these elements among adults ( greater than or equal to 40 years of age) from 12 riverside communities. Participants (n = 211) provided blood samples and underwent an extensive ocular examination. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry was used to assess Hg and Se in blood and plasma. One-third (n = 69; 32.7%) of the participants had ARC. Lower plasma Se (P-Se; & 25th percentile, 110 mu g/L) and higher blood Hg (B-Hg; greater than or equal to 25th percentile, 25 mu g/L) were associated with a higher prevalence odds ratio (POR) of ARC [adjusted POR (95% confidence interval), 2.69 (1.11-6.56) and 4.45 (1.43-13.83), respectively]. Among participants with high P-Se, we observed a positive but nonsignificant association with high B-Hg exposure, whereas among those with low B-Hg, we observed no association for P-Se. However, compared with the optimum situation (high P-Se, low B-Hg), the POR for those with low P-Se and high B-Hg was 16.4 (3.0-87.9). This finding suggests a synergistic effect. Our results suggest that persons in this population with elevated Hg, the cataractogenic effects of Hg may be offset by Se. Because of the relatively small sample size and possible confounding by other dietary nutrients, additional studies with sufficient power to assess multiple nutrient and toxic interactions are required to confirm these findings. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Lemire, Melanie AU - Fillion, Myriam AU - Frenette, Benoit AU - Mayer, Annie AU - Philibert, Aline AU - Passos, Carlos Jose Sousa AU - Guimaraes, Jean Remy Davee AU - Barbosa, Fernando AU - Mergler, Donna AD - Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la biologie, la sante, la societe et l'environnement, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Montreal, Canada Y1 - 2010/08/17/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 17 SP - 1584 EP - 1589 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - age-related cataract KW - Brazilian Amazon KW - fish consumption KW - mercury KW - selenium KW - Diets KW - Synergistic effects KW - Age KW - Antioxidants KW - Cataracts KW - cataracts KW - Mass spectrometry KW - Nutrients KW - Blindness KW - Mass spectroscopy KW - Blood levels KW - Selenium KW - South America, Amazon R. KW - Mercury KW - Contaminants KW - Developing countries KW - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION KW - X 24360:Metals KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/849459096?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Selenium+and+Mercury+in+the+Brazilian+Amazon%3A+Opposing+Influences+on+Age-Related+Cataracts&rft.au=Lemire%2C+Melanie%3BFillion%2C+Myriam%3BFrenette%2C+Benoit%3BMayer%2C+Annie%3BPhilibert%2C+Aline%3BPassos%2C+Carlos+Jose+Sousa%3BGuimaraes%2C+Jean+Remy+Davee%3BBarbosa%2C+Fernando%3BMergler%2C+Donna&rft.aulast=Lemire&rft.aufirst=Melanie&rft.date=2010-08-17&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1584&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901284 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Selenium; Age; Antioxidants; Cataracts; Mercury; Nutrients; Blindness; Contaminants; Developing countries; Mass spectroscopy; Blood levels; Diets; Synergistic effects; cataracts; Mass spectrometry; South America, Amazon R. DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901284 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Annual Ambient Black Carbon Associated with Shorter Telomeres in Elderly Men: Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study AN - 847438545; 14024832 AB - Telomere length reflects biological age and is inversely associated with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Ambient air pollution is associated with CVD, but its effect on telomere length is unknown. We investigated whether ambient black carbon (BC), a marker for traffic-related particles, is associated with telomere length in the Normative Aging Study (NAS). Among 165 never-smoking men from the NAS, leukocyte telomere length (LTL) was measured repeatedly approximately every 3 years from 1999 through 2006 using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). BC concentration at their residences during the year before each LTL measurement was estimated based on a spatiotemporal model calibrated with BC measurements from 82 locations within the study area. The median [interquartile range (IQR)] annual moving-average BC concentration was 0.32 (0.20-0.45) mu g/m3. LTL, expressed as population-standardized ratio of telomere repeat to single-copy gene copy numbers, had a geometric mean (geometric SD) of 1.25 (1.42). We used linear mixed-effects models including random subject intercepts and adjusted for several potential confounders. We used inverse probability of response weighting to adjust for potential selection bias due to loss to follow-up. An IQR increase in annual BC (0.25 mu g/m3) was associated with a 7.6% decrease (95% confidence interval, -12.8 to -2.1) in LTL. We found evidence of effect modification, with a stronger association among subjects greater than or equal to 75 years of age compared with younger participants (p = 0.050) and statin medications appearing protective of the effects of BC on LTL (p = 0.050). Telomere attrition, linked to biological aging, may be associated with long-term exposures to airborne particles, particularly those rich in BC, which are primarily related to automobile traffic. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - McCracken, John AU - Baccarelli, Andrea AU - Hoxha, Mirjam AU - Dioni, Laura AU - Melly, Steve AU - Coull, Brent AU - Suh, Helen AU - Vokonas, Pantel AU - Schwartz, Joel AD - Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Y1 - 2010/08/17/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 17 SP - 1564 EP - 1570 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - air pollution KW - biological aging KW - cardiovascular physiology KW - environmental exposure KW - epigenetic process KW - particles KW - traffic KW - vehicle emissions KW - Air pollution KW - attrition KW - Age KW - black carbon KW - Pollution effects KW - Particulates KW - Cardiovascular diseases KW - aging KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/847438545?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Annual+Ambient+Black+Carbon+Associated+with+Shorter+Telomeres+in+Elderly+Men%3A+Veterans+Affairs+Normative+Aging+Study&rft.au=McCracken%2C+John%3BBaccarelli%2C+Andrea%3BHoxha%2C+Mirjam%3BDioni%2C+Laura%3BMelly%2C+Steve%3BCoull%2C+Brent%3BSuh%2C+Helen%3BVokonas%2C+Pantel%3BSchwartz%2C+Joel&rft.aulast=McCracken&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2010-08-17&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1564&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901831 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Air pollution; attrition; Age; traffic; black carbon; Pollution effects; Cardiovascular diseases; Particulates; aging DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901831 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Legislative Planning: Considerations for Congressional Staff AN - 818792729; 2010-638084 AB - Legislative and office action plans are often used by congressional offices for almost every significant project, from organizing an extensive conference in the district or state to introducing and guiding legislation. A major action plan requires a firm understanding of the project's goal, a research strategy, and a time line for completing the project; and this report presents some of the factors usually considered in preparing an action plan. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 17 2010, 5 pp. AU - Schneider, Judy Y1 - 2010/08/17/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 17 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - Environment and environmental policy - Architecture and planning KW - Social conditions and policy - Associations and meetings KW - Conferences KW - Planning KW - Legislation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792729?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Schneider%2C+Judy&rft.aulast=Schneider&rft.aufirst=Judy&rft.date=2010-08-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Legislative+Planning%3A+Considerations+for+Congressional+Staff&rft.title=Legislative+Planning%3A+Considerations+for+Congressional+Staff&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS20991_20100817.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RS20991 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans: A Data Primer AN - 818792610; 2010-638083 AB - In 2004, individuals began establishing health savings accounts (HSAs) to be used to pay for unreimbursed medical expenses on a tax-advantaged basis, with any unspent money accruing to the individual. HSAs are tax-advantaged and provide some incentives for people to reduce, their health care expenditures. Data covering enrollment and/or cost sharing during the first few years of HDHPs and their associated HSAs are now available from at least five separate sources; and this primer provides information on the data sources, together with the most recent data available from each source on enrollment, premiums, and deductibles. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 17 2010, 7 pp. AU - Rapaport, Carol Y1 - 2010/08/17/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 17 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Business and service sector - Insurance KW - Health conditions and policy - Health and health policy KW - Cost sharing KW - Savings accounts KW - Health insurance KW - Medical service KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792610?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Rapaport%2C+Carol&rft.aulast=Rapaport&rft.aufirst=Carol&rft.date=2010-08-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Health+Savings+Accounts+and+High-Deductible+Health+Plans%3A+A+Data+Primer&rft.title=Health+Savings+Accounts+and+High-Deductible+Health+Plans%3A+A+Data+Primer&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22877_20100817.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RS22877 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Obama Administration's Open Government Initiative: Issues for Congress AN - 818791739; 2010-638085 AB - On his first full day in office, President Barack Obama issued two memoranda, one focusing on the administration of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the other on transparency and open government. This report reviews and discusses President Obama's Open Government Initiative (OGI) and the Open Government Directive (OGD), analyzes both agency response to the OGI and the OGD, and examines whether the OGD's requirements can meet the stated goals of the Administration regarding transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 17 2010, 30 pp. AU - Ginsberg, Wendy R Y1 - 2010/08/17/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 17 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Government - Public officials KW - Human rights - Civil and political rights KW - Citizen participation KW - Obama, Barack KW - Freedom of information KW - Presidents KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818791739?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Ginsberg%2C+Wendy+R&rft.aulast=Ginsberg&rft.aufirst=Wendy&rft.date=2010-08-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Obama+Administration%27s+Open+Government+Initiative%3A+Issues+for+Congress&rft.title=The+Obama+Administration%27s+Open+Government+Initiative%3A+Issues+for+Congress&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41361_20100817.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41361 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Independent Evaluators of Federal Programs: Approaches, Devices, and Examples AN - 822516171; 2010-638089 AB - Congress and the executive, as well as outside organizations, have long been attentive to the evaluation of federal programs, with frequent interest paid to the independent status of the evaluator. After an overview of such entities -- which encompass new units created specifically for conducting an evaluation as well as existing ones, such as the Government Accountability Office and offices of the inspectors general -- this report suggests possible broad characteristics and criteria of independent evaluators or similar units, which could be valuable in oversight or legislative endeavors. Tables, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 16 2010, 35 pp. AU - Kaiser, Frederick M AU - Brass, Clinton T Y1 - 2010/08/16/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 16 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Law and ethics - Criminal law KW - Government - Internal security KW - Business and service sector - Entrepreneurs, executives, business personnel, and occupations KW - Executives KW - Surveillance KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/822516171?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Kaiser%2C+Frederick+M%3BBrass%2C+Clinton+T&rft.aulast=Kaiser&rft.aufirst=Frederick&rft.date=2010-08-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Independent+Evaluators+of+Federal+Programs%3A+Approaches%2C+Devices%2C+and+Examples&rft.title=Independent+Evaluators+of+Federal+Programs%3A+Approaches%2C+Devices%2C+and+Examples&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41337_20100816.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41337 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation: the Merida Initiative and Beyond AN - 822515918; 2010-638090 AB - US-Mexican security cooperation has increased significantly, largely as a result of the development and implementation of the Merida Initiative, a counterdrug and anticrime assistance package for Mexico and Central America proposed in 2007. Congress is likely to continue overseeing how well US agencies and their Mexican counterparts are implementing and fulfilling their pledges to tackle domestic problems contributing to drug trafficking in the region and the degree to which the Administration's new strategy for US programs in Mexico complements other counterdrug and border security efforts. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 16 2010, 35 pp. AU - Seelke, Clare Ribando AU - Finklea, Kristin M Y1 - 2010/08/16/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 16 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - International relations - International relations KW - United States KW - Mexico KW - Drugs KW - Central America KW - Foreign relations KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/822515918?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Seelke%2C+Clare+Ribando%3BFinklea%2C+Kristin+M&rft.aulast=Seelke&rft.aufirst=Clare&rft.date=2010-08-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=U.S.-Mexican+Security+Cooperation%3A+the+Merida+Initiative+and+Beyond&rft.title=U.S.-Mexican+Security+Cooperation%3A+the+Merida+Initiative+and+Beyond&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41349_20100816.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41349 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Geoengineering: Governance and Technology Policy AN - 822515471; 2010-638086 AB - At the national level the US has not yet developed a comprehensive climate change policy, but technological advances are creating alternatives to the traditional approaches to climate change. However, these new technologies may become available to foreign governments and entities in the private sector to use unilaterally -- without authorization from the US government or an international treaty. Policymakers may determine whether geoengineering is an issue that warrants attention at either the federal or international level. Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 16 2010, 39 pp. AU - Bracmort, Kelsi AU - Lattanzio, Richard K AU - Barbour, Emily C Y1 - 2010/08/16/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 16 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Environment and environmental policy - Weather, climate, and natural disasters KW - International relations - Treaties KW - United States KW - Technology policy KW - Global warming KW - Treaties KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/822515471?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Bracmort%2C+Kelsi%3BLattanzio%2C+Richard+K%3BBarbour%2C+Emily+C&rft.aulast=Bracmort&rft.aufirst=Kelsi&rft.date=2010-08-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Geoengineering%3A+Governance+and+Technology+Policy&rft.title=Geoengineering%3A+Governance+and+Technology+Policy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41371_20100816.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41371 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Federal Civil and Criminal Penalties Possibly Applicable to Parties Responsible for the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill AN - 818792624; 2010-638087 AB - Since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill began on April 20, 2010, Congress has given much attention to the compensatory liability provisions of the Oil Pollution Act and, to a lesser extent, those of the Jones Act and the Death on the High Seas Act; however, federal laws possibly relevant to the oil spill also impose civil and criminal money penalties, which may be greater than those for compensatory liability. This report summarizes selected federal, civil, and criminal penalty provisions that may be found violated in connection with the Gulf spill and related worker fatalities. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 16 2010, 10 pp. AU - Meltz, Robert Y1 - 2010/08/16/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 16 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Law and ethics - Liability, torts, and personal injury KW - Banking and public and private finance - Money, currency, and financial instruments KW - Economic conditions and policy - Property and wealth KW - Money KW - Liability KW - Pollution KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792624?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Meltz%2C+Robert&rft.aulast=Meltz&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=2010-08-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Federal+Civil+and+Criminal+Penalties+Possibly+Applicable+to+Parties+Responsible+for+the+Gulf+of+Mexico+Oil+Spill&rft.title=Federal+Civil+and+Criminal+Penalties+Possibly+Applicable+to+Parties+Responsible+for+the+Gulf+of+Mexico+Oil+Spill&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41370_20100816.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41370 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Senegal: Background and U.S. Relations AN - 818792375; 2010-638088 AB - While Senegal enjoys relative peace and political openness by regional standards, recent political trends and signs of a growing public backlash against the government have raised concerns among some analysts over the potential for future instability. Relations between Senegal and the US are close, and the State Department refers to Senegal as a "key strategic partner" in Africa. US policy toward Senegal focuses on encouraging economic growth, socioeconomic development, improved health outcomes, food security, democratic governance, and military professionalism. Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 16 2010, 19 pp. AU - Arieff, Alexis Y1 - 2010/08/16/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 16 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Health conditions and policy - Food and nutrition KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic conditions KW - United States KW - Senegal KW - Economic development KW - Food security KW - Professionalism KW - Standards KW - Peace KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792375?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Arieff%2C+Alexis&rft.aulast=Arieff&rft.aufirst=Alexis&rft.date=2010-08-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Senegal%3A+Background+and+U.S.+Relations&rft.title=Senegal%3A+Background+and+U.S.+Relations&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41369_20100816.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41369 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Congressional Official Mail Costs AN - 818791543; 2010-638091 AB - The congressional franking privilege allows Members of Congress to send official mail via the US Postal Service at government expense. This report provides information and analysis on the costs of franked mail in the House of Representatives and Senate. Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 16 2010, 9 pp. AU - Glassman, Matthew Eric Y1 - 2010/08/16/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 16 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Government - Public officials KW - United States KW - Cost KW - Legislators KW - Postal service KW - Franking privilege KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818791543?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Glassman%2C+Matthew+Eric&rft.aulast=Glassman&rft.aufirst=Matthew&rft.date=2010-08-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Congressional+Official+Mail+Costs&rft.title=Congressional+Official+Mail+Costs&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34188_20100816.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL34188 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Fly ash based geopolymer thin coatings on metal substrates and its thermal evaluation AN - 787228457; 13664210 AB - Class F fly ash based Na-geopolymer formulations have been applied as fire resistant coatings on steel. The main variables for the coating formulations were Si: Al molar and water: cement weight ratios. We have determined that the adhesive strength of the coatings strongly depend on geopolymer composition. The ease with which geopolymer can be applied onto metal surfaces and the resultant thickness depend on the water content of the formulation. Adhesive strengths of greater than 3.5MPa have been achieved on mild steel surfaces for compositions with Si:Al of 3.5. Microstructure evolution and thermal properties of the optimised coating formulations show that they have very promising fire resistant characteristics. JF - Journal of Hazardous Materials AU - Temuujin, Jadambaa AU - Minjigmaa, Amgalan AU - Rickard, William AU - Lee, Melissa AU - Williams, Iestyn AU - van Riessen, Arie AD - Centre for Materials Research, Department of Imaging and Applied Physics, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, PerthWA 6845 Australia Y1 - 2010/08/15/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 15 SP - 748 EP - 752 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 180 IS - 1-3 SN - 0304-3894, 0304-3894 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - Fly ash KW - Thermal properties KW - Geopolymer KW - Microstructure KW - Fires KW - Metals KW - Cement KW - Water content KW - water content KW - Steel KW - Adhesives KW - Evolution KW - Coatings KW - X 24360:Metals KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/787228457?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Hazardous+Materials&rft.atitle=Fly+ash+based+geopolymer+thin+coatings+on+metal+substrates+and+its+thermal+evaluation&rft.au=Temuujin%2C+Jadambaa%3BMinjigmaa%2C+Amgalan%3BRickard%2C+William%3BLee%2C+Melissa%3BWilliams%2C+Iestyn%3Bvan+Riessen%2C+Arie&rft.aulast=Temuujin&rft.aufirst=Jadambaa&rft.date=2010-08-15&rft.volume=180&rft.issue=1-3&rft.spage=748&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Hazardous+Materials&rft.issn=03043894&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jhazmat.2010.04.121 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Metals; Fires; Cement; Fly ash; Steel; Water content; Adhesives; Evolution; Coatings; water content DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.04.121 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of processes controlling the geochemical constituents in deep groundwater in Bangladesh: Spatial variability on arsenic and boron enrichment AN - 762266828; 13664246 AB - Forty-six deep groundwater samples from highly arsenic affected areas in Bangladesh were analyzed in order to evaluate the processes controlling geochemical constituents in the deep aquifer system. Spatial trends of solutes, geochemical modeling and principal component analysis indicate that carbonate dissolution, silicate weathering and ion exchange control the major-ion chemistry. The groundwater is dominantly of Na-Cl type brackish water. Approximately 17% of the examined groundwaters exhibit As concentrations higher than the maximum acceptable limit of 10I14g/L for drinking water. Strong correlation (R 2 =0.67) of Fe with dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and positive saturation index of siderite suggests that the reductive dissolution of Fe-oxyhydroxide in presence of organic matter is considered to be the dominant process to release high content of Fe (median 0.31mg/L) in the deep aquifer. In contrast, As is not correlated with Fe and DOC. Boron concentration in the 26% samples exceeds the standard limit of 500I14g/L, for water intended for human consumption. Negative relationships of B/Cl ratio with Cl and boron with Na/Ca ratio demonstrate the boron in deep groundwater is accompanied by brackish water and cation exchange within the clayey sediments. JF - Journal of Hazardous Materials AU - Halim, MA AU - Majumder, R K AU - Nessa, SA AU - Hiroshiro, Y AU - Sasaki, K AU - Saha, B B AU - Saepuloh, A AU - Jinno, K AD - Isotope Hydrology Division, INST, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Savar, GPO Box-3787, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh Y1 - 2010/08/15/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 15 SP - 50 EP - 62 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 180 IS - 1-3 SN - 0304-3894, 0304-3894 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - Deep groundwater KW - Geochemical constituents KW - Arsenic KW - Boron KW - Geochemical model KW - Principal component analysis KW - Aquifers KW - Groundwater Pollution KW - Solutes KW - Drinking Water KW - Ion Exchange KW - Ground water KW - Weathering KW - Dissolved organic carbon KW - Enrichment KW - Ion exchange KW - Bangladesh KW - Cation Exchange KW - Organic matter KW - Geochemistry KW - Silicic acid KW - Brackish Water KW - Sediments KW - brackish water KW - Cations KW - Principal components analysis KW - Dissolution KW - Brackish water KW - Groundwater KW - Drinking water KW - carbonates KW - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION KW - SW 0870:Erosion and sedimentation KW - X 24320:Food Additives & Contaminants KW - ENA 16:Renewable Resources-Water UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/762266828?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Hazardous+Materials&rft.atitle=Evaluation+of+processes+controlling+the+geochemical+constituents+in+deep+groundwater+in+Bangladesh%3A+Spatial+variability+on+arsenic+and+boron+enrichment&rft.au=Halim%2C+MA%3BMajumder%2C+R+K%3BNessa%2C+SA%3BHiroshiro%2C+Y%3BSasaki%2C+K%3BSaha%2C+B+B%3BSaepuloh%2C+A%3BJinno%2C+K&rft.aulast=Halim&rft.aufirst=MA&rft.date=2010-08-15&rft.volume=180&rft.issue=1-3&rft.spage=50&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Hazardous+Materials&rft.issn=03043894&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jhazmat.2010.01.008 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Aquifers; Arsenic; Organic matter; Silicic acid; Boron; Sediments; Solutes; Cations; Principal components analysis; Ground water; Brackish water; Dissolution; Weathering; Dissolved organic carbon; Drinking water; carbonates; Ion exchange; brackish water; Geochemistry; Groundwater; Drinking Water; Ion Exchange; Brackish Water; Groundwater Pollution; Enrichment; Cation Exchange; Bangladesh DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.01.008 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Halogen element modified titanium dioxide for visible light photocatalysis AN - 1777120305; 13526683 AB - Halogen elements, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine, have attracted intensive interests in modification of TiO sub(2) for photocatalytic oxidation of organic pollutants under visible light irradiation. Compared to other metal and non-metal elements, halogens show 3-fold advantages, such as improvement of UV activity, various cations or anions for substitution of Ti super(4+) and/or O super(2-) in the TiO sub(2) matrix, narrowing the band gap of TiO sub(2) and tuning the band position. In this paper synthesis, physicochemical properties, mechanism of visible response, and photocatalytic activities of halogen modified TiO sub(2) are reviewed. It is found that introduction of a halogen element into TiO sub(2) crystals could lead to the enhancement of surface acidity, formation of surface hydroxyl radicals, more active sites, creation of oxygen vacancies or Ti super(3+), narrowing the band gap and tuning the valence band position. As a consequence, halogen modified TiO sub(2) exhibited high activity for organics oxidation under visible light radiation in aqueous and gas phases. JF - Chemical Engineering Journal AU - Sun, Hongqi AU - Wang, Shaobin AU - Ang, HMing AU - Tade, Moses O AU - Li, Qin AD - Department of Chemical Engineering and CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC-CARE), Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia Y1 - 2010/08/15/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 15 SP - 437 EP - 447 PB - Elsevier Science, The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB UK VL - 162 IS - 2 SN - 1385-8947, 1385-8947 KW - Advanced Polymers Abstracts (EP); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Composites Industry Abstracts (ED); Engineered Materials Abstracts, Ceramics (EC) KW - Photocatalysis KW - Halogen modification KW - Visible light KW - Organics KW - Fluorine KW - Titanium dioxide KW - Cations KW - Halogens KW - Tuning KW - Oxidation KW - Surface chemistry KW - Hydroxyl radicals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1777120305?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Chemical+Engineering+Journal&rft.atitle=Halogen+element+modified+titanium+dioxide+for+visible+light+photocatalysis&rft.au=Sun%2C+Hongqi%3BWang%2C+Shaobin%3BAng%2C+HMing%3BTade%2C+Moses+O%3BLi%2C+Qin&rft.aulast=Sun&rft.aufirst=Hongqi&rft.date=2010-08-15&rft.volume=162&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=437&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Chemical+Engineering+Journal&rft.issn=13858947&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.cej.2010.05.069 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2010.05.069 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Differential Response to Trichloroethylene-Induced Hepatosteatosis in Wild-Type and PPAR alpha -Humanized Mice AN - 847438506; 14024831 AB - Trichloroacetic acid, an oxidative metabolite of trichloroethylene (TRI), is a ligand of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR) alpha , which is involved in lipid homeostasis and anti-inflammation. We examined the role of mouse and human PPAR alpha in TRI-induced hepatic steatosis and toxicity. Male wild-type (mPPAR alpha ), Ppar alpha -null, and humanized PPAR alpha (hPPAR alpha ) mice on an Sv/129 background were exposed via inhalation to 0, 1,000, and 2,000 ppm TRI for 8 hr/day for 7 days. We assessed TRI-induced steatosis or hepatic damage through biochemical and histopathological measurements. Plasma alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase activities increased in all mouse lines after exposure to 1,000 and 2,000 ppm TRI. Exposure induced hepatocyte necrosis and inflammatory cells in all mouse lines, but hepatic lipid accumulation was observed only in Ppar alpha -null and hPPAR alpha mice. No differences were observed in TRI-mediated induction of hepatic PPAR alpha target genes except for a few genes that differed between mPPAR alpha and hPPAR alpha mice. However, TRI significantly increased expression of triglyceride (TG)-synthesizing enzymes, diacylglicerol acyltransferases, and PPAR gamma in Ppar alpha -null and hPPAR alpha mice, which may account for the increased TG in their livers. TRI exposure elevated nuclear factor-kappa B (NF Kappa B) p52 mRNA and protein in all mice regardless of PPAR alpha genotype. NF Kappa B-p52 is a candidate molecular marker for inflammation caused by TRI, and PPAR alpha may be involved in TRI-induced hepatosteatosis. However, human PPAR alpha may afford only weak protection against TRI-mediated effects compared with mouse PPAR alpha . JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Ramdhan, Doni Hikmat AU - Kamijima, Michihiro AU - Wang, Dong AU - Ito, Yuki AU - Naito, Hisao AU - Yanagiba, Yukie AU - Hayashi, Yumi AU - Tanaka, Naoki AU - Aoyama, Toshifumi AU - Gonzalez, Frank J AU - Nakajima, Tamie AD - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan Y1 - 2010/08/13/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 13 SP - 1557 EP - 1563 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - CYP2E1 KW - fatty acid beta -oxidation KW - hepatotoxicity KW - PPAR alpha KW - steatosis KW - trichloroethylene KW - Inhalation KW - Biochemistry KW - Lipids KW - Solvents KW - Liver KW - Histopathology KW - Proteins KW - Mice KW - Toxicity KW - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/847438506?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Differential+Response+to+Trichloroethylene-Induced+Hepatosteatosis+in+Wild-Type+and+PPAR+alpha+-Humanized+Mice&rft.au=Ramdhan%2C+Doni+Hikmat%3BKamijima%2C+Michihiro%3BWang%2C+Dong%3BIto%2C+Yuki%3BNaito%2C+Hisao%3BYanagiba%2C+Yukie%3BHayashi%2C+Yumi%3BTanaka%2C+Naoki%3BAoyama%2C+Toshifumi%3BGonzalez%2C+Frank+J%3BNakajima%2C+Tamie&rft.aulast=Ramdhan&rft.aufirst=Doni&rft.date=2010-08-13&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1557&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1001928 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Inhalation; Biochemistry; Lipids; Liver; Solvents; Proteins; Histopathology; Mice; Toxicity DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1001928 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues AN - 822516224; 2010-638096 AB - The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) culminated years of effort by state and local government officials and various business interests to control, if not eliminate, the imposition of unfunded intergovernmental and private sector federal mandates. This report examines debates over what constitutes an unfunded federal mandate and UMRA's implementation, assesses UMRA's impact on federal mandates and arguments concerning UMRA's future, focusing on UMRA's definitions, exclusions, and exceptions which currently exempt many federal actions with potentially significant financial impacts on nonfederal entities. Tables, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 13 2010, 45 pp. AU - Dilger, Robert Jay AU - Beth, Richard S Y1 - 2010/08/13/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 13 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Government - Government agencies and bodies KW - Business KW - Interest KW - Local government KW - Government agencies KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/822516224?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Dilger%2C+Robert+Jay%3BBeth%2C+Richard+S&rft.aulast=Dilger&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=2010-08-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Unfunded+Mandates+Reform+Act%3A+History%2C+Impact%2C+and+Issues&rft.title=Unfunded+Mandates+Reform+Act%3A+History%2C+Impact%2C+and+Issues&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40957_20100813.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R40957 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP): Status and Issues AN - 818792709; 2010-638097 AB - The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246, 2008 farm bill) created the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) to support the establishment and production of eligible crops for conversion to bioenergy in selected areas and to assist agricultural and forest land owners and operators with collection, harvest, storage, and transportation of eligible material for use in a biomass conversion facility. While BCAP remains to be fully implemented, concerns regarding eligibility, sustainability, and funding continue to be discussed. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 13 2010, 14 pp. AU - Stubbs, Megan Y1 - 2010/08/13/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 13 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Agricultural policy and agricultural research KW - United States KW - Storage KW - Agricultural policy KW - Farms KW - Food KW - Production KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792709?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Stubbs%2C+Megan&rft.aulast=Stubbs&rft.aufirst=Megan&rft.date=2010-08-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Biomass+Crop+Assistance+Program+%28BCAP%29%3A+Status+and+Issues&rft.title=Biomass+Crop+Assistance+Program+%28BCAP%29%3A+Status+and+Issues&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41296_20100813.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41296 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Turkey: Politics of Identity and Power AN - 818792470; 2010-638094 AB - Turkey has long been a valued US NATO ally and strategic partner, with past administrations viewing it as a secular democracy that could serve as an inspiration or model for other Muslim majority countries -- However, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has made foreign policy decisions that have led some longtime US observers to question its future course. The main theme of the report is that the ongoing struggle for power in Turkey will determine the country's identity, and that will have enormous consequences for US policymakers. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 13 2010, 28 pp. AU - Migdalovitz, Carol Y1 - 2010/08/13/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 13 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Government - Forms of government KW - Politics - Political ideologies and movements KW - United States KW - Turkey KW - Democracy KW - Foreign relations KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792470?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Migdalovitz%2C+Carol&rft.aulast=Migdalovitz&rft.aufirst=Carol&rft.date=2010-08-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Turkey%3A+Politics+of+Identity+and+Power&rft.title=Turkey%3A+Politics+of+Identity+and+Power&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41368_20100813.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41368 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The European Union's Response to the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis AN - 818792452; 2010-638095 AB - The purpose of this report is to assess the response of the European Union (EU) to the 2007-2009 financial crisis in terms of the financial regulatory changes the EU has made or is planning to make. The countries examined are Germany and the UK, which have single financial regulators; the Netherlands, which has a twin peaks regulatory structure; and Spain, which has a functional structure. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 13 2010, 20 pp. AU - Eubanks, Walter W Y1 - 2010/08/13/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 13 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - International relations - Regional organizations KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic conditions KW - Business and service sector - Business finance KW - European Union KW - Finance KW - Economic conditions KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792452?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Eubanks%2C+Walter+W&rft.aulast=Eubanks&rft.aufirst=Walter&rft.date=2010-08-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+European+Union%27s+Response+to+the+2007-2009+Financial+Crisis&rft.title=The+European+Union%27s+Response+to+the+2007-2009+Financial+Crisis&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41367_20100813.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41367 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 AN - 818791940; 2010-638098 AB - Since enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Post-9/11 GI Bill; P.L. 110-252; Title 38 U.S.C., Chapter 33), there has been discussion of problems and possible enhancements to improve the program's implementation, administration, and benefits. This report summarizes provisions in the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 (S. 3447), as reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on August 5, 2010, for full Senate consideration. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 13 2010, 15 pp. AU - Dortch, Cassandria Y1 - 2010/08/13/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 13 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Education and education policy - Education KW - United States KW - Veterans KW - Educational assistance KW - Educational policy KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818791940?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Dortch%2C+Cassandria&rft.aulast=Dortch&rft.aufirst=Cassandria&rft.date=2010-08-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Post-9%2F11+Veterans+Educational+Assistance+Improvements+Act+of+2010&rft.title=The+Post-9%2F11+Veterans+Educational+Assistance+Improvements+Act+of+2010&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41356_20100813.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41356 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Iran-Iraq Relations AN - 818791808; 2010-638093 AB - With the threat from Saddam Hussein's regime removed, Iran seeks, at a minimum, to ensure that Iraq can never again become a threat to Iran, whether or not there are US forces present in Iraq. Some believe that Iran wishes to harness Iraq to Iran's broader policy goals, such as defense against international criticism of and sanctions against Iran's nuclear program, and to enlist Iraq's help in suppressing Iranian dissidents located inside Iraq -- while others believe Iran sees Iraq primarily as as providing lucrative investment opportunities and a growing market for Iranian products and contracts. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 13 2010, 11 pp. AU - Katzman, Kenneth Y1 - 2010/08/13/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 13 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - International relations - International relations KW - Threats KW - Iran KW - Foreign relations KW - Iraq KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818791808?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Katzman%2C+Kenneth&rft.aulast=Katzman&rft.aufirst=Kenneth&rft.date=2010-08-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Iran-Iraq+Relations&rft.title=Iran-Iraq+Relations&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22323_20100813.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RS22323 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Proposed Amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): Senate and House Bills Compared with Current Law AN - 818792692; 2010-638101 AB - On April 15, 2010, Senator Lautenberg introduced legislation (S. 3209) to amend the core provisions of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Title I, and Representatives Waxman and Rush introduced comprehensive legislation to amend TSCA (H.R. 5820) on July 22, 2010. This report compares key provisions of S. 3209, as introduced, H.R. 5820, as introduced, and current law (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 12 2010, 66 pp. AU - Schierow, Linda-Jo Y1 - 2010/08/12/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 12 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Environment and environmental policy - Radioactive and dangerous substances KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - United States Congress KW - Hazardous materials KW - Legislation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792692?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Schierow%2C+Linda-Jo&rft.aulast=Schierow&rft.aufirst=Linda-Jo&rft.date=2010-08-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Proposed+Amendments+to+the+Toxic+Substances+Control+Act+%28TSCA%29%3A+Senate+and+House+Bills+Compared+with+Current+Law&rft.title=Proposed+Amendments+to+the+Toxic+Substances+Control+Act+%28TSCA%29%3A+Senate+and+House+Bills+Compared+with+Current+Law&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41335_20100812.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41335 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Birthright Citizenship under the 14th Amendment of Persons Born in the United States to Alien Parents AN - 818792585; 2010-638100 AB - Over the last decade, concern about illegal immigration has sporadically led to a reexamination of a long-established tenet of US citizenship, codified in the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution and 301(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1401(a)), that a person who is born in the US, subject to its jurisdiction, is a citizen of the US regardless of the race, ethnicity, or alienage of the parents. This report traces the history of this principle under US law and discusses some of the legislation in recent Congresses intended to alter it. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 12 2010, 18 pp. AU - Lee, Margaret Mikyung Y1 - 2010/08/12/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 12 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Law and ethics - Citizenship, immigration, and immigration law and policy KW - Social conditions and policy - Marriage and family life KW - United States KW - Citizenship KW - Parents KW - Aliens KW - Legislation KW - Constitutions KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792585?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Lee%2C+Margaret+Mikyung&rft.aulast=Lee&rft.aufirst=Margaret&rft.date=2010-08-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Birthright+Citizenship+under+the+14th+Amendment+of+Persons+Born+in+the+United+States+to+Alien+Parents&rft.title=Birthright+Citizenship+under+the+14th+Amendment+of+Persons+Born+in+the+United+States+to+Alien+Parents&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33079_20100812.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL33079 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Uzbekistan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests AN - 818792554; 2010-638099 AB - Uzbekistan is a potential Central Asian regional power by virtue of its relatively large population, energy, and other resources, and location in the heart of the region; however, it has failed to make progress in economic and political reforms, and many observers criticize its human rights record. This report discusses US policy and assistance and basic facts, and biographical information is provided. Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 12 2010, 11 pp. AU - Nichol, Jim Y1 - 2010/08/12/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 12 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - International relations - International relations KW - United States KW - Human rights KW - Uzbekistan KW - Foreign relations KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792554?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Nichol%2C+Jim&rft.aulast=Nichol&rft.aufirst=Jim&rft.date=2010-08-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Uzbekistan%3A+Recent+Developments+and+U.S.+Interests&rft.title=Uzbekistan%3A+Recent+Developments+and+U.S.+Interests&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS21238_20100812.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RS21238 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Impact of a Citywide Sanitation Program in Northeast Brazil on Intestinal Parasites Infection in Young Children AN - 1677913849; 14024844 AB - Sanitation affects health, especially that of young children. Residents of Salvador, in Northeast Brazil, have had a high prevalence of intestinal parasites. A citywide sanitation intervention started in 1996 aimed to raise the level of sewer coverage from 26% to 80% of households. We evaluated the impact of this intervention on the prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichuria, and Giardia duodenalis infections in preschool children. The evaluation was composed of two cross-sectional studies (1998 and 2003-2004), each of a sample of 681 and 976 children 1-4 years of age, respectively. Children were sampled from 24 sentinel areas chosen to represent the range of environmental conditions in the study site. Data were collected using an individual/household questionnaire, and an environmental survey was conducted in each area before and after the intervention to assess basic household and neighborhood sanitation conditions. Stool samples were examined for the presence of intestinal parasites. The effect of the intervention was estimated by hierarchical modeling, fitting a sequence of multivariate regression models. The prevalence of A. lumbricoides infection was reduced from 24.4% to 12.0%, T. trichuria from 18.0% to 5.0%, and G. duodenalis from 14.1% to 5.3%. Most of this reduction appeared to be explained by the increased coverage in each neighborhood by the sewage system constructed during the intervention. The key explanatory variable was thus an ecological measure of exposure and not household-based, suggesting that the parasite transmission prevented by the program was mainly in the public (vs. the domestic) domain. This study, using advanced statistical modeling to control for individual and ecological potential confounders, demonstrates the impact on intestinal parasites of sanitation improvements implemented at the scale of a large population. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Barreto, Mauricio L AU - Genser, Bernd AU - Strina, Agostino AU - Teixeira, Maria Gloria AU - Assis, Ana Marlucia O AU - Rego, Rita F AU - Teles, Carlos A AU - Prado, Matildes S AU - Matos, Sheila MA AU - Alcantara-Neves, Neuza M AU - Cairncross, Sandy AD - Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom Y1 - 2010/08/12/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 12 SP - 1637 EP - 1642 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Ascaris KW - Brazil KW - developing countries KW - Giardia KW - sanitation intervention KW - sewer KW - Trichuris KW - urban health KW - Parasites KW - Ecological monitoring KW - Sanitation KW - Households KW - Statistical methods KW - Samples KW - Children UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677913849?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Impact+of+a+Citywide+Sanitation+Program+in+Northeast+Brazil+on+Intestinal+Parasites+Infection+in+Young+Children&rft.au=Barreto%2C+Mauricio+L%3BGenser%2C+Bernd%3BStrina%2C+Agostino%3BTeixeira%2C+Maria+Gloria%3BAssis%2C+Ana+Marlucia+O%3BRego%2C+Rita+F%3BTeles%2C+Carlos+A%3BPrado%2C+Matildes+S%3BMatos%2C+Sheila+MA%3BAlcantara-Neves%2C+Neuza+M%3BCairncross%2C+Sandy&rft.aulast=Barreto&rft.aufirst=Mauricio&rft.date=2010-08-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Turkey%3A+Politics+of+Identity+and+Power&rft.title=Turkey%3A+Politics+of+Identity+and+Power&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002058 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An enriched environment mitigates the brain-disruptive effects of prenatal diethylstilbestrol exposure in mice AN - 877583232; 13147429 AB - An enriched environment is known to promote structural changes in the brain and to enhance learning and memory performance in rodents. We previously reported that prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) impaired passive avoidance responses and increased levels of phosphorylated Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (pCaMKII) in the hippocampus of mice. In this study, we examined whether an enriched environment affects the behavioral and neurochemical changes induced in mice prenatally exposed to DES. Male DES-exposed mice were placed in a standard or enriched environment at 3 weeks of age and subjected to behavioral testing after 3 weeks of exposure to these environments. Immunoblot analysis and 5-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) immunohistochemistry were then performed. In DES-exposed mice reared in an enriched environment, passive avoidance responses were significantly improved compared to those in mice reared in a standard environment. Moreover, the increase in level of pCaMKII in the hippocampus of DES-exposed mice was reversed by rearing in an enriched environment. Numbers of BrdU-positive cells in the dentate gyrus were significantly increased in normal and DES-exposed mice reared in the enriched environment compared to those in mice reared in the standard environment. These findings suggest that rearing in an enriched environment may mitigate the defects in brain function induced by prenatal exposure to endocrine disrupters such as DES. JF - Neuroscience AU - Soeda, F AU - Tanaka, A AU - Shirasaki, T AU - Takahama, K AD - Department of Environmental and Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan, takahama@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp Y1 - 2010/08/11/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 11 SP - 223 EP - 228 PB - Elsevier Science, The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB UK VL - 169 IS - 1 SN - 0306-4522, 0306-4522 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; CSA Neurosciences Abstracts KW - Age KW - Enrichment KW - X 24310:Pharmaceuticals KW - N3 11001:Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/877583232?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Neuroscience&rft.atitle=An+enriched+environment+mitigates+the+brain-disruptive+effects+of+prenatal+diethylstilbestrol+exposure+in+mice&rft.au=Soeda%2C+F%3BTanaka%2C+A%3BShirasaki%2C+T%3BTakahama%2C+K&rft.aulast=Soeda&rft.aufirst=F&rft.date=2010-08-11&rft.volume=169&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=223&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Neuroscience&rft.issn=03064522&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.neuroscience.2010.04.047 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Enrichment DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.04.047 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ecologically based management of rodents in lowland irrigated rice fields in Indonesia AN - 755135456; 13638363 AB - Context. Overabundant rodents cause considerable crop damage and, in developing countries of South-east Asia, rodents can be an obstacle to attempts at alleviating poverty. Management is often based on the use of chemicals that can harm non-target species. Therefore, an effective and environmentally benign management approach such as ecologically based rodent management (EBRM) is desirable. Aims. We compared the effectiveness of EBRM to that of conventional management on populations of rice-field rats (Rattus argentiventer). Methods. The study was conducted as a large-scale replicated field trial in lowland irrigated rice fields in West Java, Indonesia. EBRM actions included habitat manipulations, removal of rats with trap barrier systems, coordinated rat-control campaigns and synchrony of cropping on the village level. We measured abundance, population structure, and breeding of rice-field rats as well as rice production and crop damage caused by rats. Key results.Although there was no overall effect of the EBRM treatment on rat abundance, we found decreasing rat abundance in rice-field habitats at the late cropping stage in treated villages and a decrease in body size of rats. In addition, we found fewer reproducing females when EBRM was applied than with the application of conventional methods, whereas male reproductive condition did not decrease. Overall, there was a reduction in mean crop damage when EBRM was applied (4.4 c 0.4% in treatments v. 2.5 c 0.4% in experimental controls), which translated into 6% higher rice production. Conclusions. The results demonstrated that EBRM is an appropriate approach to manage overabundant rodents in irrigated lowland rice-based agro-ecosystems and possibly in other agro-ecosystems. This will provide substantial benefits for smallholder farming communities in developing countries and most likely benefits for ecosystem health. Implications. The EBRM approach should be used routinely in irrigated lowland rice crops that are at risk of damage by rice-field rats. JF - Wildlife Research AU - Jacob, Jens AU - Singleton, [lname]Sudarmaji (C) [fname]Grant R AU - Herawati, [lname]Rahmini (C) [fname]Nur A AU - Brown, Peter R AD - CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, GPO Box 284, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, jens.jacob@jki.bund.de Y1 - 2010/08/11/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 11 SP - 418 EP - 427 PB - CSIRO Publishing, PO Box 1139 Collingwood Vic. 3066 Australia VL - 37 IS - 5 SN - 1035-3712, 1035-3712 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Abundance KW - Indonesia KW - Plant breeding KW - body size KW - villages KW - Crops KW - Rats KW - Computer programs KW - Rice fields KW - Body size KW - Asia KW - Oryza sativa KW - Habitat KW - Rattus KW - Population structure KW - Developing countries KW - rodents KW - abundance KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/755135456?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Wildlife+Research&rft.atitle=Ecologically+based+management+of+rodents+in+lowland+irrigated+rice+fields+in+Indonesia&rft.au=Jacob%2C+Jens%3BSingleton%2C+%5Blname%5DSudarmaji+%28C%29+%5Bfname%5DGrant+R%3BHerawati%2C+%5Blname%5DRahmini+%28C%29+%5Bfname%5DNur+A%3BBrown%2C+Peter+R&rft.aulast=Jacob&rft.aufirst=Jens&rft.date=2010-08-11&rft.volume=37&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=418&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Wildlife+Research&rft.issn=10353712&rft_id=info:doi/10.1071%2FWR10030 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-03-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Computer programs; Rice fields; Abundance; Plant breeding; Body size; Population structure; Habitat; Developing countries; Crops; Rats; body size; villages; rodents; abundance; Rattus; Oryza sativa; Indonesia; Asia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WR10030 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Speed of Presidential and Senate Actions on Supreme Court Nominations, 1900-2010 AN - 822515832; 2010-638102 AB - The speed with which appointments to the Supreme Court move through various stages in the nomination-and-confirmation process is often of great interest not only to all parties directly involved, but, as well, to the nation as a whole. This report provides information on the amount of time taken to act on all Supreme Court nominations occurring between 1900 and the present. Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 6 2010, 49 pp. AU - Garrett, R Sam AU - Rutkus, Denis Steven Y1 - 2010/08/06/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 06 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Politics - Elections and voting KW - Government - Public administration KW - Efficiency, Administrative KW - United States Supreme court KW - Nominations KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/822515832?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Garrett%2C+R+Sam%3BRutkus%2C+Denis+Steven&rft.aulast=Garrett&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=2010-08-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Speed+of+Presidential+and+Senate+Actions+on+Supreme+Court+Nominations%2C+1900-2010&rft.title=Speed+of+Presidential+and+Senate+Actions+on+Supreme+Court+Nominations%2C+1900-2010&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33118_20100806.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL33118 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Region AN - 822515498; 2010-638103 AB - Four species of non-indigenous Asian carp are expanding their range in US waterways, resulting in a variety of concerns and problems. Three species -- bighead, silver, and black carp -- are of particular note, based on the perceived degree of environmental concern. Current controversy relates to what measures might be necessary and sufficient to prevent movement of Asian carp from the Mississippi River drainage into the Great Lakes through the Chicago Area Waterway System. Bills have been introduced in the 111th Congress to direct actions to avoid the possibility of carp becoming established in the Great Lakes. Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 6 2010, 23 pp. AU - Buck, Eugene H AU - Upton, Harold F AU - Stern, Charles V AU - Nichols, James E Y1 - 2010/08/06/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 06 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Environment and environmental policy - Ecology and environmental policy KW - Environment and environmental policy - Water, waterways, and water management KW - United States Congress KW - Drainage KW - Wildlife conservation KW - Waterways KW - Mississippi river KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/822515498?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Buck%2C+Eugene+H%3BUpton%2C+Harold+F%3BStern%2C+Charles+V%3BNichols%2C+James+E&rft.aulast=Buck&rft.aufirst=Eugene&rft.date=2010-08-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Asian+Carp+and+the+Great+Lakes+Region&rft.title=Asian+Carp+and+the+Great+Lakes+Region&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41082_20100806.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41082 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Association between Bone Turnover, Micronutrient Intake, and Blood Lead Levels in Pre-and Postmenopausal Women, NHANES 1999-2002 AN - 851465241; 14024836 AB - Blood lead levels (BLLs) have been shown to increase during periods of high bone turnover such as pregnancy and menopause. We examined the associations between bone turnover and micronutrient intake with BLLs in women 20-85 years of age (n = 2,671) participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2002. Serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP) and urinary cross-linked N-telopeptides (NTx) were measured as markers of bone formation and resorption, respectively. Lead was quantified in whole blood. The association between tertiles of BAP and NTx, and BLLs was examined using linear regression with natural log-transformed BLLs as the dependent variable and interpreted as the percent difference in geometric mean BLLs. In adjusted analyses, mean BLLs among postmenopausal women in the upper tertiles of NTx and BAP were 34% [95% confidence interval (CI), 23%-45%] and 30% (95% CI, 17%-43%) higher than BLLs among women in the lowest tertiles of NTx and BAP, respectively. These associations were weaker, but remained statistically significant, among premenopausal women (NTx: 10%; 95% CI, 0.60%-19%; BAP: 14%; 95% CI, 6%-22%). Within tertiles of NTx and BAP, calcium intake above the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI), compared with below the DRI, was associated with lower mean BLLs among postmenopausal women but not premenopausal women, although most of the associations were not statistically significant. We observed similar associations for vitamin D supplement use. Bone resorption and bone formation were associated with a significant increase in BLLs among pre-and postmenopausal women. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Jackson, Leila W AU - Cromer, Barbara A AU - Panneerselvamm, Ashok AD - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Y1 - 2010/08/05/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 05 SP - 1590 EP - 1596 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Calcium & Calcified Tissue Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - bone resorption KW - calcium KW - iron KW - lead KW - osteogenesis KW - premenopause KW - postmenopause KW - vitamin D KW - Age KW - Calcium KW - Statistical analysis KW - Nutrition KW - Lead KW - Post-menopause KW - Bone resorption KW - Micronutrients KW - Osteogenesis KW - Diets KW - post-menopause KW - micronutrients KW - Blood levels KW - Pregnancy KW - Bone KW - Blood KW - Alkaline phosphatase KW - Vitamin D KW - Urine KW - Dietary supplements KW - Bone turnover KW - Females KW - Menopause KW - T 2020:Nutrition and Metabolism KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/851465241?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Association+between+Bone+Turnover%2C+Micronutrient+Intake%2C+and+Blood+Lead+Levels+in+Pre-and+Postmenopausal+Women%2C+NHANES+1999-2002&rft.au=Jackson%2C+Leila+W%3BCromer%2C+Barbara+A%3BPanneerselvamm%2C+Ashok&rft.aulast=Jackson&rft.aufirst=Leila&rft.date=2010-08-05&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1590&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002158 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Age; Calcium; Statistical analysis; Nutrition; Lead; Pregnancy; Blood; Vitamin D; Alkaline phosphatase; Post-menopause; Dietary supplements; Bone resorption; Bone turnover; Micronutrients; Menopause; Osteogenesis; Diets; Bone; post-menopause; Urine; micronutrients; Females; Blood levels DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002158 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Federal Cocaine Sentencing Disparity: Sentencing Guidelines, Jurisprudence, and Legislation AN - 818792782; 2010-638105 AB - Pursuant to the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, Congress established basic sentencing levels for crack cocaine offenses. Although the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 revises these penalties, there still remains a disparity in the threshold amount of powder cocaine and crack cocaine that triggers the mandatory minimums in 21 U.S.C. 841. Tables, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 5 2010, 22 pp. AU - Yeh, Brian T Y1 - 2010/08/05/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 05 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Administration of justice - Judgments and sentences KW - Social conditions and policy - Drinking, smoking, and drug addiction KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - Crack cocaine KW - Jurisprudence KW - Sentences (law) KW - Cocaine KW - Legislation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792782?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Yeh%2C+Brian+T&rft.aulast=Yeh&rft.aufirst=Brian&rft.date=2010-08-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Federal+Cocaine+Sentencing+Disparity%3A+Sentencing+Guidelines%2C+Jurisprudence%2C+and+Legislation&rft.title=Federal+Cocaine+Sentencing+Disparity%3A+Sentencing+Guidelines%2C+Jurisprudence%2C+and+Legislation&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33318_20100805.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL33318 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Iraq: Map Sources AN - 818792487; 2010-638104 AB - This report identifies online sources for maps of Iraq, including government, library, and organizational websites selected on the basis of their authoritativeness and the range, quality, and uniqueness of the maps they provide. Maps of Iraq, the Middle East, significant security incidents in Iraq, and public views of security in Iraq have been provided. Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 5 2010, 6 pp. AU - Fischer, Hannah Y1 - 2010/08/05/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 05 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Environment and environmental policy - Geography and cartography KW - Education and education policy - Libraries KW - Libraries KW - Maps KW - Middle East KW - Iraq KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792487?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Fischer%2C+Hannah&rft.aulast=Fischer&rft.aufirst=Hannah&rft.date=2010-08-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Iraq%3A+Map+Sources&rft.title=Iraq%3A+Map+Sources&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS21396_20100805.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RS21396 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The TANF Emergency Contingency Fund AN - 818792082; 2010-638106 AB - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) created a 5 billion dollar Emergency Contingency Fund (ECF) within the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant to help states, Indian tribes, and the territories pay for additional economic aid to families during the current economic downturn. President Obama's FY2011 budget proposed continuing emergency funds through FY2011, and H.R. 5893 would extend emergency funds through FY2011. Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 4 2010, 10 pp. AU - Falk, Gene Y1 - 2010/08/04/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 04 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic conditions KW - Obama, Barack KW - Block grants KW - Appropriations and expenditures KW - Budget, Government KW - Economic conditions KW - Economic stabilization KW - Government loans and grants KW - Legislation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792082?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Falk%2C+Gene&rft.aulast=Falk&rft.aufirst=Gene&rft.date=2010-08-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+TANF+Emergency+Contingency+Fund&rft.title=The+TANF+Emergency+Contingency+Fund&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41078_20100804.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41078 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Family and Medical Leave Act: Current Legislative Activity AN - 818792606; 2010-638107 AB - With passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA, P.L. 103-3), Congress mandated in Title I that private employers with at least 50 employees and public employers of any size provide job-protected unpaid leave for 12 workweeks in a 12-month period to employees who meet the length-of-service and hours-of-work eligibility requirement in order to care for their own children or parent's health needs. This report discusses the law's application to federal government employees and also the changes and amendments to the law over time. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Aug 3 2010, 15 pp. AU - Levine, Linda Y1 - 2010/08/03/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 03 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Labor conditions and policy - Labor conditions, wages, salaries, and benefits KW - Labor conditions and policy - Work and labor KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - Health conditions and policy - Health and health policy KW - United States Congress KW - Sick leave KW - Employees KW - Leave of absence KW - Legislation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792606?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Levine%2C+Linda&rft.aulast=Levine&rft.aufirst=Linda&rft.date=2010-08-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Family+and+Medical+Leave+Act%3A+Current+Legislative+Activity&rft.title=The+Family+and+Medical+Leave+Act%3A+Current+Legislative+Activity&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL31760_20100803.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL31760 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An Emerging Role for Epigenetic Dysregulation in Arsenic Toxicity and Carcinogenesis AN - 1677903080; 14389139 AB - Exposure to arsenic, an established human carcinogen, through consumption of highly contaminated drinking water is a worldwide public health concern. Several mechanisms by which arsenical compounds induce tumorigenesis have been proposed, including oxidative stress, genotoxic damage, and chromosomal abnormalities. Recent studies have suggested that epigenetic mechanisms may also mediate toxicity and carcinogenicity resulting from arsenic exposure. We examined the evidence supporting the roles of the three major epigenetic mechanisms--DNA methylation, histone modification, and microRNA (miRNA) expression--in arsenic toxicity and, in particular, carcinogenicity. We also investigated future research directions necessary to clarify epigenetic and other mechanisms in humans. We conducted a PubMed search of arsenic exposure and epigenetic modification through April 2010 and summarized the in vitro and in vivo research findings, from both our group and others, on arsenic-associated epigenetic alteration and its potential role in toxicity and carcinogenicity. Arsenic exposure has been shown to alter methylation levels of both global DNA and gene promoters; histone acetylation, methylation, and phosphorylation; and miRNA expression, in studies analyzing mainly a limited number of epigenetic end points. Systematic epigenomic studies in human populations exposed to arsenic or in patients with arsenic-associated cancer have not yet been performed. Such studies would help to elucidate the relationship between arsenic exposure, epigenetic dysregulation, and carcinogenesis and are becoming feasible because of recent technological advancements. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Ren, Xuefeng AU - McHale, Cliona M AU - Skibola, Christine F AU - Smith, Allan H AU - Smith, Martyn T AU - Zhang, Luoping AD - Division of Environmental Health Sciences and Y1 - 2010/08/02/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 02 SP - 11 EP - 19 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 119 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - arsenic carcinogenesis KW - arsenical compounds KW - DNA methylation KW - epigenetics KW - histone modification KW - microRNA KW - Biocompatibility KW - Arsenic KW - Histones KW - Carcinogenicity KW - Human KW - Toxicity KW - Carcinogens KW - Methylation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677903080?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=An+Emerging+Role+for+Epigenetic+Dysregulation+in+Arsenic+Toxicity+and+Carcinogenesis&rft.au=Ren%2C+Xuefeng%3BMcHale%2C+Cliona+M%3BSkibola%2C+Christine+F%3BSmith%2C+Allan+H%3BSmith%2C+Martyn+T%3BZhang%2C+Luoping&rft.aulast=Ren&rft.aufirst=Xuefeng&rft.date=2010-08-02&rft.volume=119&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=11&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002114 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002114 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Salmonella Mutagenicity Assay: The Stethoscope of Genetic Toxicology for the 21st Century AN - 1671409494; 14024825 AB - According to the 2007 National Research Council report Toxicology for the Twenty-First Century, modern methods (e.g., "omics," in vitro assays, high-throughput testing, computational methods) will lead to the emergence of a new approach to toxicology. The Salmonella mammalian microsome mutagenicity assay has been central to the field of genetic toxicology since the 1970s. Here we document the paradigm shifts engendered by the assay, the validation and applications of the assay, and how the assay is a model for future in vitro toxicology assays. We searched PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Knowledge using key words relevant to the Salmonella assay and additional genotoxicity assays. We merged the citations, removing duplicates, and categorized the papers by year and topic. The Salmonella assay led to two paradigm shifts: that some carcinogens were mutagens and that some environmental samples (e.g., air, water, soil, food, combustion emissions) were mutagenic. Although there are > 10,000 publications on the Salmonella assay, covering tens of thousands of agents, data on even more agents probably exist in unpublished form, largely as proprietary studies by industry. The Salmonella assay is a model for the development of 21st century in vitro toxicology assays in terms of the establishment of standard procedures, ability to test various agents, transferability across laboratories, validation and testing, and structure-activity analysis. Similar to a stethoscope as a first-line, inexpensive tool in medicine, the Salmonella assay can serve a similar, indispensable role in the foreseeable future of 21st century toxicology. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Claxton, Larry D AU - de A Umbuzeiro, Gisela AU - DeMarini, David M AD - Genetic and Cellular Toxicology Branch, Integrated Systems Toxicology Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA Y1 - 2010/08/02/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 02 SP - 1515 EP - 1522 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Ames assay KW - carcinogenicity KW - 21st century toxicology KW - genetic toxicology KW - high-throughput assays KW - Salmonella assay KW - Salmonella mutagenicity assay KW - Assaying KW - Genetics KW - Mutagenicity KW - Mathematical models KW - In vitro testing KW - Stethoscopes KW - Salmonella KW - Toxicology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671409494?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=The+Salmonella+Mutagenicity+Assay%3A+The+Stethoscope+of+Genetic+Toxicology+for+the+21st+Century&rft.au=Claxton%2C+Larry+D%3Bde+A+Umbuzeiro%2C+Gisela%3BDeMarini%2C+David+M&rft.aulast=Claxton&rft.aufirst=Larry&rft.date=2010-08-02&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1515&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002336 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002336 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - PBDE Concentrations in Women: Harley et al. Respond AN - 918040234; 13748333 AB - ABSTRACT NOT AVAILABLE JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Harley, Kim G AU - Jewell, Nicholas P AU - Aguilar, Raul AU - Marks, Amy R AU - Chevrier, Jonathan AU - Bradman, Asa AU - Eskenazi, Brenda AD - Center for Children's Environmental Health Research, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - A330 EP - A331 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States of America VL - 118 IS - 8 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - polybrominated diphenyl ethers KW - Females KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/918040234?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=PBDE+Concentrations+in+Women%3A+Harley+et+al.+Respond&rft.au=Harley%2C+Kim+G%3BJewell%2C+Nicholas+P%3BAguilar%2C+Raul%3BMarks%2C+Amy+R%3BChevrier%2C+Jonathan%3BBradman%2C+Asa%3BEskenazi%2C+Brenda&rft.aulast=Harley&rft.aufirst=Kim&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=A330&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002283R LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Females DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002283R ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Effect of Retention Interval on the Confidence-Accuracy Relationship for Eyewitness Identification AN - 902077945; 201123431 AB - Recent research using a calibration approach indicates that eyewitness confidence assessments obtained immediately after a positive identification decision provide a useful guide as to the likely accuracy of the identification. This study extended research on the boundary conditions of the confidence-accuracy (CA) relationship by varying the retention interval between encoding and identification test. Participants (N=1,063) viewed one of five different targets in a community setting and attempted an identification from an 8-person target-present or -absent lineup either immediately or several weeks later. Compared to the immediate condition, the delay condition produced greater overconfidence and lower diagnosticity. However, for choosers at both retention intervals there was a meaningful CA relationship and diagnosticity was much stronger at high than low confidence levels. Adapted from the source document. JF - Law and Human Behavior AU - Sauer, James AU - Brewer, Neil AU - Zweck, Tick AU - Weber, Nathan AD - School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - August 2010 SP - 337 EP - 347 PB - Springer Science+Business Media Inc, New York NY VL - 34 IS - 4 SN - 0147-7307, 0147-7307 KW - Attrition KW - Decisions KW - article KW - 1653: social control; police, penology, & correctional problems UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/902077945?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Asocabs&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Law+and+Human+Behavior&rft.atitle=The+Effect+of+Retention+Interval+on+the+Confidence-Accuracy+Relationship+for+Eyewitness+Identification&rft.au=Sauer%2C+James%3BBrewer%2C+Neil%3BZweck%2C+Tick%3BWeber%2C+Nathan&rft.aulast=Sauer&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=337&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Law+and+Human+Behavior&rft.issn=01477307&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10979-009-9192-x LA - English DB - Sociological Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2011-11-02 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - CODEN - LHBEDM N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Attrition; Decisions DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10979-009-9192-x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The challenges of quantitative evaluation of a multi-setting, multi-strategy community-based childhood obesity prevention programme: lessons learnt from the eat well be active Community Programs in South Australia AN - 899131354; 13937703 AB - To describe the rationale, development and implementation of the quantitative component of evaluation of a multi-setting, multi-strategy, community-based childhood obesity prevention project (the eat well be active (ewba) Community Programs) and the challenges associated with this process and some potential solutions. ewba has a quasi-experimental design with intervention and comparison communities. Baseline data were collected in 2006 and post-intervention measures will be taken from a non-matched cohort in 2009. Schoolchildren aged 10-12 years were chosen as one litmus group for evaluation purposes. Thirty-nine primary schools in two metropolitan and two rural communities in South Australia. A total of 1732 10-12-year-old school students completed a nutrition and/or a physical activity questionnaire and 1637 had anthropometric measures taken; 983 parents, 286 teachers, thirty-six principals, twenty-six canteen and thirteen out-of-school-hours care (OSHC) workers completed Program-specific questionnaires developed for each of these target groups. The overall child response rate for the study was 49 %. Sixty-five per cent, 43 %, 90 %, 90 % and 68 % of parent, teachers, principals, canteen and OSHC workers respectively, completed and returned questionnaires. A number of practical, logistical and methodological challenges were experienced when undertaking this data collection. Learnings from the process of quantitative baseline data collection for the ewba Community Programs can provide insights for other researchers planning similar studies with similar methods, particularly those evaluating multi-strategy programmes across multiple settings. JF - Public Health Nutrition AU - Wilson, Annabelle M AU - Magarey, Anthea M AU - Dollman, James AU - Jones, Michelle AU - Mastersson, Nadia AD - Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Flinders University of South Australia, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia, annabelle.wilson@flinders.edu.au Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - 1262 EP - 1270 PB - Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU UK VL - 13 IS - 8 SN - 1368-9800, 1368-9800 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Australia, South Australia KW - Children KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/899131354?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Public+Health+Nutrition&rft.atitle=The+challenges+of+quantitative+evaluation+of+a+multi-setting%2C+multi-strategy+community-based+childhood+obesity+prevention+programme%3A+lessons+learnt+from+the+eat+well+be+active+Community+Programs+in+South+Australia&rft.au=Wilson%2C+Annabelle+M%3BMagarey%2C+Anthea+M%3BDollman%2C+James%3BJones%2C+Michelle%3BMastersson%2C+Nadia&rft.aulast=Wilson&rft.aufirst=Annabelle&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=13&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=1262&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Public+Health+Nutrition&rft.issn=13689800&rft_id=info:doi/10.1017%2FS1368980009991807 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-10-01 N1 - Number of references - 1 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Children; Australia, South Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980009991807 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - "That Could Be Me Squishing Chips on Someone's Car." How Friends Can Positively Influence Bullying Behaviors AN - 899129599; 13751487 AB - Semi-structured one-on-one interviews with a purposive sample of 51 grade 7 students (12years old) who reported bullying others explored what might encourage students to stop bullying others. The theoretical perspectives of symbolic interactionism, in particular the development of self and definition of the situation, were used to inform this study. Dissonance theory was used to understand how students felt about their bullying behaviors. The theme of peer group emerged as an influence when considering desisting bullying others. Feelings of dissonance reinforced by peers and the need to be accepted by peers facilitated positive changes if significant peers disapproved of bullying. Some students changed friendship groups to move away from negative situations, representing significant development of self. School-based programs can work to enhance the positive influence of prosocial students, to focus on the development of self, and to reduce the social status achieved by some through bullying others. JF - Journal of Primary Prevention AU - Burns, Sharyn AU - Cross, Donna AU - Maycock, Bruce AD - Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U198, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - 209 EP - 222 PB - Springer-Verlag, Tiergartenstrasse 17 Heidelberg 69121 Germany VL - 31 IS - 4 SN - 0278-095X, 0278-095X KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - bullying KW - social class KW - Behavior KW - prevention KW - H 11000:Diseases/Injuries/Trauma UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/899129599?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Primary+Prevention&rft.atitle=%22That+Could+Be+Me+Squishing+Chips+on+Someone%27s+Car.%22+How+Friends+Can+Positively+Influence+Bullying+Behaviors&rft.au=Burns%2C+Sharyn%3BCross%2C+Donna%3BMaycock%2C+Bruce&rft.aulast=Burns&rft.aufirst=Sharyn&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=209&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Primary+Prevention&rft.issn=0278095X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10935-010-0218-4 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-04-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bullying; social class; Behavior; prevention DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10935-010-0218-4 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Differential mechanisms for the inhibition of human cytochrome P450 1A2 by apigenin and genistein AN - 883028401; 15242283 AB - The inhibitory effects of flavonoids on the human cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) were examined. Among flavonoids tested, galangin, kaempferol, chrysin, and apigenin were potent inhibitors. Although apigenin belonging to flavones and genistein belonging to isoflavones are similar in the chemical structures, the inhibitory potencies for CYP1A2 were distinguished markedly between these two flavonoids. In computer-docking simulation, apigenin interacted with the same mode of cocrystallized -naphthoflavone in the active site of CYP1A2, and then the B ring of apigenin was placed close to the heme iron of the enzyme with a single orientation. In contrast, the docked genistein conformation showed two different binding modes, and the A ring of genistein was oriented to the heme iron of CYP1A2. Furthermore, the binding free energy of apigenin was lower than that of genistein. These results demonstrate a possible mechanism that causes the differential inhibitory potencies of apigenin and genistein for CYP1A2. [copy 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 24:230-234, 2010; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/jbt.20328 JF - Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology AU - Shimada, Hideaki AU - Eto, Masashi AU - Ohtaguro, Misa AU - Ohtsubo, Michihiro AU - Mizukami, Yosuke AU - Ide, Tsuyoshi AU - Imamura, Yorishige AD - Faculty of Education, Kumamoto University, 2-40-1 Kurokami, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan, hshimada@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - 230 EP - 234 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 24 IS - 4 SN - 1099-0461, 1099-0461 KW - Environment Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts KW - Biochemistry KW - Heme KW - Isoflavones KW - Flavonoids KW - CYP1A2 protein KW - Simulation KW - Enzymes KW - Kaempferol KW - Flavones KW - Free energy KW - flavonoids KW - Cytochrome KW - Cytochrome P450 KW - Iron KW - Internet KW - Genistein KW - Conformation KW - X 24320:Food Additives & Contaminants KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/883028401?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Biochemical+and+Molecular+Toxicology&rft.atitle=Differential+mechanisms+for+the+inhibition+of+human+cytochrome+P450+1A2+by+apigenin+and+genistein&rft.au=Shimada%2C+Hideaki%3BEto%2C+Masashi%3BOhtaguro%2C+Misa%3BOhtsubo%2C+Michihiro%3BMizukami%2C+Yosuke%3BIde%2C+Tsuyoshi%3BImamura%2C+Yorishige&rft.aulast=Shimada&rft.aufirst=Hideaki&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=230&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Biochemical+and+Molecular+Toxicology&rft.issn=10990461&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fjbt.20328 L2 - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jbt.20328/abstract LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-03-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Flavonoids; CYP1A2 protein; Heme; Enzymes; Flavones; Kaempferol; Free energy; Isoflavones; Cytochrome P450; Iron; Genistein; Internet; Conformation; Cytochrome; Biochemistry; Simulation; flavonoids DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbt.20328 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The seasonal phenology of Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Queensland AN - 877597467; 13664972 AB - AbstractBactrocera tryoni is a polyphagous fruit fly, originally endemic to tropical and subtropical coastal eastern Australia, but now also widely distributed in temperate eastern Australia. In temperate parts of its range, B. tryoni populations show distinct seasonal peaks driven by changing seasonal climates, especially changing temperature. In contrast to temperate areas, the seasonal phenology of B. tryoni in subtropical and tropical parts of its range is poorly documented and the role of climate unknown. Using a large, historical (1940s and 1950s) fruit fly trapping dataset, we present the seasonal phenology of B. tryoni at nine sites across Queensland for multiple (two to seven) years per site. We correlate monthly trap data for each site with monthly weather averages (temperature, rainfall and relative humidity) to investigate climatic influences. We also correlate observed population data with predicted population data generated by an existing B. tryoni population model. Supporting predictions from climate driven models, B. tryoni did show year-round breeding at most Queensland sites. However, contrary to predictions, there was a common pattern of a significant population decline in autumn and winter, followed by a rapid population increase in August and then one or more distinct peaks of abundance in spring and summer. Mean monthly fly abundance was significantly different across sites, but was not correlated with altitudinal, latitudinal or longitudinal gradients. There were very few significant correlations between monthly fly population size and weather variables (either for the corresponding month or for up to 3 months previously) for eight of the nine sites. For the southern site of Gatton fly population abundance was correlated with temperature. Results suggest that although climate factors may be influencing patterns of B. tryoni population abundance in southern subtropical Queensland, they are not explaining patterns of abundance in northern subtropical and tropical Queensland. In the discussion we focus on the role of other factors, particularly larval host plant availability, as likely drivers of B. tryoni abundance in tropical and subtropical parts of its range. JF - Australian Journal of Entomology AU - Muthuthantri, Sakuntala AU - Maelzer, Derek AU - Zalucki, Myron P AU - Clarke, Anthony R AD - 1School of Natural Resource Sciences and CRC National Plant Biosecurity, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia. Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - 221 EP - 233 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 USA VL - 49 IS - 3 SN - 1326-6756, 1326-6756 KW - Ecology Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Entomology Abstracts KW - Dacinae KW - population modelling KW - Queensland fruit fly KW - tropical fruit fly KW - Temperature effects KW - Relative humidity KW - Weather KW - Data processing KW - ISEW, Australia, Queensland KW - Australia, Queensland KW - fruits KW - Abundance KW - Climate KW - Temperature KW - Larvae KW - phenology KW - Host plants KW - Tephritidae KW - Models KW - Sulfur dioxide KW - Phenology KW - Bactrocera tryoni KW - Diptera KW - Seasonal variations KW - abundance KW - Z 05340:Ecology and Behavior KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/877597467?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Australian+Journal+of+Entomology&rft.atitle=The+seasonal+phenology+of+Bactrocera+tryoni+%28Froggatt%29+%28Diptera%3A+Tephritidae%29+in+Queensland&rft.au=Muthuthantri%2C+Sakuntala%3BMaelzer%2C+Derek%3BZalucki%2C+Myron+P%3BClarke%2C+Anthony+R&rft.aulast=Muthuthantri&rft.aufirst=Sakuntala&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=49&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=221&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australian+Journal+of+Entomology&rft.issn=13266756&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1440-6055.2010.00759.x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Number of references - 40 N1 - Last updated - 2015-08-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Relative humidity; Temperature effects; Weather; Data processing; Phenology; Climate; Abundance; Host plants; Models; Sulfur dioxide; fruits; Larvae; Temperature; phenology; Seasonal variations; abundance; Bactrocera tryoni; Diptera; Tephritidae; ISEW, Australia, Queensland; Australia, Queensland DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.2010.00759.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Artificial Lighting as a Vector Attractant and Cause of Disease Diffusion AN - 849477141; 14024823 AB - Traditionally, epidemiologists have considered electrification to be a positive factor. In fact, electrification and plumbing are typical initiatives that represent the integration of an isolated population into modern society, ensuring the control of pathogens and promoting public health. Nonetheless, electrification is always accompanied by night lighting that attracts insect vectors and changes people's behavior. Although this may lead to new modes of infection and increased transmission of insect-borne diseases, epidemiologists rarely consider the role of night lighting in their surveys. We reviewed the epidemiological evidence concerning the role of lighting in the spread of vector-borne diseases to encourage other researchers to consider it in future studies. We present three infectious vector-borne diseases--Chagas, leishmaniasis, and malaria--and discuss evidence that suggests that the use of artificial lighting results in behavioral changes among human populations and changes in the prevalence of vector species and in the modes of transmission. Despite a surprising lack of studies, existing evidence supports our hypothesis that artificial lighting leads to a higher risk of infection from vector-borne diseases. We believe that this is related not only to the simple attraction of traditional vectors to light sources but also to changes in the behavior of both humans and insects that result in new modes of disease transmission. Considering the ongoing expansion of night lighting in developing countries, additional research on this subject is urgently needed. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Barghini, Alessandro AU - de Medeiros, Bruno AS AD - Laboratorio de Estudos Evolutivos Humanos, Departamento de Genetica e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociencias, and Instituto de Eletrotecnica e Energia and Y1 - 2010/08/01/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Aug 01 SP - 1503 EP - 1506 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Chagas disease KW - electricity KW - insect KW - leishmaniasis KW - lighting KW - malaria KW - vector KW - disease transmission KW - Lighting KW - Man-induced effects KW - Pest control KW - Hosts KW - Pathogens KW - insects KW - Disease transmission KW - Public health KW - Light sources KW - Reviews KW - infection KW - Diffusion KW - human populations KW - Aquatic insects KW - Developing countries KW - Q1 08484:Species interactions: parasites and diseases KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - Q5 08524:Public health, medicines, dangerous organisms KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/849477141?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aasfaaquaticpollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Bracmort%2C+Kelsi%3BLattanzio%2C+Richard+K%3BBarbour%2C+Emily+C&rft.aulast=Bracmort&rft.aufirst=Kelsi&rft.date=2010-08-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Geoengineering%3A+Governance+and+Technology+Policy&rft.title=Geoengineering%3A+Governance+and+Technology+Policy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Light sources; Man-induced effects; Pest control; Pathogens; Hosts; Developing countries; Aquatic insects; Public health; Disease transmission; disease transmission; Reviews; infection; Lighting; Diffusion; human populations; insects DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002115 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Measures of taxonomic distinctness do not reliably assess anthropogenic impacts on intertidal mollusc communities AN - 839664350; 13712233 AB - Indices of taxonomic distinctness measure the taxonomic breadth of a community and may be more sensitive to human impacts than conventional diversity indices. They have the advantage of being, in theory, insensitive to sampling effort and can be calculated using presence/absence data. The average taxonomic distinctness index and variation in taxonomic distinctness index were used to assess the effects of putative human impacts on molluscan community composition at 63 rocky intertidal platforms on the coast of Victoria, Australia. The use of 2 sampling techniques, viz. timed searches and quadrats, was compared. Sites exposed to sewage discharge maintained high taxonomic distinctness, and those exposed to high levels of human visitation did not have consistently lower values than controls. Results varied, sometimes markedly, depending on which survey technique was used. Neither average taxonomic distinctness nor its variance were strongly correlated with large-scale environmental gradients, small-scale habitat differences or other diversity indices. It is most likely that taxonomic distinctness measures did not discriminate sites exposed to putative disturbance because of the high taxonomic diversity of intertidal mollusc assemblages, and because low values of taxonomic distinctness were not exclusive of impacted conditions. JF - Marine Ecology Progress Series AU - Costa, Trudy L AU - O'Hara, Timothy D AU - Keough, Michael J AD - Sciences Department, Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia, tohara@museum.vic.gov.au Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - 81 EP - 93 PB - Inter-Research, Nordbuente 23 Oldendorf/Luhe 21385 Germany VL - 413 SN - 0171-8630, 0171-8630 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - Biodiversity KW - Human impact KW - Diversity indices KW - Sewage disposal KW - Australia KW - Mollusca KW - taxonomy KW - Sampling KW - Coasts KW - Marine KW - disturbance KW - Data processing KW - anthropogenic factors KW - diversity indices KW - Habitat KW - Ecosystem disturbance KW - Intertidal environment KW - Coastal zone KW - Community composition KW - Sewage KW - Species diversity KW - Offshore structures KW - Wastewater discharges KW - Marine molluscs KW - Human factors KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies KW - Q1 08604:Stock assessment and management KW - O 1030:Invertebrates UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/839664350?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+Ecology+Progress+Series&rft.atitle=Measures+of+taxonomic+distinctness+do+not+reliably+assess+anthropogenic+impacts+on+intertidal+mollusc+communities&rft.au=Costa%2C+Trudy+L%3BO%27Hara%2C+Timothy+D%3BKeough%2C+Michael+J&rft.aulast=Costa&rft.aufirst=Trudy&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=413&rft.issue=&rft.spage=81&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+Ecology+Progress+Series&rft.issn=01718630&rft_id=info:doi/10.3354%2Fmeps08713 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-02 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sewage disposal; Community composition; Coastal zone; Offshore structures; Species diversity; Biodiversity; Marine molluscs; Ecosystem disturbance; Intertidal environment; Diversity indices; Data processing; Sewage; Sampling; Habitat; Coasts; Human impact; disturbance; anthropogenic factors; diversity indices; Wastewater discharges; Human factors; taxonomy; Mollusca; Australia; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps08713 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Predicting future ecological degradation based on modelled thresholds AN - 839662958; 13712229 AB - Threshold models are becoming important in determining the ecological consequences of our actions within the environment and have a key role in setting bounds on targets used by natural resource managers. We have been using thresholds and related concepts adapted from the multiple stable-states literature to model ecosystem response in the Coorong, the estuary for Australia's largest river. Our modelling approach is based upon developing a state-and-transition model, with the states defined by the biota and the transitions defined by a classification and regression tree (CART) analysis of the environmental data for the region. Here we explore the behaviour of thresholds within that model. Managers tend to plan for a set of often arbitrarily-derived thresholds in their natural resource management. We attempt to assess how the precision afforded by analyses such as CART translates into ecological outcomes, and explicitly trial several approaches to understanding thresholds and transitions in our model and how they might be relevant for management. We conclude that the most promising approach would be a mixture of further modelling (using past behaviour to predict future degradation) in conjunction with targeted experiments to confirm the results. Our case study of the Coorong is further developed, particularly for the modelling stages of the protocol, to provide recommendations to improve natural resource management strategies that are currently in use. JF - Marine Ecology Progress Series AU - Fairweather, Peter G AU - Lester, Rebecca E AD - School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia, peter.fairweather@flinders.edu.au Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - August 2010 SP - 291 EP - 304 PB - Inter-Research, Nordbuente 23 Oldendorf/Luhe 21385 Germany VL - 413 SN - 0171-8630, 0171-8630 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - Coorong KW - Ecosystem states KW - Empirical anticipation KW - Environmental futures KW - Physico-chemical transitions KW - South Australia KW - Statistical modelling KW - Water allocation KW - Resource management KW - Ecosystems KW - Degradation KW - Models KW - Natural Resources KW - Biota KW - Classification KW - Regression analysis KW - Australia KW - Rivers KW - Marine KW - ISW, Australia, South Australia, Coorong KW - Data processing KW - Case Studies KW - Estuaries KW - Brackish KW - natural resources management KW - Model Studies KW - case studies KW - Natural resources KW - classification KW - Resource development KW - Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript protein KW - O 1070:Ecology/Community Studies KW - SW 0835:Streamflow and runoff KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - Q1 08604:Stock assessment and management KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/839662958?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+Ecology+Progress+Series&rft.atitle=Predicting+future+ecological+degradation+based+on+modelled+thresholds&rft.au=Fairweather%2C+Peter+G%3BLester%2C+Rebecca+E&rft.aulast=Fairweather&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=413&rft.issue=&rft.spage=291&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+Ecology+Progress+Series&rft.issn=01718630&rft_id=info:doi/10.3354%2Fmeps08633 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Classification; Natural resources; Estuaries; Resource development; Rivers; Resource management; Data processing; Regression analysis; Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript protein; Models; case studies; Biota; Degradation; classification; natural resources management; Natural Resources; Ecosystems; Case Studies; Model Studies; ISW, Australia, South Australia, Coorong; Australia; Marine; Brackish DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps08633 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Fifty-Year Trends in Global Ocean Salinities and Their Relationship to Broad-Scale Warming AN - 821736961; 13712102 AB - Using over 1.6 million profiles of salinity, potential temperature, and neutral density from historical archives and the international Argo Program, this study develops the three-dimensional field of multidecadal linear change for ocean-state properties. The period of analysis extends from 1950 to 2008, taking care to minimize the aliasing associated with the seasonal and major global El Nino-Southern Oscillation modes. Large, robust, and spatially coherent multidecadal linear trends in salinity to 2000-dbar depth are found. Salinity increases at the sea surface are found in evaporation-dominated regions and freshening in precipitation-dominated regions, with the spatial pattern of change strongly resembling that of the mean salinity field, consistent with an amplification of the global hydrological cycle. Subsurface salinity changes on pressure surfaces are attributable to both isopycnal heave and real water-mass modification of the temperature-salinity relationship. Subduction and circulation by the ocean's mean flow of surface salinity and temperature anomalies appear to account for most regional subsurface salinity changes on isopycnals. Broad-scale surface warming and the associated poleward migration of isopycnal outcrops drive a clear and repeating pattern of subsurface isopycnal salinity change in each independent ocean basin. Qualitatively, the observed global multidecadal salinity changes are thus consonant with both broad-scale surface warming and the amplification of the global hydrological cycle. JF - Journal of Climate AU - Durack, Paul J AU - Wijffels, Susan E AD - CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, GPO Box 1538 Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia, paul.durack@csiro.au Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - 4342 EP - 4362 PB - American Meteorological Society, 45 Beacon St. Boston MA 02108-3693 USA VL - 23 IS - 16 SN - 0894-8755, 0894-8755 KW - ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Pollution Abstracts KW - Historical account KW - Migration KW - Surface salinity KW - spatial distribution KW - Salinity KW - Sulfur dioxide KW - Salinity effects KW - Ocean-atmosphere system KW - Ocean basins KW - Archives KW - Seasonal variations KW - Marine KW - migration KW - Hydrologic analysis KW - Subduction KW - Density KW - Climates KW - Temperature KW - Atmospheric circulation KW - Temperature-salinity relationships KW - Hydrologic cycle KW - ocean basins KW - Subsurface salinity KW - Profiles KW - Potential temperature KW - Oceans KW - Temperature anomalies KW - Global warming KW - Isopycnals KW - Q2 09243:Structure, mechanics and thermodynamics KW - SW 0830:Evaporation and transpiration KW - O 3010:Geology and Geophysics KW - Q1 08422:Environmental effects KW - P 1000:MARINE POLLUTION KW - M2 551.588:Environmental Influences (551.588) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/821736961?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Climate&rft.atitle=Fifty-Year+Trends+in+Global+Ocean+Salinities+and+Their+Relationship+to+Broad-Scale+Warming&rft.au=Durack%2C+Paul+J%3BWijffels%2C+Susan+E&rft.aulast=Durack&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=16&rft.spage=4342&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Climate&rft.issn=08948755&rft_id=info:doi/10.1175%2F2010JCLI3377.1 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Number of references - 65 N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Subduction; Potential temperature; Salinity effects; Ocean-atmosphere system; Temperature anomalies; Ocean basins; Archives; Hydrologic cycle; Surface salinity; Subsurface salinity; Hydrologic analysis; Global warming; Atmospheric circulation; Isopycnals; Temperature-salinity relationships; migration; Historical account; ocean basins; spatial distribution; Salinity; Sulfur dioxide; Oceans; Temperature; Seasonal variations; Profiles; Density; Climates; Migration; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2010JCLI3377.1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Catastrophe in the Making: The Engineering of Katrina and the Disasters of Tomorrow AN - 818834886; 13748347 AB - ABSTRACT NOT AVAILABLE JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Schaad, David E AD - David E. Schaad, of Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering, has designed many systems related to industrial wastewater, storm water, and flood hazards. His research focuses on sustainable engineering and development, wastewater treatment design, storm water retention/detention, and urban hydrology. As part of one of the courses he teaches, he has facilitated Spring Break experiences for more than 300 students to visit to the New Orleans area to participate in the recovery effort. Additionally, he started the DukeEngage in New Orleans program, which places approximately 10 students in volunteer internships in the region each summer Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - A364 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States of America VL - 118 IS - 8 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Disasters KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818834886?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Catastrophe+in+the+Making%3A+The+Engineering+of+Katrina+and+the+Disasters+of+Tomorrow&rft.au=Schaad%2C+David+E&rft.aulast=Schaad&rft.aufirst=David&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=A364&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Disasters ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An Uneven Path Forward: The History of Methylmercury Toxicity Research AN - 818834880; 13748344 AB - ABSTRACT NOT AVAILABLE JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Barrett, Julia R AD - Julia R. Barrett, MS, ELS, a Madison, WI-based science writer and editor, has written for EHP since 1996. She is a member of the National Association of Science Writers and the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - A352 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States of America VL - 118 IS - 8 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Pollution Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts KW - Historical account KW - Methylmercury KW - Methyl mercury KW - Toxicity KW - History KW - Water Pollution Effects KW - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate KW - SW 3030:Effects of pollution KW - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818834880?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=An+Uneven+Path+Forward%3A+The+History+of+Methylmercury+Toxicity+Research&rft.au=Barrett%2C+Julia+R&rft.aulast=Barrett&rft.aufirst=Julia&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=A352&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Methyl mercury; Toxicity; Methylmercury; Historical account; History; Water Pollution Effects ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evolution in Environmental Health: Incorporating the Infectious Disease Paradigm AN - 818834851; 13748331 AB - ABSTRACT NOT AVAILABLE JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Birnbaum, Linda S AU - Jung, Paul Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - A327 EP - A328 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States of America VL - 118 IS - 8 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Environmental health KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818834851?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Evolution+in+Environmental+Health%3A+Incorporating+the+Infectious+Disease+Paradigm&rft.au=Birnbaum%2C+Linda+S%3BJung%2C+Paul&rft.aulast=Birnbaum&rft.aufirst=Linda&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=A327&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002661 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Environmental health DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002661 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Pulling Back the Curtain: Improving Reviews in Environmental Health AN - 818834846; 13748330 AB - ABSTRACT NOT AVAILABLE JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Woodruff, Tracey J AU - Sutton, Patrice AD - Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, Oakland, California Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - A326 EP - A327 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States of America VL - 118 IS - 8 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Reviews KW - Environmental health KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818834846?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Pulling+Back+the+Curtain%3A+Improving+Reviews+in+Environmental+Health&rft.au=Woodruff%2C+Tracey+J%3BSutton%2C+Patrice&rft.aulast=Woodruff&rft.aufirst=Tracey&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=A326&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002691 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Reviews; Environmental health DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002691 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - CHILDREN'S HEALTH: Soy Formula of "Minimal Concern" AN - 818834792; 13748337 AB - ABSTRACT NOT AVAILABLE JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Tillett, Tanya AD - Tanya Tillett, MA, of Durham, NC, is a staff writer/ editor for EHP. She has been on the EHP staff since 2000 and has represented the journal at national and international conferences Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - A335 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States of America VL - 118 IS - 8 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Children KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818834792?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Tillett%2C+Tanya&rft.aulast=Tillett&rft.aufirst=Tanya&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=A335&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CHILDREN%27S+HEALTH%3A+Soy+Formula+of+%22Minimal+Concern%22&rft.title=CHILDREN%27S+HEALTH%3A+Soy+Formula+of+%22Minimal+Concern%22&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Children ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Bringing the Bugs Back In: Environmental Health Research Model Combines Toxicology and Infectious Disease AN - 818834571; 13748346 AB - ABSTRACT NOT AVAILABLE JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Black, Harvey AD - Harvey Black of Madison, WI, has written for EHP since 1994. His work has also appeared in Environmental Science & Technology, ChemMatters, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - A353 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States of America VL - 118 IS - 8 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - Environmental health KW - Toxicology KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818834571?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Bringing+the+Bugs+Back+In%3A+Environmental+Health+Research+Model+Combines+Toxicology+and+Infectious+Disease&rft.au=Black%2C+Harvey&rft.aulast=Black&rft.aufirst=Harvey&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=A353&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Environmental health; Toxicology ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Tragedy of Native American Youth Suicide AN - 818627108; 201031544 AB - High rates of suicide among American Indian and Alaska Native populations call for significant efforts by lawmakers and public sector psychologists to develop, implement, and evaluate policy and programs that increase our understanding of factors that contribute to these high rates, and lead to effective resources that reduce the suicide crisis among these groups. The author describes how the federal government has responded to this crisis, what the barriers have been, and what is needed in the future from multiple sectors to ensure our nation's health care system is responsive to the tremendous health care needs that have long been evident in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. [Copyright Elsevier B.V.] JF - Psychological Services AU - Dorgan, Byron L AD - Senate Committee on Indian Affairs comments@indian.senate.gov Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - August 2010 SP - 213 EP - 218 PB - Educational Publishing Foundation/American Psychological Association, Washington DC VL - 7 IS - 3 SN - 1541-1559, 1541-1559 KW - suicide American Indian/Alaska Native Federal Government health care KW - American Indian people KW - Health care KW - Public sector KW - Suicide KW - Alaska Native people KW - Tragedy KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818627108?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aassia&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Psychological+Services&rft.atitle=The+Tragedy+of+Native+American+Youth+Suicide&rft.au=Dorgan%2C+Byron+L&rft.aulast=Dorgan&rft.aufirst=Byron&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=7&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=213&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Psychological+Services&rft.issn=15411559&rft_id=info:doi/10.1037%2Fa0020461 LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - American Indian people; Suicide; Health care; Alaska Native people; Public sector; Tragedy DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0020461 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - The State of Recorded Sound Preservation in the United States: A National Legacy at Risk in the Digital Age. CLIR Publication No. 148 AN - 815956861; ED512367 AB - This is the first comprehensive, national-level study of the state of sound recording preservation ever conducted in the U.S. The authors have produced a study outlining the web of interlocking issues that now threaten the long-term survival of the sound recording history. This study tells everyone that major areas of America's recorded sound heritage have already been destroyed or remain inaccessible to the public. It suggests that the lack of conformity between federal and state laws may adversely affect the long-term survival of pre-1972-era sound recordings in particular. And, it warns that the continued lack of national coordination among interested parties in the public and private sectors, in addressing the challenges in preservation, professional education and public access, may not yet be arresting permanent loss of irreplaceable sound recordings in all genres. Appended are: (1) National Recorded Sound Preservation Study: Announcement of Study and Public Hearing (November 2006); (2) Report of a Task Force Discussion to Define Prerequisites, Core Knowledge, and Graduate Educational Directions for Sound Preservation Professionals, and to Review an Annotated Bibliography of Audio Preservation Resources (The Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record, The University of Texas at Austin School of Information); (3) Obstacles to Access and Preservation of Recorded Sound (Nancy Davenport); and (4) "Folk Collections in Crisis" Report: Concluding Discussion and Recommendations. (Contains 251 footnotes.) [This report was commissioned for and sponsored by the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library Congress.] AU - Bamberger, Rob AU - Brylawski, Sam Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - August 2010 SP - 181 PB - Council on Library and Information Resources. 1755 Massachusetts Avenue NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036. KW - Copyright Law 1976 KW - Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998 KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Barriers KW - State Legislation KW - Problems KW - Copyrights KW - Library Education KW - Library Materials KW - Storage KW - Risk KW - Curriculum Development KW - Federal Legislation KW - Best Practices KW - Access to Information KW - Metadata KW - Archives KW - Preservation KW - Technology KW - Nonprint Media UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/815956861?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ERIC&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Bamberger%2C+Rob%3BBrylawski%2C+Sam&rft.aulast=Bamberger&rft.aufirst=Rob&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=9781932326369&rft.btitle=The+State+of+Recorded+Sound+Preservation+in+the+United+States%3A+A+National+Legacy+at+Risk+in+the+Digital+Age.+CLIR+Publication+No.+148&rft.title=The+State+of+Recorded+Sound+Preservation+in+the+United+States%3A+A+National+Legacy+at+Risk+in+the+Digital+Age.+CLIR+Publication+No.+148&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Systematic analysis of an amidase domain CHAP in 12 Staphylococcus aureus genomes and 44 staphylococcal phage genomes AN - 815537152; 13872635 AB - An alternative treatment for staphylococcal infections caused by antibiotic-resistance strains is to lyse staphylococci with peptidoglycan hydrolases, for example, a cysteine, histidine-dependent amidohydrolase/peptidase (CHAP). Here, CHAPs were analyzed in 12 Staphylococcus aureus genomes and 44 staphylococcal phage genomes. There are 234 putative CHAP-containing proteins and only 64 non-identical CHAP sequences. These CHAPs can be classified into phage CHAPs encoded in phages/prophages and bacterial CHAPs encoded on chromosomes and plasmids. The phage CHAPs contain a sequence signature 'F-[IV]-R', and the bacterial CHAPs mainly do not. The phage CHAPs are mostly positioned at the protein N-termini whereas the bacterial CHAPs are all positioned at the C-termini. The cell wall targeting domains LysM and SH3_5 are associated with the bacterial CHAPs and the phage CHAPs, respectively. The homology modeling reveals that five of six highly conserved residues are clustered at the putative active site and are exposed to the molecular surface. JF - Computational Biology and Chemistry AU - Zou, Yanming AU - Hou, Chun AD - School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, G.P.O. Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, y.ming.zou@gmail.com Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - 251 EP - 257 PB - Elsevier Science, The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB UK VL - 34 IS - 4 SN - 1476-9271, 1476-9271 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Peptidoglycan hydrolase KW - Enzybiotics KW - Amidase KW - CHAP KW - Staphylococcus aureus KW - Phage KW - Genomes KW - Phages KW - Computer applications KW - Infection KW - Plasmids KW - peptidase KW - Prophages KW - Chromosomes KW - Homology KW - peptidoglycan hydrolase KW - Cysteine KW - Cell walls KW - J 02310:Genetics & Taxonomy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/815537152?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Computational+Biology+and+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Systematic+analysis+of+an+amidase+domain+CHAP+in+12+Staphylococcus+aureus+genomes+and+44+staphylococcal+phage+genomes&rft.au=Zou%2C+Yanming%3BHou%2C+Chun&rft.aulast=Zou&rft.aufirst=Yanming&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=251&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Computational+Biology+and+Chemistry&rft.issn=14769271&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.compbiolchem.2010.07.001 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Phages; Genomes; Amidase; Plasmids; Infection; Computer applications; peptidase; Prophages; Chromosomes; peptidoglycan hydrolase; Homology; Cysteine; Cell walls; Staphylococcus aureus DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2010.07.001 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Influence of woody vegetation on pollinator densities in oilseed Brassica fields in an Australian temperate landscape AN - 787090423; 13512979 AB - Wild pollinators may benefit Brassica oilseed production in temperate Australia, yet it is not known how the density of potential pollinators varies in these landscapes. In this study we assessed whether the density of feral honeybees, hoverflies (probably 2 species) and native bees (multiple species) in temperate Australian Brassica oilseed crops was related to the composition of the landscape. The density of pollinators was measured at multiple points in six different Brassica oilseed paddocks (20-80ha) at least 1.75km apart. Landscape composition at multiple scales (radii 100-2000m) was determined from GIS layers of Brassica paddocks, woody vegetation and non-woody vegetation, and a derived layer expected to reflect the condition of woody vegetation remnants (the a~Link' score). Densities of feral honeybees were higher near the edges of Brassica fields than towards the middle. Densities of feral honeybees were strongly positively associated with the summed a~Link' score within 300m and with the amount of woody vegetation. Densities of native bees and hoverflies were not strongly associated with woody vegetation or with woody vegetation with a high a~Link' score. Our results suggest that maximising feral honeybee abundance within paddocks in these landscapes may require smaller paddocks than those typically used, interspersed with habitat beneficial to feral honeybees such as woody vegetation in good condition.Original Abstract: Wildlebende Bestaeuber koennten von der Brassica-A-lsamenproduktion im gemaessigten Australien profitieren, dennoch ist nicht bekannt, wie die Dichte der potenziellen Bestaeuber in diesen Landschaften variiert. In dieser Untersuchung schaetzten wir ab, ob die Dichte wildlebender Honigbienen, Schwebfliegen (vermutlich 2 Arten) und einheimischer Bienen (zahlreiche Arten) im gemaessigten australischen Brassica-A-lsamenanbau mit der Zusammensetzung der Landschaft in Beziehung stand. Die Dichte der Bestaeuber wurde an zahlreichen Punkten in sechs verschiedenen Brassica-A-lsamen-Anbauflaechen (20-80ha) gemessen, die mindestens 1.75km voneinander entfernt waren. Die Zusammensetzung der Landschaft wurde mithilfe von GIS Aoeberlagerung von Brassica-Anbauflaechen, waldaehnlicher Vegetation und nicht-waldaehnlicher Vegetation auf unterschiedlichen Skalen (100-2000m) bestimmt sowie durch eine abgeleitete Darstellung, von der wir erwarteten, dass sie den Zustand von Aoeberbleibsel der waldaehnlichen Vegetation widerspiegelt (den Link-Wert). Die Dichten der wildlebenden Honigbienen waren nahe der Raender der Brassica-Felder hoeher als in den zentralen Bereichen. Die Dichten der wildlebenden Honigbienen war sehr stark positiv mit dem summierten Link-Wert innerhalb von 300m und dem Anteil der waldaehnlichen Vegetation korreliert. Die Dichten der einheimischen Bienen und Schwebfliegen waren nicht sehr stark mit der waldaehnlichen Vegetation oder der waldaehnlichen Vegetation mit einem hohen Link-Wert verbunden. Unsere Ergebnisse lassen vermuten, dass, um die Abundanz der wildlebenden Honigbienen zu maximieren, kleinere Anbauflaechen als die typischerweise verwendeten notwendig sind, in die Habitate eingestreut sind, die sich foerdernd auf die wildlebenden Honigbienen auswirken, wie waldaehnliche Vegetation in einem guten Zustand. JF - Basic and Applied Ecology AU - Arthur, Anthony D AU - Li, Jin AU - Henry, Steve AU - Cunningham, Saul A AD - CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, GPO Box 284, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - 406 EP - 414 PB - Elsevier GmbH, Office Jena, P.O. Box 100537 Jena D-07705 Germany VL - 11 IS - 5 SN - 1439-1791, 1439-1791 KW - Entomology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Bees KW - Hoverflies KW - Apis KW - Syrphid KW - Canola KW - Habitat condition KW - Ecosystem service KW - Syrphidae KW - woody plants KW - Landscape KW - Abundance KW - Apis mellifera KW - Vegetation KW - Habitat KW - Brassica KW - Crops KW - Antibodies KW - Pollinators KW - Oilseed crops KW - Australia KW - Geographic information systems KW - abundance KW - ENA 06:Food & Drugs KW - Z 05340:Ecology and Behavior KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/787090423?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Annual+Ambient+Black+Carbon+Associated+with+Shorter+Telomeres+in+Elderly+Men%3A+Veterans+Affairs+Normative+Aging+Study&rft.au=McCracken%2C+John%3BBaccarelli%2C+Andrea%3BHoxha%2C+Mirjam%3BDioni%2C+Laura%3BMelly%2C+Steve%3BCoull%2C+Brent%3BSuh%2C+Helen%3BVokonas%2C+Pantel%3BSchwartz%2C+Joel&rft.aulast=McCracken&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2010-08-17&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1564&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901831 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Antibodies; Pollinators; Oilseed crops; Abundance; Landscape; Vegetation; Geographic information systems; Habitat; woody plants; Crops; abundance; Syrphidae; Apis mellifera; Brassica; Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2010.05.001 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Probabilistic Modeling of Dietary Arsenic Exposure AN - 759320870; 13748334 AB - ABSTRACT NOT AVAILABLE JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Boyce, Catherine Petito AU - Lewis, Ari S AU - Sax, Sonja N AU - Beck, Barbara D AU - Eldan, Michal AU - Cohen, Samuel M AD - Gradient, Seattle, Washington Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - A330 EP - A331 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States of America VL - 118 IS - 8 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Pollution Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts KW - Diets KW - Arsenic KW - Mathematical models KW - Exposure KW - Model Studies KW - Modelling KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate KW - SW 3030:Effects of pollution KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/759320870?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Probabilistic+Modeling+of+Dietary+Arsenic+Exposure&rft.au=Boyce%2C+Catherine+Petito%3BLewis%2C+Ari+S%3BSax%2C+Sonja+N%3BBeck%2C+Barbara+D%3BEldan%2C+Michal%3BCohen%2C+Samuel+M&rft.aulast=Boyce&rft.aufirst=Catherine&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=A330&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002328 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Arsenic; Modelling; Diets; Mathematical models; Exposure; Model Studies DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002328 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - REMEDIATION: The Gene behind Arsenic Hyperaccumulation AN - 759320373; 13748340 AB - ABSTRACT NOT AVAILABLE JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Potera, Carol AD - Carol Potera, based in Montana, has written for EHP since 1996. She also writes for Microbe, Genetic Engineering News, and the American Journal of Nursing Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - A337 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States of America VL - 118 IS - 8 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Pollution Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts KW - Arsenic KW - Bioremediation KW - Genes KW - Remediation KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate KW - SW 0540:Properties of water KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/759320373?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=REMEDIATION%3A+The+Gene+behind+Arsenic+Hyperaccumulation&rft.au=Potera%2C+Carol&rft.aulast=Potera&rft.aufirst=Carol&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=A337&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Arsenic; Genes; Remediation; Bioremediation ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Development and application of a method for quantifying factors affecting chloramine decay in service reservoirs AN - 759311718; 13367033 AB - Service reservoirs play an important role in maintaining water quality in distribution systems. Several factors affect the reservoir water quality, including bulk water reactions, stratification, sediment accumulation and wall reactions. It is generally thought that biofilm and sediments can harbour microorganisms, especially in chloraminated reservoirs, but their impact on disinfectant loss on disinfectant loss has not been quantified. Hence, debate exists as to the extent of the problem. To quantify the impact, the reservoir acceleration factor (FRa) is defined. This factor represents the acceleration of chloramine decay arising from all causes, including changes in retention time, assuming that the reservoir is completely mixed. Such an approach quantifies the impact of factors, other than chemical reactions, in the bulk water. Data from three full-scale chloraminated service reservoirs in distribution systems of Sydney, Australia, were analysed to demonstrate the generality of the method. Results showed that in two large service reservoirs (404-103m3 and 82-103m3) there was minimal impact from biofilm/sediment. However, in a small reservoir (3-103m3), the biofilm/sediment had significant impact. In both small and large reservoirs, the effect of stratification was significant. JF - Water Research AU - Sathasivan, Arumugam AU - Bal Krishna, KC AU - Fisher, Ian AD - Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia, S.Sathasivan@curtin.edu.au Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - 4463 EP - 4472 PB - Elsevier Science, The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB UK VL - 44 IS - 15 SN - 0043-1354, 0043-1354 KW - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts KW - water quality KW - Water reservoirs KW - Stratification KW - Water quality KW - Disinfectants KW - Australia, New South Wales, Sydney KW - Chemical Reactions KW - Biofilms KW - Decay KW - Reservoirs KW - Data processing KW - Retention Time KW - Water Quality KW - Water stratification KW - Acceleration KW - Sediments KW - Ecosystem disturbance KW - Chemical reactions KW - Microorganisms KW - Harbors KW - Accumulation KW - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION KW - SW 3020:Sources and fate of pollution KW - AQ 00002:Water Quality KW - Q5 08520:Environmental quality KW - ENA 08:International KW - A 01300:Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/759311718?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Water+Research&rft.atitle=Development+and+application+of+a+method+for+quantifying+factors+affecting+chloramine+decay+in+service+reservoirs&rft.au=Sathasivan%2C+Arumugam%3BBal+Krishna%2C+KC%3BFisher%2C+Ian&rft.aulast=Sathasivan&rft.aufirst=Arumugam&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=15&rft.spage=4463&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Water+Research&rft.issn=00431354&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.watres.2010.06.009 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Disinfectants; Water reservoirs; Chemical reactions; Microorganisms; Decay; Biofilms; Water quality; Acceleration; Ecosystem disturbance; Data processing; Water stratification; Sediments; water quality; Stratification; Harbors; Reservoirs; Retention Time; Chemical Reactions; Water Quality; Accumulation; Australia, New South Wales, Sydney DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2010.06.009 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Phylogeographic analysis detects congruent biogeographic patterns between a woodland agamid and Australian wet tropics taxa despite disparate evolutionary trajectories AN - 754561351; 13363559 AB - AbstractAim To test the congruence of phylogeographic patterns and processes between a woodland agamid lizard (Diporiphora australis) and well-studied Australian wet tropics fauna. Specifically, to determine whether the biogeographic history of D. australis is more consistent with a history of vicariance, which is common in wet tropics fauna, or with a history of dispersal with expansion, which would be expected for species occupying woodland habitats that expanded with the increasingly drier conditions in eastern Australia during the Miocene-Pleistocene.Location North-eastern Australia.Methods Field-collected and museum tissue samples from across the entire distribution of D. australis were used to compile a comprehensive phylo-geographic dataset based on c. 1400 bp of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), incorporating the ND2 protein-coding gene. We used phylogenetic methods to assess biogeographic patterns within D. australis and relaxed molecular clock analyses were conducted to estimate divergence times. Hierarchical Shimodaira-Hasegawa tests were used to test alternative topologies representing vicariant, dispersal and mixed dispersal-vicariant biogeographic hypotheses. Phylogenetic analyses were combined with phylogeographic analyses to gain an insight into the evolutionary processes operating within D. australis.Results Phylogenetic analyses identified six major mtDNA clades within D. australis, with phylogeographic patterns closely matching those seen in many wet tropics taxa. Congruent phylogeographic breaks were observed across the Black Mountain Corridor, Burdekin and St Lawrence Gaps. Divergence amongst clades was found to decrease in a north-south direction, with a trend of increasing population expansion in the south.Main conclusions While phylogeographic patterns in D australis reflect those seen in many rain forest fauna of the wet tropics, the evolutionary processes underlying these patterns appear to be very different. Our results support a history of sequential colonization of D. australis from north to south across major biogeographic barriers from the late Miocene-Pleistocene. These patterns are most likely in response to expanding woodland habitats. Our results strengthen the data available for this iconic region in Australia by exploring the understudied woodland habitats. In addition, our study shows the importance of thorough investigations of not only the biogeographic patterns displayed by species but also the evolutionary processes underlying such patterns. JF - Journal of Biogeography AU - Edwards, Danielle L AU - Melville, Jane AD - Department of Sciences, GPO Box 666, Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. 3001, Australia Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - 1543 EP - 1556 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 USA VL - 37 IS - 8 SN - 0305-0270, 0305-0270 KW - Ecology Abstracts KW - Phylogeny KW - Colonization KW - Mitochondrial DNA KW - Rain forests KW - Data processing KW - Biogeography KW - Dispersal KW - Lacertilia KW - Habitat KW - Evolution KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754561351?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Biogeography&rft.atitle=Phylogeographic+analysis+detects+congruent+biogeographic+patterns+between+a+woodland+agamid+and+Australian+wet+tropics+taxa+despite+disparate+evolutionary+trajectories&rft.au=Edwards%2C+Danielle+L%3BMelville%2C+Jane&rft.aulast=Edwards&rft.aufirst=Danielle&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=37&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=1543&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Biogeography&rft.issn=03050270&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2699.2010.02293.x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-26 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Phylogeny; Colonization; Rain forests; Mitochondrial DNA; Data processing; Biogeography; Dispersal; Habitat; Evolution; Lacertilia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02293.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A data resource for analysing dynamics in Australian ecohydrological conditions AN - 754560026; 13361189 JF - Austral Ecology AU - Donohue, Randall J AU - McVicar, Tim R AU - Li, Lingtao AU - Roderick, Michael L AD - 1CSIRO Land and Water, GPO Box 1666, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - 593 EP - 594 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 USA VL - 35 IS - 5 SN - 1442-9985, 1442-9985 KW - Ecology Abstracts KW - Data processing KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754560026?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Austral+Ecology&rft.atitle=A+data+resource+for+analysing+dynamics+in+Australian+ecohydrological+conditions&rft.au=Donohue%2C+Randall+J%3BMcVicar%2C+Tim+R%3BLi%2C+Lingtao%3BRoderick%2C+Michael+L&rft.aulast=Donohue&rft.aufirst=Randall&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=593&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Austral+Ecology&rft.issn=14429985&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1442-9993.2010.02144.x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Data processing DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02144.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Seroconversion to avian influenza virus in free-range chickens in the Riverland region of Victoria AN - 754558377; 13361447 AB - Background Since 2005, H5N1 avian influenza (AI) has spread from South-East Asia to over 60 different countries, resulting in the direct death or slaughter of over 250,000,000 poultry. Migratory waterfowl have been implicated in this spread and in Australia there have been numerous isolations of low-pathogenicity AI virus from wild waterfowl and shorebirds. The Department of Human Services, Victoria maintains 10 sentinel free-range chicken flocks in the Riverland at locations that are populated by large numbers of waterfowl known to carry a range of strains of AI.Objective JF - Australian Veterinary Journal AU - East, I J AU - Ainsworth, C AU - Warner, S AU - Dunowska, M AU - Azuolas, J K AD - aOffice of the Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry, GPO Box 858, Canberra City, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia; iain.east sub(a)ff.gov.au Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - August 2010 SP - 290 EP - 293 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 USA VL - 88 IS - 8 SN - 0005-0423, 0005-0423 KW - Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Virology & AIDS Abstracts KW - Australia KW - avian influenza KW - ELISA KW - free-range poultry KW - seroconversion KW - surveillance KW - Waterfowl KW - Poultry KW - Avian influenza virus KW - Recruitment KW - Isolation KW - Strain KW - Fowl plague KW - Seroconversion KW - Slaughter KW - Asia KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - V 22410:Animal Diseases KW - SW 0835:Streamflow and runoff UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754558377?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Australian+Veterinary+Journal&rft.atitle=Seroconversion+to+avian+influenza+virus+in+free-range+chickens+in+the+Riverland+region+of+Victoria&rft.au=East%2C+I+J%3BAinsworth%2C+C%3BWarner%2C+S%3BDunowska%2C+M%3BAzuolas%2C+J+K&rft.aulast=East&rft.aufirst=I&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=88&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=290&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australian+Veterinary+Journal&rft.issn=00050423&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1751-0813.2010.00601.x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-12 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Fowl plague; Poultry; Recruitment; Seroconversion; Slaughter; Waterfowl; Isolation; Strain; Avian influenza virus; Australia; Asia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-0813.2010.00601.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Optimizing modes of inoculation of Rhipicephalus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) with a mitosporic entomopathogenic fungus in the laboratory AN - 754533589; 13223727 AB - The process of strain selection is an important step in the development of insect pathogens for biological control. Bioassays were conducted in the laboratory to evaluate the efficacy of different methods of inoculation using Rhipicephalus pulchellus Gerstaecker (Acari: Ixodidae) as a model. Initially, an oil-based formulation of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorok. (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) titred at 10 super(9)conidiaml super(-1) was applied to R. pulchellus adults using a Burgerjon spray tower or a microapplicator. Inoculation by microapplicator yielded poor results (25.0% tick mortality) compared to Burgerjon's spray tower (52.3% tick mortality), although the mean number of fungal conidia on R. pulchellus adults was lower (1.5x10 super(4) +/- 1.1x10 super(3)conidia ml super(-1)) after spraying by Burgerjon's spray tower compared to 1x10 super(6)coni dia ml super(-1) obtained with the microapplicator. Thus, inoculation by Burgerjon's spray tower was selected for further investigations. Different modes of inoculation were tested and included direct spray of inoculum on the tick and substrate (SS), direct spray on the substrate and tick followed by transfer of the tick to clean uncontaminated Petri dish (SP) or indirect inoculation of ticks through substrate (SW). The LC sub(50) values following contamination of nymphs (LC sub(50)=1.4x10 super(7)conidia ml super(-1)) and adults (LC sub(50)=6.7x 10 super(7)conidia ml super(-1)) in SS were significantly lower compared to SP; nymphs (LC sub(50)=5.7x10 super(8)conidia ml super(-1)) and adults (LC sub(50)=5.3x10 super(9)conidia ml super(-1)) and SW; nymphs (LC sub(50)=5x 10 super(8)conidia ml super(-1)). Although the LC sub(50) value in SS was the lowest, it recorded the highest tick mortality among control ticks (24.2% at 2weeks post-treatment) and (23.3% at 3weeks post-treatment) in nymphs and adults respectively compared to SP (2.5 and 5.8%, respectively) and SW (0.0 and 0.0). Results show that among the modes of inoculation tested, SP was the most appropriate for inoculating R. pulchellus adults. SW and SP were identified as appropriate techniques for infecting the R. pulchellus nymphs with conidia formulated in oil. JF - Experimental and Applied Acarology AU - Nchu, Felix AU - Maniania, Nguya Kalemba AU - Hassanali, Ahmed AU - Eloff, Kobus N AD - icipe-African Insect Sciences for Food and Health, P.O. Box 30772-00100 GPO, Nairobi, Kenya, felixnchu@gmail.com Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - 373 EP - 382 PB - Springer-Verlag, Tiergartenstrasse 17 Heidelberg 69121 Germany VL - 51 IS - 4 SN - 0168-8162, 0168-8162 KW - Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Entomology Abstracts KW - Biological control KW - Mortality KW - Contamination KW - Ixodidae KW - Conidia KW - Ascomycota KW - Pathogens KW - Spraying KW - Substance P KW - Metarhizium anisopliae KW - Models KW - Oil KW - Inoculation KW - Inoculum KW - Rhipicephalus KW - Acari KW - K 03400:Human Diseases KW - Z 05350:Medical, Veterinary, and Agricultural Entomology KW - A 01370:Biological Control UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754533589?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologya&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Experimental+and+Applied+Acarology&rft.atitle=Optimizing+modes+of+inoculation+of+Rhipicephalus+ticks+%28Acari%3A+Ixodidae%29+with+a+mitosporic+entomopathogenic+fungus+in+the+laboratory&rft.au=Nchu%2C+Felix%3BManiania%2C+Nguya+Kalemba%3BHassanali%2C+Ahmed%3BEloff%2C+Kobus+N&rft.aulast=Nchu&rft.aufirst=Felix&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=51&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=373&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Experimental+and+Applied+Acarology&rft.issn=01688162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10493-009-9330-7 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-03-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Oil; Biological control; Mortality; Contamination; Inoculum; Inoculation; Conidia; Pathogens; Spraying; Substance P; Models; Ixodidae; Rhipicephalus; Ascomycota; Acari; Metarhizium anisopliae DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-009-9330-7 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Second hand smoke in alfresco areas AN - 754143649; 201026842 AB - Issue addressed: There are moves to ban smoking in outdoor areas of pubs, restaurants and cafes. Some argue that this is unnecessary as exposure to second hand smoke (SHS) is minimal. The aim of this study was to determine potential exposure of patrons to SHS in outdoor areas of eating and drinking venues. Methods: Concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) were measured in the alfresco areas of 28 cafes and pubs. Data were collected on the number of smokers present during sampling and factors that could influence PM2.5 concentrations. PM2.5 concentrations for periods with and without smokers were compared using paired and independent sample tests. Results: PM2.5 concentrations were significantly increased when there was at least one smoker compared to periods with no smoking (14.25 mg/m3 and 3.98 g/m3, respectively). There was evidence of a dose response increase with mean concentrations for none, one and two or more smokers of 3.98, 10.59and 17.00/mg/m3, respectively. The differences remained significant after controlling for other factors. When two or more people were smoking, average PM25reached levels the US Environmental Protection Agency warns may put particularly sensitive people at risk of respiratory symptoms. Conclusions: Smoking increases PM2.5 concentrations in outdoor areas to levels that are potentially hazardous to health. Adapted from the source document. JF - Health Promotion Journal of Australia AU - Stafford, Julia AU - Daube, Mike AU - Franklin, Peter AD - WA Tobacco Document Searching Program, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA, 6845. Fax: (08) 9266 92144 j.stafford@curtin.edu.au Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - August 2010 SP - 99 EP - 105 PB - PO Box 351, North Melbourne, Victoria 3051 Australia VL - 21 IS - 2 SN - 1036-1073, 1036-1073 KW - Tobacco, smoking, advocacy, public health, legislation KW - Bars KW - Smoking KW - Cafes KW - Passive smoking KW - Sampling KW - Patrons KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754143649?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aassia&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Health+Promotion+Journal+of+Australia&rft.atitle=Second+hand+smoke+in+alfresco+areas&rft.au=Stafford%2C+Julia%3BDaube%2C+Mike%3BFranklin%2C+Peter&rft.aulast=Stafford&rft.aufirst=Julia&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=21&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=99&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Health+Promotion+Journal+of+Australia&rft.issn=10361073&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Smoking; Bars; Passive smoking; Cafes; Sampling; Patrons ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Applying a Health Promoting Schools approach to nutrition interventions in schools: key factors for success AN - 754142782; 201026512 AB - Issue addressed: To assess the effectiveness of using a Health Promoting Schools (HPS) framework to deliver a nutrition intervention in schools. Methods: 'CREATE healthy eating in schools' used a HPS framework to assist key school health stakeholders to increase healthier food and drink choices across 68 schools in South Australia. Data were collected on a range of measures including workshop feedback, resource evaluation, canteen menu assessments and case studies. Results: Twenty-nine workshops were provided across 10 metropolitan and rural locations. Overall, 254 participants from 60 schools attended workshops, with an average of three people from each school. An average of 90% of all respondents found workshops useful/very useful, with most participants reporting they had increased knowledge and skills of healthy eating, healthy eating guidelines and menu planning at the end of workshops. At the completion of the program, many participants reported increasing healthy food choices across the school. Menu assessments of a small selection of participating school menus (n=10) supported these findings, with the majority of menus (n=9) showing increases in healthy food choices from 2005 to 2006. Conclusions: Implementation of the 'CREATE healthy eating in schools' program resulted in self-reported improvements in healthy eating activities and increases in healthy food choices in a number of schools. Adapted from the source document. JF - Health Promotion Journal of Australia AU - Rana, Leanne AU - Alvaro, Rita AD - SA Dental Service, GPO Box 864, Adelaide, SA 5000. Fax: (08) 8222 9048 leanne.rana@health.sa.gov.au Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - August 2010 SP - 106 EP - 113 PB - PO Box 351, North Melbourne, Victoria 3051 Australia VL - 21 IS - 2 SN - 1036-1073, 1036-1073 KW - school-aged children, nutrition, health promotion, health promoting schools KW - Assessment KW - Workshops KW - Healthy food KW - Interventions KW - Nutrition KW - Health promotion KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754142782?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aassia&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Health+Promotion+Journal+of+Australia&rft.atitle=Applying+a+Health+Promoting+Schools+approach+to+nutrition+interventions+in+schools%3A+key+factors+for+success&rft.au=Rana%2C+Leanne%3BAlvaro%2C+Rita&rft.aulast=Rana&rft.aufirst=Leanne&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=21&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=106&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Health+Promotion+Journal+of+Australia&rft.issn=10361073&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Healthy food; Workshops; Health promotion; Nutrition; Interventions; Assessment ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Predictors of posttraumatic stress in children following injury: The influence of appraisals, heart rate, and morphine use AN - 754142466; 201026247 AB - Prospective studies of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children that investigate simultaneously both cognitive and biological or psychophysiological predictors are rare. The present research reports on the impact of cognitive factors (trauma-related appraisals) and biological indicators (heart rate, morphine use) in predicting PTSD and depression symptoms following single-incident trauma. Children and adolescents (N = 48) were assessed within 4 weeks of an injury that led to hospital treatment and followed up 6-months later. While morphine did not predict initial PTSD severity, it was associated with lower levels of PTSD at follow-up. Reductions in PTSD symptoms (change scores) between assessments were similarly associated with morphine dosage. Trauma-related appraisals also contributed to PTSD and depression symptom severity. While slightly different patterns of results were obtained depending on whether static or change scores were examined, as a whole the study adds to a growing literature that morphine has the potential to reduce PTSD symptoms severity. Likewise the relationship between unhelpful trauma appraisals and posttrauma psychopathology was replicated. [Copyright Elsevier Ltd.] JF - Behaviour Research and Therapy AU - Nixon, Reginald D V AU - Nehmy, Thomas J AU - Ellis, Alicia A AU - Ball, Shelley-Anne AU - Menne, Annemarie AU - McKinnon, Anna C AD - School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia reg.nixon@flinders.edu.au Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - August 2010 SP - 810 EP - 815 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam The Netherlands VL - 48 IS - 8 SN - 0005-7967, 0005-7967 KW - Acute stress Posttraumatic stress disorder Morphine Trauma-beliefs KW - Symptoms KW - Morphine KW - Severity KW - Posttraumatic stress disorder KW - Heart rate KW - Children KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754142466?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aassia&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Johnson%2C+Renee&rft.aulast=Johnson&rft.aufirst=Renee&rft.date=2010-08-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Federal+Food+Safety+System%3A+A+Primer&rft.title=The+Federal+Food+Safety+System%3A+A+Primer&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - CODEN - BRTHAA N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Posttraumatic stress disorder; Morphine; Symptoms; Severity; Children; Heart rate DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2010.05.002 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Setting for health promotion: Playgroups as a setting for nutrition and physical activity interventions for mothers with young children: exploratory qualitative findings AN - 754142122; 201025601 AB - Issue addressed: The child bearing years are associated with increased risk of weight gain for many women. Little is known about the attitudes and preferences for nutrition and physical activity interventions in this population. This research investigated the barriers and facilitators of mothers with young children to engage in healthy physical activity and nutrition behaviours. Methods: Eight focus groups were conducted with mothers (n = 65) who attended Perth, metropolitan playgroups. Transcriptions from the groups plus observer notes were used to conduct a thematic analysis. Results: Participants were aware of the need for good nutrition and adequate physical activity but many failed to meet public health recommendations. Many participants were keen to improve their diet and increase their levels of physical activity. However, a major barrier to adopting and maintaining healthy diets and adequate physical activity levels was a shift in priorities from investing in their own health to investing in their children's. Conclusions: Interventions using a 'whole family' approach are more likely to be successful in engaging mothers. Interventions should focus on strengthening mothers' self efficacy surrounding eating and physical activity. Adapted from the source document. JF - Health Promotion Journal of Australia AU - Jones, Carlie AU - Burns, Sharyn AU - Howat, Peter AU - Jancey, Jonine AU - McManus, Alexandra AU - Carter, Owen AD - GPO Box U1987, Building 400, Room 470, Perth, Western Australia 6845. Fax: (08) 9266 2958 Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - August 2010 SP - 92 EP - 98 PB - PO Box 351, North Melbourne, Victoria 3051 Australia VL - 21 IS - 2 SN - 1036-1073, 1036-1073 KW - Community kitchen, disadvantaged area, food insecurity, social support KW - Young children KW - Mothers KW - Interventions KW - Physical activity KW - Diet KW - Nutrition KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754142122?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aassia&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Health+Promotion+Journal+of+Australia&rft.atitle=Setting+for+health+promotion%3A+Playgroups+as+a+setting+for+nutrition+and+physical+activity+interventions+for+mothers+with+young+children%3A+exploratory+qualitative+findings&rft.au=Jones%2C+Carlie%3BBurns%2C+Sharyn%3BHowat%2C+Peter%3BJancey%2C+Jonine%3BMcManus%2C+Alexandra%3BCarter%2C+Owen&rft.aulast=Jones&rft.aufirst=Carlie&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=21&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=92&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Health+Promotion+Journal+of+Australia&rft.issn=10361073&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Physical activity; Nutrition; Interventions; Mothers; Diet; Young children ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Australian Grey Nomads - are they who we think they are? Enhancing formative research through the quantitative assessment of psychological constructs AN - 754140996; 201024593 AB - Issue-addressed: Measures of 'social identity' and 'psychological sense of community' were included within a broader formative research inquiry to gain insight into the identity characteristics and level of connectedness among older recreational road travellers (commonly known as Grey Nomads). The research sought to gain insights on how best to reach or speak to this growing driver cohort. Method: Participants included 631 older recreational road travellers ranging in age from 50 years to over 80 years. Data were obtained through three scales which were incorporated into a larger formative research survey; an identity hierarchy, the Three Factor Model of Social identity and the Sense of Community Index. Results: Older recreational road travellers see themselves principally as couples, with social group identity being secondary. Although many identified to some degree with the Grey Nomad identity, when asked to self categorise as either members of the Broad Network of Recreational Vehicle Travellers or as Grey Nomads, the majority categorised themselves as the former. Those identifying as Grey Nomads, however, reported significantly higher levels of 'social identification' and 'sense of community'. Conclusion: The Grey Nomad identity may not be the best identity at which to target road safety messages for this cohort. Targeting travelling 'couples' may be more efficacious. Using the 'Grey Nomad' identity is likely to reap at least some success, however, given that many identified to some degree with this group identity. Those identifying as Grey Nomads may be more open to community participation or behaviour change given their significantly higher levels of 'social identity' and 'sense of community'. Adapted from the source document. JF - Health Promotion Journal of Australia AU - Brayley, Nadine AU - Obst, Patricia L AD - School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology - Kelvin Grove Campus, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane Qld 4001 nadine.brayley@qut.edu.au Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - August 2010 SP - 138 EP - 142 PB - PO Box 351, North Melbourne, Victoria 3051 Australia VL - 21 IS - 2 SN - 1036-1073, 1036-1073 KW - Formative research, interpersonal profile, quantitative assessment, sense of community, social identity, road safety KW - Road safety KW - Identity KW - Social identity KW - Travellers KW - Nomads KW - Sense of community KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754140996?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aassia&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Health+Promotion+Journal+of+Australia&rft.atitle=The+Australian+Grey+Nomads+-+are+they+who+we+think+they+are%3F+Enhancing+formative+research+through+the+quantitative+assessment+of+psychological+constructs&rft.au=Brayley%2C+Nadine%3BObst%2C+Patricia+L&rft.aulast=Brayley&rft.aufirst=Nadine&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=21&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=138&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Health+Promotion+Journal+of+Australia&rft.issn=10361073&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Nomads; Identity; Travellers; Sense of community; Social identity; Road safety ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Economic Diversity and Regional Socioeconomic Performance: An Empirical Analysis of the Western Australian Grain Belt AN - 754041663; 201055917 AB - One of the truisms ingrained in much regional development policy and practice is the claimed importance of economic diversity in contributing to socio-economic stability and well-being. There is, however, very little recent research examining this contention in the context of rural Australia. This paper examines the extent to which economic diversity affects the socio-economic performance of local areas in the Western Australian grain belt. The results indicate that employment diversity across industry sectors is clearly associated with population growth, labour force expansion, labour force participation, and rising median incomes. However, the paper also argues that economic diversity is not necessarily the cause of these changes, but simply one, albeit important, component of the dynamics of regional change. Received 13 June 2006; Revised 16 September 2009; Accepted 8 October 2009. Adapted from the source document. JF - Geographical Research AU - Davies, Amanda AU - Tonts, Matthew AD - School of Social Sciences and Asian Languages, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia a.davies@curtin.edu.au Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - August 2010 SP - 223 EP - 234 PB - Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton South Victoria Australia VL - 48 IS - 3 SN - 1745-5863, 1745-5863 KW - Cultural Pluralism KW - Well Being KW - Labor Force Participation KW - Economic Development KW - Australia KW - Employment KW - Rural Areas KW - Development Policy KW - Regional Development KW - article KW - 2682: environmental interactions; social geography UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754041663?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Asocabs&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geographical+Research&rft.atitle=Economic+Diversity+and+Regional+Socioeconomic+Performance%3A+An+Empirical+Analysis+of+the+Western+Australian+Grain+Belt&rft.au=Davies%2C+Amanda%3BTonts%2C+Matthew&rft.aulast=Davies&rft.aufirst=Amanda&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=223&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geographical+Research&rft.issn=17455863&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1745-5871.2009.00627.x LA - English DB - Sociological Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-21 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cultural Pluralism; Australia; Economic Development; Development Policy; Well Being; Labor Force Participation; Regional Development; Rural Areas; Employment DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-5871.2009.00627.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A method for estimation of recoverable heat from blowdown systems during steam generation AN - 753685482; 13257476 AB - During the generation of steam, most water impurities are not evaporated with the steam and thus concentrate in the boiler water. The concentration of the impurities is usually regulated by the adjustment of the continuous blowdown valve, which controls the amount of water (and concentrated impurities) purged from the steam drum. Since a certain amount of continuous blowdown must be maintained for satisfactory boiler performance, a significant quantity of heat is removed from the boiler. It is necessary to provide a simple-to-use method to calculate the total amount of heat that is recoverable using this system. In the present work, a simple-to-use predictive tool, which is easier than existing approaches, less complicated with fewer computations and minimize the complex and time-consuming calculation steps, is formulated to arrive at an appropriate estimation of the percent of blowdown that is flashed to steam as a function of flash drum pressure and operating boiler drum pressure followed by the calculation of the amount of heat recoverable from the condensate. Since all of the heat in the flashed steam is recoverable, the total percent of heat recoverable from the flash tank and heat-exchanger system is calculated in the final step. Results show that the proposed predictive tool has a very good agreement with the reported data wherein the average absolute deviation percent was observed to be around 1.47%. JF - Energy AU - Bahadori, Alireza AU - Vuthaluru, Hari B AD - School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia, alireza.bahadori@postgrad.curtin.edu.au Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - 3501 EP - 3507 PB - Elsevier Science, The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB UK VL - 35 IS - 8 SN - 0360-5442, 0360-5442 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Blowdown KW - Steam KW - Boiler KW - Heat recovery KW - Combustion KW - Boilers KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/753685482?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Energy&rft.atitle=A+method+for+estimation+of+recoverable+heat+from+blowdown+systems+during+steam+generation&rft.au=Bahadori%2C+Alireza%3BVuthaluru%2C+Hari+B&rft.aulast=Bahadori&rft.aufirst=Alireza&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=3501&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Energy&rft.issn=03605442&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.energy.2010.04.054 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Boilers DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2010.04.054 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Changes in char reactivity and structure during the gasification of a Victorian brown coal: Comparison between gasification in O sub(2) and CO sub(2) AN - 753683559; 13254448 AB - Char reactivity is an important factor influencing the efficiency of a gasification process. As a low-rank fuel, Victorian brown coal with high gasification reactivity is especially suitable for use with gasification-based technologies. In this study, a Victorian brown coal was gasified at 800 C in a fluidised-bed/fixed-bed reactor. Two different gasifying agents were used, which were 4000 ppm O sub(2) balanced with argon and pure CO sub(2). The chars produced at different gasification conversion levels were further analysed with a thermogravimetric analyser (TGA) at 400 C in air for their reactivities. The structural features of these chars were also characterised with FT-Raman/IR spectroscopy. The contents of alkali and alkaline earth metallic species in these chars were quantified. The reactivities of the chars prepared from the gasification in pure CO sub(2) at 800 C were of a much higher magnitude than those obtained for the chars prepared from the gasification in 4000 ppm O sub(2) also at 800 C. Even though both atmospheres (i.e. 4000 ppm O sub(2) and pure CO sub(2)) are oxidising conditions, the results indicate that the reaction mechanisms for the gasification of brown coal char at 800 C in these two gasifying atmospheres are different. FT-Raman/IR results showed that the char structure has been changed drastically during the gasification process. JF - Fuel Processing Technology AU - Tay, Hui-Ling AU - Li, Chun-Zhu AD - Curtin Centre for Advanced Energy Science and Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia, chun-zhu.li@curtin.edu.au Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - 800 EP - 804 PB - Elsevier Science Ltd., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB UK VL - 91 IS - 8 SN - 0378-3820, 0378-3820 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Brown coal KW - Gasification KW - Reactivity KW - Char structure KW - Argon KW - Fuels KW - Coal KW - Carbon dioxide KW - Spectroscopy KW - gasification KW - Technology KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/753683559?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Fuel+Processing+Technology&rft.atitle=Changes+in+char+reactivity+and+structure+during+the+gasification+of+a+Victorian+brown+coal%3A+Comparison+between+gasification+in+O+sub%282%29+and+CO+sub%282%29&rft.au=Tay%2C+Hui-Ling%3BLi%2C+Chun-Zhu&rft.aulast=Tay&rft.aufirst=Hui-Ling&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=91&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=800&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Fuel+Processing+Technology&rft.issn=03783820&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.fuproc.2009.10.016 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Argon; Fuels; Coal; Spectroscopy; Carbon dioxide; gasification; Technology DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2009.10.016 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - How does salinity influence the swimming speed of the estuarine calanoid copepod Eurytemora affinis? AN - 746314800; 13208326 JF - Journal of Plankton Research AU - Seuront, Laurent AD - 1 School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia, laurent.seuront@flinders.edu.au Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - 1223 EP - 1225 PB - Oxford University Press, Oxford Journals, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP UK VL - 32 IS - 8 SN - 0142-7873, 0142-7873 KW - Animal Behavior Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - Copepods KW - Swimming KW - Estuaries KW - Brackish KW - Eurytemora affinis KW - Salinity KW - Salinity effects KW - Copepoda KW - Marine crustaceans KW - Plankton KW - O 1070:Ecology/Community Studies KW - Y 25040:Behavioral Ecology KW - Q1 08461:Plankton KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies KW - SW 0890:Estuaries UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/746314800?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Plankton+Research&rft.atitle=How+does+salinity+influence+the+swimming+speed+of+the+estuarine+calanoid+copepod+Eurytemora+affinis%3F&rft.au=Seuront%2C+Laurent&rft.aulast=Seuront&rft.aufirst=Laurent&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=32&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=1223&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Plankton+Research&rft.issn=01427873&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Fplankt%2Ffbq040 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-10-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Swimming; Estuaries; Marine crustaceans; Salinity effects; Plankton; Salinity; Copepods; Eurytemora affinis; Copepoda; Brackish DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbq040 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The rhetoric of adaptive reuse or reality of demolition: Views from the field AN - 745937880; 13141012 AB - The City of Perth in Western Australia is a relatively modern city and was founded in 1829. A considerable amount of its built stock will become redundant in the near future. An issue that will face many building owners, designers, property developers and planners will be to adapt or demolish existing buildings to meet changing economic and social needs and issues related to sustainability. The rhetoric associated with the benefits of adaptive reuse has been widely espoused. It would appear in reality; however, that owners and practitioners are only embracing this sustainability strategy in a piecemeal manner within Perth. This paper examines owners' and practitioners' views and experiences associated with adaptive reuse. In conjunction with the normative literature and the research findings, a building viability process model is presented that can be used by owners, occupiers and planners to determine the strategy needed to meet changing commercial and regulatory demands being required of buildings. JF - Cities AU - Bullen, Peter A AU - Love, Peter ED AD - School of the Built Environment, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6845, Australia, p.bullen@curtin.edu.aup.love@curtin.edu.au Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - 215 EP - 224 PB - Elsevier Science, The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB UK VL - 27 IS - 4 SN - 0264-2751, 0264-2751 KW - Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Buildings KW - Australia, Western Australia KW - adaptability KW - Economics KW - Australia, Western Australia, Perth KW - sustainability KW - Urban areas KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 08:International UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/745937880?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cities&rft.atitle=The+rhetoric+of+adaptive+reuse+or+reality+of+demolition%3A+Views+from+the+field&rft.au=Bullen%2C+Peter+A%3BLove%2C+Peter+ED&rft.aulast=Bullen&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=27&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=215&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cities&rft.issn=02642751&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.cities.2009.12.005 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Economics; sustainability; Buildings; adaptability; Urban areas; Australia, Western Australia, Perth; Australia, Western Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2009.12.005 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - National-scale wave energy resource assessment for Australia AN - 744623882; 12983129 AB - A nationally consistent wave resource assessment is presented for Australian shelf (<300 m) waters. Wave energy and power were derived from significant wave height and period, and wave direction hindcast using the AusWAM model for the period 1 March 1997 to 29 February 2008 inclusive. The spatial distribution of wave energy and power is available on a 0.1 grid covering 110-156 longitude and 7-46 latitude. Total instantaneous wave energy on the entire Australian shelf is on average 3.47 PJ. Wave power is greatest on the 3000 km-long southern Australian shelf (Tasmania/Victoria, southern Western Australia and South Australia), where it widely attains a time-average value of 25-35 kW m super(-1) (90th percentile of 60-78 kW m super(-1)), delivering 800-1100 GJ m super(-1) of energy in an average year. New South Wales and southern Queensland shelves, with moderate levels of wave power (time-average: 10-20 kW m super(-1); 90th percentile: 20-30 kW m super(-1)), are also potential sites for electricity generation due to them having a similar reliability in resource delivery to the southern margin. Time-average wave power for most of the northern Australian shelf is <10 kW m super(-1). Seasonal variations in wave power are consistent with regional weather patterns, which are characterised by winter SE trade winds/summer monsoon in the north and winter temperate storms/summer sea breezes in the south. The nationally consistent wave resource assessment for Australian shelf waters can be used to inform policy development and site-selection decisions by industry. JF - Renewable Energy AU - Hughes, Michael G AU - Heap, Andrew D AD - Geoscience Australia, Marine and Coastal Environment Group, GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, michaelh@usyd.edu.au Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - Aug 2010 SP - 1783 EP - 1791 PB - Elsevier Science, The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB UK VL - 35 IS - 8 SN - 0960-1481, 0960-1481 KW - ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Resource management KW - ISW, Australia, Western Australia KW - trade winds KW - Electricity KW - Storms KW - spatial distribution KW - Potential resources KW - Continental shelves KW - Wave energy KW - PSE, Australia, New South Wales KW - longitude KW - Seasonal variations KW - Weather KW - ISEW, Australia, Queensland KW - Wave power KW - ISW, Australia, South Australia KW - wave energy KW - Sea breezes KW - winter KW - Renewable energy KW - summer KW - latitude KW - Resource development KW - Environment management KW - Monsoons KW - Q2 09243:Structure, mechanics and thermodynamics KW - ENA 03:Energy KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/744623882?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Renewable+Energy&rft.atitle=National-scale+wave+energy+resource+assessment+for+Australia&rft.au=Hughes%2C+Michael+G%3BHeap%2C+Andrew+D&rft.aulast=Hughes&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=1783&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Renewable+Energy&rft.issn=09601481&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.renene.2009.11.001 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sea breezes; Resource management; Potential resources; Continental shelves; Wave power; Wave energy; Electricity; Resource development; Environment management; spatial distribution; Weather; winter; Renewable energy; trade winds; summer; longitude; latitude; Storms; Seasonal variations; wave energy; Monsoons; ISEW, Australia, Queensland; ISW, Australia, Western Australia; PSE, Australia, New South Wales; ISW, Australia, South Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2009.11.001 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Identification of Campylobacter jejuni genes involved in its interaction with epithelial cells. AN - 733991425; 20515930 AB - Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of infectious gastroenteritis in industrialized nations. Its ability to enter and survive within nonphagocytic cells is thought to be very important for pathogenesis. However, little is known about the C. jejuni determinants that mediate these processes. Through an extensive transposon mutagenesis screen, we have identified several loci that are required for C. jejuni efficient entry and survival within epithelial cells. Among these loci, insertional mutations in aspA, aspB, and sodB resulted in drastic reduction in C. jejuni entry and/or survival within host cells and a severe defect in colonization in an animal model. The implications of these findings for the understanding of C. jejuni-host cell interactions are discussed. JF - Infection and immunity AU - Novik, Veronica AU - Hofreuter, Dirk AU - Galán, Jorge E AD - Section of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University School of Medicine, Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine, 295 Congress Ave., New Haven, CT 06536, USA. Y1 - 2010/08// PY - 2010 DA - August 2010 SP - 3540 EP - 3553 VL - 78 IS - 8 KW - Bacterial Proteins KW - 0 KW - DNA Transposable Elements KW - Virulence Factors KW - Index Medicus KW - Feces -- microbiology KW - Animals KW - Bacterial Proteins -- genetics KW - Campylobacter Infections -- microbiology KW - Humans KW - Virulence Factors -- genetics KW - Mice KW - Mice, Knockout KW - Gene Knockout Techniques KW - Microbial Viability KW - Cercopithecus aethiops KW - Colony Count, Microbial KW - Mutagenesis, Insertional KW - Cell Line KW - Male KW - Campylobacter jejuni -- genetics KW - Epithelial Cells -- microbiology KW - Bacterial Adhesion KW - Cytoplasm -- microbiology KW - Campylobacter jejuni -- pathogenicity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/733991425?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Infection+and+immunity&rft.atitle=Identification+of+Campylobacter+jejuni+genes+involved+in+its+interaction+with+epithelial+cells.&rft.au=Novik%2C+Veronica%3BHofreuter%2C+Dirk%3BGal%C3%A1n%2C+Jorge+E&rft.aulast=Novik&rft.aufirst=Veronica&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft.volume=78&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=3540&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Infection+and+immunity&rft.issn=1098-5522&rft_id=info:doi/10.1128%2FIAI.00109-10 LA - 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Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00109-10 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Exposure to ultrafine particles and PM2.5 in four Sydney transport modes AN - 1777096084; 13218546 AB - Concentrations of ultrafine (<0.1aaI14m) particles (UFPs) and PM2.5 (<2.5aaI14m) were measured whilst commuting along a similar route by train, bus, ferry and automobile in Sydney, Australia. One trip on each transport mode was undertaken during both morning and evening peak hours throughout a working week, for a total of 40 trips. Analyses comprised one-way ANOVA to compare overall (i.e. all trips combined) geometric mean concentrations of both particle fractions measured across transport modes, and assessment of both the correlation between wind speed and individual trip means of UFPs and PM2.5, and the correlation between the two particle fractions. Overall geometric mean concentrations of UFPs and PM2.5 ranged from 2.8 (train) to 8.4 (bus)aaA-aa104 particles cma3 and 22.6 (automobile) to 29.6 (bus) I14g ma3, respectively, and a statistically significant difference (paa 35 pg/mL or LH concentration > 0.4 mIU/mL, and multinomial logistic regression was used to estimate the association between Pb and increasing categories of hormone concentrations. High Pb ( greater than or equal to 5 mu g/dL) was inversely associated with inhibin B > 35 pg/mL [odds ratio (OR) = 0.26; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.11-0.60; compared with Pb & 1 mu g/dL]. At 10 and 11 years of age, girls with low Pb (& 1 mu g/dL) had significantly higher inhibin B than did girls with moderate (1-4.99 mu g/dL) or high Pb ( greater than or equal to 5 mu g/dL). In the subsample of 260 girls with levels of inhibin B above the level of detection and using survey regression modeling, inhibin B levels were lower among girls with both high Pb and high Cd ( beta = -0.52; 95% CI, -0.09 to -1.04) than among girls with high Pb alone ( beta = -0.35; 95% CI, -0.13 to -0.57), relative to girls with low Pb and low Cd. Higher Pb was inversely associated with inhibin B, a marker of follicular development, and estimated effects suggestive of pubertal delays appeared to be stronger in the context of higher Cd concentrations. These data underscore the importance of Pb and Cd as reproductive toxicants for young girls. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Gollenberg, Audra L AU - Hediger, Mary L AU - Lee, Peter A AU - Himes, John H AU - Buck Louis, Germaine M AD - Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Rockville, Maryland, USA Y1 - 2010/07/30/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 30 SP - 1782 EP - 1787 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 2 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - heavy metals KW - inhibin B KW - luteinizing hormone KW - NHANES KW - puberty KW - Age KW - Data processing KW - Toxicants KW - Inhibin KW - Children KW - Hormones KW - Nutrition KW - Lead KW - Blood KW - USA KW - Urine KW - Luteinizing hormone KW - Cadmium KW - X 24360:Metals KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/855714314?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Association+between+Lead+and+Cadmium+and+Reproductive+Hormones+in+Peripubertal+U.S.+Girls&rft.au=Gollenberg%2C+Audra+L%3BHediger%2C+Mary+L%3BLee%2C+Peter+A%3BHimes%2C+John+H%3BBuck+Louis%2C+Germaine+M&rft.aulast=Gollenberg&rft.aufirst=Audra&rft.date=2010-07-30&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=1782&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1001943 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Blood; Age; Data processing; Toxicants; Urine; Inhibin; Luteinizing hormone; Cadmium; Children; Nutrition; Hormones; Lead; USA DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1001943 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - In Utero Exposure to Bisphenol A Shifts the Window of Susceptibility for Mammary Carcinogenesis in the Rat AN - 849478020; 14024840 AB - Bisphenol A (BPA) is a ubiquitous environmental chemical with reported endocrine-disrupting properties. Our goal in this study was to determine whether prenatal exposure to BPA predisposes the adult rat mammary gland to carcinogenesis. Pregnant rats were treated orally with 0, 25, or 250 mu g BPA/kg body weight (BW) from gestation day (GD) 10 to GD21. For tumorigenesis experiments, prenatally exposed female offspring received a single gavage of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA; 30 mg/kg BW) on postnatal day (PND) 50, or PND100. Prenatal exposure of the dam to 250 mu g BPA/kg BW combined with a single exposure of female offspring to DMBA on PND100, but not on PND50, significantly increased tumor incidence while decreasing tumor latency compared with the control group. Prenatal exposure of the dam to 250 mu g BPA/kg BW, in the absence of DMBA to the female offspring, increased cell proliferation and elicited differential effects at the protein level at PND100 compared with PND50. Differentially regulated proteins in the mammary gland included estrogen receptor- alpha , progesterone receptor-A, Bcl-2, steroid receptor coactivators, epidermal growth factor receptor, phospho-insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor, and phospho-Raf. Our study demonstrates that oral prenatal exposure to BPA increases mammary cancer susceptibility in offspring and shifts the window of susceptibility for DMBA-induced tumorigenesis in the rat mammary gland from PND50 to PND100. These changes are accompanied by differential effects of prenatal BPA exposure on the expression of key proteins involved in cell proliferation. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Betancourt, Angela M AU - Eltoum, Isam A AU - Desmond, Renee A AU - Russo, Jose AU - Lamartiniere, Coral A AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Y1 - 2010/07/30/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 30 SP - 1614 EP - 1619 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - bisphenol A KW - cell proliferation KW - endocrine disruptors KW - mammary cancer KW - susceptibility KW - Prenatal experience KW - Progesterone KW - Endocrine disruptors KW - tumors KW - Epidermal growth factor receptors KW - Steroid hormone receptors KW - Bisphenol A KW - Body weight KW - Gestation KW - Bcl-2 protein KW - growth factors KW - offspring KW - Mammary gland KW - Tumorigenesis KW - Intrauterine exposure KW - Cancer KW - Pregnancy KW - prenatal experience KW - 9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene KW - Carcinogenesis KW - Proteins KW - Progeny KW - Cell proliferation KW - Estrogen receptors KW - estrogens KW - X 24350:Industrial Chemicals KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/849478020?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=In+Utero+Exposure+to+Bisphenol+A+Shifts+the+Window+of+Susceptibility+for+Mammary+Carcinogenesis+in+the+Rat&rft.au=Betancourt%2C+Angela+M%3BEltoum%2C+Isam+A%3BDesmond%2C+Renee+A%3BRusso%2C+Jose%3BLamartiniere%2C+Coral+A&rft.aulast=Betancourt&rft.aufirst=Angela&rft.date=2010-07-30&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1614&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002148 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Prenatal experience; Progesterone; Mammary gland; Endocrine disruptors; Tumorigenesis; Epidermal growth factor receptors; Intrauterine exposure; Steroid hormone receptors; Cancer; Pregnancy; Bisphenol A; Body weight; 9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; Carcinogenesis; Gestation; Progeny; Bcl-2 protein; Cell proliferation; Estrogen receptors; bisphenol A; prenatal experience; Proteins; tumors; growth factors; estrogens; offspring DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002148 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights and State Sovereign Immunity AN - 818792783; 2010-638108 AB - The Eleventh Amendment to the US Constitution appears to prevent suits against a state by non-residents in federal courts, and the US Supreme Court has expanded the concept of state sovereign immunity to reach much further. Two landmark Supreme Court decisions in 1999, Florida Prepaid and FTRiCollege Savings Bank, protects states from violations of federal intellectual property laws; and in response, various bills have been introduced in previous sessions of Congress in an attempt to hold states accountable for violations of intellectual property rights. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jul 30 2010, 20 pp. AU - Yeh, Brian T Y1 - 2010/07/30/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 30 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Economic conditions and policy - Property and wealth KW - Government - State or regional government KW - Law and ethics - Commercial law KW - Banking and public and private finance - Banks and other financial institutions KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - United States Supreme court KW - Property, Intellectual KW - State government KW - Constitutional law KW - Right of property KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792783?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Yeh%2C+Brian+T&rft.aulast=Yeh&rft.aufirst=Brian&rft.date=2010-07-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Infringement+of+Intellectual+Property+Rights+and+State+Sovereign+Immunity&rft.title=Infringement+of+Intellectual+Property+Rights+and+State+Sovereign+Immunity&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34593_20100730.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL34593 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress AN - 818792579; 2010-638111 AB - The Navy has been procuring Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) at a rate of one per year for the past several years, and a total of 12 boats have been procured through FY2010. The Navy's proposed FY2011 budget increases the procurement rate to two boats per year with the estimated combined procurement cost of these two boats at 5,344.4 million dollars. The Navy's proposed FY2011 budget also requests 1,436.8 million dollars in advanced procurement funding for Virginia-class boats. Tables, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jul 30 2010, 19 pp. AU - O'Rourke, Ronald Y1 - 2010/07/30/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 30 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Military and defense policy - Military equipment and weapons KW - Cost KW - United States Congress KW - Submarines KW - Purchasing, Military and naval KW - United States Navy KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792579?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=O%27Rourke%2C+Ronald&rft.aulast=O%27Rourke&rft.aufirst=Ronald&rft.date=2010-07-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Navy+Virginia+%28SSN-774%29+Class+Attack+Submarine+Procurement%3A+Background+and+Issues+for+Congress&rft.title=Navy+Virginia+%28SSN-774%29+Class+Attack+Submarine+Procurement%3A+Background+and+Issues+for+Congress&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32418_20100730.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL32418 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Commercial Fishery Disaster Assistance AN - 818792329; 2010-638109 AB - Disaster relief may be provided by the federal government to assist the fishing industry when affected by a commercial fishery failure through direct federal financial assistance to fishermen and fishing communities in the form grants, job retraining, employment, and low interest loans and through fishery data collection, resource restoration, research, and fishing capacity reduction programs. Critics contend that assistance often falls short of expectations because of untimely fund disbursements, ambiguities in the definition of a fishery failure, relief not integrated with long-term fishery management objectives, and funds not reaching the people in greatest need of assistance. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jul 29 2010, 17 pp. AU - Upton, Harold F Y1 - 2010/07/29/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 29 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Environment and environmental policy - Oceanography and ocean resources KW - Trade and trade policy - Export-import trade KW - International relations - International relief and humanitarian assistance KW - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance KW - Government - Forms of government KW - Disaster relief KW - Federal government KW - Fisheries KW - Commerce KW - Government loans and grants KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792329?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Upton%2C+Harold+F&rft.aulast=Upton&rft.aufirst=Harold&rft.date=2010-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Commercial+Fishery+Disaster+Assistance&rft.title=Commercial+Fishery+Disaster+Assistance&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34209_20100729.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL34209 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Legislative Options after Citizens United v. FEC: Constitutional and Legal Issues AN - 822517386; 2010-638117 AB - In Citizens United v. FEC, the Supreme Court invalidated two provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), finding that they were unconstitutional under the First Amendment. The decision struck down the long-standing prohibition on corporations using their general treasury funds to make independent expenditures, and Section 203 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), prohibiting corporations from using their general treasury funds for "electioneering communications." This report provides an analysis of the constitutional and legal issues raised by several proposals. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jul 27 2010, 28 pp. AU - Whitaker, L Paige AU - Lunder, Erika K AU - Manuel, Kate M AU - Maskell, Jack AU - Seitzinger, Michael V Y1 - 2010/07/27/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 27 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Business and service sector - Business and business enterprises KW - Law and ethics - Public law KW - Politics - Campaigns, lobbying, and pressure groups KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - United States Supreme court KW - Election law KW - Corporations KW - Campaign funds KW - Legislation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/822517386?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Whitaker%2C+L+Paige%3BLunder%2C+Erika+K%3BManuel%2C+Kate+M%3BMaskell%2C+Jack%3BSeitzinger%2C+Michael+V&rft.aulast=Whitaker&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=2010-07-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Legislative+Options+after+Citizens+United+v.+FEC%3A+Constitutional+and+Legal+Issues&rft.title=Legislative+Options+after+Citizens+United+v.+FEC%3A+Constitutional+and+Legal+Issues&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41096_20100727.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41096 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Determinants of the Proinflammatory Action of Ambient Particulate Matter in Immortalized Murine Macrophages AN - 1677983480; 14160337 AB - Proximity to traffic-related pollution has been associated with poor respiratory health in adults and children. We wished to test the hypothesis that particulate matter (PM) from high-traffic sites would display an enhanced capacity to elicit inflammation. We examined the inflammatory potential of coarse [2.5-10 mu m in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5-10)] and fine [0.1-2.5 mu m in aerodynamic diameter (PM0.1-2.5)] PM collected from nine sites throughout Europe with contrasting traffic contributions. We incubated murine monocytic-macrophagic RAW264.7 cells with PM samples from these sites (20 or 60 mu g/cm2) and quantified their capacity to stimulate the release of arachidonic acid (AA) or the production of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor- alpha (TNF alpha ) as measures of their inflammatory potential. Responses were then related to PM composition: metals, hydrocarbons, anions/cations, and endotoxin content. Inflammatory responses to ambient PM varied markedly on an equal mass basis, with PM2.5-10 displaying the largest signals and contrasts among sites. Notably, we found no evidence of enhanced inflammatory potential at high-traffic sites and observed some of the largest responses at sites distant from traffic. Correlation analyses indicated that much of the sample-to-sample contrast in the proinflammatory response was related to the content of endotoxin and transition metals (especially iron and copper) in PM2.5-10. Use of the metal chelator diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid inhibited AA release, whereas recombinant endotoxin-neutralizing protein partially inhibited TNF alpha production, demonstrating that different PM components triggered inflammatory responses through separate pathways. We found no evidence that PM collected from sites in close proximity to traffic sources displayed enhanced proinflammatory activity in RAW264.7 cells. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Guastadisegni, Cecilia AU - Kelly, Frank J AU - Cassee, Flemming R AU - Gerlofs-Nijland, Miriam E AU - Janssen, Nicole AH AU - Pozzi, Roberta AU - Brunekreef, Bert AU - Sandstroem, Thomas AU - Mudway, Ian AD - Department of Environment and Primary Prevention, Instituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy Y1 - 2010/07/27/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 27 SP - 1728 EP - 1734 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 2 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - copper KW - endotoxin KW - inflammation KW - iron KW - macrophages KW - metals KW - particulate matter KW - polyaromatic hydrocarbons KW - Endotoxins KW - Cations KW - Aerodynamics KW - Traffic flow KW - Proximity KW - Traffic engineering KW - Health KW - Adults KW - Recombinant UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677983480?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Determinants+of+the+Proinflammatory+Action+of+Ambient+Particulate+Matter+in+Immortalized+Murine+Macrophages&rft.au=Guastadisegni%2C+Cecilia%3BKelly%2C+Frank+J%3BCassee%2C+Flemming+R%3BGerlofs-Nijland%2C+Miriam+E%3BJanssen%2C+Nicole+AH%3BPozzi%2C+Roberta%3BBrunekreef%2C+Bert%3BSandstroem%2C+Thomas%3BMudway%2C+Ian&rft.aulast=Guastadisegni&rft.aufirst=Cecilia&rft.date=2010-07-27&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=1728&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002105 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002105 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Respiratory Health Effects of Exposure to Low-NOx Unflued Gas Heaters in the Classroom: A Double-Blind, Cluster-Randomized, Crossover Study AN - 1677903329; 13969382 AB - There are long-standing concerns about adverse effects of gas appliances on respiratory health. However, the potential adverse effect of low-NOx (nitrogen oxide) unflued gas heaters on children's health has not been assessed. Our goal was to compare the respiratory health effects and air quality consequences of exposure to low-NOx unflued gas heaters with exposure to non-indoor-air-emitting flued gas heaters in school classrooms. We conducted a double-blind, cluster-randomized, crossover study in 400 primary school students attending 22 schools in New South Wales, Australia. Children measured their lung function and recorded symptoms and medication use twice daily. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and formaldehyde concentrations were measured in classrooms using passive diffusion badges. NO2 concentrations were, on average, 1.8 times higher [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.6-2.1] and formaldehyde concentrations were, on average, 9.4 ppb higher (95% CI, 5.7-13.1) during exposure to unflued gas versus flued gas heaters. Exposure to the unflued gas heaters was associated with increased cough reported in the evening [odds ratio (OR) = 1.16; 95% CI, 1.01-1.34] and wheeze reported in the morning (OR = 1.38; 95% CI, 1.04-1.83). The association with wheeze was greater in atopic subjects. There was no evidence of an adverse effect on lung function. We conclude that classroom exposure to low-NOx unflued gas heaters causes increased respiratory symptoms, particularly in atopic children, but is not associated with significant decrements in lung function. It is important to seek alternative sources of heating that do not have adverse effects on health. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Marks, Guy B AU - Ezz, Wafaa AU - Aust, Nathan AU - Toelle, Brett G AU - Xuan, Wei AU - Belousova, Elena AU - Cosgrove, Carmen AU - Jalaludin, Bin AU - Smith, Wayne T AD - Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Y1 - 2010/07/27/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 27 SP - 1476 EP - 1482 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - children KW - nitrogen dioxide KW - randomized controlled trial KW - respiratory health effects KW - schools KW - Nitrogen dioxide KW - Gas heaters KW - Clusters KW - Lungs KW - Formaldehyde KW - Health KW - Classrooms KW - Children KW - Crossovers UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677903329?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Respiratory+Health+Effects+of+Exposure+to+Low-NOx+Unflued+Gas+Heaters+in+the+Classroom%3A+A+Double-Blind%2C+Cluster-Randomized%2C+Crossover+Study&rft.au=Marks%2C+Guy+B%3BEzz%2C+Wafaa%3BAust%2C+Nathan%3BToelle%2C+Brett+G%3BXuan%2C+Wei%3BBelousova%2C+Elena%3BCosgrove%2C+Carmen%3BJalaludin%2C+Bin%3BSmith%2C+Wayne+T&rft.aulast=Marks&rft.aufirst=Guy&rft.date=2010-07-27&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1476&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002186 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002186 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Federal Programs Available to Unemployed Workers AN - 822515369; 2010-638110 AB - Four groups of federal programs target unemployed workers: unemployment insurance, health care assistance, job search assistance, and training. This report presents information on federal programs targeted to unemployed workers specifically, but does not attempt to discuss means-tested programs (such as Medicaid or SSI) that are available regardless of employment status. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jul 26 2010, 16 pp. AU - Isaacs, Katelin P AU - Bradley, David H AU - Mulvey, Janemarie AU - Topoleski, John J Y1 - 2010/07/26/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 26 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Labor conditions and policy - Labor policy and labor law KW - Business and service sector - Insurance KW - Health conditions and policy - Medicine and health care KW - Health conditions and policy - Health and health policy KW - Social conditions and policy - Public welfare and social services KW - United States KW - Medicaid program KW - Unemployment insurance KW - Medical service KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/822515369?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Isaacs%2C+Katelin+P%3BBradley%2C+David+H%3BMulvey%2C+Janemarie%3BTopoleski%2C+John+J&rft.aulast=Isaacs&rft.aufirst=Katelin&rft.date=2010-07-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Federal+Programs+Available+to+Unemployed+Workers&rft.title=Federal+Programs+Available+to+Unemployed+Workers&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34251_20100726.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL34251 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Assessing the Mérida Initiative: A Report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) AN - 1679099253; MD01805 AB - Transcribes congressional hearing on General Accountability Office's finding that Mérida Initiative lacks performance measures. AU - United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere AD - United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere PY - 2010 SP - 48 KW - Congressional hearings KW - Drug control assistance KW - Mérida Initiative KW - Performance standards KW - Program evaluation KW - Lee, Barbara J. KW - McCaul, Michael T. KW - Giffords, Gabrielle KW - Sires, Albio KW - Engel, Eliot L. KW - Ford, Jess T. KW - Meeks, Gregory W. KW - Green, Gene KW - Lee, Barbara J. KW - McCaul, Michael T. KW - Giffords, Gabrielle KW - Sires, Albio KW - Engel, Eliot L. KW - Ford, Jess T. KW - Meeks, Gregory W. 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Government Accountability Office N1 - Analyte descriptor - NSA document type: Hearing; Location of original: Available [Online]: Government Printing Office N1 - People - Engel, Eliot L.; Ford, Jess T.; Giffords, Gabrielle; Green, Gene; Lee, Barbara J.; McCaul, Michael T.; Meeks, Gregory W.; Sires, Albio N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Air Pollution and Emergency Department Visits for Otitis Media: A Case-Crossover Study in Edmonton, Canada AN - 1677922025; 14024843 AB - Otitis media (OM) is one of the most common early childhood infections, resulting in an enormous economic burden to the health care system through unscheduled doctor visits and antibiotic prescriptions. The objective of this study was to investigate the potential association between ambient air pollution exposure and emergency department (ED) visits for OM. Ten years of ED data were obtained from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and linked to levels of air pollution: carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter (PM) of median aerometric diameter less than or equal to 10 and 2.5 mu m (PM10 and PM2.5 respectively). A time-stratified case-crossover technique was applied to analyze the associations between ambient air pollution and health outcomes. Conditional logistic regression analysis with the subject's identification number as a stratum variable was used to obtain odds ratios (ORs) and their corresponding 95% confidence intervals after adjustment for meteorological factors. We based the analysis on 14,527 ED visits for OM over 10 years in children 1-3 years of age. We observed statistically significant positive associations between ED visits for OM and interquartile increases in CO and NO2 levels after adjusting for ambient temperature and relative humidity. We observed the strongest associations (expressed by ORs) in the warmer months (April-September) in girls and all patients for exposure to CO and NO2, and in boys for exposure to CO, for 2 days before an OM ED visit. These results support the hypothesis that ED visits for OM are associated with ambient air pollution. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Zemek, Roger AU - Szyszkowicz, Mieczyslaw AU - Rowe, Brian H AD - Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Y1 - 2010/07/21/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 21 SP - 1631 EP - 1636 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - air pollution KW - otitis media KW - urban KW - Relative humidity KW - Nitrogen dioxide KW - Carbon monoxide KW - Air pollution KW - Media KW - Regression analysis KW - Emergencies KW - Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677922025?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Air+Pollution+and+Emergency+Department+Visits+for+Otitis+Media%3A+A+Case-Crossover+Study+in+Edmonton%2C+Canada&rft.au=Zemek%2C+Roger%3BSzyszkowicz%2C+Mieczyslaw%3BRowe%2C+Brian+H&rft.aulast=Zemek&rft.aufirst=Roger&rft.date=2010-07-21&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1631&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901675 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901675 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Terrorist Material Support: An Overview of 18 U.S.C. 2339A and 2339B AN - 964243738; 2011-182247 AB - The material support statutes, 18 U.S.C. 2339A and 2339B, have been among the most frequently prosecuted federal anti-terrorism statutes. This report provides an overview of both sections. The Supreme Court recently held that the forms of material support in the challenge before it were not unconstitutionally vague nor was their proscription inconsistent with the First Amendment's freedom of speech and freedom of association requirements. Tables, Appendixes. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Jul 19 2010, 30 pp. AU - Doyle, Charles Y1 - 2010/07/19/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 19 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Human rights - Civil and political rights KW - Administration of justice - Crime and criminals KW - Supreme court KW - Freedom of association KW - Freedom of speech KW - Terrorists KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/964243738?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Environmental+Exposure%2C+Obesity%2C+and+Parkinson%27s+Disease%3A+Lessons+from+Fat+and+Old+Worms&rft.au=Aitlhadj%2C+Layla%3BAvila%2C+Daiana+Silva%3BBenedetto%2C+Alexandre%3BAschner%2C+Michael%3BStuerzenbaum%2C+Stephen+Richard&rft.aulast=Aitlhadj&rft.aufirst=Layla&rft.date=2010-08-25&rft.volume=119&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=20&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002522 L2 - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R41333.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2012-04-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41333 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Assessing Children's Dietary Pesticide Exposure: Direct Measurement of Pesticide Residues in 24-Hr Duplicate Food Samples AN - 1677904613; 14024842 AB - The data presented here are a response to calls for more direct measurements of pesticide residues in foods consumed by children and provide an opportunity to compare direct measures of pesticide residues in foods representing actual consumption with those reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Pesticide Data Program. We measured pesticide residues in 24-hr duplicate food samples collected from a group of 46 young children participating in the Children's Pesticide Exposure Study (CPES). Parents were instructed to collect 24-hr duplicate food samples of all conventional fruits, vegetables, and fruit juices equal to the quantity consumed by their children, similarly prewashed/prepared, and from the same source or batch. Individual or composite food items were analyzed for organophosphate (OP) and pyrethroid insecticide residues. We collected a total of 239 24-hr duplicate food samples collected from the 46 CPES children. We found 14% or 5% of those food samples contained at least one OP or pyrethroid insecticide, respectively. We measured a total of 11 OP insecticides, at levels ranging from 1 to 387 ng/g, and three pyrethroid insecticides, at levels ranging from 2 to 1,133 ng/g, in children's food samples. We found that many of the food items consumed by the CPES children were also on the list of the most contaminated food commodities reported by the Environmental Working Group. The frequent consumption of food commodities with episodic presence of pesticide residues that are suspected to cause developmental and neurological effects in young children supports the need for further mitigation. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Lu, Chensheng AU - Schenck, Frank J AU - Pearson, Melanie A AU - Wong, Jon W AD - Exposure, Epidemiology, and Risk Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Y1 - 2010/07/16/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 16 SP - 1625 EP - 1630 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - children's diets KW - dietary pesticide exposure KW - organophosphate pesticides KW - pesticide residue KW - pesticide risk assessment KW - pyrethroid insecticides KW - Foods KW - Insecticides KW - Residues KW - Pesticides KW - Consumption KW - Children KW - Commodities UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677904613?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Assessing+Children%27s+Dietary+Pesticide+Exposure%3A+Direct+Measurement+of+Pesticide+Residues+in+24-Hr+Duplicate+Food+Samples&rft.au=Lu%2C+Chensheng%3BSchenck%2C+Frank+J%3BPearson%2C+Melanie+A%3BWong%2C+Jon+W&rft.aulast=Lu&rft.aufirst=Chensheng&rft.date=2010-07-16&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1625&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002044 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002044 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Conversion from the National Security Personnel System to Other Pay Schedules: Issues for Congress AN - 964243743; 2011-182248 AB - In the General Schedule (GS), federal employee's pay increases are based on performance and length of service. The Department of Defense (DOD) developed the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) in 2003 as a unique pay scale attempting to more closely link employee pay to job performance. This report focuses on the transition of employees from NSPS to non-NSPS pay systems and discusses how the transition is scheduled to occur and analyzes congressional options for oversight or legislative action. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Jul 15 2010, 9 pp. AU - Ginsberg, Wendy R Y1 - 2010/07/15/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 15 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Business and service sector - Personnel management KW - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Industrial management, production, and productivity KW - Military and defense policy - National defense KW - Labor conditions and policy - Work and labor KW - Law and ethics - Criminal law KW - Government - Internal security KW - Length of service KW - Defenses KW - Employees KW - Performance KW - Surveillance KW - National defense KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/964243743?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Ginsberg%2C+Wendy+R&rft.aulast=Ginsberg&rft.aufirst=Wendy&rft.date=2010-07-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Conversion+from+the+National+Security+Personnel+System+to+Other+Pay+Schedules%3A+Issues+for+Congress&rft.title=Conversion+from+the+National+Security+Personnel+System+to+Other+Pay+Schedules%3A+Issues+for+Congress&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R41321.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2012-04-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41321 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Estimating aerodynamic resistance of rough surfaces using angular reflectance AN - 759309787; 13201139 AB - Current wind erosion and dust emission models neglect the heterogeneous nature of surface roughness and its geometric anisotropic effect on aerodynamic resistance, and over-estimate the erodible area by assuming it is not covered by roughness elements. We address these shortfalls with a new model which estimates aerodynamic roughness length (z 0) using angular reflectance of a rough surface. The new model is proportional to the frontal area index, directional, and represents the geometric anisotropy of z 0. The model explained most of the variation in two sets of wind tunnel measurements of aerodynamic roughness lengths (z 0). Field estimates of z 0 for varying wind directions were similar to predictions made by the new model. The model was used to estimate the erodible area exposed to abrasion by saltating particles. Vertically integrated horizontal flux (F h) was calculated using the area not covered by non-erodible hemispheres; the approach embodied in dust emission models. Under the same model conditions, F h estimated using the new model was up to 85% smaller than that using the conventional area not covered. These F h simulations imply that wind erosion and dust emission models without geometric anisotropic sheltering of the surface, may considerably over-estimate F h and hence the amount of dust emission. The new model provides a straightforward method to estimate aerodynamic resistance with the potential to improve the accuracy of wind erosion and dust emission models, a measure that can be retrieved using bi-directional reflectance models from angular satellite sensors, and an alternative to notoriously unreliable field estimates of z 0 and their extrapolations across landform scales. JF - Remote Sensing of Environment AU - Chappell, Adrian AU - Van Pelt, Scott AU - Zobeck, Ted AU - Dong, Zhibao AD - CSIRO Land and Water, GPO Boxaa1666, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia Y1 - 2010/07/15/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 15 SP - 1462 EP - 1470 PB - Elsevier Science, Box 882 New York NY 10159 USA VL - 114 IS - 7 SN - 0034-4257, 0034-4257 KW - Environment Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - Dust emission model KW - Wind erosion KW - Sheltering KW - Erodible KW - Flow separation KW - Drag KW - Wake KW - Aerodynamic resistance KW - Aerodynamic roughness length KW - Shadow KW - Illumination KW - Ray-casting KW - Digital elevation model KW - Roughness density KW - Frontal area index KW - Angular reflectance KW - Bi-directional reflectance KW - Reflectance KW - Anisotropy KW - Abrasion KW - Remote sensing KW - wind erosion KW - Simulation KW - landforms KW - Satellites KW - Dust KW - Models KW - Aerodynamics KW - Emissions KW - Wind tunnels KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - D 04030:Models, Methods, Remote Sensing KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/759309787?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Remote+Sensing+of+Environment&rft.atitle=Estimating+aerodynamic+resistance+of+rough+surfaces+using+angular+reflectance&rft.au=Chappell%2C+Adrian%3BVan+Pelt%2C+Scott%3BZobeck%2C+Ted%3BDong%2C+Zhibao&rft.aulast=Chappell&rft.aufirst=Adrian&rft.date=2010-07-15&rft.volume=114&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=1462&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Remote+Sensing+of+Environment&rft.issn=00344257&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.rse.2010.01.025 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Anisotropy; Reflectance; Abrasion; Remote sensing; Satellites; Dust; Models; Aerodynamics; Wind tunnels; Emissions; Simulation; wind erosion; landforms DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2010.01.025 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Acoustic and visual characterisation of methane-rich seabed seeps at Omakere Ridge on the Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand AN - 759309022; 13199415 AB - Six active methane seeps and one cold-water reef that may represent a relict seep were mapped at Omakere Ridge on New Zealand's Hikurangi Margin during cruises SO191 and TAN0616. Hydroacoustic flares, interpreted to be bubbles of methane rising through the water column were identified in the area. The seep sites and the cold-water reef were characterised by regions of high backscatter intensity on sidescan sonar records, or moderate backscatter intensity where the seep was located directly below the path of the sidescan towfish. The majority of sites appear as elevated features (2-4aam) in multibeam swath data. Gas blanking and acoustic turbidity were observed in sub-bottom profiles through the sites. A seismic section across two of the sites (Bear's Paw and LM-9) shows a BSR suggesting the presence of gas hydrate as well as spots of high amplitudes underneath and above the BSR indicating free gas. All sites were ground truthed with underwater video observations, which showed the acoustic features to represent authigenic carbonate rock structures. Live chemosynthetic biotic assemblages, including siboglinid tube worms, vesicomyid clams, bathymodiolin mussels, and bacterial mats, were observed at the seeps. Cold-water corals were the most conspicuous biota of the cold-water reef but widespread vesicomyid clam shells indicated past seep activity at all sites. The correlation between strong backscatter features in sidescan sonar images and seep-related seabed features is a powerful tool for seep exploration, but differentiating the acoustic features as either modern or relict seeps requires judicial analysis and is most effective when supported by visual observations. JF - Marine Geology AU - Jones, A T AU - Greinert, J AU - Bowden, DA AU - Klaucke, I AU - Petersen, C J AU - Netzeband, G L AU - Weinrebe, W AD - Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia Y1 - 2010/07/15/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 15 SP - 154 EP - 169 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 272 IS - 1-4 SN - 0025-3227, 0025-3227 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Oceanic Abstracts KW - methane seeps KW - cold-water reef KW - Omakere Ridge KW - Hikurangi Margin KW - New Zealand KW - sidescan KW - seep-related biota KW - Marine KW - Reefs KW - Methane KW - Carbonate rocks KW - Data processing KW - Backscatter KW - Acoustics KW - PSE, South Pacific, Hikurangi Margin KW - Marine geology KW - Water column KW - Gas hydrates KW - Coral reefs KW - PSE, New Zealand KW - Exploration KW - Corals KW - Shells KW - Seepages KW - Ocean floor KW - Turbidity KW - J 02410:Animal Diseases KW - Q2 09270:Seismology KW - O 2050:Chemical Oceanography UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/759309022?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+Geology&rft.atitle=Acoustic+and+visual+characterisation+of+methane-rich+seabed+seeps+at+Omakere+Ridge+on+the+Hikurangi+Margin%2C+New+Zealand&rft.au=Jones%2C+A+T%3BGreinert%2C+J%3BBowden%2C+DA%3BKlaucke%2C+I%3BPetersen%2C+C+J%3BNetzeband%2C+G+L%3BWeinrebe%2C+W&rft.aulast=Jones&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=2010-07-15&rft.volume=272&rft.issue=1-4&rft.spage=154&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+Geology&rft.issn=00253227&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.margeo.2009.03.008 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Carbonate rocks; Methane; Backscatter; Gas hydrates; Coral reefs; Marine geology; Ocean floor; Seepages; Turbidity; Reefs; Data processing; Acoustics; Corals; Exploration; Shells; Water column; PSE, New Zealand; PSE, South Pacific, Hikurangi Margin; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2009.03.008 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Soil-Litter-Iso: A one-dimensional model for coupled transport of heat, water and stable isotopes in soil with a litter layer and root extraction AN - 759308342; 13147903 AB - We present a new isotopically enabled hydrologic scheme, "Soil-Litter-Iso ", suitable for use as part of an isotopically enabled land surface model. Soil-Litter-Iso is a one-dimensional model for coupled transport of heat, water and stable isotopes (HDO and H218O) in soil and litter. It is sufficiently efficient for use at regional scale, yet includes the complexity of coupled heat and water transport enabling decomposition of the total moisture flux into liquid and vapour components. The numerical implementation is based on Ross' fast solution to the Richards equation (Ross, 2003). This, combined with the explicit solution of the energy and moisture equations at the soil/air interface, permit the isotopic calculations to be performed with thick soil layers and large times steps, resulting in significantly improved computational efficiency compared with existing isotopically-enabled soil models of similar complexity. We demonstrate the model's numerical accuracy by conducting a series of established test-cases and comparing predictions of steady-state isotopic concentration profiles with corresponding analytical solutions. We also demonstrate the model's operation within a land surface model by performing simulations for the forested flux site at Tumbarumba in south-eastern Australia. These simulations show that the total evapotranspiration (ET) flux, its components and their isotopic signatures are very sensitive to the inclusion of litter, and that the model is a useful tool for assessing when the isotopic signatures of the ET components are sufficiently distinct to be useful for flux partitioning. JF - Journal of Hydrology (Amsterdam) AU - Haverd, Vanessa AU - Cuntz, Matthias AD - CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, GPO Box 3023, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia, Vanessa.Haverd@csiro.au Y1 - 2010/07/15/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 15 SP - 438 EP - 455 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 388 IS - 3-4 SN - 0022-1694, 0022-1694 KW - ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Environment Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts KW - Prediction KW - Moisture KW - Moisture flux KW - Isotopes KW - Degradation KW - Model Testing KW - Decomposition KW - Soil KW - Vapors KW - Hydrologic Models KW - Hydrology KW - Australia KW - Permits KW - Heat transport KW - Modelling KW - Energy efficiency KW - Litter KW - Mathematical models KW - Simulation KW - Evapotranspiration KW - Stable Isotopes KW - Numerical simulations KW - Heat KW - Fluctuations KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - SW 0845:Water in soils KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - Q2 09161:General KW - M2 556.13:Evaporation/Evapotranspiration (556.13) KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/759308342?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Hydrology+%28Amsterdam%29&rft.atitle=Soil-Litter-Iso%3A+A+one-dimensional+model+for+coupled+transport+of+heat%2C+water+and+stable+isotopes+in+soil+with+a+litter+layer+and+root+extraction&rft.au=Haverd%2C+Vanessa%3BCuntz%2C+Matthias&rft.aulast=Haverd&rft.aufirst=Vanessa&rft.date=2010-07-15&rft.volume=388&rft.issue=3-4&rft.spage=438&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Hydrology+%28Amsterdam%29&rft.issn=00221694&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jhydrol.2010.05.029 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Number of references - 1 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Litter; Mathematical models; Degradation; Hydrology; Simulation; Evapotranspiration; Modelling; Heat transport; Moisture flux; Numerical simulations; Soil; Energy efficiency; Vapors; Isotopes; Decomposition; Prediction; Moisture; Stable Isotopes; Hydrologic Models; Heat; Permits; Model Testing; Fluctuations; Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.05.029 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - FY2011 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues AN - 964243750; 2011-182249 AB - Military personnel issues typically generate significant interest from many Members of Congress. Ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with the emerging operational role of the Reserve Components, further heighten interest in a wide range of military personnel policies and issues. This report provides a brief synopsis of sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2011 that pertain to personnel policy. It includes background information and a discussion of the issue, along with a table that contains an explanation of the bill (H.R. 5136) passed by the House on May 28, 2010. Tables. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Jul 9 2010, 20 pp. AU - Henning, Charles A AU - Burrelli, David F AU - Jansen, Don J AU - Kapp, Lawrence Y1 - 2010/07/09/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 09 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Military and defense policy - National defense KW - Military and defense policy - Military planning, strategy, and operations KW - Education and education policy - Information services and sources KW - Information KW - Military operations KW - Afghanistan KW - Iraq KW - National defense KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/964243750?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Henning%2C+Charles+A%3BBurrelli%2C+David+F%3BJansen%2C+Don+J%3BKapp%2C+Lawrence&rft.aulast=Henning&rft.aufirst=Charles&rft.date=2010-07-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FY2011+National+Defense+Authorization+Act%3A+Selected+Military+Personnel+Policy+Issues&rft.title=FY2011+National+Defense+Authorization+Act%3A+Selected+Military+Personnel+Policy+Issues&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R41316.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2012-04-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41316 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Review of Advocate-Scientist Collaboration in Federally Funded Environmental Breast Cancer Research Centers AN - 855716078; 14160330 AB - The Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project was the first federally funded study of environmental causes of breast cancer. Although advocates were expected to participate in this study, the details of their participation were not adequately clarified in project guidelines, which resulted in confusion over their role in the project. The Breast Cancer and Environment Research Centers (BCERCs) are funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Cancer Institute; these centers continue to conduct research into environmental links to breast cancer and to clarify advocate-scientist guidelines for collaboration. Practitioners in community-based participatory research (CBPR) are grappling with how to improve CBPR projects for all groups involved in breast cancer and environmental studies. The ever-growing body of literature on CBPR elaborates on a number of factors that make CBPR particularly challenging, specifically regarding partnerships between advocate and scientific communities. This study draws on CBPR principles to evaluate advocate-scientist collaboration in the BCERCs. We conducted surveys at BCERC annual meetings in 2005 and 2007 and 11 in-depth open-ended interviews with key stakeholders such as primary investigators within the centers to assess the perceptions of the advocates and scientists regarding collaboration between advocates and scientists who were engaged in CBPR studies. We found that although participatory guidelines were a focus of BCERCs, underlying differences between advocates and scientists with regard to paradigms of scientific inquiry, priorities, and desired outcomes need to be addressed for more effective collaboration to take place. Our findings contribute to the broader CBPR literature by highlighting the role of underlying assumptions that may hinder the collaborative process and suggest the need for continued assessment research into participatory research projects on breast cancer and the environment. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Baralt, Lori B AU - McCormick, Sabrina AD - Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, California, USA Y1 - 2010/07/09/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 09 SP - 1668 EP - 1675 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 2 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - collaborative research KW - community-based participatory research KW - environmental breast cancer research KW - guidelines KW - Perception KW - Reviews KW - USA, New York, Long Island KW - Breast cancer KW - Environmental health KW - environmental studies KW - community involvement KW - stakeholders KW - Cancer KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/855716078?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=A+Review+of+Advocate-Scientist+Collaboration+in+Federally+Funded+Environmental+Breast+Cancer+Research+Centers&rft.au=Baralt%2C+Lori+B%3BMcCormick%2C+Sabrina&rft.aulast=Baralt&rft.aufirst=Lori&rft.date=2010-07-09&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=1668&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901603 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Perception; guidelines; Reviews; Environmental health; Breast cancer; environmental studies; stakeholders; community involvement; Cancer; USA, New York, Long Island DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901603 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Childhood Exposure to Phthalates: Associations with Thyroid Function, Insulin-like Growth Factor I, and Growth AN - 849454910; 13969379 AB - Phthalates are widely used chemicals, and human exposure is extensive. Recent studies have indicated that phthalates may have thyroid-disrupting properties. We aimed to assess concentrations of phthalate metabolites in urine samples from Danish children and to investigate the associations with thyroid function, insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), and growth. In 845 children 4-9 years of age, we determined urinary concentrations of 12 phthalate metabolites and serum levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyroid hormones, and IGF-I. Phthalate metabolites were detected in all urine samples, of which monobutyl phthalate was present in highest concentration. Phthalate metabolites were negatively associated with serum levels of free and total triiodothyronine, although statistically significant primarily in girls. Metabolites of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and diisononyl phthalate were negatively associated with IGF-I in boys. Most phthalate metabolites were negatively associated with height, weight, body surface, and height gain in both sexes. Our study showed negative associations between urinary phthalate concentrations and thyroid hormones, IGF-I, and growth in children. Although our study was not designed to reveal the mechanism of action, the overall coherent negative associations between urine phthalate and thyroid and growth parameters may suggest causative negative roles of phthalate exposures for child health. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Boas, Malene AU - Frederiksen, Hanne AU - Feldt-Rasmussen, Ulla AU - Skakkebaek, Niels E AU - Hegedues, Laszlo AU - Hilsted, Linda AU - Juul, Anders AU - Main, Katharina M AD - Department of Growth and Reproduction and Y1 - 2010/07/09/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 09 SP - 1458 EP - 1464 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - growth KW - insulin-like growth factor I KW - phthalate KW - thyroid KW - Chemicals KW - Insulin-like growth factor I KW - Age KW - Thyroid KW - Statistical analysis KW - Triiodothyronine KW - Metabolites KW - Children KW - Hormones KW - Phthalic acid KW - diisononyl phthalate KW - Serum levels KW - phthalates KW - Thyroid hormones KW - Growth KW - Urine KW - Thyroid-stimulating hormone KW - growth factors KW - Sex KW - X 24350:Industrial Chemicals KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/849454910?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Childhood+Exposure+to+Phthalates%3A+Associations+with+Thyroid+Function%2C+Insulin-like+Growth+Factor+I%2C+and+Growth&rft.au=Boas%2C+Malene%3BFrederiksen%2C+Hanne%3BFeldt-Rasmussen%2C+Ulla%3BSkakkebaek%2C+Niels+E%3BHegedues%2C+Laszlo%3BHilsted%2C+Linda%3BJuul%2C+Anders%3BMain%2C+Katharina+M&rft.aulast=Boas&rft.aufirst=Malene&rft.date=2010-07-09&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1458&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901331 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Insulin-like growth factor I; Age; Statistical analysis; Metabolites; Triiodothyronine; Children; Phthalic acid; Serum levels; diisononyl phthalate; Thyroid hormones; Urine; Thyroid-stimulating hormone; Sex; Chemicals; phthalates; Growth; Thyroid; growth factors; Hormones DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901331 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Historical Interpretation through Multiple Markup: The Case of Horatio Nelson Taft's Diary, 1861-62 T2 - 2010 Conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organization (DH2010) AN - 866047275; 5976807 JF - 2010 Conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organization (DH2010) AU - Garfinkel, Susan AU - Heckscher, Jurretta Y1 - 2010/07/07/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 07 KW - New Zealand, South I., Nelson KW - Historical account UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/866047275?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2010+Conference+of+the+Alliance+of+Digital+Humanities+Organization+%28DH2010%29&rft.atitle=Historical+Interpretation+through+Multiple+Markup%3A+The+Case+of+Horatio+Nelson+Taft%27s+Diary%2C+1861-62&rft.au=Garfinkel%2C+Susan%3BHeckscher%2C+Jurretta&rft.aulast=Garfinkel&rft.aufirst=Susan&rft.date=2010-07-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2010+Conference+of+the+Alliance+of+Digital+Humanities+Organization+%28DH2010%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://dh2010.cch.kcl.ac.uk/academic-programme/abstracts/papers/pdf/book-final.pdf LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-05-09 N1 - Last updated - 2012-09-05 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Challenges of Linking Digital Heritage Scientific Data with Scholarly Research: From Navigation to Politics T2 - 2010 Conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organization (DH2010) AN - 866046844; 5976753 JF - 2010 Conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organization (DH2010) AU - France, Fenella AU - Toth, Michael AU - Hansen, Eric Y1 - 2010/07/07/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 07 KW - navigation KW - Politics KW - Data processing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/866046844?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2010+Conference+of+the+Alliance+of+Digital+Humanities+Organization+%28DH2010%29&rft.atitle=Challenges+of+Linking+Digital+Heritage+Scientific+Data+with+Scholarly+Research%3A+From+Navigation+to+Politics&rft.au=France%2C+Fenella%3BToth%2C+Michael%3BHansen%2C+Eric&rft.aulast=France&rft.aufirst=Fenella&rft.date=2010-07-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2010+Conference+of+the+Alliance+of+Digital+Humanities+Organization+%28DH2010%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://dh2010.cch.kcl.ac.uk/academic-programme/abstracts/papers/pdf/book-final.pdf LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-05-09 N1 - Last updated - 2012-09-05 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The impact of El Nino Southern Oscillation on seasonal drought in the southern Australian grainbelt AN - 745643697; 13198210 AB - The cropping simulation model APSIM (Agricultural Production Systems Simulator) was used to investigate the pattern of seasonal moisture stress during the growing season for four medium- to high-rainfall regions and four low-rainfall regions in the southern Australian grains belt over the period 1906-2007. Cluster analysis of the pattern of crop water stress experienced by each simulated crop was used to devise season types for the study sites. Average crop moisture stress for two periods up to grain filling, i.e. germination to 600 degree C days of thermal accumulation (~Zadoks 0-32) and from 600 to 1200 days of thermal accumulation (~Zadoks 32-71), was used to devise a classification of season type: low moisture stress early and late (L-L), low early and high late (L-H), high early and low late (H-L) and high early and late (H-H). Using regional rainfall we found that El Nino events are associated with double the risk of the season being in the lowest tercile from 33 to 67% and La Nina events increase the chance of being in the top tercile to 50%. Although there was a wide range of simulated yields in El Nino and La Nina years, for most sites the average yields were lower in El Nino years and higher in La Nina years. For most sites in the study 6 or 7 of the worst 10 years were El Nino, 3 Neutral and 1 or nil cases were La Nina events. This contrasts with a pattern assuming no El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) influence of 2 El Nino, 6 Neutral and 2 La Nina events. Analysis of the relationship of season types identified by the cluster analysis to ENSO showed significant results for high-rainfall sites but not for low-rainfall sites. One of the reasons for this is that in low-rainfall sites, moisture stress occurs in most seasons. We conclude that there is good reason for farmers and advisers in South Australia to pay attention to a forecast of ENSO for the coming season as one part of their risk management strategy. We conclude on the need to think clearly about drought and aridity in these low-rainfall environments and comment on how this analysis further questions canopy management as a means of dealing with drought risk. JF - Crop & Pasture Science AU - Hayman, P T AU - Whitbread, A M AU - Gobbett, D L AD - SARDI Climate Applications, Waite Research Precinct, GPO Box 397, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, peter.hayman@sa.gov.au Y1 - 2010/07/06/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 06 SP - 528 EP - 539 PB - CSIRO Publishing, PO Box 1139 Collingwood Vic. 3066 Australia VL - 61 IS - 7 SN - 1836-0947, 1836-0947 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Australia, South Australia KW - Agricultural production KW - Rainfall KW - La Nina KW - Pasture KW - Crops KW - Seasonal variability KW - Aridity KW - Seasonal variations KW - Droughts KW - Germination KW - Crop water stress KW - Growing season KW - Stress KW - Numerical simulations KW - El Nino-Southern Oscillation event KW - Drought KW - water stress KW - Yield KW - Sulfur dioxide KW - El Nino events KW - El Nino KW - southern oscillation KW - Australia KW - Canopy KW - germination KW - Moisture Stress KW - Simulation KW - Southern Oscillation KW - Risk KW - classification KW - Accumulation KW - canopies KW - ENA 06:Food & Drugs KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - M2 551.588:Environmental Influences (551.588) KW - SW 0815:Precipitation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/745643697?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Crop+%26+Pasture+Science&rft.atitle=The+impact+of+El+Nino+Southern+Oscillation+on+seasonal+drought+in+the+southern+Australian+grainbelt&rft.au=Hayman%2C+P+T%3BWhitbread%2C+A+M%3BGobbett%2C+D+L&rft.aulast=Hayman&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=2010-07-06&rft.volume=61&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=528&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Crop+%26+Pasture+Science&rft.issn=18360947&rft_id=info:doi/10.1071%2FCP09221 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Germination; Crop water stress; Growing season; El Nino events; Numerical simulations; El Nino; El Nino-Southern Oscillation event; La Nina; Seasonal variability; Drought; Aridity; Southern Oscillation; Rainfall; Agricultural production; Stress; Simulation; Pasture; Crops; water stress; Sulfur dioxide; classification; southern oscillation; Droughts; Seasonal variations; germination; canopies; Risk; Yield; Moisture Stress; Accumulation; Canopy; Australia, South Australia; Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CP09221 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Budget Reconciliation Process: The Senate's "Byrd Rule" AN - 754079531; 2010-593688 AB - The principal focus in the reconciliation process has been deficit reduction, but in some years reconciliation has involved revenue reduction generally and spending increases in selected areas. In 1985 and 1986, the Senate adopted the Byrd rule (named after its principal sponsor, Senator Robert C. Byrd) on a temporary basis as a means of curbing these practices. Tables, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jul 2 2010, 36 pp. AU - Keith, Robert Y1 - 2010/07/02/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 02 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance KW - United States KW - Appropriations and expenditures KW - Budget, Government KW - Revenue KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754079531?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Keith%2C+Robert&rft.aulast=Keith&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=2010-07-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Budget+Reconciliation+Process%3A+The+Senate%27s+%22Byrd+Rule%22&rft.title=The+Budget+Reconciliation+Process%3A+The+Senate%27s+%22Byrd+Rule%22&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL30862_20100702.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL30862 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Comparison of Rights in Military Commission Trials and Trials in Federal Criminal Court AN - 964243760; 2011-182253 AB - The Obama Administration's decision to try certain detainees and other terrorist suspects in federal criminal court, including those tied to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the accused 2009 Christmas Day bomber, and to try other detainees by military commission, has focused attention on the procedural differences between trials in federal court and those conducted under the Military Commissions Act (MCA), as recently amended. This report provides a summary of legal issues raised by the choice of forum and a table comparing selected military commissions rules under the MCA, as amended, to the corresponding rules that apply in federal court. Tables. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Jul 2010, 24 pp. AU - Elsea, Jennifer K Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Administration of justice - Courts and judicial power KW - Administration of justice - Legal procedure KW - Administration of justice - Crime and criminals KW - Culture and religion - Calendars, special days, and ceremonies KW - Obama, Barack KW - Courts KW - Christmas KW - Trials KW - Terrorists KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/964243760?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Elsea%2C+Jennifer+K&rft.aulast=Elsea&rft.aufirst=Jennifer&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Comparison+of+Rights+in+Military+Commission+Trials+and+Trials+in+Federal+Criminal+Court&rft.title=Comparison+of+Rights+in+Military+Commission+Trials+and+Trials+in+Federal+Criminal+Court&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R40932.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2012-04-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R40932 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Mitochondrial Mix: Combined Approach to Visualizing Oxidative Stress in Real Time AN - 918040501; 13640171 JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Spivey, Angela AD - Angela Spivey writes from North Carolina about science, medicine, and higher education. She has written for EHP since 2001 and is a member of the National Association of Science Writers Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - A304 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 7 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - oxidative stress KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/918040501?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Mitochondrial+Mix%3A+Combined+Approach+to+Visualizing+Oxidative+Stress+in+Real+Time&rft.au=Spivey%2C+Angela&rft.aulast=Spivey&rft.aufirst=Angela&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=A304&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - oxidative stress ER - TY - JOUR T1 - CANCER: First Combined Analysis from INTERPHONE Inconclusive AN - 918040499; 13640167 JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Betts, Kellyn S AD - Kellyn S. Betts has written about environmental contaminants, hazards, and technology for solving environmental problems for publications including EHP and Environmental Science & Technology for more than a dozen years Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - A290 EP - A291 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 7 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Cancer KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/918040499?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=CANCER%3A+First+Combined+Analysis+from+INTERPHONE+Inconclusive&rft.au=Betts%2C+Kellyn+S&rft.aulast=Betts&rft.aufirst=Kellyn&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=A290&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cancer ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Repeat Call for the Banning of Asbestos AN - 918039039; 13640160 JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Birnbaum, Linda S AU - Schroeder, Jane C AU - Tilson, Hugh A AD - NIEHS and NTP, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - A280 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 7 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Asbestos KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/918039039?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=A+Repeat+Call+for+the+Banning+of+Asbestos&rft.au=Birnbaum%2C+Linda+S%3BSchroeder%2C+Jane+C%3BTilson%2C+Hugh+A&rft.aulast=Birnbaum&rft.aufirst=Linda&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=A280&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002419 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asbestos DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002419 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Science in Democracy: Expertise, Institutions, and Representation AN - 918038784; 13640175 JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Jasanoff, Sheila AD - Sheila Jasanoff is Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Harvard Kennedy School. She has authored more than 100 works on the role of science and technology in the law, politics, and public policy of modern democracies, with particular focus on expertise, evidence, and public reasoning Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - A312 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 7 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - democracy KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/918038784?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Science+in+Democracy%3A+Expertise%2C+Institutions%2C+and+Representation&rft.au=Jasanoff%2C+Sheila&rft.aulast=Jasanoff&rft.aufirst=Sheila&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=A312&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - democracy ER - TY - JOUR T1 - From Roadways to Wheeze: Child Asthma Associated with Traffic Exposures at Home and at School AN - 918038780; 13640174 JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Barrett, Julia R AD - Julia R. Barrett, MS, ELS, a Madison, WI-based science writer and editor, has written for EHP since 1996. She is a member of the National Association of Science Writers and the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - A305 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 7 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - traffic KW - schools KW - Asthma KW - Respiratory diseases KW - Highways KW - ENA 04:Environmental Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/918038780?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=From+Roadways+to+Wheeze%3A+Child+Asthma+Associated+with+Traffic+Exposures+at+Home+and+at+School&rft.au=Barrett%2C+Julia+R&rft.aulast=Barrett&rft.aufirst=Julia&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=A305&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - traffic; schools; Asthma; Respiratory diseases; Highways ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Tracking the Deer Tick: Emerging Lyme Disease Threat in Canada AN - 918038773; 13640173 JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Tillett, Tanya AD - Tanya Tillett, MA, of Durham, NC, is a staff writer/editor for EHP. She has been on the EHP staff since 2000 and has represented the journal at national and international conferences Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - A305 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 7 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Canada KW - Ixodidae KW - Borrelia KW - Lyme disease KW - deer KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/918038773?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Tracking+the+Deer+Tick%3A+Emerging+Lyme+Disease+Threat+in+Canada&rft.au=Tillett%2C+Tanya&rft.aulast=Tillett&rft.aufirst=Tanya&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=A305&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Sociological+Association&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - deer; Lyme disease; Ixodidae; Borrelia; Canada ER - TY - JOUR T1 - CHEMICAL EXPOSURES: More Iodine or Less Perchlorate? AN - 918037697; 13640166 JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Renner, Rebecca AD - Rebecca Renner, PhD, of Williamsport, PA, is a long-time contributor to EHP and Environmental Science & Technology. Her work has also appeared in Scientific American, Science, and Salon.com Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - A289 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 7 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Iodine KW - perchlorate KW - ENA 09:Land Use & Planning UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/918037697?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Thomas%2C+John+R&rft.aulast=Thomas&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2010-08-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Role+of+Trade+Secrets+in+Innovation+Policy&rft.title=The+Role+of+Trade+Secrets+in+Innovation+Policy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Iodine; perchlorate ER - TY - JOUR T1 - ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE: Biofilm Dispersing Agent Rejuvenates Older Antibiotics AN - 918037694; 13640165 JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Potera, Carol AD - Carol Potera, based in Montana, has written for EHP since 1996. She also writes for Microbe, Genetic Engineering News, and the American Journal of Nursing Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - A288 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 7 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - antibiotic resistance KW - Antibiotics KW - Biofilms KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/918037694?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=ANTIBIOTIC+RESISTANCE%3A+Biofilm+Dispersing+Agent+Rejuvenates+Older+Antibiotics&rft.au=Potera%2C+Carol&rft.aulast=Potera&rft.aufirst=Carol&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=A288&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; Biofilms ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Chrysotile Asbestos and Mesothelioma AN - 918037690; 13640161 JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Lemen, Richard A AD - U.S. Public Health Service (retired), National Institute for Occupational Safety Health (retired), Canton, Georgia, Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - A282 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 7 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Asbestos KW - mesothelioma KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/918037690?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Chrysotile+Asbestos+and+Mesothelioma&rft.au=Lemen%2C+Richard+A&rft.aulast=Lemen&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=A282&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asbestos; mesothelioma DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002446 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Bridging the Numeracy Gap for Students in Low SES Communities: The Power of a Whole School Approach AN - 881465558; ED520864 AB - This paper explores the impact of the "Bridging the Numeracy Gap Project" on the whole-number learning of Prep and Grade 1 students living in a low Socio-Economic Status (SES) community. The findings suggest that an approach that includes a specialist mathematics teacher who provides specialised programs for mathematically vulnerable students, and who works in partnership with classroom teachers to design individual learning plans, and classroom mathematics programs that cater for the diverse range of students' learning needs, has a positive effect on mathematics learning and instruction. (Contains 4 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Gervasoni, Ann AU - Parish, Linda AU - Upton, Cait AU - Hadden, Teresa AU - Turkenburg, Kathie AU - Bevan, Kate AU - Livesey, Carole AU - Thompson, Deirdre AU - Croswell, Melissa AU - Southwell, Julie Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Grade 1 KW - Teacher Role KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Teacher Collaboration KW - Low Income Groups KW - Numeracy KW - Student Diversity KW - Mathematics Education KW - At Risk Students KW - Foreign Countries KW - Disadvantaged Youth KW - Mathematics Teachers UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881465558?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - "Scratch"ing below the Surface: Mathematics through an Alternative Digital Lens? AN - 881465548; ED520871 AB - A key element in the examination of how students process mathematics through digital technologies is considering the ways that digital pedagogical media might influence the learning process. How might students' understanding emerge through engagement in a digital-learning environment? Interactive software that has cross-curricula implications and facilitates thinking in rich, problem-solving environments is emerging. "Scratch", a free-to-download graphical programming environment provides opportunities for creative problem solving. This paper is part of an on-going study into the ways mathematical learning evolves through these alternative environments. It reports on a pilot research study involving 10-year-old children using "Scratch" to create mathematical digital learning objects, including games, and examines the ways mathematical thinking was facilitated through this process. (Contains 1 figure.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Calder, Nigel AU - Taylor, Merilyn Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - New Zealand KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Grade 6 KW - Mathematical Logic KW - Foreign Countries KW - Technology Integration KW - Computer Software KW - Computer Uses in Education KW - Educational Technology KW - Mathematics Education KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881465548?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Aspects of Teachers' Knowledge for Helping Students Learn about Ratio AN - 881465518; ED520858 AB - Ratio (and associated topics such as fractions and proportion) is known to be an area of mathematics that students find difficult. Multiplicative thinking is necessary, and students benefit from a wide range of strategies and representations for interpreting ratio. This study examined aspects of teachers' pedagogical content knowledge for teaching ratio, and investigated their knowledge of a typical misconception together with the strategies that they would use for dealing with such a misconception. The nature of the numerical examples that they suggested might be useful in teaching was also examined. Most teachers were able to recognise the misconception, but not all were able to generate examples that might help students to deal with it. Teachers also appeared to have only a limited repertoire of strategies to assist students. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Chick, Helen Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Secondary Education KW - Questionnaires KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Secondary School Teachers KW - Mathematics Education KW - Misconceptions KW - Pedagogical Content Knowledge KW - Foreign Countries KW - Knowledge Level KW - Teaching Skills KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881465518?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Language Negotiation in a Multilingual Mathematics Classroom: An Analysis AN - 881465511; ED520854 AB - We have analysed multilingual mathematics classroom discourse to understand how languages are negotiated in student-teacher conversations under the assumption that language-use is a socially embedded process. We attempt to comprehend in what different ways languages (of instruction and local) are mixed and switched to arrive at better clarity and understanding of the mathematical contexts. We conclude that when teachers cultivate negotiation between languages by reinforcing the practice of code mixing and switching, students' understanding and participation is enhanced. [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Bose, Arindam AU - Choudhury, Manojendu Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - India KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Grade 6 KW - Language Usage KW - Teacher Student Relationship KW - Foreign Countries KW - Classroom Communication KW - Code Switching (Language) KW - Language of Instruction KW - Multilingualism KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881465511?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - The Impact of a Developmental Framework in Number on Primary Teachers' Classroom Practice AN - 881465500; ED520868 AB - This paper presents the findings of an investigation into the influence primary teachers' knowledge of a researched-based framework describing children's cognitive development in early number has on their teaching practices. Survey and interview data from twenty-eight teachers were collected to determine teachers' perceptions of their understanding of the framework, their ability to use the framework to assess students' mathematical development and to plan appropriate instruction. The findings raise further questions about the influence of affective factors, such as teachers' confidence in their own knowledge, on their instructional decision-making. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Bobis, Janette Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Elementary School Students KW - Cognitive Development KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Numeracy KW - Surveys KW - Elementary School Teachers KW - Mathematics Skills KW - Foreign Countries KW - Knowledge Level KW - Affective Behavior KW - Interviews KW - Faculty Development KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881465500?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Upper Primary School Students' Algebraic Thinking AN - 881464981; ED520911 AB - This qualitative research study involving 128 students in grades 4-6 was conducted to develop a framework for characterizing upper primary school students' algebraic thinking. Four levels of algebraic thinking were identified from student responses to tasks involving patterns and open number sentences. Level 1 students failed to understand the tasks or answered with irrelevant data. Those at Level 2 understood the tasks but were unable to proceed further. Level 3 students were able to complete the tasks but were unable to link one aspect of the task to another. Level 4 students understood the relationship among various aspects of data and used all aspects of the data. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) [This study was supported by the Commission on Higher Education and the Thailand Research Fund (TRF). For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Kamol, Natcha AU - Ban Har, Yeap Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Thailand KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Grade 4 KW - Grade 5 KW - Grade 6 KW - Primary Education KW - Thinking Skills KW - Qualitative Research KW - Conferences (Gatherings) KW - Identification KW - Mathematics Education KW - Algebra KW - Foreign Countries KW - Sentences UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881464981?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - A "Knowledge Quartet" Used to Identify a Second-Year Pre-Service Teacher's Primary Mathematical Content Knowledge AN - 881464971; ED520907 AB - This paper draws on observation of a primary mathematics lesson prepared and taught by a second-year pre-service teacher who lacked mathematical content knowledge. A "knowledge quartet" (Rowland, Turner, Thwaites, & Huckstep, 2009) was used to investigate when and how a pre-service teacher drew on their knowledge of mathematics during primary teaching. Data were collected from field notes, audio recording of part of a lesson, and an interview with the pre-service teacher after the lesson. Discussion focuses on the four characteristics of the "knowledge quartet": foundation, connection, transformation and contingency. Conclusions suggested that pre-service teachers need to continue developing their mathematical content knowledge to assist with future planning and teaching of primary mathematics lessons. (Contains 3 figures.) [For the full proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Livy, Sharyn Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Grade 3 KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Criticism KW - Teaching Styles KW - Preservice Teachers KW - Units of Study KW - Longitudinal Studies KW - Knowledge Base for Teaching KW - Teacher Effectiveness KW - Mathematics Education KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881464971?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Student Change Associated with Professional Learning in Mathematics AN - 881464964; ED520977 AB - This paper reports partial outcomes from a three-year project that provided professional learning opportunities in mathematics for middle school teachers in rural schools in Tasmania. The educational environment for the study was one of significant system transition. Student change is reported here and was measured with survey instruments reflecting the basic elements of numeracy considered essential to students' development of critical quantitative thinking and preparation for study of further mathematics. Student improvement was significant across grades in the project. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Watson, Jane AU - Beswick, Kim AU - Brown, Natalie AU - Callingham, Rosemary AU - Wright, Suzie Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Middle Schools KW - Student Improvement KW - Rural Schools KW - Numeracy KW - Academic Achievement KW - Critical Thinking KW - Rural Areas KW - Middle School Teachers KW - Mathematics Education KW - Evaluation KW - Educational Environment KW - Foreign Countries KW - Educational Change UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881464964?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - How to Build Powerful Learning Trajectories for Relational Thinking in the Primary School Years AN - 881464960; ED520968 AB - There are now strong arguments for building closer links between children's understanding of numbers and number operations and the beginning of algebraic (relational) thinking in the primary school years. Rarely, however, do Australian mathematics textbooks give enough guidance for teachers to use good activities in the classroom to promote algebraic thinking. By contrast, Japanese mathematics textbooks introduce students to relational thinking about number sentences, starting from the first grade. The idea of a learning trajectory--or trajectories--seems a fruitful way of looking at how this is achieved and what it might mean for the teaching of Number and algebra in the primary years. (Contains 6 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Stephens, Max AU - Armanto, Dian Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Japan KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Educational Strategies KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Arithmetic KW - Algebra KW - Textbooks KW - Foreign Countries KW - Comparative Education KW - Content Analysis KW - Sentences KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Numbers UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881464960?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Using Video-Stimulated Recall as a Tool for Reflecting on the Teaching of Mathematics AN - 881464949; ED520951 AB - This paper reports on the use of a reflective technique that incorporated video-stimulated recall to encourage reflection on practice. The author videotaped a series of mathematics lessons conducted by an experienced teacher, which were then collaboratively viewed and discussed, with the aim being to bring about changes in the teacher's practice. The findings indicated that the video footage was a powerful medium that stimulated deliberate reflection and led to changes in teaching approaches that were consistent with mathematical reform recommendations. [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Muir, Tracey Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Perspective Taking KW - Video Technology KW - Foreign Countries KW - Educational Change KW - Researchers KW - Recall (Psychology) KW - Role KW - Reflective Teaching KW - Educational Researchers KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881464949?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Students' Opinions about Characteristics of Their Desired Mathematics Lessons AN - 881464939; ED520969 AB - As part of a larger project, we examined how students describe their ideal mathematics lesson. We found that the students' comments were similar to the characteristics that are often used by researchers to delineate the features of effective teaching. In particular the students liked clear explanations, they recalled lessons that used materials that allowed connections to their lives, felt the mode of grouping to be important, and many liked to be challenged. There was diversity in the types of lessons that they described indicating that variety is also important. Teachers are encouraged to pay attention to opinions of students on the pedagogies they value. (Contains 4 tables and 1 footnote.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Sullivan, Peter AU - Clarke, Doug AU - O'Shea, Helen Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Grade 5 KW - Grade 6 KW - Grade 7 KW - Grade 8 KW - Instructional Materials KW - Instructional Effectiveness KW - Foreign Countries KW - Student Attitudes KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Grouping (Instructional Purposes) KW - Teacher Effectiveness KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881464939?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - The Terminology of Mathematics Assessment AN - 881464928; ED520873 AB - Standardised testing has received a lot of political and public attention recently in Australia. This paper describes the sense-making of Year 3 students as they interpret items from the 2008 NAPLAN. Results show that student performance changed dramatically when the terminology of an item was modified and subsequently were not a true indication of student mathematical knowledge and understanding. Implications include the need for test designers to carefully consider the terminology included within assessment items and the need for comprehensive analysis of student results. (Contains 4 figures and 1 table.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Greenlees, Jane Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 7 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Catholic Schools KW - Context Effect KW - Elementary School Students KW - Course Content KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Mathematics Achievement KW - Test Validity KW - Vocabulary KW - Standardized Tests KW - Foreign Countries KW - Visual Aids KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Test Construction UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881464928?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Utilising Year Three NAPLAN Results to Improve Queensland Teachers' Mathematical Pedagogical Content Knowledge AN - 881464918; ED520921 AB - Poor results in Queensland Year Three NAPLAN Numeracy tests have provided a focus to critically review the classroom practices of lower primary mathematics teachers. This paper outlines how pedagogical content knowledge can be strengthened by emphasising conceptual understanding, by utilising dynamic classroom discourse, by an awareness of bidimensional thinking and with an improved understanding of children's typical learning trajectories. [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - van Klinken, Eduarda Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Pedagogical Content Knowledge KW - Foreign Countries KW - Criticism KW - Numeracy KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Classroom Communication KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - National Competency Tests KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881464918?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Mathematics Teachers: Negotiating Professional and Discipline Identities AN - 881464895; ED520865 AB - The professional practice of teachers is shaped and directed by their sense of identity (Beijaard, Verloop, & Vermunt, 2000). All teachers have some conception of themselves as pedagogues, but they also have identities which relate to the disciplines that they are required to teach. Here we report on a project that explored the nexus of these identities with specialist mathematics teachers in secondary schools and generalist teachers who teach mathematics in primary/middle schools. The preliminary findings presented here suggest that when teaching mathematics, teachers often enact a pedagogy that unconsciously reflects their identities as somewhere on the continuum from mathematician to teacher. It appears that "excellence" as teachers may be associated with teachers viewing themselves as educators first and foremostly, but who have a positive perception of the discipline area, and who are confident in the related Pedagogical Content Knowledge. (Contains 1 footnote.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Grootenboer, Peter AU - Ballantyne, Julie Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Secondary Education KW - Intellectual Disciplines KW - Professional Personnel KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Teacher Characteristics KW - Identification KW - Middle Schools KW - Mathematics Education KW - Pedagogical Content Knowledge KW - Foreign Countries KW - Self Concept KW - Specialists KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Grounded Theory UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881464895?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Connecting the Points: Cognitive Conflict and Decimal Magnitude AN - 881464882; ED520906 AB - This paper reports on an investigation into managing cognitive conflict in the context of student learning about decimal magnitude. The influence of prior constructs is examined through a brief review of the literature. A micro-genetic approach was used to capture detail of the teaching intervention used to facilitate development in student thought. A framework for considering cognitive conflict in lesson design is presented, and a case is made for the use of measurement tasks to generate data. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.) [For the full report, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Moody, Bruce Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Arithmetic KW - Elementary School Students KW - Psychological Patterns KW - Educational Change KW - Learning Processes KW - Conflict KW - Mathematics Education KW - Models KW - Prior Learning UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881464882?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Impact of Context and Representation on Year 10 Students' Expression of Conceptions of Rate AN - 881464846; ED521411 AB - Rate is an important, but difficult mathematical concept. More than twenty years of research, especially with calculus students, report difficulties with this concept. This paper reports on an alternative analysis, from the perspective of multiple representations and context, of interviews probing twenty Victorian Year 10 students' conceptions of rate. This analysis shows that multiple representations of functions provide different rate-related information for different students. Understandings of rate in one representation or context are not necessarily transferred to another representation or context. (Contains 3 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Herbert, Sandra Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Grade 10 KW - Secondary Education KW - Foreign Countries KW - Student Attitudes KW - Calculus KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Secondary School Students KW - Research KW - Interviews KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881464846?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Mathematics Attitudes and Achievement of Junior College Students in Singapore AN - 881464822; ED521019 AB - Studies that investigated students' attitudes toward mathematics and its relationships with achievement are scarce in Singapore. To address this issue, the mathematics attitudes and achievement of 984 junior college students were measured. Results indicated that students had positive attitudes toward mathematics but lacked intrinsic motivation to do mathematics. Students were extrinsically motivated to study mathematics, but the relationship between extrinsic motivation and achievement was weak. However, there was a significant positive correlation between intrinsic motivation and achievement. This is contrary to the beliefs of many educators and parents in Singapore who believe in extrinsic rewards and punishments to encourage better achievement. This study suggests that Singapore educators and parents should focus more on how to motivate students intrinsically. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Yee, Lim Siew Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 9 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Singapore KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Two Year Colleges KW - Self Determination KW - Punishment KW - Mathematics Achievement KW - Correlation KW - Incentives KW - Rewards KW - Mathematics Education KW - Foreign Countries KW - Student Attitudes KW - Two Year College Students KW - Personal Autonomy KW - Self Control KW - Student Motivation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881464822?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Indigenous Children's Ability to Pattern as They Enter Kindergarten/Pre-Prep Settings: An Exploratory Study AN - 881464814; ED520975 AB - The gap between young Indigenous and non-Indigenous children's capability within mathematics is widely acknowledged. This gap is conjectured to exist at all levels of schooling, including pre-school, and widens as children mature. Most of these findings are based on research relating to children's understanding of number and space. Little is known about what knowledge Indigenous students bring to early years settings with regard to patterning, an area that is widely acknowledged as fundamental to the development of concepts, process and knowledge of mathematics. One on one interviews were conducted with 35 Indigenous children (average age 4 years and 4 months) as they entered kindergarten. The results indicate that these children do enter these settings with some intuitive understanding of repeating pattern, and that this knowledge is at odds with the hypothesised learning trajectory (Samara & Clements, 2009) for repeating patterns. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Warren, Elizabeth AU - Miller, Jodie Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Kindergarten KW - Indigenous Populations KW - Foreign Countries KW - Knowledge Level KW - Numeracy KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Interviews KW - Pattern Recognition KW - Mathematics Skills KW - Mathematics Education KW - Prior Learning UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881464814?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Student Attitude, Student Understanding and Mathematics Anxiety AN - 881464797; ED520908 AB - This paper reports on two of ten themes that emerged from a study of the impacts of a fraction teaching intervention on the mathematics anxiety and fraction competence of eight Year 8 students. The themes arose from multiple data sources and relate to Student Attitude and Student Understanding. The students identified practical, hands-on activities and group work as impacting positively on their understanding and their confidence in relation to fractions. The influence of improved understanding and confidence was also recorded as positively affecting student attitudes to fractions in particular and mathematics in general. The study highlights the connections between mathematics anxiety among middle school students and their existing understandings of and attitudes towards mathematics. (Contains 2 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Jennison, Michelle AU - Beswick, Kim Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 9 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Middle Schools KW - Mathematics Anxiety KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Student Attitudes KW - Conferences (Gatherings) KW - Intervention KW - Mathematics Education KW - Mathematics KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881464797?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Perceived Professional Learning Needs of Numeracy Coaches AN - 881464685; ED520874 AB - This paper describes part of research conducted with fifteen Numeracy Coaches as they carried out their work supporting teachers in Victorian government schools. There was great variation in the mathematical background of coaches, and this area of the research investigated the changing perception of professional learning priorities to support their work in schools, using questionnaire and interview data. The data indicated that the coaches' priority for mathematics content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge strengthened over the year of the study. (Contains 3 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Anstey, Leonie AU - Clarke, Barbara Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Secondary Education KW - Questionnaires KW - Pedagogical Content Knowledge KW - Foreign Countries KW - Teacher Improvement KW - Numeracy KW - Interviews KW - Knowledge Base for Teaching KW - Faculty Development KW - Teacher Competencies KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881464685?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - The Predominance of Procedural Knowledge in Fractions AN - 881464679; ED520859 AB - Teachers play a crucial role in the mathematical learning outcomes of their students. The quality of teachers' mathematical knowledge has been of interest to key stakeholders and several lines of inquiry have been running in an effort to better understand the kinds of knowledge that mathematics teachers need to acquire and use to drive their lessons. Despite a decade of research in this area, the interconnections amongst the various strands of knowledge required by mathematics teachers is still unclear. In this report we attempt to investigate this issue by focusing on procedural and conceptual knowledge utilised in the assessment responses of a cohort of prospective teachers. (Contains 5 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Forrester, Tricia AU - Chinnappan, Mohan Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Higher Education KW - Teacher Role KW - Foreign Countries KW - Pedagogical Content Knowledge KW - Knowledge Level KW - Preservice Teachers KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Elementary School Teachers KW - Knowledge Base for Teaching KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881464679?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - The "Number Proficiency Index": Establishing the Starting Point for Mathematical Instruction in High School AN - 881464668; ED520870 AB - This paper summarises part of a longitudinal study to investigate the possibility of establishing an Index that would indicate the appropriate starting point for instruction for students entering high school and reports on the first group of students to sit the Index tests in 2005, comparing the predictive nature of the tests with other state and national tests through correlations. The Index tests focus on the number construct and it is envisaged that by identifying the student's deficiencies or strengths in this construct it may be possible to devise interventionist strategies or extension activities that would increase the probability of success in later years. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Brockbank, Phil Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Grade 8 KW - High Schools KW - Probability KW - Numeracy KW - Mathematics Achievement KW - Correlation KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Longitudinal Studies KW - Mathematics Skills KW - Mathematics Education KW - Indexes KW - Foreign Countries KW - Numbers KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881464668?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Experiences of Learning and Teaching Mathematics: Using Activity Theory to Understand Tensions in Practice AN - 881462900; ED520961 AB - This paper originates from a larger qualitative study exploring how teachers incorporate the affective domain into the primary mathematics classroom. This paper analyses teacher's experiences of mathematics and explores, using activity theory, how these experiences impact their teaching. An important factor to emerge from the data was teacher's own experiences learning mathematics and how this shaped their mathematical identity. (Contains 1 figure.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Page, Shaileigh AU - Clark, Julie Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 7 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Social Theories KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Context Effect KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Classroom Environment KW - Teaching Experience KW - Affective Behavior KW - Teaching Styles KW - Teacher Background KW - Interpersonal Relationship UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881462900?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Algebraic Thinking: A Problem Solving Approach AN - 881462878; ED521033 AB - Algebraic thinking is a crucial and fundamental element of mathematical thinking and reasoning. It initially involves recognising patterns and general mathematical relationships among numbers, objects and geometric shapes. This paper will highlight how the ability to think algebraically might support a deeper and more useful knowledge, not only of algebra, but the thinking required to successfully use mathematics. The paper will highlight how a deeper analysis of mathematical problems can instigate student discourse, providing meaningful experiences that can developing algebraic thinking. (Contains 5 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Windsor, Will Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Grade 6 KW - Thinking Skills KW - Algebra KW - Mathematical Logic KW - Foreign Countries KW - Geometric Concepts KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Problem Solving UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881462878?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Student Centred Approaches: Teachers' Learning and Practice AN - 881462868; ED520974 AB - Student centred approaches to teaching and learning in mathematics is one of the reforms currently being advocated and implemented to improve mathematics outcomes for students from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds. The models, meanings and practices of student centred approaches explored in this paper reveal that a constructivist model of student centred teaching and learning is being promoted and implemented with some success. The ways in which teachers and leaders are being supported through network and school based professional learning are described. [Funding for this paper was provided by the Australian and Victorian Governments. For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Vale, Colleen AU - Davies, Anne AU - Weaven, Mary AU - Hooley, Neil Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Principals KW - Numeracy KW - Socioeconomic Status KW - Instructional Leadership KW - Mathematics Education KW - Models KW - Foreign Countries KW - Disadvantaged KW - Economic Status KW - Constructivism (Learning) KW - Learning Strategies KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881462868?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Interactive Whiteboards and All That Jazz: Analysing Classroom Activity with Interactive Technologies AN - 881462855; ED520971 AB - The term "orchestration", has been used to describe the teacher's role in activity settings incorporating interactive technologies. This musical analogy suggests pre-planned manipulation of events to generate "performance" leading to learning. However, in two recent projects we have observed how effective teaching and learning is often based on serendipity and improvisation--characteristics more often associated with jazz. This paper explores how a jazz analogy can be useful when analysing classrooms in which serendipitous events were exploited and performances were improvised. [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Tanner, Howard AU - Beauchamp, Gary AU - Jones, Sonia AU - Kennewell, Steve Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - United Kingdom KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Musicians KW - Class Activities KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Music KW - Creativity KW - Computer Uses in Education KW - Educational Technology KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881462855?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Playing with Mathematics: Play in Early Childhood as a Context for Mathematical Learning AN - 881462848; ED521030 AB - Play is an essential part of young children's lives. This symposium highlights the integral role of play in young children's mathematics learning and examines the teacher's role in facilitating and extending this. Papers examine key tenets of play, contributing to theoretical understandings and presenting data on teacher's perceptions of play and young children's actions in play. Examination of teacher perceptions and young children's experiences of mathematical play identifies potential for development of mathematical concepts beyond embryonic mathematics inherent in play. The papers included in this symposium are: (1) What Makes Mathematics Play? (Sue Dockett and Bob Perry); (2) Teaching Mathematics and Play-based Learning in an Indigenous Early Childhood Setting: Early Childhood Teachers' Perspectives (Louise Thomas, Elizabeth Warren, and Eva deVries); (3) Mathematical Outdoor Play: Toddler's Experiences (Shiree Lee); and (4) Little People, Big Play, and Big Mathematical Ideas (Robert P. Hunting). Individual papers contain tables and references. [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 17 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Early Childhood Education KW - Teacher Role KW - Indigenous Populations KW - Foreign Countries KW - Play KW - Cultural Influences KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Young Children KW - Teacher Attitudes KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Outdoor Education KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881462848?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Partial Metacognitive Blindness in Collaborative Problem Solving AN - 881462847; ED520954 AB - This paper investigates the impact of group dynamics on metacognitive behaviours of students (aged 13-14) during group collaborative problem solving attempts involving a design-based real-world applications project. It was discovered that group dynamics mediated the impact of metacognitive judgments related red flag situations and metacognitive failures. The existence of partial metacognitive blindness was also discovered and two contrasting phenomena could result from this because of differing group dynamics. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Ng, Kit Ee Dawn Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Singapore KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Grade 7 KW - Grade 8 KW - Secondary Education KW - Group Activities KW - Cooperative Learning KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Early Adolescents KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Group Dynamics KW - Metacognition KW - Problem Solving UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881462847?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Young Children's Measurement Knowledge: Understandings about Comparison at the Commencement of Schooling AN - 881462827; ED520912 AB - This paper presents data gathered during a three-year study that explored the experiences with measurement that children have in prior-to-school and out-of-school contexts, and the ways in which children are able to represent these experiences. In this present investigation, examples of the children's responses to an open-ended drawing task, collected at the commencement of Kindergarten, are backward-mapped in relation to the draft Australian Curriculum's Measurement and Geometry strand for Kindergarten, with a focus on the Comparison sub-strand. This data demonstrates that most of the measurement skills described in the Comparison sub-strand of the Australian Curriculum are being exhibited by children at the commencement of schooling, prior to any formal teaching about measurement taking place. (Contains 4 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - MacDonald, Amy Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Kindergarten KW - Preschool Education KW - Comparative Analysis KW - Measurement KW - Foreign Countries KW - Educationally Disadvantaged KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Informal Education KW - Preschool Children KW - Longitudinal Studies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881462827?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - A Teacher Pair Approach to Adopting Effective Numeracy Teaching Practice AN - 881462819; ED520919 AB - While the notion of numeracy as the capacity to make use of mathematics within contexts associated with personal and public life, as distinct from basis mathematical competence, is broadly accepted, forms of professional teacher learning that lead to the effective teaching of numeracy are still the subject of ongoing research. This paper reports on a small scale study which aimed to investigate the potential for pairs of teachers, working with two tertiary mathematics educators, to improve the quality of their teaching of numeracy through reflection on each other's teaching practice. While viewing their teacher pair's lesson via video each teacher identified aspects of the lesson that they could use to improve their own teaching. (Contains 1 figure.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Lamb, Janeen AU - Geiger, Vince Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Numeracy KW - Team Teaching KW - Elementary School Teachers KW - Teacher Effectiveness KW - Video Technology KW - Foreign Countries KW - Educational Change KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Reflective Teaching KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881462819?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Learning Mathematical Concepts through Authentic Learning AN - 881462810; ED520915 AB - This paper explores the infusion of financial literacy into the Mathematics curriculum in a secondary school in Singapore. By infusing financial literacy, a core theme in the 21st century framework, into mathematics education, this study investigated the impact of using financial literacy-rich mathematics lessons by using validated learning environment instruments. This study is part of a larger study to design, monitor, and evaluate an innovative pedagogical approach of using authentic financial literacy examples to reposition mathematics education in schools. (Contains 3 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Koh, Noi Keng AU - Low, Hwee Kian Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 7 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Singapore KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Secondary Education KW - Educational Environment KW - Foreign Countries KW - Conferences (Gatherings) KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Investigations KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Literacy KW - Mathematics Education KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881462810?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Biased Sampling and PCK: The Case of the Marijuana Problem AN - 881462800; ED520980 AB - As part of an interview protocol investigating teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) in statistics, 40 teachers were presented with a newspaper article reporting a phone-in survey about the legalisation of marijuana. The article and a question about the reliability of the sample had earlier been used in student surveys, and three student answers to the question were also presented to the teachers. Teachers' PCK was assessed based on responses to questions about the big ideas in the task, potential student appropriate and inappropriate answers, and how teachers would intervene in relation to the three student answers. The wide range of responses provided evidence for the potential of the task in a cross-curricular secondary classroom. (Contains 2 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Watson, Jane M. AU - Nathan, Erica L. Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Grade 10 KW - Grade 11 KW - Grade 12 KW - Grade 5 KW - Grade 6 KW - Grade 7 KW - Grade 8 KW - Grade 9 KW - Statistics KW - Pedagogical Content Knowledge KW - Foreign Countries KW - Research Methodology KW - Responses KW - Surveys KW - Sampling KW - Interviews KW - Secondary Schools KW - Student Surveys KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881462800?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I Liked It till Pythagoras: The Public's Views of Mathematics AN - 881462795; ED520920 AB - Gender differences in mathematics learning have attracted sustained attention in Australia and internationally. Over time, female participation in academic fields and careers long considered male domains has improved. Yet recent mathematics achievement data reveal that gender gaps favouring males appear to have re-opened. In our study we explored the Victorian general public's views on gender issues and school mathematics. In general, boys were considered to be better at mathematics than girls, that is, vestiges of the male mathematics stereotype persist. (Contains 1 table and 3 footnotes.) [This report was supported by the Faculty of Education at Monash University. For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Leder, Gilah C. AU - Forgasz, Helen J. Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Secondary Education KW - Foreign Countries KW - Social Attitudes KW - Gender Differences KW - Gender Issues KW - Mathematics Achievement KW - Attitude Measures KW - Mathematics Skills KW - Public Opinion KW - Mathematics Education KW - Stereotypes UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881462795?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Year 11 Advanced Mathematics: Hearing from Students Who Buck the Trend AN - 881462782; ED520905 AB - There are concerns about the trends and patterns in enrolments in senior school mathematics. Shortages of suitably qualified teachers and dwindling students' demand for Advanced Mathematics have led some Western Australian schools to collaborate to provide an otherwise unavailable opportunity for their students to study Advanced Mathematics. It is of research interest amidst the downward trends in enrolment to learn about such students, to hear about their experiences and perspectives. This paper reports parts of the initial findings. (Contains 3 footnotes.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Ho, Kai Fai Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - High Schools KW - Advanced Courses KW - Foreign Countries KW - Student Attitudes KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Interviews KW - Secondary School Students KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881462782?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - One on One Numeracy Intervention: A Pilot Project in Low SES Communities AN - 881462770; ED520972 AB - This paper reports on the structure and impact of a one on one numeracy intervention project conducted during 2009 with students in years 1, 4 and 8. The project was built on a Reading Recovery model, using research into how the brain learns mathematics and ideas of threshold concepts. Teachers were provided time to work individually with students at their point of need. The results suggested that the model was effective in both cognitive and affective terms, and that the learning gained through the project is beginning to result in whole school improvements in mathematics pedagogy. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Thornton, Steve AU - Quinane, Mary AU - Galluzzo, Gina AU - Taylor, Debbie Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Grade 1 KW - Grade 4 KW - Grade 8 KW - Program Effectiveness KW - Low Income Groups KW - Cognitive Development KW - Numeracy KW - Brain KW - Intervention KW - Pilot Projects KW - Mathematics Skills KW - Mathematics Education KW - Foreign Countries KW - Affective Behavior KW - Mathematics Curriculum UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881462770?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Using Concept Cartoons to Access Student Beliefs about Preferred Approaches to Mathematics Learning and Teaching AN - 881461139; ED520967 AB - Curriculum reforms in the teaching of mathematics have encouraged a move away from sole memorisation of facts to the construction of deeper levels of understanding. With this reform, teachers of mathematics are called to act as facilitators of the construction of mathematical knowledge. However, some research suggests that students believe that their teacher's role is one that would be more aligned with the transmission of knowledge. This paper reports an aspect of a small-scale pilot study that sought to illuminate the beliefs that students hold about their preferred mathematics learning environments. It also highlights the role that "concept cartoons" played in making known these beliefs. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Sexton, Matthew Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Grade 5 KW - Grade 6 KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Questionnaires KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Behaviorism KW - Cartoons KW - Foreign Countries KW - Student Attitudes KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Constructivism (Learning) KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881461139?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Structured Failing: Reshaping a Mathematical Future for Marginalised Learners AN - 881461126; ED521410 AB - In this paper I draw on a particular case that encapsulates some of the most extreme elements of educational disadvantage - poverty, remote location, English as a foreign language, cultural diversity and Aboriginality - to provide a lens for understanding the complexity of coming to learn school mathematics. In so doing, I illustrate the need for a greater understanding of the intersection of various factors that limit the opportunities for success in school mathematics. The objective of this paper to provide an understanding of the complexity of teaching in remote contexts that will challenge current practice and move to a more holistic model for conceptualising research, practice and policy in mathematics education that may enable greater access to mathematics and schooling for some of the most disadvantaged students in Australian schools. (Contains 2 footnotes.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Jorgensen, Robyn Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 10 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Cultural Pluralism KW - At Risk Students KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881461126?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - The Relationship between the Number Sense and Problem Solving Abilities of Year 7 Students AN - 881461115; ED520910 AB - This paper reports on a component of a large yearlong study in three Year 7 classes in three different schools. The aim of this research component was to determine the relationship between students' number sense and their problem-solving ability by means of paper-and-pencil tests, classroom observations, and interviews of students and teachers. The results revealed a strong correlation between these two aspects of school mathematics, with important implications for classroom teachers. Number Sense Item Sample is appended. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Louange, Jemmy AU - Bana, Jack Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 7 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Grade 7 KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Numeracy KW - Observation KW - Teachers KW - Correlation KW - Interviews KW - Numbers KW - Mathematics Skills KW - Problem Solving UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881461115?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - A Network Analysis of Concept Maps of Triangle Concepts AN - 881461094; ED520916 AB - Mathematics educators and mathematics standards of curriculum have emphasised the importance of constructing the interconnectedness among mathematic concepts ("conceptual understanding") instead of only the ability to carry out standard procedures in an isolated fashion. Researchers have attempted to assess the knowledge networks in students' minds. A technique that has gained popular use in science education over the past three decades is concept mapping. This paper examines students' conceptual understanding about triangle concepts using concept maps, and an analysis of the maps using degree centralities derived from social network analysis has demonstrated new insights through this novel technique. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Haiyue, Jin AU - Khoon Yoong, Wong Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - China KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Middle Schools KW - Evaluation Methods KW - Foreign Countries KW - Geometric Concepts KW - Network Analysis KW - Concept Mapping KW - Middle School Students KW - Student Evaluation KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881461094?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Web-Based Mathematics: Student Perspectives AN - 881461066; ED520925 AB - This paper presents the results of a survey conducted with students (N=97) whose teachers have used the Web in their mathematics classes. The survey looked at students' attitudes towards learning mathematics and their responses to the use of the Internet for learning mathematics. Factor analyses were used to determine the constructs that underlie the survey. Indices formed were used to explore their relationships with each other and with other variables. Interview findings were able to support and lend insight into some of these results. (Contains 4 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Loong, Esther Yook-Kin Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Grade 10 KW - Grade 11 KW - Grade 12 KW - Grade 8 KW - Grade 9 KW - Web Based Instruction KW - Foreign Countries KW - Student Attitudes KW - Interviews KW - Educational Technology KW - Computer Uses in Education KW - Factor Analysis KW - Internet KW - Mathematics Education KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881461066?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Pre-Service Students' Responses to Being Tested on Their Primary School Mathematical Knowledge AN - 881461030; ED520913 AB - The limited mathematical knowledge of pre-service primary teachers is an international concern. The areas of mathematical difficulties have been well documented, which has led to many universities instituting testing regimes to ensure that their pre-service teachers have appropriate knowledge of primary school mathematics. In this study, the pre-service teachers identify some benefits for being tested, but these were often related to having sufficient knowledge so that they did not loose face in front of a class. It is suggested that these students' emphasis on performance rather than competence could exacerbate a reliance on procedural rather than conceptual understanding. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) [For the Complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Meaney, Tamsin AU - Lange, Troels Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Higher Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Foreign Countries KW - Knowledge Level KW - Elementary School Teachers KW - Knowledge Base for Teaching KW - Mathematics Skills KW - Teacher Competencies KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881461030?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - A Decade of MERGA Theses AN - 881460907; ED520924 AB - The MERGA website has a list of the titles of the last 10 years of Australasian mathematics education Masters and Doctoral theses, with linked abstracts. After a discussion about the socially-determined nature of document analysis, this paper reports the results of an interpretive document analysis of the web page and the pages of abstracts, with a focus on (a) numbers of theses, by year and by institution; (b) methodological approaches used; (c) countries where data were collected; and (d) theses topics. Begle's (1979) framework of mathematics education domains is used to categorise 3 descriptors for each thesis. (Contains 10 figures.) [For the full report, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Mousley, Judith A. Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australasia KW - Australia KW - New Zealand KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Higher Education KW - Web Sites KW - Professional Associations KW - Scholarship KW - Masters Theses KW - Mathematics Education KW - Doctoral Dissertations KW - Foreign Countries KW - Classification KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Statistical Analysis KW - Internet KW - Educational Research UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881460907?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Mathematics Registers in Indigenous Languages: Experiences from South Africa AN - 881460627; ED521408 AB - Through reporting on an initiative in South Africa that aimed to provide epistemological access to teachers and learners of mathematics (and science) through translating mathematical concepts into two indigenous languages, this paper argues for the urgent development of mathematical registers in indigenous languages for mathematics and science. The pilot research reported on in this paper indicates that the use of a multilingual concept literacy book impacted noticeably on the code-switching practices of selected teachers who switched between English and Xhosa in their teaching of mathematics. (Contains 2 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Schafer, Marc Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 6 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - South Africa KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Science Education KW - Indigenous Populations KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Second Language Learning KW - Multilingualism KW - Epistemology KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881460627?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Pre-Service Teachers Constructing Positive Mathematical Identities: Positing a Grounded Theory Approach AN - 881458258; ED521026 AB - Mathematics anxiety in pre-service primary teachers is an important issue in teacher education. This leads to the question of how pre-service primary teachers with mathematics anxiety perceive their mathematical identities. The paper explores the potential to develop a research-based model to identify the process whereby pre-service primary teachers with mathematics anxiety could develop more positive identities as learners and potential teachers of mathematics. It indicates emerging themes from previous research using subsequent preliminary data analysis and argues that a grounded theory approach to building a theoretical model for this process would make a valuable contribution to teacher education. [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Wilson, Sue Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 7 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Primary Education KW - Mathematics Anxiety KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Preservice Teacher Education KW - Preservice Teachers KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Teaching Models KW - Grounded Theory KW - Data Analysis KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881458258?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - The Researcher's Self in Research: Confronting Issues about Knowing and Understanding Others AN - 881458251; ED520979 AB - This paper engages general debates about the production of knowledge and, within that, more specific debates about the place of the researcher in the research process. There are two main objectives: one is a theoretical interest that involves examining the issue of subjectivity and how intersubjective negotiations take shape in research encounters. A second objective is to speculate from my own data what these understandings of the researcher's subjectivity tell us about the production of knowledge. It is also to understand the part that emotions and unconscious interference play in research. [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Walshaw, Margaret Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 7 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Secondary Education KW - Foreign Countries KW - Researchers KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Reflective Teaching KW - Emotional Response KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Research KW - Data Analysis KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881458251?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Dispersing Mathematics Curriculum Leadership in Remote Aboriginal Communities AN - 881458238; ED521021 AB - In remote Aboriginal communities, there are many challenges that confront educators, not the least of which is leadership that challenges the status quo and moves Aboriginal communities forward in their access to, and engagement with, the mathematics school curriculum. This paper draws on data from the "Maths in the Kimberley" (MiTK) project where the complexities around reforming mathematics were investigated through leadership models. It was considered that the complexities faced by principals in their day-to-day management of schools closed down their capacity for curriculum leadership. A new model of curriculum leadership, based on the Accelerated Literacy model was adopted for numeracy reform. This model, its genesis and its implementation is discussed along with the mitigating context that shapes the need for models of leadership that focus on curriculum reform for remote Indigenous contexts. The implications of this model are discussed in conjunction with the field of mathematics educational research. (Contains 2 footnotes.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Jorgensen, Robyn AU - Niesche, Richard Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 7 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Indigenous Populations KW - Foreign Countries KW - Curriculum Development KW - Administrator Role KW - Principals KW - Educational Change KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Instructional Leadership KW - Educational Research KW - Mathematics Education KW - Models UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881458238?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Equivalent Fractions: Developing a Pathway of Students' Acquisition of Knowledge and Understanding AN - 881458228; ED521016 AB - Learning pathways capture the development of competence in a mathematical domain. They have been developed from empirical studies in the areas of mental computation and emergent numeracy concepts. These pathways afford teachers the opportunity to identify students' current levels of understanding, antecedent understandings and the steps that are likely to result in students achieving a more sophisticated level of understanding. A pathway of the skills and knowledge that students acquire in developing conceptual understanding of fraction equivalence was developed through the assessment of 649 students from Grades 3 to 6 attending six primary schools. The assessment, analysis of data and hypothesised pathway for area models are described in this paper. (Contains 3 figures and 1 table.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Wong, Monica Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Grade 3 KW - Grade 4 KW - Grade 5 KW - Grade 6 KW - Primary Education KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Numeracy KW - Mathematics Achievement KW - Identification KW - Mathematics KW - Mental Computation KW - Urban Areas KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Learning Strategies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881458228?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Co-Constructing New Classroom Practices: Professional Development Based upon the Principles of Lesson Study AN - 881458209; ED521018 AB - A challenge for educational employing authorities is the provision of high-quality, sustainable professional development opportunities that will lead to positive growth in teachers' pedagogical practices. The study reported here sought to devise and implement a model of teacher professional development that would result in such growth by increasing mathematics content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge. While there were a number of components to the study, including the investigation of a relationship between teacher professional learning and improved student learning outcomes, this paper focuses upon the changes in teachers' beliefs and practices as reported by the teacher participants, their students, and observed by the researcher. A variety of qualitative methods for data collection were used in order to develop a complete picture of the nature of teacher growth. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - McDonald, Sue Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Adult Education KW - Grade 6 KW - Grade 7 KW - Grade 8 KW - Grade 9 KW - Secondary Education KW - Pedagogical Content Knowledge KW - Foreign Countries KW - Educational Opportunities KW - Methods KW - Professional Development KW - Faculty Development KW - Mathematics Education KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881458209?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Counting on in the Middle Years AN - 881458185; ED521034 AB - The 2009 "Counting On" program has evolved from a series that began in 1999 and which continued to expand and change until the current manifestation. The program has always had a twin learning focus upon both students and teachers. Thus it seeks to improve student mathematical outcomes while building capacity within the teachers by improving their professional situated mathematical knowledge which is the knowledge teachers need to effectively teach the early mathematical concepts to their students in a classroom context. "Counting On" 2009 was evaluated and this paper will use the findings of the evaluation report (White, 2010 in press) to examine whether the program was successful in changing student learning outcomes. (Contains 7 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Leslie White, Allan Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Secondary Education KW - Program Effectiveness KW - Foreign Countries KW - Numeracy KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Program Evaluation KW - Faculty Development KW - Teacher Competencies KW - Mathematics Education KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881458185?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Two Decades of Mathematics Education Reform in New Zealand: What Impact on the Attitudes of Teacher Education Students? AN - 881458164; ED521017 AB - This paper explores the impact of almost two decades of mathematics education reform in New Zealand on the attitudes of pre-service teacher education students training to be primary teachers. More students were positive towards mathematics and fewer were negative compared to Biddulph (1999). In the present study, more students were positive about the prospect about teaching mathematics than about mathematics. Only 47% of the students were positive about both mathematics and the teaching of mathematics. However, students' reasons for their ratings revealed that a negative attitude towards mathematics sometimes resulted in enthusiasm about helping children to have better experiences than they themselves had had at school. Some students with positive attitudes towards mathematics worried about the responsibility of providing high quality teaching experiences in mathematics for children. The study showed that this issue is complex and attitudes towards teaching mathematics may be different from attitudes towards mathematics. (Contains 2 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Young-Loveridge, Jenny Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - New Zealand KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Higher Education KW - Student Teacher Attitudes KW - Negative Attitudes KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Educational Change KW - Preservice Teacher Education KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Preservice Teachers KW - Elementary School Teachers KW - Educational History KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881458164?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - An Ethnographic Intervention Using the Five Characteristics of Effective Teacher Professional Development AN - 881456260; ED520963 AB - This paper is aimed to describe an ethnographic intervention study of supporting a Low Use Internet (LUI) teacher to use the Internet for his professional development. Five characteristics of effective professional development were identified and applied. This description is followed by a reflection on the process to get a deeper insight about factors that could support and restrict teachers in making positive changes in his mathematics teaching. [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Patahuddin, Sitti Maesuri Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Program Effectiveness KW - Cooperative Learning KW - Ethnography KW - Intervention KW - Elementary School Teachers KW - Computer Uses in Education KW - Mathematics Education KW - Pedagogical Content Knowledge KW - Foreign Countries KW - Educational Technology KW - Faculty Development KW - Internet UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881456260?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Examinations in the Final Year of Transition to Mathematical Methods Computer Algebra System (CAS) AN - 881456253; ED520922 AB - 2009 was the final year of parallel implementation for Mathematical Methods Units 3 and 4 and Mathematical Methods (CAS) Units 3 and 4. From 2006-2009 there was a common technology-free short answer examination that covered the same function, algebra, calculus and probability content for both studies with corresponding expectations for key knowledge and key skills. There was also separate technology-assumed examinations comprising common and different multiple choice and extended response questions. In 2009 the two cohorts were of similar size, comprising 7000-8000 students each. This paper analyses student performance for both cohorts with respect to these common items. (Contains 6 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Leigh-Lancaster, David AU - Les, Magdalena AU - Evans, Michael Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Probability KW - Conferences (Gatherings) KW - Academic Achievement KW - Computer Uses in Education KW - Mathematics Education KW - Comparative Analysis KW - Algebra KW - Foreign Countries KW - Multiple Choice Tests KW - Calculus KW - Tests KW - Mathematics Curriculum UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881456253?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Changing Our Perspective on Space: Place Mathematics as a Human Endeavour AN - 881456242; ED520955 AB - This paper collates some of the systematic ways that different cultural groups refer to space. In some cases, space is more strongly identified in terms of place than in school Indo-European mathematics approaches. The affinity to place does not reduce the efficient, abstract, mathematical system behind the reference but it does strengthen its connection to the real world of place. This review of research uses a critical approach to develop an ecocultural perspective on spatial referencing. It refers to studies on the Polynesian Wayfinders; the Garma project at Yirrakala in the Northern Territory of Australia identifying Yolgnu sense of position; original field data mainly from Papua New Guinea; and on the work of linguists who have recorded and analysed the ancient languages of the Pacific region. The paper provides the mathematics educator with a richer perspective on position and a way of understanding the thinking of students with language and cultural backgrounds other than English. The Indigenous languages of Australia form a basis for ways of thinking spatially for specific groups of Indigenous students. [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Owens, Kay Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - Papua New Guinea KW - Australasia KW - Pacific Region KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Cultural Context KW - Context Effect KW - Indigenous Populations KW - Physical Geography KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Perspective Taking KW - Theory Practice Relationship KW - Navigation KW - Maps KW - Mathematics Education KW - Languages KW - Locational Skills (Social Studies) KW - Foreign Countries KW - Sociolinguistics KW - Spatial Ability KW - Form Classes (Languages) KW - Indigenous Knowledge UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881456242?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Assessing the Number Knowledge of Children in the First and Second Grade of an Indonesian School AN - 881456224; ED520965 AB - An assessment approach from Mathematics Recovery was used to document the number knowledge of 20 first-graders and 20 second-graders in an Indonesian school. Sixteen first-graders were at the advanced-counting-by-ones stage and fourteen second-graders were facile. As well, fifteen first-graders and eleven second-graders were at the level of an intermediate concept of 10. Other findings were nine of the second-graders used the erroneous "subtract smaller from larger bug" and five first-graders used Jarimatika (Chisanbop). Results are discussed in light of the literature. (Contains 4 tables and 4 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Rumiati, Rumi AU - Wright, Robert Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Indonesia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Grade 1 KW - Grade 2 KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Foreign Countries KW - Knowledge Level KW - Numeracy KW - Mathematics Skills KW - Mathematics Education KW - Learning Strategies KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881456224?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Teachers' Perceptions of Geometry Instruction and the Learning Environment in Years 9-10 ESL Classrooms AN - 881456213; ED520927 AB - This paper describes the development of an instrument to assess teachers' views on their geometry instruction and their classroom learning environments in six government high schools in southwest Sydney. The sample consisted of 18 Years 9/10 ESL teachers from participating schools. The study involved completion of a survey form using a modified and expanded "What Is Happening In this Class (WIHIC)" questionnaire for teachers along with participant interviews. The findings indicated that there were positive associations between the learning environment and teachers' views on geometry instruction and the achievement of their classroom goals. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Ly, Rinna K. AU - Malone, John A. Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - High Schools KW - Secondary Education KW - Teacher Student Relationship KW - Measures (Individuals) KW - Teacher Attitudes KW - Urban Schools KW - Computer Uses in Education KW - Mathematics Education KW - English (Second Language) KW - Second Language Instruction KW - Educational Environment KW - Public Schools KW - Foreign Countries KW - Visual Aids KW - Geometry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881456213?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Teacher Change in Response to a Professional Learning Project AN - 881456194; ED520929 AB - This paper reports on change in teachers' perceptions of important elements of their role as teachers of mathematics at the conclusion of a two-year professional learning project. Analyses of written responses to survey items indicated shifts in four categories describing important elements of their role: teaching skills, knowledge, concepts; developing problem solvers; facilitating learning by providing quality activities, tasks, and resources; and fostering positive attitudes towards mathematics learning. Teachers attributed these perceived changes to the integration of a number of components within the project. (Contains 4 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - McDonough, Andrea AU - Clarkson, Philip AU - Scott, Anne Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Teacher Role KW - Pedagogical Content Knowledge KW - Foreign Countries KW - Student Attitudes KW - Teacher Attitudes KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Learner Engagement KW - Attitude Change KW - Faculty Development KW - Problem Solving UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881456194?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Teachers' Extent of the Use of Particular Task Types in Mathematics and Choices behind That Use AN - 881456184; ED520857 AB - As part of a larger project, "Task Types in Mathematics Learning," through the use of a questionnaire, we sought middle years mathematics teachers' insights into the task types they chose to use in mathematics, the reasons for these choices, and the ways (if any) in which their choices had changed as a result of their involvement in the project. We found that teachers were able to articulate the reasons for their choices, and that both the choices and the reasons given varied considerably across the group. We also found that most teachers had changed their relative use of task types as a result of the project. Of particular note was the increased use of contextual tasks. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Clarke, Doug AU - Roche, Anne Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Middle Schools KW - Criteria KW - Mathematics Education KW - Middle School Teachers KW - Models KW - Pedagogical Content Knowledge KW - Foreign Countries KW - Visual Aids KW - Relevance (Education) KW - Reflective Teaching KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Selection KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881456184?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Problem Solving in the School Curriculum from a Design Perspective AN - 881456175; ED521022 AB - In this symposium, the participants discuss some preliminary data collected from their problem solving project which uses a design experiment approach. Their approach to problem solving in the school curriculum is in tandem with what Schoenfeld (2007) claimed: "Crafting instruction that would make a wide range of problem-solving strategies accessible to students would be a very valuable contribution. This is an engineering task rather than a conceptual one" (p. 541). In the first paper, the participants look at how two teachers on this project taught problem solving. As good problems are key to the successful implementation of their project, in the second paper, they focus on some of the problems that were used in the project and discuss the views of the participating students on these problems. The third paper shows how an initially selected problem led to a substitute problem to meet their design criteria. The papers included in this symposium are: (1) Enacting a Problem Solving Curriculum (Leong Yew Hoong, Toh Tin Lam, Quek Khiok Seng, Jaguthsing Dindyal, Tay Eng Guan and Lou Sieu Tee); (2) Problems for a Problem Solving Curriculum (Jaguthsing Dindyal, Quek Khiok Seng, Leong Yew Hoong, Toh Tin Lam, Tay Eng Guan and Lou Sieu Tee); and (3) Resources for Teaching Problem Solving: A Problem to Discuss (Quek Khiok Seng, Toh Tin Lam, Jaguthsing Dindyal, Leong Yew Hoong, Tay Eng Guan and Lou Sieu Tee). Individual papers contain tables, figures and references. [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Toh, Tin Lam AU - Leong, Yew Hoong AU - Dindyal, Jaguthsing AU - Quek, Khiok Seng Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 13 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Singapore KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Educational Strategies KW - Engineering KW - Foreign Countries KW - Student Attitudes KW - Curriculum KW - Conferences (Gatherings) KW - Task Analysis KW - Data Collection KW - Data Analysis KW - Mathematics Education KW - Problem Solving UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881456175?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - "You Might Say You're 9 Years Old but You're Actually 'B' Years Old Because You're Always Getting Older": Facilitating Young Students' Understanding of Variables AN - 881456154; ED520909 AB - Student transition from arithmetical understandings to algebraic reasoning is recognised as an important but complex process. An essential element of the transition is the development of a rich understanding of variables. Drawing on findings from a classroom-based study, this paper outlines the instructional tasks and pedagogical actions a teacher used to facilitate her students understanding of variables. The findings affirm that younger students can begin developing understanding of variables and use forms of algebraic notation to represent their mathematical ideas. Carefully designed tasks, specific pedagogical actions and extended discourse were all important elements in facilitating student understanding. (Contains 1 figure, 2 tables and 10 footnotes.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Hunter, Jodie Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - New Zealand KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Word Problems (Mathematics) KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Algebra KW - Foreign Countries KW - Classroom Environment KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Urban Schools KW - Mathematics Education KW - Teaching Methods KW - Predictor Variables UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881456154?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Gap Thinking in Fraction Pair Comparisons Is Not Whole Number Thinking: Is This What Early Equivalence Thinking Sounds Like? AN - 881456139; ED520918 AB - Gap thinking has been categorised as one of several whole number strategies that interfere with early fraction understanding. This study showed that this claim is not supported by interview data of Grade 6 students' gap thinking explanations during a fraction pair comparison task. A correlation with equivalence performance was uncovered, leading to the suggestion that the additive nature of gap thinking may actually reveal the (erroneous) additive nature of students' early engagement with equivalence concepts. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.) [For the full report, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Mitchell, Annie AU - Horne, Marj Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Grade 6 KW - Comparative Analysis KW - Cognitive Processes KW - Foreign Countries KW - Number Concepts KW - Mathematics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881456139?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Auditing the Numeracy Demands of the Middle Years Curriculum AN - 881455969; ED520869 AB - The "National Numeracy Review" recognised that numeracy development requires an across the curriculum commitment. To explore the nature of this commitment we conducted a numeracy audit of the South Australian Middle Years curriculum, using a numeracy model that incorporates mathematical knowledge, dispositions, tools, contexts, and a critical orientation. All Learning Areas in the published curriculum were found to have distinctive numeracy demands. The audit should encourage teachers to promote numeracy in even richer ways in the curriculum they enact with students. (Contains 3 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Goos, Merrilyn AU - Geiger, Vince AU - Dole, Shelley Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Middle Schools KW - Numeracy KW - Science Instruction KW - Health Education KW - Mathematics Skills KW - Art Education KW - Second Language Instruction KW - Physical Education KW - Information Technology KW - Foreign Countries KW - Knowledge Level KW - Curriculum KW - English Instruction KW - Interdisciplinary Approach KW - Social Environment KW - Academic Standards UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881455969?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Making Sense of Critical Mathematics Teaching AN - 881455943; ED520860 AB - This paper highlights a teacher's perspective when changing her accustomed and traditional way of teaching into a pedagogic approach philosophically inspired by critical mathematics education. The focus here is on the practitioner's identities during the teaching process, in a context of change. The research is socio-culturally grounded and involves a methodologically critical ethnography. The teacher's learning was demonstrated through her voice in the end as sensing freedom in her teaching, reflecting on new possibilities and analysing the responsibilities different actors have in the mathematics classroom. Her experiences indicate that a critically mathematics inspired teaching approach has the potential to support teachers' achievement of agency. [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Andersson, Annica Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Sweden KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Secondary Education KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Ethnography KW - Teacher Attitudes KW - Critical Thinking KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Secondary Schools KW - Identification (Psychology) KW - Foreign Countries KW - Teacher Responsibility KW - Educational Change KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Social Sciences KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881455943?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010) AN - 881455631; ED520764 AB - These collected papers are a record of the proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia entitled, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education." The conference is held in Fremantle, as was the previous conference a decade earlier. Keynote speakers are discussing issues that are emerging more sharply at the present time as the mathematics education community focuses on the education of Indigenous children, the scope of the mathematics curriculum and ways in which the content might be taught effectively, and the significant role of technologies in teaching and learning in the twenty-first century. Research papers are featured from mathematics educators from all states and territories of Australia, from colleagues in New Zealand, and from overseas--United Kingdom, Singapore, United States of America, India, Thailand, South Africa, and Indonesia. This set of proceedings includes abstracts and full papers for refereed research presentations, short communications of developing research, roundtable discussions, and symposia. Individual papers contain tables, footnotes, figures, references and appendices. AU - Sparrow, Len AU - Kissane, Barry AU - Hurst, Chris Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 788 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ SN - 9781920846251 KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Secondary Education KW - Higher Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Course Content KW - Indigenous Populations KW - Play KW - Numeracy KW - Conferences (Gatherings) KW - Teacher Education KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Mathematics Skills KW - Computer Uses in Education KW - Teacher Competencies KW - Mathematics Education KW - Problem Solving KW - At Risk Students KW - Mathematical Logic KW - Foreign Countries KW - Educational Change KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Preservice Teachers KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Educational Technology KW - Educational Research KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881455631?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Students' Frames of Reference and Their Assessments of Interest for Statistical Literacy AN - 881455616; ED520856 AB - This study examines the influence of middle school students' frames of reference on their assessments of interest for statistical literacy. Based on the responses of 406 middle school students to a previously validated interest measure, the study explores students' use of "external"--perceived self-competency when compared with others--and "internal"--perceived self-competency when compared with other subjects--frames of reference on their interest assessments. The study concludes that students' assessments of interest appear to be dependent on both comparisons but only for those students who consider that they are worse at maths than their peers. The interest assessments of other students appear to be less dependent on their self-competency beliefs. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Carmichael, Colin Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 6 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Middle Schools KW - Student Interests KW - Self Esteem KW - Statistics KW - Foreign Countries KW - Competence KW - Self Concept KW - Peer Influence KW - Middle School Students KW - Mathematics Skills KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881455616?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Challenging Multiplicative Problems Can Elicit Sophisticated Strategies AN - 881455600; ED520867 AB - This paper reports on 13 Grade 3 students' approaches to "Equivalent groups" and "Times" as "many" multiplicative word problems. The findings are part of a larger study relating to children's development of multiplicative thinking. Of particular interest was the extent to which task level of difficulty influenced students' strategy choice. The results suggest a relationship between the level of difficulty and strategy choice: the more difficult the task the more sophisticated strategy choice. (Contains 3 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Downton, Ann Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Grade 3 KW - Word Problems (Mathematics) KW - Multiplication KW - Elementary School Students KW - Foreign Countries KW - Interviews KW - Difficulty Level KW - Mathematics Education KW - Learning Strategies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881455600?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Percentages: The Effect of Problem Structure, Number Complexity and Calculation Format AN - 881455588; ED520863 AB - This study reports how the difficulty of simple worded percentage problems is affected by the problem structure and the complexity of the numbers involved. We also investigate which methods students know. Results from 677 Year 8 and 9 students are reported. Overall the results indicate that more attention needs to be given to this important topic. Simple unit fraction equivalents seem to be emphasised, at the expense of fundamental definition ("out of a hundred") and apparently easy percentages such as 30%. The draft National Curriculum gives better guidance on the variation amongst percentage problems. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Baratta, Wendy AU - Price, Beth AU - Stacey, Kaye AU - Steinle, Vicki AU - Gvozdenko, Eugene Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Secondary Education KW - Grade 8 KW - Computation KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - National Curriculum KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Numbers KW - Mathematics Education KW - Grade 9 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881455588?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Two Test Items to Explore High School Students' Beliefs of Sample Size When Sampling from Large Populations AN - 881455579; ED520862 AB - Two test items that examined high school students' beliefs of sample size for large populations using the context of opinion polls conducted prior to national and state elections were developed. A trial of the two items with 21 male and 33 female Year 9 students examined their naive understanding of sample size: over half of students chose a sample size of "10% of the population", and a quarter chose a sample size of 15,000--both approaches grossly exceeding the accepted sample size. (Contains 6 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Bill, Anthony AU - Henderson, Sally AU - Penman, John Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Grade 9 KW - High Schools KW - Foreign Countries KW - Student Attitudes KW - Research Methodology KW - Sampling KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Sample Size KW - Test Items KW - High School Students KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881455579?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Why Do Disadvantaged Filipino Children Find Word Problems in English Difficult? AN - 881455568; ED520861 AB - Young Filipino students are expected to solve mathematical word problems in English, a language that many encounter only in schools. Using individual interviews of 17 Filipino children, we investigated why word problems in English are difficult and the extent to which the language interferes with performance. Results indicate that children could not solve word problems independently when these were given in English. However, appropriate interventions such as presenting problems in Filipino or narrating them led to improved performance. Implications for teaching are proposed. (Contains 2 tables, 2 figures and 7 footnotes.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Bautista, Debbie AU - Mulligan, Joanne Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Philippines KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Grade 2 KW - Word Problems (Mathematics) KW - Elementary School Students KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Poverty KW - Disadvantaged Youth KW - Language of Instruction KW - English (Second Language) KW - Teaching Methods KW - Problem Solving UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881455568?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Reform Under Attack--Forty Years of Working on Better Mathematics Education Thrown on the Scrapheap? No Way! AN - 881455342; ED521409 AB - This paper addresses the reform of mathematics education in the Netherlands and the attacks that presently take place against this reform. The attacks concentrate on primary education and criticize in particular the program for teaching calculation skills with long division as a case in point. The paper gives an overview of what Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) stands for, and what mathematics education the reform-attackers have in mind. Furthermore, attention is paid to possible factors that could have triggered this attack, and what other countries may learn from it. (Contains 2 tables, 4 footnotes, and 7 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, Marja Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 25 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Netherlands KW - Australia KW - New Zealand KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Primary Education KW - Arithmetic KW - Computation KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Educational Change KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881455342?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - The Impact of Two Teachers' Use of Specific Scaffolding Practices on Low-Attaining Upper Primary Students AN - 881455330; ED520872 AB - This paper reports on two upper primary teachers' use of particular scaffolding practices, individual discussion and the use of manipulatives. The cognitive and affective impact on four low-attaining students in these classes is described. The teachers and students were observed during eight to ten sequential tasks. "Scaffolding conversations" emerged as a common practice for these teachers whilst the use of manipulatives represented a point of difference. [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Ferguson, Sarah AU - McDonough, Andrea Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Discussion (Teaching Technique) KW - Mathematics Achievement KW - Observation KW - Manipulative Materials KW - Cognitive Processes KW - Scaffolding (Teaching Technique) KW - Foreign Countries KW - Affective Behavior KW - Low Achievement KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881455330?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Students' Experiences of Mathematics during the Transition from Primary to Secondary School AN - 881455288; ED520866 AB - As part of a longitudinal case study on engagement in middle years mathematics, 20 students attending their first year of secondary school in Western Sydney were asked to provide views on their experiences of the transition to secondary school in relation to mathematics teaching and learning. Differences in teacher-student relationships caused the most concern due to the decrease in teacher-student interactions and a reliance on computer-generated mathematics lessons. Findings indicate that a strong pedagogical relationship forms the foundation for sustained engagement in mathematics during the middle years. [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Attard, Catherine Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Grade 7 KW - Middle Schools KW - Catholic Schools KW - Interaction KW - Teacher Student Relationship KW - Elementary School Students KW - Middle School Students KW - Learner Engagement KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Longitudinal Studies KW - Computer Uses in Education KW - Mathematics Education KW - Foreign Countries KW - Student Attitudes KW - Educational Change UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881455288?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Computational Estimation in the Primary School: A Single Case Study of One Teacher's Involvement in a Professional Learning Intervention AN - 881455280; ED520926 AB - This paper focuses on the initial analysis of a study of a professional learning intervention. Using a case study design it was possible to describe one teacher's involvement in this research. The study revealed how the teacher's beliefs and pedagogical content knowledge of computational estimation was altered as a result of participating in the research. This development appeared to have an impact on her approaches to the teaching of computational estimation. (Contains 3 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (RD, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Mildenhall, Paula AU - Hackling, Mark AU - Swan, Paul Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 7 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Computation KW - Pedagogical Content Knowledge KW - Foreign Countries KW - Educational Practices KW - Case Studies KW - Teacher Education KW - Intervention UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881455280?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Critical Moments in Learning Mathematics: First Year Pre-Service Primary Teachers' Perspectives AN - 881453898; ED521020 AB - Pre-service primary teachers have been identified in several research studies as having poor self-conceptions of themselves as mathematics teachers. Many express feelings of anxiety when faced with mathematics tasks resulting in poor dispositions and understandings. This paper reports on beginning pre-service primary teachers' (N=106) recollections of critical moments in their mathematics education at school. Interestingly, their graphical ratings of their dispositions suggest a slightly positive recollection of their mathematical experiences. In contrast their justifications and recount was generally negative. (Contains 4 figures and 1 table.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Tobias, Stephen AU - Serow, Penelope AU - Schmude, Martin Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Higher Education KW - Mathematics Anxiety KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Student Experience KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Preservice Teachers KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Elementary School Teachers UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881453898?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - "I Always Feel More Confident When I Know Where Things Are Going": How Do Pre-Service Teachers Engage with Mathematics Curriculum Documentation? AN - 881453877; ED521025 AB - The paper reports some findings about how pre-service students engage with the mathematics and statistics section of the "New Zealand Curriculum" (2007), when writing a yearly long-term plan in this curriculum area. This authentic task for pre-service students provided opportunities to seek out information about relevant curriculum knowledge including reviewing and revising mathematical content. This paper is part of a larger study, which focuses on the needs and concerns of final year primary pre-service teachers as they anticipate teaching mathematics in their first year of teaching. [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Wilson, Sue AU - McChesney, Jane Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - New Zealand KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Higher Education KW - Documentation KW - Pedagogical Content Knowledge KW - Primary Education KW - Statistics KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Conferences (Gatherings) KW - Task Analysis KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Preservice Teacher Education KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881453877?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Abstracting by Constructing and Revising a "Partially Correct Construct": A Case Study AN - 881453860; ED521028 AB - This study draws on data from a broader video-stimulated interview study of the role of optimism in collaborative problem solving. It examines the activity of a Grade 5 student, Tom, whose initial constructing activity resulted in a "Partially Correct Construct". Insistent questioning from another group member pressuring for clarification led to Tom developing a "more correct construct" with further potential for revision. This paper raises questions about influences that can stimulate or inhibit construct refinement. (Contains 3 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Williams, Gaye Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Grade 5 KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Conferences (Gatherings) KW - Case Studies KW - Mathematics Education KW - Mathematics KW - Problem Solving KW - Foreign Countries KW - Video Technology KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Interviews KW - Data Analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881453860?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Maths in the Kimberley Project: Evaluating the Pedagogical Model AN - 881453841; ED521032 AB - The Mathematics in the Kimberley Project is a three-year research and development project that focuses on mathematical pedagogy in remote Aboriginal community schools. The research team has regularly reported on the project at MERGA (Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia) conferences, and in this symposium the participants evaluate the pedagogical model that underpins the project. After two years of the project, the data indicate that some aspects of the pedagogical model have been successful, but other aspects have not been particularly fruitful and still require greater thought, research and development. The papers included in this symposium are: (1) The Maths in the Kimberley Project: An Overview (Richard Niesche, Peter Grootenboer, Robyn Jorgensen and Peter Sullivan); (2) Effective Features of the Maths in the Kimberley Inclusive Pedagogy Model (Peter Grootenboer); and (3) Group Work, Language and Interaction: Challenges of Implementation in Aboriginal Contexts (Robyn Jorgensen). Individual papers contain figures, tables and references. [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 13 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Interaction KW - Indigenous Populations KW - Foreign Countries KW - Conferences (Gatherings) KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Inclusion KW - Community Schools KW - Data Collection KW - Research and Development KW - Mathematics Education KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881453841?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Three Primary School Students' Cognition about 3D Rotation in a Virtual Reality Learning Environment AN - 881453827; ED521031 AB - This paper reports on three primary school students' explorations of 3D rotation in a virtual reality learning environment (VRLE) named VRMath. When asked to investigate if you would face the same direction when you turn right 45 degrees first then roll up 45 degrees, or when you roll up 45 degrees first then turn right 45 degrees, the students found that the different order of the two turns ended up with different directions in the VRLE. This was contrary to the students' prior predictions based on using pen, paper and body movements. The findings of this study showed the difficulty young children have in perceiving and understanding the non-commutative nature of 3D rotation and the power of the computational VRLE in giving students experiences that they rarely have in real life with 3D manipulations and 3D mental movements. (Contains 6 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Yeh, Andy Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Concept Formation KW - Elementary School Students KW - Foreign Countries KW - Computer Simulation KW - Motion KW - Geometric Concepts KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Computer Uses in Education KW - Educational Technology KW - Mathematics Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881453827?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Facilitating the Development of Proportional Reasoning through Teaching Ratio AN - 881453488; ED520962 AB - If the ability to reason proportionally seems to be a good indication of likely success in further mathematical pursuits (Lamon, 1999), how do children develop this ability, and how can teachers facilitate this? In this present study, six ratio/rates task-based assessment questions were trialled on ten students from Grades 5 to 9 in an attempt to describe the developing understanding of students within this construct of rational number. Tentative points of growth (or stages of understanding) are suggested, with some implications for the classroom teacher. (Contains 6 figures.) [For the complete proceedings "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Parish, Linda Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Grade 5 KW - Grade 6 KW - Grade 7 KW - Grade 8 KW - Grade 9 KW - Mathematical Logic KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Interviews KW - Numbers KW - Mathematics Skills KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881453488?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Using Developmental Frameworks to Support Curriculum Outcomes AN - 881453282; ED520875 AB - Curriculum documents in Australia are designed around outcomes and related standards. Teachers need to provide opportunities for students to learn the content that will allow them to meet the expectations defined in the curriculum. After undertaking professional learning sessions about the SOLO model, mathematics teachers in six high schools hypothesised developmental pathways for several key mathematical ideas. These theorised pathways were compared with Australian and State curriculum outcomes. The implications of using this approach for supporting teachers are discussed. (Contains 2 tables.) [The study reported in this paper was supported by an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant: LP 0455320. For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.] AU - Callingham, Rosemary AU - Pegg, John Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 8 PB - Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - High Schools KW - Comparative Analysis KW - Developmental Stages KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Faculty Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/881453282?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Endotoxin from Biomass Burning: An Underestimated Health Hazard? AN - 872124579; 13640172 JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Black, Harvey AD - Harvey Black of Madison, WI, has written for EHP since 1994. His work has also appeared in Environmental Science & Technology, ChemMatters, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - A304 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 7 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Endotoxins KW - Hazards KW - Combustion products KW - burning KW - Biomass KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/872124579?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Endotoxin+from+Biomass+Burning%3A+An+Underestimated+Health+Hazard%3F&rft.au=Black%2C+Harvey&rft.aulast=Black&rft.aufirst=Harvey&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=A304&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Hazards; Endotoxins; Combustion products; Biomass; burning ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Childhood Asthma AN - 872124578; 13640164 JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Cetta, Francesco AU - Sala, Marco AU - Camatini, Marina AU - Bolzacchini, Ezio AD - PAT Geriatric Institute, Milan, Italy, cetta@unisi.it Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - A283 EP - A284 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 7 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Air pollution KW - Pollution effects KW - Asthma KW - Respiratory diseases KW - Children KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/872124578?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Traffic-Related+Air+Pollution+and+Childhood+Asthma&rft.au=Cetta%2C+Francesco%3BSala%2C+Marco%3BCamatini%2C+Marina%3BBolzacchini%2C+Ezio&rft.aulast=Cetta&rft.aufirst=Francesco&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=A283&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002224 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Air pollution; Asthma; Pollution effects; Respiratory diseases; Children DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002224 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Adequacy of personal fall arrest energy absorbers in relation to heavy workers AN - 867731258; 13031096 AB - Despite the increasing weight of workers, most energy absorbers of personal fall arrest systems are only tested to 100kg. In addressing this shortcoming this research aims to evaluate the capacity of fall arrest energy absorbers in relation to the weight of heavy workers so as to provide recommendations for improvements to current fall arrest standards. A series of dynamic drop tests based on the Australian and New Zealand fall protection equipment standard (AS/NZS 1891.1:2007) were conducted. A total of 31 samples on seven types of energy absorbers were undertaken. The experiment simulated a worst credible scenario of a 3.8m fall of a rigid mass which was connected using inelastic material. The capacity of each type of energy absorber was determined using the test mass that caused one or both of the following test criteria to be breached: (1) at least two samples reached the maximum possible extension and (2) at least two samples had the maximum arrest force exceeding 7kN. The estimated capacities were then compared with the 95th percentile weight of worker working at height. The research demonstrates that most energy absorbers are not able to ensure that the two test criteria are not breached during the arrest of a heavy worker in the worst case scenario fall. It is recommended that the test mass stipulated in fall arrest standards should be revised and increased to accommodate the increasing weight of workers. JF - Safety Science AU - Goh, Yang Miang AU - Love, Peter ED AD - School of Public Health, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI), Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - 747 EP - 754 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 48 IS - 6 SN - 0925-7535, 0925-7535 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - arrests KW - falls KW - Australia KW - New Zealand KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/867731258?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Safety+Science&rft.atitle=Adequacy+of+personal+fall+arrest+energy+absorbers+in+relation+to+heavy+workers&rft.au=Goh%2C+Yang+Miang%3BLove%2C+Peter+ED&rft.aulast=Goh&rft.aufirst=Yang&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=747&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Safety+Science&rft.issn=09257535&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.ssci.2010.02.020 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - arrests; falls; Australia; New Zealand DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2010.02.020 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - DDT in Malaria Control: Roberts and Tren Respond AN - 853474902; 13640163 JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Roberts, Donald AU - Tren, Richard AD - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, : droberts super(s)uhs.mil Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - A283 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 7 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; Environment Abstracts KW - Human diseases KW - Insecticides KW - malaria KW - DDT KW - Malaria KW - Q1 08484:Species interactions: parasites and diseases KW - K 03450:Ecology KW - Q5 08524:Public health, medicines, dangerous organisms KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/853474902?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aasfaaquaticpollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=DDT+in+Malaria+Control%3A+Roberts+and+Tren+Respond&rft.au=Roberts%2C+Donald%3BTren%2C+Richard&rft.aulast=Roberts&rft.aufirst=Donald&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=A283&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002279R LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Human diseases; DDT; Malaria; Insecticides; malaria DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002279R ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Role of DDT in Malaria Control AN - 853474039; 13640162 JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Herren, Hans Rudolf AU - Mbogo, Charles AD - Millennium Institute, Arlington, Virginia, USA, hansrherren@mac.com Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - A282 EP - A283 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 7 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; Environment Abstracts KW - Human diseases KW - Insecticides KW - malaria KW - DDT KW - Malaria KW - Q1 08484:Species interactions: parasites and diseases KW - K 03450:Ecology KW - Q5 08524:Public health, medicines, dangerous organisms KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/853474039?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aasfaaquaticpollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=The+Role+of+DDT+in+Malaria+Control&rft.au=Herren%2C+Hans+Rudolf%3BMbogo%2C+Charles&rft.aulast=Herren&rft.aufirst=Hans&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=A282&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002279 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-10-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Human diseases; DDT; Malaria; Insecticides; malaria DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002279 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Connecting the World, Responding to User Needs AN - 818634555; 201011590 AB - With interfaces in seven languages and partner institutions in more than 60 countries, the world digital library hopes to celebrate the depth and uniqueness of cultures from around the world. Adapted from the source document. JF - Information Outlook AU - Van Oudenaren, John AD - World Digital Library at the Library of Congress Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 10 EP - 12 PB - Special Libraries Association, Alexandria VA VL - 14 IS - 5 SN - 1091-0808, 1091-0808 KW - Culture KW - Digital libraries KW - article KW - 5.18: ELECTRONIC MEDIA UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818634555?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Alisa&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Information+Outlook&rft.atitle=Connecting+the+World%2C+Responding+to+User+Needs&rft.au=Van+Oudenaren%2C+John&rft.aulast=Van+Oudenaren&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=10&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Information+Outlook&rft.issn=10910808&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Digital libraries; Culture ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A hierarchical framework for classifying seabed biodiversity with application to planning and managing Australia's marine biological resources AN - 787253378; 13664797 AB - A conceptual hierarchical framework for classifying marine biodiversity on the sea floor, used successfully for continental-scale bioregionalisation and adopted to guide marine resource planning and management in Australia, has wider application at a global scale. It differs from existing schemes for classifying marine biota by explicitly recognizing the overarching influence of large-scale biodiversity patterns at realm (ocean basin and tectonic), provincial (palaeohistorical) and bathomic (depth-related) levels. The classification consists of 10 nested levels within realms, of which the first seven are primarily spatially nested and ecosystem based, and the lowest levels represent units of taxonomic inheritance: 1 - provinces, 2 - bathomes, 3 - geomorphological units, 4 - primary biotopes, 5 - secondary biotopes, 6 - biological facies, 7 - micro-communities, 8 - species, 9 - populations, and 10 - genes. According to this scheme, marine biodiversity is characterised in a systematic way that captures the scale-dependence and hierarchical organization of the biota. Levels are defined with respect to their functional roles and spatial scales, in a manner that directly supports the incorporation of biodiversity information in regional-scale planning by highlighting centres of endemism, biodiversity richness and priority information needs. Whereas species are the fundamental units of biodiversity, biological facies are the smallest practical unit for conservation management at regional scales. In applying the framework we make extensive use of biological and physical surrogates because marine data sets, particularly those of the deep sea, are usually sparse and discontinuous. At each level of the hierarchy, attributes and surrogates are defined to reflect the scale and range of biogeographic and ecological processes that determine the spatial and temporal distribution of marine biodiversity. The Australian experience in applying this framework suggests that it provides a workable systematic basis for defining, managing and conserving biodiversity in the sea. JF - Biological Conservation AU - Last, Peter R AU - Lyne, Vincent D AU - Williams, Alan AU - Davies, Campbell R AU - Butler, Alan J AU - Yearsley, Gordon K AD - CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia, peter.last@csiro.au Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - 1675 EP - 1686 PB - Elsevier Science, The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB UK VL - 143 IS - 7 SN - 0006-3207, 0006-3207 KW - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Oceanic Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Biodiversity KW - Hierarchical classification KW - Bioregions KW - Surrogates KW - Provinces KW - Bathomes KW - Biotopes KW - Conservation planning KW - Ecosystem-based management (EBM) KW - Heredity KW - Biological diversity KW - Basins KW - Biota KW - Geomorphology KW - Classification KW - Regional planning KW - Australia KW - Deep sea KW - Ocean basins KW - biotopes KW - taxonomy KW - tectonics KW - Ocean floor KW - Marine KW - Data processing KW - Facies KW - Biogeography KW - marine resources KW - Oceans KW - Conservation KW - geomorphology KW - temporal distribution KW - Q5 08523:Conservation, wildlife management and recreation KW - O 4090:Conservation and Environmental Protection KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/787253378?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aasfaaquaticpollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biological+Conservation&rft.atitle=A+hierarchical+framework+for+classifying+seabed+biodiversity+with+application+to+planning+and+managing+Australia%27s+marine+biological+resources&rft.au=Last%2C+Peter+R%3BLyne%2C+Vincent+D%3BWilliams%2C+Alan%3BDavies%2C+Campbell+R%3BButler%2C+Alan+J%3BYearsley%2C+Gordon+K&rft.aulast=Last&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=143&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=1675&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biological+Conservation&rft.issn=00063207&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.biocon.2010.04.008 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Geomorphology; Biotopes; Classification; Facies; Biogeography; Regional planning; Biodiversity; Ocean basins; Ocean floor; Data processing; Heredity; Oceans; Basins; Conservation; Deep sea; Biota; marine resources; Biological diversity; tectonics; temporal distribution; taxonomy; geomorphology; biotopes; Australia; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2010.04.008 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Investigating children's ability to reflect on stored phonological representations: the Silent Deletion of Phonemes Task AN - 772291753; 201021851 AB - Background: The development of children's speech, language, and literacy skills is considered to build on a robust and intact speech-processing system, with normally functioning skills at all levels of input and output processing, as well as storage. There are a range of tasks available that assess input and output processing skills, however there are few tasks described in the literature that require a child to reflect on and analyse the internal structure of their own phonological representations. Aims: This paper will describe the development of the Silent Deletion of Phonemes (SDOP) task. This task is designed to assess a child's ability to delete and manipulate sounds silently within their own stored representations while minimizing the impact of any output difficulties. Methods & Procedures: The SDOP task was presented to 69 typically developing mainstream Year 2 children (aged 7;2-8;1 years) as part of a battery of phonological processing skills and literacy measures. Outcomes & Results: Scores for the population of typically developing Year 2 children were normally distributed and above a basal level but not approaching ceiling. Performance on the SDOP was significantly correlated with other measures of phonological processing but not a measure of non-verbal ability. It was most highly correlated with the measure of phonological awareness as expected, as both tasks measure awareness of the internal structure of words. However, the SDOP provided more information about the accuracy and specificity of a child's underlying phonological representations. The SDOP explained a significant amount of concurrent variance in both reading and spelling performance beyond the variance accounted for by the predictors that have been used by researchers to date. In combination, the SDOP and rapid-naming measure accounted for 58.8% of variance in performance on the reading measure and 54.4% of variance in spelling performance. Conclusions & Implications: The SDOP task appears to be a valid and reliable tool to assess the internal structure of a child's stored phonological representations. Profiling phonological representations allows clinicians to explore children's speech-processing skills which may be particularly useful with children with complex literacy difficulties. Adapted from the source document JF - International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders AU - Claessen, Mary AU - Leitao, Suze AU - Barrett, Nick AD - Psychology, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia M.Claessen@curtin.edu.au Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 411 EP - 423 VL - 45 IS - 4 SN - 1368-2822, 1368-2822 KW - Phonological Awareness (64970) KW - Phonological Processing (65110) KW - Speech Tests (83100) KW - Language Acquisition (41600) KW - Language Pathology (43250) KW - Children (11850) KW - article KW - 6410: language-pathological and normal; language and speech pathology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/772291753?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Allba&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Language+%26+Communication+Disorders&rft.atitle=Investigating+children%27s+ability+to+reflect+on+stored+phonological+representations%3A+the+Silent+Deletion+of+Phonemes+Task&rft.au=Claessen%2C+Mary%3BLeitao%2C+Suze%3BBarrett%2C+Nick&rft.aulast=Claessen&rft.aufirst=Mary&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=411&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Language+%26+Communication+Disorders&rft.issn=13682822&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) N1 - Date revised - 2010-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - CODEN - IJLDFI N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Phonological Awareness (64970); Children (11850); Language Pathology (43250); Language Acquisition (41600); Speech Tests (83100); Phonological Processing (65110) ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Carbon dioxide emissions from diesel and compressed natural gas buses during acceleration AN - 759309090; 13198897 AB - Motor vehicle emission factors are generally derived from driving tests mimicking steady state conditions or transient drive cycles. Neither of these test conditions, however, completely represents real world driving conditions. In particular, they fail to determine emissions generated during the accelerating phase a" a condition in which urban buses spend much of their time. We analyse and compare the results of time-dependant emission measurements conducted on diesel and compressed natural gas buses during an urban driving cycle on a chassis dynamometer and we derive power-law expressions relating carbon dioxide emission factors to the instantaneous speed while accelerating from rest. Emissions during acceleration are compared with that during steady speed operation. JF - Transportation Research, Part D: Transport and Environment AU - Jayaratne, E R AU - Ristovski, Z D AU - Morawska, L AU - Meyer, N K AD - International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia, z.ristovski@qut.edu.au Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - 247 EP - 253 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX UK VL - 15 IS - 5 SN - 1361-9209, 1361-9209 KW - Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - Carbon dioxide KW - Greenhouse gas emissions KW - Traffic congestion KW - Bus emissions KW - buses KW - Transportation KW - driving ability KW - Motor vehicles KW - Emissions KW - Emission measurements KW - Natural gas KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/759309090?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research%2C+Part+D%3A+Transport+and+Environment&rft.atitle=Carbon+dioxide+emissions+from+diesel+and+compressed+natural+gas+buses+during+acceleration&rft.au=Jayaratne%2C+E+R%3BRistovski%2C+Z+D%3BMorawska%2C+L%3BMeyer%2C+N+K&rft.aulast=Jayaratne&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=15&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=247&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research%2C+Part+D%3A+Transport+and+Environment&rft.issn=13619209&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.trd.2010.03.005 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-10-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - buses; Transportation; driving ability; Motor vehicles; Emission measurements; Emissions; Carbon dioxide; Natural gas DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2010.03.005 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Internet and Adolescent Girls' Weight Satisfaction and Drive for Thinness AN - 758126480; 201060123 AB - The primary aim of the study was to examine the relationship between media exposure and body image in adolescent girls, with a particular focus on the 'new' and as yet unstudied medium of the Internet. A sample of 156 Australian female high school students (mean age?=?14.9NByears) completed questionnaire measures of media consumption and body image. Internet appearance exposure and magazine reading, but not television exposure, were found to be correlated with greater internalization of thin ideals, appearance comparison, weight dissatisfaction, and drive for thinness. Regression analyses indicated that the effects of magazines and Internet exposure were mediated by internalization and appearance comparison. It was concluded that the Internet represents a powerful sociocultural influence on young women's lives. Adapted from the source document. JF - Sex Roles: A Journal of Research AU - Tiggemann, Marika AU - Miller, Jessica AD - School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001 marika.tiggemann@flinders.edu.au Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 79 EP - 90 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., New York NY VL - 63 IS - 1-2 SN - 0360-0025, 0360-0025 KW - Internet exposure Body image Internalization of thin ideals Tripartite influence model Media exposure Adolescents KW - Body Weight KW - Satisfaction KW - Motivation KW - Body Image KW - Mass Media Images KW - Females KW - Adolescents KW - Magazines KW - Internet KW - article KW - 2983: feminist/gender studies; sociology of gender & gender relations UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/758126480?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Asocabs&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sex+Roles%3A+A+Journal+of+Research&rft.atitle=The+Internet+and+Adolescent+Girls%27+Weight+Satisfaction+and+Drive+for+Thinness&rft.au=Tiggemann%2C+Marika%3BMiller%2C+Jessica&rft.aulast=Tiggemann&rft.aufirst=Marika&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=63&rft.issue=1-2&rft.spage=79&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Sex+Roles%3A+A+Journal+of+Research&rft.issn=03600025&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11199-010-9789-z LA - English DB - Sociological Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-12 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - CODEN - SROLDH N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Internet; Females; Mass Media Images; Magazines; Adolescents; Motivation; Body Image; Body Weight; Satisfaction DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-010-9789-z ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Body Image and Disordered Eating in Adolescent Girls and Boys: A Test of Objectification Theory AN - 758126475; 201060117 AB - This study aimed to test components of objectification theory in a large sample of adolescent girls and boys. Participants were 714 Australian adolescents (382 boys, 332 girls) ranging in age from 12 to 16NByears who completed questionnaire measures of body surveillance, body shame, appearance anxiety and disordered eating. Although it was found that girls displayed higher levels of body surveillance, body shame, appearance anxiety and disordered eating than boys, the model proposed by objectification theory was largely supported for both girls and boys. It was concluded that objectification theory appears applicable to adolescents of both genders. Adapted from the source document. JF - Sex Roles: A Journal of Research AU - Slater, Amy AU - Tiggemann, Marika AD - School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, Australia amy.slater@flinders.edu.au Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 42 EP - 49 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., New York NY VL - 63 IS - 1-2 SN - 0360-0025, 0360-0025 KW - Body image Self-objectification Disordered eating Adolescence Girls Boys KW - Body Image KW - Australia KW - Eating Disorders KW - Adolescents KW - Sex KW - Shame KW - article KW - 2983: feminist/gender studies; sociology of gender & gender relations UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/758126475?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Asocabs&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sex+Roles%3A+A+Journal+of+Research&rft.atitle=Body+Image+and+Disordered+Eating+in+Adolescent+Girls+and+Boys%3A+A+Test+of+Objectification+Theory&rft.au=Slater%2C+Amy%3BTiggemann%2C+Marika&rft.aulast=Slater&rft.aufirst=Amy&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=63&rft.issue=1-2&rft.spage=42&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Sex+Roles%3A+A+Journal+of+Research&rft.issn=03600025&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11199-010-9794-2 LA - English DB - Sociological Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-12 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - CODEN - SROLDH N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Adolescents; Shame; Body Image; Sex; Eating Disorders; Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-010-9794-2 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Case for a Global Ban on Asbestos AN - 755136567; 13640142 AB - All forms of asbestos are now banned in 52 countries. Safer products have replaced many materials that once were made with it. Nonetheless, many countries still use, import, and export asbestos and asbestos-containing products, and in those that have banned other forms of asbestos, the so-called "controlled use" of chrysotile asbestos is often exempted from the ban. In fact, chrysotile has accounted for > 95% of all the asbestos used globally. We examined and evaluated the literature used to support the exemption of chrysotile asbestos from the ban and how its exemption reflects the political and economic influence of the asbestos mining and manufacturing industry. All forms of asbestos, including chrysotile, are proven human carcinogens. All forms cause malignant mesothelioma and lung and laryngeal cancers, and may cause ovarian, gastrointestinal, and other cancers. No exposure to asbestos is without risk. Illnesses and deaths from asbestos exposure are entirely preventable. All countries of the world have an obligation to their citizens to join in the international endeavor to ban the mining, manufacture, and use of all forms of asbestos. An international ban is urgently needed. There is no medical or scientific basis to exempt chrysotile from the worldwide ban of asbestos. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - LaDou, Joseph AU - Castleman, Barry AU - Frank, Arthur AU - Gochfeld, Michael AU - Greenberg, Morris AU - Huff, James AU - Joshi, Tushar Kant AU - Landrigan, Philip J AU - Lemen, Richard AU - Myers, Jonny AU - Soffritti, Morando AU - Soskolne, Colin L AU - Takahashi, Ken AU - Teitelbaum, Daniel AU - Terracini, Benedetto AU - Watterson, Andrew AD - Occupational and Environmental Health Research Group, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland Y1 - 2010/07/01/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 01 SP - 897 EP - 901 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 7 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - asbestos KW - asbestos cancer pandemic KW - asbestos-related diseases KW - ban KW - cancer KW - chrysotile KW - controlled use KW - disinformation KW - mesothelioma KW - product defense KW - Mortality KW - Asbestos KW - exports KW - Politics KW - Economics KW - Mining KW - Cancer KW - imports KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/755136567?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=The+Case+for+a+Global+Ban+on+Asbestos&rft.au=LaDou%2C+Joseph%3BCastleman%2C+Barry%3BFrank%2C+Arthur%3BGochfeld%2C+Michael%3BGreenberg%2C+Morris%3BHuff%2C+James%3BJoshi%2C+Tushar+Kant%3BLandrigan%2C+Philip+J%3BLemen%2C+Richard%3BMyers%2C+Jonny%3BSoffritti%2C+Morando%3BSoskolne%2C+Colin+L%3BTakahashi%2C+Ken%3BTeitelbaum%2C+Daniel%3BTerracini%2C+Benedetto%3BWatterson%2C+Andrew&rft.aulast=LaDou&rft.aufirst=Joseph&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=897&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002285 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mortality; exports; Asbestos; Politics; Economics; mesothelioma; Mining; imports; Cancer DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002285 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Genetically engineered mannosylated-human serum albumin as a versatile carrier for liver-selective therapeutics AN - 754869150; 13212188 AB - Human serum albumin (HSA), a non-glycosylated protein, is widely employed as carrier for drug delivery systems. A series of recombinant, mannosylated-HSA mutants (Man-rHSAs: D63N, A320T and D494N) and their triple mutant (TM-rHSA: D63N/A320T/D494N) were prepared, that can be selectively delivered to the liver via mannose receptor (MR) on the liver non-parenchymal cells. A pharmacokinetic analysis of super(111)In-Man-rHSAs in mice showed that they were rapidly cleared from the blood circulation, and were largely taken up by the liver rapidly in the order: TM-rHSA > D494N [much greater-than] A320T = D63N, consistent with their degree of mannosylation. In vivo competition experiments with an excess amount of chemically modified Man-BSA or mannan suggested that the hepatic uptake of TM-rHSA was selectively mediated by MR on Kupffer cells. Lastly, a TM-rHSA-NO conjugate, S-nitrosylated TM-rHSA, effectively delivered NO to the liver and then exhibited a significant inhibitory effect against hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury model rats, accompanied by the induction of heme oxygenase-1. JF - Journal of Controlled Release AU - Hirata, Kenshiro AU - Maruyama, Toru AU - Watanabe, Hiroshi AU - Maeda, Hitoshi AU - Nakajou, Keisuke AU - Iwao, Yasunori AU - Ishima, Yu AU - Katsumi, Hidemasa AU - Hashida, Mitsuru AU - Otagiri, Masaki AD - Department of Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan, otagirim@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp Y1 - 2010/07/01/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jul 01 SP - 9 EP - 16 PB - Elsevier Science, The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB UK VL - 145 IS - 1 SN - 0168-3659, 0168-3659 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Drug delivery KW - Mannose receptors KW - Blood circulation KW - Injuries KW - mannan KW - Hepatocytes KW - human serum albumin KW - Heme oxygenase (decyclizing) KW - Ischemia KW - Controlled release KW - Pharmacokinetics KW - Reperfusion KW - Kupffer cells KW - Genetic engineering KW - Albumin KW - Liver KW - Nitric oxide KW - W 30915:Pharmaceuticals & Vaccines UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754869150?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Controlled+Release&rft.atitle=Genetically+engineered+mannosylated-human+serum+albumin+as+a+versatile+carrier+for+liver-selective+therapeutics&rft.au=Hirata%2C+Kenshiro%3BMaruyama%2C+Toru%3BWatanabe%2C+Hiroshi%3BMaeda%2C+Hitoshi%3BNakajou%2C+Keisuke%3BIwao%2C+Yasunori%3BIshima%2C+Yu%3BKatsumi%2C+Hidemasa%3BHashida%2C+Mitsuru%3BOtagiri%2C+Masaki&rft.aulast=Hirata&rft.aufirst=Kenshiro&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=145&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=9&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Controlled+Release&rft.issn=01683659&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jconrel.2010.03.010 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-31 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Drug delivery; Mannose receptors; Injuries; Blood circulation; Hepatocytes; mannan; human serum albumin; Heme oxygenase (decyclizing); Ischemia; Controlled release; Pharmacokinetics; Reperfusion; Kupffer cells; Genetic engineering; Albumin; Liver; Nitric oxide DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.03.010 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Postcard intervention for repeat self-harm: randomised controlled trial AN - 754141093; 201024439 AB - Background Self-harm and suicidal behaviour are common reasons for emergency department presentation. Those who present with self-harm have an elevated risk of further suicidal behaviour and death. Aims To examine whether a postcard intervention reduces self-harm re-presentations in individuals presenting to the emergency department. Method Randomised controlled trial conducted in Christchurch, New Zealand. The intervention consisted of six postcards mailed during the 12 months following an index emergency department attendance for self-harm. Outcome measures were the proportion of participants re-presenting with self-harm and the number of re-presentations for self-harm in the 12 months following the initial presentation. Results After adjustment for prior self-harm, there were no significant differences between the control and intervention groups in the proportion of participants re-presenting with self-harm or in the total number of re-presentations for self-harm. Conclusions The postcard intervention did not reduce further self-harm. Together with previous results this finding suggests that the postcard intervention may be effective only for selected subgroups. Declaration of Interest None. Adapted from the source document. JF - The British Journal of Psychiatry AU - Beautrais, Annette L AU - Gibb, Sheree J AU - Faulkner, Alan AU - Fergusson, David M AU - Mulder, Roger T AD - Yale university School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, 464 Congress Avenue, suite 260, New Haven, CT, 06519, USA Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 55 EP - 60 PB - Royal College of Psychiatrists, London UK VL - 197 IS - 1 SN - 0007-1250, 0007-1250 KW - Suicidal behaviour KW - Accident and emergency departments KW - Postcards KW - Declarations KW - New Zealand KW - Selfinjury KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754141093?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aassia&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+British+Journal+of+Psychiatry&rft.atitle=Postcard+intervention+for+repeat+self-harm%3A+randomised+controlled+trial&rft.au=Beautrais%2C+Annette+L%3BGibb%2C+Sheree+J%3BFaulkner%2C+Alan%3BFergusson%2C+David+M%3BMulder%2C+Roger+T&rft.aulast=Beautrais&rft.aufirst=Annette&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=197&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=55&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+British+Journal+of+Psychiatry&rft.issn=00071250&rft_id=info:doi/10.1192%2Fbjp.bp.109.075754 LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - CODEN - BJPYAJ N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Selfinjury; Postcards; Accident and emergency departments; Suicidal behaviour; Declarations; New Zealand DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.109.075754 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Local autonomy, tax morale, and the shadow economy AN - 754067210; 201052348 AB - Policymakers often propose strict enforcement strategies to fight the shadow economy and to increase tax morale. However, there is an alternative bottom-up approach that decentralises political power to those who are close to the problems. This paper analyses the relationship with local autonomy. We use data on tax morale at the individual level and macro data on the size of the shadow economy to analyse the relevance of local autonomy and compliance in Switzerland. The findings suggest that there is a positive (negative) relationship between local autonomy and tax morale (size of the shadow economy). Adapted from the source document. JF - Public Choice AU - Torgler, Benno AU - Schneider, Friedrich AU - Schaltegger, Christoph A AD - The School of Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia benno.torgler@qut.edu.au Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 293 EP - 321 PB - Springer, Dordrecht The Netherlands VL - 144 IS - 1-2 SN - 0048-5829, 0048-5829 KW - Morale KW - Taxation KW - Decentralization KW - Political Power KW - Switzerland KW - article KW - 9141: political economy; political economy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754067210?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awpsa&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Public+Choice&rft.atitle=Local+autonomy%2C+tax+morale%2C+and+the+shadow+economy&rft.au=Torgler%2C+Benno%3BSchneider%2C+Friedrich%3BSchaltegger%2C+Christoph+A&rft.aulast=Torgler&rft.aufirst=Benno&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=144&rft.issue=1-2&rft.spage=293&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Public+Choice&rft.issn=00485829&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11127-009-9520-1 LA - English DB - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-21 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - CODEN - PUCHBX N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Taxation; Morale; Switzerland; Decentralization; Political Power DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11127-009-9520-1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The redistributive effect of selected federal transfer and tax provisions AN - 753837907; 3998736 AB - Several policy makers have voiced concern, bordering on alarm, over federal budget deficits and growing federal debt over the past decade and have advocated changes in spending and revenue policies to address their concerns. This study examines the redistributive effect of various federal tax provisions and transfer programs using methods that pick up important dimensions of redistribution often missed in analyses. Overall, the results are as expected - both U.S. taxes and transfers reduce income inequality. The redistributive effect, however, could be larger, if the reranking effect were reduced or eliminated. The reranking effect tends to be relatively more important for transfers than for taxes. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications, Inc. JF - Public finance review AU - Hungerford, Thomas AD - Library of Congress Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - 450 EP - 472 VL - 38 IS - 4 SN - 1091-1421, 1091-1421 KW - Economics KW - Redistributive taxation KW - Taxation KW - Public debt KW - Income redistribution KW - Income inequality KW - Federal states KW - Budget deficit KW - U.S.A. KW - Transfer UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/753837907?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aibss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Public+finance+review&rft.atitle=The+redistributive+effect+of+selected+federal+transfer+and+tax+provisions&rft.au=Hungerford%2C+Thomas&rft.aulast=Hungerford&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=38&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=450&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Public+finance+review&rft.issn=10911421&rft_id=info:doi/10.1177%2F1091142110373610 LA - English DB - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-12 N1 - Last updated - 2013-09-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6278 6489; 12571; 6282 6274 3641 12233; 1797 1811 4937 7625; 4845 12168 9008 12092 9720 6590; 10676 12571; 12916; 10433 3307; 433 293 14 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1091142110373610 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Comparison of analytical tools and biological assays for detection of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins AN - 753652081; 13324768 AB - Abstract not available. JF - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry AU - Humpage, A R AU - Magalhaes, V F AU - Froscio, S M AD - Australian Water Quality Centre, GPO Box 1751, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia, Andrew.humpage@sawater.com.au PY - 2010 SP - 1655 EP - 1671 PB - Springer-Verlag, Tiergartenstrasse 17 Heidelberg 69121 Germany VL - 397 IS - 5 SN - 1618-2642, 1618-2642 KW - Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - Bioassays KW - Toxicants KW - Assay KW - Shellfish KW - Toxins KW - Paralytic shellfish poisoning KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - SW 0810:General KW - Q1 08422:Environmental effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/753652081?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Analytical+and+Bioanalytical+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Comparison+of+analytical+tools+and+biological+assays+for+detection+of+paralytic+shellfish+poisoning+toxins&rft.au=Humpage%2C+A+R%3BMagalhaes%2C+V+F%3BFroscio%2C+S+M&rft.aulast=Humpage&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=397&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=1655&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Analytical+and+Bioanalytical+Chemistry&rft.issn=16182642&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00216-010-3459-4 L2 - http://www.springerlink.com/content/c321155r12447q50/?p=dfc9a0088b9247928d083f6a6ddec718&pi=6 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Bioassays; Toxicants; Paralytic shellfish poisoning; Assay; Shellfish; Toxins DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-010-3459-4 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Bill proposes incentives for carbon capture and storage AN - 746614679 AB - [...] the bill would mandate the adoption of specific technology standards after the first 10 gigawatts of capacity is built, or in 2030. JF - Issues in Science and Technology AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2010///Summer PY - 2010 DA - Summer 2010 SP - 15 CY - Washington PB - Issues in Science and Technology VL - 26 IS - 4 SN - 07485492 KW - Technology: Comprehensive Works KW - Carbon dioxide KW - Bills KW - Energy policy KW - Emission standards UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/746614679?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiologyjournals&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Issues+in+Science+and+Technology&rft.atitle=Bill+proposes+incentives+for+carbon+capture+and+storage&rft.au=Anonymous&rft.aulast=Anonymous&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=15&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Issues+in+Science+and+Technology&rft.issn=07485492&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central; ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Copyright - Copyright Issues in Science and Technology Summer 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-07-21 N1 - CODEN - ISTEEL ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Congress reconsiders rules on toxic substances AN - 746614674 AB - According to the GAO report, difficulties in accessing information, combined with the high burden of proof that TSCA requires in order to ban a chemical, renders regulatory action extraordinarily difficult. In particular, the stringent "reasonable certainty of no harm" standard and the lack of provisions to preempt the implementation of stricter rules at the state level are likely to be sticking points. JF - Issues in Science and Technology AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2010///Summer PY - 2010 DA - Summer 2010 SP - 14 EP - 15 CY - Washington PB - Issues in Science and Technology VL - 26 IS - 4 SN - 07485492 KW - Technology: Comprehensive Works UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/746614674?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiologyjournals&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Issues+in+Science+and+Technology&rft.atitle=Congress+reconsiders+rules+on+toxic+substances&rft.au=Anonymous&rft.aulast=Anonymous&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=14&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Issues+in+Science+and+Technology&rft.issn=07485492&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central; ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Environmental Protection Agency--EPA; Government Accountability Office N1 - Copyright - Copyright Issues in Science and Technology Summer 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-07-21 N1 - CODEN - ISTEEL ER - TY - JOUR T1 - House votes to reauthorize America COMPETES Act AN - 746614607 AB - According to Rep. Ralph Hah1 (RTX), the ranking member of the House Science and Technology Committee, the Republican changes would have saved over $40 billion and restored the original COMPETES priority of basic research. JF - Issues in Science and Technology AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2010///Summer PY - 2010 DA - Summer 2010 SP - 13 EP - 14 CY - Washington PB - Issues in Science and Technology VL - 26 IS - 4 SN - 07485492 KW - Technology: Comprehensive Works KW - Government agencies KW - Manufacturers KW - Research KW - Budget deficits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/746614607?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiologyjournals&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Issues+in+Science+and+Technology&rft.atitle=House+votes+to+reauthorize+America+COMPETES+Act&rft.au=Anonymous&rft.aulast=Anonymous&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=13&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Issues+in+Science+and+Technology&rft.issn=07485492&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central; ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - National Institute of Standards & Technology; National Science Foundation N1 - Copyright - Copyright Issues in Science and Technology Summer 2010 N1 - Document feature - Photographs N1 - Last updated - 2011-07-21 N1 - CODEN - ISTEEL ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Federal science and technology in brief AN - 746614599 AB - Grafted jointly by EPA and the Department of Transportation, the rules require automakers to have an average fleetwide fuel economy of 34.1 miles per gallon by 2016, which is four years earlier than required by a 2007 law, and to meet certain greenhouse gas emissions reductions. * Under the authority of the Clean Water Act, the EPA on April 1 announced tough new rules on mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia. JF - Issues in Science and Technology AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2010///Summer PY - 2010 DA - Summer 2010 SP - 15 EP - 16 CY - Washington PB - Issues in Science and Technology VL - 26 IS - 4 SN - 07485492 KW - Technology: Comprehensive Works KW - Mountaintop removal mining KW - Studies KW - Federal regulation KW - Federal funding KW - National security KW - Transportation planning KW - Engineering research KW - Water quality KW - Congressional committees KW - Science KW - FDA approval KW - Public access KW - Councils UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/746614599?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiologyjournals&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Issues+in+Science+and+Technology&rft.atitle=Federal+science+and+technology+in+brief&rft.au=Anonymous&rft.aulast=Anonymous&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=15&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Issues+in+Science+and+Technology&rft.issn=07485492&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central; ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Copyright - Copyright Issues in Science and Technology Summer 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-07-21 N1 - CODEN - ISTEEL ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Contemporary habitat loss reduces genetic diversity in an ecologically specialized butterfly AN - 746161197; 13144872 AB - AbstractAim This study investigated the influence of contemporary habitat loss on the genetic diversity and structure of animal species using a common, but ecologically specialized, butterfly, Theclinesthes albocincta (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), as a model.Location South Australia.Methods We used amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and allozyme datasets to investigate the genetic structure and genetic diversity among populations of T. albocincta in a fragmented landscape and compared this diversity and structure with that of populations in two nearby landscapes that have more continuous distributions of butterflies and their habitat. Butterflies were sampled from 15 sites and genotyped, first using 363 informative AFLP bands and then using 17 polymorphic allozyme loci (n =248 and 254, respectively). We complemented these analyses with phylogeographic information based on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotype information derived from a previous study in the same landscapes.Results Both datasets indicated a relatively high level of genetic structuring across the sampling range (AFLP, FST = 0.34; allozyme, FST = 0.13): structure was greatest among populations in the fragmented landscape (AFLP, FST = 0.15; allozyme, FST = 0.13). Populations in the fragmented landscape also had significantly lower genetic diversity than populations in the other two landscapes: there were no detectable differences in genetic diversity between the two continuous landscapes. There was also evidence (r2 = 0.33) of an isolation by distance effect across the sampled range of the species.Main conclusions The multiple lines of evidence, presented within a phylogeographic context, support the hypothesis that contemporary habitat fragmentation has been a major driver of genetic erosion and differentiation in this species. Theclinesthes albocincta populations in the fragmented landscape are thus likely to be at greater risk of extinction because of reduced genetic diversity, their isolation from conspecific subpopulations in other landscapes, and other extrinsic forces acting on their small population sizes. Our study provides compelling evidence that habitat loss and fragmentation have significant rapid impacts on the genetic diversity and structure of butterfly populations, especially specialist species with particular habitat preferences and poor dispersal abilities. JF - Journal of Biogeography AU - Collier, Neil AU - Gardner, Mike AU - Adams, Mark AU - McMahon, Clive R AU - Benkendorff, Kirsten AU - Mackay, Duncan A AD - 1School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University of South Australia, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, SA, Australia Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - 1277 EP - 1287 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 USA VL - 37 IS - 7 SN - 0305-0270, 0305-0270 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Entomology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - population number KW - habitat preferences KW - Genetic diversity KW - biogeography KW - Habitat fragmentation KW - dispersal KW - Lepidoptera KW - habitat fragmentation KW - genetic structure KW - Population genetics KW - Lycaenidae KW - Amplified fragment length polymorphism KW - Conspecifics KW - Isoenzymes KW - extinction KW - habitat changes KW - Landscape KW - genetic diversity KW - haplotypes KW - Habitat KW - mitochondrial DNA KW - Erosion KW - Mitochondrial DNA KW - subpopulations KW - conspecifics KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies KW - Z 05360:Genetics and Evolution KW - ENA 21:Wildlife UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/746161197?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Biogeography&rft.atitle=Contemporary+habitat+loss+reduces+genetic+diversity+in+an+ecologically+specialized+butterfly&rft.au=Collier%2C+Neil%3BGardner%2C+Mike%3BAdams%2C+Mark%3BMcMahon%2C+Clive+R%3BBenkendorff%2C+Kirsten%3BMackay%2C+Duncan+A&rft.aulast=Collier&rft.aufirst=Neil&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=37&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=1277&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Biogeography&rft.issn=03050270&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2699.2010.02305.x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-07-01 N1 - Number of references - 66 N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-26 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Population genetics; Mitochondrial DNA; Amplified fragment length polymorphism; Conspecifics; Landscape; Isoenzymes; Genetic diversity; Habitat; Habitat fragmentation; population number; habitat changes; habitat preferences; genetic diversity; biogeography; haplotypes; dispersal; genetic structure; mitochondrial DNA; habitat fragmentation; Erosion; subpopulations; extinction; conspecifics; Lycaenidae; Lepidoptera DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02305.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Potential impacts of East Asian winter monsoon on climate variability and predictability in the Australian summer monsoon region AN - 745643205; 13101236 AB - This study explores potential impacts of the East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM) on summer climate variability and predictability in the Australia-Asian region through Australia-Asia (A-A) monsoon interactions. Observational analysis is conducted for the period of 1959 to 2001 using ERA-40 wind reanalysis and Climate Research Unit rainfall and surface temperature monthly datasets. Statistically significant correlations are established between the Australian summer monsoon and its rainfall variations with cross-equatorial flows penetrating from South China Sea region and northerly flow in the EAWM. The underlying mechanism for such connections is the response of the position and intensity of Hardley circulation to strong/weak EAWM. A strong EAWM is associated with an enhanced cross-equatorial flow crossing the maritime continent and a strengthened Australia summer monsoon westerlies which affect rainfall and temperature variations in northern and eastern part of the Australian continent. Furthermore, partial correlation analysis, which largely excludes El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) effects, suggests that these connections are the inherent features in the monsoon system. This is further supported by analyzing a global model experiment using persistent sea surface temperatures (SSTs) which, without any SST interannual variations, shows similar patterns as in the observational analysis. Furthermore, such interaction could potentially affect climate predictability in the region, as shown by some statistically significant lag correlations at monthly time scale. Such results are attributed to the impacts of EAWM on regional SST variations and its linkage to surface conditions in the Eurasian continent. Finally, such impacts under global warmed climate are discussed by analyzing ten IPCC AR4 models and results suggest they still exist in the warmed climate even though the EAWM tends to be weaker. JF - Theoretical and Applied Climatology AU - Zhang, Cunjie AU - Zhang, Huqiang AD - Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, GPO Box1289K, VIC, 3001, Melbourne, Australia, h.zhang@bom.gov.au Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 161 EP - 177 PB - Springer-Verlag, Sachsenplatz 4-6 Vienna A-1201 Austria VL - 101 IS - 1-2 SN - 0177-798X, 0177-798X KW - Oceanic Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts KW - Surface temperatures KW - Rainfall KW - Westerlies KW - Winter monsoon KW - Applied climatology KW - Predictability KW - Climatology KW - Wind KW - Atmospheric circulation KW - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change KW - Model Studies KW - ISEW, South China Sea KW - El Nino-Southern Oscillation event KW - Wind data KW - Monsoons KW - Variability KW - Climate change KW - Correlations KW - Statistical analysis KW - Summer climate KW - Correlation analysis KW - Data reanalysis KW - Winter KW - Climatic variability KW - Correlation Analysis KW - Ocean-atmosphere system KW - Australia KW - Sea surface temperature forecasting KW - Marine KW - Summer monsoon KW - Climate models KW - Climates KW - Temperature KW - Southern Oscillation KW - Rainfall variations KW - Interannual variability KW - Global warming KW - Temperature variations KW - Q2 09243:Structure, mechanics and thermodynamics KW - O 2010:Physical Oceanography KW - SW 5010:Network design KW - M2 551.588:Environmental Influences (551.588) KW - AQ 00003:Monitoring and Analysis of Water and Wastes UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/745643205?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Theoretical+and+Applied+Climatology&rft.atitle=Potential+impacts+of+East+Asian+winter+monsoon+on+climate+variability+and+predictability+in+the+Australian+summer+monsoon+region&rft.au=Zhang%2C+Cunjie%3BZhang%2C+Huqiang&rft.aulast=Zhang&rft.aufirst=Cunjie&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=101&rft.issue=1-2&rft.spage=161&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Theoretical+and+Applied+Climatology&rft.issn=0177798X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00704-009-0246-2 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Climate change; Westerlies; Ocean-atmosphere system; Climatology; Correlation analysis; Wind data; Southern Oscillation; Winter; Monsoons; Surface temperatures; Summer monsoon; Climate models; Summer climate; Statistical analysis; Correlations; Atmospheric circulation; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Data reanalysis; Winter monsoon; Applied climatology; Interannual variability; Rainfall variations; Predictability; Climatic variability; El Nino-Southern Oscillation event; Global warming; Sea surface temperature forecasting; Temperature variations; Variability; Rainfall; Climates; Correlation Analysis; Temperature; Wind; Model Studies; ISEW, South China Sea; Australia; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00704-009-0246-2 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Herbicides have negligible effects on ants and springtails in an Australian wheat field AN - 744701387; 13042444 AB - The effects of herbicides applied to a direct drilled and traditionally tilled wheat field on trap catches of the abundant Collembola and Formicidae were examined. Significantly higher abundances of Collembola and species richness of ants were found on the direct-drilled plots. A significant effect of the herbicides, bromoxynil (C sub(7)H sub(3)Br sub(2)NO) and hoegrass (diclofop-methyl), on the activity of two of the fourteen species of surface-dwelling Collembola was detected but no effect was observed on surface-active Formicidae. Jeannenotia stachi numbers were significantly more reduced on the direct-drilled compared to the traditionally tilled plot after herbicide treatment possibly because of higher predator abundance on the latter. In the short term, herbicides have a minimal effect on most species of surface-active arthropods although Collembola were more adversely affected than Formicidae. JF - Soil Biology and Biochemistry AU - Greenslade, Penelope JM AU - Reid, Ian A AU - Packer, Ian J AD - Formerly of CSIRO Division of Entomology, GPO Box 1700, ACT 2601, Australia, Pgreenslade@staff.ballarat.edu.au PY - 2010 SP - 1172 EP - 1175 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX UK VL - 42 IS - 7 SN - 0038-0717, 0038-0717 KW - Ecology Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Entomology Abstracts KW - Conservation farming KW - Conventional tillage KW - Bromoxynil KW - Hoegrass KW - Biochemistry KW - Species Richness KW - Abundance KW - Formicidae KW - Species Diversity KW - Predators KW - Herbicides KW - Collembola KW - Triticum aestivum KW - Arthropoda KW - Australia KW - Wheat KW - Species richness KW - Z 05340:Ecology and Behavior KW - SW 0810:General KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies KW - Q1 08485:Species interactions: pests and control UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/744701387?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Soil+Biology+and+Biochemistry&rft.atitle=Herbicides+have+negligible+effects+on+ants+and+springtails+in+an+Australian+wheat+field&rft.au=Greenslade%2C+Penelope+JM%3BReid%2C+Ian+A%3BPacker%2C+Ian+J&rft.aulast=Greenslade&rft.aufirst=Penelope&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=42&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=1172&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Soil+Biology+and+Biochemistry&rft.issn=00380717&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.soilbio.2010.03.009 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Species Richness; Herbicides; Abundance; Predators; Species richness; Biochemistry; Species Diversity; Wheat; Triticum aestivum; Collembola; Arthropoda; Formicidae; Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.03.009 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Maintenance of leaf N controls the photosynthetic CO2 response of grassland species exposed to 9 years of free-air CO2 enrichment AN - 744624456; 13058015 AB - AbstractDetermining underlying physiological patterns governing plant productivity and diversity in grasslands are critical to evaluate species responses to future environmental conditions of elevated CO2 and nitrogen (N) deposition. In a 9-year experiment, N was added to monocultures of seven C3 grassland species exposed to elevated atmospheric CO2 (560 kmol CO2 mol-1) to evaluate how N addition affects CO2 responsiveness in species of contrasting functional groups. Functional groups differed in their responses to elevated CO2 and N treatments. Forb species exhibited strong down-regulation of leaf Nmass concentrations (-26%) and photosynthetic capacity (-28%) in response to elevated CO2, especially at high N supply, whereas C3 grasses did not. Hence, achieved photosynthetic performance was markedly enhanced for C3 grasses (+68%) in elevated CO2, but not significantly for forbs. Differences in access to soil resources between forbs and grasses may distinguish their responses to elevated CO2 and N addition. Forbs had lesser root biomass, a lower distribution of biomass to roots, and lower specific root length than grasses. Maintenance of leaf N, possibly through increased root foraging in this nutrient-poor grassland, was necessary to sustain stimulation of photosynthesis under long-term elevated CO2. Dilution of leaf N and associated photosynthetic down-regulation in forbs under elevated [CO2], relative to the C3 grasses, illustrates the potential for shifts in species composition and diversity in grassland ecosystems that have significant forb and grass components. JF - Global Change Biology AU - Crous, Kristine Y AU - Reich, Peter B AU - Hunter, Mark D AU - Ellsworth, David S AD - *Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, GPO Box 475, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - 2076 EP - 2088 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 USA VL - 16 IS - 7 SN - 1354-1013, 1354-1013 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Ecosystems KW - Photosynthesis KW - Grasses KW - Forbs KW - Physiology KW - Leaves KW - forbs KW - Roots KW - Nutrients KW - Biomass KW - Maintenance KW - Soil KW - Grasslands KW - Environmental conditions KW - Carbon dioxide KW - Nitrogen KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/744624456?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Global+Change+Biology&rft.atitle=Maintenance+of+leaf+N+controls+the+photosynthetic+CO2+response+of+grassland+species+exposed+to+9+years+of+free-air+CO2+enrichment&rft.au=Crous%2C+Kristine+Y%3BReich%2C+Peter+B%3BHunter%2C+Mark+D%3BEllsworth%2C+David+S&rft.aulast=Crous&rft.aufirst=Kristine&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=16&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=2076&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Global+Change+Biology&rft.issn=13541013&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2486.2009.02058.x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 76 N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-26 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Soil; Grasslands; Grasses; Forbs; Leaves; Roots; Biomass; Carbon dioxide; Nitrogen; Photosynthesis; Ecosystems; Physiology; forbs; Nutrients; Maintenance; Environmental conditions DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02058.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Dissimilar hepatotoxicity profiles of propylthiouracil and methimazole in children. AN - 733650919; 20427502 AB - The antithyroid drugs propylthiouracil and methimazole were introduced for clinical use about 60 yr ago and are estimated to be used in more than 6000 children and adolescents per year in the United States. Over the years that these medications have been used, reports of adverse events involving hepatotoxicity have appeared. To date, there has not been a systematic and comparative evaluation of the adverse events associated with antithyroid drug use. Our objective was to assess safety and hepatotoxicity profiles of propylthiouracil and methimazole by age in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS). We used the multi-item gamma-Poisson shrinker (MGPS) data mining algorithm to analyze more than 40 yr of safety data in AERS. MGPS uses a Bayesian model to calculate adjusted observed to expected ratios [empiric Bayes geometric mean (EBGM) values] for every drug-adverse event combination in AERS, focusing on hepatotoxicity events. MGPS identified higher-than-expected reporting of severe liver injury in pediatric patients treated with propylthiouracil but not with methimazole. Propylthiouracil had a high adjusted reporting ratio for severe liver injury (EBGM 17; 90% confidence interval = 11.5-24.1) in the group less than 17 yr old. The highest EBGM values for methimazole were with mild liver injury in the group 61 yr and older [EBGM 4.8 (3.3-6.8)], which consisted of cholestasis. Vasculitis was also observed for propylthiouracil in children and adolescents, reaching higher EBGM values than hepatotoxicity signals. MGPS detects higher-than-expected reporting of severe hepatotoxicity and vasculitis in children and adolescents with propylthiouracil but not with methimazole. JF - The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism AU - Rivkees, Scott A AU - Szarfman, Ana AD - Yale Pediatric Thyroid Center, Section of Developmental Endocrinology and Biology, Yale University, 464 Congress Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. scott.rivkees@yale.edu Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 3260 EP - 3267 VL - 95 IS - 7 KW - Antithyroid Agents KW - 0 KW - Methimazole KW - 554Z48XN5E KW - Propylthiouracil KW - 721M9407IY KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - United States KW - Severity of Illness Index KW - Age Factors KW - Antithyroid Agents -- adverse effects KW - Humans KW - Algorithms KW - Child KW - United States Food and Drug Administration KW - Data Mining KW - Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems KW - Databases, Factual KW - Adolescent KW - Female KW - Male KW - Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury -- etiology KW - Methimazole -- adverse effects KW - Propylthiouracil -- adverse effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/733650919?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+clinical+endocrinology+and+metabolism&rft.atitle=Dissimilar+hepatotoxicity+profiles+of+propylthiouracil+and+methimazole+in+children.&rft.au=Rivkees%2C+Scott+A%3BSzarfman%2C+Ana&rft.aulast=Rivkees&rft.aufirst=Scott&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=95&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=3260&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+clinical+endocrinology+and+metabolism&rft.issn=1945-7197&rft_id=info:doi/10.1210%2Fjc.2009-2546 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2010-07-26 N1 - Date created - 2010-07-08 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Comment In: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Jul;95(7):3161-3 [20610609] Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2010 Aug;6(8):416 [20681069] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2009-2546 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Oral fingolimod for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis Evaluation of: Kappos L, Radue E-M, O'Connor P, et al. A placebo-controlled trial of oral fingolimod in relapsing multiple sclerosis. N Engl J Med 2010;362:387-401; and Cohen JA, Barkhof F, Comi G, et al. Oral fingolimod or intramuscular interferon for relapsing multiple sclerosis. N Engl J Med 2010;362:402-15. AN - 733294306; 20408749 AB - Most people with multiple sclerosis (MS) have the relapsing-remitting type. The objective was to evaluate two clinical trials of fingolimod in relapsing MS. FREEDOMS (FTY720 Research Evaluation Effects of Daily Oral therapy in Multiple Sclerosis), a Phase III placebo-controlled trial, showed that fingolimod (0.5 or 1.25 mg) reduced the relapse rate and disability in MS, compared with placebo. Fingolimod (0.5 or 1.25 mg) has been compared to interferon-beta-1a in a Phase III clinical trial (TRANSFORMS; Trial Assessing Injectable Interferon versus FTY720 Oral in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis) and shown to be more efficacious than interferon-beta-1a in reducing relapse rates. However, fingolimod did increase the risk of infections and skin cancers. Only the lower dose of fingolimod (0.5 mg), which possibly has less toxicity, should be considered for prevention of relapses in relapsing-remitting MS. JF - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy AU - Doggrell, Sheila A AD - Queensland University of Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, GPO 2343, QLD 4001, Brisbane, Australia. sheila.doggrell@qut.edu.au Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - July 2010 SP - 1777 EP - 1781 VL - 11 IS - 10 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/733294306?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Expert+opinion+on+pharmacotherapy&rft.atitle=Oral+fingolimod+for+relapsing-remitting+multiple+sclerosis+Evaluation+of%3A+Kappos+L%2C+Radue+E-M%2C+O%27Connor+P%2C+et+al.+A+placebo-controlled+trial+of+oral+fingolimod+in+relapsing+multiple+sclerosis.+N+Engl+J+Med+2010%3B362%3A387-401%3B+and+Cohen+JA%2C+Barkhof+F%2C+Comi+G%2C+et+al.+Oral+fingolimod+or+intramuscular+interferon+for+relapsing+multiple+sclerosis.+N+Engl+J+Med+2010%3B362%3A402-15.&rft.au=Doggrell%2C+Sheila+A&rft.aulast=Doggrell&rft.aufirst=Sheila&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=11&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1777&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Expert+opinion+on+pharmacotherapy&rft.issn=1744-7666&rft_id=info:doi/10.1517%2F14656566.2010.481671 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2010-08-02 N1 - Date created - 2010-06-14 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Comment On: N Engl J Med. 2010 Feb 4;362(5):402-15 [20089954] N Engl J Med. 2010 Feb 4;362(5):387-401 [20089952] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1517/14656566.2010.481671 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Bent-cable regression with autoregressive noise AN - 1272684396; 15041112 AB - Motivated by time series of atmospheric concentrations of certain pollutants the authors develop bent-cable regression for autocorrelated errors. Bent-cable regression extends the popular piecewise linear (broken-stick) model, allowing for a smooth change region of any non-negative width. Here the authors consider autoregressive noise added to a bent-cable mean structure, with unknown regression and time series parameters. They develop asymptotic theory for conditional least-squares estimation in a triangular array framework, wherein each segment of the bent cable contains an increasing number of observations while the autoregressive order remains constant as the sample size grows. They explore the theory in a simulation study, develop implementation details, apply the methodology to the motivating pollutant dataset, and provide a scientific interpretation of the bent-cable change point not discussed previously. The Canadian Journal of Statistics 38: 386-407; 2010 [copy 2010 Statistical Society of Canada Motives par les series chronologiques des concentrations atmospheriques de certains polluants, les auteurs ont developpe une regression a cordes repliees avec erreurs autocorrelees. La regression a cordes repliees est une generalisation du populaire modele lineaire par morceaux (>) en permettant une region, de n'importe quelle largeur non negative, de changement lisse. Dans cet article, les auteurs ajoutent un bruit autoregressif a une structure moyenne en cordes repliees ayant des parametres inconnus dans la regression et la serie chronologique. Ils developpent une theorie asymptotique pour les estimateurs des moindres carres conditionnels dans le cadre d'un tableau triangulaire, ou chaque segment du modele a cordes repliees contient un nombre croissant d'observations tandis que l'ordre autoregressif demeure constant lorsque le nombre d'observations augmente. A l'aide d'une etude de simulations, les auteurs verifient leur theorie et ils developpent des details d'implantation. Ils appliquent aussi leur methodologie a des donnees sur la pollution ayant motive leur etude et ils donnent une interpretation au point de changement du modele a cordes repliees pour la premiere fois. La revue canadienne de statistique 38: 386-407; 2010 [copy 2010 Societe statistique du Canada JF - Canadian Journal of Statistics AU - Chiu, Grace S AU - Lockhart, Richard A AD - CSIRO Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics, GPO Box 664, Canberra, ACT, Australia 2601, grace.chiu@csiro.au Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - 386 EP - 407 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, Baffins Lane Chichester W. Sussex PO19 1UD UK, [mailto:customer@wiley.co.uk], [URL:http://www.wiley.com/] VL - 38 IS - 3 SN - 0319-5724, 0319-5724 KW - Pollution Abstracts KW - Noise levels KW - Simulation KW - Time series analysis KW - Canada KW - P 7000:NOISE UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1272684396?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Canadian+Journal+of+Statistics&rft.atitle=Bent-cable+regression+with+autoregressive+noise&rft.au=Chiu%2C+Grace+S%3BLockhart%2C+Richard+A&rft.aulast=Chiu&rft.aufirst=Grace&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=38&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=386&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Canadian+Journal+of+Statistics&rft.issn=03195724&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fcjs.10070 L2 - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cjs.10070/abstract LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-01-25 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Noise levels; Simulation; Time series analysis; Canada DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cjs.10070 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Effect of Fast-Food Availability on Obesity: An Analysis by Gender, Race, and Residential Location AN - 1038614587; 17054978 AB - This paper employs an identification strategy based on county-level variation in the number of fast-food restaurants to investigate the effect of fast-food availability on weight outcomes by geographic location, gender, and race/ethnicity. The number of interstate exits in the county of residence is employed as an instrument for restaurant location. Using the 2004-2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and self-collected data on the number of fast-food restaurants, I find that availability does not affect weight outcomes in rural counties, but does tend to increase body mass index among females and non-Whites in medium-density counties. These results are robust to specification choices. JF - American Journal of Agricultural Economics AU - Dunn, Richard A AD - Richard Dunn is an assistant professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Special thanks to John Mullahy, Bobbi Wolfe, Alan Spearot, Nathan Tefft, participants at the Wisconsin Economics Association and Midwest Economics Association annual meetings, participants at the International Health Economics Association 6th World Congress, seminar participants at the University of Wisconsin, Texas A&M University, Tulane University, University of New Mexico, Towson University, and DePauw University, and an anonymous referee for valuable comments. Matthew Sorg provided excellent research assistance. All errors are the author's., dunn.econ@gmail.com Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - 1149 EP - 1164 PB - Oxford University Press, Oxford Journals, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 92 IS - 4 SN - 0002-9092, 0002-9092 KW - Physical Education Index; Environment Abstracts; Risk Abstracts KW - Analysis KW - Restaurants KW - Gender KW - ENA 06:Food & Drugs KW - PE:030 KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1038614587?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Journal+of+Agricultural+Economics&rft.atitle=The+Effect+of+Fast-Food+Availability+on+Obesity%3A+An+Analysis+by+Gender%2C+Race%2C+and+Residential+Location&rft.au=Dunn%2C+Richard+A&rft.aulast=Dunn&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=92&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=1149&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Journal+of+Agricultural+Economics&rft.issn=00029092&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Fajae%2Faaq041 LA - English DB - Physical Education Index; ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Restaurants; Gender DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aaq041 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Financial Contracting Approach to the Role of Supermarkets in Farmers' Credit Access AN - 1038614573; 17054977 AB - Traditional moneylenders monitor farmers to ensure that their investment is not diverted. Modern farming contracts offered by supermarkets in developing countries often entail a loan component, and monitoring arises as well. However, unlike moneylenders, supermarkets do care about the attributes of the product. Whether such attributes are obtained is influenced largely by the advice and the extension services received by farmers. We build a financial contracting model where we show that supermarkets optimally undertake both the monitoring and the advisory missions. This contract is shown to potentially enhance credit access for small farmers but sometimes also involves excessive monitoring. JF - American Journal of Agricultural Economics AU - Marcoul, Philippe AU - Veyssiere, Luc AD - Philippe Marcoul is an associate professor in the Department of Rural Economy at the University of Alberta. Luc Veyssiere is an economist at ECOPA. We would like to thank three anonymous reviewers, Christopher Barrett, and especially Paul Preckel (the editors) for offering detailed comments on earlier drafts. Useful discussions and comments from James Rude, Sally Sun, and Johann Swinnen are gratefully acknowledged. Finally, we also thank seminar audiences at the University of Grenoble, the University of Leuven, the University of Kiel, the 2008 AAEA meetings in Orlando, FL, and the 2008 EAAE congress in Ghent for useful discussions. The usual disclaimer applies., marcoul@ualberta.ca Y1 - 2010/07// PY - 2010 DA - Jul 2010 SP - 1051 EP - 1064 PB - Oxford University Press, Oxford Journals, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 92 IS - 4 SN - 0002-9092, 0002-9092 KW - Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Contracts KW - ENA 06:Food & Drugs KW - M3:1010 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1038614573?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Journal+of+Agricultural+Economics&rft.atitle=A+Financial+Contracting+Approach+to+the+Role+of+Supermarkets+in+Farmers%27+Credit+Access&rft.au=Marcoul%2C+Philippe%3BVeyssiere%2C+Luc&rft.aulast=Marcoul&rft.aufirst=Philippe&rft.date=2010-07-01&rft.volume=92&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=1051&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Journal+of+Agricultural+Economics&rft.issn=00029092&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Fajae%2Faaq031 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Contracts DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aaq031 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Do the Health Benefits of Cycling Outweigh the Risks? AN - 818834588; 13748321 AB - Although from a societal point of view a modal shift from car to bicycle may have beneficial health effects due to decreased air pollution emissions, decreased greenhouse gas emissions, and increased levels of physical activity, shifts in individual adverse health effects such as higher exposure to air pollution and risk of a traffic accident may prevail. We describe whether the health benefits from the increased physical activity of a modal shift for urban commutes outweigh the health risks. We have summarized the literature for air pollution, traffic accidents, and physical activity using systematic reviews supplemented with recent key studies. We quantified the impact on all-cause mortality when 500,000 people would make a transition from car to bicycle for short trips on a daily basis in the Netherlands. We have expressed mortality impacts in life-years gained or lost, using life table calculations. For individuals who shift from car to bicycle, we estimated that beneficial effects of increased physical activity are substantially larger (3-14 months gained) than the potential mortality effect of increased inhaled air pollution doses (0.8-40 days lost) and the increase in traffic accidents (5-9 days lost). Societal benefits are even larger because of a modest reduction in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions and traffic accidents. On average, the estimated health benefits of cycling were substantially larger than the risks relative to car driving for individuals shifting their mode of transport. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - de Hartog, Jeroen Johan AU - Boogaard, Hanna AU - Nijland, Hans AU - Hoek, Gerard AD - University of Utrecht, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht, the Netherlands Y1 - 2010/06/30/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 30 SP - 1109 EP - 1116 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States of America VL - 118 IS - 8 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - air pollution KW - biking KW - cycling KW - life table analysis KW - modal shift KW - physical activity KW - traffic accidents KW - Air pollution KW - Mortality KW - bicycles KW - Reviews KW - Emissions KW - Pollution effects KW - Netherlands KW - Greenhouse gases KW - traffic safety KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - H 2000:Transportation KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818834588?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Do+the+Health+Benefits+of+Cycling+Outweigh+the+Risks%3F&rft.au=de+Hartog%2C+Jeroen+Johan%3BBoogaard%2C+Hanna%3BNijland%2C+Hans%3BHoek%2C+Gerard&rft.aulast=de+Hartog&rft.aufirst=Jeroen&rft.date=2010-06-30&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=1109&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901747 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Air pollution; bicycles; Mortality; Reviews; Emissions; Pollution effects; Greenhouse gases; physical activity; traffic safety; Netherlands DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901747 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - From productivism to multi-functionality in the Gascoyne-Murchison Rangelands of Western Australia AN - 746165969; 13187112 AB - A sustainability assessment of the Western Australian (WA) rangelands identified a range of issues associated with regional economic decline typical of many marginal rangeland regions in Australia. As part of a regional rejuvenation strategy, the WA state government purchased selected pastoral lease properties for incorporation into the conservation estate. It was intended as a means of land-use transition from mono-functional productivism to multi-functionality incorporating protection of significant rangeland bioregions and development of tourism. A 1-year project was conducted to assess the issues relating to this transition. Archived information was obtained from government relating to the characteristics of the lease properties at the time they were purchased. Site visits were undertaken to purchased leases acquired by the government as well as neighbouring leases. During site visits, interviews with pastoralists and purchased lease managers were conducted. A series of facilitated community discussion groups in the region was held to ascertain the views of landholders and managers, government representatives, indigenous interests and commercial operators in the region. This paper describes how the transition to a combination of protection and consumption exchanged one set of problems for another. This was due partly to the intrinsic character of the land, in terms of previous overgrazing, isolation, large distances, and limited infrastructure and services. More importantly, the top-down approach to land transition failed to allocate adequate management resources to replace those lost when the former pastoral leaseholders left. The consequences of inadequate management included theft and rapid degradation of assets, inadequate control of pests and weeds; inadequate fire prevention management and poor communication between the government and other stakeholders over management decisions. This paper discusses the dynamics of this WA rangeland transition with reference to the multi-functional rural transition concept. JF - Rangeland Journal AU - Hughes, Michael AU - Jones, Roy AD - Curtin Sustainable Tourism Centre, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia, m.hughes@curtin.edu.au Y1 - 2010/06/30/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 30 SP - 175 EP - 185 PB - CSIRO Publishing, PO Box 1139 Collingwood Vic. 3066 Australia VL - 32 IS - 2 SN - 1036-9872, 1036-9872 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Tourism KW - overgrazing KW - Degradation KW - pests KW - prevention KW - sustainability KW - economic decline KW - stakeholders KW - Fires KW - Land use KW - Australia, Western Australia KW - leases KW - Rangelands KW - Communications KW - Conservation KW - weeds KW - infrastructure KW - Rural areas KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 21:Wildlife UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/746165969?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Rangeland+Journal&rft.atitle=From+productivism+to+multi-functionality+in+the+Gascoyne-Murchison+Rangelands+of+Western+Australia&rft.au=Hughes%2C+Michael%3BJones%2C+Roy&rft.aulast=Hughes&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=2010-06-30&rft.volume=32&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=175&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Rangeland+Journal&rft.issn=10369872&rft_id=info:doi/10.1071%2FRJ09079 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Tourism; Fires; overgrazing; Degradation; Land use; Rangelands; leases; pests; Communications; prevention; Conservation; sustainability; weeds; economic decline; infrastructure; stakeholders; Rural areas; Australia, Western Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/RJ09079 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Verbal autopsy interpretation: a comparative analysis of the InterVA model versus physician review in determining causes of death in the Nairobi DSS AN - 754877389; 13316770 AB - Developing countries generally lack complete vital registration systems that can produce cause of death information for health planning in their populations. As an alternative, verbal autopsy (VA) - the process of interviewing family members or caregivers on the circumstances leading to death - is often used by Demographic Surveillance Systems to generate cause of death data. Physician review (PR) is the most common method of interpreting VA, but this method is a time- and resource-intensive process and is liable to produce inconsistent results. The aim of this paper is to explore how a computer-based probabilistic model, InterVA, performs in comparison with PR in interpreting VA data in the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS). Between August 2002 and December 2008, a total of 1,823 VA interviews were reviewed by physicians in the NUHDSS. Data on these interviews were entered into the InterVA model for interpretation. Cause-specific mortality fractions were then derived from the cause of death data generated by the physicians and by the model. We then estimated the level of agreement between both methods using Kappa statistics. The level of agreement between individual causes of death assigned by both methods was only 35% ( = 0.27, 95% CI: 0.25 - 0.30). However, the patterns of mortality as determined by both methods showed a high burden of infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and pneumonia, in the study population. These mortality patterns are consistent with existing knowledge on the burden of disease in underdeveloped communities in Africa. The InterVA model showed promising results as a community-level tool for generating cause of death data from VAs. We recommend further refinement to the model, its adaptation to suit local contexts, and its continued validation with more extensive data from different settings. JF - Population Health Metrics AU - Oti, Samuel O AU - Kyobutungi, Catherine AD - African Population and Health Research Center, P.O. Box 10787 GPO-00100, Nairobi, Kenya Y1 - 2010/06/29/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 29 SP - 21 PB - BioMed Central Ltd., Middlesex House London W1T 4LB UK VL - 8 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Autopsy KW - Mortality KW - Acquired immune deficiency syndrome KW - Adaptations KW - Data processing KW - Mycobacterium KW - Statistical analysis KW - Population studies KW - Models KW - Demography KW - Infectious diseases KW - Human immunodeficiency virus KW - Reviews KW - Tuberculosis KW - Developing countries KW - Pneumonia KW - J 02400:Human Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754877389?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Population+Health+Metrics&rft.atitle=Verbal+autopsy+interpretation%3A+a+comparative+analysis+of+the+InterVA+model+versus+physician+review+in+determining+causes+of+death+in+the+Nairobi+DSS&rft.au=Oti%2C+Samuel+O%3BKyobutungi%2C+Catherine&rft.aulast=Oti&rft.aufirst=Samuel&rft.date=2010-06-29&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=&rft.spage=21&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Population+Health+Metrics&rft.issn=1478-7954&rft_id=info:doi/10.1186%2F1478-7954-8-21 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-03-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mortality; Autopsy; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Data processing; Adaptations; Statistical analysis; Population studies; Models; Demography; Infectious diseases; Reviews; Tuberculosis; Developing countries; Pneumonia; Mycobacterium; Human immunodeficiency virus DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-7954-8-21 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Does a benign calicivirus reduce the effectiveness of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) in Australia? Experimental evidence from field releases of RHDV on bait AN - 746164345; 13187120 AB - Context. European rabbits are serious environmental and agricultural pests throughout their range in Australia. Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) greatly reduced rabbit numbers in arid central Australia but had less impact in cooler, higher-rainfall areas. RHDV-like benign caliciviruses (bCVs) have been implicated in limiting the impact of RHDV in the higher-rainfall regions of Australia and also in Europe. Aims. Experimental releases of RHDV on bait were tested as a means of initiating disease outbreaks. Serological evidence of antibodies to bCVs was examined to determine whether they reduce mortality rates and/or spread of the released RHDV, and how that might influence the effectiveness of future RHDV releases for rabbit management. Methods. Four experimental releases were conducted in high-rainfall and coastal regions of southern Australia. Virus activity was implied from recapture rates and serological changes in marked rabbits, and genetic sequencing of virus recovered from dead rabbits. Changes in rabbit abundance were estimated from spotlight transect counts. Key results. Release of RHDV on bait produced disease outbreaks that challenged almost all animals within the general release area and spread up to 4 km beyond the release sites. Recapture rates were high in marked rabbits that possessed antibodies from previous exposure to RHDV and extremely low amongst rabbits that lacked any detectable antibodies. Rabbits carrying antibodies classified as being due to previous infection with bCVs had recapture rates that were dependent on circulating antibody titre and were ~55% of recapture rates in rabbits with clear antibodies to RHDV. Conclusions. This is the first quantified evidence that antibodies produced against bCVs provide significant protection against RHD outbreaks in field populations of rabbits. Implications. bCVs can greatly reduce the impact of RHDV on wild-rabbit populations in Australia and presumably elsewhere. RHDV can be effectively released on bait although further releases are likely to be of minor or inconsistent benefit for controlling rabbit numbers where bCVs are common. JF - Wildlife Research AU - Mutze, Greg AU - Sinclair, Ron AU - Peacock, David AU - Kovaliski, John AU - Capucci, Lorenzo AD - Natural Resources Management Biosecurity Unit, Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation, GPO Box 2834, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, greg.mutze@sa.gov.au Y1 - 2010/06/28/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 28 SP - 311 EP - 319 PB - CSIRO Publishing, PO Box 1139 Collingwood Vic. 3066 Australia VL - 37 IS - 4 SN - 1035-3712, 1035-3712 KW - Virology & AIDS Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - benign calicivirus KW - biological control KW - ELISA KW - epidemiology KW - genetic sequencing KW - mark-recapture KW - myxomatosis KW - protective antibody KW - RHDV KW - survival KW - Mortality KW - Calicivirus KW - Abundance KW - outbreaks KW - Infection KW - pests KW - Coastal zone KW - Antibodies KW - ANE, Europe KW - infection KW - Australia KW - Pests KW - abundance KW - Benign KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries KW - V 22320:Replication KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/746164345?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Wildlife+Research&rft.atitle=Does+a+benign+calicivirus+reduce+the+effectiveness+of+rabbit+haemorrhagic+disease+virus+%28RHDV%29+in+Australia%3F+Experimental+evidence+from+field+releases+of+RHDV+on+bait&rft.au=Mutze%2C+Greg%3BSinclair%2C+Ron%3BPeacock%2C+David%3BKovaliski%2C+John%3BCapucci%2C+Lorenzo&rft.aulast=Mutze&rft.aufirst=Greg&rft.date=2010-06-28&rft.volume=37&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=311&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Wildlife+Research&rft.issn=10353712&rft_id=info:doi/10.1071%2FWR09162 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-07-01 N1 - Number of references - 30 N1 - Last updated - 2015-10-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mortality; Antibodies; Abundance; Pests; Infection; Benign; Coastal zone; pests; infection; outbreaks; abundance; Calicivirus; ANE, Europe; Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WR09162 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Potential Influence of Climate Change on Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases: A Review and Proposed Research Plan AN - 849476165; 14024824 AB - Because of complex interactions of climate variables at the levels of the pathogen, vector, and host, the potential influence of climate change on vector-borne and zoonotic diseases (VBZDs) is poorly understood and difficult to predict. Climate effects on the nonvector-borne zoonotic diseases are especially obscure and have received scant treatment. We described known and potential effects of climate change on VBZDs and proposed specific studies to increase our understanding of these effects. The nonvector-borne zoonotic diseases have received scant treatment and are emphasized in this paper. We used a review of the existing literature and extrapolations from observations of short-term climate variation to suggest potential impacts of climate change on VBZDs. Using public health priorities on climate change, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we developed six specific goals for increasing understanding of the interaction between climate and VBZDs and for improving capacity for predicting climate change effects on incidence and distribution of VBZDs. Climate change may affect the incidence of VBZDs through its effect on four principal characteristics of host and vector populations that relate to pathogen transmission to humans: geographic distribution, population density, prevalence of infection by zoonotic pathogens, and the pathogen load in individual hosts and vectors. These mechanisms may interact with each other and with other factors such as anthropogenic disturbance to produce varying effects on pathogen transmission within host and vector populations and to humans. Because climate change effects on most VBZDs act through wildlife hosts and vectors, understanding these effects will require multidisciplinary teams to conduct and interpret ecosystem-based studies of VBZD pathogens in host and vector populations and to identify the hosts, vectors, and pathogens with the greatest potential to affect human populations under climate change scenarios. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Mills, James N AU - Gage, Kenneth L AU - Khan, Ali S Y1 - 2010/06/24/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 24 SP - 1507 EP - 1514 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - anthropogenic disturbance KW - climate change KW - infectious diseases KW - reservoir KW - vector KW - vector-borne disease KW - wildlife KW - zoonotic disease KW - disturbance KW - Reviews KW - Wildlife KW - Climate change KW - Population density KW - infection KW - Pathogens KW - human populations KW - Public health KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/849476165?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Potential+Influence+of+Climate+Change+on+Vector-Borne+and+Zoonotic+Diseases%3A+A+Review+and+Proposed+Research+Plan&rft.au=Mills%2C+James+N%3BGage%2C+Kenneth+L%3BKhan%2C+Ali+S&rft.aulast=Mills&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2010-06-24&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1507&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901389 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - disturbance; Reviews; Climate change; Wildlife; infection; Population density; human populations; Pathogens; Public health DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901389 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Haitian Economy and the HOPE Act AN - 754078987; 2010-593689 AB - In December 2006, the 109th Congress passed the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 (HOPE I), which included special trade rules that give preferential access to US imports of Haitian apparel. With disappointing results, the 110th Congress responded by amending HOPE I with the Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2008 (HOPE II). After the devastating 2010 earthquake, the US Congress addressed the apparel industry's needs by amending the HOPE Act with the Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act of 2010, which improves US market access for Haitian apparel exports. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jun 24 2010, 24 pp. AU - Hornbeck, J F Y1 - 2010/06/24/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 24 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - International relations - International relations KW - Environment and environmental policy - Weather, climate, and natural disasters KW - Haiti KW - United States KW - Disasters KW - Foreign relations KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754078987?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Hornbeck%2C+J+F&rft.aulast=Hornbeck&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2010-06-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Haitian+Economy+and+the+HOPE+Act&rft.title=The+Haitian+Economy+and+the+HOPE+Act&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34687_20100624.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL34687 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Monte Carlo-based ensemble method for prediction of grassland fire spread AN - 745938387; 13146094 AB - The operational prediction of fire spread to support fire management operations relies on a deterministic approach where a single 'best-guess' forecast is produced from the best estimate of the environmental conditions driving the fire. Although fire can be considered a phenomenon of low predictability and the estimation of input conditions for fire behaviour models is fraught with uncertainty, no error component is associated with these forecasts. At best, users will derive an uncertainty bound to the model outputs based on their own personal experience. A simple ensemble method that considers the uncertainty in the estimation of model input values and Monte Carlo sampling was applied with a grassland fire-spread model to produce a probability density function of rate of spread. This probability density function was then used to describe the uncertainty in the fire behaviour prediction and to produce probability-based outputs. The method was applied to a grassland wildfire case study dataset. The ensemble method did not improve the general statistics describing model fit but provided complementary information describing the uncertainty associated with the predictions and a probabilistic output for the occurrence of threshold levels of fire behaviour. JF - International Journal of Wildland Fire AU - Cruz, Miguel G AD - Bushfire Dynamics and Applications, Climate Adaptation Flagship - CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, GPO Box 284, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia., miguel.cruz@csiro.au Y1 - 2010/06/24/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 24 SP - 521 EP - 530 PB - CSIRO Publishing, PO Box 1139 Collingwood Vic. 3066 Australia VL - 19 IS - 4 SN - 1049-8001, 1049-8001 KW - Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Monte Carlo simulation KW - Fires KW - wildfire KW - case studies KW - Grasslands KW - wildland fire KW - Cadmium KW - Environmental conditions KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 08:International UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/745938387?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Wildland+Fire&rft.atitle=Monte+Carlo-based+ensemble+method+for+prediction+of+grassland+fire+spread&rft.au=Cruz%2C+Miguel+G&rft.aulast=Cruz&rft.aufirst=Miguel&rft.date=2010-06-24&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=521&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Wildland+Fire&rft.issn=10498001&rft_id=info:doi/10.1071%2FWF08195 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Monte Carlo simulation; case studies; wildfire; Grasslands; Fires; wildland fire; Cadmium; Environmental conditions DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF08195 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Assessing crown fire potential in coniferous forests of western North America: a critique of current approaches and recent simulation studies AN - 745937234; 13146089 AB - To control and use wildland fires safely and effectively depends on creditable assessments of fire potential, including the propensity for crowning in conifer forests. Simulation studies that use certain fire modelling systems (i.e. NEXUS, FlamMap, FARSITE, FFE-FVS (Fire and Fuels Extension to the Forest Vegetation Simulator), Fuel Management Analyst (FMAPlus super( registered )), BehavePlus) based on separate implementations or direct integration of Rothermel's surface and crown rate of fire spread models with Van Wagner's crown fire transition and propagation models are shown to have a significant underprediction bias when used in assessing potential crown fire behaviour in conifer forests of western North America. The principal sources of this underprediction bias are shown to include: (i) incompatible model linkages; (ii) use of surface and crown fire rate of spread models that have an inherent underprediction bias; and (iii) reduction in crown fire rate of spread based on the use of unsubstantiated crown fraction burned functions. The use of uncalibrated custom fuel models to represent surface fuelbeds is a fourth potential source of bias. These sources are described and documented in detail based on comparisons with experimental fire and wildfire observations and on separate analyses of model components. The manner in which the two primary canopy fuel inputs influencing crown fire initiation (i.e. foliar moisture content and canopy base height) is handled in these simulation studies and the meaning of Scott and Reinhardt's two crown fire hazard indices are also critically examined. JF - International Journal of Wildland Fire AU - Cruz, Miguel G AU - Alexander, Martin E AD - Bushfire Dynamics and Applications, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, GPO Box 284, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, miguel.cruz@csiro.au Y1 - 2010/06/24/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 24 SP - 377 EP - 398 PB - CSIRO Publishing, PO Box 1139 Collingwood Vic. 3066 Australia VL - 19 IS - 4 SN - 1049-8001, 1049-8001 KW - Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - coniferous forests KW - wildfire KW - Fuels KW - Forests KW - fire hazards KW - Cadmium KW - customs KW - North America KW - Fires KW - Vegetation KW - Simulation KW - conifers KW - wildland fire KW - canopies KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 08:International UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/745937234?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Wildland+Fire&rft.atitle=Assessing+crown+fire+potential+in+coniferous+forests+of+western+North+America%3A+a+critique+of+current+approaches+and+recent+simulation+studies&rft.au=Cruz%2C+Miguel+G%3BAlexander%2C+Martin+E&rft.aulast=Cruz&rft.aufirst=Miguel&rft.date=2010-06-24&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=377&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Wildland+Fire&rft.issn=10498001&rft_id=info:doi/10.1071%2FWF08132 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Fires; wildfire; coniferous forests; Fuels; Simulation; Forests; Vegetation; conifers; wildland fire; fire hazards; Cadmium; customs; canopies; North America DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF08132 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cadmium Impairs Albumin Reabsorption by Down-regulating Megalin and ClC5 Channels in Renal Proximal Tubule Cells AN - 1677922320; 14024830 AB - Cadmium (Cd) is a potent nephrotoxicant that impairs the reabsorptive and secretory functions of the renal proximal tubule, leading to albuminuria. To gain insights into the mechanisms of Cd-induced albuminuria, we investigated effects of Cd on the expression of megalin and chloride channel 5 (ClC5), two key players in albumin- receptor-mediated endocytosis. We used quantitative polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, the albumin endocytosis assay, and confocal microscopy to evaluate effects of Cd on the expression and regulation of megalin and ClC5 in cultured LLC-PK1 cells, a pig proximal tubular cell model. Ten micromolar cadmium chloride (CdCl2) caused a significant time- and dose-dependent decrease in both mRNA and protein levels of megalin and ClC5, whereas no changes resulted from exposure to other divalent metals (zinc chloride, manganese chloride, magnesium chloride, and nickel chloride). After inhibiting protein synthesis using cycloheximide (CHX), we found that levels of both megalin and ClC5 were lower in Cd-challenged cells than in cells treated with Cd or CHX only, which is consistent with reduced translation and/or posttranslational down-regulation. Moreover, Cd-induced degradation of megalin and ClC5 was abolished by the lysosomal pathway inhibitor bafilomycin A-1 but not by the proteasome system blocker MG-132, suggesting that the enhanced proteolysis was occurring via lysosomes. Using confocal microscopy, we observed a remarkable reduction of fluoroisothiocyanate (FITC)-labeled albumin uptake after Cd exposure. We found that Cd reduced the transcriptional expression of megalin and ClC5 and, at the same time, increased the degradation of megalin and ClC5 proteins via the lysosomal pathway in an in vitro model of renal proximal tubular cells. Overall, these results provide valuable insights into the molecular mechanisms by which Cd impairs luminal protein reabsorption by renal proximal tubules. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Gena, Patrizia AU - Calamita, Giuseppe AU - Guggino, William B AD - Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Y1 - 2010/06/24/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 24 SP - 1551 EP - 1556 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - albuminuria KW - cadmium KW - ClC5 KW - heavy metals KW - megalin KW - nephrotoxicity KW - renal proximal tubules KW - Channels KW - Degradation KW - Albumins KW - Chlorides KW - Proteins KW - Inhibitors KW - Cadmium KW - Confocal UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677922320?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Cadmium+Impairs+Albumin+Reabsorption+by+Down-regulating+Megalin+and+ClC5+Channels+in+Renal+Proximal+Tubule+Cells&rft.au=Gena%2C+Patrizia%3BCalamita%2C+Giuseppe%3BGuggino%2C+William+B&rft.aulast=Gena&rft.aufirst=Patrizia&rft.date=2010-06-24&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1551&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901874 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901874 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Urinary Porphyrin Excretion in Neurotypical and Autistic Children AN - 1671427202; 13969378 AB - Increased urinary concentrations of pentacarboxyl-, precopro- and copro-porphyrins have been associated with prolonged mercury (Hg) exposure in adults, and comparable increases have been attributed to Hg exposure in children with autism (AU). This study was designed to measure and compare urinary porphyrin concentrations in neurotypical (NT) children and same-age children with autism, and to examine the association between porphyrin levels and past or current Hg exposure in children with autism. This exploratory study enrolled 278 children 2-12 years of age. We evaluated three groups: AU, pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), and NT. Mothers/caregivers provided information at enrollment regarding medical, dental, and dietary exposures. Urine samples from all children were acquired for analyses of porphyrin, creatinine, and Hg. Differences between groups for mean porphyrin and Hg levels were evaluated. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine whether porphyrin levels were associated with increased risk of autism. Mean urinary porphyrin concentrations are naturally high in young children and decline by as much as 2.5-fold between 2 and 12 years of age. Elevated copro- (p & 0.009), hexacarboxyl- (p & 0.01) and pentacarboxyl- (p & 0.001) porphyrin concentrations were significantly associated with AU but not with PDD-NOS. No differences were found between NT and AU in urinary Hg levels or in past Hg exposure as determined by fish consumption, number of dental amalgam fillings, or vaccines received. These findings identify disordered porphyrin metabolism as a salient characteristic of autism. Hg exposures were comparable between diagnostic groups, and a porphyrin pattern consistent with that seen in Hg-exposed adults was not apparent. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Woods, James S AU - Armel, Sarah E AU - Fulton, Denise I AU - Allen, Jason AU - Wessels, Kristine AU - Simmonds, PLynne AU - Granpeesheh, Doreen AU - Mumper, Elizabeth AU - Bradstreet, JJeffrey AU - Echeverria, Diana AU - Heyer, Nicholas J AU - Rooney, James PK AD - Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland Y1 - 2010/06/24/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 24 SP - 1450 EP - 1457 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - autism KW - children KW - mercury KW - porphyrins KW - Risk KW - Porphyrins KW - New technology KW - Age KW - Regression analysis KW - Mercury KW - Adults KW - Children KW - Autism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671427202?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Urinary+Porphyrin+Excretion+in+Neurotypical+and+Autistic+Children&rft.au=Woods%2C+James+S%3BArmel%2C+Sarah+E%3BFulton%2C+Denise+I%3BAllen%2C+Jason%3BWessels%2C+Kristine%3BSimmonds%2C+PLynne%3BGranpeesheh%2C+Doreen%3BMumper%2C+Elizabeth%3BBradstreet%2C+JJeffrey%3BEcheverria%2C+Diana%3BHeyer%2C+Nicholas+J%3BRooney%2C+James+PK&rft.aulast=Woods&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2010-06-24&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1450&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901713 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901713 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Israel's Blockade of Gaza, the Mavi Marmara Incident, and Its Aftermath AN - 964243855; 2011-182264 AB - When Hamas forcibly seized control of Gaza in 2007, Israel imposed a tighter blockade, and destroyed infrastructure in an offensive. In 2010, a pro-Palestinian Free Gaza Movement and pro-Hamas Turkish Humanitarian Relief Fund organized a six-ship flotilla to deliver humanitarian aid and to break Israel's blockade. Some activists on a large Turkish passenger vessel challenged Israeli commandos inspecting the vessel resulting in several deaths. The Obama Administration tried to walk a fine line between two allies, Israel and Turkey, and not allow the incident to derail efforts to ameliorate relations with Israel in order to protect Israeli-Palestinian talks. Tables, Figures. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Jun 23 2010, 17 pp. AU - Migdalovitz, Carol Y1 - 2010/06/23/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 23 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Trade and trade policy - Free trade and protection KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development KW - Politics - Political parties and groups KW - Science and technology policy - Biology and biotechnology KW - Infrastructure KW - Obama, Barack KW - Death KW - Blockade KW - Turkey KW - Israel KW - Hamas KW - Israelis KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/964243855?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Migdalovitz%2C+Carol&rft.aulast=Migdalovitz&rft.aufirst=Carol&rft.date=2010-06-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Israel%27s+Blockade+of+Gaza%2C+the+Mavi+Marmara+Incident%2C+and+Its+Aftermath&rft.title=Israel%27s+Blockade+of+Gaza%2C+the+Mavi+Marmara+Incident%2C+and+Its+Aftermath&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/R41275.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2012-04-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41275 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Urban Form and Extreme Heat Events: Are Sprawling Cities More Vulnerable to Climate Change Than Compact Cities? AN - 849455821; 13969373 AB - Extreme heat events (EHEs) are increasing in frequency in large U.S. cities and are responsible for a greater annual number of climate-related fatalities, on average, than any other form of extreme weather. In addition, low-density, sprawling patterns of urban development have been associated with enhanced surface temperatures in urbanized areas. In this study. we examined the association between urban form at the level of the metropolitan region and the frequency of EHEs over a five-decade period. We employed a widely published sprawl index to measure the association between urban form in 2000 and the mean annual rate of change in EHEs between 1956 and 2005. We found that the rate of increase in the annual number of EHEs between 1956 and 2005 in the most sprawling metropolitan regions was more than double the rate of increase observed in the most compact metropolitan regions. The design and management of land use in metropolitan regions may offer an important tool for adapting to the heat-related health effects associated with ongoing climate change. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Stone, Brian AU - Hess, Jeremy J AU - Frumkin, Howard AD - School of City and Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Y1 - 2010/06/23/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 23 SP - 1425 EP - 1428 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - climate change KW - extreme heat events KW - public health KW - sprawl KW - Urban planning KW - Weather KW - Mortality KW - USA KW - Climate change KW - vulnerability KW - metropolitan areas KW - Land use KW - Urban areas KW - adaptability KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 05:Environmental Design & Urban Ecology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/849455821?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Urban+Form+and+Extreme+Heat+Events%3A+Are+Sprawling+Cities+More+Vulnerable+to+Climate+Change+Than+Compact+Cities%3F&rft.au=Stone%2C+Brian%3BHess%2C+Jeremy+J%3BFrumkin%2C+Howard&rft.aulast=Stone&rft.aufirst=Brian&rft.date=2010-06-23&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1425&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901879 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Urban planning; Mortality; Weather; Climate change; vulnerability; metropolitan areas; Land use; adaptability; Urban areas; USA DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901879 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Intelligence Reform after Five Years: The Role of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) AN - 925720493; 2011-181238 AB - The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-458) established the position of Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the Office of the DNI (ODNI), with a staff of some 1,600 officials along with additional contract personnel. Some remain skeptical of the need for a DNI or ODNI. Congressional oversight has thus far been largely informal, and there appears to be little enthusiasm among Members to undo a major piece of legislation and return to the status quo ante. Tables. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Jun 22 2010, 11 pp. AU - Best, Richard A, Jr Y1 - 2010/06/22/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 22 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Government - Internal security KW - Government - Information policy KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - International relations - War KW - Military and defense policy - National defense KW - Law and ethics - Criminal law KW - Terrorism KW - Information policy KW - Intelligence service KW - Surveillance KW - Legislation KW - National defense KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/925720493?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Best%2C+Richard+A%2C+Jr&rft.aulast=Best&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=2010-06-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Intelligence+Reform+after+Five+Years%3A+The+Role+of+the+Director+of+National+Intelligence+%28DNI%29&rft.title=Intelligence+Reform+after+Five+Years%3A+The+Role+of+the+Director+of+National+Intelligence+%28DNI%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/R41295.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2012-03-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41295 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Species-Specific Differential AhR Expression Protects Human Neural Progenitor Cells against Developmental Neurotoxicity of PAHs AN - 849486554; 14024833 AB - Because of their lipophilicity, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) cross the human placenta, possibly affecting central nervous system development. Most POPs are known aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) ligands and activators of AhR signaling. Therefore, AhR activation has been suggested to cause developmental neurotoxicity (DNT). We studied the effects of AhR ligands on basic processes of brain development in two comparative in vitro systems to determine whether AhR-activation is the underlying mechanism for reported DNT of POPs in humans. We employed neurosphere cultures based on human neural progenitor cells (hNPCs) and wild-type and AhR-deficient mouse NPCs (mNPCs) and studied the effects of different AhR agonists [3-methylcholanthrene (3-MC), benzo(a)pyrene [B(a)P], and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)] and an antagonist [3'-methoxy-4'-nitroflavone (MNF)] on neurosphere development. Moreover, we analyzed expression of AhR and genes involved in AhR signaling. In contrast to wild-type mNPCs, hNPCs and AhR-deficient mNPCs were insensitive to AhR agonism or antagonism. Although AhR modulation attenuated wild-type mNPC proliferation and migration, hNPCs and AhR-deficient mNPCs remained unaffected. Results also suggest that species-specific differences resulted from nonfunctional AhR signaling in hNPCs. Our findings suggest that in contrast to wild-type mNPCs, hNPCs were protected against polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-induced DNT because of an absence of AhR. This difference may contribute to species-specific differences in sensitivity to POPs. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Gassmann, Kathrin AU - Abel, Josef AU - Bothe, Hanno AU - Haarmann-Stemmann, Thomas AU - Merk, Hans F AU - Quasthoff, Kim N AU - Rockel, Thomas Dino AU - Schreiber, Timm AU - Fritsche, Ellen AD - Department of Molecular Toxicology, Institut fuer umweltmedizinische Forschung gGmbH, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany Y1 - 2010/06/22/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 22 SP - 1571 EP - 1577 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - CSA Neurosciences Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - AhR KW - AhR knockout KW - DNT KW - neural progenitor cells KW - neurospheres KW - PAH KW - Sensitivity KW - migration KW - Central nervous system KW - Hydrocarbons KW - antagonism KW - persistent organic pollutants KW - Brain KW - 3-Methylcholanthrene KW - TCDD KW - Cell culture KW - Pollutants KW - Placenta KW - Neurotoxicity KW - Benzo(a)pyrene KW - Cell migration KW - Aryl hydrocarbon receptors KW - Neural stem cells KW - Aromatics KW - ENA 09:Land Use & Planning KW - N3 11003:Developmental neuroscience KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/849486554?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Species-Specific+Differential+AhR+Expression+Protects+Human+Neural+Progenitor+Cells+against+Developmental+Neurotoxicity+of+PAHs&rft.au=Gassmann%2C+Kathrin%3BAbel%2C+Josef%3BBothe%2C+Hanno%3BHaarmann-Stemmann%2C+Thomas%3BMerk%2C+Hans+F%3BQuasthoff%2C+Kim+N%3BRockel%2C+Thomas+Dino%3BSchreiber%2C+Timm%3BFritsche%2C+Ellen&rft.aulast=Gassmann&rft.aufirst=Kathrin&rft.date=2010-06-22&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1571&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901545 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Central nervous system; 3-Methylcholanthrene; Brain; TCDD; Cell culture; Pollutants; Placenta; Neurotoxicity; Benzo(a)pyrene; Cell migration; neurospheres; Aryl hydrocarbon receptors; Neural stem cells; Aromatics; migration; Sensitivity; persistent organic pollutants; antagonism; Hydrocarbons DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901545 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - U.S. Trade Policy and the Caribbean: From Trade Preferences to Free Trade Agreements AN - 754079005; 2010-593690 AB - The Caribbean Basin has benefited from multiple preferential trade arrangements, the first being the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI), passed by Congress in the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act of 1983 followed by the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) of 2000, which provides tariff preferences for imports of apparel products, and the Haiti HOPE Act of 2006 (amended in 2008 and 2010), which gives even more generous preferences to imports of Haitian apparel. Congress may seek a comprehensive review of these programs with an eye on harmonizing and revamping their various provisions. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jun 22 2010, 23 pp. AU - Hornbeck, J F Y1 - 2010/06/22/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 22 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Trade and trade policy - Customs administration and duties KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development KW - United States KW - Haiti KW - Partnership KW - Free trade and protection KW - Tariff KW - Economic stabilization KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754079005?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Hornbeck%2C+J+F&rft.aulast=Hornbeck&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2010-06-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=U.S.+Trade+Policy+and+the+Caribbean%3A+From+Trade+Preferences+to+Free+Trade+Agreements&rft.title=U.S.+Trade+Policy+and+the+Caribbean%3A+From+Trade+Preferences+to+Free+Trade+Agreements&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33951_20100622.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL33951 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Short-Term Effects of Air Pollution on Wheeze in Asthmatic Children in Fresno, California AN - 1677986384; 13969385 AB - Although studies have demonstrated that air pollution is associated with exacerbation of asthma symptoms in children with asthma, little is known about the susceptibility of subgroups, particularly those with atopy. This study was designed to evaluate our a priori hypothesis that identifiable subgroups of asthmatic children are more likely to wheeze with exposure to ambient air pollution. A cohort of 315 children with asthma, 6-11 years of age, was recruited for longitudinal follow-up in Fresno, California (USA). During the baseline visit, children were administered a respiratory symptom questionnaire and allergen skin-prick test. Three times a year, participants completed 14-day panels during which they answered symptom questions twice daily. Ambient air quality data from a central monitoring station were used to assign exposures to the following pollutants: particulate matter , 2.5 km in aerodynamic diameter, particulate matter between 2.5 and 10 km in aerodynamic diameter (PM10-2.5), elemental carbon, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), nitrate, and O3. For the group as a whole, wheeze was significantly associated with short-term exposures to NO2 [odds ratio (OR) = 1.10 for 8.7-ppb increase; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.02-1.20] and PM10-2.5 (OR = 1.11 for 14.7-kg/m3 increase; 95% CI, 1.01-1.22). The association with wheeze was stronger for these two pollutants in children who were skin-test positive to cat or common fungi and in boys with mild intermittent asthma. A pollutant associated with traffic emissions, NO2, and a pollutant with bioactive constituents, PM10-2.5, were associated with increased risk of wheeze in asthmatic children living in Fresno, California. Children with atopy to cat or common fungi and boys with mild intermittent asthma were the subgroups for which we observed the largest associations. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Mann, Jennifer K AU - Balmes, John R AU - Bruckner, Tim A AU - Mortimer, Kathleen M AU - Margolis, Helene G AU - Pratt, Boriana AU - Hammond, SKatharine AU - Lurmann, Frederick W AU - Tager, Ira B AD - Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA Y1 - 2010/06/22/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 22 SP - 1497 EP - 1502 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - air pollution KW - asthma KW - atopy KW - coarse particulate matter KW - nitrogen dioxide KW - wheeze KW - Nitrogen dioxide KW - Air pollution KW - Carbon KW - Subgroups KW - Pollutants KW - Fungi KW - Aerodynamics KW - Asthma KW - Children UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677986384?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Short-Term+Effects+of+Air+Pollution+on+Wheeze+in+Asthmatic+Children+in+Fresno%2C+California&rft.au=Mann%2C+Jennifer+K%3BBalmes%2C+John+R%3BBruckner%2C+Tim+A%3BMortimer%2C+Kathleen+M%3BMargolis%2C+Helene+G%3BPratt%2C+Boriana%3BHammond%2C+SKatharine%3BLurmann%2C+Frederick+W%3BTager%2C+Ira+B&rft.aulast=Mann&rft.aufirst=Jennifer&rft.date=2010-06-22&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1497&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901292 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901292 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) Flame Retardants and Thyroid Hormone during Pregnancy AN - 849443865; 13969377 AB - Human exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants has increased exponentially over the last three decades. Animal and human studies suggest that PBDEs may disrupt thyroid function. Although thyroid hormone (TH) of maternal origin plays an essential role in normal fetal brain development, there is a paucity of human data regarding associations between exposure to PBDEs and maternal TH levels during pregnancy. Our goal was to determine whether PBDE serum concentrations are associated with TH levels in pregnant women. We measured the concentration of 10 PBDE congeners, free thyroxine (T4), total T4, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in 270 pregnant women around the 27th week of gestation. Serum concentrations of individual PBDE congeners with detection frequencies > 50% (BDEs 28, 47, 99, 100, and 153) and their sum (PBDEs) were inversely associated with TSH levels. Decreases in TSH ranged between 10.9% [95% confidence interval (CI), -20.6 to 0.0] and 18.7% (95% CI, -29.2 to -4.5) for every 10-fold increase in the concentration of individual congeners. Odds of subclinical hyperthyroidism (low TSH but normal T4) were also significantly elevated in participants in the highest quartile of PBDEs and BDEs 100 and 153 relative to those in the first quartile. Associations between PBDEs and free and total T4 were not statistically significant. Results were not substantially altered after the removal of outliers and were independent of the method used to adjust for blood lipid levels and to express PBDEs. Results suggest that exposure to PBDEs is associated with lower TSH during pregnancy. Findings may have implications for maternal health and fetal development. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Chevrier, Jonathan AU - Harley, Kim G AU - Bradman, Asa AU - Gharbi, Myriam AU - Sjoedin, Andreas AU - Eskenazi, Brenda AD - Center for Children's Environmental Health Research, School of Public Health, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA Y1 - 2010/06/21/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 21 SP - 1444 EP - 1449 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - endocrine disruption KW - flame retardants KW - persistent organic pollutants KW - polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) KW - pregnancy KW - thyroid hormone KW - Data processing KW - Lipids KW - Thyroid KW - Brain KW - Statistical analysis KW - Fire retardant chemicals KW - Hormones KW - Fetuses KW - Pregnancy KW - Polybrominated diphenyl ethers KW - Blood KW - Thyroid hormones KW - polybrominated diphenyl ethers KW - Gestation KW - Thyroxine KW - Congeners KW - Fire retardants KW - Thyroid-stimulating hormone KW - Hyperthyroidism KW - X 24350:Industrial Chemicals KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/849443865?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Polybrominated+Diphenyl+Ether+%28PBDE%29+Flame+Retardants+and+Thyroid+Hormone+during+Pregnancy&rft.au=Chevrier%2C+Jonathan%3BHarley%2C+Kim+G%3BBradman%2C+Asa%3BGharbi%2C+Myriam%3BSjoedin%2C+Andreas%3BEskenazi%2C+Brenda&rft.aulast=Chevrier&rft.aufirst=Jonathan&rft.date=2010-06-21&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1444&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1001905 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Data processing; Lipids; Statistical analysis; Brain; Fire retardant chemicals; Fetuses; Pregnancy; Thyroid hormones; Blood; polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Gestation; Thyroxine; Congeners; Thyroid-stimulating hormone; Hyperthyroidism; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Thyroid; Fire retardants; Hormones DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1001905 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Phase Diagram and Condensation in Random Lasers T2 - 2010 Topical Meeting on Solid State and Organic Lighting (SOLED 2010) AN - 839579626; 5879260 JF - 2010 Topical Meeting on Solid State and Organic Lighting (SOLED 2010) AU - Conti, Claudio AU - Leuzzi, Luca AU - Leonetti, Marco Y1 - 2010/06/21/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 21 KW - {Q1} KW - Lasers KW - Condensation KW - U 7000:Multidisciplinary UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/839579626?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2010+Topical+Meeting+on+Solid+State+and+Organic+Lighting+%28SOLED+2010%29&rft.atitle=Phase+Diagram+and+Condensation+in+Random+Lasers&rft.au=Conti%2C+Claudio%3BLeuzzi%2C+Luca%3BLeonetti%2C+Marco&rft.aulast=Conti&rft.aufirst=Claudio&rft.date=2010-06-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2010+Topical+Meeting+on+Solid+State+and+Organic+Lighting+%28SOLED+2010%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.osa.org/Meetings/Archives/2010/SOLED_2010_Archive.pdf LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-01-11 N1 - Last updated - 2011-01-14 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Maternal Low-Level Lead Exposure and Fetal Growth AN - 1677911916; 13969381 AB - Limited epidemiologic studies have examined the association between maternal low-level lead exposure [blood lead (PbB) & 10 kg/dL] and fetal growth. We examined whether maternal low-level lead exposure is associated with decreased fetal growth. We linked New York State Heavy Metals Registry records of women who had PbB measurements with birth certificates to identify 43,288 mother-infant pairs in upstate New York in a retrospective cohort study from 2003 through 2005. We used multiple linear regression with fractional polynomials and logistic regression to relate birth weight, preterm delivery, and small for gestational age to PbB levels, adjusting for potential confounders. We used a closed-test procedure to identify the best fractional polynomials for PbB among 44 combinations. We found a statistically significant association between PbB (square root transformed) and birth weight. Relative to 0 kg/dL, PbBs of 5 and 10 kg/dL were associated with an average of 61-g and 87-g decrease in birth weight, respectively. The adjusted odds ratio for PbBs between 3.1 and 9.9 kg/dL (highest quartile) was 1.04 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.89-1.22] for preterm delivery and 1.07 (95% CI, 0.93-1.23) for small for gestational age, relative to PbBs , 1 kg/dL (lowest quartile). No clear dose-response trends were evident when all of the quartiles were assessed. Low-level PbB was associated with a small risk of decreased birth weight with a supralinear dose-response relationship, but was not related to preterm birth or small for gestational age. The results have important implications regarding maternal PbB. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Zhu, Motao AU - Fitzgerald, Edward F AU - Gelberg, Kitty H AU - Lin, Shao AU - Druschel, Charlotte M AD - Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA Y1 - 2010/06/21/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 21 SP - 1471 EP - 1475 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - birth weight KW - blood lead KW - epidemiology KW - fetal growth KW - low-level lead exposure KW - pregnancy KW - preterm birth KW - small for gestational age KW - Birth KW - Blood KW - Logistics KW - Age KW - Regression KW - Roots KW - Trends KW - Quartiles KW - Confidence intervals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677911916?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Maternal+Low-Level+Lead+Exposure+and+Fetal+Growth&rft.au=Zhu%2C+Motao%3BFitzgerald%2C+Edward+F%3BGelberg%2C+Kitty+H%3BLin%2C+Shao%3BDruschel%2C+Charlotte+M&rft.aulast=Zhu&rft.aufirst=Motao&rft.date=2010-06-21&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1471&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901561 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901561 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Allergy and Sensitization during Childhood Associated with Prenatal and Lactational Exposure to Marine Pollutants AN - 849448719; 13969374 AB - Breast-feeding may affect the risk of developing allergy during childhood and may also cause exposure to immunotoxicants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which are of concern as marine pollutants in the Faroe Islands and the Arctic region. The objective was to assess whether sensitization and development of allergic disease is associated with duration of breast-feeding and prenatal or postnatal exposures to PCBs and methylmercury. A cohort of 656 singleton births was formed in the Faroe Islands during 1999-2001. Duration of breast-feeding and history of asthma and atopic dermatitis were recorded at clinical examinations at 5 and 7 years of age. PCB and mercury concentrations were determined in blood samples obtained at parturition and at follow-up. Serum from 464 children (71%) at 7 years of age was analyzed for total immunoglobulin E (IgE) and grass-specific IgE. The total IgE concentration in serum at 7 years of age was positively associated both with the concomitant serum PCB concentration and with the duration of breast-feeding. However, the effect only of the latter was substantially attenuated in a multivariate analysis. A raised grass-specific IgE concentration compatible with sensitization was positively associated with the duration of breast-feeding and inversely associated with prenatal methylmercury exposure. However, a history of asthma or atopic dermatitis was not associated with the duration of breast-feeding, although children with atopic dermatitis had lower prenatal PCB exposures than did nonallergic children. These findings suggest that developmental exposure to immunotoxicants may both increase and decrease the risk of allergic disease and that associations between breast-feeding and subsequent allergic disease in children may, at least in part, reflect lactational exposure to immunotoxic food contaminants. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Grandjean, Philippe AU - Poulsen, Lars K AU - Heilmann, Carsten AU - Steuerwald, Ulrike AU - Weihe, Pal AD - Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Y1 - 2010/06/20/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 20 SP - 1429 EP - 1433 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts KW - allergy KW - breast-feeding KW - developmental toxicity KW - environmental exposure KW - immunotoxicity KW - methylmercury KW - polychlorinated biphenyls KW - Parturition KW - Respiratory diseases KW - Exposure KW - Diseases KW - PCB KW - Asthma KW - Water Pollution Effects KW - Immunoglobulin E KW - Mercury KW - ANE, Atlantic, Faeroe Is. KW - Age KW - Prenatal experience KW - Food hypersensitivity KW - Polychlorinated Biphenyls KW - Allergies KW - Hypersensitivity KW - Islands KW - Pollutants KW - History KW - Allergic diseases KW - Multivariate analysis KW - Dimethylmercury KW - PCB compounds KW - Atopic dermatitis KW - Methylmercury KW - Toxicity KW - Food contamination KW - Children KW - PN, Arctic KW - Birth KW - Risk KW - prenatal experience KW - dermatitis KW - SW 3010:Identification of pollutants KW - P 1000:MARINE POLLUTION KW - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries KW - X 24360:Metals KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/849448719?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Allergy+and+Sensitization+during+Childhood+Associated+with+Prenatal+and+Lactational+Exposure+to+Marine+Pollutants&rft.au=Grandjean%2C+Philippe%3BPoulsen%2C+Lars+K%3BHeilmann%2C+Carsten%3BSteuerwald%2C+Ulrike%3BWeihe%2C+Pal&rft.aulast=Grandjean&rft.aufirst=Philippe&rft.date=2010-06-20&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1429&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002289 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Age; Food hypersensitivity; Prenatal experience; Parturition; Asthma; Children; Food contamination; Birth; Hypersensitivity; Islands; polychlorinated biphenyls; Pollutants; Multivariate analysis; Allergic diseases; Immunoglobulin E; Dimethylmercury; Mercury; Atopic dermatitis; PCB; Methylmercury; prenatal experience; dermatitis; Respiratory diseases; Allergies; PCB compounds; Risk; History; Water Pollution Effects; Polychlorinated Biphenyls; Exposure; Diseases; Toxicity; PN, Arctic; ANE, Atlantic, Faeroe Is. DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002289 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Serum Concentrations of Antibodies Against Vaccine Toxoids in Children Exposed Perinatally to Immunotoxicants AN - 1677991257; 13969375 AB - Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may cause immunotoxic effects, but the detailed dose-response relationship and possible vulnerable time windows of exposure are uncertain. In this study we applied serum concentrations of specific antibodies against childhood vaccines as sentinels of immunotoxicity. The main objective was to assess the possible dependence of antibody concentrations against diphtheria and tetanus toxoids in children with regard to prenatal and postnatal PCB exposures. From a cohort of 656 singleton births formed in the Faroe Islands during 1999-2001, children were invited for examination with assessment of serum antibody concentrations at 5 years (before and after a booster vaccination) and at 7 years of age. Total PCB concentrations were determined in serum from ages 5 and 7 years, and data were also available on PCB concentrations in maternal pregnancy serum, maternal milk, and, for a subgroup, the child's serum at 18 months of age. A total of 587 children participated in the examinations at ages 5 and/or 7 years. At age 5 years, before the booster vaccination, the antidiphtheria antibody concentration was inversely associated with PCB concentrations in milk and 18-month serum. Results obtained 2 years later showed an inverse association of concentrations of antibodies against both toxoids with PCB concentrations at 18 months of age. The strongest associations suggested a decrease in the antibody concentration by about 20% for each doubling in PCB exposure. At age 5 years, the odds of an antidiphtheria antibody concentration below a clinically protective level of 0.1 IU/L increased by about 30% for a doubling in PCB in milk and 18-month serum. Developmental PCB exposure is associated with immunotoxic effects on serum concentrations of specific antibodies against diphtheria and tetanus vaccinations. The immune system development during the first years of life appears to be particularly vulnerable to this exposure. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Heilmann, Carsten AU - Budtz-Joergensen, Esben AU - Nielsen, Flemming AU - Heinzow, Birger AU - Weihe, Pal AU - Grandjean, Philippe AD - Paediatric Clinic II, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark Y1 - 2010/06/20/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 20 SP - 1434 EP - 1438 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - developmental toxicity KW - environmental exposure KW - immunotoxicity KW - methylmercury KW - polychlorinated biphenyls KW - Boosters KW - Antibodies KW - Age KW - Polychlorinated biphenyls KW - Milk KW - Vaccines KW - Diphtheria KW - Children KW - Serums UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677991257?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Serum+Concentrations+of+Antibodies+Against+Vaccine+Toxoids+in+Children+Exposed+Perinatally+to+Immunotoxicants&rft.au=Heilmann%2C+Carsten%3BBudtz-Joergensen%2C+Esben%3BNielsen%2C+Flemming%3BHeinzow%2C+Birger%3BWeihe%2C+Pal%3BGrandjean%2C+Philippe&rft.aulast=Heilmann&rft.aufirst=Carsten&rft.date=2010-06-20&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1434&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1001975 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1001975 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Tax-Advantaged Accounts for Health Care Expenses: Side-by-Side Comparison AN - 870999641; 2011-87545 AB - Four types of tax-advantaged accounts can be used to pay for unreimbursed medical expenses: health care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs), Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), and Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs). This report provides brief summaries of the four accounts and compares them with respect to eligibility, contribution limits, use of funds, and other characteristics for tax year 2010. The report discusses participation levels in these accounts and changes to the accounts resulting from the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148 as amended). Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jun 18 2010, 8 pp. AU - Rapaport, Carol Y1 - 2010/06/18/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 18 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Health conditions and policy - Medicine and health care KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - Business and service sector - Insurance KW - Health conditions and policy - Health and health policy KW - United States KW - Savings accounts KW - Health insurance KW - Medical service KW - Legislation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/870999641?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Rapaport%2C+Carol&rft.aulast=Rapaport&rft.aufirst=Carol&rft.date=2010-06-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Tax-Advantaged+Accounts+for+Health+Care+Expenses%3A+Side-by-Side+Comparison&rft.title=Tax-Advantaged+Accounts+for+Health+Care+Expenses%3A+Side-by-Side+Comparison&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS21573_20100618.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2011-06-07 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RS21573 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Low Doses of the Carcinogen Furan Alter Cell Cycle and Apoptosis Gene Expression in Rat Liver Independent of DNA Methylation AN - 849481208; 14024837 AB - Evidence of potent rodent carcinogenicity via an unclear mechanism suggests that furan in various foods [leading to an intake of up to 3.5 mu g/kg body weight (bw)/day] may present a potential risk to human health. We tested the hypothesis that altered expression of genes related to cell cycle control, apoptosis, and DNA damage may contribute to the carcinogenicity of furan in rodents. In addition, we investigated the reversibility of such changes and the potential role of epigenetic mechanisms in response to furan doses that approach the maximum estimated dietary intake in humans. The mRNA expression profiles of genes related to cell cycle, apoptosis, and DNA damage in rat liver treated with furan concentrations of 0.1 and 2 mg/kg bw were measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) arrays. We assessed epigenetic changes by analysis of global and gene-specific DNA methylation [methylation-specific PCR, combined bisulfite restriction analysis (COBRA), and methylated DNA immunoprecipitation chip] and microRNA (miRNA) analyses. The expression profiles of apoptosis-related and cell-cycle-related genes were unchanged after 5 days of treatment, although we observed a statistically significant change in the expression of genes related to cell cycle control and apoptosis, but not DNA damage, after 4 weeks of treatment. These changes were reversed after an off-dose period of 2 weeks. None of the gene expression changes was associated with a change in DNA methylation, although we detected minor changes in the miRNA expression profile (5 miRNA alterations out of 349 measured) that may have contributed to modification of gene expression in some cases. Nongenotoxic changes in gene expression may contribute to the carcinogenicity of furan in rodents. These findings highlight the need for a more comprehensive risk assessment of furan exposure in humans. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Chen, Tao AU - Mally, Angela AU - Ozden, Sibel AU - Chipman, JKevin AD - School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Y1 - 2010/06/18/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 18 SP - 1597 EP - 1602 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 1 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Genetics Abstracts; Biochemistry Abstracts 2: Nucleic Acids; Toxicology Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - carcinogenicity KW - DNA methylation KW - epigenetic KW - furan KW - gene expression KW - liver KW - miRNA KW - Risk assessment KW - Apoptosis KW - Food KW - Cell cycle KW - Statistical analysis KW - Bisulfite KW - Carcinogens KW - Dietary intake KW - Gene expression KW - Body weight KW - epigenetics KW - Carcinogenicity KW - Polymerase chain reaction KW - body weight KW - Diets KW - Immunoprecipitation KW - Ingestion KW - Furans KW - DNA damage KW - DNA KW - Liver KW - rodents KW - X 24370:Natural Toxins KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - N 14820:DNA Metabolism & Structure KW - G 07730:Development & Cell Cycle KW - R2 23010:General: Models, forecasting KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/849481208?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Low+Doses+of+the+Carcinogen+Furan+Alter+Cell+Cycle+and+Apoptosis+Gene+Expression+in+Rat+Liver+Independent+of+DNA+Methylation&rft.au=Chen%2C+Tao%3BMally%2C+Angela%3BOzden%2C+Sibel%3BChipman%2C+JKevin&rft.aulast=Chen&rft.aufirst=Tao&rft.date=2010-06-18&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1597&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002153 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk assessment; Apoptosis; Food; miRNA; Cell cycle; Immunoprecipitation; Bisulfite; Statistical analysis; Carcinogens; Furans; Dietary intake; Gene expression; DNA damage; Body weight; Carcinogenicity; epigenetics; DNA methylation; Liver; Polymerase chain reaction; Diets; DNA; Ingestion; body weight; rodents DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002153 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Future Use of in Vitro Data in Risk Assessment to Set Human Exposure Standards: Challenging Problems and Familiar Solutions AN - 817609936; 13969361 AB - The vision of a National Research Council (NRC) committee (the Committee on Toxicity Testing and Assessment of Environmental Agents) for future toxicity testing involves the testing of human cells in in vitro assays for "toxicity pathways"--normal signaling pathways that when perturbed can lead to adverse effects. Risk assessments would eventually be conducted using mathematical models of toxicity pathways (TP models) to estimate exposures that will not cause biologically significant perturbations in these pathways. In this commentary we present our vision of how risk assessment to support exposure standards will be developed once a suitable suite of in vitro assays becomes available. Issues to be faced basing risk assessments on in vitro data are more complex than, but conceptually similar to, those faced currently when applying in vivo data. Absent some unforeseen technical breakthrough, in vitro data will be used in ways similar to current practices that involve applying uncertainty or safety factors to no observed adverse effect levels or benchmark doses. TP models are unlikely to contribute quantitatively to risk assessments for several reasons, including that the statistical variability inherent in such complex models severely limits their usefulness in estimating small changes in response, and that such models will likely continue to involve empirical modeling of dose responses. The vision of the committee predicts that chemicals will be tested more quickly and cheaply and that animal testing will be reduced or eliminated. Progress toward achieving these goals will be expedited if the issues raised herein are given careful consideration. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Crump, Kenny S AU - Chen, Chao AU - Louis, Thomas A AD - Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana, USA Y1 - 2010/06/18/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 18 SP - 1350 EP - 1354 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - 21st-century toxicology vision KW - biologically based dose-response models KW - in vitro data KW - point of departure KW - risk assessment KW - toxicity pathway models KW - Risk assessment KW - toxicity testing KW - Chemicals KW - Mathematical models KW - benchmarks KW - Economics KW - committees KW - Toxicity KW - Side effects KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/817609936?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=The+Future+Use+of+in+Vitro+Data+in+Risk+Assessment+to+Set+Human+Exposure+Standards%3A+Challenging+Problems+and+Familiar+Solutions&rft.au=Crump%2C+Kenny+S%3BChen%2C+Chao%3BLouis%2C+Thomas+A&rft.aulast=Crump&rft.aufirst=Kenny&rft.date=2010-06-18&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1350&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1001931 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Chemicals; toxicity testing; Risk assessment; Mathematical models; benchmarks; Economics; committees; Toxicity; Side effects DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1001931 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals: History and Current Status AN - 754080119; 2010-593693 AB - Conflicting budget priorities of the President and Congress accentuate the institutional tensions between the executive and legislative branches inherent in the federal budget process. Impoundment, whereby a President withholds or delays the spending of funds appropriated by Congress, provides an important mechanism for budgetary control during budget implementation in the executive branch; but Congress retains oversight responsibilities at this stage as well. Many Presidents have called for an item veto, or possibly expanded impoundment authority, to provide them with greater control over federal spending. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jun 18 2010, 29 pp. AU - McMurtry, Virginia A Y1 - 2010/06/18/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 18 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Government - Public officials KW - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance KW - Government - Executive power KW - United States KW - Presidents KW - Veto KW - Appropriations and expenditures KW - Budget, Government KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754080119?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=McMurtry%2C+Virginia+A&rft.aulast=McMurtry&rft.aufirst=Virginia&rft.date=2010-06-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Item+Veto+and+Expanded+Impoundment+Proposals%3A+History+and+Current+Status&rft.title=Item+Veto+and+Expanded+Impoundment+Proposals%3A+History+and+Current+Status&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33635_20100618.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL33635 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Selected Issues for Congress AN - 754077821; 2010-593691 AB - On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire occurred on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and this 2010 Gulf spill has become the largest oil spill in US waters, eclipsing the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill several times over, damaging natural resources, and creating regional economic impacts. Questions have been raised as to whether the regulations and regulators of offshore oil exploration have kept pace with the increasingly complex technologies needed to explore and develop deeper waters. This report provides an overview of selected issues related to the Deepwater Horizon incident. Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jun 18 2010, 40 pp. AU - Hagerty, Curry L AU - Ramseur, Jonathan L Y1 - 2010/06/18/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 18 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Energy resources and policy - Petroleum and natural gas industries and products KW - Environment and environmental policy - Weather, climate, and natural disasters KW - United States KW - Petroleum industry KW - Disasters KW - Regulation KW - Economic conditions KW - Water KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754077821?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Hagerty%2C+Curry+L%3BRamseur%2C+Jonathan+L&rft.aulast=Hagerty&rft.aufirst=Curry&rft.date=2010-06-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Deepwater+Horizon+Oil+Spill%3A+Selected+Issues+for+Congress&rft.title=Deepwater+Horizon+Oil+Spill%3A+Selected+Issues+for+Congress&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41262_20100618.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41262 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan: Selected Freedom of Speech Scholarship AN - 754077199; 2010-593692 AB - President Obama has nominated his Solicitor General, Elena Kagan, to be the next Supreme Court Justice. Ms. Kagan wrote a law review article entitled "Private Speech, Public Purpose: The Role of Government Motive in First Amendment Doctrine." This report will explain this and related articles written by Kagan in further detail, as well as provide an additional, shorter piece, discussing the First Amendment implications of codes of conduct at public universities. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jun 18 2010, 25 pp. AU - Ruane, Kathleen Ann Y1 - 2010/06/18/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 18 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Education and education policy - Colleges and universities KW - Human rights - Civil and political rights KW - United States Supreme court KW - Freedom of speech KW - Colleges and universities KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754077199?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Ruane%2C+Kathleen+Ann&rft.aulast=Ruane&rft.aufirst=Kathleen&rft.date=2010-06-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Supreme+Court+Nominee+Elena+Kagan%3A+Selected+Freedom+of+Speech+Scholarship&rft.title=Supreme+Court+Nominee+Elena+Kagan%3A+Selected+Freedom+of+Speech+Scholarship&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41290_20100618.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41290 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Research Recommendations for Selected IARC-Classified Agents AN - 1671460481; 13969362 AB - There are some common occupational agents and exposure circumstances for which evidence of carcinogenicity is substantial but not yet conclusive for humans. Our objectives were to identify research gaps and needs for 20 agents prioritized for review based on evidence of widespread human exposures and potential carcinogenicity in animals or humans. For each chemical agent (or category of agents), a systematic review was conducted of new data published since the most recent pertinent International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monograph meeting on that agent. Reviewers were charged with identifying data gaps and general and specific approaches to address them, focusing on research that would be important in resolving classification uncertainties. An expert meeting brought reviewers together to discuss each agent and the identified data gaps and approaches. Several overarching issues were identified that pertained to multiple agents; these included the importance of recognizing that carcinogenic agents can act through multiple toxicity pathways and mechanisms, including epigenetic mechanisms, oxidative stress, and immuno- and hormonal modulation. Studies in occupational populations provide important opportunities to understand the mechanisms through which exogenous agents cause cancer and intervene to prevent human exposure and/or prevent or detect cancer among those already exposed. Scientific developments are likely to increase the challenges and complexities of carcinogen testing and evaluation in the future, and epidemiologic studies will be particularly critical to inform carcinogen classification and risk assessment processes. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Ward, Elizabeth M AU - Schulte, Paul A AU - Straif, Kurt AU - Hopf, Nancy B AU - Caldwell, Jane C AU - Carreon, Tania AU - DeMarini, David M AU - Fowler, Bruce A AU - Goldstein, Bernard D AU - Hemminki, Kari AU - Hines, Cynthia J AU - Pursiainen, Kirsti Husgafvel AU - Kuempel, Eileen AU - Lewtas, Joellen AU - Lunn, Ruth M AU - Lynge, Elsebeth AU - McElvenny, Damien M AU - Muhle, Hartwig AU - Nakajima, Tamie AU - Robertson, Larry W AU - Rothman, Nathaniel AU - Ruder, Avima M AU - Schubauer-Berigan, Mary K AU - Siemiatycki, Jack AU - Silverman, Debra AU - Smith, Martyn T AU - Sorahan, Tom AU - Steenland, Kyle AU - Stevens, Richard G AU - Vineis, Paolo AU - Zahm, Shelia Hoar AU - Zeise, Lauren AU - Cogliano, Vincent J AD - Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan Y1 - 2010/06/18/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 18 SP - 1355 EP - 1362 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - animal KW - carcinogen KW - carcinogenesis KW - epidemiology KW - human KW - IARC KW - mechanisms of carcinogenicity KW - occupational KW - Gaps KW - Classification KW - Carcinogenicity KW - Occupational KW - Human KW - Focusing KW - Meetings KW - Carcinogens KW - Cancer UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671460481?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Research+Recommendations+for+Selected+IARC-Classified+Agents&rft.au=Ward%2C+Elizabeth+M%3BSchulte%2C+Paul+A%3BStraif%2C+Kurt%3BHopf%2C+Nancy+B%3BCaldwell%2C+Jane+C%3BCarreon%2C+Tania%3BDeMarini%2C+David+M%3BFowler%2C+Bruce+A%3BGoldstein%2C+Bernard+D%3BHemminki%2C+Kari%3BHines%2C+Cynthia+J%3BPursiainen%2C+Kirsti+Husgafvel%3BKuempel%2C+Eileen%3BLewtas%2C+Joellen%3BLunn%2C+Ruth+M%3BLynge%2C+Elsebeth%3BMcElvenny%2C+Damien+M%3BMuhle%2C+Hartwig%3BNakajima%2C+Tamie%3BRobertson%2C+Larry+W%3BRothman%2C+Nathaniel%3BRuder%2C+Avima+M%3BSchubauer-Berigan%2C+Mary+K%3BSiemiatycki%2C+Jack%3BSilverman%2C+Debra%3BSmith%2C+Martyn+T%3BSorahan%2C+Tom%3BSteenland%2C+Kyle%3BStevens%2C+Richard+G%3BVineis%2C+Paolo%3BZahm%2C+Shelia+Hoar%3BZeise%2C+Lauren%3BCogliano%2C+Vincent+J&rft.aulast=Ward&rft.aufirst=Elizabeth&rft.date=2010-06-18&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1355&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901828 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901828 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Disability Benefits Available under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Veterans Disability Compensation (VDC) Programs AN - 754078786; 2010-593694 AB - Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Veterans Disability Compensation (VDC) -- administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) respectively -- are two of the largest federal disability programs, but strongly differ along several dimensions, including the populations served, how each program defines a "disability," as well as varying eligibility requirements. This report provides a description and comparative analysis of the SSDI and VDC programs. These issues will be of particular interest to Congress because of the expected increase in the numbers of SSDI and VDC claims. Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jun 17 2010, 19 pp. AU - Moulta-Ali, Umar Y1 - 2010/06/17/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 17 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Social conditions and policy - Social policy and social development KW - United States KW - Veterans KW - Disability insurance KW - Social insurance KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754078786?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Moulta-Ali%2C+Umar&rft.aulast=Moulta-Ali&rft.aufirst=Umar&rft.date=2010-06-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Disability+Benefits+Available+under+the+Social+Security+Disability+Insurance+%28SSDI%29+and+Veterans+Disability+Compensation+%28VDC%29+Programs&rft.title=Disability+Benefits+Available+under+the+Social+Security+Disability+Insurance+%28SSDI%29+and+Veterans+Disability+Compensation+%28VDC%29+Programs&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41289_20100617.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41289 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of Computational Docking to Identify Pregnane X Receptor Agonists in the ToxCast Database AN - 1677983996; 13969371 AB - The pregnane X receptor (PXR) is a key transcriptional regulator of many genes [e.g., cytochrome P450s (CYP2C9, CYP3A4, CYP2B6), MDR1] involved in xenobiotic metabolism and excretion. As part of an evaluation of different approaches to predict compound affinity for nuclear hormone receptors, we used the molecular docking program GOLD and a hybrid scoring scheme based on similarity weighted GoldScores to predict potential PXR agonists in the ToxCast database of pesticides and other industrial chemicals. We present some of the limitations of different in vitro systems, as well as docking and ligand-based computational models. Each ToxCast compound was docked into the five published crystallographic structures of human PXR (hPXR), and 15 compounds were selected based on their consensus docking scores for testing. In addition, we used a Bayesian model to classify the ToxCast compounds into PXR agonists and nonagonists. hPXR activation was determined by luciferase-based reporter assays in the HepG2 and DPX-2 human liver cell lines. We tested 11 compounds, of which 6 were strong agonists and 2 had weak agonist activity. Docking results of additional compounds were compared with data reported in the literature. The prediction sensitivity of PXR agonists in our sample ToxCast data set (n = 28) using docking and the GoldScore was higher than with the hybrid score at 66.7%. The prediction sensitivity for PXR agonists using GoldScore for the entire ToxCast data set (n = 308) compared with data from the NIH (National Institutes of Health) Chemical Genomics Center data was 73.8%. Docking and the GoldScore may be useful for prioritizing large data sets prior to in vitro testing with good sensitivity across the sample and entire ToxCast data set for hPXR agonists. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Kortagere, Sandhya AU - Krasowski, Matthew D AU - Reschly, Erica J AU - Venkatesh, Madhukumar AU - Mani, Sridhar AU - Ekins, Sean AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Y1 - 2010/06/17/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 17 SP - 1412 EP - 1417 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Bayesian model KW - docking KW - GoldScore KW - hybrid scoring KW - PXR KW - ToxCast KW - Activation KW - Databases KW - Computation KW - Mathematical models KW - In vitro testing KW - Human KW - Receptors KW - Health KW - Docking UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677983996?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Evaluation+of+Computational+Docking+to+Identify+Pregnane+X+Receptor+Agonists+in+the+ToxCast+Database&rft.au=Kortagere%2C+Sandhya%3BKrasowski%2C+Matthew+D%3BReschly%2C+Erica+J%3BVenkatesh%2C+Madhukumar%3BMani%2C+Sridhar%3BEkins%2C+Sean&rft.aulast=Kortagere&rft.aufirst=Sandhya&rft.date=2010-06-17&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1412&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1001930 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1001930 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Redefining Worker Representation in the New World of Work : The Case of Barbados T2 - 47th Annual Conference of the Canadian Industrial Relations Association / International Conference of Interuniversity Research Centre on Globalization and Work (CIRA-ACRI / CRIMT 2010) AN - 839582771; 5879899 JF - 47th Annual Conference of the Canadian Industrial Relations Association / International Conference of Interuniversity Research Centre on Globalization and Work (CIRA-ACRI / CRIMT 2010) AU - Lorde, Ann-Marie Y1 - 2010/06/16/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 16 KW - {Q1} KW - Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles, Barbados KW - Workers KW - U 7000:Multidisciplinary UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/839582771?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=47th+Annual+Conference+of+the+Canadian+Industrial+Relations+Association+%2F+International+Conference+of+Interuniversity+Research+Centre+on+Globalization+and+Work+%28CIRA-ACRI+%2F+CRIMT+2010%29&rft.atitle=Redefining+Worker+Representation+in+the+New+World+of+Work+%3A+The+Case+of+Barbados&rft.au=Lorde%2C+Ann-Marie&rft.aulast=Lorde&rft.aufirst=Ann-Marie&rft.date=2010-06-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=47th+Annual+Conference+of+the+Canadian+Industrial+Relations+Association+%2F+International+Conference+of+Interuniversity+Research+Centre+on+Globalization+and+Work+%28CIRA-ACRI+%2F+CRIMT+2010%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.crimt.org/CIRA-CRIMT/Programme_ACRI-CIRA-CRIMT.pdf LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-01-11 N1 - Last updated - 2011-01-14 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Comparison of Selected Senate Energy and Climate Change Proposals AN - 818792359; 2010-637986 AB - This memorandum provides a short summary and comparison of three legislative proposals for energy and climate change policy that may receive attention in the Senate. The specifics of the three proposals -- S. 1462, the American Clean Energy Leadership Act (ACELA) of 2009; S. 2877, the Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act; and the American Power Act (APA) -- vary significantly, and their approaches vary in many ways. Tables. JF - Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Jun 16 2010, 14 pp. AU - Yucobucci, Brent Y1 - 2010/06/16/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 16 PB - Pew Center on Global Climate Change KW - Environment and environmental policy - Weather, climate, and natural disasters KW - Politics - Politics and policy-making KW - Global warming KW - Leadership KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818792359?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Yucobucci%2C+Brent&rft.aulast=Yucobucci&rft.aufirst=Brent&rft.date=2010-06-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Comparison+of+Selected+Senate+Energy+and+Climate+Change+Proposals&rft.title=Comparison+of+Selected+Senate+Energy+and+Climate+Change+Proposals&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/CRS%20Comparison%20of%20Senate%20Bills%206-16-10.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-16 N1 - Publication note - Pew Center on Global Climate Change, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - Congressional Research Service N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Securing America's Borders: The Role of the Military AN - 754079667; 2010-593697 AB - Reported escalations in criminal activity and illegal immigration have prompted some lawmakers to reevaluate the extent and type of military support that occurs in the border region. In the 111th Congress, various types of legislation have been introduced, including S. 3332 and H.R. 4321, which, if enacted, would authorize the utilization of National Guard troops along the southern border. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jun 16 2010, 7 pp. AU - Mason, R Chuck Y1 - 2010/06/16/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 16 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Government - Internal security KW - International relations - International relations KW - United States KW - Foreign relations KW - Legislation KW - Internal security KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754079667?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Mason%2C+R+Chuck&rft.aulast=Mason&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=2010-06-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Securing+America%27s+Borders%3A+The+Role+of+the+Military&rft.title=Securing+America%27s+Borders%3A+The+Role+of+the+Military&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://opencrs.com/document/R41286/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41286 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Authorizations and Corresponding Appropriations AN - 754079308; 2010-593696 AB - The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (P.L. 87-195; 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) serves as the cornerstone for the US's foreign assistance policies and programs. Written, passed, and signed into law at the height of the Cold War, the Act is seen by some today as anachronistic. This report presents the authorities of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and correlates those authorities with the operative appropriations measure (division F of P.L. 111-117; 123 Stat. 3312) that funds those authorities. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jun 16 2010, 31 pp. AU - Rennack, Dianne E Y1 - 2010/06/16/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 16 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - International relations - International relations KW - United States KW - Foreign relations KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754079308?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Rennack%2C+Dianne+E&rft.aulast=Rennack&rft.aufirst=Dianne&rft.date=2010-06-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Foreign+Assistance+Act+of+1961%3A+Authorizations+and+Corresponding+Appropriations&rft.title=Foreign+Assistance+Act+of+1961%3A+Authorizations+and+Corresponding+Appropriations&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40089_20100616.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R40089 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - World Trade Organization (WTO): Issues in the Debate on Continued U.S. Participation AN - 754078251; 2010-593698 AB - The purpose of this report is to analyze some of the main issues in any debate on US participation in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and to address some of the criticisms leveled at the organization. Academic studies indicate that the US benefits from broad reductions in trade barriers worldwide, but some workers and industries might not share in those gains. Tables, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jun 16 2010, 38 pp. AU - Ahearn, Raymond J AU - Fergusson, Ian F Y1 - 2010/06/16/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 16 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - International relations - International organizations KW - United States KW - World trade organization KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754078251?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Ahearn%2C+Raymond+J%3BFergusson%2C+Ian+F&rft.aulast=Ahearn&rft.aufirst=Raymond&rft.date=2010-06-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=World+Trade+Organization+%28WTO%29%3A+Issues+in+the+Debate+on+Continued+U.S.+Participation&rft.title=World+Trade+Organization+%28WTO%29%3A+Issues+in+the+Debate+on+Continued+U.S.+Participation&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41291_20100616.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41291 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Israel's Blockade of Gaza, the Mavi Marmara Incident, and Its Aftermath AN - 754076965; 2010-593695 AB - After Hamas won the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections and later forcibly seized control of the territory in 2007, Israel imposed a tighter blockade on the flow of goods and materials into Gaza. When in May 2010, the pro-Palestinian Free Gaza Movement and the pro-Hamas Turkish Humanitarian Relief Fund organized a six-ship flotilla to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and to break Israel's blockade, some activists on a Turkish passenger vessel challenged the intervention of Israeli naval special forces commandos resulting in the deaths of eight Turks and one Turkish-American, more than 30 passengers injured, and 10 commandos injured. Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jun 16 2010, 16 pp. AU - Migdalovitz, Carol Y1 - 2010/06/16/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 16 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Social conditions and policy - Social conditions and problems KW - Social conditions KW - Elections KW - Blockade KW - Special forces KW - Israel KW - Hamas KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754076965?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Migdalovitz%2C+Carol&rft.aulast=Migdalovitz&rft.aufirst=Carol&rft.date=2010-06-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Israel%27s+Blockade+of+Gaza%2C+the+Mavi+Marmara+Incident%2C+and+Its+Aftermath&rft.title=Israel%27s+Blockade+of+Gaza%2C+the+Mavi+Marmara+Incident%2C+and+Its+Aftermath&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41275_20100616.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Emissions of methane and nitrous oxide from Australian sugarcane soils AN - 760196823; 13071149 AB - Climatic conditions and cultural practices in the sub-tropical and tropical high-rainfall regions in which sugarcane is grown in Australia are conducive to rapid carbon and nitrogen cycling. Previous research has identified substantial exchanges of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) between sugarcane soils and the atmosphere. However, that research has been mostly short-term. This paper describes recent work aimed at quantifying exchanges of CH4 and N2O from fertilised sugarcane soils over whole growing seasons. Micrometeorological and chamber techniques provided continuous measurements of gas emissions in whole-of-season studies in a burnt-cane crop on an acid sulfate soil (ASS) that was fertilised with 160kg nitrogen (N)ha/1 as urea in the south of the sugarcane belt (Site 1), and in a crop on a more representative trash-blanketed soil fertilised with 150kg urea-Nha/1 in the north (Site 2). Site 1 was a strong source of CH4 with a seasonal emission (over 342 days) of 19.9kg CH4 ha/1. That rate corresponds to 0.5-5% of those expected from rice and wetlands. The many drains in the region appear to be the main source. The net annual emission of CH4 at Site 2 over 292 days was essentially zero, which contradicts predictions that trash-blankets on the soil are net CH4 sinks. Emissions of N2O from the ASS at Site 1 were extraordinarily large and prolonged, totalling 72.1kgN2Oha/1 (45.9kgNha/1) and persisting at substantial rates for 5 months. The high porosity and frequent wetting with consequent high water filled pore space and the high carbon content of the soil appear to be important drivers of N2O production. At Site 2, emissions were much smaller, totalling 7.4kgN2Oha/1 (4.7kgNha/1), most of which was emitted in less than 3 months. The emission factors for N2O (the proportion of fertiliser nitrogen emitted as N2O-N) were 21% at Site 1 and 2.8% at Site 2. Both factors exceed the default national inventory value of 1.25%. Calculations suggest that annual N2O production from Australian sugarcane soils is around 3.8ktN2O, which is about one-half a previous estimate based on short-term measurements, and although ASS constitute only about 4% of Australia's sugarcane soils, they could contribute about 25% of soil emissions of N2O from sugarcane. The uptake of 50-94tCO2 ha/1 from the atmosphere by the crops at both sites was offset by emissions of CH4 and N2O to the atmosphere amounting to 22tCO2-eha/1 at Site 1 and 2tCO2-eha/1 at Site 2. JF - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology AU - Denmead, O T AU - Macdonald, BCT AU - Bryant, G AU - Naylor, T AU - Wilson, S AU - Griffith, DWT AU - Wang, W J AU - Salter, B AU - White, I AU - Moody, P W AD - CSIRO Land and Water, GPO Box 1666, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia Y1 - 2010/06/15/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 15 SP - 748 EP - 756 PB - Elsevier Science, The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB UK VL - 150 IS - 6 SN - 0168-1923, 0168-1923 KW - Water Resources Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts KW - Flux-gradient techniques KW - Automatic chambers KW - Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy KW - Acid sulfate soils KW - Sulfates KW - Sugarcane KW - Sinks KW - Atmosphere KW - Climatic conditions KW - Crops KW - Soil KW - Methane in the atmosphere KW - Carbon KW - Nitrous oxide KW - Emissions KW - Emission measurements KW - Australia KW - Drains KW - Methane emissions KW - Wetlands KW - Methane KW - Growing season KW - Oryza sativa KW - Oxides KW - Nitrogen KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - SW 0810:General KW - M2 556.56:Swamps, Marshes (556.56) KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/760196823?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Agricultural+and+Forest+Meteorology&rft.atitle=Emissions+of+methane+and+nitrous+oxide+from+Australian+sugarcane+soils&rft.au=Denmead%2C+O+T%3BMacdonald%2C+BCT%3BBryant%2C+G%3BNaylor%2C+T%3BWilson%2C+S%3BGriffith%2C+DWT%3BWang%2C+W+J%3BSalter%2C+B%3BWhite%2C+I%3BMoody%2C+P+W&rft.aulast=Denmead&rft.aufirst=O&rft.date=2010-06-15&rft.volume=150&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=748&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Agricultural+and+Forest+Meteorology&rft.issn=01681923&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.agrformet.2009.06.018 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Methane in the atmosphere; Growing season; Wetlands; Methane emissions; Climatic conditions; Sulfates; Soil; Methane; Nitrous oxide; Emission measurements; Emissions; Atmosphere; Crops; Nitrogen; Carbon; Sugarcane; Sinks; Drains; Oxides; Oryza sativa; Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2009.06.018 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Damage Evaluation by Elastic-Wave Methods in Freezing and Thawing Test of Concrete T2 - Structural Faults & Repair 2010 AN - 754261691; 5819310 JF - Structural Faults & Repair 2010 AU - Ohtsu, M AU - Goto, T Y1 - 2010/06/15/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 15 KW - Temperature KW - Concrete KW - Freezing KW - Thawing KW - U 7000:Multidisciplinary UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754261691?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=Structural+Faults+%26+Repair+2010&rft.atitle=Damage+Evaluation+by+Elastic-Wave+Methods+in+Freezing+and+Thawing+Test+of+Concrete&rft.au=Ohtsu%2C+M%3BGoto%2C+T&rft.aulast=Ohtsu&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2010-06-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Structural+Faults+%26+Repair+2010&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.structuralfaultsandrepair.com/Abstract%20book%20highres%20M LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-08-02 N1 - Last updated - 2010-09-25 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - On-Site Measurement of Concrete Structures by Ndt T2 - Structural Faults & Repair 2010 AN - 754250313; 5819225 JF - Structural Faults & Repair 2010 AU - Ohtsu, M AU - Yamada, M AU - Matsuyama, K Y1 - 2010/06/15/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 15 KW - Concrete KW - Concrete structures KW - U 7000:Multidisciplinary UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754250313?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=Structural+Faults+%26+Repair+2010&rft.atitle=On-Site+Measurement+of+Concrete+Structures+by+Ndt&rft.au=Ohtsu%2C+M%3BYamada%2C+M%3BMatsuyama%2C+K&rft.aulast=Ohtsu&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2010-06-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Structural+Faults+%26+Repair+2010&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.structuralfaultsandrepair.com/Abstract%20book%20highres%20M LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-08-02 N1 - Last updated - 2010-09-25 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Comparison of the Current World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program and the World Trade Center Health Program Proposed by Title I of H.R. 847 AN - 754077845; 2010-593700 AB - Through the World Trade Center (WTC) Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program (MMTP), Congress passed appropriations to provide limited health screening and treatment services to persons involved in rescue, recovery, and cleanup operations around the former site of the World Trade Center. Title I of H.R. 847 would eliminate the current MMTP and replace it with a program authorized in statute and financed through mandatory federal spending, partially matched by New York City -- This World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) would provide full medical screening and treatment benefits to eligible WTC responders and community members. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jun 15 2010, 11 pp. AU - Szymendera, Scott AU - Lister, Sarah A Y1 - 2010/06/15/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 15 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Health conditions and policy - Medicine and health care KW - United States Congress KW - World trade center KW - Medical service KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754077845?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Szymendera%2C+Scott%3BLister%2C+Sarah+A&rft.aulast=Szymendera&rft.aufirst=Scott&rft.date=2010-06-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Comparison+of+the+Current+World+Trade+Center+Medical+Monitoring+and+Treatment+Program+and+the+World+Trade+Center+Health+Program+Proposed+by+Title+I+of+H.R.+847&rft.title=Comparison+of+the+Current+World+Trade+Center+Medical+Monitoring+and+Treatment+Program+and+the+World+Trade+Center+Health+Program+Proposed+by+Title+I+of+H.R.+847&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41292_20100615.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41292 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Acquisition: Issues for Congress AN - 754075886; 2010-593699 AB - Increasing calls for intelligence support and continuing innovations in intelligence technologies combine to create significant challenges for both the Executive and Legislative Branches. Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems are integral components of both national policymaking and military operations, including counterterrorism operations, but they are costly and complicated and they must be linked in order to provide users with a comprehensive understanding of issues based on information from all sources. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jun 15 2010, 23 pp. AU - Best, Richard A, Jr Y1 - 2010/06/15/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 15 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Social conditions and policy - Psychology KW - Education and education policy - Educational psychology and learning ability KW - Law and ethics - Criminal law KW - Government - Internal security KW - Information KW - Intelligence KW - Counterterrorism KW - Military operations KW - Surveillance KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754075886?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Best%2C+Richard+A%2C+Jr&rft.aulast=Best&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=2010-06-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Intelligence%2C+Surveillance%2C+and+Reconnaissance+%28ISR%29+Acquisition%3A+Issues+for+Congress&rft.title=Intelligence%2C+Surveillance%2C+and+Reconnaissance+%28ISR%29+Acquisition%3A+Issues+for+Congress&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://opencrs.com/document/R41284/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41284 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Oxidative degradation of dyes in water using Co2+/H2O2 and Co2+/peroxymonosulfate AN - 746154707; 13031764 AB - Dye degradation using advanced oxidation processes with Co2+/H2O2 and Co2+/peroxymonosulfate (PMS) systems has been investigated. Two types of dyes, basic blue 9 and acid red 183, were employed. Several parameters affecting dye degradation such as Co2+, PMS, H2O2, and dye concentrations were investigated. The optimal ratio of oxidant (PMS, H2O2)/Co2+ for the degradation of two dyes was determined. It is found that dye decomposition is much faster in Co2+/PMS system than in Co2+/H2O2. For Co2+/H2O2, an optimal ratio of H2O2 to Co2+ at 6 is required for the maximum decomposition of the dyes. For Co2+/PMS, higher concentrations of Co2+ and PMS will increase dye degradation rate with an optimal ratio of 3, achieving 95% decolourisation. For basic blue 9, a complete decolourisation can be achieved in 5min at 0.13mM Co2+, 0.40mM PMS and 7mg/l basic blue 9 while the complete degradation of acid red 183 will be achieved at 30min at 0.13mM Co2+, 0.40mM PMS and 160mg/l of acid red 183. The degradation of acid red 183 follows the second-order kinetics. JF - Journal of Hazardous Materials AU - Ling, Sie King AU - Wang, Shaobin AU - Peng, Yuelian AD - Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia Y1 - 2010/06/15/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 15 SP - 385 EP - 389 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 178 IS - 1-3 SN - 0304-3894, 0304-3894 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Dye KW - Advanced oxidation processes KW - H2O2 KW - Oxone KW - Color removal KW - Degradation KW - Decomposition KW - Dyes KW - Hydrogen peroxide KW - Kinetics KW - Oxidation KW - Oxidants KW - decolorization KW - X 24490:Other KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/746154707?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Hazardous+Materials&rft.atitle=Oxidative+degradation+of+dyes+in+water+using+Co2%2B%2FH2O2+and+Co2%2B%2Fperoxymonosulfate&rft.au=Ling%2C+Sie+King%3BWang%2C+Shaobin%3BPeng%2C+Yuelian&rft.aulast=Ling&rft.aufirst=Sie&rft.date=2010-06-15&rft.volume=178&rft.issue=1-3&rft.spage=385&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Hazardous+Materials&rft.issn=03043894&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jhazmat.2010.01.091 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Dyes; Hydrogen peroxide; Kinetics; Oxidation; Decomposition; Oxidants; decolorization; Color removal; Degradation DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.01.091 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Blunting of rapid onset vasodilatation and blood flow restriction in arterioles of exercising skeletal muscle with ageing in male mice AN - 744626909; 13145928 AB - Exercise capacity and skeletal muscle blood flow are diminished with ageing but little is known of underlying changes in microvascular haemodynamics. Further, it is not clear how the sympathetic nervous system affects the microcirculation of skeletal muscle with ageing or whether sex differences prevail in the regulation of arteriolar diameter in response to muscle contractions. In the gluteus maximus muscle of C57BL-6 mice, we tested the hypothesis that ageing would impair 'rapid onset vasodilatation' (ROV) in distributing arterioles (second-order, 2A) of old (20-month) males (OM) and females (OF) relative to young (3-month) males (YM) and females (YF). Neither resting (617 km) nor maximum (630 km) 2A diameters differed between groups. In response to single tetanic contractions at 100 Hz (duration, 100-1000 ms), ROV responses were blunted by half in OM relative to OF, YM or YF. With no effect in YM, blockade of a-adrenoreceptors with phentolamine (1 km) restored ROV in OM. Topical noradrenaline (1 nm) blunted ROV in YM and YF to levels seen in OM and further suppressed ROV in OM (P m) were attenuated >60% (P < 0.05) in OM. Blood flow at peak ROV was blunted by 75-80% in OM vs. YM (P < 0.05). In response to 30 s of rhythmic contractions at 2, 4 and 8 Hz, progressive dilatations did not differ with age or sex. Nevertheless, resting and peak blood flows in YM were 2- to 3-fold greater (P < 0.05) than OM. We suggest that ageing blunts ROV and restricts blood flow to skeletal muscle of OM through subtle activation of a-adrenoreceptors in microvascular resistance networks. JF - Journal of Physiology (London) AU - Jackson, Dwayne N AU - Moore, Alex W AU - Segal, Steven S AD - 1The John B. Pierce Laboratory, 290 Congress Avenue, New Haven, CT 06519, USA Y1 - 2010/06/15/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 15 SP - 2269 EP - 2282 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 USA VL - 588 IS - 12 SN - 0022-3751, 0022-3751 KW - Physical Education Index KW - Animal subjects KW - Blood flow KW - Heart rate KW - Measurement KW - Muscles (activity) KW - Muscles (blood flow) KW - Muscles (contractions) KW - Muscles (exercise effects) KW - Nervous system KW - Rest KW - Sex differences KW - PE 090:Sports Medicine & Exercise Sport Science UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/744626909?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aphysicaleducation&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Physiology+%28London%29&rft.atitle=Blunting+of+rapid+onset+vasodilatation+and+blood+flow+restriction+in+arterioles+of+exercising+skeletal+muscle+with+ageing+in+male+mice&rft.au=Jackson%2C+Dwayne+N%3BMoore%2C+Alex+W%3BSegal%2C+Steven+S&rft.aulast=Jackson&rft.aufirst=Dwayne&rft.date=2010-06-15&rft.volume=588&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=2269&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Physiology+%28London%29&rft.issn=00223751&rft_id=info:doi/10.1113%2Fjphysiol.2010.189811 LA - English DB - Physical Education Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-07-01 N1 - Number of references - 57 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Measurement; Muscles (blood flow); Nervous system; Muscles (exercise effects); Blood flow; Animal subjects; Heart rate; Rest; Muscles (activity); Sex differences; Muscles (contractions) DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2010.189811 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Exposure to Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in U.S. Children 12-15 Years of Age AN - 1677912791; 14160342 AB - Polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFCs) have been widely used in consumer products. Exposures in the United States and in world populations are widespread. PFC exposures have been linked to various health impacts, and data in animals suggest that PFCs may be potential developmental neurotoxicants. We evaluated the associations between exposures to four PFCs and parental report of diagnosis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Data were obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2000 and 2003-2004 for children 12-15 years of age. Parental report of a previous diagnosis by a doctor or health care professional of ADHD in the child was the primary outcome measure. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) levels were measured in serum samples from each child. Parents reported that 48 of 571 children included in the analysis had been diagnosed with ADHD. The adjusted odds ratio (OR) for parentally reported ADHD in association with a 1- mu g/L increase in serum PFOS (modeled as a continuous predictor) was 1.03 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.01-1.05]. Adjusted ORs for 1- mu g/L increases in PFOA and PFHxS were also statistically significant (PFOA: OR = 1.12; 95% CI, 1.01-1.23; PFHxS: OR = 1.06; 95% CI, 1.02-1.11), and we observed a nonsignificant positive association with PFNA (OR = 1.32; 95% CI, 0.86-2.02). Our results, using cross-sectional data, are consistent with increased odds of ADHD in children with higher serum PFC levels. Given the extremely prevalent exposure to PFCs, follow-up of these data with cohort studies is needed. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Hoffman, Kate AU - Webster, Thomas F AU - Weisskopf, Marc G AU - Weinberg, Janice AU - Vieira, Veronica M AD - Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Y1 - 2010/06/15/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 15 SP - 1762 EP - 1767 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 2 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) KW - National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) KW - perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) KW - perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) KW - perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) KW - perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) KW - polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFCs) KW - Age KW - Mathematical models KW - Diagnosis KW - Health KW - Sulfonic acid KW - Children KW - Adjustment KW - Serums KW - Disorders UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677912791?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Exposure+to+Polyfluoroalkyl+Chemicals+and+Attention+Deficit%2FHyperactivity+Disorder+in+U.S.+Children+12-15+Years+of+Age&rft.au=Hoffman%2C+Kate%3BWebster%2C+Thomas+F%3BWeisskopf%2C+Marc+G%3BWeinberg%2C+Janice%3BVieira%2C+Veronica+M&rft.aulast=Hoffman&rft.aufirst=Kate&rft.date=2010-06-15&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=1762&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1001898 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1001898 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - China and the United States -- A Comparison of Green Energy Programs and Policies AN - 754077796; 2010-593701 AB - China, a command economy, has set ambitious targets for developing its non-hydropower renewable energy resources with a major push of laws, policies, and incentives in the last few years. In contrast, the US has largely a market-driven economy, and some argue that it does not have a comprehensive national policy in place for promotion of renewable energy technologies, with some saying that the higher costs of renewable electricity are not conducive to market adoption. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jun 14 2010, 21 pp. AU - Campbell, Richard J Y1 - 2010/06/14/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 14 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Environment and environmental policy - Ecology and environmental policy KW - United States KW - Electric power KW - Energy sector KW - Environmental policy KW - China (People's Republic) KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754077796?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Campbell%2C+Richard+J&rft.aulast=Campbell&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=2010-06-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=China+and+the+United+States+--+A+Comparison+of+Green+Energy+Programs+and+Policies&rft.title=China+and+the+United+States+--+A+Comparison+of+Green+Energy+Programs+and+Policies&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41287_20100614.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41287 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - FY2010 Supplemental for Wars, Disaster Assistance, Haiti Relief, and Court Cases AN - 754077084; 2010-593702 AB - The Administration requested 63.4 billion dollars in FY2010 supplemental appropriations; the House passed H.R. 4899, the Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act with 5.7 billion dollars in funding to replenish FEMA's Disaster Assistance Fund, and 600 million dollars for a Labor Department summer jobs program; and the Senate passed H.R. including not only the 5.7 billion dollars for FEMA but also 36.6 billion dollars for the Afghan and Iraq wars, 2.9 billion dollars for Haiti relief and reconstruction, 193 million dollars for expenses related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and 13.4 billion dollars for veterans affected by Agent Orange. 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JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jun 11 2010, 71 pp. AU - Belasco, Amy AU - Else, Daniel H AU - Lindsay, Bruce R AU - Margesson, Rhoda AU - Nakamura, Kennon H AU - Taft-Morales, Maureen AU - Tarnoff, Curt Y1 - 2010/06/11/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 11 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Business and service sector - Accounting KW - United States KW - Appropriations and expenditures KW - Budget KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754077084?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Belasco%2C+Amy%3BElse%2C+Daniel+H%3BLindsay%2C+Bruce+R%3BMargesson%2C+Rhoda%3BNakamura%2C+Kennon+H%3BTaft-Morales%2C+Maureen%3BTarnoff%2C+Curt&rft.aulast=Belasco&rft.aufirst=Amy&rft.date=2010-06-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FY2010+Supplemental+for+Wars%2C+Disaster+Assistance%2C+Haiti+Relief%2C+and+Court+Cases&rft.title=FY2010+Supplemental+for+Wars%2C+Disaster+Assistance%2C+Haiti+Relief%2C+and+Court+Cases&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://opencrs.com/document/R41232/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-10 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41232 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - On the use of abiotic surrogates to describe marine benthic biodiversity AN - 759307570; 13071622 AB - A growing need to manage marine biodiversity sustainably at local, regional and global scales cannot be met by applying existing biological data. Abiotic surrogates of biodiversity are thus increasingly valuable in filling the gaps in our knowledge of biodiversity patterns, especially identification of hotspots, habitats needed by endangered or commercially valuable species and systems or processes important to the sustained provision of ecosystem services. This review examines the use of abiotic variables as surrogates for patterns in benthic biodiversity with particular regard to how variables are tied to processes affecting species richness and how easily those variables can be measured at scales relevant to resource management decisions. Direct gradient variables such as salinity, oxygen concentration and temperature can be strong predictive variables for larger systems, although local stability of water quality may prevent usefulness of these factors at fine spatial scales. Biological productivity has complex relationships with benthic biodiversity and although the development of local and regional models cannot accurately predict outside the range of their biological sampling, remote sensing may provide useful information. Indeed, interpolated values are available for much of the world's seas, and these are continually being refined by the collection of remote sensing and field data. Sediment variables often exhibit complex relationships with benthic biodiversity. The strength of the relationship between any one sediment variable and biodiversity may depend on the state of another sediment variable in that system. Percentage mud, percentage gravel, rugosity and compaction hold the strongest independent predictive power. Rugosity and the difference between gravel and finer sediments can be established using acoustic methods, but to quantify grain size and measure compaction, a sample is necessary. Pure spatial variables such as latitude, longitude and depth are not direct drivers of biodiversity patterns but often correspond with driving gradients and can be of some use in prediction. In such cases it would be better to identify what the spatial variable is acting as a proxy for so boundaries for that variable are not overlooked. The utility of these potential surrogates vary across spatial scales, quality of data, and management needs. A continued focus on surrogate research will address the need of marine scientists and resource managers worldwide for accurate and robust predictions, extending from simple measures of diversity to species distributions and patterns of assemblage. JF - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science AU - McArthur, MA AU - Brooke, B P AU - Przeslawski, R AU - Ryan, DA AU - Lucieer, V L AU - Nichol, S AU - McCallum, A W AU - Mellin, C AU - Cresswell, I D AU - Radke, L C AD - Marine and Coastal Environment Group, Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia, matthew.mcarthur@ga.gov.au Y1 - 2010/06/10/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 10 SP - 21 EP - 32 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 88 IS - 1 SN - 0272-7714, 0272-7714 KW - Ecology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - Prediction KW - Resource management KW - Remote sensing KW - Biological diversity KW - Biodiversity KW - Water quality KW - Compaction KW - spatial distribution KW - biological sampling KW - Salinity effects KW - longitude KW - Sampling KW - Sedimentation KW - Data processing KW - Acoustics KW - Temperature KW - Water temperature KW - Rare species KW - Sediments KW - Reviews KW - Species diversity KW - Q1 08462:Benthos KW - O 4090:Conservation and Environmental Protection KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - P 1000:MARINE POLLUTION KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/759307570?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Estuarine%2C+Coastal+and+Shelf+Science&rft.atitle=On+the+use+of+abiotic+surrogates+to+describe+marine+benthic+biodiversity&rft.au=McArthur%2C+MA%3BBrooke%2C+B+P%3BPrzeslawski%2C+R%3BRyan%2C+DA%3BLucieer%2C+V+L%3BNichol%2C+S%3BMcCallum%2C+A+W%3BMellin%2C+C%3BCresswell%2C+I+D%3BRadke%2C+L+C&rft.aulast=McArthur&rft.aufirst=MA&rft.date=2010-06-10&rft.volume=88&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=21&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Estuarine%2C+Coastal+and+Shelf+Science&rft.issn=02727714&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.ecss.2010.03.003 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Number of references - 24 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Prediction; Resource management; Species diversity; Remote sensing; Biodiversity; Rare species; Sedimentation; Water quality; Compaction; Data processing; Salinity effects; Sampling; Water temperature; Sediments; spatial distribution; biological sampling; Acoustics; Reviews; Temperature; Biological diversity; longitude DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2010.03.003 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Case-Control Study of Lung Cancer Nested in a Cohort of European Asphalt Workers AN - 847438265; 13969372 AB - We conducted a nested case-control study in a cohort of European asphalt workers in which an increase in lung cancer risk has been reported among workers exposed to airborne bitumen fume, although potential bias and confounding were not fully addressed. We investigated the contribution of exposure to bitumen, other occupational agents, and tobacco smoking to the risk of lung cancer among asphalt workers. Cases were cohort members in Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Israel who had died of lung cancer between 1980 and the end of follow-up (2002-2005). Controls were individually matched in a 3:1 ratio to cases on year of birth and country. We derived exposure estimates for bitumen fume and condensate, organic vapor, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, as well as for asbestos, crystalline silica, diesel motor exhaust, and coal tar. Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated for ever-exposure, duration, average exposure, and cumulative exposure after adjusting for tobacco smoking and exposure to coal tar. A total of 433 cases and 1,253 controls were included in the analysis. The OR was 1.12 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.84-1.49] for inhalation exposure to bitumen fume and 1.17 (95% CI, 0.88-1.56) for dermal exposure to bitumen condensate. No significant trend was observed between lung cancer risk and duration, average exposure, or cumulative exposure to bitumen fume or condensate. We found no consistent evidence of an association between indicators of either inhalation or dermal exposure to bitumen and lung cancer risk. A sizable proportion of the excess mortality from lung cancer relative to the general population observed in the earlier cohort phase is likely attributable to high tobacco consumption and possibly to coal tar exposure, whereas other occupational agents do not appear to play an important role. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Olsson, Ann AU - Kromhout, Hans AU - Agostini, Michela AU - Hansen, Johnni AU - Lassen, Christina Funch AU - Johansen, Christoffer AU - Kjaerheim, Kristina AU - Langaard, Sverre AU - Stuecker, Isabelle AU - Ahrens, Wolfgang AU - Behrens, Thomas AU - Lindbohm, Marja-Liisa AU - Heikkilae, Pirjo AU - Heederik, Dick AU - Portengen, Luetzen AU - Shaham, Judith AU - Ferro, Gilles AU - de Vocht, Frank AU - Burstyn, Igor AU - Boffetta, Paolo AD - Community and Occupational Medicine Program, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Y1 - 2010/06/09/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 09 SP - 1418 EP - 1424 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts KW - bitumen KW - case-control studies KW - coal tar KW - dermal exposure KW - inhalation exposure KW - lung neoplasm KW - occupational exposure KW - polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons KW - Inhalation KW - Bitumens KW - Israel KW - Coal KW - France KW - Smoking KW - Vapors KW - Condensates KW - Exposure KW - Tobacco KW - Denmark KW - Netherlands KW - Occupational exposure KW - Lung cancer KW - Mortality KW - Asbestos KW - asphalt KW - Fumes KW - Finland KW - Tar KW - Cancer KW - Risk KW - Health risks KW - bitumens KW - Silica KW - Asphalt KW - Germany KW - Norway KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - SW 3050:Ultimate disposal of wastes KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/847438265?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=A+Case-Control+Study+of+Lung+Cancer+Nested+in+a+Cohort+of+European+Asphalt+Workers&rft.au=Olsson%2C+Ann%3BKromhout%2C+Hans%3BAgostini%2C+Michela%3BHansen%2C+Johnni%3BLassen%2C+Christina+Funch%3BJohansen%2C+Christoffer%3BKjaerheim%2C+Kristina%3BLangaard%2C+Sverre%3BStuecker%2C+Isabelle%3BAhrens%2C+Wolfgang%3BBehrens%2C+Thomas%3BLindbohm%2C+Marja-Liisa%3BHeikkilae%2C+Pirjo%3BHeederik%2C+Dick%3BPortengen%2C+Luetzen%3BShaham%2C+Judith%3BFerro%2C+Gilles%3Bde+Vocht%2C+Frank%3BBurstyn%2C+Igor%3BBoffetta%2C+Paolo&rft.aulast=Olsson&rft.aufirst=Ann&rft.date=2010-06-09&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1418&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901800 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-23 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Inhalation; Mortality; Fumes; asphalt; Tar; Bitumens; Coal; Cancer; Smoking; bitumens; Health risks; Vapors; Asphalt; Tobacco; Occupational exposure; Lung cancer; Risk; Asbestos; Silica; Condensates; Exposure; France; Finland; Denmark; Israel; Norway; Netherlands; Germany DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901800 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Atrazine Binds to the Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Receptor and Affects Growth Hormone Gene Expression AN - 849455771; 13969369 AB - Atrazine (ATR), a commonly used herbicide in the United States, is widely distributed in water and soil because of its mobility through ecosystems and its persistence in the environment. ATR has been associated with defects in sexual development in animals, but studies on mammalian systems have failed to clearly identify a cellular target. Our goal in this study was to identify a ligand-binding receptor for ATR in pituitary cells that may explain the mechanism of action at the gene expression level. We used pituitary cells from postnatal day 7 male rats and pituitary cell lines to study the effect of ATR on gene expression of growth hormone (GH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and prolactin (PRL) at RNA and protein levels. 14C-ATR was used to determine its specific binding to the growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor (GHRHR). The effect of ATR on structural proteins was visualized using immunofluorescent in situ staining. The treatment of rat pituitary cells with ATR, at environmentally relevant concentrations (1 ppb and 1 ppm), resulted in a reduction of GH expression. This effect appeared to result from the inhibition of GH gene transcription due to ATR binding to the GHRHR of the pituitary cells. Identification of GHRHR as the target of ATR is consistent with the myriad effects previously reported for ATR in mammalian systems. These findings may lead to a better understanding of the hazards of environmental ATR contamination and inform efforts to develop guidelines for establishing safe levels in water systems. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Fakhouri, Walid D AU - Nunez, Joseph L AU - Trail, Frances AD - Department of Plant Biology Y1 - 2010/06/08/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 08 SP - 1400 EP - 1405 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Genetics Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - atrazine KW - dexamethasone KW - GHRHR KW - GHRH receptor KW - growth hormone KW - luteinizing hormone KW - postnatal pituitary cells KW - prolactin KW - rat KW - Contamination KW - Mobility KW - Development KW - Hormones KW - Structural proteins KW - Rats KW - Soil KW - Gene expression KW - Growth KW - guidelines KW - Pituitary KW - Luteinizing hormone KW - Growth hormone-releasing hormone receptors KW - Growth hormone KW - Transcription KW - Herbicides KW - Prolactin KW - USA KW - RNA KW - Atrazine KW - Proteins KW - G 07730:Development & Cell Cycle KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/849455771?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Atrazine+Binds+to+the+Growth+Hormone-Releasing+Hormone+Receptor+and+Affects+Growth+Hormone+Gene+Expression&rft.au=Fakhouri%2C+Walid+D%3BNunez%2C+Joseph+L%3BTrail%2C+Frances&rft.aulast=Fakhouri&rft.aufirst=Walid&rft.date=2010-06-08&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1400&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0900738 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Growth hormone; Growth hormone-releasing hormone receptors; Mobility; Contamination; Transcription; Herbicides; Development; Structural proteins; Gene expression; Prolactin; Soil; RNA; Pituitary; Luteinizing hormone; Atrazine; Rats; Growth; guidelines; Proteins; Hormones; USA DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0900738 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Interconf Program: A Contribution for Understanding Antarctica - South America Teleconnections T2 - 2010 International Polar Year Oslo Science Conference AN - 839659778; 5916450 JF - 2010 International Polar Year Oslo Science Conference AU - Souza, R AU - Pezzi, L AU - Camargo, R AU - Garcia, C Y1 - 2010/06/08/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 08 KW - {Q1} KW - Antarctica KW - South America KW - Teleconnections KW - U 2000:Biological Sciences UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/839659778?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2010+International+Polar+Year+Oslo+Science+Conference&rft.atitle=The+Interconf+Program%3A+A+Contribution+for+Understanding+Antarctica+-+South+America+Teleconnections&rft.au=Souza%2C+R%3BPezzi%2C+L%3BCamargo%2C+R%3BGarcia%2C+C&rft.aulast=Souza&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=2010-06-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2010+International+Polar+Year+Oslo+Science+Conference&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipy-osc.no/osc_programme LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-01-11 N1 - Last updated - 2011-01-14 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Adverse Effects of Methylmercury: Environmental Health Research Implications AN - 818834594; 13748323 AB - The scientific discoveries of health risks resulting from methylmercury exposure began in 1865 describing ataxia, dysarthria, constriction of visual fields, impaired hearing, and sensory disturbance as symptoms of fatal methylmercury poisoning. Our aim was to examine how knowledge and consensus on methylmercury toxicity have developed in order to identify problems of wider concern in research. We tracked key publications that reflected new insights into human methylmercury toxicity. From this evidence, we identified possible caveats of potential significance for environmental health research in general. At first, methylmercury research was impaired by inappropriate attention to narrow case definitions and uncertain chemical speciation. It also ignored the link between ecotoxicity and human toxicity. As a result, serious delays affected the recognition of methylmercury as a cause of serious human poisonings in Minamata, Japan. Developmental neurotoxicity was first reported in 1952, but despite accumulating evidence, the vulnerability of the developing nervous system was not taken into account in risk assessment internationally until approximately 50 years later. Imprecision in exposure assessment and other forms of uncertainty tended to cause an underestimation of methylmercury toxicity and repeatedly led to calls for more research rather than prevention. Coupled with legal and political rigidity that demanded convincing documentation before considering prevention and compensation, types of uncertainty that are common in environmental research delayed the scientific consensus and were used as an excuse for deferring corrective action. Symptoms of methylmercury toxicity, such as tunnel vision, forgetfulness, and lack of coordination, also seemed to affect environmental health research and its interpretation. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Grandjean, Philippe AU - Satoh, Hiroshi AU - Murata, Katsuyuki AU - Eto, Komyo AD - Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Y1 - 2010/06/08/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 08 SP - 1137 EP - 1145 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States of America VL - 118 IS - 8 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts KW - empirical research KW - environmental exposure KW - epidemiology KW - methylmercury compounds KW - prevention and control KW - public policy KW - seafood KW - toxicology KW - Risk assessment KW - Methylmercury KW - Politics KW - Poisoning KW - Environmental health KW - Toxicity KW - Tunnels KW - Nervous system KW - Vision KW - Chemical speciation KW - Neurotoxicity KW - prevention KW - Ataxia KW - Dimethylmercury KW - Hearing KW - Attention KW - Japan KW - Side effects KW - visual field KW - X 24360:Metals KW - R2 23050:Environment KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/818834594?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Adverse+Effects+of+Methylmercury%3A+Environmental+Health+Research+Implications&rft.au=Grandjean%2C+Philippe%3BSatoh%2C+Hiroshi%3BMurata%2C+Katsuyuki%3BEto%2C+Komyo&rft.aulast=Grandjean&rft.aufirst=Philippe&rft.date=2010-06-08&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=1137&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901757 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk assessment; Poisoning; Tunnels; Nervous system; Vision; Chemical speciation; Neurotoxicity; Dimethylmercury; Ataxia; Hearing; Attention; Side effects; visual field; Methylmercury; Politics; prevention; Environmental health; Toxicity; Japan DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901757 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Particulate Air Pollution, Metabolic Syndrome, and Heart Rate Variability: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) AN - 1677986330; 13969370 AB - Cardiac autonomic dysfunction has been suggested as a possible biologic pathway for the association between fine particulate matter , 2.5 km in diameter (PM2.5) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). We examined the associations of PM2.5 with heart rate variability, a marker of autonomic function, and whether metabolic syndrome (MetS) modified these associations. We used data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis to measure the standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals (SDNN) and the root mean square of successive differences (rMSSD) of 5,465 participants 45-84 years old who were free of CVD at the baseline examination (2000-2002). Data from the U.S. regulatory monitor network were used to estimate ambient PM2.5 concentrations at the participants' residences. MetS was defined as having three or more of the following criteria: abdominal obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high blood pressure, and high fasting glucose. After controlling for confounders, we found that an interquartile range (IQR) increase in 2-day average PM2.5 (10.2 kg/m3) was associated with a 2.1% decrease in rMSSD [95% confidence interval (CI), -4.2 to 0.0] and nonsignificantly associated with a 1.8% decrease in SDNN (95% CI, -3.7 to 0.1). Associations were stronger among individuals with MetS than among those without MetS: an IQR elevation in 2-day PM2.5 was associated with a 6.2% decrease in rMSSD (95% CI, -9.4 to -2.9) among participants with MetS, whereas almost no change was found among participants without MetS (p-interaction = 0.005). Similar effect modification was observed in SDNN (p-interaction = 0.011). These findings suggest that autonomic dysfunction may be a mechanism through which PM exposure affects cardiovascular risk, especially among persons with MetS. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Park, Sung Kyun AU - Auchincloss, Amy H AU - O'Neill, Marie S AU - Prineas, Ronald AU - Correa, Juan C AU - Keeler, Jerry AU - Barr, RGraham AU - Kaufman, Joel D AU - Diez Roux, Ana V AD - Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Y1 - 2010/06/08/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 08 SP - 1406 EP - 1411 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - air pollution KW - autonomic nervous system KW - heart rate variability KW - metabolic syndrome KW - PM2.5 KW - Atherosclerosis KW - Air pollution KW - Risk KW - Standard deviation KW - Heart rate KW - Networks KW - High blood pressure KW - Monitors KW - Chemical vapor deposition UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677986330?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Particulate+Air+Pollution%2C+Metabolic+Syndrome%2C+and+Heart+Rate+Variability%3A+The+Multi-Ethnic+Study+of+Atherosclerosis+%28MESA%29&rft.au=Park%2C+Sung+Kyun%3BAuchincloss%2C+Amy+H%3BO%27Neill%2C+Marie+S%3BPrineas%2C+Ronald%3BCorrea%2C+Juan+C%3BKeeler%2C+Jerry%3BBarr%2C+RGraham%3BKaufman%2C+Joel+D%3BDiez+Roux%2C+Ana+V&rft.aulast=Park&rft.aufirst=Sung&rft.date=2010-06-08&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1406&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901778 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901778 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of Candidate Genes for Cholinesterase Activity in Farmworkers Exposed to Organophosphorus Pesticides: Association of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in BCHE AN - 1671504763; 13969368 AB - Organophosphate pesticides act as cholinesterase inhibitors. For those with agricultural exposure to these chemicals, risk of potential exposure-related health effects may be modified by genetic variability in cholinesterase metabolism. Cholinesterase activity is a useful, indirect measurement of pesticide exposure, especially in high-risk individuals such as farmworkers. To understand fully the links between pesticide exposure and potential human disease, analyses must be able to consider genetic variability in pesticide metabolism. We studied participants in the Community Participatory Approach to Measuring Farmworker Pesticide Exposure (PACE3) study to determine whether cholinesterase levels are associated with single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) involved in pesticide metabolism. Cholinesterase levels were measured from blood samples taken from 287 PACE3 participants at up to four time points during the 2007 growing season. We performed association tests of cholinesterase levels and 256 SNPs in 30 candidate genes potentially involved in pesticide metabolism. A false discovery rate (FDR) p-value was used to account for multiple testing. Thirty-five SNPs were associated (unadjusted p & 0.05) based on at least one of the genetic models tested (general, additive, dominant, and recessive). The strongest evidence of association with cholinesterase levels was observed with two SNPs, rs2668207 and rs2048493, in the butyrylcholinesterase (BCHE) gene (FDR adjusted p = 0.15 for both; unadjusted p = 0.00098 and 0.00068, respectively). In participants with at least one minor allele, cholinesterase levels were lower by 4.3-9.5% at all time points, consistent with an effect that is independent of pesticide exposure. Common genetic variation in the BCHE gene may contribute to subtle changes in cholinesterase levels. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Howard, Timothy D AU - Hsu, Fang-Chi AU - Grzywacz, Joseph G AU - Chen, Haiying AU - Quandt, Sara A AU - Vallejos, Quirina M AU - Whalley, Lara E AU - Cui, Wei AU - Padilla, Stephanie AU - Arcury, Thomas A AD - Department of Family and Community Medicine and Y1 - 2010/06/08/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 08 SP - 1395 EP - 1399 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - BCHE KW - butyrylcholinesterase KW - cholinesterase KW - farmworkers KW - genetics KW - organophosphate pesticides KW - SNPs KW - Genetics KW - Genes KW - Exposure KW - Polymorphism KW - Pesticides KW - Inhibitors KW - Health KW - Cholinesterase KW - Metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671504763?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Evaluation+of+Candidate+Genes+for+Cholinesterase+Activity+in+Farmworkers+Exposed+to+Organophosphorus+Pesticides%3A+Association+of+Single+Nucleotide+Polymorphisms+in+BCHE&rft.au=Howard%2C+Timothy+D%3BHsu%2C+Fang-Chi%3BGrzywacz%2C+Joseph+G%3BChen%2C+Haiying%3BQuandt%2C+Sara+A%3BVallejos%2C+Quirina+M%3BWhalley%2C+Lara+E%3BCui%2C+Wei%3BPadilla%2C+Stephanie%3BArcury%2C+Thomas+A&rft.aulast=Howard&rft.aufirst=Timothy&rft.date=2010-06-08&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1395&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901764 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901764 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Risk of West Nile Virus Infection Is Associated with Combined Sewer Overflow Streams in Urban Atlanta, Georgia, USA AN - 1671489193; 13969366 AB - At present, the factors favoring transmission and amplification of West Nile Virus (WNV) within urban environments are poorly understood. In urban Atlanta, Georgia, the highly polluted waters of streams affected by combined sewer overflow (CSO) represent significant habitats for the WNV mosquito vector Culex quinquefasciatus. However, their contribution to the risk of WNV infection in humans and birds remains unclear. Our goals were to describe and quantify the spatial distribution of WNV infection in mosquitoes, humans, and corvids, such as blue jays and American crows that are particularly susceptible to WNV infection, and to assess the relationship between WNV infection and proximity to CSO-affected streams in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. We applied spatial statistics to human, corvid, and mosquito WNV surveillance data from 2001 through 2007. Multimodel analysis was used to estimate associations of WNV infection in Cx. quinquefasciatus, humans, and dead corvids with selected risk factors including distance to CSO streams and catch basins, land cover, median household income, and housing characteristics. We found that WNV infection in mosquitoes, corvids, and humans was spatially clustered and statistically associated with CSO-affected streams. WNV infection in Cx. quinquefasciatus was significantly higher in CSO compared with non-CSO streams, and WNV infection rates among humans and corvids were significantly associated with proximity to CSO-affected streams, the extent of tree cover, and median household income. Our study strongly suggests that CSO-affected streams are significant sources of Cx. quinquefasciatus mosquitoes that may facilitate WNV transmission to humans within urban environments. Our findings may have direct implications for the surveillance and control of WNV in other urban centers that continue to use CSO systems as a waste management practice. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Vazquez-Prokopec, Gonzalo M AU - Vanden Eng, Jodi L AU - Kelly, Rosmarie AU - Mead, Daniel G AU - Kolhe, Priti AU - Howgate, James AU - Kitron, Uriel AU - Burkot, Thomas R AD - Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Y1 - 2010/06/08/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 08 SP - 1382 EP - 1388 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - arbovirus KW - Culex quinquefasciatus KW - risk factors KW - spatial clustering KW - spatial epidemiology KW - urban pollution KW - Risk KW - Sewers KW - Human KW - Households KW - Proximity KW - Mosquitoes KW - Streams KW - Surveillance KW - Urban environments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671489193?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=The+Risk+of+West+Nile+Virus+Infection+Is+Associated+with+Combined+Sewer+Overflow+Streams+in+Urban+Atlanta%2C+Georgia%2C+USA&rft.au=Vazquez-Prokopec%2C+Gonzalo+M%3BVanden+Eng%2C+Jodi+L%3BKelly%2C+Rosmarie%3BMead%2C+Daniel+G%3BKolhe%2C+Priti%3BHowgate%2C+James%3BKitron%2C+Uriel%3BBurkot%2C+Thomas+R&rft.aulast=Vazquez-Prokopec&rft.aufirst=Gonzalo&rft.date=2010-06-08&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1382&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1001939 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-03 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1001939 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Comparison of runoff modelled using rainfall from different downscaling methods for historical and future climates AN - 759307510; 13071980 AB - This paper: (i) assesses the rainfall downscaled from three global climate models (GCMs) using five downscaling models, (ii) assesses the runoff modelled by the SIMHYD rainfall-runoff model using the downscaled daily rainfall, and (iii) compares the modelled changes in future rainfall and runoff characteristics. The modelling study is carried out using rainfall and streamflow data from eight unimpaired catchments near the headwaters of the Murray River in south-east Australia. The downscaling models used, in increasing order of complexity, are a daily scaling model, an analogue statistical downscaling model, GLIMCLIM and NHMM parametric statistical downscaling models, and CCAM dynamic downscaling model. All the downscaling models can generally reproduce the observed historical rainfall characteristics. The rainfall-runoff modelling using downscaled rainfall also generally reproduces the observed historical runoff characteristics. The future simulations are most similar between the daily scaling, analogue and NHMM models, all of them simulating a drier future. The GLIMCLIM and CCAM models simulate a smaller decrease in future rainfall. The differences between the modelled future runoff using the different downscaled rainfall can be significant, and this needs to be further investigated in the context of projections from a large range of GCMs and different hydrological models and applications. The simpler to apply daily scaling and analogue models (they also directly provide gridded rainfall inputs) can be relatively easily used for impact assessments over very large regions. The parametric downscaling models offer potential improvements as they capture a fuller range of daily rainfall characteristics. JF - Journal of Hydrology (Amsterdam) AU - Chiew, FHS AU - Kirono, DGC AU - Kent, D M AU - Frost, A J AU - Charles, S P AU - Timbal, B AU - Nguyen, K C AU - Fu, G AD - CSIRO Land and Water, GPO Box 1666, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, francis.chiew@csiro.au Y1 - 2010/06/07/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 07 SP - 10 EP - 23 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 387 IS - 1-2 SN - 0022-1694, 0022-1694 KW - Environment Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Water Resources Abstracts KW - Catchment area KW - Historical account KW - Runoff models KW - Rainfall KW - Climate change KW - Statistical analysis KW - Freshwater KW - Flow rates KW - Australia, Murray R. KW - Hydrologic Models KW - Assessments KW - Stormwater runoff KW - Catchment basins KW - Hydrology KW - Headwaters KW - Climate models KW - Hydrologic analysis KW - Rainfall-runoff Relationships KW - Rainfall runoff KW - Climates KW - Climate KW - River discharge KW - Simulation KW - Atmospheric circulation KW - scaling KW - Stream flow KW - Methodology KW - General circulation models KW - Catchments KW - Rainfall-runoff modeling KW - Scaling KW - Runoff KW - Future climates KW - AQ 00007:Industrial Effluents KW - M2 556:General (556) KW - Q2 09241:General KW - SW 0835:Streamflow and runoff KW - ENA 19:Water Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/759307510?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Hydrology+%28Amsterdam%29&rft.atitle=Comparison+of+runoff+modelled+using+rainfall+from+different+downscaling+methods+for+historical+and+future+climates&rft.au=Chiew%2C+FHS%3BKirono%2C+DGC%3BKent%2C+D+M%3BFrost%2C+A+J%3BCharles%2C+S+P%3BTimbal%2C+B%3BNguyen%2C+K+C%3BFu%2C+G&rft.aulast=Chiew&rft.aufirst=FHS&rft.date=2010-06-07&rft.volume=387&rft.issue=1-2&rft.spage=10&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Hydrology+%28Amsterdam%29&rft.issn=00221694&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jhydrol.2010.03.025 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Number of references - 6 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Catchment area; Rainfall; Climate change; River discharge; Hydrology; Atmospheric circulation; Runoff; Methodology; Stream flow; Runoff models; Hydrologic analysis; Climate models; Catchment basins; Rainfall runoff; General circulation models; Statistical analysis; Rainfall-runoff modeling; Future climates; Historical account; Stormwater runoff; Climate; Catchments; Simulation; Flow rates; scaling; Headwaters; Hydrologic Models; Assessments; Rainfall-runoff Relationships; Climates; Scaling; Australia, Murray R.; Freshwater DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.03.025 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Detection of Nuclear Weapons and Materials: Science, Technologies, Observations AN - 925720735; 2011-181266 AB - Detection of nuclear weapons and special nuclear material (SNM, plutonium, and certain types of uranium) is crucial to thwarting nuclear proliferation and terrorism and to securing weapons and materials worldwide. Congress has funded a portfolio of detection R&D and acquisition programs and has mandated inspection at foreign ports of all US-bound cargo containers using two types of detection equipment. Nuclear weapons contain SNM, which produces suspect signatures that can be detected. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Jun 4 2010, 106 pp. AU - Medalia, Jonathan Y1 - 2010/06/04/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 04 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Military and defense policy - Military equipment and weapons KW - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Industrial management, production, and productivity KW - Environment and environmental policy - Mining and mineral resources KW - Transportation and transportation policy - Maritime and inland water transport KW - International relations - War KW - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Machinery and equipment industry KW - Science and technology policy - Technology and technology policy KW - Science and technology policy - Science and science policy and research KW - Equipment KW - Terrorism KW - Plutonium KW - Atomic weapons KW - Uranium KW - Inspection KW - Science KW - Technology KW - Ports KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/925720735?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Medalia%2C+Jonathan&rft.aulast=Medalia&rft.aufirst=Jonathan&rft.date=2010-06-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Detection+of+Nuclear+Weapons+and+Materials%3A+Science%2C+Technologies%2C+Observations&rft.title=Detection+of+Nuclear+Weapons+and+Materials%3A+Science%2C+Technologies%2C+Observations&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R40154.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2012-03-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2010 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R40154 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Estrogen-Like Effects of Cadmium in Vivo Do Not Appear to be Mediated via the Classical Estrogen Receptor Transcriptional Pathway AN - 821735009; 13969367 AB - Cadmium (Cd), a ubiquitous food contaminant, has been proposed to be an endocrine disruptor by inducing estrogenic responses in vivo. Several in vitro studies suggested that these effects are mediated via estrogen receptors (ERs). We performed this study to clarify whether Cd-induced effects in vivo are mediated via classical ER signaling through estrogen responsive element (ERE)-regulated genes or if other signaling pathways are involved. We investigated the estrogenic effects of cadmium chloride (CdCl2) exposure in vivo by applying the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) rodent uterotrophic bioassay to transgenic ERE-luciferase reporter mice. Immature female mice were injected subcutaneously with CdCl2 (5, 50, or 500 kg/kg body weight) or with 17a-ethinylestradiol (EE2) on 3 consecutive days. We examined uterine weight and histology, vaginal opening, body and organ weights, Cd tissue retention, activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways, and ERE-dependent luciferase expression. CdCl2 increased the height of the uterine luminal epithelium in a dose-dependent manner without increasing the uterine wet weight, altering the timing of vaginal opening, or affecting the luciferase activity in reproductive or nonreproductive organs. However, we observed changes in the phosphorylation of mouse double minute 2 oncoprotein (Mdm2) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk1/2) in the liver after CdCl2 exposure. As we expected, EE2 advanced vaginal opening and increased uterine epithelial height, uterine wet weight, and luciferase activity in various tissues. Our data suggest that Cd exposure induces a limited spectrum of estrogenic responses in vivo and that, in certain targets, effects of Cd might not be mediated via classical ER signaling through ERE-regulated genes. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Ali, Imran AU - Penttinen-Damdimopoulou, Pauliina E AU - Maekelae, Sari I AU - Berglund, Marika AU - Stenius, Ulla AU - Aakesson, Agneta AU - Haakansson, Helen AU - Halldin, Krister AD - Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Y1 - 2010/06/04/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 04 SP - 1389 EP - 1394 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - cadmium KW - endocrine disruption KW - estrogen-like effects KW - metalloestrogens KW - estrogen receptors KW - uterus KW - endocrine disruptors KW - Endocrine disruptors KW - Chlorides KW - Xenoestrogens KW - Extracellular signal-regulated kinase KW - Phosphorylation KW - Body weight KW - Economics KW - Cadmium KW - Epithelium KW - body weight KW - MDM2 protein KW - MAP kinase KW - Uterus KW - Data processing KW - Regulatory sequences KW - Cadmium chloride KW - Transcription KW - Mice KW - Food contamination KW - Transgenic mice KW - Organs KW - estrogenic activity KW - Histology KW - Vagina KW - Liver KW - Estrogen receptors KW - rodents KW - estrogens KW - Signal transduction KW - X 24320:Food Additives & Contaminants KW - H 4000:Food and Drugs KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/821735009?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Estrogen-Like+Effects+of+Cadmium+in+Vivo+Do+Not+Appear+to+be+Mediated+via+the+Classical+Estrogen+Receptor+Transcriptional+Pathway&rft.au=Ali%2C+Imran%3BPenttinen-Damdimopoulou%2C+Pauliina+E%3BMaekelae%2C+Sari+I%3BBerglund%2C+Marika%3BStenius%2C+Ulla%3BAakesson%2C+Agneta%3BHaakansson%2C+Helen%3BHalldin%2C+Krister&rft.aulast=Ali&rft.aufirst=Imran&rft.date=2010-06-04&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1389&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1001967 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - MDM2 protein; Uterus; MAP kinase; Data processing; Regulatory sequences; Endocrine disruptors; Transcription; Cadmium chloride; Transgenic mice; Food contamination; estrogenic activity; Xenoestrogens; Extracellular signal-regulated kinase; Body weight; Phosphorylation; Vagina; Economics; Liver; Epithelium; Cadmium; Estrogen receptors; Signal transduction; Histology; endocrine disruptors; Chlorides; Mice; body weight; Organs; rodents; estrogens DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1001967 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Association between Rainfall and Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Acute Gastrointestinal Illness AN - 1677990215; 13969376 AB - Microbial water contamination after periods of heavy rainfall is well described, but its link to acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) in children is not well known. We hypothesize an association between rainfall and pediatric emergency department (ED) visits for AGI that may represent an unrecognized, endemic burden of pediatric disease in a major U.S. metropolitan area served by municipal drinking water systems. We conducted a retrospective time series analysis of visits to the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin ED in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Daily visit totals of discharge International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision codes of gastroenteritis or diarrhea were collected along with daily rainfall totals during the study period from 2002 to 2007. We used an autoregressive moving average model, adjusting for confounding variables such as sewage release events and season, to look for an association between daily visits and rainfall after a lag of 1-7 days. A total of 17,357 AGI visits were identified (mean daily total, 7.9; range, 0-56). Any rainfall 4 days prior was significantly associated with an 11% increase in AGI visits. Expected seasonal effects were also seen, with increased AGI visits in winter months. We observed a significant association between rainfall and pediatric ED visits for AGI, suggesting a waterborne component of disease transmission in this population. The observed increase in ED visits for AGI occurred in the absence of any disease outbreaks reported to public health officials in our region, suggesting that rainfall-associated illness may be underestimated. Further study is warranted to better address this association. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Drayna, Patrick AU - McLellan, Sandra L AU - Simpson, Pippa AU - Li, Shun-Hwa AU - Gorelick, Marc H AD - Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Y1 - 2010/06/02/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 02 SP - 1439 EP - 1443 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - diarrhea KW - environmental risk KW - gastroenteritis KW - gastrointestinal infections KW - public health KW - Illnesses KW - Mathematical models KW - Rainfall KW - Microorganisms KW - Emergencies KW - Time series analysis KW - Drinking water KW - Children KW - Metropolitan areas UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677990215?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Association+between+Rainfall+and+Pediatric+Emergency+Department+Visits+for+Acute+Gastrointestinal+Illness&rft.au=Drayna%2C+Patrick%3BMcLellan%2C+Sandra+L%3BSimpson%2C+Pippa%3BLi%2C+Shun-Hwa%3BGorelick%2C+Marc+H&rft.aulast=Drayna&rft.aufirst=Patrick&rft.date=2010-06-02&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1439&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901671 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901671 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Novel Bacteriophages in Enterococcus spp. AN - 876234319; 14232134 AB - Most of the bacteriophages (phages) currently reported in Enterococcus spp. belong to tailed families of bacteriophages Podoviridae, Siphoviridae, and Myoviridae. There is a little information on non-tailed bacteriophages isolated from enterococci. Samples of sewage and piggery effluents were tested on pig and chicken isolates of Enterococcusfaecalis, E.faecium and E.gallinarum for lytic phages. In addition, isolates were exposed to mitomycin C to induce lysogenic phages. Bacteriophages that were detected were visualized by electron microscopy. Ten bacteriophages were of isometric shape with long flexible or non-flexible tails, while one had a long head with a long flexible tail; all contained double-stranded DNA molecules. Seven Polyhedral, filamentous, and pleomorphic-shaped phages containing DNA or RNA were also observed. The pleomorphic phages were droplet- or lemon-shaped in morphology. This study is the first report on polyhedral phages in Enterococcus spp. of animal origin and also the first report of filamentous and pleomorphic phages in enterococci. JF - Current Microbiology AU - Mazaheri Nezhad Fard, Ramin AU - Barton, Mary D AU - Heuzenroeder, Michael W AD - School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - 400 EP - 406 PB - Springer-Verlag, 175 Fifth Ave. New York NY 10010 USA VL - 60 IS - 6 SN - 0343-8651, 0343-8651 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Virology & AIDS Abstracts KW - Phages KW - Bacteria KW - Siphoviridae KW - Head KW - Tails KW - Mitomycin C KW - Effluents KW - Polyhedra KW - Sewage KW - RNA KW - Isometric KW - Enterococcus KW - DNA KW - Myoviridae KW - Electron microscopy KW - Podoviridae KW - V 22410:Animal Diseases KW - J 02430:Symbiosis, Antibiosis & Phages UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/876234319?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Current+Microbiology&rft.atitle=Novel+Bacteriophages+in+Enterococcus+spp.&rft.au=Mazaheri+Nezhad+Fard%2C+Ramin%3BBarton%2C+Mary+D%3BHeuzenroeder%2C+Michael+W&rft.aulast=Mazaheri+Nezhad+Fard&rft.aufirst=Ramin&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=60&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=400&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Current+Microbiology&rft.issn=03438651&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00284-009-9555-z LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-03-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Phages; Polyhedra; RNA; Sewage; Head; Tails; Isometric; DNA; Mitomycin C; Effluents; Electron microscopy; Bacteria; Siphoviridae; Enterococcus; Myoviridae; Podoviridae DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00284-009-9555-z ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Pathways for Indigenous School Leavers to Undertake Training or Gain Employment. Resource Sheet No. 2 AN - 860368931; ED516159 AB - The idea of pathways indicates many possible journeys to some destination or outcome. Hence, even if everyone agreed that Indigenous school leavers should be moving towards "productive" employment, it is not easy to talk about "what works" as there are different paths that may suit different people. Indeed given the diverse educational and life experiences of Indigenous people, it would be folly to suggest that there was one path that suits everyone. In any case, as the old joke goes, "the shortest distance between two points is always under construction". This resource sheet focuses on the "detours" that can enhance (or obstruct) the attainment of productive employment outcomes. Authors notes on the pathways for Indigenous school leavers: a journey to where and when? is appended. (Contains 1 chart.) [This paper was produced for the Closing the Gap Clearinghouse.] AU - Hunter, Boyd H. Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - 13 PB - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. GPO Box 570, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. Tel: +61-2-6244-1025; Fax: +61-2-6244-1299; e-mail: info@aihw.gov.au; Web site: http://www.aihw.gov.au KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Adult Education KW - Indigenous Populations KW - Barriers KW - Employment Opportunities KW - Employment KW - Job Training KW - Youth Opportunities KW - Employment Practices KW - Foreign Countries KW - Best Practices KW - Transitional Programs KW - Labor Market KW - Performance Factors KW - Employment Patterns KW - Vocational Education KW - Education Work Relationship UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/860368931?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ERIC&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Hunter%2C+Boyd+H.&rft.aulast=Hunter&rft.aufirst=Boyd&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Pathways+for+Indigenous+School+Leavers+to+Undertake+Training+or+Gain+Employment.+Resource+Sheet+No.+2&rft.title=Pathways+for+Indigenous+School+Leavers+to+Undertake+Training+or+Gain+Employment.+Resource+Sheet+No.+2&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Community Development Approaches to Safety and Wellbeing of Indigenous Children. A Resource Sheet Produced for the Closing the Gap Clearinghouse AN - 860368541; ED516161 AB - In this resource sheet, Dr Higgins examines child abuse and neglect in Indigenous communities from a societal perspective: applying a community development framework to understand effective strategies for reducing risks and enhancing children's safety and wellbeing. To be effective, strategies to address the problem of child abuse in Indigenous communities need to consider the known risk factors for child maltreatment in a way that acknowledges the historical context, is culturally "safe" and emphasises support for families. This resource sheet is not a systematic review of all options, but rather, focuses on the principles of community development and culturally competent practices for Indigenous communities, and identifies some promising Indigenous programs and services. There are also non-Indigenous-specific programs that may be suitable for translation into an Indigenous context; however, the suitability of such programs would need to be determined in consultation with the local community, and program approaches and materials redeveloped to ensure cultural appropriateness. Further information references are appended. AU - Higgins, Daryl J. Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - 14 PB - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. GPO Box 570, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. Tel: +61-2-6244-1025; Fax: +61-2-6244-1299; e-mail: info@aihw.gov.au; Web site: http://www.aihw.gov.au KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - Influences KW - Crime Prevention KW - Indigenous Populations KW - Barriers KW - Well Being KW - Community Control KW - Community Development KW - Decision Making KW - Child Safety KW - Models KW - Risk KW - Foreign Countries KW - Family Programs KW - Child Neglect KW - Cultural Relevance KW - Child Abuse UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/860368541?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ERIC&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Higgins%2C+Daryl+J.&rft.aulast=Higgins&rft.aufirst=Daryl&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Community+Development+Approaches+to+Safety+and+Wellbeing+of+Indigenous+Children.+A+Resource+Sheet+Produced+for+the+Closing+the+Gap+Clearinghouse&rft.title=Community+Development+Approaches+to+Safety+and+Wellbeing+of+Indigenous+Children.+A+Resource+Sheet+Produced+for+the+Closing+the+Gap+Clearinghouse&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Intellectual Function in Mexican Children Living in a Mining Area and Environmentally Exposed to Manganese AN - 849438874; 13969380 AB - Excessive exposure to manganese (Mn), an essential trace element, has been shown to be neurotoxic, especially when inhaled. Few studies have examined potential effects of Mn on cognitive functions of environmentally exposed children. This study was intended to estimate environmental exposure to Mn resulting from mining and processing and to explore its association with intellectual function of school-age children. Children between 7 and 11 years of age from the Molango mining district in central Mexico (n = 79) and communities with similar socioeconomic conditions that were outside the mining district (n = 93) participated in the cross-sectional evaluation. The revised version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children adapted for the Mexican population was applied. Concentrations of Mn in blood (MnB) and hair (MnH) were used as biomarkers of exposure. Exposed children had significantly higher median values for MnH (12.6 kg/g) and MnB (9.5 kg/L) than did nonexposed children (0.6 kg/g and 8.0 kg/L, respectively). MnH was inversely associated with Verbal IQ [b = -0.29; 95% confidence interval (CI), -0.51 to -0.08], Performance IQ (b = -0.08; 95% CI, -0.32 to 0.16), and Total Scale IQ (b = -0.20; 95% CI, -0.42 to 0.02). MnB was inversely but nonsignificantly associated with Total and Verbal IQ score. Age and sex significantly modified associations of MnH, with the strongest inverse associations in young girls and little evidence of associations in boys at any age. Associations with MnB did not appear to be modified by sex but appeared to be limited to younger study participants. The findings from this study suggest that airborne Mn environmental exposure is inversely associated with intellectual function in young school-age children. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Riojas-Rodriguez, Horacio AU - Solis-Vivanco, Rodolfo AU - Schilmann, Astrid AU - Montes, Sergio AU - Rodriguez, Sandra AU - Rios, Camilo AU - Rodriguez-Agudelo, Yaneth AD - Direccion de Salud Ambiental, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico Y1 - 2010/06/01/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 01 SP - 1465 EP - 1470 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - children KW - environmental exposure KW - IQ KW - manganese KW - neurotoxicity KW - Bioindicators KW - Age KW - Mexico KW - cognitive ability KW - Neurotoxicity KW - Mining KW - Children KW - Manganese KW - Trace elements KW - intelligence KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/849438874?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Intellectual+Function+in+Mexican+Children+Living+in+a+Mining+Area+and+Environmentally+Exposed+to+Manganese&rft.au=Riojas-Rodriguez%2C+Horacio%3BSolis-Vivanco%2C+Rodolfo%3BSchilmann%2C+Astrid%3BMontes%2C+Sergio%3BRodriguez%2C+Sandra%3BRios%2C+Camilo%3BRodriguez-Agudelo%2C+Yaneth&rft.aulast=Riojas-Rodriguez&rft.aufirst=Horacio&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1465&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.0901229 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Bioindicators; Age; cognitive ability; Neurotoxicity; Mining; Children; Manganese; intelligence; Trace elements; Mexico DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901229 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Timor-Leste's demographic destiny and its implications for the health sector by 2020 AN - 764424315; 201066255 AB - Timor-Leste, the newest nation in Asia stands out demographically. The nation-building process of Timor-Leste faces significant demographic challenges due to the population growth which is the fastest in Asia and almost the fastest in the world. This unprecedented growth is primarily an outcome of the extremely high total fertility rate of Timor-Leste which is amongst the highest in the world. Amidst the worrying socio-economic condition in this new nation, it is of great concern that if the current fertility rate and its implied population growth continue as predicted, the population of Timor-Leste will double in 17NByears. This paper offers an insight into the future of Timor-Leste's demography with a particular focus on the impact of rapid pace of population growth on the health sector. The analysis is largely based on 2004 census data, as well as drawing on the broader literature and qualitative research already carried out by the lead author into the reasons behind high fertility in Timor-Leste. On this basis, the authors extrapolate key impacts of this projected population growth, and implications for the health sector. Adapted from the source document. JF - Journal of Population Research AU - Saikia, Udoy AU - Hosgelen, Merve AD - Applied Population Studies, School of the Environment, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia udoy.saikia@flinders.edu.au Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - 133 EP - 146 PB - Springer, New York NY VL - 27 IS - 2 SN - 1443-2447, 1443-2447 KW - Population Projection Health implications Timor-Leste Primary Health Care KW - Demography KW - Fertility KW - Population Growth KW - Health KW - Asia KW - Political Development KW - article KW - 1837: demography and human biology; demography (population studies) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/764424315?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Asocabs&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Population+Research&rft.atitle=Timor-Leste%27s+demographic+destiny+and+its+implications+for+the+health+sector+by+2020&rft.au=Saikia%2C+Udoy%3BHosgelen%2C+Merve&rft.aulast=Saikia&rft.aufirst=Udoy&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=27&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=133&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Population+Research&rft.issn=14432447&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12546-010-9036-z LA - English DB - Sociological Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2010-11-11 N1 - Number of references - 25 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Health; Fertility; Asia; Demography; Population Growth; Political Development DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12546-010-9036-z ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Air ion concentrations in various urban outdoor environments AN - 762267663; 13071434 AB - Atmospheric ions are produced by many natural and anthropogenic sources and their concentrations vary widely between different environments. There is very little information on their concentrations in different types of urban environments, how they compare across these environments and their dominant sources. In this study, we measured airborne concentrations of small ions, particles and net particle charge at 32 different outdoor sites in and around a major city in Australia and identified the main ion sources. Sites were classified into seven groups as follows: park, woodland, city centre, residential, freeway, power lines and power substation. Generally, parks were situated away from ion sources and represented the urban background value of about 270aaionsaacma3. Median concentrations at all other groups were significantly higher than in the parks. We show that motor vehicles and power transmission systems are two major ion sources in urban areas. Power lines and substations constituted strong unipolar sources, while motor vehicle exhaust constituted strong bipolar sources. The small ion concentration in urban residential areas was about 960aacma3. At sites where ion sources were co-located with particle sources, ion concentrations were inhibited due to the ion-particle attachment process. These results improved our understanding on air ion distribution and its interaction with particles in the urban outdoor environment. JF - Atmospheric Environment AU - Ling, Xuan AU - Jayaratne, Rohan AU - Morawska, Lidia AD - International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia, l.morawska@qut.edu.au Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - 2186 EP - 2193 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 44 IS - 18 SN - 1352-2310, 1352-2310 KW - Environment Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts KW - Ions KW - Ion concentration KW - anthropogenic factors KW - Motor vehicles KW - Particulates KW - Atmospheric ions KW - Ion particles KW - Residential areas KW - Australia KW - Highways KW - Urban areas KW - Urban environment KW - M2 551.510.42:Air Pollution (551.510.42) KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/762267663?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Atmospheric+Environment&rft.atitle=Air+ion+concentrations+in+various+urban+outdoor+environments&rft.au=Ling%2C+Xuan%3BJayaratne%2C+Rohan%3BMorawska%2C+Lidia&rft.aulast=Ling&rft.aufirst=Xuan&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=18&rft.spage=2186&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Atmospheric+Environment&rft.issn=13522310&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.atmosenv.2010.03.026 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Ion concentration; Ion particles; Atmospheric ions; Urban environment; Ions; anthropogenic factors; Motor vehicles; Residential areas; Particulates; Highways; Urban areas; Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.03.026 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Extended parental care of fledglings: parent birds adjust anti-predator response according to predator type and distance AN - 754872773; 13232714 AB - Parent birds are expected to show anti-predator responses when predators are in the vicinity of their fledglings and to modify their response in relation to perceived risk posed by the predator. We used the superb fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus) to experimentally test predictions of the risk-based alarm call hypothesis, whereby alarm vocalisation response is a proxy for predator risk (type, distance). Our results showed that birds modified their response to three factors: predator type (snake, fox, stationary and gliding sparrowhawks), predator distance (close, distant) and fledgling presence. We found evidence of post-fledging parental care in response to the fox, which was significantly higher when fledglings were present irrespective of predator distance. However, fledgling presence was not related to alarm vocalisations to the snake or the sparrowhawks (only distance predicted vocalisation response). A comparison of the different types of vocalisations (terrestrial call, aerial call, alarm song) showed that alarm vocalisations were significantly related to predator type. Fledgling presence also affected the frequency of parental terrestrial alarm calls. We conclude that anti-predator response is a dynamic process that reflects offspring presence and perceived predation risk, with implications for understanding vocal communication in birds. JF - Behaviour AU - Colombelli-Negrel, D AU - Robertson, J AU - Sulloway, F J AU - Kleindorfer, S AD - School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, Jeremy.Robertson@flinders.edu.au Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - 853 EP - 870 VL - 147 IS - 7 SN - 0005-7959, 0005-7959 KW - Ecology Abstracts; Animal Behavior Abstracts KW - Aves KW - Song KW - Vocalization behavior KW - Malurus cyaneus KW - Gliding KW - Predation KW - Communication KW - Predators KW - Progeny KW - Y 25010:Communication KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754872773?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Behaviour&rft.atitle=Extended+parental+care+of+fledglings%3A+parent+birds+adjust+anti-predator+response+according+to+predator+type+and+distance&rft.au=Colombelli-Negrel%2C+D%3BRobertson%2C+J%3BSulloway%2C+F+J%3BKleindorfer%2C+S&rft.aulast=Colombelli-Negrel&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=147&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=853&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Behaviour&rft.issn=00057959&rft_id=info:doi/10.1163%2F000579510X495771 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-03-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Song; Vocalization behavior; Gliding; Predation; Communication; Progeny; Predators; Aves; Malurus cyaneus DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/000579510X495771 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A rapid biodiversity assessment methodology tested on intertidal rocky shores AN - 754549943; 13307497 AB - 1. Conservation managers require biodiversity assessment tools to estimate the impact of human activities on biodiversity and to prioritize resources for habitat protection or restoration. Large-scale programs have been developed for freshwater ecosystems which grade sites by comparing measured versus expected species richness. These models have been applied successfully to habitats that suffer from systemic pressures, such as poor water quality. However, pressures in other habitats, such as rocky intertidal shores, are known to induce more subtle changes in community composition. 2. This paper tests a biodiversity assessment methodology that uses the ANOSIM R statistic to quantify the biological dissimilarity between a site being assessed and a series of reference sites selected on the basis of their similar environmental profile. Sites with high R values for assemblage composition have an anomalous assemblage for their environmental profile and are potentially disturbed. 3. This methodology successfully identified moderate to heavily perturbed sites in a pilot study on 65 rocky intertidal sites in south-eastern Australia. In general, measures based on percentage cover (flora and sessile invertebrates) were more sensitive than abundance (fauna). JF - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems AU - O'Hara, Timothy D AU - Addison, Prue F E AU - Gazzard, Ruth AU - Costa, Trudy L AU - Pocklington, Jacqueline B AD - Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne 3001, Australia, tohara@museum.vic.gov.au Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - 452 EP - 463 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 USA VL - 20 IS - 4 SN - 1052-7613, 1052-7613 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Ecology Abstracts KW - shores KW - water quality KW - Statistics KW - Ecosystems KW - fauna KW - Abundance KW - Flora KW - Biological diversity KW - Population dynamics KW - Water quality KW - invertebrates KW - Biota KW - species richness KW - Species richness KW - Size KW - Testing Procedures KW - Water Quality KW - Habitat KW - Community composition KW - Profiles KW - Analysis KW - Conservation KW - Human factors KW - abundance KW - Marine invertebrates KW - Biodiversity KW - Shores KW - Check lists KW - Invertebrates KW - Testing KW - Habitats KW - Fauna KW - Assessments KW - Australia KW - Pressure KW - Coasts KW - Marine KW - flora KW - Freshwater ecosystems KW - aquatic ecosystems KW - Q1 08382:Ecological techniques and apparatus KW - AQ 00007:Industrial Effluents KW - SW 3010:Identification of pollutants KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - O 1090:Instruments/Methods KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754549943?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Aquatic+Conservation%3A+Marine+and+Freshwater+Ecosystems&rft.atitle=A+rapid+biodiversity+assessment+methodology+tested+on+intertidal+rocky+shores&rft.au=O%27Hara%2C+Timothy+D%3BAddison%2C+Prue+F+E%3BGazzard%2C+Ruth%3BCosta%2C+Trudy+L%3BPocklington%2C+Jacqueline+B&rft.aulast=O%27Hara&rft.aufirst=Timothy&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=20&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=452&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Aquatic+Conservation%3A+Marine+and+Freshwater+Ecosystems&rft.issn=10527613&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Faqc.1111 L2 - http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123333111/abstract LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-02 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Statistics; Marine invertebrates; Abundance; Flora; Check lists; Testing; Habitat; Water quality; Population dynamics; Biota; Fauna; Analysis; Coasts; Size; Community composition; Freshwater ecosystems; Conservation; Shores; Biodiversity; Pressure; Species richness; shores; water quality; flora; fauna; Biological diversity; invertebrates; species richness; Human factors; aquatic ecosystems; abundance; Testing Procedures; Habitats; Ecosystems; Assessments; Profiles; Water Quality; Invertebrates; Australia; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.1111 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Distribution of benthic communities in the fjord-like Bathurst Channel ecosystem, south-western Tasmania, a globally anomalous estuarine protected area AN - 754549855; 13307491 AB - 1. Benthic assemblages in the fjord-like Bathurst Channel estuarine system, south-western Tasmania, vary over horizontal scales of 1-5 km and vertical scales of 1-10 m. Multivariate analysis indicated a total of eight major assemblages that characterize different sections and depths of the channel. 2. Because tannins in the low-salinity surface water layer block light, foliose algae reach 5 m depth in the marine western region but do not penetrate below 1 m in the east. By contrast, sessile invertebrates are most abundant below 5 m depth in the west and below 2 m in the east. Deeper assemblages are unlikely to be continuous with assemblages in deeper waters off the Tasmanian coast as they are highly constrained by depth within particular sections of the estuary. 3. While the species composition of the Bathurst Channel biota is most similar to that found elsewhere in Tasmania, the structural character of the biota in terms of major taxonomic groups is more closely allied to that found in fjords of south-western Chile and south-western New Zealand. These three regions all possess wilderness settings, high rainfall that is channelled through estuaries as a low-salinity surface layer, deep-water emergence of fauna, rapid change in biotic communities over short horizontal and vertical distances, and high levels of local endemism. They also include some of the most threatened aquatic ecosystems on earth due to increasing human activity from a near pristine base, and the potentially catastrophic impacts of climate change. JF - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems AU - Barrett, Neville S AU - Edgar, Graham J AD - Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-49, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, neville.barrett@utas.edu.au Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - 397 EP - 406 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 USA VL - 20 IS - 4 SN - 1052-7613, 1052-7613 KW - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Aqualine Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Ecosystems KW - fauna KW - Rainfall KW - Climatic changes KW - Surface Water KW - invertebrates KW - protected areas KW - Biota KW - PSE, New Zealand KW - taxonomy KW - Algae KW - Estuaries KW - Benthic communities KW - Aquatic ecosystems KW - Habitat KW - Channels KW - ISE, Chile KW - Coastal zone KW - Fjords KW - Endemism KW - Wilderness KW - Conservation KW - Human factors KW - Benthos KW - Surface water KW - Climate change KW - Invertebrates KW - endemism KW - Multivariate analysis KW - Species composition KW - Protected areas KW - Tannic acid KW - Coasts KW - tannic acid KW - Climate KW - Light effects KW - aquatic ecosystems KW - Q5 08523:Conservation, wildlife management and recreation KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries KW - AQ 00003:Monitoring and Analysis of Water and Wastes KW - SW 0815:Precipitation KW - K 03310:Genetics & Taxonomy KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/754549855?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Aquatic+Conservation%3A+Marine+and+Freshwater+Ecosystems&rft.atitle=Distribution+of+benthic+communities+in+the+fjord-like+Bathurst+Channel+ecosystem%2C+south-western+Tasmania%2C+a+globally+anomalous+estuarine+protected+area&rft.au=Barrett%2C+Neville+S%3BEdgar%2C+Graham+J&rft.aulast=Barrett&rft.aufirst=Neville&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=20&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=397&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Aquatic+Conservation%3A+Marine+and+Freshwater+Ecosystems&rft.issn=10527613&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Faqc.1085 L2 - http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123190457/abstract LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Channels; Biota; Endemism; Surface water; Rainfall; Climate; Estuaries; Conservation; Protected areas; Habitat; Benthos; Climatic changes; Aquatic ecosystems; Light effects; Fjords; Multivariate analysis; Wilderness; Species composition; Tannic acid; Coasts; Algae; fauna; tannic acid; Climate change; Benthic communities; invertebrates; endemism; Coastal zone; protected areas; Human factors; taxonomy; aquatic ecosystems; Ecosystems; Invertebrates; Surface Water; ISE, Chile; PSE, New Zealand DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.1085 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Connecting Applications Together the Web Way AN - 753823532; 201007632 AB - The author discusses his obsession over how to connect web applications to each other, some of the lessons that have emerged about how technology changes, and when his expectations about these changes are either met or unmet. There are a wide range of online services and web sites that let people connect to another site, such as Facebook pulling in pictures from Flickr or foursquare check-ins posting to Twitter. Facebook and other major sites such as Flickr provide tools that allow users to connect their sites with other popular sites and blogging tools. Protocols like OAuth, OpenSocial, and OpenID make these connections possible in a way that is easier for developers and prevents one site from knowing how to log the user into another site. Adapted from the source document. JF - Computers in Libraries AU - Chudnov, Daniel AD - Information Technology, Office of Strategic Initiatives, Library of Congress daniel.chudnov@gmail.com Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - 37 EP - 39 PB - Information Today Inc VL - 30 IS - 5 SN - 1041-7915, 1041-7915 KW - Web sites KW - Social networks KW - article KW - 14.11: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - NETWORKS UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/753823532?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Alisa&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Computers+in+Libraries&rft.atitle=Connecting+Applications+Together+the+Web+Way&rft.au=Chudnov%2C+Daniel&rft.aulast=Chudnov&rft.aufirst=Daniel&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=30&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=37&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Computers+in+Libraries&rft.issn=10417915&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2010-08-09 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Social networks; Web sites ER - TY - JOUR T1 - ENDOCRINE HEALTH: Nitrate May Feed Thyroid Disorders AN - 753691805; 13316332 AB - Abstract not available. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Weinhold, Bob AD - Bob Weinhold, MA, has covered environmental health issues for numerous outlets since 1996. He is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - A244 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Nitrates KW - Thyroid KW - Feeds KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/753691805?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=ENDOCRINE+HEALTH%3A+Nitrate+May+Feed+Thyroid+Disorders&rft.au=Weinhold%2C+Bob&rft.aulast=Weinhold&rft.aufirst=Bob&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=A244&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Nitrates; Thyroid; Feeds ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Epidemiology, Public Health, and False-Positive Results: The Role of the Clinicians and Pathologists AN - 753691658; 13316946 AB - Abstract not available. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Cetta, Francesco AU - Benoni, Simona AU - Zangari, Rosalia AU - Guercio, Valentina AU - Monti, Massimo AD - Department of Surgery, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, cetta@unisi.it Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - A240 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Epidemiology KW - Public health KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/753691658?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Epidemiology%2C+Public+Health%2C+and+False-Positive+Results%3A+The+Role+of+the+Clinicians+and+Pathologists&rft.au=Cetta%2C+Francesco%3BBenoni%2C+Simona%3BZangari%2C+Rosalia%3BGuercio%2C+Valentina%3BMonti%2C+Massimo&rft.aulast=Cetta&rft.aufirst=Francesco&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=A240&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1002047 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Epidemiology; Public health DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002047 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS: Triclosan Comes under Scrutiny AN - 753691578; 13316746 AB - Abstract not available. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Cooney, Catherine M AD - Catherine M. Cooney, a science writer in Washington, DC, has written for Environmental Science & Technology and Greenwire Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - A242 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Consumer products KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/753691578?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=PERSONAL+CARE+PRODUCTS%3A+Triclosan+Comes+under+Scrutiny&rft.au=Cooney%2C+Catherine+M&rft.aulast=Cooney&rft.aufirst=Catherine&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=A242&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Consumer products ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Marked Disadvantage: Rapid Urbanization and Mortality of Young Children in Nigeria AN - 753691310; 13315722 AB - Abstract not available. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Barrett, Julia R AD - Julia R. Barrett, MS, ELS, a Madison, WI-based science writer and editor, has written for EHP since 1996. She is a member of the National Association of Science Writers and the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - A259 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Mortality KW - Nigeria KW - Urbanization KW - Children KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/753691310?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=A+Marked+Disadvantage%3A+Rapid+Urbanization+and+Mortality+of+Young+Children+in+Nigeria&rft.au=Barrett%2C+Julia+R&rft.aulast=Barrett&rft.aufirst=Julia&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=A259&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mortality; Urbanization; Children; Nigeria ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The History, Use, Disposition and Environmental Fate of Agent Orange AN - 753691058; 13315695 AB - Abstract not available. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Stellman, Jeanne M AU - Stellman, Steven D AD - Jeanne M Stellman is Professor Emerita, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. She was principal investigator of a major National Academy of Sciences project to develop exposure methodologies for military herbicides used in Vietnam. She is a Guggenheim fellow and Editor-in-Chief, ILO Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety (4th ed). She is currently a professor at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.Steven D. Stellman is Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. He holds a doctorate in physical chemistry Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - A266 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Historical account KW - 2,4,5-T KW - Environmental impact KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/753691058?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=The+History%2C+Use%2C+Disposition+and+Environmental+Fate+of+Agent+Orange&rft.au=Stellman%2C+Jeanne+M%3BStellman%2C+Steven+D&rft.aulast=Stellman&rft.aufirst=Jeanne&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=A266&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Historical account; 2,4,5-T; Environmental impact ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Green Washing AN - 753690771; 13317416 AB - Abstract not available. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Dahl, Richard AD - Boston freelance writer Richard Dahl has contributed to EHP since 1995. He also writes periodically for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - A246 EP - A252 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Green products KW - Cleaning process KW - Public health KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/753690771?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Green+Washing&rft.au=Dahl%2C+Richard&rft.aulast=Dahl&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=A246&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Green products; Cleaning process; Public health ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Principles into Practice Setting the Bar for Green Chemistry AN - 753690202; 13317432 AB - Abstract not available. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Taylor, David A AD - David A. Taylor writes for The Washington Post and Smith-sonian and is author of Ginseng, the Divine Root, about the science and subculture surrounding the medicinal plant. He teaches science writing at The Writer's Center in Maryland Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - A254 EP - A257 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - green development KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/753690202?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Principles+into+Practice+Setting+the+Bar+for+Green+Chemistry&rft.au=Taylor%2C+David+A&rft.aulast=Taylor&rft.aufirst=David&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=A254&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - green development ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Killing Tigers to Save Them: Fallacies of the Farming Argument AN - 746302491; 12945528 AB - The lucrative, illegal trade in tigers (Panthera tigris) remains a major conservation problem. Tiger farming has been proposed as a potential solution, with farmed tigers substituting for wild tigers. At first glance, this argument's logic seems simple: farming will increase the supply of tigers, prices will fall, and poaching will no longer be profitable. We contend, however, that this supply-side argument relies on mistaken assumptions. First, tiger markets are imperfect, meaning they are dominated by a few producers who control price. Second, consumers prefer wild tigers to farmed tigers and therefore the two are not pure substitutes. In economic terms, products from wild tigers are luxury goods, commanding a price premium. Third, there is no evidence that farmed tigers can be produced or sold more cheaply than wild tigers. In sum, it is unlikely that farming will drive down the price of wild-caught tigers or decrease profitability for tiger poachers. Rather, tiger farming is more likely to increase aggregate demand for tiger products and stimulate higher levels of poaching.Original Abstract: El comercio ilegal y lucrativo de tigres (Panthera tigris) permanece como un problema de conservacion mayor. La crianza de tigres se ha propuesto como una solucion potencial, en la que tigres criados en cautiverio sustituiran a tigres silvestres, A primera vista, la logica de este argumento parece simple: la crianza incrementara la oferta de tigres, los precios bajaran y la caceria furtiva ya no sera rentable. Sin embargo, sostenemos que este argumento del lado de la oferta se basa en suposiciones erroneas. Primero, los mercados de tigre son imperfectos, lo que significa que estan dominados por unos cuantos productores que controlan los precios. Segundo, los consumidores prefieren tigres silvestres a los tigres criados y por lo tanto los dos no son sustitutos puros. En terminos economicos, los productos de tigres silvestres son bienes de lujo, lo que implica un precio adicional. Tercero, no hay evidencia de que los tigres criados pueden ser producidos o vendidos a menor precio que los tigres silvestres. En suma, es poco probable que la crianza pueda influir en la disminucion del precio de tigres silvestres o en la reduccion de la rentabilidad de los cazadores furtivos. Mas bien, es mas probable que la crianza de tigres incremente la demanda agregada de productos de tigre y estimule mayores niveles de caza furtiva. JF - Conservation Biology AU - KIRKPATRICK, RCRAIG AU - Emerton, Lucy AD - *White Horse Mountain, Ltd., GPO Box 944, Central, Hong Kong Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - 655 EP - 659 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 USA VL - 24 IS - 3 SN - 0888-8892, 0888-8892 KW - Environment Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - poaching KW - hay KW - Economics KW - Conservation KW - Consumers KW - Panthera tigris KW - Hay KW - ENA 06:Food & Drugs KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/746302491?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Conservation+Biology&rft.atitle=Killing+Tigers+to+Save+Them%3A+Fallacies+of+the+Farming+Argument&rft.au=KIRKPATRICK%2C+RCRAIG%3BEmerton%2C+Lucy&rft.aulast=KIRKPATRICK&rft.aufirst=RCRAIG&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=655&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Conservation+Biology&rft.issn=08888892&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1523-1739.2010.01468.x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-08-12 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Economics; Conservation; Consumers; Hay; poaching; hay; Panthera tigris DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01468.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Low S-allele numbers limit mate availability, reduce seed set and skew fitness in small populations of a self-incompatible plant AN - 746085646; 12948036 AB - Summary1.The role of genetic factors in species decline and extinction is the subject of a long-running controversy, with demographical factors often seen as more important for the immediate persistence of populations and species. One gene system that directly links genetic diversity with reproduction, through its influence on fertilization success, is the self-incompatibility (SI) locus in angiosperm plants. Despite the potential importance of SI allele diversity for demographical function, there are few direct measures of S-allele numbers in multiple populations, and no studies have simultaneously measured reproductive output, mate availability, S-allele diversity and pollinator service.2. We used diallel crosses to estimate S-allele number and mate availability in seven populations of the forb Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides ranging in size from 5 to 100 000 plants. Seed set and correlated paternity were assessed from open-pollinated inflorescences to examine reproductive output and variance in female and male fitness. To assess whether populations were receiving adequate pollinator service, the amount of pollen deposited on open-pollinated stigmas was quantified.3. We found that small populations (1000 plants) with higher numbers of S-alleles, despite the maintenance of pollinator service. Greater variance in seed set among plants and higher correlated paternity in small populations suggest that low S-allele numbers are directly limiting mate availability and causing the observed reproductive failure.4. JF - Journal of Applied Ecology AU - Young, Andrew G AU - Pickup, Melinda AD - CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, andrew.young@csiro.au Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - 541 EP - 548 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 USA VL - 47 IS - 3 SN - 0021-8901, 0021-8901 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Fitness KW - Paternity KW - forbs KW - Genetic diversity KW - genetic diversity KW - Stigma KW - Maintenance KW - Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides KW - paternity KW - Population genetics KW - Self-incompatibility KW - pollen KW - fertilization KW - Seed set KW - Pollinators KW - extinction KW - Reproduction KW - Angiosperms KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/746085646?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Applied+Ecology&rft.atitle=Low+S-allele+numbers+limit+mate+availability%2C+reduce+seed+set+and+skew+fitness+in+small+populations+of+a+self-incompatible+plant&rft.au=Young%2C+Andrew+G%3BPickup%2C+Melinda&rft.aulast=Young&rft.aufirst=Andrew&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=541&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Applied+Ecology&rft.issn=00218901&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2664.2010.01798.x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 51 N1 - Last updated - 2014-04-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Fitness; Population genetics; Self-incompatibility; Seed set; Pollinators; Paternity; Genetic diversity; Angiosperms; Stigma; paternity; fertilization; pollen; forbs; extinction; genetic diversity; Reproduction; Maintenance; Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01798.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Classifying tagging experiments for commercial fisheries into three fundamental types based on design, data requirements and estimable population parameters AN - 746082730; 12946424 AB - AbstractMark-recapture experiments have the potential to provide direct estimates of fundamental parameters required for fishery stock assessment and provision of subsequent management advice in fisheries. The literature on mark-recapture experiments is enormous, with a variety of different experimental designs and estimation models; thus, it can be difficult to grasp the primary features of different approaches, the inter-relationship among them and their potential utility in different situations. Here, we present an overview of the tagging experimental designs that are appropriate for use in commercial fishery situations. We suggest that most mark-recapture experiments in a large-scale fishery context can be classified into one of three basic types - Petersen, tag-attrition or Brownie - based on the fundamental design employed for releases and recaptures. The release and recapture strategy (e.g. the number of release events, whether the size of the sample examined for recaptured tags is known) determines which parameters can be estimated and from where the information for estimating them arises. We conclude that an integrated Brownie and Petersen approach is the most powerful of the different approaches in terms of the range of parameters that can be estimated without underlying assumptions or constraints on parameters. Such an approach can provide direct estimates of fishing mortality, natural mortality and population size, which are the main population dynamics parameters that traditional fishery stock assessments attempt to estimate. JF - Fish and Fisheries AU - Polacheck, Tom AU - Paige Eveson, J AU - Laslett, Geoff M AD - 1CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia 1, paige.eveson@csiro.au Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - 133 EP - 148 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 USA VL - 11 IS - 2 SN - 1467-2960, 1467-2960 KW - Ecology Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - population number KW - Population dynamics KW - Models KW - Fishing KW - Commercial fishing KW - Fishery management KW - Fisheries KW - Fishing mortality KW - Tagging KW - stock assessment KW - Mortality KW - Data processing KW - Stock assessment KW - Natural mortality KW - Tracking KW - Design KW - Reviews KW - Fish KW - fishing KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies KW - Q1 08604:Stock assessment and management UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/746082730?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Fish+and+Fisheries&rft.atitle=Classifying+tagging+experiments+for+commercial+fisheries+into+three+fundamental+types+based+on+design%2C+data+requirements+and+estimable+population+parameters&rft.au=Polacheck%2C+Tom%3BPaige+Eveson%2C+J%3BLaslett%2C+Geoff+M&rft.aulast=Polacheck&rft.aufirst=Tom&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=11&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=133&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Fish+and+Fisheries&rft.issn=14672960&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1467-2979.2010.00360.x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 46 N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-02 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Commercial fishing; Fishery management; Stock assessment; Natural mortality; Fishing mortality; Tagging; Population dynamics; Tracking; Fishing; Mortality; Data processing; Reviews; Fisheries; Models; population number; Fish; fishing; stock assessment; Design DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-2979.2010.00360.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Combating Corruption and Managing Integrity in Malaysia: A Critical Overview of Recent Strategies and Initiatives AN - 746077457; 12850860 AB - The Government of Malaysia has made continuous efforts and put in place an elaborate set of strategies and institutions aimed at combating corruption and promoting integrity in the society. The nation's anti-corruption drive has lately received a major boost. The Badawi government that came to power in 2003 following 22years of the Mahathir era declared containing corruption as its main priority which was followed by a series of concrete measures. However, the governmental attempts and strategies in Malaysia appear to have met with little success, as evidenced by the current data that suggests entrenched corruption in the society. Evidence shows that despite governmental campaigns and initiatives, corruption has remained acute, widespread and, in fact, worsened in recent years. This paper presents a critical overview of the anti-corruption strategies being followed in Malaysia and explores the problems and limitations of the current approach to fighting corruption and managing integrity in the society. JF - Public Organization Review AU - Siddiquee, Noore Alam AD - Flinders Institute of Public Policy & Management, School of Political and International Studies, Flinders University, GPO Box2100, Adelaide, 5000, Australia, noore.siddiquee@flinders.edu.au Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - 153 EP - 171 PB - Springer-Verlag, Tiergartenstrasse 17 Heidelberg 69121 Germany VL - 10 IS - 2 SN - 1566-7170, 1566-7170 KW - Risk Abstracts KW - Malaysia KW - corruption KW - Reviews KW - Social impact KW - R2 23070:Economics, organization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/746077457?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Public+Organization+Review&rft.atitle=Combating+Corruption+and+Managing+Integrity+in+Malaysia%3A+A+Critical+Overview+of+Recent+Strategies+and+Initiatives&rft.au=Siddiquee%2C+Noore+Alam&rft.aulast=Siddiquee&rft.aufirst=Noore&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=153&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Public+Organization+Review&rft.issn=15667170&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11115-009-0102-y LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Reviews; corruption; Social impact; Malaysia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11115-009-0102-y ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Quantifying the effects of climate trends in the past 43years (1961-2003) on crop growth and water demand in the North China Plain AN - 745723523; 13096933 AB - This paper explores changes in climatic variables, including solar radiation, rainfall, fraction of diffuse radiation (FDR) and temperature, during wheat season (October to May) and maize season (June to September) from 1961 to 2003 at four sites in the North China Plain (NCP), and then evaluates the effects of these changes on crop growth processes, productivity and water demand by using the Agricultural Production Systems Simulator. A significant decline in radiation and rainfall was detected during the 43years, while both temperature and FDR exhibit an increasing trend in both wheat and maize seasons. The average trend of each climatic variable for each crop season from the four sites is that radiation decreased by 13.2 and 6.2MJm super(-2)a super(-1), precipitation decreased by 0.1 and 1.8mma super(-1), minimum temperature increased by 0.05 and 0.02C a super(-1), maximum temperature increased by 0.03 and 0.01C a super(-1), FDR increased by 0.21 and 0.38% a super(-1) during wheat and maize season, respectively. Simulated crop water demand and potential yield was significantly decreased because of the declining trend in solar radiation. On average, crop water demand was decreased by 2.3mma super(-1) for wheat and 1.8mma super(-1) for maize if changes in crop variety were not considered. Simulated potential crop yields under fully irrigated condition declined about 45.3kgha super(-1) a super(-1) for wheat and 51.4kgha super(-1) a super(-1) for maize at the northern sites, Beijing and Tianjin. They had no significant changes in the southern sites, Jinan and Zhengzhou. Irrigation, fertilization development and crop variety improvement are main factors to contribute to the increase in actual crop yield for the wheat-maize double cropping system, contrasted to the decline in the potential crop yield. Further research on how the improvement in crop varieties and management practices can counteract the impact of climatic change may provide insight into the future sustainability of wheat-maize double crop rotations in the NCP. JF - Climatic Change AU - Chen, Chao AU - Wang, Enli AU - Yu, Qiang AU - Zhang, Yongqiang AD - CSIRO Land and Water, GPO Box 1666, ACT 2601, Canberra, Australia, Enli.Wang@csiro.au Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - 559 EP - 578 PB - Springer-Verlag, Tiergartenstrasse 17 Heidelberg 69121 Germany VL - 100 IS - 3-4 SN - 0165-0009, 0165-0009 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Water Resources Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts KW - Resource management KW - Agricultural production KW - Rainfall KW - Sustainable development KW - Crops KW - Triticum aestivum KW - double cropping KW - Radiation KW - Corn KW - sustainability KW - Seasonal variability KW - water demand KW - Abiotic factors KW - Irrigation KW - Embryonic development KW - Ecosystem disturbance KW - Crop rotation KW - fertilization KW - Temperature trends KW - China, People's Rep., Beijing KW - Simulators KW - Climate change KW - China, People's Rep., North China Plain KW - crop yield KW - Solar radiation KW - Crop Yield KW - Growth KW - Maximum temperatures KW - Zea mays KW - plains KW - Diffuse radiation KW - crop rotation KW - wheat KW - Water Demand KW - Temperature KW - Crop yield KW - Climatic trends KW - Minimum temperatures KW - Precipitation KW - Wheat KW - China, People's Rep., Tianjin KW - ENA 06:Food & Drugs KW - Q2 09243:Structure, mechanics and thermodynamics KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - M2 551.578.1:Liquid (551.578.1) KW - SW 1060:Conservation in agricultural use UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/745723523?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Climatic+Change&rft.atitle=Quantifying+the+effects+of+climate+trends+in+the+past+43years+%281961-2003%29+on+crop+growth+and+water+demand+in+the+North+China+Plain&rft.au=Chen%2C+Chao%3BWang%2C+Enli%3BYu%2C+Qiang%3BZhang%2C+Yongqiang&rft.aulast=Chen&rft.aufirst=Chao&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=100&rft.issue=3-4&rft.spage=559&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Climatic+Change&rft.issn=01650009&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10584-009-9690-3 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Resource management; Growth; Simulators; Irrigation; Climate change; Embryonic development; Sustainable development; Solar radiation; Ecosystem disturbance; Abiotic factors; Crop rotation; Maximum temperatures; Radiation; Crop yield; Climatic trends; Minimum temperatures; Temperature trends; Seasonal variability; Precipitation; Diffuse radiation; wheat; crop rotation; Rainfall; Agricultural production; Temperature; crop yield; Crops; fertilization; double cropping; plains; sustainability; water demand; Water Demand; Corn; Wheat; Crop Yield; Triticum aestivum; Zea mays; China, People's Rep., Beijing; China, People's Rep., North China Plain; China, People's Rep., Tianjin DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-009-9690-3 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - First Report of Iris yellow spot virus on Onion in Uruguay AN - 745699803; 13033611 AB - From October to December 2005, onion (Allium cepa) plants in seed-production fields in south Uruguay (Canelones) had symptoms suggestive of those caused by Iris yellow spot virus (IYSV; genus Tospovirus, family Bunyaviridae). Symptoms included diamond-shaped lesions on seed stalks (scapes), each 1 to 5 cm long with a necrotic border, green center, and sometimes a second necrotic area in the center of the diamond (2,3). Necrotic lesions with more irregular shape were also associated with diseased plants. In 2006, scape samples with these symptoms were collected from four onion seed crops and assayed for IYSV using an IYSV-specific antiserum (Agdia Inc., Elkhart, IN) in a double-antibody sandwich-ELISA. IYSV was detected in all four onion seed crops monitored in 2006. IYSV incidence, expressed as the number of plants with symptoms, ranged from 87% identity only with IYSV N protein sequences in GenBank. Because of the presence of IYSV in Brazil, Chile, and Peru, this first documentation, to our knowledge, of IYSV in onion crops in Uruguay suggests that the threat of IYSV to onion is increasing in South America. JF - Plant Disease AU - Colnago, P AU - Achigar, R AU - Gonzalez, PH AU - Peluffo, S AU - Idiarte, H G AU - Pianzzola, MJ AU - Galvan, G A AD - Plant Production Department, Centro Regional Sur (CRS), Facultad de Agronomia, Universidad de la Republica, Camino Folle km 36, Progreso, Canelones, Uruguay Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - 786 VL - 94 IS - 6 SN - 0191-2917, 0191-2917 KW - Virology & AIDS Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology KW - Plant diseases KW - Seeds KW - Farms KW - Tospovirus KW - Iris yellow spot virus KW - Crops KW - Bunyaviridae KW - Seed crops KW - Yellow spot KW - RNA KW - Allium cepa KW - Nucleocapsids KW - Polymerase chain reaction KW - Primers KW - Plant viruses KW - N protein KW - A 01360:Plant Diseases KW - V 22420:Plant Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/745699803?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologya&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Plant+Disease&rft.atitle=First+Report+of+Iris+yellow+spot+virus+on+Onion+in+Uruguay&rft.au=Colnago%2C+P%3BAchigar%2C+R%3BGonzalez%2C+PH%3BPeluffo%2C+S%3BIdiarte%2C+H+G%3BPianzzola%2C+MJ%3BGalvan%2C+G+A&rft.aulast=Colnago&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=94&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=786&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Plant+Disease&rft.issn=01912917&rft_id=info:doi/10.1094%2FPDIS-94-6-0786A LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-12 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Seed crops; Seeds; Plant diseases; Farms; Yellow spot; RNA; Nucleocapsids; Polymerase chain reaction; Primers; Plant viruses; Crops; N protein; Tospovirus; Allium cepa; Iris yellow spot virus; Bunyaviridae DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-94-6-0786A ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cooperation between Multiple Microbial Pattern Recognition Systems Is Important for Host Protection against the Intracellular Pathogen Legionella pneumophila AN - 745642435; 12925850 AB - Multiple pattern recognition systems have been shown to initiate innate immune responses to microbial pathogens. The degree to which these detection systems cooperate with each other to provide host protection is unknown. Here, we investigated the importance of several immune surveillance pathways in protecting mice against lethal infection by the intracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of a severe pneumonia called Legionnaires' disease. Rip2 and Naip5/NLRC4 signaling was found to contribute to the innate immune response generated against L. pneumophila in the lung. Elimination of Rip2 or Naip5/NLRC4 signaling in MyD88-deficient mice resulted in increased replication and dissemination of L. pneumophila and higher rates of mortality. Irradiated wild-type mice receiving bone marrow cells from pattern recognition receptor-deficient mice displayed L. pneumophila infection phenotypes similar to those of donor mice. Rip2 and Naip5/NLRC4 signaling provided additive effects in protecting MyD88-deficient mice from lethal infection by L. pneumophila, with the contribution of Naip5/NLRC4 being slightly greater than that of Rip2. Thus, activation of the Rip2, MyD88, and Naip5/NLRC4 signaling pathways triggers a coordinated and synergistic response that protects the host against lethal infection by L. pneumophila. These data provide new insight into how different pattern recognition systems interact functionally to generate innate immune responses that protect the host from lethal infection by activating cellular pathways that restrict intracellular replication of L. pneumophila and by recruiting to the site of infection additional phagocytes that eliminate extracellular bacteria. JF - Infection and Immunity AU - Archer, Kristina A AU - Ader, Florence AU - Kobayashi, Koichi S AU - Flavell, Richard A AU - Roy, Craig R AD - Section of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University School of Medicine, Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine, 295 Congress Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06536, craig.roy@yale.edu Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - 2477 EP - 2487 PB - American Society for Microbiology, 1752 N Street N.W. Washington, DC 20036 USA VL - 78 IS - 6 SN - 0019-9567, 0019-9567 KW - Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Immunology Abstracts KW - Legionella pneumophila KW - Bone marrow KW - Hosts KW - Infection KW - Defence mechanisms KW - Phenotypes KW - Public health KW - Pattern recognition KW - Phagocytes KW - Immunosurveillance KW - Mortality KW - Data processing KW - MyD88 protein KW - Replication KW - Pathogens KW - Immunity KW - Lung KW - Immune response KW - Pneumonia KW - Mortality causes KW - Signal transduction KW - Q1 08442:Population dynamics KW - J 02350:Immunology KW - F 06910:Microorganisms & Parasites KW - Q5 08522:Protective measures and control KW - A 01300:Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/745642435?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aasfaaquaticpollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Infection+and+Immunity&rft.atitle=Cooperation+between+Multiple+Microbial+Pattern+Recognition+Systems+Is+Important+for+Host+Protection+against+the+Intracellular+Pathogen+Legionella+pneumophila&rft.au=Archer%2C+Kristina+A%3BAder%2C+Florence%3BKobayashi%2C+Koichi+S%3BFlavell%2C+Richard+A%3BRoy%2C+Craig+R&rft.aulast=Archer&rft.aufirst=Kristina&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=78&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=2477&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Infection+and+Immunity&rft.issn=00199567&rft_id=info:doi/10.1128%2FIAI.00243-10 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 58 N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-02 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Pattern recognition; Replication; Immunity; Pathogens; Hosts; Defence mechanisms; Phenotypes; Mortality causes; Public health; Mortality; Data processing; MyD88 protein; Bone marrow; Infection; Lung; Immunosurveillance; Phagocytes; Immune response; Pneumonia; Signal transduction; Legionella pneumophila DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00243-10 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The status of chondrichthyan conservation in the Indo-Australasian region AN - 744624799; 13145008 AB - The status of chondrichthyan (sharks, batoids and chimaeras) conservation in the Indo-Australasian region is examined, and issues relevant to the conservation of this fauna at the subregional level [Australia, Indonesia (excluding West Papua), New Guinea (West Papua and Papua New Guinea), New Caledonia and New Zealand] are discussed. According to the 2009 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, c. 21% of Indo-Australasian chondrichthyans are classified as threatened (critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable) and c. 40% are of conservation concern (threatened and near threatened). The proportion of threatened species is highest in New Guinea (c. 39%) and Indonesia (c. 35%) and least in New Zealand (c. 11%). In New Guinea, three quarters of the species are of conservation concern; in Indonesia, nearly two thirds are of conservation concern. Within the region, the proportion of threatened batoids (c. 29%) is higher than threatened sharks (c. 17%), while there are no threatened chimaeras. Conservation status is discussed at the order (for sharks), suborder (for batoids) and family level. Issues relating to the conservation status of chondrichthyans vary greatly between each subregion, but they mostly relate to targeted or incidental capture in fisheries. A handful of sharks and batoids are protected within Australian waters, while one species is protected in New Zealand. Both Australia and New Zealand have developed National Plans of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks (NPOA-Sharks), but these are lacking elsewhere. Development and implementation of NPOA-Sharks are a priority in order to drive the conservation of the regional fauna. Sustainable fisheries management (including by-catch), confronting the challenge of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, species protection where appropriate and marine protected areas (MPA) are all likely to prove vital in ensuring the long-term conservation of Indo-Australasian sharks, batoids and chimaeras. JF - Journal of Fish Biology AU - White, W T AU - Kyne, P M AD - *CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research, G.P.O. Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia 1, william.white@csiro.au Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - 2090 EP - 2117 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 USA VL - 76 IS - 9 SN - 0022-1112, 0022-1112 KW - Ecology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - batoid KW - chimaera KW - Red List KW - shark KW - PSE, Australia KW - by-catch KW - fauna KW - marine protected areas KW - Chondrichthyes KW - Sustainable development KW - ISEW, Indonesia KW - Marine fish KW - Fishing KW - New Guinea KW - Fauna KW - Fishery management KW - Papua New Guinea KW - Fisheries KW - Vulnerability KW - Marine KW - Marine protected areas KW - fishery management KW - Threatened species KW - Rare species KW - Chimaera KW - Sharks KW - By catch KW - threatened species KW - Nature conservation KW - Marine parks KW - Conservation KW - vulnerability KW - Fish KW - ISEW, Pacific, New Caledonia KW - fishing KW - sharks KW - Environment management KW - New Zealand KW - ENA 06:Food & Drugs KW - Q5 08523:Conservation, wildlife management and recreation KW - O 4090:Conservation and Environmental Protection KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - Q1 08604:Stock assessment and management KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/744624799?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aasfaaquaticpollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Fish+Biology&rft.atitle=The+status+of+chondrichthyan+conservation+in+the+Indo-Australasian+region&rft.au=White%2C+W+T%3BKyne%2C+P+M&rft.aulast=White&rft.aufirst=W&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=76&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=2090&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Fish+Biology&rft.issn=00221112&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.2010.02654.x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-07-01 N1 - Number of references - 63 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Marine fish; By catch; Fishery management; Marine parks; Nature conservation; Sustainable development; Rare species; Environment management; Fisheries; Conservation; fauna; by-catch; Marine protected areas; marine protected areas; fishery management; Threatened species; Sharks; Fishing; Fauna; threatened species; Fish; vulnerability; Vulnerability; fishing; sharks; Chondrichthyes; Chimaera; PSE, Australia; New Guinea; Papua New Guinea; ISEW, Pacific, New Caledonia; ISEW, Indonesia; New Zealand; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02654.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Atmospheric radiative feedbacks associated with transient climate change and climate variability AN - 744620831; 13094111 AB - This study examines in detail the 'atmospheric' radiative feedbacks operating in a coupled General Circulation Model (GCM). These feedbacks (defined as the change in top of atmosphere radiation per degree of global surface temperature change) are due to responses in water vapour, lapse rate, clouds and surface albedo. Two types of radiative feedback in particular are considered: those arising from century scale 'transient' warming (from a 1% per annum compounded CO sub(2) increase), and those operating under the model's own unforced 'natural' variability. The time evolution of the transient (or 'secular') feedbacks is first examined. It is found that both the global strength and the latitudinal distributions of these feedbacks are established within the first two or three decades of warming, and thereafter change relatively little out to 100years. They also closely approximate those found under equilibrium warming from a 'mixed layer' ocean version of the same model forced by a doubling of CO sub(2). These secular feedbacks are then compared with those operating under unforced (interannual) variability. For water vapour, the interannual feedback is only around two-thirds the strength of the secular feedback. The pattern reveals widespread regions of negative feedback in the interannual case, in turn resulting from patterns of circulation change and regions of decreasing as well as increasing surface temperature. Considering the vertical structure of the two, it is found that although positive net mid to upper tropospheric contributions dominate both, they are weaker (and occur lower) under interannual variability than under secular change and are more narrowly confined to the tropics. Lapse rate feedback from variability shows weak negative feedback over low latitudes combined with strong positive feedback in mid-to-high latitudes resulting in no net global feedback-in contrast to the dominant negative low to mid-latitude response seen under secular climate change. Surface albedo feedback is, however, slightly stronger under interannual variability-partly due to regions of extremely weak, or even negative, feedback over Antarctic sea ice in the transient experiment. Both long and shortwave global cloud feedbacks are essentially zero on interannual timescales, with the shortwave term also being very weak under climate change, although cloud fraction and optical property components show correlation with global temperature both under interannual variability and transient climate change. The results of this modelling study, although for a single model only, suggest that the analogues provided by interannual variability may provide some useful pointers to some aspects of climate change feedback strength, particularly for water vapour and surface albedo, but that structural differences will need to be heeded in such an analysis. JF - Climate Dynamics AU - Colman, Robert A AU - Power, Scott B AD - Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Bureau of Meteorology, GPO Box 1289, Melbourne, VIC, 3001, Australia, r.colman@bom.gov.au Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - 919 EP - 933 PB - Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Platz 3 Berlin 14197 Germany VL - 34 IS - 7-8 SN - 0930-7575, 0930-7575 KW - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Oceanic Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts KW - albedo KW - Surface temperatures KW - Optical properties of clouds KW - Optical properties KW - sea ice KW - Water vapour KW - Positive feedback KW - Atmospheric circulation-oceanic circulation coupled models KW - Vapors KW - Radiation KW - Circulation patterns KW - Natural variability KW - Atmospheric circulation KW - Model Studies KW - Clouds KW - General circulation models KW - Latitudinal variations KW - latitude KW - Lapse rates KW - Carbon dioxide KW - Carbon Dioxide KW - Variability KW - Global temperatures KW - Surface water KW - Climate change KW - Correlations KW - Atmosphere KW - Antarctic sea ice KW - Climatic variability KW - Temperature effects KW - Climate models KW - Mixed layer KW - Albedo KW - Climates KW - Temperature KW - Troposphere KW - Strength KW - Interannual variability KW - Negative feedback KW - Oceans KW - Tropical environments KW - Global warming KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - M2 551.583:Variations (551.583) KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - SW 0810:General KW - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments KW - Q2 09244:Air-sea coupling KW - O 2050:Chemical Oceanography UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/744620831?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aasfaaquaticpollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Climate+Dynamics&rft.atitle=Atmospheric+radiative+feedbacks+associated+with+transient+climate+change+and+climate+variability&rft.au=Colman%2C+Robert+A%3BPower%2C+Scott+B&rft.aulast=Colman&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=7-8&rft.spage=919&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Climate+Dynamics&rft.issn=09307575&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00382-009-0541-8 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Temperature effects; Mixed layer; Optical properties; Latitudinal variations; Albedo; Climate change; Water vapour; Atmospheric circulation; Carbon dioxide; Surface temperatures; Optical properties of clouds; Climate models; Global temperatures; Natural variability; Correlations; Positive feedback; Atmospheric circulation-oceanic circulation coupled models; Antarctic sea ice; Clouds; Interannual variability; Radiation; Negative feedback; Climatic variability; General circulation models; Global warming; Lapse rates; Circulation patterns; albedo; Surface water; sea ice; Temperature; Troposphere; Atmosphere; Vapors; Oceans; Tropical environments; latitude; Strength; Variability; Climates; Carbon Dioxide; Model Studies DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00382-009-0541-8 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Crop sequence as a tool for managing populations of Fusarium pseudograminearum and F. culmorum in south-eastern Australia AN - 744617197; 13060863 AB - Crown rot caused by Fusarium pseudograminearum and/or F. culmorum affects all winter-grown cereals in south-eastern Australia. Control of crown rot relies heavily on a break from cereals to decrease inoculum borne on plant residues in the soil. This study used quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction to measure the DNA of the crown rot pathogens in soil before and after cereal and non-cereal treatments in six field trials (four in Victoria, two in South Australia). Levels of F. pseudograminearum and F. culmorum DNA were highest after cereals (particularly durum and barley) and lowest after non-cereals (particularly field pea and fallow). F. pseudograminearum and F. culmorum generally responded to treatments in a similar manner. Some sites were more responsive to treatment than others, although the relative effects of the treatments were consistent at all sites. This study demonstrates that it is possible to decrease crown rot inoculum (and so decrease the risk of yield loss from this disease) by use of non-cereals in crop sequences. The potential for predicting the effect of a treatment on levels of Fusarium spp. DNA in soil is discussed. JF - Australasian Plant Pathology AU - Evans, Margaret L AU - Hollaway, Grant J AU - Dennis, Jeremy I AU - Correll, Ray AU - Wallwork, Hugh AD - South Australian Research and Development Institute SARDI, GPO Box 397, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, marg.evans@sa.gov.au Y1 - 2010/06/01/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 Jun 01 SP - 376 EP - 382 PB - Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation, CSIRO Information Services Branch, P.O. Box 19 Parkville Victoria 3052 Australia VL - 39 IS - 4 SN - 0815-3191, 0815-3191 KW - Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology KW - Cereals KW - Crops KW - Crown rot KW - Inoculum KW - Pathogens KW - Polymerase chain reaction KW - Soil KW - Hordeum vulgare KW - Fusarium KW - A 01360:Plant Diseases KW - K 03420:Plant Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/744617197?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologya&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Australasian+Plant+Pathology&rft.atitle=Crop+sequence+as+a+tool+for+managing+populations+of+Fusarium+pseudograminearum+and+F.+culmorum+in+south-eastern+Australia&rft.au=Evans%2C+Margaret+L%3BHollaway%2C+Grant+J%3BDennis%2C+Jeremy+I%3BCorrell%2C+Ray%3BWallwork%2C+Hugh&rft.aulast=Evans&rft.aufirst=Margaret&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=39&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=376&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australasian+Plant+Pathology&rft.issn=08153191&rft_id=info:doi/10.1071%2FAP09092 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 21 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-08 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Soil; Cereals; Crown rot; Inoculum; Polymerase chain reaction; Pathogens; Crops; Hordeum vulgare; Fusarium DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AP09092 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Rogue proliferator? North Korea's nuclear fuel cycle & its relationship to regime perpetuation AN - 743019238; 201020474 AB - North Korea is unlikely to relinquish its nuclear program because of its importance to the perpetuation of the Kim regime. This conclusion arises from the observation that the nuclear program has been a long-term project spanning several decades, culminating in denuclearisation negotiations, which have followed a cyclical pattern in which the North has provoked crises to extract concessions and gain leverage vis-a-vis regional states. It is clear that the nuclear program has great intrinsic value to Pyongyang. First, this paper argues that the sunk costs of previous investment in the nuclear program, as evidenced by the infrastructure for the country's nuclear fuel cycle, create forward momentum favouring continuation of the nuclear program. Second, it argues that the nuclear program solidifies Kim regime rule as an institutional buttress, as a prop for the domestic economy, and as a vehicle for ideological legitimation. The paper is a unique contribution, which explicitly links the Kim regime's proliferation calculus to the economic and bureaucratic imperatives of regime perpetuation, as well as the sunk cost of previous investment in the nuclear program. It provides a coherent explanation for North Korea's consistent unreliability in negotiations, and offers insights into future prospects of the denuclearisation process. [Copyright Elsevier Ltd.] JF - Energy Policy AU - Habib, Benjamin AD - School of Political & International Studies, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia benjamin.habib@flinders.edu.au Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - 2826 EP - 2834 PB - Elsevier, UK VL - 38 IS - 6 SN - 0301-4215, 0301-4215 KW - North Korea Nuclear fuel cycle Systemic maintenance KW - Nuclear Proliferation KW - Infrastructure KW - Crises KW - Fuels KW - North Korea KW - Legitimation KW - Investment KW - Negotiation KW - article KW - 9105: politics; national-level politics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/743019238?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awpsa&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Energy+Policy&rft.atitle=Rogue+proliferator%3F+North+Korea%27s+nuclear+fuel+cycle+%26amp%3B+its+relationship+to+regime+perpetuation&rft.au=Habib%2C+Benjamin&rft.aulast=Habib&rft.aufirst=Benjamin&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=38&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=2826&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Energy+Policy&rft.issn=03014215&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.enpol.2010.01.014 LA - English DB - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-21 N1 - Number of references - 73 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - North Korea; Investment; Negotiation; Fuels; Infrastructure; Nuclear Proliferation; Crises; Legitimation DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2010.01.014 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Law: The Executive Office of the Vice President: Constitutional and Legal Considerations AN - 743017025; 201024353 AB - As chartered by the U.S. Constitution, the office of the vice president of the United States had nebulous legal and institutional status, and was otherwise largely unappreciated and underutilized for approximately 150 years. Innovative presidents, responding to changing circumstances regarding the role and mission of the federal government, both domestically and internationally, created new roles for the vice president during the early years of the twentieth century. Among these were admission to the cabinet, membership on temporary advisory committees, and special roles in service to the president, resulting in the institutionalization of the Executive Office of the Vice President, which came to be redefined under Richard B. Cheney. Adapted from the source document. JF - Presidential Studies Quarterly AU - Relyea, Harold C AD - Library of Congress Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - 327 EP - 341 PB - Blackwell Publishing, Malden MA VL - 40 IS - 2 SN - 0360-4918, 0360-4918 KW - Vice Presidents KW - Presidents KW - Membership KW - Cabinets KW - Federal Government KW - Constitutions KW - article KW - 9105: politics; national-level politics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/743017025?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awpsa&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Presidential+Studies+Quarterly&rft.atitle=The+Law%3A+The+Executive+Office+of+the+Vice+President%3A+Constitutional+and+Legal+Considerations&rft.au=Relyea%2C+Harold+C&rft.aulast=Relyea&rft.aufirst=Harold&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=40&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=327&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Presidential+Studies+Quarterly&rft.issn=03604918&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1741-5705.2010.03758.x LA - English DB - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-21 N1 - Number of references - 42 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Vice Presidents; Presidents; Constitutions; Membership; Cabinets; Federal Government DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-5705.2010.03758.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Membranous laryngitis in a child. AN - 742785347; pmid-20398948 AB - The most common etiologies for acute infectious airway obstruction include epiglottitis, croup, and bacterial tracheitis. We present a unique cause of upper airway obstruction in a child not previously described. To our knowledge this is the first case in the literature of membranous laryngitis in a child due to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). The diagnosis was made by endoscopy and culture and treated with culture directed antibiotics and debridement of membranes from the larynx. The patient did not present with clinical symptoms consistent with epiglottitis as the disease course was not abrupt, and the patient did not present with classic posturing and drooling. Croup-like symptoms were described, but there was no evidence of subglottic involvement radiographically or on endoscopy. Additionally, there was no evidence of membranous plaques within the trachea or subglottis which would be suggestive of bacterial tracheitis. This unique finding is likely the result of MRSA superinfection in a child with Influenza type B. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. JF - International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology AU - Somenek, Michael AU - Le, Marissa AU - Walner, David L AD - Rush University Medical Center, 1653 W Congress Parkway, Department of Otolaryngology, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. michael_somenek@rush.edu Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - 704 EP - 706 VL - 74 IS - 6 SN - 0165-5876, 0165-5876 KW - Index Medicus KW - National Library of Medicine UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/742785347?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+journal+of+pediatric+otorhinolaryngology&rft.atitle=Membranous+laryngitis+in+a+child.&rft.au=Somenek%2C+Michael%3BLe%2C+Marissa%3BWalner%2C+David+L&rft.aulast=Somenek&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=74&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=704&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+journal+of+pediatric+otorhinolaryngology&rft.issn=01655876&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English (eng) DB - ComDisDome N1 - Date revised - 2010-05-24 N1 - Last updated - 2010-08-14 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Suppression of pain-related thoughts and feelings during pain-induction: sex differences in delayed pain responses AN - 742728008; 201015313 AB - Women tend to report greater acute and chronic pain intensity than men, and various mechanisms have been proposed to account for these sex differences. Suppression has been related to amplified pain intensity, and thus we examined whether sex differences in the use of suppression partly explained the discrepancy between men and women on pain report. Participants (N=222; women: 55%) underwent a cold pressor, during which half the sample was randomly assigned to suppress pain-related thoughts and feelings and the other half was not. A 2-min recovery period followed the cold pressor. Ten min later, all participants were exposed to another physical stimulus (a massage device). Significant condition*Sex interactions were found for pain intensity, sensory ratings from the McGill Pain Questionnaire and unpleasantness ratings for the massage device, such that: (a) men in the No Suppression condition reported lower pain and unpleasantness than women in the same condition; (b) men in Suppression condition reported greater pain and unpleasantness then men in No Suppression condition, but equivalent pain and unpleasantness to women in No Suppression condition; (c) differences between men and women on pain in No Suppression condition were partly mediated by women's report of greater spontaneous use of avoidance/suppression during the cold pressor. Results using an "addition" paradigm (i.e., manipulating use of suppression) and a "take away" (i.e., mediation) paradigm converge to suggest that women spontaneously use suppression to regulate pain more than men, and that the differential use of suppression partly explains the tendency for women to report greater pain intensity than men. Adapted from the source document. JF - Journal of Behavioral Medicine AU - Burns, John W AU - Elfant, Erin AU - Quartana, Phillip J AD - Department of Behavioral Sciences, Rush University, 1653 W. Congress Parkway, 310 Rawson, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA john.burns@rosalindfranklin.edu Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - 200 EP - 208 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., Dordrecht, The Netherlands VL - 33 IS - 3 SN - 0160-7715, 0160-7715 KW - Chronic pain KW - Massage KW - Gender differences KW - Mediation KW - Suppression KW - Models KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/742728008?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aassia&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Behavioral+Medicine&rft.atitle=Suppression+of+pain-related+thoughts+and+feelings+during+pain-induction%3A+sex+differences+in+delayed+pain+responses&rft.au=Burns%2C+John+W%3BElfant%2C+Erin%3BQuartana%2C+Phillip+J&rft.aulast=Burns&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=33&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=200&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Behavioral+Medicine&rft.issn=01607715&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10865-010-9248-x LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-21 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - CODEN - JBMEDD N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Chronic pain; Suppression; Gender differences; Models; Massage; Mediation DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10865-010-9248-x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Urban sustainability experiments in Asia: patterns and pathways AN - 1777140485; 13070459 AB - Despite well-documented examples of urban sustainability practices in Asia, the internal mechanisms of the practices, their transferability, and their impact on urban sustainability transitions are yet to be thoroughly investigated. This paper examines 30 innovative urban practices in Asia from a system innovation and urban environmental evolution perspective, in an attempt to identify common patterns and pathways that can aid up-scaling and thereby broader application of effective sustainability practices. We developed a five-tier framework (e.g. triggers-actors-linkages-barriers-pathways) to explore whether successful broad-scale application was related to patterns within each of the tiers, or whether certain combinations of tiers lead to certain application pathways. Our results indicate the importance of policy changes and cumulative effects; the importance of local government, community and international agencies as main actors; and the prominent role of political and institutional barriers, while technology doesn't seem to be a major barrier in urban sustainability experiment in Asia. Our results indicate that: those cases that are up-scaled through broader application often have strong vertical linkages with state or national governments; many international development agency initiatives tend to remain as experiments or duplicated elsewhere but are seldom up-scaled to change the system of practice. Nearly half of the innovative practices examined were either mainstreamed or duplicated elsewhere, suggesting that these innovative practices might play important role in sustainability transitions in Asia. JF - Environmental Science & Policy AU - Bai, Xuemei AU - Roberts, Brian AU - Chen, Jing AD - Sustainable Ecosystems Division, Climate Adaptation National Research Flagship, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, GPO Box 284, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - 312 EP - 325 PB - Elsevier Science, The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB UK VL - 13 IS - 4 SN - 1462-9011, 1462-9011 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Urban sustainability transition KW - Innovative practices in urban environment KW - System innovation KW - Urban environmental evolution KW - Common patterns KW - Pathways KW - Transferability KW - Cross-city learning KW - Policies KW - Communities KW - Barriers KW - Local government KW - Reproduction KW - Governments KW - Sustainability KW - Evolution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1777140485?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Science+%26+Policy&rft.atitle=Urban+sustainability+experiments+in+Asia%3A+patterns+and+pathways&rft.au=Bai%2C+Xuemei%3BRoberts%2C+Brian%3BChen%2C+Jing&rft.aulast=Bai&rft.aufirst=Xuemei&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=13&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=312&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Science+%26+Policy&rft.issn=14629011&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.envsci.2010.03.011 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2010.03.011 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Carcinogenic Crops: Analyzing the Effect of Aflatoxin on Global Liver Cancer Rates AN - 1677992541; 13316750 AB - Abstract not available. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Tillett, Tanya AD - Tanya Tillett, MA, of Durham, NC, is a staff writer/editor for EHP. She has been on the EHP staff since 2000 and has represented the journal at national and international conferences Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - A258 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Liver KW - Aflatoxins KW - Health KW - Carcinogens KW - Crops KW - Cancer UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677992541?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Carcinogenic+Crops%3A+Analyzing+the+Effect+of+Aflatoxin+on+Global+Liver+Cancer+Rates&rft.au=Tillett%2C+Tanya&rft.aulast=Tillett&rft.aufirst=Tanya&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=A258&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Lung Damage Lingers after 9/11 AN - 1677992290; 13315705 AB - Abstract not available. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Burton, Adrian AD - Adrian Burton is a biologist living in Spain who also writes regularly for The Lancet Oncology, The Lancet Neurology, and Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - A245 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Damage KW - Lungs KW - Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677992290?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Lung+Damage+Lingers+after+9%2F11&rft.au=Burton%2C+Adrian&rft.aulast=Burton&rft.aufirst=Adrian&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=A245&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Keeping an Eye on PM2.5: Satellite Data Reveal Global Picture of Particulate Pollution AN - 1677990034; 13316353 AB - Abstract not available. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Spivey, Angela AD - Angela Spivey writes from North Carolina about science, medicine, and higher education. She has written for EHP since 2001 and is a member of the National Association of Science Writers Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - A259 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE); Aerospace & High Technology Database (AH) KW - Pollution abatement KW - Health KW - Satellites KW - Pictures UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677990034?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Keeping+an+Eye+on+PM2.5%3A+Satellite+Data+Reveal+Global+Picture+of+Particulate+Pollution&rft.au=Spivey%2C+Angela&rft.aulast=Spivey&rft.aufirst=Angela&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=A259&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Stress and the City: Measuring Effects of Chronic Stress and Air Pollution AN - 1677986436; 13314883 AB - Abstract not available. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Hood, Ernie AD - Ernie Hood is a science writer, editor, and podcast producer in Hillsborough, NC. He hosts a weekly science radio show, Radio in Vivo, and has written for EHP since 1999 Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - A258 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Air pollution KW - Health KW - Stresses UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677986436?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Stress+and+the+City%3A+Measuring+Effects+of+Chronic+Stress+and+Air+Pollution&rft.au=Hood%2C+Ernie&rft.aulast=Hood&rft.aufirst=Ernie&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=A258&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - IMMUNITY: Mercury Alters Immune System Response in Artisanal Gold Miners AN - 1671369424; 13317155 AB - Abstract not available. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Lubick, Naomi AD - Naomi Lubick is a freelance science writer based in Zuerich, Switzerland, and Folsom, CA. She has written for Environmental Science & Technology, Nature, and Earth. Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - June 2010 SP - A243 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 USA VL - 118 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Immune systems KW - Miners KW - Mercury KW - Gold KW - Health KW - Immunity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671369424?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=IMMUNITY%3A+Mercury+Alters+Immune+System+Response+in+Artisanal+Gold+Miners&rft.au=Lubick%2C+Naomi&rft.aulast=Lubick&rft.aufirst=Naomi&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=A243&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Valuing New Jersey's Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital: A Spatially Explicit Benefit Transfer Approach AN - 1671266288; 13101093 AB - We intend to estimate the value of ecosystem services in the U.S. State of New Jersey using spatially explicit benefit transfer. The aggregated net rent, a conservative underestimate for the total economic value of the state's natural environment, ranged from $11.6 to $19.6 billion/year, conditional on how inclusive we were in selecting the primary studies used to calculate the central tendency values to transfer. In addition to calculating the range, mean, and standard deviation for each of 12 ecosystem services for 11 Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) types, we also conduct a gap analysis of how well ecosystem service values are represented in the literature. We then map these values by assuming a mean value for each LULC and apply this to spatial data. As to sensitivity analysis, we calculate the net present value of New Jersey's natural environment utilizing three different methods of discounting. These research results provide a useful, albeit imperfect, basis for assessing the value of ecosystem services and natural capital, and their comparison with the value of conventional human and built capitals. JF - Environmental Management AU - Liu, Shuang AU - Costanza, Robert AU - Troy, Austin AU - D'Aagostino, John AU - Mates, Willam AD - GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - 1271 EP - 1285 PB - Springer-Verlag, 175 Fifth Ave. New York NY 10010 USA VL - 45 IS - 6 SN - 0364-152X, 0364-152X KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Estimates KW - Standard deviation KW - Sensitivity analysis KW - Ecosystems KW - Human KW - Economics KW - Land cover KW - Mathematical analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671266288?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Management&rft.atitle=Valuing+New+Jersey%27s+Ecosystem+Services+and+Natural+Capital%3A+A+Spatially+Explicit+Benefit+Transfer+Approach&rft.au=Liu%2C+Shuang%3BCostanza%2C+Robert%3BTroy%2C+Austin%3BD%27Aagostino%2C+John%3BMates%2C+Willam&rft.aulast=Liu&rft.aufirst=Shuang&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=1271&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Management&rft.issn=0364152X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00267-010-9483-5 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-010-9483-5 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The biodiversity bank cannot be a lending bank AN - 1434023549; 18537617 AB - "Offsetting" habitat destruction has widespread appeal as an instrument for balancing economic growth with biodiversity conservation. Requiring proponents to pay the nontrivial costs of habitat loss encourages sensitive planning approaches. Offsetting, biobanking, and biodiverse carbon sequestration schemes will play an important role in conserving biodiversity under increasing human pressures. However, untenable assumptions in existing schemes are undermining their benefits. Policies that allow habitat destruction to be offset by the protection of existing habitat are guaranteed to result in further loss of biodiversity. Similarly, schemes that allow trading the immediate loss of existing habitat for restoration projects that promise future habitat will, at best, result in time lags in the availability of habitat that increases extinction risks, or at worst, fail to achieve the offset at all. We detail concerns about existing approaches and describe how offsetting and trading policies can be improved to provide genuine benefits for biodiversity. Due to uncertainties about the way in which restored vegetation matures, we propose that the biodiversity bank should be a savings bank. Accrued biodiversity values should be demonstrated before they can be used to offset biodiversity losses. We provide recommendations about how this could be achieved in practice. JF - Conservation Letters AU - Bekessy, Sarah A AU - Wintle, Brendan A AU - Lindenmayer, David B AU - Mccarthy, Michael A AU - Colyvan, Mark AU - Burgman, Mark A AU - Possingham, Hugh P AD - School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne 3001, Australia. Y1 - 2010/06// PY - 2010 DA - Jun 2010 SP - 151 EP - 158 PB - John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Baffins Lane Chichester W. Sussex PO19 1UD United Kingdom VL - 3 IS - 3 SN - 1755-263X, 1755-263X KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Carbon sequestration KW - Extinction KW - Biological diversity KW - Conservation KW - Habitat changes KW - Vegetation KW - Economic growth KW - Habitat KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1434023549?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Conservation+Letters&rft.atitle=The+biodiversity+bank+cannot+be+a+lending+bank&rft.au=Bekessy%2C+Sarah+A%3BWintle%2C+Brendan+A%3BLindenmayer%2C+David+B%3BMccarthy%2C+Michael+A%3BColyvan%2C+Mark%3BBurgman%2C+Mark+A%3BPossingham%2C+Hugh+P&rft.aulast=Bekessy&rft.aufirst=Sarah&rft.date=2010-06-01&rft.volume=3&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=151&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Conservation+Letters&rft.issn=1755263X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1755-263X.2010.00110.x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Carbon sequestration; Extinction; Vegetation; Habitat changes; Conservation; Biological diversity; Economic growth; Habitat DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-263X.2010.00110.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sustainable land use scenario framework: Framework and outcomes from peri-urban South-East Queensland, Australia AN - 759309683; 13201023 AB - Scenario planning is a common tool used for dealing with uncertainty in rapidly changing situations. The aim of this paper is to create a practical framework for developing sustainable land use scenarios that has direct policy relevance. The framework was created and tested in a peri-urban area, Rocky Point in South-East Queensland, Australia. The framework, which is driven by participatory processes and consists of an iterative combination of three steps: context assessment, decision structuring and decision analysis. The participatory process involved a range of actors engaged through steering committees, public meetings, focus groups, questionnaires and interviews. The outputs from these activities were four landscape scale scenarios which were sustainably assessed by an impact matrix and equity matrix (relating to a dendrogram of coalition). Critically, these outputs also identified the possible formation of three new social alliances amongst key local actors considered necessary for the manifestation of any of the future scenarios. Application of this framework demonstrated its usefulness to inform policy by outcomes already being included in current policy documents. Additionally, the framework will inform future scenario developers by including: (i) a flexible participatory process able to respond to local contextual needs; (ii) capability to identify a~triggers for change' by actors to delineate alternate scenarios; and (iii) development of a~enabling policies' as part of the participatory process, to move towards target scenarios. JF - Landscape and Urban Planning AU - Pearson, Leonie J AU - Park, Sarah AU - Harman, Benjamin AU - Heyenga, Sonja AD - CSIRO, Sustainable Ecosystems, GPO Box 56, Highett, VIC 3190, Australia Y1 - 2010/05/30/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 May 30 SP - 88 EP - 97 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 96 IS - 2 SN - 0169-2046, 0169-2046 KW - Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Participatory processes KW - Ecosystem services KW - Triggers KW - Enabling policies KW - Land Use KW - Testing Procedures KW - Urban Planning KW - Inventories KW - Australia, Queensland KW - Landscape KW - Sustainable development KW - committees KW - Land use KW - Urban planning KW - Assessments KW - Planning KW - SW 2060:Effects on water of human nonwater activities KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 05:Environmental Design & Urban Ecology KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/759309683?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Landscape+and+Urban+Planning&rft.atitle=Sustainable+land+use+scenario+framework%3A+Framework+and+outcomes+from+peri-urban+South-East+Queensland%2C+Australia&rft.au=Pearson%2C+Leonie+J%3BPark%2C+Sarah%3BHarman%2C+Benjamin%3BHeyenga%2C+Sonja&rft.aulast=Pearson&rft.aufirst=Leonie&rft.date=2010-05-30&rft.volume=96&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=88&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Landscape+and+Urban+Planning&rft.issn=01692046&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.landurbplan.2010.02.006 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Inventories; Landscape; Planning; Land use; Urban planning; committees; Sustainable development; Testing Procedures; Land Use; Urban Planning; Assessments; Australia, Queensland DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.02.006 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Impact of cocoa flavanol consumption on blood pressure responsiveness to exercise AN - 746081910; 12928540 AB - Impaired endothelial vasodilatation may contribute to the exaggerated blood pressure (BP) responses to exercise in individuals who are overweight/obese. The present study investigated whether consumption of cocoa flavanols, which improve endothelium-dependent flow-mediated dilatation (FMD), can modify BP responsiveness to exercise. Twenty-one volunteers (eight females and thirteen males, 54.9 (se 2.2) years, BMI 31.6 (se 0.8)kg/m2, systolic BP 134 (se 2)mmHg, diastolic BP (DBP) 87 (se 2)mmHg) were randomised to consume single servings of either a high-flavanol (HF, 701mg) or a low-flavanol (LF, 22mg) cocoa beverage in a double-blind, cross-over design with 3-7-d washout between treatments. Two hours after cocoa consumption, FMD was measured, followed by continuous beat-to-beat assessment (Finapres registered ) of BP before and during 10min of cycling at 75% of age-predicted maximum heart rate. Averaged data from two assessments on each type of beverage were compared by analysis of covariance using pre-exercise BP as the covariate. Pre-exercise BP was similar after taking LF and HF (153 (se 3)/88 (se 3) v. 153 (se 4)/87 (se 2)mmHg, respectively, P>0.05). However, the BP response to exercise (area under BP curve) was attenuated by HF compared with LF. BP increases were 68% lower for DBP (P=0.03) and 14% lower for mean BP (P=0.05). FMD measurements were higher after taking HF than after taking LF (6.1 (se 0.6) % v. 3.4 (se 0.5) %, P<0.001). By facilitating vasodilation and attenuating exercise-induced increases in BP, cocoa flavanols may decrease cardiovascular risk and enhance the cardiovascular benefits of moderate intensity exercise in at-risk individuals. JF - British Journal of Nutrition AU - Berry, Narelle M AU - Davison, Kade AU - Coates, Alison M AU - Buckley, Jonathan D AU - Howe, Peter RC AD - School of Health Sciences, Nutritional Physiology Research Centre and ATN Centre for Metabolic Fitness, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, narelle.berry@unisa.edu.au Y1 - 2010/05/28/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 May 28 SP - 1480 EP - 1484 PB - Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU UK VL - 103 IS - 10 SN - 0007-1145, 0007-1145 KW - Physical Education Index KW - Evaluation KW - Measurement KW - Obesity KW - Exercise (intensity) KW - Analysis KW - Heart rate KW - Cardiorespiratory KW - Exercise KW - Blood pressure KW - PE 090:Sports Medicine & Exercise Sport Science UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/746081910?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aphysicaleducation&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=British+Journal+of+Nutrition&rft.atitle=Impact+of+cocoa+flavanol+consumption+on+blood+pressure+responsiveness+to+exercise&rft.au=Berry%2C+Narelle+M%3BDavison%2C+Kade%3BCoates%2C+Alison+M%3BBuckley%2C+Jonathan+D%3BHowe%2C+Peter+RC&rft.aulast=Berry&rft.aufirst=Narelle&rft.date=2010-05-28&rft.volume=103&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1480&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=British+Journal+of+Nutrition&rft.issn=00071145&rft_id=info:doi/10.1017%2FS0007114509993382 LA - English DB - Physical Education Index N1 - Date revised - 2010-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Evaluation; Obesity; Measurement; Exercise (intensity); Analysis; Heart rate; Cardiorespiratory; Exercise; Blood pressure DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007114509993382 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Modelling the physical oceanography of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel and the Huon Estuary, south-eastern Tasmania AN - 744617282; 13060903 AB - A three-dimensional primitive-equation hydrodynamic model was applied to the Huon Estuary and D'Entrecasteaux Channel in south-eastern Tasmania to characterise the physical oceanography of the coupled system. Model results verify that the Huon Estuary behaves as a salt-wedge estuary, and can be considered the driver for residual circulation for the system; the bottom water enters the southern channel and is directed up-estuary in the form of a salt wedge, to be entrained into the surface layer along its length, whereas freshwater downstream flow is returned to the channel. The D'Entrecasteaux Channel behaves as a ROFI (Regions of Freshwater Influence) regime, where buoyancy owing to the freshwater inflow stabilises the water column, in competition with mixing processes. The ROFI is influenced by rotation, resulting in a flow predominantly directed northward in the channel, with only a small percentage exiting the southern boundary under the influence of northerly winds. The connectivity of the region is largely influenced by the residual circulation, where the northern channel exhibits poor connectivity with the rest of the system, whereas the southern channel and Huon are relatively well connected throughout. Flushing analysis and particle tracking show the flushing time for the whole region to be 620-26 days. JF - Marine & Freshwater Research AU - Herzfeld, M AU - Andrewartha, J AU - Sakov, P AD - CSIRO Division of Marine and Atmospheric Research and Aquafin CRC, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tas. 7001, Australia, mike.herzfeld@csiro.au Y1 - 2010/05/28/ PY - 2010 DA - 2010 May 28 SP - 568 EP - 586 PB - CSIRO Publishing, PO Box 1139 Collingwood Vic. 3066 Australia VL - 61 IS - 5 SN - 1323-1650, 1323-1650 KW - Ecology Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Oceanic Abstracts KW - circulation KW - modelling KW - numerical KW - ocean KW - Bottom water KW - Hydrodynamics KW - Physical oceanography KW - Freshwater KW - Atmospheric circulation-oceanic circulation coupled models KW - Mixing KW - Water column KW - Downstream KW - Mixing processes KW - PSE, Australia, Tasmania, Huon Estuary KW - Wind KW - Buoyancy KW - Residual circulation KW - Marine KW - Estuarine dynamics KW - PSE, Australia, Tasmania, D'Entrecasteaux Channel KW - Freshwater environments KW - Estuaries KW - Brackish KW - Oceanography KW - Tracking KW - Model Studies KW - Channels KW - Salt wedges KW - Salts KW - Salt-wedge estuaries KW - Boundaries KW - Flushing time KW - Flushing KW - Hydrodynamic models KW - O 2010:Physical Oceanography KW - M2 551.468:Coastal Oceanography (551.468) KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies KW - Q2 09170:Nearshore dynamics KW - SW 0890:Estuaries UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/744617282?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+%26+Freshwater+Research&rft.atitle=Modelling+the+physical+oceanography+of+the+D%27Entrecasteaux+Channel+and+the+Huon+Estuary%2C+south-eastern+Tasmania&rft.au=Herzfeld%2C+M%3BAndrewartha%2C+J%3BSakov%2C+P&rft.aulast=Herzfeld&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2010-05-28&rft.volume=61&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=568&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+%26+Freshwater+Research&rft.issn=13231650&rft_id=info:doi/10.1071%2FMF09134 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 55 N1 - Last updated - 2015-10-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Salt wedges; Estuarine dynamics; Bottom water; Salt-wedge estuaries; Estuaries; Flushing time; Mixing processes; Tracking; Salts; Hydrodynamics; Freshwater environments; Boundaries; Oceanography; Wind; Water column; Buoyancy; Residual circulation; Physical oceanography; Hydrodynamic models; Atmospheric circulation-oceanic circulation coupled models; Channels; Flushing; Downstream; Mixing; Model Studies; PSE, Australia, Tasmania, D'Entrecasteaux Channel; PSE, Australia, Tasmania, Huon Estuary; Freshwater; Brackish; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF09134 ER - TY - GEN T1 - U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation: Next Steps for the Mérida Initiative AN - 1679113314; MD01800 AB - Transcribes congressional hearing on use of Mérida Initiative funds to date and on plans for future. AU - United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere AU - United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism AD - United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere ; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism PY - 2010 SP - 127 KW - Arizona KW - Border security KW - Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) KW - Congressional hearings KW - Drug control assistance KW - Illicit arms trafficking KW - International intelligence cooperation KW - Laundering of funds KW - Mérida Initiative KW - Operatio